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Right to vote an honour EMILY NORMAN If anyone knows the importance of voting, it would be Sharynne Fordyce and Lynette Stutz.

Each is a member of the Wairarapa branch of the National Council of Women New Zealand, and believe that casting a vote in the upcoming general election is the best way to honour the sacrifices made by Kiwi women who were the first in the world to gain the right to vote.

In 1893, almost 125 years ago, New Zealand became the first nation in the world to grant women the right to vote.

Suffrage Day, which the pair celebrated yesterday by handing out information leaflets and white camellias in Masterton, is a significant day in New Zealand’s history.

The day provides an opportunity for individuals and organisations to celebrate New Zealand’s suffrage achievements and look for ways to make further progress to benefit women.

Sharynne said the timing of Suffrage Day was perfect to drum up voting participation for the weekend.

“I try to drill into my children, particularly my daughters, that voting is a right that was fought for.

“People really sacrificed a lot to win that right, and there are still people fighting.”

She said voting was an expression of opinion, and with just over 50 per cent of New Zealand’s population made up of women, that presence needed to be felt in the voting turnout.

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Sharynne Fordyce and Lynette Stutz. PHOTO/EMILY NORMAN

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Get down and vote Piece of mind

Emily Norman

I can’t imagine a world where I would not have the freedom to vote.

It is completely foreign to me, and I feel so lucky to not have to fight for this basic right.

The challenge today though is to honour that right, and not take it for granted, which I fear may be the reason behind poor voting turnout in more recent years.

This week I met with Sharynne Fordyce and Lynette Stutz, members of the Wairarapa branch of the National Council of Women New Zealand.

We sat together in Paper Plus Masterton, looking back at some of the sacrifices our predecessors made, and their hard-fought effort all those years ago to obtain the vote for Kiwi women.

Growing up in Australia, the importance of voting has been drilled into me from an early age – not simply based on principle, but based on the fact that if I failed to vote, I’d be facing a maximum fine of $180, plus court costs if it came down to it.

And that fine was never very attractive to me.

So, is the best way to guarantee true democratic processes to force people to vote?

Perhaps not. Too many people I knew would cast their votes to random parties just to get the deed done and enjoy the sunshine.

But if the necessity to vote is not in legislation in New Zealand, how do we make sure we get the best government we can elect?

Firstly, voting needs to be accessible, and flexible.

I think the Electoral Commission has heard this message loud and clear from New Zealand people, and they have done a great job in promoting advance voting and on the spot registration for those not yet enrolled throughout Wairarapa.

But, can you imagine the increase in youth turnout if a trusted online voting system was put in place?

This would also open options up to those who find transportation difficult, those who have busy schedules, and those who may be out of town for the voting day.

But regardless of ease in casting the vote, the interest to do so still has to be there.

We need to remember how important the right to vote was to women when they won it in 1893.

And we need to use that right, all of us, men, women, youth, and the elderly, to make New Zealand the best possible version it can be.

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Top award for style A cascade of glamorous mermaid tresses has won a Masterton hairdresser a top award.

Hairdresser Nicole Brown wowed voters by dying distinct colourful scales into hair and took out the people’s choice award of the Lust competition.

Hairdressing was something she had always felt passionate about.

“I always wanted to do hairdressing.”

She now runs Beneath the Veil Wedding Hair Specialists, which gives her plenty of time to practice hair ups – which was a favourite alongside doing colour.

She said she had won awards before but this one was “exciting” nevertheless.

“I was very proud.”

The award was presented last week at First Class Hair Studio, where she works two days a week.

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Shopping lists inspire art EMILY NORMAN

Most people walk past discarded shopping lists at the supermarket – but not Rhondda Grieg.

She prefers to pick them up, have a read through them, and use them as inspiration for her latest series of artworks, Shopping Lists.

The Carterton-based artist is known for her eccentric use of colour and form to create art in a range of media from pottery to canvas painting.

Her Shopping Lists series, still underway, is a little more curious than her previous works, and is based upon the fleeting and commonly written “social document”, the shopping list.

“I came to see shopping lists as quite important social documents,” she said.

“Especially as handwriting is fast disappearing.

Grieg’s interest in shopping lists as a social document birthed after she began studying Jewish history dating back to the Middle Ages.

“There is written record of the whole of Jewish culture going back to the Middle Ages, and included in that are shopping lists.”

She said it made her realise how precious the anonymous and undervalued activity of “people in our society

writing shopping lists” was – especially as “writing with the hand is something that is diminishing daily”.

“Since I’ve launched into this series of work, I’ve actually picked up scraps of paper off supermarket floors which are thrown-away shopping lists.

“I study them.”

She currently uses her own handwriting and calligraphy in her artworks, but has “pondered the ethics of copying the handwriting and misinformed spelling on these thrown-away shopping lists I have found on supermarket floors”.

One of her works features a splash of colour with the words, parsley, plants, and eggs floated in the foreground.

Embedded in the artwork are much smaller words relating to shopping lists, each one written using calligraphic techniques and gestures.

The longer the artwork is studied, the more words seem to appear to the viewer.

She said what ended up on a shopping list and the way it was written was all very curious, “because often it is spontaneous and last-minute needs that you are dashing off to the supermarket for”.

“The back of an envelope, or any piece of scrap paper – it becomes a shopping list.”

Grieg, who lives her life in “saturated colour”, said her artistic vision with

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Carterton-based artist Rhondda Grieg with a piece of art from her Shopping Lists series.

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Shopping Lists was to create “new patterns of meaning” in everyday objects.

“The closest I can get to describing it really is to use the kaleidoscope.

“You have to look through a little

aperture, turn it around, and all these mirrors slip and slide over each other, creating new patterns of meaning.

“I think that’s what I am trying to do in my paintings.”

Waicol helps ease rising FoodBank demand EMILY NORMAN

A hoard of more than 900 cans of food was a welcome donation to Masterton’s FoodBank last Friday.

But it may not be enough to get the organisation out of the slump it is facing this month with record demands for food parcels.

Masterton FoodBank coordinator Lyn Tankersley said in the past fortnight, the demand for emergency food parcels had broken “all records”.

And even with a hefty donation of cans from Wairarapa College students, much more help was needed.

She said from September 1 to September 13 there had been 142 food parcels delivered to families in need.

It is expected to surpass last month’s total of 286 parcels, which was the highest tally ever for a month.

The highest monthly demand for parcels in 2015 was 199, and in 2016 it was 254.

“We used to be covering the lower class,” Mrs Tankersley said.

“Now it’s up into middle class people.

“People with two or three jobs, where mum and dad are both working, but can’t pay the power.

Wairarapa Student Council members (from left) Head Boy Isaac Bracewell, Kendyl Oakey, Head Girl Molly O’Hagan and Victoria Jolliffe with the hundreds and hundreds of cans collected for Masterton FoodBank.

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“People are really struggling out there.”

Mrs Tankersley said FoodBank had supplied an average of almost 16 parcels a day this month and, in the 15 years she had been involved with the organisation, had never seen things this bad.

“It’s just getting beyond a joke.

[Poverty] is increasing and we just

can’t keep on top of it.

“We’re running out of food, we’re running out of money, and there are just more and more people pouring through the door.”

She said the increasing prices of rent, power, and food was likely to be a contributing factor to the increased food parcel demands.

“I never thought it would get this bad.

“You’d like to think it would be improving, but things are just getting worse and worse.”

She was grateful for the donation of food from Wairarapa College students.

The Wairarapa College Student Council had organized a mufti day, asking their peers to bring cans of food instead of money.

She said people in the wider community could also help in small ways.

“People who are more fortunate than others just need to get into the habit of buying one extra thing in their groceries each week and putting it into the supermarket bins.

“That would help us incredibly if everyone did that.”

Each food parcel is valued at about $40 and includes milk, cereal, bread (donated by Breadcraft), jam, margarine, sugar, tea, cans of baked beans, spaghetti, tomatoes, pasta or rice, sausages or pies, eggs, and toilet paper.

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Labrador eyes guide dog job EMILY NORMAN Kenzie the Labrador pup is a playful, blonde bundle of joy.

But when her guide dog harness is on, she knows that playtime is over and it’s time to start working.

New to Masterton, Kenzie was recently paired with family support centre manager Donna Laing, who is legally blind.

Mrs Laing, who has a degenerative vision disorder, had been on the waitlist for a furry companion for exactly a year before the match.

This was followed by two weeks of intense training together in Palmerston North, and one week in Wellington, before they returned to Masterton.

Last week was her first week back at work, with Kenzie in tow.

And while a person’s first instinct may be to say hello to the pup, it’s important that when Kenzie is working, “she has to be ignored”.

“I know it’s really hard, but even making eye contact can make her look at you and lose concentration,” Mrs Laing said.

“Other people who have guide dogs have had people wave out to them from across the street.

“That kind of behaviour puts me at risk.

“I need her to keep me safe.”

Masterton’s Donna Laing, and her new guide dog Kenzie, a purebred Labrador. PHOTO/EMILY NORMAN

Part of Mrs Laing’s vision problem is depth perception, so Kenzie has been trained to stop at the top or bottom of steps or the kerb.

“She’ll never walk out onto a road without me.”

Because Mrs Laing’s sight is “very light-

sensitive”, she has often struggled to adjust her eyes when walking into shops.

“I’m quite blind until my eyes settle.

“But now with Kenzie, I can walk into a shop and say to her, find the counter, and she will find the counter.

“Or find a chair, or find a family

member or friend, find the others.”

Mrs Laing said it was such an improvement from having to stop at the shop’s entrance, “looking like a zombie because I can’t see”.

“It’s just incredible.”

Kenzie has very specific voice commands in English for different tasks, and knows left and right better than her owner, Mrs Laing said.

“She’s so well-trained, so I have to keep up the training – by golly, every single thing you do has a reason.”

She said Kenzie’s training from the Blind Foundation had up to this point cost $30,000.

“I have to say, anyone who gives to the foundation, it is absolutely amazing and gives so much quality of life.

“The Blind Foundation has been absolutely amazing.

“Every day, my trainer comes over from Wellington and we have to do a walk somewhere different. She covertly follows behind, and gives feedback and advice.”

Mrs Laing is set to graduate from the training programme this week, making Kenzie one of just two guide dogs in Wairarapa.

The other guide dog is based in Carterton and is at the same stage of development with its owner as Mrs Laing and Kenzie.

‘Too many people don’t vote’ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “We need to stand up and be counted.

“You need to make your presence felt.

“If you are unhappy about something, you need to vote.”

Sharynne’s advice was to go online, look up each party, and the Wairarapa candidates standing, and become informed.

Lynette, who has been a member of the Wairarapa branch of the National Council of Women since the early 1990s recalled a poster which was displayed in Wellington prior to women gaining the right to vote.

It is a stark contrast to the attitudes towards women today.

The poster had read: “A notice to electioneering women. They are recommended to go home to look after their children, cook their husbands’ dinners, empty the slops, and generally attend to the domestic affairs for which nature designed them.

“By taking this advice, they will gain the respect of all right-minded people – an end not to be attained by unsexing

themselves and meddling in masculine concerns of which they are profoundly ignorant.”

Lynette said it was lucky that women back then had stood up for what they believed in, and sacrificed so much to win the vote.

“Nowadays, there are too many women and men who don’t vote,” she said.

“If you are concerned that you don’t know who to vote for, vote anyway.

“Have a look at all the parties and the candidates. Nobody goes into parliament, in my opinion, to mess up your own country - why would you do that?

“All of these people are going into parliament for the right reasons. You just need to look at the philosophy and see which one best matches your world view.

“If you don’t vote, you are contributing to the breakdown of democracy as we know it.”

Also voting in this year’s general election will be 18-year-old Daniel Bertram, a Wairarapa Youth Council member.

He said the main problems youth

were facing in Wairarapa were unemployment, and “suicide rates being too high”.

“I’ve been unimpressed by some policies and I still have a bit of research to do,” he said.

“I think I’ll be doing an early vote on Friday because I’m busy on Saturday.”

In the meantime, he said he would be on the lookout for sensible policies that were easily understood and clear-cut.

“I want to know what the party is going to do, how they’re going to do it, and when they’re going to do it by,” he said.

“I’ll be looking for promises they can actually put into action.”

Daniel encouraged everyone eligible to vote in this election, as contribution was key to a true democracy.

“If everyone that didn’t vote voted, you’d have a completely different government.”

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Ms Greathead became a volunteer 20 years ago, when she became a firsttime parent taking volunteer roles with Wairarapa Parent Centre, Playcentre and Toy Library.

She said becoming a parent and coming home to Wairarapa influenced her to join early childhood community organisations.

“I was amazed at the talent and commitment of volunteers and came to understand that to serve one’s community, meant that you are surrounded by people who care.

“That meant I was happy to live in the place I had always called home.”

Volunteering Wairarapa was established in 2014, and is based at the Wairarapa Community Centre.

It has doubled the number of volunteers in the region in the past year, and more than 80 organisations in the voluntary sector have been assisted to recruit new volunteers.

Newly elected Chairperson Roger Tweedy set up the Wellington Volunteer Centre 25 years ago, and said Wairarapa was a region in growth and change.

He said Ms Greathead’s role would be to expand Volunteering Wairarapa into the five Wairarapa communities – Masterton, Carterton, Greytown, Featherston and Martinborough.

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Schoc business owner and chocolatier Murray Langham.

What a first for our Practice and also for Wairarapa - free dental treatment for those patients in pain and financial need On the 5th September, with the support of the New Zealand Dental Association, Masterton Dental Clinic offered the whole of our Practice, dental surgeons and all of our superb ancillary staff to provide totally free treatment to as many patients as we were able to see within the working day.

The qualifying criteria was that the patients needed to be in pain or discomfort and possess a Community Services card issued by WINZ for financial hardship.

We made available three surgeries and there were three dental surgeons in attendance, myself, Dr Akash Kota and Dr Michelle McSweeney. The nursing team was led by Carla Mowbray and Charlotte Macdonald-Winiata and the administration

by Vivienne Gerritsen and Teresa Laffey.

Michelle and Carla hard at work.

We were able to see over 40 patients, most of whom we were able to provide permanent treatment to resolve their pain - in all we provided over $5000 of treatments and the feeling of gratitude that we all felt in giving something back to the community was immense, and I want to thank everyone for this awesome effortwell done team. We now intend to take our own initiative and hope to be able to offer similar days 4-5 times a year - watch this space!!

We are acutely aware of how expensive dental treatment is in New Zealand and

it is a lamentable fact that there is no National Health Scheme in operation to soften this financial burden. This dichotomy is never more evident when one considers the availability of free treatment for children and young adults under the age of 18.

We are fortunate here in the Wairarapa to have the Country’s best and most effective collection of Dental Therapists looking after the dental health of the under 13’s and thereafter, I believe the Wairarapa is unique in that every private practitioner is contracted to the DHB to provide free treatment to intermediate and college aged children - for a small population we certainly punch above our weight looking after our young adults.

Unfortunately, after 18 there is little or no financial help, other than for those who are receiving a hardship benefit from WINZ and we commend them for their support, compassion and the understanding they show in helping such people resolve their dental pain. Southern Cross Insurance has recently announced a range of Dental packages to their portfolio and we are so far very impressed and are pleased to say that Masterton Dental is Wairarapa’s first Southern Cross Easy-claim Providor ….. Might be worth checking this out!

For the majority, we have to fund our own treatment and as such as we all would welcome government assistance for, what is undoubtedly an essential and necessary service - well we can only hope!! Until that Utopian day arrives we at Masterton Dental Clinic strive to make all of our treatments as affordable as possible and I know that we and all of our dental colleagues in the Wairarapa always have the best interests of our patients, firstly, secondly and lastly.

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Greytown artisan chocolate studio Schoc Chocolates won five awards at the inaugural New Zealand Chocolate Awards last week.

Schoc business owner and chocolatier Murray Langham said he was delighted to win a gold award for his lavender, salted caramel; two silvers for his lemon white tablet and orange and geranium stirrer, and two bronze awards for his peanut bar and Wellington tablet.

He said the awards reflected his commitment to producing premium products made from premium ingredients and having the ability to think outside the square when it comes to flavour combinations.

“We’ve always prided ourselves on offering unusual flavour combinations such as our original chilli and lime, the more exotic curry and poppadum and now our gold winning Lavender salted caramel,”

he said.

“I’m really thrilled and want to thank my team for their hard work over the years.”

Mr Langham was one of 36 producers who entered the inaugural awards that saw more than 125 entries.

He said in addition to the gold award, he was chuffed to take bronze with his Wellington tablet which was created by mixing Schoc milk chocolate with salt and ground Supreme coffee beans to get a beautiful three-layer flavour that includes caramel.

“A few years back I was asked what Wellington would taste like in chocolate and I immediately thought of salt,” Mr Langham said.

“Those salt-laden windy days are part and parcel of the city and combined with the incredible coffee I decided to combine those two flavours together with milk chocolate.”

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YARN DOUG’S TIPS • Keep deadheading late winter/ early spring ˜ owering annuals such a Primulas, Pansy, Cineraria, and feed with a liquid food such as Yates Thrive - this will help prolong ˜ owering and give you colour until summer annuals come to life.

• Sow new lawns this month. Good preparation is essential. Spray out any weeds, then rake and level ground thoroughly.

Remember to keep ground moist once you have sown the grass seed.

• In existing lawns spray now with ican Grosafe Prickle Weedkiller to eradicate prickles before summer.

• Tomato seeds should be sown, ready for transplanting out once frosts have ÿ nished.

• To improve germination of many of your seeds it helps if you soak them ÿ rst.

Beans, peas, zucchini and pumpkin seeds can all be soaked overnight whilst spinach, beetroot and silverbeet are best soaked for a couple of hours before planting.’”

• Citrus trees can be planted now - this will give them time to establish before the drier summer weather.

• There is still time to plant dahlia tubers and gladioli bulbs for mid to late summer ˜ owering.

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Did you know that approximately one-third of all food we eat is pollinated by bees? A BLAT would now be called a BL, instead of sipping wine you would be sipping water and the apple pie for dessert would look rather empty without its ÿ lling. In NZ alone bees are responsible for pollinating over 5 billion dollars’ worth of crops annually, so their health and well-being y are absolutely crucial.

The happy buzz of honey bees at work means good things are going on in our garden.

Honey bees are by far the most important insect pollinators of the food we grow. By planting their favourite nectar ˜ owers we reap the beneÿ ts at harvest time.

Planting an attractive haven for bees is straightforward and involves many of our common garden ˜ owers, vegetable plants and fruit trees. And wonderfully, bees don’t mind a messy garden! Blue, purple, white and yellow ˜ owers are bee favourites, especially simple old fashioned ˜ owers with a single row of petals and planting in generous blocks of colour helps bees ÿ nd them. Urban bees do so much better than rural bees because of the reduced exposure to agricultural sprays and pesticides and the varied source of pollen and nectar.

And here’s a good reason not to mow your lawn!

Clover is a wonderful attractor of bees.

Making honey is a tiring job for a bee, which only lives for around 40 days. On any given day a bee can make up to 25 ˜ ights in a radius of ÿ ve kilometres from it hive, collecting nectar from more than 1,000 blossoms – all for half a teaspoon of honey!

But with mono cropping (the agricultural practice of growing a single crop year after year on the same land), the increasing use of pesticides and the invasion of the varroa mite, the bee population is at serious risk. Many people don’t grow their own fruit and vegetables now, and so they don’t realise how important insects such as bees are. But we can play a part in the survival of these amazing creatures.

And let’s not forget our hardworking bumblebees, which are only ever 40 minutes from starvation, due to the speed at which they travel (up to 54 kilometres an hour) and strength required to carry their own weight plus up to 90% of their body weight in food.

MOON CALENDAR NEW MOON - September 20TH FULL MOON - September 6TH Bumblebees have long tongues to plunge into the throats of vertical ˜ owers such as foxglove or delphiniums, and with the ability to buzz so vigorously, they dislodge up to 50 times the amount of pollen that a honeybee can manage. Not only that, bumblebees can work in conditions honeybees can’t.

Bumblebees can work in temperatures just above freezing, in the rain and fog, from ÿ rst light until dark.

They can ˜ y in covered areas such as glasshouses or within shrouded crops and they can pollinate up to 450 ˜ owers per hour in such a space. This is important for commercial crops such as the kiwifruit industry, of which bees dislike working in the covered orchards. Bumblebees are vital to the tomato industry too which has a value of approx. $100 million a year. Likewise, producers of indoor crops such as capsicum, eggplant, blueberry and courgette also frequently look to bumblebees to enhance their yield.

Finally, if a stranded or sleepy bee is found in the garden, a small container or lid of equal parts sugar and warm water, along with a helping hand to some nearby ˜ owers, may just help it form a thriving colony.

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Raw milk venture ends Billy Smith using the vending machine.

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CHELSEA BOYLE Clareville Fresh Milk is closing after only eight months of business.

The business in Chester Rd, Carterton, was the first registered and certified raw milk supplier in Wairarapa.

In a statement to the Wairarapa TimesAge, owners David and Renee Smith said they had poured “countless hours and money” into the business to adhere to hygiene practices and comply with milk testing.

The ongoing commitment was impacting their personal lives and it was not viable to continue.

“It has been a lot of work to sustain the levels that MPI has put in place for a farm our size, including the plant size and other cow herds, along with keeping up with everyday farm work.

“Thank you to our many customers who have been supportive of this venture.

“We know you love the product and have been very appreciative of

us providing you with the choice of purchasing raw fresh milk, we apologise again for no longer being able to do so.”

The pair have put the vending machine, which comes with 1200 bottles, up for sale.

Customer Rex Kenny went every week, and will sorely miss the fresh product.

He had noticed more and more people turning up each week to get bottles of raw milk.

“It’s obviously popular,” he said.

“It was a great option to go back to your childhood a wee bit and lick the cream off the top of the bloody milk bottle.”

It was a “great initiative” that had showed a real sense of entrepreneurship.

He would hate to think that people would be “squeezed” out of similar local businesses because of red tape, he said.

“The regulation side of it just seems to grow and grow no matter what the poor people try and do.”

The business will close on Friday.

Renee and David with their sons Franky, and Billy.

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Rural tidy-up Carterton leaders got their hands dirty for a good cause last week as they hunted for rubbish on rural roadsides.

Carterton Mayor John Booth, Deputy Mayor Russell Keys and Chief Executive Jane Davis popped out last Thursday morning to do their bit for the Rural Road Spring Clean which took place in Carterton as part of the Annual Keep New Zealand beautiful clean up week 2017.

They picked up eight bags of roadside rubbish between the corner East Taratahi Road/SH2 and Hughes Line.

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We are made of ‘star stuff’ Nick Sault Sky Watch

Everyone knows the Southern Cross, but how many have looked at it intimately in a dark sky?

It’s a wonderful region to turn a pair of binoculars onto, and if you can get to a really dark moonless place, even with the unaided eye it is spectacular.

But what is that black hole?

Well, not really a black hole as astronomers know black holes, but just beside the two brightest stars of the Southern Cross’s “kite shape” is a black patch, looking for all the world like a hole in the starry background – see in the centre of the picture.

It is not a hole, but a huge cloud of obscuring dark interstellar dust and gas.

Astronomers catalogue this as a dark nebula, and commonly call it the Coalsack.

The Coalsack may look empty, but that is because its material is cold and emits little light.

In reality, it is very much “alive” with the stuff stars are made of.

In fact, at nearly 50 light-years across (recall that one light-year is about 10 trillion kilometres) it contains enough material to build thousands of sun-sized stars.

So, the dark cloud you are seeing is a spawning ground for stars.

Over millions of years, as parts of the cloud condense under gravity, there comes

The spectacular area of the southern Milky Way from the Eta Carinae Nebula at right, to the Southern Cross at centre, and the twin stars of Alpha and Beta Centauri at left.

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a point in which clumps of it become so compressed that nuclear fusion takes place, and a star is born. It is how our sun was born. The collapsing material also begins to spin, and clumps of material within the spinning mass condense into … you guessed it, planets.

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South Wairarapa District Council

UPDATE

SOUTH WAIRARAPA WATER REPORT Safe drinking-water, available to everyone, is a fundamental requirement for public health. The Drinking Water Standards New Zealand (NZDWS) defines the minimum standards for drinking-water in New Zealand. These standards attempt to protect public health, minimise unnecessary monitoring and ensure they are appropriate for large and small, publicly and privately owned water supplies.

Following recent contamination of the Havelock North water supply Local Authorities around the country have been reviewing their potable water supply systems to ensure all requirements are being met and suitable preventative measures are in place.

SWDC operates three separate water treatment plants (WTP) for the main towns within the district; these are Featherston, Greytown, Martinborough, and Pirinoa.

This includes the reticulation systems in Featherston, Greytown, Martinborough, but the reticulation in Pirinoa is community-owned. In total across the three supplies, there are 3939 connections to the system with a further 259 properties that can connect.

The plants are operated to the approved Water Safety Plans as required by the NZDWS, except for Pirinoa, which does not have a plan due to the size of the community.

FEATHERSTON WATER SYSTEM Featherston’s main supply is from the Woodside near the Waiohine. The new ultraviolet (UV) light WTP feed from three bores has recently replaced the ultrafiltration plant and river water source.

The bores produce a more consistent water and have been tested to comply with the NZDWS so that the UV plant provides full treatment before the water is disinfected with chlorine. The treated water flows by gravity to Featherston via Boar Bush reservoirs, (the reservoirs are not the dam supply).

Featherston have two sources in an emergency: Taits Creek and Boar Bush Gully dam with treatment by chlorine disinfection at Boar Bush reservoirs.

GREYTOWN WATER SYSTEM Greytown can be supplied from the Woodside plant with a gravity main down Woodside Road. For the last few years the majority of the town has been supplied from the Greytown bore, near the Greytown swimming pool. This bore supply has no storage and is only chlorinated.

Greytown has the Memorial Park bore for emergencies with chlorine disinfection.

MARTINBOROUGH WATER SYSTEM Martinborough’s main supply is from the Ruamahunga/Herricks bore source (three bores) near the Waihenga bridge. The bore water is treated with ultraviolet disinfection only. Chlorine disinfection systems are available at the plant or reservoirs however the Manganese in the water reacts with

the chorine to discolour the water.

Martinborough has a source in an emergency from the Huangarua River which will be treated with chlorine disinfection.

PIRINOA WATER SYSTEM Pirinoa is a small community scheme serving equivalent of 10 properties, about 15 people with 30 primary school children. The pipe network is owned by the community and the treatment was installed and is operated by SWDC. The water is filtered and ozone disinfected before storage and pressurised to feed the network.

WATER MONITORING All the plants are remotely monitored and alarmed for key indicators. Depending on the treatment, the sites are monitored continuously for turbidity, pH, UV dose rate, and chlorine residual. The operators also manually check the turbidity and pH daily for all towns and a check on chlorine residual except in Martinborough.

In accordance with NZDWS, samples are tested certified at an independent laboratory for Ecoli, Turbidity, pH, Total Coliforms, and HPC (heterotrophic plate counts). The frequency of this sample is: • Weekly sampling at Featherston, Greytown treatment plant and at least three sites in the network • Twice weekly sampling at Martinborough treatment plant (no chlorine) and weekly for at least two sites in the network • Weekly sampling at Pirinoa treatment plant and school, (only monthly required

by NZDWS).

SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE ROAD NAMES South Wairarapa District Council regularly considers and approves names for new roads within the district at the time of land subdivision. The SWDC seeks that these names be ‘connected’ to the land being subdivided, usually historically but also in terms of the original nature of the land or features of or on the land.

This connection is considered important to the heritage of our district. Your local community board has the opportunity to review any name suggested by a property owner and to make alternative suggestions.

This process can delay finalising a development so an alternative approach is now being discussed. It is proposed to develop a list of approved names that a property owner can use to name any new roads being created by their development (they could still suggest their own name which would follow current approval processes).

details are on our website swdc.govt.nz/ your council/contact a community board member.

Alternatively you can contact the Planning Department and provide your suggestions.

• annabel.hobson@swdc.govt.nz or pamela.attrill@swdc.govt.nz or telephone 306 9373.

No matter how you put forward a name it will be considered by Council for inclusion in the approved list and you will be advised of the outcome of this process.

COMMUNITY BOARD UPDATES FEATHERSTON COMMUNITY BOARD: Featherston Heritage Museum volunteers have worked closely with the Heritage Rescue Team. The outcome was recently shown on TV, outlining a taste of our history and colourful past. The Museum is well worth a visit to see and connect with our past.

Featherston Camp Sculpture has been very successful in raising funds to date; they are very close to reaching their financial goal and hope to be able to unveil their hard work that has spanned over five years.

As part of the Community-Led Development Programme, ‘Fab Feathy’ held a Community Plan workshop with the Department of Internal Affairs and a number of community stakeholders.

This was a very enlightening event that showcased the passion our community has. ‘Fab Feathy’ are holding their breath for a successful outcome – our fingers are crossed as we wait.

The ‘Welcome to Featherston’ Sign has been assembled on State Highway 2 west of the town. This now completes two of our three signs. The Beautification group are working on gathering funds for their final sign to be constructed for State Highway 53.

MARTINBOROUGH COMMUNITY BOARD: Martinborough Community Board (MCB) has had a busy few months with the 13 and 14 July flooding event generating significant community feedback. We have been working with South Wairarapa District Council, sharing community concerns and working through options to improve communications during future road closures.

Council and your community board are keen to hear from you in respect of any names you feel could be used in your town and be placed on a list of approved names.

We have trialled a survey method to engage more closely with our Martinborough Ward community using Survey Monkey and a printed survey form in the Martinborough Star. We received 127 responses to our Town Beautification Survey (116 online and 11 printed forms were returned to SWDC). We will be using these results to guide our allocation of our Town Beautification budget. Expect to see more of this type of engagement from us, particularly as we head into the Long Term Planning process.

If you are aware of particular land features, history and names associated with those, we encourage you to contact your local community board and provide names for future use. Your community board contact

Cycle tourism and the safety of all road users on the popular vineyard routes has also been an issue that MCB is working with the community to address.

Unfortunately the New Zealand Transport

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Industry (NZTA) criteria’s for speed limits does not seem to take account of the community concerns in this area and we have had little success in our requests for lower speed limits. We will continue to work on alternative options for improving the safety and behaviour of all road users.

We hear a lot about footpaths from our community; new footpaths, repairs to footpaths, crossings, wheelchair accessibility, making it easier for prams and strollers, parking and more. We are currently working on the difficult task of assigning priorities for footpath work for the year ahead. We will take all feedback we’ve received into account but as we are working with limited funds this is one of those times we are not going to be able to make everyone happy. If you feel strongly about the quality and quantity of footpaths in Martinborough, we encourage you to take part in the Long Term Plan consultation and submission process.

GREYTOWN COMMUNITY BOARD: Greytown Community Board (GCB) has been busy with a number of projects.

Tree Advisory Group (TAG), Arbor Day & Historic Tree Register: We have now signed the Terms of Reference for the TAG which puts us in a stronger position to continue to protect our historic trees and bush lands. TAG organised a successful Arbor Day planting, during which trees were planted at Greytown Cemetery and O’Connor’s Bush. The Greytown Community Board and Tree Advisory Group successfully lobbied at annual plan (May 2017) to get Greytown’s historic Tree register updated and included in LTP. We are now liaising with the community to identify new specimens for consideration.

Chorus Project: The Greytown Community Board have worked with local artist Janie Nott to design & paint the chorus box at 84 Kuratawhiti Street. Next steps await approval from Chorus.

Best Small Town (pop less 5,000) in NZ: We have submitted an application for Greytown for inclusion in 2017 judging. We identified 24 projects completed between September 2016-September 2017. The criteria included Environmental Action, Community Beautification, Heritage Conservation, Community Engagement, Historical Beauty & Tourism and local community feedback.

Greytown Hub Guide –Civil Defence Plan: The Greytown Community Board began meetings with WREMO in March followed by public consultation with key stakeholders in Greytown to finalise our Civil Defence Plan. The plan is now final.

Strategic Plan: The Greytown Community Board has a draft strategic plan and are planning one further meeting to finalise this draft before taking it to public consultation.

Kuranui College Project GCB have worked with Kuranui College to facilitate knowledge of employment opportunities in different sectors in the Wairarapa by arranging workplace visits. The project had finished for the 2017 year, but will be run again in 2018. We are looking at a collaborative project with Marsden College & Kuranui College around their 2017 Saatchi Gallery Art Prize for Schools.

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SPRING IS HERE Spring is here with longer days, warmer weather – and allergies! If you get hay fever or other seasonal illnesses, talk to your doctor or a practice nurse about possible remedies to help you get out and enjoy spring time activities.

CERVICAL SCREENING AWARENESS MONTH During September we are offering women aged 20 – 69 years a free smear with one of our nurses if they are overdue, due or have never had one.

FUNDING AND FEES Medical practices receive government funding based on their enrolled population. Masterton Medical is not a Low Cost Access practice so we receive less funding from the Ministry of Health than other medical centres might get. The cost of an appointment with the GP is $67, depending on the type of consultation, this amount is then subsidised with either Ministry of Health funding or by ACC, meaning patients can be charged less. The cost of opening our doors every day is significant and costs are constantly rising. Some of you may recall that Masterton Medical inherited Chapel Street Family Doctors when they ceased trading. Any surplus Masterton Medical makes gets directed back into the community to subsidise services at our Youth clinic, Marae based clinic, for community care of the older person and to support the St John Health Shuttle.

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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Toast tickets launched Get your wine on with this year’s Toast Martinborough.

Tickets for the November event are now on sale, and organisers hope to continue to “redefine the wine and food the festival experience”.

Toast Martinborough General Manager Anna Nielson said the bar would be raised again this year for the festival, now in its 26th year, with an incredible line up of participating wineries, restaurants, food trucks and some of New Zealand’s best entertainment.

Whether your day is about ticking off the bubbles bars, trying the new releases, locating an older vintage, or talking to the winemakers, the nine participating vineyards have every avenue covered.

“All the new release rose is ready, the Margrain bubbles bar is stocked, Dry River has the ‘Mistress of the Classics’ on hand to guide the adventurous through a blindfolded tasting of some of their older vintages, and there will even be some 100 per cent vegan wines available.”

Wine and food matches will also feature prominently this year with combinations to match every mood.

Ms Nielson said the shatterproof Globelet stemless wineglasses, and cashless wristband payment system would be back to make the process of drinking and paying for wine as easy as possible, while Toast’s social media channels and on-site technology will allow festival-goers to be fully up to date

Dapper wine-lovers check out the vineyards in Martinborough.

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with what is happening at every site throughout the day.

“One of the most enjoyable aspects of the day which we introduced in 2016 was the closing band in the Square. The Beat Girls have confirmed they will be back and they can’t wait to see everyone there again.”

Toast Martinborough 2017, will be held on Sunday 19 November.

General Admission tickets are available now through Ticketek. www.

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All in a name

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Cute?

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Offensive?

No, but imagine going through life with it.

Graeme Burnard In France, a couple tried to register their baby Nutella. When asked why, they said that they hoped she would be sweet and popular just like the spread. The judge said, No! I have said it before in this column and I In Mexico, Robocop and Circumcision will say it again, giving your baby a cutsie have both been banned but not before two or controversial name that they will be poor little mites got stuck with the names stuck with for the rest of their lives, is not forever. doing them any favours.

Of course, if you are unlucky enough to I have seen stories of kids being bullied marry someone that has a surname that at school because of their name. is not kind to your Christian name then Why would a parent inflict that on maybe it would be best to stay with your their child? maiden name or try and convince hubby I was talking to someone recently to take your name. about this very topic and they said that Three ladies in England called Mary parents had the right to call their child Christmas may regret not doing that. whatever they like.

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Lifesaving training to begin EMILY NORMAN Kate Sims, 16, has been a volunteer lifeguard for two years now.

The St Matthew’s Collegiate student will be one of many returning to Riversdale Beach next week to “give back to the community” and continue training as a surf lifesaver.

But new faces are always welcome, she says.

Over the two years she has trained at Riversdale Beach Surf Lifesaving Club, and with prior experience in cadets and nipper programmes, Kate has learned the transferrable skills of communication and first aid, and has grown her confidence in the water.

“My older brother and older sister have always done surf lifesaving, and also, we’ve been going out to Riversdale since I was a baby,” she said.

“So, I’ve grown up around the lifeguard culture, doing the cadets and nipper programme.

“But everyone has this opportunity.

“If you can swim and you enjoy the adrenaline and the thrill of it, or if you enjoy the surf and enjoy the sea, give it a go.”

Kate said it was “a good feeling to give back to the community”.

“You do small things, prevention things.

“We’ve done a bit of inflatable rescue boat (IRB) stuff, jumping into the IRB, heading out and bringing people back in between the flag before things turn bad.”

There were about 10 other students from St Matthew’s joining Kate this season.

She had reeled them in last year.

“But I’d love to see some new faces and people from different schools.”

The first lot of training will take place

on September 26 and 27 from 3.30pm until 5pm, and then at the same times on Tuesday and Wednesday of Term 4.

The only requirement to be involved is that the participant must be at least 14 years old before the exam day on December 9.

To register interest, contact Riversdale Beach Surf Lifesaving Club captain Mike Taylor on beaumaris@wise.net.nz Mr Taylor said if training times don’t suit non-student type people “we could make other arrangements”.

Kate Sims (left) crews in the Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) with driver Anna Hermannson of Wellington.

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Overcoming health barriers EMILY NORMAN

People have little to no choice when it comes to their primary health needs, according to Masterton nurse Trish Wilkinson.

And it’s sending a lot of people to Wairarapa Hospital’s emergency department unnecessarily, she says.

Ms Wilkinson has spent the past two years planning a new health centre for the region, Manaaki Health Wairarapa, which is hoped to act as a satellite practice to ease the load on existent health centres.

“Primary health medical centres aren’t coping at the moment,” she said.

“I work in these places and hear of people who can’t get an appointment for three weeks, and that no casuals are taken.

“I’m thinking, why not? It’s people’s lives we’re talking about.

“Going up to the hospital and waiting six hours because you can’t be seen at your health centre is not the thing to do.

“But unfortunately, we’re back to where people have got no choice again.”

She said the biggest barriers to setting up the new health centre had been funding, and finding the time to dedicate to the proposal.

“If a whole lot of people put in a little bit, we’ll have this,” she said.

Manaaki Health Wairarapa has a central Masterton location earmarked, and Ms Wilkinson said she hoped to have the centre open by February next year.

“We need a couple more business-savvy

trustees who may be helpful to us in the way of looking for funding.”

Manaaki Health — which means to support, protect, respect and care for others — will be a not-for-profit community health centre mainly run by nurses and located in Masterton.

Members of the board are currently applying for funding and grants.

Ms Wilkinson said the centre would accept casual clients and complement existing healthcare services when it opens.

It is hoped the centre will have a focus on prevention and offer several health services with regular visiting specialists such as a nutritionist, naturopath and physiotherapist.

• Feedback can be sent via info@phcm.nz.

Trish Wilkinson.

South Wairarapa Rotary Club preparations Rotary Martinborough Fair

It is this time of year that the Rotary Martinborough Fair committee starts preparing for the 2018 Fairs.

After October 1, stallholders can apply for their stalls, so if you have ever wondered how to be part of this huge event, head over to martinboroughfair.org. nz, where all the details can be found.

Greytown Christmas Parade The South Wairarapa Rotary Club is gearing up for the 2017 Greytown Christmas Parade which will be held December 16.

If you are thinking of entering a float, decorating a vehicle, helping out, or just assembling a group of people

dressed appropriately, please email communityservice@swrotary.org.nz for more details.

Entry is free.

and this year the proceeds will go towards fitting out the Martinborough Volunteerw Fire Brigade’s new incident support vehicle.

Martinborough Charity Fun Ride

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This year’s Rotary Martinborough Charity Fun Cycle Ride will be held on Sunday October 29.

Entrants ride between 48km and 115km – depending on inclination and ability – through the picturesque back-roads of South Wairarapa.

The ride is open to serious and casual riders; e-bikes and tandems welcome.

More details and the entry form can be found at mcfr.org.nz.

The event raised about $7,000 last year

The Club recently hosted the finalists of the Wairarapa Primary Schools Speech Competition which the Rotary Club had sponsored.

These young people showed excellent speaking skills covering topics ranging from the environmental dangers of plastic bags to the Syrian refugee crisis.

Primary school pupils from the South Wairarapa were sponsored to a dyslexia workshop day where Matt Strawbridge, a young man who himself is dyslexic, offered

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The three primary schools in Featherston: St Teresa’s, South Featherston and Featherston, are working with authors to develop their students’ writing skills.

South Wairarapa Rotary are helping fund the publication of a book which will feature poems, short stories and illustrations created by students in the workshops.

Finally, best wishes to the South Wairarapa members of the Wairarapa ‘Hatch Cup’ Hockey team for the upcoming tournament in Auckland.

South Wairarapa Rotary is pleased to have contributed to your travel fund.

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International Day of the Older Person Age Concern Wairarapa presents for the 55+ generation and families

AGEING WITH ATTITUDE EXPO 2017

MONDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER 10AM - 3PM War Memorial Stadium, Dixon St, Masterton OVER 70 EXHIBITORS Free Entry, Free goodie bags

ACCREDITED VISITING SERVICE (AVS) Would you like more company?

Do you know an older person who needs company?

AGE CONCERN WAIRARAPA • Social Outings and Trips • Sit & Be Fit • Monthly Coffee Mornings • Workshops • Total Mobility Scheme • Senior Drive courses/AA Carfit • Active magazine

To join Age Concern or for any further information please contact us on

06 377 0066 • E: coordinator@acww.nz Where to find us:

Solway Showgrounds, Fleet Street Gate, Masterton Phone (06) 377 0066 or email coordinator@acww.nz

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AGE CONCERN ELDER ABUSE RESPONSE SERVICE (EARS) You have the right to be treated with Dignity and Respect at all times. If you or someone you care about is experiencing elder abuse help is available.

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Everyone welcome to Ageing with Attitude The sixth annual Ageing with Attitude Expo takes place at the War Memorial Stadium, Masterton, next Monday 25TH September.

The Expo celebrates all the ways people can enjoy life in Wairarapa and leads into October 1st which is International Day of Older Persons.

This year over 70 exhibitors will be at the Expo including crafts and hobbies, local clubs, mobility scooters, road safety skills and Internet skills.

A highlight will be a very large number health exhibitors with a

“Passport to Health” prize.

There will be demonstrations from the New Zealand Fire Service and a number of other exhibitors.

At 2pm the Older Person of the Year Award will be presented to an older person who has made a signiÿ cant contribution to the Wairarapa community.

Throughout the day visitors will be able to enjoy a relaxing High Tea for $5 with money raised assisting Age Concern Wairarapa WOOPs to help older people in the community.

There will also be a fundraising

calendar and Silent Auction.

Ageing with Attitude is attracting more visitors every year with over 700 attending last year.

The event is about enjoying life and anyone is welcome to come along, says Annette Peters, Age Concern Wairarapa Programme Co-ordinator.

“Ageing with Attitude emphasises the positive aspects of growing older, providing people with useful information and contacts to enjoy life more.

“Today older people are very active and involved in their community, sports and leisure activities, and just generally involved in life.”

Entry is FREE with visitors enjoying a free goodie bag and giveaways as well as ra° es.

Wharekaka Home and Villas Martinborough Is coming to the 2017 Ageing with Attitude Expo Why not come along to the Trust House Recreation Centre in Masterton on September 25th and see us 10am-3pm On the day we will be providing: • An opportunity to meet some of our wonderful staff • Information on our fantastic services

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The theme of International Day of Older Persons 2017 is “Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contributions and Participation of Older Persons in Society.”

On December 14TH, 1990 the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish October 1ST as the International Day of Older Persons with the Day ÿ rst observed in 1991.

Its aim is to raise awareness about issues a° ecting the elderly and also to appreciate the contributions that older people make to society.

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By 2030, the number of people aged 60 and above will exceed that of young people aged 15 to 24.

This year, the day is about enabling and expanding the contributions of older people in their families, communities and societies at large.

It focuses on the pathways

that support full and e° ective participation in old age, in accordance with old persons’ basic rights, needs and preferences.

This year’s theme underscores the link between tapping the talents and contributions of older persons and achieving the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, which is currently undergoing its third review and appraisal process.

Between 2015 and 2030, the target date for the Sustainable Development Goals, the number of older persons worldwide is set to increase by 56 per cent — from 901 million to more than 1.4 billion.

By 2030, the number of people aged 60 and above will exceed that of young people aged 15 to 24.

“Stepping into the future with pledges that no one will be left behind, it is starkly evident that

the need to tap into the often overlooked and under-appreciated contributions of older persons is not only essential to older persons’ well-being, but also imperative for sustainable development processes,” says the United Nations.

The 2017 theme will explore e° ective means of promoting and strengthening the participation of older persons in various aspects of social, cultural, economic and civic and political life.

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Over 20 nominations have been received for the third annual Older Person of the Year Award.

The winner will be announced at the Ageing with Attitude Expo next Monday 25th September.

The award is an initiative by Age Concern Wairarapa˜WOOPs, and calls for “the senior movers and shakers in our community” to be recognised.

Last year it was awarded to Rod Sutherland.

A long term supporter and fundraiser for Parkinson’s NZ, Rod has also been a long-time member of Rotary, and involved with Wairarapa Athletics and Cycling club.

Age Concern programme coordinator Annette Peters says the judges were looking for someone who has gone “above and beyond” for the norm for others, the only conditions is that they must be over 65 years old and a Wairarapa resident

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FINALISTS FOR OLDER PERSON OF YEAR AWARD Last year’s Older Person of the Year Rod Sutherland receives the award of more than ÿ ve years.

“We think it’s a really wonderful thing to recognise older people in the community - people that are sel˛ ess, that don’t think of only themselves and always put others ÿ rst.”

Annette believes the competition sheds light on volunteering opportunities and inspires other people to share their skills within the community.

“A lot of older people in the community do amazing work and it’s a good way for them to be recognised for that.

“It’s not just about people volunteering in the community it’s about going the extra mile and people seeing someone needs a hand and helping them. Sometimes it’s about getting back to basics.”

Judith Allen: President of Probus for many years, chair for Friends of Friends – mental health group for years.

Glenys Hansen: Glenys is a Supergrans volunteer who is passionate about sharing her knowledge about healthy eating with families in the Wairarapa. She has also been a Supergrans tutor and a devoted volunteer with the Masterton Holdsworth Lions Club for over 20 years.

May Brown: May is a real dynamo, a very active volunteer in the Featherston community, involved in the toy library and many other things. May has recently started Meals on Wheels in Featherston. She has negotiated an arrangement with Wharekaka in Martinborough to cook the meals and deliver

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to the Featherston Community Centre and has organised a team of 30 volunteer drivers to deliver the meals to locals who need them.

Rod Garden: Led the development of implementation of the Lansdowne Neighbourhood P lan which resulted in the refurbishment of First Street.

Pauline McKenzie: Pauline has volunteered for the Cancer Society for the last 24 years and set up the support and visiting service for those diagnosed with cancer.

Kay Black: Kay has being actively involved in the Featherston community, being a member of the knitters group and local information centre and helps out behind the scenes at the Featherston Op shop.

Robert and Susan Brader: Robert and Susan have been a huge support to the Prostate Cancer Foundation for over 15 years.

PETS ADDED TO ACCREDITED VISITING SERVICE The beginnings of a pet visiting service has been added to the Accredited Visiting Service (AVS) of Age Concern.

The Service aims to reduce loneliness and social isolation for older people living in the community, with coordinator Fran Reardon providing training and support for volunteers visiting them in their homes.

A dog has been added to the service this year which Fran says is still in its early stages.

The pet visiting service has been very successful already with more

candidate pets presently being vetted - so to speak!

Each AVS client is matched with a police checked and trained visitor who provides regular caring contact through one-to-one visits.

The clients and visitor share conversation, interests and activities with clients, with the visitor supporting them in renewing or expand other community contacts.

The regular visitors are also able to identify and act upon the early signs of illness or increasing frailty.

Those clients who receive the service are healthier, happier, more independent and better connected with their community.

The volunteer visitors also beneÿ t from this valued interaction, and the community is strengthened through the increased participation of older people.

Fran works Monday to Wednesday 8.30am-3.30pm. For more information contact her at (06) 929 7569.

Ageing with attitude Come and have a chat with us at the Ageing with Attitude Expo, Monday 25 September at the War Memorial Stadium, 10 am - 3 pm.

Our friendly and experienced team is here to assist you by explaining the law in simple terms, and tailoring advice to your circumstances.

It is important to have all your ‘ducks in a row’ so you can get on with enjoying life.

An up-to-date Will expresses your wishes for when the inevitable occurs. When you are properly advised, many family headaches and much heartache can be avoided.

Enduring Powers of Attorney for both property and personal welfare are always a good idea, and often a prerequisite if you wish to enter a retirement village, or need rest home care.

Talk with us about: • • • •

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We look forward to meeting you at the expo on 25 September.

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Age Concern Wairarapa WOOPs hits the centre of town

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Age Concern Wairarapa WOOPs has opened a “pop-up o˜ ce” in the centre of Masterton which is proving popular.

The o˜ ce is located at 8 Lincoln Road, between Chapel and Queen Streets, and is currently open every Tuesday between 10am and 12noon.

takes about 20 minutes.”

“People can drop in for a co° ee and chat, or ÿ nd about the di° erent things we o° er.”

Another new development is the arrival of Linda McCarthy as Manager of Age Concern Wairarapa WOOPs, replacing Charlie Fairbrother, and Anne Murrell replacing Jenny Prentice as Elder Abuse Response Services Manager. Age Concern WOOPs is looking to expand its services in the southern Wairarapa, Annette says. It already has monthly co° ee mornings in Featherston and Martinborough and is looking to start one in Greytown.

Annette is an authorised assessor for the Total Mobility Scheme which gives people a half price discount for taxis if they are unable to drive or use public transport. “The assessment is carried out at the pop-up o˜ ce and

The organisation’s programmes continue to be popular, especially the Sit And Be Fit Classes of Jenny Baker which Annette is hoping will also be available in the south Wairarapa in the near future.

The location is convenient for people who can’t get to the o˜ ce at Masterton Showgrounds, says Annette Peters, Age Concern Wairarapa WOOPs Programme Co-ordinator.

The monthly “road trips” keep attracting more and more travellers every month. The most recent one was to the Pongaroa Falls in the north Wairarapa. Other excursions have included a visit to the Dutch Mill and vintage movie theatre museum in Foxton and a shopping trip to the Hutt Valley and Petone.

These are a full day trip and o° er people the opportunity to travel to places they may not know about or have di˜ culty in getting to on their own. The sociability of the experience is one of its drawcards, says Annette.

She points out that there is no age restriction on the bus trips and other activities, and cross-generational socialising is good for everyone.

Give generously to collectors for Age Concern Wairarapa WOOPs The two things Age Concern Wairarapa WOOPs runs on are volunteers and donations. The two will come together when volunteers will be collecting for the Age Concern Wairarapa WOOPs. Collectors will be at the Ageing with Attitude Expo at the War Memorial Stadium, Masterton, on Monday 25TH September from 10am to 3pm.

Look out for collectors on Friday 29TH September in Masterton at Countdown, Masterton New World, Carterton New World, and Greytown FreshChoice from

9.30am to 3pm.

Service alone has 60 volunteers.”

On Saturday 30 September they will be at Featherston SuperValue and Pain & Kershaw in Martinborough between 9.30am and 3pm.

Visitors to Ageing with Attitude Expo will also be able to support Age Concern Wairarapa WOOPs by enjoying a relaxing High Tea for $5, buying its 2018 calendar and participating in the Silent Auction which has some great items to bid on including holiday accommodation.

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Age Concern Wairarapa WOOPs Programme Co-ordinator Annette Peters says its volunteers come in all ages from the Solway College students who will be handing out goodie bags at the Ageing with Attitude Expo to older people who volunteer to run classes.

“We couldn’t run without all our volunteers. Our Accredited Visiting

If you would like to make a donation and can’t make the collection points please send your donation to PO Box 865 Masterton.

Age Concern Wairarapa WOOPs thanks everyone for their support.

FREE Senior Pet check for Senior Citizens 1 x free consultation for gold card holders with a senior pet (7+ years) For the months of August and September

Please phone for an appointment Phone 06 377 3819

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Issues for older drivers to the fore at Expo Wairarapa Road Safety Council will be present at Ageing with Attitude, o˜ ering advice and information around road safety for the older road user.

People will be able to register for “Staying Safe” workshops. During these workshops participants refamiliarise themselves with tra° c rules and safer driving practices, as well as increasing their knowledge about other transport options available to help keep them mobile for as long as possible.

“Carÿ t” clinics” are also available. A CarFit check takes about 20 minutes with trained community volunteers and/or health professionals working with each participant to ensure they “ÿ t” their vehicle properly for maximum comfort and safety.

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 Whether the driver is using all their mirrors to minimise blind spots.  Whether a driver is aware of other safety features in their vehicle and how to use them.

“Are you safe to drive” booklets are available, discussing when driving after taking medications can be ‘unsafe’.

Bruce Pauling at Wairarapa Road Safety Council will also discuss any issues you have with local roads, intersections or anything road safety.

CarFit technicians check things like:  Adjusting the driver’s seat to the best position for the driver to control the car and have optimum ÿ eld of vision.  Adjusting the steering wheel and seat belt to be comfortable and safe.

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Arthritis aid and circulation booster gets great feedback

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The in˜ atable AIRCYCLE exerciser will be one of the exhibitors at Ageing with Attitude.

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The Aircycle is composed of two, foot-shaped chambers that you partly in˜ ate with air. By sitting in a comfortable position and using a pedalling or treadling action, the built-in resistance encourages movement and circulation. It helps

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Your passport to health at Ageing with Attitude Over 20 health exhibitors are attending this year’s Ageing with Attitude Expo covering a range of health issues including vision, heart, hearing, diabetes, podiatry, arthritis, cancer, epilepsy strokes and Parkinsons. Masterton Medical, Hospice Wairarapa, ACC and mobility aid services will be attending as well. A number of the exhibitors will be providing on-the-

spot health checks, making this a great opportunity to get all of these done at one time, says Annette Peters, Age Concern Wairarapa ProgrammeCo-ordinator.

Everyone who visits Ageing with Attitude will be given a “Health Passport” which will get stamped or signed at the various health stalls and then go in the draw to win a great prize.

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Supporting people living with heart disease Come and visit us at the expo for a free blood pressure check and pick up our new resources.

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Used by hospitals, rest homes, diabetes clinics, podiatrists and physiotherapists it’s helpful for the following: • Arthritis, aching hands and feet • Diabetes, Parkinson’s, MS and Stroke rehabilitation • Building muscle to prevent falls • Cramps and restless legs • Swollen ankles •Chilblains’ • Aiding the prevention of DVT Simple and inexpensive, it aids joints and muscles to move gently while sitting having coffee, reading, watching TV, working at a desk or travelling by car or plane.

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Guidence on coming before youth court WAIRARAPA If you are under 16 years old and have been brought before the police for an offence, you may be told you have to attend a youth court.

Most young people are dealt with by the police without ever going to the youth court.

This could mean getting a police warning, or being referred to police youth aid for what’s called “Alternative Action”.

This means the young person, their family and the police decide on a plan to deal with the offending.

If the police are deciding whether to charge a young person with a crime, they will hold a Family Group Conference.

More serious cases come before the youth court.

Youth courts are courts that deal mostly with young people aged 14 to 16 years, but may also deal with 12 and 13-yearolds who have been charged with serious offending.

These courts are closed to the public.

The Youth Court has the purpose of making young people aware of the consequences of their actions.

Family/whanau and other support

people are encouraged to attend court with you.

When the Judge permits, victims may also attend and may ask to speak.

This may involve you facing the victim to see how they are affected and how it can be put right.

As well as whanau support, there will be a youth advocate, employed by the Ministry for Vulnerable Children, who will contact all the parties involved and manage the family group conference process.

There may also be a social worker to give extra support and maybe a lay advocate whose job is to support you in court, make sure the court knows about any relevant cultural matters and represent your family’s interests.

The Family Group Conference is a meeting for you, members of your family or support people and the victim.

The police and your youth advocate will also attend.

The aim is to get everyone to talk about what you did and why and how it can be put right.

A plan is then put together and will be considered by the Judge at your next court appearance.

The Judge will give you sufficient time to follow the plan and meet with you at a later date to ensure you have carried out the plan.

The Judge will take the outcome into consideration and can order you to a variety of options.

You may be disqualified from driving,

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or required to do community work, or to be supervised, or to repay money, pay a fine, or return property.

In some cases, you may have the right of appeal of any decisions made by the youth court.

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Nano-Clear Permanent Protection will not only restore colour and gloss, but give a level of protection it never had before.

Nano-Clear is a new technology developed in the United States and recently brought to New Zealand, with Todd Hooper its Wairarapa applicator.

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Todd comes from a refinishing background and points out that Nano-Clear is six times harder than paint, and an extremely resistant product.

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With summer coming, Todd says Nano-Clear is a better alternative to a repaint. “It will even make badly oxidised coatings look better than new and will provide years of protection, and reduce cleaning and maintenance by 60 percent.

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Truck driver to agri leader BECKIE WILSON Driving trucks after leaving school at 15 gave Shane McManaway the work ethic that has landed him many roles on global agriculture business boards.

The latest role added to his CV is being the newest board member on the New Zealand Performance Beef Breeders (PBBNZ) board.

PBBNZ provides analysis and resources for beef breeders as well as technology support for farmers.

Mr McManaway has an “absolute passion” for beef breeding and the agricultural industry, which he dubbed as a “sexy industry” to be in.

As the owner of the Gold Creek Charolais stud in rural Carterton, he lives and breathes the industry.

He hopes with his new appointment he can bring strong business acumen to the table to complement the other five members.

“I just think with my national and international experience, and connections right across the world I can maybe leverage off those to enhance the performance of beef breeding in New Zealand,” he said.

Wairarapa has a large number of well-established and known studs in the country.

“I’m incredibly passionate about Wairarapa and will do everything I can in my daily job to try to promote the region.”

Mr McManaway can see an opportunity to incorporate the commercial farmer more in the beef breeding business.

“I think that we just need to make sure we are highlighting and emphasising that the magnificent product beef grown in New Zealand is the best in the world.

“We are growing it off some of the cleanest, greenest, pristine country.”

Mr McManaway was born and raised in Wairarapa, and has never had a handout as he worked his way up the ladder, he said.

He left Kuranui College at the age of 15 to drive trucks for Wairarapa Transport before heading to Australia to head some international companies, “but I’m still here in little old Wairarapa”, he said.

Together with his wife, Lynette, they bought the farm many years ago and they have since bought neighbouring properties to expand the stud and red deer business.

He headed to Los Angeles on Sunday to chair a global dairy seminar.

This is one of many meetings that see him jet-setting around the world to share his expertise.

He is the chief executive of Allflex Asia-Pacific and China, and is part of the group’s global executive team.

He is the chairman of the Platinum Primary Producers (PPP) Group which he founded in 2005, director of Drovers Australia, and sits on the advisory board of a leading NZ Farming operation.

Mr McManaway is a self-confessed “cheerleader” for all thing agriculture in New Zealand.

There is a great opportunity for young people to come into the industry with the strong presence of technology, he said.

“We have more opportunities in front of us now that we have ever had before, but do we have the eyes to see it?”

Shane McManaway is a proud Charolais stud breeder who has stopped at nothing to reach his full potential.

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Carterton: Buckthorn capital Carterton resident Sean Mulcahy says his town’s reputation as Da˜ odil Capital of New Zealand could soon be overrun by the more ÿ tting title of Buckthorn capital of New Zealand. His tongue-in-cheek discussion is aimed to inform readers about the pest plant, and raise its proÿ le.

One of the many benefits of living in Carterton and indeed many adjacent areas is the ability to grow plants and vegetables.

For shrubs and trees we are fortunate to have Buckthorn (Rhamnus alaternus) in our midst.

Despite not being able to buy it or propagate it (by regulation) this is not an issue. It simply propagates itself.

In a few years of planting your shrubs and tending to your garden you may find a wonderful visitor among your plants; yes Buckthorn.

It is a very hardy plant, unaffected by frost and has a lovely shiny green leaf all year round.

After six years you can establish which of your Buckthorn is “male” or “female”.

The females produce berries and hence seeds for further plants. What a bonus.

Many Carterton residents have Buckthorn forming a substantial part of

their hedging, perhaps by accident than intention.

Once the shrubs are a few metres high they are particularly difficult to remove and if left long enough you can have a tree.

The bees love the flowers (which are hard to see) and I have seen sheep eating Buckthorn if they access to it.

But seriously Buckthorn is an identified pest on the register. It is however not on the top 10, so the Greater Wellington Regional Council do not have it as part of their eradication programme apart from coastal areas.

In the region’s coastal areas where the value of the natural environment was decided to be greater than the cost of control, Buckthorn is controlled.

It has taken four years of living in Carterton to identify that possibly one of the trees that gives our entrance ambience is indeed Buckthorn that produces berries and subsequent seeds annually.

This and a few other sizeable Buckthorn trees are for removal. I will miss its scent from the flowers in spring and also the bees will need to go elsewhere.

My tongue in cheek banner for this article is to suggest we could rebrand Carterton as the Buckthorn capital of New Zealand – after all it is present 12 months of the year unlike (beautiful) daffodils which are simply seasonal.

Imagine we can rebrand the steam train the Buckthorn Express.

The Buckhorn bar and grill in Memorial Square could possibly rename itself as The Buckthorn to celebrate the wonderful plant and grow it in plant pots outside.

Entrance looking out, lovely ambience but the dark green foliage is a buckthorn that has developed into a mature tree, for removal.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 21

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

West African Drum and Dance workshop: Carterton School hall, 22nd September. Drumming 6.30-8.00pm and dancing 8.15-9.00pm. The total cost is $30 with own drum $35 with hiring a drum. To book contact: glenys.robertson@xtra.co.nz, or phone 379 7060, or Linda 3774655. Beginners through to experienced - all welcome.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Heart of Arts, 47 High Street North, Carterton: Exhibition opening 6.30pm My Love of Nature, Brian Innes paintings. The exhibition will be on until Friday 6 October.

Eat-n-Greet: At St James Union Church, 116 High St, Masterton, in the church hall. Come along for a fabulous meal, meet new friends and great entertainment. A different entertainment each month. All very much welcome.

Carterton Community Choir: 7.15-9pm Carterton Primary School Holloway St. Enquiries (06) 378-6858 Housie: At Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club (Carterton), behind the Clocktower, at 1.20 pm. Call Pauline Hodgson 379-5923.

Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 1.30pm, 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 370-2511, or Hugh 377-4880.

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

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

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

Feldenkrais: 5.45-6.45pm, Featherston Community Centre.

Call Rupert (027) 585-3822.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band: Practice 6.30 - 8.30 pm. 1st Floor, Savage Club Hall, Albert St, Masterton. All welcome. Plus free drum lessons 6.30-7.30 pm on ground floor. All ages and experience. Bring your drum pad and sticks.

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

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

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

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

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

Aquarobics: 11am at Lansdowne Village.

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

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

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

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

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

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

MONDAY,SEPTEMBER 25 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.

Yoga: St Johns Hall, Martinborough, Beginners/Seniors 4-5.15pm; General 5.30-6.45pm. Call Nicki (06) 308-6598.

Chair Yoga: Breath lead movements. The Spot, 365 Queen St, 1pm. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132.

Yoga and Pilates Fusion: For joint mobility and core strength, 11am, St John’s Hall, Martinborough. Call Odette (021) 180-9452.

Kundalini Yoga: 7-8pm, Carterton. Call Odette (021) 1809452.

Pilates: Martinborough: 9am St Andrews Hall, Dublin St. Call Jane (027) 630-4132.

Pilates: Core Plus 8am, Core 9am, 50s Forward 11am, Core 12.10pm, Core 5.30pm, Beginners 6.30pm at Bodymind Pilates, 6 Queen St, Masterton. Call 370-1121.

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

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

Self Defence/Ju Jitsu: 7.30-9pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy, 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111.

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

Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Wairarapa Inc: Greytown: St John Hall, 73 Main St, at 6pm. Call Paul Cantwell (06) 308-9839 or (027) 376-9804.

FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 22 Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Carterton Library 11am-1pm.

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

Gentle Yoga: 9.30-10.30am, bookings essential, at the studio, 268 High St N, Carterton. Call Colleen (021) 177-1956.

Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10am-noon, Featherston Community Centre. Call Virginia (06) 308-8392.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Masterton Art Club: 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Beginners Yoga: 9am, Carterton. Call Odette (021) 180-9452.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Wai Steampunk Tribal Dancing: 7-8.30pm, at Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Open to all interested in Steampunk and music, dance, fun and creative style. Call Gaylene (0274) 494-596 or 377-4865.

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.

South Wairarapa Badminton Club: 7.30pm, at the Featherston Sports Stadium, Underhill Rd. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 9am-noon, at Red Star Sports Association, 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 3702511, or Hugh 377-4880.

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

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

Call Julia (06) 308-8977.

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

Ceroc Dance Classes: 8pm, Carterton School hall. Call Mandy (021) 238-4230 or check Facebook group Ceroc Wairarapa for more info.

Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Holloway St, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-7150 or (027) 2716280.

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

Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall.

Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554.

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

Dance Fitness Classes: Greytown, school terms only, with Justine Eldred at Kuranui College Dance Studio, 6.307.30pm. Call Justine (0274) 761-996.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Call Anna Börjesson (021) 163-8867.

Toy Library: Masterton -10am-noon, rear of 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 1pm for 1.15pm start at clubrooms behind the Clock Tower, Carterton. Call Helen Smith (06) 3048840 or Stella Smith 379-9259.

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

Carrington Bowling and Croquet Club: Bowls commencing at 1.20pm for 1.30 pm start. Clubrooms behind the Clock Tower, Carterton. All welcome. Ant further information please contact Rex Kenny (06) 379-7303.

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Theatre seeks new abode DON FARMER

A rehearsal of Greytown Little Theatre’s production of ‘A Midsummer night’s dream’ earlier this year.

PHOTO/MARK BEATTY

Greytown Little Theatre is looking for a new home and has plans to build new premises on council owned land at the south end of West St. Its present premises at 68 Main St has been classified as being earthquake-prone and this has prompted the committee to look at alternatives.

Chairman John Gilberthorpe is expected to speak to the theatre’s proposal at a meeting of South Wairarapa District Council on Wednesday, and a paper has been prepared for councillors by Amenities Manager Helen McNaught.

The land the theatre is looking to build on would be to the north of the historic railway goods shed towards the eastern end of the site and would be either leased or run on a licence to occupy basis.

At the front of the new building on land extending to the West St road frontage would be an open space which means the theatre would not inhibit views of the old goods shed.

A car park would be developed on the south side of the goods shed which could

be used for people visiting both the theatre and the goods shed.

Ms McNaught said there were no other plans for using the land and at the time the goods shed was sold to the Rail Heritage Society the remainder of the land had been land banked.

She said the potential use of the land

by Greytown Little Theatre could be seen as a good use of land which otherwise may continue to lay unproductive.

Ms McNaught is recommending to council that it agrees “in principle” to the proposal and authorises council officers to continue working with Greytown Little Theatre on developing a more detailed proposal for final approval.

Over its long history Greytown Little Theatre has put on plays at several venues including the old rifle club rooms in Kempton Street, the old Greytown Town Hall and more recently at 68 Main Street utilising part of what was once the WFCA department store which became Haywrights then Wright Stephensons and in later times a liquor outlet.

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New look Masterton CBD

Imagine what Masterton’s Queen St could look like with a bit of a boost and tender love and care.

Last year, groups of Masterton residents did just that, and you wouldn’t recognize the place as seen in an artist’s impression (above).

A long-term project, Our Future Masterton, has been collating the views of Masterton residents through several workshops held in the district last year, and this week it will be presenting some of these visualisations to the public at a Community Hub pop-up.

This pop-up will be open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week, and is located at Te Patukituki on Queen St near

The idea of the Community Hub is that we continue our conversations with Masterton people and we make a space on Queen St – somewhere where people can come in and tell us what they think.

Aratoi Museum of Art and History.

Anna Brown, the director of Toi Aria: Design for Public Good has been involved with leading the project and said it was Masterton people who best knew what Masterton should look like and what it needed in order to thrive.

She facilitated four workshops last year, reporting back to Masterton District Council staff and elected members with suggestions put forward before concept designs were made.

“It was important we had the voices from the people before we started the design process,” she said.

Some of the common themes that emerged from initial community

discussions was the desire for more community gardens, and a pedestrianized Queen St. “The idea of the Community Hub is that we continue our conversations with Masterton people and we make a space on Queen St – somewhere where people can come in and tell us what they think,” she said.

“It’s really just to welcome people in that haven’t seen what has been going on.

“And there’s going to be lots of interactive material, kids will be welcome.”

Our Future Masterton is a 50-year design-led strategy for the CBD. • Future pop-up workshops will be held on October 19-21, and November 16-18.

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The Greytown Sport and Leisure Society is a successful community organisation, supporting community-wide participation in sporting, leisure and recreational activities, with over 1,800 active members involved in 14 member clubs and societies.

We are seeking a committed individual to take over the reins of the Executive Officer and to build on the excellent work achieved since the Society’s incorporation in 2003.

The role is full time and would suit someone from a management or administrative background, preferably within the sports sector who is looking to work closer to home at this stage of their career.

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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Wairarapa Midweek

Successful season ends for under-11s RUGBY GARY CAFFELL They might have been toppled 34-5 by Manawatu at Memorial Park, Masterton on Saturday but the Wairarapa-Bush under-11 rugby team can still look back on a most successful season.

This was their only loss in four matches, having earlier beaten Dannevirke 37-7, Wanganui 45-10 and Horowhenua-Kapiti 15-12, and it was no disgrace to fall to a Manawatu side who had also scored handsome wins over the same opposition.

Coach Eli Telford was, in fact, delighted with the competitiveness

of his Wairarapa-Bush team against a Manawatu team which had a size advantage.

“Honestly, when you look at the game I think the score was a little bit flattering to them, we gave it everything we had and they had to work pretty hard for what they got.

They did have a couple of bigger boys who were hard to stop but we were gutsy, there was no lack of effort there.”

Fullback Tsar Vainu was outstanding for Wairarapa-Bush on both attack and defence while others to shine were halfback Lyon Rodger and forwards Mitchell Shields and Cain Maclean. Try scorer was Daniel Oldroud.

The first race of the Trust House North Island Cycling Series had an international flavour with Chilean Nicolas Monroy taking the individual honours in the 60km Masters grade one road race held in the Gladstone Area.

A member of the Cycle Nation team from Hawke’s Bay, Monroy came out best in a sprint finish contested by a large bunch of 36 riders and right behind him were teammates Stuart Kilmister and Gary Hall.

Two others from Cycle Nation were sixth and eighth and they will now take a big lead into the second race of the series on Sunday, October 15.

The Masters grade two event was also a close affair for the first 40 to 50kms and then four riders broke clear.

One of them, Total Team Theatre’s Huib Buyck, then applied the pressure on the last climb up Millar’s road hill and he was 5secs clear of former Olympian Gary Anderson at the finish with John Steward of Palmerston North third.

The 90km race for the elite riders saw two cyclists dictating the pace right from

The main bunch did their best to reel them in but to no avail, Nalder taking the individual honours from Page. the start. John Page, from Hastings, and Antony Nalder, from Wellington, and they opened up a lead of over two minutes over the peloton.

The main bunch did their best to reel them in but to no avail, Nalder taking the individual honours from Page.

Heading the Masterton Mitre 10 Mega under-23 classification was Madi Hartley Brown and best-placed Wairarapa riders in the Masters grades were Kevin Laskey,

Augustine Mila on the charge for WairarapaBush under-11s.

Daniel Oldroyd crashes over for the Wairarapa-Bush try.

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Barry Wilson, John Mudgeway and Ben Knight.

The road race was preceded by the 12km teams time trial and in the elite grade Wellington-based Wheelworks Handcrafted Wheels took first place in a time of 16mins 1sec, followed by the young Tank Guy/BikeBox team from Manawatu (16mins 19secs) and Phiten Bread Cottage third in 16mins 36secs.

In the Masters one grade time trial Roadworks Reparto Corse, from Wellington, took victory in a time of 16mins 53secs.

They were led by last year’s Masterton one grade individual winner John Randall..Second was Rivet Racing and third was Cycle Nation.

The Masters grade two time trial was won by Optimal Performance from Wellington in 17mins 13secs with Wanganui’s Ronny’s Velo-Vittoria second 20secs behind and Jeremy Vennel Coaching third in 17mins 35secs.

The October 15 race will be from Martinborough to Ngawi and promises to be one of the most difficult of the series.

Personal bests land podium spot SWIMMING

GARY CAFFELL Chanel College year nine student Jack Lewington has made it to the podium in what was his first national level swimming competition since beginning training as a para swimmer late last year.

Lewington contested six events across two and a half days at the New Zealand secondary schools championships in Hamilton over the weekend and came away with a silver medal in the 200m freestyle and a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke. He was also second in the 50m butterfly but medals were not awarded over that distance.

In all three of those events Lewington recorded personal best times, as he did when fifth in the 50m backstroke and the 100m freestyle and sixth in the 50m freestyle.

The next big assignment for Lewington is the national short course championships to be held at the Owen G Glenn Aquatic Pool in Auckland in two weeks’ time. He will compete at this event as part of both the Dannevirke Swimming Club and Para New Zealand teams.

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Football tournament success FOOTBALL GARY CAFFELL Big ups to the Douglas Villa AFC. Their annual junior football tournament in Masterton has become of the highlights of the Wairarapa sporting calendar, and the 2017 edition was no exception.

The Jeans St grounds were a sea of colour as 100 plus teams from most parts of the lower North Island- Wellington, Hutt Valley, Kapiti Coast, Palmerston North, Fielding, Dannevirke and Wairarapa did battle over two days.

Age groups ranged from grade eight to grade 14 with the odd numbers, nine, 11 and 13, in action on Saturday and the evens, eight, 10, 12 and 14, on Sunday, and with all teams being guaranteed at least four games it was very much an all action affair.

The tourney is not only a major fund raiser for Douglas Villa but is also huge for the local economy with the population of Masterton said to swell by upwards of 4000 because of the big influx of visitors it brings to the town.

A happy Masterton Athletic team fronts the camera.

Harrison Kerr throws in for the Douglas Villa Tornadoes.

Teams do battle in the foreground in an overview of the Jeans St grounds during Saturday’s action.

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Nine-try thumping for Wai-Bush RUGBY GARY CAFFFELL The woefulness of the Wairarapa-Bush defence in their 60-24 thrashing by MidCanterbury in the Heartland Championship rugby game at Memorial Park, Masterton on Saturday was well summed up by a wag in the crowd.

“It’s like they are playing the training cones” he surmised after watching MidCanterbury run in seven tries between the 28th and 54th minutes and move from 7-3 down to 55-7 up in the process.

For local fans it was 26 minutes of pure agony as what had earlier had all the portents of an even contest suddenly became a mismatch of massive proportions.

So much so that even when MidCanterbury released the brakes and Wairarapa-Bush hit back to score three tries to one in the last 22 minutes, there were only muted celebrations.

Early on Wairarapa-Bush were the dominant team, particularly in the first five minutes when they constantly hammered away at the Mid-Canterbury line with forward surge after forward surge and were eventually rewarded when skipper Eddie Cranston crashed over for a try.

For the next 16 minutes it was pretty much tit for tat with both teams playing with good intensity but tending to lose possession at vital times. Mid-Canterbury did have the territorial advantage through that period but it was certainly not big enough to suggest that the floodgates were about to open.

Even when Mid-Canterbury hit the front for the first time in the game in the 28th minute through a converted try to flanker Seta Koroitamana there seemed no reason

An all too familiar sight . . .Wairarapa-Bush’s Tavita Isaac and Inia Katia struggle to halt the progress of Mid-Canterbury’s former All Black Regan King, scorer of two tries in the 60-24 romp. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV

for the few Mid-Canterbury fans.

Some of the less hardy Wairarapa-Bush supporters were even seen leaving the ground, probably with the idea of finding somewhere to drown their sorrows, and who could blame them.

They did, however, miss Epeli Rayaqayaqa show a real turn of foot to win the race for the ball over the line when Priest kicked ahead and Soli Malatai and

for Wairarapa-Bush supporters to panic.

Nobody could have guessed that MidCanterbury would run in further tries in the 30th, 37th, 39th, 47th, 50th, 52nd and 54th minutes but that’s exactly what happened, and generally the recipe was the same, move the ball wide with a couple of miss out passes and expose the sudden frailties in the Wairarapa-Bush defence.

It worked to a tee, making great viewing

Corey McFadzean score other late tries to at least bring a small semblance of respectability to the final scoreline.

Unfortunately though the lasting memory will be all about that D word, and how bad it was. A mountain of improvement is required there if the team is to pick itself up from the ropes and become involved in the semi-final stages of the championship early next month.

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