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Pedal power Blenheim cyclist’s biggest challenge

By Bill McElhinney You could say Craig Harper loves a challenge.

In February last year the Blenheim builder, father of two daughters and amateur cyclist, set a new world record for the fastest time to ride the length of New Zealand.

He completed the 2170km Cape Reinga to Bluff route in four days, nine hours and 45 minutes.

Interviewed at the end of the gruelling ride, Craig said he had no immediate plans to take part in any more big cycling trips.

That was then, but now Craig plans to compete in an endurance solo bike race that’s been billed as the toughest in the world. Continued on page 2.

Blenheim cyclist Craig Harper celebrates after riding the length of New Zealand in four days, nine hours and 45 minutes.

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Craig to take on world top endurance riders From page 2.

The Race Across America, to be held in June next year, is a gruelling non-stop bike race that pits the world’s top endurance cyclists against each other, crossing 12 states along a non-stop 4828km route from America’s west to east coasts.

The cyclists will face extreme weather conditions in desert sections, and climb a total height of 175,000 feet over the route – four times the cruising altitude of a long-haul commercial aircraft, or the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest six times.

To add to the challenge, they have to complete the race in 12 days.

“The Race Across America is not just a race against the clock – this time I’m up against the best endurance riders in the

world,” Craig says.

Unlike the Tour de France which races in daily sections, the Race Across America is one continual stage – it’s the world’s longest time trial.

The race is about 30 percent longer than the Tour de France, and racers must complete the distance in roughly half the time… with no rest days.

The logistical support required for a feat of this scale is enormous, and Craig will have a support crew of nine, including his wife, Kate, to ensure he stays safe on the road and in racing condition throughout the event.

Together with physical exhaustion, he will face extensive sleep deprivation, desert temperatures and sections of low oxygen, with a section of the race sitting at over 10,000 feet.

Blenheim cyclist Craig Harper on his way to setting a new world record for the fastest time to ride the length of New Zealand.

During his length of NZ ride, Craig slept for only one or two hours a night, which made it difficult to get going again, as his body cooled down and seized up.

He’ll face the same challenge on his ride across America, stopping to sleep

or nap only when he feels he really has to.

Craig will have to ride 550km a day to stay in the race, which means roughly 22 to 23 hours of cycling a day, depending on the terrain.

Craig has already begun training and will build up over the coming year including gaining valuable race time in major bike events across New Zealand, and possibly Australia and the USA.

Lots of fuel needed for record ride

By Bill McElhinney You burn a lot of calories when you’re cycling all day, every day.

During his record-breaking ride of the length of New Zealand last year, Craig burned 47,000 calories per day.

To replace this, he needed to consume the equivalent of 530 bananas or 85 meals of Eggs Benedict per day.

That’s nearly 2500 bananas or 380 meals of Eggs Benedict during his world record ride.

Craig broke the long-standing record despite the coastal stretch of State Highway 1 being closed following the

November 2016 Kaikoura earthquake.

He had to take the longer route inland up the Wairau Valley and through the gravel, alpine roads of the Rainbow Station to Hanmer Springs.

Craig completed this mammoth challenge with only 6.5 hours sleep over the four-plus days at an average speed of 20.5kmh, putting him firmly amongst the world’s elite ultra-endurance cyclists.

Craig is a former champion rower is his wife, Kate, who was a NZ rowing rep from 1992-2000. The pair met when they were both rowing.

Kate is also a competitor, and last Friday the family travelled to Westport where Kate was competing in the 12th Spring Challenge, an all women adventure race.

Teams of three women take part in the adventure that includes rafting, mountain biking, hiking and orienteering.

Kate has also competed in multisport events such as the Coast to Coast and the Southern Traverse.

The couples’ two daughters, Brooke, 11, and Hannah, nine, also compete in cyclocross, a form of bicycle racing where the course is mostly off-road.

Kate and Craig Harper with daughters Brooke, left, and Hannah.

Craig is preparing for his next big challenge, the Race Across America in June next year.

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Fight for Life raises over $50k

By Celeste Alexander The Fight for Life Education charity boxing match, held last Saturday, was another roaring success and organisers are delighted to announce they raised even more money than last year.

Over $50,000 has been raised from the event and with the support of the community continually growing, it’s confirmed that it will be happening all over again next year.

After months of planning and hard work behind the scenes, the Fight for Life Education Marlborough committee has pulled off its second charity boxing event, and they couldn’t be happier.

“Once again we are blown away with another amazing Fight Night,” spokesperson Michelle Chapman says.

“We are proud of how well the evening went and really grateful for all the support, there were so many people instrumental to the success of the evening and we hope everyone enjoyed the night as much as we did.

“We are obviously thrilled with how much we raised for a cause we are all so passionate about and just so impressed with all the boxers getting up there and boxing their hearts out after all their hard work over the last few months.

“We are certainly looking toward next year after another successful night and suggest people interested keep an eye on this around Feb/March for updates on the 2019 Fight,” she says.

More than 750 packed out the Marlborough Convention Centre to watch the boxing either ringside or from a room nearby, streamed live on a big screen.

Each of the boxers took to the ring to face off with their opponents and put all of their training into action.

With the men, fight of the night was handed to Phil Yuen and Will Porter.

Both men showed incredible sportsmanship while putting on a strong show for the crowd, and it was Will who took the win.

With the ladies, the favourite of the night was the fight between Katie

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More delays expected Motorists travelling along the Kaikoura coastal highway will face further delays this summer, two years after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake destroyed chunks of the highway.

Work to rebuild the road is still happening, NZ Transport Agency spokeswoman Tresca Forrester says.

About 20 work sites will be scattered along the highway over summer, mostly between Peketa and Clarence.

The ongoing roadworks mean the journey between Christchurch and Picton, using SH1, can take about five-and-a-half hours.

We appreciate people’s patience and we ask they allow time and make the stops part of the journey,” Tresca says.

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TOP: Katie Wilson takes a hard jab to the face from Laura Goldfinch, giving her a bleeding nose for the remainder of the fight.

Katie went on to win the match.

LEFT: An exhausted but elated Red Team celebrate winning the 2018 Education Fight for Life charity boxing match.

Wilson and Laura Goldfinch. It was a close match where both women gave it their all, and despite copping a bleeding nose half way through, Katie was awarded the most points.

Out of the Red and Blue teams, it was the Red Team who won for the second year in a row.

Here are the winners: Adele Harris vs Cindy Guardiola - Winner, Cindy (Blue Team). Will McGruddy vs Jarrod Johl - Winner, Will (Red Team).Annabelle Latz vs Kelsie Brown - Winner, Annabelle (Red Team). Dion MacDonald vs Paddy Wilkins - Winner, Dion (Red Team).

Katie Wilson vs Laura Goldfinch - Winner, Katie (Red Team). Riki

Winitana vs Jason Bryant - Winner, Riki (Red Team).Nikki Hannan vs Emma McArtney - Winner, Nikki (Red Team). Phil Yuen vs Will Porter - Winner, Will (Blue Team).

Kelly Warren vs Shanee Heywood - Winner, Kelly (Red Team). Nick Kerry vs Scott Morgan, Winner, Scott (Blue Team).

Single-use plastic carrier bags will be removed from all of the South Island’s Countdown supermarkets by the beginning of next week.

Foodstuffs managing director Steve Anderson said in August that its supermarket brands – including New World, Pak ‘n Save and Four Square – would stop providing plastic checkout bags from December 31. Liquorland is expected to end the use of single-use plastic bags by February next year.

Not in the recycling Please don’t put plastic supermarket bags in the Marlborough District Council recycling crates, the council says.

“Collectors often find newspapers and other items packed into plastic shopping bags inside the recycling crates. People often do this to prevent items from the crate from blowing around in the wind,” council solid waste manager Alec McNeil says.

“However, the same results can be achieved by packing the crate to enclose or weigh down the loose paper and other lightweight items, to reduce the chance of them becoming litter.”

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Top of the South Film Festival brings local talent

By Megan Connolly Are you a comedy fan?

Perhaps you like to shed a tear? Or are you prepared for a zombie apocalypse?

Watch all this and more at the Top of The South Film Festival on this Saturday back for its fourth year at the ASB Theatre.

The festival showcases local amateur short films, filmmakers and performances from the Nelson, Blenheim and Kaikoura region.

The Top of the South Film Festival was created in 2015 by Blenheim filmmakers Phil McKinnon and Aaron Falvey.

“It was initially created because there was a desire to show our films but we had nowhere to

do it,” an organiser and filmmaker, Chris Lipiatt, says.

This year, the festival will be split into two different screenings on Saturday.

The 4pm screening will feature “Dragoon Anthology’ which showcases seven post-apocalyptic short films. The screening will run for around 90 minutes.

The evening screening will start at 7pm with the red carpet rolling out and photographers on hand to snap your premiere outfit.

It will run for two hours with an intermission.

“The films are just getting better each year,” director of photography and organiser Daniel

Wye says.

For Matt Johnstone it wasn’t until he attended at film fest a couple of years ago that inspiration struck, and now he has his own short film in the festival.

“I just thought: ‘I can do that!’,” Matt says.

All proceeds from the festival go back into the Top of the South Film Production Society so that members have an opportunity to produce more films right here in the region.

Tickets are available at the ASB Theatre or online at www.topofthesouth.org/film-festival. $35 for both screenings or $22.50 for the evening.

Film-makers and organisers Claudia Dallarosa, Matt Johnstone, Daniel Wye and Chris Lippiatt are looking to the big screen for the upcoming Film Festival.

Stamp collections from around New Zealand were on display at Redwood Town Hall for Marlborough Stamp Collectors Club Interclub competition recently. Committee members and exhibitors Ron Hebberd, Shirley Hebberd, John Pullar and Louise Brownie.

Stamp collectors gather for competition

By Megan Connolly The Marlborough Stamp Collectors Club held their interclub competition recently in the Redwood community centre.

Blenheim hosted the competition this year for the third time after winning the competition with their collections last year.

The competition went very well, club members say, although they didn’t win this year.

Exhibitors from Christchurch, Wellington and Nelson regions displayed their collections over the two days.

“We’re very privileged to have some amazing exhibits,”

committee member Louise Brownie says.

Each exhibit is made up of a frame which is dedicated to 16 pages that tell a story of the history of the stamps.

According to long time collector, Ron Hebberd, the average page can take around two hours of work after you’ve researched, made the page and set it up.

What’s interesting about the competition is that it isn’t exclusively historical stamps being showcased.

The exhibit also shows the history of postcards, letters, and tobacco boxes from around

the world.

“There are very artistic ways to display the information that make it easy and educational,” Louise says.

Ron joined the Marlborough Club back in 1977, but has been an avid stamp collector since a young age.

“It’s great winter entertainment and a good way to unwind from the day,” Ron says.

Recently the Marlborough Club moved into their new clubrooms at Arthur Baker Place, Brayshaw Park.

Their next meeting is on October 15 at 7.30pm in their club rooms.

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Mum and sons walking from Chch

By Celeste Alexander Christchurch woman Jess Finnigan is currently on her way to Picton with her two sons, aged six and 11.

They aren’t travelling but rather on foot.

Jess plans to arrive in Picton’s Nelson Square on October 12 around 9am then will head to the ferry terminal to take them to Wellington where she will walk to The Beehive.

She has strong motivation for this incredible journey, standing up to mental illness and raising money for organisation ‘Stand Children’s Services’.

“Please help raise money for every struggling child in New Zealand. With two people committing suicide in NZ every day, we all need to pitch in.

“Like everyone else out there, I have a story.

A sad story but one that has a happy ending.

I won’t go into detail because it’s not mine to tell but my family has been affected by a serious mental illness.

We came close to losing someone we love and yes, our struggle has been real and painful.

“But I want to make a difference so other young NZ ‘ers don’t have to struggle

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and wait to receive help when they desperately need it,” she says.

Jess is dedicating her campaign to her family, all those who are struggling today and all those who have not survived their mental health battle.

Jess set out on October 1, walking from her home in Christchurch on route to The Beehive in Wellington with her sons. The 12 day journey will be on foot and by bike where the roads are too dangerous to walk.

She hopes on arrival in Picton that people might join her at Nelson Square to walk the ferry terminal. Once in

Wellington she will plea for people to listen to those suffering and to respond.

“We need to help them today, not next year, not after the next budget is released, not once a hospital or two have been built, but now, because children, teenagers and adults are dying at a rapid rate of almost two a day. Every day we leave this another innocent person could die,” she says.

As she walks she hopes people will donate to her Givealittle Page, www. givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/ walk-with-me-aotearoa. The money raised will go directly towards STAND.

Free blood pressure checks

By Celeste Alexander This year, Stroke Week runs from October 1-6 and as part of the awareness campaign, Blenheim will receive a visit from the Big Blood Pressure Van. What’s more, Blenheim will be the first in the country to be visited by The Big Blood Pressure Van which will travel the country over the next few months, visiting communities and offering

free blood pressure checks and helping to save lives.

The van will be parked at PAK’nSAVE on Monday, October 8 at 11am to 4.30pm.

Local Stroke Foundation community stroke adviser and volunteers will be helping to take blood pressures, as well as giving advice.

Raised blood pressure is the biggest reason behind strokes, causing more than half of them, according to

Stroke Foundation NZ. Hypertension (raised blood pressure) puts the arteries under constant stress with too much force inside your blood vessels which in turn will damage the artery walls and make them weaker.

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Sun readers have their say... with the WORD on the Street.

Q: Are you happy to pay extra for a takeaway coffee cup or do you bring a reusable one?

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I don’t bring my own because I haven’t found one I like yet! But I’m happy to pay extra.

Why pay extra when you just throw it away. It’s a bit silly to takeaway.

I have a forever cup and always take it with me. I even take it onto aeroplanes.

I wouldn’t mind paying extra. But I’d bring my own cup if I could.

I would bring my own because I’m all about recycling. I always have one in the car.

I don’t bring a reusable cup.

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We’re proud of Jacinda Dear Ed, What a pleasure it was to see our Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, acquit herself so well at the United Nations assembly in New York.

The assembly is usually a platform for blustering, bullying, testosterone-fuelled males, so what a pleasant change to have a bright, intelligent young woman bring some kindness and common sense to the party.

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There was also a CNN interview and substantial profiles for the New York Times and the Associated Press.

Jacinda put New Zealand on the world stage in a way we could be proud of.

The men could take a lesson from this young woman: more kindness and less bluster would definitely make the world a better place!

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Dear Ed, The reply from Marlborough District Council to Fore Sight’s letter about the projected big rise in debt was woefully pathetic.

It mentioned the Waikawa Marina and ferry terminal expenditure but failed to mention the wasteful expenditure such as absurd $300,000 “hole in the roof” bus shelter, the Picton library, the theatre funding process, parking building, the Eltham Road and other white elephants and other spending, not forgetting the “over-the-top spending” on consultants.

The argument that Marlborough District Council borrowings are below the average lacks credibility.

Because other local bodies are short-sighted and extravagant spenders, doesn’t mean MDC has to be stupid too.

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Student shares his language Daniel Li-Wilkes is proud of his Chinese connections, and that includes the language.

This week, he has been teaching his schoolmates at Blenheim’s St Mary’s School how to count from one to ten in Chinese as part of New Zealand Chinese Language Week.

The seven year-old got up at school assembly and taught the whole school, and he says he wasn’t scared at all. “I know Chinese one to ten really fast.”

His mother, Mandy Li, says she speaks Chinese at home with Daniel, his five year-old brother Andrew, and one year-old brother James.

The family is visiting China at the end of the year and it is good for them to practice, she says.

Daniel has also started learning to write Chinese, practising the characters by himself from a book, Mandy says.

New Zealand Chinese Language Week Trust co-chairwoman Jo Coughlan says Chinese Language Week aims to promote the benefits and opportunities of learning more about Chinese language and culture. ‘’In the next few years, visitors from China are set to overtake Australia as New Zealand’s number one source of tourists, and yet our language skills and cultural understanding are sadly lagging

Daniel Li-Wilkes and his brother Andrew have been teaching their schoolmates some Chinese words. Photo by Cathie Bell Kathleen Zelter, Chris Pope, Luis Vergara, Adam Dawe and Ant Walkenhorst volunteering their time in the Cancer Society Memorial Garden. behind.

‘’New Zealand Chinese Language Week is a Kiwi-led initiative aimed at encouraging New Zealanders to give Chinese a go.

‘It’s not as hard as you think,” Jo says.

A number of organisations from across the country are getting behind the week, by holding about 100 events across New Zealand.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made a video, encouraging more Kiwis to learn the Chinese language.

The New Zealand Police has also posted a video of three staff, including Assistant Commissioner Hamish McCardle, using their language skills to encourage people to wear their seat belts and to engage with police as part of the community.

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By Celeste Alexander Over 100 staff from Constellation Brands in Marlborough have been out in the community recently to volunteer their time, skills and labour.

One group, armed with shovels, plants and compost arrived at the Cancer Society’s Memorial Garden, located along the Taylor River, to tidy it up.

Hilary Gill of Cancer Society Marlborough was thrilled with the help, saying the garden which

was established in 2005 was “in need of a tidy up”.

“It’s a nice place for people to come and sit, so we have chosen lots of flowering plants to add some colour. It was definitely in need of some TLC so thank you to those who volunteered,” she says.

Other groups visited Wairau Valley School, Seddon School, the Salvation Army, Hospice Marlborough and Plunket. A cash donation and two car-boot

loads of food were also donated to John’s Kitchen.

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Bag ban won’t achieve much Single-use plastic carrier bags will be removed from all of the South Island’s Countdown supermarkets in less than a fortnight.

But getting rid of plastic bags will do little to reduce ocean pollution, writes Marlborough Sounds resident Rick Ireland.

Plastic pollution is accumulating in our oceans at an unnerving rate.

As yet, the problem isn’t catastrophic but ignoring it will create a centuries-long disaster.

Plastic has improved our civilisation immeasurably.

It’s cheap, clean, stable, and can be moulded into any form.

Plastic is everywhere. It’s as inconsequential as a child’s toy or as life-saving as a stent or blood transfusion bag.

Plastic “microbeads” are in our toothpaste and in many soaps and cleansers.

If plastic products were banned, the effect would be shattering.

But little consideration has been given to disposal of plastic waste.

Now that the plastic waste issue has captured the public’s attention, the kneejerk reaction is to ban plastic supermarket bags.

This is mild compared with a recently proposed ordinance by the city leaders of Santa Barbara in California.

There they promised $1000 fines for restaurants offering plastic straws, with repeat offenders facing six months jail.

They were so savagely ridiculed that the city has set a new high in the art of political back-pedalling.

According to the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, 88-95 per cent of oceanic pollution comes from just 10 of the world’s rivers - from China (almost half), Asia, India, and Africa.

Hundreds of millions of people simply toss their garbage into these flowing waste disposers and the problem miraculously disappears from their lives.

The 20 worst ocean polluting nations include only one western nation – America (at number 20).

New Zealand’s contribution is infinitesimal within the whole and can rightly be

stated as zero.

Most people rely on plastic bags without realising it.

They are used in kitchen rubbish bins.

We use them to store wet or soiled children’s clothing.

Shoes are bagged in them when packing as are toothbrushes and other things.

They serve as emergency lunch bags and book bags, collect rubbish in cars, and (responsible) dog owners use them to pick up their pet’s droppings.

If there are no supermarket bags, we will have to purchase similar plastic bags which, ironically, are sold by supermarkets.

This begs a question; why are we putting ourselves to this inconvenience and expense when we are not causing the problem?

Perhaps, with no small conceit, we might suggest that we are setting an example to the world, except the world doesn’t care.

To be fair, the worst polluting countries have addressed the problem but without result, as their new regulations are unenforceable.

They are, after all, dealing with huge numbers of the world’s poorest and most poorly-educated people.

The real solution is simple and effective; develop a plastic that is fully biodegradable with degradation periods specific to end use.

Scientists in Europe and America have achieved some success and they’ve only just started. One can’t make the poorest people of the world shoulder the burden of the problem, and it would be cruel to even try, so address the cause – plastic takes too long to degrade.

Sporadic acts of sanctimonious self-deprivation won’t do anything except allow us to cloak ourselves in piety.

The bag ban is so far from being a solution that it’s ridiculous.

The solution of biodegradable plastic irritates activists, who point out that one has not yet been fully developed.

They also note that there are problems with developments

so far.

All true, but is it responsible to quit trying and just ban some inconsequential plastic thing?

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Why have so many first storey building sat empty?

By Stuart Smith MP for Kaikoura.

Questions need to be asked about the real reason why so many of Blenheim’s CBD first storey spaces have sat empty for up to several years.

As I said in this column last week, I have been talking to constituents about why nobody has taken the obvious opportunity to develop apartments or other accommodation.

From these discussions, I’m getting the impression that the official processes required to develop the spaces appear to be unknown.

One of the people I talked with was the owner of this newspaper, Les Whiteside, who like me is strongly

Stuart Smith.

advocating for the development of these spaces to revitalise our CBD and provide some solutions to our ongoing housing crisis.

Les has a family member who tried to do exactly what we are advocating for.

As the owner of a 200sqm

first storey property in central Blenheim, this person tried to develop it into a residential apartment.

The property, which had sat empty for four years, already had toilets and showers in place, had the necessary fire protection, and was previously consented as a residential dwelling for a manager.

On the face of it, this development should have been straight forward.

Yet Les says a brick wall was hit almost immediately.

Enquiries with council officials and building experts about what the processes were to get this development started came to nothing, he says.

A significant amount of

time was spent searching for the right information, and the right people to progress the project but in the end, the property owner gave up and has recently sold it instead.

This lack of clear – or any - information is of great concern to me and could go some way in explaining why so many upper levels of the CBD continue to sit empty.

If that is the reason why, changes need to happen in the right places, soon.

I will be asking my own questions and address these in my next column here, next Wednesday.

RIGHT: Wellington has plenty of apartments in the CBD.

Generous locals put new toilet on QC Track

By Bill McElhinney There’s a new toilet on the popular Queen Charlotte Track, thanks to a group of generous locals.

Track stalwart Rod Eatwell and neighbour Pam Gatenby commissioned the new toilet, which was been erected with the help of Steve Emanuel and Regan Cowe.

Steve, who is Rod’s grandson, often patrols the track and some time ago noticed track users were “not making it” to the toilet on the Deep Bay – Endeavour Inlet site.

“There should be a toilet about every 4.5km along the track,” Steve says, “but on Pam Gatenby’s land on the Kenepuru Heads side, by the Gatenby Gulch sign, which is nearer to Punga Cove, there wasn’t one, and there needed to be.

“People were going on the side of the track,” Steve says.

The Norski Wilderness long drop toilet was installed by Steve with the

help of Regan Cowe.

Cleaning and maintenance will be shared by the locals and Department of Conservation staff.

DOC is now considering whether the track should become a designated Great Walk.

Currently there are nine Great Walks in New Zealand; premier tracks that pass through diverse and spectacular scenery ranging from native forests, lakes and rivers to rugged mountain peaks, deep gorges and vast valleys.

The Queen Charlotte Track is one of three being considered for the ranking, along with Te Paki Coastal Track and Fiordland’s Hump Ridge Track. Only one is likely to be selected.

Becoming the tenth Great Walk would promote the Queen Charlotte Track to more national and international tourists, bringing all the related benefits to the Marlborough visitor

economy.

Over the coming months, DOC will complete more detailed work on the three walks. This will include engaging with community groups, iwi, and representatives from the recreation, conservation and tourism sectors, and investigating and comparing the costs of bringing them to Great Walks standard. A final decision will be made in later this year.

The Queen Charlotte Track is a 71km one-way track that takes three to five days to complete.

Walkers begin the track at historic Ship Cove, Captain Cook’s landing site, experiencing views of picturesque bays, coastal forest and traditional New Zealand baches along the way.

This track is also a Great Ride and offers a range of accommodation along its route through to Anakiwa in the Grove Arm of Queen Charlotte Sound.

Steve Emanuel, Rod Eatwell and Pam Gatenby with the new toilet they have erected on the Queen Charlotte Track, part of which runs through Pam's property.

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Police honoured at service

Author Harry Broad with his book, ‘Awatere: A Portrait of a Marlborough Valley’.

New book features Awatere Valley

By Megan Connolly Author Harry Broad has crafted an elegant book featuring the rich history of the Awatere Valley, including many familiar faces and landscapes.

‘Awatere: A Portrait of a Marlborough Valley’ focuses on history, geology, botany, the big stations and crazy, quirky characters of the Awatere, Harry says.

The Wellington author has been working on the stories for three years, accumulating portraits of the “wonderful characters” after a fascination gleaned from visiting the Awatere Valley while researching his Molesworth book.

“There was so much richness to explore,” Harry says.

“Awatere Valley is the second biggest wine sub-region after the Wairau Valley.

“There are fantastic landscapes and marvellous, interesting people there.

“People are very generous and helpful,” Harry says.

The book features photography by local photographer Jim Tannock, whose stunning pictures capture the depth and scope of the Valley and its residents.

“You drive through there and have no clue of the richness that lives there,” Harry says.

There are so many hidden gems in the Awatere Valley like Barewood, gardens, and iconic stations like Molesworth, Richmond Brook, Muller and Upcot.

“I was overwhelmed by the impressiveness of talent, innovation and great attitudes of the people in the valley and their very laconic sense of humour,” Harry says.

By Celeste Alexander Last Friday a special service was held at the Clubs of Marlborough to remember and pay respects to police officers killed in the line of duty.

Local police and detectives turned out, some with their families, to observe the Police Remembrance Day. Police Remembrance Day falls on September 29, the feast day of the Archangel Michael - the patron saint of Police, but this year was observed on the 28th.

The role of honour listing New Zealand police slain on duty was read out and wreaths were laid in the RSA Lounge.

Following that a number of awards were presented. Here

are the recipients.

Constable Andrew Gamble, Diploma in Workplace Practice.

Sergeant Blair Yockney, Certificate of Promotion to Sergeant.

Constable Nic Cooke, District Commander’s Commendation.

Detective Wayne Fransen, 14-year-Long Service and Good Conduct.

Mrs Olwyn Henderson (retired), 28- year Badge (Service award for NonSworn Police Employees).

Senior Constable (retired) Tony Edwards, 28-year Long Service and Good Conduct.

Senior Constable Alan Senior constable Tony Edwards receives a police Long Hendrickson, 35-year Long Service and Good Conduct Medal for 28 years service Service and Good Conduct. from sergeant Mike Porter.

Detective Wayne Fransen and wife Jane accept flowers and the presentation of Wayne's 14 years long service good conduct medal.

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Southern Alloy Boats arrive at local dealership Exceptional Southern Alloy Boats are now available through Blenheim’s Marine and Outdoors.

When invited to be the exclusive dealer of hand-crafted Southern Alloy Boats for the top of the South Island, Pete Walters, from Marine and Outdoors in Blenheim, says he couldn’t sign the deal fast enough.

“I have never seen such a well finished aluminium boat, where every detail has been thought about,” he says.

Based in Mosgiel near Dunedin, the Southern Boats team of skilled boatbuilders, upholsterers and painters have spent thousands of hours perfecting their craft to create a boat they describe has “proven performance, handsome good looks and heavy-duty durability”.

Pete couldn’t agree more.

“We went up to Auckland and tested three different models on the Hauraki Gulf.

They were exceptional.”

The Southern Alloy Boat range

has lifted the bar on the typical ‘tinny’, with features such as composite hardtop and interior mouldings for exceptional rough water performance; sealed and pressure tested buoyancy chambers, making the range unsinkable if swamped, and two pot exterior finishes for protection from the elements.

According to Pete, the range will suit the discerning buyer.

“People who want to do cruising in the Sounds and like to do it in style, and also for those people who want to use it as a fishing weapon.”

With features such as an on board toileting system and lockable front cabins, coupled with full length cabin bunks, these vessels bring a whole new game to the table that others will aspire to.

Features that you’d consider optional extras such as fully plumbed live bait tanks, long range fuel tanks and sliding hardtop windows all come as part of the standard package at Southern Alloy Boats. Every

boat can also be customised to its new owner’s needs with a wide range of options.

Pete says the Southern range has been finished right down to the trailer detail, which is made from aluminium so it doesn’t rust. “The icing on the cake is the market leading

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Aladdin wows Renwick School put on an enjoyable production of Aladdin last Thursday evening to a full house.

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Nikita wins national award Cafe and hotel also take top honours

By Celeste Alexander The first phonecall that Nikita Henderson made, after winning a national hospitality award last week, was to her proud father.

“My dad always told me, ‘if you find a job you love, you’ll never have to work a day in your life’. So naturally he was my first phonecall to share the news,” Nikita grins.

Nikita, 27, is a duty manager at the Woodbourne Tavern and Motels in Renwick and was nominated by her employers for the Hospitality New Zealand ‘Up and Coming Duty Manager - Rising Star Award’.

Nikita attended the HNZ conference in Queenstown, along with Woodbourne Tavern manager Stacey Goodwin, where she received the award last Tuesday.

One of the categories in the awards was the Rising Star,

which is open for nominations of people under 35, who are learning in the industry and working towards a career in the hospitality industry.

In the nomination it described Nikita as ‘hard working, responsible, firm but fair and a dream come true for the business.’

“She loves her job and intends to remain in the hospitality industry, Nikita makes locals and tourists alike feel welcome and has oodles of energy and an eye for what needs doing,” Stacey says.

The judges were impressed

by Nikita’s nomination and after a phonecall with a list of hospitality related questions, they judged her the winner’.

The announcement was made during an awards dinner, and Nikita says when she heard her name, she instantly began crying.

“I couldn’t believe it was me they called out after seeing how high the calibre was of people at the awards.

There were some big names in the industry, CEO’s and major companies there and I didn’t think I’d win.

“But it’s an amazing feeling knowing that my employers think that highly of me to put me forward. It’s really humbling.

“The most important thing for me out of all this is highlighting the fact that hospitality is a serious career option and there’s a lot more to the job than people realise,” she says.

Two other local businesses also did extremely well at the awards.

The Vines Village Cafe won the Best Environmental/ Sustainable Business award and Escape to Picton won the Best Hotel.

Woodbourne Tavern duty manager Nikita Henderson has won a national award at the recent Hospitality New Zealand conference held in Queenstown last week.

Stacey, who is also the Hospitality NZ president for the Marlborough Branch says Marlborough did extremely well, and she congratulated

both businesses on their awards.

“These awards are nationwide and this year attracted double the entries than last

Celebrity chef coming to town Celebrity chef Michael Van De Elzen is coming to Blenheim on Wednesday, October 17 at the Bohally Intermediate School Hall.

He’s on a mission to help make sure Kiwi kids know what’s in their food and most importantly - how

to cook, which coincides with the release of his latest cookbook written specifically for kids.

Michael’s visit coincides with his eight-week book tour The Blenheim event will also be a fundraising initia-

tive for Grovetown School, and tickets are on sale from the school’s office, email office@grovetown.school. nz or phone 578 6250.

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Come along for a fun informative night that is child friendly and learn easy healthy recipes that the kids will love and can make themselves.

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Take advantage of our beautiful region. Enjoy all that Marlborough has to offer food, coffee, wine, fashion, arts, entertainment, nature...

WATERLEA STUDIO. The resident artist at Waterlea Studio in McLauchlan Street is Walter Scott who paints with pastels and oils with the painting knife. These works are distinctive in style and vibrancy. All works are for sale .Viewing is by appointment by phoning 578 8029.

BLENHEIM PODIATRY Do you suffer sore feet or legs, need new shoes or socks, think you need orthotics or help with your general foot care? With over 35 years combined experience, we are the specialists to call for all you Podiatry needs in Marlborough. Ph 577 8959

EDWIN FOX Maritime Museum and Ship.

Come and explore the decks and depths of the last remaining convict ship, the relics found onboard and the stories of the people who sailed on her. An all weather family friendly activity.

Open every day from 9am. Dunbar Wharf, Picton Foreshore. 035736868.

ARTHUR DEVINE Inspired Salon and Spa, located in the CBD of Blenheim at 17 Francis St. Experience our luxurious surroundings for your hair, beauty or massage appointments. Friendly personal attention - relax and be pampered!

Our unique salon also welcomes wedding party appointments. Ph 579 5470

THE GALLERY HAVELOCK - 60 Main Road, Havelock. Created as a non profit trust to showcase Marlborough artists the gallery currently has twenty-two local Marlborough artists displaying their artwork. Drop by the Gallery any day of the week between 10am - 4pm.

ALLAN SCOTT FAMILY WINEMAKERS Celebrate the flavours of the region! Twelve Trees Restaurant is the perfect spot to enjoy a relaxing vineyard lunch with great food, delicious wines and friendly service in our sheltered courtyard. Open 7 days. allanscott.com

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CLOS HENRI Come discover our organic wine estate. Specialised in terroir driven Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, we welcome you for tasting in our quaint chapel. NOW ALSO OPEN ON SATURDAY. MON – SAT 10am to 4pm. 5 min from Renwick on West Coast Road, 639 SH 63, 035727923 BAMBOO GARDEN RESTAURANT From classic Chinese to Thai and Japanese dishes, we embrace the richness and diversity of Asian cuisine. Join us for your group booking or function. Fully licensed, BYO wine. Dine in or takeaway. 31 Maxwell Rd, Blenheim. Ph 579 1118.

RITUAL COFFEE is selected through ethical sources in conjunction with Trade Aid, and skilfully batch roasted & blended right here in Marlborough. Available from Ritual cafe 10 Maxwell Road or Haven Cafe, Redwoodtown.

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PATAKA THE FOODSTORE Marlborough’s speciality deli, cheese, wine and giftware We cheese can and cater for couples destination. Relax over a matched Lake Chalice wine tasting, wine flight or our Quintessentially Kiwi lightor bitegroups, range. World small and large. famous in Marlborough for our Devonshire Teas.

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Lunch 11:00am-2pm Weds to Sun. Dinner from 5pm 7 days Takeaway 4.30pm-9pm Takeaway and delivery available 4:30pm-9pm www.bamboogarden.co.nz MONDRIANS RESTAURANT & BAR, located THE LEMONGRASSEmail: Blenheim.admin@bamboogarden.co.nz We invite you on the ground floor of Scenic Hotel Marlborough to come in and enjoy a medley of flavours from welcomes locals with a fresh and vibrant menu Thai and Vietnamese cuisine. Inspired by family 31 Maxwell Rd, Blenheim and is open daily for breakfast, lunch & dinner. recipes. Open 7 days for lunch and dinner. Dine medley of flavours fromgroups.

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WOODBOURNE TAVERN This award-winning tavern serves up delicious pub grub for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Regular live music and TAB facilities will keep you entertained, and a bottle store for takeaways. A must-visit purely for their welcoming hospitality and friendly service.

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The Fight for Life Education Marlborough was another very successful event, held on Saturday night at the Marlborough Convention Centre.

Great sportsmanship was shown between the boxers and over 750 people turned out to watch the action.

The overall winner was the Red Team, coached by Mike Newton.

The Blue Team, coached by Raymond Madsen, put in an incredible effort on the night with points very close in many of the matches.

Phil Yuen defends a blow from Will Porter. Winner - Will

There are more photos from the night available to view and order at the Sun office.

Photos by Celeste Alexander Will McGruddy starts the match with a strong jab at Jarrod Johl.

Winner - Will

A very happy Blue Team.

Adele Harris and Cindy Guardiola trade punches. Winner - Cindy.

Annabelle Latz throws a jab at Kelsie Brown. Winner - Annabelle.

Paddy Wilkins takes a jab to the face from Dion MacDonald.

Winner - Dion

There was a flurry of fists between Nikki Hannan and Emma McArtney. Winner - Nikki

Jason Bryant sends in a jab on Riki Winitana before a TKO was called. Winner - Riki

Laura Goldfinch takes a hit from Katie Wilson. Winner - Katie.

Kelly Warren and Shanee battled for points. Winner - Kelly

Scott Morgan ducks a blow from Nick Kerry. Winner - Scott

One of the Pro-Corp matches held on the night between local Pera Wills (Smack Fitness) and Margaret Jackson (Lopez Boxing).

Winner - Pera

Any of our “fight for life” photos can be purchased at the Sun Newspaper office.

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Whitehaven Wines golf Pro-Am a big success The Whitehaven Wines Marlborough Pro-Am held last Thursday was a huge success.

Thirty teams, each made up a one professional player and three amateurs, hit off at 10.30 with a shot gun start by Geoff Smart, national events manager of the Professional Golfers’ Association of New Zealand.

This annual event allows 90 amateur golfers to play a round of golf and rub shoulders with 30 of the top professional up and coming golfers from New Zealand.

While the temperatures outside were cool, the hospitality and comradery in the

club house at the conclusion more than made up for it.

Sue White, owner of Whitehaven Wines, presented the prizes to all the successful winners and a complimentary bottle of wine to each of the professional players.

She also spoke of her proud association with the event – a sport which her late husband was very fond of.

The winning team was The Extremes, with Blair Riordan, professional from Nelson, John O’Brien, Sue Murray and Tony Jordon with a score of 128 stablefords, the best three scores from their team of our players.

The runner up team was

Whitehaven Wines, with a score of 127 stableford points. Their team included professional Sam An, Julian Terry, Alan Shutkowski and Brian Burgess.

The WK+ Advisors and Accountants Ltd came in a close third with 126 points.

Professional Kieran Muir, Hamish Morrow, Adam Tyney and Geoff Barnett made up the WK+ team.

The winning professional was Blair Riordan of Nelson with a score of 66, and second equal were Lachie McDonald and Dongwoo Kang on 67.

John O’Brien paid tribute to Wendy Batchelor who got

the Pro-Am up and running four years ago and presented her with a bouquet as a token of appreciation from the ProAm committee.

The success of the day is due to the generous sponsorship from Whitehaven Wines and the 19 sponsors who all entered a team in the event. They included: Whitehaven Wine Company; Poenix Motor Inn Blenheim Whitehaven Wines owner Sue White with Sam An, Julian ; Water Force Blenheim; Terry, Brian Burgess and Allan Shutkowski.

Gill Construction; Redwood Milford Asset Management; Thanks go also to Cloudy Development Ltd; WK+ R D Petroleum; Four Square Bay Clams for supplying Advisors and Accountants; Spring Creek; Harcourts product and Marlborough ITM Blenheim; Liquorland Marlborough; Golf Hub Travel for their generous Blenheim; Prebble Seeds; Marlborough; Robinson donation of a travel voucher Pink Fit; McKendry Motors; Construction; Cougar Line. for two people.

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Gwen Crossman golf winners The Gwen Crossman foursomes were played at the Picton Golf Club on1Monday. Results.

Gross: June Maslin and Denise Pickering, 148, 1; Maria McConway and Jenny Hart, 154, 2; Judith Batty Sue Duckworth, 155, 3.

Net: Dido Harper and Ricky Ashworth, 115-5, 1; Elaine Brown and Lyn Johnson, 116, 2; Margaret Hastings and Trish Redwood, 119-5, 3.

Mark Evans, the the first placed man in the Marlborough Veterans Tennis Club Sunday morning winter league competition, with club secretary Diane Wallace and president Max George.

ABOVE: The Gwen Crossman foursomes plate winners Ricky Ashwood and Dido Harper.

LEFT: The Gwen Crossman foursomes Cup winners Denise Pickering and June Maslin.

Blenheim Golf results Results from recent matches played at the Blenheim Golf Club.

Sept. 15, electic stableford: Warren Ingram 26; Phil Starkey 25; Nigel Smith 25; James Brunel 24; Ross Agnew 24; Bob Tapp 24; Barry Ellis 23; Gary Hildyard 23; Michael Daines 23; Blue Arthur 23; Clive Aitcison 22; Lord Wolf 22; Mike McConnell 22.

Women’s stableford: Jane Ingram 36; Judith Batty 31.

Fairweathers prize 6/15 NTP: Graeme Daines. Geoffrey T Sowman prize 9/18 NTP for 2: Graeme Daines.

Sept. 19, women’s stableford: 0-29: Judith Batty 30; 30+ Dawn Walker 28; Margaret Hamilton 26; Bernice Arnold 26.

Sept. 20, mens bisque par: Mike Guillemot +6; Cyril Scammell +6; Mike McConnell +5; John Anderson +2; Murray Belk +1; Blue Arthur square; Phil Starkey square; Barry Ellis square; Barry Forbes square; Bob Tapp square; Murray Ingram square; Doug Shaw -1.

Nine hole stableford: Allan

Knight 20; Roy Lilley 19.

Sept. 22: Neal Blackford +9; Nigel Smith +9; Kevin Mills +7; Dan Crawford +7; Lord Wolfe +6; Bob Penington +6; Shaun Brown +5; Clive Aitchison +5; Doug Shaw +5 Mike Guillemot +5; Werner Pluss +5; Brian Brown +5; Roy Lilley +5; Nigel Martin +5; Ray Herd +5. Women’s 2nd round Mabel Mitchell electic (medal): Sa-nga Grupp 70; Judith Batty 76. Fairweathers prize NTP 6/15: Neal Blackford.

Geoffrey T Sowman NTP for 2: Nigel Smith.

Sept. 24, 9 hole open stableford men: Roy Lilley 24; Brian Brown 21; George Addis 20; Ian Clark 18; Bob Tapp 18.

Women: Bernice Arnold 23; Lynne Naysmith 19; Dawn Walker 17.

Sept. 26, women, Betty Houlston Trophy 1st round: Bernice Arnold 79; Colleen McLeod 83. Nine holes: ShirleyGodsiff 39.5.

Sept, 29, mens stableford: Mike Guillemot 38; Brian Brown 36; Mike McConnell 36; Jim Findlay 35; Ian Clark

35. Nine hole stableford: Hay Montgomery 17; Ross Kennington 17.

Sept. 29, club champs, Junior B men: Warren Ingram def Barry Forbes 6/5.

Junior A men: Luke Yarrall def Jim Findlay 13/12.

Intermediate B men: Cyril Scammell def Desz Campbell 2/1.

Intermediate A men: Mike McConnell def Phil Starkey 37th hole. Senior men: Michael Daines def Tere Poa 5/4. Junior men plate: Clive Aitchison def Neal Blackford 2/1.

Intermediate men plate: Ray Herd def James Brunel 4/2. Senior men plate: Murray Belk def Hamish MacNeill 2/1. Junior women: Colleen McLeod def Shirley Godsiff on 21st hole.

Intermediate women: Sue Duckworth def Anne Soper 11/10. Senior women Judith Batty def Jane Ingram 2/1.

Coming events: Sat. Oct. 13: club visit to Waahi Taakaro.

Veteran tennis winter league The Marlborough Veterans Tennis Club held its final day of the Sunday morning winter league competition at the weekend.

The club is in great heart with 100 financial members and 60 players, along with reserves registered for the League Competition.

The league is a doubles competition with four players on each court playing a set with each player.

Each player adds their individual games won and the following week the play-

er with the highest points moves up a league while the lower one moves down and the two in the middle stay, which means there are two different players each week in the foursome and everyone plays at their level.

The four can consist of any combination of men and women.

The season starts in early April with a breakfast and a small tournament with drawn partners playing for the Helen Waters Cup. There were 13 Sundays set

aside for league, but because of rain only 10 were played.

Results: 1st lady, Jacqui Swanston; 2nd lady, Luan Muir; 3rd lady, Lynley Wetton.

1st man, Mark Evans; 2nd man, Andrew Turner; 3rd man, Glen Sayers.

The next major event is the South Island Veterans Tennis Teams Festival, which Marlborough is hosting, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 28, 29 and 30.

“A Night at the Proms”

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Weekly babies

Mum of the Week Congratulations to MELISSA GARDINER

this week’s lucky winner of the New World $25 voucher to spend at New World Blenheim.

Our winner is invited to bring her ID in to claim her prize when she next visits New World Blenheim.

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Darcy Jones Born September 25, 2018.

Weight 8lb 7oz Hospital Wairau

Advik Khurmi Born September 27, 2018.

Weight 6lb 5oz Hospital Wairau

Oliver Stewart Marfell Born September 18, 2018.

Weight 7lb 10oz Hospital Wairau

Harlan Lucas Stephens Born September 24, 2018.

Weight 7lb 4oz Hospital Wairau

Jones: Sarah and Mike are pleased to announce the safe arrival of Darcy (8lb 7oz) on September 25, 2018, at 11.00am at Wairau Hospital. A little brother to Rose and Jaxs.

Special thanks to all the midwives at Wairau Hospital.

Khurmi: Deepika and Harpal are happy to announce the safe arrival of Advik (2.87kgs) on September 27, 2018, at 12.30am at Wairau Hospital. Special thanks to midwife Jenn Laing, hospital staff and all our friends.

Marfell: Melissa Gardiner and Jonathan Marfell would like to announce the arrival of their first baby, Oliver Stewart Marfell on September 18, 2018 weighing 7lb 10oz. We would like to thank our wonderful midwife Cathy Middleton and the staff in the maternity ward at Wairau Hospital. Photo provided.

Stephens: Lisa Colquhoun and Luke Stephens are happy to announce the safe arrival of Harlan Lucas (7lb 4oz) on September 24, 2018, at 1.53am at Wairau Hospital. A brother to Jasper and Lucy. Special thanks to Gwen Costello, Sue Young and the lovely midwives and staff at Wairau Hospital.

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Free health advice at Havelock

By Bill McElhinney Diabetes is a big health issue, Diabetes Marlborough administrator Angela Kilkolly says.

“There are potentially 2000 people in the district who may have some form of diabetes,” Angela says.

Diabetes Marlborough runs regular education and awareness clinics at community events to help people recognise the symptoms of the disease.

A questionnaire they provide helps identify the disease and has been instrumental in uncovering health issues that many people had been unaware of.

Are you at risk? Angela Kilkolly from DiabeDiabetes Marlborough will be tes Marlborough will be among the health among the organisations at the advisors at the Havelock Health Expo next Havelock Health Expo being weekend.

held in the Havelock Town Hall on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 3pm each day.

There will be a range of health professionals on hand at the expo to answer questions and help people access the right health services.

The Havelock Lions will also be collecting unused glasses, hearing aids and hearing aid batteries, which are refurbished and sent to Pacific Islands, and Lions Club president Deb Healy urges visitors to the Expo to hunt out unused ones and bring them to the Expo.

The Havelock Health Expo is organised by Havelock Lions and Havelock Vision 2020.

Craft fair raises funds for Cancer Society

By Bill McElhinney Local crafts people have turned their talents to helping the Marlborough Cancer Society.

“We run three fundraising events a year,” Margaret foster, from Marlborough Crafts, says.

“We recently held a craft fair at the Redwoodtown Community Centre, where the site fees that the stallholders paid went to the Cancer Society, along with the money from a raffle we ran with goods donated by craft members.”

As a result Margaret and Marlborough Crafts member Delwyn Murray were able to present Lorraine Walker at the

Craft Market stall holders Delwyn Murray and Margaret Foster present the proceeds from their recent market day to Lorraine Walker at the Marlborough Cancer Society.

Cancer Society with a cheque for $850.

“The donation was boosted by the fact that the Redwood Community Centre folk let us use the venue for free,” Margaret says.

Knitting and crochet, sewing, hand- made soaps and cards, plants jewellery, wall art and pictures were among the many items at the

fair, which Margaret says was a big success.

“We got a lot of foot traffic, which was great,” Margaret says.

The craft fair was also supported by the Simply the Breast cancer survivors dragon boat team who ran a sausage sizzle and provided morning and afternoon teas.

Long time garneder Rebekah Hall in amongst her veggie garden in her home in Picton.

Green thumbs for Rebekah

By Megan Connolly You could say gardening is in Rebekah Hall’s nature.

The Picton woman has been growing vegetables since she was a young girl at her grandad’s side.

“He was a real ‘veg man’.

He’d grow leeks and beetroot the size of an arm,” Rebekah says.

As an adult, Rebekah started to garden as a sustainable way to feed the family when they lived in the United Kingdom.

“It was far cheaper to grow our own vegetables than pay for organic supermarket produce,” Rebekah says.

What they found is that they could live well out of their own garden.

“We’d see what’s ready in the garden, and then decide what to have for dinner,” Rebekah says.

When Rebekah and her family moved to Auckland, they found it an adjustment because New Zealand doesn’t have the definitive growing seasons the UK does.

“We’ve had a lot of failures.

There was a lot of trial and error,” Rebekah laughs.

Around two and a half years ago Rebekah and husband Steve moved to sunny Picton.

Rebekah grows rows and rows of veggies in the backyard for their in-home shop, Sustainance.

“When we do veggie boxes, people know it’s been picked that morning and usually delivered in the hour.”

It’s more than just growing food, it’s about sharing ideas and showing people it’s really easy to grow your own produce, Rebekah says.

“People love to see the garden when they come to visit the shop.”

Tips for first-time growers?

“Just buy a pot and stick a herb in it. If you just can not buy that one thing every time you go to the supermarket, then you’ll save.”

The feeling of achievement of seeing the plants flourish gives Rebekah the enthusiasm to carry on, she says.

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out & about

The expo held at Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000 on Sunday showcased local sport communities ways to keep healthy.

Alex with Rebecca Toms.

Models on show - below Mitchell and Victoria Powell.

Dad Graham Wallis and son Riley checking out the model cars.

The Model and Hobby Expo was held on Saturday by the Nelson-Marlborough Truck Modellers Club, and was enjoyed by all ages. Photos by Lily-Alyce Vercoe Kevin and Gemma Bishell.

Jacob and Simon Green having a dad’s day out at the model expo.

Archie Taylor looking at the tall cranes.

Police Rememberance ceremony

Local police and their families attended the service last Friday.

Malayan veterans Peter Callahan and Trevor Slipper.

Senior Constable Allan Hendrickson and his wife Jo receive flowers for Allan’s 35-year Long Service and Good Conduct .

Marlborough Girls’ College student Deborah Barron sang the national anthem. She’s pictured with cousin and detective Suzanne Barron.

Any of our “out & about” photos can be purchased at the Sun Newspaper office.

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Urgent Care Centre: Wairau Hospital Grounds. Entry off Hospital Rd, Blenheim 8am-8pm daily. Phone (03) 520 6377.

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 10am-2pm Mon-Fri 03 5775549 (Admin).

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 021 555 061.

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 Wairau Hospital: Hospital Visiting Hours: 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.

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death notices BIRCH, Idris Peter: 1931 – 2018. Loved husband of Janet and a much loved father and father-in-law of Alec and Coral, David and Joy, Evan and Jackie, Caroline and Eddie Hingston. A special grandad to his grandchildren Melissa, Emma, Brynn and Tyler. Messages to the family may be sent c/- 19 Richardson Avenue, Blenheim 7201.

At Peter’s request, a private cremation has been held.

CLOUDY BAY FUNERAL SERVICES BLENHEIM F.D.A.N.Z.

St Christopher's Goodwill Friday October 5th, 9am-noon at the Church Hall Redwoodtown. Usual bargains, good used clothing, household goods, tools, and books.

Rosary Aotearoa In line with other parishes in New Zealand the Rosary will be prayed at 3pm on Sunday, October 7 in St Mary’s Church, Maxwell Rd. All are welcome to join us as we pray for a blessing on our church, our land and our people through the intercession of our Blessed Mother.

The Blenheim Healing Blenheim Healing Rooms - open 1st & 3rd Saturdays every month. 11am-12.30pm.

Salvation Army HQ, Henry St, Blenheim.

Sign out. Free Christian healing prayer available to anyone. Phone 578 9704.

BARRY, Edith Mary (Edie): On 2nd October 2018 passed away peacefully aged 100 years. Beloved wife of the late Patrick Barry.

Dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of John and Marilyn, Christina and Peter Montague, Michael and Wendy, Helen and Barrie Clark, and Jo Louden and John. Very much loved grandmother and great grandmother.

“Rest in Peace”. Messages to c/- PO Box 9, Blenheim 7240. A rosary for Edie will be held in the Mercy Room, St Marys Catholic Church, Maxwell Road, Blenheim at 7pm on Friday 5 October with a Requiem Mass to be celebrated at the church on Saturday 6 October at 10am followed by interment at the Omaka Cemetery.

CLOUDY BAY FUNERAL SERVICES BLENHEIM F.D.A.N.Z.

Keep u moving Keeping U Moving Walking & Balance 50+ Thursdays except the 4th Thursday of month. St Christopher’s Hall at 11.30am. $2.00 donation towards cup of tea. Wendy 021 2230160.

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

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Pernod Ricard Winemakers New Zealand are seeking positive, capable and self-motivated individuals to join our team. This is an outstanding opportunity to become part of the team in one of Marlborough’s prominent Viticulture Operations.

We have the following positions available in Marlborough: Vineyard Machinery Operators and Senior Machinery Operators – Full Time We are looking for Vineyard Machine Operators and Senior Machine Operators to join our Machine Operations Team. You would be part of a dedicated vineyard machine operation team who work with a well-respected modern fleet of viticulture machinery providing an industry leading machinery service to our South Island vineyards.

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Environmental Systems and Data Analyst Marlborough District Council is investing in Marlborough’s future by striving to provide the people of Marlborough with a great quality of life and a healthy natural environment.

Do you want to become part of a committed team that has great values? Then Marlborough District Council has an exciting new role that will interest you.

As the Environmental Systems and Data Analyst you will play a vital role in monitoring data systems to make data digitally available in accordance with the National Environmental Monitoring Standards.

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•A high degree of computer literacy including programming, configuration, and management of software and databases.

• Considerable relevant experience in monitoring systems, information systems, information communication and quality assurance systems • A high level of project management experience • Sound knowledge of environmental issues in the region.

Advanced knowledge of the following tools will be preferred: • Hydrotel Telemetry Software • Hilltop Time Series Management Software • LAWA website.

You will also be a strong team player with excellent time management skills. You will have strong fault finding and problem solving skills.

Applications close at 5.00 pm on 23 October 2018.

Applications should be made online via the careers page www. marlborough.govt.nz/your-council/careers/current-vacancies where you will find full information on the vacancy and how to apply.

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Hundreds here for tournament Hundreds of young football players and supporters will be in Blenheim this week and next week for two South Island representative tournaments being hosted by Marlborough Football.

Four hundred visitors are expected this week, and 800 next week.

The Gavin Roberts Tournament for 12th grade boys originated in 1972 and was the outcome of three football administrators discussing junior football in the South Island, and the complications involved in the organisation of tournaments.

The men were Jimmy Lang of Blenheim, president of the Marlborough Junior Football Association, Gavin McPher-

son of Christchurch, life member of Rangers Club and vice president of the Canterbury Junior Football Association and Gavin Roberts of Christchurch, the secretary of the Canterbury Junior Football Association and a New Zealand Football Council member.

In 2008, the change to the 12th grade girls, run by Marlborough Football in conjunction with the longstanding Gavin Roberts 12th grade boys tournament, marked the move towards a girls and boys 12th grade festival.

This year Mainland Football have moved their Canterbury rep teams to club based teams, which has

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resulted in more entries, so two separate tournaments are being run again with the 12th grade girls competing from October 4 – 6 and the Gavin Roberts 12th grade boys a week later, October 11 - 13.

Marlborough Football general manager Andrea SmithScott says she is looking forward to welcoming all teams to the region for the tournaments, which will be played at A & P Park.

PHOTO: Marlborough 12th grade football players Charlotte Flowerday and Axell Allan will be playing for the Marlborough boys and girls teams in the Gavin Roberts South Island tournament being held at A & P Park this week and next week.

Harriers summer run The Marlborough Harriers Club summer runners meet on Thursday at 6pm at the Harrier Shed, Churchward Park, Taylor Pass Road. Runners and walkers of all abilities most welcome.

Non- competitive, cost $2.00 per week or $20 for season. Families, $25 for season.

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Masters rowers strike gold at Karapiro Eleven rowers from the Blenheim Rowing Club Masters competed in the NZ Masters championships at Lake Karapiro over the weekend of Septembers 15 and 16.

Blenheim coach Kevin Taylor says he was very pleased with his rowers’ performances in what were some hotly contested races.

“All 11 rowers came home with medals,” Kevin says.

“The club won medals in 18 events it contested, nine gold, five silver and four bronze.

“Standout performances over the weekend came from Veronica Best and Steve Mason, with Veronica scoring four golds and Steve winning three in very competitive mixed crews events.

“They then combined to

Blenheim Masters Rowing Club members prepare to head home after a very successful weekend competing in the NZ Masters championships at Lake Karapiro.

win the mixed doubles in the 60-65 year age group.

“These two are relatively new to the sport, having only taken up rowing over the last four years.”

Other notable performances came from the duo of Sarah Lissaman and Cynthia deJoux, who combined to win all of the three age group categories they contested, Kevin says.

“A special thanks to our sponsors, Mayfield Motorworld who provided transport and Mike Newman from Meaters of Marlborough for the delicious meat for our meals,” Kevin says.

Gold medal winners. Mens G quad: Steve Mason and Shane Rohloff; Fred Murray and Willie Parker. Womens D pair: Sarah Lissaman and Cynthia deJoux. Mixed D-F

Veterans golf results Results from the Veterans Golf Club tournament played at Awatere Golf Club on Monday.

Individual: 1, Brian Chippindale (Marlborough) 42; 2, Hans Blohm (Marlborough) 42; 3, Graeme Parker (Marlborough) 40; 4, Colin Marsden (Marlborough) 40; 5, Brian Burgess (Marlborough) 39.

Team, Marlborough #2: Brian Burgess, Richard Anderson, Brian Chippindale and Colin Mardsden, 1; Blenheim #1, 2; Marlborough #3 and Blenheim # 2, 3.

The next tournament is on Monday, October15, at the Wairau Valley Golf Club.

Top sportspeople in the region will be recognised in the Marlborough Sports Awards, to be held on November 19.

The event will feature Olympic pole-vaulter and current New Zealand and Oceania record holder Eliza McCartney as the guest speaker and Sky Sports broadcaster Tony Johnson as MC for the evening.

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quad: Veronica Best, Steve Mason, Willie Parker and Renate Paschke. Mixed G – J quad: Veronica Best, Shane Rohloff; Willie Parker and Renate Paschke. Womens F double: Veronica Best and Trish Kamizona. Womens C pair: Sara Lissaman and Cynthia deJoux. Mixed D – F double: Veronica Best and Steve Mason. Womens A – B pair: Sarah Lissaman and Cynthia deJoux. Wom-

ens D four: Sarah Lissaman and Cynthia deJoux; Trudy Moulden and Karmyn Ingram.

Silver medal winners.

Womens E quad: Veronica Best, Trudy Moulden, Karmyn Ingram and Renate Paschke. Womens C double: Sarah Lissaman and Cynthia deJoux. Womens D double: Sarah Lissaman and Cynthia deJoux.

Mixed novice double (first year rowers): Seb Bacchus and Vanessa Low. Womens C quad: Karmyn Ingram, Nadine Wilson and two Dunstan Arm rowers.

Bronze medal winners.

Mens A quad: Steve Mason, Mark Noble, Shane Rohloff and Keith Nelson. Womens A quad: Veronica Best, Trish Moulden, Karmyn Ingram and Renate Paschke. Mesn C quad: Keith Nelson, Mark Noble, Shane Rohloff and Seb Bacchus. Mixed A – C double: Keith Nelson and Cynthia deJoux.

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Blenheim clubs racing pigeons were released in Ashburton at 7.30 am on Saturday in beautiful weather for the start of their 315 km race.

With virtually no wind to impede their journey the flock settled into their task and quickly winged it to the hills and home.

On arrival the birds swooped down in fast moving little groups with the winning bird recorded a speed of 78 km/hr to the Renwick loft of Alister Cooper, close behind the ever consistent Two Fishers loft in Dillon’s Point with 77 km/hr, then back to the west again with Ian McColm’s bird on 69 km/hr and the birds of George Massie at the long end in Picton with 52 km/hr.

Red Devils cycling The Marlborough Red Devils Cycling Club’s next race is on Sunday on the Brookby Road circuit. Meet at Highfield Estate at 10am to sign on, 10.30am race start. Parking outside. A Grade 64km, B Grade 43km, C Grade 21km.

Picton golf Results from recnt matches played at the Picton Golf Club.

September 22: Barry Nitz 62; Ian Jonson 64; Ant Booker 66; Jeff pascoe 69; Ian Molloy 69; Ron frisken 71; Allen Butland 71.

September 25, final LGU: Overall winner, Kaye Keys 69; 0-24. 8 Maria McConway 73; Mary Butler 74; 24.9 – 33.5, Joan Gabara 75; Margaret Frisken 79; 33.6+, Ellie Gillies 82; Heather Smith 87.

September 27: Barry Nitz 41; Ron Frisken 39; Jeff Pascoe 38; Ian Johnson 37; Ian Molloy 37.

Friday 9 hole stableford: Mary Butler 21; Dido Harper 19; Beryl Tripe 17; Ellie Gillies, Odette Roper, Margaret Frisken 14.

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