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Amalgamation a threat to rates

by Emily Tilley

Affluent suburbs such as Eastbourne will “get thumped” if a proposal to amalgamate all the councils in the Wellington region goes ahead, local Warren Thessman says.

Mr Thessman has been watching the Auckland “Super City” amalgamation with interest and says those in the most affluent suburbs have been hit by huge rates rises while seeing a reduction of services such as berm mowing.

Last year was the third in a three-year transition process to a single rating system for Auckland.

Although rates increases were capped at 10 percent during the period to lessen the impact for those most affected, that still left several Auckland residents reporting that they had experienced cumulative rate increases of more than 30 percent within a few years, Mr Thessman says. He says he knows people in Remuera who are looking to move outside of Auckland just to escape rocketing rates.

Those with high-value homes but not a lot in their back pockets are the hardest hit, such as retirees, he says.

Lowry Bay is fifteenth on the list of the most expensive suburbs in New Zealand, the other 14 are all in Auckland, “so we’re going to be thumped for the balancing of rates”, Mr Thessman says.

Now retired, Mr Thessman has an extensive background as a partner in one of New Zealand’s largest engineering groups, he has been chair of several company boards including lines company Electra and was the president of the Lowry Bay Residents' Association for more than a decade.

With an understanding of infrastructure needs, finances and local governance, Mr

Thessman says he can see no benefits in amalgamating councils in the Wellington region.

The proposal would simply end up with more council staff and less representation, he says.

Proponents of amalgamation overestimate benefits and underestimate the cost, Mr Thessman says. “It’s happening in Auckland now.”

Councils in Australia are now looking at de-amalgamation and there is an ongoing push for the same in Toronto. “Just look around the world,” Mr Thessman says.

He questions whether those who are speaking up for the proposal have something personal to gain while pointing out that local MPs “both blue and red” have not supported the proposal.

Local National MP Chris Bishop says he is sceptical about the Local Government Commission’s proposal.

“I haven’t been convinced that there’s a case

for change,” he says.In particular he is worried that there would

be a loss of local democracy and representation particularly for Eastbourne and Petone where there would be “no guarantee that the boards would stay".

While Mr Bishop does favour a move towards greater integration and shared services such as water, he says the councils appear to be moving towards doing that themselves already.

“I can’t see that getting rid of a few mayors and councillors is going to be of much benefit.”

Mr Bishop says he is in the process of reading through the documentation around the proposal. The report commissioned by the Hutt City Council which looks at the economic theory of amalgamation and overseas experience paints quite a convincing picture against change, he says.

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Our long, hot summer has seen plenty of stunning sunsets; Phil Benge captured these swimmers enjoying the last rays of the sun at Robinson Bay.

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Tuesdays• Lions meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Bill 562 8441.• Muritai Tennis Club 9.30–noon. Merryn 562 0236.• Eastbourne Homebirth Group 1st Tuesday of the month. Phone Kate 562-7096.• East Harbour Women’s Club arts, crafts and social group 10am. Contact Glendyr 562 7181.• Eastbourne Embroidery Group, St Ronan’s Church lounge 10am-12noon. Betty Press 562 8950.• Indoor Bowls Club 1.30pm, at the croquet club, Oroua Street. Jeanne 562 8555.• Menzshed 9 till 12 , Williams Park, Mike 562 8688.• Poetry group, every second Tuesday meet to read and enjoy poems old and new. Phone 562 8387.

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Next ECB MeetingTuesday 3 February 2015 - 7.15pm Eastbourne Womens’ Club, Muritai Road

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January Eastbourne Community Board

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The ECB members will be at the Eastbourne Women’s Club 15 minutes before the formal start of meetings to listen and talk with you. You can make suggestions, give praise, criticise or just come for a chat.

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To amalgamate or not to amalgamate?

Read everything you can, discuss with as many people as possible, decide what you think is the best way to organise our local government and think of making a submission to the Local Government Commission. The draft proposal is on the Commission’s website at www.lgc.govt.nz

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Rona Wharf repaired at long last

Rona Bay Wharf is expected to re-open this month, more than six months after it was boarded up as unsafe, following a spell of calm weather and high tides allowing three new piles to finally be driven into the seabed last Sunday.

Total Marine Services managing director Brent Shipman said they had been waiting weeks for the right moment to tackle the day-long job with a barge-mounted crane and 10-metre timber piles. “You’re very exposed over there, and working off a barge, you can’t have too much wind and waves.”

However, the wharf remains boarded off for now as the piles still need to be connected to it, but should re-open in early February, Hutt City Council reserves assets manager Craig Cottrill says.

First damaged in a severe storm in June 2013, the wharf remained open another year until engineers found it was structurally unsound, with three damaged piles. “The

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job just kept growing and growing,” says Mr Cottrill. It took several months to find a cost-effective contractor for such specialist work, he said. Late last year they contracted Auckland company Total Marine Services, which brought a barge down and tackled remedial work at Petone Wharf and extended the Seaview jetty at the same time.

The Rona Wharf work cost $20,000, which Mr Cottrill said the council is very happy with.

A community campaign to save the 1906 wharf from demolition was successful in 1996 and it is categorised by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category 2 heritage structure.

Its closure has not stopped recreational fishers flocking to it this summer but Mr Cottrill warned that while potential for failure was low, ramifications could be serious and those who climbed the barriers did so at their own risk.

A welcome sight: Rachael Armstrong captured the repairs on film on Sunday.

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“It suggests you don’t get the economic benefits and gains some of the proponents say you get.”

Transition costs are estimated to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars and such costs often end up underestimated, he says. To put in such a lot of money, “if you are going to do it, you have to be really convinced".

“It would be the biggest reorganisation since 1989 and you have to be sure it’s for the right reasons," he says.

“Ultimately it’s up to the people of the region,” he says. “I encourage people to read the reports, have their say and express their opinions over the next few months.”

Hutt South MP Trevor Mallard is also wary of the proposal. “The short story is I’m not convinced … I’m not sure there’s a community of interest that runs from Miramar to Masterton.”

However, he is keen for the public to hear more from both proponents and opposers of the proposal.

He has organised a public meeting next month with three speakers “from each side” to come and present their points of view. He says Fran Wilde will be speaking in support of the Local Government Commission’s proposal, probably supported by Nick Kelly and Dick Werry. Against will be Hutt City Mayor Ray Wallace and Upper Hutt Mayor Wayne Guppy, possibly supported by Chris MacKay.

- Public Meeting on future local government - Monday February 23, 7.30pm, Sacred Heart College, Laings Road Lower Hutt.

The Eastbourne Community Board have also organised a public information meeting next month with speakers both for and against the proposal.

-ECB Amalgamation Information Evening - 7.30pm Wednesday February 18, ESSC clubrooms, HW Shortt Park.


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Lack of firefighters reaches dangerous levelby Emily Tilley

It’s a lovely summer's afternoon, the sun has been shining and it hasn’t rained for days - the kind of day when Eastbourne seems near perfect… but there’s a problem.

It was on a day just like this around twenty years ago - when the summer was long and hot and everything was tinder dry - that swimmers were shocked to see black smoke billowing above Windy Point.

That day (January 17 1995, Fire Chief Ross Carroll recalls off the top of his head) 14 fire engines, three helicopters and two bush forces were called in to fight the fire while residents of neighbouring houses bush-bashed their way to Days Bay to escape the flames.

Of course the Eastbourne crews were the first on the scene and, with their small engines, they were the only crews able to drive up Orihau Terrace. Drafting water from the Eastbourne Pool, they were able to save two houses right at the top of the road.

That was in the 1990s when the Eastbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade had a healthy number of volunteers on call during the day. When the hill went up in flames there were two crews at the ready, able to man the two trucks that saved the houses.

Fast forward to 2015 and what would happen? Who is on hand to help should the same fire happen today? “Well there’s me, Bill’s on holiday and Heike’s out of the bays… ” Ross says.

That is the extent of Eastbourne’s current crew available during the working day - as well as any firefighters who happen to be within Kooey of the fire station when the alarm sounds.

Although there are 16 firefighters in the local brigade, most of them are working and out of the bays during the day. The situation has gone from being bad to “critical”, fire chief Ross Carroll says.

So what would happen today if there was a fire like the one in 1996? Ross predicts both houses would burn to the ground.

Although crews would attend from Seaview, Hutt City and Avalon, they would take longer to arrive and their trucks are too big to go up roads like Orihau Terrace.

“We’d have to go, we’re the only fire engine that would get up there,” Ross says. But

how effective t h e y w o u l d b e d e p e n d s on how many w o u l d b e a va i l ab l e t o h e l p . T h a t applies to any house fire.

W h e n a crew of less than four firefighters attend a fire they are unable to go into a h o u s e a n d t r y t o s t o p the fire. They are limited to fighting the fire from outside to stop the spread of the fire to other houses until other crews arrive from outside the bays.

“Four firefighters is the minimum crew at all times,” Ross says. “We can do medical calls at three, that’s all.”

If there was a house fire during the day, “somebody is going to lose their house and everything inside, whether blood and bone or prized possessions,” Ross says.

The Eastbourne brigade are holding an open day at the fire station on February 21 to promote fire safety, tell the community about what they do and talk to anyone who may be interested in joining the brigade about what’s involved.

The brigade meet every Monday night and new recruits also take part in a medical first response course and a week long fire fighting course at the national training centre in Rotorua.

“You have a wide skill base by the time you leave Rotorua,” Ross says.

As well as learning new skills, people joining the brigade get to feel that they are making an important contribution to their community.

That’s something Ross finds hard to put into words, “you’re giving something back to the community.. pride in the community.”

And the fire service is a community in itself. The Eastbourne Brigade has “a pretty good social

The dry weather poses increased fire risk. This fire on January 17, 1995 at Windy Point threatened houses but was contained by the local brigade, assisted by the Bush Fire Force.

side,” Ross says. And the Fire Brigade itself is a good team, “I

think it’s still the biggest family in New Zealand. Every fire station in New Zealand will welcome you with open arms … even overseas sometimes,” he says.

- Eastbourne Fire Station Open Day including station tours, truck rides and a kitchen fire display - 10am Saturday February 21.


Bike bag market all sewn upby Mary Longmore

Local sailor and all-round outdoorsman Mike Trudgen has crafted a new “Stealth” bike bag series that fits plenty of outdoor gear tidily aboard your bicycle.

F r u s t r a t e d w i t h convent ional “ra t t ly” pannier bags when heading off on cycling and camping trips, 24 year-old Mike set about designing sleek, waterproof bags which tuck under and utilise the empty space within the bike frame or under the seat and handlebars, and don’t slow you down.

“They’re really good, they can carry a full set up - tent, clothes, food - for a couple of days.”

A former automotive e l e c t r i c i a n w i t h n o design training, Mike e x p e r i m e n t e d w i t h several prototypes before launching in October with a standard under-seat bag and customises other bags to fit.

He also taught himself to sew, stitching all the bags himself at his Totara Street home using mostly New Zealand materials.

Despite this, he says, they cost far less than overseas versions, ranging from $55 to $160 for a large customised bag.

With a rush before Christmas and quite a few sales ahead of the Kiwi Brevet on January 31st, a 1100 kilometre cycle ride around the top of the South Island, Mike says business has been “good”.

He hopes to turn his idea into a fulltime job, and has the help and support of his family who also run their own business.

“At the moment, I’m putting everything into this.”

Mike Trudgeon with some of his Stealth bike bags at the Eastbourne Carnival.

Days Bays beach goers meandering across the zebra crossing in dribs and drabs have been creating traffic buildups, frustrating local drivers and re-igniting the question of crossing control. Last Sunday it was taking queuing drivers up to 20 minutes just to drive from Point Howard to the north end of Days Bay. However, when a motorcyclist stopped and took it upon himself to control pedestrians crossing the road, the traffic flow quickly picked up again. Eastbourne Community Board chair Virginia Horrocks says the board is aware of the problem, has contacted Hutt City Council and is exploring options to tackle the problem. Pedestrian triggered traffic lights are estimated to cost around $100,000 and are therefore considered prohibitively expensive, she says. Having people to man the crossing is another option, however the difficulty is the inability to forecast in advance when the manpower would be needed. One option would be to enlist the help of local volunteers who could respond when needed, she says.

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Old electricity hub given a new lease of lifeby Emily Tilley

In one of Eastbourne’s old electricity hubs, artist Jutta Chisholm (pictured right) has established her “Ministry of Flowers”, a florist shop of sorts, but more a place that celebrates things that have been created with special attention, time and care.

As an art school student at Elam, one of Jutta’s favourite books was an old Yates Gardening Guide and her favourite picture in the guide was of a colonial seed shop.

The black and white photo depicts a pretty place where people would spend time looking at displays, carefully choosing purchases which would be specially wrapped to take home.

It was a time when “everything bought was precious, a little bit more loved”, Jutta says.

Ever since the image has stuck with her and finally last year she decided to try and recreate some of that feeling in setting up as a florist.

She found the old electricity department property on the market complete with a street front building that was the former hub and office.

Built in 1935 when most of the houses were baches, Jutta imagines the government property was one of the first “properly built” in Eastbourne. Heart rimu and matai were used to build the former hub where Jutta also thinks people used to pay their electricity bills.

“When I walked in here I went, ‘actually this could work’,” she says.

So she took the plunge and spent many hours painting, fixing and transforming the small space into a beautiful shop.

Although no bigger than a standard garage, the shop is full of treasures - from the hand painted hessian on the ceiling to tiny antique china roses. Carefully arranged on shelves, antique drawers and tables are a treasure trove of goodies made by locals such as wood turning by Rob Burridge, ketes by Anne Best, pottery by Nan Barker, beadwork and jewellery by Kangkana and of course some of Jutta’s sister Ellen Giggenbach’s new range. There are baskets, vases, candles and cushions.

With lip balm made by 10 year-old Isla Armstrong and hand sanitiser in tiny glass bottles by her friend Emily, the shop has a village feel that wouldn’t be out of place in the Milly Molly

Mandy series of children's books.But of course central to the shop is the large

table of flowers from which Jutta creates her bouquets, posies, corsages and displays.

Jutta supplements the flowers she buys at the flower market with wild flowers gathered on local walks and blooms from her own garden.

Plants often overlooked by others are picked by Jutta on her walks. “Stuff like seeded parsley, renga renga, forgotten flowers … I don’t have any preferences, I just see a shape and a colour. It could be a dandelion or a rose.”

Her aesthetic is to keep things looking natural, “not three gerberas in plastic”. To create large yet affordable bouquets, instead of using big cheap filler flowers, she uses either her foraged flowers or ones she has grown in her own garden.

“I’ve been planting like mad,” she says. “I’ll say to customers, ‘Just one minute, I’ll just go out to my garden’.”

As well as a wide variety of roses, dahlias and hydrangeas, Jutta has been planting the Koanga seeds that she also sells in packets. The heritage seeds come from flowers brought out to New Zealand by colonials and include unusual and forgotten varieties of some cottage garden staples. “They are tried and true to New Zealand garden conditions,” she says.

Among these are the old fashioned chrysanthemums and poppies Jutta planted in front of a rose named Edmund Hillary. “They look like a Victorian painting,” Jutta says.

Before she had children Jutta was an up and coming artist whose portraits were displayed in the National and City Galleries. Having a family changed her perspective. “I didn’t believe in it any more. You end up painting for the scene,” she says. So she decided to focus on being a mother and paint for herself, friends and family.

“Now I paint flowers,” she says. “They’re so beautiful and they just pop out of the ground. I feel privileged to be able to work with them… and the end result is going to bring someone joy.”

Flowers are uplifting whether simply for the home, or for a funeral or wedding and the arrangements she puts together she knows are “always going to be something of meaning,” Jutta says. “Flowers really bridge all the things

you can’t buy food for or have the words for … that’s why I started.”

When her husband Phil died just over a year ago she wanted to be able to give him something, but “what can you give someone?”. “So I went out there and picked and picked everything he liked. It was something I could do. Part of the goodbye.”

And so the meaning in the giving of flowers is how the Ministry of Flowers got its name.

It’s also in the logo which features a flower, a butterfly symbolising the life cycle and a pen symbolising a message. “All flowers come with a message of some sort,” Jutta says.

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Call goes out to all future Billy Elliots; get dancingby Mary Longmore

Former Royal New Zealand Ballet dancer Hannah Ross says she hopes some boys will give ballet a try, when her new dance school opens in Eastbourne this month.

“I’m passionate about getting more boys into dance!” says Hannah, who has two enrolled at her Miramar studio, but none confirmed yet in Eastbourne.

She hopes having friend and legendary kiwi ballet dancer Sir Jon “Jonty” Trimmer as Patron of her new school will encourage more lads to pick up their dance shoes.

“Sir Jon is a real sweetie, and was so gracious when I asked him (to be Patron). He’s hugely supportive of fostering dance in the younger generations.”

Her school, the Wellington Ballet Studio, launches in Eastbourne and Miramar this year – suburbs where she saw gaps - with classes for three to seven year olds initially. She hopes to extend the classes to older children.

While most will not go on to become professional dancers, she says children gain great life skills from dancing – “musicality, posture, co-ordination and confidence, and the social aspect also”.

Hannah, 38, began dancing at five on Auckland’s North Shore and was eventually accepted into the New Zealand School of Dance where she graduated at the top of her class, with the Solo Seal Award from the Royal Academy

Aspiring ballerina Juliet Medcalf, 4 gets some tips from Hannah Ross.

of Dance and the Shell Scholarship (now the Todd Scholarship) into the Royal New Zealand Ballet. She went onto perform in Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and Dracula among many others. Her roles have included that of a big swan and a princess in Russell Kerr’s staging of Swan Lake.

“ I h a d e x c i t i n g opportunities when soloists were unfortunately injured, and got used to being thrown on stage at the last minute and having to think quickly on my feet.”

After four years, she became pregnant , and stepped down “although I did dance onstage until I was 20 weeks.”

She moved into teaching but it was not until a bruising marriage break up just over a year ago that she decided to open her own ballet school.

“While I loved being a Mummy, I missed ballet. It’s hard to find an identity after performing at an elite level, I was asking, who am I? What am I?"

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Exhibition to showcase influential potter's workby Emily Tilley

Pioneer potter Flora Christeller’s influence was felt not only by craftspeople in the Bays but by the entire Wellington pottery movement. An exhibition next month will showcase more than sixty of her pieces as well as several from her contemporaries such as locals Nan Barker and Keena Gibbs.

“With a recent resurgence of interest in pottery around the globe it is timely that we take a look at some of the founders of the Wellington studio pottery movement,” Dowse curator Brian Wood says.

New Zealand has a youthful history of ceramics compared to many other parts of the world. The New Zealand Society of Potters, of which Flora was a foundation member, turns 50 this year.

Flora was one of a group of potters who came together during the 1960s to 80s. It was an experimental time, there was no college specialising in ceramics and those interested in the craft taught each other, experimented and shared their results.

Nan Barker first met Flora when collecting old bricks at the old woollen mills in Petone and discovered she belonged to the Wellington Potters.

“I didn’t really get to know her until she moved to York Bay, then she became a very good friend,” Nan says.

By the time Flora moved to York Bay she had already become a noted potter, helped establish the Wellington Potters Shop and taught the craft to many through workshops and night classes at Upper Hutt College.

At her home in Pinehaven, where she brought up her four children, she had built a large oil fired kiln, on moving to York Bay she began firing with gas and electricity.

Nan remembers Flora as “a master of all pottery techniques, always experimenting, looking for something different … always pushing the limits”. And so, when oxidation firings are the norm for electric kilns and reduction firings are the norm for gas kilns, Flora had to try reducing in her electric kiln.

“She loved to experiment with fantastic results sometimes and sometimes disastrous,”

Nan says. “Remember that time they all ran and stuck,” she adds turning to Keena.

Flora shared her experimentation with potters in the bays, taking courses and giving demonstrations at the Point Howard Arts Society that Nan had co-founded in 1969.

At that time the society was thriving, at one point there were over 200 members involved in spinning, weaving, painting and potting.

“Flora was incredibly generous with her knowledge and time and always encouraging others,” Keena says.

Once Flora took Nan with her to salt fire a pot. “It was an eye opener… I’ve got to admit salt glazing’s a whole different ball game,” she says.

The special gas kiln was fired up at 7am and then tended throughout the day until 8pm when it reached 1300 degrees.

“I have a vision of Flora perched on top of the kiln, it was high off the ground… she was balanced on her knees,” Nan says. “When it gets to the right temperature at night you take the bricks out and through salt in. Flames come shooting out of spyholes, it’s quite spectacular,” Nan says.

Nan and Keena invited Flora to contribute to the pottery open days they had already begun holding once a year and which has now been running for 33 years.

First held in Keena’s Lowry Bay garden, the open days were held in Flora’s garden after Keena sold her house.

“It was in Flora’s garden five or six times before sadly she fell ill. The year after she died her daughter still had the house and insisted we had it in Flora’s garden,” Nan says.

Since then the open day has been held at Nan’s garden in Point Howard, drawing a crowd of locals each year.

Next month’s exhibition “Flora and Friends” aims to highlight the diversity of Flora’s work during a career spanning over 40 years: crystalline glazed works, salt glazed works, plates and platters, painted works, domestic ware, relief tiles, and a small section of early historical works from her art school days.

It also features a number of works from other potters such as Yvonne Rust, Roy Cowan, Juliet Peter, Mirek Smisek, Helen Mason, Jean Hastedt, Muriel Moody, Jenny Shearer, Keena

Gibbs and Nan Barker, acknowledging the close knit community of friends who potted together, supported each other and shared their knowledge.

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Mad keen cyclist eager to share adventuresby Emily Tilley

What could be better than cycling through the European countryside, following routes taken by cycling greats and then relaxing with a glass of wine and eating fine food?

Local cyclist Jonathan Paape had been on a number of organised cycling trips when his travel agent asked him on his return from a Tour de France trip whether there was anything he would change to improve it.

He said wouldn’t change anything - except the camaraderie of going away with people you have known for awhile and have shared the trials of training and the anticipation of the trip with.

The agent asked, “why don’t you take your own group?”

A month later Jonathan had planned his own Tour de France trip and enticed twenty people to sign up to join him.

It was such a success that as the “Mad Keen Cyclist” he has since led a Tour of California trip and this year will lead his first two trips in Italy.

The difference with Jonathan’s trips is that in the months between when participants sign up for the trip and when they actually fly out he gives equipment tips, dietary advice and training programmes to those who want them and organises training camps, not only so people can improve their cycling but also so they can get to know each other.

While the trips are planned to include challenging rides for the “weekend warriors” who want them, there are also always shorter routes available for those who prefer to amble along

taking in the view.For those who are not so fit, once they have

signed up, usually around nine months before the trip, “life changes, their focus changes … a number of people have lost 20kg,” Jonathan says. “It’s nice to share that with people.”

Jonathan himself only took up cycling around ten or eleven years ago.

“I used to have quite bad asthma, but then I got on top of it. The cycling really helps,” he says.

“Maybe that’s one of the reasons people

enjoy themselves when they go on one of these holidays: they get themselves into condition.”

Cycling is also better shared, he says. “Some of the iconic mountains I’ve been up

two or three times. I didn’t realise how significant it was until I was with other people.”

And there are those “epiphany moments” such as cycling through empty streets in Paris that have been closed for the last stage of the Tour de France.

Jonathan Paape leads the pack.


Charities benefit from house sales

Three charities benefited from house sales in Eastbourne at the end of last year, with Harcourts donating $2600 to help local and national not-for profit organisations.

Harcourts Team Eastbourne donated a percentage of commission to the Eastbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade ($800), Autism New Zealand ($1000) and Lower Hutt Women's Refuge ($800).

Shannon Hennig from Autism NZ said the money would go toward support and outreach. The organisation helps with educational programmes, and the money would particularly

Eastbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade chief Ross Carroll, Harcourts Team Eastbourne agents Tamsin Mason and Kim Slessor, manager Graeme Collinge, Shannon Hennig from Autism NZ and general manager Gary Nicholson.

In the months Aug-Oct 2014 for Eastbourne and Bays, REINZ reports:• 17 properties sold • at a total of $11,214,000Sales were con� rmed as follows: • 4 up to $399,000• 3 between $400,000 and $599,000• 7 between $800,000 and $999,000• 3 above $1,000,000Buyers are increasing in numbers with the range of properties coming on to the market. If you are thinking of selling soon, do give me a call as there is still time to take action before the holiday season - last year, one of our vendors received a signed o� er on Christmas Day!

go toward supporting families dealing with autism in the community.

EVFB chief Ross Carroll said the money would go towards a celebration for Barry Rae's Gold Star, awarded for 25 years' service to the fire brigade.

The representative from women's refuge was unable to be there.

Graeme Collinge, manager of Harcourts Team Eastbourne said the local real estate agents nominated which charities to donate to, and put in some of their commissions, with the company also adding to the cause.


Faith in the Community

• This column of church news and views is sponsored by St Alban’s Anglican,

St Ronan’s Presbyterian and San Antonio Catholic Churches.

On January 31, 2015 the Parish of San Antonio will be suppressed and San Antonio Church will become part of the Catholic Parish of the Holy Spirit, comprising the communities of San Antonio, Eastbourne, St Patrick’s Wainuiomata, Our Lady of the Rosary Waiwhetu, and Sacred Heart Petone. Archbishop John Dew will preside at the Inaugural Mass for the Parish of the Holy Spirit at 11am on Sunday, March 8th at a venue yet to be decided.

Despite the changes is important to note that each church remains open for worship as usual. Monsignor Charles Cooper, Fr Michael Stieller, Fr Albano da Costa and Fr Marlon Maylon SVD (parish priest) are the Pastoral Team which will oversee the pastoral care and management of the new parish, along with the new Parish Council and the Finance Committee comprising two members from each of the former parishes.

Although this is a signifi cant change in theArchdiocese, San Antonio Church Community and San Antonio School will continue be a part the fabric of the community of Eastbourne as they have done for the last 108 years. - Sharon Penny

St Ronan’s: welcomed Rev Michelle Shin as the new Minister of St Ronan’s Presbyterian Church, last week. Please note that St Ronan’s Mainly Music will re-start a week later than usual, on February 12.

St Alban’s: Our Youth Group, Children’s Ministry and Pop in and Play all begin again with the start of Term One. If you’d like to be on our mailing list to know what’s happening in our regular programmes or one-off fun events please do contact our Parish Offi ce ([email protected] or 5626269). All welcome.

San Antonio: Children’s Mass will be on Sunday, February 8th at 9.30am. Please note the change of day owing to Parish changes. At 5.30pm on Saturday, January 31 Monsignor Charles will preside at the closing Mass of the Parish of San Antonio. All welcome.

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A Lower Hutt man was rushed to hospital after accidentally walking into a plate glass window in a local café Gisele’s Kitchen. The man, who was servicing their espresso machine, did not see the recently-cleaned glass and was badly cut on his arms and hands, said the owners, who helped him elevate his heavily bleeding arm until the ambulance arrived. His employer, who asked not to be named, said the new employee was fortunate not to end up with severe facial injuries, escaping instead with just four stitches in his hand. “He was wearing a cap, which was lucky. There was lots of glass. At that time of the day, they clear all the tables away and it’s just an opening.”

Cavalli's La Calisto will be performed next month at the annual Opera in a Days Bay Garden event. La Calisto, often referred to as "a Baroque sex romp" will feature soprano Carleen Ebbs, and will play on February 11, 12, 13 and 14 at 6.30pm. For more information and tickets go to www.daysbayopera.org.nz or phone 027 562 8272.

Are you missing a sewing machine? One was dropped off to the Eastbourne MenzShed a few weeks back, but unfortunately no contact details were recorded. If it's yours, Mike Parker would like to hear from you on 562 8688.

Changes are afoot at two of our local churches. San Antonio Catholic Church is to become part of a new parish, joining with St Patrick's Wainuiomata, Waiwhetu's Our Lady of the Rosary, and Petone's Sacred Heart churches to form the Catholic Parish of the Holy Spirit. Services will remain at the usual times in each of the churches.

St Ronan's Presbyterian Church welcomed new minister Rev Michelle Shin on Thursday, to a part-time role. The church has been without a minister since Rev Ed Masters left last year.

Matiu/Somes Island closed half days from 31 January 2015. To protect public safety and conservation values the island will be closed to the public from 1 pm to 8 am from 31 January 2015 until further notice as a result of heightened fire risk. The dry, hot start to summer has triggered the restriction of public access to Matiu/Somes Island in the Wellington harbour.

Did you know that water restrictions apply to watering your garden every year during Daylight Saving? You can only use your sprinkler every other day (if you have an even-numbered address you can water on even days of the month, and on odd days if you live at an odd-numbered address).On these days you can use your sprinkler between 6-8am and 7-9pm. You can use a hand-held hose at any time. These restrictions apply to all properties on ‘town’ supply in the Lower Hutt.

Cellphones, watches, keys and a large tent pole are amongst a “treasure trove” of lost property handed in to police by locals around the bays this summer. Many similar items were also handed in to the Days Bay Pavilion. The found property has now all been passed on Lower Hutt Police Station property officer Dianne Barker, ph 560 2686.

Eastbourne residents will be treated to a look at the stars guided by Haritina Mogosanu, one of New Zealand's leading planetarium presenters and astronomy educators this Saturday, January 31. The event at Eastbourne Library will begin at 8.15pm, with a 20 minute presentation, followed by 10 minutes of questions and answers. After a 10 minute break, for those who wish to stay, the session will resume outside where Haritina will talk you through the night sky. Those attending are advised to bring a telescope or a pair of binoculars if you wish to look at the night sky after the presentation.


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Ken's first battle: Tempe Gorge96 year-old Eastbourne veteran Ken Longmore

continues his series on serving in World War II. We pick up after his arrival as part of NZ’s Third Echelon in Egypt, September 1940, after a shipboard mutiny in India.

After arriving at Port Said, we travelled by rail to Maadi, a little village just out of Cairo. Virtually everyone caught Sandfly Fever straight away. It was pretty bad, affected the bowels. Lasted a week to 10 days. There was a good hospital there though, the Second General Hospital.

A member of a well known real estate family was suffering from severe constipation and the stately matron would come in each morning and ask: ‘Have your bowels moved yet?’ After the fourth morning, the angry lad said: ‘No they bloody well haven’t. Have yours?’ earning him a deep censure from the matron.

Maadi was a real desert, sandy and hot, but

you got accustomed to the heat after a while.

The Second Echelon of New Zealanders had left before us but had been diverted to England in June when France collapsed, putting England at high risk of invasion.

(New Zealand Commander General) Freyberg was unwilling to take any action until he had full complement of three echelons, with the result that we were confined to the Middle East until the Second Echelon – looking pale and wan, straight from an English winter – eventually arrived (February 1941). They then had to endure the usual settling in period, with sandfly fever, bowel trouble, etc.

During this waiting period, we did training, we supported the British troops in the background, that sort of thing.

First battleMarch - April 1941: With

terrible suddenness, we were all (the New Zealand Division) transported by the British navy into Greece. On the way over, the British apparently sank several Italian warships that were trying to intercept us, but we were not aware of this at the time!

We landed in darkness at Pireus and were taken up to our camp somewhere near Athens. We awoke the following morning with beautiful greenery, trees and lush grass all around us, which we hadn’t seen for months. One of the bombardiers woke us up singing “Oh What A Beautiful Morning” in his lovely voice.

Until now, we had never been in battle. At the time of our arrival, the Greeks were fighting the Italians off way up north as far as I remember, and the Germans had not yet entered

Ken Longmore at Maadi camp in Egypt.

into the Greek conflict. But various fronts were collapsing and we were always retreating further south.

Soon after, we had news that the Germans had suddenly attacked up north and were proceeding down the Greek coast at lightning speed.

Churchill had sent troops to support Greece, as a token gesture, so the Germans, in response, diverted troops heading to Russia, to deal with this little problem.

So, with dramatic suddenness, the Germans came down the coastline, through the (Vale of Tempe) gorge and onto the plains of Larissa, Continues next Page Above, writing letters home during the war.


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Ken's first battle: Tempe GorgeFrom Previous Page overwhelming all opposition. They were

trying to come around and rearguard the Allies, who were falling back to the south coast to evacuate.

Freyberg hurriedly sent artillery troops, including the Kiwi 7th anti-tank regiment, of which I was a part (Second Lieutenant of the 33rd Battery), to try and stop the gap (at the gorge exit). But we were only a handful, with

four anti-tank guns, sent to fight the Germans with their army of tanks.

They were overwhelming, with tanks swarming through this gorge - which was a bit like the Manawatu Gorge.

On April 18, we just got our guns set up then were cut off and most of my troops were captured

or retreated - I never saw most of them again. My boys, one of them had a go and I think he got a tank. I remember taking the rifle from

my driver, telling him ‘go for your life’. I got behind one of the abandoned guns and tried to get some shots off but it had been disabled, which was the correct thing to do. Every time I lifted my head over the ridge, I got a hail of bullets, so I took off into the hills, climbed up Mt Ossa and found myself at a mountain pass, with about 20 Australians under a Sergeant and an airforce pilot. The Aussies made me the head of the escape group and we walked for four or five days over the mountains until we got to the coast town of Volos. We ran across a Greek shepherd and brought some livestock off him, killed a couple of sheep. What was I thinking? No idea. Survival, I suppose.

On the beach at Volos, about 200 more New Zealanders turned up.

I was sleeping on the beach when one of the Aussies woke me up, saying ‘I’ve been looking for you; come on, we’ve got a boat.’ It was Anzac day when we left, April 25.

An English Major joined up with us and we island hopped until we got to Santorini, where we met a whole lot of others trying to escape to Crete. The locals welcomed us, gave us a town hall reception and fed us. It was there that a steamboat arrived with a few officers on board, which took us to Crete.

There was one more incident on the way to Santorini. It was my watch and I discovered the joker was taking us back to the island we’d come from. The only star I knew was the (North) Pole star, and it was in the wrong direction. I woke the Major up and he held a revolver at the bloke’s head and told him to turn around.

From Crete, they shot us back to Egypt on the first boat. Two weeks later, Crete was invaded. So I was back in Maadi and that’s where I was Sports Officer for a while, and then they took me on in the 6th Field Regiment up to Syria, guarding the Turkish border.

The whole Greek thing was a disaster, but later they reckon it delayed the German attack on Russia for five days, which helped as winter had set in. The frost hit early and the tanks couldn’t get into Moscow because of it.

- As told to Mary Longmore


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Making do with what one had

by Julia Stuart

Though it passed most people by, there was rationing in New Zealand during World War 1. In 1917 the coal trade was regulated, but with households limited to buying 5 tons at a time or 20 tons per month, it affected few in Eastbourne. A year later petrol rationing was introduced, but few local residents had private vehicles, most commuters travelled by ferry, and farmers were exempt.

In World War 2 it was a different story. Petrol rationing began in 1939, the day after war was declared, starting at 6-12 gallons (28-55 litres) per month, and reducing as war went on. As with other imports, the justification was two-fold: to reduce imports, and to minimize the risk to ships from enemy attack.

"If you wanted to make a journey, 100 miles [there and back] was the limit," recalled Brenda Roseveare of Kowhai Street. "Many cars had charcoal burners on the rather large running boards; they seemed to work very well. It was nothing to have two sets of tyres on each wheel, because punctures were so numerous." In off-peak hours, the Eastbourne bus service was curtailed so passengers to Wellington had to get off at Petone and catch the train the rest of the way.

Also controlled were rubber (affecting bicycles, gumboots and knicker elastic as well as cars), nylon, paper, clothing, fabric and shoes, crockery, glassware, cutlery, musical instruments, hard liquor and building materials, particularly corrugated iron. Panic buying of tea and sugar followed Japan’s entry into the war, and food rationing promptly followed.

Land sales and prices were controlled by law - if you bought a house, you weren’t allowed to pay more than double what it cost to build. recalls Alan Collins. Even after the war, building was restricted; in 1947 Gwen Raine was told they couldn’t add a bedroom to their house in Matipo Street unless she had another child of the opposite sex.

"When stockings became non-existent, girls painted their legs and used eyebrow pencil to make the seam up the back. It made a huge mess of the hemlines," said Brenda. "Camera film was sold just once a week for an hour, one film per person. The queue would start at 6.30am for the doors opening at 8.30."

When Japanese attack threatened in mid-1942, ration books made their appearance.

Wellington, VE day 1945, Julia Mason [Stuart] in her best clothes after years of rationing - too-short dress, taken-up coat, floppy hand-knitted socks and too tight shoes. At least the hair ribbons match, even if the buttons don’t. Note ‘Uncle Joe’ Stalin in the shop window on left.

"Tuesday evening I borrowed Nora’s bike and went to get ten [her family’s] ration books," wrote Eastbourneite Vacher Smythe to her husband Maurice. "It took an hour at the Post Office and I was there well before doors opened but so were a lot of other people. It was well after 9pm before I delivered them all to their owners." She went to a hotel clearance auction. "I got a lovely pair of grey double blankets, 16 coupons new but only 8 as they are second hand and really good quality."

Clothing restrictions hit hard. Women’s magazines published pages of war-time economy hints, with patterns for cutting down men’s trousers to make boys’ shorts (with flour-bag linings) or girls’ skirts attached to a flour-bag bodice. Straight split skirts saved material, as did skirt lengths of 15 inches from the floor (10 inches for matrons); no dress pleats or trouser turnups. In mid-1943 supplies of winter pyjamas and waterproof footwear ran out and queues were endless.

It wasn’t just imports that were affected. New Zealand might be producing butter, wool, cheese and meat, but they were needed by both overseas military and desperately hungry Britain. "I’m too short of butter and sugar to do any baking," wrote Vacher Smythe, after soft-heartedly lending some to ‘Mother Nan’. "I had to go without breakfast as there was only enough left of my rations for the children."

Tobacco was short as well. "I gave away a packet of cigs a fortnight ago, and I would have been so glad of it this last week with only ten every second day…and no hope of any tobacco till 1st December. Things are tough."

Country and suburban households often had a few hens, but fowl feed was imported from Australia so commercial production was seriously limited. Grocers’ eggs were limited to

children, nursing and pregnant mothers, and invalids, and became local currency as barter. Vegetable gardens expanded to every bit of spare land; lawns, berms and church grounds. But with the demands of feeding the troops, both overseas Continues Next Page

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Wartime rationing affected all

From Previous Pageand those stationed here, shops were short of

produce and mothers had to bottle seasonal fruit (with a special sugar ration) to vary late winter diets, which became very monotonous.

Not as dreary as they were in England, though. New Zealand residents sent food parcels not only to their own fighting forces and prisoners of war, but to UK communities. As late as 1952, members of the St Alban’s Mothers’

Union here brought tea, sugar, suet, dried meat, dried fruit and powdered milk from their pantries to package up for St Elisabeth’s Mothers’ Union in Eastbourne, England, where rationing was still in force. "You could smell the butter when the tin was opened," commented Stella, whose Kiwi pilot brother-in-law based in England received fruit cakes from the family farm in New Zealand. "The tin was wrapped in a used flour bag with the address stencilled on the outside." And Carolyn

Wilma Phillips’ ration book. With nine children to feed, this ration book had just 6 coupons left in it by war’s end.Aunt Daisy’s wartime Christmas pudding, from Mrs Low’s well-used cookbook. Note the unusual ingredients.

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Parker recalls her aunt’s savouring of the weekly 1oz (25gm) butter ration. "She would come home after church, make two pieces of toast, spread them with the entire butter ration, and eat the lot in one go."

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11 Francis Bell Grove, Lowry Bay – TenderDISCOVER LUXURYSet in almost 9,000sqm of landscaped grounds, this magnificent home offers a rare and private lifestyle just 20 minutes from the city.

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A dramatic backdrop is provided by a magical world of native bush and landscaped paths. It invites you to wander, pause for peaceful reflection and enjoy sea views and birdsong from the gazebo. Parking includes a triple garage plus further space for 4+ cars. Lowry Bay is one of Wellington’s most prestigious locations close to swimming beaches, schools and a vibrant village. Viewing is by appointment.

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512 Marine Drive, Sunshine Bay – $695,000 IDYLLIC SEASIDE RETREATBe prepared to fall in love with this waterfront character-filled home with sparkling sea views from almost every room. Picture-book pretty and nestled in a private, hillside setting, this will be a creative, city escape you will never want to leave. It offers generous spaces throughout with large living/dining and a stylish, modern kitchen which connects to an expansive deck for relaxing or entertaining. Two of the three double bedrooms, plus the gorgeous study, have their own decks for enjoying the sun drenched position and stunning sunsets! Beautifully presented, this home is ready for a new owner to enjoy the rare lifestyle on offer. This private haven offers the opportunity to be part of the friendly little Sunshine Bay community and minutes from the bustle of vibrant Days Bay. The current owners have bought elsewhere and reluctantly offer their cherished home for sale. View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3677

114 Muritai Road, Eastbourne – $695,000 WITH X FACTOR +++This 3 bdrm cottage would sit perfectly in a “home and garden” magazine spread. With the charm and best features of a bygone era groomed and improved, achieving a sun filled, practical, utterly stylish home in a romantic, established garden setting (perfect for glorious summers supplying dappled sunlight picnic spots under the mature trees). Positioned conveniently between the village and Days Bay and literally a few minutes’ walk to the beach (aptly named “Reomoana” The Voice of the Sea). Live and love this home just the way it is or maximise the potential of the large grounds either way it will be sure to satisfy. Be in quick as our motivated vendor requires a quick sale.View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3676


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397 Muritai Road, Eastbourne – $569,000THE GARDEN COTTAGEThis neat and tidy 3 bedroom cottage is family “tried and true” though would work equal-ly well if downsizing is your plan. It has a great, light & bright living room opening to the kitchen which flows out to the large sun drenched back garden; this is set up perfectly for patio dining, children’s play/a gardeners paradise & catching the last rays of the summer sun. With a smart new bathroom, wood fire and heat pump - it will have you happy and content all year round.View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3648


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OBITUARYJill Harris

25 May 1939 - 25 December 2014

“Love, truth and beauty are our heritage. These are the things that matter most to me.” With these words writer, poet and liturgist Jill Harris, of Days Bay, summed up her approach to life, a life that slipped quietly away in the early evening of Christmas Day.

For Jill, life was a series of opportunities to be embraced. Marriage and motherhood, service abroad, teaching and librarianship, promoting social justice, exploring new ways for Christian faith in a secular world, music and theatre, writing novels for children and young people – her interests were many, and she pursued them all with creativity and zest.

Born in Auckland in 1939, Jillian Jane Restall’s early schooling was in Takapuna and Epsom, followed by two years at Te Kuiti District High School and, back in Auckland, St Cuthbert’s College. Studies were supplemented by singing, drama, athletics, swimming and hockey.

At 16 she went to Auckland University, switching early to Auckland Teachers’ College. Here she became active in the Student Christian

Movement which, she said, laid the foundation for “an open, l i b e r a l , i n q u i r i n g a t t i t u d e t o l i f e ” . T h r o u g h S C M s h e a l s o m e t Ian, whom she married in 1960.

In the same year they flew to Indonesia as fraternal workers of the New Zealand and Indonesian Councils of Churches, teaching English in a fledgling Christian university in Salatiga, Central Java. This was a life-changing experience – “a rough shove into a consciousness of other worlds” – but one she would not have missed.

During the three years in Java Jill bore two sons. A third was born after they returned to New Zealand.

But tragedy lay ahead. In 1974 their eldest son Neil, then 13, died when two light planes collided in mid-air at Dairy Flat, north of Auckland. A cousin also died, and the youngest son, Rodney, was injured. It was a searing year for the family.

Jill had meanwhile resumed university studies, graduating BA and then teaching Indonesian at Rangitoto College and later English at Westlake Boys’ High and St Mary’s College, Herne Bay.

Changing careers, Jill gained her Certificate of Librarianship in 1978, and after moving to Wellington in 1986, an MA in Librarianship from Victoria University.

In the intervening years Jill took an active part in the turbulent protests against the 1981

Springbok rugby tour, including an initiative to have 14 leading artists produce a series of anti-tour posters to help raise funds. The tour served also to raise awareness of racial prejudice in New Zealand, and Jill became involved in a church-sponsored programme of anti-racism seminars in the North Island.

These were also years of feminist awakening, and again Jill committed herself to the cause. As with racism, her position was not at the extreme end of the spectrum – which drew criticism from both the radicals and those who couldn’t see what all the fuss was about.

In Wellington Jill held a series of managerial roles at the Medical School, State Services Commission, Central Institute of Technology, Industrial Research Ltd, and Victoria University.

From her mid-teens, the church - Presbyterian, Methodist, Anglican - was both an anchor and a frustration for Jill: she found the churches too sluggish in adapting to the challenges of a secularising society.

So in 1990 she shared in forming the Ephesus Group, whose aim was to explore new ways of understanding and expressing Christian faith in a changing world.

Her major contribution came in the liturgies she created, of which a selection, The Ephesus Liturgies, is being published in February by Eastbourne-based publisher Makaro Press.

Jill retired in 2002 to fulfil a long-held dream to write novels for children and young adults. Her first book Sil (2005), about a community of tuis under threat in Days Bay, won an honour award in the NZ Post Children’s Book Awards.

There followed Missing Toby (2007), a story about dogs; At the Lake (2011) a holiday tale of mystery and sibling rivalry; and last year The Red Suitcase, which imaginatively links the experiences of girls 70 years apart against a background of war and violence, friendship and mystery. Sil and At the Lake are listed among Storylines’ Notable Books for junior fiction.

Jill’s prime aim in writing her novels was to produce “a rattling good yarn”, but they were more than that. Together with her poems and liturgies they distil her love of language, used with care to express her sensitivity, values and spirit.

Good conversation was as important to her as good writing. In both she showed a keen intellect, incisive questioning, and a deep social and political concern.

Jill is survived by Ian and two sons: Stephen, who is Director of the South and South-East Asia Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; and Rodney, New Zealand’s ambassador to Germany. There are four grandchildren.

- by Ian Harris

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The year that was - 2014

There's never a shortage of news in the Eastern Bays, and 2014 saw its share of controversies and celebrations. Here is a selection of some of the news from last year.Clockwise from top left: Michelle Greenwood and Beverley Richards got the ball rolling when they saw Greater Wellington Regional Council's proposal to realign Muritai Track. Rowdy public meetings were held in which people expressed dismay that the track would be changed and a new, upgraded track installed to meet national standards. Above: Eastbourne Volunteer Fire Chief Ross Carroll celebrated 25 years as chief fire officer, below, Wellesley College marked its centenary with a weekend of celebrations including a mass wharf jump, and left, our returned servicemen lead the Anzac Day march through the Village.


The year that was - 2014

2014 was a year for foodies ; the team at Eastbourne Village Meats won awards for the best beef sausages in NZ and for their black pudding ; be low Ryan Ta t t e r s a l l (pictured with chef Carlita Campbell) from Cobar's talent were recognised w h e n h e w a s named a Beef and Lamb Ambassador che f ( an award he has rece ived again this year), and the restaurant was accepted as a member of La Chaine des Rotisseurs.

Above right: Trevor Mallard was returned by a slim margin as MP for Hutt South; and in July Simon Hoyle spotted this seal blocking the footpath on Marine Drive, right.

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News from Point Howard

The summer weather is certainly treating us well at the moment. Our beach is getting a lot of use from visitors and it is great seeing so many of our residents swimming in the nice warm water. There is nothing nicer than a dip at the end of a hot day at work. Long may it continue! The only issue which some may care to think about concerns the Eastbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade. The volunteer numbers are about half of the required complement. The brigade is holding an Open Day at the station starting 10am on Saturday 21 February. There will be station tours, truck rides, Kitchen Fire display along with several other attractions and distractions.


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in the busy s e a s o n f o r t r a c k maintenance at present. The focus o v e r t h e next three months is on two tracks – the Bus Barn and Kowhai tracks.

Rangers will be installing boxed steps on the steep section of Bus Barn track not far from the Kowhai track junction. They’ll then bring

the Butterfly Creek side of Kowhai track up to the same standard as it is on the Kowhai Street side. The track will be reshaped to correct water erosion scars and topped off with metal to provide a durable surface and prevent further erosion. The worn out steps along that track will be upgraded with newly installed boxed steps that will be easier to climb.

The geology of this area creates challenges with the highly erodible argillite material that is found across the Park. The soil originated as seabed marine sediment or a thick layer of mud and this is one of the reasons why the track surfaces in East Harbour are so difficult to maintain. Trampled surfaces eventually wear through, and when its wet, the stuff underneath quickly turns to mud that tends to wash away

leaving dished out track surfaces. Our fix for this is to harden the track surface with a fine crushed gravel material (track metal) that is applied and compacted. This along with various drains and other water management solutions, are geared towards keeping the track surface stable and reducing the risk of erosion. It’s a laborious task, so machinery is used where is practical to do so.

If you’re up around these tracks over the next couple of months, you may see the Rangers in action with their machinery. They’re trying their best to keep these tracks open during maintenance, so please keep an eye out and follow any safety instructions while you’re in the area - for your safety and for theirs. We’ll be closing these tracks briefly on a number of occasions while helicopters carry timber, metal and machinery to these areas. Keep any eye on updates on the EHRP webpage for updates on timing.

One of the things that makes this area special is the orchids that you can see growing on side banks on the way down to Butterfly Creek. Our Rangers will be working carefully to ensure the orchids and their habitat remains in great condition, which is always a bit of a challenge when it comes to maintaining tracks.

We will meet with key interest groups of East Harbour Regional Park in early February to discuss this track work and any concerns they may have.

- EHRP Ranger Mark McAlpine


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Dear Residents.Happy 2015!! - What a great start to the yearwith this wonderful, hot weather.Our new Noel Smith raft has been a very welcome draw card by all the many beach goers to the Bay.

Don’t miss our:ANNUAL DAYS BAY PICNIC - Friday 20th February5pm onwards.Sausage sizzle. Tug of War. Egg throwing contest.Lolly scramble, races.Location: Putting green elevated area,northern side beside Wellesley tennis courts.Bring: your picnic, family & friendsMeet your neighbours!If wet: we will picnic under shelter of thePavilion.

Mark your calendar for...DAYS BAY BEACH PARTY - Saturday 14 MarchHCC are hosting another great party at thebeach, organised by DB Residents’ Assoc.Last year’s was a winner so come along again!!!!

Diane CheyneChairperson

Sunburst champs comingT h e

E a s t b o u r n e foreshore will be a sea of sails over Waitangi w e e k e n d a s more than 30 boats contest the Harcourts N a t i o n a l S u n b u r s t Championships, hosted by the Muritai Yacht Club.

Com-p e t i t o r s

from as far afield as Dunedin and Auckland will contest the 51st annual championships in one of New Zealand's most long-established and popular centreboard classes.

The Sunburst class has retained its popularity because it is both challenging and accessible, technical but not too physically demanding.

It is a two-handed class and attracts one of the most divergent age groups of any yachting class popular in New Zealand. Last year's national championship winner Andrew Brown, who is coming to Eastbourne to defend his title, sailed with his six-year-old son Cam as crew. Competitors at the 50th National Championships ranged in age from five to more than 75.

The Muritai club will have as many as nine entrants, among them Wal Louden and Colin Dalziel who have a long history of top performances in national and North Island

championships. They were the oldest crew at last year's nationals, at which they finished 20th, but that won't stop them being a threat again to the leading competitors.

Racing will take place over three days, on Friday, February 6, Saturday and Sunday. The regatta comprises eight races with each crew’s best seven placings counting towards their overall standing.

The racing will take place over a triangular course laid just off the Rona Bay wharf, ensuring viewing conditions will be ideal for spectators. Organisers may include a harbour race on the final day if the eight scheduled races have been completed in time.

Eastbourne has extended its hospitality to contestants with most out-of-town entrants being billeted locally. The regatta is sponsored by Harcourts Team Eastbourne, Burnsco, ProEmb, Seaview Sails and Rigging, Linton Sails and Pack 'n Save.

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Sunbursts in action last year.


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Kidztalk News from our local playcentres

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DAYS BAY PLAYOur centre is o� ering an art class for 7 -12 year olds in Term 1: "Jabberwocky and Jumblies: Painting Poetry". Full details about this course and how to book a place are on our blog: www.daysbayplay.blogspot.co.nz

CONTACT INFORMATIONWe run playcentre sessions for 0-6 year olds on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9.15 - 11.45am.If you would like more information about Playcentre or to organise a visit to our centre please contact Mary Longmore on 021 252 7525.

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Gautrey a contender for future Olympicsby Steve McMorran

Muritai sailor George Gautrey produced a performance of outstanding consistency to win the Youth Radial title at the National Laser Championships which ended at Takapuna on January 19.

Gautrey finished with a third and a first placing in the ninth and 10th races on the final day to complete a comprehensive win over a field which included a former Olympic representative and many of New Zealand's top youth sailors.

The measure of his consistency was that, after his 15th placing in race five was discarded, the worst placing that counted towards his overall points tally was a fifth in the fourth race.

Otherwise, Gautrey had two wins, three second placings and three thirds in his counting races to finish with a total of 22 points on the Olympic scoring system in which the lowest total wins. He was 14 points clear of second-placed Susannah Pryatt of the Murray's Bay Sailing Club and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, who is short-listed to represent New Zealand at the 2016 Rio de Janiero Olympic Games.

Alastair Gifford of the Queen Charlotte Yacht Club was third and 2012 London Olympian Sara Winther was fourth 24 points behind Gautrey.

The international fleet for the regatta - which is one of the most prestigious and competitive in New Zealand - included sailors from France, Switzerland, Korea, the United States and Germany.

George’s brother Henry Gautrey also had an oustanding regatta, finishing in 33rd place with

a best finish of eighth in the final race.

G e o r g e G a u t r e y s t a r t e d t h e r e g a t t a strongly with third, second a n d f i r s t placings in his first three races to immediately take the overall l e a d . A f t e r his fifth and 15th placings i n t e s t i n g c o n d i t i o n s mid-regatta, he also finished strongly with two seconds, two thirds and a last race win to convincingly seal the title.

Success in a national championships in an Olympic class has immediately propelled Gautrey to the front rank of New Zealand's youth sailors and made him a strong candidate for future Olympics selection.

He has been earmarked for such a future for some time after top finishes in the Starling class - he was second overall at the 2013 national championships - and after skippering the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club crew that won last year's ISAF Youth Match Racing Championships in Auckland.

George Gautrey in action at Muritai Yacht Club.

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Happy New Year everyone, what an amazing summer!

I took a ride out to the lighthouse this week and finished it with a swim when I got home. We do live in paradise.

The new townhouse’s at 121 Muritai Road are well under way and the 4th unit is now waiting to be started. We anticipate the first three to be available in mid April. These homes provide an opportunity for you to either down size or buy a brand new home in Eastbourne and enjoy all the comforts of being close to the village. If you require more information, this is the chance to give me a call.

The government and the economists are suggesting a positive outlook for 2015 so this could be a good time to bring your home to the market if you have been considering this. Drop into the office or give me a call with your real estate enquiries. I will always be delighted to see you. I can offer you an obligation free appraisal of your home, along with suggestions for marketing it, or help you in any other real estate way I can.

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Call Stephen Lee today for more information

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Professionally Speaking

by Steve McMorranStrong all-round performances by Eastbourne

players in the first half of their season in the Wellington First Grade are reflected in their averages and standing on the competition’s performance leaderboard.

Malcolm Cowdrey is in fourth place in the batting standings with an aggregate of 220 runs from seven innings, an average of 31.43 and a highest score of 93.

Mark Meo lies in 10th place with a top score of 117 - one of only four centuries in the division so far - and with an average of 33.4 over his five innings.

Captain Steve Gillespie is 14th, averaging 26.6 with a top score of 53 not out and Geoff Atkins is 15th with 130 runs at 21.67.

Gillespie is third on the bowling performance list with 12 wickets at an outstanding average of 15.75. Tom Teesdale has 11 wickets at 20 to lie in sixth place and Steve Goaly has eight wickets

at 31.75, in 11th place.Eastbourne is currently in third place in the

two-day competition and in seventh in the one-day competition after five games.

Name change for yacht club?

The Lowry Bay Yacht Club will hold its opening day on Sunday, possibly for the last time under that name.

The club's next annual meeting may consider a remit recommending the club changes its name to better reflect the diversity of its membership and its geographical location.

Membership has grown in recent times to include power boaties as well as yachties and its home is the Seaview Marina, from which it draws members.

Cricketers off to a good start


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The Inland Revenue are changing the tax rules for UK Pensions.

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Dear Eastbourne Residents,

We are currently experiencing a serious shortage of volunteers, with a critical shortage of daytime volunteers to help protect the community.

If you have considered helping in the past but didn’t get around to enquiring more - we’d love to hear from you.

You’ll receive excellent training and be part of team that really makes a huge difference.

Come check us out at our Open Day and we can have a chat.

Kind regards, CFO Ross Carroll

Neighbours urged to enter bowls competitionby Steve McMorran

The powerful sense of community which flavours most Eastbourne events will be to the fore again in the Street vs. Street bowls tournament hosted next month by the Eastbourne Bowling Club.

To paraphrase a slogan from rugby league, it’s Street versus Street and Meet vs. Meat: the tournament invites residents of every street from Point Howard to Pencarrow to form teams for casual and friendly competition with the intention of meeting neighbours and new friends over a beverage and meat from the barbeque.

The accent of the competition is fun: it’s social and intended to encourage residents of each street, who may already be close or who may have yet to meet, to get together and to know each other better over a convivial game of bowls.

Teams can be formed from any combination of participants: single families can form teams with adults and children combining, neighbours can get together and any street can field one or several teams.

Eastbourne Bowling Club co-ordinator Brent Connolly, who is the mastermind of the competition says the tournament is about fun and fellowship and no-one should feel excluded because of age, ability or because they haven›t played bowls before.

“Good neighbours make streets a great place

to live," he said. The tournament is "a fun and exciting way for all members of the family to meet and get to know your neighbours and play a social game of bowls together with the aim of wining as many games for your street as possible with the winners being crowned the Champion street of Eastbourne.

“The emphasis of the Street vs. Street Social Bowls event is on friendly competition and on participation by everyone. There will be prizes but the main aims are to build community spirit and to allow anyone who wishes to experience the fun of bowls and of teamwork.

“It also aims to bring together neighbours and neighbourhoods."

The tournament will accommodate a maximum of 64 teams which can compete over two qualifying days on Sunday, February 22 and Sunday, March 8. Play will take place from 1pm to 5.30pm.

Sunday, March 15 is available as a reserve day and finals day is Sunday, March 22 from 1pm.

Each team must have a minimum of three players and there can be more than three players in a team and more than one team entry from a street.

The format will be to play three games in section play of two-bowl triples (12 bowls per end) with each match lasting 40 minutes.

People can sub in and out during a game but the maximum number of bowls an individual can bowl on any end is 2 bowls.

The winners of each section of four teams will go through to the knockout finals day on March 22. There will be spot prizes on the event days and prizes for section winners and the overall winners.

The bbq will be going during the event days and alcoholic and non alcoholic refreshments will be available from the bowling clubrooms.

Flat-soled shoes are required but there are no other dress requirements and no previous bowls experience is necessary.

To enter your team in the Street vs. Street challenge or for further info please contact:

• B r e n t C o n n o l l y v i a p h o n e 5627144 or 027 4387325 or email [email protected].

• David Fox 5688004• Malcolm Bishop 5627203• Bruce Connolly 5628401• John McFarlane 5628116


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Window Cleaning residential and commercial phone Graeme 5692247 or txt 027 2509847

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Business for Sale - Red Roof Gallery & Picture Framers. A busy Picture framing studio and small art gallery in main shopping area of Eastbourne Village. Please email Alex Cooper at [email protected] or call 0274 884486.

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ANAHATA YOGA STUDIO - under the clock tower, Jackson Street (free parking next to Petone library). Ever wanted to try yoga but not sure where to start? Come along to our beginner's course starting Monday 16th Feb, 23rd, 30th and 2nd March. Time: 5.30pm to 6.45pm. Cost: $60 for course.

KIds Yoga Play - Bookings for Term one now being taken. Friday 13th Feb to 3rd April. Ages almost 5yrs to 11. Cost for the term $80. Time: 4pm to 5pm. Enquiries/bookings Jennifer 027 4159345 or email [email protected]

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This $4,000 scholarship is available to students who have distinguished

themselves during a minimum of three years tertiary study and who have lived in Eastbourne for a minimum of fi ve

years during their life.

Application forms are available from the website www.ebct.org.nz

St Alban’s Anglican:11 Ngaio St, EastbourneRev. Dr. Eleanor Sanderson, tel: 562 6076Thursday: 10am, Sunday: 8am, 9.30amSunday School: 9.30amSt Ronan’s Presbyterian:Muritai Rd, Eastbourne tel: Parish Clerk 562 8753Sunday Morning Worship: 9.30amPower Hour: 9.30amSan Antonio Roman Catholic:Oroua St, Eastbourne tel: Fr Marlon Maylon Parish Priest 970 8405Saturday Vigil Mass: 5.30pmSunday (Sacred Heart, Petone): 9.30am & 5.30pm

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Wind River Organics are now delivering Organic unhomogenised , unpasteurised milk to the Eastbourne area . Visit www.windriverorganics .co.nz for all the information you need.

SONNY'S YOGA - EASTBOURNE CLASSES - Enjoy morning 'Energising Sun Salutations' on Mon (9.45am) or Fri (9.30am) at Muritai Yacht Club. Evening classes are held @ 6.30pm on Wed (St Ronans Church Hall) or Thurs (Muritai Yacht Club). Beginners are always welcome. The 2015 timetable starts w/beg 26th January. For further details please visit www.sonnysyoga.co.nz or Facebook/Sonnysyoga

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SPORTPartners vie for top spot in national competition

by Steve McMorran

Competition for bragging rights in the Roddick-Wheeler household reached fever pitch during last months’ National Bowls Championships.

Eastbourne Bowling Club members Scott Roddick and partner Tanya Wheeler were both leading contenders for titles at the championships and both had successful campaigns, easily progressing into post-section play.

Bragging rights finally belonged to Tanya whose composite team reached the final of the women’s fours before losing by a single shot on an extra end. Scott Roddick and teammate Bruce Miller of the Wilton Bowling Club reached the

semifinals of the men’s pairs before losing 23-16 to internationals Richard Girvan and Danny O’Connor.

Tanya went one step further and reached the final of the women’s fours before losing by a single shot on an extra end.

Her team of Rayner Dale for the Johnsonville club, Rebecca Jelley from North East Valley and Ashleigh Jeffcoat of Raglan went down 17-16 to Glenis Pidwell, Dot Belliss, Cynthia Adams and Pamela Burgess of Wanganui.

Wheeler was playing under the banner of the Petone Central club but has duel membership and is also a long-time Eastbourne club member and treasurer.

Gary Lawson didn’t add to his list of more

than 10 national championships but the captain of Eastbourne's premier interclub team went out in the quarterfinals of the fours.

His powerful team comprised Mike Kernaghan, Danny Delaney and Ben King.

Lawson has again led Eastbourne into the top-four playoffs in the Wellington premier interclub championships. The semifinals will take place at the Victoria Bowling Club next Saturday and Eastbourne people are invited to attend and support their team.

The interclub winner, decided in semifinals between Eastbourne, Upper Hutt, Stokes Valley and Naenae, will contest lower North Island regional championships before the national club finals in Auckland.


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Much loved for over forty years, this unique property is a treasure. Beyond the gate you will be astonished by the myriad gardens which include lawn, lily pond, vegetable plot and numerous areas for outdoor entertaining and play. Drag yourself away from this idyll to enter this wonderful home, a testament to its owners love and care over the generations. The covered porch and entry hall leading to a sunny family room are delightful. Features here include the fireplace, gorgeous timber and pretty windows. This home is traditional in design. The family buyer will enjoy a great kitchen, its fabulous pantry and utility space, flooded with morning sun, and overlooking the garden. The adjoining dining room with its bay window enjoys a similarly intoxicating garden view. Three bedrooms (two upstairs) make this special home ideal for a family and with the short stroll to the beach, the marvellous outdoor spaces and the proximity to all this beautiful location has to offer, you should look no further. Further features are the workshop and garage – taking care of the car, boat, toys and aspiring engineers.

Key Features• Great location close to the beach • Fantastic position for sun• Beautifulgardens–veryprivate–lawns,substantialvegetableplot,lilypond,terracing&hugebacksection• Traditional kitchen overlooking the garden• 2 great living rooms (one could be the 3rd bedroom)• 2 bedrooms upstairs with built in wardrobes and drawers• Excellent large workshop with lifting beam• Spacious Garage with auto door

Sinéad Diederich 021 025 81960

GARDEN PARADISE IN EASTBOURNE339 Muritai Rd, Eastbourne - Price by Negotiation G.V. $710,000

OPEN HOME By Appointment OPEN HOME By Appointment

NEW LISTING

CURRENT LISTINGS FOR EASTBOURNE AND THE BAYS

TOMMY’S - A REPUTATION FOR RESULTS

339 MURITAI ROAD, EASTBOURNE PBN GV 710,00012 WESTHILL ROAD, POINT HOWARD SECTION $350,0002 KOWHAI STREET, EASTBOURNE 5 BED $635,0009 KOWHAI STREET, EASTBOURNE 5 BED $719,0005 LADY BELL GROVE, LOWRY BAY 3 BED $845,000 5 NGAIO STREET, EASTBOURNE 3 BED $945,0003/28 KONINI STREET, EASTBOURNE 2 BED $425,000 3 WALTER ROAD, LOWRY BAY 4 BED $969,00019 RONA STREET, EASTBOURNE 4 BED $1.1M+24 RICHMOND ROAD, MAHINA BAY 4 BED $3.85M28 FERRY ROAD, DAYS BAY SOLD75 MARINE PARADE, EASTBOURNE SOLD69 MARINE PARADE, EASTBOURNE SOLD 2 HINAU STREET, EASTBOURNE SOLD 28 NGAUMATAU ROAD, LOWRY BAY SOLD55 OROUA STREET, EASTBOURNE SOLD20 OROUA STREET, EASTBOURNE SOLD 332 MURITAI ROAD, EASTBOURNE SOLD12 KORIMAKO ROAD, EASTBOURNE SOLD28 MIRO STREET, EASTBOURNE SOLD

HAVE YOU NOTICED A LOT

OF SOLD SIGNS LATELY ?

For the last 3 months of 2014, Tommy’s Real Estate had a

76% Market Share

of sales in the $500,000 to $999,999 bracket in Eastbourne and the Bays.

VIEW DETAILS OF THESE HOMES ON www.tommys.co.nz

OR POP IN TO OUR OFFICE IN THE VILLAGE.

THINKING OF SELLING ? WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR A CONFIDENTIAL CHAT ANYTIME,&AREPROUDOFOURREPUTATIONFORRESULTS.

NEWNEW

Duncan Povey 0275 971 080Sinéad Diederich 021 025 81960

Rarely is a word rarely used honestly in Real estate but this is the exception! 19 and 19a Rona Street is a fantastic property on an elevated site on a popular street in Eastbourne. The double section allows for a fabulous garden setting giving the home a magnificent feeling of space. Architecturally renovated in 2000, this home is a successful blend of character (Arts and Crafts era) with new, bold features:

• Homeontwotitles• 4bedroomsincludingspaciousmastersuitewithseaviews• Decksupperandlower• Fantasticmodernkitchenwithgreatstorage;rearcourtyard• 3impressivebathrooms• Separatestudy,Separatelaundry• Gasheating,hotwaterandcooking• Flatlawnwithentertainer’sdeck• Garage,carport,shed,workshop,studioand off street parking (x2)

BEO $1.1 million19&19aRonaStreet,EastbourneRARELY FOUND - A GRAND EASTBOURNE HOUSE ON DOUBLE SECTION

Sinéad Diederich 021 025 81960

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Eastbourne Market29March,2August&13December

www.tommys.co.nz In support of

SAFARI REAL ESTATE LTDLICENSED UNDER THE REAA 2008

Shop 8 Village Corner, Rimu Street, Eastbourne

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The Eastbourne Herald January 2015

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