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By Cathie Bell The Marlborough District Council’s housing subdivision sections are selling like hotcakes, and more sections are to be released on the market later this month.

Ten sections were sold last Friday, and another 27 are to be put on the market in a few weeks.

Rowan Lee from Peter Ray Homes says he was pleased the council will allocate more sections to the market.

Continued on page 2 Donna and Rowan Lee from Peter Ray Homes are looking forward to more sections being made available in Blenheim. Photo by Les Whiteside.

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More sections on the block Continued from page 1 Ten sections in Stage Five of the Marlborough District Council’s Boulevard Park on Taylor subdivision were auctioned by Bayleys Marlborough last Friday.

Council property and community facilities manager Jamie Lyall says nine sold on the day, and the last is under negotiation.

Another 27 are to be auctioned later this month, adding to the 223 sections already sold in the subdivision.

There are another 80 potential lots to develop on the council-owned land along Taylor Pass Road.

Jamie says there is a bit of work to be done before those can be sold, but

‘one would like to think we’d move as expeditiously as we can’ to get them sold too.

The demand for sections is ‘astounding’, he says.

“That $6million of sales wasn’t projected to happen for another two years.

“It’s astounding actually. I don’t know what’s driving it. We had a pick up back in 2006-07, but then it just stopped. We’re in a similar vein at the moment – long may it last.”

The sold sections were projected to be sold during the next 10 years, Jamie says, and the funding from the sales goes to the land reserve, used for council projects around the

district.

“In light of the recent influx of sales, the money has come in a lot sooner than forecast, but as (chief financial officer) Martin Fletcher told council the other day, once the money is gone, it’s gone. And the same with the land.”

The majority of the section sales money was already allocated, he says. The advantage for the council is that it is ‘in the bank’ sooner, which is why the council’s net debt position is ‘so positive’.

Rowan Lee from Peter Ray Homes says he was pleased the council will allocate more sections to the market.

“The council are being sensible in

drip-feeding sections to the current market.”

Putting 10 to 15 up for sale at a time is a good number and make it easier for the council to process titles quickly, he says.

Jamie says some of the sections are selling to people from out of town – two from Friday sold to buyers from Porirua, near Wellington – but most are to ‘Mum and Dad’ buyers from Marlborough, he says.

It is understood that with the demand for housing, particularly in the extremely tight rental market, people are leveraging against their family home to buy a section and plan to rent it out when their new house is built.

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Trick or treaters Jahnaea (7years old) and sister La-shaya Smythe (6 years) with 10 month old Maddie Cooze were out early enjoying the fun of Halloween.

Gerald Hope could be about to have his longawaited meeting with convicted murderer Scott Watson.

Gerald, the father of Olivia Hope, has wanted to meet the man convicted of his daughter’s murder for at least a decade.

Scott was convicted of the murders of Olivia Hope and Ben Smart, 21, after the young friends disappeared following a New Year’s Eve party at Furneaux Lodge, in the Marlborough Sounds, in the early hours of 1998.

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The Department of Corrections has finally allowed the meeting, between the two and North & South journalist Mike White to go ahead after a judicial review in August.

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Car accident St John attended an accident at St Arnaud on Friday afternoon, after a motorcycle collided with a four wheel drive vehicle on the southern outskirts of the village at 2pm. St Johns spokesman Tony Cronin says the rider of the motorbike, an overseas tourist in his 60s, was taken to Wairau Hospital with minor injuries.

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Russian ambassador Valery Tereshchenko speaks at the exhibition opening.

Omaka opening an emotional time

By Cathie Bell The Russian people half a world away from Blenheim will think warmly of it because of a new exhibition at the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre.

Guests at the official opening on Friday of ‘Dangerous Skies, the new Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre exhibition on World War II, were told it is one of the few Western museums to have a focus on a Russian aspect of the war.

The Battle of Stalingrad display is an emotional one for Russians who view it as a ‘sacred’ part of their society and culture, the Russian ambassador and a Moscow university professor say about the unforgettable impact of the battle on the Russian people.

Russian ambassador Valery

Tereshchenko says the battle was a turning point in World War II, one the Nazis could not recover from.

He presented centre trust chairman Brian Greenall with the translation of a diary by a young woman inside Stalingrad during the siege.

It would help young people who studied it to understand the ‘horror and devastation of the war’, he says.

“I hope this exhibition will contribute to the noble purpose of preserving the names of the heroes who fought against fascism.”

Roman A. Matasov, an associate professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University in Russia, helped collect Stalingrad-related artifacts in Russia and then bring them to Blenheim for the exhibition.

For him, it is a personal event, as his grandmother lived several months under the Nazi occupation near Stalingrad in 1942.

Roman says the ‘spectacular’ exhibition ‘in no way glorifies’ the war.

“It does glorify the fallen and living heroes though, as many a man and many a woman covered themselves with glory in that decisive battle: thousands of Soviet privates, officers, generals, brave pilots like Lidiya Litvyak and Mikhail Baranov, nurses, homefront workers and the youngest defender of Stalingrad Sergey Alyoshkov who was only six years old in 1942.

“In Russia, we will never forget the significant contribution of our allies—New Zealanders, espe-

cially audacious New Zealand pilots and sailors who took part in the Arctic Convoys, Australians, British, Americans, Canadians, French—who helped the Soviet Union gain the triumphant victory over the Axis powers.

“The main goal of this exhibition, as I see it, is to show its visitors the atrocities of that terrible war. We all should learn lessons from our turbulent history and do all that we can so that the terrible things of the past never ever happen again and so that our children and grandchildren never learn of any war with their own eyes.”

The exhibition was formally opened by the Government’s Tourism Promotion Group chairman Jim Boult, who says it is a ‘fantastic facility’.

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Denver Botanic Gardens director of outreach Panayoti Kelaidis is touring New Zealand, and the Marlborough Alpine and Rock Garden Club has managed to get him to come to Blenheim.

Usually, members would have to go to Nelson to listen to international speakers, club president Sharen Ewers and secretary Ann Turnbull say.

Panayoti is a world-renowned presenter on his plant hunting expeditions around the world and will be giving an overview on rock plants of the steppes and how to grow them, at a Marlborough Alpine and Rock Garden presentation at 1.30pm on Saturday November Club secretary Ann Turnbull and president 13 at the recreation hall at Wairau Hospital. Sharon Ewers.

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For teacher and coach Nicky Cameron-Dunn it was a highly successful trip for the team, considering it was their first time attending.

“They are really quite proud of their efforts and are desperate to go back next year. It got them realising what they can achieve and for that I am proud of them too.

“They did better than they thought they would which is a great achievement,” she says.

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TPPA march in town The ability of corporations to sue governments is the worst feature of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, protestors say.

A group of women, children, and some men have walked from Christchurch to Blenheim, on their way to Wellington for a rally at Parliament tomorrow to protest the Government’s plans to join the trade agreement.

Hikoi organiser Gen de Spa says the walk has been excellent, with a ‘great team effort’.

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PICTURED LEFT: The Kapa Haka group from Picton School put heart and soul into their performance despite the cold and rain.

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By Glenise Dreaver Beachcomber Cruises Picton launched its latest Mail Cruise craft, the catamaran Matua, on Saturday.

The ceremony was conducted on the Picton waterfront before a crowd of some 200 friends, family and representatives of the local maritime community.

NZ Post Contracts manager Adrian Sexton came from Christchurch just for the day to celebrate.

He says this service to the Sounds is a big part of NZ Post.

Speakers paid tribute to the Beachcombers’ owners who have built the business from a zero base since arriving back from Australia only ten years ago.

Tony and Margaret Crapper started with two boats and the fleet now numbers eight, including four Picton water taxis.

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The locally-built craft accommodates 110 passengers in comparison to the predecessor Tiri Cat, which seats 80.

It also has increased space for the mail and supplies it delivers to Sounds residents on its daily run.

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Club secretary Sarah White says the event has over 100 children competing with their animals and many children competing in the Indoor Section.

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Wednesday November 2, 2016

Moving back in time Marlborough hosted Hollywood filmmakers two years ago to make ‘The Light Between Oceans’, which is on general release tomorrow.

Cape Campbell farmer Sally Peter tells reporter Cathie Bell about what that was like.

Tonight, Ward’s Flaxbourne Museum is hosting the premiere of Hollywood film ‘The Light Between Oceans’, as the start of a fundraising campaign for a new heritage centre for the South Marlborough township.

Some of the film was shot at the Cape Campbell lighthouse, Marlborough’s only lighthouse, which is on the Peter family farm.

Sally Peter, who is one of the volunteer team that operates the Flaxbourne Museum, says the film crew went to enormous lengths to make the film look authentic.

‘The Light Between Oceans’ is set after World War I in an isolated part of Western Australia, about a lighthouse keeper and his wife and the baby they rescue from a drifting boat.

It was impressive what lengths the film crew went to, ensuring the authenticity of the movie, Sally says.

She and her husband had meals out with the crew a few times.

The baby was dressed in Isolation merino, produced by Sally.

“That’s my shawl in the movie too.”

Even the food was real - a local woman cooked it the day before filming, Sally says, and the crew brought authentic dishes round to pick it up.

“They’d ring and ask for a fruit cake, or a stew, things like that.”

Sally had to go as far as Nelson

to find a goat of the right colour that could be milked by actors, and Michael Fassbender had to learn how to milk a goat.

“Then they haven’t used that in the film. I would have liked to have seen that.”

That included taking out the modern light from the lighthouse and putting back the old lens and gas light into the building.

Sally says the crew rang her and her husband to go out to look at the lighthouse all lit up when they filmed the night scenes.

“It was almost emotional, seeing the old light going.

“All the windows on the building, up and down, were glowing.

They don’t do that now.”

She hopes to be able to get the lens back from Wellington and to display it, with the lighthouse’s clockwork mechanism, when the new building opens.

The lighthouse keeper had to wind up weights every two hours, and as those weights unwound, they would turn the light to keep it flashing out its warning to ships. That was why lighthouses had two keepers, to maintain that winding during the night.

“That’s one thing that’s not realistic in the film - it wouldn’t have been just one man in an isolated spot like that.”

The filming took four months.

They had to take out their fences and move the sheep from where they would normally be kept.

“It was more work than we thought it would be.”

The production crew brought mature trees from Wellington and planted them at the lighthouse to obscure one more modern building.

One power pole had to be moved, at a cost of $10,000.

They built a wharf for the filming at the base of the peninsula, which had to be removed after filming.

Production crews work really hard, she says. There were long hours of filming.

“They would be in character and do what they did, with everyone sitting around staring at them, it’s not easy.”

The crew found it easy to film out at the lighthouse, Sally says.

They filmed more than eight hours of material on the first day.

“Usually there is something that stops filming, a car or a plane, or some noise, but not there.”

They ended up with so much material, it was a nightmare to edit, she says.

Stars Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander lived on site.

That is unusual, Sally says.

“Michael thought he’d last only one day there…When it came time to leave, he didn’t want to go.”

A crowning note for Sally is that the two stars fell in love out at the lighthouse, and they are still together.

“That’s pretty neat.”

Sally Peter holds a copy of the novel, ‘The Light Between Oceans’.

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Defence Force returns The support of the community and authorities in Marlborough and the rest of the top of the South is bringing the Defence Force’s major military exercise Southern Katipo back in next year’s summer.

Exercise director Lieutenant Colonel Martin Dransfield was in Blenheim yesterday and is meeting councils and community organisations in Marlborough, Tasman, and the West Coast over the next fortnight.

Martin says exercises such as Southern Katipo have huge logistical requirements.

“That is why we have already started to engage with the local communities to gain their support and establish key points of contact.”

Last year’s Southern Katipo exercise was ‘a great success’, he says, and a lot of that is because of the ‘great community buy-in’ in the area.

“That’s the reason we’re coming back here.”

The exercise areas will essentially be the same as those used in SK15 but will extend south to Greymouth in the west and Kaikoura in the east.

Southern Katipo aims to test and evaluate the NZDF’s ability to plan and conduct joint operations such as providing humanitarian assistance

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Rain tops up soil Soil moisture levels have been topped up with 58.6 millimetres of rain falling last month.

Weather data collected at the Blenheim Meteorological station in the Grovetown Park campus of the Marlborough Research Centre shows October’s rainfall was 104 per cent of the long-term average for October of 56.6 mm (19302015).

Ra i n was re corde d i n Blenheim on 13 days during October 2016, with the highest one-day total of 15.0 mm recorded on Tuesday October 25.

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Free An amphibious landing is conducted from HMNZS CANTERBURY at Titirangi Bay in the Marlborough Sounds by members of the NZ Navy, NZ Army, and international partners during SK15.

and responding to requests for assistance in managing a security situation in the south-west Pacific region.

Held every two years, Southern Katipo involves naval, land and air assets and more than 2000 personnel from New Zealand and several defence partners including Australia, France, the United States, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga. Singapore and Malaysia have been invited to participate in 2017, increasing the

number of international participants from 9 to 11.

New Zealand organisations supporting the exercise include the New Zealand Customs Service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand Police, Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand Transport Authority, Immigration New Zealand, Ministry of Health, District Health Boards, Red Cross and St John New Zealand.

scientist Rob Agnew, who compiles the data, says Marlborough was very fortunate to receive average rainfall during October.

“Regular rainfall during October was sufficient to replenish moisture in the topsoil on a number of occasions. Topsoil moisture was 33.4 per cent on 1 October and 31.5 per cent on 31 October 2016.

“In contrast, with very low rainfall in October last year, moisture in the topsoil fell from 34.1 per cent on 1 October to 19.2 per cent on 31 October 2015.”

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Because the growth demands of the foetus (developing baby) increases the mother’s need for insulin.

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Friends and whanau evening The Community College Marlborough hosted students and their families last week as part of their first ‘Friends and Whanau Open Evening’ event.

 Kathryn Hamilton and Emma Thompson.

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 Virginia Archer and Yolande McIntyre.

Maori performing arts A special celebration of Maori performing arts was held last Tuesday and Wednesday involving Marlborough primary schools and early childhood centres, at the Clubs of Marlborough.

Paige Materoa, Pippa Bishop, Zoe Yockney and Lucy Dannaher of Rapaura School.

 Ollie Loza, Rhys Salvador, Jack Bushell, Gus Varney and Will Welbourn of Rapaura School.

 Leonie Yvon, Emily Ker, Jayden Kolk of Renwick Preschool.  Jessie Hole, Hudson Orchard, Maggie Martin and Mackenzie Taylor of Renwick Preschool.

 Maia Brown and Duncan Linklater of Renwick Preschool.

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You are not alone! Spend time with others who understand. Meets Bread of Life, 14B Stephenson St, Thurs 1pm-2.30pm. Ph Barb: 0277372403.

For families living with mental illness/ addictions please contact Supporting Families Marlborough - Lyn, Karina or Nikki, ph 577 5491 or visit us at 4 Scott Street.

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Friday 4th, November 9AM - Noon at the Church Hall, Redwoodtown.

Usual bargains, good used clothing, household goods and books.

EWART, Erin Kathleen: Passed away, peacefully, at Hospice Marlborough, on Saturday October 29 2016. Aged 55 years.

Loved mother and mother-in-law of Kiri-Mae and Roydon. Loved Nan Cookie Bear of Mysha and adored Great-Granny of Mila.

Loved daughter of the late Ted and Mary. Messages may be sent to 12A Parker Street, Blenheim 7201. Special thanks to all the team at Hospice Marlborough over the past while. He iti pounamu, he taonga. Though only small, still a great treasure. A memorial service for Erin will be held at the Old Marlborough Club, Russell Terrace, at 2.30pm Wednesday November 2, followed by interment at Fairhall Cemetery.

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Reception 520 6377. Office 520 9980.

Ambulance: Urgent 111.

Non urgent 579 4870.

After Hours Chemists: Springlands Pharmacy 9am-6pm, 7 days. Ph 5782271.

Community Care Pharmacy: Within the Blenheim Warehouse, open 7 days 9am-8pm. Only closed Christmas Day. Diabetes Marlborough Inc: Office hours 9am-3pm Mon-Thu 5775549. Reg. Nurse 1pm-5pm Wed, 8.30am-5pm Thu & Fri 5206200 (Mary).

Lifeline Marlborough: 0800 543354, 24hr helpline.

Marlborough Women's Refuge, Rape and Sexual Abuse Resource Centre: Crisis line, phone Wairau Hospital 520 9999, for Women's Refuge contact numbers.

Overeaters Anonymous: For more information. Ph 570 5137 Alcoholics Anonymous: Rose 5777651, Harvey 578 8125.

Citizens Advice Bureau - Free, friendly, confidential advice. Mon - Fri 9.30am 4pm. Phone 578 4272.

Victim Support: 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846)

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Al-Anon: Help for families & friends of alcoholics.

Ph Margaret 578 4690 or Aley 021 434117.

Alzheimers Society Marlborough: 577 6172, 8 Wither Rd. Open Monday - Friday, 8.30 - 4.30pm Hospital Visiting Hours: Wairau Hospital: Daily 11.30am-7.30pm, children under 12 may visit parents only.

Maternity Ward: 10am-Noon, 4pm-7pm.

Children's Ward: Daily 10am-8pm.

Visiting at all times is subject to the discretion of the nurse in charge of the ward.

Marlborough Family Budgeting: - Free confidential budgeting advice.

Monday-Thursday. Phone 578 2006.

Marlborough Lupus Support: For more information phone Katrina 572 4333 or 021 502 451 Picton Doctor: Phone weekend doctor 573 6092 or Marlborough After Hours GP Service 520 6377. Office 520 9980.

Ambulance: Urgent 111. Non-urgent 579 4870.

Chemist:Picton Healthcare Pharmacy.

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COLLINS, Edward Laurence (Ted): Passed away, peacefully at home, on October 30 2016.

Aged 79 years. Loved husband of the late Gwen, much-loved father and father-in-law of Janice and Barry Ellis, Peter and Annette, and Susan.

Loved grandfather of Anthony, May and Lucy; Haidi and Elliott, and Kurt and Leighane; great grandfather of Felix, Kaedyn and Kallum. Messages may be sent to 4 Dodson Street, Spring Creek 7202. A funeral service for Ted will be held at the Church of the Nativity, Alfred Street, at 1pm Saturday November 5, followed by private cremation at the Sowman Crematorium.

GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz DEW, Steven Michael: On 27 October 2016 died aged 52 years after a sudden and short illness in Wellington Hospital. Beloved husband of Christine, loved father of Sam, treasured son of Margaret and Mel and brother of Sharon and their extended families. Friend to many. No flowers; please become a supporter of St John’s, P O box 467, Blenheim 7240. A celebration assembly for Steven will be held in the Valentine Hall at Queen Charlotte College, 173 Waikawa Road, Picton, at 1.30pm on Friday 4 November.

All are welcome to attend; casual dress encouraged, especially shorts and caps. This will be followed by private cremation. Messages to 29A Ranui St Waikawa, Picton 7220.

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EWART, Erin Kathleen: Passed away, peacefully, at Hospice Marlborough, on Saturday October 29 2016. Aged 55 years. Loved sister of Terryl and Ivan, Bobbie, Laurel, Morrie and Robbie, Ted and Sue. Loyal friend of Tina and Michael (Australia). Morrie and Terryl would especially like to thank Hospice Marlborough for their wonderful care of Erin.

Messages may be sent to Terryl & Ivan Pope, 1 Chelsea Way, Blenheim 7201.

EWART, Erin Kathleen: Loved step-mum and “Aunty Mavis” of Paul and Janine, Rachelle and Corey, Willie and Sue-Ellen, Leah, Jacob, Jack and Elly. A special person, a special face, a special someone we cannot replace. RIP.

McKAY, Ian Donald: 29.9.1939 - 30.10.2016.

Passed away, suddenly at his home, after a short illness. Dearly loved husband of Edith, loved father and father-in-law of Marie and Rex, Jackie and Graham, Steven, and Paul and Rosaleen. Loved step-dad of Murray and Sharon, Gwen and Rob, Steven, and Michelle.

A loved grandad and great grandad. Messages may be sent to 8 Waipuna Street, Blenheim 7201. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the National Heart Foundation of New Zealand would be appreciated and may be made at the service or sent to P O Box 535, Nelson 7040. A funeral service for Ian will be held at the Clubs of Marlborough, Alfred Street, at 11am Friday November 4, followed by private cremation at the Sowman Crematorium.

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Stock car teams are in bound

By Celeste Alexander This Saturday there will be a clashing of metal as Eastern States Speedway hosts the Jacks Tyres Eve of Destruction stock car teams racing.

Three out-of-town stock car teams will be making the journey to Blenheim where they will compete against the home team, the ESS Titans.

The field will consist of two teams from Palmerston North, the KBs Cowboys and the Indians, as well as the Canterbury Crushers.

This year’s event will consist of more action packed racing with six races set in the programme, giving each team plenty of opportunity to flex their muscles.

It will be a round robin style race programme where each team has a race against one another, then a run off for third and fourth places.

The top teams then will go into the finals to battle it out for first and second.

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Carnage from last year’s Eve of Destruction stock car teams racing. Spectators can expect to see more great teams racing this Saturday. Photo by SpeedNut Photography.

Harley Robb, Dylan Robb, Troy Currie, Scott Alexander (reserve car) and Grant Tompson (reserve driver).

Gavin is one of the team’s original drivers, as is Scott who has returned to speedway after a few seasons off.

Each of the other team members have team racing experience and are looking forward to the weekend, stock car rep Carla Marshall says.

“This year is the 10th anniversary of Palmerston North teams coming here for teams racing so we are all looking forward to some good racing and friendly rivalry.

“Unfortunately Nelson’s Tasman Thunder team has pulled out but with four stock car teams still taking part there will be plenty of banging and crashing,” she laughs.

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ship event in Wales, their second close fourth-place finish in two events.

It’s the best result the Kiwis have achieved at Wales Rally GB in the sixth time they’ve run there.

The rally delivered its traditional wet and muddy conditions despite being run a little earlier in the championship calendar than it is usually.

Paddon and Kennard continue to hold in fourth position in their respective drivers’ and co-drivers’

Haydon Paddon and John Kennard in action in Wales.

championship pointstables, and are now just three points adrift of third.

“Fourth is a good result, but of course we wanted more,” said Paddon at the end of Sunday’s six short

stages.

Paddon and Kennard eventually finished just 19.5 seconds shy of third place.

“To come so close to the podium two rallies in

a row is certainly a little frustrating, but at the same time, these are still good, strong points which put us in a position now where we can fight for third in the championship at the last rally in Australia,” he says.

“We’re getting closer – even this year here, we’re a little bit behind still, but it’s a much bigger improvement to where we were here last year.

“So we’re heading in the right direction, it’s just small steps and we’re having to be a little bit patient in the meantime.

The 2016 WRC season concludes in Australia over the weekend of 17-20 November.

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Motocross team excels at NZ Vets Champs The 2016 NZ Veteran and Women’s motocross championship was held recently in Mosgiel with Marlborough Motorcycle Club riders proving mud was no barrier.

The weather was so severe that racing was called off on Saturday after the second round.

Waking up on Sunday morning to a minus four degree frost, the organisers of the event were all on site at 5.30am, harrowing and hoeing the track to pristine conditions which paid off by seeing some very competitive racing.

Moston Wadsworth continued his winning streak with four 1sts and one 2nd and went on to be crowned the NZ Vets Overall Champ 2016 for his age group.

Mark Terry showed fantastic

form with five 3rds to finish 3rd overall. Mike Holland also rode exceeding well in the conditions to finish 7th overall.

Steve Lange, the only Marlburian to compete in two classes, proved hard work and training pays off, with an overall 1st and 2nd, respectively.

Bjorn Cowdry, riding a 125 cc bike and competing at his first Vet Champs, ended up with a very credible 2nd overall. And in the same class, Ant Hughes proved his worth at his first Vet Champs, finishing 4th overall.

In the Senior Support, Jackson Simmons kept the Marlburians on the podium with an overall 3rd placing.

Adrian Orchard and Keith Purdon were riding well but unfortunately did not finish the event.

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Melbourne Cup winner The horse race that stops a nation and most of New Zealand, the Melbourne Cup over 3200m was won yesterday by Almandin number 17, in a close finish from Heartbreak City number 13 followed by one of the favorites Hartnell, third.

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Marlborough Motorcycle Club riders Moston Wadsworth, Mark Terry and Anthony Hughes were pleased with their efforts at the 2016 NZ Veteran and Women’s motocross championship in Mosgiel. Photo provided.

The Marlborough Senior rep team added a second trophy for the season by defeating Nelson in the Newman Shield challenge match on Sunday.

Batting first on Nelson’s Saxton Oval Marlborough made 150 all out from 45 overs with main contributions from Rikki Bovey (40), Harry MacDonald (34) and Matthew Stretch (27).

In reply Nelson fell well short on a slow pitch all out for 99. Bovey completed an outstanding game with 5 wickets for 13 runs from 4.2 overs.

The victory means that Marlborough will now defend the shield in Blenheim later in the season.

Local club cricket was washed out on Saturday.

Tasman brave in defeat

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The Mitre 10 Rugby Cup final clash between the Tasman Makos and Canterbury showed why Canterbury have won thirteen NPC titles. The final score line of 43-27 proved Canterbury to be all class and the Tasman Makos brave in defeat.

The only time Tasman Makos got close to Canterbury was early in the first half when the Canterbury wing Nathan Earle, an Englishman was sinbinned for 10 minutes.

During this period the Tasman Makos got to within a point of Canterbury, with two penalties to Marty Banks and a try to Shannon Frizell.

The writing was on the wall early when Canterbury scored a try after Marty Banks had a kick charged down by Canterbury lock David McDuling,who waltzed over to score forty seconds after kick off.

Canterbury quickly increased the lead by 12-0, winger Nathan Earle scoring in the sixth minute.

Apart from Canterbury’s early try blitz the Tasman Makos had Canterbury defending for large periods in their own half, but the Canterbury defence held fast. With the Makos making too many unforced errors and at times bad decision making, Canterbury would have been happy with their half time lead 22-13.

The last act of the first half saw Tasman lock Alex Ainley getting sinbinned on the

half time whistle for a dangerous tackle.

The second half started with Tasman only having 14 players for the first 10 minutes.

Canterbury made them pay adding more points.

With Makos back to full strength in the 50th minute, halfback Billy Guyton scored followed by replacement hooker Jesse MacDonald who scored in the 63rd minute (score 36-27 to Canterbury).

Unfortunately for the Makos, Canterbury first five eight and man of the match Richie Mo’unga, had scored a brilliant individual try three minutes earlier, his second try of the match.

The rest of the second half belonged to Canterbury, dominating lineouts and turnovers.

The Canterbury defence lead by locks McDuling and Bird was outstanding, with the Tasman Makos brave in defeat never giving up.

But by the end of the game Canterbury’s class prevailed with Tasman Makos making costly mistakes at crucial moments in the game.

Score board: Canterbury 43 (Richie Mo’unga 2, Dave McDuling, Nathan Earle, Rob Thompson, Billy Harmon tries, Jordie Barrett 5 con, pen) Tasman 27 (Shannon Frizell, Billy Guyton, Jesse MacDonald tries, Marty Banks 3 con, 2 pen).

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