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OCTOBER 2020
◗Bowling club
looking great
New GPs bolster service
Cover photo: Toni Bingley
◗
◗ New owners at Balter
◗ What’s On in Carterton
The Carterton Crier October 2020 page 2 The Carterton Crier October 2020 page 31
Guest Editor Deadline October issue:
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co.nz/ruamahangaramblers. Paul Furkert (06) 379 5355
South Wairarapa Tramping Club For upcoming trips, Barry Kempton,
Learning the ropes
5pm Sunday 25 October Ka Pai Cimone Grayson or Lucy McKenzie email hello@kapaicarterton.nz, (06) 304 9353, 027 430 5935. For the club: Carol Major, (06) 304 8210
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It’s great being back at the editor’s desk again after taking a back Delivered by: Lions Club of Carterton Inc Membership and meal cancellation phone Wairarapa Dance Club Russell (06) 377 1609
seat while Roger Boulter learnt the ropes and produced his first solo Tuesday 10 November
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Crier edition last month. Masterton Toastmasters meets each second week at The Salvation Wairarapa Shafts & Wheels Driving Association For further
We have another volunteer lined up to fill the editor role in a Army Rooms, 210 High St Carterton at 7.30pm. Contact Ben Dugdale information, text or phone, 027 318 3359
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this issue together, and I will watch her put out the November issue,
with a view to her flying solo in December. We’re online at www.cartertonnz.com/crier Senior Citizens Yvonne Brown 022 140 6671 Cards On Wednesdays Barbara 027 387 9236
kindly hosted by CDBI (Carterton District Business Initiative). South Wairarapa Rebus Club 4th Friday morning each month, South Carterton Community Choir Contact Stephen Judd on 022 373 4299
I must congratulate Roger and Pia for having the guts to give it a
Find us on Facebook: The Carterton Crier Wairarapa Working Men’s Club, outing in months with a fifth Friday. Carterton Rose Society Graeme Renall, President, (06) 379 7065,
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Anyone of retirement age welcome as a visitor; please contact David
as public as editing the local newsletter – it can appear very daunting. ExploratioNZ is a progressive Christian group. We meet Sunday
Woodhams (06) 306 8319, email dwoodhams@orcon.net.nz
Both of them expressed doubts, but decided to push through. South Wairarapa Working Men’s Club (06) 304 9449, swwmc.org.nz, afternoons 4pm in the Lansdowne Crossway Church, 1 Totara St,
I applaud Roger’s efforts over the past few months. He is now an Disclaimer swwmc@wise.net.nz Masterton. Contact Pauline Coy paulinebc@gmail.com
official Crier editor and he is in line to make another “guest” appearance Hey, we’re all volunteers working to put out a free community newspaper Tranzit coach tours for active seniors. www.tranzittours.co.nz or Garden Group Vicki Waller (06) 379 9080, rossvickiwaller@gmail.com
in the New Year. Having the editorial squad helps ensure the future of for Carterton and district. If we have made a mistake, just let us know Green Party meeting, first Tuesday of every month, contact Alex Hall on
freephone 0800 471 227 9.30am-4pm
at crier.ed@gmail.com and we will endeavour to make amends. Thanks.
the Crier. It’s not wise having all your eggs in one person’s basket, and Wairarapa Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), 43 Perry St, Masterton. 021 122 5168
it’s a lot of work as well. Jan Farr was a magician to produce so many Monday-Friday 9am-4pm, phone (06) 377 0078 or 0800 367 222, email Holdsworth Women’s Institute Call Gill Reid, (06) 379 7245
quality copies of the Crier largely on her own over four years. wairarapa@cab.org.nz, website www.cab.org.nz Knit and Natter Group Keitha Roberts 021 061 7720
You’ll have noticed we now have a front cover photo. I feel this Mah Jong Contact Margaret Stevens (06) 379 8681
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Carterton Farmers’ Market Memorial Square. Weekly markets Sunday. Men’s Group Wairarapa Support group meeting every 1st Thursday
This issue we have moved What’s On to the inside back pages so SWWMC Bowls Page 3 1 November Annual Plant Sale, www.facebook.com/cartertonmarket/ indoor (Carterton) and every 3rd Saturday overnight in the mountains.
we can introduce a photo spread on the centre pages. Each month Email info@cartertonmarket.co.nz or phone 027 663 9011 www.mensgroup-wairarapa.nz
Karen & Tim Ray White Real Estate Page 5
we will highlight an aspect of Carterton there. We’re happy to receive Mauriceville Country Fair Sunday 6 December 9am-4pm Clarke Railway Museum website cartertonrailwaymuseum.org.nz
your ideas for the Crier. Page 42 Cafe and Gelato Page 7
Memorial Domain in Mauriceville. Stallholder sites available, phone South Wairarapa Bridge Club Contact Katherine 027 243 3495
Paul Dykes Under The Stars Page 8 Jenny Barre 929 7685 or email mauriceville85@gmail.com Stonehenge Aotearoa Open 10am-4pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
Safe Hands Plumbing Page 8 Guided tours any time or day by arrangement. Phone (06) 377 1600
Sport, fitness, movement Wai Dadz support group All dads welcome. Contact Luke Tiller
Carterton Littlies & Preschool Page 10
Basketball Facebook: Wairarapa Basketball Society 021 036 3016
Advertising rates for The Carterton Crier LJ Hooker Real Estate Page 11 Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club Association croquet contact Robin Wairarapa Archive, Mark Pacey markp@library.mstn.govt.nz
Contact Christine Miller, cartertoncrier@gmail.com, Stonhenge Aotearoa Page 13 Brasell (06) 222 4000. Golf croquet contact Steve Davis (06) 304 715. Wairarapa Camping and Caravan Club Phone: 027 677 3706 or email:
027 625 7765 (paid advertising only). Bowls contact Rex Kenny (06) 379 7303
St Marks Church Page 14 pamhoneill@gmail.com
Specs: Carterton Golf Club Foot golf, $5 for children, $10 for adults, office Wairarapa Herb Society Christine Paul (06) 370 1170, Val Richardson
1/8 page = 95mm wide x 65mm deep Lifestyle Residential Property Management Page 18 hours Friday-Tuesday 8:30am-1:30pm, phone (06) 379 8457, email
1/4 page = 95mm wide x 135mm deep
(06) 377 2035, waiherbs@gmail.com
Ka Pai Soup Page 18 admin@cartertongolf.co.nz, website www.cartertongolfclub.co.nz Wairarapa Labour, Masterton Branch Phone (06) 379 8021 for venue
1/2 page = 195mm wide x 135mm deep
Full page = 195mm wide x 280mm deep Rick Spooner Building Contractor Page 19 Carterton Scottish Country Dance Club Contact Michael (06) 377 0322, and details
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Completely Steaming Page 20
Pricing, black and white: Pricing, colour:
Carterton Swimming Club Cynthia Lowe: cartertonswimracesecretary@ se_edwards@xtra.co.nz
Pukaha National Wildlife Centre Page 20 gmail.com. Water aerobics, indoor pool, key hire, Russell Geange Wairarapa Vintage Car Club Gary or Barbara Lang (06) 372 7593
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1/4 page = $80 + gst 1/4 page = $140 + gst Formed by Hand Concrete Pottery Page 21 (06) 379 7750 Wine and Food Wairarapa Contact our President Ann Smith, phone
1/2 page = $140 + gst 1/2 page = $230 + gst
Gain Momentum Health & Fitness Page 22 Carterton Tennis Club new members welcome, free public session (06) 304 9824
Full page = $230 + gst Full page = $400 + gst 5.30pm every Thursday, cartertontennis@gmail.com
Banner = $100 + gst Banner = $160 + gst Pip Stevenson Tremains Real Estate Page 23 Clareville Badminton Club Steve Ruscoe, 027 333 3975
Deadline: last day of the month (No Crier in January) RP Construction Page 25 Cycling Irene Price 027 634 9167 or Lesley 021 299 6389 If your group’s details have changed, or you would
Circulation rural and urban Carterton: 3,835 South Wairarapa Electrical & Appliances Page 26 Dalefield Hockey Club Gail Miller, secretary, (06) 379 8341 like your entry removed, please let us know at
Dimensional Fitness classes. Fitness training with Anaru and Dallas Te crier.ed@gmail.com
Just Us Kids Preschool Page 26
Rangi. Facebook
Quality Engineering Services Ltd Page 26 Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club Classes Wednesdays during
Agent99 Page 28 school term time, Beginners, 10 years+ (including adults). Phone Dannii
Oven Cleaning Services Wairarapa Ltd Page 29 Sargent 027 920 6751
Free Fit Club Di Bailey 027 498 7261
Roseneath Lifecare & Village Page 29 Indoor Bowls, Clareville For further information please ring Colleen on
Richmond Funeral Home Page 31 (06) 379 8399
Jo Kelly & Co Real Estate Page 32 Gain Momentum Pilates with Linda Penlington. See gainmomentum.
co.nz for details
Cover photo by Toni Bingley, aka Toni from TLC Services, shows Greytown Rail Trail Parkrun. 8am each Saturday, station end of
Carrington Bowls Club members Stacey Smyth (left) and Megan Gray, the Greytown Rail Trail. Register first, website www.parkrun.co.nz/
winners of the Wairarapa junior pairs title. greytownwoodsidetrail
Karate Thomas Duncan 027 302 8923, (06) 308 8844
Modern Jive dance classes Contact Lance 021 1345 661 or check out
our Facebook group, Wairarapa Modern Jive
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For delivery issues, please contact Don Farr wascox@contact.net.nz
email crier.delivery@gmail.com Ruamahanga Ramblers Full programme and event locations on sporty.
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What’s on October-November 2020 New owners Post-Balter
Events and new stuff Girl Guide Groups Guides and Brownies, Sharon Aston 021 033 0550.
Balter adopts Kylie looks ahead
Mauriceville Country Fair, Sunday 6 December at Clarke Memorial
Domain in Mauriceville. Stallholder inquiries to Jenny 929 7685 or email
Pippins, Debbie Fryer (06) 379 6588
He Pounamu Early Nurture See Facebook, or admin@hepounamu.co.nz big-city style “Oh there is so much I want to do now I have the freedom. I’m
going to take two weeks just to breathe,” (now Balter is under new
Kiddie Gym Lorna or Joan (06) 379 8325 The new owners of the popular Balter Bar & Kitchen are bringing ownership).
mauriceville85@gmail.com
Longbush Playgroup Ginny (06) 372 7003 “I had a small gardening business before starting Balter and I’ve
Preggy to Preschool Market 21 November at St Patricks School Hall in the best of big-city hospitality to Carterton.
Masterton Toy Library 162 Dixon St, Masterton, now open Saturdays
Masterton. Sell new or preloved items for pregnancy to 5 years old. Stalls Co-owners Gurwinder Gill (32) and Tript Dhillon (27) have racked picked up a couple of small Carterton-based gardening jobs.
and Sundays 10am-noon for this year. All new members welcome.
$20 to $25. Checkout Masterton Toy Library Facebook site up many years of top-level experience in Auckland and Wellington “I plan to do as much volunteer work as possible. I have really
Rangatahi to Rangatira youth group, a free Carterton youth group
Aratoi Current exhibitions: Kotahitanga – Coming together; The Spirit of and are thrilled to be putting it all into their own business. missed being able to connect with my community in this capacity.
getting young people involved in their community. Facebook: facebook.
the 60s – The Photography of Michael Cooper; Breadcraft Wairarapa Schools
com/r2rcarterton They are bringing an infusion of city-style dining and sophisticated “I’m also starting a weekly “Balter community walking group”
Art; Wairarapa Teachers Art plus school holiday activities. Aratoi is open
South End Kindergarten Phone (06) 379 7723, southend@ café culture, with a strong reliance on premium wines and gin from starting Wednesday 9 December, meeting at Carrington Park at
Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-4pm and Mondays during school holidays.
wmkindergartens.org.nz the Wairarapa. 6.30pm. Once a month we’ll finish at Balter for a drink.
Free admittance www.aratoi.org.nz
Stargazing Explore the night sky and observe celestial wonders through “There are a lot of changes to the menu, but we will keep some “Long term my goal is to find a role in which I can inspire, motivate
Sarah Watkins and Andrew Beer Piano and violin. Rescheduled to
large telescopes. 6pm every Friday and Saturday at Stonehenge Aotearoa.
4pm on Saturday 24 October at 57 Wood St, Greytown. Admission of the familiar tapas,” says head chef Tript. His repertoire includes and encourage people of all ages and demographics to reach their
Phone (06) 377 1600
$25, students $10. Bookings advisable. Contact Ed and Juliet Cooke on Mexican, Middle Eastern, Asian and New Zealand/French dining. true potential and live their very best life every day.
St John Maria Tankersley (06) 379 6479
(06) 304 9497, or efjacooke@gmail.com “We want to be known as a gin and tonic bar too, with really good “I want to take this opportunity to thank this amazing community
Telescope Course Learn how to use astronomical telescopes and explore
Herb Society meeting, 20 October at 1.30pm in the Old Courthouse. cocktails.” for embracing our little Balter dream and for supporting us through
the wonders of the night sky. Stonehenge Aotearoa, phone (06) 377 1600
For further information please contact Christine Voelker 027 280 6739 or the good times and the bad. It has been such an honour to bring
Wairarapa Kids Choir Wednesdays from 3.50-4.50pm term time at the He says the base gin is from Lighthouse in Martinborough, and the
waiherbs@gmail.com Balter to the people of Carterton and we wish Tript and Guru the very
Courthouse, Carterton Events Centre, ages 7-13. New recruits always wines are sourced locally as well. “They are premium wines, but we’ll
South End School Global Food Festival, Friday 16 October, 5–7pm,
welcome. Please contact jillbebbington@wise.net.nz sell them at a discount.” best and will support them in any way we can.”
275 High Street South, Carterton
Champagne Breakfast Fundraiser 29 November 2020, Club Carterton, Arts Balter is now an all-day eatery from 7.30am to late, Tuesday to Kylie Mole
Broadway. 9am, tickets $25. This is a very popular event with Aratoi Exhibitions now showing (Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-4pm, free Sunday, with the kitchen closed for a couple of hours in the afternoon,
entertainment and a continental and cooked breakfast but with tapas always available.
Afternoon with Annabel Langbein, in conversation with David Cohen,
admittance), Kotahitanga – Coming together to 15 November, Breadcraft
Wairarapa Schools Art, Wairarapa Teachers Art and school holiday Both men have ample experience in launching new eateries.
Swimming club
about her new memoir Bella: My Life in Food. Saturday 14 November
at Anzac Hall, 62 Bell St, Featherston from 3pm–4pm via Featherston
Booktown, in association with Property Brokers
activities www.aratoi.org.nz
Book Club Anne Hughes anne@cdc.govt.nz
Gurwinder (Guru) is well used to fronting the business, based on his
10 years’ experience in Auckland. “I was an award-winning barista in In as deep as you like
Book Group U3A Sue Burns (06) 379 6506 Auckland, and we aim to soon become the best eatery in town.” He Swimming is such a great way to better your life: you get fitter and
Wai Word a discussion with writer Adrienne Jansen, on Sunday, Carterton Library Poet in residence Madeleine Slavick Wednesday will prepare Havana coffee. more confident each time you make a splash.
1 November, 3pm at Carterton Community Courthouse, Holloway St, afternoons 2pm-4pm to 25 November. Phone for one-hour sessions
Carterton They love the set-up former owner Kylie Mole has created for The Russell Geange Swim Academy, which operates out of the
(06) 379 4080, or pop in to reserve a place. Free-of-charge, thanks to
Swimming lessons and club activities, all ages, Carterton Swimming Carterton Creative Communities.
Balter, but intend to give it “a bit more life”. Carterton Swimming Club facility in Pembroke St, runs swim classes
Club, Pembroke St. Heated indoor pool. Contact Cynthia Lowe, Greytown Music Group Ed and Juliet Cooke, phone (06) 304 9497, email Both men come from a country background in India and studied and training for all ages every day of the week. The Club runs full club
cartertonswimracesecretary@gmail.com efjacooke@gmail.com. hospitality in New Zealand before launching their careers here. competitive activities for those who want to challenge themselves.
Blyth Tait riding clinics and Fagan Motors horse trials 21-23 November, Heart of Arts Wairarapa 47 High St North Carterton. Open Wednesday- “We are strongly motivated to be the best hosts in the Wairarapa,” It’s an excellent way to get your child proficient in the water and
Clareville. Contact event convener Anna Cardno 027 205 2422 Sunday 11am-3pm says Tript. everyone can take it as far as they want, with monthly club night time
Father-Son Retreat, December 2020 at Waiohine Gorge, 18-21 December Iti art exhibition, Featherston Community Centre 12-15 November, Paul Dykes trials, club competitions and interclub race meets.
2020. A scholarship for locals may be available on request, information 14 Wakefield St Featherston. Phone (06) 308 8239
and registrations www.thriveadventure.com jonas@connecting-arts.com The facility is open every day for training, with classes every week
Jonáš Koukl’s music classes and drumming group. Contact Jonáš at
Pūkaha Wairarapa Garden Tour 7-8 November 2020. Tickets from night under the watchful eye of head coach Russell Geange. The final
jonas@connecting-arts.com 021 0842 1552
Eventfinda. Contact Rachael Dell, Pūkaha Garden Tour event manager, NZ Pacific Studio Residency Programme hosts artists across Wairarapa, session each day is for seniors from 5.45pm.
02102724266 or Emily Court, Pūkaha general manager, 027 594 2928 and Carterton Creative Communities has helped support its 2020 Music “At club nights the swimmers do a warm-up and we look at their
Rathkeale Christmas Fete, 9am-3pm Saturday 7 November 2020, gold Fellowship. Visit www.artistresidency.org.nz techniques,” says Cynthia Lowe. “Normally, we begin with a fun relay
coin entry. Rathkeale College, Masterton South End Strummers Contact Carole (06) 379 7292 that includes all swimmers who want to have a go.”
Red Cross psychological first aid (PFA) initial emotional and practical Wai Art Group For information ring Anthea Crozier (06) 377 1261 Records are kept of each swimmer’s PB (personal best) time and when
support following a traumatic event (whether large-scale or personal), Wairarapa Music Co-Creation Meetups www.connecting-music.nz, it is bettered at club night that swimmer is presented with a ribbon.
psychological first aid online courses, www.redcross.org.nz 021 0842 1552
Tui Brewery 2020 Mangatainoka Motors Shine & Show series If you or your child would like to give club nights a go, please
Wairarapa Word A free and friendly way to meet writers. 1st Sundays,
monthly motor events. Contact Rosie Rogers, Tui Brewery experience 3pm. Contact events.waiword@gmail.com or Facebook or YouTube or
contact Cynthia at cartertonswimracesecretary@gmail.com
director, Rosie@thebrewery.co.nz Steve Laurence at Almo’s Books: (06) 379 7103
Wairarapa Herb Society Meetings third Tuesday of the month 1.30-3pm
Old Courthouse, Holloway Street, Carterton. Summer outings/ field Services
trips, Saturday working bees. Contact Christine Voelker 027 280 6739 or
waiherbs@gmail.com
3Mile Sign up via our Facebook or Meetup pages
Age Concern Contact (06) 377 0066 for more information “HEY”
Education, youth, children
Alcoholics Anonymous Dennis (06) 377 5355, Martin (06) 372 7764 Looking for a new interest?
Carterton Community Dinner All welcome. $6. RSVP (06) 379 7937
Carterton Community Playgroup Contact Renee 0223153374 Carterton Foodbank Answerphone (06) 379 4092 WHY NOT have a go at
Carterton Community Toy Library Facebook:@cartertontoylibrary
Carterton Kindergarten Phone 379 8102 or call in to enrol. Website:
wmkindergartens.org.nz Email: carterton@wmkindergartens.org.nz/
Carterton Friendship Club Jeanne (06) 379 5444
Carterton District Historical Society 44 Broadway. Maureen
(06) 379 9021 and Ann (06) 379 9233. carterton.hist.soc@gmail.com
Indoor Bowls
Also on Facebook Central Lions Nita Edwards 027 247 8441 WHERE? : SWWMC
Carterton Playcentre Email carterton@playcentre.org.nz, and on Clareville Cemetery tour organiser, taphophile and researcher. WHEN? : Every Thursday,
Facebook Contact: (06) 379 6402, pentonygraham@xtra.co.nz
Carterton Scout Group Keas, Cubs and Scouts. Contact Sylvia Morgan
starting 15 March at 7.30pm
Club Carterton Club Carterton on Facebook. 35-77 Broadway, Carterton
(06) 379 7153 or 027 249 3395 Diabetes For information please contact Simon on Full tuition, Friendly company, Warm Venue
Environment Matters coffee discussion group 10.30am third Sunday simonnpeterk@xtra.co.nz or Annette on dnapeters@xtra.co.nz
of each month. Contact Alison 021 0891 1365, Nick 021 1530 771 or Anne Digital Seniors holds free weekly coaching session for over 65s every See you there ~ Ph (06) 304 9365
022 088 6061 to find out where. Tuesday from 9.30-11.30pm at Carterton Fire Station. No query too small. New owners Tript (left) and Guru.
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Kuranui College Student workshops South End School
National success New friends for Global food festival
for dancers pre-college kids There will be an amazing selection of food from around the world
at South End School this Friday, 16 October.
Each term for the past three years Carterton District’s schools have Come and munch your way around the stalls. They will have Indian
The Kuranui College contemporary dance team curries, Italian sweet treats, Chinese pork dumplings, Vietnamese
brought together their Years 7 and 8 students in workshops. Julie of
placed top three in the recent Dance NZ Made spring rolls, Japanese sushi, French crêpes, fry bread, waffle bowls,
South End School explained that this is to help them start college
national finals in Palmerston North. Dutch apple pie, sweet baking and featuring their very own South
among familiar faces.
This is the second time Kuranui has placed within End venison burger, and much more!
This year, however, the pandemic allowed schools to come
the top three at the national level since the college’s This is a zero-waste event, so plates, cups, and cutlery will be
together only once. On that day – Wednesday, September 23 –
first competition four years ago. The piece, entitled provided and washed by South End volunteers.
Gladstone, Carterton, St Mary’s, South End and Dalefield schools
Chaos, was choreographed by Anna Laybourn and
provided the children with a variety of workshops. This event is the flagship school fundraiser and staff and children
Maaike Smolnicki and involved nine students from
“After hearing student feedback, teachers chose workshops in are excited to invite the Wairarapa to join them in celebrating foods
across the school.
their areas of interest and passion,” Julie said. At South End she ran and culture from all over the world.
This achievement followed a highly successful
a sewing-skills workshop that resulted in some imaginative stuffed Bring all the whanau to the celebration and have a Friday night off
regional round, where this year’s cohort of Kuranui
creatures. Rosa, also of South End, took a music and dance workshop cooking from 5pm to 7pm, 275 High St South, Carterton.
dance students also gained top three placings in
while Maria’s workshop produced memory books.
their categories including Florence Cater and Lola
Belinda at Gladstone School ran a bake-off. Graham from
Armstrong being named Champions in the Year 11-
Gladstone School, along with Adam from the Salvation Army, took a
13 Duo/Trios.
building/construction workshop. Andrea at Carterton School headed
Both Rilee Scott and Olly Penman were first-runners-
a digital tech workshop and Corey at St Mary’s oversaw print making.
up and Sorcha O’Donogue and Georgina Birrell second- The Kuranui College Dance Team. Photo supplied
Jeanette of Dalefield School saw proof that friendships were
runners-up in the same category, while Lilli Rogers was
being made when one of the girls who had lost a shoe laughed and
placed third in the Year 11-13 Solo group. explained Maaike Smolnicki.
said, “It’s OK. The friend I’ve made today has hidden it.” As a result
Given the interschool competition took place during Covid Level 2, Kuranui dance teacher Karin Melchior was delighted the of previous workshops she said that her own daughter had hit the
it was a challenge for Kuranui’s dance students to avoid the obstacles competition was able to go ahead under Level 2, albeit with a few ground running when she started at Kuranui College.
the pandemic presented. key changes to the format. “It was really nice that the students were
The weather forced Jeanette to change her workshop from
“Normally we’re able to go to the changing rooms and use the able to still do Dance NZ Made. Dean McKerras, the organiser, did
mountain biking to construction. She taught students knots from
little rooms to practice, but we were in the parking lot and practicing, incredibly well to manage to get it off the ground at Level 2 because
scouting and challenged them to use them in their constructions. To
and then we got ready and did our makeup in the shopping mall,” most things have been cancelled as it’s just too hard,” she said. The no waste, wash-up crew.
help students make new friends she distributed picture playing-cards.
“If you got a cow then you were in a group with others who drew cows.
“The kids had a fabulous time. Great attitudes and cooperation –
Carterton golf
to
such positive kids”, Jeanette said.
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Jan Farr
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Daylight saving has started and so twilight golfers are back out
hitting the fairways.
Come along and join us, 11 holes of golf every Wednesday
evening. We tee off between 4:30pm and 5:15pm.
It’s great fun whether you are relaxing after a hard day’s work or
just getting in some practice. It costs $6 for members or $12 for non-
members. This gets you 11 holes of golf, the prize table and food
afterwards in the clubhouse.
No need for a partner, just turn up and play with whoever is there.
Wendy Wills
The mayors taskforce for jobs Carterton
wants to match you with employers who
have local jobs available.
Email glenda@cdc.govt.nz
Wendy and Tina really love their twilight golf, come along and join us. Andrea’s digital tech workshop at Carterton School. Photo Jan Farr
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host a discussion with writer efforts of local volunteers. No money changes hands on the editorial for Carterton Medical Centre and are pleased we have secured our
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me at crier.ed@gmail.com or Christine at cartertoncrier@gmail.com a later date if assessed as non-urgent. The issue might be resolved
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In 2019, Jansen co-edited More of Us, poems by 46 migrants and
Advertising in the Crier is not expensive by New Zealand standards You will be asked pre-screening questions. You have the choice of
refugees to New Zealand. More of Us was launched on Race Relations ACROSS yet you reach all of Carterton and the rural surrounds. As each copy phone, video or in person consultations for your convenience.
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South Wairarapa Tramping Club Only a couple of hundred
Your letters
metres from our goal, he
A win for Winzenberg erected a thicket of branches
that only a saw and loppers
Dear AA
I’m writing to you because my family have told me not to raise
Early last century Albert Winzenberg was Masterton’s leading (which we lacked) could
penetrate. this topic again. Surely I can’t be the only person in the Wairarapa
photographer, with a studio in Queen St. to be concerned that there are two candidates in our electorate Dear Editor
His output was prolific, and he took some of it from the 729-metre Foiled, we retreated to
with almost identical names? Butterworth (New Conservatives) and It’s great that Carterton is a dog-friendly town, with free poo bags
hill near the end of Mt Holdsworth Rd that now bears his name. a rocky knob and lunched
Butterick (National). I don’t believe in coincidences! Could there be in Carrington Park and lots of doggy-doo waste bins scattered about
Winzenberg Hill commands panoramic views of the eastern Tararuas in sunshine enjoying the
some collusion between the two to attract members of the dairying the place. However, in recent months there has been an unusual
and Wairarapa valley. spectacular views that our
community and cause confusion? I’m a huge fan of our dear Jacinda, build-up of doggie droppings on our fair streets, often with the
host recorded on glass plates
When Winzenberg arrived in Wairarapa the hill was covered in but my suspicions about this have meant that I can’t retain the name of accompanying smear marks that show that some poor “sole” has
more than a century ago.
dense bush, but during the exceptionally dry summer of 1907–08 a the Labour candidate in my head for any length of time. I’m afraid I will walked in it.
fire in the Waingawa valley got away and swept over the ridge to the Kohe Habberfield, Stuart get to the polling booth and inadvertently vote for one of these two. As I am a street walker, I decided to investigate, and I think I’ve got
Atiwhakatu. Settler Hans Thomsen lost his house, which was insured. Hammond, Rachel Horwell
Distressed of Carterton to the bottom of it. Some dog owners stride out purposefully ahead
and John Rhodes
Thomsen had been laboriously clearing the forest, but the PS: to clear my head I am now only buying margarine. of their dogs, keen on getting a bit of exercise. Their pooches on the
fire meant that he needed only to scatter grass seed to pasture an Dear Distressed leash are struggling to keep up, often resorting to a quick fly dump
increased flock. After he sold the farm in 1933 it passed through Albert Winzenberg photographing CE Daniell’s timber yard in Masterton This is known as overthinking. I suggest you go to the polling at a trot. Or, we have the “my dogs don’t need a leash” brigade, who
several hands until 1970 when it was added to the Tararua Forest Park. from a specially constructed tower. Wairarapa Archive ref. 90-017/7 booth with the name of the Labour candidate written on your hand. are so far ahead of their unleashed dogs they can have no idea what
Through these years it was possible to walk easily up Winzenberg You could also practise reciting the name before you go to sleep every they are depositing.
Hill, as parties from our club occasionally did. Sometimes (including night. There are a lot of conspiracy theories about at present – it would Here’s a fact: if you come home from walking the dog and you
once in the dark) a Winzenberg crossing was used to retrieve a car from be better if you got your news from the Wairarapa Times Age and watch haven’t seen your pooch poo, you have missed it. C’mon folks, keep
the Holdsworth road end after a trip that finished at the Waingawa. the news on Channel One. No browsing the internet and Facebook. them on a leash and keep them in sight or all of us dog lovers will
When grazing ended, the rich seed source of adjacent Mt The cholesterol-lowering margarine could be a good option. bear the backlash.
Holdsworth began the slow recovery of the bush on Winzenberg Hill. AA Sophie Lush, Carterton
Today the formerly open grassy process slopes are in scrub, with a Dear AA
remnant of original beech forest.
For the past 18 months I have been in a state of confusion brought
Our walk on 30 August took what purports to be the least scrubby about by poor sleep patterns, not eating regularly – I’m seriously out Electioneering season
PM’s visit
approach, using a dimly discernible track on a spur from the south- of sorts and unable to concentrate on any task for more than a few
west to gain most of the altitude before hooking around in a feint to moments. Interestingly my body clock appears to be frozen at eight
stands out
surprise Winzenberg from the north-west. minutes to five. This is too early to get out of bed in the morning
But the wily old photographer heard us coming and was ready. Kohe Habberfield almost on Winzenberg Hill. Credit Rachel Horwell. and too early for dinner in the evening. I have tried various potions
and incantations together with chakra unblocking, but all to no avail. In the interests of transparency, I have
All manner of remedies both modern and traditional have failed to been a candidate for the Maori Party and
Banks phasing out cheque use improve my condition. How do I escape from this funk?
Out of sorts, Carterton
my sister Marama Fox was a list member of
parliament. So I have had some experience in Ra Smith.
Photo Masterton
In New Zealand there is a big change coming for some bank We at Wairarapa CAB are happy to look up any Dear Out of Sorts electioneering.
District Council.
customers who use cheques for payment or obtaining cash. websites for you. Another service we offer is a JP in attendance for This is an interesting case and has challenged my considerable When you get an invitation from a member
All the mainstream banks have publicised that cheque use has legal document work, but please ring us first to see when available. knowledge of unusual conditions. As part of my investigation I have of parliament during this time and they are electioneering, there is a
“fallen off a cliff” and that the trend is accelerating. It is probably fair We at CAB are available on 0800 367 222, online chat at consulted a number of (enlightened) local residents and a pattern clear motive for their career path to get the limelight. I was involved
to say that younger generations have never used a cheque, but for www.cab.org.nz or email www.cab.org.nz/contact-us has emerged. Remarkably, there are a number of others with very recently in a meeting that had all the hallmarks of electioneering
the older generations, it is common practice. similar symptoms. After much reading, contemplation and extensive when the Prime Minister wanted to speak to Wairarapa Maori about
consultation I am onto a diagnosis. There is a problem with your our response to Covid-19 and the awarding of Ramsar status to
The first mainstream bank to go “cheque free” was Kiwibank on 28
Wairarapa Moana.
February 2020, its rationale being that digital banking options were Vintage cars cosmic alignment. You will be aware that a prominent landmark in
I am proud of Wairarapa Maori as iwi and Maori health workers
the middle of the village is currently out of action. At first glance this
Club going ahead with
“easier, faster and cheaper” for customers.
may appear to be a clock tower, but it has a lesser known but very with the Emergency Operation Centre came together to care for our
Seniors Minister, Tracey Martin, has expressed concern saying
important function – as a cosmic energy concentrator. people during lockdown, also known as Rahui. Our whanau within
rallies
that in 2018 there were 18 million cheques signed in New Zealand,
I believe that this structure is having a major effect on your very mainstream health organisations and Maori Health businesses like
although there is nothing she could do to stop Kiwibank making the
being. The moment the mechanism is reactivated and the bell chimes Te Hauora Runanga o Wairarapa and Whaiora Whanui were amongst
move as it’s “at arm’s length from government”.
our essential workers.
The ANZ is removing cheques as a method to receive or make Nationally the vintage car movement is maintaining an active again, your body will receive a cosmic alignment correction signal and
programme of events, with some amendments due to Covid-19 be snapped out of this funk. Life will miraculously return to normal. I had the opportunity to thank our Prime Minister alongside these
payments from 31 May 2021. After 30 November 2020 ANZ will no people for being the one who safeguarded me, an older Maori man with
longer issue cheque books. After 31 May 2021 cheques will no longer requirements – something we will have to learn to live with as this I will approach the council and recommend that the clock tower is
health concerns; a person vulnerable to the worst effects of the virus.
be accepted for deposit into ANZ accounts and you will not be able pandemic is likely to be with us for some considerable time. returned to service with urgency.
I am also grateful to the government for recognising Wairarapa
to use them as a way to make payments into other bank accounts. The recent New Zealand annual general meeting was held in AA
Moana as an international wetland. Protection of a place home to
You’ll need to start using alternative options before 31 May 2021, Wanganui, with a good attendance even though our friends from
Auckland were unable to be there. Please send your questions for Agony Aunty to: such treasures as the nationally endangered Australasian bittern,
such as electronically, phone banking or using cash. Matuku and black-fronted terns, Tara; a good flock of the world’s most
BNZ announced on 28 August 2020 that it will no longer supply The recent election date change has meant that the popular crier.ed@gmail.com
endangered gull species, black-billed gulls; the majestic treasures
new cheque books, but writing and depositing cheques could still Targa NZ has had to be cancelled. This event also attracts some older spoonbills, Kotuku Rere and even a migrant Kotuku, White Heron.
occur. You won’t be able to mail a cheque to pay your credit card or vehicles. While there is more work to do for fish and tangata whenua, the
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personal loan balance. To cash a cheque you will need to have ID on Following on from the success of our Daffodil Cancer Rally we opportunity of taking Wairarapa Moana to the world can start here.
you. Any changes made on a cheque must be accompanied by full have decided to combine our annual Peter Smith Austin Rally with
19. Tell
Speaking to the Prime Minister has only happened for me once and
signatures. BNZ will phase out cheque use by July 2021. our own Spring Rally. In October our Margaret Gee Rally will give our yes it is in an election year, but it has been for Wairarapa. That is worth
Lineage 11. Espresso 12. Menzshed 14. Someone 17. House 18. Drub
newer members the opportunity to organise an event. talking about.
Down: 1. Languish 2. Benedict 3. Astir 4. Quangos 5. Avid 6. Eggs 9.
Westpac has decided to end the use of cheques in 2021 and is
working on finalising the exact dates, but there is a need to start Our club nights are on the first Monday of the month. Nga mihi
15. Susie 16. Megahertz 20. Reebok 21. Putsch 22. Belvedere Road
thinking about alternative payment options with them. Enquiries: Barbara or Gary Lang (06) 372 7593 Ra Smith
Across: 1. Library Square 7. Ninety 8. Facing 10. Underling 13. Sacks
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Historical society
Electrical & Appliances Carter’s mummy gift Our Community Café
Charles Rooking Carter was not only Carterton’s benefactor, but he
also donated money to the Carter Observatory and gifted a mummy
to the people of New Zealand.
In 1885 he wrote a letter from London to Sir James Hector, director
Coffee
of the Colonial Museum. The Colonial Museum was in Museum St
Ciabatta
near Parliament, later the Dominion Museum in Buckle St, and today 26km
Authorised appliance service centre for a variety of brands is Te Papa Museum. 11km
He wrote: “I write to inform you
Registered Electricians that I have a friend who holds an
official position in Egypt and I am
Whiteware Servicing endeavouring to procure a first-class
Rosti
Mummy in a case, for the Wellington
Appliance Sales Museum. It appears that there has 80km
been a good find of Mummies and Free Range Eggs
Call in and see our friendly staff at 34-36 High St South, I have told my agent not to spare a
Carterton few pounds in securing a good one.” 6km
(06) 379 8930
The one he bought was from
the Ptolemaic tombs in Akhmim.
It was carried in its case from Cairo
wealtd@xtra.co.nz to Suez, and then loaded on the
P&O passenger ship SS Pekin for
shipment to Wellington.
There were five people present
when the case was opened, one
Mushrooms
being Sir James Hector who advised Free Range 5km
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Carter that he would make a large
label notating the history of the
Pork Sausages Tomato
Wairarapa Electrical and Appliances (2017) Ltd is now operated by Grant & Michelle Wallace.
mummy and its generous donor. 8km 7km
Carter advised him that it dated
from 300 BC, and the case was made
Free Range Bacon
from the sycamore fig tree. 8km
It was first thought the mummy
We go to great lengths to bring
was a priest of the God Klem, but
many years later, thanks to modern imaging, it was found to be an
18-year-old girl called Mehit-em-Wesekht. Her parents were attached
you the best breakfast … actually
to the Temple of Min at Akhmim in Egypt, and she was training to be
a musician priestess like her mother.
Until the 1990s the mummy and coffin were on display at the
we don’t have to travel far!
museum. Today, due to conservation requirements and respect for
the dead, Mehit is now confined to Te Papa’s air-conditioned storage
area.
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Stargazers Love tennis Cycling group
Under the Carterton stars Free club nights Lycra optional
I took a stargazing group recently at Carrington Park; it was a
stunningly dark night.
Most constellations hold many different stories and versions around
the world, which makes their history so fascinating to investigate. every Thursday Level two is gone and the days are getting warmer – a perfect
combination for getting out and about on a bike and even better to
“What’s your star sign, Becky?” was one of the first questions I got And yes, if you must know, I’m a Sagittarian, or am I an Ophiuchan? Our Open Day earlier this month was a great way to start the do it with others.
asked when I introduced myself as their stargazing guide for the Becky Bateman season. Our half-price membership on the day proved a real value- No mask required and lycra is optional, although a good reliable
night. for-money extra. Look out for this again next year. bike is highly recommended.
Star signs form a belt of 12 constellations around the Earth; you Big thanks to our major local sponsor, Hell Pizza, and all of those We meet at 9.30am opposite the dairy on Belvedere Rd, usually
always see at least six of these constellations along the ecliptic on any other sponsors from Cabernet Meats who provided the sausages to dividing into two groups to cater for those who wish to cycle shorter
given night. The ecliptic is the path of the Sun, which makes these New World who provided the bread. Everyone received a prize and or further distances.
signs even more important. the fastest serve competition proved to be a real hit! Electric bikes, mountain bikes, road bikes and bikes with dogs on
Your star sign is the one that sets with the Sun in the Southern If you missed this don’t worry as we have Club Night every board are ridden by the group and rides are varied to take in different
Hemisphere, but rises with the Sun in the Northern, hence the name. Thursday from now until the end of the season in March. parts of the Wairarapa.
Virgo, the maiden holding an ear of wheat in her hand, rises in the What’s even better is that Club Night, from 5:30pm, is free to all.
east in autumn, reminding us to collect in the harvest. Scorpius sets We are doing this to get maximum involvement as people commit to
in the west in mid-spring, its tail vertical in the sky from the horizon. some physical activity post our Covid-19 lockdown.
It is also known as Maui’s fish hook and pulls the great waka down We provide the racquets and balls so if you are a beginner it’s all
towards the horizon ready for voyaging weather. provided. The club is looking for new members and if you think this
But there is a growing movement that instead of 12 zodiacal signs, is you, please consider coming down for a hit. Everyone and all levels
there are actually 13. The 13th sign is thought to represent people are catered for.
born 29 November to 18 December and is called Ophiuchus. Remember – Tennis is our racquet!
Ophiuchus is a Zodiac constellation, not a Zodiac sign. Zodiac signs
are all 30-degrees wide so that there are no gaps between them in
the 360-degree circle around the Earth. A Zodiac sign is the 30-degree Summer squash
Special offer to play
space that is represented, rather than the constellation itself.
Ophiuchus is a most difficult name to say, it’s pronounced “oh-few-
kuss” and it’s next to Scorpius in our evening sky.
If you’re looking for a new outlet for your hard-earned winter
Ophiuchus could be named after an Egyptian called Imhotep, the
fitness, consider giving squash a go.
hero Apollo, a priest of Poseidon, or even a Babylonian serpent god.
Club Champs have just been held after a busy winter season
and summer memberships are now available – $75 will get you the
Lions Club
Greytown concert
opportunity to play club nights on Wednesdays and Fridays through
to the start of next winter, and for an additional $15 you can purchase Roaring into projects
Duo rescheduled
a key tag to use the courts at other times. Club members have been busy recently, completing a couple of
We saw the return of some familiar names and faces at Howard projects for the Carterton Railway Restoration Society.
Booth squash club, with Cory Spooner and Karen Herrick winning the Don Hodge and the society’s committee have been committed to
Originally scheduled for August, the Auckland coronavirus A-grade championships. Both these names appear regularly on the seeing a new fence installed along the Belvedere Rd boundary, as
outbreak meant that Aucklanders were unable to leave the area due honours boards from their time as juniors, along with strong family far too many people were cutting across the railway lines, putting
to Covid level 3 restrictions, and the concert by pianist Sarah Watkins connections to the club. themselves in danger. The society also asked if our members could
and violinist Andrew Beer had to be postponed.
Our inaugural dessert competition was hotly contested between prepare and paint the newly relocated Clareville Station.
The concert organisers, Greytown Music Group, and the performers Clare Pickering, Cory Spooner and Rupert Holbrook, with Rupert Lion Harry Gray (projects convenor for our club) was extremely
are hoping that no new outbreak will arise that prevents the concert taking out the honours. enthusiastic about working with the society on both projects, as club
in Greytown on 24 October, and the next day in Palmerston North.
If squash is something you would like to try or return to, contact members were very eager to get their hands dirty, after considerable
STARGAZING TOURS
The concert starts at 4pm at 57 Wood St, Greytown. Admission us via email at howardboothsquash@gmail.com or phone 027 452 time spent twiddling thumbs unable to complete any projects during
$25, students $10. Bookings advisable – contact Ed and Juliet Cooke 2254. We are located at Howard Booth Park in Belvedere Rd and are a the Level 4 lockdown.
on 06 304 9497, or efjacooke@gmail.com. friendly club that can cater for all ability levels. A group of members were allocated the task of completing 40m of
AT YOUR PLACE new fencing, while another group began sanding and prepping the
Old Clareville Station, readying it for new paint.
The firewood team led by Lion Warren Harland has been busy
cutting and splitting wood, ready for deliveries in the new year. Lions
Club of Carterton deliver about 80 loads of firewood to our elderly in
autumn every year, but we do require more wood so we can increase
the amount of deliveries and amount of wood we supply. If you know
someone in the community with access to trees suitable for firewood,
we have the professional team to drop the trees, remove the logs and
BOOKINGS stack the rubbish for burning.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Juken NZ Timber for
021 1755 194 supplying the team with log ends, Paul Reid & Reid Enterprises for
kiaora@underthestars.co.nz arranging the JNL logs including delivery, and Donald Crawford for
www.underthestars.co.nz his gift of blue gum to the club.
Please contact Warren Harland 06 3797716 or 0212955006 if you
can help with any trees.
Steve Cretney
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Mike Butterick Think Ahead: Party
National Party candidate Mike Butterick
Vote Green
Imagine our future with a safe climate for good farming, native forests
I am passionate about the region and my commitment to you is to work
and flourishing people. Imagine better train services between Hawkes
diligently for all communities across the electorate. I share National’s values which
are focused on developing policy to help New Zealand maximize its economic Bay, Palmerston North, Masterton and Wellington. Imagine warm dry
potential to provide for its current and future citizens. Policies which enable a homes for all and clean energy. Imagine more marine reserves and our
functioning society and encourages innovation. Where children are protected and rivers and coastlines free of erosion, silt and nutrient run-off. This is our
the vulnerable and needy are provided for. My focus for this electorate is to fight Green vision.
for issues that matter. National has already committed to:
Our eight Green MPs have made a big difference with the Climate
• Passing lanes between Masterton and Woodville and roundabouts at the
south end of Masterton Change Commission, ending single-use plastic bags, investing in resource
• Full funding for SH 52 between Alfredton and Pongaroa/Weber and funding recovery, insulating more homes, supporting te reo Māori, investing in
for new trains linking Masterton with Wellington rail and cycling, and funding green jobs in the Covid recovery.
• Social housing: fitting community need and providing support for those who There are barriers to overcome. Previous Governments have not
need it.
thought long term. They have not invested enough in rail, clean water,
I am committed to advocating for:
• Water infrastructure investment for households, businesses, and the education, and green jobs.
agricultural sector. We all need reliable water sources whether domestic or Stopping mining on conservation land, adequate benefits for people
industrial. with disabilities, reducing water bottling and export, and support for
• Ensuring our training facility Taratahi is fully operational again
electric vehicles have all been blocked. Aotearoa New Zealand needs to
Underpinning this, sound environmental policy enabling management of
move faster.
climate change that is not detrimental to this electorate. I am impressed with
National’s policy for Agriculture with its focus on reducing impractical regulatory Use your Party Vote for Greens to further protect nature and reduce
burden to give farmers confidence for the future. We must save jobs and get the inequality. Individual, farm, Council, iwi and community action helps.
economy growing again and Government regulations must help, not hinder New We need strong Government policies and support for a just transition to
Zealanders. Policies must protect our weakened economy. As part of the National clean energy, low waste and fulfilling jobs.
team I will work with business to create more jobs and higher incomes for kiwis
Enable our Prime Minister to make Climate Action a priority with
and their families.
strong Green support. Be strategic, whoever you prefer for your local MP,
I am proud to be part of a strong National team with the experience, and
economic credentials to provide the leadership we need right now. Party Vote Green.
mike.butterick@national.org.nz Contact Celia: celia.wade-brown@greens.org.nz or 021 247 8360
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Protecting Nature.
Your Economy. Your Future.
Authorised by Mike Butterick, 200 Manaia Rd, Masterton.
Tackling Inequality.
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