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By Robert JohnsonTemperatures close to 40 degrees celsius

could not keep Wellington mountain bike rider Kim Hurst from winning silver at the 24 hour Solo Mountain Bike World Championships in Canberra recently.

In just her second 24 hour solo ride, which she describes as “the most gutsy ride I’ve ever done”, Hurst, who is sponsored by Karori business Mud Cycles, clocked up 384 kilometres with over eight kilometres of vertical climbing.

Originally from Great Britain, Hurst says her time spent in the Royal Airforce and as a junior doctor helped her cope with the tough conditions during the race.

“I don’t seem to struggle at night like some competitors. It’s probably because of the military training and long nights training to be a doctor,” she laughs.

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Hurst has competed in mountain bike racing since the age of 15, including riding for Great Britain until the age of 18 when she stopped to go to medical school.

After coming to New Zea-land in 2009, and with a bit of encouragement from her friends, she has been back on the bike competitively for the last three years.

Hurst set a goal 16 months ago to compete in the 24 hour races and has been doing long training rides and tweaking her nutrition to make sure her body was ready for punish-ment.

The start of the race proved diffi cult for Hurst as she strug-gled in the initial Canberra heat, before pulling back time in the cooler conditions at night.

“In enduro races you know at some stage you’re going to feel uncomfortable, I just didn’t think it would come three hours into the race. Since I experienced the tough bit earlier, I knew the other girls would have to go through it later on.”

She says through setting little goals for herself during the ride, she maintained a steady pace in the evening, lifting herself from sixth in the fi eld to second, where she eventually fi nished.

“I still don’t know exactly how I did it, I was over the moon with the result though. It was such an emotional roll-ercoaster.”

This result, as well as a silver from the Rotorua enduro race in April—where she fi nished

a lap ahead of the men—has made Hurst more determined than ever to get gold at the World Championships in Scot-land next year.

“My team, including my coach Lisa Morgan, nutri-tionist Emily Miazga and mechanic Ricky Pincott were fantastic. I’m confi dent with the same team we can bring the trophy back to New Zealand next year.”

Also achieving impressive results at the championships

from the Mud Cycles crew were Wellington student Ryan Hunt, who finished fourth in the under-23 men’s and Taranaki rider Thomas Lin-dup, who came in sixth in the elite men’s race.

Co-owner of Mud Cycles Ricky Pincott says he is so proud of his team.

"We've had such an amazing haul of results this year. It's pretty exceptional."

Bringing home the silver

By Dave CramptonTeachers at Churton Park

School were excited to learn that their school will be one of the fi rst 21 schools nationwide – and the fi rst in the Wellington region - to sign agreements with Network for Learning (N4L) to connect to its man-aged network by the end of the year.

This will mean that the school will be one of the fi rst to benefi t from free broadband.

Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye made the an-

nouncement at a recent Ulearn conference in Hamilton.

The conference is New Zealand’s premier event for learning and teaching and was attended by 11 teachers from the school, who were delighted at the news.

Principal Anne Lye says the connection has the potential to transform learning.

“It will allow us a range of possibilities, along with removing some of the frustra-tions, for our exciting future.

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Ms Kaye says the govern-ment has committed $211 million over eight years to deliver a funded package of fast, high-quality connections

with uncapped data to schools. “This is critical to ensuring

young people can achieve their full potential in an increasingly digital world.”

More than 1700 schools reg-istered interest when the fund-ing package was announced in August.

By the end of 2014, more than 700 schools will be connected and by the end of 2016, all schools will have access to fi bre and upgraded internal IT networks.

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Hurst (left) picks up the pace as she tries to catch triple world champion Jess Douglas, who went on to win the event. CREDIT: JONAS EHRET/ SPORTOGRAF

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By Robert JohnsonIt has been a good couple

of weeks for northern ward councillor Justin Lester.

After securing his second term on council in the recent local body elections, where he was the northern ward’s fi rst choice, Justin Lester received a call last Thursday saying he would also be deputy mayor.

“I was stoked, it really is an honour and a privilege and I’m happy Celia showed the confi dence in me to take it on,” says Mr Lester.

He says although he has big shoes to fi ll, taking over from previous deputy mayor Ian McKinnon, he is not daunted by the role and is relishing the chance to work closely with the council to achieve positives for Wellington.

Mr Lester, who founded the Ka Pai food business in Wel-

lington, has proven business experience which fi ts in well with the council’s focus on economic development in the region.

“I haven’t been involved in personality politics and have focused on building the economy both in the northern ward and wider Wellington over the past three years.”

He would like to see more accountability from council-lors and the council as a whole moving forward, explaining that the public have shared a desire to get things done this time around.

“Passing a strategy isn’t enough. We need to focus less on strategy and policy and more on action. It’s important

that jobs get done, in a timely manner and within budget.”

Mr Lester feels the make-up of the new council is “bril-liant” and contains new-found enthusiasm and fresh ideas which will bode well for a proactive council.

Mayor Celia Wade-Brown announced she was “delight-ed” to choose Mr Lester as deputy mayor, pointing out his energy ideas and commitment to do the job as key factors.

“During his first term, Cr Lester impressed many of us with his even-handed, thought-ful and pragmatic approach to civil issues, and showed a willingness to work cohesively with all councillors.”

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By Robert JohnsonKarori Park Sports Club was

packed on Monday night for the inaugural meeting of the Karori Association, attracting more than the expected 60 attendees.

The meeting, set up by Western ward city councillor AndyFoster, was held mainly to decide whether the demand for such an association was there, and to discuss some upcoming issues that the association might take an interest in.

“It has been some time since Karori had a residents’ asso-ciation. They can be a valuable way for communities to get together to think about their future and address current issues.”

At the meeting, the decision was made to adopt the ‘Ka-rori Association’ as a working name, as Karori Business and

Residents’ and Community Organisations Association was a mouthful.

The meeting generated some healthy debate on a variety of issues, ranging from member-ship costs for the association to setting up a civil defence team in case a disaster hits.

Many people felt there should be no cost to join the association as it could act as a deterrent to getting the group off the ground.

On the other hand, some argued that without a suffi cient bankroll behind them, the association would struggle to make things happen.

Despite this being the first meeting for the association, it got down to business following a few presentations, voting for a mural to be painted on the road walls which are to be replaced

in the next few months by the City Council.

Also discussed were the on-going developments with the Karori Events Centre, some options for the Terawhiti Bowling Club site and a proposed interna-tional BMX track by Wilton’s Ian Galloway park to name a few.

Mr Foster said at the meeting he was impressed with the turn-out and the amount of interest in the association.

The meeting concluded with an expression of interest from those wanting to be on a committee and setting a future meeting in February next year.

Support for Karori Association

Western ward city councillor Andy Foster asks for crowd input at the Karori Association's inagural meeting.

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The letter originates from France and is from a man who claims to be from the ICRC’s Euro zone.

It tells the recipient he has some vital information concerning an inheritance from a relative who has died and asks the person to call or email.

The address from the bottom of the letter can be traced back to a hotel in Paris. Three people in Christchurch, two in Auckland and one in Central Otago have received the letter and have been advised not to respond.

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Glenside's historic Halfway House has been jacked up and placed onto rollers sucessfully.

Work began on moving the house off its original site in order for work to be carried out.

A City Council spokesperson an-nounced the move had been successful and the house has now been rolled off the site to a temporary location while restoration work commences.

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By Dave CramptonIt’s not often the local vicar

gets to catch up with her bishop outside a street side cabin akin to a monastic cell, but that’s exactly what Newlands vicar Jennie Sim did last Thursday.

From October 13, Welling-ton’s Anglican bishop Justin Duckworth lived outside the Cathedral of St Paul, locked in the confi ned space, as part of a week-long focus on penal reform.

However, it was not a protest.“This action is not to criticise,

and is not a protest, rather, it is to express hope for a safer society with everyone taking ownership of the issue of penal reform,” says Bishop Duckworth.

At 12:15pm, the Bishop briefl y led a daily communion service surrounded up to 80 people,

some days on the street outside the cabin joined by Catholic Archbishop John Dew.

He focused on the questions and issues surrounding our justice and penal system, such as restorative justice prisoner reintegration, and the 20,000 New Zealand children who have a parent in prison.

Rev Sim, who says she would struggle to be confi ned in a cabin for 23 hours each day, welcomes the solitary confi nement.

She says it has generated dis-cussion on key community concerns associated with penal reform, such as how offenders and criminals are treated.

“We ve got to talk about this stuff – we believe that there has to be a better way.”

Rev. Sim says her parishioners are currently serving the com-

munity, linking with the local Marae, and undertaking manual labour with offenders to help them get back on track.

“We are putting the focus on where this is important and where it makes a difference.”

Bishop Duckworth says sys-tems always need to be exam-ined and there are alternatives to prison that are often more effective at reducing crime.

“Society and the church need to keep asking themselves if they want a system that simply punishes or one that changes behaviour and means less reof-fending and fewer victims. Some responsibility for prisoner rehabilitation and reintegration sits with Corrections but some also sits with society, the church and each one of us.”

Bishop expresses hope for a safer society

By Robert JohnsonThe population in Wellington’s

northern suburbs continues to grow at a slightly higher rate than the rest of the region, according to the latest census results released by Statistics New Zealand.

The northern suburbs, encom-passing the areas from Thorndon through to Tawa, increased its population by 3500 people since the last census in 2006.

This eight per cent increase was larger than the fi ve per cent increase across the whole Wel-lington region and was driven mainly by the development boom in the suburb of Churton Park.

Since the 2006 census, Churton Park’s population increased by 645 people (12 per cent) and since 2001, has seen almost 2000 new

residents fl ock to the suburb at a whopping 45 per cent increase.

Guy Callender, director of Chur-ton Homes, Best Farm Limited and Hunters Hill Limited, says the availability of land for new houses and infrastructure in the area has made it a popular area.

“It’s quite close to the city and has some good quality housing. Also with Amesbury School in the area now we have had a number of enquiries about people wanting homes in the school zone.”

Mr Callender also highlights the new shopping centre as a strong addition to the suburb, with a supermarket, café, medical centre and community centre all encompassed in the suburb.

“It makes the area quite attrac-

tive and I expect that growth to continue and possibly get stronger in the coming years.”

Wellington’s western suburbs, including Aro Valley, Karori and surrounding suburbs, are also growing, albeit at a slower rate than the northern suburbs.

Figures show the population in this area grew by 3.5 per cent, registering just over 1500 new residents, with Karori seeming to be the suburb of choice for most.

Wellington as a region increased its population by 22,400 since the 2006 census to a total of 471,315, at an increase of fi ve per cent.

Wellington maintained its sta-tus as the third largest city by population in New Zealand, behind Auckland on 1,415,550 and Christchurch on 341,469.

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By Robert JohnsonA report by the Independ-

ent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) has found that police actions were contrary to law when they broke-up a party in Khandallah in September 2009.

The IPCA came to the conclu-sion that the Tactical Polic-ing Unit’s decision to enter 70 Homebush Road against the wishes of occupants was contrary to law and unjustifi ed.

The housewarming party be-gan at 8:30pm with about 60 people in attendance.

Approximately 20 gatecrashers arrived at 11:00pm before a call was made to police just before midnight, amid concerns that fi ghting was happening outside and bottles were being thrown.

Police arrived at 12:09am to control the situation.

During the party closure, party-goer Jakob Christie suffered a fractured neck, which he says was the result of being hit with a police baton.

The IPCA report found that the injury was caused through being struck with a police baton, using force that was “excessive and contrary to law”.

The authority was unable to make an unequivocal fi nding as to which offi cer used excessive force.

In a statement released by Assistant Police Commissioner Grant Nicholls, police accepted the possibility that the neck injury suffered by Mr Christie could have been caused by a police baton however, the police investigation into the allegation was unable to identify suffi cient evidence to initiate criminal

proceedings.Mr Nicholls states that “police

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The police’s internal investiga-tion into the event has come under criticism for the time it has taken to reach this point, with Mr Nicholls acknowledging that not enough resources were initially allocated to ensure a robust and timely investigation was conducted.

Police have welcomed the IPCA’s recommendation that a national policy for dealing with disorder needs to be developed urgently.

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By Dave CramptonIf you are on a benefi t and want

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Most have better success look-ing for a job themselves.

Figures released under the Offi cial Information Act reveal that in the year to June, just 97 people were placed into full time work by Work and Income’s Johnsonville offi ce.

All but 28 were under the age of 40.

In the Johnsonville offi ce, 265 beneficiaries - an average of 10 people a week - came off a benefi t due to fi nding work in the fi rst six months of last year, says Louise Waaka, Wellington Regional Commissioner for the Ministry of Social Development.

“It’s a fi gure our staff and ex-clients can be proud of.”

However, just 60 of them found work with WINZ assistance.

In the three months to Decem-ber 2012, just fi ve people were

placed into work by staff in the Johnsonville offi ce.

None were over the age of 40. During that quarter, a further

112 beneficiaries registered with the Johnsonville office found work – but they found it themselves.

Around fi ve times as many ben-efi ciaries found fulltime work themselves than were placed into work by the department’s Johnsonville offi ce in the year to June.

More than 750 beneficiaries over the age of 40 are registered with the Johnsonville offi ce of Work and Income, but few are being placed into work.

When asked why that was, and how such people are success-fully placed into job vacancies, Ministry spokespeople refused to be interviewed.

In a prepared statement, Ms Waaka said that assistance is provided in “various ways”.

“People are referred to courses to up skill, help with CV prepara-tion and interview skills.”

According to fi gures, 348 of the 1539 benefi ciaries were receiv-ing the unemployment benefi t in June.

Around 270 were aged 54 and over, but just seven were placed into fulltime work during the entire 12 month period.

Work and Income was unable to say how long those placed into work stayed at their job place-ments, or how much they earned.

“Work and Income does not hold specifi c details of a client’s employment once they are placed into work,” Work and Income’s deputy chief executive Deb-bie Power wrote in the offi cial response.

While most people are on benefits for a relatively short period, more than 10 per cent of all benefi ciaries registered with the Johnsonville offi ce have been collecting a benefi t for more than 10 years – more than half for two years or longer.

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By Dave CramptonJosef Berlinski is a Work and

Income success story. Many would have seen Mr

Berlinski working away at The Warehouse in Johnsonville during the past seven years.

However few would be aware that prior to starting work, he was unemployed for 12 years after leaving his previous job for medical reasons.

He had no idea that over a decade later, he would still be out of work.

“I didn’t think it wouldn’t take that long [to fi nd work],” he says.

His Johnsonville Work and Income Case Manager, Mathew Mathai, referred him to one of the department’s contracted service providers.

They scrubbed up his dormant CV and gave him work experi-ence at the Warehouse, a ten minute walk from home.

He was eventually placed into work after struggling to get out of bed on time.

“It just felt weird,” he recalls. “Now, it just feels natural.”

Three years later Mr Berlinski was awarded the Johnsonville Warehouse ‘team member of the year’, attracting the attention of the ‘big chief’, as he refers to him.

Mr Berlinski’s manager, Colin Brewerton, praised him for his work ethic. “He’s pretty methodi-cal – he’s not superman but he is reliable and he’s a really good

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ski was living with his mother in Newlands, and was playing PlayStation all day.

Now he says he can’t remember the last time he touched his Play-Station.

Three years ago he saved up and purchased a 40” wide screen TV, which takes up some of his spare time.

Since working at The Ware-house he has been offered other work, but turned it down.

“I thought about it but didn’t like the hours,” he says. “I would have had to go all the away into town and in the end I thought, nah, this one’s just so close, I`ll keep this one.”

Mr Berlinski likes his current hours – he starts at 2pm - and the fact he gets discount on the store’s snacks.

He acknowledges that if it wasn’t for Work and Income, who knows if or where he would be working.

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“I want to be a cook. I’d cook sweet things.”

Jacob Knowles- “A race car driver. I like cars and going fast.”

Ava Norris

“A ballerina because I like dancing.”

Emma Fisk

“I’d like to be a princess.”

Thomas Surujpal

“I want to be a fi reman and my brother wants to be a policeman.”

Thomas Thomas Belle Belle Joshua Joshua Emma Emma Ava Ava Jacob Jacob

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Enliven: keep enjoying the things you loveEveryone deserves to enjoy life, whatever their age. Enliven offers a range of services to support older people in their own home or in one of ours.

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There seems to be very few sit down restaurants in Karori which intrigues me.

Being a bit of a foodie it would be good to see a few more choices out there.

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By Robert JohnsonStudents at Newlands

Pr imary School wil l soon have access to a new Google Chrome book laptop, thanks to a dona-tion from Newlands New World.

A cheque for $362 was presented to school princi-pal Robyn Arthur by New World owner/operator Ross Jordon at the school assembly last Friday.

Mr Jordon, whose super-market has just celebrated its one year anniversary, says he decided to start a ‘fl ight path’ fundraising

scheme for schools and other organisations in the area after seeing a similar programme at New World in Palmerston North.

“We get a large amount of groups asking for sup-port so I decided, ‘if you shop with me, you get a coupon to go towards your organisation’.”

The scheme was run for three months, and involved each organisa-tion having a ‘fl ight path’ down the shopping aisles.

Customers would put their receipt in a box for their chosen organisa-

tion to make a donation, and increase the length of their ‘fl ight path’ and ultimately, the amount of money raised.

Mr Jordon says the su-permarket also put up posters on the wall to explain what each organi-sation was fundraising for and shoppers could make their decision based on that.

“Our role here is to be closer to the community than other supermarkets. We are close to everyone and have a nice atmos-phere where we see many

of the local kids and their parents each week.”

“It’s a great way to help local schools and really engage with the com-munity,” he says.

Mrs Arthur says the school will purchase the chrome book soon and is grateful for the support from New World and the community.

“It will be great for the kids to use for research and school work. A huge thank you goes out to all the families and whanau who supported this pro-motion.”

By Dave CramptonBellevue School in Newlands

is the only school in the north-ern suburbs to enter the annual Tui School Garden Challenge, competing among 500 schools to fi nd the best school gardens in New Zealand.

Many of the students have been planting their own vegetable gar-dens at the school, which are full of peas, broccoli, strawberries, and celery.

“I’ve got two vege patches with carrots, radishes and garlic,” Chelsea Laing,10, says.

Pieter Leieveld, 10, has been gardening for the past two years, both at home and at school.

“I planted my own stuff at home – garlic, spring onions and potatoes,” he says. “It’s been doing okay.”

Pieter was among the school’s students who also entered last year’s competition, which is open to preschools, primary and intermediate schools.

The Wellington City Council provided a grant to help set up the garden, and a further grant for the garden tools.

Showing innovation or sustain-able methods are strong focusses this year, and Bellevue students have decorated garden rocks, with Resene ColorShop donating the paint.

Teacher Maria Church, a keen gardener, takes a gardening club each week with parent support.

“I fi nd when I am in the garden with the children, a different relationship can be formed. The children are curious to see how nature works and are often surprised how wonderful fresh vegetables taste,” she says.

Spot prizes will be given out throughout the 12-week com-petition, which wraps up on 25 October before the announcement of the winners on 18 November.

The winner of a People’s Choice award, voted by the public, gets a $1,000 Tui voucher.

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Tui Products managing director Don Forgie says the increase in interest in the past few years provided for the biggest competi-tion yet.

“We’re thrilled that participation continues to grow each year.”

Also at stake is a $500 voucher, a Can O Worms worm farm and Grow Fresh vegetable seedlings for each of the top three schools in the Best School Garden category, and a $250 voucher and a set of books from Tui for the nine fi nalists.

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Newlands Primary School principal Robyn Arthur accepts a cheque towards a new laptop from Newlands New World owner/ operator Ross Jordon.

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By Robert JohnsonThe last 12 years have seen a

transformation in David ‘DJ Alpha-bethead’ Morrison from a champion hip-hop DJ with “aggressive mixes” to a “more mellow avant garde composer”.

After taking out the regional turntable champs in 2001 and and competing at the New Zealand champs, Alphabethead went to London and Australia for the next couple of years, where he continued to ‘battle’, with turntables and sam-ples being his weapons of choice.

“It was a great time over there but I stopped battling after that to go

to university and study science and technology.”

While studying, Morrison ditched one turntable, to favour a single table setup with bands, Flower Orphans and Village of the Idiots in 2005.

During six years at the School of Medicine, where he researched asthma and allergies, Morrison con-tinued to perform as Alphabethead, touring Australia and New Zealand.

More recently, Morrison still per-forms solo sets and has gigs coming up in Wellington and Christchurch, but is focusing on his new band, The All Seeing Hand, whose music is much different to the boisterous,

frantic hip hop sets of his past.“The music has Mongolian throat

singing and is quite experimental. It’s not for the faint hearted,” he laughs.

He admits his skills on the turn-tables have improved hugely since his teen years as well as his vinyl collection.

“Back then it was about 50 records, now it would be over 2000,” Mor-rison says. “I just love using samples from other tracks, it allows you to really experiment with music.”

As well as teaching at the DJ school at Whitireia for the past three years, Alphabethead has released

a solo album, Electricity, which explores his take on instrumental hip hop.

Almost 15 years down the track from his fi rst performance, Mor-rison feels a sense of nostalgia.

“It’s crazy to see all the digital mixing you can do now. I guess I’m an arcane relic of the old generation because I still love vinyl records,” he says.

“I just can’t believe I’m still doing it today, it’s awesome.”

For more on Alphabethead visit alphabethead.blog.com

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David 'Alphabethead' Morrison performs at one of his recent gigs.

Two burglaries occurred in John-sonville during the past week, one on Haumia Street where the house was left insecure while tradesmen were working on the roof.

This provided easy entry to the house and the taking of a cell phone and a laptop computer from the kitchen table.

The other offence took place in Stephens Street but details of this are not yet available.

Johnsonville is the worst affected area for burglaries in the northern suburbs with 44 reported offences since April.

Many of these involve forced entry while the householder is absent but others have resulted from insecure properties, an open invitation to a burglar.

These instances can be greatly re-duced if a few simple security checks are made before leaving home.

Spare a few seconds to look back at the house, are there any windows open?

Is there a ladder leaning against a wall waiting to fi nish that painting job?

Are there any gardening tools lying around?

All these things are useful aids to a burglar and they are often used in a break-in.

Also in Johnsonville, a car parked overnight in the driveway of a house in Fisher Street was found the next morning with a smashed window.

The vehicle had been searched but nothing taken.

Wilton Bush is an attractive place for a walk now that the better weather is approaching, but that pleasure can be spoiled if you return to the car park and fi nd your vehicle has been broken into and a prized possession stolen.

Follow a few simple rules to ensure safety.

Firstly, never leave anything of value in the car, take them with you.

Always assume that if you decide to hide something in the boot that there is someone watching you, it can be the fi rst place they look.

Make sure all the windows are closed and the doors securely locked and the alarm set if you have one.

Think security and stay safe.

A 19-year-old DJ from Broadmeadows took out the Wellington region’s top turntablist title in 2001 and booked a trip to the national fi nals in Auckland. Independent Herald reporter Robert Johnson talked with DJ Alphabethead about his musical journey.

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Marc Taddei, Conductor Natalia Lomeiko, Violin

Orchestra Wellington’s fi nal subscription concert for the year shows two sides of American composer Leonard Bernstein, pairing the jazzy suite Fancy Free with his seriously philosophical Serenade for Violin. The concert also completes the orchestra’s cycle of overtures to Beethoven’s opera Fidelio.

Bernstein likened his Serenade to Plato’s Dialogue, calling it “a series of related state-ments in praise of love”.

To play it, Orchestra Wellington is pleased to welcome Natalia Lomeiko, who has been garnering rave reviews from The Strad since winning the Michael Hill Violin Competi-tion a decade ago.

Born into a family of musicians in No-vosibirsk, Russia, Natalia Lomeiko has established herself internationally as a regular performing artist.

She has appeared as soloist with the Royal and Tokyo Royal Philharmonics and her chamber music colleagues include Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet and Dmitry Sitkovetsky.

Four rimshots on the snare-drum launch Bernstein’s Fancy Free, a ballet suite fi lled with the rhythms and energy of New York’s Jazz Age.

The 1944 ballet tells the adventures of three sailors on shore leave.

They go to a bar (of course!), dance with girls they meet there, fi ght over them and fi nally make peace.

The music gives a nod to Stravinsky’s motoric rhythms, but Fancy Free’s biggest infl uences are the streets and clubs of New York, pulsing with jazz, Latin rhythms and blues harmonies.

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Ritchie holds on to seat

Councillor Helene Ritchie

By Robert JohnsonSpecial votes made no difference

to the provisional results from the local body elections in the northern ward, with incumbent councillor Helene Ritchie retaining her seat.

Ms Ritchie held a 31 vote lead over new candidate Peter Gilberd after provisional results were re-leased but after special votes were counted, a majority of 27 votes allowed the councillor of 27 years to breathe easy.

“It was a terrible time, four nerv-ous days,” says Ms Ritchie. “It’s the fi rst time I’ve had to wait for special

votes and after a long campaign, I was pretty exhausted.”

She not only retained her northern ward post, but also her seat on the Capital and Coast District Health Board.

Ms Ritchie expressed her thanks for those who voted and will con-tinue to represent those in the ward and make progress on the priorities for residents.

“It’s still a goal to see a completed civic centre complex in the north-ern ward. I also want to ensure the new library does go ahead and continue the emphasis on green,

open spaces in the region.”Ms Ritchie also acknowledges the

work Mr Gilberd put into his “very good and well run campaign”.

“I went out for lunch with Peter last Thursday. He’s been a friend for a long time and we had a nice chat.”

She says it is too early to speculate about her future in local govern-ment politics, preferring to take it one day at a time.

“I’ll have a bit of a break over labour weekend and catch my breath. I’ll wait until closer to the next elections to make a decision,” she says.

Mr Gilberd says he learned a lot during his campaign and enjoyed meeting with the community.

“It was nice to chat with people about what was happening. If anything, I wish I had put a little more time in door-knocking but with work pressures you only have limited time.”

As for another effort in the next elections, Mr Gilberd says he will reassess when the time comes.

“I’ll see what the lie of the land is in three years. In happy with the way the council looks, there’s some real enthusiasm this year.”

Smooth sailing for MP

Katrina Shanks doing a live-fi ring at the Navy firing range, Whangaparoa002C with a Steyr AUG.

Ohariu–based National MP Katrina Shanks took to the seas with the Royal New Zealand Navy this month as part of an annual Defence Force placement through

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Mrs Shanks participated in small arms training in a live fi re exercise, had a crash course in maritime warfare and sea survival.

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By Robert JohnsonAn iconic piece of Wellington’s

World War II history will be on show to the public this Labour Day.

Wrights Hill Fortress in Karori will open its doors, allowing locals the chance to self-guide themselves through 600 metres of tunnels and gun emplacements that were built in 1942 to protect Wellington from a feared Japanese invasion.

Chairman of the Wrights Hill Fortress Restoration Society Mike Lee says the tours are always well attended, with around 800 people coming to check out the Fortress each year.

“Since starting the tours in 1989, the feedback from the public has been fantastic. Children seem to re-ally enjoy checking out the area and

learning a bit about the history in the process.”

On display during the open day will be historic photos, a DVD showing show a 9.2 inch gun operates and an assortment of military weapons from World War I and II.

Mr Lee says the open days allow the society to carry out maintenance on the Fortress, which costs between $10-20,000 each year.

“Because we’re a non-profi t organi-sation, all the funds from these open days go directly back into the mainte-nance of Wrights Hill Fortress.”

Admission is $15 for a family of two adults and up to three children under 15, or $5 per adult and $3 per child.

Access to Wrights Hill Fortress is via Karori Road, Campbell Street and Wrights Hill Road.

Fortress opens its doors

By Robert JohnsonZealandia has introduced a “new era

of engagement” with visitors and the Wellington community after slashing its prices and enhancing the experi-ence as part of its spring re-launch.

The eco-sanctuary, located in Karori, announced a number of changes to its structure at an event last Thursday.

Adult admission, previously $28.50, has been reduced to just $17.50, along with the family admission price (two adults and up to three children) which has been drastically cut from $71.50 to $44.

In addition to the price reduction, which now gives visitors access to the valley, exhibition and a number of walk and talk tours, Zealandia has introduced a new “come back tomor-row” system.

This will allow for a complimentary next day return, allowing visitors to further explore the many experiences available at the sanctuary.

Denise Church, Chair of Karori Sanctuary Trust’s Board, says the decision to lower the prices is to make Zealandia more accessible for

locals and allow it to achieve its 500 year vision.

“We’ve heard that, for some, our pricing was a barrier to visiting. We needed to think carefully about the balance between accessibility and meeting our obligations to generate a signifi cant portion of what it takes to run the sanctuary’s restoration, educa-tion, research and visitor experience obligations.”

An enhanced partnership with the Wellington City Council, who provides funding support, made it possible to make changes to the pric-ing structure.

Peter Monk, the sanctuary’s Visitor Experience Manager, says he hopes the changes will attract more people to experience Zealandia.

“It’s way more than just a bushwalk. Now with the exhibition included in the general admission price, people can engage with our vision and see the context of Zealandia’s journey.”

Ms Church hopes that increased visitation from locals will allow Zealandia to make an even bigger dif-ference with regards to conservation in Wellington.

Zealandia cuts prices

A shag, sitting in its nest on the water, protects its chicks at Karori's wildlife sanctuary.

Zealandia volunteer Tracy Annenberg begins the tour.

Independent Herald journalist Robert Johnson manages to spot a Tuatara during a walk around Zealandia.

By Robert JohnsonKids attending Churton Park Kindergar-

ten now have a newly developed outdoor area to let their imaginations go wild in.

Over 40 children, as well as teachers and parents, came together on Tuesday morning to open the ‘magic garden’—an area which includes a rock garden, vegetable patch and pergola/stage area.

Head teacher Nina Goff says the project was the second major development for the kindergarten, following the lower play-ground area development in 2000 and 2001.

“The old rock garden was looking tired and hard to maintain. We wanted some-thing that met the children’s needs and was quite special.”

A mural will be painted on the fence panels in the coming weeks as well as

the addition of more garden art, such as toadstools.

Mrs Goff says the project could not have been completed without the help of past and present parents—who have given garden vouchers towards the materials—as well as grants from the Trusts Community Founda-tion and the Pub Charity Trust.

“It’s a really child-friendly area there now and the kids like going up there and exploring. They are also taking care of the living plants by watering them.”

A little fairy door at the bottom of the fence proved to be popular with the girls, many of who had dressed up as princesses for the occasion.

“They (fairies) might come out and sprinkle us with fairy dust and turn us into frogs,” they say.

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By Dave CramptonHundreds of students from at least

12 schools, as far afield as Porirua, congregated at Raroa Intermediate last Thursday morning to hear from one of their favourite authors - award winning children’s author Joy Cowley.

She may just be New Zealand's biggest-selling author ever, but even she doesn’t know how many books she has sold – or given away.

Eight lucky students were given copies of her books at the Raroa event.

Mrs Cowley read excerpts from her book Snake and Lizard, one of eight of her books that have won a New Zealand Post book award. This book has been sold into its ninth territory, China.

Afterwards she took questions from students ranging from how to create plot,

how to write a story, to what her favourite book was.

“My favourite book is the last one that I wrote,” she said.

One student, Silivelio Taliulu, 11, from Rangikura School, was given a Joy Cow-ley book, Dunger, for his troubles, to the envy of his friends.

He said he has read many of her books.“I think it is awesome,” he said after

getting the book. “I`ve never been given a book by one of my favourite authors.”

Lynette Hartgill, Programme Manager of the New Zealand Book Council, who ran the event, says Mrs Cowley, at 74, still wakes at 4am each morning to write.

“That’s pretty early!”She was pleased with the turnout. “I think it went really well, with children

from all schools coming together”.

By Rachel BinningNew and expectant par-

ents were given an oppor-tunity to fi nd information about parenting, children’s activities and preschool care at last week’s ‘Bumps and Bubs’ evening.

The event, put together by Johnsonville Plunket, saw a good turnout of people who talked with various organisations in a relaxed, friendly environ-ment.

Stallholders included The Nanny Company, various kindergartens, Little School, Wellington North Parent Centre, Box-hill Kids Daycare, Porse, Mainly Music, Zumba, Toy Library, Playcentre and SPACE, St Marks Preschool, Johnsonville Montessori, Baby Sensory, Playsense, Plunket Car Seats, EasySwim, Mothers Network and Au Pair Link.

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A large crowd gathered to see their favourite author, Joy Cowley.

Award-winning author Joy Cowley talks to students at Raroa Intermediate in Johnsonville.

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next year. Students who live in the home zone are entitled to enrol at the school.

Details relating to the second enrolment period for 2014 are as follows:• Period runs from 18 April to 26 September 2014• Deadline for receipt of applications: 9am, 18 March 2014• Date of ballot: 18 March 2014

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By Robert JohnsonThe future of New Zealand

middle distance running looks bright if local results are anything to go by.

A group of young runners, many from the Olympic Harriers club in Johnsonville and surrounding second-ary schools, continue to achieve some impressive results—most recently at the College Sport Wellington Road Champs in Upper Hutt.

The squad is coached by Alastair Leslie, a cross coun-try runner himself, whose training has turned the group of young runners into future stars.

His two junior girls, year nine students Izzy Hagan and Michaela Walker fin-ished first and second in their races.

In the under-16 girls’ race, Leslie’s athletes took the top seven places—with Alishia Gilchrist fi nishing fi rst and Jess Kerr second.

Podium fi nishes also came in the girls’ under-19 race with one of his runners com-ing third to go with a second and third placing in the junior boy’s race.

Leslie says the drive to develop these young athletes comes from being coached by two the world’s best

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By Robert JohnsonWaterside Karori’s men’s

under-19 team has capped off the perfect preparation ahead of their national tour-nament in Napier—winning the Upper Hutt tournament last weekend.

The team—comprised mainly of under-17 play-ers—finished unbeaten in the tournament, beating a number of talented clubs on the way to the title.

Karori were drawn in a pool containing Lower Hutt, who fi nished fi rst last year and have one of the best age-group sides in the country, and Petone, who finished second last year.

Karori under-19 coach Ian Porteous says he was “stoked” with the effort from the boys to fi nish top of their group.

“It’s a big thing for the club. After finishing third last year, winning the tourna-ment was fantastic.

“We went in to the tourna-ment just wanting to get a bit of game time and were

surprised to win. Winning is a habit though and as we went on, you could see the lads start to think ‘hey we can do this’,” he says.

After knocking out Napier City Rovers in the semifi nals 2-1, Karori faced Upper Hutt in the fi nal.

A hat-trick from Captain Sam Collier to celebrate his 18th birthday, propelled Karori to a resounding 4-1 win over the hosts.

Karori player Noah Bill-ingsley added to the success when he was named tourna-ment MVP.

Porteous says the 16-year-old player is a “special tal-ent” and has talent beyond his years.

“He could do something special in the sport. Both he and Christian Grey could play fi rst team football with their skills.”

The team’s focus now turns to the national under-19 sat-ellite tournament in Napier this weekend, where the goal is to make the top two and gain promotion to the

Perfect preparation for Karori

The northern and western suburbs continued their rugby dominance this year after claiming all three trophies at last weekend’s WRFU Open Club Sevens tournament at Evans Bay Park.

Tawa won the men’s cup fi nal, despite having a man sin-binned against Poneke, with a fi nal score line of 19-10.

Upper Hutt gave Tawa a good run for their money in the semifi nal, with just two points separating the sides as Tawa eventually scraped through 7-5 in a tight match.

In the colts division final, Western Suburbs won convincingly against the Junior Wellington Axemen 38-18.

Wests were strong throughout the tournament, with promising Welling-ton College players Wesley Goosen, Leni Apasai and Nelson Asofa-Solo-mona proving difficult for opposing defenses.

Also providing some entertainment were the Western Suburbs men’s team, who made the plate fi nal against Avalon.

Despite controlling large periods of the game, and holding a 15-10 lead, they were undone thanks to a spec-tacular solo try under the posts, with the ensuing conversion sealing the win for Avalon 17-15.

In the women’s fi nal, Northern United edged out a strong Wainuiomata side 25-12 to claim the trophy.

The next seven’s tournament, the American Ambassador’s tournament, will be held in a fortnight

Sevens teams emerge victorious

top under-19 competition next year.

Porteous says although it is a big ask, he has a “special bunch of players” this year who can get the job done.

“If we’re good enough we’ll

do it. We have three players who have been there before so that will help. We made the semi’s a couple of years back and hope to go one better this year.”

coaches and a desire to give something back to running.

“I was coached at different stages by Arthur Lydiard and Arch Jelley. The legendary coach Arthur Lydiard once said that he could go to any secondary school in New Zealand and fi nd potential international runners if they had the desire and were coached correctly,” he says.

“I also believe this and it seems to be happening with this group. I see huge amounts of talented runners in the area and most don’t know how good they are.”

Leslie coaches the squad th ree t imes a week on Tuesday’s at Aotea Lagoon, Thursday’s at Tawa College and Saturday’s at the New-town Park track.

He also allows his runners to keep in shape at his gym, Revolve Fitness in Tawa.

“My goal is to get as many of these runners to the New Zealand secondary school track champs in Hamilton in December, and eventually to the highest level that they can attain both nationally and internationally.”

It seems Leslie is already

on his way to this goal, with one girl, Ariana Harper, on the brink of qualifying for the world junior games in America next year.

As a national middle dis-tance runner himself, Leslie says it would have been a waste to retire and not pass on his knowledge and experi-ence to upcoming athletes.

“What I didn’t expect was how much I would get back in return. I’m so proud of what they have achieved and seeing them develop not only as runners, but young adults heading for future success.”

Coach Alastair Leslie (centre) with his team of runners after the College Sport Wellington road race at the end of September.

The team stand victorious after beating Upper Hutt in the grand fi nal 4-1.

Waterside Karori under-19 player Noah Billingsley received the tournament MVP award.

Podium fi nish for local rider

Wellington College student Ione Johnson put in an impressive outing at the junior Tour of Southland last week-end—fi nishing third in the under-17 category.

The year 11 student took out the fi nal two stages to fi nish nine seconds off the pace, with Auckland’s Bryony Botha claiming first and Palmerston North rider Michaela Drummond second.

The result was pleasing for Johnson, whose goal from the three-day tour was to fi nish in the top-10.

The budding young rider would have still been on a high after being named in the New Zealand under-19 develop-ment cycling squad a fortnight ago.

The next outing will be the criterium national championships ahead of the Tour de Manawatu in December.

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