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BLOOMING GREAT: Peter Gilberd of the Woodridge Planters Group in the nursery at Jay St Community Garden and Nursery, Paparangi PHOTO: Fiona Donnellan

By Fiona Donnellan

Woodridge Planters, founded and led by Woodridge resident Peter Gilberd were recent fi nalists in Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards.

The group was highly commended in the Heritage and Environment category. The category was based on groups who look to improve or revitalise environment, culture or heritage.

The winners in the category were Newtown Festival Organis-ers, a subcommittee of the Newtown Residents Association for their recycling programme, and Upstream; Friends of Central Park, so the competition was fi erce for the Newlands-based group.

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Continued from page 1According to Deputy Mayor

Justin Lester Woodridge Plant-ers have been a reliable and hard-working force of the north-ern suburbs since 2006, when Peter established the group.

Since they formed the group they have impressively planted over 20,000 native trees in the local area. Not only that but Peter and co-founder Phil Donaldson have enlisted the help of church groups, schools, scouts, rest homes residents, community service workers, corporate groups like Law Firm DAC Beachcroft. They along with Woodridge Planters propa-gate seeds, learn about sowing, composting, native trees, and the layout of gardens.

The vegetation they have plant-ed on streamside areas provides shade and habitat for native spe-cies including koura, longfi n eel and banded kokopu. The forest areas they are restoring support native birds, including Bellbirds and Kakariki that are returning

to the northern suburbs after years of absence due to previous loss of native forest.

Last year the group also became part of the Million Metres Streams project, which is a collaboration between the Sustainable Business Network and Enspiral.

“The great work they are doing is helping to restore the native

ecosystem,” says Mr Lester who praised Peter and the group for their on-going work.

Peter tells the Independent Herald that the Million Metres Streams Project, for which they are currently fundraising will help the Belmont Stream, which flows through Seton Nossiter Park. Woodridge Planters will be planting several thousand

trees alongside this stream as part of this project, and fund-raising pays for the plants. If you wanted to join Pe-ter and the team see www.woodridge.org.nz. To fi nd out more about the Million Metres Streams Project or to help with fundraising see www.million-metres.org.nz/open-project/belmont-stream.

PLANTING TIPS: Peter talks Amelia Goodall from DAC Beachcroft, Nakita Siala, Molly Tupai and Madonna Tui from Porirua College through plant-ing cucumber seeds PHOTO: Fiona Donnellan

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By Fiona Donnellan

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Residents from Johnsonville, Karori and other Western and Northern suburbs have been availing of the friendly and personalised service since 1975.

Maria Anselma, Customer Specialist at the Central Library spoke to Independent Herald and said that the great thing about the service is that it’s not limited, the library materials may be borrowed through the service, including talking books. “It’s for people who fi nd it diffi cult to get to the library on their own,” says Maria.

She further explained that pro-spective housebound residents are interviewed in their own homes to establish eligibility, and then books and reading materials are delivered by volunteer staff every six weeks, giving you plenty of time to read those books you’ve been meaning to get through.

“We profi le what they’re inter-ested in, no one is the same and I’ve met some amazing people,” says Maria about her time with the service.

The service is great and even offers lists of new stock and can provide requested items.

The service even extends to residents of Wellington retire-ment villages and best of all the Housebound service is offered free of charge.

Currently three people work alongside Maria to get these book parcels out to the 150 people involved in the programme, that means 150 people from John-sonville and Tawa, to Island Bay and beyond are benefi ting from the service, and Maria describes the Housebound team as a “well-oiled machine.”

The Housebound Library Ser-vice can organise a time to go see people who are interested, they even provide books to rest homes and interestingly they can send books to ships. For more information see

Wellington City Libraries, phone 04 801 4121 or email [email protected]. Maria and the team can help you fi nd out if you are eligible or talk about other services available through the library.

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Since November 2014, a series of memorial street signs have been revealing the origins of street names with links to World War I. Streets like Verviers Street in Karori and Frandi Street in Thorndon origins have been explained. The purpose of the project is to remember local heroes with a sign stating their title, position and where they fought.

Last week Robieson Street, in Kelburn was the latest sign to be revealed by Councillor Andy Foster who has been heavily involved with this project.

Lance Corporal Norman Robieson of the Wellington Mounted Rifl es was wounded at Gallipoli, and died aged 31 on August 1916 while on his way to England aboard the H.M.H.S. "Asturias", and so the sign on Robieson Street honours his service.

The fi rst of these signs was unveiled to mark Armistice Day on 11 November 2014, and since that time further signs have been installed on the centenary of the relevant event or soldier’s death. The memo-rial signs “inform and add a

new layer of meaning to these street names,” says Councillor Andy Foster. Councillor Foster initiated the project and even did the early research him-self. He later enlisted the help of another history enthusiast Paul Glennie, Team Leader of Strategic Planning for City Networks.

“There is a story behind each of the names that we will be all the richer for knowing. It is worth remembering that of a population of just over one mil-

lion, 120,000 enlisted, 103,000 served overseas, 40,000 were wounded and more than 18,000 died - 2700 at Gallipoli and 12,500 on the Western Front. It is an extraordinary level of commitment and sacrifi ce that changed our country. These signs are a small recognition of that,” says Cr Foster.

Interestingly, Frandi Street in Thorndon represents Captain Ateo Frandi of the Wellington Infantry was killed in action at Gallipoli in 1915 aged 41.

His body was never recovered, but his name was engraved on one of the bells of the National War Memorial Carillon. While Verviers Street in Karori rep-resents the Belgian town of Verviers where New Zealand troops gathered with the Al-lied Forces before crossing into conquered Germany in December 1918. For more on the fascinating story behind the signs and plans for future signs see www.wcc.maps.arcgis.com.

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LOCAL HEROES REMEMBERED: Councillor Andy Foster unveils Memorial street sign on Robie-son Street in Kel-burn, pictured with descend-ent of Robieson, Joanna Moss, other relative Jo Robieson PHO-TO: Supplied

New Zealand Choral Federation’s ‘The Big Sing - Secondary Schools Choral Fes-tival’ National Finale was held at Michael Fowler Centre, August 13-15. Samuel Marsden’s Altissime Choir nabbed silver in the nationwide competition along with St Patricks College, Wellington Col-lege, Wellington East Girls' College and Wellington Girls' College who also took silver, while Tawa College were awarded bronze in their respective categories of musical styles.

Cameron Harrison Butchery in Ngaio is celebrating today with the announcement that they have won gold for ham at 100% NZ Bacon and Ham Awards.

This latest award will be added to their already exten-sive list of small goods awards. Cameron Harrison Butchery was established by Rob Cam-eron and Simon Harrison in 2009 and they were today awarded a gold medal for their

Manuka smoked boneless ham.The previous 100% New Zea-

land Bacon and Ham medallist and 2014 Ham of the Year winners are delighted at the gold medal award.

“It is really good for us. We receive wonderful feedback from our customers and this reinforces the quality of the product for us,” says Simon.

Organisers of the award tell us that the recipe for Cameron Harrison’s gold medal ham is

a “tried and true recipe they have been crafting for many years” and that “a lot of hard work and attention to detail goes into each and every” one of Cameron Harrison Butchery hams.

The butcher’s small goods can be found at their Ngaio and Kelburn butcheries, at Moore Wilsons, and recently at New World in Thorndon.

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“It is great to be able to feature the best of 100% New Zealand Bacon and Ham for the eighth year running. As a farmer myself, seeing and tasting the exceptional small goods entered into the competition each year really highlights the wonderful farm to plate story of New Zealand’s pork industry.”

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Johnsonville Toy Library has just announced the theme for their upcoming disco and it’s sure to make quite the splash. Last year’s theme was a jungle-

themed disco, and this year it’s the turn of ‘Under the Sea’.

The Toy Library’s annual disco is happening this Sep-tember 5 at the Johnsonville Community Centre Hall from early morning.

“Everyone is welcome, we promise the water is warm though we can’t guarantee there won’t be any sharks hanging around,” say event organisers.

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FUN AND GAMES: It was all fun and games for Christine Ballesteros at last year’s Johnsonville Toy Library disco PHOTO: Christian Hiplito

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tivities, cupcakes, glow sticks, face-painting, and games of ‘feed the octopus,’ as well as a sparkling jellyfi sh tent.

Dress up isn’t essential but it is encouraged, and one of the crafts creations is a head-dress so it will be hard to avoid get-ting in the spirit of dress up.

The Johnsonville Toy Library currently caters for children aged between one and 7-years-old, with options to refresh their toys each and every week. This ensures you “never hear the words “I’m Bored,” from your kids.”

The library has everything from board games to blocks, train sets, puzzles, and even ride-ons.

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By Fiona Donnellan

This week many are wel-coming the passing of the fi rst reading of the Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill. The Bill passed unanimously and has now been referred to the Health Committee for public sub-missions.

The Bill aims to increase the fi nancial assistance provided to live organ donors from the equivalent of the sickness

benefi t to the same formula applied to income support for Accident Compensation Cor-poration (ACC) recipients, the equivalent of 80 per cent of the donor’s pre-operation earnings.

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mittee. With a large amount of public interest in this issue I am looking forward to hearing the submissions from family and friends of donors and recipients, as well as the medical community and the general public.”

Mr Bishop added that, “The purpose of this Bill is to ameliorate the fi nancial hardship faced by organ donors who can spend many weeks recovering from their procedures. It will help put

an end to the stories we hear of altruistic New Zealanders like Elsie Howarth who do-nated an organ to her father but struggled financially during her recovery due to lost wages.”

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When school finishes up, and university, apprenticeship or work are calling your name sometimes people find themselves not quite ready to take the leap.

That’s how Shane Parish felt anyway, he wanted to take some time before making any big life decisions so decided to take a year out and travel.

Shane was living in Wellington but is currently using his break wisely by working at a Summer Camp in the USA before he embarks on another OE or gap year adventure in Canada.

Shane works as a Hiking Instruc-tor and Ropes Counsellor at a girls Jewish camp in Sebago Lake, Main in the USA. When he’s not at work Shane says he’s fi ndings adventures at theme parks, doing a ‘Sky Swing’

or road tripping to Montreal for a few days with his work mates. "We went down to Boston to watch a Red Sox game, hired a pontoon boat and went cliff jumping, and went out shopping at a very large outlet shopping centre," says Shane.

But it seems The American Dream wasn’t enough, so Shane has decided that after camp to head for the Cana-dian slopes to satisfy his wanderlust.

Throughout the process, and for the Canadian leg of his trip, IEP have helped sort him out with his visas, country support and job place-ment. IEP New Zealand is part of a worldwide network of companies focused on helping people have amazing overseas work and volun-teer abroad experiences. Shane says he felt really supported by IEP who helped arrange his fl ights, job and visa to both the USA and Canada.

Shane plans to head to Canada and

get a job at one of the ski resorts. Perfect timing as their winter kicks in just as camp fi nishes, not a bad series of events.

If there is one piece of advice Shane can give anyone wanting to do camp is just “do it, you won’t regret it for a second. People go trav-elling all over the US afterwards and you will have contacts from various countries - so plenty of couches to crash on. The friendships you make will last a long time. Travel defi nitely broadens the mind and lets you see the world.”

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Johnsonville pedestrian crossing updateAccording to Programme Manager for Transport Network Development at WCC the reason the pedestrian crossing on Broderick Road Johnsonville has been removed is because the crossing is to be replaced by a new signalled crossing at Gothic Street. The hope is that pedestrians will then have the choice to use either this crossing or the signals at Johnsonville Road. The new facility at Gothic Street will be operational this week according to WCC. Further to this they say the reason for remov-ing this crossing and replacing it with signals is to enable better management of traffi c through this section of the network and provide a safer amenity for pedestrians albeit seemingly off the current desires line. It, however, fi ts better in the future when considering the upgrade of the Mall and the move of the library to a new facility on the site of the current Community Centre.


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Space Place at Carter Observatory in Kelburn seems to be the place to be these days. And they’re making science and the study of space fun and engaging. Just recently they had an event where skate-boards, eggs, and drunken moose helped explain some famous space theories.

Space Place was eager to have everyone gain some knowledge on ten famous space theories, through using simple demos, examples, and analogies - Bringing scientifi c theories to Wellington in a fun and accessible manner.

Last week two Onslow College science teachers were at Space Place to demon-strate the notion of motion to adults in ‘A Beginners Guide to Famous Theories’.

It’s not all about the science either, says Kent Hogan, who presented the talk, “The history preceding Kepler’s Laws and the personalities involved in their development is fascinating, there are Bond villains, witch trials, and drunken moose involved.”

A Beginner’s Guide to Famous Theories is a new series of talks for adults who would like to learn or refresh knowledge about the famous theories that form our understanding of the world.

Newton’s Laws of Motion was presented by David Anastasi while Kent Hogan talked about Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion.

“Most people may be able to quote one or two of Newton’s Laws, although there is some misunderstanding out there. It could get messy, but I’ve planned some demon-strations involving eggs and skateboards to help illustrate their meaning” says David Anastasi. Juliet Thomas from Mu-seums Wellington said, “The night went down really well. David and Kent had all sorts of experiments and the atmosphere was really lively and upbeat. We’ll likely be doing another Famous Theories in the coming months too, which is great.”

Julie was able to tell Independent Herald about the amazing series of events they have coming up in Space Place, includ-ing storytelling in the planetarium, talk series, cool school programmes, and adult workshops where they’ll be creating replicas of the Mars Rover and putting it through its paces.

For more of Space Place at Carter Observatory in Kelburn and upcoming events for kids and adults see www.mu-seumswellington.org.nz/space-place/ or phone 04 910 3140.

SPACE MADE FUN: Kent Hogan spoke about Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion at Space Place at Carter Observatory in Kelburn last week PHOTO: Supplied

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The idea of the traditional school fi eld trip is being turned on its head by LEARNZ.

Their fi eld trips hope to make learning for the real world up to speed, incorporating video diaries, live audio conferences with schools around the country, tweeting and new technologies throughout.

CORE Education who are behind the LEARNZ fi eld trips want to “push the boundaries of educa-tional possibility, where a student’s learning is continuous and can happen anywhere not only in that place we call school.”

LEARNZ brought their virtual, accessible and engaging fi eld trip on tour to Johnsonville this week.

CORE Education together with NZ Transport Agency invited stu-dents from Raumati South School along to take part in the LEARNZ virtual field trip as they visited Johnsonville Shopping Centre’s Smart Motorway Information Site. This was followed by a trip to Traffi c Operations Centre, where the students got to see the high-tech command centre and how NZ Transport Agency manage the highways in real time.

The team at LEARNZ chose to focus this fi eld trip on the smart

motorway because of its connec-tion with technology, the idea of transport getting smarter. Max Ford, Morgan Sheffield, Angel Beazley, Tessa Mackay, Michael McLaughlin and Matthew Hay-ward from Year 7 and 8 had some insightful questions and comments about the smart motorway and impressed their fi eld trip host An-drew Penny, while his LEARNZ team mate Shelley Hersey fi lmed the trip.

For more information on LEARNZ and to catch up with the virtual fi eld trip see www.learnz.org.nz.

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP IN JOHN-SONVILLE: Tessa Mackay, Angel Beazley, Max Ford, Matthew Hayward, Mor-gan Sheffi eld and Michael McLaughlin at the NZ Transport Agency’s Smart Motorway Information Site PHOTO: Fiona Donnellan

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Victoria University is yet again hosting an interesting confer-ence. This time round it’s a two-day conference that will trace emotions in history and how they are represented.The History of Emotions conference will be held Sep-tember 3-5 and is organised by Victoria University’s Stout Research Centre for New Zea-land Studies and the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.Professor Lydia Wevers, Di-rector of the Stout Research Centre, says New Zealanders have been described as ‘the

passionless people’.“Yet our cultural history is full of narratives of repression and explosion. Are we specialists in the dark side? Or do we narrate a skewed version of our national character? This conference will explore why emotions matter, what they tell us and what is new in thinking about emotions.”

For more information on the conference see www.victoria.ac.nz/stout-centre/about/events/the-history-of-emotions

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Angeline O’GradyNgaio

Oriental Bay, as it has such lovely views. I go a lot and it allows young children to play around.

Jemma HentyJohnsonville

The centre of town as there are cafes, shows and shops where many things are going on. It’s also close to the waterfront.

Nico SchelerethNewlands A place I really like is Red Rocks as it’s a great spot for fi shing.

Elizabeth WoltrNewlands

I haven’t been here long I am originally from Germany but I like Miramar it’s a relaxing place.

Hunter GilltrapNewlands

The waterfront as it is a great place to go for a walk with my friends and to look around. I would like to try kayaking in the water.

Chris SimmonsJohnsonville

My home, as it’s the most comfortable place being surrounded by my family.

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S.Jansen (Independent Herald 26/8/2015) wonders “what is hap-pening to our Johnsonville Mall?” I am happy to direct this reader to the council’s ongoing plan for the mall and surrounding area http://welling-ton.govt.nz/your-council/projects/johnsonville-projects/johnsonville-

mall-redevelopment , given that he/she doesn’t seem to realise that it has been “getting with the times” for some time now. Also, in response to the question, “why on earth would you want to hire a meeting room in a shopping centre?”, I direct the reader to the Sub Urban Co-Working website https://suburbancow-

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It is not clear what expertise Mr. Pfahlert (Independent Herald August 19) has in the science of community water fl uoridation, but it is fortunate for us that central Government does not base policies on uninformed opin-ions (particularly when a recently published DHB survey found only 42 per cent of adults are in favour of water fl uoridation). The most reliable international reviews, such as The Cochrane Review this year, the National Research Council Review 2006, the York review 2000 and the SCHER review 2011 all raise questions on the benefi t and safety of water fl uoridation, and all of them stress that

a great deal more research needs to be done. Anyone who claims the science is settled

clearly has limited knowledge of the subject. Mr. Pfahlert's organization, New Zealand Water and Waste Association Incorporated, should perhaps take a closer look at the effects of industrial fl uoride in our environ-ment before lobbying government to enforce it on everyone.

As Mr. Pfahlert says "it's about the wellbe-ing of all New Zealanders"

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With four Opportunity Shops (Op Shops) in John-sonville, we are spoilt for choice. Unfortunately over the last few months or so, the prices have gone sky high and are just too expensive for those wanting a bargain. For example, one shop had a coffee mug for $10. This is just outrageously expensive when you can pick up the identical one for about $2 brand new!

Another Op Shop had a worn second-hand bed and they were asking $600. A high number of people have spoken about this increase and by the looks of it, the traditional Op Shop looks as if it is becoming a thing of the past.

Megan BarberJohnsonville

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Two New Zealanders have been awarded the Chevening Scholarship to study in the UK. Last week the two scholars, Jelena Gligorijevic and Isaac Hollis accepted their scholar-ships at a reception at the British High Commissioner's residence on Homewood Avenue, Karori.

Isaac and Jelena are heading to London and Cambridge respectively later this year to begin their exciting Masters programmes.

Isaac is taking up his place at London School of Economics at the beginning of October while Jelena begins her Masters in Law in Cambridge at the end of September. “I’m really looking forward to it,” says Jelena, while Isaac says that, “it will be an absolutely amazing experience.”

Both Isaac and Jelena have com-pleted undergraduate studies and have been in the workforce for over two years, which is a requirement of the programme, so it will be a change of pace for them both.

Chevening is the UK govern-ment’s international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders, and is funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Offi ce (FCO) and partner organisations.

The Chevening programme will mean a unique opportunity for the duo during their studies. The programme hopes to produce future leaders, infl uencers, and decision-makers from all over the world to develop professionally and academi-cally, network extensively and build lasting positive relationships with the UK.

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The judges felt both Jelena and Isaac showed the right qualities to benefi t from the scholarship and get the most out of the experience at the popular and prestigious universities.

British High Commissioner Jona-than Sinclair says the programme is aimed at future leaders and it’s about taking what they learn in the UK and putting it into practice in New Zealand, and also fostering a deep connection between the two countries.

Interestingly both Jelena and Isaac are looking at studying in the area of cyber security, which is an emerging and evolving issue worldwide, so they can bring their collective learning back to New Zealand. Chevening are currently taking applications for the next round of scholarships. Applications close November 3, 2015, so see www.chevening.org for more information on Chevening and the programme.

UK BOUND: British High Commissioner Jonathan Sinclair, scholarship winners Jelena Gligorijevic and Isaac Hollis at the reception in Karori last week PHOTO: Emma Morgan

Motorway signage resolutionThere has been much discussion surrounding the replacement of Glenside with Grenada Village on the SH1 Churton Park Exit sign. Wellington City Council who posted about the sign on their Facebook page spurred much debate, with arguments coming from both sides. Thankfully, parties like Wellington City Council, NZ Transport Agency, and local residents associations came to a reasonable solution - Two brand new signs for Grenada Village are going to be placed in an area between the existing ‘Churton Park/Glenside’ sign and the off -ramp exit sign for both north and southbound traffi c.


Feel at home with EnlivenEnliven’s Cashmere homes are special. These two sister sites, Cashmere Home and Cashmere Heights Home, in Johnsonville share a relaxed, yet engaging atmosphere that leaves you feeling warm and welcomed. At Cashmere we offer rest home care as well as specialist hospital level care for people with complex clinical needs. This includes both long-term care and short-term respite and health recovery care. As well as top quality care, as a resident of Enliven’s Cashmere homes you’ll enjoy the companionship of an elder-centered community, a fun and vibrant social life and support to keep enjoying the things you love in a way that’s right for you. Call Cashmere on (04) 477 7067 to find out more.

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By Alia Overend Karori Bridge Club’s big event of the year

drew 56 players from around the North Island last week.

First place in the open tournament went to Andi Boughey, a 21-year-old accounting student from Auckland, and Peter Newell, a Wellingtonian who has been representing New Zealand in World Championships since 1987.

Andi said she loved getting to travel for bridge tournaments.

She has been playing bridge for 6 years and has been selected in New Zealand youth and women’s teams.

Many of the other entrants had been playing since they were young.

Karori club president Jim Brough said he was keen to see younger people joining, and the club was trying to build member-ship.

Mr Brough said they’ve been pairing up

newcomers with more experienced players to help teach them to play. He liked the community aspects of the game.

“I’ve been playing for 20 years. It’s a great social game, I love its spirit.”

He said bridge itself could get “a bit competitive”, but that side of it was left at the card table.

The Karori club is largely volunteer-run, with donations of home baking being served up at the tournament by a volunteer team.

Local member, Chris Bolland described it as the best club rooms in Wellington.

“People think it’s an old fogeys game but it’s not anymore. We’re slowly getting young people interested in bridge.”

Peter Benham, a Wellington Bridge club member, said he couldn’t remember how long he’d been playing. “About 45 years.”

Fellow Wellington member, Derek Snel-ling joked that Peter’s “spirit will soon be doing the rounds.”

Bridging the gap in KaroriFriday, November 20 Churton Park are hav-ing a craft market and they want you to get involved. Because this is a boutique market, they have limited spaces, so will be going through all applications carefully to get a good range of quality local and handcrafted products. If you are interested in having a

stall, you are asked to email [email protected] for an application form. Also, The Churton Park Kids Market is back, and they are looking for quality handcrafted products made by kids. If you are interested in having a stall, please email beckie.duff [email protected] for an application form.

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SHOPPING: It’s time for a shopping spree for Peggy and Lyn.

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AWARENESS: Sue is helping raise awareness for the charity.

PRISTINE: Paul is working hard to keep the roundabouts and bushes looking pristine for Johnsonville.

SUPPORT: Gillian is doing a great job in supporting Cancer Society.

ENCAPTURED: Lois is admiring the fl owers that are helping raise funds to help people in need.

ROCKING OUT: Javir is enjoying playing some American music on his guitar.

KARORI BRIDGE: Karori club President Jim Brough (standing) and club members Chris Bolland, Debbie Gapes, and Claire McAl-lister (right) relax with a drink after the tournament

BRIDGE WINNERS: Tournament winners Andi Boughey and Peter Newell, who have both represented New Zealand internationally in bridge

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CROSSWORD By Russell McQuarters

SOLUTIONFor May 4, 2005

ACROSS 1. Improvised barrier (9) 6. Female family ruler(9)11. opposite of ‘Zenith’ (5)12. Desert(7)13. Subject of speech (5)14. Recounted(8)17. Pertaining to small planets(10)18. Fuss(3)20. Friend(4)22. Makes use of (7)24. Chaotic din (6)26. Exploit unfairly (3)28. Muscle (5)29. Influences (7)32. Male singing voice (5)33. Charged atom (3)34.& 45 DOWN.Beyond comparison (3,3,4)35. Snow runner (3)36. Strong cotton drill (5)37. Put into office (7)38. Female egg-producing organ (5)39. Daughter’s husband, ...-in-law (3)41. Farmyard(6)42. Most simple(7)44. Mother(archaic) (4)47. Outlawed Irish army(abbr) (3)49. Not creative(10)51. Raw(8)

55. Deem worthy(5)56. Make cheerful(7)57. Bestow(5)58. Repeat again(9)59. Cloister(9)

DOWN 1. Source of good fortune (7) 2. Supplementary clause (5) 3. Incursion (6) 4. Proverb (5) 5. Type of cheese (4) 6. Humility (7) 7. Offer (6) 8. Foreword (12) 9. Swift (5)10. Mark Twain character , ... Finn (11)15. Marine fish (3)16. Conforms, ... the line (4)19. Feigns (6)21. Novice (7)23. Miserly person(coll) (6)25. Silk handkerchief (7)26. Irrelevance (12)27. Evaluate (6)28. One who developes muscles through exercise (4,7)30. Consume (3)31. Skull(pl) (6)

40. Of the ear (4)43. Stir (7)44. One-time Chinese political leader, ... Tsetung (3)45. SEE 34 ACROSS46. Breathing illness (6)48. Wanderers (6)50. Excuse (5)52. Light silk material (5)53. Small anchor (5)54. Check (4)

Solution last week, 26 August

In Johnsonville, a silver Nissan Skyline parked in Sheridan Ter-race was stolen. A white Toyota Hiace van parked overnight in Bould Street was found next morning resting on the road without its wheels and tyres. All the wheel nuts were left on the road.

A silver Suzuki light van parked in the driveway in front of 18a Tarawera Road had its rear window smashed to allow the offender to reach through and steal a quantity of power

tools and batteries. An attempt was made to break into a Honda car parked on the corner of Earp Street and Frankmoore Avenue just after midnight. The aerial was broken off and used as a tool to force the door lock, which was unsuccessful. The incident was witnessed and Police were called and the culprit was arrested.

In Newlands, a fl at in Brack-en Road had a front window smashed to gain entry. Nothing appears to have been stolen. Also in Bracken Road a white Honda

saloon parked overnight on the street was found next morning jacked up and minus its four mag wheels and tyres.

In Khandallah, the garden of a house in Onslow Road was entered and a large glazed pot was stolen front the front door area. The offender emptied the soil and stones before carrying it away. The locked garage of a house in Cockayne Road was entered although there was no sign of force having been used. Two wetsuits and an electric drill

were stolen. A blue Ford Fiesta hatchback parked locked over-night in the driveway of a house in Satara Crescent had a front passenger window smashed and a handbag containing cash, bank cards and a drivers licence was stolen. A white Toyota Hiace van parked on the road overnight in Calcutta Street had a passenger side window smashed to gain entry. A quantity of tradesman’s power tools were stolen.

In Ngaio, the garage of a house in Motueka Street was entered

after the lock had been cut off. Some unspecified items were stolen. A black Holden Rodeo parked on the road overnight in Trelissick Crescent had a quan-tity of tradesman’s power tools stolen from it after the fl at deck cover had been jemmied open.

In Crofton Downs, a silver Toyota Hiace van parked over-night in Doris Gordon Crescent had a rear window smashed to gain access. A quantity pf power tools and batteries were stolen.

E Y E O N C R I M E Johnsonville Neighbourhood Watch

By Fiona Donnellan The Churton Park Walking

Group may have only turned two years old, but they have been making quite the impact locally. The community group was rec-ognised for its efforts recently at the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards nabbing the runner-up prize in the ‘Health and Wellbeing’ section of the

competition to the delight of the group members.

Founder Bart Jones and mem-ber Paul Alpe were on hand to collect the exciting award on the night.

Organisers say that after their regular Wednesday walk last week members of the group gathered to check out their framed certificate and Rod Stainer took a photograph of

the walkers to document the milestone moment.

It was only in July of this year that the group celebrated their second birthday with a celebra-tory dinner in the Churton Park School Hall. It seems more celebrations may be in order.

The group meet every Wednesday at 9 am in the New World car park at Churton Park then walk in the area.

WALKING AWARDED: Churton Park Walking Group celebrate Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards 2015 win, Founder Bart Jones holds their runner-up certifi cate PHOTO: Rod Stainer

Churton Park Walking Group making great strides

By Fiona Donnellan

BizCity.co is a new online busi-ness community in Wellington targeted at small businesses. Biz City is “designed to meet a real need in the marketplace, that currently doesn’t exist,” according to Paul McLaren CEO. As a previ-ous small business owner, Paul knows how diffi cult it is to fi nd quality solutions and has set up BizCity to help solve this problem. Adding, “BizCity allows small businesses to fi nd the best service providers in the city who have all been rated and reviewed, and also access business resources for free. It supports small businesses who often spend a lot of time and money searching for the best solutions to help them grow.”

Paul spoke to the Independent Herald and said they want to promote the best service providers in the city. For example, there could be 100s of accountant op-tions in Wellington, but through BizCity’s site you can see all the accountants have been rated and reviewed to save you time and money. It’s like the Trip Advisor for small businesses’ needs.

BizCity have had amazing sup-port from Wellington organisa-tions who are involved in the site, including the Wellington City Council, Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce and Media Works.

The overall aim is to support small businesses and they hope to develop a strong business commu-nity both locally and nationally. Paul and his team are covering all of Wellington including Western and Northern suburbs, and Paul says whether you’re a cafe owner or a mechanics shop, BizCity can help. It's essentially "a pre-qualifi ed marketplace showcasing the best help in town. Only those with existing happy clients are allowed in, and they have to keep their clients happy to stay. So you know they have to be good to be there."

It’s simple but effective.

For more on BizCity see www.bizcity.co and watch their information video. Phone 02108165630 or email [email protected].

Biz in the City

Paul McLaren


Steve Bale, from Karori, set a new New Zealand track cycling Hour Record in the open and masters’ grade, battling to cover 47.697km.

The 38-year-old was disap-pointed to have missed the world masters’ mark, set by Australian Jayson Austin in 2009, by just two laps, but satisfi ed to have claimed two national records.

On August 22 at the Avanti-drome in Cambridge, Bale was on world masters’ record pace for the fi rst 30 minutes.

“I was right on target but could feel it getting harder and harder,” Bale, a cycling coach with Fitlab, said. “Then around

the 30-40 minute period, I faded a bit and lost ground.”

Adding, “I got it back with 15 minutes to go and held target pace again but couldn’t make up the lost ground.”

Bale was understandably exhausted afterwards and com-mented, “I feel drained now, both physically and emotional-ly. I haven’t had too much time to take it all in, but defi nitely thinking about another crack at the world masters’ record.”

Bale was cheered on by about 70 spectators including family and friends at the Avantidrome.

And his new 47.697km effort surpasses the long-standing re-cord set by Jack Swart by over

a kilometre. Lee Vertongen set a distance of 50.226km in 1997 in Wanganui but used the now illegal ‘superman’ position.

The Hour Record is one of cy-cling’s most iconic events. First established in the 19th Century, riders have 60 minutes to notch up as many laps as possible on a velodrome. It’s notoriously hard to get the pacing right, and after his own effort in Mexico in 1972, five-time Tour de France winner Eddy Merckx said it was the “hardest ride I have ever done”.

The current world Hour Re-cord holder is Bradley Wiggins who rode 54.526km in June 2015.

Karori’s Steve Bale breaks recordCYCLING TO VICTORY: Steve Bale breaks New Zealand Hour Record PHOTO: Michael Bland

Organisers say it was “passion and commitment” that earned Welling-ton’s Lifeguard Team the National Lifeguard Team of the Year Award. The accomplishment was announced at a presentation in Dunedin lately as part of the New Zealand Recreation Association’s (NZRA) Just Add Water Seminar.

The annual Aquatics Industry Awards are organised by NZRA to encourage development and recogni-tion within the industry.

Wellington’s squad took the honour, however, it was a closely contested battle against six other teams in the New Zealand National Lifeguard Sports Competition.

The competition, which has been won by the Auckland team for the

past four years, is designed to test skills lifeguards have developed in their training as well as how they respond to emergency scenarios they could experience in day to day work.

NZRA Chief Executive Andrew Leslie said the Wellington team demonstrated the high quality and expertise of lifeguards in New Zealand.

Mr Leslie said, "The awards not only provide an opportunity to rec-ognise outstanding individuals and organisations, they are a great way to encourage continuous improve-ment in our aquatics industry. All of this year’s winners have made an outstanding contribution, not just at their facility, but to the aquatics industry in New Zealand.”

New Zealand's aquatic champions named

LIFEGUARDS AWARDED: Wellington’s Lifeguard Team of the Year 2015 PHOTO: Supplied by New Zealand Recreation Association

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