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By Nikki PapatsoumasKids from Ward 1 and 2 at

Wellington Children’s Hospital had their days made a little brighter last week, thanks to a visit from players from the Wellington Phoenix.

The football players were there to hand out teddy bears

to all children, thanks to a joint programme with phil&ted’s and The Surgical Research Trust.

For the last th ree yea rs phil&ted’s have donated teddy bears as part of their bear pro-gramme, which is run in con-junction with the trust.

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Zephryometer takes a well-earned breakOne of Wellington’s fa-

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Designed by sculptor Phil Price, the Zephryometer at the corner of Evans Bay Parade and Cobham Drive was presented to the city in 2003 by Meridian Energy with the assistance of the Wellington City Council and is part of the Meridian Wind Sculpture Walk.

After 10 years at the exposed coastal site, the elegant kinetic sculpture which sways in response to wind speed and direction is in need of some care and

attention. City Arts Manager, Nata-

sha Petkovic-Jeremic says the Wellington environment can be very harsh so the sculpture is due for some maintenance.

“We know how much peo-ple enjoy this sculpture, so we’ll be doing our best to get it back up and swinging,” she says.

A regular assessment in early 2013 found the Ze-phryometer’s movement wanting, and it’s likely some bearings will need replac-ing.

The giant orange needle

and concrete struc-ture in which it sits will be repainted and repaired on site, while the mechanics will be shipped to Price’s work-shop in Christchurch for an inspection on mainte-nance.

Scaffolding and fencing will be going up between February 24 and 28, with the crane work to take the needle down the following week, around March 5.

Depending on weather conditions the sculpture will be down for up to six weeks.

Continued from page 1The Surgical Research

Trust was established in 1991 by renowned ortho-paedic surgeon Professor Geoffrey Horne.

It is not for profit and non-government funded and it relies on donations from people and businesses, and all money raised funds research projects for all kinds of surgery, including paediatric surgery.

Spokesperson Nicola Cloherty says phil&ted’s support the trust because of their assistance to children undergoing surgery and for the fi nancial support of education and research they offer.

She says as well as making the day a little more “bear-able” for the children, it also helps to raise the profi le of the Trust and the important work they do.

Along with their bear,

children are also given adop-tion certifi cates and have the chance to name their teddy.

Nicola says surgeons often use the bears to show children

procedures that will happen, and they also help to offer on-going support for kids going into surgery.

Pictured: Jeff Hollidge, Jas-mine Gundry and their son Mason Hollidge with Jason Hicks and Alex Rufer from the Wellington Phoenix

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By Nikki Papatsoumas

The Newtown Community and Cultural Centre will once again be screening the popular Newtown on Film on March 9.

Coordinator for the centre Anna Porter says they have decided to screen the movie again, due to its popularity last year.

The fi lm depicts life in New-

town, going all the way back to the 1900’s and the fi rst half of the fi lm is made up of black and white clips.

Pianist Victoria Thompson, who also helped out at last year’s event, will accompany the clips, which are silent, on the piano.

The film then explores a more modern day Newtown.

Anna says the fi lm was made

by the New Zealand Film Archive, who pulled a whole bunch of clips together relat-ing to Newtown.

She says it is the perfect time to screen the film, in con-junction with the Newtown Festival.

“Being a celebration of eve-rything Newtown we thought this was the perfect time,” she says.

“Last time it was so popular we had to turn people away, so we will screen it again for people that missed out the fi rst time around.”

The fi lm will screen on Sun-day March 9 from 2pm and tickets are $10 for waged and $5 for unwaged. All money raised will go to the Wel-lington Timebank.

Popular fi lm gets second screening

By Joe DiehlCook Strait News Intern

Mt Victoria puppeteer Anna Bailey has travelled the world with her portrait-painting pup-pet, Evaline, but their journey together was put on hold when Evaline fell out of Anna’s car on February 9 while she was driving past the roadworks on Buckle Street.

Anna says Evaline fell out of her car in her suitcase, which may look odd and unimpor-tant on the outside.

She says she is worried that whoever picked the suitcase up may not realise Evaline’s importance to her.

“We’ve toured around the world together.”

She adds that the suitcase contains “bits of pieces around the world” and the suitcase is of “high sentimental value.”

Over the past two years, Anna says she and Evaline have painted thousands of peo-ple in Italy, Spain, England, Hungary, Bulgaria, Belgium, France, China, Korea, Turkey, Australia and Indonesia.

“She’s a very popular show,” Anna says.

Anna and Evaline are meant to perform in several up-coming events, including a children's cancer society fun-

draiser. Anna says she got her start

with puppets while working as a nanny for a family of puppeteers in Italy.

“I really enjoyed doing that.” She then toured Europe

learning the trade, made her first string puppet, and de-cided to take her talents back to New Zealand.

She says she’s been busking for four years, and painting for a year and a half.

Since Evaline went missing, Anna says she has started making a new puppet, but that things will not be the same.

She hopes to retrieve Eva-line, and her suitcase contains her email address for whoever picked the suitcase up.

“It would be wonderful to get her back.”

Anna also has a show with different puppets at the Wellington Museum coming up on March 2.

Anyone with information relating to Evaline can contact Anna’s cell at 0221755481.

Puppet still missing

Evaline the puppet has now been missing for nearly two weeks.

Five artists will transform the Botanical Gardens from Friday, February 28, as part of Power Plant, an event that fea-tures an array of night time installations that will entrance audiences.

Eclectic fl owers whirr, insects of light buzz, and propane-powered Pyroph-ones belch fl ames into the sky.

Power Plant will run until Sunday March 16, and costs between $25-55. Each display runs for an hour, with ten minute intervals.

Entrance will be from the Cable Car Mu-seum. To book tickets and view a video, see www.nzfestival.co.nz/powerplant.

Late nights at Zoo to end

This Wednesday is the last late night Wellington Zoo will be running as part of their Summer Nights at Wellington Zoo.

The Zoo has been open late every Wednesday for the month of Febru-ary, giving families an opportunity to enjoy the wildlife, live music, and special animal talks.

The Zoo will be open until 8pm this Wednesday.

The Arcade back for another year

The Performance Arcade will run from February 26-March 3 this year on the Wellington Waterfront, operating daily as a '13 hour performance space'.

A line of shipping containers provides a venue for a selection of performance installations and a programme of events, from live music through to live art.

Opening onto the bustling life of inner city sites and waterfronts, this performance event engages with a broad community through the public display of installation, performance, live art and digital media.

In addition to the containers, the Arcade houses a schedule of ‘one-off ’ performances, music events, and public discussions on a specially built ‘container stage’. With a bar, stall food, and relaxing ambience, this space plays host to a dynamic series of performance works, concerts, and public discussions.


Set t lement Suppor t is offering migrants new to Newtown and New Zealand free information on a wide variety of services within the community.

On the first Tuesday of every month, Settlement Support are based at the Newtown Library, and of-fer information on housing, education, employment op-portunities and more.

Settlement advisor for eco-nomic growth Anna-Marie helms the programme and says she loves the opportu-nity to make it a little easier for people to settle in.

“When people fi rst arrive they don’t know how to things like look for jobs, or make CVs, these are things

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The Kairangi Bridge Club has been a mainstay in the com-munity and will be launching its annual series of beginner’s lessons starting on March 18.

“If you’re into cards, it’s the ultimate card game,” says club teacher Lorraine Sutich.

According to club president Brian McGlinchy, the lessons will follow the same format as in recent years with a series of ten lessons explaining different aspects of bidding and play, followed by practice games designed to illustrate that lesson.

Brian explains that after the formal lessons the group plays together gaining experience and speed before graduating to join other club members who play on Tuesday evenings.

After that, the members play

in the New Members’ Ladder, where each new member is paired with a different regular player for each of the four nights.

Peter Watts went through the lessons last year, and ended up fi nishing the year fi fth overall, a very impressive result for a newcomer.

Last year, the lessons attracted 30 members, which is an unusu-ally high number, but shows the club can still attract people.

Lorraine says the lessons usu-ally average 15 or 16 people.

“We attract all ages and back-grounds.”

Lorraine joined the club in 1971, the same year it was founded.

She says she joined it to learn a new game and make new friends.

“This club in part is a sociable club.”

Brian says it is important to

inbriefnewsNew patron for Potter Hospice

Brian McGlinchy and Lorraine Sutich off er Peter Watts their congratulations.

Bridge Club success continues

continue to gather members in order to keep the club going strong.

“As with most clubs, getting new members is probably the most important thing they can do to ensure the club and sport can survive.

“Last year’s intake was very successful and we hope the coming lessons will be equally so.” Enquiries can be made to Lorraine 388 3472 or leave a message on the club’s answer phone 388 2527.

Anna-Marie Miller and Team Member Customer Service at New-town Library Jinyun Xu

Lady Susan Satyanand, wife of former Governor-General of New Zealand Right Hon. Sir Anand Satyanand, will be Mary Potter Hospice’s new patron.

“We are delighted and honoured Lady Satyanand has agreed to be our Patron for the next three years,” says Kevin Allan, chairman of the Hospice's Board of Trustees.

“She has been a Wellington resident since the mid 1990s and she has dedi-cated herself to an extensive range of charity commitments. She brings a great knowledge of charities and an extensive network of important com-munity relationships to this role which will be of great benefi t to the Hospice."

Lady Susan says she is looking for-ward to making a contribution to the hospice as it faces challenges of increased demand for its services.

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She says Newtown is the

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migrants and this is just one of the many services that the Newtown Library offers to their diverse community.

They also offer English conversation classes, bilin-gual material and multi-cultural classes.

Multicultural outreach librarian Ada Nally, who works at Newtown Library, says the support sessions are a fantastic idea.

“Newtown is one of the most diverse communities in Wellington and it’s great for our customers to learn how Settlement Support can help them.”

The sessions are free and no appointment is neces-sary. Sessions are held on the fi rst Tuesday of every month at the Newtown Li-brary from midday to 1pm.

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The Island Bay Festival’s key event, a Day in the Bay, was a roaring success this year with record numbers and perfect weather.

About 20,000 people came along to enjoy the festivities with entertainment, activities, food, street performers, kids fair and market stalls on offer.

The day kicked off with 77 swimmers taking the plunge from Tapu Te Ranga Island to swim to Island Bay Beach.

Another popular event was the annual Blessing of the Boats and Lew Robinson, Har-bourmaster, says there were 42 boats blessed by Archbishop Dew and local clergy.

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A 21-year-old girl from Newtown has her sights set on representing New Zealand at the World Barista Competition later this year.

For Grace Stewart, a barista at Butler’s Café in the central city, the fi rst step will be competing at the New Zealand Barista Championship in Wellington next month.

She will compete against 40 other baris-tas from around the country for the title, and a chance to represent New Zealand at the world championships.

Grace has been a coffee connoisseur for most of her life and explains she used to sneak cups of her parents instant coffee when she was only 11 years old.

Her passion has grown from there; she has been working at Butlers Café since July and estimates she serves around 200 cups of coffee a day.

Grace spends time researching coffee when not working, and likes to impress customers with her skills.

As well as making basic patterns such as ferns and hearts, she can also etch out dragons and Indian chiefs onto the tops of coffees.

“I fi nd it fun to research. It is nice to be able to impress people by putting

Grace Stewart is ready to impress at the upcoming Barista Championship which will be held in Wellington.

something different on their coffee.”She says being in Wellington has really

helped her to develop her skills.“Everyone in Wellington takes coffee

so seriously, so if you make bad coffee you are not going to last.”

Newtown barista ready to represent New ZealandBy Nikki Papatsoumas

A St Catherine’s College stu-dent is heading for big things.

Year 13 student Ella Jansen has received an outstanding scholarship for an NCEA Level 3 biology paper.

This feat is an achievement on its own, but what makes it even more special is Ella was only in year 12 which means she was a year younger than others sitting the same paper.

She says since year 9 she has done science a year ahead, and she also sat a scholarship physics paper although unfor-tunately she didn’t pass.

“It’s completely unexpected, I was totally prepared for not getting either scholarship,” she says.

Ella, who is also Deputy Head Girl this year, is now working towards sitting scholarship papers for fi ve of her six papers this year and says she is prepar-ing herself for a year of lots of hard work.

After leaving school later this year she hopes to study to become a partical physicist in either Otago or Canterbury.

Pupil shines

Ella Jansen from St Catherine’s College received an outstanding scholarship in biology last year.

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Fringe Fes�val in Newtown www.fringe.co.nzThe Robot Monologues, Feb 14, 15, 16.

12.30pm & 8pm@ Newtown Community Centre Theatre. Free / Koha.

Sven Olsen's Brutal Canadian Love Saga, Feb 21, 22 & 23. 5pm & 7pm @ Newtown Community Centre Theatre, Free / Koha.

Welcome Home, Feb 21, 22, 28, March 1 @ Mexico, 74 Constable St, Newtown. $13 - $18.

IN REAL LIFE - Live Vinyl Cu�ng@ Death Ray RecordsSat March 1 st & Sun March 2nd. Bring

your original tunes on CD or USB to Deathray records on Sat March 1st to get them cut onto a one o¢ piece of Vinyl by In Real Life Vinyl Mastering from Christchurch. To book a slot email [email protected]. Get in Quick!!

Classic Car Rides Suppor¤ng DEBRANZ.De Lorean, Ferrari, Jaguar, Harley

Davidson... The owners of these classic cars and bikes are generously making them available for rides. Located outside James Davison Classic Car Shop on Donald Maclean St, and at Caltex Newtown.

Love Our Timebank - Wellington TimebankMarch 2nd – 9th. Join the Wellington

Timebank for a week of celebra¤ng what we do best: transforming community one hour at a ¤me. Check out www.wellington�mebank.org.nz for fascina¤ng ©lm screenings, choice commu-nity events, awesome auc¤ons and more!

GRUPETTO – Cycle to work. 7.30am Meet other keen cyclists from Newtown. Have a co¢ee and a chat at

Bicycle Junc¤on, then bike into the city in small groups.

New Basketball Court Fence Launch. 6-8pm119 Russel Tce, Hilltop Basketball

court behind Newtown Park. The Basketball court has a new fence and the locals are going to celebrate with a compe¤¤on and BBQ.

The Great Newtown Garage Sale. 9am. The biggest garage sale weekend in NZ! Get your garage sale

listed on the Oªcial map. Contact Andrew at newtownfes�[email protected] if you want to take part.

CARRARA PARK JAZZ PICNIC & Bike Fix up. 12 - 5pmKick back and relax to jazz all a¬ernoon in the peaceful sunshine at

Carrara Park, 107 Daniell St. Featuring Rosita Vai, Jonathan Crayford, Lucien Johnson and the Serendipity Duo. Bring down your bikes for an onsite Bicycle Fix up workshop.Bike Fix up starts at 10am.

Newtown On Film 2pm.Newtown Community & Cultural Centre, $10/$5. Newtown’s historic journey

through a century on screen.

Wellington Car Club Hill Climb 10am. Alexander Rd. Get up close to some powerful race machinery as the hills of

Newtown come alive with the sound of speed!

Newtown Cycleway Preview7.30pm, Newtown Hall. Newtown Residents Associa¤on monthly mee¤ng,

and a preview of the Newtown Cycleway Network Design upcoming workshops and community consulta¤on.

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Call us on (04) 380 2034 to find out more about Kilmarnock Heights Home.

For more information about the range of services offered by Enliven visit www.psc.org.nz or freecall 0800 ENLIVEN (that’s 0800 36 54 83)

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Kilmarnock Heights HomeAt Kilmarnock Heights Home we recognise people can maintain control over their lives, wherever they live and whatever their age.

You can maintain your independence, whilst we support your daily living. You’ll enjoy companionship and fun in safe and peaceful surroundings. It’s your home, so the choice is yours.

At Kilmarnock Heights Home we offer:

•Rest home care•Respite and convalescent care•Day activity programmes

Keep enjoying the things you love at Kilmarnock Heights Home.


Seniors gather for a cuppa

Last Thursday senior mem-bers of the community got together for an afternoon tea at the Island Bay Community Centre.

The afternoon tea was part of the Island Bay Fest ival, and was hosted by residents and staff from Kil-m a r n o ck H e i g h t s Home in Berhamp-ore.

Seniors gather for a cuppa


The afternoon tea was part of the Island Bay Fest ival, and was hosted by residents and staff from Kil-m a r n o ck H e i g h t s Home in Berhamp-

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The afternoon tea was part of the Island Bay Fest ival, and was hosted by residents and staff from Kil-

From left Dave Baumfi eld, Jaquie Brooky and Bob Birch.

Pictured: Ida Bale


A resident at Enliven’s Kilmarnock Heights Home in Berhampore has taken it upon himself to take care of three pet budgies at the home.

Peter Johnson says he loves all animals, but in particular small animals like budgies and canaries.

“I love any little animal you can hold in your hand and love, and let them know you have feelings for them.”

Before moving into the home, Peter says he used to have pet budgies of his

own, so he is happy to take control of feeding the birds and keeping their cage clean.

“I was really pleased when the home said that I could look after the little birds if I wanted to.

“I’m sure they would say ‘Peter looks after us’ if they could talk.”

Southern Region man-ager for Enliven Positive Ageing Services, Dr Terry Moore, says that caring for the birds is an example of meaningful activity, a big part of the Eden alternative model of care that they are

using at all their homes.He says that meaningful

activity is different for eve-ryone, and it is important to look at what has been important to each resident in the past.

“Supporting residents to continue with something that is unique to them will bring meaning to their life on a day to day basis however old they are.”

“It is based on people not only receiving care but giving care, and giving back to the place they live, letting them know they are being useful.”

Peter Johnson with his beloved pet budgies.

Looking after the fl eet


The Newtown Festival Fair Day is this Saturday and is set to get even bigger.

2014 sees 370 food, goods and services stalls come to the Riddiford St precinct where 400 artists will entertain an expected 75,000+ fair-goers on 12 stages.

Festival director Martin Hanley believes what makes the Fair Day so special is that it's a true grass-roots affair.

"We've grown the event over 18 years now and that's because the Newtown com-munity really swings in behind it,” he says.

“Basically, it's an exercise that sees 75,000 people create a temporary city on a main street - and the guest of honour is Newtown itself."

Reflecting Newtown's cosmopolitan bohemian culture, the fair features envi-ronmental and local-action themes.

Successful local businesses phiI&teds and Powershop feature in the major sponsor-ships along with The Sustainability Trust and New World.

Powershop is offsetting the carbon used to power the fair's stalls and stages, The Sustainability Trust is supporting an event recycling plan, while also funding volunteers via the Wellington Time Bank.

A local engagement initiative will also in-volve community information on Newtown cycleway concepts.

The festival's principle aim is to celebrate the diversity and creativity of Newtown and it follows that.

There will be over 100 exotic food stalls, quality handmade crafts and more.

Highlights on the musical front include Lord Echo, Orchestra of Spheres, Sam & Myele Manzanza, Electric Wire Hustle, WOMAD band winners-Balkanistas, Brockafl ower, the Newtown Rocksteady and many more.

Programme coordinator, James Coyle says of special signifi cance this year is the 10th Newtown Sound Stage.

Riddiford Street will be closed to traffi c from 6am to 8pm with through traffi c being diverted east on Daniell and Owen Streets, and 400 buses re-routed.

Post-event festivities will continue into the evening at Baobab, Bar Edward, Bebemos and Viva Mexico.

"While a small team operates the event in a professional manner, the fair couldn't happen without the support of our people, local business and the sponsors such as our locally owned New World,” says Martin.

“With initiatives like that of Powershop's carbon-offsetting, imagine one day being New Zealand's (or even the world's) fi rst carbon neutral fair! That's a goal to aim for."

Funding will now be available to those who are working on an arts project in Wellington City and need help to make it happen, thanks to the Creative Com-munities Scheme.

Creative New Zealand have partnered with the Wellington City Council in order to provide $115,00 per annum over two funding rounds, which will support exh-bitions, productions, concerts, festivals, workshops, and more.

Councillor Ray Ahipene Mercer says that if there is an opportuninty for com-munity involvment in the arts, dance, performance, visual arts, music, arts education, toi Maori, literary workshops, digital storytelling, and more, then the artist or group can apply for funding to be supported.

The councillor is on the panel made up of local artists and experts who decide which projects will receive funding.

Under the criteria, projects must have broad community involvement, support the diverse arts and cultural traditions of local communities or enable and encourage young people to engage and participate in the arts.

City Arts Manager Natasha Petkovic-Jeremic says that Wellington's Creative Community Scheme brings communities together.

"[The scheme] encourages people to get involved in the arts and contributes to the diverse creative offerings of this city."

Last year the Creative Communities Scheme contributed to over 50 local art projects.

Applications for funding close at mid-night on February 28. To check the criteria and fi ll out a form, visit: www.wellington.govt.nz/ser-vices/community-and-culture/funding/council-funds/creative-communities.

Funding available for city artists

Festival set to draw the crowds

Now in his third term at St Mark’s Church School, new Deputy Principal Simon Finnimore is making his mark. “The teaching staff, academic programme, resources and IT at St Mark’s are abso-lutely amazing. I have been nothing but impressed since I arrived”.

With over 20 years experience in inde-pendent schools, both in New Zealand and overseas, Simon was delighted to discover the high quality classroom teaching taking place. “At St Mark’s, we deliver quality learning programmes, individually tai-lored for a range of diverse learners. The knowledge and experience of our staff in delivering the International Baccalaureate programme is excellent”. As well, the experiences on offer to students is diverse. “In my first two terms at St Mark’s, I

have seen every child in the school earn a distinction in Trinity College group drama exams, our Year 8 students stage a spectacular end of year exhibition, our Year 5 students set up their own Market Day at Chaffers Dock market and enjoyed hearing our spectacular choirs singing at St Paul’s Cathedral. As well as that, the range of sports on offer for children, and the use of local facilities is tremendous. These experiences mean everything to children”.

All four of the Finnimore children attend St Mark’s, which is the only co-educational independent school in Wellington provid-ing full primary education for children from preschool right through to Year 8. Come and see St Mark’s at our next Open Day on Saturday 1 March, from 10am to 2pm.

New Deputy Principal for St. Mark’s

Open Day | Saturday 1 March 10am - 2pm

We are Wellington's only co-educational independent primary school.We teach girls and boys from preschool to Year 8.

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Houghton Valley Playcentre Mum Jill Murray explores bodily functions andfood with Evan Puddick (4) and Britta Jamieson (4).

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Preschoolers are invited to bring their adults for some ‘Good, Clean, Fun’ with Wellington South Playcentres in the first week of March.

Playcentre Awareness Week, held every second year, celebrates the nearly 481 Playcentres attended by over 14,000 children and 11,000 families nationwide. In the Wel-lington Playcentre Association region (Miramar to Otaki) there are 20 centres attended by 778 children and 694 families.

Playcentres, which have a proud 65-year-old history, are whanau-run Ministry of Education-approved early-childhood centres for birth to school-age children. Parents/caregivers receive free NZQA-approved training and build local support networks.

On Sunday March 2, Newtown Playcentre will be at the New-town Fair on Riddiford Street from 10am-4pm making bubble wands, blowing giant bubbles and providing information about their Playcentre.

Brooklyn Playcentre will hold open sessions Monday-Friday March 3 -7, 9:30-11:15am

Playcentres celebrate Playcentre Awareness Week

Miramar Playcentre will hold an open session Mon-day March 3, 9:30-11:30am

Haitaitai Playcentre will hold an open session Thurs-day March 6, 9:30-11am

Houghton Valley Playcentre will hold an open session Thursday March 6, 9:30-11:30am

Island Bay Playcentre will hold an open session Wednesday March 5, 9:15-11:15am.

Visitors are welcome at their local Playcentre any morning during term time. Families are entitled to three free visits.

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At age three, your child is developing both the muscular control and the con-centration he or she needs to master many precision fi nger and hand movements.

You’ll notice that now she can move each of her fingers independently or together, which means that instead of grasping her crayon in her fi st she can hold it like an adult, with thumb on one side and fi ngers on the other.

Now she will be able to trace a square, copy a circle, or scribble freely.

Because her spatial awareness has de-veloped quite a bit, she’s more sensitive to the relationships among objects, so she’ll position her toys with great care during play and control the way she holds uten-sils and tools to perform specifi c tasks.

This increased sensitivity and control will allow her to pour water from a pitcher into a cup (using two hands), unbutton clothes, possibly put large buttons into buttonholes, and use a fork and feed herself independently, spilling between the plate and her mouth only occasionally.

She’s also extremely interested in dis-covering what she can do with tools such as scissors and paper and with materials such as clay, paint, and crayons.

Quiet-time activities that can help im-prove your child’s hand abilities include:

- Building with blocks- Solving simple jigsaw puzzles (four or

fi ve large pieces)- Playing with pegboards- Stringing large wooden beads- Colouring with crayons or chalk- Building sand castles- Pouring water into containers of

various sizes- Dressing and undressing dolls in cloth-

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Owhiro Bay resident Linda Stopforth has been helping children in Nepal for several years.

“I became involved seven years ago after an extended stay,” she says.

She originally established the DCH Trust, designed to help a children’s home in Kathmandu.

The children’s home relied on foreign donations for support with an emphasis on education.

However, Linda says due to “management issues,” in Kathmandu, she decided to rebrand her trust as YETI (Youth Education and Train-ing Initiatives) and partnered with The Umbrella Founda-tion.

According to Linda, The Umbrella Foundation is an Irish organisation that res-cues and provides care to trafficked children while working to reunite them with and then support them within their family units.

Umbrella has over 100 children in its care in Kath-mandu, with all their work funded by donations.

YETI in pa r t icula r is aligned with Umbrella’s

Gauri Shankar Girls home.Linda fi nds education to be

a main focus her organisa-tion.

“I believe education can make a difference.”

She wants to “help fulfil the potential” that these kids have so they can be success-ful in their communities.

Linda travels every two and a half years as is her own money to Nepal to oversee the work that YETI is doing.

She says the country is impoverished beyond belief.

“The level of poverty is just something we don’t compre-hend over here.”

Linda has a quiz night com-ing up in order to raise funds for YETI.

The event is on March 16 at Gasworks Pub in Miramar, with all proceeds going di-rectly to her charity.

In addition, Linda is look-ing for more sponsors.

The sponsors are critical to the charity’s work, and for 30 dollars a month, people can make a big impact on lives in Nepal.

The best way to get in contact with Linda to book a spot in the quiz night or become a sponsor is [email protected].

The girls of Umbrella's Gauri Shankar home (in Kathmandu) sending Christmas greetings to their New Zealand sponsors.

Saving lives from her home

By Laura Kavanagh

A very generous donation by Ryman Healthcare will be invaluable to Wellington’s emer-gency services.

Ryman Healthcare has donated $50,000 to help pay for Welling-ton’s newest ambulance, as part of its commitment to the region’s emergency care provider.

Ryman Healthcare Managing Director Simon Challies says he was proud to see the company’s logo on Wellington Free Ambu-lance’s new machine.

“Wellington Free Ambulance provides an essential service

for thousands of people in this region each year,’’ Mr Challies says.

“A lot of our residents rely on this essential service and our contribution recognises how important it is to them.’’

He says the donation also reflects that Wellington is an important region for Ryman Healthcare.

“We’re about to double in size, and we’ll be providing homes and care for 1900 residents, and jobs for 650 staff over the next two to three years.”

Ryman Healthcare has four villages in the region, including

the newly-built Charles Fleming Retirement Village in Waikanae, Malvina Major Retirement Vil-lage in Khandallah, Rita Angus Retirement Village in Kilbirne and Shona McFarlane Retire-ment Village in Avalon

Ryman has just been granted planning consent to build its fi fth village, a new $100 million facility at Petone, later this year.

Wellington Free Ambulance Chief Executive Diana Crossan says she was thrilled with Ry-man's recognition of the service that Wellington Free Ambulance do.

"Ryman is an important part

of the Greater Wellington com-munity, and we are very pleased to have its support.

“This is a signifi cant donation from Ryman and it will help Wellington Free Ambulance considerably.’’

Ryman Hea lthca re was founded in 1984, and owns and operates 26 retirement villages in New Zealand and Australia, which are home to more than 7000 residents.

It opened its first retirement village in Wellington in 1998, and provides homes and care for 900 Wellingtonians, as well as work for 300 staff.

Donation made for Ambulance

from left: Simon Challies, Ryman Healthcare managing director, Rik Dixon, Rita Angus Retirement Village manager, Tracey Sprott, Shona McFarlane Retirement Village man-ager, and Julian Graham, Malvina Major Retirement Village manager.

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Wellington Zoo recently wel-comed three juvenile Brown Teal (Pateke) to The Nest for a health screening.

Pateke are a small duck spe-cies endemic to New Zealand. Once widespread throughout the country, they are now our rarest waterfowl species on the mainland.

Wellington Zoo Veterinarian Baukje Lenting says there are fewer than 2500 Pateke left.

“This makes our work with

them a very special opportu-nity.”

Breeder Craig Shepherd says on physical examination all the birds were a good weight and looked healthy.

“We’re now waiting for the fae-cal sample results to come back, so we can then determine the next course of action,” he says.

The three Pateke are in quaran-tine on Craig’s private property in Wellington, and once given a clean bill of health will make the

journey down south to Peacock Springs Wildlife Park – part of the Department of Conserva-tion’s breed-for-restoration plan for the birds.

The Pateke will eventually be restored to various release sites in the South Island.

“It’s wonderful to have this on-going partnership with The Nest for avian care and conservation,” says Craig.

“These are very rare birds, and with our combined efforts

hopefully future generations will see Pateke back in the wild in the numbers they used to be.”

Pateke were classifi ed as ‘Na-tionally Endangered’ until 2008, when their conservation status was changed to ‘Recovering’, due to an increase in numbers.

Pictured: Three juvenile Pateke have just undergone a health screening at The Nest at Wel-lington Zoo.

Zoo welcomes new friends

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What is your favourite food?

What makes you smile?

Kindness, dancing, hugs!

What’s your pet hate?

Ignorance, arrogance and rudeness.

Your favourite holiday destination?

What’s your favourite music?

HUGE fan of NZ music; Shihad, Anika Moa, The Raskolnikov’s, plus Regina Spektor, The Smiths and The National are my faves at the moment.

My Top 3 are Roti Chenai, KFC and wine.

Having all my friends to dinner and a tattoo.

Who would you invite to dinner?

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What’s next on your wish list?

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Who would you invite to dinner?

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All my wonderful friends together!


Story time in Island BayLast Thursday local

children participated in a very special ‘Island Bay’ themed story time at the Island Bay Library, alongside the Island Bay Community Centre.

The theme was chosen to refl ect the Island Bay Festival, and children heard stories about the sea and sea life. They then drew and decorated their very own Octopus.

Island Bay Community Centre coordinator Lisa Cunningham says it is nice for the centre to con-tinue to build their rela-tionship with the library.

Mia Farr from Island Bay Playcentre

Children enjoy an Island Bay themed story time at Island Bay Library

By Laura Kavanagh

A Victoria University stu-dent has played a crucial role in designing a new tertiary student banking package.

Matt Barnes, who complet-ed a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Marketing at Victoria in 2013, has worked on the project for The Co-operative Bank as part of Victoria’s Summer Research Scholarships programme.

As part of Matt’s work in helping to design a student-friendly package, he con-vened a focus group of other students from Victoria to find out more about how they manage their fi nances and what they want from their bank.

“It was interesting to see that there are gaps in some students’ knowledge about controlling their fi nances,” says Matt.

“A number of them didn’t know the extent of the fees they pay, how the services

they get compare to what’s offered to other customers, or how they go about switching banks.”

The package will be in-troduced at the University of Canterbury, and is designed to help students manage their money through the ups and downs of a university year.

“What students tell us is that their fi nances are cycli-cal—at the start of the year they usually have funds in their account from summer employment but that changes as the year progresses,” says Matt.

Matt says one of the best things about the project was the opportunity to put what he had learned at university into practise.

“I did my Honours disser-tation on retail banking, so it was a perfect opening for me.

“Overall, it’s been a great experience to be involved in something that has been made for students with the help of other students.”

Vic student designs banking package

Keeping the Newtown Festival clean

Hannah Mackintosh and Max Clarke-Parker at a recycling station from last year’s festival.

From next week Welling-tonians will be invited to take part in the ‘Love our Timebank’ week.

This will involve a week of celebration and fund-raising for the Wellington Timebank, which has now been running for two years.

The Wellington Time-bank sees members ex-change skills, time and knowledge, with time being used as currency instead of money.

In the last two years they have gained over 380 members, who have traded over 2000 hours.

Wellington Timebank coordinator Liz Willough-by-Martin says it is a fan-tastic opportunity to share the impact the Timebank has had with the wider Wellington Community.

“We have a fabulous steering committee and support from the commu-

nity. We are continuing to grow so we need to focus on fundraising to keep our basic services and com-munity stuff going on.”

The Love our Timebank week will run from March 2 to 9, there will be a variety of events on offer.

From March 3 to 9 they will run the ‘Love our Timebank’ online fun-draising campaign, on March 8 they will have their ‘Tea for Timebank fundraiser and they will also participate in both the Newtown and Kilbirnie Festivals.

Clocks painted by Time-bank members and lo-cal artists will also be exhibited at the Newtown Festival, Kilbirnie Festival and at Deluxe Café from March 16 to 30.

For more information visit wellingtontime-bank.org.nz


The Sustainability Trust and The Wellington Timebank are teaming up to make the Newton festival clean and green.

They will be setting up recycling stations at the fair, giving people the opportunity to sort their rubbish into recycling and compost bins.

Timebank coordinator Hannah Mackintosh says after a successful pilot at last year’s festival, they are excited to bring it back for a second year.

She says there will be volunteers at each of the stations, who will help people to sort rubbish into recycling, compost or rubbish bins.

“It is important to have volunteers, there is no point having recycling bins there because not many people know how to use them,” she says.

“People were really stoked about it last year, and they were keen to learn more about what can be recycled and composting and things like that.”

Last year they managed to recycle 10 bins worth of rubbish, with each bin holding 240 litres.

Sustainability Advisor Renee Rushton says when recycling bins

Love our Timebank

are fi lled incorrectly and contami-nated its likely it will all end up at the landfi ll anyway.

Renee will be holding a workshop on Tuesday evenings for volunteers, to teach them more about how to correctly recycle.

Anyone who is interested in vol-

unteering can contact Hannah at the Timebank by emailing [email protected]

Anyone attending the Newtown Festival on Sunday March 2 can fi nd recycling stations on Emmet Street, Constable Street and Newtown Ave.

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Wellingtonian Doreen Couchman’s recently

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dren behind to fend for themselves.

Doreen says her book started with curiosity about conversations behind closed doors about family matters.“My elderly grand-

mother, all of 66, was

l iving with us and the whereabouts of Grandfather George were a mystery.”

Doreen says she began making inquiries in 2005, so the book has been a long process.

Doreen explains, “when visiting Australia I stumbled across a notice on the wall of a genealogy offi ce, asking if anyone had informa-tion about Smithies family members, and I contacted the enquirer, a cousin Ann Smithies in Esperance, Western Australia, married to a Fred Smithies. “

Although she was unable to fully track down where her grandfather died, his journey led her to visits to

Australia and the United States.

She says her experience “introduced me to a full Smithies family tree dating back to 1775, which I’ve put into the back of the book, and showed me how our George Smithies connected to the tree.”

Doreen tracking her ad-venturer grandfather down has been an adventure in itself.

“Once you get hooked on this genealogy business it’s amazing what comes to light, through genealogy and shipping documents.”

Doreen says she hopes to inspire more people to track down their relatives,

as well as sell some more copies of her book in order to help offset the costs as-sociated with the research and publication.

“It’s good to at last see the book in print, after many years of research and invest-ment of quite a sum in its publication.”

She says “any Smithies in New Zealand are descend-ants” of her grandfather and she hopes people take an interest.

Anyone interested in buying the book can head over to Doreen’s website www.smithies.kiwi.nz.

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How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the six letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There's at least one six-letter word.

Solution 294: ahem, ale, ate, eat, elm, eta, eth, hale, halt, ham, HAMLET, lathe, hat, hate, heal, heat, helm, hem, lam, lame, lat, late, lath, lea, let, male, malt, mat, mate, math, meal, meat, melt, met, metal, tael, tale, tam, tame, tea, teal, team, the, them.

WordBuilder295 6

TODAY Good 14 Very Good 21 Excellent 27

ANSWERS - February 21 ISSuE

Across: 1 Crucial, 4 Continuous, 9 Quibble, 13 Raid, 14 Future, 15 Came to, 16 Defunct, 19 Elasticity, 20 Inserted, 21 Abyss, 24 Sombre, 25 Svelte, 27 Efficient, 32 Accurate, 33 Peaked, 34 Acquire, 38 Luckiest, 39 Medium, 40 Skit, 41 Quota, 42 Canon, 45 Ill-gotten gains, 52 Spare, 55 Fauna, 56 Skin, 57 Negate, 58 Purchase, 61 Whippet, 62 Cheese, 63 Extolled, 66 Programme, 68 Crèche, 69 Assist, 73 Pulse, 74 Shrapnel, 76 Conclusion, 81 Twofold, 82 Superb, 83 Hebrew, 84 Heal, 85 Stalled, 86 Settlement, 87 Shorten. Down: 1 Curve, 2 Up in arms, 3 Launch, 4 Count, 5 Need, 6 Incline, 7 Utmost, 8 Utter, 10 Used, 11 Bourbon, 12 Locust, 17 Attraction, 18 Peril, 22 Alter ego, 23 Bitch, 24 Shellac, 26 Veal, 28 Freesia, 29 Muesli, 30 Salmon, 31 Writer, 33 Point, 35 Usurp, 36 Icon, 37 Sign, 43 Apathy, 44 Own up, 46 Lake, 47 Gingham, 48 Tender, 49 Eagle, 50 Gathered, 51 Squall, 52 Successful, 53 Away, 54 Elegant, 59 Hedge, 60 Etch, 64 Lathe, 65 Liniment, 67 Restful, 68 Calibre, 70 Outwit, 71 Intent, 72 Access, 75 Acute, 77 Orbit, 78 Nylon, 79 Glue, 80 Shoe.

PARDON - 30 Words: ado, adorn, and, apron, dan, darn, don, dorp, drop, nap, nard, nod, nor, oar, pad, pan, par, pod, pond, pro, prod, rad, radon, ran, rand, rap, road, roan, rod.

Opposite 38 Onepu Road, Kilbirnie 1.00pmMiramar Library 1.10pmNewtown Library (opposite) 1.20pmIsland Bay Library 1.30pmCourtenay Place Bus Stop 1.40pm(Outside 11 Courtenay Place)Lambton Bus Interchange - (Platform C) 1.50pmRutherford HouseKARORI CEMETERY (Gate only) 2.00pm(Outside 93 Karori Road)Karori Library 2.05pmMAKARA CEMETERY 2.15pm

Cemetery Bus Service Karori & Makara CemeteriesThis bus service is sponsored by

the Lychgate Funeral Home.

TUESDAY 4TH MARCH 2014

Return trip leaves Makara Cemetery at 3.00pm, Karori Cemetery visitors pick up is at the bus stop opposite 93 Karori Rd at approx. 3.15pm.

Part of Bledisloe NZ LtdCITY PH 385 0745 NORTH PH 477 6855 WEST PH 476 6472

It operates on the fi rst Tuesday of each month. (If the fi rst Tuesday is a Public Holiday then the bus trip will take

place on the following Tuesday). The cost of the return trip is $5.00 per person.

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Monday February 24, 2014


Over the weekend, the annual Round the Bays took place, with every race fully booked out.

The 6.5km event started on Jervois Quay and followed Oriental and Evans Bays Parade to Kilbirnie Park in the City’s south-east.

People were able to walk or run in this event, which appealed to everyone.

For the slightly more ambi-tious, The Snapper 10km started in the same location as the 6.5km course and followed the course around Oriental and Evans Bay Parade, before con-tinuing around Cobham Drive to Shelly Bay Road before return-ing to the fi nish line festival at Kilbirnie Park.

Finally, the Lenco Half Mara-thon began in the same location as the other two courses, con-tinuing on around the Miramar Peninsula and fi nishing up at Kilbirnie Park.

Round the Bays is organised by Sport Wellington, a sport trust that helps promote and support sport and recreation in the Wellington region.

Sport Wellington is also a registered charity and funds raised through events such as Round the Bays help run com-munity programmes and events such as Active Families, Green Prescription, Sport Develop-ment and Buggy Walks.

The various races concluded with food and fun-fi lled enter-tainment at Kilbirine Park, a successful day for all.

Round the Bays a Success

Leonie and Michael Whiting after Round the Bays

COME Dancing in Miramar!

Sunday March 2nd, Holy X Hall, Hobart Street, 2 - 5pm. Razzle Dazzle

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Ciclovia, which means open streets, gave Wellingtonians the chance to view the Miramar Peninsula from a different perspective.

Last Sunday the road from Scorching Bay to Shelly Bay was closed to cars, allowing people the chance to walk, cycle, rollerblade or scooter, and enjoy the area without having to worry about traffi c.

Event organiser Claire Pascoe says they had a fantastic turnout with around 2,500 people taking part in the event.PHOTO CREDIT: Alastair Smith

Simon, from the Wellington City mobile book bike.

Streets open up for people on wheels

As the netball season quickly approaches, many players and teams around Wellington will be starting off with last year's worn out eqiupment and uni-forms.

Entries are now open for the ANZ Netball Grant Scheme, where $100,000 worth of grants will be given away to deserving netball players and coaches around the region.

The grants can be used for everything from gear, new uniforms, coaching equipment, repairs to hoops and courts, or even tickets to ANZ Champi-onship games.

ANZ Head of Sponsorship Sue McGergor says that all

Wellington netballers should have the opportunity to play their best.

"We want to hear from every netball player, fan, and team in the region who needs as-sistance. Whether it's for new uniforms or new goal posts, applying for an ANZ Netball Grant might help you get what you need to reach your goals."

Sue says school teams, social teams, individual players, and diehard fans are all eligible to apply for a grant from the scheme. Applications need to be in by June 3, and can be done online at www.anzcourtside.co.nz.

Netball grants up for grabs

Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown A local skateboarder gets involved Marshall Ian Pike ushers mobility scooter user Neil Newman

Frocks on Bikes ‘Love to Roll’ event roll into Ciclovia

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Get into Guthrie Bowron Thorndon for the best price in town on paint and wallpaper! This Thursday 27 Feb, Friday 28 Feb and Saturday 1 Mar, you’ll get:

20% OFF OUR DULUX BEST SELLERS*^30% OFF HUNDREDS OF WALLPAPERS†

30% OFF ALL GUTHRIE BOWRON PAINT^Refresh your home with our massive three day paint and wall-paper sale. Only this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and only at Guthrie Bowron, Thorndon.

These off ers are only available from the 27/02/14 - 01/03/14.*Selected products only. Not available in conjunction with any other off er. ^Tinting extra. †Selected ranges only.


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