The Kapa Haka festival for primary and secondary schools at the Events Centre on 18 and 19 October drew big crowds. Children from all of the local schools took part – St Mary’s School, in their attractive new kapa haka uniforms, was surely a contender for the record for the biggest kapa haka group.

The children and their accompanists were skilful and charming and made kapa haka look easy when we all know it’s not.

We had a preview of South End School’s programme on the evening

before the festival. Only a few weeks after Jade Waetford, their new kaiawhina, took over the children were word perfect, highly disciplined and dynamic.

Carterton School’s kapa haka group was as strong, confident and entertaining as ever – congratulations to their leader, Whaea Leslie Standish.

Great children – wonderful teachers! Congratulations Wairarapa. And for the rest of the country – sorry you missed out!

Kapa haka festival a knockout!

November 2016

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EditorialHappy Birthday to us!The Carterton Crier is one year old.

It’s been a full and fast year and we’re proud to have met our aim of publishing a magazine that belongs to the community.

Our goal was to reflect the not-for-profit section of community having fun, helping others, being creative, caring for each other and the environment, educating each other, staying fit and healthy, mourning our dead, remembering our history and celebrating our achievements – all of the things that make us human and interesting.

We also believe that a magazine the community relates to is read from cover-to-cover and that this is good news for our advertisers.

We worry every month that we won’t have enough stories, but the community never disappoints us and the proof is in our expansion over the past three issues from 24 pages to 28.

In this month’s issue the Schools’ Kapa Haka Festival at the Events Centre showed the dedication, enthusiasm and talent of our children and their teachers as well as the strong culture of Wairarapa schools.

We’ve featured two of our older citizens – Eva Little, 97, of Carter Court and Joy Wright, 98, of Roseneath.

We visited the friendly Holdsworth Women’s Institute and South End School’s food forest.

Council elections have introduced three new faces, including youth activist, Rebecca Vergunst. The Crier is now accredited to report on Council meetings and will keep you informed.

We’re looking forward to reports from the Christmas Parade on November 26 and the food bank drive on November 16 at 5.30 pm.

Jan Farr, Editor.

Leilani Parker, Amy Croton (at back), Courtney Ryan, Lucy Montgomerie, Lani Wise and Mayana Volavola of South End School rehearse for the Schools’ Kapa Haka Festival.

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On Thursday October 27, Carterton District Council Mayor John Booth led the New Zealand Citizenship ceremony which was held in the Te Mahau Foyer at the Carterton Events Centre.

Hurunui o Rangi Marae supported by Akonga Maori at Carterton School welcomed the new citizens with a heartfelt powhiri.

After each citizen read their affirmation of allegiance they were presented with their citizenship certificate and a Harakeke plant.

Carterton District Council would like to congratulate the following residents on becoming New Zealand Citizens:

Anna Bergstrom, Karen Chalmers, Rebecca Clark, Kirsten Earnshaw, Andrew Earnshaw, Anne Jackson, Neil Jackson, Hannah Kennish, Alison Norris-Baber, Mavis Saxton , Josephine Stanbury, Lucia Zanmonti.

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New citizens welcomed

Our new citizens, l to r: Rebecca Clark, Lucia Zanmonti, Mavis Saxton, Neil and Anne Jackson, Hannah Kennish, Karen Chalmers, Mayor John Booth, Aunty Lou Cook and PJ Devonshire (Hurunui o Rangi Marae), Valerie and Robin Weaver, Andrew and Kirsten Earnshaw, Josephine Stanbury, Alison Norris-Baber, Anna Bergstrom. Photo Kate Jurlina.

Carterton Swimming Club and Carterton District Council have recently agreed to work together to investigate the much needed upgrade options for both the indoor and outdoor pools.

The club has been going strong since 1911. The warm indoor pool was built 25 years ago by members of the community. It is used by the swimming club and also by schools, learn to swim classes and adults seeking fitness and wellbeing. It urgently needs upgrading.

When the club is there the indoor pool is filled with lapping water, ambition, laughter and, frequently, with the smell of frying sausages.

Our kids swim and train all year round there and get together about once a month for club nights. The idea is that the children swim to beat their own personal best times in races against others with similar times. Once they are fast enough they can choose to become competitive and swim in region or national competitions representing Carterton, guided by our coach Russell Geange with his 35 plus years of experience.

The 13 competitive swimmers had an outstanding start to the new competitive swim season, winning ten medals overall at the Wellington

Short Course Championship. They were led by the Samantha Duthie, the club’s National Age Group 200m butterfly champion and Kobe Edge. Samantha has continued her impressive form in the NZ Short Course Championships with bronze in the 200m butterfly fifth in 100m fly and ninth in 400m.

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Carterton District Council, along with Mayor John Booth, have made the leap into social media by launching their own Facebook pages.

Both pages will be used as a platform to inform the Carterton community on important updates and insights into Council happenings.

“Facebook is an incredibly efficient and simple way to get messages out to the public,” says Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Kate Jurlina.

Facebook users can follow both pages by liking both Carterton District Council and John Booth, Carterton District Council.

Inspired by the book Flatpack Democracy, written by Peter MacFadyen in Frome, UK, a group of Carterton Council candidates got together before the election and developed the I am a voter campaign. We engaged with people outside New World, commuters at the railway station and invited people to meet the candidates. It all helped, with 546 more people voting in this election than in 2013, so thank you Carterton for rising to the challenge and increasing Carterton’s voter turnout by 7%.

Reasons for people not voting are varied. Many feel they don’t know enough about the candidates, the postal ballot papers get forgotten and, with Health Boards and Trusts on the same ballot paper, it all becomes too complex.

Many people say, “My vote won’t make a difference,” but in this election there there were 19 votes between the last candidate onto Council and the first who didn’t make it – every vote does count.

We need to view voting as the collective decision of the community. If you don’t vote, don’t complain later!

Another reason for not voting is a lack of confidence and trust in politicians. At all levels of government the solution to this perception is to vote for politicians who are making a difference to their community.

Early next year the Local Government Commission will put forward a proposal to amalgamate the Wairarapa Councils. We must educate our Wairarapa citizens so they can make an informed vote either for this proposal or to remain as we are. The I am a voter campaign will kick off again if a poll occurs. If you are keen to help in this campaign, please contact me on 379 6193, 0274 884 376 or jill@enzedpcs.co.nz.

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At its October inaugural meeting Council nominated the following representatives to regional council boards.

Regional Transport Committee which oversees the implementation of the regional transport plan: Carterton representative and alternate. Elected: Mayor John Booth and Mike Ashby.

Wellington Regional Strategy Committee (economic development). Nominated: Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson and alternate John Booth.

Ruamahanga Whaitua Committee which facilitates community and stakeholder involvement in the management of land and resources within the whaitua (area). Carterton representative. Re-elected: Mike Ashby

Te Kauru Upper Ruamahanga River Floodplain management sub-committee which sets out a long term strategy for managing areas of risk from flooding and erosion. Carterton representative and alternate. Elected: Brian Deller and Mike Ashby.

Water Use Project Governance Group which provides governance and oversight of the work programme on the water Wairarapa project.

Wairarapa representative. Nominated: Mayor John Booth. The Crier should be able to report the final outcome in the

December issue. Don Farr

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Mayor John Booth farewelled long-serving councillors, Elaine Brazendale and Bill Knowles, at their final council meeting.

Elaine, first elected to the District Council in 1995 from the Hospital Board said, “District Council papers seemed a breeze after the reams of paper from health boards – and being close to home made it much easier to understand.”

During her 21 years as a councillor Elaine has worked with five mayors, four CEOs and up to twenty councillors. She has seen the completion of the first district plan and developed the first long term plan and vision for Carterton which included one of her highlights when, “...as chair of the CDCT we were able to make a donation of $200,000 towards the Events Centre.”

In Bill’s fifteen years on the Council his forte was roading, footpaths and Sparks Park. He acknowledged the great working relationship he had formed with council operation crews. His proudest achievements were the roundabout at Memorial Square and Carterton’s footpaths.

Bill will continue with his commitment to Foodbank, Keep Carterton Beautiful and the development of Sparks Park.

Kate Jurlina

Long-serving councillors farewelled

Councillor Bill Knowles, Mayor John Booth, Councillor Elaine Brazendale. Photo Kate Jurlina.

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New council meets

The pride gathers

The October Carterton Council meeting was the first for the newly elected council, so it began with the ceremony of calling councillors into the building with a formal welcome and response in the foyer and a haka and waiata from the Carterton School haka party – led by Whaea Leslie Standish.

Then came the swearing in of the councillors, ‘...that they will faithfully and impartially perform their duties in the best interests of the Carterton District.’

The new council’s first job was to elect a Deputy Mayor who, in the mayor’s absence, can undertake all the mayoral duties. They chose Russell Keys.

Previously, two representatives from Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae (Ngati Kahungunu and Rangitane) were invited to sit at the council table with speaking but not voting rights and able to assist on issues of significance to Maori. That special right was reaffirmed by the incoming council.

The Regional Council has, as usual, asked Wairarapa Councils to nominate representatives to regional committees. From those nominations the Regional Council will make the appointments. See separate article on Carterton’s nominations.

A substantial business item was the approval of the Council’s annual report for the year to June 2016. The report had already been adopted by the previous council subject to amendments agreed with the auditors. The report, as amended, was adopted by the incoming council subject to final auditor approval.

Don Farr

The Lions Club of Carterton recently celebrated a family evening on one of their regular meeting nights in September. All members were encouraged to invite their own partners, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

It was extremely pleasing to have a total of 107 in attendance for the night which included His Worship Mayor John Booth and Lloyd ‘Magoo’ Wilson from Magoo’s Street Rods in Masterton.

The families thoroughly enjoyed a large smorgasbord meal provided by Club Carterton’s new Chef Mike ‘Toppy’ Topp. Mike has

reinvented the club’s menu and we can highly recommend his food.After the meal Lloyd spoke to us about one of his companies new

ventures, the ‘Kiwi Goa’ which is a New Zealand-designed tuktuk-type vehicle. Through a delicious dessert he told us about Magoo’s street rods and looking to the future of hotrods.

His Worship Mayor John Booth presented a certificate of appreciation to Lion Grant Smith and his wife Heather for all their hard work in organising the stall holders on Daffodil Day.

The new council is welcomed into the Events Centre Foyer with a haka and waiata from the Carterton School haka party – led by Whaea Leslie Standish. Photo Don Farr.

Congratulations to new councillors Tracey O’Callaghan, Brian Deller and Rebekah Vergunst, seen here with Deputy Mayor, Russell Keys and Mayor John Booth. Photo Don Farr.

Lion Robin Parker’s very large family.

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Kia Ora koutou,Well it has been another busy month for us out and about in the community. Again we have had some great results through your information and help.

Thank you to those of you who have taken the time to pass on information to us in order to help keep our community safe. An ongoing focus for us over the coming months and holiday period will be road safety. As we head towards the holiday period there are a few things you can do to make yourselves safer on the roads. Not only paying attention to how you drive but also what you drive.

Ensure your vehicle is safe and has a current registration and warrant of fitness. This is where your journey starts. Once you are out on the road there are things you can do to keep yourself safe. Remember drive to the conditions, don’t drink and drive, always ensure you and your passengers are wearing seatbelts and avoid distractions like cell phone use while driving.

If you or other road users are in immediate danger call 111. To report non-urgent road matters call *555.

Police will be out and about supporting a number of community events over summer to support the organisers and ensure everyone has a great time. I encourage you to have a chat when you see us out. We enjoy being a part of the community and working with you to make our community safer.

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Thanks to the Dugdale Trust, funds have been raised to save Dalefield School’s swimming pool and work on the restoration has already begun. The contractor has been hampered by recent wet weather but still intends to finish the pool, complete with refurbished changing rooms, and open in time for the start of the season.

“We have had an offer from a parent to paint a mural on the west wall of the pool complex. This is very exciting as the parent has a reputation within the wider community as a very capable artist,” said the school administrator, Lisa Fitness.

“The upgrade of the two classrooms is well underway and already teachers and students are enthusiastic over the new learning spaces. Builders have finished the alterations, plasterers have been and gone and painters are due to arrive. We are planning an open day to launch the refurbished classroom and the swimming pool and we will be inviting members of the public, intending students and their parents and care-givers to join us.

“We have undergone a technology upgrade, giving a tremendous boost to student learning,” said acting principal, Judi Adams. “The Dugdale Trust has been extremely generous, and thanks must also go to Lisa Fitness and Cath Rowe-Penny who have both played a major role in organising fundraising events. We would also like to thank everybody who has supported us in any way to achieve the goals we set for ourselves. We have all been humbled by people’s generosity.

Judi added that Dalefield is a non-zoned school, now taking enrolments for 2017.

Spring is here and the best thing about Spring is getting your garden going! We are enthusiastic at our local market about local gardening and so we were sad to hear that the Opaki School plant sale won’t be happening this year.

On Sunday November 13, Carterton Farmers’ Market will have a special market with a plants, produce and seedlings theme.

The market will be in Carterton’s Memorial Square from 9 am until 12.30 pm. There will be children’s activities and competitions as well as our usual friendly relaxed atmosphere and half-hourly talks on all manner of things plant-related.

We’ve also got a great range of stalls from lavender to art, wine to cupcakes. Also the JK Food Truck will be joining Coffee To Go so there will be a variety of food available.

See you there!

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Dalefield School – the upgrade of two classrooms is well underway.

Twenty-six year old Eva Sykes was nursing at Penderfield Emergency Hospital in Yorkshire during World War II when an injured soldier walked into her ward and asked what time the pub opened. “I thought, Oh no, another drunk!” Eva said.

The soldier was Northern Irishman Alf Little. Eva married him, became Eva Little, and they lived together happily for sixty years before Alf died at the age of ninety. “He was a good husband. I miss him. We’d have been married seventy years in June,” Eva said.

During the war Alf served in the Royal Artillery. “He was mentioned in despatches, with a certificate signed by the King and Queen. He came to the hospital with a crushed right arm and nerve damage in his chest,” Eva said. “He always had pain in that hand and working was painful.” In spite of that, Alf was always in work.

Eva saw many worse injuries than Alf’s. “A lot of the men who served in the tank regiments had their jaws shot off,” she said. As a nurse she had to help them eat and drink.

Alf served with New Zealanders in the war and always had at the back of his mind that New Zealand was a good place to bring up children, so in 1961 Eva, Alf and their children June (14) and Stephen (10), came to live in Petone and eventually settled in their own house in Taita.

After Alf died Eva had a couple of blackouts and came to Carterton to be near Stephen. She now lives at Carter Court where her favourite

activity is the game of Rummy-O. Although Eva hasn’t been back to Yorkshire for 56 years she

remembers it as a beautiful place.Jan Farr

Joy Wright was born in Wellington in 1918. She and her sister Dorrie were adopted by a Carterton couple with three children of their own. Each day before school Joy milked two cows while Dorrie fed the chooks and the ducks. Then they walked to the junior school on Brooklyn Road from their home at the west end of Kent Street. The girls weren’t allowed to walk down Lincoln Road because of the stockyards, or down Belvedere Road because of the pub.

“We never thought about how far it was,” Joy said. “We went to school and that was it!”

“I remember a white horse in a paddock on the corner of High Street and Victoria Street, before Tattons Garage was there. A macrocarpa tree formed a sort of verandah over High Street. We used to shelter under there in the rain.”

Joy remembers two places where they saw minah birds, not usually seen so far south. She also

remembers going to the Tivoli Theatre to watch the film Disraeli.

Joy went to Carterton District High School on the South End School site and remembers Mrs. Field who lived in Ridgway cottage next door.

Later Joy caught the train to Masterton Tech. which was beside the Court House in Dixon Street. “Dorrie went to high school in Carterton. I went to Tech. to learn cooking. I love cooking,” Joy said.

When she left school Joy cooked for a butcher in Masterton. “The year I was in Masterton I had to make 48 Christmas cakes!”

Her cooking skills took her to Wellington to work for the City Missioner, Harry Squires, and to Australia.

Joy married and lived in Clareville. “I’ve only ever lived in two places – Kent Street and Clareville,” she said.

From Yorkshire to Carter Court

A white horse in a paddock

97 year old Eva Little at afternoon tea in Carter Court. Photo Jan Farr.

98 year old Joy Wright has spent most of her life in Carterton.

George Arliss in the 1929/30 movie, Disraeli which Joy saw at the Tivoli Theatre, Carterton.

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Busy children, happy trees“The food forest is a wonderful initiative that was developed by our Enviroschools Group in July,” said Principal Alastair Kay of Southend School. “The students are driving it – taking ownership of it, which is what I love about it. There’s an increased amount of gardening around the school. Every class has their own gardening plot.”

Deputy Principal Julie Jones said, “We had some fruit trees and decided they looked lonely by themselves, so we came up with the idea of an area that would take care of them. The children spoke to Helen Dew and Audrey Sabire and looked at their gardens. From there they started to plan and think about what they were going to grow. All classes are growing plants for the food forest – we got a grant for that. We have pears, apples, plums, feijoas, strawberries, raspberries and blue berries. The whole area is designed to emulate a forest. It’s a place for continual learning in the children’s practical life.”

Alastair sees the project as fitting with the school’s strategic goals – sustainability, school culture, responsibility, respect for the environment, resourcefulness and even resilience.

“I’m a greenie from way back – a long-time Forest and Bird member,” he said. “I believe all of these kids will grow up to be environmentally responsible.”

Jan Farr

Ashton Smith, Jayden Robson, Courtney Ryan, Zac Scott and Tomas Bale tend to the food forest. Photo Jan Farr.

Jayden Robson picks a lettuce from his class’s gardening plot. Photo Jan Farr.

The four libraries of the Wairarapa Library Service – Carterton, Featherston, Greytown and Martinborough have launched a Food for Fines offer to run during the first two weeks of November.

Customers who have overdue books are being given the chance to pay off their debts and do good at the same time. Any item of non-perishable food will reduce their fine by $2. Donations of food will be sent to the food banks to help build up their supplies before Christmas.

In October Comvita beekeeper, Ben Chanas, delivered 168 pots of clover and cinnamon honey to the Carterton Foodbank.

Foodbank chairperson Yvonne O’Dowd was delighted with the gift. “We’ll put one pot in each food parcel until they run out. It makes the parcels more substantial and interesting,” she said. She added that apart from this generous gift from Comvita they have also had donations from Premier Bacon, New World, Breadcraft, and a number of other individuals, businesses and organisations.

Comvita has premises in Belvedere Road and Ben said that the company wanted to give something back to the community. Comvita connects with the community in other ways too, Ben said. For instance he had recently talked to the children at South End and Dalefield Schools about his work and taken a frame from a hive to show them.

“This was something nice that Comvita could do to support the local community,” said Comvita Communications Advisor Emma Schuler. She said that eleven foodbanks around the country have each received the same amount of cinnamon clover honey from Comvita. Emma says it’s healthy as well as delicious.

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After eleven years Jo Wisler-O’Donnell and Kelly McIsaac have left Leaders and joined &Co, a new realty cooperative working around the Wellington Region.

They have also moved to the renovated old Renall home on the corner of Rhodes and High Streets.

The change came about when multinational company Ray White Real Estate merged with Leaders.

“I have worked for multi nationals in Switzerland and I didn’t want that,” Jo said. “At the same time this place became available.”

There are four other & Co real estate firms around the Wellington region. “We liked the independence, boutique feel and sophistication of the cooperative and wanted to partner with them,” Jo said.

“& Co’s branding is black and white. I’ve always wanted that. I see selling real estate as black and white – it’s business – we’re selling someone’s greatest asset and we’re there to get the best price we can for them.”

The team has added free home-staging to their services. “It makes sense to us. There’s nothing worse than selling an empty house,” Jo said. “Not everyone can see the potential.”

“We bring fresh eyes,” Kelly said. “We see what the buyer sees. Adding a vase of flowers, or a different duvet or staging the whole home is the best

way to achieve the maximum price.” “We’re also creating a business hub here with a shared boardroom and

two offices available for rent. We want to create a wonderful space for likeminded businesses to thrive,” Jo said.

“This is a new chapter in our lives. We no longer want to be in a corporate situation. Living is about people – not about a strong management team saying, Do this or that. We’re ready to do what we know best.”

Jan Farr

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(L-R) Courtney Yee (CW Turkington Cup - outstanding sportswoman and general excellence in sport), Amelia O’Connell (Kuranui College Trophy – junior sportswoman of the year & outstanding sporting achievement in junior sport), Stacey Grant, Emily Morison (BNZ Trophy – outstanding sporting achievement in senior sport), Cole Freeman (BJ Blake Cup – outstanding sportsman & general excellence in sport), Connor Turton (Shaun Workman Trophy – junior sportsman of the year).

Kuranui College celebrated another superb sporting year at the annual sports prize-giving recently. Guest speaker was Wairarapa-Bush Rugby Development Officer Stacey Grant who also handed out the awards.

First XI hockey captain, Courtney Yee, was named outstanding sportswoman after leading her side to victory in the Wellington P3 grade and to second place in the Rosemary O’Brien Cup. Outstanding sportsman was Cole Freeman who captains the first XI cricket team

and is also a member of the first XV rugby and first XI football teams, as well as playing rugby for Wairarapa Bush under 18s.

Amelia O’Connell collected the junior sportswoman of the year title and outstanding sporting achievement in junior sports award after breaking two school swimming records to add to her impressive list of achievements in the pool and on the athletics track and football pitch. Junior sportsman of the year was footballer Connor Turton who played in Upper Hutt City champion 14th grade premier team

and also represented Kuranui at the intercollegiate cross-country, athletics and swimming.

The outstanding sporting achievement in senior sport went to Emily Morrison who was a member of Kuranui’s unbeaten football team. She also plays for the Upper Hutt Women’s Central League Team, represents Wellington in the National Women’s League and was selected in the wider squad for the NZ under 17s national team.

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To celebrate Roald Dahl’s 100th birthday we read of one of his short stories for adults: The Way Up to Heaven. Dahl’s adult stories echo the quirkiness of his children’s books, but with a more malevolent edge. In The Way Up to Heaven a meek wife is finally pushed to breaking point by a badgering husband. We discussed some of Dahl’s other stories and noted that one of his common themes is of victims exacting a satisfying (if grisly) revenge on their tormentors.We used the Roald Dahl 100 party pack to find out what our names would be if we were one of Dahl’s characters. It seems we have lots of gleeful Muggle-Wumps in the book group. Are you a Muggle-

Wump, a Hornswaggler or a Blabbersnitch? If you’re keen to find out your Dahl character name, download the free Roald Dahl Day 2016 party pack from www.roalddahl.com. Discussion turned to reading recommendations. Several members recommended Lesley Pearse’s Trust Me which deals with orphans sent to Australia under the British Child Migrant Scheme. Charlotte Randall’s The Curative is the tale of a seemingly sane man incarcerated in 19th century Bedlam (as London’s asylum Bethlehem was better known). Despite the dark subject matter, The Curative proved an entertaining read which lived up to the promise of Randall’s other historical novels: Hokitika Town and The Bright Side of my Condition. Finally, if you’re looking for a page-turning thriller that will keep you reading into the wee small hours, Matthew Reilly’s Contest might be just the book for you! Seven competitors (including aliens) are sent into New York State library – only one may leave. A little bit Running Man meets The Hunger Games, Contest is fast-paced and fun.Andrea Darbyshire, Assistant Librarian.

Brandon Sanderson is one of those authors who leaves me with a hangover. His work ranges from epic fantasy through urban fantasy through steampunk to science fiction.

I started the first in The Reckoners series with no real idea of what I would be reading. Steelheart did not disappoint. The world-building is excellent and convincing. A mysterious event known as Calamity has endowed superpowers on a random selection of the population. Instead of using their powers for good, the Epics, as they are known, have all become villains rather than heroes. Staking out their territories in cities around the world and opposed only by competing Epics they kill with impunity and life for those who survive under their rule is grim.

Steelheart, the Epic who rules Chicago, orphaned David ten years ago. David is desperate to join the only group of ordinary humans who are willing and effective in standing up to the Epics – the Reckoners. He knows that along with a superpower, each Epic has also been cursed with a single weakness which can be used to defeat them. With that in mind he’s spent the last ten years learning all he can about the Epics – what their powers are and how to find and exploit their weaknesses.

Steelheart is a great page-turner, and it’s funny too. I spent much of the book trying to second-guess where Sanderson was taking me. I scored one hit, but everything else took me by surprise. What I really liked was that he explored every theory about Steelheart’s weakness that I managed to come up with and I still didn’t guess right.

Andrea Darbyshire, Assistant Librarian.

Sometimes the words you leave out are as important the ones you choose.

Have you ever written something by crossing out words already on the page? Try it. Find a page of text, from an unwanted magazine or newspaper. Or maybe photocopy a page from a book by a favourite writer. Scan the text and lightly circle the words or phrases that attract you. Then go back to the beginning and circle other words to join up the selected ones, making a sentence or two or three. Last, use a thick black marker to cover up all the words you do not want. What’s left might just be a poem, and very likely, it’s something that you may never have written otherwise.

One Saturday in late October, a group of teenagers did just this. The idea, called Blackout Poetry, came from Andrea Darbyshire as a way to kick off a new Saturday afternoon club at Carterton District Library where she works. She found it on word artist, Austin Kleon’s website. “I thought it might be good to kick off with a Blackout Poetry session,” Andrea said. “I thought it might appeal to teens.”

Madeleine Slavick, author of several books of poetry, non-fiction and photography, was invited to lead the session. Membership of the Teen Book Club is free. Talk with Andrea at the Library, 379 4080. The next session is Saturday, November 19 from 2–3 pm.

Hornswaggler, Blabbersnitch or Muggle-wump?

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

Blackout poetry for teen book club

Book Review

Notes from the Library book club

Raold Dahl and friends.

This year Wai Word has brought writers of comics, non-fiction, poetry, novels, children’s books and illustrated books to Carterton and beyond. In December we celebrate Wairarapa-based publishers, authors and illustrators at the second Wairarapa Book Fair, December 4, 11 am – 4 pm, at Greytown Town Hall. It’s almost Christmas – buy local, give global.

The year kicked off in February with verse, in Japanese by Yukari Nikawa (Tokyo) and in English by Melanie Carter (USA/Egypt), all in the Mount Bruce garden of NZ Pacific Studio. In April at the Carterton Events Centre Rhondda Greig previewed her forthcoming book that travels to Scotland, France and elsewhere. Thought-provoking poet-painter Pat White visited Heart of Arts in May, reading from his recent book to a full house.

In June we heard a trio of writers at Yarns in Barns – Dunedin’s Lynley Edmeades, Masterton’s Ross Ireland, and Auckland’s Ya-wen Ho – who orchestrated the Gladstone Vineyard Cafe crowd to speak overlapping lines. August guests Michael Wilson and Lucy Cooper of Arrow FM recorded the audience performing a radio drama and played an excerpt back to us.

In September, at Heart of Arts, Brisbane-based poet Alan Jefferies spoke of love, Y2K, and the fact that Australian newspapers still publish poetry. Last month, Catherine Cooper discussed the research

for her acclaimed novel, White Elephant, set in Canada and Sierra Leone, and on November 6, Sarah Laing, author of the bestseller Mansfield and Me, was in conversation with Caren Wilton at the Carterton Events Centre.

Wai Word meets first Sundays at 3 pm, no January event. Costs are met by koha and by Carterton Creative Communities. Email events.waiword@gmail.com for e-newsletter. Like us on Facebook. Contact, Almo’s Books: 06 379 7103.

Madeleine Slavick, author and Wairarapa Word co-founder.

Carterton District Council hosted their first school holiday programme at the Carterton Events Centre. All spaces were snapped up in four days. Participants chose from a variety of workshops including hula hooping, abseiling, sports, board games, inflatable obstacle course, storytelling, gardening, Xbox sports, balloon craft and circus juggling, drama, paper making, wood pallet crafts, web coding, 3D printing, cooking, movies, and painting.

A number of special guests visited the children: Mayor John Booth, Fire Service officers Richard King and Wayne Robinson, Constable Mike Wakefield and police dog Thames, Sparky the Dragon, Rainbow the Clown, and Dog Control Officer Karen Schischka and her dog Marz. The fun was capped off with a disco party finale featuring DJ Brenny.

Parents and caregivers were delighted with the programme - “…really appreciated that it was held in Carterton to help local working families. My daughter enjoyed making new friends”, “… pass on my gratitude and thanks to all the staff who made the holiday programme possible. You all did something very amazing with these young adults, and for my boys, they have grown and enhanced their ever increasing skill sets and watching their faces light up when talking about what they did each day was so rewarding”.

The Council thanks the following volunteers, organisations and businesses for helping to provide the free programme: Salvation Army, Wairarapa Bush Rugby, Wairarapa SuperGrans, Rangatahi to Rangatira, Carterton Neighbourhood Support, Rob Kennedy, Wairarapa Web Design, Nectarine, Fab Lab Masterton, NZ Fire Service, NZ Police, Thrive Adventures, Wairarapa Outdoor pursuits, Wairarapa Building Society, Gaye Sutton, DJ Brenny, Coops Hoops, Sparky the Dragon, Rainbow the Clown, Jill Greathead, Elaine Brazendale, Naomi Oliver, Kathy Loveday, Lucy Henderson, Ella Jurlina and Bailie Sims.

Students at Gladstone School had a brilliant Thursday afternoon before Labour Weekend when they were treated to a session with talented musician Sarah Dill from Minnesota USA.

Sarah captivated the seniors with her guitar and vocal skills, then introduced them to a wide range of instruments and had the whole group focused and participating. At the end she was swamped with inspired students and their questions.

She then entertained and motivated the juniors with quirky music games and group rhythm sessions with sticks and boom-whackers.

Sarah is a seasoned performer with over fifteen years of experience. She is currently creating new work at NZ Pacific Studio. The centre has several studios available for creative people who need time to get work done. It offers stays of up to three months.

Sarah is also a music therapist and loves to connect with the community. During her two months at NZ Pacific Studio she has visited schools, tutoring workshops and was a hit at various performances, with Grafia at The Tin Hut, Ventana Creative Collective and other venues in the Wairarapa. The day after she visited Gladstone School she was off to play at the folk festival near Wellington.

Look out for her performance at Aratoi Museum as part of Art Is A Living Thing, a celebration of NZ Pacific Studio’s fifteenth anniversary with painting, photography, music, video, animation, poetry and story, sculpture and other media. The exhibition closes January 15. For information: www.artistresidency.org.nz

Chris Daniell.

Top row, left to right: Alan Jeffries, Catherine Cooper, Lynley Edmeades, Sarah Laing, Bottom row, left to right: Michael Wilson and Lucy Cooper, Pat White, Ya wen Ho.

Book fair, December

Exciting holiday programme

Music, motivation and therapy

Wai Word

Talented musician Sarah Dill, from Minnesota USA, entertained and inspired students at Gladstone School.

EventsChristmas Parade: Rotary Club’s Annual Christmas Parade, Saturday, November 26. Theme: A traditional Christmas. No entry fee, prizes. Coral Aitchison coralnz@xtra.co.nz

Join Dame Malvina Major to hear Five Outstanding Young Singers. at David and Winifred Bull’s home, The Cabbage Tree Vineyard, 52 Kitchener Street, Martinborough, Sunday 27 November 2016, 2–4 pm. Refreshments provided. Seating limited to 100. Tickets $65, from George Troup, troup2004@yahoo.co.nz. Enquiries to Winifred, 06 306 8178.

Welcome to Carterton. Wild Oats, last Friday of the month, 5.30 pm. Kylie 027 688 9401.

Education, youth, childrenCarterton Community Toy Library. Events Centre Holloway Street. Open library hours. Toy Hire for 0 to 8 years. Facebook: @carterton toy library.

Kiddie Gym. Under threes. Wednesdays, term time, 9.30–11 am. St David’s Church corner High and Victoria Streets. Lorna or Abby 379 8325

Kindergarten. 3 Victoria Street, 8.30–2.30 pm, Monday to Friday. Call in for an enrolment form. Over twos. Wait list. 379 8102. Facebook. carterton@wmkindergartens.org.nz

Longbush Playgroup. Wednesdays, term time, 9.30–12 pm. Under fives. 1135 Longbush Road. Eileen 372 7861.

Playcentre. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 9 am–noon, Howard Booth Park. Liz Crow 022 312 0677, cartertonplaycentre@gmail.com, Facebook.

Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group. Free art workshops, Heart of Arts, 6.30 pm first Wednesday of month. Youth Centre, 5.30 pm, Wednesdays. Facebook: r2rcarterton.

Scout Group. Keas, Mondays 4–5 pm, Bronwyn Pogson 379 7068. Cubs, Mondays 6:30–8 pm, Josh Hunter 027 481 6523. Scouts, Thursdays 6:30–8:30 pm, Ben Laybourn 027 641 7249.

St John. Penguins (6–9 year olds) Tuesdays, 4:30–5:30 pm. Youth (8–18 year olds) Tuesdays 7–8:30 pm. Youth room, Events Centre. Maria Tankersley 379 6479.

Whanau Aroha Playgroup. Alison Dye’s music and play for pre-schoolers, Thursdays, 9.30–11 am, term time, Salvation Army Hall, 210 High Street.

ArtsBook Club. Carterton District Council Library. Last Monday of month. 10.30–11.30 am. Anne Hughes anne@cdc.govt.nz

Book Group. University of Third Age. Fourth Friday of month, 1.30 pm, St Mark’s Hall. Sue Burns 379 6506.

Community Choir. Thursdays, 7.15–9 pm, Carterton School Hall, $4 unwaged, $6 waged. cartertonsinging@gmail.com.

Heart of Arts. Paper making from native plants with Rob Kennedy. Monday November 14, 1 pm–3 pm, $25, contact corrinne@toiwairarapa.co.nz, 021 121 0980, or pop in to Heart of Arts.

New Zealand Pacific Studio, Mt Bruce. A non-profit arts centre available for residencies. One week minimum, three months maximum. Fellowships available. www.artistresidency.org.nz/

Sunset Cinema. Events centre. Sunday, December 4. Doors open 7.30 pm, Movie 8 pm. www.sunsetcinemacarterton.com/

Toi Wairarapa – Ten Minute Bites: ten minute talk by a local artist, every second Wednesday, 12.10 pm.

Wai Art Group. First Monday of month, 10 am, Carterton Golf Club. Jane Giles 379 6559.

Wai Art Scape. For $20 a month Jane Giles places artists’ work in publicly accessible spaces. jcgiles@slingshot.co.nz, 379 6559.

Wairarapa Word. Sunday, December 4, 3 pm. Contact: Almo’s Books, 42 High St north, 379 7103.

ServicesAdele Pentony-Graham wants information about Carterton ancestors buried at Featherston Military Cemetery or trained at Featherston for WWI. pentonygraham@xtra.co.nz

Alcoholics Anonymous. 8 pm Mondays. Salvation Army community rooms, 210 High Street south. Dennis 377 5355, Martin 372 7764.

Carterton Community dinner. Reformed Congregation Church Hall, 6 Howard Street, November 24, 6 pm. All welcome. RSVP 379 7937.

Carterton Free Soup night. Reformed Congregation Church Hall, November 19, December 17, 5 pm. All welcome. 379 7937.

Central Lions. First and third Wednesdays, Club Carterton, 35 Broadway. First Wednesday, dinner meeting, 6 pm. Third Wednesday, supper meeting, 6.45 pm. Nita Edwards 027 247 8441.

Club Carterton. www.club-carterton.com Facebook.

Epilepsy Support Group. Mondays 11 am, Salvation Army office, 210 High Street south. 0800 20 21 22.

Go Carterton: Earthquake Prone Buildings Information Evening, Tuesday, November 15, 5.30–7 pm, Events Centre Foyer. Karen Fairweather, 021 399 105

Justices of the Peace. Second and fourth Fridays, 11 am–1 pm, Carterton Library.

Lions Club: Second and fourth Wednesdays, Club Carterton, 35 Broadway. 5.45 pm, socialising. 6.30 pm meeting, followed by dinner. Contact: Des Heath 379 6483, 021 0237 5286.

Masterton Toastmasters. Heart of Arts, 47 High Street. Every second Tuesday at 7.30 pm. Jill Greathead 379 6193.

Reformed Congregation Church, Gospel Tent Meeting. Carrington Park Saturday November 26 after Christmas parade. Join us for coffee, Christmas carols and the Christmas message. 379 7937

Reformed Congregation Church Mini Market. 6 Howard Street, Saturday December 3, 8 am–12 pm Contact: 06 379 7937.

Rotary Club. 6.15 pm Mondays. Club Carterton, 35 Broadway. Kevin Conroy 379 9304.

Senior Citizens. 150 High Street. New members welcome. Yvonne 379 9298, Francie 379 7719. Hall hire $10 per hour.

Silver Club. (Formerly Probus) Last Tuesday of month, 10 am, Events Centre. Jeanne 379 5444.

Social Services Hub – Haumanu House: Courts, Community Law, Wairarapa Free Budgeting, Care NZ, Pathways, Probation, Workwise, Hauora, Whaiora, Inland Revenue. Entrance behind clock tower.

South Wairarapa Working Men’s Club. 304 9449, www.swwmc.org.nz, swwmc@wise.net.nz

What’s on in November and December?

Fairs, marketsCommunity Market. Saturdays 9–12.30 pm, Baptist Church Hall, 113 Belvedere Road: $5 a table. Just turn up.

Farmers’ Market. Sundays, 9–12.30 pm, Memorial Square. Dan Broughton 027 663 9011.

Sport, fitness, movementBasketball. Mondays 7 pm, Kuranui College gym. $2 koha. Facebook: Wairarapa Basketball Society.

Carterton Bowling & Croquet Club. Bowls. Club days: Tuesdays and Saturdays 1.15 pm for 1.30 pm start. Association Croquet. Thursdays and Sundays 9.15 am for 9.30 am start. Golf Croquet. Wednesdays and Saturdays 1.15 pm for 1.30 pm start.

Clareville Badminton Club. Clareville Stadium. Racquets available. $5 casual. $100 for season. Steve Ruscoe 027 333 3975

Dalefield Hockey Club. Premier teams. Men’s and women’s teams. School children’s teams, Clareville. Leanne Percy 379 9096, Gail Miller 379 8341.

Free Fit Club. Carrington Park by band rotunda. Bring mat and water. Di Bailey 027 498 7261.

Carterton Golf Club Inc: Veterans Men and Women Tuesdays 9.30 am tee-off; Nine holes men and women Tuesday 11.30 am. Women 18 holes Wednesdays 10.00 am tee-off, 9 holes 11.00 am tee-off.

Greytown Community Gym. Work out for $25 a month. Modern equipment, open 24/7, no joining fee. Andrew Baily Gibson 021 227 6634

HIIT classes. High Intensity Interval Training with Anaru and Dallas Te Rangi. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 am. Most weekdays 4.30 pm. Gain Momentum, Holloway Street. Facebook: HIIT FIIT, strength, cardio, circuit.

Indoor bowls. South Wairarapa WC Thursdays 7.30 pm Jackie Whittington 377 1512. Clareville Mondays 7.30 pm Tom Bubb rooms Clareville Showgrounds Colleen Larkin 379 8399.

Karate. South End School Hall, Thursdays 6 pm. Thomas Duncan 027 302 8923, 06 308 8844.

Ruamahanga Ramblers, social running and walking group. Tuesdays, 6.15 pm. www.sportsground.co.nz/ruamahangaramblers. In addition this summer we are trialling some weekend runs/walks (cross country followed by a BBQ). No charge. Paul Furkert 379 5355.

Squash Club. Wednesday and Friday evenings. howardboothsquash@gmail.com

Swimming Club. Russell Geange 379 7750, Rick Anderson 021 943 410. Water aerobics Monday to Thursday 10 am. Indoor pool and key hire, Grant Crawford 379 6431.

South Wairarapa Indoor Bowls Association. Annual General Meeting, South Wairarapa Working Men’s Club, back room, November 23 7 pm. All members welcome. Gail Miller, secretary 379 8341.

Tai Chi. Wednesday 9.30–10.30 am. St Mark’s Hall, Richmond Rd. $6 per session.

Tennis Club. Midweek: Tuesday 9 am–noon all year round. Google us. Facebook. New members welcome.

The Dance Shed. 450 Belvedere Road, rock’nroll and line dancing. Wendy Walker 027 319 9814.

Wairarapa Dance Club. Club Carterton. Second Fridays, 7.30–10.30 pm. Russell 377 1609.

Wairarapa Dog Training Club. Rally-O, obedience and agility classes. Google us.

Yoga with Odette. Beginners, Wednesday 9 am. All levels. Monday 7 pm. 75 Brooklyn Road, Carterton. 021 180 9452. Classes $10.

Special InterestsGarden Group. Every second Tuesday, 1.30 pm. Vicki Waller 379 9080, rvwaller@xtra.co.nz

Historical Society. Contact Diane Edwards 379 7150

Holdsworth Women’s Institute. West Taratahi Hall, every first Thursday, 1.30 pm. Colleen Bunning 379 8002.

Library Book Club. Last Monday of the month, Events Centre, 10.30–11.30 am.

Mangatarere Society. Help breathe life into our river: mangatarere.restoration@gmail.com

Menzshed. Mondays 9 am–1 pm, Tuesdays 1–5 pm, Fridays 9 am–1 pm, Clareville complex, A&P Showgrounds. Follow the signs.

Railway Museum. Station. Sundays 11 am–4 pm. www.CartertonRailwayMuseum.org.nz

Rose Society. Every third Monday. Graeme Renall 379 7065, Chris Stewart 379 5959.

Phoenix Astronomical Society, Stonehenge Aotearoa, open 10 am–4 pm Wednesday to Sunday; closed December 24–26, open December 27–January 29. Guided tours 11 am weekends and holidays. Couresses: The Zodiac – Myths & Legends of the Stars – November 19. The Star of Bethlehem – December 21. secretary@astronomynz.org

The Wairarapa Woodworkers Guild meets 7 pm on the fourth Thursday of the month, excluding December, at Carterton Menz Shed, Clareville Complex. All welcome. Secretary 379 9198 or email se_edwards@xtra.co.nz

Wairarapa Vintage Car Club. Every first Monday 7.30 pm, except statutory holidays, Clareville Showgrounds, Chester Road. Gary or Barbara Lang 372 7593.

Let us know what’s on: crier.whatson@gmail.com

corrinne@toiwairarapa.co.nz, 021 121 0980, or pop in to Heart of Arts.

Heart of Arts | Managed by Toi Wairarapa | 47 High Streeet North, Carterton021 121 0980 | www.toiwairarapa.co.nz

Paper making from native plants

A workshop by Rob Kennedy Learn how to create your own paper

Monday November 14, 1 pm - 3 pm. Limited numbers. $25 confirms a space.

From Friday November 18 there will be a Justice of the Peace in the Carterton Library each Friday from 12 noon–2 pm to witness signatures, take declarations, certify copies, take affidavits and all other signings.

John Stevenson JP started monthly sessions at the library in June, 2015. “Initially there was no great demand,” he said, “but the service was useful to a handful of locals. Demand increased as the year progressed and locals discovered the service.”

In July this year the sessions became fortnightly with seven other local JPs coming on to the roster.

“We now believe the demand is there and we also have the numbers to offer a weekly service.

“JP service is free and JPs cannot even accept a koha for their service. If you feel that you must pay someone, please give your donation to a charity,” John said.

If you need a JP urgently, go to http://justiceofthepeace.org.nz and enter your location under Find a JP. For those without computer access use the Yellow Pages or phone one of the following justices:

Patricia Bullock JP, Armstrong Avenue, 027 281 7472, Brian

Deller JP, Moreton Road, 06 379 8368; Des Heath JP, High Street, 021 0237 5286; Gavin Hodder JP, Garrison Street, 027 4411 836; Richard Schofield JP, Brooklyn Road, 06 379 7823; John Stevenson JP, Wyndham Street, 027 213 3548; Martin Tankersley JP, Victoria Street, 027 479 7351; Gordon Reid JP, Walnut Lane, 06 561 8157.

Winifred Mahowa from the Department of Internal Affairs has attended all of Resilient Carterton’s workshops and has suggested that Resilient Carterton partner with the Department on a Community Led Development project for Carterton, a programme set up to helping New Zealand build strong communities. http://www.communitymatters.govt.nz/

The discussions are at an early stage and demonstrate that Resilient Carterton is coming to the attention of central government as a great example of community building. Ron Shaw, spokesperson for Resilient Carterton, said that Internal Affairs’ recognition is a boost to the district. “We are showing that we don’t have to wait for someone else to do something, Carterton people just get on with it.”

Project ConnectAs part of Resilient Carterton’s work programme, Project

Connect has been working with the Carterton District Council staff and Neighbourhood Support to development Carterton’s ability to respond to emergencies such as floods and earthquakes. Working closely with Wellington Regional Emergency Management Office, Project Connect has commenced work on preparing the Carterton Event Centre as an emergency hub.

Sue Tennant, Carterton’s Neighbourhood Support Leader has been setting up Neighbourhood Support Groups across the District. These Support Groups will be the first line response in an emergency. We may be on our own for 3 days before outside help arrives so we’ll be looking to our neighbours and our community in those first 72 hours.

We are working towards a community event in February 2017 and a Hub Activation exercise in March 2017.

Tomorrow – the movieProject Wairarapa – Resilient Carterton will be showing the movie

“Tomorrow” at Regent Cinemas in Masterton in November. The date is nearly confirmed so if you are interested send an email to projectwairarapa@gmail.com.

French film-directors Cyril Dion and Mélanie Laurent and a team of four other people investigated ten different countries to figure out

how to face up to the ecological, economic and social challenges that our world is facing. During their journey, they met pioneers who are re-inventing agriculture, energy, economy, democracy and education. Joining those concrete and positive actions which are already working, they began to figure out what could be tomorrow’s world.

Positive, focused on do-able solution, humane and human scale; Tomorrow answers the question – What can we do to make the world a sustainable, humane, and positive place?

Project Wairarapa will be holding Action Workshops after the showing. If you’ve ever asked what you can do about the environment, our planet and the social and economic challenges facing us, this movie and the follow up sessions will give you something to get hold of and get things moving.

Te kura o Papatuanuku – Wairarapa Earth SchoolThis fantastic initiative, originated by Emilie Neubauer, is seeking

funding for a Farm School in Carterton. Children develop a connection to nature, eat fresh farm products, and carry on practical work related to the economics of supplying food, shelter, transportation, and so forth. Intellectual work is still done but is research project based and child inspired following the child’s interests. This is supported by Project Wairarapa and an extensive network of educators and community leaders.

Watch for more news in The Crier.

JP Gordon Reid on duty at the library. Photo Rebekah Farr.

Winifred Mahowa, fourth from left, at a recent Resilient Carterton workshop.

JPs at the Library

We just get on with itResilient Carterton

To our ancestors the night sky was a picture book of information. By reading the stars – the signs in the sky – they could find their way and foretell mighty events such as the flooding of the Nile, the coming of the rains and the migrations of animals. Because the heavens above have always been for people both a spiritual realm and a physical reality, ancient astronomy is interwoven with spiritualism and religious beliefs. Here too in the night sky can be found the stories of the gods, the origins of our spiritual beliefs and many of the traditions and myths we live by.

The constellations of the Zodiac are perhaps, the most important signs in the sky. Astrology ruled the ancient world, every country had its own star-sign and if something celestial happened in that sign it was believed to have great significance for those people. For example the Star of Bethlehem was all about what was happening 2,000 years ago in the constellation of Pisces, the sign of Israel.

What people generally know about the stars is their astrological star sign. However, people who attend one of our guided tours at Stonehenge Aotearoa are usually surprised to discover that their star sign is not what they thought it was! Want to learn more? On Saturday November 19 at Stonehenge Aotearoa we have a special one-day course (10am to 4pm): The Zodiac: Myths and Legends of the Stars in which we explore the ancient stories and meanings of the signs of the Zodiac. You will also discover your true star-sign. Then, on Wednesday December 21, the day of the Summer Solstice, we have The Star of Bethlehem.

For more information: 377 1600, http://www.stonehenge-aotearoa.co.nz

Richard Hall

We are extremely thankful for a grant that we received from First Sovereign which provided us with the opportunity to have Paul August, Landscape re-sow our lawns. The children are now enjoying their time outside as they work and play on our luscious green grass and under our beautiful cherry blossom trees.

Realm of the Gods Carterton Kindergarten gets new grass!

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Kindy children enjoy the new grass.

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Richmond Funeral Home 10 Richmond Road, Carterton

Phone (06) 379-7616 “Family owned and operated”

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Richmond Funeral Home 10 Richmond Road, Carterton

Phone (06) 379-7616 “Family owned and operated”

CHRISTMASA time to remember ...Peter & Jenny Giddens and their staff at the

Richmond Funeral Home invite you, your family and your friends

to the

Community Service of Remembranceto be held at

The Richmond Chapel, Richmond Road, Carterton

Sunday 11th December 2016, at 3 p.m.

Light refreshments will be served after the service.

Everyone is welcome

Let us support one another this Christmas.For further information contact:

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Richmond Funeral Home 10 Richmond Road, Carterton

Phone (06) 379-7616 “Family owned and operated”

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NZ ribbons

The charming surrey that Eoin Clarke planned, built and gave to the town last year has been in the Christmas Parade, Anzac Day, at weddings and takes rest home residents on outings.

Eoin said that the idea came up because his friend Ray Holdaway had a horse and gig that was difficult to get in and out of. Eoin decided to build a surrey which is lower to the ground.

At the age of 15 Eoin was apprenticed to a blacksmith at Massons where he also had experience of carriage building and wheel wrighting. He built the surrey at home in his workshop around a piece of vintage engineering called a fifth wheel, which makes the carriage easier to steer. It took him a year to build.

Eoin and wife Sue have applied to set up the Surrey with a Fringe on Top charitable trust so they can continue to take rest home residents for rides and make it available cheaply to the community.

They are currently trying to raise $10,000 to build a carriage house for the surrey by selling $5 raffle tickets – drawn on December 10.

They plan to build the carriage house a hundred metres from the main gate on the east side of Sparks Park. “So we don’t block the view of the Tararuas for the houses beside the park,” Eoin said “We hope to operate from there on a Sunday afternoon.”

Eoin was a councillor (borough and district) for 24 years, an ex president and life member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and he won last year’s Charles Rooking Carter Supreme Award for his close to sixty years of community involvement.

Jan Farr

Surrey seeks shelter

Raising money for a carriage house for the surrey.

The surrey with the fringe on top in last year’s Christmas parade.

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MP FOR WAIRARAPAALASTAIR SCOTT

Offices: Dannevirke, Featherston, Masterton, Pahiatua, Waipukurau - if you would like to meet please make contact by phoning 0800 687 596

Phone: 0800 687 596

Waipukurau: (06) 858 5326

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MP FOR WAIRARAPAALASTAIR SCOTT

Offices: Dannevirke, Featherston, Masterton, Pahiatua, Waipukurau - if you would like to meet please make contact by phoning 0800 687 596

Phone: 0800 687 596

Waipukurau: (06) 858 5326

Wellington: (04) 817 8264

Email: alastair.scott@parliament.govt.nz

Skin Care

In October Holdsworth Women’s Institute member Denise Richardson gave me a lift to a meeting in the West Taratahi Hall. The hall started life as the Taratahi West school. The teacher’s logbook, 1895, records an inspector’s report which says, ‘In recitation, Goldsmith’s Deserted Village may be used in Ss. 4, 5, 6...’ I wondered if anyone these days has read Goldsmith’s 3,347 word poem.

Inside the hall women were arranging flowers, citrus fruit, dried flower pictures and chocolate cakes on a table to be judged and I was asked to give the judge some help. Walk in the door here and you’re included.

Almost half of the members were away for various reasons but with fifteen people in the small hall the group still seemed quite large. They began formal proceedings with a prayer and a song, accompanied on a nice piano which had been in the hall since it was a school.

At the end of business Isabella Richards from Heaven Sent Products spoke interestingly about her practical and attractive range of clothing for people with mobility restrictions.

The meeting finished with morning tea. I was fortunate to end up with half of Denise’s chocolate cake which had come third.

The group meets on the first Thursday of the month at 1.30 pm. A gardening group meets every second Monday of the month and a craft group that meets on the third Monday makes Christmas decorations, necklaces, chocolates, crocheted objects, knitted garments, and bibs, among other things. New members are welcome. Phone Glenys Crooks, 379 7040.

Jan Farr

Walk in and you’re includedHoldsworth Women’s Institute

Front row: Peg Shearer, Rita Carswell, Dorothy Smith, Valerie Batchelor, Noeline Evans, Ruth Webb, Rita Adair. Back row: Joan Ward, Colleen Bunning, Elaine Reid, Mary Smith, Denise Richardson, Margaret Shead, Carol Manson. Photo Jan Farr.

The floral display. Photo Jan Farr.

When Frank and Sue Riley retired to Carterton thirteen years ago, Frank put the knowledge from his 45-year career in electrical engineering into practice to create an energy efficient house. Frank says that anyone can install these features in their own homes and he is keen to share his knowledge.

Frank improved his log burner efficiency by moving the hot water cylinder directly behind the log burner so there is less energy loss through the pipework.

He lowered the ceiling in his living area and insulated between the old high ceiling and the new low one. A solar tube which collects sunlight and reflects light down was installed to provide more natural light so there is less need to use lighting during the day in this room with just one window shaded by trees.

He replaced a night store with a heat pump. To lessen moisture content in the house he installed a pressurised transfer system which collects the air from the roof space, filters it and then pumps it into the house. This made the greatest difference to the comfort of their home.

Frank replaced all recessed ceiling lights with nine watt LED down-lights which have an average lifespan of 60,000 hours and stop warm air from leaking into the ceiling space.

A few years ago they invested in solar generated electricity. In two and a half years they have generated almost 10MWatts. Their power account reduced by $100 per month and on top of that they

get a cash-back on their surplus energy which is sold to their energy provider. They make sure they use all energy-hungry services during the day when their solar system is generating free electricity for them.

If you have sustainable and resilient features in your home that you are happy to share, please contact Lucia Zanmonti, 021 0241 0165, lucia.zanmonti@gmail.com.

Jill Greathead

Creating an energy efficient house

Carterton60-72 High Street South

Phone 06 3798016 Fax 06 3795006

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Photo Lucia Zanmonti.

Priest’s cottage and stable. Photo Don Farr.

The priest’s cottageThis tiny cottage in South Carterton has a rich history.

In the mid 1800s Carterton was seen to be the natural capital of the Wairarapa and the southern extremity of Carterton was viewed as the centre-of-the-centre. This was recognised by the Catholic Church and the decision was made to build their first church on High Street around the Frederick and Charles Streets’ area. A factor in that decision was the high number of Polish Catholic residents living in the area who were refugees from the 1877 Franco Prussian war.

A French priest Father Anthony Halbwachs took up residence in the tiny cottage that had been lived in by newly weds Mr and Mrs Zillwood while their own home was being built. Father Halbwacks lived there until until the presbytery next door was built. The church, presbytery and cottage were all on land donated by the Zillwoods.

It soon became apparent that the corner of King and High Streets at the northern end of Carterton was a more central location for St Mary’s Catholic church and in 1904 Father Cahill arranged for it to be shifted to its present location.

The Polish parishioners, who had made a significant contribution to the building of the church, were incensed by the decision. They regarded it as their church, belonging in their community and not a mile down the road. Tempers flared but the move went ahead leaving the presbytery and the priest’s cottage behind. Perhaps it was a sign: the church – on wheels and pushed by two traction engines – fell apart and became stuck in High Street for two weeks, completely blocking traffic.

The cottage, and its stable, still stands and is a historic place. Don Farr

By now plants will be growing fast and some areas will be experiencing strong winds. If this is so in your garden you may need to stake and tie-in new sappy growths from the bud union (basal shoots) to prevent them from being torn off at the base by the wind.

New plants will benefit from some feeding now, preferably organic material or blood and bone. October and November are ideal times to start visiting rose nurseries and rose gardens as there will be lots of blooms and you will be inspired to make your selections for next year.

Continue spraying fungicide as new growth develops. Always spray on cool, still days to avoid spray-drift.

Keep your mulch loose with a hoe.Graham Renall, Rose Society.

In 2012 Carterton women Robyn Cherry-Campbell and Vicki Waller came up with the idea of The Oversew Fashion Awards and, with husbands Mick Campbell and Ross Waller, have run it since. All shows have been sell-outs.

This year they are finalists in the Cadence Communications Communicating Sustainability Award – one of the categories in the 2016 NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards. www.sustainable.org.nz

Oversew aims to minimise waste and reduce landfill by transforming used clothing. Entrants must use a minimum of 80% pre-worn clothing in their new creations. Ministry for the Environment figures show a hundred million kilos of textile waste is dumped every year. Decomposing clothing releases methane, a significant contributor to global warming.

Some secondary schools have included entry to the

show as part of their NZCEA curriculum. Oversew is keen to involve more.

See more at www.oversewfashion.com and www.facebook.com/TheOversewFashionAwards.

In early October three Wairarapa district councils presented certificates of acknowledgement to both the men’s and women’s Dalefield hockey teams in recognition of their recent success in the Wellington Hockey premier one division.

Mayor John Booth congratulated both teams on an outstanding achievement. “It’s wonderful to have both Dalefield teams successfully competing in the Wellington competition. It’s a real tribute to the quality of players that the Wairarapa is producing,” he said.

Mike van Woerkom, Dalefield Hockey manager said, “We sat down and formulated a plan to encourage these players back to the Wairarapa. Success comes from a good plan and good management.”

He said the commitment from the players was outstanding, adding, “There is a lot of travel and some players don’t get home until midnight.” Players and management then spent time with councillors discussing the season and the future.

“Dalefield hockey has won back-to-back titles in Wellington. Now we’ll see if we can win it a third time,” Mike said.

Rose notes: November

Sustainability Award for Oversew

Dalefield Hockey’s winning plan

‘Under a Cherry Moon’ by Kate Williams, model Ella Sims. Photo Masanori Udagawa.

Left to right: Dalefield women’s team manager, Karen O’Connor, player, Michael O’Connor, team captain Kayla Bradey and Mayor John Booth. Photo Kate Jurlina.

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Volunteers celebrated when Greg Ariell of Property Brokers presented Greg Lang with a $1,000 cheque for Heart of Arts.

Greg Lang, chair of the Wairarapa Arts and Heritage Trust, Toi Wairarapa’s governing body, described Greg Ariell as the first of the gold sponsors.

“It’s great that business is getting behind this venture and that we are no longer going to be dependent upon a single source of funds,” said Greg Lang. “Since Masterton and South Wairarapa pulled out of funding Toi Wairarapa it was logical that its base would now be Carterton – hence the existence of Heart of Arts.”

The committee elected at the recent AGM is: Mick Campbell (Chair), Dan Broughton (Secretary), Karen Fairweather (Treasurer), Steve Laurence, Gregg Crimp, Ash Walker, Ron Shaw, Jo Wisler/Kelly McIsaac. Robyn Cherry- Campbell (Admin.)

Why Go Carterton? Because we provide representation for the business community through the Economic Development Advisory Group and the Placemaking group. Members wishing to have issues raised at these groups can contact a committee member, email us, post on our Facebook page or fill in the contact form on our website.

The Go Carterton team aims to boost the number of visitors to the area and the income generated here by increasing public awareness of our attractions through our website, Facebook and public marketing.

Things we’re doing: Economic development, earthquake strengthening, buy local campaign, Go Carterton business website, advocacy and information for businesses.

Our members: We rely on our members to make use of us. Let us know of your ideas, tell us of upcoming events, your news and your successes! Info will be included on our website and Facebook pages. Please feel free to send us information as it comes to hand. Contact us via Facebook or our website contact form.

Become a member or an associate. Business, $110 per annum; Associate; $20.00 per annum (non-business people who wish to be involved). Subscription valid to March 31, 2017.

Mick Campbell.

Not our bottles!A while back one of our members casually mentioned in

conversation that he helped out at the Railway Museum. To his surprise his companion replied, “They’re all on the booze up there.”

We puzzled over this at the time. Fast forward two years and our crew were doing their normal Sunday rubbish patrol around the rail precinct when they discovered empty bottles left over from a party over the weekend. As usual our team were left to clean up the mess. The bottles were put in the recycling bin and a helpful person put them out for us on collection day. The following week I chanced upon the helpful person who said, “I put all your bottles out for you – you must have had a good time.” I realised then that our group was judged by the contents of the railway station recycling bin. Fine if the contents were ours – but they weren’t.

Station lighting upgradeThere have been issues with lighting at the station recently. The

fluorescent lamps have been repaired and new technology LED style fittings have replaced the lamp units in the tall light poles that run the length of the platform. These should last longer than the old bulbs and use a fraction of the energy.

A thousand more seatsThe recent introduction of Matangi electric units on the Wellington

rail network will make an extra 1000 seats available on peak services. Good news for regular commuters.

First ‘gold’ sponsor for Heart of Arts

Go Carterton

Railway museum

Greg Ariell presents Greg Lang with a cheque for $1000. Photo Don Farr.

Thank you to our supporters who gave us full houses in 2016. We hope that next year’s concerts will be as good.

The year starts on May 27 with Christopher Hutton solo cello. Chris is a Kiwi living and working overseas. Originally we had Amici booked for April 23 but the NZSO has called an extra performance on that date so they have had to cancel. We are trying a date for them later in the year. The Aroha Trio will perform on June 25, Stephen de Pledge and the Pettman players are scheduled for July 23 and harpist Helen Webby returns with a trio including Anthony Ferner flute and Amandine Guerin violin on Saturday, August 19. There are spaces for April and September which we are sure will be filled before long.

Greytown music: 2017

The Palm Beach Story from the great American director Preston Sturges.

‘Same Time Next Year’

Timbuktu and onwards

New Jersey accountant George (Colton Stuart) and Oakland housewife Doris (Yvonne Way) meet at a Northern Californian inn in 1951. They have a one-night-stand and agree to meet once a year despite the fact that both are married and have six children between them.

Over the course of the next 24 years they develop a deep emotional intimacy, discussing births, deaths, marital problems and the social changes affecting their lives.

“Bernard Slade’s play spans the years from 1951 to 1975. We’ve put in an enormous amount of time researching this period to make sure the play is authentic,” director John Gilberthorpe said.

“It’s a beautiful play, very funny and at times heart-breaking. It makes you realise that love can be found in unconventional places and that sometimes the greatest romances are the most unexpected.”

Evenings: November 24 to December 3, 8 pm. Matinee: November 27, 2 pm.

In October, Sunset Cinema showed the Oscar-nominated drama Timbuktu from the North African country of Mauritania. Beautifully shot and featuring great performances, it was an incredibly strong but disturbing story and while I admired it, I found myself looking forward to the final two films of 2016 because they’re comedies!

On November 6 we screened La Sedia Della Felicità (The Chair of Happiness), a smart and bittersweet Italian romantic comedy from the late Carlo Mazzacurati. It was a bit of madcap fun in which a tattoo artist and a beautician team up for an unlikely treasure hunt in the snow-capped peaks of the Dolomites in northeastern Italy.

We’ll end the year with our December 4 movie, the classic 1942 comedy The Palm Beach Story from the great American director Preston Sturges. Between 1937 and 1944 Sturges made some of the funniest films that Hollywood ever produced and, with ratings of 7.7 with IMDB and 100% with Rotten Tomatoes, Palm Beach is one of his best.

All of which means we’re rapidly heading towards the end of 2016 so solve your Christmas present dilemmas with the gift that keeps on giving – a Sunset Cinema membership!

Inside our gorgeous presentation folder your loved one will find a membership card that unlocks 11 fantastic films in 2017. We’ll be

moving to Friday night screenings so they can kick their weekend off the right way with live music, Paulownia wine, Regent 58 beer, Kapiti icecream and some movie magic.

For full details, and a short video featuring possibly the greatest performance and special effects ever seen in the history of film, head on over to www.sunsetcinemacarterton.com

Minty Hunter

Greytown Little Theatre

Sunset Cinema

Ellen Burstyn and Alan Alda in the 1978 movie Same Time Next Year – adapted from Bernard Slade’s stage play.

Helen Webby. Photo Andrew Dixon.

News from Club Carterton

We welcomed lots of new members this month and are enjoying seeing many more locals using the club. Mike’s food is proving popular and the restaurant is usually busy on a Friday and Saturday. Many groups are booking for meals in the lead-up to Christmas and the committee and members are happy with the increased awareness of what the club has to offer.

A big thank you to JNL for donating wood that we have sold as a fundraising venture and to those who supported our recent garage sale. On October 28 the Carterton Kindy held their fundraising auction at the club. We always enjoy supporting the local community in their fundraising efforts.

On November 26 Carterton has its Christmas Parade. The club will be open for lunch and once again we are hosting the parade presentations in the afternoon. Do join us!

On December 11 we will hold our annual Champagne Breakfast. Tickets will be on sale from Friday November 4, $20 per person. They sell out quickly. If you are interested please book.

We currently have a membership special until March 31, 2017. Single membership $35, a couple $60 and over 75, $25. Come along and see for yourself. You will be most welcome.

Chris Lisle, Club President.

Club News: Elections: Past President Steve Willis stepped down after two years in the chair and his vice president Peter Diamond was elected unopposed, with Phyllis Gulliver vice president. Steve was voted onto the committee. New committee member was bar manager Russell Morgan.

Super Sports Singles: Men’s section winner: Tony Douglas, runner-up Tom Bateman. Women’s section winner: Miesje Bogue, runner-up Joan Bateman.

Club 60: On Wednesday September 28 twenty-two members travelled by bus for our annual visit to the Petone Working Men’s Club. We had an enjoyable day of indoor bowls, pool and cards.

Monthly meeting and AGM: Monday November 28, 1.30 pm.Pool: Over Sixties Singles: winner Bill Hemi, runner up George

Bouzaid. Women’s Pairs, winner Sue Perry and Tui Maraki, runners-up Joan Bateman and Elaine Rimene. Nine-Ball Singles: winner Jack Te Whaiti, runner-up Robbie Purnell.

Darts: Willis/Logan Cup for Husband & Wives/Partners. Winners: Shane and Pam McEntee.

Snooker: Open Singles: winner Bill Hemi, A-Grade: Rob Saxton, B-Grade: Jack Lemon.

Indoor Bowls: Club Pairs: Winners: Murray Larkin and Miesje Borge, runners-up: Howard Bulmer and Brian Fields.

Tuesday Club: Tuesday’s at 1.30 pm for your friendly afternoon of cards and chat.

Mike’s food proves popular

Workies WhispersSouth Wairarapa Workingmens’ Club

Gospel Tent Meeting

Dear Friends, I would like to announce that the Reformed

Congregation Church has organised another great tent meeting.

This year it will be in Carrington Park in Carterton.

Saturday 26th November 2016

I wish to extend a very warm invitation to you, your family and friends to come and join us.

This time the theme of our meeting will be

Christmas. Your are most welcome to join us in singing the Christmas Carols and listening to

the message of Christmas.

You are welcome to join us straight after the Christmas parade. The coffee will be ready to

be served and there will be some finger food as well.

Contact: 06 379 7937

Luke 2:10-11 Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good

tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11. For unto you is born this day in the city of Da-

vid a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

6 Howard Street Carterton

Saturday 3rd December 2016 From 8am to 12pm

Baking, fresh produce, new potatoes, books, crafts.,

Garage sale stuff and lots more. Kids games, Car Wash.

Free food, coffee and tea And a lots of fun for everyone!!

Profit goes to Carterton Foodbank

Featherston’s beloved Anzac Hall celebrated its hundredth birthday in style over the weekend of October 15 and 16.

The Featherston Sculpture Trust combined forces with the Featherston Anzac Club Society and the RSA to plan a celebration. The hall was built by the people of Wairarapa in 1916 to provide a venue for entertaining the soldiers at the nearby military training camp.

Celebrations kicked off with a quiz at the Featherston RSA on October 13. Unfortunately the family picnic at Clifford Square on Saturday October 15 was thwarted by the weather but plenty of people took advantage of the guided tours to explore the hall itself.

A Featherston WW1 camp exhibition was on display in the Kiwi Hall and the Heritage Museum, featuring exhibits formerly held at Aratoi.

At 5.30 pm a crowd gathered outside the hall to see the unveiling of a commemorative rock from the Rimutaka Hill which the troops marched over before embarking for Europe and Palestine. This ceremony featured the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Charitable Trust and the Seventh Battalion Band beating the retreat.

On Saturday evening a large crowd enjoyed a dance with a music hall theme featuring a range of talented entertainers. Many people dressed in period costume.

On Sunday afternoon Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy and Chief of Army Major-General Peter Kelly spoke at the official civic ceremony. St Teresa’s School’s kapa haka group provided a rousing start to the afternoon and David Dell and musicians entertained with forgotten kiwi songs of WW1.

Facebook: Featherston Camp Memorial Trust, Wairarapa Anzac Centennial, www.featherstoncampsculpture.org

Did you know that Carterton has an active time banking group? Time banking is an exchange of skills and talents that helps build a vibrant, healthy, interconnected community.

For every hour you spend helping someone in our community you earn one hour credit. Then you have an hour to spend on having someone do something for you. It’s that simple. Everyone’s time is equal and, no matter what type of work is done, one hour work equals one hour’s credit. Every person and every skill is equally valued.

Time banking will run these workshops this month:Fun with Filo Pastry baking workshop is at the Salvation Army

lounge and kitchen on Saturday November 26 from 2–5 pm. Learn how to make and taste Banitsa (a tasty snack and party food) and Baklava (sweet and nutty treat).

Make Nutritious Compost composting workshop is on Saturday November 19 at 12 Costley Street Carterton from 2–3 pm.

Go to http://wairarapatimebank.nz for more information and to book yourself in – places are limited.

Happy Birthday Anzac Hall

Time banking

Vaccinations are used to prevent animals, and people, from getting serious, sometimes life-threatening, contagious diseases. They are highly effective and in the majority extremely safe.

We encourage vaccinations as part of your pet’s preventative healthcare. However we try to minimise the volume of the vaccination, while still maximising the cover it provides. To this end we use the best vaccines available that provide the longest proven duration of immunity.

We also perform an annual health check with vaccinations to ensure that everything else is fine with your pet and they are as healthy as can be when they receive the vaccination so their immune system will maximise the benefit from it.

Discuss this with your vet, taking into account variables such as where you live, your pet’s health and age, and her contact with other animals.

With Christmas around the corner it is also a good idea to make sure your pet’s vaccinations are up to date if you plan on using boarding kennels, or if you are planning for your pet to travel with you. Ideally a minimum of two weeks prior to going as they take time to be effective. Either way it’s important that they are covered.

Paula Gillies, Vet Nurse, South Wairarapa Vets.

Vaccinations matter

24 hour emergency serviceCarterton 379 6767 Featherston 308 9197

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Rhiannon Forbes, Simon Nielsen, Terry Kingi and John Bickley from the NZ Mounted Rifles Charitable Trust. Photo Pete Monk.

Pianist Thomas Nikora, violinist Liz Patchett, cellist Kate Mead and soloist Lydia McDonnell. Photo Pete Monk.

Dear AAOur three kids are in their late thirties, early

forties and the youngest daughter hasn’t been able to get into the housing market. I feel like we should sell our place, move into a smaller place and help them out with the profits from the sale, but my husband doesn’t agree – mostly because he thinks it will annoy the other kids.

I don’t think that’s a good enough reason. I’m ready to move into a smaller place but my husband, who’s ten years older than I am, always assumed that we would move straight from here into a retirement village. I’m not ready for that. I’m still playing netball. Do you know of a rest-home with a netball team?

Not Old Enough

Dear NOE,This is an emotional and financial question. As we know, the

housing market in some parts of the country is foaming at the mouth and begging for a mercy killing. If your daughter wants to buy in those overheated areas then I can’t even pretend to advise you.

On the emotional side I feel that while helping one child may temporarily put the others’ noses out of joint it would be something that you and your husband could manage. You would need to communicate clearly with them and be open about what help you would give and what it means in the long run for them all.

But firstly you and your husband need to decide if you are ready for a change and what that might be. You’ve obviously already thought about an alternative to the rest-home scenario. I think a rest home with a netball team is probably called a hip-fracture ward.

AA.Please send your questions for Agony Aunty to crier.ed@gmail.com

Agony Aunty can now be found online at The Spinoff/Media & Society/Hello Caller. (Remember, you read her in the Crier first!)

Crier appreciatedOn October 11 I met with Winnie Mahowa from the

Department of Internal Affairs. We talked about Resilient Carterton and whether we should apply for a community-led development partnership with the department.

I showed her this month’s Crier and she was knocked out by it. She loved the content, the look and what it said about the state of community leadership that is emerging here. She took a copy to show at the DIA Regional Hui today.

Ron ShawThanks for that Ron - great news. Ed.

Vintage carsI would have loved to have seen the vintage cars. Is there

some way the Vintage Car Society can let people know when these lovely old cars are to visit the town so we could see them?

I grew up with them back home in London as a child. Dad was in the business and managed to purchase a 1926 Rolls Royce from a vicar. He had it repainted from drab grey to yellow and black.

In November, I would follow the old crocks down to Brighton for the London to Brighton Rally. We joined them at Streatham, a suburb of South London.

When I was home in 2014 I saw a few passing Burgess Hill where I was staying. It took me back to my childhood.

Adele Pentony-Graham, Clareville.

Birthday wishesIt is always great to eagerly open The Carterton Crier each

month to find out what has happened, and what is to happen in Carterton. It doesn’t seem like a year since you took ownership of this boutique media outlet. Congratulations, Well done.

Coral Aitchison, Christmas Parade and Challenge Garden Shield Convenor

Congratulations on your first Birthday – well done. Vicki Waller, Oversew

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Welcome to Carterton!

It’s Christmas Time and we think it’s a perfect time for those who are new to the region to get together over a relaxing drink with nibbles.

Join us at the Te Mahau Foyer

Carterton Events CentreSunday 4th December 2016

4.00-5.30pm

Please RSVP by 25th November to

infocentre@cdc.govt.nz or phone 063794081

Gold Star Motor Cycle Trial to come

Around townDoor to door

pick up & drop offTo and from airport

Town to townWeddings

Call Gary Jonas 06 379 5303Bookings essential

Wairarapa Vintage Car Club

At our October club night members enjoyed viewing the classic British comedy Genevieve which features Veteran cars.

Our rally for October took us to Pongaroa on a trip over some little-used roads and included a visit to the Waihi Falls. An excellent fish and chip lunch was taken at the very popular Pongaroa Hotel.

November will feature the Peter Chisholm Economy Run in which members will compete on a fuel-economy basis.

The annual Gold Star Motor Cycle Trial will take place on November 26 and will cover the northern Wairarapa. This event always attracts many participants from outside the region.

Enquiries – Barbara or Gary Lang at 06 372 7593.