Greytown Grapevine May 2023

MAY 2023 ... continued page 3 Greytown Heritage Trust/Te Pouhere Taonga O Kuratawhiti A bombshell-worthy announcement has been released regarding Woolworths’ application for Greytown’s FreshChoice Supermarket development proposal. The proposal seeks to use their 134 Main Street site as a vehicle entrance for huge trucks approaching from the south and other trucks and customers also able to enter from either direction off Main Street. A large free-standing ‘FreshChoice’ sign is proposed as well. In their April 2023 re-application, Woolworths clearly state that the magnificent Copper Beech tree on Main Street in Greytown is to be retained and protected from any potential harm from vehicle or foot traffic passing near to, if not over, its root system. Woolworths’ April 2023 development proposal says the retention of the Copper Beech would mitigate or offset any adverse impacts of the development on the heritage precinct and streetscape character of this part of Greytown. They are seeking consent for the demolition of the 1950s-era house presently on the site, and to build a canopy over the existing loading bay, which would be visible from Main Street. So keeping the Copper Beech would, at least partially, screen the visibility of the loading bay area from the footpath, at least while the tree is in leaf. However, on 27 April 2023, Woolworths applied to the South Wairarapa District Council for a Certificate of Compliance Application, Proposed Tree Removal, 134 Main Street. This comes as a bombshell to the Greytown Heritage Trust and no doubt all residents! The proposed tree for removal would be the historic Copper Beech on Main Street, which we believe is a valuable part of our heritage and a significant feature of that part of the Greytown Heritage Precinct. Woolworths – given your RMA Section 139 application, many of us honestly believe you are not acting in good faith. It is incomprehensible that Woolworths would consider removing the tree, given their partial reliance on its retention for success with their development proposal. Maybe Woolworths just want to legally Development gaining ground but losing heritage The copper beech tree at 134 Main Street, Greytown

In this month’s article I want to talk about rates, solar farms, and civil defence. You have probably had a consultation document delivered to you that sets out some possibilities for the next financial year’s rates. Some people have asked me “Why did the Council decide to put up the rates by so much?” We have not decided what the increases will be, we decided to ask residents what they think should happen. For rural ratepayers the main issue is possibly the cost of repairing rural roads. For urban ratepayers it is about how much to spend on water services. The deadline for submissions is 27 May. I urge everyone who has an interest to get involved and make a submission. And your local Mayor (me) and Councillors can also be contacted. Also happening this month is the application by Far North Solar Farms to use land near Greytown for a 175 megawatt solar farm. You can see more information about the application here: https:// swdc.govt.nz/far-north-solar-farms-application/ This link tells you how to find out more about the proposal, and how to make a submission regarding that proposal. Submissions close 6 June. At https://swdc.govt.nz/fresh-choice-woolworths-greytownpublic-notification/ you can read more about the application by Woolworths to demolish a building, put up an unsightly and out of place sign, all within the Greytown Historic Heritage Precinct. Again, any of us can make a submission. We have until 23 May to do so. Over the past few weeks, myself, along with Mayors Ron Marks and Gary Cafell, have been deciding how to allocate funds from the Mayoral Relief Fund established in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. Although the fund was generously supported, the requests exceed the money we have. This meant we gave many people less than they had hoped for. Having said that, we have been able to assist a lot of cyclone-affected people, farms, and businesses without too much bureaucratic fuss. In this context I have some suggestions for everyone. Let’s do what we can in advance to reduce the costs of recovering from a natural disaster. For example, if tree branches are near power lines in normal times, they are likely to crash into those lines in strong winds. That can lead to buildings burning down. We should keep trees away from power lines. It might prevent a lot of grief and save a lot of money. The next thing we can all do is review our insurance cover. For many people insurance can be expensive and difficult. But all businesses should be prudently insured against major loss. Businesses need to think about things like their essential equipment, can you afford to replace key equipment after a flood? But sometimes the flood will not destroy your equipment, it will just prevent you from being able to work. There were several trucking companies that were unable to operate after Cyclone Gabrielle because flooded roads meant they could not get to their destination. All businesses should think about Business Interruption Insurance. Lastly, thank you to the community board for organising the recent Emergency Response + Resilience expo in Greytown. Martin Connelly Circulation rural & urban Greytown: 2,200 Deadlines: Editorial & Advertising: 10th of the month Delivered by: 20th of the month* Letters to Editor: 300 word maximum No Grapevine in January Editorial & Advertising: [email protected] Deliveries: (06) 304 9245 195mm wide x 280mm deep 195mm wide x 135mm deep 195mm wide x 75mm deep 95mm wide x 135mm deep 95mm wide x 65mm deep FULL PAGE 1/2 PAGE 1/4 PAGE 1/8 PAGE BANNER Please state size and colour of your ad when booking. 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... continued from page 1 Woolworths New Zealand Ltd application bombshell 82 Main Street Greytown www.sheryllbrasell.com 0800 580 834 or 0211 580 834 Leaders Real Estate Licensed REAA 2008 [email protected] We sell 1 in 3 homes in the Wairarapa Are you thinking of selling your property or wanting to know the true value of your property? Then call me now, I will provide you a free appraisal, and discuss with you how I will achieve a premium price for your property. Phone now to take advantage of FREE professional photos and the advanced internet marketing package. www.lot52tararuajunction.com www.145eaststreetgreytown.com www.316fabiansrd.com LEADERS GROUP FOR SALE FOR SALE FOR SALE ‘cover all bases’ as some sort of insurance policy? Whatever it may be, the view of Greytown Heritage Trust is that this is a potential “PR” disaster on Woolworths’ part of epic proportions – many of Greytown’s citizens probably now genuinely believe the tree is to be cut down soon. It is likely that Woolworths have lost the trust of the town, even from those previously inclined to support the development. Greytown Heritage trust submission on Woolworths April 2023 Fresh Choice development re-application The Trust continues to strongly oppose the application. Its opposition is grounded primarily on the following concerns, the same as with the 2022 Woolworths application: • Public safety, with huge trucks entering off Main Street, as well as other trucks and cars are entering 134 over the footpath, near the pedestrian crossing, from either direction; • The proposed sign on Main Street still does not comply with long-standing Council and District Plan guidelines and is to be sited over a water race; • The method of lighting of the sign is unclear and we have concerns about adverse effects on the Dark Sky status; • Adverse visual impact on the streetscape and the Heritage Precinct if the house presently on site is demolished, the loading bay exposed with a large canopy built over it clearly visible from Main Street; • Concerns for the survival of the heritage Copper Beech tree on Main Street. Space restrictions do not allow the writer to do justice to the Trust’s comprehensive and compelling submission. Our draft submission will be on our website by the time you read this article. Submissions close with Council on 23 May at 4pm. Please write a submission yourself, or put one in supporting the Greytown Heritage Trust one – use the short Form 13 available at the Greytown library or download it from the South Wairarapa District Council’s website. Greytown Heritage Trust AGM Mayor Martin Connelly gave a well received presentation at the Trust’s AGM on 20 April, joined by Mayoress Tania Connelly, both Trust members. Martin’s presentation, Fifty Shades of Grey, was very topical and insightful with respect to his goals as mayor and his heritage retention priorities. The Trust is grateful for Martin’s advocacy and support for heritage issues. Information about trustees and office holders will be provided in the next Greytown Grapevine and will also be put on our website. Trust Membership Greytown’s heritage, especially its Victorian era buildings along with its beautiful trees, are what the Greytown Heritage Trust believes makes our town so special if not unique! Our heritage attracts people to come and live, play and stay here. If you enjoy reading about our heritage and would like to support the Trust, advocating for and protecting it, please support us. Membership is $20 per person or $30 for a couple. You can pay online by internet banking: Greytown Heritage Trust, Account: 03 0609 0090667 00 – please include your first and last name as reference. Having a strong base of financial members is vital to the Trust – it gives us greater credibility with our submissions. Please join up as financial members now! Thank you to all those who already have. Thanks for reading. Hei kona ra Frank Minehan, [email protected] Greytown Heritage Trust Carlos, out with his human, South Wairarapa Mayor Martin Connelly who is a supporter of heritage issues The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023 3

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D.B. OSBORNE C H A R T E R E D A C C O U N T A N T S L I M ITE D G R O W WIT H U S P 0558 403 60 E [email protected] 124 Main Street, Greytown 5712 www.dbosborne.co.nz Hospice New Zealand is launching a campaign during Hospice Awareness Week (15-21 May) to help raise awareness about the value of hospice care. The campaign – ‘It’s OK’ – features hospice patients and family sharing their emotional journeys of dying and hospice care. Hospice NZ Chief Executive, Wayne Naylor, says the majority of us tend to feel anxious and uncomfortable when thinking about a loved one dying. These stories shine a spotlight on how hospice care helps to make that journey a little easier. “Dying is not an easy subject to talk about. We don’t know what to say and we’re afraid we’ll say the wrong thing. This campaign features hospice patients and family sharing their emotional experiences in the hope that others will be ok about opening up and reaching out to Hospice for help.” “Everyone’s story is unique, but feelings are universal and whatever you feel, is ok. If we can open up; if we can talk about dying and be ok with all the feelings we have; we can make the most of life right until the end. Hospice helps people get through.” One of the stories features Latoya, a patient at Totara Hospice in South Auckland, who encourages talking about dying. “The topic is so depressing and so sad and so taboo, but yet it’s one of the most natural things that happens in life…you live and you die… why I’m so comfortable now is because it is something we can talk about,” says Latoya. Another story features Haley, whose friend died in the care of Otago Community Hospice, and who encourages opening up. “Just normalise it, make it ok…it does make it easier…when you ignore it, it makes it incredibly difficult,” says Haley. Mr Naylor said he hoped that this campaign motivated more New Zealanders to support hospice. “We rely on the generosity of our communities to deliver our lifechanging services. We couldn’t do it without their support.” “Understanding the care, the value, the comfort that Hospice provides – is why Hospice Awareness Week is so important.” More information about hospice support in Wairarapa can be found on Hospice Wairarapa’s website www.hospicewairarapa.co.nz In Numbers In 2021/2022 Hospice across Aotearoa: • Provided care to 17,589 people, plus their family. • Cared for 10,592 people who died. • Provided 166,541 face-to-face visits. • Made 290,741 phone calls to patients and family members. • Provided nearly 28,000 nights of specialist care in hospice inpatient units. • Provided 24,042 bereavement contacts. • Had to raise over $94m through their secondhand retail shops, fundraising, donations, and other sources, including from reserves, to keep afloat. Community views Public Perceptions research on Hospice, death and dying (completed January 2023): • Over two-thirds of us (around 3 million) tend to feel anxious and uncomfortable when thinking about a loved one dying (69%). • In 2022 a higher proportion of New Zealanders had experienced the death of a close friend or relative (82%) compared to 2015 (77%). This number increases to over 90% for Maori. • And just in the past two years, two million of us have experienced the death of a close friend or relative. • We know death is around us but that doesn’t make us feel more comfortable about it. • 61% of us feel it is hard to talk about death with someone we care about who is dying. • More young New Zealanders have experienced the loss of a loved one. • Nearly a million New Zealanders cared for a loved one who was dying in the past two years. • 40% of carers spent 21+ hours per week in their caring role. • The key rewards of being a carer were: spending time with that person (76%), giving back to someone they care about (75%), and doing something meaningful (61%). • Only 13% of us have made an Advanced Care Plan. Hospice Wairarapa It’s ok to feel how you feel Letterpress Print Offset Print Digital Print Graphic Design Labels Laminating Scanning Banners Signage 2477 S.H.2, Greytown Wairarapa, 5794 (06) 304 9245 [email protected] lambpetersprint.co.nz 6 The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023

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Greytown has taken the lead on the Wairarapa events calendar with the biggest annual attendance and economic impact for the July Festival of Christmas, according to CVH Trust Founder, Adam Blackwell. “Attendances last year of over 50,000 people throughout the month, together with average spend per person figures indicate that the Greytown Festival of Christmas benefits the whole region, not just Greytown,” says Adam. “With almost all towns feeling the slowdown in consumer spend in May, after a buoyant start to the year, we have an important reliance on the Festival to boost our regional energy levels and trading activity during the middle of winter.” Workshops and entertainment within the 2023 Festival program are already seeing strong bookings, and weekend accommodation during July is filling up fast in Greytown. Local residents are encouraged to invite their friends and family to attend and take part in festive activities across a full five weekends of Festival fun. Opening night on 1 July will be a highlight again with a spectacular fireworks show, and the ability to decorate a snowflake and hang it on the WBS Community Tree, right in the middle of town. “Free family entertainment is a rarity these days but being able to see the lights and special projections as you walk through our beautiful town is real treat,” says Adam. “This year, we’re responding to the requests for more food options so you’ll see an incredible range of food trucks at core locations all over Greytown. Locals who want to enjoy these without the hustle and bustle will be able to come out on Sunday nights and enjoy all the food truck dining on offer. Truckstop will also come alive on Friday and Saturday nights.” Another Festival highlight is the special snowfall event, sponsored by Showcase Workshop at the Greytown Town Hall. “I’m so pleased to be able to bring this concept of snow in Greytown alive with the special snow flake generator,” says Millie Blackwell, CEO of Showcase Workshop. “The beautiful snowflakes create a magic selfie opportunity which will happen several times each Friday and Saturday between 6pm and 8pm. It’s very visual but it doesn’t leave snow on the ground or slippery ice everywhere.” In 2023, Matariki falls in the middle of July with extra themed events, and a very special building projection which will create a Greytown Matariki highlight. “We’re focused on ensuring Matariki gets a huge profile while we have so many visitors in Greytown,” says Nick Rogers, CVH Trustee. “Having such an important celebration when we have a massive audience to appreciate it means that Greytown can tell a strong story with the assistance of our friends at Papawai.” Greytown’s 2023 Festival of Christmas begins on 1 July with the BIG SWITCH on Saturday night. Full programme details are at www.greytownvillage.com The 2022 Festival of Christmas. Photo Mike Heydon and Larissa Carlson. Festival named Wairarapa’s biggest annual event 8 The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023

Manawatu farmer, Tim Saunders, has published poetry and is the author of two books. His book, This Farming Life, tells his story of five generations on a New Zealand farm. He’s written short stories which have been published in the NZ Listener and Flash Frontier, and has won the 2018 Mindfood Short Story competition. Tim is featuring at this year’s Auckland Writers’ Festival, and performs poetry around the Manawatu. He’s also been featured on television’s Country Calendar. On Saturday 17 June at 3pm he will perform a reading, and will be in conversation with writer and former Mikimiki farmer, John Horrocks. On Sunday 18 June at 12.30pm, Tim will host a Nature Writing Workshop. Spaces are limited for the workshop, so register by emailing: [email protected] Both events will be held at the Carterton Courthouse building, beside the Carterton Events Centre. Tim lives in a small rural settlement of Glen Oroua, near Palmerston North. His family farm has been in his family for five generations, and supports three households, growing maize, wheat, peas, sweet corn, as well as running sheep and cattle. “I’m really looking forward to meeting the people of Wairarapa – I love meeting people who share my love of books and writing. I think it is important we nurture art in communities, and I think it is fantastic that Wairarapa Word exists,” says Tim. He writes every morning from about 5am, then works on the farm – always making sure he takes a notebook with him everywhere. Guest convenor, John Horrocks, used to farm in Mikimiki, north of Masterton. John is an author, poet, and Katherine Mansfield aficionado, and now lives in Wellington. Tim Saunders’ workshop is presented by Wairarapa Word and Wairarapa Library Service, in partnership with Almo’s Books Carterton, Carterton Events Centre, and Carterton Creative Communities. To find out more and book a place on the workshop and session, email: events. [email protected] Denise Landow Poet, writer and farmer at Waiword this June CCTV Security New builds Alterations Freeview television Phone/data Hot water repairs Fault finding Installs of all electrical appliances For all your electrical needs, a quote or advice, call: Hamish Meyrick Registered Electrician The Festival of Christmas is a mid-winter celebration that brings joy and free entertainment for all sectors of our community. We are seeking some enthusiastic and fun locals to become Festival Ambassadors this July. You’ll be a friendly face and answer questions from visitors, and lend a hand to festival activities. If you’re an individual or a community group interested in volunteering or fundraising, we’d love to hear from you. Please email Rach at [email protected] WANTED: FESTIVAL AMBASSADORS Calling All Buskers Can you sing a tune, perform an act, make people laugh? We have a few spots left for performers to join our Street Performers Stage on Friday 14 July. If you’re interested, please get in touch at [email protected] Tim Saunders. Photo Emily Hlavac Green The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023 9

Greytown Volunteer Fire Brigade Fire Brigade vacancies The Greytown Brigade is on the search for two new Fire Fighters to join our amazing team. If this is something that grabs your interest then we would love to hear from you. Now has never been a better time to get involved in this amazing community service – and your community really does need you to put your hand up! Our unique role in the community sees us respond to around 150 emergencies a year. These vary from minor incidents to major fires and vehicle accidents – no two calls are the same. On Monday 22 May, from 7pm, we are having an informal recruitment evening at the station. This is for anyone who has an interest in joining, to come down and check out what we do, and ask any questions you may have. Below is some basic information for those who may be keen to join this amazing team. Being in the Greytown Brigade will require you to: • Be able to attend trainings on Monday evenings from 7-9pm • Be able to pass a Police vetting check and basic medical check (all paid for by FENZ) • Be able to respond to most emergencies when you’re in town, including occasionally in the early hours of the morning • Live in the Greytown urban area • Have a basic level of strength and fitness • Be able to attend a week-long course at a FENZ training centre in Rotorua or Christchurch (paid in full by FENZ including lost earnings) • Be a team player that gets on well with others and who’s willing to learn. For more information on this or for an informal chat, feel free to call Deputy Chief, Seth Rance, on 027 461 6391 or message the Facebook page. On 29 May the brigade will be holding its 141st AGM at 7.30pm. All life members and ex-members are invited to attend. The past month has seen the brigade respond to 10 emergency calls. This has included two medical calls, three alarm activations, one house fire, one diesel spill and three car crashes. To ask about fire safety, volunteering, smoke alarms or anything else connected with your local Fire Brigade, please contact Chief Fire Officer Steve Meyrick on 027 441 4881 or [email protected]. Find out more info at www.fireandemergency.nz and stay connected at www.facebook.com/fireandemergencynz and www.facebook.com/greytownfire 10 The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023

Cobblestones Museum Just a bit of horsing around We’ve got some very smart new arrivals in the stables and in the museum building at Cobblestones. We are celebrating the hard-working horses of the early settlers with these superb new examples of how horses were such an important part of the community. Cobblestones would like to acknowledge the superb work of Jordon and Carl, the Bodyworx team who painted the horses so realistically and the assistance of Gary Smith, proprietor of Bodyworx. We’d also like to thank Alex Beesley who set up the harness on the horses and helped with the displays. Alex’s knowledge is amazing and gives us so much information on how harness should look. We’d also like to acknowledge the hours of work she has put in to make sure our saddles are preserved and look beautiful. Make sure to visit the new Armstrong saddlery next time you are in Cobblestones. You can see these in the newly refurbished stables with its handsome inhabitant alongside the stories and displays as well as our meet our stable boy. And what do you think our stable boy’s name might be? Look out for our competition during the Festival of Christmas in July. Inside the refurbished stable with the horse and harness display Supporting women through menopause and all other midlife transitions to live a fulfilling life of passion and purpose www.karenmaggs.com 021 277 5576 Midlife Empowerment Coach We come to you! CARPET & HARD FLOORING SPECIALS Shaun Stephens 0272 663 362 Local Business Owner Wairarapa 0800 102 004 | harrisonscarpet.co.nz Jordon and Carol of Bodyworx with one of the horses, and Bob Tosswill, Cobblestones Trustee Juliette MacIver at Greytown Library Juliette MacIver, an award-winning author of more than 20 children’s and junior fiction books, will be at Greytown Library on Tuesday 23 May. Doors open 9.30am for 10am start – all welcome, with events for young children, teenagers, and adults. Singing and rhyming, dance and stories with Juliette on the ukulele, workshop for teens and adults (registration required [email protected]), and books for sale. Juliette’s books are read around the world, in Dutch, English, Mandarin and Te Reo Maori. Her latest book, Duck Goes Meow, is being given to 30,000 families in Belgium with a young baby. That’s Not a Hippopotamus won best children’s book in Aotearoa and The Grizzled Grist Does Not Exist won a global award. We are thrilled she’s here in Wairarapa as a writer in residence with NZ Pacific Studio, which has hosted hundreds of writers, musicians, and other artists to our region. This programme is offered free-of-charge to the community with the support of several organisations: NZ Pacific Studio, Wairarapa Library Service, Wairarapa Word, Carterton Creative Communities, Almo’s Books, Trust House Foundation, and South Wairarapa District Council. The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023 11

Menz Shed and Greytown Orchards working together Greytown Orchards Retirement Village were the grateful recipients of a new park bench for their residents to use, donated by the Menz Shed. The garden seat is a great asset to our community garden area, says Andrew, “Our residents are a pretty active bunch, with gardening and cycling seeming to be two of the key outdoor areas of interest at the moment”. The seat is ultimately destined to be placed in ‘Murphy’s Garden’ which is going to be a resident outdoor area, with a mix of current native trees and other shrubs and plants, with more seating and walking tracks. “Actually could be a good place to base myself in the summer months,” joked Andrew. In the meantime, residents tending their gardens are making very good use of the seat! Barbara says she and others worked on the seat at the Menz Shed, where they are always keen to support local projects and are looking forward to a long-term relationship with Greytown Orchards. Andrew Bos General Manager, Greytown Orchards and Barbara Page, Menz Shed Hand-crafted concrete plant pots, water features & concrete furniture. Carterton formedbyhand.com 021 0224 4174 027 288 8166 [email protected] • New Builds • Renovations • Alterations • Decks • Repairs & Maintenance Red Robin Club Greytown At the Business meeting in May, the Club held their 3rd Annual General Meeting with several changes in the Executive Committee. Special note must be made about the role Marilyn Frowde carried out as club Bulletin Editor for 14 years. The new President is Kaylene Thompson and we wish her well in her new role. Her contact numbers are below. Five of our ladies again assisted in the Tweed Cycle Race and had a blast, providing riders with gelatos and drinks. On Thursday 25 May the Red Robins of Greytown are hosting a Breakfast to help raise funds for the Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Appeal. We are seeking new members, preferably in the 50, 60’s & 70 age group, so if you are interested please ring President Kaylene Thompson on 027 547 3128 or Helen Gray on 021 160 6088, they will be happy to talk to you & explain the role in which the Red Robins assist in the community Raewynn Linkhorn Marilyn Frowde, with President Kaylene Thompson Jill Eriksen (left) and Kaylene Thompson 12 The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023

Greytown Music Group A musical journey: There and back again COASTAL POOLS NZ SW IMM ING POOL INSTALLAT ION LTD Coastal Pools have installed pools all over the lower North Island and can help you with landscaping options like decking, fencing and more. Our point of difference is we have the health of our customers in mind, we don’t install chlorinated pools and instead offer three options. • Pure fresh water • Mineral • Saltwater www.coastalpools.nz TO FIND OUT MORE VISIT BASED RIGHT HERE IN GREYTOWN Stephen De Pledge Auckland pianist Stephen De Pledge is one of the most exciting and versatile musicians of his generation, and the Greytown Music Group is thrilled to have him perform in Greytown on Saturday 27 May. Senior Lecturer in Piano at Auckland University, he also performs throughout New Zealand and internationally. Stephen says: “I am so happy to be playing, finally, a solo recital in Greytown. My first musical memories are here – music and apples have always been inextricably linked in my mind! I would walk through the orchard behind our house in West Street to my lessons with Pam Trappit, eating a windfall as I went. My lifetime love for music was formed here, and also in the Cookes’ house, where I first encountered flutes, violins and all manner of other instruments!” The pieces Stephen will be playing on his 2023 recital tour are those which he absolutely loves. Mozart’s C minor Sonata – Mozart in an uncharacteristically stormy mood – will open the concert. 4 Sketches by Amy Beach follow, and are character pieces with a charming melodiousness. “I can’t survive without Bach every day” says Stephen, “and the G minor English Suite is one of the greatest of all his suites”. This all contrasts with 12 new, very short, New Zealand pieces by 12 different composers, receiving their very first performances on this tour. The concert will conclude with Improvisations, and Manuel de Falla’s Ritual Fire Dance. Stephen De Pledge Piano Recital: 4pm on Saturday 27 May at 57 Wood St, Greytown. Admission $30, children $10. For bookings contact Ed and Juliet Cooke on 06 304 9497, or [email protected] The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023 13

We are located in the beautiful Five Rivers Medical facility at the southern end of Greytown, alongside a multitude of fantastic service providers. — Family healthcare GP, NP and nursing services — Adult and child immunisations — Before-school checks — Drivers Licence, employment and insurance medicals — Quit Smoking — Sexual Health & Contraception — Palliative Care — Accident & Emergency care — Mental Health care — Long term, chronic conditions management — Diabetic care — Minor Surgery — Maternity care — ECGs — Well Child checks — Spirometry & Respiratory management SERVICES A dedicated team of skilled health professionals caring for the community. CONTACT OPENING HOURS 8am–5pm MON, TUES, THURS, FRI 8am–7pm WED 30 Bidwills Cutting Road, Greytown P: 06 304 9012 E: [email protected] www.greytownmedical.co.nz Talk to us about registering for Manage My Health today. Order your scripts online, view your medications and medical history. Greytown Medical Centre Greytown Early Years One of our priorities for children’s learning at Early Years is that they will make connections with the natural world. We also love to connect with artists and experts in our local community to share skills and knowledge to support learning. Recently we all enjoyed a workshop with Felicity Donaldson, a local ceramic artist. She showed us how to make autumn leaves from clay. This involved a number of steps including adding a colour glaze. They are now in the process of being fired. We can’t wait to see what they look like at the end of the process. We are so grateful to Felicity for supporting our programme by sharing her time, knowledge and skills with us. 14 The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023

South Wairarapa Rebus Club Those attending our last meeting were fascinated by Guest Speaker, Dr Tim Maling, speaking on “Medicines Safety – a Specialist Physician and Clinical Pharmacologist’s story”. After house surgeon and registrar postings in Christchurch, Tim gained PG experience at St Thomas’ Hospital in London 1974-75 and in Clinical Pharmacology at Hammersmith Hospital 1975-78. On return to NZ in 1979, Tim joined the staff of the Wellington School of Medicine and was Consultant Physician in Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology at Wellington Hospital. Dr Maling has been Chairman of the New Zealand Medicines Adverse Reactions Committee, since 1995. “If surgeons knew as little about their patients as physicians knew about their medicines, the surgeons would not be allowed to operate.” That was a fairly challenging opening statement. In the late 1940s doctors could prescribe pretty much anything they thought could assist their patients, often without much evidence of effective action. In some cases, anxious or insomniac patients were prescribed coloured water with successful outcomes thanks to the placebo effect. The thalidomide scandal gave major clinical pharmacology emphasis to drug development, drug-testing and toxicological aspects of antibiotics and other new drug ideas which blossomed in the post WWII years. Thalidomide was developed in 1953 as a tranquiliser, and in 1956 was marketed by a German pharmaceutical company as a medication for anxiety, insomnia, tension, and morning sickness. It was introduced without having been tested on pregnant women. Concerns regarding birth defects were noted in 1961 and the medication was removed from the market in Europe that year. Over 10,000 babies worldwide were affected. Thereafter, a sharper focus on researching the impact on human health of such substances resulted. One of the most challenging issues facing the NZ health system is the aging population, with many folk on multiple drugs daily. He noted that the frequency with which patients went to their GP with adverse drug reactions depended highly on the number of daily meds they were on: 13% of those on 2 meds, 58% on 5 meds and 82% on 7 meds. Interactions between drugs are not well understood and these became one of Tim’s major areas of study and expertise. Numbers of pertinent questions from a good attendance of the membership were evidence of an interesting and challenging address. He was thanked by John Reeve, Secretary and Vice President. The South Wairarapa Rebus Club, southwairaraparebus.com, meet in the South Wairarapa Working Men’s Club at 9.45am on the fourth Friday of each month. Anyone in the retired age group who may be interested in SW Rebus Club is welcome to come along to a meeting as a visitor. Please contact Kay Paget, President, 027 472 9864. Dr Timothy Maling Greytown Medical 06 304 9012 www.greytownmedical.co.nz Greyscale Ultrasound 06 601 3401 www.greyscaleultrasound.co.nz The Physio Spot 0800 842 749 www.thephysiospot.co.nz Healthfit Collective 04 979 9056 www.healthfitcollective.co.nz Easy Ear Care 027 478 8492 www.easyearcare.co.nz Mole Map 0800 665 362 www.molemap.co.nz Tu Ora Compass Health www.tuora.org.nz Te Whatu Ora District Nurses 06 946 9827 Wellington SCL 06 304 9012 Bookings made through Greytown Medical Five Rivers Medical Directory of Services The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023 15

Ahead of the glitz and spectacle of Saturday night’s coronation, a much more serene ceremony was held on the banks of Lake Wairarapa to mark the crowning of King Charles III. A calm, windless Saturday at Lake Domain greeted South Wairarapa Mayor Martin Connelly and assembled guests as they planted a grove of eight trees – harakeke, nikau, kanuka and ti kouka – to acknowledge the new King. A tree planting was chosen in keeping with the King’s commitments to conservation and sustainability. Representatives of local Maori opened the proceedings with a karakia from Matua Wiremu Dawson (Hau Ariki marae) and a mihi whakatau from Matua Abe Matenga (Kohunui marae). Mayor Connelly welcomed those assembled and spoke about the kaupapa (significance) of the event and the decision to plant trees to remember the day. King Charles was a man who had in many ways been proven to be ahead of his time, particularly environmentally, he said. He followed in the footsteps of a remarkable reign by Queen Elizabeth II, and the day was a historic changing of the guard. “And of course, I never need an excuse to plant a tree.” The grove would be enjoyed and appreciated by future generations as well as adding to the health of the lake, he added. Next to the plantings, a plaque has been installed with the whakatauki: “Maku te ra e to ana; kei a koe te urunga ake o te ra”. Deputy Mayor Melissa Sadler-Futter closed the ceremony along with a karakia from Featherston Community Board member Warren Maxwell (Pae Tu Mokai). The group then decamped to Featherston’s Dickensian Bookshop for a British-themed afternoon tea. Among the many who helped with the organisation and contributed, the Council would like to thank Maori Standing Committee members Violet Edwards-Hina and Leonie Edwards (mana whenua) and other local Maori representatives; SarahJane Jensen from the Wairarapa Moana wetland project; and Niwa freshwater advisor Mark Fenwick. Left: Mayor Martin Connelly speaks to the occasion, a tree planting on the banks of Lake Wairarapa. Right: Joining in the planting at Lake Domain is Deputy Mayor Melissa Sadler-Futter, her son Noah, mana whenua Violet Edwards-Hina (Kohunui marae) and mokopuna Irihapeti. The plaque commemorating King Charles III’s coronation and a whakatauki, in English: “Let mine be the setting sun; yours is the dawning of a new day”. South Wairarapa marks our King’s Coronation Annual Plan Consultation on the South Wairarapa District Council’s next Annual Plan is underway. This review allows us to take a fresh look at the budget, the rates and priorities for the year ahead (2023/24). This year we are asking four questions which cover spending on community and youth grants, our water budget, the Rural Roading Reserve and a casual pool of library staff. Our consultation document can be found in the 3 May Midweek, at our libraries, our Martinborough office and on our website, swdc.govt.nz. As part of the consultation, we held two drop-in sessions in Greytown this month and we also have a raft of FAQs on our website. Consultation is open until 5pm on 27 May 2023 – we sincerely welcome your feedback. The Old Library Applications are open to lease the Greytown’s Old Library next to Stella Bull Park on Main Street. If your community group or business is interested in using the building, contact the Council on 06 306 9611 or see our website under “projects” to apply. Emergency alert In the wake of Cyclones Hale and Gabrielle, Greytown residents were invited recently to an “emergency response and resilience expo” to encourage people how to prepare for an emergency, and be familiar with the Community Emergency Hub. ‘Poo-nelope’ (above) from Wellington Regional Emergency Management Office (WREMO) was one of our special guests, reminding us about how, in a major earthquake, we may not be able to flush the toilet and will all have to manage our own sanitation for up to 30 days. SWDC Health, Safety, & Emergency Management Advisor, Nigel Carter said, “It was great to see the community engaging with the Community Emergency Hub and the amazing support organisations there. The Community Emergency Hub is where people should go in an emergency to help, or get help from each other.” Thanks to WREMO, Wellington Free Ambulance, Fire Emergency NZ, Land Search and Rescue, Ministry for Primary Industries, Neighbourhood Support, Greater Wellington Regional Council, Wellington Water Ltd, Wellington Engineering Lifelines Group, Community Patrol and Greytown Menz Shed. The event was hosted by the Greytown Community Board, WREMO and South Wairarapa District Council. Can you find your way out in a pitchblack smoke-filled house? 16 The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023

This month is a month of saying thank you to the many who have supported or helped the Greytown Community Board (GCB). The GCB was honoured to recognise the Centennial of the Unveiling of the Gates at Soldiers Memorial Park in 1923 with a commemorative plaque. It was an honour for the GCB to take part in the ANZAC Day Ceremony. A great deal of effort was put in by many. Thank you Frank Minehan for your work in the planning for the plaque, as well as organising a working bee at Soldiers Park to prepare the area around the Gates, including members from Friends of Morrison Bush, members from the RSA and GCB members. Thank you also to David Pope for water-blasting the gates for free, and Peter Hoare from Headstones Wairarapa who came out on the weekend to be sure the plaque was installed. In addition, thank you to the donation from Greenwood Trust that assisted with restoration of the Gates to date and will go towards the work to fully restore and repair the Gates this year which the GCB is committed to achieving. April saw our first of the informal forums this year to reach out and hear back what is important for the community. This forum was a GCB-sponsored Expo on Emergency Response and Resilience. This Expo was organised with tremendous assistance from Vivienne Bryner from Wellington Region Emergency Management Office and Nigel Carter from South Wairarapa District Council. Thank you to all who gave up their Saturday to talk and share their knowledge. Thank you to Neighbourhood Support NZ, Wellington Free Ambulance, Community Patrol NZ, Menz Shed, Wellington Water, Ministry of Primary Industries, Greater Wellington, Wairarapa Search & Rescue, Fire Emergency NZ and Wellington Engineering Lifelines Group. May is turning out to be a busy month to make submissions on many topics so please do not forget the opportunity to chat with Greytown Community Board Members at our monthly clinic on 27 May 2023 from 10am to 12pm at the Greytown Town Centre. Community Focus Application for solar farm publicly notified The South Wairarapa District Council has made a decision to publicly notify an application for a solar farm proposed to be established adjoining SH2, Bidwills Cutting Road and Moroa Road near Greytown. Council’s Planning Manager, James Witham, said the decision was made by staff under delegated authority following a recommendation by a consultant planner who had been appointed to process the application on behalf of Council. “The application is for a 175-megawatt peak solar made up of 321,160 photovoltaic solar panels mounted on tracking tables, with a maximum height of 4.5m above the ground, and 40 inverter stations across 235 hectares of land,” Mr Witham said. The proposal requires resource consent under the Wairarapa Combined District Plan (district plan). The details of the proposal have been assessed against the district plan and relevant notification requirements of the Resource Management Act. “There were two matters that determined the proposal necessitated public notification. The first was the actual or potential landscape effects of the proposal being more than minor over the period the screening planting matures surrounding the development. The second was that Council determined that details of the proposal amounted to ‘special circumstances’ which made notification necessary.” Matters such as the proposals extent, being the first application of its kind in the district, and whether the effects of the proposal were anticipated by the provisions in the district plan, were also part of that consideration. The decision can be reviewed by the High Court. Mr Witham said the application has not yet been notified and a date has not yet been set. The applicants may choose to proceed with the application or withdraw it. If they wish to continue, notices will placed in the local papers and on Council’s websites, along with further press releases. Check our website for the Council’s decision. Site location with approximate boundary shown in red. MOROA ROAD BATTERSEA ROAD BIDWILLS CUTTING ROAD Interim Chief Executive appointed The Mayor and Councillors are pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Gardner as Interim CEO of South Wairarapa District Council. The decision was made at an extraordinary Council meeting this morning and is as a result of the resignation of the previous CEO. Paul Gardner is the General Manager Human Resources and Corporate Services and has been with the Council for two years. Originally from the UK, he has been a resident of the South Wairarapa for a little over five years. He has worked across the commercial, public, private, and not-for-profit sectors in New Zealand and in several countries overseas and held governance positions on various not-for-profit organisations. Mayor Connelly looks forward to working with Paul and expressed his gratitude to him for agreeing to accept the position. “Until we make a permanent appointment later in the year, we look forward to making a lot of progress because of the leadership skills that Paul brings” he said. The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023 17

Inner Wheel Club of South Wairarapa We had a good turnout and a fun evening at our April Dinner at the Offering. The committee decided that we would do something different, the new start time of 5-30pm was well received. On arrival everyone was asked to take a playing card, then to find the same card on on one of the tables, and that was your seat for the evening. There were five people at each table and that was a team for a quiz night. It was a fun evening and as usual a lovely meal was served. There were three rounds of quiz questions, here are just a few of the questions: • Which of the following sauces is NOT traditionally vegan? Hoisin, Worcestershire, Mustard, or Wasabi? • What is the National sport of Japan? • What colour are Mickey Mouse’s shoes? • The Parthenon Marbles are located in what museum? • Where were French Fries invented? There has been a lot of positive feed back from members about how much they enjoyed the evening. So there will be further Quiz nights in the future. New members are all welcome. Dinner meetings are the third Wednesday of the month. Maureen Mortensen I know the answer ... it’s an Easter Egg! The recent Friday Night entertainment was the Emerald Bros duo of Evan Huirua and Jewel Kiwi. They entertained non-stop with the popular 50-70’s sounds. Unfortunately the dance floor was virtually empty of dancers. We would like to see more support from our members for our Friday Night entertainment. Coming up on Friday 9 June, Paula Story is returning, and on 30 June we are having the CC’S house band. The Magic Fryer installed in the bar seems to be popular for bar meals whenever the dining room is closed. Tuesday Club: We play every Tuesday at 1.30pm. The popular card games are Bolivia, Five Crowns, Phase 10 and Pony Canasta. If you are unfamiliar with these games, come and join us for a friendly afternoon and learn. Also we have several Bridge players join us as well, so if you prefer to play Bridge, why not come along and join them. Club 60: This month’s meeting will be on Monday 29 May at 1.30pm. Although we are the senior-orientated adjunct, you don’t have to be a senior member to join us. We welcome all members who can join us on our afternoons. Darts: The Thursday Night League has commenced. Open to all interested into getting into darts this year. The district Interclub competition has also started this month. Snooker: The snooker adjunct have opened their year back on Tuesday night from 7pm. Note a change back to a Tuesday evening. Pool: Coming up on 20-21 May will be the Chartered Club’s Takatoa Sport Invitation 8-Ball Tournament being held in Palmerston North at which we have members participating. The Chartered Club Masters Tournament is coming up on 16 July, at which our club will be represented by Jack lemon and Roy Turner. It is being held at the Cashmere Club in Christchurch. The annual South Wairarapa 8-Ball Pool Singles Tournament is coming from 5-6 August, with entries closing on 21 July. Golf: The Johnsonville Club will be coming to meet us on the 28 May. Play starts at the Carterton course at 9am. On 18 June the Masterton Services Club will also be visiting us. On 23 July we play the Palmerston North Cossie at Palmerston North. Greytown RSA: The local RSA also meet in the club on the third Friday evening of the month at 5.30pm. They welcome all RSA members to join them. Welcome to the South Wairarapa Workingmans’ Club Monthly If you are interested in playing social golf croquet why not come along and enjoy the picnic atmosphere at this friendly Club. Beginners especially welcome, equipment supplied. Play commences at 3.30pm every Sunday from mid-October. fie court is located behind the swimming pool in Kuratawhiti Street, Greytown Ring Ron Walton 027 829 3971 for details. Greytown Croquet Club New Members Welcome Old Library, Greytown – opportunity to lease The iconic Old Library building is situated at Stella Bull Park on Main Street in the boutique shopping village of Greytown. If your community group or business is interested in leasing the building, you can find details and complete an application form on our website at: www.swdc.govt.nz/old-library South Wairarapa District Council 06 306 9611 [email protected] 18 The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023

Greytown Trust Lands Trust Tenant profile: Shadow Gallery turns one” Huge congratulations to Zoe and her team at Shadow Gallery for turning 1 this month. They are celebrating their milestone with a “flash day” on Saturday, 20 May. Zoe approached the Trust back in early 2022 looking for some space to open up her own boutique tattoo studio after working in the industry for 10 years. One of our retail tenants at the time was looking to move on and Trustees were more than happy to sign Zoe up with a lease. Zoe has worked wonders with the blank canvass she started with, turning the space into a vibrant and funky place that is a pleasure to visit. The latest artist to join the team is Brows by Tania. Shadow Gallery is located at 64B Main Street, Greytown. Check them out on Facebook or Instagram or pop in to see them. Shadow Gallery has been a welcome addition to the Main Street business centre and the Trust’s rental portfolio. We wish them every success for the years to come and an amazing day of celebrations on 20 May. Boardroom for Hire The Greytown Trust Lands Boardroom located in our administration building at 124 Main Street, Greytown (opposite the White Swan) is now available to the public for casual daytime hire. The Boardroom has table seating for eight, wifi, a large screen TV and camera for video conferencing, and a whiteboard. Kitchen facilities are available. For further information email [email protected]. Next meeting An ordinary meeting of the Trust Board is being held on Friday 26 May, at 8am in the Trust’s Boardroom. Further information is available on our website, with the agenda and relevant papers made available on our website two working days prior to the meeting. For further information on any of the above, please contact the Trust Manager on 0274 517 011, email admin@greytowntrustlands. org.nz or visit our website www.greytowntrustlands.org.nz Many rōpū, clubs, committees, boards, private gatherings and whānau meetings are held at your Community Centre. To book your space contact Jo or Peter. Community Centre Activities & Education MAY DAY TIME ACTIVITY CONTACT Mon 7pm – 8pm 15th Featherston Beautification Group New people welcome Julia Reed – 022 649 2421 12noon – 1pm Every Monday Move Better, Feel Better: Feldenkrais® movewithease.co.nz Rupert Watson - 027 585 3822 1pm - 4pm Every Monday Mah Jong Pat Hamilton - 06 308 9729 1pm - 4pm Every Monday Senior Cards Group Val Watkins - 06 308 9293 Tue 7.30pm – 9pm 9th Light Minded $5 per participant [email protected] 5pm – 7pm Every Tuesday BCITO Apprentices 0800 WAI REAP Wed 10.30am – 12.30pm Every Wednesday Wisdom & Wellbeing Pauline Cave - 021 102 8857 2pm – 4pm Every Wednesday Ukulele Group Diana – 027 230 1221 6.30pm 10th *** Feed & Fund *** Community Micro-Funding See our advert for details Thur 10am – 11am Every Thursday Move Better, Feel Better: Feldenkrais® movewithease.co.nz Rupert Watson - 027 585 3822 11.30am – 1pm 4th Book Group Pat Dette – 06 308 9515 6:30pm – 7:30pm Every Thursday Belly Dance for Beginners Antonia Blincoe - 021 105 7649 Fri 10am – 12noon Every Friday Friday Knitters $2.50 per participant May Brown - 06 308 6912 Mary Mason – [email protected] 10am – 2pm Every Friday WoRN Cloth Collective Workshop Based at Kiwi Hall Sara Uruski - 0274 474 959 10am – 12.30pm 19th Feminine Business Connection www.bitly.FCBWairarapaMay Sat 9am – 10am 6th, 20th & 27th Move Better, Feel Better: Feldenkrais® movewithease.co.nz Rupert Watson - 027 585 3822 10.15am – 11.15am 6th, 20th & 27th Koha Yoga Thiru – 021 177 1857 11.15am – 12.15pm 6th, 20th & 27th Koha Kids Yoga Thiru – 021 177 1857 10am – 12noon Every Saturday Featherston Toy Library Pop in and check us out Abby Waterson – 021 025 66719 Available at the Centre by private appointment: Women’s Refuge Piki Youth Mental Health Age Concern 06 377 0066 Advocate available for a confidential chat Support for rangatahi 18 – 24yrs Tamariki (children) programme during www.piki.org.nz/enrol-now Multiple Private Counsellors term time 0800 733 843 or 06 3771717 See Centre Office Pathways Mental Health, Wellbeing ACC Sensitive Claims Therapy & Addiction Services 06 370 6100 Digital Seniors 1 to 1 [email protected] Book with Centre office Community Centre - Services & Support * Services marked are brought to our community with the support of Jen Bhati Property MAY DAY TIME SERVICE CONTACT Mon Tue 11am – 3pm Every Monday Fab Feathy - Ᾱtaahua Pae Tū Mōkai Drop-in hours - fabfeathy.nz [email protected] 7pm - 8pm 15th Featherston Beautification Group Julia Reed – 022 649 2421 11am – 3pm 9th Wairarapa Community Law Centre Drop in Free legal advice available WCLC - 06 377 4134 0800 924252 11am – 1pm 9th Family Lawyer Jim Meades Drop in Free family law advice Centre office 9am – 12noon Every Tuesday Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs Need work? Need Staff? Drop-in and see us! [email protected] 027 370 1331 9am – 12noon 2nd & 16th Mayor’s Office Appointments available [email protected] 10am – 2pm 16th Stroke Central Drop in* Advice & Support www.strokecentral.org.nz Wed Thur 8.30am – 3.30pm 19th Before School Checks [email protected] 10:30am – 12:30pm Every Wednesday Wisdom & Wellbeing Pauline Cave - 021 102 8857 Starts 7pm 19th Featherston Community Board Meeting [email protected] 6pm – 8pm 31st Care on Call [email protected] By appointment Every Weds & Thurs Moana’s Hair Moana - 021 029 40145 10.30am – 12pm 11th Cancer Society Support Group* Cancer Society 0800 226 237 or Centre office 10am – 3pm 18th Autism Wairarapa Support Group 10am –12noon* Autism Wairarapa Office 12noon – 3pm * [email protected] Appointments & Drop-in welcome 1.30pm – 3.30pm Every Thursday Digital Seniors Free digital support 0800 373 646 9.30am – 12.30pm 18th IRD Compliance Manager Centre Office 11.30am – 3pm 4th& 25th Building Financial Capabilities Free Personal Finance Guidance Centre Office 7pm – 8pm 4th SW Branch of NZ Labour Party Ken Stokes - 027 347 2891 7:30pm – 8:30pm Every Thursday Alcoholics Anonymous AA - 0800 229 6757 Fri 12.30pm – 2.30pm 27th CAP Debt Management Coach * Drop in/Outreach 0508 227 111 (FREE CALL) 10am – 12.30pm 5th Look Good Feel Better [email protected] 0800 865 432 10am – 12.30pm 21st Feminine Business Connection www.bit.ly/FBCWairarapaMay Sun 7pm – 9pm Every Sunday Narcotics Anonymous NA - 0800 628 632 Zoe (left), Steph and Manu looking sharp for the recent Tweed Ride The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023 19

Tauherenikau Friendship Club The main speakers at the last two meetings of the Tauherenikau Friendship Club have spoken on very different topics, but had one thing in common: they held the audience with their interesting stories. Chris Engel has overseen projects in a small Ugandan village. Together, he and villagers made thousands of bricks to replace the wooden and thatch school with a structure of plaster-covered brick with a steel roof. This means that the school now does not attract termites which destroy traditional wooden dwellings. Hoping to save money for the project, Chris thought that maybe they could dispense with glass in the windows and a door, but changed his mind when told that otherwise there would cattle coming through the doorway and birds flying in through the windows to roost. Other projects he has been involved with there are a school sports programme and the provision of water tanks. His has not been a once only visit; he has returned for several years to the village and intends to continue his support. May’s speaker, Gretchen Saulbery, the Chief Executive of Hospice Wairarapa, gave the club an interesting account of her life, balancing the demands of motherhood and working in an environment that is not always conducive to the support of working mothers. Gretchen has been in the police force and worked in both government and private business so has a wealth of experience that she brings to her new role. She also outlined the work that the hospice does and the roles of volunteers, including the work done in the two hospice shops. At every meeting, before a morning tea or coffee break and the opportunity to chat to others, there is a 15 to 20 minute talk by a club member or another local... These interesting personal stories often include some aspect of the history of South Wairarapa. May’s mini-speaker was Brian Adamson who recounted stories of Adamsons Service Station, a fixture in Featherston for around 100 years. The club also has an active antique and gardening group. Their recent visit to the Greek Orthodox Church near Masterton gave members a rare opportunity to see its magnificent artwork. If you would like hear speakers as interesting as the ones mentioned here, and meet other retirement-aged people, then TFC could be for you. The club meets at 10am on the first Friday of the month at the Workingmen’s Club. Bryan Butler admires the art at the Greek Orthodox Church 1228 Lake Ferry Road, RD 1, Martinborough Alistair Martin 027 443 1247 [email protected] Trimming shelter belts, hedges and trees South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club Join this Club and Enjoy; * Family Dining on Saturday & Sunday Evenings (including Sunday Roast) * Full TAB facilities * A Wednesday Night Membership Cash Draw * Wednesday and Friday Night Raffles *Large Big Screen projection TV for all that Sky Sport * Reduced Membership Rates for over 60’s * Reduced Membership Rates for 18-24 year olds * 3 Full size snooker tables * 3 Pool tables *10 Dart boards * An Education & Welfare Trust to help out financially * Reciprocal Visiting Rights to over 300 NZ Clubs * Reciprocal Visiting Rights to Queensland & Western Australia Clubs * Modern Bar Facilities * A Very Friendly Atmosphere * Live Entertainment Members, Affiliated Members, & Guests Welcome “Your Comfort & Enjoyment is the Goal of Our Team” Phone 304 9448. Email [email protected] 20 The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023

Specialising in: 9 Decks 9 Fences 9 Pergolas 9 Raised Garden Beds Over 25 years Landscaping Experience Free Quotations Friends of O’Connor’s Bush Greytown Soldiers’ Memorial Park Conservation Calling – Kei te mahi tatou mo te taiao – Communities Working Together for Nature The Friends are a small friendly group who do practical conservation work in the Park, especially in O’Connor’s Bush, the miraculous surviving native bush section. We are always keen to have new members of our group help us maintain and enhance this unique community asset. The level of conservation work is suitable to various age groups with differing levels of fitness. The Friends are due to meet on Saturday 3 June 2023 at 10am. Please meet at the tennis courts – come into the park via the Memorial Gates vehicle entrance on Kuratawhiti Street (see photo). Centennial Year of Greytown Soldiers’ Memorial Park World War One Memorial Gates and celebrating nearly 103 years of public ownership of the Park, including O’Connor’s Bush The Friends sponsored a very successful working-bee on Saturday 15 April to tidy up the area of the park and campground close to the Memorial Gates. We were delighted that Ann Smith (middle of photo holding a blue spade) joined us. She and her late husband Neil were the Campground proprietors in 2012. That year they did a major clean-up of the gates and Ann painted the soldiers’ name in gold. Thanks to the generosity of Warwick Greenwood and the Ron and Edna Greenwood Environmental Trust, the Friends paid for the installation of the Centennial Commemorative Plaque unveiled on ANZAC Day, and had the soldiers’ names retouched in gold. Thank you Greytown Community Board for commissioning the plaque and paying for it. Thanks to David Pope for water blasting the gates for us. Enquiries Frank Minehan, 027 252 1084 DUCKETT FUNERALS Est. 2020 (06) 377 0231 Your only locally owned and operated funeral home, by South Waira r apa lo c a l resident s who are passionate about s erving our c ommunity . #SUPPORTLOCAL Shovels and loppers were busy at the Memorial Park working-bee The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023 21

This past month I have been busy attending AGM meetings for clubs, getting across what is happening in the community and what our clubs challenges may be over the next year. I also spoke at the Greytown Community Board meeting this month, which was great to reconnect and cement a positive relationship moving forward. We believe Sport & Leisure plays a very important part in this community, particularly across mental health and well being, social connectness across all ages, and we are keen to ensure that we continue to play our part in our awesome community. It is great to hear that the winter seasons have started positively with some awesome results across our greytown teams. I hope to be able to get to some games over the coming months, but would love to be able to share some photos in our monthly columns of your members out and about playing their sports, so please send them in to me. I would also love to hear about your awesome volunteers across the Sport Clubs. I am sure there are many awesome volunteers that go above and beyond for their clubs, and we want to celebrate these. Please email the images to [email protected] Is your club interested in CPR training? This is something we have been in discussion about with Wellington Free Ambulance, and I think this could be a valuable skill for our clubs to be offered. Let me know if this is something you would be interested in. Rosie Swanson, Executive Officer Greytown Community Sport and Leisure Society PO Box 106, Greytown, 5742 89 Main Street, Greytown, 5712 P: (06) 304 8310 | M: 027 278 9400 [email protected] | www.greytownsport.org.nz www.facebook.com/GreytownSportLeisure Love Greytown? Love sport and recreation? Love us on Facebook! VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH – MAY 2023 This month we are celebrating Vanessa Murrell. Vanessa has been running the Tuesday Tennis evening competition over the last four years for Greytown Tennis Club. She has managed this through Covid-19, where we were on and off again, and also did this even when she was not playing. Vanessa organised all the draws, opening both sites to be ready, runs the tally and organised the end of season wrapup – it wouldn’t happen if it wasn’t for Vanessa. On behalf of Team Greytown and the Tennis Club, thank you Vanessa for your awesome work put into this Tuesday Competition and for the club. We all appreciate your efforts! Are you taking photos to go in the Greytown Grapevine? For the best results in print (it may look good on screen!) images must be 300dpi, saved as a JPEG or PDF. Make sure your Smartphone is set to it’s ‘Best’ setting before you take the picture, keep the sun behind you, then save or download the photo as a separate file. Attach the images to your email, NOT pasted into a Word file, and send to the team at [email protected] 22 The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023

The ‘Team Greytown’ section of the Greytown Grapevine is coordinated by the Greytown Sport and Leisure Society. The Society would particularly like to recognise the generous support provided Lamb-Peters Print and by the Greytown Trust Lands Trust to sport and leisure activities in our community. And many thanks to everyone that supplies images of our athletes in action. Greytown Netball Club Greytown Netball hits off with a bang Our Senior and Junior teams have just completed grading with great results across the board. A great platform to build from, the season ahead is looking exciting for Greytown Netball. Red sponsored by Greytown Holmes Construction Co-coached by Ex-National Indoor Netballer Dave Renata, and Ex-Premier 1 player Alisha Hovell Dave and Alisha have said the team is looking promising, they have already shown their strength in defense and combinations across the court. With the majority of Holmes Construction now filled with members from last year’s Premier 4 winning team, Greytown Property Brokers’ Dave and Alisha are excited to be able to continue to build from an already well-connected squad. They had 2 strong wins and 2 losses across the 4 grading games. Dave and Alisha were proud of the effort the team put out against a strong Carterton Legends and Gladstone Tauweru side, “They never gave up, it was a true testament to the girls’’. Red are eager to learn and soak up as much knowledge as they can, and that alone makes for one exciting season. Yellow sponsored by Greytown Property with Dave and Jennah Co-coached by a decorated Wellington coach Sophie Verstraten, and our very own skilful Laura Bradley Here is what Coach Sophie, and Laura, had to say: “We are a mix of newcomers and returnees to the Club, and have worked well together over Grading matches, focusing on building a positive team atmosphere, vibes and trying out new combinations. Across the four games, Yellow have demonstrated they have the potential to reach their goals this season. Grading has had it all: wins, a draw, and a loss. We’ve also been impacted by injuries, which has meant some players stepping into new positions, and showing off hidden talents; our GD can shoot!” Coach Sophie said they are excited by their results and what this means for their placing in the overall grades for the season. Bring it on! Black sponsored by Greytown Hotel Top Pub Coached by our very own skillful Karen Goodall Here is what Coach Karen had to say: “We had great wins against two different Martinborough teams, as well as a narrow win over Lansdowne AllSorts before losing against a pretty strong Coasties team. Our team has a mix of women who have played together before and some new players, so it was great to see how well the team has started the season, playing as a smooth unit with straight-line passing and strong all-court defensive play. We have the odd bit of height in the team but will generally be relying on our fitness and netball brains to get us through the season! We are super excited to be supported by the Greytown Top Pub this season.” White sponsored by Greytown At Hand Therapy Coached by our very own skillful Nadia Brown White was up against a strong Nga Iwi wahine/women’s side for their first grading game. Despite the scoreboard, the team played well together and never gave up. “It’s all about being positive and giving the ladies something to strive for every week. There is so much potential in the team, and I’m looking forward to spending the season with a great bunch of ladies,” said Coach Nadia. It will be a season filled with fun on and off the court. We will be going out there every week with a smile and will be striving to make Greytown proud. Gold sponsored by Greytown Eden Skye Co-coached by Ex-NZ Netballer Marcus Henderson, and our very own skillful Jennah Rasmussen “Gold is coming along nicely,” says Coach Marcus. Shannon was awarded POD for week 1 of grading. Shannon, with her dead-eye-duck shooting, shot 10 from 11. Abbie was awarded POD for Week 2 of Grading. Abbie slotted awesomely into GK and GD. Using her speed and powerful jumping to pick off lobs, secure rebounds and get tips. “Abbie hasn’t played netball before and I am excited to see her continual growth this season,” said Marcus. Juniors sponsored by FreshChoice Greytown Our Junior Netball Club training has been awesome. We have training as a club every Thursday and it has been lovely seeing the bigger kids helping the younger players, ensuring they are involved in everything. We started off with a bang with two great wins on Tuesday night in Masterton which meant our Years 7 and 8 team were moved up 1 grade. A great feat considering how challenging games can be up there. Saturday games kicked off last weekend. Everyone was very much excited to hit the courts. We have a great bunch of kids playing this year so anticipating another fab season! Greytown Swim Club Greytown swim club AGM and prizegiving will be held on Sunday 28 May from 3pm. We welcome new committee members to the club for the next swim season. The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023 23

Greytown Bowling Club Sunday 30 April saw the Club’s 2022-23 season come to an end, with a pretty well-attended Closing Day. It was great to see our members turning out, and very pleasing to be able to welcome a number of Business House players, who came along to help us finish off the year. Our Greens will now have a well earned rest, and will be tended to and refurbished with much loving care and attention over the next 3 months or so by our dedicated Green Keeper Darren, Assistant Donald, and helpers Gary and Keith. They all do a wonderful job – thanks fellas. Our prizegiving for the 2022-23 year is to be incorporated into the Club’s Annual Mid-Winter Christmas Dinner, to be held on Friday 7 July. We’ll be in touch with members about this function in June. Our final tournament of the year – “Fruit Bowl 2023” – held over the weekend of 15 and 16 April, was a rip-roaring success. As a matter of interest, 2023 was the 52nd year for this event. Thanks to the Featherston Bowling Club’s generous gesture in allowing us the use of their Green, we were able to accommodate 26 teams this year, and we hope to increase it to 32 teams next year. All in all it’s been not a bad year for the club, and we are particularly delighted with the selection of a number of our players in the Wairarapa Representative teams, both Senior and Junior. In fact on Saturday 6 May, Masterton Bowling Club was the host for a Junior’s Quadrangular Tournament featuring Kapiti, Manawatu, Wairarapa and Wellington. Congratulations and well done to the Greytown players selected for the Wairarapa team: Pauline Brooks, Keith Graham and Craig Meyrick. So now it’s a time for our bowlers to reflect on the achievements of the past season and to look forward to the start of the next, which at this stage is set down for Sunday 17 September. Featherston Wrestling Club In early May the club hosted a local tournament which was a great success. Both Tawa and Waikanae clubs sent over teams of both experienced and first time wrestlers. It was a chance for our beginners to show the skills they have been practising so far this year on the mat. Check out the club facebook for snips of the fun games for everyone at our 5.30pm Wednesday training. The Club’s bi-annual trail bike fundraiser is on 28 May, with special thanks to Sargent Motorcycles and Yeronga Farm for making this possible. Get in touch if you would like to support this event or hear more at [email protected] or pop us a message on facebook or instagram. Some of our more experienced wrestlers also attended a National Training Camp and took part in the Waikato Championships, coming home with two gold and two silver medals. Wairangi Sargent was particularly dominant, pinning two opponents within the first minute of his wrestles! The trip meant a days training under the national coaches for Nate George and Angus Read who will be off to Sydney in August to compete in the Oceania Champs. We would like to acknowledge The Robert Algie Trust, Gazley European, Circus Cinema, Holmes Construction, Fairview Wairarapa, Greyscale Ultrasound, Adamson Shaw, The Loft Barbers and all those who took part in the golf day fundraiser in support of these young wrestlers. Gym – 52 Fitzherbert Street, Featherston Postal address c/- 12 Fox Street Featherston 027 920 6751 [email protected] Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club featherston_wrestling2018 Greytown Football Club Don’t miss out, get your tickets for a Night in all White! A friendly reminder for Greytown Football Club fans. Our 15th birthday celebration is fast approaching and you don’t want to miss out on this fantastic event. Held on Saturday, 3 June, starting at 7 pm at the Greytown Working Men’s Club. Dress up in your best ‘all-white’ outfits, bring your friends and partners, and dance the night away with The Blueprint, the north island’s top rock covers band. Tickets are just $30 per person, but space is limited, so act fast, plus there are prizes for the best-dressed attendees, so get creative with your white ensembles. To secure your spot, purchase tickets at the GFC pavilion bar on any Saturday between 2-6pm, or make an online payment: Bank transfer details: Account: 02-0112-0118564-000 Reference: GFC 15th birthday & your FB name. Don’t miss this unforgettable night celebrating our club’s milestone! Nate George, Wairangi Sargent, Tommy Read and Angus Read getting ready for the Waikato Championships 24 The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023

Greytown Scouts By the time this goes to press, the Lions quiz will have taken place, so a massive thanks to the Greytown Lions for supporting Scouts with their annual quiz, and helping our kids/rangatahi attend the 23/24 Jamboree. Other fundraising efforts over the last month have included a raffle (thanks again to Lions for the wood and to Freshchoice for letting us sell tickets) and a sausage sizzle (thanks to Gavin at the Butchers). Coming up on our fundraising calendar is a Zappo Magic Show at Studio 73 on Sunday, 6 August at 10am and 2pm. Bring along your children/tamariki (or family) and enjoy the magic! The generosity of our community never fails to amaze – thanks to Zappo for donating his time and talent, and to the Greytown Little Theatre for the loan of the studio. A substantial amount of fundraising needs to happen to get the Scouts to Jamboree. Scouts are keen to do odd jobs around your home. If you have a job that a group of Scouts could tackle, such as stacking firewood, weeding, moving rocks or washing windows, then let Rachel Butler-Peck know on 021 207 8770 or [email protected]. If you price the job, we’ll send the Scouts to you to complete the work. If your young person is interested in joining Cubs, Scouts or Venturers, email [email protected] to find out more. Scouts pick apples for the apple fundraiser at Molewood Orchards to raise funds for Jamboree Scouts Eloise, Sebastian and Hugo move branches localbuilders builtright Our mission is to work closely with our clients from the initial design stages through to completion, ensuring that all expectations are met. www.localbuilders.co.nz 027 693 6591 • Renovations • New Builds • Design & Build • Decks and Landscaping • Pools To find out more on how we can help you please visit our website. Hire & Heat Shop 2 Bidwills Cutting Road Ph: 06 304 8196 With Winter just around the corner now is the time to get your wood supply in with our range of chainsaws, log splitters, trailers etc. 20 Litre Chain Bar Oil – $75 Come and see us at the Hire and Heat Shop Greytown. The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023 25

Greytown Toy Library Quizzers unite Our Annual Quiz Night is back after taking a covid hit last year. It’s the toy library’s main fundraiser for the year, so we set out to make sure it’s a fun night that is a real hit with attendees. This year has an ‘International’ theme, and we are hoping teams will be inspired to dress up accordingly. There will be plenty of prizes and, of course, the great hospitality at The Offering is a prime attraction. For more info, please see our advert below, or contact us at greytowntoylibrary.co.nz. Tables are already filling up so be in quick to guarantee your team has a place. See you there. Waiohine Action Group The Waiohine Action Group is inviting local people to help with restoration work on the riverside. If you have unwanted native tree seedlings in your garden, pot them up with the soil around their roots, so they can be transplanted by the riverside. We are looking for Leptospermum scoparium (manuka), Kunzea ericoides (kanuka), Cordyline australis (cabbage tree), Dacrycarpus dacrydioides (kahikatea), Sophora spp. (kowhai), Phormium tenax (harakeke/flax), Dodonaea viscosa (akeake), Podocarpus totara (totara), Prumnopitys ferruginea (miro), Nothofagus solandri (black beech), Nothofagus truncata (hard beech), Nothofagus fusca (red beech), Prumnopitys taxifolia (matai/black pine), Plagianthus regius (ribbonwood), etc. Please let us know what species you have, and the numbers, so we can prepare for them. We will be planting at Kuratawhiti Street, close to the Wire Shed. The plot has been prepared so no heavy digging is required, just bring your planting tools, stout shoes and rainwear! Ph: Tony Waters 022 190 2487 or Bruce Slater 027 446 3252 26 The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023

The Greytown Community Pantry has moved. It is now situated inside the Menz Shed entrance on West Street. If you have excess produce that you would like to share with the community, please leave it inside the pantry for others who may need it. It would be appreciated that you take only what you need and leave the remainder for others to enjoy. Club South Wairarapa COMMUNITY PANTRY Take what you need – Share what you can South Wairarapa Rotary Club Over $27,000 donated to local community organisations As the Rotary year draws to a close, the Rotary Committees responsible for considering and approving grants have been very busy with more than $27,000 having been paid out to local community and other organisations. These grants are paid from the South Wairarapa Rotary’s Martinborough Fair Charitable Trust. Included with these grants were some special donations made to both the Hawke’s Bay and Masterton Mayoral Relief Funds, towards the recent cyclone damage sustained by Tinui and the Hawke’s Bay area. The money for this donation came from the Disaster fund that is one of the committed projects that Rotary pledges money to each year. Other organisations who have received grants during March and April are: the Carterton Youth Village for a new trailer plus another grant for decorating their communal hall; the Martinborough Youth Trust; Tates Bush Reserve for gravel on their access track; Greytown Trails Trust; Heart Kids NZ; Martinborough and Featherston Foodbanks; South Wairarapa Principals Association towards running the South Wairarapa Speech competition; Autism NZ, the Young Readers Program; Meals on Wheels Wharekaka; Kahutara School Mangatete Wetland; Age Concern Wairarapa; Pest Free Token Trust and the Featherston Booktown Trust. The proceeds from the Martinborough Charitable Fair Trust allow South Wairarapa Rotary to help fund community organisations each year. However, we are acutely aware that most of our club’s activities are not highly visible due to them being grants and donations, whereas other community organisations are more visible due to many of their activities requiring them to be out and about in the community. Be assured, South Wairarapa Rotary is here to assist in supporting community activities both with funds and/or labour should that be required, so please contact us if you have a project that requires our support either financially or physically. Community Pantry Lastly, the Greytown Community Pantry has been relocated from behind St Luke’s Church to the Menz Shed West Street entrance. You can find the Pantry cupboard behind the fence on the left. This pantry is for the donation of grocery items for the community to share. As the sign says, “Take what you need. Share what you can”. If you would like more information about the fundraising activities of the South Wairarapa Rotary Club, or wish to be part of the work we do in the community, please contact Glenn Todd our Club Committee Director on 027 458 3789. The Greytown Community Pantry has moved. It is now situated inside the Menz Shed entrance on West Street. If you have excess produce that you would like to share with the community, please leave it inside the pantry for others who may need it. It would be appreciated that you take only what you need and leave the remainder for others to enjoy. Club South Wairarapa COMMUNITY PANTRY Take what you need – Share what you can Club South Wairarapa The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023 27

• Children • Adolescents • Adults • Couples www.lizdixoncounselling.com e: [email protected] m: 027 494 8475 face-to-face, on-line and phone sessions available. • Qualified and experienced • Safe supportive environment • Confidentiality assured 63 Main Street Greytown [email protected] 027 270 8122 | 06 370 2336 Enquiries welcome! GREYTOWNPilates “A great habit” 9am 10am 11am 6pm Tue Thu Sat Balance & Flexibility Strengthening Core Core Focused Balance & Flexibility 12pm Chair Class Strengthening Core Lengthen & Strengthen Mats and equipment supplied. $15 casual – $135/10 class ticket. Wairarapa Library Service Book Clubs Anyone who’s part of a book club knows reading a book is only half the fun; talking about it with a group of interested and interesting people takes your reading pleasure to another level. And if you’re new to the area, what better way to connect and make new friends? Wairarapa Library Service runs an evening book club on the first Wednesday of each month 7-8pm. It’s an online session that you can participate from the comfort of your home. You can pick up a library copy of the book chosen for discussion at any WLS library. Go to wls.org.nz/eveningbookclub to register your interest and receive details on how to sign in for the online meetings. Alternatively, join us at our morning book club held on the last Wednesday every month 10-11.30am. Rather than an assigned book, everyone shares what they’ve been reading and recommends titles that they’ve enjoyed Have a chat, a laugh, and a cuppa with our friendly group. If this sounds like you, contact Pat Snellgrove to register your interest [email protected] Whether you’re an avid reader or just starting to explore new writing, everyone is welcome, and we look forward to seeing you at one – or both! – of our book clubs. Of course, book clubs aren’t the only way we promote a love of reading. Check out our monthly Reading Aloud session. If you think only children enjoy being read to, let Greytown Little Theatre’s talented performers re-introduce you to the pleasure of listening to the written word spoken aloud. It’s a relaxing experience that’s all the better for being shared. So come along to Greytown Library on the first Saturday of every month at 11am. Love shack, baby, love shack After sell out shows across New Zealand, 80s superband Love Shack are bringing their live 80s party to Carterton Events Centre on Saturday 3 June. Round up the crew and come dance the night away to your favourite 80s hits, it’s the best night out in decades! Book at www. eventfinda.co.nz/2023/80s-super-band-love-shack-live-cartertonevents-centre/carterton Love Shack features some of New Zealand’s finest and most experienced musicians. Including Tui-nominated and NZ charting artists, session musos, hired guns and Divas who have drawn on all their years of experience, to create a magic live 80s music show, that will have you dancing. Playing songs by The B52s, Prince, INXS, Midnight Oil, Blondie, David Bowie, Billy Idol, Peter Gabriel, The Eurythmics, Devo, Simple Minds, Cyndi Lauper, The Pretenders, INXS, Queen, Katrina and The Waves, The Mockers, Icehouse, Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty, Coconut Rough, UB40, U2 and lots more. The band grew up through the 80s, have this music in their DNA, and simply love transporting audiences back to this golden time. Lynley Christoffersen – Vocals – Hamish Graham – Vocals and guitar – Rob Joass – Lead guitar – Cameron Crawford – Keys – Miklin Halstead – Bass guitar – Vinnie McParland – Drums. 28 The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023

Dear Editor I’m not sure what world the SWDC lives in but it certainly isn’t the one occupied by most of its ratepayers. Council is proposing a 15.9% rates increase across the board and rural ratepayers are facing a 29% rates rise. This comes on top of a 6.1% increase across the board last year and 29% the year prior. I remind the mayor, Martin Connelly, that he was elected on a platform that included “dealing with the rates disaster” and “organising the council so that residents see it as an efficient and reliable organisation”. The recently released document Consultation on the 2023/24 Annual Plan says that the proposed rates increases are needed “to meet the increased costs of running the council”, referring to factors such as inflation (5.5% of the rise), depreciation costs (4.4%) and “resourcing needs” of council (4.3%). The architects of the document seem to have adopted a “cost-plus” approach to enable business as usual. Does SWDC not realise that its many ratepayers on low or fixed income are hurting on many fronts? They have little or no ability to absorb extra costs, whereas council has, by simply eliminating the “nice to haves”. I think that under current circumstances, a humane council would be looking at a rates freeze. On the issue of council organisation, the mayor is cited in the Times Age (28 April) as saying that the late presentation of the Consultation Document to elected members “put council under a lot of pressure” and that “the real issue is that our officers did not start the annual planning process in good time”. That doesn’t sound like good governance or management to me. In another article, the Times Age (8 May), reporting on a forecast Wellington Water budget blowout of $301,000, quotes the chair of the Finance Committee as saying that he was “concerned that somebody inside or outside the organisation has authorised the un-budgetted expenditure” and “I’m just wondering about the process and how we got to the stage where WW basically has an open cheque book and do what they want to”. Say no more. Bill Armstrong, North Street, Greytown Shared office space is available: • Main Street, Greytown • 20sq metres • tidy, air-conditioned office • price includes internet and power • $100 per week • available from 1 June 2023 Office Space Available Phone 021 0260 4426 to view. Your Letters The Greytown Grapevine welcomes Letters to the Editor of 300 words or less. Letters may be edited for clarity, legal ramifications, length or general taste at the editor’s discretion. We also reserve the right to refuse to publish submitted letters for the same reasons. All letters must be signed. Letters published do not necessarily reflect the views of the Greytown Grapevine, its staff or its advertisers. Do you have a great story for The Greytown Grapevine? Contact [email protected] or phone (06) 304 9245 Greytown’s very own FREE paper, The Greytown Grapevine, covering urban and RD1 The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023 29

Noticeboard Lions Helping Hand Any older or disabled person needing help with a task that a couple of Lions can do in an hour or two may ring Ian Frowde at 304 7127. A donation is welcome Garden products Order pea straw, sheep manure, sawdust, lime, mushroom compost & kindling at the Stihl Shop 246 Main St., or contact 021 226 2002 or [email protected] Join or help Lions Our motto is ‘Serve the community and have fun!’ We meet twice a month. To join us or help with a Lions project, contact Les Galler 021 226 2002 or Gary Low 020 479 3717, or email [email protected] Firewood Community groups raise funds by raffling Lions firewood. Ask us! Lions wheelchair For visitors to our town. Kept at South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, 120 Main St.—ask at the bar. Greytown Lions Lions annual fun quiz Raises money for valuable community initiatives. Lions Reading Help Community volunteers help Greytown School children with their reading. Learn ‘n Live Camps Each year Lions sponsor ten Greytown children to attend these lifechanging camps at Riversdale. Lions book sale Coming again in July— watch this space! Hearty Pasta Fagioli This is a convenient spin on a classic italian favourite. Spaghetti sauce and stock form the flavourful base. A great way to cook up and freeze multiple meals, ready to go when you get home! Prep Time: 40 min Cook Time: 40 min Makes: 24 servings Cooking Corner Instructions In a large stockpot, cook mince over medium heat until no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes; crumble mince and drain off the grease. Add stock, tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, onions, celery, carrots, beans, oregano, pepper and pepper sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered for 30 minutes. Add pasta and parsley and simmer covered until pasta is tender, approximately 10-14 minutes. Enjoy Ingredients 1kg beef mince 5 tins (400g each) beef stock 4 tins (400g each) diced tomatoes, undrained 2 tins (400g each) spaghetti sauce 3 large onions, chopped 8 celery sticks, diced 3 medium carrots, sliced 1 400g tin kidney beans, rinsed and drained 1 400g tin cannellini beans, rinsed and drained 3 tsp chopped fresh oregano or 1 tsp dried oregano 2½ tsp pepper 1½ tsp hot pepper sauce 250g pasta shells 5 tsp chopped fresh parsley 30 The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023

Noticeboard Greytown RSA Social Gathering Members, partners, friends Gathering 3rd Friday of every month 17.30 – 19.00 South Wairarapa Working Men’s Club South-east corner, main bar Come and meet your mates and enjoy the Club’s amenities ALL WELCOME. www.rsa.org.nz The Greytown Grapevine has its own email address! Send ALL correspondence to [email protected] Shout out! The Greytown Grapevine is now on Facebook! facebook.com/lambpeters From the Editor We receive many wonderful and interesting stories and photos for publishing in the Greytown Grapevine every month. When you supply your stories and accompanying photos, include a brief, detailed caption describing your photo. If they contain people, include their names (left to right if more than one), so readers aren’t left wondering who these people are (as we often don’t know either!), and makes for a much more understandable and interesting read. Thanks. Ed. Are you aged 55+? Relocated? Changed lifestyles? Retired? or looking for a new interest? Then, come along to the SWWMC on the first Friday of the month, starting 10am. Interested? Please phone 027 466 7524 You’re invited to join the Tauherenikau Friendship Club Do you enjoy: • making new friends • hearing great speakers • convivial morning teas? We have various group activities, including: • antiques • walking • Scrabble • dining • luncheon • garden • armchair travel Thank You The Greytown Returned and Services Association would like to thank all collectors and supporters for the Annual Poppy Day Appeal which raised $3,692.50 for our Welfare Fund. For those who placed wreaths on ANZAC Day, thank you. Please accept this as acknowledgement of your contribution. ANZAC Day is a day of great symbolic importance to the Greytown RSA and your input or attendance was greatly appreciated. Bryce Gurney, President The Greytown Grapevine – May 2023 31

Jennah Rasmussen Sales Consultant M 022 406 7121 E [email protected] Dave Stephenson Sales Consultant M 022 097 0143 E [email protected] Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 Light up Greytown with Dave and Jennah We are calling all light-loving locals! Light up your letterbox this July, and help spread the magic and wonder throughout Greytown! As voted for by the public and with over $500 worth of prizes up for grabs, you’ll want to be in with a chance to win!! Prizes for the Wackiest, Brightest and Largest (Let your imagination and creativity run wild) Spot prizes are also available by posting a photo with your light creation and sharing it to social media with the hashtag #daveandjennah Gather your lights, and decorate your letterbox, or even your home, so it is ready to light up every night from the 1st – the 30th of July. Register your entry by 15th June at www.greytownvillage.com