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We live & sell locally

Lorraine Moleta


Joy

Thinking of Selling?We live & sell locally

Experiencedhonest advice

Lorraine Moleta

027 223 8272

JoyMcIntyre027 445 8455

Thinking ofSelling?


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Three decades

on the zigzag

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GREEN THUMBS: Houghton Bay man Don King has spent the past 30 years turning a path next to his house into a Garden of Eden. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

By Sam DuffAfter 30 years of hard-graft a Houghton Bay man has been

recognised for the hours and hours that he has spent sprucing-up a local pathway.

Don King has his own Garden of Eden in his backyard where he has spent years growing and nurturing various plants, but the idea of looking next door every day to see an unkempt pathway was too much to handle.

“If I didn’t do it then I would have to go past it every day,” Don says.Continued on page 1

2 Monday December 8, 2014

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Wellington’s local govern-ment set-up could look a lot more like Auckland’s if the Local Government Commis-sion has its way.

Last week the commission released a draft report into the future of local govern-ment in the wider Wellington region and proposed the big-gest reforms in a generation.

The commission has proposed one unitary au-thority, the Greater Wel-lington Council, which would replace the current nine councils, including Wellington City Council, Porirua City Council, Kapiti Coast District Council, both Hutt councils, the three Wairarapa councils and

BIG CHANGE: The biggest reforms in a generation have been proposed for local government in the Wellington region.

the Greater Wellington Re-gional Council.

Under the proposal a super-Mayor would reign over a council made-up of 21 councillors and local boards would keep a further 60 people occupied with low-level decision making.

The Mayor would be elected by all voters in the region and local boards and councillors elected from eight geographic zones.

Local boards would be created for Wairarapa, Up-per Hutt, Lower Hutt, Kapiti Coast, Porirua-Tawa, Ohar-iu, Lambton and Rongotai.

Wellington City Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says the status quo of nine councils is an over-kill of representa-tion but the proposal for an ‘uber council’ will struggle to get widespread support in a referendum.

“Recent surveys of public

opinion toward amalgama-tion reject the idea of one über-Council from Miramar to Masterton, so this two-tier super-city proposal will struggle to be endorsed by a poll of the people,” Mayor Wade-Brown says.

“I see this proposal as undermining the Capital’s voice as the economic pow-erhouse of the region. There would only be two council-lors from the Wellington CBD in a council of 22.”

Public submissions are now being sought on the draft plan by the Local Government Commission and will close on March 2 2015.

Should Wellington be-come a super-city like Auckland or will we lose a sense of community? Email [email protected] and let us know what you think.

Super-city proposed for Wellington

Continued from page 1By Sam Duff

Last week the long-time View Road resident was recognised for the work he has put in dur-ing the years to caring for the Houghton Terrace Pathway, which is affectionately known as the zig-zag for its interesting shape.

Rongotai MP Annette King and southern ward councillor Paul Eagle were part of a small gathering to unveil a plaque on the pathway to honour Don’s hard work.

The pair became aware of Don’s years of service after be-ing contacted by Justin Meade,

who has lived in a fl at below Don’s house for the past seven years.

Justin says he has seen Don work ten hour days on the pathway and he has paid for many of the plants himself.

“He never seeks compensa-tion, recognition or reward,” Justin says.

Mr Eagle says the plaque was a small way of recognising hard work in the community.

“I would say he has put in millions of hours’ worth of hard work,” Mr Eagle says.

Don says he has not cared for the pathway completely on his own; the council gave him some plants when he fi rst

started and more recently replaced some of the concrete pathway.

About six hours a week is how much Don, a former chief research engineer for the dairy industry, says he spends work-

ing on the zigzag.Don, who was born in Levin,

says he has always had an interest in gardening and his extensive travels throughout China have inspired some of his plant choices for the zigzag.

Creating a Garden of Eden

KEEN GARDENER: Rongotai MP Annette King congratulates Don King on spending 30 years sprucing-up the Houghton Terrace Pathway.

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Middle Earth has been bought to life on the front of Miramar’s iconic Roxy cinema.

A free light projection show, created by Weta, is currently playing twice a night after sunset on the front of the theatre until December 13.

Roxy are counting down until the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies on Thursday December 11.

Roxy lights up

By Jonty Dine

Matthew Lau is Malaysian Chinese, born in Auckland, raised in London, is a special-ist Japanese teppanyaki chef, and now he knows how to do the haka.

His latest cultural adventure came courtesy of being an em-bedded multimedia journal-ism student with a Wellington group at an international folk festival.

Matthew recently attended the Nan Ying International Folklore Festival with the Whitireia Performing Arts Wananga, which travels over-seas to a festival each year.

Taiwan proved a signifi cant culture shock however for Matthew, who by his own

admission did not realise how ‘westernised’ he really was.

“The local people dressed really plainly so we defi nitely stood out,” Matthew says.

“When they saw my tattoos and spikey hair the high school locals wanted to take photos. They must have thought I looked like someone famous”.

Matthew says he was faced with a number of challenges during his first stint as an embedded journalist.

He had to deal with the day-to-day dramas of close-quarter living all the while meeting deadlines with as little as four hours sleep a night.

Despite the hurdles, Mat-thew says he has grown as a journalist and a person, making lifelong friendships

along the way.He edited videos, maintained

a blog, engaged in social me-dia and wrote stories on a daily basis for Whitireia Journal-ism’s NewsWire website.

Matthew travelled across Tainan City’s 36 different districts during his two weeks stay.

He had little exposure to Maori culture before travelling with the Whitireia group.

The group performed pre-dominantly Maori, but also Samoan, and Cook Island and contemporary dance numbers.

“They had such unique and eye-catching performances. Not just the box standard. They really knew their craft,” Matthew says.

Matthew says he found it dif-

fi cult not being able to speak or understand Mandarin.

“Ordering food was re-ally hard. If I was lucky there would be a photo of it I could point at.”

Matthew this year detoured from a career as a chef, leaving the upmarket Ace Wasabi res-taurant in Merrivale, Christch-urch, to pursue journalism.

He says his ultimate ambi-tion is to become a food critic and he is currently working part time at Shed 5 and The Crab Shack while he studies journalism at Whitireia.

The next intake for Whitireia Journalism School is in Febru-ary. For more information con-tact [email protected]

Malaysian, Chinese, Kiwi, Londonerripe for cultural adventure

FOREIGN CORRES-PONDENT: Mount Cook resident and budding journalist Matthew Lau has been keeping busy in Taiwan.

Rongotai MP Annette King has been selected as deputy leader of the Labour Party by new leader Andrew Little.

Mrs King was deputy leader during Phil Goff’s time as leader and was the acting leader following the 2014 election.

Mr Little says the deputy’s job will change after a formal review of roles in a years’ time.

King keeps deputy job

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inbriefnewsChristmas show coming to Newtown

After nine months of earthquake strengthening and repair work, the Thistle Hall is back in action. Located on the corner of Cuba Street and Karo Drive, work began in April, and then paused when sheep bones and artefacts were found. Archaeolo-gists concluded they were from meals prepared at the house that pre-dated the hall. Some parts of the building were in bad condition, such as rotten window frames, floor joist ends and rusted steel beams. Window frames were replaced with brand new ones designed and built to match to old ones, aff ected fl oor joists were replaced, and the rusting steel was removed.

The Newtown Community Centre will be graced with a Christmas comedy show telling Mary and Joseph’s story on December 16 and 17. The storyline, written by Abby Howells in Wellington and Rosie Howells in Dunedin, will be performed in both cities, with all profits going to the Women’s Refuge. Starting at 8pm, tickets can be purchased online from Event Finder by searching Mary’s Christmas.

Food and art blends for exhibition Elbowroom, a moving gallery, presents their second exhibition, Concotion. An experimental collaboration be-tween food and art, the exhibition brings together merging and estab-lished artists, designers and chefs to deliver contemporary artworks, furniture design and food. Elbowroom has partnered with Ur-ban Dream Brokerage to present Concoction in an unused space of Wellington - open to the public from December 7th-14th. Opening hours are Wednesday – Friday from 12-5pm and weekends from 11am-4pm.

Thistle Hall reopens

By Sam Duff

A group which advocate for good urban design is fundraising to be able to fi ght the Basin Reserve fl yover plan.

Earlier in the year a board of inquiry

put a stop to the New Zealand Transport Agencies plan to build a $90 million fl yover motorway over the Basin Reserve cricket ground in Mount Cook.

The NZTA later made a decision to con-test the board of inquiry decision in court.

Architects fundraise to fi ght fl yover

Now the Architectural Centre says they plan on fi ghting the NZTA, but for to do that they need Lawyers and Lawyers cost money.

Board member Hannah Bridger, an archi-tecture student and Newtown resident, says the organisation held a charity auction of works from the Wellington arts community recently.

Hannah says she is opposed to the fl yover being built.

“It’s not necessary,” she says. “It doesn’t consider what people really need long term.”

The fl yover design is also not considerate of the urban environment, Hannah says.

“More roading is not exactly pleasant to look at. It’s terrible for the environment and it blocks views.”

The increase in people using cars when they are the only passenger might be because the infrastructure is there, she says.

Hannah says it is important that the board represent what a portion of Wellington thinks about the fl yover.

“It would be a huge shame so somebody has to fi ght back.”

By Sam Duff

A St Catherine’s College stu-dent has been busy getting hands-on work experience with littlies in Kilbirnie.

Year 11 student Keriann Makita, 16, has spent the past 15 weeks working a day a week at the Kilbirnie Community Creche as part of her school’s Gateway programme.

The Gateway programme is run by schools throughout New Zealand and offers students the chance to work in an industry they may want to pursue a career in while earning NCEA credits.

Keriann says she has had an interest in early child care since doing a Whitireia course earlier in the year.

“I love little kids and watching them grow and play,” she says. “It’s a great experience.”

“One thing I have learnt work-ing here is every child has their own personality and you don’t pick it up until you sit down with them and get to know them.”

Studying early childcare maybe the next step after she leaves school, Keriann says.

St Catherine’s College Gate-way programme coordinator Ellen Castles says having hands-on work experience makes Ke-riann’s learning more relevant.

“The Gateway system gives the opportunity to our students to help them with their career decisions,” Ellen says.

Jannie Nehemia from Kil-birnie Community Creche says

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: St Catherine’s College student Keriann Makita has spent the past 15 weeks working at Kilbirnie Com-munity Creche. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

they have always hosted students and the staff enjoy passing on the knowledge that they have.

“She’s been really good,” Jan-nie says. “The children think that she’s absolutely wonderful.”

Keriann loves working with kids

MOTORWAY FIGHT: Hannah Bridger from the Architectural Centre says Basin Reserve fl yover is unnecessary. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

WE HAVE MOVED.

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Kilmarnock Heights Home is vibrant, welcoming and inviting from the moment you walk through the door. Here, you’ll be supported to maintain your independence and continue with your hobbies, interests and passions.

A highlight for many residents is the social life - as well as enjoying the company of others at a similar stage of life, residents get involved in organising daily happenings and special events.

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MINUTES WITH:

What would your last meal on earth be?

A massive T-bone steak with an Americano made with carpano antica.

What's one thing that you'll never throw away?

Sports gear, especially my sparring gear.

Who are you inspired by?

I am inspired by Nic Vujicic, I live by the motto ‘no excuses’.

What is your guilty TV pleasure?

Game of Thrones and the UK’s Top Gear during GOT’s absence.

What was your best ever holiday?

South Korea in 2007, I ended up living at a Buddhist monastery where I was also able to train Tae Kwon do with the monks every morning.

What makes you smile?

Random acts of silliness make me laugh.

Cesar Adrian BretonRoxy Cinema General Manager

What was your best ever holiday?

where I was also able to train Tae

Who would you love to have a meal with?

Warren Bu� et, to ask everything about his acquisitions model (if he has one).

What's on your Christmas wish-list?

A proper mountain bike.

What would you spend your last $100 on?

Most likely perfumes, but just because you can’t really buy watches or shoes with $100!

CHRISTMAS CHEER: The St Pat’s Barbershop Quartet perform at the KilbirnieLyall Bay Community Centre Christmas party.

Rudolph is waking up after a long sleep, Santa Claus is pulling on his long-johns and the kids are busy writing their wishlists - Christmas is round the corner and locals are starting to celebrate the silly season.

Around 70 locals piled into the Kilbirnie Lyall Bay Community Centre last week for the annual Christmas party.

Father Christmas was on-hand to distribute gifts and discuss Christ-mas wish-lists with local children.

Mayor Celia Wade-Brown and several local councillors attended the festivities, which included entertainment, afternoon tea and Christmas carols with an accordion for good measure.

Festive cheer hits Kilbirnie


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ARE YOU READY FOR SUMMER?

Cardiovascular disease includes diseases of the heart and blood vessels that lead to heart attacks, stroke, angina and other complications. It is the most common cause of death for New Zealanders.

There are many reasons why people are at risk of cardiovascular disease. Some things cannot be changed - such as your gender, ethnicity, age and family history of early death from heart attack and stroke. But there are other risk factors that can defi -nitely be controlled. These are your weight; what you eat; your blood cholesterol levels, blood pressure and blood glucose levels; your smoking status and your level of physical activity. “If you want a healthy heart, and to keep low your chances of a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack, then here’s what you should do” advise Self Care pharmacists.

Visit your doctor for a check-up – males should go at age 45 and women at age 55 (unless you are Maori, from the Pacifi c or from the Indian sub-continent, or you have risk factors such as diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and high cholesterol. Then the age recommended for a check-up is lower and men should be assessed for cardiovascular risk at age 35 and women at age 45).

Keep your body weight in the ideal range – ask your Self Care pharmacist about the Weight and Health fact card, and how to calculate your body mass index (BMI) to see how close you are to your ideal weight. The fact card also talks about the best waist measurement to aim for (less than 88cm for women; 102cm for men). Obesity is a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes so if you control your weight, diabetes is less likely to develop. If diabetes does develop, then losing weight will help

Tips for a Healthy Heart

you manage the disease better.Follow a heart healthy dietary pattern.

This will help you maintain an ideal body weight, and keep your blood pressure, blood cholesterol and blood glucose under control. “It could mean”, say Self Care pharmacists, “that the medicines you may have needed to control these conditions are not required, or lower doses can be taken”. A heart healthy dietary pattern includes foods low in saturated fat, salt and sugar, and includes fresh fruit and vegetables, whole grain breads and cereals. It is best to avoid, or limit the quantities eaten of, processed foods, deep-fried foods and sweet bakery items. “Our Reducing Your Cholesterol fact card has helpful informa-tion about the right foods to eat”, advise Self Care pharmacists.

Be a non-smoker. The Quit Smoking fact card is a great resource for helping you develop a plan for quitting, and it provides

information on nicotine replacement products. If you do have diabetes and/or high blood pressure, being a non-smoker means you can achieve better management of these conditions.

Finally, be physically active. This doesn’t mean you have to run marathons. Moderate physical activity for 30 minutes a day, on 5 or more days per week, is enough to ensure you reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease and keep fi t. Try fast walking, aqua-jogging, mowing lawns, playing golf (don’t use the golf cart!) or washing the car.

There are many things you can do to manage your cardiovascular disease risks and keep your heart healthy. Talk to your Self Care pharmacist for advice.

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Pneumonia is an infection of the air sacs in the lungs and is caused by bacteria, viruses or, rarely, fungi.

Most cases of pneumonia are caused by bacteria, most commonly bacteria called streptococcus pneumonia but viral pneumonia is more common in children. Anyone can develop pneumonia but

some groups are at greater risk: Babies and toddlers - particularly

those born prematurely.

People who have had a recent viral infection - such as a cold or fl u.

Smokers, people with chronic lung conditions, people with suppressed immune systems, people who drink excessive alcohol, patients in hospital and people who have had strokes.

Pneumonia can develop when a person breathes in small droplets that contain pneumonia-causing organisms.

It can also occur when bacteria or viruses that are normally present in the

mouth, nose and throat, enter the lungs.Symptoms include:High fever, chills, shortness of breath,

increased breathing rate, a worsening cough that may produce discoloured or bloody sputum (phlegm) and sharp chest pains – caused by infl ammation of the membrane that lines the lungs.

In babies and children, symptoms may be less specifi c and they may not show clear signs of a chest infection.

Pneumonia dangers


Evans Bay Intermediate...

CELEBRATES SUCCESS! The hall was packed as parents and caregivers joined EBIS staff and the Board to celebrate the end of another great year.

The “Night of Speaking with the Arts” was again a wonderful evening of watching students showcase their many talents.

“The cultural groups were outstanding. The year has ended with Tanemahuta Gray leading the Kapa Haka and the group is certainly the greatest they have ever been. The polyclub led by Nima Pemerika and Peme Leiataua, did the school proud. The huge number of musical groups led by Sam Marsh and Chris van der Zee were quite simply, incredible.

The School is extremely lucky to have someone with Chris’s talent. The 6 fi nalists in the Speech Contest all showed their high level of skills in public speaking. This year’s winner Lufi Lene chose to speak about uniform. His rap was just outstanding.” Principal Wendy Esera says.

Millennium Cup winner Anneke Hutt also took out the Excellence in English Cup and was runner-up to the Amanda Crook-Barker Memorial Cup for Citizenship, too.

“Anneke is a star in every way! Not only is she an academic but she is very well loved by her peer group and staff. She has a maturity beyond her years.” Wendy added.

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With the festive season just around the corner the Salvation Army are stepping up their efforts to support families in need.

Captain Joe Serevi from the Kilbirnie Salvation Army says locals are welcome to donate non-perishable food items that will then be put into hampers for families in the community.

Countdown Kilbirnie is supporting the cause by donating $500 worth of grocer-ies and a trolley has been set up to accept

donations in store.“When people donate items they really

help others,” Joe says.Solo mums, benefi ciaries and those who

struggle during the Christmas period are the sorts of people who will get the hampers, he says.

“For those who got parcels last year it was a very humbling experience for them,” he says. “They were struggling fi nancially and emotionally.”

Supporting people in the community is what the season is all about, Joe says.

“It’s all about whanau and family.”

FESTIVE CHEER: Captain Joe Serevi from the Kilbirnie Salvation Army with Christine Williams from Kilbirnie Countdown. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

Sallies support families in need


Question: What do you want for Christmas and why?

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

Tiernay Colquhoun, Newtown

“Money, because I want to travel more around New Zealand and you need money to do that unfortunately.”

Kat Scott, Newtown

“I get to hang out with my boyfriend for Christmas. That’s all I want”

Ricky Stringer, Newtown

“John Key to be out of parliament because he is really not helping New Zealand.”

Leon Sparks, Perth

“Family to be together.”

Colin Holloway, Brooklyn

“I’m terrible because I’m not a really big present person.”

Tom Sharp, Te Aro

“A good Christmas dinner with family. I don’t really need anything else.”

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 pro-vided 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.

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Association’s sole aim is to

preserve an historical wall. Those who read the article might

note that a ‘win-win’ solution was promoted i.e. an entry parallel to the wall for vehicles (and perhaps also for pedestrians for there isn’t any walkway after the intersection

from Otaki Street to the substation verging on Strathmore Park, on the eastern side) to access.

The issue, as was explained, was with the process.

We believe that Council offi cers chose/did not consult with their

own heritage listing prior to grant-ing consent.

We would also wonder about land stability given that it was not thoroughly combusted before the upper area was built upon however that is not our issue or

responsibility.There are another two empty

sites on the land. Should we expect a further carving up of the wall?

Robin BoldarinChairperson, Miramar Mau-

puia Progressive Association

Dear Ed, In reply to Susan Belt’s comments (November 17) on my recent letter, I would like to comment that I was NOT try-ing to correct Sam Duff’s spell-ing mistakes in the Cook Strait News.

I was trying to point out uses of a word in the wrong context.

That is another matter. If a local journalist did not have

English as his fi rst language I would cut him some slack.

This is not the case here. I was very surprised that a local

journalist who (reputedly) won the top award for his year and who has a university degree could show such deficiencies in his grasp of the English lan-guage as to write pass-time for

pastime (e.g.).There WAS a time when news-

papers were a showcase for the exemplary use of the English language. Alas no longer.

Nowadays newspapers seem keen to demonstrate the decline in writing skills of today’s pro-fessionals.

Of course the CONTENT of the news is always interesting and long may that aspect of local newspapers continue!

And if anyone DID want to have a fi eld day hunting out bad grammar and spelling mistakes they would need to look no further than the advertisements of real estate agents!

Christine Swift, Island Bay

Dear Ed, I am saddened by the arbitrary manner in which the op-shop in Strathmore has been axed.

I think any decisions made re this decision should have been open to public discussion, so that WCC and community workers could appreciate the feeling of the locals.

This shop has had real value to the community, and I think it’s naive to say it has just provided a service to those who need cheap clothes and utensils.

It also allowed people to meet, and may have been better placed for people to meet than the Strathmore community hall.

In a world where recycling is now the only solution to ever increasing landfi lls, it’s environ-

mentally crucial that we recycle or up-cycle every item we can.

With New Zealand groaning under loads of cheap imported non-biodegradable items, we should be opening more op shops, not only to help those who have needs, but to allow us to try and keep as much stuff out of the landfills which I am sure cost a lot more to run annually than the small amounts needed to subsidise an op-shop.

If it’s not too late I would like to have a discussion with locals, our Mayor and councillors on why we are closing the very sort of opera-tions that we so desperately need.

Allan Jenkins, Seatoun (abridged)

Should we expect wall to be carved-up?

More than just an op-shopHe should know better

Dear Ed, I agree whole-heartedly with the comments made by the four residents (Anger surrounds op-shop closure, November 24).

The op-shop offered much to the community, their prices were a fraction of all the other so-called charity op-shops.

As I see it the shop could have remained open until Christmas eve, this would have helped the less fortunate patrons with Christmas gifts for example.

But no, on the whim of a

person with big ideas that could be attributed to herself, managed to persuade the committee to close the shop early.

It could have remained open making money instead of us-ing council funding to support an empty shop to duplicate what is already functioning at the base (budgeting, kai bosh, some other courses).

I truly believe that there is more to this than meets the eye.

Name withheld

Dear Ed, I strongly feel that they (The Strathmore Park Community Board) should have kept the op-shop (November 24) open and not open up a satellite centre, as they are already providing services at the community centre.

Why can’t the board apply for or source some funding to keep the op-shop open?

So many community members at large are absolutely doing it hard.

Won’t be a very happy Christmas this year.

Name withheld

Op-shop closure makes for miserable Christmas

Op-shop offered so much to the communityDear Ed, I am writing in

response to the article in the Cook Strait News (November 24) regarding the Strathmore Park Community op-shop closure.

We too as a single income family of fi ve are very sad to see our beloved op-shop close down.

We were weekly visitors to the op-shop, both to donate and to buy.

What a great outlet for the community, especially for those who couldn’t always afford to buy new goods.

The staff were fantastic, so

friendly, helpful and welcom-ing.

It is such a shame to pass by now and see it gone.

We agree that there is already a range of advice available at the Strathmore Community Centre, so it seems unusual to be opening a similar service so close by.

It was really good to read your article and get a little in-sight as to what has happened - hopefully the Cook Strait News will be able to keep the community informed of any further news regarding this.

D Johnson

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OUT IN FORCE: Residents of Seatoun are angry about the possible closure of the Seatoun Park Playground. PHOTO CREDIT: Sarah Wilson

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By Sarah Wilson

More than 30 angry residents attended a public meeting at Seatoun Park Playground last week in a fi nal push to save their local treasure.

With the public submission period now over, the decision to lose or save the park is in the hands of the Wellington City Council.

Carol McKee says people do not need a lot, they are quite happy with just a few items on the playground.

“If the council goes through with this, it makes them look stupid. There’s just no com-mon sense.”

Julie Marshall says it is shocking to talk about obe-sity, kids running on streets with nothing to do and older kids contemplating suicide, and then taking away natural play spaces.

“We are passionate about our people and we want our kids to grow up healthy. Don’t take our playground away, give us more,” she says.

Seatoun Park Playground is the latest space facing closure following council policy to keep playgrounds at least 600 metres away from each other.

Instead of maintaining the space, they have budgeted $125,000 to upgrade the near-by Churchill Park Playground

on Seatoun Beach.Susan Stanford says council

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Mike Jones says Seatoun Park was gifted to the people of the community.

“If council thinks this park isn’t well used, they’re in another world.”

Mike McKee says since a consultation on the play-ground eight years ago, he has been looking out his window and watching the policy of ‘benign neglect’ already take place.

Local MP, Annette King, says the playground is the worst equipped playground she has seen in a long time.

“I’m keen on having as many parks as possible because a report came out two days ago that says our children are getting fatter,” she says.

Eastern Ward councillor Simon Marsh urged residents to set aside emotion and prove the use of the playground to save it.

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Unhampered to the podiumA Wellington businessman and butcherare as happy as pigs in mud after theirclean sweep at this year's New ZealandHam of the Year awards.

Rob Cameron and Simon Harrison, whoown Cameron Harrison Butchery andDelicatessen in Ngaio and Kelburn,won gold awards in all ham categories,including Ham of the Year.

The pair were delighted with theirsuccess, business operator Harrison said.

"We're very excited about the win.

"For a little company, it's a hugeachievement."

Cameron Harrison Butchery wasestablished in 2009 and has entered theHam of the Year competition for thepast three years.

Cameron produces all their productsin a factory in Wainuiomata, where hecreated the award-winning ham.

Harrison said the secret to Cameron'saward-winning ham was hard work.

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By Sam Duff

Packing up his possessions and cycling across the world had been a dream of Pete McNeil’s since a speaker visited his school when he was 13.

“I kind of had this idea for ages of doing a big cycle trip,” Pete says.

After running it past his girlfriend Alice, who is now his wife, she said ‘let’s go for it’, Pete says.

The couple, who are from the United Kingdom but had been living in Spain, have spent the past two years cycling across the world.

The plan for the trip started com-ing together when Pete and Alice say they decided to get married.

So two weeks after their wedding it was off to Amsterdam for a short honeymoon and then the cycling began.

Germany, Austria, Italy came in quick procession and then it was through Greece, Turkey, Georgia and central Asia.

Pete jokes that the couple cycled through all the ‘stans.’

The big hiccup of the trip was on the Afghan border when Alice’s back gave out on her and she spent 18 days recovering.

“He showed that he was a good husband by giving me lots of massages and looking after me,” Alice says.

Following her recovery the pair spent the rest of the trip on a tandem bike.

Talk of the Taliban and typhus in the area meant the pair wanted to move on quickly, Alice says.

2014 began in Thailand for Pete and Alice who headed through South East Asia, through Australia and then to New Zealand where they say they always wanted to end the trip.

They met a Wellingtonian while they were in the Himalayas and soon enough they were staying at his home and Pete worked in cycle shops in Newtown and then

Johnsonville.“I’m still excited about bikes

and cycling,” Pete says. “It’s a wonderful way to travel for so many reasons.”

Alice says the trip was great for giving the pair the time to really think about what they want from life.

The couple travelled back to the UK last week where Alice says she will study to become a physi-otherapist.

Pete says he would like to take the experiences they have had during the past two years and use them to encourage others to go on adventures.

“Adventures are great because you get to do things you would not have otherwise done and meet people you would not have otherwise met.”

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NATIVE: 31 words. Ani, ant, ante, anti, ate, ave, eat, eta, etna, naive, NATIVE, nave, neat, net, nit, tai, tan, tea, ten, tin, tine, vain, van, vane, vat, vein, vent, vet, via, vie, vine.

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NATIVE: 31 words. Ani, ant, ante, anti, ate, ave, eat, eta, etna, naive, NATIVE, nave, neat, net, nit, tai, tan, tea, ten, tin, tine, vain, van, vane, vat, vein, vent, vet, via, vie, vine.

Across: 1 Doubt, 4 Quick off the mark, 14 Khaki, 15 Strut, 16 Negotiator, 17 Elfi n, 19 Bar, 20 Pattern, 21 Meanwhile, 22 Levels, 25 Parachute, 27 Ferric, 28 Sample, 33 Cradle song, 35 Tic, 36 Tendon, 37 Spot, 39 Two, 41 Memento, 42 Hairdo, 43 Stability, 44 Ruins, 45 Thistles, 50 By, 51 Activate, 55 Torso, 58 Dignitary, 59 Thwart, 60 Amorous, 61 Apt, 63 Soot, 64 Antics, 65 Lee, 66 Theatrical, 68 Annals, 69 Jabbed, 71 Assistant, 76 Rotund, 77 Hesitated, 79 Zoology, 81 Ego, 84 Elite, 85 Defi nition, 86 Nylon, 87 Scour, 88 Do as the Romans do, 89 Pries.Down: 2 Outlaw, 3 Blunt, 5 Used, 6 Closest, 7 Onions, 8 Fetch, 9 Hurdler, 10 Meek, 11 Refl ex, 12 Barbs, 13 Disrobe, 14 Kneecap, 18 Ornamental, 23 Throb, 24 Lioness, 26 Address, 27 Factory, 29 Paprika, 30 Breech, 31 Stare, 32 Mosaic, 34 Gear, 36 Topic, 38 Thyme, 40 Mini, 45 Tides, 46 Ingrown, 47 Thin, 48 Elaine, 49 Areas, 50 Bottled, 52 Temptation, 53 Version, 54 Toucan, 55 Typical, 56 Tweed, 57 Brat, 62 Merit, 67 Flutter, 68 Appease, 70 Breadth, 72 Sweeten, 73 Indigo, 74 Magnum, 75 Ignore, 76 Robot, 78 Infer, 80 Layer, 82 Less, 83 Hold.

Pete and Alice cycle across the globe

TWO WHEELS: Alice and Pete McNeil from the United Kingdom spent two years cycling across the world to Wel-lington. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

By Sam Duff

Keen Irish men were out in force recently to play Gaelic football on Oriental Bay beach.

The Wellington Gaelic Asso-ciation held a tournament, which attracted 12 teams made up of 5 players, last week.

Conor O’Grady from the Gaelic association says the game is similar to Aussie Rules with a mix of Football and Rugby League.

“We had a really good day,” he says. “People were really interested in what it’s all about.”

Wellington will be hosting the New Zealand Gaelic Football championships in March 2015.

Conor says once the Wellington side do a bit of training he expects the side to have as good a chance as any at winning the tournament.

Then in October Wellington will host the Australasian Gaelic Football Games.

Conor says many people that at-

Gaelic football hits the capital

tended the tournament last week grew up playing the game.

“It’s part of our identity,” he says. “We’re all proud Irish peo-ple who love playing the sport.”

Playing Gaelic football in the

capital gives expatriates a sense of community, Conor says.

A proper game of Gaelic Foot-ball involves 15 players and a player can only take four steps with the ball at any one time.

LUCK OF THE IRISH: Cian McGorven and JP Costelloe have a go at Gaelic Football at Oriental Bay.

By Sam Duff

Players from the Wellington Phoenix Football side visited Wellington Children’s Hospi-tal in Newtown last week to support sick children.

Ricco Henderson, 10 months, was one of the lucky recipients of a teddy bear together with its adoption certifi cate.

The little-one had been in hospital for a day when the Cook Strait News snapped a photo of him with Phoenix striker Kenny Cunningham.

Ricco had been suffering from dehydration.

Kenny says the team, who played the Newcastle Jets at Hunter Stadium during the weekend, enjoy supporting children.

“It’s diffi cult for them being

in hospital so we wanted them to enjoy something,” Kenny says.

“We try to make children really happy at a difficult time.”

The teddies were donated by stroller manufacturer Phil and Teds in association with The Surgical Research Trust, based in Kilbirnie.

The two organisations to-gether run a programme which sees every child facing surgery being given a cud-dly teddy bear to help them understand what will happen to them.

Surgeons use the bears as a prop to explain to the child what will happen.

Every child in the hospital was given a bear by the Phoe-nix as a special gift before the festive season.

Phoenix deliver teddies to sick kids

ALL SMILES: Ricco Henderson, 10 months, is gifted a teddy bear by Phoenix striker Kenny Cunningham. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff


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