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July 15, 2016
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Story and photo by Cathie BellMarlborough mayor Alistair Sowman will
not put his name forward to be mayor again.Nominations for mayor and councillors in
October’s election open today and run until noon on August 12, but Alistair says he de-cided months ago he would not stand as mayor again, having served four terms.
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Mayor Alistair Sowman is clearing his desk after announcing he won’t stand for mayor again.
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Continued from page 1Alistair says he has been
thinking hard about whether to stand for a fifth term for a long time, and made up his mind in January.
Only Sid Harling, who was mayor of the Blenheim Bor-ough Council, has stood for a fifth term in Marlbrough’s local government history, and he died in the first year of his fifth term.
“You’ve got to decide when it’s time,” Alistair says.
“I want to look at other op-portunities out there.”
He is working in the health and welfare area, as deputy chairman of the Public Health Organisation and chair of the Marlborough Children’s Team governance board.
Alistair says his focus as mayor hasn’t changed since he started 12 years ago.
It is still on ensuring the region’s infrastructure is in place to enable growth, and that has been achieved with
sewerage schemes in Picton and Renwick, the upgrade in Blenheim, and the new freshwater systems about to go into Seddon, Renwick, and Havelock.
“I’ve always been pro-growth. I wanted to ensure we have good infrastructure.”
He’s also been strong on community infrastructure, Alistair says, helping the Picton waterfront and En-deavour Park Pavilion, the Giesen centre in Renwick, and others.
During his time, he says he’s had pro-active councils, and the growth of industries such as wine, forestry, and aquaculture.
“There is a real opportunity for us to use science to find the best sites for aquaculture farming.
“Right back in the early days, we just allocated space because someone said they wanted a farm in front of their land.”
Marlborough has leveraged government funding from then-Regional Development Minister Jim Anderton to set up the Marlborough Research Centre and the Omaka Avia-tion Heritage Centre, which Alistair says have provided ‘huge boosts’ to the region.
Another opportunity to do that is pending, with the pro-posed wine-focussed regional research centre, he says.
Looking back, Alistair says he has tried to be progressive and make Marlborough bet-ter, and he is ‘quite proud of what I’ve done’.
“I’m confident I’m leaving the council and the district in good shape.”
A highlight was hosting Prince William and his wife Kate when they visited Marlborough.
The uncertainty about whether the Cook Strait fer-ries would continue to stay in Picton or go to Clifford Bay affected the region hugely,
but now Picton and the whole Marlborough region has the opportunity to build on that.
There will be ‘huge’ devel-opment in the seaside town focused on the port in the next few years, he says.
Alistair says the council is operating well, and is leading the country in areas such as water allocation and digital access to council information and systems.
The recent ‘AA’ rating by Standard&Poors was a con-firmation of the council’s fiscal prudence, he says.
Nominations for mayor and councillors open today, and people have until noon on August 12 to put their names forward.
So far, businessman Brian Dawson, former MP Colin King, and lawyer John Leg-gett have said they will stand as mayor.
Both Brian and John are Marlborough District council-lors now.
Mayoral race wide open
IMMAF world champion Brayden Gra-ham and his gold medal are welcomed back home by a big group of supporters
at his gym in Blenheim. Brayden trains with Marcelo Lopes and
Peter Warren in Stuart Street.
A crowd of about 100 people gathered on Wednesday night to welcome Brayden back home. Main story on page 15.
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Falls preventionThe Nelson Marlborough District Health Board will be one of the first district health boards to benefit from new Government funding aimed at preventing injuries caused by seniors falling, Kaikoura MP Stuart Smith says.The Government announced earlier this week ACC will invest $30.5 million over four years to help prevent falls and resulting injuries amongst our older population.
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By Cathie BellThe Marlborough Book Festival is in its
third year and is drawing people from all over the country to listen to authors speak about their work.
The festival runs for three days from July 29.Committee spokeswoman Lorraine Carryer
says about 70 per cent of tickets have been sold so far. Of those, about 25 per cent have been sold to people outside Marlborough.
She says people are coming from Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Nelson.
Most of the tickets have sold to locals, Lorraine says, but some of those will be people buying for relatives or friends from somewhere else and encouraging them to visit the region for the weekend.
“It’s nice to attract out-of-towners, particu-larly in the middle of winter.”
Sessions with awardwinning author Witi Ihimaera and Kate de Goldi have sold out, she says, and journalist Steve Braunias was also popular.
However, all the sessions are selling pretty well, she says.
There would be 16 talks over three days and a cruise in the Marlborough Sounds on the festival’s first day, with Jane Ussher and Bruce Ansley who worked together on Coast: A New Zealand Journey.
Greg McGee, who wrote classic New Zea-land play Foreskin’s Lament, will be joining authors Charlotte Grimshaw and Rachael King, as well as poet Bill Manhire.
Marlborough veterinarians and authors Pe-ter Jerram and Peter Anderson are launching their second book together of rollicking yarns about animals and their owners in the week before the festival and will be speaking at a session on July 30.
Other events have sprung up around the festival, including a New Zealand Book Council initiative Words on Wheels, bringing school students together with authors in the week before the festival.
A pre-festival event “True Stories Told Live” to be held at the Boathouse Theatre with five of the authors talking on a specific theme for 10 minutes each has already sold out.
Tickets can be bought at PaperPlus Blenheim.
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Arabella Waghorn looks after marketing for Astrolabe winery, which is one of the book festival’s sponsors. Photo by Jim Tannock.
Cloudy Bay hospitality manager Mario Dussurget picnicking in the Brancott Valley, with Cloudy Bay’s Land Rover Defender in the background. The wine company sponsors the Marlborough Book Festival. Photo by Jim Tannock.
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Carpet business ‘new direction’By Celeste Alexander
Local couple Nathan and Gena Birtles have taken a step in an exciting new direction after purchasing Harrisons Carpet Marlborough.
Nathan is a carpet installer by trade and has been working in Marlborough over the past 10 years.
After seeking out “the next
step” in his career, Nathan and Gena approached previous own-ers Darryl and Cecilia Norman when they heard the business was up for sale.
“We heard it was for sale so we met with Cecilia and Darryl to chat and it all went from there,” Gena says.
“Nathan’s experience working with carpet meant this opportu-
nity really suited him and for us as a family it was the right move at the right time.”
The couple took over trading at the beginning of June.
Nathan is the face of Harrisons Carpet Marlborough, visiting people in their homes and pro-viding on the spot measure and quotes.
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with over 400 carpet samples in the van plus a range of other flooring options.
Nathan and Gena are originally from Otago but met while living in London.
They returned to New Zealand to settle in Marlborough and have two young children.
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Marlborough customers of The Co-operative Bank will have, or will soon, see a rebate payment in their bank accounts.
The bank recently announced that it was sharing $2.1 million in rebate payments to its customers, and of that figure customers in the Marlborough region will receive a share of $71,561.
The rebate is a result of The Co-operative Bank’s strong annual result with profit before rebates and tax in the year ended 31 March 2016 at $15.8 million.
Over the next month The Co-operative Bank will pay rebates back to its customers for the 2015-16 financial year.
For most customers in the
Blenheim region and across New Zealand the rebate will be between $10 and $500.
The Co-operative Bank’s chief executive Bruce McLachlan says; “Our rebate isn’t the only thing that sets us apart from the other banks.”
“Our mobile app continues to be rated number one in New Zealand by customers, our new internet banking site has been awarded an Honoree Webby Award 2016 in the Financial Services/Bank-ing category and Canstar have awarded us the Most Satisfied Customers Award for Banking for the third time.
“We’re the only bank in New Zealand to share our profits with its customers and that genuinely
puts the customer and their needs at the very heart of everything we do, because as a co-operative, our
customers are the people we’re working for,” he says.
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The Co-operative Bank Blenheim branch staff Vicki Price, Rachael Rutledge, Heather Root, Marie MacDonald and branch manager Damian Perry celebrating Marlborough rebates.
Springlands cafe opensA new cafe has opened at the Spring-lands Shopping Centre.Kotare Cafe, owned by Rebecca Hill and Craig Stringer, opened its doors last week as part of the redevelopment of the shopping centre.Rebecca and Craig also own Figaro’s Cafe in Blenheim.
Honey company movesTaylor Pass Honey has moved to its new premises at the corner of Taylor Pass Road and Wither Road, and the retail store is now open. The store sells honey products, and people can buy honey in bulk and fill their own containers.
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Our Civil Defence Emergency Management team is keen to get feedback on our emergency messaging. Have you heard the message from our Civil Defence HQ on BrianFM? We’re trying to pinpoint exactly how much of remote Marlborough we’ve now got covered. Under our joint arrangement with Brian FM during an emergency our team will be able to broadcast direct on Brian FM’s frequencies, not only into Blenheim and Picton but to the Havelock area, Pelorus and Kenepuru
Sounds and to Seddon and the Awatere Valley. Let us know if you’ve heard the test messages. We’re giving away a civil defence pack to the most remotely located listener. Please take a moment to contact Council and tell us where you’re picking up this radio station, phone 03 520 7400, email MDC@mar lbo rough .govt.nz or via Twitter @MarlEmergency.BRIANFMBlenheim 100.9Havelock 100.1Seddon 104.3Picton 105.9
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Creative Communities NZ Local Arts FundingApplications for financial assistance by way of grants under the Creative Communities Local Arts Scheme are now being invited by Marlborough District Council.The scheme supports and encourages local communities to create and present diverse opportunities for accessing and participating in arts activities within the Marlborough community.Applications can be completed online by going to Council’s website www.marlborough.govt.nz/Our-Community/Grants-and-Awards.Applications close 5.00 pm, 28 September 2016.For further information please contact:Lyne Reeves Community Development Advisor Ph: 03 520 7400
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Winter Driving: take your time and plan your journey Take your time when driving in winter and always allow extra time for the journey.Roads can be slippery with snow, frost or ice, so drive to the speed limit unless conditions dictate that you should slow down. Most importantly, use your common sense:• Drive sensibly. Avoid abrupt accelerating,
braking and quick steering. Most skidding is caused by sudden stops and turns.
• Cloudy weather reduces visibility so use extra caution when passing other vehicles.
• Maintain a minimum distance of four to eight seconds from the vehicle in front of you.
• Remember that many of our rural roads are unsealed with a gravel surface and high shoulders and that overgrown water tables and blocked culverts can cause flash flooding during heavy rain.
Winter road signs are being put up around Marlborough, highlighting potential hazards ahead. Do not drive through flooded areas unless you are sure the water is below the bottom of the wheel rims. If you must drive through high water, drive slowly. You have limited traction and the tyres may lose contact with the road. If this occurs, hold the steering wheel steady and lightly apply the brakes. After your wheels regain contact with the road, slow down until you have full control of the car. • The Marlborough District Council website
www.marlborough.govt.nz is a good source of information if you want to find out about delays or road closures on our road network.
• If you want to report problems or check current road conditions on the state highway, call 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 44 44 49) or go to www.highwayinfo.govt.nz.
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Positive ageing - Keep your car safeUnlocked cars are an easy target for thieves. Sometimes cars are broken into but more often items are stolen from unlocked cars.Handbags, briefcases, laptops or cell phones left in the car are magnets for thieves.At best, theft of personal items can be extremely inconvenient and may cause you to lose your no-claim insurance discount. At worst, your
car may be damaged and personal documentation, cash and expensive items stolen. •An unlocked car parked on the street
is the easiest target for thieves - try and park inside a garage or at least off the street.
•Lock your vehicle and shut its windows, even if it is in a driveway.
•Never leave cash or credit cards, briefcases or handbags inside your
car. It’s also unwise to leave your vehicle records inside the glovebox.
•When parking in town, stick to areas with good lighting where the car can easily be seen.
Always remove the ignition key when you park, even if your car is on the driveway. It’s sensible to take your key out of the ignition when you are filling up at a service station too.
Marlborough Boys and Girls Colleges are looking to develop an exchange relationship with schools in Marlborough’s new Sister Region, the premier winemaking Ningxia region of China.Some Marlborough businesses and viticulturalists are already working with the region and the sister-region relationship has the potential to create more opportunity, not only for business, but also to bring Chinese students to Marlborough for wine education at secondary and tertiary levels. After April’s visit to Marlborough by the Vice-chairman of the Ningxia regional government, a small delegation led by Mayor Alistair Sowman was hosted in a return visit. The delegation visited Yinchuan No. 9 High School and two universities as well as a number of vineyard and winery developments.Ningxia has 40,000 hectares of vineyards producing red wine and needs more work skills and technical assistance to support that industry.
Opening the way for educational and business links to Ningxia
Nominations open today - Friday 15 July – for anyone intending to be a candidate at the forthcoming local body election.Nomination forms are required from candidates standing for Council or the Nelson Marlborough District Health
Board. Candidates must be nominated by two people, over age 18, who are enrolled in this region. Nominations close at 12 noon on 12 August For more information go to Local Government New Zealand: www.lgnz.co.nz/vote2016/
Are you enrolled to vote? Rolls are open for inspection at the Council offices in Blenheim and Picton You can also check, and update your details, on-line: www.elections.org.nz/voters/enrol-check-or-update-now Rolls close on 12 August.
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Mayor Alistair Sowman and the Principal of Marlborough Boys College Wayne Hegarty visited the Principal of Yinchuan No.9 High School where future exchanges are being discussed.
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Congratulations to all who took part in the Dance on Grove show.A great deal of time is put into these shows.The costumes were beautiful and the little children so delightful .Well worth going. Look forward to next production.Ballet Fan.
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Thanks A&ETo A&E staff on the morning of Thursday 7th. My husband bought me in with a severe migraine and you all were wonderful. I can’t thank you enough for helping me.
‘Smoke free’ If the council were to remove those seats then you’ll be complaining about all the other seats situated through town then what, remove those too? Dogs are banned from the CBD because of their toiletry habits, I can safely say I have never known a smoker to take a dump in the middle of the street.
Lights onLights on even on bright days can alert an over taker from opposite direction to your position.Grey and silver cars in the distance blend with the road and town with many distractions, a headlight attracts attention.
The Renwick shopping centreWhoever the owner is they are blind to the potential business they could create with a facelift to the buildings. Hire a clever architect to modernize the design. Utilize some of the wasted space for new busi-nesses, get a nice sign...A trendy cafe would do so well there. What an asset to the community it could be!
Safe drivingDoes my company encourage safe driving habits?Does not need to...my company employs intelligent people!
Okiwi BayGreat to see the facility approved. Marlborough needs more environmentally sound initiatives like this. Good to see common sense and science prevail.Realfisho
Fabulous serviceGrateful thanks to Havelock ambulance and Wairau Hospital . Thanks must also go to Air NZ for all their assistance. What fabulous service. Our family thank you so much .
Smoke is blown away by any breeze, not so dogs, let smokers have somewhere to sit. Stop whinging. Ex Smoker
Go BraydenA big hitter from a little town like Blenheim. Just shows we can make world champions from Marlborough!
Laugh of the month! Fell off my chair reading the paper when Mayor Sowman described politics as ‘nasty’! Oh brother, then, he is visiting a communist country, on us!
Great jobThe staff at the new Redwood supermarket are doing a great job.They are so busy with a small amount of staff they are all doing the best they can you all deserve a pat on the back keep up the great friendly service.
Not enough staffNot enough staff in supermarkets to “man” all the tills since they’re getting rid of more and more staff. They want us to use “self service” tills- haven’t you noticed that? More staff reductions to come yet!
PrioritiesAm gobsmacked with the amount of young children at the netball courts on cold Saturdays with no shoes, no jerseys, and obviously freez-ing cold, while parents are rugged up sipping away on their coffee. It’s not hard to put a child’s needs before your own as a parent. Priorities people.
DowngradeIt seems there is also an upgrade to the name of Bythell Place to Blythell Place. Although the Bythell family may view that as a downgrade!
National anthemWhat idiot dreamed up the idea of dropping the English part of our na-tional anthem?Why would we do such a thing? I know that when I sing our anthem I struggle with the Maori part, so it’s mumbled rather than sung. Then I really give it my all for the English part. When standing in a crowd it sounds just like that, mumbling than singing. Wouldn’t it sound rather lame to have a bunch of unsure mumblers trying to rally the troops?
Special birthday thanksA big thank you to Del for making Christine’s birthday extra special. You are wonderful.
Do you realize every smoke you have is block-ing your arteries. I agree with person from Friday’s txt talk. Reason for my amputation.
Where were you?Where were the reporters, councillors, health board reps, our M.P. etc when Fluoride Talk was on Friday? All invited. Such an important issue to discuss putting poison in our now healthy water. Shame on you!
Our legacyFirst scientists find new bacteria in intensive salmon farms with mountains of excrement below. Now, we are told scallops are radically declin-ing in numbers. Of course passing through the same waters. Now a new threat, a research facility at Okiwi Bay! Please think - some say we turn water to wine around theses parts but we cannot eat money once the Sounds are devastated from pure greed.
DoctorsDon’t think the medics are aware how high charges are, low income cannot pay fees....there needs to be a change in this country.A real govt scheme which allows ALL the benefit of services....dentists included.
Clean chairs pleaseSenior Citizens Hall Committee, please clean chairs. They are pretty gross! From regular hall user
Good newsGood news on more businesses moving into our town centre. Looking forward to more choice.
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An easy mistake to make when growing grafted plants with vigorous root stocks, is allowing them to sprout and grow branches which deprives the scion (the foliage above the graft) sustenance and it fades and dies.
You should check all your grafted plants which will be most fruit trees including citrus and high health roses for unwanted growths below the scion.
Trees that normally sucker (suckering is producing new shoots from base and along the root system) are grafted to non-suckering root stock so you do not end up with little trees popping up all over your lawn and gardens.
If you have this problem then any chemi-cal herbicide treatment can harm the parent tree. The safest way is to cut these suckers off as close to where they come from the base or the extended root system.
Removing the offending tree or plant that is causing the suckering may only make the condition far worse if you cut the tree down. All the outgoing roots will then sucker and you have a potential forest.
If you have a tree to remove, the best way to do this is to ring bark the tree so both the top and the root system dies together.
Ring barking is cutting a ring around the truck a couple of inches deep and about the same width through the bark and sap line to kill the tree.
Once it is dead then you can remove the tree.
With the up to now, milder winter, you should be making an early start tidying up gardens and glasshouses for spring gardening.
If your glasshouse is clear of plants, then burn some sulphur powder in the house to kill all the pests that are waiting for warmer days.
If you grow in the soil of your glass-house, then treat the soil with Terracin Soil Pathogen Suppressor and 3 weeks later with Mycorrcin.
If you like to grow your own potatoes, now is the time to get organised.
The psyllid is a problem for potatoes and tomatoes, so with potatoes you can plant a very early crop before the pests start for the season.
Make a deep trench and under each sprouted seed potato place a small handful of sheep pellets, a table spoon of gypsum, a teaspoon of BioPhos and a sprinkling of Neem Tree Powder, a little soil to cover the ingredients and then your seed potato with shoots pointing upwards.
Cover with soil so the shoots are just covered by about 10mm soil.
Check every day and when the shoots poke through cover with another 10mm of soil. This protects the shoots from any frosts.
Keep doing this until the trench is full then start mounding up.
If you have done it right then potatoes should form all the way up making for a big crop.
Once mounded up and if it looks like a late frost you will need to either throw sacks over the tops or frost cloth or spray with Vaporgard.
Early potatoes planted now will be ready before Labour Weekend and should be free of psyllid damage.
Either harvest all the crop then or cut the tops off any not harvested so the pests can’t damage the crop.
Problems ring me at 0800 466464 (Palmerston North 3570606)Email [email protected] site www.gardenews.co.nz
Rootstock and July gardening
Australian entertainer Sean Murphy’s show Kids’ Party Confidential in the ASB Theatre’s Whitehaven Room is promising to be fun for children and accompanying adults.
Aimed at children between five and 12, Sean has spent seven years in spandex as Spiderman, Batman and beyond, but it wasn’t the career he dreamed of as a boy.
Hundreds of parties, embarrassments and anecdotes later, Kids’ Party Confi-dential dishes the dirt on how to survive all the presents, piñatas and purple-faced tantrums. Your kids will laugh thinking it’s fiction, but you’ll cry knowing it’s true…
Fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe Festi-val, Kids’ Party Confidential is a raucous ride for adults and children aged 5 to 12, creating the best fiesta ever. Organisers Marlborough4Fun promise you’ll laugh, you’ll cringe, and you’ll learn how to tie an incredible balloon sword! And who doesn’t want a balloon sword?
After the show, there will be a work-shop where kids can create their own games.
The shows are on Monday at 11am and again at 2pm. Tickets are available from the ASB Theatre box office.
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Laundry fire guts family’s homeFamily safe, community rallies support
By Celeste AlexanderIt’s been a traumatic experience for the fam-
ily whose house caught fire on Wednesday night, but the community has been quick to respond.
Fire services attended the fire around 5:30pm is thought likely to have been caused by a dryer in the laundry.
The family of five, including three children, has been inundated with support, but as it’s a challenging time a support person is co-ordinating donations.
Anna Simpson, who is part of the Rich-mond View School community says while the family did have insurance, people are still wanting to help.
“There are so many people wanting to help. Moving forward what’s practical for the
family would be donations of vouchers that can be used for food and clothing.
“Donations of meals and baking would also be gratefully received,” she says.
The Elim Christian Centre in Burleigh will be the drop off point for donations, which will then be passed to the family.
Friends of the family have asked that the public respect their privacy at this time.
“It has been a traumatic experience for the family and thankfully they managed to escape safely.
“Thank you for everyone’s support,” Anna says.
Shock sun hours slideBlenheim has slipped to third place in the
sunniest town rankings after a sunshine recorder was installed at the Richmond weather station last year, and despite being only 3.9km from the Nelson recorder, is getting better sunshine hours.
Richmond is recorded as having 1440.4 hours of sunshine for the first six months of this year, while Blenheim is third with 1324.2 hours and Nelson is sixth with 1269.4 hours.
Plant and Food Research scientist Rob Agnew, who collects the weather data in Blenheim for the wine industry, says the Richmond sunshine recorder is an automat-ed instrument the same as in Blenheim, so should be directly comparable to Blenheim.
However, he is surprised by the 171 hour difference between Richmond and Nelson over a space of just 3.9 km.
Friday 15Sew Marlborough ExhibitionMerchants Mall free entry & exhibition $2 entry. 8.30am–4.30pm, on until Monday, 18th July. Marlborough Girls College.
Hot Art in HavelockThe Gallery Havelock, open from 10am to 4pm, seven days a week. Enjoy browsing some of the excellent art on show from tal-ented local artists. Come and have a look in the friendly little gallery at 60 Main Road, Havelock.
Marlborough Museum26 Arthur Baker Place, off New Renwick Rd, Brayshaw Heritage Park, daily 10am-4pm. New Textiles Exhibition - SILK.
The Diversion GalleryOpen 12pm-5pm, Wednesday–Saturdays, 10 London Quay, Picton. Ph 573 7376 or 027 440 8121 or www.thediversion.co.nz.
The Edwin Fox ShipVisitor Centre open every day from 9am, a great all weather and family friendly activ-ity. Come and explore the decks and the depths of the ship. Dunbar Wharf, on Picton foreshore. For more information call Karen 573 6868.
Heritage & Whaling MuseumPicton has a collection of some 2000 items of Maori, whaling, maritime, heritage and textile displays. 10am-4pm daily, 9 London Quay. Ph 573 8283.
EcoWorld Picton AquariumMeet the locals up close with amazing New Zealand animals. Touch a living fossil (Tua-tara), Little Blue Penguin and have fun dis-covering animals that live in our beautiful Marlborough Sounds. Up close encounters at 11am and 2pm daily. Open daily from 9.30am, Picton Foreshore.
Marlborough Art SocietyGallery open daily from 10.30am-4.30pm. Art Classes and Workshops available. 204 High Street. Ph 577 6784 or www.marlboroughartsociety.com.
Filling in Forms Free help with job applications, passports, RealMe etc. Fridays 10am–1pm at Blenheim Library. Ran by Literacy Marlborough.
Detour Gallery Open from Wednesday to Monday 11am-5pm weekdays and 11am-3pm Weekends. 67 Market Street, Blenheim. Ph 021 120 1717 or 021 254 2489 or [email protected].
Saturday 16The Fortitude SistersHavelock Town Hall, Cnr Main Rd & Inglis St, Havelock. 5pm–7pm. The great travelling diva. After the show, meet with Helen and Virginia over a late afternoon tea. Bookings at: Eyes on Nature-Ph: 574 1256, Still Books-Ph: 578 9701, Take Note-Ph: 573 6107 & For-ester’s Café-Ph: 571 6070.
Rainbow Opening DayThe 2016 season of winter goodness is offi-cially open on Saturday the 16th July. Open 7 days a week - weather and conditions per-mitting.
Redwood Market8am-12pm, Redwood Tavern car park. Plants, produce, cards, jewellery, flowers and hand crafts. Supporting Hospice. Contact Alison 5785109.
Ulysses Club Meet for a coffee and a catch up. Saturday mornings from 10am at The Vines Village Cafe, Rapaura Road.
Sew Marlborough ExhibitionMerchants Mall free entry & exhibition $2 entry. 8.30am–4.30pm, on until 18th July. Marlborough Girls College.
Blenheim Rotary Car Boot SaleEvery Saturday 8am–12.30pm at the Rail-way Station car park, Grove Rd. Club Meets Mondays at Clubs of Marlborough. Ph Andy 578 2272 or 021 842 928.
Blenheim Menz Shed4 Dillons Point Road. Open 9am-1pm Sat and 1-4pm on Mon & Thurs. Building rela-tionships and sharing skills. We are in the process of expanding our woodworking shed with a new, fully equipped, engineer-ing workshop, and we welcome new mem-bers of all ages. Ph Trevor 570 5064.
Mini Putt & Merry-Go-RoundPicton Foreshore, 10am Saturday and Sun-day, 10am.
Vintage Farm Machinery 10am-3pm, open every day. Brayshaw Park guided tours available, Sunday-Thomas Tank Engine rides. Ph Doris 579 4357.
Picton Men’s Shed“Where men can do what men do best” 9am-12pm and Wednesday 9am-4pm. Phone Rex Green 021 469 191 or Bill Rogers 573 5507 for more information.
Brooklyn Croquet ClubWhitehead Park off Brooklyn Drive. Play days are Sat, Tues & Thurs at 1pm. Come down and have a go. Ph Dale 578 4427.
Ulysses Club RideBranch mid-year dinner, Woodbourne Tav-ern, Renwick. Tickets available from Kelvin Watson, $25 per head. 6pm.
Sunday 17Blenheim Roller Skating ClubCollege Park, Stephenson Street. Every Sun-day 1-3pm. $5 for hire of skates or $2 if you have your own. Come have a go, all ages and skill levels welcome.
‘It’s all about the coffee’ Recreational bike ride - all year round de-parts at 9.00am from AvantiPlus Blenheim, 61 Queen St. Everyone welcome. Register your interest www.bikemarlborough.co.nz.
Blenheim Riverside Railway Brayshaw Park Station. Departs 1.15pm & 3pm for Omaka and return and 1.45pm for Beaver Station, Riverside Park, Central Blenheim and return. Cash only. Adults $10, Child $5.
Tramping ClubWe go on tramps Wednesday & Sunday, please confirm for travel. Ph Mary 572 8762 or [email protected].
Reboot GroupWesley Centre, 3 Henry Street, 4pm, except the first Sunday of every month. Pop along and be refreshed and encouraged. Ph Steve 0273688343.
Marlborough Farmers Market 9am to 12noon, every Sunday. Come and visit us at the A&P Sheep Pavilion for a de-licious range of fresh produce and winter warmer brunches. Cheerfully open regard-less of the weather! A&P Showgrounds Sheep Pavilion, Cnr Maxwell & Alabama Rd.
Model Aero Club ARA Wairau Valley 9am. Murray Ph 578 9199 or Tony Ph 577 9776.
Petanque 10am Sunday and 1pm Wednesday, 65A Weld Street–John Ph 5779789.
Associated Modellers SocietyModel boat and yacht sailing at Brayshaw Park every Sunday afternoon, 1-4pm. Min-iature steam engine rides at Brayshaw Park, 1st and 3rd Sunday each month, 1pm-4pm $2.
Marlborough Guild of WoodworkersBrayshaw Park, open workshop 1-4pm, every 1st Sunday of the month. Wooden toys for sale. For more info contact Jim 578 8974 or Rod 579 4601.
Marlborough Rock and Mineral ClubBrayshaw Park, come and see our large rock, mineral, crystal and fossil collection, work room and books. Free admission.
KapahakaEvery Sunday at Tuamarina Hall. 1pm-3pm. All welcome.
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- weekend event guide - Get ready for the weekend with our list of what’s on!
If you have an event email Lacy at The Sun
Ulysses Club Ride11.30am, ride to Rai Valley, lunch at Brick Oven.
Class Act: Combined Studio ClassesYealands Estate Marlborough Gallery, 204 High Street, 10:30am. Art by facilitators in-cluding Prue Matthews, Jennifer Godden and Anne Johnston and their students. The studio will be open to see the artists at work in these popular morning and afternoon Studio Classes.
Sew Marlborough ExhibitionMerchants Mall free entry & exhibition $2 entry. 8.30am–4.30pm, on until 18th July. Marlborough Girls College.
Up & ComingMonday 18 JulyMainland U15 Basketball TournamentMarlborough Lines Stadium 2000, 6 Kinross St, 9am. Basketball Teams from around the South Island will compete to see who is the best Mainland U15 team. Games are sched-uled over the three days. Everyone is wel-come to come down to the Stadium to cheer on the teams.
Tuesday 19 JulyAbbeyfield Community House MeetingWesley Centre, 3 Henry Street, 7:30pm. Come along to hear Susan Jenkin from Abbeyfield Foundation and learn about what an Abbey-field Community House means to seniors.
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Marlborough Poultry, Pigeon, Game and Duck show. Friday 2pm-6pm Saturday 10am-3pm. $2 adults, $3 families.
Sew Marlborough Exhibition
Merchants Mall free entry & exhibition $2
entry. 8.30am–4.30pm, on until 18th July.
Marlborough Girls College.
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WomenI N B U S I N E S S
A passion for health and working with people has seen Kaylene Mooiman pursue a career in podiatry.
Kaylene opened her business Marlborough Podiatry in June of last year and has gone on to specialise in a wide range of foot care.
She meets with clients of all ages to assess and diagnose many types of foot problems, and even works in closely with other local businesses that “compliment what I do”.
“I also have a passion for
education. I have held a number of education classes with Diabetes Marlborough, in-store podiatry visits at Cherubs and I chat with new mums at the Marlborough Parents Centre Baby and You course.
“One area I focus strongly on is in pediatrics working with children. Then from there I often see their mothers who are looking to get back into running and sports.
“I do a lso see the older generations for general foot care... we have great chats,” she laughs.
Kaylene says her aim is to help
her clients by reducing pain, enabling more mobility and getting them a step closer to realising their own goals.
Kaylene Mooiman
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24 George St • (03) 97 22 927 • 021 0259 2813www.marlboroughpodiatry.nz
On a daily basis Simone Ty-ler spends her time inspiring her clients to live healthier lives through her role as an independent personal trainer.
Simone is contracted by City Fitness where she trains her clients on everything from fitness to nutrition.
She says her role even branches to being a life coach at times.
For Simone the enjoyment of seeing a client reach their goals is what makes her job even more satisfying.
“It’s amazing seeing the change
in that person and how much confidence they gain, it makes me smile every time,” she says.
A local girl born and bred, Simone completed her study last year and launched her career in January.
“My business is designed around women learning to move away from the scales and focus on the way their bodies are feeling and looking rather than what that number on the scale is.
“It’s about creating confidence, creating strength mental, physical and emotional and educating them
with a lifestyle that’s setting them up for life.”
“I look forward to meeting and helping new clients to achieve their goals.”
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‘When Leonie MacDonald took over the Argosy Cafe last year she had a vision of creating a fun, family friendly experience for diners.
She says it was her love for dealing with people and “hear-ing their interesting stories” that made the venture so rewarding.
“I meet so many amazing people on a daily basis, it’s why I love what I do,” she says.
The Argosy Cafe is well known for its burger meals and unique aviation theme, and more re-cently for its hugely popular new
menu additions.“Our soups are proving a real
winter hit especially the pump-kin and seafood chowder. We introduced frappes and loaded frappes which are a lot of fun,” she says.
The cafe itself can seat up to 100 people, making a great venue for private functions such as birthdays and group book-ings.
Excite your taste-buds with lunch and dinner dining and enjoy the range of local wines and beers.
“Open Friday and Saturday for dinner and Tuesday to Sunday for lunch, we look forward to seeing you at the Argosy Cafe,” Leonie says.
Leonie MacDonald
OPenTues-Fri 10-3saT-sun 10-8
03 572 5034760 Middle Renwick Road
Woodbourne, Blenheimwww.argosy-cafe.co.nz
The travel industry is full of exciting opportunities around every corner, so it’s no wonder that travel broker Juanita Smart has dedicated her career to it.
Juanita, who is based in Picton, is a travel broker, with Travel Managers Group.
Travel Managers is a New Zealand owned and operated travel broker group that has around 200 industry experts located throughout the country.
Juanita has been with Travel Managers for seven years but says her career began 20 years
ago.“It’s what I always wanted
to do after finishing school. I went travelling overseas and when I returned home, jumped at an opportunity to join a travel agency,” she says.
The benefits of dealing with a travel broker is having someone available 24/7, from anywhere in the world, to help with all your travel requirements, Juanita says.
“Being part of a large group, means I can provide everything a retail agency can and more”
Juanita has clients from as far
as Germany and all over NZ. Be-ing mobile means she can come to a client’s home, or they can visit her home office in Picton.
Juanita says, “I look forward to helping you plan your next travel adventure.”
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Nativity Anglican Church76 Alfred Street, Blenheim.
All welcome to our servicesThursday - 10am Eucharist Service
Sunday - 8am Traditional Eucharist Service10am - Family Service7pm - Evening Service
St. Christopher’s AnglicanSunday 9.00am: Traditional
Sunday 4.00pm: church at fourWednesday 10am: Communion
92 Weld Street, Redwoodtown578 0139
VINEYARD MACHINERY OPERATORS &TRELLIS MAINTENANCE PERSON
The Seaview Vineyard is located in the Awatere Valley in Marlborough. At approximately 1,000 hectares and growing, it is one of New Zealand’s largest premium vineyards with a burgeoning reputation for the sustainable production of high quality grapes. Report-ing to the Vineyard Manager, we are seeking highly motivated experienced individuals with wide ranging experience in vineyard operations to join our dedicated team. It is envisaged that the successful candidate will possess the following attributes:• Proven vineyard experience with good track record and references• Reliable with a strong work ethic• The desire to join a team which is intent on being the best• Good practical skills• A strong team player• Good sense of humour and can do attitude• Ability to work long and varied hours as requiredA competitive wage will be given to the successful applicant and transport to and from our Seddon-based vineyard will be provided.
Please send your application to [email protected] or P.O Box 545 Blenheim.
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ryan Lawnmowing. Free quotes, Ph /Txt 0223226515.
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NELSON MARLBOROUGH SOUTHERN SCALLOP FISHERY CLOSING FROM 15 JULY
Map showing the areas (in red) that are closed to the taking and possessing of scallops for the 2016-17 Southern Scallop Fishery season.
Following consultation on the long-term sustainability of the Southern Scallop Fishery (SCA7), there will be a temporary partial area closure in place for the taking and possession of scallops in the Nelson and Marlborough Sounds area for the 2016-17 season, starting Friday 15 July 2016 and ending 14 February 2017. No person may take or possess scallops from the areas marked in red on the map above.
The partial area closure applies to both commercial and recreational fishers, and gives the scallop beds time to rest and recover. This ensures our shared fishery space remains sustainable now, and into the future. During the closure period, longer-term management options will be developed.
If you have any questions about the closure please contact the Nelson MPI Fisheries office on 03 548 1069, search MPIFisheriesNelsonMarlboroughKaikoura on Facebook, or visit www.mpi.govt.nz/news-and-resources/consultations.
MPI Offices Blenheim, State Highway 1, Main Road, Blenheim – (03) 579 1088Nelson, 118 Vickerman Street, Port Nelson – (03) 548 1069
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Non-commercial interests applaud Minister Nathan Guy’s decision to close the Marlborough Sounds fishery for the coming season but are disappointed it has come to this.
In a joint statement, the Ke-nepuru and Central Sounds Residents’ Association, the Pelorus Boating Club, and the Marlborough Recreational Fishers Association say they are pleased Primary Indus-tries Minister Nathan Guy has finally acknowledged the need to take drastic action to try and save the Marlborough Sounds scallop fishery which has shown serious decline in recent years.
The groups says they look forward to working with the Ministry for Primary Indus-tries and the industry to use this breathing space to develop a new sustainable management system, for the good of all.
“We urge Industry to accept the situation and in good faith work with us and officials from MPI to achieve this goal over the coming months.”
The decision was also backed by national recreational group
LegaSea.LegaSea spokesperson Rich-
ard Baker says the decision is welcome, even though it didn’t go as far as we would have liked.
“It is encouraging that peo-ple are willing to leave these scallop beds undisturbed this year to maximize the chance for a rapid rebuild, for their children and future generations to enjoy.”
LegaSea and the New Zea-land Sport Fishing Council made recommendations as part of their submission that a long term view needed to be taken, and closing the fishery was only the first step.
The submission recommend-ed the Southern Scallop fishery remain closed until abundance improved.
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eLeCtriC Lawn mower with 10 metre cord, $80. Ph: 577 6447.
13SunThe Friday July 15, 2016Classifieds Advertising Ph 03 577 7868public notice situations vacantwork wanted
Do you have a passion for the Elderly?Are you flexible and willing to go the extra mile
with a “can do attitude”?We are looking for people to be available as
casuals for our facility to cover a variety of shiftsin Caregiving, Housekeeping,
Kitchen, and Laundry.If you think you have got what it takes we
look forward to hearing from you.Please call at reception for an application form or email [email protected]
CASUALS WANTED
Activities Coordinator
Are you Kind? Patient? Empathetic?A full time position has become available for an Activities Coordinator at our Retirement Village.The role involves the planning and overseeing of interesting and stimulating activities for our residents.We require a mature person with: • Passion,creativityandenthusiasmfor
workingwithandhelpingtheelderly• Goodcommunicationandpeopleskills• Theabilitytoworkaspartofanenergetic,
friendlyandsupportiveteam• ComputerskillsBethsaidaisamediumsizedfacilityprovidinghospital and rest home care.We are a not for profit organisation where care comes first.Thisisapermanentposition;MondaytoFriday9am to 4pm. Experience in aged care would be an advantage
To apply for this position please call at reception for an application form or email:
[email protected]:22July2016
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VILLAGE
HEALTH CAREASSISTANTS
Permanent & casual shifts are available for enthusiastic and committed
health care assistants.Experience is preferred, but full training
will be offered to suitable applicants.
Please call at reception for an application form or email
Qualified Thai ChefRequired in Picton
Must have at least 3 years experience and be able to cook Thai food.
Hard working and well organised.
Ph: 021 083 93811
Qualified Thai Chef Required for Blenheim based cafe and
catering business. Must have at least 3 years experience and
be able to speak English. Phone 021 250 5756
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Labour onlyFree quote Ph Gavin
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Do you want the opportunity to learn from a well-established team, leading the way in Cloud Accounting and Technology and working alongside clients to help them improve their businesses?A rare opportunity to join the Leslie & O’Donnell Limited Team has arisen due to the opportunities grown from Cloud Accounting, focusing on client service and solutions.
Leslie & O’Donnell Limited is a long-standing, well-respected CA firm, based in sunny Marlborough.
If you are a either a recent Accounting Graduate looking to make your way in the Accounting world or an experienced Senior Accountant (ideally with a CA qualification) then we would love to hear from you. Preferably, you will need to be pro-active with a sound knowledge of compliance tax and accounting processes and systems and have a willingness to learn and an ability to adapt to changing technology.The key aspects of the role will be:• Completion of Compliance and Tax work with
andforclients.
• Work with clients on implementing Xero andfindthebestsolutionstomeettheirneedsandhelpgrowtheirbusiness.
• Use systems both internally and externally toassistclientsinanadvisorycapacity.
The position requires someone who is personable with excellent communication skills and problem-solving abilities. Previous experience with Xero and/or other
Accounting systems would be preferred.
All applicants are kept in strict confidence, please email a covering letter and CV to
[email protected] by 22 July 2016.
Council is seeking applications for the position of Building Control Officer.Based in one of NZ’s sunniest regions with a great outdoor lifestyle, as Building Control Officer your role will be to satisfy Council’s statutory obligations and policies in matters relating to the Building Act, Building Regulations, Building Consent Authority Accreditation regulations, Fencing of Swimming Pools Act, Resource Management Act, Local Government Act and Amusement Device Regulations. You will require an understanding of the Building Act, NZ Building Code and have proven history in the Building Construction (site or design) and/or Plumbing and Drainage Industry. You must be computer literate with excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office and other computer technologies.Preference will be given to applicants with experience in supervisory, inspector or project management roles. You will be required to be on a rotational roster system between the office environment and out in the field. Applications for this unique opportunity close at 5.00 pm on 26 July 2016.Applications should be made online via our website, www.marlborough.govt.nz/Your-Council/Careers/Current-Vacancies, where you will find full information on the vacancy and how to apply.For further information you are welcome to contact [email protected].
Building Control offiCer (full tiMe)
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We’re a dynamic and progressive
Council which prides itself
on the professionalism
it brings to managing our
diverse range of functions
The successful applicant will display excellent skills/knowledge of:• Working in a digital environment.• Attention to detail.• Building industry knowledge is desirable.• An ability to read and understand building applications,
check sheets and plans.• A commitment to customer service, teamwork and
continuous improvement.• Excellent communication skills.If you would like to be part of a supportive, progressive team working in a modern work environment then please consider us as your preferred employer. This role is approx. 23 hours per week.Applications for this unique opportunity close at 5.00 pm 28 July 2016.Applications should be made online via our website, www.marlborough.govt.nz/Your-Council/Careers/Current-Vacancies, where you will find full information on the vacancy and how to apply.For further information you are welcome to contact [email protected].
Building Support officer (permanent part-time)
www.marlborough.govt.nz
the purpose of this role is to assist the
Building control group by vetting building consent applications for
completeness prior to
acceptance.
Senior AdministratorTaylor Pass Honey Co is the largest vertically integrated honey operation in the South Island. While Marlborough is our home, we have a number of beekeeping hubs throughout the South Island which service over 9000 hives. Our premium honey is extracted and packed in our Blenheim based, state of the art processing facilities and exported around the world. The company is in significant growth mode and as such is expanding its team of people. We now wish to appoint a Senior Administrator to support our Field Operations Manager in this newly created position based in Blenheim. In this role you will:• Prepare landowner contracts, manage the landowner database and
assist with implementing the landowner strategy;• Provide general administration support to the Field Operations
Manager;• Assist with organising seasonal staff and visas; and• Enter purchase orders and prepare invoices.To be successful in this role, you will:• Have previous experience working as a senior administrator;• Have advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point;• Be a strong team player, who is also capable of working independently;• Have previous leadership experience; and• Be able to work with people at all levels with confidence.
Taylor Pass Honey Co is driven by innovation and continuous improvement. Our challenge is to deliver a brand of the highest quality to our customers. As a company, we take pride in developing our employees to help them achieve their career aspirations.
If this sounds like you, please send your CV and covering letter to [email protected].
Applications close Sunday, 24 July 2016.
2 Bedroom fur-nished cottage, holi-day or short term avail-able, Witherlea. Ph: 0211577516.
to let
situations vacant
Hair StylistSenior hair stylist needed.
Hour’s negotiable but must be able to work one late night per week.
Phone: Colleen 03 578 4633 or 021 606461
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BEAUMONT, Betty: Passed away at Hos-pice Marlborough, peacefully with her fam-ily at her side, on Wednesday July 13 2016. In her 88th year. Treasured wife of David, loved and cherished mother and mother-in-law of Michael and the late Martin, the late Robin, Chrissy, Steve and Sue, Gary and Sharyn, and Murray and Tina. Loved and adored Nana of her 12 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Messages may be sent to 38 Hillcrest Avenue, Blenheim 7201. In lieu of flowers, a donation to Hospice Marlborough would be appreciated and may be made at the service or sent to P O Box 411, Blenheim 7240. A funeral service for Betty will be held at the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets, at 11am Monday July 18, followed by interment at Fairhall Cemetery.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz
WALKER, Violet (nee Keelan): Passed away at Wairau Hospital, surrounded by her whanau on Tuesday July 12 2016. Loved wife of the late James (Jim) Hakaraia, loved mother and mother-in-law of Lisle and Mel, Watene (George), Dallas (Choc), Dixie and Hope, Earl (Tom), Carolynn and Harry Ti-pene, Unaiki and Powhiri, Cooper, Isla and the late Utufiti Taunoa, and Ngamiro and Patricia. Loving mother-in-law of the late Margaret Bradley and Vonda Walker. Lov-ing Nanna of her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Messages may be sent to 5 Moran Street, Blenheim 7201. A tangi for Violet will be held at Te Hora Marae, Canv-astown, at 1pm Saturday July 16, followed by interment at Te Hora Urupa.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz
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Story and photo by Cathie BellMore plantings have gone into Grove
Road along the main road in and out of Blenheim, as part of work by the Marlborough District Council, the Marlborough landscape group, and local landowners.
On Wednesday, the council, Nelmac, and landscape group members Richard Hunter, Tim Newsham, and Peter Jerram planted the sixth group of plantings on the area outside Placemakers.
Peter says the plantings have made the road a much more attractive exit and entrance to Blenheim.
“It is a much more attractive place rather than the rather bleak grim part of town it has been.”
Landowners along the road have been supportive, he says, and he hopes as the plantings grow, more will come on board.
Council reserves officer Robin Dunn says six areas have been planted so far, and they will be part of council’s maintenance programme now to look after them.
They will start doing more again in spring, and there will be more consulta-tion with landowners.
“This is a great venture, it’s a shared effort with landowners to make the place look good…A bit of greenness and softening here will go a long way.”
The Marlborough landscape group has been the catalyst for the work to happen, he says.
Plantings thrive
Marlborough landscape group mem-bers from left Richard Hunter, Tim Newsham, and Peter Jerram plant a liquid amber tree along Grove Road.
SunThe 15Friday July 15, 2016sport
Stale, old Super Rugbysports talk
Four New Zealand teams in the eight-team Super Rugby playoffs shows how dull the competition has become.
The Kiwi franchises are so far ahead of their Australian and South African rivals, that with the exception of the New Zealand derbies, the competition is boring and stale.
There were four Trans-Tasman matches last week, all won by Kiwi teams with a points dif-ferential of more than 200-60.
I long for the days of strong competition, when a trip to face the Brumbies in Canberra was a
formidable prospect, when get-ting a win in South Africa was treasured.
It feels like now you can miss all those games and not miss much.
There is too much rugby, too many teams who simply can’t foot it.
Like most things, more teams equals more money but a wa-tered-down product.
The answer - Australia and South Africa need to lift their game and work harder at grass-roots level to keep players.
Argentina and Japan need time.The Jaguares have potential
to be contenders in a few years, Japan I doubt will ever amount to much.
It’s important to understand that New Zealand is dominating this competition while playing each other regularly and taking competition points off each other as a result and it comes during a transition in All Blacks rugby.
Great players have retired, yet there’s been no stopping the New Zealand wave of dominance.
Competition creates cash, but the same-old, same old creates disinterest.
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Crusader Knights selectionSeven players from Marlborough Boys’ College have been named in the Crusader Knights Under 18’s training squad.Tasman Rugby Union chief executive Tony Lewis says the regional First XV is continuing its good form in the UC Championship, the Crusaders region secondary schools competition and 19 players named in the Crusader Knights Under 18’s training squad – eight from Nelson College, seven from Marlborough Boys College and four from Waimea Combined Schools.A Crusader Knights team to play the Hurricanes Under 18’s will be named next week.
Rugby div 1 semisThe Motorworld Marlborough division 1 matches this weekend are: Waitohi v Moutere at Lansdowne Park at 1pm, and then at 3pm, Central v Harlequins.Tasman Rugby Union’s chief executive Tony Lewis says the deciding of the semi-final berths brings the senior club rugby season to ‘its pointy end’.
Rugby div 2 semisThe Motorworld Marlborough Division 2 semi finals are also on this weekend, with Marlborough Old Boys v Harlequins at the Marlborough Boys’ College front field at 1pm, and Moutere v Kaikoura at Lansdowne Park # 4 field at 3pm.The rugby union encourages people to enjoy getting out and supporting local clubs in a quest for Finals glory.
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Story and photo by Cathie BellWorld champion Brayden Gra-
ham has returned home to an excited welcome by supporters.
The Mixed Martial Arts fly-weight gold medallist bought his medal to Marcelo’s Gym in Stuart Street on Wednesday night to show supporters and a class of young jujitsu trainees.
Brayden encouraged the group of 20 children to ‘stick at it’ to achieve their goals.
He described his win as like getting 100 birthdays in one go.
“It’s the coolest thing.”There are already some New
Zealand champions in the young people training at the gym, he says, and he encouraged all the students to keep training hard to achieve their goals as he had.
“What’s it like being a world champion? It’s cool, it’s fun, I just want to laugh.”
He thanks all his sponsors and supporters for their help in getting
him to win in Las Vegas.“It’s an individual sport, but it felt
like a team effort.”He warned them this was just the
beginning.“I just can’t thank everyone
enough – I’m living the dream.”Brayden’s mother Enid and
father Owen were in Las Vegas to watch him win, and Enid says she can’t begin to describe the emotions the pair had watching the fights.
Owen thanked Brayden’s coach-es in Blenheim, Marcelo Lopes and Peter Warren.
“Words can’t explain how I felt when he won the medal. It was a special feeling. You two fellows made it come true and all the hard effort he put in, it was really good to see.”
Marcelo says it is good for the kids to know that even if you’re coming from a small gym in Blenheim, you can achieve your goals.
“My plan is in a few years to have 25 Braydens here.”
Peter, who fought at the 1984
Commonwealth Games, says Brayden’s win is ‘much harder’ than the Commonwealth Games.
You can do it: Brayden
Coaches Peter Warren and Marcelo Lopes wecome IMMAF gold medallist Brayden Graham and his parents Owen and Enid Graham home.
On the back of a very successful Marlborough Home and Garden Show, Jennian Homes New Home Consultant–Pauline Friend would like to thank those who stopped by and spoke to her at the Jennian Homes stand.
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Olympics insightThe Blenheim South Rotary Club is hosting New Zealand’s Olympic Committee member Barry Maister at a charity auction dinner on September 2.The Picton resident’s speech is billed as ‘what really happened at the Rio Olympics”. The dinner is in support of St Mark’s and Creative Kids Trust.
By Cathie BellMarlborough has huge potential as a place
for filmmakers, says local filmmaker Aaron Falvey.
He has been chosen to direct Ascendance, a sci fi action film by an American group, who arrive here in September. They are crowdfunding to pay for it now.
The film is a prequel in the Dragoon series, and will be filmed here for two weeks in September.
Twelve people are expected to be here, including cast and crew, working closely with Aaron’s top of the South film group.
The opportunity came about after the film’s writer and producer, Michael Ortiz, visited Marlborough on holiday last year and became ‘inspired and fell in love with the place’, Aaron says.
“It inspired him to bring the film here, he wanted to work with Kiwis.”
He decided then if he was going to film here, why not have a Kiwi direct?
“I was fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time.”
Aaron showed them his work and they were impressed, particularly at the budgets he worked with. One film, which Aaron hopes will be shown at the Top of the South Film Festival later this year, was made for $400.
This film is to be made on a US$8000 budget, and there is about two weeks left on the crowdfunding bid.
“For us, we’re just trying to get people to commit a few dollars to the project.”
The Blenheim Filmmakers Group was set up four years ago, and last year, the Top of the South Film Production Society has been set up to build a larger, more profession organisation, Aaron says.
“We want to bring more high-end produc-tions into the region.”
The formation of the groups has brought a lot of people ‘out of the woodwork’, he says, many who deliberately keep a low profile.
“I’ve been quite surprised by the number of talented people here in the region.”
Aaron’s ultimate goal is to create a thriving film industry here in Marlborough.
“I won’t give up until it happens.”Marlborough is unique, he says.“What we have to offer landscape-wise
is second to none. There is the Sounds, Kaikoura, the rolling hills, the vineyards. It’s quite unique and all in one area.
“To a lot of productions, that’s incredibly rare and valuable.”
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February’s International Sauvignon Blanc celebration of wine is one of five finalists for the event of the year.
The winners of the New Zealand Associa-tion of Event Professionals annual awards will be named at a gala dinner at the Auck-land Museum on August 4. The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge and the Auckland Nines league shared the best major event last year.
The other four finalists just announced are the ASB Tennis Classic, the Air NZ Queenstown marathon, the Challenge Wa-naka triathlon and the BMW ISPS Handa NZ Open.
Judge and company director, Dame Therese Walsh, says the finalists demonstrated a high level of expertise in running large and complex events, and keep New Zealand top of mind as a global player in the events industry.
“Many of the events showcase the best we have to offer and encourage both local and international participation all while generating economic and social benefits for the local community and the country. The quality of the finalists is exceptional and we look forward to seeing these events grow and prosper into the future.”
The international Sauvignon 2016 celebra-tion of wine in Marlborough is well pitched to New Zealand’s strengths.
The new event shines the spotlight on New Zealand’s flagship wine variety.
The event is the first of its kind in New Zealand and it hosted the world’s leading wine producers, experts and key influencers.
The New Zealand Association of Event Professionals was set up 10 years ago to advocate for the burgeoning events industry in New Zealand.
The annual awards celebrate the best of the best events in New Zealand.
Wine meet top finalists
The habitat in the very inner Marlborough Sounds has been degraded by heavy siltation and smothered habitat, Recreational Fishers Association president Peter Watson says.
He told the association’s annual meeting this week that one of the major causes is
forestry clear felling with silt and debris at run-off time.
“Smother the food supply and snapper won’t be there.”
Peter says he has dived in Mahau Sound and found ‘metres deep’ silt and little or no
sign of any life.“Urgent action is needed by government
and the Marlborough District Council.” Elections resulted in Peter Watson re-
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Marlborough filmmaker Aaron Falvey, centre, says the district has huge potential for filmmaking.