Flynn and his friends at the South Wairarapa Veterinary Services:

Update on Flynn (the horse with nine lives):   Flynn has had his operation and is doing very well now, thanks to the kind, compassionate, professional team at the South Wairarapa Veterinary Services.  I am delighted, and very grateful indeed, as are all the local kids (and grown up kids) who love Flynn and his fellow FOCKCer horses, Brutus, Patrick, etc.  They've been mates for many years

Friends of Caring Kiwi Communities (the FOCKCers) own three horses in Carterton, Flynn is the eldest.  He developed a tumour on his sheath a while ago, so of course I contacted the vet, who examined him.  Since arriving in the Wairarapa over eleven years ago I've used the services of South Wairarapa Veterinary Services, and always been impressed by their professionalism.  Peter Morriss examined Flynn.  Peter upholds the impeccably high standards set by the legendary Rodger Gillett, who recently retired.  The vets confirmed that although the growth was unsightly, it wasn't causing him any immediate harm, any apparent pain, or any significant discomfort, and that he was in otherwise tip top condition and had a very good quality of life for the time being.  We were all aware that the growth was growing and that action had to be taken in the fairly near future but there was no need to euthanase the horse.  Peter invited his colleague who also specialises in equine surgery to give a second opinion, and after some deliberation it was decided that it was feasible to attempt to remove the tumour.  Furthermore, the SWVS kindly offered to perform the operation free of charge, in the interests of educating junior veterinarians and gaining experience.

On 22nd November 2012 Jane, Peter and Emily successfully removed the tumour in a challenging two hour operation, with others observing for educational purposes.  

Jane carefully examined him, listening to his heart for a long time, measuring him to estimate his weight in order to calculate the correct dose of the sedative.

It was touch and go a few times, there was a lot of blood, Flynn decided he had to lie down half way through the operation, after all the sedative we had to give him, which wasn't part of the plan (the vets had hoped to perform the operation with him standing up, sedated, using local anaesthetic.  The team moved on to Plan B and just got on with the job.  Blood spurted from all the blood vessels as Peter and Jane worked fast to stitch them all up, with Emily handing them instruments flat out and providing great support.  It was amazing to watch the speed at which they worked, it seemed to take forever.

Flynn stopped breathing a few times, Jane told me to lift up his head, and I give him a jolly good speaking to, telling him to pull up his socks and do his bit and BREATHE.  Finally he'd take a breath again each time, and finally, after what seemed like hours (the whole thing took a couple of hours) the stitching was all finished, and Jane administered the antidote for the sedative as they worked flat out to clean Flynn up and wash and put away all the equipment.  In a little while Flynn woke up, got to his feet, neatly avoiding the big mass of clotted blood on the ground, and started eating the grass as if nothing had happened.  I felt like all my Christmases had come at once.

Flynn and his two fellow Community Garden horses provide a great service to the community, providing riding for the disabled, the bullied, the abused kids, the ones with funny lumps growing out of them, and big scars (some you can see and some you can't), and all the other kids round here who think hanging out with horses is a better idea than going off and committing suicide or something.

Spending time with horses builds confidence, empathy, respect, relationship skills, communication skills, it's a great thing, and Flynn, Brutus and Patrick benefit the kids round here more than they benefit me.  We'd like to establish a fund to enable the SWVS to do other operations for animals in the community like this.  The SWVS do other work they're not paid for too, such as when people bring them animals who have been hit by a car and the owner can't be found, people who can't afford to put their pets down but don't want them to suffer, and other things to help people and animals in the community.

Please support the work of the South Wairarapa Veterinary Services, they do a lot of work in the community for which they don't receive payment, and the fact that they offered to do this operation for Flynn free of charge says a great deal about their commitment to the community, their high ethical and professional standards, and the character and calibre of the vets who work for their practise.  They have looked after Flynn and his mates for over twelve years, and they've always provided absolutely top quality professional services to us, and to everyone we know.

It's good for kids to learn that just because you're old and you've got a lump doesn't mean you should automatically be thrown on the scrap heap.  Flynn's always loved taking little kids for rides, he's made it his mission in life and his specialty.  I told him years ago that if he looked after the kids, I'd always look after him.  And he always has, and it's just wonderful that Peter and Jane offered to operate on him so he can carry on his good work, showing kids how to have fun, make friends, learn to trust, build confidence, etc.

People who care about animal welfare should consider making a donation to the SWVS to enable them to set up a little fund to perform other procedures on animals in need, for the benefit of the vulnerable in the community (like a lot of the people who enjoy spending time with Flynn), for educational purposes, humane purposes, etc.  This is a really good way to provide direct assistance to animals in need, and recognise all the work that these veterinarians do in our community that people don't always know about.

Jane and Peter removed Flynn's stitches yesterday, he's looking as healthy (and handsome) as ever

Donations (fan mail, etc,) can be sent to South Wairarapa Veterinary Services, 8 High Street South, Carterton  5713.

Carterton Events Centre - More of the Whorehouse Mentality:

The Worst Little Whorehouse in Carterton:

Here it is, in all it's tawdry glory, the premier production of the "Limelight Theatre Company, which took over all the remaining assets of the former Phoenix Theatre, as well as getting a mysterious grant of "several thousand dollars" which has suddenly come to light after local lawyer and thespian Peter Totman suddenly remembered it's existence twenty years later - yeah, right!  The first production in the famous Carterton Events Centre that nobody in Carterton wanted, the one we were promised was going to be for everyone, family friendly, etc.  Real family entertainment alright, all the kids are asking mummy, what's a whorehouse?  Is the best we can do?  R 16

More of the same old fraud from the same old people.  Once upon a time Carterton had a Community Resource Centre, running about ten community organisations including the Community Gardens, Supergrans, First Steps, programs to assist less able members (called 'disabled' by other people) to find employment, etc. It was taken over when the people named below and others took over the Centre illegally by punching the Secretary and Finance Officer in the face and changing the locks to cover up the fraud and misfeasance described by these lawyers.

Laura with the giant turnips.

This money should have gone to the Phoenix Theatre, the people's theatre, but of course they were never told about it, were they?  Peter Totman knew perfectly well about the Phoenix Theatre for years but obviously chose to keep this money a big secret from them.  Now suddenly he produces it like a rabbit from a hat to give to this bunch of vulgar self important show offs to ponce about putting on their "performance" of "The Best Little Whorehouse In Carterton" or whatever it is.  Here's what the article in the local rag says:
"It was the case of the reappearing money for a Wairarapa drama society on Wednesday, as thousands of dollars gets set to boost theatre productions 20 years after it was squirrelled away.

At Wednesday's Carterton District Council meeting councillors were told $7000 had been held by the council since 1989, the date when the former Carterton Amateur Dramatic Society went into recess.

Council chief executive Colin Wright noted in a report it looked like that money was held on the condition it one day be given to another such group.

"Inquiries indicate that the intention was for these funds to be utilised by a similar amateur group in the future," Mr Wright said.

"The Limelight Theatre Group [formerly Phoenix] have now requested these funds in accordance with the original intention as they have little in the way of financial resources for producing their proposed show during November in the Events Centre or any future events."

A letter from Peter Totman, last president and honorary solicitor of CADS, confirmed the two-decades-old decision.

"It was resolved that the funds of the society be transferred to Carterton District Council to be, in due course, transferred to a society within the Carterton district with similar objectives as CADS.

"I subsequently arranged for the funds to be deposited accordingly."

On Wednesday that appeared to be the case, but no evidence had come to light.

"Unfortunately we can't find any correspondence and there's no minutes of it," Mr Wright said.

"But we definitely are holding what amounts to several thousand dollars of funds, and that includes about 20 years of accumulated interest."

The council were due to discuss releasing the money to Limelight at the meeting." 


The Limelight Theatre is the vehicle for show offs like the lawyers and their mates, Mark Hinton, Caroline Wait, John Greenwood, Kate Nolan, members of the Carterton District Council like Barbara Durbin, Elaine Brazendale, Ruth Carter, Jill Greathead, Ewen Hyde, etc - who were all on the committee of the former Carterton Community Centre when it was illegally taken over and closed down to cover up the fraud and gross mismanagement.  These are the people who thought it was such a good idea to hire unemployed transvestite prostitute Georgina Beyer (known locally as Beyer the Liar) to teach the youth of the town "Life Skills" - at the tax payers expense of course, it wasn't coming out of their pockets, it's YOUR money they're throwing down the drain with this sort of carry on while crime, child abuse and suicide skyrocket out of control in the Wairarapa under the governance of these corrupt and stupid idiots.  I use the term "stupid idiots" because the report of the Auditor General published on this site (highlights are at this link, scroll down to paragraph ninety something, 91 or 92 I think) makes it absolutely crystal clear that this is exactly what they are.  Mark Hinton wrote the letter to police accusing me of the theft of the community centre's financial records.  I've posted them on the internet to show why there has never been an audit, because Councillor Jill Greathead was told by RG Thompson that it would be a huge fail and the allegations of fraud were try, go Greathead closed the audit down!

What's also crystal clear is that there have been two substantial community petitions against this Event Centre, and that it is unwanted by the vast majority of people in the community and certainly all the well informed ones (apart from the corrupt well informed ones who were involved in the fraud and misfeasance), and that the Carterton Events Centre is an obscene insult to the real people of Carterton, and all the people who signed the petition calling for an audit of the former Community Centre, the Event Centre - including the so called "Facility Focus Group" and the involvement of the Carterton District Council and people associated with it.  This isn't our Community Centre, it's their "Event Centre".  Reminds me a bit of that comedian, who was had up for molesting his 4 year old daughter, got off with no conviction and name suppression (- I get more than that for not wearing my bike helmet!).  Judge Phillipa Cunningham said he deserved to get off because he was so funny and we all needed to have a good laugh [at this sort of thing?] adn the poor man wouldn't be able to get a job if he was punished in any way.  Maybe he should stop trying to be a comedian and get a real job.

We had a proper community resource centre, the real Heart of Carterton, with Community Gardens, a Health Centre, a Borough Farm, now we've got an 'Event Centre' run by the same thieves and liars who are responsible for the fraud and misfeasance at the former Carterton Community Centre, and the theft of all the assets and funds of that organisation, and the very first thing they do is put a big performance of this just to remind everyone of Cartertons's Whorehouse image - good one Ron Mark and the Carterton District Council, lawyers John Greenwood, Carolyn Wait, lawyers 'assistant' Kate Nolan, Councillors Brazendale, Carter, Greathead, librarian Hyde - for dragging the town into the gutter yet again.

Here's a link to an article published on 2 November 2010 in the Wairarapa Times-Age, titled "But trust boss says Carterton requests haven't stacked up".

Here's more about  how your taxes and rates are spent.  As you can see, Friends of the Gardens received the grand sum of $250 - conditionally - while Sean Crawford, son of John Crawford, leader of the gang of bullies and idiots who took over the former Community Centre for this very reason - so daddy could keep funnelling our hard earned money into little Sean's pocket, and the pockets of their mates.  


Check out the other information on this site about how John Crawford and his mates took over our Community Centre, ran it into the ground, stealing and wasting all the money, they closed it down when they couldn't get any more funding.  More links will be put up on this post in the next few days, and more posts tagged with labels, watch this space.

"Ron Mark's Offers Just Don't Stack Up" - it's Official:

- 2 November 2010, Wairarapa Times-Age

The cheek of Ron Mark.  He whines that there's been a distinct lack of investment in Carterton, and also notes that the previous Council, under drunken lunatic Gary McPhee, was also turned down, although the Events Centre is already under construction.  There has been huge opposition to the Centre, two substantial community petitions (if not three).

Funders will not invest in this project, and well informed funders have refused to do so since 2002, when the former Carterton Community Centre was taken over illegally by a group of people who are mainly associated with the Carterton District Council, a major funder of the Centre.

Trust House CEO Bernard Teahan says that the Carterton District Council has never made any credible applications for funds: "We have certainly had no suggestions by the (Carterton District) council.  Mr Teahan says that while the Trust will always look at opportunities, there had been several businesses offered to them over the years, but none of them had stacked up, including Mayor McPhee's pub, the Buckhorn.

The so called Event centre doesn't stack up because the same group of people behind the proposal are the ones responsible for the illegal takeover and closure of the former Carterton Community Centre.  The ringleaders of this definitely not bloodless coup were the recently appointed (by Mr Mark, I think) Deputy Mayor Elaine Brazendale, Councillors Jill Greathead, Ruth Carter, and Council librarian Ewen Hyde, among others associated with the Carterton District Council.

Mr Mark is pretending not to know about any of this.  Of course he's well practised in public deception and manipulation of the media for his own political and personal gain, having fawned at the feet of well known oily, greasy, two faced preening peacock, disgraced former MP Winston Peters.  He's learned how to pose and smile and make pathetic little noises like "I am conducting a rates review", etc, while ignoring the real issues, sweeping them under the carpet, greasing the palms of the local corrupt police officers in order to shut up any opposing view and shut down the dissemination of information, regarding the "Carterton Events Centre", which has been the subject of at least two substantial community petitions against the plan to build it and calling for an inquiry into the involvement of a number of people associated with the Carterton District Council and the Carterton Community Centre and conflicts of interest, fraud, bullying, etc.

These people, Elaine Brazendale, Ruth Carter, Ewen Hyde, Jill Greathead, Julie Hallam, Gary McPhee, Georgina Beyer, and others, took over the Carterton Community Centre illegally, by punching the Secretary and Finance Officer in the face in a vicious assault and then changing the locks.

They then made a formal complaint to police through local law firm Wollerman Cooke and McClure.

This complaint was soundly rejected and dismissed by Senior Sergeant Geoff Reid of the Wairarapa police.  It appears that Snr Sgt Reid was bullied into retiring from the police in disgust at the corruption which is so rife  within the Wairarapa police, shortly after writing the letter advising of this decision.

Police refuse to this day to investigate the allegations of serious misfeasance of people still on Ron Mark's Council, but it's nice to see Mr Teahan isn't fooled by the big smile, and nor is anyone else with even half a functioning brain.

Also of interest is the fact that local propaganda specialist Tanya Katterns has been sacked by the Dominion Post "news" paper for plagiarism, regarding a sickeningly sycophantic "report" she wrote about failed New Zealand First MP Ron Mark, the latest incompetent and corrupt Mayor to be foisted on the poor people of Carterton by corrupt election systems, having suffered through the misguided, destructive madness of unemployed, disgraced, transvestite prostitute Georgina Beyer, Gary McPhee, etc, and now we have to put up with this smarmy grinning gnome.

Huge backlog of child abuse cases not investigated

It's been revealed by a District Court Judge that there is a huge backlog of child abuse allegations which have not been investigated by the police (Wairarapa Times-Age August 13 - 21 2009). This internet site site was set up to show people what the police have been doing instead, and how they 'investigate' the allegations that they do receive.

Details of the Wairarapa's disgraceful record of child abuse can also be found on the internet, through the website of the Masterton Library, Searches, Newspaper Index. Type "child abuse" in the search box, sort set by date of publication latest to earliest, and check out the results.

Winter's a good time to search this index, type "suicide" in the box, "murder", "crime", "police", "Gary McPhee", "Georgina Beyer" - but remember - these articles are mainly biased in favour of the police, Beyer, McPhee, etc, according to the editorial bias of the Wairarapa Times-Age toward corrupt redneck bullies.  There are plenty of things you won't read about in the Times-Age:

Today the latest charges against me in the Masterton Court were dismissed, because AGAIN the police had no evidence to offer the Court, AGAIN they just wasted everybody's time.  I said ages ago on this site that the Principal of the South End School Rod O'Leary wouldn't turn up because he has been proven to have lied to the Privacy Commissioner and other people, including the police, and wouldn't dare turn up and swear on the bible because I would have him for perjury in a flash, as he well knows.

Corrupt police prosecutor Gary Wilson wasted everybody's time - and tax payers money - again - when is he going to resign?  When are we going to elect an MP that's going to do something about the corrupt Wairarapa police.  Listen to them bleat about not having enough resources to investigte all the child abuse allegations, and here's Gary Wilson and his girlfriend Liz Harpleton, corrupt Court Registry Officer perverting the course of justice again with this rubbish!  Read the full story of the liars and thieves that run the South End School.  There's more at this link and this one and others.  And after biking a few kilometres to the train station in the rain and hail, and all the way back from Masterton in the rain and hail - for NOTHING - I got home to find someone had let one of the Community Garden horses out of it's paddock.  Great place the Wairarapa.  Let's get rid of the corrupt police and other idiots like McPhee, Beyer, John Haze, etc.

Kate for Carterton

I'm Kate Raue and I am running for mayor of Carterton. Feel free to check this blog regularly to be updated on events in Carterton. At the end of each text there is a small section were you to can have your say by leaving a comment.

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CANDIDATE PROFILE

CARTERTON MAYORALTY

KATE RAUE


I’m standing for Mayor because I see an opportunity to positively influence the future direction of our community.

I’ll work to facilitate business growth, social and economic development in Carterton, and work with the other Wairarapa Councils to implement a regional strategy to this effect. Clearly, an efficient and well-run Council will result in rates being utilised much more prudently and effectively.

There will be inquiries into the Carterton District Council’s involvement with the former Community Centre, Facility Focus Group, and information provided to the Council by individual members and employees of the Council.

I will ensure that we get an economically and socially sustainable Community Resource Centre.

For more information please contact me to arrange a meeting, I hold information that every voter should see, but unfortunately lack resources at the moment to make it widely available. I can fax documents to anyone who is interested. Phone 379 6894.