NOVEMBER 2020 ◗ New faces on High Street ◗ Crafty gifts warmly received ◗ New water restrictions ◗ What’s On in Carterton image: Max Baylis Cover Guest Editor Deadline December issue: 5pm Wednesday 25 November A gem of a town Story word-limit: strictly 300, letters 200 My family and I visited Carterton on a weekend holiday one time Delivered by: in 2019. Eager to unplug, we stayed at a cottage in the Mangaterere Thursday 10 December Valley. It didn’t take long for us to fall in love with Carterton, and by the time we’d hit High St, on our way back to Wellington, we’d all agreed Contact us that the small town had a certain je ne sais quoi. Editorial: [email protected] We moved to Carterton in December that same year, and it has Deliveries: [email protected] 027 406 2694 Advertisements: [email protected] 027 625 7765 been the best decision of our lives to date. We’re online at www.cartertonnz.com/crier My husband is an accountant and I am an author, and with both kindly hosted by CDBI (Carterton District Business Initiative). of us working from home, we were able to visit the different shops, Find us on Facebook: The Carterton Crier try out the nice cafés, and make new friends. That was until Covid hit. Suddenly, all contact with the community ceased. Left to my own devices, I decided to take up knitting. Stitch by stitch and row by row, I taught myself how to handle the needles Disclaimer Hey, we’re all volunteers working to put out a free community newspaper my friend Pat had lent me, and eventually I created some pieces of for Carterton and district. If we have made a mistake, just let us know which I was proud to say I’d made myself. It’s important to know that at [email protected] and we will endeavour to make amends. Thanks. Pat and I only knew each other through Facebook, after having been “introduced” by a mutual friend. After the lockdown, Pat invited me to join the local craft group. And as I sat amongst these lovely women of craft, I listened as they shared stories of days gone by, missing friends and family. We’d also talked about politics, culture, and good health. Support our advertisers Carterton is a gem of a town. We’ve made some amazing friends Completely Steaming page 3 and we have wonderful neighbours. Our schools are great and we Tim & Karen Gardener Ray White Real Estate page 5 have the best teachers. I’ve learned heaps gardening and I even saved Hangry Dog page 7 a chicken from my curious dog. But more than that, I think Carterton is special. As a person, Carterton has saved me, and every morning I South Wairarapa Workingmens Club page 9 wake up grateful to be here. Formed by Hand Concrete Pottery page 9 I believe it’s important for us to see the strengths that we have as a Digital Seniors page 10 community. So, in this issue of the Crier, I have put the focus on some of the gems in our community. Carterton Littlies and Preschool page 11 Pia Buck Page 42 Café & Gelato page 12 Take Note Carterton page 13 Safe Hands Plumbing page 14 Advertising rates for The Carterton Crier Stonehenge Aotearoa page 14 Contact Christine Miller, [email protected], 027 625 7765 (paid advertising only). Jo Kelly & Co Realty pages 16-17 Specs: Roseneath Lifecare & Village page 20 1/8 page = 95mm wide x 65mm deep Wairarapa Electrical & Appliances page 20 1/4 page = 95mm wide x 135mm deep 1/2 page = 195mm wide x 135mm deep LJ Hooker Carterton page 21 Full page = 195mm wide x 280mm deep Rick Spooner Building Contractor page 23 Banner = 195mm wide x 75mm deep Oven Cleaning Services Wairarapa Ltd page 25 Pricing, black and white: Pricing, colour: 1/8 page = $46 + gst 1/8 page = $75 + gst Just Us Kinds preschool page 25 1/4 page = $80 + gst 1/4 page = $140 + gst Richmond Funeral Home page 26 1/2 page = $140 + gst 1/2 page = $230 + gst Full page = $230 + gst Full page = $400 + gst R P Construction page 26 Banner = $100 + gst Banner = $160 + gst Quality Engineering Services Ltd page 31 Deadline: last day of the month (No Crier in January) Lifestyle Residential Property Management page 32 Circulation rural and urban Carterton: 4,015 Madame Plum Boutique Back cover Cover photo: The Messenger by Max Baylis, watercolour, No.23 Gallery, Holloway St. Photo by Toni Bingley, aka Toni from TLC Services. Max is a retired advertising illustrator and he painted the mural on the TLC Services wall. Carterton golf club Carrington club Twilight golf and a Bowled over with delight This past month has shown even more progress with renovations hole-in-one and refurbishing at our club, and everyone who visits and sees the Last month at twilight golf shouts were heard coming from the wonderful work carried out is very impressed by it all. 15th hole. It wasn’t because someone had been struck by an errant The hard work and donations by many members and supporters golf ball. Rather, shouts of joy erupted as our twilight golf co- have been much appreciated by all of us. ordinator, Tina Bailey, hit a hole in one! The newly painted fencing too is looking fantastic, decorated with If you would like to come along and join us for twilight golf, we tee all the business supporters’ advertising signage around the perimeter off every Wednesday night during daylight saving between 4:30pm of the bowling green. We are “bowled over” by the wonderful support and 5:15pm. We play 11 holes followed by food and a prize table in of local businesses in our area. We certainly live in a great community, the clubhouse. Just turn up and get ready to have a great time with so thank you everyone! other golfers – unfortunately, we can’t guarantee a hole in one. While all this refurbishing is being carried out, bowlers remain very Wendy Wills busy with their various bowling activities. Wairarapa Bowling Centre has just held a very successful North versus South competition, followed by a 3/5 interclub competition over Labour Weekend and the Jillayne McGregor Gala on Thursday 29 October. November has a full bowling programme as well. Not forgetting croquet – the first interclub with Masterton was held on 5 October at Masterton. It was an enjoyable, friendly day with great competition. Carrington hosted Masterton for a return interclub day. Stella Smith Under the stars Something weird in the sky I was at a local school’s stargazing event when a woman came up to me and said those dreaded words: “I saw something weird in the sky last night, what was it?” My first thought was Venus. Most of the time when people see something odd in the sky, it’s Venus. Probing further, she described the objects as high in the sky, near Tina Bailey scored a hole-in-one. Photo supplied the Milky Way, and looked like two commas in the sky. “Ah ha!” I thought – the two satellite galaxies, the Magellanic Clouds. The Magellanic Clouds are two fuzzy, cloud-like objects close to Ulysses motorcycle club the Southern Cross/Te Punga. They occur near the Southern Celestial Pole, so they are seen all year round. They never set if you’re looking Bikers in Blue for up in Aotearoa. Keep looking up, you never know what you might discover. prostate fundraiser Becky Bateman, Astronomer, Under the Stars The Wairarapa branch of the Ulysses Motorcycle Club is teaming up with the Prostate Cancer Foundation to run the Bikers in Blue charity run in the Wairarapa. This is held in different parts of the country on the same day to raise funds to support the Prostate Cancer Foundation. The event is sponsored by Indian Motorcycles. Bikers of all ages and codes are welcome to show Wairarapa’s support for this important fundraiser for men’s health. Feel free to decorate your bike or yourself in blue. Registration is at Farriers carpark 9.30am–10.30am, Sunday 22 November. Your $20 includes registration and rocker. Badges will be available for $10. Enjoy a two-hour ride through Wairarapa countryside, BBQ, and raffles at finish point back at Farriers car park. The ride will be led by Ken Marshall. A support vehicle with trailer will be behind Tail End Charlie in case of any breakdowns, as will a First Responder First Aider. Contact Karen Wilson 021 779 776 or Audrey Richards 027 655 7599. For ride information, contact Ken Marshall 027 391 3108. New Faces on High Street Sarah’s partner is Hungarian and she has quite an international feel behind the counter. Her barista Jo Stanbury has brought her Downtown on the up renowned skills into town, Vincenzo Dipasquale from Sicily serves Carterton appears to be shaking off the effects of Covid, with new customers and Inna Savina from Russia runs the kitchen. life springing up in buildings left vacant during lockdown. “I have also welcomed close friend Kirsten Berry to the team as my When the “For lease” and “For sale” signs went up along the central business partner and savoury chef.” strip, there was a common feeling that our town was at the top of a Sarah has lived in Carterton for 12 years and has two daughters at slippery slope. South End Montessori and a son at Kuranui College. But one person’s departure has turned out to be another’s great opportunity, with keen business owners taking the opportunity to launch new offerings or expand their current footprint.