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The 104th edition of the Marlborough Pacing Cup will be held this Sunday at Blenheim’s Waterlea Racecourse, as part of the Marlborough Harness Racing Club’s annual two-day summer meeting beginning on Friday the 19th of January with free entry for everyone.

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PHOTO: Left, Tubby Smith with pacer Fred Astaire and Don Morrison with trotter Our Pegasus Pearl, both local horses will be racing on Friday.

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By Brad Reid Harnesslink Continued from page 1.

The club has attracted excellent fields with over 150 horses nominated for both days of the two-day carnival and with the long-term weather forecast looking like it will play its part, Marlborough Harness Racing Club President, Shirley Morrison, is expecting a cracking weekend of racing and fun for all ages.

“The nominations are great and everything we could have hoped for and more. Last year we had a big crowd on the course, and I think making the change to having a free entry helped with that and I think we can expect the same again this year,” said Shirley.

“We get a lot of local residents who seize the opportunity to have a picnic and a day out at the trots which is unique to a lot of them and a great chance for time with friends and family in a unique setting. We have a lot of local sponsorship also,” she said.

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tote meetings have been held at Waterlea Racecourse. The only exception to this was during the Second World War when no harness racing meetings were held between 1939 and 1945.

The Marlborough Pacing Cup is a race steeped in history, having been first contested in 1913 – in fact there were two recorded instances of a Marlborough Cup that year, the first won by Lucy Wallace and the second

by Ariadne.

The 2024 edition being run on Sunday is over the 2850m distance on the grass surface and has attracted 14 nominations, headlined by the Greg and Nina Hope-trained Mossdale Ben who was 6th in last year’s New Zealand Trotting Cup. Previous winners have included Hayseed (1920, first Cup winner at Waterlea), Waikato Prince (1937, winner of Dominion Hcp Trot), Auckland Cup winner Macklin (1957), ID heat winner Why Bill (1975), West Coast Bonus and Easter Cup winner Our Mana (1983), Blue Chip Rock (2004, Easter Cup) while dual winners have

been Full Cry (1919, 1920) and Vikota (1929, 1930).

According to HRNZ records, over eighty trainers have raced horses from Blenheim and the surrounding area (Marlborough province) over the past six decades (since 1959/60 season).

Those most prominent have included Grant Anderson with twenty one training victories to date at Waterlea Raceway since 1983, Pat O’Brien (thirteen; with son Mike a further six), Alan Shutkowski (twelve), Graham Neill (eleven), Max Miller (ten) and Peter Hope (eight; Greg Hope’s father [Monbet, Enghein and part owner of Robalan, winner of 1974 NZ Cup, three NZFFA’s, Easter Cup]) rounding out the leading half dozen trainers on a wins basis.

Shirley who alongside her husband and local trainer, Don, has been entrenched in the Marlborough harness racing scene for close to 30 years.

“We have been part of the Marlborough harness racing fraternity since we moved to Blenheim back in 1995.

I went on the committee a few years

ago and it might have been two years that I have been President.

I look after race day stuff, Tony Thomas does the race meetings and looks after track management and Les Whiteside is responsible for taking care of the sponsors and marketing.

It’s like having three President’s which works out great,” said Shirley.

“We have a great team with the rest of the committee also and all of the volunteers who help us put on a great country meeting like we do,” she said.

With free entry for young and old, Morrison encourages anybody in the area and those looking for a great weekend escape to make their way to Waterlea Racecourse for two days of excellent entertainment.

“On Sunday we have the family day with a bouncy castle, lolly scrambles and free ice creams which makes it a great opportunity for those with kids to come along and be entertained for the day. There is live music for everyone to enjoy also.

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Demand for water, ‘reduced’

By Chris Valli

It’s certainly been a warm one in Marlborough and a prohibited fire ban in the region is testimony to that.

Marlborough District Council Operations and Maintenance Engineer Stephen Rooney says the community’s response to the call over the weekend to save water has been positive.

“We thank everyone for their efforts and ask everyone to keep it up and do more if they can,” he says. “The message remains the same - make every drop count. Don’t use sprinklers, take a short shower, turn off the tap when you are brushing your teeth, don’t wash your car or do any other activity that will draw more water from the supply.”

Stephen says due to the restrictions and ‘everyone doing their bit’, the demand for water has reduced.

“This means we can allow hand-held hoses to be used to water gardens, but that is the only relaxation of the restrictions we can make at this point in time.”

Hot weather, high demand and a reduced water level in the Essons Valley dam pushed the supply to its limit.

Council’s engineers had been able to re-programme the

Essons Valley treatment plant so that it could UV-treat the water. Whilst that was very helpful in the short term, algae will continue to bloom behind the dam if the hot weather continues.

“We are still facing uncertainty until we get significant rainfall. The light rain over the weekend in the Picton area was welcome but has made very little difference to our supply.”

Port Marlborough has confirmed, contrary to claims made by some, water was not being provided to cruise ships when they docked in Picton.

Meanwhile, forecasters are warning the 34.6C reached in Canterbury (Hanmer Forest) last week may only be the beginning, with more sweltering days likely.

“It’s going to be hot - straight up,” says meteorologist Chris Brandolino.

“This will see a layer of discomfort. It makes it uncomfortable to sleep. It’s one thing to have a hot, humid day, but when you get consecutive days like this it increases the odds of negative impacts for people susceptible to heat,” Brandolino says.

A MetService forecast of 30C hit Blenheim last Thursday seeing an influx of people taking to the regions rivers and lakes.

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The airline says tens of thousands of seats were now on sale and would be until this Friday, January 19.

Flights from Auckland to Sydney are as low as $197 one way or $209 for Auckland to Melbourne. Further afield, Kiwis could get to the US for less than $550, with flights to Honolulu starting at $547 and Los Angeles from $697.

Air New Zealand general manager long haul Scott Carr says the beginning of the year is a perfect time to put international destinations on sale as it would help those planning 2024 travel.

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SUMMER COOL: A MetService forecast of 30C hit Blenheim last Thursday seeing an influx of people taking to the regions rivers and swimming holes.

Waikawa locals Charlotte, Karen and Matt take shelter from the heat at Shelley Beach in Picton.

The national forecaster credited some of the higher temperatures to strong northwesterly winds barrelling in from Australia, creating a “foehn effect”, with hot, dry wind further increasing temperatures, particularly in the South Island.

Brandolino says you have hot days, but to get to the next level, distinguishable from those pedestrian hot summer

days, you need that wind. He says it mixes the air and that’s when your temperatures really spike.

Some factors behind the warm temperatures included above-average ocean temperatures around New Zealand, the “import” of hot air from Australia and a “mechanical mixing” of air when it drops in elevation after passing over the Southern Alps.

Police are aware of a fraud scam circulating in the Marlborough region and are urging people to be wary of anyone asking for bank or credit card details.

The scam starts with the victim receiving a text claiming to be from OneNZ notifying them that they have missed a payment.

A week later they receive a call from someone falsely claiming to be from the “bank’s fraud department” and are told accounts have been compromised and their money needs to be transferred to another account – for which a false number is provided.

If you think you are getting scammed or laundering money, stop all contact with the scammer, do not make any more payments, contact your bank and report it to Police. If you believe you are a victim of fraud, report it to Police at 105.police.govt.nz

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4 Wednesday January 17, 2024 Local volunteers to clean military service graves This weekend the New Zealand Remembrance Army (NZRA) volunteers are locating, cleaning, recording, and telling the stories behind military service graves and memorials in Picton Cemetery.

Spokesperson Simon Strombom says the event on Saturday from 9am – 4pm, is an example of their work with local communities around the country to raise the standard of graves and memorials.

No plea filed in fatal crash

By Chris Valli

A woman charged with causing a crash that killed a leading Marlborough lawyer is yet to enter a plea, and retains name suppression after reappearing in the Queenstown District Court last Monday.

The woman first appeared in court the day after the crash on Omarama-Lindis Pass Rd/ State Highway 8 on November 19 last year, where Blenheim motorcyclist Philip Watson, 64, died at the scene.

The woman was charged with aggravated careless driving causing death in relation to the crash.

She was granted interim name suppression when she first appeared in the Queenstown District Court on November 20, and was remanded on bail.

The woman did not enter a plea when she appeared in court on Monday and was remanded on bail until her next court date in Queenstown on February 26.

Mr Watson was a leading member of Blenheim’s criminal bar and a motorcycle enthusiast.

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By Chris Valli

Marlborough folk will have the opportunity next week to visit Breast Cancer Foundation NZ’s new, state-of-the-art Pink Campervan for free breast health advice.

The campervan is on its inaugural tour, travelling the country with two breast health nurses on board to take life-saving breast health education to regional New Zealand.

The aim is to spread breast cancer awareness in communities that may not have access to specialist health services.

They’ll be stopping at the following locations between 9am to 2pm each day: • Countdown Blen heim on Monday 22 January • PAK’nSAVE Blenheim on Tuesday 23 January • Fre sh C hoice Pict on on Wednesday 24 January • Four Square Havelock on Thursday 25 January The Foundation fundraised for the new vehicle after realising its iconic retro Pink Caravan was no longer fit for purpose.

The old caravan spent nearly 10 years on the road delivering the charity’s early detection education programme.

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Marlborough people have the opportunity next week to visit Breast Cancer Foundation NZ’s new, state-of-the-art Pink Campervan for free breast health advice.

It relied on volunteers to tow it around which meant it wasn’t able to travel to all corners of the country.

The new vehicle, called Putiputi Ātaahua, is driven by the charity’s nurses.

The bright pink floral exterior is eye-catching and boasts a welcoming outdoor community engagement area, including a kid’s corner.

The interior is spacious, has enhanced technology capability, and contains two seating areas for private consultations and the ability to make a comforting cup of tea when needed.

Breast Cancer Foundation NZ chief executive, Ah-Leen Rayner, is thrilled by what the charity is able to achieve with the new campervan: “Early detection of breast cancer is the key to survival. One of the best ways we can save lives from breast cancer is to spread

knowledge about the importance of going for mammograms and being breast aware,” she says.

“With this new vehicle, our friendly specialist nurses are able to reach more New Zealanders with these life-saving messages, visiting remote or isolated communities we’ve never been able to get to before.

“We encourage people to come and chat to our nurses who can offer advice about how to lower your risk of breast cancer, what signs and symptoms to look out for and get you enrolled for breast screening.”

Breast cancer is the most common female cancer, with around 120 women diagnosed in the Nelson Marlborough district of Te Whatu Ora Health NZ every year.

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‘A truly miraculous recovery’

By Chris Valli

The name Harlow means ‘rock hill’. It seems Harlow the dog’s medical support team have, undoubtedly, been the rock for the Labraspoodle in recent weeks.

Harlow had turned two, two weeks before his ‘tragic accident’ on Monday, December 11 in Rapaura.

Blenheim financial advisor Caro Gatley says she was walking on Hammerichs Road with Harlow - on an extendable lead, away from the road, when Harlow ran at full speed to the sound of an oncoming car (that was not speeding) she says.

Caro says, the driver and companion stopped immediately and were very upset about the incident which was completely outside of their control.

“They phoned Springlands vets straight away to advise what had happened, and our kindly neighbour drove us to the Clinic,” says Caro. “Our wonderful vet friend Gabby Mark was an emotional surprise when arriving at Springlands Vets, and immediately took him into emergency care around 10.20am and

medicated and x-rayed him,” recalls Caro.

Harlow’s x-rays were sent to Nelson where it was confirmed he had spinal fractures.

At 4pm that day they collected Harlow, further medicated and sedated, and drove him through to the A&E for animals in Christchurch.

He was then escorted through their adjoining corridor first thing Tuesday morning to Veterinary Specialists Aotearoa where one Michael Nawrocki had CT scans done to confirm he had fractured vertebrae 1, 2 and 3.

His only hope of survival was immediate surgery which essentially saved his life.

The operation consisted of the surgeon ‘going through both the front of his neck and the back, down his spinal column’. Bone concrete and screws were cemented in place to put his spinal cord back into his natural alignment.

Subsequently, the Pet Insurance did not cover the level of surgery which ended up in the tens of thousands. Harlow’s insurance maximum claim of $5000 per event, was a fraction of the overall costs with his accommodation, scans and the specialist team, nurses and physio.

“The professional team at VSA Antigua Street, Christchurch treated Harlow and us humans, with the utmost respect, kindness and genuine care. He is a very lucky boy to have not only survived the accident, but thanks to the amazing team, and everyone’s love, prayers and helping hands, Harlow is making a truly miraculous recovery.

“It had been an emotional and stressful time as you can imagine but on Christmas Day our miracle boy walked (wobbled) unaided for the first time,” says Caro.

“The love and care that has supported our boy to return to his former self, is showing in his confidence to challenge himself everyday.”

Harlow is now medicine, catheter and harness free and whilst nervous to walk on hard surfaces, day by day they are getting their loving boy back. Harlow came from a breeder in Whangarei and flown to Caro and her husband when he was nine weeks old.

His Give a Little Page – HELP HARLOW, is open until the end of January with any donation gratefully received and can be found at Help Harlow - Help Harlow - Givealittle.

Caro says Harlow is still unable to walk on the terracotta tiles, but happy to run around on grass and concrete for now.

Hot weather continues

By Chris Valli

FENZ (Fire and Emergency New Zealand) imposed a total fire ban in the Marlborough South area last Wednesday morning due to the extreme fire danger and very high fuel loadings through the district.

As a result, the annual King and Queen of the Withers, due to be

held on Saturday, has been cancelled.

Park users were reminded by the Marlborough District Council of ‘other excellent recreational areas’ in the region including Pollard Park pathways, the Taylor River Reserve and Picton’s tracks and trails.

Meanwhile, two fire incidents in Blenheim, both flagged as suspicious, remain under investigation.

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Dillons Point Rd and Lane St were closed while the 50m square fire was extinguished. The fire was flagged as suspicious by Fire and Emergency.

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Gaza There are large protests in support of Hamas who started the whole thing off in their murderous attack on Israel and the launching of thousands of rockets. They knew that Israel would not stand idly by.

Many of Gaza’s residents are the progeny of those who were advised to flee Israel during a combined attack and who would be able to return when Israel was no more.

People are not protesting at what has been happening to Christians in the likes of Nigeria where over 50,000 have been slaughtered and four million (close to our population) displaced by Muslim militants.

It is happening in other countries.

In the rare cases when it makes the news, it is never, I repeat, never, reported that the victims are Christians. Also, “From the river to the sea, Christian, Palestine used to be”. Then the Arabs came.

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Every January we are told about the road toll over the Christmas and New Year holidays, and whether this year is worse or better than last year.

Road safety advocates tell us for the umpteenth time what needs to be done. The technology is there with GPS tracking on high risk drivers. A law change to make third party insurance compulsory as it is in UK, Australia, Europe and US with very high premiums

for bad drivers is vital.

Compulsory computer simulation tests for such drivers are available. Better law enforcement with more severe penalties for high risk drivers is a no-brainer, as are automatic speed cameras that can be used as evidence in court.

We need a government with the political will to implement such measures and silence those who rate freedom to drive as they like

above human life. Yes, we have bad roads, but we have many more bad drivers.

We know that the real solutions to New Zealand’s dreadful accident rate are firmly in the too hard box. How many lives have to be lost and wrecked on our roads before we have the collective courage to do what is necessary?

Evan Robinson Redwoodtown

Water shortage wasted opportunity Such a wasted opportunity the council had to begin restricting water usage prior to summer.

By not doing so council has yet again shown it is a reactive rather than proactive council. It has been known we were heading into a Le Nino summer and publicity could have gone out to ratepayers to start conserving water.

So often we see households using sprinklers during the day, when in reality nobody needs to water a lawn, let alone during daylight hours, even with a hose.

Likewise, with washing down driveways, house windows or vehicles, with a hose on driveways or jetties, as recently observed at the Picton jetty, where the excess water merely runs out, into the

sea, rather than replenishing our ground water supplies.

Have just noticed that the washing out of outboard boats is still apparently allowed though.

Lastly, installing water meters will not really stop these actions only education will. Let’s get smarter MDC. Chris Davies

Hey Neighbours, “did your cat do this?”

It’s nice to have birds in your garden, using the birdbath and cleaning up the scraps that we put out for them. We watched as Mr & Mrs Blackbird built their nest in our rose bush, produced 4 babies and fed them continuously every two to three minutes. We watched them

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Keep saving water in Picton and Waikawa Every drop counts - that’s still the message to Picton and Waikawa residents who are being asked to continue to conserve water.

A total sprinkler ban remains in place for Picton and Waikawa residents as well as no boat washing at launching ramps in the town, no car washing and limits on Council’s irrigation of local parks.

Council’s Operations and Maintenance Engineer Stephen Rooney says the community’s response to the call over the weekend to save water has been positive. “We thank everyone for their efforts and ask everyone to keep it up and do more if they can,” he said.

“The message remains the same make every drop count. Don’t use sprinklers, take a short shower, turn off the tap when you are brushing your teeth, don’t wash your car or do any other activity that will draw more water from the supply.”

Due to the restrictions and everyone doing their bit, the demand for water has reduced, Stephen said.

Boat wash down ramps in Picton and Waikawa are only available for motor flushing until further notice due to water restrictions

“This means we can allow hand-held hoses to be used to water gardens,

but that is the only relaxation of the restrictions we can make at this point in time.”

He said Council’s engineers had been able to re-programme the Essons Valley treatment plant so that it could UV-treat the water. Whilst that was very helpful in the short term, algae will continue to bloom behind the dam if the hot weather continues.

“We are still facing uncertainty until we get significant rainfall. The light rain over the weekend in the Picton area was welcome but has made very little difference to our supply.”

Contrary to claims made by some, water is not being provided to cruise ships when they dock in Picton, Port Marlborough had confirmed.

The restrictions are: • A total sprinkler ban • No washing of boats at the Picton and Waikawa boat ramps • No car washing • Limits on irrigation at Endeavour Park • Closure of the water fountain on the Picton foreshore

The restrictions apply to all properties on the Picton and Waikawa supply until further notice.

Last week water stopped flowing over the Essons Valley dam due to low rainfall, increased levels of evapotranspiration and high summer demand, so the township has been reliant on the Speeds Road supply and reservoirs at the Elevation and Victoria Domain. Adequate levels must be retained in the reservoirs to cater for power outages at Speeds Road and for firefighting purposes.

For more information go to: www. marlborough.govt.nz/services/ utilities/water-supplies/picton-watersupply/2024-pictonwaikawa-waterrestrictions

Freshwater farm plan meetings The first of a series of public information meetings about the new Freshwater Farm Plans is being held next Thursday 25 January.

The session, at Okaramio Hall, is for landowners in the Are Are Creek area and runs from 3pm to 6pm. It includes a presentation by Council staff, a barbecue and question-and-answer session.

“The idea is for people to meet over a cuppa,” Council’s Regional Catchment Facilitator Nic Dann said. “The presentations will look at the content and process of starting a Freshwater Farm Plan and give farmers an idea of what’s ahead.”

Introduced as part of the Government’s Essential Freshwater package, Freshwater Farm Plans are aimed at identifying risks to freshwater from farm activities and look at what farmers can do to manage and mitigate those risks.

Anyone with 20 hectares or more in arable or pastoral use, five hectares or more in horticulture (including viticulture) or 20 hectares or more of combined use will need a Freshwater Farm Plan, Nic said.

“The aim of these sessions is to share information and let farmers and growers know Council wants to support them as they work their way through this new legislation,” she said.

“After the presentation we will have a barbecue which will give people time to develop their questions before the final Q+A session.”

Many resources have already been developed by Council to provide information and help those who want to prepare their own plans.

“Our goal is to support our rural landowners through support, resources and updated information,” Nic said.

Other community meetings are planned and will be advertised.

For more information go to www. marlborough.govt.nz/environment/ freshwater-farm-plans

Council’s Biodiversity Coordinator Mike Aviss (right) discusses freshwater with Raymond Kopua

Proposed temporary road closure - Seaview Road On Sunday 3 March 2024 from 7.30am to 5pm the following road is proposed to be closed to ordinary vehicle traffic for the Marlborough Car Club Sprint Races:

being closed between events under the supervision and authority of an Officer of the New Zealand Police (Traffic Safety Branch).

• Seaview Road (Seddon) 400m from intersection of Reserve Road to 400m before Flemings Road intersection

It will be an offence under the above regulations for any person other than under the authority of an authorised permit to use the road for ordinary vehicular traffic during the period of closure.

During the proposed period of closure, ordinary vehicular traffic may use the road

This notice is given pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965.

Persons wishing to object to the proposal can lodge their objection in writing before 15 February 2024, at Marlborough Roads, The Forum, Market Street, PO Box 1031, Blenheim, 7240.

Enquiries to Dean Hawkey, Marlborough Roads, Ph. 021 923 536.

Council and Committee Meetings – January/February 2024 The following committee meetings are open to the public and anyone is welcome to attend. Copies of the agendas will be available online and at Council’s Office, 15 Seymour Street.

Assets & Services Tuesday 30 January at 9am

Environment & Planning Thursday 1 February at 9am Economic, Finance & Community Tuesday 7 February at 9am Public Forum A public forum will be held prior to the Economic, Finance & Community

Committee meeting at 8.30am. If you wish to address the Committee you need to confirm your attendance and speaking time with the Committee Secretary at least 24 hours prior; Ph. 03 520 7400.

Topics are restricted to those agenda items for the meeting or within the Committee’s delegation.

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More than a wine – ‘experiencing the landscape’ A recent trip to Central Otago and the Gibbston Valley provided an opportunity for Sun journalist Chris Valli to speak to winemaker and cousin Grant Taylor to learn about ‘craft terroir-driven wines’ highlighting the different grape-growing regions of Central Otago and the Waitaki Valley.

It had been a mission for this writer to get to Queenstown and more importantly, the Gibbston area of Queenstown, fondly known as the ‘Valley of the Vines’.

Alan Brady, at 86 years, is a former television journalist and is the man often referred to as the Godfather of Central Otago wine for having the chutzpah to plant grapes in the barren land, when many frowned upon such horticultural foolery. Alan went on to establish Gibbston Valley Wines in 1981. Alan once said winemaking was ‘about listening to nature and sensing the energy of the vineyard.’

The objective was to talk to Valli Wines founder and winemaker Grant Taylor. A cousin and name I came across several years ago after reading a link to Central Otago wineries and a cousin no less who is one of New Zealand’s ‘most awarded winemakers’, earning a string of gold medal and trophy accolades throughout his long career.

Valli’s Gibbston Vineyard is next door to Kinross, growing some of the best Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris Gibbston has ever seen.

For this writer, the vernacular and more the point, the science and fermentation of wine is as foreign as Winston Peters having lunch with Trevor Mallard. Having grown up in Dunedin and under the fabric that was cheese rolls, Speights and Carisbrook, the saying’ knowledge is power’ was never better illustrated than spending an invaluable hour of Grant’s time over the festive season in early January.

What was ‘newsy’ was Grant opened the Valli Wine Bar in Kurow of all places in December, the location, the town’s former post office. Valli

Wines has been growing grapes and making wine for 25 years. In that time, it has grown to include vineyards in Bannockburn, Bendigo and Waitaki.

Grant bought a house in the Hakataramea Valley (home of one Richie McCaw) and says he was excited about moving to an area which was peaceful and ‘a bit more rural heartland New Zealand’.

“I retired 55 years ago” he quips.

“When I left high school, that’s what I tell people.”

“They were growing Bordeaux varieties and Sauvignon Blanc up north and I think they had that in their mindset.”

Grant has won the trophy for ‘Best Pinot Noir’ at a major International Wine Competition in London an unprecedented four times – a feat achieved by no other winemaker in the world. Talk about putting the Valli name on the world stage.

The Gibbston area is one of the most scenic wine growing areas in the country. Vineyards are sandwiched between rugged mountains and the rocky Kawarau River Gorge. The high altitude area is subject to cold winters, hot dry summers and a huge night-to-day temperature range. These challenging conditions have led to consistently superb wines, worldwide recognition and an avalanche of international awards. More than 70% of the grapes grown here are Pinot Noir.

Other varieties include Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc.

To provide a contextual background, Grant established Valli Wines in 1998 after eighteen years of winemaking experience in the USA, Australia, France, and New Zealand. His philosophy was to highlight the differences between sub-regions in Otago.

Born in Otago, Grant was educated at Lincoln College in Canterbury. In 1980, he helped establish Pine Ridge Winery in Napa, California and made wine there until 1986. In 1987, he helped build another Napa winery, Domaine Napa, and worked there as head winemaker until 1993.

Lured back to Otago – or the ‘Go’ - in 1993 by the promise of large and plentiful trout, clean air, fewer people and the potential he saw for Otago wines, Grant signed on as winemaker for Gibbston Valley Wines. At that time, only 20 hectares of grapes were planted in Otago; today there are over 2000.

As a pioneering winemaker in Otago, Grant produced the first vintages for many of the region’s well-known labels including Mt Difficulty, Felton Road, Carrick, Peregrine, Mount Edward, Hawkshead, Mondillo, Bald Hills, and Rockburn.

Grant has kept his American ties along the way, helping to establish Oregon’s renowned Pinot Noir producing winery, Archery Summit, in 1995. He has consulted there for many vintages since.

In 2006, Grant left Gibbston Valley to concentrate solely on Valli, and the rest is history. Speaking of history, when asked about the lineage of the Valli name the 68-year-old offers

Valli Wines founder and wine -maker Grant Taylor pictured with cousin Chris Valli. Grant is one of New Zealand’s ‘most awarded winemakers’, earning a string of gold medal and trophy accolades throughout his distinguished career.

an insight that was intriguing to say the least. Grant is married, second time around and has never had kids.

His second wife worked in hospitality at the LazyDog Vineyard in Queensbury, near Cromwell, when they were acquainted. Known each other 12 years they married four years ago. He confesses years of harvest was never ideal for a relationship and at times, led to being ‘selfish’, until his time with his current partner.

“This one is now, important that is,” he reflects.

This writer has always known of my Italian connections with names such as Giuseppe, Luigi and my father Howard – not exactly Sicilian to be fair – and of course, a love for all things Jersey Boys the

Musical and Frankie Valli.

“My mother’s name was Patricia (same as this writer’s) and my middle name is Patrick, named after my grandfather,” he says.

Grant refers to his winemaking origins as ‘fun times’ as nobody had (grown) made wine down in Central Otago ‘seriously before’.

“I think it was about varieties.

They were growing Bordeaux varieties and Sauvignon Blanc up north and I think they had that in their mindset. But they weren’t thinking of Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Riesling.”

That’s the vision and determination. The Italian surname ending in a vowel, like Delgad-O, Pizza – A, Valli.

More than a name, an experience.

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Wednesday January 17, 2024

Marlborough magic …your destination of choice

Bay of many coves Lodge

Portage resort We are under new management!

Portage has long been a favourite spot for locals to wine and dine, so this summer why not come and see our new look.

Hop on the ferry from Picton and head over to our lovely restaurant and Snapper Bar overlooking the Kenepuru Sound.

The shuttle will meet you at Torea Bay if you don’t feel like hiking the hill, and bring you back once you’ve enjoyed our great food and wine!

We are open daily from September - April.

Contact us today! ph. 03 573 4309 stay@portageresort.co.nz 2923 Kenepuru Road, Marlborough Sounds

Fidelio cafÉ & wine bar At Fidelio Café & Wine bar, we feature not only a careful selection of wine from small Marlborough producers but also a wide range of international wines.

Come enjoy a glass of wine with some tapas-style food or try Josie’s famous artisan macarons over locally-roasted coffee.

Join us for a Day in the Bay!

Discover Marlborough Discover Marlborough is a brand new tourism business created by Nicolas Perez, specialising in private, exclusive and customisable tours of our beautiful Marlborough region.

We offer a range of exciting day tours designed to showcase the best our region has to offer.

If you are passing through Marlborough or have family or friends visiting, don’t hesitate to contact Nicolas, you will not be disappointed!

Ph 0210 855 9668 discovermarlboroughnz@gmail.com www.discovermarlboroughnz.com

Hopewell Lodge

Opening hours: 7 days, 10am-10pm.

Welcome to Hopewell, an award winning selfcatering lodge set on the water’s edge of the Kenepuru Sound.

Hopewell represents the perfect retreat.

Activities for everyone and secluded spots for relaxation.

Explore the Sound with our kayaks, fishing boats, paddle boards, or mountain bikes.

Enjoy a massage, golf, collect your own shellfish and visit the resident glow worms.

Water taxi from Havelock only $30 per person.

Follow us on social media: @fideliocafeandwinebar.

Visit our website: www.fidelio.co.nz

www.hopewell.co.nz stay@hopewell.co.nz Phone: 027 5734341 or 027 5734342

Blenheim Railway Station, 2 Sinclair street, Blenheim. Ph: 021 190 6299.

Email: info@fidelio.co.nz.

Enjoy our culinary experience in the tranquil Marlborough Sounds.

We are open to day guests for lunch & dinner 7 days a week! Offering the best local and seasonal produce, not to mention our exceptional selection of regional wine, beer and spirits.

Miritu Day Spa Take time for yourself - book a relaxing session at our spa. From rejuvenating facials, to hot stone massage and bespoke treatments using only local products and native botanicals.

Advanced booking is essential. Call 03 579 9771 or email enquiries@bayofmanycoves.co.nz www.bayofmanycoves.co.nz

Lochmara lodge Lochmara is a locally owned and operated small waterfront resort.

Come and enjoy a way of life, noting there is no road access, although we can easily arrange water transport for you from Picton on the Lochmara Water Taxi. Lochmara also has a scenic 3.5km walking track to the world-famous Queen Charlotte Track. We offer exceptional accommodation, day trips, and you can add an Underwater Observatory tour to your day, which is one of only two in New Zealand.

Join us for a day, a meal, or a longer stay and you’ll soon realise Lochmara truly is...”Once Discovered... Never Forgotten”.

Visit www.lochmara.co.nz for more information or phone 03 573 4554

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10 Wednesday January 17, 2024

Fire risk worst in years

By Chris Valli

A Fire and Emergency Incident Control team have set up in mid-south Canterbury due to the high fire risk in the area and much of the South Island’s east coast.

The concern about the risk of fires in the east of the South Island is so high Fire and Emergency has set up an incident management team in mid-Canterbury to be ready.

Most of the South Island is under fire restrictions, or total fire bans, with scorching temperatures of more than 30degC forecast.

Fire and Emergency NZ Wildfire specialist Paul Shaw says there was “extreme concern”

about the risk of fires on the east coast and caution and vigilance were needed.

The ground had started to dry out rapidly and severe heat was an added layer of risk.

It was probably the most extreme fire season since about 2018, Shaw says.

“We’ve got to look back quite a few years before we start seeing conditions like this. We have had them in the past, but again, it’s just ramping up this season to look pretty extreme in some parts of the country.”

Areas of the highest concern included the Mackenzie Country, Central Otago, southern Marlborough and Canterbury, he says.

“We get a lot of those warm, dry winds coming off the Southern Alps, sweeping down across the Canterbury plains, so we’re expecting that to start to dry out significantly in the near future as well.”

Total fire bans are in place for parts of inland Canterbury, Otago and Marlborough.

Fire crews are well trained, briefed and resourced - and an incident management team had been set up in mid-south Canterbury to be on standby in case the worst happened, Shaw says.

But the public had a part to play, too.

“If you don’t have to light a fire, please don’t light a fire. If you have had fires going, can you please actually check those fires and make sure they’re properly out. Any wind can pick up an ember that’s still sitting there, carry it into some dry grass, and we’ve got another fire going.”

FENZ says it has brought in extra resources to support local volunteer fire brigades, including helicopters with monsoon buckets on standby, automatically dispatching extra crews to all vegetation fires.

Incident controller Rob Hands praised the responsible behaviour of locals and visitors so far.

Several local contractors have suspended activities including roadside mowing and harvesting that has high risk of sparking a fire. Farmers also contacted FENZ looking for advice about reducing the fire risk associated with their essential farming activities.

How to reduce fire risk • Clear flammable material from 10 metres around homes and buildings, and from under decks • Move firewood stacked against houses • Clear gutters of dried leaves that can easily catch fire • Trim trees and bushes and remove trimmings • Keep grass short - and beware of metal blade mowers that could create sparks.

Central Otago Man tickets on sale Tickets are now on sale from the ASB Theatre for Central Otago Man. A loose unit of a farmer turned bungyoperator sounds off on anything and everything to the captive audience of trussed-up clients who visit his bridge... much to the dismay of his by-the-book young offsider.

Featuring - Chris Valli, Billy Rayner, Rachael Kenyon, Geoff Anderson, Shalom Del’Monte-Aberhart, and Megan Ponder and Directed by Geoff Anderson.

This is the fourth run of this highly popular comedy, following seasons in Nelson, Auckland and Dunedin.

The 11 show season runs from Thursday, February 22 – Saturday, March 2 with a 2pm matinee on Saturday, February 24 and Saturday, March 2. Adults are $30 while children under 13 are $15.

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Wednesday January 17, 2024

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Marlborough Harness At Waterlea Racecourse

Two Days

Friday January 19 -Twilight meeting at 2pm and Sunday January 21 at 12.25pm

Everyone FREE Entry Come and enjoy a day at the races Fun for all the family both days

• Free Entry • Live music • Family Day Sunday • Racebooks $2 Racing starts on January 19 with our Friday Twilight Meeting, first race at 2pm. and Sunday first race at 12.25pm.

The Marlborough Harness Racing Club. Waterlea Racecourse McLaughlan St .

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summer of harness FRIDAY JANuary 19th - Twilight meeting at 2pm | Sunday January 21 at 12.25pm

Action packed weekend

By Brad Reid Harnesslink Continued from page 2.

“Quite a lot of the harness racing fraternity come along for the weekend and stay on course.

We don’t have as much space for the campervans as some of the other country tracks do, so if you were thinking about travelling to the meeting with a campervan or caravan, try and get there as early as possible because space for those types of vehicles will be limited,”

she said.

This year sees the new Harness Racing New Zealand initiative known as the Seddon Summer Trotting Series. The rating 50 and faster Trot on Friday and the Marlborough Trotting Cup on Sunday.

Each leg of the nine-leg series are worth between $15,000 and $20,000.

The stakes have been boosted in part through the new Regional

Stakes Fund introduced by HRNZ this year.

Points are allocated to each horse based on their finishing position and at the end of the series, the connections of the horse with the most points will get a bonus of $10,000, with $3,000 for second and $2,000 for third.

The first race on Friday will kick off at 2pm while the first race on Sunday will begin at 12pm.

The club would also like to

DoubleShot, Simon Byrne and Darcy Vaka will be providing live music both days.

extend thanks to the following sponsors and volunteers who without their help the two-day meeting would not have been possible.

Sponsors Asure Sundowner Motels, Babich Wines, Blenheim Print, Blenheim Sun Newspaper, Blenheim Toyota, Cabins2UNZ, Norm Crafar, Eckford Engineering Ltd, Grove Tavern, Farmlands, Isabel Wines, Kam Transport, Kiwi Seeds, Don & Shirley Morrison,

Nelson Pine Industries, PAKnSAVE Blenheim, Rhind Fencing Ltd, Seddon Harness Group, Speights, Superliquor Grove Rd and Springlands, Wallace Diack Chartered Accountants, Waterfront Bar & Grill, Wineworks.

Woodbourne Tavern.

Volunteers Paul & Diane Scott, Alan & Petrina Shutkowski, Gary Bulger and the Marlborough Harness committee.

The Blenheim Sun Newspaper Marlborough Cup winner 2022, Dashing Major with driver John Dunn. Owners Wally and Ellen Power and Geoff Deakins, will be expecting another forward showing again on Sunday in the Marlborough Harness Cup. Last year Dashing Major finished runner-up to Sams Town.

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Race 1; 2.03pm

FARMLANDS “PASSING LANE” TROT 2400m 1. Bevron T: Robbie Holmes 2. Diedre Franco D: Gemma Thornley(J) T: Chris Thornley 3. The Chase D: Blair Orange T: Ken Barron 4. Just Ricky D: John Dunn T: Mark & Kendra Gill 5. Solemn Son D: Ian Cameron T: Ian Cameron 6. Popnrock D: Amanda Tomlinson T: Ken Ford & Amanda Tomlinson 7. Portelli D: Kerry Hadfield T: Warren Stapleton 8. Casita Bella D: Robbie Close T: Brian Hill 9. Midnight Diamond D: Robbie Holmes T: Robbie Holmes 10. Kowhai Summit D: Samantha Ottley T: Mark Jones 11. Moa Mojito D: John Morrison T: Ben Waldron 12. Signal Hill D: Jim Curtin T: Bruce Hutton 13. Easy McCartney T: Allan Shutkowski

Race 2; 2.28pm

RHIND FENCING LIMITED MOBILE PACE 1850m 1. Rakero Lightning D: Robbie Close T: Tom Bamford 2. Gotta Ticket T: Mark & Kendra Gill 3. Itz All Fired Up D: Ricky May T: Simon Adlam 4. Carrera Kahu D: Sheree Tomlinson T: Tim Fensom 5. Flossy Reign T: Kevin Musso 6. Vinnie Sims D: Robbie Holmes T: David McKenzie 7. Spirited Lou D: Kimberly Butt T: Warren Stapleton 8. Rockcent D: Blair Orange T: Rodger Austin 9. Alta Showgirl D: John Dunn T: Robert & Jenna Dunn 10. My Sweet Bella Rose D: Peter Davis T: Margo Nyhan

11. Amalfi D: Wilson House(J) T: Robert Stuart 12. Destiny’s Dream T: Ben Waldron 13. Mister Blue Sky D: Samantha Ottley T: Barry Ward 14. Pacific Thunder D: Sam Thornley(J) T: Robin Thornley 15. Twista D: Tim Williams T: Steve & Amanda Telfer

Race 3; 3.04pm

PAK ‘N SAVE MARLBOROUGH MOBILE PACE 1850m 1. Chal Vee Power D: Blair Orange T: Ken Barron 2. Melody Arden D: Samantha Ottley T: Grant Payne 3. Dean James D: Leo O’Reilly T: Leo O’Reilly 4. Viscount Banner D: Carter Dalgety(J) T: David Broadhurst 5. Arden’s Pursuit D: John Dunn T: Megan Swain 6. Honest Lies D: Peter Davis T: Margo Nyhan 7. Fredastaire D: Tim Williams T: Allan Shutkowski 8. Samvasa D: Jim Curtin T: Bruce Hutton 9. Memories N Heaven D: Kyle Cameron T: Ian Cameron 10. Dover Terrace D: Korbyn Newman(J) T: Sonny Jacobs 11. Gotta Ticket T: Mark & Kendra Gill 12. Got Ya Now D: Sheree Tomlinson T: Ken Ford & Amanda Tomlinson 13. Ifyoucouldcwhatic D: Robbie Close T: Margo Nyhan 14. Miley Ace D: Sam Thornley(J) T: Robin Thornley 15. Mouton Cadet D: Wilson House(J) T: Robert Stuart

Race 4; 3.36pm

LIFE MEMBERS MOBILE PACE 1850m 1. The Highlander D: Amber Lethaby T: Amber Lethaby 2. Melando Chief D: Tim Williams T: Kevin Musso

Race Fields

3. Philadelphia Filly D: Matt Purvis T: Matt Purvis 4. Apatchofgold D: Jim Curtin T: Bruce Hutton 5. Vincent Vega D: Michael Cations T: Michael Cations 6. Baltimore Jill D: Robbie Close T: Andrew Stuart 7. Olde Oak Emma D: Blair Orange T: John Reedy 8. Wriggles Rufus D: Wilson House(J) T: Michael House 9. White Star Orlando D: Carter Dalgety(J) T: Jason & Ian Thomas 10. Judine D: John Dunn T: Robert & Jenna Dunn 11. Sarasota Sunset D: Trevor Walsh T: Trevor Walsh 12. Rhyme N Reason T: Dave Iremonger

Race 5; 4.06pm

ECKFORD ENGINEERING TROT 2400m 1. MM Sunshine D: Robbie Holmes T: Robbie Holmes 2.

Didjabringthebubbles D: Robbie Close T: John Howe 3. Ali Lindenny D: John Dunn T: David Thompson 4. Opawa Peak D: Kyle Cameron T: Kyle Cameron 5. Eyre I Will D: Samantha Ottley T: Mark Jones 6. Reindeer Trouble D: Trevor Walsh T: Trevor Walsh 7. Gotta Ticket T: Mark & Kendra Gill 8. Cosmic Angel D: Kimberly Butt T: Warren Stapleton 9. Our Pegasus Pearl D: Don Morrison T: Don Morrison 10. Make My Day D: Kendra Gill T: Mark & Kendra Gill 11. Sods Law D: James Geddes T: Jim & James Geddes

Race 6; 4.42pm

GROVE TAVERN MOBILE PACE 1850m 1. Quicksmart T: Murray Gibbs

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2. Razors Edge D: James Geddes T: Jim & James Geddes 3. Beeps D: Robbie Holmes T: Dave Iremonger 4. Sir Monty D: Sam Thornley(J) T: Gavin Turner 5. Glengarry Moonlight D: Tim Williams T: Steve & Amanda Telfer 6. Midfrew Lucre D: Chris Butt T: Bob Butt 7. Tane J J D: Kimberly Butt T: Warren Stapleton 8. Hey Tonight D: Blair Orange T: Barry Ward 9. Hope For Love D: Sheree Tomlinson T: Ken Ford & Amanda Tomlinson 10. Amelia Rose D: Wilson House(J) T: Michael House 11. On Report D: Gerard O’Reilly T: Grant McStay 12. Just Michael D: Jonny Cox T: Warren Stapleton 13. Mayson Shard D: Samantha Ottley T: Mark Jones

Race 7; 4.57pm CABINS2UNZ HANDICAP PACE 2400m 1. Soviet Star D: Terry Chmiel T: Terry Neale 2. Style Council D: Kyle Cameron T: Kyle Cameron 3. Ebury Street D: Henry Sail(J) T: Tom Bamford 4. He’s A Jackalack D: Robbie Close T: John Howe 5. Hes Fast And Furious D: Alana Cameron(J) T: Mark & Kendra Gill 6. Piece Of Gold D: Tim Williams T: Megan Swain 7. Jimmy Arma D: John Dunn T: Robert & Jenna Dunn 8. Times Are A Changin D: Samantha Ottley T: Barry Ward 9. Mary Lou D: Jonny Cox T: Murray Pash 10. Michael Eyre D: Carter Dalgety(J) T: Jason & Ian Thomas 11. Just Holla D: Blair Orange T: Ken Barron

Race 8; 5.22pm

SEDDON SHIELDS SERIES SPEIGHTS HANDICAP TROT 2400m 1. Gazza Beatt D: Kerryn Tomlinson(J) T: Ken Ford & Amanda Tomlinson 2. Helloveamoment D: Samantha Ottley T: Mark Jones 3. Idle Stuartia D: Blair Orange T: Rodger Austin 4. Zsa Zoe D: Sheree Tomlinson T: Ken Ford & Amanda Tomlinson 5. Boyz Invasion D: Wilson House(J) T: Michael House 6. Cormoran Strike D: Robbie Close T: John Howe 7. Masterly D: Chris Butt T: Bob Butt 8. Make My Sundon D: John Dunn T: Anne-Marie & Jack Best 9. Muscle Bank D: Sam Thornley(J) T: Tom Bamford 10. Anna’s Boy D: Ben Hope T: Greg & Nina Hope

Race 9;

10. Dare Devil D: Kerryn Tomlinson(J) T: Hayden Cullen 11. Poetry In Motion D: Samantha Ottley T: Mark Jones

Race 10; 6.27pm

MARLBOROUGH CUP 2024 PRELUDE (HANDICAP PACE) 2400m 1. Warloch D: Wilson House(J) T: Michael House 2. Fourth Amendment D: Sheree Tomlinson T: Brad Mowbray 3. Double Time T: Robert & Jenna Dunn 4. Chris Kyle D: Sam Thornley(J) T: Bruce Negus 5. Lester D: Kimberly Butt T: Warren Stapleton 6. Boudica D: Ricky May T: Tony Thomas 7. Lone Wolf D: Sarah O’Reilly T: Brent & Tim White 8. Kingsdown Atom D: John Morrison T: Warren Stapleton 9. Dashing Major D: John Dunn T: Robert & Jenna Dunn 10. Mossdale Ben D: Ben Hope T: Greg & Nina Hope

5.55pm

HAPPY RETIREMENT GARY BULGER MOBILE PACE 1850m 1. Acento D: Robbie Holmes T: David Thompson 2. Jaccka Opa D: Sam Thornley(J) T: Ken Barron 3. Superstar Legend D: Wilson House(J) T: Michael House 4. To Ri Ruby D: Gerard O’Reilly T: Simon Adlam 5. Franco Messi D: Sarah O’Reilly T: Brent & Tim White 6. Dennis Denuto D: Blair Orange T: Andrew Stuart 7. Mossdale Margaret D: Ben Hope T: Greg & Nina Hope 8. Rock Band D: Tim Williams T: Steve & Amanda Telfer 9. Just Ask Paddy D: Gemma Thornley(J) T: Tony Thomas

Race 11; 6.52pm

ISABEL WINES MOBILE PACE 1850m 1. More Gooda D: Blair Orange T: Andrew Stuart 2. Social Distancing D: Robbie Close T: Andrew Stuart 3. Lord Mudrick D: Chris Butt T: Chris Butt 4. Itz Magical Meg D: Gerard O’Reilly T: Simon Adlam 5. Delightful Reality D: Tim Williams T: Steve & Amanda Telfer 6. Kirkman D: Terry Chmiel T: Terry Neale

7. Divine Angel D: John Dunn T: Robert & Jenna Dunn 8. Tokyo Rose D: Samantha Ottley T: Mark Jones 9. Big Mama Morris D: Amber Lethaby T: Amber Lethaby 10. Millwood Indie D: Carter Dalgety(J) T: Tom Bamford 11. Watch That Man T: John Howe 12. Franco Tim D: Gemma Thornley(J) T: Chris Thornley 13. Eddie Osei T: Murray Gibbs 14. Krystal Delight D: Ben Hope T: Greg & Nina Hope

Race 12; 7.29pm

THANKS TO VOLUNTEERS & MARLBOROUGH HRC COMMITTEE TROT 2400m 1. Bennie And The Jets D: Robbie Close T: John Howe 2. Ginas Majesty D: Ian Cameron T: Ian Cameron 3. Baffled D: Riley Harrison(J) T: Robert & Jenna Dunn 4. Bella Lindenny D: Blair Orange T: Rodger Austin 5. Lucky Way D: Amber Lethaby T: Amber Lethaby 6. Take After Me D: John Morrison T: Fred Scott 7. Randel Huston P D: Sarah O’Reilly T: Brent & Tim White 8. Ngauruhoe D: Wilson House(J) T: Michael House 9. Eye Love You T: Warren Stapleton 10. Son Of Patrick D: Jim Curtin T: Michael House 11. Harmonia D: Sheree Tomlinson T: Ken Ford & Amanda Tomlinson 12. Notasbadasilook D: Kimberly Butt T: Warren Stapleton

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Spring Creek School

2024

Office open from Wednesday 24 January 2024, 8.30am-12.30pm.

Stationery packs can be purchased and enrolments are welcome during this time.

Enrolments can also be completed online via our website www.springcreek.school.nz

Opens for all students on Tuesday 30 January 2024

All new enrolments welcome.

All enquiries to: admin@springcreek.school.nz Phone: 5705514 springcreek.school.nz facebook.com/SCSchool

Small class sizes

Before/ After School Care

Free School Lunches

Our Place Our Future Our People Making a Difference

Tō tātou tūranga Tō tātou wā mua Ō tātou tāngata Tō tātou painga

SPRINGLANDS SCHOOL 2024

Start dates for 2024

New Enrolments Welcome - Year 0-8

Happy New Year and welcome back!

Year 7 and 8 Thursday 1st February To be seated on the courts 8.50am start.

Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 January 2024 School office open for uniform, stationery sales and new enrolments

School resumes on Thursday 1st February 2024

Monday 5th February School open Waitangi Day - 6th February School Closed End of term 1 Friday 12th April

Wairau School Wairau Valley Valley School FULLPRIMARY PRIMARY YEAR FULL YEAR00- 8- 8 School start start date: School date: Thursday February 1st,2018 2024 Tuesday 30 January New enrolments and New enrolments and school visits welcome school visits welcome Enquiries: Ph. 5722715

Enquiries: Ph. 5722715 office@wairauvalley.school.nz office@wairauvalley.school.nz Karen O’Donnell, Principal Karen O’Donnell, Principal

Start Dates for 2024 Kia ora koutou katoa, nau mai haere mai new and returning students.

Welcome to 2024.

Wednesday 31st January Year 11 - Year 13 Students only Thursday 1st February Yr7 & Yr8 Students and New Yr9 & Yr10 Students 9am - Mihi Whakatau (meet outside the Hall) Parents/Whānau welcome to attend Friday 2nd February Full School Attendance 9am - Assembly Monday 5th February School Tabloids - House culture and connection day

Wednesday 31 January 2024 Meet the Teacher meetings Thursday 1 February 2024 School starts for all students

Enrollments Welcome Starting date - Tuesday 30 January 2024

All enquiries to office@redwoodtown.school.nz

Enquiries: Ph 03 578 5220 Email: office@springlands.school.nz

Enquiries - office@stmb.school.nz Phone 578 9494

2024 COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMME Monday 22nd January • MBC front office & Finance Office re-open 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Tuesday 23rd January - Wednesday 24 January • New Enrolments to the office 9:00 am – 11:00 am [By appointment]

2021 START OF YEAR PROGRAMME 2024 Start ofto new Year Programme Welcome back and returning students

Welcome back to new and returning students

Wednesday 27 – Thursday 28 January New Enrolments to Deanery

School is open!

10.00am–12.00noon

Timetable changes with Deans for Senior Students th thursday 25th January – friday 26 January Book online via: www.sobs.co.nz.

This will open on 20 January for bookings.

9.00am–2.00pm

Monday 1 – Tuesday 2 February Year 12 & 13 students: Timetable changes with Deans STARS Mentors Training

All Day

New Enrolments to Guidance Suite - 10.00am – 12.00 noon

Thursday 26 January th

• MBC Hall Course confirmation Year 11 9:00 am – 10:30 am Year 12 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Year 13 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

SCHOOL BUSES WILL OPERATE AT NORMAL TIMES FROM THURSdAy 1ST FEBRUARy 2024 Thursday 1st February 2024

Year 9 and any other students new to the College are to assemble at Francis Street east gate front field for Pōwhiri [Hall if wet].

• 8:50 am – 10:30 am Pōwhiri Pōwhiri on campus. For new staff, Year 9 students and other students new to the College. Family/ Caregivers are welcome to attend.

• After the Pōwhiri formalities, we will have an opportunity for parents to meet teachers while Y9 students will be undertaking a programme alongside our Year 13s and Senior College leaders.

• Returning Year 13 students assemble in the quad by the hall.

Friday 2 February 2024 – Y9, 12 and 13 only Monday 5th February 2024 – full school attendance, Years 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13. nd

• All levels will have their Whānau Classes posted on the Parent Portal [a link from the MBC website in the last week of January] • 8:45 am All students go directly to their Whānau Room

Tuesday 6 February 2023 – Waitangi Day Observed.

Wednesday 7th February 2024 – Normal timetabled classes Thursday 8th February 2024 – Swimming Sports Seniors Competitive Friday 9th February 2024 – Swimming Sports Y9 House Competition th

HOLIDAY MBC UNIFORM SHOP HOURS 2024 Monday 15 January 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tuesday 16 January 10:30 am – 2:30 pm Wednesday 17 January 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Thursday 18 January 4:30 pm – 8:30 pm Friday 19 January 5:30 am – 8:30 pm Saturday 21 January 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Whanaungatanga Teacher/Parent/Student meetings Wednesday 31st January.

The School Office will be open for enrolments, stationery payments and uniform sales.

Monday 29th, Tuesday 30th & Wednesday 31st January 9am – 3pm

Monday 22 January 10:30 am – 2:30 pm Tuesday 23 January 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Wednesday 24 January 11:00 am – 3:30 pm Thursday 25 January 4:30 pm – 8:30 pm Friday 26 January 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Saturday 27 January 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Please book via School Point - 9.00am – 2.00pm

Thursday 4 February 29th January – tuesday 30th January - all Day Year 9 monday and New Students Pōwhiri 9.00am – 10.00am Parents, whānau and students welcomed to Marlborough Girls’ College. Meet at the front of the hall by the Star Mentors Training flagpole. st

Wednesday 31 January

Orientation All YearInternational 9 students (withStudent device/pen/paper), Manutaki and STARS Mentors in school all day. School buses run from this date. - 3.00pm Course confirmation/changes with deans 11.00am Friday thursday 5 February 1st february 8.45am–3.15pm ALL students Students to report8.45am to Level Assemblies Year in 9 school. and New Students Year 9 – To Whānau Classes Students gather on the tennis courts, and meet their Whānau Teacher.

Year 10 – Hall Year 9 students (with device/pen/paper), Manutaki and Star Mentors Year 11all – New Gym Year 12in– school Old Gym all day. School buses run from this date. School Canteen open.

Year 13 – Old Library friday 2nd february - 8.45am – 3.15pm All levels will have their Whānau Classes posted on the Parent Portal (a link from the MGC Website) in last ALL students in school. Students to report to their week of January.

Whānau classes.

Monday 8 February monday 5th february Waitangi Day Observed

Staff Only Day – School closed

HOLIDAY UNIFORM SHOP HOURS tuesday 6th february Monday 25 January 12noon–6.00pm

Waitangi – School27closed Tuesday 26 Day to Wednesday January Thursday 28 January Wednesday 7th february Friday 29 January

Timetabled classes begin Monday 1 to Friday 5 February

10.00am–2.00pm 12.00pm–6.00pm 10.00am–2.00pm 10.00am–2.00pm

As at 17 February Uniform Shop will be open every Monday/Wednesday/Friday 12.00pm–2.15pm until further notice (closed Waitangi Day Observed 8 February).

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All is well again, Simcox (contracted by the MDC) down the Taylor River walkway removing weed. TOP job!!

To the timid drivers who sit at roundabouts letting opportunities to move pass them by.

The sign says Give Way, not Give Up!

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It’s as if the sun has failed to rise.

Great you are attending on your family grave site/s but please do not put old artificial flowers, plastic decorations etc into the bush.

They do not break down into the soil. Take your rubbish home with you. Have some respect for the bush and for the people who work hard to keep the cemetery tidy.

Happy New Year!

On 9 Jan. around 3 pm, there was a woman 70ish in Pak n Save fruit & vege coughing her lungs out into the air, then into her hand.

She had the choice to mask up, or better still, to have stayed at home!

No wonder we get sick with selfish people like this in the community!

Pandemic Treaty Sure hope our government doesn’t sneak off and sign the pandemic treaty whereby the WHO can force vaccination for any real or perceived pandemic. There’s a very real risk we will lose our sovereignty and if you thought the last few years were bad then buckle up.

Re: Wheel Bin Collection I would like to make a suggestion to ‘Weekly’ re fortnightly pick-up of waste. Compost your waste to stop the bad smells invading your life.

Easy and beneficial to your garden and your sanity. No lame excuse for not doing it. If you’re not sure how to start, Google it. Good luck to all who are prepared to give composting a shot and have a happier life!

Re: Weekly Myself and hundreds of other rate payers put submissions in regarding this ridiculous decision, but the facts are submissions mean nothing once Councils decide what’s best for us.

Bring on the rat and mice plague.

Fireworks Can’t get over the supposedly grown men still letting off firecrackers at 10PM, must be brainless or probably in a drunken state, absolutely no thought for other people’s pets or those trying to get kids to sleep on these hot and muggy nights, grow up.

Disgraceful Bus Stop Agree with, Gateway to Marlborough a disgrace. Caught the bus to Nelson a while ago and know what they are talking about.

Going again soon but will not hold my breath it is cleaned. Someone from council should take a look.

Harness racing Just watched Nelson races and now looking forward to our own meeting this weekend.

Hope Blenheim turns on the sun and crowd.

Re: Egg on the face The issue was that the contracts MDC relied on are not as iron clad as they think. Governments in the past have used lawful means to dishonour such contracts for Crown owned companies, think Solid Energy. MDC should not expose ratepayers to these sorts of risks.

Back To The Future!!

A heartfelt plea to Scott Robertson if there is to be any hope of our former great game of rugby 15’s regaining top ratings both Internationally & Nationally!

Please, please use total commonsense & appoint the new mens’ 15’s captain from a player, not only suitable for the role, but from one who plays in one of the 3 vital positions.

Namely, 1st, 2nd five eigth or centre.

A forward captain simply doesn’t work well in the 15’s game.

Regardless though, good luck in your new role.

Out of order Christmas Eve, went to check my balance at Westpac ATM in Countdown, Seymour St. Machine was out of order. I saw a number of unhappy people, not good enough Westpac, can’t even get money out. Sort it out.

Picton buzzing Seems Picton is the place to be these holidays with visitors and cruise ships. Couldn’t get a carpark anywhere.

Blenheim the opposite, very quiet.

Three ply toilet rolls Re: Stadium 2000 holiday hours

Has anyone noticed the poor quality of these rolls recently.

They are advertised correctly - the first point under the heading “important” holiday hours on the home page. You just needed to read a bit further.

Picked them up

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What an awesome kiwi you would have been if you had a bag in your pocket and picked up the 17 cans instead of counting them as you walked past.

Thank you to the residents of Hilton St for the lovely Xmas decorations for our community, enjoyed by young & old. Big Shame on the people stealing stuff from No.19 after all their work & effort. The owner had to stand by every evening to then watch. And thank you to the kind man playing Christmas carols on his Saxophone - pure joy! Terrific community spirit. Thank you

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Former Speaker of NZ’s parliament Now high commissioner in Ireland flew back for the Ardern wedding. Question is who paid?

Mallard or NZ taxpayer public?

Blown away Thank you so much to the lady who paid for my fish today at Williams vege shop!!

I was so ‘blown away’ by your kindness, may God bless you and your family.

Thank you To the man and lady who stopped to help when my husband suffered a fall on to Howick Road early December.

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Weekly rubbish TOTALLY agree with comment titled Weekly in Sun txt January 10th. Our domestic rubbish should be done Weekly, you have households who won’t wrap chicken, meat any left over food that will attract maggots and when the bins get empty they will be buzzing with disgusting blowflies. You need to rethink this council and have domestic waste empty WEEKLY.

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gardening this week Garden problem solutions: By Wally Richards The tomato/potato psyllid has caused a few headaches for gardeners when the populations of this relatively new pest build up and they affect not only potatoes and tomatoes but also a number of other host plants such as tamarillo, capsicum, chili and peppino.

The nymphs are so small you need a magnifying glass to see them clearly, so you may have a small population of psyllids in your back yard and not realise the problem.

To find out if you have psyllids, plant a potato either into your vegetable garden or into say a 20cm pot or bucket.

Take a potato from the kitchen that has started to sprout and plant it as above.

It only has to be into a hole about 8cm deep and covered with soil or growing medium.

We are going to let the plant grow to maturity and then harvest what tubers have formed underneath.

If the tubers are small about the size of a marble and likely re-shooting; that will tell you that you have psyllids and they attacked the potato foliage when it was still young and growing.

If on the other hand the tubers harvested are of a good size but when you cut them in half, there are dark rings inside or what we call Zebra lines, then yes you have psyllids and they attacked the plant later after the tubers had grown to a reasonable size.

That means next season when you grow potatoes or tomatoes you need to use controls so that you have a harvest of edible produce.

With potatoes the easy way is to plant your seed potatoes very early like back in July so that the crop is harvested before October.

That should allow you to get an ok crop.

With tomatoes you need to use Wallys Cell Strengthening kit of products to make the tomato plant cells so tough that the psyllid nymphs can not piece the plant to feed and inject in the toxin that causes all the problems.

Club Root is a disease that affects the brassica family causing the roots to become very distorted and so bad that they can’t supply moisture and nutrients to the foliage above.

So when you plant your cabbages etc and they grow quite happily at the start, then the growth slows down and comes to a stop normally before the plant has reached maturity unless it is a miniature, fast growing variety.

It’s a frustrating disease which is soil born and often it has got into your garden when planting purchased (or given) any seedlings that were grown in club

infested soil.

Once you have it then I am told it takes up to 25 years to eradicate; that is as long as, during that time, there are no host plants grown in the contaminated area.

It does not affect other plants such as silverbeet, beans etc, only members of the brassica family such as Brussels sprouts, cabbages, cauliflowers, kale, turnips, swedes and radishes, their ornamental relatives such as Cheiranthus (wallflowers), Matthiola (stocks), Aubrieta (aubretia), and cabbage-family weeds such as Capsella bursa-pastoris (shepherd’s purse).

In the past steam cleaning the soil was the only known control for it.

Other methods can be used such as heavily liming the soil and using a soil drench of potassium permanganate.

They can help get quick maturing crops to harvest.

If you have the dread disease in the soil then here is a suggestion to maybe help eradicate it: What you do is plant a cabbage seedling into a 20L pot, then in the middle of your vegetable garden you sit the pot on top of some bricks so that it is not in contact with the soil.

The idea here is that rain and watering will wash down into the soil below the smell of the cabbage and that will activate the dormant club root spores to swim up to where the roots of the cabbage are.

But as the plant is above the soil and not in contact with the soil then the spores have nowhere to latch onto and colonise.

So they fizz and die. If you have a big area you may need a few cabbages in pots spread throughout the area to try and activate all the spores in the soil.

The following season you could test plant a few cabbages into the area and see if they grow and if they are free of the disease.

Otherwise try again the same trick of activating the spores.

Moths are a problem in our gardens because of the eggs they lay and the caterpillars that hatch out to feast on fruit and plants.

There are codlin moths which affect apples, pears and walnuts and they are every where in NZ. Then there are Guava Moths which are so far in the more northerly parts of the North Island and they affect all fruit including citrus and nuts.

Finally another one called the army worm which is so far mainly in Northland but is likely to build up populations and head south to other gardens.

It eats the foliage of just about every thing and is causing a lot of headaches to both commercial and home gardeners.

If you can eliminate the three moths before they get to lay their eggs then your plants are fairly safe from damage.

Moths are attracted by smell to find their host plants or to feed on nectar for energy.

Thus a trap can be used to lure them in and kill them.

In my recent book ‘Gardening with Wally Richards’ I have a chapter on moth control and part of that is this simple-tomake trap to catch and kill them: Take one litre of hot water add a100 grams of sugar, one teaspoon of marmite, half a tablespoon of Cloudy Ammonia and half a tablespoon of Vanilla essence.

Mix well and divide the mix between two plastic milk or soft drink bottles.

Punch some holes in the side of the bottles just above the level of the mix.

Place on a stand about a couple of metres away from the tree at about waist height like on a small folding table.

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Wit h t he Ma rlboroug h school year starting in just over a fortnight, a Ministry of Education payroll data shows the number of unqualified people working as school teachers has more than doubled since the pandemic.

Data showed 1832 people were working in 647 schools in early December with Limited Authority to Teach (LAT), up from 893 people in 330 schools at the same time in 2019.

Limited Authority to Teach allows former teachers and people who do not have recognised teaching qualifications to teach in schools.

“There are three schools with 50 percent of their teaching staff on a LAT. There are a total of seven LATs working across these three schools.

“Each of these three schools is small, (a roll of less than 100). Because the total number of teaching staff is small, it is easier for a 50 percent threshold to be reached.

“For example, one of these three schools has just two teaching staff, and one of these teachers is on LAT, therefore reaching a 50 percent threshold,” the ministry says.

The ministry says at three schools the principals had LAT. “Two of these three principals are working in very small schools (less than 50 students),” the ministry says.

The Teaching Council is in charge of granting LAT. “A principal could not be permanently appointed with-

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Principals Federation president Leanne Otene was disappointed three leading schools were not registered teachers.

out a Practising Certificate so a Limited Authority to Teach (LAT) would only be provided where there were very extenuating circumstances (for example to ensure the school can remain open while a recruitment process is undertaken for a permanent principal), and for a limited period of time,” the council says.

Principals Federation president Leanne Otene was disappointed three leading schools were not registered teachers.

“We know that principals are the leaders of learning in their schools and a strong leader means that you’ve got a strong educational platform for teaching and learning and so I am disappointed,” she says.

Otene said more experienced principals were leaving the profession and it was becoming harder to replace them.

“Three schools - let’s hope it doesn’t end up being more,” she says.

Otene said the Education Ministry made it easier for schools to hire people under LAT in the first years of the pandemic when they were struggling to find relief teachers.

“Principals have had no choice but to look at the staff that they have and we’re talking about their teacher aides or their para-professionals and say ‘well what skills do they have, can we support them to be able to relieve when we need to’ and these are in extreme emergencies or when there isn’t specialist staff to support the teaching and learning,” she says.

Post Primary Teachers Association acting President Chris Abercrombie says the spike in untrained teachers showed trained teachers are in short supply, especially in some subjects.

He says they are doing a good job, but the increase in people working with limited authority to teach is worrying.

“Every student, every young person in New Zealand deserves a qualified, trained teacher in front of them.

“That’s a really basic sort of belief that we have and these LATs have been fantastic, they’ve plugged gaps that we have but ideally, we’d love these people to carry on, train to become teachers and become fully registered teachers,” he says.

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REMINDER - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Notice Of Election Under the Marlborough Electric Power Trust Deed of Trust notice is given that on Monday 25th March 2024, an election will be held for three (3) trustees of the Marlborough Electric Power Trust under the First Past the Post electoral system by postal and online voting.

The Marlborough Electric Power Trust was established by Deed of Trust dated 28 April 1993. The Trustees hold the share capital of Marlborough Lines Limited in trust for the company’s electricity consumers.

The Trust Deed provides for three of the six Trustees to retire on the 1st of April each second year.

Te Pukenga CEO redundant

By Chris Valli

Te Pūkenga has announced that its chief executive, Peter Winder, has been made redundant and will leave the organisation at the end of January 2024.

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) in Budge Street, Riversdale, is part of Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology and offers specialist qualifications in Aquaculture, Winemaking and Viticulture, Conservation, Maritime and Aviation, and Engineering.

Te Pukenga Council’s deputy chairperson Sue McCormack says in a statement that the function

and duties of Peter’s role would change “significantly” given the new direction the government had announced.

“Accordingly, Peter and the council have agreed that his role will come to an end by reason of redundancy in accordance with his employment agreement.

Peter has agreed to continue in a transition role to assist the Council and its Committees until the end of January 2024.”

In early December 2023, the coalition government confirmed it would be dissolving Te Pūkenga and replacing the mega polytechnic with eight to ten institutions.[4] McCormack says the council was grateful for the hard work

Call for Nominations Nominations are therefore invited from the public for three positions on the Trust.

Candidates must have a principal residence in the area served by Marlborough Lines Limited and be eligible to hold office under the terms of the Trust Deed, copies of which are available on our website mept.co.nz, or at the offices of Blenheim Accounting Ltd, 66 Seymour St, Blenheim.

and dedication Peter had put in over the past 18 months and for his work on the Establishment Board and Te Pukenga Council prior.

“We will be sorry to see Peter go, and he leaves with the council’s thanks, support and very best wishes for the future.”

The organisation’s deputy chief executive for the academic centre and learning systems, Megan Gibbons, had also resigned. Her last day would be January 12, 2024.

In February 2019, the Government announced that the country’s sixteen Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) would merge to form the new organisation; the merger was effective on 1 April 2020.

Each candidate must be nominated on the nomination form available during normal business hours from: • the offices of Blenheim Accounting, 66 Seymour St, Blenheim; • by phoning 021 1200 737 to have one posted out; • by accessing www.mept.co.nz Completed nomination papers can be lodged to the above address, completed online, or posted to Marlborough Electric Power Trust, PO Box 1025, Blenheim 7240, but must be received no later than 5pm Thursday 25th January 2024.

A non-refundable fee of $120.00 is required to be forwarded with each nomination, along with a candidate profile statement and photograph for sending out with the voting papers for consumers.

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New roundabouts coming for SH6

By Chris Valli

New roundabouts are coming for Marlborough on State Highway 6, between Woodbourne and Springlands.

As of yesterday, January 16 to Friday, 24 May, construction will start on a new roundabout on State Highway 6 at the intersection of Bells and St Leonards roads.

A second roundabout is planned for the intersection of Tancred Crescent and State Highway 6 near Marlborough Airport. The timing for construction of this roundabout is still being finalised.

Jetesh Bhula, Regional Manager Infrastructure Delivery, says the new roundabouts are about making it easier for everyone to get around – locals, visitors, and freight operators.”

“Once complete, drivers using the new roundabouts will have a much easier time of getting through these intersections. It’ll be easier for drivers to turn across oncoming traffic, and drivers entering from side roads will no longer have to wait so long to turn onto State Highway 6. It’s a win-win scenario for drivers.”

Jetesh says not only will the roundabouts make for easier journeys and better access to the highway, but they will also make the intersections safer.

“Because vehicles travel slower through roundabouts, the risk of serious crashes is significantly reduced.”

Jetesh says the construction will create some disruption and travel delays but the project and its associated detours

have been discussed with local businesses, freight operators, and affected residents.

“Residents close to the work site may experience some noise, lights, and vibration while the work is being undertaken. We will do our best to minimise disruption and appreciate your understanding.

“Road users also need to drive carefully and follow the direction of traffic management. This will keep both drivers and our work crews safe,” he says.

Road Closures and Detour Routes: • St Leonards Road will be closed at the intersection of State Highway 6.

• People living on St Leonards Road and wanting to travel to Blenheim will need to go up to Old Renwick Road and follow the detour to Colemans Road.

• If they are travelling towards Renwick/Nelson, they need to go via Jacksons Road.

• ONE direction will be CLOSED on State Highway 6.

• People travelling from Nelson/Renwick to Blenheim direction will need to take a detour. The detour will be via Jacksons Road, Old Renwick Road and Colemans Road for Light Vehicles.

• Heavy Vehicles need to go via Jacksons Road, Old Renwick Road and Hutcheson Street More information about this project can be found on the NZTA/Waka Kotahi website SH6 Bells Road / St Leonards Road roundabout.

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Golf Results Wairau Valley Golf Club Results for Saturday 6th January 2024: Summer Stableford: Peter Bishell 41, Bill Lacey 40, Mel Hampton 38, Robbie Lacey 37, Mike McKenzie 36, John McLauchlan 36, Grant Hagen 36.

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By Chris Valli

Three of Marlborough Tennis Club members have been indulging in the sights, sounds and fanfare that is the Australian Tennis Open.

The Melbourne tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held annually.

Marlborough Tennis Club enthusiasts Marsha Woodbury has attended the Australian open three times before while for Bill Taylor and Kerie Smith it had been their second and fifth time respectively.

Kerie says on their first day at the Rod Laver Arena they watched seventh seed and reigning Wimbledon champ Marketa Vondrousova knocked out by Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska in the opening round.

The 23-year-old Yastremska needed just 76 minutes on Monday to end the challenge of Vondrousova 6-1 6-2. The Czech star had never advanced beyond the third round in seven attempts

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Marlborough Tennis Club members Marsha Woodbury, Kerie Smith and Bill Taylor in Melbourne on Monday getting some ‘hot tips’.

at Melbourne Park.

It was Yastremska’s fourth career win over a top-10 player and her first encounter since she sent local favourite Samantha Stosur packing in the opening round of the 2019 Open in what she described as “a freaky match”.

In other early first-round action on Monday, Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva beat Belgium’s Yanina Wickmayer 6-3 6-4, and

Nadia Podorska trounced Slovenia’s Tamara Zidansek 6-1 6-0.

One of the Australian open’s favourites Andre Agassi was a special visitor at the open, two decades after his last grand slam win. The four time Australian open champion says he was looking forward to his ‘love affair’ with Melbourne.

Kerie says Andre was her ‘alltime favourite player’ and would

definitely be keeping her eyes peeled during the week.

The Marlborough Tennis Club was founded in 1877 as the Marlborough Lawn Tennis Club.

The Club was incorporated in 1913 and moved to its current site in 1953.

The club is situated at the Forrest Winery Tennis Centre on Parker Street sited between the beautiful Pollard Park and Churchill Glade.

Family fishing day

By Chris Valli

Keen to get started or refine your trout fishing skills?

Nelson Marlborough Fish & Game is holding a Family/Whanau Fishing Day this Sunday from 9am – 1pm at the Taylor River North Bank, upstream of the Hutcheson Street Bridge.

Spokesperson Jacob Lucas says locals can bring their own gear. However, free fishing sets will be donated by Marlborough Hunting & Fishing.

Free day licenses, mentoring and support will be provided by Fish & Game.

There will be plenty of fish to be caught to have fun and celebrate an accessible connection to the outdoors.

BBQ and food (to go with the fish) will be provided by Marlborough Primary Health while the day is supported by Te Piki Oranga and Catching Trout WhatsApp group Sun readers, who are keen, RSVP to Guy gwfgardiner@icloud.com or email Ricky Carr at ricky.carr@tpo.org.nz

THE BEAUTY OF CATCHING A TROUT: The family fishing day is this Sunday from 9am – 1pm.

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