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GARDEN GUNGE: Maiã Hollis, 4, and Harvey Revel, 4, from Lyall Bay Kindergarten hold up bottles of worm wees. PHOTO: Sam Duff
By Sam Duff
The children of Lyall Bay Kindergarten have a new fascination with an unlikely backyard critter - wriggling, creeping and crawling worms.
Nick Guyomar, from the kindergarten, says the children love learning about the centre’s worm farm and now they are set to use it for a unique fundraiser.
The worm farm produces more worm wees, a handy form of garden fertiliser, that can be used on the centre’s small garden.
Nick says the worms produce about three or four litres of fertiliser a week, which is saved and put into containers. Continued on page 2
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ten wanting a new $5,000 sun shade the time is right for the excess stock of worm wees to be sold to fundraise for the shade.
Nick says anybody after a supply of worm wees can either give the kindergarten a phone call or pay them a visit at their Apu Crescent location.
With the bottle of worm wees being sold for a gold coin dona-tion, Nick says it will take a lot of worms to pay for the sun shade.
Cook Strait News paid the kindergarten a visit on Monday to learn more about the centre’s thriving worm farm.
When asked if they like the worm farm, the children replied with a united ‘yes’.
The children know what they can put into the worm farm, such as banana peels and apple cores, and what they cannot, such as orange peels and lolly wrappers.
Nick says the children love the fact that the worm farm involves poos and wees at the end of the process.
“They’re at that age,” he says. “That’s the most interesting
CREEPY CRAWLIES: Nick Guyomar with, from left to right, Liam Kilner, 4, Disha Patel, 4, Scarlett Morrison, 4, Gagan Dev Yadev, 4, Maddi Hill, 4, and Andi Moore, 4. PHOTO: Sam Du�
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aspect for them.” The kindergarten often do
cooking and baking and the children then get excited about putting the food scraps into the worm farm, Nick says.
The children learn many
things from the worm farm, including about recycling, the environment, the science around the process and how to be in touch with nature, Nick says.
“It’s a huge learning experi-
ence for them.”Tiger worms are the variety
of worms that occupy the Lyall Bay Kindergarten worm farm.
One young girl says she does not like tiger worms because they are scary.
An unused health building in Berhampore was knocked down last week.
The Central Regional Health School building at 46 Russell Terrace has not been used by the organisation since 2013
In recent months Cook Strait News readers had voiced their concerns about a relatively new building not being used.
Weeds had started to grow, the building had been tagged and boards covered broken windows.
According to the CRHS 2013 annual report there were long standing and unresolved leaky building issues with the building which had significant health
impacts on staff. The land in which the building
occupied is owned by the Wel-lington Tenths Trust.
Chairman of the trust, Morris Te Whiti Love, says the trust was prepared to re-purpose the building at their own expense for the trust’s use.
The Central Regional Health School, which was established in 2000 to provide education for students with high health needs, is currently based on Thorndon Quay.
Should the building have been demolished? Email [email protected] and let us know what you think.
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GONE: The Central Regional Health School building at 46 Russell Terrace in Berhampore was demolished last week.
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A temporary camping site for freedom campers could be open within a matter of months, according to Wellington City Mayor Celia Wade-Brown.
The Council Environment Committee has agreed to public consultation on a low cost camp-ing site proposed for Happy Valley.
Mayor Wade-Brown says she wants Wellington to be welcom-ing to visitors of all budget levels and encourage them to enjoy their stay.
Changes to the public places bylaw of the Freedom Camping Act 2011 came into effect in
December 2014, allowing free camping at Owhiro Bay’s Te Kopahou Reserve.
After a number of complaints from residents about large num-bers of campers and their rub-bish, Council decided to review the freedom camping bylaw.
Council says most submissions on the freedom camping bylaw agreed with council’s propos-als to restrict numbers at Te Kopahou.
Mayor Wade-Brown says Council staff have worked hard to ensure, if there is public sup-port, that a temporary campsite could be open in Happy Valley by this summer.
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gested location as it has enough basic facilities that it could open in months,” she says.
“Happy Valley has a pleasant surrounding - walks round Tawatawa Reserve and the wonderful city to sea walkway or the track up to Te Kopahou Reserve or ten minutes to the beautiful South Coast.
“Carlucci Land and Owhiro Community Gardens are nearby too.
“It’s a convenient location to move vehicles to from Te Kopahou Reserve visitors centre or other parts of the south coast.”
According to Council during the summer period about 100 vehicles a day arrive in Wel-
lington looking for somewhere to park and camp for the night.
“The south coast is lovely but the combination of a good sum-mer, the new Freedom Camping Act, and online promotion, meant many local residents felt the approved freedom camp-ing sites were overwhelmed,” Mayor Wade-Brown says.
Public consultation is expected to take place in the next month and run for four weeks.
Should Wellington City Council open a camp ground for freedom campers in Happy Valley? Email [email protected] and let us know what you think.
Council camp could be open by summer
Top speakerSave the Children Wellington Branch has
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By Sam Du�
A Newtown mental health ad-vocacy service, which has been running for the past 15 years, has come to an end.
At the end of June Capital and Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) brought to a close the Inner City Project, for which the Newtown Union Health Service (NUHS) was the lead organisation.
NUHS mental health advocate, Sonia Smith, says the Inner City Project was about helping clients move forward with their lives.
Advocacy services provided by the Inner City Project included helping clients connect with social service providers, court appearances, issues with power bills and much more, Sonia says.
NUHS manager, Fiona Osten, says the Inner City Project was fi rst established in 2000.
“At the end of the 90s there were a group of organisations that were providing mental health support in Wellington,” she says.
“They found there was a theme that they were servicing the same group of people.”
The providers put a proposal together which was given to the CCDHB and soon the Inner City Project began.
Fiona says mental health con-sumers have high needs and before the Inner City Project they were not accessing social services like other people do.
“Some were homeless, some were just out of prison, some were on their own,” she says.
Fiona says that in the past few years there has been a reshuffl e in the way mental health services are run.
With the contract ending for the Inner City Project the CCDHB is set to contract four organisations to provide advocacy services for mental health consumers.
NUHS is one of these organisa-tions and a part of the contract will involve research into the needs of the mental health com-munity.
“We’re not sure at this stage if it will leave any gaps or not but we hope it won’t.”
Asked why it is so important for the mental health community to be advocated for, Sonia says it is people’s lives.
“They don’t know processes,
INNER CITY PROJECT: Newtown Union Health Service manager Fiona Osten and mental health advocate Sonia Smith. PHOTO: Sam Du�
Advocacy service comes to a close
their human rights get abused and there is a stigma around mental health consumers,” Sonia says.
For more information about mental health advocacy ser-vices contact Sonia Smith on 0276299807.
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A dawn service was held at the Cenotaph on the day to pay tribute to the many soldiers that lost their lives.
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By Amanda Carrington
A Family Works Central service that helps families reach an agreement on parenting arrangements after a separation or divorce has reached its 500th referral.
Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) is proving to be a huge success since it started in March 2014, according to Family Works Central.
The service is funded by the Ministry of Justice and 3563 assessments were completed in the space of a year.
Family Works, which offers FDR, and Enliven is part of Presbyterian Support Central.
Enliven provides residential and home based services for older people and runs Kilmarnock Heights Home in Berhampore.
But not everyone makes the cut. Out of those 3563 assessments, only 1793 were suitable for Family Dispute Resolution.
Only 60 per cent of partici-pants are eligible for govern-ment funding. The partici-pants who are not eligible for funding can access the service for $897.
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“Family Dispute Resolution gives parents and caregivers the chance to talk through is-sues surrounding the care of their children and to resolve them out of court by coming to a mutual agreement,” she says.
The outcome of the service is consistently high with more than 88 per cent of participants reaching some kind of agreement.
Julia says the number of people accessing the service is growing steadily and is leading to long-term positive outcomes for the children and young people involved.
“Participants are telling us it’s a great service and they feel like everyone wins as a result,” Julia says.
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Community spirit is set for a boost in Berhampore thanks to a community space proposed as part of refurbishments at Centennial Flats on Adelaide Road.
Housing New Zealand, who own and operate the 46-unit complex, are collaborating with Wellington City Council and Berhampore School to ensure the new space is properly managed.
The buildings were built in 1938 as the first multi-unit block of fl ats in Wellington and it was given a Category One historic place status in 1998 as an example of international style architecture.
Following seismic strengthen-ing of the first 24 units, the second stage of an extensive refurbishment is underway, including exterior painting and work to turn the circular hall
at its centre into a community venue.
Housing New Zealand’s general manager of property services Marcus Bosh says the hall was always designed as a communal area.
“Most recently it has been used as a residential unit, but we will be looking at converting it back to its original state,” he says.
A public meeting at Berhamp-ore School on August 5 gave people the chance to have their say about how the community space should be used.
Reneé Martin, from Housing New Zealand, hosted the meet-ing and said the Berhampore community has been great at voicing their opinions.
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Berhampore School principal Mark Potter says working with Housing New Zealand and Wellington City Council is ‘new ground for everyone’.
He says Berhampore currently has no community space which has meant the school hall has been inundated with bookings,
Councillor Paul Eagle says new community spaces have the potential to become the ‘heart of the community’.
“I think having a modern, clean and fresh centre is a great addition to Berhampore.” Does Berhampore need a community space? Email [email protected] and let us know what you think.
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Warriors player Thomas Leuluai and league legend Reuben Wiki were greeted with stadium-like screams at St Catherine’s College last week.
Principal Mary Curran says it was an exciting day for the girls, especially the school’s rugby team
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Residents of Rongotai are worried there will be a serious injury or worse if the problem of boy racers hooning around the suburb is not curtailed.
More than 25 residents attended a special meeting of the Kilbirnie Lyall Bay Rongotai Residents Association on July 28 to discuss the issue of boy racers on Coutts and Salek Streets.
In media reports residents said they are sick and tired of convoys of up
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Wellington City Council eastern ward councillor Simon Marsh and constable Luci Politini, from the Kilbirnie Police Base, were in at-tendance.
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Constable Politini says she will speak with Police colleagues about the subject and is expected to put together a report within the next six weeks.
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They will attempt to rid your com-puter of viruses and spyware, and will install an anti-virus package.While the engineers can diagnose hardware problems, no spare parts will be on hand to � x them.Wellington South Baptist Church’s Computer Fixit Day is on August 15 from 9am till 4pm.
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By Sam Whittle
A cheap night of great fun and laughter is what Houghton Valley Playcentre’s Great Debate provides, according to Labour MP Annette King.
“Don’t forget to bring a sense of humour, and an open mind,” she advises.
The playcentre approached the Rongotai MP for ideas on how to raise money for its rebuild 19 years ago.
Annette says she suggested a light-hearted debate where ticket buyers could watch teams of comedians, politicians and leading community people moot an ambiguous topic.
Annette says tickets are always a sell-out.
“It’s hilarious and fun, which is the reason we have kept it going all these years!”
The moot this year is “That it should all get in behind.”
Annette says it can mean whatever the debaters want it to mean, so the audience “needs to be prepared for anything.”
The affi rmative team are Labour MP Chris Hipkins, local Island Bay resident David Townsend and ca r toon ist Tom Scot t .The negative team are entertainer Pinky Agnew, actor and director Danny Mulheron and political editor Brent Edwards.
Annette will chair the debate, which she says, “gives her a say on everything.”
She says the debate is a great way
to see politicians and other commu-nity members in a different context.
Money raised will go towards the building of a new playground at the playcentre.
The debate’s coordinator and mother at the playcentre Jane Gibson says the playground is old, outdated and little fun for the youngsters.
“The debate is our massive fund-raiser, and allows us to get the things we need, and a new playground is a priority.”
Jane says the public has chance to support the businesses sponsoring the event as well as the playcentre by coming along.Houghton Valley Playcentre’s Great Debate is on August 27 at The Pines in Houghton Bay. Tickets are $20, call 0210276287.
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BUSY BEES: Lani Phil-lips, 4, and Carlo Scott-Windelov, 4, hard at work at Houghton Valley Playcentre with the old playground behind them.
By Sam Whittle
The Wellington Cathedral of St Paul Choir held a concert to com-memorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Chunuk Bair on Saturday.
Countless men from the Welling-ton Infantry Battalion were killed in the battle, as the Anzacs failed to seize the Sari Bar heights range, which included Chunuk Bair.
The choir sang pieces by com-posers written at the time of the campaign.
Newtown resident and member of the choir, Costa Simpson, says the concert was refl ective of the loss Wellington faced.
“The songs are all quite different and quite emotional, and have a relevant link to Wellington.”
Soprano and great-great-grand-daughter of the battalion’s leader, Malone Pierard, sang with the choir.
She also read excerpts from her ancestor’s diary.
Director of music at the cathedral, Michael Stewart, says the concert highlighted Wellington’s link with
the battle.“It’s all about commemorating
the loss of life at a pivotal point in Wellington’s history. Wellington suffered so greatly in this specifi c battle.”
Michael says the Cathedral was an appropriate place for a com-memoration to take place.
He says the church has a memorial depicting the Wellington Battalion's campaign, which includes a section of stone from Gallipoli that was pre-sented by Turkey to the Cathedral some years ago.
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Every Wednesday at the Island Bay Com-munity Centre the tea and coffee is poured and the cake comes out.
Fresh fl owers are put on the table and about 12 Dutch migrants get together to reminisce about their home country.
For almost 25 years the Dutch social club has been meeting at the centre every Wednesday morning.
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Theo Kooistra says he came to New Zea-land as a young man with just ten pounds in his pocket.
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Ina baked a cake for Northland resident Jan Tuinman on his 60th birthday which was shared with the group.
Jan recently celebrated his 80th birthday, also with the group.
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Question: Would this be a good idea for Wellington?
readers have their say... Find out the WORD on the Street.
Letters on issues of community interest are welcomed. Guidelines are that they should be no longer than 150 words. Send or fax them to the address on page two, or email them to samduff @wsn.co.nz. Please note that your name and street address must also be provided in e mails.
Sue Prestwich, Brooklyn
“We fought for the right to be equal, to keep it fair. Not for there to be women-only parking bays.”
Sophie Denman, Kilbirnie
“It would be cool but it is sexist, it’s too far; I thought we were trying to move away from that?”
Paul Baird, Maupuia
“Simply disgusting. I do not agree with the idea of women only parking bays. There is no reason for it, it would cause too many arguments.”
Marc Carbonell, Newtown
“That’s surprising. I can’t imagine it happening, I don’t understand the idea, it’s too weird.”
Paula Lausin, Newtown
“Don’t like the idea. You could do the same for sexuality, it’s completely isolating people and that shouldn’t be happening in this world.”
Joanne Smith, Miramar
“I don’t think it will be benefi cial and it’s not an idea to consider. The majority of us women can park well, there is only the odd few.”
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Dear Ed, I read with interest Peter Bellam’s hysterical tirade against the apparent ‘car ob-sessed’ and ‘awful anti-walking and anti-cycling baby boomers attitude to transport in Island Bay” (CSN, July 30).
He claims that these dread-ful baby boomers are ‘anti-community and un-democratic’! Really? Is this true?
In my humble opinion Bellam needs to take a few deep breaths and calm himself down.
To be frank his comments regarding speed bumps and the
cycleway to nowhere lead me to believe that he is not even familiar with the layout of the area he is so outraged about!
Bellam’s letter reads like an ‘angry’, ill-informed young man, with rather a large chip on his shoulder who has issues with authority!
The virus commonly known as ‘chronic sense of self entitlement syndrome’ is spreading like wildfi re.
Beware baby boomers your time is limited!
Steven Cooper, Island Bay
Dear Ed, as a long-time local, I’m keen to bike along a real Island Bay cycleway in Island Bay this summer.
Safe cycling infrastructure around our city is long overdue - and the new Island Bay cycleway is the fi rst chance for Wellingtonians to experience and enjoy safe cycling in action.
We all win as safer cycling grows – healthier and cheaper transport choices, reduced road wear and tear, less vehicle fumes, less de-mand for our taxpayer-funded
health services, safer footpaths, fun for all ages, the list goes on!
Most urgently, we protect our climate and economy from dam-aging carbon pollution caused by fossil fuels.
As climate savers (not just Ki-wiSavers), this is our chance to support the many Wellingto-nians who want to bike on safe cycleways - because we care about our future.
Liz Springford , Berhampore
Keen to take to the cycleway this summerTWO WHEELS: Berhampore resident Liz Springford says she is looking forward to jumping on her bike and riding along the Island Bay Cycleway.
Baby boomer basher
As climate savers (not just Ki-wiSavers), this is our chance to support the many Wellingto-
Dear Ed, many of us here in Island Bay who happen to oppose the mad concept of the ‘Cycleway to Nowhere’ on the grounds of com-mon sense, are obviously guilty of being completely and utterly stupid, dreadfully old fashioned, unworldly, unsophisticated and just downright mean and nasty.
Aren’t we just so fortunate to have people returning from (or im-
migrating from) Europe, England and the States telling us what is best for us all (CSN, July 30)!
Cycleways of course are the an-swer! Particularly the Island Bay cycleway at that!
After all WE haven’t lived else-where, travelled extensively, read voraciously etc. have we?
No. There is nothing so tedious as a sanctimonious good old Kiwi
knocking machine lecture!As for the claims that ‘Council has
created confi dence in that they have the big picture and are future plan-ning and have not bent to limited mind-sets’ (Rachel Kiel-Taylor, CSN, July 30) I’m sorry but you must be joking!
Looking forward to the elections.Pieter Gerber, Kilbirnie
Mad concept of the cycleway to nowhere
Dear Ed, as a former Island Bay resident and cyclist, I am very heartened by the city Council’s programme to make cycling safer in the city, including the Island Bay cycleway.
I’m saddened to read that some people are opposed to this initia-tive.
More people will cycle for short journeys if they feel safe.
Every time someone jumps on their bike instead of taking their car, they leave more room on the road for others who need to use a car for their journey.
Parents will be happy to let their children cycle to school if there are safer cycleways.
This would cut down on the school-run traffi c and ensure that kids get a bit of exercise each day.
In New Zealand a large propor-tion of our carbon emissions are from transport, so every journey fuelled by a person rather than petrol contributes to our goal of cutting carbon emissions.
It’s a win-win situation, so waken up, cycleway naysayers, and smell the roses!
Liz Thomas, Takaka
Naysayers need to wake up and smell the roses
Dear Ed, if this means taking cars out of the central city then it should not be done lightly.
We need to know the objective before action is taken.
Moving people a few seconds faster from one end of the city
has no demonstrable economic or practical value. In itself it isn’t an objective.
We need to know the costs. We need to know the benefi ts.
And if it goes ahead we need to compare what actually hap-
pens with what was proposed and hold the elected officials accountable if they fall short of their promise.
John Gill, Hataitai
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Dear Ed, out of all the hysterical, unreasoned letters attacking my published views over the years, I award the top prize to the reaction of Tracey Rigby (CSN, August 6).
My letter of July 16 didn’t apply to her or her own cir-cumstances, but to mothers who unnecessarily drive their children to and from school in 4WD vehicles.
About mothers who have a paid job, I have more re-spect for them than for those who don’t feel like working, so think the taxpayers and ratepayers ought to support them and any children they might have; and I don't deny a woman’s legal right to have a paid job as a choice, or a job
with the weekly number of hours that suit her.
However, get this straight, Ms Rigby: what a person likes and chooses is not necessarily good and wise; and because of our bias to selfishness, we are more likely to choose what is bad and foolish.
Further, what is of later date is not necessarily better and more desirable than what was/is older.
Of all the factors causing the progressive ruin of our Western society over the last 50 years, permissiveness and feminism have been the chief culprits.
Abusing me won’t alter this. H Westfold, Miramar
LETTERS to the editor
The progressive ruin of our western society…
Dear Ed, almost every day there is reference to a bus passenger complaints. Today’s Dom Post (August 10) adds a summary covering six months.
Every day there are thou-sands of happy passengers.
Where in the world have you so many saying a cheerful ‘thank you driver’ as they leave the bus?
Full credit to these multi-tasking drivers who provide so many safe and happy journeys.
The cheerful yellow busses put a smile on many Welling-
ton windblown faces!I observe more rude pas-
sengers than driversGood on you drivers who
have to put up with so many split shifts that they continually have to consult their plastic special roster cards.
The only complaint to the company is about the dark glass for the passengers, it is hard to recognise where to get off.
But thank you drivers!Paul Franken, Strathmore Park
Passengers ruder than drivers
Dear Ed, I can’t wait for the Island Bay Cycleway to begin so that all the talk about it can stop.
A purpose built cycleway makes great sense to me.
The world will not end as a result of it – business will not fail, homes will not devalue.
I think it is a great use of ratepayer’s money and am delighted to see a project which seems tangible and rewarding on so many levels.
I know there are loads who will disagree with me and that’s okay.
I’d be disappointed if the cycle lane had any major negative consequence for Island Bay residents.
Because I cannot see how it could, apart from slight inconvenience, I have to look forward to it being completed so that we will know for sure.
Michael McCormack, Island Bay
Purpose built cycleway makes great sense
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Owner and manager Stacey Clyde says High Five Early Childhood Edu-cation Centre has stood the test of time because it is quite unique.
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I once had a job which involved walking Sting’s dog.
Who is one person, dead or alive, you would love to have a meal with?
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What would you change about the world?
That no child went un-provided for. We don’t choose the lifestyle we’re born into!
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PuzzleWR OO RC S DS CROSSWORD By Russell McQuarters
SOLUTIONFor April 13, 2005
ACROSS 1. Showman’s covered wagon (7) 5. Chase(quarry) to lair (3,2,6)11. Dig(5)12. Most unsightly(7)13. Taunts (5)14. Costly(9)15. Sinners(9)16. Abound(4)17. Parade(7)19. Kiwi golfer, Frank ...(6)23. Mean(6)26. Hand operated fire-fighting device, ... pump(7)29. Cast off(4)30. Main point(of story) (3)32. Offer(3)34. Component(4)35. Longed for(7)36. Muse(6)39. U.S. writer, ... Hemingway(6)40. Short chopper(7)42. Sheep enclosure(4)46. Mirth(9)48. Schoolmaster(9)50. Frighten(5)51. First (7)
52. Boredom(5)53. Large battleship(11)54. Error(7)
DOWN1. Obtain by begging (5)2. Fall back (into illness)(7)3. Austrian capital(6)4. Marine(8)5. Disencumber(7)6. Sister’s daughter(5)7. Get(6)8. Lively dance(8)9. Flawless(11)10. Writing tables(5)16. Accolade(7)18. Tend(5)20. Commanded(7)21. Hotel(3)22. Young of a fox (3)24. Calculate trigonometrically(11)25. Unexploded bomb(3)27. Warble(5)28. Spot on a dice (3)31. Turkish govenor(3)33. Put on(clothes) (3)
37. Cherished(8)38. Suspended swinging weight(8)41. Designate(7)43. Transparent fabric of silk(7)44. Breed of sheep(6)45. Monster(Fem) (6)46. Prize(5)47. Object(5)49. Expel from native country (5)
CROSSWORD By Russell McQuarters
SOLUTIONFor April 13, 2005
ACROSS 1. Showman’s covered wagon (7) 5. Chase(quarry) to lair (3,2,6)11. Dig(5)12. Most unsightly(7)13. Taunts (5)14. Costly(9)15. Sinners(9)16. Abound(4)17. Parade(7)19. Kiwi golfer, Frank ...(6)23. Mean(6)26. Hand operated fire-fighting device, ... pump(7)29. Cast off(4)30. Main point(of story) (3)32. Offer(3)34. Component(4)35. Longed for(7)36. Muse(6)39. U.S. writer, ... Hemingway(6)40. Short chopper(7)42. Sheep enclosure(4)46. Mirth(9)48. Schoolmaster(9)50. Frighten(5)51. First (7)
52. Boredom(5)53. Large battleship(11)54. Error(7)
DOWN1. Obtain by begging (5)2. Fall back (into illness)(7)3. Austrian capital(6)4. Marine(8)5. Disencumber(7)6. Sister’s daughter(5)7. Get(6)8. Lively dance(8)9. Flawless(11)10. Writing tables(5)16. Accolade(7)18. Tend(5)20. Commanded(7)21. Hotel(3)22. Young of a fox (3)24. Calculate trigonometrically(11)25. Unexploded bomb(3)27. Warble(5)28. Spot on a dice (3)31. Turkish govenor(3)33. Put on(clothes) (3)
37. Cherished(8)38. Suspended swinging weight(8)41. Designate(7)43. Transparent fabric of silk(7)44. Breed of sheep(6)45. Monster(Fem) (6)46. Prize(5)47. Object(5)49. Expel from native country (5)
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GAME FUN: Poppy Lawton, 12, Ian Faamasino, 11, and Lex Beach, 12, enjoy Maori games day at SWIS.
By Amanda Carrington
Playing the sport of ultimate Frisbee is all about having the ability to throw for different situations, says Strathmore player Luke Humphries.
Luke is one of 21 men in the New Zealand U23 Men’s Ultimate team, with players from Auckland, Hamilton and Palmerston North.
They placed sixth out of 20 teams in the World Championships in London in July.
The 20-year-old has only been playing the sport for a little while and got serious when he started at university.
Luke says the sport requires a lot of technique to play.
“You’ve got to have good spatial
awareness and knowledge of where to be on the fi eld and the ability to get off a range of throws for different situations,” he says.
The game is played with two teams of seven on a 64 metre fi eld. They pass the disc to each other with some short and some long distance throws.
Luke says he enjoys being able to get out and run around while learning new skills. He found playing at a champion-ship an “amazing experience”.
While playing the sport, Luke has dislocated his shoulder three times. He says it usually takes two weeks of rest in a sling to recover. Once it’s healed, he is back out playing again.
New Zealand Ultimate executive of-
fi cer Iain Stewart says ultimate is a cross between netball and touch rugby.
He says the game requires a lot of running so players need to have speed, height and physical attributes.
The team even has a player who can throw 46 metres, the distance of the fi eld.
New Zealand team’s spirit captain Matthew Richardson dominated the fi eld with 23 assists and 28 goals, the highest stats of the entire tournament.
Luke says he has a good time playing competitively and wants to encourage people to give ultimate a shot.
“It’s one of the fastest growing sports in New Zealand and it would be great to see new faces and teach them the sport we play.”
Ultimate team places sixth in championships
GAME FUN: Poppy Lawton, 12, Ian Faamasino, 11, and Lex Beach, 12, enjoy Maori games day at SWIS.
By Sam Duff
To celebrate Maori language week a Berhampore intermediate school last week held a Maori games day.
South Wellington Intermediate School principal, Traci Liddall, says the school holds the day every year and it is a good chance to celebrate all things Maori.
“We live in Aotearoa so it’s always going to be important (to celebrate Maori language
week),” she says.Teacher Aashif Sacha says the students
all took part in a large number of activities, including having a go at traditional Maori game ki o rahi.
Pupils had the opportunity to have a go on stilts, play knuckle bones, learn te reo and poi and much more.
Traci says the Maori games day will defi nitely be held again next year.
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School Maori games day. PHOTOS: Sam Duff UP HIGH: Alba Henry, 12, and Kawhena Van de Weil, 11, try their luck on stilts.
All things Maori at SWIS
A number of members of the Wellington Fencing Club won medals at the recent Wel-lington Central U20 fencing championships in Upper Hutt.In the U20 women’s individual foil event Michelle Huang and Trista Cao came third equal and Alice Fang came fi fth. In the U20 men’s individual foil event Thomas Hoskin came third.Wellington Fencing Club coach, Ping Yuan, says it was pleasing to see the students achieve such great results.
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Island Bay Squash Club C grade men’s team have qualifi ed for National Superchamps in Taumarunui after taking out the Wellington District C grade Superchamps in Masterton last month.The team of seven, who have been training together since April, outplayed C grade teams from Masterton, Kapiti, Upper Hutt, Thorndon and Mana to take the title and secure a spot at nationals.The team will be competing against top C-grade players from around the country from September 16 till 20 to contend for the national championship.
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