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Needing a place to be A story of synthetic drug addiction A Wairarapa mother talks to Gerald Ford about her son’s battle with synthetic cannabis addiction and mental illness, and asks what the community can do better. (For privacy reasons a shared decision was made not to publish her real name).

When Wairarapa mum Monica (not her real name) first found out her son was using synthetic cannabis, it was legal.

Fast forward five years to the present day, and Jason (name also changed), 21, is back home after several cycles of leaving and returning, with intermittent problems with addiction and also mental health problems.

Since going public on Facebook about her family’s struggles, Monica said she has received messages from “at least six” contacts who have told about “my son” or “my nephew” who was also hooked on synthetic drugs.

“They’re saying hey, this is happening to us as well.”

Many of those affected were within a few years of Jason’s age, and started using when the drugs were still legal.

“They’re all within 2-3 years of each other, and most of them have had problems with their brain.”

Addiction to the drugs goes across socioeconomic boundaries, Monica says.

“It’s anyone’s child who might have just tried it... the effects of it, for a lot of kids it ended in psychosis.”

Monica says Jason “actually has a small army behind him” of support from family, extended family and friends – including people who have helped find him when he has moved around different places to stay.

“Not everyone is that fortunate”.

Back in 2012 the colourful packets were labelled ‘K2’, ‘Spice’, ‘Kronik’ and the like, and Monica received a phone call after Jason, then 16, was caught with the material at school.

“It was the corner store, they were all getting it. It didn’t matter that they were under 18,” Monica said.

“And it was so cheap … the argument was it can’t be that bad, Mum, because they’re selling it at the dairy.”

Monica said she “did try and start some boycotting” of stores which sold the drugs, teaming up with other parents to support instead one of the few dairies around that didn’t stock them.

The drugs “didn’t seem to disappear” from shelves for quite a while “but it did from the media”.

Jason would go to parties with other young people and picking him up to take him home, his parents often suspected he was under the influence of synthetic drugs he had obtained there.

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Good night Ford Every Stream

Gerald Ford This is the last Midweek stream I will ford, at least for the foreseeable future.

Sharp-eyed readers will have noticed employment wanted notices in the past two papers advertising the position of Midweek editor.

That was me, but by the time you read this, it will be me no longer.

Speaking of eyes, there seems to be some dust in mine.

They say a swan sings only once, just before it dies, and I have been asked for a swansong editorial. I hope it wasn’t meant too literally.

This column is turning out like as one of those embarrassed and awkward leaving speeches, embarrassed and awkward because they surprise us with their emotion.

There goes that dust again.

I have worked hard and written far and wide, from Pahiatua to Pirinoa, from Mt Holdsworth to Castlepoint, in my years at both Midweek and the Wairarapa Times-Age. It is time for me to hang up the pen with the Midweek/ Wairarapa Times-Age logo on it, and to discover what the GF monogrammed pen can really do.

To practical matters, what are my plans?

Well, I don’t really do practical or plans, I’ve tended to make things up as I go along.

A strengths-based personality profile calls that “adaptable”.

That’s a roundabout way of saying I’m going freelance, but I won’t really know what that

means until I try it out for a while.

I have the support of an amazing woman and two fantastic kids, and where is all that dust coming from?

And I have a sense of satisfaction at finishing my lap of the Midweek editorship, as others have done before me, as I hand the baton to my supervisors who are charged with selecting the next runner.

The regular Midweek contributors remain an important part of the newspaper, as do you, the readers.

As to what is next for me, as a cryptic sort of answer I would like to tell you a story.

Who has seen the 1998 movie The Truman Show, starring Jim Carrey?

Truman is a man who, completely unbeknown to himself, is the star of a wildly popular TV show that has raised him from birth in a giant film set created by actors, extras and crew.

In the world of 2017, we are all Truman. We are all under the constant gaze of a giant information machine with its remote-activated cameras and microphones in our every device, and its paid extras lurking around every corner.

Many of us are even part of that machine.

We are all constantly studied by a system that learns about us to better milk us for our money, for our allegiance, and to make sure we don’t crack the code and threaten its power.

And we all wonder what life would be like beyond the dome.

I’m going there, and when I find out what is there, I’ll find a way to let you know.

But as Truman says: “In case I don’t see you… good afternoon, good evening and good night.”

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Synthetics: a mother’s story Then he went away to tertiary study, but the use continued.

One day Jason went missing from his accommodation at his place of study. His parents were notified, but they didn’t know where he was for two whole weeks.

“We were freaking out, and his siblings were freaking out as well . . . and then when he did come home he was really very different.”

“It got scary . . . one of the outcomes is violence when they’re coming off it,” Monica said.

“He was experiencing extreme emotions.

He had no money, nowhere to live . . . he did smash up the house and everything. It was quite a scary time.”

The parents called the police and Jason went through the court system for wilful damage.

This was what enabled him to get help, because he was forced to go to programmes as part of his sentence.

“They have to want to do these programmes. You can’t force them, I get the whole human rights part of it,” Monica said.

The drugs were made illegal, and now they come in clear plastic bags of plant material infused with chemicals.

It is often smoked in a bong, and Monica says it “seems to be just as addictive as P”.

Jason went through stages of living at home and being asked to leave after coming home wasted, or drugs being found at home, including earlier this year.

“The cycle sort of repeats every two or three months, it has for a long time.”

“We had to kick him out because we had young children . . . and this meant to not know where he was . . . one of our boundaries is not to have drugs in the house.

There were courses and programmes, but it became clear after a time that there

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were mental health problems independent of drug use, which took some time to come clear and to be addressed.

“It took another two years to really hook into the mental health side of it.”

Jason would go on a waiting list for a residential drug programme, but sometimes it became clear he was using while on the waiting list he would lose his opportunity.

“They sort of like you to be clean (for a period) before you go in.”

On other occasions, the drug treatment providers would see there were mental health problems and Jason’s parents would be told the staff weren’t qualified to treat this.

He would stay with friends until he wore out his welcome and began to run out of places to stay.

Monica said after going public on Facebook with her son’s problem, people who knew the family would cross the road to talk to Jason if they saw him in town,

What can we do better?

Monica has a wish list for more New Zealand, and Wairarapa, to be better able to deal with the sort of problems that Jason has had, and it starts with more beds for drug rehabilitation programmes, to reduce waiting lists.

She would also like to see more crossover between addiction treatment and mental health care when it comes to residential programmes, rather than a shuffling back and forth of people.

“If there was some sort of mental health person in addiction services and addiction person in the mental health team . . .”

“If there were more places, not just for this but for all addiction, instead there could be three beds here, there could be

four there.

“If there was more support for families . . . there is, but I had to find it. It took me a really long time.”

Monica says the drugs are connected with other social problems.

“It’s all interconnected with the homelessness and the mental health and the addicts.”

She thinks understanding and support on the part of the public would also help, and laments that Masterton doesn’t have the sort of support centres for homeless people that are found in major cities like Auckland.

“If we consider everyone as people and take away the labels, the mentally ill, the

rather than stay away from him because of his appearance.

Monica wonders how people come coming out of drug rehab places, who have no family to go to.

“If you don’t have somewhere you could go and you have no family to go to, and you have to stay with people who are still using . . .

“Eventually you just run out of everybody, because you’re just so awful . . . you do awful stuff.”

Monica finally found help for herself last year after the stress of the situation threatened her own mental health, in the shape of Supporting Families Wairarapa – which supports families in mental illness.

Jason is now at home with strict boundaries and “if we’re not with him someone else is”, and is on a waiting list for a six-week residential combined drug rehabilitation and mental health facility in Auckland.

addicts, the homeless, I think we can come together as a community.”

Monica worries about the sort of synthetic drugs that have resulted in deaths in Auckland were to reach Wairarapa.

“The bad batch or whatever . . . if it comes down here, and someone dies, it’s just going to be someone’s son, someone’s brother.”

“Everybody is somebody’s someone,” Monica said, referring to the lyrics of a popular song.

“People are not just an addict or mentally ill. There’s so much more to that person.”

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Flood plans to start again New Wairarapa committee meets

BY BECKIE WILSON A controversial plan to protect the Greytown area from future flood damage has been dumped – much to the delight of its opponents.

The Waiohine Floodplain Management Plan – in the pipeline for about eight years – was one of the first items on the agenda at the inaugural meeting of Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Wairarapa Committee yesterday.

About 50 members of the public were at the Carterton Events Centre for the decision, which came as relief for local farmers and ratepayers who say the proposed plan was “overkill” and would cost ratepayers millions of dollars that did not need to be spent.

The plan had included the construction of a new stopbank on the Greytown side of the Waiohine River, which would prevent the river from flooding in Greytown up to a one in 100-year flood.

However, this would have increased the effects of flooding in some areas of Carterton in such a flood, with the worst affected area around Matarawa Rd and Gallon Rd. In July last year, about 100 Greytown ratepayers unanimously passed a vote of no confidence in the plan.

Greytown resident and former MP John Hayes said he “kicked off the process” opposing the plan after finding flaws in the regional council’s data regarding flood damage estimates.

He was pleased about the committee’s decision but was “really

Adrienne Staples, Greater Wellington Regional Council Wairarapa representative, and chair of Greater Wellington’s new Wairarapa committee.

South Wairarapa Mayor Viv Napier.

Carterton Mayor John Booth.

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disappointed” time and money had been wasted.

“I just wanted ratepayers to know that they would have to spend $10 million across 2000 people on a flood scheme on data Greater Wellington did that was wrong,” Mr Hayes said.

“It’s really disappointing that money has been wasted, and eight years has gone by and we are starting again – it’s nuts.

“It had been a battle to get the regional council to listen to the ratepayers, he said.

At yesterday’s meeting it was revealed that a regional council-commissioned audit had been done showing most of the proposed plan needed to be reviewed.

Wairarapa Federated Farmers dairy chair Chris Engel, whose farm lies within the

floodplain area of the Waiohine River, said the rejection of the “overkill” plan by the Wairarapa Committee was “fantastic news”.

Carterton Mayor and committee member John Booth said there were some Carterton residents that were in “limbo” not knowing the effects on their flood-prone properties.

“There’s a small group of residents on the Carterton side that don’t know what the effects on their farms and lifestyle blocks are,” Mr Booth said.

“It’s been a concern for a while and their lives are in limbo.”

Wairarapa’s regional councillor and committee chair Adrienne Staples said it had become clear to the council that their way of dealing with the community was not working.

The priority for the council was to meet with the Waiohine Action Group (WAG) to discuss concerns and replace the flood hazard information.

A project team and steering group will be formed to guide the progress of the new plan.

“We are trying to do things in a different way that will come out with a result that the majority can be happy with,” Mrs Staples said. “[The meeting] certainly was an interesting start to the life of the Wairarapa committee, with a topic that had a lot of interest in it.”

South Wairarapa Mayor Viv Napier said the decision was the right move and now the group could move forward with the new plans.

Rachel character gets her first book deal

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Di Batchelor, the artist behind the Rachel cartoon which appears regularly in Midweek, is publishing her first book of Rachel cartoons.

Di taught herself to draw as a way of communicating her ideas.

She is a big fan of the Gary Larsen series of cartoons, with their single frames that describe a quirky situation or idea.

Di was not naturally artistically inclined.

She had taught herself to draw dogs and mice, and once published a children’s book, Rhinehold the Mouse, which combined line drawings and simple poetry.

Creating Rachel required learning a new skill again.

“I learned to draw people just so I could have my character – that’s why they’re such a scribble.”

Early on in developing the Rachel cartoon, Di had a chance meeting with a polytech art lecturer who gave her some helpful advice.

“He said I should use as few lines as

possible and draw the character front on, side on, sitting, standing, walking, and making it look the same each time,” Di said.

“It was just the most timely bit of advice, so I draw Rachel’s glasses and a bit of hair, nose and mouth, it’s pretty simple.”

She says the ideas for her cartoons will come “often when I’m interacting with people”.

“When I’m on an island (on a Department of Conservation assignment) I get fewer ideas and they’re more strange – like from the perspective of a weta”.

“But I’ll be chatting with someone and we’ll talk about a problem … then I’ll wake up in the middle of the night with an idea (for a cartoon).”

Di was given a grant from Creative Communities, supported by Carterton District Council, to support the publishing of the book.

She aims to have it finished in September, ready to sell “for the Christmas market”.

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Cutting the fandango It’s Only Me

Graeme Burnard

I was listening to a report on the radio about Anthony Scaramucci and his short-lived sortie into the White House.

The reporter said that because of his reputation, a lot of the staff were on tenterhooks (please note it is not tenderhooks as many people say) at his pending arrival but after such a short time he just did not cut the mustard.

Huh? I wondered if anyone who is learning English would have any idea what that sentence even meant.

It made me think of how many odd phrases we use in our everyday conversations, so I when I got home I made contact with my old mate Mr Google.

A tenter is a frame on which cloth that is being manufactured

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One of my mother’s favourite sayings was that someone was as happy as a sand boy. Being a teetotaller, she would have been horrified if she knew the origin of the phrase.

In early days around Bristol there were pubs where fine sand from local sea caves was spread on the floor to soak up the spilt booze. The boys who collected the sand were paid in drink. Need I say more!

Mad as a hatter is a phrase I love to use.

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And if you have ever told anyone to bite the bullet, spare a thought for the wounded soldiers in WW1 being operated on without anesthetic. All they had was a bullet to bite on to deal with the pain.

And here is something I have never heard of. A “minced oath” is a euphemism used to avoid swearing.

For example, gee whizz was invented to replace the word Jesus. What a fascinating language we have.

And as for poor old Mr Scaramucci who was the cause of this week’s column, maybe Freddie Mercury and Queen prophesied his demise all those decades ago?

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The man behind Jazz In Martinborough will not be forgotten at this year’s festival.

“This one’s for Crez.”

That is the motto organisers had given the 2017 festival, which will run from August 31 to September 3.

Ian Cresswell, who died suddenly on June 28, aged 83, founded the annual musical event in 2011.

The spring festival has grown in size and popularity since then, and features three ticketed acts, as well as free music gigs spread throughout Martinborough’s cafes and restaurants.

Jazz In Martinborough co-founder Ted Preston said Mr Cresswell had been “extremely community minded and energetic”.

“He was entrepreneurial in a sense that he could bring things together and add value to somebody’s good idea.”

Mr Preston said the Martinborough stalwart was passionate about both sport and culture, and supported many causes.

Mr Cresswell was one of the key drivers behind saving the Martinborough Town Hall, built in 1912 and well known for its impeccable acoustics.

The heritage building held the inaugural jazz festival, which was prompted by Mr Cresswell’s desire to host Christchurch jazz student’s whose music school was red zoned following the 2011 earthquake.

The Martinborough Town Hall was soon after identified as earthquake prone, and since 2012 the proceeds from Jazz In Martinborough have been donated to the town hall project, which will see the building strengthened, refurbished and extended.

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Festival marketing manager Martin Lewis said Mr Cresswell was “instrumental behind the festival”, which was progressively attracting younger audiences.

“Ian was not only its producer . . . he was very much a personality in the community — very well-known and very well connected.

“And when it came to getting sponsors, he was the man, he was very persistent.”

Mr Lewis said it was unfortunate Mr Cresswell would not witness the festival’s return to the town hall, once renovations were complete.

He said Mr Cresswell was renowned for helping and supporting people “who had gone off the rails”.

“He did a lot of stuff that he didn’t take credit for.”

Since the town hall closure, the festival’s ticketed events had been held at the Village Cafe.

This year’s headlining acts are Nigel Patterson Quartet, Dancing and Drinking Society, and Sue Pugmire Jazz Combo, with tickets available from iticket.co.nz, Martinborough Wine Merchants, or i-SITE. More than 25 free gigs will also be performed around the town’s bars and eateries during the four-day event.

South Wairarapa Mayor Viv Napier said commemorating Mr Cresswell through the festival was fitting.

“It was really Ian’s baby, even though everyone jumped behind it.”

She said Mr Cresswell was “a doer”, who rather than complaining got things done.

“He was not afraid to be on a different side than everybody else, and he’s always been very progressive and supportive of Martinborough and looking to the future.”

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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Small-town charm ‘under real threat’

BY HAYLEY GASTMEIER

A Greytown resident says he is worried the town will be stripped of its “character” and “village atmosphere” if more housing developments are given the green light.

Lawyer Frank Minehan said the town he has called home for 15 years was “under real and imminent threat”.

With several subdivisions under way in and around the town, Mr Minehan said Greytown risked a “change of character and quality of life, if not its fundamental branding”.

He said he would miss walking down Main St “always seeing familiar faces to meet and greet” if the population dramatically grew.

South Wairarapa District Council (SWDC) is in the process of forming a future development area (FDA) in Greytown as part of its combined district plan, with the potential to provide between 300 to 600 new residential lots.

“Have we the infrastructure to cope with exponential population grow?

“Are the fundamentals such as safe drinking water and adequate sewage systems in place now, let alone able to cope in the near future?” Mr Minehan said.

The FDA covers land between Kuratawhiti St and Wood St, and Mole St and West St — about 35ha, which is in multiple ownership — with SWDC set to discuss the proposal at a meeting next month.

Mr Minehan questioned whether “this kind of planning” had to be publicly notified under the Resource Management Act. “What astounds me is the number of land subdivisions and housing developments that are under way in Greytown, and I’m just not aware of any public conversation about its desirability and its likely huge impact on the town.”

Several new subdivisions are being developed in the town on former orchard sites.

Totara Grove, off West St formerly occupied by Tasman Orchard, will boast 42 residential lots, and James Kidd Place, a 1.8ha subdivision on Pinehaven Orchard off Kuratawhiti St, is nearing completion.

Mr Minehan said he had been concerned about potential arsenic contamination at the former orchards.

Fortunately, “the arsenic levels are now found for the most part” to be at safe levels.

He said a section on the corner of Mole St and Wood St had a “rather scary” reading but he was relieved it could not be built on for that reason.

Mr Minehan said while Kuranui College may welcome more pupils, a large growth in school-aged children could impact “on the character and quality of education now offered [and] maintained by Greytown Primary School”.

“How many people do we really want to live in Greytown?” he asked.

“Realistically, can we cope with [and] sustain a big population increase?”

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YARN DOUG’S TIPS Nothing beats the taste of home grown rhubarb with your muesli or weetbix for breakfast! Rhubarb is planted by ‘Crowns’ which are available this month. Rhubarb plants are heavy feeders so dig in plenty of top quality compost at planting time and follow up with Tui General Fertiliser at regular intervals through the year.

If you haven’t completed your rose pruning it is not too late but try to have it done as soon as possible this month.

It is a good time to plant roses as it gives them time to settle and put on root and leaf growth before spring and summer ˛ owering.

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Currant Affairs Redcurrants, whitecurrants and blackcurrants are full of health promoting antioxidants, which puts them in the select group of ‘superfruits’ – those fruit that are considered to be outstanding in terms of their healthgiving properties. And fortunately for us, currants grow well in our Wairarapa region as we get good levels of winter-chilling. Currants are ideal for gardens of all sizes. They are long-lived and take up relatively little space. All currants pack a real taste punch. The most common is the black currant, best known as the source of Vitamin C-rich syrup or jam. Red currants are mostly used for jelly to serve with meat. A connoisseur would likely say that white currants make the best jelly.

Currants are small, deciduous shrubs that grow to about 1.5m tall. Unlike most fruit trees they prefer some shade, particularly over the midday period, which can be a useful attribute where they can be grown on the

Now is a good time to prepare ground for sowing new lawns in September. Spray out any perennial weeds with ican Grosafe Glyphosate 360 Weedkiller, dig over and level ground, removing stones, roots, and other debris.

southern side of a wall or fence, or under existing fruit trees such as large plums. Redcurrants are mostly self-fertile, so they are quite happy to stand on their own, but blackcurrants are only partially self-fertile, so they are better grown as a hedge planted as close as 50cm apart, or as a stand of shrubs planted approx. 1.5m apart. Currants bear heavy crops and naturally have a slight pendulous habit, which means their branches hang loosely down. To keep their branches and fruit o˜ the ground, a wire on each side of the plant or a loop of string around the plant can help keep the stems upright.

Currants prefer deep, moist, fertile soils with a pH of 5.5 – 6.5, although they will tolerate a less acidic soil. They will grow well in peat soils, but any loamy soil high in organic matter will do as well.

Mulching in late spring is recommended to retain soil moisture and keep the soil a bit cooler over summer. Mulch that is high in nitrogen, such as grass clippings, is ideal as this crop has a relatively high nitrogen requirement. Currants also require good amounts of potassium, so an annual side-dressing with a handful of sulphate of potash per shrub is beneÿ cial.

Being shallow-rooted, currants dislike having their roots disturbed and are intolerant of weeds at their feet.

Currants are quick to come into production; some fruit appears in the second year after planting. From the third year after planting, a shrub can produce several kilograms of fruit each season, and they keep producing for 20 years or so in the right conditions.

Camellias that have ÿ nished ˛ owering can be pruned back and fed with Tui Acid Food.

Pruning is best carried out in late winter or early spring in very cold areas.

Black currants fruit on year-old, light brown growth, so cut out old wood when bushes have ÿ nished fruiting, leaving the pale stems to produce next season’s fruit. Red and white currants fruit on spurs that form on old wood so need less drastic pruning which should be left until autumn or winter.

Each winter prune o˜ all stems that are older than three years to encourage some replacement stems. Remove downward-pointing growths and shorten all branches by about a third.

The aim is to have open bushes so air circulates freely.

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 Possums are not fond of currants but birds love them so cover your shrub when in fruit (though birds don’t seem to be attracted to white currants)  NZ produces 3% of the world’s commercial black currant crops.

Most of the fruit goes to Malaysia for processing into fruit drinks  Six of the pearl-sized blackcurrant fruit contain as much vitamin C as an average lemon. Red currants have much less vitamin C and white currants virtually none.

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If you can’t tell red currant bushes from black, use your nose. Black currant leaves and young stems have a distinctive fruity smell when crushed or cut, whereas red currants and white currants don’t. The bark of black currants is usually smoother and young stems slightly paler than the other two types.

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Rhodes scholar on politics

BY CHELSEA BOYLE Former NZ Rhodes scholar Max Harris is coming to Carterton hoping to turn a page on how we think about politics.

His first book The New Zealand Project draws upon years of study as a fellow at All Souls College at Oxford.

Mr Harris was at a crossroads in his life when he decided to throw his hat into the ring for the fellowship.

He had just found out he had a potentially life-threatening aortic aneurysm and was diagnosed with a rare connective tissue disorder called LoeysDietz syndrome.

The outdated research he found online told him the life expectancy for those with Loeys-Dietz syndrome was 26.1 years of age – at the time he was 26 years old.

“I was pretty worried about my future,” he said.

“I was about to have surgery… I felt like I had nothing to lose.”

The exam that won entry into the fellowship was known for being “unusual” but he thought it would fun and quickly found he got “kinda of lucky with the questions”.

One of the questions discussed death and he ended up writing about his recent experiences.

To his surprise the judges liked his answers, and follow-up interview – he was one of two people offered the seven-yearfellowship.

Not long after he underwent a successful eight-hour-long heart surgery, following which he scribbled notes to family members such as ‘you’re all champs’ and ‘I’m so happy to be alive’.

Fellow New Zealander Andrew Dean, a friend of Mr Harris, had recently written a book about Rogernomics.

When I was starting out I just felt like there were a lot of things that were wrong with politics in New Zealand – that we could be bolder and more ambitious for where we go.

Max Harris will be speaking about his book The New Zealand Project at the Carterton Events Centre on August 13.

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“I remember thinking it’s great that he started a conversation about the 1980s and how they affected New Zealand today,” Mr Harris said.

“When I was starting out I just felt like there were a lot of things that were wrong with politics in New Zealand – that we could be bolder and more ambitious for where we go.

“I wanted to open up debate about that, I wanted to write a book that was accessible to people, that invited discussion rather than telling them answers.”

Over the course of about 30 or 40 interviews, the idea that values were

lacking from politics became clearer to Mr Harris.

“That became a crosscutting theme across the different areas I was interested in,” he said.

“By the end of that research process, I wanted to make the case for the return of values to New Zealand politics.”

Mr Harris argues that care, community and creativity, and perhaps even love, should form the basis of a values-based approach to political thinking.

“It is in the end a personal book as well, and I do offer my own interpretation of values, someone with a different worldview is going to reach different conclusions.”

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One of the conclusions he reaches it that civics education should be in New Zealand schools.

“Civics is one tool I think that could be used to engage people more in politics, especially young people,” he said.

“I also think talking about values generally is really important for that.”

But another hot topic for Mr Harris is the New Zealand justice system.

“I’ve done some work in prisons and I feel that New Zealand sends far too many people to prison,” he said.

“We incarcerate, I think, 30 per cent more people than Australia, 45 per cent more than the UK and 84 per cent more than Canada.

“Maori have made up more than 50 per cent of the prison population since the 1980s so I think this is an area that needs really urgent action.”

• Max Harris will be speaking about his book The New Zealand Project at the Carterton Events Centre on August 13 at 3pm.

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Rates rebates applications are now being accepted for the 2017/18 period. Many superannuitants and Work and Income beneÿ ciaries, and some employed people on low incomes, will be entitled to a rebate. To apply for a rebate, complete an application form, or call us on 379 4030 to make an appointment for us to help you. You will need to bring your rates notice for 2017/18, information about your income (before tax) for the year ended 31 March 2017, and information about what your partner/ joint homeowner’s income was if he or she was normally living with you on 1 July 2017.

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CHANGES TO RATES ASSESSMENTS THERE ARE A COUPLE OF CHANGES TO RATES THAT MAY AFFECT YOUR ASSESSMENTS WATER RACES The two water races have been combined for rating purposes. For most ratepayers on the Taratahi scheme the rates will have increased, and on Carrington they will have decreased. All properties have also been reviewed against our GIS system to ensure that the areas rated are more accurate.

Some areas have increased and some decreased as a result.

PAN CHARGES A new rate has been created for commercial properties, where the

Keep an eye open – we will soon be hosting writing workshops for adults! Details will be posted on our Facebook page and website; so if you are incubating a bestseller, fancy yourself as the next Barbara Cartland or Stephen King, keep watching to join in and learn invaluable tips and techniques.

number of urinals or toilets after the first has been shifted from the sewerage rate to a new pan rate.

The total number and the total amount are not affected.

CARTERTON DAFFODIL FESTIVAL It’s getting to that time of year when the Da˛ odil bulbs are sprouting and soon we will see them in full abundance just in time for the annual Carterton Da˛ odil Festival on Sunday 10th September.

Once again the Free Da˛ odil Bus will be transporting eager da˛ odil enthusiasts from the market like atmosphere in town out to Middlerun Farm, Gladstone. Parking is no longer available at the Da˛ odil ÿ elds,

UAGC Changes to properties during 2016/17 such as subdivision or sale may attract new rates that do not take e˛ ect until the new rating year.

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For more information about the Carterton Da˛ odil Festival please visit our website or like our Carterton Da˛ odil Festival Facebook Page.

CALLING ALL ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, ENTERTAINERS, CRAFTERS AND BUDDING ARTY FOLK! The Creative Communities Scheme is a relationship between Creative NZ and the Carterton District Council to support a wide range of community arts projects including: Craft/Object arts, Dance, Interarts, Literature, Ng° Toi M°or i, Multi-disciplinary artforms, Music, Paciÿ c arts, Theatre and Visual arts.

If you have an idea for a creative

community project, check out how we may be able to support you in bringing it to life! Information is available on the Council website www.cdc.govt.nz, or by contacting Gerry Brooking on 063794083 Applications close 27 October.

Local Government Commission has released their ÿ nal proposal for a Wairarapa District Council.

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We would like to say a HUGE thank you to our wonderful, good-natured and understanding customers.

We have been moving shelves over the past few weeks to make more room for lots of new books and you have had to cope with the ensuing chaos.

We’re almost finished, and we are sure you will love the new look for your library, so thank you for patience.

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The popular Carterton Toy Library has recently shifted locations within the library to allow for increasing book stock, and also to take advantage of the lovely sunny spot on the eastern side of the historic space. With positive feedback from library users, we are excited to see Carterton’s youngest residents enjoying the new location.

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

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It seems appropriate that Lesley He’s café in Featherston is named after the tallest mountain in the world.

Mrs He will be attempting to scale her own Mount Everest when she takes the stage with 15 other competitors vying for the New Zealand Barista Championship later this month.

She has been a barista at Everest Café – which she owns with her husband Kevin Li – for five years.

The work was foreign to her when she started, she said.

“My husband is a chef, and we wanted our own café, so here we are.

“It was completely different for me.”

The championship will be held in Wellington on the weekend of August 1920, with the winner moving on to compete at the World Barista Championship in South Korea in November.

Winning the title of New Zealand champion would be “very cool”, she said.

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Mrs He said the name of the cafe summed it up, and it was all about being on top and proving they were capable of matching it with the best in the country.

“We want to show everyone we can do this – it’s an elite competition and we’re confident that we can give it a crack.”

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Former Masterton mayor and international rugby referee Bob Francis has remembered former All Black captain Sir John Graham, who died on Wednesday, August 2 aged 82, mainly for his work in education.

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Union, and in 2009 he was awarded the Steinlager Salver for outstanding service to the game.

In education, he taught at Christchurch Boys’ High School, was principal at Auckland Grammar and commissioner of the troubled Nga Tapuwae College.

In 1994 he receive a CBE for services to education and the community, and in 2011 a knighthood.

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marched a group of ill-prepared men and youths on a two-day march to reinforce the redoubt at Wereroa.

A few days after they arrived at the redoubt the troops who were being reinforced were themselves marched off to other duties, leaving Wilmot Powell’s unit to defend the redoubt by themselves.

The challenge was not long in coming.

The unit stood firm and came under fire.

The following day they were ordered to march back to Whanganui. All his men became eligible for the New Zealand Cross.

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It continues a trend of some primary schools in the Masterton area struggling to cope with the number of pupils arriving, especially at new entrant level.

MPS has already had to join two classrooms into one to accommodate the growing number of pupils, and was now at full capacity.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) had asked the school to put in a zone, but that wouldn’t solve all their problems, Ms Walters said.

“We are being asked to put a zone in place by the MoE – not sure how this is going to make unforeseen students disappear.

“And yes, we have run out of classrooms.”

Urgent action would be needed to ensure the school continued to handle the influx of new pupils each year, she said.

The arrival of “unforeseen” pupils after the mid-year school holidays has pushed one Masterton school to its limit.

Masterton Primary School (MPS) was already struggling to cope with a roll which continues to rise, and the addition of the new pupils has only heightened the problem.

MPS has a roll of about 300 pupils, but that number has been steadily increasing year after year.

Principal Sue Walters said there was now “no room left at the inn”, after several pupils arrived without warning after the last school holiday break.

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Alcohol interlocks becoming a mandatory sentence is one of the most significant blows against drink driving in New Zealand’s history, the Automobile Association said last week.

The Land Transport Amendment Bill which passed into law on Thursday makes alcohol interlocks a mandatory sentence for repeat drink drivers or those caught at very high alcohol levels.

Alcohol interlocks require a driver to do a clear breath test before the car will start.

The locks “are the best weapon we have to keep drink drivers off the road but, until now, they’ve been sitting in the holster,” AA motoring affairs manager Mike Noon said.

“The law has now finally been changed to make it mandatory for the highest risk drink drivers to have to get an interlock put in their vehicle.

“That is going to mean less drink drivers getting back behind the wheel, less crashes and less lives lost.

“One third of the deaths on our roads right now involve alcohol and we have to do more to stop them.”

If we can get at least 5000 offenders a year having an interlock put in their vehicle it’s going to likely prevent tens of thousands of attempts to drink and drive.

About 10,000 drink drivers eligible for an interlock normally appear in courts each year but under the previous sentencing system only a few hundred were receiving an interlock sentence.

Even so, in 2016 the less than 400 interlocks currently active in New Zealand stopped a driver affected by alcohol being able to start their car 2124 times.

“The AA is going to be closely monitoring the number of drink drivers receiving interlocks from 2018. If we can get at least 5000 offenders a year having an interlock put in their vehicle it’s going to likely prevent tens of thousands of attempts to drink and drive,” Mr Noon said.

International evaluations have found alcohol interlocks reduce reoffending by an average of 60 per cent, and in the Australian state of Victoria interlocks have stopped someone affected by alcohol driving more than 250,000 times since they were introduced in 2003.

“The AA praises the Government for striking another blow against drink driving,” Mr Noon said.

“What we have to do now is make sure that the law delivers the results intended and that the thousands of eligible offenders each year definitely do end up with an interlock in their vehicle.”

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Pea weevil response ‘too slow’

BY BECKIE WILSON There was frustration among Wairarapa farmers at a Ministry for Primary Industries’ meeting last week after they were told a pea weevil compensation response team had only just been formed.

To grow an alternative crop and not know what the return will be after a harvest can be a daunting season for farmers.

And for Masterton farmer Henry Reynolds, the harvest of his alternative crops did “not go very well”.

Mr Reynolds, a fifth-generation Wairarapa farmer, is disappointed with the Ministry of Primary Industry’s approach to supporting the region’s growers after the nationwide pea ban.

The Ministry’s delayed response to the pea weevil outbreak last year left him with little confidence in the system.

The cropping farmer said peas bought in an average gross return of $100,000 per year, but expected the alternative crops’ return will be “much less”.

“At the moment we are covered by the ex-gratia so we will see the light at the end of the tunnel,” he said.

A team of three representatives from MPI told farmers at the meeting that they hoped to be in touch with them within the next month.

There were 24 claims lodged and nine have been paid out, the MPI representatives revealed at the meeting.

Mr Reynolds has not yet lodged his claim application as he was unsure how reliable MPI would be.

“I didn’t want to go through a weeks’ worth of paperwork and have it all fall over,” he said.

Mr Reynolds asked for support from the local community, which included avoiding

growing peas in a local garden as this would jeopardise the future of pea growing in the region.

Ministry for Primary Industries’ arable industry representative Karen Williams said many farmers at the meeting were surprised that the response team were only just starting to tackle the compensation claims.

“The biggest feeling was that they thought the team had been working for months, and here they were saying we actually only got set up last week,” she said.

Mrs Williams said it was hard to know exactly how many farmers would be lodging a claim, but she estimated around 60 would. The lack of claims lodged by local farmers is likely due to a couple of reasons, she said.

“It seems a few are waiting for final payments from the alternative crops they grew… [and others] are a little bit unsure on how to do it, particularly working out the gross margins.”

The farmers were reassured that Cabinet had already “allocated the quantum of funding” necessary to pay the claims but had been delayed due to the other biosecurity incursions they were dealing with.

“That is a biggy — it is vitally important for grower’s wellbeing to know that the ex gratia payments are coming in, it’s just the timing that is unclear,” she said.

The MPI response team will work on four national incursions including pea weevil, myrtle rust, bonamia (oysters) and Mycoplasma bovis.

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Farming profits are increasing - seminar

BY BECKIE WILSON There is a spring in the step of those who work the land with the number of farms making a profit double this time last year, according to a Federated Farmers Farm Confidence Survey.

A recent Beef & Lamb NZ run seminar held in Carterton focussed on ways farmers could increase farm profitability around environmental challenges they are facing.

“This day illustrated how farmers are being proactive, making sure they are learning how they can look after their local waterways,” Beef & Lamb NZ eastern north island extension manager Lauren Cameron said.

The Greater Wellington Natural Resource Plan, Ruamahanga Whaitua and catchment recommendations and the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management was motivation for farmers to look at proactive ways in looking after the environment.

The responses to the Federated Farmers survey from nearly 800 farmers show the highest level of confidence in general economic conditions since 2014.

The proportion of farms making a profit has doubled, 55.4 per cent versus 27 per cent in July 2016.

“There was a lot of meaningful discussion which a catchment based approach would be a good way of getting both farmers and the community involved,” she said.

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A woman was inside her Greytown home when she saw two teenagers walk on to her property and steal a bike, on Sunday afternoon afternoon. The woman told police the two teenagers, one female and one male, looked about 12 years old. The boy jumped on the bike and rode away at about 2pm yesterday, the spokesperson said. Police are investigating the theft.

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Police were called to a car park on Chapel St in Masterton after an informant reportedly saw a person doing drugs, a police spokesperson said. Police arrived at the carpark at about 7.30pm on Saturday night to find the person was vaping – using an electric cigarette.

Wairarapa farmers at the Farming for Profit seminar this week.

chancellor Steve Maharey spoke to farmers about “needing profit”, and “needing sustainability” yet the two appear poles apart, Mrs Cameron said.

“Steve played on the idea of how we need to change our language and the way we perceive and promote our industry, and how we need more of a collaborative approach.”

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A group of about five people were seen blowing flames at each other using a lighter and an aerosol can on Chapel St in Masterton on Saturday night, a police spokesperson said. Police attended at about 9pm but the group was not located.

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BY EMILY NORMAN Masterton Rotarian Neill Inkster will never see the completion of his latest project.

He died last month at the age of 91, just days after finalising plans for a rehabilitation courtyard at Wairarapa Hospital.

Mr Inkster, an architect by profession, had drawn the plans freehand, motivated by the need for a safe, fit-for-purpose patient space at the hospital.

After previously spending time with his wife in hospital, Mr Inkster recognised the benefits that a therapeutic, multidisciplinary activity courtyard would have for patients.

It didn’t take long before he had translated the Rehabilitation team’s vision and pen sketches into real plans.

Construction began in March.

Masterton Rotarian Mervyn Brown had met with Mr Inkster on the day before he Architect Neill Inkster.

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“This is the drawing he produced which has a sitting out area, raised gardens, and steps and walks, so people can learn to walk up different gradients,” Mr Brown said.

“Also, down one side there is a bowling green area – this was the last project that I spoke to him about two days before he died.”

Mr Brown said even though Mr Inkster had been in hospital dying, “on the Monday he rang us up, Tuesday I went in and saw him to talk over what he wanted done here, and on the Thursday (July 20), he died”.

“He said, I want it all done before I go.”

The courtyard is expected to be completed by the summer with the help of donations from all Wairarapa Rotary clubs.

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He had joined Masterton Rotary club in March 1955, and after being Club President he became the District Governor in 1974.

In 1984-86 he was appointed a Director of Rotary International, where he was instrumental in getting women accepted as Rotarians, Mr Ward said.

“Because up until then, women hadn’t been allowed to be members of Rotary.”

Mr Inkster’s rehabilitation courtyard would serve a variety of patients, including amputees, those needing practice following a stroke, those with neurological disorders, diabetes and the elderly.

Wairarapa Hospital clinical nurse manager Danielle Farmer said Mr Inkster was “a real gentleman, selfless, and very community-focused, with vision well beyond his own needs”.

“We’ll all miss him, but it is very fitting that he’ll be remembered by the creation of these beautiful spaces.”

A Wairarapa District Health Board spokesperson said Wairarapa Hospital was indebted to Mr Inkster and to his fellow Rotary members for their vision and support in the development of the courtyard “and for giving so generously to the DHB vision of better health for all”.

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GREAT WINTER INSULATION DEALS AT CRIGHTON ITM With autumn here, Crighton ITM in Greytown is offering some great home insulation deals.

Crighton has a range of insulation products including Pink Batts, Terralana Wool and Novaform. You can purchase these to install yourself, or the team at Crighton is able to put you in contact with recommended installers.

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NEW RANGE OF LINGERIE TAKES ENGINEERING TO ANOTHER LEVEL The Spring/Summer range of lingerie is now arriving at Shalari with a rainbow of colours including your traditional basics.

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It grows and sells many Kiwi classic varieties including Gala which was first discovered in one of its orchards, along with 11 other varieties of apples.

Pinehaven Orchards grows six varieties of pears, stone fruit including nectarines, plums and peaches, berries, and some vegetables.

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Success for teen designers

BY EMILY NORMAN Slinky, black elegance was the look that won over the judges at Hokonui’s Fashion Design Awards last week.

The outfit, designed by St Matthew’s Collegiate student Sydney Palmer, 16, took out first place in the competition’s Nightlife award in the school section.

And Wairarapa continued to dominate in that category, with runner up and highly commended awarded to Sophie Stevens (St Matt’s), and Eden Haami (Wairarapa College) respectively.

The Hokonui Fashion Design Awards, held in Gore, is a key event on the national fashion calendar, and attracts entries and interest from all over New Zealand.

Since 1988 the awards have been a competitive platform for amateur designers, and have provided a

St Matthew’s teacher Ruth Bucknell’s category-winning design.

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valuable opportunity for both experienced and emerging participants to display their designs before a panel of high profile judges, and audiences of more than 1100 people.

St Matthew’s teacher in charge of soft material technology, Ruth Bucknell, who also teaches the Wairarapa College students, said the Wairarapa entrants had done their schools proud.

“It was amazing seeing a whole line-up of three of my students for the Nightlife Award – it was just awesome.”

She said last year had been the most successful year for Wairarapa, with her students winning 8 of 12 category awards in total.

“But this year was well and truly up there.

“We probably took out more awards than any other school.”

Mrs Bucknell said Sydney Palmer’s category award winning design was “very much a dinner cocktail ball gown”.

“It was a very tight fitting black velvet number with cut-outs in it.

“It was gorgeous and was made with all the cut-outs very much on a mannequin . . . it was quite a work of art.”

Other students who won awards included Emma Schdroski (St Matt’s) who won highly commended in the Streetwear award in the school section, and Lucy McLennan (St Matt’s), who won a school section merit award.

But it wasn’t just the students who showed off their flair for fashion, with Mrs Bucknell herself winning the open category wool award, and a Farmlands award for overall best use of wool in the show.

She claimed these awards with the one outfit, a tartan dress, and woollen coat.

“I actually bought the fabric five years ago, and started making it three years ago,” she said.

“It was one of those outfits that never went right and it lived under my sewing machine for the next couple of years.”

She said it had all come together just in time.

“It was nice to have something of my own in the awards.

“I usually try to do an entry for credibility among my students – just so they don’t think they have an old bat of a teacher that doesn’t know what she’s talking about.”

Mrs Bucknell said she was proud of the quality of work her students had submitted into the competition.

“They commented on all of the designs saying how well-made they were.

“That quality very much shows on the runway.”

The Nightlife Award winning design by St Matthew’s Collegiate student Sydney Palmer, 16.

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It was amazing seeing a whole line-up of three of my students for the Nightlife Award – it was just awesome.

Hokonui Fashion Design Awards finalists Lucy McLennan, left, Emma Schdroski, Sophie Stevens, Ruth Bucknell, and Sydney Palmer.

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Hunting up another title

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BECKIE WILSON Vaughan Marfell didn’t properly understand dogs until he had his three children, which he reckons helped him win his second national dog trial championship.

It has been a long time between drinks for Mr Marfell who won his first national title at the Omarama South Island trials 21 years ago with his dog Steele.

Mr Marfell has now recently won the North Island and the New Zealand Straight Huntaway titles with his five-year-old dog Torque in Gisborne.

The Mauriceville farmer has come a long way since picking the brains of the seasoned dog trialists those few decades ago.

The former Chanel College student left school to be a shepherd, and worked on several farms across the central North Island and Wairarapa, including out at Bideford and Tinui.

Now, Mr Marfell and his wife Jen live on Mahoe farm where they run 3000 ewes and 900 replacements. But what is unique about the 700ha farm is they have an emphasis on dairy stock, where they graze about 270 dairy heifers and 120 beef yearlings.

When asked why it took him two decades to claim another national title, he said “just stages of life”.

“We had three kids, they were growing up, and I qualified dogs but just didn’t really have the time,” he said.

His huntaway Torque that soared him to victory in May is a lot different from his first, Steele. He has a lot more aggression and grunt, he said.

Working on a station makes a shepherd competitive amongst the others, he said.

“You get competitive with the other guys

Mauriceville farmer Vaughan Marfell with favourite dog, Torque.

as far as dogs and training goes, and whose dog is going the best — its natural progression [into dog trialling] really.”

But some trialists have a natural ability and they keep coming up trumps, but Mr Marfell doesn’t think he is one of them.

“It’s like anything, especially when you’re working with an animal, you have to have confidence in them and vice versa.

“I just really relate [dogs] to children.

They need discipline, and at times they need praise, and at times you have to give them a bit of reign.”

“I’m also pretty competitive… I don’t really like coming second,” he said.

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Dog trialling isn’t about showing off but is more of an addition to working on a farm.

“It’s an extension of our job, you get to see a lot of great places, meet some really amazing people, and just the comradery really,” Mr Marfell said.

When it comes to the national championships, to make it to the run-offs “is pretty special”.

“Even to make a run off is a special achievement… you are up against 280 odd dogs,” he said.

“There a lot of guys who have gone through their whole careers, and haven’t even made a run off.

“It was great thrill to win one don’t get me wrong, but it’s a big achievement to win two.”

Mr Marfell is also involved in training students from Taratahi which he thinks it is important in improving the standards of trialling.

Mr Marfell’s is a member of the Masterton Dog Trial club, which is one of 13 clubs in the Wairarapa Southern Hawkes Bay centre.

The centre won the national C. P. Perry Memorial Shield for the first time in history this year for the most points in national placings.

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Opinion

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Slippers, gumboots and cows Sole Food

Shirley Nightingale

As I am writing this there is not a shoe in sight, there are however a pair of fluffy, pink slippers attached to the ends of my legs in a vain attempt to keep warm.

It is not quite snowing outside but it certainly has been on the hill.

I know this because I have just come back from a jaunt to Wellington for the International Film Festival.

As we went over the hill we noticed the men in trucks at the bottom, then at the top with the snow ploughs and then at the bottom Hutt side.

What a freezing, thankless task that must be – I hope those guys are on triple pay because you wouldn’t get me up there for anything less.

Fortunately, we did not have to bunk somewhere over there as we got back before the road closed.

The kids were very excited though at the thought of snow.

It may stay as only a thought as we rarely get enough to make a snowman.

This cold can be a killer though, especially with the nasty bug that is going around at the moment.

Please keep an eye on your elderly neighbours and make sure they are ok, have enough wood or heating.

Also get some shoes on those kids! I still see some wandering around on the freezing payment with nothing on their feet and that could lead to a chill, pneumonia or worse.

The month ahead has the odd exciting rugby match, especially in this mud, some great films and some

As we went over the (Rimutaka) hill we noticed the men in trucks at the bottom, then at the top with the snow ploughs.

It also gives you an idea of which roads may be closed as you can check the levels at strategic bridges on the Ruamahanga at graphs.gw.govt.nz Somehow I don’t think we will be short of water in the Wairarapa for some time to come and the only shoes I shall be wearing outside for while will be gumboots as I wade through my lawn, sorry mud bath.

It doesn’t help that a herd of 50 or 60 cows trampled through my garden during the wettest time and left their footprints at least 6 inches deep in the lawn – they weren’t wearing gumboots!

Stay warm and don’t catch that bug.

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I found a great Wairarapa Facebook site Martinborough village, the other day with lots of prize draws on it for goodies.

While you are there, check out the Wairarapa Aerial Imaging site.

There are some great shots and video of the floods.

In fact, this was the only place I could find accurate, up to date information about the state of some of the roads when I was trying to get home during that particular disaster.

There is also a very useful website which gives live information about the levels of our local rivers. It is interesting to see how they have gone up over the last few weeks and how quickly the levels can rise.

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By Jacques van Zyl BVSc from Vet Services Wairarapa

WAIRARAPA

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Car insurance may be seen as an unnecessary expense, but accidents do often happen even though we never expect that they will. This is when you will be thankful that you kept up your car insurance.

There are three types of vehicle insurance: 1. Third Party Insurance This is the most basic, therefore the cheapest option. In the United Kingdom and Australia it is compulsory to at least have this cover.

In New Zealand it is not compulsory but it has been debated for many years whether it should be.

This covers you for the cost of any damage that your vehicle does to another person’s vehicle or property.

It does not cover damage to your vehicle, but will cover the repair costs to the other car if you hit, for example, an expensive European model or say, you drive away from the petrol pump and the hose is still in your car and pulls the pump to bits, you get charged to fix the pump – you would be surprised how often this occurs!

2. Third Party, Fire and Theft Insurance This type of insurance does exactly the same as the Third Party insurance explained in the previous paragraph but it also covers you if your vehicle is stolen or is damaged by fire. This option is a little more expensive than third party only, but not terribly expensive.

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3. Comprehensive Insurance If you want to be covered for all possibilities, and usually owners of cars valued at more than about $5000 do, then this is the one for you. This covers your third party liability (damage to another person’s property), the cost of your damage and other costs, such as salvage costs involved in moving your car to a repairer from the scene of an accident. This option is of course the most expensive.

Once you have decided what type of policy suits you best, you need to think about whether you want the policy for an agreed value or for market value.

So what is the difference?

If you insure your car for market value and it is stolen or written off, you will receive an amount equal to the car’s pre accident market value.

If you insure for an agreed value, then if the car is lost or written off, you will receive an amount equal to the sum agreed to

at your last policy renewal.

Just a couple of last points.

If your vehicle is quite new, the insurance cover may replace your car with a new one if it is written off, so it pays to check your policy.

Secondly, it is very important to be truthful about the condition of the vehicle, your driving history, who will be driving the vehicle, who is the main driver, and any vehicle modifications. Nondisclosure of any of the above facts can result in future claims being declined or the policy cancelled.

So sit down and have a think about your vehicle insurance. It’s too late after the event!

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as it can disrupt the function of the heart – don’t hesitate to give us a ring with any concerns about treating this condition.

Ketosis is a condition in cattle when they enter a negative energy balance, this usually happens towards the end of pregnancy when feed levels are low.

Hypocalcaemia, or low blood calcium, Cows become depressed and go off food, is a common problem. Usually, you will separate from the herd, and eventually find a down cow either trying to calve, or become recumbent. Sometimes a sweet having just calved a day or two earlier. smell can be detected on the cows’ breath.

Other signs of low blood calcium include weakness, depression, constipation, and a Energy supplements can be given orally or tell-tale “S bend” in the neck. You will most into the vein, and high quality feed should be readily accessible by the cow. likely see hypocalcaemia in cows which experience a difficult calving. Treatment Sleepy sickness is a condition in sheep for hypocalcaemia should start as soon as that is similar to ketosis in cattle, usually in possible – the longer a cow is down, the ewes carrying multiple lambs. Due to the worse her prognosis for recovery. Calcium supplementation is essential for correction room taken up by the pregnant uterus, the sheep cannot eat enough energy to meet of the problem and can be given under the skin or into the vein; there is also oral its requirements and end up in a negative energy balance. Most cases occur just calcium supplements available. prior to lambing, when sheep are found Hypomagnesaemia is low blood weak or down, off food, and unresponsive, magnesium, and also usually occurs some sheep will appear to be blind, or hold around calving. Signs to look for include their heads in strange positions. Calcium incoordination and twitching, aggression, and eventually a down cow. Some products and energy supplements can be given under the skin or orally. Affected sheep used to treat hypocalcaemia also contain magnesium and are therefore good choices should always have access to good feed and water. Prevention is best achieved by for the treatment of this condition as ensuring good quality feed is available in well. Care should be taken when giving magnesium into the vein, however, late pregnancy.

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Male voices to perform

Formed 1999 for the 2000 National Eisteddfod in Wales, the New Zealand Male Choir is now in its 18th year.

The choir is made up of auditioned members from Bluff to North Auckland and has a professional music teamled by Hawkes Bay’s Joe Christensen as musical director, to manage its performance.

The choir repertoire is broad,

ranging from formal choral music to, popular, show tunes, folk, NZ waiata, sacred and gospel works.

The aim is to present an entertaining and professional performance that varies with the audience and the type of The Choir has an interest in fostering and maintaining an enthusiasm for male singing and aims to show how this can be a rewarding, enjoyable and creative

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Rural

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

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Cow disease ‘not yet worrying’

South Wairarapa dairy farmer Hank Van Den Bosch is not too worried about Mucoplasma bovisa.

BY BECKIE WILSON A cow disease that has been detected on two farms in South Canterbury is not yet worrying a South Wairarapa dairy farmer who says he will be prepared if the disease spreads to the region.

Ministry of Primary Industry confirmed on Monday the bacteria disease, Mycoplasma bovis, had been detected on two dairy farms owned by the Van Leeuwen Dairy Group near Timaru.

The incurable disease can infect both calves and cows, but not other animals with symptoms including pneumonia, udder infection (mastitis), arthritis and can be fatal.

According to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) there was no concern about consuming milk and milk products from infected cows, and the disease is not a

He has heard of talk about stopping the movement of cattle to the North Island which will in theory stop the spread. human or food risk.

Hank Van Den Bosch owns a dairy farm and manages two others in South Wairarapa.

While he is kept up-to-date by Fonterra, MPI and Federated Farmers on the detection of the disease, he is not too worried about the potential spread of it.

“I’m not worried, until we know more there is no need to worry,” he said.

“Basically if it comes up here we will just

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need to prepare for that. ”He has heard of talk about stopping the movement of cattle to the North Island which will in theory stop the spread, he said.

If it does spread to the region, he said he is lucky as the stock on his farms are not close to neighbouring animals.

“We just have to wait to see if they manage to contain it,” he said.

MPI’s Regional Controller Dr Chris Rodwell said he is aware farmers in other areas are concerned of the spread of the disease. ”I’d like to assure people that the disease is a slow-moving one that is transmitted by close contact between animals and not across big distances by wind or water. ”The disease is known worldwide but it is not yet known how or when Mycoplasma bovis entered New Zealand.

Wairarapa resident Pete Monk has been welcomed as a trustee onto the board of the Karori Sanctuary Trust, which manages Zealandia, in Wellington.

A photographer, Mr Monk is business manager of Martinborough vineyard Ata Rangi, chairman of Toast Martinborough, and treasurer of Featherston Booktown Trust.

With a background in both commercial and community sectors, Mr Monk has a particular focus on tourism-related marketing, and has an active interest in nature and conservation.

He has contributed at Zealandia in the past, holds life membership of Wingspan Birds of Prey Trust, and is involved in a voluntary capacity with other conservation organisations and initiatives.

He served two terms on the board of Positively Wellington Tourism and was head of marketing for Interislander.

His other roles range from general manager of Fly Buys, to chief executive in IT and manufacturing ventures.

Mr Monk replaces trustee Pam Fuller, who remains an active volunteer at Zealandia.

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“The fund has been operating since 2000 and projects have come from across the country and all parts of the primary sector.

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Applicants can apply for up to $200,000 a year for a maximum of 3 years.

The maximum total grant available from MPI is $600,000.

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“SFF aims to bring together farmers, growers and foresters to work alongside scientists and researchers to solve a problem or seize an opportunity,” Justine Gilliland, MPI’s director of investment programmes, said.

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‘Skeletonising’ citrus Navel

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Most citrus trees, particularly compact varieties, thankfully don’t require much pruning.

However sometimes a large, older tree can start to become congested with dead branches and stems, leading to poor plant health and a reduced harvest.

If this sounds like a tree at your place, it might be time to take a deep breath and do some serious pruning.

‘Skeletonising’ trees is a process where much of the canopy and main branches are removed.

It sounds (and will look) quite drastic however it can encourage a fresh flush of new, healthy growth and rejuvenate a tree that might otherwise remain unhealthy and unproductive.

It can take around two years for the tree to recover and start producing fruit again, so it’s a process that requires some patience.

Skeletonising is best done in late winter or early spring.

In cold areas, wait until the chance of frost has passed.

Here’s the citrus revival process: • Using sharp tools (loppers, secateurs or a pruning saw) cut off any dead branches near the main trunk.

Don’t cut flush with the trunk, instead pruning just outside the branch ‘collar’, which is a bump that grows on the trunk around the base of the branch.

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• Check for any stems growing from below the graft (they may have significant spines, so be careful!) and cut these off as well.

• Cut all remaining healthy branches back to where they are around 3 cm in diameter.

Warning – the tree will look awful (hence the term ‘skeletonising’).

• Now time for some serious TLC. • Apply some Yates® Dynamic Lifter® Organic Plant Food around the root zone.

It contains a rich source of organic matter to promote improved soil health and structure.

• Thoroughly and deeply water (and rewater each week) and in a fortnight start feeding with Yates Thrive® Citrus Liquid Plant Food every week until autumn.

This will encourage fresh new growth, help grow a lush, healthy canopy and give your old tired citrus tree and new lease on life.

Brightly coloured Washington Navel oranges are dripping from trees during winter.

They’re sweet, juicy, easy to peel and seedless and make a fantastic citrus to grow at home.

Dwarf varieties of navels grow to around 1.5m tall, so they’re easy to maintain (and you don’t need a ladder to harvest!) as well as being perfect for growing in a container.

To get the best out of homegrown navel oranges, find a sunny spot that receives at least six hours of sunshine a day with well-drained soil.

If you’re growing in a container, use a pot that’s at least 40cm in diameter, filled with good quality potting mix like Yates® Premium Potting Mix. Feeding citrus regularly is the key to promoting the best possible harvest.

Citrus are very hungry plants! Yates Thrive® Citrus Liquid Plant Food is a complete plant food that has been specially formulated to provide citrus with the nutrients they need.

Apply Yates Thrive Citrus Liquid Plant Food every week while oranges are still on the tree and then start feeding again in early spring when new foliage and flower buds start to emerge.

Feijoas

Whether you think that the fruit tastes like pineapple, strawberry, guava, a combination of all three (or none of the above!), ripe feijoas have a unique sweet taste.

Feijoa (Acca sellowiana) is a hardy, evergreen shrub with leathery leaves that grows to around 3m tall.

They produce gorgeous (and edible) pink and white bird and bee attracting flowers in summer and the fruit, which appear in autumn, are green and oval shaped with soft creamy yellow coloured sweet and fragrant flesh.

They’re best picked when the fruit are almost ready to fall off themselves.

Fruit can be eaten fresh by cutting in half and scooping out the delicious pulp.

They can also be used in jams, cakes and sorbet and the flowers incorporated in fruit salads and desserts.

They prefer a full sun position and it’s best to grow a few different varieties to improve pollination and fruitset.

Feijoas will grow from cool to warm areas and make a fantastic edible and very attractive hedge.

They can also be grown in a pot. Choose a container that’s at least 40cm in diameter with good drainage holes and fill with a good quality potting mix like Yates® Premium Potting Mix. After planting a new feijoa, water it in with some Yates Thrive® Natural Seaweed Tonic.

It contains 100% sustainably sourced Southern Ocean bull kelp and will help reduce transplant shock in new plants as well as stimulating root growth.

Apply Yates Dynamic Lifter® Organic Plant Food around the root zone every 6 weeks from spring to autumn.

Being a rich source of organic matter Yates Dynamic Lifter will promote improved soil quality and also encourage healthy growth and lots of flowers and delicious fruit.

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Sport

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

East Coast keeps premier spot RUGBY

BY GARY CAFFELL East Coast rumbled their way to a surprisingly comfortable 48-27 over Masterton Red Star in their WairarapaBush premier division promotionrelegation rugby match played at Memorial Park, Masterton on Saturday.

Rumbled was the operative word.

Aware of the dangers posed by a fleetfooted Masterton Red Star backline, the tactics from East Coast as they sought to retain their spot in the top grade were very much based around gaining a big enough ascendancy up front to virtually take them out of the game.

And while they didn’t quite manage that in a first half which saw Masterton Red Star mount a stirring comeback to go from 26-6 down after 31 minutes to be trailing by just 26-20 at the break, they certainly did in the second, retaining possession for long periods and wearing the opposition down to the point where they seldom threatened the East Coast line.

There was no area where East Coast was more dominant than in the scrums.

Several times they had Masterton Red Star on the back pedal at a great rate of knots and their superiority there led directly to at least two of their tries, one of them a penalty try when an opponent wilfully played at the ball in an offside position.

There was an impressive unity too about the East Coast pack in the many short passing rushes they employed during the course of the match, a direct contrast to Masterton Red Star whenever they tried the same tactic. Invariably their progress was abruptly halted by the ball

There was no area where East Coast was more dominant than in the scrums.

Joe Feist gets a try for East Coast against Red Star.

carrier becoming isolated.

And it was a similar story with the rolling mauls where the closeness and physicality of their support play gave East Coast a definite edge.

No 8 Joe Feast was grand value for East Coast. His was a superb all-round performance as not only was he a potent attacking force with his strong, straight running but he was also a punishing tackler on defence.

He scored two of his team’s seven tries.

The other Feast, Morgan, also got through a power of work on the flank and

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a standout among an impressive tight five was prop Terry Norman who was a menacing figure in broken play situations.

While they clearly played second fiddle to their forwards in the general scheme of things the East Coast backs were not altogether unemployed.

Halfback Brian Arnold showed just why he is seen as a serious contender for Wairarapa-Bush selection by varying his play intelligently, outside him Jamie Greig showed nifty footwork and rapid acceleration and there was some incisive running in midfield from Epeli

Rayaqayaqa who was an expert at dancing around tackles and making space for himself.

Masterton Red Star went into the game on the back of their senior reserve championship final seven days earlier and with an overall record which suggested promotion to premier division in 2017 was very much a possibility.

And, as mentioned previously, they did enough in the first 40 minutes to give themselves hope only to fade away in the second as they were forced to exist on scraps, and not particularly tasty scraps either.

In spite of the hefty loss, however, there were still clear signs that a good few of the Masterton Red Star players have the individual skills to play at the highest club level.

No 8 Jack Loader was a bruising, determined runner whenever he got his hands on the ball and scored the last of his team’s three tries, lock Matthew Pansters was more than handy at lineout time, first-five Bon Wilson was a twinkled-toed sidestepper with a decent turn of pace whose try late in the second half was as good an individual effort as any in the match and midfielder Stewart Flutey was all hustle and bustle on attack and defence.

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Completed forms can be dropped into to the Age Concern office Solway Showgrounds or post to PO Box 865, Masterton or the Wairarapa Times-Age, or email admin@acww.nz Closing date for nominations 3pm Friday 18th August 2017.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS THURSDAY,AUGUST 10 Featherston Muay Thai: (Thai kickboxing) Muay Thai Class, in the Featherston School Hall, 6.30-8pm. Call Kelly (027)211-5702.

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

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

Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome.

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

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

Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 1-2.30pm.

Call 377-5518 or 377-1135.

Oasis Network Inc: Free service for all who need advocacy and support for mental health issues and well-being.

Mon-Fri 10am-3pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Call Gaylene (06) 929-0961 or (0274) 604-796.

Feldenkrais: 5.45-6.45pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Rupert (027) 585-3822.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Masterton Senior Citizens & Beneficiaries Association: Meet 1-3.30pm for cards, Scrabble and bowls, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Ngaire Walker 3770342.

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

Tai chi for Health: Martinborough, St John’s Hall, 9.30-10.30am.

Chair Yoga: Breath lead movements.

The Spot, 365 Queen St, 1.30pm. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132.

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

Aquarobics: 11am at Lansdowne Village.

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

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

Self Defence: Ju Jitsu, 7-8.30pm,

Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111.

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

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

Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Wairarapa Inc: Carterton: 6pm, at Carterton South End School hall. Call Thomas Duncan (06) 3088844 or (027) 302-8923.

FRIDAY,AUGUST 11 Aaron Andis From 7.30pm. All the tunes you know and love, at Club Wairarapa, 20 Essex St, Masterton.

Members, Affiliated Members and their guests welcome.

Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Carterton Library 11am1pm.

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

St Matthew’s Connect Group: 9.3011am, informal, coffee and speaker, St Matthew’s Community Hall, Church St, Masterton. Call Yvonne 377-4929, Wendy 378-0035 or parish office 370-8589.

Gentle Yoga: 9.30-10.30am, bookings essential, at the studio, 268 High St N, Carterton. Call Colleen (021) 177-1956.

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

Call Virginia (06) 308-8392.

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

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

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

Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz Wairarapa Steampunk: We meet as required, 10.30am-2pm, at Kingstreet Artworks. Call Gaylene 377-4865 evenings or (0274) 494-596.

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

Masterton Social Badminton Club: Play 7-9pm, all year round, at Masterton YMCA gym (371 Queen St).

Contact by text Hamish (021) 259-7684 or Sam (0210) 552-113.

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

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

Call Odette (021) 180-9452.

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

Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 6-7pm, Genesis

Recreation Centre back pool. Call Graeme 377-0507 or Lucy (021) 0204-4144.

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

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

MONDAY,AUGUST 14 Not Your Nanna’s Sewing Circle: 7-9pm, Cobblestone’s Administration Room, 169 Main St, Greytown. Call Christine Healy (06) 304-8110 or Lynda Saint-Merat (06) 304-7026.

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

Chair Yoga: Breath lead movements.

The Spot, 365 Queen St, 1pm. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132.

Hatha Yoga: Suitable for anyone.

REAP House, 6pm. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132.

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

Kundalini Yoga: 7-8pm, Carterton.

Call Odette (021) 180-9452.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TUESDAY,AUGUST 15 Masterton Toastmasters: Meet at the Carterton Convention Centre at 7.45pm. Call Lesley Hurst 378-8801.

Alanon: A group for anyone affected by another’s drinking, meet at 6.30pm at Cameron Community House, Church St, Masterton. Call 0508 425-2666.

Featherston Muay Thai: (Thai kickboxing) Bootcamp, in the Featherston School Hall, 6.30pm730pm. Call Kelly (027)211-5702.

Wai Steampunk Tribal Dancing: 7-8.30pm, at Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Open to

all interested in Steampunk and music, dance, fun and creative style. Call Gaylene (0274) 494-596 or 377-4865.

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

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

This is combined with Drop-in club.

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

Call John 370-2511, or Hugh 377-4880.

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

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

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

Ceroc Dance Classes: 8pm, Carterton School hall. Call Mandy (021) 2384230 or check Facebook group Ceroc Wairarapa for more info.

Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Holloway St, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-7150 or (027) 271-6280.

Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm.

Call Steve 379-6999.

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

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

Dance Fitness Classes: Greytown, school terms only, with Justine Eldred at Kuranui College Dance Studio, 6.307.30pm. Call Justine (0274) 761-996.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Wairarapa Inc: Martinborough: Martinborough Primary School Hall. Under-12s at

5-6pm. Call Corina Ngatai (027)4326870. All at 6pm. Call Anna Börjesson (021) 163-8867.

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

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

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

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

WEDNESDAY,AUGUST 16 Heart Help Group: Join us for information and sharing, 4-5pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Call Kit (06) 370-3890.

Housie: Eyes down at 7pm, at the Martinborough Bowling Club, Regent St. Ukulele Classes: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Neil (06) 308-9341.

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

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

Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 5.30-7pm.

Call 377-5518 or 377-1135.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Walk Fit: Open to everyone, 9.30am.

For details text ‘Walk Fit’ to (027) 239-9001.

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

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

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

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

The Dance Shed: 450 Belvedere Rd Carterton. Rock N Roll Class, 7-9pm.

Call Wendy or Don 379-6827 or (027) 319-9814.

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

Quit Smoking Support Group: Run

by Whaiora quit coaches, free, noon1pm, at 22 Dixon St, Masterton.

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

Chair Yoga: At Wairarapa Village, 140 Chapel St, Masterton. Gentle movements, 9.30am. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132.

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

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

Beginners Yoga: 9am, Carterton. Call Odette (021) 180-9452.

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

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

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

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

Wairarapa Singers: 6.45pm, at Rosewood, 417 Queen St, Masterton.

Call Pete 370-4574.

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

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

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

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

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

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Bush under-20s score a win RUGBY

In what was a game of fluctuating fortunes the Wairarapa-Bush under-20 rugby side scored a 39-34 win over their HorowhenuaKapiti counterparts at Memorial Park, Masterton on Saturday.

Up 27-22 at halftime Wairarapa-Bush looked in some trouble as Horowhenua-Kapiti dominated the early stages of the second half to take a 34-27 advantage, but it was WairarapaBush who finished the stronger, scoring tries in the 65th and 74th minutes, the last of them converted, to win by a five-point margin.

The Wairarapa-Bush forwards toiled away well all match and were particularly effective in the loose where they were quick to the breakdowns and adept at turning over possession.

The backs were something of a mixed bag but ran with purpose in attacking situations.

Meanwhile, the WairarapaBush development squad has been named, and the first training session was held under coach Stacey Grant on Tuesday at emorial Park.

Wairarapa Bush development squad

Jono Hartnell (Martinborough) Matt Gain (Greytown) Francis Muller (Carterton) Regan Pope (Greytown) Conan Gray (Pioneer) Andrew Smith (Gladstone) Liam Devine (Marist) Ryan Knell (Greytown) Jonte Miller (Pioneer) Daryl Pickering (Carterton)

Same draw, same result.

That will be the objective of the Dalefield men’s and women’s hockey teams as they head into their Wellington premier division finals at the National Hockey Stadium next Saturday.

Wairarapa-Bush under-20 halfback Chance Ropiha on the break.

Scott Day for Wairarapa-Bush U20 team.

Taine McGregor sets up an attack for the Wairarapa-Bush under-20s.

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De ja vu for Dalefield HOCKEY

Bon Wilson (Masterton Red Star) Utah Walker (Carterton) Leo Eneliko (Marist) Stacey Aporo (Martinborough) Mana Ngaau (Martinborough) Raymond Oakley (Greytown) Dion Havea (Eketahuna) Tipene Haira (Martinborough) Corey McFadzean (Carterton)

Both sides will meet the teams they defeated in the finals 12 months previously, the men playing Hutt at 4.30pm and the women up against Eastern Hutt at 2.45pm.

The 2016 finals saw Dalefield men beat Hutt 5-3 and Dalefield women edge out Eastern Hutt in extra time.

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A newbie author writes

Kirsty Cameron is a primary school and a former Mastertonian. She writes of her journey into book publishing with children’s picture book One Shoe and the Cake.

What started as friendly banter between a tall friend and another with a tight- fitting shoe, has after many years of being stuck inside her head, finally realised itself in the form of children’s picture book, One Shoe and The Cake.

We would head out together and jokingly say goodbye to the Talking Car, telling it to be good until we (the tall friend and me, the Giraffe and One Shoe, got back.

We would even joke about how it would make a good book for kids to read.

I guess the idea lingered subconsciously for a very long while, until one day last year it suddenly popped up on paper. I’m actually not sure what prompted it except I remember reading an article ‘The Sideline Hustle’ somewhere about that time.

Since that day my self-publishing journey has not stopped. From the rough draft I then went onto hire illustrator Amrit Tigga, through guru.com.

I researched and contacted other NZ self published authors. This lead me to a newspaper article about Ami Muir which inturn inspired my Kickstarter Campaign journey.

It’s been a real learning curve. I’ve done a few things back to front like getting the story professionally edited after Amrit had

already laid out all the text. Luckily he’s been incredibly understanding and making changes has been done with pleasant punctuality.

I’m now at the end or maybe it’s actually the beginning. I experienced heart palpitations when I recently released my book on social media. Up until that day I hadn’t told a single soul, apart from my partner, about my very own sideline hustle. I just quietly plugged away at it over a year and once it was done, I let people know. I didn’t want there to be any pressure and I wanted to be a doer not a talker.

Now I’m in the midst of a new learning curve, that of sales and marketing.

The right way to go... who knows?

Apart from creating a Facebook page and the like, I’ve had bookmarks printed which I handed out with cupcakes and tiny One Shoe biscuits at the Takapuna Market. They went down a treat and I even had two unexpected enquiries about cake making.

It’s funny where the roll you get on, ends up taking you. It’s been exciting, my friends and family have supported me with sales through pledges. If I make my Kickstarter goal of $3500 I will be ecstatic.

This will enable the printing process a green light and who knows where One Shoe and The Cake will end up ... only time will tell what will happen in the next chapter.

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HOW ARE YOU GETTING HOME TONIGHT? If you’re out and having a few drinks, make sure you’ve got a sober driver to get you home safely.

A Martinborough conservationist who says the country’s “rivers are dead” is calling out the widely campaigned water pollution answer of fencing off the country’s waterways on farmland.

“We are losing our biodiversity at a great speed,” Martinborough’s Bill Benfield said.

“Everyone is blaming one another for New Zealand’s degrading environment, but everyone actually plays a role in it,” he said.

Mr Benfield is an architect, vineyard owner, keen angler and author.

Over the decades he says he has witnessed the progressive degradation of rivers and streams across the country and in Wairarapa.

His latest book, ‘Water: Quality and Ownership’, discusses steps that need to be taken to curb water pollution from agricultural contaminants and urban waste.

The impact of more intensive pastoral and dairy farming, forestry, concentrated animal feeding operations, and the rise of irrigation are all contributors, he said.

“You have the farmers and the townies — the townies are calling it dirty dairy and the farmers are saying they are saving the nation,” Mr Benfield said.

The Dairy and Clean Streams Accord 2003 set up by dairy giant Fonterra, the

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry for the Environment, and Local Government NZ was to challenge the dairy industry to take greater responsibility on its environmental impact.

But Mr Benfield said the only thing it has achieved was the exclusion of the public and recreational fishermen, and a few animals.

“By focussing on dairy, it has also deflected attention from the other major polluters” he said.

Mr Benfield said because rivers are now separated from the land and normal farming, they are subject to overgrown weeds.

“Not only has the river become inaccessible for all normal purposes, but riparian planting does nothing to stop most pollution from entering waterways.”

Rivers would be able to cope with added nutrients from animals but there are too many cows to the acre, he said.

Rivers can be better managed with a more focused system – it is a matter of finding a level where “agriculture can co-exist with the river”.

In the last 10 years Mr Benfield has devoted time to environmental concerns, and publish two books on the environmental effects of 1080.

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Rathkeale St Matthews Senior College students get close to some big game.

Poverty and safari in Africa JAKE BELESKI Visiting Cape Town’s Table Mountain, helping a poverty-stricken region, and getting a close-up view of the ‘big five’ game animals are things most of us can only dream of experiencing.

But for 35 students from the Rathkeale St Matthew’s Senior College, they have just returned from a trip to South Africa where they were able to experience all of that and more.

The tour party spent 18 days experiencing some of the once-in-alifetime things only South Africa can provide, but their underlying mission was of significant importance.

They were there to visit Missionvale Care Centre in Port Elizabeth, and were hoping to raise over $10,000 for the organisation.

The majority of the money was raised before they left through a quiz night, bake sales, sausage sizzles and other fundraisers.

More events were planned to continue to raise money for the centre.

The care centre was founded by Sister Ethel Normoyle, who has received many accolades for her work.

She was visited by Mother Theresa, Queen Elizabeth and many other famous people, highlighting the impact the centre has had on the region.

While at the care centre, the students helped to provide services and feed the locals.

Year 13 student Grace Connery said seeing the different culture was an “eyeopening experience”.

“It was crazy going from the poverty in Missionvale, and then going to Cape Town and seeing all the flash buildings so close by.

“You go from shacks made of cardboard and then to fancy, luxury hotels.”

Seeing the game in the area was also a highlight, although she said it was sad to see what poachers were doing to some of

It was crazy going from the poverty in Missionvale, and then going to Cape Town and seeing all the flash buildings so close by. the animals.

Josh Tatham (Year 13) said visiting Table Mountain was one of the experiences that stood out for him.

“To actually get up there and see the views was breathtaking.”

Getting to interact with the people at Missionvale was something he would never forget, he said.

“I found it surprising how energetic everyone was – they just loved seeing us there.”

Year 12 student Oliver Donaldson said seeing the amount of poverty was “intense”, and made the group realise how privileged they are to live in New Zealand.

Tour leader and head of geography at Rathkeale, Cliff Bouton, said the senior college had built up a strong relationship with the care centre.

“We’ve had quite an association with [Missionvale] . . . we had a day of service there, where the kids broke up into different groups and worked on different things.

“This year we also decided we would feed everybody there, so we had about 2000-odd hotdogs which we supplied.”

Missionvale was a “beacon of hope for a lot of people”, and Mr Bouton said he was sure the experiences would have had quite an impact on his travelling group.

Liadan Jaquiery enjoying interacting with people at Missionvale Care Centre.

Face painting.

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Gorge was always slip sliding away

BY HAYLEY GASTMEIER Looking over the beleaguered Manawatu Gorge’s 145-year history, it becomes apparent that slips have always been an issue.

The road which cuts through the Manawatu Gorge — or Te Apiti, te reo Maori for ‘the narrow passage’ — was opened in 1872.

It was welcomed as it provided a vital link between the Manawatu and Hawke’s Bay regions.

Wairarpa Archive historian Gareth Winter says slips did not appear to be a problem at first, but by the 1880s they were occurring more regularly and causing road closures.

“In January 1884 a slip 30 metres long completely blocked the road for days.”

Mr Winter says the railway, constructed on the northern side of the gorge, was also prone to slips, with work on the route frequently halted to clear them.

When the gorge road ÿ rst opened in 1872 it proved to be somewhat like a tourism destination.

The railway line opened in 1891 and slips continued to be a problem.

“By 1900, the Wairarapa Daily Times reported the road was in a terribly neglected state, saying it was narrow and dangerous for vehicular traffic, and travellers had to be very careful not to fall off the sides and into the river.”

Mr Winter says that in 1908, a cyclist was crossing the gorge when the road gave way.

“He fell twenty metres down to the river, where he lay injured for three days.”

The following year it was reported that slips closed the road to traffic for months.

In 1920, a new road seven metres wide was built, following a conference between the surrounding local bodies.

A different approach was taken when constructing this road, Mr Winter says.

“A platform was created out from the hillside rather than digging into the hill because excavating would only cause more slips.

“A large number of concrete pillars supported the new road, some of them up to 20 metres long, all of them entering solid rock.”

The new road opened in 1924.

“In 1925 the road was closed by what was said to be the biggest slip in the history of the road,” Mr Winter says.

“Ten years later, another huge slip took out about 50 metres of the road, sending it crashing into the river.

“A telegraph pole was left hanging by the wires.”

Later the same year another slip came down, carrying a boulder so large it had to be blown up before it could be removed.

A wet plate photograph of the gorge taken by James Bragge in the 1870s. PHOTO/TE PAPA

An easier route When the gorge road first opened in 1872 it proved to be somewhat like a tourism destination.

“It was a real highlight,” Mr Winter says.

People who travelled from afar simply just “to go through the gorge”.

The road was important, especially for Maori, because it provided an easy route between the east and west coasts.

Without the gorge track, people had to go “up and over the hills”, which back in the 1800s consisted of “extremely dense forest”.

Mr Winter says Maori would paddle waka along the Manawatu River.

However, it was too difficult for Europeans to take their whaling boats through the gorge “so they decided they would have to build a road”.

Research suggests that Maori were employed to cut the timbers in order to make a clearway, with European labour hired to build the new track.

Mr Winter says it “would’ve been a nightmare” creating the road, with those burdened with the job facing challenge after challenge, including having to “blast their way through big rocky bluffs”.

For the first few years after opening, there was no bridge at the eastern end of the road.

“So your horse-drawn vehicle would stop at the Woodville end, you’d get out at the edge of the river and go across on

Men clearing a slip in 1942.

a cradle, and meet another vehicle on the other side.”

Early accounts The gorge road was “cut at great expense”, according to an 1873 article, dug out

by Mr Winter, from the Wellington Independent.

“In places the road is very narrow,” the report says.

“There are a great many sharp angles and dangerous built-up sidings.

“It must necessarily be subject to slips for years, and will require a road staff to be constantly employed in repairing damage done in that way.”

In her 1894 book, In the Land of the Tui, Mrs Robert Wilson recounts her trip through the valley.

“In the Gorge, high hills rise on both sides, covered with dense bush, and far

PHOTO/AUCKLAND CITY LIBRARIES

down beneath flows the river, while the road is simply cut out of the hill, and is quite narrow, with many twists and curves, only having room at intervals for two vehicles to pass each other . . .

A practised eye and a skilful hand are necessities on such a dangerous road; for a false step, or a sudden start of the team, would mean short shrift and a headlong decent.”

In William Main’s book, Bragge’s Wellington to Wairarapa, he says Glasgow-trained engineer, Mr J.T Stewart, was given the “tricky task” of surveying and supervising the gorge road build.

“This important link between the two developing areas on either side of the ranges has often been described as one of the most beautiful mountain gorges in the country.”

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