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Food or rent?                                 Club on
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                    Kapiti Observer
       Thursday, September 6, 2018

               Boss pulls on the
               boots for union
               GEORGE HEAGNEY                               had used all our reserves and we had
                                                            an injury.’’
               An injury crisis forced 47-year-old              Kennett, playing at lock, came
               Horowhenua Kāpiti boss Corey                close to scoring a try and made a few
               Kennett to lace up off the bench in a        tackles.
               remarkable comeback to rep rugby                 His last Horowhenua Kāpiti game
               after 23 years.                              was against North Otago in 1995.
                   In what must be a first for a rugby          But Kennett still plays club rugby
               union chief executive, Kennett suited        for Levin College Old Boys’ senior
               up for Horowhenua Kāpiti’s Heartland        reserve team and they went through
               Championship game against East               unbeaten to win the grade this year.
               Coast at Ruatoria on Saturday.                   Kennett had expected to just run
                   Kennett, 47, was a late                  the water and only took moulded
               replacement when lock Tainui                 sprigs, so had to borrow Woodmass’
               Woodmass pulled out with sickness at         size 15 boots – a lot bigger than his
               the last minute and with the game so         size 111⁄2 boots.
               far away from home, they couldn’t                Kennett said he made sure his East
               bring in another player.                     Coast counterpart Cushla Tangaere-
                   Kennett got on with about seven          Manuel was near a defibrillator.
               minutes left in the match to make his            ‘‘I did notice the ambulance had
               58th rep appearance, in what he              started its engine, ready just in case it
               called a surreal experience.                 needed to come on.’’
                   ‘‘Every single time I’ve pulled on           Kennett said they had a production
               the jersey it’s been an absolute             line in Horowhenua Kāpiti so they
               honour,’’ he said. ‘‘Although it’s been 23   ‘‘don’t need all the old fossils’’.
               years since I did it, I loved every              ‘‘I’m still chasing the dream. When I
               second of it.’’                              grow up I want to be an All Black.’’
                   Horowhenua Kāpiti, who are                  Kennett won’t be in the lineup to
               celebrating their 125th year, won 46-8.      play South Canterbury at Westpac
                   Kennett said the doctor told             Stadium in Wellington on Sunday,
               Woodmass it was the worst inflamed           even though coach Chris Wilton joked
               throat they had seen, so they decided        his job might rely on it.
               to leave him out.                                The oldest first-class player in New
                   ‘‘I was going to be used only if we      Zealand is believed to be Albert ‘‘Bert’’
               had no-one else left on the bench,’’         Wood who was 48 years and 203
               Kennett said.                                days when appearing for Hawke’s Bay              Horowhenua Kāpiti Rugby boss
                   ‘‘With about 11 minutes to go we         against Poverty Bay in 1911.                     Corey Kennett was called out of
                                                                                                             retirement to play his first rep
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Pressure on for expressway ‘plan B’
JONO GALUSZKA

Transport officials are keeping
coy on alternatives to the Ōtaki
to north of Levin expressway.
   The expressway, which
would connect connect with the
Kāpiti expressway and take
State Highway 1 around Levin,
has been in limbo since the Gov-
ernment released its draft pol-
icy statement on transport in
April.
   That led to the New Zealand
Transport Agency moving the
project into a re-evaluation pro-
cess, leaving people with homes
in the way of potential routes in
limbo, unable to sell.
   The Government’s finalised
policy statement was released in
August, with little change to the                                                                                                                                                                  State Highway 1
draft.                                                                                                                                                                                             runs through
   Mayors and police in wider                                                                                                                                                                      Levin’s town
Manawatū put the pressure on                                                                                                                                                                      centre. It is hoped
                                                                                                                                                                                                   a bypass will be
the agency’s director of regional                                                                                                                                                                  built around the
relationships Emma Speight at                                                                                                                                                                      town to alleviate
Horizons Regional Council’s                                                                                                                                                                        congestion.
transport      committee       on                                                                                                                                                                    DAVID UNWIN/STUFF
Tuesday to give more details.
   Horowhenua Mayor Michael
Feyen said the situation was
‘‘miserable’’ for those around
Levin and he wanted to put
                                        ‘‘When traffic gets                                        going through the centre of
                                                                                                   Levin.
                                                                                                                                         dual-carriage motorway each
                                                                                                                                         way, but still a bypass?’’
                                                                                                                                                                                roads less safe.
                                                                                                                                                                                   Central District road policing
developers and residents at             off the [Kāpiti]                                              ‘‘We need to get the trucks          Speight said she could not say      manager Inspector Dave White
ease.
   Although the agency had
                                        expressway, it's                                           out.’’
                                                                                                       Whanganui Mayor Hamish
                                                                                                                                         until the re-evaluation process
                                                                                                                                         was done.
                                                                                                                                                                                also wanted to know if there was
                                                                                                                                                                                work being done on a plan B
committed          to      safety       hitting what is                                            McDouall agreed, saying it               ‘‘Then we will be in a position     sooner rather than later.
improvements on surrounding
roads whether the expressway
                                        probably the                                               appeared everyone was looking
                                                                                                   at the issue in a binary way.
                                                                                                                                         to      talk
                                                                                                                                         implications.’’
                                                                                                                                                           about     those         ‘‘When traffic gets off the
                                                                                                                                                                                [Kāpiti] expressway, it’s hitting
went ahead or not, those                riskiest section of                                            ‘‘It’s like we’re saying we get      Committee member Errol              what is probably the riskiest sec-
improvements would not fix the
main problem, he said.
                                        road in the region.’’                                      the expressway or the current
                                                                                                   roads with safety upgrades.
                                                                                                                                         Christiansen         said
                                                                                                                                         expressway made sense from a
                                                                                                                                                                        the     tion of road in the region.’’
                                                                                                                                                                                   A decision on the future of the
                                        Inspector Dave White
   ‘‘It doesn’t fix the issue of                                                                       ‘‘Is there potential for a        safety perspective, as increasing      expressway is expected by the
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Emergency grant demand doubles
KATARINA WILLIAMS                                                                                                                                            ‘‘Their whole
   Spiralling accommodation                                                                                                                                  income is being
costs are driving more people to
ask for Ministry of Social Devel-
                                                                                                                                                             taken up by rent.
opment (MSD) emergency grants                                                                                                                                We’re hearing more
than ever before.
   The total value of Special
                                                                                                                                                             and more cases like
Needs Grants (SNGs) has almost                                                                                                                               that.’’
doubled from $16.7 million - in                                                                                                                              Tim Barnett, about a Paraparaumu
the year to June 2016 - to a whop-                                                                                                                           family’s plight
ping $33.1m in just two years.
   Over the same period, the
level of hardship assistance -                                                                                                                               bridge the gap - some also
which includes SNGs and at                                                                                                                                   struggle to find affordable, pri-
least two other grants has surged                                                                                                                            vate rentals because of bad debts.
from $58.3m to $88.1m, a 51 per                                                                                                                                 ‘‘I think these things become
cent increase.                                                                                                                                               worse when people are stressed
   At a meeting of budget                                                                                                                                    and they’re not managing to pay
advisers on the Kāpiti Coast, a                                                                                                                             their rent.
story emerged of a Paraparaumu                                                                                                                                  ‘‘Unfortunately, it can spiral
family whose rental costs were                                                                                                                               into something worse and people
$10 more a week than their total                                                                                                                             may be borrowing from lenders
weekly earnings.                                                                                                                                             who, frankly, should not be lend-
   National Building Financial                                                                                                                               ing to them,’’ Curson said.
Capability Charitable Trust                                                                                                                                     Demand for food grants was a
chief executive Tim Barnett, said    There were 137,424 food grants given out in the year to June, according to Ministry of Social Development figures.      major contributor to the spike in
the family’s financial dire pre-                                                                                                      ALDEN WILLIAMS/STUFF   SNGs, rising from 90,111 in June
dicament was far from unique.                                                                                                                                2016 to 137,424 in the year to
   ‘‘Their whole income is being     income rates in the last few               The number of SNGs - which           ager client service delivery, Kay       June.
taken up by rent. We’re hearing      years,’’ Barnett explained.             can either be given out as a loan       Read.                                      ‘‘Food is the main reason for
more and more cases like that           It has come less than a week         or on a non-recoverable basis -            Geoff Curson is a manager at         increase in hardship assistance,
which is the impact of rapidly-      after the Government unveiled           has increased by 26,882 since the       Wellington’s Newtown Budget-            which shows that families do not
increasing rentals in certain        proposed tenancy reforms which          June 2017 quarter to 185,914 in         ing and Advocacy Service and            have enough left over after other
communities,’’ Barnett said.         could restrict landlords from           the year to June. ‘‘We are seeing       said rents can ‘‘be enormous’’ for      weekly expenses such as rent,’’
   ‘‘The striking thing for us is    increasing rents to once a year         a material increase in demand           some beneficiaries.                     said Minister for Social Develop-
that in every community -            from the present six-monthly            for emergency SNGs (25.5 per               He said many of his agency’s         ment Carmel Sepuloni.
because we’ve got services just      restriction in place now.               cent since 2014/15) due to the cor-     clients have their financial woes          ‘‘Many people were deterred
about everywhere - in every com-        SNGs are untaxed financial           responding demand for housing.          compounded by health costs,             from seeking support under
munity, there are people with        assistance designed to help                ‘‘People are spending more           including mental health and             National, and we have made a
these struggles.                     people meet immediate needs,            and more money on rent so need          addiction.                              real commitment to making sure
   ‘‘There are very few places in    and the recipient does not need         a hand to pay for other necessi-           The stress of failing to make        New Zealanders in need are
the country where rents haven’t      to receive a main benefit to qual-      ties like food and other bills,’’       ends meet leads many to seek out        accessing the supports they are
gone up much faster than             ify.                                    said MSD’s group general man-           short-term, high-interest loans to      eligible for.’’

School band’s quest success                                                                                            Briefly
Te Horo Primary School                                                                                                 CHORALE HUMMING                       and planting. Everyone welcome.
band Jupiter took out third                                                                                            Kāpiti Chorale has about 60          For information ontact Kate or
place at last week’s                                                                                                   members and is keen for more.         Angelique 902 5809 or
Bandquest, held in                                                                                                     The group invites anyone who          kapitiuniting@outlook.com
Wellington.                                                                                                            can read music and is keen to get
   The band was one of 16                                                                                              back to singing to join               SUMMER SCHOOL
from the region, with Freddy                                                                                           them.Contact                          Kāpiti Summer School is offering
Sayer also winning the                                                                                                 president@kapitichorale.org.nz        nearly 70 courses for the new
Rockstar Styles award.                                                                                                 for further information or            year. A website detailing the
   Pictured from left, band                                                                                            063676488.                            courses and information is now
members Shea Lenaghan,                                                                                                                                       up and running, see
Preston Orchard, Freddy                                                                                                COMMUNITY GARDEN                      www.kapitisummerschool.co.nz
Sayer, Forest Glanville Hall                                                                                           A new community garden is
and Neve Jarnell.                                                                                                      being set up in the grounds of the
                                                                                                                       Kāpiti Uniting Parish church on
                                                                                                                       Weka Road, in Raumati Beach.
                                                                                                                       Three garden beds will be built on
                                                                                                                       Saturday 15 September, starting at
                                                                                                                       9am. Two weeks later there will
                                                                                                                       be a workshop on filling the beds

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Ōtaki club on course to survive cull
KATARINA WILLIAMS,
VIRGINIA FALLON AND PAUL
MITCHELL

Delight, trepidation and despair
are among the reactions from
Lower North Island thorough-
bred clubs to the slew of meaty
recommendations outlined in a
Government-commissioned
racing industry report.
   Renowned Australian admin-
istrator John Messara authored
the report, which called for a
sweeping overhaul of the
country’s racing industry -
details of which were released in
Hamilton last week.
   Among the major recommen-
dations to emerge was the slash-                                                                                                                                                                    Ōtaki-Māori Racing
ing of New Zealand track                                                                                                                                                                            Club past-president
numbers from 48 to 28 in the five                                                                                                                                                                   Stephen Moffatt is
years from 2019/2020 season.                                                                                                                                                                        concerned the club
                                                                                                                                                                                                    may be forced to
   Ōtaki-Māori Racing Club,                                                                                                                                                                       sell to the
Tauherenikau, Awapuni, Hast-                                                                                                                                                                        Government.
ings and Trentham would all be                                                                                                                                                                       ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF
retained, with plans to improve
their infrastructure in the
coming years.
   Despite being on the safe list,          club president Andrew Bolton                           ‘‘We have a master plan for
Ōtaki-Māori Racing Club past-
president       Stephen     Moffatt
warned the celebration might be
                                            who felt there was little consul-
                                            tation or warning from New Zea-
                                            land Racing about the looming
                                                                                                both Trentham and Awapuni.
                                                                                                Trentham is to be one of New
                                                                                                Zealand’s three racing centres of
                                                                                                                                                The report: track by track
premature.                                  bombshell.                                          excellence.
   ‘‘On the surface, what came                  ‘‘We had no idea about it, we                      ‘‘It is our intention in time to             TRENTHAM (UPPER HUTT)               ❚ Requires renovation of course
out last night looked good, but             were completely blindsided,’’                       address the whole building struc-               ❚ 2017/2018: 11 race meetings       proper; members’ grandstand
once you delve into it it’s not that        Bolton said.                                        ture at Trentham.                               ❚ Good location near large          refurbishment; other minor
simple.’’                                       ‘‘There’s a lot of disappoint-                     ‘‘Certainly, we’ll be restoring              population                          improvements
   It appeared at least some of             ment and frustration around                         the members’ stand and building                 ❚ Requires reconstruction of
the clubs tipped to remain open             here. We’re making money, I                         that up.’’                                      course proper; public grandstand    AWAPUNI (PALMERSTON
may be forced to sell to the Gov-           can’t see why they really need to                      Robertson            supported               demolition; improved other          NORTH)
ernment, he said.                           close us down.’’                                    Messara’s move, saying ‘‘too                    facilities and landscaping          ❚ 2017/2018: 18 race meetings
   ‘‘Whether we’d be in agree-                  In stark contrast, Messara’s                    many venues is a liability for the                                                  ❚ Excellent location, major
ment to handing over that tao-              findings were warmly received                       country’’.                                      ŌTAKI-MĀORI (KĀPITI              training centre
nga, I don’t know.’’                        by Race Inc, which oversees                            ‘‘We’re no longer in a position              COAST)                              ❚ Requires rebuilding of course
   The report cast a dark shadow            racing at Awapuni and Upper                         where the community hub was                     ❚ 2017/2018: 14 race meetings       proper; a synthetic track; minor
over the future of Manawatū’s              Hutt’s Trentham track.                              at the racetrack. We have                       ❚ Good location, training.          improvements
Woodville-Pahiatua          Racing              The outfit also represented                     casinos and online everything.                  ❚ Requires renovation of course
Club, which was among the                   the Wellington, Manawatū and                       The discretionary dollar has                    proper, demolition of members’      WOODVILLE-PAHIATUA
facilities slated for closure.              Rangitı̄kei racing clubs, and the                   moved, and we have to under-                    grandstand; rebuild of new          (MANAWATŪ)
   Messara recommended Wood-                Feilding and Masterton jockey                       stand that and adapt.                           facility; other minor improvement   ❚ 2017/2018: 5 race meetings
ville’s freehold land be sold once          clubs.                                                 ‘‘We have a money bucket                                                         ❚ Fair location; poor infrastructure
nearby Awapuni Racecourse in                    Chief executive Alasdair Rob-                   that’s only so big. We can do                   TAUHERENIKAU                        ❚ Should join Awapuni Racing
Palmerston North had its new                ertson described Trentham as                        efficient things to make that                   (WAIRARAPA)                         Club once synthetic track is built
synthetic, all-weather track run-           having ‘‘champagne turf’’, but                      money bucket bigger, but irres-                 ❚ 2017/2018: 5 race meetings
ning - expected to be 2021/2022.            agreed future upgrades would be                     pective, we have to prioritise                  ❚ Iconic smaller venue, fair        Source: Review of the New
   The suggestion has drawn                 needed to ensure it remains one                     how we spend it,’’ Robertson                    location and training               Zealand Racing Industry report
heavy criticism from Woodville              of the country’s best.                              said.

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Rixen union heroines found
JANINE RANKIN

The search for dozens of women
who occupied Levin’s Rixen
clothing     factory     in   1981
prompting         game-changing
redundancy rules has brought
memories flooding back for the
workers and unionists.
   A documentary of the occu-
pation, Even Dogs Are Given
Bones, has been digitised and
will be screened at the Beehive
in September.
   Organiser Marian Evans has                                                                                                                                                  Members of the Rixen factory sit-in
been flooded with contacts since                                                                                                                                               from 1981 relive their memories -
putting out a plea to find the                                                                                                                                                 Charlotte (Sharky) Andrews, Julie
women featured in the film.                                                                                                                                                    Perry, Bernadette Cornell and Corny
                                                                                                                                                                               Andrews. Above, the protest at the
   Among them are Bernadette                                                                                                                                                   factory.            DAVID UNWIN/STUFF
Cornell and Julie Perry, Julie
Witeri at the time, who remem-
ber the day they were told the
factory was closing, and they
could pack up their things and
leave.
   ‘‘We were told there was to be
a meeting, that the big boss was
coming,’’ said Cornell.                                                                                                                                                        factory during those months.
   ‘‘They just said, we’re going to                                                                                                                                               ‘‘The kids loved it. It was like
close, get your gear and get out.                                                                                                                                              camping out.
   ‘‘They went off to have a cup                                                                                                                                                  ‘‘My boys told me they had
of tea, and we were just left sit-                     had nothing to lose. Let’s sit in.’’               The power stayed on, food        nights.’’                           better food there than they did at
ting there.                                               That was August 31, 1981.                    was delivered, indoor sports           So he and Cornell’s husband      home.’’
   ‘‘They wanted us gone by the                           The women had no idea how                    were set up, and there were a lot   Boy took on roles as voluntary         Corny’s wife Charlotte was
time they got back so they could                       long they would be there. The                   of visitors providing support.      security crew.                      also a regular supporter at the
lock up.’’                                             majority of them lasted until                      But there were negatives.           Whenever the women left the      factory, who said she could not
   Clothing Workers Union                              December 4.                                        Recently-appointed New Zea-      factory for a march or meeting,     believe how the workers had
president Joyce Hawe was the                              Perry was one of the                         land Labour Union organiser for     other unionists, including a crew   been treated, and did all she
first to respond to reports some-                      youngest, having started work at                Palmerston       North     Corny    of freezing workers from            could to support them.
thing was going on in Levin.                           the factory when she was 15                     Andrews said there were             Longburn, stepped in to ensure         While they did not achieve
   She tried to intervene and                          years old.                                      worries about the safety of the     the building was never unoccu-      redundancy deals for them-
negotiate redundancy payments,                            She said the building, now the               women and their children.           pied.                               selves, their actions helped
but was refused.                                       Swazi factory, was large and                       ‘‘They had some concerns            Boy Cornell said the couple’s    ensure redundancy clauses
   ‘‘We had an alternative, we                         comfortable and tables were                     about the drunks trying to get in   three boys, Francis, Leon and       became the norm in future
put it to the workers, that they                       turned into makeshift beds.                     there on Friday and Saturday        Andy, spent a lot of time at the    employment awards.

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Housing                                                                                                                                                                                          Kāpiti
                                                                                                                                                                                                 hosts
prices on                                                                                                                                                                                        gymnastics
the rise in                                                                                                                                                                                      The Kāpiti Gymnastics Club
                                                                                                                                                                                                 recently hosted the last

tight market                                                                                                                                                                                     competitive gymnastics
                                                                                                                                                                                                 competition for the Wellington
                                                                                                                                                                                                 region this season.
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THOMAS MANCH                                                                                                                                                                                     club’s head coaches have
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The average asking price for a house in                                                                                                                                                          Wellington regional team and
Wellington continues to rise, as the num-                                                                                                                                                        will compete at the national
ber of houses listed for sale drops.                                                                                                                                                             championships in Tauranga
    Wellington’s average asking price                                                                                                                                                            next month.
increased 1.7 per cent in August, to
$639,553, while some regions have experi-
enced an even sharper rise.
    Wairarapa had a rise of 6.6 per cent, to
an average of $520,127, and Hawke’s Bay
3.7 per cent, to $521,138.
    Property website realestate.co.nz,
which aggregates a claimed 97 per cent of
the country’s real estate listings, released
August figures for house listings and
sales across the country.
    Of the 19 regions, 11 reached record
high average asking prices as the number
of houses listed for sale dropped 1.6 per
cent in the year to August, to 21,207 for
the month.

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region were the capital’s
city centre and
Khandallah, as well as
Waikanae on the Kāpiti
Coast.’’
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Vanessa Taylor said consistently low
housing stock in the capital continued to
see an increase in asking prices.
    ‘‘There’s nothing to suggest that any-
thing will change too drastically. We
haven’t had a lot of stock in Wellington
and I can’t see that changing too much.’’
    The market continued to pick up after
cooling in 2017 in anticipation of the gen-
eral election, she said.
    New listings in Wellington dropped 7.9
per cent, to 614, compared to the previous
August.
    Hawke’s Bay had a greater drop of 12
per cent to 278 listings. Wairarapa gained
listings by 16 per cent, to 109.
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Strange bedfellows                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ‘‘Rather than
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         being an
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         example to
in free speech row                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       justify
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         keeping
                                                                    claimed that free speech wasn’t                                                                                                                                                                                                      Manning out,
GORDON
                                                                    involved, because Manning was
                                                                    a convicted felon, to whom
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Canada
CAMPBELL
TALKING POLITICS
                                                                    ‘‘other countries’’ had denied                                                                                                                                                                                                       actually
                                                                    entry.
                                                                        The argument didn’t stack up
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         provided a
                                                                    very well. At the time                                                                                                                                                                                                               precedent for
Free speech has become a
political football in New Zealand
                                                                    Woodhouse spoke, those ‘‘other
                                                                    countries’’ consisted solely of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         letting her
this year, but the teams involved                                   Canada, which had indeed                                                                                                                                                                                                             in.’’
have been entirely                                                  denied Manning an entry visa in
unpredictable. When for                                             September 2017 – but had then
example, the free speech rights                                     reversed its position and allowed
of Canadian white nationalists                                      Manning a visa in May 2018, so                                                                                                                                                                                                       Chelsea Manning
Lauren Southern and Stefan                                          that she could address a major                                                                                                                                                                                                       addresses an anti-
Molyneux were denied by                                             business conference in Montreal.                                                                                                                                                                                                     fracking rally in
Auckland’s bureaucrats, the                                         Rather than being an example to                                                                                                                                                                                                      Baltimore.                               AP
issue brought together liberal                                      justify keeping Manning out,
commentator Chris Trotter,                                          Canada actually provided a                                            a business gathering in                                               visa application.                                                    among the transgender
National Party leader Simon                                         precedent for letting her in.                                         Auckland.                                                                As an independent country                                         community.
Bridges and the right wing                                              Furthermore, National’s                                               At time of writing, Australia                                     though, we’re free to decide                                            Since Manning had initially
Taxpayers Union, all in support                                     alarm at former convicts coming                                       has been the only country                                             whether Manning’s presence                                           been sentenced to 35 years in
of the duo’s entry.                                                 here – some of them to ‘‘make                                         gearing up to deny entry to                                           here poses a threat to New                                           prison, she has needed to apply
    With that example fresh in                                      money from talking about their                                        Manning. Given Australia’s                                            Zealand. In recent interviews,                                       for a ‘‘special exemption’’ either
mind, National should have                                          crimes’’ – hadn’t stopped a                                           recent role in detaining and                                          Manning has downplayed her                                           from Immigration NZ, or from
known it was in for a scrap last                                    previous National government                                          deporting New Zealanders, it                                          whistleblower past. Essentially,                                     associate Immigration Minister
week, when its former                                               from allowing in former convict                                       would hardly be a good look                                           she has contextualised it as                                         Kris Faafoi. Lest there be an
Immigration Minister Michael                                        Nelson Mandela in 1995.                                               politically, for National to be                                       being part of a life spent                                           attempt to make political capital
Woodhouse called for the                                            Moreover in 2014, the ‘‘Wolf of                                       citing the Aussies as                                                 (initially) in being ostracised as                                   out of any discretion exercised in
government to deny a visa to                                        Wall Street’’ fraudster Jordan                                        corroboration on any issue                                            queer, which motivated her                                           her favour…it may be worth
United States whistleblower and                                     Belfort still owed roughly US$100                                     involving personal freedom.                                           subsequent actions on behalf of                                      recalling that during Jordan
LGBTQ activist Chelsea                                              million to his creditors when he                                      Reportedly, it had been                                               those facing systemic social                                         Belfort’s visit, then-PM John Key
Manning, who was seeking entry                                      was allowed entry on                                                  Manning’s stated intention to                                         persecution. Arguably, Manning                                       supported ministers’ power to
to this country for two public                                      Woodhouse’s watch, to make                                            talk about Australia’s treatment                                      has useful expertise to share                                        exercise discretion, according to
speaking engagements. None too                                      money from his notoriety by                                           of refugees that seems to have                                        about the causes (and                                                the risk that applicants are
convincingly, Woodhouse                                             delivering a motivational talk to                                     been what has finally sunk her                                        prevention) of youth suicide                                         perceived to present.

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Puppet mayhem delivers a happy time
THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS                                                                                                                                                      Melissa
(R16, 90MINS) DIRECTED BY                                                                                                                                                  McCarthy is
BRIAN HENSON ★★★1⁄2                                                                                                                                                        part of the
                                                                                                                                                                           human
                                                                                                                                                                           supporting
There are days when I truly                                                                                                                                                cast in The
believe that Meet The Feebles is                                                                                                                                           Happytime
still my favourite of all Peter                                                                                                                                            Murders.
Jackson’s films.
    Feebles is set among a
Muppet-esque troupe of
performers. But unlike their
better known counterparts in the
US, these puppets are a dysfunc-
tional, drug-addicted, sex-crazed
and deeply misanthropic
collection of the washed-up and
the plain criminal.
    All of which made Feebles a
far savvier look behind the
scenes of the stage industry than
Jim Henson ever dreamed of.
    Watching The Happytime
Murders, I was wondering
whether director Brian Henson
(son of Jim) was a Feebles fan,
when a scene involving a cow
starring in a low-budget porn
video – just as in Feebles –
removed any doubt. The
Happytime Murders is just that
kind of film.
    Henson recycles pretty much
every hard-boiled detective
movie ever made into a yarn
about a Los Angeles private eye
and the femme-fatale who is out
to frame him for a series of          the first puppet to ever be made      Melissa McCarthy is Phil’s ex       The Happytime Murders is a             made me laugh out loud a few
murders. The victims are the          detective. But fate and a bad      – human – partner, while           pretty good idea only partly let           times.
puppet cast of a successful 1980s     ricochet intervened. Now Phil is   Elizabeth Banks shows up as the    down by its boilerplate script.               On a Friday night, after a few
TV show about to be syndicated        taking on missing person cases     love-who-got-away, now pole-           If it had turned up as a series        jars with a like-minded crowd it
globally, with a big payday           out of a grimy downtown office     dancing for rabbits at a sleazy    of sketches on Saturday Night              might just be terrific. And stay
promised for anyone left alive.       with only his loyal secretary      puppets-only bar. (Now there’s a   Live, it would have been a                 for the credits. The making-of
    Our hero Phil Phillips (Bill      Bubbles (Maia Rudolph) for         sentence I didn’t imagine I’d be   sensation. But even in a deserted          clips are some of the film’s best
Barretta), was once LAPD, and         assistance.                        writing.)                          cinema at 10am, this film still            moments. - Graeme Tuckett

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Paraparaumu Country Music                        The Forgotten Waikanae
                                                                                                                                                                                              Want to see your event in this list?
Club: Waikanae Chartered Club,                   Racecourse 1904-1914: The
                                                                                                                                                                                              Visit nbly.nz/kap and fill out the
Elizabeth St, second and fourth                  exhibition includes the history of
                                                                                                                                                                                              online form with your event details.
Sunday monthly, 1pm, mem $4,                     the Waikanae Hack Racecourse,
                                                                                                                                                                                              Make sure you do this at least one
non-mem $5, call 04 905 9325.                    original entry tickets, newspaper
                                                                                                                                                                                              week before your event. Inclusion is
Stampede country & variety                       reports of its races, street map and
                                                                                                                                                                                              at the editor’s discretion.
Club: Be inspired, be entertained,               other memorabilia. Open Fridays 1
$4 Entry. Includes afternoon tea &               till 4pm, Saturdays and Sundays 2
entertainment from our club band                 till 4pm, Kāpitii Coast Museum, 9                                                                                                           Members Meeting: Meetings are
and members. Come dance, sing or                 Elizabeth Street, Waikanae.                                                                                                                  held 3rd Friday of month - 1.30pm -
mix & mingle. September 30, 1pm-                                                                                                                                                              Levin Cossie Club - guest speakers
5pm, Levin Cosmopolitan Club,                    FAMILY &                                                                                                                                     & afternoon tea. All members and
47-51 Oxford Street, Levin.                      COMMUNITY                                                                                                                                    new members welcome.Oxford
                                                                                                                                                                                              Street, Levin.
‘Out of This World’ Concert:
Music that will fly you to the moon              Adult Book Discussion Group:                                                                                                                 Kapi Mana Community Choir:
and beyond. Join Tawa Learners’                  Meets at Paraparaumu Library on                                                                                                              Join us every Thursday and share
Band and their guests Porirua                    the last Thursday of the month. For                                                                                                          the wonderful diversity that is
                                                 more information please email                                                                                                                world, folk and traditional music.
Youth Brass, for a free space
                                                 jane.george@kapiticoast,govt.nz.                     Latin American Spain Film Festival: A celebration of contemporary cinema                Our choir is open to anyone who
themed concert. Donations                                                                             from 11 Latin & Spanish nations to be held at the Māoriland Hub September
                                                 Paraparaumu Library, 9 Iver Trask                                                                                                            loves singing - come have some
welcome. September 23, 2pm, Tawa                                                                      7-16. Free Entry. www.lasffnz.co.nz/. Māoriland Hub, 68-70 Main Street, Ōtaki.
                                                 Place, Paraparaumu.                                                                                                                          fun! 7pm till 9pm, Plimmerton
Salvation Army Hall, 175 Main Road,
                                                 An afternoon of musical                                                                                                                      Pavilion, Sunset Parade, Porirua
Tawa, Tawa                                       highlights: Schumann, Debussy,
Vic Manuel & Ruby Solly:                                                                                                                                                                      City.
                                                 Brahms, Bach and more. Featuring                     Aviary Society: Interested                    up-word or scrabble and meet new
Engaging and eclectic, Vic’s guitar                                                                                                                                                           Kāpiti Bird Club: Kāpiti
                                                 Rodney Macann, Bruce Cash, Ellen                     especially in foreign finches,                friends. All welcome. Open
and Ruby’s cello duo entertain.                                                                                                                                                               Community Centre, 15 Ngahina St,
                                                 Barrett, Gioia Brunaro, Jenny                        canaries and hookbeaks, and                   weekdays.
$10/$5 members includes raffles/                                                                                                                                                              Paraparaumu. Meetings every
                                                 Scarlet, Kay Cox. Tickets $20/$10.                   building/talking about aviaries,              Chronic Fatigue Support Group:
supper. September 14, 7.30pm,                    Moby Dickens Seaview Road,                           family-orientated, ring in evenings           Monthly meetings in Levin and             second Wednesday, 7.30pm to
Levin Folk Music Club, 155                       Bookshelf Waikanae, Bruce                            06 367 2525.                                  Kāpiti, for those with CFS and           9pm. All members and new
Bartholomew Rd, Levin.                           Johnston 9023771. September 16,                      Beach Clean Up: We meet every                 similar conditions, call 0800             members welcome. Light supper
XANADU - Hilarity on Wheels: A                   2:15pm, Kapiti Uniting Parish                        month on the last Saturday for an             600113.                                   after the meeting provided.
Greek muse inspires love, laughter               church, Weka Road, Raumati Beach                     hour to pick up litter and Keep               Get Crafty: meet on the fourth            Kāpiti Chess Club: Meets every
and the world’s first roller disco in            Art Exhibition Radha Sahar: ‘‘A                      Waikanae Beautiful. Contact Sally             Friday of the month. Learn a new          Tuesday. All ages from Beginners
this 1980s spoof of the movie with               Twist in Time - new dimensions.’’                    904 1260. Waikanae Beach Boating              craft at each session. For more           to Grand Masters welcome. Check
the hit soundtrack. Tickets $25                  Three dimensional twisted and                        Club carpark, end of Waimea road,             information please email                  out the set-up then check mate the
Coastlands Customer Service 04                   woven artworks by Radha Sahar. A                     Waikanae Beach.                               martine.backhouse@kapiticoas-             king. No fees for first 3 visits.
902 9885. September 15, 10pm,                    unique art experience. September                     Cameo Pop-In Centre: Mahara Pl,               t.govt.nz ,10.30am till 11.30am, Ōtaki   7.30pm till 10pm, Paraparaumu
Coasters Musical Theatre, 15                     11, 10am October 7, 3pm, Flax Gift                   Waikanae. Call in for a cuppa, a chat         Library, Main street, Ōtaki.             Library, Ivor Trask Place,
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FAMILY &                                                                                                A 'BAD' NIGHT OUT
                                                                                                                                                            11.45am.Transport provided.
                                                                                                                                                            Contact Maureen 2972037.
COMMUNITY                                                                                               Bad Girls: The Musical, based on the award-         Senior entertainment: Senior
Kāpiti Embroiderers’ Guild:                                                                            winning and hugely popular British                  Citizens Hall, Ocean Rd,
Waikanae Bridge Clubrooms,                                                                              television drama, opens at the Gryphon              Paraparaumu Beach, second
Elizabeth St, first Friday monthly,                                                                     Theatre in Wellington next week. Set in a           Friday monthly, 2pm, call 04 904
9am, third Wednesday monthly,                                                                           women’s prison, Bad Girls is a powerful,            1085.
7.30pm, Olive Grove Cafe, Mahara                                                                        uplifting and raucously entertaining musical,
Pl, second Friday monthly, 9:30am.                                                                      based on the award-winning and hugely               Seniors Pop in Group: Pop in
Email kapitiembguild@gmail.com.                                                                         popular British television drama.                   for Seniors. Every Friday 1pm to
Kāpiti Poetry Workshop: meets                                                                          This bunch of women are on the edge and             3pm at the Kāpiti Community
at Paraparaumu Library on the                                                                           up against the odds - prostitutes, addicts,         Centre, Ngahina Street,
second Thursday of the month. For                                                                       shoplifters, murderers - each with a story to       Paraparaumu. Come and chat,
more information please email                                                                           tell of lives left behind and dreams of a           have a cuppa and make new
jane.george@kapiticoast,govt.nz.                                                                        better future. Full of big songs and                friends.
6pm till 7.30pm, Paraparaumu                                                                            characters, Bad Girls is an exhilarating mix of     Stitching & Afternoon Tea: We
Library, 9 Iver Trask Place,                                                                            gritty reality, rebellious spirit, and irreverent   meet on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th Tuesday
Paraparaumu.                                                                                            humour that touches hearts and kicks up a           each month. $2 entry. Bring along
Latin American Spain Film                                                                               riot. The Gryphon Theatre, September 12- 22.        any type of stitching. 1pm,
Festival: A celebration of                                                                              Bookings at www.iticket.co.nz                       Horowhenua Embroiderers Guild,
contemporary cinema from 11 Latin                                                                       WARNING: R16 – contains coarse language,            at Levin & District Brass Hall, 82
& Spanish nations to be held at the                                                                     violence, nudity, drug use and adult themes.        Weraroa Road.
Māoriland Hub this September 7-16.
Free Entry. www.lasffnz.co.nz/.                                                                                                                             Table Talk: A monthly support
Māoriland Hub, 68-70 Main Street,                                                                                                                          group for parents whose children
Ōtaki                                My Te Reo journey: Joel Maxwell        day of country fun including          Swap: Swap your good quality             have been uplifted by Oranga
Learn to crochet: Weekly learn to     shares his new journey into            archery, pony rides, petting zoo,     women’s clothes. $5 koha entry - all     Tamariki. A safe space to share
crochet sessions, all levels of       learning Te Reo Māori. September      cowpat bingo and cake                 proceeds going to the Paekākāriki      your experience. Call 04 235
experience and ages welcome.          13, 10:30am-11:30am, Ōtaki Library,   competition. September 15, 11am,      Bike Library. www.facebook.com/          5750. Wesley Waitangirua,
Every Wednesday night, bring your     Main St, Ōtaki                        Te Horo School, School Road, Te       PaekakarikiWomensClothesSwap             Niagara Street, Waitangirua.
hooks and yarn and enjoy an           Over 40, ride a motorcycle?:           Horo.                                 for more event details including         Te Reo Tamariki Time: Waiata,
evening of learning new skills. 7pm   Meet the Kapiti Branch of the          Paekākāriki Early Bird              clothes drop off points. September       kanikani, kai me ngā pakiwaitara.
till 8.30pm, Kāpiti Uniting Church   Ulysses Club at our social coffee      Toastmasters: Every Wednesday         8, 1pm till 3pm, Paekākāriki           September 10, 10:30am-11am,
meeting room, 10 Weka Road,           morning. Find out more about this      morning, before the business of the   Memorial Hall, The Parade,               Paraparaumu Library, 9 Iver Trask
Raumati Beach                         and other upcoming riding and          day hits you! Enhance your skills     Paekākāriki.                           Pl, Paraparaumu
Men’s Book Group: meets at            social events at                       and learn from each other. Hop on/    Paraparaumu Care and Craft:              Te Reo Tamariki Time: Waiata,
Waikanae Library on the third         www.kapitiulysses.com or contact       off the train. Fresh coffee and tea   Meets every Tuesday at the               kanikani, kai me ngā pakiwaitara.
Tuesday of the month. For more        0274844255. September 15, 10am,        served. Information 021896705,        Paraparaumu community centre at
                                                                                                                                                            September 11, 10:30am-11am,
information please email              Te Horo Cafe, Kapiti/Horowhenua        6:45am till 8am, St Peter’s Hall,     10am for morning tea and raffle
                                                                                                                                                            Waikanae Library, Mahara Pl,
tony.cuttriss@kapiticoast.govt.nz,    Paddy’s Mart fair: Come join us at     Beach Road, Paekākāriki.            followed by crafts and table games.
                                                                                                                                                            Waikanae, Waikanae
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FAMILY &                                          haere mai. September 11, 11am-
                                                  11:30am, Waikanae Library, Mahara
                                                                                                      Onwards: Absolutely not just for
                                                                                                      the ‘‘oldies’’. Sunday Community
COMMUNITY                                         Pl, Waikanae, Waikanae                              Bowls at Waikanae Bowling Club
Te Whānau Kōtuku Kapa Haka:                     Zonta Annual Pop Up Shop: The                       from 1.30pm onwards every
DescriptionKapa Haka                              Pop Up Shop is Zonta club of                        Sunday until Spring. Challenges
performance by Paraparaumu                        Mana’s major Fundraiser for                         suitable for everyone. Afternoon
School. Nau mai, haere mai.                       scholarships. There will be good                    tea/coffee and bar facilities
September 13, 10:30am-11am,                       quality pre loved clothes, shoes,                   available. Waikanae Bowling Club,
Paraparaumu Library, 9 Iver Trask                 and accessories on sale. Great                      Te Moana Road, Waikanae.
Place, Paraparaumu                                                                                    Paraparaumu Table Tennis
                                                  bargains for all. September 25,
Titahi Bay Community Patrol:                                                                          Club: Every Thursday 7.30pm.
                                                  10am September 29, 5pm, Zonta
                                                                                                      Enquiries: John Lawton 902 2981.
Public Information Evening. Hear                  Annual Pop up Shop, 17 Hartham
                                                                                                      Community Hall, Kapiti Uniting
what your local Community Patrol                  Place, Porirua City Centre.                         Parish, corner Raumati Rd/Weka
can do for the Bay and what’s
involved if you would like to help.               SPORT                                               Rd, Raumati Beach.
                                                                                                      Tennis Have a Go Day: All ages
September 12, 7pm-8pm, Ngati Toa                  Levin Table Tennis: Be fit and                      and stages welcome. Cardio
School Hall, Piko Street., Titahi Bay.            enjoy yourself: Monday or                           tennis, hotshots, fun tennis games,
Tuesday Morning Dance                             Thursday 9am till noon or Tuesday                   ball machine, Racquets available.
Group: meets weekly at the                        7.30pm till 9pm each week. $3 per                   Free sausage sizzle. Get sorted for
Senior Citizens Hall, Cambridge St.               time. Open to all adults and                        summer tennis! Contact: Donna
Levin. Dancing is between 10am                    abilities. Call 0274595913 or                       Kieboom, tel 027 642 0000.
and noon and tuition is available.                lyninlevin@xtra.co.nz for more                      September 8, 1pm till 4pm,
Cost is $3.10am till noon.                        info. Uniting Church, Levin - Hall at               Paraparaumu Beach Tennis Club,
Tū Meke kapa haka: Kāpiti                       rear of church off Stuckey Street,                  Percival Road, Paraparaumu            Tennis Have a Go Day, Paraparaumu Beach Tennis Club. see listing this page.
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