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cleaners and the creative talents of Edison Robinson are raising money for orphaned children overseas.

The four year old Newtown resident is selling her artwork to raise funds for orphans on the border between Thailand and Burma.

“The children didn’t have any mum-mies and daddies, so I help them,”

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Edison’s mother, Shelly Robinson, says her daughter loves to build things, make things and glue things, but most of all draw pictures.

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Edison lends a hand SOLD FOR $50: Four year old Edison Robinson’s drawing has been sold to

raise money for charity. PHOTO CREDIT: Georgia Forrester.

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Shelly says Edison wanted to help children in need and decided to sell her drawings to family members for a gold coin donation.

“Once she ran out of family she went to the neighbours, and now we’re taking orders from strangers,” she says.

The young artist has been busy over the last three months, selling 65 drawings for people in New Zealand, Australia, America and England.

Edison’s charity effort has raised $430 so far, which Shelly says will provide around 3,300 meals for children in Thailand and Burma.

Edison says she wants the money raised to go towards buy-ing pillows, blankets and food for orphaned children.

The money raised has the poten-tial to buy a water purifi er.

“It will get the bad water and turn it into good water,” Edison

says.Edison Peacefully Robinson,

who is named after a refugee from Thailand, is committed to helping others and says she will

continue to sell art in the future. “They don’t know I’m going

to help them,” she says. “When I’m an adult, I’m

going to still do it.”

When she grows up, Edison says she wants to be a doctor and will continue to give all her money away to children in need.

Little helper makes big differenceLITTLE HELPER: Edison Robinson shows off her creative talent which is helping to raise funds for orphans in Thailand and Burma. PHOTO CREDIT: Georgia Forrester.

By Sam Duff

A sore shoulder early last year led to Anna Williams being told something she knew would change her life.

Surgery to remove a tumour and 30 treatments of radio therapy later Anna, who is in remission, says having cancer has made her want to live her life to the full.

“You have just got to live for today and tell people you care about them,” she says.

“I live as fully as I can now.”Anna says it took a while to

be diagnosed last year.“I had such a long wait to fi nd

out what it was,” she says. “By then I was weighing up ‘was it cancer? Was it not cancer?’”

“There was a message on my answering phone from my GP asking me to come in the next day with a support person. I

knew then.”“When I shut my front door

that morning I knew my life would never be the same again.”

Anna, whose brother died two years ago from cancer, says her niece that lives in Newtown was a huge help while she went through treat-ment.

“You are aware of the impact it has on the people around you,” she says.

“I would picture my fam-ily in there with me (during treatment)”

Anna says the Cancer So-ciety offer great support to people with cancer throughout their treatment from free park-ing to holding meetings for patients to meet each other.

“In terms of what they offer it’s absolutely fantastic,” she says.

“Meeting other people with cancer has been great.

“When I came out of the fi rst (radio therapy) session I said ‘I can’t do this again’. There was a man who put his arm out and said ‘you can’ and he supported me.”

Anna says her shoulder still does not function properly and she is on the waiting list for a new one.

“I can’t hug people,” she says. “It’s quite frustrating.”

Anna will travel to Berlin this week for a trip and she spent several weeks in Iran in May.

“I have resolved to live life to the full.”

Collectors were out in force on Friday for the Cancer So-ciety’s annual Daffodil Day fundraiser. Visit www.daff odilday.org.nz to fi nd out how you can donate.

LIVE FOR THE DAY: Anna Wil-liams will travel to Berlin this week as part of her new found zest for life after having cancer. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

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Windows boarded up, cracked façade and rusty roof - local residents are concerned about the future of an iconic building which has been red stickered and not been used for many years.

With the Memorial Park mo-torway project on its footsteps, questions are being asked about what will happen to the General Headquarters Building, on the corner of Taranaki and Buckle Streets in Mount Cook.

The Edwardian style building, constructed in 1912, is owned by the New Zealand Defence Force, and a decision is yet to be made on what to do with it.

Newtown resident Sheena Hudson, a member of independ-ent group Historic Places Wel-lington, says the building would be beautiful if it were done up.

Vice-chairperson of Historic Places Wellington Priscilla Williams says the category two listed building is an important part of Wellington’s military history in Mount Cook.

“It is a part of our heritage,” she says.

It should be strengthened and returned to use for use in time

for the opening of the Memorial Park in 2015, Priscilla says.

“It looks absolutely terrible at the moment,” she says. “This ugly duckling could once more become a swan.”

“We’re not in the business of saving old buildings just for the sake of it. You have to be selective.”

Lieutenant Commander Ian Wells from the New Zealand Defence Force says a decision is

yet to be made on the building’s future by Defence Force bosses.

“I’m not sure what sort of time frame they are looking at for making the decision,” he says.

Lieutenant Commander Wells says there are probably three options for the red stickered building’s future.

“There could be just a general tidy up, or there could be a full upgrade so that it is actually usable or the other option could

be to knock it down completely.”The Memorial Park project

does not affect the General Headquarters Building, accord-ing to NZTA.

Should Wellington knock down historic buildings and save money or should we pay to save these precious gems?

Email [email protected] and let us know what you think.

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IN DECAY: Sheena Hudson says the Gen-eral Headquarters Building in Mount Cook would be beautiful if it were given some love. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

The hoardings are up, the opening broadcasts have been made and now it is time for locals to test out those brave enough to run for election, at local candidate meetings.

There are ten Rongotai candidates chasing your vote on September 20.

There will be a further fi ve candidate meetings for which the details can be found below.

The Rongotai electorate was established in 1996 to replace the old Miramar and Island Bay electorates when MMP

came into force.The Eastern and Southern

suburbs of Wellington are included in the Te Tai Tonga electorate, which also covers the entire South Island.

At the last general elec-tion in November 2011 the national voter turn-out was 74.21% - the lowest since 1887.

Prior to the election the Cook Strait News will be publishing an election profi le on each candidate for both the Rongotai and Te Tai Tonga electorates.

TICK TICK: Newtown resident Veronica Waddy will cast her � rst vote on September 20. PHOTO CREDIT: Georgia Forrester

On the soapbox for candidatesMeeting dates & times Newtown, Thursday Septem-ber 4, 730pm at St Anne’s Parish Hall.Hataitai, Sunday September 7, 2pm at TS Amokura Sea Cadets.Disability Sector, Thursday September 11, 2pm at ASB Sport Centre, Kilbirnie.Miramar, Maupuia, Seatoun and Strathmore Park, Thursday September 11, 730pm at 33 Park Road, Miramar.Island Bay, Wednesday Septem-ber 17, 7pm at the Island Bay Bowling Club.

The Wellington waterfront is public land and should not be developed de-spite a new design being put forth for a building on the Site 10 North Kumutoto site, according to Waterfront Watch.

Waterfront Watch president Mary Munro says the area is the jewel in the city’s crown and should be open to people to enjoy.

“That the Council is moving towards privatising public space by e� ectively selling o� the site to a private devel-oper is disgraceful,” she says.

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A local design student has earned a highly commended prize in the ECC New Zealand Student Craft and Design Awards.

Glenn Catchpole, an industrial design student at Massey University, has been highly commended for his environment-friendly chair design.

The Newtown resident’s design is one of 13 of 99 national entries that were awarded prizes at an award ceremony in Lower Hutt last week.

Glenn says his tinkering with sustainable materials was to explore and challenge his own creativity.

“I was interested in challenging my skills and the way I design,” he says.

His chair is made using untreated wood and tie-down straps, which hold it all together.

It’s fi nished with natural stain and

beeswax, nothing that is harmful to the environment, Glenn says.

That’s it, no glue, no nails, no nuts or bolts.

Glenn says it is made of raw materials and a lot of hard work.

“Trying new things gives you the opportunity to fi nd who you are as a designer,” Glenn says.

He says the inspiration behind his designs stems from his childhood spent playing outdoors.

“As a kid you learn by having fun, by experimenting and playing.

“I loved to just play with things. My mum would always complain about how I’d always disassemble everything and not put it back together right.

“I just wanted to become a modern day inventor.”

Glenn’s chair is currently on display at the Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt.

STUDENT SUCCESS: Glenn Catchpole is chu� ed as his environment-friendly chair design has been recognised in the New Zealand Student Craft and Design Awards. PHOTO CREDIT: Georgia Forrester

Cheers to environmental effort

New autism groupA new autism support group has

started up at the Island Bay Community Centre.

The South Wellington ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Support group is parent-run and members will meet on the third Monday of each month.

Tenants have moved back into the Berkeley Dallard Apartments in Nairn Street after work started on the quake-prone building in February last year.

A few tears of happiness were re-corded, and new tenant Maria Coll says she was impressed with the modern � nishing and warmth of her apartment.

There is a new community room which tenants can use, as well as landscaped grassy areas and a shared playground.

Another lift was added to the apart-ment block, as well as extra insulation, new plumbing and � re protection, and new bathrooms and kitchens.

The redevelopment was part of the Council's $420 million social housing upgrade to make apartments warm, dry, safe and secure, and up to modern standards for tenants who are people with low incomes or special housing needs.

By Sam Duff

Home baked short bread was in hot demand at the Cancer Society in Newtown last week when residents from Kilmarnock Heights Home popped in.

Residents from the home wanted to do their bit for the many volunteers helping out with the Cancer Society’s an-nual Daffodil Day fundraiser.

Jacquie Brooky, from Kil-marnock, was one resident eager to show her appreciation to the volunteers by helping to bake and deliver a batch of short bread biscuits.

Jacquie is a breast cancer

survivor herself and says the Cancer Society do an amazing job in helping patients and families.

She recently found out she is in the clear and will not have to go back to hospital for a year.

Fellow resident Kevin Gar-rett tagged along and also visited last year when the home dropped off home-made cupcakes.

Kevin is a survivor of pros-tate cancer.

Tracey Harris from the Can-cer Society says the charity has a regular base of about 450 volunteers who help out with everything from driving to administration.

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GOODIES: Kilmarnock Heights Home resident Jacquie Brooky, Cancer Society Manager of Volunteering Tracey Harris and Kilmarnock resident Kevin Garrett. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Du�


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By Sam Duff

Can you spell schadenfreude, pro-pinquity or chlorophyll?

Those were just a few of the tricky words faced by two Scots College pupils who were fi nalists in the Lower North Island Regional Spelling Bee recently.

Jackson Lacy, 13, and Andrew Tang, 14, will now face off against 48 other students from around the country at the National Spelling Bee in October.

Jackson, who comes from Tawa,

says he had never done a spelling bee on stage before so it was a good chance to test his skills.

“I have always been pretty good at English,” he says.

An English teacher at the school, who made his students write their own books, has done a lot to inspire the boys, Jackson says.

“He instilled in us a love of using creative words.”

Jackson says as practice for the competition he would record himself spelling words from a list the com-

petitors were given.Andrew, from Hataitai, says one

of his pet peeves is reading things in which words have been spelt incorrectly.

“I just don’t like to get things wrong,” he says. “I like things to be perfect and correct.”

“I like to write to the author or the publisher of a book so they can get it right.”

Meeting fellow spelling wizzes will be a highlight of next month’s competition, Andrew says.

Supreme spellers create a buzz

SPELLING BOYS: Scots College pupil’s Andrew Tang and Jackson Lacy will take part in the National Spelling Bee next month. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

This week starts on a high note as one of Wellington's annual events fi lls the Michael Fowler Centre and the Opera House with sounds from chil-dren’s' school choirs, pieces of their artwork, and Wearable Art.

Artsplash involves the com-ing together of over 8,000 children from the Wellington region, to celebrate and per-form in all of the Arts over six days, with four dance shows, two drama shows, six music and Wearable Art shows and up to 1000 works of visual art exhibited in the Renouf Foyer.

The Wellington Youth Sin-

fonietta Orchestra and Chilton Amadeus Orchestra will be ac-companying the massed choirs over three nights, alongside professional musicians that make up the Artsplash Band.

Organiser Mary Pichard says that the kids really get a buzz from the experience.

The children perform in front of family, friends, and the pubclic. Artsplash will be running from September 2-12, and door sales are $5 per ticket. A full programme can be viewed online at www.wel-lington.govt.nz/events/annual-events/artsplash.

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“Student’s demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and their well-being is a priori-ty for the board and staff.”

“Teachers and students work closely together in ways that are mutually respectful.”

“Students are active and willing participants in leadership opportunities.”

“Students actively engage in purposeful learning.

A high level of interest and motivation is apparent school wide.”

“Students are open, confi dent and respectful in their interactions with each other-and staff. They demonstrate a sense of pride in themselves, their cultural identity and the school.”

“Students who are at risk of underachieving are identifi ed and participate in planned interventions to support their learning.”

“The school provides a rich curriculum that refl ects students’ diverse back-grounds and inter-ests.”

“Collaboratively developed school expectations guide planning, teaching and learning.”

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What would your last meal on earth be?

What’s next on your wish list?

To pay off our mortgage. Although I don’t think that will be anytime soon.

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Backpacking trip to India in 1998 - It was a culture shock but very memorable.

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Sunlight.

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My family back in Ireland.

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I play games on the computer when I should be painting.

The Aro Valley Community Centre will want more of the Wellington sun now that it has made the switch to solar power.

Local start-up Aro Solar is the team behind making the community

centre the fi rst in New Zealand to be fully powered by the sun's energy.

Any power not used goes back into the grid and and savings will go to the playcentre next door.

Aro Solar took part in the Wel-

lington City Council's Smart Energy Challenge earlier in the year, and this switch was their fi rst venture.

Council Senior Policy Advisor Ni-gel Taptiklis says Aro Solar is a great example of how the Smart Energy

Challenge can enhance Wellington.“They are passionate about work-

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challenge and complete their fi rst project.”

Mirdana Voke, one the Aro Solar team, says that the next step will be to work out how to expand the project to other suburbs.

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Haydn’s Paris symphonies are a feature of Orchestra Wellington’s 2014 season, and this concert features two of them: Symphony No 86, and number 85, called

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By Sam Duff

Frizz, curl, straighten or dye – a local clipper will travel to Australia after being awarded a new hairdressing prize.

Kiri Roberts, 24, from Mane Salon in Mount Cook says she was very excited to win the Global Synergy New Zealand 2014 hairdressing award.

“It’s super exciting,” she says. “When I started hairdressing this is the kind of thing I wanted to be doing.”

“I’m overwhelmed by it really.”Winning the prize in its fi rst year was

good timing, Kiri says. “We had to submit a two minute video

to introduce ourselves and say why we love hairdressing,” she says.

“I love the diversity of what you can achieve. You can be in the salon working with clients being creative.”

She says four hairdressers from through-out the country, including an apprentice from her own work, were fi nalists in the competition and spent two days in Auck-land being mentored by experts.

“It has just been awesome. I couldn’t believe it really.”

Kiri, who has been a hairdresser for more than fi ve years, started her career in New Plymouth before moving to Wel-lington more than a year ago.

Kiri, who lives in Wilton, will travel to Sydney in November where she will spend several days assisting the creative teams for a show called Ssshhh.

Trimming up a stormCROPS AND BOBBERS: Kiri Roberts from Mane Salon in Mount Cook says she is excited to have won a hairdressing award. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

Island Bay safer cycle lanesFinal proposal and feedback opportunity

We’ve been revising the design of the kerbside lanes planned for The Parade and are now seeking feedback on the final proposal.

The detailed plans and information are on our website Wellington.govt.nz/shorland2wakefield. You can also see the plans at the Wellington South Baptist Church, 284 The Parade, and the community centre, 137 The Parade.

There’s also another drop-in session:

• Thursday 11 September, 5–8pm, at the Baptist Church.

Feedback is required by Monday 6 October. Please provide this online if you can Wellington.govt.nz/islandbaycycle. Alternatively, FreePost feedback forms and information are available from the library and community centre, by emailing [email protected] or phone us on 499 4444.


Question: What is your favourite thing about spring and why?

readers have their say... Find out the WORD on the Street.

Letters on issues of com-munity interest are wel-comed. Guidelines are that they should be no longer than 150 words. They must be signed and a street address provided to show

good faith, even if a nom de plume is provided for publication.The editor reserves the right to abridge letters or withhold unsuitable letters from publication.

Send or fax them to the address on page two, or email them to [email protected]. Please note that your name and street ad-dress must also be pro-vided in e mails.

Cameron Holder, Mount Cook

“The fi rst thing that springs to mind would be spring skiing on Mount Ruapehu. The snow is much softer.”

Lisa Alo, Newtown

“I like seeing all the different coloured fl owers when it’s coming into spring.”

Ken Jaro, Mount Victoria

“Spring fl owers brighten up your day. Flowers are a great gift to give someone.”

Amanda Pride, Mount Cook

“Better weather, better energy.”

John Batstone, Mount Victoria

“The spring bulbs and the weather.”

Carl Flavell, Berhampore

“I feel like the weather starts to get better in spring.”

LETTERS to the editor Continued on page 9

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We’re putting a spring in our step this week as we chat to the public about the changing season.

Dear Ed, if the vociferous doom and gloom merchants opposed to the con-struction of the fi rst section of the Island Bay to Waitangi Park cycleway along the Parade are to believed, actual construction of the cycleway will result in the end of the world and civilisation as we know it. For example, there will be hundreds or maybe thousands of elderly bodies strewn along the Parade, (mown down by neophyte junior cyclists), as they struggle in vain to cross the cycleway to board or disembark from taxis and buses.

Will this sad state of affairs actually

come to pass? One sure way to fi nd out is to follow the famous splitter of the atom Lord Ernest Rutherford's scientifi c advice:

The ultimate test of any theory is experiment!

So build the cycleway I say and see what happens!

If in the (unlikely) event that the world does actually end as prophesied by the doom-sayers and opponents of the cy-cleway and they confront me afterwards and chant accusingly: we told you so! then all I can reply is oops!

R McGann, Vogeltown

Dear Ed, I have no problem with cycleways but they should not be at the expense of the travelling convenience/time of all other commuters.

Nor should the safety of others be com-promised by having to cross the cycle lane to enter or exit, buses, cars and taxis, as

I believe will be the case if the proposed curb side cycling lane goes ahead as planned without raised curb separation.

They may not tear up the suburb but they certainly are tearing the community in Island bay apart.

S Hall

Cycleways tearing community apart

Dear Ed, I see they are going to crack-down on the 30kmh speed limit in the Wellington CBD. Well how about policing some of the 30kmh limits in the suburbs?

I live in the Island bay area and the 30kmh speed limit in the shopping centre is an absolute Joke.

I see it nearly every day from 4pm onwards after picking my wife up from work.

I would say between 80 to 90% of vehicles ignore the speed limit.

This includes buses, trucks and cars, even ambulances.

Many times when I have crossed the road

I have waved to these idiots to slow down, all i got was abuse.

I have even had horns tooted at me because i was travelling at the 30kmh limit through the shopping centre.

I would like to see one of the Island Bay council representatives come and see how chronic it is with these moron drivers.

Also, the disabled park in front of the shops might as well not be there.

I thought once they painted it blue that it would make a difference, but sadly no.

Once i counted from 10 to 15 cars park-ing there in the space in an hour.

Michael Smith, Island Bay (abridged)

Drivers need to slow down

Dear Ed, Apart from the current petition for a safe pedestrian cross-ing at the top of Britomart Street - I would like to suggest that a new winter

dry pedestrian pathway be established across MacAlister Park to connect the existing pathway to Adelaide Road. Martin Beck, Mornington (abridged)

Proposing a new crossing

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Dear Ed, just read your article (let’s look at public transport – says Mayor, Aug 25), and no, neither I nor any over 50’s person I know (and there are many) are donning lycra to appease this council.

Wellington cannot and will not compare to any city in Europe with their massive population, greater funding and more intelligently used geography.

How is anyone short of Olympic cycling standard supposed to navigate this city with its steep hills and valleys, obstructive harbour and awkward windy climate on bicycles?

Even buses can’t cope in some areas due to the way the city has been built

and located.More to the point the saying ‘time is

money’ seems to have been forgotten by this Council.

What’s more, goods and services need roads, so do buses by the way, so how do you propose to get containers of goods moved around in and out of this city?

80 people on bikes? 10 cart-horses?For heaven’s sake Wellington voters,

vote this council out and do it soon, before all your property values fall into a giant slide in a crazy city where no-one who really works for a living wants to be!

Steve Sands (abridged)GEARED UP: A Lycra-free cyclist rides on the footpath in Lyall Bay.

Not donning the Lycra

Dear Ed, In yesterday’s Cook Strait News (Aug 25) there was an interest-ing letter written by Hinrich Schaefer of Owhiro Bay.

This has inspired me to come up with alternative suggestions to the controversial Island Bay cycle route.

Has any serious thought been given to a city to sea cycle way using Owhiro Bay instead?

If you could cycle from Owhiro Bay to the city you would not need to worry about the Basin Reserve.

You would approach the city from Brooklyn and have a great time hoon-

ing down the Brooklyn hill past the Renouf Centre then enter the city at Willis Street.

Island Bay cyclists could cycle round the coast to Owhiro Bay and use this route also.

One other possibility is a cycle route starting at Lyall Bay.

Onepu Road is just as wide as Island Bay Parade and cyclists could pedal along Onepu Road into Evans Bay Parade then into the city round the bays.

There are fewer sets of traffi c lights in Onepu Road than there are in the

Berhampore/Newtown area. To make the round -the- bays route

more cycle friendly you could make the area from Evans Bay Parade to Oriental Parade a toll road for motor-ists during commuting hours.

This would encourage them to use other routes.

It seems the cycleway planners haven't considered any other options than that of the Island Bay to city cycle route and perhaps it is time for the good people of Wellington to do this.

Christine Swift, Island Bay

Consider other cycle routes

Dear Ed, the most interesting place I have been to was in South America (Word on the street, Aug 4).

It was in November 2002 in Almo-longa of Guatemala.

We were there to celebrate the open-ing of the temple in the city.

This church had been built on the head of a seven mile long painted snake.

The population of the city was huge.

Initially there was much trouble with mountain people, broken marriage, upheaval, alcohol and drug addiction, violence and full prisons.

The woman prayed and interceded to our God Jesus Christ, with a tenacity travail and unity and perseverance.

“If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and turn from their wicked way God

will hear from heaven, forgive their sin and heal the land.”

Suddenly huge water holes appeared in the fi elds in the mountains to irrigate the plants.

There was healing of marriages, community were restored, no violence or drug use and the prison was empty. There was peace.

R. Teutscher, Hataitai (abridged)

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Plans for strengthening the Hataitai Bus Tunnel were confi rmed last week.

Wellington City Council agreed to its 2013 to 2014 annual report which also included a 2.5 per cent rates increase for ratepayers.

The report outlines plans to build retaining walls and strengthen bridges and tunnels as part of future developments across Wellington.

The fi nal annual report will be available online and in print on September 26.

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Nelson Crisp’s big smile and cheery tune is what greets patients, staff, volunteers, and visitors at Wellington Hospital when he volunteers to play piano.

As a child Nelson dabbled in piano but was not allowed to learn a brass instrument like his father.

But now, at the ripe age of 75, the retired Miramar pharmacist fi lls the hospital foyer with tunes - from Elton John and Josh Groban to Frank Sinatra and Susan Boyle.

Nelson, who has arthritis in his left hand from an old hockey in-jury, says he rekindled his passion for playing piano three years ago.

“I’ve only just started playing again since I retired,” he says.

Nelson is a hospital volunteer and says music is a fun way to help cheer up others.

“By playing music, I try to make people feel better,” he says.

While Nelson says he is no pro-

fessional, he enjoys playing songs people know and can relate to.

His music teacher Nigel Patterson says Nelson has an unfailing sense of enthusiasm and zest for music.

“He’s very generous in the fact that he goes and plays for people. People appreciate that,” Nigel says.

Trish Lee, manager of the Hospi-tals Volunteer Service says patients are often facing diffi cult situations and Nelson has the ability to lift sprits and bring a smile to people’s faces.

Nelson is one of the 550 Wel-lington Hospitals Foundation volunteers who give their time to help others.

Trish says around 40 of these vol-unteers play the piano for hospital patients.

Whether Nelson’s catching up with old customers, playing for the public or teeing off on the golf course, he says he won’t be slowing down anytime soon.

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TUNING IN: Retired pharmacist Nelson Crisp lifts spirits by volunteering to play piano at Wellington Hospital. PHOTO CREDIT: Georgia Forrester

By Sam Duff

Youngsters from throughout the Eastern and Southern Suburbs are striking the right note as they take part in a Wellington-wide youth choir.

The Wellington Young Voices Choir meet at the Central Baptist Church on Boulcott Street twice a week, ac-cording to musical director Christine Argyle.

“They really enjoy the opportunity to be challenged,” Christine says.

“They really like meeting new friends, so that’s kind of nice for them.”

Christine, who co-directs the group with Nicola Hoult, says the children benefit greatly from working as a team in the choir.

“They have all got to do the same thing at the same time,” she says

“It’s very much a team activity

and everyone has to pull their own weight.”

She says the choir formed in 2012 as a holiday programme and in 2013 they started holding weekly practices.

There are about 47 kids, aged between 8 and 14, from throughout Wellington who participate each week.

So far this year the children have performed in the New Zealand Festival, sung with the Orpheus Choir and worked with Dave Dobbyn on song This Love about the Pike River miners.

“It was really exciting for them to sing with Dave Dobbyn,” Christine says.

“They get a real buzz out of per-forming.”

Last weekend the Wellington Young Voices Choir performed a show, At the Movies, at Paramount cinema.

Songs from classics such as Annie and the Sound of Music to modern hits from Despicable Me Two and Frozen were performed.

Christine says in November the Wellington Young Voices Choir will again sing with the Orpheus choir in Carmina Burana.

Children’s choir hits a high note

UP AND COMERS: Abishkar Palma, Cassandra Bahr and Anahera Eparai-ma-Walker sing their hearts out.

Wellingtonians are being urged to put their hands up for the New Zealander of the Year Award.

With nominations closing on September 30, Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says it would be great if the 2015 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year were a local.

“Let's show New Zealand how absolutely, positively marvellous Wellingtonians are,” she says.

Put your hands up Wellington

YOUNG STARS: Youngsters George Baker, Sasha Crane, Zoe Crane and Hannah Hodson take part in the Wellington Young Voices Choir. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff


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Think back to the Re-petitive Strain Injury (RSI) epidemic of the 1990s. People experi-enced pain in their arms from using a keyboard. The keyboard was often blamed, however the pain felt in peoples’ arms was referred from the neck.

Lots of treatment was aimed at the arms without signifi cant benefi t.

Most headaches are also referred from the neck, however almost every patient I see with head-ache or migraine has had a scan of their head but scans of their neck. The mystery of pain will be solved a lot quicker with some lateral thinking.

This picture shows where pain originating from the neck can spread to (Taken from “Fix Your Neck, Headache and Migraine” due for release in November 2014 – with permission from the publisher).

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BEACH FUN: Nanny Lisa Kelly, from Mount Victoria, searches for shells at the beach with Luisa Bale, who shies away from the camera.

Stepping into SpringFEET UP: Abigail Alinda and Ellie Leong put their feet up and enjoy a break away from University at Lyall Bay beach. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

OUT FOR A STROLL: The excitement of Lyall Bay beach was not enough to keep Robbie English Junior awake as he goes for a walk with parents Caroline Atkins and Robbie English.

To celebrate the arrival of leg-endary seducerer Don Giovanni to the St James Theatre next month the Cook Strait News had two tickets to the show to give away.Readers were asked to email in and tell us how their partner swept them o� their feet with a romantic gesture.The winner was Melissa Reeve whose partner stole her heart, and ours, with his romantic ways, and his accent.She wrote the following:

“In all honesty my partner, or ally in crime, bought me my very � rst whiskey at the Library Bar and then proceeded to send me beautiful music from YouTube every day after that. “This happened to be the � nal week of my father's life so I was emotionally raw.“But the notes coupled with the sultry music and I was quite softly struck. “Or was it just his French accent?“He also took me to the last Opera so I kind of owe him.”

Lothario swoops onto stage


By Sam Duff

In between practising the cello and the piano and taking her school mock exams a Wellington East Girls’ pupil is fi tting in a spot of operatic singing.

Beth Angus, 15, from Miramar, will star in a performance of Handel: Israel in Egypt with the Tudor Consort this week as a soprano one.

“It’s quite a lot of high stuff so it does get a bit tiring after a while, but it’s good fun,” Beth says.

“I’m quite interested in early music so it’s great to be in a group that specialises in it.”

Year 11 Beth, whose father plays the contra bassoon in the New Zealand Symphony Or-chestra, says she joined a kid’s choir when she was 11 or 12 and has been singing ever since.

“I enjoy meeting new people and singing good music,” she says.

The youngster, who enjoys listening to 20th century Bartok music that is loud and crashy, says she does not get nervous performing as she will be part of a large group and has been part of many performances before.

While Beth loves music she does not know-how far if she will take it past college.

“Music will always be a part of my life but I haven’t decided I want to do it at university yet.”

The Tudor Consort presents Handel: Israel in Egypt on September 6 at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul.

Getting the Handel of it

YOUNG SINGER: Miramar teen Beth Angus will perform with the Tudor Consort this week. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

By Sam Duff

A Mount Cook man shouted his mates a few beers and put on the nibbles for Saturday’s test match after he won a $1000 grocery voucher last week.

Karl and Kathleen Nadin will be shopping up large at Pak ‘n Save after they won the voucher from Mr Rental on Vivian Street as part of a giveaway.

“I thought I was dreaming,” Karl says. “I had to pinch myself.”

“It was the fi rst time I had won a prize.”

Karl says the voucher will come

in handy during the next few months to pay for the couples weekly food shops.

“It will help us especially with Christmas coming up,” he says.

Kathleen says her daughter Crystal, who is training to become a McDonalds Manager, will be visiting from Whangarei soon so they will have a full cupbard when she stays.

“She’s my pride and joy my daughter,” Kathleen says. “I think the world of her.”

Kathleen says the prize is like another birthday present as she celebrated her birthday last week.

WINNING COUPLE: Karl and Kathleen Nadin from Mount Cook are presented with a $1000 gro-cery voucher by Mr Rental Vivian Street owner Karen Ryan. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

Big grins after big win

Flowers begin to bloom, the lawns need a mow more often and long hot days are in sight – today marks the beginning of Spring.

Bang a few beers in the chilly bin and clean the dust off of the sunglasses, summer is around the corner.

To celebrate the beginning of our favourite season the Cook Strait News headed out of the offi ce to see how locals are enjoying the sun.

15Monday September 1, 2014SPORT

PuzzlesW O R D

PuzzlesW O R D ANSWERS - AUGUST 29 ISSUE

22 words - PICKED, Cedi, cap, deck, dice, dick, die, dike, dip, epic, ice, iced, kepi, kid, kip, peck, pic, pick, pie, pied, pike, piked.

Across: 1 Scent, 4 Pearls of wisdom, 11 Bight, 14 Decry, 15 Consequence, 16 Evidence, 19 Attempt, 20 Plain, 21 Espionage, 24 Overjoyed, 26 Croaky, 27 Handle, 31 Apart, 32 Barbaric, 34 Prejudiced, 38 Devious, 39 Instep, 40 Smooch, 41 Star, 42 Flooded, 45 Soundtrack, 50 Swindle, 54 Rain, 55 Styled, 56 Second, 57 Vagrant, 60 Equivocate, 61 Indolent, 62 Tower, 65 Jurors, 66 Canary, 67 Advertise, 72 Rehearsal, 73 Sieve, 74 Flannel, 79 Obliging, 80 Play for time, 81 Fight, 82 Start, 83 Tickled to death, 84 Learn. Down: 2 Create, 3 Nerve, 5 Eros, 6 Resolve, 7 Sequin, 8 Flex, 9 Incision, 10 Moving, 11 Bodyguards, 12 Gone, 13 Treacle, 17 Spare, 18 Wickerwork, 22 Loyal, 23 Educated, 25 Vertigo, 26 Cockpit, 28 Appeal, 29 Proton, 30 Ejects, 33 Banjo, 35 Dirge, 36 Luge, 37 Asia, 42 Force, 43 Obituary, 44 Detect, 45 Split hairs, 46 Undo, 47 Destiny, 48 Recede, 49 Canal, 51 Wrap, 52 Nervous, 53 Linked, 58 Overweight, 59 Unwed, 63 Parallel, 64 Still, 65 Jealous, 68 Devotee, 69 Peanut, 70 Kimono, 71 Tether, 75 Noise, 76 Flea, 77 Eyed, 78 Omit.

22 words - PICKED, Cedi, cap, deck, dice, dick, die, dike, dip, epic, ice, iced, kepi, kid, kip, peck, pic, pick, pie, pied, pike, piked.

Across: 1 Scent, 4 Pearls of wisdom, 11 Bight, 14 Decry, 15 Consequence, 16 Evidence, 19 Attempt, 20 Plain, 21 Espionage, 24 Overjoyed, 26 Croaky, 27 Handle, 31 Apart, 32 Barbaric, 34 Prejudiced, 38 Devious, 39 Instep, 40 Smooch, 41 Star, 42 Flooded, 45 Soundtrack, 50 Swindle, 54 Rain, 55Styled, 56 Second, 57 Vagrant, 60 Equivocate, 61 Indolent, 62 Tower, 65 Jurors, 66 Canary, 67 Advertise, 72 Rehearsal, 73 Sieve, 74 Flannel, 79 Obliging, 80 Play for time, 81 Fight, 82 Start, 83 Tickled to death, 84 Learn.Down: 2 Create, 3 Nerve, 5 Eros, 6 Resolve, 7 Sequin, 8 Flex, 9 Incision, 10 Moving, 11 Bodyguards, 12 Gone, 13 Treacle, 17 Spare, 18 Wickerwork, 22 Loyal, 23 Educated, 25 Vertigo, 26 Cockpit, 28 Appeal, 29 Proton, 30 Ejects, 33 Banjo, 35 Dirge, 36 Luge, 37 Asia, 42 Force, 43 Obituary, 44 Detect, 45 Split hairs, 46 Undo, 47 Destiny, 48 Recede, 49 Canal, 51 Wrap, 52 Nervous, 53 Linked, 58 Overweight, 59 Unwed, 63 Parallel, 64 Still, 65 Jealous, 68 Devotee, 69 Peanut, 70 Kimono, 71 Tether, 75 Noise, 76 Flea, 77 Eyed, 78 Omit.

By Dan Whitfi eld

Two amazing seasons of profes-sional under 21 rugby came to a close over the weekend, seeing Wainuiomata and Poneke fight with determination for the Vic Calcnai Trophy.

Both teams came out wanting to win, but the game came down to a difference of three points; and Poneke claiming a fi nal victory.

Wainuiomata’s Saita Lasini opened the scoring with a stun-ning run-away try down the wing.

This allowed Wainuiomata to have an early 7-nil lead, at around the 16 minute mark.

The try was converted by Jalan Farris.

This sparked Wainuiomata’s fi re to continue attacking aggressively, with supporters cheering them on in hopes of a win away from home.

Despite this, Poneke got a lucky break in the 31st minute of the game, which saw Conor Strang cross the line for his fi rst try of the match.

At half-time, the score was

locked at 7-all. Poneke and Wai-nuiomata coaches decided to have a rather in-depth and stern word with their teams, focusing on how to play better in the half to come.

Dismal conditions continued in the second half, which meant handling errors were ripe, and some poor calls from the referee saw plays continue when they should not have.

Wainuiomata looked like it would command the next round of play, nearly scoring with a strong forward movement that moved

close to the try line; however a player knocked the ball on causing a turnover.

Poneke did not get far, with Wainuiomata gaining an attempt at the posts through a penalty. Kicking from around the 20 metre line, Jalan secured three points for his team and put Wainuiomata in front.

At this stage of the game the score was 10-7 to Wainuiomata.

Play went back and forth, with Wainuiomata and Poneke trading possession. This was until Poneke

were given a penalty also.The dying minutes of the game

saw both teams desperate to regain the lead, with a drop goal attempt slightly to the left of the uprights.

A penalty to Poneke in the last fi ve minutes put the home side ahead by three.

The referee then blew his whistle for full time and a triumphant Poneke side roared into celebra-tion, with a close 13-10 win to claim the championship at Kil-birnie Park.

Poneke bring trophy homeVICTORS: The Poneke under 21s side celebrate after a 13-10 win against Wainuiomata to win the Vic Calcnai Trophy. PHOTO CREDIT: Dan Whitfi eld

IN PLAY: Poneke player Siaosi Lavea makes a play with the ball.

By Sam Duff

The number of members smash-ing balls out of an Island Bay tennis club has exploded since a new turf was installed last year.

The Island Bay Tennis and Squash Club, which was recently named the central region club of the year, has seen a 41% increase in members during the past year.

More than $135,000 was raised to refurbish the club’s three courts in May 2013.

Member and Coach Makere Bradnam says the club is stoked with the increase in numbers and how well some players have been doing.

“We have been working pretty hard with the new courts,” she says. “They were a bit of a mess before,” she says.

“We have a really good group of volunteers, a great committee and our membership has grown.

“It’s growing each year this club.”

Makere says she has played ten-nis since the age of fi ve and loves the game.

“I love hard work, training and competing.

“I like passing on what I learned over the years of being a junior professional tennis player.

“I love watching the kids get better.”

Some of the club’s junior male players take part in high perfor-mance training at the Renouf ten-nis centre and a number of teams did well last season, Makere says.

TAKING TO THE COURT: Island Bay Tennis and Squash Club member Henry Lyons, 10, is one of the club’s up and comers. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

Club growing with new turf

The Boys D2 team won their competition while the Girls re-gional 2, C and D3 teams took home the runner-up spots in their leagues.

“It’s awesome,” Makere says. “Lots of the kids that come here are friends and it’s good to see them compete together and chal-lenge each other.”

The club will celebrate its 100th year in October.

Island Bay Tennis and Squash Club will hold an open day on September 7 from 2pm.

Students dive to Russia

GLOWING GOLD: Young divers Anton Jenkins and Yu Qian Goh showcase their bling earned at the National Diving Championships.

By Laura Kavanagh

A group of young Wellington divers have brought back a host of medals from the Diving New Zealand Nationals.

The Wellington Diving Club sent eight divers between the ages of 12 to 24 to Auckland this month to compete in the national competition.

To compete in this national event, divers have to achieve qualifying scores in regional and national events during the competition season.

The Wellington Diving Club squad brought home a total of 18 medals (nine Gold, seven Silver and two Bronze).

Head Coach of the Wellington Diving Club James Hardaker says the divers put in some great performances at nationals, winning medals, titles, breaking records and bringing home many trophies.

“It was great to see Wellington back up there and hopefully this is just the fi rst of many successful events for these divers,” James says.

After the Diving New Zealand Autumn Championships, Wel-lington Diving Club divers Anton Jenkins and Yu Qian Goh won places in the Diving New Zealand National Squad to attend the Junior World Championships in Penza, Russia this September.

The nationals strengthened their position in the team with Anton Jenkins, making a new New Zealand record, in points scored, for one metre springboard, along with winning three golds and one silver, and Yu Qian Goh winning two gold, two silver and one bronze.

Anton is excited to be going to the Junior World Champion-ships.

“I dived to the best of my ability and it payed off,” Anton says.


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