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Wednesday July 11, 2018
inbrief news Warrant out for Duane Huaki A warrant to arrest has been issued for Duane Edward Huaki. The warrant is in relation to the shooting of a 36-year-old man at a George Street address in Stokes Valley on 26 June. Duane is 39 years old, and approximately 174cm in height and of medium build. Anyone with any information on Duane’s whereabouts should contact Police on 111 or through Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Hutt Winter Festival not to be missed The Hutt Winter Festival is back for a second year, warming up the winter months with an explosion of arts and cultural events suited for everyone. Organised by the Hutt City Council, locals and visitors to the region will be treated to free workshops at various community hubs throughout the Hutt Valley in July and August. Highlights of this year’s festival
include a Talent Quest in association with GoodTime Music Academy and a Pimp My Jacket fashion competition, workshops and a night-time illuminated bicycle parade with Lucid DreamBike, all culminating in a Hutt Winter Festival Party at the Dowse square on August 18. “Last year’s inaugural festival was such a success in terms of community participation, and
opportunities for our local arts practitioners and art groups, it wasn’t a hard decision to bring it to the Hutt Valley once again,” says Pippa Sanderson, Hutt City Council’s community arts and culture advisor. “Ultimately we are about connecting people through arts and culture and giving locals an opportunity to experience creative performances in a free or low
Te Omanga Hospice announced as HighLight charity partner HighLight: Carnival of Lights has chosen Te Omanga Hospice as its charity partner for 2018, raising money to help with the rebuild of its earthquakeprone building. Te Omanga Hospice, established in 1979, provides care and support to people, and their families, living with a terminal or life limiting illness in the Hutt Valley. The inaugural HighLight event in 2017 saw more than 100,000 people in attendance and raised $20,000 for its 2017 charity partner Alzheimers Wellington.
The labyrinth, as pictured and designed by Tape Art, will be recreated around Lower Hutt and Wainuiomata. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Workshops shed a light of hope By Dan Whitfield
Line-up revealed for festival Hutt City Council’s Hutt Winter Festival is back for a second year, warming up the winter months with an explosion of arts and cultural events suited for all ages, accessibility needs and interests. Locals and visitors to the region will be treated to free workshops at various community hubs throughout the Hutt Valley in July and August - including lantern and mask making, a community labyrinth and opportunities to light up your wheels for a fantastic parade at the final festival party on Saturday 18 August. More information can be found on the Hutt City Council website.
cost, accessible and familyorientated way,” says Pippa. The programme line-up is really impressive, Pippa says. “We have 17 give it a go workshops, a talent quest, a wearable arts show, outdoor installations and parades — there really is something for everyone.” Pippa says. Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace says he is pleased to see the fixture return. “The Hutt Winter Festival is a great celebration of our local arts scene – something we are proud of for bringing the community together, showing what the Hutt can do, and encouraging visitors from the wider Wellington region,” Ray says. “We are looking forward to providing an opportunity for people to get out of the house, wrap up warm and let the colourful activities brighten up the winter months.” Full details on the Hutt Winter Festival programme are available now at huttwinterfestival. co.nz
Claire Laurenson from Grief Relief will be running workshops to help those struggling with grief in Wainuiomata. Held at the Wainuiomata Community Hub during Grief Awareness Week, July 23 to 28, the workshops will paint a picture of what grief looks like, and hopefully build a resilience to it. “[We] acknowledge different kinds of losses, their similarities and uniqueness, provide information and reinforce this is part of the grieving process which they can survive and recover from,” Claire says.
Claire says it’s important to build an understanding about grief and resilience. “Like Civil Defence, it’s not a matter of if, but when. When you have some idea of what to expect then you’re more likely to manage when you find yourself in this situation and have better outcomes for self and family,” she says. Claire is a part of the community hub’s social services network and has years of experience with this difficult topic. “Half my life has been spent doing grief work, beginning with 12 years of personal losses of different kinds —
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people, animals, belongings, property, community and self. Most significant was the sudden and unexpected death of my first son at four months old, which later led me into supporting other families who lose a child,” Claire says. Her scope has broadened to include working with cancer patients, chronic illness and general bereavement. However, working with families who lose a child, from in utero to adulthood, remains close to my heart.” Claire says learning about grief and that it is a normal response to significant loss validates individual experi-
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ences and provides some relief. She aims to provide hope for those overwhelmed by grief, knowing that this is a process we go through but one we can recover from. The public talks have been happening in Lower Hutt for the last few years. This year is the first time Claire has done a session in Wainuiomata. “Having developed relationships in Wainuiomata through community services, social services and business networks and seeing how passionate and pro-active this community is in helping one another, [makes this] an opportunity for me to contribute,” she says.
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