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Birthday boost for baby unit Eli Hill For most people, their 65th birthday would be a chance to throw a party.

But not for Masterton’s Elaine Leggott, who instead of presents asked for donations from family and friends to go towards Wairarapa Hospital’s special care baby unit [SCBU].

She managed to raise $1500 for the SCBU. “I picked SCBU, because in 2008 my grandchildren

[twins Ali and Skye Leggott, now 12 years old] needed a bit of special care when they were born and I thought it was a cause I could support in their honour.”

“Everyone loves to help babies and some of our babies need help. They are more important than my 65th birthday!” she said.

Wairarapa District Health Board chief executive, Dale Oliff, was grateful for the donation.

“It is really special whenever the community steps in to support our service,” she said. “Of course we are governmentfunded and we manage our budgets carefully to provide our people a great local service, but wiggle room for added extras is rare.”

“Donations such as the one Elaine has made for SCBU are so appreciated as it allows us the

opportunity to do just a little bit more, and that really can make all the difference.”

“To our mums that are coping with a new and needy baby, whatever extra we can offer is just so appreciated.”

Elaine is no stranger to helping out good causes, her online charity call outs on her ‘Doing a Good Deed Page’ on Facebook raise Continued on page 3

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Business

Infrastructure

Award for Greytown sausage

Greytown Butchery has once again taken home a medal for their precooked barbecue beef sausage in this year’s Great New Zealand Sausage Competition.

Education

Property

Rural market quiet

Bridge upgrade

Wairarapa’s rural property market has been “relatively quiet” September’s Real Estate Institute of New Zealand’s report shows.

The $2.8 million replacement of the Colombo Bridge that crosses the Waipoua River is set to begin this month.

Emergency services

Call of the wild

Police made to apologise for illegal arrest

Ucol and Pukaha National Wildlife Centre are launching a new conservation programme next month and aim to attract youth affected by covid-19 lockdown.

Wairarapa police have had to apologise to a woman for entering her house and trying to arrest her adult son last March because they didn’t have the right to enter without a warrant.

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Brent ÿ nishes 15 year ride Eli Hill After 15 years at the helm of Happy Valley Cycles Brent Sowry is switching gear and has put the business on the market.

“One of the things that helped with the decision was the lockdown thing, I’d been toying with the idea for some period now, because I’m old enough to do it. It’s about time to let someone else have a go.”

Sowry, now 67, had been a long-time cyclist before he took over the business after moving back into the region.

“I used to run service stations in Wellington and then sold and moved up to Wairarapa. This was down the road, it was on the market, and I thought I’d have a go.

“I grew up here, it wasn’t plan A to come back here but I like it.”

Sowry, says the “cycling scene” is in a good space at the moment.

Brent Sowry of Happy Valley Cycles is selling his business.

“It’s a good time for someone to come in and take it on. I mean we’ve got the e-bikes hitting the market big time.”

The technology on bikes has “gone crazy” over the last seven or eight years.

“I mean not just the

e-bikes but normal bikes… you’ve got hydraulic disc brakes, they’ve got whiz banging suspension, and massive amounts of travel so you can jump off cliffs.”

Over his time at the store Sowry has been involved in the cycling

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club Athletics and Cycling Masterton “pretty much the whole time”.

“I’ve been running the races now for not quite fifteen years. At club races, I’m a national connoisseur and I do most of our club races here.”

While he’s keen to hang up the tools at the bike shop Sowry wants to keep up his involvement with the club.

“In fact, I may do more of that.”

‘I do next to no track connoisseuring because there’s no track here, but I wouldn’t mind getting into it.”

He has part-time workers including one who has been at the shop for ten years and is ‘a top mechanic’.

“We’ve also had lots of school students through that we’ve mentored onto other things.”

While the club has been one of Sowry’s highlights, he says seeing kids walk out of the store with bikes, and smiles on their faces is “really cool”.

“You’ve got to be happy enough to work, it’s retail… “I do quite a few hours. But I find it quite rewarding.”

Vintage Aviation Centre likely to land Grace Prior Hope for Masterton’s Vintage Aviation Centre has been restored as Masterton District Council agreed to extend its memorandum of agreement with the trust to February next year.

In September 2019, the council approved an agreement with the trust which set out the commitments that Masterton District Council [MDC] had in holding an exclusive option for the trust to lease up to [but not necessarily all of] four hectares purchased in 2016.

The agreement was restored at last Wednesday’s full council meeting until February 2021.

Council staff would work with the trust to ensure pragmatic advice and solutions are provided for.

The Vintage Aviation Centre proposal was to

The Hood Aerodrome open day in 2018.

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develop a world-class visitor attraction focused on the vintage aviation assets of The Vintage Aviator Ltd based at Hood Aerodrome, Masterton.

The Wairarapa Vintage Aviation Hub Community Trust’s application to the Provincial Growth Fund grant was withdrawn in mid-June.

“They’ve signalled that they’re going to work really hard from the moment the

government moves in to secure that funding,” MDC chief executive Kath Ross said.

Trust chair Bob Francis said, “we are now looking to reactivate discussions for potential support”.

Although the project will not be finished by the projected January 2021, as Francis had hoped in 2018, they are “not giving up on the project”.

Councillor Brent Gare

said the transparency through this process on what was effectively a community asset needed to be made extremely clear.

“Barring obviously some commercial realities, the information that can be made public needs to be made public,” he said.

“I believe strongly that as a council we need to be doing all we can to support the aviation centre which we obviously are.

“At the moment, when you look at it, Masterton is looked at mainly as a service centre.”

Councillor Gary Caffell said the project would “give us a real opportunity to get tourism into Masterton”.

MDC had previously received $10 million in funding from the Provincial Growth Fund for the Hood Aerodrome infrastructure project.

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Ward gets newborn knitting Continued from page 1

funds to support local projects.

Elaine runs a day care facility for seniors at St Matthew’s Church hall three times a week and, as if that doesn’t keep her busy enough, she is one of Wairarapa’s most active fundraisers in her ‘spare’ time.

Supporting others runs in the family. Her sister in law, Jenny Ewan, swapped 70th birthday gifts to abseil down a 17 storey building and raise money for Make-a-Wish, a charity the Wairarapa Hospital theatre nurse has supported for many years.

“I am swapping any birthday gifts people might have otherwise bought me for a donation to the Paediatric Ward’s SCBU,” said Elaine.

“It’s something we all could do, really. It’s an easy way to make a difference, and a lovely philosophy to teach our younger generation too.”

A stalwart of people sit in behind Elaine, helping with her many and varied fundraising projects. One of them is Trudy who helps to support Elaine’s raffles from the Wairarapa Resource Centre where she works.

“Trudy is great,” Elaine said. “She has loads of energy for fundraising.

Tex [the dog] is another good helper. He came in the other day with a cash donation tucked in his collar for me.”

Along with the $1500 donation, Elaine delivered some beautiful newborn knitting packs to the ward – some of them knitted by a 91-year-old woman who is a regular supporter.

“They say it takes a village. Here it takes a village, and the villagers’ dogs!”

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Alternative crops investigated Quinoa muffins, chickpea cupcakes, buckwheat cookies, amaranth pancakes morning teas aren’t what they used to be.

Now a mainstay on menu boards in Wairarapa, alternative grains and proteins are becoming increasingly popular - but are mainly imported.

Efforts are underway to change this, and in the process, diversify and strengthen Wairarapa’s primary sector capability.

With a strong swing to non-animal and healthy natural diets, Wairarapa Water and Christchurchbased social enterprise, Leftfield Innovation, have partnered to investigate the viability of successfully growing these food groups locally.

Wairarapa has the right soils, and the extended summer and autumn growing period is ideal, Leftfield director and co-founder, Susan Goodfellow, says.

“While they are pretty resilient to the dry, like all plants, these crops still need water, so ensuring this can be accessed reliably, even in small amounts, is important,” Goodfellow says.

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grains have sustainable cropping qualities with their ability to fix nitrogen and foster biodiversity.

They would also provide a ‘break’ from the normal crop rotations helping with weed, pest, and disease management, Goodfellow says.

In assessing the market, Leftfield have been in detailed discussions with a range of local food stores, restaurants, caterers, food manufacturers and suppliers, and hospitality groups to

get some solid market insights.

“Supplying the domestic market is the first step, the ultimate ambition is to include New Zealand grown grains and pulses in our export food products, which will really unlock the opportunity for New Zealand growers,” says Goodfellow.

Through the interviewing process as part of assessing the market for the food groups, Goodfellow says it has been fascinating to learn how covid-19 has impacted trends.

“It seems that as budgets shrink, grains and pulses, which are affordable, nutritious and well regarded, are seen as a popular way to stretch out, or replace, protein.”

There is also a growing appetite globally for plant-based foods, which means wholefoods such as grains and pulses, are becoming increasingly important to the end purchasers, she says.

“For many people, provenance is key knowing that their food is grown in New Zealand is really important,

but in the context of covid-19, cost seems to trump this.

“From our research, it would seem in the Wairarapa we could do both - plug the demand gap for healthy wonder foods, which do not cost the world, as well as reassure consumers their health foods were grown right here on their doorstep with minimal environmental impacts.

Goodfellow says it is exciting to be working on these food alternatives which could bring so much to the region, but that more work is needed.

“Access to reliable water unlocks heaps of sustainable cropping options and can create job opportunities through the supply chain, so further investigation into how we can sustainably produce these popular food groups seems a no brainer.”

The grains and pulses research is, in addition to other work that Leftfield has been doing, to look at potential changes in land-use that the Wakamoekau Community Water Storage Scheme could unlock for the region.

High value land uses can provide opportunities for

employment further on in the supply chain.

“There has been a great response from the growers in the region, who are really open to innovative ways to better use their resources for the best outcomes for them, and the community,” says Goodfellow.

Wairarapa Water is managing the development of the Wakamoekau, which has the potential to address environmental, town, industrial and food and fibre production security of water supply.

Chief executive Robyn Wells says Wakamoekau is about doing water storage differently.

“By different, we mean sustainable water storage that delivers positive outcomes to the whole community, carefully balancing the cultural, social, environmental, and economic needs of our region - where all parts are equally important as the others.

“We hope that by providing water security for the region in a way that the community wants it, we will unlock opportunities for a thriving and inclusive region.”

Wairarapa could become home to fields of quinoa according to an investigation by Wairarapa Water and Christchurch-based social enterprise, Leftfield Innovation.

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Upton is the Geodynamics Team Leader at GNS Science, where she has worked for the last 11 years.

She has published widely on oblique collisional plate boundaries, including the Southern Alps, but her main focus is now tectonic geomorphology.

She is the 2020 Hochstetter lecturer for the New Zealand Geosciences Society, and this talk is part of that series.

Upton says our landscape serves as a link between the solid earth and the

atmosphere.

“The topography and relief of our region tells us much about what is happening deep beneath us.”

Upton explains that the relationships between surface processes, what drives them, and the rocks they act upon are complex.

“But now we can unravel all this. We’re modelling the tectonics and surface processes of central New Zealand in a way that’s never been done before.”

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HAUNTED HISTORY The abandoned house in rural Carterton.

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The ghost Grace Prior

Abandoned in Ahiaruhe Grace Prior Most locals know of the place, standing solo high on a hill, abandoned, and falling to pieces.

Windows vacant of glass and roof tiles caving in.

The house sits across the road from Stonehenge Aotearoa all on its own, slowly deteriorating.

“It’s isolated, it’s obviously vacant, so it must be haunted, right?”

Wairarapa Archives historian Gareth Winter said at a talk he held on haunted places in Wairarapa earlier this week.

“If you go at the right time of the day, the house

is inhabited by pigeons.

“In the evening you might see a great swarm of pigeons coming out.

“Some photographers have made it look like they’re ravens or crows.”

The truth behind the building is a little less magical, but still sinister.

“It has a desolate feel – many are sure that it has a tragic history and insist that it is a house haunted by the spectre of a woman killed in its confines many years earlier,” a Wairarapa Archives report stated.

“Others insist it is built on the remains of an old Maori village and the spirits of generations of ancestors visit at night.”

The building is “perhaps the most frequently enquired after house in Wairarapa” for the Wairarapa Archive.

The building was originally constructed in 1925 in Palmerston North in Broadway for the exmedical superintendent of Palmerston North Hospital Dr Forrest.

The building remained as a doctor’s surgery right through until the 1980s, “so no doubt there have been people who died in that house,” Winter said.

“If the house has spirits, it probably relates back to that time it had in Palmerston North.”

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taken over by lawyers who were occupying it, but it was bought by an Ahiaruhe farmer and transferred to its current site soon after.

The house was put together in two pieces, but before it could ever be finished the owner’s marriage broke up.

“Disagreements within the family meant that the house has never had anything done to it since then, except what time has done,” Winter said.

“In a way it’s haunted but maybe not haunted by the sort of things that we might expect to be haunting it.”

Riddled with stories of ghosts, the Tararuas are a mysterious place.

Anyone who has gone tramping in the Tararuas at Mount Holdsworth may be familiar with the story of Cedric the ghost at Powell Hut “Everyone thinks it’s a joke, but Cedric was a real person,” Wairarapa Archive historian Gareth Winter said.

“In 1945, a hunter called Cedric Wilson was caught in the mountains, his body was never found.”

Cedric was lost not at but near Powell Hut, according to Winter.

“The rescue party that went to find him but couldn’t find him spent an absolutely terrifying night in Powell Hut.” If you’ve spent a night at Powell Hut on a windy night, “you’d be familiar with a few noises”, Winter said.

“So you can imagine that people thought that there was a ghost up there.”

To make the story far more convincing, a few years later some

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members of the Hutt Valley Tramping Club decided that they would play a trick on some Scouts, knowing about the widespread tale of Cedric.

“One man dressed up as a ghost and reversed his sleeping bag and put some bones on it, and then hid in the fog waiting for a Scout troop to arrive,” Winter said.

“As they arrived, he came out of the fog at them.”

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ghost may seem to be nothing more than myth, the death of a man called Tom Donnelly who was a very famous scene painter in Masterton adds to the mystery.

Donnelly was a prospector, and he loved nothing more than to go up into the Tararuas and hunt for gold, Winter said.

“Over the years, he insisted that he’d found gold, and he insisted that he’d found silver, but most importantly, he’d found

vanadium which is an ingredient that is added to steel to harden it. It was a very valuable commodity.”

One of the last records of Donnelly before he went missing in the ranges was a story in the Wairarapa Daily Times [one of the papers that would eventually form the Times-Age].

The story was written in 1909 and “it talks about what a lovely quiet man he is, how experienced he is at prospecting, how

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he loved going into the ranges and would stay out for months at a time hunting,” Winter said.

On April 4, Donnelly left a message with the local horse-drawn cab company to come and pick him up from Thompsons’s farm, which was “roughly where Holdsworth Lodge is today,” Winter said.

A cab was sent out for Donnelly, but no one came.

They assumed that he was just a few days late and they would get word when he came back.

“After a few days, his friends started to say ‘well, Tom hasn’t come back’.

“They went looking for him. They sent search parties out for over a month, trawling all around the bottom of Mt Holdsworth. No one could find him.”

It wasn’t until very late the following year that his body was found.

“A group of people were spending Christmas and New Year at Holdsworth, and they were walking up the Atiwhakatu Stream and they came to a very deep pool they couldn’t cross,” Winter said.

“There was a very steep cliff on their side as well.

“They climbed up to the top of the 50-foot cliff, and as they got close to the top, they saw about eight feet down the remains of a body wedged against a log.

From the clothing, it was quickly identified as being Tom Donnelly.”

As the story goes, Donnelly had left his camp and made his way upstream.

He had made a small camp for the night with a bed at the top of the cliff.

“It looks like he must have rolled over in the night and rolled off the edge of the cliff,” Winter said.

Donnelly had landed down on a log and was caught there.

“He probably died in sudden agony,” Winter said.

If you’re walking through Donnelly’s Flat, remember how it got its name and “perhaps have a little nod at Tom Donnelly, the explorer who was going to make his fortune out of vanadium but never ever quite got there” Winter said.

Grace Prior Have you ever thought that you had seen a dark figure walking along the side of the road near Greytown?

The Lady in Black is a person who was often spoken about and seen at Papawai, Wairarapa Archive historian Gareth Winter said in his talk at Masterton District Library last week.

“The Lady in Black is really someone who the uncles at the marae use to scare the bejesus out of the little kids.

“She is an actual person, well, she was.”

As the story goes, the name of the woman was Ninewa Te Kiriwai Kingi.

According to Winter, in 1898, she got married in Martinborough to a Pakeha man called James Ross and had a child, but within four years was dead.

“She whakapapas to Ngati Moe at Papawai but she also whakapapas to Ngati Hikawera from the Martinborough area.”

The Lady in Black was reportedly buried at the Kehemene Cemetery which is on the back road

to Martinborough, but she had wanted to be buried at Papawai.

Due to her burial site being against her wishers, her ghost was often reported to be seen walking from Martinborough to Papawai – “usually seen between the Wharenui and the Urupa [burial ground]”, Winter said.

One reported sighting came from an eccentric woman called Paula Brough, who was known to be “quite a character in Greytown” Winter said.

“She was the first woman in the country to own a taxi license.

“She apparently was going out to Papawai one day, and she saw a lady dressed all in black, pulled up alongside her, and asked her if she wanted a ride.

“The lady got in and they drove off. Paula turned around to speak to her, and there was no one in the cab.” Winter said.

A similar account of the Lady in Black came from an Australian man named Eddy McCardle, who had married into Papawai.

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Kerekere gets the green light Karen Coltman At number nine on the Green Party list, election night for Elizabeth Kerekere was a make or break situation.

She just made it into the parliament and intends to represent the Maori seat Ikaroa-Rawhiti as a list MP for her party.

Like the successfully elected Labour MP Meka Whaitiri, she is Gisbornebased but would be travelling up and down and through the vast electorate for work.

“My commitment is to the Ikaroa-Rawhiti people

and region and I will continue to visit people throughout the area,” Kerekere said.

She has asked people to talk to her about their issues.

“Contact me, email me, invite me to your events and meetings, I am keen to be involved.”

She said that being on the steps of parliament with her colleagues was a great feeling and she is soon to find out what staffing resources will be available to her.

Kerekere and Whaitiri have already talked about how they can work together

on some of the issues facing Maori in the region. But her main issues for her first term in parliament are around water quality and Treaty of Waitangi settlements. And she is focused on the party’s four pillars: connection with the earth, non-violence, social justice and that appropriate decision-making be local and iwi driven as needed.

She founded the Tiwhanawhana Trust, ‘The Curve of the Rainbow’, an organisation that supports queer, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender indigenous people. The Maori name

for an individual with an identity of this nature is takatapui and it is one Kerekere identifies with.

She also identifies with mana wahine – women of strength. She is very comfortable with her moko that she created and carved four years ago on the day of her late father’s unveiling.

It is ‘waiwai pukara’ – a pukeko, the purple bird.

“I like fighting for justice and speaking up for people,” Kerekere said.

“Greens are not a centrist party, we are about progress and I am not here to mark time.”

Green Party List MP Elizabeth Kerekere.

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Colombo Rd bridge upgrade set to begin Grace Prior The $2.8 million replacement of the Colombo Bridge that crosses the Waipoua River is set to begin this month.

Routine inspections of the structure have identified an issue with riverbed degradation exposing the piles, and further investigation showed there was inadequate pile depth compromising the structural integrity of the bridge, a Greater Wellington Regional

Council [GWRC] report stated.

The current bridge is comprised of “two separate but joined bridges catering for one traffic direction each,” Masterton District Council [MDC] roading services manager Kaine Jaquiery said.

“Inspections of the south-bound side bridge have identified that riverbed degradation has exposed the piles and further investigation showed there was inadequate pile depth.”

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The new bridge would be funded from “both the local share contributed by Masterton District Council and the National Land Transport Fund,” a GWRC report said.

The work would attract a 57 per cent government subsidy and input would be provided from both GWRC and the New Zealand Transport Agency, alongside Masterton District Council, due to the quantity of subsidy provided.

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Gardeners have already been commenting on a few problems with unwanted visitors, so it makes sense to do what we can to keep them under control now.

As like all problems in life, it’s far more beneficial in the long run if you identify problems, or potential problems, and do what you can to stop them before they get out of hand. Go for a relaxing

wander around the garden remembering to look in little nooks and crannies that small insects take shelter in. Early evening is a good time to do this and it’s a great way to wind down after a busy day as well.

Prevention is better than the cure Healthy plants find it easier to cope with pests & diseases attacking them - so it’s important that you

provide them with everything they need to stay strong.

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Keeping them fed with the appropriate nutrients, ensuring they have adequate moisture & the correct soil conditions are some ways you can do this for your plants.

These are another sap sucking insect that loves to feast on tomatoes and potatoes and transfer a bacterial disease called Leberibacter. If your plants have been infected you will see yellowing or distorted leaves and the plants may die. If you have ever cut into a potato and seen what looks like ’zebra stripes’ this is another symptom of the diseased plant.

For plants that are prone to problems, such as roses and fruit trees, a preventative spray programme is a good idea to follow.

You can monitor if you have psyllids in your garden by hanging yellow sticky traps among the leaves. Look for 1mm yellowy eggs and the immature nymphs on the underside of potato and tomato leaves and crystals of psyllid sugar secretions. If you see signs of the white psyllid or even as a preventative measure spray with Success Ultra and cover with a quality bug netting.

APHIDS These are a common pest in all gardens and multiply extremely rapidly, so it’s very important to keep on top of these so they don’t destroy your plants. As annoying as they are they are actually quite fascinating.

It’s a common assumption that aphids are green, but this is not the case. It’s thought there are around 5000 different species and come in a rainbow of colours green, red, black, orange, yellow many have 2 colour types!

Aphids are sap suckers that feed on stems, leaves & roots of plants. They can plague all sorts of plants in the garden berry, citrus & fruit trees, roses, hedges, flower gardens and even indoor plants.

The way they hurt the plant differs between the species some inject a toxin which causes distorted curly leaf growth, some cause abnormal cell formations called ’galls’

We all know what these look like and the damage they can do to not only our edibles but also our ornamental plants as well.

and some transmit viruses also causing stunted plant growth and unhealthy leaves.

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Mother Nature is incredible - Ants protect aphids from predators because they want the honeydew that the aphids provide.

If you don’t like ants living at your place then that’s another reason to get rid of the aphids. Ants will protect the aphids from predators such as ladybirds because they feast on the sticky sweet honeydew that the aphids secrete!

An adult psyllid is about the same size as an aphid

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10 Wairarapa Midweek Carterton Wednesday, November 4, 2020

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Carterton clings to name

Community opposition to a district council rebrand means Carterton Events Centre will keep its name for at least two more years.

Mayor Greg Lang used his casting vote to preserve the status quo, confirming a narrow vote to reject a staff proposal for a name change.

In a paper, officers urged councillors to back a name change to the Wairarapa Events Centre, Carterton, or Wairarapa Events Centre at Carterton.

Lang had voted in favour of the staff recommendation, but chose not to push it through.

A 4-4 vote forced the mayor into a decision.

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Three years ago, the heart of Wairarapa was also the loudest voice against district amalgamation.

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At the meeting, held at Gladstone’s Hurunui-ORangi marae rather than the town centre venue, a number of councillors said they had received a majority of public opposition to the decision.

Brian Deller, Steffen Bertram, and Russell Keys all cited residents’ feedback in their decisions to oppose.

Deller said constituents he spoke to said: “leave it the same”.

“They do not want to give up ownership of the events centre to Wairarapa.”

“My thoughts are to stay the same and build on the Carterton name more.”

Bertram said he was “excited by the opportunity” from a branding and marketing point of view, but had changed his mind after community feedback.

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Last year, Carterton District Council [CDC] drew nationwide attention over plans to repaint its iconic 1960s High St timepiece.

Steve Cretney, who arrived late after a delayed flight, also chose to vote against the proposal.

Deputy Mayor Rebecca Vergunst was another voter in favour.

“I’ve only had positive feedback, so it was one of those polarising debates.

For me, it makes sense to take this next step.

“It’s about leveraging off that Wairarapa brand, which is really strong.”

She said having the events centre was a “huge

plus” for the district.

Rob Stockley voted in favour, but acknowledged some residents expressed reluctance over the move.

“I’ve had positive and negative feedback. Those people for it were for it for economic opportunity.

Those against it were exclusively against the loss of identity and saw it as us giving up as Carterton as a brand and looking at something different. And they thought it was a copout.”

He said he could see the potential of using the Wairarapa name in the branding.

Ra Smith, a non-voting member, said he didn’t think “we were losing our identity” and said he would support the move strongly.

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a professional event organiser, and chair of the regional economic advisory group, said she felt the move would be positive, and voted for.

“It’s been very, very difficult to market events to make people realise they are actually world-class, regional, national events.

“As chair of the group, everyone who sits around that table is also 100 per cent supportive of Wairarapa Events Centre, Carterton.”

Lang said he still supported the move but was reluctant to back the change with such a narrow margin.

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12 Wairarapa Midweek Opinion Wednesday, November 4, 2020 EDITORIAL

It’s a slice of summer

Opinion

As I write this, Labour Weekend already feels so far away.

Here in Wairarapa, the sun was hot – hot enough for me to claim that we were experiencing an early summer as I sat in the passenger’s seat of my parent’s red Suzuki on the way to Greytown.

My parents were visiting the region from Taranaki.

We walked along Greytown’s main street, bought wholesome, beautiful bread from The French Baker and sat in the shade of nearby trees watching people pass by.

People wore tee-shirts and jandals and ate gelato as they walked along. The summer vibes were strong.

It felt like beach weather, barbeque weather, the sort of weather where you stay up late with a drink in your hand, just enjoying life and the company of friends.

When Midweek asked readers what they were most looking forwards to about summer the responses included: fresh fruit and vegetables from the garden, jumping out of the tree at the local watering hole, jandals,

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However, as far as I’ve seen the project has support from central government, local government, quite a few businesses, and iwi.

One of the best comments I’ve heard on the whole water storage issue came from then defence minister Ron Mark who said that the Tararua Range used to provide water storage – in the form of snow on the ranges.

But with a changing climate, the snow disappears far too early in spring/summer to provide enough water for the future.

With scientists predicting that the world is going to keep increasing in temperature it’s important that we think as a Wairarapa community about ways we can better prepare the region for the future.

The Wairarapa Midweek is subject to New Zealand Media Council procedures. A complaint must first be directed in writing to the editor’s email address. If not satisfied with the response, the complaint may be referred to the Media Council P.O Box 10-879, Wellington 6143. Or use the online complaint form at www.presscouncil.org.nz. Please include copies of the article and all correspondence with the publication.

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Midweek thoughts and spending more time outdoors with their dog.

Perhaps this editorial is a bit premature, after all, this is only the first Midweek of November.

In case you haven’t guessed summer is my favourite time of year.

But with summer comes the dreaded water restrictions.

Over the years the Times-Age newsroom has covered stories such as people having to shower into buckets to have water for their gardens, farms experiencing drought, and Henley Lake being affected by the water level of the Ruamahanga river.

The Wakamoekau Community Water Storage Scheme has been proposed as a solution to Wairarapa’s water woes.

Any large-scale construction that will affect our waterways needs to be thoroughly debated and

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A snap of my fur babies ‘Maisey and Cougar’. Definitely a Kodak moment with tongue and all. PHOTO/RENEE KAWANA

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STREET TALK

The thing I am most looking forward to about summer is …

Richard Alan Dahlberg Not being cold. And lower power bills.

Andrea Beckett BBQs and parties with friends and family.

Graeme Burnard Not a lot. Not everyone likes summer. Autumn is my favourite time of the year.

Sue Beardslee I love hot weather. Hate humidity.

Steve Lillyston BBQ’s.

Deraj Ataner Jumping out of the tree at the local waterhole creating waves.

Jocelyn Konig Warm days and lots of gardening.

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Karen Lenz Freshly picked fruit and veggies from our garden.

Yummy, bring it on.

Jean Cretney Spending time outdoors with my dog.

Janine Cardno Jandles.

Anna Florencia Koata Patete Heatstroke.

Plenty of Wairarapa Midweek readers are looking forward to summer.

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CONTACT US You may share your opinion in print and online. To comment online, message our Facebook page and feel free to comment on any of the stories. Please email letters to midweek@age.co.nz or post to Wairarapa Midweek letters, P.O. Box 445, Masterton. Include name, address, and phone number. Noms de plume are not accepted. Letter writers’ town of origin will be published with the letter. Letters should be no more than 250 words, and may be edited for space and clarity.

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14 Wairarapa Midweek Extra Wednesday, November 4, 2020 ARATOI VOICES

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Wairarapa weavers shine In the exhibition Kotahitanga – Coming Together at Aratoi there is a section of works from Wairarapa weavers. This is not a formal group but an opportunity for Wairarapa weavers to show what they can do. There are three participants, Manaia Carswell, Candy Carroll and newcomer to Wairarapa, Jo Torr.

Aitia te wahine i roto i te pā harakeke – Marry the woman found in the flax plantation.

This whakataukī is a reminder that women are industrious and clever, providers of the necessities of daily life.

Māori weaving is hand weaving – no loom is involved. The display shows what can be achieved by a variety of techniques and materials.

The three kākahu [cloaks] and the small feather kete [bag] and pōtae [cap] demonstrate a technique known as whatu. This is where fibre is joined by rows of double pair twining to create a piece of ‘cloth’.

Manaia Carswell has

Matamua [2020], harakeke, muka, paua and toroa feathers.

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used candlewick cotton as her kaupapa [foundation] and adorned both cloaks with feathers and paua shell. Each cloak includes bands of tāniko [coloured pattern] and the cloak she has called Reremoana shows rows of māwhitiwhiti, a crossover ‘stitch’ thought to be a historical adaption of

European cross-stitch techniques.

Jo Torr’s pākē [raincape] is an unusual method of weaving that utilises short lengths of shredded tī kōuka [cabbabe tree] leaves as the foundation rather than as additions.

The nine kete [baskets] on display illustrate the ingenuity of the weavers

to use different materials.

There are kete made from harakeke [NZ flax, Phormium tenax] , pīngao [golden sand sedge, Ficinia spiralis] , tī kōuka [cabbage tree, Cordyline australis] and copper wire.

Of particular interest are Candy Carroll’s pingao kete that are of an unusual shape. This is because the

pīngao leaves are relatively short and thin dramatically from base to tip.

This display is worth a close look, a rubbing of hands, and a desire to acquire!

Kotahitanga - Coming together is running until November 15 at Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History.

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Medicine challenge to be discussed At its November meeting, the Wairarapa branch of the Institute of International Affairs host Professor Tim Maling to discuss ‘Swimming with sharks! The implications for safe and effective medicines for New Zealand’.

Maling will comment on the unique NZ model to ensure medicines availability and safety in New Zealand. As he says: “‘Big Pharma’, the spiralling prices of medicines and generic medicines substitution are some of the international challenges for sustainable

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Voting system – is it fair?

Walk through the gates of Rathkeale College this Saturday and be welcomed by a diverse range of colourful stalls, the smell of freshly cooked food and plenty of festive inspiration.

Now in its 19th year, the Rathkeale Christmas Fete has become a must-do event on the Wairarapa spring calendar. Stall holders travel from around the North Island to sell their wares at the Fete and offer Christmas shoppers loads of inspiration.

From festive decorations, clothing, art and books to flowers, toys and plants – there is something for everyone. Those who love fossicking are also in luck with secondhand clothing and book stalls offering pre-loved gems.

Gourmet food is always a highlight - think venison burgers, bacon butties and real fruit smoothies - there is a huge variety of flavours to tempt the taste buds. Devonshire Tea served in the Rathkeale Homestead rose garden is a time-honoured tradition while refreshing cold drinks can be sipped on as visitors listen to live music performed by students at various times throughout the day.

The popular cake stall returns this year but do get in early as the Christmas cakes often sell out by midday.

The beauty of this Fete is it is a day out for the whole family. In addition to the stalls, many of which are located inside the gymnasium, there will be a bouncy castle for the littlies and face painting. Rathkeale College Principal Martin O’Grady says the fete is the school’s largest fundraising event for the year. “The Christmas Fete is an amazing collaboration between the Friends Association, our staff and students. We are always thrilled that people can visit our beautiful campus and enjoy the unique surroundings including the school gardens designed by Alfred Buxton, the Greek Amphitheatre and the 3km eco-trail.

Funds raised will to go towards purchasing equipment for our soon-to-be reopened Trust House Theatre, a wonderful asset utilised by the whole community.�

While Eftpos will be available, it is recommended people bring cash. Fete goers are also encouraged to check in with the NZ Covid Tracer App for contact tracing purposes.

The result of the New Zealand general election of 1978 prompted electoral reform. In that election, National received 39.8 per cent of the votes nationwide against Labour’s 40.4 per cent and Social Credit’s 16.1 per cent.

Those percentages, via the electorate-based First Past the Post system, turned into 51 seats for National, 40 for Labour and 1 for Social Credit. It was patently unfair, undemocratic and triggered the desire for change to the system we have today. But, has the new system properly solved the problem of reasonably translating the percentage of votes to the percentage of seats?

Based on the Preliminary Count of the votes from the 2020 election we have an unprecedented one-party majority government. If you’ve watched carefully how it’s been reported, some have described it as a one-party MMP majority government. That’s a subtle but important distinction and points to a signiďŹ cant aw in our voting system.

One of the unintended outcomes of the 2020 election voting is that the results make it easy

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Being critical of features of MMP doesn’t mean that First Past the Post [FPP] is a better system. The number of wasted votes under FPP was legion. Every safe seat electorate was wasted votes. Only votes in the marginal electorates made a dierence.

With the high voter turnout in this year’s election and the number of small parties competing,179,228 people voted for parties that didn’t meet the threshold of ďŹ ve per cent or an electorate seat.

That’s signiďŹ cantly more than the population of Hamilton, our seventh largest city. Those “wastedâ€? votes got thrown in a basket and redistributed to parties that met the threshold.

It reinforces the view that you need to vote for one of the major parties, which conicts with the whole point of having MMP. Worse, those votes got redistributed to parties those voters

didn’t vote for and perhaps would never vote for.

What’s the solution?

Lowering the threshold to four per cent as recommended by the Electoral Commission would help. Some people are advocating for much lower thresholds. Yes, that will lessen the wasted votes problem but it brings the threat of small parties gaining big concessions for forming coalitions which is a dierent form of unfair representation.

People should be allowed to rank parties in order of preference to ensure that their vote explicitly goes to a party they voted for. Then, every vote counts.

Meantime, remember that Labour got 49.1 per cent of the vote and proportionally that should have given them 59 seats. However, they got ďŹ ve more seats [total 64], National three more seats, and the Greens one more seat from people that didn’t vote for them.

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Aratoi Friends fundraiser makes return If you want to own an original artwork and – at the same time – do a good deed, then join Aratoi for its Little Jewels opening on Friday, November 6, at 5.30pm.

Little Jewels is a popular fundraiser, held biennially and organised by the Friends of Aratoi.

Established artists with an international reputation as well as emerging artists have contributed a 130 works for the exhibition; all works are for sale at just $130.

Like Secret Santa, viewers won’t know who the work is by until the time of purchase, as the artworks aren’t signed on the front. Intrigued?

Then be prepared for a scramble, as historically, people rush to buy the small canvases, measuring just 8 x 10 inches.

Aratoi provided the canvases to the artists and they are returned, representing a wonderful range of media – painting, photography, installation/ mixed-media, collage, printmaking and more.

“We are looking forward to an amazing evening at the Grand Opening,” said Sandra Debney, chairwoman of the Friends of Aratoi, which co-ordinates the event.

“Two years ago, the foyer was filled to capacity with some of the leading artists in the region, and some very happy art shoppers.”

“We are very thankful to all the artists who have contributed to Little Jewels. Such generosity is what keeps this museum going,” said Susanna Shadbolt, director of Aratoi.

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Hospice Wairarapa provides so much behind the scenes in a quiet and private way, so it isn’t always easy to share how we can truly make a difference for our patients, family and whānau when a terminal diagnosis has been given.

Once a year Hospice New Zealand publicly brings that conversation most of us find difficult out into the community arena. This year however, Covid put a stop to that. Part of that annual Awareness Week has been our street appeal and so we are now holding that from 12-15 November.

Our street appeal helps ensure that we can continue to provide our free services to anyone who has any kind of terminal diagnosis, not only cancer, and support the family and whānau during the journey and afterwards in bereavement.

In 2019 • Our community Hospice supported 286 people • We delivered 1,623 individual services across 251 working days • 29% of those we cared for lived in the South Wairarapa • 46% of our patients had a terminal diagnosis that was not cancer • 30% of our patients were under 65 years of age So what is Hospice?

Many people believe that Hospice is a building where people go to die. In fact, Hospice is a philosophy of care that supports the terminally ill and their family and whānau so that they may make the most of the time they have left in ways that are important to them. That care can be delivered by people such as counsellors, therapists or trained volunteers at the patient’s home, in a hospital, an aged care facility or at our Hospice base in Masterton through our day programmes.

Hospice care extends beyond the physical care of the patient. Our Hospice philosophy means attending in an unhurried way to the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of the patient in ways they choose.

What is Palliative Care?

This is the holistic package of care provided by a number of services to support the patient’s independence and well-being, recognising that there is no cure and embracing the Hospice philosophy of neither hastening nor postponing death. Here in the

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Wairarapa palliative care is provided by G.P’s, specialist doctors, nurses and a partnership of Hospice Wairarapa providing therapists and the psychosocial needs (emotional, social and spiritual).

Is it just for cancer patients?

No, it’s for anyone suffering from any life limiting illness, such as Motor Neuron Disease, Cardiac disease, lung disease, renal failure or other illnesses.

How much does it cost?

Hospice care is 100% free. This means we rely on the generosity of our community, grants, bequests and our fundraising activities to provide our services and equipment at no charge. That’s why our Street Appeal next week is so important. The money raised goes directly into patient and family services! And if you miss the Street Appeal you can always donate online at the Hospice website www. hospicewairarapa.co.nz.

Services we provide all free of charge Our community Hospice provides all these services across our region. When we receive a referral from a G.P, a Kahukura palliative nurse, a specialist Dr, FOCUS, or a patient or a family member, we meet with the patient to talk about what support they might like and how it can grow in ways they choose as their needs change along the journey.

• Counselling • Patient & Family/Caregiver support in the home • Patient biographies/life stories • Te Kowhai Patient Day programme • Out and About monthly trips • Bereavement support • Art therapy • Podiatrist service • Gentle touch massage • Caregivers support • Books, Music, DVD’s & information • Transport • Companionship/home visits • Veterinary support • Creative hands programme • Precious Memories photographic session To ensure our care can continue free of any kind of charges to all in our community, donations can be made any time at www. hospicewairarapa.co.nz This is truly appreciated by all who use Hospice services now or in the future.

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Bright planets aid search If you feel a need to see your star sign, or you are just keen to recognise some zodiacal constellations, this week the bright planets are marking some of them out for you. Best viewing is after 9.30pm, and we have dumped the moon.

Halfway up the northeast sky, you still cannot miss the red intensity of Mars. He’s plonk in the middle of Pisces these days. The fish extends from there to the north, such that its head, which forms a wonky pentagon shape, sits directly above the great square of Pegasus.

At 9.30, the constellation of Aquarius is directly north, and halfway up the sky between the horizon and overhead. If you crane your head up above Aquarius, directly overhead is the bright star Fomalhaut in the constellation of the Southern fish, Piscis Austrinus [not a zodiacal constellation].

From Fomalhaut overhead, drop your eyes down to the west, and halfway to the horizon, you will not be able to miss the Jupiter and Saturn pair. Jupiter rivals Mars in brightness, so you can’t miss it. Saturn is not so bright, but you can’t

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brighter constellation, Sagittarius.

It is no wonder the planets Mars, Saturn and Jupiter sit in the ecliptic, which is the annual path of the sun against the background of stars and the line on which the zodiacal constellations sit.

This is because, within a few degrees here and

there, the planets all orbit in the same plane. Of course, it is not the sun moving against the stars.

It is all down to what constellations appear behind the sun from Earth’s perspective, as the Earth orbits the sun.

Scorpius is the last zodiacal constellation on the ecliptic these evenings, and at 9.30 it is beginning to disappear over the southwest horizon. Since we are in Scorpio from an astrological perspective, you may be wondering why the sun is not positioned in Scorpius.

The sun has set about 90 minutes earlier.

It’s all to do with a thing called Precession. Earth spins on an axis that is misaligned to its orbital plane [which gives us our seasons]. But that axis also changes over time due to gravitational effects from the sun and moon. The Earth’s axial line “draws” an imaginary little circle in the sky over 25,600 years or so.

When the Zodiac was mapped by ancients, the sun was always positioned in the correct signs, but astronomical precession has ruined the astrology.

It will all be right again in about 24,000 years.

Next week: Will we catch the Leonids?

Come and enjoy an evening with Paul Henry as he reflects on his life and times, and celebrates his new memoir, I’m in a United State, a homage to the land of the slightly shabby stars and stripes. It’ll be fun.

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Civic Awards Know someone who goes above and beyond for our community? We want to hear about them! Nominations are now open for Masterton District Council’s Civic Awards. Receiving a Civic Award is like a big ‘thank you’ on behalf of the community.

It could be for commitment related to arts and culture, community, education, heritage and the environment, health and wellbeing, or sport and leisure.

How to nominate Nominating someone you think deserves recognition is easy. Head to the MDC website, www.mstn.govt.nz, or pop into the council office at 161 Queen Street for a nomination form.

Nominations for this year’s awards close on Wednesday 11 November.

MANAGING AND CUTTING WASTE IN WAIRARAPA Hey Wairarapa! We need to manage the waste we send to landfill and reduce it as much as we can. Every year, about 600 kilograms of waste per person is sent to landfill. We need to cut that by a third.

The three Wairarapa councils are proposing a new bylaw that includes initiatives to reduce and manage waste. For example: y We’re proposing that managers of large events, and construction firms building high-value projects, develop waste management plans. We’ll work with these groups to help get them started. y We’re also proposing that private waste collectors and operators be registered so we can get a better picture of how much waste is going to landfill.

The proposed Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw will also make sure our efforts are aligned with the rest of the Wellington region.

To have your say on the proposed bylaw visit www.mstn.govt.nz or pick up further information from the Masterton District Council office at 161 Queen Street or the Masterton District Library. Submissions close Monday 30 November.

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Being good and ready In times of emergency, we need other people.

When something disrupts everyday life, it’s important to be connected to your community. We’ve seen this quite a bit this year, with people being suddenly cut off from their previous routines and social contacts, and learning new ways to connect and work together. In the scramble to adjust our lives, we got a feel for the value of preparedness.

The New Zealand Red Cross Good and Ready initiative is all about being prepared for future emergencies and disasters in every way, beyond just having water and tinned food. By having a plan and being connected, your community will be safer and stronger, and neighbours will know what to do and how to help out.

The NZ Red Cross encourages people to follow three simple steps: Connect, Care, and Prepare.

Connect with your community today. It can be as simple as saying hi to someone new, or sharing a cuppa with a neighbour.

Neighbours Day Aotearoa is coming up in March 2021, and organising a street barbecue could be a great way to get to know the people on your street.

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When disaster strikes, we need to be ready to care for the people around us.

Neighbours are the people who can get to us first, so it’s a good idea to develop an emergency plan with them. Keep everyone in the loop, and know the people who might need special

Connect with your community today. It can be as simple as saying hi to someone new, or sharing a cuppa with a neighbour. help. Civil Defence also has community emergency planning opportunities that you can participate in.

Red Cross offers courses in first aid so you’re ready to help in a medical emergency, and psychological first aid so you know how to help people who have been through traumatic events.

Being prepared for emergencies makes things easier in a difficult time. Make sure your family is prepared with an emergency plan,

know about potential hazards and gathering places, and have emergency supplies packed and ready.

To help people get prepared, Red Cross is holding a Good and Ready Day in the Waihinga Centre in Martinborough, this Saturday November 7th from 10am to 2pm. With the support of Neighbourhood Support and WREMO, they invite everyone to come along and find out about what they can do for themselves and their community, before and after an emergency.

Opportunities at Volunteering Wairarapa Driving Mentor – REAP Wairarapa Competent drivers wanted to mentor students studying for their full license test.

Training and vehicle are provided.

Toy Volunteers – Martinborough Toy Library Martinborough Toy Library is looking for volunteers to help them out for a couple of hours on Saturdays, managing the toys, keeping the space tidy and talking with parents.

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Out of the chaos comes beauty You cannot help but admire the optimism of Kadia Merralls, owner and host of Lansdowne House in Masterton.

Like many business owners, she has been up against it in 2020, battling Covid-19 lockdowns and the on-again, o˜ -again events planned at the gracious homestead.

Then in September, just when things looked promising for socialising again, Spring winds caused chaos in the magniÿ cent grounds, causing a cherry tree to split in half and a 100-year-old Poplar to topple, damaging a bridge.

The garden looked like it had been hit by a cyclone. It was within 10 days of a wedding at the venue. With great haste Kadia had to summon her loyal and trusty team of contractors. She is highly indebted to arborist, Nick Ellis and his team, builder Malcolm Boyce, who re-built and painted the bridge in record time and gardener Sarah Godden and her team. The wedding was a great success.

Kadia is now looking towards Christmas – just over six weeks away. She is planning a ‘Open to the Public’ lunch entitled - “KICK START THE CHRISTMAS SEASON IN STYLE” on Sunday 22 November – 11.30am for canapés, lunch 12.30pm. Bookings are essential. Check

out the Lansdowne House Facebook page for the mouth-watering menu, email: lansdownehouse@xtra.co.nz or phone 06 378 2097.

Kadia is hosting Christmas Day again – for the 15th year! Hors d’oeuvres and canapés are served in the lounge bar or on the veranda from 11.30pm.

The lunch, or ‘main event’ will be hot champagne ham, studded with cloves, turkey and Kadia’s famous Norwegian Gravlax Salmon. These will be served with a host of vegetable dishes. Among the delightful desserts is Kadia’s legendary Raspberry Pavlova Tower and her traditional Christmas pudding with brandy Anglaise made with a recipe dating back to 1798. As always numbers will be limited, so please get your bookings in early.

Kadia, and her late husband, Richard, have hosted some fabulous weddings, birthday parties, family get togethers and recently a memorial service to a community leader. These events are made memorable partly due to Lansdowne House’s unique and exquisite setting. Kadia is justiÿ ably proud of the part she plays, with the bonus of fabulous traditional food and hardworking, friendly supportive sta˜ .

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Baseline reset neccessary

By Anne Nelson One of my most treasured childhood memories is collecting kina [‘sea egg’] shells on the beach at Mataikona while my mother [in hindsight, a very brave woman] reached under the rocks in waist-high water to pull out crayfish. In the early evening, we’d sit around a fire on the beach and the crayfish would be cooked in salt water in an old kerosene drum. Later we’d eat them with white bread and butter. It was fantastic.

Nowdays, it’s easier to find plastic fishing debris than a piece of kina shell at Mataikona –and only the most skilled foragers can get crayfish or pāua there.

Through our lives, we may notice the decline of species and changes to ecosystems, and wish our children could have the experiences we did.

But our children have a new baseline of their own: what they define as ‘natural’ is the world they experienced when they were growing up.

This is called ‘shifting baseline syndrome’ – as successive generations redefine what is ‘natural’, it can mask the decline of species and ecosystems

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over long periods, leading not just ordinary people, but scientists as well, to underestimate how much the environment has changed.

In fact, wildlife populations globally have fallen by more than twothirds in less than 50 years, found a major report by the World Wide Fund for Nature, which described it as a ‘catastrophic decline’.

However, this loss can be halted and even reversed. We need to take urgent action, and it requires systemic changes to the way we produce food, create energy,

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manage the oceans and use materials, says Sir David Attenborough.

In the book ‘A Life on Our Planet’, he explains that we must reduce our impact on the world by immediately addressing greenhouse gas emissions, ending the overuse of fertilisers, and halting and reversing the conversion of wild spaces. We need to monitor and improve freshwater, pollution and ocean acidification – and address inequity by sharing the earth’s resources more fairly. This is not just about “saving the planet” he reminds us, but “saving

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ourselves”.

However, environmental issues can be difficult to engage with when we can’t really see their impact on our daily lives. It’s not that people don’t care; it’s just that the pressures of everyday life often end up getting ranked higher than environmental problems, which are harder to conceptualise.

We can strengthen our connection with nature by spending time in the natural world – and can also get involved in projects to restore biodiversity.

At Taratahi/Mt Holdsworth, birdlife is

becoming more abundant thanks to the efforts of the volunteer trapping crew – and at the moment, the trees are draped with native clematis.

Forest & Bird groups are enhancing Fensham and Carters’ reserves by planting trees, controlling weeds and pests, and improving paths. Another group will be monitoring skinks and geckos at a private reserve.

The South Wairarapa Biodiversity Group organises planting days at Lake Onoke, DOC organises coastal plantings, and the Wairarapa Moana Wetlands project is carrying out restorative planting at the lake.

To keep in touch with what is happening in the world, you could join an environmental group, go to some talks, watch a documentary or two.

Take a trip to Castlepoint on a still day and watch the seals in the sea and on the rocks.

Photograph the birds, walk in the warm sand in bare feet and remember that you are not only ‘for’ nature – but also ‘of’ nature.

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The Green family expands Dear friends, When we last left our two gorgeous green geckos, Mrs Green was gravid with her first off-spring and curled up against the slender body of her bigger mate, Mr Green. That was earlier in January of this year and a lot has happened since then.

Wellington green geckos or barking geckos as they are also known are born live after a gestation period of about 10 months. As any expectant parent will tell you, there’s a lot of preparation in the lead-up to the arrival of any new youngsters. And yes, geckos are no different.

First of all, Mrs Green needed a make-over. A spruce-up so she could feel radiant during her pregnancy. What does a green gecko do to achieve this you ask?

How about a full body

exfoliation from head to tail. That’s right she shed her entire skin. As her body increased in size it was no longer capable of living within its existing shell. The result is a fresher, newer skin that looks brighter, vivid and more youthful. Geckos do this from time to time as they grow.

Secondly, as proud parents around the world will know, once children are on the way it’s time to upsize because you’ll be needing more space.

Consequently, our green geckos have moved out of Mrs Green’s outdoor pad at the free-flight aviary with its sweeping native flora vistas that overlooked pāteke and whio and are now back at Mr Green’s old residence in the Kiwi House. A little bit

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quieter, the old bachelor pad is dingy, overgrown, indoors and dimmer. It’s the perfect low-key setting for a live birth with a little

more privacy.

It worked a treat too because on September 11 this year, Mrs Green finally gave birth to two live young – Jelly and Bean. Both about a couple of inches long and each weighing a whopping 1.1 and 1.2 grams. It will take them two years to become fully-grown.

Rangers report Mrs Green is doing fine.

She’s a lot skinnier now and on a variety of food to help get her strength back; big flies, bananas, honey water, mealworms, moths and flowers.

Her old enclosure is being renovated in preparation for the family moving back there in

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The entire Green family are accepting well-wishers so if you are keen for a squiz head along to the Kiwi House.

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Here’s some top tips to make fireworks less frightening for our pets; y Remember to walk your dog during

daylight hours. y Keep dogs, cats, and other small

pets indoors when you think fireworks are likely to go off. y Make sure your pets are always in a

safe, secure environment and can’t escape if they hear lound noises.

Secure exterior doors and windows to prevent them from running out. y Think about staying home to

reassure and comfort your pets.

They will be much less stressed with someone they trust close by. y Make sure your dog or cat always

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y At nightfall, close windows and

curtains, and put music on to muffle the sound of fireworks.

y Never punish your pets when they

are scared.

y Get your pets microchipped and

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If your pet goes missing, fill out our online form and upload a photo at: www.mstn.govt.nz/report-a-lost-dog or call 06 370 6300.

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Wednesday, November 4, 2020 Lifestyle Wairarapa Midweek

A view from the past

Carts loading cheese and wool at the Featherston railway station in 1910.

PHOTO/WAIRARAPA ARCHIVE

Cheese country In a final article from the NZ Times in 1905, GUY SCHOLEFIELD writes about Wairarapa’s thriving cheese factories in the early 20th century.

Scholefield was part-owner and editor of Masterton’s Wairarapa Age in the 1920s and his previously unpublished memoir was launched as a part of ‘Yarns in Barns’.

DR. GUY SCHOLEFIELD Coming down into the cheese country of Wairarapa, one finds a great difference in the methods of the farm.

Cheese factories do not have creameries, for cheese is made from full milk. Therefore, in flat country which can all be

utilised, the factories are close together, the farmers driving their milk direct.

Belvedere, Dalefield, and Taratahi, three of the best cheese factories in the country, are all within a radius of a mile or two.

Dairying is better understood here by suppliers than amongst the new settlers of the bush.

The managers of the cheese factories make personal canvass of the farmers, and urge the improvement of their yards and buildings, and the result has been

satisfactory.

There are only two Belvedere suppliers who have not put down concrete floors, and those two have promised to do so.

Some of the byres between Belvedere and Dalefield are really refreshing after the noisome, generality of the

Forty-Mile Bush.

In one case – the owner apologised that the byre was not specially built for the purpose – the cows stood with their fore feet, on clean white boards, and hind feet on concrete.

The walls were limewashed, and the floors sprinkled with slack lime after each milking. The

concrete floor was sloped to carry away moisture into reservoirs outside the building.

There was a bin of sawdust in a corner – freely used for covering droppings in byre and yard.

Yet this dairyman had further improvements in view.

With so much cleanliness, he was still in the ruck, and he wished to get out. And yet the factory managers are not satisfied, but keep on urging to better things. This is as it should be.

Presently, the Bush milkers will respond to the importunities of their managers, and will look

over the fence and find out things.

Dalefield is the largest cheese factory in the country.

There are sixty-three suppliers, and they drive in about 4600 gallons a day.

There is no separation.

The milk is weighed, and a sample is taken for testing, and the cart goes round the back for whey.

There is no need to wait until tomorrow.

The milk is strained into a 600-gallon vat right away, heated up, and turned into curd by the addition of rennet.

The curd is cut into small cubes, so as to make it more amenable to the development of acids, and as the development progresses the whey is allowed to run off gradually. When the cheese is finished, it is rammed into the canisters, and pressed hard by machinery.

Every night the Dalefield factory, with its eight vats, stows away two tons of first-grade cheese, and Belvedere, with three vats, three-quarters of a ton, rising occasionally to a full ton.

When the cheese comes out of the canisters it is stowed away in the cool store-room ready for shipment.

Here it continues to ripen, and it is frequently necessary to pierce the bulging shells with skewers to let out the gas that has generated.

The smell in the storeroom is very strong.

Last year, the Belvedere factory turned out 150 tons of cheese, and paid out £7000 for milk to its suppliers.

The output of Wellington factories is second only to that of Southland. Last year they contributed about £50,000 to the whole export of a quarter of a million.

Twenty years ago, the export of cheese was under £7000.

Out of 14,997 packages graded at Wellington last year 93.99 per cent, was put down as first class, and instructors from the department still pay regular visits to Wairarapa.

Whey occupies the same position in the cheese country as skim and buttermilk in the butter district. Almost every dairyman keeps a few pigs and calves, and the returns from the creameries and cheese factories constitute almost the only food of the former, and the staple food of the latter. At one factory, the buttermilk is sold by contract to a man who keeps usually about a hundred pigs. With the exception of what they can dig up in a yard that has been nose-ploughed all

over, this is their solo food.

Yet, they fatten remarkably well and bring 3½d a pound in a few months.

Elsewhere, the dairy farmers feed calves and pigs on their allowance of skim-milk. The calves take it early in the season; and as soon as they go out on grass a few litters of pigs are ready. A week ago, the farmers about Mangatainoka and Konini sent away three trucks of pigs in a single day.

The man who is a dairyman today, and intends to be one tomorrow, wants to arrive at the most useful cross or pure breed for his purpose, and he has not yet solved the riddle.

Last year Wellington had 114,000 cows and heifers either in use or intended for use for dairy purposes, and of those only 3200 were pure breeds. Lately, there has been a gradual tendency towards the Jersey, crossed with some larger breed, generally shorthorn, and that is perhaps the most favoured cross today. The Jersey is a good, rich-milking breed, and the shorthorn gives a certain amount of beef to make it worthwhile rearing bullocks. There are many farmers who condemn

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anything with Jersey in it, as too small for beef, but a settler higher up has found that a Jersey cross steer, if well matched, makes a first-class and sturdy draught animal.

The factories and creameries are almost all manned by young men.

Though a factory requires only a small staff, the work is highly technical, and it is a superior class of men who follow the occupation with any success. The hours are not too long, and though the men are tied to the work every day of the week, they have one or two months’ idleness each year, which they can devote to recreation or study. In the cheese factories, the work is of a harder physical nature.

The men are paid about £2 to £2 5s a week, and are found in milk, butter, etc, and there are plenty of them anxious to forward themselves in an industry which is full of promise, and to get the management of a factory of their own.

• Dr Guy Scholefield’s autobiography, The Little Doctor, is available from the publishers, the Wairarapa TimesAge and Fraser Books [www. fraserbookspublishing. nz], Hedleys Bookshop, Paper Plus Masterton, and Take Note Carterton.

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Help someone to help yourself

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Take action

Midweek Musings

Tim

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On the Ali and Taimur Abdaal podcast Not Overthinking [a brilliant listen] Noah Kagan was a guest. Listening to the interview you’ll access plenty of great advice covering all sorts of topics and areas. One area that Kagan spends some time on is what to do when you’re not feeling great yourself. A suggestion he has here is both simple and the benefits will go beyond yourself; the strategy is to help another person.

This can be done in so many ways, from paying for the takeaway meal for the person in front of you in a queue, to offering to

n tutor your nephew with his homework.

Helping another person can potentially have pay-it-forward benefits too; perhaps the person you help will be inspired to do the same, and so on. Additionally, having a philosophy of helping others will be you a sense of purpose and positive self-worth.

Control your ‘city’

Our social media accounts can be thought of as our own personal cities, settlements we set up and establish for ourselves.

Because they are our own personal environments we can choose who we

then feel free to share your story. That’s how to truly inspire others.

let in and who we shut out. This means we can set up our environments to suit ourselves, using them for the purpose most important to us.

For example, we may only choose to follow pages that focus on positivity, such as causes for good and people who deliberately strive to make others feel better with their posts.

You could also choose to follow those who have different perspectives to your own, giving yourself a broader world view and an insight into what others are thinking.

Another approach is to use the settings to remove newsfeeds, meaning you’ll

only see posts from people who you are friends with or follow.

The important thing is that you are in control of what you see and who you let in. Use this control to manage what you expose yourself to.

Go smaller to achieve

This idea is another from author James Clear to help us to stick to new habits and learn new things. The idea is to keep making something smaller or easier until you know you can and will do it. This can then be your starting point to build from. Clear gives these examples, which he refers to as mastering stage 1:

Can’t learn an exercise?

Reduce the range of motion.

Struggling to grasp a new concept? Break it down.

Failing to stick with a habit? Make it easy.

Essentially, pretty much anything can be broken down to smaller components. This applies to anything you want to learn or do. Use this concept to help yourself to do or achieve anything, from becoming a portrait artist to creating a beautiful garden, and everything in between.

Don’t tell until it’s done A few years ago I shared on my Facebook page

that I was going to do four marathons the following year. Straight away I got a lot if really positive feedback about this challenge I had set for myself.

I’d already done one marathon in the past, so I knew I was capable of doing more. At the end of that year I hadn’t done any. Despite this, I had already received the accolades I was looking for by doing the original post. However, there was no sense of achievement or satisfaction because I didn’t do anything.

Almost six months ago I set myself a challenge

and again did it publicly.

Thinking back I wish I hadn’t, instead I feel I should have kept it to myself and only shared it once it had been completed.

This is similar to a anecdote about Gandhi, in which he is only prepared to tell a child to stop eating sugar once he has stopped doing it himself.

The problem with sharing big goals is that the initial feedback we invariably get gives us the positive feeling without us needing to do any more that a social media post.

To really earn the accolades, set yourself a goal or target, complete it,

LTD

I’m enjoying Brooke McAlary’s book Slow. The book shares McAlary’s story on and ideas about living a more simple life.

One of the reasons that I like the book is because it shares pretty honest truths from the author, with one being the way in which she spent a lot of time reading books and articles, listening to podcasts, and generally consuming a lot of information about minimalism.

However, she acknowledges that this was something she initially spent a lot of time doing without doing anything practical to make the changes that she was learning so much about.

Eventually McAlary realised she would have to ‘earn her chops’, essentially taking practical steps and actions.

It can be immensely enjoyable finding out what we need to do through being inspired by others.

However, just as McAlary shares the need to earn our chops, we need to start taking real action if we really want to make changes or improve. The time might never seem right; you may feel that there is one more YouTube video to watch or book to read; this will always be the case. Until action is taken things will remain as they are.

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This is another idea worth repeating that I have shared many times before – getting up earlier.

In his book Think Like A Monk, author Jay Shetty shares a compelling case backed up by strategies for an early start. Shetty feels that the extra time you give yourself in the morning sets yourself up for a more purposeful and satisfying day, with the extra morning time allowing you to, at the very least, do your usual morning routine without a sense of panic and rush; you can enjoy your shower, your coffee, eat breakfast, read the newspaper.

Eventually you might get to a point in which you add in activities such as exercise, meditation, journaling, but don’t feel that these are things you have to do. I’ve seen many examples of overly complicated morning routines which I am sure are short lived, perhaps even adding stress to your morning as you try to get too much done.

With the extra time you are looking to add in the morning, start small, perhaps just 15 minutes.

However, to compensate, the 15 minutes needs to be moved from the night before, so start going to bed just that little bit earlier.

I can guarantee that the same amount of time will be put to far better use in the morning.

Lovely feedback

I was in a cafe when a woman came up to me and

asked if I was the person who writes the weekly column in the Wairarapa Midweek. When I told her I was, she shared how much she enjoys reading it every week.

This sort of feedback is exactly why I keep writing.

It’s so nice to hear that people enjoy reading my articles and posts, with what I read inspiring them. It’s not something I get paid for and it does take time and effort to get it done every day [I haven’t missed a day in three years]. However, as cheesy as this might sound, knowing that what I write meets my purpose of highlighting positivity to make those who read it get a boost is more than enough reward for me.

Feedback is such an important and overlooked part of life. There’s so many good things that happen to us every day because of other people. It could be great service in a shop, or a teacher doing a consistently great job for your children.

When it benefits you in some way, it’s always nice to thank the person who is doing whatever it is you’re grateful for.

• Tim Nelson is principal of Lakeview School and author of the book Small Steps for a happy and purposeful life. He endeavours to learn something new every day by reading books, listening to podcasts, and engaging with a wide range of other content.

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30 Wairarapa Midweek Business Wednesday, November 4, 2020

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New business Following the liquidation of Water Mart Wairarapa Ltd last month, Straight Flush has acquired the intellectual property [database, phone numbers, name] and reemployed three staff displaced by this event.

The Water Mart brand will be retired.

The new business, Straight Flush Wairarapa is already operational and is locally run, independently of its Wellington site.

New owners Jeremy and Ngaire Mansfield have lived in Wellington City for the past 19 years.

“We have two sons and a daughter aged 11, 10 and 8 respectively,” they said.

“Our second child lives at Hohepa in Hawkes Bay, meaning we will be regularly passing through the Wairarapa for personal reasons as well as maintaining a supportive presence for our staff here.”

The couple said they had a strong interest in the disability sector and were heavily involved in the new Wellington Riding for the Disabled facility completed in 2019 through the Wellington Master Plumber’s Association, a community project that won the Kava Cup at 2019 NZ Plumbing Awards.

Jeremy is a Certifying Plumber Gasfitter with more than 25 years in the industry, holding past roles on the executive of Wellington Master Plumbers.

Ngaire has a background in banking and administration, serving nine years at National Bank prior to starting Straight Flush.

She has more recently finished an appointed Director’s role with NZPM Cooperative [Plumbing World]. She is a member of the Institute of Directors and Entrepreneur’s Organisation.

Straight Flush won NZ Master Plumber of the Year in 2014, and since then have been finalists in both the Wellington Gold Awards [2015, 2018] and Wellington Regional Business Awards [2016, 2019].

“We have acquired several companies over the last five years, although this is the first stand-alone company bearing our brand outside Wellington.

“It is manned by three local people who have decided to sign on with Straight Flush to continue serving your community.

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32 Wairarapa Midweek Rural Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Not so hot off the block

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Grace Prior

Wairarapa’s rural property market has been “relatively quiet” September’s Real Estate Institute of New Zealand’s [Reinz] report shows.

Rural sales were slow throughout the month, with a “light smattering of grazing blocks selling at modest prices”, Reinz rural spokesperson Brian Peacocke said.

Wairarapa and Wellington lifestyle blocks increased by 27 per cent in sale volume compared to August, with Masterton and South Wairarapa being the main point of focus.

But, the region also but also took a 9.3 per cent hit in median sale price.

“The level for this month, however, was still ahead of that recorded for the same period in the last two years,” Peacocke said.

“The increase in total sales volumes suggests farmers and investors alike are opting for the security of land ownership as opposed to investing in other sectors which have been and are continuing to be impacted by the constraints imposed by the covid-19 pandemic.

“The median price reinforces the above viewpoint with most categories holding par or increasing slightly, apart from the horticulture sector, which continues to grow in

Bank lending, drought, and covid-19 were all contributing reasons to a recent rural sales slump.

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value and go from strength to strength.”

Farm sales nationally have decreased in the year to September 2020, with 5.6 per cent fewer farms sold than in the previous year up to September.

In Wairarapa, 367 lifestyle blocks were sold in the past year to September.

On top of this, 13 dairy support farms were sold, and six dairy farms were sold.

In other categories, 42 grazing farms were sold, and 20 finishing farms were sold.

Seven forestry blocks sold, and only one horticulture farm was sold in the year to September.

Farm sale prices have risen nationwide by 48.5 per cent between September 2019 and September 2020.

The largest price increase per hectare was in horticulture farms, increasing by 33.3 per cent, followed by dairy farms with a 13.3 per cent increase.

Grazing farms only had a small price increase by 2.3 per cent, and finishing farms decreased by 4.6 per cent.

Although finishing farms had a decrease in sale prices, they accounted for the largest number of sales nationwide, contributing to 31 per cent of sales in the time between September 2019 and September 2020.

The median price per hectare for all farms sold in the three months to September 2020 was $26,917 compared to $25,754 recorded for three months ended September 2019.

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34 Wairarapa Midweek Community Events Wednesday, November 4, 2020 Fundraising Quilt Sale: Until Nov 8.

ANZAC Hall, 62 Bell St, Featherston, 10am-4pm daily. All proceeds towards Family Works Wairarapa’s family violence and safety programmes.

Men’s Group Wairarapa: At Carterton Community Courthouse, Holloway St, for any men 17+ or 14+ accompanied by father/grandfather/caregiver, 7-9pm, info at www.mensgroup-wairarapa.nz Belly Dance for Beginners: Featherston Community Centre. 6.30-7.30pm. Call Antonia Blincoe [021] 105-7649.

The Salvation Army Oasis: Gambling addiction help, free service, counselling service available, 41 Perry St, Masterton.

Call [06] 370-3317/[021] 804-339 [any time] – Ramil Adhikari.

Danzability Class: 10.30-11.30am, at St John’s Hall, 73 Main St, Greytown. Contact physio.rachel.horwell@gmail.com or [022] 077-2654.

Ruamahanga Club: Cards – 500, 1-4pm, at Wairarapa Services Club, Essex St, Masterton.

GirlGuidingNZ: Carterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 4.15-5.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Carterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 6-7.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching: Martinborough, St Andrew’s Hall, Dublin St, 9.30-11.30am. Featherston, Featherston Fire Station, Fox St, 1.303.30pm.

Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019 or Elissa [0274] 706-528.

Age Concern: Steady As You Go-Falls Prevention Class, 9.30am at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton.

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,

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Wairarapa Branch of the Vegetarian Society: Meet at 8 Hilton Rd, Carterton, at 6pm for a round of croquet before a potluck musical evening. If you play an instrument please bring it. If you are a vegan, vegetarian or interested and would like to join the group or would like more information please call Eleanor Harper [027] 328-8518.

Karaoke: Members, Affiliated Members and their guests welcome. Club Wairarapa, 20 Essex St, Masterton.

Aratoi: Kotahitanga – Coming Together: An exhibition to stand together in unity as Wairarapa’s artistic community after the impact of covid-19, hundreds of items on display and for sale on a cash and carry basis, until Nov 15.

Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Fri-Mon 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement.

Call Jean [06] 372-6623 or Gael [06] 372-6808.

Masterton Variety Club: Practice 10am-noon, 10 Albert St, Masterton. New members welcome. Call Eric McEwen 377-

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 Community Events Wairarapa Midweek 0792 or Doreen Wakefield 370-4606.

Masterton Social Badminton Club: Wairarapa College gym, Cornwall Street entrance, 7-9pm. Contact Hamish Macgregor [021] 259-7684 or Sam [021] 055-2113.

Seniornet Wairarapa: Drop-in, 1-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654.

Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Quit Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon. Support available across Wairarapa at no cost to you. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246.

Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10am-noon, Featherston Community Centre. Call May [06] 308-6912 or Virginia [06] 308-8392.

Cloth Collective Sewing Workshop: 10am-2pm Featherston Community Centre. Call Sara Uruski [0274] 474-959.

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, 41 High St North, Carterton.

Call Desley [027] 787-8558.

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 Pam 378-6740 Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz 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 Masters Swimming Club: 6-7pm, Genesis Recreation Centre back pool. Call Stu [027] 295-4189 or Lucy [021] 0204-4144.

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401.

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

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Fundraising Quilt Sale: Ends Nov 8.

ANZAC Hall, 62 Bell St, Featherston, 10am-4pm daily. All proceeds towards Family Works Wairarapa’s family violence

and safety programmes.

Featherston Fusiliers: Wargaming and boardgames club, meet at Featherston Assembly of God cafeteria, 22 Birdwood St, 10am-4.30pm. Contact featherston. fusiliers@gmail.com Wairarapa Spinners and Weavers: 10.30am-2pm, in the Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Lynette 377-0236.

Cobblestones Printing Works: Sat/Sun, 10am-4pm. Our resident printer recreates the activity of a letterpress job-printing shop in the early 1900s. Cobblestones Museum, 169 Main St, Greytown. Call [06] 304-9687.

Wairarapa Farmers’ Market: 9-1pm, Solway Showgrounds Masterton, entry from Fleet and York Sts, under the grandstand and nearby redwood tree.

Featherston Weekly Market: 8am-2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. Hospice Wairarapa Support Services: Available free of charge for anyone dealing with a terminal illness. Call [06] 378-8888, or www.hospicewairarapa. co.nz Women’s Self Defence: With Dion, 9am, band rotunda, Queen Elizabeth Park. Call [020] 4124-4098.

Parkrun: Weekly 5km run/walk.

Measured, timed, free. 8am start, at the Woodside end of the Greytown rail trail.

Onetime registration essential. Info: parkrun.co.nz/greytownwoodsidetrail Martinborough Museum: Sat: 11.30am3.30pm Sun: 11.30-1.30pm, 7 Memorial Sq, Martinborough.

Featherston Heritage Museum: Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Open Sat and Sun 10am-2pm, other times by arrangement, groups welcome. Call Elsa [021] 263-9403.

Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 10amnoon.

Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway. Open by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564.

Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-1pm, at rear of YMCA, 162 Dixon St. Featherston: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Call Abby Waterson [021] 0256-6719.

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. Call Steve Davis [06] 304-7155.

Bowls: At 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303.

Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Masterton Marauders Wargaming Club: At the Masterton Croquet Club, 1-5pm.

Call Vince Cholewa [027] 344-1073 or visit http://mastertonmarauders. blogspot.co.nz Carterton Farmers’ Market: High St, Carterton, 9am-12.30pm.

Martinborough Museum: 1.30-3.30pm, 7 Memorial Sq, Martinborough.

Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton.

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

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

Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064.

Masterton Car Boot Sale and Market: 6.30-11.30am, Essex St car park. Contact ja.murray@xtra.co.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9am for 9.15am start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Robin Brasell [06] 2224000.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm at Featherston Community Centre. Call Shaun [027] 672-6249.

Age Concern: Exercise For Seniors, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.30am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton.

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

East Indoor Bowling Club: 7pm, all members and visitors welcome. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266.

Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm. Call Shaun O’Brien [027] 672-6249.

Carterton Scottish Dance Club: 7.30pm,

at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322 or email carterton@dancescottish.org.nz Watercolour For Beginners: Class at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St, 10amnoon. Call Elissa Smith [027[ 470-6528.

Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – 500, 1.30pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton.

Mah Jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat Hamilton [06] 308-9729.

Senior Citizens Club Cards: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Val [06] 308-9293.

Art for Everyone: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call Sandie [021] 1574909.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066.

Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Support available across Wairarapa at no cost to you. Call a Quit Coach based at Whaiora 0800 494 246.

Play Gym: St James Church Hall 116 High St, Masterton, 9.30-11am, for 0-3-year-olds.

Carterton Food Bank: 10-11am 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 Mon-Fri. For Mobility Parking Permits, Disability Support and Advocacy. Call 378-2426 or 0800 227-2255.

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

The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Beginners Linedance Class: 6-7pm. Linedance Intermediate Class: 7.30-8.30pm. Call Wendy [027] 3199814.

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.

Masterton District Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call [022] 574-0742.

Carterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Bob [021] 042-2947 or Martin [06] 372-7764.

GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Rangers, 12½-18 years, 6.30-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. South Wairarapa Guides [Greytown], 9-12½ years, 6-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Masterton Toastmasters: Meet in the Salvation Army Hall, 210 High St, Carterton, at 7.30pm. All welcome in a supportive, friendly environment for participation in public speaking, communicative and leadership opportunities. Call Ben [027] 892-0730.

Free Literacy and Numeracy Classes: At Literacy Aotearoa Masterton. Call Carol [022] 524-5994 or visit us at 340 Queen Street, Masterton.

Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 11am1pm.

Masterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or David [021] 116-5505.

Seniornet Wairarapa: 1.30-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654.

Martinborough Community Choir: 7.15-9pm, First Church Hall, Weld St. Martinborough. We are an unauditioned, all-comers, primarily cappella choir.

Contact Vicki Jones: vicbjones@gmail.com Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm, no partner needed. Call Lesley [021] 299-6389.

Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – Euchre, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton.

GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 3.45-5pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching: Carterton, Fire Station [new venue] 9.30-11.30am. Greytown, Greytown Fire Station, 1.30-3.30pm.

Dance Fitness: 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830.

Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises,

2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 9amnoon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066.

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

Juesday Art: 10am-12.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Julia [06] 308-8109.

Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan [021] 246-4884.

Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564.

Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve 379-6999.

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

Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: Meet for social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat 1-3pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire 377-0342.

Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261.

Woops A Daisies: Leisure Marching Team practise 4-5pm, at the YMCA. Call Cheryl [06] 370-1922.

Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton.

South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon, including cards, board, darts, pool etc. Call Doff 304-9748.

Girl Guiding: Pippins [5-7 years] 3.455pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646.

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9am for 9.15am start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000.

Bowls: At 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the clock tower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303.

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Scrabble Club: 2-5pm at Masterton District Library in the new Learning Centre, 54 Queen St. All welcome. Contact Sue

McRae [027] 449-0601 or sue.mcrae. nz@gmail.com Housie: 7pm, at the Martinborough Bowling Club, Regent St. Maungaraki Probus: Masterton Club, Essex St, Masterton, at 10am. Call secretary Susan Brader 370-8699/[027] 272-1892.

Age Concern: Exercise for Seniors 1.30pm Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton.

Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club: For the school term. Classes are weight and skill dependent; Beginners, 5-9 years, 5.30-6.15pm; 10 years+ [including adults] 6.15-7.30pm.

The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Line Dance Class 6-7pm; Rock N Roll Dance Class: 7.30-8.30pm, Beginners/Couple Coaching, Social/ Competitive. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814.

Healing Rooms: Confidential prayer for healing or any situation, 1-3pm, Ranfurly Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton.

No appointment necessary. Call [021] 159- 4160.

Carterton Cycle Group: An informal group of ‘leg power’ and e-power cyclists, 9.30am from Belvedere Rd [weather permitting] for 20km or 40-60km rides.

Call Irene [027] 634-9167 or Lesley [021] 299-6389.

Heart of Arts Wairarapa: A community gallery showing work from Wairarapa artists, 47 High St North, Carterton. Open Wed-Sun, 11am-3pm.

Club Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll, beginners 7.30pm; Intermediate level 8pm, at Club Wairarapa, Masterton. Call [027] 333-1793.

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

GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching at Masterton Library, 10am-noon.

Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, pre-schoolers with parents or caregivers, music and movement and art, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830.

Wairarapa Services Club: Rummikub, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton.

Cards: Come and join other enthusiastic “500” Players 1.15-4.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329.

AA Meeting: 7.30pm, Departmental building, level one. Entry on the carpark side. Call [027] 557-7928.

Silver Ukulele Club: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Jan [06] 3088556.

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, beginners 4.30-5.30pm; intermediate, 5.30-7pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135.

Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.30-11am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325.

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, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019 or Elissa [0274] 706-528.

Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 3725758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285.

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

Wairarapa Singers: Choral singing with at least two performances each year, based in Masterton. Call Sean Mulcahy 379-9316.

Esperanto Club: 2pm, write to people using the international language worldwide. Call 377-0499.

Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10am-noon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 3701604 [church office].

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.

Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz by noon Thursday prior

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in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064.

Social Learners Bridge: 1-3.30pm, 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 Peter [027] 566-4664 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. Call Ngaire Walker 377-0342.

Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band: Practice 6.30-8.30pm, Savage Club Hall, 10 Albert St, Masterton. Call secretary, Gloria [027] 628-5889.

Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St.

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• Tired or stressed from socialising?

• Confused about conversations?

• Or that you’d prefer to stay at home?

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“Even one resident who doesn’t get up until late most mornings was in the recreation room waiting for us at 7.30am when we arrived to start cooking!”

If your brain doesn’t get the sound information it needs, you’ll find it more difficult to understand what people are saying and what’s happening around you.

The breakfast menu usually includes eggs, bacon, sausages and baked beans.

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This also coincides with the staff mufti day, where they bring in a gold coin to donate to a different charity each month.

Di says this means the residents can now be more involved in supporting the charities that the staff choose to give to each month.

So far, the fundraising days have gone towards supporting the Westpac Rescue Helicopter service, the Cancer Society NZ, Alzheimer’s New Zealand and the SPCA.

with Enliven in the Wairarapa Kandahar Home resident Robin Whitehead enjoys a cooked breakfast.

Di says at the next event later this month staff will bring in food items to go towards the local food bank.

Enliven’s Kandahar Home in Lansdowne, Masterton offers rest home and hospital care, while nearby Kandahar Court offers specialised dementia care. For more information visit www.enlivencentral.org.nz or call the friendly team on 06 370 0447.

Enliven creates elder-centred communities that recognises elders as individuals and supports them in a way that’s right for them. Enliven’s Wairarapa facilities are places of connection, compassion and understanding.

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38 Wairarapa Midweek Sport Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Hopman on boxing target

Sport

Chris Cogdale Masterton boxer Zane Hopman is planning some family time after winning the Pro-Box New Zealand Light Heavyweight belt, in a unanimous points’ decision over Ratu Dawai.

The victory in front of a packed house at Copthorne Resort Solway Park on Friday night could open the way for Hopman to fight a regional title, and the potential of a top 15 world ranking with the IBF or WBO. However, before that, Hopman intends to have some time away from the sport.

“We will have a bit of a debrief with Craig [Thomson] my manager, and my coach Dave [Drummond] to see where we go after here,” he said.

“I’m going to enjoy the summer and downtime and soak up some family time and what will be, will be.”

Hopman said winning the belt felt very surreal, but everything went the way he and Drummond had planned.

“I got away to a good start, got my jab going well, and set everything up off that, and I secured the early rounds.

“I think a couple of judges scored one round to my opponent, probably

Zane Hopman and wife Chloe celebrate his victory.

the fifth or sixth where he got a bit of a second wind, but other than that it was pretty much just working to my game plan.”

The 29-year-old said he had his opportunities to try to finish the bout early when he hurt Dawai, who

had to be checked by a doctor during one round with a cut to the face and bleeding nose.

“I knew I hurt him to the body at one stage probably midway through the seventh or eighth round and also gave him

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a good dong on the side of the head with an overhand right which gave him the wobbly legs.”

“I was just trying to be mature and not jump in and get caught with anything stupid.”

“I was able to capitalise

on it and secure rounds well and accumulate lots of scoring strikes.”

Hopman said Dawai was a worthy opponent and deserved credit for not backing down.

“I just feel like my footwork and my movement around the ring, and I guess the maturity on the punch with my fight IQ really paid dividends.”

Thomson said who Hopman next fought, and where, depended on several factors, but they would look at early 2021.

“It’s just a matter of which way the world goes, whether we can bring someone internationally, or do we look at Robbie Berridge, because that’s all we’ve got, which is still a great fight,” Thomson said.

“We could do it in Wairarapa in March with Berridge, which would be ideal, but if things open up a bit more, we could look at someone a bit further afield, so it just depends how things pan out with this pandemic situation.”

Since turning his hand to boxing, Hopman, the 2014 International Federation of Muaythai amateur world heavyweight champion, has won nine of his 12 fights, including his last eight.

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We reserve the right to limit quantities Our policy is to ask for ID if under Trade supplied, but on discretion.

30 please don’t be offended.

Some items may not be available in all stores(*) All liquor discounts are less than 24.99% /bigbarrelliquor Visit our website to see a full list of Pricing on products marked as ‘Mates Club Reserved’ store locations and opening hours. is only available to Mates Club Members. Limit of 6 per customer. Trade not supplied.

NATIONWIDE

SPECIALS AVAILABLE FROM 4TH - 16TH NOVEMBER 2020 OR WHILE STOCKS LAST

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40 Wairarapa Midweek

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Made for New Zealand. Made for you.

Evo External Screen System

When it comes to outdoor living, no one does it better than us Kiwi’s – that’s why Luxaflex® developed Te Rā awnings. Designed from the ground up, Te Rā is built to withstand NZ’s unforgiving elements while achieving unparalleled outdoor shading versatility and innovation in the process. Made to entertain, if you want to enhance your outdoor space year-round and look good in the process, it doesn’t get much better than this. Straight Drop External Screen system also available.

Now available to view in our showroom 5 Hope Street Masterton

(behind the Fire Station) Phone 06 378 6113

manager.masterton@guthriebowron.co.nz