December 2017

What a stunning IDEA! IDEA Services have a new, stunning, pink, black and white kapa haka uniform. They revealed it last month at the Events Centre with an amazing kapa haka display, full of energy and colour. It was clear that many hours of practice and organising had gone into this talented performance. In between beautiful waiata and haka from the team and individuals, Tama Biddle from REAP House led the way, citing stories Photo Toni Bingley. and legends. The joy emanating from the performers’ faces proved how much Services’ central region. In order to attend, our local IDEA Services are they were loving every minute of it. The very large audience rewarded working on fundraising $6000. them with loud cheering and applause. At the end, Carterton School They are extremely proud to be representing the Wairarapa gave their own thunderous haka response. and wish to thank Henergy Eggs, Parkvale Mushrooms, Premiere The stunning pink, black and white uniforms were made by Kani Bacon and Breadcraft for their continuing support. They are also Kani Kids in Otaki from a pattern agreed upon by staff and the 15 grateful to the Carterton community which has been supportive kiritaki (service users). It encompasses the IDEA Services logo and and understanding of their individual needs, disabilities and colours. capabilities. IDEA Services Rotorua are hosting a kapa haka festival in April IDEA stands for Intellectual Disabilities Empowerment in Action. 2018 and there will be a combination of groups attending from Idea Toni Bingley

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas with a big thank you from us to you! Lindsey Ward Leanne Carlton 06 304 8688 • 027 2300598 022 0751191 [email protected] 0508 NEW HOME (639 4663) [email protected]

Mike Pero Real Estate Ltd Licensed REAA (2008) Editorial A strong town in a strong region Will we amalgamate? If the vote is Yes there would be a single Wairarapa Council within a year. The Local Government Commission would set up a transition body of two members from each council to make and implement a change-management plan. An implementation team chosen from each council’s staff would advise them. At this point the debate would turn to two matters. The first would be to ensure effective funding for the new wards. The Carterton ward would be represented by our two, elected Wairarapa Councillors who would need to have an influential voice on the amalgamated council. The councillors would also be part of a Carterton community board, which would have four members, plus the councillors. The board should make sure our town keeps its identity and makes its own local decisions. The draft report suggests that the board would deal with local issues like streetscapes, parking and street names, so the second crucial issue would be deciding the actual limits of the board’s responsibilities. Is it only to monitor these minor local matters or would it have a more substantial role in supporting our elected councillors? The effect of Resilient Carterton’s breaking news that they have been accepted as a partner in the Department of Internal Affairs’ Community-Led Development Programme could make a difference here. Funding of the ward would have to take into account adequate remuneration for the four community board members to ensure that we have a strong, informed and democratic voice on the Wairarapa Council. If the vote for amalgamation is No we should continue to turn our sights out to the wider region. A strong town in a strong region is the desirable outcome, whichever way IDEA Services, Carterton: developing strengths, the vote goes. skills, independence and community connections. Jan Farr Photo Toni Bingley. Farewell, Jeff and Katie Next Crier Deadline: 25 January 2018 Go Carterton hosted a great social evening at Take Note Carterton. Mayor John Booth updated us on current and future plans for the There is no January issue. We’re on holiday. area. There are some exciting things on the horizon. If you’re sending us articles in January, please read this: John also farewelled Jeff and Katie Yates and Karen Fairweather Our story word-limit is 300; letters 200; what’s on entries 50. presented them with flowers on behalf of Go Carterton. Acceptable formats for articles are doc, rtf and text. No pdf Katie and Jeff have owned and operated Carterton New World files, please. since 2005 and are now moving on. They have been a massive part We edit articles for length, clarity and grammar. of this town and their generosity has been bountiful for the past 12 Please don’t format or lay out your articles. years. They will be sorely missed. Send photos as separate jpg files. Please don’t embed them Toni Bingley in the document. Photos must be large, high resolution and sharp. We may be able to help: [email protected]

Contact us Editorial: [email protected] Deliveries: [email protected] 027 406 2694 Advertisements: [email protected] 022 362 6342 We’re online at www.cartertonnz.com/crier kindly hosted by CDBI (Carterton District Business Initiative) Happy holiday and New Year! Katie Yates and Kim Juno at December’s Go Carterton event. Photo Toni Bingley. Ra’s Column Home Understanding some modification things about Remutaka subsidies Imagine leaving all of our conserving to a government department. If you have a disability, the right modifications to your home can help My mother reminds me that when I was a child she did all the you remain there. preserving and she didn’t need a government department to help Financial help may be available from the Ministry of Health or her. ACC. Depending on your situation you could be fully funded or get a To be fair, the Department of Conservation has been very active in part-payment. An occupational therapist, who is a qualified housing engaging with communities to work with what we want to conserve. assessor, can look at your home, talk about how things can be A place to develop further for the Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae is Carter changed to best meet your needs, advise you on the funding options Reserve. and help you with the application process. Many marae throughout Wairarapa are connected to conservation There are three main funding schemes through the Ministry of areas through historical events involving our ancestors. Sometimes Health: the stories have outlasted the names. Remutaka is one such name. Cost contribution where the Ministry of Health agrees to pay a The different spelling of this name is intentional because contribution towards the cost of modifications. Remutaka is the traditional and correct spelling of this name. While Funding based on an income and cash asset test. If you qualify, the name is associated with a conservation area, the name is from the Ministry of Health may cover the full cost. an ancestor, Haunuiananaia. He has named many areas within our Part payment where the income and cash asset test shows that province, including the name Wairarapa. you need to pay part of the cost of the modifications. The story behind Remutaka can be understood by thinking of the You can find more details about the home modification funding name as a compound word, combining the words remu and taka. at the Ministry of Health’s website www.health.govt.nz, keyword Remu means to squint and taka, to sit down, so when Haunui was housing modifications. If your disability resulted from an accident, talk on the hill, he squinted into the sun and sat down, relaxing. As he to your GP or ACC case owner. ACC may be able to help you make squinted, his eyes filled with tears of glistening waters, Wairarapa. your home suitable: www.disability.acc.co.nz, keyword housing. The thinking, for all of us from Wairarapa, is to take time to appreciate For help and advice you can contact a qualified housing assessor the beauty we have all around to discuss your situation. Find an assessor through your local District us, not only in the indigenous Health Board or the Ministry of Health website, keywords equipment and flora and indigenous fauna but modifications for disabled people. Or talk to your GP about your needs. also in the people. When we They can provide a referral to the appropriate service in your area. fully appreciate the Remutaka area, from the orchids, to the Wairarapa Citizen’s Advice Bureau, free confidential information, geology, to the long fin tuna 377 0078 | 0800 367 222, 43 Perry Street, Masterton, Hours: Monday to the kereru, to the land to Friday 9 am to 4 pm. [email protected] | www.cab.org.nz that runs into the sea, to the kaimoana, and understand why an American President and MS support group British Royalty have stayed on the Remutaka Range, then we’ll understand why Remutaka Contact Janet! should be a National Park. The Wairarapa MS support group now meets monthly at the Ra Smith Carterton Events Centre. (Abridged from Ra’s Facebook The new fieldworker, Janet Atkinson, is attempting to make page, with permission) contact with all people with MS in the Wairarapa even if they are Ra Smith not interested in attending support group meetings. Janet can be contacted on: 06 392 6409 or 022 456 1998, janet@mswellington. co.nz The MS support group will hold its Christmas luncheon at the Carterton Events Centre on Tuesday December 12, 12–2 pm. All Fairweather Painting welcome. Projects Shona Daubé

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Detailed reliable interior/exterior painting service Colour consultancy - Free quotes [email protected] www.facebook.com/fairweatherpaintingprojects There are now monthly MS meetings at the Events Centre. Firefighter champs Twenty-two firefighting teams from the Pacific Region met in Carterton for the National Regional Championship. Their goal was to hit two targets with accuracy and speed. There were fifteen teams from Australia, six from New Zealand and one from Fiji. The Carterton Volunteer Fire Brigade took second place. First and third were also New Zealand crews: Matamata and Rangiora. Hitting the targets is not easy. In one test the action was to connect the fire engine to the hydrant, run out a hose, attach a nozzle to the hose , call (yell) for the water to be on back at the engine, hit target one, then signal for the water supply to be cut. The second firefighter then drags up an extension hose, removes the nozzle, connects the hose, turns the water back on, runs again, connects the nozzle to the extension hose and aims the hose at target 2. Bingo! This is all done within the space of a minute while running almost the width of Carrington Park. If the competitors get one of those CUSTOMER TAKE NOTE -CARTERTON PUBLISHING 18/01/17 steps in the wrong order or experience the slightest mistiming, there SALES REP L.HARTNELL PUBLICATION WAIRARAPANEWS is likely to be a dramatic water display, a wet firefighter ADVERTISINGand a damp DESIGNER OUTSOURCER SECTION ROP BILL ONLY crowd. PROOF PROOFED 17/01/2017 10:30:00 a.m. SIZE 9.1X9 Being able to hit the target was a AD ID WE-7355373AA (100%) FAX demonstration of speed, skill and good teamwork – all qualities necessary for PLEASE APPROVE THIS AD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NOTE THATANY ALTERATIONS real-life firefighting. MUST BE FINALISED BY OUR MATERIAL DEADLINE. Don Farr

Holiday Information Centre Volunteering Wairarapa plans to open a one-day-a-week volunteer centre in Carterton in the New Year. We are keen to hear from all people who would like to register with Volunteering Wairarapa, so we can promote volunteering opportunities for either long term volunteering or the many one-off volunteering opportunities we have in our community. We would also like community groups to tell us what volunteering roles they have, so we can promote them. From December 24 to January 2, volunteers will provide an Photo Don Farr. information service from Heart of Arts, 47 High Street, so that travellers who pass through Carterton can stop and find out about our local attractions. Shifts will be three hours. There will be an experienced volunteer on each shift. We will encourage new volunteers to partner with experienced volunteers. Please contact us: www.waivc.org.nz or our Facebook page @waivc or phone Jill Greathead: 379 6193 | 0274 884 376 | [email protected] Wherethere’ssomething Come to Christmas Dinner! for everyone Diaries •Calendars •Cards •Books Carterton Community Christmas Dinner invite locals to their 17th Christmas dinner, December 25, 2017. Activity books for young and old We look forward to seeing the regulars and new residents joining Magazines •Stationery •Ink cartridges in with this community dinner at noon on Christmas Day at the Events Art supplies •Toys •Flowers •Gifts Centre, Holloway Street. All we ask is the names of folk attending, please, so we can make sure we have enough for all. 80 High Street Nth, Carterton Come along and make friends. We love having you all with us on Pick ALily: ph 06 379 9061 this special day which started when Carterton resident, Peg Stuart, Email: [email protected] A A 3

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Fairfax Media makes every effort to create advertisements to meet your specificneeds. Please note in some instances we may be unable to supply additional proofs due to complexity of the request or deadline constraints. ©This advertisement has been created as aservice of Fairfax Media. It cannot be reproduced without permission. If you wish to use this material elsewhere, please contact your advertisingconsultant. Charges will apply. Babies and elderly hit it off A group of Wairarapa mums are visiting aged-care facilities around the Wairarapa, holding intergenerational playgroups, most recently at Roseneath Lifecare. The organiser, Lucy Adlam, started a similar initiative in Australia and within six months 300 mums were involved. “The main goal of the group is to alleviate isolation and brighten the day of someone who could be lonely,” Lucy said. “The playgroups don’t only benefit the elderly. There are benefits to the mothers and babies, too. Studies have shown how being around the elderly can improve social development for children. It is also really nice for mums to have such a positive experience with their children. “It is amazing to see the reaction of the elderly. Their faces can look quite expressionless until they see a baby and all of a sudden they light up. It can transform people who suffer from dementia. Staff have been amazed at their improved speech and memory,” Lucy said. There’s an expression ‘children keep the old young’ and, from what Studies have shown how being around the elderly can improve social the group has seen, that is true. There have been elderly people singing, development for children. It is also really nice for mums to have such a dancing and even getting down on the floor to play with children. positive experience with their children. Photo Sarah Macdonald Paul, a resident from Roseneath Lifecare in Carterton said, “It made Polly, also from Roseneath, said, “It’s most enjoyable to be amongst my year. Best idea I’ve seen for years, I really mean that. As we get the little ones, it brings back a lot of memories.” older we forget our roots.” Paul brought along his Dutch baby book If you have children and would like to get involved with these from 1936 to share. playgroups, then check out the Facebook group ‘Wairarapa Mums’. Rating values to rise Resilient Carterton The Council will soon update the rating value on properties after Community-led development Quoteable Value (QV) prepared new rating valuations for 4,740 properties. programme for Carterton To help local councils allocate rates, rating valuations are carried Resilient Carterton is proud to announce that it has been successful out on all properties in New Zealand once every three years. They in its application to the Department of Internal Affairs to become are just one of a number of factors councils use to allocate rates and a partner in its Community Led Development Programme. The the Council stresses that it is important to note that an increase in Wairarapa is fortunate to have two successful applicants; Resilient rateable value does not automatically mean an increase in rates. Carterton and Fab Feathy in Featherston. Council will not use the new 2017 rating valuations until the The Community Led Development Programme (CLDP) operates 2017/18 rating year. Since 2014 the average house price has risen as a partnership between the Department of Internal Affairs and the to $360,000, an increase of 35%, and the average rural property has risen to $404,000, a 28% increase. The Council advises that rating Carterton community with Resilient Carterton acting as a facilitator valuations are not designed to be used as market valuations for of the programme. We have been accepted for an initial period of raising finance with banks or as insurance valuations. two years with an option of a further three years depending on what is achieved in the first two. Contacts: Corporate Services Manager, Marty Sebire 06 379 4030, [email protected] | QV General Manager, David Nagel, 0272 482 111, The benefits of the CLD approach is that the community can [email protected] develop plans for the future and associated initiatives. These can be resourced in a more flexible way than the usual grants process and we work with advisors who are well-versed in what tends to work best, based on the experience gleaned from similar programmes across the country. One of the key elements of CLD is that it is we, the community, who identify the initiatives we want to develop and the issues that we want to deal with. We define them and how we want to address them (with assistance from our advisors) to deliver what is most appropriate for us. This allows us to develop and enhance the particular character of our very own unique Carterton, our way. We are in the early stages of formulating our agreement with the Department of Internal Affairs. This will establish the parameters of the way we want to work with our partner. This is an exciting development for the Carterton community, having the backing of this government agency. Look out for more on CLD in the New Year when we get the programme rolling. Mike Osborne GREG ARIELL Residential Real Estate Carterton

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Property Brokers Limited MREINZ Licensed REAA 2008 Boomerang bags Carterton is a community initiative to try and reduce the use of plastic bags by making bags that people can borrow in the shops and then bring back in their own time. One year of Boomerang Bags! Our working bee on November 25 was our last for the year. We are taking a break during the summer holidays and will start again in February. If you have Boomerang Bags hanging around at home, please drop them back at the supermarket because it would be a real shame to have no bags available during the summer months, particularly when so many people in our community have made a huge effort to make over 1800 bags in less than a year! If you are keen to help, please contact, lucia.zanmonti@gmail. com, 021 0241 0165 and we will deliver bag kits to you. If you would like to make a small donation to cover the costs of the project, our bank account is: Boomerang bags Ctown 38- 9004-0859470-05. Alternatively you can buy a beautiful ‘Bought to Support’ Boomerang Bag. They make lovely Christmas presents! You can find them on our Facebook page (Boomerang Bags Carterton) or at the Carterton Farmers Market on Sundays. We would like to make a special acknowledgment to Anna McDonald, Pat Everitt and Irene Maybury who have been our most productive stitchers. These three amazing ladies together made about 1000 bags. And a big thank you to everyone who has supported this project throughout the year, in particular to The Carterton Crier for delivering our updates into every home. We look forward to a new year rich with new initiatives to reduce waste in our town and in our lives. Pat Everitt and Irene Maybury. With Anna McDonald (not pictured), they Lucia Zanmonti are our most productive stitchers. Photo Lucia Zanmonti. Free ‘Wai Fi’ for Christmas and after From Monday, December 4, shoppers along High Street will be able to access the internet via Carterton Free ‘Wai Fi’. The initiative was spearheaded by the Carterton District Council Economic Advisory Group earlier this year, with the aim of having the service available before Christmas. Economic Advisory Group Chair, Greg Lang, explained that this has been a priority for the group for some time. “Being able to offer free wifi for CBDs is very common throughout We wish to express our appreciation for the New Zealand and we felt that it was time for Carterton to do the same. business you have brought us for the 2016 year. “We were fortunate that Masterton had already rolled out their Best wishes for the Christmas season. ‘Queen Street Wai Fi’ and, therefore, were able to seek advice from them.” With wifi receivers located between Carrington Park and Wild Oats, users should experience good coverage. “We wanted to make sure that we didn’t only offer free wifi, but also reliability and a point of difference.” The point of difference is the status page where users can connect to the wifi and continue to the page they were opening or connect and go through to the cartertonnz.com website. Cr Lang believes this is a great option for visitors to Carterton seeking information about the district. “Via the cartertonnz.com 3 High Street Carterton website, visitors can find local accommodation options, look for 24 hour emergency service things to do and check out local events. We have worked with business group, Go Carterton, to enable Carterton 379 6767 Featherston 308 9197 this to happen and we are thrilled that we can supply quality visitor Masterton 377 0456 Martinborough 306 9311 information at the touch of a button.” Mayoral Christmas Message Kia ora koutou, We have had a productive 2017, and I am proud of the continual and as this goes to print we will know our future. Whether you success and growth of our fine, diverse district. support the proposal or not, we must work together to make sure In June, we once again came together to acknowledge and that the future of Carterton and the Wairarapa continues to grow and celebrate, publicly, the outstanding volunteer work, business prosper. innovation and achievements of members in the community at the I would like to thank everyone who the Council has worked with Charles Rooking Carter Awards. I was blown away with the high throughout 2017. The volunteers, individuals and groups, local calibre. To select 22 finalists from our modest provincial area is an businesses, education, industry, astonishing feat and speaks volumes for what makes this district a youth and our retirees. You are the wonderful place to live. backbone of our wonderful district Our community is growing rapidly and this year our council has and the reason that we thrive. focused on catering for future growth by starting to develop an From myself, councillors and staff, urban growth strategy. Working with the community on what this we wish you a very warm and merry might look like means we can plan together with a positive outcome Christmas. If you are having a break, for the future of Carterton and its people. be safe. We look forward to working A big focus for 2017 has been the proposal by the Local with you all in 2018. Government Commission for a combined Wairarapa District Council. Ngā mihi nui With a poll being triggered we are now reaching the final decision, Mayor John Booth

Food Bank Thank you Carterton! The Carterton Food Bank Collective would like to say a big Thank You to all the generous supporters in Carterton for their continued contribution to our local food bank. The large turnout of volunteers and supporters who helped on the night of Wednesday November 17 was very much appreciated. You made a great team. It was particularly heartening to see such a large number of local young people coming out to help. Another huge thank you is due to Katie and Jeff Yates of Carterton New World for their continued support and that of their staff who provide so much assistance in so many ways throughout the year, as well as on the night. Thank you too, to the Carterton Volunteer Brigade and the local Police who also provided invaluable support to the cause as always. Yvonne O’Dowd, Chair

The Foodbank’s float won the non-business section in the Carterton Christmas Parade. Photo Don Farr.

Councillors Brian Deller and Greg Lang with the proceeds from the Food Drive on November 17. New Orchard Space Community minded at Carterton kindy kids When the Crier asked recently for volunteers to deliver the Crier, Playcentre teachers at Carterton Kindergarten decided that the kindergarten children would enjoy this task and learn too about giving back to the Families at Carterton Playcentre have been busy over the winter community. and spring months developing a new orchard space, thanks to the Carterton District Council whose grant has provided for many of the Here are a team of supervised children doing their first delivery in trees and much of the outdoor furniture. The back orchard space is a Garrison Street. great asset to our early-childhood centre as a new play-and-learning Helen Waldron, Head Teacher, Carterton Kindergarten area. We look forward to enjoying the fruits of our labour early next year as many of the trees are starting to fruit already. Children have enjoyed planting New World Little Garden seeds for the vegetable beds and transplanting flowers and vegetables from the old gardens that we moved from the front play area. Next year, following a much-awaited building renovation, the garden will be accessed directly by a new door opening onto the orchard space. This will add another dimension to an already dynamic outdoor area. Visitors are welcome. Sessions run at Playcentre next to Howard Booth Park off Belvedere Road on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 am – 12 pm during term time and cater for children from birth to six years, alongside their parents and caregivers. Liz Crow

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Tamariki help to fill the new garden beds

31 Augustus Street, Carterton • High Teacher • Primary Caregiving to Child Ratio • Nurturing & • Natural calm Respectful surroundings • Specialised • Family Focused Centrewelcome: & Flexible “We care while we educate and educate while we care” Carterton School would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to our success at school this Lots of thanks and year. We could not do it without you! some farewells Sadly, saying goodbye is always part of ending Warmest season’s greetings from everyone at Carterton School! a school year. Our Year 8s 2017 has been a year full of activity and learning for both students are ready to move on to and adults of all ages. Our context for learning all year has been college. They have had a ‘Our Environment’. Many practical projects have taken place, with special year, with a range of students raising trout, reducing litter, recycling a range of materials leadership opportunities, and growing beautiful gardens and ngahere (native bush). lots of amazing sports We have involved many members of our school community in our and physical activity, work – especially on trips and visits into the local area. Supporters and fabulous academic have also come into school to share their knowledge with us in class. progress. We also say a It has been fantastic to see the PTA taking a huge lead in the sad farewell to Margaret Creativity at Carterton School beautification of our school grounds. A working bee in November Hutchings who has resulted in improved play areas for everyone. worked in our admin area for 20 years! Parents are our closest partners, and we have loved being part of We will be welcoming a new teacher to our senior learning team your children’s learning and life in 2017. Strong relationships between in 2018. Thanks again to everyone who has supported our school home and school will enhance social, academic and emotional through 2017. We look forward to catching up in the New Year. development. We look forward to building on this next year. We Alison Woollard, Principal Thanks from St Mary’s Elaine Scully leaves Thank you to all of our hard-working team of Friends and other parent and caregiver helpers for their help this year with fundraising, the South End organising, baking and sorting of hot cross buns and pies and just Last week, Elaine Scully ended 15 and a half years as the office generally taking time from your busy lives to help our children’s school. administrator at South End School. The Friends of St Mary’s would also like to thank the community Elaine has seen off five principals in her time at the school. She and businesses that have supported us this year. We appreciate all has been a vital part of the smooth running of the school; organising, your help. This year you have supported us in these fundraising typing, answering and making calls and dealing with a myriad of ventures: Friends selling food at the cluster swimming sports, injuries – real or imagined. hot cross buns fundraiser, Doughboys pies fundraiser, Whittakers Chocolates fundraiser, St Mary’s quiz night, calendar fundraiser, She was always professional in her approach, immaculately selling food at pet day, Christmas raffle and wine fundraiser. dressed, patient and tolerant. The money we have raised has helped us to buy new sports Elaine will be missed by parents, teachers and children alike. tracksuits (see photo), library books, planter boxes/plants, table The school had a ‘high tea’ to thank Elaine for her service to the plaques, gazebos, new play equipment for classes and new sports gear. school. We also wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to Lee Tanner Gael Horo for the last eight years as part of the Friends group and to Michelle Thomas for being our secretary for the last three years. Also a big thank you to JNL for supplying and making the picnic tables for the children to use at school. Without the help from everyone in the school community we would not have been able to achieve all of this. Friends of St Mary’s

St Mary’s Girls’ cricket team in their new sports tracksuits at the National Primary Shield Competition in Christchurch. Elaine will be missed. Photo Mario Geremia Vying for the Rose Society December roses champion rose Continue to water if needed. A The Carterton Rose Show took really good soak once a week is place on Friday and Saturday, much better than light sprinklings November 17 and 18 in the old and will keep the plants growing Regent Theatre building on High strongly and flowering well. Street, Carterton. Keep dead-heading faded Our thanks go to Gordon and flowers. Renew mulch if needed Wendy Mouldey for the use of to prevent moisture from their premises for this event. evaporating. The building allowed us plenty Keep the fungicide and of room to set out the displays insecticide sprays going, possibly Judge Elizabeth Kershaw for the many roses that were every ten days or so in warmer with Graeme Renall, Rose entered into the competition. areas. Rust may appear on the Society President and prize- Best overall rose at the recent Thursday was spent setting up undersides of leaves and, if rust winner. Photo Vivienne Rose Show was Auckland Metro, the display platforms by willing or blackspot attack a plant badly, Hawken. a beautiful white hybrid tea rose, volunteers. pick off and burn all the affected exhibited by Graeme Renall. Friday morning entrants foliage and spray the plant again Photo Vivienne Hawken. brought along their roses and set them up ready for judging at to prevent a recurrence. A really 10 am. The room was abuzz with activity as members and the public bad infection may require surgery. prepared their roses for the various classes of competition. Judge Cut off entire canes if necessary to halt the spread of the disease. Elizabeth Kershaw arrived and worked her way around the many Some plants, if they continue to be affected, should be dug out and roses on show choosing first, second and third in each class. abandoned, as there are certainly some cultivars that do not resist Then the Champion roses were selected and finally the best disease as well as others. overall rose exhibited on the day was chosen. This was the rose When cutting roses in summer, cut them early in the morning Auckland Metro, a beautiful white hybrid tea rose, exhibited by and steep them in tepid water in a cold place for a few hours before Graeme Renall. arranging. Otherwise cut in late afternoon or evening when it is Thanks to the passing public and entrants, this year’s show was cooler. well patronised. The raffle was won by Rex Kenny of Carterton. Graeme Renall, Rose Society President, 370 7065 If there are any keen rose growers out there wanting to join the Carterton Rose Society, we would welcome you to our monthly get- togethers. For further information contact president, Graeme Renall, 379 7065 or secretary Chris Stewart 379 5959. Vivienne Hawken

Keep Carterton Beautiful Group Cleaning up for Christmas Our major event has been the planting of the baskets which will be up and on display before Christmas. While some of our group were filling and preparing the baskets, others were having a major clean-up at the entrance-way to Carterton Primary School and the tennis court. This entailed weeding and removing some of the dead branches along the westerly boundary 'Love You Like A Sister' jewellery - one-o of the driveway into the school. pieces, locally designed & craed The fence by the Railway Station has been repaired and painted Bold & beautiful textiles, rugs & cushions for the second time in a few weeks and, as well, a bridge at Sparks Park has had a repaint and a board has been replaced. Tunics & shirts More work has been done at the Dalefield Road Tip. Some trees Baskets, poery & glass have been pruned back and some more planting has been done. The Hand formed concrete planter pots & plants group has agreed to keep the entrance to the Tip as tidy as possible. I wish to take this opportunity to thank the committee and all the OPEN Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10am-5pm, or by appt. many volunteers who have done a wonderful job of keeping our Juliet Guerrero 022 0179701 town beautiful. [email protected] Merry Christmas! Facebook: Casita Flora Gallery Mabel Smith, Chairperson Why honey bees swarm (and what to do about it) The honey industry in New Zealand is experiencing unprecedented growth. There are nearly 6,000 hobby beekeepers keeping bees on lifestyle blocks and in urban back yards across New Zealand. Honey bees generally keep to themselves. There may well be a hive in your neighbour’s backyard. A honey bee colony includes one queen, thousands of female workers and several hundred male drones. Bees are quiet through the cooler months to conserve energy. They wake up in spring when the nectar flows. The queen can lay 2,000 eggs every day – more than her body weight! The colony grows quickly, and the hive becomes full. If left alone, then they will swarm. If a swarm settles in a chimney or roof, then they can make a big Swarming is how bee colonies reproduce. The colony raises mess. If you discover a swarm remain calm – remember they aren’t several new queens and when these are almost ready, the old queen interested in you. Close doors and windows, then call a beekeeper. will leave with several thousand bees in search of a new home. Some You can find a list of beekeepers who will safely remove swarms on of her daughter queens will also leave with a portion of bees. The last the Apiculture New Zealand website: apinz.org.nz/swarm-collection/ queen will occupy the old hive through summer. Rob Stockley, Carterton A swarm, thousands of bees, is a remarkable sight. Wherever the Rob is a registered beekeeper, on the APINZ national swarm collection queen lands, the bees form a tight cluster to protect her. Without list. babies or honey to protect, swarms are usually placid. When scout bees have found a new home the swarm can up and leave as quickly Contact: [email protected] as it arrived. Phones 021 438 762 (021 GET ROB) Comings-and-goings at the rail yard Eagle-eyed residents will have noticed a couple of changes in the rail yard recently. On Monday October 30 our group relocated the W class refrigerated wagon that had sat for many years at the Belvedere Road end of the yard. This wagon was loaded onto a truck and is in storage in Greytown pending restoration. As a spinoff from this exercise there is a much-improved sightline near the railway station for east-bound drivers approaching the Belvedere road rail crossing. On the same day we trucked in the old Clareville railway station and set it down south of the old Waingawa station building. Clareville Putting the old Clareville railway station back in Carterton where it station closed in July 1970 and was sold into private ownership, then belongs. shifted onto a farm where it stayed for 13 years before changing owners once again. The new owners craned it into the back garden If you have friends and family joining you over the festive season, of their Masterton property and now it’s back in Carterton where we why not bring them to the Carterton Railway Museum any Sunday believe it rightly belongs. We have plans to tidy and paint it as time between 11 am and 4 pm. From all of our team we wish everyone a and funds permit. If anyone has more local knowledge regarding this very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! tiny station, we would love to hear from you. Don Hodge, CRM What to do with a stray dog When finding a stray dog your first point of call should be to Animal networks and it can be very distressing for an owner who thinks a Management Control through your local council. Most times we will member of the public may be holding their dog. have logged a call from the dog’s owner and can return it promptly. Be aware that privacy laws will not permit a vet to give you the However, dogs that are unregistered, or have no identification, will owner’s details if you take a stray dog in to check for a microchip. You be impounded and the owner notified if possible. might also be hindering Animal Control who may be actively looking Members of the public who hold stray dogs and advertise them on for the dog because of a suspected attack. social network sites have no way of determining if they are returning Karen Schischka, the dog to its rightful owner. Not all owners have access to social Animal Management Officer What’s on November, December Events available for residencies. One week minimum, three months Christmas Concert. with Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan Club Brass and maximum. Fellowships available. artistresidency.org.nz/ Masterton District Brass. Saturday December 16, 6.30 pm, Carterton Sunset Cinema. Sunset movies are now monthly on a Friday. Events Centre. Adults $15, children, a donation of non-perishable sunsetcinemacarterton.com. food. Proceeds to Carterton Foodbank. Tickets from Eventfinda or Unfinished Objects Group. Bring your unfinished crafts to Salvation Carterton Events Centre. Army Lounge on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month, from 10.30-12.30. $2 for Teas and Coffees. Email Jasminet284@gmail. Education, youth, children com for more details. Carterton Community Toy Library. Events Centre Holloway Wai Art Group. First Monday of month, 10 am, Carterton Golf Club. Street. Open library hours. Toy Hire for 0 to 8 years. Facebook: @ Jane Giles 379 6559. carterton toy library. Wai Art Scape. For $20 a month Jane Giles places artists’ work in Carterton Kindergarten. 3 Victoria Street, 8.30–2.30 pm Monday publicly accessible spaces. [email protected], 379 6559. to Friday. Fantastic learning for twos and over. Phone: 379 8102 or Wairarapa Fern and Thistle Pipe Band. Practice Thursday nights call in to enrol. Website: wmkindergartens.org.nz. Email: carterton@ 6.30–8.30 pm. 1st Floor, Savage Club Hall, Albert Street, Masterton. wmkindergartens.org.nz. Also on Facebook. All welcome. Free drum lessons from 6.30–7.30 pm on ground floor Carterton Playcentre. We are back to Mondays, Tuesdays and (snare, bass and tenor). All ages and experience. Bring your drum pad Thursdays 9 am–12 noon at Howard Booth Park, Belvedere Road and sticks please. Great for kit drummers too. and Tuesday Bush sessions. Details on Facebook or contact Liz Crow 022 312 0677. Services Dalefield Playgroup. Tuesdays term time 9.30 am–12 noon. Under Adele Pentony-Graham wants information about Carterton fives. Dalefield hall, beside Dalefield School. Renee 022 315 3374. ancestors buried at Featherston Military Cemetery or trained at Girl Guide Groups. Guides, Mondays 6–8 pm, Sharon Aston Featherston for WWI. [email protected] 379 6067. Brownies, Thursdays 6–7.30 pm, Sharon Aston 379 6067. Aged Concern. Coffee Mornings: Carterton/Greytown, third Pippins, Thursdays 4.30–5.30 pm, Debbie Fryer 379 6588. Thursday of each month, 10 am Meeting Room, Carterton Events Kiddie Gym. Under threes. Wednesdays, term time, 9.30–11 am. Centre, Carterton. Speaker on March 16, Manager from Public St David’s Church corner High and Victoria Streets. Lorna or Trust. Free transport available if required. Cost $3. Raffle $1. Contact Abby 379 8325. Annette Peters, 377 0066. Longbush Playgroup. Wednesdays, term time, 9.30–12 noon. Under Alcoholics Anonymous. 8 pm Mondays. Salvation Army community fives. 1135 Longbush Road. Eileen 372 7861. rooms, 210 High Street South. Dennis 377 5355, Martin 372 7764. Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group. Rangatahi to Rangatira, a Carterton Baptist Church. Service 10 am, Sunday morning. Come free Carterton youth group getting young people involved in their and find a friendly home and meet our new minister, Wayne Poutoa. community. Every Wednesday evening, Carterton Youth Centre, All welcome. 5.30–7.30 pm. Facebook: facebook.com/r2rcarterton Carterton Community dinner. Reformed Congregation Church Scout Group. Keas, Mondays 4.30–5.30 pm, Sylvia Morgan 379 7153, Hall, 6 Howard Street. Every fourth Thursday of the month at 6 pm. Cubs, Mondays 6 pm–7.30pm, Josh Hunter 027 481 6523, Scouts, All welcome. $6. RSVP 379 7937. Thursdays 6.30–8.30 pm, John Sage 379 6882. Carterton Foodbank: Answerphone: 379 4092. South End Kindergarten next to South End School. Monday–Friday Central Lions. First and third Wednesdays, Club Carterton, 8.30 am–2.30 pm. Vacancies 2017 for over twos. 379 7723, southend@ 35 Broadway. First Wednesday, dinner meeting, 6 pm. Third wmkindergartens.org.nz or call in. Wednesday, supper meeting, 6.45 pm. Nita Edwards 027 247 8441. St John. Penguins (6–9 year olds) Tuesdays, 4:30–5:30 pm. Youth (8– Club Carterton. club-carterton.com | Facebook. 18 year olds) Tuesdays 7–8:30 pm. Youth room, Events Centre. Maria Epilepsy Support Group. Mondays 11 am, Salvation Army office, Tankersley 379 6479. 210 High Street South. 0800 20 21 22. Wairarapa Montessori Playgroup. All Welcome. Tuesdays in term Carterton Friendship Club Last Tuesday of month, 10 am, Events time 9.30–11.30 am, Carterton Plunket rooms. Bring a piece of fruit Centre. Jeanne 379 5444. to share at morning tea. Justices of the Peace. Every Friday, 12 noon–2 pm, Carterton Library. Arts Kieran McAnulty. Labour list MP based in the Wairarapa. Kieran. Book Club. Carterton District Council Library. Events Centre, last [email protected], 04 817 9999. Monday of month. 10.30–11.30 am. Anne Hughes [email protected] Lions Club: Second and fourth Wednesdays, Club Carterton, Book Group. University of Third Age. Fourth Friday of month, 35 Broadway. 5.45 pm, socialising. 6.30 pm meeting, followed by 1.30 pm, The Village Hall dinner. Contact: Des Heath 379 6483, 021 0237 5286. Rosevilla Drive. Sue Burns 379 6506. Masterton Toastmasters Club. Every second Tuesday, 7.30–9.30 pm, Ceroc dance classes. Tuesdays 8 pm, Carterton School hall. Contact Salvation Army, 210 High Street South, Carterton. Next meetings: Mandy, 021 238 4230 or see Facebook group Ceroc Wairarapa for November 15, 29, December 5. Pam Paterson 027 669 966. more. Social Kitchen. Senior Citizen Hall. 150 High Street North. Every Community Choir. Thursdays, 7.15–9 pm during school term, third Saturday of the month at 6 pm. All welcome. Gold coin donation. Carterton School Hall, $4 unwaged, $6 waged. cartertonsinging@ 379 7937. gmail.com Rotary Club. 6.15 pm Mondays. Club Carterton, 35 Broadway. Heart of Arts, 47 High Street North Carterton. Where Life Takes Me, Kevin Conroy 379 9304. exhibition of graphite and ink works by Patricia Pye. Friday October Senior Citizens. 150 High Street North. New members welcome. 27–Wednesday November 8. The Rhythm of Life, new works by Jan Yvonne 379 9298, Francie 379 7719. Hall hire $10 per hour. Eagle, Friday November 10–Wednesday November 29, opening, Social Services Hub – Haumanu House: Courts, Community Law, Friday November 10, 5.30 pm. Wairarapa Free Budgeting, Care NZ, Pathways, Probation, Workwise, New Zealand Pacific Studio, Mt Bruce. A non-profit arts centre Hauora, Whaiora, Inland Revenue. Entrance behind clock tower. South Wairarapa Working Men’s Club. 304 9449, swwmc.org.nz, Wairarapa Dance Club. Club Carterton. Second Fridays, 7.30– [email protected] 10.30 pm. Russell 377 1609. Wairarapa Dog Training Club. Rally-O, obedience and agility classes. Fairs, markets Google us. Carterton Farmers Market. Memorial Square, Sundays 9 am– Yoga with Odette. Beginners, Wednesday 9 am. All levels. Monday 12.30 pm. 027 291 6846, [email protected] 7 pm. 75 Brooklyn Road, Carterton. 021 180 9452. Classes $10. Sport, fitness, movement Special Interests Basketball. Mondays 7 pm, Kuranui College gym. $2 koha. Facebook: Garden Group. Every second Tuesday, 1.30 pm. Vicki Waller 379 9080, Wairarapa Basketball Society. [email protected] Clareville Badminton Club. Clareville Stadium. Racquets available. Carterton District Historical Society, 44 Broadway. Local history $5 casual. $100 for season. Steve Ruscoe 027 333 3975. archive and resource room open Tuesdays 2–4 pm. Also open by appointment: Diane 379 7150, Chris 027 271 6280, carterton.hist. Carrington Bowls and Croquet Club: Bowls, Tuesdays, Saturdays [email protected] 1.30 pm start. Association Croquet, Tuesdays and Sundays, 9.30 pm start. Golf Croquet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 1.30 pm start. Holdsworth Women’s Institute. Venue, Tom Bubb Lounge, Clareville Coaching available. All welcome. Bring flat soled shoes. All else Showgrounds, meeting first Thursday of the month at 1.30 pm. provided. Rex Kenny, 379 7303. Housie until Christmas, Thursdays, Maureen Daysh, 379 5975. 1.15 pm. Mangatarere Society. Help breathe life into our river: Jill Greathead, Carterton Golf Club Inc: Affiliated golfers welcomed to club days: 0274 884 376 [email protected] Tuesday 9.30 am tee-off (18-holes, vets/men/women); Wednesday Menzshed . Tuesdays 9 am–1 pm, Thursdays 9 am–1 pm, Clareville 10.00 am (18-holes, women), 11 am (9-holes, women); Friday noon complex, A&P Showgrounds. Follow the signs. tee-off (11-holes men/women); cartertongolfclub.co.nz for Saturday Railway Museum. Station. Sundays 11 am–4 pm. Website: Club competition and other events. Green fees $30/18 holes, cartertonrailwaymuseum.org.nz $20/9-11holes. Rose Society. Every third Monday. Graeme Renall 379 7065, Carterton Golf Club Inc Twilight Golf. Non-members welcome. See Chris Stewart 379 5959. article page ? South Wairarapa Bridge Club. Beginners’ Lessons, ten weeks from Carterton Swimming Club. Russell Geange 379 7750, Rick Anderson July 25 to September 26, 7 pm – 8.45 pm. Fee $40 (pays for lessons 021 943 410. Water aerobics Monday–Thurs 10 am. Indoor pool and 2017 membership). Refresher lessons also provided. swbridge@xtra. key hire, Grant Crawford 379 6431. co.nz | southwairarapabridge.org.nz/ | Secretary 377 4738. Free Fit Club. Carrington Park. 6 am Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays. Stonehenge Aotearoa. Open 10 am–4 pm Wednesday to Sunday. 11 am Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays. All welcome. Di Bailey 027 498 Guided tours Saturday and Sunday, 11 am. 377 1600 7261. The Wairarapa Woodworkers Guild meets 7 pm on the fourth Greytown Community Gym. Work out for $25 a month. Modern Thursday of the month at Carterton Menz Shed, Clareville Complex. equipment, open 24/7, no joining fee. Andrew Baily Gibson 021 227 All welcome. Secretary 379 9198 or email [email protected] 6634. Wairarapa Vintage Car Club. Every first Monday 7.30 pm, except Dimensional Fitness classes (previously HIIT). Fitness training statutory holidays, Clareville Showgrounds, Chester Road. Gary or with Anaru and Dallas Te Rangi. Carrington Park. See interview and Barbara Lang 372 7593. summer timetable page 13. Facebook: Dimensional Fitness – Strength, Cardio, Circuit. Let us know what’s on: [email protected] Hutt Valley Junior Roller Derby. No-contact roller derby for children aged 7–17, 4a Railway Ave, Upper Hutt. 6.30–7.30 pm, gear up from 6.15 pm. huttvalleyderbybrats.com | Facebook huttvalleyderbybrats | [email protected] Indoor bowls. South Wairarapa WC Thursdays 7.30 pm Jackie Whittington 377 1512. Clareville, Mondays 7.30 pm, Tom Bubb rooms, Clareville Showgrounds. Colleen Larkin 379 8399. Karate. South End School Hall, Thursdays 6 pm. Thomas Duncan 027 302 8923, 06 308 8844. Ruamahanga Ramblers. Social running and walking group. All welcome, no costs. 6.15pm Tuesdays (summer months) and 2pm Saturdays (winter months). Full program and event locations on sporty.co.nz/ruamahangaramblers. Paul Furkert 379 5355. South Wairarapa Tramping Club. Club night is the second Tuesday of the month,7.30 pm, St John hall, Main Street, Greytown. For upcoming trips: Barry Kempton, 304 9353. For the club: Carol Major, 304 8210. Squash Club. Wednesday and Friday evenings. howardboothsquash@ gmail.com Tai Chi. Gain Momentum (across from the Library). Three classes including a class for beginners, Sunday mornings at 10 am. See Gain Momentum advertisement, page 3, or their website. Tai Chi. Wednesday 9.30–10.30 am. St Mark’s Hall, Richmond Rd. $6 per session. Tennis Club. Midweek: Tuesday 9 am–noon all year round. Google us. Facebook. New members welcome. The Dance Shed. 450 Belvedere Road, rock’n’roll and line dancing. Our perpetual Christmas Parade Town Crier: Rotary’s Rod O’Leary. Wendy Walker 027 319 9814. Photo Don Farr. Sunset Cinema Life on a small block Another year of movie Having lived on a lifestyle block for more than a decade, Marnie Rutherford has put pen to paper to share the highs, lows, fun times magic and occasional sadness of pursuing a more self-sufficient life here. Regular readers of our local paper, the Times Age, will recognise her As I write this, it’s late November and Christmas is rapidly approaching. name from the regular monthly smallholder stories column she By the time you have this Crier in your hands we’ll have shown our lovely doco about a truly unique Kiwi, Rob Moodie: farmer, mechanic, detective, writes, stories that describe how she has progressed from livestock- trade unionist, barrister… and cross-dressing defendant, in a ground- novice to competent, small-scale shepherdess, cattle-wrangler, breaking contempt-of-court case. chook-catcher and vege-gardener. As 2017 draws to a close, the Sunset crew has taken some time to Now these and other interesting snippets, accompanied by her look back at the film season. Last month’s Embrace of the Serpent was own photographs of the home she loves, have been collected into a beautiful and powerful with amazing performances. We had three superb new book. Over the Fence is a collection of 25 stories and pictures that documentaries: photographer Marti Friedlander, Auckland pianist Flavio capture the life, experience and drama of learning to live on a small Villani in Crossing Rachmaninoff and A Flickering Truth, which followed the block in the Wairarapa. saga of saving Afghanistan’s film archives. The whimsical French road movie On My Way was a delightful vehicle The book will be launched for Catherine Deneuve and Persepolis provided animated warmth and on December 8 at 6 pm to hilarity against a backdrop of the Iranian revolution. Early in the year we 8 pm at 23 Holloway Street, showed the delicate Japanese family story Our Little Sister, the gripping Carterton (opposite the council thriller About Elly and then (for me) the film of the season, Tangerines, buildings). Drinks and nibbles with its touching, amusing and achingly human story set in the Estonian- will be available, all welcome. Georgian 1992 conflict. (We have also all agreed never to talk about the There will be a display of pigeon movie again!) Marnie’s photographs, a story We’ve just received the big list of options for next year from the NZ Film Society. There are some absolute crackers in there. reading and the opportunity We’ve got new crew members too, so look out for more live music to purchase a copy of the book. and other ideas. We’re hoping also to work with Jane Ross of Film Talks Cash sales only, please. Wairarapa, to get a director or two to introduce their films. Copies of the book can So whether you’re looking for a gift for someone, or want to treat also be purchased at Almos yourself to a year of movie magic with a film-loving community, grab your Books and Take Note and 2018 membership now at: www.sunsetcinemacarterton.com/tickets/ by contacting Marnie: Minty Hunter [email protected]

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Challenge Shield Thrilling to have won Claire is in Room 2 at South End School. She is one of the large group of children responsible for the school’s outstanding success in twice winning the Challenge Shield for the best school garden. “It’s thrilling to have won the first prize. Other schools are pretty competitive these days,” she said. “The whole class has been helping with the garden these last few months and a few of us have been helping with the scarecrows. This is the boy scarecrow. I helped other girls to make the girl scarecrow. “We all decided what we wanted to have in the garden. We had potatoes. I think we will dig them up in the winter. Maybe we will make soup and cook them up and everything.” The Challenge Shield. Claire with the boy scarecrow. Photo Jan Farr. Free Fit Group and South Wairarapa Tramping Club Wallowing Heights – hauntedBin your no excuses more and walk! When Leanne and Clayton Brown bought their life-style block in Sole Mates On a busy Christchurch intersection I spotted recently a banner SomersetIf you want Road, to get Carterton, your fitness Leanne and wanted heath to levels raise up, pedigree come pigsalong sporting the message: WALK2freeTHE.MIND. A creditable catch- whileand join Clayton Di Bailey wanted at her to makeFree Fit model classes helicopters. held at the What Band happened Rotunda phrase surely! afterin Carrington that persuaded Park, themopposite to take New another World. path. Classes are on Monday, Numerous walking quotes portray the physical and mental benefits WednesdayIn 2012 a andhot airFriday balloon at 6 am, crashed for close those to heading the house, off killing to work eleven and of a brisk or recreational walk. Here are some examples: Walking is a people.for those Two lucky of theenough victims, to sleepChrisjan in thereand Alexis, are classes died onon theMonday property. and man’s best medicine. Hippocrates. Walking: the most ancient exercise Friday“The at place 11am. felt The haunted classes are and for sad,” both Leanne males said,and females “So many and sadare and still the best modern exercise. Carrie Latet. I have two doctors, my relativesset at your coming own here.level ofWe fitness decided so wethere would is no change fear that that.” you won’t be left leg and my right. G M Trevelyan. A vigorous five-mile walk will do good enough. more good for an unhappy, but otherwise healthy, adult than all the People were already leaning over the fence to look at the pigs, so medicine and psychology in the world. Paul Dudley White. The best ClaytonAs a suggestedspin off from bringing Di Bailey’s in more Carterton animals andFree opening Fit Group, the aplace number to of friends meet up in the weekend to exercise at various places in remedy for a short temper is a long walk. Jacqueline Schiff. If you want the public. The mother of one balloon victim suggested a petting zoo. our lovely area: Fensham Reserve, Lansdowne Park, Mt Dick, The to know if your brain is flabby, feel your legs. Bruce Barton. Rimutaka“Now we Rail have Trail hundreds and of course of animals,” the many Leanne walks said. at Mt “We Holdsworth spend a SO... bin your excuses and start walking this week to reap the lotin theof time Tararua bonding Ranges. with them so they are safe with children.” benefits associated directly with walking. Find someone to walk Minnie and Duke are two of Wallowing Height’s miniature They had to build shelters for the animals and facilities for the with or, better still, link into your local South Wairarapa Tramping Nine friends are planning on walking the Tongariro Crossing in ponies. Photo Rebekah Farr public.January In and this so they have were been helped stepping by Bruce up their from training East Taratahi in readiness Building for Club. And, please, once you have discovered the joy of walking and Suppliesthis. During who the worked year theyfrom have Leanne’s entered drawings Wellington and pictures. Round the Bays, mustered the confidence to venture further afield such as a bush WellingtonLooking afterMarathon, the animals Waitarere is aForest full-time Run, occupation,Kahuterawa butClassic, Leanne The walk or walking track, do take note of these five simple rules to help you stay safe: Plan your trip. Tell someone. Be aware of the weather. alsoNorth has Range two other Trio, Fieldingjobs to help Fun Runwith andthe Rimutakamortgage. Railway As well Funthe coupleRun. To Know your limits. Take sufficient supplies. Theseknow before you go helpmake to themselves care for Cassius, more visible their dearly-loved, out there they disabled have bought grandson, pink whotops rules are recognised as the Outdoor Safety Code. hasand a have disease called called themselves lissencephaly The Wairarapa which means Sole Mates‘smooth. Check brain’. out The the photos. You won’t miss them up in front! December scheduled trips with South Wairarapa Tramping Club: family’s care and patience has enabled Cassius to do things not December 2: Mikimiki-Kiriwhakapapa. Vivienne Hawken expected of children with his condition. He has his own Facebook Phone Mary Lambert 379 6106. page: Master Cassius – the battle of lissencephaly and his own Give December 9: Kaukau to Karori, phone Peter and Ruth Graham a little fund to help with his care. 306 8822. For details of New Year trips: Ed Cooke 304 9407, Barry Wallowing Heights is open to the public on Saturdays from 10 am Kempton 304 9353. till 4 pm and extra days in the holidays: Adults, $8, children, $5. They For information about the club: Carol Major, 304 8210. do birthdays parties. Like them on Facebook. Phone 3795667. Leanne’swww.swtc.org.nz pedigree pigs,. in piggy heaven. Photo Rebekah Farr Carol Major

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Business House Bowls at the Carrington Bowls and Croquet Club has, after three years of hard work and perseverance, been restored to the popular heights of some years ago. Photos Jan Farr. Golf Sports Hub gains A great day was had by all at our 2017 shootout. Council support Congratulations to our Stage one of a sports hub in Howard Booth Park has gained winners Gay Martin and Craig conditional approval from Council. Wilson. It was a good way to Council recommendations to the Policy and Strategy Committee in relax in the longer hours of late November concluded that 71 percent of respondents supported daylight saving. the proposed facility and its location, Howard Booth Park, with Join up as a summer support for Council making the park available and providing funding. member at Carterton Golf Only 12 percent of respondents did not want Council to support Club, starting at $250. the facility by way of a rates increase. 17 percent were unsure. There If 11 holes of golf are were also several objections made about the proposed location. for you, come along to our On the basis of that support, the Council will include the proposed Carterton Sports and Recreation Hub (HubCap) in the Long Term Plan Wednesday twilight golf. Consultation Document, making provision for Howard Booth Park to We tee off between 4:30 pm be available for use. Each ratepayer will contribute $25 over a two and 5:30 pm. $12 for non year period. members. This includes food The community will be able to have their say about the proposed after the golf and a prize facility during the consultation period in June 2018. table. We look forward to This will provide the Trust with 12 percent of the total funding seeing you there. Gay Martin and Craig Wilson, 2017 of stage one and Council support is conditional upon the Trust Wendy Wills shootout winners. providing a detailed business case and plan. The Wairarapa Shines Bright Glow Bugs Children’s Projects is a charitable initiative, building and educational experience for children and the cabin could be a resilience and prosperity for local children and families. It has a classroom. Donations: givealittle.co.nz/cause/wairarapaforestschool. number of projects and is registering for charity status. Fruit Harvesting Wairarapa Curtain Bank We’ll plant fruit trees in schools in 2018 and expand on past We source donations of used curtains and tracks for distribution planting. We’d like to make jams for school breakfasts and after- to deserving homes. We are also looking for volunteers to help size, school clubs. Details: www.facebook.com/fruitharvestwairarapa/. cut and sew curtains and help with cleaning and installation. Contact Carterton Farmers Market www.facebook.com/wairarapacurtainbank/ for details. We lent our support with fundraising for the Grace Yeats Trust Te Awhina Cameron Community House which raised $800. We’re looking forward to the Christmas Market. The Masterton Cameron Crescent community centre was recently Wetland Redevelopment vandalised. We are helping them restore the centre with planting We would love the opportunity to help redevelop and build for landscaping and fruit trees. Donations: givealittle.co.nz/cause/ habitats for birds and insects on a wetland or ecological area. We’d to teawhinacameroncommunityhouse. talk to local landowners and farmers willing to help this project start. Fruit Trees for Makoura College Winter Woollens We plan to support Makoura College with a fruit tree We are collecting woollens for distribution to new-borns for orchard and seek donations for 2018: givealittle.co.nz/cause/ Winter 2018. makouracollegefruitorchard. If you’d like to know more, donate or get involved, contact Forest School Cabin Hayden Mischefski at [email protected] or visit We support Wairarapa Forest School’s efforts to rebuild a cabin www.facebook.com/Glowbugschildrenscharity/. at the school on Mikimiki Road. The school provides an outdoor Hayden Mischefski Dirty Neighbours, Sam’s Blog, from the Gun Clubs Carterton Crier, UK Past practices often reflect future behaviours. Wairarapa Gun Club, The latest issue of the Carterton Crier UK marked our second year founded in 1904, abandoned the Norfolk Road shooting range of publication. Our winter edition has a full feature on the Carterton where I observed grazing sheep. Several displayed classic symptoms Farmers’ market which we hope will encourage our residents to get associated with acute lead-toxicity, such as, abnormal behaviour down there as often as possible in support of the sellers. (displaced individuals not moving in a herd), nervous system We spoke to Susan Doran who recently completed the Ride to the disorders (staggering walk with no apparent injuries) and star gazing Somme for armed forces charity SSAFA, despite not being the most (looking above with a fixed stare). Based on 35 years of contaminated confident of cyclists. land experience, I reported sheep with acute lead poisoning. Also, it was an honour to sit down with 92-year-old Sydney Subsequently Regional Council and SPCA found one poisoned in a Finlayson, a war veteran who has just been awarded a medal from water race, shot others and the rest disappeared. the Ambassade De France Londres for his role in the liberation of NZ gun-range soils typically exceed 6,000-8,000 ppm soluble Pb, France during WWII. resulting in ‘significant translocation of lead to plants…exceeding Our Carterton character maximum allowable limit for foodstuffs (1).’ Because ruminants like this time round was charming sheep are well known for pica behaviour (consuming dirt along with James Eardley. At 95, James grass), real intake is higher than from contaminated fodder alone. still has an inspiring thirst Food chain contamination resulting from sheep grazing on lead- for life. “When I hear music, I contaminated sites is well documented (2). I estimate about 100 tons want to dance,” he said. This is of lead have been deposited at this site alone, causing significant food something I’m going to keep chain contamination and international risk deserving immediate in mind as department stores attention and a coordinated nationwide approach. Children under grind out Christmas songs. seven suffer irreversible neurological damage (3). Dancing to them should make Why should I trust club or council that ‘all will be well’, when they shopping a more enjoyable fail to address poor past practices, moving problems to another place? experience! The RMA empowers us: ‘...every person has a duty to avoid, remedy Sam Bennett or mitigate any adverse effect on the environment arising from an The Carterton Crier UK is an activity...whether or not the activity is carried on in accordance with online magazine. We swap a rule or consent.’ (4) blogs. Find it here: carterton-tc. A slack district plan permitting gross environmental contamination gov.uk/Carterton-Town-Council/ doesn’t pass muster. carterton_crier-8159.aspx Carl Reller, Carterton (1) researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz/dspace/handle/10182/2714 (2) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19327816 (3) www.atsdr.cdc.gov/substances/toxsubstance.asp?toxid=22 War veteran Sydney Finlayson wearing all of his accolades, including his (4) Section 17 Resource Management Act recent medal from the Ambassade De France Londres. FREE HOME STAGING

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Toast to Martinborough Celebrating 26 years, the popular Toast Martinborough wine, food and music festival yesterday delivered another day to remember for its 8000 strong crowd of festival goers. Toast Martinborough General Manager Anna Nielson said the event went off without a hitch with a high-spirited but well- behaved crowd enjoying the mix of food, wine and music at the eight participating winery sites. “I was delighted by how seamless the day was. Everyone had a fantastic time, the weather came to the party and some fantastic wine and food was celebrated, which is what this event is all about.” Ms Nielson said new measures introduced to this year’s Toast, including a centralised control centre and Toast app, continued to raise the bar in event management to improve the overall festival experience. “The Toast app provided information on what was happening at each vineyard, menus, music line-ups and site capacity. “This meant we could notify people using real-time information about which vineyards were Pumpin’ and which vineyards were Chillin’, so festival-goers could plan their visits accordingly.” Ms Nielson said there were many highlights from the day including having the beautiful Te Kairanga site back in the mix, the excellent array of wine and food match options and the Carterton School came third in the schools and pre-schools section. closing band in The Square. Photos Don Farr. Kuranui College Looking back with satisfaction After 18 years as principal of Kuranui College, Geoff Shepherd was farewelled at the prize-giving with a rousing haka. In his speech he reflected on the progress the school has made over the last decade. “Our NCEA results have been on an upward trajectory for the last 10 years and our new mentoring programme has been an outstanding success. In sport we punch well above weight... and 2017 has been a momentous year for arts at the college, receiving many local, regional and national accolades. “When I look back and take stock of what has been achieved, I take a great deal of professional satisfaction. We’ve come a long, long way. Year 13 students farewell Principal Geoff Shepherd. Photo Caroline “Outsiders who come into this school, regularly remark on Finlay. the welcoming, friendly and upbeat feeling which makes this a very special place. I believe this has developed from a strong belief that all students can succeed despite their family’s culture, background, income or their expectations. “We have become increasingly student-centred. We have adjusted our procedures and our systems to ensure that every student can become the best they can be.” Geoff paid tribute to the departing year 13 students with Charlotte Penman named Dux for 2017 and Esme Skelton as Pine, Old Man Pine – plus Gum Proxime Accessit. The student leaders for 2018 were also named as Heidi Redfern (Head Girl), Samson Dell (Head Boy), Amberleigh Rose (Deputy Head Girl) and Jonty Ariell (Deputy Head Boy) and the student leadership team, Deanna Addis, Manaia Apiata, Piper Marshall, Harvey Morison, Jacob Morris, Bas Muller, Tanya Narayan, Lachlan O’Connell, Joseph Te Naihi and Danielle Turton. Club Carterton South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club Happy Christmas to Workies Whispers Club News Carterton Friday November 17 was the trophies night for the sports adjuncts. It’s not long now till Christmas arrives in our lives. We hope you all The highest honours, nominated by members of the club and have a great time. presented by the president, are the Sports Person of the Year Trophy We have a function on New Year’s Eve at the club to celebrate and the Club Achiever’s Trophy. Tom Bateman was sports person 2018. Lance Naysmith will play and meals will be available, so come of the year for his achievements in both pool and darts. The club along and enjoy yourself. achiever of the year was John Braiden for his services to the club and You may not be aware that we have a library upstairs from the the community. function room which is available to club members at no cost. There The presentations were followed with entertainment from Gil are lots of books to check out. We would like to thank Patricia who Mohi who had us rocking and rolling until late in the evening. Gil is has been working up in the library, getting it all sorted out for us. due to return for our Christmas night on Friday, December 22. If you are a club member and love reading, come in and have a Remember the courtesy van is available every Wednesday and look. If not a member and love reading, consider joining our club. We Friday night, as well as on entertainment nights, so please make use have great specials on now. Happy Christmas and New Year. of it! Contact the club to arrange a pick-up. Karen Chalmers, Club Secretary The Petone Workingmen’s Club held the Champion of Champions event on Sunday November 19. Leif Reede won at darts, Mike Towgood and Murray Larkin were runners-up in snooker and bowls. On behalf of the South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, we wish the folk at the Crier, and all its readers, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Lots of books to check out in Club Carterton’s library. Scarecrows’ Day Out Clareville School’s Scarecrows’ Day Out made a drive around this beautiful area even more interesting than usual. The children’s scarecrows lined the fence of the school. L to r: John and Tom with their trophies. You’re welcome at the Senior Citizens Club The members of the Carterton Senior Citizens Club would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. We would like to remind you that we meet on the second Wednesday morning of each month at 10 am for morning tea and a game of Housie. On the fourth Wednesday of the month we go out for lunch somewhere. Each Friday between 1.30 and 4 pm we meet to play cards, Rummikub, Scrabble or pool. We all enjoy a chat over afternoon tea. Our hall at 150 High Street is available for hire for club meetings or social gatherings. It’s in the centre of town, we have a fully-stocked kitchen and at only $10 per hour it is an ideal place to meet. The hall is excellent for children’s parties with a safe, outdoor-grassed area at the back and plenty of room inside. For bookings, call Yvonne Brown, 379 9298 or Francie Campbell, Photo Don Farr. 379 7719. Bette and Joan – Greytown Little Theatre Work continues on evaluating the option to sell our existing building and relocate to another site in Greytown. We are having useful chalk and cheese discussions with South Wairarapa District Council on the concept of Carterton’s Margaret Jesson is to play the lead role of Joan Crawford leasing Council-owned land and erecting a new theatre on the site. in the New Zealand premiere of Anton Burge’s play, Bette and Joan, We are still a few weeks away from making a decision. directed by Lynn Bushell. (Once on Chunuk Bair.) The Greytown Lioness Club generously made their November Bette Davis and Joan Crawford are has-beens, over the age of 50, 2017 Garden Ramble a fund-raising event for Greytown Little Theatre. ignored by the large movie studios and desperate to kick-start their Community groups supporting each other add to the vibrancy and careers again when, in 1962, they are cast opposite each other in the sustainability of activities in our town. film, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? The movie, a perfect vehicle for two mature actresses, sets the Our programme for 2018 scene for a feud, as legendary for what went on in front of the January 31 to February 4: Star Child, based on the fairy tale by Oscar cameras as for what happened away from them. Wilde, adapted and directed by Pat Craddock. “There are so many delicious one-liners,” Margaret said. “These two April 4 to April 14: Educating Rita, written by Willie Russell, directed women are chalk and cheese. Straight shooting, chain smoking, battling by Victoria Ross. Bette versus glamorous, Pepsi-swilling, obsessive compulsive, Joan. June 20 to June 30: The Lion in Winter, written by James Goldman, They indulge in manipulative cat and mouse games with vindictive directed by Lynn Bushell. glee on one hand but respect each other’s talent on the other. Early July: One Act Plays. These will be entered in local festivals and Director, Lynn Bushell says, “Margaret is perfect as Joan. The role Theatre New Zealand’s TheatreFest. demands an actress who has the innate intelligence and emotional September 12 to September 22: Table Manners, written by Alan depth to bring the subtle, Ayckbourn, directed by Miles Eckford. and sometimes not too November 2018: King and Country, written by Dave Armstrong, subtle, nuances of Joan directed by John Gilberthorpe. This may link in with the Crawford to life.” Commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of Bette and Joan’s season WWI on November 11, 2018. runs from December 6 to 17, Auditions for Educating Rita are on Saturday November 25 at 10 am matinee 2 pm, Sunday and Sunday November 26 at 6 pm. Both will be held at Greytown December 10, Harlequin Little Theatre. See our Facebook page. Theatre, Masterton. John Gilberthorpe, President, Greytown Little Theatre Bookings online at iTicket or (cash only) from The Wool Shed Museum, Dixon St, Masterton. ALASTAIR SCOTT MP FOR WAIRARAPA Margaret Jesson as Joan Crawford. 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His describes his work as whimsical. “When I came to Carterton, I drew the buildings and then found myself adding people.” His people walk past buildings or gaze from windows. Occasionally they dance, naked and joyful. Sometimes they are hidden. He finds human forms in grass, foliage and trees. In a sketch of the old Masterton Hospital, the grass growing up a background building becomes a gathering of ghosts. Martin loves Wellington’s streets. One of his favourite pictures is a Martin Doyle: His work reflects his own view of the world. “Otherwise why Rita Angus sketch of a steep Wellington street with tumbling houses. not just take a photograph.” Photo Jan Farr. He draws directly onto paper with pen and ink. Sometimes he uses biro to give a gentler, subtler effect. If there are mistakes he tries to incorporate them into the drawing. For example, an ink blot became an open mouth. His use of exaggerated lines enhances the mood of the drawing, making it funnier, sharper or more enchanting. He never uses a ruler – not even to draw a frame around a picture. He said that his friend and neighbour, artist Jan Eagle, teases him about his square car tyres. Often he draws from life. Sometimes he takes photographs to use as a reminder. More often he will commit to memory what he sees and draw it when he gets home. He selects what interests him and discards what doesn’t. His sketches are witty, whimsical, joyful and enchanting. He doesn’t deal in stereotypes. His work reflects his own view of the world. “Otherwise why not just take a photograph,” he said. Martin’s work is at Heart of Arts, High Street North, until December 14. “When I came to Carterton, I drew the buildings and then found myself Jan Farr adding people.” Photo Jan Farr.

Heart of Arts Heartbeats went to their heads More than 60 people showed up to ‘Heartbeats: It’s the little things’ opening night and the cash and carry, $25 for a piece of art fundraiser, proved a huge hit. The ‘little canvas’ challenge gave permission for people to play and experiment. 150 blank 10 x 10cm canvases went out and 168 came back in. “They were breeding out there,” said Dra McKay. From expert painters through to complete beginners, no matter the skill level, this challenge proved itself to be worthy and brought forward some amazing creativity and outside-of-the-box thinking from the 80 artists who contributed. Forty-one of the paintings were sold on opening night. The exhibition finished on October 25 but there are still some amazing pieces of art on offer. Toni Bingley Councillor Ruth Carter with Dra Mckay on opening night. Photo Tony Bingley. Dear AA, I met this rather gorgeous-looking woman while I was walking my Yr les dogs and for the past few weeks we’ve been walking together most evenings. My problem is that I can’t get the conversation off the topic of her two fat, ugly and poorly-trained Labradors. Good response The topic varies very slightly from the state of the horrible things’ bowels to what the vet said this week and whether I think their new You may like to know that three of the volunteers coming in for raincoats suit them. The problem is that I find this conversation training contacted CAB because they saw the ad in the Carterton intensely boring and never bore her with details about my two sleek Crier. We are delighted at that response from Carterton which we and obedient Border Collies. hadn’t had before we started using your paper. Each day I try to change the subject to world news, or at least a Thanks again. Cheers! little local gossip, but it doesn’t last more than a minute before she Chris Moses, for Wairarapa Citzen’s Advice reverts to an in-depth description of Bingo’s and Bango’s endlessly tedious personalities. Please help. Bureau Losing the Will to Live Dear LtWtL A book for Carterton Wowsers! That’s quite a problem. In fact, it sounds like some kind of eternal dalmatian. You probably couldn’t even eat a banana as you I am on a high! I won an auction for a book written by Charles walked; it’d rot while her monologue went on. Rooking Carter. I became the new owner of Incidents of Travel Perhaps this requires more extreme measures. If she talks about 1875, by Charles Rooking Carter. It had to come back to the town dogs until she becomes husky, point her towards another topic. If named after Charles, didn’t it? that fails, pinch her; if she continues, box her ears – you can’t afford When it arrives I will show it to anyone interested but it’s 142 to be cavalier. She needs to know that if dogs are the limits of her years old, so it may be fragile. I’m thrilled to have won it for the conversational span, you’ll be walking elsewhere. town. So there is your Christmas present my friends. Even if you get a small respite, that’d be great. Danes have a saying: Merry Christmas! “Hunde kan køre, dig sur”; literally, “Be not a bichon, please”. But in the end, just be very honest and let her know that when she Adele Pentony-Graham, Clareville natters on endlessly, it really shih tzu. And very soon – in spite of her physical attractions – you’ll be saying Ciao ciao, Agony Aunty Please send your questions for Agony Aunty to: [email protected]

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