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PRESCHOOLERS: A look inside Karori Kids Preschool at their open day at the weekend with Ellie Forrester (4) and Gil Forrester (7) PHOTO: Bella Photography

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Karori Kids Preschool has been operating for forty years, and their recent open day highlighted exactly what the Preschool has been offering the community for the past four decades.

Quietly hidden next to the teachers college of Education campus is the accessible community day care.

Spacious enough inside to allow kids to have quiet time to themselves and endless room outside to allow kids to run around without running into each other.

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gust 8 gave the community an op-portunity to see what Karori Kids had on offer. While the weather put a bit of a dampener on explor-ing the outdoor activities, visitors had an opportunity of meeting a couple of the teachers and seeing the wide range of indoor activities available.

Teacher Kathy Brayford knows Karori Kids well. She has been there since 1981 and both her daughter and grandson have attended. Kathy says Karori Kids feels like a home with a good feeling about it, which the children and their parents enjoy.

Karori Kids teaching staff are clearly proud of what it achieves for its children. Including its four-year-old programme with emphasis on education and be-ing school-ready, its child-led thinking board with its visual representation of each childs interests, and its encouragement of again child-led discovery and learning.

Initially, Parent and Parent Committee Chairperson, An-drew Forrester was sceptical about Karori Kids having tech-nology available for its children. Now he is confi dent the childrens imaginations are far greater than the available technology and technology is treated as another toy to use if the children need it.

Andrew and his overseas family also value having been able to see and share his childrens learning stories online from Karori Kids during the working week.

For teacher and resident musi-cian, Sam Larsen the best and most rewarding part of his job is seeing the children grow and develop in themselves in an en-vironment focused on childrens needs.

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BIG SMILES: Andrew Forrester, Kathy Brayford and Sam Larsen.PHOTO: Bella Photography

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By Fiona Donnellan

Last month Independent Herald interviewed budding musician Shweta Iyer about the imminent fi nals of the National Chamber Music Contest. Shweta has since

gone on to make history after her Ensemble Trio Glivenko became the first Wellington group in memory to win the contest.

The Ensemble was awarded the title of national winners of the New Zealand Community

Wellington History MadeTrust Chamber Music Contest on Sunday, August 2 at the Michael Fowler Centre.

Queen Margaret College stu-dent Shweta (violin), alongside Bethany Angus (cello) from Wellington East Girls College and Claudia Tarrant-Matthews (piano) of The Correspondence School were said to be shocked and honoured with the overall win.

It is funny because making it to fi nals was already a win for us, Shweta explains.

But to be named the national winners was a wonderful sur-prise, she added.

The win was made extra spe-cial for the trio as it was the fi rst time a Wellington ensemble has ever won the competition.

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groups, Shweta says.Trio Glivenko performed

alongside eleven other semi-finalist ensembles, including six from Auckland, three from Christchurch, two from Welling-ton and one from Whangarei.

Bridget Douglas of the Adju-dicator panel said that all judges had looked for an ensemble which played the notes off the page. So this effort by Trio Glivenko helped secure the win.

Year 12 student Shweta has already been hitting the right notes as a musician after be-ing selected for the 2015 New Zealand Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra.

She also plays violin in the Wellington Youth Orchestra, where she met fellow members of Trio Glivenko, Bethany and Claudia.

WINNING: Queen Margaret College student Shweta, Bethany Angus from Wellington East Girls College and Claudia Tarrant-Matthews of The Correspondence School PHOTO: Supplied

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Road Patrol Orange day took place last Friday, August 7 on Lambton Quay - Rewa Rewa School in Newlands joined in the fun along with other schools in this region. The day acknowledges school road patrollers and the parents that help on the road patrol every school day of the year.

Independent Herald joined the students at the school before they headed off to the days celebrations.

Road Patrol Orange Day was an opportunity for the children at the school to dress up, so they donned orange ribbons, glasses, face paint, feather boas and had balloons and a banner they had made especially for the day.

Deputy Principal at Rewa Rewa School, Junior Etuale To-gia, and the group from Year 5 and 6 at the school were excited to be involved in the event.

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CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES: Drew Grey, Jessica Shepherd, Ella Pan and Jamie Mitchell from Rewa Rewa School excited about Road Patrol Orange Day PHOTO: Fiona Donnellan

By Fiona Donnellan

According to the latest re-search Kiwis, say New Zealand is becoming more dangerous, with over a third having been burgled, and many battling long-term psychological dam-age following a break-in.

A survey by The Vivint, the private home security com-pany, found that 68 percent of people believe living in New Zealand is less safe in recent years, and burglaries have a

long-term negative impact on their victims.

However, despite New Zea-landers and Wellingtonians growing concerns over safety, the majority still remain lax when it comes to home and car security systems.

Thieves will and have capi-talised on an open front door, bedroom window or garage door or electronics in clear view in a car.

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make simple changes, like not leaving items in clear sight in your car. There has been an increase in car break-ins and this simple measure might deter people.

Sergeant Andrew Hosking wants to raise public awareness on the issue and remind and educate people that leaving items like laptops, tablets, and even GPS in clear view can make your car a target for thieves. Opportunistic theft is increasing - If someone wan-

ders by your car and sees some-thing, particularly electronics, they might scope out the area for people and then decide to smash in the car window. Sgt Hosking says, Remove these items from your car and you reduce the potential for thefts. While Sgt Hosking under-stands that maybe a builder cant remove all his tools from his van while he pops into the shop if they take precautions they can reduce how attractive their vehicle is to thieves.

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The Karori Rotary and Lions Book Fair is on in the St Johns Hall Friday noon till 9 pm; Saturday and Sunday from 9 am 4 pm. A great selection to choose from and special prizes draw for those buying $20 or more in books. Enquiries to David Watt from Rotary

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Wellingtons waterfront New Years Eve celebration earned national recognition at the New Zealand Association of Event Professionals Awards this month.

The movie-themed event which trans-formed the lagoon and surrounding area into a full blown family-friendly festival. And it seems the 71-piece orchestra playing movie themes from 24 great fi lms impressed all.

Spokesperson for the judges and CEO of Tourism New Zealand, Kevin Bowler, says the judges were impressed by the quality and creativity of the Wellington event.

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Cold laser therapy is here to make your pets life better. Cold laser treatment is a low-level laser therapy to treat conditions

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Dr Ilona Musil of CareVets in Johnsonville explains that they are the only practice in Welling-ton to have one of the cold laser

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I decided that I would challenge myself to learn some Mori. Bird and animal names, greetings, cultural terms, tree and place names are often only known by their Mori names, so for this journalist it seems of utmost importance to learn at least the basics.

With Mori Language Week just over, it seemed like the perfect time to challenge my-self to learn some key Mori phrases and so enlisted the help of Awhina Lynch, a from Year 8 student from St Teresas, Karori, who is a proud Mori speaker.

As a relative newcomer to New Zealand, I have been met with Kia ora many a time and it

seemed sad that I didnt have the know how to respond.

Awhina was able to teach me Kia Ora/Hello; Tena Koe/Thank you; Kei te phea koe? /How are you? and Kei te pai ahau/Im good. Its a far cry from a full vocabulary, but Im on my way.

Was it a challenge to learn? I would say not too diffi cult to get to grips with those few key words

and phrases, but like other lan-guages aspects of the structure of the language will require more effort to learn perfectly.

English is my fi rst language and Irish or Gaelic is my second, so heres hoping Mori might be my third if I keep practicing. If you want to Challenge the Reporter email your challenge to fi [email protected].

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In 1982, Sir Stephen Tindall founded The Warehouse with a vision of revolutionising retail in New Zealand, in August 2015 Clifford Buchler and his staff relaunched The Warehouse in Johnsonville. His vision is to make the desirable affordable in the northern suburbs.

The revamped store was offi cially opened by Mayor of Wellington Celia Wade-Brown who cut the red ribbon on a rainy Thursday morning, along with Kapa Haka performance by Ngahina Mate-kohi, Maria Rolleston and Anita Termara.

Mayor Wade-Brown was moved to see the commitment from the

staff in the store, and how they worked through the transforma-tion. She also addressed The Warehouse staff, saying, Wel-lington is a great city to live in and were aiming to strengthen the economy, and create more sales for you.

Clifford thanked the team and the customers for their help throughout the revamp process at the store. He also thanked customers for their generosity as the store just lately raised $54,000 towards Wellington Hospital and Wellington Zoo. The Warehouse always tries to support the community, through charitable events and initiatives.

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renovation, and that there is now a couple of upgrades like free Wi-Fi for customers at the store, Endless Aisle shopping, so people can order in store and choose to either collect, or have items delivered, making shopping with The Ware-house unlimited. Theyve also added a jewellery counter which is another milestone for the store.

Deputy Lord Mayor Justin Lester joined in the celebrations and as a local to Johnsonville will be able to take advantage of the stores makeover.

There were thank yous all round for the stores staff who stepped up during the store development. The Warehouse want to support their team members in Johnsonville in building successful careers.

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ITS OFFICIAL: Mayor of Wellington Celia Wade-Brown cutting the red ribbon PHOTO: Fiona Donnellan

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Karori is the largest suburb in the Southern Hemisphere and One Fat Bird want to be the go-to eatery and drinking hole in the area. One Fat Bird is the new freehouse and restaurant you may have spotted on at 162 Karori Road in Marsden Village.

The aim of the bar and restaurant is to combine the great English pub with iconic Kiwi hospitality with the help of 16 beers on tap including craft beers, an impressive food menu, live sport and the friendliest of staff. So far they are succeeding on all accounts.

One Fat Bird had its offi cial launch night on Friday last and Independent Herald was there to celebrate the grand opening with the manager Kieran and the team. There was live music and the venue was

already beginning to fi ll up, with people eager to fi ll up on food and a tipple..

Gordan Smart, Margaret Maclaren, Jody Mair and Tess Huang from Karori were all enjoying the live music on offer on Friday night, while Stuart and Linda Douglan say its fantastic to have the bar and restaurant in the local area, its a great place to kickback.

Staff members Danielle McCleely and Liam Mancini were busy and were expecting the place to get even busier.

Another good point to note about One Fat Bird is the fact that they are happy to support local.

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Enlivens Cashmere Home and Cashmere Heights Home in Johnsonville are support-ing Wellington elders to return home after illness or injury.

In late 2014, 72-year-old Kilbirnie resident Helen Reston was struck with an illness that saw her spending six weeks in hospital.

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In spite of Wellingtons sudden cold snap accompanied by rain, a good number of book buyers queued outside St Michael and All Angels Church Kelburns Book and Baking Sale on Saturday, August 8 for a bargain.

Diana Noble sale organiser and parish administrator said lots of books were left over from the churchs fair in March this year so a book sale was organised.

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Bayleigh Demicoli,JohnsonvilleYes, they need to make the area safer for adults and children. To make it safer, it can be achieved by everyone getting along.

David Chiang,JohnsonvilleMore police patrols, thats an idea I have thought about.

Vicky AndrewsIsland BayPretty safe area, I dont see any crime. But there is no sight of the police in the area.

Andy CardanoOhariuI think as the population grows, more visible presence of police is needed.

Pamela SimoesChurton ParkIt is a quiet safe area but needs more patrolling by the police at night as we su er from boy racers on our corner.

Charlene King,Khandallah

Johnsonville is a safe area; I only come over once a week but for a year and half. I have had no problems, the people are friendly. To prevent crime we need to help each other.

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I was going around a rounda-bout in Ngaio and had to slam on the brakes because a car pulled out right in front ofme (I had right of way). The driver, a woman, was on a mobile phone having a conversation while her kids were in the backseat. I think she should

have more regard for the kids on board rather than her tel-ephone conversation. It was around 3pm, so the end of school time too, so she had a full car load of kids. I just think it is terrible to see such blatant disregard for everyones safety.

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Does anyone else find the roundabout and pedestrian crossing near Onslow College and Onslow Medical Centre ridiculous? It seems that some people dont realise there is a pedestrian crossing there and so there is often a build-up of cars on the roundabout as they wait for pedestrians. So often I have

seen people having whizzed through the roundabout and ignoring the crossing too. It just seems like such a bad set up. Surely the pedestrian crossing could be moved further down the road to avoid any confusion or worse still any accidents.

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Queen Margaret College and Scots College joined forces for their Community Service Fiji Trip over the school holidays. During the trip, a total of 21 girls and 14 boys spent their time on a small island called Tavenui, and students stayed at a school called Nuisawa.

Head Prefect Amy Galvin at Queen Margaret College had been to Fiji before but said this was an entirely different experience for her,

noting, It was interesting to see a new part of the country and really be amongst the people and the culture.

Students painted the dining hall, Boarding House and parts of the Junior School during the week, so it was far from an ordinary school break.

At Nuisawa School students spent their fi rst day playing games with the local children, and felt it was a great opportunity to bond with not only her peers but her Fijian hosts.

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service trip itinerary were tough and included removing rubbish from certain areas of the sites. We also moved a lot of ash which was ridden with frogs and rats, explains Amy. It felt like we were really making a difference.

Amy added, I also learned that despite the hard work and basic living, the Fijian people live happy lives and find happiness in eve-rything. I think we all learnt to appreciate life without all privileges that we have at home.

Community Service Fiji TripMAKING THE MOST OF SCHOOL HOLIDAYS: Students from Queen Margaret College and Scots College on their Community Service Fiji Trip PHOTO: Supplied

By Fiona Donnellan

This week it was announced that there would be changes made to the government migration policy. The Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency (WREDA) is welcoming the changes, and says that from November, migration applicants with job offers outside Auckland will get 30 bonus points, triple the current rate of 10 bonus points.

Peter Biggs, Board Chair, said the agency had been calling for changes that even out the distribution of migrants across the country for some

time."Migrants, for a variety of reasons,

are often unaware of opportunities south of the Bombay Hills. We think providing migrants with a little nudge to other parts of the country will benefi t the migrants themselves and the regions they go to. At the same time it will relieve Auckland of some of its growth pains. New Zealand as a whole will benefi t," says Biggs.

He added that as New Zealands second city for doing business, Wel-lington is particularly well placed to benefi t from these changes.

"As the high-tech capital, Wellington

has a number of innovative businesses looking for talented people. With reasonable house prices, excellent commuting options and easy access to the coastline, Wellington offers a fantastic lifestyle to migrants."

The new policy also increased the number of points available for entrepreneurs applying from 20 to 40 points.

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Childrens art exhibition Tu-manako! (Hope!) is on at the Central Library. The exhibition commemorates the 70th Anniver-sary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan and runs until Sunday.

There was a great response from local schools with 37 artworks sub-mitted from Wadestown School, 18 from Ngaio School, 12 from Otari, 12 from Ngaio based Arthouse A for Art, three from Wellington Girls College and a combined work from Class 1 at Holy Cross School in Karori and one from Northland School as well as another 87

submissions from the greater Wel-lington area.

The exhibition is vibrant and colourful full of childrens hopes and dreams for a peaceful world.

Mayor of Wellington, Celia Wade-Brown, an Executive Leader of Mayors for Peace, says the exhibition acknowledges that the voices and hopes of children should be heard.

Children often suffer in armed confl icts around the world and the exhibition provides the opportunity to express their belief in peace and justice through art. Wellington is a UNICEF Child Friendly City and is committed, along with the rest of New Zealand, to a nuclear-free

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been hosting the exhibition with Soka Gakkai International of New Zealand, a Buddhist-based peace group, to encourage a peaceful world free from nuclear weapons.

A representative of Soka Gakkai New Zealand, Joycelyn Raffi lls, says the exhibition features a striking depth of thought and artistic talent. Adding, The chil-drens paintings provide a fresh vi-sion of hope for a peaceful world.

The exhibition is also supported by the United Nations Association of New Zealand, UNICEF New Zealand, Commonwealth Youth NZ and Initiatives for Change.

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TUMANAKO MEANING HOPE: Students take in the vibrant exhibition at the Central Library with work by Wadestown, Ngaio and Karori students PHOTO: Supplied

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Last weekend NZ Transport Agency closed off a section of the motorway between Ngauranga and Aotea Quay. The closures are all part of Wellingtons urban mo-torway development. The smart motorway will eventually operate between Johnsonville and the Terrace Tunnel, and will make travel times more predictable dur-ing peak times and free up nearby roads for better public transport trips and improved amenity for pedestrian and cyclists.

NZ Transport Agency has also said that it will provide an ex-tra northbound lane between the Aotea Quay on-ramp and Ngauranga, which will be in-corporated into the existing motorway footprint. They hope to have smart motorway operating by early in 2016.

Regional Performance Man-ager, Mark Owen says that the full and partial closures went to plan, with the detours running smoothly and contractors suc-cessfully getting a huge amount of work done in a short amount

of time.And commented further saying,

"The public have been really patient and understanding - we know that closing the motorway can be disruptive, and we're thrilled with how Wellingtonians took the closures in their stride.

Owen added, "This completes three of the planned eight clo-sures required as part of the Ngauranga to Aotea upgrade, which is building New Zealands first smart motorway here in Wellington. Fortunately, the biggest closures are now behind us. Three more full closures and two partial closures are planned. Theyll be much shorter - approx-imately four hours northbound/southbound, at night."

NZ Transport Agency advises that these closures are likely to occur in September, but will advise the public when dates are confi rmed. For more information about the 'smart motorway' is available at www.nzta.govt.nz/smartmo-torway or at the information point in Johnsonville Shopping Centre information centre.

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A new group has started up in Churton Park Community Centre and the wordsmiths are quite the dab hand at Scrabble. The Scrab-ble group meets every Monday in the small meeting room at the centre and Independent Herald photographer Emma Morgan went along to meet the group.

Judy started the group and ad-mits shes a big scrabble fan. Grace is a learner but is getting to grips with the game with the help of the Mary and May.

Interestingly Judy told the Inde-pendent Herald that New Zealand-er Nigel Richards is the world's highest-rated Scrabble player, and

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A Family Works Central service that helps families reach an agreement on parenting arrangements af-ter a separation or divorce reached its 500th referral.

Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) is proving to be a huge success since it started in March 2014.

The service is funded by the Ministry of Justice and 3,563 assessments were com-pleted in the space of a year.

Family Works, which offers FDR, and Enliven is part of Presbyterian Support Cen-tral. Enliven provides high quality residential and home-based services for older peo-ple and runs Huntleigh Home in Karori.

But not everyone makes the cut. Out of those 3,563 assessments, only 1,793 were suitable for Family Dispute Resolution.

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A kakapo with a big personality arrived in Wellington earlier this month and is delight-ing people of all ages who go to see him.

Sirocco is an 18-year-old rare kakapo parrot and the ambassador for the Depart-ment of Conservation Kakapo Recovery Programme.

DOC Ranger and Siroccos minder Alisha Sherriff is working with Sirocco during his time at Zealandia.

Alisha says Sirocco can live just like any of the wild kakapo do with no human interference for the majority of the year. But then he has a special job to do to send out a big message.

When our window of July through to September arrives we can bring him into a captive environment to continue getting out the message of kakapo and New Zealand conservation to a wide audience, she says.

Siroccos appearances around the country help to raise awareness for the 125 kakapo left in the world.

Sirocco was born on Codfish Island, located west of Stewart Island and has lived on Maud Island in the Marlborough Sounds for a number of years. He suffered respiratory problems at the age of three and was hand-raised by rangers. Since then he has imprinted on humans and thinks he is

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He can either enter the viewing enclosure or interact with the public based on their reaction and excitement towards him, she says.

Zealandia Communications and Mar-keting coordinator Cameron Hayes says Siroccos visit to Wellington is really important as many Wellingtonians would never have the opportunity to see a rare species such as kakapo up close.

Seeing Siroccos personality and char-acter is a far deeper experience than seeing kakapo on screen and a great chance to connect with nature, he says.

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She says Sirocco was fantastic and very engaging.

For information on volunteer opportuni-ties visit kakaporecovery.org.nz. You can visit Sirocco by night tours at Zealandia until September 12. Go to visitzealandia.com/sirocco to book.

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ACROSS 1. Showmans covered wagon (7) 5. Chase(quarry) to lair (3,2,6)11. Dig(5)12. Most unsightly(7)13. Taunts (5)14. Costly(9)15. Sinners(9)16. Abound(4)17. Parade(7)19. Kiwi golfer, Frank ...(6)23. Mean(6)26. Hand operated fire-fighting device, ... pump(7)29. Cast off(4)30. Main point(of story) (3)32. Offer(3)34. Component(4)35. Longed for(7)36. Muse(6)39. U.S. writer, ... Hemingway(6)40. Short chopper(7)42. Sheep enclosure(4)46. Mirth(9)48. Schoolmaster(9)50. Frighten(5)51. First (7)

52. Boredom(5)53. Large battleship(11)54. Error(7)DOWN1. Obtain by begging (5)2. Fall back (into illness)(7)3. Austrian capital(6)4. Marine(8)5. Disencumber(7)6. Sisters daughter(5)7. Get(6)8. Lively dance(8)9. Flawless(11)10. Writing tables(5)16. Accolade(7)18. Tend(5)20. Commanded(7)21. Hotel(3)22. Young of a fox (3)24. Calculate trigonometrically(11)25. Unexploded bomb(3)27. Warble(5)28. Spot on a dice (3)31. Turkish govenor(3)33. Put on(clothes) (3)

37. Cherished(8)38. Suspended swinging weight(8)41. Designate(7)43. Transparent fabric of silk(7)44. Breed of sheep(6)45. Monster(Fem) (6)46. Prize(5)47. Object(5)49. Expel from native country (5)

CROSSWORD By Russell McQuarters

SOLUTIONFor April 13, 2005

ACROSS 1. Showmans covered wagon (7) 5. Chase(quarry) to lair (3,2,6)11. Dig(5)12. Most unsightly(7)13. Taunts (5)14. Costly(9)15. Sinners(9)16. Abound(4)17. Parade(7)19. Kiwi golfer, Frank ...(6)23. Mean(6)26. Hand operated fire-fighting device, ... pump(7)29. Cast off(4)30. Main point(of story) (3)32. Offer(3)34. Component(4)35. Longed for(7)36. Muse(6)39. U.S. writer, ... Hemingway(6)40. Short chopper(7)42. Sheep enclosure(4)46. Mirth(9)48. Schoolmaster(9)50. Frighten(5)51. First (7)

52. Boredom(5)53. Large battleship(11)54. Error(7)DOWN1. Obtain by begging (5)2. Fall back (into illness)(7)3. Austrian capital(6)4. Marine(8)5. Disencumber(7)6. Sisters daughter(5)7. Get(6)8. Lively dance(8)9. Flawless(11)10. Writing tables(5)16. Accolade(7)18. Tend(5)20. Commanded(7)21. Hotel(3)22. Young of a fox (3)24. Calculate trigonometrically(11)25. Unexploded bomb(3)27. Warble(5)28. Spot on a dice (3)31. Turkish govenor(3)33. Put on(clothes) (3)

37. Cherished(8)38. Suspended swinging weight(8)41. Designate(7)43. Transparent fabric of silk(7)44. Breed of sheep(6)45. Monster(Fem) (6)46. Prize(5)47. Object(5)49. Expel from native country (5)

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Its a year to go until the Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games and Sport and Recreation Min-ister Jonathan Coleman says it looks like New Zealanders will have plenty to celebrate at both events.

High Performance Sport NZ tell me we are on track to achieve our medal targets of 14 or more Olympic medals and 12

Paralympic gold medals, says Dr Coleman. At the London Games New Zealand took home fi ve gold medals and 13 medals in total, and six gold medals and 17 med-als in total from the Paralympics.

If we can hit those targets that will make Rio our most success-ful Olympic and Paralympic Games ever. The Olympic and Paralympic Games have provid-

ed some of our greatest sporting moments and I am confi dent Rio will produce even more.

Dr Coleman is focused on wish-ing athletes well and supporting them over the next while with their intense training schedules. I wish all of those athletes, teams and coaches preparing for Rio the best of luck over the next year and I look forward to seeing

them take on the world and win.He added, Success on the

world sporting stage is important to New Zealanders. Sport is part of our national identity, and when we see Kiwis winning we are inspired to get active.

It is particularly important at the moment that we encourage our young people to be active and to get involved in sport, with our

lives becoming more sedentary and rising rates of obesity. Our high-performance athletes are great role models, and hopefully their efforts inspire others.

Know of any sporting heroes or Olympic hopefuls that you think the Independent Herald should highlight, let us know at [email protected].

Countdown is on for Rio

High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) will be provid-ing a fi nancial leg-up to develop-ing athletes through their new Emerging Talent Performance Enhancement Grants scheme.

They are backing emerging talented athletes with fi nancial as-sistance so they can concentrate on advancing towards competing in world championships, Olympics and Paralympic Games.

HPSNZ have said Some ath-letes who have been identifi ed by their national sport organisation as tracking towards the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are being given a new Emerging Talent Performance Enhancement Grant (PEGs) from HPSNZ to enhance their development.

A total of $400,000 a year will be paid out to these 40 high potential athletes.

The grants will be in conjunction with existing investment and other support on offer to athletes.

HPSNZ General Manager

Performance and Strategic In-vestment Mike McGovern says, the Emerging Talent grant is a new category within the highly regarded PEGs programme which helps athletes already competing on the world stage with direct financial help to better enable them to maximise their potential.

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The 1st XV Semi Final ended Wainuiomata High School 8, Onslow College 7.

It was a competitively close encounter and it was only in the dying minutes of the match that Wainuiomata managed to get

the win.Wainuiomata High School

openly acknowledged the huge effort, and great spirit of the Onslow College First XV. In our fi rst encounter, they showed amazing attitude and pride, fi r-ing hard at us again and again, even when the score was against

them.Taita drew 22-22 with New-

lands in their game. The highest ranked team prior to this match goes through, Newlands were ranked 2 and Taita 3, so New-lands go to fi nal and will play Wainuiomata in two weeks time.

Narrow defeat for Onslow

SPORTSMANSHIP: The Wainuiomata High School and Onslow College teams after the 1st XV Semi Final at the weekend PHOTO: Supplied

SPORTS

The Windham World Cup took place at the weekend and one of Karori Mudcy-cles finest mountain bike racers Kim Hurst competed successfully.

Kim, who rode for the New Zealand National Team, managed a 48th placing out of the tough field in New York.

The mountain biking champ and local Upper Hutt doctor completed The Wind-ham course which was said to be a long gruelling climb followed by a fast, technical descent in very dry condi-tions.

Windham Mountain was the eighth of nine UCI Mountain Bike World Cup stop offs for Kim which has also included races in France, Czech Republic, Germany and Italy.

Road world champion Paul-ine Ferrand-Prvot took the

win at the penultimate round on Sunday, while fellow New Zealander Kate Fluker placed 40th.

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Best of luck to Kim with the remaining race in the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.

Bike Champ competes at UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

LIFE CYCLES: Kim Hurst with her trusty bike battling Devils staircase late last year PHOTO: marathon-photos.com


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