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CELEBRATING 75 YEARS: Miramar North School students surround the playhouse that was donated to them by Peter and Fran Jackson.

By Nikki PapatsoumasFamily, staff and students of Miramar North

School began celebrating their 75th Jubilee last Friday.

The school, which opened in 1939, decided to kick start celebrations after receiving birth-day gifts from the community.

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These gifts include three trees, one to represent each syndicate, the addition of solar panels which were installed as part of the Schoolgen programme and a new playhouse that was donated by Peter and Fran Jackson.“We have so many projects happening around the school,” says Principal Joyce Adam.She says it is fantastic to start celebra-tions early, with further celebrations planned for December.In order to celebrate their new gifts, students put together and presented a special school assembly, which high-lighted the school’s history.“The student’s voice at Miramar North School is very strong,” says Ms Adam.“They help us with staging our cur-riculum and any celebrations. It’s all about the students we want them to tell the stories, and learn the stories of our past.” For more information on Jubilee cel-ebrations, head to www.mns.school.nzStudents share the Miramar North School’s history on page 8. LEARNING HISTORY: Students took part in a special school assembly last Friday.

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By Nikki Papatsoumas

A local man from Brooklyn remains upset at the derelict state of Wellington’s Central Park.

Keith Flint walks his dog

through Central Park on an almost daily basis, and says he is tired of seeing rubbish and fallen trees blocking the stream that runs through the park.

“I cleaned the area for many years, but now feel like I have

Concerns over Central Parkreached the point where I am wasting my time.”

Mr Flint has complained to the Wellington City Council, who maintains the park, for many years but says nothing seems to be happening.

“It seems like we are banging our heads against a brick wall,” he says.

“I wish the council would take better care of something I consider to be a community asset.”

He says last year’s storm bought down many trees, and the council have yet to clear them away.

Council spokesperson Clayton Anderson says the Wellington City Council respectfully disa-gree with Mr Flint’s comments that Central Park has been

neglected by the Council, and note his long standing commit-ment to the Park.

“We have done a lot of work in Central Park since last year’s June storm.

“Our contractors, Treescape, spent about four days clearing huge fallen trees from the stream and from the 'curvy bridges', so they could be repaired.”

He says the Tree Team has also been in the park several times since June to clear fallen trees from the tracks and play area.

Mr Anderson says in the last few years the council has re-classifi ed the tracks in Central Park to primary tracks, which means the vegetation, channels and surface of the tracks are cleaned twice a year.

TIMBER: A local man is disappointed with the dilapidated state of Central Park.

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A long standing resident of Wellington’s southern and east-ern suburbs says she is humbled by a recent honour.

Frances Russell was among those to receive a Queen’s Birthday Honour earlier this month, for her services to the community for the last two and a half decades.

Originally a farmer’s wife, Ms Russell has lived in Wellington since 1986, mostly in Lyall Bay, and now lives in Newtown.

Not long after arriving in Wellington she became involved with the Maranui Surf Life Sav-ing Club, and has been treasurer since 1989.

She says being part of the club has been particularly satisfying as they have had a number of rises and falls over the last two decades.

“I have been there through all of them and I am extremely proud of what we have achieved there.”

Among her many other achievements, Mrs Russell also founded the New Zealand Art Show, was the CEO of the Wel-

HONOURED: Frances Russell outside Wellington Zoo, where she is a trustee.

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lington Community Trust and is also a trustee of Wellington Zoo.

“I just did stuff really. I know most people get involved in something, but I got involved in a variety of things because I don’t have a narrow interest.

“I can’t do these things on my

own, I am feeling pretty chuffed that I am the one getting the honour.”

Now retired, Mrs Russell says she has more time to spend working with various trusts, committees and groups and most recently was appointed as Chair of the Wellington Netball

Centre Board.She says that since finding

out she had been honoured she has spent time celebrating with friends and family.

“I never thought I would be honoured, I am feeling really chuffed about it.”

Midland Park was declared smokefree at the end of last month, with an offi cial launch held by the Cancer Society.

Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says becom-ing Smokefree will improve people's experience in the Golden Mile's busiest green space.

“Midland Park is a well-loved oasis in the heart of our busiest shopping and commercial district. We’re making this move for healthy hearts, healthy lungs and healthy people,” she says.

“It’s far more attractive to eat lunch and relax without tobacco smoke. This is good for business and good for health.”

Councillor Paul Eagle, chair of the Community, Sport and Recreation Com-mittee, says that with more than 80 per cent of people in Wellington choosing not to smoke tobacco, people are understand-ably supportive.

“Wellingtonians have overwhelmingly told us that they want our inner city green spaces to be smokefree. Our declaration

for Midland Park starts the process of considering other parks,” says Mr. Eagle.

Smokefree Coalition Executive Director Dr Prudence Stone said setting policy for public spaces was the key role that every local government plays toward achieving New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal.

“We hope Midland Park is just the beginning and with its success, that Wellington’s entire CBD, including its waterfront, will eventually be declared Smokefree.”

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By Alisa YongMassey Journalism Student

A Wellington student who witnessed the recent Isla Vista shooting is determined to fi n-ish her fi nal weeks of study at University of California Santa Barbara.

Hannah Merritt, a 21-year-old Massey University exchange student caught up in the after-math of Elliot Rodger’s shoot-ing spree, says she walked down the street where the gunman had shot three people just minutes earlier. Six people were killed and 13 wounded

before Rodger fi nally took his own life.

Hannah, whose family lives in Lyall Bay, is staying in ac-commodation only three blocks away from Rodger’s apartment and was on her way to a liquor store with her fl atmate when they heard gunshots.

MOVING ON: Hannah Merritt is struggling to come to terms with the Isla Vista shooting. Photo: Courtesy of Hannah Merritt.

“My fl atmates were arguing a bit so we delayed it by a few minutes. We had to do a longer detour on the way there which was lucky, because when we actually got to the road that he’d just driven down, people asked us if we’d heard it.

“Then we saw the police si-rens…I don’t think we grasped the situation…it’s not in our psyche to think that guns are even around.”

She has been on edge since the shooting, Hannah says.

“Right now I’m really jumpy. Loud noises and black cars really freak me out.

“I’m just so angry at what he’s done to the community. It’s intense. I’m really angry at him for doing this and I’m really grateful that it wasn’t me, but angry that it could’ve been.”

The university is provid-ing counselling services and lecturers are also on hand to support students.

Despite being aware of sev-eral other violent incidents in the area she usually feels

safe, describing Isla Vista as a “typical beach town”.

“There was quite a violent gang rape a month or two ago, there’s been riots and a stabbing. At night I’ve never felt unsafe really, because I’ve always been with people. But I defi nitely never walk around on my own.”

Hannah still plans to com-plete her studies and says she does not want the shooting to be the defi ning experience of her time in the United States.

“It’s diffi cult because I guess you really remember the things that happened in the last few weeks. But I’m going to try and focus on the positive aspects of this exchange.”

Although she may return to the United States in the future, she is ready to come home, she says.

“It’s made me look forward to coming home even more. Coming home to safe old Wel-lington. And in comparison it does feel a lot safer.”

Student comes to terms with shooting


A p u b l i c m e e t i n g i s planned for Island Bay in the hopes of giving the community a stronger voice.The meeting, scheduled for tonight , has been planned by Francesca De Gregorio and Jane Byrne.Items on the agenda in-clude the Island Bay Sea Wall, Erskine College, Cycle Ways and forma-tion of both a residents association and retailers

association.Both women have spent the last three weeks col-lecting signatures for a petition that would see all work on the Island Bay sec-tion of a planned cycleway halted, until a plan for the entire route is completed.The cycleway would even-tually run all the way into Wellington’s CBD.Both women say this issue has made it very clear that Island Bay residents need a stronger voice, and sug-gest a residents associa-

tion could ensure they are heard in the future.They say it will also al-low them to liaise more efficiently with the Wel-lington City Council.“We want to create a posi-tive voice for the south coast,” says Jane.“We were hit hard by the June storm of 2013 and as a result there has been lots of discussion. People are talking about the same matters but we don’t have a clear voice.”Francesca says they hope

to get as many people involved as possible.“It is about what Island Bay wants, and what Is-land Bay needs. We need a forum so we can hear people’s opinions.”The public meeting will be held tonight, Mon-day June 9 at the Baptist Church, 284 The Parade from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. All are welcome to attend to discuss items on the agenda.

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Matariki celebrated with coin collectionLast week New Zealand

Post’s 2014 Maori Art Coin and 2014 Matariki stamps were offi cially released at Te Papa Tongarewa.

The coins and stamps tell the creation story of Papa-tunuku and Ranginui and feature the art work of six Maori artists including Cliff Whiting, recipient of New Zealand’s highest honour, the Order of New Zealand.

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lison says they are proud to be able to celebrate Matariki by presenting the work of six leading Maori artists on these stamps and coins.

"The stamps look at the creation narrative through the eyes of the artists, who represent parts of the story in their own unique way."

The 2014 Maori Art Coin shows Ranginui, the Sky Father, and Papatunuku, the Earth Mother, being separated by their son Tane,

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A clean-up of Island Bay Beach last weekend was a success.

Local woman Brendy Weir says she was inspired to organ-ise a beach clean-up after she noticed how much rubbish was

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Brendy says there was a great turnout of around 30 people, and she hopes to organise a similar event in a couple of months.

Beach clean-up a success

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Mount Victoria’s native plant restoration programme is making a signifi cant differ-ence to Wellington’s town belt.

Natives standing half a metre when planted three years ago now stand two to three metres tall.

Group member Dr Richard Norman says the best results can be seen above Majoribanks St. fi eld.

He says such healthy growth gives volunteers a sense of achievement and an incentive to stay involved.

“Seeing the results is one of the biggest encouragers,” he says.

Dr Norman says this year planting will take place along walking tracks above Pirie St. in Mount Victoria.

He says these tracks are some of the most used in Wellington, which is motiva-tion to plant natives there.

“It’s in the town belt and because it’s a main track over to Hataitai,” he says.

Dr Norman says the tracks above Pirie St. are also used by tourists visiting fi lming sites from the Lord of the Rings movies.

He says the restoration program was started to attract birdlife to the town belt and to replenish vegetation that had been destroyed.

“For a long time possums would destroy the native budding plants,” he says.

Dr Norman says interest in the pro-gramme is growing.

“At the plantings last year there would have been 20 to 30 people per Saturday,” he says.

Dr Norman says he persuaded the Wellington Rotary club, of which he is a member, to help focus restoration efforts on Mount Victoria through to the club’s centenary in 2021.

“The idea here is to have ten years of concentration so that you can see the results from the previous year and build on them and by the centennial have a noticeable impact,” he says.

Dr Norman says the 2,500 natives which are planted yearly are provided by the Wellington Rotary club and the Forest and Bird nursery in Highbury.

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ON THE WAY UP: Dr Richard Norman stands in front of natives planted at the top of Majorib-anks Street as part of the Mount Victoria native plant restoration programme. PHOTO CREDIT: Nick Truebridge.

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A pair of sisters are bringing some colour and fun to Kil-birnie with their new business Worlds Delights.

Worlds Delights opened on Bay Road just two months ago, and specialise in throw-ing children’s birthday parties, cakes and decorations.

The store is run by Car-men Cabrera, with her sister Carolina Cabrera jumping on board to help with marketing.

Carmen is a former civil engineer, and her son bought her the store after she made decided to make a radical career change and instead focus on her hobby.

“I wanted to change my life, I love children so I was very excited to open this place,” says Carmen.

The sisters are originally from Venezuela and Carolina

says it is great to bring some of the colour and imagination of their culture to Wellington.

“My sister is very dedicated to what she does, she is a beautiful cook, she is very natural and she has a great imagination.”

Carmen says parents are welcome to approach her with any ideas and she will then design and cater a birthday party to match.

So far she has worked on Lego, princess and butterfl y themed parties, and is now looking forward to spreading the word and getting more people through the door.

From the end of this week they will also be selling a variety of cup-cakes, cakes and slices from their Bay Road store.

For more information head to www.worldsdelights.com

BIRTHDAY MAGIC: Carolina Cabrera with some of the decorations for their Lego themed party.

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Seven staff at the Berhampore Nursery each year produce around 100,000 native plants which are transforming the city.

Now, with the winter planting season about to start, nearly 80,000 of these will be distrib-uted to more than 70 commu-nity planting groups involved in restoration projects, to residents planting on road reserves and Council plantings says Nursery Manager Nicky Oliver-Smith.

When the June 2013 storm knocked over hundreds of trees, Berhampore Nursery provided plants to repair some of the most ravaged areas. Replant-

ing started immediately at Ta-watawa Reserve in Island Bay as contractors removed many trees felled by the storm.

In addition to the usual plant-ing programme, the Council has just allocated $162,000 a year for fi ve years to pay for replanting the city’s stormdamaged areas.

“Everything we are growing here is to enhance Wellington City – to put native plants back on the hillsides, the coastline and beside streams – to provide a better environment for us to live and for birds, lizards and insects,” says Nicky.

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Ethan HamiltonWellington

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Sam BrownWellington

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Sukhvinder Bindra, known as Sukhiji, will be teaching the Art of Breathing, an experiential six day course that reveals the enormous power of the breath in reducing stress in our daily lives, to be happier, calmer, energised and more productive.

“We underestimate the effect of stress in our day-to-day life,” he says. “We experience anxiety, worry and fear related to the future, or guilt and regrets over the past. It is helpful to understand how that works.”

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Dear Ed, A little drama seems to be

playing itself out in our local newspapers and it concerns two of Wellington’s city coun-cillors for the southern ward.

In the red corner you have Councillor Eagle and in the Green corner you have Coun-

cillor Lee. One supports the proposed Island Bay cycle lane in Island Bay the other opposes it.

Both councillors have been publicised in photos over this issue, I wonder about David Lee. Does he feel he has to come out as pro cycle lane

because he is Green? Does he personally care one way or another? I can’t say I have seen David Lee cycling round Island Bay but I have certainly seen Paul Eagle out walk-ing, so we know where HIS priorities lie. (Step forward, shoe shop sponsors!)

You do wonder whether this will affect their ability to work as a team on other issues affecting Island Bay, or whether a rift will grow between them. This is highly dramatic narrative….

Christine SwiftIsland Bay

Green vs. Red

Dear Ed,The Council plans to spend $1m on

remodelling the Island Bay cyclelanes. That is around $150 per resident of Island Bay, to provide a cycleway on one of the wider streets in southern Wellington. Advocates claim it will benefi t “all Island Bay residents,” but

I beg to disagree. The Council takes a cavalier attitude to spending ratepay-ers’ money and this is yet another example. I know my family, with at least one young cyclist, would rather have the $750 back.

Michael ReddellIsland Bay

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For almost four decades Newtown resident Heather Leslie has been involved with Newtown Playcentre.

Heather fi rst attended with her own children, then the children she has cared for, and now her grandchildren attend the playcentre with her.

Heather says the playcentre has seen many changes dur-ing her time.

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“I love the joy that comes from watching her learn and grow.

“My older grand-child who went to Playcentre loves having his cousin here now; he gets regular reports about what she’s been up to at the centre.”

Newtown Playcentre volunteer celebrates 36 years of play

PLAY TIME: Heather Leslie with children from Newtown Play centre.

Te Papa is helping residents to celebrate Matariki (Maori New Year). On June 12 from 7pm, have fun in the dark and make a ‘painting’ using a light, and a long-exposure photograph will be taken of your creation for you to take home.

The star cluster Matariki (also known as the Pleiades) appears in the dawn sky above Aotearoa New Zealand in late May or early June.

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It performs at 65 trillion calculations per second. But what does FitzRoy actually do?

Keeping your cool to crunch complex weather and climate data, and performing up to 65 trillion calculations per second is no mean feat.

But it is all in a day’s work and more for FitzRoy, NIWA’s 18.8-tonne behemoth of a su-percomputer, which generates enough heat to get 300 electric heaters working at a time.

To make sure all that work of science does not heat up too quickly, FitzRoy has a special cooling system installed, which continuously circulates 5500 litres of chilled water and air to keep him cool and collected as he goes about his job.

And that is just a small part of an average day in the life of FitzRoy, which is among the fastest machines of its kind in the southern hemisphere.

NIWA chief scientist for at-mosphere, natural hazards and energy Dr Murray Poulter says FitzRoy’s capacity to carry out a mind-boggling number of calculations is equal to 7000 laptops working at a time.

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A young student from St Cath-erine’s College has gained valu-able work experience as part of the Gateway Programme.

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WORKING EXPERIENCE: St Catherine’s College student Sophie Pedersen with owner of Nailed It salon Terry Binding, and coordinator of the Gateway Programme Ellen Castle.


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A normal healthy joint has a rubbery substance called cartilage that covers the end of each bone and provides a smooth slippery surface against which the joints move. Cartilage also acts as a shock

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Phone0800 268 688

CARPET LAYERATKINSON FLOORING CONTRACTORS

• Repairs/Maintenance• Relay of old and new carpets• All materials can be supplied

Phone John Atkinson381 2216 or 027 442 6915

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P: 04 232 3868 or drop off at 20 Main StTawa or 0800 579 0501 for more info

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We clean and repair• Curtains & Drapes • Thermals & Nets• Austrian Blinds • Roman Blinds

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Curtain Store Upper Hutt Phone 0508 4372737 or drop off at

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Call John970 2409

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Island Bay Plumbing

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NEW ROOFINGNeed a new roof?

Repairs? Or Spouting?We have been servicing the

Wellington area for the past 25 years.Give us a call for a

no obligation quote.

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TYRER Doris (of Miramar, Wellington): June 1, 2014

Election Nominationsclose on 19 June.

For meeting details or Nomination forms, visit Strathmore Park

Community Centre or email [email protected]

(on behalf of the Secretary).

Notice is hereby given that Strathmore Park

Community Base Inc. will hold its

Annual General Meetingon 26 June 2014

Venue: 108 Strathmore Ave, Strathmore Park

Time: Refreshments at 6:30pm meeting starts at 7:00pm

• Constitutional Amendments • Board Elections• Other business

LICENSED Builders all types of work undertaken. Phone 3838274.

Lady required 1 or 2 bedrooms, small dog, keen gardener, Refs if required. Eastern suburbs required. Ph Willy 389 4158 email willy@aztecfi -nance.co.nz

WANTED to buy old Gold and Estates Wed 9-5pm. Lloyd Kelly Jewellers. 163 Riddiford Street, Newtown.

Builder wants to buy fl at deck truck. $3000 - $5000 Any make considered. Ph Chris 3882665

PAINTING Decorating for all Painting Services by competent and considerate Tradesmen. Realistic rates. Phone Neil 388-7518

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• Deliver & collect 100-500 catalogues pw

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The Cook Strait News is looking for a new journalist.To be considered for this exciting opportunity, candidates must have a positive, can-do attitude. You will need to hold a tertiary qualifi cation in journalism, be accurate, and have excellent grammar and writing skills.

We are looking for a hungry, energetic, and ambitious journalist who loves nothing better than to chase and break great stories and tell interesting yarns to our readers.

The core role is gathering and writing local news for our weekly newspaper Cook Strait News. Reporting, writing skills and experience will be paramount. Other editorial tasks can be expected, including taking photos.

You will be working closely with the editor/publisher and production team. Please include a resume and examples of published work with your application.All applications should be addressed to;

The PublisherWellington Suburban NewspapersIndependent Herald; Cook Strait News and Wainuiomata News.P.O.Box 38776 WMC 5045 oremail: [email protected]

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R A N D O MDolphins sleep with one eye open.

Support group Positive Birth Wellington celebrate their fi rst birthday on Tuesday June 17.

The group was founded by a group of mothers, birth partners and practitioners in the Wellington region that believe every woman deserves a positive birth and that a positive birth has great implications for both mother and baby.

Group facilitator Ronja Levers says a positive birth does not have to be natural or drug-free, but means a birth in which a woman feels she has freedom of choice.

“We want to support women to have a positive birth in all settings, whatever that means for them. The key is for them to feel they are at the centre of the decision-making and feel empowered by the experience.”

The group meets on the third Tuesday of every month and discuss how to achieve a positive birth, share experi-ences, thoughts and insights into the birth process, and to create a more positive birth community.

They welcome anyone to come along (including kids) and also regularly invite experts to talk about a range of birth subjects or methods.

Meetings are informal and start at 7:45pm for an hour and a half at the Island Bay Community Centre, 137 The Parade in Island Bay (tucked away behind the main shops).

Entry is free but a gold coin donation is appreciated to cover room hire.

You can follow the group Facebook at PositiveBirthWel-lington, or contact Ronja at 021 022 29325.

Wellington antenatal support group celebrates its fi rst year

NOTICED!Get your School notice

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After many years of fundraising The Miramar Tennis Club have new outdoor fl oodlights.

Many of the club’s 270 members gath-ered last Thursday evening to celebrate the installation of the new lights, and all the hard work that has gone into getting them over the last fi ve years.

Club president Stephanie Walker says the new fl oodlights are something the club has always wanted but have often taken a back burner to other things that need to be done, such as resurfacing the courts.

“It is really cool to fi nally have them,” she says.

“The whole club has had a really big part to play in seeing this happen.”

She says now they have the lights, they will be able to utilise their four courts later into the evenings during the winter months.

The outdoor floodlights were in-stalled after many years of fundraising from the club, as well as the Infi nity Foundation, NZCT and Four Winds Foundation.

The club still welcomes new mem-bers and anyone who is interested can head to www.miramartennis.org.nz

COURTS UNDER LIGHTS: Ruth Payne, Kath Jones, Anna Kibblewhite, Helen Fisher, Nikki Taylor, Stephanie Walker and Doug Thornton are ecstatic to have new � oodlights at the Miramar Tennis Club.

Miramar Tennis Club under lights

Mornington Golf Club president heads to coaching academy

Mornington Golf Club president Ray Tuffi n has been selected to attend a coaching academy in America this July.

Ray has been the driving force behind the roll out of the First Tee Values and Life Skills Programme for the Wellington Region.

He says he is excited to now have the opportunity to further his knowledge and skills.

“Joe Henry and I have touched the lives of over 600 children this year alone and have both seen remarkable changes in the children’s behaviour, their uplift in confi dence, and have witnessed their use of the values being taught.”

He says it is a great honour and opportunity for not only himself but also for the Club.

“This is an academy that is run by First Tee USA and is developed to

further coaches’ knowledge of new trends and techniques.

“It is an opportunity for the Morn-ington Golf Club to cement itself as the Home for First Tee in Wellington, provide a training facility for coaches and enhance our initiative in the roll out of First Tee Wellington.”

Ray is now asking the community to support him in raising funds to cover some of the costs involved.

A golf tournament is planned for Sunday June 15 and the entry fee for the tournament will go towards the fund raising drive along with a num-ber of raffl es being run on the day.

The First Tee programme introduces students between the ages of eight and nine to a range of life skills integrated with golfi ng games and drills.

For more information on the upcoming tournament, email [email protected]

inbriefSports

The FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 Local Organising Com-mittee along with the Em-bassy of Brazil invites you to join them for a “Fiesta of Football” to celebrate the kick o� to the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014, and the Official Launch of the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015. Join them for the countdown to the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014

opening match and the o� cial launch of the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 public ticket sales. Admission is free, and co� ee and refreshments are available to purchase. The � esta of football will be held this Friday June 13, from 7:15am at Shed 6 on the Wel-lington Waterfront. Capacity is limited to 700 people only, so be in quick.

Football FiestaThe finalists for The Wel-

lington Sportsperson of the Year Awards have been an-nounced.

Six external and independ-ent judges deliberated over 200 nominations from 26 different sports to compile the list of 46 � nalists.

Those selected were from 11 categories covering sport-spersons, coaches, o� cials, administrators, clubs and

teams.Amongst the f inal ists ,

Rugby, Cricket, Swimming, Basketball, Hockey and Ath-letics feature repeatedly with a few less renowned sports making an appearance such as Equestrian, Shooting and Barefoot Water-skiing.

Past winners include Peter Taylor, Conrad Smith and Ricki Hebert.

The winner of the awards

is set to be annouced at a ceremony on Thursday at TSB Banks Arena.

Sport Wellington Chief Ex-ecutive Phil Gibbons says: “this has been yet another great year for the number of nominations received.”

“The quality of the nomi-ne es and their level of achievement are outstand-ing,” he says.

Sportsperson of the year

cook strait news 09-06-14

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