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By Emily ElliottWith the old Broderick Road Bridge

demolished and a new replacement al-most complete, Fletcher Construction’s project manager Mark Plant says the Johnsonville development is ahead of schedule – despite an extra week’s worth of delays and disruption still to come.

The bridge was expected to be open on Monday, January 12, but needed further work around the intersection of Broderick and Moorefi eld roads. It is now scheduled to open on January 20.

The new bridge is being constructed in two halves and is one of a number

changes planned in the area to make getting around Johnsonville easier.

Mark is happy with how the project has progressed and says work over the next week will be focused on getting the roads and services ready for the reopening.

Wellington City Council's Stephen Harte says although the bridge end of Broderick Rd will remain closed until then, traffi c will be able to get into and out of Takamitu Way, Bould and Gothic streets, the mall carpark, as well as all businesses.

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THE MAN IN CHARGE: Fletcher Construction’s project manager Mark Plant on the new bridge. PHOTO: Dan Whitfi eld.

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As Wellingtonians slowly drift back to the city and reality, the retail sector is experiencing one of the slowest shopping periods of the year.

Retailers were disappointed with the Christmas rush, which makes the post holiday period

even worse.“There wasn’t a dramatic

Christmas spending spree this year,” says Dwayne Venn from Newbolds in Johnsonville.

Dwayne feels that there was not much Christmas spirit in 2014 compared with previous years, saying: “Whether it just crept up on people last year I’m not sure.”

Johnsonville: A ghost town “It will pick up as soon as

people stop fi nding excuses not to shop,” he says.

Newbolds allegedly dou-bled their adverts and cata-logue output but it had little effect.

“All the hype around the Johnsonville mall didn’t eventuate,” Dwayne says.

He says the shops at the mall are not catered to the right audience.

“They are for rich women as opposed to family orien-tated,” Dwayne says.

“Why would they come here with Queensgate just 10 minutes away?”

The husband and wife retail team, Darren and Grislaine Martin, who opened their candle shop Melting Mo-ments in Johnsonville Shop-ping Centre in August, say business has been absolutely slower since Christmas.

“I would suggest that a lot of our clients are not back at work yet and are taking an extra week’s break,” Darren says.

While their Papamoa store has a steady sales fl ow, busi-ness at their store in John-sonville has been very slow, despite a number of sales and discounts.

“It’s a diffi cult time of year, we aren’t necessarily doing anything wrong but it’s just very quiet,” Grislaine says.

“It’s not that much slower than the July-August period, it just feels signifi cantly slow after Christmas,” she says.

Susan Hamilton of Hatley’s is new to retail and she has been surprised at the lack of customers.

“We are only five weeks old but it certainly hasn’t been as busy as we hoped,” Susan says.

SHOP OWNER:Dwayne Venn says there wasn’t a drastic Christmas shopping spree.

Continued from page 1Stephen warns that there

will be more trucks and heavy machinery operating in and around the bridge, including in the access way to Takamitu Way where temporary parking restrictions will be in place.

“Construction work like this is unfortunately noisy and may also be dusty – particularly if it is windy,” says Stephen.

Work along Moorefield Rd will cause delays at times, which involves digging trench-es to run new pipes and ducting across the intersection of the bridge.

“We will also be installing in a new 600mm storm water pipe down Moorefi eld Rd toward the Countdown entrance to take the run-off from the new artifi cial sports fi eld and provide extra

capacity for the future develop-ment in the area,” Stephen says.

Over the next few months, kerb and channelling is to be in-stalled on Moorefi eld Rd, with a three meter wide walking and cycle path to be developed along the Western side.

Stephen says that so far con-centration has been on the new bridge and the intersection of Broderick and Moorefi eld roads.

“From mid-January, work will also start in the Fraser Ave area to create a second lane on the highway off-ramp.

“We appreciate that work like this can be disruptive and annoying for people liv-ing and working nearby, and hope you can bear with us as we complete the bridge,” says Stephen.

Construction continues on bridgeCONSTRUCTION:Work continues on the Johnsonville bridge.

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Most musicians are con-tent with being talented but 15-year-old Stella Lu wants to heal the world with her music.

The young piano-playing prodigy is set to perform two concerts later this month to help raise funds for UNICEF – the United Nations Children’s Fund.

Stella will play at St An-drews on The Terrace on January 18 and 25, in what she has nicknamed ‘the repertoire of a young artful pianist.’

Admission will be free al-though donations will be encouraged with the young musician hoping to raise funds and awareness for the millions abroad living in poverty.

Stella says as little as a gold coin will go a long way for people struggling in develop-ing countries.

She chose UNICEF because of the range of work they do and focus on education which

she is a major advocate for. “UNICEF is trying to take

care of an entire continent, there is no such thing as too much help,” she says.

The rising star started play-

ing piano at just four years old.Her friend and co-organiser

of the charity event Aaron Moss has always been her greatest supporter and biggest fan.

“He’s always supporting my

ideas, even if they are bad,” Stella says.

The pair attended Newlands College together and Aaron says at prize giving Stella was juggling multiple awards.

“She had too many trophies to carry, she is very modest and has a bright future ahead of her,” Aaron says.

At the Kapi-Mana music competition last year, Stella was described by judge Stuart Douglas as “having great passion, sensitivity and total attention to detail.”

Stella will perform classic pieces from Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Carl Nielsen, and an award winning performance of Madeleine Dring’s Blue Air at this month’s charity concerts.

Stella now attends Samuel Marsden and hopes of inter-national recognition.

Her ultimate ambition is to attend Julliard in New York, which she says is the ‘Harvard of music schools.’

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“She had too many trophies to carry, she is very modest and has a bright future ahead of her.”

STELLA PERFORMER: Young musician Stella Lu and her grand piano. PHOTOS: Aaron Moss.

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Scott Oliver, 41, of Wellington, was last seen on January 4 when he separated from the rest of his party to attempt a shortcut through a gorge in the upper reaches of the Wilkin River.

An intensive search last week by search and rescue volunteers from LandSAR Wanaka tracked Oliver’s footprints into the gorge, but could fi nd no trace of an exit.

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Wellington has recorded the highest salaries in the country earning nearly $5,000 above the national average.

The regular Wellingtonian will pocket almost $83,000 a year according to data released by seek.co.nz in the fi rst week of January.

This has risen by seven per cent from the previous year, as has the national average rising to $76,538.

Janet Faulding, general man-ager of Seek, says an extra $400 in the hand each month will make a signifi cant difference for many New Zealanders.

“The local economy had a resoundingly good year in 2014 and it’s great to see Kiwis directly benefiting from this economic growth with higher

salaries,” Janet says. The gap between New Zea-

land and Australian salaries is closing as our trans-Tasman neighbours only experienced a three per cent rise in pay packets.

Consulting and strategy was the highest earning industry in 2014 and the only one to crack six figures, with an average annual salary of $104,177.

Engineering was the sec-ond highest paid industry in 2014 with an annual salary of $93,352, followed by Construc-tion on $92,286 a year.

Other big movers for 2014 were insurance and superan-nuation roles which saw a sig-nifi cant 23 per cent rise from January.

Medical, science-technology and mining were the only moni-tored industries to experience a decline in 2014.

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The 15-year-old Wellingtonian was one of about 3000 teenag-ers who wanted to be better equipped when they took up baby sitting jobs around their neighbourhood.

Each year Plunket offers teen-agers around the country an op-portunity to study a babysitting certifi cate which is used to show parents a good understanding about what is needed.

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Not only does the certifi cate help baby sitters know their responsibilities, it also helps them to look out for themselves.

It consists of four one-hour sessions are taught by Plunket educators at schools and com-munities.

Educators also discuss some of the potential risks, that include how to respond if a parent who has been drinking offers to drive them home.

Ryan says there was a lot of discussion on the course about planning ahead for things that

might happen. “We talked about staying calm

and being responsible – not using your cellphones or watching tv unless the childen were in bed, that sort of thing,” he says.

Plunket’s coordinator of edu-cation in schools for the lower North Island, Maire Perrott, says parents are generally impressed by the content of the course and feel more confi dent that a teen with the certifi cate has a good understanding about what will be needed.

“Meanwhile, the teens who go through the training, report feeling more confident and comfortable about their ability to keep the children they are responsible for safe, entertained and properly cared for,” she says.

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Waking up to fi nd her car com-pletely trashed was horrible and although she does not know who is responsible, Judy Simpson is hopeful that the community can help her get these vandals off the streets and away from her home – according to comments on Facebook.

She says just because it is holi-days for young people does not make it okay for them to destroy other people’s property.

The incident allegedly happened at the lower end of Carluke Street in the early hours of Tuesday last

week, and was reported to police.An image of the car was also

uploaded to the Newlands/Pa-parangi/Woodridge Community Facebook page by Judy with posi-tive comments and support – and criticism – left by locals.

Judy says she has no idea who is responsible or why this was targeted.

The Independent Herald spoke with Constable Jake Attwood of the Johnsonville Police Station who says there are no suspects at this stage but is welcoming any information from the community who may have seen something.

“It certainly seems like it was

targeted and we want to get to the bottom of why it happened,” Constable Attwood says.

Judy says do not be afraid to ring the police if you see something out of the ordinary – they do not mind if it is a false alarm.

The purpose of Judy raising the incident with the community was to fi nd out if anything had hap-pened elsewhere in the community, and if anyone has information that may lead to fi nding these vandals.

A number of other incidents involving vandalism in the com-munity have also been reported, including tagging on a wall of another property in the area.

Vandalism stirs up community

TERRIBLE: The image of Judy’s car that was uploaded to the Newlands/Paparangi/Woodridge Community Facebook page. RIGHT: Tagging that was also posted on the community page. PHOTOS: Supplied.

Charlotte and Oliver were the most popular names for newborn girls and boys in 2014, according to details released today by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Charlotte, Sophie and Olivia have been popular in recent years, with Olivia last claiming top spot in 2012.

Oliver claims the top boys’ spot

for the second year in a row, after running second to Jack in 2012.

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Two offenders linked to three burglaries in the Johnsonville-Newlands have been arrested and charged for their crimes, with another offender caught in the act at a similar incident recently.

Constable Jake Attwood says the incidents happened over a two week period and the arrests come as a positive start to 2015.

Over the Christmas and New Year period there were a number of other thefts that occurred, including a $1500 garden statue that was stolen from a Churton Park home.

Other outside ornaments were also stolen from multi-ple locations during this pe-riod. Police are investigating.

Thefts from cars have also been an ongoing problem

throughout the suburbs in the recent months, with owners being victims to signifi cant losses.

Items including GPS units and money have so far been targeted by offenders, and Constable Attwood says it is a timely reminder that people need to remember to not leave valuable in their cars.

Letterboxes are continu-ously being targeted in New-lands, with incidents also spreading into the Johnson-ville area in the past week.

“It’s minor, but it’s some-thing we want to get to the bottom of,” he says.

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“The residents here are very patient and willing to talk, so it’s a great way to learn and I thought it would be nice to give something back to New Zealand,” Jessica says.

Jessica has been in New Zea-land for five months and is planning to stay for another four before heading back to Germany. She has been vol-

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“Volunteering means I’m able to meet people that I wouldn’t usually get the chance to meet, and work on my English.”

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CHITTER CHATTER: Resident Joy Eeles and volunteer Jessica Bakos sharing sto-ries together. PHOTO: Supplied.

If you have free time on your hands this year, why not donate it to people who have already given a lifetime of skills and knowledge to our communities? That’s the mes-sage from retiree Tony Davidson, who is encouraging more people to volunteer at Enliven’s rest homes.

Enliven, part of the not-for-profi t organisation Presbyterian Support Central is looking for volunteers to bring more variety to their homes.

Tony has been a dedicated volun-teer at Enliven’s Cashmere Heights Home for three years and says volunteering is a chance to give back to the community.

“It’s about being able to do something for someone else, particularly people who aren’t able to do it for themselves, without expecting anything in return. You’re rewarded with the great feeling you get from helping oth-ers,” he says.

Tony drives the van at Cashmere Heights Home once a fortnight to take the residents on outings for a few hours.

“It’s a constructive way to use your time if you have time to spare, and it takes a bit of pressure off the staff.”

Cashmere Heights Home recrea-tion offi cer Wendy Sanderson says volunteers are essential to bringing variety to the lives of the residents.

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Enliven homes, such as Cash-mere Heights Home and Cashmere Home in Johnsonville, Huntleigh Home in Karori and Longview Home in Tawa are always looking for new volunteers.

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Question: What is your favourite thing about Wellington?

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

Suiana Su’a, Johnsonville

I grew up here. From the people to the fl ow I love it. It has a big city feel without really being one.

Liam Shortis, Johnsonville

The weather is always nice, even when it’s raining it’s still warm.

Barry Nillington, Johnsonville It’s a capital city. It has great shopping, theatres and culture. I don’t like wind however.

Spencer Xue, Churton Park

The weather and the energy of the people.

Victoria Revie, Newlands

The people are really nice, its eco-friendly and it’s a great place for foodies!

Jono Naysmith, Johnsonville

The views, you don’t get them anywhere else. The harbour view is just awesome.

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LETTERS to the editor

Dear Ed, In this week’s issue there was a repeat of a top 2014 article on Johnsonville train noises. That reminded me.

Since the replacement busses between Khandallah and John-sonville, the absence of train horns has been absolute bliss.

What a contrast to normally when drivers hoot with no regard the residents preference for a peaceful environment. Not these drivers especially those on the weekend. They are worse than weekday driv-

ers. On Christmas Day, the fi rst

blast came through at 8.32am, as the train come to the Fraser Ave level crossing. There were no vehicles waiting at the barrier arms with the bells ringing. The driver had per-ceived a non-existent danger so tooted.

I could see the train from our kitchen window as I had my Christmas toast and cof-fee. And so it continued for at least another 7-8 times

during Christmas Day. Good Friday last year was just as bad if not worse. Everyday there’s always at least 10-15 blasts from the Khandallah Station and level crossings upto Fraser Avenue stretch of line. I understand residents in the Simla Crescent area have it worse.

Despite all the complaints laid nothing is done by Paul Swain and his GWRC trans-port staff. They are impotent. Nevertheless over the last two

weeks it’s been absolute bliss without those damned train horns.

Could we not have replace-ment busses more often? Our quality of life would sure improve as would the value of Khandallah properties.

Spare us when the trains to Johnsonville resume their full journey on Monday, 12 January.

Cheers David Lawrence,Khandallah

Dear Ed, Following is a mes-sage posted a few days ago on the ‘Grenada Village Friends and Neighbours’ Facebook page. Bruce is the current and very long-serving chairperson of the Grenada Village Com-munity Association, and in

that capacity has been actively involved in a great number of projects and issues around the wider northern suburbs for many years.

His wife Dawn is also very involved in the Grenada Village community, particularly with

the establishment and day-to-day running of the (Grenada Village) playgroup, and the management and administra-tion of the Grenada Village Community Hall.

Heartiest congratulations to Dawn and Bruce Patterson who

have each received the Queens Service Medal in the New Years Honours list published today.

Dawn and Bruce have been at the forefront of community life – not only in our immediate Grenada Village neighbour-

hood - but throughout the wider northern suburbs for many years.

Fantastic news Dawn and Bruce, so r ichly deserved. Congratulations!

Best wishes,William Nobelen

Fantastic news and congratulations

Peaceful without trains

With most people back at work following the summer holidays, the Independent Herald thought it would be fun to see what locals got up to. The activities and adventures streched the length of New Zealand, including these cool summer snaps.

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ON THE WATER: Wellingtonian Leanna Hill snapped her friends Danielle Duchesne, Ryan Barker, Georgia Collier-Carrington and Daniel Cheah at Lake Ohakuri watching Leith Butterworth wakeboarding.

GOOD CATCH: Wellington's Quentin Carmichael with his Kingfi sh caught off the shores of Gisborne while on holiday.

OUT AND ABOUT: Wellington friends Abi Foster, Kasia Wysocki, Abbey Welch, Hayley Andrews, Rebecca Pow-drell, Aidan Dorfl ing, and James Powdrell hanging out in Taupo during December.

BEACH TIME: Newlands resident Pam Javier and one-year-old Ico had fun at the beach over summer.

TIME FOR SUMMER: Independent Herald reporter Dan Whitfi eld snapped this shot of the Cook Strait before heading to Hamilton for the holidays.

SURFING: Johnsonville's Frances Ben-son-Cooper riding the waves at Otama Beach in the Coromandel.

In last week’s Independent Herald an article on key dates for 2015 had incorrect information.

Wellington Anniversary Day is on January 19, Waitangi Day is on February 6 this year, Good Friday is on April 3, Easter Monday is on April 6, and ANZAC Day on April 25, but will be observed on April 27. The Queen’s Birthday is on June 1, Labour Day is on October 26. The Independent Herald apologises for the mistake.

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In many households debt can get the better of people over the Christmas and New Year periods – leaving people struggling for money to pay bills or buy food for their families.

However, the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) in Johnsonville, and its counterpart in Karori, has the information and help needed to shrink the problem through its budgeting services.

“We don't try to lay blame; we point out the facts and try to come up with a remedy. It's all confi dential and most people who come in really want help and need help,” says Ken Gurney, manager of the Johnsonville branch.

“There is no certain socioeco-nomic that use our budget plans…We have people from right across the board,” he says.

Ken says sometimes the problem starts not just before Christmas but afterwards when the electric-ity bill comes up or there are extra costs for children’s school uniforms.

The budgeting service helps people plan what to do and how to alter spending so that they avoid getting into further debt. The service also works with Work and Income.

“We sit down with people and say, ‘Let’s look at this. You’re spending X here and Y there, that’s this much of your wages a week,” Ken says.

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HERE TO HELP: Ken Gurney, manager of the Johnsonville Citizens Advice Bureau. PHOTO: Jonty Dine.


Ken Gurney left the advertising world for a two year stint to aid his fellow man, eight years later he has no plans of moving on.

The Johnsonville Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) manager is one of 170 CAB volunteers offering a range of social services to members of the public.

Through donations and sponsor-ship CAB is able to provide food parcels to families struggling to meet basic living needs.

“The majority of donations are received from churches and super-markets but there are still plenty of members of the public willing to help,” Ken says.

The CAB receives an annual donation of over 50 chickens from one generous lady around the Christmas period.

“These help families enjoy a lovely Christmas meal,” he says.

“We also had a disabled man come in at Christmas and hand over

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out there,” Ken says. “Our food parcels will generally

be six to seven bags of groceries including staples such as meat, fl our, bread, and of course Weet-Bix,” he says.

The bureau also asks clients if they have animals and include pet food in the parcels.

The same policy applies for chil-dren to ensure they are provided the right nutrition.

Lesley Nicolson from the Salva-tion Army in Johnsonville was amazed at the generosity shown last year.

“It’s just fantastic to have such great support for those families out there struggling during the holiday period,” Lesley says.

In the two weeks leading up to the school year starting, many parents are stretched financially after Christmas, uniform and stationary expenses.

“That’s a time when we see a lot of parents and make sure that their children will be fed during diffi cult times,” she says.

“We work closely with the CAB team ensuring that we help out as many people in need as possible,” Lesley says.

The CAB aims to be a temporary solution and not have its clients needing to rely on them long term.

“We don’t want to be known as the disciples of food parcels so we will refer clients onto budgeting advice,” Ken says.

Every 12.5 seconds someone seeks advice from the bureau and immigrants in particular are benefi tting greatly from the service.

“Many immigrants think you need to be a citizen to be come but we are here to help all people,” Ken says.

The CAB has volunteers covering 26 different languages.

“For many just walking through the door is a huge emotional step and a lot of our clients simply want someone to talk too,” Ken says.

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The musical creativity from the past, present and future will be under the spotlight this month with a special confer-ence to be held to recognise their skills.

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Conference celebrates musical creativityMUSICIAN: Richard Mapp will be per-forming at this year’s Institute of Regis-tered Music Teachers conference. PHOTO: Supplied.

By Dan Whitfi eld

It’s hard to picture a surfer cross math-ematician being an expert Scottish dancer, but for Rod Downey of Newlands this is just another area of expertise.

As tutor at Johnsonville Scottish Country Dancing Club and through teaching dance in the community since 1995, his attitude is and has always been that dancing should be fun, with an emphasis on teamwork – one reason why members are fl ocking back week after week.

While teaching the correct footwork, he also takes the time to walk people through each new dance routine until they are familiar with the pattern.

Pat Reesby, secretary of the dancing club, says even if people think they have two left feet, the lively music will soon get them tapping.

The club is opening its doors to new mem-

bers again this year, with Pat and Rod keen to see locals try Scottish country dancing.

With beginner classes starting again in the next few weeks, Pat says: “You don’t have to be Scottish and you don't need a partner. Scottish country dancing is danced in sets of usually four couples and it doesn't matter in the least if there are more women than men.”

The classes are set to be held in the Johnsonville School Hall in Morgan Street, starting on February 2.

“Once the classes have fi nished people will be welcomed into the club at its regular Monday night sessions… As you improve, [they’ll] have a chance to meet up with people from other clubs in the Wellington region,” he says.

This year also marks 60 years since the dancing club started up in Johnsonville, and it is still going strong in 2015, with 16 new members last year.

municate, even when they don’t speak the same language.

Find out more: www.interpret.org.nz This is not a job for the faint-hearted or

the untrained. You need nerves of steel, and a very broad general knowledge to get the message across accurately. The interpreter often holds the health or wellbeing of the client in her hands. PBA

Scottish dance club still going strong

SCD MEMBERS: John and Aline Homes, Pat Reesby, Moira Broughton, Kristin and Rod Downey, Sono Barnes, Jean Denne and Loralee Hyde. PHOTO: Supplied

15Wednesday January 14, 2015SPORT

By Dan Whitfi eld

Athletes from Karori Amateur Athletics Club let nothing stand in their way when they attended the North Island Colgate Games over the weekend.

The club had a total of 52 ath-letes competing, winning three gold medals, six silver and seven bronze.

Johnsonville’s Olympic Harrier Club had an entry of 93 athletes and fi nished fourth on the table, with a total of 36 medals – includ-ing 13 gold, eight silver and 15 bronze.

Despite the Wellington Harrier Athletic Club winning four gold medals, fi ve silver, and six bronze, with a total of 38 athletes compet-ing, sadly it fi nished last on the

points table.The North Island Colgate Games

was held in Wellington and was open to all registered club mem-bers aged from seven to 14-years-old. There were approximately 1500 young athletes competing.

The games have been running for 37 years, and saw an array of NZ athletic greats encourage the up and coming athletes and award them with their medals.

The high profile list included Toni Hodgkinson, who currently holds the New Zealand woman's record in the 800m, and Melissa Moon, a long-distance runner from Wellington.

Four Nick Willis Scholarships were awarded at the this year’s North Island Colgate Games, with one being Tessa Hunt from the

NUMBER ONES: Harrison Porritt, Deigna Khamal, Nathan Stirling, and Tessa Hunt receiving the Nick Willis Scholarship award. PHOTO: photowellington.com.

Wellington Harrier Athletic Club. The grade 14 athlete came second

in the girls 400 Meter Dash with a time of 1:01.08, and fi rst in both the girls 800 Meter Run and 1500

Meter Run events.Brian Curry, president of the

New Zealand Children’s Athletics Association, says: “The North Island Colgate Games has given

lots of young athletes a chance to excel against other good athletes, to achieve personal bests and to have fun meeting other athletes from around the country.”

Top athletes get top opportunity


Johnsonville’s victory over Naenae

in a low scoring match on the week-end has secured them a place in the Ewen Chatfi eld Trophy fi nal against neighbouring club Onslow.

Needing a win to guarantee a spot in the fi nal, Johnsonville were sent into bat fi rst and scraped through to a modest 149 all out in the 40th over.

Scott Mudgway and Hareen Silva both with 29 and Rob Newton 26,

were the only scores of note for Johnsonville.

However in reply Naenae were bowled out for 127 with David Hudson, the competitions leading wicket-taker, again to the fore taking 4/31.

Johnsonville skipper Andrew Stir-rat then cleaned up the tail with 3/9.

Written off at the start of the season, the Johnsonville side has exceeded all expectations thanks largely to new coach Michael Par-lane.

The former fi rst-class cricketer has instilled a culture of self-belief into the premier side.

Top qualifi ers Onslow will host the fi nal on January 25 after a comfort-able 47-run win over North City.

It will be a momentous day for the club as their Premier Women’s team is also scheduled to play in the Joy Lamason One Day Final.

The winner of the fi nal will go on and represent Wellington in the National club championships in Auckland in early April.

Rivalry to reignite for one-day fi nal

JOHNSONVILLE JUBILANT: The victorius Johnson-ville Mens Preliminary side.

IN OTHER GAMES: Karori’s disappointing season has ended in a humiliating seven wicket loss to Victoria University.

A classy unbeaten 46 from François Swartz helped guide University home in just the 39th over. Stan Mair took season best � gures of 4/22 to help dismiss Karori for a subpar 156.

University captain James Boyle ensured scoring was di� cult from both ends with an economical return of 2/19 o� his 10. A strong opening partnership of 79 set the platform for

University as they cruised to victory in the � nal round of competition.The win will see University � nish fourth on the table one spot above Karori securing them each a spot in the Pearce

Cup competition. The Pearce Cup will com-mence this weekend with Karori meeting Eastern Sub-urbs, Johnsonville to play University and Taita against Onslow.


An atmosphere of energy and fun fi lled the sun soaked Alex Moore Park as the push play holiday programme made its way to Johnsonville on last Friday.

Children, parents and grandparents alike attended the event for a day of pushing play, laughter and good times.

The push play initiative is supported by the Wellington City Council and has been running all summer holidays at various recreational grounds around the Wellington region.

Community recreation coordinator Daphne Pilaar is in her eighth year of run-ning the programme.

Last Friday was the fi rst time Daphne has brought the event to Johnsonville and she expects it to grow as they establish themselves.

“We provide a means of play and op-portunity to get active.

“We cater for a range of ages and inter-ests,” she says.

Daphne likes to put a kiwi twist on her games as well as adding a Maori infl uence.

“Sometimes I will just bring a bag of jan-dals to play with, jandal tag and jandal golf are among the most popular,” Daphne says.

“Some of the older kids play the tra-ditional Maori game Ki-o-rahi which is always great to see,” Daphne says.

Badminton, soccer, swing ball, frisbee, vortex and cricket were just a few of the games being enjoyed by the near 100 participants.

Members of Cricket Wellington vol-unteered for the day to help promote the game with the cricket World Cup just weeks away.

Greg Hambley from Churton Park brought his young girls along to the park and said they thoroughly enjoyed their time.

“It is great to have free events like this for the kids especially during the summer time, I will defi antly be coming back on Friday,” Greg says.

Daphne and her push play team will re-turn to Johnsonville every Friday afternoon until the start of the school term.

Push play programme packs park


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