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13-22 oCToBEr 2017  kokomai.co.nz The Kokomai Creative Festival will put arts and culture centre stage across Wairarapa this October with a diverse range of events on offer from the 13th to the 22nd. The festival, which is proudly supported by Trust House and Provincial Insurance will host more than 65 events across the ÿ elds of music, theatre, dance, visual arts, ÿ lm, literature, comedy & workshops.

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opening Night Fri, 13 oct Kokomai opens with the innovative and beautiful show Valerie, supported

by GT Environmental and Woodnet, and the Aotearoa drag legends of One Night Only – both being performed at the Carterton Events Centre. Over in Martinborough,

French Canadian powerhouse trio Vishtèn are making their ÿ rst visit to New Zealand, bringing their upbeat infusion of traditional songs, built on a bedrock of driving foot percussion, ÿ ddle, piano, step dance and accordion.

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Valerie is astonishing . . . powerhouse singing, extraordinary story-telling.

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Imagine what it’s like to stay up all night!

One night Sunny Ray breaks all the rules and instead of going to sleep, stays up very, very late to party with the Magniÿ cent Moon.

An extraordinary physical performance blending contemporary clowning with theatre and circus.

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Winner of 4 Canadian East Coast Music Awards, including “Roots/Traditional Group Recording of the Year” (2016).

Jennian Homes presents Capital E’s Bloom Garden.

Is it a dinosaur, a spaceship, a chandelier, a cloud? Find out at the Kokomai Creative Festival in Greytown, Masterton and Martinborough when you and Capital E bring Bloom to life.

Bloom consists of thousands of identical pink pieces that let children and big kids connect, construct and deconstruct 3D installations with no

Martinborough 7pm, Fri 13 Oct

Meet Aotearoan drag legends Bertha the Beast, Buckwheat and Tess Tickle. These three larger-than-life characters share their story and offer a rare glimpse into the world of Auckland drag.

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13-22 oCToBEr 2017  kokomai.co.nz visual Arts FRI 13 SEES THE OPENING OF MANY OF THE VISUAL ART EXHIBITIONS

The “Uses of Enchantment” at Aratoi, takes personal objects, and their owner’s memories of them, to create an alternative gallery of portraiture and stories.

Re-Creative Wairarapa at the Clareville Bakery is a documentary photography exhibition by Carterton photographer Lucia Zanmonti.

It features stories of local creative people who up-cycle discarded materials to make beautiful, interesting new products.

A Labour Weekend, packed Full of Laughter, Tears, Dance and Wine JULIA DEANS & SJD Carterton - 7.30pm, Fri 20 Oct

Labour weekend starts with our long-time festival friend Julia Deans and new festival friend Sean James Donnelly.

Julia’s previous festival show sold out and this year she is bringing Sean along as they perform their most treasured songs.

EUROSMASH - OTTO & ASTRID Carterton - 8pm, Sat 21 Oct

Printing.com at The Sign Factory present Otto and Astrid: EUROSMASH. Otto & Astrid are Berlin’s (self-appointed) Prince and Princess of Art Rock and Europop.

They are super musicians and unparalleled performers of stellar proportions - gigantic and explosive.

Fans of Spinal Tap and Flight of the Conchords, say ‘Hallo!’ to your new favourite band!

Digital Art – Susan Cleaver uses digital photography to design colourful kaleidoscopes and ° oating imaginary forms of Nature, displayed through Fine Art and Textiles. Susan will be exhibiting at the Greytown Town Hall.

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We’ve already sold out 2 events with more hot on their heels so don’t wait to buy your tickets.

As well as the shows featured here, we have ÿ lm, more music, readers and writers, food and wine and workshops. The 10 days are packed full of something for everyone. The best place to get all your festival information is: www.kokomai.co.nz or facebook/kokomaicreativefestival.

Urlar presents The Wine Project.

You’ve got enough time before Otto and Astrid to pop to Featherston’s ANZAC Hall to see the Wine Project.

Following a sell-out season in Edinburgh and the New Zealand Festival scene, Java Dance Company captures audiences with dance theatre that clambers into your senses.

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Journey home inspires opera EMILY NORMAN It was 2007 when vivid dreams of Aotearoa’s landscapes began calling Holly Winterwood home.

She had never been to New Zealand, but she knew it was where she belonged.

Now based in Greytown with her husband Zac, she has used her journey into her own Maoridom as inspiration to write Paeakau, The Opera, which she stars in.

Holly had been studying music in England when the dreams began.

“It was really bizarre. Every night I just dreamed about all of these landscapes, but I’d never been to New Zealand.”

Holly followed her dreams and went to New Zealand with her mum after she graduated where she discovered her ties to iwi in the East Coast and Bay of Plenty areas.

“My mum’s family had moved from New Zealand to Australia when she was like 7 or 8 years old.

“We grew up in Australia and I didn’t come here until I was 25.”

“That has been a big journey for me.”

Holly, who is classically trained in opera, said after her first trip to New Zealand, her singing changed.

“It was weird. The sound of it changed.

“For the first time, I felt that it wasn’t just me singing – that I actually had like a base of people supporting me.”

When she met her East Coast whanau she said they were “so embracing of me as a singer”.

“They wanted me to sing opera at the Marae.

“I felt like I was discovering who I was and where I came from.

“That was a big moment for me – it’s like I actually have a history of music and a history of song.”

Holly met Zac in Melbourne in 2012, and the pair moved to Greytown in 2015.

Holly and Zac Winterwood of Greytown.

“We feel like New Zealand is home,” Holly said.

“We’d come over here and then go back to Melbourne and we could never last six months without coming back.”

Unlike Holly, Zac’s music style is experimental, but the two have bonded over folk and experimental genres under two guises - Silver Lillies, acoustic atmospheric

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folk, and Otamo, ambient soundscapes.

They decided to write Paeakau, The Opera last January after inspiration flooded into Holly’s mind while on an East Coast road trip.

The opera is a unique combination of classical voice, traditional Maori singing, and Te Reo Maori and English narration to an electric guitar and taonga puoro

soundscape.

It tells the story of a young woman’s journey to her own Maoridom, and to her powerful destiny, forged centuries before her birth.

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Squeezing pennies Piece of mind

Emily Norman

It’s funny how much of a scrooge you become when you start house hunting.

I’m proud to say that, as a compulsive spender, I haven’t touched my bank card since Friday.

Does this make me a changed woman or am I jumping the gun here?

Seriously though, it’s getting increasingly harder for first home-buyers to break into the market, and every dollar counts when trying to drum up a deposit.

When I first moved here in 2015 you could grab a doer upper in Masterton for a sweet $150k or less, or even snatch up a nice place to rent for far less than $200 a week.

Boy, have times changed.

Rents have skyrocketed, and the cheap doer uppers were grabbed by other lucky punters way back then, and are reappearing on the market for questionably higher asking prices.

Now, the only doer uppers left to buy would cost too much for a first home buyer to even begin renovating affordably.

So here I am, squeezing every penny to hopefully catch the last train into home ownership before it becomes out of reach.

It doesn’t take long to find where I could have been making savings all this time.

Take a look at this figure: $2481.93.

That is the sum of money I have spent on fast food in the past year.

Does that make me a bad person? Probably not.

But it certainly doesn’t make me a rich person, or a healthy person.

Since actively looking for a place to call home I’ve kept a close watch on every cent that goes out of my accounts.

I’ve stopped buying clothes, stopped buying shoes, makeup, hair products, muffins from the shops, everything has been put to a halt.

I’ve even found a spare hour each day that I didn’t think I had to prepare homemade food and packed lunches.

Not only am I doing good by my bank account, but I’m doing good by my body.

Stopping all the sneaky fast food purchases has given me a lot more energy, and that energy goes back into baking or spending time with family which again gives me more energy.

It’s like a cycle of goodness I never knew existed. All because I’m trying to save money.

It’s the little things that make a huge difference in your lifestyle, and the little savings that make a huge difference to your bank statement.

As my dad would say, a dollar saved is a dollar earned.

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A line up of the cool cars visiting Douglas Park School.

Cool rides at DPS CHELSEA BOYLE

A police car, a Ford Focus RS, a Ford Mustang GT and a Dodge Challenger Hellcat were among the line-up of cool cars pulling up at Douglas Park School on Friday.

As a part of a fundraiser for the school a ‘Ride Raffle’ had given people a chance to win a ride to school in something a bit different from an everyday school bus.

Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson was one of the drivers making sure the pupils made it to school on time.

She drove one of the pupils to school in her Morris Minor.

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Principal Gareth Sinton said there was a huge variety of cars on show from old vintage ones all the way to a brand-new range rover.

The fundraiser had gone down well with the pupils.

“You couldn’t wipe the smiles off their faces,” Mr Sinton said. “They loved it.”

The whole school stood out on the deck like a big parade and waved as the winners of the raffle pulled up, he said “They had their little moment to shine.”

A sausage sizzle complete with bacon butties helped add to the funds raised for the school.

The event was organised by the Friends of Douglas Park School.

Clarification

A story in last week’s Wairarapa Midweek titled “Holocaust in colour” referred to a “Polish ghetto”.

A more accurate term would be “a ghetto in German-occupied Poland”.

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EMILY NORMAN Gone are the days of waiting years on end for an invention to be finetuned and prototyped.

With a 3D printer, parts can be manufactured overnight.

This is exactly what John Hart of Fab Lab Masterton has been doing to bring the idea of a water testing device to the real world.

A game-changer solution to New Zealand’s freshwater emergency, the RiverWatch Water Sensor is heading towards commercial market production.

The invention is the brainchild of Wairarapa farmer Grant Muir, a device he and biologist son James developed in conjunction with Victoria University.

And it is Mr Hart who is helping the invention reach the stage of commercial production.

In the UCOL home of Fab Lab, anyone visiting can see the evolution of the RiverWatch prototype.

“There are lots and lots of versions of the case,” Mr Hart said.

“It shows you the evolution because there was a lot of concept testing, making sure we had parts that fit together, that sort of thing.”

The device has a cage on the bottom, and all the sensors poke out through the bottom of the unit.

These sensors test many water quality parameters to help determine freshwater health, including temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH level, turbidity, and conductivity.

“The idea of this unit is you can add more sensors over time as they become

John Hart of Masterton’s Fab Lab with his 3D printed River Watch prototype.

available,” Mr Hart said.

“At the moment, the options are to take a container out of the water and take it to a lab and they do all the testing for you.

“There are some in-the-field testers, but they tend to be single-use and they’re quite expensive.”

RiverWatch would sit in the river unattended, recording data onto a data card every 15 minutes.

The data can then be received via wifi.

“All the parts of the prototype had to be

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3D printed because you couldn’t buy them off the shelf,” Mr Hart said.

“But you also couldn’t go to a factory and say, I want one, or even 100.

“They’d say, we want 10,000 or go away.

“So, 3D printing and rapid prototyping is the way to do it.

Mr Hart said it was for this purpose that Fab Lab Masterton was established.

“It’s a really good example of what the Fab Lab is trying to do in terms of

fostering innovation and helping local businesses to do new things.”

“We’d love to enable people with ideas to make these things real.”

A Pledge Me fundraising page has been set up for RiverWatch, and the first Milestone of $50,000 was met at the end of last month to embark on Beta Testing.

Pledged funds would be used to build 10 RiverWatch water sensors that would be sent to selected beta testers throughout New Zealand.

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Dramatic soprano Holly Winterwood.

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“When this story came to me, we were driving around the East Coast, so I got out my phone and recorded it all in my notes because I didn’t have pen and paper. I had the three acts, everything.

“When we left the coast, I forgot it, so it was lucky I had my phone.”

Holly’s mother, Michele Hawkins helped write the script of the opera as part of a fellowship at New Zealand Pacific Studio, and a sneak preview of the first Act was performed at Aratoi last year.

The role of Paeakau will be performed

by Holly, and she will be joined by the recorded voices of prominent New Zealand artists Rawiri Paratene as The Narrator and Whirimako Black as The Ancestress, Whaiora.

Paeakau, The Opera will debut on

Saturday October 14 at Aratoi Museum of Art and History as part of the Kokomai Creative Festival.

“I discovered my ties in 2007 in October, so it’s a 10-year anniversary that we’ll be debuting the opera, and it will be the first production we have put on ourselves,” Holly said.

“We’ve led the set design, costume design, lighting design, all these behindthe-scenes stuff we’ve never done before.

“The first vision was that we wanted to be able to perform this opera anywhere in New Zealand with just the two of us.

“We want the flexibility and capability to take it into remote communities, onto the Marae, all over New Zealand.

“It’s important to expose Paeakau’s story to people of all backgrounds.”

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Sayings inspire scarecrows

More than 40 scarecrows line the fence of Gladstone School – the largest crop principal Margaret Hyslop has ever seen.

The children were busy on Thursday morning creating the straw men and women, all depicting a theme relating to classic sayings.

Covering their bases, pupils took inspiration from sayings such as “you snooze, you lose”, “don’t count your chickens before they hatch”, “caught redhanded”, and “head over heels”, among others for their designs.

Mrs Hyslop said it was a fantastic morning with parents and children making the scarecrows in preparation for the Scarecrow Fair, the school’s biggest earner

for the year.

“Last year we made more than $20,000,” she said.

“And we’re looking to do that again.

“All of this year’s money will go towards a new car park for the school, which we desperately need.”

She said the record number of scarecrows could be put down to the fact that the school roll was on the rise.

“We probably have 20 more children now than we did this time last year.

“It keeps us as a sustainable six-teacher school with that growing roll, and we’re nudging up to our seventh one.”

The Scarecrow Fair is to be held on November 4.

“Fall head over heels”, created by Year 2 pupils Milo Wildy, Phoebe James, Hugo Tomlin, Sam Tosswill.

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“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch”, created by Year 2 pupils Lelia Everton, Sophie Beetham, Olivia Orsborn, Thomas Herrick, and Patrick Quirke.

“Pushing up daisies”.

Gladstone School’s new batch of scarecrows.

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Mobile health clinic in works EMILY NORMAN

A Tranzit bus is set to undergo a medical makeover in order to become a mobile health clinic for the people of Rarotonga.

The Masterton South Rotary project has been in the works for many months now and is hoped to take shape shortly, once funds are all lined up.

The decked-out bus will provide basic health services to the people of Rarotonga in a modern way that will supplement or replace existing clinics.

Retired doctor Rob Irwin is working with fellow Rotarians David Baker, and Paul Snelgrove to bring the project to light.

“It’s been a major project that has been occupying us for at least six months, but we’re getting there.”

He said it would be a “first” for the Cook Islands, whose health ministry had expressed the need for upgraded health clinics in Rarotonga.

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Carterton Central Lions Club collected for the Cancer Society, two members attended the Charter of Wairarapa Ruamahanga Lions Club and four members enjoyed the Operatunity Show. A “Cuppa for a Cause” was held with members bringing a friend, a favourite cup and piece of jewellery, and gold coin

donation for Alzheimer’s. A small group of Carterton Lions Club members spent a few hours planting and weed spraying around the carpark recently at Carters Reserve.

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Masterton Host Waipoua Lions Club hosted the Wairarapa Colleges’ Music Awards that were held at Wairarapa College this year on September15. This event has been supported by the club for many years. Again, the talent of the contestants was impressive. Winners were: Amplified – Daniel Lelievre (Wairarapa College); Piano – William Taber (Kuranui College); Vocal – Briana Cooke (St Matthew’s Collegiate); Instrumental – Bryon Bunny (Wairarapa College). Judges/ adjudicators were Maryanne Evers and Thomas Nikora.

Greytown Lioness Club hosted 13 Lioness Clubs from around New Zealand at the annual Lioness Fun Forum in September with more than 90 delegates enjoying the weekend. District Governor Rex Bullard visited the club for their dinner meeting and shared his goals for the year. The Club will hold a Garden Ramble in November to raise funds to assist the Greytown Little Theatre with their new building plans.

Featherston Lioness Club members attended a very enjoyable Lioness Forum held in Greytown. One of the highlights of the weekend was the Sunday inspirational guest speaker Dr Anne Hayden. Three of our members recently attended an evening in Masterton to hear from the Malaghan Institute. Members have collected for the Arthritis Foundation and will be collecting for the Blind Appeal and Pink Ribbon Appeal as well. Members catered for the Veteran cyclists and “New to Featherston” afternoon tea.

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Sleep easy pricing:

A wake-up call on fake discounts Finding your perfect bed should be a dream. But often, it’s a lot of tossing and turning. There’s so much choice, for starters. Different brands, different models, different materials – even the price tags are hard to get your head around.

Why are half the beds in any given store 50% off?

Why does ‘limited time only’ seem to mean six months in a row?

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Cycling not for faint-hearted It’s Only Me

Graeme Burnard

I rode a bike once. As far as the letter box.

Then I had to have a lie down.

Not for me. Nasty! Nasty!

Last week I saw a young couple on bikes between Greytown and Featherston.

Heads down, large packs on their backs, bags hanging over their back wheels battling into strong wind and heavy showers and I thought, what is the point?

You are not looking at anything except the white line on the side of the road which will be no different to the one at home and you probably haven’t spoken to each other for hours.

Your bum is sore, your legs are aching, you are cold and wet and the next quarter pounder combo with large fries is 40km away over a bit of a hill that you don’t know about yet.

And this is your annual holiday.

Even worse, last year we were coming home from Levin and were travelling through the Mount Bruce area.

It was a Sunday night around 7pm, dark, torrential rain and we were the first car in a long line of traffic following a sheep truck.

Out of the darkness we saw two cyclists battling the conditions.

As the truck went past they were drenched with spray and as we went past I noticed with horror, a small infant strapped to the handle bars of one of the bikes with little legs dangling over either side of the front wheel.

Cycle tours are a popular mode of holiday travel.

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We couldn’t stop because of the traffic but I was so concerned about the situation we called into the Masterton Police station (in the good old days when it was open in the evenings).

We were told that a patrol car would go and investigate.

I never heard anything more but I hope they were rescued and told off for endangering their child.

I have visions of the poor kid needing

counselling when their nutty parents buy them their first bike!

But how is this for even nuttier.

Australian, Andrew Hellinga holds the world record for riding a bike backwards.

Between the October 7 and 8 2013 he rode 337.6km.

And an Italian rider holds the record for the deepest cycling underwater.

He managed a depth of 66.5m.

Does that mean he would need a 67m

long snorkel?

And let’s raise a cheer to 102-year-old Frenchman Robert Marchand who holds the record for the oldest Dude to cycle the farthest in a velodrome.

In January 2014, he rode 26.9km in just one hour.

My grandmother at the age of 93 decided to ride 5km a day on an old bike.

The last anyone heard from her she was somewhere near Turangi!

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GARDEN

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BLUEBERRIES

DOUG’S TIPS • As soon as the frosts are over is a good time to prune fuchsias. Prune back of one-third. Feed with a high potash mix.

• Continue planting potatoes.

• If you haven’t top-dressed the tomato patch, do it now. Use a high potash based mix.

• Caterpillars will soon start to become a problem so clear away weeds that harbour these pests.

• Feed citrus trees this month with a good citrus and fruit tree fertiliser.

Spread out to the drip line of the tree and water well after applying.

• Plant up hanging baskets and pots - remember to add in some Saturaid, to enable easier and less frequent watering through the summer.

• Now is a good time to install a home irrigation system before the warmer weather arrives.

WITH

Blueberries are not just wonderful for eating, they are also a fabulous idea for hedging, mixed planting or pots.

They have delicate white or pink spring ˜ owers, the summer fruit is attractive and the autumn foliage adds striking colour to the garden. Blueberries are the queen of the berry fruit as they have no thorns, are not invasive, need no support or spraying. They are easy to pick and keep well.

Blueberries can be grown in the home garden anywhere in New Zealand.

As well as culinary use the blueberry has many landscape uses including hedging and for use in mixed planting.

Blueberries can get to over two metres tall – plant one metre apart.

They have delicate white or pink spring ˜ owers followed by blue fruit.

If you leave the berries on the bush for seven to ten days after the berries turn blue, the ˜ avour will be more intense.

The fruits can be used in cooking or eaten fresh.

VARIETIES Blueberries are classiÿ ed into three major commercial types according to their stature: 1) Rabbiteye - the tallest; 2) Highbush - intermediate size and the most common, it includes southern highbush and northern highbush; and 3) Lowbush - smallest in size. Blueberry types di˛ er also by way of their winter chilling requirement, fruiting season, deciduous or evergreen habit; thus it is important for growers to select species that are suited to their particular

climate.

In New Zealand most blueberry production is based on Highbush and Rabbiteye varieties. Highbush blueberry varieties include southern highbush which require a low to moderate amount of winter chilling, and northern highbush require a high winter chilling. Rabbiteye varieties require a moderate amount of chilling.

Rabbiteye blueberries can be grown in

most localities, but require temperatures of 20-25 degrees C in late summer to fully ripen the berries.

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can easily be achieved by adding some peat (or even some sulphur) into the planting hole or container. (Most NZ soils have a pH of around 6. To check your soil we have easy to use testing kits available).

WATERING Water is vital for the full development of your berries which swell rapidly in the last two weeks of ripening. Lack of water can mean undersized berries and a poor crop.

PRUNING Knowing how to prune blueberries is quite important because fruit is borne on last season’s wood, and the most vigorous wood bears the largest fruit. Minimal pruning consists of the removal of dead or damaged wood and any weak growth. Remove some of the oldest branches after four to ÿ ve years to encourage new growth. Light pruning is possible year round; winter is the best time for heavy pruning.

DID YOU KNOW? It’s only in the past 20 years or so that blueberries have made a POLLINATION welcome addition to our gardens here in Most blueberries are at least partially NZ. They originated from North America self-fertile but will produce bigger and where they were used for medicine and more consistent crops if cross-pollinated. dye as well as eating. They were used to Planting a combination of varieties of soothe coughs; dried berries were added the same family (eg, Rabbiteye) will to soups and stews and rubbed into ensure good cross-pollination. meat to help preserve it. Blueberries also have the highest antioxidant SOIL REQUIREMENTS properties of all fresh fruit – that’s just It is important that the soil is prepared another reason why you should grow prior to planting. Blueberries need an acidic soil with a pH of around 4.5. This your own blueberries.

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Bonding over greener bags Jenny Gasson enjoyed using the bright pink Boomerang Bag.

EMILY NORMAN Carterton people have banded together to make shopping greener in their town.

A group of about 100 residents have made more than 1300 reusable bags in the few months they have been on board the Boomerang Bag bandwagon, a concept which hopes to reduce the use of plastic bags in supermarkets.

Lucia Zanmonti said the project had involved people from all ages and backgrounds.

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bags for lining their rubbish bins and someone else to use.

There are other groups around for picking up dog poo”.

Wairarapa introducing Boomerang “So, we talked about how you Bags to their communities. can line your rubbish bin with “Every community finds their newspaper, and how you need to own formula which works best for use special council poo bags for them,” she said. your dogs that break down.

“The whole thing is to try “It felt like we managed to educate people to not use to let people know their plastic bags – to remember alternatives to plastic bags.” to have their bags on them.

The project had also “But we’re all human and benefitted those behind the sometimes we forget.”

Odette said when they scenes, she said. first introduced the bags to “It’s a great project New World in Carterton, for people who are in a “some people were really transitioning season in their positive and excited, and lives to get involved and create other people were adamant Carterton’s “Bought to these bags and meet new that they really liked plastic Support” bags. people and socialise.”

Along with Boomerang Bags, the Carterton team are set to launch “Bought to Support” bags – ones that people can buy and keep.

“We have found some people are really emotionally attached to their bags.

“We’ve started making them already and we promote them on our website, and have had a day at the supermarket promoting them.

“They are beautiful fabrics and much sturdier too.”

The Carterton Boomerang Bags are distributed exclusively at New World, but Odette hopes to “roll out to other places”.

“I think one day we’ll reach critical mass where we won’t need any more plastic bags.”

People of all ages are involved with making the fabric kits during working bees at South End School.

The group meets each month at the South End School to make up fabric kits which are then distributed to residents to sew up, creating the final product.

“We use recycled fabrics, and in that way the benefits are two-fold: not using plastic, but also, using something that would otherwise end up in landfill.

“People are trying to reduce their waste, but we need to create awareness and have community action.

“This is not something that can’t be done from above.

“It has to be from the ground up.”

Odette Rowe, also heavily involved with the Carterton project said the whole concept of Boomerang Bags was to give people a green option when shopping if they didn’t have their own reusable bag on them.

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HEALTH

MATTERS

WANT HELP WITH YOUR HEALTH?

Stress less this exam season

The end of the study year is just around the corner, bringing with it additional stress and anxiety.

A bit of stress can be a good thing as it can motivate you to focus and work harder. But exams can make stress levels get out of hand, which can stop you from performing at your best.

If you’ve got concerns about your health, there are a number of local, confidential services that can help.

Here are some tips to help manage stress and keep you in top form: n Plan it – plan a study routine to help you stay on task and avoid last minute cramming. n Take a break – schedule breaks in your study schedule to keep your mind fresh. Do something you enjoy to recharge your energy levels. n Fuel your brain – eat well and avoid too much caffeine or sugar to keep your body and brain study-fit. n Get active – research shows that exercise can boost your memory and brain power. Even a 10 minute walk can help reduce stress buildup and re-energise you.

n Use an app – there are lots of apps available that can help with study techniques and managing stress levels. n Get support – talk to a friend, family member or guidance counsellor if you’re feeling overwhelmed or particularly stressed, or visit thelowdown.co.nz.

n Park the phone – put your phone in another room to prevent possible distractions and avoid studying while watching TV. n Get enough sleep – wind down before sleep and avoid revising in bed.

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Leaving school – what’s next?

If you’re feeling stuck about what to do when you finish school, talk to your careers advisor or guidance counsellor. You can also visit careers.govt.nz or winz.govt.nz for advice and tips including information about study courses, CV preparation and job interview skills.

FEELING UNWELL OR INJURED?

Where should I be?

Contact your family doctor first – they know you and the care you need.

Call Healthline 0800 611 116 – for free medical advice 24 hours a day.

Emergency Care

n Your family doctor or medical centre nurse is a good place to start for health or wellbeing advice. n Youth Kinex is a free health clinic for locals aged 12-24 years. The clinic is open Mondays and Thursdays from 2-5pm at 392 Queen Street in Masterton. n There are school-based nurses at Wairarapa, Kuranui and Makoura colleges. n To Be Heard is a free service for anxiety and mild depression. Ask your doctor about the service or call 06 370 8055.

Ask a pharmacist – they are a good source of information.

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There’s no man in the moon Nick Sault Sky Watch

This week the moon takes over the sky, as it is full on Friday October 6.

So, with reduced starriness I thought we could talk about the moon, and I can offer some facts you may not know.

Firstly, there is that astronomical coincidence that makes the moon look the same size as the sun, thus creating those amazing but rare solar eclipses.

This happens because the sun is 400 times the diameter of the moon, but also 400 times as far away.

Let’s not get spiritual about it, but it’s a heck of a coincidence.

In real terms, the sun is 64 million times larger in volume than the moon – like a beach ball to a poppy seed.

Then there’s that anomaly about the moon and the sun looking bigger when they are rising.

It is pure illusion, due to you seeing them against familiar distant objects.

We say, “look at that huge moon rising”, but how big does it look really?

Try measuring with thumb and forefinger and you will find that it is tiny – just a couple of millimetres (please don’t do it with the sun).

We also gasp at the brilliance of the full moon.

In fact, the moon only reflects a seventh

of the light that hits it.

Thank our star the sun for making the moon look so silvery.

Also, we view the full moon at its brightest when the evening is at its darkest and our pupils are wide open.

When you see the moon in daylight it presents a much sadder image.

The Apollo astronauts described the moon’s surface as dark grey and established that it is made mostly of the same stuff as Earth’s crust.

Its overall density is far less than Earth, due to its lack of an iron core, and this explains its lack of magnetism.

The moon being made of Earth crustal matter has led scientists to theorise that in the early days of the Solar System, a passing body the size of Mars ripped off great chunks of Earth’s crust.

Then over millions of years, gravity pulled the chunks together to make a spherical moon.

Lastly, there is no man in the moon.

Seen from the northern hemisphere, the dark areas on the moon, called Mares, are at the top of the disc and with much imagination make a face.

The first thing I noticed when I came to New Zealand from UK, is that the moon is upside down and hence it has no face.

Up next: we will look at an upsidedown hunter in our sky.

• Nick Sault is a technical writer by profession, but with a lifelong passion for astronomy, he puts aside his day job occasionally to present to readers the wonders of the night sky that can be seen without the aid of expensive equipment.

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WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU CALLED IN TO

MILLS BROS? Here’s an update on what’s going on.

CLEARANCE

HOME DÉCOR: A new arrival are these Valencia Urns, standing at 118cm they are certainly a “statement piece” to say the least!

If you’re driving past the store look out for them in the front window.

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The Tree of Life wall hangings are back in stock and available in both Tree of Life - Large large and small sizes.

These are hugely popular so get in quick while stocks last.

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With new stock arriving all the time we are having to clear some aged stock. We have a good selection of home décor products reduced in price by 50%. If you’re looking for a gift or something for yourself call in today and grab yourself a bargain.

Dozens of items now half price

After attending the Gift Fair recently in Auckland both Mills Bros stores have new products arriving and already on display.

Pop in and see if there’s something for you.

BED CENTRE: If you’ve been in to our Masterton branch lately you might have noticed the new and improved bedroom area in the Bed Centre. A few renovations have vastly improved this area and the displays are private and give customers a chance to envisage the suites on display in their own homes. We are also offering fantastic package deals on bedroom suites and have some of our top selling beds in place to try also.

Beautyrest are upgrading the World Class Barbados model which means we need to clear our current floor stock to make room for the new models.

The Masterton branch are offering a huge 60% OFF floor model bed sets. Stock is very limited.

The Stockman bedroom furniture is a new product for the Masterton branch. We are offering excellent package deals on this product with a 4 piece suite from as low as $1148. If it’s just drawers you need you can take advantage of our “Buy one get the next half price”.

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LOUNGE: Both our Pahiatua and Masterton branches now stock the Magnussen range of lounge suites. These quality suites feature down seat cushions and come with throw cushions. Call in to either branch to view.

Our leather sale continues through October.

This offer is 30% off all leather covered products including Lazboy, Garry Masters, IMG, Violino. We guarantee the quality of the leather we sell. This sale covers a range of products from sofas, chaise suites and recliners.

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DINING:

PAHIATUA:

Mills Bros stock a large range of dining chairs that can be purchased separately or as part of a package.

Most will have a selection of colours and we have swatches available in store.

With all the options available it allows customers to think outside the box and try something a little different.

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Dining options have vastly increased, no longer is the standard 7 piece suite the only choice. Most tables can be purchased separately and come in a number of sizes. Seating arrangements at the table are changing also like the Oliver Table which sits 3 down each side.

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Advocacy for financial hardship WAIRARAPA We are lucky to have help close at hand in Wairarapa for those needing guidance while on a benefit, those in financial hardship, or those who need help to access social services.

Advocacy support is available.

An advocate defends and safeguards someone’s rights to ensure their views and wishes are genuinely considered when decisions are being made about their lives.

An advocate can help someone to have their voice heard with an agency and provides support through a difficult time.

Connecting Communities Wairarapa (CCW) at 41 Perry St, Masterton (next door to our Citizen’s Advice Bureau) offers a range of social support and community services including: • Building Financial Capabilities is a free budgeting service for individuals, family and whanau who are experiencing financial hardship. The team of volunteer mentors support people one-on-one to develop a budget, set monetary goals and create an action plan for financial independence. They work alongside clients in their home or from the Connecting Communities office. To find out more contact Glenda Seville on 06 377 3115, or email glenda@ connectingcommunities.org.nz • SuperGrans Wairarapa is a free social support service that helps families and individuals who may need assistance to improve their quality of life.

SuperGrans motto is helping people to help themselves. By sharing practical experience and knowledge, SuperGrans mentors work with people one-on-one in their homes to develop a range of life skills. Some of these include nutritious and low-cost family cooking, growing food, shopping more economically, home routines, home repairs and living sustainably. SuperGrans mentors also run group workshops for people wanting to develop new skills. If you would like help from SuperGrans, contact Glenda Seville on 06 377 3115 or email coordinator@supergransmstn.co.nz • Community Development – the purpose of Connecting Communities Wairarapa (CCW) is to co-ordinate community based activities that enable community and social well-being. Through neighbourhood planning, communities come together to create and achieve locally owned visions and goals. Contact Sandy Ryan, Team Leader Community Development on 06 378 8900 or sandy@connectingcommunities.org.nz • Strengthening Families – a Family/ Whanau centred, structured, early intervention process to help cope with life’s challenges when help is required from multiple agencies. All agencies are brought together that have a part to play in helping the family/whanau achieve the outcome they are looking for. Contact Judi on 378 8900 or strengtheningfamilies@ connectingcommunities.org.nz

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KITTYCAT REHOMING Mister, pictured here doing his best Fu Manchu impression, is a very handsome 3-year-old tabby boy.

He departed ways with his last owner as he wasn’t keen on the new baby.

Mister loves the outdoors and is a good hunter.

He likes other cats and gets on well with dogs. He is affectionate and smoochy – but on his own terms.

Could you win this boy around? Mister would suit a quiet home or one with older children.

Mister is desexed, vaccinated, FIV tested and microchipped. His adoption fee is $80.

If you are interested in Mister call Lee at KittyCat Rehoming on 021 0843 8935 or email kittycatrehoming@gmail.com • KittyCat Rehoming Wairarapa is a nonprofit initiative that works to find loving

homes for stray and abandoned cats and assists owners in difficult circumstances to rehome their cats. Visit their Facebook page KittyCat Rehoming Wairarapa

Volunteers needed to deliver ˜ yers KittyCat Rehoming Wairarapa needs volunteers to letterbox drop flyers.

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We are looking for people who might occasionally be happy to help us distribute the flyers. If you’d like to help call Lee on 021 0843 8935 or email kittycatrehoming@gmail.com • Visit their Facebook page KittyCat Rehoming Wairarapa

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ARATOI

KEEPERS

Patu pounamu In 1898, Hamuera Tamahau Mahupuku presented this mere to Alfred Henry Miles at Papawai Marae.

The Miles family returned it on September 1, 2017, gifting it to the iwi and Aratoi, where the patu pounamu is now on public display and will be held in the Collection.

It’s the little things Heart of Arts volunteers Dra McKay and Doreen Finlay holding up some of the little artworks in the exhibition.

EMILY NORMAN It’s the little things in life that go a long way.

And Heart of Arts in Carterton will be cashing in on this concept as a fundraiser next week, showcasing more than 150 little artworks for a cash and carry art exhibition.

Dubbed the “little canvas challenge”, artists around Wairarapa and further afield were given the challenge to fill a 10x10cm canvas with their work, using any media they saw fit including paints, textiles, and objects.

Heart of Arts volunteer Dra McKay said it was not only an opportunity to collect funds for the gallery and keep it running, but also an opportunity to enhance

people’s creative wellness.

“The brief for the artworks was all mediums, all themes,” she said.

“The only thing was if they gave the work back to us, it was fully ours to sell.

“All proceeds come back to the gallery.

“In a way, we’re asking our artists to get creative to help this place run.”

The opening night is next Tuesday, October 10 at 5.30pm at Heart of Arts in Carterton, and whatever is not sold on the night will comprise the running exhibition until October 25.

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Artist and volunteer Doreen Finlay said it was a challenge for her to create an artwork for the exhibition because she was used to painting on much bigger canvases.

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Taratahi’s latest “try before you buy” residential taster course in Wairarapa has filled up faster than ever before.

And a significant shift in gender balance has also come about, with girls dominating the course.

Sixty-five young people keen on a career in the primary sector, will descend on the Wairarapa Campus on Sunday October 8.

Taratahi Wairarapa regional manager, Simon Bailey said it was the quickest the course had filled up and the largest number of students inw many years.

“They are coming from all points of the compass.

“It’s really exciting to see the popularity of the taster programme which gives students an authentic on farm experience where they can try their hand at a number of aspects of dairying, sheep and beef,

equine and apiculture.”

“This course is so popular that we have put people on a waiting list or signed them up for the December taster, or offered them the opportunity to do the Telford taster programme starting on October 3 in South Otago.

“They only have a few places left as well.”

Telford’s education business was transferred to Taratahi last month.

“The primary sector industry and in particular Taratahi have worked hard to get students to consider primary sector careers and the demand for this course shows that we are having considerable success in getting students to consider the many careers on offer in the Primary sector,” Mr Bailey said.

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jobs on farms, some will opt to extend their education while others will end up in agribusiness or advisory roles for a number of supporting industries.”

“The primary sector is in need of welltrained work ready graduates and the courses popularity is a testament to the reputation of the taster programmes.”

“There is also a significant shift in the gender balance with girls dominating the course and more than 20 percent of the students come from urban backgrounds.”

“We have a pretty high conversion rate from our tasters so we are expecting a good number of them will enrol for our 2018 programmes.”

One-day taster programmes are also offered around the country at the various Taratahi campuses.

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New training courses offered Hoping to meet the region-wide demand for fencing and pasture management expertise, Wairarapa’s Taratahi Agriculture Training Centre is now offering two new programmes.

Taratahi Wairarapa Regional manager Simon Bailey said both programmes take between three and eight months to complete and will have graduates ready for work.

“We are working with the industry and government to work out where we can have the greatest benefit in providing courses that match sector needs.

“These two programmes are being offered as a direct response to the primary sector for graduates with work ready skills in these two disciplines,” he said.

“The graduates from this programme will come out with a good range of new skills which will see them well placed to secure employment... our graduates will also learn how to operate a range of equipment including chainsaws and quadbikes and how to build stockyards.”

The Rural Fencing programme will take 32 weeks to complete, and the Pastures for Farming 13 weeks.

Mr Bailey is expecting high demand for these programmes and urges prospective students to enrol early.

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Making a difference ANDREW HOGGARD, FEDERATED FARMERS CLIMATE CHANGE SPOKESMAN

Farmers know that global warming is real; after all, they’re at the brunt of the climate change that greenhouse gas increases appear to be fomenting.

But in terms of the farm animal emissions component of the issue, our most pragmatic and effective response lies in accelerating research and fast adoption of best practice, not new taxes.

Thanks to $20 million of annual funding from Government and agriculture sector groups, Kiwi scientists are conducting world-leading research on how to cut methane and nitrous oxide emissions from farmed animals. It’s been said that reducing these gases can buy us time to deal with the major global warming culprit – the carbon dioxide from transport, industry and power generation.

Earlier this month at a DairyNZ seminar in Palmerston North, 120 farmers and rural professionals were told of

successes to date.

Sheep variants with smaller rumens have been measured emitting up to 10 per cent less methane.

Feeding livestock on higher mixes of forage rape and fodder beet vs all grass diets can reduce their emissions by 20-30 per cent. Even more promising are lab trials of methane inhibitors and vaccines (30 per cent or more cuts to burped methane), which will need another 5-7 years of stringent field trials, then testing to ensure no residue affects the meat and milk we consume.

Farmers will adopt proven practices and technologies. Kiwi farmers are among the most efficient producers of dairy nutrition on the planet.

It has been calculated that if the milk produced in other parts of the world could be produced at the same carbon efficiency as NZ’s, it would be possible to produce 1.8 trillion litres of milk with a global carbon footprint less than that of the 800 billion litres produced today.

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Greens leader James Shaw this week said cutting our national herds by 35 per cent is needed.

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Some secrets of good silage Pasture silage is an important source of supplementary feed on New Zealand dairy farms.

The better the silage’s quality, the higher the milksolids (MS) production and body condition score (BCS) gain in cows.

Senior scientist, farms systems, Kevin Macdonald and DairyNZ principal scientist, animal science, John Roche, set out fundamentals to making great silage.

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Pasture silage is a major source of supplementary feed on New Zealand dairy farms.

Making high quality pasture silage should not be difficult, but it must be viewed as an investment in supplementary feed, rather than just a necessity to manage pasture.

New Zealand experimental results indicate that increasing silage quality by 2.3 MJ ME/kg DM increased MS production by 13, 17 and 41 percent in spring, summer and autumn, respectively. Higher quality feed will also increase BCS gain/kg DM eaten.

Making of silage should only be

done from a true surplus and the objective is to preserve as many of the original nutrients as possible. In practice, however, silage is often not made at the optimal time, and little attention paid to the silage-making process.

RUBBISH IN, RUBBISH OUT

The pasture you put into a stack cannot improve in quality.

Therefore, it is important to ensure that the pasture to be ensiled is as high quality as possible and that the pasture has a high ryegrass/clover composition.

The drive for higher silage yields/ ha to reduce the cost/t DM of making pit or stack silage has often been used as an excuse for ensiling “overgrown” pasture (ie pasture that has been growing for too long since its last grazing).

New Zealand data indicates that pasture quality does not decline between 10 to 40 days after grazing in early spring. Yet, on some farms, silage is often made more than 50 days after closure, with poor ensiling results (ME<10.5 MJ/kg DM and crude protein <15% DM2), plus there is an added disadvantage of a slower regrowth after harvesting.

Wrenn and Mudford reported that with later closure of the paddock, pasture quality declined earlier due to increased seed head emergence.

Their data from both Waikato and Taranaki indicates that silage can be made six to seven weeks after closing without major loss in

quality when the final grazing was in the two weeks before balance date.

When the silage area was closed two to four weeks after balance date, there was a significant drop in pasture quality within three weeks of closing because of seed head emergence.

As well as the closing date effect on silage quality, Wrenn and Mudford also noted an effect of post-grazing residual before closing.

Their data indicated that for every extra 100kg DM/ha increase in grazing residual above 1500kg DM/ha in the grazing before closing for silage, pasture should be closed for 1.4 days less.

Nitrogen fertiliser can be applied at 30-50kg N/ha to increase pasture growth and subsequent silage yield.

TO INOCULATE OR NOT

When a crop is ensiled, the bacteria naturally present turn sugars into acids. To aid this process, inoculants are often applied to increase the population of “desirable” bacteria, thereby ensuring a more rapid reduction in pH and speeding up the ‘pickling’ process.

There are many different types of inoculants on the market.

The most effective inoculants will be those that reduce pH quickly, produce the most lactic acid relative to acetic acid, and increase the time taken for the silage temperature to rise when the stack is opened.

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Choose carefully to ensure you get an inoculant that will improve your silage quality.

MINIMISING LOSSES

Field losses can be minimised by ensuring the paddocks chosen for silage are the largest paddocks, to minimise machinery turning, rectangular shaped, to avoid more corner losses than necessary, and that water troughs and other obstacles (eg electricity pylons) can be easily avoided.

Even in the best conditions these losses will be 5-10 percent of the pasture available. If not careful, losses can be greater than 25 percent.

Losses in the stack can be minimised by:  Reducing the length of time the cut material is exposed to air  Ensuring the stack is well packed and promptly covered with plastic  Ensuring the entire stack is covered in tyres (tyre to tyre touching) to hold the cover in place.  Feeding out losses can be controlled by allowing the silage sufficient time to ferment and by ensuring the correct shape of stack/pit for herd size.  Depending on the inoculants used, the stack should not be opened for three to four weeks after closing. The face should be cleaned daily to ensure the material at the front is not exposed to air for longer than 24 hours and movement of the

silage within the stack should be minimised (preferably through use of a block cutter/ shear grab). Wastage at feeding out is best reduced by using a trough or a feed pad so cows cannot trample it into the ground.

DEFERRED GRAZING

Deferred grazing is the practice of holding over pasture that is considered to be surplus to requirements and grazing it at a later date. For example, if a surplus is identified in late October/November, the surplus area will be skipped and not grazed until at least February.

Advantages in doing this can be:  Reduction in farm costs, through avoiding the expense associated with making silage

 Use of pasture to better fit feed supply/demand.

When used as part of a low cost farm system by McCallum et al., they reported that it was more profitable than a traditional haysilage system. The profitability was from an increase in MS production and no conservation costs. Further, the natural reseeding that occurred as a result of the deferral doubled the tiller density of the perennial ryegrass and increased pasture growth by 15-19 percent in the following season.

MANAGEMENT

To get the advantages of the natural reseeding through deferred grazing, it is important to not graze until the pasture has gone to seed. In the New Zealand research, the pasture was strip grazed as a ‘supplement’ to the

grazing rotation and offered to the cows between morning and evening milking. They reported that mowing before grazing increased pasture utilisation but there was no increase in MS production.

In times of fluctuating pasture growth, deferral of areas for short periods can be an effective method of pasture control, and is often referred to as “rolling deferred pasture”. In these cases the pasture may not be grazed for periods of 30-40 days. If doing this it is important to ensure that pasture utilisation is high as the grass is still growing and, because there is no seed drop, there is a reliance on good pasture growth immediately after grazing.

References: Macdonald, K., Nicholas, P., Kidd, J.M., Penno. J.W., and Napper, A.R. 2000. The

effect of pasture silage quality on milk production and liveweight gain of dairy cows. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production 60: 253-255.

McGrath, J.M., Penno, J.W., Davis, K.L., and Wrenn, R. 1998. Effect of date and length of closure and post grazing residual on pasture quality for silage. Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association.

60: 259-264.

Wrenn, N.R.; Mudford C.R. 1996. Making quality silage. Proceedings of the Ruakura Dairy Farmers’ Conference. 48: 50 57.

Davies, D. 2011. Silage insights – Bale silage production, improving silage quality and reducing CO2 emissions. http://www. dow.com/silage/tools/experts/improving. htm McCallum, D.A., Thomson, N.A., and Judd, T.G. 1991. Experiences with deferred grazing at the Taranaki Agricultural Research Station. Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association. 53: 79-83.

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The pros & cons of different bales SILAGE ROUND BALES (BALAGE)  Individual wrapped bales are convenient where only small quantities are to be fed out but they are the most expensive form of fodder conservation.  Experienced operators are advising that six layers of wrap be used (not four) to maintain quality. The wrap is only good for 12 months therefore limited storage life.  Getting the right moisture content to start with will help guarantee an evenly packed dense bale that will ferment well and hold its shape.  Time consuming to feed out but lends itself to mechanical feeders.  Handling and storage of the bales is critical to avoid damage. Bales should preferably be stored away from trees and buildings to reduce rodent and bird damage. Avoid storing in the same place each year in long grass. Lay bait for rats and possums.  Well-made baleage can have a similar quality to chopped wilted silage. It is easier however to make a good crop of silage.

SILAGE ROUND BALES TUBE WRAPPED (BALAGE)

 Tube wrapping can reduce the amount of wrapping used by up to 40% over individual wrapping.  The bales have to be transported to the wrapper immediately following baling.  The longer the tube the cheaper the wrapping but there is a practical limit to length for storage & feeding out. 30 bale tubes appear to be a useful compromise.  The cost of round baleage will be further reduced as machines that can handle bigger and more compact bales become available.

WRAPPED BIG SQUARE BALES (BALAGE)  This system is becoming more popular with farmers able to put a bale on the ute or a part bale on a motor bike trailer and feed out by hand. The density of the bale has a big bearing on the costings.

ROUND HAY BALES (HAY)  A 400kg bale is the equivalent of 12 conventional bales. An average 1.2m x 1.5m bale will weigh 400-500 kg depending on the density and the DM content of the material. Note: unlike silage, hay bales tend to lose moisture after they are made. Thus a conventional bale

weighing 33kg off the back of the press may weigh 27-28kg by the time it is fed out.  Farmers are often able to cart their own bales, which reduces costs.  Not as easy to transport as square bales. Can be stacked outside. Plastic cover costs approximately $1/bale.

BIG SQUARE BALES (HAY)  These can be made to any length to suit storage and handling requirements.  1.2m bales seem to be the most popular. These are the equivalent of approximately 10 conventional bales.  There are no mechanical systems available for feeding the big bales. Heavy machinery is obviously required to move them. Again, they can be fed out by hand.

CONVENTIONAL SQUARE BALES (HAY)  Cartage and stacking costs included in costings.  These offer the most flexibility in terms of feeding out Source: BakerAg(www.bakerag.co.nz)

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SITE SELECTION Silage storage facilities should be sited on land that is: easily accessible (eg close to the feed pad if you have one) and relatively flat at least 45 metres from any farm dairy at least 50 metres from waterways, open drains or dams, and the catchment areas of bores; further away if the land is steep, soils are coarse textured, or ground water may enter sensitive waterways well away from gullies or other places where run-off catchment water can flow into the storage area not prone to flooding or that has a high water table away from any subsurface drains.

Silage leachate should never enter waterways as it is highly toxic to aquatic life.

CONSTRUCTION The walls and floor of a silage bunker must be capable of withstanding the hard knocks of tractors and other machinery as well as resisting corrosion from leachate. Concrete with a water/cement ratio less than 0.4:1 should be used. A concrete floor should be 125mm thick and reinforced to support 20 MPa if vehicles are used on it.

The silage bunker floor should be watertight and extend out beyond the bunker walls. Construct a nib wall along the sides. This will keep freshwater out and leachate in. Slope the floor 1m:50m towards a drainage channel laid across the front of the bunker.

For bunkers cut into the side of a hill, an impermeable surface is still essential. Concrete is best, but compacted clay may be suitable.

Check with your local council for any requirements they may have.

Silage stacks on the ground also require a sealed surface with leachate directed to a collection point and properly contained. A shallow cut-off trench around the stack will help prevent water run-off from the paddock entering the stack.

All other stored feed is best contained in a concrete bunker. At the very least, it needs a sealed surface plus proper sides and a cover to keep rain and wind out and control leachate production.

Silage storage should be located where it is easily accessible

MINIMISING LEACHATE Silage leachate is surplus water from silage, which carries soluble sugars, proteins and nutrients with it as it seeps out of the stack. This leachate is extremely acidic and polluting to waterways. It is approximately 40 times stronger than farm dairy effluent and 200 times stronger than raw domestic sewage. It is also extremely corrosive and can damage concrete and steel.

Leachate entering freshwater is likely to result in regional council enforcement action.

Leachate production is initially determined by the moisture content of the cut pasture (or other feed) when it is placed in the bunker. Maize silage produces very little leachate.

Wilting is the key to minimising silage leachate. If grass is cut and ensiled without wilting, over 500 litres of leachate per tonne of

grass would be produced; if the grass is wilted to 25% dry matter (DM), less than 30 litres per tonne is produced.

leachate into the farm dairy effluent system (unless it is an oxidation pond treatment system as this will overload the system).

Properly covering stacks to keep the oxygen out and prevent rainwater entering is crucial to reduce the volume of leachate.

If the silage stack or bunker is away from the dairy, leachate should be directed into a watertight storage sump. The sump should be resistant to corrosion with at least 3m3 storage per 100 tonnes of grass ensiled. It is recommended that it is diluted (1:1) and applied to land at regular intervals, or it can be added to farm dairy effluent.

Applying 25m3/ha will supply approximately 25-75kg/ha of nitrogen, 25 kg/ha of phosphate and 100kg/ha of potassium.

For bunkers with sides, the cover should extend and be secured over the sides. Stack the grass higher in the middle to allow water to run off the cover.

For free-standing stacks, timber or concrete posts and soil should be used to hold the cover in place.

SILAGE AND FEED BUNKER LEACHATE COLLECTION If the silage stack or bunker is close to the farm dairy, the easiest option may be to channel

To ensure continued efficient leachate collection, clean and inspect the walls, floors and drainage channels when bunkers are empty and mend any cracks, corrosion or other faults before refilling.

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Well placed supplementary feed storage areas can save money through reduced spoilage, fuel use and travelling time. Ideally, you want to store feed as close to where you will be using it as possible. A good design will help to reduce spoilage from rodents, surface or rainwater, and prevent water pollution by capturing toxic leachate and run-off.

Placement should also take the food safety minimum distances into account.

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Hay for horses The most common roughage besides pasture is hay, its long dry stems satisfy a horse’s need to chew and provides the nutrient and fibre needed for healthy gut function. As a rule of thumb a horse’s recommended daily fibre intake is equivalent in weight to about 1% of its body weight.

Lucerne hay is the most nutritious roughage available. It is a rich source of protein and the long fibre necessary for a horse’s healthy digestion. The extra protein in Lucerne is desirable for young or hard working horses.

Meadow hay is the single most important source of horse roughage when pasture grass is not available. Red clover hay is a desirable feed source for most horses because it provides useful energy and acceptable protein and long fibre. Rye/ clover hay can vary in clover content. As a rule of thumb the hay would need to contain about 20% clover to constitute a rye/clover status. Source: seedscereals.co.nz

NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF HAY

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The nutritional value of hay is related to leaf content. The leaves of grass hay have more nutrients and are more digestible when the plant is immature and growing, and more fibre when the plant has reached full growth. Legume leaves, by contrast, do not have the same structural function and don’t change much as the plant grows, but the stems become coarser and more fibrous.

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About 2¼ of the energy and 3¼ of the protein and other nutrients are in the leaves of a forage plant (whether grass or legume). Coarse, thick-stemmed hay (overly mature) has more fibre and less nutrition than immature, leafy hay with finer stems. Source: www.hobbyfarms.com

HIGH QUALITY/ LOW YIELD VS LOW QUALITY/HIGH YIELD The value of hay and silage varies dramatically as, when harvesting, decisions have to be made between high quality/low yield or low quality/high yield, says Sheep & Beef New Zealand. When feeding hay or silage the higher the value (high quality pasture and good fermentation), the higher the productive gains.

FEED STORAGE When buying in feed, make sure you store it correctly as poor storage leads to extra problems at a time when you can least afford them, says Sheep & Beef New Zealand.

Mouldy hay and grain, and poor quality silage can cause listeria, fungal infections, nitrate poisoning and metabolic disease,

SEED HEADS SUGGEST LOWER QUALITY As grass matures, the nutritional content begins to decrease, notes website onslow.ces.ncsu.edu The stems become tougher and more fibrous and protein and energy levels can decrease.

The presence of seed heads and course, thick stems can indicate that the grass was cut for hay at a mature stage of growth and is therefore a lower quality of hay.

Because the leaves contain most of the energy and protein the plant has to offer, hay that is leafy with very few seed heads is usually of higher quality. Cut at the 15-20% seed head stage and no later, to get the best balance between quantity and quality.

There should still be a lot of green leaf in the crop.

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The value of analysing silage WHY ANALYSE PASTURE SILAGE? TO ASSIST YOUR MANAGEMENT!

SAMPLING SILAGE IN AN UNOPENED STACK OR BALE

 Analysis tells you about the quality of your silage. Knowing this is important for deciding whether to feed the silage to milking or dry cows.

Silage sampled from unopened stacks or bales will tell you the quality of the feed before it is fed out. It will also not have been spoiled through exposure to the air.

 Analysis will allow you to value silage on its Metabolisable Energy (ME) content, as well as on Dry Matter (DM).

A sharpened length of stainless steel pipe can be driven into the top of the stack, or the side of the bale. A piece of 25mm milk line, 1.5m long, is sufficient. Use a broom handle to force the silage out of the pipe.

HOW TO SAMPLE SILAGE Take at least five handfuls of silage from different places and mix them together. Send a subsample of one litre (half a bread bag) for analysis. The sub-sample should be representative of all the silage in the stack or bale.

Throw away the silage from the surface of the stack or bale before taking a sub-sample to send away for analysis. Reseal the cover.

Coring a stack or bale lets air in, and will result in some spoilage.

Bales which have been cored should ideally be fed out within 3 days of sampling.

SAMPLING PASTURE BEING SAMPLING HARVESTED FOR SILAGE AS IT IS BEING FED OUT SILAGE Silage will never be of higher quality than the pasture it is made from. The quality of the pasture when it is harvested will tell you what the potential for your silage is.

This tells you the quality of the silage you are feeding out, without running the risk of causing spoilage in the unopened stack or bale.

Collect pasture from either cut swaths in the paddock, or as it arrives on to the stack. Try to get samples from all the paddocks being harvested.

For silage being fed out in a wagon, collect a sample from the silage at the top of a freshly loaded wagon.

from the freshly unwrapped bales.

Avoid silage which has been at the surface of the stack or bale, and silage which was on the face of the stack.

PACKAGING & STORAGE OF SILAGE SAMPLES Silage starts to decay once exposed to the air. This decay process must be minimised while the sample is in transit to the lab, to get meaningful results from analysis.  Put the silage into an airtight plastic bag, and remove all the air.  If you can’t post the sample immediately, store it in a freezer.  Post the silage in a plastic, self-sealing envelope, such as those available at Post Offices, or those supplied by a local testing lab.  Send by courier.

WHERE CAN I GET SILAGE ANALYSED? Silage analysis is available from a variety of commercial labs around New Zealand. There will be local labs which can provide a suitable service. Talk to your local Consulting Officer, consultant, fertiliser rep or vet about the best lab for you to use.

For bales of silage, take a sample

THE IMPORTANT THINGS TO HAVE ANALYSED The feed value of the silage You will need Dry Matter %, Crude protein %, DM digestibility, and an estimate of the ME concentration in the silage.

THE SUCCESS OF THE SILAGE PRESERVATION You will need pH and Ammonia-N (% of total N). The amounts of lactic acid and butyric acid in the silage are useful as extra information, but certainly not vital.

WHAT METHODS ARE USED TO ANALYSE SILAGE Silage analysis is carried out in two ways. Some laboratories conduct wet chemistry, which

uses well established chemical methods to work out the composition of feeds.

NIR is a more indirect way to estimate the composition of a feed. It involves a machine which sends a beam of light through a sample of feed, and measures the light pattern which is produced out the other side of it.

By calibrating the machine with known samples of feed, it can estimate the composition of unknown samples.

All labs calculate the ME content of feeds, based on their composition. ME is a very expensive and difficult thing to measure directly.

NIR measurements will not be more accurate than wet chemistry. However, it is faster, and may be less expensive.

The way you sample your silage is potentially a bigger source of error than the lab you use to analyse it.

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TICKETS ON SALE NOW Drive yourself around thirteen gorgeous tour gardens not normally open to the public spread across the region, including Masterton and Opaki as well as four near Eketahuna.

Tickets $50 per person or $40 for a group of 10 people or more.

Plus a small booking fee.

Tickets are available from: ■ Eventfinda (www.eventfinda.co.nz/wairarapagardentour) ■ Your local i-Site Centre ■ Pukaha Mount Bruce Wildlife Centre, SH2, Mt Bruce

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Our tour provides you with a rare opportunity to view the Brancepeth gardens and historic buildings. You will be rewarded with beautiful vistas and a chance to see Summersii Flax the very first tri-colour flax in the world. There are a wide variety of trees on the property, some over 150 years old. Garden features include the Camellia Garden, Rock Walk, Pear Orchard and Rose Garden.

This colourful cottage garden in Eketahuna packs a lot into a small space. You will find roses, chestnut trees, a fish pond, magnolias, rhododendrons, azaleas, vegetable gardens and of course Birches. Originally planted as an English country garden, over the years it has morphed into a lot more although the roses certainly still hold sway, with an array of beautiful colours and scents.

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An Upper Plain country garden which includes a hectare of remnant Totara bush through which there are walks. The property features woodland paths, vegetable & fruit growing areas, nut & firewood & specimen trees, a glasshouse, flower beds, a formal fountain, rhododendrons & Japanese maples, an outdoor entertainment area with a wood fired pizza oven, a chook ‘Hilton’ and much more.

This large country garden adjacent to Rathkeale College, Opaki, was established in 2000. Evesham benefits from a backdrop of native bush featuring venerable kahikatea and exotic plants which were part of Alfred Buxton’s 1925 planting. A formal structure is softened by areas of woodland and dense shrubbery, by buxus and English beech hedging and by a large collection of many roses, acid loving plants and huge specimen trees.

This large country garden in Opaki, developed and enhanced over the last seven years, is a flower lover’s paradise with concentrated borders packed with flowers, including a collection of interesting and rare perennials. The garden has been planted for year round colour, and to suit an exposed dry and windy climate. There is a newly planted ‘prairie’ style bed and a large and colourful vege garden.

This country property in Eketahuna, is a garden of three parts. Featuring the cottage garden around the house, a large pond, wilderness area at the side of the property, rustic farm buildings and views over neighbouring farmland. Through the maples you will find an extensive gully walk containing a mix of mature trees and new plantings including himalayan lilies, magnolias, hydrangeas, hostas and rhododendrons.

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Dire need for plastic-free Sole Food

Shirley Nightingale

It was inspiring to read in the TimesAge that Masterton supermarkets are responding to the call for using alternatives to plastic bags.

Biogradeable, ocean-safe and Jute bags are all good initiatives and now we just need to remember to take our own bags when we go shopping.

Mine sit in the car and drive around with me everywhere until I need them, so they are well-travelled.

Having a memory like a sieve it works best for me.

If only I could get hubby to do the same although he has now stopped using the entire supermarket supply of plastic bags in one go when he does go shopping.

Honestly, I shouldn’t let him out on his own!

We have had some keen sewers come forward to help with Greytown Boomerang Bags but still need more, sign up at the Facebook page or ring me at Martinborough Library.

The plight of the poor turtle on the news whose stomach was stuffed full of plastic really brought home to me the urgency of getting this underway.

So, what is happening in our fun part of the country this month?

It’s time for Kokomai which is great news as it is such a great festival.

If you couldn’t get to the Film Festival then please do try to get to some of the Kokomai events.

There are quite a few free ones and something for everyone.

Unfortunately, we don’t have any at our little library in Martinborough this year but that is purely because we are so little and there is no space.

However, watch out next year as we will be in our lovely new library beside the revamped town hall and we will be buzzing with Kokomai happenings - I can’t wait.

Meanwhile we do have some fun activities these school holidays, something is happening Monday to Friday from 10 to 12 for both weeks finishing with a Harry Potter fundraising evening in the Library on Saturday October 14.

Hogwarts tickets will sell fast so don’t miss out.

The Music Festival is also happening in Martinborough with a really good line up.

As shoe purchases are leaving me a little on the skint side this month, I don’t think I will be going to any of the recitals but that’s life.

There’s something very interesting going on up at Mount Bruce called the Nature Lego Competition.

It’s on Saturday October 21 during the day and kids make a Lego creation on a nature theme.

Great fun for little fingers with lots of prizes to be won – get up there for the 9am start to give you lots of time to make something fantastic.

Enjoy the fairly relaxed month of October before we get into the frenetic activity of November then, heaven forbid, Christmas.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS THURSDAY,OCTOBER 5 Book Group: Noon-1.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Sheridan (06) 308-9059.

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

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Housie at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower , Carterton at 1.20pm. Call Pauline Hodgson 379-5923.

Featherston Muay Thai: (Thai kickboxing) Muay Thai Class, in the Featherston School Hall, 6.30-8pm. Call Kelly (027)211-5702.

Housie: At Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club (Carterton), behind the Clocktower, at 1.20 pm. Call Pauline Hodgson 379-5923.

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

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

Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 5-7pm, at Red Star Sports Association, 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 3702511, or Hugh 377-4880.

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

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

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

Feldenkrais: 5.45-6.45pm, Featherston Community Centre.

Call Rupert (027) 585-3822.

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

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

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

Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band: Practice 6.308.30pm, 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.

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

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

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association

Croquet: 9.15am for 9.30 start. Call Veronica George 3798644.

Aquarobics: 11am at Lansdowne Village.

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

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

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

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

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

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

FRIDAY,OCTOBER 6 James Kerr: Back from Australia to entertain us from 7.30pm, Members, Affiliated Members and their guests welcome, at Club Wairarapa, 20 Essex St, Masterton.

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

Gentle Yoga: 9.30-10.30am, bookings essential, at the studio, 268 High St N, Carterton. Call Colleen (021) 1771956.

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

Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the Park. Call Norma Wilton 3773165.

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

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

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

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

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

Kundalini Yoga: 7-8pm, Carterton. Call Odette (021) 180-9452.

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

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

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

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

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

Karate: Masterton Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate-Do, 6.30pm, 49 Te Ore Ore Rd, Masterton. Call Steve or Sharron Riley 3788814 or (027) 680-7738.

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

TUESDAY,OCTOBER 10 Featherston Muay Thai: (Thai kickboxing) Bootcamp, in the Featherston School Hall, 6.30pm-730pm. Call Kelly (027)211-5702.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Call Julia (06) 308-8977.

Hatha Yoga: Suitable for anyone. REAP House, 5.15pm.

Call Karina (021) 0820-0132.

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

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

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

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

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

Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Call Anna Börjesson (021) 163-8867.

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

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

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

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

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

WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER 11 AA Meeting: At 7.30pm. Call (027) 557-7928.

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

Call Neil (06) 308-9341.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Age Concern: Sit and Be Fit, 1.30pm followed by gentle

exercise class, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St, Masterton.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Karate: Masterton Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate-Do, 6.30pm, 49 Te Ore Ore Rd, Masterton. Call Steve or Sharron Riley 3788814 or (027) 680-7738.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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From tomorrow you will be able to explore the lovely fabrics and interior designs of Mary-Ann Clark right in the centre of Masterton.

Poppys At Home has taken over the former premises of the True Blue Cafe in Queen Street.

Mary-Ann has transformed this into a beautiful home interior, featuring her lamp shades, lamp stands, cushions, fabrics, curtains, blinds and accessories including quilts and throws.

Mary-Ann started Poppys At Home three years ago after 20 years in the curtain fabric industry.

At ÿrst she sold her products at fetes and fairs, then established her own studio at home.

Now she is taking another step forward with the summer shop which is almost across the road from the Masterton Library.

“Being in the centre of town will make it easier for people to come and see all these lovely products.”

Every item is inspired by Mary-Ann’s love of fabrics and interiors.

“I love our home and I love to help people to choose the ÿnishing touches for their home. I will have some products made from my collection ready to buy including children’s decor. You can also discuss a custom made project, or just purchase some beautiful fabric.”

The summer shop will have large drops of fabrics hanging from the walls, as well as swatches to explore.

Mary-Ann makes most of the cushions, lamp shades and accessories herself. She can help you choose your window furnishings, employing a professional curtain sewer and installer for the curtains and blinds.

Whatever the design, Mary-Ann makes sure that the ÿnal product looks beautiful.

“I’m quite particular about making sure the patterns are balanced and the workmanship is of the highest standard.”

Mary-Ann looks forward to new and existing customers popping in and entering her ‘Goodie Basket Give-away’ at the summer shop, at 87 Queen Street Masterton, P 027 828 0456, E poppysathome@gmail.com

The pupils from the Ruma Iwa class present their donation to Heidi Ward McGrath.

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Passion for furry friends CHELSEA BOYLE Youngsters at Masterton Intermediate School have taken up the cause of our furriest friends.

The students of Ruma Iwa ran an Animal Drive to raise funds for PAWS (Pet Animal Welfare Services).

Teacher Alex Sheldon said her pupils sold handmade PAWS badges to drum up $103.20 for the service.

Her puppy Beau, a black lab cross huntaway, had been an inspiration for the children.

“He comes into the classroom quite a lot and he plays with the kids,” she said.

“In the last year I have become incredibly passionate about animals and I think the kids have fed off that.”

The animal drive started when the class signed up for the student volunteer army, which is an organisation that was created after the Christchurch earthquakes by Canterbury university.

They sent out a pack to get the ball

rolling, the children started brainstorming from that, she said.

“They wanted to do an animal drive and then we worked through that.

“Every student in the class had their own job, their own part to play. The kids literally did it all.”

It was amazing because the kids had full ownership of it they got so much out of it, she said.

“You kind of know with children, when they talk about something afterwards and they say, ‘can we do it again?’

“You know you have kind of hit the nail on the head.”

She said she was proud of the children.

After the class had presented the funds to Heidi Ward McGrath, the pupils talked about how the feeling that you get when you help someone else was better than an intrinsic reward, she said.

The children had also collected five large boxes of towels and blankets which they also donated.

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50 years fighting for equality The first thing she said was, ladies, you don’t have to agree with each other, but you have to listen to each other. I signed up there and then.

National Council of Women members Sharynne Fordyce, left, Halina Kania, and Lynette Stutz. PHOTO/EMILY NORMAN

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Exactly 50 years ago this week, the first meeting was held for the Wairarapa branch of the National Council of women. Sixty women attended, representing 20 organisations in the region.

Masterton’s Halina Kania, a life member, hopes the legacy left by the strong women of yesterday will influence the younger generation of women in Wairarapa.

As a former president of the Wairarapa branch of the National Council of Women (NCW), she was instrumental in drawing in new members throughout the latter half of the 1980s, and introduced much needed projects to Wairarapa like the zebra crossing on Dixon St outside the swimming pool, and the Kuripuni toilets.

But Mrs Kania said at first, she had been reluctant to even join the organisation, what with her responsibilities for her young family, and her involvement in schools, kindergartens, and the Catholic Women’s League.

“It was a time when the debate about abortion was raging,” she said.

“Being a Catholic I could see this issue from both sides, from the woman’s side and from the religious side as well, so I was in the middle with a foot in each camp, more or less.

“But the wonderful thing about the National Council of Women, which drew me in eventually was a statement made by one of the National president at that time when she came to visit Masterton.

“On the stage walks this very ordinary middle-aged lady with sensible lisle stockings and flat shoes.

“When she opened her mouth and started talking, I was a gonner. I was in, boots and all.

“The first thing she said was, ladies, you don’t have to agree with each other, but you have to listen to each other. I signed up there and then.”

She then went on to be NCW Wairarapa’s vice president in 1986, and president from 1987 – 1989.

Mrs Kania, originally from Poland, has a story of survival which brings her to where she is today.

She was one of a group of children and caregivers who came to Pahiatua during the second World War in 1944 after former New Zealand prime minister Peter Fraser extended welcoming arms to them.

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“When the war broke out, we were all deported to Siberia where we spent about 18 months.

“Hundreds of thousands of people died, but we survived.”

Mrs Kania said, amid negotiations between the Polish government and Russia, an armada of ships had been arranged “to take everybody who could walk crawl or anything to get to a coast where we were transported to Persia”.

Orphaned children and their caregivers were then brought to New Zealand thanks to the behind-thescenes work of two women in power.

“The wife of the Polish ambassador to New Zealand and Australia, Countess Maria Wodzicka became very friendly with Janet Fraser, Peter Fraser’s wife.

“She told Janet about the problems, and Janet said she would have a word with her husband and see if he could suggest that some of these people could come – as a form of sanctuary.

“We didn’t come as refugees in that sense, we always looked at ourselves as ‘the invited’.”

Among the 700 people or so that arrived in Pahiatua was Mrs Kania, her sister, and her mother who was a teacher and caregiver.”

Mrs Kania said this story highlighted the importance of women in power to bring about the humanitarian change which led to her survival.

NCW member Sharynne Fordyce said in her time with NCW she had heard many other stories of survival and bravery from New Zealand women.

“The thing that unites all of them is a passion to make sure women’s voices are heard and that we have equality.”

NCW member Lynette Stutz who has filled secretary and presidential roles for years in the Wairarapa branch said she had seen a change in attitudes over the past few decades, but “we still have a long way to go” to reach equality in New Zealand.

“Certainly in my lifetime we had to have a male sign off on a credit card, and you couldn’t have a mortgage in your own right.

“NCW has been responsible for many women standing up and feeling more confident.”

A celebration of 50 years since Wairarapa’s first branch meeting of NCW will be held this month, but details are yet to be confirmed.

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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Wairarapa Midweek

Local Classifieds Personal

Employment

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RIVERSDALE MARKET, Sunday 22nd October, stallholders wanted. All enquiries to Raewyn 06 372 3611 by Sun 15th October.

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Casual Support Service Staff to work in all areas Kitchen / Household / Laundry to cover roster gaps and annual leave • Flexibility essential - required to cover all shifts including weekends and school holidays Do you have an excellent work ethic, a passion for providing quality service, good communication skills and willing to work within a supportive team to get the job done to a high standard?

Kitchen - basic hospitality skills essential, onsite training can be provided for other skills.

Cleaning - we maintain a high standard of cleanliness Laundry - Prior Infection control training useful • onsite training in all above areas and use of equipment will be provided Applications close: 9th October 2017 For more information or an application form, please call Melissa Edwards Administrator gmhadmin@masonicvillages.co.nz 06-377 0221 ext 601 (answer phone available) Glenwood Masonic Hospital 74 Upper Plain Road, Masterton

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WANTED: Reporters Wanted

Reporter (full-time) If you’re a top-notch reporter looking to make your mark on a small but dynamic newsroom, then we’ve got a role for you.

The Wairarapa Times-Age is looking for a journalist with a passion for news, dedicated to producing exciting local content out of our Masterton o˜ce.

For the role, you may already be an experienced reporter, with an impressive track record; a mid-level reporter with a couple of years under your belt; or a junior just starting your journalism career.

Whatever the case, you will be full of ideas, able to write quickly and meet deadlines, take strong news photos, and be social media savvy.

You’ll also have a great eye for detail, and produce engaging, error-free copy.

Court reporting experience is desirable, but not essential.

Above all you will be a proven news hound with the skills and drive to get a range of quality stories consistently across the line. We’re an independent, locally owned company, so there’s never been a more exciting time to join the Times-Age. Oh, and for this role you’ll have a journalism qualification, a driver’s licence and the right to live and work in New Zealand too. In return you’ll be part of a great, supportive team, where your development and success is our priority.

Interested?

CVs and cover letters should be sent to: Seamus Boyer, Editor editor@age.co.nz Applications close 5pm, Thursday, October 5, 2017

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CAREGIVER POSITIONS Community base Support worker for Casual Pool Required • Heath Care Assistant for Casual Pool Required Do you have an excellent professional ethic, a passion for providing quality care and a wish to advance your career in the care of the Older Adult while being mentored and supported?

We need staff who are flexible and available, who can work weekends, public and school holidays and outside of school hours on our casual pool, sometimes at short notice.

You must have a clean drivers’ license & police vetting is required.

Applications close: 9th October 2017 For more information or an application form, please call Melissa Edwards (Admin Coordinator) 06-377 0221 ext 0 gmhadmin@masonicvillages.co.nz Glenwood Masonic Hospital 74 Upper Plain Road, Masterton •

Masonic Care Limited is a subsidiary of The Masonic Villages Trust, a charity founded by the Freemasons for the benefit of all.

PARTS SALESPERSON We are currently looking for our next Customer Service Super Star to join our fastpaced and experienced Parts Team.

• Do you have a can do attitude • Want to be part of a team that provides exceptional solutions for our customers • Are you a positive person out there to make things happen This is your opportunity to showcase your sales experience by selling parts to our valuable customers both over the phone and in the showroom while driving parts sales with your exceptional internal and external relationship management skills.

Do you have: • Experience with part sales • Intermediate computer skills • A current driver’s license • Mechanical knowledge or a Parts certificate • Awareness of the agricultural i ndustry If you would like to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment where team work and communication are paramount, send your details to mike.mcarley@norwood.co.nz or phone 06 377 3184

Maternity cover required! Short term contract for 4 months.

We need an Administrator Extraordinaire: Can you: • learn quickly and prioritise • problem solve and multi task • maintain privacy and confidentiality • work with a team Do you have endless patience and flexibility to cope with roster organisation?

This is a very busy role, so experience with computers, clerical & accounting including credit control and reconciliation are essential.

You should demonstrate team qualities, initiative and an attention to detail with the ability to work under pressure.

Good sense of humour welcomed.

The position is for 32 hours per week. Start date in 4 December 2017 until 9 April 2018.

This role will require a Police Check prior to employment.

Please apply via email with covering letter and full resume to: practicemanager@cartertonmed.co.nz Closing Date: 5th October

INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT We are looking for someone with excellent administration and organisational skills, as well as a structured approach to working in a spontaneous and busy environment. An excellent knowledge of MS software is preferred. If you are energetic, adaptable, and like the idea of working in a friendly rural environment, you are just who we need.

The successful applicant will preferably have: • 4 years' administration experience • The ability to relate to a wide range of people • Proven communication skills • Initiative and the ability to work without supervision • A good understanding of the Local Government operating environment • Dedication to achieving results and a willingness to accept responsibility • Tact, diplomacy and confidentiality • Ability to make logical and clear decisions • Initiative by seeking quality improvements within work processes.

The full job description is available at www.swdc.govt.nz/job-vacancies or contact Tracy Gardiner on (06) 306 9611 x821.

Applications for this position close 5pm on Monday 16 October.

Please email your CV and a cover letter to tracy.gardiner@swdc.govt.nz Applicants must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit.

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WANTED RUGBY COACHES at all levels, including 1st XV

TEACHER-AIDE POSITION This is an ORRS funded position, fixed-term until the end of 2017.

The position is for an hour and forty minutes daily, for three mornings a week , supporting an individual learner. The position commences on Monday 16 October.

Inquiries or applications to principal@hadlow.school.nz or 06 370 0008 during the holidays.

Please contact the Wairarapa College Sports Co-ordinator.

To express your interest and to find out more email: sports@waicol.nz

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Please phone Andy Dick on 0272771436 for further details.

ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT We are seeking a part time Administration Assistant to join our busy office in Masterton.

The hours are from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm, Monday to Friday.

We are looking for the following attributes: • MYOB experience • Microsoft Word/Excel experience • Open to learning new computer packages and systems • Knowledge of general accounting practices • Able to manage workflow and achieve deadlines • Require a high level of accuracy • Reconciliation skills • Excellent customer service • Work as part of a team

USA tour for Rathkeale duo

Tom Wagner in action for the Rathkeale College ÿ rst XI.

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Hours of work are varied and weather dependent with some weekend work required.

Some loader driving or heavy vehicle experience is preferred, as is a knowledge of the wider Wairarapa region.

You must be competent around machinery, have a class 2 licence or be able to obtain one, a DG endorsement is also preferred.

Super Air is a drug and alcohol free work place and as such you will be required to pass a pre-employment medical and drug test.

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The bright lights of the United States will be awaiting two Rathkeale College football players next year after they were named in the New Zealand secondary schools under-19 football team.

First XI players Scott Morris Tom Wagner, both Year 12, have been named in the squad which will be coached by Rathkeale first XI coach, Steve Coleman.

The team will travel to America in April next year and play three matches against college opposition.

It is hoped they will also get to play the academy sides of two Major League Soccer clubs, the LA Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes.

Morris narrowly missed out on the New Zealand under-17 side that went to the World Cup in India this year, making his selection in the secondary schools team even more special.

“It was quite disappointing not going with the under-17s, so it’s good to have this one now,” he said.

“It’ll be great to see what the quality is like over there.”

Morris said a successful couple of years with Rathkeale had been crucial to progressing his football development.

“I only came early last year, so it’s my second season.

“For me it’s been huge for developing me as a player and getting confidence.”

A ninth-place finish at the national secondary schools tournament a few weeks ago had shown how far the team had come, he said.

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“We went to the tournament not having any preconceived views because we didn’t really know where we stood.

“It was a wee bit surprising but felt pretty good.”

Wagner has been involved with the first XI for three years, and said it had been a goal to make the secondary schools team since they found out about it in June.

He said the coaching of Coleman had helped take his game to another level, and he was hoping that development would continue.

“The players Steve has brought up and the team development has helped to improve both of our games.

“We’re just taking it each step at a time, but I think both of us would like to go far in the sport.”

Coleman was announced as the coach of the side earlier this year, and said the success of the school’s first XI had benefitted both the players and himself.

“For me it’s a stepping stone, and a good opportunity to build on the good work the boys have done at school.

“They’ve reaped the benefits, but so have I at the end of the day because of their success as well.”

They had made an effort to pick players from right across the country, which hadn’t always happened in previous years.

All the players in the squad would be given plenty of chances to show what they could do, he said.

“The boys will get plenty of opportunity to impress.

“I think it’s a good opportunity to get some international experience.”

If this is you, please email your covering letter and CV to whytuna@xtra.co.nz or call Helen on 0274 486 272

COUNSELLOR The successful applicant will be responsible for providing professional counselling to individuals, couples and families. Experience or interest in providing Family Violence programmes would be an advantage.

You will need to have a recognised qualification in counselling or psychotherapy, current membership with a recognised NZ professional body, an ability to work as part of a small team, have excellent communication skills, and be self-motivated and able to work with a minimum of supervision.

A job description and application form are available by phoning Jeremy on (06) 377 0933 or emailing jeremy@changeability.org.nz Closing Date: 27th October 2017

Scott Morris making a save for the Rathkeale College ÿ rst XI.

Sport

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Wairarapa Midweek

Wairarapa-Bush walloped RUGBY

to power over for the five-pointer.

However, it was clearly a case of too little too late and it was HorowhenuaKapiti who had the last say when they scored their fifth try after a well-worked lineout variation.

Individually there were a few standouts for Wairarapa-Bush in what was a disappointing effort.

Perhaps the best were two players who came off the bench.

Katia and No 8 Tavita Isaac added much-needed sting to the attack, Katia with his nippiness and nifty footwork and Isaac with his strong, straight running.

Locks Sam Gammie and Andrew McLean toiled away well all game and Baker was solid enough in midfield.

Tyson Maki [2], Nathan Kendrick [2] and Willie Paia’aua scored tries for Horowhenua-Kapiti with James So’oialo adding two conversions and three penalties.

Chris Raymond and Cyrus Baker scored the Wairarapa-Bush tries and Tim Priest kicked a conversion.

Wairarapa-Bush play table toppers South Canterbury in Timaru next Saturday.

GARY CAFFELL The final scoreline pretty well reflected the merits of the two teams when WairarapaBush were beaten 38-12 by HorowhenuaKapiti in their Heartland Championship fixture at Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Sunday.

Desperately needing a victory to keep them in contention for the second tier Lochore Cup semi-finals further down the track, Wairarapa-Bush struggled to get any continuity into their game.

Indeed, there was only once in the opening 40 minutes when Wairarapa-Bush came close to scoring a try — the ball being lost forward right on the line after they had managed to string three or four phases together.

Horowhenua-Kapiti were invariably quick to capitalise, often making good metres from counter-attacking situations.

Wairarapa-Bush also struggled to match the physicality of a Horowhenua-Kapiti pack containing numerous players who were willing ball carriers in the many short-passing rushes they employed.

Not helping the Wairarapa-Bush cause were other mistakes such as three or four times kicking the ball out on the full from outside their 22, at least twice dropping high balls which should have been comfortably caught and having skipper Eddie Cranston sent to the sin bin late in the half, just seconds before HorowhenuaKapiti ran in a converted try to go to the break with an 18-0 lead.

The second half started much like the first finished when yet another WairarapaBush clearing kick went out on the full and a lineout was formed just outside their 22m line.

From there, Horowhenua-Kapiti took

Inia Katia in action in an earlier Heartland match against Buller. He was one of Wairarapa-Bush’s best against Horowhenua-Kapiti at Westpac Stadium in Wellington yesterday.

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possession, worked the ball through several phases and eventually made it to the tryline.

The simple conversion was made and at 25-0, it was virtually all over bar the shouting.

Even more so a few minutes further on when a Horowhenua-Kapiti kick through caught the Wairarapa-Bush defence napping and another try was conceded to

stretch the lead to 30-0.

To Wairarapa-Bush’s credit, they lifted their effort enough in the last quarter to score a couple of tries, the first to flanker Chris Raymond when he found himself in the clear with a good 40-metre to run and scored under the bar.

The second came when replacement halfback Inia Katia ran wide and gave second-five Cyrus Baker the room needed

Results of other Heartland matches played on Saturday: Buller 54 East Coast 17; North Otago 34 Poverty Bay 12; South Canterbury 45 West Coast 38; Mid-Canterbury 25 Thames Valley 16; Wanganui 80 King Country 3.

Standings:

South Canterbury 26 points, HorowhenuaKapiti 24, Buller 22, Wanganui 21, MidCanterbury 20, North Otago 19, Thames Valley 17, West Coast 16, Poverty Bay 10, King Country nine, Wairarapa-Bush 9, East Coast 0.

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