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By Kristy Martin Community events will be held across Marlborough today in honour of Daffodil Day. The Cancer Society’s major fundraiser for the year will include a morning of entertainment in the Forum at Blenheim, with kapa haka displays, a pop/rock band, a pipe band, games and sporting activities.

The festivities will kick off at 11am.

There will also be a community breakfast at the Seabreeze Café in Picton from 7.30am.

The Cancer Society Marlborough’s events coordinator Hilary Gill said there would be plenty of events at schools, preschools and rest homes and that people will be able to buy daffodil merchandise at most supermarkets, including those in Renwick, Seddon and Havelock.

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by Glenise Dreaver Winston Churchill famously described Russia as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma”.

Some Marlborough voters, looking at the Single Transferable Voting System (STV) used in the District Council elections, might feel the same way.

MDC is one of an estimated six to eight councils in New Zealand using the system, an alternative to “first past the post”. It allows voters to select their top candidate for any ward, then give a numbered preference for others.

With nineteen candidates in the Blenheim Ward, a voter could choose to rank a first preference, then eighteen others in the order they would prefer them.

Mike Porter, the council’s democratic services coordinator, says Marlborough District Councillors voted the system in for the 2004 elections and have voted it back each review since then.

The number of councils using STV does vary. “Some councils drop out and in each election,” said Mike.

It aligns with the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board (NMDHB) election, held at the same time. “All health boards are required to use STV,” said Mike.

The MDC choice therefore saves voters from having a system with numbers on one side of their form and a tick system on the other.

Support Services Manager Dean Heiford said the philosophy behind the choice was that it ensured all votes counted.

In a first past the post system, once a candidate had enough votes to get elected, further votes for that candidate were effectively wasted he said.

With STV, first preferences are the initial filter, with more weight than a second preference and far more than a tenth for example, so a bare count of the number of preferences does not reflect the full picture. “Just part of the vote is transferred,” said Dean.

It means going down to nine decimal places and in the last election, the com-

Dean Heiford and Mike Porter with the latest MDC electoral rolls

puter worked through to the 27th reallocation of votes.

“And that takes a huge computer,” said Dean.

Electionnz.com in Christchurch processes the votes for the MDC, along with another 30-40 councils around the country, and several DHB’s. The postal results are sent down and scanned in from September 20, when voting begins.

“It’s called progressive processing,” said Mike. However, he said, votes were merely recorded not processed as total secrecy was required before the final vote was cast at noon on Saturday October 12. He said the system was protected by several passwords and results were not calculated until voting ends.

Last time, the first MDC calculation took 1 minute 25 seconds, said Dean, However, votes coming in at the last minute, or special

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Theatre seats up for grabs

By Kristy Martin Members of the community are being asked to dig deep and ‘sponsor a seat’ as fundraisers try to generate $2 million for the new ASB Theatre in Blenheim.

Businesses, families or individuals can pay anywhere between $1500 and $24,000 to purchase their own seats, complete with personalised plaque, giving them an individual slice of the new multi-million dollar venue.

Although the theatre, currently being built next to the Clubs of Marlborough, has been a contentious issue within the community, ASB Civic Theatre Trust fundraising manager Ross Anderson said people were already “clamouring” to sponsor the 700 seats.

“There are some people here who are such loyal supporters of the theatre that I know they will jump at the chance to sit in their ‘own’ seat at performances,” said Mr Anderson.

“There are a lot of families who want to leave their mark on the region, or sponsor a seat as a way to remember a family member.”

The seats come in categories of bronze, silver, gold and platinum which are being sold at $1500, $3000, $5000 and $10,000 per seat.

Gold, silver and bronze seats will be available in the lower level auditorium,

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Motorcyclist found A 64-year-old man was found by passing motorists after his motorcycle left the road on State Highway 1 near Weld Pass just before 4pm on Tuesday August 27.

He was taken to Wairau Hospital

by St John ambulance, where he was treated for minor hand and leg injuries.

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Ross Anderson, ASB Civic Theatre Trust fundraising manager, at the new theatre site.

while there were also gold and platinum seats in the upper dress circle.

Corporate sponsorship is also on offer, with businesses being encouraged to pay $24,000 for a group of four seats.

Each sponsor will get prefer-

ential rights to their seat and will be provided with details of upcoming events with a chance to pre-book their own seat before public bookings are open.

“Seat sponsorship is an easy way for local businesses to show their support for this important

community project and to be recognised for that support,” Mr Anderson said.

He said by generating a further $2 million, the theatre would be able to open debt free.

Bars implement one-way door policy A voluntary move by the owners of Blenheim bars Fairweathers and The Loft to implement a oneway door policy is an extremely positive and responsible move, police have said.

Police Marlborough Area Prevention Manager Senior Sergeant Peter Payne said police and the council's licensing inspector have been working with licensees on strategies to reduce alcohol-fuelled crime in the Blenheim CBD.

"As a result of our discussions two of the three licence holders who remain open after 1am have agreed to implement a voluntary one-way door policy from 1am."

Senior Sergeant Payne said the policy meant that from 1am no further patrons would be allowed to enter the bars, however any patrons already inside an establishment would be free to remain until closing time.

The one-way door policy will be

implemented during September allowing a period for educating patrons about the change. It will be fully operational from October 2013.

Senior Sergeant Payne said police were delighted with the bar owners' agreement to the policy.

"This is a crime prevention initiative that has been used successfully in other parts of the world and we hope will have a positive effect in reducing the number of violent

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Senior Sergeant Payne said he would be speaking with other licence holders in the coming weeks to encourage them to follow the example being set by these licensees.

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A raffle is being run this Saturday and Sunday at New World Supermarket in Blenheim, raising money to purchase crockery for earthquake affected Awatere residents.

The raffle is for a trailer load of wood, half of which is being provided by three anonymous men, and the other half by Heagneys Heating & Landscaping.

Tickets cost $2 each and the winner will be drawn on Monday.

The Warehouse Blenheim store has offered to discount the purchase of crockery while BB Signs has made the signage to promote the raffle.

Attacked and robbed Blenheim Police are seeking information from the public following a robbery in Weld Street on Tuesday August 27.

The incident occurred south of Alabama Road about 6.40pm when a 21-year-old man was assaulted and had his cellphone taken.

The offender is described as a male Maori or Pacific Islander of solid build who was wearing black clothing.

If you have any information please contact Blenheim Police on 03 578 5279.

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Debbie wins national sales award Debbie Webster was more shocked than anybody when her name was called out at the National Mike Pero Real Estate awards held in Queenstown earlier this month.

As it turned out, Debbie had won third place in the company’s Top Individual Franchise category for most sales.

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Just read the story about the guy we expect good service when who ran over the ducklings. Hope we pay good money but we put karma comes back and bites him. up with cold, rude GP’s that make Hard. Ben... you feel like you’re just an inconvenience just to get a prescription that you could have prescribed yourself. Why should we tolerate grow up bullies The bullying going on at red- poor service from our health care woodtown school - not good providers? Even a bit of sincerity enough, spesh when its a grown would go a long way. SM adult picking on a 5yo child who has a bowel problem! How sad can some people get. Hope you hang back off key Don coyote give it a rest please! your head in shame!!! You know Particularly on John key. Think who you are! we get the drift that you don’t like him. He’ll get my vote.

Informed voter Well done Marygold Miller (letter to Ed, Sun Aug 21) researching the prospective candidates before you vote. And I did have a chuckle when you said one year you put a line across your form saying you had no faith in any of the gentlemen!

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Old boys club alright. Cant believe there are councilors who r standing for re election whom cant even run their own businesses and owe money all over town. WHAT A JOKE

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why are there no vegetarian or vegan places 2 eat out in blenhiem?? Are we stil in the eighties here?? And the childrens parks!

They need a small paddling pool 4 summer with sun shayde ova them.

It gets hot an dry here. It would benefit blenhiem 2 hav more picnic areas in the parks too. Come on blenhiem get with the times

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Rubbish Collection Where is commonsense? Sure rubbish bags out by 7.30am. Truck doesn’t arrive till 12.30pm. What’s the problem? why yellow stickered - NOT OUT AT 7.30am.

Recycled bin out at same time, this was collected. Surely it took time to put sticker on just as much time to throw it in the truck or is this an extra person/expense.

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No more house rules It’s a shame that House Rules is over! the NZ made reno shows just don’t measure up! Pull finger TVNZ, we have the talent and ability. TV addict

GOLF DRIVING RANGE Its so sad that th golf driving range is closing down. As if ths town needs more grapes. doesnt th council or mayor realise enuf is enuf. our kids need these recreation sites more than we need grapes. I bet it all cums down to money. Well more grapes wont giv our kids a chance to learn or play. What if Ms Higgins doesnt find n e land? what if she does n then th damn grapes cum n take that away again. Its so wrong, crazy & annoying. golf fan.

Multitasking. Crossing Redwood St in town in the morning is amazing. They eat toast, do the hair & makeup, send late to work texts or cellphone call in. But the best was fag the the driving hand, coffee in the other and kids in the back! And I got a camera ticket Got an important issue for speeding on a clear country road! If only I had a camera. to share with Marlborough?

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Gods Plan Why r we so PC in this country that poor 44yr old guy that was bashed in head 4 a few dolars they have arrested a samoan who wil proberly get few years on the tax payer. He shud b sent home neva 2 return they have no respect 4 life yet they call them selves christians yea rite. JL

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Cemetery house Dear Ed, I would like to ask, through the Sun, to the council person in charge of housing why the (Omaka) cemetery house is empty?

It seems to me to be a waste of ratepayer money, when they could be getting income off it, like they used to.

Neil Wilson Nic Krous, reserves and ameni-

ties officer for the MDC, said that while the house had been let for a number of years, Abel Properties had been unable to find a suitable tenant.

There had been a subsequent decision to demolish it, as it needed a number of repairs. As the Omaka cemetery had been reopened, the land has been rezoned as cemetery land.

Hard questions Dear Ed, I would like to share this quote with the public if I may.

“Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” Genesis 1:28 The definition of “to rule” is “to control, direct, be superior to, govern, have dominion over,

regulate...”

Where or when did the word “TO ANNIHILATE” come in?

Do we have the FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN’S CHILDREN in the back of our minds and the centre of our hearts, like we should have? How “well” are we really doing in Beavertown?

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Unfriendly welcome Dear Ed, As a tourist, I wish to express my absolute disgust at the inhospitable welcome to Blenheim I received at your visitor information centre.

After an overnight flight to New Zealand followed by a five hour bus trip I arrived in Blenheim and went to the info centre to seek help with accommodation arrangements.

I selected a brochure for a local backpackers and asked the female staff member if she would mind calling ahead to see if they had a free bed. She told me that “No, they won’t because it is a weekend so they will be fully booked.” So

I asked if she would mind calling another place at which point she blatantly refused, handed me a map and told me to just walk around town and try to find something myself.

This was in spite of the fact I was obviously weary and had a large 23kg backpack to carry.

I don’t think I need to remind these people that they are often the first point of contact for unassuming tourists like myself, so they might want to rethink their manners.

Not a good look for the town.

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More fresh faces Dear Ed, I would like to reply in kind to comments made in The Sun by a former Mayor. Particularly his disappointing comments re Jamie Arbuckle. I remind the electors, Jamie gathered the highest number of votes as a councillor (Ward electorate). So to criticise Jamie is to criticise a large part of the electorate who do not share the former Mayors confidence in the old councillors. The Sheard enquiry was supported by 40-50 applica-

tions, what people do not realise many cases are settled in courts to the advantage of the applicants. It was not Jamie who called for the enquiry it was the sitting Mayor.

There are many lovely staff competent at their jobs but it only takes a couple of poor decisions by managers to create mistrust. I wish all the new candidates all the best.

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Big America’s Cup support from small Picton firm

By Glenise Dreaver From an inconspicuous blue building in Wellington Street Picton, the Naiad team has for twenty years supplied leading edge support boats for the America’s Cup. This year is no exception.

One difference however, is that instead of supporting Team New Zealand, they work for their rival, Oracle Team USA. (The Kiwis now have a licensing arrangement with another firm.)

By September 7, with perhaps divided loyalties, four of the eight-strong Picton team will be watching the action as guests of the Oracle team, in a prime spot in San Francisco, hopefully on the water.

“There’s a lot who supply equipment for the team, but we’ll be getting as close as we can,” said Steve Schmidt, chief designer.

They will be watching not just the races, but the four support boats they have designed in action.

There are two 10 metre boats with outboards of 250 and 300 hp and two 12.9m chase boats, each powered by two Yanmar diesels of 370hp each.

They are designed to get gear – and support staff – on to the yacht on the water whenever it is needed.

“That’s quite modest horsepower,” says director John Cowan “But they are faster than you would expect because of clever design. They are the very best of chase boat technology.”

Design features include a notched bow and a stepped hull. “And the pontoons are low to the water. That allows them to come alongside the race yacht safely.”

One of the 12.9m Oracle race tenders designed by Naiad. Photo © Oracle Team USA: Guilain Grenier.

It’s a manoeuvre that can be done at speed if necessary, he said.

The Naiad boats are built under licence in America, the most viable commercial model nowadays.

Their first venture into Americas Cup support, with Team New Zealand in San Diego in 1992, did have boats that were built in New Zealand and, said Steve, they were breaking new ground from the start.

“Their size and design enabled gear to be taken to the race yachts while they were sailing. “ A second chase boat was used by TVNZ

– later bought by Coastguard Marlborough and still used in the Sounds.

The weather boat designs were also groundbreaking, enabling the team to beat Dennis Connor in his home port.

“He thought he knew the area, but our boats got to the mark first each time,” said Steve. “And that was because the Kiwis knew exactly what the wind was doing.”

The Naiad team, who also do business on both the east and west coasts of Australia and in China, will be chasing up other business opportunities while they are in the US.

Three of the four-member Naiad team from Picton who will be attending the America’s Cup: Matt Hopping structural design, Steve Schmidt, chief designer, and John Cowan, director. Absent on the day was Ian Chesterman, design engineer.

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90th birthday celebrated Margaret Hurley celebrated her ninetieth birthday on Thursday August 29.

It was held at the Nativity Church hall.

Born Margaret Holderness, originally from Dunedin, she went as a young schoolteacher to Riversdale in Southland where she was quickly “snapped up” by a local farmer. “All the teachers and nurses became farmers’ wives!”

She was the mother of seven children when they came to Birch Hill

in Marlborough in 1961, “just when Marlborough started to bloom”.

“The ferries, aeroplanes, the road to the West Coast, that all happened then.” She also observed that the arrival of the seven McKenzie children at the Wairau Valley School caused the roll to boom as well.

Here she is seen with Nativity Vicar Bob Barnes and Raewyn Parkes, the parish nurse.

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Podium comes down, theatre goes up

By Kristy Martin After weeks of demolition work, the earthquake-prone Podium building in Blenheim’s CBD has been brought down.

It won’t be long before construction begins on the new one-storey building, which will become the premises for Number 1 Shoe Warehouse.

Project co-ordinator Geoff Dentice said the site, on Market and Wynen streets, was almost completely cleared to make way for construction.

He said work was on track and the build was expected to be complete by the end of January 2014.

“It will be fantastic for Market Street to have a new building with a strong national tenant

that will generate excellent foot traffic into the centre of town,” Mr Dentice said.

Meanwhile, construction of Blenheim’s new $17m ASB Theatre is full steam ahead.

“Construction is progressing on programme with the foundation piling having been completed and construction of the concrete basement now underway,” said Tim Smit, project manager.

“Conditions on site are good with less groundwater found than expected and the weather this winter has been kind as well.”

Mr Smit said work being undertaken this week at the site, located next to the Clubs of Marlborough, included the tying of steel reinforcement for the ground beams.

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“Massive relief” says FF spokesperson Farmers are hugely relieved that conclusive tests of the Whey Concentrate, WPC80, commissioned by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), have now cleared it of Clostridium botulinum.

“This news is a massive relief,” says Dr William Rolleston, Federated Farmers Food Safety spokesperson.

“Right now, we urgently need to communicate this news to regulators and to our global markets.

“The key message is that New Zealand dairy products are safe to consume and always have been.

“Speaking as both a biotechnologist and as a farmer, no biological test can return 100

Dr William Rolleston. FF Food safety spokesperson. Photo provided.

per cent specificity.

“When you are dealing with biological products nothing is absolute. That explains why these tests were presumptive and the recall was precautionary.

“There will still be questions to be asked and the various inquiries will show the reasoning and key timing points.

“Yet some questions still remain.

“For example, should Fonterra have talked to their customers in March, when testing showed a potential issue in the finished product from Hautapu?”

He said there was now a good opportunity for the New Zealand industry to accelerate its improvements ahead of the competition.

“This is a chance to enhance the reputation of New Zealand primary food exports by demonstrating how seriously we take quality.

“If there is a negative, it is that our competitors have now been given insight and data.

We now have the potential loss of intellectual property.

“Industry, with the MPI, need to sit down to determine the best way of providing consumer assurance in these situations without compromising intellectual property.

“Overall, our key message is that New Zealand milk products, from our farm gates and right throughout processing, continue to rank amongst the safest in the world.

Fonterra on a high A roller-coaster month to forget for Fonterra Cooperative Group looks set to end on a high, with the Cooperative revising its 2013/14 season forecast milk price to $7.80 per kilogram of milksolids (kg/MS). This is up from the $7.50 kg/MS announced late last month.

“It has been a hellishly tough month for Fonterra but this revision underlines that the fundamentals of the New Zealand dairy industry remain

strong,” says Willy Leferink, Federated Farmers Dairy chairperson.

“New Zealanders should rejoice that the immediate financial damage from the recall and market access issues elsewhere, will not dent the economy. “ With an eye to the future, we’ve got to accept that we cannot afford a repeat of this month’s problems, but right now, this confidence in the dairy industry is a huge relief.

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New Zealand Winegrowers chief executive Philip Gregan said he had noticed a more positive mood within the industry since last year’s event.

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Rural women support migrant workers Adult Learners Week runs from Monday September 2 to Sunday September 8 and Marlborough Provincial Rural Women members are marking this by organising a dinner for migrant vineyard workers in the Renwick area.

The migrant workers themselves will provide some entertainment, and then Rural Women members will run a workshop on First Aid and Civil Defence in return.

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$10k to aid earthquake victims The Government has contributed $10,000 to the Marlborough Mayoral Earthquake Fund, Civil Defence Minister Nikki Kaye said.

“On 16 August 2013 the Lake Grassmere earthquake caused widespread damage in Marlborough, particularly in the Seddon-Ward area,” Ms Kaye says.

“In response to this, the Mayor of the Marlborough District Council Alistair Sowman has established the Marlborough Mayoral Earthquake Fund, to help those who have experienced the greatest loss.

“The Mayor advises me that the fund will be used to assist members of the community who are experiencing financial difficulties as a result of the earthquake.

“It will be used primarily to assist Marlborough residents who need support to pay for things like household items, medical bills, food vouchers, power, telephone and imThe Edwin Fox as it is now, and in its sailing heyday, inset. Photos provided.

Edwin Fox Society to be honoured On November 1, The Edwin Fox Society in Picton will receive an award from The World Ship Trust of London for their preservation work on the historic vessel.

Worldwide, there are only about 30 vessels which have received such an award and it puts the Edwin Fox amongst such names as the Mary Rose, SS Great Britain, the Star of India and the Poly Woodside in Australia.

The Governor General, the Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae, Governor General of New Zealand and Lady Janine Mateparae will be attending.

Sir James Dunbar-Naysmith, will also be in attendance. Sir James is a direct descendent of the Duncan Dunbar Shipping fleet, that once owned the Edwin Fox. It was used many times by the British Government in the nineteenth century for such charters

as Soldiers in the Crimean war, convicts to Australia and immigrants to New Zealand.

The occasion will also celebrate the 160th anniversary of the ship’s launch in Calcutta, India in 1853.

Although the ceremony on Friday November 1, will be an invitation-only function, the Edwin Fox plans a weekend long celebration including a family open day/ tea party on the Saturday.

mediate repairs to damaged homes to make them habitable.”

Ms Kaye said as Minister of Civil Defence she had access to emergency expenses to contribute to such disaster relief funds and that in this instance $10,000 was appropriate to meet immediate needs.

“This contribution is consistent with contributions to relief funds for similar sized events in the past,” she explained.

“I know that an event like this can be traumatic and some people need a bit of extra help to get through.

“I am pleased to be able to provide some support to the community at this time.”

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Yum Cha available for lunch Bamboo Garden Restaurant is bringing the delectable tastes of their Yum Cha meals to their lunchtime menu.

The Yum Cha menu has been hugely popular with Bamboo Garden Restaurant’s evening diners so owners Bu-nga Krataitong and Nuttavut Rodsienglum are extending it further.

“Yum Cha are small, light portions which allows customers to sample a variety of dishes, which make them perfect for lunch,” Bu-nga says.

Yum cha is a culinary tradition that originated in China where people would sit and relax, drink tea and eat the small bite sized portions.

Cooked fresh to order by specialist Chinese Yum Cha chef Weidan Zhen (pictured), the menu consists of a variety of vegetable, meat and seafood dishes.

Think crisp flaky pastries filled with sweet juicy pork, dumplings, vegetable parcels and sweet sesame balls. These plus many more are sure to tempt your tastebuds.

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- weekend event guide Friday 30 August Toasted Marshmallow Meltdown Marlborough Youth Trust (MYT). In celebration of International Toasted marshmallow Day. Liz Davidson Place. 5pm-8pm. Many of us have fond memories of sitting by a roaring campfire toasting marshmallows on wooden sticks. Phone: Paul Humphreys 021-375-965 Daffodil Day The Cancer Society’s annual appeal. There will be some exciting and entertaining activities to be held in the Forum from 10am - 2pm Ph Hilary Gill - 03 579 4379 Operation Cover-Up St Christophers Hall Redwoodtown 10am til 4pm today and 10am til 2pm tomorrow.

The Muslim Association of Marl Inc. Friday (Jummah) prayers every week between 12pm 2pm, PH Br Zayd 027 644 979 or Br Fouad 021 0253 1275 The Edwin Fox Maritime Centre, Picton.

Open everyday from 9am Great wet weather day activity and child friendly. Come check out the amazing history and facts. Kids under 5 free! 1/2 price Sunday’s through August. 160th Anniversary Year Sit and Be Fit with Sue Free 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 Jeanette Free exercise for all ages at Crossroads, 2 Redwood Street. At 10am Phone 578 5395.

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

Saturday 31 August Blenheim Social Dance Club Recreation Hall (behind Hospital) Taylor Pass Rd 7.30 - 11.30pm Entry $5 plus small plate for supper Ph Marg & Evan 5787323 Picton RSA Present Ukes of Marlborough starting 6pm free admission

Ulysses Ride Ride to Kohatu for lunch. Meet at railway Stn (south end) 10.15am departing 10.30M

Craft Fair Tua Marina Hall today and tomorrow 10am - 4pm Free entry. Supporting Cancer Society

Winter Farmers’ Market 10am - 12.30pm -Liz Davidson Park, Cnr Charles & Queen Streets,Showcasing the best of what Marlborough has to offer Fresh, local and Marlborough grown sold by the producer.

Abundant with seasonal fruit, vegetables, baking and much much more.

The Pirates of Penzance Follows the fortunes of Frederic, a young lad who is mistakenly apprenticed to the Pirate King. Funny, flirty, and filled with bumbling pirates. The Floor Pride Civic Theatre 8.00pm Ph: 520 8558 Marlborough Harriers Pack run/walk from the Diversion at 2:00 pm.

Head towards Picton and turn right at Spring Creek. Meet on the north side of the second one-lane bridge. Les McKay Ph 035778307 Marlborough Embroiderers’ Guild First saturday of the month at 1.30pm - 4.30pm St John’s Rooms, Seymour St Ph Roz 57824 Blenheim Rotary Boot Sale Market every saturday 7am to noon. “I” site car park. For info Ph John 578 3918 Blenheim Menz Shed 4 Dillons Point Rd open 9am to 12 noon Saturday. Mon & Wed 1 - 4pm. Thur 9 - 4pm.

Building relationships and sharing skills. Ph Gerry 5781835

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

Pregnancy Yoga 9.15am-10.15am. For information call Huia: 021 0724 107

Tai Chi Today and Mondays. 10am, 11.30am and 1pm.

Liz 027 748 6666.

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

Picton Museum 10am till 4pm daily, 9 London Quay. 573 8283.

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

The Diversion Gallery Open 12noon-5pm Wed – Sat. 10 London Quay, Picton. 573 7376 or 027 440 8121 or www.thediversion.co.nz

Marlborough Unitarian Fellowship 25th anniversary meeting Speaker Dr. Stephen Vallance. 10.15am Red Cross Rooms Redwood St. Riverside Railway Train departs Brayshaw Park Station at 1.45 and 3.00pm for Beaver Station and return.

Adults $10 Children $5 CASH ONLY

Quest Intermediate age youth group, 3.30pm-5pm, Picton Baptist Church, 293 Waikawa Rd, Picton.

Text Bronwyn 021 046 2434.

Marlborough Museum 26 Arthur Baker Place, off New Renwick Rd, Brayshaw Heritage Park. Daily 10am till 4pm.

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

The Peoples Sunday Market Winter location 10am Market Place (The Forum) Plants, Books, Jewellery, Pine Cones, Crafts. Sites $5 Ph 5787918

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

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

Marlborough Rock and Mineral Club 10am-4pm every Sunday at Brayshaw Park.

Come and see our large rock, mineral, crystal and fossil collection, work room and books.

Free admission.

Marlborough Modellers Association 1st and 3rd Sunday’s of each month. Brayshaw Park, 8 Arthur Baker Place.

Open Skate @ the roller skating rink Fun, music and skating! BYO skates $1 - skate hire $2. College Park Skating Rink, Stephenson St, 2pm - 4pm. EVERY SUNDAY weather permitting.

St Luke’s Anglican Church Ferry Road, Spring Creek. Join us for Christian worship every Sunday 09.30 Contact Rev Derek 03 578 3909 Picton Rotary Club Car Boot Sale. Picton RSA carpark from 9am1pm, every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.

Contact Sheira 578 3909 or see the notice board outside the church Pony Club @ Grounds New 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.

Daffodil Day - The Cancer Society’ s annual appeal. There will be som e exciting and entertaining activities to be held in the Forum from 10am - 2pm Ph Hilary Gill - 03 579 4379

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

Tramping Club Mary 5728762.

Buddhism for Modern Life 10am, 573 5379.

Blenheim Bonsai 2pm-4pm, 7 Hale Street. Dave 577 8679.

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

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A kiwi favourite… the strawberry Home grown strawberries served on freshly baked pavlova, scattered over our cereal or simply plucked and enjoyed straight from the plant are just some of the ways we kiwis enjoy this delicious red berry.

Strawberries are one of the quickest and easiest berries to grow, so they are ideal for the new gardener.

If you would like to start your own strawberry patch, now is the time to get planting.

They can be grown in pots, hanging baskets, troughs and almost anywhere in the garden and will reward you with fresh berries for months ahead if looked after.

Winter may not seem like the most inviting time to be in the garden but research shows that strawberry plants that get enough hours in the ground at chilling temperatures well before flowering will have an increased vigour and produce a higher number of berries over the season.

To ensure you get a good crop of berries each year remember that in the first season runners should be removed so that the plant’s energies go into producing fruit rather than foliage.

In the second season plants can be left to form runners that are removed and re-planted for the next season’s fruiting.

Strawberries can be left in the garden for three seasons before planting new plants.

Fruiting will not be as abundant as in the first season.

Try planting five strawberries for every member of the family, this should ensure you have enough berries for all to enjoy all season.

Choose a sunny well drained position. Cultivate the soil to a depth of 30cm and blend in strawberry fertilizer, pelletised pea straw, saturaid and Strawberry mix. Next make mounds for the strawberries to be planted on.

Mounding improves drainage, increases air circulation around plants preventing the spread of disease and gives shallow soils more depth. Black polythene can be used to cover the mound before planting.

Plant 15cm apart on the top of the mounds.

A layer of pea straw around the plants will act as a mulch to suppress weeds and conserve water as well as keeping the fruit healthy and clean. Strawberries like most plants perform better when fertiliser is added.

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Pit Crew Wanted

for major race team Do you have an interest in Motorsport & be able to enjoy what they do?

Our team races Speedway, sealed circuit & targa so a wide variety of vehicles to work on.

We are looking for six crew members to be trained in all aspects of preparation & racing in each field we run.

Please email rmc.racing@xtra.co.nz for further information or text only 021 214 8517 Marlborough Playcentre Association

Centre Support Worker wanted

Marlborough Lines

Storeperson

Inspired to “Think boldly, tread lightly and never say it can’t be done”,Yealands Estate Wines has quickly become one of New Zealand’s premier wine exporters.

Would you like to support a family organisation that empowers adults and children to work, play, learn and grow together?

If your answer is Yes!, then we may have a part time position for you, working to support our Playcentres in the Marlborough Association area.

To apply for the position or to find out more please contact Marlborough.assn@playcentre.org.nz or Marlborough Playcentre Association, P O Box 807, Blenheim.

Applications close on Friday 6 September.

Established with the vision to create the world’s best wines sustainably,Yealands Estate has been recognised for the quality of its wines having received the “International Sauvignon Blanc” Trophy at the International Wine Challenge (London 2012). Demonstrating that the best wines in the world can be produced sustainably,Yealands Estate Wines was also awarded “Most Sustainable Medium Sized Business” at the International Green Awards (UK 2012).

Daffodil Day

We are looking to employ a Storeperson in our Taylor Pass Stores division.

In-service training will be given in all aspects of the Stores operations.

The prospective person needs to be physically fit with an interest in learning and developing.

The ability to operate computer controlled inventories is essential and a fully endorsed forklift license is preferable. Accuracy with figures and a mechanical aptitude would be advantageous.

Enjoyed in over 65 markets world-wide,Yealands Estate Wines rapid growth means that we are continuously looking for dynamic, talented people to join our passionate team.

Friday 30th August Daffodil Day is the Cancer Society’s annual flagship event and one of the most important fundraising and awareness campaigns in the country. As well as providing an opportunity to raise awareness of cancer in New Zealand, Daffodil Day is a major funding source for the Cancer Society.

We are so grateful to have received the support from three very inspiring young Marlburians, who put their efforts into growing daffodils for the Cancer Society to sell to boost our fundraising locally.

Pictured are Nate Shipley, Cancer Society volunteer coordinator Margaret Tepania, Yazmin Shipley and Marina Suban.

Thank you all for your generous gesture, we appreciate it very much.

Look out for our collectors on Daffodil Day, they will be out and about around Marlborough with Daffodil Day merchandise and fresh daffodils.

If you are a motivated individual, believe you would be an asset to our company and you enjoy working in a team environment, we would like to hear from you.

This position offers the right person opportunities of advancement in a logistics career.

Maintenance engineer Working under the direction of the Winery Engineer the Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for the maintenance on our plant and pump equipment at our state of the art winery in Seddon. The successful applicant will have experience in a similar role within the manufacturing industry, have the ability to Tig weld to a 4703 standard, have strong people and time management skills.

For a job description and application form for this role please contact our reception on 03 577 7007.

Alternatively you can email us at info@linesmarl.co.nz or download them from our website www.marlboroughlines.co.nz. Completed applications and CVs should be returned to:

Applications including CV’s should be sent to info@yealands. co.nz by Tuesday 3 September.

“Storeperson” Vacancy Marlborough Lines PO Box 144

Workshop Mechanic / engineer

BLENHEIM 7240

Based at our vineyard workshop in Seddon, the Workshop Mechanic / Engineer will work alongside our experienced team servicing and maintaining our vineyard machinery and equipment. The successful applicant will have a wide skill base in viticultural maintenance operations, be able to work unsupervised and ideally have an HT license.

With your help there is hope.

Applications including CV’s should be sent to info@yealands.co.nz

by Tuesday 3 September.

Applications close Monday 9 September 2013

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Thank You to all the business who made donations to get the Marlborough Special Olympics Team to their games in Dunedin. The Warehouse, Selmes Road Garden Centre, BP2 Go, Phyllis & Mark Heard, PaknSave, Tohu Wines, Countdown Blenheim, Total Lawn Care, Shelleys Cafe, SpecSavers, Riding for the Disabled, Hutchison Rodway Insurance, Furniture Traders, Spring Creek Vintners, Blenheim Round Table, Harris Best Panel Beaters, Margaret Neylon, Blenheim Window Cleaning.

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The Department of Conservation intends to apply cereal baits containing sodium fluoroacetate (1080) by helicopter over the following area of public conservation land to control possums for the protection of forest ecosystems. Bait distribution should take one day to complete and is planned to commence early September 2013 but could be delayed until as late as October 2013.

Approximately 4,400 hectares of land centred on Mt Stanley in the Tennyson Inlet Scenic Reserve; Nydia Bay Scenic Reserve; Chance, Penguin and Fairy Bay Scenic Reserve; and the Sounds Foreshore Reserves, in the Marlborough Sounds. Some private land within Penguin Bay will also be treated by agreement with the owner.

METHOD OF CONTROL Cereal baits containing the pesticide will be distributed by helicopter over the above areas (also see map). The baits are cylindrical pellets approximately 16mm in diameter, dyed green and cinnamon lured. 1080 is poisonous to humans and domestic animals. Always remember: • • • •

DO NOT touch bait WATCH CHILDREN at all times DO NOT EAT animals from this area DO NOT ALLOW dogs access to animal carcasses

Observe these rules whenever you see warning signs placed at the public access points into the above area.

The operation will be preceded by the helicopter distribution of non-toxic prefeed pellets over the same area 7 – 10 days before the distribution of toxic baits.

A detailed map of the treatment area may be viewed at Sounds Area Office or visit the DOC website pesticides summary: http://www.doc.govt.nz/ pagefiles/3334/july-october-2013/nel-25-tennyson-inlet-mt-stanley.jpg For further information, contact Frank Rosie at Sounds Area Office, 03 520 3002 or visit Sounds Area Office, 14 Auckland Street, Picton during normal working hours (8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday).

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Death Notices

COOKE, Harriet Adelaide (8lb) August 24, 2013

DIXON, Neil Graeme (Badger): August 25, 2013

JOHNSON, Lily Jaye (8lb 14oz) August 14, 2013

EADE, Beryl Joan (Pateman) nee Newman: August 22, 2013

LYFORD/SCOTT, Riley Brian James (6lb 11oz), August 17, 2013

EDMONDS, Phyllis: August 24, 2013 GIBB-HUGENER, Heidi: August 23, 2013 LEACH, Raymond Walter (Blue) Reg 643881 BHQ: August 25, 2013 McPHAIL, Fay Winifred: August 19, 2013 O'BRIEN, Valerie Florence Patricia (Val) (nee Waddell): August 25, 2013 REID, Shirley Lucy: August 23, 2013

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DYER, Raymond Henry (Ray): Suddenly, on August 28 2013 at Wellington Hospital. Aged 73 years.

Dearly loved husband of Dianne (Di), loved father and father-in-law of Glenn and Diane, and Tania and Jared.

Loved grandad of Jade. Messages to 623 Queen Charlotte Drive, Moenui, RD 1, Picton 7281. A service for Ray will be held at the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets, at 1.30pm Monday September 2, followed by cremation at the Sowman Crematorium.

GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

ANDERSON, Pamela Vernon: August 24, 2013

WARREN, McKinley John (7lb 15oz) August 15, 2013

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OLLIVER, Robin: On August 25, 2013 at Aberleigh Rest Home. Dearest loved eldest daughter of the late Dawn and the late Walter Olliver, and will be sadly missed by her sister and brother-in-law Jane and the late Syd Webber (Auckland), and her brother and sister-in-law David and Pat Olliver (Blenheim), and all her cousins, nieces and nephews. In accordance with Robin’s wishes, she has been cremated and a family remembrance of her life was held on Thursday August 29, 2013. Many thanks are extended to the staff at Aberleigh Rest Home for their care and thoughtfulness over the last five years. Messages can be sent to 11 Springswood Grove, Blenheim 7201.

GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

BANKS, Neve Eileen (9lb 4oz) August 26, 2013

MILLS/NEAL, Harry Neal (6lb 4oz) June 20, 2013

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McCORKINDALE, Thelma (nee Gray): Passed away on August 26, 2013, at Nelson Hospital, surrounded by her family. Loved and devoted wife of the late Bruce, dearly loved Mum of Lyn (Christchurch), Paula and Richard Wheeler (Invercargill), Craig and Norma (Glasgow), Vicki and Tony Blair (Nelson), Janeen and Kieran McLennan (Dunedin). Very special Nana and Nana Mac to all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. As per Thelma’s wishes, a private family farewell has been held. Messages to 51 Tresillian Avenue, Nelson 7010.

GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

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FILIPO, Fitu Eli: Passed away, peacefully, at Wairau Hospital on Wednesday August 28, 2013. Dearly loved husband of Julee, loving father of Ane, Robert and Ngarangi, Fale and John, and the late Teone Manu, and loving grandfather of Teone Manu, Neitana, Julee, Jr Robert, Kolina, Evontae, Ariki, Jahtivah, and a loved great grandfather of Ariahn, and Jahaara. Fitu will be at 3 Pattie Place until the time of his funeral which will be held at the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets at 11am Tuesday September 3, followed by cremation at the Sowman Crematorium.

GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

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TAYLOR, Pearl Catherine Ellen (nee Sanders): August 25, 2013 UPCHURCH, John Edward (Uppy): August 27, 2013 VELDMAN, Antoinette (Netty): August 26, 2013

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Sport inbrief

Fit teachers wanted Outward Bound is seeking applications from teachers looking for a new outdoor challenge away from the classroom, offering $1000 scholarships to 14 teachers, aged 23 and over with a minimum two years’ experience.

The scholarship is to be taken on Outward Bound’s eight day Teachers Discovery course in the Queen Charlotte Sound commencing September 29.

Applicants must be able to run or walk 3km in 25 minutes, and contribute $1320 towards the course costs.

Call 0800 OUTWARD or visit www.outwardbound.co.nz/teachers for more information.

Harriers Prizegiving Marlborough Harriers will hold their end of season prizegiving on September 28.

The children’s prizegiving will be at Bill and Julie Hunter’s property in Hawkesbury Road after the running of the Prosser Cup. The senior prizegiving will be held at The Vines Restaurant in Cleghorn Street.

Payment of $28 per head to Paul Gunningham or Michelle Harris must be received by Monday September 23.

“No pay no dinner!” says Les McKay.

Record entries in Tussock Run The Seddon School’s 2013 Tussock Run attracted 356 runners.

Acting principal Nick Raynor said it was almost double the amount of participants in last year’s event.

“We must’ve had about five or six hundred people there in total,” he said of last weekend’s event.

“It was a great day.”

Money raised from registrations will be put toward the school’s pool shed refurbishment.

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Should it have ended in the glory of London?

Well-known words of an English journalist came to mind when we heard Olympic champion sculler Mahe Drysdale failed to make the semi-finals of the sculls at the world championship in South Korea on Wednesday.

“It should have ended in the glory of Berlin rather than in this autumn twilight…”

These words referred to Jack Lovelock, the famous runner who won the 1500m gold in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He set a world record as well but a month or so later he ran his last race - and lost to a 19 year old rising star.

I hope Drysdale proves me wrong but I thought after winning the Olympic Games gold medal last year in London, he had reached the

pinnacle of his career and it could have been the right note on which to end his career.

The reason I say this is because he is 34 years old. There’s nothing greater in his sport than an Olympic gold medal but his chances of repeating at the next Olympics in three years’ time is uncertain.

I do not like seeing great champions, as he is, ending their careers as ‘also-rans.’ Yes, he had reasons for not succeeding this week at the world champs due to a limited build-up and an injury after a fall off a bike, but unlike a sportsman in his mid to late 20s, at age 34 there’s not much, if any room, for improvement.

Rather he is hanging on.

In the All Blacks’ Bledisloe Cup winning match against the Wallabies in Wellington last weekend, first-five rookie Tom Taylor made a great fist of his first test.

The pressure must have been immense for the No. 4 ranked firstfive in the country. He had played only one match in the position this year and since he’s the son of a former All Black, there was even greater interest in his debut.

At the end of the match coach Steve Hansen, a man not known for flights of fancy and who is parsimonious with his praise at the best of times, gave credit to Taylor for a fine effort as well.

Yet one newspaper columnist of British extraction who writes

Chris Tobin

for one of this country’s two main print giants said Taylor was out of his depth defensively; that he was flimsy in the tackle and that he was nowhere near an international first-five.

It must have b e en disappointing for Taylor’s parents, friends and family when they read this rubbish in their local paper.

Lydia Ko? Wow, what a star. The pint-sized golfer defended her Canadian Open in style last weekend.

It’s going to be enjoyable following her career over the coming years.

Marlborough MX Champs held This year the Marlborough MX Champs were held on the weekend of August 24-25 just south of Seddon.

The natural terrain track on Memorial Hill proved challenging for most of the competitors, but despite some wind, there were perfect racing conditions.

Jack Dalton entered in the 12-16 yrs 85cc class and the 12-14 yrs 125 class and was thrilled to qualify fastest in the 85’s and third fastest in the 125 class.

“My first race was in the 85’s and with 19 riders en-

tered it was the largest class of the meeting,” he said. “ I got away in second place but moved into first within a few corners, I made a break of about seven seconds a lap to the end of the race.”

He eventually won by around 30 seconds.

It was a disappointment that during his first race the officials decided that he was not allowed to race in the 125 class on his 85 so he raced in only the one class.

“The following four races pretty much went the same way as the first,” he said.

“No holeshot but I led every lap of the weekend except one when I got pushed wide in turn one and had to ride through from 12th place.

“All in all a good days racing,with five wins from five starts, he said.

Jack will now get in some training for the Canterbury Champs in three weeks time.

Jack wishes to thank his sponsors: McKendry Motors, Lawson Homes, Burleigh Engineering, Subway, Blastcoat, Demitry Motorcycles, Crossover

Jack Dalton showing the style that won him five out of five races at the Marlborough MX champs last weekend.

Awatere U10s back to back victory

An ecstatic U10’s Awatere team celebrating their competition final win.

Right, Leighton Le Suer side stepping the opposition.

The Awatere Under 10s rugby team have become back-to-back champions after defeating Moutere Black in the Marlborough final.

The game was held at Spring Creek last Thursday night, but Awatere toppled the home players 20-15.

Coach Andrew Lawson said it was an exciting game and both teams turned out impressive performances.

His boys had lost to Mouetere Black in the first round, but then went on to beat them in the second round, making the final win that much sweeter.

“That was our only loss in about three years actually,”

he said.

“The final was a really great game, played under lights and we had about 300-400 people there.

“Both teams played fantastically.”

Andrew and his fellow Awatere coaches, Stephen Forsyth and John Orr, said the boys had played a dedicated season, and with no subs to relieve them during games.

The parents of the team said they wanted to thank all three coaches, Andrew, John and Stephen, for helping each player improve individually and for leading the team to victory.

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The Sun

Friday August 30, 2013

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