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By Laura KavanaghWellington students have mixed feelings about a

nationwide rental housing project designed to make houses safer for tenants.

Starting from this week and fi nishing in February, a warrant of fi tness system (WOF) will be used to evaluate the safety of 125 rental houses across the country. Continued on page 2 .

Pictured: Karori Student Ben Lord stand-ing outside his fl at

Student worries costs will rise with rental WOF

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challenge.Originally from Upper

Hutt, I moved into Welling-ton when I started my under-graduate studies at Victoria University and fell in love with this beautiful city. I moved to Kelburn while completing my postgraduate journalism diploma at Mas-

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Continued from page 1 By Laura Kavanagh

For students, the news that rental accommodation will have to meet a measurable standard is welcomed.

Karori student Ben Lord lives in a fl at, which he says could certainly benefi t from a warrant of fi tness.

His curtains have had mould growing on them since he moved in, and he describes his lounge as “unliveable” during the winter months because it is so cold.

“You couldn’t go into the lounge without wearing several layers of blankets because there was no insu-lation in the fl oors.”

He has other student friends living in similar situations, who he considers to be worse off than he.

Despite the shortcomings of his fl at, Ben doesn’t mind living there because he has very cheap rent.

“I kind of expect it to be subpar…I’m happy enough.”

Ben supports the Rental WOF program for rais-ing awareness for tenants of unsafe and unhealthy homes but he does not think landlords should be forced to fi x up their properties.

He is concerned that stu-

dents will have to pay much higher rents.

“I think it’s up to the per-sonal responsibility of the tenant to decide if they want to live in an unhealthy fl at or not.

“I would not want to pay more rent than I already do.

“When you’re desperate, you’re desperate and I think students should have the choice if they want to live in cheap fl ats.”

Buildings Portfolio Leader Cr Iona Pannett acknowl-edges landlords will prob-ably increase rent prices but feels strongly about this system being brought in.

“From a tenant’s point of view, it is giving them the knowledge that the property they are living in is up to an adequate standard.

“Like you have a tick on healthy food, you would have a tick on your prop-erty.”

She says there will be costs involved but “hope-fully the majority of good landlords will already be doing what they should be doing.”

Iona says the WOF system is about educating people about what the standard is.

“I hope it starts that na-tional conversation about what the standard should

be.”She says there is too much

poor quality housing in New Zealand.

“We don’t have solid data but from personal experi-ence, I’ve seen the cold and damp houses some people live in.

“And we have enough evidence that healthy living leads to a better quality of life.”

The results of the initial testing will come out in March.

The assess-ment a ims to identify whether the rental prop-er ty meets basic housing quality stand-ards that impact on the following a r ea s : wa r mt h (or ability to ef-fectively heat), dryness, mould and dampness, injury risk, sani-tation, basic state-of-repair and basic living needs.

She says there is too much poor quality housing in New Zealand.

“We don’t have solid data but from personal experi-ence, I’ve seen the cold and damp houses some people

“And we have enough evidence that healthy living leads to a better quality

The results of the initial testing will come out in

The assess-ment a ims to identify whether the rental prop-er ty meets basic housing quality stand-ards that impact on the following a r ea s : wa r mt h (or ability to ef-fectively heat), dryness, mould and dampness, injury risk, sani-tation, basic state-of-repair and basic living needs.

Student rental worries

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By Laura KavanaghIt is full steam ahead on the

Alex Moore park upgrade.Wellington City Councils

Spor ts and Par tnersh ips Leader Glenn McGovern says the project “is all going to plan” and there has been great progress made on park.

“We have excavated the car park on the north end and now we are stripping the top soil, where the artifi cial turf is going.

“We have even started in-stalling the drainage, so we are making great progress.”

The topsoil being stripped will be transferred to Raroa park to level out its sports fi eld, which was a former landfi ll.

Over the next couple of weeks, Mr McGovern says the construction team will continue installing drainage and start work on the perim-eter park.

“It will be a community walkway that will go around

the entire park.“The walkway will be excel-

lent for runners and walkers.”Mr McGovern says he is

confident the park will be completed in the expected timeframe, opening at the beginning of the winter sports season in April.

He has been involved with planning upgrade of the Alex Moore park and with the other six artifi cial sports fi elds built in the Wellington region since 2009.

Mr McGovern says Johnson-ville is a growing community, which has necessitated the need for the upgrade.

“The park is certainly a hub for this part of the city and Johnsonville has been under pressure for sports fi eld provi-sion.”

The Alex Moore Park Devel-opment Project was started to address the limited provision of recreational facilities for active members of the John-

Alex Moore park well underway

By Laura KavanaghThe recent ly reopened

Countdown in Crofton Downs has received a warm welcome from the local community over the Christmas and New Year period.

Since the opening of the store on December the 12th, area manager of Countdown Andrew Cox says they have had a great response to the new store and they were really pleased to serve customers in the busy lead up to Christmas and New Year.

“Feedback from customers has been very positive about having their local store back up and running, and the team are looking forward to settling into the year, getting to know our locals, and reconnecting

with the community over the coming months."

The supermarket closed for an expansion and refurbish-ment in January last year, to allow for a larger and more modern supermarket and retail area, which includes a phar-macy, a café, and hairdresser..

Store manager John Lamb says the new Countdown Churchill Drive store includes many familiar faces from the original store, as well as creat-ing 60 new jobs.

The opening followed other recent store openings in Petone, Tawa and Newtown.

Countdown Managing Di-rector Dave Chambers says they have been working to increase their presence in Wellington and have invested

Happy to be serving the locals again

$101 million in the last year opening new stores and refur-bishing existing stores.

The new store incorporates many of the design elements of

Countdown’s new generation stores, and has been carefully designed and constructed to reduce its impact on the envi-ronment.

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and Community Inc was cre-ated by the coming together of fi ve sports clubs in the John-sonville area: Olympic Har-

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By Dave CramptonGreater Wellington Regional

Council is kicking off its summer water conservation campaign with a competition to encourage household water-saving.

Wellington residents who share their best water saving tip will have the chance to have it turned into a print ad, complete with a cartoon character based on their likeness.

The council’s Water Supply General Manager, Chris Laid-low, says he would like people to think a bit more about water conservation during summer.

"January and February are typically the hottest, most settled months of the year - it’s also the time when water use usually peaks, and this can put pressure on the supply," he says.

"We know from last year’s drought that plenty of people chipped in to save water – now’s the chance to share those tips with us, and maybe get your tip turned into an ad."

While water use has declined over the past couple of years, Mr Laidlow says it is still important to save water.

“If the community can main-tain a lower level of water use, then a new water storage facility won’t be needed as soon, which will save ratepayers’ money."

Mr Laidlow says increased garden watering is a big con-tributor to the rise in demand for water, particularly over the

summer months, so care with water in the garden can make a big difference.

"Easy measures to use a bit less, such as mulching garden beds to slow evaporation and fi tting a trigger nozzle to your hose will help. And there are simple things people can do

indoors too, like fi xing leaks quickly or turning the tap off while you brush your teeth."

To enter the competition and provide a water saving tip, go to www.gw.govt.nz/water-competition.

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By Dave CramptonSolar panels recently in-

stalled on the roof of the Karori Recreation Centre will help to cut running costs and power the facility using renew-able energy sources.

The fi ve kilowatt solar array is the first such installation on a Wellington City Council building to be connected to the local grid, and will generate

enough electricity to run lights and computer equipment at the centre.

Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says the Council is keen to trial solar technol-ogy as a viable alternative to simply relying on grid electric-ity for council buildings.

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and this trial will help us to understand the pay-back on our investment. It won’t run everything at the recreation centre all the time but on a sunny day it will make a real dent in the bills.”

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“We’ve made it easier for people to install solar panels on private houses by remov-ing the requirement to get resource consent as part of encouraging uptake of solar energy."

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By Laura KavanaghNew liquor laws that came into

effect last month have the support of some local pub owners.

From December 18, liquor laws changed to include a 4am closing time for bars, an 11pm cut-off time for supermarkets to sell alcohol, and fines of between $250 and $2000 for breaches of the new laws.

Owner and manager of Karori pub, The Pickle Jar, Ben Ellis, is supportive of the changes, which include the closure of licensed establishments at 4am.

“Before midnight, you have nice

social drinking but after midnight, that’s when the trouble starts.”

His pub was not affected by the changes because The Pickle Jar usually closes before 4am.

“The Pickle Jar is much more family focused and we like people to come in for the food, and the atmosphere.”

He does sympathise with bar owners in the city, who rely on those crucial hours after 4am for revenue, and for hospitality work-ers, who fi nish work late at night.

“People in hospitality, who just want to sit down and relax after work, I sympathise with them.”

He says the new laws have re-moved some “grey areas” of the previous liquor laws.

“For example, the laws about sell-ing alcohol on Easter with food are much better clarifi ed now.”

As to whether he thinks the law changes will curb alcohol related violence in the city, Ben is unsure.

“Only time will tell, it has only been a month.

“We do have a huge drinking culture in New Zealand some of it is quite positive.

“It’s about education at the end of the day.”

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Birdman is back and is set to entertain Wellingtonians this coming Monday for Wellington Anniversary Day.

Spectators and participants can expect to see adult and kids’ competitions, music performances, food, crafts, and market stalls, as well as kids’ activities and a rides area.

The centrepiece of the event involves a humourous competition starting at 1pm to see who as the most creative attempt at “fl ying” into the harbour off the wharf.

Prize categories include recycling, whales, and creative costume.

There is also a Birdkidz competition with prizes for the kids at 11am, jumping in costume at water level in the harbour.

In addition, the kids’ activities area will provide a range of fun games and creative activities, including “cardboard-boxland”, and a recycled bottle bowling alley.

The concert stage in Frank Kitts Park amphitheatre features an excellent selection of our top local performers.

Big bands, small bands, and even a 10CC tribute choir will provide variety throughout the day.

The line-up includes Emma Davey and the Monks of Cool, 10dd, Triplet, Melting Faces, Seamus Johnson and the Julie Lamb Band.

The smaller stage on Te Papa Prom-enade provides a café environment, deck chairs, and relaxing sounds to soak up the sun with.

For cyclists, there is a range of activi-ties on Odlins Plaza, including trying your hand at bike polo (bikes, helmets, and mallets available) followed by a tournament for all comers at 3pm.

People are welcome to display their vintage, interesting or just plain stylish bikes along to display.

Finally, there will be a “Wheels Adventure Course” for the little cyclists and scooterists to enjoy.

Wellington’s annual Birdman event is this Monday, January 20 on the Wel-lington Waterfront from 11am to 5pm.

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Dave Crampton A new $10.7 million Johnson-

ville housing development was opened by Housing Minister Dr. Nick Smith last month.

Housing New Zealand even put on a sausage sizzle to en-courage new tenants to meet each other.

The 32 new two-bedroom Housing New Zealand homes in Macaulay Street are all fully insulated and double glazed with an outdoor deck area.

“The opening of this new housing complex is great news for the 32 families just prior to Christmas,” Dr. Smith says.

Margaret Torrens, one of 22 tenants who recently moved into the housing development, says

her home is warm, wonderful and has everything she wants.

“When I got shown this place I couldn’t believe it, and couldn’t wait to move in. My last place was hard to heat so it was cold and I ended up in hospital a couple of times.”

New tenants include applicants from the Housing New Zealand waiting list and some who were relocated from earthquake-prone state housing complexes.

Housing New Zealand’s Gen-eral Manager of Asset Develop-ment, Sean Bignell, says the new homes help meet demand for two bedroom units for sin-gles or empty-nesters.

“Over the years our tenants needs have changed. This site

is ideal as it is centrally located, close to amenities and support service as well as transport links - all the things our tenants are looking for.”

Dr Smith says the redevelop-ment is one of a number of projects currently underway to help meet housing demand in the Wellington region.

“Macaulay Street is the latest step in Housing New Zealand’s record $2.9 billion three-year investment to deliver good qual-ity state houses of the right size and in the right place for people with high housing needs."

The last few remaining units are in the process of being tenanted.

By Dave CramptonTwo new specialist innovative

research teams were established at Victoria University on Monday to take up some of the fundamental science work previously conducted by Callaghan Innovation, a Crown Entity set up last year to encourage and promote innovative marketing.

The Ferrier Research Institute, named after former Victoria Uni-versity Professor of Chemistry, Robin Ferrier, will work with indus-try partners, developing drugs and related manufacturing technologies for treating cancer, microbial infec-tions, and infl ammatory illnesses.

The Robinson Research Institute will work with local manufacturers to engineer new products based on advances in superconductivity and other electromagnetic technologies. It is named after Dr Bill Robinson, inventor of the lead rubber bear-

ing seismic isolation device. He received an Honorary Doctorate in Science from Victoria University in 1995.

Around 55 Callaghan Innovation staff will transfer to Victoria from Gracefi eld with the move.

Victoria University Vice-Chan-cellor Professor Pat Walsh said Victoria was committed to sup-porting the late professor Sir Paul Callaghan’s vision of achieving greater commercialisation of in-novation. He said the teams would further strengthen the University’s research capabilities, particularly in the fi elds of biomedical science and engineering.

“This transfer is certainly comple-mentary to that vision . These are two world class science teams that will add to the University’s growing expertise and reputation in these important areas.”

Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce says Victoria will greatly strengthen their capabilities in biomedical science and engineer-ing.

“Some of New Zealand’s most renowned research scientists will strengthen the university’s research performance and ability to provide top quality research-led degrees for their students.”

Wellington Employers’ Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Raewyn Bleakley welcomed the announcement as great news, say-ing both institutes’ research will place them at the forefront on this work in the world.

“The smart city just got smarter. Having some of our most renowned scientists working on one campus will result in huge benefits all round.”

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Nick Smith and Sean Bignall in front of the housing complex

By Laura KavanaghStudents of the Tracey Odell

School of Modern Dance have had a very successful year, winning almost every competi-tion they entered in 2013.

At the Wellington Region Dance Teachers Competition, the Tawa dance school won best Jazz group, best and run-ner up Hip-Hop group, best junior group and best overall.

The dance school also entered dancers in the Hutt Valley Competition Society and won 1st Junior Jazz Troupe, 1st Senior Jazz Troupe, 1st Junior Hip Hop Troupe and Most Outstanding Item Senior Jazz Troupe.

These are just some of the accolades this talented group of dancers received last year.

Dance teacher Tracey Odell has been teaching in Tawa for 35 years and says her dancers have achieved great results because of their hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to dance.

“The students attained these results through team work and many hours of practice, but most importantly it was fun.”

Tracey teaches Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary and Hip-Hop classes, as well as adult dance/Pilate strength classes.

She says she has always had a passion for dance and teaching.

“I love seeing the excitement on a child’s face when they learn to skip or the satisfaction of the older students when they perfect a diffi cult dance routine.

“My aim as a teacher over the years has been to make dance accessible and fun to all children.”

Many of Tracey’s students participate in more than one dance style, which she says gives them a broader apprecia-tion for dance.

“The students are encouraged to be creative and confi dent, and I promote a family friendly environment in which I expect all students to help and support one another in achieving their goals.”

Tracey is keen to hear from potential new members and anyone wishing to enrol this year can contact Tracey on 027 4151823 or email [email protected].

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Tracey's Junior Dance Troupe hold up their awards


The Pantoloons are proud to announce that they will be bringing their family hit The Princess Who Never Smiled, to the Gryphon Theatre this week.

The show is wr it ten and directed by Amanda Stone, and comes after the success of the annual school holiday pantomimes that have been performed at Porirua Little Theatre over the last ten years.

These pantomimes led to the forming of this vibrant new performance group for children which is made up of both young and more mature performers, many of whom are part of the Porirua Little Theatre troupe.

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Their daughter, Princess Pru-dence, is spoiling all of their family photos because she never smiles.

A bag of golden coins is of-fered to Marvin the Magician if he can make the Princess smile.

The Pantoloons actively en-courage children to get in-volved and participate in the performance.

The Pr incess Who Never Smiled runs from January 14 to 17 with two shows at 11am and 1pm.

Tickets can be purchased from www.dashtickets.co.nz

The Princess Who Never Smiled

Wednesday January 15, 20148

Question: How will you be spending Wellington Anniversary Weekend?

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

Amee HendersonLower Hutt

“Horsey things at Battle Hill.”

Tina RamekaNewlands

“I’ll be in Australia taking the grand-children back from New Zealand.”

Jason FrancisNewlands

“ Pl a y i n g f o o t b a l l i n Johnsonville.”

Slaine MckenzieJohnsonville

“Same as normal, working at Michael Hill.”

Sophia Clark-EdwardsUpper Hutt

“I’m working at the Short Straw Cafe.”

Alastair FergusonKhandallah

“With family, just relaxing.”

Alastair FergusonAlastair Ferguson Tina RamekaTina Rameka Amee HendersonAmee Henderson Sophia Clark-EdwardsSophia Clark-Edwards Slaine MckenzieSlaine Mckenzie Jason FrancisJason Francis

Letters on issues of community interest are welcomed. Guidelines are that they should be no longer than 150 words. They must be signed and a street address provided to show good faith, even if a nom de plume is provided for publication.

The editor reserves the

right to abridge letters or withhold unsuitable letters from publication.

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

LETTERS to the editor

Dear Ed,I am disgusted that a number of

cars - at least fi ve or more - had their windscreens smashed while parked in their own driveways in Kelburn on Thursday and Saturday night.

Not only did it happen once, but the culprits were cheeky enough to come back for a second time.

How devestating for those who live in the area. I hope they all had insurance.

I can’t think of a person who does this for fun - and just as everyone is coming back from holiday and getting into the swing of work.

It’s an unnessecary burden to deal with - arranging for a replacement

windscreen and dealing with insur-ance.

I hope this violent behaviour doesn’t continue throughout the area.

Whoever did it needs to be punished.You’re a danger to the community.

Sincerely, R. Cunningham

Smashed windscreens throughout Kelburn


Family Push Play in the park – hours of fun for the local community. Soccer, cricket, croquet, petanque, obstacle courses and lots more fun games.

Bring your friends and family to join in these free activities throughout January.

For dates, times and venues, visit Wellington.govt.nz or phone 499 4444.

PUSH PLAY IN YOURNEIGHBOURHOOD

By Laura KavanaghDescribed as ‘delightfully ro-

mantic and wickedly entertain-ing’, the hit comedy ‘Kings of the Gym’ is to return to Circa theatre.

From January 18th to February 15th, comedy lovers will be able to see the actors reprise their roles in the play, which has had previous successful seasons in Auckland, Christchurch, Central Otago and Nelson.

Written by Dave Armstrong and directed by Danny Mulheron, the play is set in a low decile High school where politically correct principal Viv Cleaver clashes with Phys-Ed department Laurie Connor.

Laurie spends his time watch-ing TV and gambling with his sidekick Pat Kennedy but when student teacher Annie Tupua arrives, sparks fl y as different players joust for position and

battle for each other’s souls.Kings of the Gym stars Ginette

McDonald (My Brilliant Di-vorce), Chapman Tripp Award winner Richard Dey (All my Sons), Paul McLaughlin (Pen-insula) and Acushla-Tara Sutton (Con).

Dave and Danny went to school together at Wellington College and Dave says they shared the same teachers.

“I based some of the characters on types of teachers, particularly Laurie, that we had known at school.

Dave says he likes it when people come out of the theatre and say they didn’t know where the playwright was coming from.

“I like being in situations where people are not like me.”

Danny describes Kings of the Gym as a ‘comedy of manners’.

“There is a clash of generations,

race and religion..they are the dysfunctional family.

“You’re stuck in a room, you’re captive and stuck with someone but it’s a reward not a punish-ment.”

Ginette says she is enjoying working again with the cast and Danny and Dave.

“I like working with people who share my idea of professional-ism, which is entertaining the audience.

“I want people to see themselves on stage and have a good laugh at themselves.”

She says the trick is to make it look easy, so they have a laugh.

Danny says there is a heart within this comedy.

“Everything I’ve done, there is a love story underneath it. It’s not overt but there is a magnetism between these characters which creates the drama.

By Laura KavanaghJohnsonville’s Scottish Country

Dancing Club had one of its most successful years in 2013, gaining 16 new dancers.

The club, soon to celebrate its 50th birthday, is keen to encourage more of the community to join and is offering classes for beginners from February 3.

Club tutor Rod Downey of New-lands is a trained and certified Scottish country dancing teacher and has been teaching in Johnson-ville since 1995.

The surfer and mathematician says Scottish country dancing, which dates back to the 18th century, has many benefi ts.

“It’s a good bit of exercise, you get to socialise with others and it's really good for the brain.”

Scottish country dancing is danced in sets of usually four cou-ples but potential members need not be concerned if they consider themselves to have two left feet.

Rod says his classes start off sim-ple and increase in complexity as

his students increase in confi dence.“Scottish country dancing is not

rocket science or the Olympics.“I just want everyone to have a

good time.”He says people don’t even need

to bring a partner.“We will often match stronger

dancers with weaker dancers.”Rod says the Johnsonville club

will have its own annual dance on August 23 later this year.

“The music is very beautiful and our social dances often include live music by Peter Elmes of Johnson-ville and his band.”

Throughout the year the club of-fers social dances with other clubs from the Wellington region from Carterton to Upper and Lower Hutt as well as Tawa, Linden, Island Bay, Ngaio and Kelburn.

Rod is keen to get more of the lo-cal community trying out Scottish country dancing.

“It's cheap as chips and it gets you out of the house.”

Beginner classes will commence in the Johnsonville School hall in

Johnsonville Scottish country’s annual 2013 dance

Morgan Street on February 3 at 7.30 pm and will continue for the entire month.

Classes cost $4 a night or $12 for four nights.

Classes last for four hours

and include a supper break.

Scottish dance proves to be a hit

‘Kings of the Gym’ returns

View the Independent Herald onlinewww.independentherald.co.nz

Ginette Mcdonald and Acushla-Tara Sutton in character. PHOTO CREDIT: Stephen A’Court


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By Laura KavanaghKarori Arts and Crafts is holding an ex-

hibition of art, textile art and photography, at the Odlin Gallery in Lower Hutt.

From the 20th of January to the 2nd of February, the Arts and Crafts exhibition will showcase work created by members of the 300 strong club.

Office Manager of Karori Arts and Crafts Margaret Taylor says it is exciting because the location allows the club to showcase work to the wider Wellington region.

“We hope the exhibition will begin a relationship that will be of mutual benefi t moving forward.”

Margaret says the exhibition is showcas-ing hundreds of hours of work.

“There will be a wide range of painting in a range of styles and mediums, [as well as] some prints and a textile art that highlights the diversity of artistic and textile skills within the centre.

“Some of the members are professional working artists, so there will be high quality artisan work.”

She says there is something for everyone

because there is such a variety.“It is perfect for anyone looking for an

interesting present to give to someone.”Karori Arts and Crafts is a charitable

trust dedicated to the practice, promotion and education associated with a wide range of arts and crafts.

The club is located at the Newman Cen-tre behind the Karori Recreation Centre, 7 Beauchamp Street.

Margaret says some items hold special signifi cance for the artists and are not for sale but “they offer a rare chance to ex-amine techniques that push the envelope a little.”

“So if you are looking for some creative inspiration or need some refl ective time out after the busy holiday season, this exhibition could be just what you need.”

The exhibition will be open 10.30am to 4pm daily and entry is free.

Odlin Gallery is located at the Hutt Art Centre 9 -11 Myrtle St, Lower Hutt

You can fi nd more information at the website www.craftsandarts.co.nz

Exhibition for the creative

Anne Grey holding a watercolour painting by Janet Wilson and right Fyvie Murray with a textile artwork she has made.

Karori Holiday Pro-gramme Dhruti Keshaboina 7, Khandallah

Karori holdiay program playing snake

Churton Park will be having its annual Churton Park Festival 2014 on Saturday 8th of March from 4pm to 7pm at the Chur-ton Park Village. Applications are open for people interested in running a stall at the upcom-ing festival. To apply visit http://www.churtonparkinfo.co.nz/.

The Green party is holding a Picnic for the Planet on Sunday 26th of January from 11am to 3pm at Waitangi Park. People are invited to join the Green Party for this family friendly event. There will be music provided by Minuit and other New Zealand Performers, Co-leader Metiria Turei’s State of New Zealand speech and a range of food stalls. For more information https://www.greens.org.nz/events/picnic-planet-2014

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13Wednesday January 15, 2014OUT & ABOUT

By Laura KavanaghYoung and the young at heart brought

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Johnsonville Neighbourhood WatchJohnsonville

Eye on Crimewith

Wilful Damage and Theft has plagued the northern suburbs this week.

In Johnsonville, properties in Frankmoore Avenue and in Rotoiti Street were subject to graffi ti, as was the cur-rently upgraded Alex Moore Park. Hindmarsh Street was busy with three reported incidents; one being the theft of registration plates, another a car break in with stolen valuables and one more car left unlocked with clothing and sunglasses taken.

In Newlands, one Fitzpat-rick resident had their let-terbox wrenched from its base and thrown through the window of a parked Nis-san Bluebird. A commercial vehicle in Ring Road was parked overnight on the street and was found the next morn-ing missing its ladders from the roof rack.

In Churton Park, two vehi-cles parked in Cunliffe Street had their tyres slashed and a nearby house had two large steel plates taken from their driveway. Letterboxes in Mauldeth Terrace and Ames-bury Drive were damaged.

In Ngaio a car parked in a driveway in Trelissick Cres-cent was broken into and a GPS unit was stolen. A car left locked I Trelissick Park, while the owner took his dog for a walk, was broken into. The activated alarm caused the offender to leave the scene but a witness noted the incident and recorded the registration of the offender’s vehicle. The Police are fol-lowing this up.

Two vehicles were stolen, one from Broadmeadows and the other from Johnsonville, but both have since been recovered by Police.

The warmer weather brings out all kinds of pests, not least of which are the van-dals who go around damag-ing other people’s property. Spray painting graffi ti and smashing letterboxes is their favourite sport. They can be stopped by a quick call to 111 as soon as they are seen or heard in the neighbourhood. But reporting these events must be done as quickly as possible. Don’t delay, pick up the phone and dial 111.

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The Khandallah Tennis and Squash Club is arranging circuit training on Monday nights at

7.30pm from this coming Mon-day (20 January). All levels and abilities are welcome, the less fi t you are now, the better! No equipment or leotards neces-sary.

For more details call Siobhan Procter on 021 228 5429 or email simonsiobhan.procter@gmail

Get fi t with Circuit Training The Weetbix TRYathlon is being held

at Kilbirnie Park on 23 March, and so it is time to get training. Swim training is being provided at Tawa Pool from 7 February and Karori Pool from 9 Febru-ary. Tawa Pool off ers transition training on 9 March.

At Keith Spry Pool TRI NZ-accredited coaches will help kids to get on top of wave starts, pack swimming, transi-tions (swim to bike), bike skills, run

drills and course tactics. All abilities are welcome.

These sessions are on 21 January, 9 and 23 February, with a Dash and Splash event on 2 March.

Kids can go into a draw to win a Weet-Bix Merchandise Pack or free entry into the Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon by book-ing training sessions at the venues.

The Weetbix ‘TRYathlon’

19Wednesday January 15, 2014SPORT

By Laura KavanaghWellington is gearing up

to host the APAC World Floorball Championships, a competition never held in New Zealand before.

From January the 29th to February 2nd, teams from Australia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and New Zea-land will battle it out at the ASB Sports centre.

Developed in 1970 in Scan-danavia, Floorball is a sport similar to hockey except the sticks are made of plastic and ball is lighter and full of holes.

Although relatively un-known in New Zealand, the sport is swiftly gaining a strong following supported by the Wellington Floorball Club and Floorball New Zealand.

The Wellington Floorball Club is the biggest club in the country and the Wellington Storm won the New Zealand National Floorball Champi-onships in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013.

Not surprisingly, the New Zealand national team is made up of many Wellington players.

One of the youngest is 16 year old Musa Olatunji from Wellington College.

A keen sportsman, Musa says Floorball is different to other sports.

“I enjoy all the running around…its good fun.”

Vice president of Floorball New Zealand Sven-Erik Sun-din is keen to introduce more New Zealanders to the sport.

“It is one of those sports that is really simple, but it is hard to become really good.”

To help introduce new play-ers to the sport, the Welling-

ton club hold training sessions for beginners on Tuesdays.

The best three teams in the APAC World Floorball Championships will play in the World Cup Finals in Goth-enburg, Sweden in December, 2014.

Tickets are available for purchase now by emailing contact@fl oorball.org.nz

Prices are $4 a day for chil-dren and $8 a day for adults. There are also concessions for families. You can also purchase weekly passes: For children $10, For Adults $20.

SportsbriefsJohnsonville Rugby

Johnsonville Rugby Club has kicked off its preseason training early and players hope 2014 will be their year on top.

While the rugby season does not begin until about March, the town’s sporting icons have been getting back in to their fi tness routines following the December/January holiday break.

Training is held at Helston Park on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and president Barry Ellis believes players that make the effort now will see a benefi t once games begin.

Local residents that wish to be in-volved with the Johnsonville club this year can call Mason Lawrence on 0274 420 106. Alternatively visit the club’s website, www.johnsonvillerugby.co.nz.

Johnsonville Rugby Club was formed in 1900 and became affi liated with the Wellington Rugby Football Union in 1903.

Floorball Championshipsfi rst time in NZ

Swimming for gold

Pictured in all 3 photos: The national New Zealand Floorball team

Dave CramptonMany of the Northern Sub-

urbs’ top swimmers will be in action chasing medals this weekend at the Wellington long course swimming cham-pionships at Kilbirnie Regional Aquatic Centre.

Outside national competi-tions, the meet is the biggest event in the swimming calen-dar, with swimmers from 35 swimming clubs throughout the country competing.

National Open Champion breaststroker Ben Walsh, a Tawa college student, will be looking to head the field in his races.

His coach Nevill Sutton says after his success in last year’s National Short Course champi-onships, Walsh is looking for some good hard racing.

Karori Pirates swimmers Devlin Forsythe and Jacob Farr will also be looking for medals, in preparation for the National Age Grade champi-onships at Kilbirnie in March.

Tawa Swimming Club has

its biggest ever team of 39 swimmers, with national champions Jack Plummer and Joel Crampton competing for top honours in the 11 year old boys, with Danika Viskovic, 11, seeded fi rst in most of her events.

Tawa Coach Jason McPhee says his swimmers have spent last week at a training camp in preparation for the year ahead, and says that will assist in focussing his young swim-mers during the weekend.

“I’m looking for some strong

pbs (personal bests) and some quick times”.

The championships will be open to the public, commenc-ing on Friday and concluding Monday.

Danika Viskovic on form

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Wellington Phoenix Match The Wellington Phoenix will be squaring off against the Melbourne Victory this Saturday at Westpac Stadium. The team welcomes Coach Ernie Merrick's former HAL team, Melbourne Victory in round fi fteen of the 2013/14 Hyundai A-League season. The Phoenix will look to build on recent momentum, and the more support, the better. Gates open at 6:30 pm and kick off is at 7:30 pm.

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