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By Kristy Martin Megan is blind in one eye, partially deaf and

suffers from arthritis.She is losing hair and has already lost most of

her teeth.But this is to be expected, since Megan is so old.She has just reached her 30th birthday.You see, Megan is a red deer.She is a beloved pet to Fairhall couple Malcolm

and Christine Goodwin, who are convinced Megan might just be the oldest living deer in the world.

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Shock and awe as ‘Megan’ turns 30

Megan the deer with owner Christine Goodwin at their Fairhall vineyard.

Photo by Celeste LodewykA group of eight Star Dance

Academy kids from Blenheim, Picton and Auckland proved they were tough competition when they travelled to Brisbane for the Australian and International Salsa Solo Championships last week.

The team was accompanied by Star Dance Academy directors and instructors Stayz Raukawa and his wife Larissa. Larissa also competed and came fourth place in her Semi-Pro ranked section.

Competition was fierce but the Star Dance team went up against over 300 competitors and won a number of top awards.

Sophia Bendell came in at first place and won the International Youth Salsa Solo Section, while Tineka Houra placed first in the International Open Latin Solo section. Both girls beat out Australia and Brazil for their first place trophies.

Their performances caught the eye of world champion Austral-ian instructors who suggested to Stayz that Sophia should move to

Australia to be trained to build on her “world champion qualities” in both the Latin ballroom and street Latin industry.

Tineka was also noticed and was offered a scholarship to train

with the six times world salsa champion Oliver Pineda School in Sydney called Latin Motion.

Tain Woodley and Hannah Braddick placed third and fourth in the Youth Salsa Solo division.

In the two Youth team Divisions Star Dance Academy won in both the Youth Team Salsa Solo Sec-tion for the second year running as well as winning first place for the Youth Open Latin Section.

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Continued from page 1Wild deer usually live 10

years, while those in captivity live to about 20.

The Goodwins are astounded Megan has made it to 30.

They tried to enter her in Guinness World Records, but the organisation needed proof of her age, which the couple didn’t have.

(The oldest deer in the world was believed to be “Holly” who died last year at the age of 21.)

These days, Megan’s time

is spent lumbering around the Goodwins’ Paynters Road vineyard, mainly sleeping and eating their grass and grapes.

She brings delight to children and joy to foreign visitors.

The cheeky doe even sneaks up on vineyard workers who are unaware of her existence and gives them a fright when they turn around.

Sometimes she stands in the way of the crops, simply so she can be petted.

“For a 30-year-old she’s going

strong,” said Malcolm.“She’s out here in winter when

it’s minus five degrees.” When Megan was born, in

Seddon in November 1983, her mother rejected her and so she had to be hand-reared for two months.

Because of this, she grew up as a pet to the Goodwins, who owned a deer farm at the time.

“Because she was a pet she’d help tame all the other ones that were wilder,” Christine recalls.

“She’s had over 21 fawns over

the years and she’d always give birth around November.

“She would let us pat her young, whereas the others would run away.”

The couple kept Megan when they gave up their deer farm and went into the grape industry.

At first, Megan was over-whelmed by this new food source and one year she man-aged to strip 350 plants of their grapes.

“She’s just neat to have around,” Christine said.

Vineyard deer could be oldest in world

Star Dance Academy students (back) Nicole Griffiths, Hannah Braddick, Tineka Houra, Tian Woodley, Zarryn Boyce and (front) Lucy Bendell, Sophia Bendell. Absent Sidona Milich (Star Auckland).

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inbriefBodies recovered

The bodies of two Kaikoura men have been recovered after their boat capsized on Tuesday morning.

A large team of searchers were joined by the Police Dive Squad on Tuesday and Wednesday to search for the men after their boat was found semi-submerged in Whaler’s Bay.

The body of Ronald Clarence Monk, aged 75, was located on the shoreline near their upturned boat on Tuesday.

He was wearing a lifejacket that was not inflated.

The body of his companion, Au-guste Robin Reinke, 79, was located on Wednesday morning.

The pair had set off about 7am on Tuesday to check crayfish pots in the 16ft boat.

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$180k for pine projectThe Marlborough Sounds Resto-

ration Trust has secured funding for $180,000 of wilding pine control in the Marlborough Sounds.

Work to control the nuisance tree will take place in Kenepuru and Queen Charlotte Sounds and on D’Urville Island.

It is being done with a $75,000 grant from the New Zealand Lot-tery Grants Board, $20,000 from the Canterbury Community Trust and continuing contributions from local supporters.

Hospice cHristmasThe beautiful Christmas display

at Hospice Marlborough was put together with decorations from Shirley Hawtin and the dedicated efforts of Pip Griggs and Ann Best.

"I wish to thank Pip and Ann for the wonderful job of creating this beautiful display," Shirley said.

By Glenise DreaverThe local economy is set for a major boost

following a contract for a large housing development in Kaiapoi.

Owner/manager of ITM Picton Gary Knof-flock, who also holds a 50 per cent stake in ITM Blenheim, says the firm has a contract to supply the homes over the next 18 months.

Both ITM sites are involved, as well as the Framecad steel framing operation he bought from Christchurch and re-established in Picton five months ago.

Work is well under way on three of the first nine homes in the Kaiapoi development with a couple of roof shouts to come before Christmas.

They are starting three at a time, but will build up to five builds concurrently.

Gary estimates that the work will have a big impact on the local Marlborough economy with the developer using 13 local businesses with an estimated 48 local people involved in the project.

“This isn’t just the tradesmen, there is also manufacturing, design, business services and media development all from the region,” says Picton ITM’s key account manager Glen Profitt.

The benefits for the area come, he says,

because the developer is a local and keen to support the local economy where he can, preferring to forge longterm partnerships with suppliers here.

With very little demand for development in Marlborough it made sense to employ locals where the rates were comparative and people could work to such a tight schedule.

Glen visits Christchurch regularly to ensure that things are working smoothly. “Not hard!” he says as the developers are using com-mercial scheduling to manage the work flows.

Quantities, required delivery dates and start and completion dates for each stage are clearly identified and everyone working on the project has a copy.

Gary and Glen cannot speak highly enough of Marlborough District Council staff and the Smart Business Marlborough initiative run by Neil Henry.

The Marlborough Chamber of Commerce has also provided great advice and support they say and Brendon Burns of Macro has been involved as well.

Gary knofflock, Glen profitt and framecad operator corey rawlings in the steel-framed building that will become the itm site office in kaiapoi.

By Kristy MartinInformation and reports about the

proposals to rebuild or merge the Marlborough colleges are expected to be on both schools’ websites today.

Questions and answers taken from the public consultation meeting on Monday night, attended by 250 people, will also be available for viewing.

The general feeling in the com-munity appears to be that the McLauchlan Street girls’ college site is not large enough told hold the close to 2000 students should a merger be the preferred venture.

A show of hands also suggested those attending the meeting preferred to keep the colleges as separate, single-sex facilities.

This would mean at least $13.6 million in funding was required to rebuild shaky and leaky buildings at both sites.

Parents and teachers in the crowd asked for greater detail about budgets

and reports surrounding the options on whether to keep both colleges or combine the two.

But Simon Cruickshank, Ministry of Education property manager for the southern region, said the issue should not be about new buildings or budgets, but what local parents thought best for their children’s education.

“Don’t worry about what the dol-lars say; what do you want for your children?” he asked.

Mr Cruickshank gave a presenta-tion about ‘modern learning facili-ties’ and said the style of education needed to reflect learning in the digital and global age we are living in. But, he added, a shiny new build-ing was not a silver bullet.

When a member of the crowd questioned whether he could guar-antee modern learning facilities at both schools, should they remain separate, Mr Cruickshank told her he didn’t have a pot of money “just sitting there”.

However, he did guarantee that students were not being placed in danger by the deteriorating build-ings.

“We will not allow your children into a building that is not fit for oc-cupation,” he said.

“I’m not going to put my kids into a building like that and I’m not going to put yours in there.”

Public submissions on the colleges are now being accepted at [email protected]

College information made public

simon cruickshank, ministry of education property manager

Project boosts economy

Where there are motorcycles, there is always the need for a quality repair service.

Marlborough Trials Centre owner Brendon Wadsworth is happy to an-nounce the arrival of long time friend and motorcycle repair specialist Zane

Boyce.Zane, who previously owned a repair

and servicing business on the Gold Coast of Australia has joined forces with Brendon to provide service and repairs of all makes of road bikes.

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BusinessinbriefBusinessMajor changes

Picton’s Mercure Hotel on Waikawa Road is now known as Park Regis Picton.

The hotel took on a new name, new brand and new management company on December 1 as one of five New Zealand sites to move under the umbrella of international hotel management company, StayWell Hospitality Group.

The Marlborough property retains its local management and staff.

StayWell, which operates the Park Regis and Leisure Inn brands, took over the management of five hotel properties around New Zealand, including sites in Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Rotorua and Picton.

The properties are all owned by Auckland-based CP Group and were previously managed by Accor under the Mercure brand.

Free parkingThe Marlborough Chamber of Commerce

and Council are inviting people to take advan-tage of free parking during two Thursdays of late-night Christmas shopping.

On December 12 and 19, kerbside and off-street parking in the CBD will be free from 4pm.

There will be carols in the Forum and shops will be open until 7.30pm.

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By Kristy MartinBlenheim couple Shane and Jolene Hum-

phreys have summer sorted after winning a $1000 barbecue pack courtesy of PAK’n SAVE supermarket.

The impressive giveaway included a new $700 barbecue, $200 worth of summer-themed groceries and a $100 gift card they can use to buy meat.

“We’re very excited,” Jolene said.“It’s an awesome Christmas present.”

Shane explained that the timing was perfect, as their ‘hungry’ dog at home had chewed through the gas tube on their old barbecue.

Blenheim PAK’n SAVE owner operator Mark Elkington said the couple were entered into the competition when they signed up to become online members.

This allowed them to be notified directly of in-store deals and discounts.

The competition, held throughout No-

vember, led to an 18 per cent increase in online members, which had since reached close to 2000 customers, Mr Elkington said.

Shane and Jolene said they couldn’t wait to show their children, Dylan, 9, and Jack, 6, their “awesome” prize and while they already had plans for Christmas, there were definitely many summer barbecues on the cards.

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Blenheim couple shane and jolene humphreys (right) were the lucky winners of a new barbecue and $300 worth of groceries, presented to them by pak'n saVe owner operator Mark elkington (left).

Davidson through to KTM, Zane is taking bookings now.

Zane and Brendon have been friends since a very early age, worked together in their teenage years and even started junior motocross in Blenheim.

"There is a lot of history between us. My first proper job was with Brendon at age 15," he laughed.

His father, Des Boyce once owned Marlborough Honda Centre which was where Zane spent a lot of time working after school hours.

Zane moved to Australia after a "mate" asked him to set up a shop for him.

He went to work for Harley Davidson before setting out on his own on the Gold Coast where he owned a business for nine years.

Choosing to return to Blenheim was for "fam-ily reasons", Zane said.

"When I came back I was really surprised there wasn't a lot offered in the way of road bike repairs and servicing.

"I talked to Brendon about setting something up and he jumped at the idea. I think it's some-thing that will do well with the large number of motorcyle enthusiasts in Marlborough.

"Many who I have met said they would normally travel to Nelson or Christchurch to have their bikes serviced, so now they won't have to," he said.

Zane specialises in all makes of road bikes and has all the service tools for Harley Davidson.

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RedWood TakeaWaysI’ve always had fantastic food from Redwood Takeaways. Of course they have their busy nights, and you have to cut the new owners some slack.

40kph? If u wana drive so slow or r incapable ride a bike thn instead of holding every1 up!! Jst like those hu travel at 70 or 80 in a 100k z0ne fine pt pull over nd let people pass!! U w0nder why people get pissed off! Ur tha reas0n 4 road rage!! Mayb u wud m0ve if i nudge u wid my bullbarz! Mahaha

Further m0re nw iv calmd dwn ova ur complete ignorance 4 otha road userz iv lived here 4 ova 10years so nt a new kumer. Nd please tel me y u fel u cn hold every1 up jst bkoz u hav such bad time management skills u hav 2 eat breaky in tha kar dnt u knw eatn is a distrcti0n like txtn safer c0munities 2getha XD

no GanGs!!!No gangs should be allowed

to influence kids. It shouldn’t be tolerated. It mustn’t be accepted. Where kids are engaged in crime by gang members there needs to be consequences for the gang that is engaging the kids in their degraded criminal philosophies. The prison house is a good envi-ronment for adults who engage youth in crime. When will the Blenheim police enforce the law hard out on these adults who are dressing our kids in bright red!? Gang colours.

Thank you!!Big thank you to Wairau Valley landownrs who let us ride thr in weekend. Also Volunters + Committe who made it all happn.RoundabouT capiTal

So we are getting two more roundabouts. How many is that now? Is Blenheim the roundabout capital of NZ?! Why cant we sim-ply have traffic lights like the rest of NZ? Or will the ‘glowy light thingys on poles’ be too confusing for Blenheim residents, who have probably never seen them before?!

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Dear Ed,I wonder why anyone would feed

a wild rabbit. Where there is one there will be more.

Hang on, a bit like those who

planted agapanthus at Harling Park or seemingly ignore hieracium at Renwick and Taylor Dam.

Old lessons soon forgotten.Clarkie

Old lessons forgotten

Dear Ed,I’m at a mate’s place visiting for

a week.I have been here for four days and

cannot believe that the people that live close to the constant yapping dog in Faulkland Drive do not ring dog control like we do in Napier.

It’s worse on the weekends when the owners are at home. Are they

small minded people that own a small dog?

I heard that a person that lived close by yelled out ‘Why don’t you shut your dog up?’. The reply was ‘Come over here and I will smack your head in’. Nasty aye, nice aye, I don’t give a damn person.

Doug MartinTaradale, Napier

Yapping dog

Dear Ed,I along with a dozen other frus-

trated customers stood for ten min-utes in the queue at the Post Office. It’s not good enough. It shows the failure of the SOE “system”.

Restore postal services to the role of public service.

The culture appears wrong too. Only two tellers were “in action”. A third wandered to the third

position, did something on the computer and wandered off. Did it occur to him people were waiting?

A few minutes, an smidgeon of initiative and he could have served two or three customers and relieved the pressure and waiting.

The post office needs public service both in name and culture,

Frank Henry

Restore postal services

RiveR speed liMiTAgain this weekend my wife and myself hoping for some peaceful time on the wairau fishing . but no, what do we get? Bloody wake borders on the upper reaches doing 15 -20 knots, stuffing it for other people’s enjoyment. I thought that there was a speed limit?? yeah right. Sounds like a tui add. council or Harbour board needs to patrol the river so all can enjoy.

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“When we did the tradesmen would put down their tools to show us around and talk us through everything, so throughout there were no surprises, everything was done to how we wanted it to be,” Tracy said.Rowan told Tracy and Peter the build would take approximately five months, and it did!“Rowan and his team worked day,night and even weekends to have our home built on time. Everyone who was involved was clearly dedicated to their craft,” Peter said.“People ask us what would we change... to which we reply - nothing!“The trust for Rowan and Peter Ray Homes was there from the start and the whole expe-rience was stressfree and fun,” Tracy said.

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The 2013 census has found the Marlborough region has one of the highest rates of home ownership in the country.

(This is despite a fall in the number of building consents since 2006, when there were 444 new builds. In 2013 the number of consents grated was 337 - 12 per cent up on 2012.)

This area is also mirroring na-tional trends of an increasingly diverse population.

Government Statistician Liz MacPherson said the 2013 Census shows the New Zealand population is growing more ethnically diverse, and that as a nation we have a lower rate of home ownership than in 2006, yet the number of dwellings has increased.

“The Marlborough region reflects those trends, on the whole.”

As with much of the rest of the country, Marlborough reported an increase in the percentage of usually resident people born overseas to 16 per cent, up 2.7 per cent from 2006.

The rate of home ownership here was 71 per cent in 2013, the sec-ond-highest in New Zealand after Tasman.

However, as with the rest of the country, that rate was slightly down by 2.2 per cent from 2006.

Other key points emerging were that the median income here for people aged 15 years and over is $27,900, against the New Zealand median of $28,500.

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By Kristy MartinA Springlands man says he has his

own mini-version of the rare ‘corpse flower’ that has been drawing huge crowds to the Auckland Domain Win-tergarden.

Brian Schwass says his plant may not be as large as the rare 2.5m amor-phophallus titanum plant blooming up north - nicknamed because it smells of rotting flesh to attract pollinators - but his species has got the same principles.

Located at the front of his Kingwell Drive home, the plant catches flies.

The unusual purple flowers then seal up and feed on the insects, he says.

“They were calling it (the one in Auckland) a stink plant because appar-ently it stinks to attract the flies,” said 88-year-old Brian.

“I saw it on the 6pm news and thought ‘Mine looks just like that’.

“They said thousands of people had been coming to look at it and it was the only one of its kind in New Zealand.”

Mr Schwass says he gets his own visi-tors coming to see his plant and they too

get excited by its uniqueness.“People come and say ‘Gosh it is just

like velvet’ when they touch it.”

Reserves and amenities officer for Marlborough District Council, Robert Hutchinson, said Mr Schwass’ plant is called a Dracunculus vulgaris, also known as Dragon arum, black arum, voodoo lily and stink lily.

It is in the same family as the corpse lily, he said.

“This plant was once considered to be rare and grown in specialist botanical collections along with cacti, venus fly traps and pitcher plants.”

Unlike the corpse flower, which grows in the wild only in the rainforests of Su-matra, Indonesia, the stink lily was now common in and around New Zealand, Mr Hutchinson said.

There are even a number growing in Blenheim’s Pollard Park.

“The bad news is the smell the plant gives off is of rotting flesh so the flies, blowflies and some moths love this type of plant.”

Mr Hutchinson said the stink lily thrives in hot sunny conditions in rich humus soils.

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PoliceinbriefFail to aPPearat 9.30am on Wednesday a 26-year-old male was arrested for failing to appear in Court.He was held in custody to appear before the Court.

BreaCH oF Baila 41-year-old male vineyard worker was arrested in Seddon on Wednes-day for breaching his bail.He was held in custody to appear in the Blenheim District Court yesterday.

DomeStiC DiSPuteon Wednesday night, a 43-year-old male cleaner was arrested in Stephen-son St for wilful damage after being involved in a domestic dispute.He will appear in the Blenheim Dis-trict Court on December 9.

Fail to aPPearat 9.45am on monday a 29-year-old male vineyard worker was arrested for failing to appear in Court.He was held in custody to appear before the court.

SoBer uPat 2.35pm on monday a 39-year-old female beneficiary was arrested alfred St for disorderly behaviour and for detox.She received a pre-charge warning for her behaviour and was released when sober.

aSSault CHargeat 6.33pm on monday a 40-year-old unemployed male was arrested at a mary St address after a domestic dispute.He has been charged with male as-saults female and appeared in court earlier this week.

tHieF Stole XmaSChristmas lilies and gladioli flowers were stolen from a Cleghorn Street front garden overnight on December 1.

Car raiDStwo vehicles parked in a secure area at a winery on rapaura rd were broken into and items stolen between November 30 and De-cember 1.

FiND meovernight on Decem-ber 1, a Nissan Prim-era, registration amZ689, parked in gardiner Street was stolen.any sightings of this vehicle should re p or te d to the Blenheim Policeimmediately.

No guN liCeNCeat 12.30pm on Wednesday a 44-year-old male was arrested in okaramio for being in possession of firearms without a licence.He was held in custody to appear in the Blenheim District Court yesterday.

reFuSiNg BlooD teStat 11.40am on Wednesday a 48-year-old female was arrested for refus-ing an officer’s request for a blood sample after being processed for drink-driving.She will appear in the Blenheim District Court on December 16.

CroP removalPolice have recovered nine cannabis plants on the western outskirts of Blenheim, as part of the annual can-nabis recover operation.

BeeHiveS DeStroyeDBetween November 22 and 29, bee-hives were destroyed and the queen bees killed in the rai valley area.Police believe the offender destroyed the hives and scattered pieces around the area.

BreaCH oF orDerat 2.20pm on Wednesday a 21-year-old unemployed male was arrested in Smith ave for breaching his protec-tion order and his bail conditions.He was held in custody to appear in the Blenheim District Court yesterday.

Blenheim Police are searching for two men who spoke to officers about a broken pharmacy window early on Sunday. The men approached police on Scott Street about 3.30am and told them of the person who smashed the window of Poswillo’s Pharmacy. The men are being asked to contact police on 578 5279. Photo Facebook.

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From December 18, it will be illegal to supply alcohol to anyone under the age of 18 unless you are their parent or legal guardian or have express consent from their parent or guardian, says Justice Minister Judith Collins.

Express consent could include a personal conversation, an email or a text message.

The penalty for breaching the law is a fine of up to $2000.


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ber of Commerce general manager Ham-ish Macfarlane says he hopes to continue the momentum brought to the role by his predecessor, Brian Dawson.

Mr Dawson and his team boosted chamber membership from about 190 to over 520, which was a great success.

“I want to keep that momentum going and to provide a good service for the members,” Mr Macfarlane said.

“I am pro-business and the Chamber will always help our members”.

“We like businesspeople to come to the chamber with their ideas and to interact

with the chamber.”Mr Macfarlane, a married father of

three, has lived in Marlborough for 22 years and brings with him a wealth of business knowledge.

His career includes work in the olive in-dustry and marine services, plus a stint as general manager at Jackson Estate Wines.

Only in his new role a fortnight, he told the Sun he was still in the “absorbing, listening and observing” phase.

Moving forward, he hoped to increase the profile and effectiveness of the cham-ber through a combination of networking and making good use of the resources at hand.

New Marlborough Chamber of Commerce general manager Hamish Macfarlane wants to help improve business in the region.

New chamber GM seeks business input

Saturday’s St Andrew’s Day celebra-tions were marred by the rain, but the Blenheim and Districts Highland Pipe Band wasn’t deterred.

Pipe major Noel Frater said the group played in the rain as they made their way into Blenheim’s Seymour Square and continued to perform from under

the trees.It was too wet for the Highlands danc-

ers to dance, but people still came along and tried the haggis sausages, he said.

“They went down really well.”The pipe band went on to lead the

Picton Christmas parade on Sunday in bright sunshine.

Haggis proves a hit at St Andrew’s Day event

Chris McKay and Ron Monk were among the members of Blenheim and Districts Highland Pipe Band, who made their way through Blenheim on Saturday as part of the group's St Andrew's Day celebrations.

Water leak management, pressure manage-ment and water meters for Havelock may delay the need for an expensive upgrade to the township’s water supply, a Marlborough District Council committee has been told.

Leak reduction and pressure management will be implemented as soon as possible and Council’s Assets and Services Committee has agreed that Havelock residents should be consulted on a proposal to fit meters to all connections in 2017-18.

From time to time, when water use is high, Havelock’s water supply is affected by saline groundwater and Council is looking for ways to protect its quality.

Leakage is also a significant problem for Havelock’s water supply system and, even though suspected leaking water mains have been replaced, more than 30 per cent of the water is being lost through leakage.

Council planning and development engineer Stuart Donaldson told councillors that quite large costs could be incurred in finding leaks.

However, he said, Nelson found that the introduction of water meters had reduced water demand by about 30 per cent.

He has recommended that work begin to manage water use in Havelock, including leak detection surveys from next year.

He has also recommended no new connec-tions to properties outside the town water, as well as the introduction of water restrictions in summer if necessary.

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Redwoodtown student Amelia Burrough, 7, delivers gifts to the Sun office for the Open Home Foundation's Christmas appeal.

Gifts are already pouring in for the Open Home Foundation’s annual Christmas appeal.

In Wednesday’s Sun, we published a plea for help, asking Marlburians to kindly donate unwrapped gifts to help local families in need have something to look forward to on Christmas morning,

As a result, toys, games, books, toiletries, pens and markers, jewellery and knitted goods have already been delivered to the Sun newspaper office on High Street in Blenheim.

The gifts are for children aged from new-born to 17 and will be collected on December 16 and delivered to local families by the Open Home Foundation, a Christian organisation that specialises in the care and protection of children.

There are 16 branches of OHF across New Zealand and the Marlborough Service Centre covers the geographical area from Picton through to Kaikoura.

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A crafty Blenheim woman has sewn up an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic wrap used in children’s lunch boxes.

In response to the Sun’s story ‘Nude food trend growing’ on November 20, Robyn Rodger made contact to share her latest creations.

She has created a unique range of 100 per cent cotton snack and sandwich bags and wraps fol-lowing a conversation with her daughter about school lunches recently.

“She mentioned the nude food idea to me and said it would be great to have washable, cotton lunch bags to use instead of plastic wrap,” she said.

“When I started making them my grandson (6) was adamant he didn’t want to use one.

“Then he saw the bags and picked out a robot design and became the envy of all his friends at school, so they are a hit with the kids,” she laughed.

Robyn’s bags are lined with wa-terproof fabric and are free of lead, phlalates, BPS or brominates, making them completely food safe, she said.

“If they get dirty you simply put them in the washing machine and use them over and over again,

Blenheim woman Robyn Rodger has come up with a creative alterna-tive to lunch food wrap.

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and there is a velcro seal to keep sandwiches and snacks fresh.”

Amongst Robyn’s designs are fabrics featuring cars, trucks, Tinkerbell fairies, cupcakes plus

so much more.Robyn sells the bags at the

Blenheim Artisan market on Sat-urday or people can email her on [email protected].

The annual Blenheim Lions Club Mistletoe Market is being held tomorrow at 8.45am and this year promises to be bigger and more spectacular than ever with a full day of events planned in the Market Street/Forum/ Liz Davidson Park area.

The market will finish early afternoon and for the first time this year it will be followed by a festival programme organised by Marlborough 4 Fun.

The afternoon events begin with a concert and street performers

at 2pm leading up to the popular annual Christmas parade at 3pm.

Following at 4pm the Cracker Christmas Festival will continue with face painting and heaps of free children’s activities, Santa Claus, Avi Diva performing Christmas songs, plus guest performers.

This year marks the 36th year of the Mistletoe Market and the many unique items on offer from well over 100 stall sites will give an opportunity for people to do substantial Christmas shopping.

Mistletoe Market and Parade this Saturday

Right: Santa with his helpers Peyton Cassidy (3), Brianna Newlove (7) and Xanthe Cassidy (6) at the 2011 Blenheim Christmas Parade.

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- weekend event guide -Get ready for the weekend with our list of what’s on!

Friday 6 December

The Blenheim Water SkirmishSchools out for SUMMER! Come and celebrate the end of the school year and summer holidays in the best way possible. A GIANT WATER FIGHT! For School Years 7-13. Prizes, 3.30pm – 5.00pm. Taylor River. Bring canned goods for the Blenheim Food Bank and be in to win some great prizes.

If you’re happy and you know it Warm Up! The upbeats and Truth. Paddy Barry’s Irish Bar 9pm. Support from Alion & Narm Heavy.

Eastern States Speedway 7pm DHL Saloon Speedweek presented by Cardwell Racing Supplies

The Edwin Fox Maritime Centre, PictonOpen every day from 9am. Great wet weather day activity and child friendly. Come check out the amazing history and facts. Kids under 5 free!

Sit and Be Fit with SueFree general exercise for the not so mobile while sitting down! 1pm Monday and Friday afternoons at 131 Budge Street. Plenty of parking. Phone Sue: 578 0469

Sit and Be Fit with JeanetteFree exercise for all ages at Crossroads, 2 Redwood Street. At 10am Phone 578 5395.

Picton EcoWorld Touch a Tuatara, see a Penguin, get up close and have fun discovering some amazing animals that live on Middle-earth making New Zealand, “the youngest land in the world” Unique. Open every day from 9.30am.

QuestIntermediate age youth group, 3.30pm-5pm, Picton Baptist Church, 293 Waikawa Rd, Picton. Text Bronwyn 021 046 2434.

Pastel Painting Marlborough Art Society, 10am till 3pm. Prue: 578 8888.

Tai ChiToday and Mondays. 10am, 11.30am and 1pm. Liz 027 748 6666.

Picton Museum10am till 4pm daily, 9 London Quay. 573 8283.

Marlborough Museum26 Arthur Baker Place, off New Renwick Rd, Brayshaw Heritage Park. Daily 10am till 4pm.

The Diversion GalleryOpen noon-5pm Wed – Saturdays 10 London Quay, Picton. 573 7376 or 027 440 8121 or www.thediversion.co.nz

Yealands Estate Marlborough Gallery Open 10.30am till 4.30pm daily, 204 High St. 577 6784 www.marlboroughartsociety.com

Saturday 7 December

The Blenheim Christmas Parade and the Cracker Christmas FestivalPre parade concert from 2pm at the Liz Davidson park, Blenheim CBD. Bring the family for some fabulous festive fun - Floats, entertainment, childrens activites and more!

Lions Mistletoe MarketAn annual event showcasing local crafts, art and boutique produce in time for Christmas shopping, as well as Christmas-themed enter-tainment for the family. See you at The Forum

Blenheim Canine Training ClubDog Agility Champ Show today 8.30 to 3pm and tomorrow 8.30 to 3pm. Renwick Rugby Club Spectators welcome. Ph 021 995704

Waikawa Bay School Car-Boot Sale 9am-12. $5 per stall. Car wash fundraiser and sausage sizzle. Ph 5737815

Jungle BookMarlborough Dance Centre brings the much loved Rudyard Kipling “Jungle Book” story vibrantly to life in a wide array of dance styles. Floor Pride Civic Theatre, Sat 7th, Mon 9th, Tue 10th December @ 6.30pm Sun 8th December @ 4.00pm Ph 0800 224 224 Kiwi Conservation ClubBlack-backed gull banding. Sat 7th Dec (Sun 8th if raining). Meet 10am, Renwick end of Rapara Road Bring lunch, firm shoes and sunhat etc. Contact [email protected] or Kathryn Richards 0273515428. “

South Island Marching Championships Today 1pm and tomorrow 9am. Lansdowne Park

Waikawa Kohanga Reo Fair At their centre from 10am - 2pm, lots of fun thing for all the family

Blenheim Lions Club Mistletoe MarketSaturday 7th December 8.45am, Market Street/Forum/Liz Davidson Park area.

Marlborough Artisan Market 9.30-1.30pm Wynen Street Carpark includes a range of stalls, including fruit and vegetables, woodwork, handicrafts, pottery, soaps, lavender products, toiletries, oils and wines, nuts and flowers.

Blenheim Rotary Car Boot Sale Every Saturday 8am – 2pm at the Railway Sta-tion car park, Grove Rd, Phone John 578 3918.

Marlborough Embroiderers’ Guild First Saturday of the month at 1.30pm - 4.30pm St John Rooms, Seymour St Ph Roz 57824

Blenheim Menz Shed 4 Dillons Point Rd open 9am to 12 noon Saturday. Mon & Thurs 1 - 4pm. Building rela-tionships and sharing skills. Ph Gerry 5781835

Pregnancy Yoga9.15am-10.15am. For information call Huia: 021 0724 107

Mini Putt & Merry-Go-RoundPicton Foreshore, 10am every day during school holidays, today and Sunday, 10am

Redwood Market 8am-noon, Redwood Tavern car park. Plants produce and crafts.

Vintage Farm Machinery 10am till 3pm, Open every day. Brayshaw Vintage Farm, Guided tours available, Doris 579 4357.

Picton Men’s Shed Every Saturday 10am to 1pm and Wednesday 9am-4pm. Plants and garden furniture sold Saturday and Wednesday 10am to 1pm.

Sunday 8 December

Fairhall Gourmet Xmas Festival11.00am to 3.00pm at Fairhall School. Free entry. Eftpos available. There will be all day entertainment with a big central marquee. Great kids area with entertainment, food and Santa! Contact Debbie Ph 570 5124 or 027 315 4715

Against All Oddz Paintball open dayPaintball Open Day at club prices. Come one Come all Bring some Friends get your face painted $10 Field Fee, $15 Gear hire, $10 = 100 Paintballs, $30 = 500 Paintballs, $100 = 2000 Paintballs. 10am till 4pm.

Renwick Anglican Community Church54 High St Renwick. Morning worship 9.30am Rev Steve Allcutt ph 572 8850

Summer Farmers’ Market 9.00am - noon A&P Showgrounds. Showcas-ing the best of what Marlborough has to offer.

If you have an event contact Liz at The Sun on 5777 868

St Luke’s Anglican ChurchFerry Road, Spring Creek. Join us for Christian worship every Sunday 9.30am Contact Rev Derek 03 578 3909

Picton Rotary ClubCar Boot Sale. Picton RSA carpark from 9am-1pm, every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. Contact Sheira 578 3909

Pony Club at GroundsNew Renwick Rd. 10am every 2nd Sunday of the month. Grant 578 2100 Michelle 572 8984.

Model Aero Club ARA Wairau Valley 9am. Murray 578 9199 or Tony 577 9776.

Petanque 10am 65A Weld Street – Phone John 577 9789.

Tramping ClubMary 5728762.

Buddhism for Modern Life10am, 573 5379.

Blenheim Bonsai2pm-4pm, 7 Hale Street. Dave 577 8679.

Marlborough Guild of WoodworkersBrayshaw Park, open workshop 1-4pm, Every 1st Sunday of the month. Wooden toys for sale. Malcolm: 578 8809.

Marlborough Rock and Mineral Club10am-4pm every Sunday at Brayshaw Park. Come and see our large rock, mineral, crystal and fossil collection, work room and books. Free admission.

Associated Modellers Society Minature steam engine rides at Brayshaw Park, 1st and 3rd Sunday each month, 1pm till 4pm $2

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By Glenise DreaverMarlborough Special Olympics swimmer

Andre Groenwald has topped off his two Special Olympics gold medals by bowling a maiden over.

Not at cricket, but he provided the highlight of the recent summer games for the team by getting down on bended knee in the grounds of Salmond

Hall and proposing to Amber Shaw.He did this the traditional way, first asking her

father Dave for his permission. That was granted and an overwhelmed Amber,

who knew nothing of his plan, was delighted to accept.

A special romance

By Glenise DreaverDave Shaw of Marlborough is one of

14 New Zealanders newly honoured by life membership of Special Olym-pics New Zealand.

The award was presented at a cer-emony held at the organisation’s national Summer Games in Dunedin between November 27 and December 1.

His citation notes his involvement with the Marlborough branch at both committee and managerial level, as well as his support for his two children who train and complete in golf and aquatics.

It says: “He will drive athletes to and from training and ribbon days, organise media to run a story about an athlete’s success or to promote an upcoming event ... He is always a vocal cheerleader on the sidelines at events celebrating the achievements

of athletes competing...“Ever humble, Dave remains more

concerned with the successes of the athletes and volunteers than receiving accolades himself.”

Honour for local man

Dave Shaw.

Andre Groenwald and Amber Shaw: a traditional courtship.

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Yealands Family Wines celebrated double success at the 10th annual NZI Sustainable Business Network awards, taking home both the Energy Manage-ment and Renewables Impact Awards.

The Seddon-based winery was also a finalist in four of the other categories.

Founder and owner of Yealands Family Wines, Peter Yealands was proud to once again be recognised as an industry leader in sustainability.

“We are committed to being the most sustainable winery in the world, and

this requires continual imagination and innovation to keep us at the top,” he said.

“Just this week we began the task of installing New Zealand’s largest solar panel installation on top of our winery roof.”

The installation consists of 297 individual solar panels and will cover the entire northern side of the winery, producing up to 133,000 kWh per annum – the equivalent annual power use of 17 New Zealand households.

Judges from the NZI Sustainable Business Network declared that “Yea-lands is a standout in terms of the breadth of everything they’re doing in terms of renewable energy impacts.

“They have implemented a number of energy efficiency and renewable en-ergy projects including innovations in renewable transport fuels and the uses of residues for energy and fertiliser.

“Some of these initiatives are world firsts.”

Yealands honoured for sustainability

An artist’s impression of the new solar panel installation at Yealands. Photo supplied.

New Zealand’s free trade deal with Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) has come into effect and cherries from Blenheim’s Cherryland will be the first New Zealand product to enter the country under the new tariff free conditions.

Tariffs on almost half (44 per cent) of NZ’s exports have been immediately eliminated, saving the country nearly $40 million per year.

The Economic Cooperation Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu (Chinese Taipei) came into effect on Sunday.

NZ’s top market for fresh cherries is Chinese Taipei and is worth around $8m a year.

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy, who was at the Cherryland orchard on Sunday, has welcomed the major cuts in tariffs for exporters.

“From today tariffs are removed from milk pow-der, cheese, butter, apple, cherry and wine exports to Chinese Taipei,” he said.

“This will mean tariff savings of nearly $40m on current trade. It’s great news for our exporters.

“Tariffs on beef will be eliminated in two years, and tariffs on kiwifruit in three.

“In four years, sheep, honey and most fish product tariffs will be eliminated and 99 per cent of New Zealand trade to Chinese Taipei will be tariff-free.

“In total, tariffs will be eliminated on 100 per cent of New Zealand’s current exports in a staged programme over 12 years.”

Mr Guy said before the agreement, cherry exports were charged a tariff of 7.5 per cent, and apples faced a tariff of 20 per cent.

“This is a grassroots example of how free trade deals benefit New Zealand, and particularly the regions.”

Tariff cuts great news for exporters

Right: Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy at left with Cherryland owner Paul Kinzett and Kaikoura MP Colin King. Photo supplied.

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Pick your own live tree.

Must clear ground for new plantings.

Douglas Fir $30.00

Radiata Pines $25.00

Call Gene at Chalfield

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BURNLEA GARDENSGarden Tours • Wedding Ceremonies

Gift & Garden ShopOPEN: Sat & Sun 11 am till 4 pm

or by appointment. Entry $10 pp.130 O’Dwyers Road, RD3, Rapaura

Ph 03 570 2089 or 021 222 4544www.burnleagardens.co.nz

POSTSHOP/KIWIBANKCUSTOMER SERVICE

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Previous experience in banking orpostal work would be an advantage.

Would be required to workSaturday mornings.

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Second Hand On Main

11 Main Street579 2502

Two Piece Leather Set $795Retro Dresser with Mirror $110Office Table with Drawers $803 Seater Foldout Couch $200Navy/Grey Tub Chairs each $35Double Kiwicamping Bed on Frame $95Corner Cabinet Wooden was $695 $495Retro Oak Cabinet with Drawers was $295 $250Fisher & Paykel Fridge $195Kauri Chaise Lounge Chair $595

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Change of ownership sale and we wish Phil and Maree Patchett all the very best as the new owners. Do support the locals. Souchebys Antiques 50 Grove Rd (SH1) Blenheim.

Bargains in store this week in our change of ownership sale. Do call in. Ph 579 6046 Souchebys Antiques 50 Grove Rd (SH1) Blenheim.

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INFLATABLE lifejack-ets, Hutchwilco flat style. Super crazy price $99.00 Limited stock. Powerboat Centre 72 Grove Road.

UNBELIEVABLY low prices on new outboard motors 2.5hp to 90hp, 3 year warranty! Power-boat Centre, 72 Grove Road.

W AT E R S P O R T S Equipment - new range now in stock. Powerboat Centre, 72 Grove Road.

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S P R I N G L A N D S Large low price flat avail-able for mature tenant Conditions apply Ph 574 2661.

T O W N H O U S E , 2 bdrm fully insulated, heat pump, garage, mature or retired couple Blen cen-tral 265/wk 0272 416 915.

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Nan’s Farewell

BIS welcomes past and present members of the Bohally community to join us in farewelling and celebrating the

contribution Nan has made over the past 26 years.

Thursday 12th Dec 1.30 pm to 3pm in the BIS Hall

Nan’s FarewellBIS welcomes past and present

members of the Bohally Community to join us in farewelling and

celebrating the contribution Nan has made over the past 26 years.

Thursday 12th Dec 1.30pm to 3pm in BIS Hall

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BICYCLE NEW Fer-runo Conquest NZ made 660ml (25 inch) wheels Shimano gears 18 speed $70 ph 5735277

DELICIOUS Hand-made Christmas Cakes $6 to $60.00 each. Mini Christmas Mince pies, glazed Hams, salads and other Christmas needs. Margaret Gourmet Deli @ Artisan and Farmers Markets.

RENTAL NEEDED! We are homeowners in Wanaka and looking for a 2-4 bedroom house in Witherlea or Springlands area to rent for two years starting in January 2014. We are tidy, don’t smoke, and have no pets. Please contact us if you have a rental 021-0255-0015. Thank-you.

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AT “A TASTE OF YESTERYEAR” qual-ity jams jellies chutneys and pickles Make great Christmas gifts Gift bas-kets available See you at The Artisan and Farmers Market.

Relief paper deliverers required

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Call Liz on 577 7868

Picton Christmas parade

Picton Christmas parade highlight and star of the show, Santa Claus was surrounded by his little helpers.

Postman Pat high fives the crowd at the

Picton Christmas parade.

Reindeer for a day: The team pulling the More FM “sleigh”.

Grocery Industry

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[email protected] The Jingle Bellys brought extra colour and excitement to the parade.

Vanessa Beck and Imogen Forman spreading Christmas cheer.

On Sunday, huge crowds lined Picton’s High Street to cheer on Santa, and nearly 30 Christmas themed floats.

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CHAPMAN, Eileen Joyce: Passed away, peacefully, at her home. Aged 83 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Max. Loving mother and mother-in-law of Ross and Fiona, Colin and San-dra, and Murray. Loving grandmother of Jamie, Emma, Mark, David, and Hamish, and great grandmother of Oscar. Messages to 1566 Waihopai Valley Road, RD 6, Blenheim 7276. By request, no flowers please. At Eileen’s request a private cremation has been held.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

EDWARDS, Cyril James (Eddy): On Friday November 29 2013 peace-fully, at Maxwell Care. In his 94th year. Dearly loved husband of Ada for 71 years, much loved father and father-in-law of Ann and Peter Flack (Zimbabwe), and Alan and Sherryn (Wairau Valley). Loved Grandad of Gary, and Michelle; and Elisa and Clayton, Andrea and Lennie, Antony and Pip; and great Grandad of Gemma, Dayna, Zac, and Peter (Zimbabwe); Emily and Mitchell, Flynn and Ella, Taylor and Kate, Olly and Toby. Special thanks to Waterlea and Maxwell Care for all their care and support for Cyril. Messages to 2276 S H 63 Wairau Valley RD 1 Blenheim 7271. At Cyril’s request, a private family service has been held.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

BOWEN: Feliz Arthur (7lb 11oz) October 28, 2013

FRASER-HEAL: Lincoln John (8lb 1oz) November 21, 2013

KINGI: Hunter Ali Masters (8lb 12.5oz) November 18, 2013

NEAL: Edward William (Ned) (8lb 10oz) November 21, 2013

TAYLOR: Evelyn Hope (8lb 13oz) October 31, 2013

WALKER: India Rae Burton(8lb 11oz) October 14, 2013

MONK, Ronald Clarence (Ron): Sadly taken, doing what he loved, on Tuesday December 3 2013 in Kaikoura. Aged 75 years. Loved husband of the late Ursula and adored husband of Denise. Cherished Dad of Jackie and Jim, Chris and Malene, Tim and Bronwyn, Kylie and Wilson, Elesha and Shane, and Clint and Maria. Loved Grandad of Robbie and Penny, Rebecca, David and Laura; Jonas; Caleb, and Briar; Ethan, Jacob, and Grace; Jack, Hamish and Sam; and Coby. Messages to 165 Beach Road, Kaikoura 7300. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Kaikoura Coast Guard would be appreciated and may be made at the service or sent to PO Box 71, Kaikoura 7340. A service for Ron will be held at the Kaikoura Trotting Club, South Bay at 2pm on Friday December 6, followed by private interment.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

STRANGE, Kenneth Roy (Ken): On August 10 2013, peacefully at home surrounded by his family, after a short illness. Aged 47 years. Loving Dad of Danielle, Dylan, Shanae and Jakob. Loving Grandad of Mystique, Xsaviour and Cyrus. Dearly loved son of Thora and the late Mack, adored brother of Felicia and the late Geoffrey. A soulmate of Erin (aka Dear). A loved uncle to all his nieces and nephews. Ken’s family would like to thank all those that supported them through this tough time. An interment for Ken will be held at 1pm on Saturday December 7 at Fairhall Cemetery.

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19SunThe Friday December 6, 2013 sport

Jade Otway has won the South Island Primary schools tennis Year 6 and under title.

The 10-year-old brought home the trophy after competing in the South Island Primary Schools Tennis Tournament in Christch-urch earlier this week.

Jade was accompanied in the competition by Marlborough locals Ruairi Meighan, 10, Jack winstanley, 12, Torban Otway, 10, Kyla Otway, 10, and Ella Williams, 11.

The national age group cham-pionships will be held early next year.

OUTWARD BOUND TEEN COURSE

Outward Bound is seeking ap-plications from teenagers aged 16 to 18 years for their Mind Body Soul course commencing in the Queen Charlotte Sound on Janu-ary 4, 2014.

Through learning outdoor activ-ities like sailing, kayaking, bush and navigation, youth will leave with a strong sense of personal responsibility, independence and motivation.

The 21-day course will chal-lenge the participant’s limits, enabling them to discover what is important to their self, and showing the opportunity their future holds.

Applicants must be able to run or walk 3km in 25 minutes.

JADE TAkES SOUTh ISlAND TENNIS TITlE

inbriefSport

The annual 10km King and Queen of the Withers walk/run event will be held on Saturday January 4.

Participants are asked to gather at the Rifle Range Place carpark entrance to the Wither Hills Farm Park. Walkers start at 7.45am, hybrids at 8am and runners at 8.30am.

Registration starts at the venue from 7am and entry forms are available at www.harriers.net.nz/events/kqw

WIThERS EvENT

Story by Darrell BateWith this year’s speedway season heading

into its busy time, the Eastern States Speedway calendar is hitting its peak as it hosts the open-ing round of the DHL Speedweek Saloon series this evening.

Visiting Sprintcars entertained the crowd last Friday night.

The high-powered lightweight machines fought out round three of the War of the Wings Sprintcar series with Cromwell’s Jason Scott taking the feature win over Christchurch’s Ray Baughan and Nelson young gun, Brett Sullivan.

The calibre of driving was very high with one of the best examples provided by Matt Honeywell of Christchurch.

He worked his way to fourth in the 25 lap finale after suffering quite an impact in heat

one. His hard working crew repaired the car

with haste allowing him to collect vital points towards the series tally.

Local competitor, Paddy North managed a ninth spot finish in the round as he adapted to

the vast difference of the sprinter compared to his usual Super Saloon class he has cam-paigned for many years.

North has committed to a busy year, running in three classes this season, the third being a Saloon in tonight’s DHL Speedweek.

He will be joined by fellow locals Paul Cambie and 1NZ Rob Flood.

Twenty two cars will take to the dirt, compet-ing over seven speedway tracks in a week of racing.

The series is the brainchild of famous Kiwi golf caddy Steve Williams, a keen speedway driver himself when not on the world golfing circuit. The journey will take the drivers and teams to Blenheim, Christchurch, Greymouth, Invercargill, Dunedin, Cromwell and Ashbur-ton venues.

Racing will start at 7pm sharp this evening.

A spectacular crash at last week’s meeting with Eastern States driver Frank Burns rolling his 66e honda Torneo. Photos by Shane Best.

Cromwell racer Jason Scott piloted the 88t Sprintcar to victory last Friday night in Blenheim.

Local speedway hits top gear

By Adam PoulopoulosMarching teams are set to de-

scend on Blenheim for the South Island marching championships this weekend.

Seven teams from Blenheim, and 31 teams from around the island, will meet at Lansdowne Park this weekend for the opportunity to march at the national champion-ships in Wellington in March.

They will compete in six age grades, with competitors ranging from 5 years old to the masters age of 30 years and over.

Teams will perform two march-es, a technical set march with set moves, and a display march with their own moves.

Each set will be 3-4 minutes in length, and will be judged by a

six-person panel. A prizegiving will be held at

the conclusion of the marching on Sunday.

Coach Julia Allen, who looks after the Shontae All-Stars under-12s and Shontae Xcelsior under-16 teams, said the public can expect a good day out if they go to watch.

“There’s going to be masses of colour and lots of noise.

“There will just be heaps of liveliness.”

She said the incorporation of modern music and props in the last few years would change the military-based view many people have of marching.

Ms Allen’s teams have been training since September, and she said she expects competition

to be stiff. “The top teams from down south

will be there and they all work pretty hard.”

Marching Marlborough secre-tary Amanda Hansen said prepa-rations for the competition were well under way, but the search

was continuing for volunteers to run the souvenir shop, assist on the barbecue and man the gate.

Marching begins at 1pm tomor-row and at the new time of 9am (not 10.30am) on Sunday.

If you would like to volunteer call (03) 5795279.

Chance to march into nationals

By Adam PoulopoulosBlenheim youngsters will have

a path to emulate their favourite rugby league stars if a proposed school competition gets off the ground.

Tasman Rugby League is look-ing to sign up primary schools for a competition to mirror Nelson’s Simon Mannering Cup, which has run for the last 18 months.

Intermediate schools are also encouraged to sign up and play in Nelson’s intermediate competi-tion.

Tasman Rugby League acting regional development officer Ryan Charles said he was looking to take advantage of increased funding and interest following the rugby league world cup.

“We need to strike while the iron’s hot.”

He said he felt there was a gap, as no programme had been delivered in the Blenheim area.

He said although Blenheim stu-dents had a lot of sporting options, he hoped they could make rugby league a viable future career path

for them. “There are certainly a lot of

schools that have a lot of sports on offer.

“Hopefully when they get to the age of 17 or 18 they have another option to consider going forward.”

The primary school competition would be preceded by six weekly hour-long training sessions teach-ing children the basics of playing the game, such as passing, tack-ling and playing the ball.

Mr Charles said he hoped Mannering, who grew up in the

Tasman area, would come and visit the competition as he did in Nelson last year.

The competition itself would take place over three weeks in a round robin format, and would begin in term two 2014 at the earliest.

Mr Charles is the only sanc-tioned person from Tasman and New Zealand Rugby League to run the programme in the Tasman area.

To sign your school up contact Ryan Charles on 021646594

School rugby competition in the works

The Shontae Allstars - U12 Grade in action. Photo supplied.

L a s t F r id ay a f t e r no on Marlborough Volleyball’s Subway Spikers’ & Premiers’ School’s Competition played their sixth round for Term 4.

On Friday, the last week of the round robin will be played before the finals on December 13.

Witherlea Young Guns were awarded the Subway Fair Play Team of the Week Award for their great sportsmanship, fan-tastic teamwork and amazing skills for only playing their first term together

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