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Queen’s celebrations

By Annabelle Latz

This weekend marks a momentous occasion for Queen Elizabeth II, with her Diamond Jubilee pageant kicking off on Sunday commemorating 60 years as Monarch, and Monday’s public holiday celebrating her 86th birthday. This year is certainly historic for the Queen, along with one Marlburian, 101-year-old Blenheim man Bob Bowen who will be wishing her all the best for her Diamond Jubilee. Bob is among those who have received a congratulatory card from the Queen for his 100th birthday last year. The Sun spoke with Bob Bowen’s family about the honour of receiving a card from the Queen. Continued on page 2. CHRIS’S RECENT SALES Bob Bowen (101) with his Grand daughter Chris Greenhill (left) and daughter June Bowen. If you are thinking of selling, or just wanting an up-to-date appraisal of your home, please feel free to give me a call. I can supply you with all the relevant statistical information, of our current marketplace, to ensure you can make informed decisions.

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Mahar (Blue) Derry 8.1.1935 - 24.5.2012 Blue Derry passed away last Thursday aged 77. In recent months Blue had fought his declining health with his normal ‘never give in’ attitude. Named Mahar at birth (after Maher-shalal-hash-baz which is the longest name in the Bible), Blue’s funeral service was held at the Nativity Church in Blenheim last Monday. Family and a large group of friends farewelled Blue in a ceremony that he would have approved of says son John. Blue’s life was summed up by his family as bulldozers, jetboats, Blue Derry. groceries, family and dogs, not necessarily in that order. Square shop to a SuperValue then His first grocery shop was in Fresh Choice. the small West Coast town of The family sold the business to Whataroa. Countdown in 2010, and retained Most people in Blenheim will the property. remember Blue as the grocer who Robert Smith, Group Operations grew the small Springlands Four manager for SuperValue and Fresh

Choice referred to Blue fondly as the Godfather, he was well respected by his colleagues in the grocery industry, he said. Blue had a love of speed, particularly on rivers, he was the first person in New Zealand to reach 100 mph in a jetboat. Although he never won the World Jetboat Championships, he was close on a number of occasions. It was a huge thrill (so he said to his close friends) for him that his son John achieved this title twice in recent years. Blue could be a tough bastard and grumpy, but under that tough exterior he was also kind and very giving to community projects. John remembered his father as a man of few words, a tough guy who could be a bugger at times, but you still had to respect him. He was close to my older sister

Susan and many a time Susan would be the peacemaker, says John. Blue remarried last year to Debbie Walton. Debbie’s close family friend Cynthia Brooks read Debbie’s eulogy at the service. She remembered his fast boats and cars, his loyalty, his love of their pet dogs and the work they had both achieved on their property, Bedford Estate at Renwick. Also his love of a fine whisky and a boutique beer, the good times in the sounds with family and friends. Blue also featured in Don Grady’s book ‘Heaps More Grady’s People’ published in 2010. Blue is survived by his wife Debbie Walton-Derry, daughters Susan and Jo and son John and their families.

Bob remembers the Queen’s message By Annabelle Latz

Continued from Page 1. His telegram arrived by post. It was in the form of a card, with the Queen Elizabeth’s photo and a gold tassle attached, wishing Bob Bowen a Happy 100th Birthday. Leading up to the big day last April, Bob’s friends shared their excitement of Bob receiving the card. His standard reply was ‘Well I hope she (the Queen) manages to live this long.’

“It gave us such a laugh!” said his daughter June Bowen. Bob turned 101 in April. A resident at Waterlea Resthome, he shared his milestone birthday last year with family and friends. “It was a very emotional day.” Bob had never put much emphasis on reaching 100. “The years just went by.” Bob’s cake was piped in by a young bagpipe player from Renwick, who then played Happy

Birthday. “Dad actually cried, he said what have I ever done to deserve this? “I said you have just been the best dad ever.” Bob, originally from Dunedin moved to Blenheim when he was 92 years old to be closer to family. Here in New Zealand, these celebrations will also be extended to individuals honoured on The Queen’s Birthday Honours List, to be announced in the Sun on Wednesday.

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Scammers ring alarm bells

Story and photo by Celeste Lodewyk A phone call on Monday night from a foreign “Microsoft service technician” rung alarm bells for Blenheim woman Jax McCabe who knew instantly she was being scammed. Warnings have been issued over the past few years of foreign callers claiming to be from the software giant, saying they are aware of problems with individual’s computers. The phone call came through around 8pm from an Indian-sounding man who asked for Jax by name, then went on to tell her she “had a problem with her Microsoft computer”. Because similar phone calls had previously been made to her friends and family, and thanks to recent media coverage highlighting the scam, Jax knew to question the caller. “What he said didn’t make a lot of sense, so I asked; ‘what Microsoft computer?’. Then he just hung up on me. “Because I have caller ID I could see he was calling from a foreign number plus I know of other people who have had this phone call, so I knew it was a scam,” she says.

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BEWARE: Blenheim woman Jax McCabe is warning others that a ‘Microsoft computer scam’ is hitting locals after a hoax call was made to her home this week.

MCN Blenheim IT manager Craig Young says Jax’s story is one well known in his industry, where scammers try to sell people a free product and gain access to their computers. “Most importantly, Microsoft will never phone an individual as they don’t have your contact information, so if a Microsoft technician phones to say they have noticed a virus on your computer, it’s definitely a scam.”

Craig’s advice is simple. “If they phone, simply say no and hang up. Don’t go into any websites, install software or follow any instruction from anyone who calls out of the blue. “Ensure you have the latest security updates for Windows and all programmes running on your PC and if you have any doubts then call a professional IT company for advice,” he says.

Dry winter ahead for Marlborough Marlborough can expect a drier winter. The latest reports by NIWA predict the east of the South Island to have a drier winter than usual, and rainfall to be down in Nelson and Marlborough. NIWA has published its seasonal climate

outlook for June, July, and August, and claims winter temperatures were likely to be near average for the whole country. Frosts and snowfalls, typical of winter, would occur from time to time. It said sea temperatures around New Zea-

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It has been 10 months since Miles Hunter was sucked into a Hercules plane engine at Woodbourne airfield. The 51 year-old Renwick man was killed during a “routine maintenance operation.” At a hearing at Blenheim District Court on Wednesday, Safe Air Limited, a subsidiary of Air New Zealand Limited, was fined $56,250, and ordered to pay reparation for $22,500. It was concluded that a handrail around the edge of the platform was not a sufficient measure against the hazard, and a proper guard to prevent anyone from getting dangerously close to the engine should have been in place.

Renwick Centre needs more funding The popular and well used Giesen Sports and Events Centre in Renwick needs more funding. On Wednesday, chairman of the Centre Angela Adye asked Marlborough District Council for $100,000 a year, as an ongoing grant to cover the gap between income and costs, such as paying additional staff. It was part of a submission to the council’s long-term plan.

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By Robbie Parkes The expanding Snap Fitness franchise can tick Blenheim off their list, with a 24-hour gym on Grove Rd expected to open in July. Korey Gibson holds exclusive New Zealand rights for the gym franchise, having opened his first Snap in February 2010. “I just think there was a big gap in the market in people going to sports training and big box gyms.” There was a need for smaller, ‘boutique’ gyms that were open 24/7, he said. Ferrymead and Paraparaumu will also see their own Snap Fitness club come to town, as well as two franchise sites, one in Napier and the other in Gisborne. There are already 15 Snap Fitness gyms in New Zealand and Korey expects to have the 19 open by the end of July and a total of 30 by the years end. “Then in 2013 we’ll probably do another five or six.” He said the reception in Blenheim has been great and the people are very friendly. “I think a lot of feedback is they don’t like being stuck in contracts.” “They like the flexible 24 hours, seven days a week.”

Korey Gibson, holder of exclusive New Zealand rights for Snap Fitness has expanded the franchise into Blenheim.

The gym’s new club manager Kane Bint has been leading the charge with the local promotion. “Any support from local businesses has been great.” He said they have had the likes of Countdown, The Warehouse and Farmers behind them, letting them distribute flyers at the stores. “It’s been really, really good to get that support.” People of all ages have been getting

started at the new club and really like the whole concept behind it, said Kane. “People in Blenheim want to get fit at an affordable price in their own time.” “Twenty-four hours, no long term contracts, it’s great.” Korey said they will continue to roll out more clubs next year until they reach their goal, with plans to launch an exciting new project that should inspire even more people to jump off the couch. The club will be open July 7.

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Get it right says aged care workers By Annabelle Latz She is one of the hundreds of workers in the aged care sector who sighed a breath of relief this week. Wishing to remain anonymous, but speaking from her perspective as a Registered Nurse in Blenheim, Susan* not her real name, said the report of the inquiry ‘Caring Counts’, looking into the equal employment opportunity issues in the aged care workforce, released this week by Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Dr Judy McGregor, had some very valid points. As well as the highlighted issue of wages and pay parity, Susan was pleased the report touched base on ‘staff to resident ratios.’ “It’s around the expectation of who does what, and how many staff there is.” She said the work load is far too heavy for too few staff at aged care facilities, and when combined with challenges of high needs hospital and dementia care, it can be hard to focus properly. “Carers aren’t educated enough about their rights, it takes a special person to take any issue on

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by themselves.” Susan said the report extends to all workers involved in aged care, but it is those in the carers role that have the biggest challenge when it comes to earning a decent living on their wage. “It’s the carers who have to work horrendous hours to put food on the table.” She said poor work conditions leads to high staff turnover, which leads to an unstable work environment. She said these issues are not

new, and Susan is pleased they have finally been acknowledged. “Thank god someone has hit the nail on the head in terms of pay equity.” As many as 48,000 workers in New Zealand, the vast majority of them women, are involved in this sector of work. The Human Rights Commission has been gathering evidence about equal employment opportunities over a 12 month period in 2011-12. The majority of participants involved in the study wanted higher pay and more status. The ‘Caring Counts’ report also identified respect and value, recruitment and retention, conditions of work, training and qualifications, managerial competence, men as carers, migrant workforce and regulatory frameworks, as areas that need addressing.

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NMDHB does well in health targets Nelson Marlborough District Health Board (NMDHB) has done well in the latest release of the national Health Targets. The DHB is on track to achieve the target; Improved Access to Elective Surgery, with 100% completed for the three months from January 1 to March 31, 2012. This target requires the DHB to complete elective surgery for 6029 people for the year ending June 30 2012. NMDHB has consistently reached

97% of the Shorter Stays in Emergency Departments (ED) target of having 95% of patients being admitted, discharged, or transferred from an ED within six hours. “We continue to improve both the level and speed of delivered services to those who need them,” said Dr Sharon Kletchko, General Manager Strategy and Planning. See the full results for Nelson Marlborough District Health Board on www.nmdhb.govt.nz

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Nation’s debt recess Dear Ed, Given the recession, the nation’s debt and borrowing at $300 million a week, the budget just didn’t stack up. The government in its first term of office handed out huge tax cuts to the wealthy. Westpac bank’s head got nearly six thousand dollars a week extra in his take home pay as a result. Most citizens on low incomes, had to pay higher GST on everything like their food, petrol and power bills. Now in the latest budget, penny-wise and

pound foolish English and Key are going to even hit children, the paper boys, the pamphlet deliverers, the kids who wash cars. At the same time they turn a blind eye to the profits of the very rich – the overseas banks and the rip off merchants that exploit New Zealand. New Zealand’s children have been targeted for their pocket money by government. Miserable!Bah! Humbug! Don Coyote

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Passport costs Dear Ed, My wife and I are currently renewing our passports and were taken aback by the current charges $153.30 each. We realize that there are costs involved, but is there any reason why our present passports could not be retained with a new photo supplied and the chip also reused. This would mean the only major expense

Knitting for Neonatal Dear Ed, My Sister in law gave me this article on knitting beanies for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Wellington. She is aiming to knit at least 10 (which she has nearly achieved) and I was wondering if you would consider printing this pattern in the hope that other keen knitters might help too. This unit is used by Marlborough Fami-

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Life Flight Helicopters - Rescue Helicopters? Dear Ed,

Last Friday was the collection day for the Choppers. What a great service to the district. I am of the opinion that this service is being called out many times for minor causes. Someone falls on a walking track – sprained wrist, keep walking mate. Johnny falls off his horse – motorbike etc, call the helicopter. Trampers’ going into the mountains with bad weather forecast, once again the helicopter is called out. Far too many, minor or self inflicted occasions. Helicopters don’t run on fresh air. A fee should be charged of at least $200.00 per call out. Donator

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Businesses sign up for “Bring a phone to work for Starship” More than 250 businesses around New Zealand have already registered for ‘Bring A Phone To Work for Starship’ which is taking place throughout June. Organisations ask staff, clients and contacts to donate as many old mobile phones as they can, and donate them to Starship. Since the campaign launched three years ago, donated phones from around New Zealand have now helped raise more than $1.5 million for Starship.

More than 480,000 phones have been donated in that time. The Starship Foundation partners with recycling company Folamh to refurbish and on-sell the old phones to developing economies around the world, with proceeds going directly towards funding of Starship’s National Air Ambulance Service. Any phones beyond repair are recycled through the correct environmental channels. Year-round the Starship National Air

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Tour brings Sarah home Blenheim girl and New Zealand music artist Sarah Brown began her nationwide tour today in Auckland, which will bring her to Blenheim on Thursday, June 7. Sarah will be performing at the Secret Garden Café promoting her album The Great Heart Robbery which was released on May 7 by Sarah’s own label Boo Music. Pick up a copy of the album from www.sarahbrown.co.nz

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Co-ordinator role submission heard By Robbie Parkes Grow Marlborough went to Marlborough District Council on Wednesday to present their submission for $100,000 for an events co-ordinator. Grow Marlborough is the Industry Advisory Group for Destination Marlborough. The 20 strong group consists of Marlborough industry representatives. The group’s retail representative Tim Thomas went to Council on Wednesday as part of a subcommittee to make their submission to the long-term plan. Along with Duncan McKenzie and Noel Noble, they formed part of the subcommittee who aimed to take their idea further. They used statistics from Thomas’s to show how much more revenue and vistors they had during a num-

of events throughout the year. “It’s really seen as something we need to put more emphasis on.” “There is an overwhelming desire for all the industries to have an event co-ordinator to make better use of what events we do have.” He said the $100,000 would go towards the co-ordinator’s salary and associated operational costs, as well as web development and an event economic impact report. In the hearing, Tim made reference to Nelson establishing their Tim Thomas of Thomas’s was part Top Town Cinemas, Duncan Mac- own regional events strategy with of the Grow Marlborough subcom- kenzie is donating movie tickets for $480,000 going towards a comittee that presented to Council on Neighbours day. ordinator. Wednesday. This was in response to them losing the World of Wearable Arts ber of events in the region. He said they noted that the summer Festival. Tim said Grow Marlborough’s months had always brought visitors “It is important that we protect the main focus, even in their first meet- but the winter months were lacking. events we do have and a regional ing was the growth of the economy The idea was to come up with a events co-ordinator will help do through events in the region. strategy that created an even spread that”

He said the other thing they’re trying to do is make sure there’s communitcation going on. If there’s an event happening and everyone is able to hear about it, all the businesses can cater for it. He said there is an amount of good that events can do for the wider community through fundraising, charities and schools. A letter from Renwick School was read to Council at the meeting supporting that, and further explained how they had benefited from such events. General manager at Destination Marlborough Tracy Johnston made reference to Grow Marlborough in her own presentation to Council, backing their request. Tracy said they acknowledged that the $100,000 will come from the taxpayer’s pocket, but at a cost of 40 cents a year, per household.

Local companies praised for high quality tenders The contract for logging and cartage in Marlborough Regional Forestry’s Waikakaho Forest have been let to local firms Pelorus Contracting Ltd and CRB Transport Ltd after they submitted bids which Marlborough Regional Forestry (MRF) Chairman Francis Maher described as being very well prepared. The one-year contracts for harvesting and cartage of 50,000 tonnes of logs, worth almost $2M is supervised by Merrill and Ring NZ Ltd which manages MRF’s forestry estate.

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Cutting technology from schools is short sighted By Annabelle Latz Bigger class sizes will come at the expense of motivated students and energetic teachers. Renwick School principal Simon Heath said this could be the potential outcome of class sizes as big as 27.5. Simon said the Government proposal to stop the technology ratio of 1:120 teaching staff would cause the investment of technology to be mothballed, compromising the curriculum. “We have worked hard on investing in technology for the school.” Simon said it is vital to have small class sizes in the youngeraged classes, and must be filtered through into the Intermediate years. He said bigger class sizes, on a nationwide scale, would eventually mean less positive pupils caused from less help in the classroom. “We have achieved a 1:22 ratio across the school, and the results have been significant in terms of

Simon Heath principal Renwick School.

Ernie Buutveld principal of Havelock School.

student achievement.” Simon said overall teachers will get more tired with larger classes, also leading to a drop in performance. “Classroom achievement will fall away and attitudes will change. This is our biggest fear.” He hopes for more transparency from the Government with its decisions, and hopes for a status

quo outcome. Simon said the Government has put the ambulance at the bottom of the hill with their cost-saving ideas. “It will save $280million a year with this proposal, but $65 million has just been given to the prison system.” Ernie Buutveld is principal of Havelock School.

He said the Government needs to better understand the workings of a school, and the complexities around having to have one less teacher at a school, which would be an outcome of the bigger class sizes. “It should talk to the very people whose cloth they are cutting.” Ernie said cutting funding for technology education would see New Zealand schools sliding down the scale of top level education worldwide. “It is a crucial part of our schools.” Havelock School and Renwick School are two of 17 Marlborough Schools who use the Marlborough Technology Centre. He acknowledged that in today’s economic climate, cost cuts are happening everywhere. “But there are smarter ways to do it.” He said intermediate level education is a crucial part of high school preparation. “It is short sighted, and this is putting it politely.”

Police inbrief

Man charged with bach arsons Police have today arrested an unemployed 46 year old man and charged him with the arson of a bach in the St Arnaud area on 6 May 2012 and the arson of two baches and a stand alone garage in the Marlborough Sounds on 13 May 2012. The man was located in Christchurch by Marlborough Detectives assisted by Police staff from Christchurch. In addition; a number of charges have been laid in relation to the burglary of baches in the St Arnaud and Marlborough Sounds areas during May. The man has also been charged with unlawfully taking a green Toyota Prado motor vehicle, the unlawful conversion of a red Holden Commodore, and the unlawful possession of a firearm. Both vehicles and the firearm have been recovered by police. The man has been remanded in custody to appear in the Christchurch District Court on Friday 1 June 2012. Police are asking bach owners who may be visiting their properties over the long weekend to be vigilant for signs of a break in. Detective Sergeant Dave Woodley of the Marlborough CIB said anyone who discovers their property has been entered should call local police and leave any disturbed items untouched.

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Entertain in your garden Outdoor entertaining – ah, Marlborough is made for it. There’s nothing quite like kicking back with friends and family for drinks and/or a meal. Despite the dropping temperature as we head into winter, it really is the ideal time to start thinking about your outdoor and garden design ideas. Once you have your ideas ready to work with, start making contact with local businesses and contractors that can have this work completed for you in time for spring. Here are some ideas and tips to consider. Indoor/outdoor living Nothing defines Marlborough living more than our glorious sunshine. Building or refurbishing an attractive room attached to the main house gives you an outdoor space regardless of the weather. This area could also feature strongly as a dining area, particularly if the room has bi-fold windows and doors which can be opened to reveal the outside garden area. Decking While timber decking will be the ‘choice du jour’ for Covering your outdoor entertaining area will safeguard from the weather. many people, the use of pavers and tiles are a fantastic opshade sail or even a large outdoors umbrella. tion when matching the interior flooring to the outdoor design. Outdoor seating Choose seating that is flexible and can be moved around. Lighting Make a splash Allowing guests to move to and from the dining and loungLighting is just as important in your outdoor space as it is The traditional kiwi backyard swimming pool was once ing areas creates a more casual, intimate environment. Install a luxury enjoyed during the warmer months, but as more speakers around your entertaining areas to add to the ambiance. inside. Ambiance is great, of course, but safety should really be sophisticated designs began to enter the market place, their Entertaining space the first priority when it comes to lighting around an outdoor simple functionality diversified into visual garden features. It helps to have your outdoor space covered, just in case. entertaining area. Pools can be integrated with the home, shaped around existing Not only is this a safeguard from the occasional shower, but it Brighten areas where cooking and other major activity will decks, walkways etc and can have water features incorporated also offers shade and shelter from wind. You can have a large happen, light up pathways, and consider having adjustable into them. structure built into your design, like the one pictured, add a lighting for the seated areas.

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The sweet and delectable taste of home-grown strawberries is hard to beat, and in order to have a ready and ripe crop in time for spring now is the time to get your plants in. Winter… you ask? Yes as uninviting as winter gardening may be to some people, research shows that strawberry plants that get enough hours in the ground at chilling temperatures well before flowering, have an increased vigour and produce a higher number of berries. So get your hat, gloves and gumboots on and start preparing your strawberry patch now. A rule of thumb is plant five strawberries for every member of the family, this should ensure you have enough berries for all to enjoy all season.

SOWING & PLANTING FOR JUNE

Children in the garden send us your photos Send in your photo of your child (or grandchild) enjoying time in the garden. Include their name and age. Email your photo to: katrina@blenheimsun.co.nz We’ll publish these on our Gardening page as space permits.

GARLIC: • It’s tradition to plant garlic on the shortest day in winter (so start planning for June 21)! It’s ok to plant though up until mid August. Plant individual, unpeeled cloves up to 5cm deep and 10-15cm apart. SHALLOTS: • These French onions are simple to grow. Just

put the small bulbs into free-draining soil, about 15cm apart. Leave the tops poking out of the soil a little. Seed shallots multiply over spring and summer, ready for harvest in February. Other seeds to sow: Garlic, onions, peas, shallots, silverbeet and spinach, broccoli, cabbages, cauliflowers.

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what’s on

Friday June 1, 2012

in marlborough

- weekend event guide -

Friday 1st June

World Smoke Free Day Te Rapuora Health Services, Bohally Hall 5.30pm. Quitting information. Education and resources, plus Zumba session. All free.

27th NZ Sunbelt Sprint Championship Wither road Extension, Blenheim. 7.30am gates open. 7.45am scrutineering. 8.45am drivers’ briefing. 9am tuning. 10am race starts. Sunday racing in Nelson

Ayla’s Angels Burlesque Circus Dolce Café show start 8.30pm. Tickets $25. Vaudeville, circus, comedy, dance and burlesque. Delicious cupcakes and best dressed prizes. 18plus ID required.

Writing Workshops Gavin Bishop and Jill Marshal presenting writing workshops in Nelson, Blenheim and Golden Bay until June 24th, topofthesouthwriters.blogspot. co.nz

Sit and Be Fit with Jeanette. Free exercise for all ages at Crossroads, 2 Redwood Street. At 10am Phone 578 5395

Marlborough Harriers Is a pack run/walk from the Diversion at 2:00 pm. Head towards Picton and turn right at Spring Creek. Meet on the north side of the second onelane bridge. Run approx. 9 km along the riverbank and seafront. Return via the road. Look for the ‘Harriers’ sign. Shorter distances are available for walkers and children. Everyone is welcome to participate. Don’t forget to bring a plate to share for afternoon tea.

Johns Kitchen Koha Café Open from 8.30am. Donation gets you breakfast, lunch and other yummy foods. At Crossroads, 2 Redwood Street. All welcome. Phone 578 5395. Quest Intermediate age youth group, 3.30pm-5pm, Picton Baptist Church, 293 Waikawa Rd, Picton. Text Bronwyn 021 046 2434. Tango Lessons Improvers, 7pm, Basics 8.30pm. Nurses Hall, Blenheim. Monica: 572 2667 Pastel Painting Marlborough Art Society, 10am till 3pm, Prue: 578 8888

Boot Sale 8am – 2pm Blenheim Railway Station car park on Grove Rd. Redwood Market 8am-noon, Redwood Tavern car park. Plants produce and crafts. Vintage Farm Machinery 10am till 3pm, Open every day. Brayshaw Vintage Farm, Guided tours available, Doris 579 4357

Tai Chi Today and Mondays. 10am, 11.30am and 1pm. Liz 027 748 6666.

Picton Museum 10am till 4pm daily, 9 London Quay. 573 8283

Tunes for Tots Preschool music sessions. Morning tea. 9.30am and 10.30am. Nativity Church Hall. $2 Family. 578 3909

Pelorus Gallery 70 Main Rd, Havelock, open daily 10.30am till 4.30pm, 574 2128

Kidzone Riverside Community House, 3pm till 5pm

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Museum 26 Arthur Baker Place, off New Renwick Rd, Brayshaw Heritage Park. Daily 10am till 4pm

Sunday 3rd June

Craft Fair Weekend Havelock Town Hall, 10am till 4pm daily, free entry, crafts for sale, knitting, sewing, handmade cards, card-making supplies, puppets, folk art, pergamano, pendants, lavender products, Jewellery, wooden carvings.

Tattoo expo at Bookworld Everything you need to know about tattoos, history, the art, changing culture and health and safety. Four Marlborough artists provide demonstrations. Charlene 578 0811.

Diamond Jubilee beacon to be lit The lighting of the beacon will take place at 5.30am at the Alzheimers Centre on Monday morning, 5.30am. The lighting will take place at 6am by Mayor Alistair Sowman. The official lighting will possibly be the first beacon to be lit in the Commonwealth, if not the world as all other beacons have an official lighting time of 10pm on 4th June. The official lighting will be followed by a cooked English

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Breakfast to those attending, which can be purchased for a donation to charity on the day. The attending public should bring their own camp chair, cutlery and plate. For more information about the beacon ceremonies being held visit www.diamondjubileebeacons. co.uk Marlborough Wiltshire are also having a beacon lighting at which our whaler rowing team will be guests.

Cooking Demonstration Marlborough chef and cookbook writer, Robyn Martin is holding a slow cooker cooking demonstration at Giesen Sports Center, Renwick at 1pm as a fundraiser for the Renwick Marching Club. Tickets $15 from Langwoods Photo Centre, Karen 572 7977 or Beccy 572 8108

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

Kaikoura Cycling Club Weekly from the Kaikoura West End car park. 9.00am People’s Sunday Market Queen Street Carpark 10am – 2pm. Space available $5 Site. Chutneys, jams, books, plants, crafts, produce, jewellery, olive oil, crepes and more. Marlborough Farmers Market 9am till noon, A&P Park. Taste Marlborough Sunday Market Every Sunday in The Forum 9am – 12pm. Art, crafts, ethnic food, and music. Fundraising for the hospice. Rail Sail Picton Foreshore 10am-4pm – Miniature trains and yachts. Ulysses Club Lunch ride to Donegal House, Kaikoura. Meet at the Railway Station (south end) at 10.15am ride departs at 10.30am. Prospective members welcome. Model Aero Club ARA Wairau Valley 9am. Murray 578 9199 or Tony 577 9776. Petanque 10am 65A Weld Street – Phone John 577 9789. Tramping Club Mary 5728762. Blenheim Bonsai 2pm-4pm, 7 Hale Street. Dave 577 8679. Association of Modellers Society Miniature train rides at Brayshaw Park, 1st & 3rd Sunday each month, 1pm to 4pm. $2 per person.

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Playcentre mini-Olympics The children at Spring Creek Playcentre spent the morning preparing for the upcoming mini-Olympics to be held at the Renwick Domain on Wednesday 6 June. With equipment kindly loaned by Sport Tasman the children were encouraged to run and jump, vault, hurdle and participate in many of the disciplines of the real Olympics at a preschool level. Come along and join us for some miniOlympic fun on Wednesday at 9.30am. Spring Creek Playcentre is open on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 9.30am until 12.00pm during the school term. We are not zoned and are taking enrolments from all areas now.

Children at Spring Creek Playcentre attempting some Olympic events

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farming

Friday June 1, 2012

It must be pruning time Yesterday the Wine Marlborough Technical Committee held an intensive Pruning Workshop. Held at VB Premium Vineyard, Paynters Rd, Fairhall, it was led by the technical committee members and assisted by experienced local contracting proprietors and supervisors. There were 75 attendees. They learned about Effective Supervision, Health and Safety, Vine Physiology and Balance, Cane Pruning, Mechanical Stripping, Trimming and Wrapping, and Spur Pruning. Featuring at the workshop was Klima, demonstrating Mechanical Stripping, a machine designed on Marlborough vineyards, and recently scooped two European viticulture awards.

During the year and differing seasonal requirements, seasonal workers from abroad as well as locally are employed. New research on the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme shows it continues to have major benefits for workers, employers and the countries involved. Immigration Minister Nathan Guy said the RSE policy was designed to keep up with labour shortages in the horticulture and viticulture industries. “This new research by the Department of Labour shows the scheme is working well.” About 600 RSE workers are in Marlborough currently, compared with 580 at the end of May last year, according to the Labour Department.

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Wairau River draws salmon fishing fans T h e Wa i r a u R ive r i n Marlborough is settling into a new role as a salmon fishing river – with the latest spawning run one of the best ever. “Counts in the Upper Wairau and Rainbow Rivers of fish (live and dead) produced a superb tally of 379 – just one away from the 2008 total of 380 fish,” says Fish & Game Officer Lawson Davey. “We’re not completely sure why it’s improved to the extent it has. “It’s likely there are some environmental factors at sea coming into play.” There are probably even more salmon present than the counts have shown, partly because the area counted was

smaller than in 2008. At that time counts were undertaken in the Wairau from the Waihopai upstream. This year’s count was only carried out upstream from the Branch, due to discolouration from TrustPower maintenance works on the Branch hydro scheme intake. “There are also more anglers targeting salmon in the Wairau, and it’s coming under greater pressure. The river is now gaining its own salmon fishing followers, particularly with local anglers. One or two Blenheim sports shops also reported selling out of Zed lures used for salmon this season, so the

fishery is definitely “on the radar” now for many anglers. The count in the Upper Clarence, Acheron, Severn, and Alma rivers came to 197 live and 15 dead salmon; lower than the 2008 count but similar to the 2009 count in the Clarence. Eventual fate for any Unlike the Wairau, the spawning salmon Clarence fishery is essentially a river-mouth only fishery, and the mouth was not very suitable for much of the season. Anglers who want to fish the Wairau River are reminded to check the regulations which apply on the Nelson / Marlborough regional page of Fish & Game’s website: www. An aerial study has been done to assess the number of salmon running in the Wairau fishandgame.org.nz River, and Fish and Game staff were pleased with what they found.

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Agri Manager heads to Japan the Japan/New Zealand Business Council asked Sarah to apply. “He was just keen for me to put my name down.” Having grown up on a farm up in Thames and studied a Bachelor of Applied Science at Massey University, she was the ideal candidate. “I basically ticked all the right boxes of being involved in agriculture but it was still quite a shock.” Other New Zealanders in the industry will head over, including people from other banks, Fonterra and agricultural suppliers. “It’s quite neat and we’ll get to see Japan and experience the culture but be able to connect with other people in agriculture in New Zealand.” “It’s kind of a double whammy.” She said the schedule is fairly stacked up but they’ll be visiting

By Robbie Parkes Blenheim National Bank’s Sarah Gray will be heading to Japan in June for a week of insight into their growing agricultural industry and culture that comes with it. Sarah is the Agri Manager at the branch and was chosen to go as part of the Jenesys Programme. “Basically it’s getting young New Zealanders who are working in agriculture over to Japan to try and strengthen the Japan/New Zealand relationship,” she said. It aims to get those going to think about Japan as an option for future career opportunities. Sarah has been at the Blenheim branch for two and half years. Stephen Doecke, commercial insurance broker for Crombie Lockwood in Marlborough and member of

dairy farms, horticultural businesses, livestock farms, and even a sake brewery. It is mainly based around Tokyo. Japan is three-quarters mountainous, which will be interesting to see how agriculture fits into that, said Sarah. The programme has been going since 2009 and was modelled on previous business exchange incentive. Sarah will be heading to Japan on June 26 and returning July 3.

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Debbie Webster

03 578 3760 • 021 797 454 debbie.webster@mikepero.com

Wesley Methodist Parish henry st, BlenheiM We are seeking expressions of interest from experienced cleaners to put in a tender for the cleaning services for the Wesley Centre. Details of the work and specifications as to the Parishes expectations are available from the Church Office Phone 578 5796 or email wesley.blenheim@xtra.co.nz. The expressions of interest must be lodged by 3.00pm on 12 June 2012. The Parish reserves the right to accept or reject any tender made under terms and conditions agreed at the time the tender is received.

situation vacant

PICTON We require deliverers in the Picton area of Gravesend for delivery of The Sun on Wednesday. A person with a scooter is preferred.

Please phone 577 7868

215m2 Four Bedroom Home; Office, Ensuite & Roofed Porch Areas Fully Built from: $262,000

Phone: 03 572 8165 / 027 234 0525 Email: alysha@dna-construction.co.nz Website: www.dna-construction.co.nz

DnA Construction 2010 Ltd

The Sun

Friday June 1, 2012

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