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ENFORCING THE LAW: Sergeant Megan Gouverneur says police will be enforcing the lower alcohol limit. PHOTO: Dan Whitfi eld.

By Dan Whitfi eldAlcohol contributes to about 30 per cent of New Zealand’s

fatal road crashes, which is why New Zealand Police will be enforcing a new drink-driving limit for drivers aged 20 years and over.

As of December 1, anyone caught driving with more than 250 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath will face a fi ne of up to $200, as well as receiving 50 demerit points. Meanwhile, the alcohol limit for drivers under the age of 20 will remain at zero.

The blood alcohol limit was also lowered from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, to 50mg.

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Sergeant Megan Gou-verneur, from the Johnson-ville Community Police Station, says: “It is an im-portant milestone for road safety in New Zealand.”

The new drink driving laws see the national alcohol limit cut almost in half, with police heavily focused on cracking down on the number of alcohol-related incidents on New Zealand roads.

Sergeant Gouverneur says both speed and drink driv-ing has a big presence at this time of the year, but it is something police focus on all the time.

“It’s important for us, and every motorist should be prepared to be breath tested if stopped by po-lice,” Sergeant Gouverneur says, agreeing with the law change.

The New Zealand Auto-mobile Association is also urging drivers to not take any risks around drinking alcohol then driving.

“Drivers will need to be very mindful of the lower limit if they are drinking any alcohol, says AA spokesper-son Dylan Thomsen.

“The safest thing to do is not to drink alcohol at all if you are going to be driving.

But if you are going to have a drink, only have one or two to make sure you stay under the limit,” he says.

Sergeant Gouverneur says people need to be aware about number of drinks they can have before getting behind the wheel – and this can depend on many reasons, including whether you are male or female and how much food you have eaten.

December 1 also marks the beginning of a crackdown on speeding, with motorists exceeding the speed limit by only one kilometre liable to be pulled over by police – regardless of whether there's a 4km/h speed tolerance.

This comes after a success-ful campaign last summer when fatalities dropped 22 per cent.

Lower alcohol limit enforced

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Henry Shin has been out-standing with his service to the community – helping hun-dreds of international students enjoy their time in Wellington during his secondary school years.

The Wellington College pre-fect organised events including a quiz, two-day food festival, sports tournaments, and a cultural assembly on behalf of the school’s international student association – which he led this year.

Henry’s service to the Wel-lington community was recog-nised with a carved rimu koru, presented by Wellington City Mayor Celia Wade-Brown. The presentation was at a special ceremony in Mayor Wade-Brown’s chambers ear-lier this week.

Originally from Korea,

Henry moved to Wellington in 2009; and has also represented the region on several United Nations Youth forums.

In 2015, Henry is planning a gap year before attending university, to run his business D'versity' started from the Young Enterprise Scheme.

Chief executive of Grow Wellington Gerard Quinn says international students made an important contribution to the region’s economy.

“It’s important to acknowl-edge people like Henry, who are committed to making international students feel welcome and to promoting our region as a great place to study,” he says.

Last year international stu-dents contributed approxi-mately $177 million to the local economy; and over 5500

Shin recognised for student service

international students studied in the Wellington region this year from around 100 different

countries.The carving was provided by

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CONGRATULATIONS: Henry Shin, with Mayor Celia Wade-Brown and Grow Wellington’s Gerard Quinn. PHOTO: Supplied.

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Wellington City Council has announced that in 2015, de-tailed design work will begin on a new library for the John-sonville community.

The library will be located next to Keith Spry Pool and Johnsonville Community Cen-tre, and will be developed in a way that creates an integrated community hub for town.

An investigation into four potential sites for expanding the Johnsonville library was conducted in 2011, but only now has a suitable site been secured.

Councillor Helene Ritchie says it was pleasing to see a “unanimous decision” made towards collocating the library with other community facilities.

The project is set to cost about $18 million, with funding al-located by the council in its Long Term Plan (LTP) – all part of its capital expenditure over three years.

“It’s a huge hurdle we’ve got over…It’s a major project that will benefit the community and from my point of view, we need to see this development happen,” Cr Ritchie says.

The Johnsonville library has been located on Broderick Rd for more than 50 years, and its collocation alongside other local services including the

community centre and swim-ming pool is being welcomed by many.

Jan Pike, who has been the Johnsonville Community Cen-tre’s coordinator since 1989, says it will defi nitely comple-ment the town and will be a wonderful thing for residents.

“Lots of places have com-

munity hubs…It’s something that will be great for the com-munity and will be like a one stop shop,” Jan says.

“It will be good to have,” she says.

Planning for the new library will look at how the facility will work together with its neigh-bouring organisations to create

an affective public space – resi-dents will also get a chance to contribute towards what they want from the project.

Cr Ritchie is hopeful that everything will be approved and have the “go ahead” by June; with the potential for detailed design work will begin after that.

New library on its way

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Centre Plan outl ines a framework for the future development of Johnson-ville. It sets out a long-term vision for Johnsonville – looking ahead 20 years – and identifies ways to manage change.

The plan focusess on fu-ture urban development and comprehensively links shops, businesses, housing, infrastructure, community facilities and public spaces.

So far a new bridge has star ted to be built, un-locking the Johnsonville triangle, with the designs

making it longer and wider to allow for cycle lanes and dual rail tracks into John-sonville Railway Station.

Other work planned in-cludes a wider two-lane off-ramp from State Highway 1 and new traffi c lights at the intersection of Johnsonville Rd and Fraser Ave.

THE TOWN: John-sonville is the focus of council with its new an-nouncement of a library.

Forget waiting for the little green man, Thorndon residents will now wait for Kate Sheppard to show them when to cross.

An initiative from the Wellington City Council has replaced the ‘green man’ on a number of pedestrian ‘cross now’ lights with a Kate Sheppard replacement.

One of the new set ups has been in-stalled on the intersection of Hill, Aitken and Molesworth streets, while another has been changed on the intersection of

Bowen St and The Terrace. There are also six other locations.

Council has made this change to celebrate the importance that the New Zealand fi gure had on her country.

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Alexander and Pushpika Jayaweera have enjoyed hosting international students over the years, saying the most amazing thing is to learn more about their cultures.

Both say it was an experience for both them as well as to those who come and stay with them.

This year, the Churton Park family opened up their home to two students –Natthwat Saetang, who returned back to

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WELCOMING: Alexander and Pushpika Jayaweera with homestay students Nat-thwat Saetang, 19,and Qiyoe Zhang, 15. PHOTO: Dan Whitfi eld.

Thailand last Wednesday, and Qiyoe Zhang, who is from China and will be here for the next three months.

The two teenagers attended school at Onslow College which has provided them with an opportunity to learn more about the Kiwi way of life – increasing their English vocabulary along the way, as well as having fun.

“It’s been enjoyable having them and so many others stay with us,” says Pushpika, who was once an homestay student.

“It’s great to give back and to open up our home is wonderful,” she says.

The pair has hosted international students from a number of coutries, and Alexander and Pushpika love opening their door to help the students grow as individuals.

Natthwat has enjoyed travelling around New Zealand over the past two years of his exchange – venturing as far as Auckland and Dunedin, and taking in the sights and sounds New Zealand has to offer.

He was looking forward to going home to tell his friends and family about the country.

Feiyang Zhu is from South China and is currently study-ing at Victoria University, but this is not what Karori people know him for.

For a number of Fridays, Feiyang has been volunteer-ing at Presbyterian Support’s Huntleigh Retirement Home and Hospital, visiting its resi-dents on a regular basis and playing the violin for their entertainment.

The young local spotted the ‘befriending’ role during an interview with Volunteer Wellington. “I wanted to get into a native context and talk more with local people – especially the elderly. I miss my grandparent in China,” he says.

One of the home’s non-

English speaking Chinese residents came to mind of Gwen Esler, a diversional therapist at Huntleigh, when she had the initial chat with Feiyang.

“When I introduced them both, our resident’s face brightened up immediately. They talked for two hours. I had never seen her so happy,” she says.

Feiyang’s talent with the violin has enabled him to connect with many resi-dents – asking able-pianist, 90-year-old Arlene Hudson, if she would like to accompany him while he played.

He has been volunteering for at least an hour since begin-ning his time at Huntleigh Re-tirement Home and Hospital,

VOLUNTEERING: Feiyang Zhu playing the violin for residents at Presbyterian Support’s Huntleigh Retirement Home and Hospital. PHOTO: Eva Kaprinay.

and plays in different wings every Friday afternoon.

Feiyang has been play-ing the violin since he was 3-years-old and of course

his violin came with him to Wellington but before this he was only playing for himself.

He says this playing with elderly people is very joyful.

Feiyang and his violin helps many lives

Children from schools around the nothern suburbs turned Wellington Botanic Garden into a music and dance spectacular on Sunday, in an eff ort to showcase the fi nal design and highlight fundraising efforts for the children’s garden.The programme included dance, kapa haka, singing, and instrumentals, as well as the children’s garden song, composed and performed by botanic garden gardener Ali Whitton.

Concert celebrates children's garden

Volunteer Wellington will be celebrat-ing the value that volunteers bring to Wellington – all part of International Volunteer Day. As the champion of volunteering in Wellington, Volunteer Wellington is an independent and not-for-profi t or-ganisation with a voluntary workforce.It lists volunteering opportunities from over 400 community-based organisations in the Wellington re-gion, including Porirua City, Petone, Lower Hutt City, Upper Hutt City and Johnsonville.The event is set to take place on De-cember 5 and will be held in the foyer of St James Theatre. Special speakers include Mayor Celia Wade-Brown and Ian McKinnon, a past deputy mayor.

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Students from Newlands Primary School are looking left and right be-fore others cross over to the school grounds as they receive training to be next year’s road patrollers.

From January, 24 year fi ve stu-dents will hit the ground walk-ing thanks to special instruction from Johnsonville-based constable Aaron Dann.

Chris Williams, who is head of road patrol at the school, says this is the time of year that half of the students begin to work with current year six patrollers to learn the steps and swings of the responsibilty.

“The training starts off with a

video which highlights the impor-tance of road patrol and why we do it.”

Chris says the students also see potenital issues that could arise such as bad weather, and what happens to the signs in windy conditions.

“Then the children are taken down the the road and shown hazards there,” he says.

“We tell them to focus on the children that want to cross, and not so much the public.”

There are markers on each side of the crossing approximately 40–50 metres away, and children have to make sure a car is behind that be-fore they swing out the STOP signs.

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dents’ efforts too, with each child needing consent to rise to the challenge.

Out of the ten week terms, teams of two children will be on for one whole week – morning and afternoon.

“Each student ends up patrolling for three or four weeks out the year,” Chris says.

Year fi ve students Claudia Hatfi eld and Grace Keown say they are excited about being out on the road, and being able to tell cars they have to stop.

Chris says that children who are leaders in the school as well as chil-dren who just want to help out are able to step up for patrol training.

SIGNS OUT: Claudia Hatfi eld and Grace Keown get ready to say ‘cross now’. PHOTO: Dan Whitfi eld

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Johnsonville West Kinder-garten is throwing a party to celebrate its 40th an-niversary this year.Past, present and future families of the kindergar-ten are invited to attend an afternoon tea event on December 6, following the

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They’ve checked the list twice, and they are ready to run – as the Great KidsCan Santa Run kicks off in Wellington for yet another year.

Held today across the country, thousands of people dressed in Santa suits will take to the streets as part of the fun event.

People of all ages will be dressed in full Santa regalia, and will take part in the 2-3km fun run/walk which will benefi t New Zealand children living in poverty.

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Pirouettes, chassés, and pointe work is what Amy Roes has lived and breathed since she started dancing at the age of fi ve – and she hasn't stopped with the jetés since.

However the Khandallah Ballet Academy student will be putting her dancing shoes away once she completes her advanced two grade and as she begins a new chapter of her life down south.

This month, the 17-year-old will be sitting her fi nal ballet exam before heading to Dunedin to study health science. Her long-term goal is to become a dentist.

“It’s showed how hard work and dedication can pay off,” which Amy says will come in handy as she begins studying in 2015.

Amy has been through all grades at the Khandallah academy, acing all her exams over the years; but believes it’s time to move on to something different now that she has fi nished her schooling career at Wellington Girls’ College.

For the last 12 years, Amy has applied herself well and improved immensely but says it will be sad to stop dancing.

“I’d like to continue to do ballet but will depend on the work load when I start study-ing,” Amy says.

Principal of the Khandallah academy Carolyn McKeefry says it has given Amy a chance to apply herself, and believes the young student has a future in whatever she ends up doing.

Over the years, Amy has been enjoyed being part of performances, saying the thing she has loved the most was doing the end of year shows. She was given the main role in the 2014 show.

Another highlight was get-ting distinction in one of her intermediate exams.

“It’s a huge achievement to get to here; to look back and see the hard work has paid off,” Amy says.

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By Emily Elliott

A vet must have a love not only for animals, but for people as well, says new-to-the-town veterinarian Ilona Musil.

Originally from Kansas City in the United States, Ilona joined the team at CareVets two months ago after she decided now was as good of a time as any to live elsewhere – and since then, has jumped right into the Johnson-ville Rotary Club to make her mark on the local community.

Her reason for coming to New Zealand is simple: she has always wanted to.

Leaving behind a vet practice, her husband, and two grown

children, she took the leap after applying for four positions in the country.

Having her father and husband both as rotary members in the US, and helping the organisa-tion to care for the community herself, she emailed the John-sonville president to say she was moving to Wellington with the interest in doing the same here.

“They basically adopted me. They've been so kind and have given me tid-bits of information that only locals know,” Ilona says.

“Rotary are the same kind of people all over the world. They go out of their way for people,” she says.

Excited to be involved herself, Ilona was inducted on Monday, and already has ideas to make Rotary a stand-out organisation in the community.

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Liam Anderson from Kel-burn Normal School has expressed his vision of peace as part of a contest sponsored by the Karori Lions Club

Local school children and youth groups were invited to take part in the Lions Interna-tional Peace Poster Contest – with this year’s theme, Peace, Love and Understanding.

Judged by Margaret Taylor from the Karori Arts and Crafts Centre, Liam was picked as the winner after his poster was described as demonstrating a well-executed concept that really drew people’s attention and interest.

“I'm really happy that mine was chosen...It's great to know I did a good job,” Liam says.

The local chapter of the contest saw a total of 46 posters received from three participating schools – Kel-burn Normal School, Karori Normal School, and Samuel Marsden Collegiate.

While there must be only one winner, president of the Karori club Barry Lovegrove says the overall quality of posters was impressive and justifi ed six merit awards for

the best of the rest.The 12-year-old's poster, as

the winning poster, has been forwarded for consideration at the district level and for further possible consideration at national and international level.

During the last 20 years, more than four million chil-dren from nearly 100 coun-tries have participated and Barry says the works created are expected to express the life experiences and culture of young artists.

Participants used a vari-ety of mediums including charcoal, crayon, pencil and paint, to express the theme, and each entry is judged on originality, and artistic merit.

A photographic representa-tion of Liam's poster will be on display from December 1 at the Karori library. It will be joined by 45 others from the local competition.

Barry says the display offers an interesting and graphic in-sight into our young people's understanding of peace.

Liam’s poster, by advancing through the local judging lev-els, is now being considered for the district contest.

It took Liam about three weeks to complete.

The power of the pencil

COLOURING IN: Liam Anderson put a lot of e� ort into a poster he created for the Lions International Peace Poster Contest. PHOTO: Dan Whitfi eld.

Police have been investigating a burglary that took place at New World Churton Park on November 25.

The incident happened in the early hours of the Tuesday morning, and saw offenders gain entry into the store by smashing a window at the front of the building.

While little product was stolen, Sergeant Megan Gouverneur says it is a reminder to businesses to make sure they have security and CCTV footage in the instance a burglary occurs.

A member of staff from the New World could not comment on the incident, but police say little product was stolen.

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LETTERS to the editor

Dear Ed, I was fascinated by the little article (Independent Herald November 12, page 6) suggesting the Westchester roundabout is a dangerous piece of road, and had been for more than a year.

I have used that roundabout twice a day 3–4 days a week at a wide variety of times since its opening, and disagree with the

sentiments. It has improved the intersection immeasurably, pro-vides a wide view of traffi c from all directions and – importantly in the context of the article – my experience is that drivers are using it carefully.

Cheers, Rodney KingChurton Park

Dear Ed, The roundabout was the subject of discussions between CPCA and WCC at the time of its construction. The Association's comments at that time were that the potential for drivers to ignore "Give Way" signs was highly likely, thus resulting in the crea-tion of a crash zone. Tyre marks on the roundabout approaches would seem to vindicate this

prediction. Of equal concern was the speeding of vehicles down the hill from the motorway and CPCA suggested traffi c calming measures be introduced to assist in that regard. There are also issues with visibility restrictions from vegetation and fencing in the immediate vicinity of the roundabout.

The Association continues to

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Regards, Richard TaylorPresident, Churton Park Community Association

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LETTERS to the editor

By Dan Whitfi eld

Members of the Rotary Club of Johnsonville, with help from the Johnsonville Fire Brigade, hit the streets recently to collect items for the local food bank.

The Toot for Tucker collection was held in Johnsonville West on November 11 and in Churton Park on November 18, with a fi re truck leading the way followed by col-lectors.

President of the Johnsonville club Michael Hodgen says there has been a wonderful response from people, with a wide variety or non- perish-able food items, and cash donated.

The cash will be used to purchase additional items at New World in Newlands.

The collection project was organ-ised to help tide the local food bank over the high demand periods of December and January.

CAB manager Ken Gurney and his

team look after the food bank opera-tion, and he says that the collection has been a big help.

“This is the time that people need the most help, and over the next month or so it does pick up…The collection will help the food bank create tailored food parcels ranging from four to fi ve shopping bags of groceries,” Ken says.

The Johnsonville club assists with the campaign to help make a differ-ence in its community, especially in a time when many families are experiencing tough times and are stressed.

The fi re brigade and those who have donated items of food, or cash, have helped Johnsonville Rotary to make a difference, says Michael.

Two conservation groups have joined forces to raise funds for improved pest con-trol in the Western suburbs of Wellington.

As a result of the Polhill Restoration Project recently finding a saddleback nest, the need to cover gaps and improve pest control in the area is needed – and coordi-nator Florence Liger says to do this, the community’s help is needed.

KATCH 22 is a group that was formed in 2013 as an extension of the Makara Peak Supporters into the wider Karori environment.

While the existing Makara Peak predator control work has been supplemented by stoat trap lines in Birdwood Reserve, Wrights Hill, South Karori Road and Karori Park,

the group’s goal is to create a continuous line of steel between Zealandia and Otari Wilton Bush, and coordinate operations around that area.

Florence says there are over 200 traps in the area, but more are needed to get the coverage KATCH 22 wants.

The aim is to raise about $1000, which would cover a lot, according to Florence.

“It would help us get new traps, as well as pay for main-tenance and bait…It would be outstanding if we could raise enough to cover this,” she says. The quiz night is set to be held on December 4 at the Four Kings on Dixon St. It starts at 6pm, and to register a team or yourself, email Claire MacDonald on [email protected].

Quiz questions and traps Toot for tucker a success

COLLECTORS: Members of the community get out and about to help the food bank. PHOTO: Supplied.

Dear Ed, I wish to bring to light the dangerous driving around Middleton Road. Spe-cifically at the new Churton Park roundabout. Whoever designed this one must have had their eyes closed! Drivers speed from all directions and approach the roundabout like rallydrivers taking a corner too wide. The roundabout is hard to see and

how it is located, provides a tight stopping distance. The higher speed zones, from the motorway and the 70 zone heading towards Tawa, also seem to encourage people to accelerate just a little bit more.

I live about 50m from the roundabout and have been as-sisting at incidents and accidents approximately once a week

for the last three months. I have been encouraging those involved to report to the local police and authorities, it appears that this is not happening.

Police and council need to fi nd solutions for these issues before the community faces a tragedy here. I am not an engineer, nor city planner but I suggest sig-nage on the roundabout itself

(like the Tawa roundabout after the motorway off ramp), trim-ming the vegetation on the hills and verges on the motorway side regularly (also a fi re hazard!) and perhaps rumble strips on the road as you approach the roundabout?

RegardsLauren MolhoekChurton Park

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Cantate Women’s Choir is present-ing its Christmas concert alongside the Northern Wellington Festival on December 6.

The concert will be full of carols including Mary’s Boy Child, Christ-mas Bells, and The First Noel – how-ever, it will feature performances by Wellington City Jazz as well.

The group has been practicing most Fridays since September, and musical director Judith Potter says: “Everything is going well.”

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Hatley was created by a hus-band and wife duo more than twenty years ago, and until now its stores have been primarily located in the United States and Canada – however, a new fl agship store has opened in Johnsonville.

The new store is a fi rst for the Southern hemisphere and has been pursued by Belinda Hamlett – a person who has loved and stocked the Hatley label for a number of years. It is located at the Countdown end of Johnsonville Shopping Centre.

The mission of Hatley is to create fun, well designed, nature-inspired apparel and gifts for the whole family in an ecologically responsible way, and Belinda is keen to extend this to New Zealand.

“It just shows how much I love the label. It’s just so good,” Belinda says.

Hatley’s stock list is vast, with a range of clothing to suit men and women, as well as a strong focus on children – which includes swimwear, raincoats, hoodies, t-shirts and bottoms.

“There’s something for eve-ryone…It’s great. I’m confi dent that it will be a store that is loved by others as much as it is loved by me,” Belinda says.

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Local storyteller, Linda Hansen, has had her children’s book published in time for the 1914 Centenary celebrations.

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A childrens art display will be up at Karori Arts and Crafts Centre on December 7 and will be used to showcase their amazing and talented skills – as well as what they have learnt in the classroom this year.

All their work was done through classes run at the centre and in-cludes a number of canvas artworks as well as prints and collages. About 30-40 children have created art for the display.

“It’s an opportunity to see what they have been doing, and to make people aware of what we do…It’s also about showcasing what they have created this year,” says the centre’s Margaret Taylor.

The event is free and will run from 1pm to 4pm.

“We’re encouraging people to come along with the family and have a look at the amazing artwork created by children in the com-munity,” she says.

An interactive workshop has also been created for the event, with people that visit encouraged to add their own creative fl air to the display.

WORK OF ART: Margaret Taylor holds up some of the work set to be displayed this week. PHOTO: Dan Whitfi eld

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Avid photographers from the Churton Park Photography Club had their fi rst exhibition recently.

The event was a big success with a large number of people

attending on the night, with club organiser and mentor, Joanne Honey Thomas saying that she could not be prouder of the group and the work that they have

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Snap happyPICTURE PERFECT: Members of the Churton Park Photography Club. PHOTO CREDIT: Dan Bellhouse.

The 2015 leaders at Wellington Girls’ College have been announced.Alex Loo and Molly Dore were selected as head girls for the next school year by students and teachers – and were rec-ognised with the responsibility at a recent school assembly.Other students were also called up into leadership as part of a team of sports, arts, student support, house captains.

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Those with English as a sec-ond language will benefi t from a state of the art television that was given to Karori Commu-nity Centre recently.

Apparently costing $8000, the television will have multiple uses, with it primarily set to be used by a wide range of com-munity focused groups such as ESOL classes.

It will also be used by Ro-tary Conversation and, Social English and Literacy Aotearoa where it will enhance not only the ability to teach, but also the learning of individuals.

The mobile fl at-screen televi-sion, plus a large whiteboard, was presented to the commu-nity centre by the Transpower Community Care Fund.

Administration coordinator Kaye Jervis says the mobile television unit is a great addi-tion to the centre augmenting talks and workshops through provision of audio and visual displays.

It is also able to be moved to any one of the centre’s six rooms that the public can hire.

“We are always grateful for or-ganisations such as Transpower ensuring that we can enhance our community environment,”

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Acupuncturists, including Claire Rees from Ngaio Natural Health Centre, were busily preparing ahead of World Acupuncture Awareness week which ran recently – promot-ing what they do and what it is all about.

Claire graduated a Bachelor of Health Science and has been worked as an acupuncturist for

about fi ve years. She is one of more than 500 members of the New Zealand Register of Acupunctur-ists (NZRA) which helps educate the public about the benefits of this aspect of traditional Chinese medicine.

“It’s becoming a bit more well known; it’s not new either. Acu-puncture has definitely become more accepted in the last few years,” Claire says.

Acupuncture is recommended by many GPs and other health professionals for a range of patient conditions ranging from lower back pain, depression and migraines.

It is the best-known aspect of Chinese medicine and involves inserting sterile, single-use needles, no thicker than a human hair, rela-tively painlessly at specifi c points on the body.

As part of the awareness week,

Claire held an open clinic for residents to come check out what she does at Ngaio Natural Health Centre in terms of acupuncture.

Claire also took part in a free clinic at the New Zealand School of Acupuncture on Friday.

“I feel passionate towards making people well, and empowering them to live well...It’s defi nitely coming in to people’s spheres of awareness,” Claire says.

The Churton Park Craft Market went off with a successful bang – seeing nearly 800 locals turning up on the night to support their community and local entrepre-neurs.

Beckie Duffy, from the local community centre, says the market

was another well attended event in Churton Park, with stallholders and shoppers alike having a suc-cessful evening.

Children and adults put together a showcase of creative creations and one-of-a-kind knick-knacks to be sold on the night – giving

many a chance to show what they can create.

About 10 children, including Bella Freitas and Riley Bennett, and 14 adults ran stalls at the market.

“I am particularly proud of the children who took part in the kids

market – many had a ‘sell-out’,” Beckie says.

“There were a few nerves at the beginning, but afterwards, they are all keen to repeat the experience next year,” she says.

A raffl e on the night raised more than $400 for the Autism Interven-

tion Trust. “We certainly hope to hold this

event again in the future,” she says.If people are interested in being

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WELCOME: A powhiri from Churton Park Kindergarten gets the Churton Park Craft Market underway. PHOTO: Supplied.

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Seeing the joy and happiness that comes from creating something truly unique is just one of the many things Rachael van Rij loves about what she does.

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“[It] provides me with so many ways to be creative and share the joy of paper crafting with others…People come here and have a go and leave buzzing with what they have created,” Rachael says.

The Churton Park resident people get a real sense of joy and love when they create something for others and with what I do there are so many styles and themes they can use and get creative with.

“Some people think that it’s going to be really hard and that they won’t be able to do it, but the truth is it’s easy and doable,” she says.

As part of being an independent demon-strator, Rachael travels to people’s homes in Churton Park, as well as around the Wellington region, to show them how to make things.

“I love sharing my creativity with other people…Classes are cool and when people get into it, they realise it’s not complicated at all,” Rachael says.

While Christmas is a busy period for Rachael, she runs creative workshops all year round – teaching people how to make cards and crafts for birthdays, or even just

to say thank you.“I love that what I teach people how to

make is going to be given to others…They have real pleasure creating something to give to someone else,” she says.

Rachael is running Christmas-themed workshops at the Churton Park Com-munity Centre over the next few weeks and is excited to meet and get creative with residents in the area.

Creativity buzz for Churton Park demonstrator

ARTS AND CRAFTS: Rachael van Rij loves getting creative. PHOTO: Dan Whitfi eld

Local children have been enjoying a range of art activities at new art classes which has started in Wadestown.

Organised by the local community centre, the sessions run by two Welling-ton mothers, Caroline McGlinchy and Aleksandra Alagh to help children foster creativity and ignite artistic expression.

Children that take part have access to a wide range of media including paint, clay, printmaking, construction, deconstruct-ing, casting and science. They are held

on Monday afternoons.The after school art classes and holiday

programmes that are run by the group have proved a resounding success in the Eastern suburbs so far this year and now, Wadestown Community Centre’s Louise Davies is delighted to have secured their classes.

The classes will continue next year and it is hoped that the group will also be able to offer school holiday programmes in the future.

New classes boost Wadestown’s creativity

GETTING CREATIVE: Children enjoying new art classes in Wadestown. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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On 6 December, in conjunction with The Lions Christmas Parade, Johnsonville Uniting Church, 12 Dr Taylor Terrace, is holding a gala running from 11am until 2pm with cakes, sweets, books, toys, jigsaw puzzles, and white elephant items for sale. Come along and get a bargain or two.

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Local Torque

Acts of vandalism predominate in the crime committed during the past week.

In Johnsonville the sound of some-thing being smashed woke a resident of Burgess Road who discovered that the wing mirrors of their Mazda Demio had been ripped off. The door of a rental fl at in Johnsonville Road was kicked in, breaking the lock and the wooden door frame. In Lenox Grove a white Toyota Hiace van parked in a driveway was broken into and an FM receiver and cash was stolen. In Newlands the letterbox of a house in Chesterton Street was pulled out of the ground and left further down the street. Several other houses in this street suffered similar damage at the same time. In Bellringer Crescent a property was entered and a letterbox smashed and a BMW parked in the drive was tampered with. A house in Stewart Drive was entered through a partly open ranch slider door but

the intruder ran off when a resident disturbed him.

In Khandallah there was an at-tempted burglary of a house in cashmere Avenue. A garden chair had been placed under a window by the offender to enable them to reach up and force a fanlight window open. The attempt to gain entry was abandoned and nothing was stolen. In Nicholson Road a car port at the end of a driveway was entered and fi shing gear and wine was stolen. The front and rear registration plates of a white Skoda station wagon parked on the street were also taken.

In Churton Park a supermarket in Lakewood Avenue was entered after intruders smashed the glass front doors with large rocks. The cabinet containing cigarettes was targeted and forced open, but it was empty. An attempt was made to force open a storeroom door, without success. CCTV footage of the offenders in action has been passed to police.

EYE ON CRIMEJohnsonville Neighbourhood Watch

With the holidays fast approach-ing, the New Zealand Automobile Association is reminding drivers to ensure their cars are up to scratch before heading away.

One thing the AA is asking driv-ers to check is the state of their car tyres – with the difference between a scenario ending safely or badly based on how much grip they have.

While they might not be the most glamorous of parts on your car, but the band of rubber that sits around your wheel is what keeps the hulk of metal you are driving connected to the road. However, many people only check or change their tyres is when the car fails its WOF.

Buying new tyres: Most people head to the tyre shop after their car has failed its WOF to get new tyres. There they are presented with a range of different options and the deciding factor can be the price. However there are a number of other considerations to be made.

Safety is the fi rst thing to consider – does it have a good grip?

Longevity is another - will it last: There are a lot of different tyre

brands on the market now and not a lot is known about some of them. The traditional old brands are usually the best bet. Brands such as Firestone do a range of tyres to suit budgets.

Bald is bad: Tyres need a good tread depth to perform, especially in the wet.

Noise factor: Wheels and so tyres on modern cars are getting bigger and bigger.

Big ticket: Traffi c wardens can give tickets if your tyre is too worn. You can do a quick check of your tyres yourself. Put a 20 cent coin in the tread with the number facing you and if you can’t read the whole of the number you are probably okay. If you can read the whole of the number two the tyres are getting close to needing changing. Once a tyre gets down to having tread that is 2ml thick they should be changed.

Under pressure: It is important to keep your tyres infl ated to the right pressure.

Spare tyre: If your car has a spare tyre or space saver then check it too and make sure it is not worn and infl ated correctly.

What to check before going away

19Wednesday December 3, 2014SPORT

Johnsonville’s Rob Ashton has secured another win at the New Zealand Open, backing up his bowls title in the men's doubles – and taking out a fi rst time win in the singles.

He managed to counter a sluggish start and a tough opponent to win his division, straight after returning from a competition in Scotland.

Rob won 21-18 to add to the pairs title and to become the fi rst man to gain two wins in the one open tournament. He now has three open titles to add to his fi ve national championships.

“It was great to get a back-to-back win, and to win the singles – coming off the back of the tournament in Scotland,” he says.

The recent achievement has raised the question between players and clubs around New Zealand as to why Rob is overlooked at international level tournaments.

Rob produced a stunning burst to win the fi nal game, despite being down at the start and having to gradually take control of the match.

By Dan Whitfi eld

Four Wellington Pheonix players were spurred on by the spirit of children at Northland Community Preschool last week – with the team winning its recent game against Melbourne City FC, 5-1.

Albert Riera Vidal, Alex Rufer, Jeremy Brockie, and Mcihael

McGlinchey visited the preschool as part of a programme that ap-peals to the interest of students in the sport.

Manager Carolyn Southcombe says students have interest in the game, and many attend games with their parents so it is good the players were able to visit.

In the past, the preschool pro-

gramme has also seen the Hur-ricanes attend – again playing to the interest of students who attend the preschool.

Both teachers and students were equally excited with the visit, with one saying it was great to see them after lots of build-up leading up to the visit.

Preschool support spurs on Pheonix

FOOTBALL: Albert Riera Vidal, Alex Rufer, Jeremy Brockie, and Mcihael McGlinchey with students at Northland Community Preschool. PHOTO: Dan Whitfi eld

Another win for Rob

WINNER: Rob Ashton. PHOTO: Supplied.

It was a magnifi cent and stunning day as current and former members of the Khandallah Croquet Club came out to celebrate the club’s 100th birthday.

Club president Gaylia Powell welcomed about 100 guests, including Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, and says: “It was remark-able that this little club with its single green had survived the challenges of fl uctuating membership and fi nancial pressure.”

Members had decorated the venue with fl oral arrangements and a historical display that included Edwardian croquet outfits. The function was held at the Khandallah Bowling Club next door to the croquet club.

Gaylia says with the property owned by the club and not the city council, members are responsible for its upkeep and pay rates – and with 35 members, members are looking ahead with con-fi dence.

The recent celebration acknowledged the history of the club, researched and written by a sub-committee and pro-duced by Onslow Historical Society’s Judy Siers.

Judy read extracts from the 60-page book, which covered the themes of developing and maintaining the club, set in the historical, social and economic context of the area.

Club turns the big 100

EYE ON THE BALL: Current and former members playing croquet at Khandallah Croquet Club. PHOTO: Supplied.

Entertainer Alan Hooperwill be leading the carols

Santa’s helpers will be giving out gifts to our volunteersto recognise their contribution to the Home

Johnsonvale Carol Night

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