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Marking the end of an era EMILY NORMAN After 50 years, the Wairarapa branch of the National Council of Women is being disbanded.

But the women went out with a bang on the weekend as they celebrated the past five decades, paying tribute to the branch’s founder Helen Dashfield.

Mrs Dashfield, who was a strong advocate for women’s involvement in politics, education and community, died in October 2015.

At a memorial seat unveiling at Henley Lake Park on Sunday, close friends and family described Mrs Dashfield as a role model and inspiration to many; relentless in her quest to improve the lives of girls and women.

Her husband, Reverend Ted Dashfield, was the first to use the seat as he sat down to thank members of the National Council of Women (NCW) for installing the seat in his wife’s honour.

“It’s Helen’s birthday today, so here I am, sitting on her lap,” he said.

“Today she would be 86.”

Mr Dashfield launched into his speech with a mention of one of his wife’s greatest inspirations, New Zealand women’s advocate Dame Miriam Dell.

Little did he know that the Martinborough-based campaigner was in attendance that day.

The late Helen Dashÿ eld, founder of the Wairarapa branch of the National Council of Women.

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A new chapter for women Piece of mind

Emily Norman

There was something sad about seeing the Wairarapa branch of the National Council of Women (NCW) move towards disbandment on the weekend.

It was a bittersweet occasion, with many women speaking about their favourite memories of making the lives of Wairarapa women better.

There was no local branch of the NCW until 1967 when Helen Dashfield presided over the first meeting on October 2.

And from the initial meeting until now, the women involved in the Wairarapa branch of NCW have been instrumental in setting up initiatives locally like Wairarapa’s Women’s Refuge.

After very recent White Ribbon Day celebrations, it seems almost unreal that an organisation like NCW, which has brought about so much change in our community, would cease to be relevant as a local branch.

I suppose I can’t really talk though – after all I’m not a member of the local branch, and now I never can be.

But maybe, just maybe I will put my name forward to join at a

national level.

The World Economic Forum has placed New Zealand 9th in the world for its gender equality.

I look back at the time when New Zealand became the first self-governing country to grant women the right to vote, and wonder what we have (or haven’t) done over the past 124 years to fall back to 9th place.

I feel like I’m very lucky as a young person to not have suffered much sexism in my lifetime – and I thank the women who have gone before me for that.

They all have different views and backgrounds, but all stand together on the premise that they are genuinely working towards a better New Zealand for their daughters.

In reading a brief history of the NCW’s Wairarapa branch I was interested to see a chapter at the end dedicated to what the future may hold for the branch.

Former vice-president Jean Styles put her thoughts forward, and nailed it – bear in mind this was written in 1999.

“And what for the future?” she wrote.

“The NCW regionally and nationally will survive.

“Although, perhaps not in the same shape or form, there will always be projects and concerns that need action or reaction from women whose viewpoint is sometimes clear and often different from the official one.”

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Pipe Major’s lasting legacy EMILY NORMAN Well-known Wairarapa musician John Frater will be remembered for his tough love and determination in the 11 years he led the Fern & Thistle Pipe Band.

He died earlier this month in his 87th year.

Mr Frater’s piping career began back in 1939, when at the age of 8 he picked up a practice chanter and taught himself to play.

After three years of part time service with the Army, he was nominated to the role of Pipe Major in his battalion’s pipe band, and then went on to involve himself with work, marriage, and raising a family.

It wasn’t until 1996 that Mr Frater got out the pipes out again, and joined the Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band.

Mr Frater was determined to get back playing in a Pipe Band, and let nothing get in the way of that goal, not even chopping the end off his “F” finger with a table saw.

He had told the doctors that he wanted them to save the finger, as he was needed in the band.

They weren’t hopeful, but sure enough, he relearnt to play with that shortened forefinger properly covering the “F” hole on his chanter.

John’s musicianship meant that he was quickly placed in the role of Pipe Major in 1998, just two years after joining the Fern & Thistle Pipe Band.

According to band members, Mr Frater had the “innate ability” of knowing when the band would accept a well-deserved dressing down such as, “That was bloody awful, play it again and this time concentrate!”, and when the band needed

just a quiet “We can play that better, let’s try that one more time”.

Sometimes, when band members mucked up a tune, he would just give them a sly wink, as if to say, “You know that was bad, I know that was bad, we don’t need to make a scene”.

Throughout his 11 years as Pipe Major from 1998 to 2009, Mr Frater led the band to the National Contest in Napier in 2002, and provincial and local contests at Wanganui, Turakina and Levin along the way.

Along with others, Mr Frater was a “leading light” on the committee that organised the hosting of the 2000 National Pipe Band contest in Masterton.

Stuart McGrigor of the Fern & Thistle Pipe Band said Mr Frater was a brilliant musician – “he could play; he could teach; he could write”.

“The band has a tune he wrote for us, it’s a simple wee untitled tune that’s easy for us to learn on our own,” Mr McGrigor said.

“He wanted us to each to play it our way; adding grace notes and emphasis that seemed right to us.

“As is the way of things, we never got round to giving that tune a proper name, and so I’d like to suggest that that wee tune, a wonderful gift from a wonderful man and piper should henceforth be known as John’s Gift.”

Mr Frater was the husband of Edna, and father and father-in-law of Chris Hawker, Jean and Thomas Carn, and Erin and Paul Swanson.

He had 11 grandchildren, and five greatgrandchildren.

Fern & Thistle Pipe Band’s former Pipe Major John Frater.

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Dashfield a strong advocate for women CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The surprised Mr Dashfield paused his train of thought to embrace Dame Miriam before returning to the seat and continuing his speech.

“Helen left her mark on Masterton,” he said.

“And the NCW was a very important part of her life.”

Along with founding the NCW’s Wairarapa branch, Mrs Dashfield was a founding member of Soroptimists and the Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL) in Wairarapa. In 1980, after a lively campaign she became the first woman elected to Masterton Trust Lands Trust in 108 years.

“When Helen became chair of the

Dame Miriam Dell and Ted Dashfield at the dedication of the National Council of Women’s memorial seat for branch founder Helen PHOTO/EMILY NORMAN Dashfield.

grants committee, she was thrilled because it meant she could have at her disposal a large sum of money and could help groups in real need.”

Mr Dashfield recalled how his wife would always be baking in anticipation of important meetings.

“She always thought baking helped her get her way,” he said, laughing.

Mrs Dashfield also served as president of the Wairarapa Arts Centre and she was later made a patron of Aratoi.

She had 54 years of involvement at St Matthew’s Collegiate School as pupil, teacher, headmistress and Board member.

In 1995 she received the Queen’s Service Medal for Public Service.

At the seat’s dedication ceremony on

Sunday, past NCW presidents spoke of how Mrs Dashfield had taught girls to be assertive, to take pride in themselves and to love language and literature.

After the dedication ceremony, the group of NCW members celebrated their 50-year milestone with an afternoon tea at Gladstone Vineyard.

The decision to disband was made after a decrease in local membership and a decline in gaining younger members in recent years.

Those who are members of the Wairarapa branch would likely join the national membership on an individual basis.

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School’s tech transformation When Makoura College ÿ rst opened in 1968, everything was typewriters and blackboards. Now, in the digital age, students have a near limitless supply of technology at their ÿ ngertips, writes Emily Norman.

Makoura College student Craig Oliver is a bit of a computer guru.

Well, maybe a lot of a computer guru.

The 14-year-old is a savvy computer programmer and is the go-to guy when it comes to Raspberry Pi. Upon hearing about this mystical Raspberry Pi, and realising it was not a dessert, I met up with Craig who gave me the lowdown on what technology was being used in the modern classroom.

The Raspberry Pi is a low cost, creditcard sized computer that plugs into a computer monitor or TV, and uses a standard keyboard and mouse.

It enables people of all ages to explore computing, and to learn how to programme in languages like Scratch and Python.

“It’s basically a mini computer,” Craig said, taking apart the Lego-styled exterior and exposing the motherboard.

“Once you’re on this and have it set up, you can basically do whatever you would normally do on a computer.”

Craig said the device was not as powerful as a regular computer, but served the purpose of exploring computer technology well.

“What I’m using it for is for Scratch or coding.

“Coding is basically the language of a computer. It’s how you tell it to do something.

“What I’ve done on the Raspberry Pi is I have gone on the command line, which is basically what you use to command it, and I’ve set a command to make it update and upgrade itself.

“I’ve done that for every single Raspberry Pi in our class.

“I don’t want to brag. I’m okay at it.”

Craig’s teacher Caroline Wilkins said his computer skills were more than okay, having won a competition for the best “overall game”.

He was awarded his own Raspberry Pi for the effort.

“Technology has become more and more a part of everyday life, and teaching,” Mrs Wilkins said.

“With the Raspberry Pi, students are using computational thinking, and it enhances their problem-solving skills being able to view things from different angles.”

Craig said there was other technology

Makoura College student Craig Oliver, 14, with a Raspberry Pi. PHOTO/EMILY NORMAN

An aerial shot of Makoura College from the early days.

at his fingertips in the classroom, like Chromebooks and calculators, but he said the school had put a rule in about the use of mobile phones, which he understood – “but I don’t agree with it”.

He hopes one day to be able to work as a computer programmer.

Makoura College media studies teacher Andrew Hutchby has seen first-hand the technology transformation at the school, having gone through Makoura as a student and a teacher.

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“We had old Apple Macs with the green screens, and we did coding, but nothing like what is happening today.”

He said the most important thing to teach kids in the modern age of technology was to be adaptable and resilient.

“Things are moving so fast and technology is forever changing, so much so, that when these students finish school, the jobs available are going to be so different to what we have today.”

He said research suggested that the youth of today were expected to undergo 14 career changes during their lifetime.

“We don’t know what jobs there will be, which is why our education system needs to continue to open up kids’ minds and teach them to be adaptable.”

Founding student Wendy Neal said throughout her school life, technology consisted of typewriters and roller blackboards.

“Newsletters were typed on newspaper, and it was only later that our reports were printed in booklet form,” she said.

“I’m sure we had calculators, and for math work we would use a set triangle.”

She said in the earlier days, boys tended to take the technical drawing class, and girls would take typewriting.

Although, it wasn’t long before girls began enrolling in technical drawing, and boys in typewriting.

“Our principal Noel Scott was very progressive in his thoughts about education,” she said.

“He was good at creating mutual respect between the students and teachers.”

During Easter weekend of 2018 (Friday March 30 - Sunday April 1), Makoura College will be celebrating 50 years of teaching and learning.

Makoura College principal Paul Green said there would no doubt be many vivid memories waiting to be activated by a return visit to the school, and the reunion weekend had been set up to provide a range of contexts for renewing friendships with familiar or perhaps partly forgotten faces from ‘old school’ days.

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Last Wednesday’s $38m Lotto Powerball winnings was split between two winners with a ticket bought from Greytown’s Fresh Choice and the other at the New World in Warkworth.

At time of publication the winner had not come forward.

Fresh Choice owner Chris Ward said there had been “a lot of chat about who it might be and who it might not be”.

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South Wairarapa Mayor Viv Napier said the place had been buzzing.

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How sad that last option makes me feel.

The days of receiving a handwritten letter are fast disappearing.

We were having dinner with friends recently and one of them said they could not remember when they last received one.

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Since she died, I regularly write to two of her best friends to keep them in touch with the family and I write regularly to my birth mother who is another one who just loves getting a letter.

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Drummer boy steals the show EMILY NORMAN Of all the brightly decorated floats in the Carterton Christmas parade, it was a little drummer boy who turned the most heads.

Fynn Brown, aged 6, made his drumming debut on Saturday, kilted up and marching in formation with the Fern & Thistle pipe band.

The Solway Primary pupil has been learning to play the drums for the past six months and was excited to show off his skills in the parade alongside fellow drummers and pipers.

“My favourite part was when I went past my family, nearly at the end – I couldn’t give them a wave though,” he said.

Fynn’s mother Nicole Brown, and his teacher Warren Cameron were very proud of his efforts.

“He has tremendous potential,” Mr Cameron said.

“He’s got good rhythm, good beats, it’s just amazing for a 6-year-old.

“Everyone was impressed and the crowd just smiled – they could see it was something different.”

The normal snare drums played in the band are “as tall as Fynn, so we had to find a special one”, Mr Cameron said.

“But it’s still quite heavy and I was just amazed he finished the parade. It was fantastic.

“I’ve got a few more young ones coming on now too, so next year, you should see a line-up of young drummers.”

Fynn will be parading next week in Masterton’s Christmas parade.

Winning Place winners in the Rotary Club of Carterton’s Annual Christmas Parade held on Saturday, 25th November 2017.

The category winners of the Carterton Christmas parade were Carterton Preschool in the Schools and Preschools section, Carterton Community Food Collective in the Non-business section, TD Hunter Building in the Business section, and Headquarters Hair & Beauty in the Decorated Window Competition.

Masterton District Brass Band played some Christmas tunes.

Fynn Brown, 6, plays the snare drum for Fern & Thistle pipe band.

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Horse-drawn carts were a popular sight at the parade.

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NIBBLE AND MUNCH YOUR WAY AROUND THE BRIGHT AND SCENTED BOUNTY OF THE FLOWER WORLD. Edible flowers give flavour, colour and scent to dishes and offer health benefits too. From peppery and piquant to delicate and fragrant, these beauties may already be right under your nose. There are a multitude of flowers we humans can safely add to our diets, thanks to records left by indigenous populations, cooks, physicians, gardeners and herbalists through the ages. Peruse this colourful array for culinary inspiration.

MOON PLANTING TIPS THIS WEEK November 21st to December 3rd are days of prolific growth for above ground crops. Sow and plant all summer vegetables such as beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, capsicum, pumpkin, cauliflower, melons, etc. Sow and plant flowers.

Avoid sowing root crops as they will go to seed.

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NASTURTIUMS

For time-poor gardeners who love vibrant plants that thrive in poor dry soil, the nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) is for you. Every bit of the nasturtium is edible. The flowers add colour to green and fruit salads, can be stuffed with ricotta and herbs or floated in a bowl or jug of punch. Pickled in hot white wine vinegar and stored for a few weeks, the tightly closed buds are caper-like, great in potato salads and tabbouleh.

The leaves, especially older ones, add peppery bite to salads, similar to watercress.

CALENDULA

Pot marigold (Calendula officinalis) is a little annual with a long flowering habit that brings a sunny face to the garden. It grows enthusiastically from seed or seedlings in loamy soil with full sun and is irresistible to bees.

Don’t confuse calendulas with French or Mexican marigolds (Tagetes), which are not edible. Pull petals off the bitter centre disc for scattering on salads, in risottos and soups. Freeze whole flowers in ice cubes for pretty drink garnishes and add dried petals to herb and spice mixes for refreshing and healthy teas.

Stay on the safe side Like all home-grown garden produce, ensure blooms are free from insects, dirt and

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ELDERFLOWERS

Elder flowers have a long history as a medicinal, cosmetic and culinary plant. CAUTION: Use only the flowers. The leaves and stems have been reported as toxic and the berries are toxic until cooked. Concentrated elderflower syrup, floral and a little heady, makes a cooling spritzer when topped with soda, white wine or Champagne.

Use it in jellies, sorbets, creamy desserts and for marinating fruit. can occur, so start with small amounts. And some ° owers are just pretty faces. Avoid tulips, oleander, sweetpeas, da˛ odils, jonquils, azaleas,

FLOWERING HERBS

Don’t ignore the flowers from culinary herbs – the flavour is milder than the leaf and many are beautifully decorative.

Chop chive flowers and add to mashed potato, scrambled eggs or dip in tempura batter and deep fry. Borage flowers with their cucumber tang make a killer gin cocktail.

Strew pineapple sage flowers on fruit salads or whiz up in a banana smoothie.

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rhododendrons, iris, hyacinth, buttercups, hydrangeas, calla lilies, delphiniums and daphne.

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MAYORAL UPDATE

GREYTOWN FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN The Greytown Future Development Area (FDA) was included in the Wairarapa Combined District Plan around 10 years ago.

The FDA, more or less encompasses the land area within Mole, Wood, West and Kuratawhiti Streets.

Since that time development of land within the FDA has not been readily achievable as no structured plan existed to guide the provision of infrastructure (roads, sewer, and water supply) and reserves.

Because of strong demand over the last three years for more residential land in Greytown, the development of a structure plan was begun by Council.

This process has involved extensive community consultation, technical investigations and technical design work, along with the development of appropriate regulatory mechanisms to manage development and recover the costs of infrastructure and reserves.

This work is now completed to the point where Council must now obtain the appropriate and necessary regulatory approvals.

It involves the uplifting of the FDA status (the area will be known instead as the Greytown Development Area), the adoption of a structure plan, the configuring of fi nancial/development contributions for the area and making other necessary changes to the Wairarapa Combined District Plan, including a road designation and rezoning of land (from residential to rural), and enabling the subdivision and development of the FDA block.

however as we visit our coastal areas regularly to maintain the current toilet and refuse facilities, the incremental increase should not impact our overall costs to any great extent.

We are hopeful of a positive outcome as we need to address the issues our attractive and well visited coastal areas.

The Tourism Infrastructure Fund (TIF) was set up to assist local authorities meet the increased infrastructural asset requirements as a result of the increase in tourism.

We have applied for projects with a combined value of $214,000, our share is $102,000.

The projects applied for include additional toilets in our coastal areas, particularly Ngawi, a motorhome dump station at Ngawi, and extending the freedom camping area at Ngawi.

We have also applied for additional rubbish collection facilities in the coastal areas.

The TIF does not pay for the operational costs associated with the infrastructure,

Your opinion counts. Visit all Council websites to take part in an online survey.

Printed surveys can be collected from all Council offices and libraries.

We’ve had great feedback to date and would like to encourage everyone to have their say.

For more information on this visit swdc.govt.nz

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waste and improve services we are currently reviewing our waste collections and further investigating the following waste streams: • Kerbside recycling • Food waste • E-Waste • Recycle/Recovery Centres

The survey closes 6 December 2017.

LONG TERM WAIRARAPA WASTE PLANNING MINIMISATION The Long Term Plan describes the ‘Waste Free, Together’ - for people, environment and economy.

We want you to have your say regarding Waste Minimisation within the Wairarapa so together; we can work towards a Zero Waste environment.

Council’s commitment over the next 10

years to the provision of services and it provides the community the opportunity to have its say through the consultation process.

We have been busy meeting with various community groups and stakeholders to get initial feedback about key issues and considerations for our Long Term Plan.

We will begin a wider consultation process in early 2018.

The SWDC will keep you updated on how you can have your say early next year.

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Nick Sault Sky Watch

Last week I pointed out the big three, visible now across our eastern sky in the late evening, and worth just going out away from lights to see them: Sirius, Canopus and Alpha Centauri – the three visually brightest stars.

But I also pointed out how Canopus, shining brightly high in the south-east sky, appears less bright than Sirius in the east, when in fact it is vastly brighter being much more distant.

But how the heck do they measure distances to the stars?

Well, any surveyor will tell you how to use high school trigonometry to measure distances to far objects.

It is all about measuring the direction to an object from two different points.

The principle is simple, and is based on a phenomenon called parallax, which is simply the effect you get from the window of your train, where the trees and houses near the line whizz by while the distant hills stay put for a long while.

The further an object is away from you, the less it seems to move when you view it from two separate places. With the right instruments this effect can enable you to measure distant objects.

So, why did it take from the 17th to almost the 20th century to be able to use this surveyor’s method to measure the distance to the stars?

The picture here shows that astronomers were forced to use measuring points from opposite sides of the Earth’s

Measuring the distance to the stars. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

orbit – that is, 300 million kilometres apart – due to the immense distance to even the nearest stars.

Of course, they would have to take the measurements six months apart.

But even using a baseline that huge, it took the best part of 200 years to develop the equipment and technique to do the job.

The picture illustrates the parallax trigonometry, but cannot illustrate the

problem.

The fact is that to draw this diagram to scale for even the nearest star, you would have to place the star about 5 kilometres away.

It means that the angle up near the star, which looks to be about 30 degrees or so in this picture, should really be just one 4000th of a degree, making an extremely long skinny triangle with the long sides

virtually parallel. It takes immensely accurate instruments to determine that those sides are not parallel.

Until the advent of satellite measurement, only the very nearest stars could be measured with this method.

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Fraser and Margaret Donald have set aside an area of their property and made it available to Kahutara School to use for developing a wetland.

This initiative will give student the opportunity to watch first hand, as their efforts turn a swampy piece of paddock into a thriving habitat for wetland flora and fauna.

Ducks Unlimited NZ, South Wairarapa Rotary and Featherston’s Own Charity are all generously supporting the project.

Don Bell provided advice on conservation wetland design and methodology.

He and members of South Wairarapa Rotary and Ducks Unlimited oversaw the students’ initial planting of more than 700 important trees of various species For many years now, Hamish McCrae, a teacher at Kahutara school, has encouraged students to help Ducks Unlimited NZ with tree planting at the very successful Wairio wetland development.

The 150 Ha wetland project is beginning to attract many of the country’s endangered species and provide them a safe refuge.

This initiative, coupled with Whio breeding and bittern studies is making a huge positive impact on endangered waterfowl species.

Taiwanese Friendship Visit

The Wellington rotary Club hosted 16 visitors from Taiwan for a Rotary Friendship Exchange program.

The 16 Taiwanese Rotary Club members

are from many different clubs throughout Taiwan.

The visitors were invited to meetings at the Rotary Clubs of South Wairarapa and Pahiatua.

The South Wairarapa Club held their meeting at the South Wairarapa Workingmens’ club in Greytown.

Leader of the Taiwanese group, Michael Tseng, addressed the assembly and gave a very interesting and well-presented talk about Taiwan and Rotary activities there.

The Taiwanese group also met with Masterton South Rotary.

Although Taiwan is a small country – a third of the area of New Zealand – it has a population of 23.5 million people.

Taiwan is also a big trading nation and one of the “Four Asian Dragons”.

Rotary is very active there with 790 clubs and 35,000 members.

Food Bank Appeal

The South Wairarapa Rotary club was out in force, supporting the Fire Brigades in Greytown, Featherston and Martinborough with trailers and foot soldiers to roam the streets among the cacophony of sirens and horns that announced the team’s progress.

From Martinborough, John Bath said it was probably the best collection in recent times.

“The local response is undoubtedly helped by the involvement of the local primary school with leaflet delivery the Friday before” Mr Bath said.

In Greytown, Pam Messervy said there was a good showing of Rotarians and firemen.

“The weather was beautiful. The fire engine sounded its siren. honked its horn and out they came - the young, the old, new settlers and long-time locals. A great collection.”

A dozen or so Rotarians enjoyed a meal at the White Swan afterwards.

Tamara Allerhand, commenting on the Featherston efforts they had a good turn out and “much better weather than last year”.

“People were as always very generous and the floor of the store room at Turret House was filled to overflowing.”

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Celebrating common unity

Connecting Communities Wairarapa community development coordinator Maria Bennett at McJorrow Park. PHOTO/VICKI CLAGUE

Ra Smith A mokopuna of Wairarapa McJorrow Park is moving from strength to strength and it’s about community.

I’ve kept a mental picture of the park prior to the development so I can remember where we came from.

This was a park that offered the block’s children four pieces of play equipment that were placed in the corners about 100 metres apart.

Having fun together was

physically difficult.

It was also difficult in wairua terms.

Some have described wairua as identity and when there is a stigma as a part of a neighbourhood then for individuals there is a challenge.

The park is our response.

Cameron block’s identity has been associated with poverty and indeed the current socio-economic measure is the highest deprivation level, level 10.

For many years it was worse than other level 10 places because houses on the block could not qualify for accommodation supplements.

When the houses were sold out of housing New Zealand stock there were some negative consequences.

Some associate bad ideas with the name the block, but its origin was a lot healthier.

When there were only a few homes in the area the residents of this new suburb would run from house to house for exercise or run around the block.

Before the name of the area was associated with Cameron, McJorrow and others, it was highly important to Maori.

It was slightly downstream from Whakaoriori, the original name for the Masterton central business district when business or mahi kainga was gathering food.

The confluence of the Waipoua and the Ruamahanga brought the mauri or life essence of these two waterways together.

The new park on River Rd, Wai Rua can be translated as water hole and many whanau will remember swimming there.

Now the identity here is associated with rivers and they have been a part of

McJorrow Park design.

A key person in bringing the identity of this suburb out has been Makuini Kerehi.

By asking our neighbours about what is important to them, we find the heart of the community.

When the same answers come through, like family is important, there is a common unity.

Celebrating the new additions to the park recognizes what is important to Cameron community people.

Te Awhina Cameron Community House has woven expertly the community with contributions from businesses, schools and Masterton District Council to make McJorrow Park a place for unity, bringing families together.

Food made and given to the needy A local initiative has seen the spirit of Christmas spread early around the Wairarapa.

In line with its vision statement of “Enriching Our Community”, the Wairarapa Community Centre set about making and distributing meals and Christmas cakes to those in need last week.

This followed previous initiatives in governance training, chi gong classes for health and wellbeing, plus upskilling organisations in changes to the new Health and Safety Act. Community Centre manager and event organiser Beverley Jack said she was delighted at the response to this latest venture which had brought some early Christmas cheer to people in the local community.

“This was a 13-week effort which started

back in early August” Ms Jack said.

“Thanks to the collaborative efforts of numerous cooks and volunteers from the Community Centre, Women’s Centre, Volunteering Wairarapa, Age Concern and the RSA we were able to make and supply a variety of flavoured soups to 582 people as well as a variety of sized Christmas cakes made and delivered to 110 more.”

In total, the soups, cakes and other ready-made meals were distributed by 16 organisations, among them being Age Concern, Masterton Food Bank, Supergrans, Oasis Network and Whaiora.

“We are indebted to the Roy and Jan Mace Trust for the bulk of the funds for this enterprise plus Wai Waste for supplying surplus fresh produce which formed the basis to produce the meals,” Ms Jack said.

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MPS pupils hit the books

Masterton Primary School celebrated books and reading last week with its annual Scholastic Book Fair.

But it was the book character parade grand finale that was a highlight for the many pupils, who dressed up as their favourite book character.

There was everything from Where’s Wally, to dozens of renditions of Spiderman and other superheroes.

For the girls, fairies and princesses were a popular choice.

Music blared as the kids stood up, class by class to parade around the school grounds showing off their outfits and best dance moves.

The Scholastic Book Fair promotes a love of reading among the students and helps them to understand the importance of reading and literature.

Midweek editor Emily Norman stopped by on the sunny day to take a look at all the costumes.

Skylah Roberts, 6, Kymani, 6, and Xanthie Gadd, 6.

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Room 3 with teacher Olivia Goodsir at the back.

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Fun, fitness and friendship EMILY NORMAN

A few F-words were dropped at the 25th birthday celebration for the Woops-ADaisies Leisure Marching group on the weekend.

Fun, fitness, and friendship.

About 30 women, past and present members, dropped into the event throughout the day on Sunday, reminiscing on their times with the marching group.

Coach Cheryl Gundersen has been involved with the team for the past 23 years and said the best thing about the group was the feeling of family and camaraderie among its members.

“There’s no one here in this room today that I don’t know,” she said.

“On your way-trips, you really get to know the team.

“You have a lot of fun physically and socially marching out there.”

Cheryl said she felt the 25th birthday milestone was “too big of a deal” for a little marching team to not be celebrated.

“Not many teams get the chance of doing 25 years and it’s a big milestone I feel.”

Some of the original members of Woops-A-Daisies like Louise Cook and Sadie Teal said their favourite memories were based around the love of their team members and “the fellowship we found”.

Over the years, not much had changed other than the uniform, Cheryl said.

“When they first started marching, everybody was in sweatshirts, but now everybody’s got marching uniforms.”

Diane Chapman a former coordinator for WOOPS (now known as Age Concern), said one of her fondest memories was the day the group made their first uniforms.

“We screen-printed the daisy on it

Past and present members of the Woops-A-Daisies Leisure Marching gathered to celebrate the group’s 25th birthday.

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ourselves.

“It was a teal colour in those days with a white daisy and yellow centre.”

Now, the women wear navy trousers, a white blouse, and pink sash with a white flower brooch.

The women meet up once a week for an hour to practise and have chosen to “stick with the band music”, instead of following the lead of other marching groups who listen to “funky music”.

Several women who attended were involved with the marching group when it first started in 1992.

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A Makoura college year 9 class and a group of year 12 drama students were treated to an Irish masterclass last week.

Renowned Irish writer and director Sian Ni Mhuiri, who is currently resident at the NZ Pacific Studio at Mt Bruce and recipient of the RAK Mason fellowship for 2017, fired a mixture of word, drama and music exercises at the students.

Some were inspired, some challenged, but all would find the workshop unforgettable.

Dublin-based Sian is a graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London, and in 2103 founded Super Paua, a company that makes socially-focused theatre for children and teenagers.

Previous writing credits include an award-winning children’s play, Aunty Ben, and 16 & Rising for youth and young adults, both developed with the support of the Arts Council Ireland and the Abbey Theatre.

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Lamb buyers cautious of weather

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BECKIE WILSON The best pen of prime lambs topped the market at $93 a head at the Masterton Spring Lamb Fair last Wednesday.

A total yarding of 7500 lambs drew in a healthy number of vendors to Masterton Saleyards.

The highest price fetched was $93 a head for lambs from Kawa Kawa Station at Cape Palliser.

PGG Wrightson livestock area manager Steve Wilkinson said prices were to the vendors’ expectations.

He said over the past week to 10 days, prices had dropped.

This was mainly due to the number of lambs coming onto the market, he said.

This was combined with the recent weather starting to dry out and some farmers had not grown feed to finish the lambs.

“There’s not a lot of buyers active in the market, they are being a bit cautious,” Mr Wilkinson said.

Hawke’s Bay buyers often dominate the Wairarapa market at this time of year, but there were not many around due to the drier weather too, he said.

Glendonald Station in Bideford made a top price of $91 a head, and the Peaks from Tinui had a pen of “stand out lambs” that also made $91.

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We are seeing the in˜ uence of the really large ridge of high pressure bringing this dry and warm weather, and a combination of those two things really dry out soils. prices hadn’t moved this week with lambs weighing 17.5kg fetching $128.63 a head, the same as the previous week and up $98.88 at the same time last year.

Lambs weighing 19kg were fetching $139.65 a head, the same as the week before and up $107.35 on the same time last year.

Soil moisture levels down

Wairarapa soil moisture levels are running in “deficit” with the current unusually warm dry spell, according to NIWA forecaster Ben Noll.

Soil moisture levels in the region are lower than normal, and have lost a considerable amount of moisture in the past week.

Majority of soils in Wairarapa could do with 30 to 50 mm of rainfall to return to

normal levels, he said.

When levels go beyond 50mm “that’s pretty significant”.

While this weather pattern is classified as ‘unusual dryness’ by NIWA, the drier weather would need to persist for several more weeks before it reached ‘meteorological drought’ levels, Mr Noll said.

Since the start of November, 6.8mm of rain have been recorded in Masterton, according to Metservice.

In terms of this year’s sunshine hours, Masterton is sitting at 29th in the country with 1657 hours of sunshine.

“We are seeing the influence of the really large ridge of high pressure bringing this dry and warm weather, and a combination of those two things really dry out soils,” Mr Noll said.

The longest days of the year are only a couple of weeks away, during which the ground can lose a considerable amount of moisture during the day.

It was looking unlikely for any relief in the next week, as the forecast weather would remain warm and dry, Mr Noll said.

However, it would take a very significant rain event to replenish soil levels, he said.

In October, Masterton recorded only 47mm, much less than its average of 97mm.

Castlepoint recorded 78mm, only just below its average of 82mm.

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Elder feeds passion for gardening at Enliven home Carrot, parsnip, tomatoes, broccoli – you name it, Masterton’s Maurice Parsons has probably planted it.

“I plant anything and everything! The only thing I don’t enjoy is pruning roses,” he says.

The Kandahar Home resident believes he inherited his ‘green thumb’ from his father.

“My father loved gardening but it wasn’t just a hobby – I had nine siblings and an uncle used to live with us as well, so the food from the garden used to help feed us all,” he explains.

“He used to get us boys to go out and help him, so it was a real family activity.”

Initially sad to leave behind his garden in Eketahuna, Maurice was delighted when staff at Enliven’s Kandahar Home encouraged him to start his own garden there.

“I got talking to them one day about how I was missing my garden and they said to me ‘Why don’t you start one here?’

“I’ve started growing quite a few things since then – at the moment I’m growing lettuce in an old chook house in the back of the home, which are looking pretty good!” he says.

The 86-year-old is grateful to the other residents and staff at the Enliven home for helping him keep gardening despite ongoing mobility issues and several recent facial surgeries.

“I have to use a walker and walking stick to get around, so gardening can be difficult – I actually had a few falls while gardening by myself at my old home.

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Maurice was delighted when staff at Enliven’s Kandahar Home encouraged him to start his own garden there. Pictured here with recreation officer Di McCuish.

Recreation officer Di McCuish says helping elders like Maurice continue doing what they love is a key part of the Enliven philosophy.

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She’s got Bette Davis eyes Margaret Jesson and Rita Ann Penhale become Joan Crawford and Bette Davis with their makeup done by Jo Bentley.

A play inspired by the infamous rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford is making its Australasian premier in Masterton. And it looks like audiences will be in for real treat, writes Emily Norman.

Bette Davis and Joan Crawford’s rivalry will go down as the most notorious cat fight in Hollywood history.

And the tale of the two silver screen actresses is making its way to Masterton’s Harlequin Theatre in December.

The play, which has never been performed in the Southern Hemisphere, is set in 1962, a time in which the actresses’ rivalry reached a crescendo with the pair appearing on screen together for the first time in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane.

There was always a bone of contention between Bette and Joan, with the former making her way to the top of the film industry through years of training, accusing Joan of making her way to the top through sex.

“She slept with every male star at MGM, except Lassie,” Bette once said about her rival.

An example of the actresses’ petty behaviour was when Bette had to drag Joan across the floor for a scene in Whatever

Happened to Baby Jane, and so Joan filled her pockets with rocks.

However, the two actresses playing the part of Bette and Joan at Harlequin theatre, couldn’t be more different.

Rita Ann Penhale, playing the part of Bette Davis, and Margaret Jesson, playing Joan Crawford, have been friends through theatre for about 17 years.

“In lots of ways, our roles are reversed in terms of our own personal character,” Margaret said.

“It’s a real challenge because Joan Crawford came up from the sticks, if you like, and she was very poorly educated.

“When she got into movies, she was pedantic about taking diction lessons, so her voice is very modulated, it’s very slow – quite contrary to the way I am.”

Margaret said slowing down her own diction for the role had been a challenge.

“Everything is done with beauty and glamour,” she crooned in a classic Transatlantic accent reminiscent of Hollywood’s ‘golden era’.

“It’s all very measured, very controlled – though, she loses it a couple of times.”

Rita Ann, on the other hand, found it challenging to capture Bette’s a frantically energetic persona on stage.

“I used to wave my hands about a lot when I talked, and so for five years it was drummed into me, do not wave your hands around, keep your hands still.

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Interesting fact Bette Davis and Joan Crawford’s claws continued to be out for one another for the rest of their lives until Joan died after a heart attack in 1977.

The tragedy did not end Bette’s snarky behaviour however, with her quoted as saying: “You should never say bad things about the dead, only good . . . Joan Crawford is dead . . . Good.”

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habit, she waves her hands about a great deal.

“So, I’ve got to go back to that.”

Bette also made comments that Rita Ann said she would never personally say.

“I might think them, but I would never say them,” she said, laughing.

“The only two things we have in common is she always called a spade a spade, and we both love the theatre.”

From across the table Margaret made a smoking gesture to Rita Ann, prompting her to confess another similarity.

“Oh, Margaret keeps insisting we are alike in our smoking habits, but I don’t smoke anywhere near as many as Bette Davis did,” Rita Ann said.

“Apparently at the end of her life, she was still smoking 100 cigarettes a day.

“I have never managed to go through that many.”

Director, Lynn Bushell said it had been a mission to bring the play to Masterton as it was restricted worldwide “because BBC have an embargo on it in the UK”.

“In fact, it took us several months and we’d actually given up,” Lynn said.

“I’d spoken to the president and everything. I said we couldn’t do it.

“And then two days later, Rita Ann called me up and said, guess what – we’ve got the rights.”

The team have been preparing the Australasian debut officially since getting the ‘go-ahead’ in October.”

“So, it’s been a very truncated rehearsal period on this one, Lynn said.

And because there were only the two actors in the play, both Rita Ann and Margaret have had to learn “quite a lot of monologue” to play the parts of Bette and Joan.

“These women were tough, they had to be to survive,” Lynn said.

“They’re both strong and feisty which means that their angst and vitriol brings some of the most fabulous put downs and one-liners of all time.”

The play, Bette and Joan, written by Anton Burge, brings light to issues of ageism, manipulation and control “which sound all too familiar even today”, Lynn said.

“These women were the original celebrities, and they had this mystique about them.

“The studios promoted them as celebrities, and what they did outside of that was very controlled.

“Not like today’s celebrities where you know what they had for breakfast.”

Bette and Joan, the play, will have its opening night on December 7 at 8pm.

It will run at Harlequin Theatre until December 16.

Tickets are on sale now online at iTickets, or from iSites and The Wool Shed Museum (cash only).

For further information and updates, check out Harlequin Theatre’s Facebook and website.

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Family violence not okay JAKE BELESKI Balloons were released into the skies over Masterton last week to mark the victims of family violence in Wairarapa.

People gathered at library square in Masterton as the White Ribbon Ride rolled into town on Friday.

The event was called ‘Men in Black’ and was used to deliver an important message.

The main focus was about encouraging men to come and show their support for the White Ribbon campaign, which is in support of respectful relationships between men and women and changing the culture of family violence.

Men were encouraged to come and take a pledge, and any man who took the pledge went into a draw to win prizes.

A child who brought their father or a male role model to the event also went into a separate draw.

Balloons were released into the sky, representing alarming family violence rates in Wairarapa.

Black balloons were released for every police callout to a family violence incident in Wairarapa for the month of November.

Coloured balloons were then released, representing the number of those incidents where children were present.

Jeremy Logan from Changeability said the balloons were a clear indication the issue needed to be addressed.

“For there to be real change we believe men need to be part of the solution.

“We need respectful men and good men to stand up and say family violence is not okay, and to become more active and vocal in that message.”

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The event was held last week in the Wairarapa Hospital café courtyard and $90 was raised for Women’s Refuge.

Entertainment was provided by the Fernridge School Choir and DHB staff.

Wairarapa DHB chief executive Adri Isbister was one of many to take the White Ribbon pledge to “stand up, speak out, and act to prevent men’s violence towards women”.

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The family lived on the premises and relics of their home can still be found inside, while a few years ago an original advertisement was revealed under the paint work on the south wall.

Brian joined the business in 1963 and around 1967 Brian and his older brother James formed a partnership with their father. Brian and his wife Lily were offered the business in 1998.

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Featherston FULL OF FLAVOUR MILITARY STORIES MAKE GOOD READS With Featherston’s rich military history, Lincoln Gould was never in any doubt as to what he would call the bookstore when opened it last February.

Appropriately located just metres from the town’s cenotaph, Messines Bookshop has become a mecca for anyone interested in military history.

OWNER LINCOLN GOULD, Messines Book Shop

There’s certainly no shortage of subject matter with Lincoln’s books going as far back as the battle of Megiddo in 1479 BC in present day Israel. A bit over 3300 years later, New Zealand troops would fight at the very same location during World War I. Books on New Zealand’s involvement in past wars are in demand with a surprising amount of interest from overseas.

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Lincoln recalls how a mother came in with her bored young son. Lincoln showed him the recently published graphic novel Wars in the White Cloud; Wairau, 1843 by author Matt McKinley.

“The mother became interested as well and said the story was about her own iwi.”

The histories are not just about battles.

There are books on keeping the peace in war torn countries, models, and war games.

Books for children are becoming popular, among them Masterton illustrator and writer Michelle O’Connell’s two books - “Tinui: The Last Post” about a young Anzac Day bugler, and “The Crossing”, inspired by the re-enactment of soldiers from Featherston Military camp marching over the Rimutakas during World War I.

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Actor Alexander Southey, left, director John Gilberthorpe, and stage manager Jack Stokes celebrate their awards.

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Theatre’s clean sweep Greytown Little Theatre has come away with several awards following the success of their production of “An Unseasonable Fall of Snow”.

Written by Gary Henderson and directed by John Gilberthorpe the play won the ‘Best Overall Production’ Award in this year’s Wellington District Theatre Federation Full Length Play Competition.

In addition to winning the ‘Best Overall Production’, the play also won the ‘Best Drama Production’, and the play’s two featured actors, Colton Stuart and Alexander Southey won the award for ‘Best Ensemble Actors’.

Mr Gilberthorpe said the awards recognised the “stunning” performances given by the two principal actors.

“The depths of emotion and the subtleties and fragilities of the play’s characters, Arthur and Liam were keenly observed and powerfully portrayed by both Colton and Alexander.”

He said the play, a psychological interrogation with its theme of suicide, challenged the actors, himself, and

assistant director Yvonne Way. “We don’t produce our plays for awards, but it is very satisfying when others give recognition and acknowledgment to your work.”

‘An Unseasonable Fall of Snow’ played to five packed performances in July and was positively received.

Jillian Carpenter, the competition adjudicator, said in her report of the show that she was “mesmerised by the whole play”, gripped from start to finish.

The Full Length Play Competition is organised by the Wellington District Theatre Federation to promote full length productions by community theatre groups throughout the Wellington region.

The competition is spread over several months and this year attracted seventeen entries from groups in Mana, Hutt Valley, Porirua, Eastbourne, Newlands, Wellington City and Greytown.

Greytown Little Theatre Vice President Victoria Ross said she was “absolutely thrilled” with the team’s efforts.

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‘We made it’ to 20 King Street Artworks has been the home of community artists around the Wairarapa for about 20 years.

It recently launched its 20th annual show at Aratoi Museum of Art and History, titled, ‘We Made It’.

Featuring an eclectic collection of works in a range of media, the show highlights the skills and passion of each individual artist, helping themselves to the healing power of art.

King Street Artworks is an organisation that focuses on giving people the help they need as they live with disability or recover from mental health issues.

The exhibition will run until December 10. Aratoi photographer Lynda Feringa snapped some pics from the opening night.

Ceramic sculpture of Prince George by Noella Godinet.

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The races are back PHOTO/SUPPLIED

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A Kiwi summer family favourite, the Interislander Summer Festival, is returning to Wairarapa next year with a day of grassroots racing action, live music and all-day kids entertainment.

The festival, taking place at the Tauherenikau Racecourse on January 2 and February 6, has well and truly become a family favourite in Wairarapa, according to Wairarapa Racing Club spokesperson

Matthew Sherry.

And he expects next year to be no different.

“Wairarapa residents and visitors have come to anticipate this annual Kiwi event at the picturesque Tauherenikau Racecourse,” he said.

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The latest stage of the McJorrow Park development is fast taking shape at the Masterton Henley Men’s Shed. Three large and sturdy bench seats have been made out of kwila decking by shed supervisor Peter Tibbs.

They will be attached to rock-filled steel baskets which in turn will be set into concrete.

The seats will complement picnic tables, shades, a barbecue and shelter and rubbish bins being installed by the Masterton District Council. Community development co-ordinator Maria Bennett said there will be celebrations to mark the opening of the facility on December 9.

Peter Tibbs is pictured, left, with shed co-ordinator John Bush, and one of the bench seats.

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Courtyard dream brought to life JAKE BELESKI

A long-held vision was made a reality last week with the opening of the Neill Inkster Memorial Courtyard at Wairarapa Hospital.

The multi-disciplinary therapy courtyard — for assessment, treatment and rehabilitation (AT&R) inpatients and outpatients — was completed with the support of Wairarapa Rotary Clubs.

The courtyard is a safe outdoor space for patients to work on their rehabilitation, host visitors or participate in activities.

Mr Inkster fostered the project as the development came about after his wife, Margaret, was an inpatient in AT&R. Once the project was approved, he maintained an interest and took charge of ensuring it stayed on track, and that funding was sourced to ensure completion.

Unfortunately, he died before the project was completed.

Mrs Inkster spoke at last week’s official opening of the courtyard, and said she was thrilled her late husband’s vision had been brought to fruition.

“Having been a patient in the hospital, I know the sort of things that will help.

“There’s a lot of different things here that will be a great help to those in the ward.”

She thanked the hospital staff and rotary clubs for their contributions, and the wider community.

“I hope this area will prove to be a real bonus for those who are in hospital,” she said.

Danielle Farmer, charge nurse manager at Wairarapa District Health Board (DHB), said the courtyard had been the team’s dream for many years.

“We had a rough sketch, a wish list, and hope that it might happen one day.

Margaret Inkster at the opening of the courtyard named after her late husband, Neill.

“In May 2016, Neil turned our sketch into architectural plans, and advocated on our behalf with wider rotary club members.”

She said the courtyard would be a lovely space for patients to meet family and loved ones away from hospital traffic, or just to get some sun and vitamin D.

Adri Isbister, chief executive officer of Wairarapa DHB, said Mr Inkster had been the driving force behind the development of the two new outdoor activity areas at this hospital.

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“Margaret was a previous chairperson here, and highly influential in creating the atmosphere we have here.”

An official plaque bearing Mr Inkster’s name and the Rotary Club logo was unveiled at the ceremony.

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‘Movember’ health reminder What will happen then? A simple blood test may give an indication if something is wrong.

The PSA test (Prostate specific antigen) will indicate if the amount of PSA in the blood is above the normal levels.

This may indicate an enlarged prostate or an infection of the prostate.

It does not diagnose cancer of the prostate, but only indicates abnormalities.

Any changes in your PSA level over time may indicate a problem.

That is why it is important to have the test at least once a year.

The other test that the doctor will do is the dreaded digital rectal examination.

The doctor will wear a rubber glove and insert his finger into the anus so that he can feel the shape and size and hardness of the prostate through the wall of the rectum.

It takes less than a minute. No longterm harm can come from having these tests, but long-term harm can creep up on you if you don’t.

They say wisdom comes with age, so get wise, and don’t put it off.

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As men get older they often have trouble with their prostate.

Some older men also have trouble always wanting to be “prostrate”, but that’s a different matter!

We are talking here about that little gland that men have just below the bladder.

The prostate is about the size of a walnut and surrounds the tube that drains urine from the bladder.

Most bladder problems experienced by men as they get older are caused by enlargement of the prostate.

Benign enlargement of the prostate occurs with ageing and affects more than half of all men over 50.

So, you are not alone.

This enlargement interferes with the flow of urine by squeezing the tube from the bladder.

Sometimes prostate symptoms can be caused by cancer, but more often they’re not, so why wait and worry?

Worry will not change anything, get into action and get yourself checked out if you have any prostate symptoms.

You may notice any of the following changes.

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Men visit the doctor far less readily than women.

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the flow.

You may suddenly need to urgently pass urine, or need to pass urine more often during the day.

Nights may be disrupted by your frequent need to visit the bathroom.

You may feel that you have not completely emptied your bladder.

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could be a sign of infection.

Men tend to be reluctant to go to the doctor.

Statistics have shown they visit the doctor far less readily than women.

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WAI WRITE

A subtle hint

Remember, remember the 5th of November

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For this week’s Wai Write, Blairlogie Writer’s Group chairman Keith Allen shares the tale of a married couple celebrating a special day of the year.

Because they were of similar age and backgrounds both Adele and Robert imagined that after their marriage there would be very little that they would have to explain to each other.

They had the same values instilled into them, enjoyed the same family celebrations, and even had the same political views of their respective parents.

Their long courtship (nearly three years) helped this getting to know you process.

For this reason, Robert was surprised

when, about the beginning of September, Adele started saying to him every morning and evening, “Remember, remember the 5th of November.”

This puzzled Robert.

Of course, he remembered that November the 5th was Guy Fawkes Day and he had vivid and pleasant memories of helping to make a guy and the bonfire and fireworks at night and he was sure that Adele’s memories were very similar.

But that was when they were children.

Surely she wasn’t suggesting that they relive those days?

After much thought, he decided that the best he could do was to make her a ‘guy’ Clearly that is what she was asking.

How else could her words be interpreted?

Robert got together all the necessary materials, googled instructions and set to work.

Adele was used to his disappearing into his shed for a couple of hours each

evening.

He was the only one who had a key and no one could enter without an invitation.

She knew better than to ask any questions.

November the 5th dawned without a cloud in the sky.

Both Adele and Robert knew, from past experience, that because their house was elevated they would be able to see most of the many bonfires that would light up the sky that evening.

They would be able to imagine the excited children dancing around them and letting out screeches of delight as another rocket was launched.

Both a little bleary eyed, they arrived at the breakfast table almost simultaneously.

“Sleep well dear?”

“Yes, Like a Log. And you?”

“Like a baby. Have you forgotten what today is, dear?”

“No darling. After breakfast I will take

you to my shed.”

Breakfast finished, they made their way to the shed. Robert unlocked the door, asked Adele to close her eyes and led her inside.

“You can open your eyes now.”

Adele took one look at the giant-sized guy, flung her arms around Robert and screamed.

“You’ve remembered! That is the best birthday present you have ever given me.”

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Not your normal book fair ELISA VORSTER

Storytelling drag queens, dogs made out of paper bags, and a writing workshop held by a 12-year-old author are just some of the things you can expect at the 2017 Big Book Bash in Carterton this Saturday.

The free event is organised by Wairarapa Word in conjunction with both Wairarapa Libraries and Wellington City Libraries.

The programme is aimed at all ages and will feature seven hours of workshops and interactive activities from more than 30 authors and illustrators from Wellington and Wairarapa.

Featured in the programme are Wellington drag queens LaQuisha St Redfern and Pamela Hancock, who will be leading Rainbow Stories at the Carterton

community courthouse.

LaQuisha said the idea behind Rainbow Stories is to read a variety of books to children that represent diversity and nontraditional families.

She has done several story time sessions around the Wellington region, which saw a very good turnout.

Wairarapa Word event co-ordinator Madeline Slavick said they had worked hard to have a funky range in the programme line-up as they always try to end the year with a bang.

The Big Book Bash is on Saturday, December 2 with events being held at Carterton Events Centre, Carterton District Library, Carterton Community Courthouse and the Plunket rooms.

Events schedule

Carterton Events Centre

10.45 – 10.55 (Outside) Opening Powhiri Carterton Mayor, John Booth, opens the Big Book Bash.

11.00 – 12.00 (Outside) Big Bash Music, with Jonáš Koukl.

11.00 – 6.00 (Outside) JK Food Truck 11.00 – 4.30 (Foyer) All Day Book Hub 11.00 – 11.55 (Meeting Room) Paper Bag Dogs, with Fifi Colston and Anne Manchester 12.15 – 12.55 (Meeting Room) Words, Pictures & Monsters, with Paul Beavis 1.00 – 1.55 (Meeting Room) Nature Kids, with Gillian Candler 2.00 – 2.55 (Meeting Room) Going to Antarctica, with Philippa Werry 3.00 – 5.00 (Meeting Room) The WHATs, WHOs & HOWs of Writing, with Mandy Hager

Plunket Rooms 11.00 –12.30 You Say Which Way – Create a Sci-Fi or Fantasy Story, with Eileen Mueller 2.00 – 3.00 I Can Draw an Animal, with Rhondda Greig

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COMMUNITY EVENTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Awhi Mai, Awhi Atu: An a˜ ected by suicide group, meet 7-8pm, at Supporting Families building, 323 Queen St, Masterton. Call Toni Ryan (0247) 367-419.

Twilight Touch Rugby: Featherston Rugby Club casual touch rugby session for all ages and ÿ tness levels, at the clubrooms in Johnston St, teams worked out on the night.

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

Carterton Community Choir: Meet 7.15-9pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Ability to read music not essential. Call (021) 258-8029.

Featherston Muay Thai: (Thai kickboxing) Muay Thai Class, in the Featherston School Hall, 6.30-8pm. Call Kelly (027)2115702.

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

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

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

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

Whakaoriori Shu˜ ers: 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 & Beneÿ ciaries Association: Meet 1-3.30pm for cards, Scrabble and bowls, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Ngaire Walker 377-0342.

Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band: Practice 6.308.30pm, ÿ rst ˛ oor, Savage Club Hall, Albert St, Masterton. Plus free drum lessons 6.30-7.30pm on ground ˛ oor. All ages and experience, bring your drum pad and sticks.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Pauline Lamb 377-3388.

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

MONDAY, DECEMBER 4

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1

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.

Don Wilson: From 7.30pm, at Club Wairarapa, 20 Essex St, Masterton. Members, A˝ liated Members and their guests welcome.

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

Sewing & Craft: 9.30am-2.30pm, at the Featherston Community Centre. Call Sandie (021) 157-4909.

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

Gentle Yoga: 9.30-10.30am, bookings essential, at the

Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: Meet in the Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton, at 7pm. Call Trish 378-8775 or Lynette 377-0236.

Masterton Toastmasters: Meet in the Salvation Army Hall, High St, Carterton. All interested are warmly welcome. Call Pam (027) 669-9666.

Alanon: A group for anyone a˜ ected by another’s drinking, meet at 7pm at Cameron Community House, Church St, Masterton. Call 0508 425-2666.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5

Featherston Muay Thai: (Thai kickboxing) Bootcamp, in the Featherston School Hall, 6.30pm-730pm. Call Kelly (027)211-5702.

Tribal Fusion Bellydancing: At YMCA, 371 Queen St, Masterton, 7-8pm. Call Wai steampunk, Gaylene (0274) 494596 or YMCA 377-5499.

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

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

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

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

Hatha Yoga: Suitable for anyone. REAP House, 5.15pm. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132.

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 Broadway, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-9233 or (027) 271-6280.

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

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

Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554.

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, 6.30-7.30pm.

Call Justine (0274) 761-996.

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

Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneÿ ciaries 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 ÿ tness levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261.

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

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 Wakeÿ eld St. South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon, including cards, board, darts, pool etc. Call Do˜ 304-9748.

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

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

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

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

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 Housie: Eyes down at 7pm, at the Martinborough Bowling Club, Regent St. Tin Hut Live: Presents Clare Christian and the Jeep Road Band, a renowned Kapiti Blues Band, supported by some of Wairarapa’s ÿ nest musicians including, Mike Dew and Friends, the Elderberries, the Honky Tonk Heroes and Dr Rob’s folk-rock band Graÿ a, at 7.15pm, at The Tin Hut, Tauherenikau. Dinner from 5.30pm.

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Literacy Wairarapa: O˜ ers free help with reading, spelling and maths at Featherston Community Centre, 9am-noon.

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

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, ÿ rst class free. Call Dannii (027) 920-6751.

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

Whakaoriori Shu˜ ers: 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) 3331793.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm. Call Ian Wyeth 378-6425 or 377-5762. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz

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Hefty Furlong Cup defeat CRICKET GARY CAFFELL

Robbie Speers, top scored for Wairarapa in second innings.

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Wairarapa were outgunned by Taranaki in their Furlong Cup zone two senior men’s cricket fixture played at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth over the weekend.

The home team won by a mammoth innings and 132 runs and Wairarapa coach Neil Perry was quick to pay tribute to their performance.

“They (Taranaki) were terrific, it was a really outstanding performance from them,” Perry said.

“They are in a different league than most of the other sides at this level, they’ve pretty well got all bases covered.”

There was though an element of luck in Taranaki’s imposing first innings score of 402-4 with double centurian Dean Robinson being dropped early on off the bowling of Wairarapa skipper Daniel Ingham.

To say it was a costly spill would of course be a gross understatement considering that Robinson ended up on 202 not out in a knock which saw him face 255 deliveries and strike 17 fours and nine sixes, meaning 122 of his runs came from boundaries.

Perry was pleased with the manner in which the Wairarapa bowlers stuck to their task on a wicket which was batter-friendly, saying they generally maintained a good line and length.

“There was not a lot in the wicket for them but they were only conceding three runs an over until Taranaki got to the stage where a declaration was being considered and they started to take a few more risks.”

Central Districts under-19 spinner Quinn Childs picked up 2-87 off his 18 overs and another promising youngster in Quincy Stephens claimed 1-53 off eight overs.

Wairarapa’s first innings got off to a poor start and by the time the 30th over had been bowled they were five wickets down and had only 57 runs on the board.

In the end they were all out after 48.4 overs for just 93 runs with the only batsman to get into the 20s being Ingham who made 24 from 61 balls.

There were just six boundaries in the innings and Ingham was responsible for

three of them.

Asked to follow on, Wairarapa did show improvement in their second innings which lasted 62.1 overs and saw them dismissed for 177.

Coming in at the loss of the first wicket Liam Burling demonstrated commendable patience in getting through to 36 off 89 balls and featured in a handy fourth wicket partnership of 44 with skipper Daniel Ingham whose 24 came from 88 balls.

The most productive partnership however came for the seventh wicket between Robbie Speers and Jack Forrester.

It was worth 79 runs with Speers making 45 off 65 balls, including nine fours, and wicketkeeper Forrester 38 from 46 balls, including five fours and two sixes.

Coach Perry said the second innings effort was “much better”, although some players had still been guilty of getting out to rash shots when looking comfortable against what was a steady Taranaki attack.

“There was a sense of naivety in some of the shot making and that’s probably due to inexperience as much as anything else”, he said.

“But there was a lot of resolve as well, and that’s something we can build on.”

Scoreboard TARANAKI 402-4 declared (Ingram 26, Robinson 202 not out, McDougall 40, Boshier 31, Muggeridge 65, Hartmann 20 not out, extras 18; fall of wickets, 61, 144, 189, 303; Hook-Sporry 17-3-100-1, Ingham 18-2-73-0, Childs 18-2-87-2, McIntyre 6-2-20-0, Sigvertsen 8-2-35-0, Stephens 8-0-53-1, Speers 2-0-21-0) beat WAIRARAPA 93 (McKenzie 4, Sprowson 5, Burling 18, Price 6, Speers 9, Ingham 24, Forrester 0, Hook-Sporry 2, Childs 10, Sigvertsen 14 not out, Stephens 0, extras 1; fall of wickets, 8, 13, 22, 35, 57, 61, 68, 75, 93, 93; Stuart 10-516-0, Keller 14-5-30-4, Thomas 8-3-18-1, SmithLuond 5-0-13-1, Frewin 4-3-1-0, Boshier 6.4-314-4, Muggeridge 1-0-0-0) and 177 (McKenzie 17, Sprowson 8, Burling 36, Price 1, Ingham 24, Childs 0, Speers 45, Forrester 38, Hook-Sporry 0, Sigvertsen 4, Stephens 0 not out, extras 4; fall of wickets, 25, 25, 34, 78, 81, 94, 173, 173, 177, 177; Stuart 9.1-1-16-1, Keller 8-0-15-1, Boshier 8-230-3, Smith-Luond 8-1-41-1, Thomas 17-6-26-1, Frewin 12-5-45-3) by an innings and 132 runs.

Wairarapa’s next Furlong Cup match is against Manawatu and will be played at Queen Elizabeth Park oval in Masterton this coming Saturday and Sunday.

Wairarapa bowls team score victory over Kapiti BOWLS Wairarapa scored an upset victory over Kapiti in their representative men’s bowls fixture played at the Masterton Bowling Club’s headquarters on Sunday.

The match was played under a novel format with a series of 2-4-2 games in the morning being worth 2pts for a win and the more traditional games in the afternoon being worth 3pts for a win.

The powerful Kapiti line-up led 9-5 after the 2-4-2 section and looked set to continue their domination of this annual competition but the afternoon session belonged to Wairarapa which won four of the six games to finish with a 17-15 advantage.

Both singles players, Scott MacKenzie and Hayden Frew, had wins for Wairarapa, as did the pair of Ian Monaghan and Paul Manning and the four of Graeme Taggart (skip), Lester Dee, Dean Hands and Mark Morete.

The latter win was made more notable by the fact it was Taggart’s debut appearance in the Wairarapa colours.

The women’s fixture produced a very different result with Kapiti taking the honours there 20-12 after leading 8-6 at the conclusion of the 2-4-2 section. The afternoon winners for Wairarapa were the pairs of Wendy Mitchell (skip) and Fiona Mancer and Viv Ellam (skip) and Rachel Bennett.

The Wairarapa men’s bowls team after their win over Kapiti. Back row, from left, Dean Hands, Graeme Taggart, Scott MacKenzie, Matthew Day, Hayden Frew, Mark Morete, Paul Manning, Steve Willis, Gary Caffell (selector). Front row: David Richards, John Claydon, Ian Monaghan, Les O’Donovan, Lester Dee and Josef Hanjos.

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Wairarapa results MEN.-2-4-2 : Ian Monaghan and Mark Morete lost 11-20, Scott MacKenzie and Hayden Frew drew 12-12, Paul Manning and Lester Dee won 16-14, John Claydon and Graeme Taggart lost 11-19, Les O’Donovan and Dean Hands lost 7-19, David Richards and Matthew Day won 14-9, Steve Willis and Josef Hanjos lost 10-12.

Afternoon session: Scott MacKenzie won 25-21, Hayden

Frew won 25-10, Ian Monaghan and Paul Manning won 16-10, David Richards and Josef Hanjos lost 10-23, John Claydon, Les O’Donovan, Steve Willis and Matthew Day lost 10-22, Graeme Taggart, Lester Dee, Dean Hands and Mark Morete won 15-10.

WOMEN.-2-4-2: Makaia Campbell and Elaine Hemi lost 10-20, Wendy Mitchell and Jackie Kelynack lost 3-24, Shirley Poutu and Rachael Bennett lost 12-17, Carol Voller and Irene Brien won 15-14, Fiona Mancer and

Maryanne Ashworth won 21-10, Viv Ellam and Brenda Whitehead lost 3-21, Leanne Sweeney and Dorothy Christensen won 18-14. Afternoon session: Makaia Campbell lost 21-25, Leanne Sweeney lost 20-25, Wendy Mitchell and Fiona Mancer won 30-11, Viv Ellam and Rachael Bennett won 25-12, Carol Voller, Brenda Whitehead, Shirley Poutu and Dorothy Christensen lost 10-16, Maryanne Ashworth, Irene Brien, Jackie Kelynack and Elaine Hemi lost 11-18.

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Atkinson’s game to remember CRICKET

GARY CAFFELL Her Central Hinds team might have been on the end of a decent beating by Wellington Blaze in their Hallyburton Johnstone Shield first round women’s cricket match at Levin on Saturday but for young Wairarapa Korus spin bowler Georgia Atkinson it will always be a game to remember.

Not only did the game represent the debut of Atkinson – a former Wairarapa senior and age group tennis champion and Wairarapa United W-League footballer, at first-class level but she claimed two wickets when Wellington Blaze batted first and made 290-9 in their 50 overs. Atkinson’s three overs cost 18 runs and she finished with 2-18.

Two other Wairarapa Korus were also given a bowl, Esther Lanser finishing with 1-27 from four overs and Melissa Hansen 0-31 from four overs.

Dominating the Wellington Blaze innings was former Chanel College pupil and White Fern Elizabeth Perry who made 62 from 57 balls, including eight fours.

Central Hinds never got any real momentum into their innings from the time opener Hansen was run out for 0, although another of the Wairarapa Korus, Kerry Tomlinson, formerly with Northern Districts, top scored with 48 made from 50 deliveries and including eight fours.

Georgia Atkinson, ÿ rst appearance for Central Hinds at top level.

Central Hinds were all out for 136.

Meanwhile, the Wairarapa senior men’s team were well and truly on the back foot at the end of the first day’s play in their Furlong Cup zone two fixture with

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Taranaki in New Plymouth.

Taranaki batted first and opener Dean Robinson helped himself to a double century – 202 not out to be exact – as they raced through to 402-4 declared.

Robinson’s effort was made even more notable by the fact it gave him the most centuries for Taranaki in a career which has seen him top 3000 runs for his province.

It was a tough day at the office for the Wairarapa bowlers, and their batting effort was no better.

They were 68-6 at stumps, seemingly needing a near miracle or bad weather to avoid outright defeat.

The St Mary’s girls cricket school made an excellent start to their participation at the National Primary School Shield event at Lincoln with a comprehensive 31-run defeat of Morrinsville Intermediate.

St Marys made an impressive 141-5 from their 20 overs with Emma McLeod, one of two Hadlow players in the side, top scoring with 51, She faced 56 balls and struck six fours. Opener Maisy Ballantyne made 24 and also reaching double figures was skipper Grace Tanner who was run out for 12.

Morrinsville made 110-8 in reply with the St Marys attack being spearheaded by Ballantyne who took 3-22 from her four overs.

Alisha Horo claimed 2-8 from two overs, Tanner 2-16 from three overs and Macy Lyford 1-12 from 3.5 overs.

In their second match St Mary’s lost to Holy Cross Catholic School by 72 runs.

Martinborough closing in on trophy win TENNIS Martinborough are within touching distance of securing the Shirley Corlett Trophy after defeating a tenacious Opaki 1 in the latest round of Wairarapa Tennis regional interclub held at Martinborough on Saturday.

While the home side were widely tipped to cruise to victory, Opaki 1 were no pushovers — as they have shown throughout the season thus far.

In fact, No.1 player for the visitors Duncan Oakley, held his nerve to overcome Martinborough’s evergreen Steve Chapman in a second-set tiebreaker to give Opaki 1 the sniff of a famous upset.

Martinborough’s Marco De Groot is always a man for the big stage mind you, and levelled the fixture with a comfortable defeat of Jon McNab. Despite losing the first of the doubles, Chapman and De Groot finished strongly to maintain Martinborough’s perfect record for the season and in the process, keeping a huge margin between them and secondplaced Gladstone on the points table.

Gladstone’s faint hope of catching Martinborough was, however, slightly improved with their 3-0 dismissal

of Carterton.

The first appearance of Andi Steinemann after hip surgery was a welcome sight for Carterton, although ultimately, he had to hobble off injured against Lochie McNab late in the second set.

At the time of Steinemann’s retirement, McNab was well in control and he would have been happy to exorcise some grasscourt demons from last season.

Gladstone’s Scott Day handed out a quick-fire thrashing to Marcus Laing and then combined with McNab to seal the tie in the doubles.

Opaki 2 moved up to third on the points table with a solid 3-0 defeat of Masterton.

In the top men’s rubber Opaki 2’s Chris Davidson had to quell an initial onslaught from Chad Parson to win in three sets, while Brett Dymond was rarely troubled in his defeat of Masterton’s Lawrence Prince.

The doubles turned out to be a tight affair with Davidson and Dymond winning the big points when it mattered to sneak home in straight sets.

Round eight will be held at Masterton on Friday evening with Martinborough locking horns with Gladstone in a must-win match for Gladstone.

Saturday’s results Martinborough beat Opaki 2 2-1, Martinborough names ÿ rst.-Singles: Steve Chapman lost to Duncan Oakley 3-6, 6-7; Marco De Groot beat Jon McNab 6-2, 6-2. Doubles: Chapman and De Groot beat Oakley and McNab 5-7, 6-2, 6-2.

Gladstone beat Carterton 3-0, Gladstone names ÿ rst:-Singles: Lochie McNab beat Andi Steinemann 6-2, 4-1 (retired); Scott Day beat Marcus Laing 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: McNab and Day

Duncan Oakley, gave Opaki sni° of victory.

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beat Laing and Moritz Steinemann 6-7, 6-1, 6-0.

Opaki 2 beat Masterton 3-0, Opaki names ÿ rst:Singles: Chris Davidson beat Chad Parson 2-6, 6-2, 6-1; Brett Dymond beat Lawrence Prince 6-2, 6-3. Doubles: Davidson and Dymond beat Parson and Prince 6-4, 7-5.

Competition points: Martinborough 26, Gladstone 16, Opaki 2 13, Carterton 12, Opaki 1 9, Masterton 4. Gladstone and Masterton have a game in hand.

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