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A ‘solid, strategic investment in the public interest’ by the Marlborough District Council which cost $1.33m is now laying derelict and costing ratepayers money after nearly five years.

The intention was to find a commercial tenant to generate income for the council to cover the cost of the purchase.

The Council is still trying to find a tenant for the old Clubs of Marlborough building at 6 Russell Terrace, which is now subjected to vandalism, graffiti and is in a deteriorating state.

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Nelson Square protestors moving today The Freedom Convoy occupation of Nelson Square will end today as protestors transfer to private sites.

However, the protestors will be allowed to gather in Waitohi Domain during daytime hours until March 4.

The agreement, reached on Thursday, resulted in Mayor John Leggett thanking the group representatives for “doing the right thing and entering into a positive discussion with council.”

At the meeting, the council and representatives of the Freedom Convoy protest group agreed that they would relocate from the Square no later than 5pm today, Wednesday, February 16.

Council chief executive Mark Wheeler said the protest representatives he met with had been reasonable and he believed they were acting in good faith.

“The group representatives agreed they will move on to private land to camp and sleepover,” said Mark.

“Council has offered them the use of Waitohi Domain, which is situated away from residential areas, as a daytime meeting place where they can gather and pitch a food tent, until 5pm on Friday March 4.”

During this time, they must disperse each evening by 9pm and sleep at private accommodation.

There are other agreements from the protestors, including reinstat-

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Exhibition extended The Rare and Unrivalled Beauty landscape paintings exhibition at the Millennium Public Art Gallery has been extended for a week until February 20.

Sewer overflow at Waikawa Bay A sewer overflow occurred at the Waikawa Bay sewer pump station on Sunday as a result of a power cut.

The problem was discovered this morning when Marlborough Lines were attending to another power fault in the same location.

Swimming or contact with the water is not recommended. Shellfish should not be collected until further notice.

The overflow discharged into the bay through a submerged stormwater discharge, shown in the photo attached - the red dotted arrow is pointing to it.

The Council is taking water samples this afternoon and putting up warning signage.

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ing Nelson Square Reserve as close as possible to its previous condition, that they would not impede members of the public from enjoying the grassed area of Waitohi Domain, other than that required for their approved vehicle parking and tents.

The group also agreed it would tidy up and remove all signage, equipment and rubbish from Nelson Square and Waitohi Domain.

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not require the issuing of a trespass notice and Police involvement.

“The council has received many complaints from residents, unhappy that an unauthorised group had occupied a local public reserve that is normally used for

recreation.”

Mr Leggett said the protesters had taken a more responsible approach to managing their impact at Nelson Square since the initial excited influx, keeping the noise down and tidying the site.

Blenheim has recorded the highest number of air pollution measures since air quality monitoring began in 2006.

The Annual Air Quality Monitoring Report - Blenheim 2021 confirmed the town had again failed to comply with the National Environmental Standards (NES) for Air Quality for PM10 – the measure for air pollution.

Council’s Environmental Scientist Sarah Brand told the Environment committee last week that concentrations of PM10 exceeded the maximum concentration of 50 micrograms per cubic metre on 16 occasions in 2021.

“This resulted in 15 breaches (one breach is permitted) which is the greatest number of exceedances since continuous monitoring for PM10 commenced in 2006,” said Ms Brand.

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No transparency from Tinder

By Chris Valli

A Blenheim woman is concerned that the networking platform Tinder may be using personal information the app can access about her.

Jo Hawker, 49, is a Tinder member and has been for a few years.

However, it was news to Jo that the networking app used personalised pricing algorithms and she is concerned about what sort of personal data the app can access about her.

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“I don’t have secrets, but if it can reach into passwords and pin codes then that is a problem,” says Jo. Tinder Plus allows those seeking a suitable match to have unlimited likes to increase their match-making potential.

Personalised pricing isn’t new.

Without full transparency from Tinder it leaves those looking for a suitable match checking their bank balance.

Dr Cherie Lacey, lead investigative writer from Consumer New Zealand says this makes it difficult for consumers signing up for the services to have transparency about the price they were quoted.

“We know that Tinder is using age as a mechanism to set prices but without full transparency from Tinder, it’s hard to explain the reasoning behind such pricing.”

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Dr Cherie Lacey says personalised pricing isn’t inherently bad if it was implemented fairly or ethically.

“Buried deep within Tinder’s terms of service is a clause, confusingly worded, about Tinder using ‘varied pricing’.

This clause doesn’t make it clear that different users will be charged different prices. Personalised pricing algorithms are complex and Tinder is very tightlipped about it.”

Jo Hawker, 49, uses Tinder. and wasn’t aware the app uses personalised pricing algorithms.

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redwOOd Chris Valli will profile the nine principal leads in Blenheim Musical Theatre’s production of Les Misérables in May 2022. This week is St Clair Winery’s very own Ashley De Castro, cast as the antagonist, Monsieur Thénardier.

Ashley De Castro got bullied at Riverlands School for an enthusiasm and interest in performance and being creative. However, even with these struggles, at an impressionable young age, the enjoyment of performing far outweighed the insults.

The support of Marlborough Children’s Youth Theatre along with his mother and grandmothers allowed Ashley to escape and play dress-up through a vivid imagination.

His great aunt Barb de Castro, a talented ballet dancer and tutor, left a positive impression on Ashley in later years.

A graduate of the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA), it was the discipline of jazz where he found his niche and an opportunity to be an extra onstage in the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s performance of Swan Lake in Christchurch.

“My peers at the time thought I had no chance of getting into NASDA. I was 17 and just finishing Year 12. Thinking back I wish I had waited til I was more mature with a better understanding and work ethic.

I am probably working harder on Les Mis than I ever did on a show.” And it shows.

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Q: What have you noticed has gone up in price?

Kim Weatherhead Blenheim Diesel prices are my main issue as someone who works with a fleet of vessels, the price is through the roof. I have noticed hikes in petrol too and at the supermarket.

Kymberley McConway Blenheim Other than the obvious food and petrol, I’ve noticed pet food has increased considerably and there are very low supplies on supermarket shelves.

Linda Holdaway Blenheim Lettuce $6. A tiny small punnet of raspberries $7. Definitely makes home veggie gardening a good option.

Cheryl McNamara Blenheim So much has gone up in price, it’s frustrating especially when you have a family on only one income. The price of meat has definitely gone up and petrol as well.

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Dear Ed The right to demonstrate has clearly been made by the recent illegal occupation of Picton’s Nelson Square. As one demonstrator recently stated: “we don’t have any jobs to run back to, so we will be here awhile.”

Now where is the government in all this? Why isn’t Work and Income checking on these beneficiaries? If

they’re not available to work, then no benefits. Isn’t that fair? And where are the Ministry of Education truancy inspectors ? Why aren’t the children at school?

What of the council? Why wasn’t Nelson Square closed off after it was known that this protest mob was going to occupy it?

And the police, they could have kept them moving in-

stead of idly watching them set up camp and then watch them block State Highway 1 and the continual illegal sounding their horns and using their emergency flashers whilst driving woefully under the speed limit.

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Dear Ed The letters in the last issue on the depletion of kahawai by purse seiners and seagulls being attracted to Blenheim has a relationship.

There is also another related matter of seals ascending rivers like the Pelorus and Wairau for a dozen or more kilometres, preying on trout and salmon.

It’s all to do with food chains, although it may be beyond the

comprehension of the Ministry of Fisheries and the Department of Conservation.

Kahawai have been severely depleted as Tony Orman pointed out in his letter. Occasional workups are seen but markedly decreasingly so over the last 20 years.

Kahawai are very important in the food chain and any surface “workouts” of kahawai cornering bait fish have gulls feasting

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on scraps of baitfish and below other fish species feasting on sinking scraps.

With the demise of kahawai, bait fish are no longer forced inshore where normally they are preyed on by gulls, shags and terns. So gulls go looking for food inland and thus to Blenheim. Seals no longer have abundant kahawai so go looking up rivers for food. Reportedly gulls dying of starvation have

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The Marlborough Recreational Fishers Association has raised with Fisheries Ministers the depleted kahawai stocks.

Full marks to the association.

Unfortunately government and fisheries minsters seem afflicted with deafness.

Moves to have kahawai managed as a recreational-only species have fallen on deaf ears.

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It’s a plane!

The plane has well and truly landed in Blenheim’s CBD. One of six sites around town to be developed as part of the Marlborough Mile project, Liz Davidson Place’s ‘Aviation’ theme is now taking flight with the recent installation of a locally designed and made replica biplane.

Blenheim Business Association (BBA) chair, Lynette Rayner, says the plane is a nod to Marlborough’s aviation history, including the first ever flight across Cook Strait.

Captain Euan Dickson completed the air crossing of Cook Strait in a 110-hp Le Rhone Avro on 25 August 1920, stopping briefly in Blenheim on his way from Christchurch to Upper Hutt.

BBA deputy chair, Mark Davis, says the installation is designed to bring some playfulness and encourage families into the Blenheim CBD as well as celebrating Marlborough’s aviation history.

Up in smoke: Blenheim’s air quality “Following the biplane installation, an aviation mural, a ground ‘way-finding’ anchor and a storyboard detailing the stories behind Marlborough’s aviation history will add to the site, Mr Davis said.

Designed and built by Cuddon Engineering, the biplane has been scaled down to fit the space but is in exact proportions to the original. It is made of aluminium and has been reinforced so it will stand up to wear and tear.

Cuddon Engineering draftsman, Arshpreet Sidhu, says the design took a couple of months to complete followed by a six week build.

The BBA has been developing the Marlborough Mile, a pedestrian walking circuit within Blenheim’s CBD, to celebrate and reflect our history and key industries.

Six sites will connect the CBD with interactive wayfinding through a series of pocket parks.

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Ferry project financing hearings get underway Hearings on whether Council should raise a loan to finance Port Marlborough’s share of the Waitohi Picton Ferry Precinct Redevelopment will be held from tomorrow, 17 February, before Council makes its final decision on the financing proposal on Friday 4 March.

Consultation on the proposal closed on 4 February with 27 submissions received.

Of those, 12 submitters said they wished to speak to their submission at the hearings.

The Mayor and councillors make up the hearings panel.

Port Marlborough has successfully negotiated an agreement that would see the redevelopment of the ferry precinct, and KiwiRail commit to the town for at least 30 years. New Interislander ferries are due to arrive in 2025 and without this redevelopment the port would not be able to handle the larger vessels.

Mayor John Leggett says the significant proposal to on-lend $110 million to the Port would not increase rates or cost ratepayers, but progressively increase the dividend paid

to Council by up to $3 million a year over the 10 years to 2031.

“Additionally, the proposal would not increase the cost of debt for other Council capital borrowing,” Mayor Leggett said.

“After a review in November, Council retained its AA+ credit rating from S&P (formerly Standard and Poors), keeping its status as one of the top-rated local authorities in New Zealand, only just below the New Zealand Government’s AAA rating,” he said.

Under the proposal, Council would raise debt through its existing arrangements with the New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency, which specialises in financing the local government sector and provides lower cost and alternative funding sources. If Port Marlborough sought financing through private lending, Council estimates the interest rate would be up to 1.5 per cent higher, which means it would take longer to service the loan and lower the future dividends to Council.

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Blenheim has recorded the highest number of exceedances for particulate matter (PM) since air quality monitoring began in 2006.

Council’s Environment Committee recently received the Annual Air Quality Monitoring Report - Blenheim 2021 which confirmed the town had again failed to comply with the National Environmental Standards (NES) for Air Quality for PM10.

Council’s Environmental Scientist, Sarah Brand, told the committee that concentrations of PM10 exceeded the maximum concentration of 50 micrograms per cubic metre (50μg/m3) on 16 occasions in 2021.

“This resulted in 15 breaches of the NESAQ for PM10 whereas the NESAQ allows for one exceedance per year. This is the greatest number of exceedances since continuous monitoring for PM10 commenced in 2006,” Ms Brand said.

The maximum measured concentration during 2021 was 78 µg/m3 which was similar to maximum concentrations measured during 2017 (74 µg/m3) and 2015 (79 µg/m3).

“There were some irregularities in the 2021 exceedances with a greater contribution of coarse particles than usual. A potential source could relate to earthworks associated with the development of land approximately one kilometre from the monitoring site,” she said. “It shows that activities around the region can make a difference.”

The National Environmental Standards (NES) currently focus on PM10 but the Ministry for the Environment is proposing a change to focus on PM2.5 this year.

PM2.5 results for 2021 show that Blenheim

exceeded the proposed 24-hour average NESAQ for PM2.5 on 38 occasions which would constitute 35 breaches.

“The proposed NESAQ PM2.5 will only allow for three exceedances per year.

Blenheim is therefore unlikely to comply with these guidelines,” Ms Brand said.

An air emission inventory for Blenheim completed in 2017 showed that 90 per cent of the anthropogenic PM10 emissions originate from home heating (mainly wood smoke). Industry, transport, and outdoor burning contribute the remaining 8 per cent.

“Management measures to reduce PM10 concentrations to meet the NESAQ have been included in the Marlborough Environmental Plan (MEP) - however additional measures are likely to be required to achieve the new standards,” she said.

These could include behavioural change programmes targeting households’ operation of woodburners, ensuring that wood was dry and encouraging a shift towards other forms of heating through schemes such as Council’s Home Clean Heating scheme.

Last year Council’s ‘Burning Guides’ were updated to increase awareness of the new management measures in the MEP. “Burning dry wood is one of the best ways to limit the impacts of particulate matter on air quality. How you operate your wood burner does make a difference to real life emissions,” Ms Brand said.

To view the Council’s Burning Guides go to: www.marlborough.govt.nz/environment/ compliance-service/compliance-servicefact-sheets

You can help Tonga’s recovery Mayor John Leggett and Deputy Mayor Nadine Taylor recently met with a Tongan delegation, led by Lord Fakafanua, Speaker of the Tongan Legislative Assembly (pictured second right) and Marlborough Tongan Association chair Ika Faaoa (right).

Marlborough’s Tongan community has started fundraising to send three shipping containers of emergency supplies to the island following the recent volcanic eruption and tsunami.

The group already has enough funding to send one container but needs further funds to pay the cost

of sending two more.

If you can help by making a donation, please go to the group’s givealittle page: www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/ marlborough-to-tonga-tsunami-relieffund The Council is supporting the effort by publicising the group’s fundraising initiative.

Be Council’s eyes and ears Marlborough’s playgrounds, parks and open spaces are there for all to enjoy.

If you have found damage or seen someone acting suspiciously in an area where there is vandalism, please call the Council on Ph: 03 03 520 7400. Even after hours, the Council’s reserves ranger is available for urgent matters. Your safety is paramount so if you do come across someone intentionally damaging Council facilities, please call the Police on 111.

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Volunteering carries flame for firefighter Ryan Anderson is the first to admit he’s good in a crisis. The Blenheim Rural volunteer firefighter explains to Chris Valli it’s the mateship and experiences within the emergency volunteering community which motivates him.

“Maybe it’s the feeling of being part of a team, the reward of being with like-minded people and the fact that you know you can trust that guy.

They are doing it for the same reasons you are.

“The fundraising part of it is a bonus. We fundraise for Leukaemia Foundation and Blood Cancer, the Movembers and Ride for Cure; I get a kick out of all that.”

The 40 year old Invercargill native found his way to Blenheim two years ago after time in Australia. The lure of the lifestyle that is the Top of the South and his parent’s relocation to Picton was an easy transition for the self-confessed emergency enthusiast.

“I wanted to come back to a warm climate. Blenheim won out after I found a job with Wineworks and Mum and Dad bought a house and said I’ll see you there.”

His volunteering resume is extensive including three years on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.

“I was interested in the State Emergency Service (SES). During storm season, daily there are storms from 4 - 7pm with a real hiss and a roar.

100 kilometre winds, torrential rain for an hour with flooding, bringing down trees, damaging roofs, being part of that was awesome.”

The role included sandbagging, cleaning up debris and reassuring people they were there to not only lend a hand but ultimately provide support.”

Ryan says his time training as a volunteer in Blenheim’s rural fire and emergency, although intensive, is thorough with courses at the weekend.

“There’s a lot to put in personally but the reward is huge. If I think back to when I was younger, I always thrived in the excitement of busy or dangerous

things. I volunteered at air shows and liked being involved. Somebody has to do it. “If I see someone pulled over with their bonnet up I’m the guy that pulls over and asks are you right mate?”

Ryan’s day job is as a bottling manager at Spy Valley Wines. He has 20 years’ experience in food manufacturing, a field he got into after initially training as a pilot when he left school in Invercargill.

“Dad worked for Air New Zealand.

I was in the industry for two years but a friend I knew died in a helicopter accident which pushed me back into a ground job with Alliance Freezing Works in Christchurch.”

May 2022 will see Ryan’s first attempt with the Firefighter’s Sky Tower challenge. The annual fundraising event is the ultimate challenge for firefighters from all over New Zealand to give it their all for Kiwis living with blood cancer by climbing Auckland’s Sky Tower.

“I’ve been aware of it and watched them online and thought that looks really fun to be a part of.”

Ryan says the social circle within volunteering has been invaluable.

“When I moved to Blenheim I didn’t know anybody. I now have a great group of mates through the fire service. When I met the likes of Steve Smith in the brigade, he came up to me on my first night and said, Ryan, come over here mate, what do you need to know, any questions you have, let me know. If there’s anything you need, don’t hesitate.”

His highlights as a volunteer include being part of the team that helped control the fire up Taylor Pass (late 2020) covering 10 - 20 hectares, an area which was dry and with people walking the hills opened his eyes to

the close proximity of the scenario.

The other sense of contribution was helping those involved in the July floods last year. He says it was great to be a part of the team that went into people’s houses in Renwick who had to be evacuated after the Wairau stock banks were breached.

He recalls when he was at home in Witherlea and his pager going off saying ‘roof overflow and flooding’. There he was with blue skies, running out his driveway in dry socks. By the time he got to the fire station another three beeps had gone including flooding at Mitchell Sports, a private house and Smiths City.

“We thought, God, what was going on? I didn’t even think to take my jacket. When you turn up to these places it’s like a real relief to people to see them have that help.”

Ryan’s Blenheim partner Shannan Nicholas is supportive in his volunteering efforts and he admits there is a sense of work, life balance through the little things like going out for walks together when the time allows.

He thinks more people should do something within the community whatever medium that may look like.

“I come from a family of volunteers.

My Mum is the president of Inner Wheel (an international women’s organisation to create friendship, service and understanding with clubs in over 100 countries and over 100,000 members) and they do stuff all over the world. Maybe that’s what has rubbed off on me and I’m following in her footsteps.”

Ryan says more people should do more for their community.

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Age no barrier to creating a glorious garden

By Glenise Dreaver

“Lilium Weederatum!” says John Vile as we look at the lavishly self-seeded Easter lilies gracing his John Street garden.

“It’s actually called Easter Lily,” says wife Zella, 89. “And I think they’re a gift from God!” After 66 years of happy marriage (well it will be on March 17) it’s clearly OK for these two dedicated gardeners to have independent views on some matters, not least their glorious John Street garden in Nativity Courts, which The Sun has come to visit.

John, now 95, has taken part of a day off his work at Glenroy Housing, which he founded.

Son Phil is the manager however. “I’m just the boy!” says John, whose main role is now to create the larder and bedroom doors. “But I just do shorter days. Nine-ish to four o’clock.”

Their garden is at its glowing best now, with a huge number of begonias being the stars of the show.

You can’t see the full wonder of that from the street view, which also includes the garden facing the street that belongs to the next-door Scout Hall. “My

sister Ruth, who used to live in this unit, started that and we’ve just extended it and carried it on,” says John.

Eleven years ago Ruth shifted into a retirement home and John and Zella left their extensive house and garden in Budge Street to purchase her flat.

Their previous home had many innovative features for its time, and a huge garden. So after 43 years there they were sad to leave.

“But it had two stories and lots of steps,” says Zella.

They brought many potted begonias with them, so some are up to 30 years old – and Zella and John continue to add to the collection each year.

John has built special shelter houses for most of them, as the plants, which need a temperate climate, are attached to their fence and the house itself. It creates a special garden area that can’t be seen from the front, which of itself is spectacularly colourful.

It’s not just the astonishing size, quantity and glorious range of colours, there are many different kinds of begonia blooms on show.

Frilly, picotee, rose, doubles,

Just a few of the multitude of begonias grown by John and Zella Vile at their unit in John Street.

scented, waved, hanging, and bicoloured to name just a few.

“And they keep bringing out new colours,” says Zella, adding that they also breed some new ones of their own. Their next door neighbour Jim Barnett, formerly their neighbour in Budge Street, has also caught the bug, creating his own shade house, breeding new blooms, and giving the

Viles some for their collection.

There’s a rather hardy pink specimen called Zella’s Surprise. It has really proved a surprise, seeding itself and locking itself into the paving of the path that runs by the shelter house and stubbornly refusing efforts at removal.

Most of this begonia display cannot be seen from the street, and each year

Zella and John put out a sign inviting those interested to come and admire the display.

And Covid notwithstanding, they plan to do it again this year.

Please respect their warm hospitality by wearing your mask and spacing yourselves to keep everyone safe, not least these two treasures of our community.

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Biddy Kates Cafe and Bar in Market Street is adapting with the times and introducing a delicious array of culinary fare that caters for all tastes.

Manager Matt Prices says under current restriction levels, the change in menu is towards a bistro style and personalised customer service focus.

New chef Tim Nott comes to the Biddy Kates team with a wide range of skills and according to Matt, his exciting skill set will bring different ideas and approaches.

“We really want to drive our steaks. We’re looking at doing a meat eaters night, once a fortnight, pairing it with some whiskeys and wines, different cuts of meat. Rib eyes, eye fillets, lambs, pork belly, we have the whole range there.”

Matt says ideally, it’s about extending to the market that wants to Mon-Sat for breakfast, lunch and dinner till late come to be dined with some great food options that we are adding to our business to help with the current restraints placed on hospitality.

It’s about evolving our business to be more attractive to a broader market.”

Our new menu has something for everyone, from burgers, pizza salads or a 3 course meal.

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Marlborough’s ‘abysmal’ four hours of sunshine in 12 days

By Maia Hart

Marlborough is on track for its second-wettest February on record, leading to an “abysmal” amount of sunshine in the region so far this month.

It comes as rain in the region caused slips on Port Underwood Rd and Awatere Valley Rd at the weekend, along with several fallen trees.

Marlborough Plant and Food research scientist Rob Agnew said, however, people were “probably forgetting” how wet it was in February 2018.

Rob said a record-breaking 181.4 millimetres of rain was recorded in February that year, the most since records began in 1930.

So far this month, there had been 132.2mm of rain recorded, Rob said.

But the long-term average for February rainfall was 45.9mm, he said.

“The other thing that is probably making people forget, is that the last three Februarys have been very, very dry,” Rob said.

He said the large amount of rainfall so far

this month had also heavily impacted on how much sun the region was getting.

He said February 1 recorded 9.8 hours of sun.

From February 2 to February 14 (at 9am), there had been 4.2 hours, which Rob said was “ridiculous”.

“In 13 days, up to 9am this morning, Marlborough has only had 14 hours of sunshine, which is abysmal,” he said.

“We’ve had eight days out of 13 without any sunshine at all.”

Marlborough Roads manager Steve Murrin said they were holding out for some sunshine, to get the roads tidied up before winter, following the major floods in July last year.

Steve said rain on the weekend caused quite a bit of damage, but nothing “major”.

“Port Underwood probably took the biggest hit, then the Waihopai and the top of the Awatere,” Steve said. “We had a lot of trees down around the place, around Port Underwood Rd, Northbank Rd and the road at Okiwi Bay to French Pass.

“We’ve got quite a few slips on the Port Underwood Rd, there’s one big one on Tumbledown Bay Rd.” He said Kenepuru Rd, which still has major

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roadworks ongoing following floods last year, held up “quite well”.

But there had been damage to other problem areas, including the Awatere Valley Rd and the Waihopai Valley Rd. “The Waihopai, we have problems there again, the river is back up,” he said.

The section that stretched over a kilometre between a dam and a temporary Bailey bridge was in a very poor state and was the only access road for those who lived on the other side of the river. But the river came out on that section above the dam where we have had the issues, which we tidied up just last week.” He said the rain had “certainly” caused issues on the Awatere Valley Rd, which remained closed on Monday, after a slip at the Limestone Bridge had come down.

“We put in a temporary road by the river, so we could get traffic past the slip, so we could work on it,” he said. “We’ve lost that temporary road now, because there was a

flood in the river.

“It’s certainly put us back on some of the work up there.” He said areas of Blenheim had seen some surface flooding but “nothing too major. We just need a couple of months of good weather, so we can just get everything tidied up before winter gets to us,” he said.

Meanwhile, weather conditions in Picton caused a boat to “partially submerge” in the Picton Marina.

Port Marlborough chief executive Rhys Welbourn said the boat had moored on a custom-made pontoon. “Our staff were called out and once they determined there was no safety or environmental danger, Kenny Barging was engaged to complete a successful recovery,” Rhys said.

He said the marine team was able to assist ferries to dock safely and give recreational boat owners a heads-up in advance. “Despite the strong winds and rain, there were generally only minor issues in the marinas.”

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Future work needs to be identified and supported Blenheim businesses and local communities are being asked to identify and support actions to address the region’s labour and skills needs.

The request is part of the development of The Marlborough Regional Skills Leadership Group’s (RSLG) inaugural Regional Workforce Plan.

Last year, the Government established independent and locally based RSLGs to identify and support better ways of meeting

future skills and workforce needs throughout the country.

Their Regional Workforce Plans, due for release in July, will be used by employers, school leavers, training providers, industry bodies and government agencies to ensure the skills that regions need both now and in the future are developed and readily available.

The Marlborough RSLG has been engaging with the local community and gathering insight

on how they can work together to help transform the region’s workforce to become more resilient to the changing needs of the future.

It has developed a consultation document for discussion, with submissions closing at 5pm on Monday, 14 March.

“The last few years have highlighted the importance of Marlborough attracting and training and retaining our workforce,” says Marlborough RSLG cochair, Jennifer Moxon.

“In collaboration with the community, we can play an active part in shaping the region’s future workforce, to ensure it provides the right skills, meaningful careers and adequate living standards,” says Jennifer.

“We are also interested in what the future of work will look like in Marlborough and what skills people will need. For example, the skills needed to drive and service a tractor are different to those to remotely operate and to service

a driverless tractor – and we need to ensure our workforce is ready for these types of changes.”

“There are significant opportunities to increase collaboration between community and local industry to deliver beneficial workforce outcomes in the long term.”

T h e M a r l b o r o u g h R SL G R e g i o n a l Wo r k fo r c e Pl a n consultation document is at: www. mbie.govt.nz/Marlborough-rwpconsultation

Business Promotion Campaign Silver Rider - Bill This week as part of our campaign we feature our first story from one of our local riders who has completed their Ride Forever training ride Bill East believed his riding behaviours were generally pretty good. He’d learned to ride on his mate’s farm and after forty years of riding figured he knew what he was doing when he moved from a cruiser to an adventure sports bike last November.

“I love the feeling of freedom, the whole riding environment.

It’s hard to explain but all stresses melt away on a ride because you are concentrating on the road and the experience.”

But after injuring himself when he came off his new bike trying to negotiate a roundabout, Bill saw an advertisement for a Ride Forever Course and jumped at the chance to see what he could be doing better.

“I decided I needed to do something so I registered for a Silver course that day.”

Bill wanted to learn the ‘right’ slow riding manoeuvre and cornering skills now that he is riding a bike vastly different to his others. He also wanted to learn the high-speed braking actions that might help protect

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He decided he needed to learn these skills from a qualified instructor rather than rely on the techniques he always used in the past.

“I realised that there might be benefits in regular training as you can become complacent and lazy with what is the best way to ride and need someone to remind you of the best riding practices.”

“I love the feeling of freedom, the whole riding environment. It’s hard to explain but all stresses melt away on a ride because you are concentrating on the road and the experience.”

The course he attended in December did not disappoint.

He was grateful that due to the small numbers on the course, he got quality time with the trainer and was able to repeat exercises until he got them right.

He learned the correct way to use front and rear brakes when riding and especially when cornering.

“I found out I had been doing it wrong all along! I feel a lot more confident using my bike at low speed now than I ever did before.”

Bill is now keen to do an adventure riding course with a trained instructor and then the Ride Forever Gold course. Once he completes the Gold course, he’ll be eligible for the Motorcycle Rego Cashback programme. https://www.rideforever.co.nz/ coaching/motorcycle-rego-cashback-programme/ Bill recommends the courses which cater for all levels of riding skill and experience, but he thinks they will be particularly valuable for learners.

“It will save learning bad habits like I did and it’s only a day. And if you only take one thing away from the training to help you be safer on the road and make riding even more enjoyable, it’s worth it.”

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Support groups normalising cancer

By Chris Valli

A cancer support group is doing more than just support for those diagnosed with the disease.

Known officially as Prost-Fit (prostate cancer) the group officially started in August 2021 thanks to the initiative of Murray Eyles, the Marlborough Prostate Cancer Support Group Coordinator. Prost-Fit is open to men with any type of cancer.

The group of eight - 12 local men meet weekly under the watchful eye of instructor Nir Haz-Paz who guides them through their paces with a variety of team building games, cardio and upper body activity.

78 year old Jim Campbell has been part of the group for six months after hearing about it from Murray and through Fliss Spencer at the Cancer Society.

Jim’s cancer journey is one that saw him have no chemotherapy but he did seek radiation treatment. Unfortunately, Jim has been diagnosed with bone cancer and is transparent about where his hauora and mental health lies.

Yet he is thankful for the group and the social dynamic that comes with being a part of like-minded individuals.

“All the guys are on the same boat together, safety and numbers.

The group has been good.

“The first thing is getting your head around it and getting used

to the idea that you have cancer.

“It’s all part of life, you just have to get on with it.”

Philip Taylor, 73, was diagnosed with prostate cancer as a 67 year old. He says the best part of the group is the fellowship and meeting other people with similar circumstances that he didn’t know about.

“A lot of people don’t like to talk about it but once you come to the group, we open up, compare notes and share stories.”

Sprightly 81 year old Ken Grant says the prostate cancer solution is about early diagnosis. He says often the scenario is getting it early enough and not letting it spread.

He is adamant about getting it done and checked early.

Most guys, Ken says, shy off from getting tested because they think they are getting a finger up the bum. “You don’t have to do that option. They can do it off a blood test. It’s worse for the doctor.”

Jim recommends all blokes to kill two birds with one stone and get their Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) done along with other checks next time they might be with their GP. PSA, is a protein produced by normal, as well as malignant, cells of the prostate gland. The PSA test measures the level of PSA in a man’s blood. For this test, a blood sample is sent to a laboratory for analysis

Normalising Cancer - Prost-Fit group all smiles before their class.

Murray Eyles (Prostate Cancer Coordinator), Paula Jim Campbell, Philip Taylor and Ken Grant at a recent Olliver, Fliss Spencer (Cancer Society) and Ricky Prost-Fit class.

White (Stadium 2000).

“I go along and get my diabetes, cholesterol check and PSA done and it doesn’t require a separate appointment. They can do it all at once. I started at 45 and for those who have a family history, you should insist on it.”

Ken’s advice shines some perspective on why he joined the support group.

“Get on with life, do normal

things. The biggest thing for me is that I don’t drive myself hard enough to do exercise. The group fills a huge important gap for me to come regularly.

“It’s the camaraderie and why I come. I look forward to it. I get tired by the end and a bit shaky but I know it’s helping me.”

Meanwhile, the Marlborough Breast Cancer Support Group is

joining forces with the Prost-Fit group with their Live Stronger Pink Edition exercise class, specifically catering for women diagnosed with any type of cancer. Coordinator Paula Olliver says classes are weekly, starting next Wednesday, 6pm at Stadium 2000.

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Marlborough Motorcycle Riding School John Laing learned to ride motorbikes on the hills and traffic in and around Dunedin city. A motorbike rider for 50 years, John is the face behind Marlborough Motorcycle Riding School which has been in operation for 11 years.

John recognised a gap in the market and wanted to do his bit towards helping to reduce the motorcycle accident rate in Marlborough.

“This can only be done by teaching good safe riding skills to riders. This also improves riders’ enjoyment of riding - it shouldn’t be hard work or scary, it’s actually great fun when you’re doing it right.”

John is approved by NZTA to train and test for Learner, Restricted and Full motorcycle licence. He says MMRS’s target audience ranges from people who want to learn to people who already ride to people returning to riding after an absence.

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Marlborough’s Flying Godwits tackle Coast to Coast

By Chris Valli

A Marlborough women’s team aptly named the Flying Godwits proudly flew the flag at the Kathmandu Coast to Coast at the weekend.

The local team consisting of Kate Harper, Emily Marfell and Tara Smith competed in the one day, three person team event and finished first in the female team event albeit the only female team which entered.

Godwits take flights for long distances and wade on the beach to meet up with other birds.

It was fitting then, they crossed the finish line in New Brighton Beach with a combined time of 13hrs 18mins. Kate says the team was stoked and it was a great achievement from all to push for the cut-off times.

“We needed to be strong all over the three disciplines as the cut off time to get on the river was 5.45pm and we made it at 5pm so not a heap of time to make mistakes. The 115km was good for me as I do like the hills and it was such a cool part of the world to ride through. I loved the challenge we had to meet to get the next person on their stage.”

The one day event included five stages. Kate says utilising their respective strengths was the key to finishing each stage with Kate biking, Emily running the mountain stage and Tara kayaking.

Kate biked a total of 185kms in

FLYING GODWITS at the finish line on New Brighton Beach; Emily Marfell, Kate Harper and Tara Kate Harper on the 115km bike stage on the Coast to Coast at the weekend.

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conditions she said which got really tough, especially on the 115km third stage from Klondyke (Arthurs Pass) to Thompson’s Road.

“The headwind with pouring rain from about halfway made the roads slippery. Towards the end of the cycle was a 1.5km gravel ride to get to the kayak transition. I was holding my breath through heaps of deep puddles hoping not to get

a flat tyre.”

What culminated for the Godwits was a full on southerly and driving rain, making for some tricky logistics.

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Kate says the hardest part of the one day event was the 2.2km mad sprint off the beach to her bike for the first stage of 55km. “The sprint was the worst, especially when I fell over rocks at the start. Whoops.

I’m not a runner.”

Kate says after initially entering as an individual, an injury rein-

forced her goals and she decided to put the team together. She says the team event is a beast with loads of training that you need to commit to.

“It’s massive, sometimes the body has other ideas.”

As for a return to the notorious multisport event next year?

“I’m not sure yet, will try and talk Tara into the two day event first.”

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Passion for dance and movement

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For Blenheim dancer Lauren Marshall, Covid has in many ways opened new doors and new opportunities.

Lauren arrived home at the end of 2019 after living abroad for three and half years which had taken her on a journey of discovery.

She worked in the resort industry in Mexico and the Bahamas as a Professional Dancer with skills in Aerial and Acrobatics.

Lauren says she capitalised on an opportunity to travel in an effort to gain new experiences, foster personal development, and bring a renewed perspective to her field of interest.

“This period allowed me to build strong connections with other individuals and cultures, which cultivated new growth and a better understanding of my future goals.”

However, as Covid reared its ugly head in March 2020, Lauren dealt with the ‘what now’ scenario of not being able to return overseas and continue with her professional development thanks to quarantine.

The self confessed arts enthusiast saw an opportunity to follow her passion in Blenheim with hard work and opportunities coming to fruitful fruition. She gained multiple qualifications making the most out of her time and upskilling herself further.

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Re: What a waste If you don’t like seeing the waste then contact the few companies in town who do this work and tell them you would like the opportunity to demolish and recycle the houses yourself.

Too slippery Council members need to walk the main streets of Blenheim and Picton to see how dangerous they are in the rain, someone is going to get really hurt. They may look nice but are absolutely dangerous.

New world order Arderns style of leadership (dictatorship) smacks of arrogance and contempt for New Zealand and New Zealanders as she ploughs forward with her agenda for a new world order.

Nurses’ working conditions Congratulations Aggie on speaking up about the conditions nurses are working under at Wairau Hospital. It must have taken a lot of courage. The response from our DHB will be interesting.

Amazing service Thank you Raupo’s for your amazing service and food. We had our end of year function at your restaurant and it was fabulous.

Who may I ask is going to pay for the damage done to Nelson Square in Picton from all the vehicles driving on the grass. It’s a mess.

Hopefully it’s not a debt being laid on the shoulders of us ratepayers. Whomever gave them permission should foot the bill.

Just reading this week’s paper about the Freedom Convoy camps in Picton. It said there was “little evidence of side-line supporters in Picton as seen in other towns further south”.

Ok I don’t know what happened south but there was a lot of locals out at Nelson Square watching and waving. Tell it like it was please.

I was there!

Hearty congratulations to the MDC and police for sitting on their hands and allowing the peaceful freedom demonstrators encamp at Picton’s Nelson square. Yeah really!!

They cannot work, they are not vaccinated.

That’s the whole point but it’s their choice.

They ought not to cry we lost our job. Government doing their best to keep the population safe. There are multitudes of things mandatory in a nation. All the reasons people refuse to vaccinate for don’t wash.

Their unemployment benefit should be stopped. They are not actively looking for work and there are plenty of vacancies around here, especially with the harvest starting.

Wish sheepies like you would pull your head out of the sand. It was fully vaccinated people that put the country in Red. I respect anyone’s right to protest but living close to Nelson Square in Picton over the past two days has been frightening. Tooting started at 4am again this morning, last night speakers insisting violence and racism. Peaceful protest…..I don’t think so

Big thanks to fellow cyclist I’d like to express my gratitude to the wonderful woman that helped me fix my bike after a car crashed into me near Countdown. You were generous with your time and supportive when I was in shock. Thank you for keeping me level-headed. Let’s hope neither of us is thrown off our bikes again. A reminder to drivers, please be vigilant of cyclists. It could be your friend or family you hit next.

Dirty snoop?

I overheard two ordinary folks having an open chat about politics, its election year after all, to observe a girl, her back turned to both oblivious to me, turned her phone on to record and held it up at right angle, to the side of her head recording the chat.

In the waiting room!

Protests I look at the photos of these people protesting and camping out at parliament and it literally scares me to think these are New Zealander’s I’m living amongst. No problem with you taking a stand of sorts but this is out of control.

I feel sorry for the police (someone’s son or daughter or loved one) having to deal with this.

You protesters aren’t hurting the right people to get your point across.

How childish of Mallard to put on the water sprinklers and had music playing all night to annoy the protesters, it’s bad enough the media don’t have the guts to go down and talk to them. Let’s wait and see when Maori protest next at parliament if he does the same to them.

And yes I am fully vaccinated.

Never thought there would come a time when the Speaker of the House of Representatives would openly make disparaging remarks about members of the public and turn water sprinklers on them. Is he really a fit person to continue to hold the dignified office of speaker?

So the naked female protester feels traumatised after the police dragged her from the crowd. Seriously? Get a life, get back to work.

Such a mess Why are forestry companies allowing slash to block state highways. Hope they are paying the bill for extra time travelling public are inconvenienced. Shouldn’t they be building bunds to contain the slash?

Show respect I have no issue with the right to protest but to fly our New Zealand flag upside down on your vehicles is a disgrace. You should be ashamed.

What a joke Why Marlborough Roads, why, Nelson Street kerb and footpath dug up and removed. Week later cut out good metre of new hot mix and remove for new kerbing (should have done first). Do kerbing, then of cause hot mix, incompetence to the full, double the price it should have been oh what do I care Marlborough’s full of incompetent people.

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txt talk of the week Why so many cones?

There are lots of traffic cones on rural roads in Marlborough placed around small branches a three year old could pick up.

Why not pick the branch up, it would be quicker than putting out cones and coming back?

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Stand alone If this guy who wears a hat in parliament (rude for a start) and that tattoo on his face wants to pull away from the crown, let’s go for it then the treaty will mean absolutely nothing and we can stop paying out to Maori, generation after generation, and live together without all this hostility from 180 years ago.

This country needs to move on and make our education better for the generations to come.

Our health system, nurses, doctors etc better pay to keep them here and more hospitals.

Also start teaching younger kids not to grow up relying on benefits and thinking they are entitled to them.

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Why our money Housing corp in Blenheim over last couple of years have been buying up houses. Out bidding other buyers which pushes exorbitant prices even higher. Some houses brand new.

Two in my street alone. Must be nice to have access to tax payers money to throw around like that.

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Travel to Egypt and see the pyramids and museums.

Preparing for winter: By Wally Richards

It may sound a bit unusual but now is the time to get organised with your winter gardens. With both vegetables and flowers it’s over the next couple of months you need to plant up seeds or seedlings so that you will have crops to harvest and displays of flowering plants in the middle of winter.

If you plant late; say April through to June, then there will be not much growth till the spring and then the vegetables will go to seed and be a waste of time. For flower plants it is not a problem. Planting vegetables such as brassicas at this time of the year can be a problem because of white butterflies and their caterpillars devouring your young plants.

The best solution I have found for this is the following; If growing winter cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli from plants then check the plants you buy for the little yellow eggs of the white butterflies and rub them off the leaves so the plants are clean. Also don’t buy seedlings that are big as they are likely to have been stressed and may go to seed prematurely. Instead look for nice young plants and if a bit too small to transplant don’t worry, they are good value for you to grow on till they are big enough to transplant.

I like to spray the seedlings a few days before transplanting with Vaporgard as this reduces the transplant shock and the plants stand up without laying down as you often see with transplanting seedlings. They get away to a quicker start.

Also remember to plunge the punnet into a bucket of water to thoroughly wet the mix before removing the seedlings. This reduces root damage.

When you make the planting hole,

place some Neem Tree Granules into the base of the hole along with some of Wallys Unlocking your soil. Also sprinkle the same onto the soil around the seedlings.

The Neem Granules help to protect the plant from insect pests and the Unlocking your soil assists in root development, and supplies about 80 odd minerals and elements for a healthier plant and more nutritional value for you. Doing this only will help with caterpillar control but the next step will make sure you don’t have the pests on the plants and in amongst the curds of cauliflowers and broccoli when you harvest.

The total protection is by using hoops of alkathene pipe and crop cover mesh. You place lengths of the pipe into the soil making a hoop that’s about 1 metre tall over the row of plants.

The pipes are spaced about 50 to 70 cm apart.

Then take your crop cover which is 4 metres wide and place it over the hoops and on the windward side cover it with soil to hold secure. On the ends and the other side place lengths of old 100 x 50 (4 x 2) wood to hold in place. This allows you to open up and weed as needed.

The rest of the time the plants are protected from insects, birds, cats and strong winds. The cover gives a 15 percent shade factor which in a sunny situation is also good value.

It allows rain or overhead watering with a soft wand to wet the soil still.

Winter vegetables such as leeks and brassicas should be planted as soon as. Remember to add natural products such as animal manures, blood & bone and garden lime. If you

don’t feed the soil you don’t get the results. With the weather being a bit unsettled in many areas, a lot of the summer pest insects have not been as plentiful as if the weather had been more settled.

What I have noticed as a result is very little damage by psyllids on tomato plants outside and I have not seen any white butterflies except the odd ones.

Glasshouses are a real asset and I highly recommend that you keen gardeners invest in one before winter so you can extend your growing season.

In some areas it is the only way to grow some heat loving plants such as okra, luffa, cucumber, chilli and capsicums with a good degree of success even at this time of the year. For instance outside in the open dwarf beans and normal type climbing beans are doing well but snake beans are struggling. Not enough heat. If you are going to buy a glasshouse type unit then the best is definitely glass as opposed to plastic or other materials. Glass may break if you play cricket on the lawn but it will outlast as many years as you can garden, otherwise.

It’s easy to clean and maintain and unlike plastic film or similar materials it is not affected by UV so does not have to be replaced every few years.

By placing quarantine cloth over the vents and doorway you can make your glasshouse fairly insect proof.

You can take insects into the house on plant material or even in soil/ compost mixes.

With the world’s weather patterns changing it could mean a glasshouse is the only way to have a reasonable control over the environment and be able to grow the plants you want.

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URGENT services Urgent Care Centre: Wairau Hospital Grounds. Entry off Hospital Rd, Blenheim, 8am-8pm daily. Phone (03) 520 6377.

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Community Care Pharmacy: Within the Blenheim Warehouse, open 7 days 9am8pm. Only closed Christmas Day. Lifeline Marlborough: 0800 543354, 24hr helpline.

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Death notices GRIFFITHS, Cleve Victor: On Friday February 4, 2022 in Blenheim. Aged 78 years. Loved husband of the late Judith, and special friend of Carolyn. Father of Tracey and Shelley. Loved grandad of Kaan and Emma. Loved brother of Ken (deceased), Miriam (deceased), Margaret, Joy, Tony (deceased), Ross (deceased), Neville, and Stephen. Messages may be sent to 69 Devon Street, Picton 7220. A memorial service to celebrate Cleve’s life was held on Monday February 14, however the service may be viewed online at www.oneroomstreaming. com/login; Event ID: sowmans; Password: 8ZYXFR.

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COOPER, Wade Poutama: On Monday February 7, 2022, peacefully at home with family. In his 32nd year. Dearly loved son of Powhiri and Unaiki. Loved brother of Dylan, Te-Ohomauri, and Powhiri Jnr. Precious nephew of the Cooper whanau of Te Awa Marahi. Loved by all, especially his nieces and nephews and the Walker family.

Special thanks to Crossfit Fitness. Messages may be sent to 7 Taylor Crescent, Blenheim 7201. Wade’s tangihanga was held at Te Hora Marae, Canvastown at 1.00pm on Friday February 11, followed by interment at the Te Hora Urupa.

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HINGLEY, Margaret Rae (née Jenkins): It is with much sadness we announce the passing of Margaret at Wairau Hospital on Thursday February 3, 2022. Aged 91 years.

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HEBERLEY, Heather Isobel: A courageous lady, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Wednesday February 9, 2022. Aged 79 years. Beloved wife of the late Joe, loved and treasured Mum of Joe and Joy, Helen and Peter, James and Lisa, and Pauline and Michael. Grandma to her 21 grandies. Messages may be sent to 37 Waikawa Road, Picton 7220. In lieu of flowers, a donation would be appreciated to Coastguard Marlborough and may be made at the service or to a/c 03-1710-0003876-00 ref HEBERLEY. A celebration of Heather’s life was held at the Queen Charlotte Yacht Club, Shelley Beach, Picton on Monday February 14. The service may be viewed online https://www.withlovelive.com/heather-heberley. “Even though you are far away, you will always be in our hearts. Rest in peace with Dad. Love you Mum.”

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Public Notices

Fabricator Due to one of our staff leaving the region, we require an Aluminium fabricator to join our busy team. Experience preferred but not necessary as training would be given.

The ideal candidate would be fit and healthy, able to do some heavy lifting, and have a good eye for detail.

Tasks include making aluminium windows and door frames and loading of the truck to deliver our product to our clients.

If you’re interested, please send your CV and an email telling us a bit about yourself to: admin@dawsonaluminium.co.nz

Vintage modern fleet fleet of ofharvesters harvesters Vintage Harvesters Harvesters operates operates aa modern and and tractors tractorsthroughout throughoutthe theMarlborough MarlboroughDistrict.

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We for experienced experienced harvester harvester and and tractor tractor We are are looking looking for drivers. minimum of of aa class class 11 driver’ driver’ss drivers. You You will will need need aa minimum licence endorsement for licence for for tractor tractor driving driving and a wheels endorsement harvester harvesterdriving. driving.

We commence approximately midWe anticipate anticipatework workwillwill commence approximately March and finishing mid-April.

Drivers must be must available mid- March and finishing mid-April.

Drivers be for extended and hours weekends. available for hours extended and weekends.

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MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL

Harbourmaster The Nautical and Coastal Team includes the functions of the Harbourmaster and Coastal Science and is responsible for the safe and sustainable management of the region’s harbours, coastline and marine environment.

The Nautical and Coastal Team are looking to appoint a full-time Harbourmaster. This is a senior role with strategic importance in that it provides regional oversight and management for the Marlborough coastline (approximately 1800 kilometres). It includes looking after the maritime safety needs, infrastructure, and compliance needs of the region.

The Harbourmaster is responsible for: • Managing all resources within the Harbourmaster Group (including personnel, boats, buildings, vehicles, and other equipment).

• Providing a visible public presence for Council with regards to all maritime and harbour activities.

• Delivering all requirements under the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Resource Management Act 1991, and the Transport and Licensing Act 1989 for the region.

About you | Ko koe tēnei You will be an experienced mariner with advanced knowledge of maritime navigation processes. Ideally, you will hold a Certificate of Competency as a Master of ForeignGoing Ship (Class 1), or an equivalent qualification approved by the Director of Maritime Safety. From large ships to novel recreational craft you will have a working knowledge and understanding of full extent of the maritime sector.

Your technical skill and experienced will be matched by your exceptional ability to communicate matters of maritime safety to a broad audience. You will be just as effective addressing matters of maritime safety in the board room, community hall or within council chambers as you are on the water, on a wharf or at the boat ramp.

Your leadership skills have been proven by your experience at sea or ashore and you can readily motivate others to contribute to maritime based projects that have a significant and positive impact on the region. You will foster the energy and enthusiasm of a small but highly capable team willing to mobilise 24/7 to meet the demands of what is commonly described as New Zealand’s most complex and dynamic harbour.

You are driven to ensure continuous improvement in the management of maritime risk in the region and resilient in the face of challenge. You understand that the marine environment of Marlborough holds remarkable cultural, commercial and recreational value and as Harbourmaster you will consider it a privilege to be the person charged with the responsibility to keep it navigable, safe and clean.

We offer | Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou • A workplace that supports flexibility, health, and wellbeing.

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

• A competitive remuneration and benefits package.

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

Applications close at 5.00 pm on 28 February 2022.

Applications should be made online via the careers page www.marlborough.govt.nz/your-council/careers/current-vacancies where you will find full information on the vacancy and how to apply.

For further information you are welcome to contact Luke Grogan (Nautical and Coastal Team Manager) on luke.grogan@marlborough.govt.nz.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements: This position has been subject to a health and safety risk assessment to determine the risk of exposure to COVID-19. The risk assessment determined that this role may only be undertaken by fully vaccinated individuals. Evidence of vaccination will therefore be required as part of the recruitment process.

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At Springlands Lifestyle Village we are proud to prepare and cook our meals on-site. We are looking for a Full Time Kitchen Assistant/ Cook to join our Kitchen team to assist us with providing top quality meals. If you want to work in a fresh, friendly environment then call Naomi Nailer, Village Manager on (03) 5775208 or 0211366504.

Applications close Wednesday 23rd February 2022

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Position: Junior Smallgoods, Curing and associated meat preparation Assistant We are a long-established retail processing Butchery located on Maxwell Road, Blenheim. We are looking for a junior person to join out Butchery team to learn the craft of bacon, ham, smallgoods and associated preparation of meats. This is a junior start position with the opportunity to gain a trade qualification. The position is full time Monday to Friday and Saturdays when required.

You will have many questions regarding the role and future with Meaters and we will have plenty to ask and check with you at the interview stage.

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To apply send your CV or name and contact details through to gboyd@viridianglass.net.nz or for more information call Garry on 027 439 7209 For a full list of vacancies go to Viridian’s careers page: https://www.viridianglass.co.nz/about-us/careers-public/

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Wednesday February 16, 2022 Delivery Price Schedule for Marlborough Lines Limited from 1 April 2022 Pursuant to the Electricity Distribution Information Disclosure Determination 2012 Price Code

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0.1362

0.1108

0.0254

0.0272

0.1351

16

Controlled energy (hot water and/or EV chargers)

$/kWh

0.0883

0.0849

0.0034

0.0177

0.1011

17

Night only energy

$/kWh

0.0728

0.0728

0.0000

0.0146

0.0728

DL

9,165 Daily fixed price up to 15kVA capacity

General NS

899 Daily fixed price up to 15kVA capacity

$/con/day

2.3125

2.3125

0.0000

0.4625

1.8500

NSR

159 Remote daily fixed price up to 15kVA capacity

$/con/day

2.5900

2.5900

0.0000

0.0000

1.8500

NH

485 Daily fixed price 16kVA to 30kVA capacity

$/con/day

3.1796

3.1796

0.0000

0.6359

2.5437

$/con/day

3.5612

3.5612

0.0000

0.0000

2.5437

$/con/day

4.9795

4.9795

0.0000

0.9959

3.7581

$/con/day

5.2613

5.2613

0.0000

0.0000

3.7581

$/con/day

12.3927

12.3927

0.0000

2.4785

9.7198

NHR

27 Remote daily fixed price 16kVA to 30kVA capacity

NT

1,345 Daily fixed price 31kVA to 50kVA capacity

NTR

39 Remote daily fixed price 31kVA to 50kVA capacity

RT

287 Daily fixed price 51kVA to 70kVA

RV

92 Daily fixed price 71kVA to 105kVA

$/con/day

22.4029

22.4029

0.0000

4.4806

17.2330

RX

56 Daily fixed price 106kVA to 150kVA

$/con/day

29.9656

29.9656

0.0000

5.9931

23.0505

23

Uncontrolled energy 0kVA to 51kVA

$/kWh

0.0598

0.0410

0.0188

0.0120

0.0805

31

Uncontrolled energy 51kVA to 70kVA

$/kWh

0.0515

0.0326

0.0188

0.0103

0.0686

40

Uncontrolled energy 71kVA to 150kVA

$/kWh

0.0471

0.0283

0.0188

0.0094

0.0628

22

Controlled energy 0kVA to 150kVA

$/kWh

0.0277

0.0241

0.0037

0.0055

0.0462

28

Night only energy 0kVA to 150kVA

$/kWh

0.0214

0.0214

0.0000

0.0043

0.0214

20

20 hour controlled 0kVA to 50kVA CLOSED

$/kWh

0.0341

0.0341

0.0000

0.0068

0.0682

30

20 hour controlled 51kVA to 70kVA CLOSED

$/kWh

0.0315

0.0315

0.0000

0.0063

0.0629

Large Commercial Industrial >150kVA $/con/day

6.5886

6.5886

0.0000

1.3177

6.5886

51

Day energy LV

$/kWh

0.0204

0.0173

0.0031

0.0041

0.0207

50

Night energy LV

$/kWh

0.0040

0.0041

0.0000

0.0008

0.0041

61

Day energy HV

$/kWh

0.0204

0.0173

0.0031

0.0041

0.0202

62

Night energy HV

$/kWh

0.0040

0.0040

0.0000

0.0008

0.0040

AL

Capacity charge LV

$/kVA/day

0.3669

0.3669

0.0000

0.0981

0.3669

AM

Capacity charge HV ML equipment

$/kVA/day

0.3584

0.3584

0.0000

0.0958

0.3584

AH

Capacity charge HV consumer owned

$/kVA/day

0.3495

0.3495

0.0000

0.0934

0.3495

WL/WM/WH

Regional Peak Demand

$/kVA/day

0.2660

0.0000

0.2660

0.0000

0.2605

BF/BHM/BHC

129 Daily fixed price

Irrigation PM

159 Daily fixed price 7.5kW to 23kW

$/con/day

3.4752

3.0794

0.3958

0.6950

3.3097

PK

180 Daily fixed price above 23kW

$/kW/day

0.1506

0.1334

0.0172

0.0301

0.1434

$/kVA/day

0.0974

0.0801

0.0172

0.0195

0.0927

PH

2 Daily fixed price CLOSED

PMU

18 Daily fixed price 7.5kW to 23kW (uncontrolled)

$/con/day

4.4588

4.0630

0.3958

0.8918

4.2465

PKU

13 Daily fixed price above 23kW (uncontrolled)

$/kW/day

0.1939

0.1766

0.0172

0.0388

0.1846

96

Seasonal energy (1 Sept - 31 May)

$/kWh

0.0290

0.0198

0.0092

0.0058

0.0282

97

Non seasonal energy (1 June - 31 Aug)

$/kWh

0.0290

0.0198

0.0092

0.0058

0.2340

SL energy

$/kWh

0.0107

0.0021

0.0107

0.0000 109.5544

521.6877

Street Lights (SL) 0.0107

0.0000

MDCFC

1 MDC/NZTA fixed charge

$/con/day

547.7721

547.7721

PMFC

1 Port Marlborough fixed charge

$/con/day

19.9615

19.9615

0.0000

3.9923

19.0110

RNZAF

1 RNZAF fixed charge

$/con/day

10.2205

10.2205

0.0000

2.0441

9.7339

PSLT1

3 Private SL less than 150W fixed charge

$/fitting/day

0.6598

0.6598

0.0000

0.1320

0.6284

PSLT2

1 Private SL above 150W fixed charge

$/fitting/day

0.8795

0.8795

0.0000

0.1759

0.8376

$/con/day

1.8360

1.8360

0.0000

0.3672

1.3500

$/kWh

0.0598

0.0354

0.0244

0.0120

0.0805

$/con/day

2.8665

2.8665

0.0000

0.5733

2.7300

80

Other TS

94 Temporary supply (residential <50kVA)

71

Uncontrolled energy temporary supply

Unmetered US

42 Unmetered supply

Power Factor Charges PFT

ToU

$/kVAr/day

0.2664

0.2664

0.0000

0.0000

0.2538

PFI

Non-ToU

$/kVAr/day

0.3965

0.3965

0.0000

0.0000

0.3776

Injected Energy (Distributed Generaton)

$/kWh

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

Distributed Generation DG

1.

2.

The Delivery Price is the amount Marlborough Lines invoices applicable energy retailers and includes the total distribution and transmission prices.

Discount payments will be made to eligible consumers approximately in May 2023, based on prices invoiced between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023, providing there are no legislative or regulatory changes that would adversely affect the provision and/or receipt of discount payments. Consumers located in areas designated remote are ineligible for the discount payment. Other eligibility criteria may apply.

This schedule sets out Marlborough Lines Limited’s (MLL’s) line delivery prices to apply from 1 April 2022.

MLL’s prices cover the costs of owning and operating the electricity distribution network which supplies over 26,000 Marlborough consumers. MLL’s costs include charges from Transpower, the owner of New Zealand’s electricity transmission grid which MLL is connected to.

MLL’s price changes from 1 April 2022 include: • •

• •

A small increase in prices for most consumer groups (an overall average increase of 2.5%, but this varies by consumer price plan) to cover increases in MLL’s costs.

A rebalancing of prices from variable to fixed to better reflect the generally fixed costs that MLL incurs in owning and operating the network. Note this may result in higher price changes for those consumers who use lower amounts of electricity.

Increases in prices for remote consumers relative to non-remote consumers.

Connections in remote areas cost significantly more, higher prices reflect and signal the cost of supplying these connections.

Increases in the fixed daily charge for Residential Low Fixed Charge consumers from 15c/day to 30c/day consistent with the Electricity (Low Fixed Charge Tariff Option for Domestic Consumers) Regulations 2004.

Any consumer who owns (or purchases) an Electric Vehicle (EV) may like to connect their EV charging point to MLL’s controllable tariff (12 or 16 in this price schedule).

MLL charges approximately 3c less per kWh of energy under the controllable tariff.

For further information, please contact MLL or your local electrician.

For an ‘average’ domestic consumer (DL, DS15) who consumes 8,000kWh per annum, the price increase (post-discount) will be approximately $0.04 per day (1.8%), excluding GST. MLL passes its prices on to consumers’ electricity retailers who may in turn rebundle these prices. This may mean that you will not see MLL’s prices reflected in the same manner on your monthly invoice from 1 April 2022.

If you are concerned whether you are on the price plan best suited to your circumstances, please contact your electricity retailer.

Further information on MLL’s line delivery pricing, including guidance on eligibility criteria for price plans and a copy of the delivery price schedule, can be found under the pricing section of MLL’s website at: www.marlboroughlines.co.nz

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Cummins and Co let Langer languish Times, they are a changin’ and people like Justin Langer do not seem to fit in these days.

Langer’s messy exit as Australian cricket coach after almost four years of tremendous success goes to show being a coach has never had less power than in 2022.

Players run sport now, they call the shots and there seems little space for the tough but fair authoritarian coach.

Winning used to be the only deodorant a coach needed to keep his job for a long time.

The Alex Ferguson’s and Bill Belichick’s of the world gained job stability in an unstable work environment by coaching their teams to constant success.

Langer’s departure proves that results are no longer the be-allend-all.

Now you must relate to your players on more than just a sport level.

An element of mate-ship must be had.

The players have clearly won out when it comes to Langer. His

intensity clearly wore thin within the playing group despite their Twenty20 World Cup and Ashes success.

This has also been a black mark against the captaincy of Pat Cummins.

When he was named leader prior to the start of the Ashes, there was renewed hope that Australia now had a decent bloke to lead their team for the first time in a long time.

However, Cummins has proved spineless in recent weeks.

He has been evasive and double-talking in media interviews, he’s taken swipes at past Aussie players who have backed Langer and staunchly backed his own players which is all well and good, but he hasn’t explained why.

Cummins has talked himself into being part of the problem instead of being the catalyst for a solution.

If the players don’t like Langer or don’t want him in charge anymore, they should come out and say that.

Instead Cummins has talked in riddles and rhymes and only rein-

forced what the rest of the world thinks about Australian cricket.

Langer took over after sandpaper-gate, a low point in Australian sport and rejuvenated the team back to being a global powerhouse.

I’m sure the former test opener won’t be short of job offers.

The situation should be a warning to all coaches everywhere.

Winning is not everything anymore, you must get on with the players too.

You’ll soon be out of a job if you don’t.

Tasman Rugby looking at unvaxxed options

By Chris Valli

Tasman Rugby is looking at all their viable options to cater for players who are not vaccinated this upcoming season.

In the Red traffic light setting, 15-a-side rugby competitions would be unable to proceed without the use of Covid vaccination certificates due to the restriction on numbers.

CEO Lyndon Bray says the

Tasman Union is looking into the parameters of running a rugby competition for those who are not vaccinated.

“We will work with our rugby clubs on potential options, if we get the support to consider such solutions. It is most likely that it will be a 7s or 10s style format.”

Bray is aware that there is a small number of players who have chosen not to be vaccinated. The unfortunate thing he says, is that

they will be limited as to their capacity in rugby. However, Bray says fortunately, at this stage, the number was not high.

He says Tasman rugby has been a positive influence in the community, helping lead the way towards strong vaccination rates in the region.

“We are not passing personal judgement with this vaccination decision but considering the implications for our community (health

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and safety) and the pragmatic implications for our rugby clubs and schools, if we did not legislate this for our game.”

He says the best scenario for club and college rugby is to ensure all participants in the Tasman/ Marlborough competitions are vaccinated.

The Club season in Marlborough is scheduled to begin on Saturday, April 2.

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