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In celebration of Bee Aware Month, New-lands Intermediate School hosted students from Paparangi and Epuni schools on Friday and showcased their very own beehives. The school has an Apiscope - an indoor observation beehive, the fi rst of its kind in New Zealand, and two other beehives on the school grounds.

Year 7 and 8 students Nick Plim, Anthony Kendrew, Conor Smith, and Owen Madden are ‘bee experts’ at the school and were able to tell the Independent Herald exclusively all about the project that has the entire school abuzz.

Nick, Anthony and Conor, who were decked out in their protective gear, smoked the bees to calm them before they got in and around the hives to investigate.

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BUSY BEES: Anthony Kendrew at Newlands Intermediate School is an expert bee han-dler. Here he showcases the bee project at his school as part of Bee Awareness Month PHOTO: Sharnahea Wilson

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Continued from page 1The hives were buzzing with

activity and have two active colonies gathering and collect-ing pollen, making honey and generally being busy bees.

“Originally I was a bit scared of the bees, but you get used to it. If you don’t have the suit you’re not as safe,” explains Nick. One of the three hives is empty, and Anthony believes the reason is because the queen has either left or died.

Teacher Louise Moncrieff says the beehives have been active at the school for one year now, and things have been going great. Principal Angela Lowe is delighted with the bee programme in the school; she says it’s impacted on the whole curriculum in a positive way. “The children have no fear, they can easily observe nature and science in its purest form,” she says. “The school had an estimated 80,000 bees at one point,” she added.

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year. Eva has her own four bee-hives at her home in Wadestown and says that her hives produced 100 kg of honey last year alone.

The Newlands students, along with Eva shared their expertise about the bees in their school environment.

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about bees and willing to imple-ment bee-friendly initiatives in their own schools. “The students will be able to ask questions and develop their understanding of the importance of bees by interacting with the Newlands Intermediate School ‘bee ex-perts’ who share responsibility for maintaining the Apiscope and beehives,” she says. Adding, “There will also be a donation

of seeds and plants made to the students participating, for growing bee-friendly habitats in their schools.”

Ms Dobson explains that the intention is that the En-viroschools students will be inspired and empowered to develop bee-friendly habitats in their schools and share their increased awareness with their own school community.

Abuzz for Bee Aware MonthBUSY BEES: Anthony Kendrew, Year 7, Conor Smith, Year 8 and Nick Plim, Year 8 shared their expertise about their amazing bee-hive project at Newlands Intermediate School last week PHOTO: Sharnahea Wilson

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With excessive speed contrib-uting to 20 per cent of all fatal and serious injury crashes on New Zealand roads, Wellington City Council and NZ Police have proposed 30km/h safer speed limits in the shopping areas of Khandallah, Ngaio, Northland, and Wadestown.

The Independent Herald caught up with Wadestown resident Phillipa Paviour-Smith and Co-Owner of Wadestown Kitchen, Kathy Parfi tt, to dis-cuss the latest efforts by the council to reduce speed on the roads in the area.

Both ladies agreed that the changes are welcomed. Com-menting that with all the wind-ing roads in Wadestown, the up and downhill sections, people are not always conscious of the speeds they are doing. Phillipa also commented that the visibility on the roads,

particularly at the intersection between Wadestown Road and Pitts Road, together with sun strike in certain sections, can make it diffi cult for drivers to brake quickly at pedestrian crossings in the village.

The new proposed limits will be highlighted with street signage and road markings and hope to act as a reminder for drivers to slow down. “Wades-town is a thoroughfare for traf-fi c, it’s a main road so people do whizz through,” says Kathy. In fact from 2007 to 2014, a total of 7 injury crashes were reported in the area.

Phillipa hopes that if this speed reduction works in Wadestown that the same can be implemented at Wadestown School. “Reduced speed is important especially during school drop off and pick up,” says Phillipa. With the school’s travel plan, more kids are walk-ing to school, so it would make

sense that they can travel safely. The school travel plan supports communities to have safe and active travel, so parents and their children can experience reduced traffi c congestion, re-duced air pollution and improve children’s road and personal safety skills, health and well-being.

We also spoke with Kevin Snook of Allworks garden and landscaping in Ngaio to see what kind of changes he predicts for the village as por-tions of Khandallah Road and Ottawa Road will have 30km/h limits.

Kevin commented that people really “whip round” the village, he often hears about near misses and hears squealing tyres. He hopes that this 250-metre sec-tion of road will reduce people speeding, especially when the village is constantly busy. Be-tween the shops, cafes, chemist and schools there is always traf-

fi c in the thriving community. This proposal to reduce vehicle speeds will make Ngaio streets safer and more pleasant for all road users, because from 2007 to 2014, a total of 16 injury crashes were reported in the Nagio area.

The new speed limits will be clearly marked and will apply to all vehicles at all times. The NZ Police Wellington District Road Policing team will continue to focus on speed enforcement.

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The plans for the re-duced speed sections will be implemented early next year according to WCC. If you want to make submissions on any of the proposed road changes you can � nd forms in local libraries, or you can fill out the forms online at www.bit.ly/1FeHYle. The cut-o� for submissions is October 12.

SAFER IN THE SUBURBS: Wadestown resident Phillipa Paviour-Smith and Co-Owner of Wadestown Kitchen, Kathy Par� tt, at the pedestrian crossing in Wadestown PHOTO: Fiona Donnellan

SAFER IN THE SUBURBS: Kevin Snook of Allworks in Ngaio says people drive too fast through the village and welcomes the proposed new speed limits PHOTO: Fiona Donnellan

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Until relatively recently, New Zea-land ecosystems were dominated by native plants, but a study by Associ-ate Professor Kevin Burns has shown that the balance has now tipped in favour of exotic species.

Dr Burns, from Victoria’s School of Biological Sciences, has published his � ndings in the prestigious scienti� c journal The American Naturalist.

Over an eight-year period, Dr Burns examined the plant species present on an archipelago of small islands off the south coast of Wellington, which dot the sea from the airport to Ōwhiro Bay.

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The Newlands Volunteer Fire Brigade turned 50 on July 25th this year, and to celebrate this milestone the brigade is plan-ning an exciting street parade on Saturday, October 3. The parade events will start on Newlands Road and conclude in a fanfare at the fi re station base. From 10 am to 3.30pm the station will be open to the public supported by displays from various emergency services.

In the 1950s when any fi re oc-curred in the area near Newlands, the nearest Fire Brigade was at Johnsonville some distance away. “The roads were narrow and windy, unsealed with one-way bridges, totally different to the position we know today. Ac-cess to Newlands was by way of Ngauranga Gorge and Newlands Road or by Helston Road and Bracken Road.”

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belonging to the Newlands Recrea-tion Club and adjacent to their Hall in Newlands Road was offered to the Wellington Fire Police for their use. A house-to-house collection to raise funds from the residents of Newlands gathered $201 towards the cost of a building to house the fire fighting equipment. Funds raised within Newlands were used by the Progressive Association to purchase an ex-Army workshop from Fort Dorset Army Camp. With the assistance of residents and the Fire Police, this building was transported - not without some diffi culty - to Newlands to be erected on the site of the present Fire Station. This building has

been added to over the years but remains the Fire Station of today.

The Newlands Volunteer Fire Brigade also plan to celebrate the presentation of a double gold star medal to Bill Bambery for 50 years’ service with the Brigade.

Organisers tell us that “various other get-togethers are planned for the weekend to honour past and present members.” They have all kinds of static displays and activities, which aim to focus on safeguarding Wellington’s northern suburbs of Newlands, Paparangi and Grenada Village.

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FIRED UP AT 50: The Newlands Volunteer Fire Brigade will be celebrating their 50th Anniversary with a public open day at Newlands Volunteer Fire Station, Newlands Road PHOTO: Newlands Volunteer Fire Brigade archives

By Sharnahea Wilson

A new fl orist is making her mark on Ngaio one stunning bouquet at a time, following the opening of the Melissa Jane Flower studio last week.

After working online from a studio in Wellington, Melissa Connor decided to branch out and open her own shop in Ngaio Village.

“It’s very daunting but it has always been a dream of mine to have my own shop.

“I saw the premises and fell in love with it so I would have regretted it if I didn’t try,” she says.

The 27-year-old has been a fl orist for seven years now and says it is a passion she’s always had.

“Floristry is something I’ve always wanted to do.”

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ristry helps her express her creative side.

“I take pleasure in making an arrangement for someone in particular and seeing how happy it makes them,” she says.

The ambitious fl orist does arrangements for all sorts of events including weddings and funerals.

“I love doing weddings, I get to be there on the day and see how it all comes together.”

As well as fl owers the new shop also sells apothecary, designer cards and even chocolate.

Melissa has been pleasantly surprised by the supportive community.

“Everyone has been so lovely, the whole community has been very welcoming,” she says.

Melissa Jane Flower Studio opens in Ngaio

BEST OF THE BUNCH: Melissa Connor gets a warm welcome in Ngaio as she opens her colourful ‘Melissa Jane Flower Studio’ PHOTO: Fiona Donnellan

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By Sharnahea Wilson

Wellington City Council has been given until September 25 to make an adequate proposal for the rezoning of land on Curtis Street, Karori following a trial at the Environment Court.

At a public-excluded meeting last year the Council decided to rezone the piece of land from 55-85 Curtis Street as Curtis Street Business Zone under the District Plan.

Residents appealed the Council’s decision to allow the commerciali-sation of the residentially-zoned site.

Judge Craig Thompson of the Environment Court gave condi-tions that the Council’s plan needs to meet, including that the develop-ments don’t interfere with the site’s vegetation and the initial height restriction of the development be lowered by four metres.

Former regional councillor and

41-year resident of Karori, Michael Gibson, says he will be glad when this Curtis Street Saga is over.

“It has been a frightful waste of time and ratepayers’ money that the Council has dragged out its proposed Plan Change for nearly two years,” he said.

Mr Gibson said residents in the area were quite happy for the site to remain residential due to the need for more housing in the vicinity.

During the court proceedings

Wellington City Council wit-ness and planner, Elizabeth Moncrieff, stated under cross-examination that under its pre-sent zoning the Curtis Street site could accommodate 12-14 residential units.

However owners of the site, Prime Property Group Limited, have different plans for the site.

The council kowtowed to the owner who wants to rezone the land for commercial use, with

their original plans to build a supermarket, Mr Gibson said.

Councillor Andy Foster stated that to build a large-scale super-market there would need to be an economic impact report done. He did, however, add that “Karori is short on commercially zoned land by a long shot.”

It is not yet clear what will be-come of the Curtis Street site but “the residents now stand a much better chance,” Mr Gibson said.

More on Curtis Street

By Allison Hess

Discounted movie tickets and cheap gym memberships are some of the advantages of having a student ID, but when it comes to commuting by train in Wellington they are useless.

Unlike secondary school stu-dents, who are considered chil-dren and pay half-price, tertiary students must pay full adult price to ride Tranz Metro lines.

For a Victoria University student living in Crofton Downs, paying full adult price is a source of never-ending frustration.

“Public transport is part and parcel of living in Wellington.

“In a city with so many tertiary education campuses it seems ri-diculous that concession fares are only available to college students,” says psychology honour student

Radhika Patel-Cornish, 21.She spends $109 a month on the

Johnsonville train as part of the cheapest monthly pass ticket, on top of which she spends about $20 a week on the bus.

Moving from the city into the suburbs to avoid paying up to $250 on central city rent is the hope many students hold, but much of what they save in rent merely goes to public transport. Driving into the city is unlikely due to traffi c and parking issues.

However, Paul Kos, the Regional Council’s Manager, Public Trans-port Projects and Planning, says discounted tertiary student tickets pose a funding problem.

“We’ve never had concession fares for tertiary students in Wel-lington, largely because there are a lot of other people on low incomes who use public transport regularly

and if students paid less, other public transport users would have to cover the shortfall by paying more,” he says.

He says the council does not want to increase rates or fares to subsidise tertiary students.

Instead, it is working with local council and tertiary institutions on options to share the costs of funding a student discount.

Victoria University Students Association has campaigned for cheaper fares in the past by highlighting the fact that tertiary students in Auckland receive a 38% discount on public transport. It is the only city in New Zealand where the council foots the bill for subsidised tertiary student fares.

Kos says while Auckland rate-payers may be happy to subsidise one group of public transport us-ers, Wellington ratepayers are not.

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By Sharnahea Wilson

Crofton Downs residents are disappointed they have been left out of the loop on the issue of develop-ments on local land.

Wellington City Council has sub-mitted an application for resource consent to get the go-ahead for mass earthworks development on 131 Silverstream Road.

The council decided the resource consent can be processed on a non-notifi ed basis, meaning there is no obligation of public opinion.

Resident Andrew McLellan is frustrated by this decision.

“I'm deeply disappointed and I’m sure others will be as well, including the immediate neighbours who will clearly be impacted by the proposed earthworks for up to two years,” he says.

Andrew says residents have ex-pressed concern about; the con-struction noise, traffi c it will cause, the damage of vegetation and environmental impacts of long-term development.

A subdivision concept plan sub-mitted with the earthworks applica-tion has not yet been approved by the council, however, Andrew says

the earthworks will merely set a footprint for the subdivision.

Councillor Andy Foster, Chair of the Council’s Transport and Urban Development Committee, says the key is having developments that fi t with the land and stream rather than being imposed on it.

“This is a large and important piece of land, including one of the major headwaters of the Kaiwharawhara stream, and it is surrounded on three sides by the hills of the Outer Green Belt.”

He is, however, also disappointed in the decision not to notify consent.

“I know there is a huge level of interest and expertise in the local community which I think would have contributed to the best possible outcome if it had been allowed for,” says Cr Foster.

Andrew says residents have ac-cepted there is going to be devel-opment on the land. But he says they want to be assured of a good outcome with minimal environ-mental impacts.

“We want the chance to have our say in a public context.

“Unfortunately all we can do now is wait and see, which is really disappointing,” he says.

Crofton Downs earthworks

AND SO IT CONTINUES: Crofton Downs residents Charles Dawson, Anna Adams and Andrew McLellen, with Councillor Andy Foster concerned with continued debacle over land

By Fiona Donnellan

The Karori Youth Awards took place in Karori Normal School Hall last week. The youth in the suburb were honoured along with more senior commu-nity members who have shown amazing selfl essness and com-mitment to youth programmes.

Veryan Straight, Toloumu Faletolu, Maddie McHardy, Daniel Stockton, Taylor Lake, Robbie Stewart, Sean Howe, Brittany Cahill-Carnaby, Silas Phillips, and Zain Kader were awarded for their service to the community, Abigail Moonlight was awarded for her contribution to the arts. And Madeline Fraser for her academic improvement.

Finally, Elena Salmond, Mary Day, Mike Mercer, and Kay Klitscher were recognised for their contributions to young people.

The audience was fi rst treated to a rousing performance by the Karori Kapa Haka United group who set the tone for the exciting event. Scarlett Vavasour, Karori Youth Centre Youth Worker and Karori Community Centre Coordinator assisted with the evening’s proceedings while Barry Lovegrove took on the role of Master of Ceremonies.

Darryl Lovegrove, winner of the Australian Entertainer of the Year Award 2012, was on hand to congratulate the winners and speak to the crowded hall, along

with members of Karori Rotary Club, Lions Club, and Karori Cricket Foundation, Richard Oldham, Graeme Ching, and Bob Murdoch respectively who were sponsors of the event. Heather Baldwin of Karori Community Centre took the opportunity to thank all those involved in making the awards happen for an impressive 17 years.

Barry noted that it is a matter of pride that the Karori Youth Centre is now very much alive and kicking, running a very active drop in three evenings a week, and looking to expand it’s operations as funding and circumstances permit in the future.

KARORI YOUTH AWARDS: Zain Kader receiving his Gold Karori Youth Award for Service to the Community PHOTO: Fiona Donnellan

Recognising and rewarding young people

KARORI YOUTH AWARDS: Toloumu Faletolu receiving her Gold Karori Youth Award for Service to the Community PHOTO: Fiona Donnellan

At 85 years old, Huntleigh Home resident Dale Warburton has no intentions of slow-ing down.

Some may think a move to a rest home means living a quiet life but as Dale ex-plains, she’s as busy as ever since moving to the Enliven home in May.

“I thought if I’m going to be here I had better join in with things. The recreation programme is wonderful and they think of so many different things to do. I’ve done things here I never thought I would enjoy,” says Dale.

Although she was sad to say goodbye to her villa in Paraparaumu, Dale says mov-ing to the Karori home was the obvious choice.

“After my husband passed away, the villa was too big for me and I needed extra care,” Dale explains.

“One of my sons lives in Wellington and thought it would be better if I lived near him, so I gave in on that one but I’m not sorry I did - there’s always so much going on here.”

For someone who has always enjoyed keeping busy and getting out and about, Dale says the regular outings organised by the home are something she looks forward to, and she can venture to the local Karori shops whenever she likes.

“I have a mobility scooter here so I can pop to the shops down the road if I want to. I’ve ridden motorcycles all my life so a scooter is no trouble.”

Dale says being able to bring her special things with her when she moved in and having the freedom to decorate her own room is what made Huntleigh feel like home.

“My granddaughter called the home before I moved in and asked if I could bring my favourite rug with me. They told her it’s

my home now and that I can do whatever I like with my own room,” Dale explains.

“That was very important to me. Hearing that made me know I’d made the right choice. I didn’t even look anywhere else.”

Huntleigh Home is operated by En-liven, part of the not-for-profi t organisation Presbyterian Support Central. The home embraces an elder-directed philosophy called the Eden Alternative which focuses on an elder’s entire wellbeing. This in-cludes ensuring elders have opportunities for companionship, spontaneity and fun, continuing with hobbies and having mean-ingful activity and purpose in their lives.

The home offers rest home and hospital level care, as well as short term respite and health recovery care from its central location at 221 Karori Road in Karori. For more information about Huntleigh Home or Enliven’s other homes and services in Wellington, call 0800 36 54 83 [that’s 0800 ENLIVEN] or visit www.enlivencentral.org.nz.

Never a dull moment


A Review Of Term Three

Our unassailable Year 10 Mathswell team reduced the competition to

zero and multiplied their success by two as they added gold for a second year.

It was three victorious years in a row as Newlands team “The Braidy Bunch” swept to victory by a 10kg

margin at the Aurecon Bridge Building competition.

A Bridge-Building Hat-trickBy the Bard’s Beard!

Poetry with Backbone

The Show Must Go On

For more infomation on these and other stories at Newlands College visit www.newlands.school.nz

Year 10’s were treated to a veritable witches’ brew of fun

and entertainment during our annual Shakespeare Day festivities.

Another glorious year of student short film making culminated in a

sellout showcase at the country’s finest cinema - the Embassy.

The Noscars Turns 10!

Our inaugural “Spine Poetry” competition saw students

carefully arranging book titles to form lines of verse in this unique spin on found poetry.

Another classic Variety Show lineup provided a rich and varied entertainment platter that

was hungrily devoured by the spirited crowd.

Poetry with BackboneMathswell Magicians

OOur unassailable Year 10 Mathswell

sellout showcase at the country’s finest cinema - the Embassy.

Imargin at the Aurecon Bridge Building competition.

Mathswell Magicians

Another classic Variety Show lineup provided OO

nother classic Variety Show lineup provided nother classic Variety Show lineup provided OOur inaugural “Spine Poetry”

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By Sharnahea Wilson

Johnsonville Combined Church-es took the opportunity to thank the 70 plus volunteers for their work at the Op Shop over the past year.

The coordinating committee, comprised of representatives from four churches, hosted a “thank you” lunch for their dedicated workers.

Linda Harding, chairperson for the committee, did a presentation on all the weird and wonderful things that have been donated over

the years.Linda said the shop wouldn’t

exist without the volunteers. “We are a great team, we all work well together.”

The Op Shop secretary Yvette Elliston said the shop has been running since the ‘80s.

“It was just a garage when it started out and some of our vol-unteers have been here since the very beginning,” she said.

Helen Hay is one of the original volunteers. “I started way back when the old TAB was on the main road, I just really enjoy it,”

she said.Every six months donations

are made to agreed charitable organisations.

“All of the funds go straight back into the community,” Yvette said.

To find out more about vol-unteering with the Op Shop or to find your own weird and wonderful item in the store call in at Johnsonville Community Centre, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 am to 2 pm, or Saturday 9.30 am to 12 pm when they have a ’Sale Day’ where you can � ll a bag for $5.

Taking time to thank volunteersTHANK YOU LUNCHEON: Yvette Elliston and Linda Harding at the Op Shop at Johnsonville which is run by Johnsonville Combined Churches PHOTO: Allison Hess

By Allison Hess Senior’s Week returns to the

capital, celebrating the special contribution seniors make to their community.

There is no shortage of activities for older residents, which kicked off on Monday.

Churton Park community centre was in on the action, holding two events catered for the elderly community.

“Our senior community is a thriving and vital part of the wider community,” community centre advocate Beckie Duffy says.

They absolutely deserve an entire week dedicated to them, she says.

An informative morning tea was held at the centre to help

those interested in brushing up on their technology know-how, including the ins and outs of email and the internet. Also a workshop to refresh senior drivers on road rules, to help elderly drive safer and for longer.

Other activities with a senior focus include pool-based exercise classes at Tawa Pool, aquatherapy at Keith Spry Pool and table tennis at Nairnville recreation centre in Khandallah.

For more information about activities o� ered dur-ing Senior’s Week visit www.wellington.govt.nz/services/community-and-culture/communit y- news-and -events/seniors-week

Seniors Week is in full swing

Wednesday September 23, 20158

Question: Where’s your favourite place to eat in Wellington?

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

Linda HughsJohnsonvilleThe Spruce Goose in Lyall Bay serves nice food and has great service.

Fran LintsJohnsonvilleEl Matador, the food is awesome, I go every now and again to treat myself.

David JonesJohnsonville You can’t beat Capital, it’s informal, the food always tastes great and the place has an intimate little vibe.

Mike DavyJohnsonvilleOmbra on Cuba Street is great because it’s tapa style so you can try lots of little things rather than ordering one big meal.

Lisa WilsonPoriruaCan’t beat home cooking, as it is expensive for families to dine out.

Krysdelle HoughtonNewlands

The Library serves desserts and pretty good chips, it has really nice books to read and booths.

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Dear Ed, Yes it's way past time that Johnsonville had it's own Cinema.

The town really needs a good make-over, please make avail-able lots more retail space for local creative artists.

The current Johnsonville Mall is highly boring and does not provide locals the range and choice which other malls do around New Zealand.

KishJohnsonville

Dear Ed, Your correspondent (Stan Litras - 2 Sept) questions my expertise in the science of community water fl uoridation. While mine is limited, those of the Offi ce of the Prime Minis-ter’s Chief Science Advisor and the Royal Society are not.

Their 2014 report: Health effects of water fl uoridation: a review of the scientifi c evidence came to an absolutely clear

conclusion. I quote:There is compelling evidence

that fl uoridation of water at the established and recommended levels produces broad benefi ts for the dental health of New Zealanders. In this context it is worth noting that dental health remains a major issue for much of the New Zealand population, and that economically and from the equity perspective fl uorida-

tion remains the safest and most appropriate approach for promoting dental public health.

“… The panel is unanimous in its conclusion that there are no adverse effects of fl uoride of any signifi cance arising from fl uoridation at the levels used in New Zealand. In particular, no effects on brain development, cancer risk or cardiovascular or metabolic risk have been

substantiated, and the safety margins are such that no subset of the population is at risk because of fluoridation. We conclude that the scientifi c is-sues raised by those opposed to fl uoridation are not supported by the evidence.”

Enough said.John PfahlertChief ExecutiveWater New Zealand

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Dear Ed, We were delighted to see the heading: Cinema in Johnsonville? in your Wednesday 16th September issue of the Inde-pendent Herald and we eagerly read the article discussing this possibility.

As retired Senior citizens we use our Johnsonville library and look forward to the arrival of the "State of the Art" library which will give our librarians greater scope to better serve the many readers of all ages in Johnson-ville. We are an area where "in-fi ll" housing is booming and new houses are creeping over the hills in nearby suburbs so our population is increasing. It is great that we are getting a library which will cope with population growth.

But a "Multipurpose State of the Art Library" offers not only a library but also a Cinema... in the spaces may be " a boutique, com-fortable, intimate, style cinema.”

Wow! As an older couple, we are certainly among the people of Johnsonville and local suburbs who have been calling out for such a facility.

We don't fi nd it so easy now to travel to Petone or Brooklyn to our favourite "boutique" theatres. How great it would be to enjoy a boutique cinema here in Johnson-ville with superior fi lms, and to meet friends in a good small cafe and to appreciate the aesthetics which good design would bring to such a complex.

We look forward to the exten-sive consultation with the public over the next few months regard-ing the library and cinema, their design and use and...we hope that we may live long enough to actually go along to the new library and cinema with people of all ages in our suburbs.

Shelley Angelo-Forrest and Athol ForrestJohnsonville

Delighted about thoughts of a cinemaDear Ed, Entering the largest

suburb in New Zealand and seeing only a tiny, unnoticeable, bland, Karori sign is dishearten-ing. We need personality, it should be vibrant and colourful so we can be proud of our iconic suburb. Doing so will lift the mood of residents and visitors creating more happiness. We

should plant apple trees at Ap-pleton Park next to the sign.

Central Karori needs to jazzed up. For example Karori Mall at the heart of Karori, where everyone shops is surrounded by plain boring walls, and a low ceiling. We should paint it bold colours or add some art like paintings or murals. We should

add an overhead glass dome for natural light, it would be crea-tive, attractive and stylish.

We have all the sports we would ever need except our playgrounds could cater for a wider age group. We could have a festival, a parade or a theatre!

Oliver ErringtonKarori

What could we do to improve Karori?

Dear Ed, Your recent “Readers have their say…Do your think that Johnsonville needs a cinema”

The column was interesting. As a member of the community, who in answer to a recent ques-tionnaire circulated within our community, made the comment that a cinema would be an asset, I was pleased to see a majority in favour. Having lived in Levin until recently, I was very aware of the great social asset that Focal Point there has proved to be. Our

Probus organisation was only one of several that made regular visits, further encouraged by the café facilities and comfortable seating of the various cinemas.

There are many people like me who are not able readily to go any distance to a cinema and Johnsonville is a growing vibrant community where logically one would expect such a facility to be available.

Philip GibbsJohnsonville

Cinema needed in Johnsonville

Dear Ed, There was the old Empress theatre in Johnson-ville. And fi lms too were shown in the town halls at Khandallah and Ngaio. But now we're left with one suburban cinema in Wellington.

Shirley SimcockJohnsonville

Johnsonville movie theatre

In need of a cinema


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CHALLENGE !the reporter

Biweekly at the paper I have been taking on brand new challenges in our feature aptly titled “Challenge the Reporter.” That means I’ve been trying and testing everything from Rugby and Slime Slides to learning key Maori phrases.

By Fiona Donnellan

Recently, I took on the challenge of plant-ing seeds for spring. I’ve grown basil before, sowed some seeds, kept them watered, made some pesto. No big deal, well major deal for me but in the grand scheme of gardening and the green fi ngered nothing to shout about. So this season I decided to try growing spinach and radish.

Twigland Gardeners World at 240 Mid-dleton Road, Glenside helped me step up to the challenge, and Kathy Pym and Vicky Lang from the store explained all the steps of planting seeds, the best times to do it and the best seeds to plant.

Because of the time of year and the temperature here in New Zealand Kathy suggested a potting tray that I could leave in the sunshine, seen as I’m short of a

glass house. I got the potting soil, got the tools, and set about growing some seeds successfully.

I started at the very beginning. Prep.I separated the soil and made room for

the seeds and had a small layer over them. Enough room for them to germinate hap-pily. It was just a case of putting them in the right place and keep them watered and in the daylight from there on. Photosynthesis ‘n’ all that.

Sometime after the seeds started to sprout. And on the recommendation of the Twigland staff I pulled the weaker looking seedling and left the strong ones to fl ourish so there wasn’t any overcrowding to deal with.

I kept up the routine of checking on them, watering until they reached a good size. Now I’m going to go about repotting into bigger separate pots in my small garden.

I’m told that these are the easier of seeds and veg to deal with and handle. Next season I might take it up a notch and plant something more diffi cult, but for the mo-ment, spinach and radish salad for all.

For tips, tricks and the right tools for planting your own seeds contact the friendly guys at Twigland. If I can manage to do it anyone can. Twigland Gardeners World, 240 Middleton Rd, Glenside.

GREEN FINGERS: Kathy Pym and Vicky Lang at Twigland Gar-deners World in Glenside helped me with my gardening challenge PHOTO: Fiona Donnellan

By Elaine Bolitho

Russell Pitt, a born leader, spent his earliest years in Ngaio returning there when starting work for Reed Books in 1966. Forty-eight years later he was still travelling in books, a well-known and well-respected fi gure in the New Zealand book trade.

Although spending so much time away from Wellington, Russell planned well and continued to make signifi cant contributions to the local and regional communities as a youth leader in Boys’ Brigade and Bible Class, as well as making an outstanding contribution to his local church - Ngaio Union - through preaching and administra-tion. He served on the Ngaio Union Parish Council from the day it was inaugurated in 1971 until his sudden death last December. He was a valued member of the local preaching team and, accompanied by his guitar, he and his services were always appreciated in churches across Wellington, Hutt Valley and the Kapiti Coast.

Music was an integral part of Russell’s life, and in the 1990s he played with the Celtic Plus Band, formed to provide music for the Celtic Plus dances in the Ngaio Town Hall - happy occasions for people of all ages. Their popularity

grew and for several years Celtic Plus played their wonderful Celtic music at gigs across the city. He and the founders, Marion and John McInnes, continued to enrich the music at Ngaio Union.

Fit Russell loved the great outdoors and as well as inspiring generations of young people to climb and tramp, he and his wife Margaret continued to do this whenever they could. Near Kaikoura on December 29, 2014 they climbed the Okiwi Bay Scenic Reserve Track above Waipapa Bay campsite north of the Ohau Point seal colony, but on the way downhill he took ill and died suddenly from a severe heart attack.

In order to honour Russell’s life and his contributions to the community, the Celtic Plus Band is holding a memo-rial ceilidh in his honour on Saturday, September 26. This will be in the Ngaio Town Hall from 7.30-10.30 pm so that family, friends and associates across all Russell’s interests can gather to share stories, music, and supper. The Celtic Plus Band has re-formed for the event with members coming back from as far afi eld as Tauranga. Entry is free but koha is welcomed for Habitat for Humanity - one of Russell’s favourite charities.

Memorial Ceilidh to honour Russell Pitt


By Fiona Donnellan

Dr Catherine Mohr, robotic sur-gery and sustainable technologies expert was in Newlands College this week. Dr Mohr visited with a group of students to discuss the latest in technology and possible career paths after school.

Dr Mohr is Vice President of Medical Research at Intuitive Surgical, where she evaluates new technologies for incorpora-tion into the next generation of surgical robots. She also is a Consulting Assistant Professor in the department of Surgery at Stanford School of Medicine and on the Medicine and Robotics

Faculty at Singularity University so is more than equipped to help advise students.

Dr Mohr explained to the stu-dents that the lines between ca-reers are blurring, she started out in engineering and is now in a much more diverse role with robotic surgery. A role that takes in elements of math, surgery, engi-neering, chemistry, programming, physics and problem solving.

She further explained that when she left school the area of ro-botic surgery wouldn’t have even existed, so it’s always good for students to be adaptable as they progress in life.

Dr Mohr wanted to pay a visit to Newlands College because Head of Science at the school, Dr Kirsty Farrant, has set up a Lego Robotics Club for Year 9 and 10 students. The Lego obsessed group have been creating robots with ultrasonic and colour sensors which they guide around a mock Lego town they’ve created. Dr Farrant explained she loved Lego as a kid, and embraced Lego as an adult just recently so the group married her love of science and Lego perfectly.

Dr Catherine Mohr also held a seminar at Hutt Valley High School after her trip to Newlands.

Robots in NewlandsROBOTS ARE THE FUTURE: Shenyll Depachitra, Year 12, Rebekah Warwick, Year 11, Michael Sanson, Year 12, Dr Kirsty Farrant, and Dr Catherine Mohr at Newlands College this week discussing robotics PHOTO: Fiona Donnellan

By Fiona Donnellan

Tash Domonkos from Beginner Yogi teaches yoga in fun and modern ways in Marsden Village. Tash has been working out of her amazing studio upstairs at 149 Karori Road for just six weeks, but already has a busy schedule; everyone from 11-80 years has stepped through her studio door. Tash says the classes of between eight and 10 people are the perfect size, “they’re small and intimate.” While their six week Beginner Yoga courses can be done as a group of four or 1-2-1, meaning the classes are not intimidating for beginners who may be shy or just trying yoga for the fi rst time. These starter classes cover elements of yoga like postures, breathing, relaxation and a touch of meditation.

Beginner Yogi aim to inspire and empower people while they experi-ence the benefi ts of yoga, so you might apply these simple things in their day to day, like breathing exercises or stress relieving poses.

Tash offers six-week Yoga courses, Wedding day yoga and even online resources for “today’s modern yogis.”

Tash explains that beginner yoga is her main focus but has classes running for all levels for men and women. Her classes at the moment are about 50 per cent male and 50 per cent female,

which she says creates a nice dynamic in the studio.

She also encourages people in the community to pop along and “see what it’s all about” as she’s happy to answer any questions people may have.

Tash has been busy teaching yoga to teachers. She invited the teachers of Karori Normal School to take part in one of her courses. She wanted to introduce them to the benefi ts of yoga, be it stress relief or building energy. It’s a successful series of classes that she hopes to do with other school teachers in the community, saying that part of the yoga lifestyle is giving back. Tash who lives locally loves the studio location in Marsden Village, saying there is a real community spirit and a real hub of activity between Beginner Yogi, Sweet Bakery and Absolute Bliss Beauty Therapy.

The studio are running a spring spe-cial for new students, and a monthly 'Book Club' at the studio also, with full details on their website.

Tash runs the studio with the help of her partner Matt Lockie, who she admits is the technical dude." You can � nd Tash at Beginner Yogi 149 Karori Road (Marsden Shopping Village - car park end upstairs from Absolute Bliss Beauty Therapy) or email [email protected]. Website www.beginneryogi.com.

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YAY FOR YOGA: Tash Domonkos from Beginner Yogi strikes a pose in her Marsden Village Studio PHOTO: Fiona Donnellan

By Fiona Donnellan

Every two years at St Ben-edict’s School in Khandallah the teachers and students go all out for their art ex-hibition, this year was no different. The art exhibi-tion was out of this world, fi guratively and literally. The theme of the art projects by the pupil's was ‘Below the Earth’, ‘On Earth’, and In the Sky or Out in Space’. The exhibition took you on a magical tour from the earth’s core to outer space. There were lots of Star Wars themed pieces throughout the school, along with aliens, airplanes, penguins, record sleeves and more. It was a colour explosion, with every medium under the sun used. Paints, paper mache, wire frames, pencil drawings and more incorporated in the terrifi c art pieces.

The entire school took part in the project; there were individual projects, collaborative work and even entire class efforts to create amazing sculptures like hovering aircrafts, polar bears and spacemen.

The parents and grandpar-

ents of the kids at the school were able to see the art fi rst hand at the Art Evening recently as they were able to wander around the school and see the wide range of artistic styles.

Principal Dave Lamont commented that the entire exhibition was amazing, and that a huge amount of work went into it not only by the kids but by the teaching staff.

He also commented that on their Open Day last Tuesday new families were able to see fi rst-hand what the kids in the school are capable of, and that the entire art exhibition was so vibrant and really colourful.

Julia Winchcombe and Olive Young from one Year 6 group were able to tell me all about their class’ Ant-arctic Theme art projects; their classroom was full of everything from paper yetis to cardinal birds, snowfl akes and snowmen. Rosie Gil-hooly’s Year 6 class had another great project which centred on Mountainscapes, she was able to showcase her work with geometric shapes and dot art.

Creative crew at St Benedict's

ART-TASTIC: Rosie Gilhooly, Olive Young and Julia Winch-combe from St Benedict’s School in Khandallah with just one of the many art creations at the school PHOTO: Fiona Donnellan

Call for Volunteers

Johnsonville Community Centre are set to install CCTV cameras after a spate of robberies from the centre in-cluding a TV, vacuum cleaner and a pot of soup from the stove. Jan Pike from the Com-

munity Centre says it makes sense to have the cameras in-stalled as many other centres in the area are equipped with the surveillance cameras. Hopefully, the CCTV will act as a deterrent in future.

Wellington Hospitals Foun-dation is holding its annual Street Appeal throughout the Wellington region on Thursday 24th September to raise vital funds for Wel-lington Children’s Hospital.

Volunteers are needed to help with the Street Appeal on the day.

Volunteers work for two hours at a collection point. “It’s a great way to give back to the community – just a couple of hours collecting for a cause that has such a huge impact on the lives of kids and their families in

Wellington. We really encourage peo-

ple to grab their friends, PIN (Plunket in the Community) group members and col-leagues to get out there and feel like they are part of a community that makes a difference” Community Relations and Fundraising O� cer Melissa McNulty said.

For more information or to volunteer as a collector for the Street Appeal go to www.whf.org.nz or contact Trish Lee [email protected].

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Family works will be offering a free programme to separated parents in the Wellington region to ensure their separation is as stress-free as possible for their children.

Parenting through Separation is an information programme run by Family Works to help parent’s work out what is best for their children during their separation.

Family Works general manager Julia Hennessy explains how the programme is focused on providing practical advice for parents going through a separation.

“We cover things such as how separa-tion affects children and what parents can do for their children during this time, how to talk to children about separation and ways for separating parents to discuss their children and make parenting plans,” Hennessy said.

Funded by the Ministry of Justice, the programme was developed by professionals who specialise in helping families through separation and will be delivered by facilitators from Family Works and Community Law.

Hennessy explains how the partnership between Family Works and Community Law offers a unique aspect to the pro-gramme.

“Having social service professionals from Family Works working alongside legal professionals from Community Law to deliver the programme really adds to the knowledge and information being provided,” she said.

The information is intended to help parents and carers to work out what parenting arrangements will work for their children if or when the parents separate.

“The earlier in your separation you can get to a programme the better for you and your children,” Hennessy said.

Parents and guardians are eligible to attend the programme whether they have recently separated or if they have been separated for some time.

The Programme is being run in Wel-lington, the Hutt Valley and Wai-nuiomata from Saturday, October 3 to Sunday, October 5.

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SOLUTIONFor April 9, 2003

CROSSWORD By Russell McQuarters

SOLUTIONFor June 2, 2004

ACROSS 1. Enlisted personal (4,3,4) 7. Hard to endure (7)11. Sea-shore (5)12. Stain (7)13. Criminal organization(Ital) (5)14. Restore to life (9)15. Watchful (9)16. Important person(sl) (6)18. Mislead (7)21. Inactive (4)23. Tint (3)25. Cosmetic; ... liner (3)27. Vow (4)28. Dais (7)30. Pass(of time) (6)32. Isle Of ...(Brit) (3)33. Japanese sash (3)34. Kidnap (6)35. Personal belongings(sl) (7)36. Monetary unit of Italy (4)37. AUST/NZ intergovernment pact (intls) (3)39. Fabled bird (3)41. Musical instrument (4)43. Witchcraft (7)45. Magician (6)48. Lacking (9)49. Designer (9)

51. Real name,Archibald Leach; actor Cary ... (5)52. Pacify (7)53. Fool (5)54. Irregularity (7)55. Gothic church, ... Abbey (11)

DOWN1. Happen again (5)2. Myopic (4-7)3. Small planet (8)4. Smeared (6)5. Dormant (5)6. Typical example (7)7. Sticky (8)8. Reserved (6)9. Curt (7)10. Slope (5)16. Floatable (7)17. Revolves (7)19. Glorify (5)20. Facial feature (7)22. Precious stone (7)24. Era (3)26. Samuel’s teacher(O.T.) (3)29. Dark brown pigment (5)31. Stamp collector (11)32. English cricket club(intls) (3)33. Over(poetic) (3)

38. Herb (8)40. Non military person (8)42. Bison (7)44. Dupe (4-3)46. Canadian province; Nova ... (6)47. Yell (6)48. Principle (5)49. Accumulate (5)50. Instruct (5)


SOLUTIONFor April 9, 2003


SOLUTIONFor June 2, 2004

ACROSS 1. Enlisted personal (4,3,4) 7. Hard to endure (7)11. Sea-shore (5)12. Stain (7)13. Criminal organization(Ital) (5)14. Restore to life (9)15. Watchful (9)16. Important person(sl) (6)18. Mislead (7)21. Inactive (4)23. Tint (3)25. Cosmetic; ... liner (3)27. Vow (4)28. Dais (7)30. Pass(of time) (6)32. Isle Of ...(Brit) (3)33. Japanese sash (3)34. Kidnap (6)35. Personal belongings(sl) (7)36. Monetary unit of Italy (4)37. AUST/NZ intergovernment pact (intls) (3)39. Fabled bird (3)41. Musical instrument (4)43. Witchcraft (7)45. Magician (6)48. Lacking (9)49. Designer (9)

51. Real name,Archibald Leach; actor Cary ... (5)52. Pacify (7)53. Fool (5)54. Irregularity (7)55. Gothic church, ... Abbey (11)

DOWN1. Happen again (5)2. Myopic (4-7)3. Small planet (8)4. Smeared (6)5. Dormant (5)6. Typical example (7)7. Sticky (8)8. Reserved (6)9. Curt (7)10. Slope (5)16. Floatable (7)17. Revolves (7)19. Glorify (5)20. Facial feature (7)22. Precious stone (7)24. Era (3)26. Samuel’s teacher(O.T.) (3)29. Dark brown pigment (5)31. Stamp collector (11)32. English cricket club(intls) (3)33. Over(poetic) (3)

38. Herb (8)40. Non military person (8)42. Bison (7)44. Dupe (4-3)46. Canadian province; Nova ... (6)47. Yell (6)48. Principle (5)49. Accumulate (5)50. Instruct (5)

Solution last week, 16 September

In Johnsonville, a white Toyota Corolla parked in the Johnsonville Mall carpark had its front and rear registration plates stolen. A red Holden Commodore was stolen from Clifford Road. A grey Toyota Hilux parked overnight in Ban-nister Avenue was broken into

By forcing the locks on the canopy. A quantity of power and hand tools was stolen. A

service station on Johnsonville Road was entered after of-fenders forced open the lock on a roller door. A quantity of vehicle cleaning material was stolen.

In Newlands, a light commer-cial Toyota Hiace van parked overnight in the driveway of a house in Silver Pine Av-enue was found next morning propped up on two jacks. All

four Mag wheels had been stolen. A silver Audi station wagon parked in Edgecombe Street had its front left window smashed and a radar detector stolen.

In Crofton Downs, a blue Subaru Legacy parked in Chartwell Drive had its right rear window smashed to gain access. It is not yet known if anything was stolen.

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

By Allison Hess

Comedy is coming to town as ‘7Days’ star is set to take the stage at the Johnsonville Club for a night of humour and amusement.

On October 30 well-known New Zealand comic, Jeremy Elwood will headline a night of stand-up, alongside a range of up-and-coming comedians, giving locals a chance to see live comedy.

“Most people’s experience of comedy is just on TV, but the best way is to sit in an audience with a bunch of strangers all laughing at the

same thing,” show producer Jerome Chandrahasen says.

Having the show at the John-sonville Club allows locals to avoid the hassle of driving in the city and fi nding parking, he says.

Mr Chandrahasen says they are lucky to have Jeremy Elwood on board, but the supporting acts are sure to be a laugh as well.

Supporting comedians in-clude Neil Thornton, a “fa-vourite” in Wellington and Auckland, Daniel John Smith and Savanna Calton, 2014 and 2015 respective winners of the Raw Comedy Quest.

James Nokise will be MC for the evening, recently returned from the international comedy circuit.

The Live Laughs show is put on by Humorous Arts Trust, a Wellington-based charity committed to supporting live comedy in the capital. Profi ts from the show will go towards supporting emerging comedi-ans and the growth of stand-up comedy in the region. Live Laughs with Jeremy Elwood is on October 30, 8 pm at the Johnsonville Club.Tickets are $30 and available from event� nda.co.nz or the venue.

Jokes in J’ville

By Fiona Donnellan

It’s no great secret that I am quite the cake connoisseur, sweet treat lover and general sweet tooth reporter. So when new cake shops open in the community I tend to take note. You may have noticed Pasteleria Sans Rival or ‘PSR’ on 103 Newlands Road since they opened to the public in April of this year. If you haven’t then you should check this talented baking duo out. The moment you enter the bakery you’re enveloped with smells of fresh baking.

The bakery offers pastries and cakes along with more traditional pies, and then the piece de re-sistance their celebratory cakes. They’re worth celebrating.

I met with Peter and Tim who are cooking up the pies and baking up the brightly coloured and expertly decorated cakes. Tim Allcock, PSR's newest patisserie and cake decorator works happily alongside Peter Cruz the store owner. The pair

studied their Patisserie Diploma together and had often discussed the idea of running the shop together. Discussions soon turned to reality when they both graduated.

The premises was originally a base for online work, catering jobs and creating wedding cakes Peter explains. Peter recalls the first three-tiered wedding cake he’d made in the kitchen one year ago - they’re coming up on their fi rst birthday next month.

Peter opened the doors to the public earlier this year serving up pies and slices to the community, the passing trade was a natural progression for business.

Funnily the Independent Herald learned that last month Peter was busy in the back of the shop towards the end of the day, when he came back out to the front of the store he noticed one of their pies was gone. Some opportunistic thief obviously couldn’t resist. A testament to PSR’s pies. “Good pies worth stealing,” jokes Tim.

SOMETHING SWEET IN NEW-LANDS: Tim Allcock and Peter Cruz from PSR Bakery are dishing up tasty pies and expertly decorated cakes in Newlands PHOTO: Fiona Donnellan

Cake has never looked and tasted so good

SOMETHING SWEET IN NEWLANDS: Tim Allcock and Peter Cruz from PSR Bakery are dishing up tasty pies and expertly decorated cakes in Newlands PHOTO: Sharnahea Wilson


By Fiona Donnellan Kyran van Asch, 16, has qualifi ed for the 2015 New

Zealand gymnastics team to compete in Texas, USA this coming December.

The Grenada Village resident Kyran has been tirelessly training since he took up gymnastics 12 years ago. This qualifi cation leaves Kyran another step closer to his dream of representing New Zealand at the Commonwealth or Olympic games.

Kyran began his gymnastics journey at just 5-years-old. He started out training in the sport in the UK under the guidance of two Romanian coaches.

In 2008, his family returned to New Zealand where he continued his training on home soil.

Kyran has trained hard and honed his skills and has been successfully selected to represent Wellington at the New Zealand gymnastic Nationals for the past six years. Kyran also competed in Nationals Level 7 in 2014 placing 6th overall, 2nd on parallel bars, 3rd on high bar and 6th on rings discipline.

This year with the help of his Kapiti coach Gavin Snow-sill, Kyran has qualifi ed for New Zealand gymnastics Nationals and the Valeri Liukin Invitational to be held in Texas in the States, which attracts top teams from across the globe.

As one of the largest and longest running International competitions in the United States, the Valeri Liukin Invi-tational brings together a magnifi cent fi eld of competitors and is an outstanding opportunity to compete with future Olympic stars. It will also mark Kyran’s fi rst international competition outside of the country.

Kyran hopes to trial for the New Zealand squad to com-

Local gymnast heading to Texas

LOCAL GYMNAST HAS BRIGHT FUTURE: Kyran van Asch in action on the rings, Kyran is USA bound to compete for New Zealand PHOTO: Supplied

pete in Australia early next year in order to gain valuable experience to make the New Zealand Commonwealth team for 2018 games. Mum Sherrilyn and Dad Robert say they are “Immensely proud of his achievements and sacrifi ces he has made to get to this level of gymnastics.”

Kyran needs your help to get to Texas and a campaign page has been set up to help gain support. See www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/kyran2usa. Further to this a local fundraiser event of music, dance, nibbles, ra� es, stalls, and a food demonstration will be held on November 7 in Ngaio Community Hall. All funds raised will go to Kyran's costs. Tickets are available by emailing [email protected].

By Fiona Donnellan

The Northern United Junior Hockey Club’s Year 7 and 8 girls A team won the P1 grade on Saturday, September 12. The team took the victory over Karori 1-0. They battled to come out on top in the primary hockey grade in the Wellington region which extends to Kapiti. Coach Adam Lewis says, “The girls were rapt with the result.”

It had been a long time since the club last won a fi nal, 14 years in fact. “The last team to play the fi nal in 2001 also won, and it had been 20 years since a fi nal for them,” says Adam.

One of the 2001 team, Hannah Naftel, came along to the Year 7 and 8 team’s final practice along with her winner’s medal, and a press clipping from the Independent Herald from the time. Coach Adam said the team were really excited about her visit to training, and it obviously got them hyped up for the match.

The Northern United Junior Hockey Club’s clubrooms are situated in Newlands, and they have players from many of the surrounding suburbs including Johnsonville, Newlands, Chur-ton Park, Khandallah, Broad-meadows, Ngaio and Crofton Downs.

SMILE IF YOU’RE WINNING: The Northern United Junior Hockey Club’s Year 7 and 8 girls A team won the P1 grade after a 14 year gap. Back row: Molly Story, Tesca Edwards, Isabel Avery, Laura Howell (Goalie), Adam Lewis, Alexandra Lewis, Eleanor WhiteKneeling: Ruby Nolan, Riley Blenkhorn, Gaby Thompson, Emma Le Quesne, Nicole Turner. In front: Hannah McNaughtan (Captain and MVP of the � nal), Alice Fahey (absent - Amy Wills and co-coach Sandy Wills PHOTO: Supplied

Northern United Junior Hockey Club win long time coming

By Fiona Donnellan

The 2015 Central Districts Sport Stacking Champion-ships were held at Wanganui Girls’ College Gymna-sium, Wanganui on Saturday, September 19 with over 20 potential national and international records broken.

Amongst the competitors was Kelburn resident and stacker extraordinaire Nathan Carter.

The tournament saw over 60 competitors gather from all over the North Island to compete in six events - three individual, two doubles, one relay. A record number of novice stackers entered according to organisers who have seen a surge in interest in the sport.

Nathan, who spoke to the Independent Herald in July when he was named as part of the New Zealand Black Stacks team, came fourth in the Overall Win-ners (combined male and female) competition, along with a fourth placing in the male competition. Nathan continues to wow the community with his speed stacking skills.

World Sport Stacking Association NZ continue to promote the sport in the Wellington region commenting that “Sport Stacking is an exciting individual and team sport where participants stack and unstack 12 specially designed plastic cups in pre-determined sequences. The benefi ts of Sport Stacking are many, including hand-eye coordination, concentration, dexterity and fi tness.” For more information go to the Speed Stacking in the region phone 09 431 5559, email [email protected] or www.speedstacks.co.nz.

Kelburn stacker star shines again

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