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YOUR WINDOW TO THE COMMUNITY
Hitting the pavement are more than 200 people raising sucide awareness for Palmerston North’s Hope Walk.
PHOTO: MURRAY WILSON/FAIRFAX NZ
Healing hearts, step by step
JONO GALUSZKA
‘‘Breaking the stigma’’ around
suicide was the big message
behind a Palmerston North rally
aiming to bring those affected by
suicide together.
More than 200 people decked
out in yellow walked through Victoria Esplanade on Sunday morning as part of Hope Walk, a local
version
of
a
nationwide
movement with the goal of raising
awareness about issues surrounding suicide.
Youth One Stop Shop and
YouthLine offered information
while supporters had donated
four buckets of painted rocks as
part of the Palmy Rocks campaign. People took time before the
walk to write messages on a
board, with many leaving notes to
mothers, fathers, cousins and
friends who had taken their lives.
Toni Harding and Stacey Batt
took part in the walk in memory
of their father-in-law and father,
respectively, Robert ‘‘Batman’’
Batt, who committed suicide in
2014.
Harding said they were also
there to support the other walkers.
‘‘Everyone here has been
through the same thing.
‘‘It’s hard and sometimes you
don’t know what to say or do, but
everyone here is feeling the same
way.’’
When her father-in-law died
‘‘words cannot express how hard’’
it was to cope, she said.
But the family learnt how
important it was to stick together.
‘‘Sometimes you just don’t
know what to say, but just having
people around, but not saying
anything, was really good.’’
Walk
organiser
Katina
Hughes, who lost her brother
Adam to suicide in 2009, said she
was extremely happy with how
many people turned up.
‘‘We would have been happy if
there were just three people here
who all went away with a warmer
heart, or a heart that felt less
heavy.
‘‘The turnout is indicative of
what a touching subject this is for
people. We are here for love.’’
There was a big stigma around
suicide, and events like Hope
Walk would hopefully tear that
down, she said.
‘‘This is what breaking the
stigma looks like.
‘‘I think most people want to do
something, but that’s the problem
- they don’t know what to say or
what to do.’’
‘‘It’s fear of saying the wrong
thing, then saying nothing, that
creates silence, and silence
creates that stigma.’’
People can get more information about Hope Walk at
hopewalk.co.nz.
WHERE TO GET HELP
❚ Lifeline - 0800 543 354
❚ Depression Helpline - 0800 111
757
❚ Healthline - 0800 611 116
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Dance competitions draw big numbers
RICHARD MAYS
A section of the Palmerston North
Dance Association’s competition
has been cut after an influx of
entrants.
The impromptu classes have
been pulled from the Regent on
Broadway event at the weekend,
after more than 200 competitors
entered the show.
PNDA president Maryanne
Mechen said numbers entering
the open and restricted dance
competition classes had soared.
‘‘There are 650 items, and
that’s a lot. We’ve had to pull the
impromptu classes to fit everything in.’’
An impromptu is when competitors dance to music they have
not heard before. Taken across
the classical dance styles,
impromptus can be a challenging
extra for those taking part.
‘‘There are probably more than
200 entrants... and this is our
‘little’ competition; the big fiveday one takes place in September October.’’
Apart from being the PNDA’s
40th anniversary, increased
numbers at dance competitions
appears to be a national trend.
‘‘Competitions are a fast growing industry. Reports indicate
that numbers are up around the
country.’’
At last year’s five-day festival
held in the Globe Theatre, she
said there wasn’t enough room in
Dance
competitions
spots are in
demand.
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the auditorium to accommodate
parents and teachers who wanted
to watch their children and pupils
dance.
‘‘It was suggested that we may
have outgrown our community
theatre.’’
Competitors are also attracted
to Palmerston North because the
PNDA holds one of the first dance
competitions of the year.
‘‘Last
year
PACNAZ
[Performing Arts Competitions
Association of New Zealand]
added troupe nominations to the
soloist awards, and it was hugely
successful.’’
With this year’s genre modern
dance, Mechen said having the
bigger stage with more room for
dance troupes to perform on, provided
added
impetus
for
registrations.
The nominees from both
classes held on Sunday, will represent PNDA at the PACNAZ
young performer awards finals
held in Palmerston North over
Labour Weekend in October,
completing the PNDA’s 40th anniversary celebrations.
This weekend’s three-day competition starts at 4.30pm Friday,
with Saturday sessions at 8am,
1pm and 6pm, and Sunday at 8am,
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Fabulous felines
feature in 40th
birthday show
RICHARD MAYS
Some of the region’s coolest cats
will be shown off to purr-fection at
the regional Burmese Cat Club of
New Zealand’s 40th anniversary
celebrations.
The show, at Palmerston
North’s Barber Hall on March 25,
will be judging best of breed
awards, before naming a supreme
winner, and handing out the
Manawatu Moggy of the Year
crown for the best domestic nonpedigree cat.
The
club’s
regional
chairperson Christine Yeung said
members wanted to make the 40th
show something special.
‘‘There’s a special ring for
burmese group cats and kittens,
but we’ve invited other breeds
along as well.’’
Burmese group cats, include
burmese, mandalay, burmilla, tiffany and tonkinese.
Yeung said burmese are real
‘‘people cats’’, inclined to follow
their owners about and involve
themselves in whatever is going
on.
‘‘They are the cat world
equivalent of dogs.’’
Burmese will be shown and
‘‘The top cat will be
crowned Manawatu
Moggy of the Year’’
Christine Yeung
Central Region Burmese Cat Club
judged along with other shorthair breed categories such as
balinese, siamese, bengal, oriental, sphynx and egyptian maus.
The show will also have
examples of toyger or toy tiger
cats.
‘‘Toygers have been bred to
look like a miniature tiger with
beautiful stripes and rich colouring.’’
Other sections include companion cats - classified as
unregistered pedigrees, or cats
that have been cross-bred with a
pedigree.
There is a special section for
domestic moggies - cats of no
known pedigree - that will be
officially judged, as well as being
voted for by the public.
‘‘The top cat will be crowned
Manawatu Moggy of the Year.’’
The trophy is a crown on a
cushion.
Another opportunity for public
Cairistona Tigerlily, a lilac tortie burmese bred by Christine and Mush Yeung.
involvement is the cat photograph
competition.
‘‘Entries for the cat show have
closed, but people are invited to
submit their cat photographs up
until March 24. They can be
pictures of any cats, including big
ones, like lions,’’ Yeung said.
Judged by local photographer
Catherine Holmes, photos for the
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competition can be dropped off
until Friday at Cahill Animal Hospital on Broadway Ave, with
entry details on the Facebook
page.
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PNDA: Dance Competition 2017
25 - 27 March, times vary
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The Running of the Wools was a crowd pleaser among the Hilux New Zealand Rural Games events.
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Keen on rural games’ return
JANINE RANKIN
Sheep, cows, gumboots and axemen
could be a regular sight in the middle of
Palmerston North after the success of
this weekend’s rural games.
The games, held in The Square,
attracted thousands to the city and Palmerston North mayor Grant Smith says
he’ll be fighting to keep the event in the
province after their contracted return
next year.
‘‘It brings us profile that you just can’t
buy.’’
Smith said it was perhaps fortunate
that it rained, keeping the size of the
crowds manageable, with about 16,000
people attending over two days in The
Square.
There were some lessons learned
about how it could be improved to cope
with bigger numbers.
‘‘I think we will need to have a park
and ride option, maybe at the Railway
Land, and use the Downtown car park
and King St area better.
‘‘Not everyone can just park around
The Square.’’
He was delighted with the professional way the organisers had cleaned up
the animal poo and other leftovers, leaving hardly a trace behind.
City council property manager John
Brenkley was pleasantly surprised how
little damage was done in The Square.
Even though it was wet and there
were plenty of feet across the grass, the
number of patches reduced to muddy
puddles were few.
‘‘They took down some tree guards by
the i-Site and agreed to replace them.
‘‘Apart from a few fence holes that we
knew would be needed, there is very little
left to do.’’
The rain would help the grass to
regrow quickly, he said.
In Feilding, the popular Running of
the Wools through the main streets, and
its inevitable trail of droppings, was all
cleaned up within an hour or two.
Manawatu mayor Helen Worboys said
the event showcased Feilding and the
Manawatu as the rural heartland of New
Zealand, bringing visitors into the region
and attracting media coverage.
Worboys said the details of the economic benefits would not be known until
the Central Economic Development
Agency had time to review survey
results and data.
But she said putting Feilding on the
map was the key to the longer term, overall growth of the town and region.
Monday 27 March 7:30pm
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Feathers
flocking
to Feilding
Windback Wednesday
In 1963, the New Zealand Government
decided to decimalise the country’s
currency and picked July 10, 1967 as
the day of the switch. A huge publicity
campaign starring Mr Dollar, an
anthropomorphic dollar note, was
created to get the New Zealand public
ready for the change. Trade stalls were
booked right around the country,
where people could learn more about
decimal currency and ask questions to
staff. This photograph shows the
Decimal Currency Board stall at the
1966 Manawatu Trade Show.
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Picture: Ian Matheson City Archive
SAM KILMISTER
Feilding will come alive to the sound of birds
when some of the region’s most spectacular go up
for display.
The Manawatu Avicultural Society are holding
their annual bird sale on April 2, which organisers say will attract aviarists from throughout
New Zealand.
President Richard Dodunski said the event was
one of the biggest bird sales in New Zealand and
attracted breeders from throughout the North
Island, and even a couple from the South Island.
‘‘People come from all over New Zealand to
attend this event making it arguably the largest
sale in the country,’’ he said.
‘‘They start arriving from Friday and book
their accommodation a year in advance. There are
birds for sale at any price. I have known them to
be given away at times and then others that are
worth thousands of dollars.
‘‘The public are more than welcome to attend
and we encourage anyone who may have birds to
bring them along for sale, or come along to purchase.’’
Dodunski said the sale offered a wide range of
breeds and he never knew what types of birds
would be expected.
‘‘The people in this event have many years
experience keeping and breeding birds so the
knowledge they have gained and are willing to
pass on is invaluable,’’ he said.
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Backyard oval ready to
bowl over back-benches
RICHARD MAYS
Manawatu’s backyard cricket ground is
about to up the over rate.
Home to third-grade Palmerston North
club Bloomfield, and built by the team’s
opening bat Ben McKelvie on his Oroua
Downs dairy farm, the Omanuka Oval is
set to take on some heavy hitters.
On Sunday the ground is to host for the
first time anywhere outside Wellington, the
parliamentary cricket team.
Of course there is collusion. The parliamentary team organiser for the past five
years, and its former captain, is Rangitikei
MP Ian McKelvie, Ben’s uncle.
‘‘He asked if we’d be interested and all
the boys were keen,’’ Ben McKelvie said.
The 22-over match will be played to twilight rules - all team members have to bowl,
and batsmen must retire on 50 runs.
Ian McKelvie rated his team a decent
third-grade side.
‘‘We don’t often get beaten. We have
quite a good record.’’
His nephew hoped Bloomfield would put
up a good showing.
‘‘It would be really embarrassing to be
an actual cricket club that plays every
week to go down to a bunch of part-time
pollies – but stranger things have
happened.’’
Ben McKelvie on his backyard cricket pitch.
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STEWART HARREX
Once the mainstay of Foxton’s
carpet and fibre industry, flax
remains a versatile and useful
plant for home gardens and
rural properties.
There are varieties of flax
to
enhance
most
environments and to suit
most soil conditions.
Our
own
indigenous
harakeke (Phorium tenax) is
my favourite because its gifts
are so numerous.
Its demise as an industrial
resource was brought about
by a culmination of factors,
including a rust-like virus,
the introduction of new fibres,
and fashion.
Harakeke fibres are still
used in rope making and fishing nets, and provides medicinal benefits - its gum is a
mild antiseptic and anticoagulant.
Harakeke is not related
botanically to the linen flax
(Linum usitatissinum), a
luxury textile, grown in Eastern Europe, Ireland, Italy and
Belgium.
Historic building on move
A 112-year-old building has been cut into more
than 20 pieces, ready for its move to a storage unit
in Bulls. Builders spent three weeks splitting
Waimarama house in Alfred St, Palmerston
North, into pieces to make way for a development
project. The Palmerston North City Council’s
heritage building inventory records say the house
was built in 1905 for James Alfred Nash. Nash
served as mayor between 1908 and 1923. In 1914,
the property was sold to Thomas and Elizabeth
Moore, who named the house Waimarama. The
building is now owned by MilMac Homes owner
Michael Binns who is moving it to make way for a
six-property subdivision.
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is not until these plants have
been cleared out that their
effectiveness in preventing
bog problems is realised.
Effective flax planting can
also complement septic tank
effluent areas.
In Southland, Otago and
South Canterbury harakeke
has been extensively used for
farm roadside planting and
for shelter. The flax plants are
multiplied by division, and
planted into shallow trenches,
ideally in autumn or winter.
Their plantings have
encouraged the spread of tui
and bellbirds between bush
remnants. I have even seen a
watchful kingfisher or kotare
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scale insect, which shows in
white encrusted patches near
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spraying oil on the crown
where the insects loiter
should rid the plant of that
problem. The flax moth that
saws at the edges of cabbage
tree leaves can also be
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‘‘The overall lifetime cost of a young
person not being in employment,
education, or training is over $200,000.’’
Iain Lees-Galloway, Palmerston North MP
Making more of youth potential
IAIN LEES-GALLOWAY
Here’s a few statistics that might
surprise you: 90,000 people aged
under 25 are neither working,
studying nor training.
That’s 13 per cent of young
people who have absolutely
nothing to do – stuck on the dole
with no hope and no future.
19.2 per cent of young Maori
are unemployed as are 15.9 per
cent of young Pasifika people.
There are 12,000 more
unemployed young people today
than there were eight years ago.
Conversely, there are nearly
12,000 fewer apprentices in
training today than there were in
2007.
A young person who is not in
employment, education or
training is more likely to be
unemployed for long periods in
later life and more likely to have a
lower income in the future.
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New Zealand of a young person
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not being in employment,
education, or training is over
$200,000. This accrues from lost
productivity and income, higher
benefit costs and low tax revenue.
On top of this, young people
who become detached from the
workforce are more likely to be
involved in crime and have poor
health outcomes.
At the same time, we urgently
need more apprentices.
Immigration New Zealand
shortages lists show chefs,
electricians, mechanics, bakers,
bricklayers, carpenters,
drainlayers, plasterers and
plumbers are all in short supply.
But for a lot of employers, the
cost and commitment of taking on
an apprentice is too high when
they are struggling to make ends
meet themselves. That’s why
Labour leader Andrew Little has
expanded our Dole For
Apprenticeships policy.
In Government, Labour will
introduce Dole for
Apprenticeships to get young
unemployed New Zealanders off
the unemployment benefit and
into apprenticeships with a $9500
subsidy (the equivalent of the dole
payment) to employers willing to
offer a permanent full-time job.
The subsidy will be payable to
the employer. In return they will
be expected to show a
commitment to the young person
with a permanent full-time job,
salary, and training and by
mentoring them so they are able
to achieve an industry-recognised
qualification through New
Zealand Apprenticeships.
To be eligible, the young
person must be aged 18 to 24 and
have been on a benefit for at least
three months.
The response from employers
has been positive. It will
encourage them to take young
people on.
While Bill English dismisses
young people as lazy drug addicts,
Andrew Little has a plan to give
young people the start they need
to live successful, fulfilling lives.
ONLINE CHATTER
‘‘Even the Plaza has first hour
parking free. Surely they could do
that at the very least at the
hospital. When you are having
appointments or visiting the sick
the last thing you should be
having to worry about it the
parking.’’ Rochelle Wallace, via
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Dance show trips
the light fantastic
RICHARD MAYS
REVIEW
A film and stage show in the tradition of Grease, Saturday Night
Fever and Flashdance, Footloose
was the teen musical of the 80s,
producing five Top 40 radio hits.
This young cast do it proud.
The premise of big city kid
transplanted into insular, rural,
religious smallville United States
has plenty of clicheic elements,
but manages to transcend many of
them with its spirit of reconciliation.
It also manages to be topical,
with vignettes exposing the
undercurrent of violence pervading the town of Bomont, particularly between men and women,
and men and youth.
As the result of an earlier teen
tragedy, dancing has been banned
by the town council, and newly
arrived
dissident
Ren
Footloose by Dean Pitchford and
Walter Bobbie, directed for
PNBHS/PNGHS by Chris Burton,
musical director Paul Dredge,
dance director Cara Hesselin,
Speirs Centre, March 16-25.
McCormack embarks on a campaign to have it restored.
Plot aside, this latest in a fine
tradition of local secondary
productions is marked by some
precocious acting and singing talent, fluent moves, colourful
costumes and an abundance of
channelled energy.
Pacy as well as pithy, the production has two engaging lead
performers in Josiah Nevell as
Ren, the hyperactive and tenacious outsider, and Anya Darby
as Arial Moore, the rebellious and
promiscuous daughter of the town
preacher.
Darby features in the affecting
vocal trio Learning To Be Silent
sung with Lisabet Morgan as
Ren’s mum, Ethel, and Amy
McLaren as mum Vi Moore.
McLaren shows an impressive
voice, with matching presence
and timing when partnered with
Kyle Dahl, who likewise stands
out as the troubled Reverend
Shaw Moore.
There are excellent singing
and acting performances, notably
for the anthem Let’s Hear It For
The Boy, from Katie Atkins as
Arial’s friend Rusty, and Chris
Dewhurst as the Forrest Gumpy
Willard.
The young principals do well
to move beyond stereotypes and
come up with interesting
characters that have depth,
dimension and wry humour.
Josiah Nevell as Ren and Anya Darby as Arial in the Boys’ and Girls’ High coproduction of ‘‘Footloose’’ in the Speirs Centre.
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7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm)
Globe 2, The Globe Theatre, 312 Main Street
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THIS WEEK
THURSDAY MARCH 23 SATURDAY 25: Footloose, PNBHS/
PNGHS production directed by Chris
Burton, 7.30pm, Spiers Centre. Tix
pnbhs.school.nz
THURSDAY MARCH 23 SATURDAY 25: Legislate That! by
Karla Haronga, an OSH approved,
tick the box, politically correct
production from Te Puanga
Whakaari, 7.30pm, back of Bayley’s
Real Estate, Eyre St, Feilding.
Bookings 021 854 979.
THURSDAY MARCH 23: Collectors
Club (the Wanganui-Rangitikei
Antique Bottle and Collectables Club,
Inc) - nude art, figures, postcards,
photos, figure–like bottles, 7.30pm,
PN Community Leisure Centre,
Ferguson St, new collectors
welcome.. Enquiries Stu 355 4278.
FRIDAY MARCH 24: David
Seymour, MP & ACT Party leader, on
his private member’s Bill advocating
‘‘Assisted Dying’’, the pros and cons
of euthanasia; and thoughts on
National Superannuation, 11.45am,
Palmerston North Lunch Club , Hotel
Coachman, 140 Fitzherbert Ave.
Visitors welcome. Enquiries Don 357
4872.
FRIDAY MARCH 24 - SUNDAY 26:
Palmerston North Dance Association
competitions - group and solo
classes in classical ballet, modern,
contemporary, jazz, hip-hop. 200
competitors, Friday, 4.30pm;
Saturday 8am, 1pm, 6pm; Sunday
8am, 1.30pm, 7pm, Regent on
Broadway. Enquiries Lauren 355
0189/ 021 257 3342; Maryanne 356
3997/ 021 022 69355.
SATURDAY MARCH 25 - 26:
Neighbours Day Aotearoa - knowing
your neighbours matters for home
security, civil defence and
community. Host a street barbecue,
share garden produce and baking,
start a community project, get to
know the folks who live next door.
Enquiries neighboursday.org.nz/
SATURDAY MARCH 25: 17th
Yesterday’s Treasures for Methodist
Goodwill - linen, lace, crystal,
glassware, china, collectibles,
jewellery, retro clothing, 9am - 2pm,
Community Leisure Centre,
Ferguson St. Enquiries 350 0307.
SATURDAY MARCH 25: Burmese
Cat Club of New Zealand, Central
Region 40th annual champion show,
Barber Hall, Waldegrave St.
SATURDAY MARCH 25: Sixtus
Lodge 40th jubilee open day. 80kms
north of PN beyond Apiti, caves,
Get
involved!
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The Palmerston North Dance Association’s competition is on this weekend.
glow-worms, arboretum, walking
tracks, challenge course, horse and
pony rides, 10.30am - 3pm,
Limestone Rd. Enquiries David
Bertram 358 0926.
SATURDAY MARCH 25: Social
dancing with the Manawatu Dancing
Club, $7, 7.30 - 11pm, Senior Citizens
Hall, 309 Main St. Enquiries Tom and
Adrienne 356 9620.
SUNDAY MARCH 26: Whakarongo
School Gala - bargains, white
elephant, clothing, produce, crafts,
food, auctions, entertainment, 10 2pm, 17 Stoney Creek Rd.
SUNDAY MARCH 26: Marton
Harvest Fair - 160 stalls, home brew
competition, scarecrows, big
pumpkins, pimped pumpkins,
punkin pie comp, vintage farm
machinery display and demos, 10am
- 4pm, Marton Park, Follet St, Marton.
Free entry. Enquiries projectmarton.
SUNDAY MARCH 26: Bloomfield
Cricket Club v Parliamentary Cricket
Team, 22-over, twilight rules match,
from midday, Omanuka Oval,
Omanuka Rd, Oroua Downs.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 29: Living
with Diabetes morning tea and
discussion, bring & buy table, 10am,
Conference Room 2nd floor, The
Grand Building, Church St. All
welcome. RSVP Elizabeth 355 3233
by Friday March 24.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 29 - APRIL
2: Alliance Française French Film
Festival, Event Cinemas, Broadway.
See frenchfilmfestival.co.nz/
ARTS
PALMERSTON NORTH FILM
SOCIETY: Mondays 6pm, Cinema 2,
Events Cinemas, Downtown
Shopping Centre. Enquiries Myra
354 1493/ [email protected]
ZIMMERMAN: Lorraine Rastorfer selected works from the Wellington
artist, 359 Main St. Enquiries 353
0122/ zimmerman.co.nz/
[email protected]
TE MANAWA: ‘‘Rembrandt
Remastered’’, 57 digital restorations
and reproductions by Rembrandt
van Rijn, 10am - 5pm, until April 25,
326 Main St. Enquiries 355 5000.
SQUARE EDGE GALLERY: The
Space Between - photographic
exhibition by Eleven, with work by
UCOL’s Ian Rotherham, the
Manawatu Standard’s Warwick
Smith, David Unwin and Carly
Thomas, and 7 others, The Square.
Enquiries 353 2800
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FAMILY
FAMILY/WHANAU MORNING:
Fridays during term time for
preschoolers under 3 and
caregivers. Music, dance and games,
morning tea provided, $2. 8.30am 12.30pm, Te Aroha Noa Community
Services, Brentwood Ave, Highbury.
Enquiries Vikki Gibbs 358 2259.
MANAWATU FAMILY
MICROADVENTURERS: Got young
kids? Join us every Friday rain or
shine, for local, outdoor adventures,
Free and informal. See
.facebook.com/groups/
806407356100464/ for location and
time.
MANAWATU TOY LIBRARY:
Families and community groups,
open Monday, Thursday, Saturday
9.30am - 12.30pm, 200 Church St.
Enquiries 027 364 6911.
GIRLS’ BRIGADE: Affordable
activities for girls in Highbury/Takaro
& Hokowhitu, Tuesdays; Milson,
4.30pm to 6pm, Thursdays.
Enquiries Joanne 355 3124/
girlsbrigade.nz.
GIRL GUIDES: Fun, adventure, life
skills and friendship, for girls aged 5 18. Enquiries 0800 22 22 92.
HOKOWHITU SCOUTS: Keas (year
1-3) Mondays 5 – 6pm, Cubs (Year
4-6), Mondays 6.15 – 7.45pm, Scouts
(Year 6 – 10) Thursdays 6.30 – 8-30.
Hokowhitu Scout Hall off Ayr Pl.
Enquiries Chris 356 2635,
[email protected].
ROLLER DISCO: Friday nights 6.30 8 pm. Games, prizes, $5 includes
skate hire. Cash only, no eftpos.
Snacks and drinks available,
Manawatu Skating Club, Bell Hall,
Arena 5, Waldegrave St. Enquiries
Vikki 358 9387.
MAINLY MUSIC @ LIFE CHURCH:
Tuesdays, 10am. $3 per family, new
families welcome, Life Church, 590
Featherston St. Enquiries Pip
McCracken 027 408 6955.
TWINKLE TOES: Music, movement
and morning tea for pre-schoolers,
parents and caregivers, Milson
Combined Church Hall, cnr Milson
Line and Purdie Pl, 9.30am, Fridays.
$20 per term, $3 casual per family.
Enquiries Anne 355 3128.
TWINKLETOES: Music, movement
& morning tea for under 5s, 10am
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, St
Matthews 109 College St, Awapuni.
Gold coin per child. All welcome.
Enquiries Jacqui 021 057 6722.
DOODLEBUGS PLAYGROUP: For
babies and pre-school children with
parents/caregivers, Tuesdays,
9.30am - 12pm. St David’s Church,
Main St opposite Memorial Park.
MoE approved. Koha. Enquiries Pam
358 1964.
LITTLE GROOVERS: Music and
movement for pre-school children,
parents & caregivers, Thursdays,
9.30am to 12pm, St David’s, Main St
opposite Memorial Park. MoE
approved. Koha. Enquiries Pam 358
1964.
PARENTING WORKSHOPS: Triple
P sessions - Parenting in a Blended
Family - couples workshop for
couples, 9.30am - 4pm, Saturday
April 1. Enquiries and registrations
parentlinemanawatu.org.nz/ 355
1655.
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COMMUNITY
BEGINNERS ITALIAN CLASSES:
QEC, 6.30 - 8.30pm, Wednesdays
and Thursdays. Intermediate classes
also available. Enquiries Lucy QEC/
Bev 027 278 3120.
HOKOWHITU BRIDGE CLUB:
Bridge lessons start Wednesday
March 1, Hokowhitu Bowling Club,
$25 for 10 sessions, 7 - 9pm
Wednesdays. Enquiries Derek 027
279 8635/
[email protected].
HOUSIE: 40 games, super house,
keno, money raffle; RSA Trust
Welfare Fund, 10am, Tuesdays,
Terrace End Bowling Club,
Summerhays St. Enquiries Jacquie
356 7673.
500 ON FRIDAYS: A fun evening of
cards 1st, 3rd and 5th Fridays each
month, 6.45pm, PN Bridge Club, cnr
Cuba and Cook St, $5 includes light
refreshments. All welcome. Enquiries
Jo 357 4910/021 139 5367.
BOLIVIA/ MAH-JONG: Learn to
play, Monday and Wednesday
afternoons. Enquiries Ray 350 3021/
Lorna 356 4405
PN RSA: Club night for members,
partners and visitors, alternating
Wednesdays and Thursdays,
Distinction Hotel, Cuba St, Campbell
St entrance, 4 - 7pm. Enquiries 354
8271.HOKOWHITU CLUB (Rebus
Associate): Guest speakers, trips;
dinners, activities. Visitors welcome.
First Thursday each month, 9:30am.
Community Leisure Centre, 569
Ferguson St. Enquiries: Carolyne 354
7609.
MEETING POINT: Crafts, knitting,
sewing, crocheting, painting, budget
cooking, tai chi, cards, morning tea,
relocated to St Peters Church Hall,
Ruahine St, 10am to 12noon,
Tuesdays. All welcome. Gold coin
koha. Enquiries 358 3246.
MEDITATION, JOY and INNER
PURPOSE: Wednesday classes with
Gen Demo, 7 - 8.30pm, Amitabha
Buddhist Centre, 174 Albert St.
Enquiries 355 3524/
meditateinpalmerstonnorth.org/
MINDFULNESS MEDITATION:
Non-sectarian group meditation with
Dr Douglas Osto (Ph D) $5; Unwaged
koha, Tuesdays 6 - 7 pm,
Theosophical Society, 304 Church St.
Enquiries Anthea 353 6221/
[email protected]
CLAIRVOYANCE AND HEALING:
New guest mediums each week, all
welcome, Sundays, 7pm, Manawatu
Spiritual and Healing Centre, Milson
The Burmese Cat Club will bring their furry felines to town this weekend for
their champion show.
PHOTO: ROBERT KITCHIN
Community Centre. Enquiries
Margaret 06 329 3894.
FALUN GONG: A meditation
practice for improving body and
mind, all ages and backgrounds; free
demonstration classes. Tuesdays
6.30 - 8.30pm, Rangiora Community
Hall, 100 Rangiora Ave.
TOASTMASTERS: Learn to speak
confidently with the Palmerston
North club 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays,
7:30pm, Hearing House, 435 Church
St. All welcome. Enquiries Sheryl 358
8313.
MARKETS
ALBERT STREET MARKET:
Saturdays, 6am to 11am, cnr Albert
and Church St. Enquiries: Brian 022
364 6151.
RANGITIKEI STREET MARKET:
Sundays from 7am, 78 Rangitikei St.
Sheltered sites available $10.
Enquiries Belinda 021 263 3586.
CLOVERLEA SUNDAY MARKET:
Sundays 7am - 1pm, Cloverlea Tavern
carpark, 301 Tremaine Ave.
Enquiries Maruna 021 747 668/ 06
213 9902.
HOKOWHITU VILLAGE FARMERS
MARKET: Every 3rd Sunday of the
month. Local produce, artisan food
stalls, street food, live music,
Hokowhitu Village Courtyard, 9am 1pm. Enquiries Robin 027 283 6853.
SPORT & FITNESS
MARCHING: Fun, fitness, friendship
for ex-marchers wanting to get back
into marching, or anyone wanting to
try it out, 6pm to 8pm, Tuesdays.
Enquiries Jennie 358 0585/ 027
3680 383, [email protected]
DANCEXERCISE: New to PN. Fun,
innovative, dance fitness project for
adults. Wide variety of dance styles
plus core strengthening and
stretching. Tues 10 - 11am Square
Edge Dance Studio. Enquiries Tania
027 631 0105
[email protected]
PALMERSTON NORTH
BADMINTON CLUB: Starting March
6. Enquiries Cheerie 021 023 09994
or James, 020 409 70530.
www.pnbc.org.nz
KIDS’ TRIATHLON `I TRIED THE
TRI` SERIES: Until March 13, Four
age grade events 4 - 6yrs, 7yrs, 8
-9yrs, 10 - 12yrs, 5.20 - 7pm, Skoglund
Park and Freyberg Community Pool,
until March 13. Registration from
4.30 pm. Enquiries triclub.co.nz
QIGONG EXERCISES: Beginners
and experienced practitioners
welcome, 1.30 - 2.30pm,
Wednesdays, Kairanga Hall, 1103
Kairanga-Bunnythorpe Rd. Enquiries
Colleen 06 359 2883.
TAIJI & QIGONG: Improve health,
breathing, balance, reduce stress/
pain. Mondays: Awapuni Community
Centre, Newbury St, 6.45pm.
Wednesdays: Leisure Centre, 569
Ferguson St, 10.15am.
LINTON GOLF: Club days
Wednesdays and Sundays, 9am teeoffs. $5 entry fee. Course is inside the
army camp; provide photo ID at the
main gate. Green fee players and
new members welcome; first-year
subs $300. Enquiries Huia 357 4702.
BOWLS PALMERSTON NORTH:
‘‘Rock & Roll Up Bowls’’ for non-
Hand picked, for you.
Beautifully curated products by New Zealand designers for your home.
Indexed is your new favourite online shopping experience.
Visit us online at indexed.co.nz
Free shipping with every purchase.
registered bowlers(Old Mates In
Bowls), until March 8. Enquiries Eric
Cairncross, 027 653 0933.
NORTHERN BOWLING CLUB:
Northern Bowling Club welcomes
new members, coaching provided.
Enquiries Doug 359 5383 or Noeleen
3568302.
HOKOWHITU BOWLING CLUB:
Twilight - every Thursday, 5.30pm.
$7 per person includes barbecue tea.
All welcome. Enquiries Doreen 353
1222.
INDOOR BOWLS: Senior Citizens
Rooms, Main St (opp Globe Theatre),
1.15– 3.30pm, newcomers welcome.
Enquiries Keith 357 1710.
INDOOR BOWLS: Westend Indoor
Bowling Club’s new season, 7.30pm,
Westend School Hall, Tuesdays. All
welcome. Tuition given. Enquiries
Karen 353 0665.
INDOOR BOWLS: Linton Indoor
Bowling Club, 6.45 - 9pm, Mondays,
Linton Camp Community Hall.
Enquiries Laureen Holdaway 358
2611.
CROQUET: Rose Gardens Croquet
Club, The Esplanade. Tuesdays and
Saturdays, Manawaroa Pavilion car
park behind Café Esplanade,
12.45pm. Enquiries Rex 359 2334.
MANAWATU PETANQUE CLUB:
3.15pm for 3.30 start, Thursdays and
1.15pm for 1.30 start Sundays. Tuition
given 74 North St, PN. Tuition given.
Enquiries David 354 2632.
TENNIS: Social Doubles 9 to 11am,
Thursdays, Manawatu Lawn Tennis
Club, Fitzherbert Ave next to PNGHS.
Members free, casual $5. Enquiries
Jenny 354 6271.
SOCIAL TENNIS: Adult players of all
ages. Awapuni Park, Newbury St,
1.30pm, Saturdays. Enquiries Bill, 355
2290.
SENIORS TENNIS: For players over
35yrs. All grades welcome.
Manawatu Veterans Tennis, 9.30am,
Sundays, Awapuni Park, Newbury St.
Enquiries Roger 027 555 6447.
TEN-PIN BOWLING: Experienced
players and beginners are welcome
to join the Prime Time League for
fun and friendship. Enquiries Jan 021
023 99333.
ARTISTIC SKATING: Learn to skate
classes with NZ reps and coaches,
Tuesdays 4.30 - 5.45pm, Bell Hall,
Arena 5, Waldegrave St. Skates
provided or BYO. Enquiries Kylie
Shirley 358 2301.
SPEED SKATING: Learn to skate
classes with NZ reps and coaches,
Wednesdays 5.30 - 6.30pm, Bell Hall,
Arena 5, Waldegrave St. Skates
provided or BYO. Until Dec
18Enquiries Vikki Gibbs 358 9387.
SIT AND BE FIT: Gentle exercise
programme, Church of Christ,
Botanical Rd, 1.30pm, Fridays. Free.
Enquiries Janet 357 2659.
SUPPORT
ARTHRITIS SUPPORT EXERCISE
GROUP: Gentle exercise based on
Middle Eastern dancing, squeezee
ball exercises, tai chi and qi gong.
Experienced instructors. $3, includes
afternoon tea, Community Leisure
Centre, Ferguson St, 2pm,
Thursdays. Enquiries Merilyn 356
4512.
EZZEMEALS: Frozen meals
available from St Matthews Church,
109 College St, Tuesdays 11 12midday, Thursdays 4 - 5pm. Large
meals $9; medium $6. Home
delivery Wednesday or Friday
mornings ($2.50 fee). Enquiries,
brochures and orders 355 2254.
DIABETES: Free, informative and
interactive Healthy Living diabetes
management course, PN, 9.30 11.30am, Saturday, March 25;
Dannevirke, 5.30 - 7.30pm, Tuesday,
March 28, April 4, 11 Register MHT
Diabetes Trust 357 5992/
[email protected] Living
with Diabetes morning tea and
discussion, bring & buy table, 10am,
Wednesday, March 29, Conference
Room, 2nd floor, The Grand Building,
Church St. All welcome. RSVP
Elizabeth 355 3233 by Friday March
24.
LGBT: Find groups intimidating?
Drop into MaLGRA’s clubrooms, 2pm
to 5pm, Thursdays. Icebreakers open
7pm to 9pm, room 203, 2nd floor,
Square Edge, Church St.
AL-ANON: To support families or
friends concerned about someone’s
drinking, 7pm to 8pm, Thursday,
Plunket Rooms, Vogel St. Enquiries
0508 425 266.
HEALING ROOMS: We believe in
the healing power of prayer, All
Saints on The Square, Wednesdays
12 - 2pm, Thursdays 7.30 -8.30pm.
No appointments, no charge.
Enquiries Ginny Norris 355 4420.
FREE CURTAINS: Available to
Community Service Card holders
from Curtain Bank. Phone window
measurements to Red Cross 356
8152 or Curtain Bank, Wednesdays/
Fridays 10am – 2pm. Enquiries 021
143 3800.
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SIXTUS LODGE 40TH JUBILEE
ADVERTISING FEATURE
Lodge a natural learning environment
Manawatu’s Sixtus Lodge has been
operating for 40 years. The first class moved
in on October 24, 1977, and since then more
than 800 class groups have stayed at the
lodge.
For many of this paper’s readers, a camp
at Sixtus Lodge would have been their first
school outdoor education experience.
Until the mid-1990s school usage was
restricted to intermediate age children in
Palmerston North and Feilding but since then
classes of younger children and high school
students, from the wider Manawatu and
beyond, have been welcomed.
Initially Sixtus Lodge was envisaged
primarily as a venue for school outdoor
education but it quickly became apparent
that the facility would also be an attractive
location for weekend parties - youth groups,
special interest groups, family reunions,
religious retreats, etc. Today there are few
periods when the facility is vacant.
The idea for an outdoor education centre
in the region arose in the 1970s. Outdoor
education ‘away from home’ was beginning
to take hold in education circles - but also at
this time, there was an energy crisis leading
to carless days, restrictions on weekend
petrol sales and skyrocketing petrol prices.
Aggravating the issue was that most
established outdoor education facilities were
located well away from Manawatu - which
Sixtus Lodge is a purpose-built facility that has
provided outdoor education for generations of
schoolchildren.
meant transport costs were to loom large in
budgeting for a school camp. This was
proving to be a major impediment for many
children participating in a school camp.
A group of Palmerston North Intermediate
Normal School (PNINS) teachers, who
regarded outdoor education as a vital
component of the school curriculum yet were
also aware of the economic constraints of
’travelling away’, got to wondering whether it
would be viable to establish an outdoor
education centre in Manawatu - and so, after
determining the essential requirements of
such a centre, a serious investigation was
begun.
As the venue was to be for outdoor
education it made sense that it be away from
urban areas and in a landscape quite
different from what most children would be
familiar with. Ideally there should be native
bush nearby and other resources for
’outdoor’ studies. Also, the site selected
would need to be readily accessible by road,
ideally be within a 50km radius of
Palmerston North and be suitable for building
on as groups of some 30 to 40 people would
need to be accommodated from one and four
nights at a time.
The task now became to find such a place.
Many possible sites were considered but
most seemed to have drawbacks accessibilty, terrain, power and water
inadequacies, land purchase costs. But then a
chance meeting with Apiti farmer Les Sixtus
was to bear fruit. Mr Sixtus was enthusiastic
about the idea of young (urban) folk being
made more aware of life outside the towns
and their gaining a greater understanding of
New Zealand’s natural environment. He was
so enthusiastic that he was prepared to offer
some 6 hectares of his land to make such a
venture possible. The site offered seemed to
meet all the required criteria - except one. It
was some 75km from Palmerston North. But
given the other positives of the site, this was
an offer too good to let go.
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FROM PREVIOUS PAGE
With a site in mind, the next task became
whether to construct a facility or to move
unused buildings - like halls and closed
schools - to the site. Costings were done and
eventually it was decided it would be better
to construct a ‘fit for purpose’ building from
scratch rather than transport and convert
buildings originally constructed for other
purposes.
While initially the scheme had been a
PNINS ‘thing’, it soon became apparent that
year round usage of the facility would require
other intermediate and full primary schools
in the area to be involved. An invitation was
offered and soon most of those schools
became enthusiastic supporters too. John
Crone, the driving force behind the scheme,
would arrive at a school with a model of the
proposed facility and a prepared spiel urging
the school to get on board!
The focus then turned to raising the
necessary finance. Pleas for sponsorship and
donations went out, banks were approached
for loans, and fundraising activities were
organised. These were to have sufficient
success to enable construction of the facility
to begin.
During the winter of 1977, teams of
volunteers, guided by tradesmen, were
beavering away on that patch of land
donated by Mr Sixtus. The site was some
16km from Apiti, at the end of a no exit metal
road and within walking distance of the
Ruahine Forest Park.
The first class, appropriately from PNINS,
arrived in October of that year. It is said as
While Sixtus Lodge may have been operating
for 40 years, it has seen many improvements,
including a fully revamped kitchen.
the first carload of children were coming in
the gate, the final drop of wallpaper was
being fixed to the lounge wall! A few weeks
later, the facility was officially opened by
local MP and then Education Minister Les
Gandar.
Sixtus Lodge remains ideally suited as a
base for outdoor education. The main
building is fully carpeted and well insulated,
there is ample hot water, the sleeping areas
are comfortable, the kitchen is well-equipped,
and there is an efficient drying room. Outside
there are playing fields and fixed play
equipment like concrete pads, basketball
hoops and rope swings. There have been
improvements over the years - the
establishment of a Challenge Course and an
Arboretum, and some additional buildings.
But those who attended the facility as
children back in its early years will find it
much as they remember it.
Adjacent to the building are the playing
fields, the Arboretum and the Challenge
Course. In the valley below is a stream and a
native wooded area with well-defined tracks.
Within walking distance are glow worm
caves, a chasm walk and the Ruahine Forest
Park with its natural vegetation cover. A little
further afield is the Oroua River Velley, the
Iron Gate Gorge and the Alice Nash Memorial
Heritage Lodge.
What makes Sixtus Lodge such a great
place? Firstly, its isolation - the only lights
you see from the facility is starlight and while
you are only an hour from Palmerston North
you are part of a totally different landscape
and environment. And secondly, there is no
permanent staff at the lodge. Thus the group
organiser or teacher can arrange the camp
just as they want, focusing on those aspects
and activities which are seen as appropriate
and beneficial to the group or class. When
the group arrives they’re on their own: The
group lives together, eats together,
folk‘housekeeps’ together, and does the
various activities together - so developing a
real sense of community.
Participants usually return home as
‘better’ citizens - more considerate, less
selfish, less dependent and more empathetic
towards other people and the environment.
Furthermore, the charges for hire are very
reasonable. School groups: A flat rate of $10
per head (both adults and students) per
night. Other groups: School age folk $10 per
head per night and adults $20 per head per
night.
So parents, if you are concerned about the
cost of your child’s outdoor education camp,
ask the school why it’s not using one of the
local ‘outdoor education’ venues. There are
at least four within an hour of Palmerston
North.
Transport costs are reduced and children
don’t spend many hours travelling enabling
them to have more time to focus on what
outdoor education should be all about!
On Saturday March 25 Sixtus Lodge will be
celebrating its 40th anniversary with a
jubilee that promises to be a fun and familyfriendly day out in nature.
Visitors will be provided with morning tea
at 10.30am and afternoon tea at 3pm. In
between there will be free horse and pony
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An easy curry that you can make at home!
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Coconut fish curry
❚ 1 brown onion, thinly sliced
❚ 1 carrot, cut in half lengthways
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❚ 2 teaspoons finely grated ginger
❚ 1 tablespoon curry spice mix (see
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❚ 1 cup water
❚ 1 x 400ml can coconut cream
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❚ 1 tablespoon soy sauce
❚ 1 teaspoon sugar
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❚ 75g baby spinach leaves
❚ Juice of 1⁄2 lemon
To serve
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Heat a little oil in a large fry pan
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Cook onion for 2-3 minutes,
until softened.
Add carrot, ginger and curry
spice mix and cook a further 1-2
minutes, until fragrant.
Add water, coconut cream, soy
sauce and sugar.
Bring to a simmer and cook for
4-5 minutes, until vegetables are
starting to soften.
Pat fish dry with paper towels
and remove any remaining scales
or bones. Season with salt and
pepper.
Place whole fish fillets into
coconut sauce, ensuring sauce
covers fish.
Bring to a simmer and cook
gently for about 6 minutes, until
fish is just cooked through.
Gently stir through spinach
and lemon juice and season to
taste with salt and pepper.
To serve, spoon steamed
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Gardening
Keeping pesty moths in check
Combine this pulp with the
same amount of sugar and cook
slowly, stirring constantly, in a
large heavy frying pan, for 30
minutes (or more), until thick and
dark.
LYNDA HALLINAN
WHAT TO DO ABOUT
CODLING MOTHS
Have your apples and pears
been eaten from the inside out?
Codling moth larvae damage
(pictured) is easily identifiable,
both from the trails of brown
waste (frass) inside the fruit, and
the exit holes in the skins.
Codling moths can be
controlled but you need to act in
spring, when the trees are in
blossom. Hang pheromone
monitoring traps (from garden
centres) and spray trees
fortnightly with eco-friendly
caterpillar-specific insecticides
such as Kiwicare’s Organic
Caterpillar Bio Control or Yates
Ultra Success. Both are made
from natural soil bacteria that
caterpillars can’t digest.
At this time of the year, all you
can do is cut out the bad bits postharvest, and make sure there’s no
rotten fruit left on your trees or on
the ground under them. If you
keep chooks, let them eat the
blemished fruit (and its pesky
inhabitants). For those in the
north, this advice also applies to
guava moth infestations, though
they don’t have a season as such,
so you need to spray year-round
to protect everything from feijoas
to citrus.
PICK & PRESERVE AUTUMN
FRUIT
Apples, pears, feijoas, crabapples
and quinces are the mainstays of
the autumn preserver’s orchard.
Bottle and stew fruit for winter,
make jams and jellies, or try your
hand at posh pastes and fruit
cheeses for antipasto platters.
• The basic jelly making method is
the same for all of these fruits.
Roughly chop unpeeled fruit into
a large pot and add just enough
water to cover, then bring it to a
gentle simmer (lid on, if possible)
and cook until the fruit is tender.
STORE ONIONS AND
SHALLOTS
Then tip the pulp into a jelly bag,
large sieve or colander lined with
muslin, or a cheap cotton
pillowcase and strain over a bowl.
(Catch the drips, as it’s the liquid
you want, not the pulp.) Then
simply measure the amount of
liquid you have, and match with
an equal quantity of sugar (or
jam-setting sugar if using a lowpectin fruit). Boil briskly until a
little jelly dribbled onto a cold
plate (from the fridge) gets a
wrinkled skin.
• Feijoas are wonderful bottled,
and it’s not difficult. Cut firm fruit
in half and scoop out the flesh
with a teaspoon. (Reserve the
skins to make feijoa jelly). Place
the scooped fruit into a large bowl
of water with the juice of 1 lemon
(this stops the fruit turning brown
as you work). In a large pot,
dissolve 1 cup sugar to 3 cups
water. When simmering, gently
lower the feijoas into the syrup
and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
Then, using a slotted spoon, pack
the stewed feijoas into hot glass
jars, top up with the stewing
syrup, and screw on lids to seal.
Turn the jars upside down (the
extra heat improves the strength
of the seal) until cool. Pears are
also easy to preserve this way, as
the fruit is firm and holds its
shape.
• A tip for making quince paste.
Instead of boiling chopped
quinces, cook them whole in your
slow cooker until their flesh is
tender and rose-pink, then squish
off the skins and slide out the
cores. It’s the easiest way to get a
smooth pulp.
Weather
Dry alliums indoors. I’d dug my
shallots and was drying them in
rows on the wooden edge of a
raised bed when all that rain fell.
Result? A fair
proportion
have either
resprouted,
softened or
started to rot.
Drats! It’s
important
onions and
shallots aren’t
allowed to get
damp (even
from dew)
after harvest,
so take them indoors, into a
warm, well ventilated room or
shed or lay them out under a
covered verandah. Once fully dry
(rub the stalks; they should be
brittle and papery), you can store
your alliums in paper bags,
hessian sacks or recycled onion
bags. They should last all winter.
MELONS ARE FAST RUNNING
OUT OF TIME
Growing melons outdoors is
fraught with difficulty in many
parts of New Zealand as if they
take too long to set their fruit,
there’s every chance it won’t fully
ripen before the warm weather
runs out. Melons need a reliably
hot summer to germinate, flower,
set fruit, fatten it up and ripen,
and the weather hasn’t done them
any favours this season. Like
pumpkins, if they aren’t reaching
maturity by now, they might start
to soften and rot in the cooler
weather to come. That’s because
the fruit ends up sitting on damp,
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rather than putting them in,
leaving lovely vacancies for
weedy vagrants to act like
squatters.
If your summer crops of
tomatoes, courgettes, pumpkins
and potatoes have been dug and
devoured, don’t just leave the beds
sitting empty. If you aren’t
planning on immediately
replanting, sow cover crops (also
known as green manure crops) of
nitrogen-fixing broad beans, oats
or blue lupin, or lay mulch to stop
weed seeds germinating. You
don’t have to buy bagged mulch –
you can lay down newspapers or
cardboard and dump grass
clippings on top.
In my garden, one of the worst
(and most annoying) weeds is
creeping speedwell, which seeds
thickly and grows into a multirooted mat. So my main task this
weekend will be taking a push hoe
to the green stubble of tiny
seedlings spreading like a carpet
over my vege patch. They come
out easily when still small.
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and it doesn’t help matters that, at
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dewy soil for
most of the
day.
Can you
do anything
to speed up
ripening so
all that effort
doesn’t go to
waste? You
can lift the
fruit up off
the soil – use
a small brick or an upturned
terracotta pot – to keep it warmer
and drier, or slip a piece of black
polythene under it.
Don’t judge ripeness by size, as
tennis ball-sized rockmelons (like
mine) can be just as sweet and
juicy as rugby ball-sized
watermelons. When the vine
starts to shrivel back, tap the fruit
gently – if ripe, they will sound
slightly hollow – and be aware
that birds are liable to peck holes
in them if you leave them
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Your health
WITH AUTHOR AND NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMIST DR LIBBY
How do I kick
sleeping pills?
Email your questions for Dr Libby to
[email protected].
Please note, only a selection of
questions can be answered.
worry begins to compound. We
worry about the consequences of
this lack of sleep to our health on
top of how we’re going to get
through yet another day feeling
less than refreshed. When we’re
in this challenging cycle, it’s
important to reduce the amount of
worries circling in our heads as it
generally (as a stress) only makes
sleep even more elusive.
Whether you’re having trouble
falling asleep or sleeping through
the night, there are several ways
to improve your sleep cycle. It can
be helpful to get your body into a
regular routine of getting up and
going to sleep at a similar time
each day. A morning and/or
evening ritual such as yoga or
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light reading or meditation.
If you consume caffeine, keep
consumption to a minimum (stick
to one coffee if you can) and
remember that caffeine can stay
in the body for around eight hours
so try to avoid drinking it after
midday at the latest. Alcohol is
another substance to be mindful
of. It tends to make you feel sleepy
but often results in a 2-3am wake
up call, disrupting some of the
deepest sleep stages you will have
through the night.
You might also find it helpful
to plan your upcoming day before
you go to bed to stop you waking
up through the night thinking
about that thing you forgot to
schedule in your diary and to
have pen and paper beside the bed
in case you wake up with a
thought that can then be
addressed in the morning.
Join Dr Libby for her Sort
Your Sleep New Zealand tour, for
more information or to purchase
tickets visit drlibby.com
❚ Dr Libby is a nutritional
biochemist, best-selling author
and speaker. The advice
contained in this column is not
intended to be a substitute for
direct, personalised advice
from a health professional.
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meditation can reduce your stress
and prepare your body for deep
rest.
Avoid movement, especially
anything energetic, at the end of
the day as it typically activates
the sympathetic nervous system
which can decrease your
melatonin (sleep hormone)
production and leave you feeling
alert and awake. Leave the
evenings as time to slow down
and stimulate your sleep
neurotransmitters. To do this, it
helps to keep the lighting to a
mimimum and avoid devices for
around 60 to 90 minutes before
bed. You might like to do some
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A: You’re definitely not alone in
your struggles Di – a quarter of
New Zealanders have chronic
sleeping issues according to the
World Association of Sleep
Medicine. And those results were
published five years ago, so that
number may have increased by
now. It’s safe to say that most
people would have experienced
the frustration of a sleepless night
regardless of whether it’s an
ongoing issue for them or not.
We all know how important
quality sleep is, so when we do
have ongoing challenges the
Ask Dr Libby
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Q: I’ve been having huge sleep
challenges for the past six
months or so. I’ve had to resort
to sleeping pills just to get a
good night’s sleep every once in
a while but they make me quite
groggy the following day and I
know they’re not a long-term
solution. Do you have any
suggestions for how I can
improve my sleep? Thanks, Di.
Most people have
experienced the
frustration of a
sleepless night
regardless of
whether it’s an
ongoing issue or
not.
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Backyard banter
Two minutes to make a difference
this morning’s presentation – you
nailed it’’. Remember, do unto
others as you’d have them do unto
you, because love makes the
world go round.
With just a little effort we can gain so much,
writes Erin Reilly.
I
am a terrible procrastinator.
If universities offered courses
in procrastination, I’d have
my doctorate. But there are
some activities we should
prioritise, whether we think we
have the time to or not. And the
best bit is they only take two
minutes.
TAKE 2
The next time you head to the
letterbox, stop to chat with your
neighbour. Take 2, an initiative
sponsored by AMI and in support
of Neighbours Day Aotearoa
(March 25 to 26) invites
Neighbourly members to take two
minutes to introduce themselves
to a new neighbour. You never
know when you might need them.
Neighbours are often the first to
notice house fires, burglaries and
suspicious behaviour.
HI MUM
every hour for a wander around
the office. A change in scenery
and some movement in your legs
will get your blood pumping and
endorphins flowing. Don’t forget
to rest, though. Take two minutes
to step away from a stressful
situation, close your eyes and
take deep breaths. Learning how
to handle stress appropriately will
help you combat situations large
and small, and hopefully avoid
them in the future.
GET MOVING
If you spend too much time
sitting, take two minutes out of
Friends might come and go but
family lasts forever. Call your
parents, especially if you haven’t
talked to them for ages. Even just
a two-minute phone call and a
quick ‘‘I love you’’ could smooth
over historic tension and put
smiles on everyone’s dials.
Neighbourly is a NZ-owned
social media site creating
easy ways for neighbours
to talk and connect. Join
us at neighbourly.co.nz or
download our new iPhone
and Android apps.
BE PREPARED
If you have an iPhone, set up an
DENTAL HYGIENE
Commit two minutes of your day to floss your teeth to avoid cavities.
emergency ID – just in case. Open
your Health app, select Medical ID
and fill in the blanks. Now in an
emergency – even if your phone is
locked – your emergency contact
details can be accessed simply by
hitting the Start button.
LEARN A LANGUAGE
French and Italian routinely
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languages’’ lists. If you want that
claim to fame, download a
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gives you loads of options. And at
just two minutes a day you’ll be
on your way to topping the list.
YOU’RE AWESOME
You know that warm fuzzy feeling
you get when someone gives you a
compliment? Share the love and
take two minutes to give someone
else a compliment too. It could be
as simple as, ‘‘That colour looks
great on you’’ or ‘‘Well done in
Flossing. It might sound
ridiculous (who actually likes
doing this?), but looking after
your teeth is really important as
1.3 million Kiwis aged over 18
suffer from gum disease, and less
than half of us go to the dentist
every year. Avoid future fillings
and falsies by committing two
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THEATRE
The Spontaneous crew and cast of Legislate That!, from left, Leona Revell, Aaron Whale, Ari McBrearty, Ella Revell and Alan
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Dingley.
Poking fun at PC safety
Legislate That! An OSH-approved, tickthe-box, PC Production. By Karla
Haronga with Spontaneous for Te
Pūanga Whakaari Productions, back of
Bayley’s Real Estate Building,
Manchester St, Feilding March 16 to 25.
Reviewed by Richard Mays.
scripted for secondary students to
perform as part of the New Zealand
Theatre Federation One Act Play
Festival in 2008, gets the Spontaneous treatment from the team of
Palmerston North improvisers.
Led by improv veteran Alan
Dingley, and accompanied on keyboard by Ella Revell, 11, the troupe
get to play netball with an invisible
ball, because throwing balls inside
is dangerous.
Office workers get injured while
taking their mandatory workstation
group
micro-pause
exercises, and a breastfeeding
mother is embarrassed by a cafe’s
overly zealous and intrusive privacy concerns. One of the best skits
saw the school lunch police ridding
kids’ lunchboxes of anything containing nuts, sugar, or food.
Good fun, and ripe for extension,
this sort of revue style comedy
should definitely be encouraged.
Call Alan on
Manawatu
REVIEW
School Dance, by Matthew Whittet,
directed by Darlene Mohekey,
Centrepoint Theatre, to April 29.
Reviewed by Tina White.
without going into spoiler country.
It’s what you might expect from
its title, and then again, quite different. Matthew Whittet’s whimsical
comedy is part bizarro-world fantasy, part fairytale, part coming-ofage saga and mostly a tribute to any
geeky, gawky teenage kid who
doesn’t quite fit, in and out of school.
Darlene Mohekey’s deft direction, Ian Harman’s brilliant set
design and costumes, with Tanya
Pilcher’s lighting design and the
intricate sound, along with
pounding dance rhythms, combine
to whirl the audience away into a
daze of action that never lets up.
The storyline’s three ‘‘loser’’
teens and the multi-faceted girl
characters played by Bronwyn
Turei, have to do some incredibly
physical things during the show, but
hardly stop to take a breath.
It’s the kind of show that might
need a second viewing to fully
appreciate the technique involved.
Ex-city singers returning home
Craig Beardsworth and Megan Corby
return to Palmerston North for the
Globe Concert Series.
RICHARD MAYS
Two may be company, but three’s a
concert.
Former city singers Craig
Beardsworth baritone and Megan
Corby soprano, accompanied by
pianist Catherine Norton, are the
guest performers for Sunday’s Globe
Series Matinee.
Now living in Wellington and
regular performers there, Corby and
Beardsworth met while pupils at
Ross Intermediate, and both
attended Freyberg High School.
The pair were singing students of
Helen Caskie before moving to Wellington. Corby performed in local
theatre shows and Beardsworth won
a scholarship in 1998 to the New Zea-
land National Singing School. Both
went on to graduate with music
degrees at Wellington’s Victoria
University. The pair have made
occasional forays back to Palmerston North.
Sunday’s concert is called
Smorgasbord or alternatively Pardon, what theme?, and with titles like
that
concert
convenor
Guy
Donaldson said the audience should
expect a range of styles.
There will also be a smattering of
American arias and some lighter
numbers including music from
Spamalot, a musical comedy
adapted from the 1975 film Monty
Python and the Holy Grail.’’
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Caution tape, cones, fluoro vests,
ducting and audience marshalls set
the scene for this 60-minute comic
interlude.
Live sketch comedy is a rare
beast in Manawatu, since the
demise of Massey University capping revues.
With most contemporary comic
energies being poured into stand-up,
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format that explores the lighter side
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“To be sure”
“To be sure”
Dave Morse
Ph 06-359-2949 • Mob 027-284-1428
• 12 Inch Mulcher
• Tree Reshaping
• Tree Pruning
• Full Insurance Cover
Questions will be collected during the evening for a
panel-type question and answer session at the end,
followed by a cup of tea.
• Tree Removal
• 26 Years Experience
• Qualified Arborists
Freephone 0508 800 800
www.horizons.govt.nz
• Water Blasting
• Wall Papering
BOBCAT / EXCAVATOR
Ross Whale, a farmer from Marton, will also talk about
how a group of farmers achieved water security though
the Whale’s Line Water Scheme.
M J McCartney
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Ph 0274 428 095 or 06 357 4693
Free Quotes - Certified Builder
• Professional Painters
• All Painting
• Spray Painting
Bill Tottenham | Builder
PHONE 06-329-9815
MOBILE 027 262 1923
E: [email protected]
No job too small - 40 years experience
Builder
PAINTERS &
DECORATORS
HOME MAINTENANCE
General House Maintenance
A public meeting will be held on:
THE FOXTON LITTLE
THEATRE
Ph 353 8805 or
027 608 5334
PURSUANT TO THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING
BYLAW 2011:
PUBLIC MEETING
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High standard of workmanship
All debris from job removed from site
Notification:
• Fences • Decks • Pagolas • Paving
• Landscaping • Bricklaying
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Our audience your customers
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Have you recently taken
a fantastic photo
of a school or
community event,
or something beautiful
in our region?
Ph: 06 354 4264
DOUBLE GLAZING
We specialise Retrofitting aluminium
windows & replacement doors & windows
Call Craig for a quote today
06 326 9688
027 672 7747
Phone CRAIG at 356-7058 for a
FREE measure and quote
1049 Tremaine Ave
PALMERSTON NORTH
6769681AA
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FREE
TOWING
The following meetings of Horizons Regional Council
will be held during April 2017 in the Tararua Room,
Regional House, 11-15 Victoria Avenue, Palmerston
North, unless otherwise advised:
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FLEA Flummox™ Natural
Flea Treatment for Pets
★Effective ★Low Cost★
www.countryherbals.co.nz
Ph 021 144 1113
MEETINGS
• Upgrade to LED Lighting
• Installs & Maintenance
• New homes wiring • Alterations
• Switchboard Upgrades
• Water heating services
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PETS
ELECTRICIAN
Wanted All Cars & Trucks
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PALMERSTON NORTH
Suburban Hair Dressing
Saloon for sale with good
clientele. Ph 027 337-7888
Wino NZ Limited,
(105 Albert Street,
Palmerston
North)
has made application
to
the
District
Licensing Committee
at Palmerston North
for the renewal of an
Off-Licence in respect
of
the
premises
situated at 105 Albert
Street,
Palmerston
North,
known
as
Liquorland
Albert
Street.
The general nature of
the business to be
conducted under the
licence
is:
Bottle
Store.
The days on which
and the hours during
which
alcohol
is
intended to be sold
under the licence are:
Monday to Sunday
9.00am to 10.00pm
The application may
be inspected during
ordinary office hours
at the office of the
Palmerston
North
District
Licensing
Committee at the
Customer
Service
Centre,
Civic
Administration
Building,
Ground
Floor, The Square,
Palmerston North.
Any person who is
entitled to object and
who wishes to object
to the issue of the
licence may, not later
than 15 working days
after the date of the
publication of the first
notice, file a notice in
writing of the objection
with the Secretary of
the District Licensing
Committee
at
Palmerston North City
Council, Private Bag
11034,
Palmerston
North.
No objection to the
renewal of a licence
may be made in
relation to a matter
other than a matter
specified in section
131 of the Sale and
Supply of Alcohol Act
2012.
This is the first
publication of this notice.
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the
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any:
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AUTO PAINT REPAIR
Successfully operated
in Palmerston North for
22 years.
Full training and
ongoing support given.
Contact:
John McDonald
027 4478560
TRADES AND SERVICES
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PUBLIC NOTICE
RENEWAL
OF OFF-LICENCE
Section 101
Sale and Supply of
Alcohol Act 2012
CARS WANTED
6769677AA
FINAL TOUCH
FRANCHISE
PUBLIC NOTICES
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BUSINESSES FOR SALE
24 THE TRIBUNE, MARCH 22, 2017
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• 3.5 Star energy rating
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WashSmart™ Top
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• 7kg capacity • 1000 RPM spin
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load small footprint • Flexible
finned agitator for better clothes
Care • Soft close lid
• 3.5 Star water rating
WA7060G2
Ice & Water French
Door Refrigerator
• 519 litre capacity • Active
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dispensers • LED lighting •
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• H 1715mm x W 790mm x D
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Freestanding Stove
• 87 litre total capacity
• 4 cooking functions • Fan
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• Slide-out warming drawer
OR61S4CEWW4
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• 6 wash programs
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• Energy saving delay start
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• Child lock
• SmartDrive™ technology
• Stainless Steel fi nish
• 3.5 Star energy rating
• 5 Star water rating
DD60DAX9
Top Load Washer
• 5.5kg capacity • 8 wash
cycles • 810 rpm maximum
spin speed • Pulsating
wash action • 3 Star
water rating
HWMP55918
Sensor Dryer
• 5kg capacity
• Auto sensing
• 3 dryness levels
• 4 dry cycles
• Reverse tumbling
DE5060M1
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