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CHUFFED: Breaker Bay resident Kathy Lockwood is the grandmother of Kyle Lockwood, who has � ve designs amongst the long list of possible � ag replacements. PHOTO: Sam Du�

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In the backyard of a Breaker Bay grandmother’s home one of New Zealand’s possible new fl ag designs fl ies high.

Kathy Lockwood, the proud paternal grandmother of Kyle Lockwood, has been fl ying the silver fern (red, white and blue) fl ag in her backyard for the past year.

Kyle, who was born and bred in Lyall Bay, has fi ve designs amongst the long list of 40 possible fl ag designs unveiled by the Flag Consideration Panel last week.

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Continued from page 1His fi ve designs are the silver

fern (red, white and blue), silver fern (black and white), silver fern (black, white and blue), silver fern (black, white and red) and silver fern (black with red stars).

Kathy says she was very proud when she opened the newspa-per last week and saw Kyle’s designs amongst those being considered by the panel.

“We really like them,” she says. “But everybody has their own ideas about what they like.”

Even as a child Kyle, who now

lives in Australia and works as a draftsman, showed an interest in drawing and design, Kathy says.

She says he would stay with her in Breaker Bay quite often. Kyle would sit at the window looking over the bay and draw the boats as they passed.

“You could give him paper and some crayons and he was happy,” Kathy says. “He has been artistic all his life.”

Kyle went to Massey Univer-sity to study design after he fi nished high school.

Kathy says Kyle designed the

silver fern (red, white and blue) fl ag when he fi rst heard about New Zealand possibly changing the fl ag a few years ago.

Since the top 40 designs were unveiled to the public last week Kyle has had calls from around the world, Kathy says.

At the end of November the fi rst part of the referendum will be held in which New Zealand-ers will be asked to rank four fl ag designs selected by the Flag Consideration Panel.

The top voted fl ag will go head to head with the current fl ag in a second referendum in March

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will agonise over how they will vote in the referendum, Kathy will not.

She says she will be voting for Kyle’s red, white and blue silver fern design to become the country’s new fl ag.

“We should definitely have one (a fl ag) that is more about New Zealand.” Will you be voting to change New Zealand’s flag? Is it a waste of money? Email [email protected] and let us know what you think.

RED, WHITE AND BLUE: Serena and Kathy Lockwood proudly show-o� one of the � ag designs created by Kyle Lockwood. PHOTO: Sam Du�

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A special meeting is set to be held in Strathmore next week for residents to discuss the future of the community centre.

In July Wellington City Coun-cil confi rmed that the Strathmore Park Community Base Incor-porated, which runs the centre, was struggling as a governance group.

Council said at the time that

the committee was struggling to manage the day to day operations of the centre.

Wellington City Council did not release funding to the com-mittee for the 2015/16 fi nancial year and Council assumed op-eration of the centre.

A temporary coordinator has been assigned to the centre.

The committee’s annual gen-

eral meeting was held on June 25 and this is when the board is usually elected to their positions.

However, there were not enough members for the board to continue so they stood down.

Notices advertising the special meeting list Tanya Lake as the chairwoman and Liz Solomona as the secretary of Strathmore Park Community Base Incor-

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Not being able to sew did not stop Kilbirnie resident Vicky Robertson entering into one of the world’s largest wearable arts shows.

The third-time fi nalist and 2013 sustainability award winner will show her piece in the architecture section this year.

As she loves recycling and turn-ing trash into treasure, her piece this year is made up of 800 trian-gles from coasters you would fi nd at the family batch.

Vicky admits she becomes a bit of a hoarder when brainstorming ideas for the annual show.

“I never know what I am going to do with things when I buy them, they sit in the attic and the back of my mind and then I create them into something.”

Vicky has worked in graphic design and model making, and has a diploma in graphic design from Massey University, so manipulat-ing hard materials is her forte.

“In a way, not being able to sew forces me to go into the hard materials, but that’s my strong suit because of my background.

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She says she is excited to be a part of the competition again.

“It was an amazing feeling to be a fi nalist, but you are also feeling sad that someone people you have been on the journey with haven’t been accepted. The standard is really high this year.”

Vicky says she is looking forward to the opening night on September 24 because “all the hard work is done then and you can sit back and enjoy”.

15 designers from the wider Wel-lington region have been selected to appear on stage in the 2015 WOW awards show.

WOW will have a three week show season in 2015, running from September 24 till October 11.

CAN’T SEW? SO WHAT: Vicky Robertson is set to show her piece at WOW, which will be made completely from coff ee coast-ers. PHOTO: Sam Whittle

Making something from nothing for WOW Art for diversity

InsideOUT has organised an exhibi-tion and auction of donated artworks to raise money for its mission to help young people.

More than 40 artists and craftspeople have contributed a wide range of art-work – including paintings, jewellery, sculpture and photographs.

InsideOUT’s National Coordinator Tabby Besley says the auction is an opportunity to help make New Zealand a safer place for young people to be themselves.

“All of the money from this fundraiser will help us to support those facing issues such as homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying at school.”

InsideOUT’s exhibition closes on August 23 at Matchbox Studios, 166 Cuba Street.

The auction is at 6pm on August 21.

Career sign upWellington’s ethnic communities are

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It is an opportunity to speak with police officers, ask questions, find out about the recruitment process and even try out some of the fi tness requirements.

The ethnic recruitment day will be held at Wellington Central Police Station from 1 till 3pm.

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Eleven of the plaques were laid in place on footpaths in Bowen Street, Lambton Quay, Willis Street, Mercer Street and in Civic Square and on the waterfront.

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Island Bay School pupils, staff and parents have been busy preparing to open their doors

for an annual art auction.Parent Dan Wilkinson says

the school has been holding an art auction to fundraise every year since 2005.

The art auction began as a way of fundraising for an artist in residence programme at the school and since then has paid for musical groups to perform

ART FOR ART SAKE: Lily Godfrey, 7, with Austin Wilkinson, 7, Dan

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Art up for grabs at Island Bayfor the pupils, Dan says.

This year the money raised from the auction will be put towards a waharoa for the en-trance to the school.

More than 50 artists have contributed work to the auc-tion and include Lisa Walker, Michael McCormack, Max Patte, Ewan McDougall, Karl Fritsch, Seraphine Pick and Jane Blackmore.

Works to be auctioned include paintings, photography, jewel-lery and more.

Dan says every student at the school will have a piece of work on display on the night but the student’s work will not be auctioned.

Each term the students spend two full days working on art projects, he says.

The Island Bay School Art Auction will be held on Friday, August 21 in the school hall. Doors will be open to the public from 7pm and the auction will be held at 8.30pm. For more information about the art auction go to www.islandbay.school.nz.

By Sam Du�

Her food addiction began at the age of six, that same year she was called a ‘fatso’ for the fi rst time at school.

A Wellington south local has spent much of her life battling weight issues and says every-thing changed when she went to a meeting of Food Addicts Anonymous.

Speaking to Cook Strait News with the agreement of anonymity, Mary, an ex-pat American, says she grew up in an ordinary household and went to an ordinary school.

She says she was an inse-cure child and began gaining weight at the age of six when she had a mean school teacher

and a sibling was born, adding stress to the family.

Each day after school Mary would return home where she recalls fi nding comfort from eating.

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“I was out of control,” she says. “What I was doing with food was the same as people do with alcohol.”

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Mary was in Boston for work and the woman she had travelled with had lost a huge amount of weight.

Once Mary had built up the courage to ask the woman how she had lost all of the weight the answer would change her life forever.

“She said she was a food addict,” Mary says. “As soon as I heard the term food addict I knew that was it.”

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Wellington City Council’s chief execu-tive o� cer has been given a big tick fol-lowing his annual performance review.

Performance Review Committee Chair, Deputy Mayor Justin Lester, says Kevin’s performance has exceeded expectations in his second year in the role.

“Kevin has established excellent con-nections in Wellington and we are very glad to have him at Wellington City Council.”

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Light installations and pop-ups will be displayed along the waterfront from TSB Arena to the lagoon, and throughout the Opera House and Eva St laneways.

60 artists from across New Zealand and through-out the world applied to have their works included in the festival.

This year’s festival also includes work from the students and staff at Massey and Victoria universities.

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Up to 100 Wellington east house-holds have the opportunity to ben-efi t from free curtains this winter.

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Megan Hubscher, from the Sus-tainability Trust, says the not-for-profi t organisation has provided 200 Wellington households with free curtains in the past six months.

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Megan says families without proper living room curtains can put their names down for free curtains at the Strathmore Com-munity Centre from August 24 till September 7.

Clients will need to complete a window measurement window form and they will be notifi ed when their curtains are available for pick up about four weeks later.

To be eligible for free curtains, Megan says people will need to bring along their community services cards.

She says the Curtain Bank pro-vides curtains for living rooms and for the bedrooms of children, the elderly, and sick people.

Curtain Bank coordinator Shelali Shetti says good quality curtains are critical for keeping the heat in homes.

“Families in cold homes can be more susceptible to serious illnesses, including rheumatic fever, bronchitis, asthma, eczema, and skin conditions.”

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Seatoun’s Rodrigo Films is showcasing an undercover side of Wellington in their web series Dropped Pie which will bring burlesque, drag and food to the screen.

The series, which will be released this month on the company’s YouTube channel, is a sequel to the crowd-funded series Vajazzle.

It follows the lives of sisters Charlotte and Kitty six months on from Vagazzled, and slowly unravels why they are now sworn enemies.

Kitty lives a life full of feathers, fantasy and fi ne dining at a French-themed gentlemen’s club, while Charrlotte, runs a restaurant that has hit the big time, and has created the recipe for a perfect pie that everyone wants a piece of – or has she?

The sisters battle with each other to be the queen of the Wellington scene.

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Nathalie co-owns Rodrigo Films with her husband. Together, they directed, cast and wrote the script for the series.

“We were talking one day about snobby food critics of Wellington, who hunt for fi ne dining, and we thought we had to incorporate that into a series somehow, and Charlotte’s restaurant allows us to incorporate that.”

The restaurant scenes have been shot in Miramar’s La Boca Loca Mexican Restaurant and the burlesque scenes at Bats Theatre.

The series are free to access, as Nathalie promises they always will be, and will include outtakes and bloopers.

For more information about Rodrigo Films go to www.youtube.com/channel/UC3NhsNPpAq2_Sd_zFIdIHwA.

CRAZY CAST: The larger than life characters of Dropped Pie are set to be on your screens this month.

Pie meets production

By Sam Du�

The announcement last week that St Christopher’s hall in Seatoun will continue to be available for the local community is fantastic news, according to Eastern Ward councillor Sarah Free.

It was revealed last week that Oscar winning director Peter Jackson, along-side his wife Fran Walsh, had purchased St Christopher’s Church and the adjoin-ing hall in the suburb.

The cost of the purchases is reported to have cost the filmmakers $1.06 million.

The future of the church has been in question since it was given a yellow sticker and declared earthquake prone in 2012.

St Christopher’s congregation was dissolved as a parish in July 2013.

The purchase means St Christopher’s will be saved from development or demolition as the buildings will be leased from Jackson and Walsh by the Miramar Peninsular Community Trust.

St Christopher’s hall will be used

as a community space and was last week granted funds by Wellington City Council so it could be used as a community centre.

Councillor Free says this is fantastic for the suburb as Seatoun has been identifi ed as an area that is short of community space.

“Already, there are a lot of groups using the hall, and this is likely to increase,” she says.

She says the church, which dates back to 1932, is a really lovely building.

“It would be really wonderful if the church could be strengthened so it could be used by the community again,” she says.

“While the bulk of the costs would need to be found elsewhere, Council does have a small amount of funding specifi cally to help with the strengthen-ing of heritage buildings and we can also offer a small amount of rates relief.”Are you glad the church and hall have been bought by the Wellywood power couple? Email [email protected] and let us know what you think.

SOLD: Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh announced last week that they had purchased St Christopher’s Church and the adjoining hall. PHOTO: Sam Du�

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90-year-old thoroughbred local Patricia Hannaway has kept a wealth of Wellington knowledge locked away, but has been spurred to talk after reading one too many inaccurate accounts about how the place used to be.

Despite now living in Island Bay, Patricia recalls the ins and outs of Wellington’s Eastern Suburbs, their murky past and ever-changing geography.

“Kilbirnie’s a funny place,” Patricia says.

“What Kilbirnie is now is differ-ent all together, it used to go right up to Hataitai.”

Patricia recalls walking along the speedway in 1937 through to the back of Rongotai College.

They also used to walk along the top of the main sewer, which Pa-tricia explains is now the Onigill Memorial.

Patricia’s grandparents arrived in New Zealand in 1871 after six months on a boat, penniless after her grandfather gambled away almost all of their 30-pound savings.

“We were pioneers, my family,” she says.

Once on land, the family began heading towards Brooklyn, but after Patricia’s grandmother ob-jected, they settled in Kilbirnie.

“She said, ‘I’m not going up that hill’.”

Patricia says the area between the mosque and Westpac bank was a swamp, until her grandfather bought the area for 20-pounds.

“They cleared it off and he sold it for 200-pounds,” she says.

The house in Kilbirnie that Patricia grew up in had a stable out the back, which she heard had been recently cleared away.

“I wonder if they found dad’s rifl e?, he dug a hole in stable and buried it.”

Patricia remembers a past New Zealand Governor General who would frequent their family land on Seatoun Road hunting foxes.

However, there was an unfortu-nate incident where his daughter made an unsavoury fall into their sewage pond while on a hunt.

Do you have some local history to share? Email [email protected] or contact Cook Strait News on 3877160 and tell us your story.

LOOKING BACK: A view of what Evans Bay and Kilbirnie used to look like.

A stroll down memory lane

REFLECTING: Patricia Hannaway holds a photo of her mother Dora Dawn standing on Seatoun Road. PHOTO: Anna Whyte

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Kilbirnie nail salon “Nailed it” has moved to a bright and welcoming new location within the Kilbirnie Plaza. Cook Strait News checked-in with owner/operatorTerry Binding to see how business is going.

“I couldn’t believe my luck when this space became available.

It’s perfect as a nail salon. It is bright and visible, yet I have set it up to ensure my clients have some privacy and are not on show.”

A lot of women who live in the Eastern Suburbs work in the city and spend their lunchtimes rushing to get to a nail salon. “Nailed it” provides a text service for these busy women to book in for a treatment on their way home after work. That way they can relax, unwind, enjoy a bit of pampering while hubby/partner/fl atmate gets dinner prepared at home!

When I was a nurse I used to spend a bit of time with elderly patients who didn’t have anyone visiting them. I used to put their feet in warm water and clip their toe nails and

massage their feet. I realised how much this meant to them and how they enjoyed it so I have incorporated this service as a ‘pensioner’s special’ available every Tues-day and Wednesday at the salon.

The clients that I have look forward to visiting “Nailed it” every six to seven weeks.

My tagline is ‘walk in and fl oat out’. I like to think that this happens for all of my clients.

Hygiene is something that I’m a stickler for. I believe that when treating peoples’ hands, and especially their feet, it is critic-ally important to thoroughly disinfect and sterilise all instruments and fi les after every use. I use a clean pack for every custom-er that visits “Nailed it”, thus giving them peace of mind.

I have recently qualifi ed as an L.C.N (Light Concept Nails) gel technician. This is a natural safe alternative to acrylic and is perfect for bitten and problem nails.” PBA Visit the new “Nailed it” at Unit 19,

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A heritage-listed Seatoun vicarage is set to receive Wellington City Council funding so that it can be conserved and seismically strengthened.

Last week the Transport and Urban Development Committee voted to grant $165,000 towards three heritage-listed Wellington buildings.

St George’s Church Vicarage, on Ferry Street in Seatoun, will receive $15,000 in funding.

The 1924-vintage unreinforced mason-ry building was designed in the English domestic revival style by architect P H Graham.

The Religious Society of Friends (Quak-ers) Meeting House in Mount Victoria will receive $50,000 while the New Zealand Medical Association Building on The Terrace will get $100,000.

Last week’s decisions were the fi rst of three rounds of the incentive fund for 2015-16.

A total of $750,000 is available for allocation this year.

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LIFE LINE: St George’s Church Vicarage, on Ferry Street in Seatoun, is set to receive $15,000 in funding from Council so it can be conserved and seismically strengthened.

Out and About: Behind the scenes in Miramar

With the sun beaming down upon the south coast earlier this week, Cook Strait News’ busy photographer Emma Morgan took to the streets of Miramar to see what locals were up to.

SNACK TIME: Debora and Alana pick-up a calzone as a yummy snack to munch on at home.

EAGER: The seagulls are keen for any food that Paul is feeding them.

WAITING: Whilst waiting for his daughter, William enjoys read-ing Survival of the Fittest in the sunshine.

BUDDIES: Angela struggles with getting Bomber into the car, looks like he is enjoying the sunshine too much.

SUNSHINE: Stephen takes advantage of the winter sun whilst checking out Facebook.


Q: As a city, has Wellington had enough training for an earthquake? Are we prepared?

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

Letters on issues of community interest are wel-comed. Guidelines are that they should be no longer than 150 words. They must be signed and a street address provided to show good faith, even if a nom de plume is provided for publication.The editor reserves the right to abridge letters or withhold unsuitable 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 e mails.

Levi Deberry, Strathmore

“It’s hard to prepare yourself for something that you don’t know the diffi cultly of or damage of.”

Emily Leveugle, Miramar

“I am originally from Australia; I don’t know much myself as I have only seen one advertisement about what do in a scenario when there is an earthquake. But my daughter has been taught about it at school.”

Clare Lewis, Brooklyn

“Defi nitely not. I had one drill at work and school, which I don’t think is enough, more should be done. We are not prepared after Christchurch. Physically more preparation could be done.”

Simon White, Island Bay

“Probably not, some people are ready for an earthquake. The majority aren’t as they won’t have prepared for the event or have survival kits or spare food.”

Katherine Clark, Johnsonville

“No, more posters about earthquakes need to be about. With what happened in Christchurch, we need to be more informed, especially since we’re on the fault line.”

LETTERS to the editor

Matt Evans, Lyall Bay

“No, more training centres need to be in place. I don’t think everybody is ready and are oblivious to what damage can be done.”

Dear Ed, a national scandal! The Govern-ment telling proprietors to close their gathering places for sport matches, more interesting and important than fl ags, anthems, interest rates and exchange rates is disgusting.

They should be able to shelter and accom-modate the masses to see the games and have coffee, tea, chocolate and even milk (now that the price has gone rock-bottom level for milk!).

They should be limited in the amount of sugar available, no sugary drinks but complimentary water from the tap.

Put away the booze which is not benefi cial for health and does more damage than smoking or smooching ever did.

Paul Franken, Strathmore Park

EARLY OPEN: Pubs will be able to open in the early hours of the morning for rugby matches during the upcoming Rugby World Cup after legislation was passed last week.

Right for drinking places to open for cup games

Dear Ed, re your ‘Word on the Street’ (CSN, August 13), it was a happy coincidence since I’d mentioned that big 4WD vehicles are often not suitable for many women to drive with skill.

Perhaps Germany is simply facing reality by providing wider parking places only for female drivers; but I suppose they will still have the option of using the ordinary parking places.

I would not agree with forcing women

to use none but those meant for women only. Looking back at his-tory, and from my experience of them, I wouldn't regard the Huns as people who should be emulated in most things; but I do at least concur with their menfolk in my being an unabashed male chauvinist pig of their sort.

And looking back to the 16th century reformation, I fervently admire Martin Luther, a Hun and a fellow-MCP.

Yes, he told the Pope where to get off; and Luther’s singlehanded translation of the whole Bible created the modern German language.

Unfortunately he seemed uncritical of the Apocrypha; but Luther’s Bible is still the defi nitive German Bible, about 490 years after he completed it.

H Westfold, Miramar

Is Germany simply facing reality?

Dear Ed, the interviewer did not do their research for the piece on women’s parking spaces in Ger-many (CSN, August 13).

Women’s parking spaces in Ger-many are not bigger than normal parking spaces but safer, in that they

are near exits of parking garages, well-lit, are near panic buttons and often are in an area under video surveillance.

A simple trip over to Wikipedia would have prevented that problem.

e n . w i k i p e d i a . o r g / w i k i /

Women%27s_parking_spaceBut according to that Wikipedia

article, in the Chinese province of Hebei there seem to be larger women’s parking spaces in shopping centres.

Rebecca Erlewein

Disputing larger car park claims

Editor’s response... Dear Rebecca, thank you very

much for writing to Cook Strait News about designated female-only parking spaces in Germany.

Many of the female-only spaces in Germany are safer for women as they include the features you mention.

In parts of Germany the spaces are

also physically larger.For example, the mayor of the

German town of Triberg courted controversy several years ago for introducing both male and female car parks.

The women’s spaces were wider and well lit while the male-only parks were close to concrete pillars

and had to be reversed into.The Mayor of Triberg said it was

a natural decision because men are better at parking than women.

Cook Strait News certainly does not advocate for this policy, we simply wanted to raise a point of discussion.

Regards

Dear Ed, re your article about boy racers in Kilbirnie (CSN, August 13) - I don’t know about Coutts and Salek Streets but there has already been a serious crash on Queens Drive in the last month.

The piece of road between Tavis-tock and Lerwick Terraces is a real

problem - but it’s not just boy racers that fl aunt the speed limit here.

The curve of the road and the fact that it’s a dip makes it an accident ‘waiting to happen’ - and it has - at least twice in the last month.

There was a bid a few years ago to put speed bumps in this area but it

was turned down. This stretch of Queens Drive has

the only pedestrian crossing between the beach and Kilbirnie - children use it to get to school and for some reason there is no school patrol on it. It’s only a matter of time...

Mary-Anne

It is simply a matter of time

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THUMBS UP to Corduroy, the world’s oldest cat at the age of 26. Poor thing, might be kinder to have it put down.

THUMBS DOWN to local radio duo Polly and Grant splitting up. That must make it awkward at work…

THUMBS DOWN to Stoneleigh Pinot Noir, was not enjoyed at the Friday avo work drinks.

THUMBS DOWN to Media Works looking at revamping 3 News. I don’t want to lose Hillary and Mike!

THUMBS UP to the bus driver that gave me a cheeky wink last week. Was it because I wasn’t wearing any knickers?

THUMBS UP to the letters of H Westfold. Always an enjoyable read.

THUMBS DOWN to the Australian TV doctor that suggested people with weight issues should eat less, like those imprisoned in concentra-tion camps by the Nazis. Bad form.

THUMBS UP to the grand open-ing of St Christopher’s Church in Seatoun on Sunday.

THUMBS DOWN to Sam Duff leav-ing the Cook Strait News.

THUMBS UP to wine-o’clock.

Cook Strait News welcomes the public to submit any THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN comments to 022 322 4811 or [email protected]. We reserve the right not to publish any malicious or ill-spirited entries. Keep it friendly guys!

THUMBS UP to the ITM Cup which kicked-off last week.

THUMBS DOWN to the people that want to keep the current fl ag.

With winter still bearing-down on Wel-lington’s eastern and southern suburbs it is the perfect time to pay a visit to Coffee Club.

With their scrumptious and very popular baked brekkie hot pot, what better way is there to warm up during the cold winter months?

Coffee Club have an array of yummy winter comfort foods and a wide selection of hot drinks to warm your bones. PBA

Well I’m just going to put it out there, let’s change the fl ag.

Our current fl ag is old, boring, too similar to the Australian fl ag and is a reminder of our colonial past.

And while it is important to re-member our national history, it is also important to be able to move forward as a nation.

New Zealand is an amazing country and I can see how far, in even my own relatively short life time, how much of a national identity we have created. I say we need to keep going.

Much of the crowd campaigning against New Zealand selecting a new fl ag have a lot in common – they do not like the Prime Minister.

John Key has selected the country having a new fl ag as his Prime Ministe-rial legacy, something he can look back at when he is chilling with Bronagh in Hawaii in a few years’ time.

Key choosing to support the chang-ing of our flag has made a change unpalatable for many with a disliking for the PM.

Whether you hate Key or worship the man that should not be a factor, whether conscious or subconscious, in how you vote in the upcoming referendum.

Another argument against changing the flag and the referendum that it involves is the cost - $26 million.

That is a lot of money, and yes you

or I could do a fair bit with it. But it is a drop in the bucket when it comes to the budget of the government.

Could it be put to better use else-where? Absolutely.

But, so could the money we, as a forward-thinking progressive society, choose to invest in other things, such as subsidising sporting events, arts fund-ing, public broadcasters and cycleways.

I have taken a look at the fl ag designs and have chosen my favourite three. I will be voting to change the fl ag in the referendum.

Enough from me. I want to know what you think about all this. Email me at [email protected] and let me know your opinion.

FROM THE REPORTER’S DESKFROM THE REPORTER’S DESK

Never does a quiet week pass by for Wellington’s Eastern and Southern Suburbs – from the busy bustling streets of Newtown and Kilbirnie to the sandy hotspots of Island Bay and Seatoun. Roving reporter Sam Duff pounds the pavement to give you the lowdown of what is going on throughout your community. This is where he shares a few tales from his adventures.

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Newtown Medical Centre has added Immigration Medical examinations to the other services that we provide. These are $300 for adults and $150 for children 15 years and under.

Our nurses can now make outreach visits to patients who have mobility problems. You can ask your Newtown Medical Centre GP if you qualify.

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We are a part of the Newtown com-munity and understand that because our community comes from many diff erent places and diff erent cultures, it is essential to off er a level of medical care specially suited to each patient.

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Soon after qualifying as a pharmacist in 1978, Paul Fredrickson had a dream of one day owning a pharmacy in the eastern suburbs of Wellington. It wasn’t until 2001 that that dream was fi nally realised. During that time, Paul worked in a number of diff erent pharma-cies in New Zealand and overseas. “I worked in pharmacies with 30 staff , and I worked in phar-macies where I was the only staff !” says Paul.

“My plan was always to return to Wellington, and own my own pharmacy putting in place all the great things I had learnt during this period.”

Strathmore Park Pharmacy has been a mainstay of the Strathmore Shopping centre since just after World War 2. Paul is just the fourth owner after Don Steptoe who opened the pharmacy after WW 2, Deryk McNamara, Alastair Hurray and now Paul.

“I don’t quite know what it is, but this phar-

macy has always had a special feel too it” says Paul. “It’s very much part of the local commu-nities of Strathmore, Seatoun and Miramar”.

The big thing for me though, and I know it’s a cliché, are the people. The wonderful people who support our business, and the amazing staff that have assisted me to realise my goals over the years.

Our constant challenge is to provide the very best professional pharmacy services to our lo-cal community. A dispensing service that due to our size we are able to provide with minimal wait time. Qualifi ed staff on hand at all times to provide advice on medicines, natural health, fi rst aid and beauty options.

From all the staff at Strathmore Park Pharmacy – we thank you for your support and look forward to keeping our pharmacy at the forefront of healthcare in the wonderful Eastern suburbs of Wellington.

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SOLUTIONFor April 20, 2005

ACROSS 1. Effect (11) 7. Took into consideration (7)11. Debate (5)12. Chides(7)13. Express(opinion) publicly (5)14. Relieve from anxiety(3,2,4)15. Illicitly distilled whisky(9)16. Aircraft shed(6)18. Officiate(7)21. Irritates(4)23. Shelter from wind (3)25. Wear down(3)27. Quantity of paper(4)28. Collapsible paper light. Chinese ...(7)30. Quiet(6)32. Tune(3)33. Goddess of mischief (Grk myth) (3)34. Sheep’s wool(6)35. Attribute(7)36. Sundry items, ... and ends(4)37. Night before(3)39. Weep(3)41. Without firmness(4)43. Precisely(7)45. Almost(6)48. Neglect(9)

49. Lead(attack)51. Giraffe-like animal(5)52. Phoenix is its capital(7)53. Open(5)54. Raise(7)55. Miserly people(11)

DOWN1. Stylish excellence (5)2. Songbird(11)3. Ultimate(8)4. Tumult(6)5. Lordly(5)6. Igloo dwellers(7)7. Steals away(8)8. Maintain contact with(6)9. Combatant(7)10. Evade(5)16. Injurious(7)17. Soothe(7)19. Scolds(5)20. Oriental(7)22. Meet wishes of(7)24. Head of corn(3)26. Unrealistic aspiration, ... in the sky(inf) (3)29. Agricultural. (5)31. Approval(11)32. Succesful fighter pilot(3)

33. The alphabet(3)38. Unearth(8)40. Annual(8)42. Knead(7)44. Of the heart(7)46. Part of the eye(6)47. Abscond(6)48. Male honey bee(5)49. Range(5)50. Becomes old fashioned (5)

CROSSWORD By Russell McQuarters

SOLUTIONFor April 20, 2005

ACROSS 1. Effect (11) 7. Took into consideration (7)11. Debate (5)12. Chides(7)13. Express(opinion) publicly (5)14. Relieve from anxiety(3,2,4)15. Illicitly distilled whisky(9)16. Aircraft shed(6)18. Officiate(7)21. Irritates(4)23. Shelter from wind (3)25. Wear down(3)27. Quantity of paper(4)28. Collapsible paper light. Chinese ...(7)30. Quiet(6)32. Tune(3)33. Goddess of mischief (Grk myth) (3)34. Sheep’s wool(6)35. Attribute(7)36. Sundry items, ... and ends(4)37. Night before(3)39. Weep(3)41. Without firmness(4)43. Precisely(7)45. Almost(6)48. Neglect(9)

49. Lead(attack)51. Giraffe-like animal(5)52. Phoenix is its capital(7)53. Open(5)54. Raise(7)55. Miserly people(11)

DOWN1. Stylish excellence (5)2. Songbird(11)3. Ultimate(8)4. Tumult(6)5. Lordly(5)6. Igloo dwellers(7)7. Steals away(8)8. Maintain contact with(6)9. Combatant(7)10. Evade(5)16. Injurious(7)17. Soothe(7)19. Scolds(5)20. Oriental(7)22. Meet wishes of(7)24. Head of corn(3)26. Unrealistic aspiration, ... in the sky(inf) (3)29. Agricultural. (5)31. Approval(11)32. Succesful fighter pilot(3)

33. The alphabet(3)38. Unearth(8)40. Annual(8)42. Knead(7)44. Of the heart(7)46. Part of the eye(6)47. Abscond(6)48. Male honey bee(5)49. Range(5)50. Becomes old fashioned (5)

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Part of a nationwide festival of illustrators and authors, family day welcomes children for a free day of crafts, performances, competitions and book-related fun.

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WORD SMITHS: Back left, Donovan Bixley, Gillian Candler and Kyle Mewburn with, front left, Ned Barraud, Sophie (Suzanne’s daughter) and Suzanne Main. PHOTO: John Turner

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A touch of Parisian style comes to Island Bay this week with a performance at Tapu Te Ranga Gallery.

Torch singer, Magdalena Darby, will be accom-panied at the piano by gallery curator and artist Ian Logan on Friday, August 21.

Ian says he and Magdalena have long wanted to do a show centred around French songs.

“The latest exhibition at the gallery ‘The Latin Quarter’, which also features a number of classic black and white photos of Paris by Douglas McArthur and John Logan, provides the perfect backdrop for the music,” he says.

Ian says Magdalena has gathered her material from a wide range of sources, and is constantly on the lookout for an inspiring new song.

Both Ian and Magdalena have performed in Paris and say they loved the intimate venues which show-case the French singer-songwriter tradition.

Joining them for this performance is bass player Alistair Isdale, who has played for a number of New Zealand vocal talents, including Bella Kalolo and Brooke Fraser.

“Alistair brings an extra depth and energy to our sound but he also knows just how to let the beautiful lyrics take the lead,” Ian says.

The performance starts at 8pm and will be followed by a selection of wine and juice as well as French cheese and French themed hors d’oeuvres. Booking is essential as there is limited seating. To book tickets email [email protected].

FRENCH FLAIR: Singer Magda-lena Darby will perform along-side several oth-ers at Tapu Te Ranga Gallery in Is land B ay tomorrow night.

Paris comes to Island Bay

Wellington’s inaugural Sports-Fest is being held throughout the region next week.SportsFest includes year five through to eight primary and intermediate school students competing in a number of sports.The event has been organised as a partnership between Wel-lington City Council, Primary Sport Wellington and 10 re-gional sports organisations.50 schools from throughout the Wellington region have entered 265 teams, approximately 1,000 students per day will be partici-pating.

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The capital’s sporting talent was celebrated at a function hosted by the Mayor recently.Held at the ASB Sport Centre, the function included a cer-ti� cate presentation to the 50 athletes who are on the Sport Wellington led Wellington City Council Sports Talent Develop-ment Programme.The programme, funded by Wellington City Council and managed by Sport Wellington supports a number of talent development projects aligned to national and regional sport-ing organisations.

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DEAN GALT (ESST) WITH EMILY YEE – NZ WATERPOLO U15 TRAVEL TO AUSTRALIA

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By Sam Whittle

Katie Robertson’s back injury weighed heavy on her mind when she decided to trail for Welling-ton’s CrossFit team.

After spending nearly four months in rehab, and being told she could lift weights a mere two weeks before qualifying day, Katie didn’t think she could do it – but she did.

“I was surprised to get in, I saw the workouts and thought there was no way I could do that, but I gave it 100% per cent.

“Now, I’m excited to compete and show that it didn’t hold me back.”

Katie, 24, will represent the Wellington region in the up-coming Wellington Cup, one of New Zealand’s most prestigious annual CrossFit competitions.

She will compete against some of the fi ttest and strongest from New Zealand and Australia, and invited “all-stars” from America.

Katie has completed a diploma in exercise prescription at the New Zealand Institute of Sport.

She quickly discovered whilst working as a personal trainer she had a passion for CrossFit, competing and community.

Katie decided to merge eve-rything together and opened her own CrossFit gym in Lyall Bay last year, which she now co-owns.

Eighteen months on, Katie says the gym has grown so quickly and what she thought was too big

COACH BECOMES COMPETITOR: Katie Robertson, co-owner and coach at CrossFit FRF, Lyall Bay, is in training mode for the upcoming Wellington Cup. PHOTO: Sam Whittle

of a space, is only just big enough.“People come here as strangers

and leave as friends,” she says.“I want to build a community I

am proud of, and I want people to know it’s a friendly environment.”

As rewarding as the feeling of seeing people improve, owning the gym is a constant weight on

her shoulders.“It’s hectic owning a gym and

trying to fi t in my own training. “Because I take the classes and

can’t do them myself, I have to work out on my own, which is not very motivating.”

Katie says leading up to the competition which starts on Au-

gust 29 and goes for two days at Kilbirnie Recreation centre; she will be training hard to achieve her goals.

“It’s awesome enough to be competing against some of the best in the world, but I want to make the semi-fi nals, and make CrossFit FRF proud.”

SPORT

Weigh-to go Katie!

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