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“Bigger than Ben Hur!”

By Glenise Dreaver

“Bigger than Ben Hur!” That’s the verdict from Kevin Moseley, president of the Blenheim South Rotary Club, which is joining others in the Top Of The South as they swing into action to support Westport’s recovery from July’s devastating flooding.

Clubs nationwide have also donated, with the result that $90,000 has already been raised and Kevin is confident of far more as Blenheim South unveils its “Wet your Whistle for Westport” scheme Continued on page 2.

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Rotary International has a mission to support communities around the world hard hit by disaster and when they heard what the local clubs were doing, the Rotary District covering the top half of the South Island offered to match the first $20,000 dollar for dollar.

The scale of what has happened in Westport was brought home to Kevin when he saw a photo of his childhood home with a figure standing on the verandah, waist-deep in floodwater.

Kevin, now 60 years a Marlburian, has a photo of himself standing on that bone dry verandah on a return visit in September after the flood.

The idea of a fundraiser took wings at a monthly Zoom meeting of all the Top of the South Rotary clubs – held before our own CBD flood event last month - revealed shared concerns, and the funds started pouring in.

He and two other Blenheim South Rotarians have already visited Westport to assess where the areas of greatest need are. A second team will be dispatched on January 26 2022, tools in hand, to do more assessment and practical work.

Kevin says a professional “navigator” with the required skills will be guiding them through prioritising needs and the processes their team needs to undertake.

He says there are three main “prongs” to their contribution.

The original idea was to raise $5000 to replace gib board in flooded homes. That’s still on, but has proved to be only the starting point for this “bigger than Ben Hur” project.

“There is also a need for “time out” care.” Kevin quotes one young

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family with six children who have been living in two camping ground cabins since July. The level of stress was huge, with the mother dealing with that in both her professional and personal capacities.

“We sent them to Hanmer for a weekend just to get away. Biking, swimming, all sorts of other fun activities.”

There are, he says, people of all ages living in caravans and unable to go back to their homes.

“We need to locate them and look after them in any way we can,” says Kevin.

He says that flooding in many Westport homes four years ago saw insurance companies step up and repair and replace what was needed – but they will not reinsure.

He knew the local hospitality industry has been hard hit, so dared hope for only four or five to participate.

“Every single one has stepped up,” he says, adding that a huge variety of ideas have come forward.

A number are going for a whitebait day, donating whitebait raffles and serving whitebait meals.

There are pub quizzes, breakfasts, BBQ’s and any number of fun activities.

Kevin’s also looking for takers for a “Wet your Whistle for Westport” tongue twister contest.

If you can say that quickly, each time whistling at the end, five times in ten seconds, he thinks that could be worth a free dessert. (It’s the whistling bit that might get you.)

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The Blenheim South team of onthe-ground volunteers is preparing to leave for the needs assessment and practical working bee in the second stage of the project Meanwhile Kevin has spent the last few weeks going to every pub in the Blenheim and Picton area asking for support for a ‘Wet Your Whistle for Westport” fundraiser on Wednesday December 1.

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Rainbow kick the tyres for a sustainable future Rainbow Sports Club are continuing to push towards a more sustainable future for their ski field and kea are set to benefit thanks to Yealands Wines, Marlborough District Council and The Blenheim Sun. Yealands Wines Marlborough Sustainability Initiative supports not-for-profit efforts to enhance biodiversity across Marlborough.

In its three years of operation, it has provided groups with funding to support weed eradication, waterway enhancement, wetland preservation, education and wildlife breeding programmes.

The ski field, located in the Nelson Lakes National Park is surrounded by untouched native forestry.

Rainbow Sports Club mountain manager Thomas Harry says it is important they cherish the unique environment.

“As caretakers of our little slice of paradise, we want to be able to continue to improve how we operate and take care of the land for the future.

“We exist with a lot of native birds and fauna and we use diesel so we are aware of our carbon output.

Rainbow Sports Club received funding previously from the Yealands Wines Marlborough Sustainability Initiative to remove lead nails from their roofs because they drew the attention of kea.

“A lot of the buildings were put in during the 1980s and back then, it was common to use lead nails and lead flashings on the roofs.

“This is no good for the kea because they are very soft and malleable and the kea have a history of chewing on them.”

“So with the funding we received from Yealands we went across and replaced more than 3000 lead nails with a more modern aluminium screw which better suits our environment.

“We also replaced a lot of the ridges on our buildings that have a lead membrane which is also attractive for the kea,” Thomas says Phase two of the effort has seen old tyres removed that were used for land reforming at Rainbow as well as fences for windbreaks and building up the sides of runs.

“They’re made of rubber and that’s no good for the kea but it also helps improve our environment when we can remove such a heavy man-made product like that,” Thomas says.

They will be installing a wooden fence which will prove to be a more efficient and visually appealing alternative.

“Wooden fences allow snow to flow through, it breaks up the flow of the air and snow gets deposited behind it.”

Thomas says the club would like to see the measures help increase kea numbers in the future.

“There has been a considerable decline in numbers over the past 20 or 30 years but we’d love to see numbers rise.

“The kea are a fantastic animal, very entertaining and very frustrating at times,” Thomas says.

Tara Smith, Yealands sustainability manager commented, “This year’s Yealands Marlborough Sustainability Initiative’s (YMSI) funding has been granted to projects with a focus on restoring biodiversity within our

DOING GOOD: Rainbow Sports Club has received funding from the Yealands Wine Marlborough Sustainability Initiative to remove tyres from their ski area. This comes after they removed thousands of lead nails from their buildings which also draw the attention of kea.

local community.

“It was brilliant to see the breadth of submissions for this year’s funding, with projects ranging from predator control, wildlife conservation and education, wilding pine control and native vegetation restoration across the Marlborough region.

The focus on biodiversity aligns with Yealands goals and excitingly we have recently completed stage one of a multi-year waterway restoration project on our vineyard.

“In the long-term, we want to help fund projects in our community which need assistance to either get going or fund aspects which may not be funded elsewhere and are critical to the success of a project.

“For example, Picton Dawn Chorus secured funding for staff.

However they are awaiting funding for equipment, which they need to complete their predator control expansion project.

“Our goals are to support commu-

nity-based environmental projects to get off the ground and form longerterm sustainable partnerships.”

Yealands Wines Marlborough Sustainability Initiative recipients: Rainbow Sports Club Inc: Kea Conservation The Marlborough Sounds Restoration Trust: Wilding Pine Control Tui Nature Reserve Wildlife Trust: Koru Native Wildlife Centre Picton Dawn Chorus: Expansion of Predator Control Programme Moenui Community Association Inc: Moenui Predator Control Programme Blenheim Natural Learners Cooperative / Te Wha¯nau Whakamana Tamariki o Wairau: O¯hinemahuta Revegetation Project Hinepango Wetland Restoration Group: Hinepango Wetland Restoration Marlborough Kaikoura Trail Trust: Trail Planting and Restoration

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Burn now, not later Fire and Emergency is urging Marlburians planning land management burns to do it now.

A spokesperson says burning now while it’s cooler and greener means there is less risk a fire will get out of control.

He adds however, that in recent weeks crews have responded to a number of out of control fires.

Some have reignited on windy days for example.

The advice is to never light your fire when wind is forecast and plan for a day and time where the fire danger is low - normally early morning when it is cooler.

December 20 deadline Any of the 29 submitters to the MDC’s proposal to the Local Government Commission on local body representation have until December 20 to lodge a written appeal against the final proposal.

The MDC will recommend that the council consists of a Mayor and 14 councillors with a Blenheim Ward of seven members, a Wairau-Awatere Ward of three, a Marlborough Sounds Ward of three and a Marlborough Māori Ward of one member.

No public submissions opposed the transfer of Omaka Landing and Rose Manor from the WairauAwatere Ward to the Blenheim Ward, or on supporting the establishment of community boards.

Email an appeal or objection: election@marlborough.govt.nz.

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Local protest held in good humour

By Glenise Dreaver

National MP Stuart Smith joined a convoy of rural vehicles through Blenheim on Sunday, part of the nationwide Groundswell “Mother of all Protests”.

The rurally based group opposes a number of Government

policies, with a strong current focus on Three Waters, which has begun the process of removing the management of water supply, stormwater and sewage disposal from local bodies.

The plan will see four geographical entities with appointed delegates managing the three waters,

and strong iwi representation an integral part of that.

The rural protestors came to town on Sunday afternoon, their vehicles gathering at Riverlands and Springlands, bringing traffic to a halt as each led by a traction engine, they processed through Blenheim streets towards Sey-

mour Square.

There protestors took out their placards and undertook what Stuart describes as a peaceful protest, held in great good humour.

“There was a great mood there,” said Stuart, adding that it was humbling to see so many out on the streets opposing the change.

This was in contrast to some other centres, where different groups, including anti-vaccination protestors, moved in.

In some places this led to altercations, and some Groundswell leaders had to distance their own demonstrations from those disparate groups.

Cultural cringe revisited Last week, we published Part 1 of Greg Billington’s opinion piece called Cultural cringe revisited (The Sun, p.16, November 17.)

It has drawn positive comment in calls and e mails. (See letter, Breath of Fresh Air, page 8 ) Here we publish Part 2.

A matter of honour

By Greg Billington

Blenheim photographer Bruno Cyrillo captured a partial lunar eclipse last Friday, November 19, 2021.

The eclipse occurred towards a micromoon. This was the longest partial lunar eclipse since 1440, and the longest until 2669.

New Zealand governments are obliged to take note of international law in relation to indigenous peoples.

Apart from the obligation to take rulings of the Courts into account, New Zealand governments are also obliged to take note of international law in relation to indigenous peoples.

For example in the United States, which has had considerable experience in the interpretation of treaties with the Indian people, the Supreme Court has ruled that treaties must be construed “in the sense which they would naturally be understood by the Indians.”

It is well-established that 500 Maori chiefs signed the Maori version of the Treaty, because they rejected the loss of sovereignty expressed in the English version.

Aotearoa New Zealand is a signatory (per the Key Government) to the UN Declaration of Indigenous Peoples and is required to develop planning that is consistent with the Declaration but also of course, to respect the ruling by our own Court of Appeal that the duty of the Crown is not just passive but extends to active protection of Maori people in the use of their lands and waters ‘to the fullest extent practicable.’

We are called New Zealanders. We are also called Kiwis – but I have yet to see anyone complaining that the Maori name of a flightless bird is offensive.

Because it isn’t.

We’ve simply become accustomed – which is the other thing we do. We get used to new ideas and realise that they are not frightening.

They’re simply unaccustomed. Should we ‘cringe’ because we’re giving respect to the culture that was here first and with whom we have a partnership?

The Court of Appeal’s President Cooke said in 1993, ‘… a nation cannot cast adrift from its own foundations. The Treaty stands.’

Frightening? Unjust? Irrelevant? Or honourable?

I think most Kiwis would wish to be, and to act in ways which are honourable. Certainly, nothing much good has ever come from mean-mindedness.

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REDWOOD Local actor and journalist Chris Valli is part of the barricade and ensemble for Blenheim Musical Theatre’s production of Les Misérables in May 2022.

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Chris is writing a weekly column for The Blenheim Sun newspaper about the rehearsal process, the backstory and context of Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel and insight’s into the theatrical phenomenon.

Week 4 into the pre Christmas rehearsal schedule and the jigsaw that is Les Misérables is taking shape.

This is a character driven show that drives the plot so this understanding of every single person and their input is critical.

Understanding the ‘inner action’ of the character and the ‘emotional memory’ is all part of what is becoming an holistic experience for all.

The numbers give insight into every definition of the word team, featuring 70 backstage production crew ranging from stage managers, lighting technicians, fly operators, sound, properties, wardrobe, wigs, security, front of house and ancillary support staff.

The live orchestra consisting of 21 talented musicians in the pit might be one of the many slices to the Les Misérables pavlova that looks oh so yummy as we approach the silly season.

The logistics of the show are beginning to give depth and clarity for all involved in what will be one of the biggest shows that the greater Marlborough community will possibly witness.

Director Peter Meikle describes it as a visual spectacle.

“The set, costumes and properties for this reimagined production are based very much on the London production.

They arrive in Blenheim in 3 x 40’ containers.

Central to the entireset is a nine metre revolve that sits into a 235 mm high false floor operated by a hand winch mechanism that is similar to a racing yacht grinder system.

Peter says twelve pieces of the set are flown from the flies and a number of large pieces of scenery move on the revolve by a set of railway-styled tracks.

“The wardrobe takes up half a container and is ready-made in two sizes for the cast.”

Over 350 prop pieces are included.

Lighting is basically set on four towers designed into the set and operates at 9.2 metres off the stage floor.

The design also includes a total of five follow spots.

The revolver is also lit from underneath the floor level and includes haze and fog machines.

The Paris Bridge weighs a total of 480 kg.

Everything about this production is on the large scale – a visual spectacle that reflects the grandeur of a major London production transported to Blenheim.

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Twenty-nine students at Mayfield School are excited to be going on camp next month at Mistletoe Bay in the Marlborough Sounds, after a grant from the Mistletoe Charitable Foundation.

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The trust which operates the Mistletoe Bay Eco-Village and Campground usually subsidises several students each year to attend school camps at Mistletoe Bay, but this is the first time a whole school class group has been funded.

Mayfield School’s 29 year 5 and 6 students will be going to camp at Mistletoe Bay on the last week of the primary school term.

Accompanied by principal David Nott, deputy principal Kirstie Stone, another senior teacher and some parent helpers, the children will get to do a full range of activities available at Mistletoe Bay, including swimming, fishing, kayaking, paddle boarding, bush walking, and glowworm watching.

Mistletoe Charitable Foundation chair Simon Heath said the foundation had been set up to ensure there was funding available for any child to have the Mistletoe Bay experience.

“Cost can be a factor for some families and we are very pleased to be able to help so that no child misses out” He said the Marlborough Sounds was an incredible place that should be available to all Marlborough people, especially families and children to learn in, protect and to enjoy.

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trustees to ensure there was an affordable, easily accessible and high quality school camp experience available for all local schools to use and benefit from in the Marlborough Sounds.

The trust has operated a scholarship scheme since 2008 that any school going to camp at the bay can access so that students

have a helping hand to meet the costs of school camp, she said.

“The foundation has boosted that so that we are now able to offer larger groups, such as this class group from Mayfield School, the additional support to go to camp.

“As a trust, we’re thrilled that the foundation has provided this

opportunity, and very grateful to the foundation’s many sponsors and donors who can be proud of the way their donations have been put to use.”

David Nott said the students were really looking forward to the camp, and Kirstie Stone said permission slips had all come back in record fast time.

Marlborough tops vaccine stats Cathy O’Malley, GM strategy, primary and community for the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board, reports that 93 percent of Marlburians have had their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, and 85 percent the second.

This is higher than the district’s average of 90 and 82 percent respectively.

“Our focus remains on reaching the highest rates we can for double vaccination,” she says, adding that it is also very much on increasing vaccination rates among younger Māori and those areas with comparatively lower first dose rates.

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“All providers continue to accommodate walk-ins. The range of options from large clinics, outreach events (popups), primary care providers, Kaupapa Māori clinics and

in-home visits means getting the vaccine has never been easier,” she says.

On Saturday, December 4, NMDHB is planning a focussed day of vaccination opportunities and fun activities to encourage people to have their second doses as close to 21 days after the first as possible.

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He korero no te Kaunihera o Wairau NEWS FROM THE MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL

Ignite Marlborough cancelled Marlborough’s much-loved New Year’s Eve event, Ignite Marlborough, held annually on the Picton Foreshore, has been cancelled this year due to Covid-19.

Deputy Mayor Nadine Taylor says that it is likely the event organisers would have to ensure that only those who were double vaccinated could attend, so the event would need a controlled, single point of entry.

“Given that securing a single entry point is not realistically possible, the Council and Marlborough 4 Fun have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s

Blenheim businesses bounce back from flash flood A survey following last month’s flash flooding in central Blenheim found local businesses were resilient in their immediate response, with most back up and running soon after the storm.

The survey prepared by Council with support from the Blenheim Business Association, Business Trust Marlborough and the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce, aimed to capture the impact of the flood and identify areas of support that could be provided.

Mayor John Leggett said unfortunately a small number of businesses were significantly affected with large repair bills and/or extended closures.

“Going door to door and talking to business owners in the days after the flood really brought home the scale of the damage that some in our hospitality and retail sectors were facing,” he said.

Of those surveyed, 102 businesses said they were affected in some way as a result of the flooding. Roof, ceiling, ground and building damage was noted as having the biggest impact on businesses. Sixty two percent had insurance for building damage, 22 percent were insured for financial losses, while four were uninsured.

Although 64 percent of businesses surveyed were forced to close due to the flooding, only 19 percent of those were closed for three or more days. A third of businesses closed immediately after the flood.

Thirty eight percent of businesses faced damage costs of between $1,000 and $10,000, while 18 percent incurred damage costs of between $10,000 and $50,000. Four businesses stated damages of $50,000 or more.

Mayor Leggett said many local businesses had already done it tough this year with lockdowns and a major storm in July.

“Supporting and helping each other to get back up and running as soon as possible was our priority.”

“The nine businesses that requested support as a result of the survey have been contacted to discuss their specific needs,” he said.

Council’s Assets and Services department is also assessing the stormwater network using feedback generated from businesses.

The short, sharp event saw hail and around 50 millimetres of rain pour down on central Blenheim in an hour on Friday 29 October.

event,” Councillor Taylor said.

“We understand that this is very disappointing for all of those involved and for our local community who look forward to the family-friendly fun and fireworks to ring in the New Year,” she said.

Marlborough 4 Fun Manager Taylor Keen says her team, in conjunction with the Council, held off confirming the difficult decision for as long as possible.

“Our team shares in the disappointment that will be felt by many throughout the Marlborough community who look

forward to this annual tradition. We were very fortunate to have had a fantastic New Year’s Eve celebration last year when the rest of the world was quiet, and we look forward to planning another great event in 2022,” Ms Keen said.

“We would like to thank our vendors and supporters who have been patient as we navigated through these uncertain times,” she said.

Councillor Taylor said despite the cancellation Picton is very much open for business and remains a great place to visit over the holiday season.

Community facilities funding approved Council’s Assets and Services committee has approved funding of just over $1M to improve community facilities throughout Marlborough.

Funding from Council’s Land Subdivision account will be spent across the region’s parks, reserves, sportsgrounds and playgrounds.

Assets and Services Chair Councillor Nadine Taylor says it’s great to see funding allocated to so many fantastic community projects. “The investment reflects the importance of recreational areas to our Marlborough communities and it will help to improve facilities to ensure they meet growing demand,” Councillor Taylor said.

“From playground improvements to a kitchen upgrade in the Wairau Valley hall; from new water fountains and shade cover at Picton Foreshore to the development of recreational areas, tracks and trails at three ecological reserves, this funding supports a range of local projects.”

“It’s been a tough year for many in Marlborough with Covid-19 and two severe weather events.

This funding will help enhance our popular reserves and open spaces, which will in turn have a positive flow on effect for locals and visitors,” she said.

The Land Subdivision Account is funded by levies charged to developers for reserves and community facilities. Throughout the year Council allocates this funding to a range of local projects.

The following list of projects was approved by the committee, subject to full Council ratification: • Wairau Valley Hall kitchen upgrade • Te Pa Wananga o Omaka Marae and Ward School playground upgrades • Water fountains and shade cover at Picton Foreshore • New Lansdowne Park Sports Hub fit-out • Lansdowne Park’s No.1 field sand surface • Endeavour Park drainage improvements • A new Lansdowne Park softball diamond • Recreational tracks and trails at three ecological reserves • Improvements to reserves and tracks including Kahikatea Reserve and Victoria Domain • Drainage works at Anakiwa • A contribution to Havelock’s Waterfall Track car park and wayfinding signage For more information on the projects funded visit: https://bit.ly/31YxuIQ

The fit-out at the new Lansdowne Sports Hub is one of the projects to receive funding

Marlborough District Library just got ‘dementia friendlier’ A second Marlborough library has been formally recognised by Alzheimers NZ as Working to be Dementia Friendly.

Marlborough District Library joins Picton Library and Service Centre Waitohi Whare Matauranga which was recognised as Working to be Dementia Friendly earlier this year.

Libraries Manager Glenn Webster says staff are very proud to have achieved this milestone.

“We know dementia is a major issue and that it affects a lot of people, many of whom use our services.”

“It’s useful for us to gain a better understanding of dementia and how best to support people living with it, given it will become more prevalent as our population ages.”

Alzheimers NZ’s Dementia Friendly Recognition Programme is for

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businesses and organisations that want to ensure they are as ‘dementia friendly’ as possible, and this involves working to achieve formal dementia friendly status.

Ensuring library staff are well educated about dementia is a core requirement, including how they can best interact with people who have dementia and how to present information in a way they can access easily.

“All the research shows that many thousands of New Zealanders will develop dementia as we age – the numbers will nearly triple in coming years – and, as a society we need to do more now, urgently,” says Alzheimers NZ chief executive Catherine Hall.

“Our Dementia Friendly Recognition Programme is a growing

Street Address: Phone: 03 520 7400 15 Seymour Street Fax: 03 520 7496 Email: mdc@marlborough.govt.nz Blenheim 7201 New Zealand

community of organisations, including well-known brands that recognise the importance of building a dementia friendly Aotearoa New Zealand and of providing better support and services for people with dementia. It’s wonderful to see other libraries inspired by Marlborough’s achievements, are now joining the programme too."

Marlborough District Library’s journey to be accredited as Working to be Dementia Friendly was supported by Diane Tolley of the Dementia Friendly Marlborough Project, with funding from The Office for Seniors.

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I recently had a book published (‘Ruff Justice’ - named after a young murder victim). In that book I outline (among other things) the quite simple measures that could be taken to halt the rise in the crime rate in its tracks. The problem is that a political party of any persuasion would be too gutless to implement those measures. Truth is that crime is not a vote-catching subject like economy.

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Dear Ed Thank you for publishing an excellent newspaper free of obvious bias and including material and views from multiple perspectives.

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The cycleway is very rarely used, as school students use the Taylor River reserve cycleway.

The design with the kerbing is poor as with parked residents’ vehicles, the carriageway is less than two way.

When the bus travels down even less.

If a vehicle is turning into Brewer or Stratford streets and has to stop for on-coming traffic, following traffic is halted.

As a main arterial route, traffic flow is severely disrupted.

A potentially dangerous situation is when residents are turning into or exiting their driveways.

All around, the kerbed cycleway is a failure.

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Whoever in council designed the kerbed cycleway lacked any semblance of practical commonsense.

Questions should arise for councillors, notwithstanding the former deputy mayor’s sub-committee apparently approved it.

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Decade of leadership ending Sue Duckworth of Blenheim is stepping down as chairperson of Blenheim’s recycling shop, the Blue Door charity, after ten years.

There were six years as a board member before that.

A real estate agent, and a member of the Nativity congregation where the idea was born in 1998, she says she was approached by Allison Fuller and Graham Fuller, to be secretary of the trust.

They were, she says, personal friends and knew her through her association with the church “So I said yes.”

Sue says she was pretty keen on recycling at a time when it was not regarded with a great deal of enthusiasm in the mainstream. “It was seen as a sort of hippy thing.

“And I’ve always been a keen gardener who loves the outdoors and recycling in the garden is a big part of my philosophy.

“I’m also interested in people and it’s been lovely to be involved in something that involves people,” Sue says of her Blue Door role – and her work as a real estate agent as well.

Prior to being approached for the trust board role she had, for some years, been chairperson of St Marks addiction residential treatment centre in Blenheim.

“So when I resigned from that I guess people thought I needed something to do even though I was running my own real estate business.”

The store has, says Sue, grown enormously since it began in 1998 in Horton Street compared with its current Seymour Street site beneath the Masonic meeting rooms.

“We did that in 2004 and it was a real leap of faith. But it’s been a really, really good move,” she says.

“In earlier premises in Charles Street we had to keep about 75 per cent of the stock out the back – and that was never ideal.”

The bigger and more spacious building they now occupy belongs to the

Masons, who are their landlords.

“And they have a charitable focus, so they are delighted to have a charitable organisation there beside them.”

Profits from the Blue Door are given back to local not-for-profit organisations in need of extra funding, such as The Marlborough Community Foodbank, Nativity Christian Counselling Service, John’s Kitchen and many other community groups.

But this year, says Sue, they are being a little more cautious than they were last year. “We were extremely generous then.”

They have, she says, realised that in the current situation, they can’t keep giving at the level they did then.

It was a special moment when Sue was honoured with an MDC Community award.

She says the trust has been inspired by the vision of their patron and founder Beverley Kingston, also a parishioner of Nativity Church, from where Blue Door started as an outreach activity.

Beverley recognised the value of donating surplus household effects to be made available to people in need and in doing that, reducing landfill as well.

“She is the original Eco Warrior!” says Sue. One landmark during Sue’s tenure was the 2018 submission that she forwarded to the District Council for the Long Term Plan.

“That was done on behalf of all the

Sue Duckworth, retiring chairperson of the Blue Door Charitable Trust.

op shops.” It related to the costs the council was imposing for disposing of other people’s rubbish, dumped at their doors and costing them many thousands of dollars in fees to dispose of. “Totally unfair.”

Now charity shops are given rubbish bags and skips at no expense to them.

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fairly,” she says.

And the map that you can find in every local op shop, showing all Marlborough’s outlets, came about when she and Marlene Weatherall from the St John shop put their heads together to offer a service to op shop lovers.

“Everyone just loves it.”

It was a special moment when Sue was, last year, honoured with

an MDC Community award, given out only once every three years. “That was, for me, as I came to the end of my service, a highlight.”

“It was so unexpected and lovely to be acknowledged.”

Sue, though resigning as chair, is to stay on the board, bringing the benefit of her experience in the field to the trust’s work.

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NZ podcast awards for Marlborough quartet A quartet of Marlborough 20-somethings have earned two New Zealand podcast awards.

Siblings Lucy and Nick Blakiston, along with Ruby Edwards and Olivia Mercer, were named the country’s best independent podcast and also took home the listeners choice award.

Their podcast ‘The Shit Show’ looks to delve in-depth into current events and happenings around the world and provides a true

20-something perspective on what is going on from a bunch of “non-experts”.

The show started in April 2020 and has been released at least weekly, sometimes multiple times a week ever since.

Lucy says it has been quite a journey.

“It feels great because we are just a little bedroom operation.

“It’s just me and my friends sitting on the bedroom floor recording these podcasts,” she says.

Christmas in the Park cancelled Marlborough Christmas in the Park is the latest event to be cancelled due to Covid restrictions says James Wiley, Love Marlborough chairman.

“It is with great sadness that the final call has been made to cancel Marlborough Christmas in the Park 2021,” says James.

“With the uncertainty around timeframes to the Covid Level changes and pending traffic light system we will not be in a position to manage sudden changes

and the extra pressure this will put on our team of volunteers.”

The option of an online event was explored but this ended up being unviable as well.

“As a committee we were determined to make this iconic event happen,” says James.

“We are very sorry that this won’t be the case, and we now look forward to Christmas 2022.”

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The company has 3.4 million followers on Instagram and more than 127,000 on Facebook.

Nick, 26, co-hosts The Shit Show podcast with Lucy.

“We all grew up in Blenheim and when there wasn’t much happening, we would talk about things and I think podcasts are a great medium to give and receive info.

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160 years of Banding Service to Marlborough Marlborough District Brass Band will celebrate 160 years of service to the community of Marlborough at a reunion celebration and concert on Waitangi Weekend.

The band’s proud history dates back to October 1861 when a meeting of citizens was called to form a Brass Band. The first concert was held two years later under the baton of Mr M. Saunders as Blenheim Citizens’ Band. Subsequent army affiliations saw the band move through Blenheim Garrison Band to 10th Mounted Regimental Band and 2nd Marlborough Battalion Band before being returned to the town in 1962 as Blenheim Municipal Band and finally changing name in 1993 to Marlborough

District Brass Band to better reflect the area represented.

The band still proudly wears the deer’s head logo of their previous army affiliations on their marching uniform hats, and remains with the motto of Rem Gero Strenue (Fight with Zeal) which, as a regular contesting band, more appropriately refers to the contesting battlefield nowadays.

After working steadily up the “B” grade in the 1970’s and 80’s the band peaked at 2nd “A” grade aggregate in 2007 behind an Australian band, making Marlborough top New Zealand band for the year. Since then the Band has regularly competed in “A” grade, and hosted the 2018 NZ National Brass

Band Championships in Blenheim.

Marlborough District Brass proudly represented Marlborough and New Zealand on the world stage in the 1992 at the Sydney Easter Show, Canberra’s ANZAC parade, and in Blenheim’s sister city Tendo (Japan) at the Asian Disabled Olympics where the band performed a 10-minute marching display. Further international representation came in 2017 when the band paraded at the Shanghai International Music Festival.

Teaching brass is a major aspect of the Blenheim band with students as young as eight years old being taught the disciplines of music, commitment, and loyalty. These are valuable skills for young people

says chairman Brian Nicholas. “We have a fantastic group of teenagers in the band who make up a very vital part of our organisation.”

Members of the band are in high demand by other local cultural groups to assist with music at shows, and other events. The band regularly joins with the local choirs, orchestra, and dramatic groups to produce high quality shows for the people of Marlborough.

“Marlborough Museum have kindly assisted with a display about the Band’s reunion in the foyer of ASB Theatre. Public are invited to enter their name into a draw for two free tickets to the Sunday Gala Concert on Sunday 6th February.

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Covid restrictions saw the 160 year celebrations postponed from Labour Weekend 2021 to Waitangi Weekend 2022 when the Band will perform a public concert in ASB Theatre Marlborough celebrating the significant milestones of the past three Musical Directors covering 60 years. Tickets are available at the Theatre box office or at www.asbtheatre.com/line-up/ What-s-On/ Members and past members are invited to register their interest for the reunion by emailing 160@ marlboroughbrass.nz.

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Local art receives international recognition Marlborough Art Society is hosting a multimedia exhibition at their High Street premises titled ‘Exhibition ABC’.

Talented local artists Arlin Sukarin, Bonnie Coad and Caroline della Porta have collab-

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Arlin Sukarlin is inspired by the world around him and life itself.

“There is so much beauty and joy that stems from the very act of existing,” Arlin says.

“I want to replicate and capture this joy, excitement and passion in the pieces I create.”

“The nature of my design strategy is extremely abstract and experimental. I often let the colours and my mood lead the painting process rather than sticking to any strict structures, habits or procedures.”

‘Enchantment’, one of Arlin’s recent works, is to be published in the next issue of ‘International Artist’ magazine having gained a placing in the top three of the Abstract and Experimental Challenge and will also be published in a future American Art Collector magazine.

This is a world-wide competition.

Bonnie Coad brings us ‘Social Distancing Pets’ which started as a special Art Project during the 2020 Covid 19 Lockdown and has continued to grow ever since.

“All the art works in this series started out life as small collages,” Bonnie says.

Arlin Sukarlin, Bonnie Coad, and Caroline della Porta present ‘Exhibition ABC’, on now at the Marlborough Art Society Gallery.

“These were created on envelopes or on boxes that where sent away through the post.”

The series features people cut from old sewing pattern envelopes collaged into painted and collaged scenes with Social Distancing Pets.

These hand made works are photographed and edited digitally before they are mounted in acrylic for exhibition. Ini-

tially exhibited and sold out in 2020/2021 this will be the first exhibition of the second instalment of works from this series.

Caroline della Porta presents a series of unique artworks made from the original book covers from 1960’s & 70’s hardback Readers Digest, plus collage and painted details.

“These works are playful and nostalgic,” Caroline says.

Works from this series have already been snapped up by notable individuals such as NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, UK comedian and TV host Sandi Toskvig, and NZ presenter and journalist Kim Hill.

‘Exhibition ABC’ runs until December 5, open daily from 10.30am to 4.30pm at the gallery on High Street in Blenheim.

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State of emergency extended Marlborough’s Mayor John Leggett has extended the local transition period from the region’s state of emergency caused by the July 17 weather event for a further 28 days.

The notice of extension of the local recovery transition period,

under Section 94D of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002, came into effect at 12.21 pm on November 17 and expires at 12.20pm on December 15.

The extension covers the Wairau/ Awatere Ward and the Marlborough

Sounds Ward owing to the ongoing recovery requirements from the July flood event.

The Mayor said the fourth extension to the transition period was required to give the council time to continue planning for the rein-

statement of the roading network in the affected areas while providing extra options for the Marlborough Roads Recovery Team (MRRT) to manage this fragile network.

“There are also access and welfare issues for both residents and prima-

ry industry that require ongoing management under the recovery transition framework,” he said.

The recovery team is working with the council and Marlborough Roads as the recovery effort continues.

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A farm rated as one of the Tasman region’s best grazing properties is for sale for the first time in 86 years.

Mal and Doug McConochie farm 1009 hectare Lake Station, 10 kilometres west of St Arnaud, in a family partnership with their wives Ingrid and Jane.

Mal says when his grandfather Alex first took on the property in 1936, the banks were not interested.

“He was unable to raise a mortgage from any of the banks, who were not prepared to lend him the money to buy the farm.

“Even his brother, who was an assessor for State Advances, wouldn’t recommend him for a loan, which left that relationship a bit tense for a few years.

“Although he did raise the money eventually, Alex refused to ever allow a bank manager on to the farm from that day on,” says Mal. When nobody else would support him, Alex borrowed the money to buy Lake Station from Levin and Co, which later became part of National Mortgage, one of the companies that merged over the years to form PGG Wrightson, making it apt that Joe Blakiston of PGG Wrightson Real Estate, Blenheim is now handling sale of the farm for the McConochies.

Joe describes Lake Station as a truly remarkable grazing property in terrific heart.

“First impressions count, and this property

creates those in abundance.

“Comprising mainly extensive river flats and elevated terraces, with predominantly developed pastures plus some steeper hill faces and native bush, it has been conservatively farmed.

“Between 65 and 70 per cent of Lake Station is mowable.

“An excellent pasture renewal programme based on direct drilling is evident, reinforced by good grazing management and regular fertiliser.

“Currently running 8000 stock units, including about 2000 ewes and 400 breeding cows, Lake Station offers considerable further potential to intensify,” says Joe. Since Mal took over the management of the farm in 1977 he says the most satisfactory achievement has been raising the lambing percentage from the 90s to between 150 and 160.

Lake Station, which includes the local airstrip and the home of Nelson Lakes Gliding Club, was originally the homestead block of a much more extensive property, Rainbow Station.

The McConochies are retaining a portion of the property, aiming to build a home, revert part of the land to bush and wetland, run a few stock, and retain their ties to the local community that the family has been part of for four generations.

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EAGER BUNCH: The Marlborough Youth Trust’s Youth in Emergency Services (YES) programme teens visited LandSAR, Police and Rarangi Surf Life Saving last week.

Youth Trust see multiple emergency services in action The Marlborough Youth Trust’s Youth in Emergency Services (YES) programme teens went to look at LandSAR, Police and Rarangi Surf Life Saving last week.

They had a tour around the police station, going over the procedures they go through as well as all their equipment.

They also looked through the LandSAR office but couldn’t get a decent look as it was

flooded from the storm.

The group then came back to MySpace and learnt how to read a map and compass, then went to the Wither Hills to do a practical exercise.

This was followed with a drive to the Rarangi Surf Life Saving Club to have a look around their base, lastly coming back to help clean up MySpace following the storm.

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Worth a read Nice story on the folk from Basis. Good local business. Wish them well. Happy travelling.

It shouldn’t have happened

Think Positive

What a waste of time, New Zealand taxpayer’s money and the 20 subsequent managed isolation spots. James Shaw’s presentation to a near empty theatre could just have easily been done electronically without the need to leave NZ. Hope James and his disgracefully large entourage donate the taxpayer funded airpoints to a deserving charity.

I have lived in NZ for over 50 years, both in the North and South Island.

I was pleased to move to Blenheim but am saddened by the continual comments re the government, Maori, the use of Te Reo etc etc.

I think the comments come from a person who needs to get a life and know that they are no better than the next person.

Negativity can make you ill so think about being positive.

Re: Price of petrol

Heart felt May I say what a loving notice for the gentleman in The Sun last week on his passing.

So touching. Loved the shoes pic in the corner.

One sided game Congratulations to the Irish rugby team on a superb win. But our aging somewhat chubby lot simply not good enough. Seemed to be struggling as early as the haka. Easily fixed though. A flux of retirements of the 30 pluses and engage a competent preferably attacking back orientated coach. Plus the new captain to be appointed from the more logical positions of 1st/2nd five eight or centre. Anything less and the mediocrity will continue.

The protests OK so a minority of people are complaining that the government is making Covid vaccine mandatory in some instances. Do they drive cars? A driver’s licence is mandatory. Do they rent a house? Paying rent is mandatory. Do they travel overseas? A passport is mandatory.

Do they own a home? Council rates are mandatory. Do they have children over the age of 6? An education is mandatory. There are rules and regulations for lots and we don’t go around protesting.

More trees chopped Beautiful row of poplar trees in Brookby Road all hacked down when they could have been just trimmed. What is it with these tree haters?

Expensive petrol, yup they got you there, may you invest in a fuel card you only pay national average at the pump not the price on the pump. That makes it fair for all.

I drove to Christchurch and back this week and yes I too wonder why petrol is 15 to 20 cents a litre more in Blenheim. Need suggestions to address this please.

Wine prices Went to a prominent seafood joint in Welly last week. The wines listed from Blenheim interested me. Four whites available for under $35 in the local supermarkets were retailing for between $50 and $90 a bottle. Needless to say not much was consumed. Who is making the exorbitant profit?

My mistake My apologies for commenting on how the article read which obviously did not convey the full story. Like so much reporting these days we are not always given an accurate picture.

Big ups to the local businesses that provided their services.

Do it right I was at the transfer station the other day and a some people are just dumping everything up there. Recycling dangerous goods and they abuse the attendees up there and refuse to sort it out.

Blue cod Great to see the Marlborough recreational fishers association doing some of their own research on blue cod in our local area. I hope this resource is well managed going forward and something we can all enjoy with future generations.

Take some pride Rapaura recycling depot needs someone to care for it. It’s one huge smelly dump.

You can do better and yes I did do a clean-up while I was there.

Mind your own business What a disgrace to see the vaccinators at the boot sale on Saturday being harassed and sworn at by a group of antivaxxers, and the man who chased off the group who had come to get their jabs with his misinformed rubbish.

Here’s a thought – if you don’t believe in the vaccine then don’t get vaccinated but please leave the rest of us to get on with our lawful business.

Crazy Lotto win So $45 million is disgusting. How would the writer of the letter to Ed feel if they were to win $45m? I bet you wouldn’t be complaining then. It’s each to their own. As the old saying goes, if you’re not in you can’t win. So best not to say anything.

Check the bag

Re: Not good for New Zealand The country has always been divided. It’s more that the left just try and get on with life and live with it when they are not in power. But it seems when the shoe is on the other foot the right throw their toys and won’t shut up about it.

You work at a fast food takeaway, there’s like three things you put in a takeaway bag, the chicken, the chips and some serviettes. It’s not rocket science right? Then why is it that we so often get no serviettes. Must we check that you’ve done your job before we leave?

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What talented and super friendly people we have in our province. Loved it!

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Re: Shelly Beach Here we go again, with some rooster or hen sitting behind a desk with computer, thinking … how to mess up a great little spot that families picnic and want to swim, so accessible to all public. So now 14K later it’s going to be changed back. I wish I had money like that to change my mind, probably would have if the rates didn’t keep going up for mindless decisions. Perhaps when workers finish re-arranging concrete barrier they could come and knock some of the barriers down in Eltham Road. I’m sure there would be volunteers to help.

Shelly beach has been ruined. Been enjoying this lovely spot for years. It’s always good to improve things but not this time.

Thank goodness the council has seen the light and decided to reinstate the wider road and allow parking. Prior consultation of the local residents and users of this popular spot would have saved thousands of dollars spent on needless changes. Wouldn’t it be great if the reversal work is completed before the holiday season when it is so well used?

Roundabout Why is it that the roundabout at SH64 on Rapaura Road has to have 6 round about signs?

We know it’s a round about its round. What a waste of money on signs, only need 3?

Perhaps businesses should be asking people to remove their hats when entering their business. May go towards helping identify the robber… sign on door.

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Carol Taylor Celebrant

gardening this week  Are you a dog or cat person?

I’ve had both, but dogs for their companionship and devotion.

Growing giant plants: By Wally Richards

 What did you want to be when you grew up?

A nurse first, but I was told I was too caring, so I thought I would love the life of an air hostess.

We need to encourage our children and grandchildren to appreciate nature by including them in some gardening activities.

I believe that young children have a natural infinity with plants and insects when they are allowed to explore our gardens.

Children learn many things by mimicking their parents and are often keen at a young age to assist in various gardening activities.

I was given my own little spade and wheelbarrow when I was about three and had a lot of fun moving the weeds my mum cleared from gardens to the compost bin or to feed them to the chickens.

I can still remember how good it felt to be part of nature back then and the same feeling pertains today when I work or wander around gardens.

It was about that time, when I was given my own little plot of ground to grow plants in.

Seeds would be planted and I would be taught which seedlings were weeds and which were plants.

My own little watering can would nurture the baby plants till maturity.

A great to-do would be made when one of my cabbages, silverbeet or lettuces was harvested for the evening meal.

Plants that move have a fascination for children and a great one for this is Mimosa Pudica, the Sensitive Plant, which folds up its leaves when touched. They are easy to grow from seed, as a pot plant for a windowsill.

Nice pink flowers also. As the plant matures it has thorns on the

 Not quite a hidden talent, but I’m very good at?

Organising.  If you could donate $1m to any charity who would it be and why?

That is so hard to answer as there are so many worthy causes, but I think Animal Welfare would be my first choice.  My all-time favourite food is?

Great Sunday roast with all the trimmings and NZ scallops (not together) ha ha.  The shop you can’t walk past is?

Any shoe shop.  What song is likely to get you on the dance floor?

Anything with a great beat.  Your dream weekend involves?

With my husband, dog and special friends, wine, great food, and ideally by the water.  If you could meet anyone in history who would it be and why?

My father, as I never met him.  Favourite programme or series currently watching?

Bloodstone. I am also a fan of Shortland Street.  What’s one thing on your bucket list?

To skydive.

branches which incidentally are another attraction for children.

Cacti with their prickles often appeal to young boys and I had a small collection when young and still keep a few.

Two awesome plants for children to grow are the super giant sunflowers and pumpkins.

Called ‘My Giant Sunflower’ these extra tall sunflowers will grow up to five metres tall, when grown in full sun in soil that has excellent drainage and lots of manure.

The giant pumpkin is called ‘My Giant Pumpkin’ and these monsters can weigh over 500 kilograms at maturity.

Another interesting aspect is to encourage the children to give their giant plant a personal name after it is established.

Naming the plant makes the giant more personal and helps the children to have respect for plants and nature.

If I was going to grow either of these giants, here is what I would do: In an all-day-sunny area, I would dig a hole about a spade depth and width, chop up the bottom of the hole, so the soil is loose, then fill the hole with chook manure to about two thirds full. (Other manure could be used if chook manure is not obtainable, but chook is best).

Fill the rest of the hole with a good compost and soil mix, 50/50 making a small mound about 12cm tall above the filled in hole.

Place one seed in the middle of the mound and wet it down with Magic Botanic Liquid (MBL), (20ml of MBL to 1 litre of water.)

Water the mount to keep moist with

plain water and then every 2 weeks with the MBL. After your pumpkins are established and growing well, give them a drink using Cucumber Booster, once a week.

This is a high nitrogen product that is a combination of sulphate of ammonia and potassium nitrate, which you diluted in water.

Cucumber Booster is excellent for any plants that enjoys a boost of nitrogen after establishment. It is used for growing cucumbers, pumpkins, zucchini and gourds.

The MBL and Cucumber Booster can be combined for watering into the soil near the base of the plant.

Because of the weather patterns we are experiencing, after you plant your seed, cut off the base of a 2 to 3 litre plastic fruit juice bottle and place this over the mound, with the cap removed. This will give your seed and seedling its own little glasshouse.

This is removed once the seedling starts to fill the bottle and needs more room. With the Giant Sunflower a tall strong stake should be put in the ground at seed planting time on the edge of the mound. This will be needed later to give extra support to the plant.

Another interesting thing to do is once the sunflower gets up about a metre tall, plant three or four climbing bean seeds at the base of the plant.

These will grow up the sunflower and also provide extra nitrogen for the sunflower.

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Blenheim is resilient

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A Marlborough District Council survey following last month’s freak weather event that caused flash flooding to central Blenheim concludes local businesses were resilient in their immediate response, with most back up and running in the following days.

The survey, prepared by council staff with support from the Blenheim Business Association, Business Trust Marlborough and the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce, aimed to capture the impact of the flood and identify any areas of support that could be provided.

Although 64 percent of businesses surveyed had to close due to the flooding, only 19 percent of those were closed for three or more days.

Mayor John Leggett says, however, that unfortunately a small number of businesses were significantly affected with

FOX: Hendrix Gordy Born November 16, 2021 Weight: 3.7kg Hospital Wairau

large repair bills and/or extended closures.

Going door to door and talking to business owners in the days after the flood really brought home the scale of the damage that some in our hospitality and retail sectors were facing, he said.

Of those surveyed, 102 businesses said they were affected in some way as a result of the flooding. Roof, ceiling, ground and building damage was noted as having the biggest impact on businesses. Sixty two percent had insurance for building damage, 22 percent were insured for financial losses, while four were uninsured.

Thirty eight percent of businesses faced damage costs of between $1000 and $10,000, while 18 percent incurred damage costs of between $10,000 and $50,000. Four businesses stated damages of $50,000 or more.

The Mayor said many local businesses

had already done it tough this year with lockdowns and a major storm in July.

“Supporting and helping each other to get back up and running as soon as possible was our priority.”

“The nine businesses that requested support as a result of the survey have been contacted by the Chamber of Commerce or Business Trust Marlborough to discuss their specific needs,” he said.

Council’s Assets and Services department is also assessing the stormwater network using the feedback.

The extreme, short, sharp event came without warning and saw rain, then hail pour down on central Blenheim within an hour on Friday October 29.

The hail which fell blocked already overloaded drains and gutterings, and turned the further rain which fell later into solid blocks of ice.

Jason, Georgia and big sister Saylor are super stoked to announce the arrival of their baby boy Hendrix. A big thanks to Cathy Middleton and all the theatre staff. An amazing surprise to have a wee boy join their family.

INPLANG: Reina Born November 4, 2021 Hospital Wairau Looking across to Stadium 2000 during last month’s freak weather event. Photo Brendon Price.

Card spending down in Marlborough A perfect storm comprising Covid, the July weather event and the short-term closure of the Queen Charlotte Track have combined to impact Marlborough’s economy, according to September’s electronic spend data.

Marlborough District Council subscribes to Marketview which measures electronic spend in the sub-regions of Marlborough.

“Card spend is a good indicator of visitor type spending, for example, accommodation, food, transport and retail,” said Neil Henry, the council’s manager of strategic planning and economic development.

Figures for September 2021 just received

show electronic card spend in the wider Marlborough area was down 6.7 percent, compared to September 2020. For North Marlborough which covers the whole Sounds area (excluding Picton) electronic spend was down 22.3 percent.

This equates to $500,000 lower spending in North Marlborough compared to September 2020 ($2.3m versus $1.8m).

Approximately 80 percent of this lower spend was in accommodation, cafes, restaurants, bars and takeaways, said Neil.

“The short-term closure of the Queen Charlotte Track and ongoing road closures in the Kenepuru Sound are likely to have

played a significant part in these figures,” he said.

“This loss of income is expected to continue for businesses where access remains restricted, such as in the Kenepuru.

However, he says, the recent reopening of the Queen Charlotte Track should mitigate the impact to some extent.

“The electronic spend data supports the council’s request for Government assistance for the region’s businesses as many continue to grapple with the impact of the July 17 storm,” said Neil.

The council is waiting to hear the outcome of that request.

INPLANG : Sulawan, Bon and big sister Seiya are delighted to welcome the safe arrival of baby Reina on November 4, 2021 at 8.59am. at Wairau Hospital. A heartfelt thank you to the amazing Midwife Gwen Castello, Dr. Anne Sissons and all maternity staff.

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Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Senior Citizens Hall, 172 High Street. Sundays 10 a.m.

All welcome. 5785030.

Public Notices Trimmers’n’Barbers Mobile Hairdressing $25 haircuts for a limited time ph 021-208-6151 Stamp collections, coin collections, old toys, post cards etc. Cash paid. Ph 021 138 8949.

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 HILLS, Skylah Maree: On Wednesday November 17, 2021, suddenly at Blenheim.

Aged 13 years. Dearly loved daughter of Andrew and the late Samantha Hemi, and loved stepdaughter of Sam Orr. Loved sister of Aylah and Cartah. A treasured granddaughter. Special thanks to everyone who has helped during this sad time. Messages may be sent to 10A Faulkland Drive, Witherlea, Blenheim 7201. A celebration of Skylah’s life will be held in the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets, Blenheim at 2pm on Thursday November 25, followed by interment at Te Hora Urupa. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, attendance will be limited to 100 but the service may be viewed on www.oneroomstreaming.com Event ID: sowmans Password: 2ST34E

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WRATT, Marjorie: (nee Lang) passed away, on Saturday, November 13, aged 61 years, after a long illness. Loving wife of Geoff for 43 years, in Kalgoorlie Western Australia. Mother to Gena, Celita, Renee, and Billy (dec) and Grandmother to 11 grandchildren. Daughter of Jim (JCMB) (dec) and Margaret (dec) of Blenheim, and sister to Jimmy (dec), Gordon, Judith, Gillian, Avril, and Fiona. Much loved sister-in-Law and auntie. Her funeral will be held in Kalgoorlie Wednesday, December 1.

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ROBINSON, Brian Arthur : 14.9.1934 – 17.11.2021. Passed away at Waterlea Lifecare. Aged 87 years. Loved husband of Anona for 61 years. Loved father of Lorelle, Jan and Lynda and loved grandfather of Angela, Shane, Jess and Bradley. Loved great-grandfather of his five great grandchildren. Gone but never forgotten – forever in our hearts. Messages may be sent to 10C Budge Street, Blenheim 7201 or janrob2223@gmail.com. In lieu of flowers, a donation to St John Marlborough would be appreciated and may be made at the service or online to a/c 12-3167-0165142-00, Ref: ROBINSON. A funeral service for Brian will be held at the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets, at 11.00am TODAY Wednesday November 24, followed by cremation at the Sowman Crematorium. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, attendance will be limited to 100.

Joseph Alexander BRADLEY 2nd May 1927 - 29th November 2011

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ALL2022 PURPOSE CLEANER Support Staff Vacancies Marlborough Boys’ College has a long and proud history of providing the young men of Blenheim, and the surrounding districts, with challenging opportunities and high standards of excellence in all aspects of daily life. Te Tātoru o Wairau is the new schools build and co-location with Te Kāreti Kōhine o Wairau (MGC), our Board of Trustees and staff are striving to foster and develop our relationships with our mana whenua; Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Rārua, Rangitāne o Wairau and Ngāti Kuia.

Our school vision and values are at the core of what we do here at Marlborough Boys’ College. They are showing respect, responsibility, involvement and pride, while striving to be the best that we can be! We encourage our young men to embrace all academic, sporting and cultural pursuits, to discover a new passion and to contribute to the life of the school.

We have three long-serving diligent support staff retiring, these are big shoes to fill.

BUSINESS MANAGER – this is a full-time salary position (fixed term 2 years) Start date January 2022 The Business Manager has responsibility for financial, property and business management at the College. Strategic advice and support is provided for both the College Board and the Senior Leadership Team. Success in the role will see best practice processes in place which allow the College to meet its long‐term financial and property objectives.

Other requirements: • Accounting qualifications • Fluent in Xero • Successful commercial and/or CFO experience • Proven successful experience in sourcing and managing funding streams and marketing activities • Experience managing commercial property and infrastructure • Strong relationship management skills • Leadership team experience • HR Leadership experience an advantage Closing Date: Friday 3 December 4.00 pm If you think you meet the job criteria please email apply@mbc.school.nz with your • CV • Cover letter • Three Referees If you are short-listed we will provide you with our standard application form to complete before arranging an interview date. The successful candidate will be Police Vetted.

Payroll Officer – this is a full-time salary position (fixed term 2 years) Previous experience with a large and complex business payroll is desired, however, full training will be provided. The key tasks include: • End-to-end processing of our school payroll (fortnightly). Efficiently administer and process payroll through the payroll provider EdPay (and ToolKit) for teacher and non-teaching staff (approximately 100) of the school • Ensure payments made to staff are in accordance with the staff member’s contractual and statutory entitlements • Liaise with staff and management promptly on payroll related queries, changes to entitlements • Be proactively liaising with the payroll provider over staff concerns regarding their payments, and communicate errors, over-payments and entitlements in a timely way ensuring any changes have been noted and actioned • Be proactive in keeping up-to-date with any changes in the payroll system • Provide financial administrative support to the Business Manager and back-up as required to the Finance Administrator.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the Business Manager, Principal and SLT. A high degree of attention to detail, excellent IT and numeracy skills are required.

Start date mid-January by negotiation. The successful candidate must be available for 1-2 days induction in December.

Closing Date: Tuesday 30 November 4.00 pm If you think you meet the job criteria please email apply@mbc.school.nz with your • CV • Cover letter • Three Referees If you are short-listed we will provide you with our standard application form to complete before arranging an interview date. The successful candidate will be Police Vetted.

School Relief + Careers/Gateway Administrator – one position 40 hrs p.w. 40 weeks term time only (fixed term 2 years) Start date: 31 January 2022 This position of Relief Administrator (4 hours per day) support is responsible for all staff relief requirements ensuring the correct relief allocation and records of staff are accurate. The hours are from 7.00 am, being on call at home for the unexpected relief for staff.

The successful candidate will ideally previous experience in a secondary school administration environment, strong IT skills using Microsoft platforms and Kamar student management system. This is a role that needs to demonstrate the ability to be organised and good with solving problems and adjusting at a moment’s notice, as well as developing strong relationships across the teaching faculties.

The role also has a variety of administrative tasks including payroll processing relief wages through our payroll system. Strong attention to detail and proven experience juggling multiple priorities with a calm and fair demeanour is essential.

The position of Careers/Gateway Administrator (4 hours per day) supports the Careers & Gateway Faculty facilitates future pathways for students for when they finish their secondary schooling. This position provides administrative support for the Career Development Programme, Driver Education Programme, Trades Academy, STAR/Gateway and annual Colleges Careers Evening.

To succeed in this role, you will: • Be a supportive advocate of future pathways for boys after finishing their secondary schooling • Have excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate with a wide variety of people, i.e. students, staff, external agencies, employers • Be a quick thinker who can multi-task and problem solve • Have a high degree of IT competency across Microsoft platforms and the ability to learn new software systems quickly • Demonstrate attention to detail • Be able to work unsupervised, use initiative, prioritise workflow, and meet deadlines Closing Date: Tuesday 30 November 4.00 pm If you think you meet the job criteria please email apply@mbc.school.nz with your • CV • Cover letter • Three Referees If you are short-listed we will provide you with our standard application form to complete before arranging an interview date. The successful candidate will be Police Vetted.

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22 Hours Per Week Our kind and caring caretaker is sadly finishing at Fairhall and we are looking for a handy, conscientious person to help take care of our school and become part of our staff. Hours are worked daily during the school term and flexible hours during holiday breaks.

Applications close 26 November, 2021 Contact PH: 577 8939 for Application Forms and Job Description or email: jo@fairhall.school.nz Steve Crockett Principal

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

The opportunity We are now seeking a full-time Environmental Protection Officer to join our team in Blenheim. This is a Monday to Friday role with occasional rostered after hours work, as required.

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

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

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

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

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

We offer • A good mixture of indoor and outdoor work.

• A workplace that supports flexibility, health and wellbeing.

• An environment where input, initiative and innovation is encouraged.

• A fantastic learning environment and support for continuing education.

• A competitive remuneration and benefits package.

If you’re ready to progress your career with Marlborough District Council, apply now!

Applications close 5.00 pm on 22nd January 2022. However, we may interview suitable candidates throughout the process and close the listing early if we find the right person for the role.

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

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Renwick School Fixed Term Lead Kaiako Position for 2022 at Te Pā Wānanga 2 FTMU plus MITA PCT (BT) mentor role is also available We have a wonderful opportunity for an experienced junior school kaiako to work with our youngest tamariki at Te Pā Wānanga, our bi-lingual satellite classroom that is sited at Omaka Marae.

This is a leadership position leading the amazing teaching team at Te Pā Wānanga and as such, being a member of the Renwick School Whanau Leaders Team.

Fluency in te reo is NOT a requirement however a willingness and excitement to learn and be a part of our bilingual environment is essential.

For further information or just to chat if you think you may be interested please contact Robyn Lyall as below.

If you wish to apply please send your CV and letter of application to by the Friday 26th November at 12 noon.

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.

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Framed prints all below cost 2016 All Blacks Was $150 NOW $60

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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.

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Bookings at The ASB Theatre.

Pink and white terraces Was $500 NOW $150 Bird prints Were $330 NOW $150 Maori prints Were $260 NOW $90 Mirrors large and small and much more at $10 an item

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Jamie Jackson, Chef at Arbour. Photo supplied.

Tuesday 23 November 2021: Hospitality workers around Aotearoa will run 6000 kilometers – equivalent to almost four lengths of the country.

Jamie Jackson, Chef at Arbour and a Blenheim local, is one of 125 hospitality workers involved in the Speight’s Run Club taking part in a challenge to run 6000km and raise $6,000 for Movember.

The club went virtual this year (COVID) and consequently increased its membership five-fold – but Jamie is the only member in Blenheim.

This challenge is part of a bigger picture: Healthy Hospo, a free programme that helps hospo workers to live healthier, happier and more sustainable lives. Working in hospitality comes with challenges like long hours and late nights, and it hasn’t traditionally had much focus on health and wellbeing.

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in marlborough Blenheim Country Music Club: Concert

be held at Redwoodtown school hall, starting Social Badminton: Thursday mornings 9am- to 2pm, finishing around 5pm. Public are welcome

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.

to attend, $3 per person entry cost, afternoon tea provided.

Jamie and the other members rave about the Run Club and Healthy Hospo.

Jamie, Blenheim’s only member joined to become more active.

“I’ve gone from exercising just occasionally to exercising more than five times per week.

“I can now run 6km without stopping at a decent pace.

“The group motivation and support has made such a difference, especially as I’m currently the only member in Blenheim.”

They say it’s life changing and you can see it in the results.

Many of the members have never participated in regular exercise before but are now fitter, faster, healthier, sleeping better, more motivated and generally feeling more positive about life.

Healthy Hospo’s lead Lorietta Bahr says, “Traditionally the hospitality

Rain fails to stop play Members of the Brooklyn Croquet Club contested the annual Aymes trophy last Sunday in variable weather, either bright sunshine or heavy rain showers.

The tournament was a combined play format with three games of doubles followed by two of singles.

The games were well contested with the winners recording the most wins across the five games played.

Combined score winners were Brian Goodwin and Sue Heagney, and Peter Burt and Janet O’Fee as runners-up.

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Rotary Clubs in Blenheim: Meet Monday & Tuesday evenings at 5.30pm. Rotary is a worldwide 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 Keep U Moving Gentle Walking exer- Monday at St Ninians Church Hall for 7pm start. cise for seniors: Numbers are limited to 50 so Soft sole shoes essential. Contact Gary 578 4704 please ring first if you haven’t registered. Every or Heather 578 9350.

Thursday 11:30am-12.30pm at St Christopher’s Blenheim Scottish Country Dance Club: Church Hall, 92 Weld Street. Contact Diana Every Monday at 7.30pm at Whitney Street Brooks Eldercare Coordinator on 0212694198 for School Hall, Whitney Street. Come and try it!

You don’t need a partner. For information ring more information.

Blenheim Rock N Roll Club Nights: Clubs Miriam 928 4479. of Marlborough 7.30-9.30pm. Till November 25. Blenheim Badminton Club: Every Monday: Beginners and intermediate classes throughout Juniors 5.30-7pm, seniors 7-9pm, St Mary’s Hall, the year as well as very popular dance nights with corner Francis and Hudson Streets. Anna or Mike, a band and other Rock N Roll clubs invited. For email blenheimshuttlers@gmail.com.

Marlborough Quilters Night: St Marys more information Sally 021 257 3283.

Parish Centre 7:00pm - 9:00pm. Marlborough Quilters invites you to join us on our club night Saturday 27 November for a varied programme of speakers, challenges, Marlborough Artisan Craft Market: sharing areas of interest, show and tell, friendship Blenheim CBD 9.30am-2pm. The market is a and more. Doors open 6.00pm. Meeting starts showcase of local Artisans with a large selection 7.00pm. Phone Jenny 035778598. of craft products to select from. Children are catered for with an activity zone with outdoor Tuesday 30 November games.

Blenheim Chess Club: Meets at Delicia Art therapy group for pregnant women: Café, Scott Street, every Saturday 10am – 1pm. Every Tuesday 5pm to 8pm. Call Tatiana 027 901 9807.

All welcome.

Havelock Lions Market: 9am - 1pm Steady As You Go (SAYGO) Gentle exeroutside Havelock Town Hall. Christmas gifts and cise & balance class for seniors: Numbers decorations, books, plants, preserves, knitwear, are limited to 50 so please ring first if you haven’t wood work, children’s clothing and more. Sites registered. Every Tuesday 11:30am-12.30pm at St Christopher’s Church Hall, 92 Weld Street. still available $5. Ring Ian 574 2558.

Contact Diana Brooks Eldercare Coordinator on 0212694198 for more information.

Sunday 28 November Persistent Pain Group: Meet every Tuesday Marlborough Farmers’ Market: at Biddy Kates 5pm-6pm. For people with Marlborough A&P Showgrounds. 9am-noon. persistent and chronic pain and their supporters.

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

Thur 25th Nov. 11am. Retreads Group.

Picton Rail and Sail: On the Foreshore - mini Sun 28th Nov. 1pm. Rai Valley. train rides and mini yacht hire to sail on our pond 2nd Dec. 11am. Retreads Group. every Sunday 11am - 3pm, operating every day Thursday rides depart Brayshaw Park. Sunday during school holidays. Still only 20 cents per rides depart Railway Station Carpark. All rides ride / yacht hire! are weather dependent.

Once Upon a Time (Fairytails and fantasies) Family Concert: Marlborough Coming Up: Convention Centre 5:00pm - 6:30pm. Family Cushion Concert. Bring your family and to the St Christopher’s Redwoodtown Market fun and music that is Marlborough District Morning: Saturday, December 4. Bargains Brass Band.

galore! In the St Christopher’s Hall, cnr. Weld &

honey supers, testing for Tutin and requeening at autumn. We will also have a look in our hives.

Meet at the Community Gardens, Ballinger Drive at 2pm. All welcome.

Thur 25th Nov. 11am. Retreads Group.

Sun 28th Nov. 1pm. Rai Valley.

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

Marlborough Beekeepers Association: Cleghorn Streets 8.30am - 12.30pm.

We will be hosting a workshop discussing adding Rides Calendar

industry has had little focus on health and wellbeing.

This is Healthy Hospo’s vision; to create a healthier, happier and more sustainable hospitality industry and this year, in particular, we feel our purpose is more important than ever with the stress and uncertainty the industry has faced.”

Healthy Hospo is a free programme for pub, bar, café and restaurant workers with modules on sleep, connection, mental health, movement, nutrition and leadership, that is run by Lion NZ. As part of the programme, Speight’s Run Club motivates hospitality workers to get outside and exercising with a supportive 10-week coaching programme.

In its second year, Speight’s Run Club has turned obstacles into opportunity and reached a number of milestones.

LEFT: Brian Goodwin and Sue Heagney, combined score winners in the Brooklyn Croquet Club’s annual Aymes trophy, held on Sunday.

Win to Blenheim On Wednesday, November 10 The Blen heim Croquet Club (Blenheim CC) competed against the Nelson Hinemoa Club in Association Croquet in the annual competition for the Richards Cup. The four teams from each club played two games of two and a half hours each to end with a very close contest. Blenheim won 112 - 111.

The contest was held on a beautiful hot sunny Blenheim day and was enjoyed by all players.

RIGHT: Alan Winwood of Hinemoa Croquet Club Nelson, presents the Richards Cup to Dawn Reid, club captain of the winning Blenheim Croquet Club team.

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Cricket Australia’s Paine-ful choice backfires Whether Tim Paine should have lost the captaincy of the Australian cricket team is burying the main issue.

Should he have received the opportunity in the first place is the bigger talking point.

I don’t think he should have.

Paine stepped down from his role on the eve of the Ashes series after a historic Cricket Australia investigation into text messages sent to a colleague surfaced.

Paine made the decision to resign

– just weeks out from the start of the series against England – after it became clear to him that details of the incident in 2017 were about to be made public.

He said the CA investigation had exonerated him but that he “deeply” regretted his actions at the time and still to this day.

CA accepted Paine’s decision to stand down, effective immediately, and the national selection panel will now have to begin the process of identifying and appointing

a new captain to lead the side before the first Test in Brisbane on December 8.

Paine had been in the role – termed by some as Australia’s second highest-profile job after the nation’s prime minister – since March 2018.

He took the job from Steve Smith in the wake of the ball tampering affair and was seen as a steady pair of hands to guide Australian cricket.

If the details of the investigation

had been made public at the start of his tenure, it’s likely Paine’s captaincy would have ended before it even started.

I don’t have a problem with a raunchy text message to a significant other as long as it’s consensual and it seems Paine’s wife has forgiven him for his indiscretion which is good enough for me.

However, such behavior should have ruled him out of ever being an option for test captain in the first place.

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Golf Results Blenheim Golf Club November 15: 9 hole Stableford Allen Knight 21 Duncan Cassidy 19 Paddy Couchman 19 Ian Clark 18 Dave Menzies 17 Arnold Newman 17 Ross Agnew 16 Dan Crawford 15 Hay Montgomery 15 Ian Moffat 15 Ladies Jenny Adams 21 Dawn Walker 20 Jill Hurcomb 19 Barbara Looker 18. November 17 Ladies 18 hole Summer 1st stableford 0-29 Vickie Lane 40 30+ Jenny Evans 36 9 Holes Barbara Looker 17 Margaret Hamilton 14.

November 18: 18 hole Russian Roulette Stableford D Campbell + M Belk 80 J Findlay + G Daines 75

Parker 41, Robin Taylor 40, Colin Marsden 39, John O’Brien 39, George Mitchinson 37, Brian Burgess 36, Werner Pluss 36.

November 20: Women’s Closing Day stableford Div.1: Julie Nicolle 35, Lizzie Turnbull 35. Div.2: Julia Knowles 45, Jackie McGarry 41, Marion Tripe 35, Elaine Porter 35. Men’s Closing Day stableford Div.1: Mark Watson 39, Tracy Goss 36, Bede O’Malley 36, Peter Marfell 35. Div.2: Trevor McGarry 40, Andrew Stowell 39, Phil Morton 39, Dave Knappstein 38, Mark Mason 38. Div.3: Tom Kelsall 43, Joshua Abrahams 42, Jeff Clarke 39, Nevil Paterson 39.

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Picton Golf Club T Poa + A Newman 73 B Arthur M Gardiner 69 D Cassidy + J Anderson 67 D Shaw + D March 67 9 holes Stableford Ian Clark 21 Hay Montgomery 19 Allen Knight 19.

November 19: Twilight Stableford J Ingram 21 P Couchman 20 W Ingram 19 S Godsiff 19 M Godsall 18. November 20: 18 hole American Stableford Dan Crawford 59 Dave Menzies 58 Roy Lilley 57 Terry Duff 57 Andre Tewhiu 57 Ray Herd 56 Mike Guillemot 56 Murray Belk 55 Doug Shaw 55 Ezra Kahaki 55 W Ingram 54 Bob Tapp 54.

Marlborough Golf Club November 16: Women’s 9 hole Closing Day stableford. Bev Lindsay 19, Neryl Savage 19, Suzanne Clifford 18, Pam Morris 17, June Maslin 16. November 17: Women’s Closing Day stableford. Div.1: Lizzie Turnbull 43, Denise Pickering 36, Angela Beard 36, June Maslin 33, Janet Laing 33. Div.2: Pru Jensen 37, Jackie McGarry 32, Marion Tripe 31. Div.3: Debra Nicholls 35, Elaine Porter 34, Kath Elley 31. November 18: Men’s stableford Div.1:Hugh Bay 41, Bede O’Malley 40, Malcolm Pettigrew 39, Michael Dwyer 39, Jock Glennie 38, Arthur Dovey 38, Trevor McGarry 36, Mark Watson 35, John Muir 35. Div.2: Graeme

The rest of the world has a low opinion of the culture of Australian cricket over the years and Paine, long held up as the positive change sweeping over the team, has blotted his copy book and so has Cricket Australia by picking him.

It’s an ethical debate and it appears Paine is still keen to be considered for selection but in my view, he was a tidy gloveman and mediocre batsman who will now struggle to hold his place in the team.

Sat u rday, November 13 McIsaac Cup - Phil Hawke All square, Ant Booker 4d, Helen McIsaac 7d. Tuesday Grandmothers Tournament - Overall WinnerHelen McIsaac 91-20-71. 0-23- Sue Lang 35, Maria McConway 32, Dido Harper 29, Jo Prescott 28.

24-32 Mary Butler 36, Lin Stone 33, Margaret McLeod 32, Ricky Ashworth 29, 33+ Ellie Gillies

34, Colleen Mcleod 31, Maureen McKenzie 30, Judy Jones 28, Great Grannies – Pat Oliver 1st, Elaine Brown 2nd. Thursday, November 18 – Mark Ivamy 43, Grant Aikman 41, John Saxon 40, Jeff Pascoe 38, Len Barlow 38.

Friday 9 Hole – Helen McIsaac 21, Mary Butler 20, Judy Jones 17, Margaret Frisken 14.

Rarangi Golf Club Wednesday, November 17 – Men’s Midweek – Stableford – Red Tees John Jones 39, Graham Ilott 38, Owen Glover 37, Chris Harvey 37, David Holdaway 36, Alan Rutledge 35, Phil Hill 34, Jack Gleeson 34, Phil d’Auvergne 34, Gordon Lang 33, Allan Ryder 33, Jim Thomas 33, Bruce Curgenven 33, John Cootes 33, Terry Lane 33, Peter Parish 33.

Thursday, November 18 – Ladies – Stableford: Tracy Bary 41, Helen Neame 40, Margaret Tapp 38 on c/b Carolyn Reaney 38, Maryann Best 38. Saturday,November 20 – Visit from the Members of Greenacres Golf Club - Men American Stableford & Ladies – Stableford Men – Phil d’Auvergne 59, Hans Bloemberg 57, Clarry Neame 57, Gordon Lang 57, Graham Ilott 56, Tony Nichol 56, Michael Tovio 55, Jim Thomas 55,

James Sutherland 54, Phil Kouta 54, Sam Rainbird 54, Alan Rutledge 54, Chris Oconnor 53, Jason Minhinnick 53, Shame Weaver 53, Phil Hill 53, Shaun Smith 53, Lindsay McAlpine 52, Stephen Binnie 52, Allan Shutkowski 52.

Ladies - Rachel Saunders 45, Helen Walls 41, Carla Heppelthwaite 41,Rose Oconnor 41, Sue Cooper 40, Natalee Reed 39, Marie Blackmore 38,Joanne Rainbird 37, Margaret McLeod 37.Sunday, November 21 – Rarangi Closing Day – Mens & Mixed Mixed – Carla Heppelthwaite/Ezra Kahaki 57.2, Sue Godsiff/Neil Reeves 59.6, Pat Olliver/Maxwell Short 60.6, Suzanne & Gordon Lang 61.2,Diane McCarthy/Ian Berrie 62, Andrea & Greg Thomas 66.8.

Men – Terry Lane/Owen Gibbs 63.6, Brian & Jason Gill 64, Bill Keenan/Rod Thompson 64.8.

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See you there.

Go to https://harriers.net.nz/event/ summer-runners-26/ for further information.

For further enquiries contact Allister Leach 021 159 0678.

Cuddon Cycling Marl Friday, November 26, 5.45pm - Track Cycling at Athletic Park. Training and coaching. Newcomers ideally aged 1112 years up. Track Bikes available. Come and give it a go. All welcome.

Saturday, November 27, 1.30pm Road Cycling - Meet at Awatere Valley Rd/Dumgree Rd intersection at 1pm.

Open Grade, Stage Race Series No2Stage 1 Dumgree Rd to top of Medway Hill 26km, Stage 2 Return Awatere Valley Rd TT 6km, Stage 3 Awatere Valley Rd to Dumgree Rd 18km. Junior under 17 shorter version of open grade event. All welcome.

Monday, November 29, 6pm - Track Cycling at Athletic Park. Mixture of events for all grades. Warm up from 5.30pm.

For further info contact Warren 021663910 or Graham 0278212379.

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Local environmental groups continue to inspire: Yealands award grants to eight new biodiversity focused projects in Marlborough Yealands Marlborough Sustainability Initiative (YMSI) is awarding a further eight local environmental groups with grant funding as part of ongoing community support and focus on protecting Marlborough’s biodiversity. The grants will support the grant recipients inspiring efforts to improve fresh water quality, preserve sensitive natural areas, and protect biodiversity in the Marlborough district.

The latest recipients of the funds are: •

Rainbow Sports Club Inc: Kea Conservation

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The Marlborough Sounds Restoration Trust: Wilding Pine Control

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Tui Nature Reserve Wildlife Trust: Koru Native Wildlife Centre

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Picton Dawn Chorus: Expansion of Predator Control Programme

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Moenui Community Association Inc: Moenui Predator Control Programme

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Blenheim Natural Learners Cooperative / Te Whānau Whakamana Tamariki o Wairau: Ōhinemahuta Revegetation Project

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Hinepango Wetland Restoration Group: Hinepango Wetland Restoration

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Marlborough Kaikoura Trail Trust: Trail Planting and Restoration

Congratulations to all of the grant recipients and thank you to everyone that applied for YMSI funding.

For more information on the Yealands Wines Marlborough Sustainability Initiative, please visit: www.yealands.co.nz/sustainability-grant/ Yealands is committed to playing a long-term role, alongside its community, to enhance Marlborough’s natural environment.