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A Christchurch couple woke on Sunday morning to see a massive slip had taken out two baches in Pukenui Bay. Photo: LUCY CLARK/SUPPLIED. See full story on page 4.

Marlborough’s recovery from the weekend’s storm is under way with the focus firmly on residents and communities, particularly in the Marlborough Sounds, where yesterday many people were still isolated.

Mayor John Leggett said Marlborough Emergency Management’s focus is now on recovery.

“Our communities are resourceful.

We know many of them have already connected with their neighbours and are providing each other with support while the agencies involved in our response reach them,” he said.

“Recovery involves getting a full assessment of the damage, clearing and repairing roads, and restoring power and

telecommunications lines around the region. Our teams have been in the air today doing as much aerial reconnaissance as possible.”

“The good news is that our helicopter survey beginning with the Queen Charlotte and Kenepuru Sounds on Monday morning - which included Endeavour Inlet and Arapaoa Island - found far less damage to buildings than we were expecting. Aerial reconnaissance of the Pelorus Sound is underway now.”

“We have also had the Coastguard, Department of Conservation and the council’s harbour boats out on the water checking in with individual bays and communities in Queen Charlotte Sound.”

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Don Morrison from Bothams Bend Road, Spring Creek, keeps a watchful eye on the Wairau River on Saturday. The stopbank was only inches from being breached.

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“Although there is a lot of work ahead of us, we are a resilient region and we will get through this. We will continue working with the many Marlborough-based agencies, organisations and iwi to get our region back up and running,” said Mayor Leggett.

Spark cell phone coverage was restored to Picton on Monday morning. The council’s Rivers team continue to make emergency repairs to patch three breaches and one nearbreach of the stopbank system.

“We understand that some people in areas that are still cut off will be feeling vulnerable and if you need essential supplies and cannot access them, please get in touch with the council’s Customer Service Centre on (03) 520 7400. In an emergency, dial 111,” he said.

Work on the ground has continued, including along Queen Charlotte Drive to make the road passable and safe for residents, contractors and emergency services. Effective immediately, traffic management measures will be in place along Queen Charlotte Drive.

A number of other local roads are still closed or have limited access for residents and the public and this information is being updated and is available on the council’s Facebook page.

“The key message remains that travel on Marlborough Sounds and some rural roads should be limited to essential movements,” said Mayor Leggett. “It is crucial that people drive to the conditions and take care.”

At midday on Tuesday, multiple roads in the area were either closed, or had limited access.

You are asked to check the Marlborough District Council website’s Roading Update before travelling.

“We are also aware that some farmers in the Waihopai, Onamulutu Valley and the Northbank have been in contact concerned about feed for their livestock,” said Mayor Leggett.

He said it was difficult to get a good assessment of the impact on vineyards caught in the most at-risk areas from the storm but Wine Marlborough was working on this.

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Katrina steps into the spotlight

By Jacob Page

Katrina Lange is taking a musical leap of faith with a song she loves to compete in Blenheim’s Stars in Your Eyes on August 14.

Katrina will sing solo on stage as famed actress and singer Catherine Zeta-Jones, a challenge she is excited for.

A dancer her entire life, it was family support which gave her the nudge she needed to compete at Marlborough’s ASB Theatre.

“I’ve danced most of my life and been in shows but only started singing and acting in more recent years.

“I’ve been in the ensemble as a dancer and singer of many shows like ChiKatrina Lange will be cago before and acted in performing as Catherine others – but this is my first Zeta-Jones time as a full soloist so very much out of my comfort

zone and nerve wracking,” she says.

“We have an almost three-year-old funny little pickle of a daughter Jade and an older son Sean who is such an amazing big brother - so I haven’t performed for over four years now.

“However, my partner encouraged me to audition as dancing and singing is my happy place – he’s been an amazing support to me.”

An event organiser by trade, first in the UK, Australia and now Marlborough, Katrina says she is keen to be out of her comfort zone on the night.

“It really is out of my comfort zone and I feel it’s pushing my singing abilities, but to be told I was good enough to participate has given me confidence to give it a go.

“My son is also so supportive,” she says.

“He’s seen me dancing and singing in many shows growing up “You’ll be great Mum” was all the further encouragement I needed.”

Katrina’s chosen charity also has personal significance.

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“I’ve also recently had a brush with cancer and felt this was a great opportunity to not only do something for me to be back in my happy place and also to give back for all the incredible support and help I had from nurses, friends and family, so my chosen charity is Child Cancer.

“It touches and affects so many people. Many of my dear friends have been affected by this disease in some way, shape or form.”

She will also have plenty of support from her friends on the night.

“I will have the help of friends who will be dancing with me so we are practising as much as possible to do our best for my charity.”

Stars In Your Eyes will be held at ASB Theatre on Saturday, August 14, presented by Creative Kids and The Fulton Foundation.

The hosts will be celebrity judges and entertainers Tina Cross and Jackie Clarke.

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The waterways in the Kaituna River estuary at Queen Charlotte Drive area were contaminated with the sewage coming from the Mahakipawa Sewer pump station, after the heavy rain caused road surface damage and disturbed the sewer pipes underneath it.

Residents are advised to avoid contact with the river, sea water or any other surface water in this area. Do not swim, paddle, fish, or gather shellfish or any other food from the sea and rivers.

People who come into contact with contaminated water should wash their hands thoroughly and follow good hygiene practices.

CBD parking change A recent council decision has seen the first hour of free parking continuing for Blenheim and Picton’s central business districts Parking portfolio councillor Brian Dawson said there had been a lot of positive feedback from shoppers and retailers since the policy was introduced in October 2020.

“We want to make it as easy as possible for Marlburians to get out and support our local shops, cafes and restaurants,” he said.

However, in order to retain the first hour free, parking prices after the first hour will increase by 20 percent.

Wairau boil water A boil water notice for the Wairau Valley water supply, issued on Saturday, currently remains in place and residents are advised to boil water being used for consumption until further notice. The reason for this is that water has been through the pump station affecting the chlorine dosing system.

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Wild weather smashes Sounds

By Chloe Ranford and Morgane Solignac (STUFF REPORTER)

A Christchurch couple had to message emergency services through a friend in Auckland after a mud slip cause by heavy rain took out two baches beside them in the Marlborough Sounds.

Christchurch woman Lucy Clark and her husband Alastair thought their “mini break” in Pukenui Bay, off Queen Charlotte Drive, would be “wonderful” until the weather went “wild”.

During their first day at the bach, their neighbour, a long-term resident, told them the heavy rain that had been battering the upper South Island on Friday night had caused the road out to collapse a metre, trapping them in the bay.

At 10pm, the couple heard noises to the right of their bach “like gun fire, rocks crumbling, water rushing”.

The noise got “worse and worse” until the couple felt forced to investigate at 1am, Sunday morning.

“It was so dark. We could hear it, but not see it.

Rocks were being thrown against the baches, glass was smashing.

My husband went up to the main access road but all he could see was movement. It was too scary for words,” Clark said.

We felt we were alone. There wasn’t anywhere we could go. It was

really awful.”

Clark tried messaging the Marlborough District Council, its civil defence team and police using Facebook.

When no-one replied, she messaged a friend in Auckland who was online.

She got in touch with the fire brigade, who connected her to the brigade in Linkwater [Marlborough Sounds], who activated an alarm.

“But they quickly realised it was way too dangerous to rescue us.

The next morning, on Sunday, the Clarks were “devastated” to see a 15-metre-wide landslide had “taken out” at least two baches in the bay.

One was completely covered in debris. “A man from one of the baches had escaped to our neighbour’s bach during the night ... We were trapped.

We could only shout across the mud at them,” Clark said.

The Clarks put most of their belongings in their car, knowing they would have to leave it when they were rescued, and packed an emergency bag and waited.

Help arrived at 9am in the form of Linkwater’s chief fire officer Simon Lamb. “He was covered in mud.

Simon said, ‘I’ve come to walk you out’, and we said, ‘We’ll go wherever you take us’,” Clark said.

They had to “scramble” through mud to reach the bay’s shore, before being walked to Belvue Bay. The Clarks were then taken to Linkwater’s Smiths Farm Holiday Park on a ute.

On Monday morning the couple

hitched a ride with some fellow Smiths Farm Holiday Park visitors and secured tickets on the InterCity bus running between Picton to Christchurch.

“This weather has had far-reaching effects ... The people of Marlborough are amazing.

“Everyone we met helped us without question.” Lamb, a resident of Queen Charlotte Drive, said the Christchurch couple were two of five people he walked out of Pukenui Bay. Johnson’s barge operation manager Jonathan Everett said the company had helped Leslie Bros Contracting sail a digger to Belvue Bay on Sunday to start clearing slips.

Smiths Far m Holiday Park co-owner and Marlborough Sounds ward councillor Barbara Faulls said a campervan owner sought shelter at the park on Sunday quite shaken.

“In all the time I’ve lived in this valley, this is the worst I’ve ever seen the roads.

“The sheer amount of slips on the hills around the valley is just phenomenal.

“It’s utter devastation.” Faulls recorded 270 millimetres of rain in about two days.

Marlborough emergency services manager Brian Paton said while Marlborough Sounds residents were used to being stranded, often keeping back-up supplies, tourists were not.

The Civil Defence team was undertaking reconnaissance work on

Wild weather caused the road out of Pukenui Bay to collapse one metre, trapping holidaymakers. Photo by LUCY CLARK

Monday to determine how many people were in need of assistance, with the aim of running welfare flights in the coming days.

“At this stage there are some communities in the Marlborough Sounds we haven’t heard from, so we’re proactively trying to contact them. There are probably a lot of places with no power or telecommunications, so they can’t talk to us and we can’t talk to them.” Paton said they would prioritise opening roads, before getting power up and running, and then mobile coverage.

Marlborough Tour Company chief executive Abbe Hutchins said Cougar Line’s skippers and crew had worked throughout the weekend to deliver groceries and evacuate families and travellers from the Marlborough Sounds and the Queen Charlotte Track.

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Marlborough Mayor John Leggett said on Monday the region’s emergency response team was now focusing on recovery. “Our communities are resourceful.

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Forestry not main culprit Dear Ed I agree with your correspondent Pete Watson (Sun p.20, July 7) that the restoration of Sounds marine ecosystems is vital. However, he’s a bit quick to point to the forest industry as the culprit.

There is no credible science relating sedimentation rates to land use in the Sounds. However, research elsewhere in New Zealand shows forestry to produce far less sediment than pastoral farming.

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Des Girdler Blenheim I wasn’t affected at all. I just couldn’t get out. That’s all.

historically when destructive farming practices resulted in enormous erosion.

The restoration of forest cover in the Sounds over the last half-century has radically reduced erosion.

Erosion is a natural process in our geologically young landscape. Even in native forest, some landslides track right into the Sounds. Onshore winds produce much sediment from shoreline erosion.

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Marlborough responds as major storm hits It’s been a huge few days for Marlborough after the massive storm on the weekend.

Mayor John Leggett said the multiagency emergency response was a huge effort by many and he thanked everyone for their cooperation.

“Nine hundred people were evacuated from their homes on Saturday as towns and communities across Marlborough were cut off by the floodwater.”

“We declared a state of local emergency at 12:20pm on Saturday to ensure our emergency response team had all the resources it needed to effectively conduct evacuations. This state of emergency will stay in place for the time being as we transition to a recovery phase,” he said.

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getting a full assessment of the damage, clearing and repairing roads, and restoring power and telecommunications lines.

“We are pleased with the way our regions stop bank network held up during the event. The Council has invested a lot in river flood protection works since 1983 – this was a test of the quality of that work.”

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Local artist picks up new challenges Local artist Walter Scott currently has an exhibition and sale of his works at The Wine Station.

Here he talks to Sun journalist Glenise Dreaver about his life and work.

Walter Scott, who admits to “pushing 90” and his wife Dot shifted into Ashwood Park Retirement Village in 2019. Having to give up his studio and gallery, Waterlea Studio, Walter is taking the opportunity to exhibit at The Wine Station during the current Art & Wine Festival.

Walter originally came from Invercargill, an ex-Southland Boy’s High School old boy. He has however lived in Blenheim for almost 50 years; almost a local.

He has never trained as an artist though. “I’m mainly self-taught, with just a few classes.”

“Accounting is precise; with art you can loosen up,” he says.

His career was mainly in accounting, but for four or five years he combined that with his art when he and Dot were owners of Queen Street Fine Arts, deciding to retire at 75. He began with photography starting out in the 1950’s, moving into painting in the 1990’s.

“Accounting is precise; with art you can loosen up,” he says.

He remembers a compliment from one judge who saw the very first photograph he entered in a monthly exhibition of his club. “It was a puddle.

Pearly stones. The judge said: “You’ve got the seeing eye.”

He learned about light, which creates the centre of interest, brings out the texture, shape, form and pattern, the basis of good composition. He has carried that approach over to painting.

Walter started out with pastels.

When he began there were very few artists working in that mode but now, he says, there are over 300 members in the Pastel Artists of New Zealand throughout the land.

Then he moved on to oils and the use of a palette knife. Now in a retirement village, with pastel being a rather dusty medium, and lack of space to dry oils, he is now taking a multimedia approach with watercolour and other materials.

That particular difficulty isn’t the only thing that has shaped his use of media and the type of canvases he uses though.

“You’ve got to think of your market.

Many houses do not have large wall spaces so size is a consideration.

“An A4 size painting is handy for people who are travelling,” he adds.

“My granddaughter pinches small stuff that will fit in the bottom of her suitcase, for example.”

Working in water colour, requires a very different approach.

“When you’re doing an oil, particularly heavy impasto, you spend two or three hours on it, then stop.”

Watercolour and mixed media is slower. “You need to let each layer dry separately,” he says.

“And you’re experimenting, using different materials on different surfaces; you get some surprises and some of it goes in the shredder!”

Walter Scott with one of his paintings for exhibit and sale at The Wine Station.

He has the following vital ‘plien aire’ (open air) tools. “An electronic sketch book, i.e. camera or phone. A box with a sketching kit, with watercolour pencils, and pens.”

One Christmas, he received a whole set of watercolours of a type new to the market . “Exciting materials to use, a different colour

range.

“And art books; They kept me quiet for a few days!”

Whatever the media, Walter remains aware of that ‘seeing eye’ as well.

“I went out to the heritage orchard at McKendry Park recently and I thought ‘By jingo, there’s a painting there’. And went home

and painted it.”

You’re always, he says, trying to paint an idea. One painting on display is “A Trinity” the trinity of land, sea, sky.”

Walter says his circumstances means shortage of storage space so, he does not want to take any of his exhibits home.

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Disabled artists’ work on show

By Glenise Dreaver

Last week Marlborough Art Gallery hosted an exhibition of work done by IDEAS Services artists.

Each week, the gallery rents out a room where these disabled artists can work, under the tutelage of local artist Danny Knox.

Their annual exhibition has had most of the works available for sale.

Danny, an artist himself, specialises in painting and drawing, but he says he also trains and supports his students in other areas he has studied, such as sculpture, printmaking, and jewellery.

“The focus is on making good art,” he says. “This is not something they do just to pass the time.

“Given the right tools and guidance, fine art can be an arena where disability need not be a factor.”

There are usually nine to 11 participants at the classes, and Danny says that their move to the Marlborough Art Society’s studio has allowed the students to develop their confidence both artistically and socially.

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The best form of heating is from the floor up not down: The thermal efficiency expectation for the whole of the South Island is set at the same number.

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Rock star status for Judith

By Glenise Dreaver

Kaikoura’s National MP Stuart Smith says that Opposition party leader Judith Collins was treated “like a rock star” on her Marlborough visit last week. “People recognised her from their utes, they called out, they waved.

“She was getting recognised.”

Not only that, she was “right up the front” at the Groundswell protest held in Seymour Square last Friday. It was part of a nationwide “Howl of Protest” by farmers and the rural sector, and events were held all over the country.

“Politicians weren’t supposed to speak,” said Stuart, adding that popular demand was such that Judith was asked to do so.

The event saw the best part of a thousand farmers and supporters (not least their dogs) rallying, and to protest about a raft of current government policies

and changes affecting the rural sector, and the costs they are having to bear.

As the rally ended, howl they and their furry supporters did, in a chorus that could be heard blocks away.

It was done in front of quite a few spectators, including mayors and elected and appointed officials from all over the country, in town for the Local Government New Zealand’s conference being held in the ASB theatre on Thursday and Friday.

“It was a very good event,” Stuart said. “Respectful and showing the right attitude.”

“But they were making it very clear how the sector feels. They have been singled out, particularly in relation to climate change.

And that is based on questionable data, piling on top of other regulations.

“The agricultural sector doesn’t get the recognition they deserve,” he added.

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Our understanding of healthcare is that Marvel Health brought the concept weNew needZealand to discover the underlying to from Europe about a causeago of diseases before recommending year and opened their first clinic in therapy that supports the healing of the Christchurch. body.

The Nelson Clinic which will be The Marvel Health Screening located at The Brook Room, examines Trailways the entire body in detail, including Hotel, 66 Trafalgar Street, Nelsonthe organs of patients the digestive the scan provides withsystem, a full body stomach, intestines, Liver and Pancreas. designed to detect the underlying It identifies the possible of the causes of diseases suchdiseases as chronic Gut and their underlying causes. inflammation, viruses, bacteria, heavy Diseases of the Digestive System cause metals and allergens.

The scan also many symptoms such in asthe Stomach examines all systems body, pain, Cramps, Constipation, Bloating, Food including cardiovascular, respiratory, intolerances and Weight problems. gastrointestinal, skeletal, blood and The Scan checks the digestive system lymph.

Co-founder Tiamara Williams says the new Nelson practice joins Marvel for signs of chronic inflammation and Health clinics in Christchurch, Rangiora, degeneration of organs.

It reveals Dunedin, Whangarei, Spain and Ireland problems such as microbial infections and the bio-magnetic scanning and bacterial overload, enzyme equipment they use is “the most insufficiencies, nutrient deficiencies, advanced diagnostic technology in sluggish bowel movement, andall other the world.

People travel from over pathological changes cause Europe to our clinic inthat Spain.” digestive system diseases.

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Others do so because they no longer wish to live with the painful symptoms associated with varicose veins.

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David elaborates, saying, “Bulging bluish veins may not be the only skin condition you experience if you have varicose veins. You may also suffer from varicose eczema”. He continues, “This is a nasty one, and you may experience a dry, scaly rash, discoloured skin, achy legs, swelling and an uncomfortable feeling of heat in your legs.” Left untreated, David explains that the skin may deteriorate further, leading to open sores.

Another skin condition that can occur where varicose veins are left untreated is cellulitis. The skin becomes firm, dry, itchy, tender, and fragile. Unlike healthy skin, this delicate surface is more likely to see bacterial infections enter the tissues through cracked or broken skin.

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Erica Soria Restaurant Manager @ Harvest Restaurant  Are you a dog or cat person?

I love both but I imported two cats from Argentina, so I guess that makes me a cat person.  What did you want to be when you grew up?

So many things!!! A vet, a writer, an interior designer I ended up studying Tourism.  Not quite a hidden talent, but I’m very good at?

I wouldn’t say I’m good at it, but I love pottery. It’s my way of meditation.  If you could donate $1m to any charity who would it be and why?

Greenpeace. When travelling, you realise how much they do.  My all-time favourite food is?

Difficult one. From my roots, empanadas, and

from the world itself, a Thai green curry.

 The shop you can’t walk past is?

I’m a big fan of organic shops.  What song is likely to get you on the dance floor?

Oh! Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits. It’s my family jumping on the dancefloor, it’s my childhood.  Your dream weekend involves?

A paradisiac beach, scuba diving, relaxing, having a great bottle of wine, a homemade meal and my husband beside me.  Favourite programme or series currently watching?

I just finished watching ‘Solos’. One of my all time favourites is ‘Black Mirror’.  What’s one thing on your bucket list?

Skydiving.

Food inflation: By Wally Richards You will likely be aware from the news and visiting your local Supermarket that the prices of fruit and vegetables are increasing significantly which we are told is due to inflation.

Normally with food such as fresh vegetables and fruit it is a seasonal thing that regulates prices or the weather which can affect growth rates.

Commercially grown vegetables should be lower as we have had a fairly mild winter with adequate moisture, even if the other factor of daylight hours has been low hours due to winter (now increasing nicely).

It is the other factors that are pushing commercially grown vegetables up, such as increased growing costs of man made fertilisers and chemical protections, transport fuel costs on and off the farm and of course the government interfence.

The cost of your vegetables is going to increase and so there is no better time to starting growing your own.

On June 21 we had the shortest number of day light hours since then the number of day light hours have been slowly increasing and soon the dormant plants in your gardens such as deciduous fruit trees and roses are going to start to move.

Likewise vegetable seedlings planted now will respond to the increasing hours of light and grow faster.

There is no better time of the year to plant vegetable seedlings and I would suggest ones that you can soon harvest such as silverbeet and teh lettuce called ‘Drunken Woman’.

With both these crops you can harvest the outer leaves and leave the plant growing and producing more leaves till it eventually goes to seed.

This can mean within a few weeks of planting at this time of the year you will begin harvesting some really fresh produce.

Containers/pots and polystyrene boxes are also great for growing in.

Containers/pots and polyHere is how you can go vest outside leaves it pays to about it on existing garden plant a good number of them. styrene boxes are also great If you have raised gardens for growing in. plots (which can include Partially fill with compost then also do the above recomannual flower gardens). then put in the goodies as Remove weeds by slicing mendations for re-planting.

If you do not have garden above and finish off with under the soil to cut their roots off which can be done plots to do the above then more compost.

You may have seen plastic with a sharp knife or a Dutch look at converting some lawn area in to a garden bed. children’s pool/sand pit in the hoe.

Pick a sunny area that is shape of a sea shell, blue in Leave the weeds to lie where they fall as they will well away from trees and colour. They come as a pair in shrubs as too close to them hardware shops like Mitre10. supply food for your crops.

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June 30, page 26. Donated blood saves lives. Another fact you can’t donate blood in Blenheim.

New Zealand has spent the best part of the last 200 years selling New Zealand to the rest of the world. To the point where I could be almost anywhere in the world and mention NZ or Kiwi and people respond with excitement about our produce, scenery or friendliness.

We would go right back to the bottom of the heap if our name were to change. It’s sheer craziness. Also didn’t the PM say in the lead up to the election that there would not be a name change?

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A big thank you to the kind person that handed my Westpac card to the information counter at New World on Friday, June 9 around 3pm. Bless you.

We must get tougher I see where an Asian tourist had an operation in the Wairau Hospital. They had no travel insurance so owed us all $75,000 for the care.

She left the country with no trace now. A few years ago our son got sick while on work in Italy. He had pneumonia so needed a hospital.

On his admission they took his passport off him. When came time to leave they asked for the money. He didn’t have it so they said well no passport. So mum and dad were asked to pay which we did, So the money comes from somewhere but obviously no need in New Zealand.

New Zealanders going to hospital in China is expected to hand their credit card in at the counter before treatment. Maybe we could expect the same for Chinese and Aussies receiving treatment here?

New library Now that the new library is taking shape, where are all the naysayers now? As I’ve always said, money is always secondary to education.

Mind you, you can’t educate everyone!

QR code scanning At a Renwick store during Wellington’s Covid scare I had great difficulty scanning in, there being a bad reflection on the only icon at the store. Neither was there a written sign-in facility. I contacted the manager but four days later no change. Do your stuff all stores for those of us who are endeavouring to be responsible.

Ohhh how I love the use of Maori language in everyday use. Sooo beautiful to hear. Especially on television and media radio.

How gross

Blenheim needs traffic lights, drivers here don’t deserve roundabouts. I’m from Auckland and the traffic is nothing to rave about but at least they can use roundabouts and indicators properly. I think a traffic light would be great after the new bridge instead of that slow, useless roundabout by Mobil. Learn to drive Marlborough

Third world country now 14 days for an envelope sent from Blenheim lawyer to Seddon! Left it too late to action.

Be patient Why is it that some drivers can’t wait another couple of seconds before pulling out of a side street, knowing full well that they really are cutting it fine and then chug slowly along in front of you? Especially when there is no traffic behind you. They hesitate, then pull out just the same

What a shambles I wish this government would get on with their job of governing instead of dictating. No one signed up for this deceitful mess.

Is there a local DOC office?

Why when one phones DOC’s office do you get Nelson DOC office. Is the new public service, invisible public servants?

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Parked in Kmart car park, first time in months.

Got out of car and low and behold dozens of spat out chewing gum deposits on the ground. There are some disgusting, lazy peeps in Blenheim. Put your chewed gum in a piece of paper and bin properly please.

Thanks to our emergency services, Council and Marlb Lines for outstanding efforts over the recent flooding in our region.

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Why do Maori claim to be the only indigenous people in New Zealand? Their fore bearers came in canoes, European fore bearers came in sailing ships. Anybody born here since these happenings are indigenous to this country.

Finish the job Blenheim drivers

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What a mess State Highway One is on the corner of Budge St and Grove Rd by Z, the whole building shakes when trucks speed along Grove Rd.

Got me beat Yet another Pit Bull dog attack on a young woman in NZ. Why is this breed allowed and why would anyone choose to have this breed as a pet when there are so many lovely natured breeds to choose from?

Sad closure for Picton So sad about the Picton Aquarium being forced to close. I wonder if any of the Port Marlborough staff have gone and had a look at the lovely sea animals.

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Re: Learn your history I fail to see how you can say Maori fail on many things including health. I’m pretty sure they have the same access to medical care as anyone else in New Zealand. So we New Zealanders are no more privileged than you.

You can always go back People coming to live here from Auckland have said to me how slow the South Island is and not much social life.

Well we locals love the laid back feel and the lack of traffic and population. You can keep your traffic jams and lattes. Though think its not far away.

Oh my goodness How are we going to sort out this ‘hate speech’ stuff. How will we know, in advance who is going to take offence? Are the courts ready for the deluge of complaints? New Zealand already has a law in place but the government seems intent on enacting something more. Why?

Re: Not a lifestyle choice Well said. If the staff think I drink soy which is generally not very pleasant tasting for the fun of it then I would gladly swap my food allergy and terrible debilitating stomach and bowel problems with them. Then they might get why we ask for alternative milk.

Be road courteous Why does most days the traffic between Picton and Blenheim drives at 80kph. Do some not realise it is still 100kph, it didn’t change with the new speeds around the area. If you wish to travel at 80kph that’s fine but pull over and let the 30 vehicles behind you pass. It means for safer driving all round.

Thank you A big thank you to the kind Bunnings employee that let me use his car to jump start our car on Sunday in their car park. Thanks again.

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Tasty toasties local hit

By Glenise Dreaver

If you are partial to a toastie, and the evidence is that many local people are, you will be pleased to hear that two of the twelve finalists in the national Great New Zealand Toastie Takeover come from Marlborough.

“We’re just the new kids on the block,” says Toastie Picton’s co-owner Taylor Hamilton, adding that she and Dan Hamilton opened their seafront shop just days before the competition started and weren’t even sure they’d opened in time to enter.

They were chosen from among 120 entrants and the toastie they entered is called Pete from Picton. It’s made of Marlborough salmon, Pete’s legendary cream cheese flavoured with lemon, dill and capers, McClure’s Pickles with parmesan garnish.

Taylor says they are selling hundreds of toasties a day, at least a thousand a week. Staff member Josh Ulph says, unbelievingly “It’s just ridiculous.”

Mollies Bar and Eatery at the Hotel d’Urville in Blenheim is also a finalist

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Toastie Picton co-owner Taylor Hamilton ready for the secret judge.

with its Mo Jo Pork Cuban with a Twist. That’s a slow roasted pork belly, provolone, chimichurri, American mustard, McClure’s Pickles with apple chilli gel on toasted sourdough with kumara crisps Judging is done in secret – judges don’t identify themselves, but just come in and order the toastie anonymously.

“They may even have been,” says Taylor. “We just don’t know.”

Competition criteria required sandwiches to be toasted between two slices of bread and – like all respectable toasties – able to be eaten by hand.

The toasties also needed to contain cheese and McClure’s Pickles, with all the other ingredients left entirely to the entrants’ imagination.

The competition closes on July 30 and this year has a new section – the People’s Choice award.

Simply share a photo of your favourite toastie or local participating eatery on Facebook or Instagram tagging @cookandnelson and adding the #toastietakeover

Update on Play Selection Workshop Due to the weather events over this weekend in Marlborough and the resulting damage throughout our communities Havelock Community Theatre Play Selection Workshop is cancelled. “We hope that all our lovely members and supporters understand and are with us in feeling that the event would not be able to run successfully with so many people having been affected by these events” a spokesperson says.

The committee will get their heads together as soon as possible and hope to have an announcement on what is happening next very soon. Keep an eye on their Facebook Page. “We look forward to entertaining you soon.”

Flood-affected Westpac customers offered relief options Westpac NZ is offering financial support to personal and business customers affected by flooding in the West Coast and Marlborough regions.

The relief package features a range of possible support options for both business and personal customers. These may include: • A temporary overdraft facility;

• Suspension of principal loan payments for up to three months; • Deferred payment on business credit cards for up to three months.

Consumer customers requiring access to term deposit funds should also contact Westpac.

Westpac NZ general manager of consumer banking and Wealth, Gina Dellabarca, says

the bank has spent the weekend contacting staff and customers to make sure they’re safe and well-supported.

“Like the rest of the country we’ve been watching with alarm the images of f looding and destruction, and our thoughts are with all those affected,” Gina says.

“We’ll work with our customers to provide them support

options, so they can focus on looking after each other and their property. In the meantime, we urge the public to follow the instructions of Civil Defence and Emergency services.

“Anyone who has been affected should call us on 0800 738 691 to discuss their individual needs or drop into a branch and visit us in person, provided it’s safe to do so.”

The Sun EVENT: Wairau Tramping Club anniversary The Wairau Tramping Club, founded by Nola Dick, celebrated 21 years of existence with a festive lunch at The Scenic Circle on Wednesday July 7. Seventy members and former members attended, seated at

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tables decorated with greenery and plants and flowers of the bush.

The event was originally planned as a twentieth in 2020, but Covid 19 put paid to that. Fortunately, a twenty first worked just as well.

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Chairperson Helen MacKenzie, secretary Lyn Johnson and committee member Robyn Thwaites had a bit of a catch up on arrangements for the day as they gathered before lunch.

Old friends Bette Win and Doreen Hester enjoyed a catch up.

Miriam McNamara, Jan Badley, Linda Randall and Jan Fowler gathered in the Scenic Circle foyer before the Wairau Tramping Club’s 21st anniversary.

John Briggs, John Ireland and Bruce Dick share a joke at the WTC anniversary lunch.

Associate WTC member Catherine Daily and husband and life member Dave Daily enjoying the friendly atmosphere at the pre-lunch get-together.

Kay Noble and Pam Rentoul met up before the anniversary lunch held at the Scenic Circle in Blenheim last Wednesday.

Club members Jan Birch and Heather Lamb (at right, cake maker and decorator extraordinaire) flanked committee member Leonie Welch at a pre-lunch drinks table.

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URGENT services 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: Monday - Friday 8.30am 6pm, Saturday 9am - 5pm, Sunday and Public Holidays 10am - 5pm. Closed Christmas Day. Ph 578 2271.

Community Care Pharmacy: Within the Blenheim Warehouse, open 7 days 9am-8pm. Only closed Christmas Day. Lifeline Marlborough: 0800 543354, 24hr helpline.

Women’s Refuge and Sexual Violence Support Centre Marlborough: Crisis line number phone 0800 refuge or 03 5779939.

Victim Support: 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) Alcoholics Anonymous: 0800 AA WORKS - 0800 229 6757.

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

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.

Picton: Ambulance: Urgent 111. Non-urgent 579 4870.

Chemist: Picton Healthcare Pharmacy.

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Death notices EDWARDS, Ada: On Wednesday July 14, 2021, peacefully at Ashwood Park Retirement Village. In her 98th year. Dearly loved wife of the late Cyril for 71 years, much loved mother and mother-in-law of Ann and Peter Flack (Zimbabwe), and Alan and Sherryn (Rarangi). Loved Nana of Gary and Michelle (Zimbabwe), Elisa and Clayton, Andrea and Lennie, Antony and Casey, and great Nana of Gemma, Dayna, Zac and Peter (Zimbabwe); Emily and Mitchell, Flynn and Ella; Taylor, Kate, Lockie and Jake. Special thanks to Sue for her many years of caring, and to Ashwood Park staff for all their care and support to Ada. Messages may be sent to 61 Hinepango Drive, Rarangi, RD 3, Blenheim 7273. At Ada’s request, a private family service has been held.

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GEBBIE: William Lewis W/O RNZAF (Ret) born Stornaway Isle of Lewis Scotland 16-10-26. Died 18.7.21 at Hospice Marlborough with his children at his side. Beloved husband of Margaret (dec.) and father of Jacki, William, Terry, Karen (dec.) and Alastair.

Respected father-in-law of Dennis, Brendan and Josaphine. Adored grandfather of Andrew, Kerian, James, Matthew, Simon, Rebecca (dec.), Alex, Sam, Jack and Juan. Great grandfather of Leon, Isaac, Riley, Liam, Ella and Izzy. Private cremation has been held at Dads request. Thanks to Hospice Marlborough for their care of Dad and us.

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• Minutes of 2020 AGM • Financial Reports • Election of Officers • General Business New members welcome

ANTIQUE BUYERS Gold Jewellery, scrap gold Pocket watches, wrist watches Old bank notes & old coins Military & other medals Sterling silver, Ivory, old pens Paintings & Maori artifacts Clocks, Fun Ho & tin toys Moorcroft, Clarice Cliff etc.

In Memoriam Remember your lost loved one on their anniversary.

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The deadline is Monday 5.00pm. Please contact the Sun for further details. 72 High Street, Blenheim, email office@blenheimsun.co.nz or phone 577 7868.

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MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL

Engineering Technician - Services Marlborough is recognised internationally as the centre of New Zealand’s wine industry and for the natural beauty of the Marlborough Sounds. As a unitary authority we look after Marlborough’s outstanding natural environment, investing in the region’s infrastructure, its people and its quality lifestyle.

Our Assets and Services Department is responsible for delivering the key services of roading, river control, drainage, water, sewerage, stormwater, waste management and emergency management. The Department accounts for approximately 70% of Council’s annual operating expenditure plus significant major capital projects.

The Assets and Services Department is looking for an Engineering Technician who will be responsible for providing engineering assistance for various projects. This includes: • Providing additional draughting capacity in the department for engineering projects.

• Carrying out basic site supervision functions, investigations, and surveys for engineering projects.

• Providing information and comments to external clients in relation to plan information, service connections, development contributions, and GIS Plan information.

To be considered for this role you should: • Have (or be working towards) a New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Civil) or similar.

• Be able to read and interpret engineering plans.

• Have had a reasonable amount of experience in engineering draughting and basic site supervision for engineering projects.

• Have good practical information system skills (including basic data entry skills).

• Have excellent communication skills and the ability to deal with members of the public.

A salary package reflective of the successful candidate’s experience will be offered for this role.

Applications close at 5.00 pm on 29 July 2021.

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.

For further information you are welcome to contact Brett Walker (Infrastructural Projects Engineer) on brett.walker@marlborough.govt.nz.

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MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL

Environmental Protection Officer Marlborough District Council (MDC) is made up of a diverse workforce who pride themselves on providing a safe and healthy workplace. As a Unitary Authority, MDC provides unique opportunities for their people to learn and grow across a wide range of functions.

MDC’s values and behaviours are based on Respect, Professionalism and Integrity.

Council is committed to an environment that supports professional development, an equal opportunities workplace, and a positive culture.

MDC is now seeking a full-time Environmental Protection Officer to join their team in Blenheim, situated in the heart of wine-growing Marlborough region on New Zealand’s south island. This is a Monday to Friday role with occasional rostered after hours work, as required.

Reporting to the Compliance Manager and working within a team of approximately 7-9 Environmental Protection Officers, this role will see you monitoring resource consents and responding to customer concerns to ensure the Marlborough region maintains its high standard of environmental protection and compliance. This could include anything from compliance issues regarding winery waste, through to marine farms, air pollution or water quality.

Some of your day-to-day duties will include (but not be limited to): • Formulating strategies for enforcement of the Resource Management Act (RMA) and Bylaws; • Understanding and investigating complaints objectively and impartially; • Preparing and presenting evidence to Council hearings and potentially to Court; • Informing and educating landowners and businesses on the benefits of consent compliance; and • Fostering working relationships with industry to minimise their environmental impacts.

Ideally, you will hold previous experience in an environmental protection or similar role with the proven ability to interpret key policies, legislation and procedures.

Tertiary qualifications in resource management, environmental science, compliance or similar will be highly regarded but are not essential, providing you can demonstrate sound judgment and decision making skills, with an investigative mind and an aptitude for dealing with compliance issues that can at times be complex and contentious.

As this is a customer facing role, the ability to provide high-level customer service and engage with internal and external stakeholders, from all walks of life, will be key to your success. You will have exceptional communication skills, be comfortable working collaboratively, and have the conflict resolution skills to navigate occasional difficult situations.

The role offers a good mixture of indoor and outdoor work, as well as a competitive salary depending on the knowledge, skill, and experience you bring to the organisation.

If this sounds like the role for you then please apply.

Applications close at 5:00pm on 28 July 2021.

Applications should be made online via the careers section of Marlborough District Council’s website where you will find full information on the vacancy and how to apply.

For further information you are welcome to contact Jamie Clark (Compliance Manager) on james.clark@marlborough.govt.nz.

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BLENHEIM

Health Care Assistant

CONSTRUCTION STAFF Experienced excavator operator Drainlayer Qualified water reticulation person Carpenters Concrete workers Apprentice carpenter We have vacancies for the above staff to work on a range of projects around Blenheim.

We offer good wages, overtime, and the opportunity for further training.

Please apply in confidence by supplying a brief CV and contact phone number.

Email CV to: office@findlaterconstruction.co.nz ph 03 579 2284 or Ron Findlater 021 464 232

Inpatient Unit, Wairau Hospital Permanent, part-time position working 40 hours a fortnight – 0.5FTE. Closing date: Sunday, 15 August 2021 (unless filled prior). Applications will be reviewed as received, so we encourage you to apply early).

Ref: W21-115.

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

www.nmdhb.govt.nz/careers

Thank you to all ourDay volunteers Community for their support for our organisation.

Programme facilitator

You really do make a difference Alzheimers Marlborough are seeking a super for people affected by dementia. star to join our team in this new position asAlzheimers Community Day Programme Facilitator.

Marlborough | 8 Wither Road, Blenheim | 577-6172 Thank you to all our volunteers Hours of work are Monday and Tuesday for their support for our organisation. from 830am- 3.00pm with the possibility of Alzheimers Marlborough are seeking a this role extending. special someone join our team in this You reallyto do make a difference The ideal applicant will have knowledge of new position as a Health Care Assistant for for people affected by dementia. or a certificate in our Wither Road Day Programme.

• Community Work, Diversional Therapy or Alzheimers Marlborough | 8 Wither Road, Blenheim | 577-6172 Hours of work Monday- Friday Health Care.

9.30am-3.30pm • Have empathy The ideal applicant will need to have • Understanding of dementia • Empathy • Team player • An understanding of dementia • Wide range of interests • Be able to laugh • Awareness of our community • Work as part of a team The position will involve running the • A wide range of abilities from craft work to Community Day programmes, for our physical activities community clients, with supervision from • Previous Care working experience our Diversional Therapists, Community That special someone we are looking for Worker and Dementia Navigator/RN. would ideally have a level 2 or 3 Health The programme consists of social and Care Assistant, or similar certificate and cognitive activities, outings and fellowship be prepared to work towards a level 4 for our clients living in the Community with qualification, while being supported by dementia.

Alzheimers Marlborough.

Health Care Assistant

For a job description or to send in your CV email manager.marlb@alzheimers.org.nz or drop it up to the office 8 Wither Road, Blenheim, attention Catherine.

Job descriptions are also available from the office.

For a job description or to send in your CV email manager.marlb@alzheimers.org.nz or drop it up to the office 8 Wither Road, Blenheim, attention Catherine.

Job descriptions are also available from the office.

Applications close on Friday 6th August 2021

Applications close on Friday 6th August 2021

MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL

Customer Service Officer Marlborough District Council is a dynamic, progressive organisation which prides itself on the professionalism it brings to managing a wide range of functions. Our vision is that over the next decade, Marlborough will become a globally-connected district of progressive, highvalue enterprise, known for its quality lifestyle, desirable location and natural environment.

Council is looking for someone with a positive attitude that has a passion for ensuring customer satisfaction to assist in our Customer Service Team. This opportunity has been created due to a promotion within Council.

You will need to be a team player, have great inter-personal skills and pick things up quickly.

You will need to be able to manage multi-tasks without compromising quality.

Customer service representatives at the Marlborough District Council must be accessible, knowledgeable and courteous. You will require excellent listening skills and a willingness to reach solutions for your clients. You will also be required to have a keen eye for detail, and be computer literate.

If you would enjoy the opportunity to be the face of a dynamic and progressive council, then this is the role for you.

The salary range for this role is between $45,000 and $50,000, and will vary depending on what skills and experience you have to offer.

Applications for this unique opportunity close at 5.00 pm on 25 July 2021.

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.

For further information you are welcome to contact Kellie Fissenden (Customer Service Team Coordinator) on kellie.fissenden@marlborough.govt.nz.

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Blenheim Family Store Retail Assistant and Driver Delivery and pickup of goods on the truck; Customer service interactions in-store and in the community; Mixed and varied tasks to keep engaged. This permanent position is for 15 hours per week (Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm).

For more information or to apply please contact Tania Murphy on 03 578 3238 or by email blenheim.corps@salvationarmy.org.nz

Application form can be downloaded from: http://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/about-us/ career-opportunities

Applicants for this position will need to have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa. All employment offers are subject to the completion of a satisfactory Ministry of Justice clearance.

Applications close by 12 noon on Friday, 30 July 2021.

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A down to earth lady with a good sense of humour & an infectious smile.This lady is full of life, love & laughter, who enjoys cooking, fishing, camping and the outdoors.

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Situations Vacant

Registered Nurse - Ear Nurse Part-time for 3 days per week - negotiable between the hours of 8.30am - 4.30pm between Tuesday - Friday.

Must be a Registered Nurse and ideally experienced in micro-suction / aural toilet; however preferred, not essential as training will be provided.

As a Specialising Registered Nurse you will be responsible for providing aural assessments and care, micro-suction and wax removal.

Requirements: • Registered Nurse with a current NZ practising certificate.

• Committed to maintaining nursing requirements of professional development.

• Candidates must have a high level of motivation.

• Ability to work autonomously.

• Great time management.

• Friendly and able to make people feel at ease.

• Good work ethic • Tenure expectation Please email your CV and cover letter to marlborough@earhealth.co.nz.

Applications close Friday 30th July 2021.

MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL

Catchment Care Coordinator – Te Hoiere (Fixed term) It is an exciting time to join Marlborough District Council’s Environment Science and Monitoring Group.

We are looking for a Catchment Care Coordinator to join our team as part of the governments “Jobs for Nature” initiative. This is a new and challenging role within Council set to work in partnership with community and agencies helping to implement the Te Hoiere/Pelorus catchment restoration project.

You will work alongside a multitude of stakeholders including farmers and landowners to implement a Catchment Care programme seeking to improve water quality and assist in expanding and enhancing habitat in sensitive areas of the catchment.

The Catchment Care Programme work includes assisting land owners and catchment groups, plan and implement on-ground restoration and mitigation work through administrating contract services. The habitat enhancement work will involve programmes associated with weed control and the planting of new native habitat.

The majority of the role will be working locally in the catchment with the support of an administration facility both in Blenheim and Havelock.

This role requires: • Excellent project management skills and the ability to meet project deadlines.

• A good practical experience in delivering on the ground catchment and biodiversity management interventions.

• A sound understanding of farming systems and rural issues.

• A sound awareness of cultural our cultural diversity • A good degree of computer literacy including with Microsoft Office and the ability to use or learn mapping software.

• Community facilitation skills.

• An ability to influence change in the rural community.

You will bring: • Ability to build strong relationships and work with the intricacies of partnerships while having the ability to relate positivity to the different drivers of key groups and people.

• A key interest in the natural environment with a strong focus in catchment management, biodiversity outcomes.

• Preferably a tertiary qualification in agriculture, biological or soil sciences or relevant experience.

This is a fixed term role (3 years). The role comes with a competitive salary, 5% superannuation, health insurance, and 5 weeks annual leave.

Applications close at 5:00 pm 21 July 2021.

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.

For further information you are welcome to contact Peter Hamill (Team Leader – Land & Water) on peter.hamill@marlborough.govt.nz.

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MDC latest update on flooding Marlborough’s recovery from the weekend’s storm continues, with the focus remaining firmly on residents and communities, particularly in the Marlborough Sounds, where some people are still isolated.

The Marlborough Emergency Management teams have been in the air again today carrying out aerial reconnaissance of the Awatere and Waihopai valleys, the Northbank and Pelorus Sound. Damage in the Outer Pelorus is limited.

The Northbank area is also now passable by 4WD. “We are working with many Marlborough-based agencies, organisations and iwi to get our region back up and running,” said Mayor John Leggett.

Minister of Primary Industries Damien O’Connor also dropped in and visited the Emergency Operations Centre team in Blenheim today.

The Council’s Rivers team continues to make emergency repairs to patch two breaches of the stop bank system.

Access out of Moenui to Picton by road was made possible today, under a traffic management system, by the Marlborough Roads team.

Damage to the Awatere Valley Road up to Molesworth is more serious than expected.

The damage include an underslip, washed out culverts and a washout.

Work has continued today along Queen Charlotte Drive to make the road passable and safe for residents, contractors and emergency services.

Queen Charlotte Drive access hours from Picton: Closed at 9.00 am to 12.00 pm Open from 12.00 pm to 1.00 pm Closed 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm Open 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm Closed from 7.00 pm with a manned checkpoint until 9.00 am recording vehicles and resident entry only.

Work is continuing on a number of other local roads. This information is being updated and is available on the Council’s Facebook page. The following roads remain closed: •SH63 - Renwick to near St Arnaud is closed due to flooding and slips.

The worst damage is on the Blenheim side

of the Wash Bridge. Very good progress has been made reinstating this road.

•Waihopai Valley Road past the Maori Ford Bridge. Marlborough Roads engineers are considering a number of possible fixes.

•Northbank Road past Bartletts Creek bridge. This currently has 4WD access to the Patriarch.

•Kenepuru Road - major slips, underslips and slumping. Still being assessed.

•Kaiuma Bay Road - multiple large slips.

•Queen Charlotte Drive from Havelock to Moenui - a large underslip and slip.

•The middle and upper part of the Awatere Valley Road has been seriously damaged in a number of places and will take time to repair.

The damage includes an underslip, washed out culverts and a washout.

If you need essential supplies and cannot access them, please get in touch with the Council’s Customer Service Centre on (03) 520 7400.

In an emergency, dial 111.

A sewer pipe in Havelock along Mahakipawa Road to the oxidation ponds was repaired on Sunday but it will take at least two days for contaminants to clear and people are advised to stay out of the water in that area until then. Avoid contact with the river and sea and do not swim, paddle, fish or gather shellfish.

Mayor Leggett said the Emergency Management Team also assisted today with the evacuation of a person in the Sounds with long-term medical issues.

“This person required treatment in Wellington Hospital and it was fantastic that we could get him to his treatment,” he said.

The team is keeping an eye on a small, fast moving weather system that is due to cross the South Island on Wednesday evening, bringing rain to Marlborough.

The Met Service advises that rainfall on the ranges is likely to total 20 to 40mm over a six hour period tomorrow but is unlikely to result in any significant flooding in the Wairau River.

Mayor Leggett said the rainfall may hinder work on current road issues, particularly in the Marlborough Sounds and our emergency response teams will continue to monitor already compromised areas.

Local protests

That well-known local Tim Leslie wasn't going to let EcoWorld have it all their own way in the protest stakes last week. On Thursday last week, he parked his car up outside the Convention Centre during the national Local Government conference, with his own personal protest placard.

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Wednesday 21 July Picton Mahjong:

Marina Cove 1.15pm. Contact Gyllian 573 5383.

Blenheim Depression Support Group:

Meets every Wednesday from 10am – 11.30am.

We meet to support each other, have regular speakers, outings, share in a safe environment.

Info/meeting venue details please phone Virginia on 0273 035 879.

Support group for postnatal mothers: Every Wednesday from 9.30am to noon. Child minders help with the babies. Call Tatiana 0279 019 807.

Art Workshops:

At CARE Marlborough. Every Wednesday until, August 4, 12.30pm-2.30pm. CARE Marlborough is running free art workshops leading up to our annual exhibition 'Art of Wellbeing' for Mental Health Awareness Week in September. Kelly Allenet will be facilitating workshops around weaving and macrame with things from nature so come on down to CARE Marlborough to join in.

After School Fun:

Picton Library and Service Centre. Every Wednesday 3.30pm-4.15pm until September 29. Calling all crafty kids! Come along and enjoy the library after school on Wednesdays during term time. Enjoy listening to some stories and then get creative with a simple craft. Make something cool to take home. All ages welcome (pre-schoolers too). No need to book, just turn up.

Blenheim Riverside Railway:

Beaver Line 1.45pm. Brayshaw Park Station to Beaver Station at Riverside Park, central Blenheim and return. This award winning scenic train ride on a narrow gauge railway runs alongside the Taylor River. Round trip 10.2km approximately 1hr. Omaka Line 1.15pm and 3pm. Brayshaw Park Station to Omaka and return. Omaka Station is adjacent to the Aviation Heritage Centre and Classic Car Museum.

2.8km and 25mins return. Beaver Line: Adult $12, child $6. Omaka Line: Adult $17, child $4.

Combo: Adult $17, child $8, family $50 (2A+3C).

Eftpos available.

Thursday 22 July Social Badminton:

Thursday mornings 9am-noon. Simcox Stadium, Battys Road. $5.00. All adults welcome.

For more details phone Sara 579 9474.

Ulysses Retreads Group:

Meet Brayshaw Park Thursdays 11am. Ride to various destinations for lunch. Come by bike, tin top or magic carpet. Bring your laughing gear, a thermal to wear and a story to share.

Choir:

Thursdays 7-9pm. St Ninians Hall, 1 Riley Crescent, Redwoodtown (opp. church). Come and join Creative Kids Trust community choir Creative Voice. All musical abilities and new members welcome.

Keep U Moving Gentle Waling exercise for seniors:

Every Thursday 11:30am-12.30pm at St

Christopher’s Church Hall (Except 4th Thursday in each month). Stay for a cuppa & chat afterwards. 92 Weld Street Blenheim. Contact Diana Brooks. Eldercare Coordinator on 0212694198 for more information.

Blenheim Chess Club:

St Christopher’s Church Hall, 92 Weld Street from 10am to 1pm. Interesting speakers, jokes, games & chat. Morning tea & a light lunch provided. Cost $5. Contact Diana Brooks Eldercare Coordinator on 0212694198 or email diana@ stchristophers.co.nz for more information.

Marlborough Farmers' Market:

Friday 23 July

On the Foreshore - mini train rides and mini yacht hire to sail on our pond every Sunday 11am - 3pm, operating every day during school holidays. Still only 20 cents per ride / yacht hire!

Older Persons Seminar:

Kidzone:

Fridays 3.30 to 5.30pm, Riversdale Community House, 131 Budge Street. Avon 579 2440.

Vintage Farm Machinery:

Open daily, 10am to 3pm, Brayshaw Vintage Farm. John 577 7442.

Under 5 Stories and Craft:

Picton Library and Service Centre. Every Friday 10.30am-11.15am till October 1. Picton Library’s Under 5’s programme is designed to enhance the library experience for 2-5-year-olds. Come along and share a favourite or new picture books and construct simple crafts. Make sure your little person wears clothes you don't mind getting messy. No need to book.

Drop-in DIY Craft:

Picton Library and Service Centre. Come along and have a go at a simple DIY craft in the Library. Turn up at any time between 10am and 4pm and follow the instructions to create your special craft. All children are welcome to attend this free event. No registrations necessary.

Kids Toy Collection Show and Tell:

2 – 3.30pm. Hey Kids! Share your own collections at Marlborough Museum. An opportunity for school-age kids to share their passion and bring along some highlights from their own collections to talk about with others.

Bring along some examples from your own collections of anything, and tell us all about them, as well as what motivates you to collect with passion. Examples might include toy collections, cards, stamps, coins, bottles, soft toys, dolls or action figures, movie merchandise or memorabilia. Bookings essential – phone: 03 578 1712 or email: info@marlboroughmuseum.org.nz. RSVP by Wednesday, July 21.

100% of all ticket sales go to Blenheim Guiding Parent Support Group (Jamboree fundraising).

"Tea @ Ten:

10am Marina Cove Lounge, Tea, coffee and great conversations.

Saturday 24 July Marlborough Artisan Craft Market:

Blenheim CBD 9.30am-2pm. The market is a showcase of local Artisans with a large selection of craft products to select from. The market has a vibrant atmosphere to browse and enjoys at your leisure. Children are catered for with an activity zone with outdoor games for young and old to enjoy.

Meets at Delicia Café, Scott Street, every Saturday 10am – 1pm. All welcome.

Sunday 25 July Marlborough A&P Showgrounds. 9am-noon.

Fresh produce from your local farmers. Come and see the tasty line up of fresh and seasonal, gourmet and artisan produce and products that this region has to offer.

Picton Rail and Sail:

Blenheim Riverside Railway:

Beaver Line 1.45pm. Brayshaw Park Station to Beaver Station at Riverside Park, central Blenheim and return. This award winning scenic train ride on a narrow gauge railway runs alongside the Taylor River. Round trip 10.2km approximately 1hr. Omaka Line 1.15pm and 3pm. Brayshaw Park Station to Omaka and return. Omaka Station is adjacent to the Aviation Heritage Centre and Classic Car Museum.

2.8km and 25mins return. Beaver Line: Adult $12, child $6. Omaka Line: Adult $17, child $4.

Combo: Adult $17, child $8, family $50 (2A+3C).

Eftpos available.

MarlboroughThermette Society Winter Series:

Come out to the south bank of Wairau River from 2pm downstream of the Firth Industries site on State Highway 1. Bring a thermette if you have one (not necessary), food to share, a chair, a friendly attitude and gumboots or strong shoes. Kids, dogs and eccentrics all welcome.

Next gathering August 22.

The Marlborough Beekeepers Association: We will be hosting a workshop on making mead – a drink based on honey. This will be held at 2pm at the Marlborough Research Centre, 85 Budge Street. All welcome.

Monday 26 July Rotary Clubs in Blenheim:

Meet Monday & Tuesday evenings at 5.30pm.

Rotary is a world-wide service club for men and women – doing great things in your community. For further information on meeting venues, please phone Kevin on 0211 738 784, or Jon on 0272 229 505.

Witherlea Indoor Bowling Club:

Every Monday at St Ninians Church Hall for 7pm start. Soft sole shoes essential. Contact Gary 578 4704 or Heather 578 9350.

Blenheim Scottish Country Dance Club:

Every Monday at 7.30pm at Whitney Street School Hall, Whitney Street. Come and try it!

You don’t need a partner. For information ring Miriam 928 4479.

Marlborough Museum Winter Exhibition:

Bathing Beauties with Speedos: Swimwear 1900 – 2000. A fun look at swimwear through

the decades will brighten up the winter days and put a smile on your face. The range of designs, reflecting attitudes, and social contexts of the past, are thought provoking and often amusing. The exhibition closes 31 August. Free entry on Saturdays.

Blenheim Badminton Club:

Every Monday: Juniors 5.30-7pm, seniors 7-9pm, St Mary's Hall, corner Francis and Hudson Streets. Anna or Mike, email blenheimshuttlers@gmail.com.

Marlborough Quilters Club Nights:

St Marys Parish Centre. 6pm-9pm.Marlborough Quilters invites you to join us on our club night for a varied programme of speakers, challenges, sharing areas of interest, show and tell, friendship and more. Newcomers welcome. Last Monday of the month. Doors open 6pm. Meeting starts 7pm. Phone Jenny 5778598.

Tuesday 27 July Art therapy group for pregnant women: Every Tuesday 5pm to 8pm. Call Tatiana 027 901 9807.

Steady As You Go (SAYGO) Gentle exercise & balance class for seniors:

Every Tuesday 11.30am-12.30pm at St Christopher’s Church Hall. Stay for a cuppa & chat afterwards. 92 Weld Street Blenheim. Contact Diana Brooks, Eldercare Coordinator on 0212 694 198 for more information.

Persistent Pain Group:

Meet every Tuesday at Biddy Kates 5pm-6pm.

For people with persistent and chronic pain and their supporters. All welcome.

Movie Tuesday:

Picton Library and Service Centre 2:pm 4:30pm. Come and join us during the winter months for our monthly Tuesday movie afternoons at Picton Library and Service Centre.

Everyone is welcome and it's free. No need to book, just turn up. We will have free popcorn and the tea trolley ready for a cuppa. For more information contact Picton Library and Service Centre 03 520 7493.

Coming Up: Jamboree Fundraiser:

Tuesday, August 3. 7-8pm. Marlborough Youth Centre. A fundraiser to get Blenheim Guides / Rangers to Jamboree. The trials and tribulations of Chief Engineer on board the aircraft carrier HMS ILLUSTRIOUS: A light hearted look at ‘life in a blue suit’ by Lieutenant Commander Helen (HJ) Ashworth Royal Navy (retired).

Raffles on the night. Coffee/tea and sweet for $5 No EFTPOS. Entry by ticket only $15 each.

Contact Mario on 021 0261 7890.

Rides Calendar

Thur 22nd Jul. 11am. Retreads Group Sun 25th Jul. 1pm. Havelock & Back through QC Drive.

Thursday rides depart Brayshaw Park. Sunday rides depart Railway Station Carpark. All rides are weather dependent.

If you have an event for the next issue of ‘What’s On’ email The Sun office@blenheimsun.co.nz

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sports talk With Jacob Page

Back to the future with Shaun Johnson The Warriors have likely made a shrewd investment in regaining the services of Shaun Johnson.

It’s taken me a few weeks to fully embrace the reunion, for both sides, but it appears the positives far outweigh the negatives.

The now 30-year-old left the club in unhappy circumstances three years ago.

He negotiated an early release from his lucrative contract when the club decided they wanted to

see more before offering him a new deal.

Johnson is eager to come home with his young family.

Who could blame him? The competition is keeping the competition afloat by moving 12 teams to Queensland.

The Warriors will be getting a more mature Johnson at a much friendlier price, The Warriors should be back to playing games in New Zealand

consistently from next year which I’m sure is also appealing.

Johnson, who has played for the Cronulla Sharks since his Warriors time ended, will also offer a proven match-winner and a leader in Auckland, something which may be needed with Roger Tuivasa-Sheck moving to rugby.

Some fans are not overly excited by the back to the future move but I believe it was the best option the Warriors could get to upgrade their

under-performing halves.

No one has taken Johnson’s spot at Mt Smart since he left three years ago.

The Warriors have a poor kicking game, their last tackle options are below par and unsustainable if the team wants to make the top eight.

The Warriors had a need and they addressed it.

Now, sure, there was dysfunction when the club initially said they had no interest in re-signing John-

Sammie soars to Golf Results gymnastics success 69 on c/b from Andrew Noad 69, Richard Ronaki 72, Tony Jordan also 72, Owen Farrell 73, Sam Westenra also 73, Alex Kennedy 74. Nearest to pin: 9/18 Eddie Davis – 2/11 Tony Jordan. Twos – Eddie and Barry.

Rarangi Golf Club Wednesday, July 14: Men’s Midweek – American Stableford - Norman Fowke 59, John Cootes 58, Bob Penington 56, Terry Lane 56, Tim Clark 55, Alan Hogg 54, Ian Hale 54, Chris Harvey 54, Alan Rutledge 54, Owen Gibbs 54, Terry Allen 54, Dennis Wye 53, Jim Thomas 53, Tony Nichol

53, Anthony Booker 53, Jerome January 53, Hans Bloemberg 52, Graham Ilott 52. Thursday, July 15: Ladies – LGU, Foote Trophy – Net Best Overall – Lynn Naysmith 73, 0.0 t o 18.4 Janet Laing 76, 18.5 to 25.7 Anne Newman 74, Diane McCarthy 75, Susan Godsiff 77, 25.8 to 40.4 Kathy Payne 74.

Marlborough Golf Club Tuesday, July 13: Women’s 9 hole stableford. Suzanne Clifford 19, Shirley White 17, Christine Burns 16, Jenny Speight 16. Wednesday, July 14: Women’s Irish stableford Div.1: Jane Anderson-Bay 73, Lucy Jefferis 63. Div.2: Sue Lissaman 66, Mary Skilton 58. Div.3: Tessa Sutherland 71, Lyndy Larkin 61, Marie

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By Jacob Page

Awatere Golf Club Wednesday, July 7: Ladies played Medal plus puts: Margaret Hastings 108, Gayle Marfell 109, Rachael Westenra 111. Saturday, July 10: LGU Rachael Westenra 77, Jane Hall 79, Margaret Hastings 80. Men: Medal- 1st Barry Drummond

son but at least they were not too proud to walk those words back for the benefit of the club.

So, while it’s not Nathan Cleary, Brandon Smith, or Jerome Hughes, Johnson is the best option available for the money on offer.

Johnson will hopefully run at the line more and use his much improved kicking game to ensure more tries, more points and more victories for the Warriors next year.

Grant 51. Thursday, July 15: M15 July, men’s stableford Div.1:Rick May 36, Grant Craig 34, Tony Yardley 34, Ken Steel 33, Lance Nuttall 33, Duncan Bint 32. Div.2:Brian Chippendale 33, Hans Blohm 32, Brian Burgess 32, Colin Marsden 32, Graeme Parker 32, Malcolm McKenzie 31, Ian Newport 30, Robin Taylor 30.

Blenheim gymnast Sammie Williams continues to rack-up victories.

The 10-year-old from Springlands School competed in the Te Wero gymnastics competition in Christchurch where she achieved first place in all of her apparatus’ including floor, vault, beam and bar and was the overall winner of her grade out of around 40 contestants.

She also won first place overall at the Top of the South Championships held in Nelson in April.

She backed that up with first overall at the Marlborough Championships in May and second place in the West Melton competition in Christchurch later in the month.

Sammie says she is delighted with her success.

“I feel good and proud of myself, but I always feel nervous before my competitions.”

She competes for the Blenheim Gymnastics Club and trains three times a week and still has plenty of competitions this year.

“I love training with my friends.

I love going to the Blenheim Gymnastics Club because I always get a Hi-5 from Greg (my coach) which always puts a smile on my face.

“My goal at the moment is to get a score of 10 on my bar routine. My highest is 9.9.

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Monday, July 26, 3.45pm - Junior road training and coaching at corner of Dillons Point and Rowberrys Rd, Lower Wairau. All welcome.

For further info contact Warren 021663910 or Graham 0278212379.

Also see website w w w. cyclingmarlborough.org.nz for more information.

Marlborough Harriers Club Blenheim gymnast Sammie Williams.

“There is a Kaikoura competition coming up in August and I am excited for it.

“There are another six competitions this year and I hope to enter all of them.”

Sammie certainly has her favourite disciplines.

“My two favourite apparatuses are the bar and floor, but I like bar the best because I really enjoy it and it is my highest scoring apparatus and I find it the easiest.”

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