Ōtaki Mail June 2022

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June 2022

Budget 2022 silent on trains

BY ANN CHAPMAN

The Budget’s failure to contribute funding for a fleet of hybrid electric trains in the lower North Island has surprised and disappointed Greater Wellington and Horizons regional councils.

The trains, which would be battery powered on non-electric track, were proposed by the councils in a business case paid for by Waka Kotahi.

Greater Wellington chair Daran Ponter and Horizons chair Rachel Keedwell said the government’s decision was, “Like the lights being turned off”.

“It’s especially disappointing for commuters and surprising for our councils. But we’re not giving up,” Cr Ponter said.

“When enacted, our business case will significantly reduce transport emissions while providing for population growth and the replacement of aged rolling stock.”

Supported by Manawatū-Whanganui’s seven mayors, as well as the eight mayors of the Wellington region, the business case recommends a $762 million dollar investment in a fleet of 22 four-car, tri-mode trains, and associated infrastructure.

With funding commitments from Waka Kotahi, Horizons and Greater Wellington, $360 million was needed from the Budget to enable the full investment.

The business case estimates every dollar spent will yield $1.83.

It predicts the trains will quadruple peaktime services between Palmerston North and Wellington on the Manawatū line and double them between Masterton and the capital on the Wairarapa line.

GWRC’s Kāpiti Coast councillor and Environment Committee chair Penny Gaylor, says hybrid electric trains will be, “An elegant solution to a dirty problem the government knows needs fixing”.

“A reliable, low-emissions rail service is the missing link for the increasing number of commuters living in Kāpiti, Horowhenua and Manawatū.

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GWRC Chair Daran Ponter and Kapiti Coast councillor on GWRC Penny Gaylor at Ōtaki Station.

“Their access to employment in Wellington, Porirua and Palmerston North is being stymied by ancient trains that won’t last another five years. Businesses are being stifled by talk not turned into action.

While recent funding to upgrade Kiwirail’s Capital Connection carriages was encouraging, Cr Gaylor said the hybrid electric trains should have been part of the budget’s suite of initiatives to reduce emissions.

“We will keep working together in local government, and alongside our local MPs, who I know totally share our commitment to work with the Government, to unlock existing funding for the purchase of these trains,” says Cr Gaylor. “And we will keep working to get the tender process under way in the coming financial year.” Ōtaki electorate MP Terisa Ngobi told the Ōtaki Mail she will continue to fight for the new trains.

“We were able to get the train business case over the line in 2021 and I hope that that will inform the Governments future thinking in what it will look like for a train for our area.

“While the train did not land in this Budget, that does not mean that I will stop fighting for the train. A train from Waikanae connecting us through Levin and hopefully further to Palmerston North is critical for our area. Not only to make sure we give people options in terms of modes but it is also vital that we look after Papatuanuku.

“This Budget has been hard but I think the Minister of Finance has done a great job in striking a balance between the here and now and what needs to happen immediately to assist with the cost of living.

“This Budget may not have secured the train but I give assurance that I will continue advocating for the Public transport that our area needs,” said Terisa Ngobi MP.

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Proving age is no barrier to making new friends, Grace Hamer (86) and Rona Fraser (98) can be found enjoying each other’s company most days at Levin War Veteran Home.

When asked about how they became such firm friends Grace laughs.

“We met, and we just clicked! Now we do lots of things together.”

Rona agrees. “We encourage each other to keep active and join in the activities,” she says.

Grace moved into Levin Home in June 2020, Rona joined a month later. When not watching movies, playing Housie, or getting out on the lawn for a game of bowls, Grace and Rona sit and chat in comfy chairs in the sun and watch the world go by.

“When my daughter said I’d have people looking after me, good company, and lots to do if I moved here. I thought that can’t be bad. I’ve never regretted it,” Grace says.

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Levin Home manager Michelle Day explains a key part of Enliven’s elder-directed philosophy of care is supporting opportunities for companionship.

“Companionship is the antidote to loneliness which can be a common problem amongst older people.

“Here, staff take every opportunity they can to support elders to stay connected with their family and friends, and make new friends too,” says Michelle.

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BY FLEUR HOBSON A woman who had remarried was very upset about what she had been left in her husband’s will, which she only found out after he died.

She discovered that she had not been left very much, and that three quarters of her husband’s property had been left to his three children from a former marriage.

“I would have been better off if he’d left me,” the woman thought.

In actual fact, under New Zealand law, she can be just as well off.

There is a law known as the Property (Relationships) Act 1976, known as the PRA, and the PRA provides that death is treated the same as separation.

Under the PRA matrimonial property is split 50/50 as a general rule when a married couple or a couple who have been in a de facto relationship for at least three years separate or if one of them dies.

What this means is that if your partner dies you will need to make a decision.

You can either accept what you have been left in the will or you can apply to the Family Court under the PRA for a division of relationship property.

You may also be entitled to more. That’s because when a person dies they have duties, under New Zealand law, to provide for the maintenance and support of a surviving spouse or partner. This involves making a claim under the Family Protection Act 1955 to receive provision for maintenance and support from the estate.

It is very important if you are considering doing this that you see a lawyer and get good legal advice.

It is also very important to get full details of the deceased’s asset and copies of all relevant documents. Again, your lawyer can help in advising you about this process.

The first step in the process if you seek to apply to the Family Court for a division of relationship property is to lodge a document stating this with the estate’s administrator or to the High Court if administration of the estate has not been granted in New Zealand.

That document must be in a prescribed form, and your lawyer can help with that, and you must sign it. It must also be accompanied by a certificate signed by a lawyer stating that they have explained everything to you.

This step must be taken within six months of probate being granted, or within six months of the date of death if the estate is small enough so that a grant of probate or letters of administration are not required.

Legal proceedings must be started within 12 months of the date of death, or the grant of administration, depending on which of these two applies.

It is important to comply with the time limits otherwise your legal rights under the law may disappear.

There are also ways to ensure that the problem of having to make a decision on going to Court to get what you are entitled to does not have to happen.

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Ōtaki Mail – June 2022 Budget 2022 silent on trains Continued from page 1 Terisa Ngobi speaks to the Budget 2022 More cost of living relief for Ōtaki families “We’ve just released this year’s Budget, which sets out the next steps in our plan to build a secure future for New Zealand.

I wanted to make sure that you’d heard about a couple of key Budget initiatives, including a cost of living package to support people here in Ōtaki.

“Right now, the fundamentals of our economy are strong. We have a record low unemployment rate, economic activity that is higher than it was before COVID-19, and debt lower than most countries we compare ourselves to.

Our strong health response protected our economy through COVID-19, and we’ve pulled through better than almost anywhere else in the world.

“But we know that, despite these positive indicators, things are tough right now for many families, as global inflation affects prices here at home. That’s why with Budget 2022, we’re taking further steps to ease the financial pressure on Kiwis with a new cost of living package.

“This package includes a new temporary payment to help Kiwis with higher food and power bills. This will benefit more than two million people earning up to $70,000 a year who don’t already receive the Winter Energy Payment, including many here in Ōtaki. Alongside this payment, we’re tackling transport costs, by extending our fuel tax cut, reduced road user charges and half price public transport for further two months, and making half price public transport permanent for people on low incomes.

We’re also taking action on supermarkets to make sure Kiwis are paying a fair price at the checkout.

“I’m proud of this cost of living package, but it’s not the only part of the Budget that will benefit people in Ōtaki. To secure our future, we’re making our largest ever investment in the health system and Pharmac, ensuring more Kiwis can access lifesaving medicines and treatments, and we’re delivering more paramedics and ambulances, to ensure urgent care is on hand when needed.

We’re also improving support for Kiwis with serious and acute conditions, as part of our work to build a new mental health and addiction system.”

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Ōtaki Sports Club judged ‘outstanding’

BY FRANK NEILL The Ōtaki Sports Club has been named as a finalist in the prestigious Wellington Sport and Recreation awards.

The judges selected the Ōtaki Sports Club among five finalists in the Club of the Year award for its “outstanding achievements” and the “great contribution” made to tennis in the past year.

The winner will be announced on 5 July, with the Ōtaki Sports Club lined up against the Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club, Waikanae Beach Tennis Club, Hutt United Hockey Club and Wellington Wildcats (ultimate Frisbee).

In what has been a stellar year for the club, it has seen tennis player numbers double.

The club has also doubled the number of its interclub tennis teams, from five to 10.

This includes four new junior teams.

In addition to the big tennis increase, the club also raised more than $130,000 during the year.

These funds were mainly to achieve three big enhancements – installing competition-grade LED lighting for the club’s four tennis courts at Haruātai Park, hiring the club’s first ever professional coach, and buying a state-of-the-art ball machine to help with training.

The club hired Palmerston North coach Kurt McNamara to offer free coaching for junior players every Tuesday during last spring and summer. This saw up to 85 people learning more about tennis.

As well as its contribution to tennis, the club also doubled its top level football contingent, with Ōtaki Kāeaea becoming the first women’s football team in the town’s history to enter interclub competition.

The growth at the club came through a plan to introduce a range of programmes that gave people of all ages and abilities the opportunity to try tennis and then to develop and grow in the sport, with pathways for social and competitive tennis offered to suit members’ needs, Ōtaki Sports Club president Hannah Grimmett said.

“Tennis is truly a game for life.

It’s active, fun and very social, and we are planning to continue to grow our programmes to get more of our community playing and enjoying the sport.”

The Ōtaki Sports Club also featured as finalists in the 2022 Tennis Central Annual Awards.

The club was named in the Club of the Year category, and club member Adam Shelton was named in the Volunteer of the Year category. Adam was selected as a finalist for leading the development of the club’s new tennis programmes.

The Tennis Central award winners were announced on 21 May, with Whanganui Tennis Club being named Club of the Year and Richard Beauchamp of Whitby Tennis Club being named Volunteer of the Year. Tennis Central covers around 65 tennis clubs from Taranaki to Wellington.

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Down on the farm

BY SHELLY WARWICK

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Significant progress on The Kilns at Te Horo enterprise A recent scheduled visit by MP Teresa Ngobi to the historic Mirek Smisek kilns site was unable to take place. But the Mirek Smisek Arts Trust has continued to meet development milestones such as liaison and planning with Waka Kotahi, applying for grants ($4,5000 has been received from KCDC), and the preparation of a ‘Friends’ registration programme.

“Waka Kotahi has been extremely supportive from day one,” said Trust chair, Tony Hartevelt. “If they say they’ll do it, they do.”

Undertakings include making the old Te Horo Railway Station compliant with the Residential Tenancy Act and providing vehicle access to the heritage site. The red cottage is to become home to a series of high profile, nationally selected potters (recruitment for first potter in residence is almost complete) and Waka Kotahi will be responsible for services such as 3 waters, power and fibre, parking, security fencing along Winiata Lane frontage, and landscaping including paths to access kilns, the railway station and the red cottage.

“We’ll need to acquire equipment and materials for our potter, like an electric kiln,” explained Mr Hartevelt.

“Mirek’s kilns are decorative, too precious to use and extraordinarily expensive to run, but potters will be able to use Mirek’s pottery wheel.”

A fundraising drive is planned to cover set-up and initial operating costs, targeting $150k for set up in cash and donated equipment, and 100k for operations in year one.

The Arts Trust believes their cultural hub “will run complimentary to the successful Ōtaki Pottery Club,” and from early in 2023 will have a potter in residence, providing an on-site presence, the red cottage will be set up as a pottery workshop and small gallery, able to hold exhibitions and events, signage will tell the history of the kilns, Mirek Smisek, ceramics in New Zealand and the heritage story of the land in Te Reo and English. Cleared land adjacent to the kilns will be landscaped and planted, with walks through native bush and picnic tables installed.

This autumn has been a very dry one, following a dry summer. These dry autumn conditions have seen lower than desired autumn grass growth.

Autumn is usually a chance to lock up some paddocks and grow some winter feed, but this year, although the paddocks still look green, this has been hard to achieve. It is advisable for lifestyle block owners to stock up on a bit of supplement winter feed for their animals, or stock up on some supplement grain or nuts. You can source this feed from Sim’s contracting, who supply hay and bailage, or Farmlands who stock all kinds of winter grains and nuts. If you do not have enough feed now, then you may need to get rid of stock ahead of winter.

We are now getting our fair share of rain but it is too late to grow grass before the winter chill sets in. If you see animals that don’t appear to have any grass and are behind electric fences dividing up the paddock, this is called break fencing or break feeding.

As the ground gets increasingly wet, this stops the stock trampling all the feed in the paddock at once, and stretches out the amount of time and feed that can be achieved from a single paddock. You will notice the break fence is usually moved daily to give

the animals fresh grass each day without ruining the whole paddock at once, and often the animals are also fed supplement hay or bailage as well. This is practiced more on small farms as life stylers do not have huge paddocks for animals to roam in where they are less likely to pug up the ground.

Always look at the condition of the animal instead of thinking they are not getting any food, but equally coming in to winter it is good to ensure your animals are wormed, especially young animals, as they tend to lose a little bit of condition in winter, burning energy to keep themselves warm, which makes them vulnerable to worms.

Te Horo Country Market

Te Horo’s monthly community market takes place on Sunday 5 June 10.00 am to 1.00 pm at Te Horo Hall, School Road.

Get your early winter veggies and fruit at the seasonal surplus stall as well as honey, local award-winning olive oil, preserves, natural skincare, arts and crafts such as mosaic mirrors, quilting, driftwood, sculptures and bird feeders, linens and knits.

Drinks and Nibbles

The popular Drinks and Nibbles is on at Te Horo Hall, School Road on Friday 3 June at 5.30 pm. BYO drinks and a plate of finger food to share. All welcome.

What does a Buyers Market mean?

Classic market behaviour shows that when the market is rising, less people want to sell, mostly for fear of missing out on a higher price in the near future.

Classic market behaviour also shows that once the ‘top’ of the market is reached and known, in this case October to December 2021, then more people want to sell. Already since January 2022, the average number of listings per salesperson in the Kapiti Coast/Horowhenua area has gone from 1 to 5.

This means we are now officially in a buyers market: • Buyers have more choice, and can pick and choose to find the best fit for their requirements.

• Buyers have more time to conduct their research and homework.

• Buyers now have more time to save a higher Deposit • Buyers can make the offer ‘appropriate’ to all facts surrounding a property.

During the sellers market, buyers felt pressure to buy sooner, while their deposit was still relevant, or before they ‘lost ground’ in the rapidly moving market, often buying something less than perfect just to stay in property, and sometimes without full knowledge or understanding of all factors.

In the sellers market we have had, cash offers meant nothing as everyone could get and afford finance.

Matters like Cross-Lease, shared ROW, Main Road position, or excessive maintenance were not discounted as they traditionally have been.

No market is ever perfectly ‘in balance’. We now have a situation where the power of choice is mostly with buyers.

Sellers now need to pay attention to Presentation, Promotion, how they market their home, and Price, how they price it, what price signals they send the market?

The already high and now uncertain cost of building underpins the price of existing homes. Already some buyers that were thinking to build new are now switching their focus to existing homes.

For many sellers with ‘options’ they may withdraw from this market and bide their time till more favourable times return.

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Museum exhibition launched

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MARGARET ANDREWS The latest exhibition at the Otaki Museum, The Way We Were, Glimpses of Days Gone By is a walk back in time from the 1800s through the to the mid1980s with displays and photographs of Otaki’s people and how they lived.

Early times of Maori history – and pounamu adzes and a variety of early fish hooks and weapons pre 1840’s, some members of the World War I Maori Pioneer Battalion members in a trench near Gommecourt France, the hotels, three still operating today. How we lived and the household and some of the “machines” – mostly requiring a lot of elbow grease. Sports and entertainment and the former bank manager’s office, now houses a section covering the Chinese community – from passports and birth registration papers through gardening then and now, tools used, toys and clothing. This exhibit was organised

by Judi Yung and family.

A large part of the exhibition items are held in the museum’s own storage, many coming from the former Hyde Park Museum.

“We decided on this theme to show some of the hidden treasures in our town,”

Museum committee president, Judith Miller said, at the opening launch. “We’re very grateful to the people who have lent us their items.” She also acknowledged the Kapiti Coast District Council for their financial support.

The museum is open Friday and Saturday from 10am to 2pm and there is no charge to visit the exhibition.

Kapiti Coast Grey Power’s Ōtaki Branch Office will be reopening in The Ōtaki Library on

Thursday 2 June 2022 10am–1pm The Office will be open every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.

We welcome all new Members, Members who need to renew and those who would like to know more about Grey Power.

Some of the soldiers of the WW1 Maori Pioneer Battalion take a break while working in the trenches.

Come and have a chat to June Simpson who will be at the desk and welcome your enquiries.

Our family then and now, part of the exhibit organised by Judi Yung and her family.

Contact details for Kapiti Coast Grey Power: Phone: (04) 902 5680 Email: kapitigreypower@outlook.com Website: www.kapitigreypower.co.nz

Matariki is almost here and we look forward to celebrating this “cluster of stars” with our own special event: A Cluster of Stories on Wednesday 29 June at 5pm. Come and join us for story readings of some of our lovely Matariki picture books by candlelight.

Children are invited to wear pyjamas!

Jacqui and team

We're seeking your ideas for a time capsule!

Much of what we know about our history has come from artefacts that tell stories of our ancestors. If you could leave a piece of Ōtaki to be discovered by future generations – what would it be?

PP2Ō is seeking ideas for items to be included in a time capsule which will be placed underneath one of the Interchange Gateway Sculptures (gifted to the community as part of the project). The time capsule theme is ‘Your Ōtaki – what Ōtaki means to you’. This includes contemporary views, historic documents and artefacts that provide insights into how Ōtaki came to be, the place it is today and what it means to the community.

Anything placed in the time capsule must be dry and non-perishable, so items made from materials like paper, plastic and glass may work best.

“Think broadly” is the request from the project team.

If you would like to submit an item to be considered for the time capsule, please email pp2o@nzta.govt.nz.

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Tuesday 7 Volunteers Meeting.

Freemasons Hall, Parker Ave. Wednesday 8 Ōtaki Cancer Kōrero (talk), Gertrude Atmore Supper Rooms.

A place to talk if newly diagnosed, during or post treatment.

Wednesday 8 Financial Workshop via Zoom.

Minimum numbers are required.

Please register for your Zoom details – phone Fran 06 356 5355.

Topics covered: • Banking – your options when facing financial stress.

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Wednesday 15 Levin Cancer Kōrero (talk), Winchester House.

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Thursday 16 Lymphoedema Support Group.

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Most of us hope that our kids will grow up to be caring and fun human beings who make great choices – and of course we wouldn’t say no to the added bonuses of nice manners and enthusiasm for doing the dishes.

We know that parenting is the hardest job many of us will ever do, and we’re here to make sure that New Zealand parents have all the tools and skills needed to comfortably tackle even the trickiest situations, wherever they are on the parenting journey.

Good news!

A parenting course is coming to Ōtaki. Hosted by All Saints Anglican Church using a trained facilitator and in partnership with Parenting Place, ‘Toolbox’ is being offered to our community.

Toolbox consists of three courses. The first one being offered this Term is ‘Baby and Toddler’.

‘Primary Years’ will take place during (Term 3) and ‘Teen Years’ will be offered Term 1, 2023.

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For further information on any of the above please contact: Jennie Wylie, Support Coordinator, Horowhenua Services 112 Winchester Street, Levin 5510

Parenting your baby or toddler comes with a surprising amount of unexpected challenges! Sleep deprivation, strong-willed 2-year olds, picky eaters and food flying everywhere!

Over six weeks, we’ll cover all of this and more with plenty of opportunities for discussion and questions. With the collective wisdom in the room (including your own) we’re sure you’ll come out the other end feeling confident and ready to tackle the baby and toddler years with your kids.

What we’ll cover • Different Parenting Styles • Understanding your child • Setting Boundaries • Love and Connection Session 1: The Foundation of Love Session one is all about getting the foundations right. We’ll explore what warm, loving relationships look like and how important it is for us to value ourselves and our role as parents.

Session 2: Parents We’ll look at the different parenting styles and discover which style we use most. We’ll also unpack the tools need to shift parenting styles and take care of ourselves along the way.

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Session 3: Stronger, Deeper, Closer Session three is about helping us understand our children and the impact that our home atmosphere has on our kids. We’ll also look at the wonderful world of play and provide some fantastic ideas for whānau fun.

Session 4: Heart-led Parenting We’ll tackle big feelings and explore ways we can deeply connect with our kids and learn to listen to their emotions.

Session 5: Loving Discipline We’ll unpack discipline and provide some tools for setting and maintaining great family boundaries.

Session 6: Putting it All Together We’ll put it all together. An opportunity to reflect on what we’ve learned and look at the future of our whānau with hope and optimism.

So, if you’re struggling to get your kids to eat their veggies, sleep in their own beds or put down their screens, even just for two minutes, we’ve got strategies to help. Our courses are designed by very smart (but 100% relatable) people to support you in becoming the greatest parent you can be. Not an impossibly perfect Instagram parent, a real-life, reliably great mum or dad!

Register online by 29 May 2022 for the course: www.parentingplace.nz/toolbox (All Saints Anglican Church, Ōtaki) Click on Courses / Toolbox Baby and Toddler Years / Dates and Locations / (Location) click on red arrow next to first location listed / All Saints Anglican Church Any queries: office@otakianglican.nz

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Guest Editorial

Youth Week Reflections

BY ESTHER SCANLAN

From 7-14 May is Youth Week across New Zealand. From my perspective, as a ‘young and youthful teenager’, I’ve always heard youth is something to enjoy while you’re young; or is that an excuse parents might use to explain away something that you probably shouldn’t do, but secretly they probably did themselves.

What is youth? The period between childhood and adult age, according to the internet. I asked several other young people what they thought of youth week, and most of them either agreed with anything I had to say, or shrugged and said “I don’t know”. I understood how they felt, since I didn’t understand the purpose and the target audience for celebrating Youth Week either, when we live it every day. I think the time covering our youth is the time when you make mistakes, and hopefully learn from them, step by step, and even possibly mistake by mistake. Everyone is guaranteed to make mistakes even if they don’t want to. It is just something that happens no matter how much a person could try to avoid such a thing.

And when is your youth over? When is the stage of your life of testing, discovery, learning, gaining experience, making mistakes, growing, over? The trusty internet might tell you that everyone’s ‘youth’ ends around the late ‘20s, although most people I know consider the 30s to just be a more behaved version of the 20s. I think, knowing many people will agree with me, that information is simply not true.

Anyone can be as youthful and full of life for however long they would like to.

No matter if someone prioritises learning, figuring out what they want in the future, planning their future, knowing the differences between want and need, or the difference between love and lust. With or without mistakes along the way.

Everyone has space to grow mentally, spiritually maybe even physically.

Youth does not have a time limit.

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Help to shape

the future

of Ōtaki Be part of the kōrero and share your ideas about what future health and wellbeing services could look like in our community.

Tirohia means to observe, to examine, to view and is the name of the survey/interview that will be circulated in the community soon

by Te Puna Oranga o Ōtaki.

Watch out for our interviewers and the online survey over the coming weeks.

Circulated soon by Te Puna Oranga o Ōtaki and Ngā hapu o Ōtaki

Survey being launched to identify the needs of the Ōtaki community At Te Puna Oranga o Ōtaki our vision is to raise the health and wellbeing of the Ōtaki community, we need your help to do this by participating in our new survey, Tirohia.

As we continue to move with, and through, covid related responses, Te Puna Oranga o Ōtaki and Ngā hapū o Ōtaki are looking to listen to, and understand, what people in the community are experiencing and feeling. We are wanting input into what future service provision might look like to ensure they are reflective of community’s actual needs. We know that being connected is important.

Tirohia means to observe, to examine, to view and is the name of the survey/interview that will be circulated in the community shortly. It is easy to participate online or you can also request someone to interview you in person, on the telephone, or in a group over a cuppa and a kōrero.

Tirohia will help to guide us and tell us what the future of Ōtaki might look like, and where your needs are. Your input is important in shaping our responses and will be kept confidential.

Keep your eyes out over the coming weeks for our interviewers and more information.

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Zero Waste Ōtaki Update

BY JAMIE BULL

This has been an amazing month on site for us. A year ago, I was writing that we are hanging on to the tail of a rocket, and it feels a bit that way again, but now at least we have the rocket going in our direction.

The grounds of the site are really taking shape with storage bays and signage which is making negotiating the site much safer and easier. As fast as storage bays are created however, they are being filled as we are having some amazing drop offs.

The timber from the Ōtaki Gorge swing bridge was going out virtually as it was being unloaded, and a house demolition has provided more stunning wood.

After many months of “beavering away” the old container from Otaihanga landfill has been completely refurbished. This involved – removing a significant layer of “debris “ from what remained of the floor, allowing the floor to then be replaced; painting inside and out; and finally getting the power on.

We have called it “Ruth’s Container” in recognition of all the support ZWŌ received from Ruth Clarke while she was Waste Projects Manager at KCDC. And also in recognition of all the work she has put in as a regular volunteer to making it usable.

Next up will be getting all our containers resorted and ordered.

And we have just received the wonderful news of another significant grant from the Nikau Foundation. Amongst other things this has paid for the power to Ruth’s Container. We remain very grateful for the Nikau Foundation support of our work.

It has been heartening to welcome first time visitors to the site nearly every week. And some great projects are happening in our community as a result of the timber recycling.

We have a core group of around a dozen volunteers, and remain very keen to welcome more volunteers. Do you have some time on a Wednesday morning, or every second Sunday? you will be warmly welcomed.

Keep up to date with our activities via our Facebook page or email zerowaste.otaki@gmail.com to go on our mailing list or visit zerowasteotaki.nz

Before and after photos and site photo.

The Bee Column – Ngā Kaitiaki Pi

BY PENNY KERR-HISLOP “Dear, dear,” said Pooh, “I didn’t know it was as late as that.” So he sat down and took the top off his jar of honey.

Famous for his love of honey and his adventures that mostly seem to revolve around it, Winnie the Pooh is an enduring and endearing story of a fat simple bear.

Recently at the Ōtaki Buzz Club, members brought samples of this season’s honey to taste and compare. Pooh would have been in his element. The honey was all different flavours, colours and textures and was the proud harvest of a group of dedicated and enthusiastic beekeepers.

Honey tasting at Ōtaki Buzz Club.

Honey has been around for a very long time. Man’s love affair with honey goes back thousands of years. Ancient cave paintings show men collecting honey from high up in trees either climbing or using primitive ladders. Risking their lives for the delicious sweetness. Some of the paintings show them using smoking torches not unlike the smokers we use today.

Ancient Egyptians kept bees domestically They offered honey to their deities as a sacrifice. They also used honey for embalming the dead. Honey was used as a topical ointment and for its antibacterial properties that helped heal infected wounds.

Early honey hunters.

The Greeks were big fans of the mead that was produced from honey and Hippocrates, the great Greek scientist, prescribed honey and vinegar for pain.

Honey has been used in healing and folk medicine for generations and is still popular today. The Druids called Britain “The Isle of Honey” and mead was for centuries the national drink. The Germans used honey in their delicious lebkuchen and the Italians mixed it with spices, nuts, cocoa, candied peel and melon to make panforte.

The honey we produce in New Zealand reflects the nectar sources that are close to the hives. Bees will travel between 3 and 6 kilometres to gather nectar and pollen but prefer to grab what is closest to their hives. Flying longer distances wears them out and exposes the bees to wind, sudden cold and nightfall. Urban bees tend to do well as there is usually a good variety of flowers and shrubs in close proximity.

Bees that get put into pollination or manuka sites need to be moved as soon as the flowering starts to dwindle as there is often not much else around for them to feed from.

If your hives are near a field of flowering onions, that is where they will head.

You’ll end up with onion scented honey.

In 2019, beekeepers outside Paris were astonished to find their hives filled with blue honey. The bees had been scavenging at a factory that processed waste from M&M sweets containers.

The most common types of honey we produce in our Ōtaki neighbourhood are pasture blends; a mix of clover and yellow berm and paddock flowers and bush blends which include anything growing and flowering in the bush, for example, kamahi, rewa rewa, and a little manuka or kanuka.

So what did people do where there were no bees to produce honey? In Aotearoa, the ti-kouka, or cabbage tree, was something more than a landscape ornament. It was the sweets tree; it supplied the sugar for which all palates pine. The early summer was the NgaiTahu tribe’s season for sugar extraction.

The name given to the cabbage-tree sugar was kauru, and the getting of kauru was the chief industry in ancient times on the

Canterbury Plains during the month of November. Another source of sweetness was Harakeke. This plant was and is prized and used for a multitude of purposes. Woven garments incorporating harakeke were worn by most people.

The harakeke fibre was used for ropes, fishing lines and net making. And the plant’s nectar was used as a sweetener.

If you are interested in finding out more about the Ōtaki Buzz Club with a view to getting support and mentoring for your hives or to help you get started on your beekeeper journey, please go to the buzzclubotaki@gmail.com or better still come along to a meeting. They are held at Waitohu School Hall on the third Wednesday of every month starting at 7pm.

Ōtaki Buzz Club.

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The Rongoā Space

BY JOANNE HAKARAIA

Rongoā of the Month Tōtara

Tōtara is the child of Tāne and Mumuwhango. It’s red sap is said to be the blood of the river taniwha, Tuna who was slain by Maui. Maui’s ancestor Mahuika hid the gift of fire in five trees, one of them being tōtara. The tōtara had many uses in days of olde. The wood was used for building whare, waka, and making musical instruments. The bark was used to make torches and for holding

water and kai. The raw berries for kai.

The outer bark strips were used for splints.

The wairākau of tōtara slightly fermented helps to break a fever. To ferment the wairākau, place a handful of leaves (plus stalks as well) in a pot with a litre of water and bring to the boil for 15 minutes. Strain and bottle. Leave to sit for about five days. This gives a slightly fermented taste which can be sipped to help break a fever or to soothe sore throats. Add the wairākau to a bath to absorb the rongoā through the skin.

This will warm the body and help to relieve sore muscles.

Science shows that Tōtara has compounds to inhibit the growth of bacteria and the ability to fight supergerms and has proven to prohibit resistance build-up. It has anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. Ideal for tending to a niggle in the throat, sore throats and soothing an inflamed chest.

Tōtara is the main rongoā in our Raukawa Throat and Chest Spray.

It is a Rākau Rangatira.

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Footballers near top of table

BY FRANK NEILL

Ōtaki Purutaitama and Manakau Hui Mai held second and third spots of the Horowhenua Kāpiti division one football table following the first three rounds of matches. Ōtaki recorded a convincing 5-0 victory over Kāpiti Coast United Sopranos on 23 April, with Tom Hill receiving three Most Valuable Player (MVP) points, Dubbs Reynalds two points and Isaac Cant one point.

It was a much more closely contested match between Manakau Hui Mai and Paekakariki Tuatahi on 23 April, however.

The Manakau team emerged 4-3 victors, with Atain Halley scoring all four goals.

Perhaps it was no surprise, then, that Attain was awarded three MVP points, while Nathan Fulford scored two points and Pete Dawson one point. Ōtaki had a bye on 30 April and Manakau Hui Mai lost a close match with Kāpiti Coast United Hearts, going down 2-3.

Atain again found the back of the net and Matt Field also scored a goal. Cullen Te Wiata was awarded three MVP points, Wiremu Royal two points and Rory McClennan one point.

The following Saturday, 7 May saw a break from the division one competition and the start of the 2022 Horowhenua Kāpiti Cup competition. Ōtaki kicked off its cup campaign with a 3-2 victory over Kāpiti Coast United Hearts at Haruātai Park.

Mathew Braddock had an outstanding game for the home team and was awarded three MVP points, while Waka CookPorter (two points) and Josh Furze (one point) also played very well.

Manakau Hui Mai began its cup campaign with a win too, beating Cosmic Unicorns 6-1.

Atain and Matt each scored twice for Manakau, while Cameron Lafrentz and Cullen Te Wiata also found the back of the net.

Ray Lenegan was awarded three MVP points, Jamie Allcok two points and Gavin Lafrentz one point. Ōtaki has its first loss of the season on 14 May, going down 1-2 to the Waikanae Jets in a very closely-fought battle.

Travis Robertson (three MVP points), Tipene Road (two points) and Te Hau Cook (one point) all played outstandingly for Ōtaki.

Manakau Hui Mai had a bye on 14 May. Manakau Tuakana Teina, the club’s second team, did not have such a good month.

They lost their match against Kāpiti Coast United Bandits 2-8 on 23 April.

Robert Wylie scored both Manakau’s goals and was awarded three MVP points.

Fintan McHugo won two points and Jeremy Crowe one point.

Manakau Tuakana Teina lost again on 30 April, when the Cosmic Unicorns beat them 9-1.

Robert Wylie was the scorer, while Joseph Te Wiata scored three points, Chris Henry two points and Damon Smith one point.

It was a much closer affair on 7 May, however, with the Manakau team having a narrow 3-4 loss to Waikanae Strollers in the cup match.

Robert Wylie scored all three goals and also three MVP points, while Caleb Smith scored two points and Fintan McHuga one point.

Waikanae Wanderers beat Manakau Tuakana Teina 2-6 on 14 May, with Robert Wylie again scoring all the goals.

Daniel O’Neill was awarded three MVP

Rāhui tops premier rugby table

points, Theo McHugh two points and Fraser Watson one point. Ōtaki Kāeaea put on a high impressive display when they defeated Tawa Twisters 7-1 in the Capital Football women’s second division on 15 May. Playing at Tawa, the Ōtaki team completely dominated the match to chalk up their first win of the season.

The teams are currently playing a grading round, and Ōtaki Kāeaea now need just one win to ensure they will play in division two for the main competition.

Lou O’Donnell scored three goals for Ōtaki Kāeaea, with Haley Bertelsen, Juliet Kane, Caitlin Sanson and Christina Tuitupou scoring one goal each.

Lou O’Donnell was awarded three MVP points, Christina Tuitupou two points and Shaneen Kane one point. Ōtaki Kāeaea notched up its first competition point of the season when it drew 2-2 with Upper Hutt on 8 May. Lou O’Donnell and Aria Epiha-Edwards each scored a goal. Maddy Marshall McNabb was awarded three MVP points, Emily Wikingi two points and Lou O’Donnell one point.

A week earlier, on 1 May, Ōtaki Kāeaea lost to one of the competition’s top teams, Miramar Rangers Firsts, 0-3.

The MVP was awarded to the defensive line in general.

Shaneen Kane outpaces the defence in Ōtaki Kāeaea’s game against Miramar Rangers, while Aimee Porteners runs in support.

Try time. Tama Cook, Rāhui’s most valuable player in its victory over Shannon on 14 May, just after he touched down for his team’s fourth try.

BY FRANK NEILL

A convincing 31-8 victory over Shannon on 14 May saw Rāhui at the top of the Horowhenua Kāpiti premier rugby competition following the first four rounds of the competition.

The Ōtaki team and Waikanae have each notched up three wins. Rāhui heads the table with a huge points difference of 91, compared with Waikanae’s 21.

Rāhui was dominant on its home ground, particularly in the second half, when they scored 21 points after leading Shannon 10-3 at half time.

With both its forward pack and back line working well, Rāhui ensured there would be no repeat of the week before, when they narrowly lost to Waikanae 15-19, having led 8-6 at half time.

Tama Cook was outstanding for Rāhui in its win over Shannon. As well as scoring a try, Tama emerged from the match with three Most Valued Player (MVP) points.

Mitchell Lafrentz, who was awarded two MVP points, and Kayne Marshall, who gained one MVP point, also shone for Rāhui.

Alongside Tama, Leon Ellison scored two tries and Joel Winterburn also touched down. Jack Tatu-Robertsson kicked four conversions and a penalty.

With the victory, Rāhui retained the Frani Nepia Memorial Taonga, contested between the Ōtaki team and Shannon annually.

Alizay Roach hit the top of the Horowhenua Kāpiti try-scoring list in the game against Waikanae on 7 May, where he scored his fourth try of the season.

Both Alizay and Jack Tatu-Robertsson scored tries, with Jack also kicking one conversion and one penalty.

Rāhui topped a half century when it scored a 53-0 victory over Foxton on 30 April.

With the Ahika Taonga at stake, Rāhui completely dominated from the kick off, continually threatening the Foxton line and not allowing the home team to score at all.

Alizay Roach and Haapi Nikora each scored two tries, while Paora ConnorPhillips, Toddy Eriha, Leon Ellison and Richmond Wells also dotted down.

Jack Tatu-Robertsson added five conversions and a penalty.

Sam Gibson (3 MVP points), Joel Winterburn (2 MVP points) and Te Rau Baker (1 MVP point) stood out in what was a great team performance.

Rāhui’s top try scorer, Alizay Roach, makes yet another run for his team.

Mixed pairs title decided

BY FRANK NEILL

Jane Selby-Paterson and Hugh Daubney are the new Ōtaki Bowling Club’s mixed pairs champions.

Jane and Hugh won the title when they defeated Pat Montgomery and Geoff Curtis 19-7 in the final of the event on May 1.

With the win Jane notched up her second championship of the season. On 5 March Jane won the club’s women’s singles title when she beat Carol Parsons 21-8 in the final. That gave her three successive club singles titles.

Following the opening rounds of the mixed doubles on 30 April, four teams progressed to the semi-finals on 1 May. The champion Ōtaki women’s fours team of Doreen Moselen, Pat Montgomery, Clare Hack and Pat Bloxham is currently preparing for the national champion of champions event, which will be decided at Bowls Hastings on 31 July.

After winning the Ōtaki club championship, the team then won the Kāpiti Centre women’s champion of champions title on 5 March when they defeated Paraparaumu 20-8 in the final.

That saw them bring the Sarah Conlon Trophy to Ōtaki for the first time in 38 years.

The finalists in the Ōtaki Bowling Club’s mixed pairs championship (from left) Geoff Curtis, Pat Montgomery, Jane Selby-Paterson and Hugh Daubney.

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Te Rangihuia Henare qualifies for Waka Ama Worlds Ōtaki Waka Hoe paddler Te Rangihuia Henare has earned a place as a member of the Junior 19 NZ Elite Team who will compete at the 2022 IVF Va’a World Sprints in Windsor – London from the 7th – 16th August 2022.

Additionally she has been named cocaptain to lead the NZ Elite team during her up and coming camps and the event.

Te Rangihuia believes her biggest achievement and equally most challenging achievement is not only making the Elite Team, but also qualifying to represent NZ as an individual paddler. To earn a spot as an individual paddler Te Rangihuia had to qualify top six at the NZ qualifiers event held at Lake Karapiro in April. She placed 2nd overall by 1sec to a paddler 1 year her senior.

“My ultimate goal now is to win gold in the junior 19 individual event, second to that is clean sweeping gold in both the

Elite and club team events, it’s become my why, and I am embracing the daily challenges.”

Te Rangihuia has been paddling waka ama since she was seven years old, she has competed at regionals, national and international levels, however the journey she is currently on has forced her to elevate her mind and her body to new levels.

Her calendar is full of weekend travels to training camps in Gisborne and Rotorua until she departs for London on the 1st August.

As with many minor sports, waka ama is not financially supported. Training camps, travels, accommodation is all self funded and takes it’s toll on the pockets of an 18 year old and her solo mum Noti, regardless, the very tight duo make it work.

“To reflect back on my 18 years of life, to all the memories, journeys and experience that have allowed me to gain this opportunity and past opportunities in

my chosen sport, one thing that remains constant in them all is the undeniable support of this small but mighty community,” says Te Rangihuia. “Ōtaki is home, it’s where my heart is, this town and the people in it have made me who I am today as a person and as an athlete, where I go I am always proud to carry Ōtaki with me.”

With 10 weeks to go, Te Rangihuia is calling for support from her community to help with travels to training camps and to London.

She is seeking financial support from the community by way of sponsorship.

All financial sponsorship can be deposited to the following account – Te Rangihuia Henare: 38-9009-0373840-01, she does however ask to please make contact so your support can be acknowledged – e-mail: terangihuia.h@gmail.com If you cannot contribute financially but

Olympian joins Ōtaki Titans

Olympian Jonathan Winter, who has joined the coaching team at the Ōtaki Titans Swimming Club.

BY FRANK NEILL The Ōtaki Titans Swimming Club has secured the services of Olympian Jonathan Winter.

Jonathan has joined the club as a coach, bringing with him not only his years of experience representing New Zealand in the pool, but also significant coaching experience.

He swam backstroke in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and also competed in three consecutive Commonwealth Games, starting in 1994. He qualified for the final of the 50 metres butterfly at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where he finished sixth.

An international gold medal came his way in 1995 when his 4 x 100 metres medley relay team was victorious at the FINA World Short Course Championships in Rio de Janeiro. FINA is recognised by the

International Olympic Committee for organising water sports.

Jonathan also won four consecutive backstroke titles at the Oceania Grand Prix in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996.

He has held national records in butterfly, backstroke and individual medley and has represented New Zealand in all strokes.

He began his extensive coaching career in Wellington in 1991, and has since coached in Hastings, Auckland and Paraparaumu.

Jonathan was one of two international swimmers to train with the Titans in May. Bede Aitu, who has been named to represent the Cook Islands at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, swam with the Titans.

Bede, who lives and trains in Auckland,

you would like to support Te Rangihuia by other means please send an e-mail to terangihuia.h@gmail.com.

In July, the 2022 Wellington Sports and Recreation Awards will be held at the TSB arena.

Te Rangihuia has been nominated a finalist for the ‘Emerging Sportswoman of the Year’ category for Waka Ama. Te Rangihuia lives by the following – “Tūwhitia te Hopo” – ‘Feel the fear and do it anyway’. We wish her all the best.

will compete in the 50 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres backstroke at Birmingham.

A very successful swimathon was held on 11 May, raising funds for the club, with the Marlins, Dolphins and Orcas all taking part. They were joined by former Titan Nathan Basillie.

The club’s annual general meeting will be held at Quarter Acre at 6:30pm on 31 May, and all are welcome to attend.

Titans are now preparing for the next two swim meetings. The first is the Gold Coast Zone meeting at the Tawa Swimming Pool on 12 June, followed

by Swimming Wellington’s short course championships at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre from 24 to 26 June.

Otaki scoop pool Maori business grants Rural Delivery passes on the parcels,

BY FRANK NEILL and baton Three Ōtaki businesses received grants from the 2021/22 Māori Economic Development Fund.

Seven organisations applied for funding, but only the three successful Ōtaki businesses met the criteria.

Hori Gallery Ltd – Te Whare Toi o Hori received $10,000.

The Hori Gallery is a destination art studio, gallery, café and community space at Ōtaki Beach.

The funding will be used to support the building of Te Hāhi, an art residence and workspace for visiting in-residence artists who will be supporting workshops and wānanga.

Hā Pai Wellness Centre, which has a shop at 72 Main Street, received $10,000.

The majority of the funding will be used to develop an online wellness library, says the centre’s owner, Kim Tasker. Some of the funds will also be used for running wellbeing classes, workshops and retreats.

Hā Pai Wellness Centre is an Ōtaki-based holistic hauora collective offering health and wellbeing services including yoga classes, workshops/wānanga and wellness retreats drawing on Mātauranga Māori and blending science and holistic practices from other indigenous cultures.

Through embodying the concepts of Te Whare Tapa Whā, (body, mind, spirit and family), the centre has a holistic framework to approach healing, from minor ailments to the deep layers of generational trauma.

Te Rongoā Rerehua has received $6,500.

Guiding and protecting the mauri of rongoā Māori is a core value of Te Rongoā Rerehua, a legacy-inspired kaupapa by a local practitioner who has a vision to develop a range of locally sourced rongoā Māori products, to align with local traditional Māori healing practices.

Māori Economic Development Fund was established in 2013 by the Kāpiti Coast District Council and Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti to support whānau, hapū, iwi and mātāwaka in Kāpiti to develop their business or social enterprise.

“There is a focus on health, wellbeing and education in this year’s recipients, which is perhaps reflective of the times we are living in and our community’s interest in exploring different ways of staying well,” the convener of the judging panel Russell Spratt (Āti Awa ki Whakarongotai) says.

“The successful applicants will offer a range of products or experiences incorporating te ao Māori approaches and solutions.”

A vibrant Māori economy benefits everyone, Mr Spratt says.

“Māori economic wellbeing builds opportunities for all Māori. It links tangata whenua to the district, and contributes to the wider community.

“We look forward to seeing these organisations thrive and add more depth to the local economy.”

The Ōtaki and Te Horo rural delivery service has new owners with Michelle and Roger Papps retiring, and Steve and Abigail Coburn picking up the reins.

Or is it steering wheel.

Roger says they purchased the rural delivery service in January 2014, from Jackie and John Lahmert, who had done the run for 30 years.

Delivering six days a week, the service covers Te Horo on the east side of the railway, and north of Ōtaki up to South Manakau Road, with 700 customers.

“We deliver mail, parcels, The Dominion Post, advertising circulars, farming papers, and four local community papers,” says Roger. Including the Ōtaki Mail of course.

“Mail volumes have been decreasing over the last few years, but this has been offset by the phenomenal increase in parcels, especially since Covid with a number of customers now purchasing goods online.”

“We pride ourselves in giving the best possible service to our customers and have made many lovely friends over the years.”

“However, the time has come to retire and we will be able to spend more time with grandchildren; three of them born this year.”

Retirement will also mean Roger can enjoy his bowls, and Michelle time for her leisure marching.

“We wish the new owners Steve and Abigail all the best in their new venture.”

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Gardening with Garden tasks for June Flower garden

Watson’s Garden Ltd Pansies and Polyanthus Great for winter bedding lots of different varieties in 6 packs, $3.50 each or 5 punnets for $15.00

Camellia Desire We have lots of different camellias also the Camellia Desire Japonica large formal bloom double with incurved petals of ivory white, blush pink on the edges

Prune out thin and straggly growth on your hydrangeas – cut back strong shoots to 2–3 buds. Add garden lime to improve pink colouring, aluminium sulphate to improve blue.

Make sure young trees and fragile plants are firmly staked and tied against winter winds.

Pick a dry day and prune back deciduous trees.

For maximum flowering give your roses a top dressing of sulphate of potash now and prune toward the end of the month.

Cut back, lift and divide perennials such as dahlias, asters, phlox and achillea.

Mulch all plants with compost and protect young seedlings from slugs and snails with rain-resistant Quash.

Keep up the lily planting – bulbs can be planted from May till September.

Sow seeds of lobelia, sweet pea, alyssum, dianthus, sweet william and calendula.

Plant out seedlings of alyssum, bellis daisy, candytuft, hollyhock, viola, pansies, polyanthus, primula, cyclamen, lobelia, sweet william and anemone.

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Asparagus crowns are available in garden centres now – plant in free-draining soil.

Plant strawberry plants this month – well-established plants will fruit earlier and for longer this spring and summer.

Continue planting garlic and shallots.

Sow seeds of spinach, lettuce, silver beet, peas and onions.

Plant out seedlings of silver beet, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, winter lettuce and cauliflower.

Rhubarb clumps can be refreshed by digging them up and cutting back to vigorous roots. They should be planted in soil with plenty of well-rotted animal manure and compost.

Plant out new fruit trees such as citrus, apples, pears, plums, peaches and nectarines.

June is the perfect time to prune deciduous fruit trees, but only after fruit buds have formed – a fruit or flowering bud is fat and rounded, a leaf bud is thin and pointed.

Lawns

Once the last of your autumn leaves have been cleared, you won’t need to cut the lawn very often, and then only on sunny, dry days.

June is also a good month to carry out any mower maintenance and repairs.

Second thoughts

Protect new plants, sub-tropicals and other frost tender plants with frost cloth at night. ‘Vapour Guard’ sprayed on frost tender plants will also help protect them in colder months.

Focus on growing persimmons

NEW SEASONS PROTEAS AND LEUCADENDRONS Fabulous for picking.

Great for coastal gardens.

Lots of varieties to choose from.

CORYDALIS – BLUE HERON Clump forming perennial with stunning sapphire blue fragrant flowers amidst ferny blue-grey foliage.

BERZELIA – LANUGINOSA (Button Bush) Compact upright shrub with button-like heads of creamy white flowers late spring early summer.

Great for picking.

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The persimmon (Diospyros kaki) is a delicious fruit, even the name is literally translated as ‘divine fruit.’ Shaped like a tomato but with a sweet, honeyed taste the persimmon is not one of your boring, everyday fruits.

As an ornamental tree, it is splendid at all times of the year. With brilliant autumn colour, the leaves turn glorious shades of red, orange, burgundy and gold before dropping, highly decorative winter fruit, handsome new foliage in spring, as well as a fine, grey bark, and an idiosyncratic growth habit, it deserves a place in almost every garden.

Persimmons often become available for sale with other deciduous fruit trees in late autumn or early winter, so now’s the time to look out for new season’s stock.

Plants are best planted during the cooler months, to give them as much time as possible to get established before next summer’s heat.

Generally, persimmons will grow in areas where lemons can grow – ideally, they like a well-drained position in full sun. The branches are brittle and break easily, especially when weighted down with fruit, so choose a spot sheltered from strong winds.

Persimmon trees are relatively easy to care for. Keep a good layer of organic mulch over the root system to help retain moisture and prevent competitive weeds from growing around the base. Feed in early spring and again in mid summer with general or citrus fertiliser.

Pests are minimal – the trees are pretty disease-resistant, although they are susceptible to thrips and mites.

Fortunately, the fruit usually ripens too late to be affected by fruit fly, but it is still important to clear up fallen fruit to reduce chances of fruit fly attack.

Fruit is also appealing to birds so you may need to use bird netting.

Prune after harvesting to a pyramid shape. Persimmons fruit on the new season’s growth, formed on the terminal buds of last year’s growth. To ensure fruiting wood remains, prune 50% of the tree back hard, leaving some of last season’s growth.

Originally a native of China, persimmons are a sweet, crisp fruit, high in vitamin A, and containing good amounts of vitamin B and C, calcium, iron and phosphorus.

Fuyu is a popular, non-astringent variety with lightorange flesh and a sweet, mild taste. Jiro produces large, flat, tomato-shaped, deep-orange fruit with a sweet, crisp flavour. Both mature in early winter, and are vigorous, spreading trees growing to a height of 4–5 metres.

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the Ō taki Mail

BY VIVIENNE BAILEY viv.bailey@xtra.co.nz

The roses of winter Hellbores are also known as the winter rose, Christmas rose, or Lentern rose (a nod to their northern hemisphere flowering time). They are perennial plants with elegant flowers, perfect for brightening up shady areas from mid to late winter, and often through to early spring. The open, cup-shaped flowers, which look a little like single roses, hence the name, lighten those gloomy days with nodding heads of cream, rose, deepest maroon and almost black – those with pale green flowers have a special, ethereal beauty. The species have been widely hybridised, but they all provide interest at a time when flowers can be scarce.

Quick to establish and easy-care, hellebores prefer free-draining soil rich in organic matter – this is like their homeland in Eastern European deciduous forests and meadows, where leaf mould creates lots of humus, and tree roots competing for moisture provide built-in drainage. The shade-tolerant plants are ideal for use as ground cover under trees, but like any other hardy plant, they’ll perform much better if given good care.

Hellebores enjoy sweet (limed) soils rather than acidic ones, however if the pH is relatively neutral you can grow these plants with acid soil loving shrubs, such as rhododendrons.

Water well after planting – don’t let new plants dry out, however once they’re settled in, plants will only need occasional supplementary watering.

Pea straw makes good mulch – a good application in spring will keep plants moist and cool during the hot summer months. The pea straw and leaf nutrients should provide sufficient nutrients, but you can top-dress lightly with Nitrophoska Blue. Dolomite or garden lime is also beneficial.

Hellebores are very resilient, and disease-control is not usually an issue. New growth can sometimes suffer from aphids. Check on flowers and under leaves as these appear. Squashing these with your fingers is the best defence – leave the rest to natural predators.

Helleborus niger is one of the earliest to flower, and some amazing hybrids, such as H. ‘White Magic,’ have been bred from it. Evergreen ‘White Magic,’ commonly known as the ‘Christmas Rose,’ has large, pure white flowers with a green eye – the flowers turn pink as they age.

Most of us are familiar with the widely-grown H. orientalis hybrids – these frost-hardy plants are the mainstay of many winter and spring gardens.

H. ‘Winter Joy Bouquet’ has glorious deep coloured flowers, and H. ‘Moonshine’ produces flowers that stand up, often reaching a height of 60cm.

One of my favourites is H.x steinii ‘Clifton,’ which has lime-green flowers, blushed a pinkish maroon on the back. The long-lived blooms emerge from red stems, and the leathery-green leaves are veined with silver.

The green-flowered H.foetidus is an under-rated plant, much maligned due to its unattractive odour. I’ve never noticed anything unpleasant around mine – the smell occurs only when the leaves are crushed. It’s a great landscaping plant and tolerates a wider range of sites than most hellebores.

A winter treasure: the showy azalea Easy-care azaleas provide a magnificent splash of colour in the winter and spring garden, the shrub appearing to be covered in blossom (although the plant produces only one flower per stem, there are a multitude of stalks). Their exuberant blooms come in a huge range of colours – pink, white, red, yellow, cream, mauve, blue, purple and orange and they look best when planted in groups with maples, dogwoods, magnolias, camellias, pieris, daphne and small woodland bulbs, but will take centre stage in almost any garden landscape.

Evergreen azaleas originate from Japan – Azalea indica is the most well-known, flowering from late winter to early summer. The shrub is happy in a wide range of habitats including coastal and cooler inland areas, and produces large flowers and small leaves, growing from 60cm to 1.2m in height.

The compact ‘Brides Bouquet’ (80cm x 80cm) has masses of lovely, clear white double blooms in spring and is happiest in a slightly acid soil with filtered sunlight where soil doesn’t dry out.

Azalea kurume is an evergreen shrub with small single or semi double flowers smothering the plant in spring.

Tolerating cooler temperatures and requiring less shade than the indica variety, they grow to 60cm to 1m in height.

Hailing from Kurume, Japan, ‘Apple Blossom’ (1m x 1m) has pretty, white blushed pink flowers in spring – an extra bonus is the bronze-coloured foliage in winter. ‘Asawa’ (40cm x 30cm) produces soft mauve flowers from late winter onwards.

The deciduous mollis azaleas prefer a cooler climate and come from China, Japan, Korea, southern Russia and North America. Hybrids from controlled crosses, initially from Chinese and Japanese azaleas they are

now rather mixed in their genetics. They are hardy and tolerant of cold and less than ideal soil conditions, particularly the wetter and heavier ground. The shrub produces highly coloured foliage through autumn, the flowers (some are fragrant) appearing before the leaves in spring.

‘Brilliance’ is a beautiful mollis variety with frilled blooms in shades of orange and red, which light up the garden in late spring. The blooms are delightfully fragrant, followed by fresh green summer foliage.

‘Brilliance’ likes acid soil, and a sunny or semi shaded position.

Azaleas can be planted at any time of the year providing they are well watered through the summer months.

Ideally, plant in winter and early spring before flowering takes place.

The plants are shallow rooted so take care when watering, weeding or feeding. Apply a slow-release fertilizer once flowering has finished and new growth starts, to help with next season’s flower development.

In their natural habitat azaleas grow under a forest or woodland canopy so prefer a moist and cool root run which can be achieved by mulching. Apply a 2cm layer of mulch in late winter and summer (January) and ensure mulch is kept away from main stem (to prevent rot and pests).

These attractive shrubs require little maintenance, are generally hardy and problem free, and only occasionally bothered by pests and diseases

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Ōtaki – Education Town

Manakau School fosters each student’s uniqueness

BY FRANK NEILL Providing learning experiences that are fun, engaging and tailored to each individual student are among the hallmarks of Manakau School.

A full primary school catering for learners in years 0 to 8, Manakau School aims to provide learning opportunities where curiosity is fostered and children are able to grow the skills needed to be actively involved members of society.

“Academically we have a huge focus on working to the needs of the child, as opposed to the child fitting into our space,” says the school’s Principal, Deb Logan.

“We also try to have lots of activities that are very real.”

One example Ms Logan gives relates to the high number of rats both at the school and its surrounds.

Students have made rat traps, which are both used at the school and put out into the community.

Another example is that the students are heavily involved in working in the school’s garden, where a variety of fruit and vegetables are grown.

That sees the students working together as a team, another hallmark of the school.

The fruit and vegetables grown in the garden feature in one of the events the school puts on – the Korimako Café.

Students man the Korimako Café, including working in the kitchen, providing service and waiting on tables.

The students’ families who attend the café are served by the students themselves.

Produce from the school garden features on the menu – for example zucchini chocolate cake made from zucchinis grown in the garden, tomato chutney, plum jam and lemonade, made from lemons also grown in the garden.

Manakau School actively seeks to include Te Reo Māori too. “It’s really important to us moving forward that Māori is included.”

Manakau School Principal Deb Logan.

“We search for the uniqueness in the children and foster that, and searching for the uniqueness is something we do well.”

With this strong focus on the specialness of each student, the school gives them the resources they need so that the children are using all of their senses to access the curriculum.

As well as this strong focus on each student’s uniqueness, Manakau School also has a strong focus on providing learning opportunities that are exciting and fun.

Learning, Ms Logan says “should be fun – fun for the staff and for the children.”

In providing such an environment, Manakau School is served by a “spectacular” staff.

“The make exciting things happen. We are very lucky.”

The school also has small class sizes, “and that’s a great thing,” Ms Logan says.

One example Ms Logan gives of the school nurturing each student’s uniqueness is the outstanding writing being produced by 13-year-old Austin Kendrick.

Austin regularly writes poems that are exceptionally good, especially from one so young.

He also wrote an excellent letter to Kāpiti Coast District Council, asking it to reduce the speed limit on Rangiuru Road, where he lives, to provide a much safer environment. The speed limit was reduced following Austin’s submission, Ms Logan says.

The school also seeks involvement from parents and whānau. “Please accept this as a genuine invitation to become closely involved with the daily life and adventures of Manakau School,” Ms Logan says.

Strategic goals have recently been established.

This includes the school’s main vision statement – “developing future guardians of our changing world, Kōhureti hei pou tangata mō anamata.”

One of the buildings at Manakau School is the Huia Block – also known as the “Old Block” – which is thought to date from 1906.

Manakau School teacher Chris Thorpe and student Bastian Martin at work in the school’s garden.

This block is of historical and social significance for its role in providing education for the Manakau community from the town’s early settlement.

It also has architectural value as an example of early twentieth century education facility design.

The restored Huia Block, one of the oldest school buildings in the region.

In 2020 the school secured funds from the Ministry of Education to restore the Huia Block, which has now been completed.

“We are very proud of our restoration of the Huia Block,” Ms Logan says.

The oldest building that is still on site, “it’s magic. We are very lucky.”

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Ōtaki College News May 2022

www.otakicollege.school.nz

From the Principal Andy Fraser Welcome back to Term Two after what has been a very unpredictable start to the year over Term One. I wish to pass on my most sincere thanks to students and whānau for their patience and understanding as we navigated the onset of Omicron within our community. It was with a great deal of reluctance that we rostered year levels in and out of College but with both staff illnesses coupled with few to no relievers available this was the only way that we could manage keeping the College open for learning. I appreciate the fact that these scenarios are never ideal, however, I am aware that many students have taken complete advantage of online learning with the support of their whānau and this is very encouraging given our current climate.

• Chris Parkin – who has been instrumental in supporting the investment aspirations of the Trust by offering to indemnify any losses as well as making a further significant contribution to investment funds.

Chris has also worked closely with Forsyth Barr on investment scenarios.

• Chapman Tripp – establishment of the Charitable Trust and ongoing legal matters pro bono.

• Forsyth Barr – all investments and reporting will be undertaken pro bono.

• Deans and Associates – Caine McKnight of Deans and Associates has undertaken to look after all accounting needs of the Trust pro bono.

Tang Dynasty Ensemble Visits College

Gordon Wu organised the The Tang Dynasty Ensemble to perform for Ōtaki College, Year 7&8’s. They gave the students a short recital playing Chinese and Western pieces They ended with the students being given the opportunity to play a Chinese instrument under their guidance.

The students thoroughly enjoyed the performance and workshop.

The first round of the Junior Mathematics Competition run by the University of Otago was held on April the 6th. This is a national problem solving competition that, in 2022, 25 of our students elected to participate in. Congratulations to all of our students who chose to put themselves out there. The first part of the competition was run online.

All of the students do this part of the competition and from their results, a small portion are invited to participate in the final. Two of our students made the final this year. Well done Giorgio Bevan and JT Byrne. The final was a paper based assessment that was held on May the 11th. We now have to wait until October for their final results.

Pink Shirt day Congratulations to Jayda Cummings-Maihi

Jayda Cummings-Maihi graduated on 19th May from basic training and now commences in her role as a combat driver in the New Zealand Army. We wish her well with her career in the forces.

Special Thanks

The scholarship would not have come about had we not had the initial and ongoing support of Shelley Macrae with the Sander Scholar. This has now led onto the Everiss Scholarship which has been heavily due to the work of Geordie Fergusson and his contacts in the United Kingdom to obtain funding.

In light of all this we have been incredibly lucky gaining the support of a number of people and organisations to operate the Trust at no cost. I wish to acknowledge the following organisations and people so that their contributions are known throughout the Ōtaki College community:

Ōtaki College is currently seeking fully registered teachers for our relief pool.

Please contact Assistant Principal, Jarrad Porima, at jpr@otakicollege.school.nz if you think this may be you.

Junior Mathematics Success

Everiss Scholar

I am really encouraged by the fact that, with the opening of our borders, we will receive the current and two past Ōtaki Scholars. They will travel to New Zealand in July. It is exciting to know that, despite COVID interrupting this longstanding tradition that commenced in 1937, we will now be able to host the Ōtaki Scholars at the commencement of their tour around New Zealand schools.

In recognition of the fact that we will be hosting three Ōtaki Scholars this year, Robert Gordon’s College have confirmed that they will receive both our first ever Everiss Scholar, Krisha Modi, and our 2022 Scholar, who will be announced at our Senior Prizegiving. It is fantastic that our two Everiss Scholars will be able to travel together and, if all goes to plan, will be able to spend time at Robert Gordon’s College, travel to the town of Cowie where the Carlyle Everiss story began, as well as taking a tour of the rest of Scotland.

Relievers Wanted

In closing, on behalf of the College Community I would like to sincerely thank Chris and the businesses above for their support to help make certain that the Everiss Scholarship will continue to thrive for many years ahead and in doing so be of great benefit to the recipients of this distinguished award.

Last week was Bullying Free NZ week, which culminated in our annual pink shirt day. The message from the Mental Health Foundation is Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Ora – Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying. As a college we try to promote positive messages about manaakitanga throughout the year so that students can feel safe at college. Despite horrendous weather on Friday, students and staff gave their full support – pink was definitely the colour of the day!

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Ōtaki Update May 2022

Community conversations on coastal hazards are ramping up Nationally we’re seeing an increasing awareness of the impacts of sea-level rise resulting from climate change. In Kāpiti, our communities consistently identify climate change as a key threat to their sustainability and resilience.

The impact of climate change is most clearly seen on our coast. We’re experiencing more frequent and extreme storms causing coastal hazards such as erosion and inundation (flooding by the sea).

Coastal hazards don’t just affect private property.

They damage council infrastructure like pipes, roads and parks that our rates pay to fix, and they reduce access around the district and along the coast for recreation.

For decades, off and on, our district has debated how we tackle coastal hazards. It’s time to have those conversations not just on the back of severe weather events, but to help us plan deliberately and carefully so we are more resillient when a response is required.

The need for action is becoming more pressing than ever. That’s why we’re facilitating a coastal adaptation project based on Ministry for the Environment guidance on planning for coastal hazards.

The Takutai Kāpiti project will support an independent Coastal Advisory Panel made up of local people and tangata whenua representatives to engage directly with you, our community. Those conversations will draw on a range of social, cultural, economic, ecological and scientific studies and new online maps and videos.

You’ll have the opportunity to learn more and give your views to the panel.

Their job is to use that information, assess the various options for adapting to coastal changes on the Kāpiti Coast, then provide recommendations to Council on how to tackle current and future coastal hazards.

 Read about our coastal adaptation project Takutai Kāpiti at takutaikapiti.nz  Learn more about the science and the panel at kapiticoast.govt.nz/ coastal-adaptation

It’s time for a national approach to sea-level rise We welcome central government stepping up to support local government and our communities grapple with the issues around sea-level rise.

places and sites of significance away from areas at high risk from the impacts of climate change.

The consultation is on their website at mfe.govt.nz.

We need a national approach, both to achieve consistency and to manage the costs for ratepayers around the country.

Councillors are considering Council’s draft submission at its full meeting on 26 May. You can read the draft submission in the Council agenda on our website.

The Ministry for the Environment is asking the public to have a say by 3 June on a draft national adaptation plan and proposed legislation for ‘managed retreat’.

This is the careful and planned relocation of people,

 Read it at kapiticoast.govt.nz/meetings

kapiticoast.govt.nz

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Government releases new sea-level rise tool A new online tool just released by the government-funded NZ SeaRise programme allows New Zealanders to see how much and how fast sea level will rise along their own stretch of coast under different sea level rise scenarios.

There’s still a lot of uncertainty about how much seas will rise, over what timeframes, and the amount of impact this will have on our coast, homes, public land and infrastructure, so we need to take a flexible approach that allows us to prepare, adapt and act as conditions change.

 Visit searise.nz for more information.

Social impacts study for coastal adaptation project

Now we understand our vulnerability, we can assess our risk

New online maps and videos show Kāpiti’s future coastal hazards

We’ve asked Wellington-based consultants Maven Consulting to run a social impacts study to inform our coastal adaptation programme.

To have a constructive community conversation about how we adapt to coastal hazards, we first need good evidence about what we’re dealing with and by when. That’s the purpose of the first two volumes of the recently published science-based vulnerability assessment for the Kāpiti Coast.

Based on the data in our coastal hazards vulnerability assessment, we’ve launched new interactive coastal hazard maps on our online maps (GIS) portal, and videos to show how sealevel rise is projected to affect our district so we can adapt and plan well for the future.

The upcoming third volume is a risk assessment, which considers consequences. These can be very subjective as they revolve around personal, social, political, economic, cultural values and situations.

It’s difficult to get agreement about how we deal with the problem, adapt to change, and share costs when people are affected differently, and there’s uncertainty about timeframes and the amount of impact.

The online maps show how coastal hazards are projected to impact us over the next 30, 50 and 100 years.

They’ll be interviewing individuals and groups to find out how our coast matters to you and what will change for you as a result of sea-level rise and coastal erosion.

We’ll soon also be looking into the impacts of sea-level rise on cultural sites of significance and tikanga, and the economic and ecological impacts on our district.

This information will support the community conversations being run by the Takutai Kāpiti Coastal Advisory Group on our options for adapting to coastal erosion and inundation.

 Keep up-to-date with the project’s progress and the panel’s events by signing up to the Takutai Kāpiti e-newsletter at takutaikapiti.nz

The Coastal Advisory Panel will help assess the risks by considering and weighing the consequences, priorities and options for action from a community perspective.

 Read the vulnerability assessment at kapiticoast.govt.nz/coastal-science

These timeframes relate to those we use for infrastructure and asset planning, building consents, and climate change planning.

Similar maps are already in use in Christchurch, Hawke’s Bay and Wellington to help people understand the potential impact of coastal hazards.

 Explore the maps and watch the videos at kapiticoast.govt.nz/coastal-science

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OTAKI IN THE NEWS – 1870’S Selected from early New Zealand newspapers.

February 5, 1876 Mr Fred. Bright, a well-known settler in the Paekakariki district, has, we learn, become the proprietor of the Telegraph Hotel at Otaki, having purchased Mr James Prosser’s interest in it.

October 18, 1876 It is a matter for congratulation that other places beside Wanganui have been unprecedentedly successful in the introduction of trout. From a Wellington paper we gather that three hundred live trout, in excellent condition, have been placed in the Hutt river, one hundred in the Wainuiomata, one hundred in the Orongorongo, and one hundred in the Otaki. All these streams are favourable to their propagation.

November 7, 1876

TAMIHANA TE RAUPARAHA

Tamihana Te Rauparaha is dead – another of the sons of the famed warrior chiefs of the olden time has passed away as “a vapour, that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away.” He lived in a style of civilization and comfort equal to that of an English gentleman, and was noted for his hospitality and the

hearty welcome he always accorded to Europeans visiting him. Of late years, especially, he was a sincere Christian, and was always earnest in the discharge of his Christian duties, according to the light vouchsafed to him.

His wife, Ruta, who Tamihana was a very superior Te Rauparaha woman, died some years ago. He had a large portrait in oil of her (also one of his father) hanging up in his house, upon which he set great value. He held her memory in great affectionate remembrance, and we have often heard him say that he was looking forward to the time when he should again meet her in that world of rest where separation and sin and sorrow is unknown. He was possessed of considerable landed property, and some sheep and cattle, which, having no children of his own, he has, we believe, left by will to James Wallace, whose mother was a niece of the old chief Rauparaha, Tamihana’s father.

The following notice of his death was published in the Evening Post in Wellington: Another Maori chief has passed away.

Tamihana Te Rauparaha, the famous chief of the Ngatitoa tribe, a son of the still more famous old warrior of the same name, died at Otaki on Sunday last, aged 57 years. Tamihana Te Rauparaha was born at Taurangarua pa (belonging to the Ngatitama tribe) during the migration of the Ngatitoa from Waikato to Kapiti, his mother being taken ill on the way down, and

Tamihana Te Rauparaha’s house in Otaki.

being left behind at the pa above mentioned, where the young Rauparaha first saw the light. In the year 1850 he made a trip to England with Bishop Williams, and was presented to Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the late Prince Consort, both of whom gave him their portraits, which he always valued greatly. He was partly educated at St John’s College, Auckland, and made a missionary expedition to the South Island, preaching at all the Maori settlements, even so far as Stewart’s Island. He was accompanied on that expedition by Matene Te Whiwhi. Te The Wallace family at ‘The Pines’, formerly Rauparaha has been engaged for several the house of Tamihana Te Rauparaha.

BUILDING CONFIDENCE Hunga Rangatahi is the life skills course that develops potential for rangatahi being delivered

by Te Puna Oranga o Ōtaki. . Te Hunga Rangatahi is a free 12-week programme for Ōtaki youth aged between 16 – 24yrs that aims to provide a safe and fun learning environment for our rangatahi who are transitioning into training, employment or education The value of people and relationships is key to the service delivery and has provided Hunga Rangatahi with a wide range of

TE HUNGA RANGATAHI KI ŌTAKI

community contributors that have helped develop the programme and given some time to share their experiences and skills.

Raising the health and wellbeing of the Ōtaki community is the main aim of Te Puna Oranga o Ōtaki and this is achieved by education, community led aspirations and listening to what people need.

Responding to rangatahi and really listening to what they need is fundamental to Hunga Rangatahi success.

Rangatahi come first. Always.

years sheep farming at Otaki, in which neighbourhood he owned large property, as also at Kapiti and Porirua. We understand that Messrs Ebenezer Baker and T.G.Williams are appointed executors for the deceased chief’s will.

January 6, 1877

CHALLENGE

To show the public, and the Porirua Jockey Club in particular, that I (owner of Little Pat) or Prosser (rider of the same) had any intention of jostling in the Porirua Pony Race, for which I am disqualified, I now challenge Mr Reeves to run his pony Little Dick at Otaki, on the 22nd of January, once round the course, 9st 10lb up, for any sum not less than £10 nor more than £20.

STEPHEN SMITH, owner of Little Pat. January 31, 1877 The S.S. Kiwi has been engaged to float the ketch Otaki, if possible. Should she be successful, in doing so, she will tow her down to port. We understand that the ketch was driven ashore (about five miles south of White Rock) during a heavy gale, and has lost all her sails and both anchors. She was on her way from Wellington to Otaki, and had on board a full general cargo, most of which has been safely landed on the beach.

April 4, 1877 Three gentlemen left Wellington on a shooting excursion to Otaki last Thursday morning, and bagged between them in two days over one hundred and fifty duck. This we think for gentlemen not experts in the handling of fowlingpiece something extraordinary, and it speaks well for Otaki as a district for the enjoyment of sport.

All photos courtesy of the Alexander Turnbull Library.

TOGETHER The flexibility of the programme is tailored to the rangatahi in each intake, which includes: Confidence building Weaving Well being support Career guidance Drivers licensing CV writing Interview skills Numeracy and Literacy Life skills Food safety training Hua parakore Maara Kai

KATERA@TEPUNAORANGA-OTAKI.NZ

How can you get involved?

There are so many skills in our community that we have not yet tapped in to.

We are always looking for industry speakers – to share their journey and businesses to share what they are looking for in an employer.

Te Puna Oranga o Ōtaki are always looking for businesses who are interested in offering young people work experience opportunities.

This doesn’t have to be a long term opportunity and can be as little as a half a day Reach out to our team for more information katera@tepunaoranga-otaki.nz

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Media Muse Driving south towards the Capital of this little country at the bottom of the world, the news on the car radio reported that Finland, a smallish country at the top of the world, was joining NATO and a supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way had been caught on camera. Journalists, using their professional system of measurement developed over millions of news bulletins, estimated the hole’s size as being equal to 25 billion rugby fields.

They named it “The Gentle Giant” on account of it consuming the equivalent of just one grain of rice every million years. Fried or boiled?

They didn’t say.

Swerving to avoid some burk in a Putz who had stalled in the fast lane, turning it suddenly into the slow lane, I went into reality-check mode to pass the time. This supply chain issue crisis.

What was its real impact on social media? Had it been livestreamed on Facebook? Is it true that young people are not even using the phone as a phone any anymore? That sort of thing.

Supply chain issues due to Covid – and what isn’t due to Covid these days, even the prime minister has it, so much for vaccines ha ha – a lot of our stuff is held up on wharves in Singapore and Shanghai.

By Manakau’s Tom Frewen Thankfully, among the items that have snuck through is the Paws & Claws Flippy Fish toy.

Priced at an extremely reasonable $9.99, measuring 30cm by 12cm (a fraction of a rugby field in the standard television journalism measurement system), the Flippy Fish toy is designed to give your feline friend hours of fun, according to its manufacturers, the previously little-known Chinese firm of Paws and Claws Ltd. Their marketing department explains that the Flippy Fish is “touch-activated and flops like a real fish out of water.”

As in other parallel universes where the likes of ivory tower academics and government policy wonks live at a safe distance from reality, writing marketing copy for products designed to be used and/or consumed by pets requires a highly developed imagination.

Touch-activated sounds exciting. But so are many things in this digital world. Fresh fish for cats is any fish that has not yet begun to rot; most prefer their fish out of tins. Confronted with a fish larger than a sardine, recently landed and flipping and flopping through its death throes, a cat will do hissing, it will do backarching, it will do back-walking, yowling and

KĀPITI COAST DISTRICT COUNCIL MEETINGS IN JUNE 2022 Thursday

2 June

Audit and Risk Subcommittee Meeting

9.30am

Tuesday

7 June

Additional Council Meeting

1:30pm

Thursday

9 June

Strategy and Operations Committee Meeting

9.30am

Thursday

9 June

Campe Estate Subcommittee Meeting

2:30pm

Tuesday

14 June

Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti

9.30am

Tuesday

14 June

Waikanae Community Board Meeting

7.00pm

Thursday

16 June

Grants Allocation Subcommittee Meeting – Community Grants

9.30am

Tuesday

21 June

Ōtaki Community Board Meeting

7:00pm

Thursday

23 June

Appeals Hearing Committee

9.30am

Tuesday

28 June

7:00pm

Thursday

30 June

Paekākāriki Community Board Meeting Council Meeting

9:30am

Council Chambers, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu Council Chambers, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu Council Chambers, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu Mayor’s Office, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu Council Chambers, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu Waikanae Community Centre, Utauta Street, Waikanae Council Chambers, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu Gertrude Atmore Room, Memorial Hall, Main Street, Ōtaki Council Chambers, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu St Peter’s Hall, Beach Road, Paekākāriki Council Chambers, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu

Attendance at Meetings (1) Cancellation – Meetings are sometimes cancelled for a variety of reasons. To confirm whether a meeting is on, please ring the Senior Advisor Democracy Services on (04) 296 4700 or toll free on 0800 486 486.

(2) Venue – Please note that all meetings will be held in the Council Chambers, Civic Administration Building, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu, unless otherwise specified.

(3) Public Forum – a 25-minute session will be held before every Council and major committee meeting (9.00 am – 9.25 am) in which you can speak on any topic. Bookings are essential. Please book ahead with the Advisor Democracy Services – online booking form can be found on website.

(4) Public Speaking Time – Under Council’s Standing Orders (Appendix I) a period will be provided after the start of each meeting for Public Speaking Time to allow for oral submissions relating to agenda items, and at the end of meeting for other items not on the agenda. If you wish to address the Council or its Committees during Public Speaking Time, please book ahead with the Advisor Democracy Services and you will be given an approximate timeslot. People who book ahead for Public Speaking will be given precedence over those who do not.

(5) Live-streaming: Council and Standing Committee meetings are live-streamed.

(6) Agendas are available two days before the meeting at: • Our website www.kapiticoast.govt.nz; • Council’s Libraries and Service Centres.

bug-eyed snarling before racing away to hide under the house for three days.

Cats will not hang around long enough to smell the catnip inside the Flippy Fish, inserted along with the motorised unit in a removable pouch “to ensure outer skin can be washed.”

Yuk! Plastic! Cats would rather be washing their bottoms.

The inclusion of a free USB Charging Cable would be of absolutely no interest to cats. If you have trouble remembering passwords, imagine how hard it is for cat. A USB cable to recharge the Flippy Fish’s flip-flop mechanism’s battery? Forget it. Hit paws on that one ha ha.

Cats are old school in their media consumption patterns. They’ll sit on a newspaper or magazine but not on a phone or a iPad. A cat will walk on a keyboard but won’t play with a mouse ha ha. It’s not just the lack of opposable paws. They simply can’t be bothered with new technology. If cats could text you back they wouldn’t.

Paws and Claws Ltd’s final reason for purchasing their Flippy Fish toy is by far the least plausible: “Suitable for Cats Only.” Not only is the Flippy Fish not suitable for cats it is not suitable for anything, end of. The Flippy Fish is, by any measure, shite.

Now this: One of five West Coast men who cornered a burglar raiding a cottage on a farm near Hari Hari and sat on him until the cops arrived, said: “You couldn’t script it. It just got weirder and weirder. It felt like something out of a Yellowstone ranch scene.”

Yellowstone is a modern western television series set in Montana and now available for streaming on Neon. “It’s just like something out of a movie” is how people often describe dramatic scenes in the news. Now that the news has more bangs and crashes thanks to the proliferation of footage from cameras in mobile phones, dashcams, bodycams and CCTV, eye-witnesses on the news will soon be saying “It was just like something on the news.”

Eye-witnesses are a step up from the by-stander or the passer-by, chosen to represent a point-ofview in a sound bite. Eye-witnesses have actually seen events unfold, unlike sheets, newspapers and other things that fold. A by-stander, on the other hand, will only have heard a loud bang. A passer-by may have seen a person being loaded into an ambulance. There

will always be someone who says it’s always been a nice quiet street. And there will be a neighbour who’s never seen anything like it in 50 years.

TV news stories begin with the studio presenters announcing the latest crisis. They cross to the reporter for the human interest angle, typically a pregnant mum, innocent victim of medical misadventure, injustice, racial abuse or abuse of one kind or another.

Sound bites from “experts” quoting “new research” are followed by a snapshot of public opinion in random vox pops from bystanders and passersby. Finally, a live cross to the reporter for a hint of cleavage.

This news template, followed religiously night after night, backfired spectacularly on Newshub reporter, Juliet Speedy, when despatched to the streets of Christchurch to gather comment on a story reinforcing the line being peddled by the government and mainstream media that the protestors on Parliament’s lawn in February were just a bunch of crazy nutters, conspiracy theorists, stoners, dopers and no-hopers.

“While the protests initially started peacefully,” Newshub’s Wednesday 19 May 6pm bulletin stated, “they soon descended into violence and mayhem.” Backing up this plainly wrong assertion, Newshub’s supporting footage relied heavily on the dramatic scenes of the clash with police on the protest’s final day. The report continued: “Now new research has found a small group of social media accounts were responsible for most of the fake news being spread online towards the end of the protest.”

But a surprise lay in store for Speedy. When she sought reaction from people on the street, they told her to look in the mirror.

“Almost everyone we asked still don’t trust the mainstream media,” she reported. One young woman said that was “because they’re easily bought, they sell out to the highest bidder.

An elderly man with a natty moustache said “I don’t trust the mainsteam media. I think they’re influenced a great deal by things the government want them to say.”

Nailed it! The source of the “new research” was “The Disinformation Project”, part of Te Punaha Matatini, a multi-disciplinary research centre involving the country’s five main universities, which receives annual government funding of $3.3 million, nearly half of it paid out in salaries to the Government’s “investigators”.

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Māoriland Film Festival announces programme for 2022 Māoriland Film Festival celebrates the return of international filmmakers to Aotearoa to present their films at the largest international Indigenous film festival in the world.

The 9th annual film festival will present 106 films from 132 Indigenous nations over five days during Matariki (June 29 – July 3) with over 60 film screenings, industry and arts events.

The theme for this year’s festival is “He pitomata he pito ora” – The potential of life.

“We have all felt the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic and for filmmakers it has been a hugely disruptive time. Working through lockdowns the creative output from Indigenous filmmakers has resulted in the strongest MFF programme we’ve ever had. The potential has been released,” said Festival director Libby Hakaraia.

“During lockdowns filmmakers across the Indigenous world harnessed technology to continue creating and innovating. At the MFF2022 we celebrate films created during extraordinary circumstances including here in Aotearoa.”

The MFF2022 includes the festival premieres of feature and short films starting with the celebration of the reo Māori version of one of the most successful of all Disney films, The Lion King.

The Lion King Reo Māori is the second Disney feature to be reversioned in te Reo Māori by Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Chelsea Winstanley (Merata, Jo Jo Rabbit) and Tweedie Waititi (Moana Reo Māori, Rūrangi) of Matewa Media.

In a world first MFF2022 will feature a second te reo Māori animated feature film with the premiere of hit film ASTRO KID or TAMA KAIĀTEA. This film has been translated and voiced by talent in Ōtaki and produced at Māoriland. It also

features the voice of one of the stars of hugely popular podcast Taringa, Te Puaheiri Snowden.

Both reo Māori feature films will be screened on the grounds of the first Māori university in Aotearoa, te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki. The screenings will enable the four Kōhanga reo, two kura kaupapa and students from TWOR along with the bi-lingual units of two other Ōtaki schools to attend.

“We also expect many of our festival audience to attend these reo Maori feature film screenings and to be able to enjoy them regardless of whether they have much reo Māori understanding. They will be able to follow the films regardless. Māoriland is known as a way for the curious to explore Indigenous cultures and languages and feel safe doing so. Te reo Māori is also becoming increasingly important in the lives of all New Zealanders,” said Libby Hakaraia The multi awarded feature film The Drovers Wife written, directed, produced and starring Leah Purcell, a proudly Goa-Gunggari-Wakka Wakka Murri woman from Queensland Australia will lead out the feature drama films in MFF2022. The directors of many of the films at Māoriland are directed or produced by women including Millie Lies Low (Aotearoa), Night Raiders (Canada/ Aotearoa) and Whina (co-directed Aotearoa).

In keeping with this years theme of the MFF2022 He Pitomata He Pito Ora, the next generation of rangatahi Māori filmmakers will be celebrated in a special showcase event on Thursday 30 June

– He Waiora – the world premiere of the Ngā Pakiaka Incubator Programme.

Conceived during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 with support from the Sundance Institute and New Zealand Film Commission, the Ngā Pakiaka Incubator Programme worked with eight young filmmakers from Te Kao in the far far North to Ōtaki to produce their first professional short films. This event will be one to watch as it is exploding with emerging and established talent including Tioreore Ngatai Melbourne (Hunt For The Wilderpeople, Cousins, Whina), Richard Te Are (The Luminaries, Beyond the Veil), Max Crean (Mystic), music

by Marlon Williams and Nikau Wi Neera.

Whina is the highly anticipated biopic of the celebrated and controversial Dame Whina Cooper directed

by Paula Whetu Jones (Waru) and James Napier Roberston (The Dark Horse). Miriama McDowell (Coming Home In The Dark) and Rena Owen (Once Were Warriors) turn in riveting performances as the woman who would become known as Te Whaea o Te Motu / The Mother Of The Nation. Described as an astonishingly strong film of an amazing life.

Producer Tainui Stephens will host a NATIVE Minds panel on the making of the film on Sunday 3 July.

Other films screening at the festival include Tote Abuelo (Grandfather), a stunning and profound picture of Mexican life across generations, Portraits From a Fire – the best emerging film at Vancouver International Film Festival 2021, Canadian Screen Award Winner for Best Feature Film, Beans and multi-

award-winning Hawaiian feature films, WAIKIKI and Every Day In Kaimuki (Sundance 2022). These screen alongside ten short film programmes.

New Zealand films represent over a third of the programme with Millie Lies Low starring Ana Scotney (Cousins), psychological thriller Coming Home In The Dark (with Miriama McDowell, Daniel Gillies, Erik Thomson and Matthias Luafutu), Canada-New Zealand co-production Night Raiders and Closing Night Film, Whetū Marama: Bright Star.

Whetū Marama: Bright Star celebrates the life and work of Sir Hekenukumai Busby in reclaiming the lost art of traditional Māori voyaging, sailing the vast Pacific and navigating by the stars.

The Māoriland Keynote at the historic Rangiātea Church will be given on Sunday afternoon by Te Waihoroi Shortland, film actor, writer, broadcaster, reo Māori expert and master orator. Māori producer and broadcaster Tainui Stephens has spent over 40 years working with Waihoroi describes him as a man who has used his expertise in te reo Māori to “make a profound mark in Māori broadcasting” – “He dispenses forthright opinion, wisdom and gut-bustingly funny humour in equal measure.”

Past keynote speakers are Tainui Stephens, Lawrence Makoare, Larry Parr, Julian and Mabelle Dennison, Rawiri Paratene, Heperi and Awatea Mita, Temuera Morrison and Rena Owen.

The Māoriland Film Festival runs from 29 June–July 3 as part of Matariki Ramaroa – Kāpiti Light Arts Festival. Tickets will be available from 18 May on iTicket.

Web: https://mff.maorilandfilm.co.nz Tickets: https://www.iticket.co.nz/go-to/ maoriland-film-festival Trailer: https://youtu.be/GwCdC5RTUqE

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Kia ora from the Ōtaki Public Library – Te Wharepukapuka o Ōtaki

Dark Rise

Take Me With You When You Go

Again, Rachel

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by C. S. Pacat

by David Levithan and Jennifer Niven

by Marian Keyes

by Nick Theobald and Paora Walker

This is the first in a new series by the Australian teen writer. A thrilling good vs evil fantasy adventure story, it brings together Will and Violet, who are not trusted by either side. Set in an alternative early 19th century London in which ordinary humans struggle to survive, the protagonists discover talents they didn›t realise they had, and set out to try and change the world. What sets this apart from the usual run of fantasy novels is the quality of the writing and the complexity of the plot. I am looking forward to the next instalment.

Ezra Ahern wakes up one day to find his 18 year old sister Bea, gone, vanished without explanation to their parents, or her boyfriend. Fortunately she has left a hidden note with an email address for Ezra and the entire novel unfolds through their email correspondence, a device handled very skilfully. It allows us to discover gradually the depth of relationship between the two siblings, the terrible cruelty and abuse they have been facing mostly at the hands of their stepfather, and the complicated realities of the relationships left behind. It seems Bea left not only to escape the domestically violent household but also to meet up with a potential partner she met online, but a plot twist at this point launches us into an even more emotionally challenging landscape.

The only criticism I have is that while the story very realistically addresses an abusive family situation the ends of the plot come together in a way I found a little too ‘pat’, although it was also a relief.

A really excellent and sensitive treatment of how abuse impacts on young people.

It left me wanting to read more of David Levithan’s Young Adult novels.

I read the first of the ‘Rachel’ novels in a youth hostel in Gisborne when it was pouring with rain too persistently to do the sightseeing I had planned as a recent arrival in New Zealand. I needed to be distracted and ‘Rachel’s Holiday’, although a serious treatment of drug addiction themes and issues, also contained so many laugh out loud moments mostly through the endearingly daft antics of the Walsh extended family.

So I was eager to come to grips with the latest instalment, ‘Again, Rachel’. We meet Rachel many years after she has conquered her drug demons and become a drug/addiction counsellor herself. She is also divorced from Luke, and has a new boyfriend Quin. Mid-life crisis averted yes? Knowing Rachel however, emotional complexities and unravellings are never far away, and always come with their comic side. Alongside her unfolding angst are many amusing and poignant portraits of the various residents of the rehab centre she works in. I won’t spoil the ending but really, it’s a great read for a rainy day, preferably tucked up in bed with tea and toast.

This tiny book packs a real punch in practicality and coverage of daily life situations and needs when it comes to imparting useful phrases in te reo Māori.

From a guide to pronunciation, to phrases for meeting and greeting, discussing the weather, going shopping, talking business and romance, there’s something for just about every context of life, laid out in a user-friendly format. Have fun and learn more in your journey towards mastering one of New Zealand’s three official languages. It’s definitely inspiring me!

Canine Kennel Cough What is Kennel Cough?

Kennel cough is a highly contagious, upper respiratory infection, affecting dogs only. We are seeing a number of cases of Kennel cough currently.

Some of the symptoms to look out for: • loud, “honking” type cough which can last several weeks • loss of appetite • lack of energy • retching or hacking • nasal or eye discharge What should I do?

If your dog shows any clinical symptoms or has been in contact with another dog that has canine cough, it is best to isolate your dog at home. Contact your vet advice.

Your veterinarian may suggest a consultation to assess the patient (especially if your dog has other conditions such as heart disease). Medications such as antibiotics are usually dispensed if your dog has signs of secondary bacterial infection such as a fever or lack of appetite or for higher-risk patients ie senior dogs etc. A cough suppressant may also be prescribed in some cases.

Due to infectious nature, your vet may ask you to wait with your dog in the carpark, if he/she has suspected kennel cough, rather than taking him/her into the practice, when you arrive for your consultation.

How is kennel cough transmitted?

Any places where dogs socialise, dogs can be infected. This includes boarding kennels, training classes, doggie daycare, dog shows, parks and beaches etc.

Dog-to-dog contact through sniffing, sneezing, coughing and sharing water bowls are common ways of disease transmission. Discharges from an infected dog (like coughing) spread diseasecausing organisms into the environment.

These may readily infect other dogs.

Time from exposure to onset of clinical signs can be between 3–10 days.

Most dogs recover from kennel cough within three weeks and should be isolated at least until symptoms have disappeared.

Infected dogs can remain contagious and continue to spread infectious organisms for extended periods even after recovery from the infection.

Any susceptible dog that contacts another infected dog, or a dog not yet showing clinical signs, or a contaminated surface, is at risk of catching canine cough.

How do I prevent it?

The kennel cough vaccine is an important part of your dog’s healthcare plan. While it does not always prevent kennel cough, it will reduce the severity of kennel cough symptoms. If your dog is due for a kennel cough vaccine please contact us for an appointment 06 364 6941.

Kennel cough is not transmissible to humans and masks should not be placed on our dogs.

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Quiet month for Fire Brigade

BY FRANK NEILL The Ōtaki Fire Brigade had a quieter month during April, attending 22 call outs. That compared with 25 calls during March and 30 during January, although there were only 18 calls during February.

There were two calls to properties in April and 10 calls to rubbish, grass and scrub fires. Private fire alarms activating resulted in two call outs.

The brigade attended two medical emergencies and assisted other fire brigades on four occasions.

A “good intent” call also received a response from the brigade. A “good intent” call is when callers report an emergency but when the brigade arrives it finds that it is not.

There was also one special service call, which includes events not fitting the above categories, such as helicopter landings and lines down.

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Social media fraud the ‘new theft’

BY FRANK NEILL People are continuing to lose money they pay for items advertised on social media when the seller does not deliver the item to them.

Calls to the Police’s 105 telephone number about this method of stealing “are the ones we are seeing come through the most,” says the Police’s Acting Officerin-charge of Ōtaki, Sergeant Shaun Stout.

This type of fraud “is the new theft,” he says.

It happens when people see an item, usually on a Facebook marketplace, and then give the person advertising the sale their bank or credit card details, sometimes including the password.

“If you are giving that information away to a stranger over the phone it’s usually not good.”

Rather than paying for items sight unseen, “go and have a look at it or arrange for someone to look at it,” Sergeant Stout advises.

If it’s a vehicle you want to buy, “arrange to have it checked by VTNZ or the AA. If the seller is reluctant to do that, perhaps it’s not a legitimate sale.”

Before giving someone money or your bank or credit card details “it pays to look at their history. It pays to do your homework. Have a look at their Facebook profile.

“Be aware of the information you are handing out and who you are giving it to.”

Rather than arranging payment remotely, it is worth considering paying cash or doing a bank transfer using a mobile app, which allows you to organise an instant transfer of funds, and do this on delivery of the item you are buying.

“These online fraudsters are very clever at covering their tracks. It can be very difficult to apprehend a suspect and prosecute them.

“It is difficult to get a good outcome for the victim.”

Thefts from vehicles and of vehicles continues to be a problem in Ōtaki, Sergeant Stout says.

It is difficult for Police to catch the offenders due to a lack of forensic opportunities, and Police did not have any leads on the recent spate of this offending when the Ōtaki Mail went to print.

The Police would be keen to receive any information from people who witness anyone acting suspiciously around vehicles.

“It comes down to people employing extra security measures,” Sergeant Stout says.

Three security measures he suggested people consider

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A 49-year-old man was injured when the Honda he was driving crashed into a stationary truck and trailer unit on Rangiuru Road at about 7:30pm on 4 May. The man was taken to Palmerston North Hospital with injuries to his head and legs following the accident.

Alcohol was not a factor in the crash and neither was speed, and Police investigations were continuing when the Ōtaki Mail went to print.

After a Subaru lost control and collided with a power pole on Riverbank Road at about 5pm on 14 May, the driver left the scene on foot.

Just after the driver turned into Riverbank Road, the car skidded of the street and into a power pole and street sign.

The car then spun around and ended up on the other side of the road. Both the car and the power pole were extensively damaged.

The man driving the car was observed trying to remove the car’s battery from before fleeing on foot.

Police were still investigating the crash when this paper went to print.

On 9 May a 20-year-old man was stopped by Police on Marine Parade because he was carrying a Samurai sword.

When asked why he was carrying the sword, the man said it was for fashion.

He surrendered the sword to Police without an issue and they gave him a ride home.

“He did not realise the implications of carrying a weapon or something that could be perceived as a weapon in public,” Sergeant Stout said.

The main calls for service during the month to 17 May were for family harm incidents. At 29 incidents for the month that averaged around one a day.

Police issued a number of Police Safety Orders, which is what happens if Police suspect an incident is likely to have occurred by cannot prove it.

The standard conditions of a Police Safety Order include a requirement that the person cannot contact the protected party for a specified time – between 24 hours and 10 days. The order is enforceable with arrest.

Police had a “big focus” on breath testing during the month. “We had a good rate of compliance in the last month,” Sergeant Shaw said.

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