Every year the crowd attending the ANZAC parade and ceremony in Carterton grows bigger. This year the square was packed.

In a welcome addition to the usual ceremony, Carterton’s Anaru and Dallas Te Rangi were officially invited to contribute. On the podium, Anaru held a photo of his mother’s grandfather, Tom Brown, who died in World War 1 and Dallas addressed the crowd in te reo. Carterton School children then performed the haka, Ko Wairarapa.

With tears in his eyes, Anaru and Dallas’s father, Hone Te Rangi, embraced them when they stepped down from the podium. “I’m so proud of my boys,” he said.

It was a beginning for the town: an acknowledgement of the active role local Māori played in the country’s wars.

It is only right that the RSA and the Council have taken an initial step to recognise the Māori contribution to this country’s past. The casualty rate for Māori was much higher than for pakeha and the ANZAC ceremony is only complete when there is an acknowledgement of this.Jan Farr

May 2018

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Dale, Hone and Anaru Te Rangi with the photo of their great grandfather, Tom Brown, who died in the first world war. More pictures in this issue. Photo Jan Farr.

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ImplicationsEverything has implications. The sustainable living movie, Living the Change, spells out the implications of failing to find new ways to live. But rather than leaving us depressed by the horror story of a failing planet, it shows people who are already changing the way they live, living more simply, conserving rather than wasting, reducing their consumption, growing fruit, vegetables, flowers and trees and falling in love with our only planet.

Only a couple of weeks later a group of interested locals met to look at what comes after viewing the movie. See the article in this issue. If you missed the excellent movie you can find it online.

This ANZAC Day the Carterton RSA and Council included young Māori in the official service. Dallas and Anaru Te Rangi’s contribution was a moving reminder that a much larger proportion of Māori than pakeha died protecting a country that most of them had no ties with. It is an acknowledgement that pakeha have always been in the waka with these strong, talented people whose Wairarapa ancestors had the grace to ignore the appalling behaviour of colonial settlers and their governments and willingly joined them in these dreadful wars.

A programme full of implications is a very successful one that teaches driving to young people who would not otherwise have the opportunity to learn.

Run by volunteers and financed by councils, businesses and other supporters, the Wairarapa Community Driver Mentor Programme provides drivers for families who were previously without one, boosts confidence, helps young people find work and has the potential to steer participants away from the criminal justice system.

Understanding the implications of what we do can light up the way ahead.Jan Farr

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Wairarapa Modern Jive

Focus on funFor the past eighteen months, Mandy and Lance Smyth have run a modern jive beginners’ class at 8  pm on Tuesday night at the Carterton School Hall.

“The main focus is on having fun,” Mandy said. “It doesn’t matter if you don’t remember the steps. We are happy to work on the steps at a later point.”

With time off when their sons Daniel and Logan were born, Mandy and Lance have been dancing since someone approached them 14 years ago to join a modern jive class. “We were just pub dancers,” Lance said. Half way through the first class he was hooked.

“It’s easy to learn,” he said. “There’s little footwork involved which makes it easier for a man to learn to lead. We get a lot of people who find it easier than any other dance form they’ve tried. Hearing people say, ‘I can’t dance. I’ve got two left feet,’ is our challenge.”

For some time before they became accredited teachers they were ‘crewing’ for other teachers. Crewing means that experienced dancers help less experienced ones. Now they have an intermediate class that starts at 7.15 pm. At 8 pm the intermediates join the beginners’ class so that there are different levels of experience. At the end of the session they have free-style dancing where people ask others to dance. By this time they’ve met and chatted with everyone in the class.

“We don’t just teach dance, we’re also there to motivate people and boost their confidence,” Lance said.

Cost: $15 a session or 5 sessions for $50. Facebook page: Wairarapa Modern Jive. See What’s On for more.Jan Farr

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If you or your children are not safe, you can dial 111 and talk to the police. If you want to make an urgent application for a protection order, a family lawyer can help. The Family Court deals with custody and guardianship matters. Of course if you and your partner can agree on a new parenting arrangement it will be better for everyone and quicker and less stressful than going to court. Then you may want to have this formalised through the courts.

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Māori Electoral Option – closes 2 AugustOnce every three years, after each census, Māori voters can choose whether they want to be on the general roll or the Māori roll.

The outcome, along with census data, determines the number of Māori electorates and their boundaries. For the past six elections the number of Māori seats has remained at seven.

Find out more at https://maorioption.org.nz/

Talk to Nanny FrancesI will be in this district explaining the reasons why those of

Maori descent have the option to be registered to vote either on the Maori or General Roll and in the Maori or General Electoral District.

From May until August 2, I will cover key sites in Wairarapa towns; talking to whanau at marae, organisations and sports functions and to ‘foot traffic’.

If you see me, shadowed by the promotion-script banner, approach me or welcome me to your venue for a more detailed presentation.Mihinui, Frances Reiri-Smith (Nanny Frances) You have until August 2 to choose whether to be on the general

or the Māori roll.

How do you say Wairarapa?Some say the Wairarapa as why-a-wrapper, but why-ra-ra-par is more accurate. The word is significant because it is my home. My family, including my older cousin, is buried in cemeteries here. The place and its glistening water has shaped me through all my senses. It claimed me before the accolades for most beautiful city and the most beautiful town.

The naming of Wairarapa is a beautiful story from when Haunuiananaia sat back on Remutaka and looked out on the lake below. It was a clear blue sky or Moiki and the sun shone into his eyes and they watered, so as this namer of names throughout our province looked down and ka rarapa nga kanohi, ko Wairarapa – his eyes glistened – hence Wairarapa.

Taika Waititi recently caused a stir in New Zealand when he said we lived in the best place in the world, but a racist place. He concentrates on mispronunciation. The way we say names is an endearment. Amongst ourselves we might be thinking about our home, but we want outsiders to get the pronunciation right in order to acknowledge the long-standing mana of Wairarapa.

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Heart of Arts

Lyndsay Durrant – painter and volunteerPainter, Lyndsay Durrant, will show his land and seascapes at Heart of Arts from May 18.

He is interested in mood. “I’m trying to loosen up and look at the moods of the sky and what wind can do as well,” he said.

Lyndsay paints in oils. Apart from a TAFE art course he attended in Australia, he is self-taught. He regrets turning down a place in a Wellington Design course one or two years after he left school. He did it so that he could pay off his car. “How stupid is that?” he said.

Lyndsay came to Carterton in July last year. Jo Wisler, who sold him his house, told him about Heart of Arts. “I knocked on their door within a week and joined up as a volunteer. He also made contact with Wai Art and has had one of his paintings in their annual sale.

“I am spending more and more of my time – which I don’t mind – getting Heart of Arts off the ground and running,” he said. “I’m always there on a Wednesday morning. I love it. Every second Wednesday one of our volunteers runs an art class there. When I go out the back they’re talking, doing their art; some are knitting. It’s wonderful.

“Heart of Arts is a community organisation. We take all-comers as long as they live in the Wairarapa. We’ve had some fantastic successes with our artists, for instance, Patricia Pye’s exhibition was her first ever solo one and was a great success.

Lyndsay has taken on the role of treasurer and, with others, is presently involved in moving Heart of Arts towards being a financially independent incorporated society. Jan Farr

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Metlink bus service changesBus service changes are being rolled out over the Wellington Region. Wairarapa got them first on April 30. Metlink advises that those wanting to keep up-to-date should sign in to MyMetlink.

$1.3 billion is being invested to operate and improve public transport services and infrastructure over the next five years as public transport user numbers are set to increase from 38 million to 42 million.

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From July there will be over 250 specially-built, low emission buses in the Wellington region and another 90 in early 2019. They will include 60 new double-decker buses in Wellington to help reduce congestion. Ten will be fully electric and there will be another 22 by 2021.

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Go By Bike WeekThe Huri Huri Festival brought us fresh and interesting shop windows and a covey of councillors on their bikes.

Nellie Bertram dressed the Heart of Arts window, which won the shield for the best shop window display.

The mayor and councillors met for breakfast at the Clareville Cafe and biked to work from there. A great example to us all!

Councillor Rebekah Vergunst leads the council into Carterton town. Behind her (hidden) is Councillor Jill Greathead, Mayor, John Booth, Deputy Mayor, Russell Keys, Councillors Greg Lang and Mike Ashby. Photo Toni Bingley.

Heart of Arts window, dressed by Nellie Bertram, won the shield for the best window during Go By Bike week. Photo Marie Gudsell.

Carterton District Council

Ten-year-plan consultation beginsMayor John Booth said that he and his fellow councillors are looking forward to engaging with the community over the recently adopted draft ten year plan and consultation document.

“It has taken some time, but we have got there. Signing off on the draft today was the final step before starting the consultation process. We are now looking forward to getting out and about and chatting to our community about the detail of the plan.”

A late change, tabled at the Council Meeting, was a disappointing one percent increase in average rates on top of the previously stated 8.4 percent. John Booth explained that the late change was due to the new model which Council uses to calculate their financial information.

“Our auditors were clear that they are very happy with the final information and how the plan will be presented to the community. They noted that starting a financial model from scratch is a complex process and takes time.”

“They also noted that Council is in a far better position to produce accurate financial information than it was three years ago. This is very reassuring for my fellow councillors and me.”

The consultation document will be made available on the Council website from 5 pm Tuesday, April 24 with hardcopies available at the Council and the District Library on Holloway Street from Friday April 27 and available from councillors throughout the consultation period.

“I encourage everyone in the Carterton District to have their say. If anyone is unable to access the Consultation Document online and cannot pick up a copy from the Council office or the District Library on Holloway Street, please let us know and we will arrange to get one to you,” John Booth said.

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Carterton Swimming Club

Fantastic resultsOur competitive swimmers have ended the competitive season with fantastic results at national level.NZ Age Group Championships, Auckland, April

Six swimmers qualified (highest number in Wairarapa) but only four were able to attend. Ashley and James Lowe, Bridget Allan and Hannah Moore competed in a total of 13 events.

Bridget Allan won Silver in the 50m backstroke, bronze in the 100m backstroke and seventh placing in the 200m backstroke. She qualified for the NZ Open Championships in the 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke and broke Wairarapa records for Girls Under 14, 100m and 200m backstroke. James Lowe was 6th in the 1500m freestyle with a massive 15.96s personal best.NZ Division 2 Championships, Rotorua, March

Ryan Irving, Ashley Lowe, Maia Adams, Hannah and Jasmine Moore achieved 29 personal bests and 15 top ten placings. Hannah won gold medals in the 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke, bronze in the 100m and 400m fly. Ashley won silver in the 100m backstroke and bronze in the All Stars freestyle relay. Maia won bronze in the 800m freestyle with a personal best of 35 secs.Division 3 Championships, Naenae, April

Annabel McQueen, Eli Adams, James Church and Keegan Culkin won 16 medals between them and achieved 28, top-ten placings.

The club will finish its year with the indoor club championship meet in May. Swimmers compete for club trophies which are awarded at the annual prize-giving in June at the Carterton Events Centre.

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Junior footballers come back to Howard Booth ParkCarterton AFC is thrilled with the Junior Teams of Carterton returning to Howard Booth Park. After an absence of eight years playing at Carrington Park, fields have now been marked out and are ready for the first games on May 5.

It has been a seamless transition with much thanks due to Clinton at the Carterton District Council whose assistance has been invaluable. It is great to see children now training at the park. It will be even better on May 5 when the coffee cart will be there and children will be again running around playing football.

Matt Timperley is the contact for Junior Football, 021 143 7608.Rod O’Leary, Carterton AFC

It is great to see children now training at the park. Photo Rod O’Leary.

Carterton Golf Club

Twilight Golf endsThe last day of our 11-hole Twilight Golf was played on a warm Wednesday evening. Duncan Pincock set up six par threes for the competition that night which we played twice. It was a very amusing night. There was a very generous prize table followed by a very nice meal prepared by Jamie Morris and Alan Wall.

Best points throughout the year: Jamie Morris 375, James O’Connor, Les Cherry 370, Greg Hilston 370, Nic Craig 368, David Wills 363, Maxine Moss 336. Best Stableford scores: Tina Bailey 245, Greg Hilston 244, Les Cherry 238. Most Twilights attended: Nic Craig, Jamie Morris, James O’Connor. Best Putting: David Wills, Greg Hilston, Nic Craig. Most Consistent scores: Maxine Moss, Brian Field, Mark Graham.

A big thank you to Jamie Morris and Duncan Pincock for their hard work and commitment in running Twilight Golf. Thanks also to sponsors Barry Bentley, Flair Flooring Xtra-Carterton, Hunting and Fishing- Masterton, Ticehurst Timbers, Iain Shephard, Carterton New World, Premier Beehive and Chris Dunpley.

Twilight Golf will start again on September 26, 2018. Wendy Wills

L to R: Putting Trophy David Wills , Twilight Cup Jamie Morris.

Heart of Arts

FoundMartin Doyle’s cartoon of the opening night of Heart of Arts’ Found exhibition says more than a thousand words (and a lot more than 300).

It omits, however, the fact that original artworks sold at bargain prices, most of them under $100, for less than half of their expected price. Marie Gudsell of Heart of Arts said “It’s fair to say that there were a lot of happy faces walking out the door at Heart of Arts that night.”

Heart of Arts Found exhibition as seen through the eyes of Carterton artist, Martin Doyle.

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Jack Attack Tournament at CarringtonAt the end of April Carrington Bowling Club held a Jack Attack tournament on two consecutive Sundays. This is a shortened version of the traditional game of bowls and much quicker. A team consists of three players and all players are at the same end, no skips. Each player has two bowls.

It has proved to be a lot of fun and enjoyed by all players especially on one stunning Autumn day.

We also have Housie each Thursday afternoon which is very popular. Come along at 1 pm for an enjoyable time, afternoon tea provided.Pauline Donald

Jack Attack has proved to be a lot of fun. Photo Pauline Donald.

When Leanne and Clayton Brown bought their life-style block in Somerset Road, Carterton, Leanne wanted to raise pedigree pigs while Clayton wanted to make model helicopters. What happened after that persuaded them to take another path.

In 2012 a hot air balloon crashed close to the house, killing eleven people. Two of the victims, Chrisjan and Alexis, died on the property.

“The place felt haunted and sad,” Leanne said, “So many sad relatives coming here. We decided we would change that.”

People were already leaning over the fence to look at the pigs, so Clayton suggested bringing in more animals and opening the place to the public. The mother of one balloon victim suggested a petting zoo.

“Now we have hundreds of animals,” Leanne said. “We spend a lot of time bonding with them so they are safe with children.”

They had to build shelters for the animals and facilities for the public. In this they were helped by Bruce from East Taratahi Building Supplies who worked from Leanne’s drawings and pictures.

Looking after the animals is a full-time occupation, but Leanne also has two other jobs to help with the mortgage. As well the couple help to care for Cassius, their dearly-loved, disabled grandson, who has a disease called lissencephaly which means ‘smooth brain’. The family’s care and patience has enabled Cassius to do things not expected of children with his condition. He has his own Facebook page: Master Cassius – the battle of lissencephaly and his own Give a little fund to help with his care.

Wallowing Heights is open to the public on Saturdays from 10 am till 4 pm and extra days in the holidays: Adults, $8, children, $5. They do birthdays parties. Like them on Facebook. Phone 3795667.

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Minnie and Duke are two of Wallowing Height’s miniature ponies. Photo Rebekah Farr

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Bird’s ParkStage 1 of Bird’s Park, which runs between Frederick and Charles St, has been completed.

All the seating and play areas and play equipment are in place. At the Charles Street entrance there is a striking NZ plant garden with mosaic sculptures featuring NZ birds, the work of various Carterton people under the guidance of Anna-Marie Kingsley.

Stage 1 of Bird’s Park has been completed. Photo Don Farr.

Community-Led Development Agreement

Making our own FutureYes, it’s happened! The Community Led Development agreement between the Carterton community and the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) was signed by Helen Dew, Resilient Carterton’s representative, and Leanne Campbell from DIA on April 12 at the Carterton Events Centre. The agreement is for an initial period of two years and providing the criteria are met, it can be extended for a further three years.

The key thing with Community Led Development is in its name. It’s community led: this means you as a member of the Carterton community are one of the leaders. We will be engaging with you as part of the local community to find out from you what you want our community to look like in the future.

Resilient Carterton has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Wairarapa REAP who will act as the fund holders, providing financial management, HR management and taking an active part in the governance of the Community Led development (CLDP) programme. This arrangement frees us up to focus on the activities that will make a difference and allows the administration and management to be done by an organisation that has that capability.

What happens next? We are meeting with DIA and REAP this week to start on developing a plan for getting the CLDP under way.

We’ll be setting some broad goals and working on setting up the governance structure.

Abraham Lincoln said, ‘The best way to predict your future is to create it.’ This is a great opportunity for us to create our future as other communities have done and are doing around our country.

We’ll let you know when we start to engage but you can be ahead of the game by liking our Facebook page @ResilientCarterton, visiting our website www.resilientcarterton.nz and signing up to our newsletter.Mike Osborne

Helen Dew of Resilient Carterton and Leanne Campbell of the Department of Internal Affairs sign the Community Led Development agreement. Photo Lucia Zanmonti

Farming for the future

Wairarapa farmers get climate-ready“Wairarapa farmers have never run away from a challenge,” said Wairarapa list MP, Kieran McAnulty at the Farming for the Future Seminar, a collaborative effort hosted and organised by South Wairarapa Biodiversity Group, Mangatarere Restoration Society and supported by Perception Planning and the Greater Wellington Regional Council.

Held at the Carterton Events Centre with Radio New Zealand’s Susie Ferguson as MC, the day showed how the farming sector can manage the risks around climate change, while taking advantage of the opportunities it presents.

Alex Pezza, Climate Scientist, Greater Wellington Regional Council emphasised the need for Wairarapa farming systems to change and adapt to the conditions.

Julia Jones, Farm Enterprise Specialist, KPMG noted that climate change is also an opportunity to work smarter.

Greg Hart wowed the audience with Mangarara Station’s transformation towards a regenerative farming model that is producing healthy food while restoring ecosystems.

Paul Crick, Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre detailed how his organisation was teaching the next generation of farmers to respond to environmental and market changes.

Dot Bissett, showcased Wee Red Barn’s innovations in water efficiency and waste management.

Leader of the Farming for the Future collaboration, Heather Atkinson was delighted with the turnout, the high calibre of speakers and the quality of the information shared.

Other sponsors were Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre, Akura Plant Nursery, Morgans Road Nursery and Steens Honey,

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“Wairarapa farmers have never run away from a challenge,” said Wairarapa list MP, Kieran McAnulty at the Farming for the Future Seminar.

New Office for Kieran McAnultyLabour list MP, Wairarapa’s Kieran McAnulty, has opened an office in Masterton on 114 Queen Street, in the remaining part of the old Centrepoint shopping mall.

He is also considering using Three Mile, High Street, Carterton as a place where he can meet up with people in the community.

Living the Change, What’s Next? Having seen the film Living the Change recently at the Events Centre, a bunch of people met to reflect on the film’s message of how to live more sustainably and the things people are currently doing and what we can do next.

It turns out, to the group’s surprise, that there are lots of things going on in our own local community that we may not know about. Did you know that the WaiWaste has redistributed 25,000kg of usable food, the equivalent of 70,733 meals, in the last three years, food that would have gone to piggeries or the landfill.

Great things are happening locally. Resilient Carterton will be putting these up on their website www.resilientcarterton.nz so that you can find out what’s happening and get involved if you want to. If you’re doing something that enhances sustainable living or want to start something in the area of sustainable living, you can send the details to resilient.carterton@gmail.com and we’ll post it up on a web page. A Google Group has been set up to allow people to communicate with each other. Email us and we’ll add you to the group.

It’s refreshing to see how many people are doing things to shift us towards a sustainable way of living. The group will be having a catch-up at Heart of Arts, 47 High St at 7 pm Thursday June 14, all welcome. Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ResilientCarterton Helen Dew

The party’s overWe filled the main auditorium at the Events Centre for the movie Living the Change, brilliantly produced by New Zealanders, Jordan Osmand and Antoinette Wilson. It shows people who are defying the overlapping threats to human existence by turning their backs on our consumer culture. It is devoted to solutions.

Its subjects are sustainable farmers and people who compost, reduce their waste and promote community action and local currency – a topic eloquently covered by Carterton’s Helen Dew.

Frank Van Steensel and Josje Neerincx turned a patchy piece of the Wairarapa into the bio-diverse Wairarapa Eco Farm, a pilot scheme for community-supported agriculture, providing weekly bags of organic fruit and vegetables to members.

Robert and Robyn Guyton created their forest-garden from a poor piece land in Riverton. It is a beautiful, layered, biodiverse paradise, protected by native trees, and growing fruit trees, berries, vegetables and alive with native birds and insects, all helping nature.

The experts had sobering messages. Senior lecturer in freshwater ecology and environmental science at Massey University, Dr Mike Joy said we are at the end of a 100-year binge. We have been consuming as though there’s no tomorrow.

Dr Susan Krumdieck, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Canterbury University said, “We have to leave 80% of available fossil fuel in the ground for at least a century. Without oil none of the renewable energy technologies – solar panels, windmills – can be produced.”

The message from all of the experts and practitioners was that we must learn to live more responsibly, eat less meat and buy less in order for the human race to survive.

Thanks to Resilient Carterton, Te Kura O Papatuanuku Wairarapa Earth School and Sunset Theatre for an inspiring, heart-warming and free evening out.

See: livingthechangefilm.comJan Farr

HAUMANU COMMUNITY GARDEN

HAUMANU HOUSE, CARTERTON (BEHIND THE POLICE STATION) 10AM-12PM, THURSDAY 24TH MAY

HELP CREATE AN EXTRAORDINARY SPACE TO GROW, CONNECT AND LEARN

Morning tea provided, please RSVP for catering: Contact Anna Kingsley: annakingsley@inspire.net.nz

PUBLIC DESIGN WORKSHOP

Haumanu Community Garden redevelopmentThe current R2R garden behind the Carterton Police Station is about to undergo a major transformation. There is a steering group working closely with the R2R group, Lions, Keep Carterton Beautiful Group and Rotary and consulting the wider community on design ideas. Anna-Marie Kingsley, Audrey Sebire, Gerry Brooking and Aranu Rangi will be designing and project managing the current space around Haumanu House into a showcase community garden that Carterton can be proud of and add to the Outdoor Gallery.

This exciting project is volunteer based and community group funded.

If anyone is interested in having input into the design process we would be delighted if you would send us an email at annakingsley@inspire.net.nz and we will add you to our database for workshop date notifications. If you don’t have time to attend brainstorming workshops, then email us your ideas.

The first brainstorming workshop is on Thursday 24th May 10am – 12noon at Haumanu House. A gold coin donation from attendees would be much appreciated to help pay for tea & coffee.

Driving safely to independenceIn April, the Wairarapa Community Driver Mentor Programme thanked their mentors with a get-together at REAP House.

The mentor programme, set up by Masterton Mayor Lyn Paterson, coaches young people from four local colleges whose circumstances prevent them from getting a drivers licence.

A team of four professional driving instructors and 19 trained, volunteer mentors is led by Bruce Pauling, manager of Wairarapa Road Safety Council and coordinator, Julia London.

Instructor, Geoff Phillips of Street Taught Defensive Driving, explained that instructors go out with a mentor and a learner and teach some basic skills. The learner remains with the mentor until they master the skills then returns for a second lesson with more advanced skills. When those are mastered they come back for a pre-test drive with the instructor.

Mentor, Fraser Mailman, told the gathering that, as a result of the programme, 40 students from local colleges have now passed their restricted licences and another 20 are ready to go. Successes include improving some previously driverless families’ lives, making it easier for the young people to find work and reducing youth offending.

Colin Clark (aka Nobby) said he had learned a lot from mentoring. He admitted to being grumpy when he taught his own children to drive. “You can’t do that with these young people today. I’m trying to encourage them to do what I do on my motorbike – use their vision

and think ahead.”Southey Honda lent the programme their first two cars, servicing

them and paying all costs, after which they bought the cars. Their third car is on its way. Caltex Chapel Street donates their petrol.

The programme is also supported by the district councils, The Sign Factory, NorthCo Insurance, Trust House Foundation, REAP House, the NZ Transport Association and the police. Jan Farr

Interested in mentoring? Contact Bruce Pauling, rsmanager@wairsc.org.nz, 06 377 1379, 027 480 5630.

The Wairarapa Community Driver Mentor Programme thanked their mentors with a get-together at REAP House. Photo Jan Farr.

Boomerang bags Carterton is a community initiative to try and reduce the use of plastic bags by making bags that people can borrow in the shops and then bring back in their own time.

Don’t be a Boomerang Bag hoarder!We’ve had another very productive working bee this month with about 20 people of all ages turning up and happily working together. We made plenty of bag kits so we now need some keen sewers to make them into bags. Thank you to those who donated fabric in the last month. If you have old duvet covers, old curtains (without thermal backing) or strong fabric you no longer need, we are always happy to re-purpose them into bags.

Next working bee will be on Saturday 19 May from 1pm to 4pm at South End School. We will be making bag kits, so bring your scissors.

If you can’t come to the working bees but are keen to help, or if you would like to donate some fabric or thread, please contact lucia.zanmonti@gmail.com  / 02102410165 and we will deliver bag kits or pick up donated fabric.

If you would like to make a small 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” Boomerangs Bag. You can find them on our Facebook page (Boomerang Bags Carterton) or if there’s none available you can order them by messaging us.

To date we have made about 2200 Boomerang Bags (more than enough for every household in Carterton!) but the supermarket still often runs out. So please make sure you don’t hoard them in your house. A good way to remember to bring them back is to put your wallet, shopping list or car keys in them! Lucia Zanmonti

Another productive working bee. Photo Lucia Zanmonti

Aratoi

Adrian Jackman: very contemporaryAdrian Jackman moved from Auckland to Carterton over two years ago which might seem like a massive change yet, to a painter, the studio is the universe.

Jackman’s life as an abstract artist remains that: abstract, very contemporary, and large with ideas. His paintings on canvas, linen, and paper are also large, sometimes reaching two square meters. They burst with shape and colour, rhythm and pattern, line and movement, geometry and geography and music too. These are constants.

Living in the Wairarapa has brought one significant change. Jackman works as Exhibitions Coordinator at Aratoi, meeting exhibiting artists and personally handling their work. In the past month alone: Elizabeth Thomson, Kiri Riwai-Couch, Wayne Youle, David Lupton, Leonel Alvarado and jewellery by 13 contemporary artists.

Born in Te Kopuru to a family with links to Whanganui, Adrian graduated in 1997 with an MFA from Elam School of Fine Arts. He has exhibited nationally, a major solo show being Minimal Wave at Sarjeant Gallery as the 2013–14 Tylee Cottage Artist-in-Residence. His paintings are held in public, private and corporate collections across Aotearoa and abroad.

His first solo show in Wairarapa – Minimal Wave Revisited, at Aratoi until June 17, gives insight into his methodologies, imagery, and techniques over the past decade. The exhibition begins in the foyer and continues into the Wesley Wing.

One practice that intrigues is the use of digital photographs

Adrian Jackman’s Sequential Circuits.

Wairarapa Word

An hour with Bill ManhirePoet, Bill Manhire, brought his witty, astute and wide open view of the world to Carterton in early April. Wairarapa Word supporters packed the Courthouse to hear him read and talk.

Bill read from his recent books of poetry, Some Things to Place in a Coffin and Tell me my Name. His quirky first poem was How Memory Works. ‘Come over here/we say to the days that disappear/No, over here.’ He said that he would like to have it published in a book with the first two lines at the front and the last line at the back, separated by blank pages.

When asked which poems he was most proud of, he mentioned his

World War I poems, Known Unto God and also Voices of Erebus which he was commissioned to write for an anniversary of the disaster when Sir Ed, an atheist, was to speak and needed something to replace a prayer. When asked about the ceremony later, he said that Bill Manhire had written a poem for him, “...and I quite like it, actually.”

Introducing the title poem from the book Some Things to Place in a Coffin, he explained that he was a pall bearer at Ralph Hotere’s funeral. Ralph was a slight man and the coffin was unexpectedly heavy. He discovered later that it contained, among other things, two bottles of Scotch. He finished with some of his riddle poems.

It was a trip around Bill Manhire’s whimsical and curious mind. An hour with him was much too short. Jan Farr

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taken of a location, running them through the eye drop function of Photoshop to isolate and identify the palette of that place and then painting only with those colours.

Minimal Wave Revisited includes 18 hand-painted swatches of his Whanganui palette, each given a local name. Durie Hill Green. River Gold. Kai Iwi Ironsand. Velodrome Blue. Papa Clay Ground.Madeleine Slavick

EventsAratoi: Abstract Paintings: Adrian Jackman’s painting, Sequential Circuits and other large abstract paintings at Aratoi until June 17. Open daily. Free entry. Richard Gilewitz: Fingerstyle guitar with support acts: Rimutaka All Star Dixie Swing Band and Bob and Kate. Tickets Eventfinda. ZULU LOVE, May 25, 7 pm. Tickets Eventfinda.Heart of Arts, 47 High Street North Carterton. Lyndsay Durrant, sea and landscapes, from May 18. See article this issue.Stonehenge Aotearoa. Trek around the Cosmos 7 pm Saturday May 19. Explore Jupiter, its alien system of moons and the great cluster of galaxies in Virgo. Telescope viewing, weather permitting. Phone 06 377 1600.Sunset Cinema, Carterton Events Centre. Last Friday of month, 7  pm for 7.30  pm. June 1, After the Storm, M, adult themes, Japan (2016). Membership available on website. Door sales cash only. sunsetcinemacarterton.comWairarapa Word. Sunday, June 3, 3 pm, Carterton Events Centre. A panel of media-world participants will look at the role of local and national journalism. Entry by koha, all welcome.

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. We are open Mondays and Thursdays 9  am–12 noon at Howard Booth Park, Belvedere Road. Details on Facebook or contact Liz Crow 022 312 0677.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, 9.30–12 noon. Under fives. 1135 Longbush Road. Eileen 372 7861.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/r2rcartertonScout Group. Keas, Mondays 4.30–5.30  pm, Sylvia Morgan 379  7153, Cubs, Mondays 6  pm–7.30pm, Josh Hunter 027  481  6523, Scouts, Thursdays 6.30–8.30 pm, John Sage 379 6882.South 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.

ArtsBook 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 Hall, Rosevilla Drive. Sue Burns 379 6506. Carterton Scottish Country Dance Club. Carterton School Hall, Holloway Street. Mondays 7.30–9.30 pm. Contact Michael 06 377 0322 | carterton@dancescottish.org.nz |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.

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

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

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

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

Wairarapa Fern and Thistle Pipe Band. Practice Thursday nights 6.30–8.30 pm. 1st Floor, Savage Club Hall, Albert Street, Masterton. All welcome. Free drum lessons from 6.30–7.30 pm on ground floor (snare, bass and tenor). All ages and experience. Bring your drum pad and sticks please. Great for kit drummers too.

Wai Word. March 4, Wai  word will join Celebrate Carterton. April 8, Poet Bill Manhire will be the guest author at the Carterton Community Courthouse. For information: 379 7103 | Facebook: Wairarapa Word.

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, beginning on April 5, at Masterton District Library from 6.30–8 pm.

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

Age Concern Coffee Mornings Carterton/Greytown, third Thursday of each month, 10 am, Old 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.

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

Club Carterton. club-carterton.com | Facebook.

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.

Toastmasters. Second Tuesdays, Salvation Army Hall, High Street Carterton, 7.30 pm. Next meetings May 8 and 22. Fun-filled, motivating and supportive evenings. See Masterton Toastmasters Facebook or phone Pam, 027 669 9666.

Social Kitchen. Senior Citizen Hall. 150 High Street North. Every third Saturday of the month at 6 pm. All welcome. Gold coin donation. 379 7937.

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

What’s on May, June 2018

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. Entrance behind clock tower.

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

Fairs, marketsCarterton Farmers Market. Memorial Square, Sundays 9 am–12.30 pm. 027 291 6846, info@cartertonmarket.co.nz

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

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

Carrington Bowls and Croquet Club: Bowls, Tuesdays, Saturdays 1.30  pm start. Association Croquet, Tuesdays and Sundays, 9.30  pm start. Golf Croquet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 1.30 pm start. Coaching available. All welcome. Bring flat soled shoes. All else provided. Rex Kenny, 379 7303. Housie every Thursday 1 pm at club rooms behind Carters.

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 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.

Free Fit Club. Carrington Park. 6  am Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays. 11 am Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays. All welcome. Di Bailey 027 498 7261.

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

Dimensional Fitness classes (previously HIIT). Fitness training with Anaru and Dallas Te  Rangi. Carrington Park. See interview and summer timetable page 13. Facebook: Dimensional Fitness – Strength, Cardio, Circuit.

Hutt Valley Junior Roller Derby. No-contact roller derby for children aged 7–17, 4a Railway Ave, Upper Hutt. 6.30–7.30  pm, gear up from 6.15  pm. huttvalleyderbybrats.com | Facebook huttvalleyderbybrats | huttvalleyderbybrats@gmail.com

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

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

Ruamahanga Ramblers. Social running and walking group. 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, 304 9353. For the club: Carol Major, 304 8210.

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

Tai Chi. Gain Momentum (across from the Library). Three classes including a class for beginners, Sunday mornings at 10  am. See Gain Momentum advertisement, page 3, or their website.

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

Tennis Club. Midweek: Tuesday 9 am–noon and Thursday from 5.30 pm. all year round. Google us. Facebook. New members welcome.

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.

Yoga with Odette, 75 Brooklyn Road. Monday, 9  am Acu yoga: experience recommended. Monday, 7  pm and Wednesday, 9  am General Kundalini: destress, core strength. Tuesday, 7 pm Sampler Class: explorative. Wednesday, 10.30  am Nourish, restorative, 90mins, $20, (discounted ten-trip ticket available). Other classes $12. Bookings, Odette 021 180 9452.

Special InterestsAwaiti Gardens. The gardens will close permanently on May 31. Open Thursday to Sunday and public holidays 10  am–4  pm. Gift shop, half-price sale until May 31, adults $8, children under 13 $4.

Cards 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.com

Carterton District Historical Society, 44 Broadway. Local history archive and resource room open Tuesdays 2–4 pm. Also open by appointment: Diane 379 7150, Chris 027 271 6280, carterton.hist.soc@gmail.com

Holdsworth Women’s Institute. Venue, Tom Bubb Lounge, Clareville Showgrounds, meeting first Thursday of the month at 1.30 pm. Maureen Daysh, 379 5975.

Mangatarere Society. Help breathe life into our river: Jill Greathead, 0274 884 376 mangatarere.restoration@gmail.com

Menzshed. 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.nz

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

South Wairarapa Bridge Club. Beginners’ Lessons, ten weeks from July 25 to September 26, 7 pm – 8.45 pm. Fee $40 (pays for lessons and 2018 membership). Refresher lessons also provided. swbridge@xtra.co.nz | southwairarapabridge.org.nz/ | Secretary 377 4738.

Stonehenge Aotearoa. Open 10 am–4 pm Wednesday to Sunday and public holidays. Guided tours weekends and holidays, 11  am. Phone 06 377 1600.

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

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

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

See Lyndsay Durrant’s landscapes and seascapes from May 18 at Heart of Arts this month. Photo Jan Farr.

Kokomai’s Heidi Holbrook leaves lasting legacyAfter establishing and successfully running three Kokomai Creative festivals, Heidi Holbrook is standing down as festival director to pursue other interests.

Ms Holbrook, who initiated the idea to have a 10-day biennial creative festival in the Wairarapa in 2013, said she was proud to have created a quality and recognisable festival for the region that celebrated local talent and brought international acts to the Wairarapa.

“When I first dreamt up Kokomai, I wanted to celebrate the very best of creativity right across our region, as well as entertain and inspire local residents with a wide range of events and acts across all genres of the arts,” she said. “I am proud to say, with huge help from my amazing team, our sponsors and patrons and a large army of volunteers, we’ve done it!”

Ms Holbrook said the 2017 festival, which was held from October 13th – 22nd 2017, made a profit of $18,877.73 and in a post-festival survey, 92 percent of respondents were extremely satisfied with the festival and 94 percent said they would attend the festival again.

In addition, a Kokomai 2017 legacy will remain with two mural

projects in Masterton and Martinborough. A Masterton mural was created by renowned street artist Sean Duffell, while in Martinborough a variety of artists contributed to eight murals around the wine village, thanks to a partnership with the Ventana Creative Collective.

Ms Holbrook is now looking forward to working as a volunteer for Kokomai while establishing a new project on the outskirts of Carterton.

Her job has been advertised and an announcement on the Festival Director will be made in the coming weeks.

Kokomai’s Heidi Holbrook is standing down as festival director to pursue other interests.

Greytown Little Theatre

King of All and Master of NoneWhen you control all of England and half of France who do you invite to celebrate Christmas?

It’s 1183 and the Plantagenet family tears itself apart. King Henry II, (James Riley) controls his lands but not his Queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine (Victoria Ross) and Geoffrey (Egan Tearle) in Greytown Little Theatre’s production of James Goldman’s, The Lion in Winter.

This is no boring historical play but a play full of wonderfully witty dialogue and vivid, vibrant characters that you’ll love or hate. Director, Lynn Bushell says the play’s strength is how relatable the characters are on a personal level. As Henry pits mother against son and brother

against brother to decide the best son to inherit his Kingdom, he also uses his mistress, Alys of France (Jade Rodger), as his political pawn to maintain his power in France against Philip II, King of France in the ultimate game of one-upmanship.

This is likely to be the final production at the current home of Greytown Little Theatre before they move onto the phase of building a brand new theatre. The season runs from June 20–30. Follow us on Facebook for updates and ticketing information. The first night is sold out already, so be quick.Yvonne Way

Lions Club of Carterton

Spud n Bag competitionThe James family are now famous amongst our Lions Club members for growing no spuds at all from their seeds for the Club’s annual Spud n Bag Competition weigh-in. They might need to steal some of the Fauvel family’s growing secrets. Lachlan Fauvel was our junior winner and John Fauvel our adult winner.

We will try and find a better seed spud for our next competition which looks like it might be a grand event, as the local Garden Barn has expressed interest in sponsoring it and supplying the seed potatoes. The Club managed to raise around $600 through entries and a further $400 from raffles on the weigh-in day.

We thank Faye and Diana for their help on Sunday at the judging day and also the large number of Carterton Lions Club members who turned up to help. This enabled things to be run very smoothly.

It was great to have Mike Topp open his kitchen for meals and to be able to use Club Carterton’s facilities.

Thanks to our sponsors Parkvale Mushrooms, JNL and Reid Family, Video Ezy, Silkenwood, Noel Reid, Paua World, Take Note, Dean

Jensen Plumbing, Carters, Tryst on High, Headquarters, Flair Flooring, Clareville Nursery, Clareville Bakery, Massons Implements, Double Dollar Plus, Carterton District Council, Wairarapa Electrical, RD1 Farm Supplies, New World, PGG Wrightsons, Mobil Garage, Wild Oats, Coopers, Carterton Pharmacy, Sargent Motorcycles, Solway Meats, Premier Beehive, H Gray, J Fauvel, B James, R I Rayner, John and Jan Rose and the Cretney Family.Steve Cretney

Four scores of zero spuds for the James family. Photo Steve Cretney.

Awaiti Gardens, end of an era On May 31, Awaiti Gardens, a well-loved Wairarapa tourism destination, will close. Only one month is left for locals and tourists to see the autumn beauty now on display. Jeanette and Allan Gates will leave the place that has been in their family for five generations.

They have developed the six acre garden’s outstanding features over the last 48 years. Jeanette and Allan started married life in the cottage on what was originally a 130 acre dairy farm. Some years ago, during renovations of the cottage which was formerly bushmen’s accommodation, newspapers from the 1880s were discovered lining the walls. Today the tearooms are warm and cosy.

The Gates family created the gardens in the 1980s. Jeanette moved her Carterton-based ceramics business there. Over time, as more and more people visited, the place just grew. In the early stages, the couple’s three children also helped turn the property into a full-scale tourist centre.

Even a deer farm was added, with 300 deer helicoptered in from the Tararuas. Visitors can still encounter a magnificent stag affectionately known as ‘Big Boy’.

Jeanette says that visitors from all over the world, especially Britain, America and Australia, regularly enjoyed the destination. When the Christmas shop at Kirkaldie and Stains closed, many more Wellingtonians trekked over the hill to see her year-round treasure trove of festive decorations and gifts. A sale is now on until the shop closes.

Jeanette and Allan would love locals to come and share the magnificent autumn colour as they bid adieu to this chapter in their lives.

The property has already been sold and the new owners wish to close it to the public. Jeanette and Allan will continue to be Carterton locals and look forward to active retirement on their new one acre property. Barbara Gladding

Jeanette and Allan would love locals to come and share the magnificent autumn colour as they bid adieu to this chapter in their lives.

Winter hours for Carterton Farmers MarketThe end of daylight saving heralds a change from long hot summer days to cooler nights, occasional morning frosts and the first of the fires being lit.

The Carterton Farmers Market will move to our winter site on June 1. You will find us on the High Street in front of Café Istanbul and Flair Flooring Xtra. Please note: we will be open every second and fourth Sunday of the month only. This will give our stallholders a chance to re-charge, revitalise and replenish their stock. We plan to stay in Memorial Square during May, but if the weather turns to custard, look across the street, we will be under the awnings on the High Street. Follow our Facebook @cartertonmarket for updates.

Thank you Cartertonians and visitors for the fantastic support of our Easter Market. The children enjoyed egg decorating, a treasure hunt, and glitter tattoos. The hopping Easter Bunny was a huge hit, as were the chocolates eggs she delivered.

A big thank you to Wairarapa Eggs Limited for providing the free-range eggs and to New World Carterton and Wairarapa Web Design for donating the chocolate eggs and lollies. What a caring, involved community we live in. Thank you everyone for making this a special, fun-filled day.Iris Christopher

The hopping Easter Bunny was a huge hit at the Easter market. Photo Iris Christopher.

Happy birthday from the Bowling Club

When Janet Steffert turned 85 the Carrington Bowling Club made a surprise presentation of a birthday cake at an event held to view the new flag for the club. Photographer Toni Bingley caught the moment the surprise cake was brought in and Janet realised what was happening.

Pauline Donald brings in the birthday cake.

Janet responds. Photos Toni Bingley.

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‘Fine principal’ recognisedA photo of a 1939 Training College rugby team in the April issue of the Carterton Crier sparked memories for Barbara Gladding of Gladstone who recognised her former school principal, Mr Pat McCarthy.

Barbara went to Heretaunga Intermediate School, Hastings as a Form 1 pupil (year 7) in 1969 when Mr McCarthy was principal there. He was still principal when she joined the staff as a first year teacher in 1981. “He was very fondly regarded by pupils and staff alike,” Barbara recalls. “He was interested in everyone. I remember the speech he gave at his farewell dinner for staff. He spoke to each of the 20-plus staff members personally and as he knew them all so well he was able to encourage their strengths and interests.

“At the time he was Principal his role was benchmarked for an equivalent level of responsibility with similar roles. The staff were impressed when they found he had the same level of responsibility as the Captain of the Cook Strait ferry.”

Pat was concerned about the plight of people who struggled in society. He is mentioned in Hansards (1981) parliamentary debate, Vol 437, pp 522. ‘He was a fine Principal. He said that there was an increasing gap between the haves and have-nots. He said the haves always wore new clothes, they biked to school, and had lunches prepared or plenty of money to buy a lunch. ...

‘The have-nots were in a ... different position. They wore second-hand clothes and walked to school. If they had any lunch at all they were given money to buy it from the pie shop. They frequently arrived at school without having had breakfast. ... Such children have no … prospect of home ownership and little prospect of a job’.

Pat McCarthy, enlarged from the original of the 1st IV.

The top of the pillar was made, as if broken off, to symbolise the young lives that were ended prematurely. Photo from Carterton Historical Society archives.

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Soldiers Memorial Square, CartertonBack in 1857, when Mr. William Parker and his wife Hannah Underhill purchased the land which is now Memorial Square, it had only recently been surveyed into lots. This particular plot was lot 1.

On their arrival from Birmingham England, William, the first librarian at Carterton Library, set about building a home for his family. The land boundary was High Street, Park Road, Dixon Street and Nelson Crescent – a large plot to maintain. Later a hall was built near the house where dance lessons were held.

In 1910 the local council purchased the area from the Parker Estate.Mayor Howard Booth raised over $3,000 in funds towards setting

up a permanent memorial to the soldiers who fell during World War I. With support from many local people, sufficient funds were raised to ensure a memorial could be erected on the site.

The Soldiers Memorial Square was opened on February 13, 1921. The gardens were set out, the red granite pillar, erected on a plinth, was put in place, ready for the grand occasion. The top of the pillar was made, as if broken off, to symbolise the young lives that were ended prematurely.

An act of Parliament in 1932 saw the land vested in Corporations of the Borough of Carterton and County of Wairarapa South as a public park. In 1949 a black plinth was added to recognize the sacrifice paid by so many during the World War II campaign.

Our Memorial Square is a great place to stop and watch the world go by and a place where the Sunday Farmer’s Market attracts many to the town. The Carterton District Council staff maintain the lawns and gardens immaculately. It is a beautiful square and one that Carterton residents are proud of.Alison Underhill

Carterton (UK) CelebratesCarterton, New Zealand recently played host to Celebrate Carterton, a fabulous event that saw over 160 of the town’s organisations championed. Over in Carterton, United Kingdom, something very similar is planned.

Last summer Sue and Kayleigh James had a brochure through the door for Burford Festival. This got them thinking, “If Burford can do one, why can’t we?” They set about the process of pulling together all of the wonderful things that go on in Carterton, showcasing for one week what the town has to offer. It has fairly quickly become apparent to both women what a mammoth task this is. But as they have more ideas and find ever more groups, activities, clubs, societies and organisations, the motivation for Carterton Celebrates has only got stronger.

The aim is to put Carterton on the map, to elevate it alongside other nearby places that seem to get all the press. Planned for the week from Saturday June 23 to Sunday July 1, the festival will be bookended by Open Gardens at the beginning and Armed Forces Day at tail end. There’ll be displays throughout the week, lovingly put together by different venues. One in the library will proudly show off our link with Carterton, New Zealand, from which library manager, Andrew Bayliss, hopes to establish a pen-pal scheme for primary school kids. The history of Carterton will be on show in the Town Hall, as well as that of RAF Brize Norton, to tie in with the RAF’s 100-year anniversary.

Carterton Celebrates promises to be an eye-opening, rewarding and joyful carnival of all things Carterton. It will be an unmissable opportunity to get Carterton on the map and remind residents just quite how rich this community actually is.Toby Hambly, Features Writer, Carterton Crier, UK

In Carterton UK they have their own Carterton Crier and now they’re celebrating their town, just a few months after we celebrated ours.

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In February this year Deb Tarr invited her Augustus Street neighbours to a meeting to set up a Neighbourhood Support Group. About 20 people turned up, met one another and heard from Sue Tennent, Neighbourhood Support coordinator.

Deb planned to follow up with a street barbecue but had to put it on hold when her father died. She still intends to have it, but in the meantime the bonus from the street meeting has been recognising her neighbours and being recognised.

“After I got in touch with Sue Tennent about hosting a neighbourhood meeting I went around every neighbour and introduced myself. It was a bit confronting at the start, going up to strangers’ doors. But once the doors opened I had an amazing welcome from everyone and positive feedback to get the meeting started,” she said.

“I wanted to get involved in the community, specifically close to home. I wanted to live in a safe and friendly community. It doesn’t take much to knock on someone’s door just to connect. I met some wonderful people in the street.

“These days there is a loss of community spirit. People don’t know their neighbours. Both sets of parents work. People don’t get out of their homes and walk down the street any more. Even a lot of new Mums don’t take their pushchairs down the street these days, making connections; they strap the baby into a car seat and they’re away.

Deb put her surplus apples out with a sign saying ‘Free apples’. They all went. A neighbour rang to say that the street lights had been out for days. Deb’s husband, Lance, phoned the council and the problem was fixed. “If there is a problem in the street, we can come together to solve it,” she said.Jan Farr

Augustus Street neighbours meet up at Deb and Lance Tarr’s house in March this year. Photo Jan Farr.

Wings over Wairarapa, 2019It has been over a year since the 2017 Wings over Wairarapa Air Festival (Wings) was cancelled due to unprecedented rainfall.

“Planning for the 2019 Festival has been underway for some time,” said Wings chair, Bob Francis.

“Our focus immediately after the cancellation was to refund all ticket holders and to work through the insurance complexities.

“Our first key milestone has arrived, with tickets now on sale nationally and internationally for the 2019 Air Festival to be held 22, 23, 24 February 2019.

“We will have night flying to music and pyrotechnics lighting up the skies. This will be a real family event; folks can bring along a picnic dinner and experience a truly magical evening.”

Features of the 2019 Air Festival include the much loved WWI and WWII aircraft, such as SE5a, FE.2B, Fokker DVII, Fokker DVIII, Sopwith Pup, Sopwith Snipe, Albatros  D.II, Albatros DVA, RE.8, BE.2c, Bristol F2B, BE12, Sopwith Triplane, Nieuport 11 BEBE, LVG C.VI, Fokker EV, Sopwith Camel, DH4, Airco DH and Fokker DR.1.

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Fix-it Lab for CartertonInspired by the screening of the movie Living the Change, the Fix-It Lab, Carterton is a community-run workshop hosted by volunteers with the skills to help make repairs for people in the community. The Lab will offer repair services in a variety of areas like sewing, toy repairs, bike repairs and more. The community can access the lab to have repairs made and learn a new skill by donation, koha or the use of the local green dollar system.

The Lab has reached out to a variety of groups in the community all keen to help and teach skills from woodworking, sewing, DIY skills and more. It will help promote better consumerism and sustainability by reducing the impact that waste has on the landfill and connect people through learning and sharing expertise.

The current plan is to host the Lab once a month on a Saturday through the Carterton Events Centre in the Scout Hall space. If you’d like to volunteer please contact Hayden Mischefski at Mischefski@hotmail.com, detailing your skills, equipment and the tools you can bring; eg. sewing machine or tools. You’ll need to supply your own equipment.

If you’d like to use the Lab to have repairs made, suggestions are welcome – everything from upholstery to DIY repair ideas are welcome. We are even working on having our own registered electrician on-board to donate time for simple repairs and advice. The Lab is also looking for a bike repair mechanic for children’s bikes, scooters and skateboards.

Once a team of skilled volunteers is on-board, the Lab will open to the public. Check out the Lab’s Facebook page at @fixitcarterton for updates.Hayden Mischefski

Kelly’s libraryWe now have two repositories for books in Carterton – one at either end of the town. Kelly McIsaac had this library built by the Carterton Menzshed and it sits on the fence outside Jo & Kelly’s Premises on High Street north. The other is at 397A High Street south.

Anyone may take books or put books in.

A new library box outside Jo & Kelly’s offices on High Street north. Photo Don Farr.

Doctors urge locals to get ready for winter With the official start of winter just weeks away, local doctors are urging Carterton locals to get ‘winter-ready’ to help avoid the usual rounds of seasonal colds and illness.

Doctors are particularly encouraging people to get a flu vaccination this year to help protect against this serious illness following a severe flu season in the northern hemisphere.

“This year could be particularly bad for winter illnesses,” said Carterton GP Annie Lincoln. “A flu vaccination is one of the best ways to stay well during winter and avoid the spread of flu in the wider community.”

A recent study found that around 25 percent of the population get the flu virus each year with about four out of five people (80 percent) showing no symptoms.

“This means you could be spreading the flu virus without knowing it or being unwell,” Dr Lincoln said. “Having a flu vaccination not only helps to protect you from this highly contagious disease – it also helps to keep your family, friends and co-workers well too.”

This year’s vaccine provides protection against the strain that caused the severe illness in the northern hemisphere during the recent winter there.

Flu vaccinations are free for pregnant women, for those aged over 65 and for people with certain medical conditions. People can

contact their local medical centre to check if they’re eligible and to book an appointment. Flu vaccinations are also available at Carterton Pharmacy.

Dr Lincoln also urged locals to get ‘winter-ready’ by checking they have a ready supply of regular medication, including asthma inhalers.

“If you or someone in your family gets asthma or has COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), now is the time to check you have inhalers ready to use if you need them. Make sure you have a good supply at home, in your bag and at work or school.”

Carterton Medical Centre practice nurse Corina Ngatai with Mere Kerehi. Local doctors are urging people to book in for a flu vaccination to help stay well this winter.

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Time to clean upCheck your rose beds, remove any weeds and rework the soil.

Spray roses if you still have diseases. The cooler weather should put an end to further disease.

Clean up all rose beds. Remove all dead leaves as fungi will form over winter on fallen leaves so it’s important that all this material is burnt and NOT put in the compost heap.

The roses will be approaching dormancy so there will be no need to water or feed unless it is extremely dry.

You should be able to pick lots of roses from repeat flowering cultivars. It is too early to prune but a good time to spread a thick layer of mulch over the beds. There is no need to dig this in.

You can start to collect ripened hips if you want to try growing roses from seed. You can take cuttings of roses now. Phillippa Edwards, Rose SocietySee ‘What’s On’ for Rose Society contact details.

You can start to collect ripened hips if you want to try growing roses from seed.

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Workies’ WhispersLast month Taranaki’s premier female duo, Just Us performed at the club. They attracted dancers onto the floor, right from the opening number.

The Emerald Brothers will perform on May 11. This is also a ‘must-see’ show, highly recommended by the executive who saw them at their recent conference.

In July the entertainment committee is planning another ball, so watch this space for details.

Club 60: Our next get-together is on Monday May 28. This month we are hosting the Upper Hutt Cossie Club. They arrive about 11 am and we welcome all who are free to join us. Following lunch we will play pool, indoor bowls and cards, then have a cuppa and a chat at afternoon tea time before the Upper Hutt folk return home. We would particularly welcome our more senior, newly-joined members of the club to come along on this day. We’d also love to see you on our regular meeting days, the last Monday of the month at 1.30 pm.

Indoor Bowls: has started again for the year. We meet on Thursday evenings from 7.30 pm. Come along for a roll-up.

Tuesday club: This card club continues to be popular for those wishing to play alternative card games. We meet Tuesday afternoons at 1.30 pm. Popular card games are Bolivia, Five Crowns, and Phase  10. However, other card and board games are available.

The Emerald Brothers will perform at the club on May 11.

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Have a meal, win a raffle!Membership renewals are in progress now. We are getting a few new members now, so come along and check us out. As a member you have full access to our library which has lots of amazing books.

We have entertainment every Friday night. Come and have a meal and be in to win a raffle!

On Sunday July 15 at 2  pm the wonderful entertainers, Dennis Marsh and Wayne Heath, will play here. It will be a fab afternoon!

We have Housie on Monday evenings which is very popular. You can hire one of several rooms for a function.Hope you have a good month!

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From Trash to TreasureThis term, in the art studio at Carterton Kindergarten, children have been eagerly taking apart old electrical equipment. While really enjoying undoing screws and working out how best to get things apart, the children have been talking about how we can use the treasure to make things that are beautiful or even useful. As well as increasing children’s physical skills with tools, the attitudes about themselves as capable learners have been evident in the language used by the children: “This one’s hard, but I can do it.”Helen Waldron, Head Teacher, Carterton Kindergarten

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After the StormAfter the Storm, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan 2016, M, adult themes, Drama, 1h 57min, Carterton Events Centre, Friday June 1.

This worldly, affectionate and wryly amusing family drama was this year’s Cannes entry from Japanese director, Kore-eda Hirokazu.

It centres on handsome, charming Ryoto (Abe Hiroshi), a formerly successful novelist who pines for his ex-wife the pretty Kyoko (Maki Yoko) and his 12-year-old son Shingo (TV actor Yoshizawa Taiyo). Working as a private detective to support a serious gambling habit, he seems an unlikely prospect for re-marriage but when they are stranded together at his mother’s home during a typhoon he sees a chance to reunite.

Bikes in Schools?Carterton Council has approved in principle a plan under the Bikes in Schools project for a section of Carrington Park, now leased to Carterton Primary School. The land would be used as a cycling-learning centre for children and would still be usable as a sports ground and play ground. A cycling track would be built around the perimeter of the field. Learning to ride a bike safely would become part of the school’s curriculum. Decisions at this stage are in the hands of the Carterton School Board of Trustees. If they agree, then involvement can be offered to South End and Dalefield Schools as well.

Costs are high. The programme would need to own a fleet of bikes and helmets of various sizes as well as safe storage space.

Statistics quoted in the Council report show that over the last 20 years the number of New Zealand children who cycle from home to school and back has halved while the number travelling by car has doubled.

One would hope that the programme would deal thoroughly with the primary hazards that face young cyclists: a state highway separating the schools from home, no cycling lanes and an unforgiving roundabout at the Belvedere corner. These problems could account for the number of children who arrive at school by car.

The teaching programme must cover safe-cycling practices and safe routes to school and back. There are ways through the traffic jungle – they are not direct routes, but they are there.

Council needs to do more than just approve the Bikes in Schools plan. It needs also to take a serious look at school-to-home safety for young cyclists. Don Farr“This one’s hard, but I can do it.”

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Carterton’s SurreyJust want to say thanks for the colour photo and the piece on the Surrey and the opening of the carriage house a few weeks ago.

So many people have been involved in the concept and the realisation of Eion’s dream that whenever it is mentioned in the press it gives them all a pat on the back. These are so often the silent, ‘behind the scenes’ people and organisations that rarely get the cheers they so richly deserve. Keep up the good work of the Carterton Crier, another great local success story!Sally BarrettThanks Sally. Ed.

Researching CartertonI did wonder when my husband died in March 2000 how was I to fill the hours of each day. I never dreamt I would be so busy researching and helping folk throughout the Wairarapa which I thoroughly love doing. Since I first began researching the early settlers of Carterton District, I’ve met such great folk willing to share their family history and I’ve made some great friends.

My research was to be lodged with the local group but, due to circumstances beyond my expertise, Gareth Winter has offered to take it all up to the archives in Masterton.

In your article on The Travelling Correspondent, Carterton 1885-1891 they give the date for a dinner attended by Mr Carter for the naming of Carterton as 1859 rather than between the years 1885-1891. Surely this must be a mistake. Adele Pentony-Graham, Clareville Researcher

Smoke pollutionI agree with previous writers that Carterton has a smoke pollution problem from outdoor fires in some areas.

On a recent fine morning, the acrid smell and smoke of burning refuse assaulted our senses. My visitors from Palmerston North could not believe the intrusion from this pollution.

A reason given for burning refuse is that the householder cannot afford to pay for council rubbish bags. But none of us can afford to have our health jeopardised by the resulting air pollution and all have a responsibility to contribute to the cost of a clean healthy environment.

Masterton District Council publishes a large advertisement about indoor fires asking residents to ‘Help Clear the Air’. This lists five easy steps to reduce wood smoke, describes material that should not be burnt and details health risks from exposure to smoke. It also says, ‘no outdoor burning from May 1 to August 31.’

As requesting residents to refrain from outdoor burn-ups seems ineffective here, can Carterton District Council and Wellington Regional Council consider writing to offenders and taking action with a by-law that will be beneficial to all in helping to keep our air clean?Jean Corlett, Carterton

Dear AAI have a friend who I’m quite worried about. She’s one of those

people to who everyone else turns to when they’re having difficulties or dramas. It’s got to the point now where random people write to her. I think they’ve started calling her the Distress Diva or some silly name.

I’m concerned that taking on the problems of others is having an effect on her own mental state. The constant pressure of deadlines in answering can’t be helping either. What can be done?

Yours sincerely, Naomi De Plume

Dear NDPI understand your consternation but, like all incredibly heroic figures

across the wide gamut of history, there is only one thing your amazing friend can do: dig deep and find that extra inner energy to power on.

Nobody said solving all the world’s problems in two inches of column text would be easy. However, being blessed with wit, intelligence and astonishing good looks does come with a large weight of responsibility. I’m sure your friend will be fine.

Regards, AADear Agony Aunty. We hear your cry for help. Ed.

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