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By Dan Whitfi eldMason Bathhurst got his hands greasy last

week when he joined others from Wainuio-mata High School for a fulltime week of work.

While students chose to go to a range of places, Mason decided to try out the automo-tive industry by approaching Phil Wyburn at Gavin Shute Auto Services.

Mr Wyburn tells the Wainuiomata News that it had been great having someone like Mason around, as he was switched on and willing to learn.

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GETTING GRUBBY: Phil Wyburn and Mason Bathhurst working on a car at Gavin Shute Auto Services. PHOTO: Dan Whitfi eld

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The young year 10 student was given responsibilities similar to that of a full employee, however all work was done under guid-ance from Mr Wyburn.

As part of the week, Mason said he learnt things like how to change tyres, work on suspen-sion, as well as picking up skills to do with general servicing.

“It was fascinating and I learnt lots,” Mason says.

Each year, Wainuiomata High School students take part in a volunteer week where they volunteer their services to busi-nesses or organisations around the Hutt Valley region.

Mason says one of his friends, also at the high school, went and

volunteered at a panel beating firm; while another went and helped their dad at a haulage company.

“It was great to have someone who actually wanted to be here and learn…Mason was always keen to do the jobs I gave him and I’ve also got him afterschool one day a week,” Mr Wyburn says.

The 15-year-old is still unde-cided in terms of what he sees himself doing when he leaves school, but says something in the automotive industry could be considered.

Mason also attended a career evening in the last week. Jobs in the Navy as well as the computer engineering sector also interested the young Wainuiomata resident.

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Wainuiomata may be a little town but it has its heroes; and with that, nominations are open for the 2015 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year.

Awards manager Glyn Tay-lor says it is the ultimate rec-ognition of people’s service to New Zealand, nominated by New Zealanders.

“They celebrate and reward outstanding individuals or groups who are passionate about making our country a better place to live,” Mr Taylor says.

“[This] marks the start of our six month long search to fi nd this year’s recipients.

“The judging panel is look-ing forward to seeing who New Zealanders think are

deserving of the award,” he says.

The awards seeks nomina-tions from all fi elds including the arts, sport, community service, health, public service, the environment, volunteers, tourism, business, rural, education, entertainment, sci-ence, technology, innovation and cultural development.

The annual New Zealander of the Year awards is in its sixth year and it recognises, encourages and rewards New Zealand’s most vital asset - its people. It is open to all New Zealanders and celebrates the contributions of people from all walks of life.

Next year’s winner will be announced by the Prime Min-

ister at the New Zealander of the Year Gala Awards in Auckland on February 25.

Previous winners of the award include Dr Lance O’Sullivan who won last year’s competition.

Nominations are also being sought for exceptional New Zealanders in the follow-ing categories: University of Auckland Young New Zea-lander of the Year (15-30 years), Metlifecare Senior Citizen of the Year (60 years and over), Kiwibank Local Heroes, Sanitarium Innovator of the Year, and the Mitre10 Community of the Year.

Mr O’Sullivan says: “What makes the award particularly special is that its recognition

from everyday people in the community.”

Many Kiwis do great things that, while not well known publicly, are noticed by those whose lives they have touched.

“The award is the communi-ties’ way of saying thanks and I encourage everybody who knows someone doing good work in the community, to put forward a nomination,” he says.

Members of the public can nominate an individual or community organisation in the awards programme.

Nominations are open u n t i l S e p t e m b e r 3 0 . For more in format ion, www.nzawards.co.nz.

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Wainuiomata’s Way of Life Gym and Fitness Centre has had a revamp and is now operating from a new location.Originally the gym ran from a build-ing in Parkway, however recently owners Scott and Lynda MacKenzie decide to move; with the main focus being to reside in a bigger and more functional building and creating the opportunity for the gym to grow.The new location on Queen St, near an enterance to the shopping centre, is about 1000m2 and allows more space for fitness equipment and different spaces to accommodate more classes.The gym will be located in a space of 600m2, with an area upstairs dedi-cated to the � tness centre’s karate academy.

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Residents wanting to learn how to become a better public speaker are urged to attend a speechcraft course led by Petone Toastmasters.Speechcraft is a short practical course in public speaking for the novice speaker, with those that attend join-ing several other people who want to learn the basics of public speaking quickly in a supportive, friendly environment.Bene� ts of the course include gain-ing con� dence in public speaking, developing your communication and language skills, learning to think quickly and clearly, and improving your job or promotion prospects.Everyone is involved in all the activi-ties each session, say organisers, and people will make new friends, learn new things, and have a lot of fun. The courses run out of the Petone Community House. For more infor-mation, call Theresa Ryan on 020 4005 9183. Alternatively, email [email protected].

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Anywhere between one and 100 international students can attend Wai-nuiomata High School throughout the course of a school year, which is why staff members are looking to the com-munity for support.

Wainuiomata High School is preparing for a large number of groups to visit the valley over coming months and, with students set to stay for up to four weeks, local homestays are required.

Homestay co-ordinator Natasha Baker says international students come into Wainuiomata at different times of the year.

“Our bigger intakes happen in January for the start of our school year and again in July, second half of the year. We do get students that arrive at different times all over the school year,” she says.

“All our international students are hosted by Wainuiomata families; all part of our community...We also currently have nine international students from [places including] China, Korea, Japan, Finland, Germany and Thailand,” Ms Baker says.

In January each year, the high school estimates to get about 10 students that are usually here to study for six months to a year.

Ms Baker says they fi t right in; and cur-rent high school students are very wel-coming to those visiting from overseas.

“Wainuiomata is an amazing place to live; they get the best of both worlds! A city that is situated amongst the bush,” she says.

WAINUIOMATA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: Left to right – Oliver Liu, Soyoka Fujinaga, Tatsuya Kikuchi, Taka Kikuchi, Roxy Mikkonen, Tor Hennum, Kisa Osaka, Julia Ji. On the ground – Tuuka Mattlar. PHOTO: Supplied

International students that attend Wainuiomata High School take part in a normal New Zealand school year, with staff encouraging them to take an international student tour during the school holidays – creating a great way for them to meet others as well as

experience some of the things the country offers.

“This July we have 16 long term students and 20 short term students arriving from Japan, Finland, Italy, France, Spain, Germany and Norway,” Ms Baker says.

Homestays do not need any

qualifi cations, but would ide-ally be welcoming and loving families with teenagers in the household.

For more information or a homestay information pack, contact Ms Baker on 938 3224 or email: [email protected].

By Dan Whitfi eld

New public toilets have been installed at Hugh Sinclair Park as a result of direct submissions to Hutt City Council.

The new piece of infrastructure was rate payer funded and cost about $200,000; and while the decision to install toilets at this location only happened recently, it has been in discussion for more than fi ve years.

Community board chairman Karl Dickson says: “I want to thank all those who sent in submissions to council requesting public

toilets over the past couple of years.” “It’s through their perseverance that parents,

like myself, can enjoy the park with our fami-lies and not have to leave the area in search of toilets...I also look forwarded to seeing the competed exterior,” Mr Dickson says.

As well as new toilets, the area is set to be landscaped and a barbeque installed for the community to use. This project is part of the Wainuiomata Local Community Plan.

The location of the new toilet facility is opposite Caltex and in front of the skate park along The Strand.

New loo installed

PROJECT UNDERWAY: Toilets being in-stalled in at Wainuiomata’s Hugh Sinclair Park. PHOTO: Supplied

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Eastbourne’s Butter� y Creek Theatre Troupe’s winter production is Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece, The Three Sisters. The local production is set to run over two weekends; July 17-19 and July 24-26. The play revolves around three Moscow-born sisters, Irina, Olga and Masha, who now live in the provinces and long to return to the city of their birth. It is a play about hopes and dreams and what happens when those dreams are deferred.Performances will be held at Muritai School Hall in Eastbourne and for more information, go to www.bctt.org.nz. Alternatively, call Anne Man-chester 494 6386.

Eastbourne’s winter production all set

With school students on holiday as of last Friday, parents will be looking for something to keep their children entertained – this is where a leading puppet theatre comes into play.From Wednesday July 16-17 between 10am and 11.30am, children from the Hutt Valley are invited to attend a public puppet theatre for children, creating and presenting quality theatre works for early childhood, primary school and family audiences.Run by Little Dog Barking, children will enjoy the performance of the Little Kowhai Tree, which was written by Peter WilsonThe Little Kowhai Tree is a magical story of how things grow. The story is told and sung in both English and Te Reo Maori. Full of music, sounds, song and action, Little Kowhai is a wonderful introduction to theatre for young children. The event will be happen-ing at the Epuni Community Hall. For more information, go to www.littledogbarking.co.nz or contact Sarah on 021 042 1851.

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By Dan Whitfi eld

Two Lower Hutt sisters are showing they have a future in acting after they were both selected to be part of the much-anticipated London production of The Sound of Music.

Bronte Walshe and her sister Amelia, who landed the leading part in the New Zealand-based production of Annie earlier this year, were picked to play two of the von Trapp children in the musical which is set to come to our shores later this year.

The Lower Hutt girls will join a crew of New Zealand children who will play the von Trapp

children, with three chosen to alternate each character.

The child actors and actresses were chosen after an exhaustive search involving over 1000 young performers singing, danc-ing and acting in front of resident director Anton Luitingh.

Bronte’s character in the up and coming musical will be Gretl, while Amelia will play Marta.

Mr Luitingh has spent the last two months refi ning his search and has only recently announced the two local children as part of the cast.

While Bronte and Amelia will be representing the Hutt Valley, so will Tara Canton and Jaxson

Cook, who were also selected to be part of successful team of children that will dazzle audi-ences when The Sound of Music opens in September.

Producer James Cundall says: “We are thrilled to have found such an outstanding cast of Kiwi kids to play the von Trapp children.”

“It gives these children the opportunity of a lifetime to star in an international production, and New Zealand audiences will be astounded at the quality of their performances. Audiences who saw our recent production of Annie will recognise a few faces, and know that we have a

wonderful pool of talent in this country,” Mr Cundall says.

It tells the uplifting true story of Maria, the fun-loving governess who changes the lives of the wid-owed Captain von Trapp and his seven children by re-introducing them to music, culminating in the family’s escape across the mountains from Austria.

The Sound of Music opens at the St James theatre on Septem-ber 12.

Young stars picked again

THE HILLS COME ALIVE: Amelia Walshe and her sister Bronte (front), with fellow cast mem-bers, are excited about their opportunity. PHOTO: Supplied.

By Dan Whitfi eld

The guys that run the Wainuiomata branch of the Hutt Valley Model Railway Club are gearing up to send their beloved set up to a national expo.

RailEx Model Train Show is set to be held in Porirua later this year in November, and will fea-ture model railways from around New Zealand, pre-sented by model railway enthusiasts.

Wainuiomata’s entry will be the Rocky River Rail-road which is currently on display in Wainuiomata Shopping Centre – with it opening on Saturday’s to the public or on special occasions.

The club’s Ian Smithe says the track will be set up at the expo for people to have a look at.

He, and another club member – Barry Renshaw, say another track is cur-rently in process, but will

take about two years to complete.

Mr Smithe says it will be in the shape of a dog bone and, will be a simple design for people with longer train set-ups.

The theme of the new track is set to be a fully working American railway.

Last Thursday, Mr Smith, Mr Renshaw and George Wright opened up the dis-play to children from the Jack and Jill Early Learn-ing Centre.

Model railway on display in Porirua

TRACK GUYS: George Wright, right, Ian Smithe, and Barry Renshaw, left. PHOTO: Dan Whitfi eld

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Bringing the moa back from extinction would certainly put New Zealand on the international map; which is why Hutt South MP Trevor Mallard believes it could happen, and happen in the Wainuiomata bush.

“I know that this all sounds a bit like a scene from Jurassic Park. But it is going to happen,” he said at a recent business breakfast while speaking about how science is moving in such a way that it could become reality.

While the farfetched comment by Mr Mallard sparked interest and debate around New Zealand, he doesn’t expect anything to happen in the next few years but more so in 50 to 100 years from today.

“Do we want to look forward...and prepare for something that could make an enormous difference to

our environment, community and economy,” Mr Mallard says.

Mr Mallard was clear in stating that he was not suggesting rein-troducing the giant moa that was allegedly 3.5m tall and weighed up to 240 kilos; he was suggesting bringing back the smaller bush moa (anomalopteryx didiformis.)

“Some of these species lived in the Wainuiomata bush area. As the bush regenerates, and with attention to restoring the bush to how it once was, there could one day be Moa in the area again,” he says.

Mr Mallard says the question he has is whether Wainuiomata is up for a discussion over the next fi ve to 10 years about whether it wants to start preparing for something so far out.

“It would certainly give us inter-national focus and frankly I can’t think of a better place...We could become a real scientifi c and tourism centre – and even the discussion

and evaluation would put us on the map,” he says.

While Mr Mallard’s recent sugges-tion to focus on scientifi c advances and resurrect the moa does not look like it will fl oat, it raises questions about what is being done to save other native species threatened with extinction.

Mr Mallard’s suggestion of reintro-ducing the moa is not all nonsense as people did not believe kiwi could return bush reserves in the area.

The Rimutaka Forest Park Kiwi Project, based in Wainuiomata, has been able to establish a viable, self-sustaining kiwi population over the last eight years. More than half the birds currently in the park have been born and raised in the wild.

“They have done a brilliant job at pest reduction so that keruru and kiwi thrive up there now,” Mr Mal-lard says in praising The Rimutaka Forest Park Kiwi Project.

Moa could return to Wainuiomata bush

LITTLE BUSH MOA: Hutt South MP Trevor Mallard is keen to bring back the species. PHOTO: Artwork by Paul Martinson

By Dan Whitfi eld

Children in Wainuiomata will be the focus of a new banking programme that is being led by local credit union staff.

Through its Banking in Schools programme, NZCU Baywide team leader Mani Malaeulu and fellow

staff members, will be taking a positive step towards increasing the fi nancial literacy of Kiwis.

More than 60 schools around New Zealand have signed up to the programme, which has been running since 2009; and with help from mascot ‘Jimmy J,’ young children are learning lessons about managing

Early lessons increase fi nancial wisdom for children

HELPING HIS COMMUNITY: NZCU Baywide team leader Mani Malaeulu. PHOTO: Dan Whitfi eld

their money and are being encour-aged to save.

“I’m a complete advocate for fi nancial education and I believe there’s not enough of it in our schools today,” Mr Malaeulu says.

“Our aim working with schools here is to encourage good money habits early such as saving on a regular basis no matter the amount. To encourage habits such as this and educating how important the value of money is when the child grows into adults years their decisions around money are more likely to be much better. Therefore, avoiding the need to approach those loan sharks out there,” he says.

NZCU Baywide chief executive offi cer Gavin Earle says through the programme children are of-fered two banking options – de-pending on their age.

Mr Earle has seen fi rst-hand the impact of the lack of financial literacy in adults and believes that

educating young people to save and appreciate money is essential in addressing the problem.

“We see people who have entered agreements with lenders and who do not fully understand the implications of what they are

agreeing to,” Mr Earle says.“We believe that starting early

and getting our children to ap-preciate the value of money will go a long way to increasing their ability to manage money in adult-hood,” he says.

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Question: At this point, who or what party do you think has potential of making it through elections? Why?

Annie ReillyWainuiomata

I like to research fi rst.

Clare HazelwoodWainuiomata

Not sure really, but Na-tional seem the strongest party.

Vera PazanWainuiomata

National. I don’t have to think that through.

Linda BunneyWainuiomata

I haven’t looked into it but I would probably say Na-tional.

John BunneyWainuiomata

National, but it’s anyone’s guess at the moment.

Find out the word on the street in WainuiomataOur readers have their say.

Letters on issues of community interest are welcomed. 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 letters from publication.

Send or fax them to the address on page two, or email them to [email protected]. Please note that your name and street address must also be provided in emails.

Letters to the editor

By Dan Whitfi eld

With the upcoming general election this September, the Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce Business will be holding a Busi-ness Breakfast for the members of the Hutt Valley community to get to know their can-didates.

The guest speakers are the Hutt Valley candidates from Hutt South and Rimutaka – including local MP Trevor Mallard – who will be discussing their

campaigns for this year.The Business Break-

fast is set to be held on Friday, July 11, from 6.30am until 8.30am. The location of the event will be at Petone Working Men’s Club, on Udy St, Petone.

Trevor Mallard, is a Labour party candidate and also MP for Hutt South.

The local Wainuio-mata man is a strong supporter of local com-munity organisations and has also recently led a group from Nae-nae which helped force

Candidates to strut their stuff

By Dan Whit� eld

Each school holidays sta� at Wainuiomata Community Library run a series of activi-ties for students living in the valley.Last Friday, students of-ficially broke up for the term two holidays, and pro-grammes at the local library kicked o� on Monday.“We do things every year at Hutt City libraries, with sessions catering for � ve to 12-year-olds,” says library assistant Vera Pazan.

While Wainuiomata only has a few sessions and ac-tivities running, there is plenty to keep the young residents occupied these school holidays.Activities include ‘It’s His-tory’ – a programme that brings the past to the pre-sent. Students that attend will get to hear stories about � ghting, dragons and even joining a pirate crew. This school holiday pro-gramme is free and is tar-geted at � ve to 12-year-olds. It is set to run Tuesday, July

8 and 15.Another event that is run-ning is the preschool story time, held Fridays at 11am. This is a weekly, half-hour programme that includes stories and songs for chil-dren aged two to � ve. It is free to attend.Ms Pazan says the pro-grammes have a focus on encouraging children to read as well as to use their local libraries.Around 20-30 students at-tended sessions in the term one holidays.

Fun times at the library

By Colin RyderTreasurer, Friends of

Baring Head

Prior to the purchase of Baring Head in 2010, there was considerable public controversy when the Greater Wel-lington Regional Coun-cil stated that it was exploring whether the lighthouse keepers’ houses and ancillary buildings should be demolished. Demolition has been taken o� the table by the council but must remain a real option unless the buildings can be rehabilitated t o a n a c c e p t a b l e standard and some � nancially viable long term uses can be de-veloped. A “Lighthouse Com-pound Heritage Plan” identifies guidelines and actions which will inform the future res-toration, management and re-use of the site in a way that respects and retains its heritage values. It is clear from reading the report that the site

Bearing on at Baring Head

has exceptional heritage values which are worthy of protection but this will not be easy and will take a great deal of e� ort and expense. Future uses could include visitor accommodation in the houses and an inter-pretation hub and visi-tor facility in the former generation shed.The nex t step is the preparation of a Design and Imp le me nt ation Plan which will include recommended designs and an implementation programme, together with cost estimates. If you would like to help contact me on 478 4391 or at [email protected].

Dear EdI recently had the distasteful ex-

perience of walking the Gum Loop track at the end of Hine Rd.

I say distasteful not because of the state or the quality of the track or its upkeep. Nor for the natural sur-roundings as they are pleasant and at times, given the size of some of the gums in that area are spectacular.

I speak rather of the abuse of the track by irresponsible dog owners

who appear to believe that the area is perfect as a designated dog dunny.

All this in spite of the fact that the area is adequately signposted to the contrary even for the semi-literate and there are bags supplied at the entrance of the walk for the under-prepared of which, it appears there are a goodly number.

It begs the question whether these are the same people who, with total disregard to the indicators at the

entrance walk their dogs in there unleashed?

The people of Wainuiomata like to believe that they have a unique and nurturing community environment. This is just one example of arrogant suburban vandalism that puts a negative spin on that argument.

Yours sincerely,Grant Rattray

Unhappy at dogs on Gum Loop

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Other candidate guest

speakers include: Chris Bishop, a National party candidate; the Green par-ty’s Holly Walker; Dave Stonyer from the United Fu-ture party; Labour’s Chris Hipkins; Lewis Holden, a National party candidate; and Susanne Ruthven from the Green party.

The 2014 New Zealand general election will be held in September and will determine the membership of the 51st New Zealand Parliament.

For more information about the business break-fast, go to www.hutt-cham-ber.org.nz.

GREEN MP: Holly Walker


With an alleged ageing popu-lation and increase in people living with disabilities in New Zealand, the importance of people having access to arts activities and events in commu-nities needs to be highlighted, according to industry offi cials.

Arts Access Aotearoa runs programmes about supporting arts organisations, compa-nies, producers and venues, as well as individuals – which includes Wainuiomata painter and carver Tony Nobbs.

Findings in the New Zealand Disability Survey, released by Statistics New Zealand recently, show that one in four New Zealanders were identi-fi ed as disabled in 2013.

Arts Access Aotearoa ex-ecutive director Richard Benge says: “These fi ndings reinforce the work we’ve been with arts and cultural organisations and

venues over the past four years to help them improve their ac-cess for disabled people.”

“In that time, there have been many excellent initiatives up and down the country. For example, audio described theatre and opera for blind and vision impaired people; sign interpreted tours of galler-ies and museums; and music workshops and performances for people with learning dis-ability.”

An estimated 14 per cent of the New Zealand population has a physical impairment that limits their everyday activi-ties. This is the most common impairment for adults and increases strongly with age: 49 per cent of adults aged 65 or over are physically disabled, compared with seven per cent of adults aged less than 45 years.

T h roug h A r t s Ac c ess Aotearoa , Mr Nobbs has been able to attend Mix - a creative space/community arts organi-sation in Lower Hutt and has been making art there for the past three years.

Mix is a space for people with lived experience of mental ill-ness - one of the “disabilities” recognised in the New Zealand Disability Survey; and foing art in places like Mix often keeps people well – as it does in Tony’s case.

Arts Access Aoteroa is fo-cused on increasing access to the arts for disabled people, through providing good access for everyone; and creating a welcoming space for those who often have more time to engage in the arts.

The Disability Survey is the most comprehensive source of information about disabled

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people in New Zealand. Disability rates varied across the

country, with the Auckland region reporting a lower-than-average rate of 19 per cent. Four regions – Taranaki, Northland, Bay of Plenty and Manawatu-Wanganui have a

higher-than-average disability rates.*All percentages quoted are es-

timates. Statistics New Zealand defi nes a disability as “an impair-ment that has a long-term, limiting effect on a person’s ability to carry out day-to-day activities”.

The areas in which approved psychoactive substances or “legal high” shops can operate within the Hutt Valley region will be greatly restricted under a new council policy, passed at the start of the month.

Retailers will be able to operate within two zones in the city, one in Jackson Street, Petone and the other in the Lower Hutt CBD. Ad-ditionally, local approved products retailers may be no closer than 200 metres to one another within those areas.

Mayor Ray Wallace says: “A complete ban is not a legal option under the law. We had to develop our policy using the specifi c powers allowed under the act, and have been as restrictive as possible.”

The council can specify the loca-tion and density of retail outlets that sell psychoactive substances; it cannot impose other conditions such as opening hours or the total

number of outlet stores in the city. “We have endeavoured, where

practicable, to meet the objectives set out by our research and consul-tation. The best options available to us for achieving these were limiting the area and the proximity of the outlets,” says councillor Margaret Cousins, chairwoman of the work-ing group considering council’s options.

The Psychoactive Substances Act 2013 gives local authorities the power to establish a Local Approved Products Policy (LAPP). While a LAPP is not mandatory, Hutt City Council resolved to de-velop one in November 2013.

The Psychoactive Substances Amendment Act 2014 removed interim licenses and essentially pre-vented the issuing of new licenses for the selling of psychoactive substances, pending the adoption of regulations for the manufacture and packaging of licensed products,

the retailing requirements and a testing regime.

“We can’t know when, or even if, trade will resume but we have acted pre-emptively to have policy in place if it does,” says Ms Cousins.

Public consultation on proposed policies ran from January 21 to February 21 and the majority of submissions received did not want psychoactive substances available in Hutt City.

Some submitters also recalled the problems or issues they had encountered with members of their families taking psychoactive substances.

Among the submissions, Wel-tec requested the Jackson Street zone be restricted to the west of Richmond Street. The medical offi cer of health and regional public health requested that the CBD zone exclude north of Pretoria Street.

Both of these requests have been met by the LAPP.

Policy restricts the retaining of legal highs

ONE ZONE: An area of the Lower Hutt CBD where retailers will be able to operate. PHOTO: Supplied

Hutt City Council struck the rates for the 2014/15 financial year last week, with the average rates increase for the city being 2.6 per cent, as forecast in its Draft Annual Plan. Hutt City chief executive officer Tony Stallinger says council has a long history of being careful and considered when it comes to spending and “we will continue to have one of the lowest average rates increases and debt levels in the region.”The change in rates varies across sectors of the Hutt City commu-nity, and for example; the average residential rates increase within the city will be six per cent whereas the average business rates in the central business district (CBD) will drop by 11 per cent. “The variation is mainly owing to the impact of a three-yearly property revaluation, which has

Council set rates for year ahead

a� ected each sector and property di� erently,” Mr Stallinger says.“As a council it is our responsibility to show leadership to get the city

moving forward and I believe we’ve made the right decisions to achieve that. Council has struck a good balance between rates and debt levels, and investment in our city’s future,” he says.Overall, council’s revenue from rates will increase by approxi-mately 3.3 per cent in the year ahead. This comprises its average 2.6 per cent increase and an estimated 0.7 per cent growth in rateable property around the city. To encourage revitalisation of the Hutt City CBD, council has extended the existing develop-ment charges and rates remis-sions policies for certain types of developments in the city. The policy, which previously covered only new developments, now covers the conversion or redevelopment of existing build-ings.

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What is your favourite food?

What makes you smile?

Little kids enjoying themselves, especially my grandkids!

What’s your pet hate?

A messy desk, actually that’s a joke, my colleagues will have a good laugh….

Your favoured holiday destination?

Relaxing up at Raumati South, and it’s nice and handy. New York is incredible too!

What’s your favourite music?

I have eclectic tastes in music, from Eminem to Coldplay and Adele.

What is one thing Wainuio-mata News readers would be surprised to know about you?My interest, I follow the macro-economic political scene and the monetary system and its history. Sounds a bit serious doesn’t it? I used to sail cata-marans and windsurf too.

My wife’s (Wendy) cooking, it’s that good!

What’s next on your wish list?

A river cruise in Europe, maybe next year!

A saying you like to live by? This one is nice: “At the end of the day people won’t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel” – Maya Angelou

I would love to have Jim Rick-ards, Michael Pento, Ron Paul and Paul Roberts over. They relate to my interest.

Who would you invite to dinner?

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The official programme for 2014’s New Zealand Eco Fashion Exposed, to be held in Lower Hutt in July, has been released – with an exciting line-up announced.

Two main evening shows will occur on over the weekend including Maintain and Sustain – Runway and Styling Tips on Friday, July 25, and Dulux Eco Designer Runway on Saturday, July 26.

Friday’s event will feature Wainuiomata designer and director of the event Denise Anglesey of Denise H, as well as featuring stylist Nora Swann in an evening of a unique mix of runway, styling tips, and opportunities to purchase unique up-cycled items.

The Dulux Eco Designer Runway on Saturday has a full line-up of eco designers from across the world showcasing organic, ethical, up-cycled and recycled fashion. This will include everything from high-end pieces to up-cycled fashion and clothing in between.

Director Denise Anglesey is also happy to announce that, thanks to support from the Hutt City Council, ticket prices have been priced affordably.

“We want as many people as possible to be able to experience the show, and support from the Council has enabled us to keep ticket prices down,” she says.

In addition to the two main shows, on Thurs-day, July 24, will be an event where media and potential buyers are encouraged to attend a more intimate session where designers will have the opportunity to present their collections personally and discuss the unique origins and

Designers get a chance on the main stage

thought-processes of their items.Evening shows from Thursday through

Saturday are all to be held at the Notre Dame Performing Arts Centre in Lower Hutt.

Also occurring during the week is a pop-up shop on High Street, where various designers will be able to sell garments and accessories.

Further details for the runway shows, pop-up, expo, and workshops along with ticketing information, can be found online at www.nzecofashionexposed.co.nz.

A new chief operations o� c-er (COO) has been appointed to take charge of daily run-ning of Go Wellington and Valley Flyer bus services.Tonia Haskell took up the position on July 7, replac-ing Rachel Drew – a valued member of the executive team who is on maternity leave from today.

As COO Ms Haskell will lead New Zealand Bus’ health and safety initiatives and its drive to achieve a zero harm workplace, building on the excellent work Ms Drew has done in this area. The work has included a comprehensive safety audit of New Zealand Bus’ entire Wellington fleet and im-

provements based on the � ndings of that audit early this year. New Zealand Bus chief exec-utive o� cer Zane Fulljames says Tonia has an extensive senior management back-ground and has held high profile and complex roles in the telecommunications sector, among others.

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Great Garage And Parking 3 bedroom family home, gas, DVS, alarm, kitchen with pantry & dishwasher. Double garage/workshop + 2nd toilet & good parking. And a sunny setting.

For Sale $198,000View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5174 Open By Appointment Leith Gunn P 04 564 0002 M 027 4458 940 E [email protected] Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Price Adjustment! 40 Ruthven Road

Style In Hyde Street Stylish family home, open plan flows through to the deck & sunny backyard, 4 bedrooms, modern kitchen, 2 bathrooms. Did I mention the pizza oven? Yum!


Wainuiomata 21 Hyde Street

"Your Slice Of Paradise" 3 level home with viewing decks, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 living areas, large garage. near 2 acre private setting with gardens, lawns & bush backdrop.

For Sale $480,000View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5181 Leith Gunn P 04 564 0002 M 027 4458 940 E [email protected] Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Wainuiomata 17 Sheehy Grove

4 Bedroom Parkway Home Wonderful 4 bedroom home, 2 living areas, modern kitchen & bathroom, 2 toilets, gas & DVS. BBQ deck & patio. Garage & carport too. Schools are close by.

For Sale $320,000 - Offers considered from Noon 9th July 2014.View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5200 Open By Appointment Leith Gunn P 04 564 0002 M 027 4458 940 E [email protected] Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Wainuiomata 74 Totara St - After Deadline Sale

Great Base To Start! 3 bedroom home, good heating & insulation, HRV, Aluminum joinery, decent garage & off-street parking. Good section for kids & pets. School & bus nearby.


Wainuiomata 14 Edmonds St

Vendor Wants Action! So present all offers! All day sun. Separate bathroom & toilet. Spacious lounge. 3 bedrooms, gas heating, garage, close to school & kindy, fully fenced.

For Sale $185,000View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5159 Open By Appointment Ann Watkins P 04 564 0001 M 021 615 062 E [email protected] Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Wainuiomata 212 Wellington Road

This Home Has It All To Offer. 3 double bedrooms, lounge + wood burner, separate bathroom, natural timber kitchen + large double pantry. HUGE garage and all day sun. Call now to view!

For Sale $226,000View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5179 Open SUN 1.30 - 2pm Ann Watkins P 04 564 0001 M 021 615 062 E [email protected] Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Wainuiomata 1 Kim Street

SUN 1.30-2PM

Built To Last Home with established gardens looking for a new family. 3 good size bedrooms, large lounge & spacious kitchen/dining room. Fernlea school zone.

For Sale $219,000View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5148 Open Sun 12.45 - 1.15pm Ann Watkins P 04 564 0001 M 021 615 062 E [email protected] Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Price Adjustment! 31 Gardiner Grove

SUN 12.45-1.15PM

Rare As Hen’s Teeth! 1000m² of flat sun-drenched flat land, waiting for you to build your dream home on. All the services are to the gate, all you need to do is build. Call immediately to view.

For Sale $109,000View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5149 Open by appointment Ann Watkins P 04 564 0001 M 021 615 062 E [email protected] Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Sun Drenced Flat Section! 49 Ruthven Road

Move In And Enjoy! Newly painted exterior, 3 bedrooms (2 double), separate lounge, wood-fire, large open-plan kitchen/dining, conservatory, double garage. Fully fenced section.

For Sale $199,000View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5197 Open SUN 12 - 12.30pm Ann Watkins P 04 564 0001 M 021 615 062 E [email protected] Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Wainuiomata 19 Hamstead Street

SUN 12-12.30PM

Country Living Minutes From Town 4 bedrooms open plan modern living, covered deck, fully insulated, external rumpus room. Feels like country living but bus stop is minutes’ walk.

For Sale BEO - $220,000View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5192 Open SUN 1.15 - 1.45pm David Selig & Renee Selig - [email protected] 04 564 0000 M 027 4458 944 M 027 355 4501Channel Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Wainuiomata 125b Upper Fitzherbert Road

SUN 1.15-1.45PM

Convenient Parkway Living! 3 double bedrooms minutes from the Woa hill. Heat pump, HRV system, good insulation. Views from the living area, covered outdoor area. Single garage.

For Sale $239,000View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5187 Open SUN 1.15 - 1.45pm David Selig & Renee Selig - [email protected] 04 564 0000 M 027 4458 944 or 027 3554501 Channel Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Wainuiomata 83 Parkway

SUN 1.15-1.45PM

Magnificent Valley Views 15 Hectares, natural (Artesian) water spring that has year round supply of crystal clear drinking water. Regenerating bush with 15 year old trees (Incl Tasmanian Blackwood, Gum & Pine) & section already has its driveway.

For Sale Price by Negotiation over $230,000 View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO4967 Nicky Cooper P 04 564 0004 M 027 307 2999 Channel Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Wainuiomata 495 Coast Road

Looking To Downsize? 2 double bedroom unit, open plan style living, own private deck. Sought after street. All it needs is for someone to come in and put their own style and flair into it!

For Sale $149,900View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5186 Open By Appointment David Selig & Renee Selig - [email protected] 04 564 0000 M 027 4458 944 M 027 3554501Channel Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Wainuiomata 6b Ely Grove

Good Space And Great Views! 3 double bedrooms, 2 heat pumps, insulated walls & ceilings. Great views from top of property & the deck. Near Wainui Primary & local Village shops.

For Sale $209,000View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5185 Open Sun 11.45-12.15pm David Selig & Renee Selig - [email protected] 04 564 0000 M 027 4458 944 M 027 355 4501Channel Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Wainuiomata 61 Coast Road

SUN 11.45-12.15

Wonderful Living 3 bedroom home, modern kitchen & bathroom. Internal access from garage/electric garage door. Open plan, indoor/outdoor flow, conservatory, deck & spa area.

For Sale By NegotiationView www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5188 Open SUN 12.30 - 1pm David Selig & Renee Selig - [email protected] 564 0000 M 027 4458944 M 027 3554501Channel Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Wainuiomata 4 Concord Street

SUN 12.30-1PM

Lifestyle Living At It’s Finest! 3 double bedrooms (master has ensuite), 2 Living, 6 car garage, office, outbuildings, 10 acres. 5-10 mins from town, approx 30 mins to Wellington CBD.

For Sale $970,000View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5165 Open By Appointment Nicky Cooper P 04 564 0004 M 027 307 2999 E [email protected] Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Wainuiomata 108 Crowther Road

Affordable Entry Level Lifestyle! The lifestyle feel with the convenience of being close to transport & minutes from town. 4 bedrooms, 2 WCs, heatpump and low maintenance, call today!

For Sale $309,990View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5156 Open SUN 12 - 12.30pm Nicky Cooper P 04 564 0004 M 027 307 2999 E [email protected] Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Price Adjustment! 39 Pencarrow Crescent

SUN 12-12.30PM

First Time Home Buyers! 3 bedroom home looking for new owners! Space for the kids to kick a ball with the property being fully fenced. Good sized garage/workshop.

For Sale $210,000View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5193 Open SUN 2 - 2.30pm David Selig & Renee Selig - [email protected] 04 564 0000 M 027 4458 944 M 027 3554501Channel Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Wainuiomata 21 Whitehall Street

SUN 2-2.30PM

Great Starter Home! Spacious 3 bedroom home with garage, large lounge area with ranch slider leading out onto a deck. Ready for your style & flair! Call anytime to view.

For Sale $195,000View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5194 Open SUN 2 - 2.30pm David Selig & Renee Selig - [email protected] 04 564 0000 M 027 4458944 or 027 3554501 Channel Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Wainuiomata 10 Whitehall Street

SUN 2-2.30PM

Seriously Selling! Tidy family home in a very popular location. Alarm, heatpump, HRV system & Insulation. Separate workshop with power & single garage/workshop. Call Nicky today!

For Sale $259,000View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5123 Open By Appointment Nicky Cooper P 04 564 0004 M 027 307 2999 E [email protected] Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Wainuiomata 63 Parkway

Need To Downsize But Still Need Space? Spacious 2 double bedroom home, good sized bathroom even has separate shower & bath! Double wardrobes, hall cupboard, modernised kitchen with pantry. Popular street & handy to the hill.

For Sale $165,000View www.harcourts.co.nz/WO5118 Open By Appointment Lisa Black (Gough) P 04 564 0006 M 027 668 6477 Channel Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

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With the winter season of-ficially here, a select few members of the community were treated to a mid-winter lunch put on by Grey Power Wainuiomata recently.

Officials from association say the lunch was enjoyed very much by those who attended.The next Wainuiomata-based Grey Power event is

set for July 23, where Graham Dyer – chief executive o� cer of the Hutt Valley DHB – will be speaking.Grey Power’s next monthly meeting will be on August 27.

Mid-winter munch in the ‘Nui

Local Torquewith Dan Whit� eld

It’s taken Cory De kort about eight weeks to transform a 1975 Holden HQ Belmont into this insanely good-looking replica of a Holden GTS Monaro which now rumbles around the streets of Wainuiomata.

“I bought it with the paint job and I have always wanted a

two-door Monaro but could not afford one. So decided make a replica,” he says.

With it looking a treat, Cory says that just about everything has been done now but in the long run he wants to tunnel ram the 308 or pull it out and put in a small block Chevrolet engine

with a blower on it.At the moment the replica

old school custom has a 305 Holden V8 under the hood. The Wainuiomata News asked Cory how much power it has, but he says it has not yet been tested.

He says the best thing about the car is being able to jump in and

The beast that roams the streets

HARD OUT: Cory De kort’s 1975 Holden HQ Belmont – which has been made into a replica GTS Monaro. PHOTO: Supplied

go cruising on Sunday afternoons.Since owning this car, Cory has

had the stripes done by local busi-ness Ray’z Signz and Designz, a full custom exhaust, two and a half inch twin system and pacemaker headers installed by Jason at avs.

It also has American Racing wheels fi tted, a high rise scoop was needed to upgrade the carburettor to a Holley 600 and, a new electronic dizzy and coil was installed. A cus-tom alloy drop tank was also made for the rear.

Cory’s ride has a number of GTS Monaro parts fitted, but mainly in the interior – including a GTS Monaro steering wheel.

“[It’s also] been lowered 145mm in the front and 125mm in the back. [This was] done by NZ Spring Works. [It also has a] B&M quick-silver ratchet shifter,” he says.

In the past, Cory has owned a number of cars – making him a true car enthusiast – including Honda Integra Type Rs, Subaru WRXs, Mazda rx7s, a Nissan Silvia s14, an Evo 2 and an Evo 5, as well as a Holden HSV.

Cory’s dream car is a 1969 Dodge Charger R/T.

“All work was carried out at Fire-stone Wainuiomata with Paul’s knowledge with the old cars,” Cory says.

One of New Zealand’s favourite movies, Goodbye Pork Pie, has made a comeback today with Mini New Zealand releasing its remake of the � lm’s iconic Lake Hawea chase scene.The scene, which features a number of ‘new originals’ including a new di-rector, new cast and the all new Mini hatch in place of the original 1978 model, has been created to celebrate the launch of the new model released to the New Zealand market in April. Mini marketing manager Simonne Mearns says the remade scene is the perfect ‘launch vehicle’ for the new Mini hatch. “The latest MINI is full of a number of new features - enough to warrant us making a big scene about it. Which is exactly what we did,” Ms Mearns says. “Goodbye Pork Pie was the perfect � t for Mini. There is de� nitely a little ‘Blondini’ inherent in the brand; we like to test the boundaries and push the limits, and a cheeky attitude is part of Mini’s ethos,” she says. This is a feeling that shared by remake director Matt Murphy who thinks “that most New Zealanders will be intrigued by the remade scene.”The remade scene is available for the public to view online at www.goodbyeporkpie2014.co.nz.

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You can’t beat Wellington on a good day!

Say goodbye to the dark winter shoes these holidays, and get crafty with you own pair of white tennis shoes instead!

Cheap to create, it requires no painting skills, and is a great rookie craft.

You’ll need deco-paint, sponge brushes, painters tape, and a pair of white canvas shoes.

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DIY SHOES: Revamp you shoes in a cheap and easy way. You’ll need paint, shoes, sponges or a small paint brush, and some tape to make patterns.


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By Caitlin SalterMassey journalism student

Local streams and rivers in the Hutt Valley need practical solutions to protect them says National’s Hutt South candidate Chris Bishop.

For the first time ever, all of New Zealand’s waterways will have to meet minimum quality standards.

The government is setting the deadline for councils to meet these standards as 2025.

It will be up to local authorities to regulate the new water standards, with the government contributing three million dollars a year to help councils comply.

Environment Minister Amy Adams and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy announced the new standards in Seaview last week.

Speaking from the Waiwhetu stream Mr Bishop says this is good news for water-ways in the Hutt area which are polluted.

“Our local environment is a valuable re-source that we must preserve and protect. It’s a big part of our quality of life and our community.”

The Waiwhetu stream suffers from long-standing heavy metal pollution following historical untreated discharges from local industries.

These pollutions are not only hazardous ecologically but also to human health.

Mr Bishop says the stream has slowly been improving following a $21 million remediation project fi ve years ago, but local waterways need better protection

Streams the focus of MPs

against future pollution.He is positive these new national stand-

ards will help ensure just that.“Residents I’ve been speaking too are

sick of the ‘All Talk, No Action’ on our local streams and creeks in our neighbour-hoods.

Practical solutions to freshwater manage-ment, like these robust national standards, are going to make a real difference in our communities.”

The new standards will ensure the waterways are clean enough for wading and boating but will not require water to be clean enough for swimming.

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There is a chance for Wainuiomata children to get their skates on these school holidays with three mini-inline hockey sessions being held in the Wainuiomata High School Gym. The Hockey on Wheels program is only $2 per person for the two hour sessions. The program will run July 9-11, with sessions starting at 10am. Call 04 550-5372 or email [email protected] for details.

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Wainuiomata AFC has a full line up of games this weekend. Its first team is set to play Marist at 2.30pm. This game will be played at Richard Prouse Park 1.Other games include the second-ranked team playing at 12.30pm against Tawa at Richard Prouse Park also. The Undertakers are set to play North Wellington at Alex Moore Park at 1pm, and the Women play on Sunday at 1pm agianst Naenae. This game will be played at Naenae Park 2.

The Wainuiomata Lions women’s team � nished the season third on the WRL Womens Premiership table. The team su� ered a 30-nill loss against the Petone Panthers on Saturday ending the disappointing season with three wins out of eight games played.

Sport Wellington, which runs a number of programmes and activities around the region throughout the year, is set to move.From Monday July 28, the Sport Wel-lington Sports House will be located at 223 Thorndon Quay in Wellington.The organisation’s head o� ce has been located on Adelaide Rd since 1999 and due to a lot of changes over the past 15 years, it is time to move. Chief executive Phil Gibbons believes that the move to the new location will further the organisations ability to evolve with the sporting sector. “The new location for Sport Wellington will allow for easier access for those that we work with and provide a greater pro� le for the organisation in our community,” Mr Gibbons says.“The new premises will allow for Sport Wellington to grow further our community of tenants by offering more members of the sport and active recreation sector the opportunity to be located alongside Sport Wellington and take advantage of the shared ser-vices and expertise on hand,” he says.

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Lions women’s team third

By Caitlin SalterMassey journalism student

It was another a successful weekend for Wainuiomata AFC, with both its top-tier football teams securing victories on the pitch.Wainuiomata’s capital one side faced Miramar Rangers, with the local side beating their eastern suburb counter-parts 2-1.Last weekend, Wainuiomata secured a 5-nil victory over its Victoria University counterparts; and after its recent game, the team looks in good shape this

Saturday’s game at home.This weeken’d game is against Marist.Wainuiomata’s second-ranked team also saw success, beating Lower Hutt City 3-1 over the weekend.Other team results included Paci� cas’ game against Stokes Valley finishing with a 2-all draw; while, the Undertak-ers went down 6-nil to Tawa AC United, and the Roundballs su� ered a 5-nil loss against Olympic. The Women’s team faced a 1-nil defeat against their Porirua City counterparts.The Wainuiomata Halfbaked played on Tuesday.

Win for Wainuiomata

Wainuiomata’s under 21 side is climbing back up the table after a victory against Up-per Hutt leaving the team in second place.

Upper Hutt proved tough competition

throughout the game, opening up the scor-ing with an early try and penalty. This left the Wainuiomata side 10 points behind its counterparts.

Colts overcome Upper HuttWainuiomata turned the play around

with Jordan Heketa and Jayden Koihika earning a converted try each before half time. At half time the score was 14-10.

The second half brought pressure for the local side when a poor pass at the start of play had Wainuiomata strug-gling to get off its line.

From this, Upper Hutt countered and managed to score its second try of the game to take the narrow 15-14 lead.

The teams were evenly matched on attack and both defended well, however Wainuiomata’s Alesana Mene stepped up to score the match winning try with two minutes to go.

The win is good news for Wainuio-mata. It puts the local side back on form and moves it into second place on the table.

Wainuiomata is fi ghting hard to get back to the top of the table like it was at the start of the second round.

Wainuiomata will play under the lights this Friday night, when the side travels to Maidstone Park in Upper Hutt to face Avalon.

WINNERS: Wainuiomata under 21 team celebrate their win. PHOTO: Supplied

By Dan Whitfi eld

It was a winning weekend for Ulalei Wainuiomata Netball Club with both its teams claiming vic-tory over their opponents.

Ulalei Wainuiomata is a small club with only two teams, however both were able to bring down one of the biggest clubs in the valley competition – Maidstone, a club which boasts nine teams in the competition.

The club’s top-ranked netball team convincingly beat its Maid-stone counterparts in the Regional Superleague competition, with the fi nal score left at 47-36. The game was the big upset of the week.

Coach Tunis Cook says: “Again, it was a gutsy defensive effort resulting in turnovers in every third of the court.”

Ulalei fi nished the fi rst round in third place, narrowly missing out by one point on the table, to play off for division one.

In the premier two competition, Ulalei two were too strong, too skillful and much more fi tter than its fancied opponents Maidstone, according to a team spokesperson.

The score was even at half time however, Ulalei pulled away in the third quarter to take a command-ing eight goal lead into the fi nal quarter. The fi nal score was 43-29.

Great defensive work was shown by all players; this helped result in numerous turnovers which were converted into points by the shooters.

After two games, Ulalei sit at the top of the premier two tables, but it is still early days and there is still more hard work to be done.

Maidstone brought down by Wainuiomata

DEFENCE: Wing attack Tuese Lewis prepares to intersect the ball.

If you are part of a sports club, know of any awesome sports achieve-ments or just have a sport you want us to cover then send me an email at [email protected].

Whether you have the weekend’s game results, photos, details of players, or even just played some backyard cricket, the Wainuiomata News wants to know.

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Late loss for premier side

READY FOR THE BALL: Shahn Eru and Marvin Karawana waiting for a restart. PHOTO: Aaron Meredith

By Aaron Meredith

Wainuiomata suffered its fi rst loss of the Jubilee Cup, narrowly going down 27-25 to Petone on Saturday.

Wainuiomata dominated its hosts early on in the game, after Shahn Eru’s try gave his team a 7-nil lead.

A penalty was awarded to Petone, but was followed by two Tyler Tane penal-ties, giving the visiting Wainuiomata side a 13-3 half time lead.

Petone’s try just after half time bought the score back to 13-10; this spurred winger Jason Love to score his fi rst try of the game, stretching out the score to 18-10.

Wainuiomata’s third try to fullback Tau Mamea seemed to seal the victory however, with the score set at 25-13 and with just under fi ve minutes to play, things fell apart for Wainuiomata.

Petone managed to run in two late tries, and both were converted; bring-ing the fi nal score to 27-25.

This was unfortunate as Wainuio-mata had dominated the game for the 75 minutes prior and the side never looked like losing until the end.

Both teams can be applauded as even

with a high penalty count the game still was played at a high pace.

Wainuiomata loose-forward Shahn Eru played well, causing problems for defenders on attack and doing his core jobs well.

The team will be disappointed with the loss but players can hold their heads high after playing well as a unit; the team should feel confi dent moving forward.

Even with the loss Wainuiomata is still sitting second on the table, six points ahead of third place Old Boys University.

Last weekend’s game will also be remembered for the four yellow cards that referee Christopher Graham handed out during the game.

In other club matches, the senior firsts went down 13-6 to Petone; the women’s side were successful in defeating Old Boys Univisity coun-terparts 24-15.

This weekend the premier side is set to play Marist St Pats. The game will be played at Evans Bay Park, with kick off planned for 3pm.

A win will secure a home semi fi nal with a week to spare.

By Dan Whit� eld

New Zealand Football’s Tony Morrison has approached schools in Wainuiomata with the hope of creating a regular football and touch series for local students.In the past, NZ Football has run regular sporting events for Wellington-based students in terms one and four at venues around the region.The proposal for Wainuiomata would see the competitions run for six weeks. Days of games would be determined by the schools, with play starting at about 4pm.Competitions in Wellington cost between $100 and $115 per team, meaning about $15 per player; but this also covers referees, which will be provided.Should there be enough interest Mr Mor-rison believes there could be the possibility of creating a girls and boys team, as well as mixed grades.For more information, contact Tony Mor-rison on 586 6006 or 0275 776 781.

New competition

planned

By Dan Whit� eld

Wainuiomata Darts Associa-tion is gearing up for a mas-sive month of club activities and events.While last month was big, July is set to be even bigger with Club NZ Nationals in Christchurch from today until July 12.On Sunday, July 13, until Tuesday, July 15, the Junior and Youth Championships

will be held in Hastings.Later this month on July 20, there will be a club rep game against Upper Hutt. This will be away at a club in the Upper Hutt region, starting at 1pm.The committee are also set to come together on Mon-day July 21 for a meeting at 7.30pm.On Saturday, July 26, the club will be at the Andy and Florrie Capp Trophies held at the Upper Hutt Cossie Club. This

starts at 9am. The � nal event of the month, held on July 27, is a quads event running in Wellington at 8.30am.For more information on the month of events, con-tact the club or go to http://www.sportsground.co.nz/wdadarts. Club officials want to say a very big thank you to all who supported the Junior Fundraiser Quiz Night.

Month of darts planned for Wainuiomata players

By Dan Whitfi eld

A team of 30 St Claudine Thévenet School students competed in an annual inter-school cross country tournament recently.

Held on June 19 at Wainuiomata Primary School, the event saw the St Claudine students that took part do quite well – with a number of them fi nishing in the top 10, according to teachers.

Keira Smith was fi rst in the year four girls race, while Tiara Kahui-Puia was third in the same event. Daniel McNatty was second in the year four boys race, and Hanna Hoffman was third in the year fi ve girls competition.

Other top ten fi nishers were Jasmine Van Driel who came seventh in the year four girls. In the year four boys’ event, Tyler O’Riley placed fi fth, Genesis Mose came eighth, and Vaitusi Lemana was nineth.

The year five girls’ race saw Josephina Lasini place eighth and Lillie Bowden came tenth. Josiah Tuita came seventh and Jack Sua, nineth, in the year fi ve boys’ event.

In the year six category, Kaelin Van Driel run well to fi nish in fi fth place.

The inter-school cross country was for students in year four, fi ve, and six; and was originally set to be held at Richard Prouse Park.

Sporting success at June event

Wainuiomata Harriers had nine athletes competing at the North Island Cross-country Championships in Taupo over the weekend ¬– and this year, things were a lot tougher than previous years due to wind conditions around the already challenging undulating course at Spa Park. Of the nine athletes competing from Wainuiomata, six of them finished in the top ten inside their respective age groups; and most improved on their time from last year, despite the conditions. The most notable performance came from Logan Stoupe, who � nished fourth in the boys’ under 10 grade. He beat his time from last year by 15 seconds for the one-kilometer course. In the boys’ under 10 1km event, Logan Stoupe placed fourth, recording a time of 3.55 minutes; Luke Stoupe placed eleventh with a time of 4.24 minutes; and Daniel McNatty came twelfth, running in a time of 4.26 minutes.The masters women grade, made up of 40 to 44-year-olds running 5km, saw Nikki Brani� -Jones come sixth with a � nal time of 23.52 minutes; and Jen Stoupe

placed eighth with 26.29 minutes.Paul Richardson came tenth in the masters men 50 to 54-year-old division with a time of 25.19 minutes. He ran 6km.Also running 6km, was Warwick Pet-tigrew in the masters men 55 to 59 division. He ran in a time of 29.40 minutes and placed thirteenth.In the masters men group, sporting run-ners aged between 60 and 64 years of age, Don McGowan placed eighth with a time of 31.15 minutes. He also ran 6km.Anne Hubbard placed ninth with a time of 43.24 minutes in the women walkers, walking 5km on the day.This particular course has always proven popular, with athletes travelling from all over the North Island to compete. A number of runners also come from the South Island. Athletes are now looking forward to the next race which is the Wellington Cross Country Championships held in Waikanae on July 19. This Saturday is a club run-walk is set to be held at the harriers’ clubrooms in Richard Prouse Park. The event is set to start at 2pm.

Wainuiomata Harriers perform well in Taupo

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