DECEMBER HAKIHEA 2021
Lifesaving begins at the local level by Ann Packer Four people each week in the Greater Wellington region have a sudden cardiac arrest – that’s a heart attack to ordinary folk. But the good news is, the region has the second highest survival rate for sudden cardiac arrests in the world – after Seattle, USA, where Wellington Free Ambulance staff went 12 years ago in order to discover their secret. It seems compulsory CPR training for college students, and having AEDs (defibrillators) in a “huge number” of locations, makes all the difference. The only ambulance service in Aotearoa New Zealand that’s actually free, and the only 24/7 paramedic service in our region, Wellington Free Ambulance travels as far north as PekaPeka, and includes the Wairarapa. We’re talking “sirens and lights” ambulances here – not “paracetamol and plaster” first-aid at sports grounds and rock concerts, but the life-saving variety. However, lifesaving can begin at a very local level, even before the ambulance arrives, and that’s where CPR training and AEDs come in. “Early CPR and defibrillation increases a patient’s chance of survival by up to 80%,” says Senior Heartbeat Coordinator and Point Howard resident Rachel Evans. “That’s why we want everyone in our communities to know how to do CPR.” AEDs – automated external defibrillators – are those cabinets you see stuck on the side of garages, café walls, and in many large business premises, containing a small device in a suitcase that can restart the heart. Not all are accessible to the public and not all are registered with 111, which means they can't necessarily be accessed when required in an emergency. There are eight public AEDs in Eastbourne – at least one in each bay. The latest to be installed by WFA are in Mahina Bay and at
Compass Coffee barista Sefton, left, with Senior Heartbeat Coordinator Rachel Evans and Burnsco's Richard Gordon in front of the new public AED at the Seaview Marina.
Compass Coffee at Seaview Marina. Free CPR training for staff is part of the package. Each AED has a keypad allowing you to tap in a code supplied by the 111 service – it opens the door and allows the case with the pads to be lifted out. After that, the machine tells you what to do. They are easy to use – designed for people who’ve never used one, says Mrs Evans. They self-test constantly and do not need testing or regular servicing. Each time the device is used the battery and pads need replacing – for WFA AEDs the cost is covered by the Lloyd Morrison
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Foundation. The key factor in Wellington’s successful survival rate has been the vision of Julie Nevett and the Foundation, which not only buys a new ambulance each year (they need eight in total) but funds the Heartbeat programme helping train schools, businesses and community groups to know what to do to potentially save a life. Even bad CPR is better than no CPR, says Mrs Evans, who has done her time on the road and now runs the Heartbeat programme. All that stuff from first aid courses that left you in dread of being first on the scene of an accident (Continues Page 2)
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(From Page 1) – you can forget all that (you probably have). When it comes to cardiac arrests, you can't really go wrong. It’s rare to need to give the “breath of life” and you certainly don’t have to whack the poor patient’s sternum. “If you believe someone is having a heart attack, call 111 and we’ll come, lights and siren,” says Mrs Evans. She has two non-breathing CPR messages – if you can't wake them, call 111, and if they’re not breathing, start chest compressions and don’t stop, even when the AED is activated. There’s enough oxygen in the body to last 10 minutes… Since 2011, WFA has trained more than 50,000 people, between the ages of 5 and 95, for free. One of the things Mrs Evans enjoys most is empowering people in their 90s, who never thought they could do it, to learn CPR. "Keep pumping!" Rachel Evans, of Ways to support Point Howard, Wellington Free Ambulance: •
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As we all know, December officially marks the start of the silly season! And what's more important in silly season, than beautiful hair?! Something I love about this month is the number of you who come to see me not only for your regular cuts and colours, but for your up-do's for the events you're heading to! I know for me, this year has been a bit of a roller coaster to say the least, so if I were you, I would be going big and bold with all events you're going to this Christmas by visiting me for a classy hair-up look. I've got a few favourite looks for all different hair types and lengths, so let's start with my favourite hairstyle for long hair, the chignon updo is a twisted bun which works beautifully by singling out each piece of the bun, amazing for blondes with different tones in their hair and perfect for brunettes too. My next favourite look is one I love to recommend to my girls with short hair who want to try something different to a hair out look, because as we all know... Wellington can get a bit windy! This one is a similar look to that of above, but with a few less twists and a bit more volume to create the illusion of length. I also love to add a few loose curls to surround your face and keep the look light and classy. So if the windswept look isn't what you're going for, then perhaps give this one a go! Finally, the inverted french braid is one I have recently found through researching the latest global and local trends. This style works really well for thick hair that you struggle to manage at home! Come on in to see me and see how much fun we can have with this updo! I'll make sure you stay bold and classy with this casual braid turned into a twisted bun that shows off the power your locks hold.
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House price rises slowing in Bays
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Eastbourne house prices jumped 24 percent on average over the last year, but that ongoing increase could be about to slow, according to Professionals agents, Stephen Lee and Celeste McCabe . While the top price reached in the Bays was $4.6m, the average price was $1.3m. The 2019/20 year saw the average house price reach $997,000. The average house sale price in Lower Hutt at the end of October (latest figures) was $971,835. Mr Lee says there is a dearth of two bedroom homes on the flat for those wanting to downsize. Those wanting to shift into Eastbourne during the last year were often cash buyers or with overseas funds. The usual conditions such as builder's reports and finance clauses were often left off offers, in order to secure the sale in a fast market. Recently, Mr Lee and Mrs McCabe say, offers have begun to reinstate clauses, reflecting a slowing down of sales. With LIM reports taking up to 15 working days, and banks averaging the same amount of time for loan approvals, real estate is going back to the usual pattern of 3 – 4 weeks, rather than, in some cases, a day or two to sell.
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Most houses have sold to owner-occupiers rather than landlords, due to the high price of houses here. Recently, the traditional marketing methods of sale over three weeks like tender, negotiation or deadline sale are not securing sales, resulting in homes having a buyer-enquiry-over price advertised. Both Mrs McCabe and Mr Lee say that while some online house valuation sites give people an unrealistic idea of what their home is worth, going off council valuations can be inaccurate also, with house prices in Eastbourne/Bays averaging 29 percent above RV over the last year.. "These sites create high expectations for vendors," Mr Lee says. "These prices are not arrived at according to what an individual house is like, but rather from what the houses around it have sold for. " So, should we expect Eastbourne house prices to drop? Not likely. Mr Lee says sales are slowing, but people are still keen to shift out to the Bays. And people are still selling. "People who have a key motivation to sell, still will, " he says. "But others, just testing the market to see what their house will fetch, won't keep doing that." He is predicting a lot of people will feel the squeeze in winter 2022 when their low interest rates come up for renewal as we are seeing the rates increasing are likely to trend up for some time based on the Reserve Bank predictions and inflation climbing. Interesting times ahead. "None of us can predict what the future holds."
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Woodworker born and bred in Bay T h e At k i n s o n n a m e i s synonymous with York Bay. Generations of Atkinsons have lived on Taungata Road, including Simon Atkinson who regularly returns to stay with family. Simon Atkinson (pictured right) has spent many years honing his woodworking skills. Using a wide variety of timber including many natives, he fashions the timber into an extensive range of figures including angels large and small, crosses, boats, pegs, and hearts. Mr Atkinson was encouraged by Tudor Atkinson and teachers at Rudolf Steiner School. In more recent years he has lived at Hohepa in Christchurch, where creativity is encouraged and his figures are sold. He also sells directly, and can be contacted at simondanielatkinson@gmail.com Figures range in price s from $5 each.
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The one born at Bethlehem came for a reason, well captured in Eddie Askew’s reflection. Sometimes, Jesus, I’m tempted to think I can earn my ticket. Perhaps even suggest - with modesty of course - that I’m a little better than the other man - or woman come to that - although I wouldn’t say it publicly - and I deserve a little more from you. Then, I come back to earth and realise that nothing in my life is quite as it should be. Too many dusty corners, cobwebs covering the cracks. A lifetime’s rubbish cluttering the floor of all my good intentions, waiting for the house clearance that never seems to come. The things I treasure most - and put back on the shelf each time I tidy up - are worth nothing. But then I hear your voice. Gentle. Sometimes I wish you would shout. Then I could try to defend myself. But the gentleness defeats me. “Come as you are.” No frills, no entrance fee. Don’t even need to bring a bottle to the party. I’m accepted, not for anything I’ve done, but simply for myself. It hurts my pride a bit at first but that’s a little price to pay. St Ronan’s: Services: Sun 9.30am. Ask if you’d like our weekly emailed e-Service. Christmas Day 25 Dec 9.30am; Boxing Day 26 Dec no service. E:office@stronans.org.nz W:www. stronans.org.nz Community Fridge: The vulnerable come daily and sometimes find it bare. Spare a thought, drop something in…Take something out… St Alban’s: Two services Wellesley School Sun: 8:30am (traditional) and 10am (contemporary), with Kids Club (primary) and Hot Chocolate Club (intermediate). Communion Thurs 10am at St Ronan’s. Christmas Eve 24 Dec 9.30pm; Christmas day 25 Dec 9.30am; Boxing Day 26 Dec no service. E:office@stalbanschurch.nz W:www.stalbanschurch.nz San Antonio: Services: Vigil Mass, Sat 5.30pm, San Antonio. (Mass, Sun 9.30am and 5.30pm, Sacred Heart, Petone). Mass of Christmas night 24 Dec 9pm. Family Mass 25 Dec 9.30am, San Antonio. E:holyspiritparish41@gmail.com • This column of church news and views is sponsored by St Alban’s Anglican, St Ronan’s Presbyterian and San Antonio Catholic Churches.
The Eastbourne Herald, 10 December 2021
Extreme ironing wins Austrian award by Ann Packer A short film by a young Eastbourne university student, about an Austrian-born New Zealander, has won a top prize in the 2021 Austria International Film Festival. The Mad Austrian, which tells the story of
66-year-old “extreme ironer” Heinz Wieser, who now lives in Kelburn, took Best Documentary Short in late November. Finley Jones (pictured left) and his flatmate Hamish Johns made the film while they were second-year students at Massey, in 2019. “Heinz….is a man who lets nothing get in the way of being a bit silly,” says the festival’s synopsis. “From doing his ironing on the summit of Mt. Ruapehu to dressing up as Osama Bin Laden and skiing across a pond, nothing out of the ordinary for this kind soul. In the words of Heinz himself: ‘Only dead fish swim with the current’." Mr Jones, who finished his degree last year, says the film’s subject was “an easy guy to point a camera at – a bit bonkers. He was founder of the [so-called] Ruapehu Fishing and Boating Club, which involved lugging an inflatable up to the crater lake and pretending to fish. He’d even made a martinimaker out of an old lawnmower engine.” The pair started work on the film in June of 2019 and finished about the end of October. They did everything themselves – though in future they would get more people involved, Mr Jones says. A friend did the sound, someone else brought a drone up to Mt Ruapehu, and they had some help from their lecturers.
Mr Jones has always wanted to make films and loves the behind the scenes aspect of how they are made. In his working life he’s a video editor but in his own time he – and his flatmate – will continue to make documentaries, quite possibly more with Mr Weiser, who is also an ultra-marathon runner.
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Washday joint short film winner
A short film by Eastbourne producer Verity Mackintosh (pictured right) and co-producer Julian Arahanga jointly took the top award at this year’s NZIFF Best Shorts competition. The 14-minute film Washday, written and directed by Kath Akuhata-Brown (Ngāti Porou), is set on the East Coast and shares the honour with When We Were Kids, by Josephine StewartTe Whiu. Washday premiered at the Embassy in Wellington as part of NZIFF 2021 on 10 November, when the awards were announced. New Zealand actress and filmmaker Kerry Fox selected the six screened finalists from a shortlist of 12, chosen by NZIFF from 117 entries. The finalist judges said both directors’ work “equally demonstrated the best craft, the most fully realised storytelling and were both very accomplished works of art”. Washday is inspired by an ancient Maori story of the wind and the power of a child's love. In contrast to the well-known book by photographer Ans Westra, also set in Ruatoria in the 1960s and also shot in black-and-white, Washday showcases Mt Hikurangi and the landscape as a character. It stars Dead Lands actor Te Kohe Tuhaka and his younger cousin Bayleigh Tuhaka. “Creating short films is a labour of love, but an immensely rewarding process,” says Mrs Mackintosh. “Having to rework the details of how to achieve this as the country emerged from the first lockdown was challenging but we managed it.” Crew drove from across the North Island, to Hiruharama Marae, where they were glued to lockdown info and weather patterns as the whole country was getting pummelled by a snowstorm. “But Hikurangi held the weather system back, delivering double rainbows over the marae most morning. We felt truly
blessed to be looked after by the gods and the incredible whanau at Hiruharama.” Cur rent ly working at the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts as a media content specialist, Mrs Mackintosh grew up in Ōtepoti, Dunedin and went to television school there before getting a placement with the children’s TV series What Now, in Avalon. She stayed on in the capital afterwards, working on everything from TV series to commercials, virtual reality projects and features. Five years in Taiwan and mainland China offered the chance to work on documentaries with Natural History New Zealand’s Beijing office, developing content about China for global audiences. Returning to New Zealand in 2015, Mrs Mackintosh wanted to put her effort into telling “stories about Aotearoa that would last”, and says she found “the opportunity to support those stories here”, in Eastbourne with her husband, three young children and a pup.
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Eastbourne's own at forefront of motorcycle design by Ann Packer Quad bikes on the beach at Riversdale were the closest the young Sam McCafferty got to motorbikes growing up. The lead designer of Ducati’s new Streetfighter V2 was more used to getting round Eastbourne on a push bike – in fact, he says, his family were not keen on “the whole idea of motorbikes” until he started working in the industry. Now 29 and resident in Bologna for five years, the Massey design graduate got his lucky break after posting drawings on Instagram that led to Ducati boss Claudio Domenicali contacting him through LinkedIn. He was in Italy within two days. “Bologna is the centre of Motor Valley – we have Lamborghini and Ferrari based very close,” he says. “A dream for me, I see the prototypes around quite a lot and we are fortunate to do some work with Lamborghini also.” It was the second lucky break for the man who grew up chasing surf down at The Pipes, near his home at the end of the Eastbourne road. In his second year at Massey he won a place on a design course for fourth-year students, which saw him commuting to Massey’s Auckland campus weekly while continuing to study in Wellington and work at the Pizzeria in Days Bay. The prize, an internship with Honda R&D Europe in Rome, kick-started his career. Though he never went to graduation, Mr McCafferty eventually finished his degree with
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First Class Honours, as a top-scoring Massey Scholar. He now lives halfway between Bologna’s city centre and the Ducati factory, a “nice balance”, alone in his own apartment. “The idea was to create a little New Zealand for myself, and it's nice to have space for friends to crash at if needed. Bologna is a great hub for travel in Central Europe, so outside of Covid
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times I have a lot of Kiwis and other friends from around the world coming to visit.” He currently walks to work – since his New Zealand and American driver’s licences have expired and he can't ride his new design without one, the next step is to get his Italian licence. That should be easier now he speaks “decent” Italian – “I wouldn’t say fluent, but most of my last motorcycle was designed in Italian (engineering meetings, etc) so I guess I'm doing OK!” Mr McCafferty says Italy can be a bit of a bureaucratic nightmare but the longer he lives there the more he likes it. He gets homesick occasionally, “for sure – it’s been two-and-ahalf years since I've been home, because of Covid, but usually I push to come once a year in August” – and plans to return as soon as possible in the new year. “Eastbourne is a friendly and relaxed place – I miss that. I still love New Zealand pizza, despite living in pizza zone! And I miss the sound of the waves, and sitting on the front deck with the water right there.”
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News from Point Howard
Another year has flown by in Point Howard, we’ve welcomed a number of new residents onto the hill this year, the Community Garden is flourishing and the community spirit has been strengthened over the trials and tribulations over the past year. The PHA farewelled Jim and Kay from the PHA Committee and welcomed Zef, Sararose and Phil as new committee members. We thank Jim and Kay for their work, particularly for establishing the Summer Long Lunch Socials for residents!
Florist Richelle Leahy-Mullins, who has relocated from Auckland to support her daughter and son-in-law set up a new church in Wellington, is offering overnight flower services for every occasion from weddings to funerals from her home at the top of Ferry Rd, Days Bay. Mrs Leahy-Mullins, who currently operates from her laundry, is about to open Flourish Floral Design studio below her house. An MIT-trained florist of 12 years, she also creates posies to go with food parcels distributed by her family’s new C3 church in central Wellington. “They bring such joy,” says the former Aucklander, whose Flower Mission is supported by a weekly delivery of roses and gerberas from Pukekohe grower Blooming hill Flowers, who also donated to her work in Auckland. www.flourishdesigns.co.nz, 562 0111
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Save the date! The PHA will be holding our Summer Long Lunch Social from 1pm on Sunday 06 March 2022 at the Point Howard Community Garden. More details will be announced closer to the time. The PHA Committee wishes all our residents and friends in Point Howard, Eastbourne and the Bays a wonderful festive season and a Happy New Year! If you’re heading away please remember to tell your neighbours and ask them to keep your letter box clear and a watchful eye on your property. Report any unusual or suspicious behaviour to the Police immediately over this period. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! pthowardassn@gmail.com
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Local men limbering up for charity by Ann Packer “A great way to raise money for charity” is how Eastbourne trainer Matt McCorkindale describes his men’s stretch class, which has been meeting Monday nights at the Eastbourne Community Hall since September. “It’s a great way for everybody to get together and for me it’s easy to put in my time.” By charging the modest amount of $100 for the term, he has raised $2000, which will go to a charity such as Kids Can or the Wellington City Mission. Mr McCorkindale, a trainer with Les Mills in his working life, started the sessions as a way for Eastbourne Football Club members to achieve pre-season fitness but he kept going once he realized how much they needed the classes. “Lots of guys need to get more flexible and they become stronger while stretching,” says the
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The Eastbourne Herald, 10 December 2021
Principal not the only new addition to San Antonio by Ann Packer
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Changes are afoot at San Antonio School. In what new principal Lindsey Dailly calls “a bit of a refresh”, the library has been moved to a former classroom at the front of the school so that the space at the back, opening onto the playground, can be better utilised. The hall floor is being resealed, carpets replaced in most classrooms and the bathrooms are fully refitted. The Parent Teacher Association has been reformed, they’ve had a socially distanced working bee and they’re fundraising for a new playground, including selling face mask frames on Facebook. Some things remain the same, however. Mrs Dailly, formerly assistant principal at St Brendan’s Heretaunga, is determined that the school’s end-of-year mass will take place in the church, and the end-of-year assembly will happen, though out of doors. While other routines at San Antonio have been cancelled for now – including hot lunch on Fridays and school visits to the library – being a smaller school means they can start swimming at the Eastbourne pool, says Mrs Dailly, who arrived from the UK with her husband and two children five years ago. Now aged nine and eleven, she says “they’re delighted to see the back of their mum”, who used to be their teacher. Mrs Dailly pays tribute to former acting principal, George McGowan, who has returned home to Hastings after a Ministry of Educationfunded transition roll following the departure of long-serving principal Therese Young in late May. “It was a really good handover – he looped me into everything before I got here.” And he has even named pet lambs on his lifestyle block after some of the San Antonio children. As a teaching principal in a much smaller
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Mrs Dailly and Ashley Caudwell in the new library space at the front of San Antonio School
school than her last one – 25 pupils, three children can use the environment. I’m really teachers, two teacher aides and an office excited for next year. Fingers crossed we can manager – Mrs Dailly can be found in the stay open!” classroom with seniors (Years 5 and 6) until lunchtime four days, and she spends a full day with the juniors on Fridays. The Eastbourne Herald inadvertently “We have a fluctuating role – our numbers misspelled the relish featured on last drop off at the end of the year when the seniors month's EH front page - it is Tumjal, not disperse far and wide, then we fill up from the Tomjal. bottom. Whole big families go through. “I absolutely love it for the friendly family Apologies to those involved. feeling,” Mrs Dailly says, “and the location right on the beach with the bush nearby means the
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WHAT'S ON Mondays • Retired Persons’ Assn meet 4th Mon, 10am St Ronan's Church hall for morning tea followed by a speaker - $2 entry.Transport can be arranged for these meetings on request, ph 562 7365 or 562 8387. m-5.30pm. Contact Judy Bishop 562 8985 • “Baby Bounce & Rhyme” at the library 10.00am. • Singalong 1st Mon, 2pm at St Ronan’s. • D B P l a y c e n t r e M o n d a y, Tu e s d a y, Wednesday and Friday mornings, from 9:15 to 11:45, phone Jeanne 021979177. • Pt Howard Playcentre. Mon 9.15 -11.45am. Lucy 021 335 391. • The Historical Society’s Eastbourne History Room above the library is open 2-4 pm every Monday. • Eastbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade training every Monday 7-9pm. Ph 562 7001 for more info. • Toy Library 8-9pm. St Ronans Hall www. eastbournemibase.com.au Elizabeth 021 08224664. • Eastbourne Karate Dojo junior and senior classes (children 8 year & older, plus parents) on Monday and senior classes on Thursday. Contact lindsaysensei@live.com, cell 021 844 873. • Keas: Monday 5.15pm – 6.15pm. Kea Leader: Ed 021 738 699 • Venturers: 7.00pm - 9.00pm, Susan 0275 35 4962
- teens to 70+) Music Movement Magic Muritai Yacht Club - call Amanda 021 316692 www.niainwellington.com • Pump Dance preschool and junior hip hop. 4pm onwards St Ronans Hall. 0274373508 info@pumpdance.com Wednesdays Cubs: 5.30pm - 7.00pm, Erica 021 190 3900 • Retired Persons’ Assn meet 2nd Wed at Tartines for morning tea and socialising 11am. Occasional outings arranged. Ph 5627365 or 562 8387. • Library preschool story time 10.00 am. • Pt Howard Playcentre Wed 9.15 -11.45am. Lucy 021 335 391. • Scottish Country Dance. Merryn 562 0236. • Bridge Club 7-10pm. Shona 562 7073. • DB Playcentre Mon, Wed, Fri 9-12. Siobhan siobhan_whelan@yahoo.ie • “Steady as You Go” Age Concern sponsored Falls Prevention and Exercise Programme. Held 12 noon each Wednesday at Eastbourne Community Hall. Classes are held for 1 hour and costs only $2. Improve your strength and balance to reduce falls and injuries. Falls are preventable. Please join us! • Intermediate/teen hip hop and contemporary. 5pm onwards St Ronans Hall. 0274373508 info@pumpdance.com • EHock - Fun Stick and Ball game Girls and Boys 7- 13.Eastbourne Community Hall. Wednesdays 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. Derek Wilshere 0274303596
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• Pt Howard Playcentre Tues 9.15 -11.45am. Lucy 021 335 391. • Days Bay Playcentre Puddle Jumpers Tues 10:30 to 12 noon: Messy and Sensory play for children 2 years and under. Casual sessions, $3 donation. • Muritai Tennis Club 9.30–noon. Merryn 562 0236. • Eastbourne Homebirth Group 1st Tuesday of the month. Phone Kate 562-7096. • East Harbour Women’s Club Morning Tea & Chat Group 10am. Contact Glendyr 562 7181. • Indoor Bowls Club 1.30pm, at the croquet club, Oroua Street. Rosemary 562 7365 • Menzshed 9 till 12 , Williams Park, Barrie barrielittlefair@gmail.com 0204 1234511. Women welcome. • Poetry group, every second Tuesday meet to read and enjoy poems old and new. Phone 562 8387. • Toy Library 9.30-10.30am. St Ronans Hall. Facebook: Eastbourne Toy Library Elizabeth 021 08224664www.eastbournemibase.com. au • 9.30am Nia Dance Fitness Class (low impact
• Menzshed 9 till 12 , Williams Park, Barrie barrielittlefair@gmail.com 0204 1234511. Women welcome. • St Ronan’s Mainly Music, 9.30am-10.30am, contact Cathy 027 213 9342. • SPACE at Days Bay Playcentre. Michelle 971 8598. • East Harbour Women’s Club - Bolivia 12.45pm, Contact Glendyr ph: 562 7181. Guest Speaker (3rd week of month)7pm, drinks and nibbles provide, Contact Diane ph: 562 7555 •Lions meet 2nd Thursday of the month at the Eastbourne Sports and Services Club, Tuatoru St 6.30 pm. New members and visitors are welcome. Graham 562 8819. • Eastbourne Karate Dojo junior and senior classes (children 8 year & older, plus parents) on Monday and senior classes on Thursday. Contact lindsaysensei@live.com, cell 021 844 873. • Intermediate Contemporary Dance Thursdays 6:30pm - 7:30pm St Ronan's Hall info@pumpdance.com,0274373508 • Scouts: Thursday 6.00pm - 8.00pm, Damon 022 620 7116
Fridays • Pop in and Play playgroup at St Ronan's Church Hall, 9am-11.30am during school terms. All preschoolers (0-4 years) welcome. Cath 027 213 9342. • Pt Howard Playcentre Fri 9.15 -11.45am. Lucy 021 335 391. • AA Plunket Rooms 7.30pm. Mark 566 6444/ Pauline 562 7833 • DB Playcentre Mon, Wed, Fri 9-12. Siobhan siobhan_whelan@yahoo.ie • Discovery Time for 4years+ at San Antonio School, 78 Oroua Street, 9.30-10.30am. Office 562 7398. • Eastbourne Bowling Club. Newly formed Ladies casual bowling group meets Fridays at 2.00pm. Experience is not required. Bowls & instruction available. Casual dress code. Contact Cheri - 021 0699 274. Saturdays • Justice of the Peace at the Eastbourne Community Library, first Saturday of each month 12pm-1pm. • Lions’ rubbish bin last Saturday of each month. • Croquet from 10am Muritai Croquet Club. Lyn 562 8722 or Val 562 8181. Sundays • AA Plunket Rooms 10am. Karen 021 440 705.
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Market Day a hit
The Eastbourne Market continues to be part of the Eastbourne calendar. From its origins with a number of enthusiastic organisers, through to a brief time as a Rotary project, it has continued with Eastbourne Lions, and the aim is to grow it again. "From the origins of being purely 'handmade', the focus has broadened slightly, but the aim is still for quality and quirky products at a reasonable price. Feedback from stall holders and customers was positive, despite the slightly inclement weather for short periods," said Gavin Redpath, Lions member. Ensuring Covid-19 guidelines were met meant limiting the stalls to 30. "We raised $1300 before expenses. We are happy with that. Money wasn’t the main consideration but people were. Christmas presents? Sorted," said Lorraine Shorter, Lions Treasurer. A large portion of that will be re-invested in signage and promotion for the next market. "We're never going to compete with The Thorndon Fair or Petone Fair, but that's not our market. We're looking at a small local event that will still be able to attract customers from outside Eastbourne as well," said Lions Secretary Graham Wilson. For 2022 and beyond Lions are looking to increase the frequency of the Markets again, to maybe three per year, as an outlet for local Eastbourne MenzShed members Rex Hill, Bill Ireland, Barrie Littlefair and Gary creatives, and as an enjoyable local event. Hoffman were busy selling wooden toys and bird feeders.
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WELCOME TO DAYS BAY PLAYCENTRE
Christmas / kirihimete is coming and our tamariki have been busy making decorations for our Christmas tree! We want the centre to look beautiful for Santa and our end of year party. Thanks to all of our whanau for a fun year of play, we look forward more fun and more tamariki in 2022! Thanks to Pak 'n' Save for helping us spread the word about our local Playcentres! PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
Some of the Christmas decorations made by our tamariki.
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PARKSIDE With water seemingly so abundant in Wellington, it’s easy to take it for granted. But the reality is that lovely waterways such as Gollans stream, which starts in the hills of the northern forest and flows into Cook Strait (Raukawa Moana) at lake Kohangatera (pictured right) near Pencarrow light house, need to be managed to ensure their water quality and the habitats they sustain are healthy. The Whaitua programme is a new way of looking at water management which aims to do that and more. The Wellington Region is divided into five Whaitua (catchments in which water collects and runs through streams and rivers to the sea), each of which will eventually have a Whaitua Committee responsible for water management. This new way recognises the value of Ki Uta Ki Tai, the interconnectedness of nature, and sees the whole path of water, from mountains to sea, as something to be protected.
Above Gollan's Stream, below, Pink Ragwort Senecio glastifolius.
Whaitua te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington Harbour catchment) stretches from the Remutaka range to Wellington Harbour including the Wainuiomata, Orongorongo and East Harbour Regional park and all its water. A Whaitua Committee is made up of mana whenua representatives, local community members, local authorities and Greater Wellington, and is responsible for creating a Whaitua Implementation Plan that becomes part of the region’s proposed Natural Resources Plan or blueprint for environment regulation. The result is a programme to improve the quality of our streams, rivers and harbour. The Committee and the mana whenua partners in Te Kahui Taiao have produced two complementary reports , the contents of which contribute to meeting government mandated freshwater standards and Te Mana o te Wai, which is a new way of looking at the wellbeing of water. Find out more about this important step forward in the future of our water online reports: Te Whaitua te Whanganui-a-tara Implementation Programme and Te Mahere Wai o Te Kāhui Taiao Or Haveyoursay.gw.govt.nz/whaitua or https://www.facebook.com/Whaitua.
Weed of the Month: Pink Ragwort Senecio glastifolius Ever y year between September and November this pretty perennial splashes pink across the region and can bring a smile on a stormy day. However, don’t be fooled by this beauty, the seeds of pink ragwort spread rapidly in our wind. It invades large areas, including sensitive cliff and dune plant communities. Forming dense cover it out competes natives and is poisonous to stock. Control this ragwort easily by pulling it out and disposing of any seed heads.
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A love of the outdoors – an Okiwi life story Architect, watercolourist, tramper, mountaineer, skier, husband and father. John Gates, now 94, has had a rich, fulfilling life, and is still pursuing many interests from his home on Muritai Rd. He and his late wife Edith brought up their four children in a house John designed at the top of Moana Rd, Days Bay. The original house on the property was so decrepit, it had to be demolished. John also cleared the valley in the south of Days Bay of possums – in one year alone he caught 300. mThe whole family loved the outdoors and spent most Christmas holidays tramping in the South Island. They were also members of the Tararua Tramping Club, with John serving as president in 1985. “I met Edith, a district nurse, at a tramping club in Auckland. It was a real strength that we shared such similar interests. My first girlfriend had been a district nurse too – and I can still remember her phone number!” The couple married in London, following a skiing adventure John had had in Austria. “We were married 56 years and never argued. Edith had done her maternity training and seemed to have children so easily.” John’s architectural skills were put to good use designing and helping rebuild many tramping huts in the Tararua Ranges – Cone Hut, Totara Flats, Alpha, Dobson’s and Tauherenikau. He also designed the club’s Tararua Lodge on
Mt Ruapehu. As well as running a very busy practice (Structon G r o u p Architects) that specialised in commercial buildings, John found time to go climbing in the Vilcabamba mountain ranges in Cusco, Peru, and in the Tibetan Himalayas. “Maybe my upbringing in Miramar, where we never owned a car and walked everywhere, helped make me so fit. I was also one of the maths ‘nuts’ at Wellington Technical College – we elected to have extra maths classes after school. One of these maths nuts ended up working in the maths unit at Oxford University.” For his 50th birthday, Edith arranged to buy him a half-finished, privately-owned hut in the Ōrongorongo Valley. The family set about rebuilding it, then had to rebuild it again, following an arson attack. “Shalimar” was the last privately-owned hut that the Department of Conservation allowed in the area. “We would spend every weekend and most of our holidays in the valley,” said John. “At the end of the year,
we would hold a Christmas convention, when we would invite all the Tararua Tramping Club members to join us. Many would either camp or stay in the Waerenga Hut, which I also designed. Each group would be asked to bring with them a chicken, which Edith would cook in the camp oven. She would also make two or three Christmas puddings, which had to be carried in, along with the custard powder and brandy.” Edith died five years ago, and the family scattered her ashes around Shalimar. John’s last trip back there was two years ago – this time by 4-wheel drive up the Ōrongorongo River. John took up watercolour painting when he retired 30 years ago. “As an architect, I had always been able to draw. Ian Grenfell had started a watercolour group that met weekly at St Ronan’s Church. As the 10 or so members slowly died off, I joined the Hutt Art Society and continue to attend the group weekly." His paintings range from colourful abstracts to mountains and landscapes he has explored over his long life. A tapestry rug in his living room, made by Edith, depicts the blue bends of the Ōrongorongo River, its stony banks and bush-clad hills – a daily reminder of a place forever dear to him. “I can’t get there very easily now, but at least I can see it at my feet every day.” By Anne Manchester, photo Pippa de Court
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