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The New Zealand Blood Service is ap-pealing for the community to head along and donate blood at a local drive next week.

Next Thursday, a blood drive will be held at the ASB Centre in Kilbirnie and the New Zealand Blood Service are hoping for at least 60 donors to attend on the day.

Nicola Binns from the New Zealand Blood Service said this was the fi rst time there had been a blood drive in Kilbirnie for more than 10 years.

She said this was because there had not

been enough support at previous drives held in the area.

“We are hoping that with all the extra busi-ness in the area now, it will be a success.”

The blood drive was organised after local business owner, Terry Binding from Nailed It, approached them, Nicola said.

“Terry has delivered fl yers to all Kilbirnie businesses and has been a great support. But we still really need support from all local businesses in Miramar and surrounding suburbs.”

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Kilbirnie residents are fi ghting to save a large pohutukawa tree which is under threat of being cut down.

The tree, off Kemp St, is near to the front entrance of the Wellington City Council owned Kotuku fl ats, which are undergoing a multi-million dol-lar upgrade.

Kemp St resident Fiona Hoang said

she was notifi ed of the development in 2014 and was disheartened to learn that plans involved tearing down a much-loved pohutukawa tree which borders a driveway leading to the complex.

She has since collected more than a dozen signatures from neighbours and protested in a bid to ensure the tree stays standing.

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Kemp St residents, Fiona Hoang and Les Boardman, are banding together to save a pohutukawa tree from being cut down.

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Kilbirnie and Lyall Bay have welcomed two smiling new faces to the community.

Lieutenant Francis Vemoa and his wife, Captain Corryn, are the new Corps Offi cers at the Salvation Army Kilbirnie.

They follow in the footsteps of Captain Joe and Major Jeannine Serevi, who moved to Auckland earlier this year.

The couple arrived in Welling-ton at the beginning of January with their 17-month-old son Solomon and said they were now enjoying diving into their new role.

Francis and Corryn met while Corryn was working as an of-fi cer for the Salvation Army in Petone. Following this, Francis did his training and the couple then moved to the Salvation Army in Lower Hutt.

Francis said since arriving, he and Corryn have been focused

on settling into work and their new community.

“People have been really good. At the moment we are just trying to focus on in house stuff and get to know the people here before we start branching out,” he said.

Corryn said they were enjoying their time in the capital.

“It is really nice being here, we didn’t realise how close to the beach we would be, it was a really nice surprise. I have ap-preciated how multi-cultural the community is – being a mixed family ourselves.”

She said she and Francis had a different skill set to Joe and Jean-nine and because of this they hoped to contribute something different to the community.

“We strive to be people of integrity and for our words to match our actions and our faith.

“We just see ourselves as being on the same journey as everyone else and living life together and supporting each other.”

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Francis Vemoa and his wife Corryn, with their son Solomon.

Continued from page 1The tree was originally sched-

uled to be cut down earlier this week, but this was postponed after a community meeting was

organised for today.“Once this tree is removed it

becomes an unalterable change. The removal of this tree re-moves a quality of life to all of

us around,” Fiona said. Les Boardman’s house is ad-

jacent to the tree and he said it provided some privacy from the neighbouring fl ats.

“There is not going to be any protection for me… my fl at is go-ing to be open to people coming up the drive and parking.

“Those fl ats are big and intimi-dating and they are right outside my kitchen window.”

He said he was confused as to why the council was choosing to remove the tree.

Wellington City Council’s manager of city housing, Vicki McLaren, said the primary rea-son for removal of the tree was to provide a safe access route to the complex from Kemp Street for both pedestrians and vehicles.

“We are redesigning the drive-way and parking space at both entrance areas to the site to

create a central green space for tenants, that doesn’t have a car gliding through it.

“We really want to prioritise the safety of children and all tenants.”

Vicki said it was always sad to lose a tree, but the upgrade of the fl ats would see the implementa-tion of many more trees.

She said four existing pohutu-kawa trees on the site have been retained, 13 new three-metre pohutukawa trees would be planted and more than 50 other trees would also be planted on the site.

“We are losing one tree but gaining so much more in terms of amenities for tenants,” she said.

Vicki said it was likely the tree would be cut down later this week, following today’s meeting.

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Kiwis have had their say - New Zealand’s current fl ag is here to stay.

Last Thursday, the Electoral Commission released the pre-liminary result for the second referendum on the fl ag.

The current New Zealand fl ag received the most votes at 56.6 per cent, with Kyle Lockwood’s Silver Fern Flag receiving 43.1 per cent of votes.

The Electoral Commission said it received more than two million votes, which included 4,942 informal votes and 4,554 invalid votes. Voter turnout was an impressive 67.3 per cent.

In the Rongotai electorate, 30, 509 people voted in the second fl ag referendum, with

a voter turnout of 65.8 per cent.Of those who voted, 62.6 per

cent selected the current New Zealand fl ag.

Since the referendum was announced last year there has been lively debate, with many people voicing their opinion on whether the fl ag should be changed and what it should be changed to.

Following last Thursday’s results, Prime Minister John Key said on Twitter “New Zealand has voted to retain our current fl ag. I encourage all NZers to use it, embrace it and, more importantly, be proud of it”.

Mr Key has been a vocal supporter of changing the fl ag.

The RSA said it was “de-lighted, but not surprised, at

the outcome of the second fl ag referendum”.

RSA National President BJ Clark said the result showed New Zealanders wanted to retain the current fl ag.

“We’re glad so many New Zealanders heeded the RSA’s call and made their voices heard for the second refer-endum – it was an inspiring, strong show of democracy in action.

“New Zealand service per-sonnel sign up for a number of reasons, but one of the foremost of these is to safe-guard the continuing of our way of life.

“It’s heartening so many Ki-wis have exercised their right to have their say, and keep the fl ag. The people have spoken.”

New Zealanders have voted to keep the current � ag after preliminary results were released in the second � ag referendum last Thursday.

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Massey University is under fi re from a feminist group just weeks after its student magazine, Massive, published controversial cover art.

The art has been described as depicting a grimacing student on her knees reading a textbook, while two disembodied hands clutched her hair and body.

The cover was paired with an article about students working in the sex industry, but some saw the art as objectifying and said it encouraged rape culture.

Following its release, the cover was pulled from the internet and magazine stands around the uni-versity were covered and labelled with a warning sign.

Wellington East Girls College feminist group, FeminEAST, have since discouraged their peers from attending the University due to what they thought to be a sexually violent cover.

"We as high school students, leaders of FeminEAST, and potential future Massey students are disgusted by the recent cover of Massive,” the group said in a press release.

“As young women having this

kind of image spread around at a potential future university and community is very upsetting and unappealing,” the statement said.

The statement went on to say that the group would continue to discourage their peers from attending the university, until they received confi rmation from Massey that the incident, or one of a similar nature, would not happen again.

When asked about the cover art Massey University media director James Gardiner said the university did not wish to make any comment.

Massey’s own student asso-

ciation has also spoken out at the magazine’s cover art on social media.

In a post on the Massey Wel-lington Students Association Facebook page, the association said it did not support or condone the cover art.

“We have student welfare and safety as our priority and believe that this image could be incredibly offensive and triggering for many students.”

Carwyn Walsh, editor of Mas-sive Magazine, pushed to keep the image on the cover despite the backlash from students and rights groups.

Carwyn said while FeminE-AST was welcome to their own opinion, he insisted the cover had nothing to do with rape or violence.

He said the article was about letting students working in the sex industry have their own voice and tell their own story and the cover was the representation of one of the subjects stories.

Carwyn said magazine staff have since received death threats.

“It’s gotten pretty nasty to be honest, we’ve received death threats over it, I can’t be in Wel-lington anymore because it's not safe,” he said.

By Fay SamyMASSEY JOURNALISM STUDENT

Tanya Hugyecz and Tanja Halasz don’t just share names – they share a mastery of baking.

The pair share premises on Waitoa Rd, where Hugyecz runs her bakery Decorada and Halasz runs, The Royal Icing Academy.

The pair became friends after a tragedy in Halasz’s life.

The sudden death of a family member called her back to her native Switzerland and she reached out to Hugyecz to cover her workload at The Royal Icing Academy.

“I knew my cakes were in the best of hands,” said Halasz, “and when Tanya brought my things back, she saw the bakery and left with a serious attack of kitchen envy”.

Fate would soon fi nd a way to bring the pair even closer together.

They met for dinner one night when Halasz discovered that Hugyecz’s shop lease was expir-ing.

“We mutually agreed to share the Hataitai kitchen workshop, and gift shop,” explained Halasz.

She admitted that, “having the same job in the same place with

the same name can be confusing at times”.

Hugyecz agreed, adding that they’re “competitive” but em-phasised their friendly rivalry.

“We joke about getting run-ning shoes to run to the front door and elbowing each other out of the way, but it’s never happened,” she laughed.

Over Easter, both bakers con-tinued their friendly competi-tion, developing a large selection of treats, with vegan and gluten-free options available.

Ginger-spice reigns as the most popular Easter fl avour, but Hugyecz wouldn’t count Vanilla out, saying, “a lot of mums come in thinking that [vanilla] is such a perfect alternative – still Easter, but not chocolate”.

Hugyecz and Halasz should know – they’re also both work-ing mothers, and are already planning their Mother’s Day designs.

When asked how the arrange-ment was working out, Hugyecz and Halasz were in agreement.

“We balance each other,” said Hugyecz, to which Halasz sim-ply added that it “works a treat”.

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Tanja Halasz of Royal Icing Academy, left, with Tanya Hugyecz of Decorada, right, in front of their shared premises on Waitoa Road. PHOTO CREDIT: Fay Samy

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For its next fundraiser, Matairangi Com-munity Kindergarten in conjunction with Fire� y Cinemas presents 'A Movie on the Green'. Locals are invited to join the kindergarten for a screening of ‘E.T.’ under the stars at the Hataitai Bowling Club on Saturday, April 9. Gates open 5pm and the movie starts at 6pm. Bring picnic blankets, cushions and dinner. Snacks and drinks will also be available. For tickets, head to www.� re� ycinemas.co.nz and for more details and post-ponement information head to the Movie on the Green Facebook page.

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The Wellington City Council has today launched formal consultation on its Annual Plan 2016-17, which implements year two of the long term plan 2015-25 and introduces a range of proposals to build on the progress so far. Mayor of Wellington, Celia Wade-Brown, said public views on the new initiatives would help guide council’s decisions this year and into the future. The engagement period runs for a month until 29 April 2016. Responses from the public and stakeholders will inform the � nal annual plan. For more information head to wcc.govt.nz

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Four Miramar businesses banded together to send aid to cyclone stricken Fiji last month.

Peninsula Dental Centre, Lumino Dentists Miramar and Unichem Phar-macy Miramar donated toothbrushes, toothpaste, antibacterial wipes and water purifying tablets to Sigatoka, a village in Fiji.

This comes after the small island was left devastated by Cyclone Winston earlier this year.

Tori Maxwell from Helloworld travel in Miramar, fl ew to Fiji on February 27 and gave the supplies to the village herself, before returning earlier this month.

Tori said Tourism Fiji fi nanced most of the trip and the purpose was to showcase Fiji as a tourist destination, despite the recent storm.

She said the resorts she stayed at had

just done an amazing job at picking everything back up after the storm came through.

“Unless you’d watched the news you would never realise there had been a category fi ve storm there,” she said.

Tori said they visited the Mamanuca Islands, The Coral coast and the Denarau area of Fiji, but the village, which was their fi nal destination and the furthest away, received the supplies.

“The people were just lovely, they were very interested in where we had come from,” she said.

Tori said initially she felt bad about being in Fiji because they had just had the storm, but because Fiji relies on tourism she felt proud she could support the industry.

After seeing the majority of properties were in shape and the recovery effort, Tori said Fiji was stronger than ever and remained a safe tourism destination.

“The Fijian spirit is just so amazing, I’m glad I went,” she said.

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By Bethany TiddyMASSEY JOURNALISM STUDENT

Award-winning Wellington theatre company Trick of the Light have their fi nal season of Beards! Beards! Beards! before embarking on a UK tour in May.

The show is about a young girl with two dads and her efforts to grow a beard.

“It’s a celebration of the gloriousness and ridiculousness of the beard,” said director Hannah Smith.

Beards! Beards! Beards! premiered at the Capital E National Arts Festival for Children in March 2015 and will be performed at BATS Theatre from April 5 to 9.

Trick of the Light will then take Beards! Beards! Beards! and award-winning show The Bookbinder to the UK with funding

from Creative New Zealand. They will perform at the Brighton Fringe

Festival, Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival, Imaginate Festival and Edinburgh Fringe Festival before return-ing to New Zealand in September.

Trick of the Light was founded by Vic-toria University graduates Hannah Smith and Ralph McCubbin Howell.

“Vic had an emphasis on creating your own work,” Hannah said.

Hannah said the company was thrilled to have their last show in Wellington before taking it overseas.

“I believe the best way to refi ne your creative work is to present it to a new audience,” she said. Beards! Beards! Beards! will be per-formed at BATS Theatre from April 5 to 9 at 6.30pm. Book at bats.co.nz

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From left, actors Paul Waggott, Ralph McCubbin Howell and Abby Howells perform Beards! Beards! Beards!



A local church is hoping to open its doors to the com-munity.

Session clark for Kilbirnie Presbyterian Church, formerly known as St Gile’s, Jo Vili-paama, said the church has spent the last couple of years looking at mission.

“We want to look at ways we can reach out to the com-munity and start relationships.

“We want to branch out and link up with other churches in the area and come up with activities and get them off the ground.”

With this in mind she said the church had started working with Kids on Foot, a childcare programme that runs out of the church’s hall.

Together, they hoped to start up a community garden and currently have a university student running a homework group two times a week from the church house.

“We would like to open this

up to the community,” Jo said.Linda Enari, from Kids on

Foot, said children had already begun work on a community garden at the church, after being inspired by Neighbours’ Day and Local Food Week.

Lyall Bay Bunnings had come on board and had of-fered to donate a number of seedlings and garden tools to the church, she said.

“Bunnings will also have a workshop with the kids, teaching them how to plant seeds and make compost,” Linda said.

“Kids on Foot is about reach-ing out to the community and that is why working with the church is really good. It’s important to teach kids they can contribute and make an impact.”

Jo said work was also con-tinuing on painting the church building’s exterior and giving it a “face lift”.For more information about Kilbirnie Presbyterian Church, head to kpc.kiwi.nz

Children from Kids on Foot are ex-cited to get stuck into the Kilbirnie Presbyterian Church’s new community garden.

Church looking to give back to community


Crafty Seatoun locals met for the very fi rst time last week, putting their knitting needles to work for a good cause.

Seatoun local Gillie Coxill has established the Seatoun Crafters group. A handful of locals met for the group’s first session last Thursday at the Seatoun Village Hall at St Christopher’s Church.

Gillie said the group’s fi rst project would be knitting ‘twiddlemuffs’ for charity.

Twiddlemuffs are a double thick-ness hand muff with ‘bits and bobs’ attached inside and out. They are designed to be a stimulating activity and are recognised as being a great therapeutic tool for people with dementia.

“I thought this is unusual and dif-ferent and I wondered if anyone else in the group would be interested in doing it as well,” Gillie said.

All the twiddlemuffs would be passed on to Knit World, where they would then be distributed to local rest homes and charities.

Gillie said the idea of the group was to create a relaxed environment for people to come and work on their craft.

“We want to work on things we can donate to charities, but even if it’s something you want to work on yourself, the sessions are about companionship, being together and talking.” The Seatoun craftes group meets every Thursday at the Seatoun Village Hall from 10am to midday.

In 2012 St Christopher’s Church was locked to the congregation after it was deemed unsafe and stamped with a yellow sicker by the Wel-lington City Council.

After fi ghting to save the historic building, locals were thrilled when it was announced the church and neighbouring hall were purchased by Sir Peter Jackson and his wife Fran Walsh earlier this year.

St Christopher’s congregation was dissolved as a parish in July 2013 and the site is now leased to the Miramar Peninsula Community Trust.

Ana Frka came on board earlier this year as the new coordinator for the Seatoun Village Hall.

She said she was now focused on marketing it as a community space for community groups

“It’s just a great facility for eve-ryone in the community and in Wellington to use. Sky’s the limit.”

She said dance groups and mind-fulness groups were already on board to use the space and she hoped to see more people putting their hands up.

“It’s just about getting the word out there that we are open. If anyone has ideas and they want to start up a group, give me a call and we can facilitate it.”

Ana said she was in the offi ce on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s between 10am and 2pm.

“Pop in and have a cup of tea.” If you have any ideas or are with a community group or would like to hire the hall, con-tact Ana at [email protected]

Knitters get crafty for good cause

Members of the Seatoun Crafters Group, who will meet every Thursday morning.

A brand new coordinator has come on board at the Seatoun Village Hall.

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Brew’d Bar in Island Bay celebrates two years of great service this month.General Manager, Meighan Clark, said over the last couple of years, the friendly team at Brew’d have spent time getting to know the locals, as they pop in and enjoy the great meals and family atmosphere.“Those who’ve discovered it are always back for more with many regulars, but it’s still nice to see some new faces coming in to try us out.”She said Brew’d recently completed cele-brations for two years in IslandBay, and is looking forward to meeting new locals to help celebrate the next birthday.Meighan said it was important to the team at Brew’d to off er back to the com-munity it was part of.Among some of its charitable work, Brew’d sponsored local sports teams and charities and the team also off ered ‘Char-ity Brew’d’.

“This allows charities to purchase a brew kit and then use Brew’d special equip-ment to make their own brew. It is then sold across the bar to raise funds for the charity involved.”Meighan said Brew’d prides itself on of-fering a fantastic selection of food and drinks for the whole family.Head Chef Jonathan Foster was well known for his great burger and pizza op-tions including the ever popular Brew’d half pounder burger, and the pulled pork pizza, Meighan said.“A big repeat seller is the double crumbed beef schnitzel served with cole-slaw, kumara wedges and aioli,” she said.

Pop into Brew’d at 163 The Parade in Island Bay. To contact call, 383 8260 or email [email protected]. For more information on specials and events, head to the Brew’d Facebook page.

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Twenty hard-work ing volunteers gathered for the monthly Upstream - Friends of Central Park working bee in Brooklyn on Good Friday.

Every month The Friends meet by the Mururoa stream in Central Park to plant na-tive trees, clear weeds and increase public enjoyment and access to the park.

Volunteers said social interaction is just as im-portant as pulling weeds

and celebrated Easter with a shared morning tea of hot drinks and homemade hot-cross buns.

The Friends formed in 2005 when the Wellington City Council developed a park restoration plan to address concerns that the park was neglected and under-used.

“We’re clearing the path for future generations to come,” volunteer Tina Bill-ing said.

In 2015 The Friends or-ganised the fi rst Upstream Art Trail.

(1.) Volunteers lift out bag of weeds from the Mururoa stream.(2.) Volunteers pull weeds alongside the Mururoa stream.(3.) Volunteers lift out bag of weeds from the Mururoa stream.(4.) Tina Billing pulls weeds alongside the Mururoa stream.(5.) Max Kerr pulls weeds alongside the Mururoa stream.

OUT ABOUT Friends clear Central Park path for future generations

PHOTO CREDIT: Bethany Tiddy

Young artists win Brooklyn mural design competitionBy Bethany TiddyMASSEY JOURNALISM STUDENT

A group of young students will join award-winning artist Ellen Coup to paint a mural for the Brooklyn Community Centre.

The students from Ridgway After School Art Class were the overall winners of a design competition against 20 other entries.

The mural, funded by a $4000 grant from the Wellington City Council, will be painted on the entrance walls and archway of the Brooklyn Community Centre.

It will depict images of Brooklyn com-munity activities and groups: karate, hip hop, Brownies, pilates, after school care,

cooking classes and the Brooklyn market.One of nine young artists, Isabelle Kettles,

11, said the project was exciting. Ridgway teacher Rowena Fry said she was

proud of the students. “It’s super special.”Ellen will work with the students over the

coming weeks to paint the acrylic mural.“My job is not to correct the students’

drawings but to represent the students’ drawings,” Ellen said. “I’m glad that I’m here, fi nally making it happen.”

Brooklyn Community Association presi-dent Kay Miller said the philosophy of the community was to help develop local kids.

“This is for the community.”

The group of artists stand outside the Brooklyn community centre wall where part of the mural will be painted. From left, art teacher Rowena Fry, artist Ellen Coup, Noah Bernhardt (9), Tiger-Lily Donaldson-Nurse (11), Luna Bernhardt (12), Erika Fry (9) and Isabelle Kettles (11). PHOTO CREDIT: Bethany Tiddy.

Let ters 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.


Q: What do you think of a proposed sugar ban at schools?

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

Susan FrenchKilbirnie

“I think it’s a brilliant idea because some parents don’t seem to be getting the message about sugar”

Marcus LeckyKilbirnie

“Yes I would be in agreement with it, because of teeth problems and obesity”

Stephen James PurvisKilbirnie

“It’s a good idea, the kids are eating junk food and soft drinks and that’s what they’re having before school”

Ines FerrerKilbirnie

“I think it’s a good idea, maybe they should sell fruit instead”

Dwayne TetleyKilbirnie

“I wouldn’t ban it because there would be outrage, if you take the right steps to reduce it that would be better”

Damon HimionaKilbirnie

“I think it’s a good idea, there’s already enough sugar in kids diets and they don’t need more in schools”

LETTERS to the editor

Dear Ed, I would like to congratulate the Island Bay Resi-dents Association for getting their organisation formed and supporting a clear voice for their suburb. The initiative to get the community survey regard-ing the cycleway out there and

collated was marvellous and the results speak for themselves. It’s a shame that some people continue to take swipes at IBRA and even sadder that they feel the need to undermine the integrity of the survey. I would also like to personally thank on behalf

of the community Councillor Paul Eagle who has stood by the people he represents and has listened to what they have to say. I am sure that would have taken a lot of courage at times.Harry FyfeIsland Bay

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A rest home with spark Kilmarnock Heights HomeAn elder-centred communityKilmarnock Heights Home is special; it’s more than just a rest home. As well as providing daily living support we ensure residents have choice and control in their lives. We take every opportunity to bring companionship, fun and meaningful activity into the lives of elders.

Family and friendsKilmarnock Heights Home is like one big family. Residents are encouraged to invite their loved ones to visit at any time; there’s no set visiting hours. And, for the children - we have a fully stocked toy box to keep them entertained!

Pets welcomeWe believe pets can be both calming and energising. So, we welcome animals at our home. If you have a pet that’s part of your family, ask us about moving to Kilmarnock Heights Home with them.

The social lifeAt Kilmarnock Heights Home we support residents to continue doing the things they love in a way that’s right for them. The busy social calendar and stimulating recreation programme certainly make for a vibrant and engaging atmosphere.

Classic cars. Fast cars. Unique cars. Residents of Kilmarnock Heights Home in Berhampore recently got a taste of trave-ling in vehicle style, and are hoping other car enthusiasts will share their passion.

When Kilmarnock Heights Home resident Jacquie Brooky celebrated her birthday recently she was surprised when a luxury model Jaguar turned up on the doorstep to take her, and the other resi-dents, for a spin around Island Bay.

“Jacquie is always spoiling everybody on their birthdays by making them special personalised cards and surprises,” said the home’s recreation offi cer Annelize Steyn.

“This time we wanted to organise some-thing special for her.”

Cruising in the Jaguar was a fi rst for some residents and brought back fond memories for others.

“It was a beautiful sunny day and it’s not something the residents get to do every day, so it was a great surprise,” said Annelize.

For Jacquie, who has been a resident of Kilmarnock Heights Home for eight years, the surprise made her day.

"It was wonderful and a very pleasant lit-tle trip. The driver was lovely,” said Jacquie.

With a taste of vehicle style enjoyed by all, Kilmarnock Heights Home is now hoping that some local classic car owners might to pay them a visit to show off their beloved cars and to take residents for short drives.

“We love having contact with our local community and classic cars bring back a lot of fond memories for our residents, plus it’s something very memorable for them. We’d love to hear from anyone who

might be interested in paying us a visit,” said Annelize.

Kilmarnock Heights Home is operated by Enliven, part of the not-for-profi t organisa-tion Presbyterian Support Central, and provides rest home and respite care as well as a popular day guest programme. PBA

For more information about Kilmar-nock Heights Home, or to discuss visiting the home, located at 20 Morton Street in Berhampore, call 380 2034 or visit www.enlivencentral.org.nz.

Cruising with Berhampore’s elders

Kilmarnock Heights Home resident Jacquie Brooky is given a Jaguar ride as a birthday surprise.


Despite a move to digital, Plunket has promised there are no plans to phase out the well-loved Plunket Book.

Last week, Plunket announced nurses in Wellington would start to record health information for newborns and children newly-enrolled to the organisation, by tablet and app, instead of paper and pen.

Instead of taking paper health records to home visits with fami-lies, nurses would complete the Well Child Tamariki Ora health check via an app on-screen.

The electronic Plunket Health Record (ePHR) would now be used by 59 nurses in the Wel-lington and Wairarapa region.

Plunket’s goal was to roll the ePHR out across the country by the end of the year.

Plunket chief executive Jenny Prince said when the service was rolled out to all Plunket families it would mean a more seamless service.

“Using a digital health record means we can make sure fewer children slip through the cracks. A Plunket nurse can do a health-check for another child on the spot, if they’re out on a visit and they see another child in the family for example.

“Or if they get talking to a neighbouring family and find they’re not registered with Plunket, or they’ve missed an appointment, they can do it there and then, or make an appoint-ment.”

Information stored using the ePHR would only be available to Plunket nurses, families would

still have access to the much loved Well Child Tamariki Ora book, historically known as the Plunket book.

Prince said it was a signifi cant step forward for Plunket.

“It’s a big shift for our staff, and it’s exciting because it means we can do more to support families and improve health outcomes for young children.

“Our frontline staff can tailor care for children and families more easily, by having more readily accessible health re-cords.

“We’re grateful to the many donors, partners and sponsors who have invested in our ePHR and in children’s health.”

The launch of the ePHR in Wel-lington and Wairarapa follows its successful pilot in Northland.

Plunket makes themove to digital

By Rosel LaboneMASSEY JOURNALISM STUDENT

Not many school kids can say they’ve eaten breakfast with Grant Elliott and Jeffery Toomaga-Allen.

But that’s just one of the many treats in store for year 5-8 pupils who attend Breakfast Club at Kahurangi School in Strathmore.

Kahurangi is one of three schools in the Wellington region involved in the Break-fast Club programme, which provides 440 breakfasts a week to children in schools in Wellington and Christch-urch.

Arise intern and breakfast club coordinator Anthony Keriscla said he’s seen a big change in the kids since the project started.

He said programme was providing a good model for their future.

“The kids are interact-ing and becoming less withdrawn. They want to go outside and kick a ball around with me. They’re also smiling more.

“They’re more engaged – it comes with getting know them.”

Anne Isaac, who has been volunteering with the Ka-hurangi breakfast club since 2014, agreed.

“Going back time after time you build a connection with the kids. You’re not just serv-ing them breakfast; you’re starting the day with them.

“I used to work at a lo-cal supermarket, and kids would come up and ask: ‘are you going to be at the next breakfast club?’ There’s a sense of confidence and involvement.”

Anne is a member of Arise church, a fourth year Archi-tecture student at Victoria University, and one of 120 Arise volunteers who spend six mornings a week at breakfast clubs feeding 500 children in Wellington and Christchurch.

She said it’s not an uncom-mon occurrence for giants of the sports world like Hurri-canes player Toomaga-Allen and Black Caps star Grant Elliott to drop by the club and visit the pupils.

“Everyone gets excited. The kids just love it.”

Board of Trustees member and Kahurangi parent Elaine Hill said she has seen a posi-tive change in the behaviour of the children involved, and that’s had a fl ow-on effect to the parents and the com-munity.

She has been involved since the programme began in 2013 and said it has “really taken off”.

“The kids get to meet the volunteers and have the op-portunity to talk to their peers at school. They get to do something different because the adults that come along run a variety of activi-ties. They meet new people and are exposed to new things.

“Every so often we run a big breakfast with the parents and family. We have the chance to meet them and make that connection.

“Sometimes we’ll have the Scots College boys come over and help out – it’s set-ting a great example and it’s brought the school together.”

Of the 152 kids at the school, 75 per cent attend the breakfast club.

So what’s at the top of the hit list for the kids food-wise?

Baked-bean toasties are a perennial favourite, and cheese and spaghetti can’t be beat.

Anne said the breakfast clubs has far-reaching ben-efi ts beyond the realm of cold Weetbix and hot-buttered toast – her healthy breakfast and the quality time with the kids is good for her wellbeing too.

“It puts me on the right track for the day and I think it does for them as well.”

Breakfast group keeps the faith

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of possible risks, threats, (especially parasites) or opportunities. Are we adult enough to do the reining in, to take control of, or responsibility for our planet? The

information age has arrived. Insiders, (fi rst person experiencers), women and men are gutsy enough to speak out. All we have to do is start listening to them and informing ourselves. Sitting in church being held to an Earth and physical only reality isn’t adult enough to be in charge of the destiny of a planet.

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DOWN 1. Jury spokesman. (7) 2. Helicopter blade. (5) 3. Dull. (6) 4. Fervour. (5) 5. Not slack. (4) 6. Universal arithmetic. (7) 7. To bundle wheat. (6) 8. Inflexibility. (12) 9. River mouth(pl) (5)10. Narrowness. (11)15. Fish eggs. (3)16. Wither up. (4)19. Theatre seats, dress ... (6)21. Reasonable. (7)23. Territory. (6)25. Fresh foliage. (7)26. Ongoing varsity academic. (12)27. Llama wool. (6)28. Outward impressions (11)30. Movie, ... Alibi. (3)31. “... the Hun”. (6)

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SOLUTIONFor July 28, 2004

ACROSS 1. Result (5-6) 7. Scoundrel (7)11. Pulls (5)12. Deviousness (7)13. Excellent (5)14. Alert (9)15. So (9)16. Directs (6)18. Skull (7)21. Disorder (4)23. Racket (3)25. Take by sips (3)27. Stake (4)28. Artlessness (7)30. Low chair; Chaise ... (6)32. Expert; ... hand (3)33. Strange (3)34. Zealous (6)35. In brisk time(music) (7)36. U.S. state (4)37. Biblical vessel (3)39. Curve (3)41. Cupid (4)43. Exposed to air (7)45. Female relatives (6)48. An endless time(Lat) (9)49. Left handed people(inf) (9)

51. Angry (5)52. Solidify by cooling (7)53. Anaesthetic (5)54. Humbleness (7)55. Friendship (11)

DOWN 1. Sound (5) 2. Sent (11) 3. Shy (8) 4. Of public revenue (6) 5. Turn outwards (5) 6. Constrict (7) 7. Has high morals (8) 8. Reduce (6) 9. Sanction (7)10. Audacity (5)16. Arrange in steps (7)17. ‘Old Blue Eyes’ Frank ...(7)19. Competitor (5)20. N.Z. Prime Minister 1975-84 Sir Robert ... (7)22. Boils (7)24. Catch (3)26. Group of whales (3)29. Topic (5)31. Uninvited guest (4-7)32. Deoxyribonucleic acid

(abbr) (3)33. Sphere (3)38. U.S. horse race; ... Derby (8)40. Restrained (8)42. Casual (7)44. Annual calendar (7)46. Scoffs (6)47. Manservant (6)48. Form of expression (5)49. Water vapour (5)50. Gambol (5)


SOLUTIONFor April 9, 2003


SOLUTIONFor July 28, 2004

ACROSS 1. Result (5-6) 7. Scoundrel (7)11. Pulls (5)12. Deviousness (7)13. Excellent (5)14. Alert (9)15. So (9)16. Directs (6)18. Skull (7)21. Disorder (4)23. Racket (3)25. Take by sips (3)27. Stake (4)28. Artlessness (7)30. Low chair; Chaise ... (6)32. Expert; ... hand (3)33. Strange (3)34. Zealous (6)35. In brisk time(music) (7)36. U.S. state (4)37. Biblical vessel (3)39. Curve (3)41. Cupid (4)43. Exposed to air (7)45. Female relatives (6)48. An endless time(Lat) (9)49. Left handed people(inf) (9)

51. Angry (5)52. Solidify by cooling (7)53. Anaesthetic (5)54. Humbleness (7)55. Friendship (11)

DOWN 1. Sound (5) 2. Sent (11) 3. Shy (8) 4. Of public revenue (6) 5. Turn outwards (5) 6. Constrict (7) 7. Has high morals (8) 8. Reduce (6) 9. Sanction (7)10. Audacity (5)16. Arrange in steps (7)17. ‘Old Blue Eyes’ Frank ...(7)19. Competitor (5)20. N.Z. Prime Minister 1975-84 Sir Robert ... (7)22. Boils (7)24. Catch (3)26. Group of whales (3)29. Topic (5)31. Uninvited guest (4-7)32. Deoxyribonucleic acid

(abbr) (3)33. Sphere (3)38. U.S. horse race; ... Derby (8)40. Restrained (8)42. Casual (7)44. Annual calendar (7)46. Scoffs (6)47. Manservant (6)48. Form of expression (5)49. Water vapour (5)50. Gambol (5)

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51. Most rare. (8)55. Latin American dance. (5)56. Add to. (7)57. Burn slightly. (5)58. Adjourned. (9)59. Expedient. (9)

DOWN 1. Jury spokesman. (7) 2. Helicopter blade. (5) 3. Dull. (6) 4. Fervour. (5) 5. Not slack. (4) 6. Universal arithmetic. (7) 7. To bundle wheat. (6) 8. Inflexibility. (12) 9. River mouth(pl) (5)10. Narrowness. (11)15. Fish eggs. (3)16. Wither up. (4)19. Theatre seats, dress ... (6)21. Reasonable. (7)23. Territory. (6)25. Fresh foliage. (7)26. Ongoing varsity academic. (12)27. Llama wool. (6)28. Outward impressions (11)30. Movie, ... Alibi. (3)31. “... the Hun”. (6)

40. Killer whale. (4)43. Gossiped. (7)44. Son of(Scot) (3)45. Beseech. (7)46. Long tirade. (6)48. Rainbows. (6)50. Real name Thomas Woodward, singer, Tom ... (5)52. Hinder the inspection(cryp) (5)53. Lassitude. (5)54. Sullen. (4)

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Work on the damaged Island Bay Seawall is on track, much to the delight of the coastal community.

The Island Bay seawall was partially destroyed following a storm in June 2013 which battered Wellington’s southern coast.

A 41-metre section of the wall opposite Shorland Park collapsed completely and much of the upper part of the seawall that remained was on a lean and needed to be realigned and secured.

Contractors Fulton Hogan began restruc-turing work on the seawall last November.

Work was on track to be completed by

the end of June, team leader for structures at the Wellington City Council, Faiz Tawfeek said.

“Most of the ground works, up right-ing the upper section of the seawall and reinstatement of the damaged section of seawall is almost completed,” Faiz said.

“Soon the contractor will be commencing drilling the vertical anchors to secure the upper section of wall with the foundation.” Did you know?The sea wall was completed in 1937 after a city engineer suggested it would be a good way to stop sand from drifting onto The Esplanade.The seawall stretches for 350 metres along Island Bay.

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By Laura ShipleyMASSEY JOURNALISM STUDENT

The Wellington High School physics team has again won a top spot in the New Zealand Young Physicists’ tournament.

Earlier this month the team took out bronze in nationals. The school has a his-tory of doing well in the tournament, they won silver last year and have a solid track record of being in the top six.

The team was chosen in December and have been training for the tournament since the start of the academic year in January.

The team were assigned seven open-ended questions and had to present three of them to the other teams, who then would ask them questions and debate their answers.

The team travelled to Auckland for fi nals where they had to fi t all the work they had done into a 12 minute talk.

The team was made up of team captain Jack Tregidga, Joseph Ivory and Rose

MacKenzie. This was the fi rst senior competition for

Rose and Joseph. Joseph said the problems were a lot more

complicated than they seemed.“It was stressful but I’m glad we did it,”

he said.There was also a team aspect to the

tournament when the teams debated and ask tough questions of the person who did the presentation.

Rose said she had a few places in her presentation where she had fl aws.

“I spent so much time focusing on the holes in my presentation,” she said.

She said she felt much more motivated to put more work into her physics work after the tournament.

Jack said he knew what to expect as he had been in a senior competition before.

“I knew what could be done in those two weeks between regionals and nationals,” he said.

He said he now questions everything.“It turns you into a sceptic, you are

Wellington High School win bronze

Wellington High School physics team from left: Rose MacKenzie, team captain Jack Tregidga and Joseph Ivory with white board full of solved physics problems. PHOTO CREDIT: Laura Shipley

always checking people’s sources.”The physics teacher in charge of the team,

Kerry Parker, said the tournament helped the students develop good qualities.

“The reason I do it is the learning they get from it.

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Island Bay’s own George Jackson has brought home three medals after tak-ing part in the Track Cycling National Championships in Invercargill.

George, who is part of the Wel-lington Track Racing Team, won two bronze medals and a silver in the under 17 scratch race, 500m time trial and sprint races, held at last week’s championships.

The 16-strong team brought home six medals total, with Masters rider Bruce Cook winning two bronzes in the 44 to 45 age group and Regan Bang winning silver in the 3000m

individual pursuit in the 35 to 40 age group.

George has won a few national podiums and titles but he said he was the most happy with this win.

“It was really diffi cult, but I worked hard and got there,” he said.

The team, who train at the Hataitai Velodrome every Sunday, were se-lected from all around the Wellington region to compete together.

George started cycling three years ago after he had problems with his feet and ankles and a friend suggested he try it out.

“I used to be a runner but had problems with my feet, I had a go and loved it immediately,” he said.George Jackson (left) training at the Hataitai Velodrome. PHOTO CREDIT: Emmet Riddle

Island Bay student’s cycling success in national championships


Two Miramar training buddies have achieved marathon success in separate events earlier this month.

Lindsay Barwick won the New Plymouth Mountain to Surf Marathon women's division and Natalie Gaskin won the New Zealand Ironman for her age group.

The two started training togeth-er in November 2015, just after Natalie had fi nished recovering from a stress fracture in her hip.

On Saturday March, 5, Lindsay competed in the 42.2km mara-thon and completed it in three hours and fi ve minutes.

This was Lindsay’s fi fth mara-thon but her fi rst win. She said when she fi nished she initially didn’t know she had won.

“I heard the an-nouncer say ‘it's a good day for the Barwick family’ and assumed my husband Paul had won,” she said.

Lindsay had in fact won the marathon, her husband had placed third in the men's division.

On the same day Natalie competed in the New Zealand Ironman in Taupo, winning her age group and beating her personal best of 10 hours and

17 minutes, by 15 minutes.The Ironman event involves a

3.8km swim, 180km bike ride and a 42.2km marathon run.

Natalie’s win also qualifi ed her for the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Ha-waii, later this year.

This is the third World Cham-pionships Natalie has qualifi ed for and will be her second time attending the event. She competed in 2014 but couldn’t go in 2015 due to her injury.

Natalie has completed seven Ironman events but this was her fi rst win.


Cancer survivor and mother of two Sam Marshall will be participating in Relay For Life next week.

Relay For Life is a global fundraising event run by the Cancer Society and involves participants walking or run-

ning around a track for 24 hours.

The 2016 Wellington Relay For Life will be held at Frank Kitts Park next Saturday and will begin with a survivors walk. This will be followed by a candlelight ceremony in the evening. The event will fi nish with a closing ceremony.

Last year 3670 people in 78

teams took part in the Relay for Life and raised $390,000. This year 3750 people have signed up.

Island Bay local Sam said she was diagnosed with breast can-cer in late 2014 and underwent chemotherapy during 2015.

In 2015 Sam participated in Relay For Life and she said she spent all but six to eight hours

at the event, only leaving to put her young children to bed.

“I was right in the middle of chemotherapy when it started,” she said.

This year she will be par-ticipating in Wellington Relay For Life, in both the survivors walk and the candlelight cer-emony.

Currently there were no spac-

es in this year’s Relay For Life. Anyone who signs up will be put on a waiting list and their details will be saved. They will also automatically be signed up for Relay For Life 2017.

If you would like to donate to the Cancer Society, head to their website www.cancernz.org.nz

Cancer survivor relays for life

Natalie Gaskin won the New Zealand Ironman for her age group this year.

Miramar women win big at endurance events

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Three athletes from the Lyall Bay Surf Life Saving Club were named into the New Zealand Surf Life sav-ing squads last weekend.

Members of the club competed against 1500 other athletes at the National Surf Life Saving Champion-ships at Ohope Beach from March 25 to 27.

Athletes Hayley Cox, 19, Lewis Clareburt, 17, and Alaynah Bettany, 14, were all named into New Zealand Surf Life saving squad, joining exist-ing member Samantha Lee, 25.

Coach Walter Maxwell said the ath-letes were on the beach up to 12 hours a day throughout the championships.

“It’s quite an intense program of events,” he said.

He said the athletes trained up to 20 times a week for 10 months of the year.

“It’s a massive amount of work,” Walter said.

Walter has coached athletes at the Lyall Bay Surf Club for 13 years.

“All of them I’ve known since they were grasshoppers,” he said. Wellington has the “harshest condi-tions in the country… but the kids just keep coming back,” he said.Plans are underway to replace the current Lyall Bay clubrooms, with a project funded by the Wellington City Council, New Zealand Lottery Grants Board and club funds.

Walter said the new clubrooms will be ready for public use in November this year and he was looking forward to “a new home”.

With Easter weekend mark-ing the official end to the pa-trol season, the club will enjoy an enforced rest for nine weeks.They will begin training again on May 22 and the patrol season will resume in October.

Some of the medalists who competed at the recent national’s event in Ohope. PHOTO: SUPPLIED


A teenager who built his own track bike and placed in the finals of the National Track Racing Championships showed off his project to other students this week.

Last year Scots College stu-dent Henry Levett built his track racing bike as part of the International Baccalaureate, which required year 10 students to complete a solo project.

International Baccalaureate is offered as an alternative to

NCEA.Henry said he spent about

half of last year designing the bike and the rest of the year building it. All of the parts were ordered online and Henry said he assembled the bike himself.

“I learned a lot during the project, like time management skills, it was a big project,” he said.

After building the bike he raced it in the national cham-pionships, which were held last weekend and placed in the fi nals.

For Henry, who usually rides

road bikes, placing in the fi nals in his fi rst year of track cycling was a huge accomplishment.

“I made it into the fi nal, which was very exhilarating, the race was very fast,” he said.

Last Monday, Henry displayed his bike project to year 10 students to try and inspire them to do similar things for their International Baccalaureate project.

Henry said building the bike was a very enjoyable process and he’d like to do it again.

“If I fi nd the time I’d like to do it some more,” he said.

Henry Levett stands outside Scots College with the bike he designed and made himself. PHOTO CREDIT: Colin Engelbrecht

Scots College student hopes to inspire others with his ingenuity

Lyall Bay athletes named into New Zealand Life Saving squads

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