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Story and photo by Cathie Bell It might be cold and frosty in Marlborough, but inside the glasshouses at Hedgerow Hydroponics, the strawberries are growing well in the warmth. The berries are forming, and a couple of early berries are starting to get a rosy blush. New owners Clayton Morgan and Hannah Thomas hope to start selling strawberries in about four weeks’ time from their renovated Rene Street premises. Continued on page 2 Hannah Thomas and Clayton Morgan from Hedgerow Hydroponic Strawberries with one of the berries that’s just starting to turn red.

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New owners bringing energy to the berry farm Continued from page 1 Clayton and Hannah returned to Marlborough in April this year when they and Clayton’s parents Annette and Geoff bought the berry farm from Ian Foster. The farm was an opportunity, Clayton says. Hannah says when it came up for sale, they put their heads together and decided they could do it. “It was a spur of the moment family adventure.” The glasshouse housing the hydroponic growing system has 64,000 plants in it. On a cold winter’s day, it’s warm inside, with bumblebees slowly cruising around the plants, pollinating the flowers. Hannah says the couple’s cats like to follow them inside while they work, and ‘they know all the warm spots’. Clayton says the 64,000 plants are ‘a lot’. “When it was all white when

we started, it looked a lot bigger, now it looks a lot more cosy with the plants.” Starting off was ‘quite daunting’, he says. “You have to learn things in three or four days because that’s the time frame we’re doing things in.” Hannah says it is a fun environment, but busy. “You have numerous things you have to do on the day, there aren’t enough hours in the day, but we love going out there, it’s so relaxing, doing the job, touching the plants, see how they grow.” Ian has stayed on to help the young couple, and they say his expertise has been invaluable. “Ian’s been here 15 years…He’s been a big help.” Clayton says when they first turned up, they were straight into it and didn’t really get the time to think about what they were doing. Now they are having ‘a bit of

Hedgerows Hydroponic former owner Ian Foster, with ripe berries. Photo: FILE

a look’ and seeing what they’ve done. “We’ve done so much.” Some of that is about re-vamping the shop area, renovating it and making a larger area for people to sit and eat berries and icecream. Hannah says owning the strawberry hydroponic business is an adventure, and she is looking

forward to spring, when the strawberries are ripe and the shop will be open, selling fresh strawberry icecream. “I’ll probably eat my body weight in icecream. “People say when you’re around something so much, you get so used to it, that you lose the smell of things. I hope I don’t, I love the smell of the berries.”

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By Cathie Bell Potential election candidates are holding their cards close to their chests, with several saying they are waiting until the nomination deadline before saying whether they would stand in October’s elections. Would-be candidates in the local government and health board elections have until noon today to get their nominations in. Marlborough District councillor Peter Jerram says he is still

thinking about whether he will stand as mayor, as a councillor, or retire. That will be decided by noon today, he says. Real estate agent and Garden Marlborough chairman Tim Crawford is still considering his options, he says. Tim has papers for both mayor and councillor, but he says he has yet to decide. Nominations received as of 4pm yesterday are: • Mayor (one vacancy - elec-

tion required): Brian Dawson, John Davis, Colin King, John Leggett. • Blenheim ward (seven vacancies – election required): Jen ny A nd rews, Ja m ie Arbuckle, Peter Chapman, Priscilla Cuddon, Brian Dawson, Cyril Dawson, Gary Hildyard, Graham Hill, John Leggett, Mark Peters, Diane Ryan, Laressa Shenfield, Terry Sloan, Alan Straker. • Marlborough Sounds ward (three vacancies – election re-

quired): Laurence Etheredge, Trevor Hook, David Oddie, Nadine Taylor. • Wairau-Awatere ward (three vacancies): Cynthia Brooks, Geoff Evans, Colin King. • Nelson Marlborough District Health Board (seven vacancies – election required): Jenny Black (Marlborough), Jenny Black (Nelson), Judy Crowe, Bill Dahlberg, Gerald Hope, Stephen Lee, Allan Panting, Stephen Vallance.

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Shearers meet up for 45 years Story and photo by Cathie Bell For 45 years, a small group of men have been meeting in Lloyd and Val Mapp’s Pine Valley woolshed each year to shear their sheep, and this year is no different. But this year, they reckon might be the last time they all get together – they’re getting older, shearing is hard physical work, and even that far up the Northbank, sheep are giving way to grapevines. Karl Slape is keen to get The Sun in to talk about the old days, and the roles that Eric Warmouth and Peter Yorke have played in shearing in Marlborough. Lloyd says he took over the farm 45 years ago, and then, Eric Warmouth had the shearing run, Karl had just started shearing. Peter started a bit later, and he got his first 300 sheep tally in the Mapps’ shed. He still holds the shed record. In those days, the farm was running Perendales, small sheep with not much wool, so it was a favoured place to shear as it was easier. Eric says when he started shearing, he did 10 sheep in his first day, and then Karl’s father Jim Slape and Laddie Hope got hold of him and got him ‘up and running’. Shearing’s always been a tough job, and the gangs could be a bit rough and ready. Eric has tales that will make any health and safety inspector wince. “When Yorkie started shearing for me, he was a little bit of a lad. We were living around here, having a hard time. In the morning, we’d slept in. Yorkie arrived on his motorbike with an old army greatcoat, covered in black. He’d slept by the fire with the boys at Pelorus.” ‘I smelt like cabbage,’ Peter laughs. Eric says Peter could be ‘as crook as a dog’ with booze but after the

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Shearers Karl Slape, Peter Yorke, Eric Warmouth, and farmer Lloyd Mapp in the Mapp woolshed.

first hour, he’d come right. “He was on the job every day, he never missed a day. I could guarantee he’d do the same number of sheep every day.” Drinking doesn’t happen like the old days. Shearers finish up and go home, they don’t drink like they used to. Karl says Eric has ‘an unusual sense of humour’, and liked to prank workers, sometimes buzzing them with the shears. Eric laughs about the time he did that to a woman in the shed. “She was wearing a dress, I got too close and it got caught up, there was bits of material everywhere and a bit of skin went too.” Karl refers to Eric as ‘the master’, which is a reference to their shared Mason background. Eric has been a grand master of the lodge, Wairau 42. All three shearers do significant

community work, Val says. They all have great stories about the places they’ve worked and the people they know, all agreeing shearing is not like it used to be – for a start, there aren’t many sheep left in Marlborough. Where the Northbank valley used to be able to keep three shearers in fulltime work, there would only be enough to keep one in work part-way through the season. Eric says in the heyday, he had to shear 161 sheep a day to keep his three children in boarding school and make a living. He hunted pigs and possums too. Food provided by farms is memorable too. Eric remembers one place for the ‘little round biscuits’. “They were so hard, you couldn’t eat them. You’d give them to the dogs, they wouldn’t eat them. I tried to nail one to the wall.”

Karl says shearing has changed in its staff too, guys ‘over 40’ like them aren’t seen in gangs now. “We’re still coming because we enjoy it.” Lloyd says ‘there are not many places like this now’. He thinks this may be the last time they have a shearing run, but Val is not so sure about that. “There’ll always be a few sheep here.” Eric is still shearing, and says he’ll be doing it next week on his own Fabian Valley property. “I can do 25 an hour. I can do it for an hour, and then I have a rest for an hour. “It’s hard work, but it’s having a knack, realising no two sheep are the same, they’re all built different. Once you’ve been at it for a while, you know all the bloody ins and outs. “It’s all different today though.”

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Business Yealands boss moving on Yealands Wines is looking for a new chief executive, as Jason Judkins has resigned. He is to leave the company in the next six months.

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Cloudy Bay Wines estate manager Ian Morden has left the Jacksons Roadbased company. Ian is understood to have left two weeks ago for personal reasons.

Funeral home moves

Cloudy Bay Funeral Home has opened its new premises in Boyce Street. The funeral home was based in Grove Road by the Taylor River but is now in Boyce Street where Mico Plumbing used to be.

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New outdoor equipment store Hamills is opening tomorrow, with a gala opening to celebrate their new fishing and hunting specialist store on the corner of Grove Road and Budge Street.

Sheep numbers plummet Marlborough recorded the largest drop in breeding ewes with numbers dropping 6.5 percent due to ongoing drought conditions, the New Zealand Beef and Lamb’s economic service says. New Zealand’s sheep flock dropped 3 percent to 28.3 million as at June 30, the lowest level since the 1930s. New Zealand now has about seven sheep for every person, down from a peak of 22 per person in 1982.

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Raw diet saves dog from discomfort Story and photo by Celeste Alexander Picton woman Shirley Riach was almost at the point of desperation when her eight-year-old Welsh Corgi, Lucy, would not stop scratching. She was relieved when she found that by changing Lucy’s food to a raw product, that it has stopped the scratching and she now has a happier dog. Lucy scratched herself raw, to the point where she was tearing tufts of fur from her body and causing her skin to bleed. “Most of her life she has been scratching and we seemed to be at the vet regularly. The vet would shave her so we could sponge antibacterial treatment onto her raw areas, and in the end I started using fresh aloe vera from the garden to give Lucy some relief. “She scratched 24 hours a day. I would find tufts of hair Lucy had bitten out of herself all over the floor, it was horrendous,” she says. Shirley knew a woman through

her son who specialised in raw pet food and decided to try it on Lucy. “It had been suggested to me to try a raw food diet instead of kibble dry food so I contacted Pam Hopkins of Naturally Raw. I initially thought it would be terrible and messy but wanted to give it a try anyway. “I was fed up by that point. The vet bills were costing a lot and I thought that I would try it and see how Lucy responded,” she says. After three weeks of eating raw pet food Shirley says Lucy had completely stopped scratching. “She loved the food, her coat became shinier and I wasn’t having to worry about her drawing blood anymore. I found the food easy to prepare and I’m really happy,” she says. Pam started her business Naturally Raw 18 months ago based in Picton. The raw pet food she sells is everything from horse, beef and lamb, through to wallaby, green tripe and salmon and is sourced from a Ministry for

Sotheby’s opening Real estate agency New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty is opening an office in Blenheim next month as part of a nationwide expansion plan in response to constant demand for premium properties, it says. When the Blenheim office opens later this month, the firm will have 15 offices throughout New Zealand. It will be run by agents Sophie Greer and Tim Crawford, in Maxwell Road, Blenheim, in the old Air New Zealand Holiday Shop.

Shirley Riach and her Welsh Corgie Lucy pictured with Naturally Raw owner Pam Hopkins.

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COUNCIL NEWS Request for Tender

Market Place Redevelopment Marlborough District Council invites tenders for the above contract. The contract involves the deconstruction of existing planters, removal and reconfiguration of paving, construction of planters, paving installation, planting, landscaping and associated services at Market Place (dual split site) corner of Market and High Streets, Blenheim. Tenders close at 4.00 pm on Friday 26 August 2016. Tender documents can be obtained from www. marlborough.govt.nz/Your-Council/Tenders All enquiries should be directed to: Lance Roozenburg Senior Landscape Architect NELMAC PO Box 9035 Annesbrook 7044 Nelson Email: lroozenburg@nelmac.co.nz

Do you want up to $610 off your rates? Did you own and live in your home on 1 July 2016? The table below shows if you are likely to get a partial or full rebate, e.g. if your income is $30,000 and your rates are $1,600, you will get a partial rebate. NB if you have dependents living with you, the amounts could be higher.

Dog Registration The deadline to register your dog(s) has passed. All dogs over 3 months must be registered, it’s still cheaper to do it now and pay the late penalty fee than facing the fine regime. Late registrations incur a penalty fee which is 50% of the current cost of your dog registration: Category 1 (neutered & microchipped) registration $57 + $28.50 Category 2 registration $86 + $43 Owners found having an unregistered dog will be issued with a $300 infringement notice. Your dog may be impounded which will incur additional costs such as sustenance, microchipping and a service fee. Dogs remain impounded until all fees and penalties are paid. Please note that failure to register and pay the penalty will raise costs to $487.50 or $531 (for non-working dogs). Animal Control will be following up on all unregistered dogs in Marlborough. Council strongly recommends that you be a responsible dog owner and urgently contact Animal Control at 56 Main Street Blenheim to get your dog(s) registered.

Community News Crossroads Trust/Johns Kitchen Crossroads Trust/Johns Kitchen provides family and community support through the drop in centre. They provide a Koha Café, bread distribution, board games sessions and the weekly community dinner. For more information Ph: 03 578 5395 or drop in at 2 Redwood Street, Blenheim.

Rural Fire – Training Exercise

A Rural Fire Training Exercise will be held on Monday 15 August 2016 between 6.30 pm and 9.30 pm: This exercise will consist predominantly of small groups of people on foot conducting training activities in the following areas: • Wither Hills Farm Park – Redwood Street carpark/Mt Vernon track area, Rifle Range carpark/Rotary Lookout Track area and the Taylor Pass Carpark/Lower Mountain Bike Park area. • Taylor River Reserve – in the vicinity of the old sawdust pit. These areas will remain open to the public throughout the exercise. No significant disruption to users is expected. For more information contact Peter Selby Ph: 027 262 1631.

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Who uses the Libraries? Our libraries are busy places. A people recorder shows more than 322,000 visitors came through the doors of the District and Picton libraries last year. In that time, more than 12,500 people used their library card in Blenheim and more than 2000 members used the library in Picton. That doesn’t take into account the people who may be using the technologybased library services only – or those who drop in to read a newspaper. Nor does it include the people in outer

Marlborough who use our little community libraries. Altogether it suggests about a third of the Marlborough population is making direct use of our library services, many more people find their way there, partly perhaps because they provide friendly and welcoming spaces - at weekends as well as weekdays. The District Libraries are not just about books on shelves – the services cater for the very young and the much older as well as all those in between. For example,

Think ahead – Do you own undeveloped property or wilderness areas with the potential to become a fire risk? Each summer, Council gets calls from people concerned about neighbouring properties which pose a risk to them – usually because of the growth of extremely flammable fuels such as gorse and long dry grass. There are Council bylaws

of the age spectrum, District Library staff make a monthly delivery of books for “Library Time’ at Blenheim’s Bethsaida Retirement Home for residents who can no longer visit the library themselves.

control vegetation which may become a summer fire hazard

applying to fire ignition hazards - like stored hay, live ashes, combustible materials in storage and gorse or other growth which could pose a risk to neighbouring property owners. But too often, where neighbours’ concerns are about vegetation, matters are not brought to the Council’s attention until the

Positive ageing Not everyone in the older age bracket has made the transition to today’s technology – tablets and cell phones. Learning to use your new technology can take time and patience. There’s a chance to learn at the Community Elder Care sessions held at St Christopher’s Church Lounge in Redwoodtown – bring your ipad or phone along and get some help.

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parents of tots who may not be using our pre-schools can bring their 3 to 5 year olds to ‘Cheeky Monkey’ sessions at the District Library, or ‘Under Fives’ at Picton Library, for stories, songs and craft. At the other end

fuels are so dry that it is too dangerous to cut or mow them. Sparks from mowers hitting metal objects, wire and stones are a regular ignition source of fires in the heat of Marlborough’s summer. The vegetation hazard can be safely managed only when the fuel is green or sufficiently damp to cut. Property owners are

reminded that now – and in the next month or two is the best time of the year to safely mow or cut fuel which will become a hazard when summer arrives. • If you’re concerned about vegetation adjacent to your property contact the Council well before summer to request the hazard be removed. Phone 520 7400.

Talking Technology • Talk/Tech/Teach is held from 9.30am most Thursdays (not on the third Thursday of each month). Morning tea provided - $2 donation. • Contact Wendy Reynolds, Community Elder Care Coordinator, 021 2230160, for more information. SeniorNet also runs a monthly computing course for absolute beginners. • SeniorNet rooms 14 Alana Place,

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

Witherlea, phone 579 2248 (9.30am1pm Mon/Wed/Fri) or take a look at their website www.marlboroughseniornet.co.nz There are computer classes each month, organised through the Stepping Up programme. • A computer basics course is held at the Blenheim Library. Enrol on the Stepping Up website or contact the library.

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The Sun Any rumours I see where the old Supermarket building in Budge Street is being demolished. Rumours circulating that a new ‘Mosque’ is going to be constructed there. Any substance to these rumours?

Include all animals If you want statistics stating what percentage of the riverbank users are dogs, go out there and do your own study, comprised entirely of animals and not including humans, if you so desire. That way you can include cats, dogs, birds and any other animal you want. Or more interestingly, one showing the percentage of dog owners who actually pick up and bin their dogs’ waste, rather than just leave it there or bag it and then chuck it in a bush. Speckled Jim

Big thank you I would like to thank the nurses in Wellington Hospital and especially in Wairau Hospital for their care recently, also the flying doctors.

Well done Went to an Art Exhibition at the Gallery in High St. Well done to the artists. Wow what outstanding work.

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Dirty trick To the person driving a red vehicle that ran into my fathers white truck today (4/8) outside Cornerstone Bar. What a dirty trick , hit so hard you slashed his tyre, dented the front guard and pulled off his bumper, you now leave a pensioner out of pocket for $300 of insurance excess, luckily he has insurance but that’s not the point , where’s your conscience?

Dead opposed to living I did not say Maori language is dead - I said Maori is a dead language as opposed to a living language - I wish more people knew the difference! To the ignorant people who think the Maori language isn’t relevant or indigenous, can you please take some time to study the history of colonisation and the treaty of Waitangi in Aotearoa New Zealand. Maori was spoken way before the Pakeha ‘invaded’ and assimilation was started. It is irrelevant to argue about indigeneity as we were here before Pakeha. “All equal”, I too feel disappointed when Maori language needs to be addressed yet again. In contrast to other txt talkers I believe that te reo Maori needs to be part of all our daily lives. We live here in Aotearoa the home of Maori. Language is a cornerstone of cultural expression and it is Maori culture which gives New Zealand/Aotearoa it’s special character. Maori culture has seeped into my fifth generation, terribly British coloniser being, making me and fellow Kiwis unique in the world. I celebrate the daily use of te reo and its being taught in schools. This subject is now closed. ED

I wish to extend my deepest sympathy to the family who lost a precious loved one at the Budge St railway crossing on Thursday 4th Expert shape August. My heart aches for your loss and my prayers Wairau Hospital is in expert shape, from doctors, nursing, radiologists and supporters, all are with you. work in unison. I am so thankful they all do so in a happy Grateful thanks expert manner. Gentleman has just paid for three cubes of To have a displaced hip put back in painlessly wood for me. was such relief before venturing home. Many grateful thanks. Blenheim people can rest and be proud of all Maxwell Road. who work at Wairau Hospital.

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What an enjoyable evening. We were all made to feel so very welcome, as if we were meant to be there. Everything so well organized and I can imagine what huge preparation it must have been, supper delicious. Brides looked so beautiful, glorious dresses. The wedding.

No tolerance People near top end of Redwood St, Fri 3.30pm, abusing dog? Yelping! People are watching. No tolerance for animal abusers.

Well done MDC Well done MDC for thinking outside of the box with the development of Shep’s Park! It’s certainly coming together nicely, but PLEASE now provide a bin for all the dog poops, takeaway rubbish and for the toilet users!

Depressing reading To “makes depressing reading”, the amount of births/deaths notices are not printed in the Sun purely for your reading entertainment. They happen to be a real fact of life at any given time. How about you give a thought to the families who have lost a loved one in these notices rather than how it affects you reading it.

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Longtime firm marked at carpark Story and photo by Cathie Bell A story board celebrating the longtime involvement of transport companies in Alfred Street has been unveiled. Deputy mayor Terry Sloan cut a ribbon on the board in the foyer of the Alfred Street carpark building, which is where the Lucas Brothers’ car sale and repair business was based for decades. The car business started in the 1930s, taking over from Kirby Brothers which made wagon wheels and buggies for horses and Criterion Carriers which ran horse-drawn carts between the trains and town on the site. Terry says it ran until 1991, and during that time, anyone with a Ford – the farmer with a Falcon, the

Ted Lucas at the naming ceremony. Also pictured are John May from the classic car club, Phil Brown who worked at Lucas Bros, and Stephen Overton from McKendry Ford.

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What meal do you never get sick of eating? Pork belly cooked by my brother-in-law Simon. One of my best holidays was... Time spent with family in Spain visiting Madrid, Cordoba, Granada, Serville and Barcelona. My guilty TV pleasure is...

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My mother Mabel King for her patience, love and wisdom. How do you want to be remembered? Honest, hardworking and fair. Who would you love to have a meal with? Theresa May the British Prime Minister because she has a massive job to do for the United Kingdom.

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What’s your fondest childhood memory? Being carried on my mother’s shoulders as a child as my other brothers walked through a field of peas on the farm. What is the one thing Sun readers would be surprised to know about you? That I was previously the executive of the Canterbury Schizophrenia Fellowship. What’s next on your wishlist? To successfully represent Marlborough as its mayor.

British books unpacked By Cathie Bell Some more of Marlborough’s sistercity Marlborough Wiltshire in Britain has found a home at the Blenheim library. Marlborough District councillor Cynthia Brooks visited Marlborough in Wiltshire last month, and mayor Noel Barrett-Morton presented her with a dozen books about Wiltshire by local authors. In return, Cynthia gave him a painting from painter Clarry Neame, ‘Autumn Twilight’, and a copy of this region’s history ‘Marlborough: Celebrating 150 years’, and books which tell some of our other regional stories including the Perano whalers and Molesworth. On Wednesday afternoon, she passed the British books onto Blenheim librarian Jane Robinson. Jane says the books will be catalogued in the Marlborough section at the library.

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It would be about seven years ago that I had my first known encounter with this most troublesome pest. I had planted a late crop of potatoes in a raised garden in March and when I lifted them about 3 months later all I found was marble size potatoes that were sprouting shoots. I had never heard of the psyllid and assumed that maybe too much nitrogen caused the big tops and a miniature useless crop. It was only when we moved to a new location, which I moved to with many plants in containers, that it became a huge problem, as I brought the psyllids with the plants or in the mixes with me. Given good conditions, one female psyllid can lay 500 eggs which will become adults themselves within 33 days. One becomes 500, thirty odd days later 500 can be quarter of a million, and a month later you could have 125 million nymphs feeding on your tomatoes, potatoes, tamarillos, peppers, okra, etc. Without the aid of a 10x magnifying glass you would not even see them. It was not long after moving and finding that I had brought the pests to the new premises that I became aware that initially, the natural products such as Neem, Pyrethrum and diatomaceous earth can work fairly well in the early part of the season, but as populations expand rapidly, the pests win and you lose the battle. While talking to scientists about the psyllid problem I was told about strengthening the plants’ cells by applications of silicon. This sounded a good control as the psyllid nymphs have weak feeding mouths and if they can not pierce the outer skin of the tomato plant to feed, they will die of starvation very quickly. Last winter, while my main glasshouse was empty of plants, I burnt sulphur

powder in the house to fumigate it. Once it started burning and I was safely outside, I could see both whitefly and adult psyllids banging against the glass trying to escape the deadly sulphur fumes. When the new season started I hung the big sticky whitefly cards by the vents and door as well as in the areas above the new season’s tomato plants. These cards did catch a good number of both adult pests. I used the Silicon & Boron Soil drench on the seeds I sowed and on a couple of purchased tomato seedling and a young tamarillo plant, and again two weeks later after the seeds had germinated and transplanted. The idea here is to get silicon into the growing medium to be taken up by the plants’ roots. After that, mix the Silicon Cell Strengthening spray with the Silicon Super Spreader thoroughly spray all over the plants every two weeks till the plants reach their mature heights. This regular spraying keeps a stream of silicon inserted into the plants because of the Silicon Super Spreader (which penetrates the foliage getting the silicon into the plant’s cells). End result, I gave ripe tomatoes away as we once again had more than we could use, I have near ripe fruit on two tamarillos and I am very happy.

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- weekend event guide Friday 12 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. Marlborough Museum 26 Arthur Baker Place, off New Renwick Rd, Brayshaw Heritage Park, daily 10am-4pm. New Textiles Exhibition - SILK. The Diversion Gallery Open 12pm-5pm, Wednesday–Saturdays, 10 London Quay, Picton. Ph 573 7376 or 027 440 8121 or www.thediversion.co.nz. 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 573 6868.

Marlborough Singers Go Pop Wesley Centre, Henry Street. 7pm. Tickets $10, door sales only. Top of The South Rock and Roll Club Elvis Memorial Hop. 7.30pm, Clubs of Marlborough. Tickets $15ea, includes Supper and Live Band “Vintage Vibes”. Ph: Erin 0272341709. Marlborough Artisan Market Pop-Up Winter Market, 34 stalls. 10am-1pm. Old PGG Wrightsons Building (opp the Fire station). PGG Wrightsons are also holding an auction on site from 10.30am, shop fittings, office surplus etc. Redwood Market 8am-12pm, Redwood Tavern car park. Plants, produce, cards, jewellery, flowers and hand crafts. Supporting Hospice. Contact Alison 5785109. Ulysses Club Meet for a coffee and a catch up. Saturday mornings from 10am at The Vines Village Cafe, Rapaura Road.

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.

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.

Filling in Forms Free help with job applications, passports, RealMe etc. Fridays 10am–1pm at Blenheim Library. Ran by Literacy Marlborough.

Blenheim Menz Shed 4 Dillons Point Road. Open 9am-1pm Sat and 1-4pm on Mon & Thurs. Building relationships and sharing skills. We are in the process of expanding our woodworking shed with a new, fully equipped, engineering workshop, and we welcome new members of all ages. Ph Trevor 570 5064.

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. Marlborough Art Society Gallery open daily from 10.30am-4.30pm. Art Classes and Workshops available. 204 High Street. Ph 577 6784 or www.marlboroughartsociety.com. Detour Gallery Open from Wednesday to Monday 11am5pm weekdays and 11am-3pm Weekends. 67 Market Street, Blenheim. Ph 021 120 1717 or 021 254 2489 or info@detourgallery. co.nz.

Saturday 13 Picton Little Theatre presents “A Riccartonian Palace of Varieties 2016” Direct from Christchurch, one night only at 7pm. Admission $15/Adults, $12/Members & $10/Children.

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Mini Putt & Merry-Go-Round Picton Foreshore, 10am Saturday and Sunday, 10am. Vintage Farm Machinery 10am-3pm, open every day. Brayshaw Park guided tours available, Sunday-Thomas Tank Engine rides. Ph Doris 579 4357. Picton Men’s Shed “Where men can do what men do best” 9am-12pm and Wednesday 9am-4pm. Phone Rex Green 021 469 191 or Bill Rogers 573 5507 for more information. Brooklyn Croquet Club Whitehead Park off Brooklyn Drive. Play days are Sat, Tues & Thurs at 1pm. Come down and have a go. Ph Dale 578 4427.

Sunday 14 Celtic in the Kirk Presented by Blenheim & Districts Highland Pipe Band. St Andrews Church, cnr Henry and Alfred Street, 2.30pm. Door sales only - $15 Adults / $10 Child (includes afternoon tea).

Blenheim Bonsai Group Selmes Nursery, 141 Battys Rd, 1pm3pm. Bonsai displays and workshop. For more info phone Rod 021755100 or John 0294783464. Mountain Biking - Orienteering Conders Bend MTB Track, State Highway 6, Renwick, 10am-12pm. Bring your bike and join in as an individual or pair. Short and long course available. Sausage sizzle available at $2. Individual $10 & family $15. Marlborough Silver Secateurs Competition Yealands Estate Vineyard, Rowley Crescent, off SH1, 9am–3pm. It’s a great day out for the whole family with a bbq, coffee cart, Mr Whippy and Bouncy Castle on site! The prize-giving will take place at 6 pm Giesen Sports Centre, Renwick. Free admision. 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. Marlborough Singers Go Pop Wesley Centre, Henry Street. 4pm. Tickets $10, door sales only. ‘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. Marlborough Kennel Association Double Ribbon Parade Entries taken 10.15am. Judging from 11am. Clubgrounds Aerodrome Road, Omaka. All dogs recognised by NZKC welcome. Refreshments available. Public most welcome. Enquiries to Sandra 5787996. Tramping Club We go on tramp’s Wednesday & Sunday, please confirm for travel. Ph Mary 572 8762 or marlboroughtrampingclub@gmail.com. Reboot Group Wesley Centre, 3 Henry Street, 4pm, except the first Sunday of every month. Pop along and be refreshed and encouraged. Ph Steve 0273688343. Blenheim Bonsai Group Selmes Nursery, 141 Battys Rd, 1pm3pm. Bonsai displays and workshop. For more info phone Rod 021755100 or John 0294783464. Marlborough Farmers Market 9am to 12noon, every Sunday. Come and visit us at the A&P Sheep Pavilion for a delicious range of fresh produce and winter warmer brunches. Cheerfully open regardless of the weather! A&P Showgrounds Sheep Pavilion, Cnr Maxwell & Alabama Rd.

Get ready for the weekend with our list of what’s on! Model Aero Club ARA Wairau Valley 9am, Murray Ph 578 9199 or Tony Ph 577 9776. Petanque 10am Sunday and 1pm Wednesday, 65A Weld Street–John Ph 5779789. Associated Modellers 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. Ulysses Club Ride All riders welcome, join us for a ride to Kaikoura for fish & chip lunch (possibly at Pier Hotel if its open). Meet at the Railway Station car park 10.45am. Class Act: Combined Studio Classes Yealands Estate Marlborough Gallery, 204 High Street, 10:30am. Art by facilitators including Prue Matthews, Jennifer Godden and Anne Johnston and their students. The studio will be open to see the artists at work in these popular morning and afternoon Studio Classes.

Up & Coming Monday 8 August Daffodil Day Dinner Bamboo Garden, 31 Maxwell Road. 6pm– 10pm. Please join for a fundraising three course dinner and auction to celebrate Daffodil Day. Tickets are available from the Cancer Society, Market Street. Sunday 21 August Picton Social Dance T dance, 4-7pm. Port Marlborough Pavilion, Picton.

Invitation 10am - 2pm, Sunday August 14th Come along and have a guided tour of the Clubs extensive facilities and see the many sporting, social and cultural activities that happen at the club on any given day, such as: Cards (500, cribbage, euchre, bridge), chess, mah-jong, scrabble, RSA womans’s section, fitness centre, kids play area and entertainment centre, dance (rock ‘n’ roll), RSA entertainers (singalong), darts, indoor bowls, outdoor bowls, pool, snooker, billards, small-bore rifle, housie, raffles, fishing, underwater (diving), golden oldies, kings and queens, golf and golden oldies rugby.

Clubs of Marlborough, an Open Day for the whole family Join the club on the 14th of August and go in the draw to Drive a Hyundai for a week • conditions apply

“Good company, friends and families! The Club is at the heart of it all!”

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Once a Happy Cowboy by Don Edwards Show Dates: Opening night is kindly sponsored by Bladen Wines & Slip Inn Cafe. Thursday 18th August @ 7.30pm Friday 19th August @ 7.30 Saturday 20th August @ 7.30pm Matinee Sunday 21st August @ 4.00pm Thursday 25th August @ 7.30pm Friday 26th August @ 7.30pm

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Update on marae operations and events. Poutama Ahi Kaa Initiative with support from Te Pūtahitanga – We seek your thoughts, ideas & suggestions into a series of wānanga we wish to hold to strengthen our iwi knowledge & cultural practice. Other matters Ehara taku toa, he takitahi, he toa takitini. Enquiries: Diane St Claire Ph 03 5737547, 027 7570339

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Marlborough’s leading provider of professional helicopter services for over 30 years, Marlborough Helicopters, is seeking to employ an additional staff member to join our close knit team as ground support to a busy helicopter fleet. A Ground Crew members tasks are varied and will involve both on and off road driving, operating pumps and machinery around aircraft, cleaning of equipment as well as handling fuel and agrichemicals. Early morning starts with long and irregular hours and weekend work are required as most work is weather dependant. While based at Omaka Aerodrome near Blenheim, operations can involve extended time away from the base. The successful applicant: • Must be able to work accurately and show a commitment to established company Health and Safety procedures in what can be a high risk environment. • Will be able to communicate in a friendly and professional manner with clients. • Have a clean drivers license. A Dangerous Goods endorsement, HT license (Class 2), Growsafe and Approved Handlers and First Aid certificates are an advantage but full training will be provided to the successful applicant. • Will have a basic understanding of operating machinery and be comfortable operating it, enjoy working outdoors, be fit, conscientious and not afraid of hard physical work. • Will have a pre employment drug test and adhere to company’s policy requiring all employees to accept random drug and alcohol testing. • Will show pride in their position within the company, keeping the workplace, vehicles and equipment to a high standard. • Will show a strong work ethic and positive attitude. Interested people should email or call on the contact details below to be sent a full job description and application form. Applications close on the Thursday 18th August 2016, 12pm. Marlborough Helicopters email: marl.heli@xtra.co.nz PH. 035789684.

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We are seeking an individual with exceptional systems and communication skills and understanding of accounting fundamentals. This will support our goal of relevant information, delivered on time, with confidence. This is a greenfields role for you to enable staff throughout Council to meet their financial information challenges. You will have an ear for hearing the real issues and the tenacity to delve into the systems until you discover a solution, and often a bonus enhancement. Then you’ll hang in there to do the documentation and quality control. Your fit for this role will be demonstrated by: • experience in implementing, maintaining and refining computerised accounting information systems in an environment with at least a moderate level of complexity • a thorough knowledge of accounting theory, probably gained through a tertiary study • knowledge of TechnologyOne products and of Local Government, while not essential, would be an advantage Applications for this exciting opportunity close at 5.00 pm on 31 August 2016. For further information you are welcome to contact annie.percy@marlborough.govt.nz. Applications should be made online via our website, www. marlborough.govt.nz/Your-Council/Careers/Current-Vacancies, where you will find full information on the vacancy and how to apply.

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Births This Week WILLS: Isobella Rose (5lb 9oz) August 3, 2016 LUCOCK: Merabella Jane (10lb 7oz) August 1, 2016 HEISCHEL/RICKEN: Henrik Matteo (3.3 kg) August 22, 2016 DAWES: Beckett (8lb 13oz) July 29, 2016 WALKER: Carson James (7lb 14oz) August 7, 2016 OSWALD: Hugo Matthew Robertson (5lb 12oz) July 15, 2016

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GRAY, Kathleen Joyce (Joyce): On Sunday August 7 2016 at Redwood Lifestyle Care & Village. In her 91st year. Dearly loved wife of the late Bill Gray and much loved and appreciated mother and mother-in-law of Jan and Kim Proctor (Sydney), Elaine and Jacko Robertson (Christchurch), Kath and Geoff Lomax (Auckland), Pam and Kerry Millard (Blenheim), Rob and Kerri (Auckland), and Stu (Wellington). A dearly loved Grandma Joycie to Louise; Michael, Erin and Anna; Jim and Kathryn; Shaun and Andrew; and her three great grandchildren. Messages may be sent to 41A Dillons Point Road, Blenheim 7201. A private cremation has been held. “To mourn too long for those we love is self-indulgent. But to honour their memory with a promise to live a little better for having known them gives purpose to their life and some reason for their death”. GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz MOORE, Violet Mary Jeanette (Vi): On Wednesday August 10 2016, passed away peacefully at Seaview Home Picton. Aged 94 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Jack, much loved mother and mother-in-law of Barry (deceased) and Jan, Karen and Garry Bowden, and Phillip and Ansley. Loved Nanny of Christopher and Antony, and Angela and Fleur. Loved Gang of Andrea and Stephen. Loved great Nanny of her great grandchildren. Special thanks to the staff at Seaview Home for their love and care over the years. Messages may be sent to 71 Milton Terrace, Picton 7220. In accordance with Violet’s wishes, a private service has been held. GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz acknowledgement

KIRKWOOD, Dawn: 5/10/1947 - 2/8/2016. Bryce and family would like to acknowledge the kindness and generous support shown to us on the passing of a dearly loved wife and mother. The flowers, messages and baking were greatly appreciated. Big thank you to all the staff at Hospice Marlborough. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement.

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Mount Kosciuszko was thought to be the highest mountain in Australia until Mount Townsend was found to be slightly taller. Rather than re-educating the public that Townsend was the new highest mountain, the New South Wales Lands Department simply switched their names.

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Grovetown boy wins dairy award By Celeste Alexander Brent Boyce, a dairy farm consultant now living in Nelson, has been handed the title ‘DairyNZ Dairy Consultant of the Year award’. Brent grew up in Grovetown and is now a FarmWise consultant. He was chosen as a finalist for the national award and was announced the winner on Monday at an awards dinner in Rotorua. There were six other finalists in his category. The two other categories being judged were the Beef + Lamb NZ Sheep and Beef Rural Professional of the Year and NZ Institute of Primary Industry Management’s Emerging Rural Professional of the Year. Asked how he felt after receiving the award, Brent says it has yet to sink in. “I was very surprised but it was certainly a great honour to be awarded. It was surreal sitting at the table listening to the speaker read out the attributes of the winner then I got suspicious and thought it was starting to sound familiar. “My name was read out and I was handed a trophy and all I could think was wow... wow,” he laughs.

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Brent says he is dedicating the award to his parents and those who helped him along the way. “One of the first thoughts I had was that I wished my dad was alive to see this. I think he would say ‘not too bad son... you have done alright’. “I phoned my mother afterwards and asked if she thought dad would have enjoyed this. She said ‘he would have loved it’,” he says. Some of the judge’s comments indicated that Brent’s heavy involvement in the community and willingness to go ‘above and beyond’ for his clients made him a front runner for the award. Reading from the judge’s notes, Brent says; “I had a focus on community and was able to help farmers to determine where they should be going in these volatile times and to give them leadership and direction of where they are going”. Along with his title, Brent was awarded a trophy, a tablet and $4000 that he plans to put towards writing a paper for the South Island Dairy Event conference on the subject of milking frequency.

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Robbie’s redemption in 2020? There hasn’t been a tougher day for New Zealand Olympians than overnight Tuesday (NZ time). The New Zealand men’s sevens team get beaten by Japan, the equestrian team went from second to fourth to miss the medals and two rowing crews that were medal chances failed to make the final in choppy conditions in Rio. Combine that with a poor performance in the final for the women’s sevens and Sonny Bill Williams’ serious injury that will keep him out six to eight months and it was a rather depressing way to wake up! Blenheim rower Robbie Manson was one of the casualties.

He and partner Chris Harris finished fourth in their semifinal. That feeling must be horrific. Four years of work only to end with a B final. I’m fortunate to consider Robbie a friend from our days at Marlborough Boys’ College. We aren’t close but he’s been very willing with his time and made the effort to come over to my table at the last Marlborough Sports Awards. While this may be a low point for Robbie, redemption, if he wants it is possible. Sport is littered with great comeback stories.

If he still has the drive to dedicate himself to another four year Olympic campaign then there’s no reason why he can’t earn the Olympic medal he undoubtedly craves. Sometimes nice guys are not able to get the job done. On social media, Robbie has handled the disappointment with absolute class, the same can be said for both sevens teams and the equestrian team. Disappointment can be a great motivator and I for one am happy to put my confidence in Robbie to learn from the experience and push for Olympic medals in 2020.

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Harriers road champs

The 2016 Road Championship Marlborough Harrier Club 2016 was held at The Grovetown 10km circuit last weekend. Organiser Les McKay says weather conditions kept a good number away so races were held with smaller fields than normal. It was bitterly cold with passing storm bursts throughout the races, he says. “We had 3 non-members turn up for a run then taking 1st & 2nd in the Open Men and 1st in Veteran Men. All ran in excellent times.”

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Brayden wins gold again By Cathie Bell Brayden Graham has won gold again, this time a national one. He says he picked up the gold medal in the purple belt section at NZ Grappler national championships for Brazilian jujitsu, one of the seven-member squad from the Blenheim-based Marcelo Lopes Mixed Martial Arts Academy who all won medals. Also winning a gold medal was 13 year-old Caeden Skipper who won the juniors section and got the fastest finish of the day. Other team members won silver and bronze medals in their sections. Brayden says it shows how highlevel the Marcelo Lopes gym is at combat sports, with all team members winning medals. “We’ve got a really good club, a really good trainer…I’m pretty happy with how it’s going, from a club-view and a personal view.” He says he loves competing. “You’ve gotta test yourself. It was my first competition as a purple belt, so I’m very happy

RIGHT: Renwick School students Charlotte Flowerday, Li-Na Chapman and Jamie Doig are excited about the Olympics and are researching the countries participating.

Marlborough rower Robbie Manson’s dream of an Olympic medal ended during a dramatic men’s double sculls semifinal in Rio on Wednesday morning (NZ time). Manson, from the Wairau Rowing Club, and his Kiwi crewmate Chris Harris, finished fourth in the first semi, missing out on the top three place required to take them into the A final. Instead they will take part in the B final this morning (NZ time).

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The winning team from Blenheim at the NZ Grappler champs. with the result.” Caeden is ‘a future world champ coming out of Blenheim’, Brayden says. He had the quickest finish of the entire tournament, finishing a competitor in under 10 seconds in the semi-final and then going on immediately to fight in the final

and win. “He’s a competitive young man, in a good way.” Brayden says there were over 480 competitors at the biggest-ever national champs, ‘making our teams achievement even sweeter’. Results: Caeden Skipper, gold in junior s1; Waitoa Hart, bronze in

Olympic fever hits The subject of the 2016 Olympics is a hot topic at Renwick School with students studying each of the countries, athletes and sports involved. The school is watching very closely two of its former students, Sophie McKenzie and Tom Murray, both competing in rowing, as well as keeping tabs on New Zealand’s progress. Each morning in room 17 students are checking the medal counts and watching highlights from the day.

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junior s; Daniel Wareham, silver in adult blue belt (super heavy); Cameron Carmichael, bronze in adult blue belt (super heavy); Brayden Graham, gold in adult purple belt (featherweight); Dylan Thorstensen, silver in adult purple belt (ultra heavy); Robson Silver, silver in adult brown belt (ultra heavy).

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