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By Laura KavanaghKimonos and cowboy hats were just some of the

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A student-led initiative from the school’s house captains, Crofton Downs School celebrated the many different cultures in the world by having the students dress as a culture or as a fl ag.

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Teachers were encouraged to teach about different cultures in their lessons, and students got involved with all sorts of activities, including sushi making, tra-ditional dancing and a game of piñata.

The house captains organ-ised the event themselves, and say it was a chance for the school to learn about different cultures.

House Captain Kristina Hames says they thought it would be fun to learn about different counties and cultures.

“It is a good way to fi nd out about our backgrounds.”

The captains encouraged the teachers to include

International Day in their teaching.

The captains say although people may think everyone is the same, there are many different cultures out there to learn about.

This is the fi rst time Inter-national Day has been run at Crofton Downs School and principal Toby Stokes is happy with how it has gone.

“There have been some amazing costumes.”

Toby is very proud of the house captains, who have worked hard on bringing the day together, and says the whole school has got involved.

“It has certainly generated some conversation amongst parents about where they come from.”

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International Day at Crofton Downs School

CELEBRATING CULTURES: House Captains Back right: Alexandre La Hood, Zachary Woods, Henry Growcott, Zowie Adamson.Livia Chambers, Tesca Edwards, Kristina Hames. Absent: Olivia Alosop.

By Laura Kavanagh

A familiar face in the local community has been recog-nised on this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

Eugene Crosby has been recognised for a Queens Ser-vice Medal for services to the community.

The local man says he is honoured to receive acknowl-edgement for his work.

Originally from Hastings, Eugene has been involved with Onslow College since 1969 and the Onslow Parish of the Catholic Church.

He was head of the Technical Department at Onslow College for 14 years and to this day, still relieves at the school.

Eugene says he enjoys teach-ing and helping students.

His wife Diane says kids love him, and he gets recognised on the street regularly by ex students.

“People will stop him on the street and say, do you remember me?”

In 1981, he developed a tech-nical drawing competition, which became a national event under the National Institute of Draughtsmen.

“These students never got rewarded,” Eugene says.

Eugene has been a keen writer over the years writing a history of St John’s Church in Ngaio, as well as histories of his grandfather, who was commissioner of the police.

He has also organised the distribution of Eucharist to rest homes, including Hazelwood Rest Home and Malvina Major Retirement Village.

A current Justice of the Peace, Eugene was also a tu-tor for the Wellington Justices of the Peace Association from 2006 to 2009.

He has also been in charge of setting up a neighbourhood watch in the local area.

Eugene still keeps busy and Diane says he never stops.

“I’ve had a great life.“This is a very friendly com-

munity; you get to know your neighbours.”

The Queen’s Bir thday Honours list was released on Monday.

COMMUNITY MINDED: Local man Eugene Crosby has been awarded the Queens Service Medal for services to the com-munity.

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Jo Elworthy’s father Jack left his memo-ries of service in World War Two on a bookshelf, but she has decided it’s a story worth telling.

Local Karori woman Jo Elworthy has spent fi ve years on a project to transcribe her father’s diary, written nearly 80 years ago during the war, to make it an easier read for the family.

“I’ve been nibbling at it for several years, but it’s taken about two years of solid work to put it together,” she says.

The book, published under Jack Elworthy’s name, was launched on May 20 by Awa Press and gives his account of serving in Crete and Greece, becoming a pris-oner of war in Germany and fi ghting alongside US troops at the end of World War Two.

Elworthy says a lot of

war books are descriptive, but her father’s personal accounts of being loaded onto cattle cars and leaky boats are what made his story different.

“Dad was a very good observer. “Talking about how did it all

feel – it’s what brings it home to you.”

Elworthy says as she was putting the book together, she thought it could be more than a family story.She says her father wrote

about his experiences for h is family in case they might be interested and her siblings have also been involved in the making of the book.

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DAD’S STORY: Karori woman Jo Elwor-thy holds up her father’s memories, now told as a story for all to read.

bookshelf, but she has decided it’s a story

Local Karori woman Jo Elworthy has spent fi ve years on a project to transcribe her father’s diary, written nearly 80 years ago during the war, to make it an easier read for the

“I’ve been nibbling at it for several years, but it’s taken about two years of solid work to put it

The book, published under Jack Elworthy’s name, was launched on May 20 by Awa Press and gives his account of serving in Crete and Greece, becoming a pris-oner of war in Germany and fi ghting alongside US troops at the end of World

Elworthy says a lot of

“Talking about how did it all feel – it’s what brings it home to you.”

Elworthy says as she was putting the book together, she thought it could be more than a family story.She says her father wrote

about his experiences for h is family in case they might be interested and her siblings have also been involved in the making of the book.

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his story.”Elworthy says her family has benefi tted

from her father’s account, as he didn’t open up about the war after he returned.

“The good thing for us is that he did write about it, so you could actually know what it was like.”

Elworthy is a Select Committee clerk and edits the Karori Historical Society journal.

By Laura Kavanagh

Onslow College knocked out the competition last week winning the ASB 2014 Stage Challenge.

The students competed against 17 other schools from across the Wellington region at the TSB Bank Arena to take out fi rst place.

Student creative director Rosie Murdoch of the Onslow team says they were amazed to have won, and did not expect to take it out.

“We are very proud.”The title of their produc-

tion was ‘Behind the Scenes’, which explored the idea of media manipulation and how people are affected by what they see in the media.

The students endured many

late nights practising their dances, and creating costumes and sets.

“There was lots of work to do but it was an amazing experi-ence,” Rosie says.

Some of the Onslow students have described participating in Stage Challenge as the best experience of their life.

Rosie says the group has become a massive family and they have learnt things they could never learn in a classroom.

“It brings everyone together, and teaches leadership to the older students.”

The students feel the produc-tion represented their school spirit.

“It is very Onslow,” Rosie says.

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“It’s an achievement I am proud of,” says Independent Herald journalist Laura Kavanagh, after graduating from Massey University last week.

The 25-year-old completed a one year post-graduate diploma in journalism, fi nishing with a merit recommendation for her studies.

“I’m very happy and am pleased with the result…My parents are also very proud,” Laura says.

Prior to the completion of her post-graduate qualifi cation, Laura studied teaching.

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backstage crew, there were 120 people involved in On-slow’s production.

Teacher James Gannon says Stage Challenge is one of the biggest learning experiences of the year at the school.

Planning has already started for next year’s Stage Chal-lenge entry at Onslow College.

Stage Challenge is now in its 22nd year and held 18 shows over the country this year.

WINNING COMBINATION: The Onslow College stage challenge team with their � rst place award.


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Greater Wellington Regional Council has decided not to raise public transport fares, a decision welcomed by Wellington City Councillors at a meeting last week.

Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Public Transport portfo-lio leader Paul Swain says due to favourable fi nancial results since Christmas, fares will not need to be increased.

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council to introduce cheaper fares and switch to zero emission buses.

Eastern Ward Councillor Sarah Free says they want to see afford-able bus fares for Wellingtonians, with a 50% discount on off-peak fares.”

“We need to make our public transport assets sweat more; there are times the buses are under-uti-lised, and so incentives to improve patronage at off peak times make a lot of sense.”

Southern Ward Councillor David Lee says he is very concerned bus patronage in Wellington continues to decline and questions whether high bus fares are a factor.

“We cannot understand why Wellington bus users have to pay considerably more than users in Auckland and Christchurch,” says

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SMALL CHANGE: Wellington City Councillors Iona Pannett, David Lee and Sarah Free.

Mr Lee. Lambton Ward Councillor Iona

Pannett says the regional coun-cil’s proposal to get rid of the trolley buses is also concerning.

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environmentally friendly form of transport.”

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energy costs for trolleys are less than that for diesel buses, they last longer and they can manage Wellington’s hills better.”

The councillors say public trans-port needs to be made an attrac-tive option for Wellingtonians to keep bus and train patronage up in the future.

By Laura Kavanagh

A local Thorndon resident will have the opportunity to realise her dreams this year after winning a scholarship to attend an Outward Bound course.

Victoria Onyon is one of four New Zealanders to win the annual Kathmandu Live the Dream Outward Bound Scholarship.

The twenty-four-year old will get the chance to em-bark on an Outward Bound adventure course in Anakiwa, Marlborough Sound.

She will be joined by Aman-da Chibnall from Auckland,

Vaughan Evans from Auck-land and Andy Gowland-Douglas from Hamilton.

The lucky four were se-lected from hundreds of New Zealanders who expressed 200-word entries about why they wanted to attend Out-ward Bound.

Thorndon’s Victoria Onyon says attending an Outward Bound course has been a dream of hers for some time.

“It will help me push my boundaries physically and emotionally, giving me confi -dence to make strong choices in my life.

“After a pretty tough few years supporting my father

while he battled stage four cancer, I’m looking forward to having the time and space to refl ect on who I am and where I want to be.”

The scholarship programme aims to provide more New Zealanders with the opportu-nity to embark on a journey of self-discovery by completing the outdoor adventure course.

Outward Bound School Di-rector Rob MacLean says the partnership with Kathmandu has been a great opportunity for them to reach out to more people in the community.

“We’re really looking for-ward to welcoming these scholarship winners to Anak-

iwa, to help them reach their full potential through the outdoors,”

The Kathmandu Live the Dream scholarships have been awarded to 56 New Zea-landers since the programme began in 2005.

As part of the relationship between the two organisa-tions, Outward Bound also fi eld tests outdoor equipment for Kathmandu.

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Three ‘keen as’ Kelburn men have been working on a social mobile app that is one of the fi rst of its kind in the world.

Unlike social media programmes such as Facebook and Twitter, the spontaneous app aims to connect people in real life, as opposed to limiting connections to online use.

Already 600 have downloaded it, and next week there will be a big marketing push to universities, including Victoria.

CEO Peter Chen, Marketing Manager Laxman Popli and Chief Technology Offi cer Nelson Shaw are the brains behind KEEN, a startup that is part of Lightning Lab, a Wellington-based accelera-tor programme founded by startup incubator Creative HQ.

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to the support and mentoring from Lightning Lab for most of this year.

“KEEN is the fi rst social app that takes social back into real life,” Mr Chen says.

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“There’s nothing else anywhere in New Zealand like it.”

Users can invite people to the app via SMS or you can click on the KEEN website to download it.

Most use the app two or three times a week, others more often.

Many use it to arrange new social engagements ranging from sport and hobbies – to wacky activities such as chasing seagulls.

“A third of our users use the app every single day,” Mr Chen says.

“On Sunday we had a couple of tennis games and couple of coffees.”

Lightning Lab had a demo day at Te Papa last week with a group of the country’s best digital startups, including KEEN.

All are well mentored, well sup-ported and are going places.

Wellington Police have identi-fi ed two other sexually motivated incidents, which may be related to the two reported attacks around Easter in the Kelburn-Te Aro area.

Police are continuing to inves-tigate sexually motivated attacks which occurred early this year near the Boyd Wilson fi eld walkway leading to the Terrace.

While there have been no further attacks in the area since Easter, Police have been able to identify two previous incidents that may be related.

The first was on March 22 at around 10.15pm when an unknown male grabbed an 18-year-old wom-an on the arms on the Boyd-Wilson walkway near Te Aro School.

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within a few seconds and ran to a nearby friend's address.

The second was on April 10 at around 6.30pm when another 18-year-old woman was walking past the Kelburn Park carpark and was approached by an unknown male who grabbed her arm from behind.

On realising the man was un-known to her, she fought back and ran away.

Detective Senior Sergeant John van den Heuvel says as well as making safety improvements in the area, police have been working with the victims of these incidents to ensure that any similarities or connections are thoroughly investigated.

Wellington Police have also been

working with Wellington City Council and the University on safety improvements in the area including cutting back foliage, installing brighter LED lighting, getting CCTV in place and increas-ing Police and security patrols in the area.

The male is described as a Cau-casian, aged 25 to 30, who is approximately 180cms tall with a medium build and light coloured facial hair.

If anyone can provide any in-formation about sightings of someone matching this descrip-tion or the identikit image in the Kelburn-Te Aro area, particularly at these times please contact the Operation Kelburn investigation team on (04) 381 2000.

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Newlands Community Cen-tre is hosting an international

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a talk by speaker Sukhvinder Bindra, known affectionately as Sukhiji, who will be giving a talk about the Gita.

The Gita is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.

It is a conversation between an enlightened master and his disciple, and tells the story of an ancient warrior, Arjuna, as he struggles between his responsibilities to release the people from suppression by his tyrant cousins, and his inner resistance to go to war against his own kin.

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edge is still so relevant in modern times, where we are continuously facing opposing situations.”

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The public is warmly invited to attend the talk, and there will be an opportunity for discussion.

The cost is $10 per session, or $25 for all three sessions.

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International speaker in the suburbs

By Dave Crampton

There could be more high- density housing blocks on the way in the northern suburbs as the Wellington City Coun-cil scopes the potential for residential intensifi cation for Newlands, Crofton Downs, Karori – and in Tawa, after approving high density hous-ing in Johnsonville.

Despite lower than expected development activity in John-sonville, the Council still wishes to pursue how it can provide for greater housing supply, and choice, in the

northern suburbs. The Johnsonville Com-

munity Association’s (JCA) Peter Sullivan believes a report from the transport and development committee is a rubbish approval by council.

“This paper screams ‘Wel-lington’s future needs this’, yet all the data they cite screams back ‘no they don’t’.”

He expects opposition from residents, particularly in Newlands, “whose capacity to absorb MDRA is far less than any other suburb”.

Andy Foster, who chairs the council’s transport and

development committee, says stakeholders and the commu-nity will be consulted on the council’s urban development strategy in coming months, and at next year’s annual plan.

While mooted areas have good retail and transport networks, it could well be that areas with smaller shopping areas, such as Khandallah, may be included in future.

“We need plans that make economic sense. We have to eat the elephant bite by bite – not in one swallow.”

Many large family homes

in suburbs such as Khandal-lah and Karori are occupied by single and couple only households as older residents downsize but stay in their local community.

JCA President Graeme Saw-yer says any developers will be at the lower end of the spectrum.

A report on potential areas for MDRA’s will be forward to councillors in November, who will then decide whether to consider options for a change to the district plan.

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By Laura Kavanagh

Students from Churton Park School met a special visitor last week.

Spike the Tuatara made a visit to Chur-ton Park Community centre under the supervision of Technical offi cer Sue Kaell from the School of Biological Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington.

Fully grown Spike was hatched in captiv-ity and is 27 years old.

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School by teaching the children about Tuatara.

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The children, who were in years 2 and 3 at school, were thrilled to meet Spike.

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NIKKI CHOOIWadestown School recently cel-ebrated fi ve years of solar electricity generation.

Students of Wadestown School began the term with a birthday as-sembly singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to their Schoolgen solar panels, which were donated by Genesis Energy and installed in 2009 as part of the Schoolgen Programme.

The assembly was run by Bede Bennett (12) and Elliot Baguley (12), student leaders of the ‘Solar Squad’.

Bede says the squad tries to, “raise awareness of energy effi ciency and teach students and teachers more about renewable energy, especially solar energy.”

To celebrate the event, the squad constructed a solar panel ‘cake’ powered by solar panels generating electricity to turn wind turbines and fi ve birthday fans.

“One for each year that we’ve had the panels generating electricity for our school,” Elliot says.

Birthday celebrations were fol-lowed by a quiz, with winners

receiving four minute shower tim-ers, to save on electricity for heating water.

The boys explained how photovol-taic panels work and outlined their plans for the year.

“We are planning to bring the Solar Squad back to its former great-ness, then make it ten times better.”

Last week the Solar Squad fol-lowed up their celebrations with a visit to Wadestown School’s ‘Side School’, where they introduced pho-tovoltaic panels to the fi ve year olds.

Richard Smith, the teacher re-sponsible for the Solar Squad, says the Schoolgen programme enables schools to generate their own electricity and it provides the school with educational resources and support to learn about energy and sustainability.

Over 50 schools have joined the Schoolgen solar programme nation-wide, with photovoltaic solar panels able to generate up to100 kilowatts of electricity installed in schools across New Zealand.

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SOLAR POWERED: Wadestown School student Emily Ramptom, competes in the birthday quiz. George Pinder (left) watches on.

Celebrating fi ve years of solar electricity

By Dave Crampton

Local residents are planning for a cosy time this winter after hav-ing their home insulated for free through the Sustainability Trust.

Kerryn Speir has lived in Broad-

meadows for the past six years, but decided to have her home insulated in December, thanks to a new gov-ernment funded programme Warm Up New Zealand: Healthy Homes.

She hopes to reduce her winter monthly power bill by nearly $200.

While the Trust arranged to insu-late all fl oors and ceilings, Kerryn also paid about $250 for some batts to insulate one of the downstairs walls herself.

“It does make a difference – it’s very effective,” she says.

“I grew up in Taihape- that was freezing – and we have gas central heating which costs a fortune to run”.

“I’m looking forward to the power bill being lower, and I hope to stay warm.”

A long-term Wadestown resident who has lived in the same house for 50 years also got her home insulated recently and is looking forward to winter.

Susan Kovacs, who retired 15 years ago, has lived in the same

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house for 50 years.“I am very careful. I have got two

heat pumps, but I only use one, un-less I have visitors staying.”

A few months ago, Susan picked up a brochure at a Grey Power luncheon, and found out that as a senior citizen with a community services card she could get her house insulated through Healthy Homes, without any charge.

So she decided to do something about it.

“I am getting older and last winter I felt the cold. It was very cold,” she says.

Two weeks after her initial enquir-ies, two men laid insulation ‘blan-kets’ in the ceiling, both upstairs and downstairs, draught stoppers were installed on her back door and front door, and her hot water cylinder and pipes were wrapped.

Funding for insulation, limited to 150 homes, is provided by Wel-lington City Council in partnership with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority.

SNUG: Broadmeadows resident Kerryn Speir is looking forward to a warm, toasty winter after having her home insulated.

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Question: How did you spend the long weekend?

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Simone Overend, Churton Park

“I got my hair done and did a bit of shopping.”

Jesse Glading, Newlands

“Football and chilled out.”

Ace Durango, Newlands “I’ve been hanging out at the mall and playing computer games.”

Toby Newton, Brooklyn

“I went to the skatepark with my scooter. It was fun.”

Zach Newton, Brooklyn

“We went to see Annie. It was really good.”

Maddie Serbos, Johnsonville

“Nothing much, just read and did homework.”

Maddie Serbos, Maddie Serbos, Jesse Glading, Jesse Glading, Simone Overend, Simone Overend, Zach Newton, Zach Newton, Toby Newton, Toby Newton, Ace Durango, Ace Durango,

Letters on issues of commu-nity interest are welcomed. Guidelines are that they should be no longer than 150 words. They must be signed and a street address provided to show good faith, even if a nom de plume is provided for publication.The editor reserves the right

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By Laura Kavanagh

A Paparangi resident is want-ing to get men off the couch and back into fi tness, starting up a new fi tness group exclusively for men.

David Hutchings has set up 360 Degrees Fitness, a group specifi cally for men held in the Northern Suburbs.

His group classes are to be held at community centres in Newlands, Churton Park and Tawa, and will involve a combo of cardio, strength and mobility

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“There are lots of fitness classes out there which appeal to women, but a lot of men are not interested,” David says.

“There are no opportunities for them.”

David says his classes are for those who are not keen to join a gym but would benefi t from a group environment.

“Lots of people don’t want to

go all the way into town, so there is a huge population base here not being served.”

Before becoming a personal trainer, David had a desk job.

“I’d had enough…it was very stressful.”

A passion for sport and a role as football trainer spurred David onto studying for a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise at Massey University.

He decided to name his classes 360 Degrees Fitness because he has a holistic approach to health and fi tness.

“It’s not just about the gym and exercise.

“Nutrition, sleep and stress all play important factors.”

David says he also offers one on one sessions for men out there, who do not like exercising in a group environment,

He says he will tailor his classes to the demographic of his group.

“It is open to all ages,” David says.

“Just come along and check it out.”

FIGHTING FIT: Personal trainer David Hutchings wants men in the suburbs to look after their health.

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A new play at Gryphon Thea-tre is set to go off…literally.

Directed by Tabitha Arthur, the show Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake), playing from June 4 – 14, will feature explosive props with a few surprises in store for the audience.

Crumble is a satirical explora-tion into the effect of a fam-ily tragedy on a dysfunctional mother-daughter relationship.

Eleven-year-old Janice is grief stricken and driven to desperate means to fi nd stability.

Meghan Savagian, a Techni-cal Theatre practitioner from Milwaukee, Wisconsin was invited by actor Sarah Reynolds to help create an explosive doll for the play.

Meghan hails from a back-ground in Milwaukee’s profes-sional theatre circuit, where she completed a four-year Fine Arts degree.

She engineered speciality props, built full stage sets, and especially enjoyed Milwaukee’s swarm of passionate artists and visionaries.

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You can see Meghan’s work in action by coming along to Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake) by Sheila Cal-laghan at the Gryphon Theatre.

Tickets $15-$25 or two for $30 on June 5th from iticket.co.nz.

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A Drug-Free Way to Treat Headaches in the neck?More people complain about headaches than any other health condition, including back pain. Unfortunately, the most popular treatment is over-the-counter pain relievers or prescription medication. There is some good news when it comes to headaches. Chiropractic treatment is a highly sought-after alternative treatment for the debilitating effects associated with headaches.This week is International Headache Awareness Week, so people all around the world are turning their attention to those people who suffer from headaches. Dr Dave Kelly, local Chiropractor reports “Many, many people take drugs every time they have a headache, without thinking that there are other things options. Chiropractic care helps thousands of people alleviate the symptoms of tension and migraine headaches.” It is thought that it works due to improving and restoring normal postural patterns. Chiropractic treatment is aimed at normalizing muscle tension, restoring joint range of motion, and stabilizing the body to reduce abnormal stressors. Optimizing postural control of the head and neck reduces the workload your muscles must

apply just to keep your head up during the day. Proper spinal alignment and muscle control helps give the body a fighting chance of avoiding a tension headache. Proper breathing is essential to relaxation, blood flow, and oxygen supply to the brain and body. Abnormal posture, which can include such dysfunctions as rounded shoulders, neck forward over the shoulders, slouched positions and tightness in the hips from sitting all day, decrease lung capacity. This decreased capacity alters how much you breathe, how often, and from where. Chiropractic restores function to the spine which maximizes breathing and good postural control. Better breathing equals better health. If you’re suffering from headaches and are tired of taking pain-relieving medication day after day, your doctor of chiropractic will check to see if you have dysfunction in your neck which could be leading to the headaches. Get your neck checked now to work out if there is a way you can reduce or eliminate your headaches.

By Laura Kavanagh

Four members of Onslow Community Church chose a different way to participate in this year’s 40 Hour Famine.

Adam van der Voorn, Patrick Curran, Josiah Bolt and Daniel Linklater spent Queen’s Birthday weekend in very close company to raise money for the World Vision 40 Hour Famine.

Instead of fasting, the college students set themselves the challenge to stay within a box in the church from Saturday night at 8pm to Monday midday.

The boys marked out a box sized about 3 metres by 2 ½ metres on the fl oor of the Church, which they could not leave for 40 hours, except for bathroom breaks.

Adam says they came up with the idea, when they were sitting in Church.

“The topic of the 40 hour famine came up and we thought, why not do something different.”

The 40 Hour Famine was offi cially the weekend before, but after talking to their youth leader, the boys went ahead with the idea.

On Saturday, the group said everything was going well and they were keeping themselves entertained with playing cards.

Daniel says the Church has been very supportive and generous in supporting the fundraiser.

The money raised by this year’s World Vision 40 Hour Famine is going towards Malawi.

1.8 million people in Malawi are affected by the food crisis.

Daniel says they decided to do the 40 Hour Famine because of the desperate situation of those in Malawi.

“They need the money more than we do.”Youth Pastor of Onslow Community

Church Pete Rhodes-Robinson says he is very proud of the boys, in what was a self-initiated venture.

SACRIFICE: Young members of the Onslow Community Church Daniel Linklater, Josiah Bolt, Adam Van Der Voorn and Patrick Curran spent Queen’s Birthday weekend in close company to raise money for Malawi.

Twist on 40 Hour Famine


By Laura Kavanagh

Although a fan of Monty Python, I had never seen Spamalot, so I did not know what to expect.I admit I was slightly apprehensive before the show, wondering if the college students would be able to nail the comedic timing that was characteristic of Monty Python.I had nothing to worry about.I can say my expectations were exceeded as the students excelled in bringing this comedic musical to life.Director Craig Milmine says in his director’s note, Spamalot gives the opportunity to present medieval history in its mad and full glory, and I think Newlands College did this very well.The comedic timing of the actors was spot on and I was impressed by the singing and dancing ability of those involved.Jessica Gallagher, who played Lady of the Lake, was one of the stand out performers

of the night, with a powerful singing voice.King Arthur and his men were hilarious to watch and were well played by their respective actors. Brett Taefu, who played Sir Galahad, particularly engaged the audience with a mix of humour and wit.Some of the funniest performances came from those with smaller roles. The singing and dancing routine by Laifa Ta’ala, who played Not Dead Fred, was wonderful to watch, as well as that of Jussam Mechen, who played Tim the Enchanter.The musical had something for everyone, with a wide range of comedic styles and different levels of humour that both parents and children could enjoy.

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of the night, with a powerful singing voice.King Arthur and his men were hilarious to watch and were well played by their

Brett Taefu, who played Sir Galahad, particularly engaged the audience with a

Some of the funniest performances came

The singing and dancing routine by Laifa Ta’ala, who played Not Dead Fred, was wonderful to watch, as well as that of Jussam Mechen, who played Tim the

The musical had something for everyone, with a wide range of comedic styles and different levels of humour that both


of the night, with a powerful singing voice.King Arthur and his men were hilarious to watch and were well played by their

Brett Taefu, who played Sir Galahad, particularly engaged the audience with a

Some of the funniest performances came

The singing and dancing routine by Laifa Ta’ala, who played Not Dead Fred, was wonderful to watch, as well as that of Jussam Mechen, who played Tim the

The musical had something for everyone, with a wide range of comedic styles and


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The soon-to-be launched, all new Hyundai Sonata has been teased by South Korea’s largest automaker – Hyundai Motor Company.

Some details of the all-new Sonata that were released include a new-look exterior and reinforced improved body structure and rigidity for safety. Despite the model’s world premiere set for later this month, the Sonata will debut in New Zealand towards the second half of 2014.

The Sonata is the second model to adopt ‘Fluidic Sculpture 2.0,’ complet-ing a more refi ned, premium look. On the outside, a single-framed, premium hexagonal grille, refined sidelines and futuristic rear designs help create an image of a dynamic, sophisti-cated premium midsize sedan. A longer wheelbase also maximizes the car’s cabin space.

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This year’s Sonata was also designed to enhance Human Machine Interface (HMI) qualities, letting drivers intui-tively, recognise the vehicle’s controls – with switches grouped by their function. Seat comfort has also been maximized with a more ergonomic cushion design.

With safety, other advanced features of the Sonata contribute to enhancing the vehicle’s overall safety.

By expanding on the application of Advanced-High Strength Steel, the car is twice as rigid yet 10 per cent lighter – helping achieve upgraded safety and driving performance.

As a premium midsize sedan, the new Hyundai secures top-class safety by adopting a seven airbag system and new seatbelt technologies.

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ALL-NEW: Hyundai Motor Company’s new Sonata. Photo: Supplied.

ALL-NEW: Hyundai Motor Company’s new Sonata. Photo: Supplied.


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SYNNOTT Ngaire Lynn: May 28, 2014WELLS Peter Osborne: May 27, 2014JEFFRIES, Ernest Neal (Neal) - Peacefully and surrounded by family on Sunday May 26, 2014; aged 79 years. Beloved and devoted husband for 54 years of Freda. Dearly loved Father and Father in law of Trevor & Vicki, Linda, Colin & Sharon. Much loved and loving Granddad to Logan, Corinne, Anthony, Rosalie, Amanda, Heather and Belinda, and Great Granddad to Aaliyah and Connor. Grateful thanks to staff at Te Whare Ra Uta and Aotea Rest Home for their loving care and kindness.“Death leaves a heartache that no one can heal, but love leaves a memory that no one can steal.”No fl owers please, but donations for Wellington Free Ambulance, PO Box 601, Wellington 6140 would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Messages may be sent by text to 0299786027. A service to celebrate Neal’s life will be held at Lychgate Funeral Home, 7 Johnsonville Road, Johnsonville on Thursday, May 29, 2014 at 2.00 p.m. followed by private cremation.LYCHGATE FUNERAL HOMEPh: 04 385 0745306 Willis St, Wellington 6011Email: [email protected]

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Eye on CrimeJohnsonville Neighbourhood Watch

In Johnsonville, a black Mazda Familia parked in Erris Street was stolen. A house in Bannister Avenue was entered, possibly through a forced kitchen door, and a quantity of property was stolen. This included alcohol. jewellery, a laptop com-puter, a kindle, some cash and a large quantity of meet products from the freezer. A Toyota corolla hatchback parked in the commuter carpark at Johnsonville railway station had its front registration plate stolen. A silver Mitsubishi Legum parked in Chesterton Street was stolen.

In Newlands, a silver Holden Cruz parked unlocked in the driveway of a house in Miles Crescent was entered and an IPod and sunglasses were

stolen. A house in Baylands Drive was entered via a forced aluminium ranchsliders window and a quantity of jewellery and a pair of glasses were stolen.

In Crofton Downs, a silver Subaru Forester parked secure in Silver-stream Road was stolen.

Jewellery items left in plain sight are a great attraction to burglars. They are high value items that can be slipped into a pocket and are relatively easy to sell. To the victim the loss is usually heartbreaking. All such items that are left in an unat-tended house should be hidden away in a place where they are at least safe from a quick search.

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All porcupines fl oat in water.

By John Galloway

If there were a prize for the native plant that looks the most out of place at ZEALANDIA, it would go to Whau (Entelea arborescens). Visitors to the valley can’t help but notice the relative abundance of this fast-growing, woody plant with large fl oppy leaves that looks like it belongs in the tropics!

Whau grows rapidly, as a coloniser of disturbed ground, to a height of about fi ve metres, before dying as larger trees take over several years later. The large green leaves are soft to the touch and were used by Maori in much the same way we would use a paper towel or napkin. It's easy to picture a Whau leaf with food on it, perched on your hand to prevent it from getting all messy as you eat. The seed capsules of Whau are cov-

ered in brown spikes. Biologists don’t know why this feature evolved, but suspect it may have been a defense against browsing by a now-extinct native bird. It is also known for having light wood and was known by European settlers as corkwood. Maori used Whau boughs as fl oats for their fishing nets, which they would fashion from woven ti kouka, or cabbage tree leaves.

Whau used to be common in Wellington but has become locally extinct since European settlement. At ZEALANDIA it has been planted in areas close to the tracks throughout the lower valley for visitors to enjoy. Guides regularly introduce them to its unique features and range of uses during regular walk and talks – leav-ing them in awe of seeing some of the plant life that covered Wellington a thousand years ago.

Whau at Zealandia

OUT OF PLACE: Whau growing at Zealandia. PHOTO CREDIT: Janice McKenna.

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By Dan Whitfi eld.

Johnsonville recorded a 29-19 win over its Hutt Old Boys Marist counterparts as part of round seven on Saturday.

The under 85kg side came out strong and ready to play, following last week’s loss to Waikanae.

Right from the beginning, both sides did not back down – seeing Johnsonville and HOBM running the ball with aggression, while still maintaining a professional attitude to game play.

Coach Shane Mathie says it was a good win.

While Johsnonville played well, HOBM never gave up and tested the home side’s defensive line on a number of occasions. Johnsonville players stood strong when it came to defending the goal line.

“We played some good rugby all round the park. It was good to watch and good to be a part of,” Shane says.

Players Nick Ward, Craig Swain and Andrew Paul were critical to the success of Johnsonville, with each of them scoring tries on Saturday. Shane Mathie scored two tries.

Craig also kicked a couple of conver-sions and penalties to take the local side to victory.

This week, the player of the day award went to the ‘raka brothers’ – Eddie and Cain Rakanui.

“Mean boys, way to lead from the front,” Shane says.

Saturday’s game against HOBM was played at Newlands Park.

Johnsonville’s next game is against Paremata-Plimmerton, away at Ngati Toa Domain. Kick off is at 3pm.

The Johnsonville under 85kg rugby team is sponsored by Superloans.

Round seven win for Johnsonville

By Dave Crampton

Athletes of all ages were recognised at the inaugural Athletics Wellington awards with some younger athletes heading off older and more experienced competitors.

Held at Chicago Sports Café on May 28, 13 awards among twelve categories were pre-sented, covering track and fi eld, cross country and road events for both junior and senior athletes, and volunteers.

The team of the year was one of the youngest representative teams in Wellington athletics.

The Grade 12/13 team won the interprovincial competition for the third consecutive year,

with the most points by any team since 2001 and the most by a Wellington team ever.

Captain and Newlands Col-lege student Ben Murdoch, 14, was surprised to head off older teams up to Masters level.

“They’re the seniors – we’re, like, just kids – but it was a good team to be a part of. All that hard work paid off.”

NZ Masters Cross Country Champion Todd Stevens picked up the Distance Runner of the Year award.

As chairman of the board of Athletics Wellington, he praised all award nominees, acknowledging “the high cali-bre of the people in the sport – except the distance runners.”

Other winners were top track and fi eld athlete Phoebe Ed-wards, 16, and Wellington Athletics life member Geoff Henry, 75.

Phoebe is the country’s top teenager in both high jump and heptathlon, picked up the Jumper of the Year and Combined Eventer of the Year awards.

Geoff Henry picked up a special lifetime award after holding multiple roles at all levels of the sport.

Each award recipient was presented with a framed cer-tifi cate. ATHLETES RECOGNISED: Newlands College student Ben Murdoch with his award.

Athletes shine at awards

By Dave Crampton

Khandallah marathon and cross country runner Todd Stevens is one of Wellington’s top long dis-tance runners-picking up the top distance runner of the year at the recent Ath-letics Wellington awards last week.

Todd, 44, was the 2013 Masters Cross Country Champion, and runner up in the Masters Road Championships.

At the provincial level he won every masters event: the Vossler Shield, the Dorne Cup, Wellington Cross Country Champi-onships, and Wellington Road Championships.

Todd’s father, Alan Stevens, is involved in athletics as an offi cial, or-ganising medal presenters at the national champion-ships earlier this year, and encouraged Todd into the sport as a child-even though he liked the snacks better than the sprints.

“I always remember the biscuits afterwards,” Todd says.

Last year, Todd was the fi rst New Zealander to fi n-ish the Berlin Marathon, coming 155th in a fi eld of more than 40,000.

He has also run mara-thons in New York and Boston, where he was also the fi rst Kiwi home.

However the 10 kilome-tre road race is one of his favourite events, combin-ing speed and effi ciency.

“It’s a really good test of both,” Todd says.

“It’s one of those races where you have to put yourself in a world of pain – but so do your competitors,” he says.

As well as a competitor, Todd is the general man-ager and a life member of the Wellington Scottish Athletics Club, and the chairman of Athletics Wellington, fi tting these roles around his busy job as a partner in Price Wa-terhouse Coopers.

His real life partner, Mandy Simpson, is not a bad runner either, and has run an Ironman, mara-thons and even ran the Boston Marathon with Todd last year, although she was 40 minutes be-hind.

His next big marathon will be in Chicago.

“I`m doing Chicago in October which will mean I’ll have completed all the major marathons.” he says

RUNNING AHEAD; Long distance runner Todd Stevens from Khandallah has been named the top distance runner of the year. PHOTO SUPPLIED.

Local long distance runner on top


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