Julynn Discovers Her Ancestral Roots

Vol. 32, No. 27, July 14, 2016 52 Ingestre Street, PO Box 325, Wanganui. Phone 345 3666 or 345 3655, fax 345 2644, email [email protected] Julynn discovers her ancestral roots gained the reputation of - aunt responded with “why BY DOUG DAVIDSON “having never lost a child den itself. not?” She approached or mother in childbirth.” She says researching a real estate agent who Julynn Gray was bought up in Whanganui The couple had four more your ancestors in Swe- showed her a big old farm East and has lived and worked in Whan- children of their own, one den is helped by the fact house built in the 1800s, ganui for much of her life – but the appeal of whom was her great that “nothing happened with two huge 1000 years of the island of Gotland off the coast of grandmother. then without the Church plus old oak trees in the Sweden, where her ancestors came from, Julynn remembers as knowing about it and re- yard. Across the paddock leads her to say “New Zealand is my reality cording the details,” and stood the church her an- but my soul is in Sweden.” there were 99 churches in cestors had attened. This Gotland, which now has was serendipity in action. Her ancestors came to tunately tragedy struck. Swedish,” even though a population the same as Back in Whanganui, New Zealand in 1875. They arrived in Plym- her parents did not speak Whanganui. There was a Julynn and her partner Sweden was experienc- outh, England where Swedish or follow any complication. Julynn ex- Jamie Rowe, leased and ing a potato famine and there was a cholera epi- particular Swedish cus- plains that “women didn’t managed the Tawhero jobs were scarce. There toms. Perhaps a greater take their husband’s Golf Course. Jamie was was also the issue that children died. names and were known able to visit during our they were Methodists They settled in New of handmade lace belong- instead as ‘the daughter of winter, their summer and and the Lutheran priest Plymouth where Julynn’s ing to her great, great …’” On the plus side, eve- with his forestry back- refused to baptise their great, great grandmoth- grandmother that Julynn ryone in Sweden is now ground, he soon picked up youngest child. Unfor- er, who was a midwife, inherited. Designing, given a personal number a job as an arborist. This producing and teaching gave him a work permit clothing design has been Julynn, of “your date of for two years. her career. birth and four other num- Julynn likewise had Much later in life Ju- bers.” no problems picking up lynn asked the question Arriving in Gotland, work, doing hotel and that most of us do at some which is about the same café management before stage – “where is home?” distance by sea as it is setting up her own cloth- She talked with her moth- from Wellington to Pic- ing design company ‘Sy er, her great aunt and re- ton, became quite an emo- Precise,’ doing prototype searched the family tree tional experience. She re- design work for fash- Julynn Gray and then accompanied by marked to her great aunt ion designers, includ- garments. She had her ing future. her great aunt of 85, went P ing patterns for cat walk “dream job” and an excit- Continued on page 2 Your New Kitchen Elegant, Unique, Handcrafted

RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 - 1 Check out what’s in this week’s RCP GovHack Whanganui Museum to undergo “long- Many people have great ideas about what they returning awaited transformation” might do in the future. Ju- Last year Whanganui This year Marianne says lynn Gray (see our front " + “We have some great peo- page story) acted on her / : ple signed up and we are idea and feels totally at ‘GovHack’ event, and is looking for more. There home in Sweden where planning for a second event are loads of ways to partici- her ancestors came from on July 29 to 31. As organ- pate and we love having a back in 1875. iser Marianne Archibald variety of people including Two more people have said “Last year was excel- developers, artists, writers, announced that they are lent. We had a ball, created policy advisers, engineers, standing for council, both some cool websites and business people, thinkers businessmen – Dave Hill Doug Davidson, apps and won local, nation- and dreamers!” (page 20) and Hadleigh al and international prizes.” She gives some reasons to Reid (page 23). journalist@ rivercitypress.co.nz Govhack is a 48 hour long try GovHack Whanganui – Another politician is event where developers and “Make new friends; solve Russell Marshall. He was and TV3. others meet to experiment tricky problems; eat free a household name for a The Artists Open Stu- with government data to lots of yummy, free food; long time as the Labour dios event next year will come up with innovative win amazing prizes (includ- MP and cabinet minister. be in capable hands with and new applications for ing cash!); use your crea- I suggest that in terms of the event being managed that data. It has been run- tivity in ways you hadn't longevity, cabinet respon- by the Whanganui Events ; thought of before; support sibility and life after poli- Trust which has appointed years. a cool Whanganui event; Whanganui Regional Museum tics, he could be rated as experienced art adminis- $ learn something new; net- Whanganui’s most suc- trator Sarah Williams as % work; have fun; and be part The Whanganui Re- cessful MP (page 2). its co-ordinator (page 20). %"&- of making a new solution gional Museum is about The article on how the The Puanga Film Festi- MP asks NZTA anne says “it was pretty full using open data!” to undergo its long-await- 80 ton Waimarie will be val this weekend sounds on with Whanganui being It's free so register now ed transformation. This lifted out of the river for like a great place to be, es- the only New Zealand cen- and please let Marianne $ %" “Where’s Whanganui?” its marine inspection and pecially if the bad weather tre to be open all day and know on 027 342 2619 if " maintenance is worth hits us over the weekend night over the weekend.” you want to help with or- the Museum’s buildings reading for the ingenuity (page 23); some interest- They started at 7pm on the ganising the event or men- and their contents with a and dedication by those # toring or in some other combination of earthquake involved (page 4). The long. It is all happening at the deadline of 5pm on the role. For more details go to strengthening, reconstruc- event will feature on TV1 the Concert Chamber. Sunday. www.govhack.org.nz tion and refurbishment. The work will be carried out by the Whanganui District Council and will take up to 18 months to complete. While it is under way, many Museum programmes will continue Whanganui MP Chester Borrows has received an as- in a variety of venues, insurance from NZ Transport Agency that a review of cluding the Davis Theatre signage on State Highway One north of Wellington DO BIG THINGS and Education Room, but will be made before the end of August. others will have to be sus- Last month Mr Borrows asked why Whanganui pended to allow the work R%%" to be carried out safely. almost two hours north of Wellington. He observed WITH SPARK BUSINESS As a result, public ac- that if Taupo, over 300 kilometres away could appear cess to the Queens Park on road signs out of the capital, then Whanganui being buildings from September around an hour and a half away with all its attractions 5, 2016 will be restricted. for the increasing number of free and independent WANGANUI From September 19, the travellers, should also be on the big green signs. & ƾ % ‘We await the outcome of the NZTA review, because visitor gallery will be shift- we won’t give up on this one’, the MP says. ()ƾ building at 62 Ridgway St. The Museum Archive will Julynn discovers her still be accessible through the rear entrance, but donations and loans will ancestral roots be suspended during the Continued from page 1 However, when Jamie building work. LEOTC returned to Whanganui programmes for schools Two of her children had for a nephew’s wed- will continue as usual. come to Sweden for sec- ding in 2012, he was Contact the Museum on ondary school and uni- diagnosed with terminal 349 1110 if you have any versity and she was hop- cancer so the family all *#%" ing to buy half of the old returned. Jamie died in or the normal operations farm house. May 2014 and Julynn while it is under way. had to make some hard decisions about where her future would be. "# managing a hotel in Port Villa, Vanuatu, which she did for 18 months but the pull of Sweden remained and she purchased the house on Gotland in May 2015 which she currently rents out. In February this year she returned to restart her business and convert the upstairs into Spark’s web builder lets businesses her home and workshop. She is currently back in make their own website. Whanganui waiting for It’s really easy. In fact you can design her work permit to come and set up a website in just 20 minutes. through. She will return in August and wants And it’s free for Spark Business mobile customers. to expand her business connections by import- SEE HOW SPARK CAN HELP YOU DO BIG THINGS. ing Manuka honey along with other New Zealand products to Sweden. By responding to the appeal Call Spark Business Wanganui on 06 348 2276 or email us on of her ancestral roots, she [email protected] for more information. will have the best of both worlds. 2 - RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 Arrival of Air Chathams to be Gonville Supervalue welcomed with Airport Open Day customer wins $1000 )_] $ ~_% [;R people can visit the airport and see the Whanganui/Auckland Air Chathams aircraft, % visit the Airport Control Monday, August 1. 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RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 - 3 Kowhai Park to host the Maritime Inspection of the Waimarie the machinery and the be hauled sideways The timing is Saturday, Waimarie has to have drainage systems near- up two sets of railway August 6 at 12 noon. a maritime inspection. by. But a site has been lines placed on wooden The cost, Richard This requires taking found – next to Kowhai sleepers, which in turn says, is normally around the 80 tonne paddle Park at the Dublin St have been laid on shell $250,000. This in- steamer out of the river. Bridge end. rock to give the required cludes maintenance and In the past the Restora- The cradle for the ves- stability. Appropriately painting as well as the tion and Navigation sel is being remodelled enough the heavy haul- maritime inspection. It Trust for the Waimarie at Garmac Engineering ing will be done by two is likely to take three was able to use the under the careful watch 100 year old steam trac- weeks. There have been slip way at Q West but * tion engines from the some complications unfortunately it is no and volunteer, Ian Fielding Steam Society, such as when the sand longer deep enough. An Chamberlain, perhaps to a point above the high bar on the upper side of alternative needed to be better known for his tide level. the Dublin St Bridge, found. collection of person- Richard Sheppard, moved down and There was a slip way ally restored vintage Chair of the Trust, says covered the proposed Computer graphic picture to show how the Waimarie will be raised at the end of Kowhai and classic cars. It will this approach is very launch site. They had out of the river Park/MacGregor’s be trucked, thanks to similar to what Hatrick to resurvey the site to security cameras. Richard is hopeful that the hull being carried Park, originally used Emmetts, across the did with his boats over ensure there was enough Richard says the Trust current Council plans to out for up to six hours by boat owner Hatrick river and put into the 100 years ago. He says water depth. Loaders is working closely with develop the river bank a day between tides. himself, but this is no riverside to allow the that it will be spectacu- and Emmetts will be local iwi and Horizons from the Waimarie Another supporting longer suitable because $# lar to watch with both doing the site work, on “very strict controls wharf past the Union idea is the provision of it being too close to onto it at high tide. TV1 and TV3 being # on any pollution.” There Rowing Club building, of air bags, which are the road side to house The vessel will then and monitored through will be a ‘scoop’ like can include the building “used extensively in a swimming pool to of a “tidal platform” the shipping industry to contain any pollution for the Waimarie. This raise the vessel above such as when sandblast- would “be like a 30 the cradle, clear of the ing is happening. It will foot jetty below water water for longer peri- later be removed and when it is high tide.” ods of maintenance.” disposed of, as will all The cradle for the The river bank will be of the slipway materials. Waimarie could rest on restored to its natural In the longer term, it allowing for work on state. Latest tourism spend data for Manawatu/Wanganui released The latest Monthly Re- lis. The Monthly Region- gional Tourism Estimates Mr Ellis says MBIE de- al Tourism Estimates released by the Ministry veloped the Monthly Re- measure the expendi- of Business, Innovation gional Tourism Estimates ture of international and and Employment (MBIE) in consultation with tour- domestic visitors in re- today show that tourism ism industry representa- gions in New Zealand. spend for Manawatu- tives to create a better Data users will be able Wanganui is estimated to measurement of the value be $868 million for the of tourism in the regions. to get the data they need, year to May 2016, up 7 “Tourism spend infor- including breaking down per cent compared with mation for the regions into key areas within re- the year to May 2015. helps inform investment gions, country of origin, MBIE Manager of Sec- and planning in the tour- tourism product group- tor Trends Peter Ellis says ism industry by providing such as accommoda- that of this tourism spend ing further insight into tion, passenger transport in the year to May 2016, where both domestic and and retail sales, and by international visitors international tourists are year. The data is based spent $153 million (up 19 spending their money,” on administrative trans- per cent compared with says Mr Ellis. action data. the year to May 2015), and domestic tourists spent $715 million (up 4 Golf results per cent) in that period. “When it comes to the Tawhero Nine Hole Golf – Tuesday, July 12, 2016 monthly expenditure, Winter Cup - Round 3. tourism spend in Mana- Ladies - Division 1: Pauline Boyle 50; Division 2: watu-Wanganui for the Jean Walsh 41; Judy Carson 44; Jackie Downes 45; month of May 2016 is Heather McKinlay 46. down 2 per cent com- Men - Division 1: Peter Granger 36; Brian McGinn- pared with the month of iss, Sam McGregor and Tom Clark 37 on c/b; Division May 2015", says Mr El- 2: Herb Compain 38; Tony Hore 40; Maurie Edwards 41; Patrick O’Leary 42.

4 - RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 Concert to mark 25 years of Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust funding round now open Wanganui Community Choir Members of the public are invited to language and culture. apply to the current funding round of Recent funding from the Trust will sup- The beginning - 2016 the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust port commissioned works from selected marks the 25th Anniver- before applications close on September writers and researchers to produce histo- sary of the founding of 30, 2016. ries of New Zealand’s Chinese commod- the ‘Wanganui Com- The Trust chairman, Mr Peter Chin, ity merchants and churches. munity Choir’, originally urges people to make applications for Funding from the Trust will also assist named the Wanganui proposals that support the aims of the archaeological investigation for veri- Youth and Community Trust. # Choir. The Trust distributes up to $150,000 Ventnor. Since 25 years is a in grants to organisations and individu- To obtain an application form, or to remarkable length of time als through two funding rounds each learn more about the Chinese Poll Tax to retain the spark and year. It funds activities that promote the Heritage Trust and the Chinese Commod- enthusiasm of any group, preservation of Chinese New Zealand ity Merchants and Chinese Churches pro- it is timely to acknowl- history, awareness of the contributions jects, please visit the Community Mat- edge not only the incep- of early Chinese settlers, and support ters’ website: www.communitymatters. tion, but also the vision for Chinese New Zealanders’ history, govt.nz or phone 0800 824 824. of the founding members and the continued growth of the choir since those early days. In 1991, newly appointed head of music at Wanganui High School and gifted musician, Mr Teiron Jones, sought to share his passion for cho- Teiron Jones – Founder of the Wanganui Community Choir ral singing with the wider Wanganui community. up at the Wanganui High port of Teiron and his in his music passion. He He “wanted a choir to School hall, the choir blos- wife Sue, (the choir’s is a professional singer, which people of all age somed, going on to present accompanist following conductor, composer, groups and walks of life many concerts over the Ros Burnett), for three voice training special- could belong without au- next three years, includ- years, as 1994 saw them ist, manufacturer and ditioning, come and sing ing combining with other depart for Tanzania with instructor of steel bands, for enjoyment, meet other choirs on occasion and their eldest son Jared on music teacher, author and people and learn about travelling out of Wanganui their life’s next musical founder of many choirs. music at the same time”. to other centres. One of adventure. However, they Wanganui Community He also sought to expand the original procedures left behind a thriving, Choir’s 25th Anniversary the musical experience of established by Teiron and committed and grateful Concert will be held on young people to include continued to this day by choir, some of whom Saturday, August 13, choral music rather than subsequent conductors, have remained and are 2pm, Central Baptist exclusively revolving was to have the choir still current members. Church. Tickets will be around instruments. perform their pieces from Teiron, having returned available from the Royal memory. to New Zealand, current- Wanganui Opera House practice, where 82 stu- Sadly, the choir was ly lives in Waitara and with door sales available. dents and adults turned only to have the sup- continues to be immersed - supplied

RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 - 5 “Africa is in the blood” Spin-offs for Whanganui from Val Deane went to Southern Rhodesia, now Sarjeant Gallery Redevelopment Zimbabwe, with her parents from Wales, soon The cost of redevelop- tourists who will stay, after WW2. Her father ing the Sarjeant Gallery is come back and encour- was a professional soc- estimated at $34 million, age others to visit.” cer player but the war including $4.5 million Greg would like to see had interrupted his ca- for contingencies. So the redeveloped Sarjeant reer. They settled in far $25 million has been as demonstrating our Bulawayo, which Val raised, with $10 million “Centre of Excellence explains means ‘place achieved by the redevel- in the Arts, a beacon of of slaughter.’ Her fa- opment team, bringing in forward and progressive ther worked with Castle a matching $10 million thinking.” It will contain Breweries which later from the Government the latest ideas on Art transferred him to North- and $5 million from Gallery presentations and ern Rhodesia, now Zam- the Council. It leaves a storage. These were dis- bia. further $9 million to be cussed with the Auckland ; Q- raised by the self-im- Art Gallery, he said, and ing year’ back in the UK, posed deadline of the end they have now included Val returned to Zambia of the year. Greg Ander- some of the ideas in their and trained in short hand son, Senior Curator at gallery. %; the Gallery said that they The plan is for con- choice but there was no Val Deane struction to get underway art school in Northern shortly before the civil ‘Gathering of Dances.’ Its amount will be achieved in mid/late 2017 and to Rhodesia. Instead she war erupted in Rhodesia, success led to her being by their deadline. be completed by 2019, worked for ‘Publicity the name adopted by the commissioned to do an- The Mayor Annette which just happens to Print Service’ which in white government. other festival, expanding Main and Greg spoke at be the 100th anniversary 1957 opened the ‘Afri- They came to Hamil- it to include many of the the UCOL/Whanganui in of the Sarjeant. Greg can Times’ newspaper ton where Val trained as {_ Partners Business Forum expects that there will be with an African report- a legal executive but the Hamilton.” # considerable use of local er, quite radical for the appeal of Africa was not Val got to know the the project will bring to sub-contractors. times. She met many to be quenched. She re- Mayor at the time, Mar- Whanganui. The Mayor The on-going costs of the new leaders of turned in the mid-1980s garet Evans, who com- said that we “will end up will be similar to current Zambia, including Ken- but so much had changed missioned Val to do 28 with the best art institu- costs, according to Pete neth Kaunda who later and there was a sense of portraits of local women tion in New Zealand,” Gray from the Council adding that it will “stand as they would own the became President of the “uneasiness.” They had of the area, to commemo- Greg Anderson speaking at the forum country. to cut short the trip after a rate the 100th anniver- out like the Taj Mahal building and not be pay- Looking back, Val says visa card was stolen. sary of women gaining in India.” Greg said the ing rental costs for the out that staying at Taupo space as the old Sarjeant the times were exciting. Back in Hamilton Val the vote in New Zealand. Sarjeant Gallery was “a Taupo Quay site as they Quay was not an option Gallery and because of Her father trained the lo- opened up an African They are now in the Wai- local icon and a national do now. It was pointed as it has only a third of cal soccer team of Ndola, Shop. She had met a Ken- kato Museum. treasure.” taking them through to yan African, who became She came to Whanganui ;"## the Congo, just when a business partner. They four years ago to be closer the increased numbers civil war was breaking spent three months in to her daughter and fam- coming to the gallery ‘White Water Years’ out in that country. But Kenya buying goods. ily, but also because “I especially national and it was the huge range of The shop recreated the like the climate and the international visitors. animals in the wild that atmosphere of an African river, which can be seen The Gallery currently positive parenting Val remembers the most. market with photos and so much more than the gets around 40,000 After marriage Val and music. Her business part- Waikato in Hamilton.” visitors per year and Greg her husband shifted to ner got her involved in Africa and art remain expects that numbers will course available Southern Rhodesia but teaching African dance, important and Val is do- “plateau out at around decided to emigrate to which in turn led her to set ing sketches of African 75 to 80,000. “Many,” he suggests, “will be arts Running a busy house- of his children. He was same way, so we didn’t New Zealand in 1966, up a dance festival called wildlife. hold can be very de- give the kids mixed mes- manding and hectic. Give routines and children upset sages. It was a struggle to yourself a pat on the back by changes in their lives. agree on how the handle for getting this far. Good “The best thing I learnt at things. We had totally enough parenting is hard jigsaw was that spending #[ work, and it certainly time with my kids is the programme helped us get doesn’t get easier as the best policy. I found when I on the same page.” kids get older. There are had quality time with them White Water Years is a no perfect parents. Now they were quieter and lis- nine week programme, consider some input. tened to me more. They meeting two hours a How about attending a also were more likely to week, and will be held at jigsaw whanganui parent- [ %- jigsaw whanganui begin- ing programme this term? gramme also helped me ning on Thursday, July They are free; accessi- set limits. I had been the 28 at 9.30am. It covers ble and friendly. Many ‘Good Time Dad’ on ac- all the basics of positive parents who complete cess visits. Now I have parenting, aiming spe- our programmes say one to be the ‘bad cop’ too. I % of the best things about learnt to say no and ignore your teens navigate this coming is hearing they their whinging. Family potentially tricky jour- are not alone. They say meetings were great too so ney. that meeting other parents everyone listened to each For further information with similar issues helps other.” phone Sue 345 1636 or them feel more normal! Alison and Harry came email sue@jigsawwhan- Gerry came to White together to the programme. ganui.org.nz Enliven Whanganui Water Years because he “We wanted to make sure - supplied Enjoy life suddenly had the full care we were parenting in the In Whanganui, Enliven offers a full range of with Enliven positive ageing services. 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6 - RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 - 7 The basic facts when you shop for a mortgage Real estate is likely to purchase price of your tion, depending on the Reducing the amount be the largest purchase new home. For instance, area and services, such you need to borrow is an of your life. A home if you're purchasing a as water and power. important consideration. loan will most probably home that's going to need It is very important That's why saving as big a be your single biggest some work, how much that you have a realistic cash deposit as possible is cash will you need to car- idea of how much you such a great plus factor - So it makes sense to do ry out the renovations in a % your homework to en- year or two? If this is the mortgage payments. home buyer. After all, the sure you choose the right case, you need to be shop- After all, you don't just bigger the deposit, the mortgage. ping for a loan that will want a home - you want less you need to borrow. Selecting a home loan let you re-draw money for a life as well! You can also keep your can be quite complex this in due course. You also need to decide loan amount down by process, made harder Every bank and lender on the 'life' of the home negotiating really hard by the sheer volume of mortgage, as well as the on the purchase price of options and choice avail- guidelines, very important 'term' for the interest rate your new home, as well able. There are countless to understand this (rates that you will pay, if you # loans available for you are NOT the most impor- +[ a competitive interest rate to choose from, each tant part in choosing your life of the home mort- and fees. the lender will formally signing of the home loan with its own interest rate # ^ In a nutshell, the follow- approval "in principle" %% documents. + rule, most will let you _[%- ing is a step-by-step guide or and start preparing the #[% +# borrow up to... sents the length of time through the mortgage #% loan documents. matter of waiting for set- These key features all #{| in which your home will process, although this amount you need to # tlement day which is the have an impact on how market value (or the price #%% may vary from lender to borrow, you may need need to arrange building day the loan funds are much the loan will cost you pay, whichever is regularly and with the lender: to arrange a professional insurance, as the lender made available. you and when it will be % %[ #) valuation of the property. will need a copy of this You'll probably spend % situation. term usually varies any- on the home you want to #% before they can arrange quite a bit a time house- One of the most impor- #{|%% where from six months buy, the lender and the amount you need to settlement (some lenders hunting to make sure tant considerations when built apartment, or up loan you decide is best for borrow, you may need you get the home that's shopping for a home `^| time you need to decide %# to arrange a professional so it's a good idea to just right for you. Be just loan is calculating what apartment; and on the length of another to submit a home loan ap- valuation of the property. enquire about this when as careful about choos- you will need, and we're #^^| % plication to the lender. #)# %% ing the mortgage that not just talking about the market value for a sec- interest rate. #; approved, if required, #[+% #

8 - RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 LETTER - David Whanganui connection in French Military Parade on Bastille Day Cotton to restand as regional councillor proud of our close rela- % The Queen Alexan- Dear editor tionship with the city of connection to France. R& I appreciate the space you have Whanganui, especially The Royal New Zealand will be marching in the made available to me each month since re-establishing our Armoured Corps day is French military parade % % - ties during our 150th an- the anniversary of the on Bastille Day, in Paris, munity informed of the issues we niversary in 2014. Battle of Cambrai, the this month. “When we parade "- The unit, part of the %% the Queen Alexandra’s ment of World War 1, on Royal New Zealand # & November 20. Armoured Corps, holds the upcoming October elections. in Paris on July 14, we’re The French Bastille Day a charter with the city of I have had my say on issues over honouring our special military parade is one Whanganui. The charter the last three years on behalf of connection with the peo- of the oldest and largest allows the unit to parade our community, I have been trans- %$P military parades in the through its streets with parent on how and why I voted on WO1 Ropitini. world. Bastille Day is a “drums beating, colours issues and trust I have represented Guidons are swallow- French national holiday # our community well, but election # and is commemorated +P day will be the score card of how the spirit of a mounted across the country with The Queen Alexandra’s the public rate my performance. unit or regiment. They in- military parades and & There are a number of issues clude honours and badges celebratory activities. celebrated its 150th an- facing us: water quality, weed granted for battles that Regimental colours niversary in 2014, is one and pest control to name only two a unit has participated and banners represent- of the oldest standing but the number one issue for me in. WO1 Ropitini is the ing New Zealand units units in the New Zealand guardian of the guidon. that served in World Defence Force (NZDF). # # % Although the Queen War 1 will be paraded It has a close relationship and good practice, how to deliv- Alexandra’s Mounted by 86 NZDF personnel with Whanganui, says er quality services at a price our on the Champs-Élysèes $)ƾ carry battle honours during the parade. This One (WO1) Mario Ropi- %% from service in France in tini, the unit’s Regimen- to serve the region again 2016 – World War 1, the Queen #% tal Sergeant Major. 2019. Alexandra’s Mounted together outside of NZ. “We’re incredibly - Cr David Cotton

“Frothbuggling” Roald Dahl activities at the District Libraries [#% day and be in the draw to ing at 6.30 at the Davis be given pop corn and Thursday mornings of Roald Dahl have been win your own collection Library. On July 13 it - at 10am there will be an intergenerational R# was Matilda and on July ers are expected to be ‘Crodscollop Crafts’ for favourite for a long time Open to those between 20 it will be James and there enjoying the movie those aged three to eight and the District Libraries ]` the Giant Peach. Kids and the responses of the at the Davis. There will are celebrating the world On Wednesdays, Thurs- can turn up in their pjs children. There is no # of Roald Dahl during the days and Fridays of both with a cushion and will charge. crafts and activities. holidays, coincidentally with the opening of the are ‘Dahl Diviners’ for Roald Dahl movie ‘The those eight to 15 at the BFG.’ Gonville Café Library. From Monday, July 11 Create art with a Roald through to Friday, July Dahl theme in prepara- 22 there will be a Roald tion for an exhibition on *( the last Friday. This exhi- MECCANO MODEL DISPLAYS up a copy, answer the bition will be at Gonville questions and hand it in from 5pm. The times for TO ENTHUSE CHILDREN OF ALL AGES before 10am on the Fri- the Dahl Diviners are 1 to 3pm on Wednesdays MWT MECCANO CLUB PROUDLY DISPLAY and Thursdays and 2 to THEIR MECCANO MODELS 4pm on Fridays. Tuesdays will be COME ALONG AND SEE.... ‘Revolting Rhymes’ themed storytime with fun stories and songs. Starting time is 10.30am ON SITE MONDAY 18 at the Davis. - FRIDAY 22 JULY Wednesday nights From 10.00am – 2.00pm. are movie nights from those four to 12 start- 2ND WEEK School Hols.

RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 - 9 Ross Francis Panel and Paint has ‘the largest workshop in town’ Shaun Smith had the alds. cover all crash repairs, ability of 10 courtesy cars, spray painting business The new premises are rust repairs and insurance free of charge. Shaun is ASR in Heads Road and large at 3,500 sq metres. work. also in the process of pro- six years ago he bought It has two spray booths, It is IAG, State, NZI, viding a courtesy van, able Ross Francis Panel Beat- two chassis machines, AMI, Tower and ap- to be used by plumbers, ing. He moved that from an extensive preparation proved for all insurance builders and other business London Street to larger area as well as an internal work for repairs as well people, while waiting for premises in Hatrick Street assessment area, and as being the CRA Struc- their work vehicles to be and now has been able as Shaun says “untold ture Repair Centre. It is + to combine the two busi- other gear.” Everything is also MTA assured. Ross Francis Panel and nesses under the name under cover and together Customers are well Paint is not only locally of Ross Francis Panel it is the largest workshop looked after from the owned and operated but is (];ƾ in town, able to cope with pleasant lounge/reception also very much a family Street, next to McDon- the largest demand. They area through to the avail- business with Shaun’s partner Angela and his mother Lynda involved. Behind the scenes is daughter Paige. Total # reached 11. It has been some time since Shaun completed his spray painting appren- ticeship and despite the demands of being the manager, Shaun still manages time to do a bit of spray painting when required. Ross Francis Panel and Paint’s new large workshop

10 - RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 Ross Francis Panel and Paint’s new reception area

10 courtesy cars available for customers to use - free of charge when their own !"#$%%& '!%%&* vehicle is getting repaired

RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 - 11 Russell Marshall - Wanganui’s Log Loaders and Wanganui Rotary combine to most successful MP? give books to Wanganui East School pupils Russell Marshall would by the way Labour had / have to be one of the most governed and devastated Zealand wide scheme successful Wanganui MPs by the Eastown closure, providing reading books in terms of the length of contrary to repeated reas- for primary school chil- time served, his roles in surances. I came close to dren. The children each cabinet and his appoint- stepping down and subse- #% ments after he left poli- quently only just beat the year which they get to tics. He was MP for Wan- strong Social Credit can- keep. A few weeks before ganui from 1972 to 1990, [P the presentation the chil- a Cabinet Minister 1984 He says “I thoroughly dren choose which books to 1990 (Education, En- enjoyed the local MP they want from a wide vironment, Conservation, role. It very quickly be- # ; Russell Marshall came clear that constitu- books. They then receive portfolios), Chancellor of ents saw their local MP the books at a presenta- Victoria University 2000- Labour had lost to Nation- as someone who might be tion ceremony where an 2002 and New Zealand’s al’s Bill Tolhurst in 1969. able to help them and not invited speaker promotes High Commissioner in Noel Scott originally from necessarily parliament the value of reading and the UK from 2002 to Wanganui was the princi- related. He recalls that the ability to read well. 2005. pal at Makoura College in “early in my term we set For many schools the As it is the 100th anni- Masterton and he helped up a Regional Develop- cost of the books is versary of the founding of ment Council as part of born by a sponsor and the New Zealand Labour work in Wanganui while a nationwide policy” and Wanganui East is grateful Party, RCP talked with he got to know the town. $# to their sponsors – Log him about why and how Initially it was at Buywell new businesses and port Loaders Ltd and the he got into politics and supermarket in Victoria development. Rotary Club of Wan- the experience of being Ave, then part time teach- Looking forward he ganui. Ian Harrex, the Wanganui’s MP. ing at Wanganui High says “in my book, two director of Log Loaders Russell Marshall was a School. key issues of our time Ltd helped to distribute Methodist Minister be- As a church minister, are social justice and the books to pupils of Room Teacher Drew Rennie alongside Ian Harrex, presenting books to students fore entering politics. His Russell says “I was ac- care of the environment. 11. Log Loaders is the father had been chairman customed to knocking There is certainly still a company that loads logs and past president Jim After the speech the showed plenty of enthu- of the Nelson Labour on parishioners’ doors role for Labour. I for one onto the rail wagons at Callaghan was the speak- %%[ siasm especially as the Representative Council and thoroughly enjoyed welcome the engagement Wanganui East. er promoting reading at Song: Read All About next part in the proceed- and Russell was active having a wider ‘congre- now being made with the The other sponsor is the the School Assembly It” with the chorus “I’m ings was the receiving of in the debate about the gation’ to visit. He adds Green Party.” Rotary Club of Wanganui before the presentations. P[ the books. Vietnam War and sport- that it was helped “by the ing contacts with South reality that this was, af- Africa. He was also be- ter all, basically Labour REVIEW: Calvino Trio Chamber Music Concert coming more aware of territory.”After winning poverty issues. He joined [ - Marion Davidson Schumann. instruments, then they ness and perhaps surfeit Trio No 2 lead the the Labour Party and soon Russell had to continue % The Beethoven Trio in excelled. of notes in typical “clas- audience to request an after was on the campaign to win against some high notes, the Calvino Trio C minor was uplifting, “The Ligatura of Balint sical” composition, the encore – Haydn’s C committee when Labour quality candidates. He informed the audience of the more so as the enjoy- Varga” by Gyorgy Kurtag Ligatura was refreshing, major trio which was won the Wairarapa elec- says “John Rowan, my their complete profes- ment and communication presented an intrigu- coming as it did between played with great verve torate in 1969. strongest opponent, stood sionalism. Comprising between the performers ing challenge with its the Beethoven and and a puckish playful- It was from his days in in 1975 and 1978. Appar- Sini Simonen (violin), was obvious and trans- mysterious and “spare” Schumann. It could be ness – something only Masterton that the Truth ently Muldoon said after Alexandre Foster (cello) lated to the listeners. No approach to notation. seasoned musicians paper gave him the title the 1975 election that and Jun Bouterey-Ishido particular instrument However, perseverance between the economi- could produce after of “the Red Rev” follow- John was the one candi- (piano), they gave a pre- predominated despite the % cal brush strokes of a what was already a gen- ing Russell “leading a date he had really hoped virtuoso ability of each with a sense of peace and Chinese painter and the erous programme. very small protest against would win, and I can un- rendering of works by of the players. If a trio is completion. As Kurtag abundance of infor- There are still several the Vietnam war.” Rob- derstand that. The came Beethoven, Kurtag and a conversation between once said, “One can concerts pending over ert Muldoon picked it up Bill Tolhurst’s wife Jenny, make music out of almost every inch of a western the winter season and and used it in Parliament. who was a good candi- nothing.” This causes the picture. with a consistent choice Perhaps ironically Russell date, followed in 1984 by listener to attend very The haunting mix of of excellent perform- went to Vietnam “early in Sue Westwood, the most carefully. For those of us pathos and warmth in ers, they should not be 1975 with an internation- friendly and enjoyable of Energy Direct to close accustomed to the full- the Schumann Piano missed. al church team.” all. Allan Anderson stood

The Labour Party Lead- and came third in 1987, an - 30 redundancies er Norman Kirk encour- unlucky time to stand.” aged Russell to stand for Russell admits to be- Trustpower Ltd, the owners of Whanganui based En- St Marcellin students donate the Wanganui seat which ing “pretty disillusioned ergy Direct NZ Limited since 2013, has announced En- ergy Direct will cease to operate as a separate brand and will close later this year. EDNZ’s customers will be to Women’s Refuge served under the Trustpower brand. Chris O’Hara, General Manager of Trustpower’s retail business says: “When we acquired Energy Direct NZ it was our in- tention that it continue to operate as a separate brand %$% /:%% [%%# of everyone involved over the last three years, intense energy market competition and price discounting has resulted in Energy Direct struggling to maintain market share.” Chris continues: “There are 26 retail electricity brands /:%%%% to enter the market. It is inevitable that smaller players will need to amalgamate with scale operations to sur- vive, and that is the case with EDNZ and Trustpower.” Energy Direct customers will be transitioned to Trust- power during the coming weeks and will be contacted individually about their switch. Trustpower has guar- anteed that energy prices for EDNZ customers will not increase for at least 12 months and there will be no in- Sharyn with the students and principal terruption to the supply of their energy services. The closure of the Whanganui operations will result in Students from years mandment to “love your coin collection and _ seven and eight at St neighbour as yourself.” from that they pur- Trustpower will continue to hold the annual Trust- Marcellin School de- It is part of the ethos chased toiletry items power Community Awards in Whanganui in partner- cided to raise funds for of the young ‘Vinnies’ to put into boxes. They ship with Council. These awards have recognised the Whanganui Women’s (Youth of the St Vincent also got a voucher from Refuge. They had been de Paul Society) to get Countdown and pre- in over 300 voluntary organisations in the Whanganui challenged by the teach- involved in the com- sented the boxes and a area over the last three years. Trustpower will also take ings of Christ when munity to help other basket of items to Shar- over the sponsorship of the Whanganui coastguard he asked “who is my people. yn, the Relationships from Energy Direct NZ. neighbour” and his com- They had a mufti day Manager of the Refuge. 12 - RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 ID Loader Ltd is a third generation family The Huijis family and the business involved with civil engineering furniture/renovator business The business was started in Wanganui by I D Loader (snr) in 1954 and was predomi- nantly based around bulldozer work for the local district. I D Loader Ltd was formed as a company in 1963 and, other than a few years working from a large back yard at home, has been based at 172 Ridgway Street (Cnr of The company owner- also the company direc- Allan along with Allan Hatrick and Ridgway) ship comprises of four tors. The late Ian (snr)’s Chapman (managing in Wanganui. shareholders who are sons – Ian (jnr) and director) are the second generation working within the company with Perry, Ian’s third Brent, Willy, Opa, Peter and Johnny son, working for himself in Wellington. The Willy Huijis bought but the family is a close They have got the hous- third generation of Ian Ginza Bargains over 30 one and while the three ing interior market well (jnr)’s sons, Hayden and years ago and sold it to his businesses are independ- covered with both second Matthew, and Allan’s brother Peter who in turn ent of each other, they hand and new furniture son Justin are carrying recently sold it to Willy’s work together. and all the items you need on the tradition. son, Brent. Peter has ‘Fur- For example Ginza does for home renovations While the company niture Zone’ on St Hill all the deliveries and trade- from second hand taps, carries out a range Street. On the Ginza site ins for the Furniture Zone. doors to kitchen items. of work, the main Brent’s uncle Johnny, the work types are drain- brother of Peter and Willy, age and roading. This runs the Renovator Cen- is highlighted most [ % R recently by carrying out grandfather or as they say four continuous years in Dutch, his ‘opa,’ (the of drainage work in father of Willie, Peter, Christchurch following Johnny and two other sons the devastating earth- Gary and Theo), comes in quakes in that region. every day to help out. Opa - supplied is now in his mid-80s. Joe Lett Ltd - It might sound confusing father and son B Bullock 2009 Ltd - Joe Lett Ltd years of experience used to be between them. the next generation father, mother Joe took over the and son but Wanganui retail continues Barbara is section of Colemans ƾ back in 1981 after retired now. having worked for Joe, whose real them since 1961. name is actually Perry joined him ‘Richard’ and from school and Perry have after working in bike shops in Australia and Joe and Perry England, has been part of the family business for around 20 years. The business has changed over the years with more emphasis now on mobility products rather than marine and motorbikes. Glen Bullock They stock new B. Bullock and Company Ltd was founded in 1928 and used mobility by Ben Bullock the grandfather of brothers Glen and scooters, wheel Ivan and their cousin Ben. Glen and Ivan’s father John, chairs, companion brother Nobby and cousin Richard ran the company chairs, walkers and until recently when they retired. Now it is very much in walking frames along the hands of the next generation, although Jason Reid with walking sticks, is the General Manager. reachers and a full range of spares and %%* personal aides, such operator and a drain layer while Ben as a machine as jar openers for operator. Glen trained as maintenance engineer. He %% says that his job is now 90% deskbound and 10% out arthritis. Importantly, ##%% they service what they All three of them went overseas for the experience sell. when younger but have returned. Glen says that he Athough Perry works always wanted to be part of the family business. It is for his father, Joe is too early to decide whether their children will want looking forward to to be involved in the future but the chances are that handing over the reins Bullocks will remain a family concern for a long time in the near future. yet. RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 - 13 14 - RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 - 15 Nurturing a Garden of Care - a brief history book of Alzheimers Whanganui ;$- Sears. experiencing dementia. ;R# # QR ;- % / %%M # : % % at an afternoon tea on National body turned ; ^ been able to support a [ƾ% a number of pictures in % become more appropri- ## % [%% - and in colour and &+ # ing from a converted ( %- # important events and - #P; ƾ ƾ " ¢;# It is available for society moved more to % $22 which will give article for Next maga- providing support and 2003. a small margin as a # % [# fundraiser. experience as a carer. ;+# Q/) M;# Age Concern social ;$- R#% Margaret and Maxine [# &++% P[%- connection advice % % #]~{~ M& # ]~~^# %% and Margaret Campion. [ ƾM Falls prevention and treatment efforts get a leg up from ACC

; %%P ; # +# %% investment of $30.5 mil- /:)%- `^ lion over four years to anie Clare. #(%%- %% { %%+ [ # cally better and more year.” initiatives aimed at pre- % able. [ _^ venting falls and result- and community-based # # " # ing injuries. #%- # categories: Social isolation can be a company/ someone to dis- person is being neglected Age Concern NZ is ex- grammes. An example of % - # - major problem for older %# % % minded people. # people and can lead to R R balance programmes loneliness and depression. “caring caller” service. ; [ - ; % % # - Here is Age Concern's # - - ) advice to encourage family and friends in your ploy a Neglect and Abuse - - %- strong community con- plans and activities. ( * & R nections: # - #%# life outcomes for older % #; - #%- of everyone to care for %% # agement of visual acuity # % R %% # %- % P - # older people can be par- & % % & #[ R)ƾ %% R + %- #& R %# /)R of falling: % %% % % # # %# #%- ; %% medicines % [ older people in your life. % #¢%# # & - most common form of in- in Aged Residential Care # - +% # # ( % "%%) # ;R #% concerns to. across primary and sec- Accredited Visiting Ser- ondary care (including vice may be a good place %% % - [ % - % % and fracture system. visit regularly to provide

16 - RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 ~ Street appeal next Friday ~

Alzheimers Whan- community based watch out for our collec- in collecting for us and to collect from their ganui supports people in programmes, we cater tors wearing blue bibs also the venue owners premises. our community that are in the CBD and suburbs allowing our collectors - supplied # individual person with around Whanganui. “It’s about seeing the dementia still living in We appreciate your % the community and their contribution and all the dementia”. family/whanau. money collected remains We provide informa- Alzheimers Whanganui in our area. We wish tion, education, advo- Annual Appeal in on to thank all those who cacy, support through Friday, July 22 – please kindly give their time

Wendy Patterson (new manager to start on July 25), Sharon and Maree New manager Alzheimers Whanganui is excited to Manager, two years as Manager of announce that Wendy Paterson has just Pooh Corner Childcare Centre and been appointed to the role of Manager more recently working for Hockey Alzheimers Whanganui and begins in Wanganui in an administrative role. this role on Monday, July 25. We welcome Wendy to this role Wendy comes to this role with past and ask that you pop in and meet experience in the health sector and vast her when you are passing Alzhei- experience and knowledge of manage- $]_`¢ ment and administration in the NGO not- Avenue (in the mall next to Barber- %[] town). with the Cancer Society, six of these as - supplied

RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 - 17 18 - RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 - 19 Dave Hill standing for a ‘business focussed’ Council

Dave Hill wants change. Other sug- He points out that “since gestions Dave full programme, tickets, venues and speakers. www. Alcoholics Anonymous 1996 we have been expe- is putting puangapictures.nz, email: [email protected], Phone 0800 229 6757. If you have a drinking problem riencing steady decline in forward include Facebook: PuangaPictures. maybe we can help. AA Wanganui area meeting list: just about every sector,” investigating Sunday, 61 Dublin Street, Legion of Frontiersman Quaker Meeting especially in population. # Hall, 10.30am; Monday, Friendship Hall, Morris Street, Every Sunday, 10am at Quaker Meeting House, 256 At the same time our debt relocating the Marton, 7.30pm; Tuesday, 12.30pm , 61 Dublin Street, Wicksteed Street. A warm invitation to join us for an hour # public library Legion of Frontiersmen Hall; Wednesday, St Luke’s of stillness and silence in the Quaker tradition followed increased. To counteract to Victoria Ave _&_% by morning tea and social get together. Enquiries phone these trends, he recom- and researching Thursday, 61 Dublin Street, Legion of Frontiersman Jean 343 7801. mends doing the follow- the possibility Hall, 7.30pm; Al Anon, Tuesday, Quakers, 256 Sing 25 - A Celebration of Song ing: of introduc- Wicksteed Street. 7.30pm, ph 0508 425 266. The Wanganui Community Choir celebrates their 25th #- ing curb side Arthritis New Zealand - Water Based anniversary with a concert at the Central Baptist Church, mitment to a new waste recycling. Exercises Cnr Dublin and Wicksteed Streets, on Saturday, August water scheme and to Dave is Thursdays, 5.15-6pm at the Splash Centre. Phone 13 at 2pm. This will be followed by an afternoon tea to upgrading the Sarjeant currently co- Shirley on 345 2951 for further information or to which everyone is invited. We are delighted to feature Gallery to investigate owner/operator register. Registrations are essential and a medical guest artists: Opera singer Shannon Atkin, M.Mus, Grad alternatives. of the Funky #]% Dip Mus, a past foundation member of the choir who now # Duck Café at normal pool entry fee. lives in Wellington; the talented Jeanli Boessenkool; The numbers from 12 to nine. Virginia Lake Bible Reading Ukulele Orchestra and the Youth Wanganui Community # and prior to At 7.30pm Tuesday, July 19 in a Putiki home. Phone Choir. Bookings are at the Royal Wanganui Opera House. contractor positions. that was a motel operator Dave Hill 342 7726 for the venue. All welcome. Supper and ;]^ #;%% in Whanganui. He has opportunity to chat. Sponsored by Christadelphians primary school students free. council expenditure on a had 37 years experience Kapiti News. in your area. To learn more about us, go to www. St John Booksale business like basis. in the media industry in He started and chaired thisisyourbible.com or phone 342 7726. 25 Tawa Street. Thursday, July 21, 6-9pm; Friday, July #- both New Zealand and the organisation ‘Desti- Clairvoyance Demonstration 22, 10am-6pm; Saturday, July 23, 10am-4pm. Choose cil’s attitude of “yes Australia, having been nation Whanganui,’ and Robynne Cottle from New Plymouth will give a demon- from a wide selection of books, magazines, paperbacks BUT…followed by bu- General Manager of was a board member of stration at the Spiritual and Awareness Centre’s weekly at reasonable prices. Historic military and war selection. reaucratic delays” to one local River City Radio ‘Visit Whanganui’ as meeting, 7pm, this Sunday, in St Johns Hall, 25 Tawa Jigsaw puzzles. Enquiries 345 0878. of “How can we help.” Network and MediaWorks well as being Promo- Street, Gonville. Inspirational address and healing, eve- Theosophy in Wanganui #) and General Manager of tions Manager of City ryone welcome. For more information phone 345 6308. Our focus is on education in the areas of spiritual self development at the Coun- Horowhenua Chronicle, Promotions, Launceston, Come and Join Us In Song development, philosophy, religion, education, science cil and to investigate the Manawatu Guardian and Tasmania. Come and join the Wanganui Male Choir and practise and the arts. We have a small library, run meditation disbanding of Whanganui with us every Tuesday evening. We are arranging a tour groups and courses and provide a regular public forum and Partners and the sub to the “Tasmanian Festival of Voices” in July 2017 and for discussion on various topics. Phone Vicky 343 3202. boards of Visit, Education welcome new members who may wish to join the tour. Wanganui Potters Public Raku Firing and Business Whanganui. Contact Tony Ross, ph 342 9889 evenings. Back of the Art Centre, 19 Taupo Quay. Saturday, July He believes that these RCP crossword Coming Up At The Grand Hotel 16, 9am-1pm. Great school holiday fun. boards have been failures The Grand Quiz Night, every Wednesday, registration Widow’s Christian Fellowship “judging by the key areas from 7pm, quiz starts at 7.30pm, bar tabs to be won. The For friendship, fun and support. Non-denominational, of responsibility which Grand Pool Competition, every Thursday, registration all welcome. Enquiries to Kay, 027 694 7952 or email are visitor growth, educa- from 8pm, starts 8.30pm, cash prizes and bar tabs to [email protected]. Linking hearts for a fresh start. tion and business.” be won. Councillor Craig at the Market Whanganui District Councillor and Mayoral Candidate Artists Open Studios event Helen Craig, is at this Saturday’s market and welcomes questions on any issue including the Heritage Awards, Art in Windows, Sarjeant Gallery or Wastewater coordinator appointed Treatment Plant or anything that concerns you. Phone 021 103 0737. Diabetes Wanganui Social Meeting Sunday, July 17, 2pm, St James Church, Wanganui East. Speaker: Heidi Armstrong, Hearing Specialist, Simply Hearing. If transport is required please ring 344 5876. Family Social and Old Times Dance Will be held by the Caledonian Society in St Andrew’s Hall, Bell Street, on Saturday, July 16, at 7.30pm. Good %%^_ ]; Grey Power Reminder - Last day for overdue subscriptions is July 15. HU - A Love Song to God %%# %%¢¢# then experience singing HU, a name that has been used for God for many centuries. Share the help you may have experienced using a similar spiritual technique, or questions you may have about this. Eckankar Worship Service, 2pm this Sunday, Community House, 60 Sarah, Ivan and Kathy Ridgway Street. For more information phone Graeme Sarah Williams from The comparatively early tant event for the city and on 344 7057. All welcome. Space Gallery on Taupo appointment of Sarah as it is important we lever- Inequality in NZ Quay has been appointed events co-ordinator will age council investment A series of three Thursday evenings addressing this the ‘event co-ordinator give her a lot more time [# serious problem. 7.30pm, July 14, Max Rasbrooke, for the 2017 Artists Open % transparent accountability author and researcher, explains the facts and the Studios event. Sarah, who the administration and and reporting.” evidence. Davis Theatre, koha entry, supper provided. organised the event in to promote the event. Kathy says “I am ex- Contact Philip, 027 214 3807. Organised by Whanganui 2015, will be contracted As Kathy Cunningham, cited about our memo- Green Party. to Whanganui Events Chief Executive of WET, randum of understanding Lukes Locker - Castlecliff Trust (WET), who will says “you cannot under- with the Artists Open Lukes Locker is open at St Lukes Church, corner of be running Artists Open estimate the importance Studios Trust and it is im- Manuka/Cornfoot Streets. Tuesday-Friday, 10am - 3pm, Studios. of getting everything in portant we understand the %_^_$%% “This is a new, progres- place as early as possi- ideas of the artists.” She All the wonderful second hand bargains and clothing sive development for the ble”. She adds that there is convinced that this will for the family. Sorry no eftpos available. Artists Open Studios,” # be the best event ever. All MIST says Ivan Vostinar, artist changes for 2016 – but parties are excited about Mental Illness Survivors Team, 315 Wicksteed Street, and chair of the Artist it is a case of watch this the arrangement. open 9.30am - 3.30pm, Monday to Friday. Closed statu- Open Studios Trust. “The space. Sarah has considerable tory holidays. A place to share activities and socialise. event has grown beyond “Council is behind the experience in art admin- $%%% the capabilities of the event 100%,” Kathy istration running art and Puanga Pictures Film Festival Trust and volunteers. advises and it is her and related events and in the Whanganui, July 15-17, 2016. A celebration of lo- By having it contracted WET’s role to negotiate management of artists. cal, Maori and NZ cinema. Opening Friday, July 15 out to WET the event funds from the Council Having been appointed - Great Maiden’s Blush; Saturday, July 16 - Local and # and Whanganui and Part- this early, she is looking Maori shorts; Sunday, July 17 - Filmmaker sessions; range of event manage- ners to be used to market forward to having the Closing - Orphans and Kingdoms. See website for ment expertise.” the event. “It is an impor- time Answers on page 25 20 - RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 Castlecliff Beach planting Nearly all students at Churton have breakfast at home A food survey carried out in June by Churton School showed that almost 100% of students were having a great success breakfast before school. A couple of students didn’t but that was because one had slept in and another wasn’t hungry. Students were eating a variety of foods for breakfast, especially toast or cereals, Porridge was eaten in at least one household from each class. Other foods in- ƾ % " % apple, biscuits, lollies, bacon, fruit, pizza, hot cross #- pets, smoothie, yoghurts etc. The good news continued for lunches with all students having lunch and morning tea. The foods were predominately fruit, sandwiches, muesli bars, yoghurt Porridge for breakfast and there was at least one treat such as chippies or Tim Tams in all lunches. The leadership of the school is recommending that the school continues to keep food on hand for those stu- Golf results dents who forget lunch or do not have breakfast. This ~[¤& food comes from the Kidscan organization. They all $M(_~;¢ recommend that the school continue with the Fonterra &M¢_~&# Milk programme to provide milk at lunchtimes. $ƿM Sunday was gorgeous with views of Mount Taranaki/Egmont. Twenty seven people, including three families with young children, from all over Whanganui, met to plant shrubs and trees [% %+## provided by the district council and hebes given by Parnell Nurseries. The planting took place from 10am to 12 noon and afterwards everyone met at the Duncan Pa- vilion for lunch. Organiser Graham Pearson of Coast Care, said that they have been doing the %% [+%# August 21. City College and Whanganui High School plantings with each group putting in about a 100 plants. A small group from IDEA's Turoa Farm have been regular helpers as well, putting in about 30 plants every second Wednesday. They have planted about 150 plants this season, so far. Recently Coast Care presented them with #_ Coast Care.

RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 - 21 In brief Wanganui Branch of UN Asssociation’s Mid-Winter Brunch The Wanganui Branch of the United Na- tions Association of New Zealand, (Te Ropu Whakakotahi Whenua o Aotearoa) is having its mid-winter pot-luck brunch on Sunday, July 17 at 12 noon at 4 Allison Street. The Whanganui Hospital Chaplain, Reverend Amail Habib will be speaking on ‘How can we create a culture of peace together’. *** Roller Derby game this Sunday The West Coast Bombers will play the Richter City Convicts from Wellington this Sunday, July 16 at 3pm at the Jubilee Stadium. $5 for adults and gold coin for children. Sports Talk with Jim McLees What a weekend for New Zealand’s Super 18 rugby teams. Points for 237; against 71. And 203 of those points were scored against Australian teams. It was almost embar- rassing watching the Crusaders run in 85 points against the Re- bels, the resurgent Blues, bottom team in New Zealand, made a non- Jim McLees sense of the Brumbies position as joint top of coached and adventur- the Australian confer- ous side but the others ence with a 40-15 drub- are a stodgy lot and it bing and the Reds were doesn’t help that most decidedly second rate as of their top players ply the Chiefs romped to a their trade in Europe. 50-5 victory. Throughout the Super Only the Waratahs of 18 competition, which the Aussie sides put up seems to have gone on any sort of resistance forever, the real excite- before the Hurricanes ment has been with the got home 28-17, while in local derbies, and we’ve the Argentine the High- got a couple of mouth- landers were too slick waterers this weekend, for the disappointing the Highlanders v the Jaguares and made it to Chiefs at Dunedin while %_{ the Crusaders host the win, bringing us to that Hurricanes. When the remarkable 237 points smoke clears from these total for the weekend. we’ll have some idea of We’re now at the sharp where we’re at with the end of this rambling, %M%% obtuse Super 18 compe- *** tition and I am not go- Kiwi Danny Lee goes ing to hazard a guess as into this weekend pre- to what happens now. mier golf tournament, Maybe access to a super the Open Champion- computer or someone % with a brain like Stephen % Hawking would help but last weekend’s Scottish Blind Freddie can see Open, where he got a that the Kiwi teams, and taste of what he’s likely that includes the Blues to get at Royal Troon M top gear against the hap- more wind and rain. less Rebels, are far and Golfers go starry-eyed away the best in the over the Masters, but competition. in my book the Open Aussie footy is a sham- is the toughest exami- bles. A three-nil test nation a golfer will get loss to England was bad on a wind-swept links enough but there has to course where the undu- be real concern at the lating greens are part poor performance of of the fairways, except their not-so-Super teams the grass is shorter and and it’s got even worse there’s a pin sticking for the Perth-based up to tell you where the Force whose captain Pek hole is. Cowan and vice-captain Interesting sidebar: Dane Haylett-Petty have Troon members meet #% this week to decide # whether to admit wom- for peeing in his hotel en to the 138-year-old hallway, no less. private club. If they And it’s not much don’t they’ll never host better in South Africa. another Open Champi- The Lions look the best onship. 22 - RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 Hadleigh Reid, dental practice Local and Maori short ﬁlms showing owner, standing for Council Hadleigh Reid “wants $ for Puanga Film Festival %- %%$ ence in how the Council % &% $P and we can achieve much R ( ( Council. He believes $%% ] % ]`[#$ P% & M& ;`_%$& # $& %%P % )& is “I will be positive, §%[ # M/:- thinking. I believe I have P %%% %% ) The Great Maiden’s Blush #- P %§[ ute well to the ongoing "- )$¨[ # - ing the old Cosmopolitan #"& P ;# #% %[$$ [#$ %P ¢P /R# Tits on a Bull. ©ª;[] Hadleigh moved to # Hadleigh Reid $] ;{]^%#%#- %## $ #¢- options. Communicating %% %%« % Q R [ % times with the missed via social media will not +- % %% only be a good election %& %%P %#P#% # #+ Having capable manag- P as he will be out of the % #- # # $ % %P of weeks, involved in (% &% If elected, Hadleigh ####" $;&& - # % - % # ) # %#%%# and Vanuatu, helping the of the city. “I am used to # % Sadly passed away recently... % %% %- Monica Mary JONES, # # # #"P * aged 81, died July 4, 2016 %_%{]^% %% and honesty and will Frank Simon (Simon/Fossil) PEARCE, ( ( ]^ % ][%Q[& aged 77, died July 6, 2016 %P #+% P R## Beryl KING, P#& %)# aged 76, died July 7, 2016 )#%%# George Wyper MASON, #RP# [ aged 86, died July 7, 2016 &%Q Charles Henry PEACOCK, /$R aged 92, died July 7, 2016 &#P Joan SYMAN, [ % ¤ [ & [ aged 77, died July 7, 2016 # Kenneth CORIN, aged 86, died July 9, 2016 Lenna Lillian (Merle) MALLINDER, died July 9, 2016 Te Ao Turoa RANGINUI, aged 85, died July 9, 2016 Benny Ngamanakitanga LARKIN, aged 45, died July 9, 2016 Mark Lindsay HORROCKS, aged 59, died July 10, 2016 James Paneta (Jimmy) EDWARDS, aged 62, died July 11, 2016 Iolie MURPHY, aged 49, died July 11, 2016 Edna Elizabeth BENTON, aged 90, died July 13, 2016

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