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By Cathie Bell The 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook’s arrival is a time to make sure we record and pass on the stories of our past, Dame Jenny Shipley says.

She is the national chair of the Captain Cook commemorations, and visited Marlborough this week to check out the sites in the Marlborough Sounds, as well as her old school, Whitney Street School.

Young people should be inspired by the world-class blue water sailors from the Pacific, Maori, and European involved in the Sounds encounters, Dame Jenny says.

Continued on page 2 Dame Jenny Shipley with Whitney Street School pupils, Remy Bermingham, and Kyla Thorstensen.

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Connection key one for Cook commemoration Continued from page 1 The arrival of Cook and his ship Endeavour in New Zealand in 1769 and his encounters with Maori will be the focus of commemorations in four places around New Zealand.

Dame Jenny is the chair of the national body coordinating events, and says it is a ‘privilege’.

“This project has a complexity, that’s a challenge, immensely rewarding.

“Three of the four areas, I’ve had a lot of connection with – I have a home in the Bay of Islands, I was involved in the millennium work in Gisborne, and of course, Marlborough.”

Dame Jenny was raised in Blenheim, where her father was the Presbyterian church minister.

Dame Jenny Shipley

She returned earlier this week to meet the trust co-ordinating local events, iwi, and the Marlborough District Council.

Ship Cove is familiar to her as her father used to take church Easter camps for teenagers there.

“I spent many hours wandering round Ship Cove. I loved it, because I used to play with all these teenage kids who I thought were wonderful and fashionable and grown-up.”

The release of Disney cartoon ‘Moana’ has been ‘hugely’ helpful, she says.

“Maori were the most outstanding blue-water sailors the world has seen.

Cook and his sailors also made epic voyages.

“In Marlborough, I’m really looking forward to understanding the two stories – the Maori perspective and Cook experience. He stayed here the longest, they returned here because I think they had a really positive

experience.”

Dame Jenny says the 250th anniversary events will capture the stories of our dual heritage and make that dual heritage visible, so people visiting here, seeing those Marlborough Sounds bays, know where those encounters happened and see and hear those stories.

“It’s ambitious, but why wouldn’t we? We’re a different New Zealand than we were… We’re growing up, it’s 250 years on, why wouldn’t we commemorate this?”

She says she ‘couldn’t be more delighted to be doing this, especially here in Marlborough’.

“I had a long happy childhood in Blenheim, it was sunny, we were barefoot.

“It was great.”

Talking the only way to resolve problems

By Cathie Bell Rapid technological change is going to cause big changes in communities, even those such as Blenheim which are focussed on agriculture, former Prime Minister Jim Bolger says.

Jim spoke to a Marlborough Chamber of Commerce dinner on Friday night, and told the 50 people attending that the world has been caught flat-footed by the rate of change, and too many people are missing out.

“So they’re angry and we have xenophobic anger growing across the world, people with differences are getting targeted.

People don’t know where they fit in, the world is moving too fast, and they feel they’re missing out.”

Possible solutions include education and a universal basic income, and ‘radical thinking’ and engagement is needed, he

says.

“Talking to each other is the only way to resolve disputes.”

Treaty settlements are important too.

“We need to resolve our issues from the past, so we are in a strong position moving forward. We need to be comfortable where we are as New Zealanders so we can focus on the challenges of new technology.”

In response to questions, Jim says he is ‘terribly disappointed’ by new restrictions on New Zealanders in Australia.

“They are pushing back, I don’t know what’s driving it in Australia… They have always been nervous about foreigners.”

New Zealand should be more open, he says, and the country is not taking enough refugees.

“We should be more generous in that space with no harm to us whatsoever.”

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New museum ‘thinking big’

By Cathie Bell The Flaxbourne Museum was red-stickered in last year’s earthquake, but plans are well underway for a new, bigger replacement.

Museum spokeswoman Sally Peters says a heritage consultant, John Coster, is doing the feasibility study on a new Flaxbourne heritage centre.

He was in Marlborough last week, visiting potential sites and holding a workshop for stakeholders on what the proposed centre could be.

Sally says the workshop was ‘very successful’ and the proposal has ‘good support’ from the Marlborough District Council and locals.

“We have got two sites we’re

looking at, they are not identified yet, but we are very excited, it’s really positive.”

The cost of building the new heritage centre won’t be clear until after the feasibility study is completed, she says, ‘but we’re thinking big’.

It is understood the new heritage centre would take up a two hectare site with a 1000 square

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metre building.

The council has agreed to staff it fulltime if it has an I-site in it for visitors.

The facility will be cyclefriendly too, the proposed coastal cycleway will bring people through it and the Flaxbourne district.

Sally says the feasibility study is expected in about two months.

Local company Affinity Cruises has generously donated a six night scenic Fiordland cruise for two that will be auctioned off with proceeds benefiting Hospice Marlborough.

The retail cost of the cruise is $5,698.

The auction takes place on Trademe under ‘Marlborough Hospice’ from May 15 -21.

Stock rules dropped The Marlborough District Council has dropped proposed bylaw changes that would have seen farmers need permits to move animals along roads.

The proposal caused outrage amongst farmers and 51 of the 75 submissions on the proposed changes related to stock droving. Councillor Laressa Shenfield who chaired the group of councillors reviewing the bylaws says,councillors heard no compelling reason to tighten up.

“We came to this hearing to listen and I think we all realised we don’t want to place unnecessary restrictions on our rural community where common sense can resolve the issues.”

Homeless increase catches Govt out

By Cathie Bell A surge of homelessness across Marlborough has made the Government stop selling state houses and look to buy more houses in the district.

However, the departments involved are using figures collected two years ago and are failing to help the growing numbers of families without homes.

These families, some with young children, are moving from motel to motel, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars each month.

M i n ist r y of Socia l Development’s deputy chief executive housing Scott Gallacher visited Blenheim two weeks ago and was told by housing advocates about families’ needs.

He was not available for comment, and ministry spokesmen say the government is looking to buy 50 one and two bedroom houses because their information says the people without homes are single older men.

Kim Gatchell with children Tyler, 6, and Phoenix, 2.

“Our goal is to support people into long-term, sustainable housing.

We are focused on increasing the supply of social housing to meet longer-term housing need.”

The spokesmen say anyone with a current emergency housing need should get in touch with Work and Income.

Kim Gatchell is one of the parents struggling to find rental accommodation in the over-heated Marlborough market.

She, her mother, and her two sons lost their rented house in February when their landlord didn’t renew the six-month fixed-term lease.

She doesn’t know why it

wasn’t renewed, and says she doesn’t know of any dispute, and is not involved in drugs or alcohol.

“It was totally unexpected.”

The house was later advertised at a higher rental.

Housing advocate Janette Walker has been helping them find emergency housing, as they have had

to move motels twice since losing their house.

Kim says she has been looking for rental accommodation since getting notice at their flat, but demand is high and she is continually turned down by agents.

“It’s crazy out there.

You go to a viewing and there are so many people there… people say they’re getting 100 or more applicants for flats.”

She works part-time and says she is ‘thankful’ that she’s eligible for emergency housing assistance, but she and her family really want a house to live in.

“I’ve been on the Housing NZ list since February 18. That was our last date in a house.”

Kim says there are about 14 other families on the Housing NZ ‘A-list’ and some are in the same motels as her family.

Janette says there are many families in that situation, she helped five new families get emergency housing last week.

Nelson health transport A community vehicle service set up to assist residents from Picton and the Marlborough Sounds with medical appointments in Nelson, has been extended to include passengers from Blenheim and Renwick.

The Marlborough Sounds Community Vehicle Trust began operating an ‘on demand’ service for passengers from Picton and anywhere along Queen Charlotte Drive and State Highway 6, in August last year.

Requests from Blenheim residents for transport resulted in the charitable trust extending the area it services to include residents travelling to Nelson medical appointments and returning to Marlborough following a hospital stay.

Passengers wishing to use the community vehicle will need to pay $15 per year to become a member of the Trust, and the cost of a return trip is $40.

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More than 100 people attended the opening of the Peters Doig Marlborough Art Awards on Saturday night, held at the Yealands Estate Marlborough Gallery.

With artists from the breadth of New Zealand this exhibition is certainly a national event.

This year’s top award, the Peters Doig Marlborough Art Award went to Paul McLachlan from Wanaka.

Judge Suzanne Herschell from Wellington says Paul’s work titled ‘Enclave’ is without doubt a work that achieves voice, evokes emotion, stimulates, questions, initiates dialogue and challenges the viewer to see from a new perspective.

Mark Stevenson must have seen similarities as he chose the same piece of work for the Mark Stevenson Patron’s Award.

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Build resilient houses, more quakes to come

By Cathie Bell The 7.8 earthquake last November was a complex one that produced several world records, geologists told Flaxbourne residents but the question they wanted answered was will there be more big earthquakes?

The simple answer to that is yes and get prepared.

GNS geologist Russ Van Dissen and Victoria University geologist Tim Little presented the findings of scientists so far, saying the southern Marlborough area is full of faultlines which appear to communicate and be linked.

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GNS geologist Russ van Dissen.

metres in some places.

It also has only the second recorded observation of that slippage, when a couple watched their house lift off its foundations and move nine metres as the fault

underneath it moved.

The first observation was in Iran in the nineteenth century.

Russ says people should keep building wood-framed houses, with low-weight roofs, such as corrugated iron.

“It’s a very resilient construction method.”

Building methods need to be fail-safe, he says, as earthquakes should be expected with New Zealand’s position straddling the tectonic plates.

“We kind of knew this was going to happen.”

He questioned Wellington’s readiness, saying people are relying on ‘100mm of concrete’ to keep floors in place in high-rise buildings.

Strait faults could be linked

By Cathie Bell There could be a link between the Kekerengu fault that moved most during last November’s earthquake and the Wairarapa fault that devastated Wellington in 1855, scientists speculate.

Victoria University geologist Tim Little told the Rural Support Trust-organised meeting of Flaxbourne residents in Ward last week that when the events on the Kekerengu fault happened, they are often followed by events on the Wairarapa fault, according to charts mapping the events on the faults in the Cook Strait area.

“These faults seem to talk to each other.”

The 2016 and 1855 events

share things in common, he says.

Both entered Cook Strait, they both had large slips, with the Kekerengu fault moving up to 12 metres, and they have similar trajectory.

“They may communicate together, they may impact on each other.”

It is possible the 1855 earthquake didn’t end in the strait, but ‘closed the gap’ and came down to the Needles fault, lifting the Flaxbourne River, Tim says.

“The Needles fault did it this time, lifted the river, and maybe it did in 1855 too.”

The lift in 1855 meant that boats couldn’t enter the river anymore to take wool shipments from Flaxbourne

Station, changing farming practices in the area.

However, Tim says any link between the two faults is ‘speculative’.

The Kekerengu fault is very active with events every few hundred years, while the Wairarapa fault moves on a slower timeline, with a longer period between events.

“It doesn’t happen all the time after the Kekerengu one… It doesn’t always go, but when it does go, it’s big.”

He says he doesn’t want to be alarmist, but there is going to be future earthquakes, ‘that’s a truism’.

“There’s a lot going on in that Lake Grassmere, Cape Campbell area.”

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Trust, are concerned at the proposal to relocate the District Health Nurses to the Health Hub in Blenheim.

We question the necessity of leaving a purpose built facility to start anew and at great expense, at the Health Hub in the centre of town. Inadequate parking would be an issue as many of the wound clinic patients have mobility issues.

Rural patients need to attend the hospital for ongoing appointments and ongoing care from the District Nurses. Does this move mean we would then have to attend two facilities instead of one?

As the District Nurses have an important role in the recovery of patients it makes sense to keep them where they belong.

In the facility that is new, well thought out and with all the equipment that is needed for these nurses to care for and attend to the needs of the out patients and also in patients.

Professional staff are also on hand when needed for a consultation if a problem arises.

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Wishy washy council Dear Ed, What a weak wishy washy lot of councillors on MDC! I read an article “No comment: councillors quiet on salmon plan” where they all went ‘mum’ and only Geoff Evans had a comment to relocate salmon farms to areas of high flow. Thank goodness we’ve got Geoff Evans there, strong enough to state an opinion. As for councillor Hook, what a cop-

out saying he wouldn’t comment because he was on the hearings panel for the new Marlborough Environment Plan. Come on Trevor, you can do better than that - I hope.

Geoff Evans is right in saying the salmon farms should be relocated into areas of high flow.

I hope he is meaning right out of the Sounds into open waters where there is meaningful cur-

rent. The Sounds should not be an industrial area. Mussel farms are bad news in the Sounds anyhow. Why can’t they be sited in open water as happens in the Coromandel?

The Sounds have a great economic value in tourism and recreational fishing - don’t wreck that.

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Older drivers on the road Dear Ed, It’s about time something was done about older drivers on our roads.

Older drivers are a pain.

Older drivers hog the left hand lane, stick to speed limits, even road work limits and stop at stop

signs, causing much inconvenience to those who want to do what they like.

Until older drivers can prove they are proficient at doing dough-nuts, weaving in and out of traffic, changing lanes without indicating, tail-gating, using

drugs, using a hand held cell phone and texting while driving, gathering to do burnouts at night, they should be banned from having a driver’s licence.

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Annie - what a show!

Dear Ed, I went to see the Blenheim Musical Theatre’s production ‘Annie’ on Saturday, and what a show!

I was highly impressed with the professional way the cast and orchestra performed, and the obvious enjoyment they had.

It was wonderful to watch.

It was clear from all the whoops and hollers from the audience that they were enjoying themselves too, and what a fantastic time out it was for all the families there.

I was pleased to see many children enjoying the time with

parents and grandparents at a show with such a lovely message.

I would encourage everyone to get tickets and see the show before it finishes on Saturday.

‘Annie’ is too good to miss.

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The concert is themed ‘New Zealand Music Month’ and will feature a small 30 minute set from Midge, including a collection of original songs he has written over the past few years.

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If you would like to find out more join us at St Mary’s Parish Centre on Thursday 18 May at 6pm where you can meet John Maguire, principal of Garin College.

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“I’m looking forward to working closely with the people who are the future of our organisation.”

Warrant Officer Annette Walding (left) with Wing Commander Berni Pothan

Doing the basics well Base Woodbourne’s commander Berni Pothan takes seriously her responsibility to make sure the air force’s newest members are well looked after, she tells reporter Cathie Bell.

It’s been a standing start for Base Woodbourne’s newest commanding officer, with Wing Commander Berni Pothan taking over just as a potential civil defence emergency was pending with Cyclone Cook forecast to cause flooding throughout the district, Anzac Day events, and also the commitments around the Omaka Classic Fighters event as well.

The cyclone’s effects on the weather certainly put a dampener on her return.

“I’ve spent over half my career in Marlborough. The weather I came home to was not the Marlborough I remembered!”

Fortunately, the weather has returned to the clear blue skies and sunshine the district is renowned for.

Berni is one part of the allwomen command team at Base Woodbourne.

She and Warrant Officer Annette Walding are Woodbourne Base Commander and Command Warrant Officer respectively, the first time an all-women team has taken over an air force base command team.

Although Berni isn’t the first female officer to take a significant lead role on a base, she is the first to be appointed a base commander in the current structure.

Likewise, Annette is not the Defence Force’s first female command warrant officer, but this is the first time women have been simultaneously posted into both command positions.

The pair have worked together several times before over the past 15 years.

Both have a strong ‘people focus’ and are looking forward to joining forces in the Woodbourne training environment.

Base Woodbourne’s primary function is training the Air Force’s newest officers and airmen, and providing most specialist trade training up to advanced and post-graduate level.

Berni trained as a teacher, working in the Hawkes Bay and in London, before joining the air force, and education has been the theme of her military career too.

It’s s e en h e r p ost e d t o Woodbourne previously in a variety of roles working with the air force’s new recruits who do their basic training at the base.

But she has always had her sights high in her career.

“Coming back to Marlborough to lead Base Woodbourne has been a career goal for a long time,” she says.

“This is a significant senior command appointment, and not many get such an opportunity.

I’m looking forward to working closely with the people who are the future of our organisation.”

Base Woodbourne is a community, Berni says, and her job is to care about the people in that community.

“I have been out and about meeting everyone on the base.

“Base Woodbourne is great, but like everything, we can be even better. It’s about doing that together.”

Being base commander is working with people new to the air force organisation, and it’s work she really enjoys.

“The air force really does start here.”

She sees the base as an integral part of Marlborough’s community.

“I’ve been away seven years, it’s not home, but I feel like I’ve come home.”

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Mary Tolan has owned and operated Ear Health Marlborough as an ear nurse specialist now for twelve years.

The clinic is also the main one in the region that sees children, Mary says.

“It comes down to the microscope I use.

It’s very powerful and enables me to look into the tiniest of canals to the ear drum and to work safely, which is important with young children.

“In children wax does build up from time to time which can interfere with their learning and speech development and the wax can mask other conditions which can only be identified once the wax is removed.”

Mary uses this technology to identify glue ear and provide education on the condition.

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Foreign objects are also common in the ear, which Mary can also safely remove.

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Peters Doig Marlborough Art Awards

More than 100 people attended the opening of the Peters Doig Marlborough Art Awards on Saturday night, held at the Yealands Estate Marlborough Gallery.

Feast Marlborough

The collection of food stalls in Market Place drew hundreds of people enjoying the delicious smells and tastes of food on offer as part of the buildup to the Saint Clair Vineyard half marathon.

Eastern States Speedway

Eastern States Speedway held its end of season prizegiving last Saturday night at the Woodbourne Tavern.

The Marlborough Art Society Award went to Greg Chaston with “Land Ahoy”. Ian Welsh presented him with the award.

Mark Stevenson presented The Mark Stevenson Patron’s Award to Jess Leov who accepted the award on behalf of good friend Paul McLachlan from Wanaka. His piece called “Enclave”.

Maddy Roberge, left, and Claire Montgomery helped Martin Bosley at Feast Marlborough, they are working in Marlborough but originally from Vancouver, Canada.

Jeff and Ang Stanton at Woodbourne Tavern.

Mayor John Leggett opens the 2017 Peters Doig Marlborough Art Awards.

Larry McFadden admires “Buzzy Bee with Friends”.

This oil painting was awarded the NewZealand Artist Magazine Award.

Feast Marlborough event organisers Kathy Hughes and Paula Theodore were there.

Wade and Mark Sweeting with Wade’s trophy haul.

Feast Marlborough drew the crowds, including three year-old Elsa Grage and Chris Grage.

Tony Smith, Vikki Lutherus and Jim Lutherus at the Stockcar Prizegiving.

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Stephanie and Wade are over the moon to welcome their first baby girl, Oasiss-Grace Poulter (6lb 6oz) at 7.18pm on May 2, 2017.

Special thanks to our midwife Sue Hudson, the intensive care team and all the maternity staff.

Big thanks to all our family and friends for their support too.

Ra and Kaaro are happy to announce the arrival of their first baby girl, Amaia Kui Te Kanawa (5lb 13oz) at 7.22pm on May 11, 2017 at Wairau Hospital. Special thanks to our midwife Mahana and all the maternity staff.

Scott and Liz are thrilled to announce the arrival of a new baby boy, Nikolai Michael John Valk (9lb 5oz) at 9.19am on May 8, 2017 at Wairau Hospital. A new little brother for Abigail. Special thanks to Sue Hudson, Emma, Monique Stravens and all the maternity staff.

Unique, vintage and celebrity baby names Expectant parents often look for inspiration when deciding on a baby name.

Inspiration can come from anywhere, and according to baby website Nameberry. com, it can be in the form of poets, nicknames and celebrity surnames.

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Attitude nicknames for girls: Dixie, Betty, Zuzu, Josie, Sudie, Evie, Tessie and Dottie.

Baby names with no nicknames: Eli, Brady, Ruby, Gray, Reeve, Carl, Chance and Jade.

Celebrity surnames as firsts: Lennox, Dean, Curtis, Palin, Presley, Avery, Murphy and Monroe.

Musician baby names: Verdi, Mulligan, Presley,

Morrissey, Kai, Aretha, Devo and Basie.

Nicknames for Elizabeth: Lea, Betsy, Lisa, Elsa, Elize, Eliza, Zizi and Zibby.

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community services Marlborough After Hours GP Services: Wairau Hospital campus, after 6pm.

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) 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-Friday 10am-3pm. Phone 578 2006.

Marlborough Lupus Support: For more information phone Katrina 572 4333 or 021 502 451.

PICTON

Doctor: Phone weekend doctor 520 3222 or Marlborough After Hours GP Service 520 6377. Office 520 9980.

Ambulance: Urgent 111. Non-urgent 579 4870.

Chemist: Picton Healthcare Pharmacy. Ph 573 6420 Mon -Fri 8.30-5.30pm, Sat 9-2pm, Queen Charlotte Pharmacy 573 7927 Sat 9-1pm.

community notices

death notices

Blenheim Healing Rooms

MURPHY, William John (Bill): On Thursday, May 11 2017, passed away, peacefully with family, at Hospice Marlborough. Dearly loved husband and best friend of Lorraine. Loved Dad of Bill, Pam, Debbie, Pat, Wendy, Michelle, Deborah, the late Colin, and Christina. Loved grandad and great-grandad. At Bill’s request a private cremation has been held.

Respectfully cared for by GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

Open 1st & 3rd Saturdays every month. 11.00am-1pm. Salvation Army HQ, Henry St, Blenheim. Sign out. Free Christian healing prayer available to anyone. Phone 578 9704.

Community Elder Care Thursday programmes for elderly, St Christopher’s. Talk/Tech/Teach.

Keeping U Moving. Older persons seminars. More info 579 4446 or 021 2230160, leave name and number.

MURPHY, William John (Bill): In Marlborough Hospice after a courageous battle with cancer. Much loved dad of Bill Murphy, Pat and the late Brian Walker, Debbie and Wayne Reid and Michelle Dawson and loved grandad and great grandad.

Wherever you are Dad know your children will be raising a glass and drinking a wee spot to your memory.

Family / W hanau for information / advocacy / support For families living with mental illness/ addictions please contact Supporting Families Marlborough - Lyn, Karina or Nikki, phone 577 5491 or visit us at 68 Seymour Street.

in memoriam BOLTON, Colleen: Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.

Passed away one year ago on May 18th 2016. Always in our thoughts, love Heather, Neil, Cody and Ricky.

Housie Thursday 7pm, Blenheim Bowling Club, Weld St. 40 houses, raffles and refreshments. Proceeds to Te Rerenga O Te Ra` Kapa Haka.

acknowledgement Mental Health Consumer Advocacy Service Our Advocates will take up your cause to ensure your rights are respected, listen to your concerns and support you in the actions you want to take to gain resolution. Ph 579 5304 or call in at 68 Seymour Street.

The Community Noticeboard is for non-profit organisations For $10.00 + GST you can publish up to 25 words.

No AGMS, sporting notices or special meetings. Community Notices must be pre-paid.

Call into our office at 72 High Street, Blenheim.

The Sun Newspaper offers an acknowledgement service to its readers. You can submit acknowledgements following family bereavements. The deadline will be on Mondays at 5.00pm, with a limit of 50 words for $15.00+GST. You can submit acknowledgements by bringing them to the Sun office at 72 High Street, or posting them to PO Box 634 Blenheim 7240. You can also email them to office@blenheimsun. co.nz Please include your contact details: Name, address, email and phone numbers, including your mobile number if possible.

JONES, Stanley William: In loving memory of a dear partner of Pat Carmichael, passed away one year ago on 16-5-16. Your memories are a keepsake, which we shall never part, god has you in his keeping, we have you in our hearts. Always remembered.

Pat and family also Stan’s family.

In Memoriam Remember your lost loved one on their anniversary.

The deadline is Monday 5.00pm.

Please contact the Sun for further details.

72 High Street, Blenheim, email office@blenheimsun.co.nz or phone 577 7868.

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Adrien Borrie Software Engineer

Blenheim Riverside Railway Society Inc AGM

Mature advice and assistance relating to computers and information technology

To be held on Saturday June 10th at 2pm at the Brayshaw Station, Brayshaw Park

027 589 9672

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One 2 One Hairdressing Professional hairdressing in the comfort of your own home Specialising in seniors haircutting Price guide - Ladies $28 Gents $20

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The Marlborough Dressage Centre Part time position available for mucking out horse paddocks, requiring 1-2 hours per day 5-6 days pw.

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ROCKING HORSE good condition $ 25.

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Deliverers wanted for Severne / David Street Area The Sun Newspaper are looking for people to deliver the paper on Wednesday and Fridays.

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A good work ethic and ‘a glass half full attitude’ are important. Extended hours are often required during the growing season for spraying. You will be involved in making and spreading compost as well as vineyard and machinery maintenance, with some vine work during quieter periods.

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We are looking for a personable, forward-thinking team player with office experience (computer competent).

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Elevate your career in a booming industry. ¥ Seeking Machine Operators for our vineyards in Marlborough. ¥ Onsite training (NZQA aligned) is provided, including qualifications such as Growsafe and First Aid. Constellation Brands is a leading wine exporter in New Zealand with offices in Marlborough, Hawkes Bay and Auckland. With award-winning brands like Kim Crawford, Nobilo and Selaks, we are growing rapidly and expanding our operations in Marlborough.

To support the increasing global demand for our wines, we have a number of openings for Machinery Operators in Blenheim, Awatere and Wairau Valleys. Duties include carrying out the day-to-day vineyard operations such as spraying, mowing, trimming, machine harvest and some manual tasks.

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Apply through our website, www.constellationnz.com under careers, OR send your CV to celia.daniels@cbrands.com, OR drop off your CV at 237 Hammerichs Road, Rapaura.

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Thursday run The Marlborough Harrier Club is holding a pack/training run or walk tomorrow evening, leaving from the clubrooms at Oliver Park on the corner of Weld and Cleghorn Streets at 6pm.

Reflector gear is compulsory.

Joggers and walkers regardless of ability are welcome.

Everyone is welcome to participate.

For full details go to http://www. harriers.net.nz/ai1ec_event/thursdaytraining-3/?instance_id=3583

SI masters games Marlborough’s under 12 water polo team, ready for this weekend’s tournament.

Water polo big event for juniors

By Cathie Bell Marlborough is hosting its firstever water polo tournament for junior players this weekend, organisers say.

Spokesman Martyn Birch says the tournament starts on Friday afternoon at 3pm and runs until 3pm on Sunday. There will be teams from Palmerston North,

Hutt Valley, Canterbury, and Marlborough in the under-12, under-14, and under-16 age groups, he says. Spectators are welcome to attend the tournament, which is to

be held at the Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000.

Water polo is a popular sport in Marlborough, with growing interest in the schools’ competition.

Athletes fresh from triumps at the World Masters Games in Auckland earlier this month are being encouraged to think about entering the South Island Masters Games, to be held in Nelson in October.

Send your sports stories to: Cathie Bell or Celeste Alexander at: news@blenheimsun.co.nz

Eastern States Speedway prizegiving

By Celeste Alexander Eastern States Speedway finished its 2016/2017 season with a prizegiving dinner last Saturday night at the Woodbourne Tavern.

There were plenty of laughs and friendly banter as well as ‘funny racing’ stories shared among those who attended.

Trophies were handed out to those who placed well in points, set lap records and showed improvement in the different classes.

New to the trophy lineup was the inaugural Pete Carpenter Memorial Trophy which was presented by Barbara Carpenter, wife of the late Pete Carpenter who passed away last year.

Barbara gave an emotional and moving speech about Pete’s lengthy service to ESS and noted that he had not missed a season before his passing.

This trophy was awarded to Trich Dixon for ‘dedication to ESS’.

She was unfortunately unable to accept it in person, but later said she was ‘very, very honoured and blown away’.

Drivers Results: Stockcars Best presented - Shinnae McNally Most improved driver - Hayden Watty Hard luck trophy - Dylan Robb Overall points - 1st Taylor Forbes, 2nd Scott Alexander, and 3rd Hayden Watty.

Streetstocks Best presented - Anthony Clark Most improved - Martin Clark Hard luck trophy - Martin Clark Streetstock stirrer - Daniel Honey Streetstock lap record - Matt Watson Bragging rights trophy - Rebel Dilligaf Racing Overall points - 1st Daniel Honey, 2nd Anthony Clark, and 3rd Martin Clark Production Saloons Best presented - Jeff Stanton Most improved driver - George Jackson Hard luck trophy - Lee Paterson Overall points - 1st Frank Burns, 2nd Sam Martin, and 3rd Anthony

Gane Saloons and Super Saloons Best presented - Patrick North Most improved driver - Brett McGlashan Hard luck trophy - Rob Lee Overall points - 1st Paul Cambie, 2nd Brett McGlashen, and 3rd Robert Lee. Youth Ministocks Best presented - Wade Sweeting Most improved driver - Hadley Boyce Hard luck trophy - Kamrin Satherley Overall points - 1st Hadley Boyce, 2nd Riley Keen, and 3rd Wade Sweeting.

Club Trophies Most improved driver overall Shayden McCartney Most improved rookie - Hayden Watty Sportsperson of the year - Patrick North Lap record - Rob Flood

Chatham Cup progression Central Pirates result in the first round of the Chatham Cup with a 3-2 win over Richmond was the headline act of the weekend. Harrison Pine, Sam Boyce and Hamish Turner featured on the scoreboard in what was a great second half. This meant the game against Blenheim Valley United is delayed and The Pirates will be in Chatham Cup action again on the 5th June.

In other first division action, Connor Mathews drove a sharp sword into the Rangers City defense, scoring a late hat trick ensuring victory with a 6-3 win.

The other first division game ended in a stalemate between Central and Blenheim Valley Masters. Chris Nott from Central scored first but then a messy corner clearance cost Central as the ball ended up in the net and drew the scores level, 1-1.

In division two, Picton Panel and Paint beat newly promoted side Rangers Development 3-2 and Clubs of Marlborough Rangers were 4-0 against Trojans and then got the wobbles but still ended up winners 5-3. Division three saw wins to Picton Crow Tavern Masters with a 4-2 score line against Trojan Spartans and Rangers Masters narrowly beat Redwood Masters 1-0.

Eastern States Speedway driver Hayden Watty was awarded the ‘most improved’ driver in his class during a prizegiving last Saturday night. SpeedNut Photography.

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