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Les Misérables - the epic tale of broken dreams, passion and redemption set against a nation in the throes of revolution. Winner of over 100 international awards and seen by over 65 million people worldwide, Les Misérables is a powerful and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit.

In May 2022 Blenheim Musical Theatre (“BMT”) will deliver this true modern classic musical to die-hard Les Misérables fans while also reaching out to a whole new generation of potential audience who have yet to experience the emotional wallop that has thrilled audiences all over the world.

BMT first produced Les Misérables back in 1995, when an army of stage crew pushed and pulled trolleys of set and props, and sewing machines hummed creating that French Revolution costume. Stage technology has come far as BMT will showcase their 2022 on-stage talent with Set, Props and Costumes from the NZ Musical Theatre Consortium. These were previously used in the updated London production and are simply stunning. The set will seemlessly transport the audience between the ‘barricades of freedom’ and Thenardier’s tavern and back again by the use a huge revolving centre stage.

“Les Misérables is entrenched in our culture as a musical for the ages” Huffington Post Over 130 talented locals put their best foot forward to audition for the show. 66 were selected and rehearsals have already begun.

Interestingly, as a young teenager, Spencer Kingi performed in the 1995 production of Les Misérables. Hot-off-the-heels of tearing at our heart strings with his stunning performance as The Phantom two years ago, he will again tread the french boards, this time playing the protaganist Jean Valjean.

Leading the cast in vocals and conducting the team of 20 musicians in the pit will be well-known local musician and singing teacher Linda Holdaway. Linda brings many years of experience to her role as Musical Director. With a Music Diploma from the Associated Board of the Royal School to her name, she has been Musical and Vocal Director for many BMT shows and says “I am excited to be teaching the choral component of this modern opera and conducting a very motivated team.”

Alongside Peter and Linda is local choreographer Liana Bell who danced with Marlborough Dance Centre for 10 years and over recent years has shown her prowess in choreographing a number of BMT shows.

Les Misérables runs from 18-28 May 2022 at the ASB Theatre Marlborough. Tickets are now on sale at the ASB Theatre ticket office or www.asbtheatre.com. It’s the perfect Christmas present.

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Local Director Peter Meikle is recognised as a leading director in community based theatre companies throughout NZ and Australia.

In a career spanning 5 decades he has directed over 150 productions including works from opera, musical theatre, Shakespeare, classic and contemporary theatre and worked as dramaturge / director and mentor. No stranger to being on stage he has performed in over 30 musicals and plays ranging from Gilbert and Sullivan to Dinner Theatre.

Peter studied voice, singing and performance and runs workshops as a drama and speech teacher in New Zealand, Australia and recently in France. He designs sets, wardrobes, lighting, theatre design and sound as both a consultant and guest director.

A few of Peter’s director credits include Hello Dolly; Carousel; Il Vaggio a Riems; La Traviata; The Magic Flute; Sound of Music; La Cage aux Folles. Earlier this year Peter directed local productions for Havelock Community Theatre and BMT’s sellout Dinner Theatre Aotearoa - A New Zealand Rock Musical.

Director Peter Meikle says “Les Misérables is the holy grail of the modern musical and one of the most influential productions from the last 30 years. Compelling, exciting and visually stunning, together with a spectacular cast and orchestra, Les Misérables promises to be a powerful tonic to the dark Covid days of the past 18 months.”

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CAST In addition to the principals listed on the left of the page: Bishop of Digne: Derek Harding Gavroche: James Dight (Blue Group), Jasper Wilson-Bush (Red Group) Young Cosette: Emilie Mackay (Blue Group), Sage Johnson (Red Group) Young Eponine: Sienna Wheeler (Blue Group), Ava Zintl (Red Group)

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Female Ensemble: Ainsley Bell, Liana Bell, Shelley Durkin Zintl, Holly Gleeson, Amy Gray, CJ Ham, Ella Kernick Harvey, Suzanne Hatch, Paige Jackson, Rachael Kenyon, Gracie McKay-Simpson, Elly Molloy, Aisling Nolan, Leandra Robinson, Krystal Palmer, Jo Patchett, Tina Rayner, Shandi Smale, Kerie Smith, Katie Strohmayer, Jarrah Timms, Kim Weatherhead, Amber Wentworth, Emma Withers, Louisa Woods.

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Children Ensemble: Joe May, Alleisha Ham, Laura Anderson, Kate Anderson (Blue Group); Alice Kingi, Addison Cromie, Amelia-Rose Kingi, (Red Group).

ORCHESTRA Julian Adamson, Zac Ashley, Fiona Birkbeck, Sarah Clark, Jane Clark, Peter Ehrlich, Samantha Ehrlich, Linda Holdaway, Philip Gibbison, Lewis Grant, Jasiah Jones, Kimberly Jones, Jo Kydd, Alistair McLeod, Aimee Moore, Ruth Moore, Camilla Nilsson, Jenny Owen, Paul Southey, Grant Wright, Penny Wytenburg.

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Flood causes havoc

By Glenise Dreaver

Blenheim businesses are still assessing and repairing the damage after hail, and around 50 millimetres of rain, poured down on central Blenheim on Friday, October 29.

One five minute period saw 11 millimetres of rainfall during the storm which started about 4.30pm.

Approx 44mm of rain fell in the first hour alone.

It caused flooding to some businesses, roof damage, and forced many road closures.

“Plumbers and sparkies were inundated with calls all weekend,” said Mike Carter of Martella Electrical.

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Drains were quickly overloaded because the hail blocked both them and spoutings. Some rooves were badly affected, with a number of CBD businesses facing significant problems with ceiling tiles falling in, or being close to doing so, and water getting into electrical fixtures.

In Fashion Central in Market Street, Deborah McNabb said they struck problems as the businesses on both sides had ceilings which dropped. That meant water was falling in. “But because they both have tiled floors, the water seeped into our carpet from both sides.”

On Tuesday, they were still drying them and, she said, the skirting boards were starting to bubble.

There was also a problem with water coming in above the windows from blocked spouting.

“But we were lucky. We were there when it happened and we lifted what we could so nothing was dragging on the ground.

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She said Saturday was a busy day, with shoppers undeterred and stepping round wet patches, but the town centre on Tuesday was almost deserted.

Further down Market Street on Tuesday morning, a number of businesses were closed.

Dolce restaurant was one, having suffered significant damage to the ceiling.

The sign outside Bed, Bath and Beyond says ‘Closed until further notice” and Specsavers “Closed for repairs.”

The library sign announced they would be reopening on Thursday. A spokesperson said they were lucky in that the water had come through the doors not the roof and their shelves are all above floor level, but the carpeting needed drying.

Instead of private cars, there was a high proportion of vehicles from electrical and carpet cleaning firms occupying parks in the CBD. On Tuesday morning, Marlbor-

ough Mayor John Leggett met with the Blenheim Business Association, the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce, council’s economic development team and other council staff in a meeting closed to the press to enable frank discussion of the issues.

“To help us understand the full extent of the damage we have put together a survey to capture the impact of the freak flood and identify any areas of support that could be provided – whether that be assisting businesses in organising repairs, help with cleaning up, or providing business advice.

Staff and volunteers will visit businesses on Wednesday November 3, to talk through the survey with them,” the Mayor said.

“The survey will also be available online via the council’s website and I encourage all business owners to complete it,” he said.

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Fight on Three Waters not over says Mayor “There is a long way to go on this yet,” says Marlborough Mayor John Leggett on the Government’s decision to make the Three Waters reform mandatory.

He says his reaction is one of great disappointment at last week’s announcement from Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta.

“The Minister has stated the status quo is not sustainable and the case for reform is compelling.

“If this is the position why has there been no meaningful public engage-

ment in the roll out of the reform proposals?”

“We provided the Government with constructive feedback on the reform proposal during the eight week period to September 30, as did other councils around the country.

“In just three weeks the Government has analysed the feedback from 67 councils, leading many to the conclusion that the decision to mandate it had been predetermined.”

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Brian breaks NZ rowing records at Masters’ Games

By Jacob Page

At 89, Blenheim’s Brian Hutchison is still breaking Masters’ Games records.

Brian won four gold medals and broke two New Zealand records on the indoor rower at the South Island event held in Blenheim between October 15-25. He now has more than 80 awards, medals and trophies proudly showcased in his home.

Brian earned a national record in the record for 85-to-89-year-olds In the 100m in a time of 21.1 seconds and the 500m with a time of 2:09.1.

“I’m always hoping (to break a New Zealand record) but I certainly never expect it,” he says.

“As I keep saying, you either use it or you lose it.”

Brian started rowing in 1950 but due to his role as a post office linesman, rowing had to take a backseat.

“We spent a lot of time camping so rowing had to go, though I did continue playing rugby.”

It was not until 2002, when Brian got back to the sport, at the request of long time friend Ray Saul who asked him to try masters’ rowing.

Brian is still a regular on the water with the Wairau Club.

He plans to keep rowing well into his 90s.

“I plan to do it all again, all going well,” he says.

“I try to do my training early in the day, get it out of the way.

“I enjoy it, I love going down to the club and being around the people and the other rowers.”

Brian has had some time off the erg of late but he is looking forward to getting back into it once he has given his body a chance to heal.

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Christmas appeal The annual Marlborough Foodbank collection is this year being held on Monday November 22 between 6-8pm with the back-up day being November 29.

Collections will be held in Blenheim, Renwick, Picton, Havelock, Grovetown, Spring Creek, Rarangi, Seddon and Woodbourne.

Listen for the sirens in your street and watch out for the collectors.

Bridge clip-on all go A contract has been awarded for a cycling/walking clip-on to be installed on the Wairau River SH1 bridge north of Blenheim.

This is a significant milestone for The Whale Trail development between Picton to Seddon. Built on the downstream side of the 300m long road bridge a 1.5-metre-wide deck with two passing bays will provide a unique experience for walkers and cyclists.

Work on the clip-on will commence immediately.

Trustees sought Marlborough Youth Trust is looking for expressions of interests from anyone keen to gift their time to them as a trustee. They are seeking skills sets within finance, business acumen, safety and health, HR and youth development.

Contact Jo on info@myt.org.nz for expressions of interest.

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Brian on his ERG training rower with his four Masters’ Games gold medals which will be added to his extensive collection of achievements (left).

Shirley Hocquard, spokesperson for the Blenheim Axemen’s Club, says they are hosting the South Island Championship, to be held on Saturday, November 6 at the A & P Park.

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Parent and Child Expo still going ahead

By Glenise Dreaver

Angela Eaton is determined for the Parent and Child Expo to go ahead on November 21.

Early childcare owner Angela Eaton is just one of a legion of local people who are determined that traditional end-of-year events should go ahead regardless of Covid.

“I want to give Marlborough people something to look forward to for the end of the year,” she says, adding that the Parent and Child expo, scheduled for Sunday November 21, will go ahead though in a slightly different format due to COVID-19.

Traditionally the expo has featured a good percentage of ex-

hibitors and participants from other areas of the country not just Marlborough, and she knows that won’t be possible this time round.

But having the event, and with a Marlborough focal point and a community focus, is important to her, rather than cancelling as happened last year.

“Hillary Clinton said that it takes a village to raise a child and that’s what I’m aiming at here,” she says, adding that entry fee funds raised ($5-a–head) from this event will go towards getting more professional learning development (PLD) for the community.

“Usually we have to travel to Nelson or Christchurch for PLD opportunities,” she says.

“We want to work with other services with the aim to provide more PLD opportunities for our community by bringing facilitators here.”

The owner-operator of her own home-based company Step 2 Growth says she’s happy that the venue, Stadium 2000, is safe. “It’s huge,” she says, adding that she’s adamant that they need to run something for families to mark the end of the year, and that will allow the community to come together.

Youth prepare for emergency On Saturday, young people from the Marlborough Youth Trust went to the Marlborough Emergency Operations Centre on Wither Road Extension, where they were trained

by Emergency Operations, Red Cross and Surf Life Saving.

For Emergency Operations, they learned how to secure a patient to a stretcher and how to carry it through tough terrains. They also did radio work, learnt how to operate it correctly and did exercises with them.

A two hour Psychological First Aid (PFA) course was done where the youth had many discussions about what PFA is, what they would do if they found a distressed person as well as who to contact for help.

Surf Life Saving brought their IRB and had each youth pulling a patient

onto the boat and how to get them off.

They then went to the pool and were taught how to safely rescue someone using a rescue tube from drowning.

New Zealand Red Cross disaster response volunteers train all year round to be ready to deploy to an emergency, such as the recent floods in the South Island and Whanganui. Our Disaster Welfare and Support Team (DWST) volunteers mostly train and respond to emergencies in their local area, and are trained in a variety of skills, from first aid to ground-based rescue and psychological first aid. Response teams may travel throughout Aotearoa New Zealand supporting other Red Cross teams when needed.

The Blenheim DWST assisted their communities in the recent July floods, supporting evacuees with

information and psychosocial support as well as deploying a team member to Westport to provide care and support to those impacted on the West Coast. They are also supporting the Youth in Emergency Services (YES) programme and giving our rangatahi/ youth an opportunity to get hands on experiences with various emergency services in Marlborough.

Volunteers are the core of the organisation and have been since the very beginning. Call 0800 RED CROSS (733 276) or visit https:// www.redcross.org.nz/get-involved/ volunteer-opportunities/blenheim/ if you are interested in joining New Zealand Red Cross and helping respond to disasters, settle new Kiwis, deliver Meals on Wheels, or even run the shops.

BUSY TIME The Marlborough Youth Trust continue to work with several emergency groups around the community as they look to up-skill the young people of the region. Here a group works with the Marlborough Coastguard.

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‘Allo ‘Allo My Little French Sausage is sold out Tickets for the upcoming theatre restaurant show in November have flown out the ASB Theatre box office door.

Co-written by Geoff Anderson and musical director Penny Wytenburg it incorporates scenes from across many seasons from the TV show, including references to sausage, the Madonna with the big boobies, a German riding whip and features Edith singing.

Production manager Shandi Smale says tickets sold out within the first three weeks of being on sale.

“The show is sold out because it was very popular back in the day and people are looking forward to seeing it on the stage.

“I think a lot of things have been cancelled and people are looking to get out, enjoy themselves and socialize. This show has great British humour which Kiwis love. It’s cheeky and entertaining and is going to have most people laughing and remembering things and characters from the show they loved.”

The show is directed by Geoff Anderson and has all of the popular characters Rene, Edith, Lieutenant Gruber, Michelle, Officer Crabtree, Yvette etc and others come to life on stage.

Katrina Lange plays the German character Helga Geerhart. Katrina grew up with Allo Allo as her favourite sitcom with her Dad in the UK and is loving being part of the production.

“Helga is a German Private and is a strong, sassy, sexy woman - her only weakness is Herr Flick whom for some unfathomable reason she is in love with.”

She is also working with the French resistance in hiding the British airmen from Herr Flick and his certain torture. She is a loud, abrupt character - quite different to me but I’m having great fun playing her.”

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Heartbreaking Dear Ed With a very sad heart I am writing to let you know the Picton Maritime Festival, to have been held on Friday January 21 and Saturday January 22 2022, has been cancelled.

Last week, the committee went through several scenarios in the hope we could manage to stage the event, but everyone had too many red flags, so the decision was made to cancel.

The government statement regarding mandatory vaccinations for organisers of events requiring vaccine certificates, the current situation, and its implications were investigated.

The Picton Foreshore is a Reserve with multiple entries and exits and public rights of way running through. The festival requires

Dear Ed Re: Ring Fence Auckland I think Mr Orman is quite right in his comments about over-population and politicians.

We seriously need to open our eyes to both issues.

When I was growing up it was generally understood that the role of any authority was to look after the wellbeing of the people – ALL the people. In deciding to follow “overseas trends”, successive Governments (all parties) have chipped away at the moral fabric of this country to the extent that this is no longer the case.

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He o Wairau He korero korerono noteteKaunihera Kaunihera o Wairau NEWS MARLBOROUGH NEWSFROM FROMTHE THE MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT DISTRICTCOUNCIL COUNCIL

The aftermath of Friday’s flash flooding event Marlborough Mayor John Leggett met with the Blenheim Business Association, the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce, Council’s Economic Development team and other Council staff yesterday to discuss the challenges facing local business following last ash flooding event.

Friday’s flash “To help us understand the full extent of the damage we put havehave put together a survey to capture the impact of the freak flood and identify any and areas areas of of support support that that could could be provided –- whether that be assisting businesses in organising repairs, help with cleaning up, or providing business advice.

Staff and volunteers will visit businesses today, Wednesday 3 November to talk through the

survey with them,” Mayor Leggett said.

“The survey is also available online via Council’s website and I encourage all business owners to complete it,” he said.

Hail and around 50 millimetres of rain poured down on central Blenheim within an hour on Friday 29 October. One five minute period saw 11 millimetres of rainfall.

“This was an extreme, short, sharp event that came without warning and caused extensive damage. I’m well aware that many of our local businesses have already done it tough this year with lockdowns and a major storm event in July - supporting and helping each other to get back up and running as soon as possible is a priority.”

Let’s make this summer unstoppable We all love summer in Marlborough –- so, let’s make it unstoppable.

That’s the message from Nelson Marlborough Health in its drive to fully vaccinate 90% 90 those percent of those eligible in of eligible in the region the region against Covid-19. against COVID-19.

Nelson Marlborough Heath advocate that vaccinating against COVID-19 Covid-19 reduces reducesthe the risk of the virus to you, your whanau, and whānau, and your your community. community.

The Government recently announced the next stage of Covid-19 response the COVID-19 responseplan planto provide a pathway outout to provide a pathway of lockdown and give New Zealanders more freedom.

To achieve this, each district health board (DHB) needs 90 percent full to achieve a 90% full (two (two doses) vaccination rate doses) vaccination rate for for eligible population. theirtheir eligible population.

For For more information about more information about the the Covid-19 protection newnew COVID-19 protection framework go to: https:// covid19.govt.nz/

So far in Marlborough, 93% 93 percent of have people of people hadhave theirhad their first dose and are 81 percent first dose and 81% fully are fully vaccinated.

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Nelson Marlborough Health need you to stick with it and get your second dose before Christmas and then Marlborough can reach the 90 threshold.

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This week there are pop-up clinics at Wairau Valley Hall, Oliver Park in Redwoodtown, Rai Valley School, Lansdowne Park and Picton. The Blenheim Vaccination Clinic is still doing walk-ins, there are kaupapa Maori Māori clinics, clinics, and and you you can can make an appointment at the at closest make an appointment the GP or pharmacy to you through closest GP or pharmacy to the My the Vaccine you Book through Bookwebsite: My https://bookmyvaccine.covid19.

Vaccine website - https:// bookmyvaccine.covid19.health. health.nz For nz/ the most up to date information For the mostgo upto: towww.nmdhb. date govt.nz/vaccine information go to: www.nmdhb. govt.nz/vaccine

The isolated rain shaft as it struck central Blenheim on Friday (Credit - Diana Wadsworth) Wadsworth).

Car park building changes to Pay by Plate on Monday From Monday the Alfred Street car park building will change to Pay by Plate.

This means you need to remember to pay for your parking when you park your car rather than when you exit the building.

To minimise queuing and speed up the payment process, three Pay by Plate terminals will be installed. A QR code will also be added as an additional payment option and the Paymypark App will be extended to include the car park building.

Two terminals will be located at the entry stairwell, with one accepting coins and debit/ credit cards, and the other accepting only debit/credit cards. The third terminal will be located in the ground floor east lobby to enable people at that end of the building to

pay. This terminal will accept coins as well as debit/credit cards.

Payment by the Payeasy QR code will also be available on all floors at a cost of 25c per transaction. This method allows drivers to use their mobile phone camera to scan the QR code and access a website allowing them to pay by Apple or Google Pay, MasterCard or Visa.

The parking charges for the building will remain the same at $1.20 per hour or $4.80 a day with the first hour free. There will be a 5 percent debit or card creditfee. card fee.

5% debit or credit The change marks the final part of the Pay

by Plate project and means we now have a consistent parking system across Blenheim and Picton.

Outstanding in their field

The Environment Awards judges were impressed with the progress at the Marlborough Community Gardens

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The Marlborough Community Gardens are about much more than just growing vegetables, and their Environment Awards field day on 6 November is a chance for the public to find out what else is happening.

The Gardens won the Community Innovation category in the 2021 Cawthron Marlborough Environment Awards. The judges praised the well-tended plots and also highlighted the role of the Gardens as a place to meet others, share knowledge and work together for a healthy future.

The Environment Awards encourage businesses and community groups to share their experience, and the free public field days are a great way to

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do that. There will be a wide range of sustainable gardening methods on show, as well as information about how the Gardens are building links with the broader community.

Head along to Community Gardens at the end of Ralph Ballinger Drive, off Budge Street in Blenheim, from 9.45 am until 12 noon on Saturday 6 November.

Please note bookings are essential and can be made by emailing: bev.doole@ icloud.com This is an outdoor field day - please wear a mask. The day may be postponed depending on weather or a change in Covid-19 restrictions. For more information visit: www.cmea.org.nz

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Back to the bright lights of Blenheim

Robert Tucker of Springlands has built a career as an opera singer on the international stage – but here he talks to Sun journalist Glenise Dreaver about why he’s proud and happy to call Marlborough home.

The move to Marlbrough is not a retirement move. Forty-one-year-old Robert, a baritone, lives in Springlands with wife Kirsten and their three young daughters.

The move from the UK in 2012 was well-thought-through, done for family reasons when their second child was expected and years before the Covid pandemic cut a swathe through the performing arts culture in Europe.

“They’ve all basically just run out of money,” he says of overseas opera companies.

He adds that in the last year and a half, a lot of Kiwis from the opera world have come home “Because there’s no work. They have just been scratching by.”

In Robert’s case, he found living out of a suitcase for ten weeks at a time was a drain, homesickness set in for both of them, and he and his family found the 2012 move worked out well.

“There were very few baritones in New Zealand at the time so there was enough work here. Not fifty weeks a year, but Kirsten is a GP, and I was also a full time dad at home.”

The family now numbers three girls, Ingrid 11, Cecilia, nine and Eveline turning five in January. All love to sing.

“The two eldest are in the Springlands school choir, and kapahaka group.

“But they’re still young – and all we want is for them to enjoy it,” says Robert.

His highest profile local role now is that he conducts and leads the Blenheim Choral.

In pre-Covid times he had worked

in the music department at Victoria University of Wellington, and with NZ Opera.

He retains his connections to NZ Opera, but they too face challenges.

“It will be interesting to see what happens – there’s a lot of concern about the direction of opera in this country.

“Audience numbers everywhere have gone down,” Robert adds. “And it’s not just opera that’s struggling.

“But I do feel audience enthusiasm for the performing arts is still there.”

Originally from Dunedin, and a graduate from the University of Otago where his music degree was a major in Performance: Voice, Robert then moved to train in Perth There, he was taught and mentored

by Gregory Yurisich who proved a real driving force in his career direction.

From there it was to the UK where he spent five years, working with the Scottish National Opera, Buxton festival, English Chamber Opera and other companies. It was a good experience he says, but it wasn’t too much of a wrench to come home.

“The family was growing, our second child was on the way and Kirsten’s parents retired here to Blenheim.”

There were many advantages: “The weather, the sun, the lifestyle – and the baby sitting!”

As Robert reflects on his career so far, he says it’s hard to pick out what he’s most enjoyed.

But the “Eight songs for a Mad King” he did for NZ Opera was, he admits, a stand-out.

“It was a one person show.” He says it was very vocally challenging.

2018 - and Blenheim baritone Robert Tucker was performing with the New Zealand Opera in Leonard Bernstein’s Candide.

“I was left with a great sense of achievement.

“But I try to find enjoyment in all I do. And that includes even the smallest concerts.”

As well as the private tutoring he does, he has been delighted to work with the Blenheim Choral, training and conducting them.

“I hadn’t done conducting since uni days.

“They’ve just gone from strength to strength,” he says, adding that they had started out with just

twenty singers when he started and numbers are growing “We’re now up to 50-55.”

Pandemic alert levels have meant several cancelled concerts however. “And I thought we just needed to make the best of a bad situation.”

So the choral has a Christmas concert planned that will allow them to pick up from some of the work they had spent a long time rehearsing earlier this year.

“And we’ll include Christmas music and carol singing as well,”

he says of the event now planned for Friday December 10 at 7pm at the Nativity Church, a move that makes the concert financially viable.

The concert will include excerpts from the previously-planned Acis and Galatea, and a song cycle, “The Road to Bethlehem”, by New Zealand composer David Hamilton, with Christmas carols to follow.

The cost is $25, with tickets available at the door on the night.

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Wednesday November 3, 2021

“Time for the next stage” says John

By Glenise Dreaver

John and Marion Gargiulo have been fixtures in Blenheim’s Night’n’Day store since taking over 14 years ago, in 2007.

On Monday they retired, handing over to Kelly and Colin Watty, and there is a bit of sadness about that.

“It’s a very good business,” says John. “And I’m a people person.

“But I’m too old. I’m 68 and it’s time for the next stage.

“You have to have a bit of fun before it’s too late.

“We’re just going to get into that RV and bugger off round the South Island!” he says of their next move.

The ebike will be on the back and they’ll do some trail riding.

“Been doing it for years.

“Just the South Island for the time being.”

There’s also a house being built in Nelson, where the Gargiulo family

originally came from.

The name’s unusual and it’s down to John’s grandfather, who emigrated to Nelson from Italy in 1916, when he was about 16-17.

“He came from a big family and the family olive groves couldn’t support them all.”

So he went out to Nelson and set himself up growing tomatoes.

It was a successful enough business and John’s father moved into it, but when it came to John’s turn he only lasted 12 months.

“There’s not going to be any money in this,” he decided, before moving on to spend 18 years in the Post Office, first as a postie, then in banking.

And again he decided there was no money in working for someone else.

That proved to be a mistake.

“Silly old me. Six months later they started kicking everyone out

and they all got redundancy.”

It was in Nelson where Marion took a little time out from her 20-year career as a nurse at Nelson Hospital to have their two daughters Dreendh and Leana.

The couple moved on to the Brick Oven tearooms in Rai Valley for 11 years, then after a two-yearstint in Nelson, they came to the Night’n’Day. “It just wasn’t worth it,” he says.

John says they’ve always tried to support locals.

He says they sell a lot of pies.

“Good old Renwick pies.

You can’t beat them!”

John will stay on for a couple of weeks to see the new owners in to the business before the couple set off on their travels.

One thing that has had to be parked up for the meantime is the planned trip back to Italy.

Covid has put paid to that.

John and Marion Gargiulo have handed the Main St Night’n’Day store over to new owners.

Swap meet off

By Glenise Dreaver

Murray Eyles, Blenheim volunteer fire brigade chief officer Nigel Botham and Dave Packer.

Marlborough Automotive Swap meet organisers Murray Eyles and Dave Packer have had to decide to cancel the Ford Club Marlborough swap meet that was to be held on Sunday November 14.

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World Diabetes Day November 14

Understanding diabetes and reducing risk A focus on diabetes awareness and prevention runs for the whole month of November, taking in World Diabetes day on November 14.

Diabetes is a leading cause of blindness, amputation, heart disease, kidney failure and early death.

However, simple action to control your risk of developing type 2 diabetes can reduce the risk.

What is diabetes?

Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas is no longer able to make insulin, or when the body cannot make good use of the insulin it produces.

Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that acts like a key to let glucose from the food we eat pass from the blood stream into the cells in the body to produce energy.

All carbohydrate foods are broken

down into glucose in the blood.

Insulin helps glucose get into the cells.

Not being able to produce insulin or use it effectively leads to raised glucose levels in the blood (known as hyperglycaemia).

Over the long-term high glucose levels are associated with damage to the body and failure of various organs and tissues.

Complications of diabetes Complications are the negative effects of having a condition or illness, and there are a range of complications that may develop with diabetes. However it is important to remember that not everyone with diabetes will develop all or some of the complications.

Understanding your diabetes and following the advice of your medi-

cal professional will lower your risk.

Many of the complications of diabetes are much more likely to occur if you have high blood glucose levels or high blood pressure over long periods of time. Keeping both your blood glucose level and your blood pressure at a healthy range is your best defence against developing the complications of diabetes.

Remember that every improvement you make to your blood glucose level or blood pressure will reduce your risk of developing complications.

It may seem daunting, but the good news is that there are things you can do to reduce your risk of developing complications, and if you have already developed a complication it’s likely there are things you can do manage it.

Diabetes can affect people of all ages, so if you find you have a high risk of developing diabetes but don’t yet have it, you can take action that may prevent you ever getting diabetes.

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If you have type 2 diabetes, it is best if it is diagnosed early. You can prevent many problems with diabetes if you know about it early and take action to manage it.

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Some groups of people are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes: European descent aged 40 years or older

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Fundraising to support healthy choices

By Glenise Dreaver

Dayna Brassil is the fundraiser for the Marlborough branch of the National Life Education Trust. That provides life skills and support for children to make healthy choices as they navigate the complex issues of twenty first century life. People are becoming “wired”, says Dayna.

“Anxiety has become a big issue for children and that makes our work in schools even more important.”

What complicates this growing need is that the traditional events that have been key to fundraising can no longer be held – and the trust relies on donations for its existence.

So Dayna is elated they are one of three charities selected to run a fundraiser through the newly-launched platform, The Good Sell.

It bridges the gap between charities and donors by providing an online marketplace where Kiwis can buy or sell items. You can choose to donate either 25 percent, 50 per cent, 75 percent, or the full 100 per cent of the sale price to the trust.

The national Life Education Trust will run as a collective, and you just need to contact Dayna on admin.marlbough@lifeedtrust. org.nz. if you would like help in uploading either a physical item, or a product, service or experience.

“Local businesses have already shown their support by donating awesome items for which you can bid,” says Dayna.

Significant examples include a Lochmara Lodge family day and a Makos jersey.

“That would be a really good Christmas present,” she says.

The Life Education campaign closes on December 6.

Kia ora, welcome to Cancer Society Marlborough AGM & Service Recognition We held our AGM in October, noting significant events of the 2020/21 year, electing officers for the coming year and awarding special service recognition.

Harvey Howard and Trish Johnson were awarded Life Membership for their significant individual contributions to our Society. It was a lovely occasion to recognise their exceptional skills and substantial effort but also to remember the people and community groups they worked alongside to support our local Cancer Society. Finally, we recognised the outstanding 35 years of service by Mr. Stephen Vallance who joined the Executive Committee in 1986 and has contributed at all levels of our organisation - from member, Vice Chairman & Chairman of the Executive Committee, community events volunteer, as well as aptly representing and speaking on behalf of the Society. Stephen, a general & vascular surgeon by trade, was instrumental in the development of the first free community Skin Cancer Clinic in 1988, with the Clinics continuing every year since. We thank you, Stephen, for sharing your expertise and time so generously with us. We also acknowledge the many other roles you hold/have held that have provided great service and value to our local Marlborough community. For a copy of the Annual Report or an updated list of officers, please contact our office.

Harold from the Life Education Trust with Pak'n'Save staff member Robyn. He was there to thank the supermarket for the donation of $300 of groceries to the trust's fundraiser.

The Limestone Coast Restoration Project is gathering momentum The Limestone Coast area is a hotspot of biodiversity and is home to many native and threatened species.

The objective is to restore the ecological balance of nature and protect flora and fauna for future generations from Marfells Beach to the Waima River.

This will include predator control, environment and wildlife monitoring, replanting of coastal vegetation and removal of weeds.

Project Administrator Limestone Coast Restoration, Shannon Patterson says the task is a big one but incredibly worthwhile.

“It’s home to over 20 threatened species of flora and fauna and if we don’t act now, we will lose many of them.

“Currently we have significant numbers of the nationally vulnerable Banded Dotterel nesting on the coast and with regular monitoring we are eagerly awaiting to see how many precious chicks will manage to hatch this season. The Limestone Coast is also home to the infamous endangered katipo spider.

“We need Marlborough to get behind it and gain an understand-

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ing of what is achievable out here and what’s worth protecting,” she says.

The Marlborough East Coast Protection Group which owns the project received Jobs for Nature funding which gave them funding for three people for three years but it is not enough.

“We are halfway there with the predator trapping but we need 100 more traps and we don’t have the money for them.”

Predator Trapping will cover the area from the beach to 250m inland. This will help to minimize predator impact on the coast’s birdlife.

Fundraising is ongoing and will allow the expansion of this area and further minimise predator impact on our precious wildlife.

The Kaikoura Earthquake damage remoulded the whole coastline.

It created habitats for some while destroying others.

“This is a long term project.

“This is the big question in terms of in five years time, where will it sit.

“We want to be able to pass it on to the next generation.

“Every step we take, every trap

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Cancer Contacts BIG TASK: The Limestone Coast Restoration Project aims to restore the ecological balance of nature and protect flora and fauna for future generations.

we set, every monitoring line we walk has to be perfect because there is no room for mistakes,” Shannon says.

Volunteers for planting are always vital.

Shannon says both time and money are important and both she and members of the group

are happy to walk people through the project so they can better understand the work being done.

People can get involved by going to the Limestone Coast Restoration facebook page, their Givealittle page or send them an email at limestonecoastrestoration@outlook.com

Cancer Society Marlborough, 76a Maxwell Rd, PO Box 233, Blenheim. Phone 03 579 4379 Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am-4:00pm

Email address: marlborough@cancersoc.org.nz Cancer helpline: 0800 CANCER (226 237) Cancer Society website: www.cancer.org.nz for reliable and up to date information, links and chat forums.

The Cancer Society is funded entirely by charitable donations and thanks the Marlborough community for its continued support.

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Rural residents concerned about the future of their water, sewerage and stormwater infrastructure should gear up to have their say, Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard says.

“Federated Farmers, a majority of local authorities and many New Zealanders have voiced serious misgivings over the government’s plans for council three waters assets to be transferred to four new mega entities.

“We remain opposed to this plan.

The government’s announcement last week that this will be mandatory is a huge call,” Andrew said.

Local Government Minister Nania Mahuta has said a working group of local government, iwi and water industry experts will be set up to work through the design of how the

new entities will operate.

“This group will have its work cut out to allay a multitude of concerns,” Andrew said.

“Top of the list for Federated Farmers are issues around governance and accountability.

The complexity of rural water scheme ownership and operations has got rural people worried.

“How will the new entities ensure the needs of smaller and rural communities are not crowded out when setting investment priorities and plans?

“The proposed arms-length governance arrangements with directors appointed by panel, which are in turn appointed by yet another panel, weaken the accountability of water service entities to communities,”

Andrew said.

There are also serious questions around the robustness of the government’s estimates of savings and benefits from moving to the new arrangements.

“The select committee process, and the public consultation that Minister Mahuta has promised, needs to be rigorous.

“Federated Farmers has already said this is cart before the horse stuff.

We’re also in the middle of resource management reform and examination of the future of local government.

The Government has yet to convincingly demonstrate adequate planning and thought has gone into how the water services reforms integrate with these two very significant processes.”

Source: Federated Farmers.

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New MetService will help fire services MetService and Fire and Emergency New Zealand team up to provide Kiwis greater access to fire danger information.

MetService is now displaying real-time fire danger and fire season data across metservice.com, with fire danger data available on the MetService New Zealand App in the coming weeks.

Fire danger and fire season data is now visible on all town and city and rural pages of metservice.com, with safety critical fire information accompanying daily weather forecasts.

Fire data updates daily to capture the maximum risk for each day and the day after, outlining the fire danger in all areas of Aotearoa.

It displays the fire season for the user’s region, what activity requires a fire permit, and the safest time of the day to light a fire.

Tips on ways to reduce fire risk and how to apply for a fire permit are also available at checkitsalright.nz.

Rob Harrison, MetService Chief of Customer and Commercial says; “At MetService our purpose is to help people stay safe and make informed decisions, based on the weather.

Weather conditions have a clear effect on the impact and risk of fire to people and property.”

Wildfire specialist at Fire and Emergency, Rory Renwick says the partnership with MetService

will make it easier for people to find out their local fire danger.

“People can decide on the right action to take based on the current and forecast conditions.

“Arming them with knowledge about safe burning times, conditions and risks through the MetService website could potentially help in reducing the number of and severity of wildfires,” says Rory Renwick.

Rob Harrison adds, “Metservice.com is one of the most visited websites in New Zealand, averaging approximately one million page views per day.

We are delighted to be working with Fire and Emergency to display real-time fire danger data on our platforms to help more

Kiwis stay safe.

With summer fast approaching, we believe this information is of particular benefit to those planning a well-deserved summer break.”

Before releasing the new feature, testing with metservice. com users took place, to ensure the planned enhancements were concise and easy to understand.

In the coming weeks MetService will add fire danger information across more public channels, including the MetService app and MetService television.

Data will also be provided to national broadcasters reliant on MetService graphics to present the weather.

COP this, Minister – New Zealand needs real results With COP26 beginning next week, New Zealanders will be looking for meaningful and tangible results, says National’s Climate Change spokesperson Stuart Smith. “ Nat ional were ve r y pleased with the recently announced free trade agreement with the United Kingdom, and I hope that our COP26 delegation, which is double the size of the FTA team, comes back with something just as good, if not better.

“National’s plan released today, is all about what we would do at COP26. Our

plan will back our farmers, promote the use of carbon markets and bilateral agreements, seek greater action and commitment from the bigger emitting countries and open our doors to new technology, such as carbon capture “These measures will ensure that New Zealand actually starts to reduce emissions in an affordable and effective way, as well as reaching our goal of net-zero by 2050.

“National has always been supportive of pragmatic and effective climate change

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Storm navigator appointed Marlborough District Council is welcoming Charlotte Wood in a newly-created role as ‘July Storm Recovery Navigator’, helping to support communities affected by the July 17 storm event.

“I am here to help people navigate all the information available about the recovery and to steer them in the right direction,” said Charlotte. “It’s also all about connections – knowing where to guide people for additional support, depending on what they need.”

Charlotte will work up to 20 hours per week for the next six months with a focus on assisting affected residents and property owners, many of whom

are in the Marlborough Sounds. The composition of the hours are flexible so that anyone who needs to reach her can.

“Even if people just want a chat, I am here and happy to help. Please don’t be afraid to ring no matter how small you may feel the concern is.

“That is what I am here for,” she said.

“I am passionate about communities and about empowering people to help themselves. It’s about building safe, resilient and connected communities.”

It sits alongside Charlotte’s other role as the Top of the South Neighbourhood Support coordinator for Marlborough, based out of the Emergency

Operations Centre in Blenheim.

“In that role, Charlotte was involved in the emergency response to the July weather event so she already has an excellent understanding of what has happened and the type of need that exists, particularly in the Marlborough Sounds,” said Marlborough recovery manager, Marianne Aitken. “We have worked for some time to establish this role and it’s fantastic to have Charlotte on board with the recovery effort to provide this additional support where it is needed most.”

Charlotte can be contacted by email on recovery@marlborough.govt.nz or cell phone: 027 213 0341 or at council.

Charlotte Wood, newly appointed July Storm Recovery Navigator.

MGC girls hold reunion On the weekend of October 23-24, the Marlborough Girls’ College Class of 71 celebrated their 50-year anniversary.

Organiser Lyne Johnston says: “We started in 1969, followed by 1970 and 1971 and some of us went to 1972.

“On Saturday afternoon we met, some for the first time in 50 years, at the Redwood Hall for a wonderful High Tea.

“There we had a very special lady join us, Claire Laurenson’s mother Mrs Jamieson, who turns 100 in May next year, followed by dinner in town.

“On Sunday we visited the Edwin Fox, lunched at the Vines Village then went on to Ten Pin bowling.

“It was a lot of hard work looking for girls from our time, but well worth it,” said Lyne.

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Covid safety rules for Rail and Sail The Picton Society of Model Engineers, which runs Picton’s Rail and Sail attraction on the foreshore, is awaiting Level 1, or its equivalent, before operating again.

The committee has also decided that, for safety reasons, and in the light of government regulations, unvaccinated members cannot work as train crew.

They have also resolved to set up a vaccination register for members, as schools and many

businesses are now doing.

And they have decided to advertise and enforce a “no mask, no ride” rule for adults and train crew, though not for children under 12.

They also discussed the vaccination status issue, and decided that train crews could ask, but there is as yet no mechanism whereby they could check the validity or otherwise of an age 12+ customer’s stated vaccination status.

They resolved that the platform should be set up, and notices posted to enforce a one-way system whereby embarking passengers will wait outside the station on the east (playground) side of the platform until called by the station manager who will wipe down the carriage with disinfectant between each tri.

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txt talk with The Sun Great documentaries Gabbi Plumm has some great documentaries on YouTube on New Zealand’s history of colonization.

Change of government needed Quite unsurprising the number of very concerned New Zealanders letters/txts regarding the increasing amount of news separatist/apartheid legislations and laws being introduced by the current government.

Should not The Beehive be renamed The Aparthive? Roll on 2023 … Election Year. An Act/National Government looks a heck of a lot more attractive now.

Sad to admit as once Labour voter. I’m now a swinging voter and dismayed at the divide and conquer way of Labour government.

TV rubbish What mindless rubbish TV reality programmes we are getting or due to get. Street Outlaws inspiring boy/girl racers. Married at First Sight. I married Moma’s Boy etc. Junk and bad influence on youngsters.

Hope it drops off Well they caught the sex workers but are the men going to come forward?

Toughen up For the people who escape from a Covid 19 area or isolation, instant fines should be in place like in other countries. There is a hesitancy in punishing disobedient selfish people.

Everybody else suffers from their arrogance.

Choices?

Can’t believe there are people that have the mind set of no jab no hospital bed. Hope you don’t say that to people that have diseases that are a consequence of their lifestyle choices.

Also your distaste for Maori language week and glad that it is over. I think you’ve pretty much summed up the type of person you are.

What an embarrassment.

Much appreciated Thank you so much to the two wonderful people who helped my darling girl when she followed me the wrong way out of a shop. It warms my heart to think there are angels in disguise out there looking after the ones we have to protect the most.

Doing a great service A huge thank you for the kindness of the ambulance who assisted my husband when he had a fall in Ida St, Oct 21 … you are fantastic.

We both appreciate your assistance.

State of our beaches It’s sad to see the state of all our fishing beaches in Queen Charlotte Sound with the PEP workers now undertaking stand over tactics on locals that have fished these beaches for years. Never would you see rubbish left by the fishers, it’s a different story now with their filth everywhere. Who is responsible for these people and their carry on I wonder. How would they react should I go crap on their beach?

Never enough Problem in New Zealand is we have a small amount of people who belong to the u-oweus tribe and no matter how much you do for them it will never be enough.

Has anyone else checked the MOH website to see totals are collated as at 0900 each morning but wait there’s more, the update button is not pushed until after the exuberance of exchanged prescripted verbosity on the show.

Hilarious daily quinellas who gets picked and numbers, why the delay in public knowledge?

Most of us want to eat and relax at lunchtime.

Rest home managers You need to listen when families of the elderly in your care raise concerns about serious medical issues. Some of the foreign nurses are not listening to their concerns, our elderly are vulnerable, they don’t want to be a burden and only speak up when they have to. They can’t understand the foreign accents. These are our loved ones in your care, please respect our elderly.

Great service The delivery person for The Sun Hillcrest Ave/ Witherlea area does a first class job.

The paper is ALWAYS placed securely in the letter box well out of the weather.

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Think before you throw away

I hope it’s a rumour that our taxes via the Government are going to pay for people to get their English worded tattoos changed to Maori?

I can’t help thinking that the disposable face masks have become the new plastic bags in our environment. Please don’t dispose of these carelessly and always cut the straps before throwing out, so animals don’t get stuck with them around their necks or other parts of their bodies.

Many thanks A huge thank you to the Asian gentleman who found my car key. He tried to contact me but I could not understand what he was trying to tell me. He got help from Blackie who contacted me and waited until I retraced my steps, where my key was returned to me. What wonderful peeps we have in Blenheim. Must get my brain cells checked out soon..

Stealing from children

Last weeks letter to the editor was correct, albeit 20 years late. The CEO’s reply doesn’t change the situation into a non-racist situation.

You should be on the road

Border jumpers

To the cyclists that feel they have to ride on the footpath. You should be giving way to pedestrians instead of yelling behind them to move out of your way. Remember it is called a footpath for a reason.

I think this person should be fined $25,000 and the carrier that bought him here fined $100,000. There are rules for carriers. They stuff up, they pay. This nearly cost Marlborough the wine industry.

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Must be a joke

To the person who stole our vegetable plants in the Burleigh area, please leave our patch alone. My kids had grown those plants from seeds over the winter and we rely on the produce for feeding ourselves in the months to come. Included was an avocado seedling they had grown for several years and an heirloom vegetable variety recently restored to our family. These are difficult times but there is no need to steal.

Harden up judges 18 months for dealing meth, he will do nine months then it will start all over again. Why not lock these guys up for longer? How many lives has he ruined and how many have a problem with that stuff because of his ‘specials’. Justice system is so wrong.

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Divide and conquer Straight out of the communist play book and we are sitting back letting it happen under our noses.

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gardening this week minutes with

Minnie Mahuta Bullmastiff/ Boxer 3 years old  Are you a dog or cat person?

I love dogs and visit my cousins any chance I get. I’m still learning about cats. Distance learning at this stage.  What did you want to be when you grew up?

The centre of the universe. Just waiting for everyone else to realise.  Not quite a hidden talent, but I’m very good at?

Sulking if I’m not getting any attention. Dad says I’m a ninja-level sulker!  If you could donate $1m to any charity who would it be and why?

The Graeme Dingle Foundation. They do such good work with children and I love children. They play with me!  My all-time favourite food is?

Whatever Dad’s eating! He always shares with me.  The shop you can’t walk past is?

Bunnings. Dad’s always taking me there. He leaves me in the car though because I still get a bit excited around strangers. I still feel like a puppy on the inside.  Your dream weekend involves?

That’s easy. Sleeping in with Mum, taking Dad for long walks, riding on the back of the truck, non-stop pats and tummy rubs, and food.  If you could meet anyone in history who would it be and why?

There’s a big fluffy bunny rabbit that sometimes gets loose across the road. Dad says if I meet it, it’ll definitely be history.  Favourite programme or series currently watching?

I don’t watch TV. Mum and dad watch it. I practice my sulking.  What’s one thing on your bucket list?

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Keep eyes wide open when gardening: By Wally Richards Being a good spotter is half the battle in solving gardening problems. Gardeners who keep their eyes open as they go around their gardens can spot problems as they begin to happen.

One of the best times to do this is while you are hand watering plants with the hose using a watering wand. While the right hand is holding the wand, you can fold back leaves with your left hand and check for pests or problems.

For instance psyllids on Photinia (Red Robin).

If you were to spray the foliage with Wallys Super Neem Tree Oil with Raingard added two weekly from about now for a couple of months then the grubs will not be able to enter the leaves and cause the distortions.

Aphids are also in season at the moment and they can be found on your roses and some other plants.

On the roses they will be around the new growths and the flower buds. If you just leave them, their populations will quickly build up and this will likely diminish the flowering display. Aphids are not hard to kill and if you only have a few roses you may simply run your fingers over the pests and gently squash them without harming the plant. For those with a lot of roses it is better to use a safe spray to knock them over such as Wallys Super Pyrethrum. Use only late in the day just before dusk make up say five litres of spray using 2.5 mils of Super Pyrethrum, 25 mils of Wallys Super Neem Tree Oil and 50 mils of Magic Botanic Liquid (MBL).

The pyrethrum is a quick knock down that should kill off most of the aphids within a day. The Neem Tree Oil will aid in the control of any missed or new aphids arriving for the next seven odd days.

This natural oil will also aid in the reduction of diseases such as black spot, rust and mildews. The reason for spraying near dusk is that pyrethrum is quickly broken down

by UV, in fact within a couple of hours, if sprayed earlier in the day.

At dusk it is going to be active all night till the next day.

Now that your roses are coming into bud and flower, start applying about a teaspoon of Fruit and Flow-

er Power every four to six weeks.

The potassium aids in flowering and the magnesium aids the deep green of the foliage.

The curly leaves are the effects of the common disease Curly Leaf and every leaf that is damaged means one less leaf for the tree to gain energy from the sun.

The damaged or curly leaves will later fall off the tree leaving only the leaves that are not affected.

Leaf loss means a smaller crop and maybe smaller fruit as well.

You can offset some of the damage by spraying the good leaves with Vaporgard.

Vaporgard acts as a sun screen reducing the UV levels which affect the plant’s ability to produce energy from the sun. One spray lasts for about three months on the foliage sprayed.

Within a couple of days of spraying you will notice the leaves turning to a rich dark green which means each leaf is working at full capacity, gaining energy.

Some gardeners like to spray Vaporgard onto the foliage of their roses to deepen the green colour and place a long term shine to the leaves. It also means your roses will be more vigorous and flower better.

One point to mention is that the film Vaporgard puts over the foliage makes it difficult for sprays such as Perkfection to enter the plant.

To get around this add Raingard to the sprays.

Tomatoes will be doing well if in a sheltered, sunny spot. Those out in the open will be much slower

to grow because of the weather and cold snaps. I have kept my tomato plants in containers in the glasshouse, waiting for the weather to settle before starting to put them outdoors. When I decide it’s time to put them out I will, a couple of days beforehand, give them a spray all over with Vaporgard. This hardens the plants up and stops any transplant shock. Tomatoes in containers must be given adequate water to prevent the compost from drying out, if not you will get blossom end rot which is that black patch on the bottom of the fruit.

Strawberries planted in winter should be doing well by now and if they are first year plants, still a bit on the small size, you should remove some of the early flowers so the plants can grow bigger before you let them fruit. Spray the strawberry plants every two weeks or so with Mycorrcin.

This simple, natural spray feeds the beneficial microbes, which will not only keep the plants healthy but can increase your crop yield by 200 to 400 percent. I had one gardener ring me a couple of weeks ago and tell of his success last season.

He had two beds of strawberries, one he sprayed regularly with Mycorrcin, the other he didn’t. The Mycorrcin treated bed produced masses of big, sweet strawberries where the other bed was just the normal so-so crop. He said if he had not done the trial with the two beds he would not have believed the possible difference.

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EVENT: Senior cooking course

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A popular senior citizens cooking course has been run at the Foundry every Tuesday morning. Here participants reveal their enthusiasm.

Senior chef Carol Boswell from Mahau Road has to leave before 7am on cooking mornings. Here she is with the book she wrote to go with the course.

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Marion Gardiner and Christine Koppert have got a lot out of the Foundry cooking lessons - and both really appreicate the book by Senior Chef Carol Boswell.

Rosie Bristow and Rikki Causer both came up from Anakiwa every week for the cookery classes at the Foundry.

Brothers Brian and Trevor Diamond both went to the seniors’ cooking classes at the Foundry.

Hazel Crouchley and Carol Davies of Blenheim have enjoyed Sous Chef (and husband of the main act) Brian Boswell at left with Jack Curtis of Blenheim, getting ready for the lesson the new inspiration the cooking classes at the Foundry have of the day. given them.

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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 9am8pm. 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. Ph 573 6420 Mon -Fri 8.30-5.30pm, Sat 9-2pm.

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Death notices WHITEHEAD: Vera May: On Friday, October 29, 2021, with family at Redwood Lifestyle. Aged 100 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Allen. Much loved mother of Kathy, Ian (deceased) and Wendy, Beryl and Denis.

Loved Grandma of Ella, Isaac, Kate, Tomo, James, Jess and Jos. Loved Great Grandma of Mace, Jim, Jai, Lila, Willow, Maya, Vera and Hazel. Our heartfelt thanks to all those who cared for Vera at Redwood. Messages may be sent to 18 Rousehill Street, Renwick 7204 In lieu of flowers, a donation would be appreciated to Blind Low Vision NZ and may be made to BNZ account 02-01920028330-11 Ref. WHITEHEAD. A private family service has been held.

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PINE: Patena Tuwharatoa (Pate): Passed quietly in his sleep on October 29, 2021.

Dearly loved husband of Dusty (Gillis). Father of the late Patena Alan. Uncle and Koro to his many nieces and nephews. Special thanks to Nurse Maude, Hospice Marlborough, St John’s Ambulance, and the Blenheim Police. Messages may be sent to PO Box 110, Blenheim, 7240 A tangihanga was held at the Belfast Cemetery, Christchurch, at 11.00am on Tuesday November 2.

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EATON: Mary (Peg, Peggy): On Thursday October 28, 2021 passed away peacefully at Kaikoura Rest Home, with family at her side. In her 97th year. Dearly loved wife of the late Eddie. A loved mother and mother-in-law of Judith and John Cleary, Doug and Roger. Much loved nana of Bridget and Simon, James and Claire, and Nana Peg to Jack; Louis, Ella and Hugo. A special thank you to the staff at the Kaikoura Rest Home for your love and care of Peg. Messages may be sent to the Eaton Family, c/- PO Box 110, Blenheim 7240. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at the Sacred Heart Church, Ludstone Road, Kaikoura at 1pm on Wednesday November 3, followed by interment at the Kaikoura Cemetery. Due to Covid Restrictions, funeral attendance will be limited to 100, however the service may be viewed online at https://www.withlovelive.com/eaton

JACKSON: Helen Patricia: On Friday, October 29, 2021, peacefully at home, surrounded by family. Aged 74 years. Wife and best friend of the late Mervyn Sadd, loved partner of Gary Dillon. Loved and cherished Mum of Jeanine, Karyn and Fiona. Loved Kui of Larrissa, Bailey, Eden, Joel and Alec. Special thanks to Hospice Marlborough, Omaka Medical Centre and Life Pharmacy. Messages may be sent to 11 Muller Road, Blenheim 7201. In lieu of flowers, a donation would be appreciated to Hospice Marlborough and may be made to account 03-1369-0365207-00 Ref. JACKSON. In accordance with Helen’s wishes a private cremation has taken place.

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DILLON: Richard (Richie): Set sail for his final adventure on Thursday October 28 2021, aged 80. Loved husband of Liz, father of Nic, Sam, and Sarah. Grandfather of his seven grandchildren. Messages may be sent to the Dillon Family, c/- P O Box 110, Blenheim 7240. In lieu of flowers, a donation to St John in appreciation of their many years of help can be made to account number 12-3167-0165142-00. Funeral attendance limited to invitation only due to COVID restrictions, however the service may be viewed live at 2pm on Thursday November 4 or afterwards on https://vimeo. com/event/1422565

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Sunday 7 November

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.

Lions’ Club of Blenheim: Like to know more about the Lion’s Club? Would you be interested in becoming a Lion? Tea meetings are held on 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Contacts: Delphine Lee 029 942 5004.

Picton Mahjong: Marina Cove 1pm. November 3 till December 15.

Summit Marlborough Heritage Festival at Edwin Fox Ship and Visitor Centre Picton: Edwin Fox Talk # 4 – Spotlight on the Artefacts 7pm. The Edwin Fox Ship and Visitor Centre, Dunbar Wharf. Gold Coin Entry. Bookings essential. Bookings through info@edwinfoxship. nz or phone 573 6868.

New comers morning tea: Marlborough Multicultural Centre 10.30am11.30am. Meet new people - everyone welcome. MMC is a not for profit organisation offering relocated nationals and international newcomers a welcoming place where people make connections and celebrate diversity in a safe environment.

Marlborough Farmers’ Market: Marlborough A&P Showgrounds. 9am-noon.

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

Picton Rail and Sail: 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!

Ladies dragon boat team Simply The Breast: Invites new paddlers to come along and have a go, all ages welcome. Sundays 8:30am at Wairau Rowing Club, Grovetown. Please phone Denise at 021 131 2213 for more details.

Have a Go Golf: Blenheim Golf Club, Pollard Park. Open to all. 10am – 2pm. Clubs provided. Flat soled shoes please. For registration please contact: Jane 579 2294 or email blenheim@golf.co.nz (cancelled if wet).

Thursday 4 November Social Badminton: Thursday mornings 9am-noon. Simcox Stadium, Battys Road. $5. 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 Walking exercise for seniors: Numbers are limited to 50 so please ring first if you haven’t registered. Every Thursday 11:30am-12.30pm at St Christopher’s Church Hall, 92 Weld Street. Contact Diana Brooks Eldercare Coordinator on 0212694198 for more information.

Blenheim Rock N Roll Club Nights: Clubs of Marlborough 7.30-9.30pm. Till November 25. Beginners and intermediate classes throughout the year as well as very popular dance nights with a band and other Rock N Roll clubs invited. For more information Sally 021 257 3283.

Friday 5 November 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.

Saturday 6 November 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. Children are catered for with an activity zone with outdoor games.

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

Community Gardens Environmental Awards Public Field Day: 9:45am – noon. Find out how this community of gardeners grow food, share knowledge and work together for a healthy future. You’ll find out about a wide range of sustainable gardening. Morning tea made with ingredients from the garden will be provided. Bookings essential - email bev.doole@icloud.com or Ph 021 069 7836

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We have a vacancy for an experienced Engineering Technician.

We have a great opportunity for a student or recent school leaver as a Civil Engineering Technician.

This applicant will have skills in using AutoCAD, civil design work and contract supervision and administration.

You will be involved in the investigation and development of building sites, dams, roading and service layouts and general civil works.

The work will include fieldwork, surveying, preparation of drawings, civil designs and scheduling. Report and letter writing skills will be an advantage.

Our office is located in Blenheim, but work can be throughout Marlborough, including the beautiful Marlborough Sounds.

Please visit www.davidsongroup.co.nz for more information on our company and services.

All applications will be treated in confidence and should be made to: Ross Davis Davidson Group Ltd Email: vacancy@davidsongroup.co.nz PO Box 256, Blenheim 7240, Marlborough, New Zealand

You will be involved in the investigation and development of building sites and general civil works at locations all around Marlborough. The work will include fieldwork, surveying, preparation of drawings, basic civil designs and scheduling.

Some aptitude for computers, especially CAD, would be advantageous although full training including support toward formal qualification will be provided to those motivated to learn and advance.

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All applications will be treated in confidence and should be made to: Leigh McGlynn Davidson Group Ltd Email: vacancy@davidsongroup.co.nz PO Box 256, Blenheim 7240, Marlborough, New Zealand

Monday 8 November 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.

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.

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.

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Family Store Team Leader • Lead a great team of staff and volunteers; • Support the resourcing of The Salvation Army in Marlborough;

Tuesday 9 November

• A mixed and varied role to keep you engaged.

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: Numbers are limited to 50 so please ring first if you haven’t registered. Every Tuesday 11:30am-12.30pm at St Christopher’s Church Hall, 92 Weld Street. Contact Diana Brooks Eldercare Coordinator on 0212694198 for more information.

Persistent Pain Group: Meet every Tuesday at Biddy Kates 5pm6pm. For people with persistent and chronic pain and their supporters. All welcome.

This permanent position is for 35 hours per week (Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm) For more information or to apply please contact the office by email blenheim.corps@salvationarmy.org.nz

Rides Calendar Thurs 4th Nov. 11am. Retreads Group. Sun 7th Nov. 11am. Happy Valley Nelson. Thurs 11th Nov. 11am. Retreads Group. Sun 14th Nov. 1pm. Social Ride to Kekerangu, The Store. Wed 17th Nov. Committee Meeting.

Tim Wills. Thur 18th Nov. 11am. Retreads Group. Sun 21st Nov. 11am. Kaikoura. Thur 25th Nov. 11am. Retreads Group. Sun 28th Nov. 1pm. Rai Valley. 2nd Dec. 11am. Retreads Group. Thursday rides depart Brayshaw Park.

Sunday rides depart Railway Station Carpark.

All rides are weather dependent.

Coming Up: Summit Marlborough Heritage Festival Event at the Marlborough Museum: Friday, November 12. Marlborough Heritage Movies 7pm with Justin Eade. Join us at the Marlborough Museum Theatre for the showing of two historical movies shot in Marlborough - Death Round Every Bend and The Flame. Bookings essential. RSVP

by Tuesday 9 November – info@marlboroughmuseum.org.nz or phone 03 578 1712.

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

PROPERTY WANTED Price guide $1.2 up to $1.6 million (Cash Buyers) Downsizing from country to town, ideally 4 bedrooms, privacy and decent size section a priority.

Settlement early December or prepared to negotiate into 2022 Call Debbie in confidence 021 797 454 Mike Pero Real Estate Ltd. Licensed REA (2008)

Public Notices

Applications close by 12 noon on Tuesday, 9 November 2021.

MAYFIELD 12A Parker St - Saturday 8am. Crafts, household items, camping gear and tools.

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Wairau Valley Anglican Parish Country Gardens 2021 November 20 & 21 Wairau Valley Plant Stall, Cake stall and Refreshments available

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Not Strictly Jazz Top local musicians will present a programme of music from various cultures around the world.

Dec 10-11 evenings, December 12 matinee.

Tickets: $24.50. $2 from each ticket goes to Hospice Marlborough.

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Bookings at The ASB Theatre.

AGM Wednesday 3pm, 10th November 2021 Blenheim Bowling Club, Redwoodtown, Blenheim Phone 578 1373 AGENDA 1. Welcome 2. Apologies 3. Minutes from the AGM of 26 November 2020 4. Chairman’s report 5. Annual Financial Report 30 June 2021 6. Appointment of Auditor 7. Retirement of two trustees 8. Confirmation of the Trust Board for the 2021 - 2022 year: 9. Election of Chairman and Vice Chair 10. General Business

Alzheimers Rooms, 8 Wither Road, Blenheim.

Geshe Tharchin is a Tibetan Buddhist monk and will discuss the importance of mindfulness in daily life.

Suggested donation $10 at the door. All warmly welcome.

Phillipa 0274348665 meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz

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GROWERS WANTED Mount Riley Wines is an award winning, medium sized, family owned and run wine business looking for additional growers to fulfill growth ambitions. All subregions and varietal mixes considered.

Call Matt on 021797681 or matt@mountriley.co.nz

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Sunday 21 November 2021 From 10am Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000 This event is aimed to bring families closer to businesses who provide products, services and information. By doing this we hope to better equip parents, caregivers and whanau with the resources and connections needed to make their journey easier.

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Mindfulness in Daily Life With Geshe Tharchin Two Public Talks Saturday 6 November and Sat 20th November 10.30am to 12noon

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sports talk With Jacob Page

Jarvo’s antics lose their jolly nature I’m over “Jarvo” invading the playing arena at major sporting events.

Yes, I’m happy to embrace my inner-old man at 32 years old and say his antics are not acceptable and no longer funny.

Like the boy who cried wolf, his act is now tired and silly.

Jarvo, who made headlines earlier this year after getting on to Lord’s during a cricket match, struck again

on Sunday after standing next to the All Blacks in full kit at the start of the national anthem ahead of the morning’s test in Cardiff.

Daniel ‘Jarvo’ Jarvis, who also made it onto the field at an NFL game in London this month, was dressed in the All Blacks jersey and ran on to the field to stand at the end of the team line, next to reserve Tyrel Lomax for the start of the anthem.

To Jarvo’s credit, he was wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Many will enjoy his antics and see them as harmless and so far he has never threatened the safety of players or spectators with his shenanigans.

However, his constant ability to breach security highlights just how easy it is to do and it shows how it

can be done to those who have more sinister motives than just 15 seconds of fame on television.

There have been pitch invaders for many decades, mostly men, most of them naked.

But one day, there is going to be an incident and then security will be thrust into the spotlight once more.

Then what? Players are hard to access now more than ever.

QCYC hosts SI Lasers

Gone are the days of crowds streaming onto the playing surface at the conclusion of the match and probably with good reason but with that comes the challenge of making sports people accessible to those who pay to watch them play or aspire to wear their jersey one day.

While Jarvo has his fun, the consequences could be less fun for others in the future.

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Summer runners

Unlucky QCYC sailor River Hopkins breaking his rig race one, day two.

Emily Overend, followed closely by Harry Edwards, approaching the mark.

By Glenise Dreaver

with race three.

“There weren’t any QCYC lasers in the Full rig but eight amongst the radial fleet of 21 Lasers.

“So it was a great first day for QCYC taking up all three podium places in the Radial fleet and great results from the new Laser sailors.

“Nelson Yacht Club dominated in the full rig.”

On the Sunday, Christel said an earlier start was scheduled and again the breeze was somewhat lacking, though once the Laser fleet launched and made their way to the racecourse, the wind filled in she said.

“The first race was sailed, though there was an unfortunate gear failure for one of the QCYC

Queen Charlotte Yacht Club hosted the South Island Laser Championships over the weekend of October 23 and 24.

“We were definitely privileged to host an event in these challenging times, especially with the Covid case over the weekend in Blenheim,” said club spokesperson Christel Hopkins.

“It meant we had to put some extra control measures in place for Sunday and we did have a somewhat alternative, segregated dinner but we all got through and it was a successful event with great results for QCYC sailors.”

The Saturday started out as

the usual club day, with Optimist Rainbow f leet coaching with the club coach. She was assisted by teenage club sailors.

Afterwards the fleet of 31 Lasers headed out to the outer harbour, together with the club sailors in Starlings, Fin and Paper Tiger, while the Optimist Green / Open and Bic fleets raced in the inner harbour in front of the club .

Jimmy Swanson, a life member of QCYC and in his younger days a sailor to be reckoned with, jumped in a Laser and sailed the regatta. “Wow,” says Christel.

She said race one started under very light conditions.

“But the wind picked up a little during race two and a little more

sailors, River Hopkins. He broke his mast and ripped his sail.”

Christel said the course was relaid after a shift to the north west for the next two races, with conditions around 10 knots. “There was some very close racing amongst the sailors.”

Overall results: Nelson Yacht club took the first two places in the Full rig. The radial fleet podium places all taken up by QCYC sailors as follows: 3rd Harry Edwards, 2nd Louie Poletti and 1st Emily Overend.

“We’re hoping for a big fleet of Laser sailors when we host the Laser Nationals here on January 22-24 next year, said Christel.

Thursday, November 4 - Meet at Redwood Street carpark top end of Redwood Street, at 5.45pm for a 6pm start for Mapp Track. Everyone is welcome to participate. There is no organised summer runners this season.

Generally there are informal runs with the routes decided by the runners/ walkers present. On the odd occasion there may be a pre-planned route or a relay organised. Go to https://harriers. net.nz/event/summer-runners-25/ for further information.

Cuddon Cycling Marl Friday, November 5, 5.45pm - Track Cycling at Athletic Park. Training and coaching. Newcomers ideally aged 11-12 years up. Track Bikes available.

Saturday, November 6, 1.30pm - Road Cycling - Meet at Tuamarina School carpark (just across railway line) at 1pm. Open Grade, Stage Race Series No1 - Stage 1 Tuamarina to top of Rarangi Hill 12km, Stage 2 Rarangi to Diversion TT 6km, Stage 3 Tuamarina circuit road race 26km. Junior under 17 shorter version of open grade event.

All welcome.

Monday,November 1, 6pm - Track Cycling at Athletic Park. Mixture of events for all grades. Warm up from 5.30pm.

Wairau Valley Golf Club

Golf Results

McKenzie +3, Sam Rutherford +3, Bill Linklater +1, Colin Baker 0, Peter Bishell 0.

Marlborough Golf Club

Rarangi Golf Club Wednesday, October 27 – Men’s Midweek – Single Par Terry Allen +4, Malcolm Dixon +3, Tim Clark +2, Norman Fowke +2, Alan Rutledge +1, Ezra Kahaki +1, Leo Coffey +1, Roger Mitchell +1, Len Barlow +1, Blair Bavin 0, Bob Penington 0, Allan Ryder 0, Peter Browning 0, Terry Lane 0, Arthur Ross -1, David Holdaway -1, Allan Shutkowski -1, Mike Walker -1, Jim Thomas -1, Iain Berrie -1. Thursday, October 28 – Ladies – Multiple Stableford Winner over the field – Joanne Preston 102, 0-20 Rete Kydd 84, 21-27 Lyn Brice 78, 28+ Carolyn Reaney 88. Saturday, October 30 – Men & Ladies – Stableford – Members of Marlborough Golf Club visited Rarangi playing for the Lone Pine Trophy – Rarangi narrowly taking the win over Marlborough. Men – David Best 41, Terry Allen 40, Bede O’Malley 39,

October 30 - Par Round: Ladies: Robyn Pupich +5, Robin Lacey +2, Maureen McKenzie 0. Men: Bill Lacey +7, Mike

Graham McCarthy 38, Ravi Johl 38, Jerome January 38, Malcolm Dixon 38, Trevor McGarry 37, Rod Thompson 36, Glenn Kirkwood 36, Robin Taylor 36, Terry Lane 36, George Mitchinson 36, Werner Pluss 35, Lance Nuttall 35, Lindsay McAlpine 35, Bruce Verry 35, Jason Minhinnick 34, Tracy Goss 34, Alan Rutledge 34, Bob Nicolle 34, James Sutherland 34, Dylan Rigby 33, Mark Le Compte 33, Bruce Curgenven 33. Ladies – Carla Heppelthwaite 36, Jackie McGary 35, Pru Jensen 35, Pippa Lee Minhinnick 35, Kaye Dickson 35, Vivienne Boyle 33, Anne Newman 33, Joanne Rainbird 33, Marion Tripe 33. Sunday, October 31 – Men – Par Jake Nurse +1, Terry Lane 0, Roland Van Asch 0, Phil Hill -1, Ezra Kahaki -2, Ian Berrie -2 Hans Bloemberg -2.

October 26 - Women’s 9 hole stableford.

Bev Lindsay 18, Christine Burns 17, Joanna Ainge 15. October 27 Women’s stableford Div.1: Janet Leith 34, Karen Morris 33, Lynn Dowler 33. Div.2: Helen Lissaman 34, Kath Elley 26, Elaine Porter 25, Francie Shagin 25. October 28 - Men’s stableford Div.1: Jon Nicol 41, Paul Roughan 39, Hans Blohm 37, Arthur Dovey 36, Paul Eden 34, Malcolm McKenzie 34. Div.2: Brian Chippendale 42,

John Rodgers 38, Nevil Paterson 37, John O’Brien 37, Michael Dwyer 37, Robin Taylor 35. November 1 - Women’s stableford: Julia Knowles 37, Annette Mason 30, Julie Smith 29. Men’s stableford Div.1: Dave Knappstein 39, Tracy Goss 39, Peter Marfell 36, Lance Nuttall 36, Mark Watson 34, Peter Diack 34. Div.2: Glenn Kirkwood 39, Arthur Dovey 35, Robin Taylor 33, John Aitchison 33, Graeme Parker 33, Trevor McGarry 33.

Picton Golf Club Saturday, October 23 - Nett- Trev Gullery 66, Paul Towers 67, Nick Wright 68, Billy Reeves, Hiram Taylor, 69, Ian Molloy 70,p Jock Mannington 71, Chris Kenchington 71.

Monday, October 25 – Meaters Ambrose1st Ian Johnson, Mary Butler, Ant Booker 62.9, 2nd Jeff Pascoe, Maria McConway, Aaron Wilson 63.5, 3rd Jenny Hart, Jo

Prescott, Nick Wright 65, 4th Judy Jones, Rodger Jones, Tim Oughton 65.5, 5th Marilyn Smith, Trev Gullery, Billy Reeves, 65.9, 6th Ian Molloy, Marilyn Keenan, Phil Hawke, 66, 7th Colin Roper, Odette Roper, Richley Downs 66.2. Friday, October 299Hole Stableford- Mary Butler 20, Lin Stone 19, Ellie Gillies 18.

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Classie Brigade has shown in his win on Monday and his second to Self Assured in the Ashburton Flying Stakes has been enough for Dunn to suggest the horse is going extra well. “I think he is going as good as he ever has, the old boy,” Dunn said.

“We thought about retiring him, but in the end he had a minor wind (procedure) and that has really helped him.”

“We would love to draw the front line now in the (New Zealand) Cup because he has got such great manners and if could step away like he can

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The draw will be made on Wednesday.

South Coast Arden has eased to $3.60 for the IRT New Zealand Cup with defending champion Self Assured at $2.10. Classie Brigade has come in from $26 to $13.

The favourite for next Tuesday’s Cup will be Self Assured last years winner, to be driven

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