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Bella Clentworth is pleased that her project to paint the underpass near Belmont School is finally finished. PHOTO: NICHOLAS BOYACK/FAIRFAXNZ Bella cleans up underpass

NICHOLAS BOYACK ment. ‘‘Well done to Bella and Bella was concerned that her dad said, ‘what about fish’ and I and had some advice for her. everyone else who worked on little sister, Sophia, would have to thought that would be pretty ‘‘That was really nice that he Bella Clentworth was so annoyed this. It’s great to have young use it when she became a new cool.’’ came. He told me there was a jun- with the grotty state of an under- people listened to and supported entrant in 2016 and decided to do The entire school got behind ior council and I would be good at pass near her school, she decided to achieve their goals, and to see something about it. the project by helping with the it.’’ to clean it up. this collaboration of the school Principal Robin Thomson painting. Thomson was impressed with The 10-year-old Belmont and community.’’ agreed it was a good idea and told ‘‘I was very pleased with it.’’ Bella’s effort and had shown she School pupil recently celebrated The seeds of the project went Bella to treat it as a school project. The only negative was a had the potential to become a the results of her hard work back to 2015, when Bella was She presented the council with graffiti attack. community leader. tidying it up. walking through the dingy a slideshow outlining her ideas, Although the project was fin- ‘‘She has learned some good Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wal- walkway under State Highway 2 which included a mural and fix- ished last year, the official life lessons from this.’’ lace unveiled the spruced-up with her father, Hamish. ing the broken lights. unveiling was at the start of the Bella said Bunnings Petone underpass recently and ‘‘I just though this does not ‘‘At first I wanted trees with 2017 school year. and Dean Mildenhall from Dulux commended Bella on her commit- look nice with the lights not work- sky and birds but I thought that Bella was pleased to hear that had been very helpful in supply- ment to improving the environ- ing and all the graffiti.’’ would be too complicated so my the mayor liked her handiwork ing the materials.

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Sometimes a cup of coffee can make the difference between ignorance and knowledge. Muslim imam and missionary Mustenser Qamar has extended an invitation to his Lower Hutt community: come over for a cuppa and a chat. The idea behind it is for people to get to know a Muslim. ‘‘I was encouraged to do it by what is going on in the world – the proposed Muslim ban [in the United States]. I thought it was really important that I reach out to my neighbours,’’ he said. He originally made a post on inviting people to meet up with him, and said he was surprised by the reaction. ‘‘I don’t think I’d seen that sort of response on a post before. I actually encouraged a few of my Ahmadiyya friends in Auckland and New Ply- imam Mustenser mouth to do the same thing.’’ Qamar is open to Since making the post more a chat. PHOTO: ELEANOR than a week ago, he has met about WENMAN/FAIRFAX six people face-to-face, and is busy NZ organising times to meet more. He has talked to atheists about his belief, and what it means to [in New Zealand]. I don’t want beliefs. scriptures and by the prophet misconceptions about his him, but he has also had more cas- him to grow up where he will be He is a missionary for the Mohammed. religion, he has a YouTube chan- ual chats with young families, judged on the actions of a few.’’ Ahmadiyya Islamic movement. Qamar said other Muslims nel called ‘‘Meet a Muslim NZ’’, bonding over childraising. Qamar has been in New Zea- Ahmadis believe Mirza Ghulam would often not recognise and is helping to organise a Koran Qamar’s first child, Bashir, was land for 18 months, after moving Ahmad, the 19th-century founder Ahmadis. A key message of the exhibition in New Plymouth this born on January 28. from Britain. He spent seven of their movement, to be the div- Ahmadiyya movement was ‘‘love weekend. His newborn son was another years studying Islam and com- inely appointed messiah and for all, hatred for none’’. To meet Qamar for a chat, con- motivator for him to reach out. parative religion, and is open to imam Mahdi, whose advent was As part of his efforts to break tact him through Twitter , or call ‘‘My child is going to grow up frank discussions about his foretold in different world down barriers and 0800 Y ISLAM.

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His love of the outdoors came Today we start a from his mother, Barbara, a keen series looking at the supporter of Forest and Bird. In 1970, the then 10 year-old secret lives of our city spent his spare time collecting councillors. Nicholas signatures for the Save Boyack Manapouri Campaign, which goes beyond aimed to stop the National the council chambers. Government flooding Manapouri. ‘‘I remember being amazed that some of my neighbours refused to sign it. That was my The first thing that strikes you first experience of politics and aboutChris Milne’s Normandale having people that did not agree home, is how green the garden is. with you.’’ Green is a colour you would At 13, he did his first tramp not necessarily associate with and instantly fell in love with the Milne, who has had close ties with outdoors. ACT. When Milne went to Dunedin Around the Hutt City Council to study, he joined the university table he is very much an tramping club and became economic conservative who you interested in mountaineering. would assume has none of the His proudest achievement was credentials of a greenie. climbing Mt Aspiring and he His garden, however, shows climbed a number of other there is another side to him. significant peaks in the Southern When he and his wife, Jan, Alps. bought their large section 25 years It was at university that he met ago it was covered in gorse and Jan who responded to a notice scrub. asking for people to cycle to Milne immediately set about Wellington with him. turning it in to a mini native Four years ago, he suffered an A near-death experience has Hutt City Cr Chris Milne thinking of climbing Mt Cook. PHOTO: NICHOLAS BOYACK/FAIRFAXNZ forest, planting thousands of unexpected health set back one natives, many picked up while night sitting up in bed reading. rapidly changing, his wife did not had the same viral infection that about climbing Mt Cook. tramping around New Zealand. ‘‘He just slurred his speech and know what to do. killed Green Party leader Rod ‘‘I would have to work really Milne calls himself a ‘‘guerrilla said ‘I think I am having a heart When she tried to turn him Donald. hard on my fitness. I am actually planter’’ who has planted trees on attack’. He keeled over and was over to give him CPR he fell It was a life-changing really keen to do it. I would have public land, including obviously not breathing,’’ Jan forward and the fall restarted his experience for Milne. ‘‘I don’t put to do it with a guide, otherwise Normandale School, all over the said. heart. things off now, I live in the now.’’ my family would never let me do Western Hills. With no pulse and his colour Later, he would learn that he It has also got him thinking it.’’ LOVE IS IN THE AIR

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A pop up-beach and container in the Riverbank Carpark aims to focus attention on the future development of the Hutt River. Artist Ash Sissons has painted a giant kokopu on the container. The former Hutt Valley High School student, who is known as chimp, said the kokopu was a reminder that the river was an important part of the local eco- system. Removing trees on the edge of the river and opening up the riverbank had really changed how we view the river, he said. The regional council is in the early stages of planning the $143 million upgrade of the stopbanks between the Melling and Ewen bridges. It has employed four students to survey residents on what they know about the project, now from a catastrophic flood, which term plans to create a river prom- etation had really changed the Ash Sissons hopes his giant kokopu called RiverLink, and how they could potentially cause billions of enade and turn the central city outlook of the river. It gave the will remind locals what a valuable would like to see the river devel- dollars of damage to the central towards the river. community a sense of how a bet- asset the Hutt River is. oped. city. Hutt City spokesperson Brad ter connection between city and PHOTO: NICHOLAS BOYACK/FAIRFAX/NZ The goal is to protect the city The city council also has long- Monaghan said clearing the veg- river could work.

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The summer series of free lunchtime concerts was swinging over the weekend. The Hutt Orchestra and the Hutt Ukulele Orchestra put on a show in Dowse Square on Saturday and Masanori Udagawa was there to snap the fun.

The Hutt Orchestra performs for a lunchtime crowd in Dowse Square. Six-year-old Brooke Lindsay strums along on her ukulele.

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ELEANOR WENMAN was a way of combining a love of science with a love of working Simon Stack took up his position with people. As you get older and as principal of St Bernard’s more experienced in education it College at the start of last year also becomes about equity and and has been kept busy working helping people fulfil their for the school. He took some time potential in life. My own Catholic out of his schedule to answer a faith means that I believe deeply few questions about his life and in the dignity of the individual. the Hutt Valley. Education is the one thing that cannot be taken away from IF YOU WERE A PUPIL AT someone in life and is, YOUR SCHOOL TODAY WHAT therefore, perhaps one WOULD YOU LOVE ABOUT IT? of the greatest gifts Everyone seems to get on with that can be given to each other. It is a very welcoming someone. It really place. The talk is always about is an amazing looking after each other and privilege to be helping each other become the trusted by parents best person that they can be. The to help their kids teachers care a lot about us as become great. Favourite spots for St individuals and there is a lot of Bernard’s College sport and other things to do. WHERE WAS principal Simon Stack YOUR FIRST include the waterfront WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE TEACHING POST AND at Frank Kitts Park and Baring Heads. PUBLIC SPACE? WHAT WAS YOUR In Lower Hutt – the gardens FAVOURITE THING ABOUT IT? around the Library and the ‘‘little St Bede’s College in Christchurch. theatre’’. At my school – definitely It had a great sense of identity as a the field during summer College with the whole sporting lunchtimes. In Wellington – the thing happening through waterfront around Frank Kitts competition with the other big park. boy’s Colleges down there. Thinking back on it I often WHAT DREW YOU TO wonder about those boys who WORKING IN EDUCATION? really didn’t like sport (probably aren’t prone to heart attacks able to get out there any more. I was doing a PhD in Marine quite a lot of them) and how they WHERE DO YOU TAKE OUT- caused by fright - usually out Wellington City is also a really Science and it sort of dawned on had to conform. That is more OF-TOWNERS WHEN THEY’RE fishing off Baring Heads. Well, interesting place to wander me that I preferred working with about the era than the school VISITING? that was before I became a around and take people for lunch people rather than fish. Teaching itself. If the weather is OK and they principal. We don’t seem to be or a coffee.

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KOROKORO ACCESS with residents when future We have been awaiting a response developments affect their access YOUR VIEWS from Hutt City Council to a letter to other parts of the city and Do you feel strongly Richard Cole wrote to the Hutt region. We hope that even at this about an issue in your News (october 11, 2016). late stage there could be a solution community or Richard suggested ways to to the access problem onto Hutt something to say improve access between Hutt Road for Korokoro residents. about our city? Road and Korokoro in light of the John Ainsworth, Ruth Contact us at large retail outlets being built in Mansell, Korokoro editor@huttnew- the area. We find now that the s.co.nz or via much publicised developments in John Gloag, the Divisional Neighbourly. Petone have already been Manager Road and Traffic for Please include your approved as a non-notified Hutt City Council says: full name, address resource consent by Hutt City Regarding the work underway and contact number. Council, which means that there on the Hutt Rd/Petone Ave No anonymous letters has been no consultation with the intersection and the effect on will be accepted. Keep 1400 residents of Korokoro. access between Hutt Road and your letters to a We already have difficult Korokoro. maximum of 250 access from the Korokoro Road The resource consent proposal words and letters overbridge onto Hutt Road, to put in the Kmart includes a may be abridged or whether we are wanting to go to new signalled intersection, published at the Petone, to Lower Hutt, or to designed by council contractors editor’s discretion. Wellington. At peak times traffic and jointly funded by council and is in a queue across the the developer. Residents whose intersection right down to the properties had frontage with the Esplanade roundabout. site were consulted, all signed in of Korokoro. HOSPITAL CARE anaesthesia. Then a nice plate of We would have expected that agreement to the development The signals will produce Every now and then, we get good-quality sandwiches and two when new retail developments and this work’s under way. pulses of traffic and resulting people moaning about our health cups of coffee, all presented by are being planned, developments These new signals will gaps on Hutt Road, which will services. Sometimes it’s pedantic smiling faces surrounded by which could cause significant alleviate access and safety issues improve both turning left and nit picking about the quality of millions of dollars of high-tech changes to traffic flows including at the existing Hutt Rd/Petone right from Korokoro Crescent. It’s hospital food etc. equipment, and we only have a new traffic lights, Hutt City Ave intersection, while also expected that through traffic will Just recently I went through population of around 4.7 million, Council would have consulted providing a safe entrance and exit leave gaps for turning traffic the Hutt DHB system as a patient, not all working. This is world affected residents before their to the Kmart. They will also while waiting for the signals to and what I experienced was a class! plans were finalised. We ask significantly improve safety for change. bunch of positive, happy, The only downside is the council for an explanation as to pedestrians and cyclists. 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Sadie Hill, 16, put items from her childhood on display at the Petone Settlers Museum last Saturday, as part of the Collected Memories of

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The 2017 Greater Wellington BrewDay, showcasing Fifteen of the regions best breweries will some of the best brews from the region, along showcase a variety of their wares – many with with live music, delicious food and more, will be new brews for the event. These include locals held for the first time, at Trentham Racecourse Kereru Brewing Company and Panhead Custom this Saturday. Ales as well as Te Aro Brewing Co who are soon Previously held in Martinborough, Trentham has to move their operation from Wellington CBD to been chosen, because it’s closer to Wellington Upper Hutt and the region’s smallest brewer Wild city, is safe and easy to by train and sets the scene for family and friends to enjoy a picnic-like, and Woolly. laid back day. BrewDay is not just about beer, there will be “Upper Hutt has a name as a craft beer hub, so ciders, sodas, cocktails, mocktails, and coffees it is fitting that the event be held in the city,” says with vendors including Eddies Cider Co, Six Barrel organiser Dean Bradley. “We hope Wellingtonians Soda Company, Soul Sista Streets Coffee and will support the new venue and it will become the Koast Limoncello. permanent home of this annual event.” Foodies will also leave satisfied. Among the array of food on offer, Babicka’s Table will be serving handmade sausages served in fresh baguette with all the trimmings. For BrewDay they are making a special pork and dark ale sausage. There will also be whitebait fritter sandwiches, satay sticks with peanut chilli sauce, pulled pork sauerkraut long dogs, burgers, traditional South African fare, dumplings, tacos and artisan breads Currency of the day is cash, with most vendors sold by the slice, among other treats on offer. taking Eftpos. Well known covers bands The Noodles and Brewday gates open at 11am and close at The Relatives will play throughout the day. 6.30pm, with the final drink poured by 6pm. Around 1200 tickets have been presold. Gate For detailed information on all stallholders, sales will be available. Tickets are just $45 for musicians and transport, and to purchase tickets, adults, $10 for ages six to 17, under-fives are free. visit brewday.co.nz.

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Review It's just so depressingly Pork Pie (M) Directed by Matt Murphy familiar Starring Dean O’Gorman, James though, Rolleston, Antonia Prebble, Ashleigh Cummings driven by 105 mins ★★★ predictable plotting, If you’ve already made your mind well-worn up about Pork Pie without seeing tropes and it, it’s probably not as bad as you think it’s going to be. unenthusing Hardly a strong endorsement character of any film, but an inescapable thought after the world premiere arcs. of New Zealand’s first remake (‘‘re-imagining’’ the preferred descriptor in speeches on the night). Like its international brethren, one can ask legitimate questions about whether it offers more than nostalgia. Does it? Sort of. Pork Pie conjured half-a-dozen solid laughs out of me, along with a bunch of chuckles, so there’s definitely some enjoyment to be had. James Rolleston and Dean O’Gorman are the next generation of Kiwi scallywags in the ‘re-imagined’ Pork Pie. In Dean O’Gorman, the film’s found a lead whose commitment com fare). frequently looks fantastic, in both theoretically channelling. the way TV commercials trade in to his role exceeds expectations, The other leads are adequate, action and intimate moments. Rather than representing a surface-level-Kiwiana nostalgia adds some much-needed charisma with much less complexity to dive It’s just so depressingly counter-culture, there’s a than the seeming effortlessness of and helpfully distracts a little into, and some of the expected familiar though, driven by discernible desperation to be Murphy Sr or Taika Waititi. from cliched, and not particularly comedic cameos sparkle – in predictable plotting, well-worn loved by a broad audience that The latter’s artistic and endearing, character motivations particular, appearances from tropes and unenthusing character actually undermines such financial successes loom large (an even more unhinged chap- Rima Te Wiata and Thomas arcs. And while Pork Pie whacks enjoyment. This presents itself in over this, Pork Pie screaming an who’ll-do-anything-to-win-back- Sainsbury. Between director Matt in a few ‘‘f...s’’ and tokes of weed, achingly obvious music choices over-eagerness to emulate them woman-he-wronged than typical, Murphy and cinematographer it’s devoid of the freewheeling (Royals, Not Many) and forced on its way to an average outcome. already borderline sinister, rom- Crighton Bone, Pork Pie anarchic sensibility it is dialogue that leans more towards – Steve Newall Low Cost Bins Chris HIPKINS TENT SALE NZo ownedwnedd o operatedperatted MP for Rimutaka Share your stories at New Zealand’s newest online I hold regular community for constituency clinics BEST PRICE Over-60s. throughout the SKIP BINS electorate. Join today at GUARANTEED oversixty.co.nz To book an appointment, please contact my offices. Drifter 6 Tent Chris Hipkins Taita Electorate Office: 1195 High Street Taita 50% OFF Phone 04 567 0156 $ .95 Upper Hutt Office: 216 Main Street, Upper Hutt Now 499 Phone 04 528 57150156 Email [email protected] Over 20 tents on sale! chrishipkins.org.nz WE-7201502AW TRAVEL • HEALTH labour.org.nz Upper Hutt 802 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt Book online wwww.lowcostbins.co.nzww.lowcostbins.co.nz or LIFESTYLE 04 528 8245 • www.dwights.co.nz FAMILY • RECIPES WE-7201476AN6086945BB PPh:h: 5 52828 7 7666666

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