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By Cathie Bell Life Education Trust’s Harold the giraffe is incredibly popular with children, but the impact of the trust’s work is also ‘incredible’, teachers say.

Trust fundraising coordinator Charlotte Hoy says the trust is keen to let the wider community know about its work after a ‘Fight for Life’ fundraising event last month raised $45,000.

Continued on page 2 Children in Room 12 at Whitney Street School are thrilled when Harold comes to visit.

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Popular giraffe helps get life messages through Continued from page 1 Life Education Trust teaches health and nutrition in schools, as well as life lessons about being a good friend, how their bodies work, healthy eating, and good and bad substances.

Its philosophy is based on three principles, that you are unique, the human body is magnificent, and support and respect.

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charity boxing event which was hugely successful and Charlotte says it was great to see the community come out and support the trust.

“We want to make sure the wider community is aware of what the trust does.”

W h itney Street School teacher Sharee Williams says her year one and two students love Harold.

“It has lasting impact.

“These children did Harold’s class last term, which is a long time ago for these children, but they still remember the lessons.”

She says it’s a great programme that empowers the children.

“It’s unique, motivating, and engaging… It’s just those everyday life things that can sometimes get forgotten about.”

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children, she says.

Having the classes in the trust’s special trailer gives the children a different environment and ‘makes it special for them to see Harold in his classroom’.

“It’s in language the kids can easily relate to. It makes it easy to understand and take it back home and to the classroom.”

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By Cathie Bell Hundreds of college students, teachers, and parents gathered by the side of the Taylor River yesterday to celebrate the end of secondary schooling for Year 13s.

This year, students met at the amphitheatre off High Street to put two wreaths into the river rather than release a mass of balloons in Market Place as has been the tradition in previous years.

Marlborough mayor John Leggett wished the school-leavers well, saying it is a significant day for the students.

“I remember December 1972, leaving the grounds of Marlborough Boys’ College for the last time, like it was yesterday.”

He congratulated the students for getting through their schooling and wished them well in the future, urging them to seize opportunities and to have fun.

“Some people say school days are the best of your life, but the adventure you’re about to go on is pretty exciting.”

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The girls sang before the boys did a haka in response.

Meanwhile, a string of retaliatory pranks last week have seen 30 students suspended for two days from Marlborough Boys’ College and the whole seventh form at Marlborough Girls’ College reprimanded.

It’s ‘prank season’, the end of the official school year for senior students as they finish classes and head into exams, and this year has been no different.

Last week, girls in Year 13 sneaked onto Marlborough

Boys’ College in Stephenson Street and wrapped some of the school’s buildings and trees in plastic wrap, causing a big mess to be cleaned up the next day.

Sources say the students were ‘seriously yelled at’ by college leadership.

The following night, boys sneaked onto Marlborough Girls’ College and retaliated with paint, which led to 30 boys being suspended briefly.

College principals declined to comment yesterday, with one saying ‘it’s a relief to get them out the gates’.

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By Cathie Bell When 86 year-old Rod Eatwell fell from the Portage Hotel’s verandah onto rocks, he came to with the vision of two ladies hovering over him, holding his hands and comforting him.

The Queen Charlotte Track landowner was one of four men who fell more than a storey when a balustrade gave way in a freak accident, ‘without the teeniest warning’, Rod says.

“I was struggling, I had no idea where I was, I was almost going in and out of consciousness.

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Rod is full of praise for all the people who helped him and the others, and says they were ‘amazing’ and ‘incredible’ – from the local volunteer firefighters, first aiders on the scene, the Coastguard, ambulance staff, hospital staff, and district nurses, as well as both rescue helicopters which ferried the other injured men.

“Everything was just incredibly snap, crackle, pop. Everyone, all the way were just getting better, better, better.”

He was driven to Torea Bay where he was met by the Coastguard’s ambulance boat and transferred in Picton by ambulance to Wairau Hospital, in what he describes as ‘a seamless operation’.

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Business for sale Made In Aotearoa restaurant, known as MIA Dining and Wine Cellar, in Scott Street is for sale.

The 20 month-old business is described as ‘a great opportunity for a chef or passionate hospitality couple wanting to start their own restaurant with next to no initial investment’.

Night club opening Club Envy is opening tomorrow night, the first nightclub in Marlborough for two years, since Kokomo shut in 2015.

The nightclub, in the Market Street mall where Kokomo was, is having its grand opening on Saturday at 10pm, and will be open Friday and Saturday nights from 10pm until 3am.

Kono gets mussel assets Kono, the Maori-owned food and drinks company based at the top of the South Island, has acquired Ngai Tahu Seafood’s greenshell mussel assets, including two purpose-built marine farming vessels and associated aquaculture equipment, the right to lease 15 marine farms in Marlborough Sounds, Tasman Bay, Golden Bay and Collingwood, as well as access to spatcatching areas.

Kono chief executive Rachel Taulelei says the purchase and lease of additional marine farming assets from Ngai Tahu provides Kono with increased certainty of supply and is positive for the ongoing growth of Marlborough.

By Cathie Bell A new Waikawa Bay store is catering to the demand for organic produce and bulk foods, with not a plastic bag in sight.

Judy Woledge and Rebekah Hall have opened Sustainance, building on the success of Judy’s six year-old Enigma Organics vegetable growing business.

The store sells fresh sprayfree fruit and vegetables, as well as organic whole foods and sustainable supplies such as steel lunchboxes and drink bottles and beeswax food wrappers. People can bring their own containers to fill, or use paper and

recycled bags.

Rebekah says all the whole food is organic, as are the vegetables.

“Judy grows here from the organic gardens. We have other growers supplying as well. The lemons are from a neighbour over the back. It’s a bit of a community thing.

“We all have chickens as well, just started laying.”

Both women are extremely passionate about a sustainable future and believe their store is a step in the right direction.

Rebekah says that when she and husband Steve moved to Waikawa, they wanted to stay part of an

organic vegetable co-operative, but found they were going to Nelson to do so.

“We decided to set it up ourselves.”

Judy says there is good interest in the community.

“Even people who eat meat are aware of their diets and the need to be healthy.”

Rebekah says they have stocked the store with everything they use and they can offer suggestions and recipes to people for any unfamiliar vegetables or whole foods.

“We’re open to suggestions if anyone wants other things.”

Meeting to help Peru’s farmers

Regional name accepted Marlborough is the first region to have its application for Geographic Indicator status accepted after review by the Intellectual Property Office.

The application sets boundaries for wine that can be described as from Marlborough, and it is now being notified for three months before being officially registered.

Jacqueline Sally Huapaya and Corin Storkey with two Peruvian maca growers.

Two health food business people are holding a meeting tonight to promote sustainable use of Peru’s superfood, maca.

Seleno Health owners Corin Storkey and Jacqueline Sally Huapaya are speaking at Julia’s Herbal Health in Springlands at 5.30pm tonight about their efforts to run a volunteer program and development projects in the rural Andes where the root vegetable is grown.

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By Cathie Bell Regional wine organisation Wine Marlborough has bought the Marlborough Wine Show from its founders Belinda Jackson and Margaret Cresswell of Wine Competition Limited.

Wine Marlborough general manager Marcus Pickens says the organisation approached Belinda and Margaret earlier this year about taking over the competition.

It was set up six years ago, and Marcus says Wine Marlborough

hopes to continue their legacy of innovation.

“The Marlborough Wine Show was the first and only Marlborough regional wine show, the first to judge wines in sub-regional classes, the first to use varietal specific glassware and the first to auction all leftover wines and place those funds in a trust for industry grants.”

Belinda says she and Margaret are proud to have established the event, which has almost doubled in size, but realise it takes more

than just two to continue to develop its relevance for the local wine industry.

Wine Marlborough have built an association with the show over recent years by sponsoring the attendance of prominent international wine judges from key markets such as the USA, Asia and Australia. The show undertakes the professional evaluation and endorsement of Marlborough wines by qualified and experienced local winemakers together with non-

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from Peru, is crowdfunding to benefit small Peruvian farmers and promote ethical and sustainable fair trade.

“We want New Zealanders and the rest of the world to stand against farmer exploitation and help us improve the quality of life for people in small farming communities,” Corin says.

They are also linking with Victoria University of Wellington, Corin’s former university to continue their research program and substantiate the science behind the traditional medicine.

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winemaker judges such as wine educators and writers.

Wine Marlborough believes the show plays an important role in developing the reputation of Marlborough wine.

“Marlborough winemakers are the most knowledgeable and arguably the harshest critics of their own wines and that is why this show is so important,” Marcus says.

Wine Marlborough will run its first Marlborough Wine Show in October 2018.

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He korero no te Kaunihera o Wairau NEWS FROM THE MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL

Refreshing Blenheim’s town centre

The new green space on the river bank at 2 High Street is taking shape and, weather permitting, should be ready for the public to enjoy by the beginning of December.

The wet spring weather had an impact on the timetable but good progress is now being made with paving and planting work under way.

Glyn to get pic of 2 High Street The Blenheim Business Association is considering design plans for further

Picton favourite – foreshore ‘rail and sail’

improvements to the town centre while also working on its concept of a “Marlborough Mile” - a series of art works for the CBD to showcase the various industries, history and natural resources of the district.

Any work will be carried out after summer so as not to disrupt retail activity.

The budgets for the CBD improvements were set as part of Council’s 2015-25 Long Term Plan.

Community news - Movember This month is “Movember” which is a month long focus on changing the face of men’s health through events and activities. To find

out more about Movember and men’s health issues go to https:// nz.movember.com/

Marlborough Heritage Stories Online: Panel Discussion Whether you are a genealogist, local history buff, student or researcher, come and hear from some of the people in our community who use the internet to capture these stories.

With Nicola Coburn (Marlborough Express), Joy Stephens (The Prow), Steve Austin (Marlborough Museum), Megan Ross (Marlborough Museum

and Sandra Parker (Marlborough District Library) Held at the Marlborough District Library (Blenheim) Thursday 9 November, at 6.00pm For more information please contact Marlborough District Library Ph: 03 520 7491 or email libraries@ marlborough.govt.nz

Temporary Road Closure – Thursday 14 December – Sunday 17 December 2017 From 9.00am on Thursday 14 December to 7.00pm on Sunday 17 December 2017 the following roads are proposed to be closed to ordinary vehicle traffic for the purpose of the Marlborough District Council synthetic skating rink.

• Thirteenth lane Blenheim, the exit on Charles Street from the Liz Davidson Car Park, Blenheim. and • The Liz Davidson Pay and Display Car Park, Blenheim.

During the proposed period of closure, ordinary vehicular traffic may use the road being closed between events under the supervision and authority of an Officer of the New Zealand Police (Traffic Safety Branch).

It will be an offence under the above

regulations for any person other than under the authority of an authorised permit to use the road for ordinary vehicular traffic during the period of closure.

Persons wishing to object to the proposal are to lodge their objection and grounds in writing before 16 November 2017 at the office of Marlborough Roads, Level 1, The Forum, Market Street, Blenheim or PO Box 1031, Blenheim 7201.

This notice is given pursuant to the Transport (vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965.

Any enquiries should be addressed to Sandra Boyd, Marlborough Roads, Ph: 03 520 8330.

Boil water notice - Awatere and Seddon Water from Council’s reticulation system in Seddon and the Awatere should be boiled. It does not currently meet the NZ Drinking Water Standard and may contain bacteria or protozoa that are harmful to human health.

Treated water is available at the public tap on the corner of Marama

Road and Foster Street.

A new Seddon water treatment plant is scheduled for construction this year and will supply treated water to the NZ Drinking Water Standard.

For further information contact our Customer Service Centre Ph: 03 520 7400.

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The Mayor and Mayoress took a turn around the tracks as the Picton Society of Model Engineers celebrated the 50 years since the society began building the Picton foreshore miniature rail and sail.

The tiny train – and the sailboats for the pond – are a long-time favourite for families.

The train began running on Labour Weekend 1968 – rides were 10c for adults and 5c for children.

Today the charge for a train ride or a boat to sail is just 20c – a decision by the Modellers Society to keep the fun accessible for every child.

Over the years, Council has helped fund maintenance and repairs for this part of the foreshore. Today community volunteers sell the rail and sail tickets – but still under the eye of the Model Engineers Society which maintains the mini locomotives.

Loco driver Alison Hickley with her passengers Mayor John Leggett and Mayoress Anne Best.

Restoring our war memorials The Council maintains the district’s war memorials as a mark of respect for those whose names are carved upon them and to acknowledge the families who gave up their members in service. It’s also a way of keeping the public memory alive for these important and influential events in our history.

A target date has been set for the repairs to the earthquake-damaged war memorials of the Awatere - Anzac Day 2018.

“These monuments are important to the communities of Seddon and Ward and we will be doing our best to have them reinstated in time for next year’s services,” says Council’s Assets and Services Committee chairman Terry Sloan.

After the November 2016 earthquake, both the Awatere memorial at Seddon and the Flaxbourne memorial at Ward were badly damaged, with retaining walls and paths damaged and the rockwork of the memorials dislodged.

Council is budgeting $32,000 repairs for Seddon and $18,000 for Ward and there have been offers of labour and equipment from the local community.

Lighting to highlight the white stone of the memorials will also be investigated.

Work programme on Wither Hills - please observe all signs There’ll be quite a bit going on around the bike and walkways of the Wither Hills over the weeks ahead and members of the public are asked to keep a safe distance from any activity.

• Gorse and Broom spraying and mulching beginning soon at the southern end of the mountainbike park.

• Spot spraying getting underway on plots of Chilean Needlegrass on the Taylor river berm and the Farm Park.

• Fencing repairs being made along the twin tanks walkway and a small section east of the Wiggles Track.

• Track repairs and improvements to the Mt Vernon track section from Sutherland Stream to Cob

Cottage track.

• Resealing of the main entrance to the Farm Park at 214 Redwood Street, hopefully completed by Christmas.

The work is likely to run through to mid-December then continue through late summer into early autumn, determined partly by the level of fire risk through summer. Some aerial spraying of gorse and broom is also being planned.

Signs will be up at the main Farm Park entrances and people should follow these warning signs as well as any instructions from the contractors doing the work.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Positive Ageing - staying steady on your feet Tripping, slipping, losing your balance – for older people the consequences can be frightening, even life threatening. Posture, strength, balance and vision all tend to deteriorate with age.

Falls are the major cause of injury requiring hospital treatment for older people and, in the oldest age groups, are the single biggest cause of hospital admissions. Women figure most heavily in the statistics.

In any one year: • 33% of people over age 65 will experience a fall • 50% of people over age 80 will fall.

Take steps to limit the risk of such accidents; regular exercise, to build up bone and muscle strength, balance and flexibility will help to avoid

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falls or lessen their impact.

Research suggests the gentle mind and body exercise, Tai Chi, can be an effective exercise for preventing falls. Practitioners say it • Improves breathing and blood circulation • Improves posture and balance • Builds muscle strength and joint flexibility.

Various Tai Chi classes are available, including: • Mobility & Balance with Tai Chi; Tuesday mornings at the Redwoodtown Hall. Contact Jilly 03 570 5666 or Nancy 03 572 2884 • Tai Chi for arthritis sufferers, Monday and Friday afternoons at Blenheim’s Senior Citizens Hall (general morning classes also held Mon and Fri).

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The Sun Bus shelter There’s a reason for the hole in the roof of the bus shelter.

It’s to create a unique memory for those lucky enough to be departing the region.

As most people like myself feel, what a load of rubbish and tax payers money gone down the drain.

Would be better now to fill the hole with novalight or similar.

Besides would have only cost half the amount if the council had hired local people for the job.

Waste of money.

Surprise for Nemo lovers!

With the new sewerage system in Picton is the out flow into the Dublin Street stream by the huge plant.

Oh yummy, fresh caught fish from the harbourhold the soy sauce, already pre seasoned, beats the salmon worm!

Another fillet sir, this one was caught in Shakespeare Bay, has a woody essence?

Signage Why is it that people are so keen on putting up billboards, flyers etc.. then take forever to remove them well after the event.

Also shops and businesses that move on, or close down, when they vacate the premises they should have to take all signage down, maybe it needs to be a council regulation?

Scam calls After reading text talk scam calls I got an overseas call from a 0000, needless to say I ignored thanks 2 caller ID.

More spending Campaign song copyright breach.

National fined 600K plus don’t forget the extra lawyers 100K bill, that’s circa 15K per MP! Ouch, but wait there’s more now watch the last sitting of parliament before Christmas when MPs’ wages are voted in under urgency!

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For years and years since I went to Bohally school we had crossed that road every day for two years and all those girls that went to Marlborough Girls College crossed the same road, over all the years that students went to school and home I don’t recall many or any student run over crossing Nelson Street!

Now some PC idiots thinking all of a sudden that it’s too dangerous to cross!

Once the road to Christchurch is open again that traffic will be halved again so scare mongering now is just trying to come up with a reason to spend rates money again on unnecessary cost for another one-off white elephant that Marlborough is good for!

Leave it alone as it’s not broken!

Great news that Marlborough Girls College have cancelled Balloon Day. There is enough plastic in the ocean as it is!

Great to see young people standing up for the planet.

Page 3 of Friday Sun - road safety study needed.

Rubbish education by parents and teachers needed, to teach students road rules pedestrian means foot not riding bike blindly across crossing.

Has it not entered their heads that heavy trucks are harder to stop than a student pushing their bike across a crossing?

Something to think about first before spending untold money on studies and solutions where education is far far cheaper.

Thank you Marlborough Girls Colleges management for making the decision to cancel the balloon day for year 13 pupils.

A start in the right direction, albeit a small step, to the saving of land and marine creatures from ingesting killer plastic/rubber.

Great.

Balloon releases..to the person from 27th October Txt Talk.

You are missing the point it is not about being PC...it is about releasing the balloons which then pop and come down to litter the environment and cause huge problems for our wildlife and environment.

No one is saying ban balloons just don’t throw them up in the sky and litter.

Would you teach your children to throw 400 pieces of rubbish into the environment?

Also helium is a finite gas that is needed for more important causes like CT scanners.

Softball season

Electric vehicles So at Christmas we head up to St Arnaud in our new electric vehicle.

Will it even tow the caravan or boat, but there’s more, where do we recharge it and worst of all does anyone really know how much it costs!

I bet the power companies do!

The Marlborough District Council had better get that service recharge station going at Lake Argyle.

Now that’s planning ahead!

Riverbend follies Has anyone actually looked from the Grove Road bridge by Raupo.

No wonder the beavers are ready to leap into the water.

First, the concrete steps and wee bridge-lovely.

Then shade sails - ok in summer.

Now for some architectural brilliance (not unlike the railway station bus stop) a high diving platform protruding out for when the river floods.

Now this is surely too much of an eye sore, mind you it is great for launching fire works!

Good start to the softball season.

Lot of kids, lots of food and cold water...but we need doors on the dugouts as the very first game on new diamond saw a ball flying in there off the bat and hit an under 15 boy.

It’s not who wants what, it’s about safety, so come on Marlborough District Council put doors on our dugout before someone really gets hit hard with the ball coming off the bat at 120kms .

Marlborough District Council please put doors on dugouts it’s a health and safety thing.

Someone will get hurt soon.

Softball park looks good. But no doors on dugouts now that’s just crazy Softball park looks real good hands up to the grounds mens what a bloody good job they did .

Marlborough District Council please put doors on the softball park I don’t want my boy sitting in there when the ball is coming off the bat about a 100kms, it’s not safe at all.

txt talk of the week Good sorts Marie Bowden should be nominated for TV1 Good Sorts.

What an amazing woman to make 32 quilts so all the Seaview Resthome residents in Picton had one each.

Talk about love in action!

A beautifully written article too.

It made me feel good to think we have such a wonderful soul in our world.

Thank you Marie for having such a wonderful heart.

Wine and food festival Marlborough Wine and Food Festival, why can’t we have overseas artists come here like the north island do eg Mission Estate etc.

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New park Another non-logical decision made by the Council by putting a park right next to the WINZ centre and a liquor shop.

Actually listen to what the people want, utilise the river properly and get fresh blood in there to make better decisions!

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Carpentry apprentice eyes national title

By Celeste Alexander New Zealand’s top carpentry apprentices are battling it out for the title of Registered Master Builders CARTERS 2017 Apprentice of the Year today, including Seddon-based Olivia Ward.

A carpentry apprentice employed by Hunt Construction, Olivia is three and a half years into her apprenticeship and hopes to finish at the end of the year.

She is one of 10 apprentices competing for the top prize at the national competition which finishes today in Auckland, and is also the first female apprentice since 2013 to compete in the national final.

To win the national competition, Olivia must impress the judging panel over the two-day event. This includes undergoing a 45-minute interview and a six-hour practical challenge.

The winner will be announced tonight at an awards dinner once the practical challenge has been completed.

The national winner will receive prizes including the use of a Ford Ranger Ute for a year, a $5000 grant courtesy of CARTERS and a range of quality tools as well as an iPad, courtesy of MBIE. All ten finalists will also attend a specially designed Outward Bound course and the Registered Master Builders House of the Year National Gala on 25 November.

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Film festival co-founders Phil McKinnon and Aaron Falvey.

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By Bill McElhinney The Top of the South Film Festival this year will feature a majority of films from Marlborough filmmakers.

“This is a huge representation for the region,” one of the festival co-founders, Aaron Falvey, says.

The festival is a selection of short films made in Nelson, Marlborough and Golden Bay. “This year we have 16 films being screened over a two hour period and I am proud to say that of those 16 films, 10 are from Marlborough,” Aaron says.

The festival aims to bring together the best and most promising filmmakers from the Top of the South Island, along with some of New Zealand’s most promising actors and actresses.

The films featured this year are: Rise Above, directed by Simi Mataitonga; Relinquishment, directed by Pete Blasdale and Tim Hawthorne; Sons Of ’71, directed

by Doug Brooks; The Controller, directed

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by Phil McKinnon; Bananaruma, directed

by Timothy Hawthorne; No Loose Ends, directed by Phil McKinnon.

The festival was established in 2015

by Aaron and Phil McKinnon, both of Blenheim.

“We’re both passionate filmmakers and had both made several short films, then we realised there were no opportunities to showcase our work,” Aaron says.

So they started the festival to give filmmakers from the region an event they can aspire to make films for.

Phil is currently festival director and Aaron is the president of the Top of the South Film Production Society.

The third annual Top of the South Festival will be held in the ASB Theatre in Blenheim on Saturday, November 11.

“All proceeds from the festival go back into the Top of the South Production Society so that members have the opportunity to produce more films in our region,” Aaron says. The festival last year raised $7584.

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Life skills learnt at Clued Up Kids

By Cathie Bell More than 450 Marlborough primary school children will be getting clued up on a variety of safety issues next week when they attend a biennial community health and safety programme.

Organised by the Marlborough Child Safety Group, Clued-Up Kids is an interactive programme, in which children experience real life scenarios and learn how to safely react in emergency situations.

Blenheim Fire Risk Management Officer Rob Dalton says the programme has been extremely successful over the past 12 years, with students showing a 95 per cent retention rate six months after taking part.

“The whole idea is to give them the life skills to keep safe and show them how to react safely in certain situations,” Rob says.

“They’re at an age when they’re developing more self-awareness and able to take some responsibility for keeping themselves and others safe.

“It’s a good programme, they don’t just sit and listen, they get to experience things firsthand and learn what to do.”

Organisations work together to deliver School children get ‘clued up’ on safe boatthe programme, including the Fire Service, ing and other things.

Police, Public Health, Marlborough District Rob says the best thing parents can do Council Roads, Marlborough District is sit down with their children, look at the Council Civil Defence, NZ Red Cross, resources and discuss the information with Maataa Waka (Dog Control), Marlborough them.

District Council Harbours, AGSafe Train“From what we understand, the kids ing, KiwiRail, Baden Powell Scout Guild go home and bombard their parents with and Road Trips Marlborough. everything they’ve learned, and in some Every participating child will receive a instances have been able to use those skills resource bag filled with brochures reinforc- in real-life situations, which is of course ing the messages covered on the day. extremely worthwhile.”

Kiwis rank the second highest in pet ownership per capita across the globe, beaten only by the US, with 4.6 million domestic cat or dogs calling New Zealand home last year.

The results showed a massive 64 per cent of Kiwi’s own either one domestic cat or dog, with cats being the most popular.

Forty four per cent of us own at least one cat, some even more.

However, for the majority of pet owners across New Zealand, the start of November and the celebration of Guy Fawkes can be a stressful time. Fireworks went on sale yesterday and are on sale until Sunday.

The use of fireworks on the nights and days surrounding Guy Fawkes has seen numerous organisations such as the veterinary association and SPCA call for the stop of public fireworks sales.

“The startling sights and sporadic bursts of sound that come with fireworks can be very frightening for any animal so it’s important to take some preventative measures,” Warren Stroud, from Animates Vetcare says.

“For example it’s an animal’s natural instinct to hide, so getting them inside and creating a ‘den’ of favourite blankets, beds and toys will help them feel safe.”

Here are some further top tips to help reduce the stress in your household during Guy Fawkes: Walk your dog earlier in the evening to tire them out.

Keep your pets inside with their bed, favourite toys and the curtains closed.

Feed them before the fireworks start; a full stomach should help them relax and make them sleepy.

Turn on music or the TV to disguise the noise.

Keep your feline friend inside by keeping their cat

door locked.

Ensure your pet is microchipped, has a collar and ID tag, in case they run from your property when they are scared.

For small pets and birds partially cover their cages or enclosures with a blanket.

In addition to the above, cautious pet owners also have the choice of a range of products specifically designed to comfort pets during times of stress, such as collars, sprays and diffusers which release a synthetic version of a natural pheromone creating a calming and comforting effect on dogs and puppies in stressful situations such as storms and fireworks.

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There are 3.7 million cattle in New Zealand and just over 30 million sheep.

Sheep numbers have seen a continued decline over the last 6 years. There are around 29,200 sheep and beef farms in New Zealand, with the main sheep breeds being Romney, Corriedale and Halfbreed.

Greg Lyons, PGG Wrightsons rookie winner for 2017.

Greg wins top rookie Marlborough salesperson, Greg Lyons won the Rookie of the Year award nationwide in PGG Wrightson Real Estate’s 2016/17 awards, announced recently.

Greg attended the company’s national conference at Hamner Springs where he says the win took him by surprise.

“I was rapt... it was a very nice surprise,” he says.

Greg has established a strong rural background, beginning with a successful career in the tractor industry which was what brought him to Marlborough 14 years ago.

Throughout that time he’s

formed solid relationships throughout the viticulture and farming sectors, which has only strengthened since joining the PGG Wrightson Real Estate team.

“It’s an exciting industry to be involved in. Marlborough is rocking along well and the market is really strong. I have a lot of good new farm listing and the market for lifestyle residential is another strong area,” he says.

Joe Blakiston is the company’s Nelson-Marlborough regional sales manager, and says Greg’s achievement was well deserved.

“Greg is widely respected

on the rural scene, and understands how to work alongside those who work the land.

“That experience stood him in good stead when he moved across to sell property, and he has prospered from the start.

“In 18 months of marketing property, he has already completed $18 million worth of transactions.

“He was top rookie for the company across all three categories that the company makes awards in, rural, lifestyle and residential property, which is a mark of his skill as a salesperson.

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Sue Duncan and Linnette Mortlock are available at the Citizen’s Advice Bureau to give advice about employment contracts.

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By Bill McElhinney “We’ve had 202 inquiries about employment contracts in the past year, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg!

“We get many questions from people who are unsure of their employment rights,” Sue Duncan, co-chair of Citizens Advice Bureau, Marlborough, says.

“And often it turns out that they don’t have a written, signed employment agreement, or they haven’t been given a copy of the agreement, or they’re not being provided with pay slips.”

“We know there are a lot more cases out there that we don’t see,” CAB adviser Linnette Mortlock says.

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problem area when it comes to contracts.”

“What we are seeing suggests that employers who don’t provide employment agreements are also less likely to be meeting their other obligations, for example giving their employees pay information and making PAYE deductions,” Sue says.

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Sue adds that any conditions in an agreement must meet minimum employment conditions.

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Once the agreement has been signed, any changes to it must be agreed to by both you and your employer.

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By Cathie Bell Balloons are bad news, Marie Spencer says, and she is delighted the colleges have dropped their mass release of balloons to celebrate the end of school.

The Blenheim woman brought photographs into The Sun this week to show how the rubber can perish and cling to things.

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“They were hanging around the living room, I picked them up and they clung to my finger.

“It was horrific – imagine that on a bird’s beak.”

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“It’s very important... I will guarantee all my staff.

“We are the painters you can trust!”

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- WEEKEND EVENT GUIDE Friday 3 St Christopher’s Goodwill Usual bargains, good used clothing, household goods and books. 9am-noon, Church Hall, 92 Weld Street, Redwoodtown.

Marvellous Marie Marlborough Combined Colleges presents ‘Marvellous Marie’ the musical. This is an event not to be missed. Today and Saturday 7.30-9.30pm, $5-$15. Marlborough Girls College, 21 McLauchlan Street.

Kaipupu Spring Plant Sale A huge selection of locally grown native plants and herbs. A percentage of sales will go directly back to the Kaipupu Wildlife Sanctuary. Today 9am-5pm and Saturday 9am-3pm. Mariners Mall 100 High Street, Picton.

Havelock Bonfire Night Fireworks display, glow sticks, lolly scramble, fancy dress, best guy competition, food stalls and lots of fun and games.

6-9.30pm, Readers Road, Havelock. Sorry no Eftpos available, postponement date due to weather 6pm November 5.

Blenheim Roller Skating Disco Skating Rink, Stephenson Street, 5-8pm.

Bring your own gear or hire it all for $5. $2 entry fee. BBQ and hot drinks available. Come and have a boogie and play some fun games. For more info phone 0277653522.

Friday Knockout Pool Tournament Open to anybody except 1st division players. Come along learn the rules, some tactics, and maybe even improve your play. Limited to 16 people on a first come basis. Every Friday night at 7pm Clubs of Marlborough.

Marlborough Women’s Club Friday’s at 2pm, 108 High Street, Blenheim.

A variety of programmes throughout the year, Mah Jong, music, gardening, crafts and a monthly speaker. Women of all ages welcome. For further information phone Catherine 9293299. This Friday is Garden Marlborough – Marlborough Museum display for Garden Marlborough.

Hot Art in Havelock The Gallery Havelock, open 10am-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 Golf Club Half price green-fees after 4pm every day!

74 Paynters Road. www.marlboroughgolf. co.nz.

If you have an event email Susan at The Sun office@blenheimsun.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.

Heritage and Whaling Museum Picton has a collection of 2000 items of Maori, whaling, maritime, heritage and textile displays. 10am-4pm daily, 9 London Quay. Phone 573 8283.

Marlborough Museum Open 10am–4pm daily. Brayshaw Heritage Park, 26 Arthur Baker Place. Phone 5781712.

Yealands Estate Marlborough Gallery Lorna Clarke and Friends featuring a collection of work over the years, on until November 5. Open 10.30am-4.30pm daily, Marlborough Arts Society, 204 High Street, Blenheim.

Saturday 4 Springlands School Gala A great family event with plenty of stalls and activities to keep everyone happy.

10am-2pm. Springlands School, Murphys Road.

Move It Dance Festival Celebrate movement in a carnival themed dance festival for all ages. Performances and workshops, dance talent quest, bouncy castles and much more, 10am-2pm. The Vines Village, 193 Rapaura Road.

Ukulele Workshop: Kiwi Songs With international sensation Hugo Del Mar. 1-3pm, Marlborough Museum, $5, all ages welcome. Bookings are essential, contact Marlborough Museum on 5781712.

The Big Bang A Top Of The South Orchestral Extravaganza The Marlborough Civic Orchestra presents ‘The Big Bang’ featuring nearly 100 musicians from Nelson, Marlborough and Golden Bay. 7pm, all ages welcome, $5-$25, ASB Theatre Marlborough.

Evening Tour And Supper Enjoy an evening tour of The Edwin Fox Ship followed by a light supper. $20, bookings are essential. Edwin Fox Maritime Museum, Dunbar Wharf, Picton.

Marlborough Artisan Market Highlighting the best of Marlborough’s art, craft, food and produce. Pop on down every Saturday. 9am-1pm, Wynen Street car park. Wet weather venue is the Alfred Street Car Park.

Redwood Market 8.30am-12pm, Redwood Tavern car park.

Plants, produce, cards, jewellery, flowers and hand crafts. Site fees donated to charity. Contact Alison 578 5109.

Round’A’Mini Golf Picton Picton Foreshore, 9am Saturday and Sunday.

Blenheim Rotary Car Boot Sale Every Saturday 8am–12.30pm at the Railway Station car park, Grove Road. Club meets Mondays at Clubs of Marlborough.

Phone Andy 578 2272 or 021 842 928.

Vintage Farm Machinery 10am-3pm, open every day. Brayshaw Park guided tours available, on Sunday Thomas Tank Engine rides are available.

Blenheim Menz Shed 4 Dillons Point Road. Open 9am-12pm Saturday and 1-4pm on Monday and Thursday. Building relationships and sharing skills. We welcome new members of all ages. Phone Trevor 570 5064.

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 Kerry Eagar 021 888 423 for more information.

5km Taylor River Fun Run Free timed 5km run along the Taylor River, meet at the Amphitheatre, corner of High and Symons Streets, 8am every Saturday.

To register anyone of any age go to www. parkrun.co.nz/blenheim.

Brooklyn Croquet Club Whitehead Park off Brooklyn Drive. Play days are Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday at 1pm. Come and have a go.

Sunday 5 New World Marlborough Kids Duathlon Come along and enjoy a great family day.

With two race length options, race 1- run/ walk 1km - bike 3km – run/ walk 1km, race 2 – run/walk 2km - bike 5.5km – run/walk 1km. Sorry no entries on the day, 9am12pm, Brancott Estate Vineyard, Brancott Road.

Archery Attack An action-packed cross between archery, dodgeball and paintball. Discounted rates for Year 9 & 10 students, $10 cash on the day, 1.30-3pm, The Vines Village, 193 Rapaura Road. Places strictly limited, registrations essential, Contact mel.g@sporttasman.org.nz or (03) 577 8855 ext 2.

She Loves Golf Free Give Golf a Go event for the Marlborough Region. Ladies bring your friends or the family, 10am-12:30pm. Blenheim Golf Club, Parker Street.

Lunch with The Talent Come and join Clem Mellish & Lionel Jeffcoat with lunch at the Mussel Pot followed by a tour of Havelock Gallery. 12-2:30pm.

Contact Marlborough Museum for more information 5781712.

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

Blenheim Riverside Railway Train Departs from Brayshaw Park as follows; 1.15pm and 3.00pm to Omaka and return, 1.45pm to Beaver Station, Riverside Park, central Blenheim and return. Adults $10 Child $5 (Omaka $6 & $3). Cash only.

Marlborough Farmers’ Market Every Sunday, 9am-noon at the A&P Showgrounds. Grab yourself a delicious brunch, lots on offer.

Picton Rail & Sail Open (subject to weather) Sundays, public holidays & everyday during school holidays. For further information contact Graham Low 573 6356 or Russell Mathews 573 8553.

Marlborough Golf Club – Community Golf Sunday afternoon play 18 holes $15 or 9 holes $10. Must be a Marlborough resident.

74 Paynters Road.

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

Ulysses Club Ride Lunch ride to Rhubarb Café at Wakefield.

10am departure from the south end of the Blenheim Railway Station.

Model Aero Club ARA Wairau Valley 9am. Phone Murray 578 9199 or Tony 577 9776.

Petanque 10am Sunday and 1pm Wednesday, 65A Weld Street. Phone Russell 579 1952.

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

Picton Table Tennis Meets at the Picton Little Theatre every Sunday and Tuesday, Dublin Street, 10amnoon. $3 bats, tea/coffee supplied. Adults only. Phone Ernie 0275 888 453 for more information.

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.

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Donna McTavish Book editor, ghost writer, and Simply Candles owner

Q A Q A Q A

My ideal day is spent....

With a book, good food, wine, friends and sunshine in Renwick.

One of my best holidays was...

Spent wandering the cobbled streets of Lucca in Italy.

One thing on my bucket list is....

To visit the Taj Mahal (and I’ve done it!)

Q A Q A Q A

If I could, I would....

Speak at least one more language.

What’s your favourite meal?

Homemade pasta and a glass of red wine.

My guilty TV pleasure is .....

Scandal, I love Olivia Pope!

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Trick-or-treat fun H a l l owe e n m ay n o t be a strong tradition for Marlborough like it is in America, but it didn’t deter families from dressing up in

costumes and heading out into their neighbourhoods for trick-or-treating on Tuesday night.

Some people hosted their

own parties and private events, attracting witches, ghouls, zombies, skeletons, princesses and many more characters.

Sisters Harper (3) and Zoe Goodsir (5) in their Halloween costumes ready for trick-ortreating on Tuesday night.

Esther Kerr and Phebe Simpson-Allan dressed up as Thing 1 and Thing 2 for the Elim Christian Centre’s Light Party on Tuesday night.

My parents used to say...

“You want to do WHAT??!”

The keys to happiness are...

Family and good friends.

Who would you love to share a meal with and why?

Elton John and Bernie Taupin because they wrote such beautiful songs and so many of them.

GARDENING

THIS WEEK WITH WALLY RICHARDS

Safe pest controls A few weeks back I wrote about using an electric mosquito zapper for pest control outdoors and in particular in glasshouses for insect control or for guava/codlin moth control outdoors on apple and other fruit trees.

I bought three of these devices and now that I have started off plants in two of my glasshouses I plugged these zappers into my off-the-grid solar power supply and the first night they zapped an incredible number of night-flying insect pests.

I don’t think they zap much during the day as sunlight fades out the UV light that attracts the pests.

There are so many pest insects caught that I have to turn off the power every couple of days and clean the grid to allow room for the next executions.

The units are inexpensive, but you need 230 volt power to run them and the power plugs they come with are either US or EU, so you need an adapter to plug them into our three pin power sockets.

You are also dealing with 230v, so care needs to be exercised, such as don’t squirt the hose at it when watering.

If you have power to your glasshouses already then it’s a perfect solution to much of your insect control.

There is also an alternative for catching day-flying pests - the large sticky yellow white fly traps.

These can be hung inside a glasshouse or outside off a wire run between a couple of stakes near the plants you want to protect.

Like the electric zapper, these also catch hundreds of pests and using the two systems for control covers both nights and days.

More gardeners are contacting me in regards to the psyllids which attack tamarillos, tomatoes and potatoes, then to a lesser extent capsicums, chillies, egg plants and okra.

My experience with this pest is that weather and temperatures are the best control as the psyllids don’t get into breeding until the weather settles and temperatures are in the twenties.

Once conditions are right, they are

prolific breeders and are then very hard to control.

Each season your problems will multiply as more adults winter over in the soil and elsewhere.

In the early seasons of low local populations, Neem Granules and Super Neem Tree Oil with Super Pyrethrum will help control these pests.

We also found how to strengthen the cells of the plants with silicon so that the baby psyllids (nymphs) can’t pierce the plant’s foliage to feed after they hatch out, so they quickly die of starvation.

A regular two-weekly silicon spray treatment not only toughens the plant against psyllids but also allows a plant to gain more energy from the sunlight, making for greater foliage and bigger fruit.

Either at planting time or two weeks after germination, start the two-week spray programme using a silicon cell strengthening spray with silicon super spreader added.

The latter drives the former into the plant and only one ml to five litres of spray is needed to achieve this.

If you clean up the psyllids in your growing area, then the following season you won’t need to be so regimented in your spray programme.

During the week the television news had an item about an increase in glyphosate found in human urine.

The study from San Diego School of Medicine published in the Journal of the American Medical Association tested urine samples from 100 randomly selected men and women between 1993 and 2016.

It found levels of glyphosate in urine had increased by about 500 percent over those 23 years.

Glyphosate - the key ingredient in the Roundup, a weedkiller produced by Monsanto - has previously been singled out by the World Health Organisation as possibly causing cancer.

There are no genetically modified ‘Roundup Ready’ crops grown in New Zealand as there are overseas, but what about soya oil from GE crops grown overseas processed imported foods?

16 Friday November 3, 2017 public notice NELSON Marlborough Truck Modellers Club would like to thank the following businesses Simcox Construction, Newmans Graphics, Anthony Clark, Bunnings, Cable Price, Caterpillar, CPR Coffee, Jay Cars, Komatsu, New World, Paper Plus, Petrol Head Barbers, Repco, Roselands Models and Wadsco Trucks for their support of our recent Hobby Expo.

Two Strong Men & A Truck Available by the hour.

Can also do single item pick-up & delivery in Blenheim region.

Phone 577 8089 or 027 558 3260 Winz quotes available

Have your home in shape for Christmas!

• Decks and Patios • Concrete and Paths • Raised Garden Beds • Landscaping • General Building • Mowing and Yard Work Affordable & reliable, call for a free quote

0800 MOWJOE

THE GROVE TAVERN NEEDS YOU! WANTED - TOUCH RUGBY PLAYERS Over 30 year old males needed to start immediately.

Every Thursday evening.

Please call Paul 021 026 28842 or email grove@xtra.co.nz

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A community of lifelong learners who make a difference

Board of trustees mid-term elections Nominations are invited for the election of two parent representatives to the board of trustees.

Nominations close at noon on Friday 17th November 2017 and be accompanied by signed candidates’ statements.

The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be reviewed during normal school hours.

Voting closes at noon on 1st december 2017.

Debbie Wallis, Returning Officer

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES: 2 Style Hairdressing - Anniversarys Hot Stone Massage - Bev Hodgetts at Harcourts - Bronwyn Brown - Brumbys Bakery - Cerise - Cinnamon House - Dave Oliver Figaros - First National - Food Bank - Hair By Kardos Jacqui Preston - John Ihaka - Kate Fillimen Reflexology - Ladies and Lords - Life Pharmacy - Lisa Brown (Flowers) - Marlborough Girls College Hospitality Class - Marlborough Violence Intervention Project - Mayflower - Michaela - New World - Ngati Rarua - NMIT - Blenheim Beauty Therapy - NMIT Blenheim Hairdressing - NMIT - Nelson Beauty Therapy - NMIT Nelson Hairdressing Novotna Beauty - Pak n Save - Pampers Escape - Petite Beauty Room - Picton Healthcare - Poswillos Pharmacy - Premium Game - Price’s Pharmacy - Rangitane Rapaura Hair Design - Redwoodtown Countdown - Renwick Bakery - Salvation Army - Shizazz - Taylor Pass Honey Co - Te Piki Oranga - Telpower - The Honey Collection - The Quest Catering Co - Thomas’s - Tracy Davis - UFS Pharmacy - Victor Turner - Vonni Paul VTNZ - Wairau Pharmacy To all of the Pamperers involved and the countless individuals who dropped off clothes and gifts to the Salvation Army Offices.

Pamper Day only happens through your generosity.

Nu-Look Clothing Quality tailoring at competitive prices Ph/txt Christine 021 703 020 / 579 5267 Same day service Blenheim

WRITING a book?

We print and publish books and e-books.

No-obligation discussion. 03 5794709, www. prismaprint.co.nz info@ prismaprint.co.nz

EXPERIENCED DIGGER OPERATOR Bored retiree seeks relieving, part-time or term project work.

Experienced in 1 - 25 ton excavators Have WTR tickets Production excavating, access and site development, trenching auguring etc

Phone 578 0164

CRAFT FAIR In the Forum Friday, November 10 9am-4pm Saturday, November 11 9am-1pm

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Phone/Txt 022 322 6515 or 03 575 6789

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situations vacant

Machine Tree Felling We are seeking a tree felling machine and the appropriately qualified operator to fell and and row/stack approximately 90 hectares of dead, fire damaged trees in our Sweet Stream forest in the Waihopai Valley, for replanting this coming winter.

The successful applicant will need to have a pre-employment D&A test and all relevant qualifications for the work, being undertaken.

For further details contact Blair Townshend Ph 0274477591 Email blair.townshend@ernslaw.co.nz

Beavertown Lions situations vacant

Board of Trustees' election

WHAT'S ON Tonight Members Draw 1st draw $5000.00

Saturday Members Draw $400.00 Breakthru - Club Bar 7.30pm

Tuesday Members Draw 1st draw $5000.00* Join us for the biggest race of the year Melbourne Cup racing - Live on the Big Screen from 1pm – Big Race 5pm * Unless struck prior

Members, their guests and Affiliates Welcome P: 5781059 • www.clubsofmarlborough.org.nz

Nominations are invited for the election of two parent representatives to the board of trustees.

A nomination form and a notice calling for nominations will be posted to all eligible voters.

You can nominate another person to stand as a candidate or you can nominate yourself (make sure you sign both parts of the form).

Additional nomination forms can be obtained from the school office.

Nominations close at noon on 17 November 2017 and may be accompanied by signed candidates statements.

The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours. There will also be a list of candidates names as they come to hand for inspection at the school.

Voting closes at noon on1st December 2017 Angela Taylor Returning Officer

Marlborough Research Centre Seminar Topic Venue Date Time Speaker

Modern developments in pharmaceutical drug formulations Marlborough Research Centre Theatre Wednesday, 8th November 2017, 6 pm.

Dennis Robinson, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Overview of Presentation: Dennis will first briefly describe the differences experienced while working in academia in New Zealand and America before focussing on current and potential future developments in drug formulation for delivery by various routes of administration. This will include the application of technologies for controlled oral drug delivery; delivery through intact skin and its limitations; challenges in delivering drugs to the lungs; intranasal delivery; innovations in delivering drugs to the eye; developments in implants; developments in nanotechnology; and finally, some developments in drug targeting.

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SALES 8 A M S at u r d ay, Corner Boons Valley Road and Moana View. Dressing table, QS headboard, wooden chest, collectables, linen, fridge freezer, outdoor furniture and welder plus extra.

S U N DAY 8 am, Silk Close, Witherlea. Kids toys, books, plus size clothes, household wares and more quality items. Most items under $5.

Operations Administrator/Receptionist • A key role behind the scenes of Kim Crawford, Nobilo and Selaks wines • Join a booming industry with an established leader • Great benefits for part-time work: bonus scheme, wine, wellness allowance & more Constellation Brands New Zealand is the #1 exporter of wine to the US, with our brands Kim Crawford and Nobilo driving category growth across the Pacific. Our people and brands set us apart from the competition and help carry out our vision of ’elevating life with every glass raised’.

About The Role Based at our Drylands Winery in Rapaura, this is a part-time (16 hours per week) position to provide support and a link between the Viticulture, Winemaking, Finance, and HR departments as well as running the front desk at reception.

Key Responsibilities • Providing a reception service for the winery, greeting visitors, organising post, couriers, stationery, telephone and petty cash • Organising travel bookings and creating travel itineraries for Marlborough and Hawke’s Bay • Handling invoices, creating purchase orders and liaising with finance for payment • Organising catering for functions and meetings • Organise and coordinate staff functions • Assisting with vintage recruitment and liaising with staff during the recruitment process • Working full-time during vintage to meet the needs of the business About You • Attention to detail and good time management • Adaptable, flexible and supportive across a diverse team • Tech savvy and confident in your ability to use Microsoft Office, especially Excel • Enjoy executing strategy and working in a culture of continuous improvement Our benefits include an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, bonus incentives, wine allowance, wellness programme and more. We offer a team and community environment with a wellness committee, CSR committee, children’s Christmas party, annual Roast Day lunch, and much more throughout the year.

To apply by 9 November 2017, visit www.constellationnz.com under careers, or email celia. daniels@cbrands.com for a confidential chat.

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MARINE OUTBOARD TECHNICIAN

Breaker Out

SALES CONSULTANT

Here at Marine & Watercraft we are on the hunt for another Outboard Technician to join our very busy operation located in Koromiko (near Picton).

Representing NZ’s largest selling outboard (YAMAHA) and top boat manufacturers such as HAINES HUNTER & STABICRAFT, as well as the YAMAHA Waverunner (jestki), we have seen considerable growth over the last 2-3 years and we need to find someone who wants to be part of our team and who wants to grow with us.

The successful applicant may come from within the marine industry or the automotive sector. Marine experience is preferable but certainly not essential.

The successful applicant must be able to work at an efficient pace and be very motivated.

The role will include routine servicing, diagnostic and fault finding, rigging of new boats, and general marine servicing. It is a full-time role with the possibility of an immediate start.

We’re looking for the following skills ….

- you’re self motivated - have initiative - are enthusiastic and able to display strong customer service values - have good communication skills - are honest, flexible & dependable - have a current New Zealand driver’s license - have good computer skills.

- are punctual, methodical and detail driven Lastly, you must have an outgoing, friendly & pleasant personality, and be a good team player.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

We offer a competitive package in line with the skills you bring, and the opportunity to enhance your skills with potential career development.

Please reply in the 1st instance with your CV and cover letter to petew@mwcraft.co.nz and all applications will be treated as confidential.

required Must hold #1258 ticket Immediate start Please phone Craig 0274593922 or richard on 021 2087103

Due to high demand we require an Experienced Digger Operator We operate a fleet of modern machinery, and complete a wide variety of projects throughout Marlborough.

Call 579 2284 to discuss the position

The Blenheim Sun newspaper is looking for a highly organised sales professional to join our successful team.

For the right person we will consider full-time or part-time.

Our sales consultants introduce businesses around our region to the benefits of advertising in our twice weekly publication.

Working with our clients is a busy role but very rewarding, working alongside a fun team of individuals.

This role requires: • Strong organisational and people skills • Drive, energy and motivation • A self-starter who can seek out opportunities • Building rapport and maintaining relationships • Achieving goals and targets This is an exciting position to work with a privately owned leading newspaper in a growth focussed media business.

If you are looking for a new challenge contact us via email today in confidence.

Les Whiteside - Publisher Email: les@blenheimsun.co.nz

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Cellar Door Manager – Hunter’s Wines Hunter’s has been producing quality Marlborough wines for 35 years.

We are seeking a Cellar Door Manager to run the recently refurbished tasting room at our Rapaura Road winery. This newly created, full time role can be broken down into the following components: • Responsibility for all operations at our busy cellar door including rosters, staff training, food • safety hygiene, ordering and merchandising.

• Managing a small team.

• Reconciling takings.

• Producing marketing material to supplement wine tastings.

• Basic reporting to Senior Management.

Previous experience in either hospitality or retail is preferred. Some weekend work will be required during our peak season. A General Managers licence would also be beneficial.

Please apply with cover letter and CV via email to james@hunters.co.nz Applications close Friday 17th November.

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Support Worker Physical Disability Support Services Casual positions available to cover staff training, leave and illness, working across three residential homes in Blenheim.

Closing date: Thursday, 14 December 2017 (unless filled prior).

Ref: W17/143.

Online application, CV and cover letter are required before your application can be processed. Enquiries can be made to Human Resources Nelson telephone: (03) 546 1274 or email vacancies@nmdhb.govt.nz

Vineyard Operator - Rapaura

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• Join a booming industry with career progression opportunities • Kim Crawford, Nobilo and Selaks -- be part of our story in the vineyards • Bonus scheme, superannuation, and work with modern equipment

Forklift Drivers

Constellation Brands New Zealand is the #1 exporter of wine to the US, with our brands Kim Crawford and Nobilo driving category growth across the Pacific. Our people and brands set us apart from the competition!

We have vacancies at our Havelock Wharf processing plant for suitable people to assist with the dispatch and grading of our product.

The position includes forklift driving, making up orders and assisting with the grading plant operations.

About The Role Reporting to a Block Manager, this role is in the vineyards where the journey of our award-winning wine begins. You would be responsible for daily duties that bring us quality year after year: machine operation, supervising seasonal workers, and caring for our vineyards.

About You • A team player with a can-do attitude • Experience in vineyards is preferred but not required; Growsafe, first aid and onsite training is provided • Seasonal work (harvest, spraying, frost fighting, etc) may require flexibility of hours or shift work • A current driver’s licence Our benefits include a competitive salary, bonus scheme, superannuation, Employee Share Purchase Plan, and much more. We offer a team environment with viticulture often collaborating with winemakers to bring out the best in quality for our consumers.

To apply by 9 November 2017, visit www.constellationnz.com under careers, or email celia.daniels@cbrands.com for a confidential chat.

The Fresh Name in the Freezer

Key Responsibilities • Championing a safety culture, ensuring proper PPE, incident reporting • Supervision of seasonal workers • Mulching, spraying, trimming, plucking, and general vine maintenance • Trellis and irrigation maintenance • Harvest operations

Available shift times are 6pm to 6am, six nights per week.

Suitable applicants should be physically fit and able to work with minimal supervision.

Forklift experience preferred, but full training is available. Must have full car drivers licence.

All applicants must have the right to work in NZ Please apply in person on weekdays between 8.30am and 4.00pm to: Talleys Group Limited, 3 Rangitane Drive, Havelock Wharf, Havelock.

www.talleys.co.nz

To advertise your business, call Gemma (03) 5777 868 • classifieds@blenheimsun.co.nz

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Women felt like ‘queens’ at Pamper Day

By Celeste Alexander When it comes to being pampered, it doesn’t get much better than feeling ‘like a queen for the day’.

This was experienced by nearly 100 local women recently who were invited along to the annual Pamper Day, organised by a group of volunteers.

The event was first created in 2014 by local community support worker Noralyn Berwick, initially as a gift for women she had worked for, but it quickly grew into something much larger.

The day is aimed at a group of invited women whose lives had been difficult, giving them a wonderfully pampered experience thanks to a large number of local businesses.

This year there were 65 pamperers who gave up their time to treat the women to massage, makeup, nails and hairstyles.

There was even a clothing stylist who was on hand to give individualised advice.

Noralyn says it was another amazing event.

“The community and local businesses really got on board with it, donating their services, items and secondhand quality clothing.

“This has been successful because of this tremendous support, helping these women feel great, top to toe, so thank

you,” she says.

Three of the women who received the pampering were only too happy to share their experiences.

Michelle Kerewaro, Leilani Taie-Register and Donna Keefe all agree it was a brilliant day.

“I’m very shy and at first didn’t want to go, but I’m glad I did as I felt so great afterwards.

Meeting the other women was wonderful and everything involved from clothing and hair to nails was such a treat.

My favourite was the hot rocks massage though... I’ve never felt anything like that,” Michelle says.

“I really enjoyed the day, especially the massage section.

I had some reflexology and really liked it and am planning to get it done again.

“I was really nervous at first but everyone was lovely and looked after you, and everyone was so supportive,” Leilani says.

“The pamperers were genuine and made us women feel special for the day. I’ve never worn makeup or had my hair done... my kids come first and I forget about myself so it was awesome to be pampered.

“I also enjoyed the feedback from a lady who spoke to us, sharing her experiences and how she got to where she is today,” Donna says.

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LIGHTHOUSE Christian Fellowship Senior Citizens Hall, 166 High Street. Sundays 10 a.m. All welcome. 5785030

HILL, Michael David (Mike): Passed away peacefully on Tuesday October 31 2017, with his family at his side. In his 83rd year. Dearly loved husband of Ann for over 59 years, adored Dad of Terry, Greg, and Leonie, the late Sandy and Thad. Loved father-in-law of Belinda, Ashlee, and Chris; loved Grandad Mike of Thomas and Alexandra; Katy, Gabby, and Lizzy; Sam, Katy-Rana, and Ethan, and Cassie. Messages may be sent to the Hill Family, c/- P O Box 110, Blenheim 7240. A funeral service for Mike will be held at the Rangitane Cultural Centre, 1 Fell Street, Grovetown, at 1pm on Monday November 6, followed by interment at Fairhall Cemetery.

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St. Christopher’s Anglican Jim Davis will carve hundreds of names on this panel, destined for a Motueka church.

Family names to feature in carving

By Bill McElhinney Thousands of hours, thousands of names – Blenheim master carver Jim Davis has another big job on his hands.

Jim is busy in his Tavera Street workshop carving a 1200mm x 2.4metre panel for the St Peter Chanel Catholic church in Motueka.

Jim has already carved four panels for the church, bearing the names of all those who have been baptised in the parish.

“The first panel goes back to 1857,” Jim says. “This fifth one will have the names of those baptised from 2005 to 2017.”

St Mary’s Catholic Church in Blenheim also houses panels carved by Jim bearing the names of those baptised in the church.

“It takes thousands of hours, and there are thousands of names, which I get from the baptismal registers,” Jim says.

“I hope to have this one finished by Christmas.”

Jim began carving when he came to New Zealand from Derry, in Ireland, in 1968.

“I had no previous experience,” he says, “but I was living in Wairoa and I had a lot of help and advice from Maori carvers I met.”

The Motueka carving Jim is working on has

a tukutuku panel at each end, a traditional Maori art form but done by Jim using more modern materials so the work will last.

“We need to adapt – culture changes and so must we,” Jim says.

The tukutuku panels represent the stars.

“We are born to reach for the stars,” Jim says.

The centrepiece of the panel is a Celtic triskele, a triple spiral representing the Christian Trinity, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

“One in six Kiwis has Celtic descendants,” Jim says.

The panel will also incorporate some parts from an old pipe organ and a piece of Connemara marble with the inscription: “You are more precious than gold.”

“This is to remember those children who were miscarried, stillborn or aborted,” Jim says. “Many were not named, but I believe each one was a person and it’s often healing to have them remembered.”

When he’s not carving, Jim is a marriage and funeral celebrant and works with Hospice Marlborough to record biographies for people.

“It’s something to leave the family, the story of someone’s life,” Jim says.

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Death Notices DONALDSON, Elizabeth Louise (Betty): October 29, 2017

SCOLLARD, Ella Williamina (Billie): On 1 November 2017 peacefully at Bethsaida Resthome, aged 97 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Clin, loved mother and mother-in-law of Chris and Rhonda and the late Brian. Loved grandmother of Michael, Renee and Dean. Loved great grandmother of Dylan and Maia Rose. Thanks to staff at Bethsaida Rest home. Messages to 3 Connor Close, Blenheim 7201. At Billie’s request a private cremation will be held.

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INKERSELL, Ronald Charles (Ron): October 29, 2017 JONES, Colleen Chaytor: October 24, 2017 KENWARD, Deborah Evelyn: October 24, 2017 NOLAN, Kerry Gould Louis: October 30, 2017 WADSWORTH, Laxon Wayne (Rowdy): October 27, 2017 WHITE, Graham Charles: October 27, 2017 WRIGHT, Alan James Arnold: October 27, 2017

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COLE, Christine Lucas (Chrissie) 27.11.1957 - 4.11.2016. Dearly loved and cherised daughter of Anne and the late Morry and their family. Also partner Brian and his two daughters. Greatly missed by her rellies and friends here and overseas.

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ANDERSON, Roman Johannes: October 25, 2017 BRYANT, Baby boy: October 29, 2017 POLKINGHORNE-PARNWELL, Max Robert: October 23, 2017 SMITH, Kelsi Evelyn: October 24, 2017

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Friday November 3, 2017

Sport

sports talk

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With Jacob Page

Mo’unga has rugby fans cheering ‘Richie’ yet again Who would have thought Canterbury would have a new Richie to hail so soon after Richie McCaw. Mo’unga - Richie Mo’unga is now arguably the most trusted and respected man in Canterbury rugby and must be putting pressure on the All Blacks selectors to play more of a role in the black jersey.

His record breaking 25 points in the NPC final against Tasman, including two sensational individual

tries effectively took the wind out of the sails of the Makos’ fast start.

He and he alone was head and shoulders above everyone else on the field and his form, both in general play and with the boot, has been phenomenal since the Super Rugby playoffs.

The 23-year-old could have his best years of rugby still ahead of him.

Wellington’s return to the top flight of New Zealand rugby is long overdue and while they

made hard work of the extra time 59-40 final victory over Bay of Plenty, they may be strong challengers to Canterbury’s decade of dominance.

It would be interesting to know if there is a level of regret with the All Blacks’ brains trust over not having Mo’unga on the bench during the loss to Australia last week.

Damien McKenzie didn’t cut it at 10 since he hadn’t played there since high school.

McKenzie is set to play in that

role for the Chiefs in Super Rugby in 2018.

Mo’unga has had the breakthrough year that New Zealand rugby fans should be excited about.

He can fill the third No 10 spot in the national ranks that was left vacant by the departure of Aaron Cruden.

He was the shining light of this year’s NPC and that could mean come 2018 you may see him in more black than red and black.

Karters do well at Nelson Marlborough karters performed really well at the Mike Pero South Island champs held at Nelson recently.

William Exton dominated the junior Yamaha class on the Saturday, winning both heats, the pre- final and final, to bag the first of what would be two South Island titles.

In the senior Rotax lights Scott Manson drove well in a competitive field to finish third with Herbie Broughton finishing 11th after suffering some bad luck.

On Sunday William lined up with Sam Buglar in the junior Max class. William once again won both heats and the pre-final to take the pole finish in the final.

In what would be a 29 lap race of intense pressure, William used all his race craft to hold of three karters from Christchurch who were intent on taking the top step of the podium, but to no avail as William held them out to bag his second title in two days albeit by a very narrow margin.

Sam drove his best race of the weekend after suffering electrical issues to come from the back of the field to finish ninth.

Marlborough’s youngest karter racing at Nelson was Arthur Broughan, aged eight,

Skates on for disco The Blenheim Roller Skating Club is holding a disco event tonight to fundraise for some of their members to attend the New Zealand National Championships in Timaru.

It will be held from 5-8pm. Skate hire is $5, or $2 entry if you have your own skates. Helmets are compulsory.

There will be food available for purchase, cash only.

Early entries cheaper Entries in by November 15 for the January Waikawa Boating Club new year regatta will be rewarded with a discounted entry fee.

The Lawson’s Dry Hills Regatta will be held on January 13 and 14 with the invitation twilight race starting on Friday evening January 12.

Fun on the river Scouts want to share their water craft equipment with Marlborough community and want to support the recent Marlborough District Council Riverside Park development, so on Sunday from 10am families and teenagers can have free use of Marlborough Scout Zone 20 sit-on canoes, life vests, helmets plus five mini rafts and have fun on the Taylor River within the Taylor River amphitheatre area.

A barbecue will be running for food and drinks to be purchased.

Gold coin donation is optional for equipment use.

There will be limited supervision of the activities, so children need to be supervised by parents.

William Exton dominated the junior Yamaha class.

racing in the cadet class.

Arthur unfortunately got caught up in some incidents early in the day which put him back in the field at the start of the final.

In what can only be described as a race

well beyond his years, Arthur carved his way through the field to finish a well-deserved third.

Kartsport Marlborough’s next meeting is on Sunday at the Cresswell Electrical raceway.

Speedway commentator wanted If you’re a bit of a petrol head this may interest you. Craig Douglas (Fuggles), who is the resident commentator at Eastern States speedway is on the lookout for some more company in the commentary box along with Mike McDonald who came on board last season.

Craig says its nice to share the work load a little and a conversation between two people sounds a lot better, but if they could find a third person they “could get out of the box a little to do some driver interviews or just catch breath for a race or two.

“An interest in motorsport would obviously be an advantage, the ability to think on your feet, and describe verbally what you can see in front of you, as Eastern States also broadcasts commentary on line,” he says.

Craig says for anyone interested, coming out for a night in the commentary box would be the best way to get an idea of what goes on at a race meeting by just being in the box and there would be plenty of coaching available.

“I don’t expect anyone to jump straight into a race.”

Anyone interested can contact Craig by emailing fuggle@xtra.co.nz or phone or text 0274331997.

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Friday November 3, 2017

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Club encourages primary sector skills

By Bill McElhinney Just over 100 primary school pupils and their pets made their way to Wairau Valley School yesterday for the 74th group day event held by the Marlborough Boys and Girls Agricultural Club.

“It’s a great turnout considering how far some youngsters have come,” secretary Sarah White says.

“We have youngsters here from as far away as Linkwater and Rai Valley.”

The interschool event is for children who have gained a first, second or third at their school pet days with their lambs, calves, goats, rabbits and chickens. Children can then go on to enter their animals at the Marlborough A & P Show, Sarah says.

“It gives kids a chance to learn about raising animals. Some kids are good at sports, some are good at science, this gives the ones that are great with animals a chance to show people what they’ve got.”

When they started in the early 1900s, the competitions were called ‘calf clubs’. Children could compete in not only animal diaries and projects

but also garden diaries and projects.

In 1985 pupils completed 1729 animal projects of mainly farm animals, with another 4800 mainly pet projects. The end of the 80s brought a major reform in the education sector and ‘Tomorrows Schools’.

Unfortunately, the agricultural club lost its funding, Sarah says.

“We still ask for diaries to be kept for project chickens and rabbits, but children no longer do projects on lambs, calves, goats.

“The indoor projects are always changing and over the years have included pressed leaf collections, kites, photography, pet rocks, decorated bottles, soap carving, propagation projects, paper mache animals and other things.”

“We now have seven schools actively participating compared with 17 schools in 1946.

“Regardless of the changes to the club over the years the focus is still the same.

We know there is a shortage of employees in the primary sector, so some children may use these pet day events to gain further knowledge and advancement in the sector.”

Clockwise from top left: Tyla-Rose Illsley-Slape, with her pet calf Maddy, and Dakota Tyson, with Dusty, came from Havelock for the pet day.

Ryan Jamieson brought Boots the goat to the pet day and Brook Weir had her hands full with Harvey.

Frances Edmonds with Toffee, her Giant Flemish rabbit and Emily Flynn with Max, the mini lop rabbit.

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Harold raises $45k

By Cathie Bell Life Education Trust’s Harold the giraffe is incredibly popular with children, but the impact of the trust’s work is also ‘incredible’, teachers say.

Trust fundraising coordinator Charlotte Hoy says the trust is keen to let the wider community know about its work after a ‘Fight for Life’ fundraising event last month raised $45,000.

Continued on page 2 Children in Room 12 at Whitney Street School are thrilled when Harold comes to visit.

Alistair, Thelma, Barry, Alastair, Terry and Donna