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Townsfolk plan a town

BY GERALD FORD College and school children in Masterton were among the first to engage last week in a forum seeking new uses and development ideas for the town’s central spaces.

Masterton has signed up to an Urban Dream Brokerage scheme, complete with website, Facebook account and a dedicated “broker”, the newly enlisted Anneke Wolterbeek.

This will seek feedback from the community for creative ways to use public space in the town.

Funded by Masterton District Council, the brokerage team includes the independent urban arts group Letting Space, along with Massey University design school Toi Aria: Design for the Public Good.

“We’re really excited how artists and the community are coming together,” Letting Space co-director Mark Amery said.

“It’s about creating more living space in towns as they change.”

The best urban designs are “citizen led, not a council or iwi vision but a sense of community ownership,” Mr Amery said.

“Successful change, anywhere in the world, is when the community feels enabled to put things in place. It’s not top down – it’s not by forcing urban design plans on to town centres.”

Having led a series of four community workshops last year, Urban Dream Brokerage is now asking on their website for projects that “create a better-connected community, strengthen connections between age groups, and recognise mana whenua”. These projects could use vacant commercial spaces as well as public spaces.

New Urban Dream Brokerage Masterton broker Anneke Wolterbeek.

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Feedback indicates people want projects that “create shared spaces, strengthen connections between spaces, and strengthen connections to Masterton’s heritage and history, and the CBD’s connection to nature”.

Letting Space co-director Mark Amery, part of Masterton’s Urban Dream Brokerage scheme, in a Masterton space.

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Projects need to be dynamic, open to the public and operate differently to businesses and activities already in existence.

Proposals can be submitted through www.urbandreambrokerage.

org.nz/masterton or to talk about your idea contact the project’s broker Anneke Wolterbeek (udbmasterton@gmail.com).

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Designing the future Ford Every Stream

Gerald Ford I would love to be able to help redesign Masterton. I would bring a few things back from the 80s and 90s: The arcade space known as Krakajax, the Laser Strike in the cinema building, Super 8 Pool, the old Centrepoint Mall with its upstairs hairdresser, the Soda Straw milk bar, Rutenes the takeaways. Maybe not Alcatraz.

But I guess things move on.

Many of the ideas that have come out of recent consultations (story, page 1 and 3) seem well thought out and achievable.

Performance space for cultural activities like kapa haka seems like a good plan, and more green. The space beside Masterton District Library is crying out, in my view, for some lawn.

It would be good to see an attempt to reintroduce trees to Masterton Town Square, too.

I was having lunch there last week and the lack of vegetation meant no sparrows were in sight with which to share my last crust of sandwich. That was a sad moment.

As Masterton looks to the future I hear the roundabout

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Ascension sculpture may be getting closer, with the results of fresh funding applications due back soon.

Submissions continue for a single Wairarapa District Council, which may well come down to a referendum.

Carterton, especially, seems opposed, while South Wairarapa submitters want to bring back an idea the Local Government Commission has rejected, that of a Wairarapa Unitary Authority.

It seems southerners in particular are not so impressed with Wellington Regional Council, while northerners were concerned about losing city funding for the care of our natural resources.

What is encouraging to see is local bodies, and a government body charged with overseeing local bodies, making efforts to get feedback from as many people as possible.

What they do with that feedback remains to be seen.

The amalgamation feedback comes as the endangered individual councils of Wairarapa review submissions to their annual plans.

With all this feedback going on, it seems democracy is alive and well in Wairarapa.

What shape this will take in the future remains to be seen.

The winning Wairarapa College Stage Challenge team.

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Waicol battle to top MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 4

BY HAYLEY GASTMEIER Wairarapa College dominated the Wellington Stage Challenge competition on Thursday, winning top place among other awards for their cruelty-free performance.

More than 100 students aged between 13 and 17 were involved in the Waicol production, which

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The college’s dance was judged first place overall, with the team also walking away with awards for back-stage crew, costuming, stage-use, choreography, and setdesign and function.

Teacher Kathryn Houliston, who lead the school’s stage challenge team, said she could not be more proud of the students.

“They pulled off a really incredible performance, they just blew me away.

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“I was staring at the stage going ‘Are those my kids?’

“It was very awesome.”

Ms Houliston said there was tough competition, with many “fantastic” performances from schools from the Wellington region.

“We did ourselves really proud.”

She said the students had been the driving force behind the theme.

“And I think one of the key reasons to us winning was that our message was really clear.”

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By Beckie Wilson Hailing from an Eketahuna sheep and beef farm, Callum Woodhouse has always had a passion for the land.

Now, after recently being named the 2017 Allflex Intermediate Beef Ambassador, his future pathway could not be stronger.

The deputy head boy at Rathkeale College entered the 2017 Beef and Lamb Future Beef NZ Hoof and Hook competition in Feilding as an intermediate novice.

He had never entered a competition of its kind before, but was a frequent competitor in the TeenAg competitions.

“It was my first time showing cattle and there would have been about 30 odd others in the category,” he said.

The weekend was a jam-packed three days including educational modules covering DNA testing, electronic tags and meat scanning, followed by an afternoon of steer judging.

During the showing of the steers, from Maungaraki Cattle Co, he was also judged for his stockmanship skills.Callum applied for the ambassador title separately, which included an essay, a questionnaire and an interview.

During the competition weekend, the judges for the ambassador title took into consideration his involvement in the modules and cattle showing skills.

“Well I just thought I’d give it a go, and it would be good experience – I’ve never done a formal interview before, and I wanted to support [the competition].”

Coming from a sheep and beef farm, he is keen to learn more about stud breeding and genetics.

As part of the ambassador package, Callum is given the chance to travel

Callum Woodhouse at the recent 2017 Beef and Lamb Future Beef NZ Hoof and Hook competition.

OTHER WAIRARAPA WINNERS:

Ella McWilliam of Gladstone’s McWilliam Stud had a very successful weekend

anywhere in the country to learn more about his passion.

“I’ll go to an A and P show, maybe the Christchurch one and visit some stud farms down there.

“The farming is different there to North island with the different climate,” he said.

Callum plans to head to Lincoln University next year to study an Agricultural Science degree.

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he also plans to enter future beef competitions, and maybe an A and P show too.

Callum also received the Kaitoa Herefords Most Outgoing Stockman award, 1st place immediate novice beef handler, and 3rd place intermediate beef module.

Last year he won the national TeenAg competition at the Young Farmer of the Year competition in Timaru.

Maungaraki Rising Star Award – Joshua White from Taratahi Beef and Lamb NZ Future Beef handler – 2nd place junior Ella McWilliam Beef and Lamb NZ Future Beef module – 1st place junior Ella McWilliam Beef and Lamb NZ Future Beef stock judging – 1st place junior Ella McWilliamTaratahi Wairarapa, Maungaraki Cattle Co, and McWilliam Stud Stock received a handful of awards each.

He is also the chair of his schools TeenAg club, and participated in the 2016 Wairarapa District Young Farmer’s Regional final.

Students help out with town planning FROM PAGE 1 Primary and secondary school students helped plan event spaces for Masterton at a Wairarapa Reap workshop held in conjunction with Unicef, connecting to the Urban Dream Brokerage scheme.

The project involved Massey University and urban art space specialists Letting Space.

Letting Space co-director Mark Amery

said themes from all of the Masterton workshops included a desire to see more shared smaller spaces through the town, especially green spaces, better use of laneways, the need to use the area by the library well, and opening up Queen Elizabeth Park across from the recreation centre for activities such as kapa haka and other performing arts one of the student groups wanted to see a space near the library with cheap food options and free wifi.

Students clockwise from left Neo Broomhall, Manaia Riwai-Couch, Lauren Mahoney, Kerewai Tatana and Martine Power with their plans in progress.

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Dog rescuers appreciated

By Gerald Ford

Wairarapa College students Holly Bodle, left, and Tessa Davidson were thanked with a gift of flowers and chocolates after rescuing confused fox terrier Ash from a busy road, by Ash’s owner Sally Chamberlain.

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When Wairarapa College students Holly Bodle and Tessa Davidson saw a distressed dog in the middle of a busy road last week, they didn’t hesitate to help.

Their intervention saw Ash, a 16-yearold female fox terrier, safely returned to her owner, Sally Chamberlain.

Mrs Chamberlain was so impressed with the girls’ act of kindness that she visited them at school on Friday to thank them in person, delivering a gift of flowers and chocolates.

Holly and Tessa, who are year-13 students at the college, had driven home on Wednesday to pick up some material for school, and were returning to the college when they saw the dog on Masterton’s Akura Road, which is a 70kmh to 100kmh area.

“We saw a dog walking around on the road, with cars and things,” Holly said.

“We just didn’t want it to be hit,” Tessa said.

Holly said she ran to the dog as a car

approached. The dog initially fled, “but we calmed it down”.

The girls took the dog to Vet Services Wairarapa, whose staff read the tag and recognised that Ash had been a patient of theirs, so they were able to phone Mrs Chamberlain immediately.

Mrs Chamberlain said her husband often takes Ash with him when he goes out on their farm, which is on both sides of Akura Road.

This time, however, he left Ash behind.

“She’d missed out, she likes to join in,” Mrs Chamberlain said.

“He wasn’t aware that she was trailing along behind.”

The dog must have “got totally disoriented” which was where she was at when the girls found her.

Wairarapa College principal Shelley Powers said the school is “pretty lucky we have students who go out of their way to do kind things, and to help others.”

Stage Challenge conquered by Wairarapa College More photos from Wairarapa College’s winning Stage Challenge performance. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

The Database is Dead! Long Live the Database!

When I fi rst started in Real Estate I used 3x5 cards to record contact details and notes around conversations I had with people. Then I would update my diary, writing their name on the day I next needed to contact them and why. That was my database. That was my customer and client relationship management tool (CRM). I wanted to genuinely connect with people. I still do, after all the most important thing in Real Estate is people.

Every Real Estate Agency has a CRM. Today these are computer based.

It’s a tool. With every tool it’s only value is when it gets used for the job it’s meant to do. Simple right? Now here’s the shocker, even with this tool at Salespeople’s fi ngertips, the majority of Salespeople still do not actively manage their database. That is, engage with people to fi nd out what their needs and wants are. 80% of Real Estate Sales are made by 20% of the Real Estate Salespeople.

Believe it or not there are still Salespeople who say to prospective buyers,

“You’ll call me if it’s [a property] of interest to you”. They are order takers.

No better at sales than the man who makes your pizza.

Imagine you are selling your property. Do you want to get the very best price in the best time frame? Not just a sale but a sale at the right price?

Yes, of course you do. Ultimately you want competition between buyers and a Salesperson with the right skills to engage with buyers to achieve this.

Here’s the trick, if you are thinking about putting your property on the market. Go to Open Homes of as many houses you can stomach and see how you are treated as a buyer. Phone an Agency with a general enquiry and check out how well you are looked after. See what happens a month down the track - who’s still in touch with you? The salesperson that looks after your interests the best, is the best.

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A National Award was recently presented to Masterton Holdsworth Lions member Glenys Hansen at the National Lions 202 Convention in Tauranga.

The club received the “Pat Ryan Award” for the “Best Youth Project” being the “Healthy Lunch” project with the Junior Syndicate at the Masterton Primary School each year.

Masterton Holdsworth Lions has also recently made donations to LifeFlight Trust, Wellington Free Ambulance, Camp Quality, and the Blind Foundation for the purchase of an iPad Mini for children who are blind or have low vision can use with a BookLink App. Zone 4 chairman Jack Hayes arranged and organised a trip to the LifeFlight Trust Headquarters in Wellington on Sunday May 28.

The LifeFlight co-ordinator was overwhelmed that more than 80 people attended. Members, family and friends from all the Wairarapa Lions & Lioness Clubs were hosted and shown around the LifeFlight Base hangars and the equipment was explained.

One survivor gave attendees details about how she was rescued and is grateful that she is alive to tell her story. She is now a LifeFlight volunteer.

Carterton Lions Club have made significant donations recently to support local organisations being Wairarapa United Football Club towards assisting their Junior players, Club Carterton for new curtains and a new vacuum cleaner, Wairarapa Mental Health Centre towards five new recliner chairs for the Health Unit, Camp Quality Wellington/Central Districts for three new storage bags for their Obstacle Course.

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At the National Lions 202 Convention in Tauranga, the club received the runnerup recognition for the National Award for “Best Electronic Club Bulletin”.

Carterton Central Lions Club held a very successful Fashion Parade at Ballentynes Fashion Central in Masterton with the proceeds being donated to the Wairarapa Women’s Refuge. The next project will be a firewood raffle.

Greytown Lions and Lioness Clubs recently held a Quiz Night and raised more than $4000 towards a new mobility van for Arbor House Greytown Lioness Club recently had interesting speakers from the Heart Foundation and Tranzit Coachlines Ltd. Featherston Lioness Club recently made many donations to various organisations and asked that where possible could the monies help Wairarapa people. A fun paper bag auction was held at a recent meeting.

Martinborough Lioness Club members, friends and partners recently gathered for dinner to thank those that assist with club fundraising activities.

Guests were treated with interesting photography and commentary by Jane Donald who spoke about her passion in restoring wetlands with native plantings on a family property.

Dougal and Denise MacKenzie then outlined their restoration project on Lake Onoke Spit, where dry land native plantings and predator initiatives are gradually bringing back a native habitat, aiding the survival and increasing the numbers of various bird species.

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Usually there is not much chance of finding water at the top of hills, as it all runs downhill, but Kourarau is unusual.

The lake is at the bottom of a plateau of summits in a mountain range, named Maungaraki. The water comes up to a puna or spring and I’ve been around a range of arguments about its origin from “It’s fed from the Tararua” to, “It’s from just the mountains the lake sits on”.

Ko Kourarau te roto or Kourarau is the lake. As a compound word Kourarau is crayfish and hundreds.

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When we align this with the adage, “Peace is not found in concentrating on division, but in weaving a shared future vision”, we define our responsibility.

Sharing the planting day at Kourarau with Gladstone School made me keenly aware that I need to pass on a shared environment that is better than when I found it.

Faces of a future, Wairarapa mokopuna, looked up at me and I remembered our words for the day, whanau and kaitiaki.

Kourarau has a traditional significance for Maori as a place of refuge when under attack from invaders, it has been a place of food gathering, a place of peace.

Our provincial hero, Nukupewapewa decided from the summit above the lake to bring peace to Wairarapa. It was at Kourarau that the people came together in facing up to the taniwha.

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A model of the Paul Dibble sculpture.

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Camp sculpture boosted Featherston Camp Sculpture Trust members were elated last week to receive approval from the Lottery Grants Board for $350,000 to the Featherston Camp Sculpture.

Trust secretary Jean McDowall said, the large Paul Dibble sculpture to be erected in central Featherston, “will rightly mark the World War I military training camp as a taonga of national importance”.

“The camp had a profound impact on the entire Wairarapa region, and New Zealand as a whole. It played a significant part in the lives of over 60,000 men and their

families,” Ms McDowall said, noting that after it opened in 1916 every soldier that left New Zealand for the war passed through it.

“This sculpture will commemorate the soldiers from all over New Zealand, who were part of a dedicated community of New Zealand men, and the local community who supported them.”

It will provide a catalyst for ongoing educational activities about our local and national history, the part New Zealanders at the time played in the Great War and its messages from the past and for the future,” Ms McDowall said.

Nearly two-thirds of the 103,000 New Zealand servicemen who served overseas in World War I passed through the camp.

The camp had its own post office, railway link, hospital, bakery, butchery, kitchen messes, shops, clubs and places of worship.

The Anzac Hall, a historically significant Category 1 historic place, was built by Featherston citizens as a recreational facility for soldiers at the camp and has been a key focal point for sculpture fundraising events.

The Featherston Camp Sculpture trustees had great support from

Featherston people, including a donation the Featherston Senior Citizens Social Club.

“Public consultation on ideas for the bas reliefs on the back of the columns will now begin in earnest. This incredible sculpture is going to be built,” Ms McDowall said.

The sculpture will be unveiled on Armistice Day next year.

For more information about the project and how to contribute, visit the Trust’s website: www.featherstoncampsculpture. org.

Choirs sing capitally Choirs from two Wairarapa secondary schools are performing this week at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington.

This Wednesday, June 7 and Thursday, June 8, the Big Sing Wellington regionals will gather 44 choirs including the Cantate, Pogonologists, and Armonia Dolce choirs from Wairarapa College, and Viva Camerata, a combined choir between Rathkeale College and St Matthew’s Collegiate.

The Big Sing has been a firm fixture on the choral calendar in regions throughout New Zealand for more than 20 years, according to Greg Maxted, New Zealand Choral Federation Wellington secretary “In Wellington it has developed a special position, with a supportive festivallike atmosphere amongst the entrants, and participation rates that would be unimaginable almost anywhere else.”

Choirs will present three pieces in a 10-minute bracket during daytime sessions, including an art song and one with New Zealand or Pasifika origins.

From those sets, they select one item to perform as part of the evening’s Gala concert.

For many choirs, the focus is on qualifying in the Big Sing Finale for which

Viva Camerata, a combined choir between Rathkeale College and St Matthew’s Collegiate, competing at the Big Sing in Wellington in 2016.

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only 24 choirs are chosen nationally, which will be staged in Auckland in August this year, Mr Maxted said.

Kiewiet van Deventer, the choir director for Viva Camerata, Rathkeale College & St Matthew’s Collegiate, said the main focus of the Big Sing is encouraging the love of singing.

“For Viva Camerata, however, it goes a step further. Leading up to Big Sing is a time of focusing on the finer detail of making music: phrasing, singing as a group and living the music.

“It is a stressful time, especially as they know they have only one chance to get it right – and no one wants to let the rest of the team down.

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Armonia Dolce choir from Wairarapa College, competing at the Big Sing in Wellington in 2016.

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•Parsnips and yams where possible, leave these crops in the ground until a few frosts have occurred, as the cold temperatures help sweeten their ˜ avour. In drier areas where the soil doesn’t get too boggy, they can be left in the ground until you need them.

•Strawberries can be planted now - research shows that planting strawberries in New Zealand’s winter temperatures will produce a higher yield in summer.

•Lift and divide large clumps of summer ˜ owering perennials such as cannas, asters, phlox.

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Strawberries are sun lovers and need to be planted in a sunny position. “NO” sun equals “NO” ˜ avour - it’s as simple as that.

But strawberries need the winter chills as well as the summer heat and sun. Research shows that plants that get enough chilling temperature hours before ˜ owering will produce the highest number of berries over the season.

Plant the plants 15-20cm apart. Usually about ÿ ve plants per family member will ensure a good crop. Strawberries loath wet, soggy soil. That is why commercial growers plant them on ridges under polythene.

We think weedmat is better as it lets the soil breath, as well as smothering weeds and keeps the soil warmer in winter and cooler in summer and it also helps keep the fruit clean. Take care to plant correctly.

The place where the stems join the roots is called the ‘crown’ and it should sit at the soil surface so that just the roots are buried.

Planting too deep will cause the plants to rot o˛ . Place mulch or Tui Strawberry Straw (available in small handy packs) around the plants but keep away from the crown. After planting young plants pick o˛ any ˜ owers.

This makes the plants grow stronger and produce even more ˜ owers. You might have to wait a bit longer for berries, but you’ll get a lot more of them.

To get the best berries, you need to start with the right ingredients. First and foremost – good quality plants. Our plants are certiÿ ed and grown under license.

For the size of the plant, strawberries produce a huge crop, and can be either grown in the ground or in pots, tubs or hanging baskets. If growing in containers, our recommendation is to plant in TUI Strawberry Mix or a good quality potting mix. DO NOT plant into straight compost, as this does not have all the nutrients that strawberries

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Carterton

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Degrees of Carterton The new housing development will be utilising the Hurunui o Rangi Marae lan.

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Housing project begins Carterton Mayor John Booth, Gareth Winter and Jane Fletcher.

BY EMILY NORMAN Carterton wet-plate photographer Jane Fletcher launched a unique book featuring a collection of photographs inspired by an intricate web of “mutual friends” on the weekend.

Her book, Project Six Degrees, follows last year’s photography exhibition of the same name in which Fletcher created six series of six portraits, with a nomination system in place to decide who would be featured in them.

Each person featured in the project was a Carterton resident, and the book was officially launched by Carterton Mayor John Booth at the Carterton Events Centre on Sunday.

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His profile, along with the likes of Ron Mark, featured in the collection.

Fletcher said she was “thrilled to share the excitement” of the book launch with project participants.

The original portraits were handed to the Wairarapa Archives for storage as a record of this Carterton “slice of life in 2016”.

Fletcher was helped throughout the process by fellow photographer and partner Brian Scadden, who first taught her the art of wet plate photography.

Funding for the project was granted

by Creative New Zealand, and Project Six Degrees is available to purchase at Almo’s Books for $30.

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Papakainga is a form of housing development which occurs on multi-owned Maori or ancestral land.

In late May members of the community and the marae “turned over the soil” to begin the building of four three-bedroom homes, two two-bedroom homes and a new marae.

The six homes are expected to take about two years to build, with the new marae to follow.

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HEALTH

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Keeping kids active Being active is an important part of raising healthy children.

But with busy family life and technology competing for kids’ attention, it can often feel hard to ÿ t exercise in.

Here are some ideas for easy ways to keep your kids on the move (and o˜ their screens!): Need some inspiration for keeping your kids’ diet healthy?

 Build it into the day – find ways to add exercise into their day. Get the kids to collect the mail, walk to school with friends or park the car further away from school each day.  Take it outside – kids often want to be where you are. If you spend time outdoors, even for a coffee break, they’re likely to follow you out and start playing.  Explore it – try out some of our great local walking tracks. There are lots that are child and pram-friendly.  Get them started – start your kids off with a game or activity and they’ll soon take over and play by themselves.  Make time online active – check out apps such as GoNoodle or Just Dance Kids for more active screen-time. Great for letting off energy on rainy days!  Model it – if you take up a sport or activity, your kids will want to as well. Find something you enjoy doing to show how sport or exercise can be fun.

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 Swap out bars and chippies for fruit and crackers in lunchboxes and snacks.  Avoid having food-based rewards – swap out the sweets for an activity or outing.  Make second helpings extra vegetables or fruit.  Cut food into shapes and have colourful veges on their plate to make eating fun.  Get kids involved in making their lunch and snack boxes.  Hide vegetables in smoothies to add some extra goodness.  Always have fruit and vegetables available for kids to help themselves to when they want a snack.

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Opinion

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Feathy focus inspires Rates

stance backed

Soapbox Mike Osborne On a drizzly, grey, cold winter’s Sunday afternoon the fairly obvious thing to do is curl up in front of the fire with a good book or for the younger set binge watch some blockbuster TV series.

For about 40 people from Featherston, however, they braved the elements for the warmth of the Anzac Hall. You could make your own cuppa and with trestle tables offering club sandwiches, cake, sausage rolls and tomato sauce; the basic needs were well taken care of.

Why would people give up their cosy homes for an afternoon meeting? And, what were they doing? They were figuring out how they could improve their town.

Under the umbrella of “Fab Feathy” these people had gathered to hear about “Community Led Development” and the results of their recent survey, before becoming engaged in defining why they liked living in Featherston, what was important and of the 21 themes identified from the survey (e.g. main street, youth, recreation) which three were the best ones to start with.

What was I doing there? Being nosy and seeing if there were any good ideas that I could, er, borrow.

Fab Feathy has nailed its colours to Community Led Development (CLD) initiative of the Department of Internal Affairs. Broadly, CLD supports local communities who identify shared issues

Resilient Carterton, another community-led initiative.

and concerns and devise their own appropriate local solutions.

The approach focuses on communities as a whole, not just specific programmes, and is a lot more flexible in access to funding that contributes to the overall community’s wellbeing.

It’s not just about funding but providing support and advice. Communities need to demonstrate that they have got their own initiatives going themselves before applying to partner with CLD. Resilient Carterton was running its own programme of workshops and projects. The most notable project “Project Connect” brought together Neighbourhood Support, Wellington Region Emergency Management Organisation (WREMO) and the Carterton District Council to both increase the number of Neighbourhood

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Support groups in Carterton and to formulate an Emergency Response plan that resulted in the creation of an Emergency Hub at the Carterton Events Centre.

Resilient Carterton wasn’t focused on CLD but was urged to make an application as it was ticking a number of boxes.

There was great support from across the community, council staff, the mayor and some councillors but unfortunately they just missed the cut.

It’s great to see people in our communities quietly getting on with doing things to make our quality of life that much better. It’s worth occasionally giving up the cosy fire to buddy up with your neighbours for a better future created our way, by us, for us.

I generally support Jamie Falloon’s submission to the Carterton District plan which will have implications for the amalgamated Wairarapa Council.

Why should farmers pay for town sewage schemes? Or libraries either, how many farming families use those?

Another thing, what on earth has terrain got to do with the use of a traveling irrigator or pivot for applying the water from a sewage scheme? Ask around, go to the South Island and you will find irrigators bring used on very undulating land.

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Plunket celebrating a century The Plunket Society is celebrating a century of service to the mothers and babies of the Wairarapa this month. But as Gareth Winter from the Wairarapa Archive points out, the connection between the area and the Plunket Society goes back much further than that.

Masterton people will recall the long history of medical services provided to the town by generations of doctors from three families – the Hoskings, the Priors and the Cowies have all been multi-generational medicos. But the first of these, Doctor William Hosking, also had a significant part to play in the formation of the Plunket Society.

In the 1870s, early days in Hosking’s time in Masterton, he was called out in the middle of the night by the accountant at the local branch of the Bank of New Zealand. The accountant, whose father also worked for the Bank of New Zealand, had a bad abscess in his throat. Over time the young accountant and the doctor became friends, enough so that the banker confessed that, although he was doing well in his banking career, he actually wanted to be a doctor.

Doctor Hosking encouraged his young friend to follow his true calling, thus helping launch the medical career of Frederic Truby King, who by 1880 was on his way to Edinburgh to undertake medical training. He returned to New Zealand in 1888, his new wife Isabella Miller, another medical student, in tow. The following year he was appointed medical superintendent at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum near Dunedin, where he put into practice his belief in the benefits of fresh air and exercise. Ironically,

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his own health was not good – he suffered from tuberculosis from childhood – and he often took extended leave. On one occasion he visited Japan, and was impressed by the extended period of infant breastfeeding then common.

Although he and Isabella were childless, they adopted an attendant’s child and dissatisfied with her physical progress, devised a better milk formula for her. In the process they became passionate advocates for early childhood health, believing that it laid the foundation for a healthy life. In 1907 he spoke of his ideas at a meeting in Dunedin, following which the Society for the Promotion of Health of Women and Children was born. It soon attracted the support of Lady Victoria Plunket, the Governor’s wife, becoming known colloquially as the Plunket Society. The Society soon had branches in the four main centres.

In 1912 and 1913 the Kings toured New Zealand, lecturing to large audiences. Among the towns they visited was Masterton, where Truby King’s old friend William Hosking hosted a meeting in the drawing room of his Church Street house. Doctor King then spoke at a larger public meeting that evening.

A large crowd assembled at the Masterton Technical School (now the Lone Star restaurant) where the Masterton branch of the Society for the Promotion of Health of Women and Children was formed, under the leadership of the mayoress, Sarah Coradine, with the promise of help from the recently appointed district nurse, Sarah Jones.

It proved to be a false start, but the branch was revived in May 1917, when Janet Williams, wife of Algar Williams of Featherston, spoke at a public meeting chaired by Mrs Coradine, outlining Doctor King’s work and advocating for the revitalisation of a local branch. The meeting unanimously voted to form a branch, and a committee of prominent local women was elected, their patron being Alice Hosking, wife of William Hosking, whose advice had set Truby King on his pathway. Doctor Hosking died later that month.

The branch appointed Mary Hancock its first nurse in May 1917 – a year later she joined the Army and was replaced by her sister Beatrice. In July 1917 a South Wairarapa branch was established to help mothers and babies of soldiers stationed at Featherston Camp.

The first rooms in Masterton were established in

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Early Plunket checks in 1925.

T.G. Mason’s building on the corner of Bannister formed, a sub-branch established in Mauriceville, and Queen Streets, but in 1922 shifted to the and the Masterton branch had been able to employ Charitable Aid Board building around the corner in an extra nurse to carry out their work.

Dixon Street. The branch was keen to have its own The Masterton Plunket Rooms remained in service building and looked at various sites but were not until 1997, when the Society shifted to a renovated able to find a suitable one until offered land at the villa in Worksop Road. Since then they have end of the Central Arcade in Queen Street. The made renovations to the rooms, and the corporate land was provided free of cost by Leslie Maunsell, structure of the Plunket society has undergone relative of Katherine Mansfield, and later founder of modernisation. The Masterton branch is now part Hansells. of the Wellington/Wairarapa Area.

A fund was established to pay for the new building, The services first envisioned by Truby King had kicked off, ironically, with a substantial donation undergone similar changes. The days of very from the Commercial Travellers Club. In March proscriptive services provided by nurses have gone, 1928, at a largely attended ceremony, Marjorie replaced by a more collaborative partnership model.

Coates, wife of Prime Minister J.G. Coates, declared But some things stay the same. Plunket books, first the building open. In welcoming her, Masterton produced in 1922, remain fi rmly in place, and home Mayor Thomas Jordan proudly claimed that his and clinic visits are an essential part of the services child was the first on the books of the Masterton provided. Over 90% of Kiwi kids remain Plunket branch. babies, a legacy of those visits between Truby King In her speech, Mrs Coates, herself the mother of and William Hosking, 140 years ago. five daughters, praised the work of the Society, pointing out the large fall in the infantile death rate, and highlighting the amount of Government support it received. At a local level, she said remarkable growth had occurred since the branch had been formed in 1917.

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Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Merger plans don’t impress

BY CHELSEA BOYLE

A pensioner fearful of losing her home was one of many Carterton residents to spurn the Wairarapa-wide council amalgamation in front of the Local Government Commission (LGC) yesterday.

Carterton resident Helen Dew said rates would again increase in the wake of amalgamation, something she could not afford on the budget of a fixed pensioner’s income. It would force her to sell her home of 60 years, she said.

“This is my home, this is where I raised my family.

“Carterton has been good to me.”

It was a plea that landed heavily with LGC Chairman Sir Wira Gardiner, who said although “my colleagues will tell me I’m not supposed to” he wanted to give her his personal assurance he did not want to see that happen.

He would be very uncomfortable if anything of that kind happened and understood the anxiety it brought her, he said.

Carterton District councillors Tracey O’Callaghan and Jill Greathead added their voices to the numbers swinging against amalgamation.

Ms O’Callaghan she said could not understand what problem amalgamation was trying to solve.

“What exactly are we trying to achieve?

“What is the problem we are trying to fix?”

She said bigger “is not better when it comes to democracy”.

“Local democracy needs to be accessible. The reason I am a councillor is I felt I could make a difference here.”

Ms Greathead said she spoke for many in the community who felt overwhelmed and confused by the amalgamation process.

“Amalgamation gives power away – which is fine, if you give that power to those you trust,” she said.

“Lack of trust is what many people in our community are now feeling.”

She said her experience overseas had taught her growing up in a community who cared, like Carterton, is the greatest gift a child could have.

“It takes a village to raise a child but that village has to have the power to make its own decisions, carry out the actions that shape it, and give their citizens hope and purpose.”

Greater Wellington Regional councillor Adrienne Staples was one of few speakers swimming against the tide, vocalising her support for amalgamation.

“I realise I have taken my life into my own hands coming into Carterton.”

It was a passionate community, and she was aware the majority were against

amalgamation, she said. She reflected on her time as South Wairarapa mayor and the pressure all councils had faced to keep rates down.

“Now there are councillors sitting around the table who weren’t in the hot seat when we were getting bollocked”, she said. The debate had denigrated into where the head office should be.

“I don’t think those are the debates we should be having.”

Mrs Staples said they should instead be focused on improving infrastructure and the depth in staffing.

There are great people working for council now, but what happens when they are sick, or on holiday, or bereaved, she said.

A merged council would be easier for people across Wairarapa because they would deal with one set of rules instead of grappling with three different interpretations of the law, she said.

About 24 people turned up at the Carterton Information Centre to speak to their submissions, including Wairarapa Voice members Ron Shaw and Mike Osborne who have been heavily outspoken against amalgamation.

Carterton resident and information technology (IT) professional David McLachlan was supportive of amalgamation with amendments, but was

The official opening of the rugby photography exhibition Hard on the Heels, by photographer Peter Bush was due to be held at Aratoi on Saturday.

It was facilitated by former Masterton mayor and referee Bob Francis with guest speakers including All Black great Sir Brian

Lochore, and Masterton deputy mayor Graham McClymont.

Hard on the Heels features 95 of Bush’s personal favourite photos that were taken over an incredible 60-year period and include great All Black moments, controversial and contentious moments and

candid behind-the-scenes shots.

It features All Black legends from Sir Brian Lochore, Bob Scott and Sir Wilson Whineray, to Ian Kirkpatrick, Colin Meads, Graham Mourie and Jonah Lomu, along with star players from other rugby nations.

Hard on the Heels will show in Masterton

Carterton resident Helen Dew.

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concerned by the gaps in IT assessment. A large cost in any merger is data migration, he said.

This had not been addressed in the proposal. Carterton District Councillor Mike Ashby’s written submission also supported amalgamation with amendments but said he preferred a unitary council.

“I am strongly in favour that any voting on this amalgamation should have a strong mandate, at least 60 per cent majority, then support of the community will follow.”

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The exhibition begins in the foyer at Aratoi, then follows a trail of rugby balls past shop-front windows along Queen Street as far as Hedley’s Bookshop, which hosts a collection of photographs and rugby books.

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Keeping kids safe in public

Wairarapa Midweek

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Total Care Flooring Design wins Franchisee of the Year

Above the Line Heidi Hendrikse I have our three little grandchildren for an overnighter, while the rest of the family is tramping to Powell Hutt.

Man, how intense looking after kiddies is, constantly knowing where they are, if they are not hurting themselves or fighting or getting into mischief.

After they were tucked in for the night, I happen to watch a social experiment on child abducting. A man asked permission from mothers in the park to chat to their children. All mothers said that they had given their children instructions regarding talking to strangers.

He had a small, friendly dog with him and while their mothers watched with open mouth, three times he ended up walking away hand in hand, with the kids coming with him to see ‘more cute puppies’. Scary stuff.

I am always in two minds about that sort of thing. When I was little we would go to the park by ourselves after school and spend a few happy hours playing with our friends without Mum knowing where we were!

But times have changed and when our kids were small, not talking to strangers just started to be important.

Yet I didn’t want my children to be scared of every person that looked or talked to them. Nor rude when they were being spoken to.

I also know how much enjoyment elderly people get from interacting or just being with children. How to solve this dilemma?

Obviously, giving your children the ‘stranger danger’ talk once or twice is not going to cut it. You want to make sure they ‘get it’, know when to chat and know when

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to run away.

Go beyond “don’t talk to strangers”.

Include “even if they have a cute puppy, offer food or lollies, a ride on the playground, in their cool car”, etc.

Even when they say mummy or daddy send them, call from a car window that they have something in the car for them.

Even when they are young, old, friendly, in need of help, etc. Plus it wouldn’t be a bad idea to test how well your message is getting through!

Yet you want to be a community, because, as the tribal saying goes, “It takes a village to raise a child.”

I pray to God that we could all live in our country without the fear of harm to our children, where they could play unsupervised wherever they want to.

Dear parent, enjoy the precious children you have been given. But be careful, be wise, instruct and supervise.

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This is the first time Total Care Flooring Design has won the Award although Tim says the Masterton business has been building up to it for a number of years. “Our sales figures have increased year on year ever since we joined the group.”

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Unitary option pushed

BY HAYLEY GASTMEIER A lot of “squeaky wheels writing letters to the editor” prompted Rex McKay of Greytown to give an oral submission to the Local Government Commission on its Wairarapa District Council draft proposal.

He was the only submitter speaking yesterday at the Greytown Town Centre who was in clear favour of the proposal.

Seven of the eight other submitters were either against LGC’s amalgamation plan completely or favoured a Wairarapa Unitary Authority (WUA).

Mr McKay said he had been waiting for about 15 years for a district council amalgamation to come about, and in his written submission said: “Let’s do it tomorrow”.

He said the new council would have a stronger financial base, and having community boards representing each town would be a “better” system than present one.

John Boon said he supported either a WUA, or the status quo.

He “vigorously” opposed amalgamation, but felt the decision had already been “predetermined” and Wairarapa was being led “by the nose” to that outcome.

Ron Sharpe “strongly” opposed amalgamation. He also favoured a WUA. He said Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) did not understand the rural issues that Wairarapa faced, and it had “little interest in engaging constructively with local authorities”.

Commissioner Sir Wira Gardiner asked Mr Sharpe whether he thought a WUA would be able to sustain itself financially with GWRC out of the picture.

“Definitely,” Mr Sharpe replied.

South Wairarapa District Councillor Colin Wright said a WUA would be the “most effective” form of local government for the region.

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BY HAYLEY GASTMEIER

He said both Marlborough and Tasman operated successfully under a unitary authority, with each district being similar in area and population to Wairarapa.

Mr Wright said LGC’s analysis on a WUA focused on “who pays” rather than what would be most effective and efficient for the region.

His support for an amalgamation would depend on whether community boards were given “adequate budget and support to make decisions on all matters that do not impact beyond their respective wards”.

Former MP John Hayes said a WUA would “put the decision making in local hands”.

He said “the real monster in the room” was GWRC, which “didn’t have a clue” about Wairarapa issues, citing the Waiohine River Floodplain Management Plan as an example of this.

Wilfred van Beek also opposed the draft proposal, saying global studies indicated that amalgamations were, most of the time, a turn for the worse.

“I think the link between people and councils should be as close as you can get

it.”

Alan Jefferies “applauded” the commission for their proposal, saying: “The reform is long overdue.”

But he too favoured formation of a WUA, saying it was “imperative” that decisions were made by the people affected by them, not by “people in a distant city”.

Five people stood before the commission representing the Public Service Association, which had not formed a collective view on the merger proposal.

A written submission from the union, which represented some staff from each of the three Wairarapa councils, said it had concerns related to the transition process.

“We suggest that if this process is not handled well there could be grave consequences for local government in the region through the loss of experienced, knowledgeable staff and the loss of important institutional knowledge.”

Claire Bleakley said she was concerned that amalgamation would result in a “loss of democracy and voice for the smaller communities”.

The unsealed section of Shooting Butts Rd is causing headaches for some Martinborough residents.

They say the gravel road is heavily used and dust coming off it is a health hazard.

South Wairarapa District Council has received at least three submissions to its annual plan requesting the road, or at least a section of it, be sealed.

John Hughes told councillors that dust coming off the road was a constant problem, coming inside their home on windy days and settling on their washing hanging on the line.

“On windy days we have to keep all the windows and doors closed because of the dust, which is not very healthy especially in the warmer months.”

He said traffic on the road “had exploded” in the last few years, with the popular Rapaki hillside track attracting many visitors.

Resident Whitney Griffiths held similar concerns, expressing them in a written submission.

Having submitted to SWDC on the issue since 2011, he said the situation was “now critical” due to the increase in road users.

Mr Griffiths said dust contributed to health problems, such as asthma and allergies, and there was a worry the dust was contaminating residents’ water supplies.

Susan Stephen also filed a submission for the partial sealing of the road.

“There are several dwellings on this road which is heavily used,” she said.

“The continuous dust in the summer is a health hazard and damaging to the buildings if not cleaned annually.”

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Belles and beaux of the ball

Wairarapa College annual winter ball last week was themed Ville des Lumieres (city of lights). On a model Pont des Arts bridge, attendees were able to add a padlock with their names inscribed. The ball committee transformed the hall which featured an Eiffel Tower, fairy lights and laser lights, a photo booth and a pool table – and carts carrying macaroons and 250 red roses. Daniell McCoy took some photos.

Enjoying the refreshments are Nicola Sharratt (left), Kirsty Sharratt and Gretchen Vallance.

Emily Hodgkinson (left) and Hannah Forster with red roses.

Jessie Webster and a friend arrive in a unique carriage.

Tommy Martin and Destiny Tom on the Pont des Arts bridge.

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Itchy pets? - Atopy tips

Project Crimson in Wairarapa.

Heidi Ward-McGrath BVSc There are alternatives to repeated vet visits, antibiotics and steroids. That is the good news!

We are required to reduce our usage of antibiotics in pets. Reducing antibiotics usage in humans and pets is a worthy goal.

You can treat them naturally (with holistic care their quality of life can be improved.)

Many vets use steroids for atopic patients. Steroids can be useful in the short term but it is very important to recognise the long terms side effects. These can be worse than the original disease complaint.

Skin diseases are among the most common problems we see in private general practice, and allergies are among the most common dermatological problems for which clients seek help.

While conventional therapies can be effective at relieving clinical signs, using a more holistic approach to encourage healing is a worthy goal.

Several holistic therapies are very helpful in dealing with atopic pets.

Atopy is defined as a genetically predisposed inflammatory and pruritic allergic skin disease.

Atopy may begin seasonally but often becomes a yearround chronic problem.

Conventional Therapies for Atopy Conventional therapies for atopy have historically relied on anti-inflammatory doses of corticosteroids (prednisone/prednisolone or dexamethasone) and antihistamines.

Corticosteroids work by binding to the glucocorticoid receptor, which up-regulates the expression of antiinflammatory proteins, and represses the expression of pro-inflammatory proteins.

Antihistamines—reduce histamine.

Newer therapies include cyclosporine (Atopica, from Elanco Animal Health), which suppresses T-helper and T-suppressor cells and inhibits interleukin-2, and oclacitinib (Apoquel, from Zoetis Inc.), which inhibits the function of a variety of pruritogenic and pro-inflammatory cytokines that are dependent on JAK1 or JAK3 enzyme activity. These are rarely required in our practice.

Natural Therapies for Atopic Dermatitis A variety of natural therapies prove helpful in my practice for the treatment of atopic dermatitis.

No one therapy works in every patient, and experience will dictate the best approach. Additionally, holistic veterinary doctors have their favorite therapies.

Bathing with the proper shampoo is one of the most important things that can be done for the itchy pet.

Shampoos that can work contain mild ingredients such as aloe vera, colloidal silver, liposomes and oatmeal.

Some new products contain ceramide to help restore the normal skin barrier that is compromised in many atopic pets.

Omega 3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) are helpful for reducing inflammation. Fatty acids improve the skin and hair, and enhance the epidermal barrier by modulating leukotriene and prostaglandin synthesis. They also restore the normal composition of lipids in the skin and modulate lymphocyte functions.

Flaxseed oil, which is also rich in omega-3 fatty acids, is not the fatty acid of choice for pets, fish oil is a better source of omega-3 fatty acids in dogs.

Since atopy involves oxidative damage to the skin, antioxidants can be helpful. I prefer herbal antioxidants such as curcumin/ tumeric, ginger, ginkgo and ginseng.

These are included in pet probiotics.

Herbs can be helpful, as they can reduce inflammation and aid in detoxification.

Immune support via administration of probiotics is becoming a mainstay of natural therapies for pets that have a variety of conditions. This makes sense for two reasons. First, the gastrointestinal tract contains the largest collection of immune cells in the body. Second, “leaky gut” syndrome can be caused by repeated use of antibiotics, antifungals and corticosteroids.

Adding probiotics helps heal the protective GI barrier to reduce absorption of dietary allergens.

Immunotherapy, while not typically thought of as a natural therapy, is generally safe and is something I try in pets that don’t respond to an integrative approach.

A holistic care approach For a practical approach to atopy, here’s what I do.

For pets with mild pruritus and skin disease, no conventional medications are used. Instead, I prescribe daily bathing, topical treatment with pet putty TM, a good fatty acid and a balanced antioxidant.

Pets with more severe signs might require short-term treatment with low-dose corticosteroids, or regular dosing of an antihistamine added to the basic regimen.

Diagnostic testing is often needed to confirm the suspected diagnosis or for secondary infections. Testing can include skin scrapings, skin cytology, skin fungal culture to look for ringworm, a full blood profile, including adrenal and thyroid testing, a skin biopsy and culture and sensitivity, and blood / hair allergy testing with a food trial, if indicated.

With patience and an individualized approach, most itchy pets can be treated successfully with minimal or no use of conventional medications.

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Myrtle rust threatens crimson bloom A trust devoted to rata and pohutukawa is seeking support for research to combat myrtle rust which affects these native trees.

Project Crimson is seeking ways to respond to the discovery of the deadly fungus myrtle rust on pohutukawa in New Zealand, trustee Gordon Hosking said.

Myrtle rust is a fungal disease which can severely debilitate or even kill various species of native and introduced plants in the myrtle family, including pohutukawa and rata, and has been identified in 32 locations in Northland, Taranaki and Waikato.

For the first time in Project Crimson’s 27-year history, the trust has temporarily halted the planting and distributing of any pohutukawa or rata trees and is asking New Zealanders to follow their lead, by not planting pohutukawa or rata trees for the remainder of the 2017 planting season (typically until mid-Spring).

“Because myrtle rust becomes dormant over winter, infected plants may not show symptoms until spring so this gives us more time to understand the impact myrtle rust is going to have on pohutukawa and rata, and also prevent people from unwittingly spreading this serious fungal disease further.”

Project Crimson has planted hundreds of thousands of pohutukawa and rata trees since it was established in 1990 and has played a major role in turning around the health of the species after it was discovered that pohutukawa was close to extinction in parts of Northland.

Dr Hosking says myrtle rust is the most critical threat to pohutukawa and rata since then.

“We have a number of initiatives in train to assist in the response to myrtle rust, including commissioning research into the likely extent of damage to pohutukawa and rata by myrtle rust, and into varieties in the existing population that may be resistant to it; and helping New Zealanders to regularly check pohutukawa and rata in their neighbourhood or on their land as a form of citizen science, by providing guidance on how to do this.

“What we don’t have though is a huge amount of financial resource to undertake this. We’re calling to corporates, and concerned Kiwis to help us fund this appeal.”

A Givealittle page has been set up to help support Project Crimson’s efforts to undertake their response to myrtle rust

Myrtle rust in New Zealand.

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and fund research and monitoring tools.

Project Crimson urges New Zealanders to plant other native trees this year and are reminding people that the halt on planting pohutukawa and rata is temporary.

“We urge Kiwis to remain committed to planting natives this year, but simply to avoid pohutukawa or rata to give us some time to understand this disease,” Dr Hosking said.

“With a warming climate and our native birds in decline there has never been a more important time for us to be planting native trees.

“Please keep planting as many other native trees as you can this year, we just ask you to avoid pohutukawa and rata for the next few months so we can try to protect them for future generations,” Dr Hosking said.

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Changing faces of a town A book containing a pictorial record tracing Martinborough’s development from a sleepy little rural town into a popular wine and tourist destination has been launched.

I can’t comprehend myself, just how much change has taken place.

BY HAYLEY GASTMEIER Missing out on a railway link could have been the death knell for Martinborough.

But after a slight decline, the tiny South Wairarapa town reinvented itself to become one of the country’s leading wine meccas and tourist destinations.

The Look of Martinborough is a newlyreleased book that traces the town’s development from 1870.

It covers how Martinborough was transformed from a deteriorating rural service town into the popular hub it is known as today.

Local historian, Mate Higginson, and author, John MacGibbon, collaborated on the book.

Published by Fraser Books, it is the fourth book in Wairarapa Archive’s “The Look Of” series, which retraces the history of the region’s towns.

Masterton, Carterton, and Greytown each have their own publication, with a book on Featherston being planned.

About 100 people attended the launching of The Look of Martinborough at St Andrews Church Hall on Sunday.

Mr Higginson, 79, who was born and raised in Martinborough, said the changes

A man with his horse at the square in Martinborough in 1910.

that had taken place within the township over 150 years was phenomenal.

In 1951, there had been “big bare spaces” within the town.

“Now, it’s hard to get a section.”

He said when the wine industry took off in the 1980s, there had been no restaurants or places to stay — a vast contrast to the many options now

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“I can’t comprehend myself, just how much change has taken place.”

Mr Higginson said putting together a pictorial record of his home town had been on his mind for a long time.

“There is no actual recorded history of the early part of Martinborough . . .

Johnny Martin came in 1879 and he drew

the plan in the shape of the Union Jack to sell off some of his farm, and of course a lot of that is not known and I wanted that down.”

He said the book could not cover all the facts.

“But I’m still thrilled about it. It’s something recorded and that we can hang on to.”

Wairarapa Archive historian Gareth Winter said the book was “fantastic”, with 390 photographs of the town featured inside.

“There’s a lovely range of photos that perfectly illustrate the change from a sleepy little village to a thriving wine centre.”

Mr Winter said the book had a scenesetting blurb at the beginning of each chapter, and thorough captions that explained the images and put them in relation to the buildings of today.

The book has three parts — the early days from 1870 until 1919, the stagnation period of 1920 until 1978, and a fresh start, spanning the town’s reinvention from 1979 until today.

The Look of Martinborough is available in bookshops, home stays, vineyards, museums and at the Wairarapa Archive.

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Kandahar’s next top model The residents of Enliven’s Kandahar Home and Kandahar Court in Masterton became models for the day last week when a professional photographer visited to capture what a typical day is like at the Enliven homes.

Manager Peter Newman explains Enliven, which is part of Presbyterian Support Central, features real residents in the marketing wherever possible.

“Kandahar Home and Kandahar Court have photoshoots every few years to take photos for our brochures and advertising, which is great because it gets the residents involved with the promotion of their homes,” says Peter.

“The residents enjoyed it because it was something different and spontaneous.

While some were camera shy at first, you could see their confidence grow as they relaxed and had fun with it.”

The effects of drought in Somalia.

A full house to see the movie ‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’ ensured a successful fund raiser for Save the Children’s Wairarapa Branch.

“We raised $1295 from our latest movie fundraiser, all of which will go straight towards the children of the Horn of Africa,” Loes Wardell, president of the Wairarapa Branch of Save the Children, said.

The film is a depiction of real-life events from World War II, directed by New Zealander Niki Caro and starring Jessica Chastain.

The movie was the drawcard to raise funds for SCNZ’s current campaign to alleviate drought effects in Somalia.

Local branch president Loes Wardell said the branch appreciated the opportunity to hold the fund-raiser in Regent 3 Cinema.

Kiwis with a long memory will recall when our nation last took part in an effort to assist Somalia.

In 1992 the New Zealand Defence Force sent aircraft of the RNZAF and support troops to join a multi-national effort to bring aid to Somalia.

That UN-authorised aid effort became mired in local conflict - ultimately leading to the infamous “Blackhawk Down” clash between US troops and armed factions, which led to the withdrawal of foreign forces and the end to international aid.

“Back in 1993 the world simply gave up on Somalia – it was a ‘failed state’ and was left to stew. The only two Western reminders of that nation were the supermodel Iman (the wife of the late pop star David Bowie) and, after 2003, the prominent activist and former Dutch politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali,” Mrs Wardell said.

But with a fresh start for the national government and more effective law and order, today international aid can now make a difference.

That is why ‘Save the Children’ here in Masterton hosted their successful fundraiser for the children of Somalia.

Mrs Wardell said Somalia is twice the size of New Zealand, but has nearly three times the population. Yet, close to the equator and burdened with a harsh climate, most of its people are subsistence farmers, or reduced to squalor in the few cities.

Inevitably the children of Somalia suffer terribly, with limited schooling and poor health.

Life expectancy is only 54.

“A fact of life in East Africa is the recurrence of drought and this year is no

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The photographer, Mike Heydon from Jet Productions, captured what a typical day at the two homes is like, says Kandahar recreation team leader Di McCuish.

“It was certainly a busy day with lots of excitement, but it was also just like any other day with our usual activities and things going on,” says Di. “But I must say a lot of the residents put a lot more thought into their outfits for the day!”

Lew Griffith and Wendy Clark attended a fundraiser screening of the Zookeeper’s Wife at Regent 3 Cinema, run by Save the Children NZ’s Wairarapa branch. Money was raised for famine relief in parts of Africa.

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exception.

The current severe drought across East Africa means millions of families are in need of immediate assistance,” President Wardell said.

In Somalia, specifically, an estimated 363,000 children are already suffering from malnutrition, 71,000 of them severe cases.

The United Nations has warned that more than 50,000 children are now facing death.

Since 2012 the international community has been ready to try again to support the Somalis; years of conflict and subsistence living had driven Somalia’s factions to be willing to work together.

Three major international conferences, the most recent in London this May, have developed a framework for international support to the new Somali government.

Mrs Wardell said “Today there is now both hope and support for the war-ravaged nation. And that is why ‘Save the Children’ in Wairarapa has focussed on the current plight in Somalia”.

“Over $150,000 has been donated nationwide to Save Children NZ already for this cause, and here in the Wairarapa SCNZ would welcome on-going support for this cause.”

In New Zealand, Save the Children’s projects include four whanau centres in Auckland, run in partnership with Barnados.

In 2015 Save the Children New Zealand became part of the National Civil Emergency Management Plan, tasked with providing child-friendly spaces run by trained volunteers in the event of an emergency in New Zealand.

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Activities caught on camera included visits from family, friends, children and animals, bowls, baking, craft, board games, gardening, socialising over drinks, spontaneous happenings around the homes, and much more.

“The photoshoot was a lot of fun. It’s great to see everyone getting involved – including volunteers, staff and families,” says Di. “We’re certainly looking forward to seeing the photos!”

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For more information about Enliven, including Masterton’s Kandahar Home and Kandahar Court call 06 370 0447 or visit www.enlivencentral.org.nz.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS THURSDAY,JUNE 8 Housie: At Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club (Carterton), behind the Clocktower, at 1.20 pm. Call Pauline Hodgson 379-5923.

Drop in Centre: Pop in for a cuppa and a chat, gold coin donation for tea/coffee and a biscuit, 2-4pm, at St Johns Hall, Main St, Greytown. Call Bronwyn Hallot (06) 304-8442 or (027) 228-8651 or Pam Lloyd (06) 304-7997.

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

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

Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 5-7pm, at Red Star Sports Association, 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511, or Hugh 377-4880.

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

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

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

Mums & Bubs Fit: Open to everyone, 10am. For details text ‘Fit Mums’ to (027) 349-8962.

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

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

Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band: Practice 6.30-8.30 pm, Savage Club Hall, Albert St, Masterton.

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

Aquarobics: 11am at Lansdowne Village.

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

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,JUNE 9 Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Carterton Library 11am-1pm.

St Matthew’s Connect Group: 9.30-11am, informal, coffee and speaker, St Matthew’s Community Hall, Church St, Masterton. Call Yvonne 377-4929, Wendy 378-0035 or parish office 370-8589.

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.

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

Wairarapa Steampunk: We meet as required, 10.30am-2pm, at Kingstreet Artworks. Call Gaylene 377-4865 evenings or (0274) 494-596.

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.

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

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

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

MONDAY,JUNE 12 Masterton Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call Ted 377-0625.

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

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

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

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

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

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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,JUNE 13 Drop-in Centre: Pop in for a cuppa and a chat, gold coin donation for tea/coffee and a biscuit, 2-4pm, at St Johns Hall, Main St, Greytown. Call Bronwyn Hallot (06) 304-8442 or 027 2288651 or Pam Lloyd (06) 304-7997.

Sit & Be Fit: gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. This is combined with Drop-in club.

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

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

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

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

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

Carterton District Historical Society: Open 2-4pm, Cnr Broadway & Masson St. Call 379-7827 or 379-7150.

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

Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554.

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

Dance Fitness Classes: Greytown, school terms only, with Justine Eldred at Kuranui College Dance Studio, 6.30-7.30pm.

Call Justine (0274) 761-996.

Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton.

All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261.

Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway, Carterton, open by appointment. Call 379-7827 or 379-9021.

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

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

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

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

Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Wairarapa Inc: Martinborough: Martinborough Primary School Hall. Under-12s at 5-6pm. Call Corina Ngatai (027)432-6870. All at 6pm. Call Anna Börjesson (021) 163-8867.

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

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

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association Croquet at 1pm for 1.15pm start at clubrooms behind the Clock Tower, Carterton. Call Helen Smith (06) 3048840 or Stella Smith 379-9259.

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

JUNE 14 WEDNESDAY Ukulele Classes: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Neil (06) 308-9341.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Roof Painting Roof Re-Screwing Roof Maintenance Property Maintenance Phone 06 377 4291 Mobile 027 665 9566 carlkitchenham@yahoo.com

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Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Wairarapa Midweek

Notices Employment Motoring Property Buy & Sell Trades & Services

Local Classifieds Hire Services

Carterton School BOARD OF TRUSTEES

FORKLIFT For Hire. Short and long term. Phone James Trucks & Machinery on 06 377 0550.

CASUAL VACANCY A casual vacancy has occurred on the board of trustees for an elected parent representative. The board have resolved under section 105 of the Education Act 1989 to fill the vacancy by selection.

If 10 percent or more of the eligible voters on the school roll ask the board, within 28 days of this notice being published, to hold a byelection to fill the vacancy, then a by-election will be held.

Any eligible voter who wishes to ask the board to hold a by-election should write to: Chairperson, Board of Trustees Carterton School PO Box 214 Carterton By 1st July 2017

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Public Notices

MASTERTON MASTERTON MASTERTON $180 96 South Belt 1 $210 99 High StreetCtCommercial $200 6 Alamein $200 6 Alamein Ct $230 Rural Living 3 $230 2b George Street $210 145H Perry St $200 24A Miriam Street 1 $230 145K Perry Street 1 $220 $250 56 77D Boundary HerbertStreet StreetRoad2 $220 145 Perry $260 145 Perry Street 2 $220 81 Manuka St 9a Harley Street $230 $275 22 Akura Road 2 97BOpaki Herbert Street 2 $220 $290 5/53 Rd $235 $305 123B CornwallCrStreet 53 Montgomery 3 $260 $340 80D39South Rd Pownall Street 3 $260 $360 80D1 Oak South Street Rd 3 $265 46 Kippenberger St $420 5TitokiStreet 4

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$265 If46 St you Kippenberger need help with your rental $285 15property, JeanscallSt us today!

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MANAGEMENT LTD $100 345 Waihakeke Rd CARTERTON

(Storage Shed)Public 0 $75 345 Waihakeke Rd Notices Shed) 2 30 $245 (Storage 3396 St Highway

Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 37 of the Dog Control Act 1996, that the South Wairarapa District Council has set the following dog control fees inclusive of GST for all $335 $335 14 14 Hornsby HornsbyStSt 33 dogs within the South Wairarapa District. The fees cover the financial period commencing 1 July 2017 and ending 30 June Phone Chrissy Osborne 2018.

06 377 4961 All dogs of or over the age of 3 months must be registered, including all rural dogs. Applications to register dogs should be made by 1 July 2017 to the South Wairarapa District Council, 19 Kitchener Street, Martinborough.

A late registration fee of an additional 50% will be imposed for all dogs registered after 1 August 2017.

All dogs that were first registered on or after 1 July 2006 must also be microchipped. Working dogs are exempt from this requirement.

DOG REGISTRATION FEES Fees due 31 July 2017

Fee before Late fee after 31 July 2017 1 August 2017

Urban Desexed

$75.00

$112.50

Rural Desexed

$42.00

$63.00

Urban Entire

$105.00

$157.50

Rural Entire

$64.00

$96.00

Flat fee for up to 10 Rural Dogs plus $20 per additional dog

$210.00

$300.00

Surrender a dog for euthanasia

$30.00

Permit application to keep more than two dogs in an urban area including breeder

$140.00

Re-homing fee for impounded dogs

$30.00

Replacement registration tag (if tag lost or damaged)

$7.50

Collars

Actual cost plus 10%

IMPOUNDING FEES First Impounding

$80.00

Second Impounding

$170.00

Third Impounding

$265.00

Feeding (per day)

$25.00

CARTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

MASTERTON PROPERTY Carterton School 2017 Enrolments MANAGEMENT LTD BOT has some ‘Out of The Carterton School

Zone Enrolment Places’ available for the remainder of 2017 across all school year levels.

Applications are now open for parents who wish to enrol their children at Carterton School in 2017 and live outside of our school zone. Enrolment at the school is governed by an enrolment scheme. Details are available from the school office.

Applications close on Wednesday 21st June 2017.

If the number of Out of Zone applications exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot.

For further information, or to arrange a school visit, please contact the school office 06 379 4010 or admin@carterton.school.nz Alison Woollard, Principal

Have you ever considered Natural Burials for you or your loved ones?

From 1st July, Clareville Cemetery will be introducing Natural Burials after numerous requests from the public.

We will be holding a public information session, with Mark Blackham from Natural Burial Organisation on Friday 16th June, 11.15am at the Carterton Events Centre.

This will be a great opportunity to ask any questions you may have relating to Natural Burials. Questions from this session will be collated and used as FAQ on our website.

Please RSVP your attendance to the public session to trisha@cdc.govt.nz or 3794036. www.cdc.govt.nz

SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR LOCALLY OWNED WAIRARAPA TIMES-AGE Delivery Monday to Saturday morning to your mailbox

28 Holloway Street, Carterton. info@cdc.govt.nz

Employment

WANTED Fully qualified Carpet & Vinyl Installer (contractor) to work for local business servicing the Wairarapa.

Must have a good work ethic, be reliable, have tidy appearance and good customer skills.

Full time preferred but will consider 2+ days per week.

Phone Kevin at Harrison’s Carpet 0274 589 993

ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN

Financial From only

Costs and expenses relating Actual costs to impounding and securing plus 10% impounded dogs

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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Notices Employment Motoring Property Buy & Sell Trades & Services

Employment

Employment

Maternity Leave Position

LOG TRUCK DRIVER

From Mid- July 2017 for approx. 6 months.

22 hours per week – Full time all September Requirements:Sales Person – Furniture & Bedding Excellent Customer Service skills Opening & closing store Finance Applications Computer Literate Cash handling Ordering & Delivery Arrangements Some Physical Work – Heavy lifting Merchandising Send CV and covering letter to The Manager Furniture Zone or Email: masterton@furniturezone.co.nz

Based in Carterton. Full time position.

You will need a (clean) class 5 licence (NZ).

Good communication skills, positive attitude, physically fit, honest and reliable.

Successful applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug test.

Post CV to PO Box 734, Masterton or call Clint 027 44 33 856

Employment

Employment

Masterton District Council ARCHIVES ASSISTANT (Part Time) 24 hours per week E te tini, e te rahi – aro mai ki tēnei kaupapa Masterton District Council is committed to making Masterton a great place to live, visit, and do business, by providing a strong, resilient and vibrant community that our Library and Archive service plays a key role in.

Due to a retirement we have an exciting opportunity to join our team of professional Archive sta˜ providing a high quality, customer-centric service to our community. You will be the ÿ rst point of contact for our Archive customers and therefore superb customer service skills are a must. With some knowledge or experience in archival practices, you will also have good local knowledge that means you display passion for assisting Archive customers with their research enquiries. This opportunity would suit someone who is looking to gain experience, and maybe start a career in this environment, so if this sounds like you we would love to hear from you.

Applicants should have the right to work in New Zealand.

A full job description and application form is available on request by phone (06) 370 6300. Alternatively you can download the information from the Masterton District Council website www.mstn.govt.nz.

Please email your CV, application form and a covering letter to admin@mstn.govt. nz or post to: Masterton District Council Applications close 5.00pm PO Box 444 Wednesday 14th June 2017.

MASTERTON 5840 Enquiries can be directed to Jenny Spencer, HR Advisor jennys@mstn.govt.nz Mauri ora ki a tātou katoa Masterton District Council has a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity.

Masterton District Council to build and maintain a reputation for providing superb service and excellent community support

Accountability Creativity Teamwork Integrity Open communication No excuses Service

CLASS 5 DRIVER REQUIRED A driving position has recently become available at Bill Hammond Transport Ltd. We require an experienced Class 5 Operator to join our exceptional team who take great pride operating our modern fleet of trucks.

The job requires a fit, reliable, professional person to operate a bulk tipping truck & trailer unit, covering the lower North Island.

Attractive wage remuneration available for the successful applicant.

For further details and job description contact Bill Hammond

0800 300 505

or email office@billhammondtransport.co.nz

PRINTING APPRENTICE We currently have a position for a Printing Apprentice within Webstar to join our Printing team.

You will be working towards a National Certificate in Printing.

The role will be working on our large-scale printing presses alongside our professional and highly experienced printing team.

We are looking for someone who: • Has a minimum of Level 3 NCEA • Is fit, strong and hardworking • Has a strong technical/mechanical aptitude • Is able to learn new things quickly • Is able to identify and solve problems • Is enthusiastic and motivated • Has a positive approach and attitude • Uses their initiative • Has strong communication skills • Is able to work shifts If you are interested in applying for this position, please forward your letter of application and your CV to angela.cameron@webstar.co.nz or forward copies to Human Resources, Webstar, Private Bag 409, Masterton by 16th June 2017.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22 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.

Dance Fit: 6pm at the YMCA Masterton. For details text ‘Dance Fit’ to (027) 349-8962.

Walk Fit: Open to everyone, 9.30am. For details text ‘Walk Fit’ to (027) 239-9001.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Masterton Petanque Club: From 5.30pm, at Masterton Bowling Club, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Graeme 378-7331.

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

Lifeguard awards The top lifeguards, volunteers and sports people from Surf Life Saving Clubs along the Capital Coast will be celebrated this month at the annual Awards of Excellence.

Peter Taylor of Riversdale Beach Surf Lifesaving is in contention for Lifeguard of the year.

The finalists have just been announced ahead of the ceremony which will take place on Saturday June 10 at the Porirua Club and include Palmerston North, Riversdale Beach, Levin-Waitarere, Foxton, Otaki, Paekakariki, Titahi Bay, Maranui, Lyall Bay and Worser Bay Surf Life Saving Clubs.

Every year, regional Awards of Excellence ceremonies are held around the country to officially recognise members for their hard work and dedication to Surf Life Saving in New Zealand.

Some of the night’s top awards will include Lifeguard of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Club of the Year, Sportsperson of the Year and Coach of the Year. There will also be the presentation of Regional Service Awards.

The awards formalities will commence at 6.30pm.

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Wairarapa Midweek

TALES from the tours

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Lions vs Wairarapa-Bush

Mauled at Memorial Tom Hullena thought the visiting British Lions could be beaten. He was in for a shock, writes Jake Beleski.

When blindside flanker Tom Hullena looked at the players around him in the 1983 Wairarapa-Bush team, he thought they had a real chance to take down the touring British and Irish Lions side.

Players such as Graeme Anderson and Greg Karaitiana filled him with confidence that they could get the job done in front of 12,000 people at Memorial Park.

Hullena had come up from Wellington that year, and worked his way into the Wairarapa-Bush squad.

A quick glance at the match programme before their clash with the tourists was enough to convince him there was nothing to fear.

“I remember looking at their profiles and thinking they weren’t very big, but then we got out on the field and they were the biggest bunch of guys I’d ever played against.

“That’s my biggest memory of the match – just the size of them.”

Once scrum was all it took for Hullena to realise it was going to be a tough day’s work for the WairarapaBush side.

“I remember in one scrum I switched to No 8 and they picked up our front row and locks, drove them back and dumped them on me.

“We did a lot of tackling that day, and didn’t make too much progress.”

The Lions squad – comprised of famous names such as Clive Woodward and managed

by Lions legend Willie John McBride – proved far too strong for their WairarapaBush counterparts, eventually running away with a 57-10 win.

Hullena said although they were soundly beaten, there were times when they managed to hold their own against the visitors.

Tom Hullena, third from left, did a lot of tackling against the Lions.

PHOTOS/WAIRARAPA ARCHIVE – TIMES-AGE

“They weren’t very compromising, even with the provincial teams.

“But when we got a chance to use the ball I don’t think the skill-sets were too different between the teams.”

One of the highlights of playing for Wairarapa-Bush was that the “community always got right behind you”, and playing on Memorial Park gave the team a huge sense of pride, he said.

“The camaraderie was really strong, and we wanted to play well for the community.”

Looking ahead to the upcoming test series between the All Blacks and Lions,

FLUORIDE QUIZ

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE °CHOOSE ONE ANSWER˛

THIS QUIZ IS SPONSORED BY FLUORIDE FREE NEW ZEALAND. National, Labour and The Greens are supporting a Bill going through Parliament that is designed to extend fluoridation to all communities with more than 1,000 people. This will mean that South Wairarapa may become fluoridated. If you do not want to be exposed to fluoride chemicals in your water supply contact Kane at waipa@fluoridefree. org.nz and offer to help stop fluoridation in the Waipa.

Q2 Most of Europe is A Fluoridated B 98% not fluoridated C Has high naturally occurring fluoride

Q1 The NZ Ministry of Health promote the addition of fluoride to drinking water to: A Improve its quality B Make it safe to drink C Treat a disease (dental decay)

Q4 Dental fluorosis: A Is the first outward sign of over-exposure to fluoride B Is only caused by swallowing fluoride toothpaste C Is proven to only effect the tooth surface

Q3 Hydrofluorosilicic acid, the type of fluoride added to the water is: A A trace mineral B A pharmaceutical grade medication C A water product from the chimneys of the phosphate fertiliser industry

Q5 According to the Ministry of Health how many children have some form of dental fluorosis?

A 41% B 10% C Less than 5% Q6 Latest NZ School Dental Statistics (2015) show: A Children in fluoridated areas always have less dental decay B Children in non-fluoridated areas always have less dental decay C There is no difference in dental decay rates

FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE www.fluoridefree.org.nz Does ° uoride cause cancer? Lower IQ? Cause arthritislike symptoms? Does it exacerbate conditions like hypothyroidism, and osteoporosis? Does Fluoride work by ingesting it or by applying it to your teeth? Why do children in ° uoridated Masterton have more tooth decay than children in the rest of Wairarapa that is not ° uoridated?

EVENT: The newly formed Wairarapa Fluoride Information group is hosting a screening of a documentary and a Talk by retired dentist Dr John Jukes (Carterton Events Centre, 17th June 2:00). The afternoon aims to inform Wairarapa people about ° uoridation and provide a safe place for people to ask questions whether they are for or against water-° uoridation.

A Bill currently going through Parliament is set to shift the responsibility for water ° uoridation from local councils to District Health Boards and it is expected that ° uoridation will be extended to all non-° uoridated areas in New Zealand. However local councils will still be liable to pay for the equipment and ongoing costs. According to a report (Sapere) prepared for the Government, it will cost Carterton District Council approximately $200,000.00 and

South Wairarapa District Council, with two water supplies, around $350,000.00 and both with annual operating costs of around $8,900.00. Councils will be ÿ ned $200,000.00 if they do not carry out the decision of the DHB and a further $10,000 for every day for non-compliance.

Is water-° uoridation a good use of taxpayers’ money? The NZ Ministry of Health’s School Dental Statistics with around 45,000 children in each age group showed there was no di˛ erence in tooth-decay in ° uoridated and non-° uoridated communities. (See charts).

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: 97% of Western Europe has rejected water-° uoridation because safety research has not addressed health risks, because it is unethical to medicate people without informed consent and because they didn’t trust their health authorities. Can we trust ours?

(See: http://° uoridealert.org/content/europe-statements/ A study of European public opinion on water ° uoridation, published in the journal of Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology, May 27th 2007).

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2PM

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Hullena said he expects a tight tussle, despite the Lions agreeing to a “hugely challenging itinerary”.

“The All Blacks have some injuries, and the Lions seem a bit more rested and injury free.

“I don’t think it will be all one-way traffic – the gap in skill-sets is getting closer and I think it will be a close series.”

–This article is from a collaboration between the Wairarapa Times-Age and the Wairarapa Archive telling stories of the times the British Lions have played in Wairarapa.

THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH

The NZ School Dental Statistics with around 45,000 children in each age group, shows there no difference in tooth-decay in fluoridated and non-fluoridated communities.

PERCENTAGE OF 5 YEAR OLD CHILDREN WITH NO DENTAL DECAY 2008 TO 2015 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

2008 5 YEAR OLDS FLUORIDATED

2015 5 YEAR OLDS NON-FLUORIDATED

PERCENTAGE OF YEAR 8 CHILDREN NO DENTAL DECAY FROM 2008 TO 2015 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

2008 YEAR 8 FLUORIDATED

2015 YEAR 8 NON-FLUORIDATED

Compare this with the 2009 Oral Health Survey, which is the basis of the governments widely claimed statistics of 40% less decay in fluoridated areas of NZ had on average only 600 children in each age group, and the authors of the study said that it was not even designed as a fluoridation study.

28 Wairarapa Midweek

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

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