TheLeaderNelson edition Top twins P28 Ark celebration P31

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Top twins Ark
P28 celebration
P31
The Leader
Nelson edition
Thursday, October 11, 2018 Stoke ITahunanui INelson IAtawhai IFrenchPass IRaiValley nelsonleader.co.nz
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LUZZUNIGA/STUFF
Like old faithful the chocolate wheel will be at the St Joseph’s School gala and, just as he has for the past 38 years,
Pat Heaphy will be spinning it. And as Carly Gooch found out he’s not about to change a winning formula. Story
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Pat keeps chocolate wheel spinning
CARLYGOOCH
PatHeaphyhasavoicemadefor
radio and a look made for the
stage,whichmakeshimtheper-
fect chocolate wheel
extraordinaire.
Heaphy has been the master
of the popular click-clacking
spinning wheel at St Joseph’s
Galafor38yearsandiftheidea
forhisnextoutfitisanythingto
goby,he’snotplanningonstep-
pingdownanytimesoon.
The white striped suit, red
ruffled shirt and straw boater
hatareashowstopper,andhis
otheronesoundsnolessappeal-
ing-gold.
Buthisnextonemightbethe
masterpiece.
‘‘I’ve got an idea for some-
thingreally,reallyspectacular.’’
It will be created during his
nexttriptoVietnam.
Heaphy has been associated
with St Joseph’s since his five
childrenattendedthere,andhis
grandchildrenhavefollowedin
theirfootsteps.
Heaphyputhissuccessinhis
chocolatewheelroledowntohis
‘‘boomingvoice’’.
‘‘I’ve got a reasonably loud
voice. My voice was used way
backintheearlydays.
‘‘Wedidn’thavemicrophones
and megaphones as good as
we’vegotnow.’’
Heaphy’sdaughter-in-lawand
gala committee member, Nicole, Chocolatewheelextraordinaire,PatHeaphyisgettingreadyforanotherSt.JosephSchoolGala. LUZZUNIGA/STUFF
backeduphisclaim.
‘‘He’s got a very distinctive more than 3000 fair-goers, and ‘‘Alittlebitof,‘Ahhh,there’s kept on the back of a truck are nobodyelsecould,becauseitwas
voice. You can see him from a the chocolate wheel contributes FatherBill.Wheredidyougetall now safely tucked away in a special.’’
mileaway–andhearhim.’’ $3000to$4000tothepot. that money from? Better leave freezertoensurefoodhygiene. Thechocolatewheelmaybea
The traditional fete atmos- ‘‘The chocolate wheel’s some for the church you know’ Heaphysaidhisbodyhadgot bigmoneyspinnerbutHeaphy
phereatStJoseph’shasbeenan alwaysbeenextremelypopular,’’ Orwhateveritmightbe. abitolderovertheyears. said the biggest earner at the
annualeventforNelsoniansfor Heaphysaid. ‘‘I’vegot toentertain aswell ‘‘Gettingupontothebackof gala were the plants – and he
more than ‘‘60 years plus’’, The secret to success was asselltickets. thetruckisbloodyhardnow.’’ lovedabitofstiffcompetition.
Heaphyguessed. havinggreatprizesandkeeping ‘‘You’ve got to be the show- The gala’s popularity was ‘‘I’dliketothinkonedaywe
‘‘It was critical in the early thecrowdsinterested. manontheday.’’ initially due to the gardening couldbeatthemlikeweusedto
daysforfunding.Nowadays,the ‘‘You might have 50 or 60 Thewheelhasgonethrougha stalls. wayback.
school needs that money for aroundyou,well,youwantthem fewtweaksovertheyearssince Back in the day, the Wood ‘‘We were about equal with
extras and to assist those that to stay as long as possible so lawshavechanged. area had a large Italian com- them but now the plant stall is
don’t have the funds to meet you’vegottokeeptheprizesup. Thecasesofwineandbottles munitywhichwouldcontribute aheadofthechocolatewheel.’’
someofthesocialoutings.’’ ‘‘And it’s good to be able to of whiskey have been replaced plantsandseedlings,hesaid. ❚TheStJosephsSpringGala
Every year the gala raises pick out the odd person in the bymorefamilyfriendlyhampers ‘‘It was always the special is on November 4 from
more than $30,000, attracting crowd. and the chickens which were stuff that Italians could grow, 11.30amto3.30pm.
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In theory, I believe that the
phasing-out of plastic bags is a
wonderful thing, but we’re defi-
nitely working through an
adjustmentperiod.
I’m trying not to stockpile
them, because that seems to smallboysintow.
defeat the purpose a little, and ‘‘Doyouhaveyourownshop-
I’vealreadygotmyheadaround pingbags today?’’ thecheck-out
thefactthatmyrubbishbinstill staffask.
doesanadmirablejobwithouta ‘‘No,’’ I respond. (Disorgan-
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I’mdefinitelynotgoingtopil- pushchair.’’(Intentions:good.)
fertheshoppingbasketsorwalk ‘‘Okay,’’theysaytome,with
offwithatrolley,whichisappar- the polite scepticism of people
ently a new and widespread whosejobsrequirethemtoknow
problemsupermarketsface. better. So into the Mountain
This is a delightfully grown- Buggy basket go the milk and
up piece of rebellion that butter,thepastaandthecarrots.
parallels university students Thebreadisshovedintoany
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lurchingtinsbattermyproduce block of cheese, which he will
intounusablepulp. spend the homeward journey
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Lone DVD shop not ready to roll credits
AMYRIDOUT
Netflixmightbeconvenient,but
nothing beats browsing the
shelvesatyourlocalDVDrental
store,saysAllenKnott.
With Richmond’s United
Videostoreclosingitsdoorsthis
week, Knott’s United Video
rentalstoreinNelsonisthelast
ofitskindinthetopoftheSouth
Island.
Not surprisingly, Knott is
ponderingthefuture–andsoare
hiscustomers.
‘‘It’s a daily conversation.
Customerssay,I’mgladyou’re
stillhere.Or,howlongareyou
goingtobehere?’’
The answer is, he doesn’t
quiteknow.
‘‘It’s a piece of string at the
moment,’’hesaid.
Filling the shelves with new
releases is becoming
increasingly difficult, as
Australian-based distributors
send fewer and fewer titles to
NewZealand.
‘‘Backintheday,weusedto
buy 40 or even 100 copies of a
video if it was popular. Now,
you’rebuyingtwoorthree.’’
And of course, Netflix,
Lightbox and downloading have
takentheirtoll. OwnerAllenKnottsayssomecustomersarecomingbackfromtheirNetflixfix. LUZZUNIGA/STUFF
‘‘Everyone’shavingacrackat
ourindustry,’’Knottsaid. ‘‘They find [Netflix] is an ‘‘It’snotthesameaswalking don’townacomputer,haveaTV even more within the next few
But business remains steady, impersonal way of watching a into a shop, picking a DVD up, withoutreceptionordon’tknow months,Knottknowstheendis
with three or four people still movie. discussing it, looking at it and howtostream,rentingaDVDis in sight. It’s just a matter of
joiningupeachday. ‘‘You’re just randomly choos- thentakingithome,’’hesaid. the only way they are able to when.
And to his surprise, he’s ing a movie and a lot of people ‘‘Very rarely do people turn watchfilms. ‘‘We’llkeep goingas longas
noticed the return of a few saythey’returningitoffaftera off a movie they’ve picked up But with around 30 rental wecan.
customershethoughthe’dlostto period of time because they’re fromus.’’ storesleftaroundNewZealand, ‘‘Hopefully another two or
Netflix. notconnectedtoit. Forsome ofhis clients,who a number that’s set to decline threeyears,butwhoknows.’’
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ARK rescues dogs, youth for 10 years
CHERIESIVIGNON
Acoupleofyearsago,Richmond
teenagerLiamBiggswaslivinga
lifeofsocialisolation.
‘‘I never left my house,’’ he
said. ‘‘I was on the computer
basicallyallthetime.’’
KnowingLiamlovedanimals,
hissupportworkersuggestedhe
completeaprogrammeforyoung
peopleattheNelsonARK.
For10yearsnow,theteamat
the ARK have been rescuing
unwanteddogsandpairingthem
with disengaged young people.
Thefour-leggedandtwo-legged
companionscometogetherinan
eight-week programme called
A-PART (Animals, People and
Rehabilitative Training), work-
ing from the ARK’s base at
StonehurstFarminHope,about
20minutessouthofNelson.
Liam, 16, said he was
skepticalatfirst.‘‘Iwasscareda
bit,really.’’
Thenhewaspairedwithred
heeler-Jack Russell cross and
‘‘livewire’’,Rosie.
‘‘She was amazing,’’ Liam
said.‘‘Ifellinlovewithherand
nevermissedasingledayofthe
course.’’ ARKvolunteerZaneMeadgetsakissfromMotleyasTarMalcolmlookson. LUZZUNIGA/STUFF
That was two years ago and
Liam has maintained strong twoyearsagohowhislifewould ‘‘IwouldsaythatIwouldn’t A-PARTprogramme. programme,’’shesaid.
links with the ARK ever since, change, he would have thought beherewithouttheARK,’’Liam Oneoftheco-foundersofthe ‘‘Withthat,wecanworkwith
helpingasastudentmentorand theywerecrazy. said. ARK, Karen Howieson, 25-30youngpeopleatatimeand
workingatevents.Hewasinthe He intended never to return ‘‘It really changed my life. I estimated about 200 young that’sthe ARKgraduatesgoing
grounds on Saturday as one of tohisformerisolatedlife,holed wouldn’tbeasqualified[or]as people and 200 dogs had been back to help – so the dogs that
theorganisersofanopendayto upinfrontofacomputer. happyasIam.‘‘ through the on-site programme have gone through our pro-
celebratethe10-yearmilestone. ‘‘Iwanttobeouthere,helping Rosie, too, had found a new inthepast10years. gramme going back in the
Inadditiontohisworkwith otherpeople,’’Liamsaid. life.Shejoinedafamilywithher ‘‘ButwealsoworkwithHeal- schools to teach about respect,
theARK,Liamwasalsostudying Hecreditshistransformation newlylearntskillsaftersheand ingSpeciesintheschools,which compassionandempathy.’’
andsaidifpeoplehadsuggested totheARK. Liam graduated from the is a compassionate education Morephotospage31
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Refuge offering victims a way out
KATIEO'DONNELL
In the second of our articles
profiling the work of Nelson
Women’sRefuge,welookatthe
storyofonewomanandherchil-
dren(nameshavebeenchanged
toprotectthefamily’sidentity).
Janehastwochildren,Annie,
7andRobbie,5.Sheexperienced
violencefromherhusbandover
10yearsincludingnamecalling,
put downs,threats, controlling
where she went and who she
spenttimewith,constantlycall-
ing to check her whereabouts
andphysicalviolence.
Jane was felt completely
isolated and afraid that no one
couldhelpher.Shehadtriedto
leavebeforebutalwaysbelieved
her husband’s promises to
change his behaviour. The last
timeshehadbeguntheprocess
of applying for a protection
order,butstoppedafterherhus-
band begged her not to shame
himtohisfamilyandworkplace Womencanbecome
andpromisedif shecameback completelyisolatedby
then this this time life really domesticabusebut
thewomen’srefugeis
wouldbedifferent.
abletoprovideapath
However, once the ‘honey-
tosafety. 123RF
moonphase’wasover,theabuse
continued and when her hus-
band hit her one night, Jane
called the Refuge 0800 Crisisline orderandaninterimparenting The refuge child youth advo- dynamics of domestic violence
number.ItwaslateandJanehad ‘‘My spirit was orderandbothweregranted,as cateworkedwiththechildrento and loved the supportive group
fledtohersister’s.Shewassafe wellasanoccupationandfurni- helpthemtounderstandthatthe sessionswithotherwomenwith
broken; I didn't
forthenight.ThenextdayJane tureordermeaningsheandthe violencewasnottheirfaultand similarexperiences..
andthechildrenenteredtheref- know how to go on, children couldgo backto their to develop individual safety ‘‘Beingwiththeotherwomen
ugesafehouse,andtheirjourney own home, the children could plans and have their own sup- wasgreat,sosupportiveandno
or whether there
tosafetybegan. stayattheirschoolandbenear port and advocacy. Jane was pressure or expectations, no
Jane said of this time: ‘‘My was any help for their friends. Her husband had keen for the children to attend judgements. A few of us still
spiritwasbroken;Ididn’tknow to vacate the family home and theRefugeTamarikiProgramme meetupforacoffeefromtimeto
me’’
howtogoon,orwhetherthere abide by the conditions of the whichthey completed together time. Refuge helped me to find
wasanyhelpforme…allIknew Jane orders. thefollowingschoolterm. mystrengthtokeepmeandmy
wasthatthis(theviolence)had ‘‘Ifeltbadforhim,butIalso ‘‘Itwasgreattoseethechange kids safe, and the programme
to stop. I knew it wasn’t right useless mother, that nobody knew that hisbehaviour wasn’t in the kids, they were more reallybroughthome thatIhad
andIwasbesidemyselfworry- likedmeandIwouldneverfind goingtostopunlesshechoseto relaxed and told me about the donetherightthing.Iknowthat
ing about what it was doing to anyoneagainwhowouldputup stopandthat hisbehaviourwas group,showedmetheirpictures Icancallthem(Refuge)anytime
thekids.Ididn’tknowwhatwas withme…letaloneloveme.The notmyfault.’’ of their ‘Safe People’ and their Iamfeelingwobblyandneedto
goingtohappentous,wherewe refuge provided me with the The children had not safety plans. I started to think chat,’’shesaid.
were going to live, what we space to rest and gather my witnessed any of the physical that we would all get through Ifyouoranyoneyouknow
would live on, and whether he thoughts andthen helpedme to assaultsbut hadseen andheard thisok,’’Janesaid. is in a violent relationship,
wouldcomeforus.Iwasexhaus- maketheappointmentsIneeded lots of verbal and emotional Jane also attended the refuge youcancallNelsonWomen’s
ted. I believed everything my andcamewithmeforsupport.’’ abuseandwerestartingtocopy women’s programme as she Refuge24/7 on080016 3344
husband told me, that I was a Jane applied for a protection thosebehaviours. wanted to understand the foradviceandsupport.
Nelson Women’s Refuge
Appeal Month October 2018
Street appeals outside BNZ, Trafalgar St, on
the 17th, 18th, 19th, 24th, 25th and 26th October.
And Sundial Square Richmond on the
24th and 26th October.
Katie O’DoannndelClhMiladnreange’srRNeefulsgoenWomen’s
JamieTaylor fromThe Car Company
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