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Cancer loss inspires Emily Ireland Aunty Sue Parfitt was a big part of Rose Larkin’s life.

So, it was tough when she and Rose’s mum were both diagnosed with cancer three years ago.

But it was even tougher when Aunty Sue lost her cancer battle last month.

“Cancer is very scary . . . it’s hard to explain how I feel,” Rose said.

The 12-year-old Opaki School pupil will be shaving her head next month to raise money for cancer research, and in memory of Aunty Sue. Rose’s mum Sue Cherry said Rose had wanted to do something positive “to show her love and memory of

her aunt”, so she is participating in Shave for a Cure.

“Sue and I were both diagnosed at the same time,” Rose’s mum said.

“I had bowel cancer . . . she had ovarian cancer, and that sort of led to everything.”

After chemo, radiation, and more chemo, Rose’s mum was eventually in the clear, but Aunty Sue’s cancer became terminal about 12 months ago.

“She’s been my closest friend for 30 odd years,” Rose’s mum said.

“Her funeral was beautiful and her message to everyone was to just make the time to spend with family and friends because you never know what is

around the corner.”

Rose is hoping to raise $1000 for cancer research and will be shaving her head on July 15 at ConArt. “Sue’s son Holmes – his girlfriend Alex is doing the shave because she’s a hairdresser,” Rose’s mum said.

“And we have lots of family coming over on the day to support Rose.”

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Rose Larkin, 12, will be shaving her head in memory of her aunty, and also for her mum, a cancer survivor. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND

Men in need of health WOFs Emily Ireland It’s second nature to get a Warrant of Fitness for a vehicle, but when it comes to personal health, many men put it on the back-burner.

This month, the men at Whaiora Medical Centre are pushing the importance of health WOFs. Dr Pete Morrison said as a GP, he sees a lot less males than females come in for check-ups.

“There is a disparity in accessing services,” he said.

“I think some of that is due to the Kiwi attitude, but it might be bigger than that.

“I get the feeling that with men’s health, a lot of it is about self-confidence self-esteem, and putting value on being a man in our society.”

Dr Pete said men had lost the ability to communicate with each other about health concerns and tended to be “quite isolated in our thoughts and communication” compared with women.

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Women eye up Army Erin Kavanagh-Hall (On behalf of Makoura College)

Dellah-Rose Thompson and Jodi Taureka have a dream – to become the first women in their families to join the army.

And thanks to their being exposed to formal army drills, a boot camp style military induction, and the rigours of CrossFit training, all while still in Year 12, both students are well on the way to achieving their goals.

Dellah-Rose and Jodi, both 16, are members of Makoura College’s Services Academy – a programme designed to prepare senior students with the basic skills and disciplines for a career in the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) or first response services (police and fire service).

One of 29 such initiatives in secondary schools throughout the country, all supported by the NZDF and the Ministry of Education, the Makoura Services Academy has catered mostly for young people who have struggled in the mainstream school system.

Using military-based training, students learn transferable skills and core values, such as discipline, self-respect, teamwork, strong leadership and physical fitness, while gaining credits.

Traditionally, services academies (and the New Zealand military in general) have been male-dominated arenas.

Presently, Dellah-Rose and Jodi are the only two girls in the Makoura academy, and the first female students to sign up in more than a year.

However, they have proven they can take on the boys in the weights room and even outlast some of them on an obstacle course – and want to show their classmates, families, and community that women belong in the military.

“Heaps of the men in our families have been in the military – but none of the girls,” Dellah-Rose said.

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Dellah-Rose Thompson, left, and Jodi Taureka of Makoura College’s Services Academy.

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“We want to be the first females [in the family] to get into the army, and make everyone proud.

“And we want to show the girls they can do what they want if they put their mind to it.

“You don’t need to copy other girls and have a super girly career just because you feel like you have to.”

The girls’ first taste of military life started with a two-week induction course at Waiouru Army Camp, where they and students from other academies received intensive training from seasoned NZDF personnel.

There, they were put through their paces, physically and mentally, navigating confidence and high ropes courses, undertaking gruelling fitness tests, doing cross country runs and drilling competitions, and learning the importance of immaculate presentation both of themselves and their barracks.

Students who did not perform to expectations were unable to continue with the service academy programme.

“You have to be pretty fit and, unfortunately, not

everyone passed,” Jodi said.

“The course was pretty tough, but we got through it.”

Back at Makoura, the students spend nine hours a week with the academy, where they are schooled on military codes and standards, as well as honing their literacy, numeracy, and social skills.

Each morning, the academy will take part in a drill – which director Ben Johnstone says has been vital for instilling both selfdiscipline and pride in the students.

“With drilling, you have to be alert, obedient, and work as a team,” Johnstone said.

“To be an effective team, they all need to be reading off the same page.

“It also encourages them to take pride in their uniform and appearance.”

Another key part of the Makoura Services Academy is fitness, with Johnstone training the students in CrossFit, powerlifting, and Olympic weightlifting.

This regime, he says, is not just to prepare them for the military, but to improve their mental

resilience and overall wellbeing.

The girls have excelled in this field, with DellahRose and Jodi aiming to compete in the National Powerlifting Championship.

“They have the potential to set New Zealand records.

“Dellah, for example, can bench press 60kg, and deadlift 100kg – which is amazing for someone so small.

“They are great role models for their peers: strong women, inside and out.”

Once they graduate, Dellah-Rose hopes to be the first woman to work as an armourer with the New Zealand Army, while Jodi plans to join the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment and earn enough to buy her family “a really cool house”.

Both young women say they have no trouble keeping up with the boys, and there’s “no sexism at all” within the academy.

“The boys are like our brothers – they have our back,” Jodi said.

“But we like to challenge them, and show them that, sometimes, the girls can do it better.”

Drivers are taking out one power pole every three weeks on average in Wairarapa.

In the past 24 months, 33 power poles were struck by vehicles, costing an average of $5000 a pop to replace.

Wairarapa Road Safety Council manager Bruce Pauling was surprised by the high number of incidents involving vehicles and power poles.

“It is surprising, and it is worrying.”

Pauling questioned the suitability of having poles near the road in highspeed areas but acknowledged the challenges.

“It is hard especially in a rural network to take away absolutely all roadside furniture.”

Powerco owns the power poles that carry network lines in Wairarapa.

Networks operations manager Phil Marsh said overhead power lines were often brought down when vehicles hit power poles, creating a hazard for occupants and the public.

He said network damage from vehicles often caused power cuts to surrounding

properties.

Powerco’s website states if a vehicle hits its power lines or equipment, or if a high load on a truck takes down its lines across a road, the driver will be held responsible.

Marsh said it was important to think twice before getting involved with downed lines.

“Vehicle occupants should stay in their vehicles until the area has been made safe.

“Bystanders must keep well away from any downed lines.”

Senior Sergeant Mike Sutton also thought the statistic was high.

“It sounds like a bit when you break it down.”

Sutton believed the concrete poles were built to break at the base, depending on the impact.

He said factors contributing to a lack of concentration could be fatigue, alcohol or other impairment.

“Obviously, the speed they were traveling at the time also determines what happens at the point of impact.”

He said speed, impact, airbags and seatbelts all influenced what happened to people in a crashed vehicle.

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Another voice for region Beckie Wilson Wairarapa’s sole regional councillor is hoping the region will be treated as an “extraordinary” case when another seat for the region is put forward.

Adrienne Staples, the Wairarapa representative on Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC), said the workload for one person was demanding.

While she did her best to be the sole voice for the region, two voices were better than one, she said.

The three district council mayors were also keen to see more representation for their region for the benefit of the councils as well as ratepayers.

Wairarapa has a population of about 44,500 and a land area of nearly 75 per cent of the regional council boundaries.

Since 2007, Wairarapa has only been represented

on the GWRC by one councillor.

Wairarapa was represented by two councillors from 1989 to 2007, but at the time of review, the Local Government Commission (LGC) reduced it.

Last year, the LGC readdressed the issue, and made a statement saying it was aware of the regional council’s concern about Wairarapa’s representation on the council.

However, due to the strict population criteria, the Local Electoral Act 2001 did not allow for another councillor.

Staples said the consideration for another councillor should not only be based on population, but rather the land area.

“The argument that I have always put forward . . . is that the regional council’s work is not just about people, it’s about the environment, and we

have three quarters of the environment over here as a land area,” she said.

“There is an enormous amount of work that is delivered in Wairarapa by the regional council, so I believe that there should be an opportunity here for the Local Government Commission to rule that there is an extraordinary reason why we need two representatives.”

Reflecting on her workload, Staples said the region’s people expected her to be at events such as river scheme meetings.

But covering three district councils, more than any other regional councillor, proved for a busy schedule, she said.

“I’m not complaining, but boy it takes a bit of covering for one person.”

Regional council chair Chris Laidlaw was “totally in favour” of another Wairarapa councillor around the table.

Adrienne Staples.

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“The case for Wairarapa is an extreme one,” he said.

Carterton Mayor John Booth and Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson both agreed it was time for Wairarapa to have a stronger voice from two representatives.

Patterson said while Staples fought hard for Wairarapa, the workload was too much for one person.

“We need better representation particularly around the implications of the proposed Natural Resources Plan – it’s unfair to expect one councillor to represent those changes which will have huge implications for Wairarapa.”

Booth said the district councils and the ratepayers would benefit from a second councillor.

“I think we need to have another person feeding back into the council what the people are saying here,” he said.

The council is made up of 13 members. Wellington City has five seats, Lower Hutt, three, Porirua-Tawa, two, and one each for Kapiti Coast, Upper Hutt and Wairarapa.

The council will put the review out for submissions with a final proposal to be considered by a hearing committee in August.

Ambulance handed over to Wairarapa Emily Ireland It’s not often that a new ambulance is donated to a community, let alone three by the same person.

But that was the legacy left behind by Bevan Jones, a man whose “second home” was at the back of Yeronga Station in Pirinoa, South Wiararapa.

Bevan, known affectionately as Spike by his close friends, died in November of 2016.

But years prior to that, he had made his intentions known about donating his estate to Wellington Free Ambulance (WFA).

His friend Gary Beban, of Greytown, said after Spike’s death, he had approached senior staff at WFA to let them know of Spike’s intentions.

“He asked for his money to go to Wellington Free so that they can buy two frontline ambulances, a driver training ambulance, and training equipment for the paramedics”, Gary said.

“They said, nobody

Logan McMillen, 2, from Carterton.

His dad Gary is a WFA paramedic.

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comes off the street and does this.

“Nobody comes off the street and says there are three ambulances coming.”

One of the new ambulances was handed over to Wairarapa on Friday.

Another was gifted to Hutt Valley, where Spike

was born, and the driver training ambulance will be based in Wellington so that it is available for paramedics across the region.

Gary said if Spike was there to witness the ambulance handover, “he would be smiling”.

WFA board member

Catherine Rossiter-Stead said it was “wonderful” that Spike had thought of the organisation in his will, “especially because he has made such a huge contribution to our region with his donation”.

“This ambulance will serve our community for many years to come and

Spike’s legacy will last forever.

“We are extremely lucky to have Wellington Free Ambulance as our emergency service.

“The dedication of our paramedics is enviable – having modern and well-equipped vehicles like this makes their jobs much easier and allows them to provide the best service they can for their patients.”

She said this was not the first time someone’s generosity had provided a new ambulance for the people of Wairarapa, “and I’m sure it won’t be the last.”

The ambulance was handed over at The Offering in Greytown, attended by friends of Spike, paramedics, and children from Greytown Early Years.

People will also remember the donation of two ambulances from the Wilton family following their “Irish Luck” syndicate which scored $36.9 million in Masterton in 2009.

Word of mouth critical for change Continued from page 1 “We need to get to a level where word of mouth takes over and men feel comfortable to talk to other men about things . . . suddenly it becomes acceptable to go to the doctor.

“We need to get men in early to talk about their chest pain or rectal bleeding or whatever it happens to be.”

Whaiora social worker with Family Start John Slater said in his personal experience, “men have a tendency to just be quiet about their health issues and get over it”.

“If our kids are not well or our partners, we send them to the doctors straight away, but as men, we just stay quiet and stay away from the medical system as much as possible.

“Most of the time, we have to be really sick before we even think about going to the doctor.

“Quite often it can be too late.”

John encouraged men to embrace the idea of proactive health “rather than waiting on some form of crisis”.

“It’s easier to go to doctor when you’ve got infected sinuses, and you can’t breathe through your nose and your throat is burning than it is to go in and say, hey, can you give me a Warrant of Fitness check?

Fellow social worker and Tamariki services manager Louis Witbooi said it was okay for men to have a WOF check for themselves.

“We can only deal with what we know,” he said.

“Let’s stop hiding from the unknown.”

There are a range of Men’s Health brochures at the counter of Whaiora which explain common symptoms to talk to the doctor about and various checks that are available on request.

“Why? Because I know that if I ever needed help, they’d be there for me.”

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Top service from lifeguard Elisa Vorster Eighteen years of volunteer service to Riversdale Beach Surf Life Saving Club has seen club captain Mike Taylor awarded the region’s 2017/2018 volunteer of the year award.

The annual Capital Coast Surf Life Saving regional awards of excellence were held recently, and involved clubs from Paekakariki, Titahi Bay, Lyall Bay, Levin-Waitarere, Maranui and Riversdale.

Mike first got involved with the Riversdale club in 2000 after getting a push from his mum, who wanted him to follow in the footsteps of his dad, Joe Taylor – the club’s first president.

“I had four young boys and mum decided it would be good if the surf club was strong and would keep her grandchildren actively involved,” he said.

“It seemed to have worked out quite well.”

He said seeing the growth among kids in the club was what kept him involved.

“When they’re 14-years-old, they’re shy and timid and then they turn into giants,” he said.

“With a lot of sports, the mum and dad are out there pushing them from behind, but with surf live saving, once they get out there, mum and dad can’t help them.

“If they can’t do, they can’t do it, but they achieve all right.”

Mike is the club’s chief inflatable rescue boat (IRB) examiner, lifeguard award examiner, and a VHF radio instructor and assessor, as well as being involved in the yearround call-out squad.

He also drives from the Wairarapa to the Kapiti

Mike Taylor, Riversdale Surf Life Saving club captain and 2017/2018 regional volunteer of the year award winner.

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All our members have worked so hard over the past 12 months, so it’s great to recognise those who have undoubtedly made a difference in their communities.

Coast every month to attend local lifesaving committee meetings.

Mr Taylor said he was “pleased” he won but was quick to credit the rest of the team for their volunteer efforts, saying there had always been great people involved at the club.

Surf Life Saving New Zealand central region manager, Netta Cagney, said the awards were the perfect opportunity to give thanks to all the lifeguards and club members for their work

throughout the year.

“All our members have worked so hard over the past 12 months, so it’s great to recognise those who have undoubtedly made a difference in their communities.

“The beaches are so much safer because of their work and we’re thankful for that.”

Mike’s award means he is now a finalist for the national 2018 DHL Volunteer of the Year award, which will be judged later in the year.

JUNE TEAM MEMBER OF THE MONTH Always more than happy to go the extra mile, often while running around in all conditions on the forklift, James had had a busy few months given a number of changes we have going on in the plant and the numerous projects on the go. Filling in where needed and running around after everyone certainly helps to ensure that as a business we can keep running smoothly and keep to timelines.

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Rural health centre turns 30 Beckie Wilson

The Eketahuna Health Centre is just as unique as the town itself, and this week it had reason to celebrate it.

The rural centre has reached a three-decade milestone of being the first nurse-led clinic in the country.

Over the past 30 years, the clinic has evolved into more than just a centre that offers medical services.

It’s a central hub offering the diverse Eketahuna community support ranging from budgeting services to counselling and Plunket classes.

The centre’s open day on Saturday showcased what the centre offered in forms of demonstrations and stalls.

Eketahuna Health Centre committee chairperson Adrienne Dempsey said the small clinic offered “everything you would expect in a big centre, but we are all in one”.

The centre operates independently as a charitable trust, with $100,000 annual funding from the Mid Central District Health Board.

The Eketahuna Health Centre.

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The Eketahuna Health Centre’s receptionist and community coordinator Everlyne Chase with the committee chairperson Adrienne Dempsey.

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However, it relies heavily on additional funding which is sought by a dedicated fundraising coordinator.

Over the three decades, the clinic has been supported by the Tararua Health Group GPs who would visit one day a week.

However, since the end of last year, there has been no GP based in the clinic, forcing patients to travel.

“Of course we need a

doctor because they are having to travel about an hour round trip.”

With a holistic approach to servicing the community, Mrs Dempsey also described the centre as having a “personal touch”.

In a unique way of operating, there are no strict time limits for each session, and a health consultation costs just $5.

In the year ending June 2017, approximately 600 patients were seen, while

the clinic has about 1100 registered patients.

It has three registered nurses on board, Lee-Anne Tait, Kendra Crafar and Trish Wilkinson.

Last year, the centre employed a community coordinator, Everlyne Chase, to drive initiatives to improve social, mental and physical health.

Mrs Chase said that was what patients liked about the clinic, that it was not just a health centre.

The centre established the town’s Food Bank and the community garden is onsite.

It also hosts weekly yoga sessions, Menz Shed meetings, a monthly morning tea group, and regular REAP night school classes including sewing and computer classes, Te Reo Maori, and traditional Maori medicine.

In 2017 the centre was the first in the country to open an exercise room.

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Farewell to a dear friend My wife and I recently drove to Hunterville for a very special gathering.

I came away from it inspired, invigorated, and very pleased that we had attended because it confirmed to me how important community is to us.

You might be surprised to learn that this was in fact a funeral.

Duncan was 47 years old and the son of a very dear friend of ours.

He was the second child to be lost from this family.

His sister Rebecca died at 21 of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, so to lose Duncan as well was a very tough pill to swallow.

Duncan was down syndrome but that did not stop him one iota living his life to the full, and what a life it was. Even though he had lots of fun and adventures, he was also a very hard worker.

He was a fearless horseman, working on a farm. We saw film footage of him mustering cattle and sheep way up on the tops, with his favourite horse Scooby and his dog.

He also represented New Zealand at the special Olympics in gymnastics and came home from

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Graeme Burnard America with gold and bronze medals.

Duncan could not have chosen a better family to be born into.

He was so loved and cherished and very importantly, they gave him the freedom to live as normal a life as possible.

And the community they lived in took him into their hearts and their lives too.

I don’t think I have ever seen a community envelop a family so much as we witnessed in Hunterville on that day.

The town hall was full to capacity upstairs and downstairs, the local hunt club gave a wonderful guard of honour as the casket was carried out.

I was very moved to see men and women dressed in their hunt gear with tears streaming down their cheeks.

And the local school parents provided all the catering afterwards.

Duncan’s two surviving sisters gave a wonderful tribute to their brother and

numerous local identities shared stories that had us in fits of laughter.

One lovely story we heard was when Duncan was younger, he would often dress up in his cowboy suit, complete with pistol and holster and walk the town demanding treats from the “terrified” shopkeepers.

To avoid being shot, they were happy to hand over lollies, fish and chips, and beer (lemonade).

Next day Mum would trot around town settling up with everyone.

Yes, Duncan was a lucky man but goodness me, how lucky were those who had the privilege of knowing him. Duncan’s story is the epitome of what community and family is all about.

Hunterville and the surrounding district is a sadder place today without him.

Enjoy your next adventure Duncan and don’t worry about Mum. We will look after her.

Blair Ramsey is presented with a $100 Masterton Mitre 10 Mega voucher by store General Manager Brent Stewart and Wairarapa Road Safety Council Projects Coordinator Holly Hullena.

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Challenging the road safety epidemic For road safety week in May, the Wairarapa Road Safety Council ran a survey to get feedback on road safety issues in the region.

About 200 people took part in the survey, but it was Blair Ramsey from Featherston who came away with a $100 Mitre 10 voucher for his participation.

In the survey, Blair had highlighted drunk and drugged driving, and general ‘dangerous’ driving, and was

concerned with the condition of some of Wairarapa’s rural roads.

Other respondents indicated that distraction and illegal mobile phone use was the highest risk factor, followed by speed, then overall ‘dangerous driving’.

Bruce Pauling, manager of the Wairarapa Road Safety Council, said the survey results backed up his observations, police data, and ‘anecdotal’ evidence around the fast-growing

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TOOL CARE

The winter pruning season is upon us and quality sharp tools make the job quicker & easier.

A few quick tips:  Keep your secateurs & loppers clean and free from soil & debris. Spray the working parts lightly with a lubricant (such as WD40 or white spirits) to soften the sap residue, then wipe off with a soft cloth. This also prevents the spread of disease so try and do this after every use and store in a clean dry place.  Springs can become a bit clogged. Most are removable, some replaceable. To clean the spring remove it from the secateurs, rinse in kerosene, allow to dry and then spray with WD40 before refitting.

 Try not to cut through anything that’s not plant material.  Keep your tools sharp for a cleaner, faster job.

DO SOME RESEARCH & PLANNING

GROW YOUR OWN PLANTS

Try your hand at growing some new plants from hardwood cuttings. Some you could try are roses, bougainvilleas, hydrangeas and even grapevines! We have everything you need to get started: Jiffy Pots, Propagating Sand, Rooting Hormone etc. You could also sow seeds of spinach & silverbeet, lobelia, calendula, dianthus in seed trays.

CHOOSE YOUR ROSES Grab a jacket & gumboots and come down to GardenBarn to choose your new season roses. We have plenty to choose from, with more still to come!

There are many roses whose names have special meaning, such as the one pictured “Silver Wedding”. These are often the first to go, so if there’s something in particular you want, get in quick to avoid disappointment.

CREATE AN INDOOR WINTER HERB GARDEN Grow your own greens so you have fresh goodness to add to the slow cooker, soups etc. We have potted herbs, a good seed range and indoor cover pots in many sizes and colours.

Find a sunny spot and try growing:  Bay (needs good air flow so don’t crowd)  Chives: Best with 4-6 hours of sunlight per day & watering twice a week (if the plant is too dry the tips go yellow  Oregano, Thyme, Parsley + much more!

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Do a bit of dreaming, planning & preparation. It’s always lovely and warm at the local library and they have a wonderful selection of garden books & magazines to get some inspiration. For those keen on learning more about Garden Pest & Disease Control Bill Brett has written a wonderful book which we have for sale at GardenBarn.

GIVE YOUR HOUSEPLANTS SOME TLC

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The art of wood burning

Carterton

Elisa Vorster A skill demonstrated by her grandmother has seen Ngaire Kearney turn unwanted op-shop items into custom made works of art.

The Carterton artist’s business Burnt Offerings specialises in wooden items featuring unique designs which have been hotwired using a pyrography wood burning tool, also known as a poker machine.

Her artworks range from upcycled chairs, cabinets and desks to plates, boxes and coasters.

Although it was a skill she had been exposed to at a young age, her first hands-on experience was 17 years ago after she had to give up work in the early stages of her pregnancy for health reasons.

“My husband bought a wood turning lathe and the shop we were in had a poker machine.

“It all started from there and the last couple of years it has really taken off.”

It began as just a hobby, etching designs into small wooden items her husband had made for her.

But before long, she was producing far more items than she originally anticipated, and he couldn’t keep up with the

A collection of one-off wood and glass designs by Ngaire Kearney.

Ngaire Kearney demonstrating how she creates her designs using a poker machine.

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demand.

She then turned to op-shops all around the region, picking up bargain items to experiment on with her new designs.

“I like recycling – I can bring something back to life and give it purpose.”

It also meant she could re-donate any pieces which

didn’t quite work out, although she said it rarely happened.

Kearney also worked with glass and stone items, using a tool attached to a compressor to carve her designs.

She never imagined it was something which could turn into a small

business but she was now producing items ranging from axe handles for international customers of Tuatahi Axes, to small ashes boxes for funeral homes and personalised stones from a Carterton School teacher to departing students.

“Every time someone buys a piece, I get a thrill that people are giving me money for something I created.

“It’s one of the biggest buzzes you can have.”

Kearney has a website and Facebook page which feature past works and examples of pieces she can

create, however, she does not have generic stock sitting on shelves in a store room, instead choosing to create made-to-order oneoff pieces.

She said although laser cutting produced better precision, her handmade designs meant she was able to make personalised items at a much lower price point.

“People are swinging more and more towards unique instead of mass produced.

“I’m constantly surprised with what people come up with that I haven’t even thought of.”

Heart of Winter event skates on thin ice Beckie Wilson

Carterton’s Heart of Winter festival started off with an icy reception from the public after long queues and “misleading advertising” left punters with mixed emotions.

However, the organisers of Carterton’s Heart of Winter festival did not anticipate the “tsunami” of people to come through the doors on opening night.

Event organiser Robyn Cherry-Campbell said thousands of people made their way to the Carterton Events Centre on Saturday night.

On the night, a handful of

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Comments such as “poorly organised” and “misleading

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“We have learnt a lot of lessons for next time, but the majority of people have been happy,” Cherry-Campbell said.

Only 30 people were allowed in each ice skating session at one time to fit on the 10m by 13m rink.

While the first session booked out in “seconds”, “the vibe and the buzz in here was pretty amazing”, she said.

Families and keen skaters came from Wellington and as far as Wanganui.

“It’s the first winter festival for Carterton and it’s just amazed and overwhelmed us.”

Cherry-Campbell wanted to thank everyone who had supported the event.

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Founding teacher bows out

Bands to battle it out The Carterton Events Centre will be pumping on Saturday as the top youth bands and solo-duos in Wairarapa play off in the regional final of Smokefreerockquest 2018.

Smokefreerockquest (SFRQ) founder and director Glenn Common said the competition offered the entrants a platform for live performance that built on what they had learned at school.

“The support that contemporary musicians get in schools these days and the framework provided by NCEA is evident in the number of young musicians that get to performance standard,” he said.

“Secondary school teachers offer tuition and encouragement, create space for bands and soloists to practise, they come along to support them at Smokefreerockquest and help them to get the most value from the experience of entering SFRQ – before, during and after.”

Those competing to join the ranks of Kiwi music success at the Wairarapa regional final are: Absolutely Knott, Simplicthree, and Snokel (Kuranui College); All But One (Chanel College); Mr. Menace, Façade, She, Xavier, and Signs of Life (Wairarapa College); mia aitchinson (St Matthew’s Collegiate); Fresh Noiz (Makoura College); The Joneses, and Brown Sugar (Rathkeale College); and Concrete Acoustics (Solway College).

First and second placed bands and solo-duos selected from Wairarapa submit footage to be selected as finalists to play at the Smokefreerockquest national final on Saturday September 22 at the Dorothy Winstone Centre in Auckland; as do the winners of the Smokefree Tangata Beats Award, for that event’s national final at the same venue on Friday September 21.

The Wairarapa final is at the Carterton Events Centre at 7pm on Saturday night.

• Tickets are $10 for school students and $20 for adults from Eventfinda or at the door.

• The guest act is Auckland band and 2017 SFRQ national finalists, Daffodils.

degree extramurally later after the children were born.

“We were always told to be quiet because he was always studying,” Walters said.

He solidified his Carterton roots when he began teaching at what was then the Carterton District High School, before the secondary school component of the region’s schools closed and merged to become Kuranui College in 1960.

Smith became a founding teacher, along with Clive Gibbs of Greytown, who

always the one to kick off the events at school sports days with his pistol and had a quirky habit of blowing the dust off the end of his chalk each time he wrote even a few words on the blackboard.

The pair were often on the rugby field at the same time but doing different things.

“I was always coaching rugby and he always refereed.”

Smith went on to coach other referees, with Walters saying her father was “a stickler for the rules”, which was why she had put

Geoffrey Robert Smith.

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said Smith was one of three teachers who transferred from the Carterton District High School to Kuranui College.

Gibbs said Smith was

his rugby rulebook in the casket with him.

“When we were watching a game, he was always saying ‘the referee should have done this’,” she said.

Smith was never one to shy away from helping others – he worked with students who struggled with learning, issued textbooks, drove the school bus and went on to serve as a councillor from 1983 until 1989.

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“Mum is Carterton born and bred, she has never lived anywhere else,” their daughter Sandra Walters said.

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Bite the bullet, pay a visit to the doctor Piece of mind

Opinion

Emily Ireland With June being Men’s Health month, it makes me glad to see that one of Wairarapa’s major medical centres has sprung to action to promote the importance of keeping our blokes healthy.

And what better way to do it than to compare our GP checkups to that of a Warrant of Fitness for a vehicle.

Men are certainly a different kettle of fish to women – there’s no denying it.

Generally, as women we tend to talk about anything and everything under the sun very comfortably.

Going for a mammogram? Go to your friends for advice.

Worried about an ongoing symptom? Go your to friends for advice.

Got a new freckle? Well, what a great conversation

starter when you next see the girls.

All joking aside, it is true that in our society women are more comfortable talking about the nitty gritty things in life, especially when it comes to our physical and mental health.

Guys, not so much.

As social worker John Slater from Whaiora puts it: “As men, we just stay quiet and stay away from the medical system as much as possible . . . most of the time, we have to be really sick before we even think about going to the doctor”.

The sad thing is, this type of attitude can be extremely isolating and can create more problems than it’s worth.

Living for months with worrying symptoms and keeping your concerns to yourself can be deadly in the worst-case scenario.

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This applies to both physical and mental health issues.

There needs to be a social change where men find it acceptable to bring up a health issue in their everyday conversations.

Once that begins to happen, it will become easier for men to take that next step to talk to a doctor.

On a separate topic, if you are a business owner or a department manager, there is some golden advice in this week’s Midweek for you.

You may have heard of Powershop, one of the region’s biggest employers.

Stepping into their Masterton service centre, you may mistake the premises for that of Google.

The company has grown from strength to strength and is built on the standards of telling the truth, staying new, and “having fun”.

Complete with a pool table and table tennis, the workplace is probably one of the most enviable in the lower North Island.

• Go to page 35 to read more.

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Whero the 8-year-old Pitbull.

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Ragna all dressed up ready for rugby on the weekend.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2018 Opinion Wairarapa Midweek

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STREET TALK

Noel Fussell

Susan McWilliam

Merryn Hamilton

There needs to be more funding on sport because it’s good for the community.

It’s good for people of all ages but especially kids growing up.

I’d like to see charities get more funding.

They’re all worthwhile.

They do a good job and fill a gap the Government hasn’t met.

There should be more funding for mental health.

It’s very important, especially for children growing up to understand what’s going on in their brain.

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f ONLINE VIEWS Kim Rose Powers Kuripuni sidewalks.

Beth Copland Fixing the drains in Worksop Rd. Linda Penlington Mental health drop in centres.

Kim McNiel Fixing the potholes on the roads.

Cath O’Driscoll Updating skatepark and basketball court next to it to give it street appeal. The block’s court looks better.

Jason Kerehi Feeding whanau and keeping them warm.

Ripeka HeiHei Parking . . . we need more of it.

Rachel Chisholm Hansen The library. Longer opening hours in particular.

Annette van der Raaij Some sort of youth hangout centre that’s open in evenings. And weekends.

Mark Walker An indoor complex like junglerama let’s call it farmarama and also have an indoor mini putt with night time glow in the dark events, etc.

Stuart McKay Getting the hydrotherapy pool at the hospital going.

I hear it’s closed at the moment due to lack of funding.

Kristyn Harman Suicide prevention.

LETTERS

McAnulty key to banning farrowing crates More than 110,000 people have signed New Zealand’s largest petition in five years, demanding a ban on farrowing crates.

Farrowing crates, do not allow a mother pig’s [sow] natural behaviour.

She cannot turn around and she only has a hard, uncomfortable floor on which to lie.

This results in her

feeling extreme boredom and severe stress.

The eight MPs on the Primary Production Committee, including Wairarapa list MP Kieran McAnulty, will consider reports and arguments from NZ Pork and animal advocacy organisation SAFE before they make any decision.

It’s important that

McAnulty realises that a ban on farrowing crates will help mother pigs while allowing the pork industry to continue.

Sweden, Norway and Switzerland have all banned farrowing crates.

There are many farms in New Zealand which don’t use them, including free-range farms in the Wairarapa.

Replacing crates with more humane alternatives for housing sows is entirely possible.

It is up to McAnulty to ensure this ban is recommended after the consultation.

[Abridged] Mona Oliver Campaigns officer, SAFE

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Beverley Jack Wairarapa Community Centre manager

The Wairarapa Community Centre has been actively supporting our community since 2002.

We do this both directly and indirectly.

Directly through offering facilities to hire, training programmes and community-led projects and indirectly through the community focused groups who hire low-cost space at the Community Centre.

The Centre offers a conference room for hire to community groups seeking a venue to run a workshop, training programme or project.

This week, I would like to focus on a few groups who run programmes from this venue on a regular basis.

Weekly

The Wairarapa Women’s Centre runs a support group for people living with anxiety and depression.

Receive support around building social connections, developing peer to peer support, building, and learning new life skills, journaling, and benefits of mindfulness.

This group is open to anyone suffering depression, anxiety and/or stress.

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The Wairarapa Youth Council is a group of

The Wairarapa Youth Council.

young people who meet to talk about youth related topics, plan events and give an opinion to adults on what young people in our community want.

They have organised or been involved with: youth conferences, youth council camps, concerts, community events, submissions to councils and attending council planning meetings, running the Wairarapa Youth Awards, helping in the start-up of Youth Kinex (youth clinic), community murals and much more.

The Youth Council is a great opportunity to get to know your local government and give your community the youth voice it needs.

Anyone aged 12-24 who has an interest in Wairarapa and youth topics can apply to join the Youth Council.

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The Masterton Tramping Club members have a love of the outdoors be it short walks, extended journeys to areas in the South Island, or anything in between.

The club meets at the centre on the first Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm to share experiences from previous trips and plan upcoming trips.

Tramps vary so those who like adventure are as well catered for as those who are just developing their tramping skills.

Easy family weekend trips are also planned.

Trips meetings also include brief training sessions and appreciate guest speakers at times.

• For more information about any of these groups, contact the Wairarapa Community Centre on 06 3771022 for contact details.

SweetyPie is sweet by name and sweet by nature.

Her elderly owner had to go into care so SweetyPie needs to find a new home.

She is a beautiful long-hair tabby about 6 years old.

She would be perfect to keep you company on these grey, cold days.

SweetyPie has been vet checked, desexed, vaccinated, FIV negative and is up-to-date with flea/worm treatment. Her adoption fee is $90.

If you’re interested in SweetyPie contact Lee at KittyCat Rehoming Wairarapa on 021 0843 8935 or email kittycatrehoming@gmail.com • KittyCat Rehoming Wairarapa is a registered Charitable Trust no.CC54963 that works across the Wairarapa to find loving homes for stray and abandoned cats and assists owners in difficult circumstances to rehome their cats.

• Visit their Facebook page KittyCat Rehoming Wairarapa.

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Kittens available

I’m Peppie, I’m a mid-sized Staffy x mixed breed female looking for love. I have a friendly nature and like to play with other dogs.

I would ideally love to go home with an active person that likes lots of walks, I’d also like to have some training as I’m a bit rusty on the commands.

Call MDC Animal Services on 06 370 6300 if you have a loving home for me to share.

South Wairarapa Veterinary Services has a number of adorable and playful kittens available for adoption!

They will come desexed, microchipped, vaccinated and treated for fleas and worms.

Please feel free to get in touch on 06 308-9197 if you are interested in adopting a kitten.

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Tim Nelson Lakeview School principal TIM NELSON endeavours to learn something new every day by reading books, listening to podcasts, and engaging with a wide range of other content.

Read the good news daily

News media is dominated by bad news.

Bad news is eye-catching and almost always grabs our attention.

However, as I have shared before, despite the impression we get from mainstream sources, author Steven Pinker, amongst others, has proven that the world is the most stable it has ever been for a huge percentage of the population.

A means of getting a more balanced perspective is to download one of the many good news apps or visit a good news website daily.

These places share the many examples of good news that are happening around the world, with every article giving a sense of hope and a positive outlook on the world around you.

Do less to achieve more Sometimes the same message comes from different sources at same time, which is the case with this advice that I have just read in the book The One Thing, then heard on The Minimalists Podcast.

The message is that if you do less you will achieve more.

An example from my own life has been learning languages.

Up until recently I had been learning French,

Maori and Mandarin, doing a little of each every day.

Doing so has given me a basic understanding of all three, but no real depth of knowledge.

I have since decided to concentrate on just Maori, as this is the most relevant to my context and there are a wide range of resources available.

I am now spending three times more time on the one language in my goal to become proficient.

Remember tomorrow

This is advice shared by author and businessman Jessie Itzler, who suggests to always think about how you will feel tomorrow about any of the actions you take today.

For example, skipping a planned workout to binge watch a series on Netflix, or drinking that extra half bottle of wine when you know you’ve already had enough.

Conversely, how will you feel tomorrow if you complete that task that has sat on your to do list for weeks, getting bumped day after day as you keep putting it off.

A simple set of behaviours leading to success

Research into a chain of very successful restaurants m in New York City found that there is a pattern in what is done in ensuring the long-term success of each venue, this being that there is a shared belief amongst staff of a set of expectations or rules that they don’t deviate from.

These expectations underpin all that is done in all venues.

A key part in the success of implementation is that there’s not an assumption that the behaviours will happen, they are instead explicitly taught to all staff to ensure that there is consistency in the delivery.

One example is the language that is used by serving staff, who are

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taught to be engaging with customers in their interactions, as opposed to the standard formulaic questions that might be asked in other restaurants.

Spend more time with the people you love and care about

I heard this idea today shared by businessman and author Jessie Itzler.

Instead of thinking about how much time you have, think about what you’ll do with your time.

Jessie uses the example of visiting an elderly person you care about.

For example, the average age people live to is 78 and the elderly person is 73.

Perhaps you visit twice a year; this means that you’ll only see the person 10 more times – not a lot when you think about it.

From this perspective you should be encouraged to spend more time more often with the people you really care about; they’re not going to be around forever.

How to achieve extraordinary results

According to the book The One Thing, the recipe for achieving extraordinary results is a simple one; knowing what matters to you and taking daily doses of action in alignment with what matters.

Although it’s a simple formula, clearly it’s a hard one to follow, as there are many distractions that stop us from carrying out those daily actions.

However, a consistent approach will see you getting to where you want to be.

Act like a tourist in your own town A great idea from The Minimalists . . . take the time to look at where you live through the eyes of a tourist; visit a museum you haven’t been to for some time (or at all), take a walk in the country, eat at restaurants and cafes, take a drive around surrounding areas.

Taking the time to appreciate your own environment gives you a chance to appreciate what you have available to you on a daily basis; make the most of it.

Learning Disabilities Wairarapa is hosting the national conference of the Learning Disabilities Association of New Zealand (LDANZ) at Copthorne Solway Park from Friday 6 July to Sunday 8 July.

The conference will focus on dyslexia and the ten to 15 percent of New Zealanders who have di˜erent learning needs. It will be valuable to anyone with dyslexia or who has a family member with dyslexia, says one of its organisers Diane Grant.

For people who suspect they are dyslexic or know someone who may be, the conference will provide knowledge and clariÿcation, she says.

The conference is also ideal for professionals, such as teachers, who are involved with people with learning di˛culties.

Diane suspects there may be many adults in the Wairarapa who do not realise they are dyslexic.

“Being dyslexic means, in simple terms, having problems with language which can take several forms, but most often expresses itself through having di˛culty with reading and writing.

“In rural areas like the Wairarapa there are often many adults who are very good with their hands and can tackle anything practical but very often have a problem with language.”

People can attend all or part of the conference. Registration has been kept as a˜ordable as possible.

Friday Evening - for families

Matthew Strawbridge - Making a Positive Difference with Dyslexia.

A ÿnalist for Young New Zealander of the Year, Matthew developed his own Dyslexia Potential website when he was just 13 and, now 19, has now set up Dyslexia Potential as a company.

Saturday Morning

Jo White - Literacy Difficulties in the Classroom: The Place of Assessment Jo has a long-time interest in literacy learning, and the barriers that can make developing literacy skills more di˛cult for some students.

Gabe Sorensen and Paul Smith Everything you Need to Know about SACs and NZQA Gabe and Paul are the School Relationship Managers in the School Quality Assurance and Liaison team at NZQA who coordinate and advise schools on applications for Special Assessment Conditions (SAC) which provide extra help, such as readers and writers, for approved students.

Esther Whitehead - Mission Possible: Accommodare Manager of the Dyslexia Foundation of New Zealand (DFNZ) Charitable Trust, Esther works with parents to encourage schools to take a di˜erent approach

to students with dyslexia, as well as businesses to accommodate their sta˜.

Saturday Afternoon Kim Morris - Wings to Fly After working as a primary school and learning specialist teacher, Kim established Progress in Learning which provides educational resources and teaching support with programmes tailored to individual needs.

Joy Allcock - The Shine Literacy Project: Improving Literacy Instruction in the Early Years - Results from a Longitudinal Study.

In collaboration with Massey University, Joy led a community-funded project that showed it is possible to disrupt the current pattern of failure that many children experience.

Sunday Morning

Professor James Chapman - Of course schools teach phonics! Findings from research on the use of phonics in New Zealand schools A former President of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities, James will explore the implications of the variable knowledge of teachers using phonics in literary instruction.

Richard Shanks - When the Eyes Interfere With Reading A Fellow of the Australian College of Behavioural Optometry, for many years Richard organised courses for NZ optometrists and vision therapists to train with leading developmental practitioners from the US. Carla McNeil - Let’s Get Everyone Singing From the Same Songsheet The founder and Director of Learning Matters, in her presentation Carla will discuss strategies that make a di˜erence in engaging all stakeholders of children with SLD.

For more information, conference details and to register visit www.ldanz.org.nz or contact LDA Wairarapa, phone 06 370 8032 or email ldawairarapa@gmail.com

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Fri 6 July - Sun 8 July Solway Copthorne Hotel, Masterton For more details and to register please go to www.ldanz.org.nz or contact LDA Wairarapa: ldawairarapa@gmail.com | 06 370 8032.

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Igniting students’ passions An exciting new way of teaching at Kuranui College has seen Year 9 and 10 students engaged and motivated to learn.

The Ignite programme of courses centres on the students’ interests and independent learning, within the framework of the New Zealand curriculum.

Year 9 student Aimee Clouston, a self-confessed book nerd, loves this way of doing things.

“I get to concentrate on things I like, but also see how the subjects look and feel in the real world,” she said.

“I am becoming more independent with my learning and I feel more confident in trying new things.”

Students are given choices within the subjects and can choose different courses within them.

The Book Club is an English-based subject where students are encouraged to write about anything they are interested in, while learning skills such as proof reading and editing.

The class also completes an inquiry in the community focused on the importance of reading to others.

“That’s what I like about this sort of class,” Jorja Holden said.

Kuranui students Aimee Clouston (left) and Jorja Holden plan their community visit.

“We get to go places and do things that are exciting and different.”

The junior students spent time visiting and reading to different age groups, including children from Greytown Kindergarten, a Year 5 class at Martinborough School and residents at Arbour House in Greytown.

Year 10 students are finding this way of learning different from last year, and at first, were not sure how it would work.

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I didn’t know how having Year 9s in the class was going to work, but after the first few days, no one cared and I’ve made new friends.

after the first few days, no one cared and I’ve made new friends,” year 10 student Charlotte James said.

“I also feel like I am being better prepared for NCEA by having choice.

“I am able to focus in on what I am interested in, learn new things and I feel empowered by it all.” core class which would The Ignite curriculum move around from room to Wairarapa’s room but are in classes largest has resulted in smaller based interests andshop class sizes, which the petonand seed different year groups. students appreciate as they •“IPets • Food didn’t knowand howaccessories feel they are getting more • Grooming having Year 9s •inCattery the class of the teachers’ time and was going to work, but energy.

And it is not just the students who are enjoying the change.

English teacher Kathryn Homes, who ran the Book Club, said this course allowed the college to get out into the community.

“I have loved the first semester of the new curriculum.

“It also lets the students direct their own learning and has produced results in terms of student engagement, sense of belonging and academic results.”

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We are in the middle of National Volunteer Week and, because of printing deadlines, at this moment of writing we have no idea whether ‘volunteering popups’ in our cafes will work.

Will we be sitting in cafes throughout the Wairarapa doing nothing?

Sure, that might happen but until we try it, we won’t know.

Running a business for 30 years and being a councillor in Carterton for 17 years has given me experience in new initiatives and being innovative.

Owner-operated businesses have the power to decide how to spend their money.

Businesses think of initiatives that may bring profitable opportunities and give it a go knowing that the likelihood of failure is high.

This is okay, because as humans we learn from our mistakes, knowing that mistakes will create new opportunities which may be successful.

Councils are responsible for spending other people’s money, so giving something a go is not part of the council ethos.

It might fail and then councils will be judged and criticised for that failure.

So how do communities try new initiatives without putting the risk and financial burden on ratepayers?

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Our forebears came to the Wairarapa more than 160 years ago and they started building infrastructure to create ‘community’.

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At Volunteering Wairarapa we support more than 90 community organisations to empower people from all walks of life to find opportunities to serve our community.

Many of these organisations help those who need that hand-up to ensure they are supported if they find themselves struggling.

Next week I will hopefully be writing about the success of our ‘Volunteering pop-ups’ in our cafes.

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Young musicians’ classical concert The Greytown Music Group’s upcoming concert is a varied programme of music by Schubert, Ravel, Chopin, Bach, Martinu and John Psathas, presented by the Tararua Trio: pianist Noelle Dannenbring, cellist Bethany Angus, and violinist Nathan Pinkney.

The first half of the concert will include solos and duos by the three performers, and the second half will be a “mix and match” trio using movements from Piano Trios by three different composers: the first movement

by Ravel, second movement

by Schubert, and the third by Martinu.

“It’s a super trio,” Bethany said.

“All the best bits of three piano trios.”

Noelle, a former Sir Edmund Hillary scholar, has just completed her Masters degree in piano performance under Katherine Austin at the University of Waikato.

Last year she was a semi-finalist in the 2017 National Wallace Piano Competition and the National Concerto Competition, and in 2016 she won the University of Waikato Concerto Competition.

She has a strong passion for playing chamber music and has done well in chamber music competitions.

This year she is teaching piano at St Peter’s School in Cambridge, providing tuition to tertiary minor piano students, and is in demand as an accompanist.

She has just made her debut with the Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra, performing Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

Ed and Juliet Cooke of the Greytown Music Group attended the concert and were impressed

by Noelle’s musicianship and performance.

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Give a New Language A Go Spanish for Beginners

Learn to speak Spanish, with a focus on essential language for travel

Introducing yourself, dealing with money, making reservations, going to restaurants and asking for directions. You will also learn about Spanish and Latin American culture and customs. For people with little or no previous knowledge of Spanish.

Dates: Wednesdays 1 Aug - 26 Sept (9 Weeks) Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: Carterton Community Courthouse Tutor: Lucy Clearwater Cost: $160.00 Must Enrol by: 26 July

French for Beginners

Learn to speak French with a focus on essential language for travel

Tararua Trio: pianist Noelle Dannenbring, cellist Bethany Angus, and violinist Nathan Pinkney.

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Hillary Scholar, is in her second year at Waikato, learning from James Tennant.

She was a finalist in the Waikato University Concerto Competition last year, playing the Haydn Cello Concerto in C with orchestra, a concerto she later played at the Waitaki Summer Music Camp in Oamaru.

Greytown Music Group audience members may remember Bethany playing the Shostakovich Trio No 1 with the Glivenko Trio in 2015 in Greytown, after the trio had won the NZ Secondary Schools Chamber Music Competition.

Nathan is a second year violin student at Auckland University, studying with Stephen Larson.

He has played in the NZSO National Youth Orchestra and other regional youth orchestras and has performed double violin concertos with his sister Melanie.

He was a member of the orchestra which played for the Wairarapa Singers’ performance

of the St Matthew Passion, earlier this year.

Nathan also works in the electrical industry, so has more than one string to his bow.

The three young musicians say they are having a lot of fun working together on some challenging repertoire, notwithstanding the difficulty of getting together, with the players spread between Hamilton, Auckland and Rotorua.

They have a busy concert schedule, with performances in Hamilton and several smaller Waikato towns, in preparation for taking part in the Royal Overseas League Chamber Music Competition.

The concert will be at 57 Wood St, Greytown at 4pm on Sunday, June 24.

• General admission is $25, students are $10.

• To reserve a seat, ring Ed and Juliet Cooke on 06 304 9497.

Country club seeks members Wairarapa Country Music Club’s Burton Trent has only been a member for three months, but already, he is leading the way in recruiting new members.

Burton, who has toured as a country music artist overseas as well as in New Zealand said the club was “desperately” needing to retain younger members who wanted to come and participate.

“We also need anybody who can play diverse instruments; fiddle, mandolin, pedal steel guitar.

“If anybody would like to come and sing, I myself as a member of the club would be more than happy to make sure that help is given to club members to offer backing to most songs in country music that you would like to do”.

The Wairarapa Country Music Club meets on the last Sunday of each month at 1pm at the Senior Citizen’s Hall, 8 Cole St, Masterton.

“Wairarapa used to be one of the best country music areas before and I’m trying to get its status back nationwide,” Burton said.

Introducing yourself, dealing with money, making reservations, going to restaurants and asking for directions. You will also learn about French culture and customs. For people with little or no previous knowledge of French.

Dates: Thursday 2 Aug - 27 Sept (9 Weeks) Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: Carterton Community Courthouse Tutor: Lucy Clearwater Cost: $160.00 Must Enrol by: 26 July

An Italian Experience

Interested in Þnding out about a culture which has ßourished and inßuenced western societies for ages?

Keen to grab some travel tips for one of the most popular travel destinations in the world? Then this course is for you. An Italian experience will explore different aspects of la dolce vita, teach you everyday lingo, give you some important travel insight while Þlling you with Italian passion! Buon viaggio!

Dates: Tuesdays 24 Jul - 25 Sept (10 Weeks) Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm Venue: REAP House, Masterton Tutor: Te Ataahia Hurihanganui Cost: $160.00 Must Enrol by: 19 July

Fly Tying

Learn to make your own ßies to fool those wily troutÉ

T Techniques will be demonstrated and learners will then practise the process on their own equipment. Learners will take their tools home and continue to make flies for themselves. Cost includes your own Fly Tying Kit. Date: Tuesdays 3 July to 31 July (5 nights) Time: 6.30pm - 8.00pm Venue: Pukeatua Room, REAP House, 340 Queen St, Masterton Tutor: John Pansters/Howard Thompson Cost: $100.00 Must Enrol by: 28 June

DIY Skills for Women - Featherston Carry out those home jobs with conÞdenceÉ

Come and learn what to look out for with your lawnmower, know where things are under the car bonnet and what to look out for, check your own tyres, how to use power tools, repair leaky taps, find a water toby and much more. Mark will guide you through some great skills.

Dates: 18 and 19 August Time: 1.00pm - 4.00pm Tutor: Mark Shepherd Venue: Featherston Community Centre Cost: $85.00 Must Enrol by: 14 August

iPads – Next Steps

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Come and learn about how to get more out of your iPad to access social media, your work documents, music, books, photos, internet, the world news….

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How to get your photos from your camera (including your smartphone) to the computer, how and where to store them, Þle them so that they are accessible to show the family, make a photo book, or put in a web album to share with others. The course will involve some basic editing of your images. (Lunch provided) Date: Saturday 23 June Tutors: Peter McNeur & Lisa Gray Time: 9.30am - 3.30pm Where: REAP House, Masterton Cost: $90.00 Must Enrol by: 22 June Enrolment essential if you wish to attend, so ENROL NOW For more information or to enrol, contact É reception@waireap.org.nz or www.waireap.org.nz Phone (06) 377 1379 or pop into REAP House, 340 Queen Street, Masterton.

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More volunteers but less time being given to volunteering National Volunteer Week celebrates the importance of volunteering in New Zealand and the goodwill of the people who give up their time for it. The theme for this year is: Volunteers, The Heart of our Community – By many, the work will be completed, M˜ tini, m˜ mano, ka rapa te whai.

The aim is to remind people of the central and inseparable role of people in keeping volunteering alive. While the number of Kiwis involved in volunteering has increased over the past decade, the number of hours worked has decreased. This means, now more than ever, the immensely positive impact of volunteering, felt throughout our communities,

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the economy and the people themselves needs to be highlighted. More than simply providing programmes and services, the volunteer industry strengthens community bonds while also extending and deepening the public’s engagement with their regions.

Scott Miller, Chief Executive of Volunteering NZ says “Communities big and small, throughout the country rely on the goodwill and passion that Kiwis have for their communities”.

The theme for National Volunteer Week 2018 highlights the human side of volunteering, showing people not only is volunteering good, it’s good for you and your community.

The volunteers of Fire and Emergency New Zealand (formerly Wairarapa Rural Fire District and NZ Fire Service) are an integral part of providing an essential community service, not only to residents of Wairarapa and Tararua districts, but also to the thousands of people who visit our region annually.

Our volunteers not only respond to ÿ res but also medical incidents, motor vehicle accidents, civil defence emergencies and

provide support for local events.

Their level of commitment to training for all aspects of the role and also their willingness to be on call 24/7 is greatly appreciated.

If you think you are interested in being an urban or rural volunteer ÿ re ÿ ghter and would like to know more about what is involved we would love to hear from you.

Visit our website www.ÿ reandemergency.nz

Volunteering a way to stay connected in retirement Carterton is supported by a huge number of volunteers who donate time, skills, experience and services to help build our thriving, progressive town. Many very generous people support council activities, community organisations, schools, sports clubs, neighbourhoods, families and individuals.

and what they may most enjoy doing.

Volunteer Week is an opportunity to highlight the wonderful contribution these people make to the community, and say thank you. It is also a chance for those considering volunteering, to ÿ nd out what opportunities are available,

“I really enjoy the work I do, it gets me out of the house and I meet lots of diverse people” she says. Visit www.cdc.govt.nz/your-district/ community/volunteering to ÿ nd out about volunteering opportunities.

Carol Wood has been volunteering for the Carterton District Council and Carterton Information Centre for six years. She encourages others to get involved as a way of staying connected after retirement.

Carterton Volunteer Carol Wood (left) with Carterton Information Centre Co-ordinator Cheryl Jaggard

SUPPORTING FAMILIES WAIRARAPA

Thank you to our 9,232 St John Volunteers You really make a difference For more information contact 0800 ST JOHN (0800 785 646) or visit stjohn.org.nz/volunteer *St John does not provide Ambulance Services in Wellington or Wairarapa regions. Not all services are provided in all communities.

THANK YOU

TO OUR AMAZING TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS

Victim Support thanks all our volunteers for their time, knowledge and experience to support victims of crime and trauma.

WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS FOR OUR 24/7 SERVICES FOR VICTIMS. Full training and supervision is provided.

CONTACT US TO FIND OUT MORE Call us on 0800 VOLUNTEER (865 868) or www.victimsupport.org.nz/volunteer

Awhi Whanau o Wairarapa We would like to thank all our volunteers for the fine work that they do for our service.

We support family/whanau who care for someone with mental health and/or addiction issues.

We assist people with any disability and help reintegrate or engage them in employment, education or social activities.

Our Resource Centre is open 10:00 am – 3.00 pm Mon-Fri Pathways to Wellbeing Nga Ara Oranga 323 Queen Street, Masterton 06 377 3081 | admin@sfwai.org.nz

AGE CONCERN WAIRARAPA We would like to thank all our wonderful volunteers, we wouldn’t be able to do the work we do without you all.

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Volunteers make every day count!

St John Volunteers help in many ways St John offers several services within Wairarapa. These services are provided by both volunteer and paid members and during volunteer week we would like to acknowledge and thank our volunteers for all they do in our community. Listed below are some services St John provide.

St John Health Shuttle is a free, donationbased service offered in Wairarapa and Pahiatua (Pahiatua, Woodville and Eketahuna). This service assists people who have difficulty with transport to get to prearranged medical appointments, such as going to a doctor or specialist, or visiting the hospital for an outpatient appointment or minor day surgery. N.B. Wairarapa service only transports within Wairarapa.

If you or someone you know would benefit from the St John Health Shuttle service call 0800 589 630.

St John Youth is one of New Zealand’s biggest and fastest growing youth programmes offering vibrant and innovative programmes for young people.

Our Youth programmes are for 6-18-yearolds, and are designed to help young people become responsible young adults who are self-reliant, capable and community aware.

St John Youth has an emphasis on belonging, positive peer group involvement and role models through a balanced curriculum that includes creative and practical learning, with a strong focus on community involvement and achieving personal goals.

Caring Caller is a free telephone friendship service that helps the housebound or lonely to feel valued and involved. People joining the programme are matched with a Caring Caller with similar interests.

St John offers first aid and emergency care services throughout Wairarapa every

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With the support of volunteers, Cancer Society Wairarapa provides services that make a difference.

year, ranging from community, based sports games to parades and large public gatherings.

ASB St John in schools - St John Educators visit schools to provide young people with the skills and knowledge to respond in an emergency situation, helping to develop confident young New Zealanders who care for the health and well-being of their communities.

St John offers a full range of first aid training courses for the home, workplace and sports environments, parents, caregivers, health professionals and other needs. St John can tailor courses to meet individual workplace or group needs.

St John sells a wide range of first aid kits and supplies for work, home, on the road, holidays and recreational and sporting pursuits.

St John medic alarms are manned 24 hours a day, seven days a week, monitoring those who live alone or have a medical condition that might require urgent assistance.

For more information phone either Suzanne (06) 378 7933 or 0800 785 646 or visit www.stjohn.org.nz

ITS VOLUNTEERS:  Provide Governance direction & support  Can drive you to treatment  Host “Look Good Feel Better Workshops”  Support major health promotion events such as Relay For Life, Daffodil Day and the Charity Ball  Assist in the Chemotherapy Unit at Wairarapa DHB  Maintain Margaret Chittick House for our Cancer Community to meet and receive support  Assist in the smooth running of the Cancer Centre

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We also rely on our volunteers to help fundraise to keep our services going.

Both Julie Pope and Jenny Keating are cancer survivors who want to give back as volunteers.

They have experienced treatment and know how difficult it can be to have to visit hospitals regularly. They can help make a cuppa, provide a blanket or some magazines or just chat to ensure you and your family are comfortable in that new environment.

A team of volunteers at Wairarapa DHB from Cancer Society offer their time and a listening ear each week.

Sign up to the Wairarapa branch before 31 July 2018 and go in the draw to win either a Fitbit Charge 2 or a Fitbit Alta HR with a RRP of $235!

A BIG THANK YOU to you all for the work that you do to support the Cancer Community in Wairarapa.

THANK YOU National Volunteer Week Celebrating the thousands of Cancer Society volunteers who are there for our communities.

CANCER SOCIETY WAIRARAPA

37 Te Ore Ore Road, Masterton. Phone 06 378 8039 Want to talk to a Nurse about Cancer? Phone 0800 226 237 CANCER INFORMATION HELPLINE

Wairarapa-Tararua Rural Fire District thanks all our rural fire fighters We thank all those who have responded to rural fires and emergencies across the district in the last 12 months.

Your support and commitment to Fire and Emergency New Zealand is invaluable.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer recruit, please contact us for further information

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Kandahar

A little piece of antipodean heaven at Ruby Bay Living

Home and Court celebrates Volunteer Awareness Week This Volunteer Awareness Week (June 17-23), Masterton’s Kandahar Home and Court is reminding the community just how important volunteers are to the running of the home.

“It’s really hard to put into words just how much we value the work our volunteers do here at Kandahar,” says Home and Court manager Peter Newman.

“The practical help they o˜ er our recreational team is invaluable and enables us to o˜ er residents much more choice and variety from week to week than we would be able to otherwise. They also bring with them so much more than that though – the residents just love the positive energy our volunteers bring with them and the companionship they o˜ er really helps make the Kandahar community feel like a family.”

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shearing shed, but I don’t worry about that any more. Volunteering here has given me purpose and meaning, and I’m very grateful for that,” she says.

Enliven’s Kandahar Home and sister-site Kandahar Court, both located in Lansdowne, Masterton, are always on the lookout for volunteers. To ÿ nd out more visit www. enlivencentral.org.nz. You can also call directly on 06 370 0447 (Kandahar Home) or 06 370 0449 (Kandahar Court).

Among the home’s most dedicated volunteers is Alice Tipau. She ÿ rst visited the home in 2015 after moving in to one of Kandahar’s independent villas next door.

Alice ended up enjoying her visits so much she decided to become a regular volunteer, and now heads over every morning.

“We talk about all sorts of things together, life at the home, what life was like in the olden days, their families, everything really.

“I worried about getting bored and lonely after retiring from 45 years working in a

Before Andrew Thomson opened his artisan and gift shop in Carterton, he was looking for a name that would perfectly capture its spirit.

“I grew up on the Kapiti Coast and after school we would go to the beach every day and river on weekends. I wanted a name that re˜ ects a relaxed antipodean philosophy of life and travel. Ruby Bay Living says this perfectly.”

Located opposite Carrington Park, Ruby Bay Living is full of products which are useful, beautiful and often a little bit fun.

“I’ve always been interested in home decor, decorating, and making your space your own. I want people to ÿ nd things in Ruby Bay Living that they would like to come home to in the evening.”

Andrew owns a home in Carterton and thought the shop at 126 High Street South was the perfect location.

“I had been selling online but I wanted people to be able to see the colours, feel the textures and experience them in person. For me, Carterton felt like the perfect place to open Ruby Bay Living, with its nice small town environment and very friendly people.”

“The residents and sta˜ here are so lovely, they’re beautiful and I love them. We all get on like a house on ÿ re,” laughs Alice.

Kandahar Home and Court is thanking dedicated volunteers like Alice Pitau (pictured) for making a di˜ erence in people’s lives.

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Three times a year Andrew travels overseas in search of art and craft studios with something special to o˛ er, sometimes discovering them himself, and other times ÿ nding them through personal recommendations.

On one trip he meet a woman in Bangkok who hand paints her own mugs, while another time he came across an artisan porcelain factory in Germany through friends.

Andrew only ever brings back home one or two of any product. “So once they are sold there aren’t any more.”

utensils from Taipei, balms from New Zealand and wall art from around the world. Andrew often receives comments from customers on how a˛ ordable everything at Ruby Bay Living is.

He has stocked Ruby Bay Living full of cool gift ideas for someone special in your life - wine glasses from Japan, condiment bowls from Thailand, silver

Andrew warmly invites new customers to discover the pleasures of Ruby Bay Living which is open Thursday and Friday from 10am to 3.30pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm and Sunday from 10am to 2pm.

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Book reunited following sale

Volunteers heart of the Heart Foundation

Emily Ireland

An 1848 atlas, found separated from a collection of books recently purchased at the Heart Foundation Book Sale, has made its way home to its new owner.

The book, Atlas of Alison’s Europe, was found sitting on a shelf in storage following the last Wairarapa book sale, held by the Heart Foundation in April.

It includes a rich vocabulary of military and marine terms, and the placing of ships for various battles throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.

It complements a collection of 10 volumes from Sir Archibald Alison’s History of Europe.

A story about the separated book appeared in the Wairarapa Midweek at the end of May, and the owner of the collection has now stood forward.

Simon Moss of Pahiatua purchased the collection – he is a book collector at The Book Room NZ and his mother-in-law had seen the Midweek story.

At the handover of the book, Moss gave a

Heart Foundation book sale volunteer Jenny McKenzie hands over a separated book to Pahiatua-based Simon Moss.

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donation of $200 to the Heart Foundation.

“I just wanted to say how thankful I am for the book,” he said.

“It is such a rare set.”

He said his set, complete with the atlas was now one of three available for purchase in the world.

“And this is probably the nicest set – adding the Atlas has doubled the value.”

He was saddened by the fact that this year marked the last Heart Foundation Book Sale after 22 years of tradition.

“Over the past 10 years I

have supported it and got some very good books,” he said.

“Without the book sales I wouldn’t be in business frankly.”

Book sale volunteer Jenny McKenzie said she hoped another organisation would be able to take on the book sale and “resurrect [it] like a phoenix rising out of the ashes”.

The main thing that was needed was a storage facility to hold the hordes of donated books throughout the year.

Wairarapa volunteers are vital in the plight to stop NZ’s single biggest killer.

As the country marks National Volunteer Week, the Heart Foundation’s Wairarapa branch says a heartfelt thanks to the dozens of volunteers who give their time to support the charity locally.

Heart health advocate Kit Cohr said National Volunteer Week, from June 17-23, was a perfect time for the charity to acknowledge the difference their volunteers make to the lives of people living with heart disease and their families.

“We simply couldn’t continue our mission to stop New Zealander’s dying prematurely of heart disease and help the more than 186,000 Kiwis currently living with it, without the generous support of our amazing volunteers in Wairarapa.

“We are very grateful to this group of kind-hearted Kiwis who generously help out at community events, collect during our Big Heart Appeal, help with administration and, of course, co-ordinate the massive Heart Foundation Book Sales that have been held in Wairarapa for 22 years now.”

Cohr said heart disease was New Zealand’s single biggest killer, claiming at least one life every 90 minutes.

“As a charity, we rely heavily on our volunteers to address that sobering statistic and deliver our health messages throughout the country.

“Many of our volunteers have experienced heart disease personally and the theme of this year’s National Volunteer Week, ‘Volunteers the heart of our community’, certainly applies to them.”

One person who volunteers for the Heart Foundation in Wairarapa is Sandra Debney, who has helped the local branch by being fully involved with the book sales’ operation.

She has volunteered for the organisation for the past 12 years and is now on the committee.

Her husband Peter was the former chairperson.

“Anything to do with the book sale has been fun,” she said.

“At one stage it was like a fulltime job, but I just love it and it’s for a really good cause.”

She said it was sometimes hard to recruit other volunteers because a lot of people worked longer hours and for a longer period of their life than previously.

“But it is so worth it.”

• To register your interest as a volunteer, contact Kit Cohr on 06 3703890 or kitc@ heartfoundation.org.nz.

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A reason for the season Tomorrow, around 10pm in the evening, we turn around the trend for longer and longer nights, and very gradually at first, the daylight gets longer and longer.

I always look at the winter solstice like that because in truth, on June 21, the winter has only just started, weather-wise.

I like the optimistic view that astronomically we are over the hump.

In a perfect universe, the Earth would spin with its axis straight up while it orbits the sun.

Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on how you look at having to adapt to the seasons, the Earth in its early days was knocked 23.5 degrees off its perfect perch by a large passing body.

So, the Earth’s northsouth axis of spin leans by that angle from being perpendicular to its orbit.

That lean (best to call it ‘tilt’) means that apart from an extremely slow wobble, the axis points to the same point in the sky – currently south-to-north points almost at Alpha Ursae Minoris, i.e. Polaris, the pole star.

This it does throughout its orbiting.

It means, of course, that as Earth orbits the sun, the axis tilt changes from

Earth’s seasons Spring

Winter

Summer Autumn Sky Watch

Nick Sault having its south pole as the nearest pole to the sun (summer down here), to six months later when the Earth is on the far side of its orbit, the north pole is the nearest pole to the sun (winter down here).

Halfway between the solstices, September and March, the tilt is along the direction of orbital travel and not towards or away from sun.

That’s the equinoxes, when the whole world comes together twice a year to celebrate 12 hours of day and night. Perhaps we should celebrate it, as it seems like the only thing the whole world comes together on.

What warms us up in summer is not the tilt putting us fractionally nearer the sun.

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firstly to the tilt putting the sun more directly over the summer hemisphere.

Secondly, the summer sunshine is spread farther across the summer hemisphere and much less so in the other hemisphere.

The picture shows the situation for the northern hemisphere, but you can see that for the summer solstice, the light part of the globe has a wider spread.

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The seasonal situation from northern hemisphere aspect.

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longer and provides longer daily heating, and less nigh-time to cool things down.

Think the reverse for winter. But remember that after tomorrow night, though you may freeze your toes off in July, the days will be getting longer.

Soon you won’t be coming home from work in the dismal dark. Look forward to that.

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‘Devastated’ by disease Beckie Wilson

Waffles the pig with Mauriceville School friends.

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‘Waffles’ off to a vegan home Elisa Vorster Waffles the pig is heading over the hill – but don’t worry, that’s not a euphemism for a trip to the works.

The friendly pig has been a huge part of Mauriceville School life since it wandered onto the school grounds in February.

But teacher Lucy Miller said it was now time Waffles moved to a new home in Kaitoke.

“We love her to death, we would love to keep her but it’s fairer to her if she’s on a farm.”

And people will be pleased to know Waffles won’t be appearing on anyone’s plate of waffles, as the new owner is vegan.

“We had quite a few people interested in her but we didn’t know if they were going to eat her or not.

“We would rather she’s going to someone who really wants her.”

After the pig turned up, pupils learned how to care for it, and involve Waffles in every activity they could, including reading to it, and playing games of tag.

“Some of our kids are lacking in some social skills and they really bonded with her,” Miller said.

However, now winter had arrived, it was hard to spend as much time with the pig, and part of its enclosure had to be taken down due to it being

deemed unsafe.

The school couldn’t afford to put up new fencing, and were limited to where the pig could go, as it had already escaped once before and couldn’t be left with the children unsupervised.

Although both the students and teachers were going to miss Waffles, they were all happy their plucky porcine pal was going to live on a large family farm with dogs and miniature horses.

Miller said the students were inspired to write haiku poems about Waffles, and this one was her favourite: “Waffles is bacon/ But Mrs Miller would cry/ We can’t eat Waffles”.

Bideford farmers Bryce and Julie Stevenson thought they’d done everything right when they looked into buying calves from the South Island in December last year as part of a twoyear process of building up their herd.

After the devastating news last week that those calves were the source of Mycoplasma bovis, the entire herd will be culled and they must start again from scratch.

Now their advice to all farmers buying cattle is to do their homework and find exactly where stock has originated from.

In December last year, the Stevensons were careful to check if calves they were interested in buying from a South Island farm had any links to an infected property.

They thought they were in the clear.

But despite asking those questions, their cattle was later confirmed to be infected.

At an M.bovis public meeting in Masterton last week, it was announced their property was the first in Wairarapa with the disease.

They wanted to let Wairarapa farmers know it was their farm that had been infected.

The young couple moved to the region in February 2016, and entered an equity partnership on the Bideford farm, Te Roto.

Bryce said the process and the confirmation of the infection made them feel “sad and stressed”.

After finding out their herd was tested positive, the couple notified the farmers of neighbouring properties.

“We hope no one else in the region has to go through it,” he said.

Bryce confirmed that the whole herd, 426 of mostly fresian bulls, would be culled under notice from the Ministry of Primary Industries – 35 were already scheduled for the works before the infection.

“We have only been farming here for just over two years, we have only just got our cattle numbers where we want them, and we will have to start over again.

“At the moment we just want to get it over as quick as possible.”

They are waiting for their notice to cull from MPI. “We hope we get treated fairly and respectfully

by MPI in regard to compensation and come out no worse off,” Bryce said.

The Stevenson’s wanted to thank the community for their support during this time.

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Great people, great job Emily Ireland Table tennis and pool tables aren’t the usual additions bosses will make to a workplace.

But Powershop is not your stock-standard workplace.

The Masterton-based service hub employs about 100 people, dealing to the business of power customers from all over New Zealand and Australia.

And after recently winning prestigious industry awards – the Canstar Blue 2018 Most Satisfied Customers Award for Electricity Providers, and the Consumer New Zealand People’s Choice Award for 2018 – it’s clear the company is doing something right.

Powershop general manager Mark Soper said it was the sixth time in the past seven years the company had won the Canstar Blue award.

“It’s just really nice to get recognition of what we know – we know we do a great job, and we know our customers love us.”

The Powershop service centre, based in Kuripuni homes a call centre and an operations team.

There are roughly 60 people in the call centre, and 40 in operations.

“For us, it always comes

We’ve got pool tables, table tennis, a full coffee machine, and we’re really big into providing people with fruit and having regular social get togethers. We get great people and we trust them to do a great job. back to our people.

“We’ve got great technology, great brand, great service, but behind all of that is great people.”

He said every person that worked for Powershop committed to the company’s standards – one of which was “having fun”.

“You spend far too much time at work to have it any other way,” Soper said.

“If you’re going to come to work, be yourself, bring your personality.

“If you want to wear a singlet, fine, if you want to get dressed up, fine.

“We’ve got pool tables, table tennis, a full coffee machine, and we’re really big into providing people with fruit and having regular social get togethers.

“We get great people and we trust them to do a great job.

“Generally, they pay us

Powershop call centre manager Sean Richards, left, general manager Mark Soper, and head of retail operations Stephen Griffin, with staff.

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back in spades.”

He said the concept Powershop was built upon was “maverick, disruptive technology”.

“There is a different and better way to do power that doesn’t leave you with a nasty bill shock.

“That was the genesis of Powershop.”

When Powershop’s service centre first began in 2008, it was based out of the call centre manager’s lounge in a cottage in Greytown.

Stephen Griffin, head of retail operations, said he

remembered the humble beginnings of the service centre.

“It was just a lounge and computers.

“We have basically grown the centre from three people in the lounge room to more than 100.

“I always thought it was something special and different. I knew it was going to be big.”

Call centre manager Sean Richards has been with the company for 10 years.

“I ended up taking the first customer service

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“It’s certainly moved since then.”

His advice for people was to take chances, do things different and “fail fast”.

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36 Wairarapa Midweek Wai Write Wednesday, June 20, 2018

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Life in the Army

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Brian Matthewson Evening in the bamboo, somewhere near the Thai border.

The smell of hexamine cooking fuel lingers in the air, cigarettes also: British Senior Service for those who have them left.

Acrid smoke from the two who’d had the foresight to stock up on local cigarettes at base.

A strange spicy smell from whatever it was the Iban trackers had in those tapering cigarettes they smoked.

The damp compost

smell from where we have disturbed the leaf litter in setting up camp.

Remembering last time we came out of the bush, I can imagine what other smells hang around our camp: the stench of rotting gear and filthy bodies that had been invisible to my nose — until I’d had a shower and come back into barracks to all our shrugged off gear on the floor.

God, we stank.

How amazing being able to distinguish other smells through the fug we can ignore.

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The enemy could smell us from miles off, I reckon.

These sensations and thoughts drift through while I’m trying to radio in the day’s report, fitting it in between the blasts of high speed Morse which originate from the Malay police and blankets our tiny signals.

We never try to contact them so why we are using the same frequencies I’ll never know.

It makes my job nightly hell, straining to listen for communications from base, for any orders and to tell me how much of our report they heard before our contact was shattered by the interference.

I also have to listen to the other platoons’ signals so I can relay their messages, in case they can’t get through.

I turn the volume right down when the Malay stations are booming but even so I usually end up with a headache from the concentration and the intermittent racket from my headset.

Can’t take the headphones off either, they’re too noisy: everything in camp is conducted in whispers.

Often it is after 2300, and the police going off air, before we can complete our sitrep.

Why we don’t wait until

after 11pm before we try to make contact is a mystery to me.

The only answer I can think of is because it’s the Army and we don’t question anything we’re told to do.

After the set is turned off I listen to the night sounds, trying to relax.

There is scratching in the leaf litter; scorpions, centipedes or some other nasty.

It seems that everything in the bush is out to get us one way or another.

I light a cigarette to do my pre-bed hunt for leeches: touching them with its lit end makes them drop off.

That way the leeches don’t leave mouth parts in the skin to rot and fester.

I’ve seen the sores on one bloke who pulled them off in disgust; he ended up with scars on his legs because the medic had to operate.

At least I don’t have to stand sentry — the only advantage I can see of being the radio operator.

We carry more gear than anyone else and are working when everyone else is laying about.

Each group we’re attached to has a bond from their shared lives that we never take part in.

The army in its wisdom rotates us around the

platoons so we never build up that spirit with them.

Back in camp we hang out with other signallers.

They at least have had a similar time of it and the only thing we can do is tell ourselves that we’re superior to the other infantrymen.

Finally, sleeping ends another day in the bush.

Whoever said that army life is long periods of boredom with brief flashes of terror has it about right.

The only thing not mentioned is the continual tension of waiting for something to happen.

When we don’t encounter some conflict, it seems worse somehow.

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38 Wairarapa Midweek Community Events Wednesday, June 20, 2018 Eat-n-Greet: At St James Union Church hall, 116 High St, Masterton. Come and enjoy a meal followed by good entertainment. Meet new people. Everyone very welcome.

11.30am for a noon start.

Housie: At Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club (behind clock tower Carterton), at 1pm.

Narcotics Anonymous: Meet at 6pm, at 15 Victoria St, Masterton.

Carterton Community Choir: Meet 7.15-9pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Ability to read music not essential. Call (022) 373-4299.

Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Miriam 377-7974.

Social Learners Bridge: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre.

Call Barbara (06) 304-9208.

Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 5-7pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511 or Brian 377-4066.

Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 6.30pm.

Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 1-2.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135.

Masterton Senior Citizens & Beneficiaries Association: Meet 1-3.30pm for cards, Scrabble and bowls, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Ngaire Walker 377-0342.

Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band: Practice 6.30-8.30pm, Savage Club Hall, 10 Albert St, Masterton. Call president, Diane (027) 210-8069 or secretary, Gloria (027) 628-

Clocktower, Carterton. Call Steve Davis (06) 304-7155.

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Bowls at 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 3797303.

Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm. Call Ian Wyeth 378-6425 or 377-5762.

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Masterton Toy Library: 2.304.30pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton.

FRIDAY, JUNE 22 High Way One: A new local band at 7.30pm. Members, Affiliated Members and their guests, Club Wairarapa, 20 Essex St, Masterton.

Masterton Savage Entertainers: Meet 10am, at Savage Club rooms, 10 Albert St, Masterton. Come share your talents with us on stage. We are looking for new members.

Call Judith 377-1750 or Doreen 370-4604.

JP Service Centre: At the Carterton Library noon-2pm , no appointment neccessary.

Whaiora Stop Smoking Service: Need support to quit smoking? Quit Clinics are available at Whaiora on Mondays and Fridays 9amnoon. Call Whaiora 800 494 246.

Needlework and Craft DropIn: 10am-noon, Featherston Community Centre. Call Virginia (06) 308-8392.

Sewing and Craft: 10am-2pm, Featherston Community Centre.

Call Petra (021) 234-1554.

Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261.

Carterton Craft Market: Open 7 days, 10am-2pm, High St, Carterton, opp Almo’s Book Shop. Call Robyn 379-7099.

Kids’ Song And Story: Fun songs, finger plays and stories for under-5s, during school terms, 9.30-10.30am, at Epiphany Church Hall, High St South, Masterton. Call Jill 377-4614.

Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz Wairarapa Steampunk: We meet as required, 10.30am-

SUNDAY, JUNE 24 Wairarapa Steampunk meets regularly. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES 2pm, at Kingstreet Artworks.

Call Gaylene 377-4865 evenings or (0274) 494-596.

Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. If weather not good it’s in youth centre of Event Centre. Text dance groove to (022) 321-2643.

Masterton Social Badminton Club: Play 7-9pm, all year round, at Masterton YMCA gym (371 Queen St). Contact by text Hamish (021) 259-7684 or Sam (0210) 552-113.

Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 6-7pm, Genesis Recreation Centre back pool. Call Graeme 377-0507 or Lucy (021) 0204-4144.

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the Park.

Call Pauline Lamb 377-3388.

Carterton Senior Citizens: Meet 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Carterton Memorial Club, Broadway.

SATURDAY, JUNE 23 Wairarapa Embroidery Guild: Meet at the Ranfurly Club Rooms, Chapel St,

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Call Nola (027) 687-8599 or Jenny 377-0859 or email Wairarapaembroiderers@gmail. com Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Sat and Sun 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean (06) 372-6623 or Pam (06) 3726459.

Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 10am-noon.

Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway. Open by appointment. Call 379-9233 or (027) 271-6280.

Toy Library: Masterton: 10am1pm, at rear of YMCA, 162 Dixon St. Featherston Toy Library: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Call Merle (06) 308-8109.

Farmers’ Market: 9am-1pm, at at Farriers, 4 Queen St, Masterton. Locally grown and made food and artisan products. Find us on Facebook or see www.waifarmersmarket. org.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the

The Tararua Trio: Piano, violin and cello concert, at 4pm, at 57 Wood St, Greytown. Admission $25, (students $10). Call (06) 304-9497 to book.

Wairarapa Country Music Club: Meet at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton, at 1.30pm.

Call Paddy 377-0730.

Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome.

Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm.

Carterton Farmers’ Market: High St, Carterton, 9am12.30pm.

Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Miriam 377-7974.

Masterton Car Boot Sale and Market: 7am-noon, Essex St car park. Call Warwick Dean (0274) 484-728.

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 1pm for 1.15pm start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton.

Call Veronica George 379-8644.

NZPS Open Day: Special Open Day at New Zealand Pacific Studio (NZPS) Artists’ Residency at Mt. Bruce, just past Pukaha.

Artists-in-residence from Egypt, United States, Bangladesh and New Zealand will be showing their work. Visitors welcome, 2.00-5.00pm. Refreshments served.

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MONDAY, JUNE 25 Literacy Wairarapa: Offers free help with reading, spelling and maths at Te Awhina/Cameron Community House, 9am-noon.

Masterton East Indoor Bowling Club: Opening night at 7pm, Hogg Cres. All welcome.

Friends to Friends: Peer support group, 10am-noon, at Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. For adults 18 years-plus, for mental health consumers or disabilities, a place to create, safe, fun and participate or discuss, socialise, with good company. Call Gaylene (06) 929-0961 or (0274) 604796.

Carterton Scottish Dance Club: Meet at 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322 or Julie 370-4493.

Mah Jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat (06) 308-9729.

Senior Citizens Cards: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre Call Val (06) 308 9203.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511 or Brian 377-4066.

Whaiora Stop Smoking Service: Need support to quit smoking?

Quit Clinics are available at Whaiora on Mondays and Fridays 9am-noon. Call Whaiora 800 494 246.

Play Gym: St James Church Hall 116 High St, Masterton, 9.3011am, for 0-3-year-olds.

Carterton Food Bank: 11.30amnoon Mon-Fri at Haumanu House (down the lane between Carters and the Clock Tower).

Call 379-4092.

Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours. https://www.facebook. com/CartertonToyLibrary/ CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm MonFri. For Mobility Parking Permits,

Disability Support and Advocacy.

Call 378-2426 or 0800 2272255.

Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261.

Age Concern: Sit & Be Fit classes, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.30am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton.

The Dance Shed: 450 Belvedere Rd Carterton. Line Dancing Class, 7-9pm, beginners followed by intermediate. Call Wendy or Don 379-6827 or (027) 319-9814.

Epilepsy Support Group: 11am at the Salvation Army office, 210 High St South, Carterton. Call 0800 20 21 22.

Citizens Advice Bureau: Free and confidential advice, Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton. Call 377-0078 or 0800 367-222.

Te Runga Air Scout Group: For boys and girls (year 7 to year 10), 6.30-8.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Call Lyndon 3770687.

Masterton Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call Ted 377-0625.

Not Your Nanna’s Sewing Circle: 7-9pm, Cobblestone’s Administration Room, 169 Main St, Greytown. Call Christine Healy (06) 304-8110 or Lynda Saint-Merat (06) 304-7026.

Alcoholics Anonymous: Masterton: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or Pete (020) 4005-9740.

Carterton: 8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Dennis 377-5355 or Martin (06) 372-7764.

Girl Guiding: Brownies (7-10 years) 4.30-6pm. Guides (9-14 years) 5.30-7.30pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646.

TUESDAY, JUNE 26 Alanon: A group for anyone affected by another’s drinking,

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levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261.

Woops A Daisy Marching Team: March for fun, friendship and fitness, 5-6pm. Call Cheryl 3725522.

Toy Library: Masterton -10am-noon, rear of YMCA, 162 Dixon St. South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon, including cards, board, darts, pool etc. Call Doff 304-9748.

Girl Guiding: Pippins (5-7 years) 3.45-5pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646.

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 1pm for 1.15pm start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton.

Call Veronica George 379-8644.

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Bowls at 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the clock tower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 3797303.

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf croquet 9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Pauline Lamb 377-3388.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: Meet 10am in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531.

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AA Meeting: At 7.30pm. Call (027) 557-7928.

Ukulele Classes: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre.

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Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Club: Craft and chat afternoon 1-3pm, bring your crafts or just come for some company, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton.

Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 5.30-7pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135.

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Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group: Join us for sports, food, and leadership, Carterton Events Centre. Text “R2R” to (027) 742-2264.

Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm for browsing or painting, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019.

Age Concern: Sit and Be Fit, 1.30pm followed by gentle exercise class, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St, Masterton.

Carterton Women’s Golf: 9-hole golf at 10.45am. Call Colleen 377-0841 or Alison 377-5709.

Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 372-5758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285.

Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton.

Wairarapa Singers: 6.45pm, at Rosewood, 417 Queen St, Masterton. Call Pete 370-4574.

Esperanto Club: 2pm, write to people using the international language worldwide. Call 3770499.

Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10am-noon, High St, Masterton.

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Alcoholics Anonymous: Masterton, 7.30pm, Soulway Church, 227 High St. Call Darren (027) 334-2685. Featherston: 7.30pm. Call Mark (06) 3066013 or (021) 0244-2870.

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15am for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower , Carterton. Call Steve Davis (06) 304-7155.

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Free IT Support Programme: At Kuranui College, IT training and upskilling, in school library during school terms, 1-2pm. A free light lunch will be provided.

South Wairarapa Badminton Club: At 7.30pm at Featherston Sports Stadium, Underhill Rd. Rackets available.

Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. This is combined with Drop-in club.

Tribal Fusion Bellydancing: At 91 Harley St, Masterton, 7-8pm.

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Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 9am-noon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 3702511 or Brian 377-4066.

Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am.

Juesday Art: 10am-1pm, Featherston Community Centre.

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Art For Everyone: 7-8pm, Featherston Community Centre.

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Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-9233 or (027) 271-6280.

Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve 3796999.

Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2018 Sport Wairarapa Midweek

Waicol win school derby

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NETBALL

The Wairarapa College premier one netball team picked up their first win of the season in a tough battle with St Matthew’s Collegiate on Saturday.

A strong third quarter performance helped Waicol to a 48-42 win over their secondary school rivals.

Co-coach Melissa Cullen said they were pleased with how the girls had performed.

“We had a really strong third quarter, which then gave us a really strong position to try a few other combinations.

“St Matthew’s came back pretty strongly in the fourth quarter as well and made it tight towards the end.”

There is still plenty of work to do before they start their competition with other Wellington secondary schools, but they are heading in the right direction.

Playing extra matches will give them a chance to work on their combinations and improve their skills and game plan.

“We’re pretty happy with how the girls are tracking, but there’s still work to do in all areas,” Cullen said.

Club off to nationals WRESTLING

Last month, the Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club took a Wairarapa wide Representative Team of 15 away to North Island Championships in Hamilton.

It was one of the biggest meets ever had with over 250 wrestling bouts.

Wairarapa was well represented with tamariki from Featherston, Greytown, Martinborough, Wainuioru and Pirinoa.

We came away with three gold medals to Nick Donaldson, Jackson Sargent and Edward Weatherstone, three bronze medals to Macy Sargent, Dion Liumaihetau and Carlo Isaac.

Special mentions went to Nate George and Lucas Sargent who had great wrestles throughout the day.

The team looked great in their new gear which has been sponsored by tiling.co.nz, Sargent Builders and Sargent Motorcycles.

The club is next headed to Club Championships in Tauranga in September closely followed by National Championships in Mosgiel in October.

Waicol centre Pele Malatai in action against St Matthew’s on Saturday.

“We’re not anywhere near perfect yet but we’re seeing some really pleasing combinations and court flow.”

Playing other Wellington schools would give them a chance to test themselves against different

opposition, and that was something the girls were looking forward to.

“That’s where we’re trying to put the foot down and build our momentum, so we’re looking forward to that as well.

“The girls always love

playing the colleges – they’re the games they look forward to so our girls are really excited and looking forward to those games.

“It’s always slightly different game when the colleges play each other compared to the adult

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teams, and their excitement levels are always really high.”

On Friday night, Harcourts beat Celtic 52-41 in a rematch of last year’s grand final, while Carterton were too strong for Gladstone, winning 46-27.

Daleÿ eld’s double delight HOCKEY

Jake Beleski The Dalefield premier men’s hockey team got revenge for a recent defeat, while the women cantered to victory in Sunday’s premier 1 matches.

Both teams had to play a double header this weekend due to deferred matches, and for the men that meant another trip to Wellington to take on Harbour City.

Harbour City are the only team to beat Dalefield this season, but they couldn’t repeat the performance as a dominant second half propelled Dalefield to a 5-2 win.

Player-coach Dane Lett said the goal had always been to win both matches over the weekend.

“They’re important points for us and both those sorts of niggly games at this time of the year.

“They’re both sitting below us but it’s always a challenge and they’re not given wins.”

Lett said the recent defeat to Harbour City had provided extra motivation ahead of Sunday’s match, and they took that onto the turf with them in Wellington.

“It gave us a little bit more drive.

“The way we played last time didn’t sit well with us and I think we all wanted to

The way we played last time didn’t sit well with us and I think we all wanted to get that one back, so it was a bit more pleasing.

Rowan Yeo.

get that one back, so it was a bit more pleasing.”

Dalefield had dominated from the outset in Saturday’s 4-0 win over Victoria University, but started slowly against Harbour City and had to work their way back into the match.

“On Saturday, we kind of dominated the whole match and it was probably only a matter of time before we put more goals away,” Lett said.

“Realistically, we were probably just a little bit disappointed we didn’t get a fifth goal for a bonus point.

“On Sunday, we

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struggled a bit in the first half and Harbour City definitely came to play.”

Harbour City had taken a 2-1 lead in the first half, but Dalefield clicked into gear in the second spell.

They took a 3-2 lead in the third quarter and put the foot down in the final 15 minutes to extend their advantage.

“It didn’t come easy and we had to roll up our sleeves and fight through it.

“In the third quarter we started to play some better hockey and it was good to roll over them in the end and come through 5-2.

“We did most of the

things we were supposed to be doing from the start.”

The Dalefield premier women also made an emphatic statement on Sunday, winning 5-0 and securing a bonus point against Toa. Goals were scored by Monique Edwards [2], Jenna Anderson, Kristy Anderson and Katherine van Woerkom.

Coach Michael O’Connor said it wasn’t their greatest performance, but they had done enough to get the win and the important bonus point.

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Mixed results in Tui Cup RUGBY

Sport

Jake Beleski Gladstone continued their winning ways and Carterton bagged five points without even taking the field in Saturday’s intriguing round of Tui Cup premier rugby matches.

Gladstone coach Steve Thompson had spoken last week about the importance of winning, whether it was by 30 points or one point.

His side had obviously heeded that advice as they held on for a dramatic 2120 win over Greytown.

The two sides could hardly be separated throughout the match, and it was Gladstone who went to the halftime break with a 14-13 lead.

The second half was just as tight, with both teams scoring a solitary converted try.

The win kept Gladstone’s perfect record intact, and they have now won all 10 of their matches and have a 10-point lead at the top of the standings.

Winless Masterton Red Star had spoken last week of their desire to keep their place in the premier division, but they did themselves no favours on Saturday as they defaulted to Carterton.

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a 28-0 winning scoreline, and they are now back in second place on the points table.

Wairarapa-Bush chief executive Tony Hargood said it was the first defaulted match in the four years since the eightteam premier competition

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Carterton now have 37 points after winning seven of their 10 matches, while Red Star remain anchored to the bottom of the table with just one point.

Down at Martinborough, Marist showed their recent run of form was no fluke

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as they came away with a 12-3 win and dragged themselves closer to the top four on the points table.

Martinborough are fourth on the table with 33 points, while Marist are in fifth with 26 points.

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couple of weeks ago they were coming into form when they almost beat Gladstone, and a win over Marist shows no team will be able to take them lightly over the coming weeks.

The final match of the weekend saw Eketahuna travel to East Coast, and it was a thrilling match as the home team prevailed 29-27.

The win was East Coast’s third this season so far, while for Eketahuna they have only managed a solitary win at this point.

Both teams may miss out on the top four playoffs this season but they will be hoping Red Star’s losing streak continues so they do not have to worry about the relegation battle.

In the senior reserve grade, Tuhirangi went within a point of a memorable milestone against East Coast, eventually winning 99-0.

Premier results: Gladstone 21 Greytown 20; Carterton 28 Red Star 0 [default]; Marist 12 Martinborough 3; East Coast 29 Eketahuna 27.

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Equalisers secure draws

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FOOTBALL

A late equaliser gave the Wairarapa United women’s team a share of the spoils in a thrilling 3-all draw with Wellington United Diamonds at Memorial Park on Saturday.

Wai United Coach Paul Ifill had spoken of the fact the unbeaten Diamonds team would have one hand on the trophy if they were to win, and it would be up to his team to stop that from happening.

It didn’t start positively for Wai United, however, as the Diamonds went on the attack from the start and opened the scoring in the second minute from a corner kick.

The ball was not even touched by any player as it curled into the goal from a remarkable kick.

The game was a freeflowing match and both teams created chances to score.

Wai United were the dominant team in the first 30 minutes, but it wasn’t until the 29th minute that they got on the scoreboard through captain Kelsi Rutene.

They went on the attack straight after scoring and were awarded a penalty for a hand ball, which Danielle Turton calmly put into the right corner of the net.

That was the final scoring act of the first half as both teams headed to the break knowing they were in with a great chance.

The momentum appeared to shift in the second spell as the Diamonds clicked into gear and ramped up the pressure on the Wai United defence.

In the 56th minute the Diamonds equalised with a lob over the Wai United keeper, and two minutes later a loose ball was hammered into the back of the net to give the Diamonds a 3-2 lead.

Wai United knew they would need to go on all-out attack to secure anything from the match, but the

Meisha Boone for Wairarapa United up against Wellington United Diamonds in Masterton.

Wairarapa United men’s captain Cameron Lindsay heads the ball.

Diamonds squad appeared up to the task as they repelled wave after wave of attack.

With fulltime approaching, Wai United’s Amber Phillips made a perfectly-timed run to catch the Diamonds

defence out, and successfully lobbed the ball over the approaching keeper to level the scores once more.

Wai United pushed for a winner over a frantic final few minutes, but it wasn’t to be as the team had to

share the points.

For Wai United, Anna McPhie and Tui Dugan were in the thick of everything throughout the match, while defenders Gorgi van Lienen and Molly Woodhead performed well at the back.

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Goalkeeper Courtney Norman also made some outstanding saves.

In the Wai United men’s Central League match against Stop Out, it was another late equaliser that prevented United from taking the three points in an impressive performance.

Hamish Watson and Brian Kaltack scored first half goals for United, but it was Stop Out’s Luke Grindlay who had the final say to tie the score at 2-all.

United coach Phil Keinzley said it was a much-improved display from his squad.

“We made a few changes and they worked well for us.

“Daniel Allan played his first match in midfield for us and he was our player of the match, and Cam Lindsay played as a defender and went really well too.”

Both United teams will now look forward to this weekend’s Kate Sheppard Cup and Chatham Cup knockout matches.

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