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PRIDE: Jahana Edwards Te Hana, 8, from Cannons Creek, marches with the Strong Pacific Families Parade from Waitangirua to Te Rauparaha Park.Jahana’s own heritage is Maori, Rarotongan and Tongan. Saturday’s march, and day-long celebrations at Te Rauparaha Park, marks the kick-off ofStrong Pacific Families Week, with this year’s theme being Uniting Many to Strengthen One. This week’s events will include an historic formalwelcoming of Porirua’s Pacific Island communities by Ngati Toa at Takapuwahia Marae. Photo: Andrew Bonallack / CCN271110ABpacific

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Councils join forces asdog attacks escalate■ Andrew Bonallack

Continual dog attacks on sheepin Takapu Rd has escalated to abody count of 15 in one night,prompting Wellington andPorirua councils to join forcesto stop it.

Small hobby farms on therural road near Tawa havebeen subjected to a three-weekperiod of night attacks, witharound 30 lambs and sheepkilled.

Now both Porirua andWellington’s animal controlunits are combining resources,with Porirua supplying twotraps to boost Wellington’sefforts.

Wellington’s senior animalcontrol officer Vicky Harwoodsays considering the amountkilled last week, they suspect

more than one dog is involved,and they are sure their ownersmust know.

‘‘Some one must have somesort of idea — dogs do cleanthemselves, but there would besigns of blood, and the dogs aregetting out on a regularoccasion.

‘‘We’ve had about four orfive properties have incidents,all of which have lost sheep,and some have had multipleattacks, where the dogs comeback and have finished what’sleft.

‘‘Look at the map, CannonsCreek, Tawa, Grenada North,all back on to this area.’’

They have a tentativedescription of a large browndog, spotted by a child after thefirst attack.

She says a lot of the animals

are pet sheep.‘‘It’s not happening to the

big properties — they’ve gotfarm dogs, which might scarethe roving dogs off.’’

She says two lambs werekilled in the first incident.

‘‘Once they know what theyare going for, they keep comingback, it’s like sport.

‘‘It’s not the dogs’ fault; mostdogs, given a chance, would doit.’’

The traps work by enticingthe dog with a bone or a dog rollon a hook, which slams thecage door shut when twitched.

‘‘But it’s not as enticing as alive sheep — we’ll just have tohope they get lazy.’’

Ms Harwood says they willalso start doing night-timedrives.

‘‘The most chance we’ve got

is if someone sees it,’’ she says.She says it is vital that dog

owners keep their dogscontained.

‘‘The consequences can bevery severe — huge penalties,huge fines, prosecutions.’’

While these attacks areoccurring outside Porirua’sboundaries, animal controlrecords for Porirua in the year2009/10 show 56 attacks onstock by animals.

But in the space of fourmonths this year, from July toOctober, a further 50 attackshave been reported within thePorirua city boundaries.

Porirua city council animalcontrol team leader MurrayChilcott says owners shouldremember a farmer wasentitled to shoot a dogwandering onto farm property.

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Strong PacificFamilies WeekSaturday November 27 to SaturdayDecember 4, a week-longcelebration of all things Pacific andcommunity in Porirua.

Local play on stageThe Ragged, a play directed by JimMoriarty, written by Helen Pearse-Otene and produced by Te RakauTrust Theatre Company. StPatrick’s College Theatre, Kilbirnie,fromNov 15 to Dec 10. Ticketsthrough Ticketek.

Porirua MarketSaturdays 5-10am, CobhamCourtCarpark. Features numerous food,clothes and bric-a-brac stalls.

Accessing HealthFood in EasternPorirua WorkshopFriday December 3, 9.30am to12.30pm at the Meeting Room, TeRauparaha Arena.Gain insights and information onenvironmental and income issuescontributing to chronic diseases.Spaces limited. RSVP toMiekeFinlay, email:[email protected] 384 1576.

Festival of theElementsThe Porirua Arts Council isaccepting applications from groupsor individuals interested inperforming, volunteering, orsculptors who would like to be a partof an ice sculpting competition. Thefestival is on Sunday February 6from 12 to 7:30pm. ContactMargaret Armour 027 224 5670 [email protected]

Porirua CityChristmas FestivalChristmas at the Park is on againthis year at Elsdon Park onSaturday December 11. Majorperformers include nationally knownLate 80sMercedes (a 9 pieceswing-funk band) and the ever-popular FunkyMonkeys. Localgroups include barbershopinternational winners The Fource,andMission Choir fromWellington.

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Taking a pew in styleat Plimmerton stationA COMFY PERCH: Plimmerton ResidentsAssociation member Dave Anderson (left)and Mack’s Tracks model shop ownerGerald Shelton take a pew on one of thechurch pews donated by St Andrew’sChurch in Plimmerton to the restoredPlimmerton railway station building.

The church had recently auctioned itspews, but gave two away as an addedhistoric touch to the station building,recently opened after the associationrestored it to a 1940s finish.

Mr Anderson says it was ‘‘absolutelyunreal’’ to be given the chairs, considering

they were being auctioned off for hundredsof dollars to eager buyers.

‘‘We think they were probably made inthe 1960s,’’ he says, adding they have rimubackrests and possibly kauri seats.

‘‘Marty Sammut, our builder who did thework on the station, stripped and restoredthem. He also built us a table out of recycledheart rimu.’’

The pews and table have pride of placeinside the building, matching in with thepolished matai floors. Also sharing space inthe building is the model railway shopMack’s Tracks, which moved in in October.

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Women’s ChristmasShopping Evening inTitahi BayWednesday December 1, Startingat 7pm. TheMariner pub,Whitehouse Road, Titahi Bay. Localfemale traders selling jewellery, giftcards, cosmetics, artwork and othergifts. Plus spot prizes, nibbles,karaoke and lots more.Part of theDesperate Housewives evenings.First Wednesday of eachmonth atTheMariner. All women welcome$2 entry.

Te Wananga artSee the graduating students’ Maoriart work, on at the TeWanangacampus in Todd Park, until Friday,10am to 12pm, 1pm to 4pm, withevening viewing 6pm to 9pm onWednesday and Thursday.

Roger Hall playMana Little Theatre, Roger Hall’sFour Flat Whites in Italy, runningDec 1 to 11, 8pm, bookingsessential, 2338498.

Murder by ChocolatePorirua Little Theatre, Friday Dec 3and Sat Dec 4, tickets $20, seewww.porirualittletheatre.co.nz

Whitby Village FairDec 4, 10am to 3pm,Whitby Lakes,stalls, crafts, food, children’s rides,entertainment. For all details, seewww.whitbyvillagefair.org.nz andwww.twinkletwinkle.org.nz.

PlimmertonChristmasDecember 4, 4pm to 8pm, enjoybouncy castles, merry-go-rounds,food, face painting and carols, all atPlimmerton School. Entry is free.

Nga Kakahu exhibitAt Pataka until end of January, thisexhibition is a celebration of cross-cultural expression in New Zealand,featuring sculptor Jo Torr andweaver Roka Ngarimu-Cameron.

Sheep as artThe exhibition Sheep—NewZealand icons in Art is on at Patakauntil Jan 23.

End of eraas seniorsclub folds

The Tawa Senior Citizens Club iswinding up after 40 years, sayingit no longer has the membershipto sustain itself.In September the club, who

organised day trips and socialsfor its members, celebrated its40th anniversary.But the club secretary, who

has asked not to be named, sayswith many members now inretirement homes or ‘‘gone by thewayside’’, the club can not bemaintained.This year they have been

unable to get anyone interestedin taking on executive positions,such as the president and

treasurer.‘‘It’s a shame but it’s a sign of

the times,’’ she says.‘‘It is a pity.’’She says the highest number

they had this year was 34, andthe lowest 22— a sharp contrastto times when the club boastedover 100.

DUMP OF DISGRACE:Rubbish at the backof WaitangiruaMallis dumped andNatone Park Schoolkids, who walk pastit on their way toschool, have hadenough.Photo: Dani McDonald /

‘Don’t trash our neighbourhood’

KIDSSPEAKOUT:

Natone Park school have hadenough of the sight of dumpedrubbish less than 50m from theschool playground, saying ‘‘if itwere a decile 10 school itwouldn’t be here’’.

Principal Kiri Smith says herschool caretaker has previouslycleaned up the rubbish that isscattered behind WaitangiruaMall, but her school shouldn’thave to do it on their own.

‘‘It’s just a big mess.‘‘If we were a decile 10 school,

we wouldn’t have this . . . peoplejust stop and biff rubbish outthere,’’ she says.

The rubbish is predominantlyhousehold goods, wood and glass,with an unsightly display ofgraffiti backdropping the view.

Ms Smith has contacted coun-cil regarding a clean-up — only tobe told it’s not council land.

‘‘We’re willing to work withthe council to clean it up but thenit becomes [us] paying for some-thing.

‘‘It’s quite costly to get rid ofrubbish for that school,’’ shesays.

Natone Park, which is councilland, backs onto the rubbishdump at the back of WaitangiruaMall.

For Ms Smith, the irony isthat in front of Waitangirua Mallis the community park that is setto open December 11.

‘‘You just need to walk 50metres and it’s all this rubbish.

‘‘It’s hidden from the main

road where people see, and mostpeople don’t know,’’ she says.

Ms Smith says she is willingto work with the council, as longas it won’t cost the school anymoney.

‘‘We just want to work withthe council and get a solution outof this.’’

Council planning managerIan Barlow says talks of cleaningup the dump of rubbish and thegraffiti are underway with theowner of the mall.

‘‘We’re not doing somethingourselves, we’re talking verytentatively and carefully to ourneighbours.

‘‘It’s very close to them mak-ing a partnership with us toenable the graffiti to be painted.’’

Or community groups coulddo the painting with the mallowner supplying the paint, headds.

Mr Barlow says the councilhas only been in communicationwith the mall owners about therubbish for the past month.

However it is an issue thecouncil wants to work on, especi-ally before the opening ofWaitangirua Park at the front ofthe mall.

‘‘If nothing is being doneabout it what it permits is morebad behaviour.

‘‘We’re going to try and helpthem help themselves,’’ he says.

Mr Barlow says the owner ofthe mall is concerned thatcleaning it up will be an ongoingcost, so the council is pushing theclean-up to be a community pro-ject.

‘‘We would love the school tobe a part of it.

‘‘The main partnership isbetween the mall and the com-munity,’’ he says.


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AWARDED FOR EFFORTS: Family-owned business Porirua Autocrash Repairs are doing more than repairing your cars. From left: Sue, Neil, and HelenButterfield. Photo: Dani McDonald / CCN231110DMautocrash

A smashing green approach■ Dani McDonald

‘It’s about looking at everything we do, about theeffect on the environment.’

If you’ve walked into PoriruaAutocrash Repairs lately, youmay have noticed the array ofcertificates hanging on the walland the glass awards placed onthe front desk.

But for the family-ownedbusiness, the past year ofreceiving the six awards, andalso coming finalists at otherevents, means more than fixingcars.

Office manager HelenButterfield, who is also thedaughter of owners Sue and Neil,says most of the awards are anacknowledgement of thecompany’s dedication to theenvironment.

‘‘It’s about looking ateverything we do, about theeffect on the environment.

‘‘What is it we need to get ridof? Whats the most responsibleway of disposing of it?

The team believe they are the

only ones in this industry caringabout their environment. ‘‘We’reahead of our game,’’ she says.

The company turned greenover a year ago and SueButterfield, who is the QualityFacilitator, says the greenspendings are well worth it.

‘‘We’ve reduced our waste toland fill by about $1000 a month,so you’re not [spending more],just moving money around.

‘‘Thats’s freed up money tolook at energy efficient lightbulbs and other things,’’ shesays.

Each computer has devicesattached to measure the carbonfootprint that is saved when thecomputer is turned off.

It seems a rewarding system,a visual reminder on humans’

constant effects on theenvironment — both positive andnegative.

The business is alsocommitted to having its workersactive in reducing waste.

‘‘All our guys here areencouraged to recycle,’’ Helensays.

She says the encouragementto recycle at work has them thinkabout their own recycling athome.

Helen says the companyfocuses on an array of projects toreduce any impact on theenvironment.

‘‘Other projects we arefocusing on is training and beingup to date with our equipmentand we’re looking at using moreand more water-based products.

‘‘We’re trying to go towardswater-based paints, rather thandealing with solvents,’’ Helensays.

For Sue, the drive behindbecoming an environmentallyfriendly business isn’t about theawards or green jargon, butrather something a little morepersonal.

‘‘I’ve got a grandson and Idon’t want him to be a WaterBaby.’’ — She is talking about theconcept of the future generationhaving limited land because ofglobal warming and the rise ofwater levels. ‘‘I want him to havethis and if we don’t look after itthen . .. ?

‘‘If we don’t do somethingabout climate change, if we dontreduce our emissions, theneventually our world won’t beable to change [back].

‘‘We’re concerned enough todo our bit, and maybe, justmaybe, someone else mightfollow along,’’ she says.


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TOP FLIERS: St Francis Xavier pupils are climbing high with education, from left, Caitlin Lindsay, 10, Aimee Burgess, 10,Anya Donohue, 9, Josh Mallon, 10, TJ Hernandez, 11 and below, Ciara Donohue, 9.

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St Francis Xavier, Tawa has received aglowing Education Review Officereport, highlighting the school’scommitment to providing anenvironment where ‘‘everyone isvalued and affirmed for strength andgentleness’’.The school received the report early

last month and will not be visited againfor up to four to five years.Under the new ERO reviews,

excelling schools are reviewed everyfour to five years rather than theaverage three-year cycle.St Francis Xavier has been praised

for its inclusive, multicultural, family-focused environment, with the reportsaying: ‘‘[The Brigidine Cross]represents the key values that arecentral to practice and underpin afamily environment where everyone isvalued and affirmed for strength andgentleness.’’School principal Bernadette Murfit

has been at the school since 2006 andsays the success of the school directlycorrelates to the commitment of thecommunity.‘‘The amazing thing about it is the

people.‘‘Amazing staff, really supportive

parents, fantastic kids, and all of itmakes us very successful,’’ she says.

St Francis Xavier school hasparticipated in an online bridgescluster along with other schools in theWellington region for the past threeyears.The cluster support programme

focuses on information,communications and technology (ICT)development, and has teachersworking with other teachers to developthemselves further in the particularareas.MsMurfit believes that this has had

a huge impact on the level of learninginside the classrooms.‘‘It’s impacted what’s happened in

how the class runs and that’s impactedwhat the students achieved,’’ she says.The ERO report also makes

reference to the time put in to the ICTdevelopment programme.‘‘The school’s participation in

professional development is highlyevident in classroom practice.‘‘Students are increasingly

empowered to take ownership of theirlearning, discussing their goals andnext steps.’’ERO also acknowledged the

majority of students are achieving ‘‘ator above the national expectations’’,and those that are underachieving are‘‘identified promptly and their needsare met through well-plannedinterventions’’.

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BIGWIN: Paula Strickland-Laumemea scratches out her prizeat the Instant Kiwi Scratchy buslast Wednesday.

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Porirua local Paula Strickland-Laumemea scratched her $1000win from the Instant KiwiScratchy bus last week during itstour of New Zealand.

Ms Strickland-Laumemeajoked she was planning to go toWINZ that day, but didn’t need tonow after receiving the money.

She plans on celebrating thewin with her father.

‘‘My dad arrives from Samoatoday and it’s his birthdaytoo,’’she says.

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itself back in May and boaststhat games are now easier toplay and the chances arehigher to win. Instant Kiwibrand manager HollyVandenberg says the odds ofwinning are one in four or onein five, rather than one inseven or eight.

Ms Vandenberg saysanyone can win off thescratchy bus, with prizesranging from a $1 scratchyticket to $10,000 — whichsomebody won in Whanganui.

‘‘So it shows anybody howthey can change their life in aninstant,’’ she says.

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Businesseson track forrecovery

‘Next year, thebusiness

environment is likelyto continue to

improve with thenew leadership

team at the PoriruaCity Council.’

The year 2010 has been atime of recovery andgradual growth for manyPorirua City businesses.

Fiscal constraint andincreasing demands onbusinesses has resulted inmany local businessescautiously planning for thefuture whilst ensuring thatexisting business plans aremet.

However, many localbusinesses have done verywell this year as well.

Black Rose FloristDesign Store won the RetailAward and took away theSupreme Award for theirbusinesses at the WestpacPorirua City BusinessExcellence Awards thisOctober.

This business, ownedand operated by TraceyKing, moved into a muchlarger premises andexpanded their client baseto include more corporateclients.

There was a marketdemand for quality floralarrangements and Traceyand her team filled it.

The other 12 categorywinners, chosen from 33finalists, have all adaptedto the changing businessenvironment and havebeen successful.

Next year, the businessenvironment is likely to

continue to improve withthe new leadership team atthe Porirua City Council.

Mayor Nick Leggett andhis councillors will beworking with new chiefexecutive Gary Simpson onthe City CentreRevitalisation Project.

Providing the project isfurthered as planned,Porirua City will becomean economic hub of theWellington Region.

The presentation ofPorirua City as anattractive place to dobusiness is our collectivechallenge for next year andthe future.

The Porirua Chamber ofCommerce is committed toworking closely with thenew leadership to ensurethis.

I wish you all a safe andhappy festive season and aprosperous New Year.

NAME CHANGE

Suburbs undergoname alterationsPorirua suburb names havehad a slight revamp.Earlier this year, 22

suburbs and localitieswithin the Porirua CityCouncil confines went topublic consultation.While some suburb and

place names have beenfinally formalised, othersappear brand new, and somehave the touch of themacron.Ascot Park, Camborne,

Cannons Creek, Elsdon,Judgeford, Mana Island,Paremata, Plimmerton,Pukerua Bay andWaitangirua have all beenassigned their existingrecorded name.Aotea, Colonial Knob,

Hongoeka, Hokiri andKenepuru have beenassigned a new name. Hokiriis situated on the north-eastside of the PauatahanuiInlet.Papakowhai ,

Pauatahanui, Porirua CityCentre, Ranui ,Takapuwahia, and Tıtahi Bay

have had their name officialexisting name altered.Whitby was also under

the latter column, itsboundaries and extent inPorirua now defined.According to the Land

Information New Zealandwebsite, the submitter of‘Whitby’ ‘‘advises that thename Whitby is from thename of the town inYorkshire England, wherethe navigator and explorerCaptain James Cook wasfrom. All the street names inthe proposed suburb aresailing terms orpersonalities and associatedplace names used in the eraof James Cook’s voyages ofdiscovery.’’In fact, in 1969, the Chief

Surveyor wrote to the boardrequesting the suburb not tobe called Whitby because itwas ‘‘seen as inappropriatebecause it contrasted withadjoining localities likeMana, Paremata,Pauatahanui, Porirua andKenepuru.’’

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Pacific Health Service Poriruais holding its AGM

on Tuesday, 14th December 2010

Time: 12:00 noon to 2:00pm.

Venue: Te Akapuanga Hall,Cannon’s Creek, Porirua

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SUCCESS: World champions hip hop group Request visit Cannons Creek Opportunity Centre to give tipsto other young people motivated to dance. From left: Bianca Ikinofo, 20, Samantha Cahill, 19, MalaenaEagle, 19, Oriana Whaiapu, 19, Parris Goebel, 19, Bonnie Talamaivao, 19, Reimy Jones, 18, Courtney Hale,20. Photo: Dani McDonald/CCN261110DMrequest2

Winners take a bow:locals learn the moves

WORK IT: Reimy Jones, from New Zealand World Champs hip hop group Request, shows dancersat Cannons Creek’s Opportunity Centre how to work it. Photo: Dani McDonald / CCN261110DMrequest1

Opportunity Centre hosted an inspiring dance-offevent last weekwithworld champion hip-hop groupRequest.Amongst the groupwas Porirua local Courtney

Halewho has been dancingwith Request since July.She says shewas very grateful to be able to performwith Request at theWorld Champs held in LasVegas in August .‘‘It was amazing,’’ she says.About 30 people got up on stage to dancewith

the dancers, learning insidemoves and routinesbefore having a dance off and a kai afterwards.The group ismade up of eight dancers, all aged

between 18 and 20, and aremostly fromAuckland

andHamilton.At the end, dancer Parris Goebel gave a speech

for the aspiring dancers.‘‘If we hadn’t have strived for our dream thenwe

wouldn’t havemet each other andwewouldn’t havemadeworld champs.‘‘Every time you have an opportunity to share

your talents, do somethingwith it—don’t holdback, don’t let any one stop you.‘‘It doesn’tmatter where you’re from . . . you can

do anythingwith your life,’’ she says.The group performed at Te Rauparaha arena

later on Friday night—one of the Strong PacificFamilies events.

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Change for the better■ Andrew Bonallack

Te Roopu Awhina’s latest alternative actionprogrammes for youth violence might beborrowing from overseas initiatives, but theyare delivered by a man who has been there.

Rob Piva, a former Kiwi rugby leaguestar, is Te Roopu Awhina’s violenceprevention co-ordinator, delivering theinitiative ‘‘Violence is not our game’’ withyoungsters referred from Youth Aid.

Last week a group of youngstersgraduated in either Mr Piva’s course or TeRoopu Awhina’s Mana Whaka Haere course,also for youth.

For the first time in front of media, MrPiva acknowledged his violent past againsthis own family.

‘‘I was somebody out of Cannnons Creek,one couch in the lounge, no TV, probablyfour cups in the cupboard.

‘‘My parents were violent; I was violent inmy own family.’’

He recalls going to WINZ for jobappointments, insisting to his interviewer hewas going to be a Kiwi league player — andone day proving him right.

‘‘I trained five hours a day, I wasunstoppable, I was given a suit for free,people told me I had a great future.

‘‘I couldn’t see it, I was young, I was blind.‘‘I was one the best players in Wellington,

but my head was elsewhere — alcohol, mymates.

‘‘Being a Samoan, we are a furious people.‘‘I loved playing, but I was still violent.‘‘I had a decision to make, stay in my

Porirua T-shirt, or play in England. I madethat change — I’m a real Samoan now.’’

He asks the youth who graduated from hiscourse to ‘‘change a little bit — that’s all weask.

‘‘The whole country is looking atchanges.’’

Mr Piva was backed up by the Are YouOK? TV campaign champion Vic Tamati,Auckland, plus Stephanie Edmond and TrishGreen from the campaign.

Ms Green says Mr Piva has a lot of manawith kids.

‘‘We started working with Rob last yearwhen he was taking the message to schooland having a lot of success.

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PREPPED: Whitireia students from Porirua take part in preparing thedessert for Thanksgiving. From left, Marie Finkle, Jess Cowton, BriarStewart and Sheridan Nie. Photo: Dani McDonald / CCN241110DMembassy2

W hitireia’s professional cookerystudents took part in an organisedcharity culinary event last week,

feeding the homeless and needy at theMethodist Church on Taranaki St.

The 13 students, who are graduating inDecember, assisted the Wellington ChefsAssociation and cooked up a Thanksgivingmeal of turkey, vegetables and dessert.

The American Ambassador to NewZealand, DavidHuebner, wasinvolved in theevent.

Cookerystudent JessCowton says itwas a privilegeto participate insomething soimportant.

‘‘It’s reallynice to givesomething back,and to beinvolved insomething sohuge,’’ she says.

Marie Finkle,who is also acookery student,says the class isused topresenting twoplates, so feedingabout 200 peoplerepresented a

big challenge.Chef tutor Sonya Martin says it was a

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‘‘It was about networking themselveswith chefs in the industry. And doing it asteam.

‘‘It was quick service and they workedreally well.

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TRY BADMINTON

Chance to haveyour day on courtAnyone interested in learning moreabout badminton can come along to theW e l l i n g t o n N o r t h B a d m i n t o nAssociation’s open day this weekend.

Joining in with the Northern Well-ington Festival, association memberLesley Gledhill says it’s a good oppor-tunity for people to come and see whathappens at the club in Redwood.

Interested players can have a hitaround on the courts themselves orwatch demonstration games by some ofthe talented younger players.

‘‘We’ve got some very, very goodjuniors at the moment,’’ Gledhill says.

‘‘People can just turn up at any time,they can have as much or as little helpas they want.’’

Currently members come fromaround the Johnsonville, Churton Parkand Tawa areas, as well as Whitby and

Paremata.People from outside the north Well-

ington zone are also welcome to join up.Gledhill says membership numbers

have slowly increased over the past fewyears, and next season they will havetwo vets teams (50-60 years).

At the younger end of the scale, theclub holds Friday night sessions forprimary school and college-agedyoungsters.

Allowing casual members to hireout the courts has also seen numbersincrease recently, says Gledhill.

The Wellington North BadmintonAssociation open day runs from 12-3pmon Saturday, December 4.

The courts are situated at TaylorPark, which can be accessed by drivingthrough the Redwood Station car park.

Anyone wishing to play on thecourts will have to wear non-markingshoes.

Ways to donate tominers’ relief fundThe Charities Commission hasregistered the Pike River Miners’Relief Fund.

Donations to the fund can made bydirect debit to Minter Ellison RuddWatts Trust Account — for Pike RiverMiners’ Relief Fund, National Bank ofNew Zealand, Featherston Street,Wellington, account number06-0501-0121759-02 or by posting to PikeRiver Miners’ Relief Fund, PO Box2793, Wellington.

Progressive Enterprisesupermarkets (Countdown, Foodtownand Woolworths) are also acceptingdonations on behalf of the relief fund.

Loose change can be placed incollection boxes at the checkouts or byadding an amount to the grocery bill.

You can donate directly intocollection boxes at Westpac, ANZ,National Bank or BNZ bank branches,or you can text 306 to donate $3automatically.

For the past 35 years, Robert Brace has been practising

law and still enjoys his profession as much as the day he

first qualified and started work in the Porirua district.

“When I started in Cannons Creek 1978 I was the only full

time lawyer in Porirua. I had a practice that was working

in association with a local church and there was a lot

of pastoral support for clients. It was a kind of holistic

approach,” explains Robert.

After 15 years of practising family law, even though there

was no family court in Porirua at the time he started,

Robert moved to his current premises in Cobham Court,

central Porirua.

“We used to have to go into Wellington for [family] court

but there was a Children’s Court held in the Mungavin

Hall Supper Room,” explains Robert who made his move

into central Porirua because of changes that were taking

place. “I wanted to broaden my practice and with the

growth of the city [of Porirua], it seemed the natural thing

to do.”

After nearly 20 years in central Porirua, Robert has

certainly broadened his working base, with clients

now spread between Johnsonville and Waikanae and

continuing to specialize in Family Law. Unfortunately, four

years ago, the practice was the target of an arson attack

and had to be completely gutted and refurbished.

Being involved with the community, Robert takes great

satisfaction in chairing the Christmas at the Park event

and for a while chaired the Tawa College Board of

Trustees. “I’ve lived here most of my adult life now and

I love coming to work. Every day is different and it’s a

privilege to work and be involved in people’s lives,” smiles

Robert. “Family law isn’t just about processing paperwork.

You’re involved with people’s lives and I do a lot of work

for the court, acting for children and helping families sort

through the problems they face,” says Robert who points

out that the process of mediation has been a great help in

allowing families to voice opinions before the case comes

under the eyes of a judge.

“A lot of people still think that when they go to court, they

give up everything and the judge makes the decision. It’s

not like that. At every stage, the court is encouraging

adults to make good decisions about their children.

Mediation is part of that process.”

After 35 years of practice, Robert says… “A family lawyer

should be somebody who is approachable, someone who

has some wisdom and experience, knows the law and can

give advice and guidance. People’s lives and emotions are

far too important to play around with.”

Also practising Property Law, Robert says that one of

the things he most enjoys is the variety of his work. “A

large part of my practice involves Family Trusts as well

as Conveyancing, Estates, Wills and

Powers of Attorney. All clients of

mine are also able to make a Will,

free of charge,” Robert explains.

“It’s all part of the service I

offer.”

CONTACT…

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or at 4 Cobham

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Matariki Starring: SaraWiseman, Alix Bushnell, Jarod Rawiri,Jason Wu, Edwin Wright, Mark Ruka.Director: Michael Bennett. Screenplay:Michael Bennett and GavinStrawahan. Rated R13 violence,offensive language and drug use.Reviewed by Jamie Adams atLighthouse Cinema, Petone.

Not since Once Were Warriors has aKiwi film delved into the underbelly ofSouth Auckland with the sort of starkrealism usually reserved for grittydocudramas. This grim and at timesdisturbing flick, yet fascinating in themyriad of storylines interwoven by afateful incident in a carpark.A star rugby league player called Tama(Ruka) is beaten almost to death afterintervening in a vicious attack by adrug dealer on a pathetic client(Wright). His Pakeha cop wife Megan(Wiseman) holds a bedside vigil butprevents his Maori family — and in aparticular brother Rick (Rawiri) — fromaccessing him due to their pricklyrelationship. Meanwhile, heavilypregnant Lisa (Bushnell) is sufferingsevere anxiety over becoming amother, given the ineptitude of herdrug-using, ex-inmate boyfriend. Theirlink to the saga comes from Lisa’spetty theft of a Matariki necklace fromRick’s gay partner, who is determinedto get it back.Finally, delinquent Tokelaun teenagerAleki (Wu) is an expert at stealing cars,including the one Tama was drivingbefore the attack, but eventuallyrealises the error of his ways.Bennett and Strawahan’s scriptensures listening is as important asviewing — the dialogue is kept to aminimum, requiring the viewer to staysharp to work out many of thecharacters’ backgrounds andrelationships. However with thissimple dialogue comes excessiveswearing, an unfortunate trait of NZmovies these days, which adds to thecontemptibleness of virtually all thecharacters bar the critically injuredTama.While there are positive outcomes, thetragedy of the climax is a little tooextensive. The ending, while poignant,also left many questions unanswered,especially regarding Aleki and hisabusive father. Regardless of this,Matariki is a reminder that the surfaceof NZ urban society only needs a littlescratching to reveal its troubledsecrets. ★★★

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A hard day’s rocking■ Kate Bleasdale

OLD HANDS: Veteran rockers Iggy Pop and the Stooges will fire up for themasses at Auckland’s Big Day Out in January.

With the plethora of festivalscoming up over summer,there’s one that most of thecountry sets aside a weekend inAuckland for.

The Big Day Out hits ourbiggest city yet again in Janu-ary 2011, with a powerhouse ofbands heading the lineup.

Tool will yet again begracing the main stage withtheir insightful heavy progrock.

Many people who saw theseguys at the 2007 Big Day Outwere blown away, even if theyweren’t huge fans already.

Joining Tool headlining theday will be those crazyGermans, Rammstein, alongwith veteran rocker Iggy Popwith The Stooges.

There is a heap of choice forpunters who love to get sweatyin the mosh pit.

Both Shihad and PrimalScream will be performing anentire album live;Screamadelica by PrimalScream, and The General Elec-tric by our local lads.

Aussie bogans Airbournewill provide some head-banging

hits for those with long greasyhair, and Andrew W.K will be agreat stop off for those who justwant to Party Hard.

If loud and rockin’ isn’t quiteyour thing, the lineup consistsof other bands that might bemore suitable.

A treat for the hip hop loverscomes as a double whammy thisyear, with both Lupe Fiasco andM.I.A appearing.

For those who lovehomegrown sounds, they will bespoilt for choice next year whenit comes to Kiwi acts.

Other local acts will be pop/indie darlings The Naked AndFamous, along with the electro-bubblegum sounds of Kids of 88.

For something a bit grittierand NZ-made, check out Die!Die! Die!, who always put on animpressive performance, androckers I Am Giant.

Also bringing a local flavourwill be Six60, Street Chant andBulletproof, plus many more.

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