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Speeding buses and a lack of parking are two of the problems facing teachers, parents and children in early childhood centres in Wainuiomata.

There is little to no road signs outside of many centres in the valley warning drivers to slow down.

Jack and Jill Kindergarten has been fi ghting with New Zealand Buses for many years, fi nally asking Hutt South MP Trevor

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warning drivers of the centre, but these were only put up after a child was hit by a car a few years back.

“It is only a matter of time before someone gets hit again.” says head teacher Chris Moses.

“I understand the drivers are on a schedule, but they are going so fast.”

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The Wainuiomata Summer Pools offi cially opened at the weekend, signalling warmer weather is well and truly on the way.

Last Saturday close to 800 locals took advantage of the pool’s annual open day and as part of the celebration, entry was free.

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Family friendly trail

By Emma McAuliff e

Wainuiomata’s own trail park is set to get a new family friendly track.

The Wainuiomata Trail Project has announced it will begin work on the Mohaka Valley track in coming weeks.

The project would see a new mountain bike track, suitable for different abilities and ages, leading up and around the Wainuiomata Hill.

Wainuiomata Trail Project President, Martin Gribble, estimated the Wainuiomata Trail Project had been running for more than a decade, and boasted more than a dozen tracks.

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READY TO RIDE: Caitlin, Eleanor and Thalia Gribble are ready for the Mohaka Valley track. PHOTO: Emma McAuliff e

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A kaka has been spotted in Wainuiomata for the fi rst time in nearly 20 years.

The Greater Wellington Regional Council reported the North Island Kaka was spotted at the Wainuiomata Water collection area during this year’s annual bird count by the Environmental Sci-ence Terrestrial team.

This was the fi rst time a kaka had been spotted in Wainuiomata since 1998.

Regional council biodiver-sity manager, Tim Porteous,

said the sighting was “really exciting” for the regional council.

“One bird sighting does not necessarily mean a nesting population, but we are hop-ing that the habitat is now attractive to this threatened native species.

“We see this unexpected sighting as demonstrating the importance of the re-gional council’s efforts to protect habitats that can support our native plants and animals.”

Tim said the work was collaborative between the regional council and the science and monitoring, parks and biodiversity teams which worked together to-wards achieving the goals of the council’s biodiversity strategy.

“These combined efforts could result in the establishment of a kaka bird p opu la t ion which would be an amazing

outcome. “Sighting one of these birds

is always a delight, they are usually easy to spot as they move in small flocks and make loud calls when they fl y above the forest canopy. We would love to hear from people who have seen kaka wild in our region,” he said.

Kaka Facts • The kaka is a large parrot belonging to the Nestorinae family which includes the kea and the extinct Norfolk Island kaka.• There are between 1000 and 5000 kaka currently in New Zealand.• There are two sub-species of kaka in New Zealand- the North Island Kaka and the South Island Kaka.

Kaka spotted in the valley

“These combined efforts could result in the establishment of a kaka bird p opu la t ion which would be an amazing

wild in our region,” he said.

• The kaka is a large parrot belonging to the Nestorinae family which

• There are two sub-species of kaka in New Zealand- the North Island Kaka

Continued from page 1Tracks ranged from the

‘Kinderspiel’, which is made for children, to tougher rides such as the ‘Free Wheel’, for experienced BMX riders, Mar-tin said.

Martin said he was look-ing forward to breaking new ground with the Mohaka Valley track, which would be family friendly.

“It would be a very entry level track, a grade two track- easier than the Te Whiti Riser.

“The next valley is pretty special. It’s pretty cool over here, but the land over there is beautiful,” he said.

He said much of the existing tracks were “utilised” by family groups and the new one would be too.

“[The trail park] is one of the better places for younger people in the Wellington region,” he said.

He said while work on the Mo-haka Valley track would begin in two weeks, it was diffi cult at this stage to estimate when work would be completed.

“It really all depends on how much funding we have,” Martin said.

“It could be an 18-month to two year dig by hand, or it could take contractors a week.”

He said the club fundraised annually through an Enduro and Relay, both held earlier in the year and had no plans at this stage for further fundraising.

The Wainuiomata Trail Project is always looking for more volunteers to assist with digs. Digs are communicated via the group’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/wai-nuiomatatrailproject

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By Emma McAuliff e

Students took to the streets to show their support for Maori Language last week.

Wainuiomata Intermedi-ate’s Whanau class headed to the inaugural Te Reo Maori parade in Wellington last Monday to march and sing songs in support of Maori Language week.

The Te Reo Maori parade was marched from Parlia-ment to Te Papa and was the fi rst to be held in New Zealand.

Also taking part were the Maori Language Week am-bassadors Andrew Mehrtens, Jenny-May Clarkson, Nehe Milner and Julian Dennison.

Deputy Principal at Wainui-omata Intermediate Mereana Brown said the parade was an

“amazing experience for all involved”.

As part of the parade the students had the opportunity to do Kapa Haka with Maori Party MP Marama Fox and sing waiata, she said.

“The students were aware that they were making his-tory. It was a great way to launch Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori in our school and we had other activities over the week to encourage stu-dents, teachers and whanau to 'Akina te Reo' - give it a go,” she said.

For more information on Maori Language Week head to www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz/what-we-do/events-and-promotions/maori-language-week/2016-maori-language-week/

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MARCH FOR LANGUAGE: Wainuiomata Intermediate students following the Te Reo Maori parade. PHOTO: Supplied.

Residents had the opportunity to share their stories about the Wai-nuiomata Hill at King of the Hill at the beginning of the month. These memories and stories were then placed on a board. The board will be available at the Wainuiomata Library again this week. There will be more opportunities for people to share their memories of the town’s history in the future.

Kids discoHutt valley Miss Universe Finalist, Tijana Selak, will be holding a kids disco at the Wainuiomata Community Hall on Tuesday, July 19. Event will run from 6.30pm until 8.30pm and costs $5 per child. 50 per cent of the funds will go to the children’s charity Variety. All ages welcome and snacks will be available with a gold coin donation.

Seriously Warped A new exhibition by Port Nicholson Handweavers will be opening at Alfred Memelink Artspace Gallery this weekend. The exhibition entitled “Seriously Warped” celebrates the clubs 40th anniversary and features work by leading weavers from the Hutt Valley and the wider Wellington region. Selection of work includes fi ne wraps, scarves, tapestries and cushions. Exhibition runs from Sat-urday, July 16 until Sunday, July 31 at 223 The Esplanade, Petone.

Kokiri Marae will be hosting a fashion show for Women’s Refuge next weekend. Event will be held at the Rugby Clubrooms on Moohan Street Friday, July 22 at 7pm. Clothing dona-tions welcomed. Tickets are $10 and are available from the Wainuiomata Community Hub on Queen Street or by phoning 939 4630.

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By Emma McAuliff e

Resource consent has been granted for work to begin on the old clean fi ll site at Waiu Street.

Consent has been granted to KJ Whitley to start developing the land on Waiu Street fol-lowing a hearing in early May.

A clean fill is a lot speci-fi ed for the disposal of non-polluting waste which includes material such as concrete, dirt and some construction rubble.

The previous clean fi ll on the Waiu Street site had gone into liquidation in 2014.

KJ Whitley sought consent for the site last year and sub-missions were called for.

The Hutt City Council re-ceived 12 submissions from local businesses and teams at the council, nine of which were in opposition.

The Parks and Gardens team at the council opposed work on the site because they saw raising the level of the land to

three metres high would have “negative effects” on the exist-ing features and topography.

Others objected due to con-cern over dust and pollution.

Consent was granted because it was seen as desirable for the site to be used rather than be left to deteriorate.

At the front of the site is KO Panel and Paint. Manager Keith Ounsworth, said the land being developed was “the best thing that could have happened to it”.

“It’s good for nothing at the moment. It’s a wasteland. The land needs to be opened up,” he said.

He said he remained positive the development would be benefi cial to the community.

“I’ll be the fi rst to object if it becomes a problem,” he said.

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DEVELOPMENT: The end of the Waiu Street grounds which could see developments in coming months. PHOTO: Emma McAuliff e

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A local kindergarten has reason to celebrate their work with the environment after picking up an award last week.

Arakura Kindergarten earned its Bronze Enviroschools award at a special ceremony last Tuesday.

Enviroschools is a nationwide pro-gramme which supports children and young people to plan, design and imple-ment sustainability actions important to them and their communities through a series of goals and awards.

Arakura Kindergarten is the only kinder-garten in Wainuiomata to have gained an Enviroschools award.

Wainuiomata Primary School is the only other school in the valley to have one.

Arakura Kindergarten teacher, Rob Col-lins, said it had taken the kindergarten two and a half years to earn their Bronze award.

“We were the pilot programme for early childhood centres in Lower Hutt

and adapted the programme to our needs. We wanted to focus on zero waste and eliminate plastic wrap,” she said.

Rob said the kindergarten had now man-aged to eliminate all plastic wrap from children’s lunches, and whatever did come in was recycled.

“The whanau has been behind us in all of this,” she said.

Rob said the kindergarten would now start to consider their journey towards the Silver award.

“Bronze was the foundation setting the roots for sustainability and looking after the environment, [our children] becoming leaders in the future. It very much involved our community.

“Silver is deeper thinking and direct focus. We’re getting our feedback and fi guring out what we’re putting in place. Two years is the focus for silver,” she said.

For more information on Enviroschools head to www.enviroschools.org.nz.

REWARDED: Children gather with Arakura Kindergarten’s new sign. PHOTO: Supplied.

Bronze for local Kindergarten

By Emma McAuli� e

A local boy will be trialling for a national squad this week.

Wainuiomata High School student Montelle Le’afa-Sione has been invited to trial for the New Zealand Under 18 Rugby League team.

He was the only person from Wel-lington invited to the trials, which take place in Rotorua this week.

The 17-year-old said he was “happy as” to have made the cut.

“When I found out I made it I was

really excited,” Montelle said.Montelle said he has been playing

rugby league since primary school and transferred his skills to rugby union this year as a member of the Wainuiomata High School 1XVs.

He also plays for Wainuiomata’s U17s rugby league squad.

Montelle said he had been doing extra trainings to prepare for the trials, including running up to the Wainuiomata water tower every evening.

His mother, Windy Sione, said

Montelle had made selection to trial last year but selectors had gone with one of the older boys.

“This year he will be one of the older boys,” she said.

Montelle will have another oppor-tunity to show off his skills in rugby league at the end of the year when he jets off to Australia to play for the Canberra Raiders U18 squad.

He will leave in November for the summer after fi nishing school.

“I’ve got my summer sorted,” Montelle said.

League legend in the making

LEAGUE STAR: Montelle with his brother Delysn. PHOTO: Emma McAuliff e

By Emma McAuli� e

Locals will have a week to make over the town centre later this year.

Love Wainuiomata’s ‘7 Day’ makeover will be taking place on Queen Street from the Sunday, September 25 until Saturday, October 1.

‘7 Day Makeovers’ were started by David Engwicht in Australia as a way to bring communities together and create extraordinary places in areas of a town.

Love Wainuiomata’s making stuff hap-pen champion, Esther Venning, said the makeover would be a chance for locals to make the Wainuiomata’s town centre over with things they wanted to see in it.

“What it will be is decided by the people involved,” she said.

Esther said there were two core things to know about the makeover and what it meant for Wainuiomata.

“This is your community, your home. It’s a great opportunity for people to make it feel like that and it’s about

people coming together with neighbours and groups,” she said.

She said the call was currently out to anyone who could give some of their time to the makeover be it an hour or a few days.

“We’d rather have 1000 people giving an hour each than 20 people full time. Our big thing is to get people to come into the town centre,” she said.

Esther said the makeover was free to whoever wanted to join and people could get involved with projects they would like to see happen or take on smaller tasks surrounding the event.

“Our focus is on recycling, reusing and repurposing,” she said. For more information or to get involved head to www.facebook.com/7dayWainuiomata or email [email protected]. An information evening will be held at the Wainuiomata Shopping Centre on Tuesday, August 16 from 6.30pm until 8pm.

OUR TOWN: What would you like to see in the Wainuiomata town centre? PHOTO: Emma McAuliff e

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A special concert for the com-munity will be held this weekend at the Coast Road Church.

Local man, James Davis, will be holding a community sing along this Saturday evening at the Church to celebrate the hymns town found-ers used to sing.

James said he got the idea when he started to read the lyrics of hymns from the 19th century to understand the circumstances they were written under.

“I’ve been down at the church looking at [the graves of] the origi-nal people and I was quite interested in who had died. These songs would have been the top 10 for them.

“Songs today are quite shallow. These songs were about helping others. They were trying to fi nd an anchor and for them it was Jesus, it was the cross. They would have been singing them right off the page when they were written,” James said.

He said the concert would include famous numbers like John New-ton’s ‘Amazing Grace’ among other hymns from the 19th century and he would play the songs on guitar alongside the audience singing them.

James said it was the fi rst time he had organised an event of this calibre and he was looking forward to it.

“I’m really excited about it. I love Wainui. I was born here. I’ve played in front of people before but

I’ve never organised something like this,” he said. The Community concert will take place at the Coast Road Church this Saturday, July 16 from 5pm until 6pm. Free entry, all welcome.

Local concert for keen singers

By Emma McAuliff e

Youth around the valley got on board with Maori Language week last week.

Youth from TiHei Rangatahi had a concert at the War Memorial Library in Lower Hutt last Tuesday afternoon showcasing original and well known songs in English and Te Reo.

Performers from the group in-cluded Amahre Edwardson, Zahria and Jakhaia Awatere, Keita Moses, Nataahia Pasene and Reriti Moeahu.

In the community hub the Wai-nuiomata Library held a special Baby Bounce and Rhyme and Sto-rytime for the younger community

members.Schools around the valley also

got involved with the week, having Kapa Haka performances and special events.

Fernlea School celebrated the end of their school term with a hangi for family and friends.

Students presented their own koru’s to their parents and sang Maori songs together.

Fernlea School assistant principal Donna Goss called the event a “great success”.

“It was a totally new experience for many students. Many of them loved the hangi, some even coming back for seconds and thirds,” she said.

READY FOR HYMNS: James Davis is holding a sing along at the Coast Road Church this Saturday. PHOTO: Emma McAuliff e

Youth get behind Maori Language Week

SINGING STAR: Amahre Edwardson sings at the War Memorial Library with Tyna Keelan. PHOTO: Emma McAuliff e.

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Q: It’s Maori Language Week, can you speak any Te Reo?

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

Keita Moses, Wainuiomata

“Yes I can we learnt in class.”

Rina Williams, Wainuiomata

“I’m alright but not � uent or anything.”

Zaharah Idris, Lower Hutt

“I’ve been in Awhina group at Uni and Kapa Haka at school.”

Claire Taylor, Wainuiomata.

“I know a little bit but not heaps.”

Tania Snoep, Wainuiomata.

“Not very much. I’m from the wrong generation. I would love to learn though.”

Paul Butcher, Wainuiomata.

“Embarrassingly no. My pronunciation is terrible.”

Wainuiomata.Paul Butcher,

WainuiomataRina Williams,

WainuiomataKeita Moses, Tania Snoep,

Wainuiomata.Tania Snoep, Claire Taylor,

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What do you like doing outside of work?“My daughter’s netball games are always the

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What would your ideal day be like?“I’d get up late. Have a coffee and

read the whole newspaper. Cook brunch. Take my daughter shopping. Go out for a nice meal in town with friends. Not working, not checking emails and my phone would be turned off all day.”

Why do you love working in Wainuiomata?

“The people. I know it’s cliched but the people are all really cool to deal with here. It’s nice to be part of the community. I’ve lived here for nearly 10 years now. It’s good to be part of that.”

Paul Butcher, Real Estate Agent and Chef

The Hutt city Council is warning residents against pol-luting the enviroment with detergents. Hutt City Council is frustrated by residents, groups and businesses continuing to pollute the city’s waterways when they wash their cars, including those who believe biodegradable detergents

are eco-friendly. Regulatory Services Divisional Manager Geoff Stuart said there were no environmentally friendly de-tergents including biodegrad-able brands. “Any detergent or cleaning agent that gets into the city’s storm water drains when a resident washes their car ultimately ends up in our

streams, rivers and harbour. The impact on our environ-ment can be devastating,” he said. Council recommended residents use a commercial car wash. If residents preferred to wash their car at home, they could reduce environmental harm by washing on a lawn or gravel.

‘Safe’ detergents not washing




top priority. Socialising with family and friends. I used to be a chef and I still like cooking. I’d open a nice bottle of wine and cook dinner or go


read the whole newspaper. Cook brunch. Take my daughter shopping. Go out for a nice meal in town with friends. Not working, not checking emails and my phone would be

Why do you love working in

“The people. I know it’s cliched but the people are all really cool to deal with here. It’s nice to be part of the community. I’ve lived here for nearly 10 years now. It’s good to be part of

Paul Butcher, Real Estate Paul Butcher, Real Estate Paul ButcherAgent and Chef




top priority. Socialising with family and friends. I used to be a chef and I still like cooking. I’d open a nice bottle of wine and cook dinner or go


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Intermediate students explored their diversity with a special cul-tural week before the end of term.

Wainuiomata Intermediate held their annual Cultural Week in Week Nine of Term Two to cel-ebrate the diversity and different cultures within their school.

Wainuiomata Intermediate Prin-cipal Pearl Murti said the school took part by creating ‘Identity Art’ and writing stories about their culture.

“It was the culmination of our Social Science topic, Identity- Who are we as a nation of people? Students completed their Inquiry Learning studies and we cel-

ebrated everyone’s culture with students sharing their culture with others through costume, food, art, songs and dances,” she said.

The week came to an end with a special Cultural Parade and Kapa Haka last Friday morning.

Students had the option to wear cultural dress and take part in pa-rade in front of family and friends.

School shows off its culture

ALL DRESSED UP: The winners of last Friday’s cultural parade. PHOTO: Supplied.

Five young people from the Hutt Valley will be jetting to Japan later this month to teach English to locals.

Thomas Palmer, Hannah Van Vliet, Martin Wabnitz, April Sului and Malcolm Pimentel were chosen to travel to Minoh in Japan as part of the Japan Exchange Teaching (JET) programme.

Minoh has been Lower Hutt’s Sister City for 21 years.The JET programme is open for anyone with a university

degree in any subject who wishes to teach English to schools in Japan.

The fi ve chosen from the Hutt Valley met with Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace at the weekend to discuss their upcoming trip and how they would represent Lower Hutt whilst overseas.

Mr Wallace said he was pleased to meet the young ambas-sadors who would be teaching English in schools and interact with locals strengthening the Lower Hutt-Minoh Sister City relationship.

The fi ve would also be very involved with the Hutt Friendship Club based in Minoh which is in contact with Lower Hutt every month, he said.

Mr Wallace said he hoped more students from Wainuiomata would consider taking on the JET programme in future years.

“Wainuiomata already has a very close link with Japan through the Wainuiomata High School International Students programme,” he said.

Leaving on a JET plane

OFF TO JAPAN: Hannah van Vliet, Malcolm Pimentel, Mayor Ray Wallace, Martin Wabnitz, April Sului and Thomas Palmer. PHOTO: Supplied.

The Wairarapa is a pretty great place to live. With laid back locals and beautiful scenery, the best of the good life is on offer.

But when residents Brent and Jeanette Elder found that Jeanette needed specialist cancer treat-ment at Wellington Hospital, the Wairarapa suddenly seemed very remote.

The logistics of travelling and managing Jeanette’s cancer journey took on new meaning, potentially adding a signifi cant amount to their existing stress levels.

“The travel can be the real killer” said Brent. “Jeanette really needed to be close to the hospital without any worries associated with traveling or costs,” he said.

“She needed to be in a com-

fortable place so that she could focus her efforts on maintaining the strength she needed for her cancer journey.”

Margaret Stewart House is located on the grounds of Wel-lington hospital, and is run by the Cancer Society Wellington.

It provides support for people like Brent and Jeanette whilst they have treatment at the Wel-lington Blood and Cancer Centre.

It hosts not only patients receiv-ing treatment, but their friends and whanau too and up to 40 people can be accommodated.

“The family atmosphere, the facilities and the volunteers are amazing,” said Brent.

“We are greatly indebted to the Cancer Society for providing such a great facility, as I am sure

are so many others.“It certainly helped us through

our cancer journey, by having the support of the facility and staff.”

The Cancer Society is cur-rently running its ‘Power Up’ campaign.

Through the campaign, it hopes to raise $70,000 to cover the costs of 115 solar panels.

This will save over $300,000 during the 25 year warranty period; freeing up money for the Cancer Society Wellington to spend on other essential cancer services.

The Wainuiomata News will be tracking the Cancer Society’s progress throughout its Power Up campaign. Check in each week to see updates on fundraising efforts.

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SOLUTIONFor March 23, 2005

ACROSS 1. Failure to notice (9) 6. Astonished (9)11. Type of warm water shark (5)12. Speech (7)13. Drillin tool; … & Bit (5)14. Washed (8)17. Excited (10)18. Exclamation of disgust (3)20. Lie hidden (4)22. Flightless bird (7)24. Leisurely (Mus) (6)26. Moist (3)28. Class (5)29. Deep-seated malice (7)32. Profitable business;… Concern (5)33. Meadow (3)34. Taxi (3)35. Pair of performers (3)36. Pirouette (5)37. Inactivity (7)38. Group of eight (5)39. Vex (3)41. Doze (6)42. Provisions (7)44. Chew steadily (4)47. Covered vehicle (3)49. Makes worse (10)51. Seized (8)

55. Chaos(inf) (5)56. Showy display of boldness (7)57. Boredom (5)58. Home (9)59. Lasting the entire evening (5-4)

DOWN 1. Of sight (7) 2. Golf; two strokes under par (5) 3. Fortress, ...hold (6) 4. Elegance (5) 5. Neat (4) 6. Agnostic (7) 7. Expect (6) 8. Prententious language (12) 9. Answer (5)10. Large battleship (11)15. Seabird (3)16. Small budget; ...-string (4)19. Sovereign (6)21. Pragmatic person (7)23. Austere, ...-laced (6)25. Shimmer (7)26. Sensible (4-8)27. Confer holy orders upon (6)28. Uninvited guest (4-7)30. Vehicle (3)31. Get (6)40. Please reply (Fr) (abbr) (4)

43. Medium (7)44. Type of antelope (3)45. Nuptial ceremony (7)46. Duplicating material, ... paper (6)48. Bear witness to (6)50. Donates(5)52. Between(5)53. Music piece with recurring theme (5)54. Rapid tour(political campaign) ‘…storm’(4)

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PuzzleWR OO RC S DS CROSSWORD By Russell McQuarters

SOLUTIONFor April 9, 2003


SOLUTIONFor July 28, 2004

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

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

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

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





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

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

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

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

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Our summer pools were built by us.Blends in well did cause no fuss.With hydro slide will cause a splash.And to it many people dash. Through native bush we twist and wiggle.From the children brings a giggle.Severn days a week the place is open.Hot summer days we all are hopen!

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SOLUTIONFor March 16, 2005

CROSS1. SEE 7 ACROSS.7. & 1 ACROSS. Make a great effort (4,3,3,3,5)11. Should (5)12. Delicacy (7)13. Enormous (5)14. Made known (9)15. Vital (9)16. Very happy (6)18. Gratifies a desire (7)21. Leg joint (4)23. Groove (3)25. Tree (3)27. Boxing match (4)28. Found (7)30. Young bird of prey (6)32. Wield (3)33. Insect (3)34. Tree-lined street (6)35. Large,spotted animal (7)36. Young Women’s Christian Assoc (Abbr) (4)37. Low tavern (3)39. Range of knowledge (3)41. Flat (4)43. Prickly plant (7)45. Most uncommon (6)48. Essential part (in score)

(Mus) (9)49. Sent away (9)51. Uncanny (5)52. Rife (7)53. Ward off (5)54. Paves the way (7)55. Constantly (11)

DOWN1. Shun (5)2. Lawmaking body (11)3. Inn-keeper (8)4. Most secure (6)5. Possessed (5)6. Hang (7)7. Satisfaction (8)8. Traditional story (6)9. Formal speech (7)10. Sum (5)16. Hug (7)17. Most tedious (7)19. Astound (5)20. Slim (7)22. Contestant (7)24. Trifle (3)26. Small rug (3)29. Cast out (5)31. Anarchy (11)32. Breed of dog (3)

33. Noah’s vessel (3)38. Cinemas (8)40. Plot path (8)42. Ban (7)44. Pertaining to earthquakes (7)46. Most pleasant (6)47. Bloodsucking fly (6)48. Uncovers (5)49. Stage play (5)50. Simple song (5)

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ACROSS 1. Dubious (7) 5. Liberated (11)11. High up (5)12. Large tent (7)13. Counter (5)14. Hung (9)15. Bears witness (9)16. Poet (4)17. List (7)19. Daintily odd (6)23. Free (6)26. Lionize (7)29. Against (4)30. One-horse carriage (3)32. The ... Commandments (3)34. Image (4)35. Inheritance (7)36. Wanaka ‘warbird’ collector, Sir Tim ... (6)39. Hard coating (6)40. Numbs (7)42. Crooked (4)46. Hateful (9)48. Pompous (9)50. Leg bone (5)

51. Eighth of mile (7)52. Patent (5)53. Confirmation (11)54. River mouth (7)

DOWN 1. Switches (5) 2. Supporter (7) 3. Respect (6) 4. Fear (8) 5. Nobleman’s estate (7) 6. Grown up (5) 7. Fold (6) 8. Accesible (8) 9. Based on custom (11)10. Adores (5)16. Charm (7)18. Areas (5)20. Parched (7)21. Lively dance (3)22. Towards stern of ship (3)24. Fear of open spaces (11)25. Akin (3)27. Accustom (5)28. Cemetary tree (3)31. Set (3)

33. Negative vote (3)37. Backs away (8)38. Snare (8)41. Damn(sl) (7)43. Aboriginal spear (7)44. Young calf (6)45. Skilled (6)46. Change (5)47. Italian city (5)49. Way in (5)





ACROSS 1. Dubious (7) 5. Liberated (11)11. High up (5)12. Large tent (7)13. Counter (5)14. Hung (9)15. Bears witness (9)16. Poet (4)17. List (7)19. Daintily odd (6)23. Free (6)26. Lionize (7)29. Against (4)30. One-horse carriage (3)32. The ... Commandments (3)34. Image (4)35. Inheritance (7)36. Wanaka ‘warbird’ collector, Sir Tim ... (6)39. Hard coating (6)40. Numbs (7)42. Crooked (4)46. Hateful (9)48. Pompous (9)50. Leg bone (5)

51. Eighth of mile (7)52. Patent (5)53. Confirmation (11)54. River mouth (7)

DOWN 1. Switches (5) 2. Supporter (7) 3. Respect (6) 4. Fear (8) 5. Nobleman’s estate (7) 6. Grown up (5) 7. Fold (6) 8. Accesible (8) 9. Based on custom (11)10. Adores (5)16. Charm (7)18. Areas (5)20. Parched (7)21. Lively dance (3)22. Towards stern of ship (3)24. Fear of open spaces (11)25. Akin (3)27. Accustom (5)28. Cemetary tree (3)31. Set (3)

33. Negative vote (3)37. Backs away (8)38. Snare (8)41. Damn(sl) (7)43. Aboriginal spear (7)44. Young calf (6)45. Skilled (6)46. Change (5)47. Italian city (5)49. Way in (5)

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Our Youth soon will adults be.Their future, will the world decree.So they must pick which � eld to plough.When to start it could be now. At Hub the Centre they will learn.To play it fair, and feel concern.When to reap and when to sow.Soon must choose what seed to grow.

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Fernlea Primary School got a little bit scary last week, holding a spooky disco to raise money for the school.

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I cover a broad range of sports every weekend, have done for seven years and I watch even more in my personal time, but no sport is full of more physical and verbal angst like football.

Players complain to the referee, whinge at each other and their oppo-nents and often the sideline shouting and refereeing from the sidelines is boarder line intimidation.

I talk to these same players and coaches post-match and they're all genuinely nice people.

It's like a red haze comes across them for 90 minutes and then evapo-rates the moment the fi nal whistle blows.

I've watched the Euros in an effort to see if this is an issue that the highest level of the game is encouraging and

I have to believe that's the case..Players surrounding referees after a

free kick, arguing and pointing fi n-gers like children bickering over a toy.

Rugby doesn't have this problem, hockey and netball the same.

There isn't enough money in the world for me to consider being a football referee.

It's essentially signing up for 90 minutes of abuse.

It's time grown men played the game like they were mature, not as toddlers disagreeing in a sandpit.

Just because these largely verbal outbursts are accepted as the way it is, doesn't make it right.

Teams should respect offi cials who are often giving up their time for the same reason the players are - because they love the beautiful game.

Why are footballers so angry?

SPORTS

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By Emma McAuliff e

Sportsville has been looking to the future with plans to move forward with clubs around the valley.

Sportsville was launched by the Hutt City Council in 2009 to bring together sports clubs into one maintainable loca-tion and ease the burden on volunteers in the community.

There are currently three Sportsvilles in the Hutt Valley- Fraser Park, Petone and Wainuiomata.

The sports clubs involved in Wai-nuiomata’s Sportsville are rugby, rugby league, football, bowls, cricket, squash, softball, croquet and Sport Wainuio-mata.

Ken Laban said Wainuiomata Sports-ville was looking at the concerns of the sporting community when moving ahead with the new ideas.

“Our big concern facing the majority of our sports clubs is the state of facilities and what the future of sport in Wainuio-mata is going to look like,” he said.

Ken said the “real challenge” for the clubs was ongoing maintenance and insurance costs and it was up to Sports-ville to make predictions as to what sport would look like in Wainuiomata in years to come.

“We’re trying to make decisions for those in Wainuiomata who haven’t even been born yet,” he said.

Ken said the group’s next challenge was to move forward with plans- now funding had been allocated by the Hutt City Council for the project to continue.

“How do we rationalise, how do we make a decision? What is its impact? All of these things lead to establishing and trying to get a clear vision,” he said.

Ken acknowledged there had been opposition to Sportsville in the past however maintained clubrooms in their current state would not last.

“The current majority of clubrooms are just not sustainable. Having said that in the majority of clubs there have been weddings, funerals a variety of celebrations that give a legacy.”

Sportsville moving forward

By Emma McAuliff e

Wainuiomata netball had a suc-cessful week with wins for the high school and Ulalei teams.

The Wainuiomata High School Premier 1 team took on Taita College last Thursday afternoon and won 40-20.

The fi rst half was tight between the two teams however Wainuio-

mata continued to pull ahead with a strong attack and defence.

The Collegiate 3 team took on Hutt Valley High School at the Taita courts on Saturday.

After a tight game Wainuio-mata pulled ahead and won 17-14.

Ulalei Premier 1 took on Upper Hutt Maidstone United 4 and won 58-55.

Ulalei Premier 2 took on Nae-nae Collegians United 3 and lost 70-41.

Ulalei 1 will be playing St Orans this Saturday and Ulalei 2 will be playing Upper Hutt Maidstone United 3.

Top week for netball

FAST GAME: Preslee Hoare throws the ball to team mates. PHOTO: Emma McAuliff e

By Emma McAuliff e

Wainuiomata rugby had a good week winning their three Saturday home games.

The Women’s team took on the Norths in their semi-fi nal game and won 35-10.

The team will now be taking on Oriental-Rongotai in the fi nals for their season at William Jones Park.

The game will be played at 11.30am and the community is encouraged to go along and support the women.

The Premier Reserves took on Oriental-Rongotai Reserves and won 52-17.

Their next game will be against Petone at Petone Recreation Grounds.

The Premiers were the last to take the field on Saturday and played against Oriental-Rongotai.

They won 21-20 and remain tied second on the Jubilee tables.

Their next game will be against Marist St Pats at Evans Bay Park.

GOT IT: Peter Umaga-Jensen from the Premiers with the ball. PHOTO: Daryl New Photography

Triple win for home games

GOT IT: Peter Umaga-Jensen from the Premiers with the ball. PHOTO: Daryl New Photography

LINE UP: Keri Mei lines up a shot at the goal. PHOTO: Daryl New Photography

AT THE BACK: Uale Mai gets the sack line going. PHOTO: Daryl New Photography

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