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School recycling chance■ Kate Bleasdale

Schools may yet receiverecycling support from Well-ington City Council, with atrial announced recently bythe mayor.

Wellington mayor CeliaWade-Brown says she wantsto build on the enthusiasm forschools joining the Enviro-schools programme and wantsto see how council can workwith the schools on recyclingand waste reduction.

A trial will be held thisterm at 15 schools and earlychildhood education centresaround the city to determinehow much is recycled weekly.The findings will be shared

with participating schools.Recycling will be collected

from the schools in bags.This trial is a reaction to a

number of schools aroundWellington finding them-selves without a recycling ser-vice when the counci lchanged its collection tacticslast month.

Schools from around thecity contacted the Cook StraitNews and sister paper theIndependent Herald to saytheir recycling had stoppedand they had to look for inde-pendent contractors to taketheir paper, plastics and glass.

Churches and some com-munity centres were also leftout of the new recycling col-

lection programme.The children of Strathmore

School had sent letters to MsWade-Brown to express theirconcerns.

Eseta Valu, for example,wrote: ‘‘You are a greenie,aren’t you? I thought you weresupposed to keep our environ-ment healthy and clean.’’

Principal Pele Tui said atthe time that the school didn’twant to pay an extra cost andwould consider other options.

Following the trial’s com-pletion, Ms Wade-Brown saysshe hopes other schools willbe included in the recyclingcollection, ‘‘if they have acommitment to wastereduction’’.

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Group exhibitionWinter Group Show until June 29 atVincents Gallery, Level 4, 84Willis St.Opening at 5.30pm onWednesday,June 15.

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Public meetingPublic meeting atWellington Library(mezzaninemeeting room) on July 6,6-7.30pm. The Trans PacificPartnership Agreement (TPPA) must beopenly released so its provisions can beopenly debated. Speakers: Jane Kelsey—Univ of Auckland, convenor of the‘‘Release the Text’’ campaign. Author ofNoOrdinary Deal—Unmasking theTrans-Pacific Partnership Free TradeAgreement. Des O’Day—Univ. ofOtagoWellingtonMedical School.Thomas Beagle— Tech Liberty.Student of intellectual property issues.

Maori language weekTeWiki O Te ReoMaori. Whanau CraftMorning at Island Bay CommunityCentre on July 7, 11am-12pm. Afterstorytime at Island Bay Library, familiesand whanau are invited to come to theCommunity Centre to do someweaving.Free entry. Te Awa-a-Taia Kanikani—Roller Disco at Kilbirnie RecreationCentre on July 8, 6.30pm-9pm. Limitednumbers of skates / blades for hire.Gold coin donation.

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SUBJECT OF COMPLAINTS: David Lord, director of Living Longer NZ Ltd,comes up the drive of his home to talk to reporters.

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A controversial door-to-door salescompany has surfaced in theWellington region.

David Lord, 29, owner of Liv-ing Longer NZ Ltd and Clean AirSystems Ltd, has been the subjectof numerous complaints overseveral years for high-pressuredoor-to-door selling of Envirotectvacuum cleaners by his repre-sentatives.

Last week Living Longer salesrepresentative PeniaminaFaletolu spent more than threehours at the home of 72-year-oldPorirua woman Shirley Najbert,pitching the sale of a vacuumcleaner at a price of over $4000.

Despite telling him she couldnot afford the money, heconvinced her to drive him to herbank and withdraw $3030 in cash,which she gave to him.

He had secured an appoint-ment at her home by telling hershe had won a free gift, whichturned out to be two plasticbowls.

Because she paid in cash, theseven days ‘cooling off’ period inthe Door to Door Sales Act doesnot apply.

After she called Lord to ask forher money back, he subsequentlyreimbursed her $550 but refused

to return the full amount.She says she feels ‘‘humiliated

and stupid’’.‘‘Now when I look back, I look

like an idiot. They really suck youin. If I had been thinkingstraight...I should have known.’’

Lord, who currently lives inArakura, Wainuiomata, has an

office in Lower Hutt, and isopening a branch in Porirua.

He would not explain to CookStrait News why he gave back$550, saying ‘‘we made anarrangement and I have hon-oured that arrangement.’’

He said he did not condonepressurising clients.

In March Lord was warned bythe Commerce Commission forhis telemarketers’ andsalespeoples’ alleged tactics,which included telling customersthey were breathing toxins intheir homes and were more likelyto get cancer if they stayed athome all day. Last year Lordcame to Wellington for ‘‘personalreasons’’, following controversyover his company’s high pressuresales techniques in Napier,reported The Hawkes Bay Today.

In that same year a 71-year-oldLower Hutt woman bought avacuum cleaner from LivingLonger for over $3000 after asalesperson spent hours in herhome.

But some have hit back; in2008 a Napier widow successfullyretrieved $3350 from Lord aftertaking him to the Disputes Tri-bunal.

Last year, ConsumersInstitute’s Sue Chetwin toldTVNZ Lord was no stranger toher organisation. ‘‘[Lord] oper-ates for a little while until he getscaught and then moves on some-where else," she said.

— Abridged from original story by DaniMcDonald

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Got time? You can bank on it

TIME WITHOUT MONEY: Anna Porter, Anneleise Hall and Naomi Afoa are working on introducing time banking in thesouthern surbubs. Once registered, members of the community can offer and receive help in areas of their choice.

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Trading an hour of driving foran hour of stitching will soon bep o s s i b l e i n t h e s o u t h e r nsuburbs, where a time bank isbeing set up.

It will allow locals in New-t o w n , I s l a n d B a y a n dBerhampore to exchange alltypes of skills and services with-out money being involved.

Supported by the NewtownC o m m u n i t y C e n t r e , i t i sexpected to be operational inspring this year.

A steering group was formedafter a workshop about timebanking held a few weeks agogenerated interest among somecommunity members.

‘‘As the community centre,we don’t want to try and forcesomething in the community. Itneeded to be something that thecommunity members wereinterested in and wanted to seehappen,’’ says Newtown Com-munity Centre co-ordinatorAnna Porter.

The centre is funding theinitial set-up, and the steeringgroup will be working on a grantapplication with WellingtonCity Council.

‘‘We want to have a co-ordinator and would like him orher to be paid for the work,’’says Anna.

Finding funding for timebanking is difficult because ofits nature: it is not going to befinancially sustainable becauseit doesn’t generate money.

‘‘But it creates sustainable,resilient, strong communities.’’

Anneleise Hall, who was partof the steering group thatstarted a time bank in Lyttleton,is currently helping out by pro-moting the concept of time bank-ing to community groups andbusinesses, and starting thedatabase.

She describes time bankingas a way of trading skills in acommunity without using NewZealand dollars.

‘‘People can offer any service.The more interesting the better.In a way, it’s an opportunity forpeople to think outside thesquare and maybe do things thatthey don’t get a chance to do.’’

For example, it’s a way torejuvenate activities such ascrochet, with elderly peoplesharing their skills and know-ledge with younger ones.

With time banking, theelderly can stay in their homewhen they need something done.

‘‘Time banking also buildsrelationships. It bridges allages, cultures, socio-economicstatus, genders. In a way, it’s astep up in volunteering. It’s ahuge justice equaliser.’’

One of the reasons why timebanking exists is because thestate’s health system, educationsystem, and mental healthservices are struggling to meetthe needs of the people they’retrying to help, says Anneleise.

Time banking also breaksbarriers. ‘‘Often in our society,people who feel they need helpare perceived as weak or vulner-able, so people are often scaredto ask for help,’’ she says.

The concept originated in theUS more than 20 years ago, andis developing in other countries

such as the UK.There are currently two

other time banks in the Welling-ton region, in Otaki and Taita.

Newtown solo mum NaomiAfoa says she joined the south-ern suburbs steering groupbecause everything broke downin her house last year and shehad the pressure of financiallimitation. ‘‘I was one of thesewomen who was too embarassedto ask for help. I wasn’t con-nected to the community, oreven didn’t ask my family forhelp.’’

She says she met peoplewhose skills were not used whenworking at the drop-in centre atthe City Mission, and thoughthow these skills could be used.

When she saw the ad for the

time banking workshop, shethought it would be a good wayfor her to help.

The Lyttleton time bank wasthe first one to be started in thecountry in 2004.

It has gone from strength tostrength, and now has 400 regis-tered members, says Anneleise.After the February Canterburyearthquake, it helped co-ordinate teams of volunteers.

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sharking’’. Loan sharking occurswhen a predator ensures that theyhelp you only because that wouldplace you in their debt. They prey onyour sense of obligation to repaysomething that has been done foryou.‘‘The least that you can do is

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COOL CUSTOMER: Miramar resident Nathan Meyer received a gold award forhis mango sorbet at the 2011 New Zealand Ice Cream awards. His Newtown-based company, Carrello del Gelato, supplies retail packs to supermarketsand other retail outlets. Photo: Agnes Ginestet / CCN080611AGgelato

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A local gelato maker has scoopeda gold award at the 2011 NewZealand Ice Cream Awards cere-mony in Queenstown with hisspecial mango sorbet.

Nathan Meyer, who hadentered the competition for thefirst time this year, only startedselling gelato and sorbet tosupermarkets and other retailoutlets last year from his smallNewtown factory.

He says the mango sorbet is theresult of ‘‘lots of trial and error’’.

‘‘And just trying to create thebest [gelato] possible that we can,with as many natural ingredientsas we can.’’

With a background in therestaurant industry, he made thedecision to get into the gelatobusiness while travelling in Italyin 2003.

‘‘It was just seeing it over thereand investigating while I wasaway and I decided to do it when Icame back.’’

He created Carrello del Gelatoin 2004, selling gelato from hisred-and-white cart at local eventsand fairs.

‘‘Then we started doing theretail packs of gelato at the end of

last year, providing supermarketsand specialty food stores aroundthe country,’’ says Mr Meyer.

The company also suppliesrestaurants and developed arange of about 50 different

flavours of gelato and sorbets.The one-litre packs and

single-serve range are availablein shops and feature lemon,mango, wildberry, vanilla andchocolate flavours.

Mr Meyer is looking atintroducing some morespecialty flavours to the market.

He says he tries to use asmany local ingredients as pos-sible, and imports some of thebase ingredients from Italy.

The Ice Cream gold awardmade some of his existingclients order more of the mangosorbet.

‘‘It gives us confidence we aremaking a quality product andhopefully it will open new doorswith some other stores.’’

For those who wonder whatthe difference between icecream and gelato is, Mr Meyersays ice cream has to have acertain fat content to be calledice cream.

‘‘Gelato is a lot lower in fat,and the sorbets are 99 per centfat free so it is healthier than icecream.’’

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CLOSESHAVE:PrincipalKevin Cartershaving Year13 student andprefect MattEmery’s head.

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GOOD CAUSE: Year 13 student JamieAndrewes with half of his hair left.

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Seventeen Rongotai Collegestudents and members of staffhad their heads shaved at aspecial FunRazor organised inthe school hall in support of NickMcKee, a student who wasrecently diagnosed with cancerand is undergoing chemo-therapy. His friends Nick

McKinlay, Kilbirnie, and RyanSmith, Kingston, launched afundraising campaign with agoal to raise $10,000 for the ChildCancer Foundation. Last week, atotal of $8,432 had been donated.

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Cool heads on Life Flight air ambulance■ Dave Greenberg■ Life Flight crewman

The Auckland Life Flight air ambulancehad a major drama of its own on thenight of Saturday, June 11, when anengine fire warning light soundedduring an approach toWellingtonairport.Greenberg says 25 minutes from

landing the crew adopted properprocedure and shut down the engine,then declared an emergency.‘‘They were coming in on one

engine, but pilots are trained for one-engined emergencies,’’ he says.‘‘They were calm and collected

throughout the whole thing.’’The plane landed without incident,

and the fire turned out to be a falsealarm.In fact the crew, who were collecting

a sick child from Hutt Hospital totransport to Auckland, simply carriedon, taking theWellington plane back toAuckland.Greenberg jokes that one-engine

landings are often better because ‘‘they

concentrate harder’’.TheWellington Rescue Helicopter

got involved in a job for theWairarapapolice on June 9 to help with the arrestof an unruly and intoxicated tramper atPowell Hutt in the Tararuas.A school tramping group had raised

the alarm when the man, who arrived atthe Hutt with his girlfriend, begandrinking and behaving irrationally.‘‘It would have been a five-hour walk

in,’’ says Greenberg.Instead the helicopter collected

armed police and a police dog at the

bottom of Mt Holdsworth, and landedthem close to the hut.‘‘We flew out the offender and his

girlfriend.‘‘Not something we do normally, but

it’s keeping the police and public safe.‘‘There’s never a boring week in

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La Dolce Vita

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Torta Caprese or Capri Cake is awonderfully fragrant and deliciouslymoist cake made with chocolate andalmonds and without the slightest hintof flour.There are various stories about how

the cake was invented. Two commonthreads of all the stories are that it wasinvented on the Isle of Capri, and thecake was an accident. Those accidentsbeing when a womanmaking the cakefor American gangsters forgot to addflour and when a baker added almondsinstead of flour. Whatever mistake wasmade to create it, we should all be gladit happened, especially if you arewheat intolerant and crave a luxuriousgluten-free chocolate cake recipe for aspecial occasion.The Isle of Capri is a beautiful

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Farewellto Fraser

Times change, and CityLife is changingwith them. So it is that our editor hasdecided to call time onmy fortnightlycontributions, as part of a generalmakeover of the opinion pages.I’ve been writing this piece for about

three years now. I’ve never tried to geteveryone agreeing with me— I’d have tochoose pretty bland topics for that tohappen anyway—but rather to getpeople thinking about things from anangle that they haven’t consideredbefore. I would rather that peopledisagree thoughtfully than agree withoutthinking.On the odd occasions that I have

reported the news rather than expressingmy opinion on it I have tried to maintainmy neutrality. This hasn’t always beeneasy— for example, refraining fromexpressingmy delight when the decent,honest, upstanding St Pat’s Townstudents managed, as expected, to wintheMcEvedy Shield, or from expressingmy disappointment when they didn’t—but I’ve tried.Thanks to editor Andrew and his

predecessor Bernie for the chance towrite. Only two pieces have been rejected— one because of a lack of localrelevance, the other because it was toocontroversial (don’t they know thatControversy is mymiddle name?)— andI had to put up a spirited fight to get oneother published. Now that this gig is overI’ll have to get back to updatingmywebsite (link below)more often. I hope tosee you there.

■ Fraser Rew’s website iswww.eternalsunspots.co.nz

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HistorichatpinsHatpins were designed to secure awoman’s hat to her head by pinningit to her hair. Practical and beautiful,they have been worn since the middleages, but were especially common inlate Victorian times when largeornate hats were fashionable. If youwere wealthy you were likely to havean extensive wardrobe of elaboratehats, and a holder for your range ofhatpins. This particular object isfrom the Museums Wellington collec-tion on display at the Colonial Cot-tage Museum.

By the mid 1800s, women weregiving up the bonnet ribbons used tokeep their hats on their heads andopting instead for hatpins to do thejob. The mass-produced white orblack bead on a pin was the basic‘‘working girl’’ hatpin, but for thosewho could afford them, high-endhatpins were made by jewellers frombrass, silver, gold, glass, ivory, pearland even emeralds.

Late Edwardian fashion sawwomen wearing very large hats, andto keep them on, very long hatpinswere needed. The women’s rightsmovement during the early 1900scame with a fear of radical womenbearing 12’’ long hatpins. An Ameri-can law was even passed preventinghatpins from being longer than nineinches as it was believed womenwere using them as weapons.

With the shorter hatpin law,smaller hats became necessary. Theflappers of the 1920s wore cloche hatsvery close to the head which seldomr e q u i r e d h a t p i n s . E v e n t u a l l ydemand for hatpins decreased asfashion for large hats declined.Today, hat wearing is not anexpected part of female dress andhatpins have turned from being ap r a c t i c a l a c c e s s o r y i n t o a‘‘collectable’’, — something that isvalued because it’s rare, unusual orsimply beautiful.

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Brrr…winter’s starting to take its grip again, and we’re all

trying to keep our homes warm and snug. But for some of

us extra blankets and comfy slippers won’t be enough to

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If you’re just plain fed up with being cold every winter and own

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Having double glazing installed is a great way of keeping your

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R & B Glass and Glazing are specialists in retrofitting timber

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“More and more people are realising that they don’t have to put

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Dirty ovens can be unhygienic and energy-inefficient,can taint your food, and create unwanted smoke. Allstaff have been professionally trained. We use non-caustic, non-toxic chemicals, which allow you to useyour oven or appliance immediately after being cleanedmaking it safe for your family, pets and the environment.Oarsum use a NZ made product that is non-allergenicthat means it’s the perfect product to use.

The philosophy at Oarsum Services is simple “Do ItOnce & Do It Right! “At the end of the day it’s aboutquality people and quality results. We can do one offjobs or have regular clients who we visit once every 6to 12 months to maintain the oven or appliances. Oncean oven is left in a poor condition it can deteriorate &

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One oven in Lower Hutt was turning itself on and offit seemed to have a life all of its own. Several otherovens have been replaced completely under ourrecommendation as deemed ‘unsafe’. We do a “visualonly” safety check that is carried out based on ourexperience. If we have any concerns we will raise thesewith the homeowner or landlord straight away and referyou to a recommended registered electrician, plumbergas man, appliance company.. The visual safety checkdoes not come with a guarantee the onus is on you towork with a registered electrician once any concernsare raised.

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Air conditioning and heat pumps are

becoming increasingly popular as the

preferred heating system for homes,

businesses and schools… and Lower

Hutt engineering company, Hardisty

Engineering, along with Panasonic, are

leading the way.

A family owned and operated

company, Hardistys have been

around for 45 years. The current Air

Conditioning Manager, Ben Hall, is the

third generation to work in the firm.

“My grandfather started the company

and my father is now managing

director,” Ben says.

Hardisty Engineering have been

installing systems in homes and

businesses. Many Lower Hutt and

Wellington schools needing to replace

their old radiator heating systems with

the most efficient and cost effective

heating option have contracted

Hardistys to install heat pumps.

They specialise in Panasonic products,

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Air purifiers collect and remove dirt

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room immediately. This system is very

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because unlike any other fi lter system,

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An inverter system enables you to

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making it both comfortable and

economical. “An inverter is like

adjusting the accelerator on a car,

enabling it to run more smoothly and

economically,” Ben explains.

Hardistys also specialise in ducted

units which can bring heat or cooling

to the entire house through indoor

and outdoor units. The indoor unit can

be installed in a cavity in the roof, or

under the house.

When Ben is quoting, he use’s

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Equipment to assess each room, to

ensure the correct heat pump for every

situation. Hardistys also offer Thermal

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Reports such as Thermal Heat Loss

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heat and enable us to advise you how

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RENOVATING HOMES

“It’s in a bag and it’s ready for you!” That’s

the message from Mark De Jong, owner

of Asphalt in a Bag who are the company

you need to turn to before the bad weather

really hits home. Ready to use in all

conditions, Asphalt In A Bag provides a

pre-mixed product that offers a permanent

repair solution around your property.

“Asphalt in a bag is not designed to

replace traditional hot mix for road building

purposes, but to provide a quick and

reliable means of effecting permanent

repairs,” says Mark from his home base in

Christchurch. “The mixture works so well

that even the large Asphalt contractors now

use it for repairs and maintenance around

New Zealand.”

Manufactured from selective aggregates,

bitumen and polymers, the bagged mixture

is designed to suit the harshest of weather

conditions. With an indefinite shelf life, the

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driveways and roads and can be safely

stockpiled awaiting future use.

“Asphalt In A Bag expands and contracts

with the surface and will bond to concrete,

steel, asphalt and even wood,” explains

Mark. “The application of the product is five

times faster than the average solution and

can be exposed to traffic immediately.”

With a lifetime performance guarantee,

when applied according to the

manufacturer’s specifications, Asphalt In

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which is being repaired.

So…with the winter now well and truly

upon us, it might just be time to fill those

dangerous potholes around your property

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they don’t, ask them why.

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Airfoam TestimonialsA.P WellingtonWe highly recommend having Airfoam installed into your home. We immediately noticed a differencein both sound and heat insulation. This winter has proven the worth of having it installed and we havebeen telling friends to get in touch with the Airfoam team.

E.C WellingtonWe noticed an immediate difference (day after installation) improvement in heat retention, the teamwere quick and efficient, and surprisingly tidy for a bunch of guys.

K.K.W Hutt ValleyThe house has felt a lot warmer, we did notice the difference straight away and it certainly made thehouse warmer over the winter, we wish we had done it years ago. We would certainly recommend itas a way of improving the warmth of your property. Eamonn and his team were great.

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You’ll be swept up in thesheer joy with which the nation’smost reveredMaori entertainersperformwaiata and haka by iconiccomposers of yesteryear.

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It is winter and there will be the normal wintercolds and flu. It is also at this time that thewinter flu marketers are in full cry whetherpharmaceuticals like vaccines or natural healthpromoters with herbs and potions. These canbe any number of products from humblevitamin C to some rather exotic herbs andpotions. There seems very little evidence thatpopular options like high levels of vitamin Cor Echinacea extracts do much to prevent fluthough they probably have a benefit in helpingrecover more quickly.

Research confirms that the number onenutrient needed for proper immune systemis vitamin D. I am convinced winter flu is asmuch about low vitamin D levels as especiallyvirulent bugs. Research by Anthony Norman(Professor of Biomedical Science at UC)identified the enormous contribution ofVitamin D to the immune system and a total36 body systems and organs. (AJCN 2008).Our immune cells have docking stations forvitamin D and without adequate reserves a.The answer is to get as much winter sunshineas you can and to make sure your daily multiincludes vitamin D. If you are at higher riskof flu a high dose vitamin D prescriptionsupplement is advisable. In summer I take1000IU daily, in autumn/spring 2000IU and inwinter 3000IU.

The second thing I would do for goodimmune system is the often ignored basics.Our immune system is reliant on a vast arrayof vitamins, minerals and just as importantlyantioxidants so a well formulated multi isa very good idea. Finally I would look for agroup of compounds called polysaccharidesas these are excellent immune modulators -a fancy term for helping white blood cells towork more efficiently. These would includethe beta glucans from reishi mushrooms andlyceum polysaccharides from Goji berries. Ihave added these to my antioxidant formulasfor over a decade and have no doubt they helpimmune response.

Whether you get flu vaccination is up toyou. What I do is to optimise my vitamin Dlevels, maintain full doses of my daily multiantioxidant/mineral/vitamin and just as aprecaution add an antioxidant product withhigh amounts of beneficial polysaccharides.

John Arts is a natural health researcherand commentator. If you would like to talk

to John you can contact him on0800 423559 or email

[email protected] can join his weekly newsletter at

www.johnarts.co.nz

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UNFORGETTABLE: Gavin Rutherford plays a Kiwi farmer on tour to the World Cup in South Africa.Photo: CCN140611SPLcmonblack

Staging the final

C’MON BLACK!Written by: Roger HallDirected by: AndrewFoster ArmstrongOn at: DownstageRuns until 2nd JulyReviewed by SamiMarsh

Calling all rugby fans andthose of you who remem-ber the tragic defeat of ourAll Blacks against theSouth African Springboksin the 1995 world cup final. . . You know the onewhere we annihilated allnations who dare to faceus on the field? Captainedby Shaun Fitzpatrick,

Jonah Lomu was our latestweapon and what a forcehe was! Oh and who canforget the suspect foodpoisoning?

I’m sure most of us canremember where we wereduring that infamousWorld Cup, howevernotorious kiwi playwrightRoger Hall was at thatvery game. Collating hisweird and wonderfulexperiences during thislife-long dream trip of theAll Blacks South AfricanRugby Tour, Roger Hallwas able to create C’monBlack!, now performing atDownstage theatre, Well-ington.

What better fitting anactor than the extraordin-

ari ly diverse GavinRutherford to bring forththe passions, excitement,disappointments andunjustified events thatunfold during this unfor-gettable trip, told throughthe eyes of a rural farmer.

A sparse stage and onlyone man, yet Gavin takescomplete ownership andfills the space with hisexuberant energy andcaptivates the audience.C’mon Black! is a goodplay typically loaded withhumour, one-liners andplenty of Roger Hallwitticisms. An unforget-table piece of kiwi historylocked in a script, this playis great for the soul andleaves no shame in losing.

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Handing your child toa carer is tough — and sois picking the carer saysJulia Proverbs

CHOOSING the right childcarefor your little one can be an

emotional process. It’s a huge step, sowhen you drop your child off, you wantto make sure you are both happy withthe environment.But, while you want the best for yourchild, practicalities also play a part— you need to consider what suitsyour schedule and your budget.In New Zealand we are lucky to havea range of options — from nannies, toin-home carers, to day-care centres.

Nannies:A nanny is someone who cares forchildren in their own home. If you havetwo or more children at home, this canoften be a cheaper option. The averagehourly rate for a nanny is between $12and $15 in provincial areas, but canbe as high as $26 in Auckland. Theadvantages of a nanny are greater

flexibility and having your child at home.

Home-based care:This is care provided in your own homeor, more usually, that of the caregiver.You can expect to pay between $4 and$6 an hour — less than a lot of otherservices, because it is not as costly asrunning a centre and often the carersare not as educated as those at otherservices. The benefits are smallergroups of children (a maximum of fourunder 6 and never more than twounder 2s) and a family environment.

Day care:Day-care centres offer all-day or part-day teacher-led care. Costs vary, butyou can expect to pay between $4and $7 an hour. The majority of centreshave separate areas for under-2sand over-2s to cater for their differentneeds. A good day care will haveenough staff to spend quality time withall the children.

Montessori:The educational philosophy ofMontessori is to place all children at thecentre of society and to assist

them in becoming caring, self-motivated and fulfilled individuals, ableto create a sustainable and peacefulfuture for humanity. The classroomis multi-aged, with an emphasis on‘‘hands-on’’ learning materials. Childrenlearn practical life skills to help themdevelop concentration and focus.

Kindergarten:Kindys traditionally provide morningand afternoon sessions for differentage groups, but an increasing numberare providing all-day (up to six hours)care. Due to their popularity, they oftenhave waiting lists and the age yourchild starts can depend on availability.One of the biggest differences is thatall kindergarten teachers must beregistered teachers. The cost is also alot lower — around $2 to $5 a session

— and the ratio of teachers is around1:15 compared to 1:5 at other services.As it is part-time, it may not be suitablefor working parents.

Kohanga ReoAt Kohanga Reo (which means‘‘language nest’’), the only languagespoken is Te Reo Maori and parentsand whanau are closely involved. Theaim is to totally immerse children sothat they learn the Maori languageand culture, including the spiritualdimension. Costs vary depending onthe individual whanau.

A’ogaamata:Pacific early childhood centres alsooffer an immersion programme, withmany parallels to the traditional Pacific‘‘aiga’’, or extended family.

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PAINTINGTAPUTERANGA:Island Bay artist

Ian Logan just hasto step outside his

family home to findinspiration for his

landscapepaintings. His

‘‘Tones ofTaputeranga’’

exhibition is on atthe Blue Belle Cafe

until July 4.

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Capturing home■ Agnes Ginestet

Until July 4, a corner of Island Bay’s BlueBelle Cafe has been dedicated to Tones ofTaputeranga, an art exhibition featuringimpressions of local landscapes.

Born and bred in Island Bay, Ian Loganworked on this series of watercolours afterreturning from the UK where he has beenliving since 1998.

He says coming back to New Zealandhas made him realise how much he hasprogressed as an artist.

‘‘The colours are more subtle over there(in the UK) so perhaps it’s taught me tolook at the colours more carefully. Lookingat another landscape has helped me look atthis landscape (in Island Bay) more care-fully, or with fresh eyes.’’

Logan says there is something about therocks, the sea and the light he can look atand paint from the family homeoverlooking Taputeranga island.

‘‘I like the rugged side of nature. It’salways changing. A storm comes in, andthen it’s calm, and there are differentcolours.’’

His work is based on the saying: ‘‘Anartist is a liar who tells the truth’’,emphasising colour or light to make alandscape look like what he feels whenlooking at it.

Logan says he learnt by ‘‘looking overthe shoulder of other artists’, including his

father who inspired him to take uppainting.

He studied art history at VictoriaUniversity, and exhibited in variousgalleries in Wellington in the 1980s.

He opened his own gallery in Island Bayin the 1990s before moving to Europe tofurther a music career. While overseas hetook part and organised exhibitions at theNational Trust’s Sutton House in Hackneyand Stoke Newington Library Gallery.

He also presented his work at the NewZealand House in London and at ‘‘Blanc etBlanc’’ in Paris.

Logan moved in 2006 to Aberdeen topaint the Scottish landscapes and ‘‘enjoythe new challene of painting in sub-zerotemperatures in the snow’’.

Even though he has an interest incubism like his father had, he is influencedby impressionist painters and wants tocontinue painting landscapes.

‘‘There is not enough time in your life toexplore every style. My focus now is oncolour,’’ he says.

Logan is thankful to Blue Belle Cafeowner Rob Crisp for exhibiting his work.

MORE INFO:

■ Tones of Taputeranga by Ian LoganUntil Monday, July 4 at The Blue Belle Cafe,

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About 70% of people dream of living and dying intheir own home. But this is becoming a less commonoccurrence with the proportion of people that die athome decreasing from 50% in 1970 to 25% in 2000and predicted to reach 10% by 2030. But this trenddoesn’t need to continue.

Quality home care and support can assist an olderperson to stay at home, retain independence by beingin control of their own care, and hopefully die at home.There are many ways to help the elderly to stay athome. Carers can help the elderly with daily chores,

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Kilbirnie Lyall Bay Community Centre gratefully acknowledges the generous grants it receives from Wellington City Council, COGS, and Lottery Grants

Community CentreKilbirnie , Lyall BayKilbirnie , Lyall Bay

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REGULAR ACTIVITIES AT THE CENTRE INCLUDE:Drop In (Monday – Friday) 10am – 2pm

Five Hundred Cards (“500”)Wellington Citizens Advice Bureau

Wellington Community Law- Free legal serviceBus OutingsZumba Gold

Arthritis ExerciseMusikgarten

Karate - separate classes for adults and children (Each age group)Tongan Exercise

English Partners (Learning social conversational skills)Wakefield Country Music

Kilbirnie Lyall Bay Rongotai Progressive AssnU3A Discussion

Movers and Shakers (Exercise classes for 50 yr plus)Body Strengthening (based on Pilates)

Mah JongTai Chi

Assembly of God – Samoan – Prayer MeetingAssembly of God- Samoan – Youth

Samoan Christian FellowshipEastern Suburbs Retired Persons’ Assn

Kilbirnie Community ChoirGrey Power (Wellington South East Superannuitants)

For information on any of these – please contact Beryl 387 7867

Body Strengthening (based on Pilates)

You are welcome to join our fun Body Strengthening class.

Flatten your stomach, strengthen you abs. and back muscles.

Fun/meaningful exercise to music in a friendly class.

Course fee: $60.00 for ten sessions. $10.00 casual.

Thursdays 11am – 12noon. Kilbirnie Lyall Bay Community Centre

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Enquiries: 387-7867 or just come along.

FREE Hearing TestsKilbirnie Lyall Bay Community Centre is offering freehearing tests (Hearing Assn. Wellington). A successful daywas held in May, and it is envisaged that we will hold twomore.

Kilbirnie Lyall Bay Community Centre56 – 58 Bay Rd, Kilbirnie(Opposite Woolworths)

Please contact Beryl,387 7867to put your name down.

FREE New Knitted Hats for Kilbirnie ChildrenWe have several knitters at the Kilbirnie Lyall Bay CommunityCentre who knit woollen hats/items for overseas orphanages– “Mission Without Borders” (Dot has knitted over 600 items)

Sometimes acrylic wool is donated, in addition to the pure wool.Only pure wool is suitable for the depth of cold felt in EasternEurope.

On St. Catherine’s Mission Day a table was set up outside theCommunity Centre in Bay Rd, with free acrylic beanies offered toany child who wanted one. It was well received.

Also appreciated were the lovely home-baked pikelets, cream andjam made for the Drop In members by two St Catherine’s pupils. Asthe volunteer-in-charge commented, “The two plates of pikelets alldisappeared within ten minutes and were enjoyed by all”. It wasgood to have the pupils involved in the community.

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MUSICAL TALENT: Rongotai College year 13student Simon Cross has again been selectedto play the saxophone in the New ZealandYouth Jazz Orchestra this year.

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■ Agnes Ginestet

Rongotai College year 13 student and prefectSimon Cross has had two pieces of good newsin the past few weeks.

Shortly after being told he would bejoining the New Zealand Youth Jazz Orches-tra, he also received a gold award for hisinvolvement in multiple community serviceprojects over the years.

Originally a clarinetist, Simon now playsthe saxophone in the school jazz group withteacher Greg Crayford and goes to the NewZealand School of Music on Saturdays. Hesays he always wanted to play jazz and thesaxophone but had to start with the clarinetbecause his hands were not big enough.

‘‘I like the improvisation side. It’s achance to really be creative rather thanreading what’s on the page. And also I likesharing music with the people who play.Everybody in a band contributes their littlebit.’’

Miles Davis, John Coltrane and HerbieHancock are but some of the jazz musicianshe is influenced by.

He had been selected to be part of the NewZealand Youth Jazz Orchestra last year, andis ecstatic about joining it again this year.

‘‘It gives you an opportunity to perform ina higher level band then you normallywould,’’ he says.

The band will tour with directors RodgerFox and David Lisik, and guest soloist, NewYork trombonist John Fedchock, and willattend the Southern Jam Youth Jazz Festivalin Blenheim.

It will also play in Wellington with theRodger Fox Wellington Jazz Orchestra.

Earlier this month, Simon saw his com-munity service work rewarded with a goldaward he received at a school assembly.

The president of Rongotai Interact Club,he has completed 25 different services for thecommunity, including street collection forcharities and helping as a marshall at theNewtown Festival.

‘‘The school recognises that I’ve done lots

of work and put lots of effort into it. It justadds to the satisfaction of the job when it getsrecognised . . . Community groups depend alot on voluntary work, so if we don’t help out,a lot of these groups won’t survive,’’ saysSimon.

He would like to thank members of staff atRongotai College: Chris Fahey, GregCrayford, Mary Scott, Daryl Prowse.

His tutors at the New Zealand School ofMusic, and the NZ Jazz Foundation and itsannual summer workshop have also been ofgreat support.

Kids shine for MatarikiPERFORMANCE: Brooklyn School Kapa Haka group performs for Matariki night celebrations.

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FLAX WEAVING: JeremyBeauchamp concentrates hardon his work.

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YOUNGGARDENERS: Sally

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Brooklyn School celebrated Matariki with amid-winter community gathering on thenight of June 9.

Around 400 people took part in a torch-light treasure hunt, a massed dance in whichpeople learned the Matariki star names to thetune of the Macarena, poi-making, flaxweaving, story-telling, a pot-planting andgardening information session, a disco forchildren, and enjoyed food and live music.

Families then went home and flickedtheir house lights on and off at 8.30pm,creating a ‘‘community constellation’’dubbed the Brooklyn Sparkle, to end theevening on a magical note.

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TOP RESCUERS: Worser Bay Life Saving Club lifeguards Brook Rapson and Murray Phipps-Black launched anIRB to go and rescue 43 passengers on the DomPost Ferry earlier this year. Photo: supplied / CCN140611SPLworserbay2

Life saving success rewarded■ Agnes Ginestet

Continued from page 1

Ten years of hard work to getthe club back on track havecome to fruition, with WorserBay Life Saving Club receivingthree awards at the recentCapital Coast Awards of Excel-lence.

Tessa Bruin was namedUnder-19 Life Guard of theYear, while lifeguards MurrayPhipps-Black and BrookRapson’s efforts were recog-nised with the Rescue of TheYear award and chairmanGrant Rae received the Volun-teer of The Year prize.

Mr Rae says it had been along time since the club hadreceived this sort of recogni-tion.

‘‘The club has been rejuven-ated. It’s coming up from atime when it was closed 10years ago. We won manyawards in the past and then itwent into recess.’’

There has been good pro-gress in the past few years,even if the club is still trying tobuild up its lifeguard numbersby encouraging young peopleto join.

‘‘Last summer we had about25 qualified lifeguards, but wehad about 10 who turned upregularly for patrol. We needfour patrolling at one time. Wehad very few lifeguards doinglong hours,’’ says Mr Rae.

Tessa Bruin, 17, who didmore than 50 hours, was one ofthem.

‘‘She is very good withpeople and a good team player,always keen to try and helpout.’’

The profile of the club wasraised in March when theDomPost ferry got into troubleand Murray Phipps-Black and

Brook Rapson launched anIRB from the club to rescue the43 people on board.

Mr Rapson, who livesacross the road from the club,saw the ferry was not lookinggood with its nose going intothe water, called Mr Phipps-Black, the IRB co-ordinator,and they both went to assist.

‘‘It could have been ugly.Thankfully it happenedreasonably close to shore,’’says Mr Rae.

He considers the Volunteer

of the Year award he receiveda recognition of the club’sprogress; not a single person’swork.

His role as chair is to leadthe fundraising effort, writethe newsletter, help co-ordinate various activities,and try to generate publicityfor the club.

Mr Rae says the club isgrateful for the support it getsfrom Surf Life Saving NZ,Wellington City Council, NZCommunity Trust, Endeavour

Community Trust and theEastern Suburbs Sports Trust.

‘‘We want to help reduce thenumber of drownings. We canalways do with more membersand lifeguards, but at the endof the day we have what wehave and we make the most ofit.’’

The club is currently fund-raising for a gear trailer, andcontinues to fundraise toreplace equipment.

It celebrated its centenaryin January this year.

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South Wellington’s midwinterKnack Market should providea welcome escape from the coldthis Saturday.

The Knack is a communitycraft market that originated in2007 to meet the fundraisingneeds of Berhampore School. Ithas been successful both forBerhampore School and forlocal crafters who now have areliable place to sell their pro-ducts every winter, spring,summer, and autumn.

‘‘Knack is open to anyonewhose work fits the criteria ofbeautiful, original, and NewZealand-made,’’ says organiser

Justine Fletcher.A wide range of arts and

crafts is represented.‘‘Ceramics, jewellery, paint-

ing, woodwork, clothing,photography, paper-craft ,sculpture, bags, knitting andm o s a i c s a r e j u s t a f e wexamples of what our cleverstallholders make. We alsohave a strong emphasis onrecycled work, and work pro-duced in a sustainable way,’’she says.

Berhampore School has ahistory of hosting ethnic foodfairs. The Knack Market buildson this tradition, as it draws onthe cultures of at least fourteendifferent countries, as repre-

sented at the school. There isoften the opportunity to trysomething authentic and inter-esting.

The Knack Market is run ona shoestring budget. Justine isone of a small, but dedicated,team working hard eachseason to put the eventtogether.

‘‘There are a lot of craftmarkets around these days. Wetry to sustain a high-qualityevent and to guarantee ourstallholders and attendees awell-organised and enjoyableday out,’’ she says.

In return for a stall tablehire fee, Berhampore Schoolprovides a hall, live music,

fresh food, coffee and an eftposservice. There is assistanceprovided for both setting upstalls and packing down.

Plenty of parking is avail-able, and in summer the schoolpool is open to the public.

There is entertainment forthe children so the adults canbrowse in peace. The marketalso provides the opportunityfor children to sell their ownwares.

■ The midwinter Knack Market is onJune 25, 9.30am till 2.30pm at theBerhampore School hall, 105Britomart [email protected]://knackcraft.blogspot.com/

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Climate plan awardWellington City Council’s 2010Climate Change Action Planreceived aMinistry forEnvironment Green Ribbon Awardin the ‘Reducing our GreenhouseGas Emissions’ category.The Green Ribbon Awards,established in 1989 by then PrimeMinister Geoffrey Palmer,recognise the outstandingcontributions of individuals,organisations, businesses andcommunities for protecting andenhancing New Zealand’senvironment.‘‘It is wonderful to see the work ofour Climate Change team— andall our committed Council staff—recognised nationally. We areworking hard to achieve theambitious targets of our ClimateChange Action Plan—through amix of mitigation and adaptationprojects across the city. As acoastal capital we need to address

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WEATHER EYE:Colin Eade,Waikanae, is theFirst Lord of theAdmiral in HMSPinafore.

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Wellington G&S Light Opera is showcasinga double bill performance and tour of TrialBy Jury and HMS Pinafore with music byArthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S.Gilbert.

Trial by Jury is a short opera, only 40minutes, and alone of the G&S operascontains no spoken dialogue, but there aremany people who consider it to be the mostperfectly constructed of the whole series.

The absurdities that can come from abreach of promise case, when thesensibilities of the jury and the judge areaffected, was just the sort of subject toinspire Gilbert, who had originally trainedto be a lawyer, and the libretto he producedin turn inspired Sullivan to write some ofhis most sparkling music.

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Gilbert imbued HMS Pinafore withmirth and silliness to spare. The opera’sgentle satire reprises and builds upon oneof The Sorcerer’s themes: Love betweenmembers of different social classes. Thegentlemanly Captain of the Pinafore, whoclaims that he would never swear at hiscrew, does not know that his daughter hasfallen in love with a common sailor servingon her father’s ship.

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Super 8Starring: Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler,Joel Courtney, Riley GriffithsWriter/director: J J AbramsRated: M violence, fantasy horrorReviewed by Jamie Adams atReading Cinemas Courtenay Place.

Steven Spielberg helped produce thisfantasy thriller set in small-townAmerica in 1979.A group of schoolkids led byprecocious director Charles (Griffiths)are filming part of a zombie movie ata railway station. His film captures atruck crashing into a moving train,spilling millions of strange vibratingcubes, as they flee the carnage. Whatfollows is unexplaineddisappearances of objects andpeople, as well as other horrific‘‘accidents’’, that baffles the localdeputy Jackson (Chandler), as muchas the townsfolk.When the boys review their footagethey discover something supernaturalafoot — it is soon apparent thatthousands of lives are at stake if agiant, extremely powerful alien, heldcaptive to the US government sincethe 1950s, isn’t given the tools toleave Earth.As a coming-of-age drama, it starts offwell enough, with the historic settingadding to the appeal. Abrams’ set-pieces and late-70s soundtrack reflectthe time well, and the child actors arepretty good by child standards,reminiscent of those from classics likeThe Goonies.Like with War of the Worlds (whichFanning’s sister Dakota starred in),the family bickering becomes farcicalwhen a community is being ravagedby an uncontrollable force. UnlikeSpielberg’s early alien works, theextra-terrestial is introduced far toolate to allow much characterdevelopment. Thus it is hard to besympathetic towards it after all thedeath and destruction it causes.There also one or two historicalinaccuracies, and in an unfortunateirony, the pace of the film slows as itheads towards it corn-syrupy climax,with the dialogue and directiondegenerating accordingly.However those who may be put off bycliched alien drama should rememberthe central theme of the movie isCharles’ Super 8 production. Thecompleted film is played back duringthe credit roll, and althoughamateurish, is worth sticking aroundfor. ★★★

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