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Ball for the birds

Story and photo by Cathie Bell People planning to get their dancing shoes on at the Marlborough Charity Ball need to get their tickets quick.

Organisers of this year’s ball, to be held at the Brancott Winery in Riverlands on June 25, say the event should be great fun, with proceeds going to support the Marlborough Falcon Trust. The karearea or New Zealand falcon is a threatened species that makes its home here.

Continued on page 2 Charity ball organisers Debbie Carter, Charlotte Patterson, and Nicolene Pedersen are donating proceeds to the Marlborough Falcon Trust, chairman Andy Frost and Diana Dobson, with Fern.

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Charity ball: music, fun, & a good deed Continued from page 1 The charity ball is on Saturday June 25 , and organiser Debbie Carter says it will be a great night out.

There will be great music and a great atmosphere, she says.

“It’s a chance to put your glad rags on and it is supporting the Marlborough Falcon Conservation Trust so it is good to support local charities.”

She thanks the businesses backing the charity ball, especially Pernod Ricard, BPM, Cinnamon House, and Omega Seafood.

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chairman Andy Frost says the trust is delighted ‘this group of fine people’ are doing a fun event that is going to benefit the falcons.

He says the trust has a good group of volunteers working for it, and it was nice to share with a different group looking to do positive, social things in Marlborough and support the falcon charity as well.

“It’s nice to be doing it on Brancott Estate, the legacy sponsor of the falcons. The aviary is on Pernod Ricard land and we get tremendous support from the winery.”

Andy says it is exciting times for the falcon trust, with it taking delivery of an injured falcon, transported from Dunedin to Marlborough by Air New Zealand, this week.

“Diana has got it bandaged up, it is being rehabilitated, and it looks like it will be added to our estate.”

There are ‘quite a number’ of reports of falcon sightings around the district lately, with the birds coming into people’s gardens, he says.

“A man in Koromiko has a falcon visiting his farm, which is nice.”

The trust aims to have more falcons, Andy says, but as well as its breeding and rehabilitation programmes, it also has an important role in raising awareness about the birds.

“People in our district know about the birds because of Diana visiting schools with Fern, and their children tell them about that.”

• Tickets for the charity ball are available from Marlborough Boys’ College or from SBS Bank, or marlboroughcharityball@gmail.com.

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Sounds Air feeling good about Christchurch route

By Cathie Bell The Blenheim to Christchurch route is “looking very good at the moment”, Sounds Air managing director Andrew Crawford says.

He says the Marlborough-based airline is still working on a proposal to pick up the route after Air New Zealand announced it will stop flying that route from July 31.

Andrew says he was in Christchurch on Wednesday, working on the proposal and doing due diligence.

A decision was likely to be made next week.

“It looks very good at the moment.”

Air New Zealand announced late last month it would drop the Blenheim to Christchurch route from its schedule because it was a loss-making route.

As part of a rearrangement of its regional

Marlborough airline Sounds Air is looking at flying to Christchurch.

network, Air New Zealand has moved all flights to Blenheim onto the larger Q300 planes, increasing capacity on the routes to Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington.

However, the demand on the Blenheim to Christchurch route was not enough to fill the larger planes, the airline says.

Marlborough Chamber of Commerce general manager Stephen Gullery says he has received an assurance from Air NZ management that the current traffic volume between Blenheim and Wellington as well as Auckland means these services are maintained.

“The new schedule from Air NZ from October 30th onward introduces a later flight from Wellington to Blenheim to better meet the needs of business personnel returning from other centres including Christchurch.

“The Chamber is suggesting to Air NZ that a minor change on the scheduling would benefit those making connections to Christchurch.”

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Annual plan hearings

Marlborough District Councillors heard from about 80 people and groups about proposals that could be funded under the council’s annual plan over the past three days.

Decisions will be made on Monday at an all-day meeting on what projects to fund and what effect that will have on a potential rates increase.

Anti-sprays public meeting Green MP Steffan Browning is holding a public meeting on Monday night as part of his campaign to get glyphosate based herbicides such as Roundup out of New Zealand’s streets, schools and parks.

The meeting starts at 7.30pm on Monday at the Wesley Centre Lounge, in Blenheim’s Henry Street. All are welcome.

Eel harvest rules

Dick and Joyce Sutcliffe have been married 65 years.

Sixty-five years calls for a champagne toast Story and photo by Julia Evans It’s a rare feat having a sapphire wedding anniversary but that’s just what one Blenheim couple is celebrating on June 16.

What’s the secret to their 65 years?

Dick and Joyce Sutcliffe laugh as Dick says it’s for him to “give in all the time” but Joyce shakes her head, “don’t you believe him.”

The real secret is advice Joyce got from her mother before they married, “never let the sun go

down on your anger” which they testify was, “never allowed to happen” and if longevity is any indication, it’s working.

The pair met on the steps of the Auckland Museum on a double date worthy of a fairy-tale, Joyce in a “long frock,” then they were off to a ball.

Just over a year later and they were married at a Otahuhu Presbyterian church, Dick says they “didn’t waste any time”.

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the globe they haven’t explored.

Europe, Asia, New Zealand and even “all of Australia in a two man tent” Dick and Joyce have ticked off the list. They say, “there isn’t much left.”

Spending almost 50 years in Auckland and another 25 over in Australia, Dick, now 91, and Joyce, 85, have settled down in Blenheim after a scolding from their children.

Instead of returning to the “noisy” Auckland that’s grown

exponentially since they’ve been gone, Dick and Joyce are in Blenheim enjoying the “beautiful spot” which they feel “very lucky” to be a part of.

Both are avid gardeners, taking an active role in their local gardening club, which you can tell just by looking at their fruitful backyard.

Dick is also still a member of the local Returned Services Association as a World War II veteran and nothing is slowing them down.

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The Government is to split the quota management for eels in the South Island, recognising the risks to longfin eels.

The change will separate the currently combined South Island freshwater eel stocks (ANG 11 – 16), creating individual stocks for the shortfin (SFE 11 – 16) and longfin (LFE 11 – 16) species, and consultation on new catch limits and allowances will begin soon.

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Decanter wine awards

Decanter World Wine Awards 2016 chairman Steven Spurrier says New Zealand has had an outstanding year for quality, winning seven prestigious Platinum medals and 23 Gold medals.

Of those, Marlborough wines won three of New Zealand’s Platinum medals and more than 65% of its Gold wins.

Marisco Vineyards’ The King’s Favour Sauvignon Blanc 2015 won Best New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc Over £15, with Matua taking Best New Zealand Under £15 with its Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2015.

Villa Maria won Best New Zealand Pinot Noir Over £15 for its Reserve Pinor Noir Marlborough 2013.

New Zealand came second only to France with six Gold medals for the pinot noir category.

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From Auckland to Renwick Story and photo by Celeste Alexander Renwick’s 3 Bears Cafe has been sold and is going through an exciting new change.

New owners Katie Hutchinson and Jim Heslin have rebranded the business as the ‘Renwick Roadhouse Cafe’ and are renovating the interior.

Their plans include an indoor play area for children with comfortable seating for parents, a booth-style seating area and an extended counter for service.

Outside is also receiving a facelift and the overall colour scheme has changed, Katie says.

“It’s an exciting process to see our ideas come to life. Our plan is to still respect the history of the cafe but take it in a new direction.”

Jim, a trained and qualified baker, will produce his own range of food as well as sourcing from local company de Brood Bakkers.

“Our focus will be on producing simple, fresh food and providing excellent service.

It’s our belief that staff should care about their customers,” Jim says.

The coffee is another source of pride for Jim and Katie.

“We will be using Santos coffee, a boutique roaster that I have been using for 20 years.

The company is really excited as we are the first in the top of the South to be using this

Katie Hutchinson and Jim Heslin are the new owners of the former '3 Bears Cafe' and will be reopening next week as the Renwick Roadhouse Cafe.

coffee,” Jim says.

As the couple approaches opening day, they say it’s an exciting new chapter after moving from Auckland to Renwick last year.

They have two young children and feel Marlborough is the ideal place to raise them.

“We never planned to buy a cafe, it just happened to be a great opportunity at the right time. We love living in Renwick, it’s such a friendly community and everyone has been

really supportive,” Katie says.

In Auckland Katie was working in the film industry and Jim in hospitality and landscaping.

“It was definitely a lifestyle decision for us as a family,” they say.

The Renwick Roadhouse Cafe will open next Thursday and operate six days a week from 7am - 4pm during winter months, and seven days during summer.

Chorus finished broadband work in district Chorus has completed its work under the Government’s Rural Broadband Initiative in Marlborough, bringing better broadband to hundreds of households and businesses, it says.

In Marlborough, 25 cabinets have been upgraded, with faster broadband for more than 1800 households and businesses, Chorus chief executive Mark Ratcliffe says.

Before the cabinet upgrades, residents and businesses covered by the programme in Marlborough could generally only access

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However, during peak times, those speeds would likely slow considerably.

Following the upgrades, most residents and businesses should have speeds of between 10 and 20Mbps, depending on the distance to the broadband cabinet, Mark says.

Residents who live within about 1km of their cabinet should be able to access a VDSL broadband service with speeds in excess of 50 Mbps, the fastest service over Chorus’ existing copper network, he says.

Mark says people have higher expectations of broadband performance as our usage behaviour changes and the internet becomes important to every aspect of life.

Consumers can check if they are on the fastest available broadband speed by going to www. chorus.co.nz and entering their address in the address finder.

The results will provide the current broadband speed, but more importantly, what broadband speed could be achieved, and how to upgrade.

Farmers hope for upside Dairy farmers are resiliently farming with the hope that Fonterra’s forecast of $4.25 per kg milk solids is a conservative one, dairy section chairman Evan White says.

He told the Marlborough Federated Farmers’ monthly meeting, held last week, that unless the estimate improved, dairy farmers will have had three years operating at a loss.

“I hope $4.25 turns out to be a very conservative figure but only time will tell.”

With the latest slump, dairy farmers are being urged to maintain a perspective, talk to advisors and neighbours and have breaks off-farm.

One consultant advised re-evaluating the business and looking at the role of diversification or income smoothing for more sustainable business plans, understanding the potential impact on balance sheets and responding to the dynamics of increasingly complex international economies.

A top priority was to strive to be optimistic.

Marlborough Federated Farmers discussed the incursion of velvet weed, a serious cropping weed, potentially affecting many arable crops by competing for nutrients, space, and water. A likelihood is the seed came in with an importation of contaminated fodder beet seed.

The Ministry for Primary Industries has reviewed its importing rules for seed and strengthened the import requirements for pelletized seed.

Northbank farmer Scott Adams says there is a lack of knowledge as to how pest weeds were getting into New Zealand.

In her president’s report Sharon Parkes says under the new Health and Safety Act there is now a shared responsibility between Federated Farmers’ national and provincial offices, to keep staff, officials and volunteers safe. Both national and provincial offices could each be subject to liability and potentially heavy fines and even imprisonment under the new laws.

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COUNCIL NEWS Dog Registration Fees

2016-2017 Registration Year In accordance with the requirements of Section 37(6) of the Dog Control Act, Council has determined that the dog registration fees will not be increased for 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016: Class of Dog Registration Fee Non-Working Dog Category 1 $57.00 Non-Working Dog Category 2 $86.00 Working Dog $24.00 Dangerous Dog 150% of the fee that would normally apply to that dog All dogs over three months must be registered by 31 July 2016. Forms for dog registration will be sent out to the owner’s last known address.

Dogs can be registered using Council’s Online Dog Services, by direct credit, by post or in person at: Animal Control Office 56 Main Street Blenheim Phone 520 9330. Between mid-June and mid-July the office is open from 7.30am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday and from 9.00am to 1.00pm on Saturdays.

All other times the office is open from 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday.

Rates Rebate Reminder

Low income earner applications must be received by 30 June 2016 Don’t forget to claim a rates rebate if you haven’t applied since 1 July last year (2015).

If you are a low income earner – that includes retired people – remember to apply to the Council to see if you qualify for a rates rebate.

Applications for this rating year (2015-2016) must be received by the Council no later than 30 June 2016.

You may apply for a Rates Rebate if: • Your name is on the rates account and • You were living at the property on 1 July 2015 and • The property you pay rates for is your main place of residence and • The total income (before tax) of you, your partner and any joint owner is low.

You will need to provide: • Details of your income, before tax, for the year ending 31 March 2015, and • Your 2015-2016 rates invoice.

For more information, visit the Blenheim Council Office or the Picton Service Centre or contact Council, Ph: 03 520 7400 so one of our Customer Services Officers can explain whether or not you will qualify for the rebate and advise if you have already made an application for this rating year.

Free road safety course for drivers 65+ years

The Marlborough Road Safety Council is holding a free driver training course, based on the New Zealand Road Code.

On: Thursday 23 June 2016 At: The Wesley Centre - Henry Street Time: 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm For: Senior drivers and road users Please register your interest in attending with Nigel Ph: 03 578 5256.

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Please slow down around our schools New speed warning signs are being installed at half a dozen more schools around Marlborough to reinforce the message to motorists to cut their speed near schools when children are on the road in big numbers.

New bright yellow advisory signs warn drivers to keep their speed down when travelling past • Springlands School on Murphys Road • Redwoodtown School on Cleghorn Street • Whitney Street School on Eltham Road • Witherlea School on Weld Street • Waikawa Bay School on Waikawa Road • Linkwater School on Queen Charlotte Drive

Raupara School already has these advisory signs in place.

The signs are an encouragement to drivers to understand the need for extreme care around schools, particularly at pick-up and drop-off times says Council road safety coordinator Robyn Blackburn.

“It’s about raising driver awareness; young people are not always predictable so drivers need to be prepared for the risk of a sudden swerving bicycle or someone stepping out from behind a parked car.”

Other signs send the road safety message to drivers travelling past other schools in Marlborough.

Electronic advisory school signs are installed at Tuamarina and Canvastown.

Speed limits are signposted by electronic 40 km/h school zones at Fairhall School and on Nelson Street near MGC/Bohally Intermediate School. The flashing signs operate only at school opening and closing times when the 40km speed limit is in place.

Speeding tickets may be issued to motorists who ignore the flashing speed limit signs.

Submissions Presented for the Proposed Annual Plan Councillors have spent the last three days hearing from a wide range of people and organisations who have personally presented their submissions on the Council's proposed Annual Plan for the coming year.

It’s been an opportunity for councillors to listen and ask

questions before they meet again next week, on Monday 13 June, to consider all the spending proposals. Those decisions will affect the level at which rates are set.

A final Plan will be adopted on 30 June 2016 with the new rates to come into effect on 1 July 2016.

Justine Johnson, Tim Barton and Rosanne Anderson, pictured with Marlborough District Council Senior Environmental Scientist Peter Hamill. Johnson, Barton and Anderson spoke to a submission on behalf of Te Whanau Hou Grovetown Lagoon Incorporated Society.

Autumn leaves are beautiful Except when they block our gutters As well as the regular sweeping of Blenheim roads, the Marlborough Roads contractor is undertaking a targeted leaf clean of the road channels and cleaning of sumps for a day a week over the next six to eight weeks.

The contractor will be using two ‘Billy Goats’ - footpath sweepers - to clean

footpaths and road channels. The Billy Goats move slowly but steadily and we ask residents to be patient while they’re in their street.

Can we politely remind everyone that property owners are responsible for leaves from trees within their own properties.

Please remember too

that depositing litter onto the road is prohibited – and that includes deliberately dumping piles of leaf debris. Its common sense really; at this time of the year we all need to work together to keep stormwater drains clear.

Positive ageing Tips for Older Drivers • Have regular eyesight and hearing checks as sight and hearing diminish with age.

• Stay physically fit to keep good control of the steering wheel – and to be able to look back over the shoulder.

• Plan trips well in advance. Avoid peak traffic and bad weather.

• Avoid driver fatigue by taking frequent breaks and not driving at night.

• Follow safe driving practices: scan the road and allow time to react to the unexpected.

• Be aware that even a small amount of alcohol can slow reactions, reduce concentration and impair judgement skills which are already declining with age.

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• Remember that the effect of alcohol is magnified by certain types of medication.

• Check with the GP about the effect on driving of any medication being taken.

• Remember the extra care needed in winter months: • Make sure the car’s heating and defrosting systems are in good working order.

• Check the windscreen wipers and fluid more frequently in winter.

• Allow greater following distances on frosty and wet days.

• Slow down; the speed limit is often too fast in slippery conditions.

• Use lights on overcast days when it’s harder to see and be seen.

Phone: 03 520 7400 Fax: 03 520 7496 Email: mdc@marlborough.govt.nz www.marlborough.govt.nz

• It makes sense to update driving skills if it’s a very long time since you last looked at a copy of the Road Code.

• The Marlborough Road Safety Council is holding a free driver training course, based on the New Zealand Road Code on Thursday 23 June 2016 from 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm at The Wesley Centre - Henry Street, Blenheim.

Please register your interest in attending with Nigel, Phone 03 578 5256.

It makes sense to update driving skills if it’s a very long time since you last looked at a copy of the Road Code.

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The Sun Not invited The Blenheim Business Association makes me laugh. They were all for surcharging my business in a scheme that failed to get approval yet do not offer an invite to their meeting to meet the new committee. Our businesses are good enough to hit up for money but not relevant enough to extend a meeting invite to?

Fluoride Health experts don’t understand fluoride has been shown to inhibit the ability of the thyroid to concentrate iodine. Iodine is lacking in our soils. Bromide in bakery flour conditioners and citrus soft drinks also inhibits thyroid function.

And so does chloride. Thyroid cleans the blood of microbes. With poor function cancer microbes slip through and embed in cell tissue. fluoride means politics . Hitler knew it dumbed down the population. NO CONTAMINATION!

Mind safety Education and mandatory devices technology is exposing kids to educational propaganda online and bypassing the parent. Over abundance of information drowns out independant critical thinking. Teachers are forced to teach to the test. Tests are testing behaviours, values and beliefs, not how well can you think. Charlotte Iserbyt youtube will inform you of the truth. Coding and programming means just that. You still have the choice to homeschool.

Footpath for walking Can the parents of students at the ballet school on Grove Road stop parking on the footpath!

Will start writing down licence plates soon.

Marlburians Some people don’t think before commenting.

Aucklanders are from Auckland province.

Nelsonians are from Nelson province and Marlburians are from Marlborough. Simple really.

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Nosy To the Jehovahs witnesses that were out at Koromiko earlier in the week. Spreading the word in our back yard!!! Nosiness and snooping is not godly. Use the front door next time, in fact don’t come back at all!! Annoyed.

Going postal When is a post office not a post office, when it’s in the Countdown supermarket at Redwood town, that’s when, they have a sign up to say when they are open, yet you go in and they have a closed sign up, so you stand and wait for someone to notice that you are there, no where to write on your parcels etc, such a small area full stop. I’m back to Springlands, you may some times have to stand in line, but at least they are open when they are meant to be. Nice people there always have smiles and helpful never act like it’s to much trouble.

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Wow! What a superb day for the Marlborough Boy’s football teams on Thursday. Junior team winning 7-1 and senior winning 2-1 over the Nelson boys! Wouldn’t it be great if it was celebrated in our local newspaper, rather than the boring rugby game that ended in a draw. What fantastic football talent we have in Blenheim, and a growing positive sport for our young children, let’s give them the publicity they deserve.

Election season Election time beckons. Again echoes of the three biggest political impossibilities resonate in the media. ‘Honesty, integrity and transparency’!

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Christchurch, Taupo, Porirua, Lower Hutt, Nelson to name a few can be bypassed by bus tours, travellers, truckies. But has anyone used their brain and done a survey on board any ferry to see how many REALLY will stop in Beavertown, oops ‘Marlborough City’ for a sausage roll, or opting for dining or sleeping on board! As in all other towns, you simply turn off the SH. Simple DUH!! :-]

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Great service Great service at Wild Bean BP Blenheim especially to the young lady who made me my hot chocolate on 2nd & 3rd of June around 5am. Thank you for keeping ur promise, u know who u r.

Congratulations Congratulations to Councillor Graeme Barsanti on his decision to retire from MDC. Well done Graeme for your contributions over the years.

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About 430 people went to Rarangi Beach on Thursday morning as part of Renwick School's Matariki celebration.

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Nelly Hartland, 9, and Ivy Hartland, 6, were at Rarangi Beach for Matariki.

Matariki gathering on the beach Story and photos

by Cathie Bell More than 400 people gathered on the beach at Rarangi to watch the sun rise as part of Renwick School’s Matariki celebrations.

Matariki is the Maori equivalent of New Year, and it officially started on Monday with the first rising of Matariki (the Pleiades star cluster). Traditionally a time for remembering the dead, it is also a celebration of new life and thanksgiving for the harvest.

The festival was popular until about the 1940s before being revived in 2000, and it is regaining popularity, with some suggesting it should replace Guy Fawkes Day as the day for letting off fireworks.

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eral in Marlborough celebrating Matariki.

All the school’s pupils and their families were invited to assemble on Rarangi Beach at 6.45am on Thursday.

Its kapahaka group performed a powhiri and students sang waiata.

The group spent some time looking at the stars and the sunrise over the water, and after it became light, the students did a small beach clean up as part of Renwick School’s enviro school commitment.

When the students were back at school, they shared kai together for breakfast and then a mixture of Matariki activities had been planned.

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5 minutes with: Caralee Mulholland Front of house at Watery Mouth Cafe

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Sale connects women’s group Story and photo

by Julia Evans One wrong move and a mountain of clothes will avalanche on top of the women of She Connects, a group of women from Blenheim’s Church of Nativity.

Members of She Connects Libby Barnes and Carleen Phillips say “we’re not talking a little bit of clothes, there’s a lot”, which is clear when the mountain in the church’s cupboard is only a small portion. The rest of the donations are taking over Libby and Carleen’s bedrooms.

Tomorrow at 2pm the group is hosting a clothing sale, She Glows, with profits going entirely to the Women’s Refuge. Entry is $2 and each item of clothing comes in at $1 - pretty good when Car-

Libby Barnes and Carleen Phillips, from She Connects, with some of the clothing to be sold tomorrow.

leen promises designers like Kate Sylvester and Witchery are in the mix.

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gardening

this week with Wally Richards

Strawberries’ propagation May is the usual time of the year for commercial strawberry propagators to lift the new season plants and make them available for you to buy from your local garden shops.

In days gone by, this was a big event and the first garden shop to have new season strawberry plants advertised would be swamped with customers.

I know because back over 20 odd years ago I had a garden shop along with a friend which commercially produced strawberry plants for sale.

Most garden shops did not have access directly to a grower and they had to wait for a middleman business, to supply their strawberry plants in bundles for sale.

This would mean that I had an advantage of about two weeks earlier having plants for sale.

We sold the plants loose from sawdust trays which people could pick the plants out for themselves.

For instance in an advert in The Tribune, Palmerston North on May the 20th 1990 we had 10 strawberry plants for $2.70 or 25 plants for $6.50.

Nowadays you will have a hard time to find strawberry plants loose for sale instead they will be in pots or packs and often more available later in the year in flower and fruit.

This makes the plants more expensive to purchase and they will not perform as well as strawberry plants which are planted about now in your own garden or containers.

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I grow my strawberries in troughs on a fence where they are at a nice height to care for and pick.

The ideal place for a fence type trough is on the top rail of an iron fence, facing south east, getting morning sun and heat from the iron fence in the afternoon.

The strawberries tend to hang out over the edge of the trough making it more difficult for birds to eat unless they have the ability to be humming birds.

Some no 8 wire hoops and bird netting keeps the birds away if they are a problem.

This year I am dreading having to sort out my strawberries in their troughs because the plants threw so many runners earlier this year. If I had a hundred plants to start with, I certainly must have about 5 times that amount now or more.

The reason for this I believe is a result of the horrible weather in spring and into December last year.

The plants had a hard time, making them feel that their lives was threatened hence their desire to reproduce greatly by lots of runners. Many other gardeners have reported the same.

It will be a matter of lifting up the plants, separating them, looking for the best ones to plant once the troughs have had new compost.

Continued next week.

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Mums embrace knitting classes Story and photos

by Celeste Alexander Last month the Marlborough Creative Fibre Guild launched an exciting new initiative to get mothers with babies learning to knit and spin.

The classes were run over three half day sessions and members were on hand to look after the babies while their mothers learned some creative new skills.

Member Pam Hilliard came up with the idea which has since proved to be a success.

The Sun was invited to go Misty Best with son Dylan (11months) says the knitting class along to see the class in action and speak to those participating. has been fun and social.

Misty Best who is new to Blenheim attended with her son Dylan. She says she read about the classes and thought it would be a great idea.

“It’s been great to get out of the house and learn to knit. It’s something I hadn’t been taught so I have been practicing different stitches and learning to read a pattern.

“I have a sense of self achievement and it’s great to be learning again in my 30’s... it’s been a while since school,” she laughs.

Sakara Beard has also found the classes rewarding, and her son Marlin has enjoyed be-

ing fussed over by the Guild members.

“I have wanted to learn to knit for a while but I was too impatient when I was younger.

Now I’m loving it.

“I have found that I’m a natural at knitting and am learning different ways to do it. I can honestly say that I think other women would find these classes Sakara Beard with son Marlin (11months), says the knitting class has been 'really valuable too,” she says.

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The process of gaining pre-approval for a mortgage may be daunting to some, so to help take the confusion and stress away a free mortgage pre-approval workshop is being held later this month.

Mortgage specialist Bernadette Kirwan and financial coach Jac Lockington have teamed up to provide an interactive workshop designed to help people prepare for the purchase of a new home.

“If you want to know how close you are to being able to buy your first home, then you won’t want to miss this,” Jac says.

The workshop will be held over two

evenings, June 15 and 22 in a room at NMIT on Budge Street in Blenheim.

The first night will focus on the ‘nuts and bolts’ Jac says, where people will calculate their net worth, check if they can afford a mortgage, learn about LVR’s and how they affect loan approval chances and what deposit would be required and where to find it.

On the second night Bernadette and Jac will spend time individually with each person to see where they are at, before guest speakers arrive to share their expertise and advice.

Audrey Seaton and Jacki Eves from Wain and Naysmith will speak about the legalities around purchasing a home and

Vicky Wiblin from Mark Stevenson First National Real Estate will provide tips for buying your home.

Sarah Rowse from QV Valuations will speak on why and what is in a registered valuation, Anthony Mullen from Core Advice Ltd will address insurance and income protection and two building inspectors will speak about building reports and what they check.

“This is a great opportunity to put yourself in the drivers seat and find out where you are at so you can go into it prepared,” Jac says.

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C AREERS E VENING

Monday, June 20 7-9pm Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000

Employers new to Careers Evening

By Celeste Alexander The Marlborough Careers Evening is nearly upon us and this year it will have more exhibitors than any previous year.

This year’s Careers Evening will be held June 20 from 7pm - 9pm at the Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000.

Marlborough Boys’ College deputy principal James Ryan says a decision was made for the first time to include employers to show those attending that there is more than study beyond secondary education.

“For many students, further study is not something that they aspire to.

For many, they look to go out straight into employment, so by having local employers attending students are able to talk about what it takes to be employed by these local companies.

“It gives the companies a chance to talk with large numbers of local school leavers, the local employee supply chain, about what they offer in terms of on the job training and possible future careers,” he says.

James goes on to explain that the employers “bring an outcome”.

“Do students want to study aquaculture at NMIT? If so then they can go to Sanford and see what are the chances that they can gain employment at the end,” he says.

Some employers who will be attending the Careers Evening are Cuddons, Wine Marlborough, Scenic Circle, Driftwood Eco Tours, McDonalds and Sanford.

In addition to the employers exhibiting, there will also be the likes of the Defence Force, Police, NMIT and most of the New Zealand universities.

“There will also be some ITOs and PTEs who always come along like BCITO and Telfords,” James says.

The advice James has for students attending the Careers Evening?

“If they have a plan, that’s great.

Use the night to reaffirm that you are on the right track.

“If they don’t, I would hope that they come along with an open mind, taking time to not just look at the

exhibits but have a conversation about what they offer and what it will led on to. Talk to the employers about what careers they offer and where it could take them.

“Doing a quick circuit of the Stadium and having a bit of a laugh is great but it is a chance to do some serious careers investigation.”

The Careers Evening is open to everyone in Marlborough and is free to attend. Anyone who is thinking of a career change or some study can come along and see what is on offer.

“Whether it is an automotive engineer or microbiologist, students need to have a plan on what school-based qualifications they need to get to the next level of study or employment. A student without those goals tends to be the one that finds it hard to engage in school,” James says.

Oscar Eves and father Phil at a previous careers evening. File photo.

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A lawyer and mother of twins and a Dutch chef who met his Marlborough wife-to-be on a Barcelona beach are re-inventing themselves in the expanding local wine industry, although in different career directions.

Barbara Mead and Sander de Wildt, who are in the second year of study for a Bachelor of Viticulture and Winemaking at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT), are among Marlborough students to receive scholarships at a ceremony recently.

Around 120 students at the Nelson and Blenheim campuses have received scholarships worth more than $250,000 in tuition fees.

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When she finishes her degree she says she’d like to be able to combine her skills as

a lawyer and her wine industry knowledge in some way, ‘whatever that may be’.

Dutchman Sander de Wildt is aiming to become a winemaker with his own label that he can market in his homeland.

After meeting wife-to-be Huia Crosby in Spain, the couple worked in the UK before deciding to shift to New Zealand with their young boys, now aged 5 and 6.

A move to Blenheim and then enrolling at NMIT made sense with Huia, a naturopath, being Marlborough born and raised.

Sander’s studies have included hands-on experience at Mahi Wines under owner and wine maker Brian Bicknell.

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Monday, June 20 7-9pm Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000

Ara tutors help you to reach career goals

Matthew’s Eyewear Eyecare’s new optometrist Francis Hassan. Jim Tannock Photography

New optometrist has exciting plans

By Celeste Alexander There’s a new face at Matthew’s Eyewear Eyecare, optometrist Francis Hassan, who has returned ‘home’ to Marlborough after living and working in Tasmania, Australia.

“The opportunity to return and buy into Matthews was just what I was looking for.

My wife and I are excited to be home and we are loving it,” he says.

With Francis has also come some exciting changes at Matthew’s Eyewear Eyecare including new diagnostic equipment and a new project the team is about to launch.

In addition to the equipment already used by Matthew’s Eyewear Eyecare, Francis is now also working with an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) machine which uses state of the art technology to take cross-section pictures of your retina, the light-sensitive tissue lining the back of the eye.

It’s a non-evasive imaging test that uses light waves, and is technology Francis was using in Tasmania.

“I loved it. It’s an incredible machine and was the one thing I made sure we had when I arrived,” he says.

Francis says in Tasmania his OCT was

even used to confirm a brain tumour in a nine-year-old child.

“I worked with many cases including children and adults with severe eyesight problems. The OCT machine meant I could diagnose and provide treatment guidance for a range of eye-related diseases.”

Francis’s experience working in rural Tasmania, as well as with primary-aged children has been the inspiration behind Matthew’s Eyewear Eyecare’s latest initiative.

“We plan to be visiting schools and resthomes to enable us to reach those who otherwise can’t come to us.

“Matthews provides a full eye examination to all new five year olds” “When I did this in Tasmania, teachers who noticed their students squinting or not engaging would request an eye exam. After treating them, there were noticeable improvements in their learning and behaviour,” Francis says.

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what’s on in marlborough

- weekend event guide Friday 10

Saturday 11

Friday Feast 5:30pm-7:30pm. St Andrews Church foyer, 5 Henry Street. Bring your slippers, come barefoot or in heels, eat and talk around the meal table. Our theme this time will be about “When you should take your shoes off”. Koha is ok. Bring a friend or meet one.

Relax. Have an easy early tea and escape.

Redwood Market 8am-12pm, Redwood Tavern car park.

Plants, produce, cards, jewellery, flowers and hand crafts. Supporting Hospice. Contact Alison 5785109.

Hot Art in Havelock The Gallery Havelock, open from 10am to 4pm, seven days a week. Enjoy browsing some of the excellent art on show from talented local artists. Come and have a look in the friendly little gallery at 60 Main Road, Havelock.

Ulysses Club Meet for a coffee and a catch up. Saturday mornings from 10am at the Old Orchard Cafe, The Vines Village, Rapaura Road.

Blenheim Rotary Car Boot Sale Every Saturday 8am–12.30pm at the Railway Station car park, Grove Rd. Club Meets Mondays at Clubs of Marlborough. Ph Andy 578 2272 or 021 842 928.

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

New Textiles Exhibition - SILK.

Blenheim Menz Shed 4 Dillon’s Point Rd, opens 9am-12pm Saturday. Mon & Thurs 1-4pm. Building relationships and sharing skills. Ph Gerry 578 1835.

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

Mini Putt & Merry-Go-Round Picton Foreshore, 10am Saturday and Sunday, 10am.

The Edwin Fox Ship Visitor Centre open every day from 9am, a great all weather and family friendly activity. Come and explore the decks and the depths of the ship. Dunbar wharf, on Picton foreshore. For more information call Karen on 573 6868 Heritage & Whaling Museum Picton has a collection of some 2000 items of Maori, whaling, maritime, heritage and textile displays. 10am-4pm daily, 9 London Quay, Ph 573 8283.

EcoWorld Picton Aquarium Meet the locals up close with amazing New Zealand animals. Touch a living fossil (Tuatara), Little Blue Penguin and have fun discovering animals that live in our beautiful Marlborough Sounds. Up close encounters at 11am and 2pm daily. Open daily from 9.30am. Picton Foreshore.

If you have an event email Lacy at The Sun frontdesk@blenheimsun.co.nz

Vintage Farm Machinery 10am-3pm, open every day. Brayshaw Park guided tours available, Sunday-Thomas Tank Engine rides. Ph Doris 579 4357.

Picton Men’s Shed “Where men can do what men do best” 9am-12pm and Wednesday 9am-4pm.

Phone Rex Green 021 469 191 or Bill Rogers 573 5507 for more information.

Marlborough Kennel Association Double Ribbon Parade Clubgrounds, Aerodrome Road, Omaka.

Entries taken 10.15am, judging from 11am.

All dogs recognised by NZKC welcome.

Refreshments available. Public most welcome.Enquiries to Sandra 5787996.

Sunday 12 Parents and Child Expo Stadium 2000, Kinross Street. 10-2.30pm.

Family fun for all at expo, don’t miss out! $2 entry fee, under 14 free.

Worlds Ocean Day Join Zoe Luffman and CKNZ for a beach clean up from Monkey Bay to the Diversion, starting 10am. Meet and register at Rarangi Community Hall, sausage sizzle and drinks provided afterwards and some cool spot prizes to be won.

Enquires to zoelufffman@xtra.co.nz

Mt Vernon Grand Traverse Wither Hills Farm Park, 10am–12pm. All runs start at Wither Hills farm car park at the top end of Redwood Street. Spot prizes and Bbq. Everyone is welcome to participate.

Registration from 9am on the day. For further information contact Tracey 027 615 2958.

WilkesRM Soup and Bun Mountain Bike Event Series Wairau Village, State Highway 63, 10am–12pm. Two courses to choose from.

Families welcome, hot soup and a bun after your ride. Registration from 9am for a 10am start. All welcome.

Marlborough Beekeeping Association Open workshop, 2pm at NMIT Wine Lab, 85 Budge St. David Haywood will be showing how to make mead. All welcome, non-members $10. Contact Silke Powell 0212684149 or visit www.marlboroughbeekeepers.co.nz.

Matariki Dawn Celebration Monkey Bay car park, 6.30am the camp fire will be lit, see the stars before the dawn, 7am the story of Matariki will be told. Come join us at Rarangi beach as we look to the sky to celebrate the Maori new year. We invite all whanau from the Marlborough Kindergarten Association.

Blenheim Roller Skating Club College Park, Stephenson Street. Every Sunday 1-3pm. $5 for hire of skates or $2 if you have your own. Come have a go, all ages and skill levels welcome.

‘It’s all about the coffee’ Recreational bike ride - all year round departs at 9.00am from AvantiPlus Blenheim, 61 Queen St. Everyone welcome. Register your interest www.bikemarlborough.co.nz.

Tramping Club We go on tramps Wednesday & Sunday, please confirm for travel. Ph Mary 572 8762 or marlboroughtrampingclub@gmail.com.

Marlborough Farmers Market 9am to 12noon, every Sunday.

Great farm fresh produce and delicious food is still available on the same day, same times and same venue – just indoors instead of out! Marlborough Farmers’ Winter Market - indoors at the animal stalls, A&P Showgrounds, Cnr Maxwell & Alabama Rd.

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

Petanque 10am Sunday and 1pm Wednesday, 65A Weld Street. John Ph 5779789.

Ulysses Club Rides 11am, ride to Forresters Cafe for lunch.

Blenheim Bonsai Group Meeting at Selmes Nursery, 141 Battys Rd, 1-3pm. Bonsai displays and workshop. For further info ring Rod 021 755 100 or John 029 4783464.

Associated Modellers Society Model boat and yacht sailing at Brayshaw Park every Sunday afternoon, 1-4pm. Miniature steam engine rides at Brayshaw Park, 1st and 3rd Sunday each month, 1pm-4pm $2.

Marlborough Guild of Woodworkers Brayshaw Park, open workshop 1-4pm, every 1st Sunday of the month. Wooden toys for sale. For more info contact Jim 578 8974 or Rod 579 4601.

Marlborough Rock and Mineral Club Brayshaw Park, come and see our large rock, mineral, crystal and fossil collection, work room and books. Free admission.

Kapahaka Every Sunday at Tuamarina Hall. 1pm-3pm. All welcome.

Up & Coming Thursday 16 June Marlborough in the Movies 7.30pm, Anglican Church Hall, 54 High St, Renwick. Admission $10, includes tea and biscuits. Marlborough Whaling Trilogy- Three short films about Marlborough’s rich whaling hertitage.

Cancer Society Book Fair 10am-4pm, on until Sunday 19 June. Clear out your book shelves and make way for some new winter reading at great prices. All proceeds from the sales will go to support the work of the Cancer Society Marlborough to reduce to impact and incidence of cancer throughout our community.

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Births This Week CHASE, Jenalare: (6lb 12oz) May 27, 2016 McCAA, Nash James: (7lb 3oz) June 5, 2016 PAYNE, Maddison Rose: (6lb 13oz) June 2, 2016 POLKINGHORNE-PARNWELL, Lily Grace: (7lb 4oz) May 29, 2016 SANKARI, baby boy: (3.96kg): May 27, 2016 STRATHDEE, Isabella Asher: (6lb 10oz) May 30, 2016

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Death Notices BELLAMY, George: June 6, 2016 CHING, Allison Faye: June 7, 2016 CORFIELD, John Edward: June 7, 2016 DUKE, Mary Patricia (Pat): June 4, 2016 GILES, Alister Edward Huntingford (Ali): June 3, 2016 HAPAKUKU, Carol Marie (Sissy): June 7, 2016 HART, Keith Murray: June 3, 2016 HOLDER, Kingsley Lawrence Dean: June 2, 2016 KENYON, Robert Arthur (Bob): June 5, 2016 SMITH, Neville James Steven (Jody): June 5, 2016 WILSON, Barbara: June 4, 2016

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NEAL, Anita Lizzie (née Marsh): On Wednesday June 8 2016, peacefully at Springlands Lifestyle Village, with family at her side. Aged 96 years. Dearly loved wife of the late William (Bill) Joseph Neal, much-loved mother and mother-in-law of Brenda and Robert Burr, Owen and Gaylene (Wairarapa), Albert and Wendy (Auckland), Faye and Bruce Partridge, and Stephen and Angela. Loving mother of the late Eric. A loved grandmother and great-grandmother of many. Loved sister and sister-in-law of the late Allen and Lily Marsh (Rangiora), Dorothy and the late Pat Hyland (Christchurch), and Norman and Bev Marsh (Nelson). Messages may be sent to The Neal Family, c/- P O Box 110, Blenheim 7240. In lieu of flowers, a donation to St John would be appreciated and may be made at the service or sent to PO Box 467, Blenheim 7240. A celebration of Anita’s life will be held at St. Christopher’s Anglican Church, Weld Street, at 10.30am Monday June 13, followed by interment at Fairhall Cemetery.

GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz WILSON, Barbara: On Saturday June 4 2016, peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Much loved wife of the late Keith, adored mother and mother-in-law of Janet and Jeff, Neil and Heather, Yvette and Simon, and Bruce and Noeline. Cherished Grandma to her eight grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. Heartfelt thanks to Hospice Marlborough for their wonderful care of Mum. Messages may be sent to the Wilson family, c/- 2A Julian Street, Blenheim 7201.

At Barbara’s request, a private cremation has taken place.

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Draft plan out – check it out!

The draft Marlborough Environment Plan has the potential to affect every landowner in the district, and it’s out for public consultation now.

The plan brings together all the Marlborough District Council’s three planning documents into one over-arching planning guidance document and is the result of more than 10 years of research and discussion with the community.

It defines what activities are appropriate in the urban, rural and coastal environments of Marlborough.

A large and complex document, it may not affect many of us in the district, or at least not until we want to do some alterations on our houses, build a garage, or some other renovation work.

But for the industries that work in Marlborough and affect our environment, the document is very important.

The most controversial sector has been aquaculture and the council has “parked” that section of the plan until further work has been done and potential changes from central Government have been made.

However, there are still innovative and groundbreaking changes in the document, particular those around water allocation.

The council is proposing a system of “enhanced transfers” which could see people trading water rights.

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ment Committee chairman Trevor Hook says central government places some big responsibilities on local councils to prepare and administer plans that protect the long term future of each region’s resources.

Trevor says that over the course of the past two terms, the council has involved hundreds of people in the review of its planning documents and has developed some new approaches to some of the more difficult challenges.

“This is the framework which all Marlborough will follow to manage our water, air, coastal waters and native flora and fauna, but it must also enable our local economy to grow and prosper, so it’s vital we get the balance right.”

Anyone may make a submission in support or in opposition to anything in the plan.

The submissions will be considered by a hearings panel.

• The MEP is available at the Blenheim Council offices, Blenheim Library, Picton Service Centre, or any of the other district libraries. It is also available in printed form, on USB drive or from the Council website.

• A submission form is available from the Council offices or may be downloaded from the Council website. It is possible to make a digital submission on the website.

• The closing date for submissions is Thursday, 1 September 2016.

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WILSON, Barbara: 24.08.27 - 04.06.16 Treasured mum of Bruce and Noeline. Amazing grandma of Troy. Rest in peace now. Our beautiful lady.

The land area of New Zealand is a small part of a continent of nearly 4 million square kilometres (almost half the size of Australia, or about the size of western Europe). However, 93 per cent of the New Zealand continent, sometimes called Zealandia, is underwater.

WILSON, Barbara: Dearly loved Mother, Mother-in-law of Neil and Heather. Amazing Grandma of Cody & Ricky. She was our everything.

WILSON, Barbara: 24.08.27 - 04.06.16.

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I don’t envy new captain Kieran Read or new No 7 Sam Cane.

How does Read follow the leadership and Cane the playing ability of arguably (not much of an argument) the greatest player to play the game, Richie McCaw? For almost a decade, the men in black have been dominant.

Losses were few and far between and the expectation to keep winning will continue to be there despite new personnel.

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shadows or making an impact off the bench will now have to make their mark for 80 minutes instead of 25.

I think it’s still reasonable to expect the All Blacks to win every game they play, that was our psyche before McCaw and it should be the approach now.

However, it’s best to keep expectations of perfect play and complete cohesion to a realistic level.

These guys are going to make mistakes as they continue to play together.

This is the first game of the season, be patient, the legend continues.

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season to have had the knowledge and expertise of Doug Smith, Lew Bright, Reuben Gill and Chris Maher who made up our track build team. The hours they have put in to the track have paid massive dividends,” Frank says.

Looking forward, Frank says there are a number of exciting new projects in the pipeline, including the idea of hosting a Bathurst race. This would feature 161 laps of the track, rear wheel drive vehicles only, with four drivers per team.

Permits are still being gained for this but it’s an event Frank hopes to see happen.

“The idea is that the cars could then be eligible to go on to the club’s Farmlands Series. This event has been a great feeder for the club as we have gained a number of drivers already who are keen to continue on with the club in a registered class,” he says.

One other project the club plans to start is tidying up the track infield, and installing a concrete pad in the track centre for parking the safety vehicles on.

“There’s a few things in the wind so watch this space.”

Sun Kart Series

Picton driver William Exton was one of three top scorers at the the 31st annual DVS-sponsored Sunbelt Series kart race meeting held at Blenheim and Nelson over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.

The two-day series which doubled as the opening double-header round of the Mainland Series and carried points for this year’s ROK Cup New Zealand, attracted a 70-strong entry across six classes with racing at KartSport Marlborough’s Cresswell Electrical Kart Raceway on Saturday, and KartSport Nelson’s The Hits Mike Pero Kart Raceway on Sunday.

Cox, a multi-time South Island champion, and Exton and Sharp, the reigning South Island champions in their respective classes, were clear class winners on both days, each ending up winning eight of their nine heat races.

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Blenheim Rowing Club has brought back spoils from the South Island Masters Championships over Queen’s Birthday weekend.

Two days on Lake Hood’s perfect conditions saw a “very successful” regatta says coach Mouse Taylor.

All 20 members of the Blenheim club made a top 3 finish and brought home 12 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze medals.

Mouse says “this success continues the club’s position as one of the top Masters clubs in the South Island.”

Exceptional performers include the women’s duo of Cynthia de Joux and Sarah Lissaman who won a hoard of gold.

“A l l r o w e r s p e r f o r m e d exceptionally well” Mouse says, and he is “very pleased with the outstanding results and performances.”

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By Celeste Alexander The Eastern States Speedway Club has a lot to be happy about after hosting a very successful “boomer” season, says president Frank Burns.

The 2015/2016 season has been one of the best that the club has had financially, which is a great feat considering it has not held any major title meetings, he says.

Driver numbers have also been on the increase right across the board as well as crowd numbers.

“The club’s secret to this year’s success has purely been good driver numbers, well run meetings and variation in the race programmes. The committee has embraced the challenge of bringing change to the track and having the likes of stadium trucks and big rigs has been really well received.”

Frank says it’s been a collective effort of all involved.

“The volunteers we have here don’t get enough kudos a lot of the time. There’s a huge amount of work, time and effort that goes into each meet which they do very well.

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Players come and go, the aura of the All Blacks jersey remains but has there been such a huge changing of the guard during the modern era?

I’d suggest not.

There’s still plenty of class across the park but a distinct drop-off in experience ahead of the first test against Wales tomorrow night.

The World Cup final was the end of an era and the perfect end All Blacks fans wanted but what now?

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NOTICES Public Notification of the Proposed Marlborough Environment Plan Marlborough District Council has prepared the Proposed Marlborough Environment Plan which is a combined Regional Policy Statement, Regional Coastal Plan, Regional Plan, and District Plan. It follows the completion of a review of the Marlborough Regional Policy Statement, and most of the Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan and Wairau/Awatere Resource Management Plan except provisions managing marine farming. Consequently, provisions relating to marine farming are beyond the scope of this notified plan.

The Marlborough District Council is now publicly notifying the Proposed Marlborough Environment Plan for submission pursuant to Clause 5, Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991(RMA).

The Proposed Marlborough Environment Plan consists of four volumes: • • • •

Volume One: Issues, Objectives, Policies and Methods Volume Two: Rules Volume Three: Appendices Volume Four: Maps

The Proposed Marlborough Environment Plan does not replace the provisions of the operative planning documents managing marine farming. The provisions listed in Table 1 below from the Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan and the Wairau/Awatere Resource Management Plan relating to marine farming remain under review. The outcome of that review will be given in a separate public notice.

WHERE TO GO TO SEE THE PROPOSED PLAN Printed copies of the Proposed Marlborough Environment Plan and reports prepared under Section 32 of the RMA are available for inspection at: • • • •

The Council’s Office, Seymour Street, Blenheim The Marlborough Library, Arthur Street, Blenheim The Council’s Picton Office and the Picton Library, High Street, Picton The Havelock, Seddon, Ward and Rai Valley Community Libraries

To better understand how the Proposed Marlborough Environment Plan may affect you, we encourage you to go to Council’s website www.marlborough.govt.nz to view the full version.

A list of material incorporated in the Proposed Marlborough Environment Plan by reference, and details of where this material can be purchased, are available at www.marlborough.govt.nz. This material is also available for inspection free of charge at the Marlborough District Council Offices in Picton and Blenheim.

LEGAL EFFECT In accordance with section 86B(3) of the RMA there are rules in the Proposed Marlborough Environment Plan that will have legal effect from the date of this notification. These rules have been specifically identified in the Plan.

In accordance with section 86B(1) of the RMA the remainder of the rules will not have legal effect until decisions have been made on submissions to the rule and the decision has been publicly notified.

NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT The following propose either new or significant alterations to existing designations.

Minister of Education St Mary’s School, Blenheim for education purposes St Joseph’s School, Picton for education purposes Marlborough Lines Limited Nelson Street Zone Substation, Nelson Street, Blenheim – Substation KiwiRail Holdings Limited Extend the current designation to include rail corridor land owned by KiwiRail Holdings Limited that has not previously been designated.

The closing date for making submissions is 5.00 pm on Thursday 1 September 2016.

Submissions can be lodged By delivery at: Planning Technician Marlborough District Council Seymour Street Blenheim 7201 By mail to: Attention: Planning Technician Marlborough District Council P O Box 443 Blenheim 7240 By email to: mep@marlborough.govt.nz By fax at: (03) 520 7496 Once the closing date for lodging submissions has passed, all submissions received will be summarised, publicly notified and made available for public inspection. Any person who represents a relevant aspect of the public interest, or has an interest in the proposal greater than the general public may make a further submission in support or opposition to any submissions already made.

The Council will then hold hearings to consider submissions that have been lodged.

Anyone who has made a submission and who has indicated that they wish to be heard will have the right to attend the hearing and to present their submissions.

The Council will then publicly notify a decision on the Proposed Plan. On receiving notice any person may refer the decision to the Environment Court for further consideration if they are in disagreement with or are dissatisfied with the decision made by the Council.

For further information contact Sue Bulfield-Johnston, Pere Hawes, Brenda Pottinger or Rachel Anderson on Ph 03 520 7400.

Dated at Blenheim at 8:00 am on the 9 June 2016.

MARK WHEELER CHIEF EXECUTIVE Table 1 Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan provisions not reviewed and not replaced by the Proposed MEP

Wairau/Awatere Resource Management Plan provisions not reviewed and not replaced by the Proposed MEP

Objective 8.3.1 (as it relates to marine farming) and Policies 8.3.1.2 and 8.3.1.3

Objective 9.12.1, Policies 9.12.1.1, 9.12.1.2 and 9.12.1.3

Objective 9.2.1.1 (as it relates to marine farming) and Policies 9.2.1.1.14 (as it Rule 39.3.1, bullet point 13 and Rule relates to marine farming), 9.2.1.1.15, 39.3.3.12 9.2.1.1.16 and 9.2.1.1.17 Objective 9.4.1.1 (as it relates to marine farming) and Policies 9.4.1.1.7, 9.4.1.1.8, 9.4.1.1.9 and 9.4.1.1.11 Rule 35.1, bullet point 7

Include crossings of roads and waterways in order to show the designated rail corridor as continuous.

Rule 35.2, bullet point 4 and Rule 35.2.5

SUBMISSIONS Any person may make a submission on the Proposed Marlborough Environment Plan but if a person could gain an advantage in trade competition through the submission, then the person may do so only if the person is directly affected by an effect of the proposal that -

Rule 35.2, bullet point 9 and Rule 35.2.8

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Rule 35.4, bullet point 11

Adversely affects the environment; and Does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition

Submissions must be in the form prescribed (Form 5) by the Resource Management Act (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003 and must state whether or not you wish to be heard on the submission. Submission forms are available at the places listed above. An electronic submission form is available on the Marlborough District Council website.

Rule 35.3.1 Rule 35.4, bullet point 10 and Rule 35.4.2.9 Rule 35.4, bullet point 19 and Rule 35.4.2.10 Rule 35.5, bullet point 5 Rule 35.5, bullet point 13 Rule 35.6, bullet point 3

Website: www.marlborough.govt.nz

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