Vol. 35, No. 24, June 27, 2019 52 Ingestre Street, Wanganui. Phone 345 3666 or 345 3655, fax 345 2644, email [email protected] Working with deaf students at Tawhero School - at Tawhero for over three BY DOUG DAVIDSON " # I saw Amanda Weck in action at an as- # " &O# sembly at Tawhero School translating what & +,& M(%M was being said into sign language – and I & +" . #& " thought this only happened at news brief- ,, M#- involving horse rides and ings with the Prime Minister. $" Sign Language is one R # "# of New Zealand’s three - P & ƾ - - O Tawhero is the only $ language as a teenager # & " the naturalness in how it is with sign language and - ## #- &O! 5$P - O. 6 - R!" %&O( ,0 &P % O " 1 ƽ 2 )" - 3 ƽ # - #P P " ! ƽ P USA the sign for father "- Tawhero School children with teacher Rex Denman and Amanda Weck & - the head and the sign for right to their own lan- 9- and in sign language as ( New Zealand they are at R " 0- + . # that Maori do not lose $& & , " Sign Language is now P 3 & O [ [ - %$& % P" %MO 0 $ 1P doing an arts degree at ## ## 2,3 & O0# $ [ Continued on page 3 RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2019 - 1 Check out what’s in this week’s RCP A house with not one, but two organs Leonard Cave recently other musicians, conduct, out that Bach also had a I knew virtually nothing returned to Whanganui adjudicate and have pri- Broadwood transported about sign language be- where he was born vate lessons. Eventually from England to Vienna fore I met Amanda Weck and bred. He bought a he became HoD of Music and 1827 is the same (see our front page arti- house close to the town at his old school – St year that Bach died. cle). She is a passionate centre with a great view Pauls – while making the His cousin in England Sign Language Instructor over the river – and big occasional trip to Europe owned it and left it to at Tawhero School giv- enough to house two to play the organ. him in her will. He did ing deaf students greater organs, a grand piano, Back in 1983 he bought have to get approval to opportunities to learn. As a harpsicord and an a ‘small house organ.’ It import such an organ she says, “Sign language historic 1827 Broadwood is 10 feet high, about sev- with ivory keys. is a beautiful language’ – square piano. en to eight feet wide and He returned to live in and a honest one. @#ƽ four feet deep – not too Whanganui about three How many people organs began when he small. It has 444 pipes years ago and says, would have a 10 foot high Doug Davidson, went to St Paul’s Col- and makes an impressive “I’m a very Whanganui organ installed in their legiate in Hamilton and statement at one end of person with numerous house? Especially when journalist@ rivercitypress.co.nz it continued when he his lounge. It was custom cousins here.” He adds, also having a smaller went to teachers college made and Leonard esti- “I have three sets of organ, a grand piano, a ly relating to vintage and in Auckland. However, mates that it would cost great great grandparents square piano and a harp- model cars (page 5). when he went to univer- over $100,000 today. It who came here from sichord. Leonard Cave is Leon Benbaruk provides sity to study music he is fully mechanical just the very beginnings of the answer (page 2). Since independent interesting focused on the academic, like in the day of Bach – European settlement.” he returned to Whanganui perspectives on the Mid- theory side. apart from the blowers. He loves the view and he has become active in dle East and following But fate intervened Leonard says, “It being able to walk into organ and piano playing his recent trip to Israel/ when he won a National reveals any mistakes in town with his faithful as well as helping to or- Palestine, the RCP asked Organ Playing competi- your playing but also dog ‘Fletcher.’ “I’m ganise organ concerts. him about his impressions tion and ended up doing rewards you, with your enjoying life back here If you have reached my (page 6). three years studying \Y- and I am busier than I gold card age – and think Wi Taepa has been a bit the organ at the Organ trol the sound so much want to be.” more of resting than say of ‘a prophet without hon- Guild in London. He better.” Leonard is part of the bike riding, check out our’ in his hometown but also gained a Diploma He has a second smaller Friends of the Christ 80 year old Mark Hum- that should end with his in Organ playing at the organ at the other end Church Organ and will phreys (page 3). They will retrospective clay exhibi- same time. of the room. It is a bit sometimes play at the have to bury him with his tion at the Gallery (page He was somewhat well smaller with ‘only’ 246 9am service. He has mountain bike – but not Y- E[- pipes. It consists of two organised the lunchtime for a decade or two I sus- cessful Wi is now when he gan anywhere but there removable parts which series of organ concerts pect. says his pieces sell for up was more money and he can transport on his starting in July and Congratulations to Ed to $20,000. All the pieces more reliable income by especially made trailer. hopes these concerts will Boyd – 44 years in busi- at the exhibition are on being a teacher. He still As for that 1827 be a permanent feature ness with H&A print and loan from individuals or found time to play organ Broadwood square in the music life of the still full of ideas especial- galleries. concerts, accompany piano, Leonard points town. Leonard next to his ‘small house organ’ You will be able to vote at supermarkets next Election Day New Zealand’s democ- year’s election will be: racy is to be enhanced, * Election-day enrol- with voters gaining the ment (“same day enrol- right to enrol on Elec- ment”); tion Day at next year’s * More voting places general election and where people live, work allowing ballot boxes to and play, such as super- be placed in supermar- markets; kets and malls to make it * Making it easier for easier for people to vote, New Zealanders to vote Justice Minister Andrew from overseas; Little has announced. * Strengthening “New Zealanders de- measures to protect the serve to have their votes electoral process in the counted. Nearly half of #[ voters are now exercis- emergency or national ing their right to vote disaster. prior to Election Day. On 4 December, Those early voters are Andrew Little wrote to able to both enrol and the Justice Select Com- vote at the ballot box. mittee to notify that the It’s only fair that people changes were planned who vote on Election (attached). Election-day Day have the same right enrolment was con- to enrol as those casting [1}~ an early vote. The Justice Select “The Election Com- Committee’s Inquiry Need a mission have recom- into the 2017 General mended a number of Election and 2016 Local small changes to make it Elections will continue, dentist? easier for people to enrol and the Government will and vote. The Coalition consider any recommen- Government has agreed dations it makes. to those recommenda- tions. “Putting ballot boxes in River supermarkets and malls will make it easier for City people to vote. It’s im- portant that ballot boxes Make an appointment today are placed where people Press are going about their 52 Ingestre St 06 345 3222 normal business and can Phone therefore accommodate Visit us at Victoria House voting more easily into 06 345 3666 their busy lives,” An- email: 1a Rutland Street, Wanganui drew Little said. rivercitypress@ The changes for next xtra.co.nz 2 - RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2019 Mark is still mountain biking ~ Golf results ~ ƽ Thursday 20th June, Nine Hole Club, MC Medal, Ladies: Joanne Knapp 34, Anneke Van Dam 40, Mari- at 80 years old lyn Edmonds 43. Men: Jim Hulbert 35, Bob Windsor 36, Kevin Burke 37 c/b. ƿ: Kevin Speer. Mark Humphreys re- Track. and taken around 100 peo- McDouall and Judith Tim- secretary and then Presi- cently turned 80 but he is At the same time he ple down river as well as pany and the charitable dent for a long time. He not letting a number slow continued canoeing es- coming down by myself a organisations they were was also appointed to the Copyright: him down. Last Sunday pecially down the Whan- couple of times.” involved in, they were able Film Censorship Board River City Press produces and/or publishes advertisements he went for a 35km ride ganui. As soon as school He was instrumental in to buy the building at auc- after being nominated by strictly on the basis that River City Press is entitled to and then local Member of Par- up and down hills in the [&O the River City Canoe Club tion. owns the copyright in the advertisement so far as the copy- Tararuas. But biking is cobwebs,” they headed buying the premises on Another venture was to liament, Russell Marshall. right relates to publication or reproduction for publication only one of his activities. ƽ the Anzac Parade side of be part of a local labour His energies, when he is He is a life member of the come down to Pipiriki by the river, now used by the party group which helped not mountain biking, is as in any newspaper, magazine or similar periodical or to Whanganui Canoe Club, canoe.