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By Nikki PapatsoumasThose participating in AMI

Round the Bays this summer are encouraged to ‘Run for Research’.

The Malaghan Institute is New Zealand’s leading in-dependent medical research institute, with scientists spe-cialising in the fi elds of cancer, asthma and allergy research.

Based in Wellington at Vic-toria University, their scien-tists are dedicated to fi nding better treatments and cures for these diseases and more.

For the third year running they are the Offi cial Charity of AMI Round the Bays and they

are once again holding the ‘Run for Research’ fundraiser.

Anyone who registers to take part in AMI Round the Bays can then choose to sign up for Run for Research and create their own online fundraising page for friends and family members to sponsor them.

All money fundraised will go towards the Institute, which as a registered charity need all the support they can get to ensure things continue to tick over smoothly.

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“It is a really good opportu-nity to raise awareness about the Malaghan Institute. A lot of people have no idea that we are here in Wellington,” says Victoria.

She says almost everyone is affected by diseases that the Malaghan scientists are researching, whether it is them personally or someone that they know, which is why it is such a worthy cause to support.

“It’s a community event and it’s a lot of fun. People can do it with their kids and their

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She says the great thing is people can choose to walk or run the 6.5 kilometres or take part in the 10km or half marathon, which means it is suited to anyone with any fi tness level.

“I think it is a really great way for the community to get involved in the work that we do here and we hope to see everyone who takes part in AMI Round the Bays get behind the Run for Research.” Anyone who is interested should head to www.runfor-research.co.nz

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Continued from page 1.By Robert Johnson

The family had just fin-ished renovating their home to cater for wheelchair access when they were advised the law required them to have a specially-made 2012 Toyota Hiace with $20,000 worth of hoists and restraints for two of their children, Kaden and Andie.

Kaden, 6, and Andie, 4, have global developmental disability, an unspecifi c medi-cal term where they display autism-like symptoms and have limited mobility requir-ing wheelchairs, mobility aids and therapy.

Mother Carly Pointon says although it was a bit of a shock to see what it would all cost, the community sup-port has been heart-warming, with grants from Enable NZ and Suncorp, a discounted van price from Toyota and numerous local organisations donating to the cause.

The worrying part of the

equation is an $18,000 lotteries grant which, if unused, will expire in December, and make an almost impossible task even tougher.

“I don’t even want to think about the extra $18,000, we need to stay positive. It really is now or never. We have just been so lucky that a fundrais-ing committee was created to help us out.”

A mobility van means much more than just a form of trans-port for the Munro family.

“We want our children to have the best chance in life and we simply can’t afford to be without a proper mobility vehicle. At the moment, we have a makeshift ramp to get the wheelchair into the car but with fi ve children and unse-cured wheelchairs in there, it’s not the safest option.”

Family activities need to be planned weeks in advance, says Carly, as even taking a trip to the supermarket can be a logistical nightmare.

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Traffic going into Wellington city was slowed to a stand-still on Monday after a car crash on the southbound motorway.

Police and an ambulance attended the scene, about 500m south of the Tawa interchange near Grenada on State Highway 1.

Reports claimed a 4x4 had left the road and ended up on a bank and it was not known if any injuries were sustained.

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By Dave CramptonTawa early child educator

Liz Langham is now the hold-er of a Welly award, taking out the education category at an awards dinner on November 15.

Mrs Langham, who has a Master’s degree in Social Work, has been co-president of the Tawa-Linden Playcentre for much of the past two years, and was nominated by fellow co-president Sharyn Richards.

“She’s just absolutely awe-some. The person who really fi ts the bill is Liz, she does so many things for the commu-nity - she’s always giving for other people,” Mrs Richards says.

Mrs Langham has not really seen herself as an educator – more of a social worker connecting with people, how-ever the process of being nominated for the Education section of the Wellingtonian of the Year has changed that to a degree.

“Social work is all about connecting with people- edu-cation is not about preparing to live - it is living”.

But she got a bit of a surprise when her name was called out as an award winner.

“I thought, ‘are you serious – well, I suppose I`d better start walking’”.

Mrs Langham fi rst found out she d been nominated when the Dominion Post rang and told her she was a fi nalist. She was surprised and told her husband John.

“When he fi rst heard about it, he laughed.”

Mrs Langham said her fa-ther, John Russell, a principal for more than 20 years and currently at Naenae College, should have been nominated. Instead, he was the babysitter while his daughter and her husband John attended the awards.

“I’m going to nominate him next time. I felt guilty not taking him.”

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By Dave CramptonOhariu-based National list

MP Katrina Shanks will not be seeking re-election to Parlia-ment in 2014.

Ms Shanks 44, a chartered accountant, entered parlia-ment in 2007 following the resignation of former National and Act party leader Don Brash. She is the seventh National MP in recent months to announce their impending retirement from politics, with three others tipped to go.

“I have decided that now

is the right time to leave my career in politics, and look to spend more time being closer to my young family. I look forward to taking up new chal-lenges outside of Parliament,” Mrs Shanks says.

Mrs Shanks has particularly valued her select committee work and policy development, given that she entered parlia-ment wanting to highlight the roles of families in society.

“Working across three Wel-lington electorates has meant that I have made many friends

and been supported by many people. I thank these people for their support of the work that I have undertaken”.

This is speculation that Na-tional may fi eld a strong can-didate in Ohariu. In the past, National campaigned for the party vote only. The party may also be looking for a Welling-ton Central candidate, after Paul Foster-Bell announced he will be seeking selection in his home town in Whangarei after Phil Heatley confi rmed he is stepping down.

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After the awards, it was straight back into the com-munity work – Mrs Langham spends about 20 hours a week with Playcentre and a mainly music group for pre-schoolers at a Tawa church. She also has a full time job.

“Yes, I`m a parent”. Mrs Langham’s four children

include foster child and a set of

twins. She sees her community work with Playcentre, mainly music and other support groups she is involved with such as Mana Tiaki - a Maori whanau network – as an extension of her role as a parent.

“There are two great things you can give to your children – one is roots, the other is wings”.

Tawa early child educator Liz Langham shows off her Welly Award while working at the Tawa/ Linden Playcentre.

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Five buses were left totally destroyed after an early morning fire raged through the Go Wellington Bus Depot in Karori.

The fire completely gutted five of the 21 buses that were parked in the Ranelagh Street depot on Monday morning.

The Fire Service was called to the de-pot at 3am and Police say they believe the fi re was deliberately lit as the buses were not used over the weekend.

If anyone saw suspicious behaviour near the bus depot during the early hours on Monday, contact Wellington Police on 3812000.

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By Dave CramptonIt may be desolate, over-

grown and have an under-used swing and slide, but the Surrey Street playground in Wilton is one of three play areas that are to be upgraded early next year at a total cost of $220,000.

From March 2014 the Wellington City Council will install new playground equipment at the Wilton park, including stepping stones, a new safety surface and climbing structure, new

trees, seating and a picnic table, a trapeze ring and a springy surfboard. There will also be a new entrance way.

The estimated cost of the work is $70,000 and the park will be closed for six weeks.

Council spokesperson Da-vid Halliday says the work is part of the council’s ongoing work programme to improve council facilities, but as yet no decision has been made as to who is doing the work.

“I may have an idea who is

doing the playground equip-ment by Christmas, but I may not know who is doing the landscaping until the New Year,” Mr Halliday says.

Once the work has been completed, children would be able to slide from a plat-form into a lower area of the playground, and get up close to plants along a pathway through new, low, vegetation.

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By Robert JohnsonFancy fi nding out a bit of

Karori history while taking in the sights and smells of 12 outstanding gardens this weekend?

The third annual Karori Lions Super Garden Trail starts this weekend, with 12 property owners opening their doors to the public for the popular event.

The trail, which features additional points of interest such as Wright’s Hill For-tress and Sprott House, will again include the Masefi eld Way property which com-prises the largest remaining portion of the Donald Tea Gardens.

The gardens were hugely popular in the mid-1800s, with many choosing to play tennis on the courts or relax in the open fi elds.

Barry Lovegrove from Ka-rori Lions says the proceeds

from this year’s Garden Trail will benefi t three local chari-ties—Karori Youth Centre, Mary Potter Hospice and Sprott House.

“We wanted to collect for a variety of charities ac-counting for a range of ages. At Sprott House, they are proposing a sensory garden for the dementia lodge. For residents to inhabit an area where they can smell the gardens and enjoy it would be fantastic.”

Each Super Garden Trail takes around nine months to organise, with a committee tasked to cut almost 200 proposed gardens down to the fi nal 12 for the day.

“It involves a lot of door-knocking and leg work but we have a fantastic team in the organising committee and there’s no shortage of en-thusiastic people helping us give back to the community.”

With over 1000 tickets sold at the last event in 2011, Mr Lovegrove says they are expecting a similar turnout, as long as the weather plays ball.

“The Super Garden Trail not only gives people the chance to see the fantastic scope of things in Karori but also get some wonder-ful ideas which they can incorporate into their own garden.”

Tickets for the Super Gar-den Trail this weekend cost $20 per person, per day with children under 16 free.

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By Dave CramptonOhariu MP Peter Dunne says his

party, United Future, is unlikely to work with Labour at the next election unless it changes it tax policies.

Even if Labour did so, National may still be in favour.

Mr Dunne hosted the party’s an-nual conference at the Johnsonville Community Centre last Saturday.

About 30 supporters - and at least 10 members of the media – attended, and Mr Dunne made it clear that he expects to be in parliament after next year’s elec-tion, working with National.

He says United Future has been the most reliable support party for any government since MMP was introduced in 1996.

While the conference focused on party and national politics, Mr Dunne is mindful that without a support base in Ohariu, he or his

party would not be in parliament. “The local electorate comes fi rst.

If you lose the support of your local electorate you’ve lost your local patch.”

The party also has an increased focus on environmental issues.

“It is time for the rise of the purple-greens - the mainstream New Zealanders who care practi-cally about the state of our environ-ment and want to do more than just pontifi cate,” Mr Dunne says.

Mr Dunne made it clear that he expects National to continue work-ing with its support partners, Act, United Future and the Maori Party after next year’s election, rather than with “untested crackpots” like the Conservative Party.

United Future’s party member-ship is one of the healthiest it has ever been, and is “well into four fi gures”, Mr Dunne says.

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A special recipe guarded by an angel on top has led Arobake in Wellington to the top spot at the inaugural Great New Zealand Christmas Mince Pie Competition.

A shortcrust pastry shell made with real butter holds a combi-nation of fi nely cut, spicy fruit mince with a good zing of citrus while a red-lipped marzipan angel sits on top of the award-winning pie.

Max Fuhrer of Arobake in Wellington says it takes a little bit longer to make them this way but the pouting angels proved to

be a winning point of difference.“We haven’t changed the recipe

for the competition. We used the same recipe we’ve always used. The only difference was the marzipan angel.”

The angels are made from a number of cut pieces of mar-zipan, which is made on the premises, with the eyes, nose and mouth made with special marzipan tools. The mouth is created by dipping a round wedge into colour and then us-ing it on the marzipan to form red lips.

Arobake’s Christmas mince

pies were hand-delivered to the competition to ensure they remained in good condition.

They were judged alongside entries from all over the country with Chief Judge Mike Meaclem saying while the angel was a nice touch, the fl avour of Arobake’s pies was the winning factor.

Max says he was hopeful of winning as the pies fi t in well with the Christmas theme and the angel was a nice touch.

“I had a feeling if the phone rang on Monday morning it would be good news.”

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By Robert JohnsonSomersaults around the hori-

zontal bar, vaulting the box, beam routines and energetic floor routines are still found in abundance at the Onslow Gymnastics Club—forty years after it held its fi rst meet.

The club, which is one of the few fully-volunteer run gym clubs left in Wellington, will formally celebrate its 40th anniversary at an event on December 1.

The celebration will have a theme of ‘through the decades’ and include a birthday cake for past members and coaches to enjoy.

Onslow Gymnastics Club president Elspeth McMillan, a former Onslow gymnast herself, says the club has continued to cater to both competitive and recreational gymnasts over the years.

“We have 92 in the club. Our competitive girls train 3-4 times per week during the competitive season and those doing our ‘gym for all’ recreation program

attend once a week.”Mrs McMillan says a lot of the

club’s coaches were previous gymnasts with the club and two of them have been associated with Onslow gymnastics for 23 years.

The club has had a long as-sociation with Onslow College, starting in 1977 and has used the hall as a venue for the majority of its 40 year history.

The fact that the club does not have a purpose-built facility means not only do they have to set up their equipment before every session, but the lack of padded fl oors means that many talented gymnasts go to other clubs once they reach a certain level.

“Our dream is to have a dedi-cated facility but being not-for-profi t, we would need the council to come to the party on that one,” Mrs McMillan says.

“It’s such a fantastic sport and seeing the kids grow physi-cally and in confi dence is really special. We are happy to play a part in that.”

Celebrating forty years of fl ipping

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Q: What would your ideal holiday destination be this summer and why?

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

Demetria Makarios, Churton

“Gisborne. It’s hot and you are guaranteed a summer there.”

Terri Taylor, Churton Park

“Fiji. Somewhere quiet and on the coast would be lovely.”

Karen Gilpin, Johnsonville“Central Otago. I like the area and they have great vineyards, great wines and plenty to do.

Alpha Gordon, Churton Park

“I would have to say Thailand. I used to live there and love the climate, food and beaches. The people are really nice too.”

Mel Hargaden, Ngaio

“The Maldives. The water is really warm and the fi sh are amazing.”

Beckie Duffy, Churton Park

“The big island, Hawaii. Going surfi ng would be the main reason.”

Beckie Duffy, Beckie Duffy, Terri Taylor, Terri Taylor, Demetria Makarios, Demetria Makarios, Mel Hargaden, Mel Hargaden, Alpha Gordon, Alpha Gordon, Karen Gilpin, Karen Gilpin,

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.

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Although the new trains may look nicer to commuters, the problem of punctuality still remains.

Trains are continually late and in

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Wellington’s iconic cable car, which last year celebrated 110 years of service, has a new CEO at the wheel after Des Laughton retired from the role earlier this year.

Simon Fleisher has been appointed CEO of Wellington Cable Car Limited (WCCL), the company who run the Cable Car itself as well as the operation and maintenance of the city’s trolley-bus traction overhead line network.

Roger Drummond, the Chair of the Board of WCCL, says Mr Fleisher has an extensive background in mechanical and electrical engineering, coupled with strong leadership skills honed after many years with the Royal Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy.

Mr Fleisher’s recent projects include being involved with Meridian Energy’s Mill Creek wind farm project, the up-

grade of Auckland Hospital’s electrical supply system and landfi ll gas-electricity generation projects in Hawke’s Bay and the Hutt Valley.

He is also an executive committee member of the Aotearoa Wave and Tidal Energy Association and the IPENZ Mechanical Engineering special interest group.

Mr Fleisher says his fi rst priority is to oversee the completion of an upgrade to the Upland Road Cable Car terminal in December, in time for the peak of the cruise ship season.

The Cable Car, which provides access from Lambton Quay to the Botanic Garden and Kelburn lookout, carried 1,060,000 passengers between 2012 and 2013, with WCCL announcing a $6.6 million turnover for the same period.

By Dave CramptonPop hits from ABBA and Michael Jack-

son to Gotye and Lorde are set to raise the rafters in Karori on December 1.

Singing group The Doubtful Sounds - including members from Karori, North-land and Wadestown - accompanied by string quartet Strung Out will deliver their unique blend of pop, harmony and good humour at Futuna Chapel as part of the Colours of Futuna concert series.

Stepping out from behind his radio microphone to conduct is Bryan Crump of Radio New Zealand Nights fame.

“Some say singing is the new Prozac,” says Mr Crump, “This is music to put a smile on your face.”

Formed as a musical outlet for friends who like to sing, The Doubtful Sounds brings a pop sensibility and sense of fun to songs from across the musical genres.

To say our repertoire is eclectic is an understatement,” says Mr Crump.

“I’m pretty sure we’re the only vocal group that performs Peggy Lee, Phil Collins, and Lorde.”

Mr Crump, who arranges the songs and leads the group, says the classically trained musicians of the Strung Out quartet enjoy a chance to let their hair down.

“It’s not every day you get to play some of pop music’s iconic riffs on a cello or viola.”

The group is also performing in Eastborne on November 30, and at Paekakariki on November 24. Entry is $10 for wage earners, $5 for those who are unwaged, with free entry for children. Refreshments will be served after the show.

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Pop choir the Doubtful Sounds with Bryan Crump in the foreground conducting.


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By Robert JohnsonIt began as a group of three

people going for a leisurely stroll around the neighbour-hood but now, just 10 weeks later, the Churton Park Walking Group has skyrocketed to over 40 members.

The group leaves from the Churton Park Community Cen-tre every Wednesday morning at 9:15, embarking on a journey around the community for around 90 minutes.

However, due to popular de-mand, the group has recently introduced ‘away walks’, ex-ploring further afield areas such as Sefton Park, Paremata, Brooklyn and Makara.

Churton Park Community Centre coordinator Beckie Duffy says group organiser Bart Jones does a great job organising the walks and his unique approach has helped the group grow in size.

“He has a ‘personalised pro-gramme’ where he approaches people on the street and tells them about the group,” she laughs. “There have been a few people who started coming along because of that.”

Mr Jones, a former competi-tive race walker himself for 13 years, says the group has a lot of benefi ts for those who come along each week.

“Being active is just one plus but a big part of it is getting out in the community and meeting a whole bunch of new people.”

However, he says the most integral part of the group are the drinks afterwards, with local café Simmer reserving a table for the group.

“Popping in for some refresh-ments, something to eat and a chat is a key part of it. We prob-ably spend the same amount of time talking as we do walking.”

Mr Jones, who coaches the Wellington-based master’s walkers including one woman who has just returned from a competition in Brazil, says he has picked up a couple of people from the group and is training them to be serious walkers.

“It (race walking) is addictive and becomes a way of life. However the beauty of this group is we have a range of ages, cultures and skill levels. It’s for everyone.”

Walkers taking over in Churton Park

Glenys Seiler enjoys a chat with fellow resident Vicky Gilchrist while their dogs Rhona (brown) and Murphy (grey and white) play.

Residents Brian Vincent, Rod Stainer and Paul Alpe.

The Churton Park walking group get ready to embark on a Wednesday morning journey.

By Robert JohnsonA group of Khandallah school-

children on a trip to the Welling-ton Art Gallery to see sculptures were instead treated to an extra-terrestrial encounter by chance.

In what was a timely coinci-dence, members of Room 15 ran into a Dalek from the popular show Doctor Who on Queen’s Wharf, just a few weeks before the show’s 50th anniversary.

The class posed for a photo with the alien, which fi rst hit television screens in 1963 and is best-known for its catchphrase “exterminate!”

School teacher Terri-Ann Coltham says she has lots of little Doctor Who fans in the class, with most of them watching the UK hit sci-fi show on demand or on Sunday night’s.

“I was quite surprised at how many of them were fans consider-ing it is quite an old show. The girls like learning about history and world leaders while the boys like all the sci-fi action.”

This Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the show and Whovians (Doctor Who fans) will have the chance to see their

favourite characters on stage when the UK-based Doctor Who Symphonic Orchestra invades the capital in February next year at the 2014 New Zealand festival.

Three shows at TSB Arena on February 21 and 22 will include characters mixing throughout the crowd, music from the show performed by the New Zea-land Symphony Orchestra and specially-edited scenes from the show on the big screen. Tickets for the New Zealand Festival are available from Tick-etek.

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13Wednesday November 20 2013OUT & ABOUT

By Robert JohnsonResidents at Johnsonville’s

Malvina Major retirement village were treated to a ‘ball gown even-ing’ last week to conclude their fashion event week.

Nine Year 13 girls from New-lands College modelled their ball

gowns from this year and the previous year and were escorted by three young men from the college who were looking dapper in their suits.

A total of 78 residents, along with their family and friends, gathered to enjoy the show over nibbles

and wine.For many of the residents, the

‘fashion show’ brought back memories of their ball days, and those attending had the chance to re-live those memories thanks to a display of old ball photos, some of which dated back to 1948.

Malvina Major sales advisor Anne ten Broeke-Smith says the students enjoyed talking to the residents at the end of the event and hearing about what went on at their school balls.

The evening ended with an im-promptu concert when Newlands

College student Reuben Abolins sat at the piano and played a number of songs for the residents while surrounded by the girls.

“It was an evening enjoyed by everyone and the residents are still talking about it here at Malvina Major,” Ms Broeke-Smith says.

Onslow College student Batanai Mashingaidze presents a Malvina Major resident with a bouquet of fl owers.

Fashion week ends on a highOnslow College students share stories with some of the residents about their ball evenings.

Reuben Abolins (orange blazer) treats the residents to a few tunes on the piano to end the evening.

All of the girls from Onslow College get together for a group shot while modelling their ball gowns from this year.A collection of old images from the residents' own ball days.

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By Rachel BinningThe Wellington segment of the

annual Bikes for Kids event (as part of the Variety Kids on the Move mobility programme) happened last weekend in a sunny Wellington.

Around 50 happy children were giv-en bikes by Variety – The Children’s Charity, from Variety Ambassador and event MC, Mark Wright, with the assistance of Wellington’s Mayor, Celia Wade-Brown, and new Deputy Mayor Justin Lester and his family.

Variety provides around 450 school and community nominated deserv-ing or disadvantaged New Zealand children between the ages of seven and nine with eye-catching red bikes, with the hope of enriching their lives.

Variety has been supporting chil-dren in New Zealand for the last 25 years and over that time has raised some $15 million in support of New Zealand children.

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Variety Ambassador and event MC Mark Wright previews the bikes before their new owners come to claim them.

Thank you Variety: the children who received a bike from Variety show their appreciation.

Fatuma Dualeh (7) of Newtown and Axella Tsegai (8) of Strathmore (who are part of the Somali Community in Wel-lington), proudly show off their new bikes from Variety to Mayor Celia Wade-Brown.

Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, Variety Ambassador and MC Mark Wright, Police Offi cer Bryan Ward, and Carly Thomson, Variety Events Manager.

By Rachel BinningOtari School’s second fair proved to

be a success over the weekend.Saturday's ‘Twilight Fair’ included a

silent auction, containing a number of desirable items thanks to the support and donations from many generous businesses as well as a small art sec-tion.

Entertainment was provided to those enjoying the fair through Otari student Jessie Hillel, who was runner-up on

New Zealand's Got Talent.New to the fair this year was the craft

stall. Thought up by creative mothers who had worked hard designing and making a number of hand-made crafts, the stall was popular among the masses.

Fair-go’ers were also treated to vari-ous food stalls, books, entertainment and games, a petting zoo and the chil-dren’s favourite—the bouncy castle.

A fun time for all

Entertaining the fair crowd: Te Kura o Otari kapa haka group's boys take the lead.

Cooking up a storm: the parents assigned to make hamburgers extra-ordinary- Marty Donoghue and Michelle Mako

Jessie Hillel (12) of Otari School, who got runner-up on New Zealand's Got Talent show, after her performance to Otari School fair-goers

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The team, made up of students from Marist sec-ondary schools around the country, came to Wellington to play a Centurion Colts team at St Patrick’s College on Saturday, which they won 36-15.

As part of the Marist rugby philosophy, the team visits

primary Catholic schools to talk with students about the value of Catholic education, their experiences and the link between the Marist and school values.

St Benedict’s School prin-cipal Dave Lamont says it was great to see how natu-rally the players interacted with the students and got them involved in games during morning tea.

CEO of NZ Marist Rugby Tony Meechan says the school visits not only build

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Former St Benedict’s stu-dent Aleks Noble-Campbell was part of the NZ Marist College team but was unable to attend the school visit due to prior commitments.

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By Robert JohnsonThe festive spirit is beginning to fi ll

the northern suburbs as preparations for the Northern Wellington Festival are almost complete.

In what is one of the biggest events of the year for the Johnsonville Rotary and Lions Clubs, the Northern Wel-lington Festival includes a number of events such as the Johnsonville Rotary Fair and the hugely-popular Johnsonville Lions Christmas Parade.

Northern Wellington Festival public-ity offi cer Marlene Batten says this year marks the 13th year the parade has been running and they expect to draw large numbers as usual.

“We normally get between 8-10,000 people to watch the parade.If we get some nice weather we should hit that mark again easily,” Mrs Batten says. “We have 32 floats this year with some fi rst-time entrants such as West Park and Amesbury Schools as well as fl oats from kindergartens and various sports clubs.”

The carpark of the Johnsonville Com-munity Centre will be transformed into a market for the Rotary Fair on

Saturday morning while children can enjoy fun and games in the Johnson-ville Shopping Centre.

The smells of summer are also being celebrated at the festival through the Johnsonville Floral Art Club’s Festival of Flowers at the Terrace Centre.

The Christmas Parade begins at 11am on Saturday November 30 on the corner of Moorefi eld and Broderick Road in Johnsonville.

Other events:Johnsonville Rotary Fair- Saturday

November 30 at Johnsonville Com-munity Centre Hall and carpark- 9am start.

Children's Fun Day Activities- Sat-urday November 30 at Johnsonville Shopping Centre- 10am-3pm

Canate Choir Festival Concert- Satur-day November 30 at Terrace Centre on Dr Taylor Terrace- 7:30pm, tickets $15.

Festival of Flowers- Terrace Cen-tre- Saturday 12pm-4pm, Sunday 11am-3pm.

Onslow Historical Society exhibi-tion- Saturday and Sunday 1pm-4pm, gold coin donation.

By Robert JohnsonLollies, jelly-eating and a kitchen fi re

demonstration are not normally found together but that rule will be broken at the Tawa School Fair this Saturday.

The jelly-eating competition and the chance to hit a target on the new ‘volley wall’ are a couple of the newest activities waiting for people at the Fair as well as the old classics such as the Spooky House, ponies, smash a plate and the bouncy castle.

For those attending in a ‘supervisor role’, a variety of food from burgers to candy fl oss will help keep the energy levels up while keeping an eye on the family.

Hell Pizza will be selling pizza by-the-slice and local Tawa business Zelati Gelato will counteract the heat with their stall.

Children from Tawa School have been working hard for the past few weeks creating fudge, Christmas crackers and the ever-popular lolly-leis.

As well as providing fun, the fair also has an educational element, with a Kitchen Fire Demonstration from the Fire Service3 and a display from the Wellington Region Emergency Management Offi ce.

The Tawa School Fair will run from 11am-2pm this Saturday from its Oxford Street address in Tawa.

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Eye on Crimewith

There were a number of offences in Churton Park last week, particularly on Tuesday and Wednesday.

In Chorley Grove, a Honda car had both wing mirrors ripped off and a Mazda van nearby was entered and keys to a workplace were taken.

Another vehicle down the same street was entered and searched and although noth-ing was taken, the outdoor furniture in the garden was thrown around.

In the same period, two vehicles from neighbouring houses in Wantwood Grove and Erlestoke Crescent were broken into with a jacket, GPS unit and a wallet among the spoils for the burglar.

In Newlands a vehicle with Go Karts on a trailer was parked in the street in Black Rock Road.

During the night someone detached the trailer, attached it to their vehicle and drove off with a couple of early Christmas presents.

In Khandallah, a house in Amapur Drive had their back garden water feature damaged and plants around the fountain tipped over.

A laptop computer was stolen from a van down Jubilee Road while a burglary occurred on Sunday at a house in the Burma Road/Maldive Street area.

It is not yet known what was stolen from the property.

In Johnsonville a car was broken into via a smashed front passenger window and a GPS unit was taken.

A Toyota Corolla station wagon parked in Wanaka Street had a rear passenger side window smashed and a garage remote was taken.

In Middleton Road a white Mitsubishi, thought to have been left unlocked, was en-tered and a wallet containing a driver’s licence and bank cards, and also contract docu-ments, were stolen.

A white Nissan Vanette parked in Dominion Park Street during the early hours of Sunday was stolen.

Finally, a garage door in Broderick Road was subject to a tagging attack.

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Championship winners Babs Hirini, Dot Collis, Bea Gray and Janet Monteith from Levin Cosmopolitan Club.

Plate winners Lillian Tukiri, Nancy Wilson, Karen Forrest and Miriam Pedley from Manurewa Cosmopolitan Club take home the trophy and a goodie bag for their troubles.

The Johnsonville Club team makes a play while team member Robyne Bishop and a Manurewa player watch on during the Plate fi nal at Johnsonville Bowling Club.

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By Robert JohnsonA fi rst-time win for the team of

four from Levin Cosmopolitan Club marked the end of the 25th North Island Women’s Outdoor Bowls Tournament in Johnson-ville last week.

The team of Bea Grey, Babs Hirini and Jane Monteith, skip-pered by Dot Collis, won the championship fi nal comfortably 23-10 over Taradale and District RSA, taking home the trophy and $1000 between them.

They overcame a tight 20-17 match against the team from Petone, led by Tanya Wheeler, in the fi rst knockout round before progressing to the fi nal rather easily.

Collis, herself from Waiterere, says it was nice to fi nish on top after a few tough days competi-tion.

“It’s our fi rst win as a four after being together for about four years. We’ve only got to the last eight once in a Tauranga tourna-ment so it was really nice to win.”

During a week where the gust-ing winds made judging the line and strength of each bowl a chal-lenge, Collis says perseverance was needed.

“We just tried to focus on the green. It was about taking each game one end at a time.”

The two teams from the John-sonville Club were unlucky to

draw each other in the quarter fi nal stage of the Plate competi-tion, with Kaaren Guilford’s team eventually progressing to the fi nal after beating their compatriots 18-11.

They eventually came runner-up in the Plate, losing a close 15-12 battle with the Manurewa Cosmopolitan Club team of Lil-lian Tukiri, Karen Forrest, Nancy Wilson and Miriam Pedley.

“It was a bit tough. It’s always hard to play against your own,” says Johnsonville Club player Robyne Bishop. “In saying that, we were happy to fi nish runner-up in the plate considering it’s our first time playing in this competition as a team.”

Winning the consolation tour-nament was Viv Bishop’s team from St John’s Club.

Ohariu MP Peter Dunne, who is a patron of the Johnsonville Bowling Club, offi cially closed the tournament and highlighted how smoothly the tournament was run.

“To have a successful tourna-ment you need two things. Good teams playing in them and great organisers. This tournament had both of those and it showed. We can all refl ect on the good times that were had over the past few days.”

Next year’s tournament will be hosted in Manurewa.

Focusing on the green

By Robert JohnsonPoor fielding and inconsist-

ent bowling plagued Onslow Cricket Club’s premier men’s team on Saturday as they fell to their second consecutive loss of the season against Hutt Districts.

A couple of early break-throughs from Onslow left Hutt Districts struggling at eight for two but as Onslow’s bowlers struggled with their line, the Hutt Districts pair of Adam Williams and BJ Barnett took advantage with scores of 42 and 82 respectively.

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Brett Johnson, who smacked eight fours and one six on his way to 97 not out off 100 balls, his highest career club score.

Onslow’s brightest light was bowler Josh Cuttance, who came back well from a rusty fi rst spell to fi nish with his fi rst fi ve-wicket-bag.

Onslow Cricket Club player Sean O’Connor says they were always outsiders chasing 296 on a pitch where 250 seemed to be a par score but started positively.

“We built a good platform in our batting innings but nobody in the top order went on to get a match-winning score.”

Despite half-centuries to Cha-mika Gajanayaka and Liam Chrisp and a quick-fi re 37 off 20 from Declan Mckeefry, Onslow fell short with a total of 246 all-out.

“The fi elding efforts of both teams was probably the differ-ence at the end of the day, which is pretty disappointing given we are a young side and should be better in that respect,” O’Connor says.

Onslow will now attempt to get back to winning ways against Taita Cricket Club this weekend at Nairnville Park.

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