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Editorial Deadline April issue: Go Carterton 5pm Thursday 25 March 2021 Planning to plan Story word-limit: Council to face strictly 300, letters 200 Yr les Delivered by: takes effort Monday 12 April 2021 Dear Editor questions Go Carterton held its latest business social at the Carterton Events We all know someone (is that a mirror?) who has great plans, but I join a group of dogwalkers in the morning at Carrington Park. Centre in February. It was a fantastic night with more than 50 people never quite seems to make any significant progress. Recently there are almost always people sleeping in their cars in the Contact us in attendance. Dreaming is fun. We win the lottery and then all these great things carpark. I would like to know which agencies in Carterton should Editorial: [email protected] happen for us. approach and offer support to these people. It’s hard to know how to There was networking, yummy nibbles and local wines followed by Deliveries: [email protected] 027 406 2694 an informative presentation by Maria Mckenzie about the Wairarapa For whatever reasons, we have all ended up here in Carterton, Advertisements: [email protected] 027 625 7765 help as a member of the public. Pop information about the foodbank ostensibly happy with our lot. But what would you change, if you under the wipers? Buy a voucher for free coffees from a local cafe? Youth to Work movement and just how different iGen are and what We’re online at www.cartertonnz.com/crier could? What would you promote ahead of something else? they are looking for in employment. kindly hosted by CDBI (Carterton District Business Initiative). As home owners rejoice in the increase in the value of their Our Council is asking all of us those very questions. Our councillors properties, these people appear to be a stark reminder of the lack of Jenni Hall, sales and marketing coordinator for the Events Centre Find us on Facebook: The Carterton Crier are soon to adopt the draft plan for the next 10 years. In it, they will social housing in the Wairarapa. also spoke about the exciting events coming to town and how local businesses can make the most of these offerings. set out what gets done, and omit everything else. Sabrina Sullivan, Carterton But you can have a look too, and let them know what you think Our next social is on 30 March 5.30pm at Little Africa, 55 High Disclaimer Dear editor, should take priority before they make their final judgement. Street. At this event we will get to meet AJ and his team, sample Hey, we’re all volunteers working to put out a community newspaper I am an elderly resident of rural Carterton, farming 45 acres at the free some South African treats while enjoying local wines. There will also Mayor Greg Lang assures us that every submission will be read for Carterton and district. If we have made a mistake, just let us know end of Parkers Road. Have been for 30 years. and considered. You can’t ask for fairer than that (see page 25). at [email protected] and we will endeavour to make amends. Thanks. be members of the Carterton District Council present to speak on its I know I have always been mildly interested in Carterton Crier, Long-Term Plan and Annual Plan and to answer questions. So, you have a month to let Council (or a councillor) know what and have just finished reading your latest issue. Read it from cover If you would like to attend please email Lou at info@gocarterton. path you want our town to follow. More importantly, you can tell to cover. I found that your Editorial was timely, necessary, and very co.nz or follow Go Carterton on Facebook for updates. them what you definitely don’t want to see money spent on. accurate. Well done. 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I hear with mixed feelings the doom- Rick Spooner Building Contractor ...... 7 Paul Dykes filled predictions of business leaders when a lock-down threatens. Annual General Stonehenge Aotearoa...... 7 I know a halt in trade is worrying for people in precarious small Wairarapa Electrical & Appliances ...... 9 businesses, but the alternative is terrifying for us all. And it would be Meeting CDC Wairarapa Walking Festival ...... 12 nice to hear business leaders acknowledge that the Government has CDC Charles Rooking Carter Awards ...... 13 again pledged financial support for businesses in trouble. 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Rebekah found her subjects in prison release Think back to earlier times, when clocks were typically incorporated mugshots on the National Library’s online Papers Past. into the façade of impressive buildings – no in-your-face columns in “These mugshots are strangely emotional, but because them days. Our councillors had the opportunity to start afresh with of the need to stay still for the camera for so long you our clock tower, but they opted instead to perpetuate the problem, can only catch a glimmer of what the subject is feeling. even strengthening it to ensure it would not fail. I’m attracted to the vulnerability and the humanity of When I mention my concerns to acquaintances, I’m met with the women. They were loved by someone and they gentle derision. Some suggest it is me who has a problem. loved someone. This is quite different from imagining Surely you, of all people, will agree that rampant male dominance the prisons of the past.” has ridden roughshod over the sensibilities of decent womenfolk. Do Themes of strangeness and loss run through Rebekah’s all men think in phallic terms? recent work, as we saw in the journeying horse people Rebekah Farr Red faced, Carterton of Drift (2016) and the refugees of Departures (2019). “I came to this exhibition in a completely different way for a completely different reason, but I’ve ended up in the same place,” it allows the viewer to enter the creative process. “We see parts of Dear Red faced, ACROSS she said. “It’s the stories that get me – there’s so much story in their objects all the time and we use our imaginations to fill in the bits we In these gender-fluid times, limiting sexual identity to just two ACROSS 1. 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Free Ambulance Ka Pai Carterton Digital Seniors Community focus STEM gives them wings Learning to enjoy technology Hundreds of bright-eyed Carterton kids, and parent helpers, Technology is moving fast. How do we help seniors keep up and families to work out how to best use technology to help with sight, for Ruth were on hand to experience a day of STEM (Science, Technology, benefit from this change? hearing and memory loss. Collaboration is a key strength of the Wairarapa community, says Engineering and Mathematics) activities incorporating space, Many seniors haven’t had the opportunity to learn new technology For seniors looking to buy a new device, we can suggest Wellington Free Ambulance’s new Wairarapa Community Liason, ballooning, skydiving and astronomy at Wings Over Wairarapa in and need some help to experience the wonderful benefits it can offer. appropriate products that are suitable for their needs. Ruth Locker. February. Digital Seniors is a charitable trust in the Wairarapa that helps We run free hubs for seniors to sit one-on-one with one of our The newly created liason role stems from the Wairapara Community The Wings Over Wairarapa event is iconic as much for the flying seniors experience the wonderful benefits technology can offer. We volunteer coaches, or give us a call on 0800 373 646 to set up a home Pop-Up held at the end of 2019 to explore how Wellington Free as it is for the youth-focused STEM day and as Carterton identifies have a team of skilled volunteer coaches who help with a multitude visit. Ambulance could best support community health, resilience and as a place that nurtures youth, and wants more “stuff to do”, Ka Pai of topics, such as online shopping, internet banking, paying bills, Carterton 3 Mile, 66 High St Carterton, Tuesdays 9:30–11:30am wellbeing in Wairarapa. Carterton got involved to ensure all local schools, including Kuranui using health apps, online form filling, using the internet as an Greytown Greytown Library, Tuesdays 1:30pm–3:30pm College, were transported to the event to experience the exciting “It helped us to understand that people living in Wairarapa want encyclopaedia, smart homes, calendars and diaries, managing the Masterton Masterton Library, Wednesdays 10am–12pm education-outside-the-classroom opportunity. electronics on that new car, maps, cameras, using a smartphone to to know more about Wellington Free Ambulance and the services we Martinborough St Andrews Church, Thursdays 9:30am–11am provide in their region,” said Ruth. February was also used by Ka Pai Carterton to reflect and refocus its full potential – the list is endless! Featherston Union Church, Thursdays 1:30pm–3:30pm Having worked in community-focused roles for the past 15 years as a committee, with renowned community facilitator, Cissy Rock, There are a wonderful variety of products that can help seniors Andre Hattingh across Wairarapa and Wellington; her focus now is to introduce herself leading a workshop to prioritise actions for the year ahead. with issues that often come with ageing. We consult seniors and their to the community in her new role; building on existing relationships One of Ka Pai Carterton’s key priorities is supporting the Carrington Park Working Group, whose aim is to create a community-designed and forming new ones. We are looking for more interested players and anyone wanting multi-generational destination playspace that reflects the needs and Carrington bowls & croquet “I will be working with the community to find ways to connect and to try either game is encouraged to phone either Stella Smith on aspirations of our community. provide information about our service - who we are, what we do and 379 9259 or Robin Brasell on 06 222 4000 and we will give you all the how we can help.” To be part of this process, email [email protected], or Success opens doors information. message and follow Ka Pai on social@kapaicarterton Based at the Wairarapa Community Centre, much of her time will Bowls club championships are nearly completed, with only the We can guarantee that you will receive a friendly welcome and be spent out and about. Supplied by Ka Pai Carterton Men’s Triples final and the junior championship to be completed. one-on-one coaching (at no cost) is available either on a club day or “I sincerely hope that anyone wanting to connect with Wellington Richard Anderson and Scott MacKenzie won the Men’s Pairs; times to suit you. The only requirement is flat-soled shoes. Free, will feel free to call me or visit if I am in the office.” Leona Hodder and Margaret McAlley the Ladies’ Pairs. Do contact either Stella or Robin – there is no commitment to join Passionate about the community, she encourages and celebrates Scott MacKenzie, Richard Anderson and Gavin Hamlyn have been until you have tried the game at a couple of sessions. Also, at this stage diversity and sharing ideas and experiences that will help shape the selected to play for the Wairarapa eight-man team to contest the of the season, membership subscription is very low and then the next way forward. three-day Inter-Centre event in Wellington. David Richards and Geoff season (which would be your first) subscriptions are half price. There are many inspiring local stories, where wonderful things, Balmain have been selected for the Wairarapa Masters Inter-Centre Stella Smith big and small have been achieved by people coming together to event to be held at Masterton. Good luck to these teams and it’s great work towards a common goal, said Ruth. to see Carrington bowlers selected to play in these events. “These can all contribute in some way to improving community Barefoot bowls attracted a good crowd of players – including health, wellbeing and resilience.” children. Despite the title, players do not need to play barefooted. “I’m really excited to join an organisation who continue to develop If you are keen to give this a go, come along on Sunday 14 March at and build on initiatives that arose from the Pop-Up workshops, korero 4.30pm or phone Allan Renall 027 208 3291. with the Wairarapa community and our stakeholders.” Pauline Hodgson If you would like to connect with Ruth to learn more about Croquet members are enjoying the excellent weather. Long Wellington Free Ambulance contact her on [email protected] may it last! Association croquet members are well into their club or 027 245 2861. championships and some close games have been played and enjoyed by all. Golf croquet members are being encouraged to try some new interesting games and it is hoped that they might start club championships for their variation of the game.

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Ageing with attitude Crystal MediSpa Carterton Wairarapa kids’ choir behind the house to provide even more accommodation. A project such as this does not happen without widespread public support and very generous donations covering the whole range of Expo for oldies of all ages Serious skin Beatles for beds needs: finance, materials, time and energy. “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in The Wairarapa Kids Choir is throwing its voice behind a project to Wairarapa Kids’ Choir is adding its support for this worthwhile your years” – Abraham Lincoln. treatments in a combat homelessness. endeavour with a concert at St Matthew’s Church, Masterton, at 3pm I want to tell you about an upcoming day of learning, listening, Proceeds from its special concert later this month will go direct to on Saturday 27 March. and doing at the Ageing With Attitude expo (Solway Showgrounds, heritage setting Project Manaaki. Their contribution will be a number of Beatles songs; and they will 20 March 20, free entry). Skin and appearance medicine expert Jeanne-Louise Drury has Project Manaaki is one small solution to a very large problem. be supported by a range of soloists and other performers. Entry is a This day is for younger-older people, older-older people, and brought her extensive knowledge and experience in skin health to Much has been said about homelessness in New Zealand, and while suggested koha of $5, with all proceeds going to aid Project Manaaki. our families, to help everyone learn about ageing well, and staying the Wairarapa, establishing Crystal MediSpa in an historic cottage most proposed solutions are national in scale, there are times when a Tim Clarke healthy and independent for as long as possible. We’ll have all sorts of at the north end of Carterton – perfect for nourishing clients in a better approach might be taken: small, local and practical. stallholders, including services, businesses and support organisations bucolic setting. Individual generosity has facilitated the purchase of a house in and numerous guest speakers covering a range of topics in our The beautiful and serene woman’s face she has chosen to promote Elizabeth St, Masterton, which will become a transitional house for the listening hall. Crystal MediSpa is from a 19th century French painting La Charité by homeless. With the support of Trust House and the Masterton District Page 42 And we’ll have lots to do on the day. We will be serving up delicious William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Council, it has been re-piled and is now undergoing renovation. food (at very reasonable prices), and a there is a talented line-up of Jeanne-Louise began her training in the mid-80s when she In addition, a number of local tradesmen are building cabins entertainment. scholarship attended the Joyce Blok Institute in Auckland, passing international “This scholarship will help to We are delighted that the Minister for Seniors will open the event. exams with honours. relieve some of the financial stress There will be yoga and exercise demonstrations, and even mobility Jeanne-Louise is passionate about encouraging people to look gained from moving into my second devices to try out. after their skin. “The earlier you start, the better. It saves on requiring year of university. Alongside our programme on 20 March, Neighbourhood Support extensive remedial work later.” Masterton is launching Neighbour’s Day Aotearoa 2021 – a 10-day Not only will it help to pay off some Prospective clients are offered a free consultation to discuss celebration of getting to know our neighbours better. This year’s of my course fees, it will also be a huge their skin-care needs and she can advise on a wide range of skin theme is The Great Plant Swap, encouraging neighbourhoods to help with the cost of accommodation, treatments. grow stronger together. Good neighbours and strong communities and all the other essentials like are essential foundations for ageing well. She is assisted by Robyn Sclater, registered nurse practitioner in textbooks. Zoe Edwards There will be a free shuttle from Carterton (call to book), so there appearance medicine, who provides Botox ® and other cosmetic I am beyond grateful for this really is no excuse. PS: We’re also thrilled to say that one of Age injectables. scholarship, which will help to reduce my student loan and stress Concern’s team will be working in the Carterton Library every first The product used in Crystal MediSpa is the Spanish brand going into this year, and allow me to focus more on my studies. Thursday of the month (next: 1 April). Mesoestetic, which focuses on medical cosmetics for the skin, Thank you to the Page 42 team for this incredible scholarship. Age Concern: 06 377 0066 Nik Rilkoff including treating anti-ageing, acne, hyper-pigmentation, skin Some of the choir taking part in Carterton’s Christmas parade last year Zoe Edwards tightening and other advanced skin procedures. So, if it’s lines and wrinkles, lack of skin firmness, or puffiness around your eyes that’s bothering you – or, you just want to have a fresher brighter complexion – then look for Crystal MediSpa at 269 High St North, Carterton, or phone 021 240 3373. Sabrina Sullivan

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No23 Gallery Page 42 Café Lockdown opens up Looking for love of art community stars Most people I have spoken to quite enjoyed lockdown last year. “Out with 2020,” says Josh and the team at Page 42 café and gelato For one visitor to No23 Gallery recently, lockdown was life on High St. changing and in a good way. Like many of us, they were glad to see the back of last year – but This woman was addicted to playing the pokies and it became Josh was talking dollars here, not years. such an obsession, she even compromised her eating habits so she Last month Page 42 café put up $2,020 in grant money for had money to play with. community groups to use for the betterment of Carterton, making it Along came lockdown and she could no longer head off for her a simple process to apply for a slice of the cake. daily fix on the machines. Not being allowed out, her craving for it “Getting funds is hard to do right now,” says Josh. “We didn’t diminished and when lockdown was over, she realised that for the know what was out there in the community for us to support, so we first time in a long time she had money to spare. The desire to rush decided to let the community come to us. Applicants had to be able off to the pokie machines had gone completely. to show that the money would be used to benefit the community.” And so began an interest in art and now she wanders the art The grant follows the café’s donation of an AED device last year, galleries admiring the works on display and she has started collecting which now awaits use on the outside front wall of the fire station. art as her new hobby. She told me she was very excited to have Josh and his team also provided a scholarship worth $2500 to a purchased two paintings at Little Jewels exhibition at Aratoi this year. Carterton university student, Zoe Edwards. Having been a cab driver, I have learnt the signals of knowing when “Looking further ahead, we want to set up a monthly award for our to talk to someone in the car and when to zip the lip. But I do really community heroes whereby Crier readers nominate people who have enjoy having a chat to our visitors when they come into the gallery. done a great service for them that month. It could be a helping hand You soon know the ones who just want lookie lookie and no talkie with a chore, say, or fulfilling a role in a community service group.” talkie, but I will grab any chance for a natter. I am fascinated by all Each month, one of the nominees will receive a gift basket, the different tastes people have. Something that I would never hang courtesy of Page 42 café and gelato. Nominations can be in an in my house really appeals to others and I will often wander with a informal email to [email protected], via the café’s Facebook page, visitor around the gallery and talk about the art on display. It’s a two- or simply dropped off at the café. way thing, because I always learn something from them. The Crier will announce each winner. I never leave the gallery without knowing more than when I went in. “We want to help thank people in our community who are doing Graeme Burnard good tasks.” The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 26 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 7

Just Us kids Carterton School Tweed Ride event Historical Society Just Us Kids Round the Bays Style will be paramount Deller’s butcher shop There’s a distinguishing feature of a new cycling event in Greytown A giant chopping block, sawdust strewn floor and free saveloys for treaty 2021 memorable on Easter Saturday, and it’s not the trademark brightly coloured lycra. the kids – Deller’s Butchery. “What’s Waitangi weekend?” This was a great leading question Thirty three motivated Carterton School students gathered Instead, and most definitely more stylish, riders will be resplendent Although no longer standing, Deller’s butcher shop operated that took us on a great learning journey. outside the school at 6.20am last month ready to take on a challenge! in retro-style traditional British cycling attire – tweed plus-four suits opposite the Marquis Hotel in High St for 116 years. Our tamariki began to get curious as to why we were having a After we arrived in Wellington City, they took some pictures, did preferred. Established in 1880 by George William Deller, it consisted of three “long weekend”, so we began to explain to our preschool children some warm ups, and then began our Round the Bays 6.5km run. The inaugural New Zealand National Tweed Ride on Saturday 3 wooden buildings; a butcher shop, a smaller adjacent shop and what Waitangi meant and where it started (very basic ECE terms). There were 14,000 runners in total and over $20,000 was raised for April will be a chance for town’s folk and visitors to recreate the spirit stables behind, plus a slaughter house in Moreton Rd. We had pictures to look at and books and CDs to read and listen mental health. of a bygone era, and while doing so have a “jolly good” time. Deller, an enterprising character, was born in London, England, too. We focused mainly on the 3Ps – Partnership, Participation and Our students were a pleasure to take to this event and represented With classic vintage bicycles encouraged, unsurprisingly the in 1854. He arrived in Wellington aboard the St Leonards in the mid- Protection. the school to the highest standard. A big thank you to the parents brainchild of Greytown’s tweed ride is British-design bicycle store 1870s and in Carterton was initially log-hauling for sawmills. Following great discussions in all directions, we encouraged our who joined us, our six teachers who gave up their Sunday, and Sport Blackwell & Sons. He married Eliza Fairbrother and they built a home, Bushcroft, on tamariki to reflect on the values of the 3Ps within our centre and then Wellington for helping us organise and fund the trip. Owner Adam Blackwell says Greytown is tailor-made for such the corner of Tyne and Dixon Sts, raising seven children. asked them what the treaty means to them. This led onto us making If you have any ideas that you believe would be meaningful an event, with its rich resource of early colonial buildings a perfect Deller was elected a member of the first Borough Council in 1887, a Just us Kids treaty. learning experiences for our children from a community perspective, backdrop to the early tweed era. serving for many years, including as mayor for three terms 1892-1901. This was a team effort and all tamariki had the chance to say what please send me an email [email protected] “We have some wonderful cycling space here too and more being He served on a wide variety of committees, being particularly active they felt our treaty should represent, then they got the chance to The Round the Bays run was not just a running race. It was a rich developed with the nearby Tauherenikau River cycle bridge,” he says. in Wairarapa P and A Society and Taratahi-Carterton Racing Club. sign it. Following are some examples of our tamariki responses: learning activity in our wider community that our students will The format will see riders gather under the trees at Soldiers’ After G W Deller died in 1913, his oldest son, W C Deller, ran the “Be nice to everyone”, “Look after water and keep it clean”, “No remember for the rest of their lives. Memorial Park on Kuratawhiti St, with registrations and mingling butchery. Subsequent ownership was by T Colban from 1955, L Sayer leaving your toys out, tidy up after you play with them”. Please check out our Round the Bays video on our Facebook page. from 11am. Riders will then make their way at 1pm to Woodside train and D Saddler from 1978 and by M Sutton, C Ewing and W Evans from We also made a waka that has all the tamariki and kaiako inside. Say yes to new adventures! station and the nearby Tauherenikau River. 1990, until it was razed by fire in 1996. Alongside are the paddles that each child made and decorated. This Matt Jackett The event will finish at Cobblestones Museum, which offers Deller’s home, Bushcroft, was also destroyed by fire in 2002 and waka represents the whakatauki – Kei roto katoa tatou I tenei – we another step back in time when two wheels were far more common all his other buildings have been demolished. The physical evidence are all in this together. than four, for a suitably themed afternoon tea dance. You’ll be able of this energetic settler remains only on his gravestone in Clareville We have all worked together to explore this part of our history and to buy food, wine, beer, and maybe even some 1930s style cocktails, Cemetery. to make sense of our world. while you celebrate with music from Gypsy Jazz. Sources: Papers Past, Bagnall: A History of Carterton, L Sayer This Waitangi korero has given an opportunity for our tamariki to Cobblestones Museum Trust chair Chris Hume says the museum is Carterton District Historical Society, 06 379 9021, 44 Broadway, develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritage of delighted to be part of the inaugural National Tweed Ride. Carterton, [email protected] both parties of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. It also creates a sense of belonging Ticket numbers will be limited to just 200. Tickets will be on sale at: within our centre. blackwellandsons.nz Our tamariki know For more information please contact Barb Hyde on 0272 227 2130. that their whanau and cultures have a place and are respected.

Dahlia (teacher) helping Hannah, Georgia and Blake sign their treaty

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Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae Concert news All aboard for Music is his Carterton’s haerenga planet Council planning Chimes return Hosted by Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae, recent Waitangi Day Wairarapa Community Orchestra and NZ All feedback invited Clocktower getting celebrations were alive and well as 90 of Carterton’s local history Pacific Studio welcome you to join them at All Last year many of you gave us your big ideas for Carterton’s future enthusiasts – young and old – packed into buses for an all-day Sorts – their first concert at the Carterton Events by putting them in our Big Jar of Ideas. back into stride haerenga (journey) around the Carterton district. Centre on Saturday 10 April, 7pm. Our council was pleased that so many people got involved and The top part of the clock mechanism has been fitted back into The tour stretched from Black Bridge, Taumata Island, Kokotau, Under conductor Ruth Eckford, and with told us what you thought our district needed. Over the past six the tower, but it is a work in progress. This is a lengthy process as any Admiral’s Hill and places in between. members ranging in age from early teens to months we have read and discussed all 715 ideas in the Big Jar of adjustments to the weighting are made in millimetres and take time to The day’s tour centred on whānau (family) participation and early 70s, the 40-piece orchestra will entertain Ideas to decide the ones we could address straight away, the ones perfect. The bells have been connected, but we ask people to please allowed details of local Māori history to be shared with a broader, and delight you with a programme of All Sorts of we could help community groups take on, and the ones we could be patient while we fine tune both the mechanism and the bells. engaged audience. music. There will be something for everyone, with a variety of music, include as part of our 2021-2031 Ten Year Plan. Carterton District Council “What a wonderful way to see our district! I’ve driven these roads ranging from a new composition to well-known tunes. We have put together a Draft Ten Year Plan that we will adopt for so many times but now I have a greater sense of the deeper history of The orchestra is excited to be giving the first performance of Frog public consultation at our Ordinary Council meeting on 17 March. It the place – well before the British got here,” said one excited attendee. Farm Suite, a piece written for the orchestra by New Zealand musician will be business as usual for most of our activities, but we have three Kōrero (conversation) for the day was provided by Rāwiri Smith, Jonathan Berkahn, who was awarded the 2020 NZ Pacific Studio projects we would like to go ahead, based on what you told us, and a well-respected local Kaumātua (leader) and storyteller of Ngati Music Fellowship supported by Carterton Creative Communities and we would like your feedback before making any final decisions. “HEY” Kahungunu ki Wairarapa descent. the Cross Creek Blues Club. (In previous years, the award went to Aldo We are truly reliant on people having their say and getting involved. Looking for a new interest? I really encourage every single one of you to have a chat to one of the As well as including stories of the ancestors, there was shared Pinelli (Argentina) and Jona Byron (Australia). councillors or fill out a submission form. We take into consideration WHY NOT have a go at learnings about local rivers, mountains and our own taniwha (water Berkahn calls himself a “musician at large” – a composer, performer, everyone’s point of view before making a final decision. I cannot monster of Maori legend) who resides atop a local cliff in Tupurupuru educator, accompanist, soloist, chamber musician, choral conductor, emphasise enough how important it is to not let this opportunity pass. (Gladstone). ceilidh (dance) caller… Indoor Bowls You will receive a copy of our Ten Year Plan Consultation Document Alongside Carterton District Council, the day was supported Active in many traditional bands – Celtic, Eastern European, inside your copy of the Midweek newspaper after 17 March, which will WHERE? : SWWMC by funding from Reap Wairarapa and Manatū Taonga (Ministry for and the Wellington Irish Sessions – he has degrees in composition have the details of the activities we are planning on doing over the WHEN? : Every Thursday, Culture and Heritage) and was offered as part of a Te Tiriti o Waitangi and performance (organ, harpsichord, fortepiano), and a PhD in musicology. next 10 years and how you can get have your say before submissions starting 15 March at 7.30pm celebration. close on 17 April. The Music Fellowship enabled Jonathan to create at Frog Farm Attendees were also treated to a traditional Māori pōwhiri For more information, visit www.cdc.govt.nz/tenyearplan Full tuition, Friendly company, Warm Venue (welcome ceremony) and a delicious shared hāngi (food cooked in Cottage in Gladstone, the home of WCO bassoonist Belinda Carey Mayor Greg Lang an earth oven) at Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae, spiritual home to Ngati and Ken Isaac. See you there ~ Ph (06) 304 9365 Kahungunu ki Wairarapa. Belinda says that when Jonathan was in residence at the Cottage There will be plenty more opportunities to participate in the back in November, the frogs were going nuts! future, keep an eye on Facebook at Carterton Notice Board.NZ. “He captured that bucolic feel.” This event was created to allow our community to share in the She and Ken see Jonathan as a “very focused individual – a multi- detail of the rich local Māori history. It also gave our local marae talented musician very interested in folk instruments and country centre stage in sharing their wonderful stories. So much was given dances. Dale Williams for Carterton District Council and so much was gained. “He writes quirky songs, and pitched Frog Farm Suite really well to Cimone Grayson, Ka Pai Carterton the orchestra. “Music is his planet.” Former: Councillor, Community Board Chair, Mayor of Otorohanga The All Sorts programme also features a cello concerto by pre- District, Porirua City Councillor, Mayors Taskforce for Jobs Chair Cycling group classical composer Georg Fonn (1717-1750), with soloist Caitlin Current: Carterton school BoT, Go Carterton Executive, Youth 2 Morris, and well-loved pieces such as Dvorak’s Slavonic Dance No.1 Work Wairarapa Governance Group, Wairarapa Skills Leadership and Mussorgsky’s Great Gate of Kiev. Group, WELLfed NZ trustee, Divine River NZ Trustee Over the hill Tickets $10-$20 from Carterton Events Centre, free entry for Last month 21 of us set out in our assortment of vehicles to children. rendezvous at Featherston and from there be shuttled to the other From a third generation dairy farming family, I am a tradesman by profession and side of the hill by Green Jersey Tours. owned and operated a network of successful motorcycle dealerships across the King Country for 20 years. From the Hutt side we rode the 10km of gentle climb to the summit and then the long descent through tunnels and across a I have served 21 years as Local Government elected representative on both swing bridge to the beginning of the Remutaka Cycle Trail on the district and city councils, and been appointed to local, regional and national Wairarapa side. organisations including chair roles. Then it was a flat ride on the road back to Featherston and I bring a lifetime of community service and leadership at rural and provincial level, refreshments at a local cafe. A great day out, enjoyed by all. We and in all levels of governance, management, business and social enterprise. meet each Wednesday at 9am opposite the dairy on Belvedere Rd, With a reputation for hard work, common sense and delivering results, I have except when going further afield in vehicles. Feel free to come and extensive first-hand experience in understanding rural issues, supporting join the fun. community wellbeing and driving organisational efficiency and effectiveness. Leo and Skipper, the Cycling Hounds As this by-election comes midway through the Council term and so much is already underway, I can step straight into the role and be involved immediately. I know what the job of Councillor requires, and I am trained, experienced and Did you miss your copy of the Carterton Crier? prepared to fulfil the responsibilities of full-time Councillor. For delivery issues, please contact Renata Balfour Authorised by Dale Williams ONZM JP, 231 Belvedere Rd, As a Carterton District Councillor I will work hard, represent fairly, make decisions email [email protected] Carterton. Ph 027 469 1933 Email: [email protected] wisely and be accountable. The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 24 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 9

Citizens Advice Bureau Tenancy law has changed Landlords and tenants need to understand the recent changes to This could be for a specific time period or until a specific event occurs. tenancy law and how this will affect them. Once that time is up, the rent returns to the original amount. Publishing and selling your book All landlords including boarding house landlords, must comply In all events, it is advisable for landlords and tenants to talk to each Wairarapa Word hosts a session about publishing and selling production services. The client is the publisher and retains the with various legal obligations as governed by the Residential other, work together and take care of each other wherever possible. books, with Wairarapa-based Diane and Ian Grant of Fraser Books, Viv printing rights, oversees distribution and promotion, and receives all Tenancies Amendment Bill. Try to come to an arrangement that suits everyone. Walker of Swirld Books, and Steve Laurence of Almo’s Books, Sunday, return from book sales. The changes will take effect on three key dates: Phase 1, 12 August We shall address Phases 2 and 3 in future articles. 11 April, 3.00-4.30pm, at Carterton Events Centre. Steve Laurence has been running Almo’s Books in Carterton for 2020; Phase 2, 11 February 2021 and Phase 3 by 11 August 2021. The Tenancy Services have put together a helpful Fact Sheet Each will give a presentation, and there will be ample time for more than 10 years. He is keen to support local writers by stocking In Phase 1, any rent increase notices given to tenants must covering the changes available on its website www.tenancy.govt.nz questions. Everyone is welcome, no registration is required, and their books, but says it is easier if writers approach a bookseller early comply with the new 12-month rule. If a notice was given before the or you can get a free copy from our office. entry is free, although koha is appreciated. in the process. He is happy to give an opinion as to whether he thinks 12 August 2020, it is still within the old six-month rule. We have a Justice of the Peace (JP) in attendance for legal Diane E Grant ONZM and Ian F Grant are award-winning a book will sell and on matters such as price point and potential Before the law changed on 12 August 2020, the rent could increase document work, but please call us first for availability. publishers of Fraser Books, focusing on New Zealand history, politics, covers. He says the hardest place to find a book is in a bookshop! with 60 days’ written notice on or after 26 September if the tenancy Need other help? Contact CAB, 43 Perry St, Masterton, Monday biography and autobiography. They facilitate the publication of The 1 May event (3pm) features novelist Brannavan Gnanalingam started more than 180 days (six months) before the rent increase will to Friday, 9am–4pm. Phone 06 377 0078 or 0800 367 222. small-run books that are not considered commercially viable by (Sprig) (2020), Sodden Downstream (2018) and A Briefcase, Two Pies take effect and it has been more than 180 days (six months) since the Email wairarapacab.org.nz larger publishers. They also serve as publishers for NZ Cartoon and a Penthouse (2017). March featured Tom Doig, editor of Living previous rent increase. Archive and Wairarapa Archive. with the Climate Crisis. After the law changed on 12 August 2020, the rent can increase with SOUP pitches Viv Walker has a background in graphic design, illustration Contact Wairarapa Word: [email protected] or Facebook 60 days’ written notice on or after 26 September 2020 if the tenancy and fine art, and has authored several books. Her Swirld Books or YouTube 379 7103. started more than 12 months before the rent increase will take effect publishing service offers editing, design, illustrations, photography, Supported by Carterton Creative Communities, Almo’s Books, Bring your idea proofreading, manuscript assessments, and production and post- and it has been more than 12 months since the last increase. Koha and volunteers. As part of the Covid-19 response, rents were frozen on 26 March to the table initially for six months until 25 September 2020. If a rent increase was Do you have an idea for a project, business or initiative that needs negotiated or served prior to 26 March 2020, but didn’t come into community awareness, support or funding? Red Cross Do you have a great story for effect until after that date, then that increase is of no effect (there Ka Pai SOUP is a social event that aims to make community the Carterton Crier? is no increase). Landlords can give notice of intention to increase initiatives and cool wee projects happen quickly in Carterton. the rent, but this cannot take effect until after 25 September (at the Growing stronger Contact the Editor at Register now to secure your spot for Round 4 on Thursday 18 [email protected] earliest – the legislation may be extended past this date). March by emailing us at [email protected]. It’s your chance to Landlords and tenants can agree to lower the rent temporarily. together promote your concept and build a community fan club! New Zealand Red Cross is a proud partner of New to SOUP? It’s kind of like a community-based dragon’s den. Neighbours Day Aotearoa. Up to six people pitch their ideas on the night to vie for the pot of The kaupapa of Neighbours Day Aotearoa is to encourage people cash up for grabs. to get to know their neighbours better. This year’s theme is “The Great No pitch idea, but want to join the fun? For the ticket price of $10 Plant Swap” as we want neighbourhoods to grow stronger together. (which goes directly into the pot), anyone is welcome to come along Electrical & Appliances On Wednesday, 24 March, from 10am the Wairarapa Red Cross, and hear the pitches, enjoy a delicious bowl of soup, bread and then in conjunction with Neighbourhood Support and the Carterton Residential Property Management vote for your favourite idea. District Council are hosting an event at Ngahere o Te Ora Haumanu At the end of the night, the idea with the most votes goes home Community Garden at Haumanu House, behind the Carters car park ATTENTION INVESTORS with the pot of money to help make their project happen! on High St. Get in touch and we can support you to develop a 5-minute pitch People can swap anything garden-growing related and morning Are you considering buying an investment property and to best sell your idea; or just come along on the night to the Carterton tea will be provided. Everyone is welcome even if they have nothing need an accurate independent Market Rental Appraisal? Events Centre for a 6pm kick off. to swap. Authorised appliance service centre for a variety of brands Lifestyle Property Management is a stand-alone company Supplied by Ka Pai Carterton We would especially encourage our newest neighbours to come offering obligation free market assessments at no cost to you. along and get to know more about the amazing community we Registered Electricians A good Property Manager can save you time and money. have here in Carterton. There will be a demonstration and some tips Whiteware Servicing A great Property Manager will also look after your Historical links and tricks around preserving your garden produce. It’s also a great biggest asset as if it were their own. Two ex Carterton sisters died in the Napier earthquake in 1931 opportunity to wander around the wonderful community gardens. Appliance Sales Lifestyle Property Management offers competitive fees, free and are buried at Hastings Cemetery. Red Cross will be holding a raffle and there will also be some other giveaways. property inspections, and up-to-date systems and processes. Sabina and Doris Haxton were the daughters of Armond and Call in and see our friendly staff at 34-36 High St South, The bigger goal of Neighbours Day is people connecting with Emma Haxton, of Richmond Rd, Carterton. Carterton Property is still the best Sabina and Doris, who were great cooks, had started up a café in their neighbours so they can support each other in emergencies or investment you can have Napier in the Cosy Theatre. Sabina was engaged to a Mr Percy. On 3 times of need and to enhance community resilience. so call me now and let us February the quake shook in Hawkes Bay and the sisters were killed. As part of its disaster-risk-management activities, Red Cross (06) 379 8930 do all the hard work for Haxton is an early name around Carterton, one of my dearest encourages everyone to be good and ready – being prepared before [email protected] you. friend is descended from the Haxton family, and at present she disaster strikes. Being good and ready isn’t only about water and is living in Napier. During 1976, she was in Karori. Wellington and tinned food, it’s also about being connected in your community. Dianne Gates worked at James Smith Dept Store, where we made friends and For more information on how else you can get in involved in remain best of friends. Neighbours Day check out the website www.neighboursday.org.nz Freephone 0800 342 837 Look around our cemetery. Kemp, Haxton, Moore, Anderson or email [email protected] Mobile 027 224 7381 (from London), Budd, Bennett – all connected. Come on one of my For more information around disaster preparedness, go to www. cemetery tours and see history. redcross.org.nz UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Adele Pentony-Graham, Clareville taphophile Jo McDonald, Wairarapa Red Cross Wairarapa Electrical and Appliances (2017) Ltd is now operated by Grant & Michelle Wallace. The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 10 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 23

Carterton Preschool Carterton Scottish Country Dance Club Contact Michael www.parkrun.co.nz/greytownwoodsidetrail 06 377 0322, 021 535 897, website: dancescottish.org.nz Karate Jacqui Malcolm 027 325 3370 Carterton kindergarten Carterton Swimming Club Cynthia Lowe: cartertonswimrace Modern Jive dance classes Contact Lance 021 134 5661 or check Teaching and learning opportunities started with tamariki Howard Booth park [email protected]. Water aerobics, indoor pool, key hire, Russell out our Facebook group, Wairarapa Modern Jive bringing in tadpoles and swan plants from home. Life cycles of a Geange 06 379 7750 Mountain biking Contact Allan Wasmuth 027 212 5644, frog and monarch butterfly have Carterton Tennis Club new members welcome, free public session [email protected] been discovered through daily appeals Carterton Preschool tamariki are lucky to have Howard Booth 5.30pm every Thursday, [email protected] Ruamahanga Ramblers Full programme on sporty.co.nz/ observations and conversations of Park right next door to visit regularly. The park is always a fun way to Clareville Badminton Club Steve Ruscoe, 027 333 3975 ruamahangaramblers/. Paul Furkert 06 379 5355 the transformations happening. practice and teach so many learning dispositions. Cycling Irene Price 027 634 9167 or Lesley 021 299 6389 South Wairarapa Tramping Club Barry Kempton, 06 304 9353, We also welcome all of our The swings provide opportunities for tamariki to communicate Dalefield Hockey Club Gail Miller, secretary, 06 379 8341 027 430 5935. For the club: Carol Major, 06 304 8210 new whānau and look forward and ask for turns. Kindness is shown as friends push each other on Dimensional Fitness classes. Fitness training with Anaru and Dallas Squash Club [email protected] to enriching manaakitanga, their the swings and patience is needed for those waiting for a turn. Te Rangi. Facebook Swimming lessons and club activities, all ages, Carterton Swimming well-being and sense of belonging Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club Classes Wednesdays during Club, Pembroke St. Heated indoor pool. Contact Cynthia Lowe, The turntable is a great way to learn about consideration and at kindergarten, while building school term time, Beginners, 10 years+ (including adults). Phone [email protected] listening to others, as some tamariki like to go slow while others trusting, respectful relationships, Dannii Sargent 027 920 6751 The Dance Shed Wendy Walker 027 319 9814 prefer fast. Either way tamariki express themselves through words whanaungatanga, throughout their Free Fit Club Di Bailey 027 498 7261 Wairarapa Dance Club Russell 06 377 1609 and sometimes concerned or joyful noises. journey. Indoor Bowls, Clareville Further info phone Colleen on 06 379 8399 Wairarapa Dog Training Club Google us The tamariki are quick to react to the needs of others and work Angie Kitto, head teacher Gain Momentum Pilates with Linda Penlington. See gainmomentum. Wairarapa Shafts & Wheels Driving Association For further together well to keep the turntable moving. The rocket spinner requires co.nz for details information, text or phone, 027 318 3359 a lot of teamwork to get moving and meets the needs of all ages. Greytown Rail Trail Parkrun 8am each Saturday, station Yoga with Odette Odette 021 180 9452, Classes: see website: Everyone gets to learn and practice their dispositions in a fun and end of the Greytown Rail Trail. Register first, website nzyogasnug.com relaxed way. The playground is well structured for promoting mahi Preschool Littlies Special Interests We have had a busy month here at Littlies, with lots of different tahi, inclusive play and leadership. things happening, including trips into the community to support the The park is also used by both Littlies and Preschool to come together Cards On Wednesdays Barbara 027 387 9236 South Wairarapa Bridge Club Contact Katherine 027 243 3495 children’s interests and to help them make links with the wider world. for shared events like our recent Healthy Heart Day. We gathered to Carterton Community Choir Contact Stephen Judd on 022 373 4299 Stonehenge Aotearoa Open 10am–4pm on Saturdays and Sundays. However, one of the highlights of the month has been celebrating share healthy kai for morning tea followed by an opportunity to use Carterton Friendship Club meets on the last Tuesday of the Guided tours any time or day by arrangement. Phone 06 377 1600 Chinese New Year. This included a special morning tea of spring rolls our bodies to jump, balance and run in fun filled experiences. month at the Carterton Events Centre from 10am to about 11.45am, Tui Brewery 2020 Mangatainoka Motors Shine & Show series and dumplings (a big thanks to the Yee family for providing these 06 379 5564 monthly motor events. Contact Rosie Rogers, Tui Brewery experience and supporting this event). We also hung lanterns around the centre Carterton Rose Society Graeme Renall, President, 06 379 7065, director, [email protected] and played Chinese drums and music throughout the day. We are Gladstone School Vivienne Hawken, Secretary, 06 379 5564 Wai Dadz support group All dads welcome. Contact Luke Tiller looking forward to building on this next year and hosting other ExploratioNZ is a progressive Christian group. We meet Sunday 021 036 3016 cultural events throughout the year. afternoons 4pm in the Lansdowne Crossway Church, 1 Totara St, Wairarapa Archive Mark Pacey [email protected] Off to a great start Masterton. Contact Pauline Coy [email protected] Wairarapa Camping and Caravan Club Phone 027 677 3706 or Another highlight of the month was certainly welcoming some At Gladstone School this week we worked on Manaakitanga. Garden Group Vicki Waller 06 379 9080, [email protected] email: [email protected] of our friends from Carter Court Rest Home to Littlies. We started Manaakitanga is looking after and caring for other people, making Green Party meeting, contact Alex Hall on 021 122 5168 Wairarapa Herb Society Meetings third Tuesday of the month visiting the residents at Carter Court about a year ago and have been them feel welcome and included, appreciating people’s strengths Holdsworth Women’s Institute Call Gill Reid, 06 379 7245 1.30-3pm Old Courthouse, Holloway St, Carterton. Contact Christine trying to visit every month since (when Covid-19 permits). and protecting their mana without putting them down. Knit and Natter Group Keitha Roberts 021 061 7720 Voelker 027 280 6739 or [email protected] However, this time we thought it might be nice for them to see We had a practice swim for Carterton Cluster school’s swimming Mah Jong Contact Margaret Stevens 06 379 8681 Wairarapa Labour, Masterton Branch Phone 06 379 8021 for venue where we come from so invited them to come and play with us instead. sports. The teachers decided to make it fun and add a whanau Mangatarere Society Jill Greathead 027 488 4376 mangatarere. and details The children were very excited to show our special visitors some of group relay. Surprisingly, first place was the parents, but they got [email protected] Wairarapa Woodworkers Guild Secretary 06 379 9198 or email their favourite things to do at Littlies, from singing and dancing to disqualified because they started too late. So Longbush ended up Men’s Group Wairarapa Support group meeting every 1st Thursday [email protected] jumping and climbing. We even managed to persuade them to join in coming first, close behind them was Te Whiti, the teachers came indoor (Carterton) and every 3rd Saturday overnight in the mountains. Wairarapa Vintage Car Club Gary or Barbara Lang 06 372 7593 a music session with us using the rakau and rainbow ring. third, then came Maungaraki, and Te Wharau came last. www.mensgroup-wairarapa.nz Wine and Food Wairarapa Contact Ann Smith, phone 06 304 9824 As these visits have become a regular occurrence it has been so This week the seniors have been working on a website called “No Railway Museum website cartertonrailwaymuseum.org.nz heartwarming to see the children’s confidence around the residents Red Ink”. It’s a site where you practice punctuation, grammar and grow as relationships are beginning to form. capitals. The seniors have been working on capital letters in names, If your group’s details have changed, or you would like your entry removed, please let us know at [email protected] These visits are always eagerly anticipated, and we often talk days and months. about all our “Nana and Poppa” friends at Carter Court. We would WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPONSOR OUR COMMUNITY DIRECTORY SPACE? At the beginning like to say a big thank you to Faye and the team at Carter Court for of week 3 Gladstone Contact [email protected] allowing this to happen. school got a new singing teacher named Cara. She has been teaching the students very well so far and we can’t wait to see Sam’s Gardening Services what she teaches them in the future. At the start of the Lawn Mowing new school year the Yr Weed Eating 7&8s of Gladstone school got their new, modern Hedge Trimming learning space that includes a fully functioning kitchen and art space. Kourarau, which is General Garden Tidy-ups the Y1-3 learning space, was also revamped and was only just ready for the first day of term. We are very thankful to the builders for all the hard work they put into it. 021 1614 048 Friends visit from Carter Court Lucy Orsborn and Olivia Church The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 22 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 11 Carterton Community Directory What’s On in March Education, youth, children Meet the Crier Bring your story or idea to one of our editorial team at bowls, relaxing atmosphere and a BBQ. All welcome at Carrington Page 42 Café, High St next to Almo’s Books, at 10am, 17 March Bowling Club. For details contact Allan Renall 027 208 3291 or Ray Carterton Community Playgroup Contact Renee 022 315 3374 parents and caregivers to manage challenging behaviours and build Allsorts concert with Jonathan Berkahn and Wairarapa Beale 06 379 8242 Carterton Community Toy Library Facebook:@cartertontoylibrary positive family relationships. Enquiries to Sam Williams 021 509 626 Community Orchestra, 10 April, Carterton Events Centre; visit Carterton School gala is a must-do every year. Be there 4pm–8pm Carterton Kindergarten Phone 379 8102 or call in to enrol. Website: or 06 379 5404 www.artistresidency.org.nz on 26 March wmkindergartens.org.nz Email: [email protected]/ Rangatahi to Rangatira youth group, a free Carterton youth group Aratoi Exhibitions Rob McLeod: The Banshee and the Lifeboat; Victor Green Dollar market, 150 High St North, 20 March 9am–12.30pm. Carterton Playcentre Email [email protected], and on getting young people involved in their community. Facebook: Berezovsky: Waiting at the curb; For You and Your – Recent Acquisitions; Public most welcome. Enquiries Helen Dew 027 9009 742 Facebook facebook.com/r2rcarterton Jason Burns – One Fifty. Aratoi is open Tuesday–Sunday, 10am-4pm, Masterton Toy Library has moved to 365 Queen St, Masterton, next Carterton Scout Group Keas, Cubs and Scouts. Contact Sylvia South End Kindergarten Phone 06 379 7723, southend@ free admittance, www.aratoi.org.nz to YMCA building. Open Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays Morgan 06 379 7153 or 027 249 3395 wmkindergartens.org.nz Sunset Cinema feature film Friday 12 March Bombshell: The Hedy 10am–12 noon. Girl Guide Groups Guides and Brownies, Sharon Aston 021 033 0550. St John Maria Tankersley 06 379 6479 Lamarr Story (2017). Doors open at 7pm, movie starts at 7:30pm. Go Carterton business social 30 March 5.30pm at Little Africa, Pippins, Debbie Fryer 06 379 6588 Wairarapa Kids Choir Wednesdays from 3.50-4.50pm term time at Friday 9 April Do The Right Thing (1989). At the Carterton Events 55 High St South. Meet AJ and his team. There will also be He Pounamu Early Nurture See Facebook, or email admin@ the Courthouse, Carterton Events Centre, ages 7-13. New recruits Centre www.sunsetcinemacarterton.com/tickets members of the Carterton District Council present to speak on the hepounamu.co.nz always welcome. Contact [email protected] Carterton Craft Market Open 7 days from 10am–3pm. Call Desley Long-Term Plan and Annual Plan and to answer questions. RSVP Kiddie Gym Lorna or Joan 06 379 8325 Wairarapa Youth Services at Wairarapa Safer Community Services 027 787 8558 [email protected] Longbush Playgroup Ginny 06 372 7003 Trust, 185 High St South, Monday–Friday 8am–5pm. Providing Carterton Farmers’ Market Memorial Square. Weekly markets National Tweed Ride, cycling in style in and around Greytown. Masterton Toy Library 162 Dixon St, Masterton, now open Saturdays support for youth who are not in education, 16-18yrs, youth payments Sunday. Email [email protected] or phone 027 663 9011 Saturday 3 April, prizes and refreshments. Contact Barb Hyde, and Sundays 10am–noon for this year. All new members welcome. 16-18 yrs. and young parents 16-20 yrs. Enquiries to Loraine Mitchell Tui Truck Stop Show and Shine will return to Mangatainoka on 027 227 2130 Proactive Parenting Services at Wairarapa Safer Community Services 021 509 446 or 06 379 5407 Sunday 28 March 2021. For more details, and to register your vehicle, Neighbours’ Day Aotearoa Wednesday, 24 March, from 10am at the Trust, 185 High St South, Monday–Thursday 8am–4pm. Supporting head to www.tuihq.co.nz Haumana Community Gardens, Carterton. Swap gardening advice, Arts Greytown Music Group is presenting a concert by Flavio Villani and plants or equipment Marko Pop Ristov. The concert will be held at 57 Wood St, Greytown, Jersey Boys and Grease tribute, Paul Madsen and Band on Thursday Book Club Carterton District Library, [email protected]. “Allsorts” concert with Jonathan Berkahn and Wairarapa Community at 4pm on Sunday 11 April. Admission $25, $10 for students. Ring Ed 8 April from 7pm. Tickets at $25 are on sale at Club Carterton, 06 379 4080 Orchestra, 10 April, Carterton Events Centre and various Anzac Day and Juliet Cooke on 06 3904 9497 to book 35 Broadway, Carterton Book Group U3A Sue Burns 06 379 6506 events across Wairarapa; visit www.artistresidency.org.nz Healthy ageing expo Saturday, 20 March, 2021. Events, speakers, Wairarapa Kids’ Choir Concert 3pm, Saturday, 27 March, St Greytown Music Group Ed and Juliet Cooke, phone 06 304 9497, South End Strummers Contact Carole 06 379 7292 activities, products and services in support of healthy ageing Matthew’s Church, Masterton Walking a Labyrinth Crossway Church email [email protected]. Wai Art Group For information phone Anthea Crozier 06 377 1261 for everyone. Solway Showgrounds in Masterton (shuttles from Hall, Queen St, Masterton. Thursday 1 April 3pm–6pm; Good Friday Heart of Arts Wairarapa 47 High St North Carterton. Open Wairarapa Music Co-Creation Meetups www.connecting-music.nz, Carterton). Phone 06 377 0066 or email [email protected] 2 April 12 noon–5pm; Saturday 3 April 4pm–8pm Wednesday–Sunday 11am–3pm 021 0842 1552 National Motorcycle Rally The Carterton Vintage Car Club is holding Wairarapa Word hosts a session about publishing and selling books, Jonáš Koukl’s music classes and drumming group. Contact Jonáš at Wairarapa Word A free and friendly way to meet writers. 1st Sundays, the rally on 12-14 March, with some entries from Australia. For event with Wairarapa-based Diane and Ian Grant of Fraser Books, Viv Walker [email protected] 021 0842 1552 3pm. Contact [email protected] or Steve Laurence at details, contact Barbara and Gary Lang on 06 372 7593 of Swirld Books, and Steve Laurence of Almo’s Books, Sunday, 11 April, NZ Pacific Studio Residency Programme activities in April: Almo’s Books: 06 379 7103 Barefoot bowls a casual Sunday afternoon featuring a game of 3pm-4.30pm, at Carterton Events Centre Services 3Mile Sign up via our Facebook or Meetup pages Alf Clear 021 806 604 WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPONSOR OUR WHAT’S ON SPACE? Age Concern Contact 06 377 0066 for more information Masterton Toastmasters meets fortnightly on Tuesday evenings, Contact [email protected] Alcoholics Anonymous Bob 021 042 2947 and Martin 06 372 7764 7.30pm at the Salvation Army Hall, 210 High Street South Carterton. Carterton Community Dinner All welcome. $6. RSVP 06 379 7937 Check our Facebook page for dates, or contact Ben on 027 892 0730 Carterton Foodbank Answerphone 06 379 4092 Personal Development Coach Maree McManaway, call Heart of Arts Workies whispers Carterton Friendship Club Jeanne 06 379 5444 027 248 8660, www.lyf4u.co.nz Carterton District Historical Society 44 Broadway. Maureen Red Cross psychological first aid (PFA) initial emotional and practical 06 379 9021 and Ann 06 379 9233. [email protected] support following a traumatic event (whether large-scale or personal), Painting from Stand-in was stand-out Central Lions Nita Edwards 027 247 8441 psychological first aid online courses, www.redcross.org.nz We were recently meant to have Gerry Lee and Wayne Heath entertain us, but Gerry Lee had to cancel due to unforeseen Clareville Cemetery tour organiser taphophile and researcher. Rotary Club Kevin Conroy 06 379 9304 memory circumstances. However, Wayne managed to get Evan, a guitarist Contact:06 379 6402, [email protected] Senior Citizens Yvonne Brown 022 140 6671 Our current exhibition from the group The Emeralds to join him and entertain us. A very Club Carterton Club Carterton on Facebook. 35–77 Broadway, South Wairarapa Rebus Club contact David Woodhams 06 306 8319, is “Reflecting” by Caroline good night was had by all. This month we will have Make Believe on Carterton email [email protected] Percy. The opening was on the 19th, and Marian Burns on 16 April. Diabetes For information please contact Simon on simonnpeterk@ South Wairarapa Working Men’s Club 06 304 9449, swwmc.org.nz, 25 February and continues Our next Club 60meeting is on Monday 29 March at 1.30pm. xtra.co.nz or Annette on [email protected] [email protected] to 24 March. Social darts has begun every Thursday at 7pm. All interested in Digital Seniors free weekly coaching sessions for over 65s every Tuesday Tranzit coach tours for active seniors. www.tranzittours.co.nz or Caroline was born in playing this year most welcome. Remember, we still have our card Pahiatua and studied from 9:30–11:30am at 3Mile, 66 High St, Carterton and every Tuesday freephone 0800 471 227 9.30am–4pm afternoon every Tuesday at 1.30pm. The popular games are Bolivia, from 1:30–3:30pm at the Greytown Library. No query is too small. Wairarapa Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) 43 Perry St, Masterton. at UCOL Whanganui Five Crowns, Phase10 and new game of Pony Canasta. We look Epilepsy Support Group 0800 202 122 Monday–Friday 9am-4pm, phone 06 377 0078 or 0800 367 222, email Polytechnic, graduating forward to welcoming new players. with a Bachelor of Fine Freemasons Contact Doug Johnston 06 379 8972 [email protected], website www.cab.org.nz Greytown RSA meets at the SWWMC Member’s Bar on the third Ka Pai Cimone Grayson or Lucy McKenzie e: [email protected], Wairarapa Safer Community Services Trust 185 High St South Arts Degree. She currently Friday of the month, with Happy Hour from 5.30pm. website kapaicarterton.nz Monday–Friday 8am–4pm. Providing a range of supports to families lives in Masterton and is an On 14 February, the outdoor bowls annual Roy Ingley Triples expressionist artist using Kieran McAnulty [email protected], 04 817 9999 and individuals in the community. Enquiries to 021 509 493 or Trophy Competition had a starting number of 30 and it was played Artwork by Caroline Percy Lions Club of Carterton Membership and meal cancellation phone 06 379 5407 acrylics on canvas. in a glorious hot day. A BBQ lunch was served. The winners were Gail Sport, fitness, movement The majority of her Hemi as skip and Colin Hutchby and Garry Baker. works feature landscapes and skies depicted from memory, reflecting Basketball Facebook: Wairarapa Basketball Society Carterton Golf Club Foot golf, $5 for children, $10 for adults, office Indoor bowls play is expected to commence about 25 March, so her thoughts and feelings. intending players keep a lookout for any announcements. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club Association Croquet Robin hours Friday-Tuesday 8:30am–1:30pm, phone 06 379 8457, email Caroline is constantly developing as an artist. She has exhibited in Brasell 06 222 4000, Golf Croquet Helen Waldron 379 5671, Bowls [email protected], website www.cartertongolfclub.co.nz The autumn/winter activities of our other adjuncts such as pool, Whanganui, Palmerston North, Tararua District and Masterton. Rex Kenny 379 7303 snooker and golf will be underway before we know it, so also keep a Lindsay Durrant look out for the announcements on our members’ club nights. The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 12 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 21

Carterton School Carterton Scouts Gala absolutely We’ve got each fabulous other’s backs Carterton School is famous for its fabulous Gala – making it a Carterton Scout Group has entered a new era. The whole New must-do every year. Zealand programme has been re-written to involve input from all It is scheduled for 4pm to 8pm on 26 March this year. The school, participants in each division. Scouts have had a great start. their PTA and many local businesses have put their best foot forward Scout leaders and scouts have planned their first-term activities, to make sure the evening is a success for raising funds for all sorts of and there is some really cool stuff. Recently, nine scouts and three things for the school. leaders camped for a weekend on John Sage’s farm. First off – the food is amazing! The Yummy Afters is an incredible They took on a construction challenge to build a tree fort with hall full of desserts, run by Ronny Tankersley and her army of helpers. a pulley system that enabled scouts to pull themselves up to the Everything from cheesecake to Pavlova, chocolate mousse to spiders, elevated platform. They also played some night games, chilled out on slices galore, ice cream sundaes, fill your own plate of whatever you like. Sunday morning in the treehouse, and enjoyed a whittling session. There will also be plenty of savoury food on offer to enjoy while The younger divisions (Keas and Cubs) started their activities a you listen to local musicians Dragonfly and Meg Hunter. week later, because Waitangi Day observation fell on their meeting Take your chances on the auction wheel and bid for some incredible night. prizes donated by the community; check out some amazing steals in Keas (aged 5-8) meet on Mondays from 4.30pm to 5.30pm. Cubs the Garage Sale or hunt for bargains in the many stalls, ranging from (aged 8-11) are also Mondays from 6pm to 7pm. Scouts (aged 11- plants to jams, clothes to crafts. 14) meet on Thursdays from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Meetings are held The kids always have so much to do – pony rides, dog agility in the Den (Rangatahi Hub, part of the Carterton Events Centre displays, check out a fire engine and ambulance, Ferris wheel, Spooky complex). House, or face painting. Each classroom also sports their own activity, Our group leader Sylvia Morgan was recently presented with a so heaps of family fun. Lifetime Service Award. She has been involved with scouting for 30+ We hope to see you there, it’s going to be fun. And delicious! years. Well done, and still going strong. Louisa from the Carterton School PTA Our website at cartertonscouts.org.nz is full of information and exciting adventures that we’ve had. For enquiries, contact Sylvia Morgan, 06 379 7153 or 027 249 3395.

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Lions Club Limelight Theatre Co Bridge will honour stalwart Carterton members Exit Laughing enjoyed a very nice break from community projects over the is back Christmas/New Year period, Carterton’s own Limelight is back in action. The group that but club projects convenor produced Once on Chunuk Bair, The Woman in Black, Nell Gwynn and Harry Gray has made sure the many more, will be presenting an hilarious comedy, Exit Laughing by team is back working hard Paul Elliott, at the Carterton Events Centre in late April. around town. The play involves four friends, Connie, Leona, Millie and Mary, as Several Lions, including well as Rachel, Connie’s daughter, a policeman (or is he?) and a cat Harry, have been busy called Butterbutt. Some of the Limelight cast refurbishing the large steel The action takes place over one evening at Connie’s house. Mary bridge at Sparks Park. Lion has plans that will totally change their lives, and a little thing like being John Rose spent many hours dead isn’t going to stop her. And with Mary there is always a catch. Club Carterton water-blasting the steel work, Last August, when we had to cancel this production because of so other lions could then apply Covid-19 uncertainties, we promised to bring it back again. Well, a rust prohibitor to help protect back it is, scheduled for a short season of five performances. Get out your the steel for a few more years. We are delighted to report that our new cast of talented local Lion Warren Harland actors is already bringing this delightful comedy to life. After only a dancing gear completed the top coat and very few rehearsals, they are already ahead of expectations, which Are you ready for our first event of the year – a tribute to the music the newly painted bridge can bodes well for a very successful season. of Jersey Boys and Grease? be seen in the photo with Harry Margaret Jesson will direct Exit Laughing. Margaret has produced You’ll be entertained by Paul Madsen and Band on Thursday 8 Gray standing beside it. many excellent shows over many years. Her more recent successes April from 7pm. Tickets at $25 are on sale at club. Gordon Knutson, who sadly include Quartet and Stepping Out at Greytown Little Theatre and Our big club nights are Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, with passed away in 2020, was a life Before and after – a great job Bouncers and The Woman in Black, performed at the Carterton entertainment (Friday) and our raffles and club draw. We are also member of Lions International Events Centre. open Monday and Sunday. and a highly respected member of the Carterton club. Gordon spent In appreciation of his efforts, the newly refurbished bridge will This production is dedicated to the memory of the recently Meals are available from 5.30pm Monday, Friday, Saturday and many hours working at Sparks Park, helping to create the wonderful be named after Gordon and will have a Lions plaque and signage deceased Jean Mullany of Greytown, whose wonderful spirit of fun Sundays. We’re also doing Wednesday meals every 2nd and 4th week community asset it is today. attached, in remembrance of a wonderful community man. always made theatre so enjoyable. of the month. Caterers Mike and Ramai Topp have a great menu and specials board. We also have a great library upstairs with a wide range of reading matter. Club Carterton can provide you with everything you need to Sunset Cinema make your gathering a success, whether it be a conference, meeting, Our feature film at the Carterton Events Centre for Friday 12 March training, wedding, birthday, or other celebration. We have four is Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017). separate areas that we can cater for 10 to 150 people. Sunset Cinema is our local Carterton Film Society; a member of the If you would like to join our friendly and social club, come in and New Zealand Federation of Film Societies, which has been operating check out our facilities – and become a new member today. for more than 70 years. We welcome local audiences to our monthly Email [email protected] or phone 06 379 8069. screenings. Amber Harper Please note that the screenings this year are on the second Friday of the month (except for November – come view with us on Guy Not-for-profit Fawkes night.) We are now screening films in the Rangatahi Hub, which is accessed around the back of the Carterton Events Centre; near Carters and the First Health and town clock. Doors open at 7pm, movie starts at 7:30pm. Music, and refreshments are available, including Lucia’s sumptuous Italian cakes. Wellness opens Cash sales only. In November 2020 this new clinic opened in 10A First St, Our March feature film is a feature-length biographical documentary, Lansdowne, Masterton. directed by Alexandra Dean. It tells the life story of actress and inventor, It is established as a not-for-profit Community Health Trust Hedy Lamarr, with a focus on her landmark invention for frequency Manaaki Ki Wairarapa CC56946 and set up to provide affordable and hopping. Running time: 90 minutes. accessible healthcare for all. Our feature film for Friday 9 April is Do The Right Thing (1989). This service also relieves the pressure on the hospital Emergency Department as well as the Medical Centres who are under pressure $10pp includes soup and a vote This is an American comedy-drama, and landmark film for producer, writer and director Spike Lee. due to staff shortages. Our aim is to provide complimentary health services to all existing COME JOIN IN THE FUN; HEAR LOCALS PITCH It was a critical and commercial success, and received Academy Medical Centres, many of whom have closed books. THEIR PROJECTS OR IDEAS, VOTE FOR YOUR Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting FAVOURITE AND HELP MAKE COMMUNITY Actor. The narrative explores a Brooklyn neighbourhood with The service would be provided from a central location as well as from several rural settings. INITIATIVES HAPPEN QUICKLY IN CARTERTON! simmering racial tensions, which hit boiling point on a hot summer day. Running time: 120 minutes. Why we are different to any other service: www.kapaicarterton.nz/events Our membership options, film information and trailers are Emergency care for the clients of any medical centre and not available to view online www.sunsetcinemacarterton.com charged extra for being seen outside of their normal provider. Longer opening hours: 12pm–8pm, Phone 06 777 9070 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 14 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 19

Farm excursion Under The Stars Tramping opens gates Leo scares away One of the advantages of belonging to the tramping club is being able to go on farm walks inaccessible to the general public. We were summer fortunate to be able to join the Masterton Tramping Club recently on As we descend closer to autumn, the sky begins to change. a visit to a farm in the Tararua foothills. A gradual transition from the dominance of Orion, our constant Twenty-one of us set out on what promised to be a very hot day. summer companion, moving instead to Scorpius, our winter guide. On our way across the farmland the owner talked to us about the Orion starts sinking towards the west and a new set of creatures, farm, and various aspects of how they in particular handled their land mythical and imaginary, begin to fill the space left behind. and animals. One such constellation is Leo the Lion, a mighty beast with an We crisscrossed a stream, water levels low enough for there to be easy-to-spot shape. It looks like an upside-down coat hanger, a sickle no danger of getting our feet wet, and gradually rose up through the or backwards question mark. In the Southern Hemisphere the lion bush, passing two small huts that looked rather inviting. appears to be standing on its head. The slope increased in intensity, a steepening slog upwards, You can see Leo in the evening sky from now, he is sitting roughly gaining about 400 metres in height. The nice grassy track deteriorated north, near the horizon, following a short distance behind Orion and into a bulldozed track, with loose gravel and small rocks slipping his two faithful hunting dogs. We see Leo picking up the scraps of under our feet. meat that Orion leaves behind on his hunting trips. The older members of our group found the going quite difficult, For us here in Aotearoa New Zealand, seeing Leo rise tells us and wished they had the boundless energy of our leader – probably summer is on the way out, nights are closing in and the days getting 30 years younger than most of us! Several turned back, and we were slowly shorter. When Virgo, The Maiden, rises and we see the bright down to 15 trampers by lunchtime. white star Spica rises from the east we know that autumn has arrived After lunch the track levelled out, and we had magnificent views so crops will soon need to be harvested ready for the winter ahead. of the Mangatarere Valley on our left, and out over the Wairarapa Becky Bateman (who runs the award-winning nomadic valley far below on our right. stargazing business Under The Stars). Our route down was zigzagged, making for much easier walking. It was so hot by then that the stock water troughs almost looked inviting enough for a quick dip! We got back to the farmhouse after a really satisfying five-hour excursion. SWTC welcomes new members. Phone Ed and Juliet Cooke 304 9497, or email [email protected] if you are interested. See our Facebook page and website. Do you want more money when selling your house? List with the best or you will always

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Walking group Wairarapa Herb Society Carterton Farmers Market Catering to a new crowd Discover herbs Have you ever looked out your window at 6.30pm on a Wednesday How time flies night to see a gaggle of giggling, joyful, laughing locals and wonder in March It only seems like yesterday that we were looking into rules and regs, printing posters and cutting the ribbon! what the hell? Well, I’m going to tell you all about it. March 2021 is Herb Awareness month. The Wairarapa Herb Society On 30 September 2020, after one hell of an adventure, Simon (my is holding its meeting this month in the evening on Tuesday 16 March Now our Farmers Market is 6 years old! It has evolved over the husband) and I handed over the keys to our very special little bar, at 5.30pm at the old Court House, Holloway St, Carterton. years to be different things to different people. Some use it as a hub to meet, a place for the kids to play under the trees, others head Balter, to two lovely young guys. This is to accommodate those who are unable to make it to our usual down for their weekly veggie shop, a chat with the stallholders – it Before the ink was even dry I was onto my next mission, and that afternoon meetings, held at 1.30pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Former Mayor John Booth opens the inaugural market in 2015 even serves as a place to learn about permaculture, seed sowing and was to get as many of my community as I could moving, happy and You are invited to come and enjoy tastings of summer herbal lifestyle block know-how! Offering your quality household goods, pre-worn clothing, connected through the medium of walking. entrees as we celebrate the bounty of the summer herb garden and And that evolution continues. The market has started a “Second children’s toys or accessories no longer needed provides an The initial plan was to just get people moving on a Wednesday introduce you to three herbs – thyme, parsley and basil – one of Hand, Second Life” event on every first Sunday of the month. In opportunity for someone else to buy your unwanted goods and give evening through summer and to see how things progressed. What which, parsley, is included in the NZ Herbal Federation March 2021 addition to our regular produce, locals can sell quality, preloved items them a second life. BYO table and shelter. started out as a wee walking group has now become a tribe of 500- Herbs for Health. that are surplus to requirements; if you have a few boxes of excess, but For more information, and to book your space, contact info@ plus strong, from New Zealand and afar, in our Thrive Community. Discover how to grow, preserve and use the three herbs. If you not enough for a garage sale, then this might be an option for you. cartertonmarket.co.nz or phone 027 663 9011. People started to see and feel benefits of regular exercise to their are new to herbs, come along and we will share our knowledge in an physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. informal environment. Equally, if you’ve had a long affiliation with a Together we have started to enter events. Round the Bays was the herb society, and may be new to the Wairarapa, come along and join Green dollars first in February and we are now are training for The Great Forest Run us. We can all learn together. Meetings are usually 1.5 hours long. in Waitarere and the Hawkes Bay Marathon. As soon as these events We cultivate a herb garden in a corner of the Carterton Community are ticked off, we will find bigger goals to aim for and conquer. Garden at Haumanu House behind the police station. Please feel free Back in the market We will be having a very special Freedom Walk to celebrate just to visit the garden and take any sprigs of herbs you might need. The After a long search for a suitable venue, Green Dollar marketers how lucky we are one year on from our level 4 lockdown on 25 Society also arranges monthly Saturday meetings. In April we are are delighted to be back in Carterton on Saturday 20 March, 150 High March 2020. We are fortunate to be living this life in this place we call planning to visit Tikara Gardens in Carterton. St North – previously the Senior Citizen’s Hall. paradise and we would love for you to join us. The purpose of our group, which was established in 1982, is to Members of the public are most welcome to purchase in Kiwi Contact Kylie on 027 688 9401or [email protected] learn about and share knowledge of herbs. The society therefore is dollars, whilst Green Dollar members pay for product with their own actively developing relationships with local schools as part of the We will be holding regular community events through winter so green dollars. Enviroschools network and also runs a reference library with access keep an eye on the Thrive Community Facebook page. Pop in between 9am and 12.30pm to browse a wide variety of available at the meetings. Kylie Mole stalls – crafts, sewing, jam, plants, seeds, food, books and more. For further information please contact our president Christine Enquiries: Helen Dew 027 9009 742. Natalie Hobbs selling woodcraft products made by her husband Terry Voelker on 027 280 6739 or [email protected]

Traditional Thai Massage available in Carterton Meet Dao ... Originally from Thailand, Dao has lived in Carterton for two years with her family. Dao’s passion is traditional Thai massage. Dao qualified from the University of Bangkok in 2017. Traditional massage has been used in Thailand for more than 2,500 years for muscle relaxation Parsley, thyme and basil and healing. The experience involves gentle pressures along the Sen Lines and Yoga-like stretches. How often you have a massage comes down to personal preference the cost is very reasonable, Rose notes with a one-hour massage starting at $60 dollars. Try one and you will be back for more. The popularity of Thai massage has grown massively in recent years, helping people maintain their Exit Laughing Plan ahead health and well-being, including: Total Relaxation By relieving the blocked Brain Circulation Exercising pressure points A delightfully hilarious comedy for next year energy lines with rhythmic hand manoeuvres and around your head can improve clarity of thoughts stretching. along with preventing migraines and vascular Written byPaul Elliott This month mildew may start to appear, with the cooler nights Flexibility Stretching manoeuvres to maximise headaches. Directed by to encourage it. Aphids may be seen and caterpillars, so keep the Margaret Jesson your range of motion and flexibility in your limbs. Better Athletic Performance Massage tones sprayer going. This helps with better balance. Having good joint your muscle groups systematically and stretches At the Carterton Events Centre Keep watering (if permitted) and stake basal shoots that will grow flexibility can reduce the severity of pain from your joints range of motion, improving athletic 21-24 April at 8:00 pm and have time to mature before you prune in July. arthritis. performance and helping your muscles rid 25 April at 2:00 pm A light feed now will help the autumn blooms. You could use a Toning down Repeated slow and gradual hand themselves of lactic acid built up during heavy Tickets $20 on sale shortly foliar feed mixed with a little fungicide in your sprayer – careful with techniques reduce pacing of your bio-rhythm exercise. the fungicide, follow the maker’s instructions. while relaxing. Relaxed muscles promote better Pain Relief Many conditions and injuries circulation which can help reduce blood pressure involving your body’s muscles and joints benefit Phone Time your watering with showery weather if possible and avoid to its relaxed state. from regular massage. Short term pain relief is overhead watering in the heat of the day. Beneficial circulation Better circulation and very common, with people reporting a significant Now is time to start thinking about next year’s beds, dig them over lymph flow through relaxation can deliver an reduction in pain following a massage. and think of the new roses you would like to plant. important energy boost promoting detoxification 027 979 9923 www.limelight.org.nz Phillippa Edwards, Carterton Rose Society and better immunity. The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 16 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 17 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 16 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 17 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 18 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 15

Walking group Wairarapa Herb Society Carterton Farmers Market Catering to a new crowd Discover herbs Have you ever looked out your window at 6.30pm on a Wednesday How time flies night to see a gaggle of giggling, joyful, laughing locals and wonder in March It only seems like yesterday that we were looking into rules and regs, printing posters and cutting the ribbon! what the hell? Well, I’m going to tell you all about it. March 2021 is Herb Awareness month. The Wairarapa Herb Society On 30 September 2020, after one hell of an adventure, Simon (my is holding its meeting this month in the evening on Tuesday 16 March Now our Farmers Market is 6 years old! It has evolved over the husband) and I handed over the keys to our very special little bar, at 5.30pm at the old Court House, Holloway St, Carterton. years to be different things to different people. Some use it as a hub to meet, a place for the kids to play under the trees, others head Balter, to two lovely young guys. This is to accommodate those who are unable to make it to our usual down for their weekly veggie shop, a chat with the stallholders – it Before the ink was even dry I was onto my next mission, and that afternoon meetings, held at 1.30pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Former Mayor John Booth opens the inaugural market in 2015 even serves as a place to learn about permaculture, seed sowing and was to get as many of my community as I could moving, happy and You are invited to come and enjoy tastings of summer herbal lifestyle block know-how! Offering your quality household goods, pre-worn clothing, connected through the medium of walking. entrees as we celebrate the bounty of the summer herb garden and And that evolution continues. The market has started a “Second children’s toys or accessories no longer needed provides an The initial plan was to just get people moving on a Wednesday introduce you to three herbs – thyme, parsley and basil – one of Hand, Second Life” event on every first Sunday of the month. In opportunity for someone else to buy your unwanted goods and give evening through summer and to see how things progressed. What which, parsley, is included in the NZ Herbal Federation March 2021 addition to our regular produce, locals can sell quality, preloved items them a second life. BYO table and shelter. started out as a wee walking group has now become a tribe of 500- Herbs for Health. that are surplus to requirements; if you have a few boxes of excess, but For more information, and to book your space, contact info@ plus strong, from New Zealand and afar, in our Thrive Community. Discover how to grow, preserve and use the three herbs. If you not enough for a garage sale, then this might be an option for you. cartertonmarket.co.nz or phone 027 663 9011. People started to see and feel benefits of regular exercise to their are new to herbs, come along and we will share our knowledge in an physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. informal environment. Equally, if you’ve had a long affiliation with a Together we have started to enter events. Round the Bays was the herb society, and may be new to the Wairarapa, come along and join Green dollars first in February and we are now are training for The Great Forest Run us. We can all learn together. Meetings are usually 1.5 hours long. in Waitarere and the Hawkes Bay Marathon. As soon as these events We cultivate a herb garden in a corner of the Carterton Community are ticked off, we will find bigger goals to aim for and conquer. Garden at Haumanu House behind the police station. Please feel free Back in the market We will be having a very special Freedom Walk to celebrate just to visit the garden and take any sprigs of herbs you might need. The After a long search for a suitable venue, Green Dollar marketers how lucky we are one year on from our level 4 lockdown on 25 Society also arranges monthly Saturday meetings. In April we are are delighted to be back in Carterton on Saturday 20 March, 150 High March 2020. We are fortunate to be living this life in this place we call planning to visit Tikara Gardens in Carterton. St North – previously the Senior Citizen’s Hall. paradise and we would love for you to join us. The purpose of our group, which was established in 1982, is to Members of the public are most welcome to purchase in Kiwi Contact Kylie on 027 688 9401or [email protected] learn about and share knowledge of herbs. The society therefore is dollars, whilst Green Dollar members pay for product with their own actively developing relationships with local schools as part of the We will be holding regular community events through winter so green dollars. Enviroschools network and also runs a reference library with access keep an eye on the Thrive Community Facebook page. Pop in between 9am and 12.30pm to browse a wide variety of available at the meetings. Kylie Mole stalls – crafts, sewing, jam, plants, seeds, food, books and more. For further information please contact our president Christine Enquiries: Helen Dew 027 9009 742. Natalie Hobbs selling woodcraft products made by her husband Terry Voelker on 027 280 6739 or [email protected]

Traditional Thai Massage available in Carterton Meet Dao ... Originally from Thailand, Dao has lived in Carterton for two years with her family. Dao’s passion is traditional Thai massage. Dao qualified from the University of Bangkok in 2017. Traditional massage has been used in Thailand for more than 2,500 years for muscle relaxation Parsley, thyme and basil and healing. The experience involves gentle pressures along the Sen Lines and Yoga-like stretches. How often you have a massage comes down to personal preference the cost is very reasonable, Rose notes with a one-hour massage starting at $60 dollars. Try one and you will be back for more. The popularity of Thai massage has grown massively in recent years, helping people maintain their Exit Laughing Plan ahead health and well-being, including: Total Relaxation By relieving the blocked Brain Circulation Exercising pressure points A delightfully hilarious comedy for next year energy lines with rhythmic hand manoeuvres and around your head can improve clarity of thoughts stretching. along with preventing migraines and vascular Written byPaul Elliott This month mildew may start to appear, with the cooler nights Flexibility Stretching manoeuvres to maximise headaches. Directed by to encourage it. Aphids may be seen and caterpillars, so keep the Margaret Jesson your range of motion and flexibility in your limbs. Better Athletic Performance Massage tones sprayer going. This helps with better balance. Having good joint your muscle groups systematically and stretches At the Carterton Events Centre Keep watering (if permitted) and stake basal shoots that will grow flexibility can reduce the severity of pain from your joints range of motion, improving athletic 21-24 April at 8:00 pm and have time to mature before you prune in July. arthritis. performance and helping your muscles rid 25 April at 2:00 pm A light feed now will help the autumn blooms. You could use a Toning down Repeated slow and gradual hand themselves of lactic acid built up during heavy Tickets $20 on sale shortly foliar feed mixed with a little fungicide in your sprayer – careful with techniques reduce pacing of your bio-rhythm exercise. the fungicide, follow the maker’s instructions. while relaxing. Relaxed muscles promote better Pain Relief Many conditions and injuries circulation which can help reduce blood pressure involving your body’s muscles and joints benefit Phone Time your watering with showery weather if possible and avoid to its relaxed state. from regular massage. Short term pain relief is overhead watering in the heat of the day. Beneficial circulation Better circulation and very common, with people reporting a significant Now is time to start thinking about next year’s beds, dig them over lymph flow through relaxation can deliver an reduction in pain following a massage. and think of the new roses you would like to plant. important energy boost promoting detoxification 027 979 9923 www.limelight.org.nz Phillippa Edwards, Carterton Rose Society and better immunity. The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 14 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 19

Farm excursion Under The Stars Tramping opens gates Leo scares away One of the advantages of belonging to the tramping club is being able to go on farm walks inaccessible to the general public. We were summer fortunate to be able to join the Masterton Tramping Club recently on As we descend closer to autumn, the sky begins to change. a visit to a farm in the Tararua foothills. A gradual transition from the dominance of Orion, our constant Twenty-one of us set out on what promised to be a very hot day. summer companion, moving instead to Scorpius, our winter guide. On our way across the farmland the owner talked to us about the Orion starts sinking towards the west and a new set of creatures, farm, and various aspects of how they in particular handled their land mythical and imaginary, begin to fill the space left behind. and animals. One such constellation is Leo the Lion, a mighty beast with an We crisscrossed a stream, water levels low enough for there to be easy-to-spot shape. It looks like an upside-down coat hanger, a sickle no danger of getting our feet wet, and gradually rose up through the or backwards question mark. In the Southern Hemisphere the lion bush, passing two small huts that looked rather inviting. appears to be standing on its head. The slope increased in intensity, a steepening slog upwards, You can see Leo in the evening sky from now, he is sitting roughly gaining about 400 metres in height. The nice grassy track deteriorated north, near the horizon, following a short distance behind Orion and into a bulldozed track, with loose gravel and small rocks slipping his two faithful hunting dogs. We see Leo picking up the scraps of under our feet. meat that Orion leaves behind on his hunting trips. The older members of our group found the going quite difficult, For us here in Aotearoa New Zealand, seeing Leo rise tells us and wished they had the boundless energy of our leader – probably summer is on the way out, nights are closing in and the days getting 30 years younger than most of us! Several turned back, and we were slowly shorter. When Virgo, The Maiden, rises and we see the bright down to 15 trampers by lunchtime. white star Spica rises from the east we know that autumn has arrived After lunch the track levelled out, and we had magnificent views so crops will soon need to be harvested ready for the winter ahead. of the Mangatarere Valley on our left, and out over the Wairarapa Becky Bateman (who runs the award-winning nomadic valley far below on our right. stargazing business Under The Stars). Our route down was zigzagged, making for much easier walking. It was so hot by then that the stock water troughs almost looked inviting enough for a quick dip! We got back to the farmhouse after a really satisfying five-hour excursion. SWTC welcomes new members. Phone Ed and Juliet Cooke 304 9497, or email [email protected] if you are interested. See our Facebook page and website. Do you want more money when selling your house? List with the best or you will always

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Lions Club Limelight Theatre Co Bridge will honour stalwart Carterton members Exit Laughing enjoyed a very nice break from community projects over the is back Christmas/New Year period, Carterton’s own Limelight is back in action. The group that but club projects convenor produced Once on Chunuk Bair, The Woman in Black, Nell Gwynn and Harry Gray has made sure the many more, will be presenting an hilarious comedy, Exit Laughing by team is back working hard Paul Elliott, at the Carterton Events Centre in late April. around town. The play involves four friends, Connie, Leona, Millie and Mary, as Several Lions, including well as Rachel, Connie’s daughter, a policeman (or is he?) and a cat Harry, have been busy called Butterbutt. Some of the Limelight cast refurbishing the large steel The action takes place over one evening at Connie’s house. Mary bridge at Sparks Park. Lion has plans that will totally change their lives, and a little thing like being John Rose spent many hours dead isn’t going to stop her. And with Mary there is always a catch. Club Carterton water-blasting the steel work, Last August, when we had to cancel this production because of so other lions could then apply Covid-19 uncertainties, we promised to bring it back again. Well, a rust prohibitor to help protect back it is, scheduled for a short season of five performances. Get out your the steel for a few more years. We are delighted to report that our new cast of talented local Lion Warren Harland actors is already bringing this delightful comedy to life. After only a dancing gear completed the top coat and very few rehearsals, they are already ahead of expectations, which Are you ready for our first event of the year – a tribute to the music the newly painted bridge can bodes well for a very successful season. of Jersey Boys and Grease? be seen in the photo with Harry Margaret Jesson will direct Exit Laughing. Margaret has produced You’ll be entertained by Paul Madsen and Band on Thursday 8 Gray standing beside it. many excellent shows over many years. Her more recent successes April from 7pm. Tickets at $25 are on sale at club. Gordon Knutson, who sadly include Quartet and Stepping Out at Greytown Little Theatre and Our big club nights are Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, with passed away in 2020, was a life Before and after – a great job Bouncers and The Woman in Black, performed at the Carterton entertainment (Friday) and our raffles and club draw. We are also member of Lions International Events Centre. open Monday and Sunday. and a highly respected member of the Carterton club. Gordon spent In appreciation of his efforts, the newly refurbished bridge will This production is dedicated to the memory of the recently Meals are available from 5.30pm Monday, Friday, Saturday and many hours working at Sparks Park, helping to create the wonderful be named after Gordon and will have a Lions plaque and signage deceased Jean Mullany of Greytown, whose wonderful spirit of fun Sundays. We’re also doing Wednesday meals every 2nd and 4th week community asset it is today. attached, in remembrance of a wonderful community man. always made theatre so enjoyable. of the month. Caterers Mike and Ramai Topp have a great menu and specials board. We also have a great library upstairs with a wide range of reading matter. Club Carterton can provide you with everything you need to Sunset Cinema make your gathering a success, whether it be a conference, meeting, Our feature film at the Carterton Events Centre for Friday 12 March training, wedding, birthday, or other celebration. We have four is Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017). separate areas that we can cater for 10 to 150 people. Sunset Cinema is our local Carterton Film Society; a member of the If you would like to join our friendly and social club, come in and New Zealand Federation of Film Societies, which has been operating check out our facilities – and become a new member today. for more than 70 years. We welcome local audiences to our monthly Email [email protected] or phone 06 379 8069. screenings. Amber Harper Please note that the screenings this year are on the second Friday of the month (except for November – come view with us on Guy Not-for-profit Fawkes night.) We are now screening films in the Rangatahi Hub, which is accessed around the back of the Carterton Events Centre; near Carters and the First Health and town clock. Doors open at 7pm, movie starts at 7:30pm. Music, and refreshments are available, including Lucia’s sumptuous Italian cakes. Wellness opens Cash sales only. In November 2020 this new clinic opened in 10A First St, Our March feature film is a feature-length biographical documentary, Lansdowne, Masterton. directed by Alexandra Dean. It tells the life story of actress and inventor, It is established as a not-for-profit Community Health Trust Hedy Lamarr, with a focus on her landmark invention for frequency Manaaki Ki Wairarapa CC56946 and set up to provide affordable and hopping. Running time: 90 minutes. accessible healthcare for all. Our feature film for Friday 9 April is Do The Right Thing (1989). This service also relieves the pressure on the hospital Emergency Department as well as the Medical Centres who are under pressure $10pp includes soup and a vote This is an American comedy-drama, and landmark film for producer, writer and director Spike Lee. due to staff shortages. Our aim is to provide complimentary health services to all existing COME JOIN IN THE FUN; HEAR LOCALS PITCH It was a critical and commercial success, and received Academy Medical Centres, many of whom have closed books. THEIR PROJECTS OR IDEAS, VOTE FOR YOUR Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting FAVOURITE AND HELP MAKE COMMUNITY Actor. The narrative explores a Brooklyn neighbourhood with The service would be provided from a central location as well as from several rural settings. INITIATIVES HAPPEN QUICKLY IN CARTERTON! simmering racial tensions, which hit boiling point on a hot summer day. Running time: 120 minutes. Why we are different to any other service: www.kapaicarterton.nz/events Our membership options, film information and trailers are Emergency care for the clients of any medical centre and not available to view online www.sunsetcinemacarterton.com charged extra for being seen outside of their normal provider. Longer opening hours: 12pm–8pm, Phone 06 777 9070 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 12 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 21

Carterton School Carterton Scouts Gala absolutely We’ve got each fabulous other’s backs Carterton School is famous for its fabulous Gala – making it a Carterton Scout Group has entered a new era. The whole New must-do every year. Zealand programme has been re-written to involve input from all It is scheduled for 4pm to 8pm on 26 March this year. The school, participants in each division. Scouts have had a great start. their PTA and many local businesses have put their best foot forward Scout leaders and scouts have planned their first-term activities, to make sure the evening is a success for raising funds for all sorts of and there is some really cool stuff. Recently, nine scouts and three things for the school. leaders camped for a weekend on John Sage’s farm. First off – the food is amazing! The Yummy Afters is an incredible They took on a construction challenge to build a tree fort with hall full of desserts, run by Ronny Tankersley and her army of helpers. a pulley system that enabled scouts to pull themselves up to the Everything from cheesecake to Pavlova, chocolate mousse to spiders, elevated platform. They also played some night games, chilled out on slices galore, ice cream sundaes, fill your own plate of whatever you like. Sunday morning in the treehouse, and enjoyed a whittling session. There will also be plenty of savoury food on offer to enjoy while The younger divisions (Keas and Cubs) started their activities a you listen to local musicians Dragonfly and Meg Hunter. week later, because Waitangi Day observation fell on their meeting Take your chances on the auction wheel and bid for some incredible night. prizes donated by the community; check out some amazing steals in Keas (aged 5-8) meet on Mondays from 4.30pm to 5.30pm. Cubs the Garage Sale or hunt for bargains in the many stalls, ranging from (aged 8-11) are also Mondays from 6pm to 7pm. Scouts (aged 11- plants to jams, clothes to crafts. 14) meet on Thursdays from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Meetings are held The kids always have so much to do – pony rides, dog agility in the Den (Rangatahi Hub, part of the Carterton Events Centre displays, check out a fire engine and ambulance, Ferris wheel, Spooky complex). House, or face painting. Each classroom also sports their own activity, Our group leader Sylvia Morgan was recently presented with a so heaps of family fun. Lifetime Service Award. She has been involved with scouting for 30+ We hope to see you there, it’s going to be fun. And delicious! years. Well done, and still going strong. Louisa from the Carterton School PTA Our website at cartertonscouts.org.nz is full of information and exciting adventures that we’ve had. For enquiries, contact Sylvia Morgan, 06 379 7153 or 027 249 3395.

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Offset Printing • Digital Printing • Business Forms • Business Cards • Labels Books • Graphic Design • Illustration • Logos • Packaging • Corporate Literature • Photocopying • Scanning • Large Prints, Banners & Canvasses • Signage The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 22 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 11 Carterton Community Directory What’s On in March Education, youth, children Meet the Crier Bring your story or idea to one of our editorial team at bowls, relaxing atmosphere and a BBQ. All welcome at Carrington Page 42 Café, High St next to Almo’s Books, at 10am, 17 March Bowling Club. For details contact Allan Renall 027 208 3291 or Ray Carterton Community Playgroup Contact Renee 022 315 3374 parents and caregivers to manage challenging behaviours and build Allsorts concert with Jonathan Berkahn and Wairarapa Beale 06 379 8242 Carterton Community Toy Library Facebook:@cartertontoylibrary positive family relationships. Enquiries to Sam Williams 021 509 626 Community Orchestra, 10 April, Carterton Events Centre; visit Carterton School gala is a must-do every year. Be there 4pm–8pm Carterton Kindergarten Phone 379 8102 or call in to enrol. Website: or 06 379 5404 www.artistresidency.org.nz on 26 March wmkindergartens.org.nz Email: [email protected]/ Rangatahi to Rangatira youth group, a free Carterton youth group Aratoi Exhibitions Rob McLeod: The Banshee and the Lifeboat; Victor Green Dollar market, 150 High St North, 20 March 9am–12.30pm. Carterton Playcentre Email [email protected], and on getting young people involved in their community. Facebook: Berezovsky: Waiting at the curb; For You and Your – Recent Acquisitions; Public most welcome. Enquiries Helen Dew 027 9009 742 Facebook facebook.com/r2rcarterton Jason Burns – One Fifty. Aratoi is open Tuesday–Sunday, 10am-4pm, Masterton Toy Library has moved to 365 Queen St, Masterton, next Carterton Scout Group Keas, Cubs and Scouts. Contact Sylvia South End Kindergarten Phone 06 379 7723, southend@ free admittance, www.aratoi.org.nz to YMCA building. Open Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays Morgan 06 379 7153 or 027 249 3395 wmkindergartens.org.nz Sunset Cinema feature film Friday 12 March Bombshell: The Hedy 10am–12 noon. Girl Guide Groups Guides and Brownies, Sharon Aston 021 033 0550. St John Maria Tankersley 06 379 6479 Lamarr Story (2017). Doors open at 7pm, movie starts at 7:30pm. Go Carterton business social 30 March 5.30pm at Little Africa, Pippins, Debbie Fryer 06 379 6588 Wairarapa Kids Choir Wednesdays from 3.50-4.50pm term time at Friday 9 April Do The Right Thing (1989). At the Carterton Events 55 High St South. Meet AJ and his team. There will also be He Pounamu Early Nurture See Facebook, or email admin@ the Courthouse, Carterton Events Centre, ages 7-13. New recruits Centre www.sunsetcinemacarterton.com/tickets members of the Carterton District Council present to speak on the hepounamu.co.nz always welcome. Contact [email protected] Carterton Craft Market Open 7 days from 10am–3pm. Call Desley Long-Term Plan and Annual Plan and to answer questions. RSVP Kiddie Gym Lorna or Joan 06 379 8325 Wairarapa Youth Services at Wairarapa Safer Community Services 027 787 8558 [email protected] Longbush Playgroup Ginny 06 372 7003 Trust, 185 High St South, Monday–Friday 8am–5pm. Providing Carterton Farmers’ Market Memorial Square. Weekly markets National Tweed Ride, cycling in style in and around Greytown. Masterton Toy Library 162 Dixon St, Masterton, now open Saturdays support for youth who are not in education, 16-18yrs, youth payments Sunday. Email [email protected] or phone 027 663 9011 Saturday 3 April, prizes and refreshments. Contact Barb Hyde, and Sundays 10am–noon for this year. All new members welcome. 16-18 yrs. and young parents 16-20 yrs. Enquiries to Loraine Mitchell Tui Truck Stop Show and Shine will return to Mangatainoka on 027 227 2130 Proactive Parenting Services at Wairarapa Safer Community Services 021 509 446 or 06 379 5407 Sunday 28 March 2021. For more details, and to register your vehicle, Neighbours’ Day Aotearoa Wednesday, 24 March, from 10am at the Trust, 185 High St South, Monday–Thursday 8am–4pm. Supporting head to www.tuihq.co.nz Haumana Community Gardens, Carterton. Swap gardening advice, Arts Greytown Music Group is presenting a concert by Flavio Villani and plants or equipment Marko Pop Ristov. The concert will be held at 57 Wood St, Greytown, Jersey Boys and Grease tribute, Paul Madsen and Band on Thursday Book Club Carterton District Library, [email protected]. “Allsorts” concert with Jonathan Berkahn and Wairarapa Community at 4pm on Sunday 11 April. Admission $25, $10 for students. Ring Ed 8 April from 7pm. Tickets at $25 are on sale at Club Carterton, 06 379 4080 Orchestra, 10 April, Carterton Events Centre and various Anzac Day and Juliet Cooke on 06 3904 9497 to book 35 Broadway, Carterton Book Group U3A Sue Burns 06 379 6506 events across Wairarapa; visit www.artistresidency.org.nz Healthy ageing expo Saturday, 20 March, 2021. Events, speakers, Wairarapa Kids’ Choir Concert 3pm, Saturday, 27 March, St Greytown Music Group Ed and Juliet Cooke, phone 06 304 9497, South End Strummers Contact Carole 06 379 7292 activities, products and services in support of healthy ageing Matthew’s Church, Masterton Walking a Labyrinth Crossway Church email [email protected]. Wai Art Group For information phone Anthea Crozier 06 377 1261 for everyone. Solway Showgrounds in Masterton (shuttles from Hall, Queen St, Masterton. Thursday 1 April 3pm–6pm; Good Friday Heart of Arts Wairarapa 47 High St North Carterton. Open Wairarapa Music Co-Creation Meetups www.connecting-music.nz, Carterton). Phone 06 377 0066 or email [email protected] 2 April 12 noon–5pm; Saturday 3 April 4pm–8pm Wednesday–Sunday 11am–3pm 021 0842 1552 National Motorcycle Rally The Carterton Vintage Car Club is holding Wairarapa Word hosts a session about publishing and selling books, Jonáš Koukl’s music classes and drumming group. Contact Jonáš at Wairarapa Word A free and friendly way to meet writers. 1st Sundays, the rally on 12-14 March, with some entries from Australia. For event with Wairarapa-based Diane and Ian Grant of Fraser Books, Viv Walker [email protected] 021 0842 1552 3pm. Contact [email protected] or Steve Laurence at details, contact Barbara and Gary Lang on 06 372 7593 of Swirld Books, and Steve Laurence of Almo’s Books, Sunday, 11 April, NZ Pacific Studio Residency Programme activities in April: Almo’s Books: 06 379 7103 Barefoot bowls a casual Sunday afternoon featuring a game of 3pm-4.30pm, at Carterton Events Centre Services 3Mile Sign up via our Facebook or Meetup pages Alf Clear 021 806 604 WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPONSOR OUR WHAT’S ON SPACE? Age Concern Contact 06 377 0066 for more information Masterton Toastmasters meets fortnightly on Tuesday evenings, Contact [email protected] Alcoholics Anonymous Bob 021 042 2947 and Martin 06 372 7764 7.30pm at the Salvation Army Hall, 210 High Street South Carterton. Carterton Community Dinner All welcome. $6. RSVP 06 379 7937 Check our Facebook page for dates, or contact Ben on 027 892 0730 Carterton Foodbank Answerphone 06 379 4092 Personal Development Coach Maree McManaway, call Heart of Arts Workies whispers Carterton Friendship Club Jeanne 06 379 5444 027 248 8660, www.lyf4u.co.nz Carterton District Historical Society 44 Broadway. Maureen Red Cross psychological first aid (PFA) initial emotional and practical 06 379 9021 and Ann 06 379 9233. [email protected] support following a traumatic event (whether large-scale or personal), Painting from Stand-in was stand-out Central Lions Nita Edwards 027 247 8441 psychological first aid online courses, www.redcross.org.nz We were recently meant to have Gerry Lee and Wayne Heath entertain us, but Gerry Lee had to cancel due to unforeseen Clareville Cemetery tour organiser taphophile and researcher. Rotary Club Kevin Conroy 06 379 9304 memory circumstances. However, Wayne managed to get Evan, a guitarist Contact:06 379 6402, [email protected] Senior Citizens Yvonne Brown 022 140 6671 Our current exhibition from the group The Emeralds to join him and entertain us. A very Club Carterton Club Carterton on Facebook. 35–77 Broadway, South Wairarapa Rebus Club contact David Woodhams 06 306 8319, is “Reflecting” by Caroline good night was had by all. This month we will have Make Believe on Carterton email [email protected] Percy. The opening was on the 19th, and Marian Burns on 16 April. Diabetes For information please contact Simon on simonnpeterk@ South Wairarapa Working Men’s Club 06 304 9449, swwmc.org.nz, 25 February and continues Our next Club 60meeting is on Monday 29 March at 1.30pm. xtra.co.nz or Annette on [email protected] [email protected] to 24 March. Social darts has begun every Thursday at 7pm. All interested in Digital Seniors free weekly coaching sessions for over 65s every Tuesday Tranzit coach tours for active seniors. www.tranzittours.co.nz or Caroline was born in playing this year most welcome. Remember, we still have our card Pahiatua and studied from 9:30–11:30am at 3Mile, 66 High St, Carterton and every Tuesday freephone 0800 471 227 9.30am–4pm afternoon every Tuesday at 1.30pm. The popular games are Bolivia, from 1:30–3:30pm at the Greytown Library. No query is too small. Wairarapa Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) 43 Perry St, Masterton. at UCOL Whanganui Five Crowns, Phase10 and new game of Pony Canasta. We look Epilepsy Support Group 0800 202 122 Monday–Friday 9am-4pm, phone 06 377 0078 or 0800 367 222, email Polytechnic, graduating forward to welcoming new players. with a Bachelor of Fine Freemasons Contact Doug Johnston 06 379 8972 [email protected], website www.cab.org.nz Greytown RSA meets at the SWWMC Member’s Bar on the third Ka Pai Cimone Grayson or Lucy McKenzie e: [email protected], Wairarapa Safer Community Services Trust 185 High St South Arts Degree. She currently Friday of the month, with Happy Hour from 5.30pm. website kapaicarterton.nz Monday–Friday 8am–4pm. Providing a range of supports to families lives in Masterton and is an On 14 February, the outdoor bowls annual Roy Ingley Triples expressionist artist using Kieran McAnulty [email protected], 04 817 9999 and individuals in the community. Enquiries to 021 509 493 or Trophy Competition had a starting number of 30 and it was played Artwork by Caroline Percy Lions Club of Carterton Membership and meal cancellation phone 06 379 5407 acrylics on canvas. in a glorious hot day. A BBQ lunch was served. The winners were Gail Sport, fitness, movement The majority of her Hemi as skip and Colin Hutchby and Garry Baker. works feature landscapes and skies depicted from memory, reflecting Basketball Facebook: Wairarapa Basketball Society Carterton Golf Club Foot golf, $5 for children, $10 for adults, office Indoor bowls play is expected to commence about 25 March, so her thoughts and feelings. intending players keep a lookout for any announcements. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club Association Croquet Robin hours Friday-Tuesday 8:30am–1:30pm, phone 06 379 8457, email Caroline is constantly developing as an artist. She has exhibited in Brasell 06 222 4000, Golf Croquet Helen Waldron 379 5671, Bowls [email protected], website www.cartertongolfclub.co.nz The autumn/winter activities of our other adjuncts such as pool, Whanganui, Palmerston North, Tararua District and Masterton. Rex Kenny 379 7303 snooker and golf will be underway before we know it, so also keep a Lindsay Durrant look out for the announcements on our members’ club nights. The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 10 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 23

Carterton Preschool Carterton Scottish Country Dance Club Contact Michael www.parkrun.co.nz/greytownwoodsidetrail 06 377 0322, 021 535 897, website: dancescottish.org.nz Karate Jacqui Malcolm 027 325 3370 Carterton kindergarten Carterton Swimming Club Cynthia Lowe: cartertonswimrace Modern Jive dance classes Contact Lance 021 134 5661 or check Teaching and learning opportunities started with tamariki Howard Booth park [email protected]. Water aerobics, indoor pool, key hire, Russell out our Facebook group, Wairarapa Modern Jive bringing in tadpoles and swan plants from home. Life cycles of a Geange 06 379 7750 Mountain biking Contact Allan Wasmuth 027 212 5644, frog and monarch butterfly have Carterton Tennis Club new members welcome, free public session [email protected] been discovered through daily appeals Carterton Preschool tamariki are lucky to have Howard Booth 5.30pm every Thursday, [email protected] Ruamahanga Ramblers Full programme on sporty.co.nz/ observations and conversations of Park right next door to visit regularly. The park is always a fun way to Clareville Badminton Club Steve Ruscoe, 027 333 3975 ruamahangaramblers/. Paul Furkert 06 379 5355 the transformations happening. practice and teach so many learning dispositions. Cycling Irene Price 027 634 9167 or Lesley 021 299 6389 South Wairarapa Tramping Club Barry Kempton, 06 304 9353, We also welcome all of our The swings provide opportunities for tamariki to communicate Dalefield Hockey Club Gail Miller, secretary, 06 379 8341 027 430 5935. For the club: Carol Major, 06 304 8210 new whānau and look forward and ask for turns. Kindness is shown as friends push each other on Dimensional Fitness classes. Fitness training with Anaru and Dallas Squash Club [email protected] to enriching manaakitanga, their the swings and patience is needed for those waiting for a turn. Te Rangi. Facebook Swimming lessons and club activities, all ages, Carterton Swimming well-being and sense of belonging Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club Classes Wednesdays during Club, Pembroke St. Heated indoor pool. Contact Cynthia Lowe, The turntable is a great way to learn about consideration and at kindergarten, while building school term time, Beginners, 10 years+ (including adults). Phone [email protected] listening to others, as some tamariki like to go slow while others trusting, respectful relationships, Dannii Sargent 027 920 6751 The Dance Shed Wendy Walker 027 319 9814 prefer fast. Either way tamariki express themselves through words whanaungatanga, throughout their Free Fit Club Di Bailey 027 498 7261 Wairarapa Dance Club Russell 06 377 1609 and sometimes concerned or joyful noises. journey. Indoor Bowls, Clareville Further info phone Colleen on 06 379 8399 Wairarapa Dog Training Club Google us The tamariki are quick to react to the needs of others and work Angie Kitto, head teacher Gain Momentum Pilates with Linda Penlington. See gainmomentum. Wairarapa Shafts & Wheels Driving Association For further together well to keep the turntable moving. The rocket spinner requires co.nz for details information, text or phone, 027 318 3359 a lot of teamwork to get moving and meets the needs of all ages. Greytown Rail Trail Parkrun 8am each Saturday, station Yoga with Odette Odette 021 180 9452, Classes: see website: Everyone gets to learn and practice their dispositions in a fun and end of the Greytown Rail Trail. Register first, website nzyogasnug.com relaxed way. The playground is well structured for promoting mahi Preschool Littlies Special Interests We have had a busy month here at Littlies, with lots of different tahi, inclusive play and leadership. things happening, including trips into the community to support the The park is also used by both Littlies and Preschool to come together Cards On Wednesdays Barbara 027 387 9236 South Wairarapa Bridge Club Contact Katherine 027 243 3495 children’s interests and to help them make links with the wider world. for shared events like our recent Healthy Heart Day. We gathered to Carterton Community Choir Contact Stephen Judd on 022 373 4299 Stonehenge Aotearoa Open 10am–4pm on Saturdays and Sundays. However, one of the highlights of the month has been celebrating share healthy kai for morning tea followed by an opportunity to use Carterton Friendship Club meets on the last Tuesday of the Guided tours any time or day by arrangement. Phone 06 377 1600 Chinese New Year. This included a special morning tea of spring rolls our bodies to jump, balance and run in fun filled experiences. month at the Carterton Events Centre from 10am to about 11.45am, Tui Brewery 2020 Mangatainoka Motors Shine & Show series and dumplings (a big thanks to the Yee family for providing these 06 379 5564 monthly motor events. Contact Rosie Rogers, Tui Brewery experience and supporting this event). We also hung lanterns around the centre Carterton Rose Society Graeme Renall, President, 06 379 7065, director, [email protected] and played Chinese drums and music throughout the day. We are Gladstone School Vivienne Hawken, Secretary, 06 379 5564 Wai Dadz support group All dads welcome. Contact Luke Tiller looking forward to building on this next year and hosting other ExploratioNZ is a progressive Christian group. We meet Sunday 021 036 3016 cultural events throughout the year. afternoons 4pm in the Lansdowne Crossway Church, 1 Totara St, Wairarapa Archive Mark Pacey [email protected] Off to a great start Masterton. Contact Pauline Coy [email protected] Wairarapa Camping and Caravan Club Phone 027 677 3706 or Another highlight of the month was certainly welcoming some At Gladstone School this week we worked on Manaakitanga. Garden Group Vicki Waller 06 379 9080, [email protected] email: [email protected] of our friends from Carter Court Rest Home to Littlies. We started Manaakitanga is looking after and caring for other people, making Green Party meeting, contact Alex Hall on 021 122 5168 Wairarapa Herb Society Meetings third Tuesday of the month visiting the residents at Carter Court about a year ago and have been them feel welcome and included, appreciating people’s strengths Holdsworth Women’s Institute Call Gill Reid, 06 379 7245 1.30-3pm Old Courthouse, Holloway St, Carterton. Contact Christine trying to visit every month since (when Covid-19 permits). and protecting their mana without putting them down. Knit and Natter Group Keitha Roberts 021 061 7720 Voelker 027 280 6739 or [email protected] However, this time we thought it might be nice for them to see We had a practice swim for Carterton Cluster school’s swimming Mah Jong Contact Margaret Stevens 06 379 8681 Wairarapa Labour, Masterton Branch Phone 06 379 8021 for venue where we come from so invited them to come and play with us instead. sports. The teachers decided to make it fun and add a whanau Mangatarere Society Jill Greathead 027 488 4376 mangatarere. and details The children were very excited to show our special visitors some of group relay. Surprisingly, first place was the parents, but they got [email protected] Wairarapa Woodworkers Guild Secretary 06 379 9198 or email their favourite things to do at Littlies, from singing and dancing to disqualified because they started too late. So Longbush ended up Men’s Group Wairarapa Support group meeting every 1st Thursday [email protected] jumping and climbing. We even managed to persuade them to join in coming first, close behind them was Te Whiti, the teachers came indoor (Carterton) and every 3rd Saturday overnight in the mountains. Wairarapa Vintage Car Club Gary or Barbara Lang 06 372 7593 a music session with us using the rakau and rainbow ring. third, then came Maungaraki, and Te Wharau came last. www.mensgroup-wairarapa.nz Wine and Food Wairarapa Contact Ann Smith, phone 06 304 9824 As these visits have become a regular occurrence it has been so This week the seniors have been working on a website called “No Railway Museum website cartertonrailwaymuseum.org.nz heartwarming to see the children’s confidence around the residents Red Ink”. It’s a site where you practice punctuation, grammar and grow as relationships are beginning to form. capitals. The seniors have been working on capital letters in names, If your group’s details have changed, or you would like your entry removed, please let us know at [email protected] These visits are always eagerly anticipated, and we often talk days and months. about all our “Nana and Poppa” friends at Carter Court. We would WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPONSOR OUR COMMUNITY DIRECTORY SPACE? At the beginning like to say a big thank you to Faye and the team at Carter Court for of week 3 Gladstone Contact [email protected] allowing this to happen. school got a new singing teacher named Cara. She has been teaching the students very well so far and we can’t wait to see Sam’s Gardening Services what she teaches them in the future. At the start of the Lawn Mowing new school year the Yr Weed Eating 7&8s of Gladstone school got their new, modern Hedge Trimming learning space that includes a fully functioning kitchen and art space. Kourarau, which is General Garden Tidy-ups the Y1-3 learning space, was also revamped and was only just ready for the first day of term. We are very thankful to the builders for all the hard work they put into it. 021 1614 048 Friends visit from Carter Court Lucy Orsborn and Olivia Church The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 24 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 9

Citizens Advice Bureau Tenancy law has changed Landlords and tenants need to understand the recent changes to This could be for a specific time period or until a specific event occurs. tenancy law and how this will affect them. Once that time is up, the rent returns to the original amount. Publishing and selling your book All landlords including boarding house landlords, must comply In all events, it is advisable for landlords and tenants to talk to each Wairarapa Word hosts a session about publishing and selling production services. The client is the publisher and retains the with various legal obligations as governed by the Residential other, work together and take care of each other wherever possible. books, with Wairarapa-based Diane and Ian Grant of Fraser Books, Viv printing rights, oversees distribution and promotion, and receives all Tenancies Amendment Bill. Try to come to an arrangement that suits everyone. Walker of Swirld Books, and Steve Laurence of Almo’s Books, Sunday, return from book sales. The changes will take effect on three key dates: Phase 1, 12 August We shall address Phases 2 and 3 in future articles. 11 April, 3.00-4.30pm, at Carterton Events Centre. Steve Laurence has been running Almo’s Books in Carterton for 2020; Phase 2, 11 February 2021 and Phase 3 by 11 August 2021. The Tenancy Services have put together a helpful Fact Sheet Each will give a presentation, and there will be ample time for more than 10 years. He is keen to support local writers by stocking In Phase 1, any rent increase notices given to tenants must covering the changes available on its website www.tenancy.govt.nz questions. Everyone is welcome, no registration is required, and their books, but says it is easier if writers approach a bookseller early comply with the new 12-month rule. If a notice was given before the or you can get a free copy from our office. entry is free, although koha is appreciated. in the process. He is happy to give an opinion as to whether he thinks 12 August 2020, it is still within the old six-month rule. We have a Justice of the Peace (JP) in attendance for legal Diane E Grant ONZM and Ian F Grant are award-winning a book will sell and on matters such as price point and potential Before the law changed on 12 August 2020, the rent could increase document work, but please call us first for availability. publishers of Fraser Books, focusing on New Zealand history, politics, covers. He says the hardest place to find a book is in a bookshop! with 60 days’ written notice on or after 26 September if the tenancy Need other help? Contact CAB, 43 Perry St, Masterton, Monday biography and autobiography. They facilitate the publication of The 1 May event (3pm) features novelist Brannavan Gnanalingam started more than 180 days (six months) before the rent increase will to Friday, 9am–4pm. Phone 06 377 0078 or 0800 367 222. small-run books that are not considered commercially viable by (Sprig) (2020), Sodden Downstream (2018) and A Briefcase, Two Pies take effect and it has been more than 180 days (six months) since the Email wairarapacab.org.nz larger publishers. They also serve as publishers for NZ Cartoon and a Penthouse (2017). March featured Tom Doig, editor of Living previous rent increase. Archive and Wairarapa Archive. with the Climate Crisis. After the law changed on 12 August 2020, the rent can increase with SOUP pitches Viv Walker has a background in graphic design, illustration Contact Wairarapa Word: [email protected] or Facebook 60 days’ written notice on or after 26 September 2020 if the tenancy and fine art, and has authored several books. Her Swirld Books or YouTube 379 7103. started more than 12 months before the rent increase will take effect publishing service offers editing, design, illustrations, photography, Supported by Carterton Creative Communities, Almo’s Books, Bring your idea proofreading, manuscript assessments, and production and post- and it has been more than 12 months since the last increase. Koha and volunteers. As part of the Covid-19 response, rents were frozen on 26 March to the table initially for six months until 25 September 2020. If a rent increase was Do you have an idea for a project, business or initiative that needs negotiated or served prior to 26 March 2020, but didn’t come into community awareness, support or funding? Red Cross Do you have a great story for effect until after that date, then that increase is of no effect (there Ka Pai SOUP is a social event that aims to make community the Carterton Crier? is no increase). Landlords can give notice of intention to increase initiatives and cool wee projects happen quickly in Carterton. the rent, but this cannot take effect until after 25 September (at the Growing stronger Contact the Editor at Register now to secure your spot for Round 4 on Thursday 18 [email protected] earliest – the legislation may be extended past this date). March by emailing us at [email protected]. It’s your chance to Landlords and tenants can agree to lower the rent temporarily. together promote your concept and build a community fan club! New Zealand Red Cross is a proud partner of New to SOUP? It’s kind of like a community-based dragon’s den. Neighbours Day Aotearoa. Up to six people pitch their ideas on the night to vie for the pot of The kaupapa of Neighbours Day Aotearoa is to encourage people cash up for grabs. to get to know their neighbours better. This year’s theme is “The Great No pitch idea, but want to join the fun? For the ticket price of $10 Plant Swap” as we want neighbourhoods to grow stronger together. (which goes directly into the pot), anyone is welcome to come along Electrical & Appliances On Wednesday, 24 March, from 10am the Wairarapa Red Cross, and hear the pitches, enjoy a delicious bowl of soup, bread and then in conjunction with Neighbourhood Support and the Carterton Residential Property Management vote for your favourite idea. District Council are hosting an event at Ngahere o Te Ora Haumanu At the end of the night, the idea with the most votes goes home Community Garden at Haumanu House, behind the Carters car park ATTENTION INVESTORS with the pot of money to help make their project happen! on High St. Get in touch and we can support you to develop a 5-minute pitch People can swap anything garden-growing related and morning Are you considering buying an investment property and to best sell your idea; or just come along on the night to the Carterton tea will be provided. Everyone is welcome even if they have nothing need an accurate independent Market Rental Appraisal? Events Centre for a 6pm kick off. to swap. Authorised appliance service centre for a variety of brands Lifestyle Property Management is a stand-alone company Supplied by Ka Pai Carterton We would especially encourage our newest neighbours to come offering obligation free market assessments at no cost to you. along and get to know more about the amazing community we Registered Electricians A good Property Manager can save you time and money. have here in Carterton. There will be a demonstration and some tips Whiteware Servicing A great Property Manager will also look after your Historical links and tricks around preserving your garden produce. It’s also a great biggest asset as if it were their own. Two ex Carterton sisters died in the Napier earthquake in 1931 opportunity to wander around the wonderful community gardens. Appliance Sales Lifestyle Property Management offers competitive fees, free and are buried at Hastings Cemetery. Red Cross will be holding a raffle and there will also be some other giveaways. property inspections, and up-to-date systems and processes. Sabina and Doris Haxton were the daughters of Armond and Call in and see our friendly staff at 34-36 High St South, The bigger goal of Neighbours Day is people connecting with Emma Haxton, of Richmond Rd, Carterton. Carterton Property is still the best Sabina and Doris, who were great cooks, had started up a café in their neighbours so they can support each other in emergencies or investment you can have Napier in the Cosy Theatre. Sabina was engaged to a Mr Percy. On 3 times of need and to enhance community resilience. so call me now and let us February the quake shook in Hawkes Bay and the sisters were killed. As part of its disaster-risk-management activities, Red Cross (06) 379 8930 do all the hard work for Haxton is an early name around Carterton, one of my dearest encourages everyone to be good and ready – being prepared before [email protected] you. friend is descended from the Haxton family, and at present she disaster strikes. Being good and ready isn’t only about water and is living in Napier. During 1976, she was in Karori. Wellington and tinned food, it’s also about being connected in your community. Dianne Gates worked at James Smith Dept Store, where we made friends and For more information on how else you can get in involved in remain best of friends. Neighbours Day check out the website www.neighboursday.org.nz Freephone 0800 342 837 Look around our cemetery. Kemp, Haxton, Moore, Anderson or email [email protected] Mobile 027 224 7381 (from London), Budd, Bennett – all connected. Come on one of my For more information around disaster preparedness, go to www. cemetery tours and see history. redcross.org.nz UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Adele Pentony-Graham, Clareville taphophile Jo McDonald, Wairarapa Red Cross Wairarapa Electrical and Appliances (2017) Ltd is now operated by Grant & Michelle Wallace. The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 8 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 25

Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae Concert news All aboard for Music is his Carterton’s haerenga planet Council planning Chimes return Hosted by Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae, recent Waitangi Day Wairarapa Community Orchestra and NZ All feedback invited Clocktower getting celebrations were alive and well as 90 of Carterton’s local history Pacific Studio welcome you to join them at All Last year many of you gave us your big ideas for Carterton’s future enthusiasts – young and old – packed into buses for an all-day Sorts – their first concert at the Carterton Events by putting them in our Big Jar of Ideas. back into stride haerenga (journey) around the Carterton district. Centre on Saturday 10 April, 7pm. Our council was pleased that so many people got involved and The top part of the clock mechanism has been fitted back into The tour stretched from Black Bridge, Taumata Island, Kokotau, Under conductor Ruth Eckford, and with told us what you thought our district needed. Over the past six the tower, but it is a work in progress. This is a lengthy process as any Admiral’s Hill and places in between. members ranging in age from early teens to months we have read and discussed all 715 ideas in the Big Jar of adjustments to the weighting are made in millimetres and take time to The day’s tour centred on whānau (family) participation and early 70s, the 40-piece orchestra will entertain Ideas to decide the ones we could address straight away, the ones perfect. The bells have been connected, but we ask people to please allowed details of local Māori history to be shared with a broader, and delight you with a programme of All Sorts of we could help community groups take on, and the ones we could be patient while we fine tune both the mechanism and the bells. engaged audience. music. There will be something for everyone, with a variety of music, include as part of our 2021-2031 Ten Year Plan. Carterton District Council “What a wonderful way to see our district! I’ve driven these roads ranging from a new composition to well-known tunes. We have put together a Draft Ten Year Plan that we will adopt for so many times but now I have a greater sense of the deeper history of The orchestra is excited to be giving the first performance of Frog public consultation at our Ordinary Council meeting on 17 March. It the place – well before the British got here,” said one excited attendee. Farm Suite, a piece written for the orchestra by New Zealand musician will be business as usual for most of our activities, but we have three Kōrero (conversation) for the day was provided by Rāwiri Smith, Jonathan Berkahn, who was awarded the 2020 NZ Pacific Studio projects we would like to go ahead, based on what you told us, and a well-respected local Kaumātua (leader) and storyteller of Ngati Music Fellowship supported by Carterton Creative Communities and we would like your feedback before making any final decisions. “HEY” Kahungunu ki Wairarapa descent. the Cross Creek Blues Club. (In previous years, the award went to Aldo We are truly reliant on people having their say and getting involved. Looking for a new interest? I really encourage every single one of you to have a chat to one of the As well as including stories of the ancestors, there was shared Pinelli (Argentina) and Jona Byron (Australia). councillors or fill out a submission form. We take into consideration WHY NOT have a go at learnings about local rivers, mountains and our own taniwha (water Berkahn calls himself a “musician at large” – a composer, performer, everyone’s point of view before making a final decision. I cannot monster of Maori legend) who resides atop a local cliff in Tupurupuru educator, accompanist, soloist, chamber musician, choral conductor, emphasise enough how important it is to not let this opportunity pass. (Gladstone). ceilidh (dance) caller… Indoor Bowls You will receive a copy of our Ten Year Plan Consultation Document Alongside Carterton District Council, the day was supported Active in many traditional bands – Celtic, Eastern European, inside your copy of the Midweek newspaper after 17 March, which will WHERE? : SWWMC by funding from Reap Wairarapa and Manatū Taonga (Ministry for and the Wellington Irish Sessions – he has degrees in composition have the details of the activities we are planning on doing over the WHEN? : Every Thursday, Culture and Heritage) and was offered as part of a Te Tiriti o Waitangi and performance (organ, harpsichord, fortepiano), and a PhD in musicology. next 10 years and how you can get have your say before submissions starting 15 March at 7.30pm celebration. close on 17 April. The Music Fellowship enabled Jonathan to create at Frog Farm Attendees were also treated to a traditional Māori pōwhiri For more information, visit www.cdc.govt.nz/tenyearplan Full tuition, Friendly company, Warm Venue (welcome ceremony) and a delicious shared hāngi (food cooked in Cottage in Gladstone, the home of WCO bassoonist Belinda Carey Mayor Greg Lang an earth oven) at Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae, spiritual home to Ngati and Ken Isaac. See you there ~ Ph (06) 304 9365 Kahungunu ki Wairarapa. Belinda says that when Jonathan was in residence at the Cottage There will be plenty more opportunities to participate in the back in November, the frogs were going nuts! future, keep an eye on Facebook at Carterton Notice Board.NZ. “He captured that bucolic feel.” This event was created to allow our community to share in the She and Ken see Jonathan as a “very focused individual – a multi- detail of the rich local Māori history. It also gave our local marae talented musician very interested in folk instruments and country centre stage in sharing their wonderful stories. So much was given dances. Dale Williams for Carterton District Council and so much was gained. “He writes quirky songs, and pitched Frog Farm Suite really well to Cimone Grayson, Ka Pai Carterton the orchestra. “Music is his planet.” Former: Councillor, Community Board Chair, Mayor of Otorohanga The All Sorts programme also features a cello concerto by pre- District, Porirua City Councillor, Mayors Taskforce for Jobs Chair Cycling group classical composer Georg Fonn (1717-1750), with soloist Caitlin Current: Carterton school BoT, Go Carterton Executive, Youth 2 Morris, and well-loved pieces such as Dvorak’s Slavonic Dance No.1 Work Wairarapa Governance Group, Wairarapa Skills Leadership and Mussorgsky’s Great Gate of Kiev. Group, WELLfed NZ trustee, Divine River NZ Trustee Over the hill Tickets $10-$20 from Carterton Events Centre, free entry for Last month 21 of us set out in our assortment of vehicles to children. rendezvous at Featherston and from there be shuttled to the other From a third generation dairy farming family, I am a tradesman by profession and side of the hill by Green Jersey Tours. owned and operated a network of successful motorcycle dealerships across the King Country for 20 years. From the Hutt side we rode the 10km of gentle climb to the summit and then the long descent through tunnels and across a I have served 21 years as Local Government elected representative on both swing bridge to the beginning of the Remutaka Cycle Trail on the district and city councils, and been appointed to local, regional and national Wairarapa side. organisations including chair roles. Then it was a flat ride on the road back to Featherston and I bring a lifetime of community service and leadership at rural and provincial level, refreshments at a local cafe. A great day out, enjoyed by all. We and in all levels of governance, management, business and social enterprise. meet each Wednesday at 9am opposite the dairy on Belvedere Rd, With a reputation for hard work, common sense and delivering results, I have except when going further afield in vehicles. Feel free to come and extensive first-hand experience in understanding rural issues, supporting join the fun. community wellbeing and driving organisational efficiency and effectiveness. Leo and Skipper, the Cycling Hounds As this by-election comes midway through the Council term and so much is already underway, I can step straight into the role and be involved immediately. I know what the job of Councillor requires, and I am trained, experienced and Did you miss your copy of the Carterton Crier? prepared to fulfil the responsibilities of full-time Councillor. For delivery issues, please contact Renata Balfour Authorised by Dale Williams ONZM JP, 231 Belvedere Rd, As a Carterton District Councillor I will work hard, represent fairly, make decisions email [email protected] Carterton. Ph 027 469 1933 Email: [email protected] wisely and be accountable. The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 26 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 7

Just Us kids Carterton School Tweed Ride event Historical Society Just Us Kids Round the Bays Style will be paramount Deller’s butcher shop There’s a distinguishing feature of a new cycling event in Greytown A giant chopping block, sawdust strewn floor and free saveloys for treaty 2021 memorable on Easter Saturday, and it’s not the trademark brightly coloured lycra. the kids – Deller’s Butchery. “What’s Waitangi weekend?” This was a great leading question Thirty three motivated Carterton School students gathered Instead, and most definitely more stylish, riders will be resplendent Although no longer standing, Deller’s butcher shop operated that took us on a great learning journey. outside the school at 6.20am last month ready to take on a challenge! in retro-style traditional British cycling attire – tweed plus-four suits opposite the Marquis Hotel in High St for 116 years. Our tamariki began to get curious as to why we were having a After we arrived in Wellington City, they took some pictures, did preferred. Established in 1880 by George William Deller, it consisted of three “long weekend”, so we began to explain to our preschool children some warm ups, and then began our Round the Bays 6.5km run. The inaugural New Zealand National Tweed Ride on Saturday 3 wooden buildings; a butcher shop, a smaller adjacent shop and what Waitangi meant and where it started (very basic ECE terms). There were 14,000 runners in total and over $20,000 was raised for April will be a chance for town’s folk and visitors to recreate the spirit stables behind, plus a slaughter house in Moreton Rd. We had pictures to look at and books and CDs to read and listen mental health. of a bygone era, and while doing so have a “jolly good” time. Deller, an enterprising character, was born in London, England, too. We focused mainly on the 3Ps – Partnership, Participation and Our students were a pleasure to take to this event and represented With classic vintage bicycles encouraged, unsurprisingly the in 1854. He arrived in Wellington aboard the St Leonards in the mid- Protection. the school to the highest standard. A big thank you to the parents brainchild of Greytown’s tweed ride is British-design bicycle store 1870s and in Carterton was initially log-hauling for sawmills. Following great discussions in all directions, we encouraged our who joined us, our six teachers who gave up their Sunday, and Sport Blackwell & Sons. He married Eliza Fairbrother and they built a home, Bushcroft, on tamariki to reflect on the values of the 3Ps within our centre and then Wellington for helping us organise and fund the trip. Owner Adam Blackwell says Greytown is tailor-made for such the corner of Tyne and Dixon Sts, raising seven children. asked them what the treaty means to them. This led onto us making If you have any ideas that you believe would be meaningful an event, with its rich resource of early colonial buildings a perfect Deller was elected a member of the first Borough Council in 1887, a Just us Kids treaty. learning experiences for our children from a community perspective, backdrop to the early tweed era. serving for many years, including as mayor for three terms 1892-1901. This was a team effort and all tamariki had the chance to say what please send me an email [email protected] “We have some wonderful cycling space here too and more being He served on a wide variety of committees, being particularly active they felt our treaty should represent, then they got the chance to The Round the Bays run was not just a running race. It was a rich developed with the nearby Tauherenikau River cycle bridge,” he says. in Wairarapa P and A Society and Taratahi-Carterton Racing Club. sign it. Following are some examples of our tamariki responses: learning activity in our wider community that our students will The format will see riders gather under the trees at Soldiers’ After G W Deller died in 1913, his oldest son, W C Deller, ran the “Be nice to everyone”, “Look after water and keep it clean”, “No remember for the rest of their lives. Memorial Park on Kuratawhiti St, with registrations and mingling butchery. Subsequent ownership was by T Colban from 1955, L Sayer leaving your toys out, tidy up after you play with them”. Please check out our Round the Bays video on our Facebook page. from 11am. Riders will then make their way at 1pm to Woodside train and D Saddler from 1978 and by M Sutton, C Ewing and W Evans from We also made a waka that has all the tamariki and kaiako inside. Say yes to new adventures! station and the nearby Tauherenikau River. 1990, until it was razed by fire in 1996. Alongside are the paddles that each child made and decorated. This Matt Jackett The event will finish at Cobblestones Museum, which offers Deller’s home, Bushcroft, was also destroyed by fire in 2002 and waka represents the whakatauki – Kei roto katoa tatou I tenei – we another step back in time when two wheels were far more common all his other buildings have been demolished. The physical evidence are all in this together. than four, for a suitably themed afternoon tea dance. You’ll be able of this energetic settler remains only on his gravestone in Clareville We have all worked together to explore this part of our history and to buy food, wine, beer, and maybe even some 1930s style cocktails, Cemetery. to make sense of our world. while you celebrate with music from Gypsy Jazz. Sources: Papers Past, Bagnall: A History of Carterton, L Sayer This Waitangi korero has given an opportunity for our tamariki to Cobblestones Museum Trust chair Chris Hume says the museum is Carterton District Historical Society, 06 379 9021, 44 Broadway, develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritage of delighted to be part of the inaugural National Tweed Ride. Carterton, [email protected] both parties of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. It also creates a sense of belonging Ticket numbers will be limited to just 200. Tickets will be on sale at: within our centre. blackwellandsons.nz Our tamariki know For more information please contact Barb Hyde on 0272 227 2130. that their whanau and cultures have a place and are respected.

Dahlia (teacher) helping Hannah, Georgia and Blake sign their treaty

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No23 Gallery Page 42 Café Lockdown opens up Looking for love of art community stars Most people I have spoken to quite enjoyed lockdown last year. “Out with 2020,” says Josh and the team at Page 42 café and gelato For one visitor to No23 Gallery recently, lockdown was life on High St. changing and in a good way. Like many of us, they were glad to see the back of last year – but This woman was addicted to playing the pokies and it became Josh was talking dollars here, not years. such an obsession, she even compromised her eating habits so she Last month Page 42 café put up $2,020 in grant money for had money to play with. community groups to use for the betterment of Carterton, making it Along came lockdown and she could no longer head off for her a simple process to apply for a slice of the cake. daily fix on the machines. Not being allowed out, her craving for it “Getting funds is hard to do right now,” says Josh. “We didn’t diminished and when lockdown was over, she realised that for the know what was out there in the community for us to support, so we first time in a long time she had money to spare. The desire to rush decided to let the community come to us. Applicants had to be able off to the pokie machines had gone completely. to show that the money would be used to benefit the community.” And so began an interest in art and now she wanders the art The grant follows the café’s donation of an AED device last year, galleries admiring the works on display and she has started collecting which now awaits use on the outside front wall of the fire station. art as her new hobby. She told me she was very excited to have Josh and his team also provided a scholarship worth $2500 to a purchased two paintings at Little Jewels exhibition at Aratoi this year. Carterton university student, Zoe Edwards. Having been a cab driver, I have learnt the signals of knowing when “Looking further ahead, we want to set up a monthly award for our to talk to someone in the car and when to zip the lip. But I do really community heroes whereby Crier readers nominate people who have enjoy having a chat to our visitors when they come into the gallery. done a great service for them that month. It could be a helping hand You soon know the ones who just want lookie lookie and no talkie with a chore, say, or fulfilling a role in a community service group.” talkie, but I will grab any chance for a natter. I am fascinated by all Each month, one of the nominees will receive a gift basket, the different tastes people have. Something that I would never hang courtesy of Page 42 café and gelato. Nominations can be in an in my house really appeals to others and I will often wander with a informal email to [email protected], via the café’s Facebook page, visitor around the gallery and talk about the art on display. It’s a two- or simply dropped off at the café. way thing, because I always learn something from them. The Crier will announce each winner. I never leave the gallery without knowing more than when I went in. “We want to help thank people in our community who are doing Graeme Burnard good tasks.” The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 28 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 5

Ageing with attitude Crystal MediSpa Carterton Wairarapa kids’ choir behind the house to provide even more accommodation. A project such as this does not happen without widespread public support and very generous donations covering the whole range of Expo for oldies of all ages Serious skin Beatles for beds needs: finance, materials, time and energy. “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in The Wairarapa Kids Choir is throwing its voice behind a project to Wairarapa Kids’ Choir is adding its support for this worthwhile your years” – Abraham Lincoln. treatments in a combat homelessness. endeavour with a concert at St Matthew’s Church, Masterton, at 3pm I want to tell you about an upcoming day of learning, listening, Proceeds from its special concert later this month will go direct to on Saturday 27 March. and doing at the Ageing With Attitude expo (Solway Showgrounds, heritage setting Project Manaaki. Their contribution will be a number of Beatles songs; and they will 20 March 20, free entry). Skin and appearance medicine expert Jeanne-Louise Drury has Project Manaaki is one small solution to a very large problem. be supported by a range of soloists and other performers. Entry is a This day is for younger-older people, older-older people, and brought her extensive knowledge and experience in skin health to Much has been said about homelessness in New Zealand, and while suggested koha of $5, with all proceeds going to aid Project Manaaki. our families, to help everyone learn about ageing well, and staying the Wairarapa, establishing Crystal MediSpa in an historic cottage most proposed solutions are national in scale, there are times when a Tim Clarke healthy and independent for as long as possible. We’ll have all sorts of at the north end of Carterton – perfect for nourishing clients in a better approach might be taken: small, local and practical. stallholders, including services, businesses and support organisations bucolic setting. Individual generosity has facilitated the purchase of a house in and numerous guest speakers covering a range of topics in our The beautiful and serene woman’s face she has chosen to promote Elizabeth St, Masterton, which will become a transitional house for the listening hall. Crystal MediSpa is from a 19th century French painting La Charité by homeless. With the support of Trust House and the Masterton District Page 42 And we’ll have lots to do on the day. We will be serving up delicious William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Council, it has been re-piled and is now undergoing renovation. food (at very reasonable prices), and a there is a talented line-up of Jeanne-Louise began her training in the mid-80s when she In addition, a number of local tradesmen are building cabins entertainment. scholarship attended the Joyce Blok Institute in Auckland, passing international “This scholarship will help to We are delighted that the Minister for Seniors will open the event. exams with honours. relieve some of the financial stress There will be yoga and exercise demonstrations, and even mobility Jeanne-Louise is passionate about encouraging people to look gained from moving into my second devices to try out. after their skin. “The earlier you start, the better. It saves on requiring year of university. Alongside our programme on 20 March, Neighbourhood Support extensive remedial work later.” Masterton is launching Neighbour’s Day Aotearoa 2021 – a 10-day Not only will it help to pay off some Prospective clients are offered a free consultation to discuss celebration of getting to know our neighbours better. This year’s of my course fees, it will also be a huge their skin-care needs and she can advise on a wide range of skin theme is The Great Plant Swap, encouraging neighbourhoods to help with the cost of accommodation, treatments. grow stronger together. Good neighbours and strong communities and all the other essentials like are essential foundations for ageing well. She is assisted by Robyn Sclater, registered nurse practitioner in textbooks. Zoe Edwards There will be a free shuttle from Carterton (call to book), so there appearance medicine, who provides Botox ® and other cosmetic I am beyond grateful for this really is no excuse. PS: We’re also thrilled to say that one of Age injectables. scholarship, which will help to reduce my student loan and stress Concern’s team will be working in the Carterton Library every first The product used in Crystal MediSpa is the Spanish brand going into this year, and allow me to focus more on my studies. Thursday of the month (next: 1 April). Mesoestetic, which focuses on medical cosmetics for the skin, Thank you to the Page 42 team for this incredible scholarship. Age Concern: 06 377 0066 Nik Rilkoff including treating anti-ageing, acne, hyper-pigmentation, skin Some of the choir taking part in Carterton’s Christmas parade last year Zoe Edwards tightening and other advanced skin procedures. So, if it’s lines and wrinkles, lack of skin firmness, or puffiness around your eyes that’s bothering you – or, you just want to have a fresher brighter complexion – then look for Crystal MediSpa at 269 High St North, Carterton, or phone 021 240 3373. Sabrina Sullivan

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Free Ambulance Ka Pai Carterton Digital Seniors Community focus STEM gives them wings Learning to enjoy technology Hundreds of bright-eyed Carterton kids, and parent helpers, Technology is moving fast. How do we help seniors keep up and families to work out how to best use technology to help with sight, for Ruth were on hand to experience a day of STEM (Science, Technology, benefit from this change? hearing and memory loss. Collaboration is a key strength of the Wairarapa community, says Engineering and Mathematics) activities incorporating space, Many seniors haven’t had the opportunity to learn new technology For seniors looking to buy a new device, we can suggest Wellington Free Ambulance’s new Wairarapa Community Liason, ballooning, skydiving and astronomy at Wings Over Wairarapa in and need some help to experience the wonderful benefits it can offer. appropriate products that are suitable for their needs. Ruth Locker. February. Digital Seniors is a charitable trust in the Wairarapa that helps We run free hubs for seniors to sit one-on-one with one of our The newly created liason role stems from the Wairapara Community The Wings Over Wairarapa event is iconic as much for the flying seniors experience the wonderful benefits technology can offer. We volunteer coaches, or give us a call on 0800 373 646 to set up a home Pop-Up held at the end of 2019 to explore how Wellington Free as it is for the youth-focused STEM day and as Carterton identifies have a team of skilled volunteer coaches who help with a multitude visit. Ambulance could best support community health, resilience and as a place that nurtures youth, and wants more “stuff to do”, Ka Pai of topics, such as online shopping, internet banking, paying bills, Carterton 3 Mile, 66 High St Carterton, Tuesdays 9:30–11:30am wellbeing in Wairarapa. Carterton got involved to ensure all local schools, including Kuranui using health apps, online form filling, using the internet as an Greytown Greytown Library, Tuesdays 1:30pm–3:30pm College, were transported to the event to experience the exciting “It helped us to understand that people living in Wairarapa want encyclopaedia, smart homes, calendars and diaries, managing the Masterton Masterton Library, Wednesdays 10am–12pm education-outside-the-classroom opportunity. electronics on that new car, maps, cameras, using a smartphone to to know more about Wellington Free Ambulance and the services we Martinborough St Andrews Church, Thursdays 9:30am–11am provide in their region,” said Ruth. February was also used by Ka Pai Carterton to reflect and refocus its full potential – the list is endless! Featherston Union Church, Thursdays 1:30pm–3:30pm Having worked in community-focused roles for the past 15 years as a committee, with renowned community facilitator, Cissy Rock, There are a wonderful variety of products that can help seniors Andre Hattingh across Wairarapa and Wellington; her focus now is to introduce herself leading a workshop to prioritise actions for the year ahead. with issues that often come with ageing. We consult seniors and their to the community in her new role; building on existing relationships One of Ka Pai Carterton’s key priorities is supporting the Carrington Park Working Group, whose aim is to create a community-designed and forming new ones. We are looking for more interested players and anyone wanting multi-generational destination playspace that reflects the needs and Carrington bowls & croquet “I will be working with the community to find ways to connect and to try either game is encouraged to phone either Stella Smith on aspirations of our community. provide information about our service - who we are, what we do and 379 9259 or Robin Brasell on 06 222 4000 and we will give you all the how we can help.” To be part of this process, email [email protected], or Success opens doors information. message and follow Ka Pai on social@kapaicarterton Based at the Wairarapa Community Centre, much of her time will Bowls club championships are nearly completed, with only the We can guarantee that you will receive a friendly welcome and be spent out and about. Supplied by Ka Pai Carterton Men’s Triples final and the junior championship to be completed. one-on-one coaching (at no cost) is available either on a club day or “I sincerely hope that anyone wanting to connect with Wellington Richard Anderson and Scott MacKenzie won the Men’s Pairs; times to suit you. The only requirement is flat-soled shoes. Free, will feel free to call me or visit if I am in the office.” Leona Hodder and Margaret McAlley the Ladies’ Pairs. Do contact either Stella or Robin – there is no commitment to join Passionate about the community, she encourages and celebrates Scott MacKenzie, Richard Anderson and Gavin Hamlyn have been until you have tried the game at a couple of sessions. Also, at this stage diversity and sharing ideas and experiences that will help shape the selected to play for the Wairarapa eight-man team to contest the of the season, membership subscription is very low and then the next way forward. three-day Inter-Centre event in Wellington. David Richards and Geoff season (which would be your first) subscriptions are half price. There are many inspiring local stories, where wonderful things, Balmain have been selected for the Wairarapa Masters Inter-Centre Stella Smith big and small have been achieved by people coming together to event to be held at Masterton. Good luck to these teams and it’s great work towards a common goal, said Ruth. to see Carrington bowlers selected to play in these events. “These can all contribute in some way to improving community Barefoot bowls attracted a good crowd of players – including health, wellbeing and resilience.” children. Despite the title, players do not need to play barefooted. “I’m really excited to join an organisation who continue to develop If you are keen to give this a go, come along on Sunday 14 March at and build on initiatives that arose from the Pop-Up workshops, korero 4.30pm or phone Allan Renall 027 208 3291. with the Wairarapa community and our stakeholders.” Pauline Hodgson If you would like to connect with Ruth to learn more about Croquet members are enjoying the excellent weather. Long Wellington Free Ambulance contact her on [email protected] may it last! Association croquet members are well into their club or 027 245 2861. championships and some close games have been played and enjoyed by all. Golf croquet members are being encouraged to try some new interesting games and it is hoped that they might start club championships for their variation of the game.

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Ruth Locker Margaret McAlley, left, and Leona Hodder The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 30 The Carterton Crier March 2021 page 3 Crossword Rogue and Vagabond Dear AA, Prisoners in After counselling, I now find that I see phallic symbols everywhere I look. Many of them may seem innocuous to the uncounselled eye, portrait exhibition but there are too many of them around town for it to be a mere Carterton artist Rebekah Farr’s fourth solo exhibition, coincidence. Rogue and Vagabond, has opened at the Schmid Gallery, No doubt we will all see our own examples, should the veil be 12 Ohio St, Martinborough, featuring portraits of New lifted from our eyes. But the biggest one of all has to be the town Zealand women prisoners in the early 1900s. clock tower. Rebekah found her subjects in prison release Think back to earlier times, when clocks were typically incorporated mugshots on the National Library’s online Papers Past. into the façade of impressive buildings – no in-your-face columns in “These mugshots are strangely emotional, but because them days. Our councillors had the opportunity to start afresh with of the need to stay still for the camera for so long you our clock tower, but they opted instead to perpetuate the problem, can only catch a glimmer of what the subject is feeling. even strengthening it to ensure it would not fail. I’m attracted to the vulnerability and the humanity of When I mention my concerns to acquaintances, I’m met with the women. They were loved by someone and they gentle derision. Some suggest it is me who has a problem. loved someone. This is quite different from imagining Surely you, of all people, will agree that rampant male dominance the prisons of the past.” has ridden roughshod over the sensibilities of decent womenfolk. Do Themes of strangeness and loss run through Rebekah’s all men think in phallic terms? recent work, as we saw in the journeying horse people Rebekah Farr Red faced, Carterton of Drift (2016) and the refugees of Departures (2019). “I came to this exhibition in a completely different way for a completely different reason, but I’ve ended up in the same place,” it allows the viewer to enter the creative process. “We see parts of Dear Red faced, ACROSS she said. “It’s the stories that get me – there’s so much story in their objects all the time and we use our imaginations to fill in the bits we In these gender-fluid times, limiting sexual identity to just two ACROSS 1. Park between Wyndham and Taverner streets (6,5) faces, without knowing any more about them. can’t see,” she said. “As parts of the women’s faces become blurred types is clearly fraught with danger. It is no longer just about man 1. Park between Wyndham and Taverner streets (6,5) 7 9 Dn “I chose Rogue and Vagabond as the show’s name from the crime or obliterated, the viewers are encouraged to see them in their own and woman – we have they and them and the whole transgender . and Summer site of the Farmer's Market (8,6) 87. and 9 Dn Summer site of the Farmer's Market (8,6) categories mentioned in the Police Gazette. Most categories referred minds.” alphabet acronym to consider as well. . Native tree with dark smooth trunk (4) 108. .Native Destructive tree with mud darkflows smooth (6) trunk (4) to the behaviour, such as theft or prostitution. Rogue and vagabond The exhibition will run at the gallery until 15 April. This makes it hard for me to answer your query in the clear-cut 1210.. 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Editorial Deadline April issue: Go Carterton 5pm Thursday 25 March 2021 Planning to plan Story word-limit: Council to face strictly 300, letters 200 Yr les Delivered by: takes effort Monday 12 April 2021 Dear Editor questions Go Carterton held its latest business social at the Carterton Events We all know someone (is that a mirror?) who has great plans, but I join a group of dogwalkers in the morning at Carrington Park. Centre in February. It was a fantastic night with more than 50 people never quite seems to make any significant progress. Recently there are almost always people sleeping in their cars in the Contact us in attendance. Dreaming is fun. We win the lottery and then all these great things carpark. I would like to know which agencies in Carterton should Editorial: [email protected] happen for us. approach and offer support to these people. It’s hard to know how to There was networking, yummy nibbles and local wines followed by Deliveries: [email protected] 027 406 2694 an informative presentation by Maria Mckenzie about the Wairarapa For whatever reasons, we have all ended up here in Carterton, Advertisements: [email protected] 027 625 7765 help as a member of the public. Pop information about the foodbank ostensibly happy with our lot. But what would you change, if you under the wipers? Buy a voucher for free coffees from a local cafe? Youth to Work movement and just how different iGen are and what We’re online at www.cartertonnz.com/crier could? What would you promote ahead of something else? they are looking for in employment. kindly hosted by CDBI (Carterton District Business Initiative). As home owners rejoice in the increase in the value of their Our Council is asking all of us those very questions. Our councillors properties, these people appear to be a stark reminder of the lack of Jenni Hall, sales and marketing coordinator for the Events Centre Find us on Facebook: The Carterton Crier are soon to adopt the draft plan for the next 10 years. In it, they will social housing in the Wairarapa. also spoke about the exciting events coming to town and how local businesses can make the most of these offerings. set out what gets done, and omit everything else. Sabrina Sullivan, Carterton But you can have a look too, and let them know what you think Our next social is on 30 March 5.30pm at Little Africa, 55 High Disclaimer Dear editor, should take priority before they make their final judgement. Street. At this event we will get to meet AJ and his team, sample Hey, we’re all volunteers working to put out a community newspaper I am an elderly resident of rural Carterton, farming 45 acres at the free some South African treats while enjoying local wines. There will also Mayor Greg Lang assures us that every submission will be read for Carterton and district. If we have made a mistake, just let us know end of Parkers Road. Have been for 30 years. and considered. You can’t ask for fairer than that (see page 25). at [email protected] and we will endeavour to make amends. Thanks. be members of the Carterton District Council present to speak on its I know I have always been mildly interested in Carterton Crier, Long-Term Plan and Annual Plan and to answer questions. So, you have a month to let Council (or a councillor) know what and have just finished reading your latest issue. Read it from cover If you would like to attend please email Lou at info@gocarterton. path you want our town to follow. More importantly, you can tell to cover. I found that your Editorial was timely, necessary, and very co.nz or follow Go Carterton on Facebook for updates. them what you definitely don’t want to see money spent on. accurate. Well done. Lou Newman There’s no point spending the next 10 years moaning about what Support our advertisers Moreover I spent over an hour reading the mag, in total it was Page should have been done. Your submission might well reflect the views interesting and very worthwhile. The magazine has become very good. Formed by hand concrete pottery ...... 2 of many, and the groundswell might induce a change. Whilst I don’t know you, the Editor must be given credit. And my thanks. Ray White Real Estate Karen & Tim Gardner ...... 3 For sure, staying quiet guarantees your voice will not be heard. Howard Egan Safe Hands Plumbing ...... 4 You’ll have no-one but yourself to blame if you do nothing. Dear editor Take Note Carterton ...... 5 Dalefield Hockey Club Let’s get involved in the future of our town – we know what we Like most Kiwis, I think that prompt lockdowns are the only way Gain Momentum ...... 6 want! to save lives and the economy. I hear with mixed feelings the doom- Rick Spooner Building Contractor ...... 7 Paul Dykes filled predictions of business leaders when a lock-down threatens. Annual General Stonehenge Aotearoa...... 7 I know a halt in trade is worrying for people in precarious small Wairarapa Electrical & Appliances ...... 9 businesses, but the alternative is terrifying for us all. And it would be Meeting CDC Wairarapa Walking Festival ...... 12 nice to hear business leaders acknowledge that the Government has CDC Charles Rooking Carter Awards ...... 13 again pledged financial support for businesses in trouble. Clareville Hockey Pavilion Tremains Real Estate Julian Greenall ...... 14 The real end of the world would come for many of us – particularly Monday 22 March, 7.00 pm Traditional Thai Massage ...... 15 our low income and elderly – if we followed the example of the CDC Draft 10 Year Plan ...... 16 countries whose casually, callous attitude has killed thousands and Enquiries to Gail Miller, Secretary (06) 379 8341 CDC Fun Facts ...... 17 given the world more infectious and lethal variants. or [email protected] Limelight Theatre ...... 18 I’m encouraged to see that our biggest business, New World, has Tremains Real Estate Pip Stevenson ...... 19 increased the number and prominence of its QR code posters for the Ka Pai Soup ...... 20 lockdown. In my opinion, there can’t be too many posters placed Crystal Medi Spa ...... 21 prominently enough to trip shoppers, even when there is no lockdown. 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