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Members of the Lyall Bay Dads Group manning the barbecue at the free fair event. From right: Sloane McPhee, Darrell Doig, Dan Perry and Steve Boggs. EMMA DUNLOP-BENNETT Dads embracing school life
RUBY MACANDREW school mums ‘‘seemed to know lish a club and host fortnightly ment of all the people in the com- and Chait said he fielded several each other and be quite well- get-togethers. munity - dads included. We inquiries from other dads keen to A community event has helped connected’’, but the same couldn’t ‘‘It’s about getting the dads wanted to tap into that and join join the group and help out the shine a light on the hard work a be said for the dads. involved and connected to learn the dots really.’’ school. group of dads from Lyall Bay ‘‘There were very few dads more about who your neighbours The group had since expanded ‘‘This is not a fundraiser or School has been doing to be more around the school and the ones are and through that become their offerings, including the way to make money – our involved. that did come were all heads more involved in the school.’’ establishment of a touch team motivations in doing this are only After 18 months the ranks of down, drop their kids off and go. From the initial meeting, inter- with 16 members. to bring our local community the Lyall Bay Dads Club have ‘‘It occurred to us that a lot of est in the collective snowballed, An example of the way the closer together.’’ been growing exponentially, and the dads didn’t get to do drop-offs which Chait said was a testament group gets involved is the large- For now, Chait planned to keep they have become a mainstay in that often and the ones that did to the need for dads to be scale fair they recently organised the group’s membership exclus- the school community. didn’t feel comfortable or have involved. for Lyall Bay School pupils and ive to Lyall Bay School dads, but Club co-founder Shaun Chait anyone to talk to.’’ ‘‘We just feel that in order to their families. he was happy to offer advice to said the idea for the group came Along with Ruka Rarere and connect the community and make The Good In The Hood event others wanting to establish some- after he noticed that most of the Steve Walters, he decided to estab- it stronger, we needed the involve- attracted more than 350 people thing similar. GET READY FOR SUMMER 2 THE WELLINGTONIAN, DECEMBER 1, 2016 stuff.co.nz YOUR PAPER, YOUR PLACE
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A spring clean out at the Wel- lington Central Police Station has revealed a taonga box containing more than 80 items of ‘‘spiritual significance’’. Now staff are searching for the owners of the taonga, or treasures, and precious items that have been handed in to the police over the past decade. Most items in the taonga box are carved pounamu and bone necklaces, but there are also bibles, family photos, rosaries, carved patu and a plastic Jesus. Police need to find the owners by the end of January or the items will be passed on to churches and master carvers who may return the items to the land. ‘‘About 10 years ago they created a box and just kept them hoping somebody would come and claim them some day,’’ Cus- tomer Services Manager Sharon Johnston said. Standard procedure for lost items handed into the police sta- tion was to auction or destroy the property after three months, she said. But the taonga were kept at the station, and the collection has accumulated over the years. The station has only basic Sharon Johnston with some of the taonga that police are trying to reunite with their owners. LUCY SWINNEN/ FAIRFAX NZ information on each item, such as ‘‘a carved bone hook with paua ‘‘About 10 years ago If they are not claimed by the buried or re-purposed. ‘‘fair to say there is personal found at Wellington Airport end of January the station will Wellington Central Police Iwi value’’ to the items, Puna said. Departure lounge in 2005’’ and ’’a they created a box return the pounamu to Ngai Tahu Liaison Officer Te Roera Puna ❚ If you think a long lost heir- pounamu crucifix found on and just kept them in the South Island where a mas- consulted a master carver several loom may be at the Police head- Bowen St in 2002’’. ter carver ‘‘may bury, return to weeks ago to find out if any of the quarters, contact the station Despite the limited infor- hoping somebody the river, or re-purpose them,’’ items were of historical signifi- and describe the item or details mation, Johnston was optimistic would come and Johnston said. cance. about when and where it was about reuniting items with their The bone carvings will also be Although nothing was found to lost and bring any supporting owners. claim them’’ sent to a master carver to be have historical significance it was information.
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business is largely based on its freight operations, given how GORDON competitive Bluebridge is with CAMPBELL respect to passenger traffic. TALKING POLITICS Any transport re-configuration that’s based – even temporarily - around a North Island to Lyttelton o far, the attempts at direct ferry link would have normalisation along the economic and employment upper east coast of the repercussions across the region. S South Island have followed Presumably, more big trucks a similar pattern to what would also be running up and happened in Christchurch - down the affected parts of SH1, to bursts of reconstruction help pick up the slack. Some punctuated by aftershocks and telling statements were issued in misgivings about the daunting the immediate aftermath of the scale of the rebuild. earthquake. On November 15, As in Christchurch, normality Bridges confirmed to the House for the likes of Kaikoura may take that a direct North Island ferry years to achieve, not weeks or link to Lyttelton was being months. As the immediate task of investigated. repairing and re-opening SH1 The previous day, Key’s around Kaikoura begins, the ministerial statement appeared to configuration of rail, road and Money lessons from Trump shipping likely to emerge in the ‘‘That new ferry link longer term remains uncertain. Reportedly, about 200 jobs – if it happens – be wrong about the way the world by trying to time the market. were involved in providing and would displace really works. I try to focus on the things I can maintaining the pre-earthquake ROB Humans dwell on evidence that control, like how much I save, rail link between Lyttelton and some of the existing STOCK supports their theories, and instead of the things I can’t, like Picton. After an initial flurry of jobs in rail.’’ MONEY MATTERS ignore evidence that doesn’t. the direction the markets will comments by the likes of Prime [email protected] Maddeningly, when individual take after a US election result. Minister John Key and Transport humans are right, often other It should be the same with your Minister Simon Bridges, things include a firm commitment to the Donald Trump made a monkey of humans fail to recognise it for mortgage. No-one can control have gone relatively quiet on the restoration of the pre-existent the media. years and years. And, if humans what interest rates will be in three planning front. road and rail links: ‘‘We will Not only didn’t the world’s suffer painful losses, it can lead years’ time. Homeowners can, Apparently, fixing the rail link repair our roads, rail, and other media believe he could win the them to worse mistakes in the however, control how much they between Seddon and Cheviot will infrastructure, and we will help US presidential election, but it future. Many burnt in the 1987 pay off their mortgage now. be a longer, harder and more our affected communities…The also ran stories promising global sharemarket crash swore off Back to Trump. expensive task than the re- financial cost will be significant share market meltdowns if he did. shares forever. They missed a I have a visceral distaste for opening of SH1, which will be but we will bear that.’’ This mattered to people here, massive bull-run in shares. men of his ilk, just as I have for difficult and costly enough. Of course, Key also made as around a third of KiwiSaver The upshot of all of this is that I political dynasties like the one the Interim freight measures will similar ‘‘bear any burden/meet money is invested in shares listed long ago came to believe I will Clintons were hoping to found. probably involve a direct ferry any cost’’’ noises in the wake of on overseas sharemarkets. always be rubbish at timing Trump reminds me of the link between the North Island Pike River, and those So pervasive was the pre- markets. The academic literature crass, self-aggrandising New and Christchurch. Last week, commitments turned out to be a election Trump-as-economic-anti- on the subject reveals I’m not Zealand property experts who Kiwirail was busily constructing lot more nuanced and conditional Christ coverage, that a lot of alone. Investors consistently went bankrupt or saw their a business case to that effect. than they’d seemed at first blush. people, myself included, underperform the market through businesses collapse in the 2000s Once implemented, interim Given the impact the looming wondered about selling all my their market-timing decisions. during a giant house price boom. measures have a tendency to transport decisions will have investments and putting Hence in KiwiSaver, and long- I did believe Trump could win, harden into semi-permanent upon jobs and businesses from everything only cash. term retirement savings, I am hence my reinvestment foot- solutions. That new ferry link – if Lyttelton to Cheviot to Kaikoura I didn’t, though I did drag my content to drip feed money into dragging. Clever me. But I also it happens – would displace some to Seddon to Picton, perhaps those feet on reinvesting some money shares and bonds every week. believed a Trump win would of the existing jobs in rail. communities should be being in case a Trump victory led to When markets are rising, I buy create market carnage. Among other things, a direct consulted right now by markets crashing. In my job, you shares. When they are falling, I ferry link would also have an government about the options get to hear a lot of people’s buy shares more cheaply. Over GOLDEN RULES impact on Picton, a town that’s being contemplated. forecasts for the future. They are the long run, shares should return ❚ People aren’t good at market- already been taking an economic Arguably, the public should often wrong. That’s not more than bonds, which should timing hit from the demise of Solid not be presented with a fait surprising. They are humans. return more than cash, so it ❚ Focus on what you can control Energy’s planned operations on accompli that’s been worked out To be human is to be wishful, should pay me to invest in them, ❚ Set your long-term strategy the West Coast. behind closed doors in and wishful thinking leads us to and not undermine the strategy Across Cook Strait, Kiwirail’s Wellington.
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he Government’s quake limits somewhere. And in the longer run, the Some owners, however, won’t ent aid. Some parts of our archit- relief fund for Wellington Wellington MP Grant Robert- Government will face some much be able to meet the deadlines. ectural heritage must be saved, is welcome. Businesses son wants assurances that the more difficult problems. Many They will press the Government and the most loved buildings mi- T inside the cordons in the Government’s scheme will be flex- building owners might be genui- for help, and some hard decisions ght be able to raise cash by public capital are as much victims of the ible. Certainly it needs to be. nely unable to meet the cost of the will have to be made. appeal. But the list of these is sho- 7.8 magnitude earthquake as the Earthquakes strike without earthquake strengthening Robertson suggests from the rt, and there are more buildings of tourist operators in Kaikoura. mercy or discrimination, and not required by the law. comfort of Opposition that the architectural merit than any Both are cut off from their all of its victims will fall into neat The campaign to safety-proof Government either to make this government can afford to save. customers by a natural disaster bureaucratic categories. our buildings is vital in the shaky work tax-deductible or provide Prime Minister John Key outside their control. Here, as everywhere else in the isles, and arguably getting more low or no-interest loans. The points out that there is a market Both therefore deserve some post-quake world, publicity is eve- important in the dawning age of Government won’t be keen to developing for safe commercial help from the taxpayer. It is rough rything. Those who feel unfairly greater seismic activity. Wellin- offer such an open-ended scheme. buildings, and the latest quake justice that those businesses excluded from the package will no gton mayor Justin Lester has The costs could be large, and any will only strengthen demand. But which were insured will not get a doubt make their case heard. already called for owners to fix government would need proof the market won’t be enough. subsidy, which raises larger Politicians will need to give them their buildings more quickly than that those wanting relief really The bill after the quakes will questions of moral hazard and a decent hearing, if only because the law requires. He is right to can’t afford to do the work. be huge and will last for many even free-riding. But the funds are the earthquake has revealed make that call, although he know Some historic buildings might years. How we pay it remains an limited and there will have to be many new issues. he is powerless to enforce it. reasonably qualify for Governm- open question. 12 THE WELLINGTONIAN, DECEMBER 1, 2016 stuff.co.nz
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MATT STEWART night watch for the next three tree or any street decorations in weekends, from 10pm to 5am, over 2013 but, after retailers and the On silent nights, on holy nights, the 10-metre tree and giant gift public blasted the council for when all is calm except for the box. being festive grinches the drunken hoodlums of Courtenay ‘‘People tried to climb the base Christmas tree at Midland Park Place, a security guard will again and caused repeated damage to was reinstated in 2014, with stand ‘neath the Christmas tree. the tree. A security guard was another set-up in Courtenay Pl. Among other festive brought on site and that seemed to ❚ A Very Welly Christmas 2016 shenanigans in Wellington’s deter the boozy hijinks,’’ Welling- will carry on the Santa Parade party zone, drunken revellers ton City Council spokesman Clay- tradition with a bespoke par- tried to scale, and unwrap, the ton Anderson said. ade as part of the on the week- council-provided Christmas tree ‘‘Having a security guard on end of 10 and11 December. in 2014. site when Christmas spirits are So last year a security guard high is a sensible precaution. We was employed on weekend don’t want any festive folk poten- The Christmas tree on Courtenay evenings to guard the tree from tially injuring themselves or caus- Place will again have a security guard molestations. ing damage to the tree.’’ protecting it from drunken vandals. This year Santa’s big tough Cost-cutting measures saw ROBERT KITCHIN/FAIRFAX NZ helper will be back keeping a late- Wellington without a Christmas Retailers suffering Has your property post-quake suffered earthquake RUBY MACANDREW damage? While it’s business as usual for most retailers in the capital, many in Thorndon are still suffering following the November 14 earthquake. Here’s how EQC can help Box Hill, a clothing store on Molesworth St, was initially within a cordoned-off zone following the 7.8 magnitude quake, but reopened after a few If your home, land or contents have been damaged by the recent earthquakes, days. you can make a claim with the Earthquake Commission. Despite the short closure owner and manager Erin Ford said the area had remained empty. There’s no rush. You have unil midnight on 14 February 2017 to make a claim, ‘‘It’s still a bit weird and quiet around here.’’ so there’s ime to take care of yourself, your family and friends irst. ‘‘I’ve had a few people saying they were con- fused about how to get here because a lot of people You can organise repairs to make your home safe, sanitary, secure and don’t realise how much is actually open,’’ she said. weatheright. Before you move or repair anything take photos as a record Ford believed many people believed it was safer to stay away despite most buildings in of the damage. Thorndon having the all-clear. ‘‘When they think Molesworth Street – they When you are ready to contact us, you can easily lodge your claim online at just think to stay away from the whole area,’’ she www.eqc.govt.nz/claims or you can call our free phone number said. 0800 DAMAGE (326 243). Next door, Thorndon Pharmacy owner Arthur Chan said his business had also taken a hit despite Everyone with a current private insurance policy for home or contents that having not been in the cordon area. for any period includes re insurance (most do) automa cally has EQC’s insurance. of time. i i ‘‘It’s dead, it’s mainly prescriptions but there’s EQC covers earthquake damaged homes (up to $100,000+GST), contents nothing much else going on.’’ Cafe Classic on parallel Murphy Street had also (up to $20,000+GST) and a deined area of residenial land. noticed a drop in business from their regular customers particularly those from nearby We are working with other government agencies to provide support to the most evacuated building including Defense House. afected communiies. However manager Chantal Billington said she had seen an increase in new customers thanks to the closure of two other cafes in the area. LODGE A CLAIM AT OR CALL WWW.EQC.GOVT.NZ/CLAIMS 0800 DAMAGE (326 243) EQC_KAI_28x5 ‘‘We’ve been lucky, not being inside the cordon like some of the others.’’ Fellow Murphy Street retailer Jules van Costello said his business, Cult Wine, had only suffered from stock loss. ‘‘I didn’t know how busy or quiet it would be after the quake but everyone around here has been absolutely amazing and we got rid of our damaged stock really really quickly.’’ Thorndon New World is easily the largest retailer in the area and manager Ash Drake said he wanted to use the organisation’s clout to ensure the public knew the area was very much open. ‘‘We’re a really strong community here and we’ve got a lot of connections with businesses. It’s been a tough year with the road and water works and that’s been a challenge to get through that and now this.’’
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LUCY SWINNEN operating in 1906 giving young metre round trip. men like rugby player Ranji Wil- Although it was disputed about At the turn of last century a ferry son and service men like Stuart whether he swam from Welling- ride across Wellington harbour Varnham and Bernard Freyberg a ton to Eastbourne rather than offered a welcome respite from chance to get away. travelled by ferry, as had been the drudgery of life in the capital. Stuart drew on diary excerpts claimed. The so-called bach boys were from some of the men, as well as Bernard Freyberg was an an ‘‘Eastbourne phenomenon’’ of resources from the Eastbourne extraordinarily good swimmer. young men working in Welling- Historical Society, the East- As early as 1903, when he was ton who would pile on the ferry bourne Memorial Returned just 14, The Evening Post and cross the harbour to have Services, local repositories, remarked: ‘‘one lad, B Freyberg of some fun at the beach on the national institutions and families Wellington College, proving weekends. of the the men. altogether too fast for his In her new book Half a World She discovered that young Wel- opponents, won all the champion- Away, Eastbourne in Wartime lington men would spend their ships up to 100 yards without Julia Stuart charts the fun and weekends across the harbour trouble’’. frivolity of Eastbourne before the swimming, sailing or training After their exploits in East- war and the impact the war had during the day and drinking beer bourne many of the men joined on young New Zealanders. they had brought from Wellington the war effort in World War One. In the period before the war a at night. ‘‘They were young, they were large number of New Zealanders Bernard and his brother Oscar fit and they were the ones who had left the provinces and come to were two of Eastbourne’s legend- went off to war,’’ Stuart said. Wellington for work. ary bach boys. ❚ Half a World Away, East- ‘‘And they had nothing to do on Local stories say that Bernard bourne in Wartime 1899 -1928 the weekend ... Wellington was used to train at weekends by by Julia Stuart is available dead,’’ Stuart said. swimming between Rona Bay and from Unity Books amongst Legendary bach boy Bernard Freyberg, after whom Wellington’s Freyberg Pool The Eastbourne Ferry began Ward Island, a three to four kilo- others. was named. SUPPLIED
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Or ❚ Column by Rachel Grunwell, Next year’s event will be Maree started losing her sight Her commitment to running is fundraise for this worthy cause. Cigna Health and Wellbeing Maree’s fifth half-marathon aged 16 through a degenerative an incredible motivation. She’s an You can set up a fundraising page Ambassador - a runner, following her completion of the eye condition, Retinitis inspiration. as part of your registration. qualified yoga teacher and New York Marathon last month Pigmentosa. Achilles is the official charity director of lifestyle website with the help of Achilles guide She has less than 5 per cent partner of Cigna Round the Bays. InspiredHealth.co.nz. Follow Josh Thomas, from Wellington. vision including no depth of Want to help? If you would like to ENTER NOW her personal journey to get He will also volunteer at Cigna vision or peripheral vision. She guide an athlete, or have a ❚ Register for the event at race-ready with her family on Round the Bays, an event he is a cannot see in the dark, in disability and would like help to cignaroundthebays.co.nz and Facebook: InspiredHealthNZ big fan of. shadows, and sometimes take part in Cigna Round the join #stepitupnz.co.nz to be in and Instagram: ‘‘It’s an easy and flat course, ‘‘floaters’’ affect her central Bays, contact Achilles at towin a prize worth $2500. @Inspiredhealthandfitness. Out&About Kids learn cricket skills Seven Porirua primary schools, and Tawa’s Hampton Hill School, took part in a cricket From left, Tamure Phillips, Daniel Yates and Joseph skills session on McKenna were the top three in the catching session. Thursday at Linden Park, hosted by North City Cricket Club. Rochelle Pese-Akerise was bowled just moments after smashing a huge six. Javarhn Masters earns his team a run out. PHOTOS: KRIS DANDO Jade Schwalger readies to fire one Alfred Maeva gets used to the red ball. down at the batsman. stuff.co.nz DECEMBER 1, 2016, THE WELLINGTONIAN 23 Free outdoor gear offer for summer CHELSEA MCLAUGHLIN Dave Woulfe grew up enjoying all the adventures Wellington has to offer and now he wants to help everyone else experience the same. Woulfe runs three outdoors businesses in Wellington: The Boatshed at Days Bay, which hires out kayaks and paddle boards; The Bikeshed Pencarrow, which rents bikes; and Cycle Rimutaka, which arranges trips for people on the Rimutaka cycle trail. The businesses have just launched Everyone’s Adventure, a summer campaign designed to make them accessible to every- one. Woulfe has figured out the businesses need to bring in $300,000 this summer to cover overheads, safe practices, rent and staff wages. Once they’ve covered the $300,000, their gear will be free to use for the public for the rest of summer, until Easter Weekend 2017. ‘‘I was lucky enough to grow up in a family with bikes and kayaks available,’’ he says. He wants to give others the same opportunity to ‘‘get outside with their friends and families’’. Dave Woulfe runs The Boatshed at Days Bay, The Bikeshed Pencarrow and Cycle Rimutaka SUPPLIED Woulfe has done smaller initiatives before to help make the ‘‘The biggest buzz much bigger way,’’ he says. similar but it will be a win for the the country with the dynamic businesses more accessible but he ‘‘What we’ve been trying to do business, the environment and coastline and rolling hills.’’ wanted to go bigger. that I got was is come up with a model that the community, he says. Just when the businesses ‘‘The biggest buzz that I got making more provides a great opportunity for He says Wellington offers so would reach the $300,000 target was making more adventures our community and a model that much variety in outdoor and begin offering free hires is accessible for more people who adventures is great from a business perspec- adventures and he was keen to dependent on customers who can wouldn’t be able to afford it and I accessible’’ tive.’’ help people enjoy it. feel good about helping others. really wanted to build this into It’s a unique idea and he has ‘‘For me personally, I think it’s Woulfe says he hopes it will be Dave Woulfe our business philosophy in a not been able to find anything such a ruggedly beautiful part of by the end of the school holidays. Reach customers in your local area with New Zealand’s fastest growing private social network Neighbourly Create your free Neighbourly Local business listing now at Neighbourly.co.nz is used by over neighbourly.co.nz/directory 320,000 New Zealand households 24 THE WELLINGTONIAN, DECEMBER 1, 2016 stuff.co.nz Sport Glover lauds success of settled side KRIS DANDO The club’s women’s side fin- ished in the bottom half of the Francis Glover is still smiling premier competition, but well despite a loss to rivals Thorndon clear of Titahi Bay, who were rel- in the final round of the pre- egated. Christmas interclub tennis com- It was a new-look, younger petition. women’s team that stood up well, Needing just a point from the Glover said. eight-match tie, Glover’s Tawa- Sadler missed a few interclub Lyndhurst team went down 5-3. rounds, but the Glover brothers, Olly Sadler and Rynold Tim- Michael McGlincheyand Timothy othy won their singles matches ensured the team was consistent and Glover joined with his each week. brother Marcel to win their Glover said Sadler and Dylan doubles contest, but it wasn’t Heap would be available for the enough to prevent a Thorndon post-Christmas interclub compe- win. tition, which kicks off in Febru- However, Tawa-Lyndhurst ary. took out the pre-Christmas trophy There was confidence in his with 47 points to Thorndon’s 42, team that Tawa-Lyndhurst would continuing their interclub domi- lock both the trophies away again, nance from last season. he said, but Thorndon, ‘‘It’s always disappointing to Wellington-Wakefield and Khan- lose, but we were pretty relaxed dallah would put up a good fight. going into the tie,’’ Francis Glover ‘‘There are some good young said. players around and you’re never ‘‘We’d had a pretty fast start to sure who will be flown in to play the competition [37 points from a each week.’’ possible 40 in the first five rounds] Glover and his players would so it wasn’t too stressful against not be idle in December in Janu- Thorndon.’’ ary, with coaching or playing in The Tawa-Lyndhurst second Australia and elsewhere overseas, team finished fifth of eight teams along with national age group and in the division below, showing New Zealand Tennis Champion- there was good talent coming ships looming. through, Glover said. Paraparaumu Beach won the ‘‘Three of those guys are still at women’s pre-Christmas trophy school, so they did brilliantly.’’ from Khandallah by one point. Olly Sadler has been a key cog in Tawa-Lyndhurst premier men’s tennis team’s success. 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