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Tatyana’s impressions of Wairarapa Erin Kavanagh-Hall

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Greytown artist Tatyana Kulida in her home studio.

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A loaf of bread just out the oven, a freshly caught crayfish, grapefruit blown from the neighbours’ trees during lockdown, and a basket of plums with the “blue dusting” still visible.

To Greytown artist Tatyana Kulida, these images are the essence of Wairarapa.

The “simple pleasures” of provincial New Zealand are the focal point of Kulida’s latest exhibition, “Impressions of Wairarapa”, on display at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts in Wellington.

The exhibition features 14 works, mostly painted from Kulida’s cosy backyard studio, capturing the artist’s experiences of daily life “in the country”: foraged fruit and flowers, seafood from the Wairarapa coast, and an oak tree on the Woodside Trail, painted over several early mornings “before the kids got up”.

Kulida specialises in the French academic method of painting – a movement, popularised by the neoclassicist artists of 18th century Europe, focused on realism, drawing from life, and natural light sources.

Though it is “experiencing a renaissance” throughout the world, the academic method is less common in New Zealand – with Kulida’s own teaching academy, Anthesis Atelier, the only institution dedicated to this methodology in the country.

Outside of the classroom, she is best known for series “Portrait of Antarctica”at Parliament’s Visitor Centre – a collection of near lifesized portraits of climate researchers, activists, and scientists, including famed primatologist Dame Jane Goodall.

The subjects of “Impressions of Wairarapa” may be less

grand in stature – but, for Kulida, the artist’s journey is “more about the small moments than the big statements”.

“I’m not really preoccupied on having a particularly noble subject in front me. Not when there’s beauty to be found in the ordinary, and in the most unexpected places,” she said.

“I think people will connect with the exhibition because it’s all about the small pleasures – the taste and feel of the things that remind you of home.

“In Wairarapa, it’s the slower pace of life – being able to bake bread and have a long cup of coffee in the morning, observing and noticing all the different things in nature, walking in the forest and finding fox gloves growing out of season, feeling the soil beneath my feet.

“It’s all very meditative.

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The elusive veggie pie

Student journalist Federico Magrin goes on a hunt for a vegetarian pie in Wairarapa – and meets some interesting bakers along the way.

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Artist’s Wairarapa connection

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Education

Robots come to life

After just a year at Fab Lab Masterton, a local youngster is now making his own robots. Full story P8.

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Ditching the Crown?

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Warmer homes at what cost?

Simon Herbst

With new building regulations on the way, Wairarapa homes could be warmer and drier – but industry experts fear this will come with a higher price tag.

Under the Building Code, New Zealand is currently divided into three zones based on average air temperature data – with each zone having its own home building specifications for insulation.

Last year, the Building Code was amended, replacing the current requirements with six new climate zones – which will come into effect in November 2022.

Wairarapa would fall into zone four which would require updates to new builds to maximise energy efficiency.

Gareth Norris, managing director of Jennian Homes Wairarapa, said the new zones were necessary.

He said new upgrades to home builds would

Paul Southey, director of A1 Homes, says the changes to the Building Code come at a bad time for the local building industry. PHOTO/SUE TEODORO

“For our clients, the cost of building [their own home] will go through the roof.” include thermally broken window frames and low E and argon gas windows to create better insulation barriers and regulate temperatures inside the home.

“Ceiling insulation would be increased and we may have to put thermal bridging in the perimeter of the

foundations,” Norris said.

Paul Southey, director of A1 Homes, was concerned the new zones would “put a lot of pressure” on the local building industry – but agreed the changes “weren’t necessarily a bad thing”.

“In the Wairarapa region, it will affect the insulation in homes,

which will need to be denser and thicker in the ceilings and the wall cavities,” Southey said.

“From a warmth point of view, it’s a good thing.”

However, both he and Norris said the new climate zones were premature — and higher costs would hurt an industry attempting to recover from covid-19, inflation, and supply chain issues.

“It’s just not a good time,” Southey said.

Southey was “doubtful” the changes would be practical or feasible — but he said there was no question they would require materials that don’t currently exist.

“They don’t manufacture certain materials that meet the requirements. From a research and development perspective, there’s a lot of work to be done.

“We still need more information so we can pass it on to our clients, manufacturers, and our crews on site.”

He said prices for housing

materials in Wairarapa were expected to soar come November.

“For our clients, the cost of building [their own home] will go through the roof.”

Norris said the regulation change came at a time of economic and supply-chain crunch.

“Although the current financial climate is a factor, the construction industry is facing challenges in its supply chain and capacity now,” he said.

“This is the real reason we’re lobbying to get [the Building Code changes] delayed.”

New building regulations will mean warmer and drier homes in Wairarapa - but could incur higher costs for builders and homeowners.

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Locals mixed over planned new skatepark Theo Gerritsen news@age.co.nz

Greytown’s proposed new skatepark is getting a mixed reaction from locals.

The “wheels-park” planned for the corner of Cotter and Pierce Streets had some neighbours worried it would follow in Masterton’s footsteps – but others were excited by what it would offer young people.

Masterton’s skatepark was supposed to be the “newest, biggest, and best”, but there have been reports of violent attacks and knife sightings since it opened in March.

One Greytown West St resident, who asked

The site of the future Greytown Wheels Park.

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not to be named, said the park’s distance from the main road would create the same problems as Masterton.

“I can’t see why it wouldn’t. It’s got all the hallmarks of a replica.

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“It just seems like a silly thing to do.”

Another West St resident said the plan to equip the park with lights would attract unwanted nocturnal behaviour.

“It’s quite frightening.

There shouldn’t be any lighting.”

She also thought the location was too isolated and would therefore need constant supervision.

“I do feel there’s a need, but I don’t think it’s a safe

place to put it. Who’s going to patrol it?”

However, a mother of two who also lived on West St said she couldn’t wait for the park to open.

“We’re anxiously awaiting its construction,” she said.

“It’ll be good for this end of town. There’s not a whole lot for the kids to do around here.”

A woman from Martinborough who works in Greytown thought involving local children with the park’s construction and upkeep could minimise damage and trouble.

“The council should involve the youth — make the park a part of

their roots,” she said.

South Wairarapa District Council amenities manager Bryce Neems said locals needn’t worry about the park’s safety.

“I engaged the police during the early stages, they came back with positive feedback. They thought it was great”, he said.

“We’re trying to make it very much a familyorientated space.

“If the kids start smashing it, causing trouble with it, we’ll just close it.”

Neems said he could not give a start date for the park’s construction as yet.

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Hunting for the elusive veggie pie in Wairarapa A vegetarian pie was hard to find on student journalist FEDERICO MAGRIN’s brief visit to Wairarapa. But he met some interesting pie makers along the way.

South End Dairy owners Ashok and Ushiga Patel have no idea what the 150 meat pies they make each day taste like — because they are vegetarian.

But their pies must be good because they have been selling out every day since 2006.

On taking over the Greytown store, Ashok had tried making vegetarian pies – but their customers weren’t so keen.

“We were just selling one or two per day. That’s not worth it,” Ashok said.

“We used to make a paneer and butter gravy pie and mixed vegetable pie, but they were not selling as fast.”

The Patels relocated to Greytown from India in 2000.

They are aware that in big cities in India people might have dietary requirements — but rural New Zealand is different.

“In the countryside, people are working hard — and most of them want to eat meat,” he said.

Data by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations showed India was the country consuming the least meat per capita in the world.

In 2017, India’s daily meat consumption per person per year was 10kg, whereas in New Zealand it was 276kg.

The Patels, who don’t

Ashok Patel said South End Dairy sells over 150 pies per day.

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eat meat or drink alcohol because of their religious beliefs, make their pies just following “an old and successful recipe” used by the store’s previous owner.

“For 16 years we have followed the old recipe.

This business has been here long before us,” Ashok said. They sell all the Kiwi classics — bacon and egg, steak and cheese, chicken and vegetables.

He said their biggest selling pies would be mince and cheese, spaghetti, and butter chicken.

“The butter chicken ones I make myself — that’s my own recipe.”

Monique acknowledged that producing vegetarian pies could be a challenge for smaller bakeries.

“For places that produce small amounts of pies, having to make a separate

A tale of two siblings – and two pies

Michael and Monique Kloeg are both award winning bakers, but there is one issue that separates them: vegetarian pies.

Ten O’clock Cookie Bakery Café [10CC], with Monique as general manager, prides itself on its vegetarian pie options — but brother Michael has given up trying to sell them at his own establishment, Clareville Bakery.

10CC has had a Thai curry vegetarian pie on its menu for the past five years – which she said is

“delicious”.

“Even though I am not vegetarian anymore, the vegetarian pie is probably the only one I actually eat here,” Monique, who confesses she “isn’t a big meat eater”, said.

“I think it is important to have a lot of vegetables in your diet. Food does not have to be bland anymore – vegetables can be delicious.

“There are plenty of really good vegetarian pies out there — though maybe not so much in Wairarapa.”

Monique said she would one day like to win the Gold Award in the vegetarian section of the Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards.

In the meantime, 10CC will continue to cater for vegetarian pie lovers.

“People come in here knowing that we cater to their dietary requirements.

Veggie pies are not a big share of the market, but we like to have options.”

[vegetarian] filling is probably too much to achieve.

“People just want to make what attracts the most revenue.”

This is the reason Michael decided to stop selling vegetarian pies at Clareville Bakery.

He was producing a carrot and kumara pie, which got favourable reviews from customers – but “the vegetarian market [was] too small to keep it”.

“We do bring it back as a special from time to time,” he said.

Michael said the paddock-based pies are “by far the biggest sellers” at his bakery – including his famous lamb cutlet pie, which took home the top prize at the 2014 Supreme Pie Awards.

“We are a rural community and farming is a massive part of our economy,” he said.

“But I do think, without a doubt, the vegetarian market will grow in the future.”

Monique Kloeg and the Ten O’clock Thai curry vegetarian pie.

New track approved Emily Ireland

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South Wairarapa District Council’s Assets and Services Committee has supported the construction of a 220m long pump track in Martinborough.

The next step for the project is to get the seal of approval from the full council.

The community group leading the project would then work with council staff to make its vision a reality.

Pump tracks are designed for all things on wheels, from bikes to skateboards.

There would be a combination of rolling jumps and turns to teach the basic skills of momentum, balance, and speed.

So far, $25,000 has been raised for the track, which would be constructed at Considine Park in Martinborough.

A concept plan has been developed by Trailpro Trail Construction, and a detailed design would be developed after the project is approved by the full council.

Martinborough resident Charlotte Harding, who is leading the project, said the designer would be visiting the site at the start of July to determine usability requirements — so the track would be suitable for a range of ages and skill levels.

Council budgets are not funding the project construction, but the community group would be eligible for council grants.

Upon completion, the pump track would be a council asset and would require an increase in the council’s operational budget of $5000 to maintain it.

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022 Local News Wairarapa Midweek Kulida at work in her Wellington studio and art school, Anthesis Atelier. PHOTO/PETER WIEZORECK

Beauty is found in the small moments Continued from page 1

melts my heart, I’ll paint it.”

Kulida, who was born in Russia, attended university in the US: first majoring in art and mathematics (“I was still holding on to the idea of getting a real job”) at Queens University of Charlotte in North Carolina, then doing a postgraduate degree in arts administration at Winthrop University in South Carolina.

On graduating, she worked in consulting while “doing art for the soul” in her free time — but received a wakeup call when, in 2009, she lost her closest friend to cancer.

“I witnessed someone who was so youthful, powerful, and beautiful pretty much fade away to nothing.

“It made me realise how crippled I’d been feeling in life. I knew I had to stop wasting time and pursue my art — to do what makes me happy.”

She travelled to Italy and embarked on a three-year diploma at the Florence Academy of Arts – where she become proficient the French academic method and went on to teach for a further three years.

She tutored artists from all over the world, including a princess of the Italian Corsini dynasty, members of the United Arab Emirates royal household, and the granddaughter of actress Katharine Hepburn.

After the birth of her second daughter in 2015, Kulida and her young family moved to Wellington, where she went on to found Anthesis Atelier on Cuba Street.

Since opening the studio, she has tutored close to 60 students in the French academic method, ranging in age from 11 to “late 60s”.

In many modern art schools, Kulida said, students are taught using examples of other artists’ styles and motifs

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Way before Covid reared its ugly head, King Street Artworks in Masterton has been there to offer a creative sanctuary.

It’s been 25 years since it began and through 2022, King Street is celebrating a quarter of century in a variety of ways.

On 7 June 1997, the centre opened its doors, initially in King Street and in more recent times in upper Queen Street, looking across to its creative neighbours, Con Art and Aratoi - Wairarapa’s Museum of Art and History. “It feels like we’re in a warm embracing creative hub,” says King Street co-ordinator, Ian Chapman.

One of Kulida’s paintings, featured in the Wellington-based exhibition “Impressions of Wairarapa”.

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– whereas the academic method is focused on universal technique, such as composition, scale, and light rendering.

“It’s all skill-based — if you’re willing to attempt those skills and to build on them, people of any age can pick it up.

“You learn the pictorial language — and from there, you figure out what you want to say in your art, and how you’ll say it.

“I don’t necessarily believe there’s such a thing as artistic genius. People say there are those that can just paint naturally, but I don’t think so. Can you run a marathon ‘naturally’? No — there’s a lot of training involved. Art is the same.”

Kulida and her family moved to Greytown in October 2020, where she and husband Stefan built her 10 square metre studio from a kit set – with “not a lightbulb in sight.”

Working with natural lighting means Kulida has a shorter time window in which to paint – especially in the winter months – and some paintings require multiple sittings and several weeks of work.

“The natural light creates

a much richer colour palette and captures all the subtle shades and halftones,” she said.

“Plus, you don’t get the headache from an electric light buzzing overhead. It’s a very gratifying practice.”

She did, however, have less time to complete some of her Wairarapa-themed works – especially those involving food.

Favourites include “a huge basket of plums” collected from a friend’s garden, crayfish and paua Stefan caught on a trip to Tora, and a turkey that fell foul of the neighbour’s dog – which Kulida later cooked for dinner in the crock pot.

“No-one was allowed to eat until I was done! So, I only had a few hours for those.

“Although we did get hungry while I was painting the bread – so we ended up having to shave some off the back.”

• “Impressions of Wairarapa” will run until Sunday, June 12.

Tatyana Kulida will be giving a presentation and demonstration on June 11 at 11am at the Academy of Fine Arts.

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An artist himself, he paints in oils, Ian studied at UCOL in Masterton when his family moved to Carterton from the UK 30 years ago. Always fascinated at how art can be the best therapy for a troubled mind, Ian was drawn to helping others. Vincents (MSD funded) and King Street (DHB funded) are the only two agencies in New Zealand to offer this special service. Masterton is lucky to have King Street. Other funders include Trust House; Lotteries; Eastern and Central Community Trust, Masterton District Council and COGS. Along with Ian, there are six permanent staff. Linda Tilyard (Studio Manager); Lenzie Phillips (Administration); Leanne Taylor (Pottery Tutor); Jenny Katene Morgan (Maori Arts and Crafts) and Meg Waddington (Pottery Tutor). “All the artists know the hard yards of life,

trying to get their work recognised, and attempting to make a living while being creative. They all come to the centre with a huge amount of understanding an empathy,” says Ian. “And those who come through the doors come from wildly diverse backgrounds, all walks of life, and reasons for being there.”

Ian says people come to explore their creative side, and often begin by sitting beside others gaining courage and inspiration. We are extremely proud that’s it’s a free welcoming place. He is also warmed by the community support.

“We put a call out recently for art canvases and they poured in the door.

And we love the Good Bitches Baking women. They keep us happy with donated delicious food.”

Artist Karen Madoc has been coming to King Street for years, able to do her art in a supporting space. She is on the Board of Directors, King Street operating as a Charitable Trust. Karen’s success has resulted in an exhibition of her paintings in Aratoi at present. “King Street has given me a place to work, where I can learn and develop my practice.”

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Haere ra to cancer Helen Holt

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After two and a half years of cancer treatment, fouryear-old Harvey Harmon took his last dose of medication last Friday.

After Harvey’s final mercaptopurine [oral chemotherapy] tablet, his large family celebrated with a medieval-themed dress up party.

Harvey’s mother, Lexy Harmon, said she could not believe the day had come.

“When I told him, he said, ‘What? So, no more chemo? No more medicine? Cool!’

“And now he goes around telling everyone he’s going to be cancerfree, which is the best thing to gloat about.”

Harvey was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukaemia in February 2020.

His diagnosis was a month in the making, with his mother being turned away from the hospital multiple times after doctors said there was nothing wrong with him.

“I had to take time off work because he kept getting a temperature, so I couldn’t take him to day care.”

Harmon became more assertive when her energetic two-year-old became too tired to walk.

“He couldn’t walk for the whole of Sunday.

“The hospital did an X-ray and a CT, and the blood test last, where he was diagnosed straight away.”

Harvey and his mum were flown to Christchurch and spent two months in hospital, where Harvey was put on a high dosage of drugs.

His father joined them, flying in from Australia where he had been working.

Harmon said she was in denial for the first two months.

“I knew he was sick, but I didn’t want to believe it. I couldn’t watch the nurses put the nose tube in but, after a while, I was the one putting it in.”

Harvey and his family would spend six days in hospital and 10 days at home. But for some stays,

Harvey Harmon [4] celebrates being free of leukaemia with his mother Lexy Harmon.

“He goes around telling everyone he’s going to be cancer-free, which is the best thing to gloat about.” he would not get home for a month at a time.

“I had to take a year off work because I just couldn’t commit to going to the hospital with him every 10 days,” Harmon said.

She said the hardest part for Harvey was losing his hair.

“People said, ‘Oh, it won’t matter. He’s a boy.

His hair is already short’.

But it really upset him.

“I always used to do his hair, and then one day, he wouldn’t let me touch his head. I noticed his hair had fallen out. He was very self-conscious about having bald patches.

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“We were given a grant to buy some hats. We bought him about seven snapbacks.”

Harvey now lives with his family to Eketahuna – which comes under MidCentral DHB — but has been receiving treatment in Auckland.

Harmon said she had stayed at “every Ronald McDonald House in New Zealand” and met many families with similar experiences.

Harvey’s extended family and day care offered to fundraise through raffles for the first year of Harvey’s treatment.

Harmon said she cried every day out of gratitude.

“I didn’t do any fundraising; it was all them.”

With Harvey now free of cancer, Harmon said she felt an immense sense of relief after a long twoand-a-half years.

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Robots come alive at Fab Lab Rohan Latta In the space of 12 months, a Masterton youngster has gone from making laser cut outs of his favourite video game characters to building robots.

Vlad, aged 12, originally wanted to come to Fab Lab Masterton to use its laser cutter – but it wasn’t long before founders Vik and Tamara Olliver introduced him to vinyl cutters and 3D printers.

Vik said after introducing Vlad to arduino, a very simple computer, he started to combine it with motors, lights and sonar to build a robot.

Describing the project, Vlad said the sonar “picked up objects,” and then the motor “made the whole thing turn around and get within a certain distance of people”.

He loves “coming to Fab Lab to make things” – but the robot is his favourite project so far.

“He’s had all these ideas one at a time as different projects – then he’s merged those projects together.

That’s a lot of learning,” Tamara said.

Vik said Vlad and “a flurry of his friends” came to Fab Lab to make designs inspired by the online game Among Us. The children then started designing their own characters and branding,

Fab Lab Masterton co-founder Vik Olliver with Vlad, 12, who is building robots after just a year at Fab Lab Masterton.

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using a vinyl cutter to make T-shirts and later 3D printing their designs.

Vik and Tamara then ran a series of tasks they called “critter challenges” for Vlad and other tamariki, where they had to design solutions to problems — with the first being a hat a penguin would wear.

They usually work with about 20 people on Friday afternoons, when people of all ages are free to use Fab Lab’s machines to build their own designs.

Vik said the Fab Lab concept (short for “fabrication laboratory”) was started by Massachusetts Institute

of Technology’s Center for Bits and Atoms to give more people access to design technology.

Vik and Tamara first opened a Fab Lab in their studio in Auckland, where they also made and sold 3D printers.

Vik is one of inventors of 3D printing, making the filament the printers use.

“Eventually, we decided Auckland was getting a tad busy for us,” Tamara said.

In 2016, they set up Fab Lab Masterton in the Wairarapa Times-Age building, with support from Masterton District Council.

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Vik says with limited room in their current premises beside Masterton District Library and with limited funds, they can open to the public on Friday afternoons.

However, with more funding, he said they would love to be open more often.

• Fab Lab Masterton, 44 Queen Street, is open from 1pm to 5pm every Friday.

For more information, email fablabfairy@ gmail.com, or go to the Fab Lab Masterton Facebook page.

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10 Wairarapa Midweek Carterton Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Hall’s future uncertain

Carterton

Emily Ireland Carterton’s Belvedere Hall has a rich history — but it may be the beginning of the end for it after management was recently passed to the district council.

Carterton District Council has closed the hall while staff assess options and obligations for getting the building “up to standard”, or disposing or removing it.

The hall, which was a school in the 1880s, has a raft of issues that need addressing, which were raised in a 2014 builder’s report.

Since then, none

of the work has been undertaken, a council report states.

The hall has no official heritage status or value, a council report states.

There have been three attempts to close the hall due to declining usage and limited funds in 2014, 2015, and 2022.

The society running the hall has faced dwindling membership and community interest, as well as increased maintenance issues.

The hall was previously a council-owned asset but is now run by the society.

Last month, a meeting was held at the hall,

and a majority vote by attendees resulted in its management being transfered to Carterton District Council.

At a recent council meeting, elected members voted to close the building to the public until a decision was made on the hall’s future.

Carterton Mayor Greg Lang, who attended the Belvedere Hall meeting last month, said the conversations were “heartfelt” and passionate”.

“There were certainly those who wanted to keep it,” he said.

“The

reality was that the community were only using the hall once a year for their Christmas party.

“There is certainly sentimental attachment to the building, but there was a realisation that the time had come for the community to let go of the hall.

“It just wasn’t being used.”

Another Carterton community hall at West Taratahi has a much brighter future ahead — as it is still regularly used and has a good income stream.

The council agreed to fund up to $35,000 for improvements and repairs for the West Taratahi Hall and its onsite rental property.

Thanks to the rental property, the society managing the West Taratahi Hall has a good income for maintenance, the council said.

The building works for the West Taratahi Hall would be funded through council depreciation reserves and the hall society’s funds.

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The management of the Belvedere Hall in Carterton has been passed to the district council. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND

New milestone for wastewater plant Water flowing into Carterton’s new reservoir ponds at Wastewater Treatment Plant marks a significant milestone in the project, according to Carterton District Council.

Council chief executive Geoff Hamilton said the filling of Reservoir 1, the first of three new reservoirs at the Daleton Farm site, began earlier this month — after remediation took place to repair the liner damaged

by Central Hawkes Bay Earthmovers [CHBE].

The council’s project team are using a staged approach when filling the reservoirs to ensure safety of the team working on site, and to protect the surrounding environment.

Filling is weather dependent, with cold mornings required to ensure the reservoir liner

Carterton mayor Greg Lang (left) and Carterton District Council chief executive Geoff Hamilton oversee the filling in of the new reservoir ponds.

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does not expand or crease.

Maintaining groundwater levels below the rising level of the reservoir is also important, to ensure its liner settles onto the base and slope of the structure.

The capacity of Reservoir 1 is around 60,000 cubic meters, or roughly the same size as the existing three storage ponds.

“We are very pleased

to be making this announcement,” Hamilton said.

“Filling the ponds is another huge step towards achieving our strategic goal of protecting our waterways, and finalising one of our council’s largest infrastructure projects.”

Carterton District Council took possession of the project from CHBE in September after repeated delays and the discovery

of extensive damage to the reservoir linings.

The council then commissioned an independent engineer’s report on the best way to repair the damaged liners.

The council’s Infrastructure and Services Committee received this engineer’s report, which is publicly available online, at its meeting last Wednesday .

“Reaching this stage is a testament to the tenacity and hard work of our project team and their ability to overcome hurdles and manage complex problems,” Hamilton said “The engineering report provided necessary guidance for our project team. They started work on the repairs as soon as practicable to get ahead of the winter weather. It is hugely positive that we

have got water flowing into the reservoirs now.”

Planning for the repairs for Reservoirs 2 and 3 is underway, with the weather and cooler temperatures potentially adding risks to the repair timetable.

The work will fall within the project’s previously announced budget of up to $1.9 million, which was approved in December by the council.

• The independent engineer’s report on repairs at the Wastewater Treatment Plant can be found on Carterton District Council’s website at https://carterton. infocouncil.biz. Click on the PDF document for the Infrastructure and Services Committee meeting, June 1, 2002.

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TE KAUNIHERA-Ā-ROHE O TARATAHI

COMMUNITY NEWS

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CARTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

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Stand for Council!

It’s only a month until nominations open for Local Body Elections, so now is the time to seriously consider putting your name forward.

Carterton District Council is made up of 8 councillors and a Mayor who are elected at large (no wards). You can run for Mayor and/or Councillor.

Your elected members represent your community and make decisions on matters such as roading, parks, water, and which projects are funded by rates.

It doesn’t matter if you’re retired, a young stay-athome mum, a full-time farmer, a professional who commutes to Wellington, or straight out of high school and just turned 18. If you want to see Carterton thrive, then you are the ideal candidate to stand for Council. To find out more, visit: cdc.govt.nz/elections or come along to one of our events.

If you haven’t made your mind up yet and would like to chat with a current elected member to find out what the role involves, come along for an informal chat.

We can’t have an election or an effective Council without a selection of quality candidates who are a true representation of our community.

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Elected members will be able to answer your questions at:

10 – 11 am, Wednesday

29 June – Carterton Events Centre foyer (tea and coffee provided)

6 – 7 pm, Thursday 30

Carterton needs to plan for where to accommodate the increasing Carterton population, new housing, and businesses. It is projected the urban area of Carterton will need to accommodate approximately 1,000 new houses between now and 2043.

Our Growth Strategy, published in 2017, identified the eastern side

of the Carterton urban area as the most suitable location and direction for new greenfield development.

Plan Review released for informal consultation. In 2023, the Proposed District Plan will be formally notified for submissions.

This was due to its proximity and accessibility to existing community and infrastructure facilities and services. In January 2021, the council released a proposed CDC Structure Plan for public consultation. It included four options for community feedback.

Get involved by completing our survey, or pop into one of our community meetings:

Later this year, the structure Plan will be incorporated in the draft Proposed District

briefing session at 7pm on Tuesday July 5 at Carterton Events Centre (an online video link will be provided for those who are unable to attend in person).

June – Balter Bar & Bistro

Community Meetings: Eastern Growth Plan We would love to hear if you have any further thoughts or comments on the adopted option of the Eastern Growth Area (EGA) Structure Plan.

There’s also a candidate

Wed 8 Jun, 5:30pm:

The Old Courthouse, Holloway St, Carterton

Sat 11 Jun, 1pm:

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Find out more at cdc.govt. nz/eastern-growth-areastructure-plan

Remember to register your dog!

Renew your dog registration before 31 July to avoid a 50% penalty & potential fine.

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Latest Council Updates Work will begin replacing trees near Millennium Park. The trees’ extensive root networks have begun damaging the footpaths around the square, causing trip hazards.

The work will take two weeks, weather permitting.

CDC is accepting applications from water contractors to be included on its list of approved contractors. After 30 June, all contractors who either work on the Council network or construct Three Waters infrastructure must be approved. Visit cdc.govt. nz/waterapplication for an application form.

Applications should be emailed to angela@cdc.govt.nz by 3pm, 20 June.

Waihakeke can be translated as Hakeke’s water.

The context for this meaning is associated with the water of this place and not the Mountain Lily which is another meaning for Waihakeke.

Hakeke needs to be a significant person to be remembered through his nane and other places named after this person.

Other places like the station of Hugh Morrison (or Morison),were called Hakeke, later Glenmorven, near the present site of Martinborough.

Hakeke was a significant chief who through his marriage to Pirauiti brought Ngati Kahukuraawhitia and Ngati Rakaiwhakairi together.

Then the chiefs who descend from Hakeke include Rakaiwerohia, Rangitawhanga who forged peace between Kahungunu and Rangitaane and Te Hiha who forged peace with Muretu.

This is a little history associated with Hakeke’s waters.

HAVE YOUR SAY AND TELL US WHAT YOU THINK go to our website: cdc.govt.nz, email us on info@cdc.govt.nz or send us your thoughts by mail to: Carterton District Council PO Box 9 | Carterton 5743

12 Wairarapa Midweek Opinion Wednesday, June 8, 2022 EDITORIAL

Time for us to ditch the monarchy?

Young(ish), scrappy & hungry

Opinion

Erin Kavanagh-Hall By the time you’re reading this, the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II will be done and dusted. I hope the clean-up wasn’t too much of an ordeal, the Jubilee brunch hangovers have dissipated, and Her Majesty gets a sleep in.

I’m not a royalist. At all.

But I’d be remiss not to extend my congratulations to Queen Elizabeth.

Seventy years on the job is nothing to be sneezed at.

As I write this, Kiwis are planning their own royal celebrations. Others are pondering — once the Queen passes away, is it time for New Zealand to ditch the monarchy for good? In February, a Newshub poll found 36 percent of participants supported New Zealand becoming a republic — with some politicians firmly in agreement.

Last week, Australia went a step further, with new PM Anthony Albanese

appointing a dedicated “minister for the republic” to his cabinet.

There are valid points on both sides of the republican debate. Those in favour argue that Aotearoa has stepped out of Britain’s shadow and formed its own identity — and therefore should have a New Zealand citizen as head of state.

Those against say constitutional monarchies do a better job at safeguarding democracy.

For example: if an elected leader wants to take an action that is clearly unconstitutional, the monarch — an apolitical sovereign — has the authority to stop that action and even remove that leader from office. In a republic, this safeguard would be removed.

New Zealand republicans dispute this. In Aotearoa, it’s the Governor-General providing the checks

and balances — through “reserve powers”, such as the ability to dissolve a parliament, dismiss a prime minister, or refuse assent to legislation. A monarch may be politically neutral, but the same can’t always be said for the Governor-General.

The role is appointed by the Queen on the Prime Minister’s recommendation — and candidates are often chosen along partisan lines (sharing the leader’s political sensibilities), with little input from

the Opposition or Cabinet.

With that in mind, would a Governor-General selected

by Parliamentary majority — thus representing a broader spectrum — be a reasonable compromise?

Perhaps the most pertinent question to consider is what a republic would mean for Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Tiriti, the document which requires the government to act in good faith towards Māori and resolve historical grievances, is a partnership between Māori and the Crown. Without the Crown, any constitutional change would need to provide that tikanga Māori is written into our laws — and empower the Waitangi Tribunal to protect the rights of tangata whenua.

Can we trust our politicians to ensure that happens?

My thoughts?

New Zealand

has grown up a bit since Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. Britain’s role in our affairs has somewhat diminished.

Our population is more diverse and largely secular.

We are making steps towards a more inclusive and equitable society. How does the monarchy, with its immense wealth, racist legacy and archaic “divine right of kings” fit with that?

Should our constitution and leadership structures not reflect the dynamism of our communities and the progress we have made as a nation?

For now, Aotearoa has enough on its plate. The Queen is pretty hardy — she may have some life in her yet, so the republican debate can wait a few years.

If you hosted a Jubilee brunch last weekend, I hope it was a blast. Have some leftover trifle for me.

Once Queen Elizabeth passes away, will it be time for New Zealand to break ties with the monarchy?

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MIDWEEK PHOTOS Have you got a photo you want to share with Wairarapa?

Winter in Wairarapa is…

Desiree Feast Making me want to go back to Rarotonga.

Kim Rose Powers Cold…but the mountains look beautiful.

Jocelyn Konig The same as everywhere else: cold.

Janine Cardno Yucky.

Rochelle Fantail Walker Nothing compared to Wellington. I got two loads of washing dry today in the windy rain.

Katie Abbott One frost warning away from complete garden disaster.

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Diane McMahon Can be freezing – but beautiful with the snow on the trees and hills.

Richard Alan Dahlberg Enough to make you head to the tea pot.

Adele Pentony-Graham Wet, chilly, windy – but can still be enjoyable.

Whether it’s a reader photo, a cutie, or a snap of you with your Midweek, email it to midweek@age.co.nz with ‘Midweek Photo’ in the subject line, and it could be featured in this segment.

Miriam Coulter Fabulous.

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Mandy Gibbins Here.

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Elaine Leggott WC When Jack Frost comes out to play.

The Tararua Range covered in snow is always a beautiful site in winter.

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14 Wairarapa Midweek Extra Wednesday, June 8, 2022 ARATOI VOICES

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Robin White: the Aratoi connection Dame Robin White (Ngāti Awa) is very much in the news at the moment, with the publication of a book covering her 50 years of art, Robin White: Something is Happening Here, which coincides with a major exhibition of her work at Te Papa.

White’s connection with Aratoi goes back to 1999 when she arrived to live in Masterton from Kiribati where she had lived for 17 years. Her first visit had significant impact on her.

“I visit the Wairarapa Art and History Centre (now Aratoi), as I need to know the kaupapa of this place. There’s an exhibition of photos on there, of shearing gang rousies, all women and all Māori.

Then I find a little room of taonga.”

In this way, Aratoi triggered White’s passion to discover the wairua of Wairarapa. She spent time at the Wairarapa Archive conversing with Gareth Winter. One story of his that resonated with her was the shooting of Japanese prisoners of war at the camp near Featherston in February 1943.

Visiting the site,

Aratoi’s Robin White celebration with Jill Trevelyan, Robin White and David Hedley.

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White was moved by the inscription on the memorial to the Japanese soldiers: Behold the summer grass All that remains Of the dreams of warriors “I went often to the little heritage museum

in Featherston. The old guys who ran it had so many stories of the camp.

One told me that the death of the Japanese soldiers happened because of a cultural misunderstanding.”

That disconnect between cultures was further reinforced when the day

after they were planted, cherry blossom trees in the new memorial garden at the camp were ripped out.

The words on the memorial prompted White to create a work in response and the cherry tree incident cemented this. Summer Grass was painted on the back of old

wallpaper found in her Masterton house when they moved in.

“We talk about papering over the cracks when we are covering up truths.” said White. “I felt that by turning the wallpaper over and painting on the back I was revealing the truth.”

The then director, Marcus Boroughs, wanted to purchase Summer Grass for Aratoi. To enable this to happen, White and her dealer Peter McLeavey halved the price and the commission so that Aratoi could have the painting which White said, “belongs in Aratoi”.

White’s Aratoi connection continues.

She is the patron of the Friends of Aratoi and she generously contributes to fundraisers such as Little Jewels.

Aratoi hosted a conversation featuring Dame Robin White and Jill Trevelyan, co-editor of the new book. It was attended by about 135 people which shows the esteem our community holds for Dame Robin.

There are two of Aratoi’s Robin White works in the Te Papa exhibition, one of which is Summer Grass.

INTERNATIONALLY SPEAKING

Timely Pacific topic to be explored ‘The New Geopolitics: China, New Zealand and the Indo-Pacific’ is the timely topic to be explored at the next meeting of the Wairarapa branch of the Institute of International Affairs in Masterton on Thursday, June 16.

The speaker, Ford Hart, a former senior American diplomat, now lives in Wellington. He has made a study of the evolving Indo-Pacific geopolitical environment, China’s role in it, and challenges facing the United States, New Zealand, and other countries. During his

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career, he acquired extensive experience in Chinese, Asian, and national security affairs.

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medium, and small – are engaging in new forms of co-operation to balance Beijing’s growing capabilities and different vision of the international order.”

The future of peace, stability, and prosperity, he said, hinges on the ability of all these countries, including China, to manage their competing visions and maintain a rules-based order.

During a 33-year diplomatic career, he was posted to the People’s Republic of China four times and he studied

Chinese in Taiwan. There were other postings to the USSR and Iraq.

Hart was the National Security Council’s Director for China and Taiwan under President George W. Bush; Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks on North Korean nuclear weapons, with President Obama according him the personal rank of ambassador; and, at the Pentagon, foreign policy adviser to the Chief of Naval Operations. His final posting was as Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau.

Hart is now retired from US Government service and his views are entirely his own.

• The meeting will be at Rosewood, 417 Queen Street, Masterton at 8pm on Thursday, June 16. Tea and coffee from 7.30pm.

All are welcome.

Non-members: $5 door charge. For more information contact secretary Aileen Weston, phone: (06) 372 5741, email: aileen. weston@orcon.net.nz

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16 Wairarapa Midweek Lifestyle Wednesday, June 8, 2022 ADVERTORIAL

WHICH DIRECTION?

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We all make many choices in life.

Especially when we are young.

When we leave school we have to decide what we will do. Work or further study? Or maybe you have your heart set on traveling around the world. Where are you going to settle—in the city or in the country?

Choosing your friends is very important as they will influence you.

So, you can see there are many choices to make. Some choices we make we will regret later, as we often make choices on our own based on our feelings. And when we are young we want to do everything our self. We don’t want to listen to our parents or caregivers. That’s why we are often hurt by the choices we make.

Maybe you are feeling like you are in the dark and you don’t see any light at the end of the tunnel, because of the choices you have made. What do you do when it is so dark and you don’t know a way out? Would you not go and ask for help? What would you do if you were lost in a city you are unfamiliar with? Most likely you would find a map. Nowadays you will look at your GPS on your cell phone to get to the place you want to be. You wouldn’t want to keep driving around and trying to find your way all by yourself, would you?

You don’t need to be lost when there is a map available to direct you in the right direction.

In Psalm 119:105 we read: “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” The Bible is as it were your map to direct you through life. It’s God’s Word. It’s like

a lamp that protects you from harm or danger. Many problems that our country is facing could have been prevented by simply following the Bible—the map for life. We just need to do what it says.

The Bible also shows you the greater light. It’s Jesus Christ. He is the light of the world and he that follows Him shall not walk in darkness but will have the light of life. (John 8:12) Without Jesus you will be lost, but He desires that you have life—an abundant life. Why do you keep this map closed? Why do you not call for help, from the One who can give you life? Eternal life—which starts here already. A relationship with your Creator. Yes, that is possible. There is a way, revealed to us in the map—the Bible.

Please read it and ask God to show it to you. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. The Bible is a Book you can trust to build your life upon. If you desire life, surrender yourself into the hands of your Creator who desires that you might be saved. It’s the best place to be. Which direction are you going, towards God or away from Him? Our next service at The Little Haven will be on the 12th June at 2pm.

Everyone is most welcome. We sing a few songs, read the Bible together and spend some time in prayer.

If you have any prayer requests, please make them known to me and we will pray about them. We will serve afternoon tea afterwards and enjoy some fellowship. Look forward to seeing you there.

I would love to talk to you. Please give me a call or send me an email.

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Toastmasters celebrate 50th Toastmasters Wairarapa celebrated their 50 years of service on May 19, at the Wairarapa Community Centre.

Our newest member Braden Crocker, spoke about why he joined Toastmasters. He used vocal variety and body language to describe how communications within his team have improved since becoming a member.

We invited three of our retired members, Helen Dew, Val Ball and Judi Harding, to

share the highlights of their Toastmasters experience and how their commitment benefited their life’s journey.

They reminisced on past members who are no longer with us, lighting a candle for each person.

They spoke about how the Toastmasters “Commend, Recommend, Commend” tool has helped them in the many facets of their lives and those around them.

Toastmasters Wairarapa has assisted over 1000

members over 50 years.

If you are considering joining, we encourage you to come to a few meetings before you make a commitment to become a member.

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A LEGAL AND VOLUNTARY END OF LIFE CHOICE The End of Life Choice Act 2019 (“the Act”) will come into force in November 2021. To date it has been the subject of emotive support, criticism, and ·misinformation. The focus of this article is on the law as it presently stands.

The key points to note are: Any decision you make about whether you want to use the Act’s processes, or not, cannot be made in advance.

A decision cannot be made for you by your family members, or medical staff. This means your wishes on using the processes outlined in the Act, or not, cannot be included in your will, or your advance medical directive/living will.

The Act cannot be used by people “wanting to turn off your life support” or made medical decisions for you when you cannot make them yourself.

In certain specific medical situations you will have the possibility of personally making your own choice to obtain medical assistance to take steps to end your life. This is a personal choice, which will be subject to personal moral and ethical beliefs. The Act passing into law does not make considering or using these processes compulsory.

The Act could apply in situations of terminal illness where there is a likely life expectancy of up to six months, and in other specified serious medical situations.

The Act does not apply to situations of disability, mental illness, or “advanced age”. The processes are only available to New Zealand citizens or permanent residents aged 18 years or over.

At the time any decision is made, you need to be the one making it, and you need to be competent to do so.

This means a person with dementia or who is otherwise not competent cannot use the processes in the Act. A doctor cannot start a discussion about the Act, or about assisted dying. If you want to discuss these matters, or the medical processes, you need to raise these subjects with your doctor yourself. If you raise these matters with your doctor, the process is: [i] the seriousness of your medical situation will be assessed. [ii] a second independent doctor must also independently certify that your wishes are your own, that you are competent to make such decision, and that you are not subject to coercion from others. [iii] if those two doctors cannot agree on your competence, a referral will be made to a psychiatrist.

If you change your mind, or if the doctors suspect you are being pressured into making decisions, no further action will be taken.

There is currently debate in the medical and political community about the nature of the frameworks that will need to be created to ensure that there are systems available to assist people who want to use the Act’s processes. The nature of the safeguards in place, and the extent of medical training for these issues, is also under discussion.

The Government and health sector have indicated that the required planning is underway, and that detailed guidance will be issued approximately one month before the Act comes into force. What form that guidance takes remains to be seen.

If you would like any further information about the above matters, please let me know.

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Students master trapping Kelly Body and George Hewitt

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Year 12 and 13 students on UCOL’s Level Three Conservation Course have hit the ground running in the first few weeks of Term Two – demonstrating just how to take charge of a trapline at Pūkaha.

Capturing a grand total of 14 mice and two rats already, the seven secondary school students’ part of this course have spent the first part of the term learning how to bait, set and locate the 21 D-Rat rat traps on the Pūkaha Loop Track they are now responsible for.

All this mahi (work) is part of UCOL’s “Te Kura Tapere: Certificate in Introductory Conservation” course, for students to obtain 30 NCEA credits while developing their conservation-based skills at Pūkaha one day a week.

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animal species. Now, they are furthering their conservation knowledge by developing a trapline initially started by last year’s Level 3 students, specifically to target introduced rats and mice that negatively impact so many of our unique wildlife.

Not only have they all mastered the art of baiting, setting, and locating these D-Rat traps, but they have also maintained and evaluated the current line to see what traps are getting successes and which are not.

Students have also set chew cards (cards baited with peanut butter that attract the nibbles of introduced mammals)

around the Loop Track in places where they think rats and mice will be.

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Post of positive experience lifts the mood Midweek Musings

Tim Nelson Today I read a post on a social media platform about our town skateboard park. Recently this park has been the focus of considerable negative publicity, with many complaints about the behaviour of many of the users of the park. It had reached the level in which some families were choosing not to let their children go there.

The difference with the post I read today was that it was extremely positive.

This was so refreshing to read. It highlighted the positive experience a person had and how the park is such a wonderful community asset. Others added to the thread, and a few more comments were added with people who either reacted to the initial comment of shared their

own positive experience.

Although this post didn’t get the reaction that a negative one does, it is definitely a step in the right direction. Well done to whoever the person was who posted it; by doing so you have acknowledged the work of so many in the community who are doing their best to make the park a truly fabulous place!

13 minutes to wellness

Dr Steven Laureys, a New York University psychologist, has completed research on the benefits of and the most impactful way to meditate.

His findings don’t seem too overwhelming, unearthing the sweetspot as being just 13 minutes a day. This doesn’t have to be from the start; he suggests initially beginning with five minutes and building from

there, eventually getting to 13 minutes, and not going beyond 20 minutes.

As for the benefits, there are many, including: decreased negative mood and anxiety; improved attention span; and better memory. Surely these benefits are worth the few minutes a day of input.

There’s no cost, apart from the small amount of time, meaning we might have to sacrifice perhaps a little time scrolling through social media every day to achieve increased happiness and personal well-being. I think it’s worth it!

How to embed a lifelong habit

An article featured in The New York Times focused on several people still running for fitness, health and enjoyment well into their 90s. For so many sticking to an exercise habit is seemingly impossible, leading to all sorts of advice from a range of sources to identify a way of making something

Our town skateboard park. PHOTO/FILE

work. Perhaps a better idea is to pay attention to those who have been doing what you want to for a lifetime, that’s why the people featured in the NYT article are a good source to turn to. Here’s the common theme of their success: Keep it simple and keep on doing it!

What great advice! Stop looking for the one way, plan, hack, or whatever that might work for you and instead do the thing you want to do, in this case, running. The next step is to keep on doing it. That’s how to embed a habit that you can

maintain right up to your final years.

Good enough

I read this morning about a philosophy of imperfection. This is an idea that contrary to what so many of us expect from ourselves, the desire to be perfect and the habit of beating ourselves up when we’re not.

In reality perfection is unattainable. Although it is a worthy goal to strive to get better, to continually improve, it’s also important to know that there will be many times in which we do slip up and

things don’t go to plan.

This is what being human is all about; we need to stop being disappointed with anything less than perfection and instead start celebrating the small increments of improvement that will involve many mistakes and slip ups on the journey.

Really, there are times when good enough is good enough.

Going local

It’s amazing when we stop to consider what a local community can do.

I attended a presentation this evening in which a

group of locals shared a concept for a significant project that seemingly can be achieved by looking first to the community it is planned for. What a great way to develop the concept of community, supporting the very people who live within it, as opposed to looking beyond to source goods and services.

I feel the people who are most important are those most immediate to us. As we strive to strengthen them, then the community as a whole becomes stronger and more sustainable. This in turn benefits us as the

environment around us becomes a more resilient one.

Supporting your own community can be as simple as buying books from a local store, all the way through to using local providers to design and carry out a significant building project. There’s no limit, big and small, as to what we can do to have a positive impact

Do something

I heard a quote today while I was at a Young Leaders Conference that really resonated with me.

It was shared by a young

advocate for our oceans who has been doing all she can to protect and promote this incredibly valuable resource for the past nine years, from the age of 12 to now, she is 21 years old.

The quote is: ‘No one can do everything, but everyone can do something’.

What great advice, especially when facing such a daunting challenge such as dealing with the huge amount of plastic that is in our oceans. No one on their own can address this issue, so it almost seems too big to do anything about. However, if we took the position of thinking that we can do something, then this empowers us to collectively do what we can to have an impact, knowing that the five pieces of plastic on a school playground picked up and placed in the rubbish won’t then end up in the stomach of a sea turtle. We can all help, so we should help.

Living well right now

I just saw an awesome TEDx talk by Elin Kjos, a woman in her early 30s who two years ago was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Watching the video it became clear as to how unfair life can be. Kjos had never smoked a cigarette and had dedicated her life to physical fitness. Despite her diagnosis, outwardly she was a picture of good health.

On getting the news Kjos was understandably absolutely distraught.

She cried for weeks and could barely get out of bed. However, a time came when Kjos decided that she would start to live in the moment; even if time was limited she would make the most of however long she had left.

Kjos started to do many things dedicated to her physical and mental health: exercise; meditation; eating healthy food being three examples.

Most importantly, Kjos did start to have a greater appreciation of time, rather than taking it for granted as so many of us do.

Two years after the terrible news Kjos is happy, positive and fit, essentially living the positive life that we all would love, but all too often don’t do the things we need to make it so. She hasn’t been cured and is still undergoing treatment, however, Kjos is clearly in a very good place, making her an inspiration we could all learn a lot from.

• Tim Nelson is principal of Lakeview School and author of the book Small Steps for a Happy and Purposeful Life. He endeavours to learn something new every day by reading books, listening to podcasts, and engaging with a wide range of other content.

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June 2022

By Dr Urthe Engel BVSc.

WINTER MANAGEMENT TIPS FOR PETS.

More than just a dog’s breakfast Sydney Epps It is a perfect pairing of canine health and sustainable farming for three business owners.

Thrive Dog Kitchen founder Hilary Wilkie has joined Little Farms Masterton duo Vie Sala and Alex Morrissey to make healthy dog smoothies.

Wilkie started the dog food company two years ago to help dog owners add a bit of freshness to their pets’ diets with a whole-food supplement.

After studying at culinary school, Wilkie found herself in the world of business analysis.

A desire to combine her love of dogs with her business knowledge gave rise to Thrive Dog Kitchen.

“Here I am almost 20 years later, using my culinary skills to make dog food,” Wilkie said.

The inspiration for the company was her own dog’s weight issues.

She said feeding the same thing to dogs for every meal was not ideal, and many dogs were not living as long as they once did.

Wilkie said a rise in dog cancer and obesity were contributing factors.

“It’s like us eating Weetbix for breakfast, lunch and dinner our entire lives,” she said.

Hoping to tackle her dog’s weight, Wilkie started making raw, fresh meals, and wondered if other dogs could benefit from the more nutrientrich bowls.

“People don’t necessarily have the time or patience to make their dogs gourmet bowls every day, so I do.”

Wilkie said the canine digestive system, which was much shorter than a human’s, meant dogs did not absorb nutrients as effectively.

Thrive Dog Kitchen’s minimally processed

smoothie-style blend contained vegetables, fruits, and bone broth that Wilkie said could be added to dog food to aid nutrient intake.

Wilkie said it was important to find fresh produce that did not impact on the human supply chain.

She began sourcing B-grade food, fruit, and vegetable

Vie Sala and Alex Morrissey from Little Farms in Masterton.

parts that people did not usually eat, and teamed up with Little Farms.

Little Farms provided Thrive Dog Kitchen with unsold vegetables, which could be anything from broccoli leaf to kale, pumpkin, and apples.

Morrissey said it was a great pairing because it prevented any food wastage.

The organic market garden, Little Farms, also catered to humans, delivering about 70 veggie boxes a week filled with locally produced food to homes in Wairarapa and Wellington.

Hilary Wilkie with her dog Jessie.

After a remarkably mild Autumn period, the seasons are shifting onwards towards impending winter and the cold is making itself felt. We thought it might be useful to share a few tips on managing pets to keep them as comfortable as possible over the colder portion of the year.

Wet feet. Rainfall, heavy dews and even frosts can mean that the hairy feet of our beloved pets remain perpetually wet or moist for extended time frames.

When the skin is exposed to persistent moisture and does not have an opportunity to dry out, the waterproofing component of the dermis can be broken down and allow bacteria, yeasts and fungi to set hold in the webbing of the feet. Clinically this is referred to as pododermatitis and can often result in discomfort walking, excessive chewing at the feet/toes through to full blown infections. Drying the feet with something absorbent on a regular basis can help, as can keeping hair around the feet groomed short – especially for non-shedding or longer haired breeds. Please remember that bacteria can build up in towels, especially if used repeatedly, and that soaking and hot washing may be required to help get these properly clean again after use.

Warm bedding or a warm dry kennel and bed are really important tools to manage comfort for our pets during winter.

Whilst unlike us, they are usually blessed with a warm fur coat to help keep them warm, we still need to provide shelter from rain and wind. This can be especially important for managing mobility issues in more senior animals, however also paramount for good athletic performance and recovery for our working dog teams. Research shows that working dogs expend a huge amount of energy just keeping

warm at night. Many farms have invested in insulation and weather proofing for their dog kennels, warm bedding for the dogs and even dog coats. It means that a lot of valuable energy from feeding is not needing to be diverted to simply trying to keep warm overnight. Many of our pets live indoors with us in much more comfortable temperatures, but bear in mind that they may often still lie on colder floors and are nearer draughts which can still impact on them, as does grooming. It is important to note that dog coats/jackets should be removed regularly to allow some normal air flow and circulation through the coat too, and not left on indefinitely.

As vets, we often notice an increase in reporting of mobility concerns over the colder months.

This can often stem from arthritis due to age related wear and tear, or after traumatic injury.

We are very happy to assess your animals, and have multiple treatment options ranging from naturopathic dietary supplements containing glucosamine and chondroitin, through to injections which can promote joint fluid production, promote cartilage healing and help diminish inflammatory mediators, as well as a raft of anti-inflammatory medications if appropriate.

Performing x-rays can allow us to identify which regions of the body are affected.

Wishing you and your pets a warm and cozy winter!

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These ÿ rst Europeans into Greytown were Thomas Kempton snr and his son Thomas, Mr and Mrs Samuel Moles, Ben Stevens, and the Reverend Brough.

Thus, Greytown became New Zealand’s ÿ rst planned inland town. A year earlier the Small Farms Association had been set up to help early Wairarapa settlers get their own piece of land.

One was in Greytown, in the area known

as Kuratawhiti, and the other in Masterton along the banks of the Waipoua River. The idea was modelled on Edward Gibbon Wakeÿ eld’s New Zealand Company scheme but aimed at helping working class people attain land.

Greytown was to contain 200 acres, one town acre for each of the ÿ rst 200 settlers with 40-acre sections and provision for additional rural allotments of up to 100 acres. The land was to be paid for on selection, and occupied within a year.

The selection ballot was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern in Wellington on 16 March 1854.

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New subdivisions are everywhere and development ripe, including a large-scale retirement village, ‘The Orchards,’ which will be around 10 per cent of the town’s population when completed in 2027.

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Wairarapa go-to hotspot Helen Holt Martinborough’s bach bookings are nearly 150 per cent above the national average, and holiday-home rental website Bachcare has recorded Wairarapa as its best performing region.

In data, made public Wairarapa had an average of 19.6 bookings per property [BPP] since October last year on the Bachcare website.

The next highest achieving regions were Canterbury with 17 BPP and Hawke’s Bay with 16.8.

Bachcare’s data from more than 2300 properties showed Wairarapa’s BPP was 73 per cent higher than the national average.

However, some Wairarapa towns delivered 147 per cent more bookings than the national average, including Martinborough, which had 28 BPP a year, one of the highest BPP in New Zealand to date. The region’s Kapiti neighbours were not far behind, with Paekakariki at 25 BPP and Paraparaumu Beach at 24.8.

Martinborough Top 10 Holiday Park celebrated a successful May full of bookings.

Owner Frank Cornelissen said business

Destination Wairarapa celebrates high accommodation bookings in the region.

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this month had been amazing.

“Demand is high, and bookings are coming in for the weeks ahead, with Booktown, Queen’s Birthday, and Matariki holiday weekends all proving popular.”

The region was already

welcoming international visitors, with Americans, Australians, Germans, and visitors from Britain travelling to stay in Wairarapa.

“We’re so pleased to be seeing Australians, complete with bikes in motorhomes, coming as

well as other international visitors,” Cornelissen said.

The region also celebrated a successful month of spending.

Payment service provider Worldline reported spending in April was up 31 per cent compared with the same month in 2019.

Destination Wairarapa marketing manager Barb Hyde said the region’s proximity to Wellington and year-round attractions were strengths.

“If you wake up in Wellington and decide you’d like a change of scene, perhaps having been working from home, then a short drive to

Wairarapa is not only doable but provides a great contrast.

“Plus, the region’s great food, wine, and beautiful Autumn colours on vines and trees are on offer to enjoy.”

She said marketing the wine trail as the region’s strength had worked in their favour.

“Autumn is a great time to discover this road less travelled. State Highway 2 continues to be a new route for many New Zealanders keen to explore the region ‘we’ve heard so much about’ for the first time.”

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Definition of wetlands under debate Wairarapa farmers feared they were next as Greater Wellington Regional Council [GWRC] went to court with 11 Mangaroa landowners over what the council deemed an historical wetland.

Now, those fears have been washed away after the Environment Court found the land did not meet the definition of a natural wetland.

In a decision supplied to the Times-Age, the Environment Court said that

although the provisions enacted by GWRC applied to the site, the court was not satisfied that the site was a wetland under the Proposed Natural Resources Plan [PNRP] nor the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management [NPS-FM].

Greater Wellington Regional Council [GWRC] had applied for enforcement orders against 11 respondents under the

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Resource Management Act [RMA]. All respondents lived in Mangaroa Valley.

The orders regarded a 12-lot rural-residential subdivision on Katherine Mansfield Dr, Upper Hutt.

The Environment Court dismissed the enforcement orders on March 4.

The decision said Upper Hutt City Council had approved the Mangaroa Valley subdivision on February 28, 2020.

The subdivision had been completed, and construction had begun on some lots.

Two areas were identified as natural wetlands, and GWRC deemed buildings and earthworks were not allowed in the area.

The council also argued that the natural wetlands extended “considerably beyond” the two identified areas.

“The regional council seeks orders protecting the contended more extensive natural wetland area by

“wrote the rulebook” and had lawyers and scientists to back it up.

Hayes said GWRC had good staff in the region working with farmers and catchment groups, but the regulations around wetlands “damaged the good work it was doing in Wairarapa”.

In January, GWRC successfully prosecuted Kapiti landowners for damaging wetlands.

The landowners, Julie Crosbie and Adrian Page, pleaded not guilty to 35 charges each, including reclaiming wetland areas, draining water from wetlands, and allowing livestock to damage wetlands.

GWRC said the offending was deliberate, and Page was sentenced to three months in prison while Crosbie was fined $118,750.

• Additional reporting by Jade Davies.

Wairio Wetland covers more than 132 hectares of land bordering the eastern side of Lake Wairarapa. Inset: A wetland built on a Masterton farm.

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restricting the ambit of activities which might be undertaken on lots one to seven and imposing controls of the sort imposed on areas,” the decision said.

The council also planned to restore what it believed were natural wetlands on the site as part of its enforcement order process.

Wairarapa farmer Jamie Falloon raised his concerns about the restoration of “historical wetlands” on farms in a submission to GWRC in August last year.

He was concerned that Wairarapa farmers could face similar problems with wetlands to those faced by Mangaroa Valley residents.

Falloon said a map produced by GWRC in 2019 showed his entire farm marked as a historic wetland.

During the same meeting, Mangaroa Valley residents had shed tears as they shared their fears that their livelihoods could be ripped away.

At the time, GWRC environment manager Al Cross said the council had

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area comprises wetted pasture, pasture with rushes, or 50 per cent exotic pasture, it is excluded from the natural wetland identification under PNRP and NPSFM.” Wairarapa Federated Farmers president David Hayes said landowners, the local council, and developers were “mystified”, as they saw the area as pasture rather than wetlands.

He said anyone challenging the regional council was brave as it

no intention of returning the entire valley to wetland, although some regulations would need to be upheld.

He said residents could choose to re-wet historical wetlands if they wanted to.

The Environment Court decision said GWRC had confused two separate matters: the use of pasture exclusion provisions and the tests for deciding if natural wetlands were present.

“Even if an area under consideration constitutes natural wetlands, if that

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MEDIUM

THURSDAY, JUNE 9 Food Market: Food Trucks, 4-7pm outside the Masterton Town Hall, rain or shine.

Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Free oneon-one device support for seniors. Call 0800 373 646 to book an appointment.

Martinborough: St Andrew’s Church, 9.30-11am; Featherston: Featherston Community Centre, 1.30-3.30pm.

Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

KeepFit!: 1030am, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

Thursday Morning Bikers: Meet at the fountain at the Queen Elizabeth Park entrance, 9.30am. Call [06] 216-2187.

Patient Activity Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, 10am-1pm. Call Kirsten 399 1050.

Parkinson’s Exercise Class: 1.30pm, at the Wairarapa Boxing Academy, Dixon St. Call Roslyn [027] 264-8623.

Alcoholics Anonymous: Featherston Community Centre, 7.30-8.30pm. Call 0800 229 6757.

Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm.

Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, 79, Queen St, Masterton, open 1-4pm. Research assistance available if required – free service but donations appreciated.

Wairarapa Fern and Thistle Pipe Band: Weekly practice, Masterton Brass Bandrooms, Park Ave, Masterton. Email fernandthistle21@gmail.com Belly Dance for Beginners: Kiwi Hall, Featherston, 6.30-7.30pm. Call Antonia Blincoe [021] 105-7649.

Danzability Class: 11am-noon, at Studio 73, Greytown. Call Rachel Horwell [022] 077-2654.

Ruamahanga Club: Cards – 500, 1-4pm, at Wairarapa Services Club, Essex St, Masterton.

GirlGuidingNZ: Carterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 4.15-5.30pm. Carterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 6-7.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019 or Elissa [0274] 706-528.

Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate: South End School Hall, 275 High St South, 6.308.30pm. Call Jacqui [027] 325-3370.

Narcotics Anonymous: 7.30-8.30pm, at St Matthew’s Church, Church St, Masterton.

Carterton Community Choir: 7.15-9pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Call [022] 373-4299.

Masterton Petanque Club: 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064.

Social Learners Bridge: 1-3.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Barbara [06] 304-9208.

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

Red Star Table Tennis Club: 5-7pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066.

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

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

Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: 57 High St [behind Carters], Carterton.

Housie, at 1pm, afternoon tea supplied.

Call Pauline Hodgson [027] 406-6728.

FRIDAY, JUNE 10 Walk and Talk: Meet outside Dish Cafe, First St, Masterton, 9.30am.. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

Justice of the Peace: Carterton library noon-2pm; Masterton District Court 11am-1pm; Eketahuna Library 1.304.30pm.

Aratoi: Toita Te Whenua, The Land Will Always Remain, artists Jacqui Colley, Bruce Foster, Ian-Wayne Grant, Simon Lardelli, and Jenna Packer to Jun 26; William’s Legacy: The Beetham Portraits to Jun 26; Karen Madoc: The Shape of Things to Jun 26; Nga Haerenga/Journeys – Celebrating Matariki to Aug 21.

Kids Song & Story: 9.30-10.30am, a social hour for preschool children and their caregivers, Epiphany Church hall, High St, Masterton. Call Anne Owen 377-4505.

Seniornet Wairarapa: Computer/ cellphone help, 1-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654.

Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Quit

Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon. Support available across Wairarapa at no cost to you. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246.

Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10amnoon, Featherston Community Centre.

Call May [06] 308-6912 or Virginia [06] 308-8392.

Cloth Collective Sewing Workshop: 10am-2pm, Kiwi Hall Supper Room. Call Sara Uruski [0274] 474-959.

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

Carterton Craft Market: Mon-Sat: 9am4pm, Sun: 10am-3pm, 25 High St North, Carterton. Call Desley [027] 787-8558.

Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. If weather not good it’s in youth centre of Event Centre. Text dance groove to [022] 321-2643.

Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 5.30-6.30pm, Trust House Recreation Centre back pool. Call Stu [027] 295-4189 or Lucy [021] 02044144.

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401.

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

SATURDAY, JUNE 11 Wairarapa Embroiderers Guild: At the Ranfurly Club Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. Call Billie Sims 378-2949 or Jenny 377-0859.

Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Sat/Sun 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Lesley Hodgins [06] 372-6433.

Cobblestones Museum: Daily 10am4pm. Printing Works: Sat/Sun, 1-4pm.

Cobblestones Museum, 169 Main St, Greytown. Call [06] 304-9687.

Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595.

Wairarapa Farmers’ Market: 9am-1pm, Solway Showgrounds Masterton, entry from Judds Rd, under the grandstand and nearby redwood tree.

Lions Book Sale: 9am-1pm, also DVDs, CDs, records and jigsaw puzzles, next to Wairarapa Farmers Market, Solway Showgrounds, under the grandstand.

Featherston Weekly Market: 8am-2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. Wairarapa Cancer Society Supportive Care Services: Free services for anyone needing support after a cancer diagnosis.

Call (06) 378-8039.

Women’s Self Defence: With Dion, 9am, band rotunda, Queen Elizabeth Park. Call [020] 4124-4098.

Parkrun: Weekly 5km run/walk.

Measured, timed, free. 8am start, at the Woodside end of the Greytown rail trail. Info: parkrun.co.nz/ greytownwoodsidetrail Martinborough Museum: Open Sat and Sun at No 7 The Square, 10.30am2.30pm. No admission charge but donation/koha appreciated.

Featherston Heritage Museum: Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Sat and Sun 10am-2pm, other times by arrangement, groups welcome.

Call Elsa [021] 263-9403.

Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 10amnoon.

Carterton District Historical Society: 150 High St North, Carterton. Open by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564.

Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Featherston: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon.

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: 57 High St [behind Carters], Carterton.

Winter Bowls: 1pm. Call Pauline [027] 406-6728. Golf Croquet: 1.15pm start.

Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000.

Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109.

SUNDAY, JUNE 12 Masterton Marauders Wargaming Club: At the Masterton Croquet Club, 1-5pm.

Call Vince Cholewa [027] 344-1073.

South Wairarapa Pipe Band: Practice at St John’s church hall, Featherston, 4-6pm. To confirm time please call Gordon [027] 414-7433 or [027] 628-5889.

Carterton Farmers Market: Memorial Square, 9am-12.30pm. Call [027] 663-9011.’

Narcotics Anonymous: Featherston

Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call 0800 628 632 Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome.

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

Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064.

Masterton Car Boot Sale and Market: 6.30-11.30am, Essex St car park. Contact ja.murray@xtra.co.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: 57 High St [behind Carters], Carterton.

Association croquet, 9am start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000.

MONDAY, JUNE 13 Indoor Bowls: 1.30pm Club Carterton, Broadway. All players welcome for a social afternoon of bowls. Call [027] 645-0905.

Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, 9.30am, A/G Church, Featherston. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

Keep Fit!: 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

Line Dancing: 10.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, 1.30pm, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

Literacy Aotearoa: Free computing and digital device classes for adults. Call 377-4214.

Creative Hands Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, 10am-noon. Call Kirsten 399-1050.

Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm.

East Indoor Bowling Club: 7pm. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266.

Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate: Greytown St John’s Hall, Main St, 6.30-8.30pm. Call Paul [027] 376-9804.

Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm. Call Shaun O’Brien [027] 672-6249.

Carterton Scottish Dance Club: 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. Call Elaine 377-0322.

Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – 500, 1.30pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton.

Mah Jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat Hamilton [06] 308-9729.

Senior Citizens Club Cards: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Val [06] 308-9293.

Art for Everyone: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call Sandie [021] 157-4909.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066.

Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Support available across Wairarapa at no cost to you. Call a Quit Coach based at Whaiora 0800 494 246.

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

Carterton Food Bank: 10-11am Mon-Fri at Haumanu House [down the lane between Carters and the Clock Tower].

Call 379-4092.

Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours.

Hospice Wairarapa Support Services: Free of charge for anyone dealing with a terminal illness. Call [06] 378-8888.

CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am1pm Mon-Fri. Call 378-2426 or 0800 227-2255.

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

The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Beginners Linedance Class: 6-7pm. Linedance Intermediate Class: 7.30-8.30pm. Call Wendy [027] 3199814.

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

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

Masterton District Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call [022] 5740742.

Carterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Bob [021] 042-2947 or Martin [06] 372-7764.

GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Rangers, 12½18 years, 6.30-8pm. South Wairarapa

Guides [Greytown], 9-12½ years, 6-8pm.

Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

TUESDAY, JUNE 14 Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Free oneon-one device support for seniors. Call 0800 373 646 to book an appointment.

Carterton: 3 Mile, 66 High St, 9.3011.30am; Greytown: Greytown Library, 1.30-3.30pm.

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

Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club: For the school term. Classes are weight and skill dependent; Beginners, 5-9 years, 5.30-6.15pm; 10 years+ [including adults] 6.15-7.30pm.

Caregivers Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, noon-1.30pm. Call Kirsten 399 1050.

Justice of the Peace: Masterton library 11am-1pm.

Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate: Martinborough Primary School Hall, cnr Dublin and Roberts sts, juniors 5.306.15pm. Call Clare [027] 832.9743; juniors and adults 6.15-8pm. Call Anna [021] 163-8867.

Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, 79 Queen St, Masterton, open 1-4pm.

Seniornet Wairarapa: Computer/ cellphone help 1.30-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654.

Paint/draw: From live model,10amnoon, at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St. Call Elissa Smith [027] 470-6528.

Free Literacy and Numeracy Classes: At Literacy Aotearoa Masterton. Call Carol [022] 524-5994 or visit us at 340 Queen Street, Masterton.

Masterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or David [021] 116-5505.

Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm, no partner needed. Call Lesley [021] 299-6389.

Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – Euchre, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton.

GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 3.45-5pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Dance Fitness: 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830.

Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: 9am-noon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066.

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

Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan [021] 246-4884.

Carterton District Historical Society: 150 High St North, Carterton. Open by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564.

Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve [027] 333-3975.

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

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

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

Woops A Daisies: Leisure Marching Team practise 4-5pm, at the Trust House Rec Centre Stadium. Call Cheryl [06] 3701922 or [027] 697-6974.

Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton.

South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon. Call Doff 304-9748.

Girl Guiding: Pippins [5-7 years] 3.455pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646.

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: 57 High St [behind Carters], Carterton.

Association Croquet: 9am start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000. Winter Bowls: 1pm. Call Pauline Hodgson [027] 406-6728.

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 Toi Wairarapa – Heart of Arts: 10 Minute Bites, 12.10pm, BYO sandwich.

Wairarapa Heart Help Group: 1.302.30pm, share stories and information Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Call Annette, at Heart

Foundation, [04] 472-2780 ext 1.

Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Free one-on-one device support for seniors.

Call 0800 373 646 to book an appointment. Masterton: Citizens Advice, 10-noon.

Keep Fit!: 1.30pm, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

Free Classes: Literacy, language and numeracy for adult learners. Call Literacy Aotearoa 377-4214.

South Wairarapa Caregivers Programme: At a café in South Wairarapa, 10am. Call Kirsten 399-1050.

Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB noon-2pm.

Wisdom and Well-being: Featherston Community Centre, 10.30am-12.30pm.

Call Pauline [021] 102 8857 Wildflower Yoga: Kiwi Hall Featherston, 7-8.15pm. Call Kate [022] 390-9798.

Juesday Art: 10am-12.30pm, AOG Church, Birdwood St, Featherston. Call Julia [06] 308-8109.

Parkinson’s Singing Group: 10.30am, at the South Wairarapa Workingman’s Club, Main St, Greytown. Call Marguerite Chadwick 379-5376.

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

Scrabble Club: 1-4pm in Masterton.

Phone Sue McRae [027] 449-0601.

Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595.

Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate: Featherston School Hall, Lyon St, kobudo 5.15-7pm, karate 6.30-8.30pm. Call Paul [027] 376-9804.

The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Line Dance Class 6-7pm; Rock N Roll Dance Class: 7.30-8.30pm, Beginners/Couple Coaching, Social/ Competitive. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814.

Healing Rooms: Confidential prayer for healing or any situation, 1-3pm, Ranfurly Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton.

No appointment necessary. Call [021] 159- 4160.

Carterton Cycle Group: An informal group of ‘leg power’ and e-power cyclists, from Belvedere Rd [weather permitting] for 20km or 40-60km rides. Call Irene [027] 634-9167 or Lesley [021] 2996389.

Heart of Arts Wairarapa: A community gallery showing work from Wairarapa artists, 47 High St North, Carterton, WedSun, 11am-3pm.

Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll. Couple inquiries to [027] 333-1793.

GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, preschoolers with parents or caregivers, music and movement and art, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830.

Wairarapa Services Club: Rummikub, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton.

Cards: “500”, 1.15-4.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329.

AA Meeting: At 7.30pm, Epiphany church hall, High St, Solway, Masterton. Call [027] 557-7928.

Silver Ukulele Club: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Jan [06] 3088556.

Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, improvers 5-6.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135.

Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.3011am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325.

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

Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Elissa [0274] 706-528.

Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 3725758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285.

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

Wairarapa Singers: Choral singing, based in Masterton. Call Sean Mulcahy 379-9316.

Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10amnoon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 370-1604 [church office].

Carrington Bowls & Croquet Club: 57 High Street [behind Carters]. Golf Croquet: 1.15pm start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000.

Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz by noon Thursday prior

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PUBLIC MEETING ON FEATHERSTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT South Wairarapa District Council and Wellington Water Limited wish to update Featherston residents on the current state of the Featherston Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), and discuss the options and challenges we face.

A public meeting will be held regarding this. We see this as an important opportunity to hear from you about your concerns and ideas.

When: Monday 20 June At: 7.00 – 9.00pm Where: Anzac Hall, Bell Street, Featherston Should you wish to speak or receive pre-meeting material, please email governance@swdc.govt.nz We look forward to seeing you there.

R E G I S T E R E D N U R S E S - C A S U A L, P A R T T I M E A N D FU LL T I M E Excellent pay rates Supportive team environment Casual, Part Time and Fulltime positions available Glenwood Masonic Hospital is set in the beautiful grounds of the Wairarapa Masonic Village. We offer rest home and hospital care to the elderly in our 48 bed facility.

We have casual, part time and full time positions available for experienced Registered Nurses, our hospital is warm and friendly with a diverse team of staff.

The right candidates will be compensated with an excellent competitive hourly rate, opportunities for further learning, and a supportive leadership team.

In the role you will provide excellent care to our residents, have a special interest or experience in aged care, deal with clinical challenges, and be part of a supportive professional team Please ring Denise McAlpine (06) 377 0221 ext 3 to discuss the roles and how we can fit around your needs

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For more information regarding this opportunity, go to walkingaccess.govt.nz/about-us/vacancies If you have a passion for access in the outdoors, are actively involved in the community and looking for a new challenge, please apply by emailing your application (covering letter and resume) to kirsti.douglas@walkingaccess.govt.nz Applications close at 5pm on Monday 20 June.

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An in-depth knowledge of both New Zealand and international wines is essential as is the ability and a desire to share that knowledge in a way that is both informative and informal. The role also involves working with and managing a small team. This full-time opportunity would potentially suit an experienced sommelier or similar hospitality professional, or a fine wine retailer, especially someone looking for a change in lifestyle.

We expect the role to commence in September 2022; remuneration will reflect your experience and character. A relocation reimbursement may apply.

If you are interested in the prospect of joining the Nga Waka team, please forward a brief CV and covering email by 30th June to mick@ngawaka.co.nz Candidates must be eligible to work fulltime in New Zealand.

George Shiers The EcoReef development at Whatarangi has successfully protected Cape Palliser Rd after a week of high swells that elsewhere devastated sections of the tarmac and reduced sections of the road to just a single lane.

The seawall on the South Wairarapa coast was installed in March as an alternative to boulders and hard walls that offered little protection against rough waves.

The structure was made of hexagonal concrete blocks filled with rocks and diffused wave energy evenly.

Fred Waiker, one of the creators of EcoReef, said the past two months had proven the wall’s ability to handle severe storms.

“Ever since we put it in, we’ve had big swells, so it’s been a very real trial period,” Waiker said.

“It’s given us a lot of good feedback, even for some of our sceptics, and there’s been a fair few of them.”

Rumours had spread that the wall had failed to survive the swells last weekend, with a piece missing and the gravel filling washed out.

However, Waiker said such speculations were untrue.

“The block that was missing was a block that had been left on top, not part of the actual structure,” he said.

“The fill coming out of the blocks happened early on.

“When we built it in March, there was a storm coming, so we had to fill in some of the layers with soil rather than the intended boulders.

“The layers with the boulders all remained intact.

“The modules that were emptied out were still able to withstand the waves, so this build had given us the total

confidence we needed.”

Waiker said the two months since the walls were established had probably been the most damaging to the road in the past two years.

“There were rocks the size of rugby balls hurled at the wall and quite a violent swell with a 14-second period.

“And it was able to withstand all that.”

The stretch of Cape Palliser Rd at Whatarangi with the EcoReef wall had suffered “zero damage” since the installation of the wall.

The wall had also suffered no structural damage.

The contrast to Turners Bay, just a few minutes further up the road, was stark, with an entire lane washed out and rendered unusable twice in one month.

There were plans for a second installation of the EcoReef at Turner’s Bay in the summer months.

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ITS ALL ABOUT THE WALLS – SETTLERS VILLA It’s been seven months since we started renovating Settlers Villa and move in day will have arrived by the time your reading this.

The past month has been all about the finishing touches. We have spent many hours thinking through the interior design and are really pleased with the paint colours and the wallpaper we are using for the feature walls. In our bathroom we decided to hang the wallpaper in the opposite direction to what the design originally intended as we preferred the pattern this way.

We have gone with wallpaper feature walls in our bedrooms and our wallpaper hanger Mike Mender has made them look so good. Guthrie Bowron have a list of tradies that can help with any project and that’s how we found Mike. Talk to Anita or any of the staff to get the list.

In our lounge and on the panels in the hallway we have gone with Dulux Willow Flat and Sandfly Point in different strengths. It is a colour combination recommended

by Dulux and both paints have a green undertone, a colour that features throughout our choices.

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and love that it reflects our natural environment.

My advice when choosing colours is to talk to the Dulux Colour Consultant and Vicki Matthews is our consultant here in the Wairarapa. Her guidance has been invaluable and especially helping us to utilise different tones of the colours so we have a cohesive colour plan.

Our painter was Hilton Delegat and Anita from Guthrie Bowron also helped with this. It has been great to have lots of professionals to run through our ideas with.

As you know we went with Nature’s Oak Sierra plank flooring in the kitchen, dining and hallway areas. They are spectacular and this is a choice that I really love.

Our builder Michael Whitelock enjoyed the challenge but it is not for a novice. Shellie from Guthrie Bowron’s flooring team can help you decide what is best in terms of product and installation. We recommend talking to her first before deciding to do it yourself.

Now for the not so fun part – shifting house! We do regular updates on our Facebook page @ settlersvilla so check it out and feel free to ask us any questions there.

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