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Zealandia welcomed new residents on Thursday when 45 rare spotted skinks were released after being transferred from Matiu/Somes Island.

A large crowd gathered at the wildlife sanctuary to see the reptiles released into their new home and to hear a speech from from Mayor Celia Wade-Brown and an offi cial welcome and karakia from the

Kaitiaki Taranaki Whanui.Celia said it was great to see Zealandia

accept the skinks, pointing out that we need to protect our “at risk national treasures”.

“This is the fi rst new species introduced in Zealandia since 2010. I’m very excited about the return of the skink to Wel-lington city – it will be great to see them thrive in Zealandia,” Celia said.

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Charlotte Steward, 9, and Sam Hickey, 11, show o� Zealandia’s newest reptilian residents. PHOTO: Sharnahea Wilson

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Continued from page 1The mayor pointed out that

Wellington is a fl ourishing eco-city and that we are leading the way in reintroducing biodiver-sity to urban areas.

"Skinks are endangered by predators so Zealandia is an awesome place for more to breed."

A group of 15 lucky children including Zealandia School ambassadors from local schools, kids from the local iwi and some competition winners got the chance to bring the skinks into Zealandia and help rangers to offi cially release the them.

Councillor Andy Foster said it was great to see new things coming into the sanctuary.

“We are slowly moving back

to our old ecosystem – some things we will never get back but it is great to see other things restored.”

Zealandia Conservation Man-ager Raewyn Empson said the release of the skinks was the eighteenth species translocation at the sanctuary.

“We're expecting it to be as suc-cessful as the others," she said. Children from the Zealandia school holiday programme were equally excited about the arrival of the skinks.

“I like the colour of them, I think it is cool how they are camoufl aged,” 11-year-old Sam Hickey said.

Nine-year-old Charlotte Stew-ard agreed, saying she thought the small lizards were “cute”.

Despite the rain the crowd remained enthusiastic about the release of 45 spotted skinks into Zealandia. PHOTO: Sharnahea Wilson

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By Sharnahea Wilson

An exhibition of a great New Zealand artists’ work will be displayed in Wellington at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts.

The exhibition, featuring stun-ning works by Ruth Browne, has

been put together by the whole Browne family to celebrate Ruth’s lifetime of work.

Son of Ruth Browne, Michael Browne, said it was difficult to choose a select number of paintings but he wanted to have a focus on her work done during and after 1968 when her art

The Browne family – Anna, Michael, Jenny, Matthew and Camilla – at the opening of the Ruth Browne exhibition. PHOTO: Sharnahea Wilson

changed signifi cantly. In 1968 Ruth’s attention

turned in a radical new direc-tion becoming fascinated by the possibility of reductionism in landscape abstraction and pure abstract painting.

Michael said his mother’s abstract work was hugely infl u-enced by Swiss-German painter Paul Klee.

Michael’s son and Ruth’s grandson Matthew Browne explained how Ruth would use acrylic paint and pour it onto a board to create her unique and unusual art works.

“It was intuitive free play,” he said.

“She wou ld t hen f ind something within the paint-ing to come up with a title.” Matthew said it was great to be able to hold an exhibition for his grandmother Ruth because she was one of the pioneering New Zealand artists.

“They tend to get forgotten

after their heyday,” he said. The exhibition will be the

first showing of Ruth’s work since she had a retrospective exhibition in 1983 after she had retired.

“We got a big thrill out of that,” Matthew said.

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“I had a fantastic childhood in Franz Josef – she was always painting,” he explained.

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A local teacher has been pre-sented with his prizes on Friday after winning the Warehouse Stationary’s most inspirational teacher award.

Wadestown teacher Richard Smith was awarded with the Inspirational Teacher award dur-ing a school assembly on Friday.

Richard was overwhelmed by the support and appreciation he had received

“This is an amazing day,” he said to the assembly.

“It is very special to have someone say something like this about you, but nothing I do I do by myself – it’s a team effort,” he said.

The teacher was the overall winner, surpassing 5537 other nominations in the fi fth year of the inspirational teacher cam-paign.

The nomination written by a parent of one of Richard’s students, Maria Edwards, ex-plained why this teacher is one of the best.

“After having children in education for the past 18 years I knew Richard was not an ordinary teacher.

“For the past 18 months, he has given my daughter and every other child in his year seven and eight class the gift of a lifetime - the ability to believe in themselves and the skills to learn in the way that best suits them,” the nomination stated.

Warehouse Stationery’s busi-ness development manager Mata Te Pania said the competition has gone from “strength to strength” every year.

“It is something people really get behind.

“We all know how teachers go above and beyond the call of duty,” she said.

Husband of Richard’s nomina-tor, Ant Edwards explained why the couple wanted to give something back to Richard.

“As soon as we met Richard we knew there was something exceptional about him.

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Wadestown teacher Richard Smith receives his award for New Zealand’s most inspirational teacher.

New Zealand’s Most Inspirational Teacherto nominate him for the most inspirational teacher award,” he said.

Richard received a number of gifts including a $5000 travel card, a $200 gift card, a box of stationery and a Notebook.

Principal Sally Barrett thanked Richard for his contri-bution to the school.

“Today we are celebrating Mr Smith’s amazing achievement.

“Thank you for your contribu-tion through your energy, vital-ity, passion and commitment to children’s education,” she said.

Richard and his family will be heading over to Cambodia early next year to educate children and help those in need.

Youth awarded for community involvement By Sharnahea Wilson

The Johnsonville Youth Awards saw another successful year with 19 young students being awarded for their efforts over the past year.

Chair of the Youth Award Trustees, Chris Kirk-Burnnand, said the event held in John-sonville shopping centre, on October 22, was a great success and the Trust is looking to grow the event even further.

“Each year there are so many outstanding applicants that im-press the Trustees with their involvement in the wider com-munity.

“The Trust is focused on youth development and giving grants

to young people to help with education, sport and the arts,” Chris said.

One of last year’s awardees Richard Kay spoke on the night.

Richard captained the Under 19 men’s Underwater Hockey Team and went on to win a Gold medal for New Zealand.

Local winners this year includ-ed Francis Rankin of Newlands College for having received one of the highest awards a St Johns cadet leader can attain – be-ing selected to represent New Zealand for St Johns youth at international competitions.

Laila Smith of Onslow College was also awarded for her success in gymnastics and circus arts, as well as her “keen leadership

skills in helping others”. MP Peter Dunne was the

guest speaker on the night and presented this year’s awards.

Johnsonville Youth Grants has now granted over $565,000 to 325 young people since its establishment in 1987.

Core funding this year came from Autoshop Group which has donated over $260,000 in the last ten years.

For over 20 years the awards have been hosted at the John-sonville Rotary Club.

“The move to Johnsonville shopping centre is a step to-wards getting greater involve-ment from the North Wellington business community,” Chris said. Charlotte Hollywood receiving her award from MP Peter Dunne.

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By Sharnahea Wilson

A local business student is making waves after starting up a company to link job-seeking stu-dents with their ideal employers.

Third year Victoria University Business School student Steph-anie Bensemen came up with the idea when she attended six-week long programme Venture Up.

Participants of the Venture Up programme are required to come along with an idea for a business and are then expected to develop their idea with men-tors.

Stephanie went to the pro-gramme with the idea of helping charities find volunteers, but after four weeks she had com-pletely changed the concept of her business.

After meeting Auckland Uni-versity business students Stacey Fairclough and Heidi Strajnar, Stephanie decided to start a job seeking website called Filtr.

“After a lot of research, we realised that many students graduate with fantastic talent and personalities but miss out on the chance to secure their ideal employment because their

grades may not reflect what they’re capable of, or they may not have the right connections,” Stephanie said.

Filtr lists jobs suitable for current students and recent graduates.

“We encourage students to be creative with their applications – they could make videos instead of writing a cover letter.

“Although experience is a key factor, we’re also looking for personalities to click and relationships to form,” Stephanie said.

Stephanie, who also works

as an intern for Venture Up through the Young Enterprise Trust, said the programme is an ideal way to introduce youth to entrepreneurship.

“Over six weeks you learn the methodologies, lingo, and theory crucial to beginning a start-up, along with practical experience and networking opportunities. Many others and I agree that it is the best business accelerator programme for youth.”

With a few hundred students already signed up to Filtr, Steph-anie said the business is continu-ing to grow.

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By Sharnahea Wilson

A Johnsonville home break-in has left a family without many of their treasured possessions and has caused them to be afraid in their own home.

The owner of the property who did not wish to be named said she and her daughters left town for a holiday on December 23.

“We had a friend looking after our animals.

“She left the house on the night of January 1 and when she returned the next day, she found the house had been ran-sacked,” the woman explained.

The thieves took many items including two laptops, a playstation, game controllers, model cars, a camera and power cords.

The owner said when she and her family came home on Janu-ary 4 the house was a mess.

“There was stuff everywhere and the kitchen cupboards were open because they took food as well.

“They went through our bed-room drawers and wardrobes,” the owner said.

The culprits had smashed a window in the lounge in order to break into the house, and left through one of the daughter’s bedroom windows.

The owner explained how the family now feels unsafe in their home but it has also put them off going away for holidays.

Sergeant Daniel Hughes of Johnsonville Police Station said break-ins are usually more com-mon over the holiday period.

“Some people are short of

money over the holidays and they take items that don’t belong to them,” he said.

Daniel said it was important for people to keep their belong-ings locked away out of sight so as not to tempt thieves.

“Don’t leave things like hand-bags out in the open,” he said.

Daniel also said it was im-portant for people to get to know their neighbours and to let people know when they are going away.

He said the number of break-ins is not any higher than previ-ous years and that the crime rate is going down over all.

It is not yet known who broke in to the Johnsonville family’s home.

“We rely on members of the public to bring forward any helpful information,” Daniel said. Report suspicious activity to 3812000 or go into the John-sonville police station.

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A large crowd of protestors gath-ered outside Government House on Saturday, January 30 to get their message across to the Governor-General that the TPPA must be stopped.

The group gathered in the hopes of handing a petition against the Trans-Pacifi c Partnership Agree-ment to Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae who they say needs to step in and take action before it is too late.

Avid TPPA protestor Amanda Vickers addressed a large crowd and announced through a micro-phone that the Governor General can only intervene in extreme cir-cumstances.

“Well this is extreme,” she added as the crowd cheered in agreement.

“We have the right to self-deter-mination, not John Keys determi-nation,” Amanda said.

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“It is really important that he sees

it and respects the views of the people of New Zealand – because he works for the people of New Zealand.

“He doesn’t work for the National government,” she said.

Rose said she has noticed a lot more people attending protests and marches against the TPPA.

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Another protestor Lindsay Tatton agreed with Rose saying the last protest she was at, in Palmerston North, saw over 400 people come out to express their views against the agreement.

The offi cial secretary to the Gov-ernor-General, Gregory Baughen, opened the gates of Government House and received the petition which asks Sir Jerry Mateparae to take “critical action to protect New Zealand’s democracy”.

Once Gregory received the peti-tion and closed the gates, and the crowd had sung the national anthem, the group then marched down to Parliament with their banners and fl ags in further protest.

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A Wellington fashion duo impressed teachers and class-mates by taking out two of the top awards at New Zealand Fashion Tech’s 2015 graduation showcase.

Emily Chin took out the award for ‘Most Commercial Collection’ while Caitlin Bar-tholomeusz won the award for ‘Technical Excellence’ at their fashion institute’s graduation catwalk show.

Caitlin, who said she was ‘very pleasantly surprised’ about winning the award, was inspired by hyper-di-mensional space theories while designing her collec-tion.

“It took me several weeks to make the collection.

“Each part of the process is very long,” Caitlin said.

Earlier last year the girls got to show their collections at New Zealand Fashion Week held at the Viaduct Basin in Auckland.

Resene had sponsored the fashion students who made a collection from the concept of a hand woven sari from India with the brief to make an avant guarde style outfi t suitable for the runway.

Of the students, ten were chosen to showcase their work at Fashion Week –

including Caitlin and Emily. “It was crazy – such a huge

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perience at Fashion Week, the two talented designers were among those students awarded Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia in Sep-tember last year which gave them an opportunity to travel to India for five weeks of international learning.

Caitlin explained how the students had the incredible chance to make connections in the industry.

“We were able to visit many factories including ones that weave fabric, and other ones that actually put the clothes together.”

While in India, the fashion students stayed at the Bannari Amman Institute of Technol-ogy and Caitlin said they were asked to recreate their Sari inspired designs.

“We made our Resene garments over there and displayed them in a fashion show.

“I feel a lot more open minded after the trip – it was very eye opening,” she said

Caitlin has now finished her diploma at New Zealand Fashion Tech and plans to eventually start her own line.

“I think it is a good long term plan to have,” she said.

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A national youth orchestra which includes three local musicians has left for Hamilton and Tauranga to perform its annual summer concerts.

Following a one-week music camp held at Waikato University the New Zealand Symphony Or-chestra National Youth Orchestra will showcase its talents.

Aiden ‘Star’ Verity, Laura Bar-ton and Matthew Cook, who attend the New Zealand School of Music in Kelburn, were among the 60 young musicians chosen to take part in the orchestra.

Aiden, who plays the viola, explained how each musician had to send in a recording of them playing in order to audition for the

orchestra. “From there we are selected and

there can be up to 12 violas,” she said.

Laura and Matt’s instrument of choice is the violin, with both of them having played their favourite instrument for 18 years.

Although Laura has played in the orchestra for the past seven years, she said a position is never guaranteed.

“You have to re-audition each year.”

The trio, who all majored in classical music, explained how the NZSO National Youth Orchestra can act as a stepping stone for many young classical musicians, saying it gives them hope for the future.

More than half of the current

members of the NZSO were mem-bers of the NZSO National Youth Orchestra, and many NZSO Youth Orchestra members have also gone on to play in orchestras overseas.

Aiden has just fi nished up her honours year at Victoria Univer-sity and plans to teach violin while also building on her own musical skills.

Laura and Matt are both going into their fourth year of study.

Laura will be completing her honours in Kelburn while Matt plans to venture off to Auckland to continue his musical studies.

The three talented musicians also plan on eventually heading overseas to further their studies saying it is a huge help if you eventually want to audition for the NZSO.

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Laura Barton, Matthew Cook and Aiden ‘Star’ Verity play their way into a national youth orches-tra. PHOTO: Sharnahea Wilson

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Animal lovers have the chance to adopt their favourite furry friends each weekend thanks to volunteers from the Wellington SPCA.

Volunteers hold adoption days for cats and kittens in different locations every Saturday from 12pm until 3pm.

Dedicated volunteer Louis Mahoney said they usually adopt out between one and three cats each Saturday.

“This can add up to 250 cats per year so it is a very effective way of getting cats into homes,”

he said. As well as volunteers, the

SPCA has many people who foster very young or very sick kittens.

“They are fostered until they are well enough or old enough to be adopted then they go to loving homes,” Louis ex-plained.

Louis said that even if people do not end up taking a cat home, the fact that the kittens get the chance to become used to human interaction is a great help. For more information visit www.wellingtonspca.org.nz.

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Wellingtonians now have the chance to discover an array of weird and wonderful hidden gardens located in different places around the city.

The idea for Hidden Gardens came from a competition held within Wellington City Coun-cil which encouraged ‘Bright Ideas’.

Project Coordinator at the council, Ali Whitton, said the concept was to allow horticul-tural apprentices to apply the skills they have learnt through their training to a real space while at the same time “mak-ing Wellington a little bit more colourful and interesting”.

“We also designed the project to encourage Wellingtonians to explore different spaces within our parks and reserves,” Ali said.

Ali, who was once an ap-prentice himself, said Bright Ideas “ran with it”, and the brief for Hidden Gardens was handed out to the seven current apprentices.

“One year ago they had to fi nd a space and plan a garden with a $500 budget.”

One of the apprentices, Mag-gie Garner, said she was hugely excited to create her own gar-den.

“You don’t usually have some-one say to you ‘here’s $500 – go make what you want’,” she said.

Hunt for Hidden Gardens

The concept for Maggie’s unique garden is ‘things that can kill you’.

“I chose plants that are com-mon in the Wellington region such as Fox Glove,” she said.

Maggie explained how lethal each of her chosen plants can be, pointing out that one of them can cause nerve damage if handled too much.

During the process Maggie thought it would be a good idea to add in some native New

Zealand plants. She decided on the Tutu which

is a common native plant found next to river washouts.

“All parts of the plant are poisonous and people have died from eating their berries,” Maggie said.

Ali said it is great to see such a variety of Hidden Gardens.

“We get to see the apprentices personalities come through in their work,” he said.

The council has come up with

riddles for people to solve in order to fi nd the seven gardens.

Ali also pointed out there is an apprentice spot available for anyone who wants to get their hands dirty and discover what plant life Wellington has to offer. Hidden Gardens will run until March 5, for more infor-mation visit www.wellington.govt.nz/recreation/enjoy-the-outdoors/gardens/hidden-gardens

Apprentice Maggie Garner, 21, with her hidden garden. PHOTO: Sharnahea Wilson

“All parts of the plant are poisonous and people have died from eating their berries.”

Wellington’s very own Wine and Food Festival will take place on February 19 and 20. Imagine the best of Wel-lington’s wine, food and craft beer coupled with great beats and a chilled atmosphere, culminating in the capi-tal’s ultimate summer session. For tickets, head to wineandfood-festival.co.nz.

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By Sharnahea Wilson

Budding gardeners from Khandallah Kindergarten took out the Dalton Sunfl ow-ers in Kindy competition when their fl owers towered above the rest.

The nationwide competition, which is in its third year, involved 12,800 young gar-deners from ten regions around the country.

Dalton’s Heidi Wood said the main objec-tive of the competition is to give children the chance to be able to experience growing something themselves.

“It gives them the opportunity to develop hands on gardening skills and learn about the lifecycle of plants,” she said.

Khandallah kindergarten took part in the sunfl ower competition for the second year near the end of 2015.

Kindergarten teacher Alex Craven agreed with Heidi saying it is great for children to be able to see the process of something growing – from beginning to end.

Forty children from the kindergarten grew their sunfl owers from seedlings.

“The children were very good at watering and looking after their own little pots,” Alex said.

The winner of the tallest sunfl ower went to four-year-old Octavia Burns whose plant reached an impressive 1.99 metres tall.

Alex said Octavia had taken her plant home with her during the holidays and when she brought it back to the kindy, she kept it sheltered from the wind inside.

Due to Octavia’s gardening efforts, Khandallah kindergarten was able to walk away with Warehouse Stationery vouchers as well as Daltons vouchers.

“We were really pleased with that,” Alex said.

Alex explained how Dalton’s provided each kindy with a pack of all the resources they would need to grow their own sun-fl owers.

“They even gave us tips on how to look after them, and we could go online and watch a time-lapse video of a sunfl owers process from start to fi nish.

The competition, sponsored by King Seeds, Daltons and Warehouse Station-ary, will run again next year with more chances for little ones to grow their very own sunfl owers.

watch a time-lapse video of a sunfl owers process from start to fi nish.

The competition, sponsored by King Seeds, Daltons and Warehouse Station-ary, will run again next year with more chances for little ones to grow their very own sunfl owers.

Budding gardeners’ fl owers shine

Four-year-old Octavia Burns with her towering 1.99 metre tall sun� ower

A pop up village is drawing Wellington shoppers to the waterfront, enticing them with home-made arts and crafts

The waterfront pop-up vil-lage is a collection of shipping containers fi lled by an array of Wellington artists and design-ers.

Maria Vieveen who is one of the stall holders said everything she sells is hand crafted.

“I do the knitting and jew-

elry and my daughter does the dolls,” she said.

Maria’s daughter hand-paints recycled porcelain dolls – a skill she learned first-hand from professionals at Weta Workshop.

Maria has been selling her crafts at markets for the past four years and said sales can be up and down.

“It defi nitely helps us when the sun is out,” she said.

Maria knits on the job saying “I can’t sit still”.

On weekdays shoppers can also find a variety of food trucks tempting your taste buds, and on Thursday nights from 4pm the area comes alive with outdoor bars, more food and entertainment.

The pop-up village is open from Wednesday to Sunday midday to 5pm until March 30.

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The Local Harbourmaster will also be able offer advice. Here in Wellington that is the friendly team at the Greater Wellington Harbourmaster’s office, phone 830 4160 or email [email protected].

On Sunday February 14th between midday and 2 pm we will be testing lifejackets at Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club in Evans Bay, this is a free check of the condition of your lifejacket and you will go into to a spot prize draw sponsored by Hutchwilco and Barton Marine.

Have you seen Maritime NZ’s latest lifejacket adverts featuring ‘80’s TV cop Joe Bro? It carries the very important message that lifejackets will not save lives unless they are being worn. Most accidents occur suddenly with no warning – there may be no time to grab a lifejacket, and it’s extremely diffi cult to put on a lifejacket in the water. Many boaties drown less than 200 metres from shore.

While wearing lifejackets in small boats is very important it is not the only step you can take in keeping yourself safe this summer.

• Always check the weather forecast and keep an eye out for changes while you are on the water.• Carry at least one waterproof means of communication.• Make sure your boat and all its equipment are in good condition.• Understand the rules of the road and other bylaws like the 500 ton rule and 5 knot speed restrictions.• Avoid alcohol, it can impair your decision making as well as increase your risk of hypothermia.


Staying safe is more than just staying afl oat.

• Always check the weather forecast and keep an eye out for

• Carry at least one waterproof means of communication.• Make sure your boat and all its equipment are in good condition.• Understand the rules of the road and other bylaws like the 500 ton rule

• Avoid alcohol, it can impair your decision making as well as

Have you seen Maritime NZ’s latest lifejacket adverts featuring ‘80’s TV cop Joe Bro? It carries the very important message that lifejackets will not save lives unless they are being worn. Most accidents occur suddenly with no warning – there may be no time to grab a lifejacket, and it’s extremely diffi cult to put on a lifejacket in the water. Many boaties drown less than 200 metres from shore.

While wearing lifejackets in small boats is very important it is not the only step you can take in keeping yourself safe this summer.

• Always check the weather forecast and keep an eye out for changes while you are on the water.• Carry at least one waterproof means of communication.• Make sure your boat and all its equipment are in good condition.• Understand the rules of the road and other bylaws like the 500 ton rule and 5 knot speed restrictions.• Avoid alcohol, it can impair your decision making as well as increase your risk of hypothermia.


Staying safe is more than just staying afl oat.

• Always check the weather forecast and keep an eye out for

• Carry at least one waterproof means of communication.• Make sure your boat and all its equipment are in good condition.• Understand the rules of the road and other bylaws like the 500 ton rule

• Avoid alcohol, it can impair your decision making as well as

Be boating safety smart this year

A personal favourite is spending the day at the beautiful beach of Shelly Bay.

Top 7 Wellington Spots to check out this Waitangi Weekend!

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Check out the views from Mount Victoria Lookout. Great place for a picnic watching the sunset!

Catch a ride on the iconic Wellington Cable Car to the Botanic Garden. An oth e r g re at place for a picnic with the family!

Jump on one of the many Wellington sightseeing tours.

It is said that ‘your best meal is only around the corner in Wellington’. It’s safe to say you’ll be eating very well while in Wel-lington!

Visit the legendary ZEALANDIA: The Karori Sanctuary Experience. They have just become home to more than 40 rare spotted skinks.


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In Johnsonville a garden centre located on Middleton Road was entered after midnight by two offenders. A quantity of statues, ornaments, pots and water features were stolen. In Burgess Road a brick was used to smash the lower window of a glass sliding door and a TV was taken. A white Toyota Hilux utility parked on the road in Hawtrey Terrace overnight was stolen. It was later recovered in Porirua. The vehicle had been stripped of three of its seats and some of the engine parts and a sleeping bag was stolen. In Cunliffe Street a gold Ford Falcon parked on

the street overnight had its front left window smashed to gain entry. A wallet was stolen but this was found and handed in to Johnsonville Police later that same morning. In Newlands the garage of a house in Kenmore Street was entered through an insecure door. A lawnmower was taken from the garage. In Churton Park a white Toyota Camry parked in the driveway of a house in Abilene Crescent was found the next morning with its driver side window smashed. In Crofton Downs a school in Chartwell Drive was entered by a vehicle through closed but not locked gates.

EYE ON crime

By Rachel Binning

Sunday’s New Zealand Swim Ocean Series Capi-tal Classic swim event was not without drama with one competitor suffering a heart attack in the water.

The combined efforts of Surf Life Saving and St John’s Ambulance resulted in the swimmer being suc-cessfully revived before they were taken to hospital by ambulance.

Aside from this frightening event, competitors had a blast, proving you do not have to be an Olympian to hold your own in the water.

During the 3.3 kilometre swim people of all abili-ties, sizes, shapes and ages showed off their skills.

Wellington put on yet an-other wonderful summer’s day to host the third of seven summer swims across New Zealand.

Organisers happily an-nounced the event has now

been running for ten years.Swimmers in the main

event started at 9am and while most competitors in wetsuits would not have noticed the cool temperature, those brave souls in togs certainly did.

Wellington Mayor and long-time water-lover Celia Wade-Brown got fi rst place in her 50-59 year old cat-egory in the ‘Give It a Go’

event.Nineteen-year-old Liam Al-

bery of Wellington won the 3.3 kilometre swim taking an impressive 38.46 minutes.

The fi rst woman home and in fourth overall place was Emma Robinson who took just 39.23 minutes.

Surf Life Saving New Zea-land was on hand to ensure the swimmers were water safe.

Swimmers hold strong

Proud: competitior Sally McKenzie is supported by Gareth Pearce, Teagan Pearce,9, Luci Redman, 9, and Liam Redman, 5. PHOTO: Rachel Binning

By Sharnahea Wilson

An impressive 11-year-old animal rights activ-ist is gearing up for a 30 kilometre long walk along Wellington’s South Coast.

Holly O’Conner has or-ganised a walk to raise money for SAFE – a na-tional animal rights organi-sation actively involved in campaigns to protect the welfare of all animals.

“I wanted to help animals and I wanted to make a dif-ference,” Holly explained about her decision to organ-ise the walk.

Holly said she has always been an animal lover.

“I have been a vegan since I was born,” she said.

When deciding how to go about raising the money Holly knew she “liked walking” so she decided to plan the 30 kilometre trek.

Holly has raised $345 so

far through sending out emails and campaigning on Facebook, but the ambi-tious animal-lover hopes to hike this number up to $1000 before she does the walk.

The money raised will go towards stopping fac-tory farming – a campaign which Holly is very pas-sionate about.

Holly regularly sponsors animals - currently spon-soring a sheep and an emu.

The busy 11-year-old also attends working bees and helps out at animal shel-ters when she can.

Her father Sean O’Conner said he is very proud of his daughter.

“It’s great, a lot of 11-ye a r- o ld s have vague ideas about helping out but she’s undertaking something most kids

wouldn’t think of,” he said.In the future Holly would

like to be a vet while also being an active member of SAFE.

Holly’s walk will take place on Saturday, Febru-ary 13. To help out Holly’s fun-draising campaign visit https://give.everydayhe-ro.com/nz/holly-o-conner

Holly regularly sponsors animals - currently spon-soring a sheep and an emu.

The busy 11-year-old also attends working bees and helps out at animal shel-

Her father Sean O’Conner said he is very proud of his

of 11-ye a r- o ld s have vague ideas about helping out but she’s undertaking something most kids

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Episode 2 of Karori Event Centre (KEC) TV has been launched and looks at the many uses of the new com-munity hall when it’s built. It's the local kids that feature in this light hearted episode. The architecturally designed hall will be a central venue for community classes and ac-tivities, fundraisers, fairs, movies, private functions, meetings, exhibitions and events. With a 16m stage and retractable seating (218) it brings with it the oppor-tunity for performances and concerts close to home. It can also be used for civil defense purposes. Catering for Karori and surrounding Western sub-urbs it’s the one venue that is still missing in New Zealand’s largest suburb. Ultimately this community space is all about people, community members being able to connect through their interests. The Karori Community Hall Trust, a group of local volunteers, needs another $350,000 for construction of the Centre. “Together we will make this happen for our community”, said KCHT Secretary Barrie Keenan. Donations will be gratefully accepted now, so the build can start and the Karori Event Centre can open in 2017. PBA

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CROSSWORD By Russell McQuarters

SOLUTIONFor April 9, 2003


SOLUTIONFor September 29, 2004

ACROSS 1. Sir Ed Hillarys’ previous occupation (9) 6. Small dog breed (9)11. Bog (5)12. Convert into money (7)13. Gazelle (5)14. Behave cruelly towards (3-5)17. Dogged (10)18. Japanese outcast (3)20. African plant (4)22. Style of cooking (7)24. Cuban cigar (6)26. Unit of electric current (3)28. Common (5)29. Knee-cap (7)32. Dwell on with smugness (5)33. Pairs of performers (3)34. Diocese (3)35. High mountain pass (3)36. Stunted person (5)37. Come in again (2-5)38. Tests (5)39. Finish (3)41. Vigorous (6)42. Fortress commander (7)44. Spanish dance (4)47. Expert (3)49. Gas mask (10)51. Male singing voice (8)

55. U.S. novelist; Mark ... (5)56. Italian town (7)57. Evergreen shrub (5)58. Dwelling (9)59. Private conversation (9)

DOWN 1. Baby (7) 2. Register (5) 3. Urge (6) 4. Eskimo jacket (5) 5. 20 quires of paper (4) 6. Out-door movie theatre (5-2) 7. Wrinkle (6) 8. U.S. NAtional Anthem ‘... … Banner’ (4-8) 9. Combine (5)10. Triflers in art (11)15. Hyson (3)16. Apiece (4)19. African bloodsucker; ... fly (6)21. Garden plant (7)23. Referee (6)25. Pear-shaped fruit (7)26. Outdated (3-9)27. Holy (6)28. Insurer (11)30. Even(poetic) (3)31. Deadly (6)

40. Close (4)43. Brief inspection(inf) (4-3)44. Hard black mineral (3)45. Medium (7)46. Bird of prey (6)48. Picture theatre (6)50. Celestial bodies (5)52. Overhead (5)53. Of sheep (5)54. Light fog (4)

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SOLUTIONFor July 28, 2004

ACROSS 1. Result (5-6) 7. Scoundrel (7)11. Pulls (5)12. Deviousness (7)13. Excellent (5)14. Alert (9)15. So (9)16. Directs (6)18. Skull (7)21. Disorder (4)23. Racket (3)25. Take by sips (3)27. Stake (4)28. Artlessness (7)30. Low chair; Chaise ... (6)32. Expert; ... hand (3)33. Strange (3)34. Zealous (6)35. In brisk time(music) (7)36. U.S. state (4)37. Biblical vessel (3)39. Curve (3)41. Cupid (4)43. Exposed to air (7)45. Female relatives (6)48. An endless time(Lat) (9)49. Left handed people(inf) (9)

51. Angry (5)52. Solidify by cooling (7)53. Anaesthetic (5)54. Humbleness (7)55. Friendship (11)

DOWN 1. Sound (5) 2. Sent (11) 3. Shy (8) 4. Of public revenue (6) 5. Turn outwards (5) 6. Constrict (7) 7. Has high morals (8) 8. Reduce (6) 9. Sanction (7)10. Audacity (5)16. Arrange in steps (7)17. ‘Old Blue Eyes’ Frank ...(7)19. Competitor (5)20. N.Z. Prime Minister 1975-84 Sir Robert ... (7)22. Boils (7)24. Catch (3)26. Group of whales (3)29. Topic (5)31. Uninvited guest (4-7)32. Deoxyribonucleic acid

(abbr) (3)33. Sphere (3)38. U.S. horse race; ... Derby (8)40. Restrained (8)42. Casual (7)44. Annual calendar (7)46. Scoffs (6)47. Manservant (6)48. Form of expression (5)49. Water vapour (5)50. Gambol (5)




SOLUTIONFor July 28, 2004

ACROSS 1. Result (5-6) 7. Scoundrel (7)11. Pulls (5)12. Deviousness (7)13. Excellent (5)14. Alert (9)15. So (9)16. Directs (6)18. Skull (7)21. Disorder (4)23. Racket (3)25. Take by sips (3)27. Stake (4)28. Artlessness (7)30. Low chair; Chaise ... (6)32. Expert; ... hand (3)33. Strange (3)34. Zealous (6)35. In brisk time(music) (7)36. U.S. state (4)37. Biblical vessel (3)39. Curve (3)41. Cupid (4)43. Exposed to air (7)45. Female relatives (6)48. An endless time(Lat) (9)49. Left handed people(inf) (9)

51. Angry (5)52. Solidify by cooling (7)53. Anaesthetic (5)54. Humbleness (7)55. Friendship (11)

DOWN 1. Sound (5) 2. Sent (11) 3. Shy (8) 4. Of public revenue (6) 5. Turn outwards (5) 6. Constrict (7) 7. Has high morals (8) 8. Reduce (6) 9. Sanction (7)10. Audacity (5)16. Arrange in steps (7)17. ‘Old Blue Eyes’ Frank ...(7)19. Competitor (5)20. N.Z. Prime Minister 1975-84 Sir Robert ... (7)22. Boils (7)24. Catch (3)26. Group of whales (3)29. Topic (5)31. Uninvited guest (4-7)32. Deoxyribonucleic acid

(abbr) (3)33. Sphere (3)38. U.S. horse race; ... Derby (8)40. Restrained (8)42. Casual (7)44. Annual calendar (7)46. Scoffs (6)47. Manservant (6)48. Form of expression (5)49. Water vapour (5)50. Gambol (5)

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Solution last week, 27 January




SOLUTIONFor September 29, 2004

ACROSS 1. Sir Ed Hillarys’ previous occupation (9) 6. Small dog breed (9)11. Bog (5)12. Convert into money (7)13. Gazelle (5)14. Behave cruelly towards (3-5)17. Dogged (10)18. Japanese outcast (3)20. African plant (4)22. Style of cooking (7)24. Cuban cigar (6)26. Unit of electric current (3)28. Common (5)29. Knee-cap (7)32. Dwell on with smugness (5)33. Pairs of performers (3)34. Diocese (3)35. High mountain pass (3)36. Stunted person (5)37. Come in again (2-5)38. Tests (5)39. Finish (3)41. Vigorous (6)42. Fortress commander (7)44. Spanish dance (4)47. Expert (3)49. Gas mask (10)51. Male singing voice (8)

55. U.S. novelist; Mark ... (5)56. Italian town (7)57. Evergreen shrub (5)58. Dwelling (9)59. Private conversation (9)

DOWN 1. Baby (7) 2. Register (5) 3. Urge (6) 4. Eskimo jacket (5) 5. 20 quires of paper (4) 6. Out-door movie theatre (5-2) 7. Wrinkle (6) 8. U.S. NAtional Anthem ‘... … Banner’ (4-8) 9. Combine (5)10. Triflers in art (11)15. Hyson (3)16. Apiece (4)19. African bloodsucker; ... fly (6)21. Garden plant (7)23. Referee (6)25. Pear-shaped fruit (7)26. Outdated (3-9)27. Holy (6)28. Insurer (11)30. Even(poetic) (3)31. Deadly (6)

40. Close (4)43. Brief inspection(inf) (4-3)44. Hard black mineral (3)45. Medium (7)46. Bird of prey (6)48. Picture theatre (6)50. Celestial bodies (5)52. Overhead (5)53. Of sheep (5)54. Light fog (4)

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• Castlepoint Horse Race, Castlepoint 9 Feb

• Martinborough Fair (1st), 9 Feb• Eclipse - Pink Floyd Tribute, 20 Feb• Wairarapa Balloon Festival, 25 - 29 February

• Brewday Martinborough, 27 Feb• Martinborough Fair (2nd), 9 Mar• First ANZAC Service and Cross Centenary, Tinui, 25 Apr

Events Calendar

WairarapaWhat’s Hot in the

Indi Bikes in Martinborough give you the perfect opportunity to enjoy yourself… moving together as a family, with friends, workmates or fellow bachelorettes.

Whatever the weather, you can enjoy the ride… choose from trike / tandem beach cruiser / 4-6 seat, bright red, covered quadri-cycles… around the glorious vineyards or township of Martinborough. This is a great way to get around the village to explore or just enjoy the scenery. Prices start from only $25 for a Half Day.

Indi Bikes has been under new management since September 2015.

Gladstone Vineyard is thrilled to be the venue for Summer Shakespeare’s 2016 production of Love’s Labours Lost, one of Shakespeare’s funniest comedies.

Directed by Ania Upstill, Love’s Labours Lost will be a decadent, extravagant and gloriously fun production, full of Elizabethan pomp and circumstance; and it will be set in the perfect environment of Gladstone Vineyard.

Wine, coffee and other beverages are available for purchase as well as a selec-tion of New Zealand ‘platter food’, plus sweet treats. Gladstone School will also be doing a BBQ. No BYO alcohol

Tickets $20 / $15, available at the gate. Show runs from 6pm – 8.30pm, gates open 5pm.

Situated in the serene environment of rural Wairarapa, Stonehenge Aote-aroa is a window into the past where the visitor can rediscover the ancient knowledge of their ancestors.

Storytelling Guided Tour. We recommend visitors attend a guided tour which provides a complete experience. Tours are held at 11am on weekends and public holidays. Bookings recommended. Private tours may be held on any day and time by appointment.

Trek. Self-guided tours are available between 10am and 4pm Wednesday to Sunday and on public holidays. Entrance fee includes a map and a short audio-visual.

Further information phone (06) 377 1600; www.stonehenge-aotearoa.co.nz

The Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival - This is now considered one of the most unmissable food and wine festivals around and is probably one of the most respected and popular.

This massive atmospheric festival started out as a celebration of our gor-geous local wines and food, in an astonishingly beautiful location.

It features some 25 carefully selected exhibitors comprising wineries from Masterton, Gladstone and Martinborough, and high profi le and award winning local restaurants.

Tranzit NZ offers a service to and from the scheduled Tranzmetro train service out of Wellington and regional shuttle services also available.

Tickets are strictly limited and with just 2,000 tickets available.

Hire a bike, grab a map and head off on a self guided cycle tour of the tastes of Opaki.

Some of the routes are: Loopline Olives - taste the olive oil awarded best in New Zealand 2014; Loopline Vineyard - sample some award winning wine; Paper Road Vineyard - great lunch stop at their cafe; Wee Red Barn - a fresh picked and mixed berry icecream is waiting for you

Starting at Waipipi Homestead, a well marked trail takes you on private trails and quiet country roads to a great variety of family owned growers and producers. Keep an eye out for lots of different animals as you go!

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Live LocaL music in the Brewery Garden Barhosted By a team of tui Brewery GirLs

café, tours & shop aLL open

tui Brewery, state hiGhway 2, manGatainoka.

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THE tower

Live LocaL music in the Brewery Garden Barhosted By a team of tui Brewery GirLs

café, tours & shop aLL open

www.tuibrewery.co.nz

tui Brewery, state hiGhway 2, manGatainoka.

Tui HQ – home of all things Tui is situated in mangatainoka, State Highway 2 so come on out for a drive to check out the birds (we are not Talking about the girls – yeah right). Tui HQ has an array of events happening in February and March and with a new brewery being built onsite, our iconic fl agon room and tuiversity (conference room) and of course not to mention the great beer and food available to fi ll your Puku from our café & bar, there is so much to see and do here at the Tui headquarters so bring the family in to have a browse through the retail shop or just enjoy a relaxing afternoon on a tunes day where every last sunday of the month you can enjoy a tui and the sweet sound of live music.

There’s always something brewing at Tui Brewery



OUT ABOUT Sevens Rugby fever

1. Will Millns and Braden Drake gear up for a big night at the Sevens.2. Alley, Cherry, Abbey, Vish and Vita sparkled at the two-day event.3. Deer and chickens were among sevens support-ers thanks to Erin Collins, Brittany McKenna, Grace Tallock and Aimee France.

By Sharnahea WilsonWellington crowds dressed up as fairies, super heroes, animals and so much more at the 16th annual HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at Westpac Stadium over January 30 and 31. Gates opened at 11am last Saturday with the fi rst game kicking off at 11.30am. Fans fl ocked to see world class rugby in the build-up to the 2016 Olympics Games. New Zealand took out the Wellington leg of the championship after securing a close 24-21 win over South Africa in the cup fi nal. Although ticket sales have dropped in recent years, crowds didn’t let that stop them from celebrating in style.

Tallock and Aimee France.

Wellington crowds dressed up as fairies, super heroes, animals and so much more at the 16th annual HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at Westpac Stadium over January 30 and 31. Gates opened at 11am last Saturday with the fi rst game kicking off at 11.30am. Fans fl ocked to see world class rugby in the build-up to the 2016 Olympics Games. New Zealand took out the Wellington leg of the championship after securing a close 24-21 win over South Africa in the cup fi nal. Although ticket sales have dropped in recent years, crowds didn’t let that stop them from celebrating in style.

Wellington crowds dressed up as fairies, super heroes, animals and so much more at the 16th annual HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at Westpac Stadium over January 30 and 31. Gates opened at 11am last Saturday with the fi rst game kicking off at 11.30am. Fans fl ocked to see world class rugby in the build-up to the 2016 Olympics Games. New Zealand took out the Wellington leg of the championship after securing a close 24-21 win over South Africa in the cup fi nal. Although ticket sales have dropped in recent years, crowds didn’t let

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PHOTOS: Sharnahea Wilson

Amanda and her daughter Emma were the heroes of the hour at Saturday's games.

Mullets were a-plenty with Wayne's World look-a-likes Scott Sutherland and Laurence Hodson.

The Jamaican Bobsled team graced the Westpac Stadium with their presence at the Sevens.

Scotsmen Craig Paddine and Liam Harley celebrated the weekend in style. It as a family a� air with Grace, Cathy, Elijah, Peter and Ava (front).

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