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Secrets to a long life revealed Piece of mind

Emily Ireland

I was relieved to hear that bikkies are still on the menu regularly for Madeline Anderson, New Zealand’s oldest living person.

Unfortunately for all of us, bikkies are not the fountain of youth – if only they were.

So, what is the secret to living so long, and so healthily? – I mean, Madeline looks a good 35 years younger than her triple digit age of 111.

She puts it down to living with a harmonious atmosphere and “lots of prayers”.

But the thing is – I think a certain amount of luck also comes into play.

Some people leave this earth well before their time, and others seem to cheat death on every corner.

What we all need to remember is that regardless of the amount of time we have on this earth, we all need to be spending that time wisely.

A message I’m sure Madeline would approve of is to be kind to others and yourself and cherish each moment as it comes.

If you are struggling for moments to cherish, I’ve got one suggestion within driving distance – and maybe even

walking distance for some.

Take a trip to Queen Elizabeth Park.

If you can catch a sunny day there at the moment, it is as if you have stepped into an autumn wonderland.

The yellows, oranges, and reds of the trees contrast beautifully against the green of the grass and blue of the sky.

It’s practically picture-perfect and reinforces Masterton’s title of ‘Most Beautiful City’.

As much as I love the warms of summer, it is this transitioning time of the year that gives me the goosebumps.

I spent much of my life in the sub-tropical climate of the sunny Gold Coast, and it wasn’t until moving back to New Zealand that I understood what Autumn was.

In Queensland there are four seasons, but they go as follows.

Over the Christmas period you have ‘unrelenting summer’, then following on from that up until the end of May is ‘summer’, followed by ‘cold summer’, ‘summer’ again, and then before you know it you are back into ‘unrelenting summer’ making as many trips to the supermarket as you can to soak up that free air conditioning.

And as great as endless summers are, the changing seasons are things we should not take for granted.

A cold, blistering winter makes summer all the more sweeter after all.

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In the second week of the school holidays, five students and two teachers from Solway College tackled the 62km tramp around Mt Ruapehu.

The tramp was for the girls qualifying gold tramp for the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

At first, the tramp appeared to be around a rather large cloud, and it wasn’t until the evening of the second day that the group espied the summit of the mountain, poking its head through the cloud in the brindle light.

Throughout the tramp, the terrain was magnificent in its variety: beech bush, volcanic rock, icy peaks and torrents of water; and there was also history present in the Old Waihohonu Hut used to shelter passengers crossing the island by coach, and in the signs warning of lahars that in the past had resulted in the Tangiwai disaster.

The group befriended a lone Austrian, who had made this tramp his one and only expedition in New Zealand, and who strummed a couple of tunes on his ukelele each night.

They all played endless games of cards and went to bed earlier and earlier so that by the fourth evening everyone was in bed by 7.30pm.

The last day began at 5.30am and was a boot march from Rangipo Hut to Whakapapa Village, some 28km.

The sight of the Solway College van was a welcome sight, indeed.

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125 years on the truck track EMILY IRELAND

It is nothing short of a family affair for Greytown business Garrity Brothers, which has just celebrated its 125th birthday.

Rodney and Ian Garrity are the fourthgeneration owners of the rural road transport company, which is still using the same bank account opened with Bank of New Zealand by their great-grandfather Sam Garrity on April 10, 1893.

Today, the Garrity Brothers are known for their signature fleet of dark blue trucks, but back then the legwork was done by a team of Clydesdale draughts.

“My great-grandfather came out from Ireland in 1875,” Rodney said.

“He had a lump of land out here and was very good with horses.

“He started metalling the tracks and roads around town and ploughing paddocks.”

The horses were in high demand for jobs such as hauling Sam’s reaper and binder through crops of oats, and carting dray-loads of sheaves to the oat stacks he built.

Some years after the bank account was opened for the business, Sam’s sons George, James, and Cecil formed the partnership known as Garrity Brothers, and as the business grew, so did the number of Clydesdale draughthorses.

Just before the outbreak of the First World War, Garrity Brothers bought 80 acres in Humphries St, Greytown, where the carrying yard is situated today.

At this time, there were about 40 draughthorses and many drays, spring carts, horse-drawn lorries, and implements.

In 1915, James Garrity turned 21 and went to war in France where he was hit by a burst of machine gun fire – “but he came

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There are 11 trucks in the fleet.

back and carried on,” Rodney said.

It was 1924 when the Garrity Brothers got their first motor lorry, costing them a whopping £1600.

From then on, the company was involved in large scale carting of metal.

Jumping forward to 1938, the Garrity Brothers picked up a calf run for the season that year, and in something of a record, that run is still being done today.

In 1964, Rodney’s grandfather Cecil had a stroke, and “one of the other brothers got leukaemia”.

It was decided that everything would be sold up, but then Rodney’s dad Martyn stood up and said he wanted to carry on with

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the trucks.

In 1966, Martyn, his brother Warren, and his cousin John Garrity bought the business.

John later went on to become a Greytown Borough councillor in 1980, mayor in 1983, and mayor of the newly-formed South Wairarapa District in 1989.

“That gave my cousin Ian and myself the opportunity to buy it,” Rodney said.

He said the secret to the business’ longevity was passion.

“You’ve got to have passion for it. If you do anything for money you won’t last long.”

And certainly, from a young age Rodney and Ian were passionate about trucks.

“I can remember sitting in college and rising up to look out the window every time a

Garrity Brothers owners Rodney and Ian Garrity.

truck went by,” Rodney said.

But Rodney acknowledged that owning a trucking business was not the best get-richquick idea.

“It has always been a battle,” he said.

“There’s not a lot of money in it, and it is a lot of hard work and long hours.”

Regardless, the passion had not died, and generations were still coming through the ranks today, with other families also getting wrapped up in “the Firm”.

On Saturday, a celebration was held at the carrying yard, attended by past and present staff and associates.

“Without them, we wouldn’t be here,” Rodney said.

On the road to success EMILY IRELAND

Forty Wairarapa students have been given a leg-up in achieving their restricted driving licences.

And there’s another 20 students on the way.

Volunteers for the Wairarapa Community Driver Mentor Programme gathered last week for lunch to celebrate the successes of Wairarapa youth and to welcome new volunteers aboard the programme.

There are currently 19 mentors, but with some stepping down, three new volunteers have put their hands up to help.

Bruce Pauling of the Wairarapa Road Safety Council said the Wairarapa Community Driver Mentor Programme aimed to address the “damning statistics which seriously undermine our local young peoples’ safety, employment and social success”.

He said a recent study run by Government and Auckland Transport revealed six out of seven young New

Zealand drivers (aged 16-24) breach their licence conditions.

Forty-thousand of these are ticketed every year but 73 per cent do not pay these fines making licence offences a “gateway into the justice system”.

“We know that young people who hold a drivers licence are better placed to gain local employment and thus contribute meaningfully to the region economically, and socially,” Mr Pauling said.

“This programme is dependent on community volunteers, to regularly give of their time and experience, to mentor these students towards gaining their restricted licences.

“Identified students usually don’t have access to safe or legal cars or fully licenced driver ‘coaches’ and are otherwise destined to leave college without this necessary life skill.”

Masterton District Councillor and volunteer Frazer Mailman said the programme created employment opportunities for the students, “and

Volunteers for the Community Driver Mentor Programme gather at Wairarapa REAP. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND

hopefully it reduces the youth offending of people driving”.

Mr Pauling thanked the supporters of the programme, including Southey

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Masterton woman to turn 111 EMILY IRELAND

The oldest living woman in New Zealand is set to turn 111 on Friday.

Madeline Anderson, who lives in Masterton, says she is always asked what the secret is to her long and healthy life.

And the answer she tends to give is that she “prays lots”, continues to eat bikkies, and surrounds herself with a “harmonious atmosphere”.

Last Friday she read her 11th card from the Queen, and her first card from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

There was a sigh of relief as she read out the correct birthday date on the card, May 4 – other years “they had got it wrong”.

Madeline was born Madeline McKenzie Orlowski in Dunedin in 1907.

She was the eldest of four daughters born to John Andrew Orlowski and his Scottish wife Jane (nee Robinson), and is the last surviving of the sisters, who remained close throughout their lives.

She is half Polish – the granddaughter of some of the earliest Polish settlers in New Zealand.

Her grandparents Franciszka and August Orlowski stepped off the ‘Palmerston’ in Port Chalmers in December 1872 with their baby, Mary.

Their two-year-old, Franz, died on the voyage.

Franciszka and August settled in Waihola and had nine more children including Madeline’s father, John Andrew.

In an interview with Polish History

Madeline Anderson is turning 111.

New Zealand, Madeline’s daughter Heather List, who also lives in Masterton, recounted her mother’s earliest memory.

“Mum was standing on the veranda and her mother was nursing the baby inside and wanted mum to take a message to her grandmother,” Heather told Polish History New Zealand.

“Mum didn’t go, and her mother called

Living life on an empty tank

Going for walks is one of many activities that can be a challenge for those living with chronic fatigue.

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out through the open window, ‘Why didn’t you go with that message?’ and mum said, ‘Because I didn’t want to get wind like baby.’

“It was a windy day.”

Madeline said at the time she was two years and three months old.

Madeline and her younger sister Rayena started school in Clinton in February 1914.

EMILY IRELAND Paulette Harris is one of many Wairarapa people going through life on an “empty tank”.

She has chronic fatigue syndrome, a long-term chronic illness categorised by debilitating fatigue, problems with concentrating, memory problems, and the flaring up of flu-like symptoms.

It is also known by the name of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), and with ME Awareness Day coming up on May 12, Paulette has been planning the launch of a local support network for those affected, which she has named ‘Empty Tank Club’.

“What people with ME struggle with the most is being misunderstood,” she said.

“It’s more than just being tired – it’s an exhaustion, a soul-crushing fatigue you likely don’t understand unless you’ve felt it.”

There is no test, no treatment, and no cure, and diagnosis is made through a clinical evaluation by a doctor with set criteria.

“It’s as if your battery never charges to full and you are operating on a 10, 20, or 30 per cent charge for the whole day,” Paulette said.

“Running on empty is a good description of how it feels and where the name Empty Tank Club has come from.”

Paulette said there were varying degrees

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“We were too young to be seriously affected by the shadow of World War I,” she said.

Madeline finished her Standard Six at St Clair School in Dunedin, and from 1922 to 1925 attended Archerfield School for girls.

There, she learned First Aid, nursing, history of art, current events and swimming.

She finished her schooling at Brown’s Secretarial College.

In 1941, Madeline married Henry (Harry) Anderson, and gave birth to her first child Brian in 1943.

Heather was two years old and Brian was five when the family moved to Upper Hutt in 1947.

Brian was killed in a bicycle accident, aged seven, on the road outside the family home.

After Brian’s death, Madeline and Harry fostered four-year-old Graeme Wayne O’Connor.

According to Polish History New Zealand, Graeme’s mother never allowed him to be adopted but he was very much a member of the family.

He died at the age of 20, when he fell asleep at the wheel of his car.

Madeline lived in Upper Hutt until July last year when she moved to Masterton.

She now lives with her daughter Heather and son-in-law Rob. She said she wished to celebrate her birthday humbly with her family. of ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).

“Some people can still work part-time, others are just absolutely bedridden. It fluctuates.

“For example, if you go out to a wedding or social occasion, you could be in bed for two weeks after.”

“And when you go back time and time again for blood tests, brain scans and all sorts of things and don’t get anything out of it: normal, normal, normal… you start to ask yourself, well why do I feel so crap?”

The Empty Tank Club will have a small launch on May 12 in Carterton, with an easy yoga session, lunch, and a discussion about what members want from the network.

“There’s not a lot of support out there, and a lot of people don’t tell others, or never find out what is actually making them feel like this.

“You need quite an empathic GP to navigate towards a diagnosis.

“Interestingly, it seems to attack highflying active people.

“I know there a quite a few people affected in Wairarapa.”

Details of the event will be shared with members of the Empty Tank Club.

To join, search Empty Tank Club on Facebook, or send an email to energy@emptytank.co.nz.

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NIGEL BONIFACE Our Anzac Day tramp started early for four of our party of nine, one went to the dawn service in Masterton, three had to milk cows.

Two vehicles arrived at the end of Kaiparoro Rd about 8.30am, on a cool but sunny morning.

For many years, a walk up to Kaiparoro Trig involved getting wet feet crossing the Makakahi River, but not now, logging operations have commenced in the area and there is a heavy steel bridge across, so no wet cold feet.

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Those on the trip were, Mike and Laura, Stan, Jason, Nigel, and the Pitney family.

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Air travel on the menu

The now-liquidated Vincent Aviation’s Saab 340 twin-engined aircraft arrives at Hood Areodrome in 2014. PHOTO/FILE

With a new passenger air service for Wairarapa high on the priority list for the region, the Wairarapa Chamber of Commerce is hosting a lunch with leading representatives of Air New Zealand at Copthorne Solway Park on Thursday May 3 between 12 noon and 2pm.

Ian Collier, Air New Zealand’s Regional Affairs Manager, will be speaking to the Wairarapa business community, giving an update on the regional airport development plan.

Due to an historical lack of investment, regional airports around the country have been placed under threat in recent years.

Masterton lost its own passenger service to Auckland in 2014, but Hood Aerodrome continues to thrive with a number of businesses and activities based there, and it is hoped that a new service will be launched in the not too distant future.

Ian is widely acknowledged as one of

the country’s leading experts in regional air travel, with more than a decade’s experience at the forefront of the industry.

National Cargo Manager, Martin Bellamy, will accompany Ian and provide an update on the cargo side of the airline, explaining the advantages of using this service for moving items around this country and overseas.

Catherine Rossiter-Stead, general manager of the Wairarapa Chamber of Commerce, said that new investment in the airport’s infrastructure would have farreaching benefits for Wairarapa.

“We are fortunate to have a facility like Hood Aerodrome on our doorstep, but developments such as an extended runway would open up a whole new range of opportunities, including the ability to attract other airlines to the region whose planes are too large for the current strip,” she said.

“Restoring a passenger air service is a priority for the Wairarapa Chamber and we will be submitting to the long-term plans of all three councils on this issue.

“It’s a real coup for us to be able to bring Ian and Martin here and this is a great opportunity for local businesses to pick their brains on our current situation, as well as the future of regional passenger and cargo air transport in New Zealand.

“This event offers a unique chance for Wairarapa businesses to ask the hard questions that may affect their future development.

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Protect free speech Soapbox Mike Osborne Free speech is often messy and inconvenient, and you may hear opinions with which you strongly disagree.

Whenever I see a street march I might be annoyed by the disruption and hullabaloo, but I celebrate the exercise of free speech.

It reminds me that I’m not living in North Korea.

Free speech has limits. It’s not okay talk at volume in a library or to shout “Fire” in a crowded theatre when there is none.

Inciting people to riot puts you on the wrong side of the law.

It’s not okay to tell lies about other people and damage their reputation; Aussie Woman’s Day has to cough up $5 million for defaming Rebel Wilson.

With Israel Folau, what actually happened?

To provide some context, Folau had previously stated his opposition to same sex marriage.

In September last year he

tweeted, “I love and respect all people for who they are and their opinions but personally, I will not support gay marriage.”

Recently, Folau posted a picture on Instagram that showed “Your plan” – a straight path to the Finish line and “God’s Plan” – a roller coaster path, quoting the Bible, James 1:2-4.

Instagram user @mike_sephton asked, “what was gods plan for gay people??”.

Folau replied, “HELL.. Unless they repent of their sins and turn to God.” He quoted the Bible; that’s what happened, full stop.

Where has Folau said that he hates gays?

What homophobic behaviour has he indulged in?

Fuelled by outrage, people’s inference (and extrapolation) engines have been working overtime.

Folau’s religious beliefs are his to have and express freely as he wishes.

I don’t buy the Christian conception of hell; to me it’s Garner and Richardson on breakfast television, of which any given morning is eternity.

People have claimed that Folau’s comment could severely impact on young people, at worst make them suicidal.

Seeking life and spiritual guidance from a sports star seems fraught with risk.

Turns out that @mike_sephton is Mike Sephton-Poultney.

According to his LinkedIn profile, he’s a Senior Trader at World Sports Betting, aged about thirty and has a degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology.

Sports journalist Mark Reason, in his excellent piece (goo.gl/Z7994X), was also suspicious.

Was Sephton-Poultney really seeking guidance from Folau or laying a trap given Folau’s already professed views on same sex marriage?

It’s been tempting for Folau’s critics to portray him as a sport jock doofus but that’s lazy, demeaning and more than a tad indulgent.

You can read Folau’s story in his own words – www.goo.gl/6RbU7U – it’s calm, clear and considered.

Protection of free speech is most needed in times when noisy hysteria and groupthink trump calm rationality.

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Two of these smart delivery boys – made of papier mâché – once graced Hallensteins menswear store on Queen Street, Masterton. They date to about 1930. When the shop closed in 2001, the boys found a home at Aratoi.

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It’s May! That’s Madness!

Where is the year going? We were fortunate to have good weather through the school holidays, hopefully some of you encouraged your young ones outdoors into nature? It’s the last month of Autumn and there are many important tasks to be done … here’s a brief run through …

MOON CALENDAR NEW MOON - May 15TH FULL MOON - May 30TH

Take note while you’re out and appreciate the change in foliage, Queen Elizabeth Park is one of many sights to behold! Wander through our deciduous tree & shrub area to choose your trees or pick up a copy of our descriptive list for more information.

Deciduous tree leaves are high in carbon and a simple way to compost leaves is to put them into a black rubbish bag, add some air holes, top with a little bit of water, tie the neck and leave it somewhere to get a little bit of winter sun. Come spring/summer, you’ll have a bag of composted goodness.

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They also help deter pests in the veggie garden

Sow or plant

There’s lots of veggies you can either sow or plant, such as cabbage, kale, broccoli, garlic, radish, and we stock all the leading seed brands (Kings, Yates, ican, Fothergills etc), our punnets are only $3.30 and our Awapuni bundles are 2 for $8. For the flower garden some you could sow are: English Daisies, Calendula, Forget-Me-Not, Lobelias or choose from our huge range of punnets.

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Maples are just some of the few trees with wonderful foliage.

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Beware of Jack Frost!

Any time from now he can creep up in the night and surprise us. If you have frost tender plants in pots move them to some shelter, purchase some frost cloth to have ready to throw over, and as an extra protection spray with Wally’s Vaporgard (a liquid frost cloth).

Get your lawns looking lush with Kings Lawn Fertiliser, 8kg $19.90 each or 2 for $33 (mix and match from a range of fertilisers) Don’t leave it too late to plant your spring bulbs or you will miss out completely!

We have a great range of pots and very competitive prices on bulb & potting mix (great idea for Mother’s Day!)

Prepare for garlic planting

Dig in some compost and vegetable food. The shortest day is traditionally when people plant garlic, but it can be done any time from now on. If you’re growing leeks, remember to pile the soil up around the stems to provide support and keep the stem white.

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 As the weather cools snails and slugs will come out of their hiding places, lay bait to deal to them. Earwigs may also be on the move, you can spray them with pyrethrum.  Smaller shrubs such as azaleas, hebes and gardenias can be transplanted this month  Prepare the rose garden for the upcoming rose season (around Queens Birthday). Dig in some Yates Dynamic Lifter and great value Revital Compost, 30L 2 or more bags are only $8.50 each!  Don’t forget your extremely important Winter Clean Up spray, especially for peaches & nectarines.  Have a wander around the garden and trim any branches that are dead,

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diseased or untidy.  After leaf fall some deciduous trees & roses will benefit from a spray with Lime Sulfur. Grosafe Lime Sulfur is great value at $9.60 for 200ml. Always take care what you are spraying and always read the directions.  Plant the 4 p’s: pansies, poppies, primulas & polys.

We have punnets of Cool Wave Trailing pansies, fabulous in hanging baskets.

MOON PLANTING TIPS THIS WEEK May 2 – 3: Sow edible sprouts.

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May 4 – 5: 2 days to sow all root crops. Spray for bugs, weeds & disease. May 6 – 11: Dormant period with low sap run will give poor growth. Ideal for pruning, harvesting & weeding all crops. Cultivate and fertilise to prepare for upcoming fertile period.

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The colour and the shape He traded Auckland for Carterton, and now artist Adrian Jackman is set to unveil his first Wairarapa exhibition, writes SEAMUS BOYER.

“A lot of people who are artists have a day job,” says Carterton artist Adrian Jackman, who has a day job at Aratoi, the Wairarapa museum of art and history.

“Which makes things tricky, because the big thing for an artist is time.

“You need that time to not just paint, but to develop the works for exhibition, to put proposals to galleries.

“All of that takes time.”

Jackman, 46, has worked a range of jobs – all connected with painting and art – from house painting to fine art retail work, to painting murals for Auckland City Council.

When he’s creating, he treats his art as a job like any other.

He sets out his day, assigns hours and breaks, and spends his “work day” painting in his garage studio.

“You’ve got to put yourself in the mindset, and I think you need to treat it like a job.

“It’s about working hard.

Jackman was born in Te Kopuru, south of Dargaville in Northland, and went to school in Kerikeri before moving to Auckland in the early 1990s.

There, he attended the Auckland Technical Institute (now AUT), before completing his Master’s Degree at the Elam School of Fine Arts at Auckland University.

He moved to Carterton in January 2016 with wife Lisa Rushworth, a graphic designer, and 8-year-old daughter, Zoe. Auckland was becoming less and less affordable, and Jackman had spoken about Masterton to Wairarapa’s Dame Robin White – Aratoi patron – at an

Auckland show.

“So it was on my radar,” Jackman says.

“We came down and had a look around at Masterton and at Greytown, and then we were driving through Carterton and thought, ‘This is a really nice little place’.

“So we ended up buying a house unseen and moved down.

Jackman works part-time at Aratoi as exhibitions manager, a role which becomes fulltime when it’s time to change what’s being exhibited.

As part of that he will install his own show (“with assistance of course, it’s a team effort”) which has its opening on Friday.

‘Minimal Wave Revisited’ runs from May 5 to June 17, and features 11 pieces created between 2009 and 2016.

The works, all different sizes, include acrylic on paper, canvas and linen.

All are bold and colourful, and have been “aired” previously at different galleries around the country.

“I see [the exhibition] as a looking back on the development of a style,” Jackman says.

That style he describes as “overlapping lines, and defined areas of flat colours”.

His work is “in the modernist genre”, with similarities to Bridget Riley, Gordon Walters, and early New Zealand poster art.

Jackman says his work has been influenced by an interest in 1970s synthesizer music (the ‘minimal wave’ of the exhibition title), and that comes through in his work in its repetitive, minimalist elements.

• ‘Minimal Wave Revisited’ opens at 5.30pm on Friday, May 4, at Aratoi in Masterton. On Saturday at 11am Jackman will give a talk of his work.

The exhibition runs until June 17.

Jackman has exhibited his paintings nationally across New Zealand.

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Results were down on previous years with some bags having little or no spuds at all.

In fact, the James family were one group that didn’t manage to grow any spuds between four of their entries.

The Fauvell family on the other hand were well-represented in the competition results with Lachlan Fauvel taking out first prize in the Junior category, and his grandad John taking out first prize in the Adults category.

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If you or someone in your family gets asthma, now is the time to get winter ready to reduce asthma attacks during the colder months.

n Quit Coaches – for face-to-face support that’s tailored to you and your situation. The coaches can meet you at home, work or wherever is best for you. n Hapu Mama programme – provides special support for pregnant women who want to quit. This includes incentives to stop smoking and rewards to stay smokefree. n Quit Clinics – are available at Whaiora on Mondays and Fridays between 9am and 12pm.

Call Whaiora for more details on 0800 494 246.

Other ways you can get help: n Talk to your medical centre – your doctor or practice nurse can provide advice and help you to develop a quit plan. n Ask a pharmacist – they can provide information and access to funded nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) such as gum, patches and lozenges.

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Whaiora’s Quit Coaches Jaqueline Lumsden and Helen Ropiha-WaiWai.

n Contact Quitline – for phone, text and online support. Call 0800 778 778 or visit www.quit.org.nz.

Quit before but started smoking again?

Contact one of these services to get back on track to be smokefree.

Have you had your flu vaccination?

Now is the best time to get a ˜u vaccination before the onset of winter. Contact your medical centre to book an appointment and see if you’re eligible for a free vaccination. You can also get a ˜u vaccination at Unichem Southend Pharmacy, Carterton Pharmacy and Masterton Medical Pharmacy.

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Aurora lights up the night Sky Watch Nick Sault

I must admit that I missed the aurora show on April 20.

And since I write these articles over a week in advance, it is unlikely I can ever alert the readers to an aurora show.

There’s usually only a few days warning, but if you would like to get aurora alerts, check into website spaceweather.com daily.

The Aurora Australis that just happened seemed to be quite amazing in that it was seen as far north as Wellington.

Since the focal point of these light shows is down in Antarctica, it would normally require quite a powerful hit from the sun to see the colours this far north.

The spaceweather site called it an interplanetary shock wave that hit Earth’s magnetic field.

The Earth (and all the planets) are bombarded all the time with high energy particles from the sun, called the solar wind.

In this event, the sun chucked out four times the normal, and that was enough to open a crack in the Earth’s magnetic field.

The high energy particles interact with gas molecules in the atmosphere and create the colours, and if you are really in the right place, curtains of flashing colours.

In the northern hemisphere,

Aurora Australis. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

the Aurora Borealis produced a predominantly blue show, while down here we got reds, yellows and greens.

It seems that difference was due to what atmospheric gases were excited by the strong solar wind.

The particles incoming to the north magnetic pole excited oxygen molecules, while those focused on the south magnetic pole excited nitrogen.

I don’t think the boffins know why the different gases glowed, when it was all the

same incoming particle stream.

Last week I mentioned the silly prediction that was made for April 23 by some idiot.

It’s April 23 as I write and nothing happening so far to end the world.

But it occurred to me that any of those people stupid enough to believe these predictions of the end times, might have really got the wind up if they were in the right place and out and about when this aurora show took place.

Putting that idiocy aside, the aurorae are a reminder of how wonderful our planet is with its magnetic field that diverts rays that would otherwise kill us.

As promised last week, we will have a line-up of Jupiter and the moon on publication day, Wednesday May 2. Both rise in the east after sundown – Jupiter at 7pm, then the moon will try to wash Jupiter out at 7.30pm.

Up next: The brightest planets at either end of the sky.

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Influenza (Flu): Every year, about 400 New Zealanders die from influenza.

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Shingles: About one in three New Zealanders will get shingles in their lifetime. Until April 1, 2020 anyone aged from 66 to 80 years is eligible for the free vaccine.

You should discuss with your Doctor if you are immunosuppressed or immune deficient as this vaccine may not be suitable for you.

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Snapper your way around the Wairarapa.

Hey Wairarapa, we’ve got some important news about your bus payment cards.

Snapper cards will replace Tranzit a.to.b. cards as a way to pay for travel on all Metlink buses in the Wairarapa.

From Monday 30 April 2018, your Tranzit a.to.b. card will no longer be accepted as payment on buses. Over the coming weeks, we will make it easy for you to change over to Snapper. And don’t worry, we’ve worked very hard to make this process as effortless as possible for you.

What’s really great, is that Snapper is much cheaper than cash and from Sunday 15 July, Snapper cards will be accepted on all buses in the entire Greater Wellington region.

Here’s what you need to know: • If you have a Tranzit a.to.b. card, Metlink will be visiting a number of locations, including some schools, from Monday 9 April, providing you with a free Snapper card • From Monday 30 April, any credit you have on your Tranzit a.to.b. card will be unusable for bus services. Please make sure you only top up the minimum amount needed, but if you do end up with some unused credit on your a.to.b. card, refunds will be available from Tranzit, until Saturday 30 June • Cash will continue to be accepted on all Metlink services.

There will be minor changes to some bus services, and the look of your bus will also be a bit different. If you’re catching a bus, keep an eye out for the Metlink lime and yellow.

To find out more about where and how to swap your Tranzit a.to.b. card and anything else, please go to metlink.org.nz/wairarapa or call us on 0800 801 700

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Artists bond at ConArt The latest rotation of artists at Masterton’s ConArt container art space has brought together local creatives Viv Walker, Rosalie Jurczenko, and Marie Kjestrup Evans.

Marie, who previously had a gallery in Hawkes Bay, said she moved to Wairarapa 12 months ago because her sister had Motor Neuron Disease.

Sadly, her sister died in December, but Marie said she would continue to pursue her art interests in Wairarapa for the time being.

“I have an elderly mother here, so I am down here for now, and this is an opportunity for family and friends down here to see my work,” she said.

“I find it is good to see your work out of context.

“It is a completely different scenario to your home studio.

“Your work takes on a life on its own out of your comfort zone.”

Rosalie and Viv, of Carterton, have gone into ConArt together, sharing the same container space.

“It’s great – as opposed to just being on my own, it would be quite overwhelming otherwise,” Rosalie said.

Viv, who is a portrait artist will be offering $25 portraits from Thursday through to Saturday at 11am until 1pm.

She said she was pleased to see the continued support for the ConArt creative space since it launched at the end of last year.

“Everyone has been supportive in the arts community about this.

“It was a huge amount of work to set this up, and we want to see it thrive.”

ConArt, on the corner of Bruce St and Queen St, is a collection of containers

Viv Walker, Rosalie Jurczenko, and Marie Kjestrup Evans with their art at ConArt. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND

creating a gallery and local art studio space.

Wairarapa-based artists come together to create, exhibit and sell original artwork, and with four-weekly rotations,

the art scene is always changing.

• ConArt is open from Wednesday to Sunday 10am until 4.30pm.

• Viv, Rosalie, and Marie will be showcased until May 20.

Pesky paper wasps take over Wairarapa gardens Sole Food

Shirley Nightingale

May already and winter hasn’t yet begun.

I really wanted to get out all those lovely warm boots as well – so many different boots to wear, high ones, short ones, stilettos, biker boots, steampunk boots (oh the joy).

Still, winter will come when it’s ready and not before, however much I wish it to.

Personally, I am looking forward to some really cold frosts and crisp, clear days, primarily because it will kill off the thousands of paper wasps that have taken up residence in my garden.

Where, how, why do we have these things?

If you have been lucky enough to miss out on them, these wasps are skinnier than normal ones with long, floppy legs.

They are also less aggressive, and the sting is not so painful (I know!), but if you are allergic then stay away.

A rapid Google search suggests these are recent migrants which explains why I have not seen them before.

Although they do eat pest insects they also eat Monarch butterfly caterpillars – now that really cannot be allowed to continue.

The nests are easily got rid of with spray

Paper wasps are taking over Wairarapa gardens. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

or some people cover them with a plastic bag, break the nest off and put it in the freezer – I’ll stick to the fly spray.

Normally we grow over 100 monarchs during the summer, but this year there have been none and now we know why.

The other thing that plagues my garden are the big, brown willow aphids.

They drop their brown, sticky goo all over the garden and completely cover the willow – disgusting things.

I have somewhat diverted from the subject, which was going to be bicycling,

and taken over the bug column! This last week you can’t seem to move for cyclists on the roads (not complaining, just commenting).

I wonder if the cyclists have been bothered by the wasps as they speed along the roads, don’t open your mouth or one may fly in.

Do let me know if you this has happened to you while cycling.

It occurs to me that Wairarapa is becoming a cyclists’ haven, what with the new cycle ways opening up, Green Jersey

running cycling tours and the road races that go on.

There’s the Rimutaka Cycle Track, the Featherston Limestone cycling track, the Wairarapa Valley cycle way. It really is a great place to cycle as you can do the flat stuff (that’s for me), or a little bit of hill or lots of hill if you are a complete masochist (not for me).

I do salute when I pass someone going up Bidwells Cutting, not walking the bike but steadily pumping away at it – wow.

We also don’t have loads of traffic on our roads which makes it much nicer to get out and about.

I did have a friend who used to take her toddler on the back of her bike to preschool, through central London. I was scared in a car round Hyde Park corner far less on a bike.

Thank goodness for living here with no traffic lights and usually no traffic jams.

Although the traffic has been getting worse, it won’t be long before we will need a roundabout in Greytown just to get on to Main St similar to the one in Carterton that went in 10 or so years ago.

There’s no way you would get out of Belvedere Rd now without that.

With Greytown set to grow exponentially in the next few years, it will only get worse.

Better sign off before I get myself in trouble with my witterings.

Okay, your instructions for this week are get rid of the wasps, cheer on the cyclists as they climb those hills and don’t forget to go to Booktown May 11-13.

I have to promote it – I’m a librarian!

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Wairarapa Midweek

TEN YEAR PLAN Te Mahere Ngahurutanga 2018 – 2028 CONSULTATION ISSUE

EXPANSION OF WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICES

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We are committed to working with the community to create a healthy, safe, and vibrant place to live.

Mayor John Booth

Managing waste and ensuring good outcomes for the community and the environment is a complex task. We need to provide an effective waste service, at a cost acceptable to the community. 

Enhancing kerbside recycling by providing 240-litre wheelie bins for co-mingled recycling, using the existing crates for glass collection on alternate weeks.

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Setting up a system of kerbside food waste collections.

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Establishing an electronic waste (e-waste) service at the transfer station, or an advertised collection service scheduled throughout the year.

CONSULTATION DOCUMENT AVAILABLE NOW ON OUR WEBSITE cdc.govt.nz/plans/tenyearplan or pick up a copy at our office or library

HOW TO FIND OUT MORE The Ten Year Plan Consultation How to make a submission:  Online submission form Documents and supporting SUBMISSIONS CLOSE cdc.govt.nz/plans/tenyearplan 12pm, Wednesday information is available to view  Post to Carterton 23 May 2018 District Council, PO Box 9, at our offices, the Carterton Carterton 5713 District Library and on our  Deliver to Council office, Holloway website cdc.govt.nz/plans/ Street, Carterton cdc.govt.nz/plans/tenyearplan  Email to 10yp@cdc.govt.nz tenyearplan.

with your Councillors over the next month – check the website for a list of dates and times.

HAVE YOUR SAY Connect

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Strength, power in governance Jill Greathead Volunteering Wairarapa

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Pair of planters Henley Men’s Shed chairman Murray Campbell and friend and companion Rusty are pictured with a pair of planters destined for the Kandahar home.

This donation, which follows a similar one made

to Lansdowne Court, was sponsored by Masterton South Rotary Club and is aimed at brightening both homes up.

Rotary supplied the materials and the Men’s Shed the labour.

Thank you to those who contacted me after our article on ‘Governance and volunteering reaps rewards’.

As a community we must recognise the importance of putting ourselves forward for positions of leadership and responsibility within our communities.

For most of us the word ‘governance’ is a big yawn – most of us think it’s undertaken by people who are far cleverer than us.

But like all skills in life, governance is something that requires training, and like any skill it needs to be used and fostered.

Unlike the commercial world where governance positions come with big pay packets, governance for community organisations is usually done by volunteers who are often untrained, and often come with no governance experience.

The dictionary definition of govern is “to conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of an organisation”.

In simple words I like to say that the governance of an organisation sets the purpose and the mission supported by the values of the organisation.

We need caring and creative people who are connected to their community to stand for our councils, health boards, schools, trusts, incorporated societies, and

Volunteering Wairarapa Board. From left: -Tracey Shepherd, Gri˜ Page, Roger Tweedy, Simon Miller, Tracey O’Callaghan.

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volunteer groups.

These organisations make Wairarapa the wonderful place it is now, and potentially the truly outstanding place it could become as we empower our people.

We need volunteers experienced in governance to mentor and be role models for those who are inexperienced in governance but who care and know a lot about the community.

As we celebrate our firstyear anniversary, Volunteering Wairarapa is looking to complement its current board of five as we understand the role we play in our community.

Many of the organisations we support are also looking to strengthen their boards and committees.

If you are keen to share your governance experience OR if you are a community organisation that needs to strengthen and refresh its governance team, then please give me a call on 0274 884 376.

The nurse from the Vein and Skin Clinic will be at Alluminus Beauty Therapy on Monday 21 May

Opportunities at Volunteering Wairarapa

“Board/Committee members with a variety of skills and community connections” required We have a number of organisations looking for board members to strengthen and refresh their governance groups as part of their succession planning.

Skills Required: Governance experience is welcome but not necessary. You need to be passionate about a cause, consider issues at a strategic level, enjoy teamwork, be willing to contribute your skills and be keen to start your journey into community leadership.

“Graphic Designer – Poster Creation” required Skills Required: Experience using Microsoft Publisher – text and photos will be given for a creative volunteer to make posters.

Interested in finding out more?

Contact Jill Greathead on 0274 884 376 or email admin@ waivc.org.nz to discuss these opportunities.

HOW ARE YOU GETTING HOME TONIGHT?

Please phone 06 304 9660 to make an appointment.

If you’re out and having Alluminus Beauty Therapy 136A Main Street Greytown

a few drinks, make sure you’ve got a sober driver to get you home safely.

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Brave Amber battles on HAYLEY GASTMEIER Last December Amber Arkell was celebrating two years cancer-free.

She and her long-term partner Kieran were finally planning their future together following a rocky few years.

The former St Matthew’s girl was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was just 26, and underwent intensive treatment including chemotherapy and a double mastectomy with reconstruction.

Now the cancer has returned, and Amber’s friends and family in Wairarapa and further afield are banding together to help fundraise for the challenges ahead.

The 28-year-old, who now lives in Christchurch, said she was vigilant with her medical check-ups and had made significant lifestyle changes to limit the chances of the cancer returning.

But despite her efforts, the worst was confirmed in March after Amber “noticed skin dimpling in the breast”.

Like the first diagnosis, the secondary cancer was aggressive but caught at an early stage.

But an attempt to remove all the cancer was unsuccessful and Amber will be back in surgery today, followed by radiation.

A sales and marketing executive, Amber said she was taking a different approach to treatment this time around.

She’s heading to the Sanoviv Medical Institute in Mexico which offers a unique blend of conventional, alternative and integrative treatments.

“Not everyone agrees with this sort of approach to health, but I’ve done chemotherapy, I’ve done the preventative surgery, I did all the hormone treatment — I went through the health system, I did what I was told and look where I’m at.

“And the more I’ve been immersed in this world, the more I’ve understood that cancer is a symptom of other things going on in your body.”

At Sanoviv, Amber will undergo a three-week intensive cancer programme, including intense diagnostic testing, detoxification, then the rebuilding of her immune system.

“It was a really hard decision to make but at the end of the day, what’s your life worth?”

Amber said she’s always been financially independent so it was extremely hard for her to ask for help.

The cost of her Mexico trip is expected to be about $45,000.

She is taking out a personal loan to help cover this, with her loved ones doing all they can to contribute.

Masterton’s Ashleigh O’Brien is hosting a movie fundraiser at Regent 3 Cinemas on Sunday, May 6.

New Zealand Comedy ‘The Breaker Upperers’ will be screened at 4pm, with welcome drinks and nibbles included in the $20 tickets.

Amber has documented her experience via her candid blog, When Things Went Tits Up, which now has more than 5000 Facebook followers.

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Amber Arkell (right) in March just after she found out her cancer had returned, with her friend Kelsey Brosnan at an Ed Sheeran concert.

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On this blog, she gives women and men monthly reminders to conduct self-breast examinations.

People have come forward and shared

their own stories with her, and many friendships had formed.

“As shit as the situation is, there have been some incredible silver linings.”

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Talking money Defining greatness with minister of finance Midweek musings Tim Nelson

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

Finance minister Grant Robertson sat down with Times-Age reporter BECKIE WILSON to discuss Wairarapa’s economy and what the government’s plans are to boost it ahead of May 17’s Budget announcements.

The wastage of meetings

When is Wairarapa going to get some government money?

You can be rest assured we are very well aware of the importance of the rail line for both the people and the economy of Wairarapa.

The other part of it is the Provincial Growth Fund, and look, there is a real opportunity for Wairarapa there.

I think the region needs to come together on that, which they are.

The big thing there is, there are some other infrastructure areas such as telecommunications and making sure that actually wherever you are in the region that you can work and do business.

We want to see investment moving into those areas.

The Greater Wellington Regional Council submitted a $100m bid for this year’s Budget to help upgrade the Wairarapa train service. Are you able to give an indication on the possibility of securing this funding?

Because we have re-done the Transport Strategy, that’s what we announced the other day, it will just take a little longer now that that’s out there.

But all I can say is that we are very much aware of it and we understand the importance to this region of getting the rail line improved.

You mentioned the recent announcement of the Transport Strategy, is there any point in the region doubling up on funding support for an airline?

I absolutely encourage the mayors to continue with that [Provincial Growth Fund] proposal.

Getting a good understanding on what they want is important to the decisions we are making.

I’m interested in looking at what role we can play in making sure the infrastructure is right, such as the airport buildings and runways, so providers, be it Air NZ or someone else, can actually know with

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Finance minister Grant Robertson.

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confidence they can come into a region.

Since you have got rid of the tax cuts, is there a timeframe we can see a wage increase?

In terms of wages, what’s forecast over the next few years is that wages will grow by about 3 per cent a year, and so that’s better than it has been.

We lifted the minimum wage to $16.50 an hour on April 1, we plan to raise that to $20 an hour by 2021.

But we also have to support business to pay those wages.

I think if you look at the direct stuff we have done through the Families Package, and the work we are doing to help stimulate regional economies, I’m hopeful those average wage increases should be being felt in years to come.

But immediately, the package comes into force on July 1.

What advice can you give Wairarapa residents to help improve their living standards?

When we are deciding what the government is spending resources on, we are going to make those decisions with overall health and wellbeing in mind.

It’s quite easy to get fixated on a certain rate of economic growth, but for us that is not success.

It’s what you do with that economic growth, and making sure everyone in society benefits from it.

And I think that’s what has been missing over the past decade.

People in Wairarapa will see the benefit of that because our priorities will be different.

Our priorities are about making sure that housing and health and education are funded properly, and they will see the benefit of that.

All sorts of businesses will schedule meetings for just about anything, with these meetings tying up staff for hours at a time, essentially paying for workers to be away from what they should be doing in their core area.

Yet, at the same time, a business will fret over small indirect expenses.

This makes absolutely no sense; it’s time to start having less meetings, shorter meetings, or even no meetings!

A deÿ nition of greatness

This definition of greatness comes from Maurice Ashley, the first AfricanAmerican International Grandmaster in chess.

I really like its simplicity and the way in which it implies that greatness is accessible to anyone who is prepared to put in the effort: ‘Greatness is not a final destination, but a series of small acts done daily in order to constantly rejuvenate and refresh our skills in a daily effort to become a better version of ourselves’.

When times are tough stick to your routines

When we are under the most pressure this is often when we abandon systems and routines.

However, this should be the time when we adhere to our routines absolutely, as this is when the systems we have developed are most critical – the meditation practice, healthy eating, exercise programme we do in the good times will be factors that get you through the tough times with a sense of calmness and control.

The Valencia Football Miracle

Listening to The Guardian Football Podcast I heard a discussion about the Valencia Football Club miracle, with the miracle being the progress the club has made over the course of the last year; Valencia is having its best season for quite some time.

One of the hosts stated the progress

of the team actually comes down to the effort that is going into coaching, setting up systems, and being prepared, really just the basics, but ensuring that the basics are done well.

To achieve miracles in our own lives we can all start by consistently doing the day to day actions that, when added together, lead to great things happening.

Move out of your comfort zone

I have a very regular fitness routine that I enjoy, based almost entirely around weight training.

However, it’s easy to become comfortable doing the same thing day in, day out.

For the last two days I have been the novice in fitness classes at my gym; feeling a little awkward, but enjoying the challenge of doing something new, as well as the support of instructors and other participants in the classes.

The book Jolt Challenge discusses the concept of conscious incompetence, a stage that we need to work through when starting a new challenge; this is certainly the stage I am at with the new classes I am trying on my fitness journey.

. . . to make a better society, we need to start by living properly ourselves. Forget about what others are doing and start sweeping your own porch ÿ rst.

Live properly for a better society

Jordan B Peterson has recently published a book titled ‘12 Rules to Life – an antidote to chaos’.

In the introduction he finishes with the line ‘if we all live properly we will collectively flourish’.

This, to me, makes things quite clear . . . to make a better society, we need to start by living properly ourselves. Forget about what others are doing and start sweeping your own porch first.

Don’t wait for science to ‘prove’ something

Don’t wait for the science ... if it works for you, do it.

This is an idea shared by Dr. Frank Lipman, a pioneer in both integrative and functional medicine.

His belief is that there are many things that are unexplained by science yet may have a proven positive impact on you as an individual.

Whether it is the placebo effect, or something that hasn’t yet been explained from a scientific perspective, if you notice a benefit, do it.

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NOMINATIONS CLOSE ON FRIDAY

HELP RECOGNISE WAIRARAPA SPORTING SUCCESS The annual Wairarapa TimesAge Sports Awards celebrate Wairarapa’s top sportspeople for their achievement during the period of 1 March 2017 to 31 March 2018.

There are 18 AWARD categories which reflect the scope of sports achievements and contributions made.

By nominating a finalist you help to recognise and support sport in our region. The Administrator, Volunteer and Lifetime Achievement Awards are not restricted to a specific time frame.

Finalists will be announced and contacted in May. The final Awards night is being held Wednesday 20 June 2018 at Copthorne Hotel & Resort Solway Park.

Trust House will acknowledge each category winner with additional sponsorship. proud supporter of Wairarapa Times-Age Sports Awards

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

Awarded to the ÿ nalist with the most public votes.

PRIMARY SCHOOL

of the Year

COLLEGE of the Year

JUNIOR SPORTS Team of the Year

An award recognising primary/ intermediate schools for overall sporting excellence and participation.

An award recognising secondary schools for overall sporting excellence and participation.

Open to any team of primary school students that has achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.

YOUTH SPORTS Team of the Year

SENIOR SPORTS Team of the Year

SPORTS CLUB of the Year

Open to any team of secondary school students that has achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.

Open to any senior team that has achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.

This award recognises the progress made by clubs in promoting their sports both on and off the field.

VOLUNTEER of the Year

ADMINISTRATOR of the Year

JUNIOR OFFICIAL of the Year

An award acknowledging people who have volunteered their time, labour and talents to improving Wairarapa sport. Recognises the volunteer’s entire career span.

An award acknowledging people who have contributed to the administration of sport.

Recognises the administrator’s entire career span.

An award acknowledging any person under the age of 18 who acts as an umpire, referee or judge.

OFFICIAL of the Year

COACH of the Year

JUNIOR SPORTS Personality of the Year

An award acknowledging people who have contributed to the coaching of sport.

Recognises the coach’s successes of the past twelve months.

Open to any primary/ intermediate school student who has achieved a high standard in any sport.

An award acknowledging any person over the age of 18 who acts as an umpire, referee or judge.

MASTERTON

YOUTH SPORTS

Personality of the Year

DISABLED SPORTS

Personality of the Year

SENIOR SPORTS Personality of the Year

Open to any secondary school student who has achieved a high standard in any sport.

Open to any disabled person who has achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.

Open to anyone who has achieved a high standard of participation in any sport. High standard is defined for Senior Sports as participating in sport at national and/or international events.

TRC TOYOTA

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD An award recognising the lifetime achievements of anyone in Wairarapa Sports.

SUPREME AWARD

Recognises the Supreme Sportsperson of the Year chosen from the 15 category winners.

Masterton. Or post to Wairarapa Times-Age, PO Box 445, Masterton 5840.

Nominations close Friday 4 May 5pm 2018.

AWARD CATEGORY I NOMINATE BECAUSE If more room needed for nomination attach additional pieces of paper to this form

NOMINATIONFORM

TO ENTER, ÿ ll in this form and return to: Wairarapa Times-Age, corner of Chapel and Perry Streets,

TICKETS GO ON SALE for the awards evening on Monday 14 May from Wairarapa Times-Age.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS THURSDAY,MAY 3 Housie: At Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club (behind clock tower Carterton), at 1pm.

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

Carterton Community Choir: Meet 7.15-9pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Ability to read music not essential. Call (022) 373-4299.

Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Miriam 377-7974.

Social Learners Bridge: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Barbara (06) 304-9208.

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

Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 5-7pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 3702511 or Brian 377-4066.

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

Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 1-2.30pm. Call 3775518 or 377-1135.

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

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

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

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

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

FRIDAY,MAY 4 Write On!: Group for anyone who loves/longs to write, at Masterton District Library, 6.30-8pm.

Info: www.catherinecooper.co/contact The Hipnotics: From 7.30pm. One of NZ’s best covers band featuring sensational Kiwi singer, Christina Cusiel. Club Wairarapa, 20 Essex St, Masterton.

Kiri Riwai-Couch: Kuia+ until May 6, at Aratoi, Bruce St, Masterton.

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

Call Judith 377-1750 or Doreen 370-4604.

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

Whaiora Stop Smoking Service: Need support to quit

smoking? Quit Clinics are available at Whaiora on Mondays and Fridays 9am-noon. Call Whaiora 800 494 246.

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

Sewing & Craft: 10am-2pm Featherston Community Centre. Call Petra (021) 234-1554.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SATURDAY,MAY 5 Fundraising Market for Rwanda: To be held at Carrington Park in Carterton from 8am until 2pm. Large garage sale fundraiser. Stalls selling: honey, soap, baking, candy floss, food, drinks, clothing, bunting, crafts, jewellery, art, produce.

There will also be a barbecue, bouncy castles, and face painting. Wet weather venue will be St Marks Hall Carterton.

Greytown Craft Market: St Johns Hall, Main St, 10am3.30pm. Wairarapa hand-crafted gifts, knitting, fabric crafts and sewing; preserves, plants, fresh produce, cards, jewellery and much more.

Kiri Riwai-Couch: Kuia+ until May 6, at Aratoi, Bruce St, Masterton.

Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Fri-Mon 10am-

4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean (06) 372-6623 or Pam (06) 372-6459.

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

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

Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-1pm, at rear of YMCA, 162 Dixon St. Featherston Toy Library: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Call Merle (06) 308-8109.

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

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

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

SUNDAY,MAY 7 Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome.

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

Carterton Farmers’ Market: High St, Carterton, 9am-12.30pm.

Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Miriam 377-7974.

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

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 1pm for 1.15pm start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Veronica George 379-8644.

MONDAY,MAY 8 Literacy Wairarapa: Offers free help with reading, spelling and maths at Te Awhina/Cameron Community House, 9amnoon.

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

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

For adults 18 years-plus, for mental health consumers or disabilities, a place to create, safe, fun and participate or discuss, socialise, with good company. Call Gaylene (06) 9290961 or (0274) 604-796.

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

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

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

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

Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511 or Brian 377-4066.

Whaiora Stop Smoking Service: Need support to quit smoking? Quit Clinics are available at Whaiora on Mondays and Fridays 9am-noon. Call Whaiora 800 494 246.

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

Carterton Food Bank: 11.30am-noon Mon-Fri at Haumanu House (down the lane between Carters and the Clock Tower).

Call 379-4092.

Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours. https://www. facebook.com/CartertonToyLibrary/ CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. For Mobility Parking Permits, Disability Support and Advocacy. Call 378-2426 or 0800 227-2255.

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

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

The Dance Shed: 450 Belvedere Rd Carterton. Line Dancing Class, 7-9pm, beginners followed by intermediate. Call Wendy or Don 379-6827 or (027) 319-9814.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Free IT Support Programme: At Kuranui College, IT training and upskilling, in school library during school terms, 1-2pm. A free light lunch will be provided.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm Featherston Community Centre Call Susan (021) 246-4884.

Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-9233 or (027) 2716280.

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

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

Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554.

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

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

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

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

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

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 1pm for 1.15pm start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Veronica George 379-8644.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Call Neil (06) 308-9341.

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

Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 5.30-7pm. Call 3775518 or 377-1135.

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

Club Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll, beginners 6-7pm; Intermediate level 7.15-8.15pm, at Club Wairarapa, Masterton. Call (027) 333-1793.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Labour lays down its roots Labour list MP Kieran McAnulty has opened an office in Masterton, with the promise the space could be used by community groups for meetings.

Mr McAnulty opened the office at 157 Queen St last week, with help from Finance Minister Grant Robertson, who spoke later in the day at a Wairarapa Chamber of Commerce event.

He said as well as being a place for the public to bring issues to himself or his staff in person, it could also be used by community organisations who could not

find space to host meetings or could not afford to hire existing venues.

Mr Robertson said Labour was committed to development in the regions — not just in Auckland, as had been the focus of previous governments — and maintaining an office in Masterton would help the party to connect with Wairarapa people.

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Pea growing ban extended BECKIE WILSON The ban on growing pea crops in the Wairarapa has been extended for another two years, but the end is in sight, Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) say.

In order to declare Wairarapa “pea weevil-free”, there must no trace of the insect for a full two years.

The region has “two hot spots” where the insect was found in the 2017/18 season, but a review in 12 months could allow pea crops to be reintroduced

in areas where the insect hadn’t been detected since 2016.

MPI’s arable industry representative and Gladstone farmer Karen Williams, a member of the governance group managing the issue, said that while the ban extension was “disappointing”, the progress that had been made was tracking in the right direction.

“One possible scenario is that the area outside the hot spot may have the Controlled Area Notice lifted with restrictions in the hot spot remaining until such time as it has two years freedom,” she said.

She did not believe farmers would be surprised by the decision to extend the ban after MPI announced the discovery of the 15 weevils.

“We have done the hard yards, we really have . . . and the risk was too high [to not continue the ban],” she said. A two-year blanket growing ban was introduced in Wairarapa in July 2016, after the discovery of the pea weevil insect in April that year.

The additional two-year extension decision was announced last Tuesday at a meeting with growers, held by MPI and the Foundation of Arable Research (FAR).

In the 2016/17 season, 1735 weevils were found in the insect trap crops.

But in the 2017/18 season, only 15 were found in two trap crop locations about two

kilometres apart in east Masterton — 14 on one farm, and one on another.

A second round of trap crops were planted after this discovery where no insects were found.

These locations were where the insect was first found.

MPI entomologist David Voice said the 15 insects found recently were likely to be

Pea weevil was found in Wairarapa in April 2016.

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Masterton lakes under threat

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BECKIE WILSON Masterton’s iconic lakes could dry up over summer if plans go ahead to stop water being taken from the Ruamahanga River at times of low flow.

The proposals would also have a dramatic effect on farmers who rely on bores that affect nearby waterways – known as Category A groundwater takes — with that use also cut.

The Ruamahanga Whaitua committee has released proposals for water allocation, the first of many freshwater management recommendations.

The community-led catchment group is charged with overseeing freshwater and land resources for the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC).

The Masterton district would be hit the worst by the recommendations that would also raise the minimum flow levels in the Upper Ruamahanga and Waipoua rivers.

Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson said the proposed rules would have significant economic impacts on both rural and urban communities.

“Our rivers are an extremely important part of what makes Masterton a place people want to live in and visit, but so too are our lakes,” Patterson says.

“Both of these lakes bring significant economic, cultural, biodiversity and recreational benefits to our community and it would be a shame for those to be lost.”

She said Masterton’s lakes were key to it being named New Zealand’s most beautiful city.

The lake at Queen Elizabeth Park celebrates its 110th anniversary this year and was renamed the Lake of Remembrance after extensions following World War Two. “That history can’t be replaced,” Mrs Patterson said.

“We want to make sure people are aware of the possible future of these lakes and have the opportunity to have their say on how our waterways are managed.”

The whaitua’s recommendations are harsher than the proposed Natural Resources Plan that allowed users to take 50 per cent at minimum flow level.

“There are huge economic impacts around the increase in minimum flows,

an older variety that hibernated through the seasons.

Another possibility was they could have been from plants growing in home vegetable gardens.

Mr Voice said some farmers might question “how did we end up with 15 weevils over a two-year ban”.

But he said they are “hardy creatures” that only breed once a year.

“Considering the high numbers in previous years we were quite pleased, but I guess there is a bit of disappointment that we didn’t get zero,” Mr Voice said.

After controlling the pea crops for almost two years, pea weevil may be close to a population collapse, he said.

He acknowledged it was a painful wait for growers, but the number of the insects found in the recent season was “encouraging”.

“I will be very disappointed if we find any pea weevil in this coming spring, but I suppose this is a possibility,” Mr Voice said.

Mrs Williams urged the Wairarapa community to remain vigilant with pea crops, with the movement of pea straw in the region a concern.

“We are not worried about bringing weevil into the region, it’s if we have the wee guy hibernating here, and if the pea shoots, we have a food source for them to be sustained on.”

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and when we can and can’t take water.

“This will effect a lot of our farming and a lot of activities in the rural areas,” Mrs Patterson said.

“I don’t believe there has been enough work done on the economic impact.”

In its proposal, the whaitua stated it was “fully aware that a complete cease take will cause significant issues for reliability of supply for Category A users and have a significant economic impact”.

Federated Farmers Wairarapa president Jamie Falloon shared a similar view with Mrs Patterson.

Mr Falloon said many farmers were still digesting what the proposals meant for them.

“It probably hasn’t landed where they thought . . . they may have thought it was a longer transition period,” Mr Falloon said.

The information was “very light” on what the water allocation rules would achieve.

These proposals are only a small portion of what the whaitua had been working on, and this made it difficult for farmers to understand what changes they would need to make without all the proposals being seen together.

He also did not believe that there was sufficient time for the community to process the proposals before the whaitua put forward its recommendations to GWRC in May.

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Mr Falloon hoped more information would be presented at the whaitua’s three public meetings, starting next week.

GWRC chair and whaitua committee member Chris Laidlaw said a “huge amount” of work had gone into the proposals.

While the whaitua process was drawing to a close, “nothing has been set in stone”, he said.

“We, as a council, are acutely conscious of the need for the consideration of economic impacts and they will be taken into account,” Mr Laidlaw said.

The whaitua has based its recommendations on a “large amount of science”, he said.

“We never thought it was going to be easy . . . but in the end the final product will result in better water quality.”

Mr Laidlaw said there was no “final closure moment”, and if more time was required before submitting to council, it would be allowed.

The whaitua will present its whole policy package at three public meetings, including managing land and discharges, and river and lake management. The first public meeting was yesterday in Featherston.

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Lest we forget

Mister Chip retires CAL ROBERTS

It was another smooth trip for veterans in last week’s Anzac procession in Carterton with Little Mister Chip’s last turn at pulling the carriage.

Chip is 24 years old – that’s about 72 in horse years.

But he still has the power to pull a 500kg carriage carrying up to six people.

“He’s become a bit of a legend around here,” says Colleen Constable, a former racehorse trainer, who has cared for Chip since he was seven.

Chip was once a racehorse – but he only won one race.

“He was too slow.”

She said the horse was gentle, kind, and hard to startle.

“You’ve got to have a very special temperament for this type of thing.

“As you can imagine, with elderly people stepping on to that carriage, the horse must not move or they’re going to fall flat.”

Mrs Constable said there were other carriage horses who were excellent at what they do, “but not many are as quiet and as good as Mister Chip”.

The horse has been pulling carts for about 15 years.

“He’s not good for much else, but he’s absolutely fantastic at this.”

The procession travelled from the Carterton events centre, up High St to the war memorial where the carriage let the old servicemen out.

“And anyone who [watches] Chippy will

Little Mister Chip, Ray Holdaway, and Colleen Constable prepare for Carterton’s Anzac Day procession. PHOTO/CAL ROBERTS

notice the moment the band strikes up, he’s up to attention.

“Absolutely un-spooked, to attention – and he can actually march,” Mrs Constable said.

Members of the Surrey With a Fringe on Top Charitable Trust, Eion Clarke and Ray Holdaway were on site at Spark’s Park in Carterton before last week’s service.

The cart was custom made by Mr Clarke.

He said it took “about 800 hours” to construct and had been used for several engagements since it was completed in 2015, including ferrying Prime Minister

John Key through Carterton.

Mr Clarke said the horse seemed to really enjoy showing off.

“He loves it, he’s quite the character.”

Mr Holdaway said Mister Chip had never once pooed on the road during a parade.

“He’s a real gentleman.”

After taking part in the procession for a fourth time, it was time for the Chip to retire from pulling carts.

He will live out his days in a paddock in Dannevirke under her care, “with plenty of TLC”.

Poppies healing local heroes CAL ROBERTS

Money raised in Wairarapa through the Poppy Appeal was used last year to help a Masterton serviceman get on with his life after more than two decades witnessing war first-hand.

Masterton’s Nick Tomlin served 25 years in the British military where he saw numerous war zones including Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan.

The father of two brought his young family to New Zealand in 2012 where he served in the New Zealand Defence Force in a civilian post.

The Poppy Day street collection is held each year on the Friday before Anzac Day. This year’s theme was “Not all wounds bleed,” focusing on the mental health of returned servicemen and women as they assimilate back into society.

Mr Tomlin has a post-traumatic stress

injury (PTSI) – which psychologists describe as the most severe of all serviceinduced mental health injuries.

“It wasn’t until we got to New Zealand that it really started to hit home about everything that I’d done and I could reflect on what I had seen happen,” he said.

“I was trained to fight and be a strong man, so when I come home suffering I wouldn’t talk about it or ask for help.”

He noticed he was holding on to a lot of anger. Physical exercise was part of daily routine in the military, but now he had no drive to do anything.

Mr Tomlin said he found it difficult to find help initially, but a close friend from Mr Tomlin’s time in the military understood what he was going through.

They helped him to enrol in a programme designed to help veterans to cope with PTSI and similar injuries in life after service, called the SPARTA Project.

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Mr Tomlin described it as “a course with people who have been through the same situations and suffered similar emotions”.

Funds raised in Masterton from the Poppy appeal were used for Mr Tomlin afford to travel to the programme in California.

He said the programme taught him to unleash the power within to overcome the traumatic experiences of war.

“Don’t spend years in suffering detached from love, joy, happiness and hope. Never give up. It may be hard at first, but as long as you want to live and move forward, it will get easier,” he said.

Now Nick raises funds to support soldiers like him.

“I see it as my mission now.

“It is alright to say, ‘I have got an issue’ and there is help there and there’s people to support you through it all.”

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Anzac Day 2018

Haddon Donald surrounded by his four children from left, Robyn, Andrew, Anne and Fiona.

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The 2015 Anzac Day centenary of the Gallipoli dawn ceremony of remembrance, Queen Elizabeth Park, Masterton. MP Alastair Scott, left rear, Andrew Donald and his father Haddon Donald, celebrated war veteran and former Wairarapa MP, along with Trevor Thompson.

Kiwi battler dies, aged 101 CAL ROBERTS Distinguished Wairarapa war veteran and former Member of Parliament, Haddon Donald, has died.

The highly decorated soldier from Masterton, who rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, was the highest ranking New Zealand army officer of World War II still living.

He died overnight last Monday.

Mr Donald fought in the North African and Italian campaigns and was wounded four times, the worst when he was caught by the blast of an artillery shell.

His war record included acts of outstanding bravery, especially during his time at Crete and defending Maleme airfield as commander of the 22nd Battalion.

For his service in Italy, he was awarded the Military Cross for courage, leadership and devotion to duty; the Distinguished Service Order for his leadership; and was made an Officer of the Legion of Merit (USA) for distinguished service in combat.

He was also Mentioned in Despatches twice for his gallantry – in Crete in 1941 and in Italy in 1944.

Mr Donald’s daughter, Robyn Williams, said Anzac Day was very important to her father.

“He always tried to go to a dawn parade.”

She said last year may have been the first year he was unable to attend.

“We certainly feel the poignancy of him passing away just so close to Anzac Day.” A family statement said Mr Donald was a real inspiration to his family, immediate and extended.

“He’s going to leave an enormous hole in our lives – he’s been around for so long.

“He was a very honourable man with lots of integrity and I think a lot of people respect him for all sorts of things.

“He’s had a huge effect on our family and we’ll miss him a lot.”

A citation signed by American President Harry Truman commended his bravery while serving in Italy in April and May, 1945.

“Throughout these operations Colonel Donald led his battalion with outstanding gallantry and skill, generally with the leading company during the pursuit, and showing complete disregard for his own safety.

“His example was an inspiration to all ranks.”

Masterton Returned and Services Association (RSA) president Trevor Thompson said the Wairarapa community could be proud of the highly decorated and

deeply respected veteran.

“The man who was a young lieutenant fought courageously with his men in the desert and at the battle of Crete eventually rose to command 22 Battalion, Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force.”

Mr Thompson said Mr Haddon’s wartime service to New Zealand and those who served under him would always be remembered with pride.

“The Masterton RSA extends its deepest sympathies to the family at this time.”

A Defence Force spokesman said Mr Donald was the last surviving Battalion Commander of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

“Lieutenant Colonel Donald leaves a proud legacy of service – for his family, his community, and our Defence Force.

“His actions saved the lives of many under his command. He was a Kiwi battler, and by all accounts a friendly and fearless leader who encouraged the best in those under his command.”

As well as his military service, Mr Donald was a former MP for Wairarapa, serving in the Holyoake government from 1963 to 1969.

He successfully stood for National in the Wairarapa electorate in 1963 after the retirement of Bertie Cooksley, before losing the 1969 election to Labour’s

Jack Williams.

In business, he worked for 50 years in the family firm Donald Presses Ltd, and was company chairman for 16 years.

In sport, he was five-time captain of New Zealand’s representative rifle team.

Mr Donald was born and raised in Masterton.

He retired in Taupo and returned home about four years ago.

His wife Ana (nee Beetham) died in 2014.

The last of six siblings, his brother Val died at the youngest age of 92.

His sister, Alison Hansard, lived to be 103.

Mr Donald said last year that his four children Robyn, Rhodes, Andrew and Fiona had contributed enormously to his long life, as did his lifelong love of gardening and outdoor pursuits, as well as his passion for hunting.

He is survived by his four children, 14 grandchildren, and 14 greatgrandchildren.

Lieutenant Colonel Donald was farewelled privately last week, with a public memorial service to be held on Saturday, May 5 at Copthorne Solway Park in Masterton.

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FOOTBALL GARY CAFFELL Wairarapa United are through to the second round of Capital Football’s Kelly Cup women’s football knockout competition . . . and they did it in style, Up against Stop Out at Hutt Park on Sunday Wairarapa United piled on the goals, scoring 10 without reply in a stunning first half performance and adding another three in the second to win by a massive 13-0.

It’s easy for teams to fall into bad habits when they open up a big lead but that didn’t happen and that’s a good sign for the tougher games to come.

For Wairarapa United coach Paul Ifill it was not so much the size of the winning margin which pleased him most but the way in which his players stuck to the game plan despite having put the result beyond doubt very early in proceedings.

“It’s easy for teams to fall into bad habits when they open up a big lead but that didn’t happen and that’s a good sign for the tougher games to come,” Ifill said.

With Wairarapa United having the bulk of possession and dominating territory as a consequence their front runners

Tui Dugan, impressive workrate.

were given ample opportunity to showcase their attacking skills and both Molly Whitehead and Meisha Boone took full advantage of that situation, each scoring a hattrick.

Also taking the eye were two of Wairarapa United’s younger players in right back Dylen Kingi and midfielder Tui Dugan both of whom had a high work-rate.

Impressive as the victory was however coach Ifill was reading

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little into it when it comes to rating Wairarapa United’s chances of upsetting champions Wellington United Diamonds in their W-League match in Wellington this weekend.

“They (Diamonds) have been the benchmark of women’s football in the region for a good while now and that’s going to be a whole different ball game for us,” Ifill said.

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Big victory for Dalefield men HOCKEY GARY CAFFELL Dalefield targeted a bonus point win in their Wellington premier division men’s hockey match with Kapiti at Paraparaumu on Saturday and achieved their objective with a comfortable 5-0 win.

It was a solid all-round performance by Dalefield who dominated proceedings in terms of both territory and possession although player-coach Dane Lett said their work in front of the opposing goal was not always what it might have been.

“We did waste a few prime scoring chances but, at the end of the day, the result was pretty much what we were after, so we can be happy about that.”

Lett said Dalefield went into the game knowing that Kapiti would be looking for turnovers to launch their attacks and therefore the intent was to play a controlled style of hockey which would minimise mistakes and therefore largely deprive them of that opportunity.

“We needed to play smart and I think we did, they didn’t get a lot of scoring chances and when they did we were able to hold them out.”

A feature of the Dalefield performance was the effort of three of their younger team members in Hunter Jacobsen, Oliver Bunny and Ethan Presow, all of whom impressed with their high work-rate with Jacobsen making an excellent fist of what was his first appearance at this level.

Dane Lett himself scored two of the Dalefield goals with others going to Trent Lett, Rowan Yeo and Nathan Whiteman.

The Dalefield women were also in good form in winning their Wellington premier division match against Kapiti at Paraparaumu 3-1.

For coach Michael O’Connor the most pleasing aspect of this Dalefield performance was the manner in which they held the ball for long periods, something they had been struggling to do in previous games.

“We talked about the need for

greater accuracy and patience in building our attacks and I was rapt with the improvement we showed in that regard,” he said.

Impressing O’Connor too was the manner in which his players responded to the challenge of having to play in various roles as with just the two subs there was the need to make positional changes from time to time.

“I think a few of them might have been running on empty at the end, it was a good test of their fitness and they came through really well.”

Outstanding for Dalefield was talented youngster Lauren Mahoney who was played “all over the place” at back, midfield and striker and coped magnificently while Katherine van Woerkom was her usual consistent self and the Anderson sisters, Kristy and Jenna, were always dangerous in attacking situations.

They both scored a goal from penalty corners while van Woerkom netted a penalty stroke.

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Triple century points scored RUGBY GARY CAFFELL Big winning margins were the order of the day when matches in the Wairarapa-Bush Rugby Union’s Tui Cup premier division competition continued on Saturday.

Over the four games a massive 323 points were scored with three of the four winning teams topping the half-century mark and the other being only eight points short of it.

Carterton routed Marist 81-17 in their match at Carterton with the home team’s slick backline making full use of the wealth of quality possession won by their forwards.

For the second successive weekend pacey outside back Trent Hopwood scored a hat-trick of tries for Carterton while the impressive Nick Mason managed a brace.

Other try scorers for the maroons were Chester Rothery, Brock Price, Hone Vella, Isaac Bracewell, Cheyenne Harmon, Conan Gray, Isaac Dalton and Jacko Hull while Daryl Pickering kicked four conversions and Utah Walker landed four penalty goals.

Marist did come up with three tries through Paddy Gluck, Sam Siaosi and Pua Tafa and Bon Wilson kicked a conversion.

Gladstone kept their unbeaten record intact with a 54-14 success over East Coast.

The latter were typically industrious but simply didn’t have the scoring

potential of a Gladstone side which ran in eight tries, three of them to hard-running midfielder Cameron Hayton, two to Eddie Cranston and one each to Andrew Smith, Tim Griffith and Andrew McKay. Seven conversions were added to their scoreline by Jeremy Osborne.

Tries also came thick and fast for Greytown in their encounter with Masterton Red Star at Greytown, the home side totalling 12 in all in their 74-12 success.

Matt Henderson , Tavita Isaac and AJ Manley each scored a brace with others going to Rihi Brown, Shaye Harmon, Kingi Kaiwai, Michael Te Whare, Ginn Yeats and Ray Oakley.

Moo Moo Falaniko kicked seven conversions.

The closest match of the day was between Martinborough and Eketahuna but it was, as expected, unbeaten Martinborough who called the tune, winning by 42-24.

Senior reserve scores: Carterton 36, Marist 17; Featherston 31, Martinborough 20; Gladstone 36, East Coast 10; Tuhirangi 44, Greytown 12; Puketoi 24, Eketahuna 11; Pioneer 52, Pioneer Old Boys 19.

Greytown’s Michael Te Whare on the charge against Masterton Red Star.

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Start to Wairarapa netball season delayed NETBALL

GARY CAFFELL The scheduled start to inter-club netball in Wairarapa has been delayed.

Original intentions were to kick things off this coming Saturday with grading games for primary and intermediate teams but Netball Wairarapa centre manager Sandy Biel confirmed yesterday that will no longer be the case.

Plans now are for the those matches to be played on Saturday, May 12 with grading games for senior club sides also being put back one week, from May 12 to May 19 while premier one fixtures will get underway on Friday, May 25.

Biel said the change in starting dates came after discussions with the Bring It To Colombo Trust who are overseeing the construction of new clubrooms and courts at NW’s Colombo road complex.

“There’s a lot of work going on at the moment and the trust thought a delay

Construction work at Colombo road courts.

of one week might be wise and we were happy enough to go along with it,” Biel said.

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Just how many courts will be available for regular play at Colombo road this season remains unclear but if the number

is reduced to six by the time competition proper matches commence on May 26, which seems likely, then some primary and senior games will be played at Kuranui College. However, when the other six courts are available all senior games will revert to Colombo road.

The situation is similar for premier one too with first round games to be played indoors but once the covered courts at Colombo road are ready for use all matches in the top grade will be played there.

As to the number of teams contesting premier one this season entries have already been received from the six who competed at that level last year with Biel saying that could be increased if a couple of those in the lower grade grading games were deemed worthy of promotion.

“Eight is probably seen as the optimum figure for premier one but we will wait and see what the grading games throw up before finalising the numbers for this season,” Biel said.

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