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The rise of ‘Bionic Barry’

EMILY IRELAND

Inspector Gadget and Bionic Barry are just a couple of the anticipated titles for the new-look Masterton Miniature Train Station manager Barry Stroud.

Barry, who has worked as the train manager for about seven years, lost his finger in a workplace incident last year.

This week, thanks to 3D printing technology at the Masterton library, he is debuting a bionic finger, which he hopes one day to fix with a laser pointer – and that would be just the beginning.

When asked about how he lost his left index finger, Barry likes to say it was because he got “hit by a train” – “it sounds better” than what technically happened last January, he said.

“I was actually just working on a repair on the train and part of it collapsed on me.”

His finger was removed after a resulting infection.

“See, it sounds better to say I was hit by a train.”

Lesson learned? “If you’re going to do something stupid, make sure it’s a good one”.

Though Barry makes jokes about it now, he said he went through the “seven stages of grief” following the workplace incident.

One of those stages must have been “pragmatism”, according to Paul Greville of the Masterton District Library, “because before the swelling had even go down, he was in here to see the work we had done with the 3D printers”.

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Paul Greville of the Masterton District Library, and Barry Stroud wearing his prosthetic ÿ nger. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND

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Emily Ireland

There are two types of people in the world.

The first type are people who, when faced with a bad situation, let it get the best of them.

The second type are people who, when faced with the same situation, run with it, and have some fun along the way.

Barry Stroud is the second type.

After losing his finger in a workplace incident, and after a brief period of coming to grips with how this would impact his life, it seems Barry just jumped straight to the best-case scenario solution to his problem, and made it his mission to become somewhat of an Inspector Gadget.

Though he has only made the first step towards this, with the first 3D printed prosthetic being fitted to his hand, he’s already thinking about how he can best optimise the hardship of having no index finger.

Afterall, who wouldn’t want a handy laser pointer?

Barry epitomises the saying, “when life gives you lemons,

make lemonade”.

But I guess in Barry’s case, the saying would go, “when life takes your finger, slowly transform into Iron Man”.

It was great to see the partnership between Barry and Paul Greville of the Masterton District Library, and it goes to show that the library is so much more than a depot for borrowing and returning books.

I wish all the best to Barry – he is the Masterton Miniature Train manager, so if you or the kids are going out for a ride, I’m sure he would be open to suggestions of other modifications he can make to his prosthetic finger.

In other news, there is a great yarn on Page 4 about a poor kiwi whose arranged marriage drove him into the wild.

That’s right, Turua, the North Island brown kiwi who was in an “arranged marriage” with Manukura the rare white kiwi at Pukaha Mount Bruce, has been released into the wild following a “lover’s spat”.

Since leaving the aviary environment, Turoa began to put on his lost weight again and started to thrive.

I guess you could say the little kiwi is enjoying some welldeserved “me-time”.

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I wanted to thank you for your heart-felt words which referenced the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between Carterton District Council and Hurunui o Rangi, in the Wairarapa Midweek on February 28, 2018.

Hearing this was your Treaty of Waitangi moment, confirmed to me just how special this agreement is for our entire community.

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Together, we need to proactively work alongside each other so that we can be committed to the social and cultural well-beings of our tangata whenua.

Thank you once again, for publicly recognising our partnership, and the meaningful way in which we have officially formed our agreement.

I look forward to working with you, and members of Hurunui o Rangi throughout my tenure as Mayor, and also informally through the friendship which we have forged. Nga mihi nui.

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Rangitaara Wana is putting her illegal driving days behind her.

The 24-year-old was one of the graduates of Wairarapa REAP’s recent driver licensing training courses, held in February and March – proudly emerging with a brand new Learner Licence.

Rangitaara has, in fact, been driving for several years, having taught herself from observing friends and family. Despite having learned the road rules by first-hand exposure, she had resisted getting her learner’s, lacking the confidence to sit the written test.

“I just kept putting it off,” she said.

“Sitting the test was a big step for me – but when I went to do it, I found the questions were mostly just common sense.

You just need to use your brain cells.

“I’m so proud of myself for going for it.”

Rangitaara is one of the 1000-odd students Darren Poona, one of the tutors of REAP’s driving courses, has taught over the past six years.

Darren tutors the Learner License course which helps students come to grips with the NZ Road Code in a gentle, nonthreatening environment before taking the written exam.

It is targeted mostly at young people who have been driving without the correct documentation.

Many in Darren’s classes, he said, have avoided sitting their learner’s thanks to previous negative experiences of education and taking tests, and a lack of self-belief.

So it’s not unusual for him to see his students not only gain a licence, but take steps to overcome their learning disabilities, go on to new careers, or find a new lease on life following a difficult past.

“Our courses are the last chance hotel – some of our students have failed their learner’s about six or seven times, and have just about given up,” Darren said.

“A lot of people who come to us have bad memories of the school system, and almost have a phobia of anything academic.

“We’re here to give them that exposure to academic thinking.

“It’s awesome to see them build up that confidence, and realise what they’re capable of.”

Darren knows what it’s like to struggle on the road.

Originally from Auckland, he settled in Masterton as he hoped the quieter country life would help him break some bad habits.

“I was your typical aggressive Auckland driver,” he said.

“I thought, ‘man, if I want to drive better, I’ve got to get out of here.’”

He arrived in Wairarapa in the early 2000s, at a time when road deaths in the region were high, especially among Maori.

He eventually worked with the former Wairarapa Whanui Incorporated, teaching

Barry Stroud’s 3D-printed finger being fitted.

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Rangitaara Wana, who just got her learner’s, with tutor Darren Poona.

driving courses in an attempt to “turn the numbers around”.

He began working at REAP in 2012, where he also teaches computer literacy.

Though REAP’s courses mostly target the 16 to 25 age group, Darren said “a whole range of people” usually ended up enrolling.

The oldest person he has taught was approaching 70 – who, despite never having held a driver’s license, had managed “60 years on the road without getting a ticket”.

“He was listening to a talk at the marae about taking responsibility - which got him thinking, ‘oh, I’d better get my licence’.”

“His grandson has said he wants to do the course as well.

“I think there are a lot of young people out there who don’t put a priority on the responsibility of getting a driver’s licence.

“Their parents may not have had a good relationship with the cops, so they have no fear of being caught.

“If we get an older person come in, we’ll often ask, ‘what are your moko doing?’ So, they can get their licence, and get on the right path.”

At the Learner Licence course, Darren introduces the students to the Road Code, teaching them techniques for digesting information, critical thinking, and committing facts to memory.

Students then go over online practice tests, before sitting the final exam, with tutors coming along for moral support.

Darren has worked with several people with learning disabilities or neurological conditions, such as dyslexia or autism.

Some have even had limited reading skills who have been able to pass their test, thanks to some extra time and attention.

“Those people I found were some of the most intelligent, as they had to find their own ways of getting by,” Darren said.

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He has teamed up worked with Literacy Wairarapa to help some of his students.

Also needing some extra focus are students on a “pink licence” - drivers who have been suspended or disqualified from driving, and needing to start the process from scratch.

“It’s about helping them break the cycle.

“It’s important we work with our students until they get it. It’s not always easy - but listening and being patient goes a long way.

“For a lot of these guys, a licence is their first step towards independence.”

Darren has seen some real success stories with students, thanks to their newfound confidence, achieving some major milestones.

One woman in particular found doing the course helped her conquer a fear of filling out forms, leading her to finally getting approved for a mortgage.

“Once she’d done her test and got her licence, she thought ‘how hard can this be?’

“She’s now got a home of her own, and is training to be a counsellor.”

For another student, getting her learner’s was a key step in overcoming her traumatic past.

“She’d been abused by family members.

She was so traumatised, she’d be shaking in class.

“But when she got her licence, she had a huge smile on her face. She said, ‘they told me I’d never achieve anything – I just proved them wrong.’”

Rangitaara now plans on getting her restricted licence, so she can drive to her job in Lower Hutt and save money on train fares.

“I’m so excited for what’s next,” she said.

Plastic finger working well “Barry had already researched the thing he wanted to build – he found a chap in the States, Nick Brooking at Danger Creations, who had created a commercially viable bionic finger that you could make on a 3D printer.

“We measured Barry’s finger and started to print it out from the bottom to the top and fitted it.”

The project’s budget for materials was no more than $5, Mr Greville said – although effort-wise, hours upon hours of work had been put into it.

“I reckon I could do it again in about two hours.”

The prosthetic finger’s colourscheme – bright pink – had not been Barry’s first choice – but he was happy regardless.

“I wanted to be Iron Man… or a storm trooper or imperial droid, but as they say, when you go black, you never go back.”

In terms of modifications, Brary was already excited to install a laser pointer in the next prototype.

“There’s a world of possibility.

“There could be a work finger, crimefighting finger...”

But Barry would have to take little steps at a time, and was looking forward to learning to eat and type with the prosthetic.

“Just using a fork would be cool,” he said.

“Even being able to grip a ticket or hold a coin between my fingers would be great.

“It’s nice having the feeling of five fingers again.”

The prosthetic finger is fitted with “elastic tendons” connecting to a wristband.

As the elastic tightens with wrist movement, the finger bends towards the palm.

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Pukaha kiwi get ‘divorced’ View of Jacky and Tony Pearson’s house and garden.

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Straight from a painting Turua the North Island brown kiwi was released into the Pukaha Mount Bruce forest on Sunday. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

A lover’s spat between two Mount Bruce kiwi has forced one of them out into the wild.

Turua, a North Island brown kiwi who was in an “arranged marriage” with Manukura the rare white kiwi, was released on Sunday into the 942-hectare forest at Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre.

He had lived in the nocturnal aviary at Pukaha for the past six years, but recently became very stressed in the aviary environment, losing weight and hiding.

Turua was kiwi royalty, as he was the chosen male that joined Manukura in the nocturnal aviary at Pukaha in May 2012.

The pair were placed in an “arranged marriage” and it was hoped they would become a breeding pair of kiwi.

Once the pair were introduced in the nocturnal house aviary, it was fair to say that Manukura was much more interested in Turua than he was in her.

Manukura’s attempts at play, and her games of chase and wrestle were never well received by Turua.

But, after years of “togetherness” Turua and Manukura did start to display some

mating behaviour.

He had started calling to her, just as a wild male would do in the forest.

Manukura had even started digging her own burrow, another sign that she was preparing for breeding.

Late last year however Turua started to appear quite “stressed” in the aviary environment.

He had started losing weight and was spending a lot of his time hiding.

The Pukaha rangers were hopeful that it was just a “lovers spat” and Turua and Manukura would be happily coupled up again, but unfortunately their love story was just not meant to be.

As Turua’s happiness and health was starting to be compromised the decision was made to give him “a break” from Manukura and to move him to the kiwi pre- release aviaries.

Once out of the aviary and the arranged relationship, Turua once again started to thrive.

He put on weight, stopped hiding at night and his normal happy kiwi behaviour resumed.

The only answer to his compromised health situation was that his arranged marriage with Manukura was causing him stress.

The decision was made to not put Turua back into the nocturnal house aviary and after transitioning him to live “wild” he would be released into the Pukaha forest.

Lead kiwi ranger Jess Flamy, who had cared for Turua in the nocturnal aviary for the past five years was the releasing ranger.

“No matter how many kiwi you release back into the wild, you still feel like a parent sending your kids off into the big wild world,” she said.

“Turua’s release will always be special to me as I cared for him on a daily basis for over five years.

“I will be watching his progress with pride and left him with wishes for a long and beautiful wild life.”

Manukura has recently had a new “potential boyfriend” move into the nocturnal aviary at Pukaha.

He is a rather feisty male kiwi named, Frickleton.

Local on Life Flight Board

A Wairarapa flavour has been brought to the Life Flight Trust Board, with the appointment of Greytown’s Rachael Fletcher.

Rachael, who specialises in marketing and event management said the decision to join the Board was a “no-brainer”.

“Life Flight is an incredible organisation that touches many people’s lives.

“I jumped at the opportunity to join the Board, and it’s great to be able to bring some Wairarapa perspective to it, as we have lots of areas here that are remote and harder to

get to via an ambulance.”

Life Flight chief executive Ian Pirie said the organisation was “very well supported”

by Wairarapa people and was thrilled to have a Wairarapa representative on the board.

Life Flight will be hosting an open day in Wellington on March 18.

The event is a celebration of the final day of Life Flight’s Air Ambulance Plane fundraiser.

Visit www.lifeflight.org.nz/openday for more information.

Rachael Fletcher, Greytown.

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An intriguing art and garden trail featuring gardens from Martinborough to Masterton is fast-approaching.

Coming up this Easter weekend, 10 private gardens will be open to the public for an entry fee of $2, for the Wararapa Art & Garden Trail.

One of the gardens featured belongs to Jacky and Tony Pearson.

Jacky is one of New Zealand’s best watercolour artists.

She teaches master classes internationally and around New Zealand on a regular basis and exhibits in galleries around New Zealand and in her home studio.

Tony has been in the alternative energy wind and solar industry for decades and you can see working models on the property.

They moved to Carterton from Eastborne two-and-a-half years ago.

Their Norfolk Road three-hectare flat property on deep loam soil was divided into four paddocks with a relocated 1889 farmhouse from Alfredton moved on in the 1994.

A water race runs through the property and there were some lovely ornamental trees planted.

Since moving in, Jacky and Tony have had a planting frenzy with almost 100 fruit trees going in.

Their native tree pockets are designed to become part of the native corridor from Pukaha to Palliser.

They have 10 hens and a rooster in a fabulous chicken enclosure.

Determinedly organic and with a severe blackberry problem, Boer goats were suggested as a solution for weed control and a food source.

Just too adorable to eat they now have six pet Boer goats to provide them with animal compost and natural weed control.

Their plans for their property are big and originate in permaculture principles, having only just started theirs will be a fascinating property to watch over the coming decades.

No pets allowed obviously, and no children are permitted on the trail – the gardens have multiple hazard areas.

The gardens will be open from Friday, March 30 to Monday, April 2, from 10am – 3pm each day.

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Michelle Cooper, Child Advocate at Wairarapa Women’s Refuge.

Voice given to children A newly appointed child advocate will be a “big boost” to the help and support Wairarapa Women’s Refuge can provide children and young people.

Michelle Cooper, a programme coordinator facilitator at Wairarapa Women’s Refuge, has recently taken on the role of ‘child advocate’.

Although Women’s Refuge has government contracts with Ministry of Justice and Child Youth and Family to provide children’s programmes, the organisation is largely unfunded for the one-on-one specialised work they do with children.

Ms Cooper said child advocates were instrumental in helping to address family violence.

“It is really important that they have someone available to work closely with them to make sure their voice is heard, their rights are upheld and their needs are met,” she said.

The prevalence of violence in families in New Zealand is significant, with over 40,000 women and children referred to Women’s Refuge annually; just under half of those were for children.

Women’s Refuge statistics indicate that the demand for refuge services for children will increase over the next several years, and that they will need more child advocates to help reduce the trauma of children’s experiences, and break the negative cycle.

Women’s Refuge national office launched a campaign earlier last year, called The Kids In the Middle, aimed at raising money for more child advocates.

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with a $18,000 grant towards the new role.

The impact of exposure to family violence is devastating for children, Ms Cooper said, with some kids saying that witnessing family violence is more distressing than being the direct victims of violence by adults.

“Even though they have witnessed some pretty traumatic experiences at home they still want their home life, and to have mum and dad together,” Ms Cooper said.

“So quite often mum is dealing with the breakup but also with the children who want to go back.”

A domestic violence situation is a “huge load” for a child, and it can affect them in many ways.

“It’s really important for them to have a person that they trust and know that what they say is not going to be used against them, or against mum and dad, and for them to be able to talk about how they feel about what is going on.

“Quite often children won’t talk to mum or dad because mum already has a whole lot of stuff to worry about and they don’t want to put their worries on top.”

As well as one-on-one child advocacy, Women’s Refuge also run children’s domestic violence education and support groups.

It provides a safe environment for children to discover and talk about their feelings, learn how to action their feelings, and be assured that the violence is not their fault.

Children get to develop and practice their own Safety Plans to protect themselves from violence.

Run ‘round the vines HAYLEY GASTMEIER

As a rule, running and drinking wine don’t go hand in hand.

But for an annual school fundraiser, it’s the perfect match.

In its 23rd year, Martinborough’s Round the Vines will be held on Sunday, March 18.

It’s the main fundraising event for Martinborough School and is organised and run by parent volunteers.

Participants are invited to run or walk either 10km or 21km through country roads and vineyards.

Themed drink stations offering tastings of local wines, live music, fresh fruit, and water will be spotted throughout the course.

Event co-ordinator and mother-of-three Hayley Brandon said about 1500 people

took part last year, with the 2017 event raising $38,000 for the school.

“It’s been running for quite some time.

It started of quite small but it’s grown over the years, and it’s as serious or as fun as you like.”

People were encouraged to dress up, with spot prizes for those who put in the most effort — the top prize being a luxury night for two at Wharekauhau Lodge.

People could pre-register on the Round the Vines website, or register on the day at The Square from 8am.

Walkers and runners would embark on their preferred journeys in stages from 9.15am, with a prizegiving at 1pm.

It is $40 for adults to enter, $20 for children (5-14), under 5s are free, with discounted prices for larger or corporate groups.

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Wairarapa people are invited to press their own flowers today in the gallery. PHOTOS/LYNDA FERINGA Dave Shannon moved the massive table on his tractor with help from a few good men last week.

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Ode to table and cheers CAL ROBERTS

What has four legs, weighs half a tonne and has seen more than its fair share of “hooleys”?

Eketahuna mainstay Dave Shannon has been making tables for years.

Last week, in heavy rain, he moved one of his largest pieces by tractor.

The macrocarpa table top was about 3.5 metres long and four inches thick.

It weighed about 500kg and needed four men to lift on to the tractor.

The large table had been inside the Eketahuna Menzshed headquarters for about a year.

Before that, it had been used for years at the Eketahuna Rugby Club before Mr Shannon replaced it.

He contacted the club to ask if they

wanted the table back for functions.

“They said they quite like the one we’d given to them now.

“Then I rung up some blokes at Nireaha Hall there and haven’t heard anything back from them.

“So, bugger it – I decided I’d sell it.”

After a quick sand and some varnish, the table made a trip by tractor 200metres down the road to the Funky Ewe – a boutique shop open early for the special delivery.

The Funky Ewe’s owner, Natalie Doney sells some items on behalf of locals, but she had never tried to sell anything this big.

“We’ve had to rearrange the whole shop.”

Mr Shannon has not yet decided on a price for the table.

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Artful pressed floral garden EMILY IRELAND Hidden in the books of a Palmerston North home, a widow continues to find pressed flowers left to her by her late husband.

It was these “divine remains” – flowers grown in the couple’s secret garden over a span of 50 years – that inspired photographer David Lupton’s latest exhibition, showing at Aratoi.

On the walls of Aratoi’s Wesley Wing, 25 photographs of pressed flowers hang – still-life moments captured by Lupton hinting at a story of “love, loss, and the garden that spawned and nurtured it all”.

Lupton had been close friends with the couple, who had commissioned him to photograph their garden.

“The woman’s husband used to take flowers from that garden and flick them into books in the library,” Lupton said.

“She would then come along and find this pressed flower, which was him telling her that he loves her.

“He passed away a few years ago.

“When he died, she still kept finding these pressed flowers in the books in the library.”

As the exhibition’s preface states, “with each discovery, the eternal lingers with the ephemeral once again”.

From there, Lupton began pressing flowers and photographing them, creating “hybrid” flowers by pressing several together.

After each flower was pressed, their “divine remains” were lit by whatever light “felt right”.

“The biggest area I photograph is about half the size of your thumbnail, and often the bottom of the lens is less than 20mm away from the flower itself, which makes

The exhibition pieces are accompanied by poetry “cuttings.

lighting a bit trickier.”

In Lupton’s efforts to “animate the flowers and make them comes alive”, he sometimes ended up taking a whole day to photograph each flower.

In the exhibition, each picture is captioned by poetry “cuttings”, written

by Honduran born poet and academic Leonel Alvarado, who lives and works in Palmerston North.

One such poem reads: “They were dead, these flowers/ but light touched them again./ Each flower is a Lazarus/ still pondering what has just happened.”

On the weekend, people were able to delve further into Lupton’s exhibition at Aratoi, with a “public pressing” event.

“We’ll show people how to press the flowers using a big press, a small press, or a microwave,” Lupton said.

“I’ll probably be doing some microwave pressing just to show people how to do it.

“Instead of waiting several weeks to dry normally, we could knock it down to an hour in a microwave depending on how many flowers you do.”

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While on one of these overseas trips ten years ago, Dave discovered the Teeter Hang-Ups. “The ÿrst time I tried it, the pain disappeared and I was completely pain free for about 30 minutes, nothing had done that” he told me. Dave never believed it would ÿx him, “as specialists had told me it was irrevers ible, I now knew I had a place to go every time I wanted some serious relief”.

“We have testimonials from people with over ÿfty years of back problems and even have them in a number of schools in New Zealand for their special needs children” he told me, “the blood to the brain helps these kids and the results are excellent” What this means for the aging population is that it helps maintain the health of the brain as we all get older.

Dave told me that he realised that, had he not tried the Teeter for himself he would still be suffering, “I would still be a miserable grumpy bugger, living with To Dave’s surprise the more pain, that is why we do the he used the table the longer shows, people need to try it the pain stayed away, until for themselves” he told me after nearly three months he “most people actually get was completely pain free, “I couldn’t believe it’ he told me off with the pain either gone “I had spent large amounts of or considerably less” he said money on every form of treat- “we let the tables do the talking” ment available and here

DEAR DAVE AND NANCY In 2008 I had been living with a serious lower back pain for many years due to two discs with serious degeneration and was scheduled for a double spinal fusion at a cost of $48,000. The Specialist had recommended many lifestyle changes including changing my profession, which was not practical as I own my own business.

At the Waikato Home Show I experienced a demonstration on a Teeter Inversion Table by Dave and Nancy Hare. To me the effect was amazing, I actually experienced some serious relief which lasted for an hour or two, I was told that the relief would last longer with time as long as I used the table regularly, so with the surgery scheduled for 12 weeks time, having nothing to lose and a lot to gain I purchased a Teeter.

Four years on I still use my table on a daily basis, my back is as strong as ever with very little or completely no pain, I am still at my same profession and working as hard as ever and most importantly I did not have the surgery. I consider the purchase of my Teeter has been one of my greatest investments, not only has it enabled me to avoid serious and costly surgery, it has kept me in my profession and it has brought my health back.

Thank you very much for the opportunity.

Frank Harwood (84) of Turangi using his Teeter, Frank has been Inverting for over eight years and has found it keeps him young

IT IS PURE LOGIC AS TO HOW THE TEETER TABLE WORKS

Discs: It uses gravity to apply traction,

the traction gently opens the discs and as they open up they create suction, this suction draws Œuid from the surrounding tissue back into the discs, re-hydrating them. This is the key! Discs do not have their own blood supply, they rely on trans fer of Œuid from the surrounding tissue to keep them healthy and hydrated and over the years as discs get thinner with age, they lose the ability to take on Œuid (just like squeezing a sponge) and they start to de-hydrate.

Posture: Poor posture is one of the

major cases of pain and is a major contributor to the deterioration of the body with age. A difference in leg length causes most of the hip and k nee issues, as they continue to place uneven loads on the joints; similar to the wheels out of alignment on your car.

Trying to correct posture is extremely dižcult due to muscle memory, as it constantly pulls the muscles back to where they were. At a level of 40 degrees or more on the Teeter, the muscle groups open up De-Hydrated discs are less Œexible, they are and eventually come back into alignment, harder, more prone to injury, they interfere using the table daily, does not allow the with nerve roots creating pain and muscle memory to pull them back out of ultimately the de-hydration causes degen - alignment and slowly the muscles start to eration. The Teeter Inversion table slowly lose their memory and go with the Œow, and gently brings the hydration back into allowing the body to come back into the discs, plumping them up. This brings correct posture. Then using the table once a back lost height (most people will regain day will ensure it is kept there. around 2 CM of height), it separates the nerve roots far more effectively and returns This is pure logic, if a machine is out of quality of life alignment it does not last long, the only difference between the body and a Muscles: A lot of pain is muscular, when machine is that the body is constantly repairing itself, however if the wear and muscles are stressed they become tight which restricts the Œow of blood and lymph tear on the body is greater than the body’s ability to repair itself, it is a slow decline. through the muscles so toxins build up, Co2 and Lactic Acid. Traction opens up the The Teeter slowly brings the body out of its decline and allows the body to repair itself, muscles, Rhythmic Traction, is a gentle rocking motion that stimulates circulation resulting in a far healthier life. and encourages blood Œow through the If you are serious about investing in your muscles, which clears the lactic acid into health and really sorting your issues out, your lymph system where it stimulates lymph Œow and deals with it. Most people come see us at one of our local roadshows, you have nothing to lose and chances are, a with serious neck issues see a large lot to gain. improvement after only one treatment.

Very best regards Paul Gordon Cambridge

BACK or NECK PAIN? Come along for a free treatment

Dr Giresh Kanji, one of the countries most respected Pain Specialists completed a PhD on how humans experience pain and then researched lower back pain, writing "Fix Your Back" and then spent a few years researching neck pain, headache and migraine and wrote "Fix Your Neck Pain, Headache & Migraine", both books are in most bookstores.

Dr Kanji has personally been using the Teeter Inversion tables for his own low back pain, has Teeter Inversion tables at both of his clinics in Wellington (The Sports and Pain Clinic) and has had such success that he is now conducting the largest study in the World on Inversion Therapy. In his own words, "these things are gold and inversion should be a ÿrst line treatment for low back pain”.

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Dr Kanji discovered in the research that the disc is the most likely source of low back pain and Inversion showed the best results of all the trials conducted. Three studies showed a 60% reduction in pain and one showed a 75% reduction in surgery for people with disc prolapse.

Come along to one of our upcoming shows for a free treatment

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Bring Out the Writer in You

Indulge your love of words and writingÉ

Come and spend a day with Sian Ni Mhuiri, the Writer In Residence at PaciÞc Studio and indulge in your passion for words and writing. Allow her to guide you to write poetry or prose by the end of the session.

Give writing a go.

Date: 24 March 10.00am - 3.00pm (lunch provided) Venue: Pukeatua Room, REAP House, 340 Queen St, Masterton Tutor: Sian Ni Mhuiri Cost: $60.00 Must Enrol by: 21 March

Excel Basics

Learn to use the most popular spreadsheet program

Become conÞdent using Excel spreadsheeting to support your business and home life; learn data entry, formatting, formulas, charts, etc Excel is the business spreadsheet standard. This is great Professional Development for those looking to upskill their staff!

Date: Tuesdays, 20 March - 10 April Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm Tutor: Lisa Gray Where: Ko Te Aroha, 33 Johnstone Street, Masterton Cost: $90.00 Must Enrol by: 14 March

Your Smartphone - Your pocket computer!

Do you have a smartphone but you are not conÞdent in using it well? (Any Android system - not iPhone)

Tracy will help you to demystify your fancy phone and provide you with tips to make sure it operates as you need it to.

They are actually pretty useful devices, though they cannot yet make the kids lunches for them, yet!

Dates: 27 March, 3 April Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm Venue: REAP House Tutor: Tracy Graham Cost: $55.00 Must Enrol by: 8 March (Includes Samsung, Huawei, Google, Vodafone, LG, Alcatel, Sony, Google, Spark etc.)

DIY Skills for Women

Become conÞdent with those home jobsÉ

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

Dates: 5 and 6 May Time: 1.00pm - 4.00pm Tutor: Mark Shepherd Venue: REAP House, Masterton Cost: $90.00 Must Enrol by: 2 May

Apple Mac Course for Beginners Become conÞdent using an Apple Mac Computer

Like all computers, if you know what you are doing its relatively straightforward. This 10 hour course will set you off on the right path.

The programme will assume that you don’t know a lot and will take you through the basics and a bit more! Peter has 30 years experience with Macs and helping to solve computer problems.

Date: Wednesdays and Thursdays for 2 weeks from 4 April Time: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Where: REAP House, Masterton Tutor: Peter McNeur Cost: $110.00 Must Enrol by: 29 March

How to Cope with Grief

Let Hazel Neser give you some tools for dealing with your loss

A two hour seminar to help people better understand the feelings and emotions often experienced after losing a close relative or friend, and to offer some helpful tools for dealing with those tough times.

Tutor: Hazel Neser Date: Thursday 12 April Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Where: Rosewood Lounge Cost: Gold Coin / Koha Enrolments preferred

Sing Waiata

Enjoy singing and love the harmonies

Learn traditional and contemporary waiata and improve your understanding of Te Reo M#ori and your pronunciation at the same time. This ten week course will give you a sense of achievement and pleasure.

Date: Tuesdays, 1 May - 3 July Tutor: Tama Biddle Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Where: REAP House, Masterton Cost: $112.00 Must Enrol by: 26 April Enrolment essential if you wish to attend, so ENROL NOW For more information or to enrol, contact É reception@waireap.org.nz Phone (06) 377 1379 or pop into REAP House, 340 Queen Street, Masterton.

Note that payment conÞrms your enrolment.

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

A most awkward assumption made It’s Only Me

Graeme Burnard

Have you ever done something on assumption only to find that you are completely wrong.

In 1975, I was sitting at JFK Airport waiting to fly to London and I struck up a conversation with an elderly woman, Katherine, from San Diego, who was flying to Dublin.

We chatted for three or four hours and ended up swapping addresses.

And, over the years we regularly kept in touch by mail.

In 1982, I was travelling home from London via Los Angeles which I mentioned in a letter to Katherine.

Ooh, any chance you could come and visit?, she wrote back.

So, we arranged for me to spend a week in San Diego.

I arrived late in the evening and had told her not to come out at the time of night and I booked a hotel for the night near the airport.

Next morning, she turned

I lasted five days and was very pleased to leave. I never heard from her again. up, very excited to see me again and that’s when the assumption turned to custard.

Why have you got your suitcase with you?, she asked.

I told her I had checked out of the hotel.

Where are you staying then? she asked.

With you, I ASSUME. You did invite me here.

Yes, but not to stay in my house. I have never had a man stay in my house overnight. (she had never married).

Awkward would be an understatement!

I had been away for two months and staying another week in a hotel was not an option for me financially.

Off she rushes to the car to bring her friend in to try and sort the situation. I think I was being checked over also.

The two ladies went off for a talk and sometime later came back and I was told that I could stay with Katherine, but she was not happy about it.

And it turned out to be one of the most unpleasant times I have ever spent anywhere.

She made me feel very unwelcome and insisted I pay for all the food we ate and the petrol we used, which I would have offered anyhow but for it to be made a condition of my stay was not nice.

I lasted five days and was very pleased to leave. I never heard from her again and have never been back to San Diego.

So, imagine my alarm when last week we were invited to stay with newish friends in New South Wales when our cruise finishes in Sydney in October.

Memories flooded back, panic attacks, nervous sweats, heart palpitations.

So, I emailed them and said, what do you mean by come and visit and I had a very quick reply.

Come and stay with us of course. We would love to have you.

I ASSUME we will be made very welcome.

Ambulance gets technical Wellington Free Ambulance have made the move from paper to electronic patient records.

Previously, every time a paramedic would visit, treat, or transport a patient, they would hand write notes on a ‘Patient Report Form’.

The new electronic Patient Referral Form (ePRF) does the same thing electronically using a portable tablet.

Nigel Watson, Wellington Free Ambulance Wairarapa Manager, said the benefits of going electronic would see concise, up to date patient information accessible to other health services, “improving data quality and patient care”.

The new ePRF system has been piloted on a number of vehicles across the region since midFebruary and was rolled out in full on March 6.

The change will be a great benefit to other health providers who see patients after paramedics have initially treated them, such as GP’s and hospitals. “ePRF allows patients to take one form to their GP who can access the full electronic report completed by our paramedics,” Nigel said.

“This lessens the pressure on patients to remember the advice and details given to them by our crews, when they are often in a stressful or unexpected situation.”

Intensive care paramedic Hank Bader has been using the new system in the Wairarapa for three weeks and said ePRF was an excellent development that would result in “seamless health care in our communities”.

Intensive care paramedic Hank Bader using the new electronic Patient Referral Form.

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“It provides a unique platform where ambulance paramedics can provide an outline of the assessment, treatment and history of our patients in the prehospital setting.” “ePRF is an easy platform to

use and is linked to our computer aided dispatch systems that enhance our ability to accurately match and record medical information with the correct patient in the community.”

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LAYING A LUSH LAWN Have you got Lush Lawn Envy?

run. It’s important to buy the right seed for where you are sowing.

There’s seed to suit all different places, Shady Areas, Hot & Dry etc, so have a good look before you buy. There’s brochures instore by both Tui and Burnet’s (or on their websites) which will help you with your decision.

The Tui Lawn Seed range has a unique treatment which encourages fast establishment, so you will see results in as little as 7 days. The treatment also protects the seed from common fungal diseases during establishment, and reduces bird theft. Burnet’s Lawn seed is also great value, and has a seed to suit all different areas. Don’t forget to measure the area to be sown so you know how much to purchase, it’s often better value for money buying in bigger quantities.

Step 4: Sow the seed on a calm fine day. A good way to ensure an even distribution is to measure out the recommended quantity for your area, then divide it into two lots. Scatter half in a north-south direction then the other half in an

We recommend sowing only quality lawn seed such as Burnet’s Ezystrike or Tui Superstrike east-west direction, then lightly rake in (remember it should be easy for the rake to slide through the soil). Germination times vary depending on seed. ALWAYS REMEMBER TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PACKET FOR SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS: Step 5: If you have the time (or better yet a timer), “misting” the lawn twice a day is ideal in hot weather, or at least once a day, taking care that it’s a light sprinkling and you’re not creating any puddles. As the grass becomes stronger you can water less frequently and a bit more heavily to encourage grass roots to grow deeper. If you have a roller, it’s beneficial to roll the lawn gently again when the grass has grown to around 3cm, this

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will push the roots a bit deeper into the soil, therefore giving a stronger root system.

MOWING: It’s crucial that you DO NOT MOW TOO SOON. Wait until the grass is at least 5cm high and have the mower on a high blade setting, gradually lower the mower level over the next few months until you reach the optimal height of around 3cm.

ONGOING CARE: Too often when peoples lawns don’t turn out as expected they blame the grass seed, but it’s usually to do with lack on ongoing care and maintenance. Keep up with the watering and as tempting as it sounds to feed your lawn be very cautious with this too early.

Some liquid fertilisers are OK but ensure that they are not high in nitrogen in the early days, you want to encourage strong roots first. After you have mown around four times then feed with a quality fertiliser.

So come in and see us and get your Lawn Growing with GardenBarn.

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MOON PLANTING TIPS THIS WEEK March 14 – 15: Sow root crops.

Spray & prune.

March 16-19: Prepare soil for fertiliser period yet to come.

Odd jobs. Plan your to-do list.

Have you built a new house, cleared an area, or just wish that your lawn felt as soft and squishy as the neighbours? We have had a good amount of rain, the temperatures are not too hot and not too cold, so now is the perfect time to follow these simple measures so you too can have your own gorgeous green field of lushness.

PREPARATION IS KEY: Ground preparation before sowing truly does make a world of difference to the end result of your lawn.

Step 1: Firstly spray the entire lawn area to kill off any existing grass and weeds. This will take around two weeks to die completely off, so don’t delay in coming to GardenBarn and discussing with our staff which spray will work the best for your situation.

Step 2: Cultivate the ground. It’s very important that when you sow your seed it has loose soil to settle into. Rotary hoe, or dig in some quality topsoil or lawn preparation mix, to a depth of around 15cm, then rake and level the area. If you have a roller then it would be good to go over the area with this to eliminate any soft spots or hollows, and then rake to create a smooth flat surface. Don’t cultivate the soil when it’s too wet.

Step 3: Buy the seed. Here at GardenBarn we stock quality seed by either Burnet’s or Tui. We highly recommend buying quality seed, even though it may cost you more than a budget brand, it will save you work and money in the long

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Umbrellas out at Harvest EMILY IRELAND

Harvest festival-goers didn’t let a spout of bad weather rain on their parade on Saturday as they got out their brollies and celebrated great wine and food.

Unlike previous festivals, the rain held off as punters settled in, and only threatened to dampen spirits just after noon, with a quick shower, followed by sunshine and fun times.

Jazz group High Society kicked off the entertainment for the day, crossing the decades in traditional, lounge, bossa, bob, swing and pop.

Good music blended with great food as cooking demonstrations were underway – the first of which was a green papaya salad, prepared by chef Travis Clive-Griffin of The Screening Room Masterton.

Festival organiser Liz Pollock said it was encouraging to see people return year after year to enjoy the “great wine, great food, and great entertainment”.

“This is the quintessential Kiwi party in the back paddock,” she said.

“People brought a whole new meaning to the saying, ‘dance like no one is watching’ – it was so relaxed and filled with, unpretentious, wholesome fun.”

Festival goer Mark Henderson has brought his friends out from Wellington to the wine festival for the past eight years.

When asked how he enjoyed the day, he said, “It was really good… one of the best yet”.

“The food was great. The music was great. Everyone seemed to get up dancing really early… did I say that the food was great?”

Masterton’s Bob Pringle said Wairarapa was “very spoilt to have such a well-run and affordable event held in a stunningly attractive location”.

“There was a fantastic choice of delicious food and great representation from local vineyards.

“It was a great excuse to round up a group of friends and make new ones to the sound of awesome artists.

He said it was his first time at the festival, “but definitely won’t be my last”.

Police said one person was arrested at 5.30pm for disorderly behaviour.

Festival goers took the liberty of dancing like no one was watching.

Britney Arkell, left, Char Arkell, and Sherry James take cover under their umbrellas.

Bob Pringle, and Nigel Hargraves from Masterton.

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Nathan O’Keeffe dressed to the nines.

People got their groove on to the music.

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COUNCIL SNIPPETS CELEBRATE CARTERTON

LIBRARY NEWS

Wow, what a spectacular event!

Resilient Carterton did a superb job bringing together clubs, organisations, business and volunteer groups to showcase their wares in the Celebrate Carterton event which was held on Sunday 4th March. Holloway Street was closed, and the sun shone on a what was truly an enriching community event.

A big thank you to the organising team from Resilient Carterton, and the support team from Council who made it all possible.

Water restrictions reduced Due to an increase of rainfall we have reduced the current water restrictions from Level Two to Level One, on the use of the Town Water Supply.

Level One restrictions were e˜ ective from Thursday 8 March 2018.

Sprinklers and hand-held hosing only permitted:  Even numbered properties on even numbered days.  Odd numbered properties on odd numbered days.

Notice also applies to rural addresses connected to Town Water Supply.

Restrictions for the Carrington and Taratahi water races have been lifted entirely.

MARCH 2018 CARTERTON DISTRICT LIBRARY

Carterton’s Ten Year Plan - Te Mahere Ngahurutanga Shortly Council will be consulting with the residents of the Carterton District about the key issues of our Ten Year plan – also known as a Long Term Plan. The Plan is the Council’s key planning document and its purpose is to enhance transparency and accountability to the Carterton community by outlining the activities of the Council over the Quality, next ten years, including costs and fit-for-purpose funding. Consulting on a draft plan infrastructure is another step in the ongoing process to understand community needs and how to best respond to them.

Keep an eye out for opportunities to engage with our councillors on the key issues of the Plan.

A strong and effective Council

A welcoming and vibrant community where we all enjoy living

A healthy natural and built environment

A strong community

A prosperous economy

Our website and Facebook pages will have the most up to date information about this signiÿ cant process.

OUR TWIN LIBRARY Carterton District Library is twinning with Carterton Library in Oxfordshire, UK. Pop in to the library to see our display about our partners on the other side of the world, and read their version of the Carterton Crier! Children can write a postcard to young library users in Carterton UK and we’ll send them o˜ at the end of the month.

KAHUNGUNU WAIRARAPA - mahi toi & k° rero Kahungunu Wairarapa are running free sessions at Carterton District Library every Thursday morning during term 1. Crafts, k°rero, books and activities for pre-schoolers from 10-11.30. Come and join us for a fun-ÿ lled morning!

www.cdc.govt.nz/plans/long-term-plan/

OPEN FIRE SEASON

Wairarapa Rural Fire Department have now declared an Open Fire Season; this means a ÿ re can be lit in the open air without a ÿ re permit, however, full responsibility is with the person lighting the ÿ re to take all precautions and make sure any ÿ re is safe and secure.

FIRE RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN LIFTED visit www.wrfd.org.nz for info

Nomination forms available from www.cdc.govt.nz or Carterton Information Centre

Charles Rooking Carter Award nominations – Now Open Nominations are now open for Carterton’s community awards!

Who do you know that needs to be publicly acknowledged for their outstanding volunteer work, business innovation and general achievements within the Carterton community?

Carterton a caring and thriving place to live.

To date, over 130 Charles Rooking Carter Community awards have been given to people who generously provide time, passion and commitment to making

 Contacting Gerry Brooking on 06 379 4030 or gerry@cdc.govt.nz

Nominations forms will be available in early March from:  Collection at the Carterton Events Centre, Holloway Street, Carterton

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The next Big Library Read is coming soon:

April 2ND - 16TH, 2018.

The Big Library Read is a global eBook club. One title will be made available through participating OverDrive libraries around the world. No waiting list, and all you need to get involved is your library card number and your PIN. Voting has taken place (did you vote for your favourite from the selection?) so you can head over to the Big Library Read website today to ÿ nd out which ebook was chosen.

HAVE YOUR SAY AND TELL US WHAT YOU THINK go to our website: cdc.govt.nz, email us on info@cdc.govt.nz or send us your thoughts by mail to: Carterton District Council PO Box 9 | Carterton 5743

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Star colours shining bright Sky Watch Nick Sault

Few people are aware that they can see star colours.

Stars vary from red, through yellow, green and blue to blue-white.

Generally, the colour relates to temperature, with red being coolest and blue-white being hottest.

The current evening sky is ideal for getting to a dark place and looking at the stars with a new eye.

High in the north-west sky you can’t miss Orion with his three-stars-in-a-row belt.

It’s the two brightest stars in Orion at his head and feet that provide an easy to see colour contrast.

If you draw an imaginary line perpendicularly through the belt, the two bright stars on that line are Betelgeuse to the north and Rigel south of the belt.

Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star and one of the easiest stars to identify by colour.

At the other end of Orion, Rigel is a blue supergiant.

The surface temperature of the two stars explains why the colour difference – Rigel is a massive 11,000 degrees while Betelgeuse is a relatively lowly 3500.

For comparison our yellow sun is around 6000 degrees.

However, Betelgeuse temperature belies its size – a whopping thousand times as wide as our sun.

The picture here shows the Hubble Space Telescope view of Betelgeuse – in the past no telescope could see any star as

The first direct image of a star other than our sun, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. The picture on the right shows the constellation Orion, with Betelgeuse marked by a yellow cross. The star’s size relative to the earth’s orbit is also shown.

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anything other than a point of light.

Note that Betelgeuse is wider than Earth’s orbit around the sun.

So, see if you can see that colour difference.

The red star is easy, but Rigel tends to look white because of its brilliance.

Also, have a go at judging which star is the brightest.

It’s a bit of a trick question, as firstly they are well matched, but also Betelgeuse is somewhat variable.

Most of the time Rigel is just the brighter.

Now go back to that three-star belt.

It is a famous pointer.

Follow its line towards the east and you come to the brightest star in the sky, Sirius.

It is, like Rigel, a blue-white star.

But that is where the comparisons end.

Although many times brighter than our sun, Sirius is a twinkle compared with Rigel.

The only reason Sirius looks so bright is

that it is one of our nearest stars at 8.5 light years.

Rigel is a hundred times further away, meaning it is really about 10,000 times brighter than Sirius.

Finally, we scan south from Sirius across the zenith (overhead) to the second brightest star in the sky, Canopus. This one is yellow-white, with surface temperature of 7350 degrees.

It too is a supergiant.

Up next: We’ll take a look at red dwarfs.

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Sound shifts to bigger venue The annual Coffee, Cake and Classics concerts by the Wairarapa Community Orchestra will be at Kuranui College on Friday 16 March and on Saturday 17 March at Rathkeale College.

Conductor Ruth Eckford said the highlight of the March concert by Wairarapa Community Orchestra would be the premiere of the first movement of a composition by their principal violinist Stephan Schulz.

“Stephan has composed this work especially for us and we are honoured to premiere it for him.”

Chanel College music teacher and Masterton resident Schulz said the first movement “ties together a sense of anticipation, pure joy, and a healthy

Officially Remutaka CAL ROBERTS

There’s no ‘i’ in team . . . and no longer one in Remutaka.

The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is moving to change all signage relating to the area known as Rimutaka, to Remutaka, its regional transport systems manager Mark Owen said.

“Following a treaty settlement, Rimutaka has indeed had its name changed to Remutaka.

“This has been confirmed by the New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB),” he said Rimutaka has no meaning in te reo Maori, while Remutaka means “sitting down to rest”.

Former Masterton mayor Frank Cody said there was still work to do on the naming front.

He is the spokesman and “coordinator” of locals wanting Remutaka’s road to be recognised as a pass.

“I want our name to rank with all the other passes,” he said, pointing to the Lindis, Louis, Arthur’s and Haast passes.

NZTA is sympathetic but unconvinced about the need to change the name of the road.

“I understand the summit where the road goes through has already had its name changed to Remutaka Pass,” Mr Owen said.

“However, the road itself is called State Highway 2, as it is part of the state highway network.”

Mr Cody wrote to the NZGB on the naming issue three years ago, and recently thought it was time to follow the issue up, only to discover the spelling had been addressed.

He received an email detailing name changes that had taken place for much of the area following Rangitane o Wairarapa and Rangitane o Tamaki Nui-a-Rua’s treaty settlement of 2016.

“An Act of Parliament altered all Rimutaka names, recorded in the gazetteer, to official Remutaka names.”

The New Zealand Gazetteer holds all official geographic place names and features country-wide.

Mr Cody said NZTA agreed to put up signage, but the result was underwhelming.

“All that happened is a little sign that says ‘Remutaka Pass’.

“Well, that hasn’t excited many people,” Mr Cody said.

Mr Cody said he found the common name for State Highway 2 demeaning.

“Remutaka Hill Road’s a pretty ordinary and common description, isn’t it? It’s not very impressive.

“But to name it Remutaka Pass … all other passes, they have some sort of status in public recognition.

“That’s the objective.”

Mr Cody said the group will continue to campaign for the road to be recognised with other passes in New Zealand.

respect, or dare I say fear, of the ocean”.

Schulz identifies with the Greek Philosopher Aeschylus who said, “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning to sail my ship”.

The first movement, Fanfare – The Preparation for Adventure, is part of Horns of a Rising Tide, a Blue Water Suite in four movements.

The four movements are based on adventures on and by the ocean.

The third movement (The Intrepid Journey) was performed by the orchestra in 2016.

The second movement (Departure) and the final fourth movement, (Arrival) have yet to be written.

Schulz hopes that the whole Blue Water

Suite will be performed in the not so distant future.

He said the work was influenced by minimalism and simple tonal shifts with some gorgeous melodies, well worth listening to for young and mature audiences.

The concert will also feature familiar classics including a medley of themes from popular symphonies, a Waltz by Dvorak, a Gavotte and March from Prokofiev and a Rondeau, which was the theme of Masterpiece Theatre.

Musicals will be represented by medleys from West Side Story and Oklahoma.

From Iceland there is a lullaby and folk music.

Ruth Eckford said while they loved the atmosphere of 10 O’Clock Bakery and Café, they could no longer fit in the orchestra and the audience.

“We will still have coffee and cake and familiar classics, just in larger venues.

“This is an ideal concert to introduce young people to the instruments and music for orchestra and so students and children are free.”

Concerts are at Kuranui College on 16 March and Rathkeale College on 17 March.

Both concerts start at 7.00 pm.

Tickets are available from 10 O‘Clock Bakery and Café and the Greytown Hotel and are $15 for adults. Children and students are free.

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Speaking out to save young lives ELISA VORSTER Trevor Durry doesn’t want other teenagers making the same “spur of the moment” decision which left him permanently paralysed from the waist down.

The former Kuranui College student was left with a severed spinal cord in 2010 after a lunchtime joyride with his friends on the notorious Papawai Rd ended in a high-speed crash.

Eight years on, the 25-year-old from Martinborough is sharing his story with Year 12 students around the region in the hope it will help even one student think twice before getting in a car.

“I’m just trying to get someone else to not make the dumb decisions I did,” he said.

Speaking at the Rotary Youth Driver Awareness Programme (RYDA) last week, Mr Durry was positive about the life he had created for himself since the crash — a new job at the Little Square Pizza in

Martinborough and a successful six years of involvement with the Martinborough rugby club, including a coaching role last year.

But the message he delivered to students showed the stark reality of what can happen out on the road.

“I wouldn’t wish this upon anyone.”

Mr Durry retold the story of how he had decided to return to school after previously leaving for a job.

“It was my first day back and me and a few mates decided to leave school to go and get a feed,” he said.

They soon found themselves racing another car and travelling at 120kmh down Papawai Rd before their driver lost control, causing the car to slide and roll.

The driver was on a restricted licence, and Mr Durry was not wearing a seatbelt.

“I was the worst off,” he said.

The students were encouraged to ask questions about the crash to come up with their own strategies on how incidents such

as his could be avoided.

Although he was a bit apprehensive about speaking in front of a large group, he was more than happy to share his experiences with others.

“I’m just trying to help one person give it a second thought and to speak up like some people in our car did — but it was too late for us.”

He admitted the changes in his life meant he would “always be at a disadvantage”, but he doesn’t let it affect his outlook on life.

He casually described his situation as “a bit of a pain in the ass really”.

“I just smiled and got on with it.”

Mr Durry continued to deliver his message to students throughout last week as part of a series of practical workshops which challenged students to change the way they thought about road safety and to lay the foundation for safe road use throughout their lives.

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The overturned car on Papawai Rd after the crash which left Trevor Durry paralysed. PHOTO/FILE

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Salvation Army Masterton community ministries coordinator Maria Hull, and Resene Masterton manager Lynette Macdonald with some of the cans of donated food.

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WAITING TIMES We would normally expect to see you within 30 minutes of your appointment time, and will always try to keep you informed if we are running late. You can assist with keeping waiting times to a minimum by: • Observing the “one patient, one appointment” rule and not ask for other family members to be treated at the same time.

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Cans swapped for colours Almost 300 cans of food have been donated to Masterton’s Salvation Army thanks to a month-long campaign, The Resene Hunger for Colour.

The cans of food, which were donated in return for testpots of Resene paint, will give a timely boost to Masterton’s Salvation Army foodbank, which will be restocking shelves after a busy holiday and back-to-school period, and helping

prepare for winter when many families struggle.

Resene Masterton ColourShop manager Lynette Macdonald said she was thrilled by the response of customers.

“We’re very proud of being part of this campaign, working with people in Masterton to make a difference for struggling people here and adding colour to customers’ lives.”

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A BUSY MONTH OF CARE GIVING AT ARBOR HOUSE Arbor House continues to be busy with providing care to our residents as well as people requiring additional care after being discharged from hospital, along with respite care for palliative patients and for carer relief.

Our day activity programme has been full with various forms of entertainment and volunteers – such as Kurunui College students reading one-onone to our residents.

The fund raising effort and donations for the new mobility van continues to grow, for which we are grateful. The importance of the van cannot be stressed enough with residents being able to get out and about in the community and attend various appointments and functions.

Until Easter, keep safe and well.

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ONE SIZE DOESN’T FIT ALL AT SHALARI Shalari Lingerie is becoming a destination store for women with larger breasts.

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MINI EXCAVATOR IDEAL FOR HARD TO GET TO PLACES Pope & Gray now has its own mini excavator which is ideal for drain laying, landscaping and other projects around your home or business.

It is especially suitable for hard to reach places as it has a very small width and tracks that are adjustable to get into even tighter corners, for instance between buildings and boundary fences.

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GOLD FOR GREYTOWN SAUSAGES Greytown Butchery owners Gavin Green and Julie Fairbrother have proven they’re making some of New Zealand’s best bangers, yet again.

GREAT WINTER INSULATION DEALS AT CRIGHTON ITM With autumn here, Crighton ITM in Greytown is offering some great home insulation deals.

The couple won gold medals for their beef flavoured sausage and precooked saveloy, and bronze for their black pudding sausage at the 2017 Devro Great New Zealand Sausage Competition.

Crighton has a range of insulation products including Pink Batts, Terra Lana Wool, and Novaform. You can purchase these to install yourself, or the team at Crighton is able to put you in contact with recommended installers.

Over the past decade Greytown Butchery has won many medals at the Competition including three golds in 2014.

The hardware store also has great deals for smoke alarms and all other building supplies you may need - come in and see the team today.

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When you buy apples – and many other fruits – at Pinehaven’s shop just north of Greytown you can be certain they were home-grown.

Pinehaven Orchards marked its 104th anniversary this year and is still owned and operated by the Meyrick family.

It grows and sells many Kiwi classic varieties including Gala which was first discovered in one of its orchards, along with 11 other varieties of apples.

Pinehaven Orchards grows six varieties of pears, stone fruit including nectarines, plums and peaches, berries, and some vegetables.

There’s always a wide selection of other fresh fruit and vegetables in store, as well as some gourmet foods, and basic groceries like eggs and soft drinks.

You can enjoy its real fruit ice cream – or some home grown fruit – in the picnic area beside the shop which is open 8.30am to 5.30pm every day.

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GUESTS INVITED TO EXPERIENCE WHAT CLUB HAS TO OFFER South Wairarapa Working Men’s Club invites anyone thinking of joining the 137 year-old club to pop in and see just what it has to offer.

It has a full TAB facility, two full sized snooker tables and three pool tables, and 10 dart boards.

The biggest night of the week is the Wednesday Draw night. There is usually live music once a month on a Friday Night with a variety of styles from country to swing era.

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The club is popular for weddings, funerals and anniversaries. Its restaurant has an excellent reputation, offering full dinners on Saturday and Sunday and snack meals on Wednesday and Friday.

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HEARTY AUTUMNAL MEALS ON THE MENU AT TURKEY RED Hearty, warming food, accompanied with a quality craft beer, is what’s called for in Autumn.

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We still have all your favourites including, Linden Leaves, Ethique and The BonBon Factory.

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Whatever your computer needs, South Wairarapa Computer Services can meet them.

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DIP, DRIZZLE, SPLASH Whether you want to stock up your pantry or buy a gift, visit Juno Olives for a delicious tasting experience. With nine flavours to choose from, you’ll find favourites for dipping, drizzling and slow roasting.

Take a Tree To Table tour. Start with a walk around the olive grove and garden.

Then see the tank room and bottling plant. Finally, taste the delicious range of oils and olive condiments. Depending on the time of year, you may see our olive trees at various stages of flowering and fruit ripening.

Contact us if you are planning a large tour. We charge a booking fee of $20 for week day tours.

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THE TEAM AT SHINE ARE ON THE MOVE! The space we have loved living in has some seismic challenges, so the time came to find a new home. That new home is in The Hub on the Main Street of Greytown, next to Taylor Road.

Exciting times ahead for us as we watch the empty space transformed into a new hairdressing salon. The new site has large windows which lets in lots of natural light, making it an ideal spot for a salon.

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A WEEKEND OF CELEBRATING ST PATRICK AT THE GREYTOWN HOTEL With St Patrick’s Day falling on a Saturday this year, Ursula and Tony have decided to celebrate Ireland’s saint over the entire weekend at The Greytown Hotel.

Friday evening sees a Tribute to Father Ted, hopefully with patrons dressing up as their favourite character from the TV series.

On Saturday the hotel opens at 9am with a full Irish breakfast, with live music all day featuring The Travellers, Sam from Uncle Monkey and Sean O’Brien.

Things will draw to a close on Sunday afternoon with a traditional Irish music session and sing-along with Shin Dig.

Friday

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

Alex Hutchinson, the author of the book Endure, shares two seemingly opposing theories on what restricts the levels of human performance in sports.

Hutchinson states that after listening to a renowned expert of each theory he would agree with that person, discounting the ideas of the other; then the same thing would happen when listening to the other expert, who would also present a very strong case.

However, despite the ideas of both experts being different in many ways, there are commonalities and areas where they do agree; these commonalities are the starting point where we can look to get the most benefit in making improvements in our own lives

How to be happy

Great advice from the Dalai Lama: “Happiness is not something readymade.

It comes from your own actions”.

The message is pretty simple: to be happy, do things that can make you happy.

From this, doing things that make other people happy will make you happy too.

We all know the great feeling of doing something kind or helpful and seeing the impact it has on the other person.

Children learn when they want it enough

Today I heard of two accounts of children

Ask questions

Always be prepared to ask questions, as this is the most likely way you’re going to get the answers you need.

This is the advice of champion poker player Fedor Holz.

If the first question doesn’t clarify what you need to know, ask another question, then another.

By asking the right questions you will get a better understanding of why things have happened and the motives behind people’s actions.

Overcoming ‘limitations’

Yesterday I was watching YouTube clips of Muggsy Bougues playing basketball in the NBA. The extraordinary thing about Bougues is that he is only 5 foot 3 inches tall, the shortest ever to play in the NBA. Despite his height Bougues was able to compete against the greatest players in the history of the game, with one video showing him stealing the ball off Michael Jordan.

There would have been countless people telling Bougues that his height would mean that basketball wasn’t the sport for him, let alone compete in the world’s premier competition.

Just as well he didn’t listen to the naysayers!

When you feel overwhelmed, make lists

Ashton Kutcher’s strategy for overcoming a sense of being overwhelmed is to write lists.

Using this simple idea he believes that even the most onerous task can be broken down into small and manageable steps, making it a lot easier to achieve.

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learning new skills, each with musical instruments.

Both children are now in our school band; one student has learned the keyboards and the other the guitar.

Neither had access to a music teacher, but both have an internet connection and a desire to learn.

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Fluffy is a quiet boy.

Socks is a bit mischievous.

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Fluffy and Socks are two gorgeous boys who need to find a new home.

Their owner has to move to a home that has a dog that doesn’t like kitties.

Fluffy is 3-and-a-half, and Socks is 2-and-a-half.

Fluffy is a quiet boy and Socks is a bit mischievous.

Both boys are desexed and microchipped.

They would need to go to a quiet home

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They can be adopted separately.

If you’re interested in Fluffy or Socks please call their owner Catherine on 022 4374 797.

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Tramp through the Ruahine Range

High up on Mokai Station. PHOTOS/NIGEL BONIFACE

JASON CHRISTENSEN AND SANDRA BURLES To make the most of a possible four-day Waitangi weekend last month, Masterton Tramping Club members took the Monday as a holiday.

Travelling up on the Friday we met at the Mangaweka camp ground.

After an early breakfast we drove inland to Mokai Station.

From Mokai, east of Mangaweka, Julie, Nigel, Jason, Clint and Sandra started their ascent across farmland. During the climb we encountered, plenty of Microtis orchids in the grass, and great views.

A sidle below the Mokai Patea range high point took us to a saddle and the Forest Park boundary.

A steep descent through beech forest and we arrived at Iron Bark hut for lunch (thanks to Mokai Station for access across their land).

At this point our tramping party split into two groups.

Group 1 continued to Colenso Hut for the night.

We arrived at Colenso hut after a short side walk to look at Lake Colenso.

After a brew, two of the party went to check and reset all the stoat traps put in to protect whio around the lake.

On the Sunday we were up early as the hunter (also staying at the hut) headed out for an early morning hunt.

Clint left us here to head home.

Julie and Jason then walked down stream to the confluence of Mangatera River where we then headed up stream till we meet the turn off to the Potae River track.

On the way, two whio were seen basking in the morning sun.

Great views were had at the highest point Patae all around to Mt Ruapahu, to the west and around the Ruahine range to the east and south.

We soon arrived at Ruahine Corner hut where we were to stay for the night.

A nice relaxing afternoon exploring the Alpine Tundra and soaking up the sun.

Two other parties arrived that night from different parts of the Ruahine range – they had started on the east side of the range.

Monday morning, we were up early as we wanted to beat the forecast low cloud and possible rain as we were off track navigating to Ohutu Ridge via a few deep gorges and some very steep country and some beautiful streams.

Once on Ohutu ridge it was plain sailing all the way back along the ridge until we started the steep, or was it vertical, drop down into Whakaurakou River it became a bit of a bush bash due to the heavy snow fall in the winter which brought down lots of trees which mad hard going. Once down a short walk upstream to meet up with the others waiting at Iron Bark.

Group 2 spent the remainder of the day and first night at Iron Bark. We collected firewood for the hut, and talked tramping with seven others from Parawai tramping club.

On Sunday we used the two footbridges to cross the Maropea and Unknown streams then started our ascent and walk to Colenso hut.

The track was steep to start with then levelled out.

There was plenty of scratchy small tree

falls and Ongaonga.

We descended past a slip into the Mangatera river valley.

A short walk through grassy boggy areas, and bush noisy with rifleman, got us to Colenso hut.

A lovely sunny afternoon at the hut was had, exploring the lake and bird life, looking for whio.

We chatted to the Parawai club members who visited on their way to the Unknown campsite, and two others at the hut.

On the third day, Group 2 returned to Iron Bark hut, we had a great view of a Morepork sitting quietly in a tree, and morning tea was had in the sun at the top of the hill.

After a quick swim in a beautiful green pool we rested up until Group 1 arrived.

On Waitangi Day, the four of us were up and packed and off to the road end.

About 75 minutes up the hill through the beech forest returned us to the Forest Park boundary.

Light drizzle and a cold breeze awaited us as we re-traced our steps across the farmland and back to the carpark for the drive home.

There are a number of sites in the Ruahine Forest Park named after William Colenso, an early missionary and explorer who first visited the area in 1847.

Birds we saw or heard on the trip: kereru, rifleman, whio/blue duck, grey warbler, tomtit, shag, NZ falcon, scaup, whitehead, wax-eye, morepork, bellbird, tui.

Trees/plants of interest: mountain cedar, ongaonga, bush lawyer, dactylanthus, orchids (sun, potato, greenhood)

Negotiating the slip above the Mangatera river.

• The Masterton Tramping Club meets at the Community Centre, 41 Perry Street, at 7.30pm on the first Wednesday of each month. Visitors welcome.www. mastertontc.org.nz www.facebook.com/mastertontc

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Local homes built in a day CAL ROBERTS

Homes designed to rein in the housing crisis are being made in a day, right here in Masterton.

EasyBuild opened a showroom for its compact kit-set homes near its Masterton factory last week.

The houses could be put together using “semi-skilled” labour, meaning homebuyers could even put it together themselves if they had the confidence to do it, a company official said.

The show home’s official opening was attended by Housing and Construction Minister Jenny Salesa, Mayor Lyn Patterson and industry professionals.

Housing Minister Phil Twyford was set to deliver a speech at the opening but a delayed flight from Queenstown prevented him from attending.

EasyBuild director Mike Fox said his company’s homes were cheaper and faster to build than others.

Its standard house packs ranging in size from one to four bedrooms, cost about $75,000-$135,700 Building and Construction Minister Jenny Solesa giving a speech at EasyBuild’s show home opening last week.

excluding GST from the factory.

To have them ready to move into, would double the cost.

“We have created a flatpack home to such a high degree of prefabrication that they can be built twice as fast as conventional housing, cost 30 per cent less and semi-skilled people can erect them.”

Mrs Salesa said when she first met Mr Fox to talk about EasyBuild, he told her the factory had the capacity to build two houses a day.

“I nearly fell off my seat,” the minister said.

Mr Fox remembered the conversation.

“Her first question was, ‘What’s wrong with them?’

“The reason we can do them efficiently is because we are doing the same thing over and over again.”

Mr Fox said that by mass producing a set catalogue of houses to order in a factory, it stripped away the “inefficiencies” in construction.

“It’s raining outside today, but our houses are still being built.”

The factory employed about 60 people. EasyBuild’s projects had already opened up another 20 positions.

“And by the time we’re up to full noise, we will have doubled — if not trebled — that.

“We’ve teamed up with training providers who want to take people in a short space of time and bring them up to a skill level that they can then transfer out.

“Because these houses can be built so quick, and in repetition, they build a couple of these and find they actually can do something, and away they go.”

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The team at EasyBuild was aiming to build 100 homes this year in the Wairarapa factory.

“While we don’t have the total solution, we have a good piece of it.”

Mrs Patterson said council were excited to have EasyBuild in Wairarapa.

“It ticks the boxes for us. It’s local

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The Masterton factory site was once a tobacco plant.

“It’s ironic that the assembly plant was originally built in the Muldoon ‘Think Big’ era as a cigarette factory which has now been re-purposed to create homes for New Zealanders,” Mr Fox said.

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Jill Greathead Volunteering Wairarapa

It seems that there are as many different types of volunteering as there are reasons for why people volunteer.

In the past few weeks, I have had requests from Event Organisers who need people to help at events.

They need people to distribute flyers, setting up and taking down event equipment, help with carparking, meeting and greeting, sizzling sausages, selling raffles, and helping with security.

Whether it is a major event like Wings over Wairarapa, a fundraising garden tour or a tree-planting event, these volunteers help to make events happen on the Wairarapa’s events calendar which attract many visitors from outside the region.

We have recently helped the organisers of Celebrate Carterton showcase the huge range of clubs and activities available in Carterton with music and food.

Volunteers distributed flyers for this event and helped in various roles on the day.

Most of these events happen on weekends so if you work during the week, “event-volunteering” is a great way of getting involved in your community and helping the Wairarapa continue its reputation as an event destination bringing major tourism, economic and reputational benefits to our region.

If you want to be on our one-off volunteering database, send your name,

Audrey Sebire, organiser of the volunteers who assisted with Celebrate Carterton. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

email and your Wairarapa town to admin@waivc.org.nz.

We will send email alerts whenever an event needs “extra pairs of hands” to make our Wairarapa events even more successful.

The contributions that our volunteers make builds ‘heart’ in our Wairarapa communities.

If you have a story about volunteering that you wish to share, give me a call on 0274 884 376.

Opportunities at Volunteering Wairarapa

“Creative Volunteer for the Hospice required” The Hospice in Masterton are looking for volunteers to plan and teach a two-

hour crafts session for Hospice Patients and their family on Monday mornings.

Skills Required: Skill in a hand craft with an interest in sharing this skill with others.

“Morning and Afternoon Tea Helpers” required

Carter Court Rest Home in Carterton are looking for people to help serve morning or afternoon tea for their residents.

Skills required: Serving tea and coffee with the ability to converse with our residents • Interested to find out more? Contact Jill Greathead on 0274 884 376 or email admin@waivc.org.nz to discuss these opportunities.

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Violet weaving In the late 1800s, weavers of Te Ore Ore Marae made this waistcoat of natural woven harakeke, dyed with gentian violet and lined with cotton, for Augustus Cave, a resident of Masterton.

The garment is now held in the Wairarapa Cultural Trust Collection of Aratoi Museum – a gift of Mrs. Barbara Nichols.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Goods wanted

For upcoming Country Lifestyle Auction Auction Saturday 7 April 2018 Starting at 10 am, Clareville Complex

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This is a great opportunity to sell your goods and make some money while supporting a worthwhile project.

Register early as some of the auction items will be advertised prior to the event. The auction is a fundraiser for the Wairarapa A&P Society. This year’s fundraising objective is to enhance and upgrade our camping grounds.

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EMILY IRELAND A Masterton woman’s sleep-in was disturbed on Sunday when her electric blanket shorted, setting fire to the mattress she was lying on.

Two Masterton fire trucks and an ambulance were at the Millard Ave property yesterday just before 11am.

There was no visible damage to the property.

Masterton Fire Service station officer Garry Nielsen said because it was midmorning, the home’s residents had been awake when the blaze broke out, “even though the lady was still in the bed”.

“They pretty much extinguished the fire,

but they took in a bit of smoke at the same time, so they are being checked out by the ambulance,” he said.

“We recommend everybody has their electric blankets checked regularly — before the winter normally.”

He said people could check their electric blankets themselves for any frayed wires or by looking at the general condition of it, “but they still can’t see what it’s like on the inside, if it’s been folded or if it’s got a bend in the wire or something like that”.

Along with the message to check or renew electric blankets, Mr Nielson said it was a timely reminder for people to ensure they had working smoke alarms installed.

“Smoke alarms save lives,” he said.

Colour in to Win! Win family passes to the Trust House Night Glow on Saturday 31 March

TO ENTER: Colour in this picture featuring Bud E Beaver and Iwi the Kiwi and drop the completed form to: Wairarapa Times-Age, Cnr Chapel and Perry St, Masterton or Post to Wairarapa Times-Age, P O Box 445, Masterton 5840.

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A sign of the times Sarah Wolland, BVSc from Vet Services Wairarapa

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For this week’s Wai Write, former Blairlogie Writers’ Group member Enid Meyer tells of an unsuccessful vacuum cleaner purchase.

I remember we were pressing hay on the island, so called because it was land ringed by an old course of the Ruamahanga river that only held water when the river flooded.

It was a very hot day.

Dad was not in a good mood as the McCormack Deering tractor was digging itself into the sand with every thrust of the ram on the stationary press.

The press was driven by the power take off on the tractor with a long belt which had a habit of slipping off every 10 minutes or so and stopped work while it was realigned.

My job was bringing stooks of hay closer to those feeding the press.

The smell of the fumes from the tractor and the noise as the gooseneck pushed the hay into the hopper while the ram did its job sending the bale out the end of the press was oppressive, and we longed for the last bale to be made and have the day over.

I drove the truck with a sweep in front and it was the best job on offer.

I could avoid the flies and dust and rubbish floating around in the air, although it was hot in the cab and I still sweated a lot.

Mother always came with a basket of tea and scones at morning tea time having walked a mile over paddocks with a billy of tea and another of ‘Creamota’.

This was a drink made with breakfast food, water and sugar which we all loved to drink.

As there was no sign of her arrival we continued working and waiting as Dad became angrier every time the belt came off.

Back at the house, Mother was being chatted to by a nice young man who came to her door and offered to show her his wares.

He was a vacuum cleaner salesman and had the latest Electrolux to show her.

Was she interested? Yes she was. He spent some time showing her all the different attachments that were able to ‘suck it up or blow it away’.

“A bit like politicians,” he said.

He filled in the paper work and asked Mother if she could pay two shillings and sixpence a week or 10 shillings a month.

Mother thought of her income from the chooks and the tomatoes she grew and sold and was sure she could.

Then he spent some time demonstrating the machine and leaving it with her to practice with as he said he needed to have her husband’s permission to buy it.

Women were not allowed to buy goods on hire purchase without their husband’s say so.

Mother gave him instructions on the road to take to the island and spent some time enjoying her new toy.

The salesman found the haymakers easily and approached them with a wad of papers in his hand.

Dad looked up and saw him and let out a roar like a bull.

“What do you want?” he asked.

The salesman was used to being abused and kept his head as he explained.

“Just a signature on this,” he said.

Dad exploded. “You get yourself off my property, or else. You blokes coming around chatting up the women while we are out here in the heat earning a decent living.

And take your goods with you. And don’t come back.” The salesman ran for his van and made his way back to where Mother was waiting, with a smile on her face.

“I am sorry Missus. He wouldn’t sign it. I will have to take the vacuum away with me.”

He packed up the equipment and took the bag of dust from the vacuum and emptied it out on the floor.

Mother was sorry for him and did not say anything but she said later on when we talked about that day, that she thought that was the worst part and a bit unnecessary.

I was cross with Dad as most of the machinery he had was on time payment, but he did buy Mother a vacuum cleaner a few months later.

• Blairlogie Writer’s Group usually meets on the last Friday of each month (except in December) in the Wairarapa Genealogy Society rooms, next to the Archive, on Queen St in Masterton at 1.30pm.

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Cat fights, and their resultant injuries, are a common reason for veterinary visits.

small lacerations may be present, and the area may feel warm. If not discovered in this early stage, the abscess will continue to Although cats living together swell, burrowing through tissues indoors occasionally fight over and accumulating more pus. The territory or for owner attention, abscess may then burst through it rarely leads to serious injury. the overlying skin, releasing Cats that encounter other cats outdoors, however, are more likely creamy yellow or brownish, often malodorous pus. Overlying hair to fight, usually over territory. may become matted with dried Cats’ teeth are sharp, and when discharge. Common locations for they bite, puncture wounds are produced. There is a tremendous abscesses are the face and neck, tail, back, and legs, although any amount of bacteria in cats’ part of the body can be bitten mouths. The puncture wounds during a fight. If a bite wound seal over quickly, and bacteria occurs in a location that does not injected into the skin becomes have much loose skin, such as a trapped. White blood cells and leg, the infection can dissect its bacteria accumulate to form a painful pocket of pus just beneath way through the tissues, causing diffuse swelling instead of a the skin. This collection of pus is discrete collection of pus. This an abscess. tends to be very painful.

Intact males are at higher risk The goal of treatment is to than neutered males or females, prevent further contamination by as they’re more likely to roam and fight over territory. Typically, a cleaning the wound, removing dead tissue, and treating for cat that has been bitten appears infection. In most cases, the cat fine after the encounter. Over will be sedated so an incision can the next 2 – 4 days, bacteria be made into the abscess; the deposited in the wound begin to multiply, and cats develop a fever, wound is then flushed with an become lethargic, and often stop antibacterial solution to further eating. Many cats are taken to the remove pus and other debris. If detected and addressed at an Veterinarian at this stage, where early stage, lancing and flushing the abscess appears as either a plus antibiotics may be all that is firm or soft painful swelling. In required. If discovered at a later most cases, puncture wounds or stage, where significant tissue damage has occurred beneath the skin, the Veterinarian may need to debride the wound. Most wounds are left open to drain and heal on their own. Sometimes an abscess has already burst through the skin, leaving a hole, this will still need cleaning and antibiotics.

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Fire station on track The site of the Tinui Fire Station last October.

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HAYLEY GASTMEIER Tinui locals will soon see their new fire station take shape after months of inaction.

Work stopped because the rural fire service missing their booking opportunity with the builders after a dispute.

But principal rural fire officer Phill Wishnowsky said work was now expected to take just a couple of weeks to be completed.

The new station is a replacement of the original depot that lay in the floodplain of the area.

It was originally scheduled to be up and running by the end of June last year.

But that timetable was disrupted after a dispute with a resident over the siting of the station.

Ex-firefighter and long-term Tinui resident, Neil Palmer, objected to the

proposed location, saying the proximity of the station to the road would block views of neighbouring home and be an eyesore to tourists.

He presented a petition with signatures from the community to halt the build.

The rural fire service agreed to move the building back five metres, and a concrete pad was poured at this new site in mid2017.

But no building work has been done since then.

Mr Wishnowsky said having to move the location not only disrupted the agreed timeframe with builders, but also added significant costs to the project.

“Because we had to move the footprint of the building back, we had to go through another re-engineering of the whole site, and then we had to do some extra work with the foundations.

“By the time we’d gone through all that, we had to build the pad and leave that for the concrete to set and meet the strength requirements.

“By that stage, the builders were all on other projects so we’re waiting for the next gap in their timetable.”

He said moving the station back five metres had cost a total of $24,000.

A portion was covered by the rural fire service, with the balance being met by Masterton District Council, which owned the land.

“That’s history now — we just have to look forward and say let’s get this thing built, let’s get it open and, most importantly, let’s get our volunteers into a far more habitable building.”

He said he was looking forward to celebrating with the community once the project was completed.

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The farming industry’s investment in the industry-and-government funded programme to eradicate bovine tuberculosis is closing in on its goal, writes Stefan Robinson, a Wairarapa farmer and chair of the Wellington region’s TBfree Committee.

Since 1994, when the Wairarapa had 312 cattle herds infected with bovine tuberculosis, the TBfree programme has tightened the noose on the disease.

Now there is only one infected herd in the district.

The first reaction to that news is normally: ‘Well why don’t you just slaughter the infected animals, and the problem will be solved’.

But unfortunately, like with the management of many endemic livestock diseases, that’s too simplistic an approach to achieve TB freedom.

Bovine TB is a tough disease to eradicate.

Mycobacterium bovis, the bug which causes bovine TB, can lie dormant in livestock, and can be hosted, maintained and transmitted by wildlife – especially possums.

So the TBfree programme relies on three fundamental aspects for TB management and eradication: TB testing livestock (to detect, identify and isolate infected animals), large-scale possum control (to remove potential disease spread from infected vectors), and livestock movement control (to mitigate against the spread of disease).

TB testing changed from annual to twoyearly in the Wairarapa, and movement controls in the Southern Wairarapa were finally removed in 2016 following results from the control and management of disease that indicated risks from livestock movement had been mitigated.

Meanwhile, the risk from wildlife vectors is decreasing in the area through the application of pest control operations – aerial operations in the Rimutaka, the Aorangi and the Tararua Ranges have contributed to bringing possum populations down to a low level. By applying these operations and complementing these with ongoing ground-based monitoring and population control with traps and toxins, the possum population is kept low.

Removing the potential interactions between TB-infected possums and non-infected possums reduces disease prevalence and eventually removes the disease from the population.

The gains of the past two decades put the programme in sight of achieving the national targets of freedom from TB in livestock by 2026, in possums by 2040, and biological eradication of the disease from New Zealand by 2055.

The region’s TBfree committee has been an advisory support to the TBfree programme, communicating and supporting the implementation of the TB plan in the region since the 1990s. The committee is supported by local farmer representatives who individually know

FARMER FOCUS • A number of TB Management Areas make up the Greater Wellington Region. Visit ospri. co.nz to view the TB Management notice that interests you. These notices outline likely pest control timing and methods, the TB history within the area and why this programme is important.

• As TB wildlife risk decreases with sustained possum control, farmers need to continue to do their bit by considering the TB risk of stock moving into the area.

Considerations should include; • The Disease Control Area that the animals have come from. Visit ospri.co.nz/dcamap to view the Disease Control area map for NZ • Herd Status and history of arriving animals • Individual animals TB testing history and movements • All animals should be accompanied by an Animal Status Declaration form, and all movements must be recorded in the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) programme within 48 hours.

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the land, the animals and people who farm them. As with the remainder of the deer, beef and dairy livestock industries, their levies directly fund the TB disease management programme.

The committee comprises representatives of Federated Farmers, the regional councils, the Department of Conservation, independent farmers and rural professionals, so the TBfree programme’s objectives reflect their interests.

The TB Plan and overall disease management programme provides benefits beyond simply disease prevention for the region’s communities. The efforts towards reducing possum numbers to prevent the spread of disease provides other biodiversity benefits such as enhancing the growth of native bush – and the birds and bugs it sustains – to rebuild and thrive. It also protects the health of the human population, which is vulnerable to tuberculosis infection.

The TB programme’s activities also improve the social, financial and economic options for rural land owners and communities. Having a TB-infected herd can cause significant financial and emotional stress for a farming family, and threaten their livelihoods. Farmers often blame themselves, and there can be a stigma attached to having TB in their herd, even though most TB cases are from animals having contact with local TBcarrying possums.

There is still work to complete in the region, with ground and aerial operations proposed over the next several years. But the best news is that, thanks to the good work of farmers and the organisations their levies support, coming generations of New Zealanders will enjoy a TB-free future.

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New Zealand film producer and director David Stubbs said Wairarapa’s beautiful buildings and scenic landscapes made it the perfect setting for his upcoming film Daffodils.

The film is based on a show which has been described as “a play with songs” and was a sell-out when it came to the Carterton Events Centre for the 2016 Kokomai Creative Festival.

It is set to be released nationwide around March next year and stars singer Kimbra, iZombie actress Rose McIver and Home and Away’s George Mason.

The love story is set to iconic kiwi music such as Crowded House, Bic Runga and Dave Dobbyn, and spans from the 1960s to present day.

“Wairarapa was good for us because we are trying to create locations similar to the Waikato,” Stubbs said.

“A lot of the locations in the story don’t exist anymore, they have been torn down or have gone.

“We looked around – and I’m a big fan of the Wairarapa – and we found beautiful buildings and locations around Masterton and Carterton that felt right.”

Stubbs wanted to develop the show into a feature film because

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set in region its “epic story” was relatable and had been well received both here and overseas.

“It’s a film that a lot of people will identify with because it’s got New Zealand music in it and hits on all those things that New Zealanders experience.”

With family in Greytown, Stubbs was very familiar with the region and loved “all the usual things people enjoy in Wairarapa”, such as taking his family to the Wairarapa Balloon Festival and visiting vineyards in Martinborough.

Masterton’s Queen Elizabeth Park will feature in a major scene in the movie, as the lake will be where the two main characters meet for the first time.

“It will be a really beautiful, romantic scene by the lake,” Stubbs said.

There will also be various film locations in Carterton, on both public and private land, with Stubbs saying he was already grateful for the community support from both local residents and the district councils.

He also thought it was a “nice coincidence” the movie would be filmed in the district referred to as “the daffodil capital”.

Stubbs’ past works include Emmy-winning web series Reservoir Hill and documentary Belief which examined the death of Wainuiomata mother Janet Moses during an attempted exorcism.

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Wairarapa Singers Angela Cook MUSIC DIRECTOR

Soprano: Lisa Harper-Brown Alto: Maaike Christie-Beekman Tenor: Tehezip Lathiff Bass: Simon Christie Bass: William McElwee

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ST MATTHEW PASSION Thursday 29 March 7.00 pm Friday 30 March 2.30 pm St Matthew’s Church, 37 Church St, Masterton A masterpiece of classical sacred music performed with a baroque orchestra, two choirs, five soloists, and organ.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS THURSDAY,MARCH 15 Eat-n-Greet: At St James Union Church hall, 116 High St, Masterton. Come and enjoy a meal followed by good entertainment. Meet new people. Everyone very welcome.

11.30am for a noon start.

Greytown Drop-in Centre: At St John’s Hall, Main St, 2-4pm, call in for a cuppa and a chat.

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 (021) 258-8029.

Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 5.30pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Miriam 377-7974.

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

Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 5-7pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 3702511 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 3775518 or 377-1135.

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

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

Plus free drum lessons 6.30-7.30pm on ground floor. All ages and experience, bring your drum pad and sticks.

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.

FRIDAY,MARCH 16 Masterton Savage Entertainers: Meet 10am, at Savage Club rooms, 10 Albert St, Masterton. Come share your talents with us on stage. We are looking for new members.

Call Judith 377-1750 or Doreen 370-4604.

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

Sewing & Craft: 10am-2pm, at the Featherston Community Centre. Call Sandie (021) 157-4909.

Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Fri-Mon 10am4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean (06) 372-6623 or Pam (06) 372-6459.

Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10am-noon, Featherston

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Community Centre. Call Virginia (06) 308-8392.

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

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

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

Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz Wairarapa Steampunk: We meet as required, 10.30am2pm, 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.

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

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the Park. Call Pauline Lamb 3773388.

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

SATURDAY,MARCH 17 Cellular Memory: A Survey Exhibition of Elizabeth Thomson, until April 2, at Aratoi Museum, 12 Bruce St, Masterton. Open daily, 10am-4:30. Call (06) 370-0001.

Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Fri-Mon 10am4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean (06) 372-6623 or

Pam (06) 372-6459.

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

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

Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-1pm, at rear of YMCA, 162 Dixon St. Featherston: 10am-noon, Community Centre, 24 Wakefield St. Farmers’ Market: 9am-1pm, at at Farriers, 4 Queen St, Masterton. Locally grown and made food and artisan products. Find us on Facebook or see www. waifarmersmarket.org.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Steve Davis (06) 304-7155.

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Bowls at 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303.

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

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COMMUNITY EVENTS SUNDAY,MARCH 18 Kopuaranga Hall Arts and Craft Market: Noon-4pm.

Wide variety of stalls, coffee cart and fresh fruit ice cream, fundraiser for hall renovations.

Wairarapa Branch NZ Society of Genealogists: Meet 1.30pm, at the Research Rooms, 79 Queen St, Masterton.

Call 377-0032.

Toastmasters Wairarapa: WOW Club meets 11am. Call Val Ph 377-2035. or Justin (06) 304-9075.

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

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

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

Tai Chi: 8-9am, Gain Momentum, 61 Holloway St, Carterton. Call 379-9073.

Club Carterton: Pool and darts competition, winner takes all, sausage sizzle.

Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 1.30pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Miriam 377-7974.

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

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association Croquet at 9.15am for 9.30am start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower , Carterton. Call Veronica George 379-8644.

MONDAY,MARCH 19 Literacy Wairarapa: Offers free help with reading, spelling and maths at Te Awhina/Cameron Community House, 9am-noon.

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

Friends to Friends: Peer support group, 10am-noon, at Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton.

For adults 18 years-plus, for mental health consumers or disabilities, a place to create, safe, fun and participate or discuss, socialise, with good company. Call Gaylene (06) 929-0961 or (0274) 604-796.

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

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

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

Drop-in Knitting & Crafts: 6.30-9.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Del (06) 308-9418.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 3702511 or Brian 377-4066.

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

Carterton Food Bank: 11.30am-noon 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.

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

The Dance Shed: 450 Belvedere Rd Carterton. Line Dancing Class, 7-9pm, beginners followed by intermediate.

Call Wendy or Don 379-6827 or (027) 319-9814.

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

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

Te Runga Air Scout Group: For boys and girls (year 7 to year 10), 6.30-8.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Call Lyndon 377-0687.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous: Masterton: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or Pete (020) 4005-9740. Carterton: 8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Dennis 377-5355 or Martin (06) 372-7764.

Girl Guiding: Brownies (7-10 years) 4.30-6pm. Guides (914 years) 5.30-7.30pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646.

TUESDAY,MARCH 20 Wairarapa Embroidery Guild: Meet at the Ranfurly Club Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton , 10.30am-3pm.

Call Nola (027) 687-8599 or Jenny 377-0859 or email Wairarapaembroiderers@gmail.com Alanon: A group for anyone affected by another’s drinking, meet at 7pm at Cameron Community House, Church St, Masterton. Call 0508 425-2666.

The Wairarapa Herb Society: Meet 1.30pm, in the Court House, 60 Holloway St, Carterton. Call Christine Paul (06) 370-1170.

Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: Meet 7pm in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 3786531.

Mothers Union: 1.45pm, at Epiphany Anglican Church, High St, Masterton.

Drop-in Centre: Sit and Get Fit with Keiko, 2-4pm. Call Pam Lloyd (06) 304-7997.

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

Tribal Fusion Bellydancing: At 91 Harley St, Masterton, 7-8pm. Call Wai steampunk, Gaylene (0274) 494-596.

Wai Steampunk NZ: Check Facebook for upcoming events.

For joining or enquiries call Gaylene (0274) 494-596.

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

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

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

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

Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve 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. Call Ngaire 377-0342.

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

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

Toy Library: Masterton -10am-noon, rear of 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 & Croquet Club: Association Croquet at 9.15am for 9.30am start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Veronica George 379-8644.

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Bowls at 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. All welcome. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303.

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

WEDNESDAY,MARCH 21 Toi Wairarapa – Heart of Arts: 10 Minute Bites, 12.10pm, BYO sandwich.

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

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

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

Call Neil (06) 308-9341.

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

Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 5.30-7pm. Call 3775518 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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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. Call Ian Wyeth 378-6425 or 377-5762. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz

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A mokopuna of Wairarapa “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less travelled by” – Robert Frost.

One time I was travelling with my cousin and rather than take the main road out of Masterton, she turned into another road that took longer to travel.

I wondered why we were taking the road less travelled.

As we talked, I looked out to a different view, I noted how quiet the road was and how relaxed I was.

Since then I have driven through Wairarapa differently, trying to avoid the traffic and looking for a different view.

The flow of traffic on these roads is not

aimed at the speed signs and people can make their own time, within the laws of the land of course.

In Wairarapa we have many roads less travelled and what makes them worth travelling is the journey and the destination.

The three-gate road from Admiral’s Hill to Pahaoa, from the mountains to the sea, is like watching the land evolve.

The Wairarapa Moana magic on Western Lake Road that ends up at Cook Strait is like watching the journey of water.

The road to the Palliser lighthouse is like reaching our edge of the earth.

My favourite is my ancestral connection from Te Whiti to Hurunui-oRangi, from my poupou or grandfather’s place to my nanny’s place.

These are just some of the roads worth travelling on.

There is a marking on the Waipoua Bridge coming into Masterton that encourages traffic into the right lane to travel along Chapel Street and for visitors

a route out of town.

This is the road most travelled by our visitors.

What is on the road less travelled by going left at this point? There are places to stop like the Waipoua River, Queen Elizabeth Park with its playgrounds, the swimming pools, Aratoi, Shear Museum and Memorial Park. In short, My Masterton waits for the traveller who is willing to take the road less travelled.

The quantity experience of popularity can be seen as aligning with profitability, democracy and fashion, all of which have commendable qualities.

The quality experience does not need the same numbers and is often revealed to the masses by merit. Profitability and quality can work together as demand drives up prices.

Democracy and quality might be seen in MMP. Quality can be the road less travelled where we find merit and where we might find our true selves, that’s a Wairarapa fashion.

Get yourself ‘Movin’ this month School children and their parents are getting into gear for this year’s Movin’March – a region-wide campaign to encourage active travel to and from school, which kicked off last week and runs (pardon the pun) till March 29. Greater Wellington Regional Council developed the campaign, which is supported by Wairarapa Road Safety Council.

So what is it all about?

Holly Hullena, projects coordinator for Wairarapa Road Safety Council said it was about “getting active and working on normalising sustainable travel”.

“Of course March is perhaps our version of a new year’s resolution to give it a really good go.

“If we work together and all join in, a frequently practiced behaviour becomes a – hopefully – lasting good habit”.

There are ways for adults to get in on the action: Movin’March parent photo competition: This is open to any parent to participate (not just Movin’March schools). Parents/caregivers just need to post a photo tagged #movinmarch to win family pass to their favourite Wellington Wildthings destination.

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Challenge: We will supply WOW “passports” to your children at school so those who walk or wheel can get these stamped and go in the draw to win one of six $300 Avanti vouchers.

Park and Stride: Great for families who live ‘too far away to walk or bike’: Parents are encouraged to park further away from the school gate and walk or wheel with their children, or drop them at designated points to meet up with friends.

Schools may be able to help identify safe spots where this can happen.

WOW Family Day: Family ‘all in’ days are scheduled at many of our Wairarapa schools during Movin’March. This encourages families to change their routine for one day and give walking and wheeling a go.

Poster Competition: Encourage your children to get colouring. They can design a poster to reflect the benefits of walking and wheeling. The regional winners will receive a Panasonic Tough Camera Parent Engagement: Other ways parents can be involved is via our Facebook memes, parent resources or via your school website and Facebook page: www.facebook.com/movinmarch.

For those who want a family bike ride one weekend in March, there’s a family friendly event on Sunday, March 25 from 10am to 2pm riding the Rimutaka Rail Trail.

This is a chance to get some local historical background, pack a picnic (supplemented by sausage sizzle) and not worry about any transport hassles.

Let Wairarapa Road Safety Council know what you are up to: email photos to Holly: rsc@wairsc.org.nz

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WORDSEARCH

KID’S BOOK CHARACTERS

BUMPER WORDFIT

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Lost & Found HEADING DOG LOST Gladstone / Te Wharau area, blind in one eye.

Phone 06 372 7783.

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Masterton Amateur Theatrical Society (Inc.) is to be held in the Gaiety Hall 137 Ngaumutawa Road Masterton on Wednesday 28th March 2018 commencing 7.00pm Order of Business Apologies Minutes of previous AGM Presidents Report Financial Report Elections of Officers General Business Wendy McLennan Secretary

Wairarapa Times-Age Your locally owned and operated newspaper

PHONE 06 370 0975 to subscribe

Bridge Lessons at Masterton Bridge Club, 112 Villa St beginning on Thursday 5 April at 6.30pm - 10 lessons for $80 Please phone Liz Waddington 377 0428 or email lizwaddington@xtra.co.nz

Public Notices

WAIRARAPA SPECIAL OLYMPICS AGM Thursday 22nd March at 5.15pm Sport Wellington Wairarapa 101 Chapel Street, Masterton For further information and job nomination forms please contact wairarapa@specialolympics.org.nz

GOODS WANTED Wairarapa A&P Society Fundraiser Country Lifestyle Auction Clareville Complex Saturday 7th April 2018 (10.00am start) Let us auction your items for you and turn them into cash

WANTED • Livestock • Poultry • General wares • Machinery • Chattels Large Household Items For auction items and stallholder enquiries, please contact office@waiaps.org.nz or Phone 06 379 8124 during business hours

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We have the following positions available: • Infants & Toddlers centre – 30+ hours • Educare Centre – 30+ hours The successful applicant for each centre will: • Be a registered early childhood teacher • Have a sound knowledge of Te Whāriki 2017 & current theories • Strong written and spoken communication skills • Experience in primary caregiving If you are creative, flexible, and want to make a difference in children’s lives then we want to hear from you.

Please email your CV with a covering letter to gbec@xtra.co.nz or post to 38 Worksop Road, Masterton.

Applications close: 29th of March 2018

MACHINE OPERATOR Position available for a Machine Operator, mainly Loader but also Digger, ADT, Dozer.

Also need to operate and maintain Quarry Plant, Crushers, Screens etc.

Would prefer experience but are willing to train the right person. This will include relevant industry training, NZQA Units, WTR if required.

Please ring either: David Cameron 027 448 8135 or James Deans 027 672 8590

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Over the last couple of months we have quoted work at unprecedented levels. We are now seeking quality applicants for the following positions:

PIVOT STEER LOADER, long or short term hire.

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Apprentice Plumber, Gas Fitter, Drainlayer and Roofer At Water-Mart we are committed to supporting the plumbing and roofing trades.

We are looking for two new apprentices to join our team who want to have a trade as a career.

Application Details To apply for any of these positions please email your cover letter and CV to Alastair McDonald alastair@watermart.co.nz or phone 027 595 0911

PARLIAMENTARY MP SUPPORT TO ALASTAIR SCOTT, MP An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive, empathetic and switched on people-person to join Parliamentary Service across the Masterton and Carterton offices of Alastair Scott, MP.

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This role is a varied and multifaceted one. First, you’ll be handling the administrative side of things in the office - from reception services and dealing with correspondence, to offering the support your MP needs and researching issues when required. Second, you’ll be a go-to person for people from the community who may need advice, have issues, or want to talk over anything of note within the electorate, whether it’s over the phone or in person.

You’re someone who’s compassionate and respectful, and you’re confident in building strong relationships with a diverse range of people. You’re technically savvy and know your way around a database, as well as being proficient with the MS Suite. Working autonomously doesn’t faze you, and are well known for your resilient and unflappable nature.

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Applications close Friday, 16 March 2018.

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Sport

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Seeking CD’s strongest

Spectators taking in the action at Wai Weight Gym on Saturday.

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POWERLIFTING JAKE BELESKI Wairarapa competitors made their mark at the Central Districts Powerlifting Association event at Wai Weight Gym in Masterton on Saturday.

The best powerlifters from the Central Districts region went head to head in the competition, which is often a launching pad into national events.

The competition consisted of a three-lift event (squat, bench press and deadlift), as well as a separate bench press competition.

Wai Weight owner Bevan Mackenzie said the event had been a huge success.

“It was a really good event — we had 57 lifters in total.

“They travelled from Wellington, Palmerston North and Hawke’s Bay — it really was a massive competition.”

Eight representatives from Wai Weight took part in the event, and there were a few more local entrants from across Wairarapa.

One of the highlights was Amy Oakman — competing in her first competition — getting first in her division.

Her lifts included a 150kg deadlift.

Speers stars as Greytown reach final CRICKET JAKE BELESKI Robbie Speers proved the hero with the ball as Greytown propelled themselves into this weekend’s Bidwell Cup final after a narrow 17-run win over Hutt Academy on Sunday.

Awaiting Greytown in the final will be Lansdowne, who had automatically qualified as the highest ranked team at the end of the regular season.

Greytown needed to win to secure a spot in the final, as Hutt Academy had finished second behind Lansdowne and would have qualified for the final with a draw or no result.

Speers often does his damage for Greytown at the top of the batting order, but it was his four wickets with the ball that proved crucial to the cause.

Greytown had lost the toss and were put into bat at Delaney Park in Lower Hutt, and the top order failed to fire.

Three quick strikes – including the key wickets of openers Speers and Mark Childs – had Greytown reeling at 22-3.

Then came the largest partnership

of the match as Reder van Rooyen and Paul Lyttle combined to carry the score through to 106, before van Rooyen was dismissed for 37.

Lyttle followed shortly after for 42, and the lower order crumbled to see Greytown eventually all out for 138 in 38.4 overs.

Hutt Academy bowler Aman Ahmed was a standout performer, finishing with 5-23 from 10 outstanding overs.

Greytown would have known early wickets were the key to giving themselves the best chance of winning the match, and they delivered as Hutt Academy slumped to 34-3.

Partnerships proved hard to sustain for both batting lineups, and regular wickets kept Hutt Academy in check as they found themselves 104-7.

With only 10 batsmen taking the field for Hutt Academy, Greytown only needed to take nine wickets to win the match.

Hutt Academy limped through to 1218, before Greytown bowler Brian James bowled McArthur Kennerley to secure the win.

Speers finished with 4-38 from 11 overs, while James took 2-9 from 5.4 economical overs.

“There were some great efforts from our lifters,” Mackenzie said.

“Harry Kent entered in the masters bench press competition and hit about 142.5kg, which was right up there with the New Zealand masters record, which he’s aiming to beat the record this year.”

Kieran O’Brien finished second in the men’s open division, while Jesse Russell and Trudy Tannant also impressed in their respective divisions.

Mackenzie made special mention of Jacob Cooke-Tait, who competed in the under-83kg class.

“He’s only 16 years old and did a 180kg

squat, a 125kg bench, and a 200kg deadlift, to place first in sub-junior men.

“He’s got a big future.”

The heaviest bench press of the day was 215kg, while a deadlift of 310kg was completed.

“With 57 competitors, everyone had a fantastic day,” Mackenzie said.

“There were probably well over 100 spectators, and it was a really good competition for the beginners as well.”

Wai Weight gym will be hosting other regional events later in the year, and Mackenzie said it was something they were hoping to build on in the future.

Second grade chairman’s cup CRICKET

GREG PULLMAN Auto Imports Marist old boys played Lansdowne on Park Sports 3.

Before the game had even started Marist had to not only beat Lansdowne, but get 12 runs extra per over in order to win on run-rate and get in to second or third spot, since Redstar already had the first spot.

Lansdowne won the toss and elected to bat going on to score 139/10 off 30 overs.

Lansdowne started off slow with the bat but had some stand out performances with H Brar getting 42 and R Frickert getting 39.

Marist produced some great fielding and tight bowling from Lance Parker 3 wickets off two overs for 13 runs, and Kris Towgood who opened the bowling and got three wickets off seven overs for 35 runs.

Marist had to go out and hit every ball, with captain Keith Pullman leading from the front and scoring 66 not out, and Kris Towgood having a quick but great knock for 21 runs off only six balls.

In the end, Marist got the total in only 15 overs to win the game, but it wasn’t enough to get Marist through to semifinals.

The other game on Park Sports one was between Redstar and Carterton Redstar were automatically through to final before game even started.

Carterton batted first scoring 142 all out off 32 overs.

A couple of Carterton batters who helped get the total were, Jarrod Wood 50 runs and Kirk 30 runs.

Some great bowling from Redstar with Troy Burling the destroyer taking four wickets for 20 runs off eight overs and Jon Dudley taking three wickets for 38 runs off eight overs.

Redstar went in to bat with an opening batting partnership from Troy Burling 34 and Tim Burling scoring 25 for a 56 run partnership.

Jon Dudley also started with the bat scoring 23 and Mark Sprowson scoring 23, to string up another great partnership.

The competition now sees Greytown and Carterton fight it out to play Redstar in the finals.

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Sport

Gold in sight for paddler

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WAKA AMA ERIN KAVANAGH-HALL A gifted young Masterton athlete is following – or more accurately, paddling – in his father’s footsteps all the way to his sport’s most prestigious event.

Waka ama paddler Tremaine RimeneAlbrett, 15, has been selected to represent New Zealand at the Va’a (Waka Ama) World Sprint Club Championships, to be held in Tahiti in July.

There, he will compete as part of two Under 16 waka ama crews, racing at top speed over a combined distance of about 2000 metres, in the hopes of taking home his first international sporting medal.

For Tremaine, a Year 11 student at Makoura College, waka ama is in the blood.

His father, Paddy Rimene is the manager and coach of the Wairarapa Waka Ama Canoe Club.

Paddy, himself a Makoura old boy, competed in 2016 World Sprints as part of the New Zealand Elite Men’s Team, with his 12-man crew taking home the gold.

To prepare for the world champs, Tremaine is embarking on an intensive training programme, spending hours out of each weekend out on the water, and must raise at least $5000 towards flights and accommodation for the Tahiti trip.

It is a huge undertaking for a college student, but the adrenaline, he says, is already kicking in.

“I’m happy, really excited. I’m nervous, but it’s a good kind of nervous,” Tremaine said.

“I’m looking forward just to getting out there and racing. Doing the sprints gives you a big high – when you’re heading for the finish line, and hear everyone watching screaming and yelling for you, it gets you so pumped.

“One of my goals is to do well, and make Mum and Dad proud.”

Tremaine first tried his hand at waka ama at age five, and showed promise early on.

He continued paddling until he reached intermediate school, but, as waka ama is still new to Wairarapa, he was unable to

Makoura College student Tremaine Rimene-Albrett has made the waka ama world champs.

find a local crew to paddle with, so took a break from the sport.

In 2016, however, he decided it was time to go further afield.

He joined the Otaki Waka Hoe waka ama, and began making the four-hour round trip to the Kapiti Coast every weekend to train with one of the club’s youth crews.

From there, Tremaine’s paddling went from strength to strength.

His hard work earning him and his crew three silver medals at the New Zealand Waka Ama Sprint Nationals in 2017.

Tremaine, who stays with his aunt and uncle when in training in Otaki, devotes his weekends, holidays and even Christmas breaks to waka ama.

Training involves four-hour training sessions each day, beginning at 6am, as well as running and lifting weights “to

keep [his] fitness levels up”.

“It can be really hard. Sometimes, you just don’t want to do it, especially not that early in the morning,” Tremaine said.

“But, if you want to do well, it’s all worth it.”

And he has plenty of silverware to show for his efforts.

As part of the Wairarapa Waka Ama Canoe Club, he competed at the 2017 Te Wananga o Aotearoa Long Distance Nationals, with his crew coming second in the 16km open ocean race.

At this year’s New Zealand Sprint Nationals at Lake Karapiro, his Otaki Waka Hoe crew won gold in their double hull 500m race, qualifying them for the world championships.

Tremaine also came sixth in the solo sprints, so he is waitlisted to compete in the solo races at the world champs.

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In the meantime, he is excited to compete with his six- and 12-man crews in Tahiti, and hopes to come in “at least in the top five”.

“It gets exciting. If you end up as one of the top teams, you absolutely fight to get to the finish.

“We’ll be up against guys who do this professionally, so we’ve got to work hard.”

Dad Paddy Rimene said he was “very proud” of his son’s achievements and commitment to his craft.

“He is talented, but he understands talent will only get you so far.

“You need the work ethic to take it to the next level.

“If he continues to follow this path, he will be one to watch in the world of waka ama in the years to come.”

My Golden Shears Three Wairarapa College students write about their Golden Shears experience…

Victoria Thompsen

A class of Wairarapa students met wellknown TV star, Hillary Barry on a trip to Golden Shears.

The students from Wairarapa College were on a writing trip to the annual Golden Shears last Friday.

They had been busy writing key words for their stories when a few students noticed Hillary was in attendance – they were lucky enough to get a photo with her.

Hillary was super welcoming and one of the students said, “she definitely made the trip a more memorable one.”

Grace Riddell

Wairarapa College class 10PN met Hilary Barry at the Golden Shears on Friday, March 2.

English teacher Jane Ogilvie took her year 10 English class down to the Golden Shears at the CLM stadium for a real-life experience to collect information for a future piece of writing they will have to

Wairarapa College students caught a glimpse of shearing fun at the Golden Shears event in Masterton.

construct.

“It was the land of the sheep,” said student William Harbord.

After the class was seated and observing the action, students noticed reporter Hilary Barry.

With permission from their teacher they went up and asked for a photo.

Mrs Ogilvie then asked if she would mind having a photo taken with the whole class.

Hilary Barry spoke of her excitement of returning to the Golden Shears – the place where she had started her reporting career

25 years prior.

Hilary had attended the Shears to gain information to include in a feature piece for her TV show Breakfast.

She was particularly interested in the women’s events.

Hilary wanted to highlight the growth of woman shearers in New Zealand.

Kishan Sukha

Students of Wairarapa College enjoyed time outside of the classroom at the Golden Shears in their very own town, Masterton.

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Mrs Ogilvie, an English teacher at Wairarapa College, decided to take her Year 10 class to the Golden Shears, a competition of shearing and wool handling which takes place in Masterton.

Mrs Ogilvie had said she wanted to take the students to provide a context for creative writing.

She thought there were many sights, sounds, and smells to encourage and give ideas for vivid writing.

The students also enjoyed the time outside of class and being able to experience the Golden Shears.

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