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Glory days Ramon Sutherland looks back on Marlborough’s Ranfurly Shield reign.
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Local farmers Therese and Wally Amsler received an early spring surprise when one of their purebred Coopworth ewes gave birth to quadruplets a week ago. Cruz Graham (14 months) enjoys his first ever cuddle with a lamb while its mother and siblings watch on with interest. This was the first time the Amsler’s had quadruplets born on their property and they were thrilled they all survived. Photo by Celeste Lodewyk and Tony Laplanche.
Wednesday August 31, 2011
Reform Bill a ‘half-job’ By Damian George Drug Arm Blenheimchairman Roy Ramsey says changes made to the Government’s Alcohol Reform Bill are a “halfjob” and it is dreaming if it thinks they will fix New Zealand’s drinking problem in the next 12 months. The Government last Roy Ramsey week accepted all of the 130 changes suggested by the Justice and Electoral Select Committee to tighten restrictions on advertising and sponsorship of alcohol. They include banning alcohol sales in dairies and regulating advertising in grocery stores, while a proposed split alcohol purchase age - 18 at bars and 20 at off-license premises - was not changed. Mr Ramsey, who offers help to drunken people on Blenheim streets through the Drug Arm van, says the government has not gone far enough with its changes. “The purchasing age needs to be addressed, and I think we need to be talking about a drinking age because we haven’t actually had that debate before,” he told The Sun. “There are many reasons why youths should not be drinking, and huge evidence to suggest that kids should not be drinking because it affects brain development.” Continued Page 2.