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Movie mogul defies the odds While video stores across the country have almost become an extinct brand, the final credits have not yet played on Masterton’s United Video, whose owner Lindsay Ellis says the store is still chugging along. JOHN LAZO-RON reports.

Masterton’s United Video store is one of this country’s last operating video stores.

Despite a streaming services raid – as well as the effects of covid-19 lockdowns – forcing many video store businesses around the country to shut down of late, Masterton couple Lindsay and Annie Ellis have defied the odds to keep the ‘film rolling’ on their store.

Located on Chapel St, the Ellis’ have been in the video rental industry for 22 years.

Lindsay, a devoted Christian, told Midweek he wasn’t ignorant of the fact streaming services had killed many video stores in New Zealand, which was why he was thankful to

his loyal customers, and to God, for helping keep his business afloat.

“Thankfully, we have a lot of loyal customers,” Lindsay said.

“Nowadays, we have many who have all the streaming services naturally, but they still come in for things that are not on one of the streaming services they want to see.

“Often new releases don’t go to streaming [services] straight away, so they come in and get that, and also buy some sweets and party gear for kids parties, which we have too.

“Honestly, it’s all praise to God for keeping us Continued on page 6 Despite video stores across the country almost extinct, Masterton United Video store owner Lindsay Ellis said his store is still chugging along.

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Carterton candidates vie for council roles

Budget management, climate change, and a potential rift within Carterton District Council were the hot topics raised at the Times-Ages’s Carterton by-election candidates’ debate last Tuesday. Full story P10

ANZ backs Wairarapa netball

ANZ wants to help netball teams in the Wairarapa get back on the court this season and is putting out a nationwide call to recognise and reward netball’s Local Legends. Full story P5

Wairarapa was given a powerful lesson in success last Tuesday when internationally renowned All Blacks manager Gilbert Enoka popped in to deliver a jawdropping inspirational speech to a sold-out crowd at the Carterton Events Centre. Full story P3

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Local News Wairarapa Midweek All Blacks manager Gilbert Enoka gets presented a gift after his inspirational speech.

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All Blacks boss in town John Lazo-Ron Wairarapa was given a powerful lesson in success last Tuesday after internationally renowned All Black manager Gilbert Enoka popped in to deliver a jaw-dropping inspirational speech to a sold-out crowd at the Carterton Events Centre.

Hosted by the Leaving the Ladder Down Charitable Trust – a Wairarapa mentoring programme founded for teen parents in 2017, who also encourages and supports women decision-makers – Enoka’s presentation was part of their annual Leadership Talk series, their first big event since covid-19.

Enoka – who had a long history of success as a mental skills coach with New Zealand’s corporate and sporting elite, notably the All Blacks – used his life story and experience in the sporting arena to give a simple but compelling blueprint on how to become the best you.

He spoke about becoming an orphan at 18 months and not leaving the orphanage until 12.

Telling the crowd when he returned home to his mother, he made the decision he wasn’t going to let his past determine his future.

“If I’m going to make something of my life, I’m going to do it myself,” he said.

He went on to challenge the guests to think as such and think big about their future.

Gilbert Enoka

All Blacks manager Gilbert Enoka shows a younger picture of himself in an orphanage.

The Carterton Events Centre was sold out for the Leaving the Ladder Down Leadership Talk Series with Gilbert Enoka.

“I want to set a challenge for you. I want people to be able to leave understanding a challenge, that if taken, will ignite a future that has wonderful possibilities no matter what age you are.”

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He wrapped up the presentation with a video of the All Blacks before the 2019 Rugby World Cup taking a tour through to Ruatoria on the East Coast – a place considered where this nation began –

so they could be nourished by the understanding of what it meant to be a New Zealander and All Black.

Enoka’s power talk inspired many on the day, including Masterton teenager Phillip Faaiuaso

who said the speech has made him think firmly about his future goals. “[The speech] was really good,” he said.

“It put some images in my head about what I can do better in life.”

Wairarapa Bush chief executive Tony Hargood said, “I think it was a great opportunity for the people of Wairarapa to get a good insight into what high performance looks like, and having Gilbert here to speak was special.”

After the speech, Enoka said he thoroughly enjoyed delivering his message, as he had a particular sweet

spot for Wairarapa because of his deep relationship with former All Black and Wairarapa Bush rugby legend the late Sir Brian Lochore and his wife Lady Pam. “It was outstanding,” Enoka said of the event.

“I think what I’ve learned over my years is trying to untangle the web that people think relates to high performance, but it’s just doing simple things really well, and if we can get people to understand that then it’s attainable for everybody.

“Wairarapa has a special place in my heart because of my connection with Sir Brian Lochore and Lady Pam, and her family. So to come back, I just feel the sincere warmth and the wonderful connection with the community.

“To see a full events centre and to be able to share my story and learnings is just special.”

Carterton mayor Greg Lang, who was in attendance, had nothing but praise for Enoka.

“Absolutely amazing,” he said.

“The skills and the inspiration he brings to help take you forward as leaders in the community is just outstanding.”

Lang said he hoped more similar events would come Carterton’s way soon.

“We would absolutely love more of these things, and the Carterton District Council would be really happy to partner them.”

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Flags re˜ ect unique Anzac bond Erin Kavanagh-Hall More than 30 banners across the Wairarapa, a collection of children’s poems, exceptional photography, and one particularly special horse will make a poignant tribute to the unsung heroes of World War I. For this year’s Anzac commemorations, Greytown-based artist Esther Bunning has created a series of flags in memory of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade and the faithful horses that carried them into battle.

In the lead up to Anzac Day, Bunning’s flags have been displayed in every Wairarapa township [from Eketahuna to Featherston] and will be present at this Saturday’s service at the Anzac Memorial Bridge at Kaiparoro.

Bunning was the 2020/21 Anzac Bridge Fellowship recipient, a creative residency at New Zealand Pacific Studio.

Each year, the Anzac Bridge Fellowship completes a creative project which explores the themes of war, peace and history, and contributes to the Anzac service at the Kaiparoro Bridge.

The brief for the 2020-21 Fellowship was to capture the horses that travelled overseas with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during World War I, serving in the Middle East, the Pacific, Gallipoli, and the Western Front.

Bunning chose to focus on the bond between humans and animals: photographing tender images of soldiers spending moments of quiet reflection with their equine companions.

The model for Bunning’s photography was a horse named Sahara – a survivor in her own right, having been rescued from the knacker’s yard and nursed back to health.

The images were paired with drawings and excerpts of creative writing from Mauriceville

Esther Bunning [kneeling at right] with children and teachers from Mauriceville School and one of her ˜ag designs.

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School pupils and printed onto 2-metre-long swathes of fabric.

Bunning is hopeful the banners will inspire appreciation for New Zealand’s war horses: not only their courage in battle, but their relationships with the soldiers who brought them to the front lines.

“Over 10,000 horses from New Zealand went overseas during WWI – and only four came back,” she says.

“There is a powerful connection between a horse and rider, and that bond would have been hugely significant for the WWI soldiers.

“The soldiers were in a dark place, thousands of miles from home – and their horses gave them something to care for.

The horses gave them companionship, warmth and unconditional love.

“I think [the project] is a beautiful reflection of that relationship.”

Bunning, a photographer for more than 25 years, is best

known for her artistic portraiture – using light and the illusion of movement to create ethereal, almost translucent images.

She was named New Zealand Professional Photographer of the Year at the 2020 Nikon Iris Professional Photography Awards.

She also has a background in textile

with her love of fabric, made the Anzac Bridge Fellowship “the perfect fit”.

“They’re beautiful animals – so majestic and powerful,” Bunning says.

“I thought flags would be perfect for this project – as the movement of the fabric reflects the horses’ energy and dynamism.”

She says two of the most enjoyable parts of the

The soldiers were in a dark place, thousands of miles from home – and their horses gave them something to care for. The horses gave them companionship, warmth and unconditional love. art, receiving a Diploma of Textile Design from the former Wellington Polytechnic.

Bunning has loved horses since childhood – a passion she shared with her artist grandmother, whose china paintings of galloping horses are displayed proudly in Bunning’s home.

This passion, combined

project were working with Mauriceville School, and photographing Sahara.

“I got the kids to write from the perspective of either a WWI soldier a horse.

“It was a lovely surprise – I thought it might be a bit of a leap for 21st century kids to imagine themselves in that situation, but they were totally engaged.

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“The results were gorgeous – very moving.”

She met Sahara, “a Taranaki bush pony”, after connecting with her owner, Eketahuna resident and keen rider Denise Clifton, who also posed for Bunning’s photographs wearing a replica WWI mounted rifleman’s uniform.

Sahara was rescued from the back of a butcher’s truck by her previous owner, and later adopted by Denise, who used homemade remedies to treat several tumours on Sahara’s eye and cheek.

In Bunning’s photos, the bond between Denise and Sahara is unmistakeable.

“I never would have dreamed that Sahara, the little rescued bush horse, would become the poster horse for Anzac flags,” Denise says.

“It was such a privilege to be involved.”

Bunning’s project was intended to be presented at the 2020 Kaiparoro Bridge service, but all

Anzac services were cancelled, due to covid-19 pandemic.

The service was to have featured riders from the Anzac Mounts Charitable Trust travelling from Eketahuna to Kaiparoro, echoing the journey made

by Eketahuna’s mounted riflemen over a century ago.

This remembrance ride was rescheduled for Armistice Day, and Bunning’s photographs of the Anzac Mounts, together with riders from Eketahuna, were included on one of the banners.

The Anzac Bridge Fellowship is funded by Friends of Anzac Bridge and Trust House.

Eketāhuna Mellemskov Museum also supported this year’s project, along with Masterton and Carterton District Councils, Greytown and Martinborough Community Boards, and Property Brokers Featherston – each funding a series of banners to fly in their towns.

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[Left to right] Volunteers Yvonne Riley, Claire Fleming and Debbie Yates at the Martinborough Community Garden.

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Martinborough Neighbourly Garden Sue Teodoro Around 20 people gathered in Martinborough Community Garden last Wednesday to celebrate all things neighbourly.

The scaled-back event replaced an earlier gettogether for Neighbour’s Day, postponed due to heavy rain. The theme for this year’s event was “The Great Plant Swap”, so the community garden was the perfect place to have it.

Locals gathered to share tea, scones, plants, chat and community spirit.

Home-baking and freshly made beverages were the order of the day.

The community garden and the Red Cross agreed to use the venue for the Neighbour’s Day event.

The garden’s home in Oxford St was a perfect backdrop as volunteers used the opportunity to till, weed and water while the event took place.

People brought plants along to swap and take away and also use the opportunity to find out more about the garden

and maybe volunteer themselves.

Up to seven people help in the garden on a regular basis, including Debbie Yates, Claire Fleming and Yvonne Riley, who attended the event at the garden.

“It’s only a couple of hours a week. If there’s a full turnout, we get through it in an hour a week,” Yates said.

“There is also a roster of summer waterers who you may never see, but they come in the morning and in the evening, whatever suits.”

Every Wednesday at 10am there is a dedicated gardening meeting.

The garden has been going for four years on property lent by a local landowner.

“The produce goes to the Larder at the medical centre,” Yates said.

“It’s free for anyone to take,” added Fleming.

“Anyone who wants it can come along and help themselves.”

The group takes a full box of seasonal vegetables

to the centre every week.

“The larder is also supplemented by other people in the community who have excess produce from their own gardens,” Yates said.

The garden relied heavily on the landowner’s goodwill who loaned them the property and neighbours who helped with water.

Other donors provided things like hay and fertilizer.

“We get quite lovely random things. For example, we came down one day and there were ten bales of hay here,” Yates said.

“It’s a nice quiet place to come.”

The group is grateful for donations from the community, such as the Fair, the Martinborough Market and the Martinborough Community Board.

Anyone interested in volunteering at the garden can go along to 51 Oxford St on Wednesdays at 10am to talk to the gardeners.

ANZ backs Wairarapa netball As the whistle blows for the start of the 2021 season of the ANZ Premiership, ANZ is looking to help netball teams in the Wairarapa get back on the court this season and is putting out a nationwide call to recognise and reward netball’s Local Legends.

After one of the toughest seasons ever for netball clubs and school teams last year, ANZ wants to find and celebrate the netball community’s Local Legends – the greatest supporters whose time and energy keep local netball alive through the good times and the tough.

Netball’s Local Legends could be anyone from diehard supporters who turn up week in, week out, or parents that taxi their kids to games every weekend, or coaches who are constantly working behind the scenes.

ANZ wants to get behind their commitment to the game and fund a project that will make their netball contribution easier up to the value of $15,000 plus a $1000 cash prize for the Legend themselves, as a thank you for everything

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Customers offer lifeline Continued from page 1

Wairarapa Times-Age Operations Manager Bevan Wills and News Director Emily Ireland with the Midweek editions that claimed a place as a finalist in the Voyager Media Awards Community Newspaper of the Year category.

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Midweek success The Wairarapa Midweek has been confirmed as a finalist in the Voyager Media Awards Community Newspaper of the Year category.

It was selected along with Gulf News, Mountain Scene, Oamaru Mail, and The Star.

The awards will be presented in Auckland on May 28.

Times-Age news director Emily Ireland

said she was proud of the team that worked to produce the Midweek newspapers that were entered into the awards.

“This is the second time the Wairarapa Midweek has been a finalist in recent years,” she said.

“Being recognised on a national is a testament to the quality of work this publication carries.

“This success comes down to the work by

our production editor, our team of designers, our advertising team, circulation and administration staff, and our writers.

“In particular, I want to point out the brilliant journalism by former Midweek editor Hayley Gastmeier and Midweek reporter Lisa Urbani.”

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several weeks and shared personal stories, data, and also focused on the great work that was being done by local organisations to conquer food poverty in Wairarapa.

Urbani championed Wairarapa’s ‘Invisible People campaign, which shed light on how dire homelessness in Wairarapa is.

open all these years and a big thanks to our loyal customers who have continued to come in time and time again.

“It’s kept us going.”

He said his primary customer base these days were families who were looking for the complete package for a family movie night, consisting of a movie, snacks, and drinks.

“We try to offer something for families so it can be fun for them so they can get the entire deal,” he said.

“We also have a lot of older customers as well who have never changed to streaming, so they continue to come and get their entertainment here.”

Lindsay said he believed there was still a place for video stores despite streaming overtaking the entertainment industry.

“There is a place for everything. No one has to be pushed out of the market,” he said.

“Streaming services are limited to a few thousand titles usually. We have about 15,000 titles here.

“Some people will say they were going to watch something on Netflix, but

it’s not there anymore, so they come and rent it here.

“There’s no point in getting upset [about streaming services]. If you’re a petrol station, you can’t be upset if another one opens up down the road. You’ve just got to do what you do.”

Lindsay said the best part about his business was mingling with the locals.

“It’s much more than a video store,” he said.

“We really enjoy meeting all the people that come in. Sometimes people are lonely, and we love to give people encouragement in life, and we are more than happy to do that.

“It’s very rewarding to be able to put a smile on someone’s face through encouragement.”

Linsday believed despite hard times on the video industry, his business would continue to stand strong.

“We’ve come through the most difficult 12 months for everybody, and we’re still going strong, so there’s every reason to believe we can keep going.”

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American Day shows the wheel thing

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A cloudy day in Mangatainoka could not stop the shine from the highly polished allAmerican vehicles lined up at the Tui brewery on Sunday.

Tui Brewery was the place to be on the weekend, with a line up of more than 115 beautiful American cars and bikes on show at an event called American Day. These amazing vehicles gave all the action, glamour and drama of Hollywood movies.

Five prizes were dished out, including the coveted $500 haul for Star of the Show, which went to Carl and Maria Holmes for their gorgeous 1965 Chevrolet C10 pickup.

Sue Colledge was awarded the People’s Choice Award for her uber cool 2011 Camaro SS Convertible.

“We were pumped with the turnout,” event organiser Kate Steminger said.

“Vehicles old and new lined the brewery car park which attracted over 400 spectators. “While some vehicles had travelled, the regional turnout was huge, including many from the local car clubs making it an event not to be missed. The display of

these beautiful machines made for a great day with great food and great yarns.”

Sunday’s event was the latest in the popular 2021 Mangatainoka Motors Show and Shine series, which takes place on the last Sunday of the month, through until November.

The next event is Brexit vs. EU Day, on Sunday May 30.

Carl and Maria Holmes won the Star of the Show prize category with their 1965 Chevrolet C10 Pick up.

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Remaining events for 2021 Mangatainoka Motors Show and Shine series: • Mangatainoka Motors Brexit vs EU – May 30 • Mangatainoka Motors V8 Sunday – June 27 • Mangatainoka Motors Japanese Day – July 25 • Mangatainoka Motors Ford v Holden Day – August 29 • Mangatainoka Motors Hot Rod Day – September 26 • Mangatainoka Motors Two Wheels Day [all bikes welcome] – October 31 • Mangatainoka Motors Vintage Day – November 28 • For more details, and to register your vehicle for any of the 2021 events, go to www.tuihq.co.nz

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Add Brightness to your winter days The days are getting shorter and darker, but that doesn’t mean you have to give up on your garden. Add some light to your life by planting Colourful Camellias.

CAMELLIAS

You could grow Camellias in your garden for the following:

Camellias are extremely versatile - they are popular to be grown as hedges or in pots, some are fragrant, they attract birds & bees - the good old ‘cuppa tea’ is even obtained from Camellia sinsensis. They vary in size from dwarf to very tall; upright growers to bushy - whatever your need there is likely a camellia to suit.

HEDGES: The evergreen foliage and colourful winter blooms make Camellias perfect for hedging. For best results choose a type that has an open growth habit, and check the height is suitable for your needs. The red flowered Yuletide or Setsugekka with white flowers are popular choices—and you really should consider the Paradise range.

All camellias are evergreen, and although they are tolerant of most soils, they do prefer it to be acidic and rich in organic matter (mixing in peat will increase the acidity of your soil). Once established they are tolerant to drought, but care needs to be taken with watering because they are shallow rooted. They don’t like wet feet so good drainage is important.

There are four main camellia groups: Sasanqua, Japonica, Reticulata & Hybrids.

POTS: All Camellias can be grown in containers to some extent, but if you want to grow them long term this way then look for varieties that say ‘compact’ or ‘slow growing’. Drainage is very important, they will need frequent watering compared to the garden and select a pot that isn’t too deep for the shallow root system. . Once again Yuletide & the Paradise range are good choices.

All ‘Paradise’ plants have been bred by top grower Bob Cherry especially for improved & longer flowering, perfume, colours & bushier tidier plants.

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Yuletide is popular for both hedges & pots

COMPANION IDEAS FOR CAMELLIAS If you are creating a new garden, and would like a mixture of plants to complement your camellias, there are a number of other trees & shrubs that would look great together, as well as having the same basic needs.

Paradise Blush

The first to flower are the Sasanqua variety. These are extremely hardy, with reliable & early flowering which can go from late February to August. Reticulatas have large flowers and some start flowering as early as May. The flowers & leaves of Japonicas tend to be a bit bigger than Sasanqua and most grow a bit taller. They flower from early winter to late spring. There are more and more hybrids becoming available, which are bred for their young strength & quality blooms.

Rhododendrons, Azaleas & Daphnes are all acid lovers and Hellebores, Ferns, Heucheras & Hostas add the WOW factor with fabulous foliage.

We have a lovely display of camellias plant wisely you could have flowers from early autumn through until the end of spring.

Setsugekka is a great option for hedging

WILDLIFE: Sasanquas can flower from the end of March until the end of June and are a good food source for bees heading into winter hibernation. When they wake up some japonica varieties are flowering for them to feast on. Many birds, such as bellbirds & tuis, also love to feast on the winter pollen from the open style flowers.

THIS SUNDAY IS ANZAC DAY. ANZAC Day is a day to show respect, remembrance and appreciation GARDENBARN WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY but will open as normal at 8.30am on Monday

There are some lovely smaller growing Camellias which are fabulous for growing in pots.

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10 Wairarapa Midweek Carterton Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Carterton candidates vie for roles in council debate

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Budget management, climate change, and a potential rift within Carterton District Council were the hot topics raised at the Times-Ages’s Carterton by-election candidates’ debate last Tuesday.

Candidates Dale Williams, Mike Osborne, and Grant Pittams competed to win residents’ votes.

Each candidate brought a particular set of skills to the table: Pittams in process and procedures, Williams in local government, and Osborne in business.

MC Ron Mark [former Carterton Mayor] frequently commented that Carterton residents faced a daunting task, with each candidate presenting distinct strengths and areas of expertise.

Here are the candidates’ responses to a couple of questions asked on the night:

Coming in halfway through a term presents its own challenges. How will you go about joining an already formed council?

Pittams said that anyone

Grant Pittams, Mike Osborne, and Dale Williams at the Carterton by-election candidates debate.

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joining an existing team had to do their homework.

“There’s a saying in Parliament … which is for a new parliamentarian to spend a first little bit of time breathing through your nose. In other words, keep your mouth shut, listen, and understand how things get done.”

However, Pittams said that the successful candidate also needed to show strength. To his knowledge, the council was currently going through a phase of conflict.

“My understanding is that it has fractured into groups. It’s going to be really important for anyone coming in to not play that game.”

He said the successful candidate would need

to support the mayor to provide strong leadership and break down internal divisions.

Williams aimed to make a positive impact in council straight away and said his experience in local government would prepare him to do this.

“I don’t try to embarrass people or ridicule people.

I try to work with what I’ve got in order to get the results I know people are seeking.”

Osborne positioned himself in the centre of the other candidates.

“In terms of coming into the team, there’s a tricky balance there between keeping your mouth shut but contributing where you can.”

His 25 years working as

an IT contractor had taught him how to be productive from day one, and he was already familiar with council processes through his various submissions on long term and annual plans.

“I’m here for some issues, and I will speak up when those issues are raised, and then I will shut my mouth when they are not.”

If elected, what would you most like to be involved in as councillor?

The three candidates each had distinct areas of interest.

Williams said he was interested in the process of appointing a new chief executive.

“It’s not often you get the opportunity to choose the

person who is going to help the council drive the future and not defend the past.”

Williams had previously chaired the chief executive appointment committee in Porirua.

Osborne said that although “it’s probably not the sexiest area of what the council does”, he would like to be involved in audit and risk.

He said that it was an underutilised area that was often used as a box-ticking exercise rather than an effective management tool.

Infrastructure was an area that appealed to Pittams.

“The council is currently running a number of fairly major infrastructure projects. That ugly clock tower down the road is a good example”.

Pittams said that some projects had run well over budget, and this could affect council’s ability to undertake future projects.

Voting closes at 12pm on April 30.

If you want to watch the entire debate, go to the Times-Age Facebook page and click on the videos link.

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East Taratahi Rd needs roundabout Last week, I interviewed a couple of residents who live near the East Taratahi Rd intersection, and who have been lobbying for a roundabout to be put in place there for many years.

The intersection connecting with State Highway 2 [SH2] has a bad history with crashes.

In the past two decades, one person has died and 13 have been badly injured in reported crashes. And remember, that’s only reported crashes.

To get a good understanding of what these residents were fighting for, I met them at the intersection. And believe me, it didn’t take long for me to see why a roundabout is much needed at this crash hotspot.

That stretch of road of SH2 that connects with East Taratahi Rd is supposed to be a 70kmph speed zone. Now, I’m no speed radar, but you don’t have to be on the money to figure out people ignore

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But what I also noticed is that the speed the vehicles are driving at made it extremely difficult for the cars and trucks, who were waiting on East Taratahi Rd, to make their way onto SH2.

One truck in fact, waited for close to 5 minutes. In drivers time that is too long.

One car, who turned right onto SH2, got an earful of a horn toot, after they weren’t able to accelerate fast enough for the cars behind them that had quickly caught up. Now, this was not the car’s fault as it’s basically impossible to get up to 100kmph speed, from a slow start.

This showed me that this is a sign of danger when

you have two cars on the same stretch of fast road going at opposite speeds.

If that wasn’t enough, I then saw trucks turning left onto East Taratahi Rd [from the Masterton end] that blind spotted those vehicles waiting to get on SH2.

All this was within a window of 10 minutes.

Taking all this in, I fully support these residents who are fighting for a roundabout at this intersection. If it doesn’t happen, there will be another victim of the danger this intersection possesses.

The New Zealand Transport Agency has told me they’re now is potentially looking at putting a roundabout there.

Let’s hope this comes to pass.

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Richard Alan Dahlberg Crisp and fresh.

Graeme Burnard It is followed by a beautiful Wairarapa Spring.

Trudi Roberts Snow on the hills.

Noels Healy The view of the Tararuas with snow on them.

Jocelyn Konig Heater on most of the time.

Jennifer Nidd Mulled wine.

Miriam Coulter Home.

Cheryl Cavanagh The beautiful Tararuas covered in snow.

Sue Howarth When it finishes and the smog lifts.

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Working together for a viable future At the opening of four exhibitions showing at Aratoi, guest speaker Dame Robin White identified three groups of people who together make Aratoi so well regarded: the artists, the staff and the volunteers.

Present that night were the three artists whose works were celebrated, Masterton’s Hélène Carroll and Jason Burns and Catherine Russ from Palmerston North.

For You and Yours, the fourth of the exhibitions, features acquisitions to the collection, many of which were donated by the artists themselves.

Director Susanna Shadbolt and staff spent hours organising, advertising, hanging and displaying these exhibitions and must have been pleased to see how well received they were at the opening.

The third group – the volunteers – were represented that night by members of the Aratoi Regional Trust, Aratoi Patrons Trust and the Friends of Aratoi committee who provided

Visitors to the opening of Aratoi’s Little Jewels 2020.

guests with refreshments and finger food.

These three groups are constantly working for Aratoi. One project they are all contributing to is the solar farm project which is about to begin in the next few weeks.

Artists who donated works for Little Jewels, the exhibition organised by the Friends of Aratoi last

year, enabled the Friends to contribute the money raised to the collections and acquisitions fund, freeing them up to support the solar power project with $10,000 from other fundraising efforts.

Aratoi uses a great deal of power as the collections must be stored in a temperature-controlled environment so that

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they can be displayed and preserved for future generations. A solar farm on Aratoi’s roof will reduce carbon emissions and contribute to making Aratoi clean and green.

Just as importantly, it will reduce the annual energy bill by over 30 per cent, meaning that more of Aratoi’s income can be spent on the collections

and in presenting art and cultural heritage to the community.

The first stage of the planned solar farm has a cost of $85,000 and Aratoi has secured donations totalling $70,000 towards this cost.

To raise the remaining $15,000 Aratoi is seeking a further 25 donations of $600 each.

If you are interested in supporting this project, please call into Aratoi, email accounts@aratoi. co.nz or visit our website: www.aratoi.org.nz/ support/help-poweraratoi.

A donation of $600 will save Aratoi $90 in electricity costs each year for the next 20 years.

Donors will receive public name recognition and most donations will qualify for a tax credit of $200.

If you, or you and a group of friends, could consider a donation for this project, you will be helping Aratoi’s artists, staff and volunteers make Aratoi’s future even more secure.

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Anna – from refugee to immigration consultant Anna Gailani, who has had a remarkable life from refugee to immigration consultant, will be talking to the Wairarapa branch of the Institute of International Affairs at its second April meeting on the 27th.

“I left Baghdad three decades ago,” she says. “On a hot summer afternoon, I climbed into a taxi with my family to begin the journey.

“My father had already been taken away by the Mukhabarat – Saddam’s pervasive intelligence service. He had been antiBaathist and was made to

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otherwise.”

But, she says, the regime punished nonBaathists to the point that it cost them their lives and destroyed their families.

Gailani left Iraq in the mid-1980s fleeing persecution from the country’s leader Saddam Hussein and after more than a decade in Greece where, after training as a medical doctor, she settled in New Zealand.

Here, Gailani retrained as a translator and interpreter before qualifying as an immigration adviser. She holds a master’s degree

in Creative Writing from AUT where she is also a lecturer in the Faculty of Language and Culture, and she is completing a law degree.

She also runs Mideast Modern, an immigration, translation and cultural consultancy agency which provides cultural training on the Middle East to New Zealand businesses and public organisations.

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Constellation of Scorpius moves higher April – as one unique constellation heads away from our evening sky, its rival starts to grace the eastern sky.

Orion and Scorpius must rate as the most recognisable constellations in our southern skies. I’d like to say it includes the Southern Cross, or Crux as it is known in astronomy.

But although symbolically a New Zealand icon, the cross is not nearly as “in your face” as these two large and bright star collections.

I guess the point in favour of Crux is that it is circumpolar; that is, it never sets from our skies.

Circumpolar stars are ones that are close enough to the south celestial pole so that as the Earth rotates, they appear to circle that invisible point that is halfway up the southern sky. Unlike the northern celestial pole with its Pole star, there are no bright stars directly above the South Pole.

If you want to visually locate it, look along the southern horizon about 10.30pm at month-end.

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Re˜ection nebula in the constellation of Scorpius. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

belt] sits near the western horizon for the whole month, but is almost gone over the edge by month-end. Meanwhile, Scorpius rising in the east gets higher as the month progresses. You can’t miss the scorpion, as it drags its curly tail all over the

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That’s where the Celestial pole sits.

Orion, with his straight line of three stars [(his

Achernar. Raise your eyes straight up to threequarters overhead and the cross is there. Now, visually estimate the point

east to southeast horizon around 9pm throughout April.

For most of us in Wairarapa the eastern sky in the evening is the darker sky. As well as town lights, the west gets lingering light from the set sun, even when the twilight seems to have gone. Also, there is a wee bit of light pollution from Wellington. With that really dark sky in the east, you could test your keen eyesight to locate an interesting double star.

Wait for Scorpius to rise away from the horizon.

The curly tail is southeast, so now follow along the body of the Scorpion lying across the horizon. You’ll pass by its brightest star, the red star Antares, and come to its head, which is like a wide and blunt arrow-head formed by three stars. Beta Scorpii is the nearest of three to the horizon and if the sky is really dark and your eyes have adjusted to the dark, you will see a dimmer star close by.

But wait a minute. If your eyes are good, or you can grab some binos, it is two stars; Omega 1 and Omega 2. Next eye test: they are completely different colours – blue and yellow. This is one of the closest double stars that can be resolved with the unaided eye.

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That’s sort of what our free flight aviary is. Only it’s not a lolly but instead a place where you can go and view a snapshot of wildlife from across our reserve.

It’s a massive 40 metre by 20 metre enclosure that allows visitors to walk through and have a native flora and fauna experience.

It was designed by the same bods who built The Cloud at the Auckland Viaduct.

The project cost over $2 million and was largely enabled with grants and generous donations from within our community of businesses and families.

Work began in 2015 and a year later in 2016 it was opened to the public by

the-then Conservation Minister, Maggie Barry.

The centre manager at the time, Helen Tickner, described it as a ‘bubble of nature’ which is very apt.

These days the aviary is known as the Francis free flight aviary in honour of Bob Francis who was instrumental in bringing the project to fruition. Bob was the long-term chairman of the Pūkaha Mount Bruce Board who only stood down in November last year. He’s still an icon in the region and involved in many other business and community initiatives.

The aviary gets visitors upclose with nature and thrills many wide-eyed and eager children, who excitedly

Pukaha Francis free flight at night.

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traipse the pathway hoping to spot all the wildlife.

At last week’s count the aviary was holding; two

kākā, two red-crowned kākāriki, two kererū, two pāteke [brown duck], two whio [blue duck], two barking geckos [our resident green geckos Mr and Mrs Green], three forest geckos, one rough gecko and, according to ranger Tara, about a gazillion stick insects.

It’s important to note that the endangered pāteke and whio pairs are contributing nationally to the restoration of these species.

Rangers say one of the best ways to enjoy the enclosure is through a night tour, as it provides a unique

and different backdrop to explore and observe.

May 20 will mark the five-year anniversary of the aviary being open to the public. Come say ‘kia ora’ if you haven’t already had a squiz.

Until next week, The Pūkaha Rangers.

Contributed by Alex Wall • The Wairarapa Midweek has partnered with Pukaha National Wildlife Centre to put a spotlight on wildlife conservation efforts locally and allow readers to get up close and personal with New Zealand’s amazing native species.

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Purchasing a unit in a retirement village can be a daunting process. While the Retirement Villages Act 2003 was enacted to provide some protection for residents of retirement villages, it has also introduced some legal and financial complexities which can be difficult for the uninitiated to navigate.

One of the principal aims of the Act is to ensure that intending purchasers are fully informed of such things as the full or true cost of purchase of the unit, together with ongoing charges and any exit fees. Another aim is to allow intending purchasers to evaluate the financial viability of the retirement village, because in many cases the purchaser will be paying most of their life savings to the village owners.

Purchasing a unit in a retirement village is usually not an investment; it is a lifestyle choice. I say this because most if not all retirement villages charge the occupier a deferred maintenance fee/ accrued facilities fee which is effectively a form of depreciation. In other words the purchasers of their estate will usually receive less than the initial purchase price when occupation ceases (usually on death or if the occupier needs to go in to hospital care). Additionally, some retirement villages also charge a refurbishment fee which they use to renovate the unit before it is on sold.

There are clearly a number of practical matters to take into account when purchasing a unit, such as what are the units like and what kind of facilities and support are available. From a legal and financial perspective the issues are: 1. The legal ownership structure and security; 2. The true cost of your purchase (including entry fees and ongoing charges) together with potential exit fees; and 3. In many Agreements to purchase a unit in a retirement village any “capital gain” on the sale of the unit is for the benefit of the retirement village owner and the resident does not share in any capital gain.

4. The financial viability of the retirement village itself.

Once a retirement village and unit have been selected, the retirement village’s solicitor will prepare documents to record the transaction together with the rights and obligations of both parties. Typically these documents can run to over 50 pages and are not particularly “user friendly” for the layperson. The law requires that a purchaser must obtain legal advice before signing these documents. There is also a “cooling off period” so that a purchaser can cancel the Agreement if the purchaser has a change of heart.

Typically, it is at this stage that a lawyer first becomes aware that a client intends to purchase a unit in a retirement village. However, it is my suggestion that it is far more prudent to engage a lawyer at a much earlier stage. You should also consider engaging an accountant to look at the financial viability of the retirement village as you will be presented with financial disclosure documents detailing the village’s financial position. Clearly this has a cost but it could just stop you from making a very bad decision — at the very least you will be fully informed before making your final decision.

If you have any questions arising out of this article you can phone me on 0800 249 529 or e-mail me at simonthepropertylawyer.co.nz My first appointment to discuss the above matters is free.

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ANZAC DAWN CEREMONY OF REMEMBRANCE Sund ay 25 Ap r il 20 21 MASTERTON An invitation is extended to all ex-service, servicemen and women, service organisations, and the general public to participate in the Masterton ANZAC Day Parade.

5.30am All ex-service personnel, service personnel and service organisations assemble outside Masterton War Memorial Stadium/Trust House Recreation Centre, Dixon Street. Those unable to march, and the general public, are asked to assemble at the Cenotaph at Queen Elizabeth Park.

5.45am Parade marches south along Dixon Street to the Cenotaph in Queen Elizabeth Park.

5.55am Service at Cenotaph commences.

On completion of the service, the parade will depart the park via Park, Queen, Jackson, and Chapel Streets, and across into the Essex Street carpark, to the Wairarapa Services and Citizens Club where the parade will fall out.

Participants are asked to dress according to weather conditions. Please bring a torch as lighting will be minimal.

TINUI 10.30am service at Tinui Hall war memorial.

ANZAC BRIDGE 2pm service at the ANZAC bridge SH2, Kaiparoro.

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ROLLING STREET CLOSURES FOR ANZAC DAY DAWN PARADE MARCHES Pursuant to Section 342 (1) (b) and the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974, the following streets will be affected by a rolling closure to permit the Returned and Services Association’s ANZAC Day Dawn Parade marches for the period indicated hereunder: Streets closed to ordinary vehicular traffic y Dixon Street (from War Memorial to Queen Elizabeth Park Gates) y Park Street (from Queen Elizabeth Park Gates to Queen Street) y Queen Street (from Park Street to Jackson Street) y Jackson Street (from Queen Street to Chapel Street) 06 370 6300 161 Queen Street, PO Box 444, Masterton 5840 mdc@mstn.govt.nz WWW.MSTN.GOVT.NZ

Advisory Crossing of Chapel Street to Essex Street carpark will be via pedestrian crossing.

Period of closure Sunday 25 April 2021 from 5.45am to 6.45am It will be an offence under the above Act for any person otherwise than under authority of an authorised permit to use the streets for ordinary vehicular traffic during this period of closure.

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ANZAC Day

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At this time of the year, our nation remembers the ANZAC soldiers, and many others, who made sacrifices for us to be where we are today. Their courage, their mana, and their memory will never be forgotten.

Students and staff of Makoura College will attend various remembrance services on ANZAC Day. The college motto of Kia Manawanui - courage and compassion – will be of particular relevance when contemplating what was given up for us all. Reflection is important to understand the past, the present, and the future.

As Makoura College looks back over Term 1, the school can reflect on many successes.

The re-introduction of a Year 9 camp saw students learning with Wairarapa Road Safety Council to complete the ‘pedal ready’ training course. This culminated in students biking to, and camping at Mt Holdsworth with students building stronger bonds between each other, and their teachers.

New for 2021 is Te Kohanga Matauranga which enables and supports students in a wananga style environment. Their three day noho was capped off by welcoming whanau and staff onto Te Ore Ore Marae to share in korero, waiata and kai.

The Makoura Services Academy, the only such academy in the Wairarapa, once again challenged themselves and supported each other to complete the rigorous 12 day induction at Waiouru Military Camp.

Makoura College’s academic results show that despite the adversities of 2020, students are achieving above national levels in many aspects.

ANZAC Day gives us all an opportunity to reflect, to remember, to respect and honour those who fought and died for our freedom in past wars. As a College we nurture students to embody the traits demonstrated in all aspects of their lives just as the soldiers did.

We must be courageous and fight for what we believe in, even in the face of adversity. We must never give up at the first hurdle, but strive for success. In a diverse world, we must remember to love and respect and show compassion to each other.

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Learn more about Mākoura College at www.mc.school.nz

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River group add to science The Waipoua Catchment Community Group was set up after a community meeting in August 2019.

Our group is facilitated

by John Boon and the members include Rawiri Smith, Garry Foster, Mike Hewison, Ken Downing, Andrew Donald, Ian Gunn, David Hopman, Francie Morrow and Amanda Death.

Since our group was established we have continued to meet regularly, discussing various topics in relation to the management of our river. We have heard from a variety of researchers, professionals and Greater Wellington Regional Council staff, who have added to our pool of knowledge and allowed us to gather data and investigate aspects of river management.

One presentation that stood out for us was Victoria University researchers Bethana Jackson and Stephanie Tomscha. They presented on opportunities to utilise the creation of wetlands within the catchment and discussed how wetlands also offer a wide variety of ecosystem services to the catchment.

Our group has also spent time in the field, of particular note was a trip to the upper catchment

The Waipoua River in April 2018.

hosted by Jim Campbell.

Jim is a long-term resident and a proponent for wetlands. One issue he highlighted was the increasing numbers of deer, pigs and goats in the upper catchment.

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Midweek Musings

Tim Nelson I really enjoyed reading an article in the Sunday Star Times magazine over the weekend by a writer who took up the practice of yoga around the time of the covid-19 level four lockdowns in New Zealand.

The article wasn’t one I’d normally read, as yoga doesn’t appeal to me.

However, I’m glad I did read it.

The writer shares about her time since taking up yoga and how she has gradually got better. She shares about how, through hard work and being uncomfortable, she has mastered what had once been very challenging and difficult moves for her.

I also enjoyed the writer’s thoughts on how yoga has been her consistent certainty during what has otherwise been a very challenging year in which we never really knew [and still don’t] what’s coming our way.

The article I read could have been about any form of exercise: running; weight training; walking;

swimming; ... all of these activities could offer the same rewards. The point is to choose one that works for you, something you know you’ll stick with over a long period of time.

Doing so will vastly enrich your life in so many ways, particularly in regards to both mental and physical health.

How to be interesting

Author Kurt Vonnegut was on an archeological dig when he was 15 years old. An older person working with Vonnegut asked what he did in his spare time, did he play a sport, etc? He replied he didn’t play a sport, but he did several other things, such as playing a musical instrument, although not very well.

The reply Vonnegut got from his companion changed his life. He was told that the fact he wasn’t all that good at the things he was trying wasn’t important. What was important was the way he was trying several new experiences; these are the

things that would enrich his life and make him an interesting person.

Reading these words makes it clear to me that the inspirational words that were shared with Vonnegut would have been a key reason why he continued to pursue new experiences. These then made him a more interesting person, giving him the material that enabled him to write the books he did.

It is great to be very

good at something.

However, it’s also great to have a life enriched by participating in a wide range of activities and pastimes, regardless of how good you are at them.

Language learning

I have been using Duolingo for some time now. I find it a great way to be introduced to the basics of a new language in an engaging way. The programme sets tasks based on what you already

know, building your skills and knowledge bit by bit to the point you can have a basic conversation in the language you have chosen to learn.

I have chosen French.

Having completed the course in the past it has since been redeveloped to cover far more breadth and depth in the language.

I now feel that I can have a basic conversation though spending just a few minutes a day to meet my daily goal. The

consistency I have tried to stick with [and have done to a great extent] has laid the foundations to become relatively confident in the basics of the language.

For us Kiwis, there’s great news with Duolingo – a soon-to-be added language is Te Reo Māori!

My goal is to be one of the first in Aotearoa to complete the course. What a great way to build my strength and knowledge in this beautiful language!

I am reading Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide To Happiness. The book is full of ideas and anecdotes from Bailey’s life about the things that make him happy.

The thing I particularly like about the ideas for happiness are that the ones I have read so far are things that anyone can do.

Examples he shares are: playing mini golf; clearing out and tidying up a space; and just celebrating the little things.

Expanding on ‘the little things’ Bailey shares examples of routines that he does every day that bring him a high level of contentment; one such thing being using his cold press coffee maker to make a coffee for himself and his wife every morning.

This is something he has done countless times but, despite this, it still gives him immense satisfaction.

Happiness doesn’t have to be the result of big things.

Instead it can be the culmination of many little everyday occurrences and routines that add up to more than the sun of its parts. Recognise this and appreciate the little moments that truly enrich our lives.

Goal achieving

This brilliant and so very simple process has been shared by James Clear on his weekly newsletter. Like so much of the best advice, the concept is simple.

However, as I have written many times, simple doesn’t mean easy; it’s all very well to know about this process, the more important step is to actually implement it.

Here is what you need to do to achieve a goal: 1. Decide what you want to achieve.

2. Try different ways of achieving it until you find one that works for you.

3. Do more of what works.

Do less of what doesn’t.

4. Don’t stop doing it until it stops working.

5. Repeat.

Take some time to think about step one in this process. Once that’s done, consistently follow steps two-five. Doing so, I believe, will have you on the pathway to success in whatever you choose to focus on.

Alzheimer’s prevention

Neuroscientist Lisa Genova was interviewed by Kim Hill on the Radio New Zealand Saturday Morning Show. The interview was a fascinating one in which Genova shared information on a wide manner of

ideas related mainly to brain health and memory.

One concerning fact she shared was that one in three of us can expect to get Alzheimer’s. However, more reassuringly, she also had a preventative measure that almost all of us can implement to reduce the chances of getting the disease by 60 per cent, this being to take a brisk daily walk.

For so many things that can impact us and those we love in negative ways, there are solutions that can be implemented that will have such a significant impact in keeping us healthy. In so many cases the solution lies in some form of regular exercise. It is worth finding the type of exercise that you will be able to stick with. As is the case with the benefits of walking to prevent Alzheimer’s, there are positive outcomes that will enhance your life in so many ways.

Fantastic relationship

A wonderful feature story has been shared on TV3 sports news. The story was about Rachin Ravindra, who has just been selected for the NZ Black Caps Cricket team for the first time. On its own this is quite inspirational, with the Black Caps making the

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last two Cricket World Cup finals, and is soon to play in the test World Cup final.

The essence of the story was about the relationship of Rachin with his father.

In what looked to me as a viewer to be in the most positive way, Rachin’s father has been a huge part in his success. Numerous early morning training sessions that have had the two spending so much time together as dad helped his son develop his skills by throwing down countless balls for batting practice. How fortunate to have a parent who would do this for his child, and a child wants to do this with his father.

There is nothing in life more important than spending time with those we love. It was so nice to see how this time in the case of Rachin and his dad has paid off in such a great way. The two are truly blessed to have each other.

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

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KUA ARA RĀNEI KOE?

HAVE YOU STEPPED UP?

We have exciting plans for Masterton’s future. And we need to know what you think! In our Long-Term Plan consultation, Stepping Up, we’re asking for your thoughts on our next 10 years.

Make your submission online at: www.mstn.govt.nz Printed copies of the consultation document are available with submission forms at the Council’s Queen Street office (161 Queen St) and Masterton Library.

COME AND TALK TO US WHEN WE’RE OUT AND ABOUT: Wednesday 21 April 10am-12noon Masterton Library ‘How to Submit Online’ session Thursday 22 April 11:30am-1pm Queen St pop-up, Charlie’s Lane

Step Up and have your say!

WHAT ARE THE BIG DECISIONS? We want your opinion on three key projects, and our plan to pay for them, so we can confirm our plan for 2021-31: 1. Funding for the civic facility – investing in a shared, multi-purpose facility This project will bring our civic facility, library and some front-counter customer services functions together in a new location that aligns with the broader plans for our town. We can wait until we have confirmed external funding to ‘push go’, or we can get on with it now.

2. Masterton revamp This project is a chance to implement the Town Centre Strategy that we invested almost five years in developing. It will create a vibrant heart for our town, and boost its entrances so they are welcoming and reflect who we are. We can do a more extensive revamp, or we can scale it back.

3. More housing for seniors This project will increase public housing for senior members of our community, reducing the number of seniors who face homelessness, while making bigger houses available for our wider community to use.

We can build the houses, or we can make the land available so someone else can build these houses.

4. Paying for the plan

BE IN TO WIN!

Our plan takes current and future benefits into consideration. We’re planning to borrow the money for these big projects now and spread the repayments over a longer time frame. We will also ‘smooth’ the impact, knowing our community have had a hard hit in the past year. This will spread the costs over the full life of this plan and beyond, rather than having a bigger impact in any one year. We are also committed to seeking external funding and partnership arrangements wherever we can, to reduce the cost for our community.

Go to the council website, and Step Up for our community.

Every submission on the Long-Term Plan goes into the draw to win one of two $500 travel vouchers - and you could also win $1,000 for the school of your choice!

CONSULTATION CLOSES 4PM MONDAY 3 MAY 2021

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There were several people involved in powered flight from all over New Zealand before World War I. MARK PACEY of the Wairarapa Archive writes of 18-year-old Paul Fritzschner of Pahiatua, who built and flew his own machines.

David Paul Fritzschner was born in 1894 to German Karl August Paul Fritzschner and Louisa Chamberlain of the Masterton Chamberlains.

Fritzschner senior became a New Zealand citizen in 1899 and worked as a wool sorter in Masterton and then a dairy farmer with a small herd. In 1905 he sold his stock and moved to Pahiatua to take up farming.

Louisa died when Fritzschner junior was young and he was raised by his father. From his early teens, he developed a keen interest in aviation.

Paul Fritzschner and his Pahiatua aeroplane.

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He started building models of balloons and airships and read every journal he could find on the subject. Soon, scale models were not enough

and he decided to try and construct something fullsized.

Barely past his midteens, the real work began when he started

construction of his aircraft. News of his endeavours began to spread, and in July of 1911, a journalist from the NZ Herald paid the

young inventor a visit. In a detailed account of the meeting, the craft was described as being 10 feet long, eight feet wide, and three feet high. It

was powered with a sixhorsepower engine that Fritzschner had imported from England.

The aeroplane was designed so it could be controlled by Fritzschner from the ground using cords attached to the craft. It was expected that the speed of the aeroplane would reach 16km an hour on the ground before reaching nearly 100km an hour while airborne.

Fritzschner’s aeroplane was built of light wood with a covering of oiled silk. It weighed just 30 kilograms. He said he hoped to build a more robust aircraft if the trials were successful.

The account then went quiet for two years, but an article in 1913 sheds some light on the interlude. In it, it said, “at Pahiatua a year or so ago he built a full-sized aeroplane and flew himself, at intervals, about 80 miles”.

Providing his statement to the paper is accurate, Fritzschner, at the age of just 19, conducted man-powered flights in Pahiatua, just two years after Vivian Walsh, the

man who is credited with conducting the first successful powered flight in the country in 1910.

What became of his aeroplane is not known.

He stated in the article that he destroyed his older

Fritzschner’s aeroplane was built of light wood with a covering of oiled silk.

It weighed just 30 kilograms. He said he hoped to build a more robust aircraft if the trials were successful. planes to stop anyone from copying his ideas.

Errol Martyn, in his book ‘A Passion for Flight’, said that Fritzschner’s father, fearing for his son’s life, set fire to the craft.

In January 1913, the young Fritzschner was living in Palmerston North and was constructing a new aircraft with a partner.

This one was bigger and more ambitious. It was 28 feet long, 34 feet across, and was powered by a 50-horsepower engine.

It was constructed of Australian hardwood and held together with metal

fittings. The material that was used to cover the frame was kept secret by the builders.

At this stage, the aircraft was still in pieces with further components still needing to be fabricated. From here, the aviation exploits of Paul Fritzschner goes cold.

There were no further reports that Fritzschner’s new aircraft progressed any further or was ever completed.

The last time Fritzschner appeared in the newspaper was in August 1918, when he placed a notice in the New Zealand Herald. He was changing his name to Paul David Chamberlain, the maiden name of his mother – this would have been due to the antiGerman feeling at the time.

Aviators that came after went on to win awards, break records and soar like eagles, but Paul would not be among them.

Instead, he settled down in Te Puke and became the proprietor of a motor garage. His name soon became forgotten in the aviation world, a real tragedy for such a young and promising young pioneer in the early days of flight in New Zealand.

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IKOL GN AFR ET YOUR TEETH ONSPORTSFIELD THE Winter is coming and so is the rugby, hockey, football season.

Sports are one of the most common causes of dental injuries. We recommend a mouthguard for anyone who plays contact sports. They help protect or shield the teeth from damage that can happen when teeth are knocked or when the jaws are driven hard together.

Good mouthguards are thick enough in all the right places. They should stay in, be comfortable and not interfere with talking or breathing.

All mouthguards protect or

shield teeth. A custom fitted mouthguard that is made by your dentist fits snuggly around your teeth with a thick layer or protection. It is often more comfortable as it stays in and doesn’t move around.

We heavily support the use of well-made custom fitted sports mouth guards and have a deal going where anyone over 18 years coming in for a check up can get a mouth guard made at 50% off the regular fee. We also make children’s mouthguards on consultation.

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any opportunity for waste.

So far, no doses have been wasted locally.

“If we do experience ‘no-shows’, we will invite people to take up the opportunity to vaccinate earlier to fill the gaps and eliminate wastage. However, as the vaccinations are tightly scheduled, any person invited to do so would need to be in the immediate vicinity to enable that to happen.”

It was more important for the DHB to ensure its booking and reminder system was in place and working effectively, the spokesperson said, as this would reduce the likelihood of nonattendance.

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Wairarapa District Health Board [DHB] has reported it is ahead of the Ministry of Health’s covid-19 vaccination rollout schedule.

Though it was unfeasible to report daily numbers, a DHB spokesperson said the Ministry of Health would be publishing weekly reports.

“Wairarapa DHB is currently in week two of the rollout and running ahead of target.”

As of April 13, 334 people living in Wairarapa had received the first dose of the vaccine.

The national vaccination plan expected the region

to have delivered 600 vaccinations in the week starting April 19.

After national reports of vaccination clinics accepting walk-ins from people who are not on the priority list to avoid doses expiring, Wairarapa DHB has confirmed no walk-ins had been accepted locally.

“Wairarapa District Health Board is closely following the sequencing framework described by the Ministry of Health. We are currently vaccinating Group 2: Frontline health workers and people in high-risk settings,” the spokesperson said.

“We are managing bookings very carefully to ensure we can maximise capacity while minimising

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APRIL UPDATE MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR Autumn has arrived and so has some much needed rain! Don’t forget we have negotiated discounts on water tanks - see our website for more details.

For those on town supply, water reading season is approaching so please ensure that your meter is clear and easy to access.

The Spatial and Long Term Plans have been released for consultation and the opportunity for feedback is open until the end of the month.

Your feedback is vital to this important process and we welcome submissions. Public consultation meetings are underway, so please find all details below.

- Feeling the land’s rhythms - an event that celebrated Wairarapa Moana becoming Aotearoa’s newest wetland of International Significance under the Ramsar Convention. It was an enjoyable day and I encourage everyone to attend these type of community celebrations.

The second of our two annual Martinborough Fairs ran last weekend and was a roaring success - a huge thanks to everyone involved, particularly to South Wairarapa Rotary.

After extensive review, SWDC decided that the last publicly owned land in the commercial area of Greytown should not be sold to private investors at this time; to sell means it is lost to the public forever. I thoroughly approve of this result and allowing the public to make decisions on selling public assets through the Long Term Planning process is the right and democratic way forward.

This month will end with ANZAC Day and the annual parades and services. It’s a sombre moment to remind us of the sacrifice made for the freedoms of democracy that we can so easily take for granted.

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LONG TERM PLAN AND SPATIAL PLAN CONSULTATIONS OPEN NOW South Wairarapa Long Term Plan South Wairarapa Spatial Plan SWDC’s Long Term Plan is an important document SWDC’s Spatial Plan will provide a blueprint as it sets our strategic direction for the next 10 years for what the district will look like in the future.

(2021-2031) and includes project priorities, budgets The Spatial Plan will align the district’s vision, and rates forecasts. Our consultation document is refresh and feed into future annual plans, available below and we look forward to receiving long-term plans and district plans, and provide your feedback. guidance for the development of infrastructure.

For more information, and to find out about public meetings please go to: www.swdc.govt.nz/consultations Submissions close Friday, 30 April 2021.

WHAKARONGO KI TE TAIAO EVENT CELEBRATES WAIRARAPA MOANA

On Sunday 21 March the Wairarapa Moana Wetlands Project; a collaboration between Ngāti Kahugnunu ki Wairarapa, Rangitāne o Wairarapa, the Department of Conservation, South Wairarapa District Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council, hosted Whakarongo ki te taiao - Feeling the land’s rhythms.

On the Northern shores of Lake Wairarapa participants enjoyed a day of activities, stalls, music, interactive artworks and even got to meet some of the creatures that live in the waters of Wairarapa Moana.

Experts were on hand to teach about this special place and help us celebrate Wairarapa Moana becoming Aotearoa’s newest wetland of International Significance under the Ramsar Convention.

Feedback from the event was overwhelmingly positive and plans are already underway for future events at the Moana.

CORRECTION TO RURAL RATES EXAMPLES IN LTP CONSULTATION DOCUMENT Apologies, we have spotted an error in the Long Term Plan Consultation Document originally published online on 31 March and inserted into residents’ copies of the Wairarapa Midweek on 7 April.

In the rates examples table, on page 10 of the document, the numbers shown in the columns for

rural properties of land values $2,300,000 and $2,800,000 were the wrong way around.

The table has now been corrected and updated in the PDF document and ebook published here online: swdc.govt.nz/ltp-consultation-2021-2031/ Sorry for any confusion or inconvenience caused.

SWDC LAUNCHES NEW-LOOK WEBSITE SWDC has launched a rejuvenated website. The new portal is more modern, mobile-friendly, accessible and easy to use platform.

With the help of an intuitive search function and improved structure and navigation, residents will be able to navigate to the information they need with greater ease. Key new tools include the ability to make online payments, book meetings with the planning

and building teams, and sign-up for news and meeting email alerts. If you have any feedback, we’d love to hear from you via email. Send your feedback to: comms@swdc.govt.nz

SWDC WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT CHEQUES FROM 30 JUNE 2021 SWDC will stop accepting cheques on 30 June 2021.

The last day for mailing in cheques is 31 May 2021.

To ensure that this transition to mobile or online payment methods happens seamlessly, please find alternative ways to pay - including direct debit, internet banking; or paying by EFTPOS or cash at our local offices and services centres in Featherston,

Greytown and Martinborough Libraries.

If you would like help learning how to use internet or mobile banking, consider a workshop with Digital Seniors, a trust set up in the Wairarapa to support seniors with technology.

They can be reached at 0800 373 646 or online at digitalseniors.co.nz/seniors/

F O R M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N C O N TAC T:

SWDC NOW ACCEPTS 1-2 AND 5 PLASTICS IN KERBSIDE RECYCLING SWDC has expanded its recycling capability and now accepts plastics 1, 2 and 5 in their kerbside recycling scheme. Previously the recycling facilities were only able to deal with Plastics 1 (PET) & 2 (HDPE) but SWDC now processes number 5 plastics.

Plastics numbered 1-2 and 5 are recyclable and include soft drink bottles, sports bottles, water bottles, milk bottles, cleaning products, and 2-litre ice-cream containers – go ahead and pop these into your wheelie bin. Plastics that have the number 3, 4, 6 or 7 on them are “disposable” plastics, we encourage you to avoid using these plastics in the first place if you can.

Check out the SWDC website for more details on recycling and waste: www.swdc.govt.nz

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Dog registrations set to climb Dog registration fees in Masterton are proposed to increase an average of 26 per cent.

It is one of several changes to fees and charges in Masterton District Council’s [MDC] draft longterm plan.

The increases to the dog registration fees reflect inflation adjustments, borrowing costs for the replacement of the animal shelter, the level of work involved with impounded animals, and the inflationary adjustments that were not passed on last year when MDC chose not to increase dog registration fees as part of its covid-19 response.

In Carterton, dog registration fees remain the same and in South Wairarapa increases are slight.

An MDC spokesperson said the increase in fees and charges were to ensure the cost of delivering council activities was fully recovered.

Other areas affected in

MDC’s draft long-term plan are building fees, transfer station, housing for the elderly, and environmental health and licensing.

As part of proposed changes, some building consent fees, particularly for residential new dwellings, have been realigned to reflect the type of building work.

Fees for the multiunit and multi-storey apartments have been increased to reflect the level of processing and the number of inspections.

The initial swimming pool inspection fee of $36 has been removed as it was not covering the cost of the building compliance officers’ time.

The low fee had been used as an incentive in the past but as the three-yearly inspection is a legislative requirement, the council considers that all pool owners should pay the cost of this service and it should not be subsidised by the ratepayer.

The three-yearly pool

inspection fee is proposed to be set at $160.

There are increases proposed for fees relating to Masterton’s transfer station facilities because the costs of council disposing of waste to landfill are increasing.

If fees were not increased, costs of disposing of residential and commercial waste would have to be subsidised with rates, a spokesperson said.

No changes are proposed for library fees, parking fees, infrastructure contributions, or concession fees.

Submissions on the proposed fees and charges, and the draft long-term plan, and significance and engagement policy, can be made online through the MDC website.

Hard copies of all documents are available at the council’s office at 161 Queen St. Submissions close at 4pm on May 3.

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Treat your mother, your bestie, your daughter and yourself to an old-fashioned, butter-rich home baked afternoon tea, generously organised and presented by Featherston Booktown volunteers. It’s the perfect way to while away a relaxing Mother’s Day afternoon.

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ADULT CLASSES SKILLS Fly-tying

Love fly-fishing? Learn how to tie fishing flies and nymphs used for trout fishing in preparation for the upcoming season. Course fee includes basic fly-tying starter kit.

Where: REAP House, 340 Queen Street, Masterton Dates: Wednesday 28 July - 25 August 2021 (8 weeks) Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Cost: $165 - includes starter kit Tutors: John Pansters & Howard Thomson Must Enrol by: 23 July

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DIY Workshop Masterton #07783 Do you have lots of small areas around your home that need attention but you’re not quite sure where to start? This one-day workshop is designed for the home DIY enthusiast to grow your knowledge and build your confidence to carry out basic maintenance on both car and around your home.

Where: The Spot, 365 Queen Street (Rear Building), Masterton Dates: 23 May 2021 Time: 10.00pm – 4.00pm Cost: $100 Tutor: Mark Shepherd Must Enrol by: 17 May

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Navigating your way through Grief #07781 Has something major happened in your life that you are struggling with? This seminar offers practical ways to navigate through tough times. Helping to better understand the feelings and emotions often experienced after losing a close relative or friend, your employment or your sense of place in the world.

Where: Rosewood Lounge, 417 Queen Street, Masterton Dates: Tuesday 18 May Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm Tutor: Hazel Neser Cost: Koha/donation

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Waiata – Te Reo Māori in Action #WAI-32449 Here is an awesome opportunity to learn local Wairarapa waiata, stretch your vocal chords and improve your Te Reo Māori pronounciation along the way. Run in collaboration with Aratoi and the ‘Pukana – Māori Moments in Performance’ exhibition.

All welcome…nau mai, haere mai.

Where: Aratoi, 11 Bruce Street, Wairarapa Dates: Mondays, 14 June – 2 August 2021 (8 weeks) Time: 6:30pm – 8.30pm Cost: $75 Tutor: Shari Taylor Must Enrol by: 10 June

Carterton residents have been given the green light to start drinking tap water again after the Carterton District Council [CDC] lifted its boil water notice on Friday.

The lifting of the boil water notice – the third lifting in four weeks after the first boil water notice was issued on March 12 – meant that Carterton’s urban residents and businesses connected to the reticulated supply no longer need to boil water before consumption.

The decision to lift the boil water notice was made by CDC and recommendations from the Regional Public Health [RPH], after 15 consecutive days of clear readings and an audit undertaken by an independent drinking water assessor, that was completed on Friday.

The drinking water assessor also agreed and recommended the boil water notice could be lifted.

The audit looked at the water data to assess whether the water coming out of CDC’s water treatment plants met New Zealand Drinking Water Standards.

The audit came after CDC’s unusual situation with previous intermittent low-level E. coli readings within a chlorinated water reticulation system.

The CDC said they would continue to work closely with the drinking water assessor and RPH around meeting those drinking water standards.

Mayor Greg Lang said CDC was able to lift the notice as a result of the many long hours put in by council staff, and their commitment to the Carterton community.

“I apologise to the community for the length of time the boil water notice was in place, and I want to assure them they can be confident in the water being supplied to their homes,” Lang said.

Earth & Astronomy 101 #7750 Becky & Rachel will have you on the edge of your seats as they take you on a journey from deep within the core of our Planet Earth, out into the night sky and beyond to the edge of the Universe. Learners will also have an opportunity to venture outside and be shown how to use a telescope & binoculars to stargaze. Check out our website for full course content.

Where: REAP House, 340 Queen Street, Masterton Dates: Thursdays, 13 May – 24 June 2021 (7 weeks) Time: 7.30pm – 9.00pm Cost: $150 Tutor: Becky Bateman & Rachel Griffiths Must Enrol by: 5 May

COMPUTERS Excel Spreadsheeting - Basics #07733 Microsoft Excel is used by almost every business, is helpful for managing life admin at home. This course will take you through a variety of activities to help you become a capable user.

Where: REAP House, 340 Queen Street, Masterton Dates: Tuesdays, 18 May – 8 June (4 weeks) Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm Cost: $100 Tutor: Tracy Graham Must Enrol by: 11 May Excel Spreadsheeting - Next Steps #07734 Designed for those who have completed the ‘Basics’ course or for those with a good understanding of Excel, to add to your basket of existing skills.

Please note that this course is not for beginners.

Where: REAP House, 340 Queen Street, Masterton Dates: Tuesdays, 22 June - 3 Aug (5 weeks) Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm Cost: $125 Tutor: Tracy Graham Must Enrol by: 18 June

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Learn how to download and manage useful apps, control your privacy and maintain important settings on your device.

Where: REAP House, 340 Queen Street, Masterton Dates: Mondays, 21 June - 5 July (3 weeks) Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm Cost: $90 Tutor: Tracy Graham Must Enrol by: 18 June Enrolment essential if you wish to attend, so ENROL NOW For more information or to enrol, contact: Email reception@reapwairarapa.nz Phone (06) 377 1379 0800 WAIREAP www.reapwairarapa.nz/reap-plus or pop into REAP House, 340 Queen Street, Masterton.

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“The council staff have worked very hard to identify all possible causes of the low-level, intermittent E. coli bacteria readings and to confirm that the water treatment plants are working as they should be.”

CDC would continue to work on its ongoing data monitoring to provide an early warning system and take appropriate action to mitigate contamination risk.

They would also continue with its planned redevelopment of the Frederick St water treatment plant which started mid-2020.

A full and comprehensive report of the investigation, remedial work taken during the boil water notice, and its ongoing water infrastructure plans would be made available to the public

by May 10.

At this stage, the council has not received any official reports of illness associated with this event.

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Anzac Day Services

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MARTINBOROUGH Residents of Martinborough and District are invited to attend the Dawn Parade and Service.

The parade will form up at 5.45am outside Pain and Kershaws on Jellicoe Street and move off to the Square at 5.55am for the Service and laying of the wreaths. Due to the early start a torch is advisable.

Coffee and tea will be available in the Supper Room of the Waihinga Centre following the Service.

CARTERTON 10.45am - Parade meets at the Carterton Events Centre, 50 Holloway Street 11am - Parade starts. The route is Holloway Street – High Street – Memorial Square.

At the end of the service Parade leaves. The route is Memorial Square – High Street – Broadway – Carterton Memorial Club.

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MASTERTON Assemble at the War Memorial Stadium at 5.30am, then march to the Cenotaph, arriving in time for the dawn service to start at 5.55am.

After the service the ex-service people march back to the Wairarapa Services Club via Park, Queen and Jackson Streets and across Chapel Street to the Club.

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All medals will be worn.

The Parade will proceed to the South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club for a Civic Service, commencing 11am.

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FEATHERSTON Residents and visitors are invited to attend the 2021 Anzac Day Civic Service in Featherston.

The Service commences at 9am at the Anzac Hall following which, at approximately 9.35am, the parade will form up to proceed to the War Memorial for the laying of wreaths. At the conclusion refreshments will be served at The Garrison Cafe & Bar, 57 Fox Street, Featherston.

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Anzac Tinui 2021 – a new day

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he Tinui Anzac Trust is looking forward to having a live celebration at Tinui again this

year.

Last year because of lockdown there was a virtual zoom service that went extremely well with over 4000 people participating, many from overseas.

This year there will be a live service at the Tinui Hall which will also be screened live on Wairarapa Television. (Channel 41 terrestrial or Wairarapa Television’s Facebook page).

It will be an exciting event. Regular army unit Queen Alexandra’s Mounted Rifles will be there in force as will the Te Runga Air Scouts.

The parade will be led by the pipes and drums of Masterton brothers Zavier and Adam Boyles.

of the local vicar of the time, Rev Basil Ashcroft, who went on to be an army padre serving in the trenches.

Tinui schools will read the names of those from the district who made the supreme sacrifice.

The service will be conducted by the local vicar, Rev Steve Thomson.

Steve Thomson has researched the work and hardships Basil Ashcroft and those like him suffered. It is a fascinating story.

It will be a superb event that will be finished, weather permitting, with a flypast from vintage planes.

The speaker is Brigadier Jim Bliss who is currently in charge of Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ). We are fortunate in having such a high-ranking officer coming to Tinui.

Tinui was the first place in the world to hold an ANZAC Day service and erect a memorial. It was an initiative

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We’re fortunate in again having the services of local bugler Michael Chapman.

Tinui resident Caryl Forrest will be playing the organ with local musician Emily Wellbrock providing the vocals.

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Heroic horses remembered New Zealand’s World War I horses will be remembered at the Anzac Day Service at the ANZAC Memorial Bridge on Sunday, April 25 at 2pm.

Last year our normal annual Anzac Service was postponed due to the covid-19 restrictions.

The Friends of the ANZAC Memorial Bridge Kaiparoro (FOAB) had planned to honour the Eketahuna Mounted Rifles at the ANZAC Day commemorations, but sadly the restrictions prevented the service from going ahead.

New Zealand Mounted Rifles Regiments and horses have nonetheless been remembered at several events.

Locally, the Eketahuna and Districts’ Mounted Riflemen who served in World War I were the focus of the Armistice Day with the ANZAC Mounts Charitable Trust and Eketahuna Mellamskov Museum event at Nireaha at the bridge.

This Anzac Day, FOAB will also pay tribute to the horses that served (and died) in theatres of war.

It is sad to think that of the 10,117 horses sent overseas during World War I, only four returned.

The most well known horse to return was Bess from Martinborough.

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course. She was then sent back to France and Germany where Powles rode her in a victory parade in Berlin.

In 1920 Bess was returned to New Zealand, reputedly leading the grand parade in the Wairarapa Agricultural show. Dr Powles recalled that she also entered a show, where she came second.

After a distinguished military career, Powles took over command of Flock House at Feilding, Bess going with him. He continued to ride her until her death in 1934.

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When she joined the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Bess was allocated to the Wellington Mounted Rifles and selected by Captain C.G. Powles who, perhaps thinking ‘Zelma’ sounded too poetic, renamed her.

Bess was destined to stay with Powles throughout the war, serving in Egypt, Sinai, Palestine and France.

She was lucky in that she was an officer’s horse and was thus spared the fate that most New Zealand horses suffered of being shot.

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That is, until their work was rediscovered by art curator and historian Gregory Smith.

Greg first became interested after a friend showed him a caricature drawing by her grandfather, artist James Bowie, depicting Bowie and his 16 colleagues in the AHQ (Army Head Quarters) Camouflage Unit during World War II. Greg recognised several well-known artists among the group such as John Holmwood, Harry Dansey and Cedric Savage - as well as architect George Porter.

Porter and Martin, a celebrated architectural practice would design several buildings in Masterton including the recently demolished Masterton County Council Chambers in Chapel Street, which most recently was home to Greater

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Greg served as exhibition manager and technician at Aratoi Wairarapa Art & History Museum in Masterton from 2014 to 2015 before heading back to Auckland where off his own bat he decided to research and curate a show about the artists who served in the AHQ. He intended on holding the exhibition at The Depot Gallery in Devonport until the Covid lockdown shut the gallery.

But Greg was later invited to hold the show at The National Army Museum at Waiouru from November 2020 to March 2021 after he had previously contacted them to see if they had any examples of World War II camouflage that he could include in the Auckland exhibition.

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around photographing building sites and building topographic models with the RNZAF, and working with engineers and others including the Public Works Department and DSIR to design effective camouflage for sites including power stations, dams, aerodromes, gun emplacements and so on across New Zealand.

Working with information from British army specialists as well as DSIR scientists, the unit trialled multiple versions of schemes and materials to produce dummy roads, trees, airplanes, airstrips, gun emplacements and so on.

the beginning of the war, the War Cabinet eventually approving the establishment of one in August 1941,with added impetus after Japan attacked Pearl Harbour on December 8th.

The unit’s official headquarters was on Lambton Quay in Wellington, under the umbrella of the NZ Royal Engineers Corps, but they were also based at Trentham Camp.

Attached to the unit were three Military District Camouflage Sections - Northern, Central and Southern working under the direction of AHQ. Working beside these sections were the Public Works Department and later the Housing Construction Department.

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While the artists at AHQ Unit were responsible for the camouflage designs, the work was overseen by a variety of skilled artists and craftspeople in the three units who came from a variety of backgrounds.

“Basically, anyone with excellent visual sense such as signwriters and engravers.”

Much of AHQ Unit’s early work was

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Some were seconded to other sections, such as the AEWS (Army Education & Welfare Service) Current Affairs Branch.

The AHQ Unit was disbanded in July 1944.

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Several of the unit’s members were sent to the Pacific Islands, North Africa and Europe to aid and direct camouflage operations there, working with the engineers and other units including the 28th Battalion, the Navy Sea Bees; and Marines.

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In a nod to this fact, Greg titled his exhibition “Artists In Uniform: Camouflage And Concealment.

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Transport woes were heard by Greater Wellington Regional Council’s [GWRC] regional land transport hearing committee last week. But only one per cent of submitters lived in Wairarapa.

South Wairarapa Mayor Alex Beijen, who was on the committee representing Wairarapa, said the people who were organising the submission process needed to look at why the region wasn’t represented.

He said there had been a large number of consultations and presumed people were fatigued.

However, Beijen said, the scale of funding and projects needed in Wairarapa were relatively minor compared with the mass changes other Wellington regions needed.

He said many projects taking place in Wellington would still affect Wairarapa residents, many of whom commute to the capital.

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We should first focus on reducing the need to travel so regularly and so far, then encourage mode shift from private cars to public and active transport. respondents had felt that the targets set by the draft plan are not ambitious enough, rather than too ambitious.

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Initial goals set by GWRC were to reduce road deaths by 40 per cent, transport-related carbon emissions by 30 per cent, and increase active travel and public transport trips by 40 per cent.

GWRC deputy chair Adrienne Staples said council had to account for more than just Wellington city in its planning.

GWRC climate committee chair Thomas Nash said in relation to its submission to the government surrounding

Climate Change Commission’s advice that transport was our region’s highest emitter.

He said our approach to transport needed to be fundamentally changed.

Nash said we should first focus on reducing the need to travel so regularly and so far, then encourage mode shift from private cars to public and active transport.

He said the final step would be to decarbonise the transport fleet – bus, rail, and ferry.

Beijen said since many different organisations were involved in the projects, including eight district or city councils, key performance indicators should be formed and introduced – and checked annually.

He thought some climate change goals could be met faster if transport goals were fast-tracked and prioritised.

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Strong start for new health centre Patients from all walks of life, extended hours, plenty of referrals, and sponsorship from local businesses: it’s been a busy six months for Wairarapa’s newest healthcare service.

First Health & Wellness Centre was founded by the Manaaki Ki Wairarapa (MKW) Community Trust – aiming to create an affordable after-hours and emergency health service, accessible outside of the regular business day.

Following fundraising efforts from MKW and support from the wider community, First Health & Wellness Centre opened in Lansdowne area in September 2020.

The centre is a walk-in, nurse-led practice: staffed by two experienced registered nurses, offering everything from injury care to routine medical procedures.

For a nurse consult at First Health & Wellness Centre, patients pay similar fees to what they would pay at their regular medical centre, without after-hours’ fees.

Since opening, the centre has since attracted a wide range of visitors: children with nasty scrapes, parents with feverish toddlers at bedtime, older people overdue for a blood pressure check, and commuters coming in for a smear test right off the train, to name a few.

In fact, patient demand led to extended opening hours: the centre was originally open Monday to Friday, from 5pm to 9pm, but this was quickly increased to 12pm to 8pm.

Centre Co-founder and registered nurse Trish Wilkinson says the service has filled a previously unmet need in the community: an after-hours medical centre that was both efficient and reasonably-priced.

“We’ve had only positive feedback so far,” Trish says.

“A lot of our patients have been frustrated that they’ve had to wait up to three weeks for an appointment at their medical centre, or spend five hours up at the Emergency Department.

“This gives them another option. It also means people don’t need to take time off work in order to look after their health.

They have more flexibility.”

At First Health & Wellness Centre, Trish and her colleague, fellow registered nurse Donna Campbell provide a range of services: including cervical smears, blood pressure checks, electrocardiograms, wound care and dressings, stitch removal, blood sugar tests, and liquid nitrogen treatments.

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children and adults, and can also perform routine injections, such as insulin or vitamin B12.

The nurses are assisted by nurse practitioner Corina Ngatai, who calls into the centre once a month. Corina is also available by phone, if her authority is needed for a prescription.

The nurses are supported by volunteer administrator Neeri Ramchundar – who also offers alternative treatments, such as reiki and Qi Gong healing.

Eventually, the team hopes to offer home visits and an outreach service for rural communities.

Trish says the wider medical community in Wairarapa has been supportive – with medical centres, the Wairarapa Hospital Emergency Department and Healthline referring patients to the centre.

“We also get a lot of people coming in from the street,” Donna adds.

“We’ll have a few older people who come in for a check-up after they’ve had coffee at Dish next door.

“We don’t turn anyone away.”

The centre is reliant on community support – with donations covering rent and other overheads, medical equipment, and digital patient management system.

Fundraisers include a Givealittle page, monthly quiz nights at Dish Café, and raffles organised by community advocate Elaine Leggott.

Dominos Masterton has also come on board, donating $1 from each pizza sold every Thursday between 2pm and 6pm.

At present, the MKW Trust is applying for funding to cover the nurses’ wages.

In the meantime, both Trish and Donna are heartened by the community’s response to First Health + Wellness Centre.

“We get a lot of people coming back to say thank you for our help,” Donna says.

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Soumya Bhamidipati The Tinui chapter of a nationwide female support network celebrates 90 years of community and friendship this year.

An event celebrating Tinui Women’s Institute’s milestone was held at the Copthorne Hotel in Masterton this month.

Former president and event emcee Carol Wingate said the organisation’s aim was to help country women to get out and meet others.

“A lot of women came from England and probably didn’t know what to do because their life was so different,” Wingate said.

“Women get together

and learn from each other how to manage.”

As well as having a chance to socialise, women would learn tips and tricks about cooking, crafts, raising children, and household management.

“Even half of our membership now lives in town,” Wingate said, “but they’re still around for that companionship.”

Traditionally, husbands would take an afternoon off from the farm to drive their wives into town on the first Thursday of each month.

Ninety years on, and the organisation was still going strong.

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the national organisation had just formed in February this year, she said.

The Tinui Women’s Institute was formed on April 11, 1931, when a meeting was held to discuss the possibility of setting up a branch. A few NZ Home and Country magazines were handed out at the meeting and craft samples were passed around. Each woman brought a plate to share for afternoon tea.

The national organisation was formed 10 years earlier and had celebrated its centennial this year.

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Cameron not walking talk James Cameron’s plans to convert his Wairarapa properties into organic veggie farms appear to have fallen short – with hundreds of cows now understood to be grazing in his paddocks.

The Avatar film director owns more than 1500 hectares of land in South Wairarapa, and has been outspoken about the need for New Zealand to move away from agriculture to curb carbon emissions.

Locals say he’s not walking the talk – with plans for crop farming giving way to more lucrative dairy grazing.

However, they did note the farm had moved to get away from agriculture, that there was no intensive stock grazing taking place, and that staff did an excellent job with the property.

Cameron and his wife Suzy Amis Cameron spoke two years ago at a Just Transitions energy summit in Taranaki run by the New Zealand government, where they shared their thoughts on reducing carbon emissions.

They touted the benefits of moving New Zealand away from animal products – a task as tricky as turning the Titanic.

It was a cause the Camerons obviously

cared a lot about. They shut down two dairy farms when they bought land near Featherston and established a large vegetablegrowing operation.

Their website proudly states that ‘Cameron Family Farms are dedicatedly leading the next generations of eco-warriors and farmers towards large scale animal-free organic eco-agriculture’.

Wairarapa locals say those words are starting to sound like a bunch of hot air.

Denise MacKenzie lives with her husband on a property neighbouring the Cameron Family Farms near Featherston – she said they had seen cattle on the property since last year.

The MacKenzie family used to own some of the land the Camerons now farm back in the eighties and nineties and used to run cattle on it.

MacKenzie said there was plenty of interest

Some of the cows grazing on Cameron Family Farm.

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when the Camerons first came to town and announced their plans.

“For anybody coming in and specifically wanting to grow new sorts of crops and vegetables – which was their emphasis – we thought ‘well, this is going to be interesting to watch’, just to see how successful it’s going to be.”

She said while the farm originally did have a lot of organically grown vegetables and crops, those activities appeared to have ground to a halt

over the past year.

“I think they were unrealistic given the sort of climate and conditions, particularly in this area, that you would ever run a farm without animals.”

She said that with the vegetable shop Cameron Family Farms had supplied in Greytown having since closed and cattle grazing in their paddocks, a lot of people were wondering what was happening.

“It’s not being nosey, it’s just kind of the Kiwi way in farming communities – people like to sort of learn from each other and look over the fence and see what somebody else is doing.

“At the moment we’re just not sure what’s going on, and that’s our concern really. Is it all going to crank up again eventually?

Or has it stopped indefinitely?

What is happening?”

Jim Hedley has been farming in the area for

nearly 50 years and said there were hundreds of cows on the Cameron farms.

Hedley said Cameron was pushing a vegan way of doing things, while making money out of beef or dairy cattle.

While he said there was no milking taking place on the farm, Cameron was falling short on his promise to move away from agriculture, and would do well to look at his own carbon emissions before taking aim at farmers.

Checkpoint contacted many South Wairarapa residents for this story.

Most did not want to speak, citing nondisclosure agreements they had signed due to connections with the Cameron Family Farms.

Others were happy to provide background, saying they were frustrated by the Camerons’ public claims compared to their on-the-ground reality.

While Cameron was in New Zealand last year to work on the latest Avatar films, it is understood he has since returned the United States.

James and Suzy Cameron did not respond to requests to comment.

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Research: ‘It’s Our Fault Scientists have started digging several pits along the South Wairarapa coast to unearth the secrets of previous earthquakes and tsunamis to better understand future risks to the greater Wellington region.

The research near Cape Palliser is part of It’s Our Fault, a project funded by the Earthquake Commission [EQC], Wellington City Council, and Wellington Region Emergency Management Office, which studies the region’s earthquake hazards to help the communities prepare for a natural disaster.

The distinct natural terraces along the rugged Cape Palliser coastline are a testament to the enormous forces pushing the seafloor to the surface throughout the centuries, as witnessed in Kaikoura in 2016.

“There are powerful visual clues at Cape Palliser and this research

will tell us when these earthquakes occurred and hopefully which fault triggered them,” GNS Science earthquake geologist and project lead Dr Nicola Litchfield said.

“As we dig the pits, we look for shellfish that died in each event, and by carbon-dating those shells we can determine when those earthquakes occurred,” she said.

The region was hit by a tsunami up to 11m high in 1855 as a result of the 8.2 magnitude Wairarapa earthquake, and scientists are working with iwi to identify other past earthquakes.

“We will be working closely with archaeologists and local iwi as this site has substantial remnants from old Maori settlements.

“It is unclear why and when the local Maori population left this area, but some archaeologists believe the sudden departure could have been triggered by a tsunami, so it will be interesting to see if we can find out more about that.”

Litchfield said scientists had done a lot of similar work along the North Island’s East Coast and the top of the South Island to find out more about the Hikurangi Subduction zone and other smaller faults, “so this is all part of that puzzle”.

“Once we can date the quakes on the South Wairarapa coast, we compare the data with those from other

sites around Cook Strait, which will tell us what fault caused the land movement,” Litchfield said.

The geologist said the Wellington region was affected by several active faults, and better understanding which faults impact different areas will help the region prepare for future events.

EQC chief resilience and research officer Dr Jo Horrocks said It’s Our Fault research was used by local authorities to make informed decisions to manage risks, such as the water supply.

“For example, the project identified that water pipes crossed the Wellington

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Fault at seven locations,” Horrocks said.

“Authorities have since stored spare parts near those sites, so the pipes can repaired quickly in a scenario when spare parts may be difficult to transport “Wellington City Council is now also subsidising water tanks so individual households can take ownership of their resilience after a natural disaster.

“That is a great example why EQC wants to supports this type of research that directly influences how a community can build more resilience to natural disasters.”

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Wai Write

Fire experiences poles apart

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I have never been in a burning building or stood and watched a building burn to the ground but I have two experiences that happened many years ago, one in NZ and the other in England.

Both are still in my memory as if they happened yesterday and it does not take much effort to visualise them.

In 1955 I had a fulltime job and was trying to complete my accountancy exams but was finding

it hard to do all the necessary study in the evenings and weekends. I lacked the self-discipline.

Although I found bookkeeping relatively easy my confidence was shattered when I failed commercial law stage one twice.

My boss suggested I try a series of night classes at Gisborne High School.

Nothing changed.

During one of these classes we heard the sound of a fire alarm

and fire engine Someone suggested that it must be close.

A look out of the window showed an engine with flashing lights outside the laboratory.

Fully kitted firemen milled about as if they didn’t have a care in the world.

Many years later I was on my first English and European escorted tour and spending a night in a hotel in Plymouth .

At some ungodly hour the whole room was lit up by a bright red flashing light.

Without thinking I was out of bed and down the stairs to the night reception station.

“F——i—-r——e” “It’s OK sir, we think it is a false alarm. You can go back to bed now.”

I was too bewildered to respond with one of my mother’s sayings: “You are not paid to think.”

Head bowed I left but

was back again shortly afterwards because I had locked myself out of my room.

Are these what can be described as being traumatic events?

• Keith Allen is a member of the Blairlogie Writers’ group which meets the last Friday of each month except December. Inquiries to: Keith 377-3897 or Wendy 379-8021.

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Rural

Live export ban ‘surprising’ The government’s announcement last week that live export of animals will be banned after a transition period of up to two years has come as a surprise to Federated Farmers, Feds animal welfare spokesman Wayne Langford said.

“The Minister has said this is all about protecting New Zealand’s reputation as the most ethical producer of food in the world.

“Those farmers who support livestock exports would point out our trade in this sector operates to some of the highest animal welfare standards anywhere – standards that were further bolstered after last year’s Heron Report,” Langford said.

“Our farmers care deeply about animal welfare. The government has seen fit to bring in this ban but

Federated Farmers has no information about any breaches of the high standards relating to livestock exports.”

The Heron Report, which came after the sinking of the Gulf Livestock 1 in a cyclone last September, led to further requirements including: • focused maritime inspection of livestock carrier ships entering New Zealand; • restricting stocking density on vessels to 90 per cent of former limits; • increased requirements for voyage reporting, including daily veterinary reports during voyages; • increased minimum fodder requirements that ensure at least 20 per cent of feed is available for unplanned delays during the

voyage.

“There is a contractual relationship with the companies receiving livestock from New Zealand at the export destination to have minimum standards in place, and these are monitored for 30 days after arrival of the animals,” Langford said.

“But it is true that after then, New Zealand has no control over the future welfare of those animals.”

The trade is worth around $250 million in export receipts.

“The one encouraging aspect of the government’s announcement is the transition period of up to two years to enable those farmers with commitments in place to honour those commitments, and consider their options once live exports are off the table,” Langford said.

COUNTRY LIVESTOCK Report for Week Ending 16/04/21, by Chris Hicks.

Calves:

AngX Bulls up to $65, HX Bulls up to $30, AngX Heifers $10.

Pigs: Ellis 4 weaners at $50. Sheep: Ayrton 1

Ram at $80, Wells 2 2TT Ewes at $186, Glenstrae Trust 9 Ewes at $126.

Lambs: Southey 6 at $133, White 3 at $42, Ayrton 2 at $78, 4 at $94,

5 at $135. Cattle: Taia 5 wnr Fr Steers at $400, Birchall 5 HX wnr Heifers at $320, Sargent 4 AngX wnr Heifers at $420, 3

HX wnr Heifers at $435, Brookfield 2 DevonX Steers at $1255, Leyden Downs 7 WagyuX wnr Steers at $400, 3 WagyuX wnr Steers at $380.

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Puzzles Wairarapa Midweek

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50 Wairarapa Midweek Community Events Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Thursday Morning Bikers: Discover your town and country pathways safely by bicycle. Short rides for everyone, coffee stop at a café. Meet new people. Call Liz Mikkelsen [06] 216-2187 [after 5pm].

Parkinson’s Exercise Class: 1.30pm, at the Masonic Village Hall, 35 Edith St. Contact Jane Flowerday [027] 221-1878.

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

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

Research assistance available if required – free service but donations appreciated.

Wairarapa Fern and Thistle Pipe Band: Weekly practice. Masterton Variety Club Hall, 10 Albert St, 6.30-8.30pm. Contact Ian Macdonald [027] 232-5882.

Belly Dance for Beginners: Featherston Community Centre. 6.30-7.30pm. Call Antonia Blincoe [021] 105-7649.

The Salvation Army Oasis: Gambling addiction help, free service, counselling service available, 41 Perry St, Masterton.

Call [06] 370-3317/[021] 804-339 [any time] – Ramil Adhikari.

Danzability Class: 10.30-11.30am, at St John’s Hall, 73 Main St, Greytown. Contact [022] 077-2654.

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

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

Digital Seniors: Free one-on-one Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching. Drop in or call freephone 0800-373-646. Martinborough: St Andrew’s Church, 9.30-11am. Featherston: Union Church, 1.30-3.30pm.

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

Age Concern: Steady As You Go - Falls Prevention Class, 9.30am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton.

Age Concern: Steady As You Go – Falls Prevention Class for Men, 10.30am, at the Seniors Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton.

Housie: 1pm, at Carrington Bowling &

FRIDAY, APRIL 23 Justice of the Peace: Carterton library noon-2pm; Masterton District Court 11am1pm; Eketahuna Library 1.30-4.30pm.

Aratoi Exhibitions: Rob McLeod: The Banshee and The Lifeboat to May 2; For You and Yours: Recent Acquisitions to May 9; Jason Burns first solo exhibition One Fifty to May 9; Hélène Carroll’s Imperfect Offerings to June 13; Park Up: Photographs

by Catherine Russ to June 20.

Masterton Social Badminton Club: Wairarapa College gym, Cornwall St entrance, 7-9pm. Contact Hamish Macgregor [021] 259-7684 or Sam [021] 055-2113.

Masterton Variety Club: Practice 10amnoon, 10 Albert St, Masterton.Call Eric McEwen 377-0792 or Doreen Wakefield 370-4606.

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

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

Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10am-noon,

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Community Events Wairarapa Midweek Featherston Community Centre. Call May [06] 308-6912 or Virginia [06] 308-8392.

Cloth Collective Sewing Workshop: 10am-2pm Featherston Community Centre.

Call Sara Uruski [0274] 474-959.

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

Carterton Craft Market: 7 days, 10am2pm, 41 High St North, Carterton. Call Desley [027] 787-8558.

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

Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 5.30-6.30pm, Trust House Recreation Centre back pool. Call Stu [027] 2954189 or Lucy [021] 0204-4144.

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

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

SATURDAY, APRIL 24 Labyrinth Walk: Facilitated by XploratioNZ a multi-faith group which meets in Masterton, at the church hall, Crossways Church, Worksop Road, Masterton [opposite Countdown], noon-5pm. Contact [027] 327-8901.

Wairarapa Embroiderers Guild: At the Ranfurly Club Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. Call Billie Sims 3782949 or Jenny 377-0859 or email Wairarapaembroiderers@gmail.com Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Sat, Sun and public holidays 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean [06] 372-6623 or Gael [06] 372-6808.

Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, next to Wairarapa Archive, Queen St, Masterton, open 10am-1pm.

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

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

Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Learn

new skills, fix things, help others. Call Paul Dodge [021[ 0262-6595.

Wairarapa Farmers’ Market: 9-1pm, Solway Showgrounds Masterton, entry from Fleet and York Sts, under the grandstand and nearby redwood tree.

Featherston Weekly Market: 8am-2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. Women’s Self Defence: With Dion, 9am, band rotunda, Queen Elizabeth Park. Call [020] 4124-4098.

Parkrun: Weekly 5km run/walk. Measured, timed, free. 8am start, at the Woodside end of the Greytown rail trail. Info: parkrun.co.nz/greytownwoodsidetrail Martinborough Museum: Sat: 11.30am3.30pm Sun: 11.30-1.30pm, 7 Memorial Sq, Martinborough.

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

Call Elsa [021] 263-9403.

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

Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway. Open by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564.

Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Featherston: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Call Abby Waterson [021] 0256-6719.

Carrington Bowls & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet: 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. Call Helen Waldron 379-5671. Bowls: 1.20pm for 1.30pm start at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303.

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

SUNDAY, APRIL 25 Karaoke: From 8am, all Welcome, Club Wairarapa, 20 Essex St, Masterton.

Labyrinth Walk: Facilitated by XploratioNZ a multi-faith group which meets in Masterton, at the church hall, Crossways Church, Worksop Road, Masterton [opposite Countdown], noon-5pm. Contact [027] 327-8901.

Wairarapa Country Music Club: Meet at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St,

Masterton, at 1.30pm. Call Paddy 3770730.

Masterton Marauders Wargaming Club: At the Masterton Croquet Club, 1-5pm. Call Vince Cholewa [027] 344-1073.

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

Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome.

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

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

Masterton Car Boot Sale and Market: 6.30-11.30am, Farriers car park. Contact ja.murray@xtra.co.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9am for 9.15am start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Robin Brasell [06] 2224000.

MONDAY, APRIL 26 Masterton Branch of the Labour Party: Meet at 5.30pm in Carterton or Masterton.

Txt Helen [027] 497-4902 to check venue.

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

Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm at Featherston Community Centre. Call Shaun [027] 672-6249.

Age Concern: Keep Fit!, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.40am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton.

Indoor Bowls: 1.30pm, Club Carterton RSA, Broadway. Call [027] 645-0905.

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

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

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

Watercolour For Beginners: Class at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St, 10amnoon. Call Elissa Smith [027[ 470-6528.

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

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

Senior Citizens Club Cards: 1-4pm,

Featherston Community Centre. Call Val [06] 308-9293.

Art for Everyone: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call Sandie [021] 1574909.

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

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

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

Carterton Food Bank: 10-11am Mon-Fri at Haumanu House [down the lane between Carters and the Clock Tower]. Call 379-4092.

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

Hospice Wairarapa Support Services: Free of charge for anyone dealing with a terminal illness. Call [06] 378-8888, or www.hospicewairarapa.co.nz CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. Call 378-2426 or 0800 2272255.

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

The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Beginners Linedance Class: 6-7pm. Linedance Intermediate Class: 7.30-8.30pm. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814.

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

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

Masterton District Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call [022] 574-0742.

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

GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Rangers, 12½-18 years, 6.30-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. South Wairarapa Guides

[Greytown], 9-12½ years, 6-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

TUESDAY, APRIL 27 Masterton Toastmasters: Meet in the Salvation Army Hall, 210 High St, Carterton, at 7.30pm. All welcome in a supportive, friendly environment for participation in public speaking, communicative and leadership opportunities. Call Ben [027] 892-0730.

The Book Lovers Corner: 3.30-4.30pm on Arrow FM {92.7FM] and available online, https://www.arrowfm.co.nz/programmes/ show/94/the-book-lovers-corner-/ South Wairarapa Badminton Club: Featherston Sports Stadium, Underhill Rd, at 7.30pm.

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

Parkinson’s Hydrotherapy Class: 10.30am, at the Rec Centre Pool, Masterton $3.60 entry fee. Contact Jane Flowerday [027] 221-1878.

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

Martinborough Community Choir: 7.15-9pm, First Church Hall, Weld St. Martinborough. Contact Vicki Jones: vicbjones@gmail.com Seniornet Wairarapa: Computer/cellphone help 1.30-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654.

Digital Seniors: Free one-on-one Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching. Drop in or call freephone 0800-373-646. Carterton: 3 Mile, 66 High St, 9.30-11.30am. Greytown: Greytown Library, 1.30-3.30pm.

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

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

Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm. Call Lesley [021] 299-6389.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Juesday Art: 10am-12.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Julia [06] 3088109.

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

Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564.

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

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

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

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

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

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

South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon, 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: 9am for 9.15am start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000.

Bowls: At 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the clock tower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303.

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet

9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB noon-2pm.

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

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

Scrabble Club: 1-4pm at Masterton District Library in the Learning Centre, 54 Queen St. All welcome. Contact Sue McRae [027] 449-0601.

Age Concern: Keep Fit! 1.30pm Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton.

Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Learn new skills, fix things, help others. Call Paul Dodge [021[ 0262-6595.

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

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

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

Carterton Cycle Group: An informal group of ‘leg power’ and e-power cyclists, from Belvedere Rd [weather permitting] for 20km or 40-60km rides. Call Irene (027) 634-9167 or Lesley (021) 299-6389.

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

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

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

Digital Seniors: Free one-on-one Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching. Free one-on-one Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching. Drop in or call freephone 0800373-646. Masterton: Masterton Library, 10am-noon.

Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, pre-schoolers

with parents or caregivers, music and movement and art, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830.

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

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

AA Meeting: At 7.30pm, Departmental building, level one. Entry on the carpark side. Call [027] 557-7928.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10am-noon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 3701604 [church office].

Carrington Bowls & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet: 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. At the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Helen Waldron 379 5671.

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

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Croquet Club, Carterton [behind clock tower]. Call 379-5923.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St.

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Bowling project under way BOWLING

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Chris Cogdale The heavy machinery is hard at work at the Masterton Bowling Club, preparing for the installation of the club’s new artificial green.

When completed, it will be the first artificial green to be guaranteed by Bowls New Zealand to World Bowls’ standard.

Masterton Bowling Club greenkeeper Warren Wyeth said that the construction of the $300,000 project was very detailed.

“When they finish each phase, it has to be signed off and approved by the NZ Sports Turf Institute.

It has to be compliant with their specifications.”

Wyeth said about 40 truckloads of soil taken off the green would be replaced by a coarser grade of fill at the base, with a finer grade towards the top.

“It will take up the whole green of eight rinks in front of clubrooms, and will take about seven weeks. Hopefully, it will open in the first week of June.”

The artificial green will be the third in Wairarapa after the combined Masterton Park and Lansdowne facility at

Work on a new artificial green at Masterton Bowling Club has started.

Queen Elizabeth Park, and the Carrington club in Carterton.

Wyeth, who is also president of Bowls Wairarapa, hopes that like the other clubs, Masterton could see a growth in membership with the new

surface helping to attract new bowlers.

He said Bowls Wairarapa has been on a roll with some of the achievements, including the senior men’s team making the national intercentre championship

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semifinals, and Lansdowne making the next round of the Bowls 3Five national playoffs, as well as club memberships having grown.

While the new artificial green will allow for year-round bowls, Wyeth

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said Masterton had no intention of replacing their other grass green.

“We will upgrade it, but it’s probably the best green in Wairarapa at the moment, so we’re not going to replace it.”

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Sport Wairarapa Midweek

United have huge win

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FOOTBALL

Wins over W-League powerhouse Wellington United Diamonds are rare enough and even rarer at their Newtown Park fortress.

That makes Tumu ITM Wairarapa United’s 2-1 upset victory on Saturday over the three-time defending W-League champions something special to cherish.

United’s goals came from Kelsi Rutene in the first half, from a corner Kennedy Bryant struck with her weaker left foot, which was perfectly placed for Rutene to head into the top corner.

Samoan international TJ Lyne-Lewis doubled the lead in the second half, with a goal that coach Paul Ifill said came against the run of play.

“The halftime talk was to come out and start well because over the years I’ve been coaching, at the start of our second half we let in so many goals, and we just sort of sat in and didn’t too much, nor did they. Then we got a breakout, and TJ was played in and flicked it over the top of the defence with her head it into her own path and then put it in nicely to go 2-0,” Ifill said.

TJ Lyne-Lewis scored her fifth goal in two games.

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The players were magnificent, and everyone got in the box on the line, and they took a touch and whacked it and we cleared it off the line, and that galvanised us and we held on.

Prolific goal-scorer Gemma Robertson pulled a goal back for Diamonds shortly afterwards, ensuring a nervy last 15 minutes.

The home side were

given a great chance to equalise when awarded an indirect free kick inside the box, only for the United defence to hold strong.

“The players were

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magnificent, and everyone got in the box on the line, and they took a touch and whacked it and we cleared it off the line, and that galvanised us and we held on,” Ifill said.

“The atmosphere in the team was great. I look at someone like Emma [Megchelse], who I left out this week for tactical reasons, and she could’ve been sulky after she

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played well last week, but all she did was encourage from the bench for the whole 90 minutes, talking positively and just being so upbeat and she didn’t even get on the pitch.”

Ifill said the result was massive for the team’s confidence and their W-League prospects, but they must back it up against strugglers Seatoun at home on Saturday.

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