July 2020

Prize package Talking up our town Carterton recently launched a weekend get-away competition on positive feedback regarding visitor numbers, with some local social media to celebrate a new promotional video featuring more homestays being booked every weekend since lockdown eased. than 30 reasons to visit the district. “We’ve seen a real drive towards backyard tourism, which is fantastic,” The video was created as an entry to the Seven Sharp competition says Ash. “We’re aiming to ride that wave and encourage people to “Talk up Your Town”, as a way to promote the Carterton district and its check out what Carterton has to offer.” local businesses on the national stage. St Mary’s School in Carterton also put together a creative video The video was created by a team from the Carterton District entry, which was featured prominently on Seven Sharp. Council, Go Carterton, the Carterton Events Centre, and Ka Pai “We are really proud of the video St Mary’s entered and it’s great to Carterton. Once the competition have so many passionate people was announced, they had just in Carterton who want to show over a week to plan the video, off our district,” says deputy mayor and pull the footage together. Rebecca Vergunst. The team had so much support Prizes were donated by The for the video that local businesses Winedrinkers Cottage, Carterton donated more than 15 prizes to Events Centre, Clareville Nursery give away, including tickets to & Garden Centre, Balter Bar Laura Collins and the Back Porch & Kitchen, Lavender Abbey, Blues Band, accommodation, TLC Services, Strength Nation, dinner, drinks, and goodies from Wairarapa Sports Podiatry, 3Mile local hospitality businesses. Coworking Community, Naturally Ash Walker, co-chair of 4 U Skin & Health Products, Go Carterton, thanked the The Cutting Room, Take Note businesses for their amazing Carterton, Wairarapa Dream prize package and said that the Clean, Clareville Bakery and Carterton business community Johner Estate. has yet again reflected the One of the exhibits in the astrophotography exhibition at Aratoi The video and competition town’s core values of friendliness, Museum by six Wellington- and Wairarapa-based artists who can be found at www.cartertonnz. generosity, and pride. show the power and beauty of the Wairarapa night from their own com/explore. Entries close 12 noon Go Carterton has received perspectives. Credit: Glen Butler 16 July.

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I get invigorated by the buzz of visiting GBB also delivered baked goodies to some of the local businesses Cuba St in Wellington and I would like to whose staff responded to the crash, as well as to the police station. re-create that same feeling here, but with Bryan Styles, Carterton Chief Fire Officer, said his men were our unique blend of rural and urban which humbled by the gesture as they are simply there to serve the makes Wairarapa so special. community. Pat Atkins of the Carterton Police said how much they We need to see our aspirations turned into enjoyed the treats and what an unexpected, but welcome, gesture reality. Our CBD could be a thriving hub that it was. tells our stories, expresses who we are, where we have come from and what we aspire to be. Our co-working spaces, real food stories, education, arts, culture, heritage, and central Wairarapa living are some of the influences to be embraced. It would be easier to put our CBD rebirth in the “too hard basket” because of the earthquake-prone building legislation and the aftermath of Covid-19. But this is our unique opportunity to embrace these challenges and create something special. I’m taking the lead and creating a mayor’s task force to facilitate the future shape and vibe of the CBD. This will involve talking to businesses, building owners, interested parties and developers to discover the opportunities within our town centre. The task force will be made up of passionate community and business members. I will use my role as mayor to guide the development of relationships and partnerships. No matter what you would like in our CBD, the task force will strive to make an affordable option for you. Carterton District’s strength is our community and what we Chief Fire Officer Bryan Styles checks out the bulk baking delivered to the produce – let’s showcase it in a way we can all benefit and enjoy. fire station by Carterton’s Good Bitches Baking. Greg Lang, [email protected] The Art of Lockdown When all else stops, creativity flourishes During the weeks of lockdown, for many the arts, creative activities and people became the focus of our lives. We read, we wrote, we watched, we Zoomed. We listened to music, to podcasts, we baked, we gardened, we walked, we talked, we arranged soft toys in our windows. We danced. We problem solved and cared for ourselves and each other. Our strong primary industry adapted and kept on. Our essential workers worked. We tried to be kind. What did lockdown mean for you? What came into focus? Did you make or create? How did you express yourself? Heart of Arts gallery in Carterton is happily holding a celebration of the art that has come out of lockdown. Wairarapa artists and makers have been asked to present work in all mediums that were made during or express the experience of lockdown. “The Art of Lockdown” runs from 17 July to 9 August. The opening night celebration is Friday 17 July at 5.30pm. Join us for art, company, BYO wine and food at 47 High St. North. All are welcome. Art matters. Art helps us get through.

Daffodil Festival Putting spring in Carterton’s step Covid-19 may have disrupted our autumn events calendar, but it “We intend to bring the same level of fun and activities to the 2020 hasn’t stopped Carterton’s iconic Daffodil Festival from going ahead. festival, while taking into account that we may still be in Alert Level 1 The Daffodil Festival is the biggest event on Carterton’s event in September. calendar, attracting 10,000 guests to take part in activities ranging Mayor Greg Lang said the festival was a great way to kick off the from the famous daffodil picking at Gladstone’s Middle Run, street spring events and festival season and help support our local economy. markets and stalls, horse-drawn surrey rides, to the Big Wai Art Sale “We know our Daffodil Festival is popular among both our in the Carterton Events Centre. residents and out of town visitors,” he said. The 2020 festival will also include the popular Daffodil Express – “I’m sure this will provide some assurance and welcomed income an historic steam train that brings visitors from Wellington, as well as to our stall holders and local businesses who have felt the [financial] offering ticketed rides between Carterton and Masterton. effects of Covid. Carterton District Council’s community development manager “What better way to support our local economy than bringing Carrie McKenzie said the Council was excited that the move to Alert thousands of visitors to experience all the fantastic products, services, Level 1 triggered the green light to organise the festival as usual, activities and must-see attractions our district has to offer.” which is coordinated and supported by the Lions Club of Carterton. The Daffodil Festival is set to take place on Sunday 13 September “This event is so important to our Carterton community so we’re 2020. You can keep up to date with all the Daffodil Festival news by glad we can go ahead as planned,” she said. following www.facebook.com/CartertonDaffodilFestival.

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0274 441 423 [email protected] Cycle group The Taratahi Phoenix Breakout tour Opportunities after lockdown with native During lockdown we followed friends’ cycling journeys online, greeted each other from opposite sides of the road, or by a quick flora Ra Smith. “hello” as we passed or were passed by fellow cyclists. The Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa treaty Photo Masterton It was great to be able to meet and catch up in person when claim and its consequences for Carterton District Council. lockdown was finally lifted. has been profiled recently with Members On the first Wednesday morning of Level one 20 cyclists gathered of Parliament, Carterton District Council, educational leaders and in Belvedere Rd at 9.30 for our first ride together in many weeks. It leaders in Federated Farmers. was a beautiful brisk, but sunny, morning. The Taratahi educational facility seems like it will ascend from the We cycled together to the intersection of Kokatau and Ponatahi ashes with an iwi presence, but this is yet to be confirmed. Hurunui- Rds, where we split into groups. The majority of the group proceeded o-Rangi Marae in Gladstone is looking to work with iwi interests. over Millars Hill (40km), but six of us went in the opposite direction to While a marae has many interests, education about the Maori Martinborough, where we stopped for lunch. world and for us specifically, the Wairarapa Maori world. The interest After lunch, two of our fittest members rode east over the in agriculture for Hurunui-o-Rangi came right from one of the very tablelands and Longbush back to Carterton (a total round trip of first footprints on Carterton District soil made by Tahu Potiki. 78km). The rest of us returned via Greytown, a ride of 62km. He planted a garden opposite the cliff named Parakauiti. So It was a great way to celebrate regaining our freedom in congenial if movies were named after what people work at rather than the company. dramatic moments, the movie Once Were Warriors would be Once We are an informal group that meets every Wednesday (weather Were Gardeners. permitting) at 9.30am to share our enjoyment of cycling in the The price of pure manuka honey during Covid-19 in British stores wonderful Wairarapa. We are a mix of leg power cyclists and those of was $2500 a jar and at that price you would expect shoppers to us who get extra assistance from e-power. treasure one jar at a time. One shopper bought six jars. While honey We usually have a shorter run (20km), and a longer trip of 40- wasn’t a traditional Maori condiment, the herbal medicines known as 60km. If you are interested in joining us, give Irene (027 634 9167) or rongoa was very much a part of the Maori world. Manuka’s value is Lesley (021 299 6389) a call, or just turn up. significantly enhanced by its medicinal properties. The possible synergy for farmers is the use of rongoa plants to diversify their product base and increase the productivity of leaky soils. Some places with leaky soils in Wairarapa were wetlands with kahikatea and that tree’s woven root system that kept water from leaking through the soil. While kahikatea have minor medicinal properties, the plants they support have plenty herbal medicinal uses. Granted, these products will have to go through the process that manuka has, but after scientific validation, farmers might well turn their thinking to indigenous flora. Just one of the research opportunities waiting for a new Taratahi. Specialising in Aluminium Ra Smith Window & Door Double Glazing, Repairs & Maintenance Wairarapa arts

SERVICING WAIRARAPA & WELLINGTON REGIONS Bursting out of Covid-19 Wairarapa’s artistic community is being offered a major exhibition • Rollers for sliding windows & doors designed to breathe life – and money – back into the local arts scene. Aratoi Museum is planning Kotahitanga – Coming together, 12 • Rubber seals for windows & doors September–15 November 2020, billing it as an exhibition to stand • Door locks and window handles together in unity as Wairarapa’s artistic community after the impact of Covid-19. • Broken glass With hundreds of items on display, the exhibition will be a two- • Aluminium Joinery month-long celebration of both Wairarapa arts and crafts and Aratoi being open again to the public. www.coddealuminium.co.nz All items will be for sale on a cash-and-carry basis, with sold works @coddealuminium being replaced throughout the duration of the show. 0273801118 For the first time, these groups are coming together, celebrating [email protected] the power of unity and arts in our region. The exhibition opens Friday 11 September at 5:30pm, with free admittance. Susanna Shadbolt, director: 06 370 0001 or [email protected]

Save our main street Earthquake rules will bury us In the wake of Covid-19, with all the changes and stresses now It is not remotely conceivable that the building owners on added to our lives, it is no longer realistic or practical to meet the their own can afford to bring up to scratch the many thousands of requirements of the earthquake-prone buildings (EPB) legislation. earthquake-prone buildings across New Zealand. Many main streets The powers that be should now take a fresh look at the legislation in small towns are becoming a procession of EPB-stickered buildings to identify what is reasonable and rational. It needs to be relaxed. – typically vacant, with little hope of renewal or re-opening. The lessons we learned from the Christchurch and Kaikoura Our “golden mile” of largely single-storey buildings has its share of quakes will stay with us and we will make the necessary changes as empty premises. Most are wooden-framed, with a tin roof. They could to how we build and where we build, but it is no longer sensible to try be viewed as farm sheds (which are EPB-exempt) in a different location. to turn the clock back on every one of our older buildings. Some have an ageing façade that can be removed or replaced. We live with risk in our daily lives, and we accept there is risk Dozens of small towns will lose their heart if nothing is done. inherent in most things we do, such as driving on our roads, with Maybe Carterton can join the noise that will lead to a nationwide EPB hundreds of deaths each year, year after year. Subconsciously, the reappraisal. nation has said that this is an acceptable risk. Earthquake deaths Now, just as we are acknowledging that we have to get on with The worst case was the 1931 Napier earthquake when 256 people life and live with the sinister threat of Covid-19, so too can we accept were killed, mostly in the collapse of heavy, unreinforced masonry that life must go on without the need to eliminate all earthquake risk. buildings. Keeping earthquakes out of our lives is way beyond our capabilities. The next worst case was the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, which Mother Earth threw in a 5.8 near Levin in May, and nothing fell down. caused 185 deaths. Of those, 115 died in the collapse of the CTV We have to acknowledge that they will strike when they want, and building. Subsequent reports have shown that the structural design might cause serious damage and loss of life. of that building was seriously flawed. A further 18 were killed in the Dangerously-compromised buildings should be demolished or Pyne Gould building and 8 were killed by debris falling on buses. strengthened, but leave the rest alone. They have proved they can (Source: John Adam) survive earthquakes already. Paul Dykes

Club Carterton You should be dancing To welcome back all our members and guests after Covid-19, Club New players are always welcome. Carterton has arranged a lockdown-buster that will rock you. The RSA Indoor Bowls are on every Sunday afternoon. Enrolment The hugely popular Bee Gees & Queen Tribute Show is returning of names from 1pm, start time 1.30pm. If you would like to join in on on Thursday 16 July starting at 7pm. Tickets are available at $20, plus a Sunday afternoon come along and have some fun. the option to buy a buffet meal for another $20 from 5.30pm. This At Club Carterton our team can provide you with everything you event was one of the major crowd-pleasers at the club last year. need to make your gathering a success. We have four separate areas The club also hosts housie every Monday night at 7pm, and where we can cater for 10 to 150 people, bolstered by onsite caterers, big club nights on Wednesdays, Fridays (with entertainment) and full bar facilities, Internet, wifi access, a high-definition projector and Saturday with raffles and club draws. The club is also open every screen, disabled access and a large car park. Monday and Sunday, as is its library. Email: [email protected] or phone (06) 379 8069. Freshly cooked meals are available from 5.30pm Monday, We are now taking new memberships for the year 2020 to 2021. If Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sundays. Mike and Ramai Topp you would like to join our friendly and social club, come in and check have a great menu and special board menu. out our facilities and become a new member today. The darts adjunct has started a new season on Sundays at 1pm. Amber Harper

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Clock tower work Recycling bins in back on track Carrington Park Now that lockdown is over, the clock tower remediation work is The council is really excited about the recent installation of back in full swing. recycling bins at Carrington Park. This was a joint project coordinated You probably can’t see what’s going on back there because of the by our Regional Zero Waste Advisor for the three Wairarapa councils, fence, but a lot of progress has been made by the contractors and the Jo Dean, and Carterton District Council’s Parks and Reserves manager, schedule of works is back on track. Clint Thompson. The new contractors have dug a big hole around the base of the The bins have been designed to make recycling even easier when tower in order for them to do the required groundwork. This means you’re out and about. Now when you’re enjoying a picnic or barbecue there are now reinforcements in place, propping up the tower, similar at the park, you don’t have to feel guilty about putting all your waste to when you prop up a fence post. Because of this, the contractors are into the general bin, which goes to our landfill. Instead, the council now able to put in the steel reinforcements. has provided three bins that work the same as your urban kerbside recycling, or rural transfer station recycling – one bin for glass, one The Council is also sourcing some new screens for the sides of the bin for non-glass recyclables (such as cardboard, tins, and plastics tower, so you’ll still numbered 1 or 2) and one bin for non-recyclable waste. be able to see some of the inner workings The only thing we ask is that you please use them correctly – if we once it has all been find people are using them to dispose of their household waste and put back together. recycling, they may be removed. We’re optimistic We’re also now in July which means it’s Plastic Free month! The that all the council website has got some great tips and tricks to help you go plastic free (if you aren’t already!) and build on your existing recycling reinforcement work and waste knowledge. Our site also links you to other great resources will be completed that we support, including sortwaste.nz. by spring, which means we will then The sortwaste website is something our council recently joined to be able to start the share waste information via stories specific to our greater Wellington repainting work, as region. Our first regional joint project through the website is focusing well as working on on Plastic Free July 2020, with a challenge allowing all participants to the outdoor area. go into a draw to win prizes. Visit cdc.govt.nz/sustainability/recycling to find out more. Submitted on behalf of Carterton District Council Electrical & Appliances

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UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Wairarapa Electrical and Appliances (2017) Ltd is now operated by Grant & Michelle Wallace. Fensham Reserve Thanks “fort” the memories Fensham Reserve should have been quiet during the lockdown; not so. Rooty-toot-toot The first inkling I got was a call from the Emergency Operations Jerusalem artichokes are currently being harvested. Now is the Centre (EOC) in Masterton that the police wanted the reserve closed. time to plant them too. There were reports of groups of families congregating at the entrance I made a soup with them recently – delicious – sweet and creamy. before setting off on walks. I poached three large roots in milk with a touch of garlic and a small Wanting to keep the reserve open for those needing a break in onion, liquidised this, and added some cream. Small pieces of fried the outdoors, we decided that the Fensham volunteers would put up chopped bacon adds a super garnish. signs for a one-way system of walking to guarantee social distancing. Their intestinal side effects are well known, but despite what Over the subsequent weeks I had more reports of police activity famous cook Julia Child described as their “Rooty-toot-toot” problem, intercepting groups entering the reserve. Jerusalem artichokes are delicious and versatile. They were named I was not so keen on the evidence, in the form of empties, from “best soup vegetable” in the 2002 Nice festival for the heritage of bottle parties up at the lookout. My thanks to the regular walkers French cuisine. who cleaned up the mess and packed out the discarded litter. The plants are prolific growers And then came a report of a carefully constructed fort in a distant – some people consider them a corner of the reserve. After inspecting it, and out of respect to the pest, but I can’t understand why builders, I reported it to the EOC in Masterton as an obvious violation folks would criticise potential for of stay-at-home orders. So now it is duly recorded in the official such deliciousness. They’re a type record of the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. of perennial sunflower, growing up When we volunteers were able to resume at Fensham, a few of to 3m with yellow sunflower-like us went to pull down the fort; and found ourselves unable to touch flowers in summer. Don’t confuse it. Too many memories of building forts in distant childhoods made them with globe artichokes, which dismantling this one impossible. look like a large thistle. So there stands Famous Fort Fensham, built by unknown young If you grow and dig them and find hands who had escaped from both the tedium of the lockdown and that they are not quite ready, they the tyranny of social media. In due course it will collapse and we will will be soft skinned and not need tidy it away, plant a totara and place a small plaque to commemorate peeling. That’s OK. They’re knobbly and easier to prepare without the day some young people broke for freedom. peeling. Peeling is a fiddle and I never do so – wash and scrub them. Pat McLean Scrubbed, lightly steamed and with a dollop of butter and ground black pepper they are superb. They are first-class added to a roast for the last half hour of cooking too and soup made from them, as I said, is divine. Slices cooked gently in milk, then cooled, make a good salad; they can also be used raw in salads. Pickled, they are crunchy and delicious. And good news for diabetics – the inulin from the root tubers is converted into fructose, a sweet substance that is safe for diabetics. Hensons Gardens (Wilf) at Carterton Farmers’ Market sells these artichokes. Fortitude in Fensham. Fionna Hill

“HEY” Looking for a new interest? WHY NOT have a go at Indoor Bowls WHERE? : SWWMC WHEN? : Every Thursday, starting 15 March at 7.30pm Full tuition, Friendly company, Warm Venue See you there ~ Ph (06) 304 9365 Council Matters Opinion Marty Sebire Consultation, communication, engagement Go to the Council’s website page “Consultation” and you will find nothing new since September last year. That’s before the elections. When the Council decided in December to extend meetings from six- to eight-weekly, they said this would be offset by councillors connecting more with the community. How do you think they have been doing? I have noticed a huge increase in social media. The communications manager has been busy with the website news, insta, and bookface. Meetings are now livestreamed. Some councillors have a presence on bookface and neighbourly. Many did a video update during the Covid lockdown. Well done. But what about face to face? Most people I talk with say they feel uninformed and have no opportunity to engage with councillors. Very little community engagement is reported when councillors report their activity to each council meeting. These reports vary in They didn’t consider reducing services, or the quality of services. usefulness, from an extensive list and summary of issues or outcomes If they had done so, they didn’t tell us. Maybe they will as part of the (thank you Cr Vergunst), to just a couple of comments, or not even upcoming Ten-Year Plan engagement. provided at all. Marty Sebire Under their engagement policy, elected members are the primary conduit for engagement with the community they represent, and Residents’ satisfaction takes a dive that they will ask for views early in decision-making processes. The annual residents’ survey shows plenty of room for What is coming up? For starters there are the Ten-Year Plan, the improvement. Overall satisfaction has fallen from 63% to 46%, value District Plan, a rates review, climate change action plan, and the for money has decreased from 43% to 35%, and overall reputation Sports Hub. This information is hard to find. and governance fell from 65% to 47%. Perhaps the website consultations page could include a “heads The survey provides an overview of the general satisfaction of up” of what’s planned over the next 12–18 months so we can be residents, as well as more detail on the services, facilities, and other better prepared to participate early in decision-making processes. activities performed by the Council, and a report was presented to Elected members could try door-knocking. We are a small district; the Council’s June meeting. each councillor need only knock on six doors each week to cover all The report says that “the decline across all reputational measures of town. is a concern”. Key measures such as “encouraging involvement” fell Public engagement on the Ten-Year Plan should be happening from 54% satisfaction to 40%, and “trust and confidence” from 62% to really soon. However, there is no pre-consultation planned for the 46%. A new measure on “informing and involving residents” scored District Plan. I’m sure people have ideas that could be explored. only 40%. Sometimes the formal consultation process is too late to consider The survey was completed in early 2020, so the results more likely something innovative. reflect opinion about the previous councillors. Marty Sebire Most services were rated well, including public facilities and parks, with 77% of respondents being satisfied or very satisfied, reserves Council staff offer wage freeze and open spaces 78%, the Events Centre 83%, the library 92%, the Council staff have agreed to no pay rise in 2020/21 to help keep swimming pool 82%, and the Information Centre 90%. rates low. Chief Executive Jane Davis said this was, “a big call for staff Councillors were disappointed with the results and the low and demonstrated their commitment to the community”. response rate, with some questioning the validity of the survey and Ms Davis was speaking at the 24 June Council meeting, where if it was worth doing. A member of the public quipped online that Council adopted the Annual Plan for 2020/21. there weren’t any suggestions of less-frequent surveys when the In March, Council considered a draft plan that included a 4% results were good. increase in the average rates, and they decided to not consult. Then Mayor Greg reminded councillors that the survey, “is one of many Covid-19 happened and the world changed, and so has the plan. tools used and although it showed a marked drop from 2018, it The final plan has a 1.7% increase in average rates. Councillors felt would be foolish to not take it on board”. this was a good result; practical and prudent. I hope further discussion won’t be in closed workshops. That Although rates are lower this year, there are long-term impacts would probably reinforce residents’ dissatisfaction. of their decision, with more rates to repay the $1.8 million more The full report can be found on the Council’s website borrowing, the effect of delayed capital spend, and the draw-down www.bit.ly/CDCsatisfaction of “rainy day” reserves built up from previous years’ surpluses. Marty Sebire

Feedback or comments are welcome. Please send to [email protected] Events centre Our Community Café Ben Hurley in Carterton The Carterton Events Centre is bringing comedian Ben Hurley and his “Straight out of lockdown” tour to town on Thursday 20 August. Covid has put a real damper on the events industry across New Zealand, so what we need is a bloody good laugh. Ben is well-loved from his TV appearances on 7 Days, The Project and The Comedy Gala and he’s won many awards – The Fred, The Billy T, NZCG e f Ben Hurley. Photo Kate Little Best Male and NZCG Best HAPPY TO CHAT MC. He definitely has the We’ve teamed up with chops, and the beard, to make a great show. Joy for Generations and offer a Ben has teamed up with the “Save Our Venues” campaign and “Happy to Chat” table. announced a tour covering many of the smaller venues around the country. With many venues doing it tough throughout the lockdown, This month when you grab the Ben figured that comedy is the perfect way for venues to operate in a “Happy to Chat” sign for your level two scenario and beyond. He’ll be bringing an as yet undisclosed local comic to warm things table, you can grab yourselfN a coffee for just $2 up – another way to help get the country back on its feet. “Pre-Covid our audiences were repeatedly telling us we need more comedy on our stage. It’s great to be working with Ben and his j PAGE 42 PHONE APP i team to bring that request to reality, especially after such a full-on few months,” said Jenni Hall, sales and marketing coordinator at the Our mobile phone app is now Carterton Events Centre. live so you can order, pay and For tickets and more details visit collect when you're ready. www.cartertonec.co.nz/whats-on Download and try it today! Keep Carterton Beautiful Group Watch out for the daffodils Delicious locally roasted coffee, a wide Now that they are able to get out and about, selection of cabinet food and cakes, as volunteers have been busy planting daffodils around the town, well as gelato. Plus a blackboard menu helping to make Carterton the daffodil capital of New Zealand. for breakfast and lunch. Watch out for additional blooms in the paddock next to the South Wide range of vegetarian, vegan and Wairarapa Vet Clinic, along the brick wall at the cemetery, at the south gluten free options always available. end of town and at the layby at the north end of town. We use local, seasonal, ethically sourced Spraying has continued at many of the parks and the group has ingredients in all our cooking. picked up leaves and tidied the gardens at the Wyndham St Park and the Wyndham St entrance to Howard Booth Park. Now that the wind and rain have done their bit, over the next few weeks volunteers will be out in full force picking up leaves, chestnuts 42 High Street South Carterton and acorns at the cemetery. [email protected] | 06 216 1496 Here’s hoping for some sunshine. Mabel Smith, chairperson Aratoi Museum Free fun that’s out of this world Aratoi celebrates Matariki with an astrophotography exhibition by six Wellington- and Wairarapa-based artists who show the power and beauty of the night from their own perspectives. The projections celebrate darkness, the depths of winter and the shortest day marked by the rising of the star cluster Matariki. “All the images are from the Wairarapa and the skyscapes are mixed in with human interactions and cultural references showing we have a deep, long-forged connection to the heavens,” says astronomer and Aratoi educator Becky Bateman. Becky, who coordinated the exhibition, is a dark sky advocate and a member on the Wairarapa Dark Sky Society Committee, a group determined to get the region accredited to be an International Dark Mark Gee’s Space Ship (2015). Sky Reserve by the end of 2020. The artists are Glen Butler, Sharisse Eberlein, Mark Gee, Rebecca Have you ever seen eggshells of extinct moa birds? Did you know Kempton, Pete Monk and John Whitby. The exhibition ends on 30 that cows produce hairballs? Or do you know the size of a whale’s August 2020. tooth? It’s all here for you to explore and find out. Free school holiday activities until 19 July 2020 include exploring Toi Raranga – The Art of Weaving from 1 August to 20 September the nine stars of Matariki, through the environment and light, large- 2020 scale building and drawing, cutting and making instruments. Aratoi holds a large collection of taonga Māori, entrusted to our care There are several activities to inspire and engage kids of all ages, by Māori and Pākehā families. Many of the woven taonga – korowai, including the Imagination Playground blocks kindly on loan from the kete and piupiu – had been owned by local families since the 1800s. Dowse Art Museum. The exhibition features traditional and contemporary raranga from ROARR! – Aratoi’s animal kingdom until 30 August 2020 the collection, including kahu kiwi (kiwi feather cloaks), tāniko and From lion scull and moa bones to huia skins and wallaby. Meet tukutuku panels created for Aratoi by local marae when the museum the animals behind the scenes and get a glimpse into the weird and opened in 2002. wonderful world of our natural history collection. Susanna Shadbolt, director: 06 370 0001 or [email protected] CBD development Running charades What’s in store Challenging fun, outside New World frustratingly Work has recommenced on the shopping strip development outside New World in Carterton. interesting The owner of the site says there will be three retail tenancies in Remember charades, where you mime the titles to films, books, the building, which should be ready to go in the first quarter of 2021. songs and TV programmes? Add in a competitive element where The developer says the shops will complement the existing two teams race to guess the items correctly and you have “Running supermarket operation, providing additional car parks, and will be Charades”. positive to the development of Carterton town centre. It is by turns challenging, funny, frustrating, interesting and you get to meet some more of our friendly Carterton community. Monthly, on the fourth Friday, you can participate in Running Charades at the Carterton Courthouse on Holloway St. The evenings begin at 7:30pm and start off with each participant making a list of five charades that will get done that evening (over the course of the evening there is between 40 and 60 charades). The teams get allocated and move to different rooms in the courthouse. The first two people with their lists of charades sit in a neutral space and then it begins. One person from each team gets the title and runs back to their room to act out the charade. How the development might look, according to the architects. Once guessed, the next person goes and gets the next charade. The team that finishes all that round gets a point and then the charades come from the next two people until everyone’s lists have Vintage cars been completed. At the end of the evening we have a cuppa and nibbles that people have brought. All for the cost of $2. Back out on the road People have said, ”never enjoyed charades this much as a kid”, Locally, our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is being replaced by “great night… so much fun”, “perfect way to end a busy week”, “a get an online election and reports in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. together evening full of fun and laughter”. Nationally, the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand is preparing for a You don’t have to be an ace, just willing to give it a go. similar AGM, with discussions to be held online and also the election Like us on Facebook @RunningCharadesCarterton, email of officers. The Covid-19 situation is going to be with us for a long [email protected]. Next fun evening Friday 24 July. time and will have a continuing effect on our activities. Thanks for support from Resilient Carterton Our next scheduled event – a Garage Raid – is being planned. and Carterton District Council We are still hopeful of being able to have our Annual Fundraising Daffodil Cancer Rally soon. Future plans call for the development of an educational module devoted to historic vehicles and motoring to teach young persons about automobile history. At the end of the final lockdown, 24 of our members took their cars for a quick trip from the clubrooms down to Martinborough, Featherston and Greytown. The event was tailored to suit the current Covid-19 restrictions. Enquiries: Barbara or Gary Lang, 06 372 7593 Historical Society Old names have meaning De Lacey Lane was named after a long-term resident of the street, Porritt 1967–1972. Charles De Lacey. McKenzie Terrace He was born near Greytown and was a newspaperman and was constructed in later became the Carterton agent for the Wairarapa Times-Age. He the 1940s, connecting was a member of the Oddfellows Lodge and a Carterton Borough Pembroke St with councillor for many years. Broadway. It was Dixon St was named after one of the first settlers in Carterton, named after Ted Robert Dixon, who arrived in New Zealand in 1857. He was a “Scobie” McKenzie, prominent member of the Wesleyan community and involved in a long-time Council political movements in Carterton. It wasn’t until the 1930s that the member, deputy street went through to Park Road. mayor and one of the sporting McKenzie Seddon St was formed after the death of Richard John Seddon, the brothers. He was a Prime Minister of New Zealand. Despite attempts by GA Fairbrother referee in the New to rename it in honour of philanthropist Baron Hirsh, it remained as Zealand versus South Seddon St. Africa test in 1921, G A Fairbrother. When Queen Victoria died in 1901, the Carterton Borough Council a national selector decided to dedicate Victoria St in her honour. In 1904 George from 1923–1939 and Fairbrother tried to rename the street Glasgow Avenue but the president of the NZ Rugby Football Union in 1946. Council did not approve this change. Kupe Drive was named after the greatest of all Maori explorers George Fairbrother also wanted the street north of the Catholic Kupe, and he named a number of coastal Wairarapa locations. Church to be named Jenner St after Edward Jenner the vaccination pioneer. However, the Council voted that the street remain King St To be continued next month... after King Edward the VII. When the pensioner houses were built in Carterton a competition Ref. “Street Wise” By Gareth Winters was held to find a name and Allan Barr won with his suggestion Carterton District Historical Society Phone 379 9021, 44 Porritt Place after the then Governor-General, Sir Arthur (later Lord) Broadway, Carterton. Email [email protected]

Railway museum Full steam ahead Wow! Since we moved to Level 1 the brakes have come off so many stalled projects connected to the railway museum that it’s hardly believable. WANTED The information totem at the south end of the station has been finished and is a useful aid to train travellers. Old batteries / A new bike stand is being constructed at the northern end of the platform, reflecting the increasing number cycling to catch their trains. A recent fine spell allowed for tall grass in the railyard to be cut, Totara my thanks to all involved here. In addition, news came through that the annual steam train from Wellington had been approved to run on Battens & posts Sunday 13 September during the Daffodil Festival. This followed months of behind-the-scenes efforts to get the The carrington bowls & croquet club steam train to Carterton amid a background of Covid-19 uncertainty is installing an all-weather surface that will be and a massive effort by the train operator to meet new regulations imposed on heritage rail operators. available for use by the people of carterton This year is a milestone for our group and the station as we all year round. celebrate our 30th anniversary and the Carterton Railway Station celebrates its 140th anniversary in November. We are raising funds to upgrade the facilities Some of you will not know that around 1989/90 news broke that to complement this major improvement. our iconic Carterton Railway Station was to be demolished. This was the catalyst that gave rise to the birth of our group. If you have any of the above and would like to We look forward to celebrating spring 2020 with the Daffodil donate them to the club please contact: Festival steam train, meanwhile we will have to content ourselves with viewing Adrian Jackman’s fantastic mural depicting the steam train Ray beale (06) 379 8242 or 027 246 7598 at the station on the shop wall in Nelson Crescent. Congratulations Email [email protected] to those connected with this project. Don Hodge, president Carterton Railway Museum What’s on July, August 2020 WARNING: Please check items listed here with the organisers as so many are being cancelled due to Covid-19 lockdown Events and new stuff Wairarapa Word Dark Skies is the celestial theme for August Open Astrophotography exhibition by six Wellington- and Wairarapa- Mic event at the Martinborough Bookshop, Sunday, 2 August at 3pm based artists who show the power and beauty of the night from Stargazing Explore the night sky and observe celestial wonders their own perspectives. All images are from the Wairarapa. Ends on through large telescopes. 6pm every Friday and Saturday at 30 August 2020. www.aratoi.org.nz Stonehenge Aotearoa. Phone 06 377 1600 Bee Gees & Queen Tribute Show Club Carterton, Thursday 16 July Education, youth, children 2020 at 7pm. Tickets $20, Buffet Meal $20 from 5.30pm Aratoi Current exhibitions and activities: Daily school holiday activities Ben Hurley “Straight out of Lockdown tour” on Thursday 20 August include ROARR! – Aratoi’s animal kingdom; Gone Home: Gavin at the Carterton Events Centre. For tickets and more details visit Hipkins and Peter Peryer; Under Pressure – Contemporary Wairarapa www.cartertonec.co.nz/whats-on Printmaking; Jim Campbell: The Very Subjective Exhibition. Open Carterton Monster Annual Rotary Book Fair Saturday 1 August Tuesday to Sunday, 10am–4pm, free admittance. www.aratoi.org.nz 10am–4pm and on Sunday 2 August 10am–3pm at the Carterton ROARR! – Aratoi’s animal kingdom until 30 August 2020. From lion Events Centre in Holloway St, Carterton. If you have something to skull and moa bones to huia skins and wallaby. Meet the animals donate please phone or text 027 686 9953. behind the scenes and get a glimpse into the weird and wonderful Christmas tweed rides Leaving from the back of Blackwell and Sons world of our natural history collection. www.aratoi.org.nz (110 Main St, Greytown) from 10am on Sunday 19 and 26 July (rain Carterton Community Playgroup Contact Renee 022 315 3374 or shine). An easy-paced ride for the whole family; dress up in your Carterton Community Toy Library Facebook:@cartertontoylibrary tweeds (or most dapper winter attire) and dress your bicycle up too! Carterton Kindergarten Phone: 379 8102 or call in to enrol. Website: Lovely prizes. Register online at www.blackwellandsons.nz wmkindergartens.org.nz Email: [email protected]/. Craft Market Sunday 9 August, Kopuaranga Hall, 15-minutes Also on Facebook north of Masterton. 10am–3pm. 18 stalls inside, outside available, Carterton Playcentre Email [email protected], and on weather permitting. Inquiries phone Jenny 9297685 or email Facebook [email protected] Carterton Scout Group Keas, Cubs and Scouts. Contact Sylvia Environment Matters coffee group discussions, Page 42 café Morgan 06 379 7153 or 027 249 3395 (beside Almo’s Books) at 10.30am on the third Sunday of each month Girl Guide Groups Guides and Brownies, Sharon Aston 379 6067. (19 July, 16 August, 20 September, 18 October). Please contact Alison Pippins, Debbie Fryer 379 6588 021 0891 1365, Nick 021 153 0771 or Anne 022 088 6061 He Pounamu Early Nurture See Facebook, or email Indoor Bowls at Club Carterton on a Sunday afternoon, 35 Broadway. [email protected] Names in by 1.15pm for a 1.30pm start. Inquiries phone 027 645 0905. Kiddie Gym Lorna or Joan 379 8325 Masterton Toy Library 162 Dixon St, Masterton, now open and will Longbush Playgroup Ginny 06 372 7003 be open Saturdays and Sundays 10am–noon for this year. All new Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group. Rangatahi to Rangatira, a members welcome. free Carterton youth group getting young people involved in their Quiz Night $1000 Prize 7pm, Saturday 25 July, Carterton Event community. Facebook: facebook.com/r2rcarterton Centre. Fundraiser to support Kieran McAnulty and the Wairarapa South End Kindergarten Ph 379 7723, southend@wmkindergartens campaign. Teams of up to eight players, $200 per team. Includes a .org.nz platter of artisan food. Cash bar and small auction. To register email St John Maria Tankersley 379 6479 [email protected] or phone Jill on 021 738847 Renovation, Recycling Project Mauriceville School Fundraising Arts Event. Entries close 26 August. Please submit renovated furniture or Aratoi Exhibitions currently showing: Gone Home: Gavin Hipkins and any household item made from recycled materials. $100 cash prize. Peter Peryer; Under Pressure – Contemporary Wairarapa Printmaking; Judging on 28 August by local craftsman Murray Jones. Entry fee $2 the newly opened Jim Campbell: The Very Subjective Exhibition per item. Public viewing Saturday 29 August. and don’t forget the changed and spruced up retail space, perfect Rose & Smith very merry Christmas party Saturday 25 July, for some long-denied retail therapy. Aratoi is now open Thur–Sun, 7pm–midnight. Tickets $140 per person: Includes 3 courses and 10am–2pm www.aratoi.org.nz beverages; Matahiwi Wine Selection & Martinborough Brewery. Book Club Anne Hughes [email protected] Entertainment provided, transport options available at extra cost. Book Group U3A Sue Burns 379 6506 See www.roseandsmith.co.nz for details and booking. Heart of Arts Wairarapa 47 High St North Carterton. Open Running Charades High-speed fun in a charades race. Most fun you Wednesday–Sunday 11am– 3pm. Work by local Wairarapa artists can have with your clothes on. 24 July 7:30pm Courthouse, Holloway St. Jonáš Koukl’s music classes and drumming group Contact Jonáš Bring a plate, drink and $2. On Facebook @RunningCharadesCarterton at [email protected] 021 0842 1552 Email: [email protected] Kotahitanga – Coming together 12 September–15 November 2020, Swimming through Air opening of an exhibition of new works by an exhibition to promote Wairarapa’s artistic community after Covid-19. Janet Atkinson, Friday 17 July 4–7pm, St Andrew’s Hall, Greytown All items will be for sale on a cash-and-carry basis, with sold works Telescope Course Learn how to use astronomical telescopes and being replaced throughout the show. The exhibition opens Friday explore the wonders of the night sky. Stonehenge Aotearoa, phone 11 September at 5:30pm, with free admittance, [email protected] 06 377 1600 South End Strummers Contact Carole 06 379 7292 Wairarapa Kids Choir Wednesdays from 3.50-4.50pm term time at Wai Art Group For information ring Anthea Crozier 377 1261 the Courthouse, Carterton Events Centre, ages 7-13. New recruits Wairarapa Music Co-Creation Meetups www.connecting-music.nz, always welcome. Please contact [email protected] 021 0842 1552 Wairarapa Word A free and friendly way to meet writers. 1st Sundays, Gain Momentum Pilates with Linda Penlington. See 3pm. Contact [email protected] or Facebook or YouTube gainmomentum.co.nz for details or Steve Laurence at Almo’s Books: 379 7103 Indoor Bowls, Clareville For further information please ring Colleen Services on 06 379 8399 Karate Thomas Duncan 027 302 8923, 06 308 8844 3Mile Sign up via our Facebook or Meetup pages Modern Jive dance classes Contact Lance 021 1345 661 or check Age Concern Contact 06 377 0066 for more information out our Facebook group, Wairarapa Modern Jive Alcoholics Anonymous Dennis 377 5355, Martin 372 7764 Mountain biking Contact Allan Wasmuth 027 212 5644, Carterton Community dinner All welcome. $6. RSVP 379 7937 [email protected] Carterton Foodbank Answerphone 379 4092 Ruamahanga Ramblers Full programme and event locations on Carterton Friendship Club Jeanne 379 5444 sporty.co.nz/ruamahangaramblers. Paul Furkert 379 5355 Carterton District Historical Society Maureen 379 9021 and Ann South Wairarapa Tramping Club For upcoming trips: Barry 379 9233. [email protected] Kempton, 06 304 9353, 0274 305 935. For the club: Carol Major, Central Lions Nita Edwards 027 247 8441 06 304 8210. Clareville Cemetery tour organiser, taphophile and researcher. Squash Club [email protected] Contact:06 379 6402, [email protected] The Dance Shed Wendy Walker 027 319 9814 Club Carterton Club Carterton Facebook. 35–77 Broadway, Carterton Wairarapa Dance Club Russell 377 1609 Diabetes For information in regards to diabetes please contact Simon Wairarapa Dog Training Club Google us on [email protected] or Annette on [email protected] Wairarapa Shafts & Wheels Driving Association For further Digital Seniors Facebook (Digital Seniors Wairarapa). Phone us on information, text or phone, 027 318 3359 0800 373 646, or email us at [email protected] Yoga with Odette Odette 021 180 9452, Classes: see website: Epilepsy Support Group 0800 20 21 22 nzyogasnug.com Freemasons Contact Doug Johnston 379 8972 Kieran McAnulty [email protected], 04 817 9999 Special Interests Lions Club Contact Des Heath 379 6483, 021 0237 5286 Cards On Wednesdays Barbara 027 387 9236 Masterton Toastmasters meets each second week at The Salvation Carterton Community choir Contact Stephen Judd on 022 373 4299 Army Rooms 210 High St Carterton at 7.30pm. Next meeting 21 July. Carterton Rose Society Graeme Renall, President, 379 7065, Pop along to an interesting fun-filled meeting to practice and develop Vivienne Hawken, Secretary, 379 5564 your speaking, listening and communicative abilities. Contact Pam ExploratioNZ is a progressive Christian group. We will resume Paterson 027 66 99 666. meetings at 3.30pm in the Lansdowne Crossway Church, 1 Totara St, Rotary Club Kevin Conroy 379 9304 Masterton. Contact Pauline Coy [email protected] Senior Citizens Yvonne Brown 022 140 6671 Garden Group Vicki Waller 379 9080, [email protected] South Wairarapa Working Men’s Club 304 9449, swwmc.org.nz, Holdsworth Women’s Institute Call Gill Reid, 379 7245 [email protected] Knit and Natter Group Keitha Roberts 021 061 7720 Fairs, markets Mah Jong Contact Margaret Stevens 379 8681 Mangatarere Society Jill Greathead, 0274 884 376 mangatarere. Carterton Craft Market Call Desley 027 787 8558 [email protected] Carterton Farmers’ Market During winter, open on every 2nd & Men’s Group www.mensgroup-wairarapa.nz 4th Sunday of the month, under the verandas opposite Memorial Railway Museum Website: cartertonrailwaymuseum.org.nz Square. 9am–12:30pm. www.facebook.com/cartertonmarket/ Email South Wairarapa Bridge Club Contact Katherine 027 243 3495 [email protected] or phone 027 663 9011 Stonehenge Aotearoa open 10am–4pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Craft Market Sunday 9 August, Kopuaranga Hall, 15-minutes Guided tours any time or day by arrangement. Phone 06 377 1600 north of Masterton. 10am–3pm. 18 stalls inside, outside available, Toi Raranga – The Art of Weaving from 1 August to 20 September weather permitting. Inquiries phone Jenny 9297685 or email 2020. Aratoi Museum holds a large collection of taonga Māori, entrusted [email protected] to its care. Many of the woven taonga – korowai, kete and piupiu – had Mauriceville Country Fair Sunday 6 December 9am–4pm. Stallholder been owned by local families since the 1800s, www.aratoi.org.nz sites available ph Jenny 9297685 or email [email protected] Wai Dadz support group for dads of pre-schoolers. Contact Luke Sport, fitness, movement Tiller 021 036 3016 Wairarapa Camping and Caravan Club Phone: 027 677 3706 or Basketball Facebook: Wairarapa Basketball Society email: [email protected] Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club Association croquet, contact Wairarapa Herb Society Christine Paul 06 370 1170, Val Richardson Robin Brasell 06 222 4000. Golf croquet, contact Steve Davis 304 715 06 377 2035, [email protected] Carterton Golf Club Website cartertongolfclub.co.nz Wairarapa Labour, Masterton Branch Phone 06 379 8021 for venue Carterton Scottish Country Dance Club Contact Michael 377 0322, and details 021 535 897. Website: dancescottish.org.nz Wairarapa Woodworkers Guild Secretary 06 379 9198 or email se_ Carterton Swimming Club Cynthia Lowe: cartertonswimrace [email protected] [email protected]. Water aerobics, indoor pool, key hire, Russell Wairarapa Vintage Car Club Gary or Barbara Lang 06 372 7593 Geange 379 7750 Wine and Food Wairarapa Contact our secretary Michael Laidlaw, Carterton Tennis Club [email protected] phone 06 377 0322 Clareville Badminton Club Steve Ruscoe, 027 333 3975 Cycling Irene Price 0276 349 167 or Lesley 021 299 6389 Dalefield Hockey Club Please contact Gail Miller, secretary, for information, 06 379 8341. Dimensional Fitness classes. Fitness training with Anaru and Dallas If your group’s details have changed, or you would Te Rangi. Facebook like your entry removed, please let us know at Free Fit Club Di Bailey 027 498 7261 [email protected] Carterton Preschool A rich outdoor classroom Since February 2013 Carterton Preschool has been visiting the They were then able to develop the understanding that if all the Mangatarere Stream regularly. In 2015 the restoration society stream beds in the Wairarapa were dry like the Mangatarere Stream, embarked on riparian planting, including cabbage tree seedlings. “there isn’t enough water for our taps”. These moments of discovery When we returned for our first trip after lockdown, one of the first and environmental learning have deepened the children’s feelings things that struck us was how big the cabbage trees have grown – of turangawaewae (belonging) and sense of responsibility for look how they tower behind Harry, Mary, Maddison and Tommy. kaitiakitanga (guardianship) of the Mangatarere Stream. The stream provides a rich outdoor classroom for our tamariki, Jess, assistant team leader offering a platform for exploration, cultural and environmental learning. We have been using mindfulness as a strategy for teaching the tamariki values, attitudes, skills and behaviours that support sustainable development. Mindfulness teaches us that we have a choice about where to focus our attention and in doing so; “slowing down and smelling the roses”. At the stream the tamariki have been encouraged to be curious, engage, investigate, touch, listen, smell and observe their surroundings so that they are able to question anything that catches their interest and create realistic connections between nature and the natural environment. The drought gave the tamariki a realistic perspective on how their lives can be directly impacted when a natural resource is no longer in abundance. They were provided with tangible evidence of these impacts simply through not being able to have water play at Preschool during the water ban. Enjoying the plantings by the stream.

Carterton Preschool Littlies Carterton Kindergarten Going on a bear hunt Fruitful relationships Since returning to the centre after lockdown one of the tamariki’s We are currently using favourite book songs has become ‘We’re going on a bear hunt” and some allocated funding this is often played. The new version that we have been playing lately until the end of term to has a new line in it that says, “I’ve got my binoculars”. buy fruit and vegetables Often when we act this song out, we use our hands to make from Pinehaven Orchards, pretend binoculars. However, we recently decided that we could which are kindly delivered, make our very own binoculars. to support the health and We knew that one of our friends had been left a pair of binoculars wellbeing of our tamariki by the Easter bunny, so we requested his help. The children quickly over these challenging decided that an old Pringles tube would be perfect for the job. The times. only problem was we could not see out the bottom so had to cut The tamariki, whānau them up. The children then helped to put the Sellotape in the correct and kaiako are enjoying position to hold the two tubes together. the fruit and we are After passing the test our binoculars were ready and we set off on exploring different ways to a bear hunt in the playground. Through the long wavy grass, mud, use the vegetables, such as forest, and snowstorm we went. When we finally reached the cave, hummus and soup. we were greeted with a big surprise – we found an actual bear. Anna Hourigan, teacher, Somehow our big teddy bear had made his way outside. The Carterton Kindergarten children did not seem to believe their eyes so much so that some of them just had to reach out and touch it. Although it seemed a friendly bear we of course still had to run away and hide as this is one of the best parts of the song! Our tamariki enjoy learning through repetition and by acting out this well-loved book-song they are learning and discovering different ways to be creative and expressive whilst being encouraged to take on a leadership role. Emma, assistant team leader Ka Pai Carterton Citizens Advice Bureau A tasty offer of Being a volunteer thanks in Wairarapa With lockdown well behind us, there is a wonderful sense of At the local Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), our volunteer excitement as Carterton locals re-emerge and reconnect, bringing interviewers practise working together in different ways as co- the town centre back to life. workers on twice daily shifts, be it liaising one with the other when Lockdown was a mixed bag, with some people enjoying it and phone calls come in, when client emails arrive or clients contact us some people desperate to “break out” of it. via our website, or, if you want to talk face-to-face / kanohi ki te One thing that we all agree on is the tremendous work done by kanohi. our essential workers as they navigated our community’s essential Research by two co-workers can simultaneously occur on our interactions. extensive CAB database, in hard copy publications we have, or with One local Carterton resident, who wished to remain anonymous, other community groups so we can offer a client a comprehensive has paid particular thanks to the New World team by engaging with array of people, agencies, helpful groups that assistance can be Wild Oats Bakery Deli-Café and Ka Pai Carterton in a collective offer sought from, to empower that client to obtain a resolution to a of thanks. problem. Initiated by this individual because “they made my life easier”, the We will call these groups, agencies or appropriate people ourselves Carterton New World team has enjoyed a bakery treat at Wild Oats in to initiate a discussion where that is appropriate, if a client may be recognition of all their dedication and hard work during lockdown. unsure about doing that themselves. We can help with writing letters, Kindness goes a long way and Kiwis are amazing at showing their we have JPs on duty at various times to witness client documents and support, especially in smaller communities. We thank all those people we have an array of brochures and booklets to be freely taken home who actively participated in keeping us connected in unfamiliar by clients to digest. territory. We work for the clients. We do it for free. If you would like to contribute a thank you to local volunteers then In this digital age, when government agencies are closing down please stop into Page 42 Café & Gelato and make a donation towards their public counter services and encouraging people to contact their $2 coffees for volunteers initiative. them only online, a human service is more valued than ever. That’s Cimone Grayson what is so great about the CAB. We know that not everyone is comfortable or confident to do things online and we believe in the importance of being present and available in our community.

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Handcrafted in Carterton. Bespoke / Unique. Steve and Diane Duffield (New World owners) with Crystal Thompson Please contact Tom to view. from Wild Oats Bakery Deli-Café. Wai Word Wai Word Exploring the Traveller Dark Skies I have wandered in the wilderness Dark Skies is the celestial theme for Wairarapa Word’s August Open Mic event at the Martinborough Bookshop, Sunday, 2 August at 3pm. Sought knowledge from the tree Poets are encouraged to share interpretations of the theme in Asked the Sun and Shadows 5-minute slots and all are welcome (free or koha). But alas, none could see. A glimpse of the Milky Way and it’s easy to see why centuries of poets waxed lyrical about night skies. Inky black canvases, dotted with luminous constellations, inspired our ancestors to study the I have sailed upon the foaming sea mysteries of the universe. Sought reason in the swell Mariners used stars to navigate, while early Egyptians based the Asked the Moon and Evening tide alignment of the Great Pyramids of Giza on measurements taken from the stars. But alas, none could tell. Today, astro-tourism is a sustainable travel trend – think tripping around the night sky, minus the carbon emissions – and an I have soared through blue horizons enlightening stargazing experience. Under the Stars, an illuminating initiative by Wairarapa astro- Sought freedom on the wing tourism owner-operator Becky Bateman, encourages Kiwis to once Asked the Stars and Meteors again look towards the cosmos. But alas, none felt a thing. The Wairarapa region’s extraordinarily low levels of light pollution provide a premium stargazing opportunity. Becky is also a member of the Wairarapa Dark Sky Society, which FLECK © advocates for the preservation and protection of our night skies, and she will deliver a brief talk at the Wai Word event. The Open Mic event will take place at Martinborough Bookshop at 6 Kitchener St, Martinborough. Then, join Wai Word for stellar poetic interpretations of the dark skies. Wai Word welcomes volunteers and is supported by Almo’s Books and Carterton Creative Communities. Further enquiries: Steve Laurence at Almo’s Books (06) 379 7103, Email: [email protected], or Wairarapa Word’s Facebook page. Rachel Gomez ELECTION 2020 ••• ELECTION 2020 ••• ELECTION 2020 ••• ELECTION 2020 ••• ELECTION 2020 ••• ELECTION 2020 ••• ELECTION 2020 ••• ELECTION 2020 ••• Climate change – Everyone’s issue! Green Party candidate Celia Wade-Brown QSO Over the past few months, many people have found the Covid-19 lockdown an opportunity to reflect on how we can use this moment to reset and reimagine Aotearoa exactly how we want it. The pandemic has shown us how much we can achieve when we all work together. We know that same momentum and energy can be harnessed to tackle climate change. But we need to act now. Insulating cold damp homes cuts electricity bills, emissions and hospital admissions. The Green Party has introduced and supported home insulation for our most vulnerable families. Cycling and walking are healthy and convenient for short journeys. The Wairarapa is a large electorate with many people who have to drive. The Green Party electric car feebate is a real solution to make sure we get where we need to go while cutting our contribution to pollution. We are also promoting better rail services. Commuter trains are full to overflowing again and while it’s good the minor improvements are being fast- tracked, more capacity and more frequent services are needed urgently. Climate Change Minister James Shaw successfully introduced the Carbon Zero Bill. Hear him speak and ask your questions about carbon, farming and forestry at 7pm 23 July at Carterton’s 3 Mile Coworking space. With more Greens in Parliament we can go further and faster to address environmental issues, inequality, and making our Covid-19 recovery a green one. 021 247 8360 – celia.wade-brown@greens Authorised by Gwen Shaw, Level 1, 17 Garrett St, Wellington Celia on bike at Carrington Park.

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Mount Bruce Rare bat recorded at Pūkaha Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre has confirmed the existence of old rata trees at Pūkaha can often hollow out and are suspected of New Zealand’s long-tailed bat (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) in its forest providing an ideal home for the bats. reserve. Predation from cats, possums, stoats and rats are an ongoing issue The rare bat was picked up on an acoustic recorder setup to record for the viability of the species and Pūkaha, like so many reserves Pūkaha’s wild birds. It’s the first time the bat has ever been recorded around New Zealand, invests heavily in targeted predator control at Pūkaha and follows years of anecdotal sightings and suspicions to create an environment in which endangered wildlife species can about the bat’s presence. thrive. Five acoustic recorders were deployed at the wildlife centre prior “The discovery suggests our predator control efforts are making a to the Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown. One was setup near a stream real difference, allowing these bats to become established. What we and recorded one bat pass. It is believed the stream’s open corridor now want to know is where was this bat roosting and how big is its characteristics, fresh water, and high abundance of insect prey population?” combined to provide an ideal feeding habitat for the bat. Pūkaha spokesman Alex Wall said staff at Pūkaha were elated by the discovery and hoped it would shine the spotlight on one of New Zealand’s most threatened species. “This bat is incredibly rare and at real risk of extinction. Unless there is intervention and fast, its population is forecast to decline by 90% over the next 30 or so years. “The bats are at the highest conservation threat level status of ‘nationally critical’. It does not get much worse. The only level beyond this is ‘extinct’ so this discovery is mega important and has everyone very excited.” Long-tailed bats live and breed in the cavities of dead and old-aged native trees and are thought to produce only one offspring per year. Wall said the 500-year- The elusive bat.

NZ Pacific Studio July rose notes Artist Residency It’s planting Programme time Keep planting new roses as they arrive in the garden centres or as opportunities you see them and feel they are a must have. Until further notice, NZ Pacific Studio’s Artist Residency Programme July is planting time for most of us. Prune early in the month in is accepting applications for residencies and fellowships from NZ- warmer areas, but you can leave it until August for cooler areas, based creative practitioners only. especially for those in frosty areas. If you prune too early in frosty areas new growth will be killed. 2020 Rak Mason Fellowship Do your own pruning – no-one will do it better. However you Open for applications, deadline 1 August 2020. Three-week prune, the result will be more roses from spring to autumn, so there residential Fellowship in Wairarapa open to fiction writers and poets is no need to panic if you feel you don’t know enough yet. – emerging or established – based in Aotearoa New Zealand only. As you are pruning anyway, there is nothing to lose by trying a few This fellowship (since 2014) gives writers time and space to focus cuttings. Spray lime sulphur if you used copper and oil last time. This on their writing project. It is supported by generous sponsors from is to kill spores of black spot, mildew and rust. the Wairarapa community. There is no need to water, except 2020 Carterton District Music Fellowship new roses, which could do with a thoroughly good soak. Open for applications, deadline 1 August 2020. Three-week You will see new growth residential Fellowship in Carterton District, open to musicians based on plants where it is in Aotearoa New Zealand only. warmer. Check the ties This Fellowship includes a performance opportunity at the to see they are firm Carterton Events Centre. It must be taken up before 30 November and replace rotten 2020. ones. It is supported by Carterton Creative Communities and Cross Phillippa Edwards, Creek Blues Club. Carterton Rose Society Tramping Club News We emerged from the third tunnel into bright sunshine, but still a strong wind, so lunch was eaten in the station shelter by those in the lead, and sheltered in the lee of the station, or behind trees, for Remutaka Rail Trail the rest. With the wind at our backs we kept up a good pace on the way We were amazed at the response for this tramp from Cross Creek, down. Total time about five hours. south of Featherston, along the rail trail to the old Summit Station, our first tramp since the lockdown process started in March. New trampers are welcome. Phone or email Ed and Juliet Cooke, 304 9497, [email protected], if you are interested in joining the South We had 18 walkers east to west, plus 2 west to east, 4 cyclists, and Wairarapa Tramping Club for an outing, or just want a bit more 3 dogs! information. We usually have a day tramp each Saturday. Some are The weather looked good as we left Greytown, but when we easy, like this one, and others are a bit more demanding. reached Cross Creek we were hit by a chilly wind in our faces as we Ed Cooke headed up the valley. Several people hadn’t walked the Rail Trail before, so were interested to learn about the area’s history from other walkers and the photo and information boards. We stopped for morning tea at a large grassy area, huddled against the bushes to avoid the wind. Then onwards to the very impressive new bridge at Siberia (where a train was blown off the rails in 1880, killing four children), wide enough for two cyclists to pass, high netting sides, and plenty of reassuring stays holding it firm against the wind. Unfortunately, one of the dogs showed distinct reluctance to trust the bridge, and had to be retrieved from the gully and led over!

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Do you have books to donate? Monster books on horizon The Carterton Monster Annual Rotary Book Fair is back on the agenda. The 2020 event will be held on Saturday 1 August 10am–4pm and on Sunday 2 August 10am–3pm at the Carterton Events Centre in Holloway St, Carterton. Volunteers have started collecting books around the region, so if you have something to donate please phone or text 027 686 9953. Bowls and croquet Carterton Golf Club A spruce up for the Back into the swing It’s been so great to be back out on the fairways after lockdown. relaunch All our club competitions are back up and running and it’s good to see families and other groups out enjoying our 9-hole foot golf Our new all-weather green is coming along nicely. The ground work course as well. has been completed and the carpet will be installed before too long. Tuesday is our Vets day, teeing off at 9:30am and all are very Our clubrooms are having a makeover and being painted by welcome. Our ladies’ club day is on Wednesdays, with the 18-hole Wayne Huntly, one of our bowlers. competition teeing off at 10am and our mixed 9-hole players teeing Mike and Oriel Shipp usually return to England during our winter off at 11am. but because of Covid-19 they are staying on and hopefully they will On Fridays we have be here for some time. Mike is going to renovate our men’s toilets. elevenses, teeing off at If you would like to give bowls a go, or would like to start playing 12 noon, eleven holes again, please phone our President Rex Kenny on 379 7303. of enjoyable golf, great Housie is run every Thursday afternoon at 1pm, so come along to wind down before and enjoy the friendly company (phone Jeanne Emery 379 5444 the weekend or to get or just come along). Entrance is through Carrington Park while the some practice in before earthworks are underway. Saturday golf. Saturday Croquet is back in both its forms – the traditional Association is our club day, there Croquet and the faster, easier Golf Croquet – after the Covid-19 is a men’s and ladies’ lockdown and restrictions. It is so great to be back on the green. competition and all are Croquet suits young and old as it is the mallet that does all the most welcome. Tee off work, so no stress on backs or shoulders. time is 12 noon. 9-hole To encourage more people to try croquet we will happily hold golf tee off time is 2pm. (from L to R): Jenny Harris, Jane Brooking, introductory sessions for anyone interested outside of our usual club After the game and Donna Burns prepare to tee off. days. To arrange an introductory session please phone Robin Brasell come in and enjoy our on 06 222 4000 or drop in during our regular club play (Golf Croquet caterer’s really lovely, mouth-watering food and refreshments. Saturday and Wednesday from 1.15pm and Association Croquet Green fees are 18 holes: $30, 9 holes $20, affiliated members $15. Sunday and Tuesday afternoons from 1pm. Wendy Wills Roseneath Lifecare Gladstone School House building Talent abounds at age 96 with dancing, pigs Providing residents Here is what has been happening over the past weeks and coming with “A Better Everyday” up soon. is exactly what the staff On Tuesday 30 June Gladdy is performing all the dances we have at Roseneath Lifecare learnt in the past few weeks in front of our parents. Our lovely teacher enjoy doing, and during Paris, from Footsteps dance company, has taught us all the dances the Covid-19 lockdown we know. We have learnt dances from these genres: Contemporary this did not change, with Jazz, Afro-Brazilian and Commercial Hip-Hop. residents engaging in Gladdy’s green team is working hard on the veggie garden to get daily individual activities. it shipshape. We are all very excited to see what the veggie garden In their socially- will look like and what will be in there to eat. distanced groups they Our teachers are very kind to let us have pigs at our school. There enjoyed quizzes, word find are some Gladdy kids who are going to dig some holes so they can challenges, crosswords, make a fence and put the pigs in there. colouring in, crafts and The cross country was on 3 July at Gladstone School. It will be just much more. Gladstone school by themselves because of Covid-19. We ran the On one occasion some course through our bike track, which we worked hard on to get it residents took up the Polly Matthews with the winning entry. perfect. All year the 7 and 8s have been working real hard on the bike challenge set by the A1 track by taking out roots that you can trip over and putting lime on Homes building company to colour, cut and construct a cardboard the track. “house”. Polly Matthews (96) won the over-65 category and took We are excited to say that our talent/variety show “Gladdy’s Got home a $100 voucher to spend at a local business. Talent” is back. The auditions are in the second week of term 3. It will Now that life has started to return to normality, residents have be a perfect opportunity for our students to come up with a talent been enjoying getting back out in the community by going on their over the winter holidays. We are so excited and can’t wait to tell you. outings in the facility van, seeing family and friends, and welcoming Dates and more information will follow next term. back their regular entertainers. By Tobias, India and Maggie

From left, India, Maggie, Tobias. IZZY IS LOST! Dark grey and white, long haired, fluffy female cat with big bushy grey tail. johnstevenson A temporary visitor to Belvedere Road cattery, design & illustration Carterton end of February. Design & Typesetting • New Logos & Logo Revamps Mum and Dad are desperate to bring her home. • Business cards & Stationery Please check under your house, your garages, sheds, • Newsletters & Book Design • Certificates & Invitations any out-buildings, and if you see Izzy, please call us. • Adverts, Fliers, Posters & Signage Izzy may be trying to make her way home Illustrations, Cartoons & Caricatures to Greytown. Call today for a chat 027 21 33548 021 536 501 (and a coffee!) [email protected] Pharmacy in Carterton Part six – Lyndon Aplin Lyndon Aplin was born in Wellington in 1877 to Hugh and Lucy. Hugh was a well-known organist and played for several years at a church in Wellington before the family moved to Napier where he played for St Paul’s Church. In Napier Lyndon developed an interest in pharmacy and began his apprenticeship there. In 1900 he sat his exams and became a qualified chemist and a member of the Pharmaceutical Society on 8 October 1901. He then moved to Petone where he had a chemist shop and remained there until 1910 when he moved to Carterton after purchasing the business of James Baillie. Aplin had a keen interest in sport and represented Carterton in golf and was a committee member of the town’s golf club. Lyndon Aplin. In 1918 at the age of 41 he volunteered for service with the New Zealand Armed Forces and was posted to the 44th Reinforcements, 1942 at the age of 65. This was not the end of his pharmacy, which and on 10 November was reassigned to the New Zealand Medical continued under the name Aplin’s Pharmacy, managed by John Corps due to his pharmacy background. One day later the war was Crumbie Patrick. over and Aplin was demobilised. In 1957 the pharmacy was sold to Walter Peter Chisholm and Lyndon went back to work at his shop. In 1920, when the world continued as Chisholm’s Pharmacy until 2002 when it merged with was feeling the financial impact of the war and supplies were low, Stubb’s Pharmacy to become Carterton Pharmacy. Aplin was fined for selling iodine below the specified standard. Mark Pacey of the Wairarapa Archive Lyndon continued to serve the community until his death in ([email protected])

Red Cross Rebus Club Can you Learning about help in a diabetes After missing three meetings during New Zealand’s elimination of disaster? Covid-19, the South Wairarapa Rebus Club is back in business. Our first general meeting after lockdown was held in Greytown Have you been thinking of on Friday 26 June. Our lead guest speaker was Mr Simon Knowles, volunteering for a while now but not chairman of the Wairarapa Diabetic Society. He was accompanied sure what to do? Would you like to do on stage by Deborah Cunnliffe, a nurse who is very familiar with the something more challenging and exciting? medical and physiological effects of diabetes, and by Howard Simms, Red Cross is expanding its Disaster Welfare Support Team in a patient dealing with the after effects of the disease. Wairarapa. If you are fit, enjoy working in a team and interacting with Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas is no the public, we would welcome you in our Disaster Welfare Support longer able to make insulin, or when the body cannot make good use Teams. of the insulin it produces. Our teams are made up of highly committed, multi-skilled Type 2 diabetes, the most common type, most often occurs in emergency service volunteers. They have a wide variety of adulthood, after the ages of 30 to 40 years. It is possible to have Type professional backgrounds, delivering essential services during and 2 diabetes for many years without realising it as not everyone has immediately following a disaster. Our teams were pivotal during the symptoms, or if they do, they may not recognise them. Covid-19 pandemic with assisting local welfare teams, packing and The Wairarapa Diabetic Society is a branch of Diabetes New Zealand delivering care parcels and providing psychological first aid training and is a support organisation for all who suffer from the disease. The where it was needed. local society is in contact directly with only a small proportion of Team members train regularly. They will mostly train and respond the population suffering from diabetes. Because of patient privacy to emergencies in their local area, but may travel throughout New the society cannot access diabetes patients directly from medical Zealand supporting other Red Cross teams when needed. Our teams records; patients have to approach the society individually. are trained in a variety of skills, from first aid to ground-based rescue, The SW Rebus Club will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of its which benefit both themselves and the New Zealand community. formation and our return to a new normality with an Anniversary Gain confidence and new skills while playing an important part in Lunch at Peppers Parehua, Martinborough on Friday, 24 July. ensuring that our communities can cope when disaster strikes. Now back in “normal” times, the club meets in the South Wairarapa Training takes place at the Masterton Service Centre every other Working Men’s Club on the fourth Friday morning of each month and Tuesday in the evenings. organises an outing in those months with a fifth Friday. Please contact us at [email protected] to discuss further Anyone in the retired age group who may be interested in our or check out our website www.redcross.org.nz for more information. Rebus Club is welcome to come along to a meeting as a visitor. Please Jo McDonald contact David Woodhams 306 8319. Carterton Foodbank Crossword Timely donations for foodbanks During the Level 4 Covid-19 lockdown, members of the local Greytown St Marks Masonic Lodge voted (via email) to make a donation to the Carterton and Greytown Foodbanks, to assist in coping with increased demand for food. The initial proposal was for $1000 for Carterton and $500 for Greytown, but this was matched by a grant from the Freemasons Charity to lift the amounts to $2000 and $1000 respectively. These amounts were paid over to the foodbanks in the form of vouchers supplied by Carterton New World and Greytown Fresh Choice Supermarkets. These presentations were undertaken once the country moved to Level 3, and were made by the master of the lodge.

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An expression of hesitation (2) 16. The set of human beings is a ____ of the set of human children (8) 18. Intersects 30 Across (3) 21. Hypothetical pervasive power (2) 24. Spain's top level domain (2) 25. To greet, pay tribute, acknowledge, thank (4) 27. Soft rock, 1 on Mohs Scale of Hardness (4) 29. An expression of hesitation (2) Ramsar Convention Local wetlands seek global status “Recognition of the Wairarapa Moana Wetlands under the Ramsar Convention would be a real achievement, and not just for the Moana. It will raise the profile of the value of wetlands and hopefully support the process of identifying and protecting them throughout the region.” That’s the message from Greater Wellington Wairarapa Committee Chair Councillor Adrienne Staples, in welcoming the decision by the Government to recommend Wairarapa Moana Wetlands for recognition under the Ramsar Convention. “Over the years we’ve learned a lot from Wairarapa Moana. It has also brought to the forefront the extensive partnership and hard work from landowners, iwi, local hapū, local authorities and the community ­to protect this taonga (sacred) treasure and to restore it back to health.” Cr Staples says we need to take the opportunity to celebrate the environmental and cultural benefits that wetlands can deliver, and to acknowledge the significant work that goes into protecting them. Currently, various initiatives are underway to address the environmental changes that have occurred in the past 150 years as a result of human settlement and activity around the Moana. are important sites for all people, as they play a significant role in our Since 2008, the Wairarapa Moana Wetlands Project has been future.” working towards the vision Whakaora te repo, ka ora te taonga wai Despite the environmental changes to Wairarapa Moana, visitors (Restoring our wetland treasure). seek out this wetland to enjoy recreational activities, learn about the Ngāti Kahungunu representative Ra Smith says Wairarapa Moana unique ecology and delve into its rich history. is an ancestor of local Māori. “The area has been and continues to be The application has been sent to the Ramsar Secretariat in Geneva a highly valued spiritual site for Wairarapa iwi and hapū. Wetlands and an outcome is expected later in the year. Waiōhine River Time for you Dear Agony Aunt, You were very helpful last month about Ashley Bloomfield so I to have your say hope you can help us again. The draft Waiōhine River Plan is available for public comment Now, instead of being worried about ourselves, we are worried from 13 July, and the community-appointed Waiōhine Action Group about him. The poor man looks so beset these days, he seems to be (WAG) Project Team and the Greater Wellington Regional Council are shrinking before our eyes. urging the community to get involved and give feedback. The media seems to have turned against him and that Mike The community has run this three-year project, appointing the Hosking was so unkind when he interviewed him. project team, directly participating in major decisions and being able We are so upset about this we are having trouble sleeping. It’s to see and debate all details. worse than worrying about catching Covid. “Many thousands of hours of voluntary work later, people can see Worried members of the Team of 5 million, Carterton. the reduction in cost from $10 million to around $2 million as crucial, but we’d like to think there’s a whole lot more to it than that,” says John Boon, who facilitated the open and transparent project process. Dear worried ones, “Everyone reminded us of broader outcomes such as keeping on Firstly, I think you will find that Ashley has plenty of support out improving the river to ensure it’s a corridor of clean water, native flora there and the media’s job is to probe and question. and fauna, tikanga and beautiful spaces and to keep it from suddenly Also, have you noticed that they choose unflattering photos for deciding to take a different course and jeopardise the communities negative articles? When did you last see a nice photo of Donald either side or critical infrastructure like bridges and roads. Trump? Mind you, maybe there simply isn’t a decent photo of that “The call by the community was for the first-ever community led man anywhere. river and flood protection plan, so that is what we created. It’s also I think I will recommend to Dr Bloomfield’s PR advisor that soft the first real Living Plan – the community retains ownership for the lighting from behind be used whenever he appears on television. next seventy years and can improve on it as we learn more. This will ensure that his saintly demeanour is restored. “Everyone has been able to help choose from draft proposals and AA give feedback in a series of public meetings, emails, social media and drop-in sessions. We had no idea just how extensive public Please send your questions for Agony Aunty to: participation would be, or how many independent experts we would call upon to work with us to test and refine people’s ideas.” [email protected] The full plan will go through a four-week submissions process from 13 July 2020. This provides a chance to have your say – positive or negative – so the plan might be finalised and tabled for approval Carterton Scouts at the Wairarapa Committee meeting for GWRC in September 2020.

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Learn fantastic skills, make great friends, work as a team and enjoy Solutions Crossword the great beauty of our natural surroundings. Carterton community has supported us well over many years and we can now look forward to new enrolments. Knowing our community has been affected by job losses, reduction of hours and much stress, we are reducing fees for both Terms 3 and 4 by 25%. For those enrolled already, please note that Term 1 was normal, and Term 2 fees were not charged. To qualify for the 25% discount we expect those who have not paid their full fees for Term 1 to make payment as soon as possible. Carterton Scout Group requires adult helpers and leaders. If you would like to be part of a thriving local organisation that prepares young people to be responsible youths, and ultimately upstanding citizens, we’d love to talk with you. Training and support is provided and adults are required to have a police check. If you have any questions, or would like to see if Scouts is for you, contact Sylvia 06 379 7153 or 027 249 3395 or visit our website https://cartertonscouts.org.nz/ Happy to chat Message in a feijoa The inside story This humble feijoa Earlier this year, the Happy to Chat bench was launched in contained a secret Carterton (corner High St North and Holloway St) to encourage instruction to be obeyed people to chat to the person sitting next to them. It is now one of before eating. Sadly, it dozens of Happy to Chat benches that have sprung up around the fell into the wrong hands. world, joining the aim of reducing social isolation and alleviating (Hand model Wally loneliness. Richards) Lucy Adlam, who led the local initiative on behalf of Joy for Generations, says it’s not just about solving loneliness. “It’s more about fostering an inclusive and connected community so that loneliness (especially for seniors) doesn’t continue to grow here.” Since the Happy to Chat bench launched, photos of happy chatters have popped up online from tourists, of artists and of course friendly locals through the hashtag #happytochatcarterton. The Happy to Chat initiative has started spreading from the bench, to Council events (thanks to Rob Stockley, councillor) and has now reached Page 42 Café & Gelato. Josh Coe, owner of Page 42 Café, has supported the Happy to Chat initiative by offering a Happy to Chat table at the cafe. “We love seeing people making connections in our café and the Happy to Chat initiative is a great fit for us in that will enable connections to be made more easily,” says Josh. So next time you’re in town and you’re feeling open to a chat, take a moment to sit at the bench, or have a coffee at the Happy to Chat table at Page 42 Café. A five-minute conversation could really make someone’s day, and yours! Page 42 Café will also be offering $2 coffees to anyone who hosts the Happy to Chat table during July.

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