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Marlborough is the place to be this Father’s Day Weekend (September 3, 4 and 5) with Yealands Classic Fighters Airshow serving up three days of brilliant entertainment both in the air and on the ground.

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every second Easter but in these extraordinary times flexibility is key and when a new Covid lockdown was put in place mid-February, the decision was made to move the event to Father’s Day Weekend.

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Classic Fighters Airshow Director, Graham Orphan said “The decision to delay was not made lightly. At times it was difficult to keep the momentum going but we pushed through and there is going to be some fantastic aircraft on show.

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Racheal Kenyon will be performing as Cyndi Lauper.

Racheal Kenyon knows she can be a crowd-pleaser at Blenheim’s Stars in Your Eyes at the ASB Theatre.

She will transform into 80 pop icon Cyndi Lauper and plans to bring the energy, colour and joy Lauper was known for in her heyday.

Racheal has been involved in the show before as a backup singer for acts Boy George and Dolly Parton.

“I thought at the time it was a great way to be involved without having the pressure.

“I bumped into Alana (Sagar), who portrayed Dolly Parton, in the supermarket and she said she hoped I was auditioning.

“I said to her I didn’t know who I would be and we had a brainstorm right there in the supermarket Alana said ‘what about Cyndi Lauper’?

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“I want to be someone high energy and iconic and I think Cyndi represents that.”

Choosing Cyndi, a female icon and activist in her own right also aligns well with Racheal’s chosen charity for the event, Pink Packets, which aims to end period poverty for girls and women in Marlborough.

“They supply period products to be given to charities and organisations like the Salvation Army.

“Pink Packets also pushes for sustainable and reusable hygiene products so less is put in landfills and hopefully it keeps costs down for people.”

Racheal is a regular theatre performer.

Originally from Wakefield in Nelson, she joined Blenheim Musical Theatre in 2003 and

has been a constant on the scene ever since.

“I do love musical theatre because you have to sing, dance and act all in one performance which is a real challenge.

“I feel Cyndi is an ideal fit,” she says. “Her first album was called ‘She’s so unusual’ and I think that sums her up perfectly.

“I don’t feel like I have to choreograph anything with her.

“She just got up on stage and kicked her legs around and moved her hands and had a great time.

“I’m hoping people will get up and have a great time.”

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

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Rene at peace with Stars In Your Eyes choice

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Rene de Ruiter can see a little bit of himself in the man he will become to perform at Blenheim’s Stars in Your Eyes at ASB Theatre on August 14.

“I remember the TV show and I know how great this night is and how positive it is for the community, so I wanted to be part of it.

“I thought Cat Stevens was the perfect fit because he is a humble man, he’s not a show-off with dance moves.

“He retired at the height of his fame, sold his guitar and walked away from an industry where money rules and set up schools and did good instead,” he says.

“I relate to his humble, easy-going personality.

“It’ll be much easier for me than becoming Elton John, Mick Jagger or Robbie Williams.”

Rene says his journey with music ramped up when he found himself

with extra time on his hands.

“About five years ago I sold my business and ended up buying a guitar on Trade Me for $300.

“It wasn’t too expensive but it’s a nice guitar so I decided I better do something with it.

“So I went on YouTube and started practising some of my favourite songs from when I was younger David Bowie’s Heroes and Perfect Day by Lou Reed and within a few days, I was singing my favourite songs.

“I find the guitar also helps your voice find where it needs to be.

“Because I was recently retired I could play for five or six hours and no one would bother me.”

Originally from the Netherlands, Rene says he has a deeper appreciation for songs as he’s become older.

“It is nerve-wracking but this is a song I know off by heart and while I’m 63, I really love this song and its meaning.

“I’m nervous but I’ve played the

song hundreds of times and I hope my brain doesn’t let me down on the big night.”

Rene is a passionate cyclist who often bikes from Renwick to Blenheim.

He would like to use any money he wins to donate it to the Marlborough District Council in the hopes they can use it to make a cycling lane between Renwick and Blenheim so people can cycle safely while improving the environment.

Rene says he is excited to see plenty of local people enjoying the night for a worthy cause.

“I’m excited by the night, the cause and the fact people can go out and enjoy themselves,” he says.

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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Cancer Society moving Cancer Society Marlborough is to shift its location, opening a new permanent office at 76a Maxwell Road. They plan to be officially open and operating from this site on Monday August 16 in time for Daffodil Day on August 27 and the inaugural launch of the local Breast Cancer support group.

An official opening is planned in early September, the date to be advised later.

Roading recovery

Rene de Ruiter will be transforming into Cat Stevens.

Marlborough Roads is establishing a recovery team so that existing resources can focus on operating and maintaining the rest of the Marlborough state highway and local road network while work on the recovery from flooding progresses.

A Waka Kotahi manager said it was intended the team would be made up of local consultants where possible and they will be responsible for bringing the network from the current emergency response phase to business as usual,” he said.

Key tasks will be to establish priorities and develop engineering options for each site, determine costs, mobilise resources, and report and communicate progress, as well as to liaise with landowners, stakeholders and other utility operators.

Farmers more confident The latest Federated Farmers farm confidence survey shows positivity around economic conditions but deepening concern about the ability to plug workforce gaps.

The survey, of 1422 farmers, showed 18 per cent considered the current economic conditions to be good. That’s a 12.4 point improvement from the survey six months earlier and 46 points better than a year ago after the economy was slammed by the pandemic.

A spokesperson says it seems many farmers will be using those returns to try and get their debt down in the face of the tightening attitude from banks.

“A net 29.3 per cent of respondents expect their debt to reduce over the next 12 months, he said.

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Jack Flynn, the Head Boy of Marlborough Boys’ College, already has provisional acceptance for the pre-medical school course at the University of Otago. He’s also applied to Auckland university.

And at just 18, he’s already had more than the usual amount of experience at the cutting edge of saving lives and moving towards his aim to work in trauma medicine.

On Friday July 23, the latest test of his mastery started at 2.30pm with a very loud alarm and a cellphone message checking his availability in a nearby medical emergency.

“Your ambulance service needs your help. Can you assist?”

Yes. Jack has, for the last year, held a level 5 resuscitation certificate from the New Zealand Rescue Council, the highest level available to the public Since then, he has been on call for 12,380 hours as a volunteer using the GoodSAM app.

He was just picking up his car from being serviced. “So I was straight out of there!”

Less than five minutes later, he was on the scene to find a woman

in a vehicle in cardiac arrest, with someone already administering CPR. And almost immediately, the fire and emergency services arrived.

“They quickly got the patient on to the floor,” said Jack.

At that stage, he introduced himself and his qualifications.

As the highest qualified person on site, he took on the team leader role, attaching the defibrillator, removing clothing and managing the airway with its bag valve mask.

He says in such a situation you just move into the zone, focussing on what you need to do. “I didn’t feel a lot.”

When St John paramedics arrived he greeted them, introduced them to the situation, letting them know how many shocks had been administered and handing over the patient to them.

It wasn’t his first experience either. Jack had made headlines in 2019 when he was 16. A woman aboard a flight he and his family were on, just three hours out of Los Angeles, with the flight crew thinking she might have had a stroke.

That wasn’t so. “I went over.

Jack Flynn, Head Boy of Marlborough Boy's College, with the GoodSAM app on his phone that two weeks ago called him to his second life-saving experience.

The woman’s Apple watch was recording a very high pulse and very low blood pressure, signs that she was about to go into cardiac arrest. Which she did,” says Jack.

“And there was some pretty decent turbulence,” he says of that incident The crew asked if they should call for a doctor. “Might be a good idea!”

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And it’s also taught him that age isn’t a barrier. He says he’s not the only student at MBC who has high qualifications. “We have one student who has his pilot’s licence and another who isn’t far away from that.”

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Dynamic duo bring ‘golden years’ magic to ASB Theatre Alison Quiglan and Mark Hadlow have the type of chemistry that only comes with 40 years of seeing each other on various stages around the world.

The dynamic duo, who studied together in 1978, will play the lead roles in Roger Hall’s Winding Up which will be at Blenheim’s ASB Theatre on August 19 and 20.

“Alison and I were in drama school together in 1978 just as Roger Hall plays were coming into existence and this gives us a great feeling of bonding and that we can represent Gen and Barry as they go into their 60s,” Mark says.

For Alison and I, we’ve been but performers but it’s like being married in the same industry all this time,” Mark says.

“This is our third Roger Hall play together and we love it.”

“Roger has followed a particular generation right through from when they were parents with young children to now that they are retiring,” Alison says.

“When the script hits the audience, it really is extraordinary.

“He’s a good observer of life and times in New Zealand.”

The play revolves around retirees Barry and Gen who have no interest in slowing down.

There’s overseas travel to plan, family feuds to settle, the inevitable health problems, and a friend to bury.

As Barry and Gen put the fun into funerals and discover new complications in conjugal relations, Winding Up provides a hilarious testament to the lighter side of the golden years.

“Roger’s found a lovely way of portraying people in the twilight years of their lives,” Mark says.

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“You rehearse three-quarters of it and the rest happens as you watch the audience watch the play,” Alison says.

“You want to react to how they are interacting with the play,” she says.

“The audience is just as important as any other part of the play,” Mark says.

The show will continue on a South Island tour after Blenheim, going to Oamaru, Dunedin and Invercargill.

“It’s great to be able to give the South Island professional theatre and for Alison and me, it’s great to be on the road and performing for fresh audiences each night.”

Mark says it is a thrill to do the show at the ASB Theatre, an establishment he helped fundraise for when it was being built.

“Blenheim audiences are always so engaging and we can’t wait to get there,” he says.

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

Q: Who is the person you most admire and why?

James Flower, Christchurch Emma McKeown, the Australian swimmer. Seven medals, now tied with a Russian gymnast for the most medals won by a woman in a single Olympics.

Jess Dentice, Blenheim My dad. He’s been my role model from Day One. He always makes the best of a bad situation.

Karen Ryall, Blenheim My bosses here at CBD. It’s been like the Phoenix, risen from the ashes of that awful fire. And Covid. They just went step by step. Now we’re so popular.

Alan Jones, Picton Lisa Carrington. She’s amazing and humble with it. Lisa Carrington for Prime Minister!

Libby Ponder, Blenheim Probably Janelle Ponder.

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Rachel Murray, Blenheim Emma Twigg. She persevered. I like that!

New life members of Marlborough Cricket Association Former Black Caps coach Denis Aberhart and Marlborough Mayor Alistair Sowman were awarded life membership to the Marlborough Cricket Association at their AGM last week.

Denis has served as a MCA board director since 2018 and chairs the board facilities committee as well as being a member of the board inclusion committee.

He was the Marlborough senior rep coach from 2006 to 2010.

Denis has travelled from his home in Christchurch for practices, games and meetings to fulfil his role.

Denis represented Marlborough on 37 occasions including several as captain.

He also played first class cricket for Central Districts and Canterbury and coached the Black Caps from 2001-2003.

He served on the Canterbury Cricket

Association Board for 11 years.

Alistair has been MCA Patron since 2006 and has featured in many roles for Marlborough Cricket, representing the senior rep side on more than 70 occasions over a 20 year period. He was part of the first Marlborough side to successfully challenge for the Hawke Cup in 1968 and represented Central Districts B in 1976.

Alistair served as Marlborough’s Mayor from 2004 to 2016 and was recognised in the New Year Honours list in 2016 with the New Zealand Order of Merit for his contribution as a community leader.

During his term in office he continued to be a great supporter of Marlborough Cricket and sport in general.

Since ending his term in office he has been an active member of the facilities committee.

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Review of responsible camping bylaw planned Councillors decided last week to review the region’s new Responsible Camping Control Bylaw 2020 to respond to concerns raised by the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association (NZMCA) and address changes brought about by the Government and Covid-19.

A Responsible Camping Panel will be established to review submissions and manage a hearing process. The panel will be made up of two independent commissioners and one councillor, to be confirmed by 15 November.

Mayor John Leggett said the Council received a draft ‘statement of claim for judicial review’ from the NZMCA in relation to the bylaw at the end of April 2021.

The two key points of the NZMCA claim are that: • Submitters were not given the chance to make submissions on the restriction of freedom camping to five sites in the district • Further, the Council did not undertake a complete assessment of all areas in the district (other than for the five sites) against the criteria in the Freedom Camping Act. “While the Council does not accept these

claims, we have decided to undertake further consultation on the bylaw to address these points and to address other matters that have arisen since the bylaw came into effect,” said Mayor Leggett.

“Importantly this allows the Council to review the effect of the bylaw during the most recent camping season, last summer, which was the first managed under the 2020 bylaw. It’s timely too as the Government is also reviewing the Freedom Camping Act 2011 with some major changes proposed, and Covid-19 has had an impact as well,” he said.

The public notification process to review the bylaw will begin on 17 September and gives the public six weeks to have their say, with submissions closing on 28 October 2021.

“We will be undertaking a robust analysis of submissions and plan to hold public hearings in early February,” Mayor Leggett said.

Following the hearings in February 2022, along with the analysis of the submissions received, a new bylaw will be adopted, or the current bylaw will be reconfirmed. It is anticipated that the bylaw, once adopted, will come into effect from 1 May 2022.

Mayoral Relief Fund opens for applications Marlborough’s Mayoral Relief Fund to assist the region in its storm recovery effort is now open for applications.

The fund is for residents in the Marlborough District Council area who have suffered personal, financial or emotional hardship as a result of the July storm event. The grant amount will be up to $1,000; however the committee considering the applications has some discretion depending on evidence of hardship.

People wishing to apply to the fund can do so via the Council website at: https://bit.ly/ MayoralReliefFund Announcing the fund, Mayor John Leggett thanked Acting Minister for Emergency Management Kris Faafoi for the Government’s donation of $100,000 to Marlborough’s recovery.

“We have also received donations from a number of local individuals and businesses, which shows real community spirit,” Mayor Leggett said.

“While our recovery work is going well, it will take some time before roading in the affected areas of the Marlborough Sounds, Awatere Valley and Waihopai Valley is reconnected.”

“Our teams will continue their work clearing slips, repairing roads and bridges and reconnecting these communities.

That is our priority but it will take time and I thank those affected for their patience.”

Anyone wishing to donate to the fund can do so via online banking. Simply add the Marlborough District Council’s account number: 02-06000202861-00 and include ‘Mayoral Fund’ as a reference. Alternatively people can make a payment to the fund at the Council reception at 15 Seymour Street, Blenheim.

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Abandoned vessel - owner sought Proposed temporary road closure - Marlborough Branch RNZAF Association (Inc) Battle of Britain/ Air Force Day Commemoration Service On Sunday 19 September 2021 Seymour Street, from the intersection of High Street to Alfred Street, is proposed to be closed to ordinary vehicle traffic from 10.45 am until 12.15 pm for the Marlborough Branch RNZAF Association (Inc) - Battle of Britain/Air Force Day Commemoration Service.

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

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A path that has meant suffering …

Papua New Guinea is a Pacific nation, but local woman Stephanie Wonuhali, who joined her missionary husband Joe there, found a poverty-stricken and frightening society. Here she talks to Sun journalist Glenise Dreaver about her experiences.

“We’re in a bit of a pickle,” says Stephanie Wonuhali of Blenheim.

That’s a big understatement and it’s because she married Joe Wonuhali, an RSE worker who, after their marriage, had to return to Papau New Guinea to get a partnership work visa.

That’s the law. It is proving to be a long and complicated process, something they hadn’t anticipated because, says Stephanie: “My husband is an educated man, a teacher and a pastor.”

A palliative careworker, she says that after waiting fruitlessly for Joe’s visa, an immigration official told her that if she wanted to see her husband again, she would have to go to him and reapply when they were living as a married couple.

“I had no choice. Joe is my husband,” she says.

She was, however, given blunt advice from her parents, both ex-military, when they heard.

“Don’t do it!”

“Because they knew exactly how it was there,” says Stephanie.

She had already realised Port Moresby, where she was to live, is classified as the third most dangerous city in the world, though the poverty and danger she was to encounter did leave her stunned.

The six months she spent there have, however, provided motivation to bring about awareness of the people’s needs, and to do something to help.

She finally realised, after those six months, that her return to Joe seeming not to have altered any thing about his application.

So she decided: “Do I just sit here and suffer, or do I go back

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and do somethi ng about it?”

She’s come back, to tell their story and also to ask for help for the people they worked with as a missionary couple in the city slums.

Stephanie says she has a strong Christian faith and after being introduced to Joe by friends, he asked to go to her Raupara church with her. So their relationship grew.

However, once she was in Port Moresby, Joe was not able to work to supplement their tiny missionary income. “He had to be my full-time bodyguard.”

The huge poverty, lack of sanitation, constant anger and physical danger, even witchcraft, resulted in conditions that Stephanie finds it hard to describe.

Their home, a hut built above a sewer, flooded regularly, for example.

“We’d be ankle deep in sewage.

Joe had to dive into the sewer to unblock the drain.” This at a time when Covid had just broken out.

Rats, mice, cockroaches running around freely were just a fact of life.

Then all the fuses blew in their suburb.

There was no quick fix – or any fix - so no light or heat for three months.

Stephanie says part of their role was to teach cleanliness and rubbish disposal, as well as hand washing. “We used our New Zealand experience for that.”

She found it especially hard however, to see how unsafe, sometimes violent and sad the children’s lives were. “Lice, scabies were just a daily thing,” she says.

“Every child has the right to education, clean water and a safe environment.”

To get clean water, each day she joined men, women, children and old people climbing a mountain, in tropical heat and humidity, to carry heavy

SEPT S DA EMB Y W ER 3 EEK RD 5TH END

Stephanie Wonuhali of Blenheim: facing the heartache of separation from her husband Joe as she campaigns to bring him back to New Zealand, while fundraising to improve the lot of the people they have worked for.

containers of their own clean water for drinking and washing.

And that’s where she’s focussing her efforts, raising money for one, or perhaps even two rainwater tanks. “About $1600 each. I think that’s doable?” she asks.

She is organising a fundraiser for the end of September with details to be finalised. She is also hitting local streets and contacting businesses.

And Stephanie also talks about her dreams for the children.

“They are so hungry for knowl-

edge. And they were hungry to talk to me, the first white wo m a n t h e y e ve r k n e w.

“How can they get ahead without any education?” she asks, adding that the school supplies are very basic. Just pens and paper.

And there are 92 children to one teacher.”

Her passion saw her and Joe end up on national TV pleading for government help.

The cost of her Papuan experience has been huge. Aviation and legal requirements meant three

cancelled flights.

She finally had to transit through Singapore, costing $6000 of borrowed money being repaid from her wages as a casual palliative careworker.

And when Joe does come back, the costs could be the same for him. ”We are left with nothing. Nothing,” she says.

“But this is God’s path. It has meant suffering. But I’ll carry on doing God’s work until the day I die.”

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Sara, who is Ngāi Tahu has, as well as her GP experience and firsthand knowledge of balancing her work with the demands of a young family (strongly supported by her own whānau), a background in palliative care.

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Two passionate Blenheim doctors are this week realising a dream.

Doctors Sara Simmons and Rachel Inder met over four years ago while working in general practice and realised they shared the same deep concerns about the model of patient care, especially as it related to caring for vulnerable communities and their Māori patients in particular.

“The current system isn’t working in the best interests of the patients or the staff,” says Sara. “And it doesn’t allow for reducing the inequities Māori experience in the health system.”

About a year ago, they realised they were now in a position to do something about that. “Not just to wait until someone else did it,” said Sara.

Rachel agrees, adding that Blenheim is well placed for a new practice like theirs.

“Marlborough is very community-minded and there is support for innovation and change.

“It’s big enough to allow for new ideas and small enough to allow for a new model to be piloted to try and make a difference.”

So they approached Te Tau Ihu’s Maori Wellness Services provider Te Piki Oranga and found them very interested in helping to establish a new GP practice using a Kaupapa Māori model to complement their existing suite of health services.

So the practice has been set up in partnership with Te Piki Oranga, and is a charity rather than a profit-making venture.

That model will mean reduced charges for whānau who are unable to afford to pay, as cost is a big barrier for many Māori and other whānau with complex health care needs..

These are the patients Sara and Rachel are hoping will feel welcomed and want to visit Manu Ora, but Manu Ora is also able to enrol patients who wish to experience the same quality care but are able to pay for the service.

They will also be reducing the number of patients per doctor and employing more nurses, increasing availability of appointments and enabling more time to be spent with whānau when

they need it.

This will also ensure that the time-consuming follow-ups that are essential for holistic care, including liaison with other services and follow up communications to patients, are undertaken – without stressing doctors to breaking point.

That’s something they have seen happening and they believe their new model will better serve the needs of both whānau and kaimahi (staff).

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A special home Manu Ora, Blenheim’s newest GP practice at 219 Howick Road, may have the usual gravel car park at the front but inside it looks out to a sunny and well-tended garden, filled with native plants and large beautifully tended trees.

The house served as the old Māori Affairs building until the late 1950’s, when it was bought by the Walker whānau and it was their home until 2016.

“There are many fond memories from both the whānau that lived in the house and the wider community for the productive garden and fruit trees, not to mention the fun that was had in the back yard and the hills of Harling Park close by.

The original peach, apple and walnut tree

are still producing, which has been a yummy bonus.” says Rachel.

It has, they say, a warm and welcoming feel.

“Whānau-centred,” says Sara.

They had a dawn blessing on June 16, “which was really special,” says Rachel, and their launch celebration will occur on August 18, with invited guests – but it is planned to be relatively low-key.

It will, however, be an important welcoming of mana whenua and the Wairau community to Manu Ora, and a thank you to those who have supported them thus far.

Then their work begins in earnest, with patients able to enrol and visit Manu Ora for appointments since Monday – and they have already done so.

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New practice fills a vital gap

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support the particular – and pressing – health needs of Māori and low-income families.

So much so that Te Piki and Nuku Health formed a partnership to develop Manu Ora, a general practice with charitable status Te Piki Oranga currently offers a wide and varied range of primary care services such as nursing, tamariki ora, mental health, alcohol and other drugs, smoking cessation, social services, bowel screening, Tu Hono (support services for pregnant women) children’s oral health, outreach immunisation, adult mental health , child and adolescent mental health and Sit and Bfit programmes for those over 55.

But despite this wide range of programmes, they had identified an “horrendous” gap in services to Maori.

“A critical piece of our holistic approach was missing,” says Ricky.

They investigated options to provide complete primary care services, including buying into a current practice or creating one of their own.

“Then we fortuitously met Dr Rachel Inder and Dr Sara Simmons who were interested in creating one.”

Māori have a significantly lower life expectancy than other sections of New Zealand’s population and Ricky says it is clear the current model of general practice is not meeting their needs.

He quotes the Ministry of Health figures

for 2018: “Māori males’ life expectancy is generally 73.4 years and 77.1 years for female. It is 81.0 years for non-Māori males and 84.5 years for non-Maōri females.

“Common barriers to access have been cost, unable to see a GP of choice, feeling of being patronised, power imbalances, assumptions of health literacy levels, health jargon and time constraints, meaning a focus on the immediate issue only rather than a holistic approach,” he adds.

However, this is not just a problem for Maori with the current practice model “unsustainable” for both patients and doctors.

“There is a real issue with doctor burnout. We are seeing it often here in Wairau.”

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Winter Dining The Lemongrass

Vines Village Café & Deli

Harvest Restaurant

Prepare yourself for a sensory explosion with The Lemongrass Restaurant’s innovative and fresh Asian cuisine.

Each dish is carefully prepared with fragrant spices, authentic flavours and plated in a way to celebrate each of the ingredients.

The Lemongrass is open for dining and takeaway seven days a week and offers a convenient online ordering system.

For Asian fusion at its freshest and healthiest featuring Thai and Vietnamese flavours, visit The Lemongrass Restaurant on Maxwell Road.

The team at Vines Village Café & Deli welcomes you to relax, unwind and enjoy the mouth-watering food and drinks on offer.

Owned and operated by Scotty and Pru Adams, the café and deli is well known for its beautiful outdoor area and surrounding shopping ‘village’.

Sit inside or out while enjoying a meal, a coffee and bite to eat, or any of the many drinks and tasty treats.

Lush green lawns, spring fed creek, majestic trees, vineyards and a gracious 1901 building all combine to create the perfect backdrop when dining at Harvest Restaurant.

Sit within the historic building or outside on the garden deck and enjoy the culinary delights that await you on the ala carte menu Harvest Restaurant currently has a *special 2 course set lunch @ $45pp, Wednesday to Friday (April – Sept), and is now also open for dinner on Sunday evenings.

Experience Harvest Restaurant with your partner, friends or a corporate gathering

Open 7 days for lunch and dinner Order online at www.thelemongrass.co.nz Bookings essential Ph 03 578 4887 | 17a Maxwell Rd

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Quench Restaurant & Bar

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Ritual Cafe

Quench Restaurant & Bar at The Chateau Marlborough is open daily for evening dining.

With our superb menu, a great Wine List and an exciting Cocktail menu your evening’s enjoyment is assured.

And on Fridays we celebrate with #TGIF. Live Local Music with local Legend LITTLE T. Happy Hour between 4pm and 7pm.

We serve our soul comfort food menu with scrumptious local seasonal food.

No dish over $20.00. #TGIF - Thank God it’s Friday!

The distinctive taste of Thailand is what brings customers back to Thai 9 Restaurant time and time again.

All of the same great menu offerings are available throughout winter including the popular lunch specials, consisting of a starter and main.

Thai 9 has also become well known for its Keto selection from the menu as well as convenient takeaway snacks from the cabinet.

The restaurant is open seven days with Sunday and Monday only open for evening dining.

Discover the taste of Thai.

Hidden gems are so often sitting in plain sight – a great way to describe Ritual Café on Maxwell Road.

Owner Julie McDonald says the café’s “retro and homely” vibe is what makes it so unique.

This is complimented by the vegan and gluten free options available as well as the popular breakfast menu, cabinet food and real fruit icecream.

Delicious, healthy and serving up great coffee – discover why so many people choose Ritual.

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gardening this week minutes with

Karen Knofflock Admin/Event Coordinator at Salsa Groove Marlborough  Are you a dog or cat person?

Definitely a dog person.  What did you want to be when you grew up?

Florist or a kindergarten teacher.  Not quite a hidden talent, but I’m very good at?

Both archery and ninja star throwing, when I went to Archery Plus a few years ago.  If you could donate $1m to any charity who would it be and why?

St John Ambulance. This is a valuable service in the community. The staff and volunteers do an amazing job and need our support.  My all-time favourite food is?

Chocolate.  The shop you can’t walk past is?

Kmart.

 What song is likely to get you on the dance floor?

I’ve Got A Feeling by The Black Eyed Pea.  Your dream weekend involves?

My hubby and I would go on a glamping weekend, go kayaking, bush walks, bird watching, swimming, enjoy campfires, meals under the stars.  If you could meet anyone in history who would it be and why?

Michelle Obama, I have read her autobiography, she is a remarkable woman who has done so much and reached so many people.  Favourite programme or series currently watching?

Masterchef Australia.  What’s one thing on your bucket list?

To travel to Cuba.

Prepare for the new season: By Wally Richards The new season is upon us and if we want to have a great season there are a number of gardening things to do and the sooner you get started the better.

Firstly ponder a minute how last season was and what problems you had to deal with?

There is every likelihood that this coming season will present the same problems.

They tell us that this winter has been one of the warmest for a long time.

Overall I would say it’s been very wet and mild with some cold snaps.

The best winter is several good frosts followed by nice sunny winter days which helps reduce our gardening problems greatly.

A perfect spring is one that takes off early with nice sunny day and warm temperatures for a week or two then a cold blast up from the South Pole for a few days before turning to normal spring conditions.

The warm patch wakes up the pests and diseases and they start to get organised and multiply when the cold snap comes and wipes them out.

If that is how spring goes then you will not have much problem with pests and diseases till December or January and even then they will be a lot less than a normal year.

The answer then is to hit the early emergence of pests and diseases hard with effective controls which is like having a cold blast from the South Pole.

Now is the time to get started as your plants are starting to move with the longer daylight hours.

Insect pests are fairly easy to control when their numbers are low coming out of winter.

Allow them to bread and soon one female may produce about 300 off spring

and that 300 can be come 150x 300 = 45,000, all within a month or so.

Not all pests increase that rapidly but whitefly and psyllids can, followed by thrips and aphids.

To help with control use Wallys Neem Tree Powder when you are planting by putting a little in the planting hole and some on the soil surface in the rooting zone (but not against the trunk of plants).

Existing plants such as roses. Sprinkle the Neem Powder on to the soil in the root zone.

The powder is quick acting and the smell of it disguises the smell of the plant making it more difficult for pests to find.

Wallys Super Neem Tree Oil is used at only 5ml per litre of warm water sprayed over plants late in the afternoon; will stop any pests on the plant from feeding which means they will starve to death.

Use with Raingard and you only have to repeat every 2 weeks. Wallys Super Neem Tree Oil also has some fungicide properties which can help prevent leaf diseases such as black spot and rust.

It is a natural control and works a bit like the chemical one (which has been banned) that was called Shield. Neem and is much safer and predator insect safe. (They don’t eat plants only the pests do that). So it is not going to harm the bees, ladybirds etc.

Diseases that attack your plants can be controlled by using three products, Wallys Liquid Copper, potassium permanganate and Wallys Perkfection.

Wallys Perkfection is absorbed by the plant’s foliage and quickly moves though the plant including the root system to fortify the plant’s immune system and assist

in the prevention and control of many diseases. No withholding period if used on food crops.

Excellent for buxus hedges, silver leaf disease and all wet weather diseases.

It can only be used once a month as too much can slow down plant growth. There are two application rates which for first spray at 7mls per litre and then only 4 mls each month thereafter.

Can be used with Wallys Neem Tree Oil. Wallys Liquid Copper and potassium permanganate with Raingard makes an effective combination of protection on the plants’ foliage.

Used with Raingard you only need to spray every 14 days except for curly leaf in stone fruit where you need to spray every seven days while the leaves are growing, to protect them till the time of the disease is past, which is about eight weeks starting from leaf bud swell.

When the leaves are out of bud burst then add to the spray one lot of Wallys Perkfection.

Another interesting one we found some years ago was Wally Cell Strength-

ening Spray helped control curly leaf in stone fruit.

It could be added to the copper and potassium permanganate spray.

While on the subject of curly leaf, some gardeners have found that Wallys Ocean Solids sprinkled under the tree from trunk to just beyond drip line also helped control.

The potassium permanganate is great for helping control of black spot on roses. Use with Raingard (Can add the copper if you wish) and spray while still dormant and repeat fortnightly.

Another product that greatly increases the health of plants, making them more disease resistant, is Wallys Magic Botanic Liquid (MBL) which can be added to any of the sprays already mentioned.

A must for food crops giving you tastier and bigger crops from a fortnightly spray.

Wet weather has brought about moss, liverworts, algae and lichens.

Wallys Moss and Liverwort control will deal to these pest growths quickly and effectively.

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txt talk with The Sun Common sense please Jacinda/Chris. A total lockout of travellers from Australia. No exemptions for sports events such as rugby internationals. Even if it was a national game at one time. Learn the lesson from the Sea Princess mistake. The price is too high not to. And 2023 is not that far off.

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Those interested in the East Coast Beach By-law: after googling Cape Campbell Farm history I found this farm has been up for sale before and the farmer is quoted as saying “the long term future of Cape Campbell could be in foreign ownership sooner or later.” Alarm bells! Funny how after the quake, ECPG revved up their campaign to keep the public out.

Something stinks.

We are still awaiting its arrival and are prepared to personally pay $8 for the best instead of 70 cents for the rest. So why the delay? It has been proven from the very start remember 97% protection. Be kind, be honest, be open - oh its politics!

Re: Traffic lights In response to the Aucklander wanting traffic lights in Blenheim. I’ve just been up there, enduring long waits at traffic lights.

Great information A massive thanks to the admin of Marlborough Cool Cat Chat on Facebook who over the weekend of the horrendous weather kept the page flowing with all the latest information and updates about the weather event. I for one was very reassured and grateful for their efforts.

Thank you ...

To the Covid 19 vaccinator team who visited Endeavour Park, Picton on Friday, July 16. Very organized, very efficient but always client orientated. THANK YOU.

Softball season Softball coming up, how do I get my youngest son that’s in a wheelchair over the bank so he can watch his brother and sister play?

Karma never sleeps Unlike the guy in the flash big white glass boat. Who almost ran over 2 brightly coloured kayaks in calm water between Clark Point and Long Island. I wonder what kind of excuses he came up with to his crew. Thumbs up to all other skippers.

Is it true?

Is the use of Maori language on the rise? If so, I say welcome back.

Re: Blenheim drivers Agree with drivers need to learn to use roundabout properly. No need for traffic lights at all!

Do not stop at the roundabout if you don’t need to. Number one rule

New library This naysayer is still saying nay! What an eyesore and a waste of a lot of money.

More trees Imagine if everyone adopted a tree, cared for it, protected it... trees would be precious.. we need trees .. we need more people like Monyeen Wedge the Lorax would be very happy.

You’re welcome to go home Play fair employers Existing employees whom have been loyal to companies and have worked hard and are knowledgeable whom haven’t had a wage rise for a number of years to keep up with inflation, then new staff come in at a higher hourly rate doing exactly the same job. Where is the justification in that. I’m sure there would be a lot of readers out there agreeable where is the fairness, come on businesses look after your loyal staff it’s not hard.

Smokers cigarette butts I was following a silver ute driving through town on Thursday. Then, to my disappointment the driver pokes his rubbish, a cigarette butt, out of his window onto the road. What part of ‘Clean up your own mess!’ or ‘Stop polluting our oceans!’ does this guy not understand? Butts are not biodegradable and if dumped in the gutter or on the road will get washed down the drain and into the sea causing problems elsewhere. These small tar-filled bits of rubbish need to be disposed of by the smoker. Put it in your own litter bag or car ashtray, mate!

To the Aucklander who felt they had the right to criticise Marlborough drivers, go back to Auckland!!

Were has it gone?

What happened to the big flash sign attached to SBS building? Has someone forgotten to pay the power bill?!

Much appreciated Thank you to the kind person who found my car keys and handed them into Countdown in town on Friday, July 29.

No to 3 waterways Mr Mayor and councillors, don’t go with this 3 waterways, we need to be like Napier and Invercargill and stay on our own. Or you need to ask your rate payers what they want.

The 3 Waters proposal will affect us all. Rate payers demand a say in the future of our district.

Waste of time and money What a criminal waste of money, all these rich dudes spending million’s of dollars going into space just because they can. You would think they would find much worthier causes, but they wouldn’t get the publicity would they.

Jacksons Road Lift Jacksons Road out of the flood plain, lower than the bridge. How is anyone to know the depth of the water?

txt talk of the week A big thumbs up!!!

I want to acknowledge Omaka Marae for welcoming stranded travellers from the recent weekend’s floods.

With hardly any notice Margaret Bond, helpers and Red Cross supplying blankets and all worked tirelessly to ensure they were fed and well looked after. Well done.

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Aquarium closure Why?? The children love to go feed the fish ... and I love the selection of movies they have, especially during the school holidays when there isn’t anything worth looking at in Blenheim for seniors. He told me that Port Marlborough are locking the doors Thurs 22.

So who will feed the fish inside? Will they be left to starve? The owner just doesn’t want to leave and lose his business. What’s Port Marlborough’s plan for the site? It’s going to be a loss of an attraction, for what?

I hope all the animals find a much nicer home. I am sure they do a great job in the background with rescue sea creatures but I feel sad for the permanent ones, it looks yucky to me. I would be too embarrassed to take visitors there.

Can’t thank you enough A big thank you to all the lovely walkers at Wither Hills Farm Park who stopped and helped me look for my car key in the long grass, especially Phillip. A miracle we found them.

Priced too high Stars in your eyes $89 is way too dear for a pensioner. I would have loved to have gone.

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Angry outbursts at farmers’ meeting

By Glenise Dreaver

How the Government’s proposal to manage the country’s three waters: drinking water, stormwater and wastewater, will affect Marlborough’s farmers was the subject of sometimes angry discussion at the region’s Federated Farmers meeting held last Thursday.

The Government has set aside $761m to reform the country’s water infrastructure and create a new national water regulator Taumata Arowai.

While there is an element of choice for councils, they need to decide, by the end of September, whether they will transfer their water assets to one of the four asyet-unnamed new water services entities being created nationwide.

The local farmer’s group identified strong disadvantages to them in the suggested structure, one going as far as to say there would be “Civil War”.

Marlborough and Tasman could potentially be split into both water entities C and D. Entity C takes in the North Island’s East Coast and Hawkes Bay down to Wellington and entity D covers the majority of South Island.

No wood gathering

Like all councils across the country, MDC has already received the first stage - “tranche one” - of its water services funding. The $6m from the Government for that has been put towards water infrastructure upgrades as council continues to investigate the costs and benefits of the move.

National MP Stuart Smith and Deputy Mayor Nadine Taylor had been invited to the meeting to listen to members’ concerns.

Stuart told those present that the Opposition did consider an over-arching regulatory body would be a good thing.

However, they took issue with the fact that well-managed places like Marlborough would be subsidising “lazy” councils who had spent their water depreciation costs in other areas.

On Monday, he said: “I am very concerned that the proposal all but shuts out local representation with only 50 per cent of governance and a 75 per cent super majority required to approve anything without the approval of iwi.

“Yet they want to rush this through without giving ratepayers the same opportunity, which surely, as the ultimate owners of the Wood gathering from the Wairau River Reserve is no longer permitted a council spokesperson says.

“There is an unspoken rule in Marlborough that after a

MDC Deputy Mayor Nadine Taylor: "We owe it to the ratepayers to do the fullest amount of work," she told Marlborough Federated Farmers in relation to council's own costing exercise on the Government's Three Waters proposal.

infrastructure, is our right”.

Nadine drew approval at the meeting when she told those present the council had decided to “crunch” the government’s figures to check whether the benefits were what the Government claimed they would be.

It was both the time frame, and flood, it is acceptable to reclaim branches and trees. But, he says, about a dozen people consistently, throughout the year, take wood from our reserves, which usually includes

National MP Stuart Smith: “Don’t shoot the messenger,” he said at the volatile Federated Farmers’ meeting where the Goverment’s Three Waters scheme came under attack on Thursday last week. “Can Nadine just finish here?”

the structure of the proposed regional representative group that excited most of the anger that surfaced at the meeting, with the level of iwi representation being strongly challenged.

At one stage, Stuart asked the meeting not to “shoot the messenger” and asked for Nadine to be the cutting down of live trees.

“They don’t differentiate between post-storm debris and going in regularly to cut down healthy trees,” he says.

“They also sell this firewood

allowed to finish her explanations of council’s moves to have the data and information analysed by their own people.

After considerable discussion, the meeting passed a unanimous motion to go to council, that the issue be put to a binding referendum after prior public consultation. to line their own pockets, at everyone else’s expense,” he said, adding that reserves rangers are regularly threatened by these individuals and the Police are often required to assist.

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EVENT: Garden Club celebration

On the afternoon of Monday August 2, past and present members of the Blenheim Garden Club met in St Ninian’s church hall to celebrate their thirtieth anniversary. Members were reminded that the club had originally been set up by the Horticultural Society.

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First president Pat Peters also reminded those present of the many social summer garden trips they had experienced in that time, with indoor meetings in the winter, with a speaker.

First president Pat Peters and first convenor Coralie Jamieson had the honour of cutting the thirtieth birthday cake.

A special moment as first president Pat Peters and first convenor Coralie Jamieson met after a long gap.

Sherryn Edwards, Dawn Chronican and Lee Law shared a toast to the garden club.

Standing from left, Liz Welsh, Marion Patterson-Green and Jenny Dovey, with Catherine Branson, Pat Jolly and Jude Maire seated. The group shared a table at the Blenheim Garden Club’s birthday party.

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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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In Memoriam Remember your lost loved one on their anniversary.

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

Death notices COLEMAN, William Charles (Bill): Peacefully, at Springlands Lifestyle Village on Saturday August 7, 2021. Aged 92 years.

Dearly loved husband of the late Beryl, father and father-in-law of Noelene and Terry, Irene and John, Helen, Adam and Melissa. Much loved and treasured granddad of Keith, Tim, Wally, the late Owen, Angela, Becky and Luke, his extended whanau and all the great grandchildren. Special thanks to the staff at Springlands Lifestyle Village, Karen, Sherryl, Anna, and all those involved in Dad’s care. Messages may be sent to 1680 Queen Charlotte Drive, RD 1, Picton 7281.

A funeral service for Bill will be held at the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets, at 10.30am on Friday August 13, followed by cremation at the Sowman Crematorium.

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LUCAS, Edward Mason (Jim): On Tuesday August 3, 2021, peacefully at home with family at his side. Aged 72 years. Dearly loved husband and soulmate of Linda.

Loved Dad to Malcolm, Mason (deceased) and Bridgett. Adored Grandad of Jack, Jayden and Samuel. Messages may be sent to 38D Dillons Point Road, Islington, Blenheim 7201. A celebration of Jim’s life was held on Monday.

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FOLSTER, Geoffrey Basil: On Monday August 2, 2021 at Wairau Hospital after an illness. Aged 85 years. Cherished husband of the late Heather, treasured father and father-in-law of Barbara and the late Michael Doherty, the late Martin, Stephen and Jenny. Loved grandad of his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Much loved son of the late Basil and Pearl Folster. Loved brother and brother-in-law of Lyall and Judy, Yvonne and Tony, Beverley and the late Peter Woolley, Owen (Bill) and Brenda, Malcolm and Vio. Messages may be sent to 43 George Street, Blenheim 7201. In lieu of flowers, a donation would be appreciated online to St. John a/c 12-3167-016514200 or Hospice Marlborough a/c 03-13690365207-00 (Ref: Folster). A farewell for Geoffrey was held yesterday.

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OFFORD, Shirley Evelyn: Passed away peacefully on Monday August 9, 2021 at Ashwood Park Retirement Village. Aged 87 years.

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KEGAN BEDE TURNER 12-8-70 - 10-8-16 Kegan didn’t go away He walks beside us every day Unseen, unheard, but always near, Still loved, still missed and very dear

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BARCLAY Malcolm Neville (Kuna) 30-4-1945-14-8-2018: In loving memories my husband, dad, grandad, great grandad.

Three years have gone when you left us without saying goodbye honey. We have a great granddaughter now and she’s a picture of you, like you in all ways honey, bring tears to me at times. We still talk about you a lot, friends can’t get over how times gone so fast, Malcolm since you left us. Our grandchildren miss you a lot, they are always talking about you and looking at photos of you.

We all sadly miss you Molly, Malcolm (Jn), Cindy Kerry & Becs, Lisa, Yarlie Steward, Buddy (his little mate), grandchildren and great granddaughter Miley. xxx

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BARNES, Audrey Evelyn: On Tuesday August 3, 2021, at Hospice Marlborough with family at her side. In her 88th year.

Treasured wife of Bill for 66 years. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Bob and Libby, Peter and Pauline, and the late Debbie. Precious nana to her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Thanks to all who have cared for her. A farewell to Audrey will be held at the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets, at 2.00pm on Thursday August 12, followed by private cremation at the Sowman Crematorium.

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AGM Picton RSA & Club To be held at the Clubrooms, 66 Wellington Street, Picton 10.30am Saturday 25 September 2021.

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Annual General Meeting RSA Lounge Clubs of Marlborough 2pm Sunday 26th September 2021 Business

1. Confirmation of Minutes of AGM held on 26th September 2020.

2. Adoption of Annual Report and Balance Sheet for the period end 30th June 2021.

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Dogs allowed back in town from Sunday 1 August On 1 August our four-legged friends were allowed back into Blenheim’s CBD as the new Dog Control Policy and Dog Control Bylaw 2021 came into effect.

Animal Control Subcommittee Chair, Councillor Jamie Arbuckle says the Marlborough community is passionate about dogs and dog access to public places.

“The submissions received during the recent bylaw review reflect that and it’s fantastic that dogs will be allowed back into the CBD provided they are on-leash and under control at all times,” he said.

“It’s important for owners to note that dogs will still be prohibited in Seymour Square and that it’s their responsibility to clean up after their furry friends.”

In other changes to the bylaw, dogs will be allowed off-leash along the Taylor River, from the Taylor Dam to the Henry Street bridge on the Blenheim town side, and to the Alfred Street bridge on the true left bank (west side). They will be allowed off-leash on both sides of Riverside Park, north of the Sinclair Street rail bridge.

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In Picton, dogs will still be allowed on-leash in the CBD and will now also be allowed in Nelson Square provided they are on-leash. Our canine companions will be allowed off-leash on the Esson’s Valley and Tirohanga tracks and the lower Picton to Waikawa Track. They will also be allowed off-leash at the Waitohi Domain.

At Victoria Domain Reserves in Picton, dogs will need to be on-leash on roadways and the formed walking and shared walking and biking tracks, but will be prohibited from the mountain bike tracks.

Under the new bylaw, dogs will be allowed on-leash at the Wairau Valley Golf Course and Recreation Reserve.

At Ward Beach, dogs will be allowed on-leash in the car park and on the beach, north of the boat launching area to Chancet Rocks and south of the boat launching area to Needles Point.

They will be allowed off-leash at the Ward Beach boat launching area but are prohibited at Ward Beach north beyond Chancet Rocks to Marfells Beach, and south beyond Needles Point to the district boundary with Kaikoura.

Councillor Arbuckle says the new bylaw aims to achieve a balance between the control of dogs and recognition of the community benefits of responsible dog ownership.

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11am followed by a shared lunch and a walk, weather permitting. Come and learn about Greyhounds in the company of the famous Mr Blitzy and Beautiful Beatrice. Selfie opportunities galore. Greyhounds can reach a full speed of 70 kilometres per hour within 30 metres, or six strides, travelling at almost 20 metres per second. Greyhounds can make the perfect pets and many people haven’t met greyhounds before and are keen to know more about these wonderful dogs. Greyhounds have an interesting history, as do all breeds of dogs, come and find out more. RSVP by Wednesday, August 11 – info@marlboroughmuseum.org.nz or phone 0578 1712.\

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Sunday 15 August Blenheim Riverside Railway:

Teach, learn and create day at St Mary’s Parish Centre, 61 Maxwell Road, Blenheim. Experienced quilters and newcomers welcome. Sewing machines and equipment available. Gold coin.

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Havelock Town Hall 7:30pm . Grab your dancing shoes and head on out to the Havelock Hall for a night of soaring harmonies, hot picking and mountain music. Funds raised go to support the Pelorus Preschool upgrade. Doors open 6.45pm, 7.30pm start. Bring your own nibbles and drinks. Pricing: $10.00 to $40.00 Tickets available from: Bow to Stern, Havelock Phone 574 2941 and online. Contact phone: 574 2941

Ever wanted to be a hobby beekeeper? The Marlborough Beekeepers Association will be holding a seminar to explain what hobby beekeeping involves, and to help you decide whether beekeeping is for you. Held in the lecture room at the Marlborough Research Centre, 85 Budge Street, 1pm - 4.30pm. $5 entry, which includes an information package. For more information see our Facebook page.

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this red carpet evening will be hosts/judges/ performers Tina Cross and Jackie Clarke, a wine auction, a live auction, and complimentary wine and nibbles. This local charity event is proudly presented by Creative Kids Trust and Fulton Foundation Marlborough. The three winning contestant prizes will benefit three additional charities. Come and have a great entertaining night out supporting our community - it’s an evening not to be missed! Contact phone: 03 520 8558.

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.

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Thursday 12 August 11am Retreads Group Sunday 15 August 1pm Social Ride Rai Valley Thursday rides depart Brayshaw Park. Sunday rides depart Railway Station Carpark. All rides are weather dependent.

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Carrington courageous despite heavy workload Lisa Carrington is now our greatest Olympian and Tokyo 2020 may not be her final chapter.

Sure, you can make an argument against it, that’s the subjective nature of sport but if gold medals count the most, then she is at the top of the pile.

By winning her third gold of these Games in the K1 500m on Thursday afternoon, Ohope’s finest

took her Olympic medal haul to six, one more than fellow kayakers Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald, and equestrian Mark Todd. Her five gold medals also pushes her ahead of Ferguson.

When other athletes are overjoyed at winning silver and bronze, like they were when the 32-year-old won the K1 200m event, you realise how utterly dominant Lisa

Rep fixtures continue for indoor bowlers It has been a busy time for Marlborough Indoor Bowls recently since the National Championships were held in Blenheim in June.

The A.S. Paterson Trophy was played in Nelson with the Marlborough team making a good start holding third equal place after two rounds.

After the five rounds finished the strong Ashburton team won with 124 points, followed by Golden Bay/Motueka on 94.5, Canterbury on 92.5, Nelson in fourth on 71, Marlborough on 65.5 and West Coast 50.5.

Ashburton qualify to play for the Welsh Trophy in Hamilton.

On Saturday, a combined Marlborough/Golden Bay team played the touring North Island test team in Nelson.

The North Island team included many of the top North Island Indoor Bowlers which was always going to make the match a big ask

for the local players.

The hosts won three games and had four halved matches to give a final score of 19-5 to the touring team.

This Saturday, 48 players will make up 12 indoor bowls teams to play against Nelson for the Lillias Fairhall and Cassia Warnes Trophies.

This annual event is played over six rounds in Nelson this year.

After winning the Lemon Shield in Nelson in July, the Marlborough team should do well.

On Tuesday August 17, the Clubs of Marlborough will be holding their monthly triples tournament starting at 7pm - entries to Glen Hurcomb.

This will be followed by the President’s Challenge Cup on Saturday August 21 and the Marlborough Open Singles event on Sunday August 22. Entries to Gary Parlane.

Golf Results Marlborough Golf Club Tuesday, August3 - Women’s 9 hole net medal. Leigh Andrews 43, Joanne Ross 45, Suzanne Clifford 45. Wednesday, August 4 - Women’s net medal Div.1: Julie Nicolle 81, Janet Leith 82. Div.2: Denise Pickering 78, Angela Beard 79. Div.3:1st Helen Lissaman, 2nd Kath Elley.

Thursday, August 5 - Men’s stableford Div.1: William Harri-

son 36, Duncan Bint 34, David Lightfoot 32. Div.2: Jock Glennie 33, Werner Pluss 31. Saturday, August 7 – Men’s Monthly Mug Gross:Kerry Fyfe 80. Net:Phil Morton 73. Senior net:Bruce Snowden 73, Mike MacLeod 74.

Intermediate net:David Lightfoot 74, Mark Mason 74. Junior net: Graeme Parker 76, Hans Blohm 77, Tony Armstrong 78.

Wairau Valley Golf Club Saturday, August 7 - Stableford – Eagles Visit - Ladies: Mel Hampton 35, Wendy Moffat 33, Maureen McKenzie 33, Ann Walker 29, Jan Rutherford 29 Men: Rob Chee 38, Bevan

Roughan 34, Paul Hay 33, Jordan Tulloch 32, Rex McGarry 31, Bill Linklater 31, Colin Baker 31, Grant Hagen 31, Jack Denton 31, Warren Ingram 30, Roger Restall 30. Twos: Jordan Tulloch.

Picton Golf Club Saturday, July 24 – Par - Leigh S/Smith +2, Jeff Pascoe, Jock Mannington +1, Chris Kenchington, Mike McGuire, Bill Reeves, +1. Saturday, July 31 – Ant Booker 37, Jeff Pascoe 34, Mike Ashworth 34, Leigh S/

Smith 32, Phil Hawke 31, Jock Mannington 30. Sunday, August 1 – ITM Business House –After 3rd Round_ Golf Hub 367, Compass Charters 361, Bayleys 356, Total Electric 347, ITM 341, Beachcomers 337, Mint Air 337.

Carrington is and has been for more than a decade.

The girl from Ohope has reached heights north even she could have dreamed of as she watched Danyon Loader win double-gold in the pool at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

Being the youngest of three kids, it’s clear trying to keep up with her two brothers by taking up surf lifesaving served Carrington well.

She has been the benchmark in her sport for a decade and with just three years until the Paris Games, there is no reason Carrington can’t dominate at one more major event.

The best part about Carrington is she is ruthless on the water but a humble Kiwi off it.

She epitomises how every parent should want their child to act when success comes calling.

Veteran sports journalist Brendan Telfer believes Carrington has the same mix of speed, power and endurance that Peter Snell ran his races on the track, that is good enough for me.

It is hard to know if she has another Olympic campaign in her but she has the mental makeup to do it in three years if she can find the motivation.

Marlborough inbrief Football Results Social Women’s: BV Chicks 7-1 Picton. Senior Div 1 R3: Call Care Trojans 5-1Central Wolves. Rangers Development 4-2 Central Buccaneers.

Seniors Div 2 R3: Bottle-O BV Masters 3-4 Call Care Hotspurs. Central Privateers 1-2 Rangers Clubs Marlborough. Senior Div 3 R3: Rangers Masters 1-6 Picton Crow Tavern. Call Care Spartans 4-0 Redwood FC. Women’s Premiership Div 1: Blenheim Valley Bullets 5-0 FC Nelson Women 1st XI. Nelson Senior Men’s Div 1: Tahunanui 0-0 Rangers FFC. Goal scorers: Call Care Trojans: Jack Morris 8th, 18th, 23rd & 51st min, Tomas Lupani 55th min. Central Wolves: Scott Wilkinson 85th min.

Rangers Development: Boyd

Elvy 11th min, Aaron Shi 24th min, Nikau Bell 39th min, Bill Welbourn 45+1 min. Central Buccaneers: Take Thu 83rd min, Thomas Hall 90+2 min.

Call Care Hotspurs: Francisco Zimermmann 5th, 29th, 50th & 62nd min.

Rangers Clubs Of Marlborough: Stewart Sloan 12th min, Ben Burridge 42nd min.

Central Privateers: Charlie Wilkin 86th min. Bottle-O BV Masters: Ben Clarke 13th min, Matt Robertson 25th min, Ian Allen 26th min.

Picton Crow Tavern: Gavin Baillie 34th, 43rd & 70th min, Iain Tyler 90th min. Rangers Masters: Steve Benjamin 9th min, Craig Forman OG 52nd & OG 88th min.

Call Care Spartans: Blair Hantz 14th & 22nd min, Gareth Shawcross 40th & 45th min.

Rarangi Golf Club Wednesday, August 4 – Men’s Rutherford Milne Trophy – Medal Dennis Wye 71, Gordon Lang 72, Malcolm Dixon 74, Ian Hale 74, David Holdaway 75, Hans Bloemberg 75, Graham McCarthy 75, Tim Clark 75, Tony Nichol 76, Arthur Ross 76, Terry Lane 77, Graham Ilott 77, Roland Van Asch 77, John Cootes 78, John Jones 78, Bruce Curgenven 78. Saturday, August

7 – Men – Medal – LadiesMcDonald Trophy – Bisque Par Men – Gordon Lang 72, Tony Nichol 73, Clarry Neame 74, Shane Weaver 74, Ian Knowler 75, Terry Lane 75, Paul Silke 76, Jerome January 76, Mike Walker 76, Stephen Harvey 76, Alan Milne 76, Ian Hale 77, Blair Bavin 78, Brook Hale 78.

Ladies – Paula Bavin +5, Kathy Payne +5.

Awatere Golf Club Wednesday, 4th August 4: LGU - Rachael Westenra 79, Jane Hall 81 on c/b from Sue Murray 81. Saturday, August 7: Mixed Stableford: Ladies – Castlebreigh Goblet – Rachael Westenra 30. Men - Kekerengu Pot – Tony Jordan 34. 1st Judith

Batty 40, Tony Jordan 34, Grant Sinclair 34, Lyndsay Burrow 32, Sa-nga Grupp 32, Dan Crawford 30, Barry Drummond 30,Rachael Westenra 30, John Billingsley 30, Lyuta Kumasaka 29. Nearest the pin 9/18 - Tony Jordan, 2/11- Barry Drummond.

Marlborough Veterans Golf Association Monday, August 8 - Individual: 1. Tony Nichol (Rarangi) 38 points. 2. Terry Grant (Rarangi) 38 points. 3. Murray Ingram (Rarangi) 32 points. 4. Gordon Lang (Rarangi) 31 points. 5. Hans Bloemberg (Rarangi), Clarry Neame (Rarangi) 30points.

Team: 1st Rarangi #2: Tony Nichol, Clarry Neame, Murray Ingram and Gordon Lang 101 points. 2nd Wairau Valley: 87 points. 3rd Blenheim #1 and Marlborough #2: 84 points. Next Tournament: Monday, August 23 at Marlborough Golf Club.

Marlborough Harrier Club

Thursday, August 12 2021 – 5.45pm for a 6pm start. Meet inside Redwood Community Hall, Oliver Park followed with social drinks/food from 7.00pm8.00pm at Grovetown Hotel. Social events will be held every 2nd Thursday of the month. For full details go to http://harriers.net.nz/event/packtraining-run-2/2021-08-12/ and social post run/walk http://harriers.net.nz/ event/social-drinks-food-post-trainingrun-walk/2021-08-12/.

Sunday, August 15, 2021 - 8am to 5pm - Woodbourne Half Marathon - lets support this local public event. From Base Woodbourne Gymnasium. Races include Half Marathon, 5km and 10km.

There is no Saturday Harriers event. For full details go to http://harriers.net.nz/ event/woodbourne-half-marathon-2/.

Whitehead Park Bowling Club Results: Wednesday, August 4: Mixed triples- 1st Trevor Slipper, Judy Hopgood, Authur Umbers; 2nd George Arnison, Dawn Nicol, Sue McDonald; 3rd Rex Dovey, Kiri Bond, Beryl McKay. Saturday, August 7: Mixed Triples Continual – 1st Steve Roberts, Kiri Bond, Al Humphreys; 2nd Noelene Bryant, Ian McEldowney, Marlene Weatherall; 3rd Rex Dovey, Nancy Croad, Helen McIsaac.

Cuddon Cycling Marlborough Saturday, August 14 - 1.30pm-137 Vickerman St, Grovetown - Open Grade- Van Antwerpen Trophies 41km Handicap, Junior U17 AmtmanTrophy/ Sincock Trophy. 22km Handicap. Please assemble 1pm. Open Grade $5.

Monday, August 16 - 3.45pm - Junior road training and coaching TBA. All welcome.

For further info contact Warren 021663910 or Graham 0278212379.

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• A range of sizes and colours available • High Tensile Steel

Priced from

179

$

• 3 sizes available

GARDEN MASTER SHEDS Go to www.gardenmastersheds.co.nz and try out their “Design Your Shed” online tool. There are numerous options to choose from including styles, doors, windows, colours and accessories.

• Low tensile steel

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1899

$

Jobmate Tipping Trailer 7 X 4

Tare: 235kg. Frame: Hot dipped galvanised finish to increase durability against rust and corrosion. Tipping feature increases the ease of loading. High sided cage available. This trailer is intended for domestic use only. Spare wheel also available.

Jockey Wheel sold separately. 203477

was $1449, now

$

1299

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Available until Sunday 15th August 2021.

Offers available on in-stock items only - while stocks last.

Props not included. Some stock may be special order.

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The ideal domestic duty trailer suitable for weekend garden work, rubbish runs, or summer camping trips.

Fully Welded All Checker Plate Body. 2.5mm Checker Plate Guards and Side Step. 2.5mm one piece Steel Plate floor. Recessed Tail Lights for protection. Hot dipped galvanized Steel construction.

Inside Dimensions: 2440mm x 1220mm x 300mm.

962399

970026

was $2399, now

was $3549, now

2199

$

18kW peak heat output. Clean air approved model. Award winning design. Heating area 200m2 / 4 bedroom home. Black vitreous enamel finish. New Zealand made. H: 762mm W: 671mm D: 550mm.

280167 *NB: this offer is for the 2019 model, not the Nightview

280154

FLUE KIT AND SHIELD SOLD SEPERATELY

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2999

Metrofires Ambie Plus Freestanding Wood Fire Gloss Black*

16kW peak heat output.

Clean air approved model.

Heating area 150m2 / 3 bedroom home.

Metallic black HT paint finish.

New Zealand made.

H: 680mm W: 530mm D: 708mm.

280140

3400

Elite 8x4 Heavy Duty with cage

Metrofires Classic Rad Freestanding Wood Fire Metallic Black

11kW peak heat output. Clean air approved model. Heating area 120m2 / 2-3 bedroom home.

Metallic Black HT paint finish.

New Zealand made.

W: 496mm D: 492mm H: 659mm.

174 - 186 Alabama Rd, Blenheim Phone: 03-520 6600 mitre10.co.nz

$

Elite 7 X 4 with Cage

$

Metrofires Tiny Ped Freestanding Wood Fire Metallic Black

Mitre 10 MEGA Marlborough

2400

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