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The importance of 

resistance training 

for seniors 

You return home from the supermarket with 

a grocery bag in each hand. As you arrive on 

your front door step, you realise your keys are 

in your pocket. 

BY NICK READ 

HEALTH & FITNESS 

MANAGER UNIREC 

Easily, you place the bags 

down in front of you, 

making sure to keep your 

chest elevated, back straight 

and rest your weight on your 

heels. 

Reaching into your pocket 

you turn the key, drop your 

hips to pick up your bags, and 

into the house you go. 

You have just completed 

one of the most functional lifts 

in life and exercise. 

This is commonly known as 

the “Dead Lift”, because the 

action requires moving dead 

weight. 

There are numerous benefits 

for seniors to engage in resistance-based 

training. Some 

of the physiological benefits 

include: 

Muscle growth, increased 

metabolism, increased bone 

density, reduced body fat, re- 

duced blood pressure, resistance 

to diabetes, improved 

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We already know that exercise 

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Hamilton greypower Magazine | March 2018 3

PRESIDENT’S REPORT 

President’s Plea 

Don’t pay your Power Bill to Grey Power. 

PLEASE PAY PULSE ENERGY. 

BY ROGER HENNEBRY 

HAMILTON GREY POWER 

PRESIDENT 

Talking about power 

there is a huge misunderstanding 

about 

where our power rebate 

comes from. It is the equivalent 

of about six weeks’ 

average power use. 

There are lots of electricity 

providers but only one 

lines company in our area 

(WEL Energy Trust). 

It’s actually the lines 

company (WEL) that provides 

the rebate and it is 

distributed to us through 

our chosen power company. 

It’s a cash discount 

applied to the amount of 

power you use. 

So no need to change 

power companies, although 

I do recommend Pulse En- 

Shingles vaccine 

As you may be aware, 

since May 2015 the 

Grey Power Federation 

has asked Pharmac several 

times if it could provide 

the shingles vaccine, Zostavax 

at no cost to older people. 

Therefore we now welcome 

the good news from 

Janet McKay Pharmac’s 

Manager, Implementation 

Programmes, that the shingles 

vaccine will be available 

free from general practices 

from April 1, 2018 for people 

aged 65 years and that 

those who are eligible will be 

able to receive the shingles 

and influenza vaccines at the 

same time if they wish. 

There will also be a catch 

up programme which will allow 

people aged between 66 

and 80 years to get access to 

the funded shingles vaccine. 

ergy. They also supply gas 

now which is eligible for 

a further Grey Power discount. 

We have received many 

phone calls about the loss 

of the power rebate which 

as I explained originates 

from the lines company and 

also about the $7 a month 

in extra power charges proposed. 

You lose not only the rebate 

but will pay more in 

power charges. It’s a scandal. 

In case you didn’t read 

Grey Power’s response in 

the local papers we have 

printed it here. 

Long term (10 year) 

plans for both Hamilton 

City Council and Waikato 

Regional Council (EW) 

open soon for consultation. 

Astronomical increases 

are proposed by both 

This will run until March 2020. 

This vaccine will make 

a big difference to the one 

in three, mainly older New 

Zealanders, who will have at 

least one attack of shingles 

in their lifetime and this can 

sometimes lead to other serious 

health complications 

with some people continuing 

to experience pain for 

months to years after an initial 

shingles attack. 

If you require more information 

please visit Pharmac’s 

website at: 

www.pharmac.govt.nz/ 

news/media-2017-11-09- 

shingles 

Jo Millar – Chair for 

Grey Power Health National 

Advisory group. 

Jan Penetecost – 

Co-Chair Grey Power Advocacy 

Standing Committee. 

Roger Hennebry 

councils. Of note an interim 

solution for a train from 

Hamilton to Auckland costing 

ratepayers anywhere 

between $20 and $80 depending 

on the value of 

your property. 

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Also the proposed “new 

Founders Regional Theatre” 

with Mayor King 

needing $25 million from 

you, plus another $5 million 

from the greater Waikato 

region. 

Let them know how you 

feel. 

Look forward to seeing 

you one day at the Monday 

seminars for a cuppa and 

sometimes a guest speaker 

- rain or shine 10:30am. 

Friendly reminder subs 

are due March 31. 

Our AGM will be held on 

Monday May 28 2018. 

Happy note... only 10 

months to Christmas 

LOL. Best regards Roger 

Hennebry 

GREY POWER NOTICE 

If you have any stories, jokes, quotes, 

memoirs, tips or recipes, that you think 

might interest other Grey Power readers, 

then please send them to: 

lizzieb12@hotmail.com or drop them into the 

Grey Power office: 30 Victoria St, Hamilton. 

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WEL Energy Trust moves to strip rebate 

WEL Energy Trust’s move to strip a $300 plus 

annual power rebate from more than 80,000 

electricity connections in Waikato next year 

has Hamilton Grey Power president Roger 

Hennebry absolutely “livid.” 

Roger says this will impact 

seriously on Hamilton’s 

2000 Grey Power members 

and thousands of other 

power users on low or fixed 

incomes in Waikato. 

Adding to this is the news 

that each power customer will 

be paying at least $7 more a 

month. 

“What are the trustees 

thinking?” asked Roger. 

“The Trust recently had an 

election for trustees where 

only 17 percent of eligible voters 

bothered to complete their 

voting papers. 

“The trustees had a moral 

obligation to put this issue in 

front of the public before the 

election, instead of announcing 

its move after. 

“Trustees had no mandate 

to do this.” 

Roger said it was his understanding 

that “matters of 

significance” required consultation 

with not only the 

capital beneficiaries (Hamilton 

City and Waikato and Waipa 

District Councils), but with 

consumers. 

“Where is the evidence that 

this consultation has taken 

place?” said Roger. 

For the trust chair Mark Ingle 

to describe the rebate as “irrelevant” 

showed how out of touch 

the trustees were, he said. 

“I will be inviting Ingle to 

come to our next available 

Grey Power meeting to explain 

to members the benefits they 

will get in losing a $300 plus 

rebate annually and to pay an 

extra $7 per month on their 

power bills,” said Roger. 

Roger’s father, the late Ken 

Hennebry was at the forefront 

of community protest at 

the sale of the company to an 

American power company in 

the 1990s and the communities 

fight to successfully buy 

the company back. 

In 2002 he was part of a 

group who formed the Power 

Rebates Team. 

The team won a majority 

and were successful in achieving 

rebates averaging $127 for 

every consumer in the first year 

(depending on usage) rising 

to $300 plus. 

“Ken would roll over in his 

grave knowing that the original 

shareholders in the company 

were to lose their power 

rebates and end up paying 

more.” 

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unsolicited phone calls offering to fix your 

computer. 

BY MATT BENTLEY 

I’ve noticed a rise in the 

number of clients telling 

me they’ve had a random 

call from someone with a 

foreign accent telling them 

there’s a problem with their 

computer. 

This is obviously a scam 

and you should know how the 

whole thing works: 

They call you (sometimes 

bouncing their call through a 

NZ landline number) and tell 

you there’s a problem with 

your computer. 

If you capitulate, they tell 

you to do a bunch of things 

on your computer, which gives 

them access. 

They access your computer 

and do some stuff on screen, 

while in the background installing 

a programme which they 

can use to control your computer 

at a later point. 

They tell you they can fix the 

problem, but it’ll cost a certain 

amount of money. 

If you don’t pay, they’ll 

bombard you with calls telling 

you the problem is still there 

and they need to fix it. 

If you ignore this, they use 

the programme they installed 

in the background to lock your 

computer so you can’t use 

it, typically after a month or 

thereabouts. 

Luckily, if you have gone 

along with their instructions at 

some point, the problem software 

is easily removed - just 

give me a call. 

If not, here’s the best way to 

deal with these critters: 

1. Record the phone call 

or take down their phone 

number if you can. 

2. Don’t do anything they 

say and hang up. 

3. Don’t answer any more 

calls from them. They may 

call on multiple numbers, record 

these numbers but keep 

hanging up. Eventually they 

will get the message. 

4. Report the incident to 

your phone service provider, 

who will often be able to 

block or deal with the phone 

numbers in question. 

If you’ve called someone 

for computer support, 

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story. But unsolicited calls 

about your computer are 

always scams. Remember: if 

unsure, hang up. 

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Introducing Hon Tracey Martin 

Over the Christmas period covering January 

Tracey has been busy as she has written below. 

Last Month (January) I travelled 

from Auckland to 

Rotorua to visit a couple 

of facilities that I have interest 

in as, in the first instance, the 

Minister for Seniors and, in the 

second instance, Minister for 

children. 

Both of these visits were to 

Kiwis who did not really want 

to be there and both involved 

meeting amazing New Zealanders 

who were supporting, 

with care, those individuals. 

The first facility I visited was 

The CARE Village at Ngongotaha. 

The village is a community 

owned, not for profit 

charitable trust that opened in 

September 2017 and provided 

aged residential care with a 

difference. 

Its vision is to create a lifestyle 

that gives people with 

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I want to keep that at the forefront of politicians’ minds. In the 

short term we’ve made a commitment to further enhancing the 

Super Gold Card and will be introducing a free annual health 

check and eye check for over 65’s. 

I also intend to make sure seniors are clearly identified as one 

of the recipients of the winter energy packet. My family is part 

Pakeha and part Maori and the connection to older people is 

extremely important to me. 

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possible and provides an opportunity 

for them not only to 

exist, but thrive. 

Based on the Dutch dementia 

village De Hogeweyk. The 

CARE village is designed to 

give people with dementia the 

opportunity to go about their 

normal lives. 

It replicates a small scale 

New Zealand town with 13 

single level six and seven bedroom 

houses, each staffed by 

an individual caregiver. 

Each household looks and 

functions as a typical home, 

reflecting research that shows 

people with dementia are 

much happier when they live in 

an environment they can recognise 

as home. 

My grandfather suffered 

from dementia and at one 

stage was placed in a locked 

hospital ward. 

Visiting him was distressing, 

both for him and us. The 

ward he was in was not only 

for those with dementia but 

also catered for other mental 

illnesses. 

The level of stress on the patients, 

the staff and those visiting 

was obvious. The feeling of 

those visits has stayed with me 

for a long time my grandfather 

passed away in February 2000. 

What a difference it was to 

visit The CARE village, to pop in 

to the “homes” where smoked 

fish pie was being prepared for 

lunch in one while bacon and 

egg pie was almost ready in 

another. 

The atmosphere was calm 

and the residents able to potter 

around in the garden, 

plant flowers, even build a 

few paths. According to the 

managers, medications have 

dropped along with stress levels 

for all. 

The village is a three year pilot 

scheme that operates with 

support from the Ministry of 

Health. 

The Dementia Economic Impact 

Report 2016 tells us that 

approximately 62,287 New 

Zealanders are currently living 

with dementia, with 13,819 in 

residential care. 

The prevalence of dementia 

is estimated to grow to 

170,212 by 2050, with an estimated 

37,446 places being 

required in aged residential 

care. 

This pilot gives us an opportunity 

to evaluate the positive 

or negative effects this change 

of model could have for those 

Kiwis, and judge its affordability 

and long term sustainability. 

The second facility I visited 

was also a secure facility but at 

the other end of the spectrum. 

Te Maioha o Parekarangi 

Residence is a Youth Justice 

Residential Centre that was 

officially opened in 2010. The 

residence currently provides 

secure facilities for up to 30 

young men aged 13 to 17 

years, 24 hours a day, 7 days 

a week. 

I was met with a rousing 

haka by the young men, followed 

by a haka powhiri. After 

the formalities two of the 

current residents took me on a 

guided tour of the facility. 

They were respectful, engaging 

and polite. Hopeful 

for their futures, both had 

achieved some NCEA credits 

and won scholarships to do 

further study on their departure 

from the residence. 

A great lunch was put on 

with one of my young tour 

guides being kind enough 

to finish the other half of my 

steamed pudding. I enjoyed 

myself. 

Both of these visits reinforced 

in me that those involved 

in both facilities do their 

best because they want the 

best for those in care and that 

everyone needs to be cared for 

sometimes. 


Easter stories 

Easter this year starts for most on Good 

Friday March 30, followed by Easter 

Saturday, Sunday and Monday. 

Most see this is just 

a public holiday 

without little or no 

knowledge of the original 

understanding of the Christian 

death and resurrection of 

Jesus Christ. 

So they eat their hot cross 

buns, Easter eggs and Easter 

bunnies and head off to beach 

houses and hope that the sun 

shines for them still and perhaps 

a little fishing is done and 

a few sports games are played. 

So when and how did these 

variations occur to bring in, 

Easter bunnies; hot cross buns; 

Easter cards and flowers as well 

as the traditional church services? 

Good Friday sees the start of 

hot cross buns which used to 

be made to celebrate the end 

of Lent. The poor would 

make the buns after 

fasting for 40 days 

and sell them on 

the streets. 

The buns were 

originally plain and then the 

cross was added on the top to 

represent the crucifixion of Jesus 

and later spices were added 

to represent the spices that 

were used to embalm Jesus at 

his burial. 

The call of the London bun 

makers would be: 

Good Friday comes this month 

Watch the old women run, 

Calling “One a penny two a 

penny , Hot Cross Bun.” 

Easter Saturday – part of an 

Easter weekend which used to 

be called ‘Bright Saturday’ or 

‘Easter Eve’. 

Easter Sunday – The resurrection 

of Jesus Christ when many 

Christians attend church services. 

So where did the Easter 

eggs originate from? Well they 

were given as gifts on the occasion 

of Easter or the northern 

springtime celebration. 

In the oldest tradition chicken 

eggs were dyed often in a 

rust or red colour. However the 

modern tradition as we know 

it is to wrap chocolate eggs in 

coloured foil. 

Eggs were traditionally a 

symbol of fertility or rebirth as 

with the resurrection of Jesus 

Christ. 

This custom can be traced 

back to early Christians of Mesopotamia 

and then spread to 

Russia and Siberia. 

Then we have to find out 

about those Easter bunnies, 

well it looks like Germany. The 

Easter bunny is a folklore figure 

and symbol of Easter, showing 

a rabbit or hare bringing Easter 

eggs in a basket. 

The German Lutherans used 

the Easter Hare as a judge to 

evaluate whether children had 

been good or disobedient in behaviour 

at the start of Eastertide. 

The eggs were delivered at 

night similar to a Santa Claus at 

Christmas, but at Easter. Therefore 

‘Be Good’ children and 

you may receive an Easter egg. 

Easter cards and flowers 

are a continuation of all of the 

above and are meant to bring, 

warmth, love and joy to your 

family and friends to celebrate 

the Christian festival. 

Easter Monday is an additional 

day for holidays and 

family gatherings. 

So ‘Happy Easter’ to all our 

readers. 

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Preventing falls 

Falls are among the most common and 

serious problems facing the older person. 

Falling is associated with considerable 

mortality, morbidity, reduced functioning and 

premature nursing home admission. 

BY DAWN SMITH 

Falls generally result from 

an interaction of multiple 

and diverse risk factors 

and situations. 

Both the incident of the falls 

and the severity of falls-related 

complications rise steadily after 

age 75 years. 

It is estimated falls in the 

community dwelling population 

over 65 years is 35-40 percent. 

Risk factors can be ‘intrinsic’ ie: 

• Lower extremity weakness 

• Poor grip strength 

• Balance disorders 

• Functional and/or cognitive 

impairment 

So regular health care provider 

visits and open discussion 

plus visual checks. 

Or extrinsic ie: 

• Multiple medications ie four 

or more prescription medications 

• Environmental – poor 

lighting, loose carpets/mats 

• Ill fitting footwear or slippers 

• Lack of bathroom and toilet 

safety equipment 

Falls are one of the main causes 

of long standing pain, functional 

impairment and disability 

and even death. the older 

person needs: 

• Regular health care provider 

visits for monitoring and 

adjusting of medication 

• NB: Medications not in use 

should not be kept to avoid 

confusion 

• Exercises, particularly training 

to improve balance 

• Safety related skills and 

behaviors 

• Environmental hazard 

reduction 

A home hazard check list for 

safety: 

• Eliminate potential tripping 

hazards – clutter, throw rugs 

• Having stair/step railings 

• Add non slip floor surfaces 

• Adequate lighting 

• Rails in toilets/bathrooms 

• Well fitted footwear 

• Do not stand on stools, 

chairs etc when alone (or not 

at all) 

Falls and injuries can be life 

changing and life threatening 

with tremendous loss of independence, 

denting confidence 

and creating insecurity. 

Be careful – think – be safe 

– enjoy life. 

Special days to celebrate in 

March; April and May 

MARCH 

St Patrick’s day – March 17 

So as per this quarter magazine’s 

theme we look at St 

Patrick’s day which was made 

an official Christian feast day 

by the Irish in the early 17th 

century. 

The patron saint of Ireland 

is celebrated world- wide with 

cultural and religious festivities. 

People wear green and generally 

make merry with dancing, 

singing, eating and drinking 

Irish beer. 

Our recipe this month from 

Mrs Kitchen is a traditional Irish 

dish. 

Other March days are: 

NZ Children’s day and also 

World book day – March 4 

International Woman’s day 

– 8th March 

A time to catch up and acknowledge 

the important 

women in your life. 

APRIL 

April Fools Day – April 1 

This traditionally is a day when 

people play harmless jokes, 

pranks and hoaxes on others. 

It needs to be remembered 

that the joker can only do this 

until midday as after the clock 

strikes noon then the joke 

turns back onto them. 

Origins of this day appears 

to read back to Chauser’s Canterbury 

Tales in 1392. 

Remember to put your 

clocks back one hour on this 

Sunday, not a joke even though 

it is the April 1. 

Anzac day – April 25 

An important national day of 

remembrance both in New 

Zealand and Australia. 

A time to remember those 

who gave their lives in all wars, 

conflicts and even peacekeeping 

missions. Dawn services are 

held throughout both countries 

on this day. 

MAY 

Mother’s Day – May 13 

A special day to honour the 

Mothers in your family and is 

celebrated in more than 40 countries 

around the world. So don’t 

forget to treat your mother with 

love and respect on this day. 

National Youth Week 

– May 21 

This is a celebration of the talents, 

passions and success of 

our young people. 

Events are designed during 

this week to encourage young 

people to take on challenges, 

share ideas and work together 

over a period of nine days. 

It first commenced in New 

Zealand in the early 1990s and 

is now run under the umbrella 

of Ara Taiohi. 

This year’s theme is, “Be 

who you want to be.” 

World no smoking day 

– 31st May 

So time to stub out smokers. 


Thailand sadness and joy in one week 

It was my privilege to visit 

Thailand on a very special and 

important week in the local 

people’s lives. 

On October 26 the day after my 

arrival in Bangkok the whole of 

Thailand was silent, all shops were 

closed and the people only dressed in 

black. They were in mourning as this was 

the day of the cremation of their beloved 

King Bhumibol Adulyadej. 

Tears flowed throughout the country 

as this King was seen to be the ‘Father 

Figure’ of them all and huge respect and 

love was shown for him. 

Many lined the streets for days to 

watch, pray and give thanks as the procession 

slowly made its way from Dusib 

Malia Prasat Throne hall to the cremation 

site after a year of mourning. 

Born on December 5, 1927 in Cambridge 

Massachusetts USA, where 

his father was studying, and died in 

Thailand on October 13, 2016 aged 

88 years. 

For seven decades he served as King 

and put his heart and soul into helping the 

people of Thailand to have a better life. 

He turned part of the palace grounds 

into experimental places of development in 

agriculture, forestry and small scale industry 

so that people could learn to make life better 

for themselves. 

Over his life time he visited every province 

in the country in an effort to find 

ways to improve the lives of the poor. 

He had electricity installed in villages, 

looked at ways of improving irrigation, 

made sure that the children of the nation 

received milk every day at schools. 

He was a good mediator when required 

to balance the thoughts and ways 

of the leading military and their Generals. 

So it was an honour for me to watch 

the amazing pageant as it slowly made its 

way to the cremation site. 

A Royal Chariot dating back to 1796 

carrying the cremation urn, pulled by soldiers 

manually with red rope. 

This was a spectacle which drew on 

both Hindu and Buddhist traditions and 

was humbling in its glory and respect. 

A few days later 

On November 3 at the end of the rainy 

season, life and colour had come back to 

the streets of Thailand as the Thai people 

celebrated Loy Krathong. 

This is one of the most picturesque festivals 

I have ever seen. 

The full moon rises and the people 

converge on lakes and waterways to pay 

respect to the Goddess of Water and to 

honour the Bhuddha by releasing lotus 

shaped rafts of flowers (Krathong) 

adorned with flickering candles and incense 

onto the water. 

This is a way of releasing all negative 

thoughts and memories and bringing a 

new beginning to those who participate. 

People dress in 

colourful clothes and 

children in schools 

make the rafts out 

of banana leaves 

and lotus flowers, 

ready to float 

them into the water 

after sunset. 

The waterways become 

an enchanting 

spectacle of light and 

flowers and the Krathongs 

are not only 

meant to help remove the worries and 

problems of life, they are also supposed 

to act as vessels to cleanse the water from 

pollution which the people apologise for 

damaging. 

Many hotels on the riverways hold 

feasts and provide music and dancing in a 

truly Thai fashion for all to see and understand 

the tradition. 

Firework displays add to the spectacle 

and light of the floating Krathons as 

people release these beautiful floating 

baskets, and the smell of incense wafts in 

the evening air. 

What a pleasure it was for me to be 

part of this celebration with my Grandchildren 

so that we could float our Krathongs 

in the river hopefully releasing any 

negative thoughts for us in 2018. 

Liz 

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I felt I was ready to start dating seriously when my 

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BY JACK THOMAS 

I 

was 66 years old and looking 

forward to meeting someone 

who would be a suitable 

companion for me in my retirement 

years. 

I was not nervous about 

dating, but just a little apprehensive. 

I had been a solo 

father for 15 years. I had the 

occasional date during this 

time, but things never worked 

out. I found dating challenging 

being in a full-time job and 

having two school-age children 

in my care. 

I was prompted to attend 

for the first time a conference 

for single adults organised by 

the Church I belong to. The 

conference was in Hastings 

over the Labour weekend. 

As usual at these conferences, 

women outnumbered 

men by about three to one. I 

did not talk to Valerie until near 

the end of the last social event, 

when we danced together. We 

sat down and had a good chat. 

She was the first woman I 

had talked to at the conference 

that I felt comfortable with. We 

exchanged telephone numbers 

at the end of the evening. I had 

no expectation that anything 

would develop, especially as 

I lived in Wellington and she 

lived in Hamilton. 

After returning home from 

the conference, I waited to see 

if Valerie would phone me. She 

duly did the following day, and 

phoned me on the dot at eight 

o’clock in the evening every 

single day thereafter. She was 

able to make free national toll 

calls, so she always called me. 

These phone conversations 

gave us the opportunity to find 

out about our pasts, our likes 

and dislikes. We had our first 

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date when Valerie came down 

four weeks after the conference 

to attend a gathering 

with three of her children and 

their families in Hutt Valley. 

She invited me to attend 

with her, which was a daunting 

experience. I handled it by 

just being myself. Her eldest 

son took me aside and had a 

good talk with me. The next 

day Valerie told me all her children 

and grandchildren that I 

met were very happy with me. 

I had passed the test! 

Because we lived far apart 

and both were working fulltime, 

we only spent time together 

one weekend each 

month. I soon found out that 

Valerie had fallen in love with 

me straightaway. It took me at 

least two months before I felt 

the same way towards her. I 

knew I had found someone 

who was compatible, and she 

would make a good wife and 

companion for me. 

Dating for both of us felt no 

different from when we were 

dating as young people. We 

both wanted romance in our 

relationship. 

I bent down on one knee 

with engagement ring in hand 

and proposed to Valerie in a 

park by the sea at Paekakariki 

on a beautiful summer’s evening 

in February 2009. She accepted 

without any hesitation. 

To my surprise she promptly 

bent down on one knee, produced 

a ring out of her bag 

and proposed to me. 

We married on July 4, 2009, 

which was also Valerie’s birthday. 

The marriage ceremony 

and reception were held in 

the Church I was attending in 

Wellington. 

It went just as planned with 

about 90 guests. My youngest 

son was my best man. My 

daughter and Valerie’s granddaughter 

were the bridesmaids. 

Seven of our nine children 

were in attendance. 

When we were driving to 

the secret motel in the evening 

of our wedding day, we heard 

the sound of a siren and saw 

a traffic cop car with its lights 

flashing behind us. 

I pulled over and a female 

traffic officer came up to the 

car and made me do a breath 

test. We were in a 50 kph area, 

and I said: “I am sure I wasn’t 

speeding”. 

She replied: “You were not 

speeding, but you were driving 

at irregular speeds”. I told her: 

“I was not aware I was doing 

anything wrong. It is more than 

30 years since I last had an alcoholic 

drink. We were married 

earlier today”. Valerie chimed 

in, “We were holding hands”. 

The traffic officer was silent 

for a few seconds. She had a 

puzzled look on her face as she 

cast her eyes over both of us. 

She must have been looking at 

the grey hairs on our heads and 

wondering whether we were 

telling the truth. 

Then a broad smile came 

over her face, and she said: 

“Drive carefully. I wish you 

every happiness in your marriage”. 

Dating did not stop once 

we were married. We try and 

have a date at least once a 

week. This has helped keep our 

marriage strong.


Wasp Killer 

(Tip of the Month) 

UNCLE 

PERCY’S 

GARDEN 

TIPS 

APRIL 

1. Time to rake up leaves and add to compost. 

2. Feijoas – harvest when the fruit comes away 

easily from the stalk. 

3. Good time to plant Feijoa bush or tree if you 

don’t have one. 

4. Start to plant seeds for winter vegies e.g. 

cabbage and carrots. 

MAY 

1. Prepare ground for planting roses or trees by 

digging in gypsum and compost to heavy soil. 

2. Purchase new secateurs or have old ones 

sharpened if not giving clean cut. 

3. Clean up diseased foliage on trees with an all 

over lime sulphur spray. 

4. Plant cloves for garlic. 

JUNE 

1. Pick up all dropped Feijoas 

2. Prune fruit trees to open centres. Vase shape 

your tree to allow light. 

3. Waikato humidity brings diseases so 

thoroughly apply an extra dose of organic 

lime sulphur or copper fungicide to kill winter 

spores. 

4. Plant seeds for onions and peas 

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Pour 4 cups mixture into a 2 litre plastic bottle, keep 

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with string round neck of bottle, on a tree branch. 

Put rest of mixture into a 16oz plastic spray bottle 

Add 2 TBsps of liquid soap 

Top up with water. 

Take this with you when gardening. 

Replace wasp trap when full or stale. 

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Farewell and thank you Bill English 

Many people have commented to me how 

sorry they were to hear that our previous 

Prime Minister Bill English decided last month 

to retire from Parliament. (At the time of 

writing his successor as National’s leader is 

unknown.) 

Bill has made an enormous 

contribution to our country 

in many positive ways 

during his 27 year political career 

and I personally hold him 

and his wife Mary in the highest 

regard. 

His prowess as Finance 

Minister was instrumental in 

guiding New Zealand through 

the Global Financial Crisis and 

ensuring we were one of the 

first developed countries to 

get our books back in surplus, 

while avoiding the austerity 

measures many other countries 

implemented, and maintaining 

support for essential public services. 

In recent years, Bill’s innovative 

social investment approach 

helped revolutionise the way 

social services are delivered, 

making a major and positive 

difference to the lives of vulnerable 

New Zealanders who 

require continuing support. 

He led National to a superb 

result in the 2017 General Election 

and was only removed 

from office thanks to the vagaries 

of an electoral system 

which transfers that decision 

from voters to the leader of a 

minor party. 

I was very proud to serve in 

his Government, latterly as a 

Minister of the Crown, and I 

wish Bill, Mary and their children 

all the very best as they pursue 

fresh opportunities and enjoy 

more time together as a family. 

Best wishes to all local Grey 

Power members for 2018 and 

thank you for the many ways 

in which you also serve and enrich 

our community. 

Tim Macindoe 

MP for Hamilton West 

Another exciting year 

ahead for Hamilton 

Welcome to the New 

Year which promises 

to be another big 

one for Hamilton as a vibrant 

and growing city. Your support 

is greatly appreciated and 

valued. It is a privilege to represent 

Hamilton East in Parliament 

again. 

While in Government, we 

delivered a lot of important infrastructure 

to the region, most 

notably major sections of the 

Waikato Expressway like Cambridge 

and Ngaruawahia. 

Public support for these 

projects has been outstanding 

and people really admire what 

has been done and appreciate 

the difference it makes. The 

Hamilton section is well under 

way too. We cannot wait for 

completion in 2020. 

Now that a new Government 

has taken office, we follow 

with interest to see what 

this means for our city and 

region. During the campaign, 

they raised the idea of building 

a $4 billion rail link between 

Auckland Airport and CBD. 

This project will come at the 

expense of other projects like 

the Waikato Expressway extensions 

from Cambridge to Tirau 

and from Cambridge to the 

foot of the Kaimai Range. 

We are deeply concerned 

that the Waikato will be shortchanged 

and miss out on its 

fair share of funding relative to 

its population. We are nearly 

nine percent of the country 

and major transport projects 

must continue in this region to 

maintain our fair share of future 

funding. 

I will be supporting projects 

that grow our city, holding the 

Government to account over 

these issues, and advocating 

hard on behalf of Hamilton East. 

Thank you and best wishes. 

David Bennett 

MP for Hamilton East 

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(Prepare ahead in slow cooker). 

Ingredients 

900 grms tasty cheese –cut into small cubes 

1 Cup Irish stout beer or Guinness 

1/2 cup Salsa 

2 Tbsp Worcester Sauce 

1 tsp chilli powder 

½ tsp onion soup powder 

¼ tsp cayenne pepper 

Method 

– Heat cheese in slow cooker on high until melted (20 mins) 

– Stir in all other ingredients. 

– Keep stirring until mixture is smooth and heated through 

(10mins) 

– Pour into small terrines and surround with cut vegetables, 

or pretzels as above. 

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Paddy an elderly Irishman bought a sports car to 

recapture his youth and drove it at 120mph. 

Then he saw a police car behind him, blue 

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“I’m too old for this nonsense,” he thought so 

he pulled over. 

The police officer said, “Sir my shift ends in 10 

mins. If you can give me a good reason why 

You were speeding, I’ll let you go.” 

The old man said, “Years ago my wife ran off 

with a policeman. 

I thought you were bringing her back.” 

“That’ll do,” said the policeman you can go. 

Irish family 

tradition 

Patrick had long heard the stories of an amazing 

family tradition. 

It seems that his Father, Grandfather and Great 

Grandfather had all been able to walk on water 

on their 18th birthday. 

So on all of their special days, they had walked 

across the lake to the pub on the far side for their 

first legal drink. 

When Patrick’s 18th birthday came around he 

and his pal Mick, took a boat out to the middle of 

the lake and Patrick stepped out of the boat...and 

nearly drowned. 

Mick just barely managed to pull him back into 

the boat and safety. 

Furious and confused 

Patrick went to visit his 

Grandmother. 

“Grandma,” he said, 

“Tis me 18th birthday, so 

why can’t I walk across 

the lake, like me Farder, 

his Farder, and his Farder 

before him?” 

Granny looked deeply 

into Patrick’s troubled 

green eyes and said, 

“because ye Farder, 

ye Grandfarder and ye 

Great Grandfarder were 

all born in January when 

the lake is frozen, and ye 

were born in August you 

eejit.” 

MRS 

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for St Patrick’s day 

COLCANNON 

POTATOES 

(A GOOD IRISH 

VEGETABLE 

DISH) 

INGREDIENTS 

700 grms of potatoes (Agria or Desiree) 

225 grms firm green Recipes 

cabbage – finely sliced 

or shredded. 

12 Spring Onions – trimmed – finely sliced 

– incl. green parts. 

75 mls cream or 5 Tbsp of milk 

75 grms butter 

Nutmeg, salt and milled black pepper. 

METHOD 

– Cook potatoes. 

– Melt 25 grms butter in large fry pan. 

– Saute the cabbage for about 3 mins, stirring 

frequently until tender. 

– Add chopped spring onions. 

– Cook for further minute. 

– Drain potatoes. 

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I owe my parents from these quotes 

1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB 

WELL DONE. 

“If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside as I’ve 

just finished cleaning.” 

2. My father taught about TIME TRAVEL. 

“If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into 

the middle of next week.” 

3. My mother taught me LOGIC. 

“Because I said so, that’s why.” 

4. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC. 

“If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, 

you’re not coming to the shops with me.” 

5. My mother taught me about RELIGION. 

“You had better pray that stain comes out of the carpet.” 

6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT. 

“Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in 

an accident.” 

7. My father taught me IRONY. 

“Keep crying and I’ll give you something to cry about.” 

8 My father taught me about OSMOSIS. 

“Shut your mouth and eat your supper.” 

9. My mother taught me about contortionism. 

“Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!” 

10. My father taught me about STAMINA. 

“You’ll sit there until all that spinach has gone.” 

11. My mother taught me about the WEATHER. 

“This room of yours looks as though a tornado has gone 

through it.” 

12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRACY. 

“If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times. Don’t 

Exaggerate.” 

13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE. 

“I brought you into this world and I can take you out.” 

14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOUR 

MODIFICATION. 

“Stop acting like your father!” 

15. My mother taught me about ENVY. 

“there are millions of less fortunate children in this 

world who don’t have wonderful parents like you.” 

16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION. 

“Just you wait until I get your home.” 

17. My mother taught me about MEDICAL 

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