Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine 2012

WAIRARAPA ISSN 1178-4806

Lifestyle

SPRING 2012 ISSUE #27

Featherston & Coast • Martinborough • Greytown • Carterton • Gladstone • Masterton & Coast

Spring is in the air...

Life and Leisure in the Wairarapa - FEATURING Spring Festivals & Events • Spring Dining Guide • Wine & Olive Oil Directory • People Profiles plus lots more...

time to toast martinborough Your FREE guide to take home - Read the magazine online - www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

Governors Green, Greytown, Wairarapa

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• Relaxed covenants to protect your investment

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• Only one hours drive to central Wellington

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• Easy access for the commuter (both road and train)

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• Adjacent to the Greytown-Woodside walking and cycling trail • Sealed roads, broad swales and railed fences

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y motivation for gardening reached an all time zero this winter as the rain continued unabated and drowned most of my vegetables. After weeks of rain I decided to put the vegetable beds to sleep with lots of mulch and manure and now they are full of worms and almost ready for spring and warm weather that, hopefully, will be here very soon.

With the advent of spring and summer we see the return of many festivals and new events, starting with Toast Martinborough in November, when 10,000 visitors will flood the tiny village for a day of fine food and wine.

The Wharekauhau Wine and Food Society Market launches in Martinborough this spring and is expected to bring big benefits to the community. Held at Te Kairanga Wines, the market is beginning Sunday, 11 November and will be held on the first Sunday of each month, showcasing local food, wine, as well as local arts and crafts.

In this issue we feature many and varied interesting people and places that make our region so unique.

Looking out of my office window I can see blossom on the fruit trees which means spring is just around the corner.

I hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to seeing you in Summer.

Cheers Raewyn.

CONTENTS 5 - Toast Martinborough 6 - Snippets 10 - La De Da Music Festival

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12 - Tranzit Gourmet Wine Tour 14 - Profile Bill Foley 16 - Jayrem Records 18 - Julie Saunders

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20 - Carrington House Garden Tour 22 - Black Beauties of Troy 24 - Heidi Holbrook 26 - Moon over Martinborough

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30 - AMP Show 32 - A Fairway of Life 33 - Spring Dining Guide 18

38 - Wines from Martinborough 40 - Olive Oli Directory 42 - North Wairarapa Wines 43 - Lifestyle ... the Directory

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WAIRARAPA ISSN 1178-4806

Lifestyle

SPRING 2012 ISSUE #27

Featherston & Coast • Martinborough • Greytown • Carterton • Gladstone • Masterton & Coast

Cover Photography: Mike Heydon - Jet Productions www.jetproductions.co.nz

Spring is in the air...

Life and Leisure in the Wairarapa - FEATURING Spring Festivals & Events • Spring Dining Guide • Wine & Olive Oil Directory • People Profiles plus lots more...

time to toast martinborough Your FREE guide to take home - Read the magazine online - www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

Writers & Photographers: Katie Farman, Jared Gulian, Tanya Katterns, Julia Mahony, Tina Finn.

Published by Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine Limited www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz Editor & Creative Director: Raewyn Watson Ph: 027 308 6071 email: raewyn@wairarapalifestyle.co.nz Accounts & Production: Nic Hicks Ph: 027 308 6043 email: nic@wairarapalifestyle.co.nz Printed by PMP Christchurch 4 - Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SPRING 2012 Issue #27

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46 - Events & Advertisers’ Directory 47 - Wairarapa Map

NEXT ISSUE SUMMER #28 OUT 1ST DECEMBER 2012 For all Advertising enquiries for SUMMER Issue #28 Contact Raewyn Watson 027 308 6071 or E: raewyn@wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

TOAST Martinborough gets ready for 2012 As well as delivering a superb visitor experience, Toast has raised the region’s profile and put Martinborough on the map as a boutique winegrowing area producing world-class wines.

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“In 2011 they were all snapped up very quickly,” says Rachael.

“Anyone wanting guaranteed tickets should become a Friend of Martinborough. For a small annual fee, this gives them access to up to six tickets for the two weeks before they go on public sale, as well as a number of other benefits.”

Rachael comments that the festival offers significant benefits for the Wairarapa community.

“It’s a real success story for the vineyards, the village and the region,” she says. “As well as delivering a superb visitor experience, it has raised the region’s profile and put Martinborough on the map as a boutique winegrowing area producing world-class wines.

“It also generates income for the wider region through the huge range of visitor experiences that Wairarapa has to offer, from cafes, bars and boutique shopping to a variety of outdoor activities.

In addition, accommodation providers are fully booked months in advance, which is no surprise given that about 3000 festival-goers spend at least one night in Wairarapa.” he festival makes a considerable financial contribution to the community, donating to groups that help on the day and to organisations backing local projects, such as a power supply upgrade in Martinborough Square and establishing the Martinborough Medical Centre.

Tickets for the 2012 Toast Martinborough will be available from www.ticketek.co.nz or 0800 TICKETEK from 9am on Wednesday 3 October.

For more information contact Rachael Fletcher, Toast Martinborough general manager Phone 06 306 9183 or 021 586 278

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o be held on Sunday 18 November, Toast Martinborough will offer 10,000 ticket-holders the opportunity to sample fine wines at 10 award-winning vineyards, while enjoying gourmet food and live music at each venue.

“Toast Martinborough has a well established reputation among wine and food connoisseurs as the place to be on the third Sunday in November,” says Rachael Fletcher, Toast Martinborough’s general manager. “We look forward to seeing familiar faces from festivals past, and welcoming newcomers to their first Toast experience. It promises to be another fantastic day out.”

The vineyards participating in the 2012 event are Alana Estate, Ata Rangi, Escarpment, Margrain Vineyard, Martinborough Vineyard/ Burnt Spur, Muirlea Rise, Palliser Estate, Te Kairanga, Tirohana Estate and Vynfields.

Food will be provided by leading caterers and restaurateurs from the Wellington and Wairarapa regions, including Ruth Pretty Catering, Bar Saluté, Chameleon and Wharekauhau, and entertainment by popular artists including The Beat Girls, The Warratahs, Uncle Monkey, Vinyl Bison, That 80s Band, Twinset and The Eggs.

“As part of our commitment to being a responsible host, we’ve also introduced a few changes to ensure an enjoyable festival experience for all,” says Rachael. “For example, ticket-holders will need to wear Toast Martinborough wristbands to gain access to the festival sites, and any bottles of wine they buy at the end of the day will be delivered the following week rather than given to them to take away.”

Established in 1992, Toast Martinborough has become an increasingly popular event, with tickets now selling out within minutes.

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Wairarapa Wine Centre finds new home

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ohner Estate Vineyard, located at the end of Dakins Road, Gladstone, is a favourite destination for wine lovers from around the Wairarapa, the Wellington region and overseas visitors alike.

Famous for its friendly, knowledgable tasting room hosts, generous tasting samples and delicious wines Johner Estate is now embarking Christin and Mandy who work in the tasting room on a new venture. Johner Estate owner and celebrated wine maker Karl Heinz Johner has decided to reopen the Wairarapa Wine Centre to seamlessly integrate with his existing tasting room at the vineyard beside the Ruamahanga River.

The Wairarapa Wine Centre was previously located in the historic Old Library building on Main Street in Greytown showcasing a wonderful range of quality regional wines often from smaller vineyards that otherwise would struggle to reach the market and this is the continuing philosophy. Some delightful, handcrafted wines will be for sale alongside local olive oil and artisan produce carefully selected to offer visitors a sample of the stunning quality available in the Wairarapa.

Selected wines from further afield will also be offered including Matakana’s ‘Providence’ and Martinborough’s ‘Dry River’. Bijou Estate, Blairpatrick Estate, Fairmont and Cottier will be made available, amongst others, to followers of these boutique vineyards and as the tasting room is open 10 to 4.30 daily, year round, finding a nice afternoon to visit will be easy. All 15 or so of Karl Johner’s wines will all still be available with some exciting new vintages about to be released.

Johner Estate wines have great depth, structure and elegance representing Karl’s European roots combined with the intense fruit characteristics made possible by the New Zealand terroir.

September marks the official re-opening of the Wairarapa Wine Centre with upcoming events to include a grand opening in early December, guest vintners and special tasting events publicised on www.johner-estate.com and via an emailing list which you are invited to join by calling Johner Estate on 06 370 8217.

Maree McManaway and Rachelle McIntyre

Making steps for MS

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fter meeting and coaching multiple sclerosis sufferer Rachelle McIntyre, life coach Maree McManaway had nothing but admiration and respect for Rachelle’s courage and determination.

She had been thinking of ways to give back to the community and Rachelle became the obvious focus for a fundraising event.

Rachelle and Maree are challenging as many people as possible to take a walk up to one of the most beautiful viewing platforms the Wairarapa has to offer. Mount Dick – at the end of Dalefield Road in Carterton.

Join Maree on 3 March 2013 for what is set to be a fun-filled, memorable time. Gain self satisfaction in helping such a worthwhile cause, a sense of achievement and togetherness.

There will be spot prizes and celebrity guests. Live music will echo across the valley. So gather up your family and friends and visit the Facebook page Life Coach Maree McManaway to register, email lyf4u@ihug.co.nz or leave a message at 06 379 8433.

The trek up Mount Dick may not be a walk in the park for some but neither is living with MS, so give it your best and support this journey for a cause.

Pukaha Mount Bruce Garden Tour 2012 ukaha Mount Bruce invites you to support our fundraising event to help keep our Pukaha wildlife safe. A wonderful weekend - 10th and 11th of November 2012 - exploring some of the most beautiful gardens of the Wairarapa.

This year’s event will be even better than the highly successful 2010 garden tour! The gardens even more beautiful, the price even better, and now TWO days to explore!

For just $40 you can visit around a dozen gardens, each one special in some way. Some gardens are not usually open to the public – and who can blame the owners for wanting to keep them to themselves. Others are open to the public or groups – but this is your opportunity to enjoy it – all included in the price of just $40 for the two day garden tour. ! Pukaha are very grateful to the garden owners for being kind enough to open their gardens.

Each garden is not too far from the last – so you can meander your way around by car, following the map provided, taking your time to enjoy each of the wonderful gardens. Lunch and refreshments will be available to purchase at some of the gardens to recharge you for the rest of your garden road trip!

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Parera - taken during the 2010 Bird and Garden Tour The garden tour is definitely a must for anyone who loves gardens, loves day trips or just loves getting out and about. Plus, it all goes towards supporting Pukaha’s Mount Bruce’s wonderful wildlife.

For more information please see www.pukaha.org.nz.

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Speed of Life Hedley Books hosts the New Zealand launch of David Bowie and Masayoshi Sukita’s photographic ensemble.

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n Tuesday 4 September 2012 Hedleys Bookshop will host the exclusive New Zealand launch of the limited edition photographic book SPEED OF LIFE, a 40-year collaboration between musician, actor and producer David Bowie and his lifelong friend, photographer and designer Masayoshi Sukita.

The launch coincides with the opening of HedSpace, a new gallery space in Hedley’s Bookshop, Masterton, heralding a new approach to bookselling.

Masayoshi Sukita, soon to be the subject of a 40-year retrospective at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, will be in New Zealand for just three days and will make his only formal New Zealand appearance in Masterton. The Speed of Life photographic exhibition opens to the public from 5 September to 6 October 2012.

Sukita-san is probably most well-

known for his iconic images taken for the Heroes LP sleeve. These photos were taken in Japan in 1977. However, more than 350 photographs adorn the book, mostly unseen before, offering an extensive visual account of Bowie’s remarkable career from 1972 to the present day. The 300-page photo essay, published by Genesis Publications UK, is captioned with the author’s own recollections and memories, and is the first book to highlight Bowie’s ongoing relationship with Japan and its influence on his work. Both Bowie and Sukita have signed each copy, and a specially created 7” vinyl single, with parts 1 and 2 of Bowie’s 1980 recording ‘It’s No Game’, is inserted with the book.

“It’s very hard for me to accept that Sukita-san has been snapping away at me since 1972 but that really is the case… May he click into eternity’, Bowie said. www.hedleysbooks.co.nz

Tranzit’s first brand change in 28 years.

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ranzit today unveiled the biggest change to their brand in the company’s history.

The refreshed identity is designed to enable an alignment between the quality of experience offered by Tranzit and the organisation’s visual identity.

Tranzit’s managing director, Paul Snelgrove, says “moving forward from our teams’ success during the Rugby World Cup, the directors and family thought it the right time to bring our brand into the 21st century, we need to look fresher, like we’re moving with our customers”.

In early 2012 Tranzit engaged Wellington designers DNA to assist them in redeveloping their current brand. “The new logo design is clean, fresh, modern; and most significantly, the arrow design represents our company moving forward.” says Paul.

The colours depict the natural landscape colours of New Zealand which the Tranzit vehicles and drivers are lucky enough to travel past every day.

The arrows on the front and rear of the vehicles represent the many directions Tranzit travel in every day and their ability to change direction swiftly.

The rebrand covers all areas including their Coachlines, Tours and Citylink services. www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

Over the next few months there will be a steady nationwide rollout of the new livery on vehicles, building signage and uniforms across all regions; Wellington, Wairarapa, Manawatu, Wanganui and Taranaki. The website will also be refreshed over the next month. With 500 coaches in our fleet this change will not happen overnight but it’s an exciting time ahead for our company,” says Paul.

Tranzit Group, founded in 1924, is one of the largest family owned coach companies in New Zealand. Tranzit employs around 600 staff and operates over 500 vehicles nationwide.

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A spring garden, a glass of something cool, and a dashing blue-eyed singer pouring out love songs in the mode of Frank Sinatra and The Rat Pack …it doesn’t get much better than this, and it’s the experience new Greytonian Steve Carlin is planning to roll out at the 8th Greytown Arts Festival this Labour Weekend.

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he concert will be in his back garden at Armstrong’s Saddlery, the historic former saddlery on Main St, which he and partner Sandra fell in love with last year and which the couple plan to open as The Saddlery bed and breakfast later this year.

“We always knew that one day we would move out of Wellington to settle, and this place looked like it would make a great family home, as well as a bed and breakfast, which was also in the back of our minds,” he says.

Steve had already got a taste of Wairarapa having played at weddings, events and local venues with Uncle Monkey, the enduring three-man covers band that he’s been part of since the 1990s, and for which he sings and plays drums.

His affinity with jazz and swing came from listening to his dad’s Glen Miller records from an early age. He joined the school jazz band at Whakatane High School but the discovery that he could sing came much later when, in time honored tradition, he took to the

crooning fest karaoke machine and wowed the crowd with his rendition of ‘Mack the Knife’.

An audience member suggested he sing at their work Christmas party, which just happened to be at Saatchi & Saatchi’s Wellington headquarters: “I’d never sung Frank Sinatra before and there I was playing one of the big corporate functions of the year,” he says, “and I loved it!”

A seasoned traveller who appreciates the fresh insights you can get when away from your regular surroundings, Steve had another lightbulb moment while listening to some “phenomenal” local music in Rio de Janeiro.

A Lifestyle Development the Governor Would Have Been Proud Of

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major new rural residential development is underway at the southern end of Greytown and is a big vote of confidence in both the properties for sale and Greytown itself.

‘Governor’s Green’ appropriately enough, is named after New Zealand’s third governor, Sir George Grey, who was instrumental in creating Greytown. It comprises 17 lots ranging in size from 1.4 hectares to 5.8 hectares.

Developers Mike Welch, Clarry Nicholl and Chris Stone intend it to be a premium rural residential development (with covenants relating to the size and standard of the homes to protect purchasers’ investments).

With tree plantings, an attractive entrance way, wood railing fencing on the road edges (with standard post and wire fences on the other boundaries), and underground power and phone.

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“I decided that I needed to bring cabaret to Wellington and worked out I would have to create my own dinner and dance show,” he says.

Over three months, Steve built up his song list from five tunes to a fullblown crooning repertoire complete with jokes and banter. His show played at The Establishment, upstairs in Courtenay Place in 2009 and 2010, and he has been casting his spell over audiences across New Zealand and Australia ever since, calling his business ‘Crooner Central’.

Steve hopes his backyard concert will switch more people onto this “classy, timeless” style of music: “to be an ardent fan of Sinatra or that style. It’s just all about having a nice day in the garden and setting a tone for the day.”

The show is one of many music, art and street and community events happening in the town from 18-22 October for the festival, including a concert by local musicians who have all created new pieces based on the festival theme of ‘The Last Piece’; ‘Tape Art’ installation; a community treasure hunt, and the avant-garde puppet play ‘The Kitchen at the End of the World’.

Steve Carlin performs at 174 Main St on Saturday 20 October at 3pm, and also plays Toast Martinborough at Martinborough Vineyard this summer.

Check out www.greytownartsfestival. co.nz, for full programme and booking details, and follow the Facebook page.

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farmland with views west to the Tararuas and east to the hills.

All of the sections are on well-drained, flat land with each lot having its own bore giving it a dedicated water supply and 10 of the sections also have a water race running through them, providing a year-round supply of water for stock.

Clarry Nicholl says, “The location of Governor’s Green at the south end of Greytown is a real advantage for commuters, it’s only one hour’s drive to central Wellington, or alternatively there’s the train. Also the large sections lend themselves to all sorts of possibilities, from retired farmers who would like to keep some stock, to city dwellers looking for that extra space to grow grapes, olives or to keep horses on”. In fact, Stage One of the newly opened cycle trail between Greytown and Woodside Railway Station runs along the northern edge of the development, marked by some mature oak trees.

It’s also just a short walk or bike into the centre of Greytown via West or Cotter Streets to visit one of the many fine local cafés or restaurants.

Mike Welch says, “Underpinning the appeal of Governor’s Green is Greytown itself. We have enormous confidence in Greytown. It continues to go ahead and we think it has a very bright future”.

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Online society puts Martinborough centre stage

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hen the Wharekauhau Wine and Food Society Market launches in Martinborough this spring, it is also expected to bring big benefits to the community.

Te Kairanga Wines cellar door sales and event manager Donna Knight says the market’s beginning at TK on Sunday, 11 November and then being held on the first Sunday of each month thereafter , will showcase local food, wine, as well as local arts and crafts. The markets will also coincide with the revamp of TK’s tasting room.

“We want to showcase Wairarapa produce in a setting that we love,” says Donna. “To date we’ve got an eclectic mix of local food producers from olive oils and locally sourced meats to in season fruit and vegetables.”

“At the same time we want to try and help the community.”

The markets have been established as part of the Wharekauhau Wine and Food Society, an online website offering members deals, promotions and access to its new online wine store. The site will also promote luxury Wharekauhau Lodge and Country Estate in south Wairarapa, which is partly owned by entrepreneurial American Bill Foley, as well as his other New Zealand owned wineries including Te Kairanga in Martinborough.

New Zealand based chief executive of Foley Family Wines, Mark Turnbull, told Wairarapa Lifestyle magazine The Society would become a vehicle through which the community would also benefit. He said the stallholders fee of $100 will be donated to the Martinborough Volunteer Fire Brigade while the Wharekauhau Wine and Food Society’s second fundraising event - a golf tournament on November 13 at the Martinborough Golf Club – will also see

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net proceeds being donated to the fire brigade. These two charity events, and The Society’s Lunch at Te Kairanga on November 17 will lead into Toast Martinborough on November 18 creating a week of festivities for the boutique wine village and for those passionate about wine and food.

The online society – which is free to join - currently has 3500 members. Mr Turnbull’s aim is to grow that figure to 10,000 by Christmas. Later this year details of three scholarships – a culinary scholarship with Wharekauhau Country Estate, a wine making scholarship with Foley Family Wines and an arts scholarship – will also be announced. For more information visit www.thesociety.co.nz

A1 Homes charity build to raise funds for Cancer Society and volunteer fire brigades

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he first charity house sold at no-reserve auction raised around $80,000 for Ronald McDonald house thanks to the Dugdale Charitable Trust, Milestone Homes and all those other supporters in the Wairarapa community. Now Chris and Warwick Dugdale and A1 Homes are spearheading another charity house build project in Carterton, this time to raise funds for Cancer Society Wairarapa and all the local volunteer fire brigades.

Chris says she loves being able to do these projects and she is glad that they have a positive spin-off for the community.

“It’s a total team effort. All the builders, plumbers and everybody else discounted on donated items and time and their contribution came together to raise $80,000 last time,” says Chris.

A1 Homes has come onboard with the latest project at 264 High Street South and there will be a range of contractors and helpers pitching in to help build this house as economically as possible so that they can make a large profit for charity when it comes time to sell.

The Cancer Society Wairarapa and Wairarapa Volunteer Fire Brigades are inviting everybody to help make a difference with this A1 Homes charity build.

“There would be few of us in this community that have not been touched by cancer in some way, and we can all appreciate the importance of supporting our fire fighters. Helping this building project is a great way to reach out to two of our most deserving local charities,” says Anna Cardno of Cancer Society Wairarapa.

There are several ways individuals or organisations can be involved in A1 Homes community venture by making donations, providing necessary goods and services for the project, or advertising to promote businesses on the Charity Build media pages or display posters. People are invited to come along to public event days as www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

the build takes place and of course someone will become the lucky new owner of the finished property.

“To make this charity build a fabulous success A1 Homes needs your support. All sponsors will be widely promoted throughout the course of the project, but – even better – you will have the satisfaction of knowing you have helped meet the needs of our community,” says Anna.

Members of the public are invited to register their particular home-build skills and there will be advertised Volunteer Days for everyone to come along and help with the project.

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Chris Dugdale with the teams from A1 Homes and Wairarapa Volunteer Fire Brigades Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SPRING 2012 Issue #27 - 9

La De Da brand bigger than a buzz-word To make it in the music festival industry you need more than a great venue and a great line-up.

By Natalie Finnigan.

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he promoters of New Year’s Eve music festival La De Da have both of these elements locked down, but they discovered early on their success was dependent on building a brand with a broader reach than the two days either side of December 31.

La De Da has been hosted in Martinborough for the past two years by Wellingtonian ‘eventrepreneurs’ Josh Mossman and Daniel Warwick.

Although it was the first festival they had run, La De Da 2010 was a huge success, something Josh attributes to their determination and a good understanding of their market.

“Dano and I are in our 20s, we listen to the music we’re promoting, we go to festivals ourselves - we know what our generation want,” he says.

Furthermore, they know how to tell them about it.

From the moment Josh and Daniel had confirmed the date and venue of La De Da 2010, everyone in their online social networks knew about it.

Three years later over 26,000 people ‘like’ their Facebook page, a good effort for a promoter and stage/sound manager who have no formal social media training.

Festival manager Kate Goddard says it’s one thing to tell people how great your product is, but it’s another thing entirely to hand over the reigns and have them drive the brand.

She says their conscious decision to acknowledge feedback, be it positive or negative, has been a large factor in their online success.

Case in point – La De Da 2011/12. Though their first festival went without a hitch, last year’s was drenched during one of the wettest New Years on record, turning the green fields of Daisybank Farm into a sea of mud.

Kate says the beauty of Facebook and Twitter in these situations is that it’s a direct line between festival goers and promoters.

“People were checking whether we were still on, discussing where they could get wet weather gear, asking about transport and how it was affected, and keeping us in the loop about what was going on around the site.”

Josh agrees.

“Giving your audience the power to direct the conversation may be a risky strategy but I think it’s the key to building a brand that’s bigger than a buzzword.”

This approach is also helping to ensure that Josh and Daniel’s other promotions achieve the same level of success as La De Da. Although the New Years Eve festival is their focus, La De Da is a broader brand which incorporates a large number of events throughout New Zealand every year.

In the past few years Josh has brought a number of hip-hop, drum and bass, and dubstep artists to New Zealand for the first time, much to the delight of their fans who had never had the opportunity to see them before.

“It’s good for us, good for the fans, and good for the music industry,” he says.

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artinborough businesses have also benefited, reporting big increases in profit over the New Year period since the festival first arrived in the Wairarapa.

Josh says there is a lot of preparation involved in getting Martinborough ready to play host to La De Da, but he’s been blown away by the support from a majority of locals.

“We’ve had so much help from people in the Wairarapa and our festival-goers love the hospitality and good atmosphere over here – we’re stoked that Martinborough is the home of La De Da and we hope it will stay that way.”

Win a VIP experience for 2 at La De Da! Celebrate New Year’s in style this year in the beautiful Wairarapa.

Thanks to La De Da, Wairarapa Lifestyle magazine has

2 x VIP tickets with VIP camping and a

$100 bar tab to spend at La De Vino - the festival wine bar - a prize pack valued at over $900.

To enter simply email info@ladeda.co.nz with the subject: LA DE DA VIP GIVEAWAY, include your name and phone number in the email. Entries must be received before November 15th 2012.

Winners will be announced in the Summer issue of Wairarapa Lifestyle magazine.

WINE DAY OUT MADE EASY

Murdoch James Estate in Martinborough is THE place to visit when taking a trip through the Wairarapa.

Located 10 minutes from the Martinborough hub of wineries, Murdoch James Estate offers a destination worth taking the whole afternoon out to enjoy.

Recently expanded with the purchase of new vineyards as well as upgrades to the cellar door and on-site restaurant, visitors can still expect superb personal service and attention.

"They made us feel as if we were their most important guests all day" exclaimed one visitor after enjoying the Wairarapa's only hosted Grape to Glass Wine Tour.

Highly praised around the globe, Murdoch James Estate's Grape to Glass Wine Tour begins in the vineyard, moves through a new, state of the art winery, and down to underground barrel caves and wine cellars, tasting a range of wines along the way.

A day out made easy, visitors often follow the wine tour with a leisurely lunch at the vineyard’s on-site restaurant Bloom, making for a top-notch experience all round.

"The wine is fabulous! The restaurant Bloom is gorgeous, and the meal provided was divine. The estate is lovely and peaceful, and simply beautiful. A must visit!"

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Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SPRING 2012 Issue #27 - 11

Boutique Bliss Tranzit Tours – Martinborough Gourmet Wine Tour Katie Farman enjoys the charms of boutique wine village Martinborough and its flagship wine Pinot Noir thanks to the Tranzit Martinborough Gourmet Wine Tour.

Katie Farman tasting wine on the tour.

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efore you pour the first glass of Pinot Noir this Friday night, take a moment to think about when and where it was made. What were the conditions like at the time of harvest and how many hands picked those delicate grapes.

These are questions I will too contemplate following my recent Tranzit Tours – Martinborough Gourmet Wine Tour, a one-day outing spent visiting four boutique Martinborough vineyards and savouring fresh local produce.

The Tranzit coach picks me up from my Masterton home and local driver and guide Naomi explains our itinerary. Her bubbly and knowledgeable commentary about Wairarapa unfolds as we drive south via Greytown to pick up four young women on a girls weekend and then meet four international visitors off the Wellington train in Featherston.

As we drive into Martinborough, we pass the village’s sensitively

Members of our touring group are in agreement: Martinborough is a charming village with charming wines. Adjectives and superlatives abound for Pinot Noir. Subtle. Multi-layered.

Delicate. Complex. Elegant. They all want to return and discover more of the region for themselves. upgraded colonial buildings and the town square laid out in the shape of the Union Jack. Naomi explains how this once sleepy, rural town became an internationally renowned wine region after a government soil science report identified Martinborough as having similar conditions to the French wine region of Burgundy. In the following three decades more than 20 family owned vineyards have popped up within walking distance of the square.

And as we were to find out, Pinot Noir – a grape traditionally fickle to grow - has become the town’s flagship wine thanks to Martinborough’s mineral rich soils, warm days and cool nights. The region also produces beautiful whites.

The first of four vineyards we visit is Te Kairanga, known locally as TK and now owned by Foley Family Wines. Duty manager Paul Rayner explains the vineyard is located on land owned by the town’s founder John Martin with the cellar door and tasting room, the original shepherd’s cottage. Paul takes us through our first tasting of the day explaining the complexities of each wine. He is knowledgeable.

Has a dry sense of humour and his conversation is punctuated with anecdotal stories such as how, now Mayor of Invercargill Tim Shadbolt helped pour the concrete foundations of the vineyard.

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and platters featuring a balanced mix of cured meats, local produce and home-made treats such as the divine picked mushrooms, we make our way to Muirlea Rise – a 4.5 acre vineyard that puts the b in boutique.

Now owned by Shawn Brown, a self-described old school, oneman band who took it over from his late father Willie, Muirlea Rise was memorable for a number of reasons. The impressive bottling machine imported from Italy, Shawn’s commitment to using cork and for me personally, the Apres Wine Liqueur (17.3 per cent ALC) one of the town’s best-selling dessert wines. Shawn’s commentary is equally memorable. He speaks fast. Is funny and knows his stuff.

He puts the region’s production levels and reputation in context with the rest of the country and discusses global trends in an engaging way. Interesting fodder for a quaffer like me.

Our next winery, Schubert Wines, was established in 1998 by German born and raised Kai Schubert and Marion Deimling. The intimate tasting room displays several European wine bottles – no doubt collected on any one of Kai’s overseas marketing trips, and we learn Schubert exports 95 per cent of its wines to more than 25 countries. We taste their fine, award winning wines and congratulate domestic sales and marketing manager Christine Calmus after she won the Great New Zealand Pinot Noir Photo Competition with her shot featuring workers on the first day of the 2012 harvest.

We conclude the vineyard tour at the recently upgraded Murdoch James Estate on Dry River Road which includes an elegant cellar door and tasting room, landscaped vineyard, accommodation, and Bloom Restaurant. Not surprisingly it’s a popular wedding and function venue. The wine is elegant. The wine tasting fun.

After finishing the day with a refreshing Earl Grey tea and cheese platter from IN.GRE’DI.ENT Deli / Café it’s the perfect time to reflect.

Members of our touring group are in agreement: Martinborough is a charming village with charming wines. Adjectives and superlatives abound for Pinot Noir. Subtle. Multi-layered. Delicate. Complex.

Elegant. They all want to return and discover more of the region for themselves.

And it’s this comment that makes me realise the beauty of the Tranzit Tour.

Not only is it great for food and wine aficionados, or for locals wanting to share a charming slice of Wairarapa with out of town friends and family. But it’s also great for those with limited time in the region wanting to experience a diverse representation of vineyards.

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thirty boutique wineries within walking or biking distance of the leafy village square.

At the heart of the village is the boutique Martinborough Hotel, dating back to 1882, with a sense of history and place that will charm you as soon as you step through the front door.

It is also the perfect venue for small meetings, presentations, product launches and team building. The air conditioned meeting room has excellent natural light and easy access to delightful gardens and courtyards. And after the day’s work is done, enjoy ďŹ ne food and local wines in the Hotel Bar and Restaurant.

To discover more, call Deb on 06 306 9350 or visit www.martinboroughhotel.co.nz

Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SPRING 2012 Issue #27 - 13

Bill Foley shares his passion for the Wairarapa

He may be a celebrated wine mogul – but US billionaire Bill Foley carries no airs or graces as he eases around his isolated lodge on the shores of Lake Onoke.

Sitting down over a bowl of soup, the man who is now among the top 30 wine producers in the United States chats to Tanya Katterns about his New Zealand experience, and his simple delight of sharing fish and chips with his wife Carol at the Lake Ferry pub.

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f you know how much you are worth, then you aren’t worth much.”

It is a borrowed quote of Foley’s but a favourite he uses to remove himself from any in-depth analyses over the size of his still escalating empire.

Yes, he owns the world class resort of Wharekauhau and yes he has millions invested in the world of wine, resorts and ranches here and overseas. There is also a tick against reports that he was one of the highest paid chief executives in the US – but if you bumped into him over fish and chips – you wouldn’t know there was a billionaire in your midst.

His two youngest children are enrolled at Lincoln University in Canterbury working toward their master’s degree in viticulture and oenology, so the Kiwi connection thickens.

“None of my kids feel entitled and they have to learn and work their way up just like everyone else has to,” he said.

Unpretentious is the word that springs to mind. There are no private jets waiting at Wellington airport or a helicopter parked up outside the lodge to whisk him at a whim to wherever he desires.

The old faded jeans and loose sweatshirt speaks volumes.

Bill built his fortune in title insurance and his interest in wine only began budding in the mid-80s but by 1996 he had established Foley Family Wines with an inspired vision “ to be the most innovative, respected and successful family-owned fine wine company in America”.

An only child, he came from a family background rich in values but not in monetary wealth, he said.

“I grew up on a ranch in Texas and my family didn’t have any money to send me to college so I went to the United States Military Academy at West Point because you got paid half the salary of a second lieutenant while you were studying there. I served in the air force for four years then went out and decided I wanted to be a lawyer then followed on to business.”

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invaluable when he diversified into wine and began adding to his portfolio in all the heavy weight wine areas in the US. His interest in New Zealand came during his first visit here in 2002.

“Carol and I came down and took one of those lodge tours. We fell in love with the place. When we got to Wharekauhau, we were supposed to stay just two nights but we ended up here for 10 days.

I love New Zealand and I love the Wairarapa. The climate and the big wide open spaces are just like I have in Texas and Montana.”

New Zealand has become pretty important in his enterprise since.

“I was looking around for a way to diversify our wine business but discarded Italy and Spain because I didn’t like the risk with the euro and I felt there was so much wine and competition, that I wouldn’t be able to figure it out. Argentina and Chile had unstable governments and Australia’s exchange rate wasn’t favourable so when I had the chance to buy the NZ wine fund a few years ago, I leapt at it. It just fitted well with where we wanted to be in terms of building the business.”

And he’s still collecting wineries. oley Family Wines NZ owns six brands - Clifford Bay, Goldwater, Dashwood, Redwood Pass, Vavasour and Te Kairanga, a 50 per cent stake in wine distribution company EuroVintage, and most recently, an 80 per cent stake in the New Zealand Wine Company.

While he hasn’t finished building that wine foothold, Bill’s time in Wairarapa where he runs all his NZ business dealings from, is about enjoying the isolated and sweeping landscape at his feet.

Although he is keen to meet up for the first time with his neighbour, Hollywood film-maker James Cameron, who owns large rural properties on the western shore of Lake Onoke, what Bill wants out of his visits to New Zealand is simplistic.

“Every time we are here, Carol and I drive out to Lake Ferry for fish and chips. It is the one thing we always make sure we do.

We just love this place. There are kilometres of ocean front and a working sheep station. What can be better than that?”

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niches within the NZ musical landscape From a small warehouse and in a cluttered Masterton office heaving with music memorabilia of more than three and a half decades in the recording industry, James Moss has been the man behind arguably one of the country’s most important independent music labels.

The man who created Jayrem Records talks to Tanya Katterns about growing up in the Wairarapa and the music that has defined him.

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here is nothing half-pie in the things that James sets out to But it was fairly evident early on that James wasn’t one to do things by halves, achieve nor is there a pop/rock mainstream influence in the direction he took back in 1975.

Spending the first few years working under the “rather At last count, Jayrem Records owned and/or administered over unimaginative” name of record and cassette distributors; a business 1200 New Zealand music copyrights and has promoted and exported purely selling other people’s products – it was his own product alternative Kiwi music internationally since those early days. brand he chased.

His most celebrated label success – Patea Maori Club with its The Jayrem name was obvious, well to James at least.

Dalvanius Prime and legendry Maori entertainer Prince Tui Teka’s “The name was simply my initials – James Robert Moss. When I runaway hit song Poi-E. The late Canadian singer Eva Cassidy has was a youngster one of my favourite record labels was called Deram also brought Jayrem its magic moments. which I thought sounded really cool and it sounded a bit like Jayrem.”

“Cassidy was a big moment for me too. I had the exclusive rights Where the big names like EMI, Sony, Polygram and Warner Music to her recordings (up until March this year) and we sold over 75,000 were all chasing the charts, Jayrem concentrated on a niche market. copies of her albums. It has been a privilege for me being involved “I tried to release all sorts of things that I wouldn’t have too with such creative people. It makes going to work every day fairly much competition with, because in those days, the independent palatable.” record sector was very small and outside the big companies there And it all started out in the Wairarapa – that early introduction to were very few avenues for people wanting to record music that music and the style of bands that would gel with his way of thinking. wasn’t pop music.”

The first 20 years of his life were in Masterton and with the round the same time that Jayrem was slowly beginning to creative influences of the music department at Wairarapa College, establish its name, James began a retail chain, Chelsea records, a love of music was born. owning four record shops and franchising another 17. Recording “There was the violin in the orchestra but it was the band lure hopefuls were pounding down his door, knowing that not only could that I latched on to. In my last year at college, three of us formed a he mentor bands and produce albums, but their records would at vocal trio called the Telstars and we were backed by a band called least get through the door in all the stores he owned. the Blue Stars. We played at the Town Hall Among the names that have signed to his and at dances all over the place. I spent This year, Jayrem Records celebrates 36 years in label in his heaving library of music are: The every cent I had on buying records.” business of producing, distributing and promoting Warratahs; Upper Hutt Posse - the group Three years of university followed by behind E Tu, New Zealand’s first rap single; kiwi music recordings and there is no plan for nine years in sales and marketing for US Midge Marsden; When the Cat,s Been Spayed cosmetic company Max Factor and one and one of the country’s finest woman singerJames to hang up his hat. year to the day as marketing manager for songwriter, the late Mahinarangi Tocker.

This year, Jayrem Records celebrates 36 EMI, James made the challenging and risky call to become master of his own professional destiny. years in the business of producing, distributing and promoting Kiwi “I was presumptuous enough to think I could run my own record music recordings and there is no plan for James to hang up his hat. company drawing on my pure passion for music. In the early days James and Joan left Masterton in April to live in the UK to it was pretty scary and I went from getting a rather nice salary and support aging parents, but Jayrem and its Wairarapa connection having a lovely company car to scratch and driving a beat-up five is far from over. door that used to use more oil than petrol.”

“We are in the UK for the foreseeable future but the business is still ticking along back home. There are some projects on the boil His wife Joan Ross, the former minister at Lansdowne and some good names in music still to make their mark and I will Presbyterian and the first appointed chaplain at Wairarapa Hospital, be there, steering it along and celebrating in whatever successes played a strong support role in grabbing the chance to write their are to come.” own future, he said.

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Chambers of good taste

Julie Saunders was once headhunted by Gucci and Armani. She now owns a thriving Greytown business on the town’s strip of style. By Julia Mahony.

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he story of Julie’s life spins from a variety of businesses around New Zealand, to whirlwind trips to Italy while working for top designers in Australia. Her choices reflect stand-out clothing trends of the 1980s and 90s but right now, Julie is buzzing about furniture.

At her shop, Chambers on Main, she sells stylish pre-owned furniture and accessories, while aiming to keep prices affordable.

She specialises in reupholstering sofas and armchairs, from the plain to the quirky -- a “ghastly’’ retro green vinyl sofa which Julie re-covered in Marilyn Monroe fabric was bought by the director of the World of Wearable Arts.

Julie and her husband and business partner of 40 years, Merv Saunders, bought the former borough council chambers building on Main St almost three years ago. They renovated it and now live upstairs in a sun-filled apartment just as lavishly furnished as the shop below.

The Saunders had not set foot in the Wairarapa until their daughter was married in Greytown in 2006. Julie’s sister, Sally Rayner, moved to the town first, selling china and collectables. Julie and Merv followed six months later, Julie securing a job as buyer/ manager at clothing store Veranda, then as general manager for interior designer Michael Nalder. It was Sally who encouraged Julie to strike out on her own. Sally’s recent passing has deepened her resolve to be successful.

Julie grew up in Auckland and as a young secretary was a top New Zealand speed typist, winning national competitions.

With Merv and two children, she began her business career with a motel in Northland’s Cable Bay but the couple soon craved city life, buying a perfumery in Auckland’s Parnell in the 1980s. Julie moved on to fashion, managing a Jag clothing store before being approached by designer Keith Matheson. She was national sales manager for his five New Zealand stores before trying her hand at her other passion, real estate.

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The Saunders’ next move was to the South Island, where they bought and managed a rest home, before the pull of fashion led to the purchase of two Thornton Hall shops. Keith Matheson came calling again for Julie to be his general manager in Australia and it wasn’t long before Gucci snapped her up as a buyer, followed by Giorgio Armani. Meanwhile, Merv facilitated the operation of some of Sydney’s biggest high rise buildings.

The family wedding in Greytown convinced the couple to move here. After renovating two Greytown houses, they were sitting in the window of Cahoots café one day and noticed the old council building across the road. Julie commented to Merv it was a pity a heritage listed building had been let go and after approaching its owners, the purchase and extensive makeover followed.

The building had several ground floor tenants but Julie tentatively put some of their own furniture for sale in one room and it “flew out the door’’. As the tenants’ leases expired she expanded into every room. n an effort to entice people in off the street, Merv wheels a largerthan-life statue of Marilyn Monroe around to the storefront each day. “We were offered $3,500 for her on day one but she’s not for sale,’’ Julie says. “She’s an eye-catcher.’’

It’s clear that Julie has a great eye and her enthusiasm for her business is infectious. Chambers on Main allows her to “feed all her passions’’, which includes sourcing, buying and selling quality one-off pieces without the hefty price tag.

As she sat talking to Wairarapa Lifestyle, a tradesman outside on her rooftop patio was busily measuring a plain wall for sheets of mirror glass to reflect the northern view – another of the Saunders’ quirky ideas.

Julie says she’s proud to belong to the group of women who own and run most of the retail shops along Greytown’s Main St. After a life of cities, she and Merv have found a town that fits.

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Grand Carterton Garden set to inspire People attending September’s Carterton Daffodil Carnival will also be able to visit historic Carrington House and Gardens. By Katie Farman.

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owering oak trees, masses of daffodils and 12 acres of gardens laid out by the renowned landscape architect Alfred Buxton will greet visitors at Carrington House and Gardens this spring.

Like many established New Zealand gardens, the historic property located at the northern end of Carterton’s High Street, represents the work of many years, many hands and many machines, says current owner Shirley Cameron.

“Thousands of hours of machine and hand labour have gone into the resurrection of these grounds and hundreds of shrubs and trees have been planted,” she says. “This has given us a lot of pleasure to recreate a historical garden and we hope garden lovers experience the effort that has gone into Alfred Buxton’s plans.”

Carrington House dates back to 1874 when it belonged to one of Carterton’s most prominent citizens, the Reverend William Booth. When Shirley purchased the property with her husband John over 25 years ago, she says it was very similar to the lost garden of Heligan.

“There were truckloads of fallen trees, gorse, blackberry, broom, ivy, old man’s beard and honeysuckle removed, not forgetting the plantation of pine trees dropped earlier and then the rabbits.”

Now the 12 acres laid out by Alfred Buxton feature a scented garden with roses and lavender, an arboretum featuring English trees, thousands of daffodils and a woodland garden featuring 100-year-old oaks, cedars, chestnuts, walnuts, sequoias, rhododendrons, camellias and maples. hile Carrington House and Gardens is open from September through to April by arrangement only, on Sunday 9 September it will be open to the public ($5 entry) as part of the Carterton Daffodil Carnival. Visitors can explore the extensive grounds, look at the homestead’s exterior and outbuildings and have their photos taken on the picturesque bridge – like so many wedding couples have done in the past.

“This garden has given us so much pleasure and now we’re looking forward to sharing that with fellow garden lovers over the coming months,” says Shirley.

The Carterton Daffodil Carnival, to be held at Carrington Park (a 10 minute walk south of Carrington House) marks the start of an eventful spring in the Wairarapa. It features dozens of stalls with

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local crafts, art and children’s entertainment as well as the timehonoured tradition of picking daffodils at Middlerun, an historic property at Gladstone. Shuttle buses will run regularly from the centre of town to Middlerun with all money raised going to the local Plunket Society.

This year’s carnival will also see the welcome return of the Daffodil Express, an historic steam train that brings visitors from Wellington. Operated by Steam Incorporated, the train will depart Wellington Railway Station at 8.40am and arrive in Carterton at 10.40am. This train will depart Carterton at 3pm returning to Wellington at 5pm.

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Black Beauties of Troy

Former skiing instructor Troy Vidgen has created a Wairarapa riding and training centre where she blends her inner adrenalin junkie with passion, trust and respect for horses. By Julia Mahony.

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roy is the sort of dynamo who won’t let an injury get in the way of a good session with her horses.

When Wairarapa Lifestyle visited her home in rural Featherston, she was defying a surgeon’s order to rest her broken ankle - the result of a fast dismount from a young horse during jump training.

At the stables, Troy was standing dwarfed by her self-bred beautiful black horses, with her crutches cast aside. The animals waited quietly while Troy explained her passion.

Trojan Riding and Horse Development is her business, at the Tauherenikau home she shares with husband of two years, Bryan Wilson, and her nine horses. The property is idyllic, with a 100-yearold white character farmhouse.

Outside is an all-weather arena, jumps and stalls. Troy settled here at Bryan’s home after a transient life of teaching skiing in New Zealand and overseas and years of horse trekking through the South Island’s rugged terrain.

She met Bryan while selling a horse to his neighbour -- luckily, Bryan is a horseman too. “Horses do come first in my world and if you’re not into them, you probably won’t see much of me,’’ Troy says.

Originally from Aokautere, near Palmerston North, Troy has done it all in her 30 years of serious devotion to horses – exercised racehorses, played polo, and was in charge of the horses at Blanket Bay luxury lodge in Glenorchy. She started her own small riding school in Karatane, near Dunedin, from which she still leads fourday treks to Alexandra.

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At her new base in the Wairarapa, she offers riding lessons on her horses or clients’ own; training for young or problem horses and their riders; specialist show jumping and dressage instruction; and general confidence sessions. She’s a ‘master’ at helping horses that are hard to float.

“I step into a second skin when I teach,’’ Troy says. “ Teaching skiing on mountains gave me enormous experience in reading people and recognising fatigue. I try to gear my lesson around what type of person they are and how they absorb information.’’

This summer, Troy hopes to offer accommodation for weekendlong courses. That’s after she has recovered from the broken ankle and continued caring for her five riding horses, one thoroughbred stallion, two fillies close to being broken in, and a pregnant brood mare.

Troy uses English and western styles of horsemanship, rides a lot with just a halter and can teach horses to respond to hand signals. “ I’ve only seen one horse in my life that was downright mean and he probably got made that way. Most horses have good natures but have problems because of how they’ve been handled.’’

Teaching skiing showed Troy that New Zealanders are ‘doers’’ and she says it’s the same in the saddle. “We don’t take two weeks to learn a side-step. We like to get out there and experience.’’

While Troy’s students are mainly adults, she is willing to work with children but only if they’re devoted and share her passion. he is a great mix of insightful horse trainer/riding instructor and adrenaline junkie. Mt Hutt skifield’s South Face advanced run is still her favourite in the world.

Down the trail, Troy is keen to use her horses for therapy and would like to team up with a health professional.

“Many women love horses and I’d like to harness that using gentle therapy, perhaps for post-natal depression,’’ Troy says. “ Adrenaline is also a great way to get rid of depression. Horses allow you to be a bit superhuman. You can run faster, jump higher, all those things on a horse.’’

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What Heidi did next Carterton resident Heidi Holbrook plans a creative festival for the Wairarapa to educate, inspire and delight - a total flight of the imagination. She speaks with Christina Finn

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ou’ve moved to the country with your young family, licensed your successful clothing business and settled down in a charming weatherboard villa to live your River Cottage dream of rural life.

Do you then; a) plant a garden, b) fundraise for your local school or, c) launch a world-class arts festival for the Wairarapa region from scratch. Well, if you’re Heidi Holbrook, artistic director for the KOKO Creative Festival, you do all three.

‘I was really happy,’ says Heidi. “My Womama partner and I had licensed our business to an Auckland company and for the first time in seven years I had no deadlines, no pressure, my family had my undivided attention and I loved it. But…I just kept having ideas all the time.”

The most interesting idea was that the Wairarapa might have its own world class creative festival.

“Since we’ve moved here I’ve met so many talented people, who have travelled and, like me, been lucky enough to have seen extraordinary events elsewhere. We moved to Carterton because we felt it retained an innocence that reminded me of my childhood in Hawkes Bay, and I had such opportunities growing up… I saw the Royal New Zealand Ballet with my school, my parents took me to see films, I was lucky enough to perform in operatic musicals alongside professionals… to be onstage at the Municipal Theatre as a child was amazing, it gave me the chance to have my eyes opened to another world of possibilities. I’d love the children of the Wairarapa to have those same opportunities.”

“So I started sharing the idea with people in the local and wider performing arts community and there was a lot of excitement for the concept. I also realised I had this great business background I didn’t want to lose; finding a gap, researching the market, designing a product, and taking the product to market, it’s what I loved to do. I also really like working with other people, drawing on their strengths - magic can happen through collaboration and I think we’ve brought together a very strong team to make this festival a reality.” eidi set up Storm Productions with Robyn Cherry-Campbell whom she’d met when Robyn had engaged Heidi to production manage the recent Toni Childs show in Masterton. Together they set about recruiting a board of trustees and mobilising an army of helpers to their cause - something that seems to come naturally to Heidi. “I’ve been doing it all my life,” she laughs. “I was always organising all the kids in the neighbourhood and putting on shows.

Their poor parents… every weekend they’d be forced to sit and watch our performances.”

While her first love is dance – Heidi trained as a professional dancer before moving behind the scenes into stage and production management. She worked for the RNZB and an eclectic mix of theatre companies including stints on the International Festival of the Arts and the Taranaki Arts Festival – she intends to create a diverse programme for KOKO. “It’s important for me to be out talking with people in our community, finding out about their preferences, what they have experienced in the past that has been memorable, what inspires them and what they’d like to see included in our festival programme.”

With the festival scheduled to run over a fortnight in October next year there’s a lot to do but Heidi is unphased. “Oh yes, we can deliver, besides, you can’t sit on the porch forever… your bum gets too big.”

KOKO Creative Festival Flight of the Imagination For 10 days in October, 2013 the Wairarapa region will play host to a feast of national and international art performances, workshops, exhibitions and educational events under the banner of the first ever KOKO Creative Festival. The festival’s inaugural outing has the theme Flight of the Imagination and will run from October 18 to 27. It will be held in venues the length and breadth of the valley, literally from mountain to sea, that will include woolsheds, wineries, historic homesteads, galleries, theatres and streets. The festival organisers are engaging with all facets of the local community, including schools, families, iwi and elders, to provide a truly inclusive and collaborative creative festival.

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International Chicken tour In his ‘Moon over Martinborough’ blog, Jared Gulian tells stories about living a deeply satisfying life in Martinborough, one of the world’s most beautiful places. www.moonovermartinborough.com

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count just four chickens,” Rick says. “There should be five.”

Rick and I haven’t been home for 10 minutes, but already we’re outside standing at the edge of our chicken run. Even though we’re exhausted and jet-lagged from a seven-week vacation in the States, the moment we finished hauling our luggage out of the car, we put on our gumboots for a walk on the property.

“It’s Henrietta,” Rick says. “She’s not with them.”

“She’s got to be around here somewhere,” I say.

While we were on vacation in the States, Rick and I received email updates from Jenny, who leases our paddocks. She house-sat for us while we were away. It worked out well because her sheep were lambing in our paddocks and she was able to be nearby if there was any trouble. She sent updates about the new lambs and about how Rick’s pigs escaped one day, but there were no updates about our chickens.

“Henrietta is probably laying an egg,” I say, even though it’s a little late in the day for that. “She must be in the chook house.”

I turn and begin walking over to the chicken coop to find her.

Throughout our long vacation in the States I felt like I was viewing everything through chicken goggles. Rick and I saw chickens everywhere. In Chicago, our friends Russ and Joel said, “Becca and Dennis want to have you over for dinner. Dennis wants you to meet his chickens.”

“Great,” I said. “We love meeting chickens.”

Becca and Dennis live in Hyde Park, a South Side neighbourhood full of old townhouses near the University of Chicago. The area is definitely urban, but when I stepped out Becca and Dennis’ back door, I saw what can only be described as the mad machinations of a farmer.

A row of bee boxes lined one side of their backyard. A short walk down an alleyway and into a neighbour’s backyard took us to the spot where Dennis and two other chicken-crazed families had converted a playhouse into a large coop populated by 6 lovely Black Java hens.

I chatted with Dennis about how his hens were doing, about the mild winter they’d just had, and about his bees. It didn’t matter that we were in America’s third largest city. To me this was rural conversation. It felt like the exchanges with our neighbours back in Martinborough, chats about the weather and crops and lambing – all things which have become concrete and meaningful to us after six years of country life.

In the midst of our urban holiday – which was jam packed with museums and restaurants and theatres – that simple conversation with Dennis made me truly miss my home. It made me miss Martinborough.

I approach the chicken coop now, and I reach out to lift the lid on the nesting box. There are a few brown eggs, but there’s no Henrietta. Then I go to the coop door and unlatch the clasp. I peak inside. The perches are empty. On the ground there’s nothing but dirty pea straw.

“She’s not here,” I call out to Rick, a clear tinge of worry in my voice.

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tensed-up fear into a kind relaxed ease. There was a palpable change in her tiny body. I believe she realized at that moment that she was safe with me. Ever since, she has eaten out of my hand.

She remains the only one of our chickens to do so.

“Maybe she’s hiding back in the run somewhere,” Rick says.

Rick and I go into the large, grassy chicken run and walk around.

Is she behind that clump of tall weeds? Is she on the other side of the compost heap? No. She’s not. She’s not in the run at all.

Now Rick and I begin looking everywhere – in the hay shed, in the trees. Perhaps she’s escaped and gone feral. But no matter where we look, there is absolutely no sign of our Henrietta.

Slowly, very slowly, it becomes clear to both of us that something very bad had happened. Henrietta is gone. p at the house, I take my gumboots off at the back door and go inside to call our neighbour John. I want to tell him we’re back, and I want to find out if he knows what happened to Henrietta. John knows everything that happens round here. He’ll know.

And of course, he does.

As it turns out, Jenny was called away on a family emergency while we were gone, and John came over to check on the animals for us. One day he found Henrietta on the ground in the chicken coop, her head buried in the hay. There wasn’t a mark on her.

“It happens sometimes,” he says. “Chooks just lay down and die.”

“But she was only four years old,” I say.

“I know. But it happens. No reason. Just does.”

Ever the practical farmer, John saw a dead chicken as a chance to fertilize. He buried Henrietta in one of our raised vegetable beds, which are currently empty and covered in pea straw for winter. He isn’t sure which bed.

“You’ll know because you’ll have a patch of veggies that will grow really well there,” he tells me.

Perhaps in the spring I’ll find Henrietta, as I’m planting beans or carrots. Perhaps I’ll come across a cluster of bones, or maybe there will still be flesh and feathers. If I do find her, I’ll move her.

I’ll bury what’s left of her next to Old Man Henry, under the oak tree behind the hayshed. And I’ll tell her my goodbyes then.

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Stories of cars and clothes Storytelling is part and parcel of owning a museum full of transport and fashion from bygone eras. Julia Mahony took a tour of the Pointon Collection.

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aye Pointon is telling the fashion stories of five Wairarapa women who acquired beautiful garments during their lives.

To celebrate Heritage Month in September, Gaye is creating a new display at the Masterton museum she has run with husband Francis, for almost 20 years.

The Pointon Collection of vintage cars, motorcycles, costumes and antiques is housed in a former military pre-fab building.

Gleaming vehicles take up most of the space but at one end are Gaye’s mannequins on which she drapes fashions from decades past.

While Francis operates his working mechanic’s garage, fixing tricky problems with vintage and modern cars for clients, Gaye has been digging into the history of the clothes worn by the five selected women, whose families have donated many items.

Taking up the Wellington Heritage Association’s theme of “Stories’’, Gaye’s new display tells the tale of a lady eye specialist who bought fabulous silk garments during trips to Hong Kong.

Another of the ladies was a milliner with many children, who made herself a complete outfit whenever one of them got married, starting in 1959.

“She kept them all – dresses with a matching jacket, shoes, gloves, hat and a handbag,’’ Gaye says.

The display includes evening gowns worn by a Greytown lady for dinners and parties hosted by local families to entertain troops stationed at Featherston in World War 2. There is also the wardrobe of a lady who embarked on a world tour with her husband in 1937 and had outfits and evening gowns made to wear on board ship.

Many clothes in Gaye’s own collection came from her family, including baby garments, camisoles and nightgowns which belonged to her great-grandmother and wigs worn by Gaye and her sister in the 1960s.

She and Francis began dressing up to attend vintage car rallies in the late 1980s and word soon spread.

“A lady from Greytown arrived with a big bag of hats, followed by four boxes of clothes. It just snowballed,’’ Gaye says. he attended auctions, picking up vintage furs and wedding gowns for a few dollars each. “Nobody else wanted them then. People had bonfires, or put things in clothing bins because there wasn’t the demand. I’m not into paying silly money for vintage clothes now.’’

Meanwhile, Francis keeps an eye out for any special cars or garage gear to add to his collection. All the cars are useable, with a Ford Model A pick-up often used for trips into town, or even to the dump. Like Gaye’s clothes, Francis can tell the story behind each vehicle.

The motorbikes in the collection are the oldest vehicles, with the oldest car a 1918 Buick.

“Many cars in the museum were only used for church, or special trips. People didn’t jump into their cars 10 times a day like we do,’’ Gaye says.

Francis has found cars in barns covered in hay bales and bedspreads, some in such perfect condition, they only need a polish.

Gaye has a small craft shop on the property and opens her garden during summer. When the Pointons aren’t dressing up and motoring off to vintage car rallies, the collection is open most days between 10am-4pm. Phone 06 378 6710.

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A Show of Skills The Wairarapa A&P Show has entertained town and country folk for generations. Traditional skills take centre stage but the 135-year-old show

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sobel Hicks fans through a stack of prize cards she has won over 35 years, for fruit cake, loaves, sultana cake and sponges. Beside her sits a hefty cup for the most points in cooking, jams and preserves, which she has won eight years in a row.

Isobel, from Dalefield, is the doyenne of the Home Industries cooking section of the Wairarapa A&P Show. She began entering after marrying into the Hicks family of pig farmers and is now the cooking section’s marshal.

Late October is a busy time for her and other organisers of the annual show at Clareville, near Carterton. Pre-show, Isobel and her stewards must co-ordinate the arrival and layout of entries, as people drop off plates of baking, jars of jam and other goods to be judged in the stadium. She enters about 20 of her own items each year.

While parts of the show have fallen out of fashion since it began in 1877 – the Highland dancers are long gone – Home Industries is growing, due to resurgence in home baking and crafts. In 2011, there were 232 entries in the cooking section, up from 134 the previous year.

“People are now looking at entries and thinking ‘I can make it better than that’,’’ Isobel says.

“There was a dip in the 1990s – no entries in some categories.

Now the younger girls have come back into it. They’re the next generation and we want to help them and hand on our tips and advice.’’

Categories are changing with the times – the pound cake has been dropped and chocolate brownies added. Men are entering and sponsors are donating attractive prizes. Occasionally, sugary treats mysteriously vanish, usually after children have visited the stadium.

While judging may not be as strict as in decades past, first prize can often come down to icing, or wire rack marks on a cake.

“The best tip I can give is to read the rules and entry deadlines in the schedule,’’ Isobel says. There are always a few disqualifications.

Entries in the craft sections are also up. Elsewhere, Isobel has noticed there are fewer animals in the show’s grand parade, more vehicles, and whereas show days used to be hot, October weather can’t now be guaranteed.

The sideshows are a firm favourite, with the iconic laughing clowns still turning heads. Of course, it wouldn’t be the show without food caravans dispensing hotdogs, sweet popcorn, candyfloss and toffee apples. lareville complex manager, Ray Beale, says the showing of pedigree and stud stock has diminished and is being taken over by lifestyle breeders of Scottish Highland cattle, black and coloured sheep, llamas, alpacas and others.

“The show is now more for the town and city folk who want to see animals they don’t see during their daily routines,’’ Ray says.

Children can handle chickens, ducks and piglets and the show’s entertainment includes street performers, motor stunt riders and celebrity chefs.

Other traditional show favourites remain – woodchopping, shearing, horse events and dog obedience displays.

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A fairway of life

Greytown may not have a golf course but one of New Zealand’s most experienced golf professionals lives a short putt from the town centre and isn’t quite ready to pack away his sticks. By Julia Mahony.

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fter 60 years of playing and teaching golf, Jim Morgan is offering his skills and wisdom to Wairarapa golfers. He began playing the game at 12 and only retired as a professional a few years ago, after time in Nelson, Paraparaumu, Waikanae and the Formosa Golf Resort in Auckland.

He’s given thousands of lessons between 1970 and 2012, the most senior student being 93 years old. Parents have brought him children as young as three for their first lessons. His current focus is on young golfers – and he wants to find them early.

“I’d like to work with children aged around 10-12. If you get them good enough by 13-14, they’re more likely to stick with it through secondary school,’’ Jim, 72, says. “In these troubled times, the golf course is a safe environment for youngsters.’’

Raised on a remote Marlborough farm, Jim joined the air force aged 16 and trained in the engineering field. He became almost fanatical about practising golf and was eventually allowed time off to play in tournaments. As an amateur player at 18 years old, he played off a +2 or +3 handicap.

Upon leaving the air force, he took up residency as a golf pro at Nelson. Later, at Paraparaumu, he remembers a young Steve Williams – who went on to caddy for Tiger Woods – hanging around the pro shop with his brother most days.

Jim’s seen and heard it all over the decades and he’s certainly been through the golf wringer himself – a bad case of “the yips’’ whereby a golfer loses their nerve, led to him changing his putting style from right to left handed.

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An expert golf club fitter, he says the most expensive clubs don’t necessarily fit a player and many people use the wrong equipment.

“The lie angle is the key issue. If the club fits, each time the golfer makes a good swing, the ball will go straight.’’

Jim once coached a Japanese boy who hit 600-700 balls a day, with his father sitting next to the ball machine. The boy went on to play alongside Tiger Woods and others in the United States.

Throughout his career Jim embraced technology in the quest to improve golfers’ swings, first with a still camera, then with video and computer techniques, at Jim Morgan’s School of Golf within the Formosa resort.

Golf pros are often privy to more than golf problems, he says.

“It’s almost like being on a psychologist’s couch. I’ve had women on the tee crying about something that’s happened at home – there’s an awful lot of emotion in golf.’’

After retiring, Jim spent time in Waikanae with family, then searched for a place to call his own in the Wairarapa. He found a little house tucked away behind the shops in Greytown.

“I fell in love with Greytown. It’s sheer magic to walk around between the beautiful trees,’’ he says.

Jim still rates Paraparaumu as his favourite New Zealand course and Yarra Yarra in Melbourne as his favourite overseas.

He’s found a use for old golf club shafts – as garden stakes for the roses he cares for at his local church in Greytown.

Jim Morgan gives private golf lessons and can be contacted on 021 671 315.

Spring Temptations - a Dining Guide Spring in the Wairarapa means new life, budding ideas and of course an abundance of fresh food. Move away from the cosy fires and outside to the sunny courtyards and patios of our wonderful restaurants and cafes. Or throw a spring fling and have top-notch caterers present a banquet of seasonal Wairarapa goodness. The choice of dining and function venues runs from the small and intimate to the grand and luxurious. Bon appétit!

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One speciality is weddings and this is where Guten Appetit Catering comes into its own. The experience gained over the years is invaluable and Ulli is keen to pass this experience on to his clients, offering advice, ideas and tips to help make their day run as smoothly and stress free as possible.

If you are considering an intimate dinner for two at your home or a larger party for 200 in a marquee, Guten Appetit Catering will ensure everyone’s requirements are met. By using fresh local produce, tailoring menus to suit your budget and obtaining those special dietary needs, no one will feel left out and their staff are there to help and assist.

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All menus are individually designed and priced to suit your needs.

No job too small or too big.

Your place or ours.

The Royal Hotel 20-22 Revans Street Featherston 06 308 8922 www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

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Local Hospitality • Fine Food • Wines & Ales

SPRING HOURS: Lunch from 11.00, Friday - Sunday, Dinner from 5.00pm, Tuesday - Sunday.

SH2 Tauherenikau, just north of Featherston

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CAFE SOLWAY S o l w a y Pa r k Fully refurbished All new menu Dine in or takeaway Indoor and outdoor garden dining Available for functions Children’s playground 10-bay golf driving range Mountain views Open 7 days Summer hours: 10am – 8pm Winter hours: 10am – 7pm Behind Copthorne Hotel & Resort Solway Park, High Street, Masterton | Ph: 370 0511

Located on the main road between Greytown and Featherston, The Tin Hut provides a chic, informal dining area, a comfortable and warm bar to ease winter chills, and a beautiful garden to while away lazy sunny days.

“The Famous Tin Hut Weekend Roast is the best value in the district! Often imitated but never bettered, a Tin Hut roast is a full 3-course meal served in our warm and cosy dining room. Add a glass or two of one of our great value local wines and you will be back week after week after week. Available Saturday and Sunday, lunch and dinner,” says Marcus.

Café Solway and the Solway Park Golf Driving Range A unique food and golfing experience awaits visitors to the refurbished Cafe Solway, whose new comfortable surroundings are reminiscent of a high country lodge.

Cafe Solway’s new menu has been designed to complement the new refurbishment. Enjoy freshly ground espresso coffee and a range of readymade treats, as well as order off the all-day menu which features brunch favourites including eggs benedict; french toast with fruit compote and the big breakfast muffin filled with bacon, egg, tomato and sausage. Made to order gourmet sandwiches, burgers and salads are also available.

Café Solway is a relaxed indoor/outdoor all-day dining experience for the whole family - enjoy a peaceful country setting and rural views of the Tararua Ranges while the children play on the playground or let off some steam on Wairarapa’s only driving range. Clubs for both children and adults are available for use, as well as drivers.

Café Solway and Golf Driving Range is open seven days a week.

Summer Hours: 10am - 8pm Winter Hours: 10am - 7pm. High Street, Masterton (06) 370 0511.

“One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.”

• weddings • conferences • parties

As relaxed or as formal as you like, we can design menus to cater for all numbers, tastes and styles.

Providore’s team of professional staff will make your day delicious.

Preferred caterers at Brackenridge Country Retreat and Spa, Providore’s recipe is to source fresh local produce, bring out the flavours add a dash of passion to make your special day fun and stress-free.

Whatever the event, whatever the number, Providore will provide with flair.

info@providorefood.co.nz

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- Luciano Pavarotti

“Dear Providore Thanks so much for the amazing food and service you provided at our March 31st 2012 wedding. The standard of the food was simply incredible and exceeded our expectations. Many of our guests commented it was the best “Wedding Food” they had ever had. The cake was stunning as well, thank-you for the effort taken in making that, we were so impressed! All the best Amanda & Stephen.”

Another happy customer! Come in and visit us at Providore Food & Catering to see how we can make the beginning of your married life together “simply incredible”

IN.GRE’DI.ENT Deli & Café and Grandma’s Kitchen.

IN.GRE’DI.ENT Café / Deli and now Wine Bar, is a well established business in the heart of the Martinborough Wine Village. IN.GRE’DI. ENT provides fresh bread, local and NZ cheeses, local olive oils, preserves and of course local wine. They specialise in cheese platters matched with a local glass of wine and also serve terrines and pates.

As part of the Deli / Café the premises include a wonderful room with

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French doors opening on to Ohio Street. This part of the business was renovated to serve high teas on the weekends and public holidays and is now also a wine bar serving local wines and boutique beer from Hawkes Bay Independent Brewery. The wine bar is open until early evening for pre-dinner drinks and platters and takes in the last of the evening sun. A wonderful place for an intimate catch up with friends and family to relax and enjoy good wine and great company.

It’s been a busy year for Megan and Olivier Rochery at Café Mirabelle. This little corner of France in the heart of the Wairarapa – Carterton – is well patronised by locals and visitors alike. Now four years old, the word has spread far and wide about the delightful food and cosy atmosphere.

From Tuesday to Friday, 9am till 3.30pm and Saturday 10am to 2pm, Megan’s delicious cakes, pastries, dishes of the day and supreme coffee are served.

On Friday and Saturday nights from 7pm the white tablecloths go on and the café transforms into a French bistrôt serving from a menu of regional and family cuisine. The café is now fully licensed but you are still welcome to bring your own wine for a corkage fee of $8.

Seating is limited to around 35 guests so it’s a good idea to book ahead on 06 379 7247.

Light meals, fresh baking etc.

Dish of the Day changes regularly Catering - Weddings, Birthdays, Group bookings, restaurant seats up to 40

Phone 06 379 7247

Tues to Fri 9am - 3.30pm Sat 10am - 2pm French Bistrôt Friday & Saturday from 7pm French Regional Dinners as advertised 31 High St North, Carterton

“IN.GRE’DI.ENT DELI/CAFE & BAR WINE BAR NOW OPEN The Gladstone Vineyard Café, nestled in the heart of the Wairarapa, comes alive in spring. See the ducklings on the pond and fresh budbursts on the vines as you relax and unwind at one of New Zealand’s most beautiful vineyards.

The cafe offers fresh, seasonal food, sourced from local producers and matched to our award-winning wines.

Enjoy live music at our ‘Long Lazy Lunches’ every third Sunday of the month - check our website www.gladstonevineyard.co.nz for details.

The café is open Friday to Sunday 11am to 3pm and is also available after hours for private functions and corporate events.

Call us on 06 379 8563 or email café@gladstonevineyard.co.nz We’re worth the trip.

from 10am until early evening for pre-dinner drinks and platters 8 Kitchener Street, Martinborough (06) 306 8383 info@ingredient.co.nz

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Wholesome, seasonal and fresh are words that describe the new menu at The Grill at Solway Park.

“Our food philosophy has become increasingly more focused on using what’s in season, what’s local and what’s fresh,” says the restaurant’s new executive chef, Yuri McKenna. “We grow a lot of our own vegetables and herbs on site and utilise offerings from the many food heroes here in the Wairarapa as well as those with a like-minded sustainable focus.”

Yuri has a passion for food and cooking – and for creating innovative menus with high impact. “I’m looking forward to providing our guests with a menu people will identify with as local and specific to the restaurant,” he says. The Grill at Solway Park’s new menu is presented alongside a superb selection of award-winning wines from the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail.

Enjoy elegant indoor and outdoor dining in the main restaurant or beside the fire on the deck, perfect for any season and any occasion.

The Grill at Solway Park welcomes children and offers a special children’s menu and prices .

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NEW ZEALAND’S GREATEST BAKERY, CAFÉ AND DELI • Dine in or take away • Ample vehicle and coach parking • Seating for 150 customers • 5 star restrooms • Fully licensed • Guaranteed fast service • Best food selection in the country • 40 seat private room available • Indoor outdoor and garden seating O P E N 7 DAY S A W E E K 2003 CHARLES ROOKING ‘CARTERTON ACHIEVERS AWARD’ WINNER

Wild Oats Café is well known for country-sized servings of fresh baked breads and cakes, quiche, lasagne, filo wraps and grill plate special corn wheels, but also offers Greek and pasta salads, roast veggies and the famous Carterton Breakfast which is available from as early as 5am.

It’s also a favoured meeting place for car, motorcycle and cycle club day outings, with a private dining area upstairs for 10-40 guests or family members. The staff is proud to offer clean facilities and excellent service with a smile.

“I prefer to regard a dessert as I would imagine the perfect woman: subtle, a little bittersweet, not blowsy and extrovert. Delicately made up, not highly rouged. Holding back, not exposing everything and, of course, with a flavor that lasts.”

- Graham Kerr

www. wildoatscafe.co.nz

127 HIGH STREET, CARTERTON PHONE: 06 379 5580

Successfully established as Wairarapa’s most elegant dining concept, ‘The Grill at Solway Park’ spoils you for choice with an excellent a la carte menu, featuring fresh local produce and a superb selection of finest wines from the Wairarapa and neighbouring regions Hawke’s Bay and Marlborough.

Open every day from 7am, serving breakfast, high tea and one of the region’s finest seasonal dinner menus.

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At Coney wines’ Trio Café every escapist gets the quintessential vineyard experience: Succulent cuisine from the kitchen of committed foodie, Margaret Coney, matched with the award-winning Coney wines. A sweeping vineyard vista and the ambience that goes with dining amongst the vines in the elegant courtyard.

Informative and amusing tastings at the table or the bar from Coney Wines’ irrepressible owner. In short, when you combine memorable food and wines with the perfect vineyard setting you have, quite simply “the perfect accompaniment”.

With its marquee-style canopy and beautiful vineyard setting the courtyard at Trio Café is the perfect venue for weddings, corporate junkets, birthday dinners and other special celebrations. Whether you are planning a smaller celebration or a larger ‘affair’ Coney Wines is the ideal place to create the memories.

The Horseshoe Restaurant & Bar is Masterton’s most iconic building. Built in the 1950s, the curved outer wall set this building apart from the very beginning.

Open seven days a week, the Horseshoe has a fantastic selection of menu items to tempt you. From a “seriously awesome” steak, fresh beer battered fish, roast of the day and many more to choose from.

Along with lunch and dinner menus, the Horseshoe Restaurant can also tailor a menu to suit any function requirements and is proving to be a popular venue for weddings and special occasions.

They have an amazing deal on Tuesdays which is hugely popular - Tuesday 2-4-1 applies to lunch or dinner, and means for every two mains you order, the cheaper one is free!! Booking highly advisable as they fill up quickly. Plus they have a great $15 lunch menu too with popular dishes like the fish or roast and a winter cob with lovely fillings like their seafood chowder or a homemade stew.

The children are not forgotten either, with an excellent children’s menu filled with fresh food options and kids sundaes are a firm favourite!!

The Horseshoe is a bar as well as restaurant with a lovely range of house wines including a good selection from local vineyards, a fantastic cocktail list, coffees and specialist teas.

The Horseshoe Restaurant is open seven days and does not charge a surcharge on public holidays.

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Masterton’s sunniest café

The perfect dining venue Cellar Door & Trio Café

SPRING Saturday Sunday

ALICE BUCHANAN & JENNIE SMITH Corner Bruce & Dixon St, Masterton 06 377 3166 info@entice.co.nz www.entice.co.nz

The close friends and business partners who jointly own Entice café and catering in Masterton say that even though New Zealanders have always enjoyed eating fresh home grown food, an increased awareness about food has changed people’s eating habits.

Alice Buchanan’s background in cooking is extensive. After completing a certificate in Cordon Bleu in the 1980s, she worked both in New Zealand and overseas before returning to the Wairarapa and dividing her time working on her farm and establishing her catering business.

In contrast Jennie Smith, whose experience is in administration, had no formal food industry qualifications but teamed up with Alice to cater for events and weddings. She says she learned everything on the job.

Now the pair, who boast a great team of waiting staff and an enviable list of local contacts in the food and wine industry, divides their time between the café and catering for weddings, conferences, events and corporate functions in the Wairarapa and further afield. They can manage the whole process – from running the bar, organising staff and marquee hire – and enjoy working with every client to tailor a menu suitable for the event and their budget.

“We create food to suit the overall theme of the occasion and recognise each event is different,” says Alice. “Some people come to us with very set ideas on what they want, whereas others start with a blank canvas. Either way we’re thrilled to help create a menu that provides them exactly what they’re after.”

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For further enquiries: Tel: 06 306 8345 Fax: 06 306 8344 Email: info@coneywines.co.nz www.coneywines.co.nz

For any occasion, dine at the Horseshoe Restaurant & Bar, Mastertons’ most iconic venue. open Monday - Thursday from 11am - 2pm, 5pm till late Friday, Saturday, Sunday open all day from 11am till late

• Weddings • Anniversaries • Birthdays • Family reunions • 100 seating capacity • Disabled facilities Queen Street North, Masterton Ph 06 377 1102

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Margrain Vineyard 7 Cnr Princess St and Huangarua Rd, Martinborough.

Ph: 06 306 9202 Email: wine@margrainvineyard.co.nz Web: margrainvineyard.co.nz. Open weekends and public holidays throughout the year. Onsite picturesque Vineyard Villas, conference facilities and Taste Vin Café.

Ata Rangi 9 Puruatanga Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9570 Email: wines@atarangi.co.nz Web: atarangi.co.nz Not to drop by Ata Rangi on a visit to Martinborough would be akin to visiting the Louvre and missing the Mona Lisa.

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Coney Wines -Trio Café 17 Dry River Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 8345 Email: info@coneywines.co.nz Web: coneywines.co.nz The quintessential vineyard experience, dining amongst the vines.

Delicious café cuisine matched with award-winning Coney wines.

Croft Wines 59 Kitchener Street, Martinborough. Ph: 0508 4 CROFT 3 Email: sales@croft.co.nz Web: croft.co.nz Call by and meet the owners and enjoy the ambience of our Home Block Tasting Room, savour our full range of carefully handcrafted wines.

5 Martinborough Vineyard 57 Princess St, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9955 Email: winery@martinborough-vineyard.co.nz Web: martinborough-vineyard.co.nz Cellar Door open 7 days.

Home of the best Pinot Noir in the World (April 2011) and voted one of the Top NZ wineries by Decanter (2010) JAMES 19 MMURDOCH Murdoch James Estate a r t i n b o r o u g h Dry River Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9165 Email: info@murdoch-james.co.nz Web: murdochjames.co.nz Described as Martinboroughs best cellar door experience by many visitors. Enjoy our hospitality - wine sales, café, tours, picnics and functions all available. Wine tasting and sales every day between 11.amand 5pm.

Bloom restaurant open for lunch Thu-Mon 11.30 am - 3.30pm

Palliser Wines Kitchener Street, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9019 Email: palliser@palliser.co.nz Web: palliser.co.nz Visit our cellar door to taste award winning Palliser & Pencarrow wines

14 Escarpment Vineyard Te Muna Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 8305 Email: info@escarpment.co.nz Web: escarpment.co.nz E S C A R P M E N T Established by Larry McKenna and Robert Kirby to create tomorrow’s definitive new world Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Riesling.

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Haythornthwaite Wines 45 Omarere Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9889 Email: info@haythornthwaite.co.nz Web: haythornthwaite.co.nz Boutique family-owned vineyard located on the river terraces, offering the opportunity to taste Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc. Vineyard cottage to stay in.

HAMDEN ESTATE 18 214 Dry River Road, Martinborough. Ph 027 4848439 Email: hamdenestate@gmail.com Visit our new cellar door on the Dry River Terraces to taste our range of white wines and Pinot Noir. We are open most weekends and public holidays or by appointment for tastings and sales.

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Brodie Estate 16 142 Dublin Street Martinborough Ph: 06 3068835 Email: Enquiries@brodieestate.co.nz Web: brodieestate.co.nz Vineyard with winery, olive grove and art. Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Extra Virgin Olive Oils. Sage Cottage for Olive Grove accommodation. Cellar door open daily December and January, weekends Nov,Feb,Mar,April and public holidays or by appointment.

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Schubert Wines 8 57 Cambridge Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 8505 Email: info@schubert.co.nz Web: schubert.co.nz A world search brought Kai Schubert to the Wairarapa.

The unique climate produces low yields. Internationally award winning wines with intense and complex character.

Te Kairanga 13 Martins Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9122 Email: cellardoor@tekairanga.co.nz Open 7 days for Wine tastings and sales.

Taste our gorgeous wines with a selection of cheeses or bring your own picnic, relax and enjoy our friendly surroundings.

Vynfields 11 22 Omarere Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9901 Email: info@vynfields.com Web: vynfields.com Join us for delicious gourmet platters, homemade soups and wine tasting. The only certified organic and biodynamic winery in Martinborough. Taste the difference.

Open 6 days a week, closed only Tuesdays, open between 11am and 4pm

Hudson Vineyard RD 1 Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 8044 Email: peter@hudsonwine.co.nz Web: hudsonwine.co.nz Located on the site of Wharekaka, NZ’s first sheep station, is Peter and Jude Hudson’s Dry River flats vineyard.

Sales at local outlets and online.

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Julicher 301 Te Muna Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 8575 Email: info@julicher.co.nz Web: julicher.co.nz Multi award winning boutique winery producing Pinot Noir and a range of white wines from our 20 hectare vineyard.

Please phone first for tasting times.

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Wairarapa Olive Oil Directory Atutahi 8

7 45 Oxford St. Ph: 06 3066377 Web: www.madltd.co.nz

93 Cromarty Drive, Martinborough.

Phone: 06 306 8822 Email: ruthfg@attglobal.net From guiding star to liquid gold! Atutahi produces delicious award- winning extra virgin olive oil from its grove set in a uniquely landscaped property designed with astronomy in mind.

Open by appointment only - please call first.

Delightfully inspiring art gallery and tasting room set within a gorgeous grove, producing award-winning Mad Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Our oil is well balanced, rich in colour, fresh and bursting with grassy, herbaceous characters. Available online, in store at the Martinborough Wine Centre and onsite when the open sign is up.

Molive Gold 9 Verdale, 101 Cromarty Drive, Martinborough

Fantail Grove 6

Ph: 06 306 8596 Email: verdale@xtra.co.nz.

Web: www.molive.co.nz Thirty awards, including five international, since we launched in 2004. Talks and tastings available most days but please phone prior to arrival. Grove is situated behind the golf course at the end of Cromarty Drive one kilometre off of the Hinakura Road.

Sevilo, 179 Bidwills Cutting Road, RD 1, Greytown.

Ph: 06 304 7166 or 027 269 6428 Email: info@fantailgrove.co.nz Web: www.fantailgrove.co.nz We welcome visitors to the grove during the weekends when the OPEN sign is out - usually between 10am and 4pm. We are happy to open at other times too - please phone, text or e-mail to make an appointment. Family-run grove with single varietal oils to taste and compare, with optional grove/orchard tours. We also grow hazelnuts & table grapes so try these too, when in season.

Olivo 10 136 Hinakura Road, RD4, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9074 Email: helen.meehan@xtra.co.nz. Web: www.olivo.co.nz Visit the oldest commercial olive grove in Martinborough and taste our award-winning extra virgin and hand crafted infused olive oils in the purpose-built tasting room. Learn how to make good food great from the owners. Open Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Other times by appointment.

Juno Olives 5

State Highway Tauherenikau. Ph:021 2806510 Email: info@juno-olives.co.nz.

Family owned, producing award-winning extra virgin olive oils, citrus oils and olives from our classic Mediterranean varieties.

Shop and tasting bar open weekends and public holidays. Tour groups by appointment.

Olive2oil 3 No.1 Line, Tauherenikau. Ph: 021 379319.

Web: www.olive2oil.co.nz Limited volumes of premium, award-winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil available at select outlets. Visit our website for detailed information and online sales. Visits currently by appointment only.

Leafyridge 13

244 Daikins Rd, Carterton Ph: 04 528 7836 Extra Virgin olive oils. Grove tours/sales by appointment only.

Web: www.leafyridge.co.nz

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Left Field 11

168B Hinakura Road, Martinborough.

Ph: 06 306 8976 /021 461 640 Email: cdhadley@paradise.net.nz Award winning extra virgin olive oils, wonderfully fresh and aromatic. Grove visits welcomed - please ring first.

224 State Highway 53, Featherston Email: info@oriwa.co.nz Web:oriwa.co.nz Behind shelter trees and not easy to see from the highway the grove was planted in 2001. The current blend, produced from four varieties – Frantoio, Leccino, Pendilino and Piqual - has received prestigious quality certification from Olives New Zealand to signify that it has passed testing for both chemical analysis and taste excellence. Visit by appointment only.

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Ph: 06 304 9334.

Email: odell@stonevalley.co.nz Web: stonevalley.co.nz Oils crafted the traditional way, try our award-winning Extra Virgin and infused olive oils. Superb Olive Oil soap also available.

Open by appointment - please call first.

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138 Gordon Street, Masterton Ph/Fax: 06 370 3722. W: www.rivergrove.co.nz Open seven days. Please phone first. No eftpos/credit.

Our beautiful grove lies beside the Ruamahunga River.

We offer award-winning, ONZ Certified, extra-virgin olive oils for sale.

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Olea Estate 185, Boundary Road, Featherston Ph: 06 308 8007 Mob: 027 442 9065 Email: info@oleaestate.com Web: www.oleaestate.com Olea Naturae is a premium quality, award-winning Extra Virgin olive oil. It is grown, pressed and bottled on Olea Estate, a picturesque grove situated in the town of Featherston in South Wairarapa. Open for guided tours of the grove and olive press by appointment - please phone us first.

Elevate food to new heights.

Olivo produce a range of exceptionally fine olive oils that will send your food to a new place entirely.

Our oils are produced with meticulous care, with subtly balanced flavours. There is an exceptional Extra Virgin blend as well as delightful infused oils.

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Gladstone Vineyard & Cafe

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Gladstone Road, RD 2 Carterton. Ph: 06 379 8563 E: info@gladstonevineyard.co.nz W: gladstonevineyard.co.nz The first and foremost vineyard in Gladstone. Enjoy award-winning wine and delicious food outside by the vines or inside by the cozy fire.

Cellar door open Mon - Sun 11am - 4pm, café open for lunch Fri - Sun all year round.

Johner Estate

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359 Dakins Road, Gladstone. Ph: 027 230 3008 06 370 8217 E: johner@wise.net.nz W: johner-estate.com One of the exciting new boutique wineries in picturesque surroundings next to the Ruamahanga River. Enjoy handcrafted Burgundy style wine in a panoramic tasting room.

Open seven days 10-4.30.

Wairarapa Wine Centre

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359 Dakins Road, Gladstone. Ph: 027 230 3008 06 370 8217 E: info@winecentre.co.nz W: winecentre.co.nz Wine information centre and local cellar door located at Johner Estate.

Wide variety of boutique wines, olive oils, artisan produce.

Special tasting events with guest vintners.

Open seven days 10 - 4.30.

Wee Red Barn

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505 State Highway 2 (5 mins north of Masterton) RD11 Opaki Ph: 06 377 73 55 Mobile: 027 727 87 21 E: dot@weeredbarn.co.nz W: www.weeredbarn.co.nz You need to try our unique hand harvested wines. Made by awardwinning winemakers. Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Wee White, Cabernet Sauvignon and our great fruit wines, Strawberry and Blueberry.

Shop hours: open seven days, 8am-6​pm.

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Matahiwi Estate

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Loopline,Opaki, Masterton. Ph: 06 377 3353 E: info@loopline.co.nz W:loopline.co.nz A “boutique winery” situated on the Opaki Plains just off State Highway 2 north of Masterton. We produce handcrafted award-winning wines in our small winery.

286 Paierau Road, RD1, Masterton. Ph: 06 370 1000 E: jane.cooper@matahiwi.co.nz W: matahiwi.co.nz Specialising in Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, look out for Matahiwi Estate wines throughout the region or visit our website for information and mail order.

Paper Road

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7 Wingate Road, Opaki, RD11, Masterton.

Ph Colin Shand: 06 377-1745 M: 027 457 2422 E: sales@paperroad.co.nz W: www.paperroad.co.nz Boutique, family owned single vineyard, winery and cellar door. Located just north of Masterton. Hand picked grapes, and handcrafted in our winery on site. Pop in to taste and purchase our award winning wines.

Open daily throughout the summer and by appointment during Winter.

Contact Ruth 0226221094

Blairpatrick Estate

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290C Dakins Road, Gladstone. Ph 06 370 1555 E: wine@blairpatrick.co.nz W: blairpatrick.co.nz Small boutique Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris vineyard.

Family owned and operated, this vineyard is producing a range of pinot noir, pinot gris and rose wines for your enjoyment. We look forward to seeing all visitors. Door sales: Open most weekends 10am-4pm or by appointment.

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99, East Taratahi Road, Gladstone. Ph: 06 370 1935 E: info@urlar.co.nz W: urlar.co.nz Urlar is a 30 hectare vineyard utilising organic and biodynamic practices. Our passion is to produce wines of structure, texture and complexity which speak of their origins.

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ural audiences will delight this spring as an unmissable night of music, theatre and comedy pops up in a wool shed near you. Following the sell-out success of ‘The Bitches’ Box & Mel Parsons’ South Island Tour in Feb/March, this exciting tour sees the trio perform 20 shows in wool sheds throughout North Island rural and farming communities in Oct/Nov 2012 The show promises a great night of quality entertainment bringing theatre, music and comedy to the heart of the country. Join them for a world-class show as singer/songwriter and two-time Tui Award finalist Mel Parsons starts off the night with songs from the heart, followed by a hilarious romp around the kennels as actresses Amelia Guild and Emma Newborn tell you a dogs tail...all the way from The Bitches’ Box. Wairarapa Show Dates: Weds 17th Oct - ‘Lagoon Hill’ - Martinborough Thurs 18th Oct - ‘Biddiford’ - Masterton Fri 19th Oct - ‘Anerley’ - Tinui Sat 20th Oct - ‘Namoi’ - Alfredton Details visit bitchesbox.com Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SPRING 2012 Issue #27 - 45

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