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Celebrant witha difference p4SUPPORT US: Adventure School’s seniors want plenty of support for their Toy Fair next week. Getting into the toy theme are, from left, Matthew

Taylor, 12, Clare Sahayam, 11, Tegan Phelan, 13, Sandra Dekker, 12 and Tara Basher, 12. Story, page 4. Photo: Andrew Bonallack / CCN170712ABtoyfair

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Emblems of unrest■ Andrew Bonallack

REMEMBERED: The reverse side of a headstone at Whenua Tapucemetery with the Mongrel Mob emblem.

Photo: Andrew Bonallack / CCN200612NFheadstoneContinued on page 3

Hype and speculation over gangemblems on Poriruagravestones has escalated, witha Mongrel Mob lawyerdeclaring any ban to be abreach of human rights.

Porirua City Council isreviewing a Draft PoriruaCemeteries Management Planand Bylaw, which includes aclause on ‘‘offensive’’headstones.

In May media talked up thesuggestion this implied a banon headstones with MongrelMob insignia and emblems.

The council has repeatedlydeclared it is not proposing aban on gang insignia and willnot be altering or removingexisting monuments.

The management plan

makes no mention of gangs,stating that ‘‘no individualmonument shall cause offenceof unfairly overwhelm adjacentareas either by design, wording,or other mark’’.

Last week Christchurchbarrister Steven Rollo attendeda council subcommitteehearing with Mongrel Mobmember Dennis Makalio.

Mr Rollo said they could beforced to take the council to theHigh Court if Mongrel Mobemblems were banned.

The hearing subcommitteereceived 12 submissionstowards the management plan,with eight of them addressingthe gang headstone concept.Four of them were in support ofgang insignia.

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Toy FairAugust 5, 11am to 2pm,AdventureSchool hall. All proceeds towardsgetting theAdventureSchool year7s and 8s to their camp inNelson.Sausage sizzle, coffee andstudentswill offer a carwashingservice.

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It doesn’t look like much in aclose-up photo, but take a stepback and look up.

Porirua’s Georgina Muir, 10,(pictured) was among 74youngsters at Camp Kaitoke’sschool holiday programme whogot to try out the camp’s giantswing. The giant swing featuresthree 16-metre poles secured inthe ground and a pulley systemof ropes so a youngster can bepulled up in a harness near thetop of one of the poles beforeletting loose to soar through theair.

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The camp also boasts a143-metre flying fox and plans toinstall a bush canopy walk.

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Gully ‘rethink’ mooted

GESTURE: AtParliament last week,the Wizard ofChristchurch holds upa ‘cheque’ for $450million for the peopleof Christchurch,representing theamount saved if thegovernmentredirected funds fromthe Wellingtonregion’s Roads ofNational Significanceto the Christchurchrebuild.

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Otaki to Levin’s expressway mightbe scrapped, but the New ZealandTransport Agency says four lanessouth to Wellington is vital, citingdifferent traffic demands.

The cost-cutting move hasrevived opponents to TransmissionGully, who have renewed calls for alocal Pukerua Bay bypass.

Two weeks ago the New ZealandTransport Agency announced astaged upgrade and safetyimprovements of SH1 and SH57 toPalmerston North, rather than afour-lane expressway.

Timeframe issues and savings of$300 million are factors in thedecision.

Transmission Gully opponentsCoastal Highway Group says inlight of the Otaki — Levindowngrading, NZTA shouldcontinue that trend and findalternatives to the Gully.

Transmission Gully, betweenPorirua and Mackay’s Crossing, gotthe green light from a Board ofEnquiry last month, while theKapiti Expressway is being fast-tracked towards its own boardhearing this year.

At the time, Coastal Highwayspokesperson Dick Jessup toldmedia an appeal would be tooexpensive and there ‘‘was nothingto stop [the project] now.’’

But, in the wake of the Otaki-Levin announcement, he suggestsexactly the same advantages fromthe ‘‘rethink’’ could be obtained ifthe same approach is taken furthersouth.

‘‘The agency should now turn itsattention to examining analternative to Transmission Gully,’’he says.

‘‘A programme of stagedupgrades of the existing highwayhas never been fully investigated

but would save many hundreds ofmillions of dollars and deliver muchbetter value than a monstrous newmotorway through very difficultterrain.’’

He suggests a refocus on stagedupgrades should start with a bypassat Pukerua Bay.

‘‘An upgrade of the alignmentand intersections at Paekakarikishould also be a priority.’’

However, NZTA says trafficdemands are very different south ofOtaki.

NZTA Wellington state highwaymanager Rod James says theirstudies confirm the WellingtonNorthern Corridor strategy,between Ngauranga and Otaki,

needs a four-lane expressway, butnorth of Otaki the need ‘‘. . . in themedium term future reduces, andprogressively moves back to a safelydesigned high quality highway.’’

He says Otaki to Levin has highfreight volumes, but in terms offuture growth, the traffic demandsare different.

‘‘Traffic modelling has shown itdoesn’t suffer as much from thedramatic peak traffic spikes thatplague drivers between Otaki andWellington.

‘‘Traffic flow is more evenlyspread out throughout the day,which means there is less pressureon capacity.’’

He says another factor is

‘‘booming’’ population growthsouth of Otaki, greater than growthto the north.

Earlier the Coastal HighwayGroup claimed costs forTransmission Gully had increasedby $300 million and said a 2015 startto the project was ‘‘highlydubious’’.

But NZTA spokespersonAnthony Frith says this isincorrect.

‘‘The cost has actually reducedfrom $1.1b to $930m in today’sdollars,’’ he says.

‘‘And contrary to claims in thearticle, we’ve been very clear andconsistent in statements that theproject is expected to start in 2015.’’

Views mixed over mob memorialsContinued from page 1

Mr Rollo’s own submission sayssuch symbols are ‘‘an importantmeans by which family andfriends commemorate the life oftheir loved one’’.

Symbols were tributes thatprovided a valuable heritage andcultural record of the times, hesaid.

He stated the council was notempowered to authorise bylaws

that breached the Bill of RightsAct.

‘The purported power torefuse . . . to what amounts toconsiderations of taste isunreasonable.’’

In other submissions,submitter Lorraine Adams said ifthe Mongrel Mob signage wasbanned on headstones, thenperhaps crosses and flags wouldalso have to go, as they could beoffensive to others.

‘‘The Mongrel Mob insignia isa part of who those people were, itis a mark of respect to them. Letthem be.’’

The Reverend Don Borrie of StMartin’s Church said WhenuaTapu cemetery belongs to thepeople of Porirua.

‘‘The inscription relates to thepersonal beliefs andassociation(s) of the deceased andas such is sacred to that person,’’he said.

Clive Solomon said hestrongly supported the proposedpolicy to ban offensive material,‘‘especially . . . to any reference toany gang or other criminal oranti-social organisation’’.

Robin Radford, who has a sonburied at Whenua Tapu, says heobjected to gang insignia and theNazi symbol, and wanted existingheadstones to be removed.

A report for the council isexpected to tabled on August 30.

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Fair funds aimed at adventure trip■ Andrew Bonallack

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Adventure School’s seniorshope their Toy Fair next weekwill ease the cost of their dreamclass trip.

Parents and seniors arerunning a 22-table strong ToyFair to help fund the seniors’trip to Teapot Valley in Nelsonfor a week of camping,kayaking, abseiling and otheroutdoor pursuits.

The fair, at the school onSunday August 5, will alsoinclude a car wash.

Organiser and parent AnitaDekker says when they foundout the initial cost — $450 perchild — the parents thought: webetter start fundraising.

She is especially motivated,as she has twins who want to go.

‘‘It will be so cool for them,but the cost . . .’’

‘‘As parents, we wanted tofundraise for some of that, andthe rest of the cost will be sorted

by the parents.‘‘It should be a lot more

manageable — especially if youhave two kids.’’

The parent team have made apromising start, with themaximum of 22 tables sold out tostallholders.

Year-8 student Tegan Phelan,13, says she has never been toTeapot Valley but heard a lotabout it.

‘‘We’re kayaking, going forwalks, abseiling, swimming,’’she says.

‘‘I’m excited. I’ve neverreally left the North Island orbeen on a boat. Lots of the year-8’s last year said it was reallyfun.’’

Sandra Dekker, 12, will haveher own stall of toys and crafts.‘‘There will be heaps of differentthings at the fair, there’ssomething for everyone.’’

■ Adventure School Toy Fair, SundayAugust 5 in the school hall. Doorsopen at 11am, goes to 2pm. Freeentry. Food, coffee, car wash.

Whitby’s iconic import

CELEBRANT WITH STYLE: Country music banjo icon and marriage celebrantJenny Blackadder has found a new home in the Whitby sunshine.

Photo: CCN180712SPLjenny

■ Andrew Bonallack

What brings The Banjo Queen toPorirua?

Jenny Blackadder QSM,award-winning country musicartist and marriage celebrant, hasput roots down in Whitby afterstruggling with post-earthquakelife in Christchurch.

She arrived in the Wellingtondistrict six months ago and fell inlove with Whitby after a friendrecommended she look it over.

Blackadder, Christchurchborn and bred, is well known incountry music circles as ‘TheBanjo Queen’.

She rose to fame in theseventies and eighties, achievingthe Most Outstanding CountryMusic Artist of the Year Award.

Blackadder since has touredNew Zealand, Australia andAmerica, produced three albums,and received the Queen’s ServiceMedal in 2009 for her services tocountry music.

She says her move to the NorthIsland was becauseChristchurch’s recovery after theearthquake was affecting herwork as a music teacher andmarriage celebrant.

She also has grandchildren inWellington.

‘‘I do weddings and funerals,it’s primarily my income,’’ shesays.

‘‘The roads were in such a badcondition.

‘‘Weddings were all cancelled,guests couldn’t fly in, shopswouldn’t get their frocks out.’’

Her house, fortunately green-stickered, was on the east side anddifficult for her students to reach.

‘‘Roads were all potholed,parents couldn’t get them over

here.’’ She came up to Wellingtonthree times to househunt, andloved the look of Whitby.

‘‘It just seems to be warmer,’’she says.

‘‘I come over the Haywards,the sun hits me.’’

She says the location is idealfor her celebrant duties, whichshe does from Kapiti toWellington.

‘‘I’ve done a few weddingsalready, I can’t wait to get out anddo a few more.’’

She describes herself as ‘‘avery modern celebrant’’.

‘‘I have a style, completelydifferent from everybody.’’

She has done dress-upweddings, themed weddings,country weddings Gothicweddings, and has frequentlyplayed at weddings.

‘‘I’m an entertainer, I’ve beendoing weddings for 14 years, Ireally enjoy those kinds ofthings.’’

Ceremonies range from handfastenings, civil unions and short‘‘I just want to get married’’styles.

She says Christchurch was sadto see her depart, but she will bereturning briefly to the SouthIsland in August for the launch ofNew Zealand film she starred inand wrote two songs for.

For the Sake of a Hat featuresher as Sally, ‘‘a bit of a tart’’country girl who plays the banjo.

■ Blackadder will be playing at the2012 National Country Music Awardsin Hamilton on August 11.For the Sake of a Hat premieres inTimaru on August 23.See Blackadder’s websitewww.banjoqueen.co.nz

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Twenty yearsof volunteersMore than 40,000 volunteerseekers have gone throughVolunteer Wellington’srecruitment and referralservices in the past 20 years.

Volunteer Wellingtoncelebrated their 20th birthday atthe organisation’s 2012 annualgeneral meeting — and party —which was held at TeWharewaka on Wellington’swaterfront, last week.

Community organisationmembers now number morethan 400 from throughout theWellington region, says memberservices manager JulieThomson.

‘‘This source of newvolunteers has had a hugeimpact on the sector since 1992.As our services increase andgrow so does the community’sresilience.’’

A highlight of the eveningwas the launch of a publicationcalled The second decade ofVolunteer Wellington 2002-2012, acompilation of stories whichtrace the organisation’s progressof the past 10 years.

‘‘A quote from Tim Barnett’sepilogue at the book’s conclusionsays it all: So how has VolunteerWellington become such ahealthy survivor?

‘‘I always think the simplestideas work best, and the corefunction of a volunteer centre issimplicity itself — putvolunteers in touch withgenuine opportunities, and viceversa. I think the ability tointerpret that idea for newgenerations is a strength — toread the story of the 20 years ofthis organisation is to read thestory of a great city, with achanging racial profile, waves ofnew migrants, growingenvironmentalism, socialresponsibility having a greaterrole in successful business.‘‘Agencies placed where theaction is are always in for thelong haul.

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Nepal project needs help

READY AND WILLING: Three of Porirua’s Habitat for Humanity members areheading to Nepal to assist on a charitable house build. From left, NeilMacdonald, Gills Burns and Makere Sciascia.

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Three members of Porirua’sHabitat for Humanity team are offto Nepal, and are looking forvolunteers to join them.

Neil Macdonald, Gill Burnsand builder Makere Sciascia willhead off for a week in October.

Mr MacDonald, Habitat’sboard chair for the lower NorthIsland, will be team leader of a15-strong group of Habitat forHumanity workers who will buildhouses in the Himalayanmountains for a week, 25kilometres east of Kathmandu.

It costs $5000 per person to go,but it is considered a charitabledonation, with a third being tax-deductable.

Gill Burns is Habitat’sregional operations manager,while Mr Sciascia runs thebuilding projects in Porirua.

‘‘Ten teams of 15 NewZealanders are going on the tripin October, and we aim to build atleast 40 homes in Dhulikhel whilewe’re there,’’ says Mr Macdonald.

This will be the second suchtrip that the ManufacturingManager for Pacific WallCoverings has made.

His first was to Cambodia in2009 when the kiwi team of 51

helped build 21 houses in the NewLife Community near PhnomPenh.

Whilst Mr Macdonald’s team isfull, the NZ contingent of 150 stillhas 40 volunteer places available.

‘‘We will be building ‘ourhouses out of adobe, locally grown

bamboo and galvanisedcorrugated metals roofs and/orboiled and compressed bamboocorrugated roofing sheets,’’ hesays.

Each house has two bedrooms,a living room, kitchen and anexterior toilet, and is about 30m2

in total. The work is not overlytechnical and anyone withreasonable fitness can apply.

‘‘One of the joys is we workalongside local families to buildthe homes, and speaking differentlanguages doesn’t seem to be aproblem.

‘‘Local building supervisorsensure we will get the rightresult,’’ he says.

Once completed, the familywill repay the market valuation ofthe house with affordablepayments; the same systemHabitat uses with its buildingprojects in New Zealand.

Ms Burns says she is veryexcited to be going.

‘‘We get to Kathmandu, that25km drive could take 1.5 hours.’’

She says people will have theopportunity to explore and go ontreks afterwards.

■ The teams leave on October 5.There are other projects inBangladesh, India, Ethiopia and Bali.There are also building projects inPorirua. If you are interested in signingup for the Nepal project, or learningmore, please call Neil at 027 2222952 or emailnmacdonald@habitat.org.nz .

BOOK HUNTER: Sophia Bastin, 4,Titahi Bay, appears to have a tastefor science fiction, extracting a StarTrek novel from thousands of bookson offer at the Tawa Rotary BookFair. The fair runs for two weekendsand bargain hunters can visit TawaJunction, Surrey St, this weekendto see what is on offer. Tawa Rotaryorganiser Doug Burrus says theystockpiled about 700 boxes ofbooks for the fair, now in its 11thyear, he believes. ‘‘It’s going well,the books are going out, and themoney is flowing in.’’ Half themoney goes to the Life EducationTrust, and the remainder towardscharities supported by TawaRotary. Leftover books aretransported to other Rotary clubsfor their own fairs.

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Local educatorsworking hardTo our schooling community welcomeback to Term 3 — I do hope you have agreat sense of being refreshed over theholidays.

First and foremost, our local schoolshave been impressive over the last fewweeks. Congratulations to the opening ofRussell School’s new playground andwhat a wonderful gesture that the cuttingof the ribbon was given to Year 6 studentCorey Te Hauora. Ka pai Principal SoseAnnandale.

Congratulations also to Titahi BaySchool student Tayne McMahon who haswon the Sir Peter Blake Young LeadersAward for leadership in the school andcommunity.

In early August, I will hold severalcommunity engagement sessions inregions right across New Zealand. It aimsfor parents, students, teachers,principals, board of trustee members tohave direct communication with me as wetarget the raising of achievement for allNew Zealanders.

I recently spoke at the New ZealandSchool Trustees Association [NZSTA].Your NZSTA members are the mostdedicated people working in educationtoday — made up of your family memberswho are committed to raising studentachievement. I commend our communityleaders who are participating in board

roles in our schools.I also had the privilege of announcing

the call for applications for the PrimeMinister’s Pacific Youth Awards. Thisexciting programme gives theopportunity for young Pacific people tohave their talent and leadership potentialrecognised. I urge our community toencourage our Pacific youth to apply andwalk with them together through theapplication process. See http://www.pacificyouthawards.org.nz/ formore details.

I will leave you expressing my delightthat our local District Health Board hasensured that our parents can now haveaccess for free to after-hours doctors’visits for our under-6’s. This is a trulyfabulous breakthrough for all our localfamilies.

■ For regular updates and goings-on connectwith me on facebook http://www.facebook.com/#!/hekia.parata or followme on twitter https://twitter.com/hekiaparata.

City page strikes chord

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■ Isileli Sau■ Whitireia Journalism student

More than 18,000 people have signed upfor a Facebook ‘PORIRUA’ group, whichhas grown rapidly since it started justsix days ago.

Dennis Jr Makalio (pictured) fromParemata created the group that hastaken former and current residents ofPorirua by storm and where he says, oldfriends ‘‘run into each other’’.

‘‘I was looking around on Facebookand had seen other towns had their own,for example, Kapiti Coast.

‘‘So I searched around and it turns outPorirua already had one.

‘‘I thought maybe to kill time, ‘I’ll tryone of my own’,’’ says Mr Makalio.

The group has members based inPorirua and others who have movedoverseas but consider the Facebook pageas a way to go back home and reconnectwith old friends.

Mr Makalio says the group is foranyone who wants to join or has lived inthe city or just wants to share a joke.

‘‘The obvious reason [why I createdthe group] was to get Porirua all roundedup and hopefully for a good laugh whichwas pretty successful.’’

User comments on the page are oftenhumorous and come out of membersreminiscing about life in the town.

‘‘When the food court in the centreused to be downstairs there was a KFCthat had the MADDEST chips,’’ writesHarlen James.

‘‘The more people, the more input, the

more input the more laughs andmemories,’’ says Mr Makalio. MrMakalio says he doesn’t take credit forthe page but instead credits the people ofPorirua for making the group successful.

‘‘You can take me out of Porirua butyou can’t take Porirua out of me,’’ writesone of the group members, RaddamMcMahon.

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Car crashThree children and theirteenage driver were seriouslyhurt last Thursday after theircar struck a power pole inCannons Creek. Witnessestold police the car was goingtoo fast. The driver had to betransported by the Westpacrescue helicopter to Wellingtonhospital.

Bus crashA collision between a schoolbus and a vehicle on thedriveway to Aotea College lastMonday caused minor injuriesto a number of studentpassengers. Principal KateGainsford says no-one wasseriously hurt, with staff andstudents responding quickly toattend the crash.

Te beret’s long history

SHOW THE FLAG: Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia wears ‘‘Te beret’’, a hat shefound at the Porirua market 10 years ago. Photo: Mark Mitchell/110712NZHMMTURIA12

■ Kathryn Powley

‘Te beret’ has its origins in Porirua.Tariana Turia invoked the

revolutionary spirit of Che Guevarawhen she wore a black beret in hershowdowns with Prime MinisterJohn Key recently.

The Maori Party co-leader’sheadwear prompted a storm ofcommentary, and saw her labelled‘‘Te Beret’’ and ‘‘Chur Guevara’’.

But Ms Turia says she thoughtshe had lost her cosy woollen hatthat she bought in a market inPorirua over a decade ago.

‘‘The funny thing about it is Ithought I lost it, then the other daywhen I was getting ready to go outto the hui I was looking for a hat towear and all of a sudden in amongstmy hats there it was.’’

The now famous black beretwith its striking tinorangatiratanga symbol left its markon the recent meeting of theWaitangi Tribunal over waterownership.

Ms Turia says wearing her beretto that meeting ‘‘was a wonderfulopportunity to show the depth of

feeling’’ over the issue. But anyonewanting to emulate her look mightbe out of luck.

The tino rangatiratanga emblemcomes from a flag designed in 1989by artists Hiraina Marsden, JanSmith and Linda Munn.

Only Munn is still alive and she

did not know who had produced thehats or whether they were stillavailable.

‘‘She looked really cool. Shewore it really well,’’ says Munn whostill held the copyright but admittedshe had not been vigilant aboutprotecting it. — NZ Herald

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Plastic toys and furniture are being slowly phased out,and a more natural outdoor area introduced as the newowners relish the opportunity of improving this popularday care centre on Spinnaker Drive.

Parent company Educare North, owned by Alan andJackie Lints, is a family run group of childcare centresenjoying huge success in Northland. Their excitingstance on allowing children to express themselvesand enjoy ‘being a child’ in a natural environment is aphilosophy that will be replicated in Whitby, their firstcentre in Wellington.

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Children Making Natural Choices • By Kim Dunne

Young talentis ‘huge’: MPApplications for the 2012 Prime Minister’sPacific Youth Awards are now open for youngPacific people.

Pacific Island Affairs Minister, HekiaParata, says the programme, now in its thirdyear, is a great opportunity for Pacificcommunities to encourage their future leadersto achieve their dreams.

‘‘There is a huge amount of talent andpotential among New Zealand’s young peopleand this is a great opportunity to celebratethat,’’ Ms Parata says.

‘‘I know that Pacific people are often shyabout coming forward but I would really like toencourage you to think seriously about theseopportunities, if not for yourself then for otherfamily members or friends.’’

In additional to the four other categories, theVodafone NZ Foundation’s Mobiles4GoodAward will be launched this year.

The award aims to recognise someone whohas used mobile technology to solve a problemfor their community or used mobile technologyto bring a community together.

‘‘It’s a great addition to a suite of awardswhich include educational, employment andoverseas travel opportunities,’’ says Ms Parata.

The four other categories include:The University of Auckland Award for

Leadership — offering tuition for theUniversity of Auckland of up to $6000.

The Weta Workshop Award for Creativity —offering a paid internship at Weta Workshop.

The Air New Zealand Innovation Award —offering a place on Air New Zealand’s AviationInstitute’s first year pre-employment aircraftmaintenance training programme to the valueof $7400.

The Cogita Software Award for Inspiration— offering an inspiring educational overseastrip worth up to $5000.

■ Application forms are available atwww.pacificyouthawards.org.nz. Applications closeon August 27.

GOOD JOB: From left, Shaun Thomas, Lower Hutt; Dan Albert, Titahi Bay and Junior Matini, Mungavin, survey their just-completed timber deck inthe Japanese garden at Pataka on Friday. Photo: Andrew Bonallack/ CCN200712ABdeck

All hands on new deck■ Andrew Bonallack

A local firm has literally gonethe extra length to ensure thenew deck for Pataka’sJapanese garden is worthy ofits surrounds.

The existing macrocarpadeck had rotted in places,requiring an upgrade to strictcriteria.

Quality Construction,Titahi Bay, had to hand-pick15 pine boards from 75lengths, and could not domachine work on site. Knotswithin the timber could notbe larger than a certain size,and had to be a certaindistance away from the edgeof the boards.

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HARD LUCK: Whitby ultra-cyclist Nick Dunnewas forced to withdraw with an injured footpartway through his Race Across America bid.

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Ultra-cyclist Nick Dunne is ‘‘gutted’’ to bedone after an injury hobbled the pace of his5000km Race Across America.

Touted as the world’s toughest bikerace, competitors have to complete theevent in 12 days, often with only an hour’ssleep a day.

Dunne was 1150km into the race whenhis achilles tendon tore.

He continued with one leg until weatherconditions and the pain proved too much.

Porirua News watched his progress onhis Facebook page, and spoke to him on hisreturn from America.

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14 Wednesday, July 25, 2012Porirua News

Popular SUVset for NewYear revamp

UPGRADES: The Holden Captiva is set forequipment and fuel-efficiency upgrades in thenext year. Photo: apCaptiva7LX

Holden has announced upgrades acrossits Captiva line-up which has been NewZealand’s top- selling SUV modelthrough the first-half of 2012.

Captiva leads the Kiwi SUV marketby a clear margin from the Toyota RAV4and Highlander with the Hyundai SantaFe and Ford Territory completing thetop-five.

The focus of the Model Year 12upgrade is some detail equipmentimprovements and fuel efficiency gainsof up to 10 per cent on the 3.0-litre V6models.

The improved fuel consumption hasbeen achieved with powertraincalibration refinements and all petrolmodels now have flex-fuel capability —allowing owners the choice to refuelwith E85 bioethanol, E10, unleaded,premium or any combination inbetween.

The bioethanol capability is of morerelevance to Australian drivers wherethere is an expanding network ofservice stations selling E85 whichconsists of up to 85 per cent ethanol and15 per cent petrol.

Fuel consumption for the five- seatCaptiva 5 sees the 2.4-litre four-cylinderpetrol model now rated at 8.8 litres per100km (previously 9.1L/100km) whilethe 2.2-litre diesel model improves to8.2L/100km (down from 8.5L/100km).

The most significant fuel economyimprovement is for the 3.0-litre V6direct injection Captiva 7 CX and LXmodels which are now rated at10.1L/100km (previously 11.3L/100km).

The 2.4-litre Captiva 7 SX is nowrated at 9.0L/100km (previously9.1L/100km) while the 2.2-litre dieselengined SX now achieves 7.6L/100km(down from 8.1L/100km). On the 2.2-litrediesel CX and LX models the newconsumption rating is 8.1L/100km(down from 8.3L/100km).

Captiva’s MY12 updates also includethe addition of new safety and luxuryfeatures with rear park assist nowstandard on the Captiva 7 SX whileheated front seats and front park assistbecome standard on the top-of- the-range Captiva 7 LX.

The Captiva 7 has gained USB inputwith full iPod connectivity across therange and there is an upgraded 2000kgbraked towing capacity on the 3.0-litreV6 SIDI petrol engine. The other changefor both MY12 Captiva 5 and Captiva 7 isa new Thunder Grey exterior colourwhich replaces Smokey Eye.

Holden New Zealand managingdirector, Jeff Murray said the Captivahas been a very popular vehicle andthese updates can only increase theappeal. ‘‘Our customers know that theirfeedback is very important to us and wetry to respond to their driving needsand market changes so we remainhighly competitive and relevant to whatNew Zealanders are looking for,’’ MrMurray said.

The upgrades have been introducedwith no change to recommended retailpricing. The Captiva 5 line-up beginswith the manual transmission 2.4-litrepetrol two-wheel drive version at$38,490 while the Captiva 7 rangecomprises six models with the 2.4 petrolautomatic 2WD base model priced at$41,890.

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A Royal AffairCast: Alicia Vikander, Mikkel BoeFolsgaard, Mads MikkelsenDirector: Nikolaj ArcelRunning time: 158 minsRating: M (Violence & sex scenes)Reviewed by Francesca Rudkin

Sex, power and politics drive Danishfilm-maker Nikolaj Arcel’s intelligentand soundly-crafted historical dramaabout an illicit romance that helpedbring the Enlightenment to Denmark inthe second half of the 18th century.A salacious tale, A Royal Affair is co-produced by Lars von Trier and writtenby Arcel (who also co-wrote The Girlwith the Dragon Tattoo). Lavishcostumes and attention to detailcontribute to the authenticity of thisdrama which is ambitious as both alove story, and history and politicallesson. It’s not an epic, but a well-written, beautifully shot dignified sagaAt the centre is the figure of youngEnglishwoman Caroline Mathilde(Vikander), who is sent to Denmark tomarry its childish, unhinged andineffectual king, Christian VII(Folsgaard). Unprepared for life atcourt with her mad, adulteroushusband, Caroline bears the king ason and then leaves him to hisscandalous antics as she retreats intoa life of solitude within the palace.Enter German doctor JohannStruensee (Mikkelsen), a closet free-thinker and advocate of the ideals ofthe Age of Enlightenment such asvaccinations for children, freedom ofspeech, and the abolition of serfdom.Struensee becomes the king’s closestally and friend, and in Carolinediscovers a fellow progressive thinker.His relationship with the queen sets inmotion events that see him ruleDenmark, and ultimately producedramatic social change.Mads Mikkelsen is good andauthoritative in what is mostly asolemn drama. He’s at the epicentreof the story, and his relationship withthe king and the royal court is just asfascinating to watch as hisrelationship with the young queen.Mikkel Boe Folsgaard shines as theking. A character short on likeability, inthe hands of Folsgaard, King Christianis somehow the most endearingcharacter here.Arcel has achieved balance between arealistic and romanticised version ofan extraordinary historical story,although he may have considerednipping a little off the running time.★ ★★

Entertainment ListingsBodegaHomolicious 1996, July 28;Tripping The Light—AlbumLaunch, July 29.

Mighty MightyCoco Solid, July 25; TheBlueness, The Shifting Sands,Spacecake, July 26; SharpieCrows, The All Seeing Hand,Boxcar Rattle, July 27; TheBeat Squad and The BirthdayBazaar, July 28.

FoxgloveAyesha Kee & Vanessa Stacey,July 26; Don Luchito, July 27;DJ Ayesha Kee, July 28.

Southern CrossNewtownRocksteady, July 27;Amirh andRoseneathCentennialRagtimeBand, July 28.

MatterhornChocolateBox. July 27; TheEggs, July 28.

Good LuckRice andShinewithMikeRuckus,July 25; Kev fresh&Micah, July27.; Gus and Friends, July 28.

SandwichesConcordDawn—Air ChrysalisAlbumReleaseTour, July 27;AlexSmoke, July 28.

MeowWellington Acoustic MusicShowcase, July 26; TheNudge, July 27; Phone2Parkpresents A Diverse MusicNight to Remember, July 28.

San FranciscoBath HouseRichter City Freshmeat &Greet, July 25; Heat BeatAfrica, July 27; BoomshackBand, July 28.

BatsPuppet Fiction, to July 28;Quiver, July 31 to August 11.

DownstageMagnolia Street, to July 28.

CircaSpector—with The BeatGirls, toJuly 28;Nuclear family, to August4.

The Opera HouseHairspray, August 1 to 11.

City GalleryAthfield Architects: People andplace, to October 7; SupportingPatrick Thistle: Paintings, toSeptember 23;Wi Taepa, toAugust 5; This must be the place:three photographers, to August 5.

THE LAST SUPPER WELLINGTON-STYLE: Standing, left to right:Jonny McKenzie (Coco at theRoxy), Angus Black (HarringtonsSmall Goods), Wendy Adams(Cultured), Rachel Taulelei (YellowBrick Road), Martin Bosley (MartinBosley’s), Catherine Cordwell (ZestFood Tours), Rex Morgan (BoulcottStreet Bistro), Steve Gianoutsos(Mojo Coffee), Valentina Dias(Coco at The Roxy). Seated, left toright: Ruth Pretty (Ruth PrettyCatering), Mike Egan (RestaurantAssociation of New Zealand), JulieMoore (Moore Wilson Fresh).

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Local flavours plated upVisa Wellington On a Plate isback from August 10 to 26 and isintroducing a few new flavours toits popular menu.

Festival co-director SarahMeikle says the schedule of 109DINE Wellington menus, 111festival events and 64 BurgerWellington entries promises to‘‘make your mouth water andyour mind boggle’’.

‘‘The 17 days that are VisaWellington On a Plate 2012 willsee everything from dining likeroyalty to breaking down a 300kgcattle beast.’’

As well as the return of thepopular Burger Wellington, allthings burger will be taken to aspiritual level by the HawthornLounge Burger Challenge, whileOsteria del Toro will be Puttingon the Ritz and The Larder willintroduce diners to a series of‘treats of the feet’ with Six FeetUnder.

This year sees theintroduction of the new VisaWellington On a Plate Award,which will see a panel of judgesfind the ultimate Wellingtonmenu from 44 entries.

‘‘The focus on local flavours is

what makes Visa Wellington On aPlate truly Wellington and sets itapart,’’ Ms Meikle says.

‘‘The Visa Wellington On aPlate Award will recognise theDINE Wellington menu that bestpresents the capital of cool on aplate — one that combines chefcreativity with ‘gate to plate’menu design.’’

The winner will be announcedin the first week of the festival sopunters have an opportunity toget a taste themselves.

Grow Wellington food and

beverage sector manager KateJamieson, who co-directs thefestival, says the region’srestaurants have takenshowcasing local product in theirDINE Wellington menus to awhole new level this year.

‘‘It’s exciting to see whatincredible dishes the chefs havecome up with — things like Schocwhite chocolate and SopranoLimoncello fondue at BeachBabylon and Lighthouse Gin-soaked salmon gravlax withPrana baby leaves and Zany Zeus

smoked yoghurt at Gusto Bistro.’’Featuring on the festival

programme are MasterClass,Beervana, the New ZealandChocolate Festival and hands-onworkshops at Le Cordon Bleu.

■ More info and most eventbookings can be made atwww.wellingtononaplate.comMasterClass and Beervana ticketsare available for purchase throughticketek.co.nz, while New ZealandChocolate Festival passes areavailable at chocolatefestival.co.nz

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