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By Nikki PapatsoumasLocal organisation Care Share and Wear are in desperate need of

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“If we can’t fi nd somewhere we would have to stop operating for a while and put stuff into storage, it’s a major concern, it will be massive.” Continued on page 2.

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By Nikki Papatsoumas

Frocks on Bikes are offer-ing people the chance to do something a little different for Valentine’s Day this year.

They will once again host their free Love to Roll event, which will give couples the chance to enjoy Wellington’s coastlines from a different perspective. This year the event will be held in conjunction with Wellington’s very fi st Ciclovia event.

Frocks on Bikes spokesperson Isabella Cawthorn says they have some cool ways to get people involved in Love to Roll this year.

Wellington Wunderbike will provide bikes for those who do not own one, and they will also have subsidised bike hire on offer.

“A lot of people might not think of getting on a bike for a date,” Isabella says.

“The ride is nice and easy, we keep at a leisurely pace and there will be plenty of stop points for people to admire one another.”

Incentives are also on offer, the fi rst four people to hire a bike for the event will receive a free Nutcase helmet, and there is a chance to win a dinner for two at Ortega Fish Shack and La Boca Loca.

Isabella says all their events are about showing people how easy and pleasant it can be to get on a bike.

Couples are invited to take part in the Love to Roll event this Valentine’s Day.

She says anyone who is keen should come along with someone they love, whether it is a partner, friend, family, fl atmate, friend they are interested in or even a pet.

Love to Roll is on Sunday February 16, and anyone who is interested should meet at the Freyberg Pool car park at midday.

The party will then ride to Scorching Bay as part of the Ciclovia event, which is held on the same day. For more information email [email protected]

Amongst the many events on off er this Valentine’s Day, Wellington Zoo will be sharing the late-night love.On Friday February 14 they will be hosting an after-hours Valentine’s night experience, and the Zoo will be open until 8:30pm.Live music from Miles Calder and the Rumours will be on show, alongside ‘adult themed’ animal talks, and hampers and encounters available to book.The event is for adults only, for more information head to www.wellingtonzoo.com.

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Continued from page 1 By Nikki Papatsoumas

She says their current home has been great because of its central location, and the landlord also offers them sub-sidised rent.

The organisation is not for profi t, and relies on volunteers and donations to continue running, therefore they cannot afford to pay large amounts in rent.

Beba says they are now asking the public for any as-sistance.

“If people can even offer us a space in the meantime that would be great, we are open to all options.”

Care, Share and Wear sup-plies families in need with clothes for children from the ages of zero to 10.

The organ isat ion was launched in October 2012, and is based off a successful model

of the same name in Taranaki.The idea behind the organisa-

tion is that local schools donate high quality used clothes to children from lower decile schools.

Beba says things are con-tinuing to go well for the organisation, and they are now working with individual fami-lies through social workers.

“Things are going so well, that is why it would be such a shame if we can’t keep going.

“We would like to broaden our services even further, there is so much potential and it would be a shame if we can’t keep going or exist as we do now.” If anyone can offer help they can contact Beba at [email protected] can also make do-nations at their website www.caresharewear.co.nz

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Owhiro Bay resident Mo Blishen will be releasing Wide Awake and Highly Strung, a relatable and sin-cere album later next month.

A nurse by day, Mo has used music as a way to pass time and get in touch with herself.

Mo grew up watching her father play in a popular big band, and she says she en-joyed hanging out with the band.

“I loved being in the tour bus.”

Mo says she started to get involved with music when she began to play the open-tuned

guitar and use Garage Band, a computer programme, to explore the possibilities of combining instruments to make music.

After a 20 minute Garage Band session one day, Mo had created the “Chocolate Cake Song,” whose music video has since received over 5,000 views on YouTube.

Mo’s new album, featuring her voice and open-tuned guitar, focuses on the rela-tionship transition.

She had gone through an intense and tough relation-ship, and Mo says she started writing songs to help her process the breakup.

“There was hurt and vul-nerability, so I just started

writing.”Mo says the fi rst song she

wrote was pretty raw, but by the end, the CD was a polished work, both lyrically and musically.

She has a rich, deep vocal style, and she says listeners often compare her to the likes of Chrissie Hynde.

The album was originally intended to be six songs long, but grew into a 10 track work.

Since her previous relation-ship, Mo has found a new person and is happily mar-ried, which the fi nal songs in the album help capture.

“I had written music that helped me, it would be nice if it helped others,” she says.

Even though she saves peo-

ple through her work as a nurse, Mo says the response from one fan in particu-lar made the whole album worthwhile.

The email read, “You save my soul with your music.”

Mo has described her album as a “bucket list thing,” and she aims to simply sell 200 hard copies.

People who buy the album are “supporting an inde-pendent musician with no fi nancial backing,” Mo says.

Regardless of fi nancial re-sults, “I’m really proud of myself for doing it.”

Wide Awake and Highly Strung will be released on March 16.

Pictured: The cover art for Mo's Wide Awake and Highly Strung

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The Wellington High School Community Education Centre is excited to be able to offer beginners Samoan classes at a reduced rate this term.

Classes begin next week, and teacher Elizabeth Solomona has a decade worth of experience in teaching.

As well as teaching at the Community Education Centre, Elizabeth also used to teach

classes at the Newtown Com-munity and Cultural Centre.

Elizabeth says she likes to run practical lessons, and most of the students who come to her class will come back for the second level.

Elizabeth says she loves the opportunity to teach.

“I’m very proud of my culture and language and am happy to share my knowledge with those who want to learn.”

Acting director of the Com-

munity Education Centre Robyn Hambleton says this is the fi rst time they are offering beginners courses at a reduced rate.

She says although they get funding from the Tertiary Edu-cation Commission to subsidise students’ fees for Te Reo Maori and Sign Language, they don’t for Samoan.

"We think it's important that New Zealanders get the chance to learn the third most widely-spoken language in this country.

“We wanted to make this op-portunity available to as many people as possible.”

She says the majority of Pasi-fika people in New Zealand come from Samoa and many of them, especially younger people, are keen to learn more about the language of their parents and grandparents.

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The AA has stepped up to fi ll a gap left by a change to the Warrant of Fitness testing frequency which started this month.

From this month, cars manufactured after January 1 2004 are subject to 12 month WoF checks.

AA Motoring Services General Man-ager Stella Stocks says motorists will need to be more vigilant with some parts of a car that could create safety issues if not well maintained.

The AA Safety Check has been de-veloped to help motorists transition from a six month WoF inspection to a 12 month regime.

It’s a 16-point check available at nearly 50 places around New Zealand.

“We’re looking at lights all around the vehicle, under the bonnet, vision, steer-ing, tyres, brakes and seatbelts. We’ll assess all of these and provide a copy of our check sheet and talk through any areas of concern.”

AA Members will be eligible for up to two free AA Safety Checks a year on presentation of their membership card. Non-AA members will pay $19 for the service.

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Room 15 students from Miramar Central School Lucas Haroon, Nirav Patel, Ruby Meaclem and Vaasana Anthony all experienced their very fi rst week at school last week. All four were in for three days, before having a four day week-end and much needed rest. Deputy principal Kath Corby says they had nine new entrant students beginning school last week. “We have welcomed them into the brand new world of school and eased them in with a three day week. We expect a few more students to start, and will probably add another new entrants class in term two."

New yearnew faces

The Sevens parade launched last Wednes-day, welcoming the teams with music and dance.

Each of the 16 teams competing in the tour-

nament had a float of their own, accompanied by entertainment from cheerleaders to tradi-tional dancers.

Many people took an extended lunch to watch

the festivities.Thousands of specta-

tors occupied the streets, where the procession wrapped around from Lambton Quay, down Willis St to Civic Square

for the offi cial welcome from the mayor.

Most cheers were for the New Zealand team, who are hoping for a tournament win to get them ahead of rivals

South Africa in the IRB world standings.

All countries received some support however, which lent itself a diverse and exciting weekend.PHOTO CREDIT: Dan Whitfeild

Seven’s parade goes off with a bang

Island Bay Community Garden: Common Ground

Common Ground has a regular work-ing bee on Saturdays from 2pm to 5pm. All are welcome to come along and see what they are up to. They will be having a barbecue on Saturday February 15 and Saturday March 15. The gardens are located at the Home of Compassion, 2 Rhine Street, Island Bay.

Newtown FestivalOn Sunday March 2 Newtown’s local

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Saturday February 1 marked Wellington’s annual Greek Food Festival, and President of the Greek Community Stel-la Bares says she was thrilled with the result.

“People were coming and going all day long.

“It was a great day, great weather, and everyone loved the food.”

Stella says they sold “truck-loads” of food.

“There was nothing left by the end of the day.

“A lot of stalls ran out rela-tively early on.”

Surrounded by traditional Greek music and dance, peo-ple who attended the festival

defi nitely received a slice of the Greek culture.

In addition to people enjoy-ing the atmosphere and the food, Stella says the Greek community enjoyed hosting the event.

She says that the proceeds from the festival go a long way towards preserving the Greek community in Wel-lington, including funding the maintenance and insurance of the Church and community hall, as well as keeping the important Greek school run-ning.

Stella says thank you to everyone who enjoyed the festival this year, as well as the sponsors and volunteers that helped make the day so enjoyable.

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After more than two years of training and waiting, 20-year-old Dylan Webb is about to make his fi rst Cook Strait Swim next month with no wetsuit – but he will have to wear a cap.

The longest the Te Aro swimmer has done without a break is 20 kilometres –but that was in the pool and took seven hours. He says he wants to complete the 26 kilometre cross-ing in eight hours, starting from the North Island, near Paremata.

“I want to go north to south so it feels like it is

going downhill,” he says.Dylan trains six days a

week and up until recently was doing 20 kilome-tres a week.

But despite his two part time jobs at Vic-toria University and City Fitness, he has stepped training up to 30 kilometres prior to the Cook Strait swim.

His parents had mixed re-actions to the news of their son’s impend-ing swim.

“My mum said that the ferry is quicker and cheaper –Dad was very supportive. He said ‘It’s a bloody long way, I hope you are ready for it’.”

Dylan says swimming in the open water is

quite different to training in the pool – there are waves, salt wa-ter, sharks, and jelly fi sh.

“I’ve been stung in the face but it wasn’t that bad.”

F o r m e r long distance

swimmer Dean Rush, who has swum the Cook Strait, is arranging the crossing, and along with Dylan’s father and a couple of mates, will be in the supporting boat.

But if Dylan wants to get on board to have a break from swimming, he will be out of luck.

“The only time I can get on the boat is if I see a shark – and just for 10 minutes,” he says.

He says he is looking forward to the end of his training and celebrating once he reaches dry land on another island.

Unhealthy food is on the menu.

Dylan trains six days a week and up until recently was doing 20 kilome-

But despite his two part time jobs at Vic-toria University and City Fitness, he has stepped training up to 30 kilometres prior to the Cook Strait

His parents had mixed re-actions to the news of their son’s impend-

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Dylan says swimming in the open water is

quite different to training in the pool – there are waves, salt wa-ter, sharks, and jelly fi sh.

stung in the face but it wasn’t that bad.”

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Island Bay Bar is getting involved in the upcoming Island Bay Festival, hosting a range of events for the local community.

On Tuesday February 18, southern ward councillor Paul Eagle will present from 7:30pm a chat to the community about local issues such as connecting Is-land Bay Beach to Shorland Park and the proposed Island Bay to CBD cycleway.

He is also interested in discussing the possibility of starting an organisation similar to a residents association, and get a group together that is committed to making Island Bay a better place.

On Thursday February 20, local Marine biologist Chris Paulin will chat about his recent book from 7:30pm, 'Discussing The Rocky Shore – A guide to the intertidal plants and animals of Wellington’s Taputeranga Marine Reserve'.

This introductory guide to the animals and seaweeds of Wellington’s south coast provides an overview of each species and

is generously illustrated. Both these events are free to the public.On Friday February 21 there will be a

karaoke night, with prizes up for graps for fi rst, second and third place winners.

Island Bay Bar events organiser Tania Thompson says they are also on the hunt for musicians to entertain locals for their upcoming ‘Lazy Sunday’ afternoons.

She says they are hoping to get the event up and running in the summer months, and any singers, soloists, groups or musicians are invited to come along and showcase their talent.

“It is for musicians that are maybe starting out and want the opportunity to play in front of a crowd and get some ex-perience playing somewhere,” she says.

Anyone who is over 18 years of age, and interested in the opportunity can contact Tania for more information on 383 6719.

Q: What do you think about the proposed Basin Reserve Flyover?

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

Letters on issues of com-munity interest are wel-comed. Guidelines are that they should be no longer than 150 words. They must be signed and a street address provided to show good faith, even if a nom de plume is provided for publication.

The editor reserves the right to abridge letters or withhold unsuitable let-ters from publication. Send or fax them to the ad-dress on page two, or email them to [email protected]. Please note that your name and street address must also be provided in emails.

Katie HickeyIsland Bay

“I think the tunnel would be a better idea. It is less of an eye sore.”

Ari YoungIsland Bay

“I don’t know much about it but I drive that route every day and I don’t think there is an issue with traffi c.”

Adam BridgeBerhampore

“I think it is a bad idea because of what it would mean for the cricket ground at the basin.”

Barbs WhiteIsland Bay

“We need something but I am not sure what. It’s going to be messy.”

Sue Van LierIsland Bay

“I would of preferred a tunnel, it will ruin the aesthetics of the area.”

LETTERS to the editor

More festivities for community

Dear Ed, I have always had mixed emo-

tions about the sevens. On one side, it is fantastic enter-

tainment seeing all of the creative costumes throughout the CBD. People put in a serious amount of effort.

On the other hand, there is such

rowdy and drunken behaviour, and it's near impossible to even get into town.

I'll be staying away from all of the cafe's and shops this weekend, that's for sure.

I myself have never had tickets to the sevens, and I don't think it would ever be something I go to.

I don't see the appeal.But I do look forward to seeing

the crazy things that people will be wearing.

E CunninghamNewtown

Mixed emotion

On Monday February 17, military hsitorian Dr Christopher Pugsley will be speaking on New Zealand and the First World War at the Wellington Southern Bays Historical Society.

Dr Pugsley is a freelance historian, and was a Senior Lecturer in the Depart-ment of War Studies at Royal Military Academy Sandhurt for 12 years.

He received his PhD from the Uni-versity of Waikato with a thesis on the morale of the New Zealand Expedition-

ary Force in the fi rst World War.Dr Pugsley is regarded as one of New

Zealand's leading miliaty historians and has written for television, fi lm, and radio.

The meeting will be held in the South Wellington Baptist Church, 284 The Parade, Island Bay at 7:30pm.

All are welcome to attend the event. Supper will be served. Koha would be appreciated.

Historical Society hosts talk

"Perhaps a tunnel would have been better in terms appearance. I don't see how the fl yover will change much in terms of traffi c, and I think it will make business harder for shops in the area."

Emily ElliottNewtown



Residents and staff of Kilmarnock Heights Home in Berhampore are host-ing a senior’s afternoon tea as part of the Island Bay Festival.

The tea will be held at the Island Bay Community Centre, and Kilmarnock Heights recreation offi cer Annalize Steyn says they came up with the idea after they noticed there was very little on offer for people of an older age at the festival.

“We will be the host for others of a similar age in the community for an afternoon tea. We wanted to get involved. We see ourselves as part of the Island Bay

community.“It is our way of reaching out to the

community, we try to install community involvement by initiating these visits so residents can be part of their community.”

Annalize says residents will prepare baking in the lead up to the day, includ-ing ginger slice and cupcakes, with the community centre providing the tea and coffee.

The Island Bay senior’s afternoon tea will be held at the Island Bay Community Centre on Thursday February 20 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm, and all locals of a similar age are invited to join.

Noeline Arnold and Doreen Hearfi eld from

Kilmarnock Heights will provide baking for

an Island Bay senior's afternoon tea, which will be held as part of

the Island Bay Festival.

By Nikki PapatsoumasIsland Bay New World is under new

ownership, and owners are excited to become part of the community.

Owner/operator Amanda Elliot purchased Island Bay New World four months ago with her husband Brent.

She says the store is very much family owned and operated, and their three children also love to come in and help.

“We are a real family business, all the kids have Island Bay New World t-shirts and the kids really enjoy working with the staff and feeling like they are one of the team.”

Amanda has grown up in the busi-ness, she is the daughter of a grocer, and says from the age of 10 she has been involved in the running of super-markets in one way or another.

She says when the opportunity to purchase Island Bay New World came up it was too good to miss.

“Supermarkets are something I have always been passionate about, unless you are involved you don’t realise how dynamic and fast moving everything is.”

She says so far she loves being a part of the Island Bay community.

“It’s really refreshing, customers come and introduce themselves and it is a really friendly community.

“It is a real privilege to be part of a community that is passionate about the suburb they come from. I am really excited to get excited in the community.”

Amanda says they are excited to get involved in the Island Bay Festival, which kicks off this weekend.

Island Bay New World will be offering in store promotions and specials that will be exclusive to the store.

From today, until February 20, customers will also have the oppor-tunity to enter the stores trolley grab competition.

Anyone who spends over $200 in store will receive an entry form, and the winner will have two minutes on the morning of Saturday February 22, to run around the store with a trolley and grab as much as they can.

The trolley grab will take place on the same day as the Ribble Street Races, an event which the supermarket will be supporting.

“It tied in with the Ribble Street Races really nicely, racing around the super-market in a trolley,” says Amanda.

They will also be handing wristbands to customers, so that parents can write their contact information on their children’s wrist in case they lose their child at any of the events

Pictured: Amanda Elliot with Jon-ita Azizi, who recently won the Foodstuff s lower North Island 2013 Checker of the Year award.

Senior’s afternoon tea

She says so far she loves being a part

“It’s really refreshing, customers come and introduce themselves and it is a really friendly community.

“It is a real privilege to be part of a community that is passionate about the suburb they come from. I am really excited to get excited in the

Amanda says they are excited to get involved in the Island Bay Festival, which kicks off this

Island Bay New World will be offering in store promotions and specials that will be exclusive to

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SUPER XV 2014 DRAWCheetahs vs. Lions / BloemfonteinKICK OFF: Sun 16 February 4:05

Sharks vs. Bulls / DurbanKICK OFF: Sun 16 February 6:10

Crusaders vs. Chiefs / ChristchurchKICK OFF: Fri 21 February 19:35

Cheetahs vs. Bulls / BloemfonteinKICK OFF: Sat 22 February 6:10

Highlanders vs. Blues / DunedinKICK OFF: Sat 22 February 19:35

Brumbies vs. Reds / CanberraKICK OFF: Sat 22 February 21:40

Sharks vs. Hurricanes / Durban KICK OFF: Sun 23 February 4:05

Lions vs. Stormers / JohannesburgKICK OFF: Sun 23 February 6:10

Warratahs vs. Force / SydneyKICK OFF: Sun 23 February 18:05

Blues vs. Crusaders / AucklandKICK OFF: Fri 28 February 19:35

Rebels vs. Cheetahs / MelbourneKICK OFF: Fri 28 February 21:40

Stormers vs. Hurricanes / Cape TownKICK OFF: Sat 1 March 6:10

Chiefs vs. Highlanders / HamiltonKICK OFF: Sat 1 March 19:35

Warratahs vs. Reds / SydneyKICK OFF: Sat 1 March 21:40

Force vs. Brumbies / PerthKICK OFF: Sun 2 March 00:00

Bulls vs. Lions / PretoriaKICK OFF: Sun 2 March 4:05

Hurricanes vs. Brumbies / VENUE TBCKICK OFF: Fri 7 March 19:35

Reds vs. Cheetahs / BrisbaneKICK OFF: Fri 7 March 21:40

Crusaders vs. Stormers / ChristchurchKICK OFF: Sat 8 March 19:35

Force vs. Rebels / PerthKICK OFF: Sat 8 March 21:40

Bulls vs. Blues / PretoriaKICK OFF: Sun 9 March 4:05

Sharks vs. Lions / DurbanKICK OFF: Sun 9 March 6:10

Chiefs vs. Stormers / HamiltonKICK OFF: Fri 14 March 19:35

Rebels vs. Crusaders / MelbourneKICK OFF: Fri 14 March 21:40

Hurricanes vs. Cheetahs / VENUE TBCKICK OFF: Sat 15 March 16:35

Highlanders vs. Force / DunedinKICK OFF: Sat 15 March 19:35

Brumbies vs. Warratahs / CanberraKICK OFF: Sat 15 March 21:40

Lions vs. Blues / JohannesburgKICK OFF: Sun 16 March 2:00

Sharks vs. Reds / DurbanKICK OFF: Sun 16 March 4:05

Highlanders vs. Hurricanes / DunedinKICK OFF: Fri 21 March 19:35

Waratahs vs. Rebels / SydneyKICK OFF: Fri 21 March 21:40

Blues vs. Cheetahs / AucklandKICK OFF: Sat 22 March 19:35

Brumbies vs. Stormers / CanberraKICK OFF: Sat 22 March 21:40

Force vs. Chiefs / PerthKICK OFF: Sun 23 March 00:00

Lions vs. Reds / JohannesburgKICK OFF: Sun 23 March 4:05

Bulls vs. Sharks / PretoriaKICK OFF: Sun 23 March 6:10

Crusaders vs. Hurricanes / ChristchurchKICK OFF: Fri 28 March 19:35

Rebels vs. Brumbies / MelbourneKICK OFF: Fri 28 March 21:40

Blues vs. Highlanders / AucklandKICK OFF: Sat 29 March 19:35

Reds vs. Stormers / BrisbaneKICK OFF: Sat 29 March 21:40

Bulls vs. Chiefs / PretoriaKICK OFF: Sun 30 March 2:00

Sharks vs. Waratahs / DurbanKICK OFF: Sun 30 March 4:05

Highlanders vs. Rebels / DunedinKICK OFF: Fri 4 April 19:35

Brumbies vs. Blues / CanberraKICK OFF: Fri 4 April 21:40

Hurricanes vs. Bulls / VENUE TBCKICK OFF: Sat 5 April 19:35

Reds vs. Force / BrisbaneKICK OFF: Sat 5 April 19:40Cheetahs vs. Chiefs / BloemfonteinKICK OFF: Sun 6 April 2:00

Lions vs. Crusaders / JohannesburgKICK OFF: Sun 6 April 3:05

Stormers vs. Waratahs / Cape TownKICK OFF: Sun 6 April 5:10

Highlanders vs. Bulls / DunedinKICK OFF: Fri 11 April 19:35

Reds vs. Brumbies / BrisbaneKICK OFF: Fri 11 April 21:40

Chiefs vs. Rebels / HamiltonKICK OFF: Sun 12 April 19:35

Force vs. Waratahs / PerthKICK OFF: Sat 12 April 21:40

Cheetahs vs. Crusaders / BloemfonteinKICK OFF: Sun 13 April 3:05

Lions vs. Sharks / JohannesburgKICK OFF: Sun 13 April 5:10

Hurricanes vs. Blues / VENUE TBCKICK OFF: Fri 18 April 19:35

Rebels vs Force / BrisbaneKICK OFF: Fri 18 April 21:40

Chiefs vs. Crusaders / HamiltonKICK OFF: Sat 19 April 19:35

Waratahs vs. Bulls / SydneyKICK OFF: Sat 19 April 21:40

Sharks vs. Cheetahs / DurbanKICK OFF: Sun 20 April 1:00

Stormers vs. Lions / Cape TownKICK OFF: Sun 27 April 3:05

Blues vs. Waratahs / AucklandKICK OFF: Fri 25 April 17:35

Brumbies vs. Chiefs / CanberraKICK OFF: Fri 25 April 19:40

Sharks vs. Highlanders / DurbanKICK OFF: Sat 26 April 5:10

Hurricanes vs. Reds / VENUE TBCKICK OFF: Sat 26 April 19:35

Force vs. Bulls / PerthKICK OFF: Sat 26 April 21:40

Cheetahs vs. Stormers / BloemfonteinKICK OFF: Sun 20 April 3:05

Blues vs. Reds / AucklandKICK OFF: Fri 2 May 19:35

Rebels vs. Sharks / MelbourneKICK OFF: Fri 2 May 21:40

Crusaders vs. Brumbies / ChristchurchKICK OFF: Sat 3 May 16:35

Chiefs vs. Lions / HamiltonKICK OFF: Sat 3 May 19:35

Waratahs vs. Hurricanes / SydneyKICK OFF: Sat 3 May 21:40

Stormers vs. Highlanders / Cape TownKICK OFF: Sun 4 May 1:00

Bulls vs Cheetahs / PretoriaKICK OFF: Sun 4 May 3:05

Chiefs vs. Blues / VENUE TBCKICK OFF: Fri 9 May 19:35

Rebels vs. Hurricanes / MelbourneKICK OFF: Fri 9 May 21:40

Highlanders vs. Lions / DunedinKICK OFF: Sat 10 May 19:35

Brumbies vs. Sharks / CanberraKICK OFF: Sat 10 May 21:40

Cheetahs vs Force / BloemfonteinKICK OFF: Sun 11 May 3:05

Bulls vs. Stormers / PretoriaKICK OFF: Sun 11 May 5:10

Reds vs. Crusaders / BrisbaneKICK OFF: Sun 11 May 18:05

Hurricanes vs. Highlanders / VENUE TBCKICK OFF: Fri 16 May 19:35

Crusaders vs. Sharks / ChristchurchKICK OFF: Sat 17 May 19:35

Reds vs. Rebels / BrisbaneKICK OFF: Sat 17 May 21:40

Stormers vs. Force / Cape TownKICK OFF: Sun 18 May 3:05

Cheetahs vs. Brumbies / BloemfonteinKICK OFF: Sun 18 May 5:10

Waratahs vs. Lions / SydneyKICK OFF: Sun 18 May 18:05

Blues vs. Sharks / AucklandKICK OFF: Fri 23 May 19:35

Rebels vs. Waratahs / MelbourneKICK OFF: Fri 23 May 21:40

Highlanders vs. Crusaders / DunedinKICK OFF: Sat 24 May 17:35

Hurricanes vs. Chiefs / VENUE TBCKICK OFF: Sat 24 May 19:35

Force vs. Lions / PerthKICK OFF: Sat 24 May 21:40

Stormers vs. Cheetahs / Cape TownKICK OFF: Sun 25 May 3:05

Bulls vs. Brumbies / PretoriaKICK OFF: Sun 25 May 5:10

Crusaders vs. Force / ChristchurchKICK OFF: Fri 30 May 19:35

Reds vs. Highlanders / BrisbaneKICK OFF: Fri 30 May 21:40

Chiefs vs. Waratahs / VENUE TBCKICK OFF: Sat 31 May 16:35

Blues vs. Hurricanes / AucklandKICK OFF: Sat 31 May 19:35

Brumbies vs. Rebels / CanberraKICK OFF: Sat 31 May 21:40

Lions vs. Bulls / JohannesburgKICK OFF: Sun 1 June 3:05

Sharks vs. Stormers / DurbanKICK OFF: Sun 1 June 5:10

Highlanders vs. Chiefs / DunedinKICK OFF: Fri 27 June 19:35

Rebels vs. Reds / MelbourneKICK OFF: Fri 27 June 21:40

Hurricanes vs. Crusaders / VENUE TBCKICK OFF: Sat 28 June 19:35

Waratahs vs. Brumbies / SydneyKICK OFF: Sat 28 June 21:40

Force vs. Blues / PerthKICK OFF: Sat 28 June 23:45

Chiefs vs. Hurricanes / HamiltonKICK OFF: Fri 4 July 19:35

Lions vs. Rebels / JohannesburgKICK OFF: Sat 5 July 5:10

Crusaders vs. Blues / ChristchurchKICK OFF: Sat 5 July 19:35

Force vs. Reds / PerthKICK OFF: Sat 5 July 21:40

Stormers vs. Blues / Cape TownKICK OFF: Sun 6 July 3:05

Cheetahs vs. Sharks / BloemfonteinKICK OFF: Sun 6 July 5:10

Waratahs vs. Highlanders / SydneyKICK OFF: Sun 6 July 18:05

Blues vs. Chiefs / AucklandKICK OFF: Fri 11 July 19:35

Brumbies vs. Force / CanberraKICK OFF: Fri 11 July 21:40

Bulls vs. Rebels / PretoriaKICK OFF: Sat 12 July 5:10

Crusaders vs Highlanders / ChristchurchKICK OFF: Sat 12 July 19:35

Reds vs. Waratahs / BrisbaneKICK OFF: Sat 12 July 21:40

Lions vs. Cheetahs / JohannesburgKICK OFF: Sun 13 July 3:05

Stormers vs. Sharks / Cape TownKICK OFF: Sun 13 July 5:10

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What is your favourite food?

What makes you smile?

A new idea, eccentric misfi ts, original thought and style.

What’s your pet hate?

Self-serving political opportunists who appeal to our Me-ism, take advantage of our ‘she’ll be right’ attitude, peddle the mainstream dream and believe in a Mickey Mouse world.

Your favourite holiday destination?

What’s your favourite music?

Any style of music that’s heartfelt and irresistibly moving.

What is one thing Cook Strait News readers would be surprised to know about you?

The closet philosopher within me thrives on the hope that one day I’ll stumble upon the ultimate truth.

Borsch or Soljanka, perfect for the midwinter blues.

Once I’ve converted the former Wellington prison into Mt Crawford castle, I aim to be-come the benevolent dictator of New Zealand, then I’ll build a new eco-city capital and begin the process of transforming our nation into a sustainable utopia.

Heraclitus, Merlin, Henry 2nd (Holy Roman Emperor), Hildegard of Bingen, Leonardo da Vinci, Beethoven, Nietzsche, Einstein, Aurobindo, Gaudi, Trotsky, Bowie.

Who would you invite to dinner?

Artist/Activist & Spokesman for the Save Mt Crawford Campaign

What’s next on your wish list?

Visit old friends and haunts in Berlin, before setting out to walk from there to Delphi, then on to Jerusalem.

Hildegard of Bingen, Leonardo da Vinci, Beethoven, Nietzsche,

Who would you invite to dinner?

Public consultation on a pro-posed safer speed limit of 30 kilometres an hour for most of Wellington’s central city began last Tuesday.

Members of the public have until Sunday March 9 to voice their opinions on the safer speed limit.

The safer speed limit proposal is part of the Council’s strategy to improve pedestrian safety in the CBD and make Wellington more cycle-friendly.

Councillor Andy Foster, who is also Chair of Wellington City Council’s Transport and Urban Development Committee, says the proposal would extend the 30km/h limit that already ap-plies along the Golden Mile to a wider area.

As well as asking the public whether or not they agree with a 30km/h speed l imit, the Council is also keen to hear views on the boundaries of the proposed speed limit.

“Whether they are cyclists, pedestrians, motorcyclists, or drivers, the safety of all road users is important so I urge the public to have their say.”

Mr Foster says despite public perceptions, crashes in the central city aren’t restricted to the Golden Mile and most do not involve buses.

“Crashes happen throughout the CBD involving cars, pe-destrians and cyclists. Having a lower speed limit will cut the

number of crashes overall and reduce the risk of people being seriously injured or killed.

“For cyclists, one of the main things we can do to make cycling a safer and more pleas-ant experience is to reduce vehicle speeds in our narrow city streets.”

Once consultation is com-pleted and submissions have been considered, the Council’s Transport and Urban Develop-ment Committee will discuss

the fi nal proposal at their May meeting, before it goes to the full Council.

If adopted, and the $250,000 funding is approved, it is ex-pected the new speed limit would come into effect in late 2014.

Anyone wishing to read the proposal can go to the Council’s website at wellington.govt.nz under 'Have your say'.

Safer speed limit proposed for Wellington CBD

A high tea was held for Winston Churchill Fellows to mark the 50th year of the Winston Church-ill Memorial Trust last month by The British High Commissioner, Vicki Treadell.

The Trust was established with funds from the government and the public to commemorate the former British Prime Minister.

The Trust awards up to 15 Churchill fellowships each year for New Zealanders to travel and study overseas.

Cycling advocate and Newtown resident Patrick Morgan travelled to the Netherlands, Denmark

and Great Britain in 2011 to learn about cycle skills training programmes.

He works with PedalReady.org.nz to deliver cycle training in Wellington schools and to adults.

"Cycling is booming in Welling-ton's southern suburbs," he says.

"Council fi gures show that more than ten per cent of peak hour traffi c on Adelaide Road is people on bikes. Cycle skills training is a great way to make your ride safer and more pleasant."

To learn more about the Winston Churchill Fellowship, contact the Department of Internal Affairs.

Newtown resident Patrick Morgan and

Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae at

the Churchill awards ceremony in 2013.

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Pain Relief Advice from Your Self Care Pharmacist

Pain is the body's signal that something is wrong. Pain is felt differently in dif-ferent people and our response to pain depends on things such as how bad the pain is, what we know about the pain, how long we think we will have to put up with it, what medicines we know can help and any other past experiences with pain.

Pain has many causes such as injury, ill-ness, hormonal changes, emotional upset and stress. The fi rst step in pain relief is fi nding out and understanding reasons for the pain. If it is headache, pain from physical injury such as muscle strain, or period pain, then treatment can be straight forward. “We have various kinds of pain relief medicines available" say Self Care pharmacists. "But because they work in different ways, and because some people can have problems with some products, it is important to talk with us to decide the best treatment. Your pharmacist can help to avoid problems, such as reactions to pain medicine or interaction with other medicines you take."

Some pain relief medicines available from Self Care pharmacies are as follows:

Paracetamol is useful for mild to moder-

ate pain, for headache, backache, period pain, toothache, sprains and strains. It reduces pain and helps lower body temperature in fevers.

Paracetamol also provides effective pain relief for children, and specially-formulated liquid medicines are available. Doses for children should not continue beyond 24 hours unless advised by the pharmacist or doctor. It is really impor-tant to take the exact dose as given on the label for a specifi c age group.

The Children’s Pain & Fever fact card from your Self Care pharmacist has more information about treating children’s pain. For adults the recommended dose is to take up to two tablets with a maximum of 8 tablets in a 24 hour period.

Anti-infl ammatory Drugs also known as NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-infl am-matory drugs), include aspirin and ibuprofen. They work by interfering with the body’s production of certain chemicals (prostaglandins) that cause pain and infl ammation (swelling). They are used for soft tissue injuries, muscle aches, headache, period pain, dental pain, and painful infl ammatory conditions (e.g.

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Instead, Protection, Rest, Ice, Compres-sion, Elevation (and Diagnosis) (RICED) are the best ways to ‘kick-start’ the healing process, with paracetamol for the pain. NSAIDs may be suitable after the fi rst few days. Aspirin should not be given to children under twelve years of age and also people with asthma or allergic condi-tions or stomach problems should check with their doctors or pharmacists before taking NSAIDs.

Codeine is usually reserved for stronger pain that is not controlled by paraceta-mol or NSAIDs. Codeine is available when combined with other pain-relief medicines (e.g. paracetamol, ibuprofen or another NSAID), or with cough and cold medicines. For more severe pain codeine is available on prescription. Codeine can cause nausea, drowsiness, and skin rashes in some people and regular use of codeine, for longer than 3 days at a time, can cause constipation.

It is always very important to follow the instructions on the medication packet or label. Taking more than the recom-mended dose can lead to serious problems (e.g. liver damage with paracetamol). “As pharmacists, we know how effec-tive different pain relievers are in the management of different types of pain. However,” advise Self Care pharmacists, “if we believe the underlying condition resulting in the pain is of a more serious nature, or long-term pain relief is needed, we will encourage you to see your doctor.”

“In addition, because pain relievers often are combined with other medicines for different conditions, we advise people to check the ingredient lists when buying medicines, so they don’t double-up and risk harm. Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding need to check with their doctors, or with us, about pain medicines that are safe to take. See the Self Care Pain Relief fact card for additional information.”

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Debbie Gilmore the Arrowsmith representative for Australasia will be presenting.

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Solution 292: and, are, dan, dare, darer, darn, dean, dear, den, drear, ear, earn, end, era, err, ERRAND, nard, near, nerd, ran, rand, rare, read, rear, red, rend, reran.

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March 3 to 9 is Plunket’s Bear Hug Appeal and they are encour-aging people to give Plunket a hug by donating their time.

Plunket are asking the Wel-lington community to continue to provide support to local families when they need it most by sup-porting them in the appeal.

Collections will be taking place in Wellington on Thursday March 6 and Saturday March 8 and Plunket are asking people to consider volunteering as collectors for the appeal.

While Plunket’s free home and clinic visits are government

funded, they rely on community fundraising to provide all other support services, which is why the appeal is so important.

All money collected locally is used for local Plunket services such as parent support groups, playgroups, car seat services, parenting education programmes, toy libraries and much more.

If you’re interested in volun-teering your time, please email [email protected]

You can also give Plunket a hug by visiting plunket.org.nz or your local BNZ to donate.

March Bear Hug Appeal

Some of Wellington’s top musi-cians, Mighty Mighty, and the Fringe Festival are about to join forces for a musical fundraiser with a difference.

The Sadie Hawkins Sock Hop is two nights of jazz, swing, and soul music to raise funds for the Wellington City Rape Crisis.

With six bands over two nights, there is plenty to make a song and dance about. The lineup features The Sweetsong Sisters, a quartet of musically inclined burlesque beauties.

Island Bay local Anna Miranda is keen to take to the stage and sing, and proud to be part of the Sisters contribution.

“It’s great to see all these people coming together to support the

community. Not just in the funds we’re hoping to raise for the Wellington Rape Crisis, but the time and skill donated from the bands taking part in the show, and support from people attending the fundraiser.”

Sadie Hawkins dances origi-nated in the United States, and it is traditional for women ask men to the dance.

The two-night show also boasts a raffl e, a cake stall, and a dance-off with a prize for the pair with the best moves.

Tickets are available through eventfinda.co.nz, on the fringe website, or at the door on the night. All profi ts will go to the Wellington City Rape Crisis.

From left Viola Nightshade, Anna Miranda, and Gracie Hart. Photo courtesy of Jasmyne Chung

Fundraiser with a difference

15Monday February 10, 2014SPORT

Seattle Seahawks fans celebrate their team's victory outside of Hotel Bristol in Cuba Street.

Super Bowl Excitement


Both Americans and fans of the National Football League gathered in sports bars around Wellington to watch the Super Bowl last Monday.

The game featured Peyton Manning and the prolifi c Den-ver Broncos offense against the young but defensively-superb Seattle Seahawks.

Seattle was the 4th youngest team to ever play in the Super Bowl, while Denver featured the most potent offense of all time.

Defense prevailed in this one, as Seattle forced four Denver turnovers, including two Pe-yton Manning interceptions en route to a dominant 43-8 victory.

Hotel Bristol was populated with Se-attle fans, who were definitely excited their team put in such a dazzling dis-play.

The 50 or so fans gathered were expecting a closer game, but the majority of people were happy with the result.

By Joe DiehlCook Strait News

Intern

Whether you’re three years old, big or small, disabled, unemployed, or homeless, Tony Mor-rison can organise a football match for you.

The Wellington man founded SportZone in 2004 to promote and install football opportu-nities for everyone who wants to play.

Growing up, Tony says football has always been a passion.

“I’ve coached, played, and refereed,” he says.

Before Spor tZone, Tony ran an indoor sports centre.

Following the closing of the centre, Tony had 100 teams to accom-modate matches for.

They began playing outdoor football and the league became more and more popular.

To ny a l s o b eg a n running programs for younger kids aged one to seven, with over 600 kids coming to play.

As a result of this success, Tony began SportZone to help ac-commodate football for everyone.

For the little ones, Tony runs the Little Dribblers Football Club, which is designed to just get kids familiar with playing football with each other.

He also runs several corporate events, includ-ing Soccer for Lunch as well as five a side leagues designed to be friendly, competitive events.

“I just want people to have a good time,” Tony says.

In addition, he runs Culture Kicks, an an-nual fi ve a side tourna-ment for ethnic based teams.

“It’s about the group rather than the indi-vidual,” he says.

Perhaps the most re-warding events Tony helps organise are the games for homeless and disabled people.

As Tony’s website de-scribes, Street Football Aotearoa and Sport-Zone have been working together for the past six years to bring life changing opportuni-ties through football to marginalised and

inadequately housed in-dividuals in Wellington and other regions around the country.

Tony says he enjoys “using football as a tool for other social things.”

He also says it’s im-portant for people to play in a “comfortable, inclusive environment.”

The same concept goes for disabled people, and according to Tony, “football is what you think it is.”

There are a lot more opportunities than when I played,” Tony says, and in part, these opportuni-ties exist thanks to him. Anyone looking to get involved in more football can head over to sportzone.org.nz.

Dual Threat - Tony can organise and play football.

Football opportunities for all


Two students from St Catherine’s College in Kilbirnie came away with great results at this year’s Capital Classic Ocean Swim Series.

Josie Kozynac and Lauren Duggan placed second and sixth in the women’s category respectively, and took away 11th and 17th place in the overall competition.

Although they are both part of the Capital Swim Club this was the fi rst ocean swim for both girls.

They both say the swim was a lot different than they had expected.

“All the waves and stuff make it a lot harder to swim, and with all the people at the start it was really hard to get out in front,” says Lauren.

”You had to lift your head up a lot to make sure you were going in the right direction,” says Josie.

Because it was their fi rst ocean swim both girls say they are pleased with their results.

“I’m happy, I didn’t know what to expect, and I didn’t know who else was around me during the swim,” says Josie.

They both say they are keen to jump in and give it another go next year.

Josie Kozynac and L a u r e n D u g g a n both competed in this year’s Ocean Swim Series.

Great results for local swimmers

The Wellington Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon will this year be held on Sunday March 23 2014 at the new location of Kilbirnie.Since 1993, more than 260,000 kids have participated in the annual triathlon, and now entries are open for a new group of youngsters to stand up and take part.Every child who participates receives a race pack, a race T-shirt, a swim cap for all swim-

mers, a certifi cate and a medal. Kiwi kids can enter the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon as individuals, or in a team of two. The Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon events has a limited number of places available, so schools and individuals who want to be involved should get in as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Registrations can be completed online at tryathlon.weetbix.co.nz

TRYathlon registrations open

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