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More than $100,000 was raised for the Wairarapa Cancer Society by 38 teams at the Relay for Life at Clareville

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Seamus Boyer

Those who took part in the weekend’s Relay for Life have a lot to be proud of.

For starters, more than $100,000 was raised for the Wairarapa Cancer Society.

That’s a lot of money, and will go towards helping people in our region affected by cancer.

But while the money raised is a significant achievement in itself, more impressive were the actions of those who came together on a cold Saturday afternoon to celebrate the lives of those who have been touched by the disease.

There was much joy at the Clareville Showgrounds, as survivors and their supporters walked, ran, and laughed around the track.

There were no doubt tears as well, with entrants remembering loved ones lost to cancer.

Lap after lap, members of the 38 teams powered through the blustery conditions to mark the occasion.

Spirits were high, and with the music of the bands and the general camaraderie on show, it was a fantastic, if not tiring, event.

There was much joy at the Clareville Showgrounds, as survivors and their supporters walked, ran, and laughed around the track.

Some of those taking part were clearly on a mission – walking for hour after hour with their sashes marking them as cancer survivors.

The colleges did a fantastic job too, with their students sprinting around the showgrounds and delivering their batons to teammates reminiscent of an Olympic 4x100m final.

Every one of us will be touched by cancer at some stage of our lives, if not personally it will be a family member or friend.

Events such as Relay for Life allow us to come together and fight back, raising awareness and funds for the Cancer Society.

Everyone involved should take a bow.

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

RACHEL

100th kiwi chick for Pukaha Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre is celebrating the hatch of its 100th kiwi chick since it started raising kiwi using the Operation Nest Egg technique in 2005.

Conservation manager Todd Jenkinson was thrilled to announce yesterday that a healthy North Island brown kiwi chick had hatched.

“The egg had externally pipped, which is when the kiwi has broken through the shell starting the full hatch process,” Mr Jenkinson said.

“We brought it in from the reserve and along with a second egg put them both straight into the brooder.

“After that it took one more day for the first one to fully hatch.”

Todd explained that he and lead kiwi ranger Jess Flamy went into the Pukaha reserve on March 16 to retrieve two eggs from Kakama, a monitored male who lives in the wild.

The duo expected these two eggs to hatch over the next three weeks but were surprised to discover one egg had already started hatching.

The first egg hatched on March 18 while the second egg is expected to hatch a week prior to Easter.

Todd said being the 100th

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kiwi chick to hatch under Operation Nest Egg was significant.

“Operation Nest Egg is a process where eggs are retrieved from the wild and the kiwi hatch in protected areas with the assistance of trained staff.

“The survival rate of these kiwi is 65 per cent compared to 5 per cent if they hatch in the wild, so for us to have our 100th chick hatch here since September 2005 is something to be celebrated.”

Pukaha Mount Bruce will celebrate the milestone with a Kids Go Free day on Sunday, March 26, where the 100th kiwi chick will be on display briefly at noon while other activities will be organised.

Pukaha general manager Helen Tickner said it would be a great way to thank everyone in the community who had supported the centre over the years.

Kiwi ranger Jess Flamy with Pukaha’s 100th kiwi chick.

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BY GERALD FORD Pukaha Mt Bruce staff are celebrating early success in the breeding programme of an endangered wetland bird.

A Pateke, or brown teal, mum has produced her third clutch of eggs in the walk-in enclosure, according to spokeswoman Laura Hutchinson Mrs Hutchinson said there had been doubts about whether the Pateke, a very shy bird, would adjust to the public space which is designed so visitors can get closer to the birds without peering through mesh.

However, the mother is on “her third clutch of eggs this season”, Mrs Hutchinson said – indicating a patch of sedge grass down out of sight where the Pateke is brooding on her latest nestful.

The second clutch of eggs produced several viable chicks, after problems with the first, and staff have high hopes for the third clutch which has eight eggs.

There were problems with the first clutch, however, in that the drake – “a first-time dad” became jealous.

“He thought she should be looking after him instead of them.”

The father duck’s aggressive behaviour resulted in the death of the first chicks, so the next two times around, staff removed him as the eggs neared the time of hatching.

The male Pateke.

Pukaha Mt Bruce volunteer day. Jesse Ngapeka, Blair Petersen (back), Robyn Rickards, Jess Davies, Mark Rutene, Tim Priest and Mike Holmes, clear the weeds from a wading bird enclosure.

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“She’s raising them as a solo mother.

It’s good that she feels safe enough to do that without him in this space.”

The walk-in aviary is a new development for Mt Bruce.

It contains a gated porch area and is protected electronically in that the second door never opens until the first one is shut.

In this space even birds as elusive as the

bellbird become accustomed to people and can be viewed up close.

The Pukaha bird breeding programme also benefits from the work of volunteers.

Staff from ANZ in Masterton and Palmerston North came along and helped with tasks including collecting leaf litter for the kiwi – this all passes through a metal detector to ensure it is safe.

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Other tasks include clearing out excess weeds from wading bird areas, Mrs Hutchinson said.

“There’s always weeding to do.”

Volunteers include some international visitors, including a wildlife photographer who relished the opportunity to get close to volunteers, as well as corporate volunteers whom the centre try to encourage.

One success story of the ANZ visitors was the capture and re-release of an eel in the wading bird space that had been a threat to the safety of the chicks.

Book sells like hot cakes

BY BECKIE WILSON

Caroline Thomson, Wharekaka Auxiliary chair, handed over the $45,000 cheque from the cook book sales to Wharekaka Trust Board chair Trish Logan, last Friday.

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A successful fundraising venture has raised enough money to offer residents hospital level care at the Martinborough Wharekaka resthome.

The cookbook, Tastes from Martinborough, proved to be a huge success, selling out in record time and raising $45,000 for the rest home.

The introduction of hospital care will offer the residents and community more support, and to remain in the community once they require hospital care.

The cookbook was a community effort with many Martinborough businesses having donated and advertised in the cookbook, covering all production costs.

The book was packed with recipes from locals and the rest home residents, which was put together by members of the Wharekaka Auxiliary.

After a lot of effort, the book was launched in October last year. However, it was only on sale for a couple of months before selling out.

Recipes include classics such as Anzac biscuits and fruit cake, a bread section with hints on making bread, and unique ones including hare casserole, and breakfast cream.

Caroline Thomson, chair of the

auxiliary, said the community support was overwhelming, and the instant success came as a surprise as they had planned to still be selling the cookbooks later this year, she said.

Mrs Thompson said the book’s slogan ‘caring country living’ is the perfect way to describe the community that helped and supported the board’s efforts.

Her mother is a resident at the home, and in the past so was her mother and father-in-law.

As one of 20 members from the auxiliary, she takes the residents on outings and is heavily involved with the home, “we get as much out of it as they do”.

The home has ten villas and 19 beds in the main building, and is the only rest home in the region south of Greytown.

Wharekaka Trust Board chairwoman Trish Logan said the money had gone to improving care in the home, and upgrading its equipment such as bed hoists.

The effort of the auxiliary board was amazing she said, and she was “thrilled” with the large donation.

The next step for the home was to introduce palliative care for non-residents which will offer more support for local people, she said.

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Relay a big success

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BY BECKIE WILSON

team fundraising title for this year’s event, reaching a total of $9356.10.

“It is such a worthy cause to be helping because it is a wide spectrum that [cancer] affects,” said team leader Gaylene Rogers.

As one of the group’s team leaders, she said the staff and residents looked forward to the event each time it comes around.

The group started fundraising in January, and jam-packed a handful of successful events into two months, “it was a massive effort”.

“All our events were quite successful - we had a car wash ‘n’ café where people could get their car washed and they could come in and have a coffee and a cake,” she said.

Hundreds of walkers, runners and supporters turned out for this year’s Relay for Life event at Clareville Showgrounds on the weekend.

Swarms of colourful and creative outfits could be seen as team members completed laps in memory and support of those affected by cancer.

Over $100,000 was raised by the 38 teams who participated.

Teams set up camp and took turns to complete laps while listening to music and enjoying the community spirit.

Months of effort and organising paid off for the Lansdowne Park Relay for Life group who took out the top

They also hosted a twilight concert and a quiz night at the park inviting residents from the retirement home and members of the public.

A few raffles and a garage sale also boosted the fundraising numbers.

“Without all the help from staff and residents at the Lansdowne Park village we would not have been able to do it.”

Lansdowne Park had participated in the 2015 Relay for Life and raised about $8000.

“Our goal was to beat last time, and as we started getting close to it we started to get excited.

“And we did it, so we were pretty happy with it.”

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With two young children in tow, they left the windy capital as a pragmatic business decision to cut down on overhead costs and channel their resources into their new business - Cartel Food Co. It was a leap of faith for Melissa and Jason Philips.

“We have always been food people and love eating,” Mrs Philips said.

“We love sharing food with people.”

Prior to the move, they had initially hoped to make a fresh food product.

But one comment proved to be a gamechanger for the foodies who hoped to gain a national following.

“I spoke to a manufacturer who said the frozen category was stagnant and lacking in innovation,” Mr Philips said.

For Mr Philips, who had experience with sales and distribution in supermarkets, it seemed like an opportunity going begging.

From that point onwards the pair set out to make the perfect frozen burrito.

The clear advantage of delivering a frozen product was that it would “do away with issues of shelf life and spoilage” that had been a challenge in the fresh food market.

Mrs Philips kept an eye on what was happening in the supermarket aisles, and knew their product had to be a part of the trend that had seen the rise in popularity of gourmet foods.

“The explosion of gourmet food had hit every aisle in the supermarket,” she said.

The pair were always chasing a big business.

“We are a deliberate business not an accidental business,” Mr Philips said.

They set about to make something, he said.

Growing up in Southern California frozen burritos had been a go-to staple for Mr Philips and his friends, and he was hoping to inspire the same enthusiasm for the product in New Zealand.

He wanted the product reaching

We have always been food people and love eating, we love sharing food with people. customers to taste as “homemade as we can get it”.

The pair hand-rolled the first 12,000 burritos and started selling frozen burritos at Pain & Kershaw in Martinborough, Moore Wilson in Wellington, and Nosh and Farrow Fresh in Auckland.

As their enterprise grew they decided to contract out the manufacturing so they could keep up with demand.

They targeted supermarkets, knocking on every door until they had cracked the North Island Foodstuffs network.

“Getting into the distribution centres was a major win for us,” Mrs Philips added.

It enabled smaller outlets to stock the product without having to purchase large amounts.

The couple have now sold about 80,000 frozen burritos, just under two years since they started.

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Motley crew rock rally

BY KEVIN BALL Despite unpleasant weather, 24 entrants turned out for the annual Rex Porter Memorial Rally run by the Wairarapa branch of the Vintage Car Club last Saturday.

And what a motley crew they turned out to be. They ranged in age from their teens to the mid-80s in vehicles that looked like something out of a Mad Max movie to the svelte lines of a 1955 Riley.

Overall winners John and Marian Garrett, from Marton, who travelled in a 1975 Triumph, received their trophies from rally organiser Willy James at a celebration dinner on Saturday night.

Rain persisted all day, and a lunch break in the shelter of the Henley Men’s Shed provided welcome relief, especially for those on two wheels.

Highlight for many was the entry of Alec O’Hara and Maysie Pyatt in a 1933 Austin 7. They dressed in period costume for the occasion, which earned them a special prize At the other end of the cuteness scale was the “Mad Max” 1924 Dodge Brothers 4 driven by Herb Fox, from Nelson.

Herb’s wife Julie was born in the back of a ’24 Dodge so when they spotted this one rotting in a paddock they bought it for sentimental reasons, with a view to restoring it. That never happened, but the couple have a lot of fun, and have travelled huge distances in the old-timer, distinctive because of its drab brown paint.

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works at Onekaka. Herb reckons every barn in the area is coated in the same paint. The rear section of the truck was built, Herb says, by the local blacksmith.

As for the “rocket tubes” on the cab roof he’s a little more evasive, mumbling something about Isis and terrorists.

Second overall in Saturday’s rally was another young member, Ryan Dewes in a 1927 Model T Ford, followed by Peter Groves in his 1924 Austin 20.

Class prizes went to Ryan Dewes (Vintage), Martin Hutchinson, 1936 Plymouth Coupe (post-Vintage), Howard Sims, 1928 Model A pickup (post-Vintage truck), Gary Wall, 1955 Riley, (post-war), David Henwood, 1952 BSA B33 (post-war motorcycle), John Garrett (post-60), Doug Curtis, 1945 Chev truck (Best GM vehicle).

Winners John and Marian Garrett, from Marton, took out the Rex Porter Memorial and navigator’s trophies.

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

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GARDEN

YARN DOUG’S TIPS Carrot and parsnip seeds can be sown directly into the garden. For a succession of other crops sow seeds of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, silverbeet in seed trays for planting out later in the season.

In colder areas if you still have tomatoes on the vine, it is best to pick them and let them ripen on a sunny windowsill.

This will stop early frosts splitting them.

Sow Sweet Pea seeds directly into the ground.

Soak seeds overnight to soften their hard skin and speed up germination.

Stop deadheading roses now and let hips develop for winter colour. Some rose food now will help new wood to harden before winter.

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Some of the summer vege crops will be coming to an end this month. As they do, it is a perfect time to dig over the ground in preparation for new winter crops. Add in organic compost and follow with a dressing of garden lime. Do this several weeks before fertilising and planting new seedlings.

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

DNA testing at home WAIRARAPA A lot has been said recently about DNA Testing.

It has become fashionable to find out about your roots, and many people appear to be taking up the option.

Depending on the reason for your application, the costs may vary from $300 to $700. So why do it?

There are many reasons.

These include tests to prove paternity or relationship.

A DNA test may be either one of two kinds.

A “home” or a “legal” test.

You may wish to reassure yourself for your own peace of mind just what the relationship is.

This can be achieved through a “home” paternity test.

This will cost less than one used for a legal case.

The cost may be as little as $200.

While these home tests are accurate, such tests have no legal validity.

That means they cannot be used in a court of law to prove a relationship.

A Legal DNA Test for Paternity is used when court admissible results are required, usually for cases of child custody, child support or paternity disputes, or for immigration purposes.

This test will produce the same results as that of a standard

paternity test.

The samples in a legal test must be collected by an independent third party, usually a doctor or nurse who will be responsible for handling the samples and act as witness to the sampling.

Just like when you apply for a passport, you need two passport sized photos and a witness certification of your identity to accompany your sample.

You cannot take a “home” DNA test and hope to upgrade it to a legal test as the correct procedure will not have been followed.

The cost of a legal DNA paternity test is $695. This does not include the doctor’s fee.

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What does the Easter Sunday Shop Trading Hours Policy mean for employers and employees?

All three Wairarapa councils have now adopted the Easter Sunday Shop Trading Hours Policy, which will be in effect from Easter Sunday 2017.

Shops are able to open on Easter Sunday if they wish to and The Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill is very clear on employer and employees’ rights. A copy of the Bill is on the three council websites and the main two points to note are: employer who wants a shop employee to work on 1. An Easter Sunday must give the employee notice in writing 4-8 weeks before the relevant Easter Sunday. shop employee has the right to 2. Any refuse work on Easter Sunday, without needing to give their employer a reason why they choose not to. The employee needs to state their intention not to work 14 days prior in writing.

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Kate Nolan and Carterton Mayor John Booth outside the Carterton Medical Centre.

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

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Mum’s legacy lets others cross

BY CHELSEA BOYLE

A raised zebra crossing is finally in the pipeline for High St, near the Carterton Medical Centre, much to the delight of councillors and residents.

And nobody could be happier than Kate Nolan.

Her late mother Janet Selley had campaigned to bring a crossing to the busy area, gathering hundreds of signatures on her mobility scooter to bring the issue to the attention of the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA).

Mrs Selley believed the area was dangerous for elderly people using the medical centre, people using nearby businesses, and for children attending the early childhood centre in the area.

Mrs Nolan was thrilled to hear the news that a NZTA proposal suggesting a raised zebra crossing had been endorsed by the Carterton District Council.

“It’s a marvellous thing,” she said.

Her mother had been hugely passionate about the issue and had gone to a lot of effort “trundling around town on her little scooter” to get those signatures.

Mrs Nolan said in the past attempting to cross to the medical centre had really scared her mother.

It had taken almost two years to get to this point, “the wheels turn slowly”, Mrs Nolan said. ‘‘It’s been worth the effort, and I know mum would be really pleased.

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It’s been worth the effort, and I know mum would be really pleased.

“Pedestrian safety has to take priority.”

She said she was thankful for the support and cooperation of NZTA and Carterton District Council.

The NZTA proposal said the crossing needed to be raised so it would be more “conspicuous” to drivers and acknowledged this ran the risk of increased noise.

Carterton Mayor John Booth was pleased with the result.

He said it was important for elderly folk, especially those using walkers or mobility scooters to have the crossing there.

“It’s been a long time coming.

“It’s a wonderful thing to happen.”

The council are awaiting a response from NZTA regarding when construction will begin.

It is likely a ‘no stopping line’ leading up to the crossing will remove one parking space from the area.

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Wairarapa Midweek

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Tim Stevenson - the new face of Mike Pero Mortgages and Insurance in the Wairarapa

W

hen Tim Stevenson talks about mortgages, he has plenty of experience to draw on. dŝŵ ŚĂƐ LJĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ including having worked for one of the major banks.

Now, he is helping Wairarapa residents ĮŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŵŽƌƚŐĂŐĞ͕ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ůŽĂŶ or insurance product for them. At the beginning of this year, Tim introduced DŝŬĞ WĞƌŽ DŽƌƚŐĂŐĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ ĂŌĞƌ establishing the Wairarapa franchise.

Established in 1990, Mike Pero Mortgages processes over $1 billion in loans for New Zealanders every year.

Tim’s role as a mortgage adviser is ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ĮŶĚ Ă ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ůŽĂŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ ĨŽƌ customers, whether they are looking to ďƵLJ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĮƌƐƚ ŚŽŵĞ Žƌ ƵƉŐƌĂĚĞ ŚŽŵĞƐ͕ want to purchase an investment property, Žƌ ĮŶĚ Ă ďĞƩĞƌ ĚĞĂů͘ ,ŝƐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ďĂŶŬŝŶŐ ŐŝǀĞƐ Śŝŵ ĂŶ ͚ŝŶƐŝĚĞƌ͛ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ĐůŝĞŶƚƐ ĮŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ůŽĂŶ͘ “I walk customers through the ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ďĞŚĂůĨ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ůĞŶĚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ͘ / ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ǁĞůů͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ŐŝǀĞƐ

ŵĞ ĂŶ ĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞ͘ / ŬŶŽǁ ǁŚĂƚ ďĂŶŬƐ ĂƌĞ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ďĂŶŬƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ Ăůů ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ƉĞĐƵůŝĂƌŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ďŽƌƌŽǁĞƌƐ ĐĂŶ ĨĞĞů ŝŶƟŵŝĚĂƚĞĚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ŐŽ ŝƚ ĂůŽŶĞ͘͟ With a wide panel of lenders available to Mike Pero, obtaining a loan in more ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ǁŚĞŶ LJŽƵ ŽŶůLJ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƐŵĂůů Žƌ ŐŝŌĞĚ ĚĞƉŽƐŝƚ͕ bad credit or have trouble proving your ŝŶĐŽŵĞ͕ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂŶ ŽƉƟŽŶ͘ ͞/ ĐĂŶ ŚĞůƉ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĮŶĚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽ ŽďƚĂŝŶ Ă ůŽĂŶ͕ ĨŽƌ ŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ůĂƌŐĞ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ĚĞƉŽƐŝƚ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ Ă ůŽĂŶ ĨƌŽŵ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌ ďĂŶŬƐ͘͟ dŝŵ ĐĂŶ ƚĂŝůŽƌ Ă ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ůŽĂŶ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ďƵLJŝŶŐ Ă ǀĞŚŝĐůĞ͕ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŽŶ ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ͕ ƌĞŶŽǀĂƟŶŐ Ă ŚŽŵĞ͕ Žƌ ƚŽ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶ ƵƉĐŽŵŝŶŐ ǁĞĚĚŝŶŐ͘ ,Ğ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂƐ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ Ă ůĂƌŐĞ number of insurance providers for life ŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ͕ ŵŽƌƚŐĂŐĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ͕ ŝŶĐŽŵĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ͕ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ Θ ƚƌĂƵŵĂ͕ ŚŽŵĞ Θ contents, and travel.

As a mobile mortgage adviser, Tim ǀŝƐŝƚƐ ŚŝƐ ĐůŝĞŶƚƐ Ăƚ Ă ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ that suits them. An easy going and professional person, he is enjoying seeing ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƉĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tĂŝƌĂƌĂƉĂ ĂŶĚ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů product for them.

Tim was originally drawn to the tĂŝƌĂƌĂƉĂ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĂƉƉĞĂů ŽĨ Ă ďĞƩĞƌ ŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƐ ůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞ͘ ,Ğ ŵŽǀĞĚ ŚĞƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ his wife Phillipa and their three young children just last October. ͞/͛Ě ĂůǁĂLJƐ ĚƌĞĂŵĞĚ ŽĨ ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ tĞůůŝŶŐƚŽŶ͘ tĞ ŵŽǀĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ĂŌĞƌ ǁĞ ƐĂǁ Ă ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĨĞůů ŝŶ ůŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ͘͟ Tim grew up in a similar rural ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ,ĂǁŬĞƐ ĂLJ͕ ĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐ Ă post-graduate diploma in banking before working in the banking industry in head ŽĸĐĞ ƌŽůĞƐ͘ ĞĨŽƌĞ ũŽŝŶŝŶŐ DŝŬĞ WĞƌŽ Mortgages, Tim was a project manager for Landcorp New Zealand which owns 130 farms throughout New Zealand. /Ĩ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ Ŭ ŝŶ Ă ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ǁĂŬĞͲƵƉ ĐĂůů ǁŝƚŚ dŝŵ͕ ĐĂůů ϬϴϬϬ ϱϬϬ ϭϮϯ͘

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Sperm whale laid to rest

BY HAYLEY GASTMEIER

A sperm whale discovered on White Rock beach in South Wairarapa last week has been buried.

The mammal had been blessed by local iwi, who gave it the name Te Mauri o Te Mata o Peru, after one of the ancestors who accompanied Kupe to New Zealand.

Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa general manager PJ Devonshire said the

ceremonial burial, which took place on Wednesday, “went really well”, taking about three hours.

“He’s been moved and buried in a nice spot. He was lovely and it was peaceful and now he’s at rest.”

Two diggers had helped move the animal to its burial site near where it washed up, about 50 metres from the giant rock which the area is named after.

Mr Devonshire said the whale had been

A sperm whale found dead on White Rock beach, in South Wairarapa.

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de-gassed with a slash along the abdomen area, before being put in the ground.

“They build up a whole lot of gases when they start to deteriorate.”

He said a whale expert, who had been onsite, suspected the animal had been suffering from some form of infection as there were worms evident in the animal’s gut.

The Department of Conservation managed the burial of the whale, which was thought to be about 40-years-old.

DOC ranger Joe Hansen estimated the whale to weigh about 30 tonnes.

He said it was likely to have been already dead when it was washed up on March 13.

He’s been moved and buried in a nice spot.

He was lovely and it was peaceful and now he’s at rest.

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Family Works helps separating Wairarapa parents Separation is a difficult time for parents, but it can be even harder for the children involved.

To make this difficult time easier for children, and their parents, Family Works Wairarapa is offering a free short course called Parenting through Separation.

The information programme is funded by the Ministry of Justice and delivered by experienced facilitators from Family Works and Community Law. Family Works general manager Julia Hennessy says the programme helps parents understand the legal process and learn practical skills to support children through the transition.

“We cover things such as how separation affects children and what parents can do for their children during this time, how to talk to children about separation and ways for separating parents to discuss their children and make parenting plans,” says Julia.

“All of this information helps parents or carers work out what parenting arrangements will work if or when they separate.”

She explains the partnership between Family Works and Community Law offers a unique aspect to the programme.

“Having social service professionals from Family Works working alongside legal professionals from Community Law to deliver the programme really adds to the knowledge and information being provided.”

The Parenting through Separation programme compliments Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) service – a mediation

service designed to help parents and carers settle disputes over child care arrangements outside of court.

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But Julia says parents don’t need Family Works general to be involved manager Julia Hennessy in a dispute or is encouraging Wairarapa accessing the parents who are FDR service to separating to get in touch be eligible for the with Family Works.

Parenting through Separation programme.

“The earlier in your separation you can get to a programme the better for you and your children,” says Julia.

“Parents and guardians can attend the programme whether they’re just separating or if they have been separated for some time – it’s all about making things better for the children.”

Family Works Wairarapa delivers Parenting through Separation courses regularly in Masterton and Featherston. The next course is being run in Featherston on 8 April from 9.30am to 2pm.

Registration is essential for the Parenting Through Separation course. To find out more about Parenting through Separation, or to register, call Family Works Wairarapa on 06 308 8028 or visit www.familyworkscentral.org.nz

Gary Caffell at the Waipoua River bank trail, where barriers are being trialled in an effort to stop people riding motorbikes along the path.

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BY HAYLEY GASTMEIER Motorbikes speeding along the Waipoua River bank “are a bloody nuisance” and are putting people at risk.

That is the message from a local business, with many more residents concerned with the issue.

But measures are being put in place to combat the problem, with a collaborative effort between Wairarapa police and Masterton District Council (MDC).

Over the last six months, both MDC and police have received numerous complaints of people speeding on motorbikes along the Waipoua River bank trail, which was designed for pedestrians and cyclists.

The 2.4km trail runs from Colombo Rd to Akura Rd. The council has installed five barriers at the western end of the trail to deter motorcyclists from using it.

Mawley Holiday Park borders the Waipoua River bank, and site manager Rodney Algie said people on motorbikes “cut through the middle of the park” about three times a week, putting park stayers at risk.

“It’s really dangerous, especially when we have school groups staying.”

Mr Algie said there had been “one close call”, and motorcyclists speeding through the park was ultimately a “health and safety” issue.

“They’re a bloody nuisance.”

Plans are in place to have a fence erected along the park’s riverside boundary to block motorcyclists accessing the park.

Masterton district councillor Gary Caffell said motorcycles and trailbikes revving along the river trail had been an issue for at least four months.

“I’ve seen it myself,” he said.

“They never wear helmets, they rip through at a million miles an hour, they don’t give two hoots about giving way to pedestrians.”

Mr Caffell said the trail was used by “hundreds of people every week”, including dog walkers, both young and older cyclists, and parents with children in pushchairs.

He said people on dirt bikes had also

“ripped up the turf” at McJorrow Park.

A Masterton resident and council contractor, who did not want to be named, said he saw motorbikes “screaming” along the riverbank on a regular basis.

He said motorcyclists had been deterred from speeding along the trail where the barriers had been erected, however the barriers had sparked some complaints from cyclists.

MDC spokesman Sam Rossiter-Stead said it was important to emphasise the five barriers were a trial, and were not necessarily a permanent fixture.

“We’re working with the police to provide them with greater powers through our bylaws to enforce instant traffic fines on people using motorbikes in the recreational trail areas.”

Sergeant Ian Osland, of Masterton police, said the police were committed to combating the problem.

“Over the last six months we’ve been impounding motor bikes, we’ve been prosecuting people, issuing infringement notices and forbidding those who are found to be unlicensed, so if they’re caught again their motorbike will definitely be impounded.”

He said “between six and 12” people had been caught.

“It’s inherently difficult to apprehend while they’re on the river trail, but we are taking proactive steps through collaboration with the council, and other investigative techniques, to identify and bring those persons breaching the bylaws to account.”

Mr Osland said the “winding” trail included blind corners and vehicles traveling along it at speed could lead to “serious consequences”.

Anecdotally, he said most of the people riding along the path were unlicensed, and had not undergone a safe riding course.

And many of the riders were doing so without wearing helmets.

“As well as the risk to the general public, the riders are putting themselves at risk.”

Mr Osland said there was also signage that clearly stated it was prohibited to use vehicles such as motorcycles on the trail.

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Wairarapa Midweek

Rimutaka Hill Road Corner Widening Project What’s happening?

The New Zealand Transport Agency is widening one of the narrowest corners on the Rimutaka Hill Road, State Highway 2 between Wellington and the Wairarapa.

The project site is located approximately 4 kilometres north of the summit, on the Wairarapa side of the Hill.

Work stages

This corner is one of the tighter sections of the Rimutaka Hill Road. Widening it will make it safer for all road users, especially larger vehicles.

Stage 1 – Earthworks The road will be widened by 3 metres at the narrowest point, and require the removal of 2700 cubic metres of soil and rock from the hillside.

Construction on the $250,000 project has been designed to get the work done as fast as possible with the least amount of disruption to road users.

Stage 2 – Building a new road surface Once the earthworks are complete, crews can start constructing the new road surface.

This project is a major undertaking, both in terms of the physical works, and the management of traffic, particularly heavy vehicles such as logging trucks and wide loads. We’ve worked with representatives of the Road Transport Association and Heavy Haulage Association on the logistics of getting large loads past the worksite.

Construction has been planned so that the road can stay open while the work is underway but also give our road crews enough room to work safely and efficiently.

Stage 3 – Installing guardrails The final stage of the project is the installation of a new guardrail. During this last phase stop go traffic management will still be in place but motorists will be able to drive on the new road alignment.

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Note: Over dimension and wide loads will need to provide notification while the project is underway and house movements will be assessed before their permit is issued.

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How long will the work take?

Work starts the week commencing Monday March 20th and is expected to take approximately 4 weeks. For the first two weeks crews will be working both during the day and at night. The work is weather dependent, so if bad weather strikes we will defer work until conditions improve.

How travellers will be affected?

The work site is 200 metres long (400m with traffic management controls) round a narrow corner. Motorists will have one lane to get past the work site with an additional one metre shoulder, which will allow larger trucks to pull long trailers safely around the corner. Concrete barriers will be placed between the road and the work site to protect road users and construction crews.

The first two weeks will involve major earthworks, during which time the road will be down to one lane and traffic controlled by mobile traffic lights. The traffic light system is able to be adjusted to meet the changes in traffic flows, thereby reducing the delays for people using the route.

If you’re planning on travelling over the Rimutaka Hill Road, please allow another 5-10 minutes for your journey, particularly during the morning and evening peak.

Stay alert for vehicles queued at the roadworks.

A big thank you from the Transport Agency

On behalf of the Transport Agency, thank you in advance for your patience and understanding while we do this important work to improve road user safety on the Rimutaka Hill Road.

Keeping you informed

Stay up to date with this and other highway projects www.nzta.govt.nz/wellingtonmaintenace or information on roadworks and traffic information broadcast throughout the day on major Wellington radio stations.

For more information contact: Jerrell Bagsic jerrell.bagsic@nzta.govt.nz And finally…please let us know how we did Once this work is finished we’d really like your feedback on how you feel it went. You can fill in a survey online at www.surveymonkey.com/nzta – feedback or simply email us your comments on info@nzta.govt.nz

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Programmes Age Concern holds monthly Coffee Programmes

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Support when life changes

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in Masterton, Age Mornings Concern holds monthlyCarterton, Coffee and Featherston, with speakers and Mornings in Masterton, Carterton, information and fun. and entertainment, Featherston, with speakers and entertainment, information and It provides social outings andfun. activities

such associal Sit and Be Fit, and Lineactivities Dancing It provides outings Classes and the Age Concern Choir. such as Sit and Be Fit, Line Dancing

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We can point you in the right direction for you to access the help and support that you need - and are entitled to.

The national office in Auckland is always available for information and can easily direct you to your local GRG branch.

It also advertises seminars throughout the country in various centres to help us address the issues of raising young ones today.

We also love to meet people at our support group coffee meetings to encourage, chat and just to let you know you are not alone in this situation.

I have been a member for about five years and value the friends and time I have at the monthly group.

It gives me an avenue to rant, praise, despair and laugh - all in the space of a few

Quality living with olde world Quality living with olde world charm, set in tranquil gardens For those of us who take on grandchildren, life will never be the same. charm, with set inestablished tranquil gardens trees whanau. hours. established trees Sometimes meetings don’t work for Itwith also gives someone else an ear NOW to WE HAVE ROOMS AVAILABLE listenFOR to them.

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Get to know your neighbours through Neighbourhood Support Neighbours Day Aotearoa officially takes place this weekend (Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 March) but many of the nearly 300 Neighbourhood Support groups in Wairarapa have been celebrating it already.

25-26 March 2017

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The groups are taking advantage of the fact that March is a good time of year to hold their annual get-together, says Masterton Neighbourhood Support Co-ordinator Lynette Juno.

It is the job of Lynette and Carterton co-

TWENTY YEARS OF GETTING TO KNOW HER NEIGHBOURS This month Doreen Jollly celebrated 20 years of inviting her neighbours for a get-together at her working woolshed north of Masterton. It was a good turnout with at least two new families that were thrilled with the gettogether. One couple have only been in Masterton for two weeks from Waikato and were very chuffed to meet their neighbours.

ordinator Sue Tennent - soon to be joined by a new South Wairarapa co-ordinator - to help people establish a Neighbourhood Support group in their neighbourhood and foster them so they stay active. The co-ordinators are the first port of call to find out if one exists in your area or to start one.

All it takes to start a group is for one person to contact the co-ordinator in their town and organise a meeting of their neighbours to which the co-ordinator will come and give a presentation.

When requested, Lynette and Sue will also invite police, fire and civil defence representatives to the meeting as well offer as much information as possible.

The co-ordinator will help the group get started and stay in contact with the person who takes on the role of “group contact”.

Groups can be as small as three or four houses or 20 or more. It is up to the group to decide how big they want to be, Lynette says.

Some groups meet on a regular basis while others meet only once a year.

Useful information is regularly shared by email between the co-ordinator, group contact and members of the group. This might be criminal activity, scams or anything else neighbours need to be aware of.

For more information contact: Lynette (Masterton) P 06 378 8900 M 021 308 161 E Lynette@connectingcommunities.org.nz Sue (Carterton) P 027 938 6998 E sue.tennent@cdc.govt.nz

Be Considerate To Your Neighbours Residents are reminded to be considerate to their neighbours at all times, particularly if they are carrying out work on their houses or sections.

Activities such as panel beating and the use of log splitters, chainsaws, concrete mixers and generators for a prolonged period of time can cause a great deal of annoyance, so ensure that you take regular breaks.

If you are planning to carry out a lot of noisy activity, then inform your neighbours in advance and plan if there are times when it would be more suitable for you to carry out the work.

Masterton District Council 161 Queen Street PO Box 444 Tel (06) 370 6300 admin@mstn.govt.nz www.mstn.govt.nz

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

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LEFT: Rachael Dell of Super Grans, Sam Andrews-Paul of Junior Neighbourhood Support and Gaylene Van Wijk of Oasis Network Inc get to know each other at a Neighbourhood Support meeting at Wairarapa Community Centre two weeks ago. RIGHT Neighbourhood Support co-ordinators Sue Tennent (Carterton) and Lynette Juno (Masterton)

Neighbourhood Support for businesses too!

We tend to think of Neighbourhood Support as a way for people to know their residential neighbours. But it is also a way for business and organisations to get to know those around them.

Last week Masterton Neighbourhood Support Co-ordinator Lynette Juno held a morning tea for 17 businesses and organisations in and around the Wairararapa Community Centre in Perry Street.

There are lots of pockets of businesses around Masterton that could form their own Neighbourhood Support groups, she says.

Masterton’s CBD is large enough to accommodate several groups and locations like the industrial estate at Edwin Feist Place at Solway is perfect for their own groups.

Lynette is encouraging businesses to get the ball rolling by holding either a Neighbours Day event or meeting.

For instance, she suggests early childhood centres invite their neighbours over. “Often businesses have an impact on their residential neighbours but don’t have any personal contact with them. Inviting their neighbours around and celebrating Neighbours Day Aotearoa is an opportunity to break the ice and build a relationship that will benefit everyone.”

This is just the sort of thing that is happening at Carterton Holiday Park in Belvedere Road.

Hosts Phil and Sharrie Gibbons asked Carterton Neighbourhood Support Co-ordinator Sue Tennent if she would help them organise a meeting with their neighbours.

As well as fostering a stronger community spirit, Neighbourhood Support groups such as

Carterton resilience to be tested this Sunday Carterton District Council and Resilience Carterton will be testing their emergency responses with a Civil Defence exercise on Sunday 26 March.

Neighbourhood Support & Neighbourly not the same thing Neighbourhood Support co-ordinators Lynette Juno and Sue Tennent often get asked about the relationship between these two.

While both offer something positive, Neighbourhood Support is a communityinitiated movement while Neighbourly is only online. Lynette likens the difference to meeting your neighbours through the door rather than through a computer.

Members of Neighbourhood Support are also more likely to know their neighbours living closest to them, she says.

this have a practical purpose, Sue points out.

“Having neighbours who know how the camp operates will be able to help in the case of a civil defence emergency where there are lots of campers from other parts of New Zealand and overseas. It could also be a place where people congregate.”

Other businesses and organisations Lynette can think off include sports grounds and churches. Sue has been helping the residents of two homes managed by IDEA Services/IHC New Zealand to organise get-togethers with their neighbours.

“The aim is to make the residents and their neighbours more accessible to each other, particularly in a situation where there is an emergency and there might be a large number of people who are very frightened and perhaps not understanding the situation.”

Khandahar Rest Home as a residential business is happy to have Neighbourhood Support meetings in their common room, Lynette says. “Last time I was there we talked about civil defence. In an emergency there could be a lot of people who need looking after and emotional support.”

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25-26 March 2017

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CREATE A SAFER COMMUNITY WITH RURAL FIRE RISK REDUCTION. You and your neighbours can reduce the hazards of wildfire by following simple preventative tips.

Some of these tips are: Do you know your neighbours phone number?

Is your water tank accessible for fire appliances?

If there is no power for the pump, do you have an alternative plan?

Do you have a 10 metre safety zone around your home?

Does your garden hose reach around your home?

Contact us for a FREE Firesmart booklet and see how you can minimise the risk of fire.

Contact Grant Davies at Wairarapa Rural Fire to learn more or to organise a community talk.

Masterton Fire Station, 2 Chapel Street, Masterton Phone 06 370 9557

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Sue has even started a Neighbourhood Support group with other members of her pilates class in Carterton. “You can form a group in all sorts of ways.”

History tells us that in the Christchurch and Kaikoura earthquakes when neighbours were well-connected before the emergency they recovered better and more quickly, Lynette adds.

Rural groups becoming more popular Increasing numbers of rural residents are forming Neighbourhood Support groups.

Carterton Neighbourhood Support Co-ordinator Sue Tennent and her husband Hugh used to have their own farm and she sees the need for rural groups as being even more necessary than ever.

“At one recent annual meeting of a rural group I was introducing farmers whose properties are right next door to each other.”

Rural residents are less likely to know their neighbours than when Sue and Hugh started farming she says. “In those days you might have 14 people on the same phone party line.”

Last year saw a large increase in rural Masterton groups including Castlepoint and Riversdale rate payer groups, with a lot more security cameras being installed rurally, Masterton co-ordinator Lynette Juno says.

Te Kaunihera ā-rohe o Whakaoriori

Carterton Neighbourhood Support Coordinator Sue Tennent Phone 0279386998 • sue.tennent@cdc.govt.nz Masterton Neighbourhood Support Coordinator Lynette Juno Phone 3788900 • lynette@connectingcommunities.org.nz

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Problems at Carterton’s indoor pool are “fairly obvious”, according to the council.

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Pool upgrade long overdue

BY CHELSEA BOYLE Concerns have been raised over the condition of the Carterton indoor pool, with a report facing councillors saying it needs “significant improvements”.

The pool, owned and operated by the Carterton Swimming Club (CSC), is long overdue for an upgrade.

The subject was raised at Wednesday’s Carterton District Council infrastructure and strategy meeting.

Parks and reserve manager Brian McWilliams reported that the council owned pool looked good with the one outstanding issue being “the seismic strength of the changing facilities”.

However, the major concern discussed around the table was the condition of the indoor pool, adjacent to the council pools and privately owned.

Mr McWilliams said there were “fairly obvious” problems, which included no ventilation.

He said the chlorinated air was causing a lot of rust.

Mayor John Booth said he was “perturbed” hearing about the condition of the pool and queried if the pool should be being used just now.

Planning and regulatory manager Dave Gittings said that was not up to council, and all they could do was raise the issues with CSC and let the club make its own decisions.

Mr Booth said a key reason behind the existing condition would be that “they lack the finances to do what needs to be done”.

Deputy Mayor Russell Keys said the council needed “to get involved with the swimming club” to see what they could come up with.

Councillor Brian Deller said “the building might be sound and the problems might be more cosmetic”.

Mr McWilliams said it would be “negligent” if the council did not point out issues that needed addressing.

A new advisory group, consisting of Bill Sloane (representing the swim club), Mr Keys and Mr McWilliams, will be reviewing all of the swimming pools in the Pembroke St complex.

CSC secretary Rik Anderson said in the past the community had rallied to get that pool.

“They built the pool for 20 years and we are now at the 30-year mark.”

It’s come to the point where some big decisions need to be made about the viability of an indoor pool and given it’s the only facility in the South Wairarapa, the idea that it doesn’t exist at some time in the future is not good for anybody.

“He said working with council was a “great opportunity”.

“If they are upgrading, doing earthquake strengthening and doing some work to their pool, it would make sense that we work together on this.”

It would reduce cost and come up with a complete facility that was “ideal” for the whole community.

Mr Anderson said running a pool in a commercial environment was an expensive business, adding that the CSC was a nonprofit organisation.

Swimming coach Russell Geange, from the Russell Geange Swim Academy, has been a fulltime coach since the late 90s and knows first-hand how important the indoor pool is to the community.

He said the club’s success would have been impossible without an indoor pool, which enabled swimmers to train yearround.

“It’s like anything, as time goes by things need changing, it is time for us to update a little bit.”

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GARY AND NIKI KNIGHT THE NEW FACES

AT LASER PLUMBING Laser Plumbing Wairarapa has a new owner and new location but the people behind the business are familiar.

Gary and Niki Knight bought Laser Plumbing Wairarapa six months ago and have just moved to the historic building at 31 Perry Street.

Gary is a well-known plumber in Wairarapa, having worked in the region for over 30 years. He ran his own business Knightline Plumbing before joining the Laser Plumbing franchise.

Jeff Woolford also has over 30 years’ plumbing experience in Wairarapa, joining Laser Plumbing three and a half years ago. The business’s other plumber is Aaron Keegan who has eight years’ experience.

Niki recently joined Laser Plumbing in reception and administration as the business continues to grow, after previously working in the Registry Office at Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre.

Gary and his team offer all the services that were available at Laser Plumbing previously, the only difference being the change of address.

Laser Plumbing Wairarapa specialises in residential, commercial, rural and industrial new and existing buildings including renovations, with Niki able to offer interior design advice for kitchens and bathrooms.

Being part of the Laser Plumbing franchise is “pretty exciting,” says Gary. “I had thought the decision to join Laser Plumbing would be a hard one, but our minds were made up by the end of the initial presentation. We’ve joined New Zealand’s leading Plumbing Services Company and now have the systems in place for us to be more efficient and have the backup and support which we haven’t had previously.”

Like every other Laser Plumbing branch, the Wairarapa franchise is locally owned and operated, with full support from the Laser Support Office - “All of the franchisees are more than happy to help each other. It’s like a big family company.”

One of the things Gary most enjoys about Laser Plumbing is its ethos.

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Primary sector boost A project aimed at growing the capability of women in the primary sector has been granted close to $300,000 in the latest Sustainable Farming Fund round, Associate Primary Industries Minister Louise Upston says.

The Agri-Women’s Development Trust (AWDT) has received $289,000 from the fund to design and deliver two-year pilot programmes around the country beginning in July.

“Our primary industries are a vital part of our way of life and are responsible for over 78 per cent of our exports. In order to keep these industries internationally competitive, we need investment, innovation, market development and a skilled workforce,” Ms Upston says.

“Projects such as this, which recognise the contribution women have to make in industries that may not be their traditional domain, are key to our future success”.

The programmes will focus on three

key groups - Māori women in regional communities; young women entering agrisector careers; and women with careers outside agriculture whose expertise can be used within the sector.

They will be delivered in key economic development regions including Northland, Bay of Plenty, West Coast, Hawkes Bay and Manawatu/Whanganui.

“Laser Plumbing places a high value on getting the job done properly, being dependable, and providing services at a reasonable price.”

Customers benefit from Laser Plumbing’s ‘Totally Dependable Service Guarantee’, as well as its promise of ‘care and skill’ and ‘timely delivery’.

Gary and Niki welcome new and existing customers for any of the following services: Civil - Commercial - Domestic - Industrial - Maintenance and Servicing - Rural - Drain Laying Fire Installation - Gas Fitting Central Heating Systems - Hot Water Systems - IQP Backflow Prevention - Pumps Tanks Filtration and Irrigation - Spouting - Waste Water Treatment

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During the year, Smith had 23 competition wins including the 20-sheep Open finals at the Golden Shears and the New Zealand Championships, and the Royal Welsh Show, in which he competed last July while on a Shearing Sports New Zealand team tour in the UK with fellow Hawke’s Bay shearer John Kirkpatrick.

He also represented New Zealand in a transtasman series test in Australia and won the 2016 Rural Games Speedshear final in Queenstown.

Smith was one of several Hawke’s Bay finalists among the four categories, the Sportsman of the Year finalists including world champion farm fencer Shane Bouskill, an instructor at the Smedley Cadet farm near Tikokino.

Angela Stevens, of Napier, was a finalist in the Young Sportsperson of the Year Award, won by Taranaki axeman Jack Jordan, winner of three Junior World titles.

Stevens had been Shearing Sports NZ’s top-ranked Junior woolhandler for the 2015-2016 season which included winning the 2016 New Zealand Championships Junior woolhandling title in Te Kuiti, as well as secretary for the SSNZ North Island electronic pointsscoring team.

Among those supporting her at the awards was father John Kirkpatrick, who won the individual title at last month’s World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships in Invercargill and has become an early favourite for the 2017 Rural Sportsman of the Year title.

Porangahau farmer and former World and multiple Golden Pliers farm fencing champion Paul Van Beers was a nominee in the Contribution to Rural Sports category It was won by shearing

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Drop in Centre: Pop in for a cuppa and a chat, gold coin donation for tea/coffee and a biscuit, 2-4pm, at St Johns Hall, Main St, Greytown. Call Bronwyn Hallot (06) 304-8442 or 027 2288651 or Pam Lloyd (06) 304-7997.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 5-7pm, at Red Star Sports Association, 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511, or Hugh 377-4880.

Opaki Tennis: Clubnight 7pm. Call Greg 377-4261 or 3772201.

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.

Oasis Network Inc: A free service for all people who need advocacy and support for their mental health issues and well-being. Mon-Fri 10am-3pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Call Gaylene (06) 929-0961 or (0274) 604-796.

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Yoga: 7.30-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Odette (021) 180-9452.

Carterton Community Choir: Meet 7.15-9pm, at Carterton School hall, Holloway St. Email cartertonsinging@gmail.com Westside Playcentre: Open 9-noon, 165 Renall St, Masterton. Call 378-2224.

Martinborough Playcentre: Open 9-noon, 38 Venice St. Call (06) 306-9068.

Carterton Playcentre: Open 9-noon, Belvedere Rd (next to Howard Booth Park). Call 379-7875.

Tai Chi: 5.30-6.30pm, at Carter Court, Pembroke St, Carterton.

Mums & Bubs Fit: Open to everyone, 10am. For details text ‘Fit Mums’ to (027) 349-8962.

Masterton Taekwon-Do Club: 5.15-6.15pm, Te Runga Scout Den, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Call Simon O’Hara 370-8844.

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

Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band: Band practises 6.308.30 pm, Savage Club Hall, Albert St, Masterton.

Tai chi for Health: Martinborough, St John’s Hall, 9.3010.30am.

Chair Yoga: Breath lead movements. The Spot, 365 Queen St, 1.30pm. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132.

Yoga Beginners: Course-bookings essential, 5.30-7pm , St Andrews church, Greytown. Txt Tulletha (022) 176-4296.

Yoga Works: Masterton 9.30am. Call Robyn 377-1802.

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association Croquet: 9.15am for 9.30 start. Call Veronica George 379-8644.

Aquarobics: 11am at Lansdowne Village.

Pilates: Power 9am, Beginners 10am, 50s Forward 11am, Core Plus 5.30pm at Bodymind Pilates, 6 Queen St, Masterton.

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Judo Classes: Kids (4 to 9) 5-6pm, Cadets (10 to 16) 6-7pm and Seniors (14+) 7-8.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy, 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111.

Self Defence: Ju Jitsu, 7-8.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111.

Masterton Toy Library: 2.30-4.30pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton.

Alcoholics Anonymous: Masterton, 7.30pm, Soulway Church, 227 High St. Call Darren (027) 334-2685.

Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Wairarapa Inc: Carterton: 6pm, at Carterton South End School hall. Call Thomas Duncan (06) 308-8844 or (027) 302-8923.

FRIDAY, MARCH 24 Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Carterton Library 11am-1pm.

Dance: At Carterton Club, Broadway, at 7.30pm. Call Liz 379-5108.

Itchycoo Park: From 7.30pm, at Club Wairarapa, 20 Essex St, Masterton. Members, Affiliated Members and their guests welcome.

Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Fri-Mon 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean (06) 372-6623 or Pam (06) 372-6459.

Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10am-noon, Featherston Community Centre. Call Virginia (06) 308-8392.Masterton Tennis Club: Club night from 5pm.

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

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

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

Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz Wairarapa Steampunk: We meet as required, 10.30am2pm, at Kingstreet Artworks. Call Gaylene 377-4865 evenings or (0274) 494-596.

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

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

Linedance: Greytown: 10.30-11.30am at St John’s Hall.

Hatha Yoga + Yin Mix: 5.30pm , St Johns Hall, Greytown. Txt Tulletha (022) 176-4296.

Yoga: Greytown: 9-10.15am, St John’s Hall, Greytown. Call Nicki (06) 308-6598. Carterton: 9am, at Gain Momentum, opposite the Event Centre. Call Odette (021) 180-9452.

Pilates: Men Only 9am, Core 10am, 50s Forward 11am, Core Plus 12.10pm, Core 5.30pm at Bodymind Pilates, 6 Queen St, Masterton. Call 370-1121.

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

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the Park. Call Norma Wilton 377-3165.

Carterton Senior Citizens: Meet 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Senior Citizens Hall, 150 Main St, Carterton.

TUESDAY, MARCH 28 Drop in Centre: Pop in for a cuppa and a chat, gold coin donation for tea/coffee and a biscuit, 2-4pm, at St Johns Hall, Main St, Greytown. Call Bronwyn Hallot (06) 304-8442 or 027 2288651 or Pam Lloyd (06) 304-7997.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 9am-noon, at Red Star Sports Association, 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 3702511, or Hugh 377-4880.

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

Juesday Art: 10am-1pm Featherston Community Centre. Call Julia (06) 308-8977.

Tai Chi for Health: 9.15-10.15am, St John’s Hall, Greytown.

Carterton District Historical Society: Open 2-4pm, Cnr Broadway & Masson St. Call 379-7827 or 379-7150.

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.

Carterton Playcentre: Open 9-noon, Belvedere Rd (next to Howard Booth Park). Call 379-7875.

Dance Fitness Classes: Greytown, with Justine Eldred at Kuranui College Dance Studio, 6.30-7.30pm. Call Justine (0274) 761-996.

Masterton Taekwon-Do Club: 5.15-6.15pm, Te Runga Scout Den, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Call Simon O’Hara 370-8844.

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

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

Carterton Tennis Club: Midweek tennis 9am-noon.

Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway, Carterton, open by appointment. Call 379-7827 or 379-9021.

Woops A Daisy Marching Team: March for fun, friendship and fitness, 5-6pm. Call Cheryl 372-5522.

Yoga Works: Masterton 9.30am. Greytown 5.30pm. Call Robyn 377-1802.

Hatha Flow Yoga: 5.30pm, 22 Dixon St, Masterton. Txt Tulletha (022) 176-4296.

Pilates: Power 9am, 50s Forward 9.30am (at Lansdowne Park), Beginners 10am, 50s Forward 11am, Core 2pm, Power 5.30pm at Bodymind Pilates, 6 Queen St, Masterton. Call 370-1121.

Karate Classes for Children: Masterton Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate-Do. 5.30pm, 49 Te Ore Ore Rd, Masterton. Call Steve or Sharron Riley 378-8814 or (027) 680-7738.

Judo Classes: Kids (4-9) 5pm to 6pm, Cadets (10-16) 6-7pm and Seniors (14+) 7-8.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy, 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111.

Self Defence: Ju Jitsu, 7-8.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111.

Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Wairarapa Inc: Martinborough: Martinborough Primary School Hall. Under12s at 5-6pm. Call Corina Ngatai (027)432-6870. All at 6pm.

Call Anna Börjesson (021) 163-8867.

Toy Library: Masterton -10am-noon, rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St; Featherston: 10am-noon, in the Community Centre, 24 Wakefield St. South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon, including cards, board, darts, pool etc. Call Doff 304-9748.

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

Carrington Bowling and Croquet Club: Bowls: 1.20pm for 1.30pm start. Call Ray Beale 379-8242.

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf croquet 9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Norma Wilton 377-3165.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 Ukulele Classes: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Neil (06) 308-9341.

Pilates: 6-7pm Featherston Community Centre. Call Kathy (027) 285-5595.

Featherston Amateur Wrestling Gym: 52 Fitzherbert St (behind Totem), kids wrestling classes, term time only, 5.30pm, 5 to 8 years, 6.15pm, 8 and over, first class free. Call Dannii (027) 920-6751.

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

Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club: (Term time only), 52 Fitzherbert St, 5-8 years, 5.30-6.15pm; 8+ years, 6.157.30pm, adult classes available. Call Dannii (027) 920-6751.

Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, 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.

Longbush Playgroup: 9.30am-noon, 1135 Longbush Rd, Masterton. Call Eileen (06) 372-7861.

Westside Playcentre: Open 9-noon, 165 Renall St, Masterton. Call 378-2224.

Martinborough Playcentre: Open 9-noon, 38 Venice St. Call (06) 306-9068.

Club Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll basic steps and more, 7.30-10pm, at Club Wairarapa, Masterton. Call 027 333-1793.

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

Wairarapa Spinners and Weavers: Meet 10am-2pm, in the Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Lynette 377-0236.

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

Dance Fit: 6pm at the YMCA Masterton. For details text ‘Dance Fit’ to (027) 349-8962.

Walk Fit: Open to everyone, 9.30am. For details text ‘Walk Fit’ to (027) 239-9001.

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

Wairarapa Asthma Society Inc: South Wairarapa, Easy Breathers Gentle Exercise Group, 10.30-11.30am, at the St John rooms. Call Sylvia 377-1175 or Cathy (027) 359-3625.

Club Carterton: Two-course barbecue meal, 6.30pm.

Belly Dance: 1-2pm, at St Johns Hall, Greytown. Call Tamara (06) 308-8343 or text (021) 022-31893.

The Dance Shed: 450 Belvedere Rd Carterton. Rock N Roll Class, 7-9pm. Call Wendy or Don 379-6827 or (027) 319-9814.

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

Quit Smoking Support Group: Run by Whaiora quit coaches, free, noon-1pm, at 22 Dixon St, Masterton.

Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park.

Call Ann Jackson, 372-5758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285.

Chair Yoga: At Wairarapa Village, 140 Chapel St, Masterton.

Gentle movements, 9.30am. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132.

Yoga Works: Masterton 5.30pm. Call Robyn 377-1802.

Pilates: Core 9am, 50s Forward 11am, Core 5.30pm, Beginners 6.30pm at Bodymind Pilates, 6 Queen St, Masterton. Call 370-1121.

Tai Chi for Health: 9.30-10.30am, St Mark’s Church Hall, Carterton.

Yin yoga + Restore: 6.30pm, 22 Dixon St, Masterton. Txt Tulletha (022) 176-4296. Call 370-1121.

Beginners Yoga: 9am, Carterton. Call Odette (021) 1809452.

Pregnancy Yoga: 12.30pm, Hot Yoga Studio, Kuripuni. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132.

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

Karate: Masterton Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate-Do, 6.30pm, 49 Te Ore Ore Rd, Masterton. Call Steve or Sharron Riley 378-8814 or (027) 680-7738.

Self Defence/Ju Jitsu: 8-9.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy, 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111.

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

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

Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10am-noon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 370-1604 (church office).

Alcoholics Anonymous: Martinborough, 7.30pm, 9 Jellicoe St. Call Mark 906) 306-6013 or (021) 02442870.

Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Wairarapa Inc: Featherston: Primary School Hall, at 6pm. Call Paul Cantwell (06) 308-9839 or (027) 376-9804.

Masterton Petanque Club: From 5.30pm, at Masterton Bowling Club, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Graeme 378-7331.

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

Carrington Bowling and Croquet Club: Golf croquet: 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. Call Steve Davis (06) 304-7155. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz

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Cowley’s crafts up for grabs at fundraiser Acclaimed children’s author Joy Cowley has donated crafts to be raffled at this year’s Harvest Festival at St Teresa’s School, Featherston.

Among the items are a signed copy of The Road to Ratenburg, a wooden bowl made from heart rimu with a multi-wood segmented rim, and hand-spun and knitted garments.

Other raffles on offer include groceries, a special occasion cake, and a mum’s pamper pack.

Further bowls and candlesticks created

by Mrs Cowley will be available for sale at one of the stalls.

Other stalls will sell goods such as toys, books, plants, produce, second-hand clothes, cakes and jewellery.

Each classroom also has a stall run by St Teresa’s School students selling magnets, fudge, sherbet, drinks and games.

The Harvest Festival is on Saturday, April 1, between 10am and 1pm.

Joy Cowley.

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Donated crafts and books by Joy Cowley.

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Everyone invited to take part in inaugural Ron Hughes Memorial Athletics Meet Athletics Featherston is remembering long-time volunteer and Professionals Patrick & Scott Featherston real estate agent Ron Hughes with an athletics meeting on Saturday 25th March.

Everyone is welcome to enter as an individual or team - for example, sports club, street and business with prizes to be won.

Competitions include 100 metres, 1500 metres, discus, shotput, long jump, high jump and relay races.

The meeting will be held at Card Reserve, Featherston, with registrations at 9.30am and prize giving at 2.30pm.

Entries are $5 per athlete.

There is more information on the Athletics Featherston Facebook page or email info@athleticsfeatherston.org.nz or call/tex Kim 0274 129 299

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

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Outside the refurbished Cattle Ridge hut: Conor McLaughlin (left), Jurgen Schwaneke, Liam Wardman, Sam Cook, Ferg Pitney, William Chapman and parent Steve Pitney.

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New life for iconic hut Work has been completed on refurbishing Cattle Ridge Hut in the northern Tararua Ranges.

Among the first to visit the restored hut was a tramping party from Rathkeale College, who gave the hut the once over just two days after workmen had finished.

They had also been using the hut only four days prior to the work being completed.

Joe Nawalaniec, who took the college party into the ranges, said some art work from Noel Fraser, who was part of the original hut building team, in the summer

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of 1960-61, was uncovered and left in place before the builders relined the hut.

Cattle Ridge Hut is now bigger than it was originally and has double-glazed windows and insulation installed.

It also now has a large, detached woodshed.

Mr Nawalaniec said all it needed now was a woodburner and “a plaque honouring Tony Macklin who was the driving force behind the rebuild to be put up”.

“It remains, uniquely, the only five-bunk hut in the ranges, the sixth bed having been mysteriously removed in the late 1970s,” Mr Nawalaniec said.

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Fun run in the sun

About 1500 people took part in Sunday’s Round the Vines in Martinborough.

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The biggest Round the Vines fun walk/run in five years was held in Martinborough on Sunday, with sunny weather encouraging people to enter into the spirit of the event, while at the same time raising money for Martinborough School.

Joint organisers Amy Mason and Viv Malneek were delighted with the participation, estimating that 1500 people took part.

About half took on the task of covering the 10km walk and the others braved the 21km.

Mrs Mason said people from throughout New Zealand checked in, with a special team from one of the leading sponsors, Genesis Energy, coming from Auckland.

Others came from Nelson, Whanganui, Tauranga and a host of other towns and cities.

All proceeds go to the school and pupils were out in force as volunteer helpers.

Barry Allen as the Flash.

The ‘stick together’ group.

Daniel Wadsworth, Zoe Wadsworth, Catherine Cavaney-Shepherd, and Tony Arnold.

Megan Challies, Sara Challies, and Mandy Brown, as lady bugs.

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Services Limited SUNNY BLENHEIM opportunity for Store Person / Seed Dressing Machinist Position We require a Store Person/Seed Dressing Machinist to work at our Riverlands Estate Seed Store in Sunny BLENHEIM. Responsibilities include: • Seed dressing including clover and lucerne • Inwards/Outwards goods • Forklift driving Training will be given, but experience IS an advantage.

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Meech top of the game The first female to ride the winner in the Melbourne Cup, Michelle Payne is now one of racing’s most publicly-recognised figures. But arguably the best woman jockey in Australia over a long period has been the softly spoken former Wairarapa woman Linda Meech.

Famously described by Black Caviar’s now retired trainer Peter Moody as ‘the best horse in my stable’, the hard-working Linda Meech has certainly made her name across the Tasman.

Four times Meech has ridden a century of winners in a season - she kicked home a career best 111 in 2008-09 - and twice she has won the Victorian country premiership.

Her success continued on the big stage last Saturday when the self-proclaimed “bush jockey” guided the Peter Morgantrained Sircconi to victory in the Gr.2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Flemington.

It is a long way from her beginnings when she had about 30 rides while apprenticed to Janice Webster in Whanganui, including rides at Tauherenikau, but there was never any doubt in Meech’s mind as to what her career path would be.”

I always wanted to be a jockey, even before I went to primary school,” she said. While there was no specific racing interest Meech said her family all rode while she was growing up in Pongaroa, and she remembers her grandfather being especially keen on horses.

In 1998, the now 36-year-old travelled to Australia with some horses for trainer Kevin ‘Dummy’ Myers and never returned.

“It was a bit better money over here and more opportunities than I had in New Zealand with racing every day,” she recalled from her Victorian base.

Meech said she was lucky to be taken on as an apprentice by trainer Terry O’Sullivan and she worked hard riding at meetings around country Victoria.

No trainer provided Meech with more winners than Peter Moody — 246 to be precise — but with the big man from Wyandra hanging up his stopwatch last year, Meech now freelances and rides for Caulfield trainer Ciaron Maher.

“Peter was a champion to me.

“I still see him a lot and it is nice to see him looking so relaxed,” she said.

Moody also provided Meech with her first Group One win when she guided Plucky Belle to an upset victory in the 2015 Coolmore Classic at Rosehill.

A week prior, Meech had been enjoying racing of a slightly less highbrow

nature, returning to New Zealand to ride at the Castlepoint Beach races.

“It was one of those things I always wanted to do,” she said.

“I rode for Kevin Myers, but I couldn’t win the Castlepoint Cup, I got beaten. I’d like to go back but I don’t know if Dummy would put me on again.”

Meech splits her time between an apartment in Port Melbourne and a stable complex adjacent to the racecourse at Stawell, 236 kilometres west of Melbourne, where she spent her apprenticeship and where she plans to eventually retire.

“I probably want to retire in the next four or five years,” she said.

“I’m not going to be riding forever.”

She has a trainer’s license, but just now treats that as a hobby and something she is more likely to focus on when she ceases race riding.

With more than 1300 career wins to her name, Meech is this season second on the Victorian jockeys’ premiership behind Dean Yendall with 82 wins.

While she was understandably happy to add a Group Two success to her tally recently, Meech is pragmatic when considering further Group wins.

“I don’t get many rides in Group races.

It’s not like I am Zac Purton or Hugh Bowman, I am happy if I just keep riding winners,” she said.

“I am pretty much a bush jockey. I make a good living and I never expected to be a superstar.”

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Linda Meech after riding Cool Snitzel to win at Sandown Racecourse.

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Hamish Merrick makes a run.

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

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Narrow loss for Greytown RUGBY

Mark Fricker, led way with bat for Giants Presidents.

BY GARY CAFFELL A late try took HorowhenuaKapiti champions Paraparaumu to a 24-20 win over their Wairarapa-Bush counterparts Greytown in their pre-season rugby match played at Memorial Park, Masterton on Saturday.

Frustratingly for Greytown that try came about one minute after they had kicked a penalty to lead 20-19, only the second time in the game they had their noses in front.

It was, however, fitting that Paraparaumu should become the first holders of the Tararua Challenge Trophy as in a game which kept a small crowd well entertained, they did look the more dangerous on attack with their midfield backs, in particular, often piercing the first line of defence with hard, straight running.

Greytown, which was not at full strength, was at their best when their forwards kept the ball in hand and looked to make ground through short passing rushes or rolling mauls.

Wairarapa-Bush rep Nick Hohepa had a strong game for them and the inside combination of Hamish Meyrick and Kingi Kaiwai produced some nice touches.

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Giants through to two finals SOFTBALL

BY GARY CAFFELL Kuripuni Sports Bar Giants had to come from behind for the first time this season when they beat Dodgers 9-5 in their Hutt Valley President’s grade semi-final men’s softball match at South Park, Masterton on Saturday.

After scoring three runs at their first turn at bat, thanks to a home run by Justin Karaitiana, Giants looked well on the way to yet another comfortable win in a club season during which they have yet to taste defeat.

However, Dodgers had other ideas and struck back to not only make up the leeway but take a 4-3 advantage.

The pressure was then on Giants to respond and with Mark Fricker and Matt Kawana leading the way, respond they did, recovering to lead 9-4.

And while Dodgers managed

Abe Southey fends off a Paraparaumu opponent.

what was their second home run late in the game Giants had done enough to make next Saturday’s final against Wainuiomata at Fraser Park.

“It wasn’t easy . . . Dodgers played really well and we had to lift the ante to fight them off,” Giants coach Allan Clarke said.

“It was a really good game of softball, just what we needed going into a final.”

Both the Giants’ premier three men and major B women’s teams won their Hutt Valley matches on Saturday by default, with the premier three men going straight through to next weekend’s final of their competition as a result.

In the morning grades, Apache Jacks Giants under-15s lost their Hutt Valley semi-final to Totara Park by 5-4, a much improved effort on the 14-0 beating they had taken when the two teams had last met.

The under-13s lost to Stokes Valley 13-4.

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BY JAKE BELESKI Drug cheats are a constant problem in the sporting world, and Rathkeale College is doing what it can to ensure its athletes don’t go down that path.

American cyclist Lance Armstrong was arguably the most famous drug cheat of all time, winning the Tour de France seven consecutive times before admitting he had been assisted by performance-enhancing drugs.

A presentation from Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) at Rathkeale College on Tuesday informed the students of the dangers of mixing supplements, medications and recreational drugs with sport.

Scott Tibbutt, chief operating officer for DFSNZ, said the presentation was a student-centred, values-based approach to learning. “What that means is we don’t necessarily say don’t take this drug or do that, but we concentrate on the values that support that kind of behaviour.�

The students were asked what they classified as cheating, and why some acts were deemed more unsportsmanlike than others. “It gets them thinking about their values and how they want to be perceived,� he said. “The reason we do that is because international research is showing that is how you’re going to get a better outcome down the track.�

The priority of the presentation was to ensure that when athletes made high performance teams and were potentially faced with a decision to dope, it would be so abhorrent to them that they wouldn’t go anywhere near it.

Supplements were one of the organisation’s biggest concerns, Mr

Rathkeale College students Rory McKee (left), Callan Elliot, Josh Tatham and Pranay Singh at the Drug Free Sport NZ presentation. PHOTO/JAKE BELESKI

Tibbutt said. “For us supplements are a massive issue – they’re our number one concern when it comes to inadvertent doping. “We’re trying to let the students know that they don’t know what is in that product, and even the ingredients label can’t be trusted.�

A food-first approach to nutrition was the best way for athletes to avoid inadvertently taking a prohibited substance, he said.

Even medications – including asthma inhalers – could contain ingredients found on banned substances lists.

It would be naĂŻve to think there were no drug cheats in New Zealand, but it was important to ensure athletes were well informed, he said. “New Zealand has that 100 per cent clean image and attitude, and that culture is what we’re trying to protect. “We don’t want to end up in a situation where it’s almost the norm to dope, like some other countries.â€?

Rathkeale College first XV rugby player Rory McKee said the presentation was invaluable. “It really opened my eyes . . . I didn’t know a lot of the stuff they explained

to us.�

Head boy and first XI football player Pranay Singh said it really made them think about values in sport. “It makes you think about the extent of cheating, and what constitutes cheating.�

Both said they would be cautious around supplement use if they were faced with that decision in the future.

DFSNZ offers a text service where athletes can text the details of their medication to the organisation, and they will find out whether it is prohibited or allowed.

Price crowned Masters Athlete of the Year

BY GARY CAFFELL

Andrea Harris and Tony Price.

PHOTO/FILE

The man they call “Bones� has been named 2016 New Zealand Masters Distance Athlete of the Year.

The award, which was announced at a ceremony in Nelson, was the icing on the cake for Masterton’s Tony Price after a series of stellar performances last year, including the winning of one gold and two silver medals at the World Masters championships in Perth and silver medals at both the national cross country and road championships.

Impressive as his Perth results were they might even have been better.

In the 8km cross country Price ran aggressively and led virtually the whole way until the last 20m where he was pipped on

the line.

And the same thing happened in the 5000m where he shared the lead with an English competitor all the way through only to lose in a sprint finish.

The gold medal for Price at the worlds came in the cross-country where he was part of a New Zealand team which had the first three runners finish before a similar number from any other country.

Price was delighted by his award. “You train hard, you try your best and hopefully the results go your way . . . this is really the icing on the cake for everything I do. “To be considered the best distance athlete in New Zealand across all masters grades from 35yrs plus is just amazing.�

The world Masters indoor

championships in Daegu, Korea is the next big assignment for Price.

He and fellow Masterton athlete Andrea Harris flew out last week along with coach Mark Harris with the expectations of giving a strong account of themselves.

Price will contest the 8km cross country, 3000m and half-marathon and while a niggling injury has him less than 100 per cent fit, he is optimistic of doing well.

Harris will contest the 800m, 1500m and 3000m.

She came agonisingly close to a medal in the 800m in Perth last year.

Both Harris and Price expressed thanks for the generous sponsorship received from Trust House, without which they would not have been able to compete in Daegu.

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