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Growing together with Karori Kids

By Rachel Binning

Karori Kids Preschool has been operating for forty years, and their recent open day highlighted exactly what the Preschool has been offering the community for the past four decades.

Quietly hidden next to the teachers college of Education campus is the accessible community day care.

Spacious enough inside to allow kids to have quiet time to themselves and endless room outside to allow kids to run around without running into each other.

Continued on page 2 PRESCHOOLERS: A look inside Karori Kids Preschool at their open day at the weekend with Ellie Forrester (4) and Gil Forrester (7) PHOTO: Bella Photography

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Last month Independent Herald interviewed budding musician Shweta Iyer about the imminent finals of the National Chamber Music Contest. Shweta has since

gone on to make history after her Ensemble Trio Glivenko became the first Wellington group in memory to win the contest.

The Ensemble was awarded the title of national winners of the New Zealand Community

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Queen Margaret College student Shweta (violin), alongside Bethany Angus (cello) from Wellington East Girls’ College and Claudia Tarrant-Matthews (piano) of The Correspondence School were said to be shocked and honoured with the overall win.

“It is funny because making it to finals was already a win for us,” Shweta explains.

“But to be named the national winners was a wonderful surprise,” she added.

The win was made extra special for the trio as it was the first time a Wellington ensemble has ever won the competition.

“Hopefully this will be the start for many more Wellington

Forty years in the community Continued from page 1 An open day on Saturday, August 8 gave the community an opportunity to see what Karori Kids had on offer. While the weather put a bit of a dampener on exploring the outdoor activities, visitors had an opportunity of meeting a couple of the teachers and seeing the wide range of indoor activities available.

Teacher Kathy Brayford knows Karori Kids well. She has been there since 1981 and both her daughter and grandson have attended. Kathy says Karori Kids feels like a home with a good feeling about it, which the children and their parents enjoy.

Karori Kids teaching staff are clearly proud of what it achieves for its children. Including its four-year-old programme with emphasis on education and being school-ready, its child-led thinking board with its visual representation of each child’s interests, and its encouragement of again child-led discovery and learning.

Initially, Parent and Parent Committee Chairperson, Andrew Forrester was sceptical about Karori Kids having technology available for its children.

Now he is confident the children’s imaginations are far greater than the available technology and technology is treated as another toy to use if the children need it.

Andrew and his overseas family also value having been able to see and share his children’s learning stories online from Karori Kids during the working week.

For teacher and resident musician, Sam Larsen the best and most rewarding part of his job is “seeing the children grow and develop in themselves” in an environment focused on children’s needs.

Karori Kids offers full-time care for children between the ages of 2-5 years old, has a ratio of 1:4 teachers to children and caters for 20-22 children in total.  For more information go to BIG SMILES: Andrew Forrester, Kathy Brayford and Sam Larsen. www.karorikids.org.nz.

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Trio Glivenko performed alongside eleven other semifinalist ensembles, including six from Auckland, three from Christchurch, two from Wellington and one from Whangarei.

Bridget Douglas of the Adjudicator panel said that all judges had looked for an ensemble which played the notes off the page. So this effort by Trio Glivenko helped secure the win.

Year 12 student Shweta has already been hitting the right notes as a musician after being selected for the 2015 New Zealand Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra.

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Celebrating Road Patrol Orange Day

By Fiona Donnellan

Road Patrol Orange day took place last Friday, August 7 on Lambton Quay - Rewa Rewa School in Newlands joined in the fun along with other schools in this region. The day acknowledges school road patrollers and the parents that help on the road patrol every school day of the year.

Independent Herald joined the students at the school before they headed off to the day’s celebrations.

Road Patrol Orange Day was an opportunity for the children at the school to dress up, so they donned orange ribbons, glasses, face paint, feather boas and had balloons and a banner they had made especially for the day.

Deputy Principal at Rewa Rewa School, Junior Etuale Togia, and the group from Year 5 and 6 at the school were excited to be involved in the event.

Ella Pan from Year 5 explained that this was her first year going and that she was excited. Jessica Shepherd from Year 6 was at the colourful celebrations last year and says,

CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES: Drew Grey, Jessica Shepherd, Ella Pan and Jamie Mitchell from Rewa Rewa School excited about Road Patrol Orange Day PHOTO: Fiona Donnellan

CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES: Drew Grey, Jessica Shepherd, Ella Pan and Jamie Mitchell from Rewa Rewa School excited about Road Patrol Orange Day PHOTO: Fiona Donnellan

epic sea of orange on Lambton Quay when Rewa Rewa School and more than 1,000 other school patrol children celebrate road safety and the efforts of

all. The march from Parliament to Civic Square is an annual event, with more than half of Wellington's primary schools taking part.

make simple changes, like not leaving items in clear sight in your car. There has been an increase in car break-ins and this simple measure might deter people.

Sergeant Andrew Hosking wants to raise public awareness on the issue and remind and educate people that leaving items like laptops, tablets, and even GPS in clear view can make your car a target for thieves. Opportunistic theft is increasing - If someone wan-

ders by your car and sees something, particularly electronics, they might scope out the area for people and then decide to smash in the car window. Sgt Hosking says, “Remove these items from your car and you reduce the potential for thefts.”

While Sgt Hosking understands that maybe a builder can’t remove all his tools from his van while he pops into the shop if they take precautions “they can reduce how attractive their vehicle is to thieves.”

Feeling less safe?

By Fiona Donnellan

According to the latest research Kiwis, say New Zealand is becoming more dangerous, with over a third having been burgled, and many battling long-term psychological damage following a break-in.

A survey by The Vivint, the private home security company, found that 68 percent of people believe living in New Zealand is less safe in recent years, and burglaries have a

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However, despite New Zealanders’ and Wellingtonian’s growing concerns over safety, the majority still remain lax when it comes to home and car security systems.

Thieves will and have capitalised on an open front door, bedroom window or garage door or electronics in clear view in a car.

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inbrief news Won’t someone think of the Johnsonville Pedestrians?

With all the construction going on around Johnsonville, it makes me think When the council was planning to unlock the Johnsonville triangle did anyone think of the pedestrians?

Sure the traffic congestion might reduce or dissipate completely but as I hit the pavements and make my way around the town I wonder if there has been some poor planning when it comes to pedestrian crossings.

The new traffic lights and signalised pedestrian crossings at the intersection of Broderick Road and Gothic Street are set to come into place soon but is the placement ideal?

They are also improving the signalised pedestrian crossings on Johnsonville Road, and a new signalised crossing will replace the zebra crossing on Broderick Road, but will they be effective? Got an opinion? Email news@wsn.co.nz

SEA OF ORANGE: Rewa Rewa School in Newlands rallied for Road Patrol Orange Day last week PHOTO Fiona Donnellan

“It [Road Patrol Orange Day] is for everyone who helps out.”

Adding, “It was crowded but good fun.”

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Cold laser therapy is here to make your pet’s life better. Cold laser treatment is a low-level laser therapy to treat conditions

Wellington’s waterfront New Year’s Eve celebration earned national recognition at the New Zealand Association of Event Professionals Awards this month.

The movie-themed event which transformed the lagoon and surrounding area into a full blown family-friendly festival. And it seems the 71-piece orchestra playing movie themes from 24 great films impressed all.

Spokesperson for the judges and CEO of Tourism New Zealand, Kevin Bowler, says the judges were impressed by the quality and creativity of the Wellington event.

“What a creative event! It was a bold and interesting experience that the whole family could enjoy.

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I decided that I would challenge myself to learn some Mãori. Bird and animal names, greetings, cultural terms, tree and place names are often only known by their Mãori names, so for this journalist it seems of utmost importance to learn at least the basics.

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Jim Collins and his dog Jess have tried the treatment and can vouch for the results. Jim explained that Jess had episodes where she couldn’t even stand and had arthritis in every joint in her body. Over her 13 and a half years Jess has had a few knocks, has got caught in rabbit holes, she’s even torn ligaments so she’s the perfect candidate for the laser treatment.

Jim has had Jess since she was a nine-week-old puppy, so when she displaced joints in her legs and couldn’t even stand Jim decided to try the treatment.

Now three sessions on Jess is recovering, has regained strength and is well able to walk again.

“She got that bounce back in her step,” says Jim. “She’s not in pain, there’s freedom in her walking, it’s a big improvement,” he adds.

Cold laser is used to treat a multitude of ailments and injuries and is also beneficial to animals recovering from surgery.

Treatable ailments include joint injuries, bone fractures, posttrauma, arthritis, musculoskeletal diseases or nerve injury.

During the treatment, a “laser is applied directly to the surface of the skin or it can be held just above the skin surface if direct contact is too painful for the dog.” The treatment can be administered without discomfort or restraint.

The treatment results in alleviating pain and reducing inflammation allowing pets to regain mobility, activity and increasing the range of motion in joints.

Dr Musil says, “People tend to be a little hesitant,” about the treatment, but she suggests trying three sessions of laser to see if there is any improvement. A full six sessions are recommended.

When you see dogs like Jess who are at ease, relaxed and pain-free it’s clear to see it’s working. No more “ruff” days for Jess and many more pets in the Johnsonville area.  For more information on the treatment or to speak with Dr Ilona Musil see www.carevets. co.nz/branches/carevets-johnsonville.

Biweekly at the paper I’m going to be taking on a brand new challenge in our feature aptly titled “Challenge the Reporter.” That means I’ll be trying and testing everything from Taekwondo and Whittaker’s latest chocolatey mash up to learning a new skill and trekking around local landmarks.

With Mãori Language Week just over, it seemed like the perfect time to challenge myself to learn some key Mãori phrases and so enlisted the help of Awhina Lynch, a from Year 8 student from St Teresa’s, Karori, who is a proud Mãori speaker.

As a relative newcomer to New Zealand, I have been met with ‘Kia ora’ many a time and it

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Awhina was able to teach me Kia Ora/Hello; Tena Koe/Thank you; Kei te pēhea koe? /How are you? and Kei te pai ahau/I’m good. It’s a far cry from a full vocabulary, but I’m on my way.

Was it a challenge to learn? I would say not too difficult to get to grips with those few key words

and phrases, but like other languages aspects of the structure of the language will require more effort to learn perfectly.

English is my first language and Irish or Gaelic is my second, so here’s hoping Mãori might be my third if I keep practicing.  If you want to “Challenge the Reporter” email your challenge to fiona@wsn.co.nz.

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Girls to lead the way

The Warehouse Johnsonville gets a makeover

By Fiona Donnellan

In 1982, Sir Stephen Tindall founded The Warehouse with a vision of revolutionising retail in New Zealand, in August 2015 Clifford Buchler and his staff relaunched The Warehouse in Johnsonville. His vision is to make the “desirable affordable” in the northern suburbs.

The revamped store was officially opened by Mayor of Wellington Celia Wade-Brown who cut the red ribbon on a rainy Thursday morning, along with Kapa Haka performance by Ngahina Matekohi, Maria Rolleston and Anita Termara.

Mayor Wade-Brown was moved to see the commitment from the

staff in the store, and how they “worked through the transformation.” She also addressed The Warehouse staff, saying, “Wellington is a great city to live in and we’re aiming to strengthen the economy, and create more sales for you.”

Clifford thanked the team and the customers for their help throughout the revamp process at the store. He also thanked customers for their generosity as the store just lately raised $54,000 towards Wellington Hospital and Wellington Zoo. The Warehouse always tries to support the community, through charitable events and initiatives.

Clifford noted that the Johnsonville store remained fully functional throughout the whole

renovation, and that there is now a couple of upgrades like free Wi-Fi for customers at the store, ‘Endless Aisle’ shopping, so people can order in store and choose to either collect, or have items delivered, making shopping with The Warehouse unlimited. They’ve also added a jewellery counter which is another milestone for the store.

Deputy Lord Mayor Justin Lester joined in the celebrations and as a local to Johnsonville will be able to take advantage of the store’s makeover.

There were ‘thank yous’ all round for the store’s staff who stepped up during the store development. The Warehouse want to support their team members in Johnsonville in building successful careers.

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Recovering at Cashmere Enliven’s Cashmere Home and Cashmere Heights Home in Johnsonville are supporting Wellington elders to return home after illness or injury.

In late 2014, 72-year-old Kilbirnie resident Helen Reston was struck with an illness that saw her spending six weeks in hospital.

“I was in bed-ridden and I lost my mobility. I wasn’t sick enough to stay in hospital but I wasn’t well enough to go home, so I moved into Cashmere,” Helen explains.

Enliven’s Cashmere Home and Cashmere Heights Home specialise in providing healthy recovery care, as well as hospital level care for people with complex clinical needs.

“I didn’t know what to expect going into a rest home, but I was quite pleased. I thought the care was great, it was very nice, all the staff were very good and I liked the environment.”

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so she focused on rehabilitation and health recovery with help from Enliven staff.

Helen is now living back in her family home, but has font memories of her time with Cashmere Home.

“I was happy to be going home but it was a bit sad leaving. I had found living at Cashmere really good and I had gotten to know the people there.”

Shereen Singh, clinical nurse manager Cashmere Home and Cashmere Heights Home, says health recovery gives people the support they need to get back on their feet again.

“They live worry free at our homes so they can truly concentrate on getting better.

We take care of their entire wellbeing so they can recover at a pace that’s right for them.”

She says the ability for people to rehabilitate is helped along by the Eden Alternative, a unique model of care used by all Enliven Homes.

“Our Eden model of care really does play a large part in rehabilitation, even if residents don’t realise it.

“It’s not just about medical care and physiotherapy, it’s about taking care of the spiritual and social side of a person’s wellbeing. We make sure they don’t feel lonely, helpless, or like their life doesn’t have meaning.”

Johnsonville’s Cashmere Home and Cashmere Heights Home are operated by Enliven, part of the not-for-profit organisation Presbyterian Support Central. The homes provide rest home, hospital and palliative level care, including short term respite and health recovery.  For more information about Cashmere Home or Cashmere Heights Home, both located on Helston Road in Johnsonville, or other Enliven services in Wellington, visit www.enlivencentral.org.nz or call 0800 36 54 83 (that’s 0800 ENLIVEN).

HAPPY IN KARORI: Stuart and Linda Douglan at One Fat Bird, Karori Road in Marsden Village.

One Fat Bird

By Fiona Donnellan

Karori is the largest suburb in the Southern Hemisphere and One Fat Bird want to be the go-to eatery and drinking hole in the area. One Fat Bird is the new freehouse and restaurant you may have spotted on at 162 Karori Road in Marsden Village.

The aim of the bar and restaurant is to “combine the great English pub with iconic Kiwi hospitality” with the help of 16 beers on tap including craft beers, an impressive food menu, live sport and the friendliest of staff. So far they are succeeding on all accounts.

One Fat Bird had its official launch night on Friday last and Independent Herald was there to celebrate the grand opening with the manager Kieran and the team.

There was live music and the venue was

already beginning to fill up, with people eager to fill up on food and a tipple..

Gordan Smart, Margaret Maclaren, Jody Mair and Tess Huang from Karori were all enjoying the live music on offer on Friday night, while Stuart and Linda Douglan say it’s fantastic to have the bar and restaurant in the local area, “it’s a great place to kickback.”

Staff members Danielle McCleely and Liam Mancini were busy and were expecting the place to get even busier.

Another good point to note about One Fat Bird is the fact that they are happy to support local.

Saying they are happy to speak to local sports clubs or teams, community groups, kindergartens, schools, or an outstanding individual who may need support.  Pop in and speak to manager Kieran or see www.onefatbird.co.nz.

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In spite of Wellington’s sudden cold snap accompanied by rain, a good number of book buyers queued outside St Michael and All Angels Church Kelburn’s Book and Baking Sale on Saturday, August 8 for a bargain.

Diana Noble sale organiser and parish administrator said lots of books were left over from the church’s fair in March this year so a book sale was organised.

A baking stall with a large variety of delicious baked goods was on hand for book buyers to purchase. It was hoped the baking would give book buyers added staying power for looking over books during the sale.

Proceeds from the sale go towards fixing the church hall roof and floor.

The hall is available for hire to the public and its floor had not been resurfaced in nine years. Diana said the hall was a community asset that could be used more both during the

week and weekends.

Clearly people in Kelburn view the hall in the same way. Diana said many within the Kelburn community had donated books and set up the hall for the sale. The helpers had been setting up the hall for the sale until 11 pm the night before.

Interestingly, when the doors opened signalling the opening of the sale, the most popular section was the New Zealand fiction and non-fiction sections.

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Q: Do you think more could be done to protect our suburbs from crime?

Charlene King, Khandallah

David Chiang, Johnsonville

Bayleigh Demicoli, Johnsonville

Pamela Simoes Churton Park

Andy Cardano Ohariu

Johnsonville is a safe area; I only come over once a week but for a year and half. I have had no problems, the people are friendly. To prevent crime we need to help each other.

More police patrols, that’s an idea I have thought about.

Yes, they need to make the area safer for adults and children. To make it safer, it can be achieved by everyone getting along.

It is a quiet safe area but needs more patrolling by the police at night as we suffer from boy racers on our corner.

I think as the population grows, more visible presence of police is needed.

LETTERS to the editor I was going around a roundabout in Ngaio and had to slam on the brakes because a car pulled out right in front ofme (I had right of way). The driver, a woman, was on a mobile phone having a conversation while her kids were in the backseat. I think she should

have more regard for the kids on board rather than her telephone conversation. It was around 3pm, so the end of school time too, so she had a full car load of kids. I just think it is terrible to see such blatant disregard for everyone’s safety.

Anonymous, Newlands

Roundabout confusion Does anyone else find the roundabout and pedestrian crossing near Onslow College and Onslow Medical Centre ridiculous? It seems that some people don’t realise there is a pedestrian crossing there and so there is often a build-up of cars on the roundabout as they wait for pedestrians. So often I have

Changes to government migration policy

By Fiona Donnellan

Poor practice

seen people having whizzed through the roundabout and ignoring the crossing too. It just seems like such a bad set up.

Surely the pedestrian crossing could be moved further down the road to avoid any confusion or worse still any accidents.

Anne Johnsonville

Vicky Andrews Island Bay Pretty safe area, I don’t see any crime. But there is no sight of the police in the area.

This week it was announced that there would be changes made to the government migration policy.

The Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency (WREDA) is welcoming the changes, and says that from November, migration applicants with job offers outside Auckland will get 30 bonus points, triple the current rate of 10 bonus points.

Peter Biggs, Board Chair, said the agency had been calling for changes that even out the distribution of migrants across the country for some

time.

"Migrants, for a variety of reasons, are often unaware of opportunities south of the Bombay Hills. We think providing migrants with a little nudge to other parts of the country will benefit the migrants themselves and the regions they go to. At the same time it will relieve Auckland of some of its growth pains. New Zealand as a whole will benefit," says Biggs.

He added that as New Zealand’s second city for doing business, Wellington is particularly well placed to benefit from these changes.

"As the high-tech capital, Wellington

has a number of innovative businesses looking for talented people. With reasonable house prices, excellent commuting options and easy access to the coastline, Wellington offers a fantastic lifestyle to migrants."

The new policy also increased the number of points available for entrepreneurs applying from 20 to 40 points.

"It’s great to see government placing more emphasis on entrepreneurial talent rather than purely wealth or qualifications. We look forward to seeing a more flexible immigration system," concluded Biggs.

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Community Service Fiji Trip

By Fiona Donnellan

Queen Margaret College and Scots College joined forces for their Community Service Fiji Trip over the school holidays. During the trip, a total of 21 girls and 14 boys spent their time on a small island called Tavenui, and students stayed at a school called Nuisawa.

Head Prefect Amy Galvin at Queen Margaret College had been to Fiji before but said this was an entirely different experience for her,

noting, “It was interesting to see a new part of the country and really be amongst the people and the culture.”

Students painted the dining hall, Boarding House and parts of the Junior School during the week, so it was far from an ordinary school break.

At Nuisawa School students spent their first day playing games with the local children, and felt it was a great opportunity to “bond with not only her peers but her Fijian hosts.”

Some of the tasks involved in the

service trip itinerary were tough and included removing rubbish from certain areas of the sites. “We also moved a lot of ash which was ridden with frogs and rats,” explains Amy. “It felt like we were really making a difference.”

Amy added, “I also learned that despite the hard work and basic living, the Fijian people live happy lives and find happiness in everything. I think we all learnt to appreciate life without all privileges that we have at home.”

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Motorway closures go like clockwork

By Fiona Donnellan

Last weekend NZ Transport Agency closed off a section of the motorway between Ngauranga and Aotea Quay. The closures are all part of Wellington’s urban motorway development. The smart motorway will eventually operate between Johnsonville and the Terrace Tunnel, and will “make travel times more predictable during peak times and free up nearby roads for better public transport trips and improved amenity for pedestrian and cyclists.”

NZ Transport Agency has also said that it will provide an extra northbound lane between the Aotea Quay on-ramp and Ngauranga, which will be incorporated into the existing motorway footprint. They hope to have smart motorway operating by early in 2016.

Regional Performance Manager, Mark Owen says that the full and partial closures went to plan, with the detours running smoothly and contractors successfully getting a huge amount of work done in a short amount

of time.

And commented further saying, "The public have been really patient and understanding - we know that closing the motorway can be disruptive, and we're thrilled with how Wellingtonians took the closures in their stride.”

Owen added, "This completes three of the planned eight closures required as part of the Ngauranga to Aotea upgrade, which is building New Zealand’s first smart motorway here in Wellington. Fortunately, the biggest closures are now behind us. Three more full closures and two partial closures are planned.

They’ll be much shorter - approximately four hours northbound/ southbound, at night."

NZ Transport Agency advises that these closures are likely to occur in September, but will advise the public when dates are confirmed.  For more information about the 'smart motorway' is available at www.nzta.govt.nz/smartmotorway or at the information point in Johnsonville Shopping Centre information centre.

CONJURING: Mary conjuring ALL SMILES: Smiles all round DEEP IN THOUGHT: Mary and Grace deep a cunning plan to get the for May when scoring high in thought on how they are going to win the most points points for her word game. PHOTO: Emma Morgan

Scrabbles the word A new group has started up in Churton Park Community Centre and the wordsmiths are quite the dab hand at Scrabble. The Scrabble group meets every Monday in the small meeting room at the centre and Independent Herald photographer Emma Morgan went along to meet the group.

Judy started the group and admits she’s a big scrabble fan. Grace is a learner but is getting to grips with the game with the help of the Mary and May. Interestingly Judy told the Independent Herald that New Zealander Nigel Richards is the world's highest-rated Scrabble player, and

Hope for a peaceful world

By Fiona Donnellan

Children’s art exhibition Tumanako! (Hope!) is on at the Central Library. The exhibition commemorates the 70th Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan and runs until Sunday.

There was a great response from local schools with 37 artworks submitted from Wadestown School, 18 from Ngaio School, 12 from Otari, 12 from Ngaio based Arthouse A for Art, three from Wellington Girls College and a combined work from Class 1 at Holy Cross School in Karori and one from Northland School as well as another 87

submissions from the greater Wellington area.

The exhibition is vibrant and colourful “full of children’s hopes and dreams for a peaceful world.”

Mayor of Wellington, Celia Wade-Brown, an Executive Leader of Mayors for Peace, says the exhibition acknowledges that the voices and hopes of children should be heard.

“Children often suffer in armed conflicts around the world and the exhibition provides the opportunity to express their belief in peace and justice through art. Wellington is a UNICEF Child Friendly City and is committed, along with the rest of New Zealand, to a nuclear-free

world, says Mayor Wade-Brown.

Wellington City Council has been hosting the exhibition with Soka Gakkai International of New Zealand, a Buddhist-based peace group, to encourage a peaceful world free from nuclear weapons.

A representative of Soka Gakkai New Zealand, Joycelyn Raffills, says the exhibition features a “striking depth of thought” and artistic talent. Adding, “The children’s paintings provide a fresh vision of hope for a peaceful world.”

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CELEBRITY: Sirocco the kakapo is a huge star to the Wellington public while on a six-week tour at Zealandia Sanctuary in Karori PHOTO: Amanda Carrington.

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By Amanda Carrington

A kakapo with a big personality arrived in Wellington earlier this month and is delighting people of all ages who go to see him.

Sirocco is an 18-year-old rare kakapo parrot and the ambassador for the Department of Conservation Kakapo Recovery Programme.

DOC Ranger and Sirocco’s minder Alisha Sherriff is working with Sirocco during his time at Zealandia.

Alisha says Sirocco can live just like any of the wild kakapo do with no human interference for the majority of the year. But then he has a special job to do to send out a big message.

“When our window of July through to September arrives we can bring him into a captive environment to continue getting out the message of kakapo and New Zealand conservation to a wide audience,” she says.

Sirocco’s appearances around the country help to raise awareness for the 125 kakapo left in the world.

Sirocco was born on Codfish Island, located west of Stewart Island and has lived on Maud Island in the Marlborough Sounds for a number of years. He suffered respiratory problems at the age of three and was hand-raised by rangers. Since then he has imprinted on humans and thinks he is

not a bird.

“Once Sirocco is in that captive environment all interaction and participation is on his terms,” Alisha says.

He can either enter the viewing enclosure or interact with the public based on their reaction and excitement towards him, she says.

Zealandia Communications and Marketing coordinator Cameron Hayes says Sirocco’s visit to Wellington is really important as many Wellingtonians would never have the opportunity to see a rare species such as kakapo up close.

“Seeing Sirocco’s personality and character is a far deeper experience than seeing kakapo on screen and a great chance to connect with nature,” he says.

Getting a close look of Sirocco was Rachel Hogg from Northland.

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She volunteered with the Kakapo Recovery team on Anchor Island for two weeks a couple of years ago helping to fill feeders.

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Countdown is on for Rio It’s a year to go until the Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games and Sport and Recreation Minister Jonathan Coleman says it looks like New Zealanders will have plenty to celebrate at both events.

“High Performance Sport NZ tell me we are on track to achieve our medal targets of 14 or more Olympic medals and 12

Paralympic gold medals,” says Dr Coleman. At the London Games New Zealand took home five gold medals and 13 medals in total, and six gold medals and 17 medals in total from the Paralympics.

“If we can hit those targets that will make Rio our most successful Olympic and Paralympic Games ever. The Olympic and Paralympic Games have provid-

Support for young athletes High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) will be providing a financial leg-up to developing athletes through their new Emerging Talent Performance Enhancement Grants scheme.

They are backing emerging talented athletes with financial assistance so they can concentrate on advancing towards competing in world championships, Olympics and Paralympic Games.

HPSNZ have said “Some athletes who have been identified by their national sport organisation as tracking towards the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are being given a new ‘Emerging Talent Performance Enhancement Grant (PEGs)’ from HPSNZ to enhance their development.”

A total of $400,000 a year will be paid out to these 40 high potential athletes.

The grants will be in conjunction with existing investment and other support on offer to athletes.

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Performance and Strategic Investment Mike McGovern says, “the Emerging Talent grant is a new category within the highly regarded PEGs programme which helps athletes already competing on the world stage with direct financial help to better enable them to maximise their potential.”

He added, “It takes many years for athletes to develop their skills to be world’s best, and the aim of the Emerging Talent grants is to provide a financial leg-up for athletes who may be 4-8 years from the podium but cannot commit the time to the training they need now, or are unable to attend key competitions or training camps, due to financial constraints.”

HPSNZ are working in partnership with national sport organisations to remove any development barriers and to ultimately help athletes tracking towards Tokyo in 2020, or other major events, and want to “help their progression towards the podium.’’

ed some of our greatest sporting moments and I am confident Rio will produce even more.”

Dr Coleman is focused on wishing athletes well and supporting them over the next while with their intense training schedules.

“I wish all of those athletes, teams and coaches preparing for Rio the best of luck over the next year and I look forward to seeing

them take on the world and win.”

He added, “Success on the world sporting stage is important to New Zealanders. Sport is part of our national identity, and when we see Kiwis winning we are inspired to get active.

“It is particularly important at the moment that we encourage our young people to be active and to get involved in sport, with our

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lives becoming more sedentary and rising rates of obesity. Our high-performance athletes are great role models, and hopefully their efforts inspire others.”  Know of any sporting heroes or Olympic hopefuls that you think the Independent Herald should highlight, let us know at news@wsn.co.nz.

Bike Champ competes at UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

LIFE CYCLES: Kim Hurst with her trusty bike battling Devil’s staircase late last year PHOTO: marathon-photos.com

The Windham World Cup took place at the weekend and one of Karori Mudcycles’ finest mountain bike racers Kim Hurst competed successfully.

Kim, who rode for the New Zealand National Team, managed a 48th placing out of the tough field in New York.

The mountain bik ing champ and local Upper Hutt doctor completed The Windham course which was said to be a “long gruelling climb followed by a fast, technical descent” in very dry conditions.

Windham Mountain was the eighth of nine UCI Mountain Bike World Cup stop offs for Kim which has also included races in France, Czech Republic, Germany and Italy.

Road world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot took the

win at the penultimate round on Sunday, while fellow New Zealander Kate Fluker placed 40th.

Interestingly Kim moved to New Zealand from Wales in 2008 and has said that Karori Mudcycles on Karori Road has been instrumental in her success to date. Ricky and Dave from the store have helped her along the way, building customised bikes.

Mudcycles has always been super proud to sponsor Kim and help with mechanical support every season.

It seems the feeling is mutual with Kim commenting that Mudcycles is the “best bike shop in Welly run by cool blokes who know their stuff.” A high compliment from the mountain bike racer.

Best of luck to Kim with the remaining race in the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.

Narrow defeat for Onslow

By Fiona Donnellan

The 1st XV Semi Final ended Wainuiomata High School 8, Onslow College 7.

It was a competitively close encounter and it was only in the dying minutes of the match that Wainuiomata managed to get

the win.

Wainuiomata High School openly acknowledged “the huge effort, and great spirit of the Onslow College First XV. In our first encounter, they showed amazing attitude and pride, firing hard at us again and again, even when the score was against

them.”

Taita drew 22-22 with Newlands in their game. The highest ranked team prior to this match goes through, Newlands were ranked 2 and Taita 3, so Newlands go to final and will play Wainuiomata in two weeks’ time.

SPORTSMANSHIP: The Wainuiomata High School and Onslow College teams after the 1st XV Semi Final at the weekend PHOTO: Supplied

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