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Mo on show for Movember

2 December, 2013

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2 December, 2013

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Pictured: Gavin McGlashan with one of his ‘mo’s’.

By Nikki PapatsoumasWhile men all around New Zealand grew moustaches

in support of Movember last month, a local man decided to do things a little differently.

Gavin McGlashan instead gave Brooklyn lawns a ‘mo’ in support of the cause.

Gavin is the regional franchisor for Jim’s Mowing and he raised awareness for Movember by ‘painting’ moustaches onto lawns in Brooklyn.

He used spray marker dye to paint the moustaches onto the grass, and then mowed around the paint every week to allow the moustache to continue to grow.

Continued on page 2.

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By Nikki PapatsoumasA Christmas tree has been set

up at the Children’s Bookshop in Kilbirnie to help children who are less fortunate this Christmas.

The project was launched by Rongotai MP Annette King and is run by the Altrusa club of Wellington, a womens ser-vice club that works to better their community.

They encourage customers to purchase and place a book under the tree, which will then be given to children of those who use Womens Refuge services around Wellington.

The tree is adorned with decorations that were made by the Whitby Brownies, and each has the age and gender of a child on the back to be used as a guideline for those who choose to donate a book.

Strategic Relationship Man-ager for the National Offi ce of the Womens Refuge Lesley Picking says this Christmas it will not just be women who will be in the refuge but children also.

Helping children this Christmas

Lesley Picking, Altrusa Secretary Patricia O’Donnell, Annette King, Altrusa past president Janne Nattrass and staff members Melissa McNulty, Heidi Voorendt and Alison Stokes.

“Christmas is our busiest time which is really sad, for families it can be the most stressful time of year and it impacts the children.

“For women to know some-one cares enough to do some-

thing like this it uplifts them on their journey.”

This is the fi fth year that Annette King has launched the project.

“It is a really fabulous pro-ject, we all know there will

be children that don’t have very much under the Christ-mas tree and these books will go to children that would otherwise miss out on having a present from someone.”

Continued from page 1. By Nikki Papatsoumas

Just like any Movember participant, the lawns started off with a ‘clean face’ or freshly mown grass, before being allowed to grow over the month of November.

Throughout the month of November Gavin was paint-ing these moustaches onto local lawns for a donation, which then went directly towards supporting Mo-vember.

Locals may have spotted one of Gavin’s creations on the corner of Washington Ave and Cleveland Street, or outside the local fi re station

or church.He says this is the fi rst year

he has offered to paint the moustaches, and hopes the project will pick up momen-

tum next year.“I would have loved to have

had the place covered, but it’s the fi rst time any of us have done this.”

He says Jim’s Mowing

franchises all across the country have been involved in the project.

“As a franchise we have around 3000 employees who

are predominantly male. It’s quite relevant to our industry as it’s all about men’s health issues and supporting the research around it.”

Every year Movember

challenges men to grow a moustache for the 30 days of November, thereby changing their appearance and the face of men’s health.

Movember supports world class men’s health programs that combat prostate and testicular cancer and mental health challenges.

The New Zealand Movem-ber team works with their charity partners to ensure funding gets to the programs that count.

It is still not too late to donate, to make a donation head to Gavin’s mo space at nz.movember.com

Mo on show for Movember

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By Emily ElliottMiffy is no ordinary pet to owner

Moggie Grayson, who knits jerseys out her dog’s fur.

The fl uffy Samoyed is brushed regu-larly, her fur is blended with sheep’s wool and then spun into balls of yarn to be used for knitting.

Moggie, a piano and guitar teacher by day, says that Miffy produces a soft undercoat on her sides which is wool.

“When you brush her it comes out and it’s perfect for spinning,” Moggie says.

“Each year I probably get around one and a half kilograms of fur from brushing Miffy. It makes a lot of jerseys.”

Moggie uses a blend of one third of her dog’s hair, and two thirds of sheep hair for her jerseys.

“That way you get the warmth of the sheep’s wool and the fl uffi ness of the Samoyed.”

Moggie owns a spinning reel which she uses to make her own yarn.

“I send the fur to the carder, and it comes back blended with sheep. Then I spin it myself into balls of yarn.”

Moggie says it takes about fi ve balls of wool to make a women’s jersey.

Miffy has plenty of fur though, and Moggie says her dog puts on around two kilograms of weight each year, just of fur.

Moggie has also dyed the fur using natural dyes she makes from leaves and plants in her garden.

She fi nds time to knit at the spinners

Moggie Grayson makes jerseys from her Samoyed's fur.

guild she attends every second Thursday.Moggie says she loves spinning the wool

and knitting with the yarn, and says it is a great way to relax.

“I love working and handling the wool, it softens your hands.

“It’s a very relaxing hobby. You can’t be stressed and spin.”

Although some who attend the spinners guild are very talented and creative, Moggie says she is happy to stick to her chunky jerseys.

“I know how to do them well, and I like the homespun look of them.”

She has a collection of what she calls ‘pieces’ that she can use to spin with, and is always picking up different blends and yarns to work with and add to Miffy’s fur.

“As long as I’m capable of spinning, I’ll do it.“I make the jerseys for myself and my

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The plan includes a national trial of 28 highly visible coloured police patrol vehicles, which were put on show in Civic Square last week.

As part of the multi-agency campaign, two new firsts were announced – a two month reduced speed threshold of 4km/h, and the trial of the coloured patrol vehicles.

From December 1, 2013 to January 31,

2014, Police will be strictly enforcing a reduced speed threshold of 4km/h, and will have “no tolerance” for those fl outing the law.

This will be accompanied by a continued focus on drink driving, restraints and other unsafe behaviour.

Assistant Commissioner Road Polic-ing, Dave Cliff, says while most Kiwis are looking forward to getting away on their summer holidays, far too many will never make it home, and still more will face a lifetime of debilitating injury from avoidable crashes.

“Summer is a risky season on our roads and it’s even more dangerous when people drive too fast, drink too much or take other unnecessary risks.”

He says for this reason a number of road safety agencies, including Police, ACC, the Ministry of Transport, and the NZ Transport Agency, along with the Energy Effi ciency and Conservation Authority, are supporting a campaign to reduce the human, social and economic cost of speeding and other risky behaviour on our roads this summer.

Police launch summer road safety campaign

Birdman is backWellingtonians will once again com-

pete to be the silliest flyer into our beautiful harbour, at this year’s Birdman competition.

Held on Wellington Anniversary Day on the Waterfront from Frank Kitts Park to Te Papa Promenade (wharf), the event starts at 11am with a kids’ jump from the sea-level platform by the lagoon entrance, and moves into the afternoon with the adult and corporate competi-tion sections, with entrants jumping from a specially constructed platform on Taranaki St Wharf.

There will also be A BMX fl ip ramp into the water, bands and performers spread over three stages between 11am and 5pm, kids’ rides and activities, stallhold-ers providing quality crafts on Te Papa Promenade, a general market in Frank Kitts Park, and a wide variety of food stalls throughout the event.

Birdman Wellington will be held on Monday January 20.

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By Nikki PapatsoumasThe Wellington Night Shelter

were presented with 40 emer-gency grab and go packs last Wednesday.

The packs contain an as-sortment of items including thermal blankets, medical kits, ponchos and non-perishable food that will be available to Night Shelter clients in the event of an emergency.

Manager of the Wellington Night Shelter Mike Leon says if an emergency hit places like DCM, the Soup Kitchen and the Wellington Night Shelter may be closed down for some time.

“The focus of our organisa-tion more recently has been how we would keep things up and running in case of an emergency.

“If these places were to close in the interim what are our clients meant to do,” he says.

The packs were assembled and items donated by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, as part of their Mormon helping hands project.

Stake President of the Wellington NZ Stake Peter Thompson says they were attracted to the project as they are always looking for ways to reach out into the community.

“We had members of the church make the bags and other members donated the items in the pack, then our younger members put them together,” Paul says.

Wellington City Councillor Paul Eagle says the Mormon Helping Hands are an out-standing example of the many crucial services provided by the city's churches.

“They help those Wellingto-nians without a home with the

Grab and go in an emergency

things they need most."As chair of the council commit-

tee that looks after homelessness, it's time the city showed some

leadership around providing ac-cessible and affordable housing for our most vulnerable - those most in need."

The packs were assembled and items donated by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, as part of

items in the pack, then our younger members put them

Paul Eagle, Charles Turner, Peter Thompson, Don O’Neill, Mike Leon with some of the 40 gran and go packs that were presented to the Wellington Night Shelter last week.

Magic ShowThe Wellington Magic Club will be

hosting The End of Year Magic Show at the Newtown Community Centre on Dec 7.

There will be two shows, one at 4.30pm and at 7pm, featuring some of New Zealand's leading magicians and award winning performers, come along for an action packed 90 minutes of shock, awe and wonder! Tickets can be bought at www.eventfi nder.co.nz.

WREMO website goes live

A new website for emergency pre-paredness in the Wellington region has been launched today (25 No-vember), and is now the offi cial site for information before, during and after an emergency. The new website www.getprepared.org.nz is owned by the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO). The primary aim is to help people from the Wellington region, including Kapiti and Wairarapa, to prepare in the event of an emergency, with information about hazards, preparing households and businesses, and connecting with communities.

Before I die wallNewtown’s popular ‘Before I die’

wall has been given a new lease of life. The ideas wall will be in action in Wilson Street until Christmas. Get your friends and family along to and add ideas and suggestions. The Newtown Community Centre and the Timebank will be recording the wall.

ToastmastersIsland Bay Toastmasters Club has

been established since September 2002 and is a friendly, positive and sup-portive club that provides a structured, self-paced learning environment with a focus on developing self-confi dence, communication, presentation and leadership skills. If you would like to know more visit www.islandbaytoast-masters.co.nz.

By Nikki PapatsoumasIt was a case of a dream be-

coming reality for the owner of Newtown’s newest coffee shop, Black Coffee.

Black Coffee opened late last month in the old Flight Centre building on Riddiford Street,

which sat empty for some time.First time business owner

,25-year-old John Dimery, says noticing the empty building bought to life a vague dream.

“I was working with one of my best friends and he was moving away so I saw this place and I

decided to do my own thing and start fresh.

“I never thought it would happen, opening my own place seemed like such a far-fetched goal but I have had lots and lots of support from my friends.”

Black Coffee is a coffee shop, meets art gallery, meets record store, its walls are covered in art from over 20 local artists and NZ vinyl is on sale.

“It is nice having a place for my friends to come and feel totally at home, it feels like being in my lounge.

“It’s nice to cater for the alter-native people of Wellington,” John says.

John was also inspired from a local campaign which saw members of the community write on post-it notes what they would like to see the empty store transformed into.

“There were suggestions for a

coffee shop, a place with Wi-Fi and a music store so I took the majority of these ideas.

“It was what I wanted to do anyway but that just kicked me into gear.”

Black Coffee has only been open for a little over a week, but John says so far the feedback has been positive.

“People are saying it is nice to have something fresh and colourful in Newtown, they are saying Newtown needed this, it’s something a bit different.”

Now John says he will work on expanding the shop by adding live bands, a listening booth for music and more local art into the mix.

“It’s cool, it’s my baby and I will just keep adding to it until I am totally happy.”

Black Coffee is open seven days a week on Riddiford Street in Newtown.

Black Coffee open for business

John Dimery in his Newtown coff ee shop, Black Coff ee.

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By Nikki PapatsoumasEvery Wednesday members of the wider Wellington

community meet to relive their ‘golden days’.The Golden Days group has been running out of the

St Hilda’s Church hall in Island Bay on Wednesdays for the last four years.

Co-ordinator Mike Fiechter started the group after he lost his job in a local rest home.

“After I lost my job to keep my skills up I decided to form this group,” says Mike.

Around 20 regular members now attend every week, and participate in a variety of games and activi-

ties such as indoor bowls, golf, cross word and bingo. They also share a morning tea and cooked lunch.

Mike says the group is open to anyone in the community.

“It is not just here for people in Island Bay, we have people coming from all over the Wellington region from Miramar all the way to Karori.”

The Golden Days group meets every Wednesday from 9:30am to 1:45pm at the St Hilda’s Church Hall in Island Bay.

For more information contact Mike on 380 8545

Reliving the golden days

Members of the Golden Day Group, that runs out of St Hilda’s Church Hall every Wednesday.

By Nikki PapatsoumasTracy Farr, an author from Strathmore,

has just released her debut novel The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt.

The fi ctional novel focuses around the life of Lena Gaunt, who happens to be the world’s fi rst theremin player.

The theremin is an an early electronic musical instrument which is played with-out the musician having to touch the instrument itself.

It is the sound of the theremin that has been used to create the theme song for Midsomer Murders and Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys.

Tracy says they have two theremins in their house, but she chose the instrument because it fi t in with the story.

“When played it creates the most eerie sound.

“It was a nice metaphor for the character of Lena who is quite a prickly person and has trouble connecting with people.”

Although this is Tracy’s debut novel she has previously written a number of short stories which have been published as part of antholo-gies.

“I only wrote short stories until I decided to buckle down and write the longer form. It has been my focus for the last little while.”

The book has taken fi ve years to complete, and after being published earlier this year Tra-cy says it has been a nerve wracking experience.

“It’s great but it’s quite strange, its nerve wracking be-fore you have had any feedback.

“What has been most

interesting is how long it all takes and how gradual it can be. For many books even if

people love it, it can be a very long slow process for word to get out there.”

has previously written a number of short stories which have been published as part of antholo-

“I only wrote short stories until I decided to buckle down and write the longer form. It has been my focus for the last little while.”

The book has taken fi ve years to complete, and after being published earlier this year Tra-cy says it has been a nerve wracking

“It’s great but it’s quite strange, its nerve wracking be-fore you have had

“What has been most

gradual it can be. For many books even if people love it, it can be a very long slow

process for word to get out there.”

Author releases debut novel

Pictured: Author of The Life and Love of Lena Gaunt, Tracy Farr.

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Brenda SinclairBerhampore

“I’m really big with the church so I will be attending services, however I am a nurse so I could be working as well, someone has to.”

Glenn HoganMiramar

“My family all head around to my mother in laws and are there for dinner. I’m working this Christmas.”

Whare Hemara Melrose

“I go to my family home and we have lunch.”

Olivia CresswellKilbirnie

“We have a big family Christmas, everyone comes from overseas and around the country to the family home.”

Heta HapeKilbirnie

“I spend it with my family.”

Claire PatersonIsland Bay

“With family, we have lunch with my husband’s family and dinner with my family.”

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9Monday December 2, 2013

By Adam Poulopoulos Wellington High School

students got a hands-on legal experience when they held two mock trials at the Old High Court last week.

The trials of Robin Hood and Scar, Mufasa’s younger brother in the Lion King, were organised to help stu-dents understand democratic concepts like the role of the jury, the right to a fair trial and the idea of reasonable doubt.

Each of the 50 pupils from two year 10 social studies classes had a role in one of the trials.

Social studies teacher Mi-chael Harcourt says he never intended to hold mock trials as part of his introduction to the New Zealand criminal justice system.

“We did a tour of the high and supreme courts a month ago.

‘One of the students said it would be cool to do a mock trial, so we booked it in.”

Students spent three weeks scripting the trials, with much of it done in their own time.

Mr Harcour t says the hands-on experience would

help demystify the jury for when they get a summons in the future.

Parent Wendy Smith, whose daughter Ally was a prosecu-tor in the Lion King trial, says the mock trial was a different way of approaching the concepts.

“It is really unique and I haven’t heard of any other schools doing this stuff.”

Mrs Smith says seeing how the arguments were pre-sented would make a positive difference for students.

Hetty Russell, aka Robin Hood, says it was a worth-while experience, but was unsure if she would return to court in a professional capacity.

“It’s been cool learning about all the different roles and stuff.

“It seems really stressful though…I don’t think I can handle all that pressure.”

For the record, Robin was found guilty of murdering the Sheriff of Nottingham and not guilty of an armed robbery in Sherwood Forest, while Scar was acquitted of killing his brother.

The Robin Hood jury is sworn in.

Students get hands-on in court

Fighting for safer roadsBy Nikki Papatsoumas

Island Bay locals are still fi ghting to make sure busy roads are made safer for pedestrians.

Beth Houston, who lives in Island Bay, says she often feels insecure crossing the road at The Esplanade by Island Bay with her buggy in tow.

“Cars come around the corners really fast and it would be good to see something similar on the road to what they have at Lyall Bay beach.

“Pedestrians and motorists have to share the same space, it is about coming to a compromise where we are both safe.”

Others in the community have also expressed an interest in see-ing crossings installed along The Parade by Humber Street and Wakefi eld Park.

Southern Ward Councillor Paul Eagle says he has had many mem-bers of the community coming to him and sharing their concerns.

“Everyone in Island Bay is push-ing prams along, gone are the days where people would come here to retire.

“We are coming into summer so it is the perfect time to be looking at putting the pedestrian cross-ings in and preparing for the new school term next year.”

Manager of City Network for the Wellington City Council Stavros Michael says they are looking at the locations mentioned.

He says this includes looking at what's in place at present, and if there is a history of accidents at the sites.

“If we assess that there is a clear deficiency for pedestrians and

there is a practical improvement that we can identify then the project goes on our list of potential minor safety projects.

“This takes into account factors such as pedestrian and vehicle numbers, accident records, cost of potential improvements etc.

“Incidentally, we are putting a lot of resource into looking at cycling improvements on the Island Bay to CBD route and there is the potential to achieve improvements for both cyclists and pedestrians through this current process."

Paul Eagle, Beth Houston and Angus Perrin at Island Bay beach, where they pro-pose a pedestrian crossing should be installed.

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Evans Bay Intermediate School

CELEBRATES A GREAT YEAR OF SPORTING SUCCESS!

Last week saw Evans Bay Intermediate celebrating achievement with it’s 2013 Sports Award Evening.This year has seen the School winning a record number of inter-intermediate and local club level events. EBIS has taken home cups in Swimming, Boys Hockey, Basketball, Waterpolo, Netball ......to name a few. This year has been a record year for the School in the area of sporting excellence.“ We want our children to be active, to take part in a sport. All the research tells us that when children are active they are far more likely to be involved with all other areas of their schooling. Sport brings with it self discipline, tolerance and understanding of others, commitment and dedication, a positive attitude, hard work ethic which fl ows through into all areas of your daily life.” Principal Wendy Esera said.Major winners on the night were:

Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year – Rory Tarpley and Tiana Metuarau. Outstanding Sporting Performance – Sam Mycock. Most Valued Sports Leader - Regan Thompson.Most Valued Sporting Performance - the EBIS Sharks Waterpolo Team.Board of Trustees Member Shelly Reet acknowledged the hard work done by staff, students and their families in the various sporting codes. Shelly thanked Justin Gray for all he has contributed to EBIS over his many years at the School. “ My son at Rongotai College is looking forward to seeing you as a teacher there in 2014, as he still thinks Mr Gray was his best teacher ever.” Shelly said. “Teacher Justin Gray has gained a teaching

and coaching position at Rongotai College in the New Year. He has been a great teacher at EBIS for many years and we wish him well!” Wendy Esera added.

12 Monday December 2, 2013

By Nikki PapatsoumasLocals have welcomed a

Berhampore food bar with a back to basics philosophy with open arms.

Owner Mark Ingrey opened the Adelaide Food Bar in Berhampore 16 months ago.

A chef by trade, Mark had spent many years working in hospitality and he says opening the shop came from searching for an opportunity to work for himself.

“I lived locally and saw an opportunity here to open a shop that would comple-ment everything around here without competing with it.

“This is the fi rst time I have run anything by myself.”

The food bar which Mark describes as “back to ba-sics,” stocks a range of pies, sandwiches, cakes and milk-shakes, and the business has grown over the last year.

Mark says initially he was buying all his pies, and after experimenting the pies are now all handmade on site.

“I began to experiment with making my own and the reaction was really posi-tive.

“If you were going to put

Back to basics philosophy

Owner Mark Ingrey opened the Adelaide Food Bar a little over a year ago.

a label on what I make here I would say we are retro, we are back to basics, good old fashioned stuff.”

As well as making his own pies, Mike also roasts all his own meat for sandwiches and uses local suppliers to ensure he has the best ingredients possible.

“At the end of the day if you start off with yucky fatty meat you will end up with a yucky fatty eat.”

Mike says he is in the pro-cess of establishing a garden outside the shop for people to eat outside.

“There are not a lot of places you can sit around here and be outside with-out being right on the road front.”

He says his popularity has come from great support from the local community.

“We have had very good local support and also we have a reputation with people that like what we do, we are right across the board with our sandwiches and pies.”

The Adelaide Food Bar on Adelaide Road in Ber-hampore is open seven days a week.

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A sunny day (a rarity in winter!) or a smile.

Q What’s your pet hate?

Being wrong - it’s so annoying.

Q Your favoured holiday destination?

QDino (Dean Martin) in particular, 50s/60s music

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What’s your favourite music?

What’s next on your wish list?

MINUTES WITH: Robin Boldarin

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Pavlova (with cream). Wish I was as ‘light’ as the dancer was.

Two Kings (not the royal kind) – Annette (MP), and Martin Luther, Helen Clark (former PM), Bill Clinton and Nelson Mandela.

I play (or rather played) the piano, violin & double bass

Christmas Holidays – a good book, a cold drink and sunshine – heaven on earth.

Where sons (at least two of them) and daughter (one of them) live – they ‘shout’ me to visit them overseas.

What’s your pet hate?

Being wrong - it’s so annoying.

Who would you invite

Two Kings (not the royal kind) – Annette (MP), and Martin Luther, Helen Clark (former PM), Bill Clinton and

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The distortion of human shapes and their exploitation in the sideshows of the ‘30s inspired 22-year-old Wellington fashion designer Abby Beaton.

Her collection called ‘Distort Me’ features edgy clothes, all in black sheer silk and leather as well as hats, bags and bracelets all made by the young designer.

Abby says the inspiration for her collection came from the 1930s movie ‘Freaks’.

“It is about a group of travelling sideshow players. I found the human shapes fascinating and beautiful. I quilted pieces of my collection to represent the imprisonment of the sideshow,” she says.

Abby grew up in the Hawke’s Bay, and comes from a creative family. She says she couldn’t draw like her mum and brother so she turned to fabric.

“My grandparents bought me my fi rst sewing machine while I was at high school, and I still thrash it today.”

Abby graduates next month with a Diploma from NZ Fashion Tech and has already landed a part-time job with one of her work-experience placements.

She says she is still looking towards a full-time job. “I would like to develop my leather skills and continue to learn

and grow as part of the New Zealand fashion Industry.”“I am a fan of nom*d, zambesi, company of strangers, deadly

ponies and jimmy d. I still wear the fi rst nom*d piece Mum bought me to celebrate making it into fashion school.

“They are a beautifully intelligent company and I have huge admiration for the way they create innovative and versatile designs.”

Young designer showcases edgy designs

Abby Beaton (second from right) with models wearing her 2013 collection.

By Adam PoulopoulosSix years after leaving Mount

Victoria, the Crossways Commu-nity Crèche has returned, and staff could not be happier.

The crèche, which has been look-ing after children for over three decades, opened its doors for the fi rst time at its new location, on the corner of Majoribanks and Hawker streets, last Monday.

They have been without a perma-nent home since 2007, when the Mt Victoria Presbyterian Church amalgamated with St Andrews on the Terrace and sold the building to raise funds.

After a four-year stint in New-town, they purchased the current site last year, but needed to raise enough money to turn the home into a working crèche.

Crèche supervisor Jo Edwards says it was paramount to fi nd a new home.

“Community crèches are very rare now, and ours stands alone from others because of the support

Creche fi nally home

Crossways Community Creche children and staff at their new home.

we get from our parents. “We had to fi nd somewhere – it

was either that or close down.” Support from parents has been

extensive, with many coming in to help design and paint the new facility.

Some even provided interest-free loans to help fund renovation costs.

Ms Edwards says it has all con-tributed to a peaceful spot with indoor and outdoor space for the 18 children who arrive each morning.

“You can feel the calmness.

“The children are really engaging with the environment. They can see a lot of what’s happening on the street, like the trucks and people passing by.”

The crèche picked up many children from the eastern suburbs, and has taken children from as far out as Petone.

Regardless Ms Edwards says she is happy to see some familiar faces.

“We really feel like a part of the Mt Victoria community again.”

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Summer Escape Guide

14 Monday December 2, 2013

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Introducing in 2014, the all-new short and long scavenger courses, complete with two diffi culty levels at each destination - now each challenge has something for everyone.

Along the way a whole host of characters will help (or hinder!) and point you in the direction of bonus clues marked along the route.

Expect a day of pop-up surprises, new destinations to explore and the return of the lunchtime stage Extravaganza.

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scavenger and automatic entry in the draw to win some exciting prizes.

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15Monday December 2, 2013

That’s what they say and there’s really no better way to see Wellington than from on board the Dominion Post East by West Ferries!

The harbour ferries run from their superb central waterfront location at Queens Wharf in front of their ticket offi ce in the Meridian Building.

There are up to 16 return sailings everyday out to Days Bay & Matiu Somes Island.

In the weekends and public holidays (fi ne weather permitting), the ferries also run Harbour Explorer Tours calling in at Petone, Matiu Somes Island, Days Bay, Seatoun & Queens Wharf.

These trips are very popular and quickly are becoming a ‘must do’ for visitors to the capital!

The catamaran ferries carry up to 99 pas-sengers and have a fantastic viewing from their open top decks.

Inside the main cabin you can buy coffee, tea, snacks and icecreams as well as beer and wine from the bar onboard.

The ferries are also available for evening charters with a range of different options.

You won’t fi nd friendlier crew than on the

ferries, nothings a problem. So what are you waiting for?

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WET WEATHER DAY SUNDAY 26 JANUARY

along wellington waterfront

You can’t beat Wellington on a good day!

Photo: John Travers

Slow down

• within 50 metres of anothervessel, raft or person in the water.

• within 200 metres of shore orstructure, on the inshore side ofany row of buoys marking thatdistance from shore.

• within 200 metres of any vesselor raft flying Flag A (Diving Flag).

Speed of craft must not exceed 5 knots when:

(Bylaws 3.2 and 6.8)

No vessel shall exceeda speed of 12 knots inthe Lambton Harbourarea (as shown on map).

(bylaws 3.2 and 6.8)

GW/H-G-05/200

Another summer is almost here and it is time to make use of our wonderful harbour and

coastline. These are basic safety rules and guidelines to help you stay safe on the water.

There needs to be a lifejacket for each person on board all pleasure boats. If the boat is

less than 6 metres in length, then the lifejackets must be worn unless the Skipper decides

it is safe not to. This includes kayaks and stand up paddleboards.

All boats must carry a means of communication to let other people know if they get into

trouble. If you are very close to shore this could be a very loud whistle; further away from

shore might require a VHF radio, or distress fl are or emergency radio beacon (EPIRB). Put

your cell phone in a waterproof bag, and dial 111 if in trouble.

If diving you must display a dive fl ag of at least 60cm x 60cm.

There are a lot of swimmers in the water over summer, some quite a long way from a

beach.

Remember to keep a good lookout at all times and your speed less than 5 knots within

200 metres of shore or a divers fl ag and within 50 metres of another boat or person in

the water.

Always check the weather forecast before you go out, it can change quickly in Wellington.

Always tell someone where you are going and when you will be back.

Stay safe and enjoy your boating this summer.

The Navigation and Safety Bylaws can be found on our website at :

www.gw.govt.nz/harbours.For more information or questions contact:GWRC Harbours, 830 4160 or after hours 388 7795email: [email protected]

Summer boating is nearly here

Summer Escape Guide

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Village at the Park Lifecare ltd130 Rintoul Street, NewtownPh: 04 380 1361 | W: www.villageatthepark.co.nz

Village at the Park is retirement living that is ready when you are.At Village at the Park Retirement Village on Adelaide Road in Newtown they offer a range of options to suit anyone of any age or situation, like their variety of spacious and modern apartments.Village Manager Brian Leighton says the apartments are perfect for anyone who wants the freedom of independence.The Les Hall Apartments and the Love Apartments are both located within the Village at the Park.“These apartments are aimed at anyone over the age of 65 who is interested in independent living, however care packages can be put in place.

“It is ideal for those who want to live around like minded people.”He says many people know the site as its former self - Athletic Park, but not many people know what is beyond the gate.“It used to be known as Athletic Park and is now Village at the Park Retirement Village. It has been home to the All Blacks and hosted visits from the Queen, and now it can be your home to.” There will be an Open Day held this Saturday December 7 from midday to 3pm for anyone who is interested to come around and take a look.“It is perfect for anyone to come and have a look now in preparation for their future, it is good to future proof yourself a little bit.”

Living in comfort

16 Monday December 2, 2013

By Nikki PapatsoumasA man from Miramar has been offer-

ing his support to those in need after the catastrophic Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines last month.

Mark Mitchell, an emergency response expert, is on the ground in the Philippines, leading a global response team for the international Caritas network.

Caritas is a catholic relief and develop-ment agency that works in 164 countries around the world.

Mark says the New Zealand agency was asked to aid the Caritas Philippines agency after the typhoon hit last month.

“I was asked to head this team, and I am here for a month in the role.”

Mark is heading a fi ve member emer-gency response and support team based in Cebu, alongside other worldwide organisa-tions who are using it as there logistical and support hub.

Mark says they are mainly helping to provide shelter for 55,000 households who were affected by the typhoon.

As well as this they are also distributing non-food items such as blankets, buckets and hygiene kits.

Mark says they have also launched a pilot to assist in early recovery, something he says will restore lively hood to those who were affected the worst.

“We are assisting in the rebuild of fi shing boats in the fi shing community as well as also helping in establishing some commu-nity gardens to assist these communities.

“We are looking to the future, but are focusing now on the next three months.”

Mark says it is incredible to see the damage across where the typhoon has hit.

“It’s enormous. I have been doing this work for 16 years and it is as bad as I have ever seen.

“Most of the community has been left without a home, you can imagine the despair and diffi culty people are facing, even getting along with daily chores.”

He says the tenacity and resolve has been amazing and there has been a huge amount of acceptance and thanks from the local community for the help they have been given.

“It is a real privilege, the look I see on people’s faces and the tenacity that I have seen so many times makes me know what I am doing makes a difference.”

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Cafe in the running for top award

By Adam PoulopoulosA Wellington hotspot might have to

prepare for more foot traffi c this summer after New Zealand’s Café of the year is announced next week.

The Greta Point Café is one of six nomi-nated from around the country, with the winner to be announced on Wednesday.

Owners Andrew and Tina Economous found out they won the Wellington title last Monday.

The process began two months ago when they submitted their favourite dish, creamy rustic tomato and coconut soup with poached fi sh, for public voting.

When voting ended, the three most popular cafes in each region were visited by judges.

Greta Point Café beat out Elements and the Chocolate Fish Café for the regional title.

Tina says their recipe for success was simple.

“We just make people feel comfortable, like they’ve come into our home.

“It’s beautiful on a sunny day. We have all the doors open and we put tables on the grass.”

She says they fell in love with the view when they found the spot three years ago.

“It was just an empty shell. My husband did the décor and built the walls and the bars with two friends.”

Andrew and Tina are Wellington café veterans, having most recently established Café Neo, on Willis Street, and the Iona café on the site of what is now Little Peck-ish Café, in Dukes Arcade.

Tina says they haven’t changed much from their previous establishments.

“The food’s great, the menu’s similar; even our barista’s followed us from Neo.

“Its good people remember us from so long ago.”

Head judge Kerry Tyack says the com-petition is strong.

“I can tell you these six are all very solid representations of what is available in their region.

“We will be looking to ensure standards are consistent, there is a strong point of dif-ference and that in all aspects the customer is the key focus.”

The owners of the winning establishment receive a Fiat 500s, while six public voters win a combined $10,000 in prize money.

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Last week they presented a cheque for $156,032 to Wellington Hospital Children’s Ward.

The Appeal, which runs for three months every year from August to October, is Countdown’s annual national fundraising activity to raise money for much needed medical equipment for 10 hos-pitals.

It saw dozens of local events take place across the country, culminating in a record $1.22 million raised.

National fundraising efforts included head shaves, trivia nights and golf tournaments, as well as 169 miles run on a treadmill, a 250km bike ride, and a pure South Island fundraiser, a cheese roll sale – with local Countdown team members and volunteers baking, coating and packing 5000 cheese rolls to raise money for the Appeal.

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“We are so proud of the gener-osity of Countdown customers, our team, and our suppliers. It’s through these networks that this year’s activities have helped us raise such a large amount of money to help children admitted into the care of their local hospitals.”

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Roseneath School is experiencing significant roll growth. This is putting our accommodation capacity under pressure. The Ministry of Education has written to the Board of Trustees requiring us to implement an enrolment scheme because of real concern about the threat of overcrowding at the school.

Roseneath School is, therefore, in the process of confirming a school zone in response to this (after discussions with the Ministry of Education and families at the school).

For full details the proposed home zone can be viewed at the school website—www.roseneath.school.nz or from the school office. This will mean that children from families who live within the home zone have the right to enrol at the school.

All other enrolments will be subject to the enrolment scheme legislation. All children currently enrolled and enrolled before the scheme commences will be considered as in zone children. The Zone will be implemented in accordance with the MOE rules.

NOTE: “Enrolled” means has turned 5 and is present at school.Before implementing the scheme, the Board is required to advise parents of the intended action and you are invited to make a comment about this, within 7 working days from this published notice. If you wish to do so please mail, fax or email your comments to: Chairperson, Board of Trustees, Roseneath School, 13 Maida Vale Rd, Roseneath, Wellington 6011—[email protected]—fax 3848144 .

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By Adam PoulopoulosWellington Wolves are encourag-

ing youngsters to pad up and take the fi eld in a bid to unearth Wel-lington’s next American Football star.

The club has been running 90-minute junior training sessions every Wednesday for two months on St Pats Town’s new artifi cial turf.

So far, about 40 students between 16 and 18 have signed up to learn the game and improve their skills, up from the fi ve who turned up for the fi rst session.

Many of the students, from St Pats Town, Rongotai College, Wel-lington College and Scots College, had never played the game before.

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and they’ve all picked it up really fast.

“They’re all from different back-grounds, but here they can all come together and learn together.”

Many of the students have played rugby in the past, which has given the coaching team an idea of their skill sets and natural positions.

Te Huki says sending athletes over to play and study in America is the ultimate goal.

“The hope is in the next 2 or 3 years to bring scouts out from the US.

“If we can get that to work that’s a very good option, and that’s without even going pro.”

Like many other minority sports, American football has experienced

a downturn in recent years due to a lack of funds.

This summer there is no league in Wellington, and Te Huki says getting players involved from the college level was the way to fi x the problem.

“You can’t ask players to buy all their own equipment and then pay for subs.

“Even paying to hire out the fi eld is expensive.

“Hopefully this gives them (the students) a future, and we can build the sport up again.”

Te Huki says he hopes to arrange games with teams from outside the region in the coming months.

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Pictured above: Head Coach Tama Te Huki, in the black cap, briefs the players in the huddle before training.

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Searching for next American football star

By Adam PoulopoulosChilton St James was among

three Wellington schools involved in the capital’s leg of the Com-monwealth Games baton relay on Friday.

Five Chilton students were joined by similar contingents from Thorndon Primary and Scots for the 3 kilometre run along the Wellington waterfront, which began at Oriental Bay’s Freyberg Pool and ended on the Beehive steps with a formal reception.

As well as the students, netballer Katrina Grant, hockey player Stephen Jenness and MP Paul

Foster-Bell were also involved during the Wellington leg.

Chilton year seven student Mo-nique Sears says she had mixed emotions prior to the relay.

“I’m a little bit nervous, but also excited to hold the baton.”

Chilton’s head sports teacher Ann Fowler says Monique and her classmates were chosen for the relay as fi ve of the more sporty kids at the school after Chilton was one of 18 schools to sign up for the relay via the ANZ Olympic Schools programme.

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