March 2019

Te Kura O Papatūānuku

Students build eco-friendly garden shedTe Kura O Papatūānuku Wairarapa Earth School students have built

an eco-friendly garden shed – a collaborative project that combined funding sources from Curious Minds to fund the expert mentor, Tom Conwell and help the students realise their ambitious ideas for a shed built entirely from untreated timber. An enviroschools grant and a small grant from Fonterra paid for building materials and a small group of students worked with South End School’s enviroschools lead teacher, Julie Jones, Esther Dijkstra (Enviroschools) and expert mentor, Boli Bollinger, to design, plan and cost the shed. Tom and Boli supervised teams of senior students to carry out the building work and, finally, a wonderful group of South End School parents and Earth School volunteers helped finish the building to make it secure for the summer holidays.

We are seeking funding to finish the inside of the shed – to build a workbench, seedling benches, shelves and hooks for tools. Also we are always keen to receive donations of seeds, potting compost, seed trays and garden tools.

Soil Chemistry: Last year Earth School took composting and soil chemistry lessons out across the Wairarapa, reaching 700+ primary students. This term all South End School students will receive these chemistry lessons and lessons in producing natural medicinals with expert mentor, Davina Thompson.

Pūkenga / Skill sharing: We are collaborating with Community Fruit Harvesting Wairarapa to teach preserving and are looking for donations of clean glass jars. If you are a keen preserver and would like

to spare a few hours to pass on your skills by taking a small class of students please get in touch. Also if anyone has a dehydrator we can borrow, please get in touch with Emilie and Sarah at wairarapaearthschool@gmail.com | 021 963929 or leave details/donations at the South End School office.Emilie Fleur Neubauer

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Editorial

When the power is gone

The power went out after the torrential rain on February 23. We lost it before dinner and regained it as we climbed into bed. Most food places were also without power, so the cook (Don) got out the gas-fired stove and produced a fine meal of fresh corn cobs, rice and rare steak in a kitchen dimly-lit with candles and torches.

The only electronic thing that worked was my mobile phone which was almost out of power.

Eating your dinner in the semi-dark and the cold at 9 pm makes you think about how powerfully the earth and the elements can mess up your life and how little we think of this until there’s a reminder of our dependence.

How many useful things do we own that don’t rely on electricity? Petrol-fuelled cars (until the petrol stations lose power), push bikes, a fire with a wetback to heat our water, matches, firewood, clothes, shoes, a newspaper (the last one printed before the power went off), books, candles, lamps, torches, a tank full of rain water, a fridge and freezer full of food that must be eaten straight away, a gas-fired stove and a vegetable garden.

I am taking this experience as a reminder that the Earth is growing sick of our selfish lifestyle and that our descendants will not thank us for leaving them an angry planet.

In this issue we look at the lives of powerless people in Bougainville, we look at a farming conference that works towards a survivable future and at much more.Jan Farr

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Deadline for the March issue: Monday, February 25. Word-limit for stories 300, for letters 200. Delivered by Tuesday, March 12.

Newcomers to Carterton

If you are new to town or even if you have been around for a couple of years and would love to meet other newcomers, please come along for a casual catch up.

The get-together is planned on Sunday, March 17 from 4 pm–6 pm at 231 High Street North, Carterton (Corner Rhodes and High Streets).

Let us know if you can make it on 06 379 6039 or send an email to office@jokellyandco.nz or Sue Tenant 06 379 5523.Jo and Kelly

Farming for the Future Conference – March 27“We want people to come away feeling energised and ready to

try new things to enhance their farming, industry or policy practices,” said MRS member and soil scientist, Esther Dijkstra. Esther helped to organise this year’s line-up of speakers at the Farming for the Future conference to be held at Carterton Events Centre on March 27.

Radio NZ journalist and presenter, Susie Ferguson, will act as Master of Ceremonies. The conference will feature five major speakers. Heading the list is American ethical dairy guru, Gary Hirshberg, co-founder of Stonyfield Farm, one of the world’s leading producers of organic yoghurt. He helped set up Stonyfield Farms in 1983 in Londonderry, New Hampshire, starting out with a small herd of seven cows. He and business partner, Samuel Kayman, began a milking operation free of pesticides, chemical fertilisers and artificial hormones. They started selling their yoghurt to fund their organic farming school and their products eventually became a hit, allowing the operation to expand to include over 1,000 cows and a network of hundreds of family farms.

New Zealand speakers include clean-water policy campaigner, Marnie Prickett, Sinead Leahy from the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre and Canterbury farmer Glen Herud, well known for founding a dairying system that allows bobby calves to remain with their mothers while milking.

The featured Wairarapa presenter will be

Martinborough’s Amanda Goodman, co-founder of The Drunken Nanny, an award-winning producer of artisan, gate-to-plate goat’s cheese, kefir and pasteurised milk.

Registration is now open for the seminar which aims to help farmers and farm industry specialists find creative yet practical solutions for their businesses in a time of increased environmental awareness and rapidly changing climate.

Farming for the Future Conference, at the Carterton Events Centre since 2013.

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KEYSCUTHERE

Lifetime’s work to carry on

A good friend, Gary Foster, retires from the Department of Conservation after 40 years. I was listening to him talk about the value of native forests and I realised how much Wairarapa will lose when Gary retires. He assures us that he will be contributing to environmental projects.

When I reflect on the changes over the last 40 years I think about travelling over the Remutaka. The yellow gorse flower dominated this vista. Now the native trees and native birds are coming through.

One ambitious project from the Department of Conservation is Predator Free 2050. Gary Foster will be 90 then and I expect he will still be an advocate for the native forest. If the browsers, like possums, are taken out of the bush then the five layers of understory below the canopy trees could grow to give us a true native forest.

This vision for the future could be helped by the Billion Trees initiative. The future drift of more trees through seed spreading from the new plantings can mean Remutaka has better diversity than it has now.

The promulgating of plants, the preparation of the land for planting, the trapping of pests and other work will need coordination.

This bringing together of environmental initiatives in urban and rural communities is a landscape-wide initiative called Wairarapa:

Pukaha to Palliser. I hope the mokopuna of Wairarapa in 2050 will hear Gary Foster talk about our native bush; see the bush in its full glory of five understories, under the giant canopy trees; taste the fresh water that this bush can produce and smell the freshness and the feel as we walk through it.

The real test in front of us is not the trees, but how people come together; and Gary Foster will be in the middle of it.Ra Smith (from his Facebook page with permission)

Ra’s kōrero

Ra Smith. Photo Masterton District Council.

Gary Foster, accompanied by Councillor Jill Greathead, talks to school children about native bush in 2017. Photo Don Farr.

Carterton School Gala

Gourmet food, prizes, magic, a haunted house...

Carterton School warmly invites the Wairarapa community and friends to join us for a fun Friday night gala on our beautiful tree-lined village green.

Enjoy our line-up of gourmet gala fare – lamb burgers, ham-off-the-bone, sausages, salads and enough cakes and desserts to make your eyes pop!

Entertainment includes sets from local band, Spank, and talented solo artist, Courtney. The kids will love our hair-raising haunted house and hilarious carnival games and rides.

Once again, we are lucky to have local businesses generously providing an amazing array of auction, raffle and spot prizes. If you are a business wanting to contribute please ring Meredith 021 500 194.

All proceeds from the gala will directly benefit the students. The goal is to raise $10,000 to upgrade play equipment and technology resources. So pack up the family and enjoy a great night out supporting Carterton School.Carterton School Gala, Holloway Street, Friday March 22, 5 pm to 8 pm.Verity Turner, Chairperson, Carterton School PTA

The goal is to raise $10,000 to upgrade play equipment and technology resources. Photo supplied.

South End School

Teacher-aid with a difference

Miss Honey, South End School’s new teacher-aid, reclined on the floor beside children who were engrossed in a story. She looked alert and friendly.

This teacher-aid with a difference is a dog. Her handler, teacher Caragh Briggs, rescued her when she was a malnourished scavenger. Now she is healthy, beautiful and at peace with the world.

She was acutely aware of Caragh, obeying her every word and gesture and lay quietly beside her and the children while they talked.

Caragh said that Miss Honey helps stressed children to calm down and cheers children who have come to school in a grump.

“I love having Honey,” said Kelly. “Some dogs are not very nice, but Honey is very nice.”

Ethan said “I feel good having Honey at school because she is a very nice dog.”

“I think it is a good idea because people who don’t have dogs can learn to be around Honey,” Willliam said.

And Aria said, “Honey is really gentle, so I think it it’s really nice having her in the classroom.”Jan Farr

Ethan, Eliana, Indi, Caragh, Reuben and Theo with a laid-back Miss Honey.

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Kuranui College

Students create hilarious panto

Over the school holidays, the Kuranui College drama department provided the end-of-summer performance for the South Wairarapa Library’s summer programme. They wrote and rehearsed a script connecting Jack and the Beanstalk, Hansel and Gretel and Little Red Riding Hood.

Our students worked with some past students to put on a hilarious pantomime. They held the performance in the school auditorium to a packed audience of parents and small children who laughed hysterically at the antics of our actors. Thank you so much to the Kuranui team. Juanita McLellan

St Mary’s School

Tiger TurfIn term four last year, Saint Mary’s built an awesome new turf. It

took the builders the term three holidays and a couple of weeks, then the turf was there. When all the kids at Saint Mary’s saw the turf it looked like an animal stampede with everyone wanting to go on it.

The turf will be very useful in the winter with people practising for the hockey season. Now that we have it, St Mary’s will be unstoppable in all hockey competitions.

We also have some netball goals for all the netballers who want to practice and play a game. There are also some tennis rackets and some nets so we can play some tennis.

We think the turf is a great resource for the school. It is a great part of our school and now we can’t even remember what the school looked like without it.

The public are most welcome to come and use our turf as long as they follow the rules that are on the side of the fence.Jordyn Newell and Luka Ballantyne (senior students)

(l to r) Joshua Wiegman, Isabella Walker, Florence Cater, Adam Butler, Jessica Buckham, EJ Buckham, Nicki-Marie Campbell. Seated: Isla Richardson and Aimee Clouston. Photo Juanita McLella

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Digital Seniors

Learn more about your phone or tablet

Digital Seniors is a voluntary service to help seniors to get the best out of their smart phones, tablets and computers. Our aim is to provide one-on-one coaching with older people who may not be aware of the full potential of their ‘digital devices’.

All of our seniors grew up before cell phones evolved into smart phones, before computers shrank to tablets, before phones could take photos or TVs could talk to the internet! So most of us do not have the intuitive confidence of teenagers or twenty-somethings with their phones and tablets.

Thus Digital Seniors is set up to bring computer-savvy coaches together with older folk who would like some assistance in this digital age. Digital Seniors Community Manager, Lynn Bushell, explained that, “Our sessions have covered working with emails, photos and how to use mobile phone, iPads and tablets.”

Here in Carterton, Digital Seniors holds a weekly coaching opportunity at Haumanu House every Tuesday from 9.30  am to 11.30 am. Our locally-based coaching team will be there to welcome you, help you with your concerns and share tips and techniques across the group. The sessions are friendly and informal and you will be made welcome by our coaches.

Digital Seniors also needs volunteer coaches; if you are confident with your digital devices and would like to help seniors in our community, phone 0800 373 646 to register interest in becoming a coach.

For more information, see www.digitalseniors.co.nz or phone 0800 373 646.Richard Jackson

Nigel Latta to raise funds for Digital Seniors

Next month, well-known television personality Nigel Latta will present Stone-Aged brains in smart phone times: how to survive and thrive in the modern world, a special fundraiser for Digital Seniors to be held at the Carterton Events Centre.

Digital Seniors is a Community Trust, providing free technology support to seniors through entertaining tutorials in retirement homes as well as through a free phoneline for seniors, to call for help with resolving their technology issues. There is also free individualised coaching.

The fundraiser is perfect timing says volunteer tutor, Andre Hattingh, who wants not only to raise awareness of Digital Seniors but also to recruit more volunteers to provide one-on-one help to seniors.

“I just felt like I was being left behind and at one point was scared to even press the apps on my device,” said former nurse aid, Anne Day, after she was given an iPad by her daughter.

Anne is one of about 15 residents at Masterton’s Masonic Village who attend weekly fun-sessions led by Andre. Here the group learn digital basics in an entertaining way, learning to send and receive texts and phone calls, download apps, use their device’s camera and set up social media accounts. Anne says that despite her initial reservations, she has achieved several milestones that in turn build her online confidence.

Nigel Latta, ONZM, is a psychologist, author and host of the television show Beyond The Darklands, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Teenagers and The Politically Incorrect Parenting Show.Katie Farman

Digital Seniors runs a free, weekly coaching opportunity at Haumanu House. Photo supplied.

Anne Day with volunteer tutor, Andre Hattingh. Photo Katie Farman.

Lions take a breakLions Club of Carterton members, wives and partners have

recently enjoyed a wonderful outing in Martinborough at Tirohana Estate Vineyard. Toby and his team treated us to a lovely wine-tasting followed by a delicious lunch under the marquee. It was a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon and great to see so many members in attendance.

Apart from all the amazing work our club does within our local community, members get to enjoy many outings throughout the year which are organised by the club’s entertainment committee.

Club members are extremely busy throughout the spring and summer months, attending many events with our food caravan, cutting and splitting firewood ready for delivering to the elderly and completing many other smaller projects in our community.

If you are keen to become a member of the world’s largest service organisation and work within your local community, please contact our membership chairman Pascoe Reynolds, 021 228 7871 or email: pascoerey@gmail.comSteve Cretney

Rotary Club of Carterton

Letters from AbroadI recently moved to the UK for a temporary post at Coventry Uni.

It’s always a daunting task settling down in a new country and you can often feel lonely. Not so when you are a member of Rotary’s worldwide organisation – you are part of a larger family. Wherever you are you can introduce yourself to the local Rotary club where you will be made very welcome.

I chose to make Kenilworth my home – a quaint village in Warwickshire, 165 kms NW of London with nearby neighbours Warwick, Stratford on Avon and Royal Leamington Spa. I go to work on a tiny, one carriage train that takes 8 mins – quite unlike my normal commute to Wellington.

The village is steeped in history and is based around Abbey Fields and a castle, once the home of Sir Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. Although the Abbey was destroyed during Henry VIII reign and the castle fell into disrepair under Oliver Cromwell, there is still enough of it to admire.

My new Rotary friends are lovely and already I have been asked to do a talk on ‘Rotary down under’. We have enjoyed Chinese New Year at a local restaurant, combining the clubs in the area and have been part of a ‘bid4funds’ event, which is based on the Dragon’s Den format and allocates money to local community groups from Rotary funds.

Back home in Carterton, members enjoyed the President’s BBQ, a trip to the Lavender farm and listened to members’ stories. A highlight was the Wings over Wairarapa show. Rain held off for

Saturday and the night-glow was amazing with just a brief pause for rain. With so many people coming in and out, Rotary did a grand job of marshalling everyone.Laurie Earle

Carterton Lions enjoy a well-deserved outing at Tirohana Estate Vineyard.

South Wairarapa Rebus Club

Lavender for almost everything

REBUS SW guest speakers at our January 25, 2019 meeting were Jan and Stuart Abernethy, a couple of Carterton-based entrepreneurs working and trading as Lavender Abbey – growers of lavender and handmade lavender products since 2008.

From the several hundred lavender varieties available, the Abernethys chose the Frenchgrosso lavender, flowering in November and harvested in February. One or two other varieties were used to blend for handmade products. Processing the crop requires steam distillation to extract the aromatic lavender oil.

A tabletop display at the meeting showed many Lavender Abbey products including a sleep lotion, a lip balm, a face and body cream – and, unexpected by your scribe, culinary lavender buds used for shortbread biscuits (recipe provided); plus lavender and hops pillows.

Lavender Abbey is a member of the NZ Lavender Growers’ Association, and the winner of the 2018 Memorial Trophy: two Gold and one Silver Supreme Oil Awards.

Visitors have been invited to picnic on the Abernethy’s meadow, savouring the scents of lavender, picking for themselves and taking it home to enjoy.

Stuart and Jan were warmly thanked by South Wairarapa Rebus Club for their presentation and ongoing contribution to the quality of life.

Are you interested in learning about our Rebus Club? You are welcome to attend a meeting. Special interest groups abound: Life Stories; Collectables; Garden; Arts. Please contact Margaret Griffiths on 06 306 8102. Perry Cameron, 06 308 6938

‘A highlight was the Wings over Wairarapa show.’ Photo John Booth.

Carterton Playcentre

Olive’s Grandma at Playcentre

My introduction to Carterton Playcentre was with my grandson Reuben. I remember him crawling around, heading for the long, wooden blocks to begin building. Reuben is still building – tree huts and more now.

Many years ago now I went to Playcentre with my children. Playcentre is an early childhood setting that provides a safe, entertaining and educational place for families to learn and play. It is a place to be together. One of the exciting things is the meeting of varous age groups. Babies, toddlers and up to six-year-olds. It is great to see the interactions, role-playing and understanding that develops between the children because of this.

It is a great place to be now. I go once a week with Olive. She loves it and it is a valuable sharing time for me to meet her friends and be a part of her learning, playing and growing.

Before Christmas I brought some gingerbread dough along and we had fun cutting-out and cooking biscuits – stars, angels and Chistmas trees. The children worked together, placing them carefully on the trays for baking. We also enjoyed sharing and eating them, of course!Olive’s Grandma

Olive and her Grandma make a new friend. Photo supplied.

Carterton Pre-School Littlies

Goodbye Lynette!This month, Carterton Preschool Littlies farewell Lynette Hunter,

without whom we would not be here. Ten years ago she and business partner Melissa Hutchings, along with their husbands, realised a dream of owning their own early childhood centre after many years of teaching in other centres. The dream included being community-focused, having a mix of free play and regular group times that supported social skills and ensuring the children had the phonetic knowledge important for reading and writing.

The philosophy has evolved over time to reflect the whanau’s and teachers’ aspirations for the children. Starting with Carterton Preschool (three to five age group) and a very small roll, the centre soon gained an unrivalled reputation as a quality early childhood centre.

With a growing focus on nature and sustainability values, the centre was soon joined by Carterton Preschool Littlies – a centre for birth to three years. The new centre also grew quickly. Using a primary-caregiving and freedom-of-movement philosophy, the tamariki are well cared for, in a respectful way.

The journey has been challenging at times but always rewarding as the centre continues to welcome families, both local and new to the area.

We welcome Hank and Tarsh van den Bosch to our Carterton Preschool Littlies as Melissa and Jason’s new business partners and wish Lynette all the best for her retirement. Carey Morris

Cutting the cake with help. Lynette Hunter retires after ten years. Photo supplied.

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South End Kindergarten

Getting ready to write

This term the children have been working hard practicing their individual skills around the kindergarten. We have noticed that some of them have enjoyed engaging in pre-literacy based activities like drawing and writing.

The activities provided have allowed the tamariki to adopt the correct pincer grip, strengthening finger dexterity and fine motor manipulation.Natalie Golding

Enjoying drawing.

Heart of Arts fundraiser

Another hilarious FOUND ART evening

Heart of Arts annual fundraiser auction, FOUND ART, is on Wednesday, March 20 at 5.30 pm.

As he did last year, auctioneer, Martin Doyle, will auction around ten artworks at 6 pm. Last year the pace was brisk and hilarious.

We would love it if you are able to donate any artworks that you no longer want, or if you have picked up a few art treasures for a song at garage sales or op shops that you would be happy to part with.

Please bring them into Heart of Arts over the next few days during opening hours (closed Mondays, open weekdays 10 am–5 pm and weekends 10 am–2 pm).

Our sale and auction will be on Wednesday, March 20 but we need donated artworks by Wednesday, March 13 to allow time for cataloguing and pricing. However, we are happy to accept late donations.

Tell everyone about it! We had a fantastic time last year and are set to repeat it. As well, there are bargains to be had. It will be well worth your while poking your nose into Heart of Arts on the night and staying for a convivial drink and a bit of social time.

We need lots of you there to keep the interest and bidding fun going. Please encourage your friends, family and fellow artists to attend.Marie Gudsell, 021 373 270

Sunset Cinema

April: Lake Bell’s award-winner

Dear lovers of armchair travel and entertainment, we hope you managed to join us for the March movie. Thought-provoking, intelligent and provocative, I am not your Negro was an eye-opener, peeling back the complex layers of US race issues.

On a much lighter note, (because we know you love variety) our next movie on April 12 will be In A World, starring its writer and director, the very talented Lake Bell. You might know her from It’s Complicated, What Happens in Vegas or Boston Legal to name just a few of her many roles.

This movie is a hilarious satire on sexism in the film industry, set amongst the curious world of Hollywood voice-over artists. Lake plays Carol, a voice coach who dreams of following in the footsteps of her dad (a voice-over legend whose ‘velvety tones’ have complemented countless movie trailers). Carol’s dad is played by Fred Melamed and there are a few other favourite faces in this movie. There’s also a delicious twist! The New York Times review said ‘In some ways a late-bloomer’s coming-of-age story, it is also, in no particular order, a show-business satire, a family drama, a feminist parable and a sweet romantic comedy.’ This little cinematic journey is guaranteed chuckle-time so block out Friday, April 12 as a must-do movie night.

Doors open from 7  pm and the movie starts 7:30  pm. As usual, drinks and snacks will be available at the door. A reminder to please bring cash for all purchases.

Important stuff: this movie is rated R16 and contains sexual references and some offensive language. Truth be told, it’s nothing

worse than what you might view on mainstream TV.

The Carterton Film Society is run by a dedicated group of

volunteers so all subscriptions contribute to venue hire, programming services and administration costs.

Writer, director and star of April’s movie, ‘In a World’, the very talented Lake Bell.

Carterton Netball Club

Winning ClubWe have begun trials for the 2019 season. We are hoping to enter

seven or eight senior teams in the competition again this year. With our six primary teams we continue to be by far the largest netball club in the Wairarapa.

The twilight competition has been another great success with 20 teams entered. This runs annually during the months of February and March. A mixture of teams from within the greater Wairarapa participates – schools, mixed and social teams. We all have a lot of fun. The final night and prize-giving will be on Wednesday, March 6.

At the 2018 Netball Wairarapa Awards we won the following awards and were nominated for five others.

Senior Coach of the Year, Trudy Hullena. Senior Team of the Year, Carterton Red. Senior Player of the Year, Abby Scott. Club Contribution, Carterton Netball Club. Winner of Premier Reserve Grade Cup, Carterton Legends. Best Defence, Carterton White.

The Carterton Primary grade also had two teams in the finals. We are extremely proud to be the recipients of all these awards.

They show the strength and culture of our club. We are at a very exciting time with growing membership and a newly formed committee full of energy and passion and bringing new ideas to the club.

We invite you to join our club, whether you want to play netball, coach, manage, umpire, be a committee member or a supporter. We have a lot coming up this year and you would be welcome. Our AGM is scheduled for March 28 at 7:30 pm at the Carterton Tennis Club rooms. If you have any questions please contact me on 027 561 4004.Nelda Day

Junior netballers at practice. Photo Jan Farr 2017.

Dalefield Hockey ClubAnnual General Meeting

Marquis Hotel, CartertonMonday March 18, 7.30 pm.

All members welcome.

Secretary, Gail Miller, 06 379 8341.

Carterton Golf Club

Golf: a sociable sport

Retired? At a loose end? Want to have exercise with some good social interaction? Come along to Carterton Golf Club and try out a few holes of golf.

For 11 holes of fun golf we have Twilight Golf on Wednesday nights, teeing off from 4:30pm–5:15pm: $6 for members, $12 for non-members. This includes a light meal and prize table after your game.

Friday Elevenses at 12 noon, 11 holes of golf or come along to Vets golf on Tuesday. They start at 9:30 am.

Women play on Wednesday starting 10 am or, if nine holes is more like you, they start at 11 am.

Golf is a great way to get out, take in some fresh air in beautiful surrounds and enjoy good company. Come along! We’ll see you there.Wendy Wills

Retirees, Jeanne Taylor and Lyn Evans, enjoy a game of golf. Photo supplied.

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Carterton Junior Football

Twilight football for 5-12 year olds

Kids Twilight Football is running at Howard Booth park from 6-7 pm on Wednesday nights for all kids aged 5-12 years. This is a free event and will run until the teams are set up for the coming winter season.

Register for the winter seasonRegistrations for the winter season are now open. Forms

can be collected from Twilight Football or by emailing me at: cartertonjuniorafc@gmail.com

Fees for the 2019 season are (per family): $65 for one child, $120 for two children, $150 for three or more children. Open to all children aged 5-12 years old.Matt Timperley

Carterton Swimming Club

Free trial for new swimmers

The summer swimming season is in full swing. If your kids are enjoying swimming and want an opportunity to try fun-racing, then Carterton Swimming Club might be just what you are looking for. The club offers a free trial for new swimmers wanting to check us out. Here’s a sample of what our junior swimmers are up to.

The Wairarapa Metro swimming events are unique fixtures, designed for swimmers of any age who would like to try racing. Swimmers usually enter four races, of different lengths and strokes, at each meet. The strokes are freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. Once they have all four sorted, they can enter the Individual Medley. They are held in Masterton, Carterton, Greytown and Featherston on Sundays at 5.15pm (warm-ups start at 4.45  pm). These are family nights with a BBQ and a raffle.

Carterton swimmers have attended both the Greytown Metro on February 10 and the Featherston Metro on February 17, the Aquajets Metro on March 3 and our own Metro on March 10. They all had a fantastic time, achieving personal bests (PBs) – (when a swimmer improves their time from their last race). PBs are one of the main goals for the children, apart from having fun, of course.

In between the Metros there was the Sue Keltie Memorial Cup

meet on February 24 at the Greytown Pool. This celebrates a special woman who gave her time, for many years, teaching children to swim.

If you would like to know more please check out our website: https://www.sporty.co.nz/cartertonswim or email Cynthia Low: cartertonswimracesecretary@gmail.com Bronwyn Johnson

Carterton swim team at the Sue Keltie Memoral Cup meet in Greytown. Photo supplied.

Wednesday Cycle Club grows

Irene Price and Wendy Corley set up a Wednesday morning cycle club in November last year.

On a beautiful, gusty morning (Wednesday February 20) I went along to see how it was going and I was not surprised to find that it had attracted more members.

Their summer meeting time is 8.30 am at Howard Booth Park. Join them! They’re a friendly lot. Phone Irene on 027 634 9127 or Lesley on 021 299 6389. Jan Farr

Cycle Club members. Left to right: Murray Dewar, John Barron, Lynette Hunter, Irene Price (not biking today), Dave Hunter and Lesley MacGibbon. Absent are Anneke Hiemstra, Wendy Corley and Anne Renall. Photo Jan Farr.

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Reflexology ~ A holistic non-invasive therapy using a combination of massage and pressure techniques on feet or hands to relax mind and body, reduce stress and promote well-being..

Baby Massage ~ Benefits for baby include relaxation, improved sleep patterns, relief from gas, colic and constipation. Classes available for groups or individuals – parents, grandparents, caregivers.

Contact: Margaret Fairbrother 021 628 199Email: mfairbrother26@gmail.com

Events Dalefield Hockey Club. Registration day for junior school children at Clareville on Sunday, March 17 at 10 am. If you cannot attend but want to play hockey for the club please ring 06 379 8341.Heart of Arts. Hilarious FOUND ART auction, March 20, 5.30  pm. See article this issue. Marie Gudsell, 021 373 270.Nigel Latta will raise funds for Digital Seniors when he talks of Stone Age brains in a smartphone world at the Carterton Events Centre, 6:45 pm on Thursday, March 14.Sunset Cinema. Friday April 12, In A World, starring Lake Bell. Doors open 7 pm, movie starts 7:30 pm. Drinks and snacks available at the door. Please bring cash.Wai Word: Kim Workman will discuss his memoir at Wai Word, Sunday, April 7 at 3  pm at Aratoi. Our May 5, 3  pm session at the Carterton Courthouse features Fionna Hill, gardening writer.

Education, youth, childrenCarterton Community Toy Library. Events Centre Holloway Street. Open library hours. Toy Hire for 0 to 8 years. Facebook: @carterton toy library.Carterton Kindergarten. 3 Victoria Street, 8.30–2.30  pm Monday to Friday. Fantastic learning for twos and over. Phone: 379  8102 or call in to enrol. Website: wmkindergartens.org.nz. Email: carterton@wmkindergartens.org.nz. Also on Facebook.Carterton Playcentre. Monday, Tuesday , Thursday, 9  am–12  pm at Howard Booth Park, Belvedere Road. Email carterton@playcentre.org.nz, and on Facebook. Carterton Scout Group. Keas: Mondays 4.30–5.30pm, Sylvia Morgan 379  7153. Cubs: Mondays 6–7.30  pm, John Sage 379  6882. Scouts: Thursdays 6.30–8.30 pm, Sarah Chapman 379 9238.Dalefield Playgroup. Tuesdays term time 9.30 am–12 noon. Under fives. Dalefield hall, beside Dalefield School. Renee 022 315 3374.Girl Guide Groups. Guides, Mondays 6–8 pm, Sharon Aston 379 6067. Brownies, Thursdays 6–7.30  pm, Sharon  Aston 379  6067. Pippins, Thursdays 4.30–5.30 pm, Debbie Fryer 379 6588.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.Longbush Playgroup. Wednesdays, term time, 9  am–12  noon. Under fives. 1135 Longbush Road. Ginny 06 372 7003.Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group. Rangatahi to Rangatira, a free Carterton youth group getting young people involved in their community. Every Wednesday evening, Carterton Youth Centre, 5.30-7.30 pm. Facebook: facebook.com/r2rcartertonSouth End Kindergarten next to South End School. Monday–Friday 8.30  am-2.30  pm. Vacancies 2018 for over twos. 379  7723, southend@wmkindergartens.org.nz or call in.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.Wairarapa Montessori Playgroup. All Welcome. Tuesdays in term time 9.30–11.30 am, Carterton Plunket rooms. Bring a piece of fruit to share at morning tea.

ArtsAratoi. 12 Bruce St, Masterton. 10  am–4  pm. Admission: gold coin donation.Book Club. Carterton District Council Library. Events Centre, last Monday of month. 10.30–11.30 am. Anne Hughes anne@cdc.govt.nzBook Group. University of Third Age. Fourth Friday of month, 1.30 pm, The Village HallRosevilla Drive. Sue Burns 379 6506. Community Choir. Thursdays, 7.15–9 pm during school term, Carterton School Hall, $4 unwaged, $6 waged. cartertonsinging@gmail.comWai 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.

Write On Masterton. A monthly meet-up for writers to get together and explore creativity through the written word. Free and open to anyone who loves, or longs, to write. First Thursday of month at Masterton District Library from 6.30–8 pm.Wai Word. Monthly writers’ series. Author talks, panel discussions, competitions, open mics. First Sunday, 3  pm, usually in Carterton (venue varies). Contact: events.waiword@gmail.com; Steve Lawrence 06 379 7103. Facebook. Koha entry.

Services3Mile. Weekly workshops showcasing smart entrepreneurs with experience and skills to share with our business community. Wednesdays 5.30–7  pm. Sign up via our Facebook or Meetup pages. Members free, $10 koha for non-members including a glass of wine and AWESOME networking.Adele Pentony-Graham wants information about Carterton ancestors buried at Featherston Military Cemetery or trained at Featherston for WWI. pentonygraham@xtra.co.nzAge Concern Coffee Mornings Carterton/Greytown, third Thursday of each month, 10  am, Courthouse, Holloway Street, Carterton. Various speakers. Cost $3. Raffle $1. Contact 06 377 0066 for more information.Alcoholics Anonymous. 8  pm Mondays. Salvation Army community rooms, 210 High Street South. Dennis 377 5355, Martin 372 7764.Carterton Baptist Church. Service 10 am, Sunday morning. Come and find a friendly home and meet our new minister, Wayne Poutoa. All welcome.Carterton Community dinner. Reformed Congregation Church Hall, 6  Howard Street. Every fourth Thursday of the month at 6  pm. All welcome. $6. RSVP 379 7937. Carterton Foodbank: Answerphone: 379 4092.Carterton Friendship Club. Last Tuesday of month, 10  am, Events Centre. Jeanne 379 5444.Carterton District Historical Society, 44 Broadway. Local history archive and resource room open Tuesdays 2–4 pm. Also open by appointment: Maureen 379 9021 and Ann 379 9233. carterton.hist.soc@gmail.comCentral 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. club-carterton.com | Facebook. Digital Seniors holds a free, weekly coaching opportunity for those over 65 every Tuesday at Haumanu House, from 9.30 am to 11.30 am.Epilepsy Support Group. Mondays 11  am, Salvation Army office, 210 High Street South. 0800 20 21 22. Freemasons. Greytown St Marks Lodge No. 53 meets second Tuesday of the month (except January) at the Lodge Hall, Holloway Street, Carterton at 7.30 pm. New member enquiries contact Doug Johnston 379 8972.Justices of the Peace. Every Friday, 12 noon–2 pm, Carterton Library. Kieran McAnulty. Labour list MP based in the Wairarapa, new offices at 157 Queen Street, Masterton. Kieran.McAnulty@parliament.govt.nz, 04 817 9999.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 meets each second Tuesday evening at the Salvation Army Rooms, High Street, Carterton at 7.30 pm. Next meeting February 19. Contact Pam Paterson 027 66 99 666.Rotary Club. 6.15  pm Mondays. Club Carterton, 35 Broadway. Kevin Conroy 379 9304.Senior Citizens. Now at Club Carterton, 35-77 Broadway. Second and fourth Wednesdays, 10–11.30 am, Friday afternoons, 1.30 pm–4 pm. New members welcome. Yvonne Brown 379 9298.Social Services Hub Haumanu House: Courts, Community Law, Wairarapa Free Budgeting, Care NZ, Pathways, Probation, Workwise, Hauora, Whaiora, Inland Revenue, Digital Seniors. Entrance behind clock tower.South Wairarapa Working Men’s Club. 304  9449, swwmc.org.nz, swwmc@wise.net.nz

What’s on March, April 2019

Fairs, marketsCarterton Farmers Market. Memorial Square every Sunday 9  am–12.30 pm. For more information: info@cartertonmarket.co.nz, 027 663 9011.Kopuaranga Craft Markets. June 23 and October 27. Sundays. 10 am to 4 pm. Kopuaranga Hall. Inside table sites $10, bookings essential, pre paid. Outside sites, $10 per gazebo site, can be paid on the day. Jenny Barre 06 929 7685, email mauriceville85@gmail.com

Sport, fitness, movementBasketball. Mondays 7  pm, Kuranui College gym. $2 koha. Facebook: Wairarapa Basketball Society.Carrington Bowls and Croquet Club: Bowls, Tuesdays, Saturdays 1.30 pm start. Croquet is played over the winter months. Association croquet on Sunday and Tuesday, 1 pm. Contact Veronica George 379 8644. Golf croquet, Saturday and Wednesday 1.15 pm. Contact Steve Davis 304 7155.Carterton Golf Club Inc: Affiliated golfers welcomed to club days: Tuesday 9.30  am tee-off (18-holes, vets/men/women); Wednesday 10.00 am (18-holes, women), 11 am (9-holes, women); Friday noon tee-off (11-holes men/women); cartertongolfclub.co.nz for Saturday Club competition and other events. Green fees $30/18 holes, $20/9-11holes.Carterton Scottish Country Dance Club. Beginners’ classes 2019, Carterton School Hall, Holloway Street, Mondays 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Until March 18. $20 for eight evenings. Dress code: smart casual, soft shoes. No partner required. Secretary 06 377 0322. carterton@dancescottish.org.nzCarterton Swimming Club. Russell Geange 379 7750, Dean Adams ph 021 190 9437. Water aerobics Monday–Thurs 10 am. Indoor pool and key hire, Grant Crawford 379 6431.Carterton Tennis Club. Junior session on Thursday afternoons from 4  pm. Senior’s club night Thursdays 5.30  pm. Tuesday mid-week from 9 am till midday. Weather permitting. www.sporty.co.nz/cartertontennis, cartertontennis@gmail.com.Cycling. Casual cycling, e-bikes and ordinary bikes. Wednesdays 9.30am at Howard Booth Park. Irene Price 0276 349 167 or Wendy 379 9034. All welcome.Dalefield Hockey Club. Looking for coaches for all teams for 2019 season. Please contact Gail Miller, Secretary, for more information. 06 379 8341.Dimensional Fitness classes (previously HIIT). Fitness training with Anaru and Dallas  Te  Rangi. Carrington Park. Facebook: Dimensional Fitness – Strength, Cardio, Circuit.Free Fit Club. Carrington Park. 6  am Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays. 11 am Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays. All welcome. Di Bailey 027 498 7261.Gain Momentum: Pilates with Linda Penlington. See gainmomentum.co.nz for details or the advertised timetable in this issue. Aging Gracefully movement classes with Linda Penlington at Gain Momentum Holloway Street, Mondays and Tuesdays, 10 am.Karate. South End School Hall, Thursdays 6  pm. Thomas Duncan 027 302 8923, 06 308 8844.Modern Jive dance classes. Every Tuesday 8  pm,  Carterton  School hall.  Contact Lance 021  1345  661  or check out our Facebook group, Wairarapa Modern Jive.Ruamahanga Ramblers. Social running and walking group. All welcome, no costs. 6.15pm Tuesdays (summer months) and 2pm Saturdays (winter months). Full program and event locations on sporty.co.nz/ruamahangaramblers. Paul Furkert 379 5355.South Wairarapa Tramping Club. Club night is the second Tuesday of the month,7.30 pm, St John Hall, Main Street, Greytown. For upcoming trips: Barry Kempton, 06 304 9353, 0274 305 935. For the club: Carol Major, 06 304 8210. Squash Club. Wed & Fri evenings. howardboothsquash@gmail.comTai Chi. Wednesday 9.30–10.30 am. St Mark’s Hall, Richmond Rd. $6 per session. The Dance Shed. 450  Belvedere Road, rock’n’roll 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. Wairarapa Shafts & Wheels Driving Association. Clareville Showgrounds, meets monthly with a variety of club days. Christmas,

graded-dressage weekend, late November. Carriage driving trials, early February 2019. The most fun you can have sitting down. For further information text or phone, 027 318 3359.Yoga with Odette, 75 Brooklyn Road. Bookings, Odette 0211809452, Classes: see website: nzyogasnug.com

Special InterestsCards On Wednesdays. Join an enthusiastic group playing 500 on Wednesday afternoons 1.15  pm to 4.15  pm, Carterton Club. Barbara 027 387 9236.Garden Group. Every second Tuesday, 1.30 pm. Vicki Waller 379 9080, rossvickiwaller@gmail.comCarterton Rose Society. Every third Monday. Graeme Renall, President, 379 7065, Vivienne Hawken, Secretary, 379 5564.Holdsworth Women’s Institute. Venue, Tom Bubb Lounge, Clareville Showgrounds, meeting first Thursday of the month at 1.30 pm. Maureen Daysh, 379 5975.Mah Jong: We play Mah Jong on Tuesday afternoons in the dining room of Club Carterton, 35–77 Broadway from 1.15 pm to 4 pm. New members welcome. Contact Margaret Stevens 379 8681 | steveo87@xtra.co.nzMangatarere Society. Help breathe life into our river: Jill Greathead, 0274 884 376 mangatarere.restoration@gmail.comMenzshed. Tuesdays 9  am–1  pm, Thursdays 9  am–1  pm, Clareville complex, A&P Showgrounds. Follow the signs. Railway Museum. Station. Sundays 11  am–4  pm. Website: cartertonrailwaymuseum.org.nzSouth Wairarapa Bridge Club. Two weekly sessions, Monday and Thursday, 6.30 pm. Visitors welcome. If you have learnt bridge and want to start playing again we would love to hear from you. Website and email stay the same. Contact Katherine 027 243 3495Stonehenge Aotearoa. Open 10  am to 4  pm Wednesday to Sunday. Guided tours at 11 am. Phone 06 377 1600.The Wairarapa Herb Society. Third Tuesday of the month,1.30  pm at the old Courthouse, Holloway Street. Christine Paul 06  370  1170 Val Richardson 06 377 2035.Wairarapa Labour, Masterton Branch. First Monday of the month, 5.30 pm. Phone 06 379 8021 for venue and details. The Wairarapa Woodworkers Guild meets 7 pm on the fourth Thursday of the month at Carterton Menz Shed, Clareville Complex. All welcome. Secretary 06 379 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 06 372 7593.

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

Want to meet others? Have fun and great conversations?

Join us at the Companion Club: Wednesday mornings from 10 am to 12 noon

Morning tea, good company, board games (optional).

For transport: phone 021 919 535 or 06 379 7176

Venue: The Salvation Army, 210 High St, Carterton

Councillor resignsOn February 27 Tracy O’Callaghan resigned from her elected

position with the Carterton District Council with immediate effect.In a statement released by Jill Greathead, Tracy, a positive change

facilitator said, “It is a matter of personal integrity. I feel I cannot keep taking ratepayers money when I feel unable to make a positive difference.”

Mayor John Booth expressed disappointment but was confident the resignaton wouldn’t stop the council from continuing to take positive strides.

Tracy was elected to Council during the 2016 local body elections and was a member on the Audit and Risk Committee, Policy and Strategy Committee,Wairarapa Library Services Committee and Economic Development Advisory Group.

The Local Government Act does not allow a by-election so close to the election perod and so councillors will be asked to decide at their next meeting on April 3 whether they will appoint someone or carry the vacancy through to the October election.

Positive steps towards a hotel

Councillors have given the thumbs up to a feasibility study of a hotel development on council land. The Council’s Economic Development Advisory Group (EDAG) will oversee the process.

“There are opportunities out there to fund the study,” said councillor Greg Lang, chair of EDAG.

The study will look at selling land to an investor to build the 80-plus-bed hotel. The land proposed, currently houses the Council’s operations depot next to the Carterton Events Centre on Holloway Street.

“A hotel in Carterton is just what the town needs to keep its growing economy booming, help attract even more visitors to our district and solve the need for more accommodation in Wairarapa,” said Mayor John Booth.

Another significant benefit would be to the Events Centre where lack of accommodation hinders attracting medium-sized conferences to town.

The idea of a hotel came following an EDAG meeting on November 28, 2018 when group members, including Destination Wairarapa, saw a strong a case for attracting a hotel to Carterton.

The study will also consider the relocation of the Council’s operations depot and the most effective use of the land.

The land proposed currently houses the Council’s operations depot next to the Carterton Events Centre on Holloway Street. Photo Don Farr.

Carterton District Council

Earthworks, farewells and a welcome

It has been a busy month for Carterton District Council. We are making great progress in our Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade project with the construction of the new storage reservoirs already underway. You may be able to spot some of the machinery from SH2 as the teams from Central Hawkes Bay Earth Movers work on excavating the site.

Matt Chapman, who has recently taken over as CDC’s Project Manager, said it was extremely exciting to be working on Carterton’s largest earthworks project in recent history. Progress images from the drone will be uploaded to the Council’s Facebook page over the duration of the reservoirs construction.

We also farewelled two of our amazing staff members – Cheryl Jaggard and Kate Jurlina. Cheryl decided to retire after years as our superstar Events Centre expert and a big part of council (and Carterton’s) growing reputation. She was the winner of the 2016 Emerging Enterprises Award, as part of the Charles Rooking Carter local awards ceremony, as well as a registrar, radio host, volunteer coordinator and arts and crafts teacher on our school holiday programmes. Kate will be working for herself and spending more time with her four children after working as the Council’s communications and engagement coordinator. Kate was a real asset to the council team and her smiling face will be missed around the office. The team recently welcomed Elisa Vorster as her replacement. Elisas joins us from the Wairarapa Times-Age.

Remember to continue to conserve water and stick to the current restrictions. To view current water restrictions, and to keep an eye on how we’re doing as a community, visit our website: http://cdc.govt.nz/services/water/

Council staff and volunteers celebrate the next stages of Carterton’s Wastewater Treatment Project. Photo supplied.

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The Little HavenAfter working on this building for over a year, it is finally finished!There has been a lot of work done to the building, as it was

earthquake prone. But we can now say it is one of the safest buildings in Carterton. That is what a haven needs to be—a safe place. A comfortable place of rest from the storms of life.

The building is not big. It is four metres wide and 24 metres long. So it is called The Little Haven.

It will be a place that is open for everyone who would like to have a chat with others.

If you need a listening ear, some company or would just like to pop in for a coffee and some home baking, you will be most welcome.

We are at in High Street – between TLC and Balter – and we’ll be open every Friday from 9 am to 3 pm.

Watch the shop window to find out if there is anything else on that week.

We would like to be there for you – the community of Carterton – no matter who you are. If you have any questions, please contact us: 06 379 7937 or 027 210 2768.Warm Regards, Johan and Emily

The meeting provides an opportunity for the community to create a river plan and a floodplain management-plan for the Mangatarere. Photo Jill Greathead.

The Little Haven – pop in for a coffee and some home baking on a Friday between 9 am and 3 pm.

Mangatarere Restoration Society

New river planThe Mangatarere Restoration Society is a group of Carterton

District residents committed to improving the health and usability of the Mangatarere Stream. We hosted a public meeting on February 19 at the Carterton Events Centre.

At the meeting, 80 ratepayers discussed the opportunity for the community to create a river plan and a floodplain management-plan for the Mangatarere by leading a project team that included Greater Wellington Regional Council and other stakeholders.

Adrienne Staples Councillor GWRC and local experts Melvin Pike, Michael Roera, Ray Craig, Michael Hewison, Councillor Mike Ashby (CDC) and Esther Dijkstra covered the issues and answered questions. John Boon, who facilitates a well-advanced and similar project for the Waiohine River, proposed that the speakers form a project team.

There was a good discussion about the merits of close community involvement, understanding the challenges, finding solutions and choosing the best options.

John Boon said, “It’s a very different, transparent and open approach that puts a lot of say in the hands of the community and stakeholders. It can come as a bit of a surprise until you get your head round it. The Waiohine project has gone very well so far and the Mangatarere could be at least as good for the community.”

Mayor John Booth proposed a resolution that was passed overwhelmingly: “That the community of the Carterton District resolve to: Approve the establishment of a project team and

facilitator drawn from the speakers and such other expertise as may from time-to-time be required and that the project team engage with the GWRC and its staff to build the Mangatarere River Plan including a floodplain management plan, keeping the community involved in this process and including the urban and rural communities’ input.”Jill Greathead. jillgreathead@gmail.com, 0274  884  376, https://www.facebook.com/groups/mangatarere/

Sparks Park Trust

New fenceSparks Park is developing into a very popular place to take your dog

for a bit of fun with other dogs and a great place to have exercise for yourself. We have planted several fruit trees which are up for people to pick from when ripe. We are working on getting a toilet on site.

The front of the park on Belvedere Road is fenced but smaller dogs can escape if they want to. We have had many requests from the public to put more fencing up to make it safe for the smaller dogs.

The Trust (a group of volunteers) have got a quote from Erecta Fence of $300, so we can look after your little dogs.

We would very much appreciate your help if you are able to give us a donation to go towards the fencing.

Please contact Bill Knowles on 06 379 8730 if you want to assist us to make Sparks Park safe for all dogs.Karen Chalmers

Old Russian JackSwagmen were once a common feature of the countryside as they

walked from farm to farm looking for odd jobs to do in return for food, clothes and somewhere warm to sleep. Most famous of these ‘gentlemen of the road’ was Russian Jack, more formally known as Barrett Crumen. A Latvian by birth, Russian Jack came to New Zealand in 1912 and spent the following fifty-six years trudging across huge areas of the North Island and calling at hundreds of farms. Those who met him recalled his good manners and cheerful personality. However, what people especially remembered was the colossal size of his sack, or swag, and the mystery of its contents.

Tania Atkinson has used the tale of the swagman’s enormous sack as background for a children’s story about three greedy animals who follow Jack in his travels in the hope of getting something to their advantage. The book is illustrated by well known Carterton artist Viv Walker. A previous picture book created by Atkinson and Walker, Over the Hill to Greytown, has been a best seller.

Old Russian Jack will be launched at 6 pm on Wednesday, March 20 at Almo’s Bookshop, Carterton. A special children’s event celebrating the birthday of the swagman will be held at the Masterton Library at the end of the month.

The Children’s book, Old Russian Jack, by Tania Atkinson and illustrated by Viv Walker, will be launched at 6  pm on Wednesday, March 20 at Almo’s Bookshop, Carterton.

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Lenny’s Book of Everything by Karen Foxlee

It’s 1974 and Lenny lives with her younger brother and her mother in a small apartment. Her father has skipped town and her worried mother works multiple jobs to keep a roof over their heads.

When Davey starts growing at an alarming rate, visits to the doctor bring bad news. As the Spinks deal with Davey’s condition and all that comes with it, there is a bright spot in the children’s lives: the weekly arrival of a new issue of Burrell’s Build-It-at-Home Encyclopedia. This fuels Lenny and Davey’s imagination and helps them to build a fantasy to escape into while they deal with everyday life. Davey is cheerful and obsessed with birds of prey, while Lenny is serious, fascinated by all things to do with insects and struggling with feelings, including negative ones, about the brother she adores:

“… I was ashamed of him sometimes… [and] the shame of being ashamed was even worse than the shame. The shame of being ashamed made me feel hot and sweaty and wild, like I was growing fur, like I was a werewolf. I was a monster for thinking such things. That’s what it felt like to be ashamed of being ashamed of Davey.”

Lenny and Davey will worm their way into your heart. I love how real and awkward the characters are – they are dealing with difficult emotions and they don’t always make the best decisions. Even the peripheral characters seem fully-realised, from the odious Mr King who has designs on Mrs Spink, to the mysterious Great Aunt Spink who might not be everything she claims to be. A sad and uplifting book that will stay with you long after you finish the last page.Andrea Darbyshire, Carterton District Library Book Club.

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Carterton Farmers’ Market

It’s our fourth anniversary!

It’s now four years since the launch of the Carterton Farmers’ Market.

Held at Memorial Square (or under the veranda, opposite) local growers supply fresh, spray-free vegetables and fruit every Sunday from 9 am–12.30 pm.

Local grower Helen Dew said, “We commonly offer produce not readily available in the shops. Also, the Market is a popular meeting space for locals and receives many visitors passing through. I often chat with recent arrivals and people who are considering moving to the district.”

We’re keen to hear from prospective stallholders to increase our range of locally-sourced food, plants and crafts etc.

Schools and community groups are most welcome to set up fundraising stalls at no cost.Enquiries: info@cartertonmarket.co.nz Phone 027 663 9011.Helen Dew, President, Carterton Farmers’ Market.

Helen’s gardening workshops repeated

Helen Dew’s workshops on Edible Gardening have proven so popular, she’s repeating them.

Topics for March 23 include growing plants from seed, cuttings and division; summer pruning fruit trees.

Autumn is the time to complete the pruning of plums, peaches and nectarines. It’s also the time to promote fruit spurs in apples and pears ahead of their main winter pruning.

Visit Garden for Life Facebook for details and to register. Or phone Helen on 06 379 8034 or 027 9009 742.

Helen’s plums. Photo Helen Dew.

Boomerang your bags!With our February working bees we have started a new year of

Boomerang Bags. This year we would like to encourage all Carterton shops to use them.

When you are offered a plastic bag in a local shop, please remember to mention Boomerang Bags and suggest that they contact our group so we can provide them.

Another way you can contribute is by returning the surplus of Boomerang Bags you have hanging around your house. It takes lots of time and effort to make them so we would like them be available to the community as much as possible.

Next working bee will be Saturday, March 23 from 1 pm to 4 pm at South End School. We will be making bag kits, so bring your scissors.

If you are keen to make some bags, or if you would like to donate some fabric or thread, please contact lucia.zanmonti@gmail.com | 021 0241 0165 and we will deliver bag-kits or pick up donated fabric.

If you would like to make a donation to cover the costs of the project, our bank account is: Boomerang Bags Ctown 38-9004-0859470-05.

Alternatively you can buy a beautiful Bought to Support Boomerang Bag from Leanne Taylor at Heart of Arts. Lucia Zanmonti

Carterton Historical Society

Early clubs in Carterton Carterton Rifle Club

The club started in 1871 when Carterton shooters challenged the Masterton club to a match on Queens Birthday. In 1913 the Oddfellows Miniature Rifle Club was formed. It was held in the Kings Theatre as an indoor range. During championship shoots 100 people attended. A concern was the toilet area behind the stage curtains as the walls became peppered with holes. After the Kings Theatre was sold, the Club used the Te Ore Ore rifle range in Masterton. Membership was falling until the Dalefield Hall Committee offered to extend the hall in 1979 to accommodate the club.

Carterton Motor and Cycle ClubThe first record of this club was in 1895 when a cinder track was laid.

In 1901 the Carterton, Hutt and Petone cycling clubs were struck off the role of the NZ League of Wheelmen due to lack of interest. A new club called the Carterton Motor and Cycle Club was formed in 1906 and was affiliated to the League again. Membership was strong and many long distance competition races were held. In 1915 the name changed to Wairarapa Motor Cycle Club. In 1919 an attempt to break the world’s speed record of 100 mph was made along Lincoln Road but failed by 3/5th of a second!

Carterton Girls Club1930 saw the beginning of a club for teenage girls run by Miss Connie

Berrill who taught music and singing. The girls met in St Andrews Hall once a week with sometimes 50-60 girls attending. They put on public performances of plays and musicals at the Kings Theatre. One of the shows was named Lovely day on top of a bale of hay (see photograph).

Further information is available on these clubs and others at Carterton District Historical Society, 44 Broadway, carterton.hist.soc@gmail.com Vivienne Hawken

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Coming entertainment: The Neil Diamond and Superstar Tribute Show, Thursday March 14, 7.30 pm, tickets $25.

Club News: Darts adjunct season has started – Sundays at 1 pm. We look forward to seeing you on any of the following days at our

friendly and social club: Monday: Housie 7 pm. Meals from 5.30 pm. Wednesday: line dancing and Rock n Roll, raffles and club draw. Meals from 5.30  pm. Friday: Live entertainment along with raffles and club draw. Meals from 5.30 pm. Saturday: raffles and club draw. Meals from 5.30 pm. Sunday: Darts at 1 pm and our famous Sunday roast from 5.30 pm.

Renewal of membership for the April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 is coming up.

We are always looking for new members. Come in, look at our facilities, fill out a membership form and join our very social club.Amber Harper

Carterton Girls’ Club’s performance of Lovely day on top of a bale of hay. Photo supplied.

South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club

Workies’ WhispersClub News: Entertainment: April 5, The Noodles will perform in the

Member’s Bar – no charge. May 12 The ABBA Tribute Show, tickets $20.Pool: The Pool Adjunct AGM will be Wednesday March 13 at 7 pm.Outdoor Bowls: The Roy Ingley Trophy, March 17 at the Greytown

Bowling Club, 10 am start. Open to all of our members. Entry sheet is on the notice board. The 46th New Zealand Chartered Club National Outdoor Bowls Tournament was held last month, hosted by the St. John’s Club of Whanganui. Congratulations to our team of Steve Willis, Adrian Tregurtha, Josef Hanjos and Paul Manning who were runners-up in the Kelly Plate.

Darts: Practice on Thursdays from 7 pm.Club 60: Next meeting: Monday March 25 when the Upper Hutt

Cossie Club will visit from 11 am for lunch and activities. Join us.Fishing: On March 12, some members will be at the Annual North

v. South Fishing Contest in the Coromandel. All the best.In the recent Ngawi Big 3 Fishing Contest, our member, Liz Warren,

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SylviaSYLVIA at the ANZAC Hall, Featherston from Thursday March 14.

The Greytown Little Theatre’s next production will be Sylvia by A.R Gurney and will be presented for a seven-performance season at the ANZAC Hall, Featherston from Thursday, March 14.

Sylvia is a heart-warming comedy about the special relationship between a man, his dog and his wife.

Director, Lynn Bushell said, “We treat our dogs as if they are human and this is what we see in Sylvia. We really learn what the term ‘a man’s best friend’ means.”

Greg (James Riley) is suffering from a midlife crisis, whereas Kate (Lucy Cooper), his wife, enjoys the freedom of no kids and a new career which leads to the two being on opposing paths. Into this mix comes a lost dog, the irrepressible, adorable Sylvia (Victoria Stevens), who adopts Greg as her saviour and follows him home. Chaos reigns as Sylvia’s attempts to fit into the household create havoc. With well-meaning but often dubious advice from Tom, Phyllis and a therapist (Rachel Hope), Greg and Kate come to learn the power

of unconditional love to heal a relationship.

Whether you love dogs or prefer to leave them, this comedy will pull at your heartstrings in a wonderful, feel-good way.

Performance dates are March 14, 15, 16 at 8 pm. Sunday March 17 at a 2  pm matinee and March  21,  22,  23 at 8  pm. Tickets are available from Greytown Hotel, 06  304  9138 or you can call 06 390 0001.John Gilbertthorpe

Greytown Little Theatre, 8–16 February 2019

Lots of rabbitsGreytown Little Theatre’s season of Nassim Soleimanpour’s White

Rabbit, Red Rabbit at The Offering featured actors Miles Eckford, Lucy Cooper, Juanita McLellan and James Riley. Unfortunately, I missed Juanita’s performance.

When you arrive, the actor sits nervously on a stage with a few props. There is no set. All that’s missing is the script which is handed to the actor in a sealed envelope. And there you are – at the play – and possibly in it.

The play is always a first reading. The audience’s enjoyment and understanding depend on the actor’s skill, courage, personality, perception and commitment.

Greytown’s actors have plenty of all of that. Miles Eckford turned on his inner clown and thrived on contact with the audience. Lucy Cooper gave a pacy, intelligent, funny and committed performance which revealed fresh elements. Her surprise at the script’s twists and turns was engaging.

James Riley’s performance was relaxed focused and leisurely. His easy rapport with the audience encouraged a high level of spontaneity and independence from them.

I read a New York review in which the reviewer felt intimidated by the level of audience participation. There was no such problem in Greytown.

The writer, Nassim Soleimanpour, is Iranian. He declined to do national service and was, therefore, refused a passport. In 2010 he wrote White Rabbit, Red Rabbit as a message to a world he could not see. A seat is reserved for him at each performance – he is a constant presence – arguing with himself, toying with the audience and creating metaphors – both visual and abstract.

The play has been performed around the world many times. It deals with power, control, identity, human behaviour, time and influence. It is thought-provoking and entertaining. And I may not tell you any more.Jan Farr

Kate (Lucy Cooper) and Greg (James Riley) look on while Sylvie the dog (Victoria Stevens) creates havoc.

South Wairarapa Bridge Club

A bridge to brainpowerIs it true that bridge is the king of all games? If you are wondering

if bridge is for you or you have always wanted to learn but were afraid that it would be difficult – read on – you will be amazed at the benefits bridge can bring.

Bridge stimulates the brain. Research shows that regular bridge-playing improves reasoning skills, concentration and long-term and short-term memory –not only while you play, but long after. Many players say that they feel mentally alert and energised hours after a bridge game, similar to the high a long distance runner feels after a race.

Bridge is social. Bridge involves communication and cooperation with your partner and interaction with your opponents. There’s a special camaraderie among bridge players that develops from the social setting and the game’s emphasis on teamwork, ethics and sportsmanship.

Bridge is fun. Of all the reasons to learn the game, the most important is that it’s just fun to play. It offers the suspense of poker, the cerebral qualities of chess and the excitement of athletic sports, all in a sociable setting where you’re a participant and not just a spectator. Every session allows you to test yourself and experience the feeling of accomplishment when you find a successful bid or play.

Bridge lessons start in April at the South Wairarapa Bridge Club. Bridge is booming – come along and see why. For more details: Katherine Gough, Secretary South Wairarapa Bridge Club, swbridge@xtra.co.nz or 027 243 3495.Katherine Gough

‘The Glazed Carrots’ bridge team were in the annual team competition at South Wairarapa Bridge Club. Team members are Alan Butler, Ed Butler, Marilyn Smethurst and Sheila Butler from Carterton. Photo supplied.Lucy Cooper.

Musical doctorsThe Greytown Music Group opens its 2019 programme with

Trio Pohadka & Friends, a group of talented doctors and musicians connected by a passion for music. All proceeds go towards cancer research. Their CD will be available for purchase.

When Petr Tomek arrived in NZ from the Czech Republic in 2011 to pursue his PhD in Auckland he met others with an interest in cancer research and music and so the group was formed. Pohadka means fairy tale in Czech.

Also in the trio are cellist Lisa Chung and clarinettist Ryan Cha. Lisa, who is married to Petr, has a Doctorate in cello performance, has given solo recitals in Korea, Japan and NZ, and teaches cello. Ryan, who forsook a musical career for medicine despite winning awards for his clarinet and piano performances, travels for concerts from Palmerston North where he is a junior surgeon.

Petr began to invite other musicians to perform with the Trio – hence the ‘Friends’. Violinist HaeWon Kim played in orchestras in the UK, Japan and Spain and is currently with Orchestra Wellington. Ye Li is a final-year medical student with a passion for playing the violin and plays with Auckland Youth Orchestra. Violist Veronica Kim studied in Seoul and Auckland and is a free-lance chamber musician. Double bass player John Moon, the youngest of the group, now studies at the Sydney Conservatorium after winning solo competitions in Auckland.

The group will perform Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E flat major and the Clarinet Trio in A minor by Brahms. They will also play Canadian composer Srul Glick’s Old Toronto Klezmer Suite and an exuberant Klezmer Dance by Romanian composer Serban Nichifor.Sunday April 7 at 2 pm, 57 Wood St, Greytown. $25, students $10. For bookings, Ed and Juliet Cooke, 06 304 9497.

Featherston Art SaleIt’s time for the fourth annual Featherston Art Sale: a gala exhibition

and sale which raises funds for the Featherston Community Centre. Art is by local Wairarapa artists who will be on hand at the opening

night, May 9, from 6  pm, at the Featherston Community Centre, 14 Wakefield Street. Tickets: $10 at the door, free for those under 16.

The Featherston Community Centre offers cooking, singing, book groups, counselling, knitting, yoga, and arts and crafts activities. It is a non-profit organisation and funds raised from the Art Sale help keep it open, welcoming, and fit for purpose. It is known for its diverse arts and crafts groups.

One of the original drivers was to give the Centre’s art groups an opportunity to exhibit their work in public.

Sandie Fletcher started the Art for Everyone (A4E) group when the REAP art class she was teaching ended. Members of the class decided they wanted to keep going, so she set up A4E with the support of the Featherston Community Centre. Member Sandi Maddox said, “For me, it’s about finding space to do something I love, with a group of like-minded people who have become an important part of my life. We share friendship, chocolate and tea.”

Group members love the Centre’s warmth and brightness and its dedicated art room where they don’t have to worry about getting a little paint on the floor.

Artist registrationWairarapa artists and artists with a connection to the Wairarapa

are invited to register by April 20 at https://featherstoncommunity.org.nz/Emily Greenberg 027 313 8042 Featherstonart@gmail.com | http://featherstoncommunity.org.nz

Sandi Maddox and Sandie Fletcher carve linoleum blocks at Art for Everyone. Photo Jen Olson. Trio Pohadka & Friends. Photo supplied.

Toy Library

Nance Farewelled!It is with sadness that we have said farewell to our toy library

assistant of five years. Nance and her family have relocated to the Hutt Valley and will be sorely missed by the committee and our customers. Colleen is stepping into the toy library assistant’s role. She will be at the library Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 10  am to 12  pm. Some of you will have already met her as she filled in for Nance a few times over the last 11 months.

Parting words from Nance: “After nearly five years it is time to say ‘Bye’ to my position as toy library assistant and treasurer. It has been a wonderful experience meeting so many of you and I will miss our wee chats but as our family is moving to the Hutt Valley it is time for someone else to take over.

“Our toy library has been in existence and fulfilling, I believe, a vital role in our community for over 30 years. Indeed we have members who originally joined as young mothers and are still members as grandmothers. We must be doing something right!

“As with any organisation staffed mainly by volunteers, the Toy Library is always keen to recruit new committee members, so if any of you have an interest, please get in touch with Carey our president at carterton.toy.library@gmail.com or send a message on our Facebook page. Anyone with an interest in acting as treasurer will be greeted with open arms I am sure.”

Carterton Community Toy Library is located within the Carterton Library and is open Monday to Friday 9.30  am- 5  pm, Saturday 10 am-4 pm. Come along and check out the toys available to hire.

Wai Word

Kim Workman

Kim Workman will discuss his memoir at Wai Word, Sunday, April  7, at 3  pm. The session, supported by Masterton Creative Communities, will be held at Aratoi, 12 Bruce St, Masterton. All welcome. Koha.

Sir Kim Workman grew up in the Wairarapa, son of a Pākehā mother and a Māori father. His whakapapa comes from Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitāne; Pāpāwai Marae near Greytown is the place to which he always returns.

Jazz musician, policeman, public servant, prison manager, prominent campaigner for restorative justice – Kim’s life is full of passion and spirit, research and writing, action and commitment. His childhood was shaped by life in a country town, by family and Māori community, somewhat by school and rather more by playing jazz.

Working as a police officer in the 1960s prompted his engagement with justice reform – and brought into sharp relief the racism that he has challenged throughout his working life. His career in prison management strengthened his commitment to prisoners’ welfare.

Kim’s visionary work in justice reform began when he became director of Prison Fellowship New Zealand and ultimately found expression in the Rethinking Crime and Punishment project and in supporting the activist group JustSpeak. His thinking draws on both his Christian faith and his Māori heritage: he was instrumental

in establishing one of the first faith-based prison units, and his understanding of restorative justice draws strongly on Māori customary practice.

Journey Towards Justice (Bridget Williams Books, 2018) is an eloquent account of a life that is at once ordinary and exceptional, told with warmth and honesty. There are dark moments and hilarious ones, achievements and failures. Above all, there is love, compassion, vision, and a profound determination to bring justice to all.(Text from Bridget Williams Books website)

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Woefully unprepared when she left the bright lights of Featherston for the land of bier and bratwurst, soprano Georgia Jamieson Emms landed on her feet (or was it her roller-blades?) in Hamburg, Germany. With a similar population size to Auckland, Hamburg has four professional opera houses with performances almost every night of the week during the season. It was at one of these houses, the Junges Musiktheater, that Georgia made a living as a professional singer, racking up close to 60 performances alone as the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s The Magic Flute.

On returning home to raise a family she realised there was no sustainable career to be had as an opera singer in New Zealand. Furthermore her particular set of skills ensured she could never get a ‘real job’. But inspired by what she’d seen on her German stint, where an enormous educational focus and significant government funding is dedicated to opera, she knew that there was a need in New Zealand for the creation, development and production of affordable, accessible shows if opera is to survive. On the smell of an oily rag, she launched a theatre company, Wanderlust Opera.

From the audition horror-stories to a 90-minute all-female Ring Cycle, from the glitz and glamour of Kiri Te Kanawa’s final Rosenkavalier at Cologne Opera to an unprecedented sell-out Marriage of Figaro and a standing ovation in Palmerston North, Georgia’s journey from Greytown Little Theatre to operatic entrepreneur is unorthodox and endearing.

Tickets for this lecture, Sunday, March 24, 4.30 pm at Longwood, Featherston can be purchased from Eventfinda. Marguerite Tait-Jamieson

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Pounded into the stone age by the WestI’m currently living in one of the most continuously occupied

places on our Earth. For 50,000 years the people of Bougainville have embraced over 800 languages and cultures.

The regional health clinic in Buin, south Bougainville, serves 100,000 people while bereft of working sinks or toilets, water (to wash instruments or people) and medications. The male ward is half full of emaciated male patients lying on slat beds because new mattresses in storage might get dirty or stolen. On a typical day, several men with conflict machete slashes wait to be stitched with dirty needles. Serious retribution results in severed Achilles tendons. In an otherwise empty ward, a 20-year-old mother of a two-year-old lies dying of AIDS, without cover and little care. Of 50 staff, only a few report regularly for work.

Western society imposed a ‘resource curse’ on Bougainville, causing a civil war that pounded a prosperous society into the Stone Age. Despite twenty years of foreign-aid-funded reconstruction, people’s health and well-being continue to plummet. Children are less educated than their parents. Over 90% of the population relies on subsistence agriculture. People are malnourished, without money or hope of work. The most common item found in markets, stores, family shops and the road sides is betel nut, an addictive nicotine derivative, which is gnawed together with powdered, burnt sea shells and a mustard flower extract. This alleviates hunger and pain, turning teeth, gums and sputum vermillion. Corruption is rife. Using PowerPoint, a government official proposes a ‘tiny’

constitutional amendment to strip land-owners of mineral rights at the behest of an Australian carpet bagger.

When least expected, dedicated, hard-working, extraordinarily talented individuals can be found patching their country back together.

Violence, death and mayhem knock too loudly, too often. Dorothy this ain’t Kansas.

Carl Reller (from Carterton)

Buin children. Photo Carl Reller.

Avoid costly staff shortages this year by immunising your staff against influenza. You can have your staff immunised by our Pharmacist or registered nurse at your workplace in 2019 (at no extra cost). Alternatively they can visit Carterton Pharmacy between the hours of 8.30am & 5pm Monday to Friday and receive the vaccination there. Remember people over 65 years are entitled to a free vaccination. Please contact us regarding on-site vaccinations. Vaccinations will be available from 1 April 2019.

Contact Mary, Ithiel or Sharynne at Carterton Pharmacy 46-50 High street South Carterton 06 379 8244 nursemary@pharmacysolutions.nz

Counterfeit notesA number of search warrants were executed in the Wairarapa

in regard to counterfeit notes doing the rounds in shops and businesses.

It’s interesting how low-tech these fake notes are with one of them having $100 on side and $50 printed on the other side. One had the plastic security strip made out of cello tape. Several people are facing charges. CCTV in shops have captured the images of these offenders.

This sort of crime is like shoplifting for retailers. It’s going on in front of them and can be very damaging to their daily takings.

There were at least three Carterton businesses that reported getting fake $100 notes. The recent search warrants may have slowed down this offending.Chris McGaw, Carterton Police.

FertiliserDouble, double toil and trouble;Fire burn and cauldron bubble.Cool it with a baboon’s blood,Then the charm is firm and good.

William Shakespeare.

Baboon’s blood is not necessary but try some of the following for a home-made fertiliser that will give your plants the instant boost of nutrients they need to grow tougher and be more productive – matured sheep poo, alpaca poo, mushroom compost, comfrey, egg shells, coffee grounds and banana skins. I buy some (like seaweed and fish mixes as I don’t often have access to the raw ingredients) but I don’t have to spend much money to get a nutrient-packed treat for my garden.

Liquid fertilisers are quicker-acting than ground seed meals. When seedlings have used up the nutrients provided by the sprouted seeds, they benefit from small amounts of liquid fertiliser in a controlled dose. I have buckets of alpaca tea and sheep poo tea permanently maturing. Decomposing comfrey supplies extra potassium unavailable to most other plants. Comfrey is also rich in the other two main mineral nutrients, nitrogen and phosphorous. I put the leaves and stems in a large, lidded water tank, add water and wait several weeks. Yes, it will stink. I use the ‘teas’ diluted 15–20 times with water.

I don’t eat many bananas but do eat lots of eggs and Page 42 café provides me with used coffee grounds so I decided to create my own solid fertiliser. In my food processor I ground dried egg shells, chopped banana peels (potassium, phosphorus and calcium.) and put them in a bowl to which I added twice the amount of coffee grounds. I call it BEC and sprinkle small amounts around many plants. Fionna Hill

BEC being made, plus comfrey decaying and liquid seaweed tea. Picture supplied.

Roses

Cooler nights This is the month to watch out for mildew as cooler nights will

encourage it. Summer-trimmed plants will be growing well with your extra watering and plant food. Roses not trimmed will be blooming and will have smaller flowers than in spring. In warmer areas trimming can be left till March so it’s still not too late to trim feed and water.

Aphids and caterpillars may become a problem so spray. Keep watering and tying basal shoots. They will have time to

mature before you prune in July. A light feed now will help with autum blooms. You may wish to

use a foliar feed applied with your sprayer to the foilage. You can mix the foliar feed with the fungicide and insecticide you are using be guided by the manufacturers instructions. Do not overdo the foliar feed as they are high in nitrogen and can cause the foilage to become too lush.

Time your watering to coincide with showery weather if possible and avoid overhead watering in the heat of the day.

Time now to think about next year’s beds and to dig them over.Phillippa Edwards, Carterton Rose Society.

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This was my piano – now it’s yours

When Rebecca Vergunst sent out a request from Go Carterton for an old piano, I looked at my ancient darling and asked her if she would like to become a beautifully-painted street piano. She said that was what she’d been waiting for all her life.

She has a few clicks and rattles, her ivory is growng thin in places and her strings are at full stretch – but she’s been loved for the past nine years at least. Before that, who knows? She has a great honky-tonk tone and is probably a half tone or so short of the proper notes, so if you do stop to play her when she finally makes it to her street pozzie, don’t be too picky – she still sounds good.

Barry Sears, artist and caretaker extraordinaire at Carterton School, is taking responsibility for the piano’s transformation into a street creature. With his help and perhaps with the help of other local artists, the children at Carterton School will provide the ideas and the art work.

Stage One happened only a couple of weeks before the Crier went to print. A small team – Dan Broughton and Rebecca and Josh Vergunst with their children, Malia and Grace – arrived with John Abbott from South Wairarapa Auto Services to load the piano onto John’s truck. It was a back-breaking exercise, but they did it. The piano looked a little lonely, strapped to the tray of the truck with her bits and pieces around her. She is now waiting at Carterton School for her new identity. Our next piano reporter, Barry, will tell you about further stages in the piano’s life.Jan Farr

l to r: The piano, Malia Vergunst, Grace Vergunst, Rebecca Vergunst, Dan Broughton, Josh Vergunst, and John Abbott (of South Wairarapa Auto Services). Photo Jan Farr.

One-Act PlaysLimelight Theatre is proud to announce the 2019 Wairarapa One-

Act Play Festival Little Acts. We invite groups from anywhere in the lower North Island (or further afield) to participate in a night of theatre and friendship. Entries have opened and need to be in by April 13.

Once you have your entry in, be sure to inform us of when auditions are taking place as we will happily advertise these for you, along with requests for any props or other bits and pieces.

Open to first time directors and seasoned directors as well as youth groups. For more information please email: festival@limelight.org.nz

Times of sessions to be confirmed once entries are received and the festival program organised. Please note this is one night only – Saturday May 4. May the 4th be with you!Rachel Norman

Dear Aunty, I dearly love my teenage daughter. Currently, mostly when

she’s asleep. During the waking hours it’s a bit like living with a box jellyfish. You’re surrounded by nigh-invisible tentacles that at any perceived threat or slight may deliver a toxic sting that simultaneously attacks the heart, nervous system and skin cells. And that’s on the good days.

I know it takes a village to raise a child, but sometimes it feels like it takes a child to raze a village. Help! (Teenage) Burt Dag.

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Aunt is no small matter. You have to apprentice to a Jeopardy Jedi for a decade to learn at the coal-face, then pass a test of knowledge more comprehensive than that faced by London taxi drivers.

All that said, there are some agonies that have no simple answer. All I can offer is that this difficult stage does end. At most, it runs for a maximum of seven years... and then you’re into the Terrible Twenties.

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Y�r le��sAdele gets a letter in Best of British

The March issue of my much-awaited Best of British magazine had a surprise for me. On the Postbag page was my letter about the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car featured in several of our Carterton Christmas parades.

There is one on display at Beaulieu Car Museum near Brockenhurst, Hampshire. Six were made for the film.

Back home they do not have Christmas parades. I first came across them in 1970 when I arrived in Wellington and was invited to join in as a clown. How apt we all say! Adele a clown! But I loved it. I did it for my employer, James Smith Ltd.

...and contacts an ex Mayor of AucklandI mentioned to Mayor John Booth that ex-resident of Anderson

Line and pupil of Clareville School, John Banks, is interested in the latest book about Charles Rooking Carter, so the Mayor said he would sign one and send it to him in Remuera. A delighted Banksy got in touch with me after he had read it and thanked everyone concerned for organising a copy for him. He still takes an interest in Carterton.Adele Pentony-Graham, Carterton

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A moving start to the year2019 started with our annual coastal run. This year, members Emily and Anders

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Anders and Emily are proud owners of a fully-restored model A Ford truck.The movie ‘Daffodils’, which features several of our members cars, will be released

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