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Matariki celebration planned

By Gerald Rillstone With the rising of Matariki this year Wainuiomata folk will get to join in the Maori new year celebration at Wainuiomata’s HUB. Helping to organise the event is Louana Fruean who had initially planned the event to be held at the Marae but all bookings were cancelled.

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Lou Fruean has teamed up with the Wainuiomata HUB for a big community celebration of Matariki later in the month.

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So she rang Lagi Moananu, Wainiomata HUB Manager, and it was decided they would do a collaborated Matariki.

“The Maori new year starts with the rising of Matariki this year in the Luna calendar July 13 – 20. To celebrate that in partnership with Wainuomata HUB we are kicking it off on Friday the 17th of

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elei printing, displays from schools, kai and on Saturday at 1pm Wainui and Kelson primary schools will be performing in the library.

“There will be artists, 3 guys coming from Taranaki, traditional gardening tools, drills, carver, stalls with hands on activities and taonga to buy,” Lou says.

Along with this there will be crystal and healing stone

Local legend Bill Sharp, or known to many as ‘Sharpie’, was honoured with a Queen’s Service Medal on Monday, June 1, for his services to youth.

Bill has been part of the Wainuiomata community since 1966 and in that time he has trained and supported many sports players and has run the Futures Programme for at-risk students for the past 24 years.

When told the news of his achievement, Bill couldn’t believe it.

“I’m in shock,” he says.

“I look at this like it is my job and not in it for recognition but this is like Santa Claus coming.”

The Futures Programme was established for teenage boys in 1997, originally with the focus on sports.

Now, the programme extends to help students who could be seen as ‘slipping through the cracks’, need an outlet and place to go twice a week.

The students get picked up at 5am in the morning, train, have a cooked breakfast made by Bill himself, then sit down for a life mentor session.

“We wouldn’t be able to do this without the sponsorship of Clive’s Chemist and our two volunteer drivers.”

“It’s important to notice these people because the programme would not happen if they were not there. Not me, I’m already there at the school, it’s our drivers.

“I love to watch and see the kids develop.

“My kids are my heroes. They get up early and come to school, they’re a part of this.”

Over the 30 years, Bill has

Local legend Bill Sharp received a Queen’s Service Medal for services to youth. Photo: Megan Connolly been one of many people to uplift and expand the world of sport in Wellington.

He’s helped to bring the Brisbane Broncos rugby league club three times, taught physical education at the Old College on Moohan Street, campaigned to recognise local sports talent with painted portraits and even

Update from Mayor Campbell Barry As we head towards our recovery phase for COVID-19, I thought it would be good to give you an update on what myself and Council have been up to.

With COVID-19 restrictions lifted, it’s great to be out in the community again visiting local businesses and community groups face to face.

Council has just signed off on its Annual Plan and Emergency Budget for 2020/21.

This year’s plan is about three things – getting back to basics, tightening our belt, and getting us through.

I really value having face to face conversations with our people, so I’ve restarted my in-person “catch-ups” across the Hutt. If you see one of these advertised, please do drop by and say “hello”, I really enjoy getting out and about and hearing directly from you!

In some ways, it has been our “second go” at our Annual Plan. Earlier in the year, we had originally signalled a rates revenue increase of 7.9 per cent, but after it became clear that COVID-19 meant we could not continue with business as usual, we have halved the increase to 3.8 per cent.

The Annual Plan strikes a balance – scaling back spending to provide some relief to ratepayers by making $3 million in operational savings but also continuing our investment in core infrastructure and services.

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necklaces, Kawakawa balm, and Rewena bread for sale, Raranga weaving as well as a movie on Saturday at 2pm in the kids area of the library.

She says there will be plenty of food available also with free soup, fried bread and sausage sizzle over the weekend.

Help is also needed at the event Lou says they will need helpers for kai preparation and serving.

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July and also Saturday from 9 o’clock in the morning to 5 in the evening,” Lou says.

“It is also a nice way to come together in our community and hang out to also remember the people we loved that have passed away.”

The celebrations will start on the Friday at 1.30 with t wo p er for m a nces f rom W hanau Tree house and Fernlea school. There will be

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leant his culinary skills to the cause.

With over 15 years of service to athletics coaching, Bill, himself, started off as a sprinter before working as a chef in the army during his youth.

“I used to have a saying: ‘don’t forget to smell the roses’,” he says.

“It’s the little things that happen that mean a lot.”

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Derek from Flight Plastics explaining their plastic conversion process.

Metal Art hand sanitiser stands ready to be distributed all over the Hutt.

Judging Community Champions Pool Party bomb competition back in March.

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Wainuiomata Grey Power has elected Jan Hartley as new President at their recent AGM, after Jane Chamberlain decided to step down.

The group met in person for the first time since COVID-19 lockdown restrictions to hold their AGM. About 50 members turned out to the meeting.

President-elect Jan Hartley thanked Jane for service and laid out her aims for Grey Power Wainuiomata.

“I would like to thank Jane for all the effort she has put into Grey Power Wainuiomata over the last few years.

Without her hard work, we wouldn’t have the organisation we have today.”

“My aim is for our membership to grow and continue to be supportive of each other, and also to become more active within the community.”

Outgoing President Jane Chamberlain says after a decade of holding various positions within Grey Power it’s time for a change, but says that the organisation is in safe hands.

I will miss the role, but it’s time for me to move on and do something different.”

“I’ve really enjoyed my time as President, especially over the last few years which has seen a lot of new and fresh faces come in.

If you would like to contact Grey Power Wainuiomata, please call the secretary on 04 577 3273.

“I’m confident that Jan will do well as President. Jan has a wealth of local experience to draw on, and she will ensure that Grey Power continues to be a staunch advocate for the over 50s in Wainuiomata.”

Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry, who attended the meeting, wanted to wish Jane all the best for her future plans and congratulate Jan on her election.

“On behalf of Lower Hutt and the Wainuiomata community, I want to thank Jane for all her years of service. She will continue to be a champion for her community.”

“It was a real pleasure to attend the AGM and see Jan, my old neighbour who I’ve known for years, become elected. I’m really pleased to see that she will be leading the organisation.”

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inbrief news Regional Skills Leadership group applauded

Born in lockdown Oliver welcomed in level 4

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce has today welcomed the announcement of Regional Skills Leadership Group and believes the group is well balanced for the job ahead.

“The labour market and skills required for the future of work in our region are constantly changing,” says John Milford, Chief Executive of the Wellington Chamber.

“We need to ensure our young people are being equipped with the skills and knowledge required to be fit for purpose when they enter the workforce.

“We know many of the group well and trust they will add value and depth to the conversation. They’ve cast the net wide for many different perspectives.

Call for food donations Countdown and The Salvation Army are putting a call out for Kiwis to donate much-needed food ahead of what is expected to be the busiest winter food banks have ever seen. The new Food for Good Winter Appeal, which started at Countdown stores nationwide last week, encourages people to donate what they can to their fellow Kiwis who might be doing it tough, and Countdown will match it.

This winter, The Salvation Army is expecting to need to help more than 50,000 New Zealanders, a significant proportion of whom are experiencing food insecurity for the first time in the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic.

New Zealanders can donate nonperishable food and other essentials at any Countdown store or donate a winter food parcel online through The Foodbank Project, the country’s only online foodbank. Donated items are then distributed through The Salvation Army’s community hubs across the country.

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Lisa Haakma had baby Oliver during the last week of Alert Level 4 lockdown. Photo: Megan Connolly Baby Oliver Mark Haakma was born on April 21, 2020, at 8.06pm during the last week of Alert Level 4 lockdown Hutt Hospital.

Mum, Lisa, and dad Mark were in for a different experience compared to the birth of their first child, two-yearold Micah.

Due to the restrictions in place, Mark was only able to be there for the birth and shortly after but he wasn't allowed to see Lisa until they

were at home.

"As the day approached we were quite overwhelmed.

But we talked about it with my midwife and she reassured us it would be fine," Lisa says.

"It was more about the unknown.

"When I learnt my partner couldn't be there for the recovery, I was sadder for him.

"The wa rd wasn't busy because some women were choosing home births. I felt

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When the new family arrived home with baby Oliver, that's when they noticed the real difference.

"Nobody could visit us until we reached level 2 so our house was quiet," she says.

"It was nice to have that time as a family together."

While they waited for the opportunity for their family to visit, the Haakma family took many strolls down the river bank and older brother

Micah enjoyed playing on the playgrounds.

"Overall it was a pretty positive experience. It was also my second child. I feel a bit more for the first time mums.

"We just had to accept it for what it is."

Ba by Ol iver h a s b e en adored by brother Micah with gentle strokes on the head, even if he did find his baby brother's cries to be a bit disturbing at first.

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If I had a choice it would have to be the Chatham Islands.

Down to the Marlborough Sounds would be a favourite of mine.

Seeing as I am moving to Picton Wellington would have to be the destination for me.

Anywhere up north of Auckland would be my prefered option.

My choice would have to be Queenstown for sure this time of year.

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Stop sore throats hurting young hearts We are seeing so many people in the pharmacy right now with sore throats!

Thankfully most sore throats, if treated quickly, can be easily managed with lozenges, throat spray or even gargling with salt water.

If a sore throat is left untreated in children, however, it can lead to complications such as rheumatic fever, and possibly heart damage.

Rheumatic fever Most sore throats get better on their own, but if “strep throat” is not treated with antibiotics it can cause rheumatic fever in at-risk children.

Because rheumatic fever is such a serious illness, all sore throats in Maori and Pacific children and young people (aged 4 and above) need to be checked.

If your child has “strep throat”, they’ll be given antibiotics to clear up the infection before it can develop into rheumatic fever. Rheumatic fever makes the heart, joints, brain and skin swollen and painful. While the symptoms of rheumatic fever

may disappear on their own, the inflammation can cause rheumatic heart disease, where there is scarring of the heart valves.

Rheumatic heart disease can be life threatening.

If your child develops rheumatic fever they will need a lot of bed rest and time off school. They’ll need to stay in hospital for weeks, where they will have examinations and blood tests to check their condition. It will be more difficult for them to play sport or to take part other activities as they will have less energy. It will also mean years of antibiotic injections.

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Bill and Evelyn Feeley on their wedding day.

By Megan Connolly

Evelyn and Bill Feeley had a meeting that only romance movies could dream of.

The dream happens at the wedding of Evelyn's sister to Pat O'Flanagan.

Evelyn was the bridesmaid and Pat's best man was not able to attend the wedding so he asked Bill to fill in as his best man.

Bill was not a person to wait around and the following week he asked Evelyn to marry him they were then to be soon husband and wife.

Now they are celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary with family and friends on the second of July.

They are both proud Scottish natives, Bill from Paisley and Evelyn Glasgow. The couple immigrated

Evelyn and Bill Feeley celebrate their anniversary.

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to New Zealand in the 1960s.

Initially, their life began living in Lyall Bay for 12 years in new state flats then they moved to a new home in Wainuiomata living there for 42 years.

Many locals may recognize them in the community from the RSA the bowls and bingo.

They also met many friends and people in the community down at the mall.

They were both grafters when it came to working Evelyn being a seamstress working at the House of Raymond and Lewis Curtains, and as the manager at the $2 shop in Queens Street.

Bill worked as a wharfie for 53 years and then after that continued to tie up boats until he turned 75yrs old.

The couple have three daughters Lorraine, Debra, and Shirley.

They have five grandchildren, one great-grandson and another wee baby on the way.

Deb's memories were of the family dinners that they had together, Bill would make most evening meals. Many of the extended family would turn up weekly and in the weekend enjoy lots of Scottish humour, and there is a lot of love and laughter to this day.

Lorraine's memories of her mum and dad were dancing around the dinner table listening to their favourite singer Matt Munro and many other crooners that they enjoyed listening too. They still sit in their chairs and hold their hands to this day.

Evelyn and Bill live now in the Bob Scott Retirement Village and their secret to their marriage is love and having all of their family around them.

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Wainui house sales still buoyant

By Gerald Rillstone

“With predictions of all kinds for the housing market thrown around during lockdown Wainuiomata has come out in top shape, real-estate expert John Ross from the Professionals, Lower Hutt says. “ Eve r yon e wa s h avi ng t hei r say du r i ng lock-down including economists so I didn’t bother publishing any predictions.

“When we got to level three there were 242 homes for sale in Lower Hutt and Wainuiomata and then at level two there were 229 for sale and now there are 219 for sale.

“Typically there are only 200 odd houses for sale and every listing we are getting we usually get between five and 10 offers on and Wainuiomata is no exception to that,” he says.

What is happening is the opposite to the predictions he says and with the current development his company has been selling for in Wainui they have sold over 30 homes off the plans in the last three weeks.

“These homes are for developments that are going to take 18 months to two years to be built and so I take from that if buyers are having to sign up

Real-estate specialist John Ross says the lock-down had nil affect on house prices. Photo: Gerald Rillstone and wait for one to be built then the market is as buoyant as ever,” he says. “ I'm not trying to talk it up we are not worried about where

house prices go as an agency we are more interested in volume.”

John says the most expensive offering in the current Wainuiomata development it $730,000 and that

New housing developments in Wainuiomata are the biggest boom to happen in the last 50 years John Ross says. Photo: Gerald Rillstone

is a 178 square meter four bed home, making it the best value for money in the regional market.

“Wainuiomata is a really cool place to live. The past mayor of

Lower Hutt is still a resident of Wainuiomata, the current mayor is a resident and the speaker of the house Trevor Mallard lives there,” he says.

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Shanti Narayan Retired school teacher  What food do you crave most often?

Cheesecakes  When you have had a bad day, what do you do to feel better?

Sit alone, reflect and drink coffee  What’s one thing on your bucket list?

Live on a boathouse in the tropics  Who has been the biggest inspiration in your life?

My father  What’s the most beautiful place you’ve ever been?

Niagara Falls

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My grandkids  What thing do you really wish you could buy right now?

A huge water feature for my garden  What is the best or worst purchase you’ve ever made?

Best buy is my steam mop  Favourite programme currently watching?

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Roundup costs Bayer $10billion USD: By Wally Richards The big news this week is that Bayer has settled out of court to the tune of 10 Billion USD. A calculated move, instead of facing thousands of law suits and having the embarrassment of likely being proven wrong about its claims in regards to the safety of glyphosate and people’s health, the chemical giant along with Monsanto forked out 10 billion to put out the damage.

So they got off lightly and of course will not admit the harm that glyphosate can cause to the health of people, animals, insects and soil biology.

The last part is the most damaging in the long term in regards to the harm to the soil life in your gardens.

We know that a healthy soil food web makes for healthy plants and food crops.

Kill the soil life and all plants grown there will be sickly and prone to attack from all manner of diseases and insect pests (Nature’s Cleaners) To harvest the crop other chemical poisons have to be used to kill insects, pests and control the diseases.

Health begins in the soil, destroy that and you have what we see today, a lot of health problems in all life forms.

The second problem is the use of herbicides including glyphosate in our food chain.

When a crop of peas have been harvested the grower can collect the foliage once it dries out, which takes a while but is very quickly dried if sprayed with glyphosate.

Then it can be sold to gardeners to mulch around their gardens. Pity if you put it around your roses, tomatoes, potatoes or beans as you will get some funny damage to the plants.

We also know that plants tend to inadvertently take up anything that is in the soil (the reason that we do not grow vegetables in soil contaminated with lead) So we can get a dose of glyphosate out of our home grown crops.

Commercial growers are likely to clear the weeds by spraying prior to planting?

Orchards may use glyphosate under their trees to control weeds and grasses.

NZ Food Safety does not do any tests

for glyphosate in the foods that they check for chemical residues so how do we know if it’s there or not?

Overseas where tests are done there is often ppm of glyphosate in the food.

I read a time back that the approved parts per million (PPM) for glyphosate in produce considered to be the maximum without causing health problems had to be increased as too much produce was over the previous limit!

Just keep moving the goal posts and forget about safety concerns.

Do we have any reason to believe that the same is not so in NZ? In my view glyphosate is too widely used.

We, through our food chain and the environment, are getting little doses of this chemical and over time if we do not detox and get them out of our

bodies they will cause health issues that we can well do without.

Chemical poisons as they are building up in our bodies, are most likely affecting our immune system which makes us more susceptible to diseases and viruses.

It is impossible to avoid chemical poisons these days as they are in our water supplies, our food and the environment.

If you want a long healthy life you have to get these poisons out of your body.

As for using glyphosate to kill weeds think about how we managed before Roundup was invented?

For instance NZ Railways used a compound called Ammonium Sulphamate to keep weeds under control on their railway tracks. A more effective and safer than glyphosate but more expensive.

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Matariki and July School Holidays at Capital E 2020 This July, the sky is the limit for young people at Capital E! To celebrate Matariki, Capital E’s PlayHQ will present three unique workshops that will engage young tamariki through taonga puoro (Maori musical instruments), korero paki (storytelling) and kanikani (dance).

Plus be on the lookout for their July school holiday programme featuring a variety of engaging, creative workshops for Wellington children.

Find all the details below and more at https://www.capitale.org.nz/whats-onat-capital-e/

Kid’s Scavenger Hunt Come on a fun Scavenger Hunt around Queen St with fun activities for kids of all ages - and their whanau. There’s lots of little challenges to do and every completed Scavenger Hunt goes in the draw for prizes.

Bring your friends and family and have some wintery fun!

We definitely recommend wearing gumboots and if you’ve got old gumboots you no longer use please bring them along to use in some of the activities.

The Scavenger Hunt can take anywhere from 20 min to 60 min depending on how fast you want to go. Dress warm as lots of the challenges are outdoors. Just come

into the Wainuiomata Library which is our starting point and has some indoor challenges.

If it’s raining we’ll be running a much smaller Scavenger Hunt indoors.

See you all this Saturday!

When: Saturday 4 July 2020, 1.00pm-3.00pm Where: Queen St, Wainuiomata.

Start inside the Library.

Who: Tamariki of all ages and their whanau Cost: It’s free and every completed entry goes in the draw for prizes

School Holiday fun at Queensgate Come and explore Queensgate Shopping Centre these school holidays and take part in the Spot the Species Challenge.

Get the Kids to help Louie the lion find his NZ native friends hidden around the Centre, with prizes up for grabs! You will learn some fun facts about each NZ native species on your hunt and may even come across Louie, who will

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be roaming between 10.30am-1.30pm Monday, Wednesday, and Friday during the holidays.

Spot the Species Challenge runs for two weeks, Monday 6 July – Sunday 19 July during standard centre hours.

Collect your Spot the Species Challenge activity sheet from Customer Service (located on level 1 outside Farmers).

Does your child suffer from bedwetting?

The DRI Sleeper shop in Waikanae can help Anzacare Limited proudly designs and manufactures DRI Sleeper® bedwetting alarms in New Zealand. Their easy-to-use bedwetting alarms have been helping children safely stop bed wetting all around the world for over 40 years.

If your child has already learned to notice when they need to wee during the day but still wets the bed at night, a bedwetting alarm can be just the thing they need to help develop the connection in their brain during sleep.

Bedwetting alarms use a process called Learning by Association. Over time the child’s brain works out that the alarm is waking them because their bladder is full and this feeling eventually wakes them before the alarm sounds.

In time they may also be able to hold on to

their wee until they wake up in the morning.

So, investing in a bedwetting alarm may be just the thing to help your child develop bladder control during sleep and give them the self-confidence to go on sleepovers and awayfrom-home trips, without worry.

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Order online at www.dri-sleeper.com and use the discount code secret15 to receive a 15% discount on your alarm purchase.

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Schoolboys create butterfly kit

Local youngsters have created a butterfly box which has everything you need in it to attract more monarch butterflies. Photo: Megan Connolly

By Megan Connolly Business studies students from Hutt Valley High school are on a mission to bring butterflies back to our gardens.

For a year-long school project Dominik Hargraves of Wainuiomata and his classmates Khoa Le, Alex Hamilton and Dillan Liang, have been developing ‘The Butterfly Box’.

The box aims to have all the essentials needed to grow your own swan plant which will attract monarch butterflies and benefit many more native species. The idea was inspired by wanting to help the

earth and create more feeding places for the butterflies, Alex says.

The Monarch butterfly, also known as the Kakahu, is New Zealand’s largest butterfly species and has been living in the country since the late 1800s.

The Monarch population has been falling due to deforestation and their habitats being destroyed.

“It can help other species like birds, bats and bugs, and assist pollination,” Dominik says.

Dominik Hargraves of Wainuiomata and classmates Khoa Le, Alex Hamilton and Dillan Liang are trying to bring butterflies back to town.

Photo: Megan Connolly

“It can help support the eco-system and create a flowon effect.

This is where the Butterfly Box comes in.

The garden kit is entirely eco-friendly, except the sticker, they say.

It includes four biodegradable pots, two wildflower seeds and swan plant seeds, soil and an instruction manual.

“The kit brings all of the Monarch’s favourite foods into one place; attracted by bright wildflowers for pollination and

the swan plant allows them to lay eggs.

Ideally, it will be simple enough for everyone of all ages and stages, to be able to plant and use.

The group have been lucky enough to have a little help along the way with donations from Bunnings.

“We have been working on this since February,” Alex says.

“The biggest challenge so fa r has been f inding se e d l i ngs when t hey’r e

not in season,” Dominik adds.The most surprising aspect of the project so far has been the amount of support they have received from people, even in the market research phase.

The Butterfly Box will be rolling out into the world at the end of this month.

If you would like to keep track of their story find them on Facebook at The Butterfly Box or email them at TheButterflyBoxnz@gmail. com

Getting affordable vegetables into the community

By Megan Connolly

Wainuiomata’s Vege Co-Op has been running out of Valley Church of the Nazarene for over six years. It provides locals of all backgrounds an opportunity to purchase fresh and affordable vegetables.

Andrew Sa’u has been running the co-op with the help of his wife Emi and the help of volunteers.

“It’s affordable and fresh and not sitting in a supermarket all day. We pack them straight away,” he says.

When the group started there were only 25 people ordering, now there are over 100 people buying into the co-op.

Throughout lockdown and the different levels, over 140 people were ordering a week.

Andrew Sa’u and his family were packing in their bubble but this week was their first day back.

What the volunteers love the most about the process is the social aspect, especially now that social restrictions of lockdown have lessened.

“The fun part is packing all the veges and having a chat,” volunteer Masani Samuel says.

“I just love doing it and look forward to Tuesday morning every week.”

They pack all sorts of fruit and vegetables such as bananas, beetroots, parsnips and mandarins.

“All packed with Aroha,” Deb McIvor says.

A wide variety of people buy into the co-op, Andrew says.

“The majority of people are pakeha with around 20 per cent Maori and 10 per cent Pasifika,” he says.

“I’d love to see more people join.”

All orders are done through the group’s Facebook page and include whatever vegetables are available.

It is $12 a week and they are available for pickup from 11am to midday and 4.30pm to 6pm on Tuesday.

There are more than 13 co-ops around the Wellington region, a model started after Christchurch’s major earthquake.

If you would like to know more contact Andrew Sa’u at wainuiomatafruitveg. coop@gmail.com or phone 021 0866 5019.

Vege Co-Op Volunteers Masani Samuel, Deb McIvor, Emi and Andrew Sa’u, Marie Hoare and Hiraina Mepham on Tuesday morning. Photo: Megan Connolly

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SPORTS TALK With Jacob Page

A tale of two games, one older man Some weekend’s you just feel yourself ageing faster than others.

At 30-years-old, I’d like to think my best years are still ahead of me, but I do have traits that would make many Super Gold card carriers nodding their head in agreement.

On Friday night I watched the Warriors wave the white flag of surrender in a 50-6 flogging at the hands of the Melbourne Storm.

The performance was pitiful, against a side which they usually play competitively against.

What made it worse was the speculation the Kiwi NRL franchise’s players were seriously

considering abandoning the competition to return to their families in New Zealand.

While I do not want to understate the importance of families for everyone, the performance and sulking in the changing sheds afterwards has exposed the soft under-belly of the team.

These players are making good money and I’m sure have the best possible training, nutrition and living situation given the global pandemic.

They are not being asked to fight a war, they’re being asked to do their job in foreign but comfortable conditions.

What is staggering about the situation is that the players are making stellar money for their efforts.

I just don’t see the big problem?

These are exceptional circumstances, yes, but the culture can’t be that rotten.

The performance on the field suggested many of them wanted to be on a plane the next day.

The team are doing themselves no favours on or off the field and the issues must be addressed before the season gets out of control.

My partner and I also attended the Crusaders versus Chiefs Super Rugby game in Christchurch on Sunday.

As an old man trapped in a young man’s body, I was sucked in to buying a ticket thinking a 3:35pm start would be far more pleasurable than the traditional 7:35pm kick off.

Generally, I won’t go to rugby at that stadium in the middle of winter.

In winter, I believe you are paying a ticket price to freeze in a grim post-quake stadium with over-priced, average food and mediocre entertainment in between the rugby.

Most of that list of stereotypes held up.

It was wet and cold, the stadium

was uncomfortable and shabby, the MCs had zero charisma and lurched from one rugby cliché to another and I did indeed freeze.

The only positive were the fries with beef brisket which were at least a step up on the usual hot dog or pie.

To sum up, I won’t be spending upwards of $35 a ticket for that experience again.

When you leave soaked, shivering and needing a hot shower, that is not entertainment, that’s a flawed outing.

I take most of the blame, the pensioner in me knew such a day was highly likely.

Good wins for Ulalei netballers Ulalei Wainuiomata Netball Club’s teams Pua and Fuesina had good results on Saturday 27 June 2020 at the Walter Nash Centre.

Reigning Premier 1 champions Ulalei Pua had a good run against UHMU 1 despite going down 21-16.

Down 10-11 at half time, UHMU started to find their rhythm with some poor passing

by Pua resulting in easy goals for the opposition. Pua started to make a comeback with some superb turnovers by WD Brittany Antipas and GD Alofa Aberdein-Tapua’i and shooters Sarah McLeod-Venu and Dayna Kosega converting in the net.

As Pua began to build momentum, Centre Celine Antipas took a spectacular intercept only to fall awkwardly while still managing to offload the ball to her sister WA Brittany Antipas. The stoppage in play (and probably concern for their team mate) swung the pendulum back to the opposition eventually taking the win.

Pua played COG 1 in their

final preparation game with a resounding win. Pua regrouped and quickly settled into the game taking a 11-5 advantage by the end of the first half. Pua displayed some wonderful through court play allowing shooters McLeod and Dayna Kosega to convert with ease. Pua Coordinator Talei Tomokino says, “The preparation games were a good opportunity to see the lay of the land and see what we needed to work on when round robin competition starts on Saturday. It’s also fantastic to have Ali Colledge back to exert her wealth of netball expertise onto the team.”

Senior 1 Ulalei Fuesina completed their grading games with comfortable wins against Rams 2 (score 18-9) and COG 3 (score 22-11). Fuesina defenders Summer Pere and Cerie Milovale worked well together setting up some classy intercepts as well as numerous rebounds. Their hard work was converted in the shooting end by Bree Itula and Ake McCarthy. “We are happy

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Fuesina Goal Shooter, Bree Itula steadies for a shot against COG 3 Pango. Photo credit: Lahraine Sagaga.

we finished the grading games undefeated and injury free. We look forward to finding out our grade for the season as this will determine how hard the team will need to train,” says co-coach Sina Tamaalii.

To add to the good results, Ulalei were successful recipients of the Hutt City Council

Community Resilience Fund.

Although Netball Hutt Valley Centre had lowered their fees due to the shortened season, Ulalei decided on a low fee and to holdoff on their usual fundraisers to assist player fees. “Due to the COVID-19 lockdown, we decided not to burden our whanau and local businesses by seeking

their financial support as we knew they would be struggling too. So the Hutt City Council grant was an awesome relief for Ulalei. It will greatly assist the players and whanau of the Club to play the sport they enjoy without the additional burden of high Club fees,” says treasurer Tunis Cook.

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