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Tails set to wag DOGS PLAY: Hazel Harrison and Fran Hoover with Snowy the

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By Nikki PapatsoumasA new doggy daycare business which is set to open next

week is sure to leave tails wagging.Nose2tail in Lyall Bay is the pet project of Fran Hoover

and Hazel Harrison, who after years of wanting to open their own doggy daycare business have fi nally taken the plunge.

Both women have a background with dogs whether it be training, owning, or showing them.

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A bus stop has now appeared on Medway Street in Island Bay, outside of Island Bay New World. This comes after consultation with the public from the Greater Wellington Regional Council.The Route 22 and 23 buses now stop here.During consultation the council advised the new stop would improve the reliability of the Route 22 and 23 buses.These buses now terminate at Island Bay shops as opposed to Berhampore. It also facilitates a future change to the Route 29 bus.The installation of the new bus stop has resulted in the loss of four existing vehicle parks.

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By Nikki Papatsoumas

Last week the World Mission Society Church of God held their annual blood drive event as part of Passover.

The event, which was off icia l ly opened by Rongotai MP Annette King, is one of many held worldwide, with over 175 countries participating in the blood drive.

Event coordinator Leon Lian says this is just one of

the many volunteer works they carry out.

He says they also par-ticipate in work with the elderly and community clean-ups, in an effort to make their community a more beautiful place.

Mr Lian says the idea of giving blood fits in with the philosophy of Passover.

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“It is totally lifesaving that is why we fi nd it so meaningful. It matches our goal with what we are trying to do with our community.”

The World Mission So-ciety Church of God were hoping to have 70 donors.

SPREADING THE LOVE: Members of the World Mission Society Church of God at their annual blood drive event.

Blood drive making community a better place

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“We were both talking about the fact we had both done what we had wanted to do in our career jobs, and decided life is too short not to have a go at something you love,” says Fran.

Fran says they have chosen their Lyall Bay location very deliberately – as it is close to

the Lyall Bay dog beach and Wellington Airport.

Hazel says this will make it easier for their clients to drop off and pick up their dogs when they are heading out of Wellington for work for the day.

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Kahurangi School students are set to make a splash, after receiving the funds to upgrade their school swimming pool.

The school plans to upgrade and enclose their existing school pool to create an acces-sible community facility.

This comes after Wellington City Council’s Community, Sport and Recreation Com-mittee granted $846,000 to support social, recreation and pool projects in Wellington

through the Social and Recrea-tion Fund and the School Pools Partnerships Fund.

Kahurangi was one of two schools who received funding of $500,000 through the fund.

Makara Model School also received funding for improve-ments to their pool which will serve the wider rural Makara community.

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By Sai RajeMassey Journalism Student

A week after Wellington city councillors gave the thumbs up to a $1.3 million cycleway makeover from Island Bay to the city, a petition calling for a halt is gathering steam.

A 440-signature petition pre-sented to the council’s trans-port and urban development committee last week fell on deaf ears, with the committee voting in favour of detailed design work on the cycleway.

Now the petition continues to gather support with more than 500 signatures.

Island Bay resident and peti-tion organiser Jane Byrne says all work on section one (between Shorland Park and Wakefi eld Park) of the Island Bay-to-city cycleway plan must stop until a plan for the entire route is completed.

“The cycleway route has not been decided beyond Wake-fi eld Park in Berhampore.

“We are guinea pigs on this potential road to nowhere.”

Under the plan, the cycle path would move along the kerbside, with parked cars being a buffer to the road.

Two bus stops would be lost between Island Bay’s Avon St and Tamar St.

About 40 parking spaces

along The Parade would be removed near intersections and bus stops.

“This will place further stress on an already extremely busy road and area,” Byrne says.

Councillor Nicola Young, who proposed an amendment to pause work on stage one of the plan until the complete route was designed, says the council is starting a project with no idea of

when it is going to fi nish.“Locals are understandably

outraged here.“Rate payers’ money needs to

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consulted better on the issue.”Island Bay cyclist Janet Miller

says the new cycleway by the kerbside will be safer for cyclists and pedestrians, and especially new riders.

“On the current path you risk being knocked over by an open-ing car door.

“Cyclists will not be forced into riding illegally on the footpath now.”

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UNHAPPY: Island Bay residents continue to gather support for their signature petition opposing the cycleway revamp. From left to right: Fiona Cockerill-Ghanem, Councillor Nicola Young, Councillor Paul Eagle, Chrissie Potter, Jane Byrne and Francesca de Gregorio. PHOTO CREDIT: Sai Raje.


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Local businesses and schools throughout Wellington turned out in pink last week to show their support for anti-bullying. Pink Shirt Day is a global cam-paign, and was held on Friday May 23.It aims to put an end to bullying by celebrating people’s diff er-ences and promoting positive relationships.Staff at Powershop in New-town raised money for the day through a pink themed morning tea, a ‘pink pong’ competition, and prizes for best dressed. Powershop CEO Ari Sargent

says bullying, including cyber-bullying, can be hugely damag-ing to young people and aff ects them well into their adult lives. “We’re a company of proud technology geeks. It’s safe to say a number of us were bullied back in school and online so we know what it’s like to feel marginalised. “It feels great to be an ally for Pink Shirt Day and stand up together against bullies.”

For more information see www.pinkshirtday.org.nz

PRETTY IN PINK: Staff from Powershop in Newtown take part in a pink themed morning tea.

Newtown sees pink for anti-bullying day

By Holly BaggeMassey Journalism Student

Mary Potter Hospice is adding a little zing to its fundraising, reintroducing its $100 challenge encouraging donators to raise money in unique ways.

The $100 challenge was set up by the hospice two years ago to get businesses, work mates, families, and friends to chal-lenge each other in fun and quirky ways to raise $100 or more for the hospice.

Eddie Smart, whose mother and father have both stayed at the hospice, says his family took part in the challenge last year, raising over $250.

The challenge: to put 50c in a jar every time the family used the word ”eh” when answering or speaking to someone.

“My father-in-law kept having me on about saying ‘eh’,” he says.

“We were planning on donating already, then, a week after, we started the $100 challenge through an email we received.

“Whatever we raised, we doubled it. It was good, it cost me a fortune.”

Powershop sales manager Dan Johnson says that in taking part with his offi ce for the last two years, he has raised more than $780.

“We did a work breakfast, everyone paid $5 for a bagel.

“We also had a raffl e; someone at work makes jams so she brought in a few pots and then everyone put in money for a raffl e ticket,” he says.

Hospice fundraising team members Nick Kalafatelis and Graham Ford say the chal-lenge will help raise awareness and keep the service free for Wellingtonians, as it has been for the past 30 years.

“People think of the hospice as being scary or depressing but this is a fun way to make it relatable to everyone,” Kalafatelis says.

The hospice only receives half of its funding from the government, the rest from donations, he says.

To register, or fi nd out more about the challenge, visit thechallenge.forhospice.org.nz

The deadline to register is the end of May.

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The Wellington East Girls’ College robotics team is proving robots are not just boy toys as they improve their skills by competing in regional events.

The team of 14 and 15-year-olds is Wel-lington’s only all-girl contingent, and they are taking part in Kiwibots New Zealand events in the Lower North Island.

Team member Ruby Christoffel says robotics appealed to the group because it was something new.

“We were curious, we thought, ‘building a robot, what does that mean?’” she says.

Ruby says robotics tests the girls’ problem-solving abilities.

“You have all the parts but it’s up to you to decide how they fi t together and what to do with them,” she says.

Team member Issy Riddell-Garner says ro-botics teaches the group team-building skills.

She says students have different roles within teams.

“There are jobs in groups as well, there’s builders and drivers and programmers,” she says.

Physics teacher Jonathan Whybrow, who is

in charge of the team, says robotics also gives the girls a science-related skill set.

“In science you try and always fi gure out how stuff works.

“So let’s say something doesn’t work with the robot, you often think why it doesn’t work and then you try out new ideas to see how it does work,” he says

Jonathan says robotics also gives the girls an advantage in the classroom.

“You have that experience, rather than rely-ing or waiting for a teacher or someone else to suggest to you what to do,” he says.

Team member Madeline Stone says com-petitions are held every two to three weeks, giving the girls time to work on their robot.

“There are competitions and then you’ve got a bit of time to rethink your robot and improve it,” she says.

Amelia Cordwell, another team member, says this year’s regional events involve placing cups in goals within an arena.

The girls recently made the semi-finals of an event in Palmerston North, losing to eventual winners Palmerston North Boys’ High School.

The team say they hope to host robotics events at Wellington East Girls’ College in the near future.

ROBO-GIRLS: From left: Year 11 stu-dents Ruby Christoff el, Laura Goulden, Madeline Stone, Amelia Cordwell and Issy Riddell-Garner with the robot they have constructed.

Girls take on robotics


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Nintey two year old Karaka Bay resident Ida Bale doesn’t let her age and bad back get in the way of her social calendar.

Ida spends three days a week at Enliven’s Kilmarnock Heights Home day activity programme in Berhampore, and says that she wouldn’t miss it for the world.

“I’ve been coming to the day activity programme for seven years now and I love it so much that I have only ever missed a few sessions. I look forward to it every week and have made some really good friends.”

Ida started attending the day activity programme when she could no longer drive, and was

starting to feel very isolated and lonely.

“I used to have a good network of friends in my local area, but gradually I lost them all and my social group broke down. Then I was told I couldn’t drive anymore which was a real blow – I felt completely cut off and had to get my son to take me everywhere,” says Ida.

Ida’s doctor suggested that attending the day activity pro-gramme at Kilmarnock Heights Home would be a good way to meet some new people, stay active and get out and about.

“I come to the home twice a week and stay for lunch and

most of the afternoon. They pick me up in the morning and I join in with all of the activities that they are doing. Sometimes it’s crosswords, housie, craft, or indoor bowls, and we go out on bus trips too.”

Ida says that the two days at Kilmarnock Heights Home make her tired, but it’s worth it to see her friends and also the staff at the home.

“Everyone is so lovely here; it’s like having a big extended family.

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Ida Bale, Kilmarnock Heights Home

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Island Bay locals are thrilled with a new mural that has popped up on Humber Street.

The mural, depicting the Is-land Bay coastline is on a wall at the entrance to the Hands On Property Maintenance Wellington South offi ce.

Owner of Hands On Janice Basile says the mural, which

was painted by Wellington artist Ellen Coup, has connec-tions to her husband’s Italian heritage.

The mural shows Island Bay, and his grandparent’s boats docked just of the beach, and she says they have had a fantas-tic response from passers-by.

“It is a bit of history, and it is much more exciting than a bare concrete wall,” she says.

History for Island Bay wall

MASTERPIECE: A mural painted on a Humber Street property is entertaining locals.

The Tsunami Blue Lines Project is enter-ing its next phase on the Miramar Peninsula.A public presentation organised for Wednesday June 4 at the Seatoun RSA, 12-16 Dundas Street, from 7:30pm. Here locals can learn more about the tsunami risk on Wellington’s south coast, and what to do in the event of a tsunami. Plans to paint blue lines and install signage in the area will also be discussed. Staff from the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office and GNS Science will be on hand to present information and answer any questions.

Blue lines proposed


Two enterprising graduates from Massey University’s College of Creative Arts have used their design idea to create their own business. Oliver Ward and Fraser Callaway, both graduating with a Bachelor of Design (with Honours) this week, developed a collaborative project Co-nnection that focuses on the transition into work. It addresses the conundrum often faced by university graduates: 'Can’t get a job without experience, can’t get experience without a job'.

Their design solution - an experience that connects one studio with one student for one week. This is not a traditional internship, which can have negative connotations for both employers and students.Co–nnection pushed the boundaries and approached the problem with a multidisciplinary mindset, blurring the lines between traditional design ‘disciplines’. They also ran co-design sessions that continually sought input from studios & students, documented

on video at co-nnection.co.nz. Fraser and Oliver continue to work with Massey University to make Co-nnection a reality, with plans to launch this initiative early next year.

An unexpected hurdle encountered during the project was the limited desk space in studio workplaces. To overcome this Fraser and Oliver designed a fl exible, foldable, portable cardboard desk to enable the experience – truly thinking outside the box! This unexpectedly received so much interest that it has since lead to the founding of their new business, Refold, which designs customised portable desks.

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The Hataitai/Roseneath/Mt Vic-toria Plunket Group is holding its annual Fire Engine Day on Sunday June 8 at Hataitai Park.

Chair Trish Given says the day is always a crowd pleaser.

“The children can’t get enough of the fi re engine rides and the loop around Hataitai Park is just perfect. This is a fun event, with something for the whole family.”

As well fi re engine rides, the fi re service will be there talking safety and Wellington Free Ambulance will let children hop into their vehicle for a look around.

There will also be a bouncy castle, face painting and lots to eat and drink.

This year Plunket will be using a pre-paid (on the day) coupon sys-tem for each activity, with activities

costing a nominal amount. “Profi ts will contribute towards

continuing Plunket’s valued service in our community,” says Trish.

Hataitai/Roseneath/Mt Victoria Plunket provides support to around 450 families in the area each year.

Fire Engine Day is on Sunday June at Hataitai Park from 10am to 2pm.

Fire engine family fun in Hataitai

The coveted O’Shea Shield was brought back to Kilbirnie by St Catherine’s College, who won the Shield outright for the fi rst time in its history last week.

The annual O’Shea Shield com-petition incorporates oratory, debating, impromptu speaking, junior prepared speaking, reli-gious drama, religious questions, and scripture reading.

Seventeen catholic schools from around the country competed at this year’s event, which was held

at St John’s College in Hastings.St Catherine’s College has won

the shield four times before, and those wins have all been shared with another college.

The college won the shield in 1998 and 1999, and again last year, when they shared the victory with St Patrick’s College in Kilbirnie.

Drama team member, Anna Cacace says a real highlight for students was the camaraderie and fi rm friendships formed.

“The best thing about O’Shea is

meeting heaps of new people and making lots of new friends. Even though it’s a big competition, the social side really makes it less serious.”

The O’Shea Shield will reside for the next year at St Catherine’s Col-lege, before the school once again prepares to defend the trophy at the 2015 O’Shea Shield Competi-tion, which will be hosted by St Patrick’s College, Wellington.

St Cath’s takes home coveted shield

MAKING HISTORY: St Catherine’s students with the coveted O’Shea Shield.


Pink Shirt day fell last Friday, May 23. The annual event encourages people to talk about bullying and take action against it. On Pink Shirt Day, people are asked to wear a pink shirt to show they are against bullying.

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

Letters on issues of community interest are welcomed. 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 address must also be provided in e mails.

Rachel Eichler,Newtown School

“It is about making sure kids understand it’s not okay to bully people.”

Ian Faamasino,Newtown School

“Pink Shirt Day is important because it helps to stop kids get bullied”

Kawhena Vandewir Newtown School

“Pink Shirt Day is important because it is for people who know that bullying is not okay.”

Daniel Brooker,Newtown School

“It is pretty important because it shows that pink is a colour that everyone can wear. It doesn’t matter who is wearing it or how old you are. It’s okay to be yourself.”

Hera De Groot,Newtown School

“I think it is important because it stops people from bullying. It supports the people that were bullied as well.”

Dennis Lemamea,Newtown School

“Because people get bullied, but bullying is bad.”

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Dear Ed,For years I have travelled around the basin reserve and the two ‘improvements’ that hurt most were the shifting of the monument to inside the fence for the benefi t (?) of the spectators on the bank. The other was the fencing in and building over of the cheerful

children’s playground which I thought was an inalienable right for kids. Now the pass-ing motorist just sees what could be the outside fence of a urinal. When the traffi c stops temporarily the fence right around the emerald gem does not enhance life.

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any glimpse of the rate-payer provided green oasis.

Would a fl yover not be a wonderful opportunity to give the vista to the tired and frustrated traveller. It could provide a cheerful ‘hello’ and ‘see you again’ from the CBD to the Southern and Eastern suburbs.

A fl yover could make the Basin Reserve something to be proud of rather than a shame and displeasure to the eye.

Paul Franken Strathmore Park

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“It is ideal for those who want to live around like minded people.”He says many people know the site as its former self - Athletic Park, but not many people know what is beyond the gate.“It used to be known as Athletic Park and is now Village at the Park Retirement Village. It has been home to the All Blacks and hosted visits from the Queen, and now it can be your home too.”

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Miramar Community Centre is developing as a thriving hub of activity and a place to grow together. Wellington City Council has been managing the Centre in the short term and a new local management committee is being formed to oversee centre operations. We are looking for nominations from people interested in becoming Independent Board Members for that committee, The Miramar and Maupuia Community Trust.

If you’re interested, briefl y tell us why and what you can contribute and we’ll send you a role description. Please indicate your intended interest by 7 June 2014 to:The Steering Group CommitteeThe Miramar and Maupuia Community Trust27 Chelsea StreetMiramar or by email to: C/O [email protected] or phone 388-1944 for more details

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Earlier this month Clyde Quay School were lucky enough to have their very own solar panel installed.

They were one of 10 schools in Wellington selected for Genesis Energy's Schoolgen programme a joint venture between Wellington City Council and the energy com-pany.

Clyde Quay hosted the of-

fi cial launch and those in at-tendance were principals and students from other schools involved in the programme and Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown.

A 4kW solar PV system has now been installed in in Clyde Quay School and the school is now using solar power for some of their energy usage.

Schoolgen funds the instal-

lation of solar generation systems and provides free curriculum-based resources, for selected schools around New Zealand.

This allows the schools to generate a portion of their electricity from the sun and students can learn about elec-tricity generation, energy effi ciency, renewable energy and climate change.

Ten Wellington schools sign up for solar power

STAYING GREEN: Students from Clyde Quay School perform as part of an offi cial launch of the Schoolgen programme earlier this month.

Next month Wellington City Council will start work on a concrete retaining wall to pro-tect The Esplanade at Princess Bay.

Regular users of The Espla-nade will be aware that parts of the footpath on the seaward side of the road have collapsed or been undermined. This erosion has been caused by big seas in southerly storms.

One section of footpath col-lapsed in February 2013 and more of the pathway was dam-aged in the severe southerly that hit Wellington last June. A total of about 80 metres of footpath has been affected.

Council advises expected

rises in sea level and the sever-ity of storms due to climate change mean it is considered necessary to build a wall that will last at least 100 years.

Construction is expected to begin in June and be completed by mid-October.

The work will cost about $650,000. We expect most of the cost will be recouped through NZTA subsidies and from the Council’s self-insur-ance fund.

Public access to the beach will be restricted during this period and the road will be down to one lane at times dur-ing construction.

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New Zealand’s award-winning truck is also New Zealand’s favourite truck in 2014. According to April sales numbers, the Ford Ranger has extended its year-to-date lead over the competition with 516 new Ford Ranger owners in the month, which also made it the number one overall vehicle in April.

“We’ve always said it’s about letting the customer decide,” said Corey Holter, Manag-ing Director, Ford New Zealand.

“So while we’re happy with the results so far, it’s even better to see so many customers choosing the Ford Ranger, especially new customers who have made the switch. With higher residuals, multiple industry awards, better performance, capability and refi ne-ment, it makes switching from ‘what you’ve

always driven’ to the Ford Ranger an easy decision in the end.”

Ford dealers throughout New Zealand continue to see strong demand for the Ford Ranger, both from private sales as well as fl eets; many of whom are making the switch from competitor vehicles.

The all new Ford EcoSport had its fi rst month at dealerships in April. In its debut, the EcoSport made the number two position in its segment, selling 52 across the country.

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Financial and Life members only

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The Eden Alternative is an exciting concept which sees Enliven Services working to build an environment where life revolves around close and continuing contact with children, plants and animals and improves the lives of those we support. We invite Enrolled Nurse’s to join us on our journey.

The Enrolled Nurse positions offer the opportunity to demonstrate and develop your nursing knowledge and judgement, and clinical skills within a “positive ageing” context. A current Annual Practicing Certificate is essential and experience in care for older adults is preferred. Applicants must have transitioned to the new EN Scope of Practice.

One role is permanent, part time for 32 hours per week, the other role is fixed term, full time for 12 months to cover maternity leave. For both roles you must be able to work on PM and Night shift, across seven days over a rolling and rotating roster.

The role is not suitable for a new graduate and aged care experience is preferred.

Enliven is a not-for-profit service, specialising in the support of older people. For more information or to apply, please visit: www.psc.org.nz/jobs. Alternatively, you can phone Bronwyn Drennan on 04 380 2034 or email: [email protected]. Only those with the legal right to work in NZ may apply.

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An Island Bay local is doing her bit to keep Island Bay beach and surrounding areas clean and free of rubbish.

Brendy Weir says she often walks her dog along the Island Bay wa-terfront and has noticed how much rubbish is lying around.

“It inspired me to think about doing something as a community. It seems too much for one person to do on their own.”

She says it is also a great way for

neighbours in the area to get to know one another better.

So far Brendy has approached local community groups to get them on board for the clean-up, but she is keen to have more local support.

The Island Bay beach clean-up will be held this Saturday, May 31 from 10am, at the Island Bay Bait House. If the weather is wet it will be postponed to the following Saturday, June 7.

For more information contact Brendy on 021 119 3369.

The Miramar Community Centre is developing as a thriving hub of activity and a place to grow together. Wellington City Council has been managing the Centre in the short term and a new local management committee is being formed to oversee centre operations. We are looking for nominations from people interested in becoming Independent Board Members for that committee, The Miramar and Maupuia Community Trust.

If you’re interested, briefl y tell us why and what you can contribute and we’ll send you a role description. Please indicate your intended interest by June 7 to:The Steering Group CommitteeThe Miramar and Maupuia Community Trust27 Chelsea StreetMiramar OR by email to: C/O [email protected] 388-1944 for more details

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Convention centre for Wellington waterfront

A $125 million convention centre and hotel for the Wellington waterfront could have the go-ahead, if Wellington City Council signs an agreement with the Hilton hotel chain and local property developer Mark Dunajtschik.

Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says the convention centre and five-star hotel project would involve “no capital investment or construction risk for the city”.

Wellington already holds the second

largest number of conventions in the country, but its “niche” offering at present would be markedly expanded by the proposed development.

“It doesn’t require any government funding and would be up and running by 2017,” says council's economic development committee chair, Jo Coughlan.

A full business case will be presented to the Wellington City Council in late June for fi nal decisions.

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By Maxence Jaillet

Pupils of Houghton Valley School challenged their stam-ina as they ran their annual Cross Country on Wednesday May 21.

The race gathered nearly 200 students and staff as well as more than 50 spectators on the bottom fi eld of this south coast school.

Students from year 1 to 4 ran through the rain forest and the fi eld, and older runners from year 5 and 6 added a strenu-ous detour as they ran up a steep track in Sinclair Park nicknamed the ‘Gut Buster’.

It’s been over a decade now that the school introduced Cross Country in its regular activities.

“When it first started, the children hated it! Parents thought we were mean and awful making them run,” says Whaea Monnie, one of the longer serving members of the school staff.

The Karaka Room’s teacher says that over time, the mindset has changed, and that Cross Country is now part of the culture of the school.

“It’s more about overcoming adversity and persevering even though it’s hard”, she says.

For Principal Raewyn Wat-son, this event demonstrates the values carried by the school: Te Hiringa, Te Wero-hia, Te Whakatutukitanga which gives the school the mission to ‘Inspire, Challenge and Achieve.’ She says that Houghton Valley School pro-vides all sorts of opportunities to students.

“As a primary school we have the ability to give a taste of things. So we try to get them involved in all sort of sports, and all children are expected to participate.”

Mrs. Watson believes that some students will remember having fun practicing a certain sport and may pick it up in sec-ondary school or later in life.

READY, SET, GO: The year 3 boys start their race with excitement at the Houghton Valley School annual Cross Country on May 21. PHOTO CREDIT: Maxence Jaillet

Everyone’s running

Last weekend the Wellington Diving Club (WDC) hosted the Diving New Zealand Au-tumn Championships at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre,

This was a successful com-petition for the WDC 17 mem-ber squad; seeing the clubs competitive divers entered in most events and taking home place-getting medals in these.

These competitions are seen as lead ups to the Diving New Zealand Championships held later this year and as prelimi-naries for international events as Elite Junior Championships in Australia in and the biannual

World Junior Championships.Wellington Diving Club

member and year 10 student from Rongotai College, Anton Jenkins, was awarded the Sis-sons Trophy with a score of 26 out of the possible 30 points for a single dive, selected pre-competition by DNZ.

Anton was one of three divers selected from this competition to represent New Zealand at the World Junior Champion-ships in September.

Wellington Diving Club Head Coach James Hardaker, was very pleased with the results of the divers and the medals won.

Dive Championships a success

The Miramar Tennis Club has new outdoor fl oodlights, thanks to grants totalling $70,000, and many years of fundraising.

This means club members

are now able to play the sport throughout the winter. The club still welcomes new members and anyone who is interested can head towww.miramartennis.org.nz

This Saturday getting in-volved in ocean sports has never been easier as Wel-lington holds an Ocean Sports Open Day.

For a gold coin donation you can have a go at sailing, waka ama, kayaking, windsurfi ng,

and stand-up paddle boarding. Based around Oriental

Parade and the Wellington waterfront, bookings and payments can be made online, or door sales welcome.

For more enquires email [email protected].

Wellington Ocean Sports open day

Miramar Tennis Club under lights

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