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For Blenheim CourierPost driver, Simon Undrill, the Lockdown period was one of the busiest he’s experienced with residential deliveries, particularly as more and more people went online to shop. He says records were “smashed” every day with both outbound and inbound freight which kept

himself and his team of three “on their toes”. “Christmas last year versus what we’ve just been through – it was by far busier over Lockdown,” he says. “Everyone worked really hard and every day we had a clear floor at the depot; everything was done and whatever needed doing got done.” Continued on page 2.

Simon Undrill was one of many local courier drivers who worked tirelessly through Lockdown to deliver thousands of packages.

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Delivering packages during Lockdown Continued from page 1. Simon’s area covers Riverlands Industrial Estate, Witherlea/ Omaka residential; all areas which experienced a huge increase in pickups and deliveries over Lockdown. “I was picking up 1800-1900 cases of wine in a day,” Simon says. “Plus other pieces in between. “We were thrown into the deep end as it was something we’ve never had to deal with before. Christmas is usually our busiest time but this was by far much busier. “There was a real rise in food products being delivered. Local companies had to branch out over Level 4 to target their wholesale and residential customers. “Packages to residents for contactless delivery was also a busy part of Lockdown. Most people were home so it was easier on us not having to leave as many cards-to-call. “In Level 4 we dropped to 120 deliveries between the three of us on my team in a day. This number then climbed up to 800 on our biggest days, and all done within normal hours,” he says. Asked how residents were over Lockdown, Simon says while some were frustrated with delays most were grateful for the service. “It was inevitable that some people were frustrated with delays considering the sheer volume that was coming through. “There was no real preparation period for any courier network

to cope with the volumes and there were a lot of changes to our process with our office not being open, but we just adapted. “People we delivered too were pretty friendly. Some still enjoyed opening the door for a chat so it was important we kept social distancing in place. “Others left notes on their doors telling us to leave the package on the doorstep, and sometimes we had people calling out the window. We had all sorts of instructions coming through with jobs as people didn’t want contact. “The only thing I’d say was a challenge was the number of people and families out walking and riding their bikes. We had to take extra care backing out of driveways as so many people were out on the footpaths,” he says. No matter how busy the day, Simon says his team still managed to get through their deliveries and make it out of the depot by 6pm. “It was good… fun times,” he laughs. “Some days I’d get home, sit down and either be wide awake and buzzing from how busy it was, or I’d fall asleep in the chair. “It’s tapered off a bit now though we do still have some heavy and light days, but overall everything is moving well and we are getting plenty of freight through locally,” he says. Simon has been in the fastpaced courier business for 18 years as an owner driver, starting

Simon Undrill has been an owner driver for CourierPost in Marlborough for 18-years and says over Lockdown it was the busiest he's ever seen for residential deliveries.

at the age of 17. He worked one year in freight sorting and as a relief driver before taking the next step into becoming owner driver. Prior to that, he worked in dairy farming after leaving high school early both in Ashburton and in Marlborough. Being born and bred on a farm Simon is no stranger to hard work and manages to juggle his courier driving with casual

farm work and his own beekeeping business. “People often ask me ‘how do you do it’,” he laughs. “I don’t like sitting around doing nothing; I like to make the most of my downtime, when I have the downtime. “I enjoy hunting, and working with my beehives is relaxing. I wouldn’t change a thing.’

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inbrief Study into feasibility of a new cultural and heritage centre As part of the Council’s four-stage plan to restore the region’s economy, a feasibility study will be run on a new cultural and heritage centre called Ngā Wairau o Ruatere for $15,000. The Economic Action Marlborough (TEAM) group member and Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau general manager, Nick Chin, says if approved the centre would allow Rangitāne o Wairau to reclaim Te Pokohiwi/Wairau Bar taonga (treasures) from as far off as St Petersburg in Russia, and could become a leading archaeological establishment that doubled as a tourism drawcard. “This region is significant, as it’s where the first people arrived. There are archaeological remains here going back to 800 years ago from all over the Pacific [Islands] to the Wairau Bar,” he says.

Margaret Western received the Queen's Melva Robb received the Queen’s Service Jim Thomas received the Queen’s Service Service Medal for services to migrant and Medal for services to rural communities and Medal for his services to victim support and refugee communities. women. the community.

Three local honours By Celeste Alexander

Surprise, humbled and honoured; three words used to describe the reaction of three locals who were awarded a Queen’s Service Medal. Margaret Western, Melva Robb and Jim Thomas were this year’s recipients, honoured for their contributions to the Marlborough community. For Margaret who has been a key support person for migrant families settling into Marlborough, was recognised for her services to migrant and refugee communities. She led the development of the Marlborough Migrant Centre, established in 2007 and has been the manager up until recently. She has also volunteered for numerous local organisations and charities. “I am humbled and honoured to have received a Queen’s Service Medal. It is a privilege to be listed with fellow New Zealanders who have been recognised for working for the betterment of their communities. “The award acknowledges and

celebrates the migrants whose settlement pathway I have supported and I share this with them. Also my husband and family who have supported me along the way. “It has been a privilege to walk alongside many newcomers to support their settlement journey.” Margaret is now moving into a new role with the NZ Red Cross as a key member of the steering group preparing the community for the first intake of former refugees coming into the region this year, and says she leaves the Marlborough Migrant Centre “in good heart”. Melva Robb echoed the same sentiments, saying it was a huge surprise to find out she was a QSM recipient. “I feel very honoured and grateful to whoever nominated me,” she says. Melva is the Marlborough Area Committee Chair for Rural Women NZ which supports rural communities to ensure that the voices of rural women and their families are heard. She is also co-owner of

Sounds Reflection Ltd’s The Sea Chest gift shop on Rapaura Road. She first became involved with RWNZ at the age of 12-years, following in the footsteps of her mother, aunties and cousins. “Growing up in the Sounds there were no babysitters back then so we went along to meetings as a family, including my two sisters Colleen and Glenda. “We learnt so much with what went on in communities and how we could help one another. It’s a great organisation and going to conferences you meet people of a similar thread in NZ, and make lasting friendships.” She says finding out about the honour was “a real surprise”. “I still feel there are others out there more worthy. But I do feel very honoured and I received lovely messages from family members who were excited for me,” she says. The third Marlburian to receive a QSM was Victim Support Marlborough volunteer, and Blenheim Lions Club member Jim (James)

Thomas. Jim was recognised for his services to victim support and the community during his involvement with the organisation since 2001. “I never once imagined I’d receive such an honour,” Jim says. “I’m just doing what lots of others do… helping people.” After 40 years working for BNZ Jim wanted to spend his time doing something for the community, so he responded to an advertisement for a victim support coordinator. “I thought that’ll do me, and the rest is history,” he says. “Being able to help people in crisis, and watch them come out of it and go on to live a new normal in life after tragedies, was very satisfying.” Jim was recognised as a Homicide Specialist Worker within Victim Support and through this position has dealt with many challenging and demanding situations, as well as assisting the Blenheim Police to set up Community Patrols.

Matt Flight confirmed as Labour’s candidate Blenheim man, Matt Flight, has been confirmed as Labour’s candidate for the Kaikoura electorate for the September 19 General Election. The 44 -year-old has a trades background and works managing maintenance on state houses. He is married to Dallas, a medical scientist at Wairau Hospital and they have two young sons. K a i kō u r a L a b o u r E l e c to r ate Chairperson, Corey Hebberd, says Matt was the only nominee and was unanimously endorsed by Labour Party members. If elected, Matt says he will work to ensure Marlborough/Kaikōura gets its fair share of Government funding for jobs, training and state housing builds, and will advocate for environmental and climate change policies.

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Ban on smoking in cars with children now law By Celeste Alexander

The country has just four-and-ahalf years left until it reaches the 2025 goal that the Government set to become smoke-free, and now New Zealand is another step closer after a ban on smoking in cars with children became law last Monday. The third reading of the Smokefree Environments (Prohibiting Smoking in Motor Vehicles Carrying Children) Amendment Bill was passed unanimously, enabling Police to issue fines of up to $50. The only hold-up is that this will not come into effect for 18 months.

Cancer Society Marlborough centre manager and smoke-free advocate, Felicity Spencer, was happy to hear it was now law and despite the wait she says a positive will be people having the time to seek support to quit. “It’s been a long time in the making,” she says. “When the Government announced its 2025 goal we were already hoping for implementation; it’s taken a lot of time. “With under five-years to go it’s a big challenge and the smoke-free vehicle bill is one step forward. But there are so many steps that need to happen.

“It’s multifaceted; we need to support people to quit and reduce the supply in the community,” she says. For the past four years Government has increased NZ’s tobacco tax but in the Budget announced in May there were no increases to the tobacco tax. The last increase was at the beginning of the year. Increasing the cost each year since 2016 is part of the Government’s goal of having the country smoke-free, or at least less than five percent of the population still smoking. So what can be done between now and 2025? Felicity encourages people to talk

to their GPs or Marlborough’s Stop Smoking Service (0800 667 665) for helpful and friendly face-to-face support. “These people understand the addictive nature of nicotine and can help you to quit smoking. “There are other things you can do as well to take away that habitual nature of smoking. When you find yourself with little windows of spare time where you have the urge to smoke, like sitting in the car waiting to collect the kids from school, take out the ashtray and car lighter. “Removing those cues to smoke can help break those habits. One way

or another we don’t want this for our children, we want to protect children and young people from the cues to becoming smokers. “We have specialised quit teams on hand to help you make a plan and support you to tackle the addiction,” she says. The Cancer Society held an online poll which finishes this week asking the nation ‘Should smokes only be sold in R18 specialist tobacco shops?’ To date over 80percent voted yes. Share your opinion on this topic by sending us a Letter to the Editor to news@blenheimsun.co.nz

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Never a dull moment in Lockdown By Frances Chin

For the residents of Ashwood Park Retirement Village, Lockdown was a non-stop ride of baking, watching movies, and doing crafts; all organised by the staff at the village. “There’s such a good gang up here,” says Ashwood resident Pat Beach. “We did so many things together. Lockdown didn’t really affect me.” With different themes for Anzac Day, Easter, and the Queen’s Birthday; residents painted, baked, and did crafts together during Lockdown. They even had a facial day: putting mud on their faces and then washing them off. “Another day we each brought something special to share with one another. One lady brought in something from when she was 7. Another man brought in a miniature steam engine; he showed us how it worked. It was amazing.” “Really and truly, we never had a dull moment. I don’t think I’ve laughed so much in my life.” Pat kept in contact with her family during Lockdown via her daughter, who calls her every day at 9am. When she wasn’t in an activity, she kept herself occupied by reading, doing puzzles, and colouring. Pat enjoys living at Ashwood as she is independent, yet still has a support

system. “I walk into my apartment, and it feels like a little house.” Dot and Walter Scott also reside at Ashwood Park Retirement Village, moving there February 13. They also agree with Pat, saying their Lockdown has been a positive experience. “Our Lockdown has been much better than others, because we have 15 other people in our bubble.” Dot and Walter took part in some of the activities offered. They stood on their balcony alongside other residents and sang ‘We’ll meet again,’ at the start of Lockdown. Dot is a published author, and Walter is an artist. A lot of Lockdown was spent editing for Dot, who has a second book coming out, and painting for Walter. Due to no longer having a studio, Walter can no longer use oil paints or pastels. Therefore he has been experimenting with different materials, such as water colours. Additionally, Walter and Dot are both members of the hospital chaplaincy team. They filled in the time during Lockdown by getting a team together to run church services for their fellow residents. “We had our own weekly church services up here,” Walter says. “10 out of 13 people came; quite a large number.” Dot and Walt are active, creative people, so they have had no problems

Ashwood Park Retirement Village residents, Dot and Walter Scott, have passed Lockdown by painting, writing and coordinating church services.

during Lockdown. “We’re perfectly happy here,” says Dot. “When we first moved here, we were told, ‘this is your house. You do what you like,” Walter adds. “We chose the place we wanted to live. Attitude is important.”

Pat Beach says she enjoyed her Lockdown experience with her fellow Ashwood Park Retirement Village residents.

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Nicola Martines Blenheim Yes. I would love to go to Melbourne.

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Job losses The 2600 job losses in the Marlborough region all due to an inept response to the flu is interesting, yet they’re still demanding the return of seasonal workers? I guess hiring our own unemployed Kiwis is out of the question, certainly when you can exploit foreign workers with their minimum wages, weekly transport charges, accommodation charges etc. Deductions taking a large part of their gross pay off them, or pay them piece rates to screw them even more. So we

can give our Kiwi unemployed a big hug while we import exploited labour rather than employ our own population all were recently decimated by economic sabotage. Where’s all that kindness gone? Obviously corporate profit margins mean far more to the Coalition government than actually looking after New Zealanders. We can always hug the economy better as that’s the answer. Stephen Jenkins

An ideal project Two items in the Wednesday Sun, although unrelated, seem to me as though they should be. The first related to the economic impact that is expected to be felt throughout Marlborough. The second was stating that plans to build a cycleway between Blenheim and Renwick were to be scrapped. I would have thought that now would be the

ideal time to embark on a project like this. One has only to look at the numbers using the Nelson to Richmond track to imagine that it would be well used. It also could make Renwick more of a destination than it is now. With a downturn of construction, rising unemployment and slowing sales volumes, this would appear to offer expertise, labour

and the use of local resources. Surely it would make more sense for our young people to be outdoors learning about formwork, laying reinforcing steel and pouring concrete etc. As I said, to me it seems the ideal project. Neil Gibbs

Cross boundary spread double standards The Government plans to pump 700 million into a plan to clean up New Zealand’s rivers and lakes. To achieve this farmers will be obligated to prevent containments entering waterways, in other words preventing the containments crossing the farm boundary into the waterway. In a lot of cases this mitigation will severely effect there bottom line but for the betterment of New Zealand they have taken

it on the chin, moved forward and got on with farming. My question would then be why are forestry companies, carbon credit/sink plantings and Crown legacy plantings not held accountable for the mitigation of cross boundary pine seed spread... Seems to me to be a double standard of rules for one but not the other? These escapees if left unchecked will become a forecast 4.6 billion dollar threat

to the economy as well as putting all the good wilding pine work completed to date in jeopardy by the South Marlborough Landscape Restoration Trust and the Marlborough Sounds Restoration Trust. For the good of New Zealand and Marlborough we need a level playing field with all held accountable for their cross boundary spread. Murray Chapman

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Seated, separated and single server With Level 2 requirements continuing, Marlborough hospitality businesses need to be aware that any breaches can have consequences. Council team leader for food safety and alcohol licensing Karen Winter says businesses are welcome to ring her team for advice and guidance. “Council doesn’t have responsibility for enforcing the COVID-19 requirements but we’ve been staying in close contact with food businesses to help them meet

the Government’s guidelines.” The key requirements for food and alcohol outlets are three S words: “Seated, Separated and Single Server.” Karen says while most businesses are complying, she’s been made aware of a few alcohol outlets where bar service has continued since reopening under Level 2. “That’s not something for the Council to enforce and our approach, if alerted to such a breach, would be education.

Pay by Plate stage two set to begin Preparatory work is underway for stage two of Pay by Plate, after being delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions. The second and final stage of the project will see the conversion of the remaining 160 ‘lollipop’ meters in Blenheim. Council Projects and Contracts Manager Maighan Watson says when new terminals are installed later this month, some on-street parks will change from two to four hour parking, and others to a time limit system. “This will occur in certain areas where it is uneconomical to install a Pay by Plate terminal due to the low use of car parking spaces, or to ensure consistency with nearby parking areas. For example, 13 onstreet parks in Russell Terrace will be converted to a four-hour time limit to match the adjacent Clubs of Marlborough car park, and in Scott

Street, three on-street parks outside Wairau Pharmacy will be converted to 10-minute car parks. Local contractors Findlaters are working to install the cradles for the new terminals, after business hours to minimise disruption. Phase two of Pay by Plate is expected to be completed, and all terminals operational, by the end of June. Pay by Plate is easy to use; you simply enter your plate number, select your parking time, press ok, pay and walk away. The ticketless system means there’s no need to return to your vehicle after you’ve paid for your parking, and the ‘PaymyPark’ app allows drivers to pay for parking and top up remotely using credit/debit cards or internet banking. Further information on Pay by Plate can be found at: www.marlborough. govt.nz/services/parking-roads-andtransport/pay-by-plate-is-here

Karen says retail outlets are not required to have contact tracing but can do this if they wish. If you need advice on Level 2 requirements for your business, ring the Council on 03 520 7400 and ask for the Environmental Health Team. Or email mdc@marlborough.govt.nz Go to www.covid19.govt.nz/alertsystem/alert-level-2/#workplaces-andbusinesses for the latest Government COVID-19 guidance.

However, if breaches continued, that’s the sort of issue that would bring into question someone’s suitability to retain their alcohol license.” Under the seated requirements, guests at any bar, café or restaurant need to be seated. Service must be by one person. This precludes counter or self-help buffet service. Contact tracing, either by people signing in or using the COVID-19 tracing app, is required for food and alcohol premises.

Caseys Creek project almost complete The second and final phase of work to future-proof Caseys Creek, which runs alongside Old Renwick Road, is almost complete. The bulk of the work on the second stage of the project has been carried out with just minor finishing touches left. A planting plan, which is part of the consent requirements, will be executed over the coming weeks now that the channel enlargement and stopbank works have been completed. Council’s Rivers and Drainage Engineer, Geoff Dick says this project has increased the creek’s ability to take stormwater for the North West Development Zone, north of Old Renwick Road. This allows for the provision of an estimated 720 houses there over the next 50 years. Geoff says it’s great to have completed the project after work was put on hold during the COVID-19 lockdown. “Thankfully, contractors were allowed back onsite under Alert Level 3 when the project was deemed essential due to the need to complete construction of the new stopbank at the pump station before winter, when it would be too wet,” Geoff said. The project began in April last year and was carried out over two stages. The first stage

involved the removal of nine culverts along Old Renwick Road which were replaced with new crossings with larger pipes. This stage also saw contractors complete the waterway enlargement and regrading, which involved stabilisation with rock and timber retaining walls. Work on stage two of the project began in October. This involved upgrading the outfall through the stopbank at Lansdowne Park and Caseys Creek, through to the Opaoa River.

Some home improvements will no longer require consent

Stage two will see the conversion of the coin lollipop meters (shown on the map in orange), to new Pay by Plate terminals

Last week the Government announced that it will scrap the need for building consents on low risk buildings. This means single-storey detached buildings up to 30 square metres, such as sleepouts, sheds, greenhouses, carports and awnings will no longer require a Council-approved building consent. Exemptions include: • Larger single-storey detached buildings up to 30 square metres • Carports with a maximum floor area of 40 square metres • Awnings, verandas and porches

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Outdoor fireplaces or ovens Flexible water storage bladders for irrigation and firefighting only, up to 200,000 litres in storage capacity • Short-span bridges on private land without public access • Detached single-storey pole sheds and hay barns. It’s important to note that any project must still comply with the Building Code. Most of the new exemptions are expected to begin at the end of August, after changes to the Building Act have been made.

Final call for Civic Honours nominations Do you know a Marlburian who deserves recognition for their outstanding service to others? Now’s your last chance to nominate them before applications for Marlborough’s Civic Honours Awards close this Friday 5 June. Mayor John Leggett says the honours,

which are made every three years during each Council term, are an opportunity to recognise members of our community who give outstanding service to others. “Previous recipients have given their time and talents to a wide range of organisations and causes. The awards

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One letter box at a time Sun reporter Frances Chin joined Waihopai’s rural postie Mike Nesbitt on his Tuesday morning run. He talks about his job, the local businesses in the valley, the incredible people who live there and the magic of the Waihopai. Mike Nesbit is a so called “coffee addict.” Waking up at 3am every morning, Monday to Saturday, his day starts at 6.30 as he turns the corner onto Waihopai Valley Road. A chef by trade, Mike took over the R6 and R5 rural mail routes approximately 6 years ago. Previously he worked as a relief driver for the last owner (Stan Wallace) of the Waihopai Valley mail run. Mike drives 330 kilometres a day, but he only has 200 active letter boxes—meaning he drives a lot of empty road. Mike pulls off onto Tyntesfield Road first. He is on first name basis with all the residents and for many, during Lockdown, he was their connection to the outside world. “During Covid, I was adding an hour or an hour and a half onto my day. No one was allowed out. They would go ‘what’s happening in the world, what’s going on?’ And I’d say, ‘look on the internet.’ And they would go, oh yeah, but you’re out there and you see things.” “I have a belief that when people live rural, your rural postie is your conduit between the outside world and your world. And when they want something or when they need something someone will ring me and I’ll do my utmost to get it for them. It’s like, I’ll get a phone call at 9pm at night, and it’ll be like can you pick up some drench, or can you pick something up from CRT. And we can normally nine times out of ten organise it. Because if someone needs something urgently, you make it happen.” The valley has an incredible variety of agriculture with peas, pine nuts, feijoas, manuka, and more all grown there. Keith Hair and Georgina Ponder grow hazelnuts and walnuts, and Michael Hyson sells truffles. Susanne and Henrich Jensen sell Christmas trees, and Shirley and Tony Thoms sell lavender and lavender based products. “The valley is a combination of things,” Mike

Mike Nesbit is the "rural postie" for the Waihopai Valley.

says. “There are people with lifestyle blocks, and for the rest; if you’re not growing grapes you have horses.” “There’s lots of boutique sort of industry things that go on.” Of course, there are vines; with Spy Valley, Grove Mill, Endeavour, and other companies all having vineyards there. “There are some of the oldest farming properties in Marlborough here. For these big substantial properties, because of economics it means that a lot of them have ended up in forestry. You look at country like this; it doesn’t pay to put sheep and cattle on. What we’ve seen in the last 30 years is any land that’s flat; they’ve taken the sheep off them and they’ve put it into grapes.” The Valley also houses the oldest avenue of trees in New Zealand.

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A line of gum trees tower to the right of Waihopai Valley Road as we drive deeper into the valley. Mike says Tuesday is a slightly less busy day for him. During lockdown, his workload increased exponentially. “After Anzac weekend, we just had a nightmare. It was unbelievable. They said the two weeks after Anzac, NZ Post handled 3.2 million pieces of freight. And we’re still doing figures that are 30 percent up on Christmas.” “Out of everything that happens, someone comes out of it smelling like roses. And okay people are struggling, and people are losing jobs, but we have never been busier, we’re setting all sorts of records.” After passing the Waihopai power station, the grapes start to disappear. The “back” of Waihopai Valley Road is

dominated by forestry and hunting. Mike tells me that, during Lockdown, many different animals appeared in the valley. Mike saw wild pigs, deer, stags, and even a wandering Chamois on the road. At the very end of the road is a hunting lodge owned by Darren Clifford. As the morning progresses, Mike works his way through his freight. It’s obvious how much he enjoys his work which he readily agrees too. “It’s fun. I enjoy my job so much. Even though you get up at 3am in the morning, some of my fellow RDs say that until I’ve had my coffee I might be a bit grumpy, but you turn into the Waihopai valley and that all changes. The people up here are so nice, they’re genuine, and they’re just really friendly down to earth Kiwis.

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The sun sets over Lake Argyle on Monday evening, leaving a stunning colour show over the water. In the distance a lone swan creates a beautiful silhouette against the red and orange hues. In the foreground Blenheim woman, Adele Harris, fishes for trout - a pastime she enjoys regularly with her fiancé, Patrick Neal, who snapped the photograph.

Car boots loaded with preloved items, clothing, furniture, and many other treasures have been what have made the Saturday Boot Sale Market in Blenheim popular for so many years. The hot food, coffee and fresh produce have also attracted regulars from all over Marlborough. The market has been closed for the past nine weeks due to COVID-19 but the Blenheim Rotary Club, which runs the market, is excited to see it reopen once again this weekend. Club president, James McKenzie-Wiley, says the decision to put the market “on hold” two weeks prior to Lockdown was to protect their members and the market-goers. Since then James says the club has been inundated with people asking when it would re-open. “We were getting one or two calls a day as well as messages,” he says. “People have really missed it after nine weeks and are happy to see it back again this weekend. “We also have a couple from Argentina who have found themselves out of work and want to hold a stall and sell

Blenheim Rotary Club president, James McKenzie-Wiley, is looking forward to the re-opening of the weekly Boot Sale Market this weekend.

Argentinian food; with certification from Council.” The club has decided to give back to the community by not charging site holders the normal $5 fee for a carpark space – but for one week only. “The club’s main source of funding, around 70percent, comes from the site fees and our wine barrel sales,” James says. “But we decided this

would be our way of helping and giving back. “We don’t book sites for people but instead ask them to turn up around 7-7.30am and find a park. The market runs rain, hail or shine from 8am – 12noon.” If any fundraising groups are interested in running a sausage sizzle James encourages them to make contact via the club’s Facebook page.

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Inspired to save Monarchs

Lynfords – the personal touch Even though the community is going through times where people can’t personally shake hands or be close to one another, the personal touch when it comes to service at Lynfords Furniture has not diminished at all. The Lynfords team values going the extra mile for their customers; it is the finer detail that matters. Deliveries are currently contact-free, but extra care is taken to ensure all furniture is fully assembled and checked over before it lands in someone’s home. Paying attention to what customers need is the focus. Owner, Kay Thomason relays how they’ve had many customers come in store when they are downsizing from their own home to a retirement villa. “Rather than just trying to sell more, time is spent figuring out which pieces the customer currently owns that will be important and practical in their new space. Often, bulky old chairs (whilst sentimental and squishy) can take up too much room in their new smaller residence while providing little physical support. “Smart choices in furniture can mean more room for you to enjoy your space. Customers love the look, size and feeling of our Stressless recliner range. They come in up to three sizes for most designs, so everyone can find their perfect fit. “New Zealanders are getting more aware that good design is not only about what looks good, but what is good for their body too; they’re more ergonomically focused”. Kay adds that “the most important thing in anybody’s home is the people who are

By Celeste Alexander

So many beautiful photographs of Monarch Butterflies have been sent into the Sun Newspaper since the first story printed about local residents doing their bit to protect them from predators. One of the final emails came from Gerard and Joy Verkaaik, who say they were inspired by fellow Monarch enthusiasts in the Awatere. “We were inspired when we visited their property during a post-quake checkup round of the district, as well as what Yealands were doing for the Monarchs,” Gerard says. “Last summer we planted Swan plants and had 13 caterpillars on the go last month. Paper wasp predation reduced this number steadily so I potted a plant, brought it into our laundry and transferred seven survivors. “One was lost to a marauding Praying Mantis but six survived and pupated. The last was released a week ago. It was very satisfying when we had a return visit (we assume) a few days ago.”

living in it”. She mentions how fashion trends come and go, but a person’s individual needs – whether it be their own taste in colour (not their friend’s or extended family’s favourite), medical and/or physical needs – remain the most important factor when buying furniture. “The function must be good as well as the look” she reiterates. Kay’s qualification as an interior design consultant comes in handy with home consultations a regular occurrence. This is just another of the personalised services that Lynfords offers. Not only do they keep up with the furniture trends, they are constantly getting new fabric samples for furniture as well as blinds, which can be both be custom made. Keeping in mind that customers have varying tastes as well as budgets, Lynfords also have a wide price range of both New Zealand made and imported products. Being a locally owned family business, ‘supporting local’ has been part of the Lynfords mantra for the 24 years they have been in business. So, it is no surprise that the first promotion post-lockdown was ‘Out with the old, in with the local’, which focused on paying it forward in our community. For every $1,500 sold at either their Blenheim or Nelson store, the customer will receive a $50 voucher from a locally owned business of their choosing. Just another example of the personal touch at Lynfords Furniture. PBA

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Regarding: Cycle trail linking Renwick and Blenheim shelved May I suggest the Council contact Rick Edmonds (Link Pathway) the Davis Family (swimming pool) and Pete Yealands (“don’t say it can’t be done”, advanced digger skills) to realise a safe cycling option for

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Well known television and radio personality, Stacey Morrison, is the face behind a call for people to support the Breast Cancer Foundation, and is encouraging the people of Marlborough to get behind the cause by hosting a Pink Ribbon Breakfast in July. Last year saw 30 Pink Ribbon breakfasts held in Marlborough. Around 105 people in the Nelson Marlborough DHB area are diagnosed every year, a Foundation spokesperson says. This event is aimed at raising urgent funds to support breast cancer patients and save lives. Proceeds from Pink Ribbon Breakfast will go towards helping these women get the support they need, as well as those already undergoing treatment. They will also help to drive early detection and ground-breaking research to prevent further deaths. Ambassador for the Foundation, Stacey knows all too well the impact that breast cancer has on families after losing her mother aged just 45-years. She says she’s delighted to be the face of Pink Ribbon Breakfast for the second year in a row. “I’ve been inspired by the resilience shown by so many as COVID-19 became another issue to deal with, on top of their cancer treatment. Breast cancer touches so many Kiwi families and I feel for them, especially during

commuters and students when traveling between Renwick and Blenheim. Clearly Council professionals are stuck and need some help. Rene de Ruiter.

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Broadcaster and Breast Cancer Foundation NZ Ambassador, Stacey Morrison, lost her mother to breast cancer and is now calling upon the people of Marlborough to host a Pink Ribbon Breakfast and help fundraise. Photo provided.

this stressful time. “As we rally together as a nation, I’m also hoping we can show some love for people affected by this devastating disease. Hosting a Pink Ribbon Breakfast is a fun and easy way to let patients know they don’t have to face breast cancer alone. “It’s a fantastic way to raise awareness about breast health and honour the ones who have survived or the ones we’ve lost. All while raising much-needed funds for this important cause – which are

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We have long known that zoonosis – diseases sourced from the viruses in animals – can have terrible effects; rabies inflicts one of the most horrifying deaths imaginable. Yet what are called ‘wet markets’ flourish in our trading partners’ environments, the perfect opportunity for viral transmission. The making of a very large part of our economy reliant on the selling of entertainment to foreigners doesn’t seem all that bulletproof, in hindsight. More self-sufficiency via local manufacture, using our own raw materials, is very practicable now that computerisation has done away with the need for armies of very low wage workers, previously a market advantage. Since Rogernomics we have made investment in rentable property more lucrative than that in productive enterprises, and this has shown itself to be a poor nation builder in both senses. Bill Holvey.

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The Sun Merit not race Regarding Maori in caucus. This is not South Africa select on merit not race.

Re ‘New Leader’ from KJ. Three good choices to lead the country KJ. I’d much prefer any of them than Cindy Stalin and her socialist, communist ways. Life is all about choices so it will be interesting to see what choices the unemployed and underprivileged make over the next few years. The cream always rises.

What? Tiktok bubble Disappointing to see the group of 10 young friends Tiktok dancing posing for your photo with no social distancing. If they do live in the same bubble it would have been good to report it that way.

Ie pollution tax. Here is my feedback. What!? Why I would not want to pay a pollution tax on takeaway food, BECAUSE I DON’T LITTER! This reminds me of the government and ACC... Make everyone pay for the lesser majority. Kaley, Woodbourne.

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Spare a thought Nothing but praise for all the essential supermarket workers through this uncertain time, spare a thought for those who had to take leave without pay due to a person in their bubble being medically compromised. No compensation for them from their employers!

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Thank you so much to the kind person who handed in my husband’s driver’s licence to the Police. He takes it as ID on his walks and lost it during a walk along the Taylor river near New Renwick Road. Your honesty is much appreciated.

Thanks Isak A shout out to Isak at Warehouse Stationery, a very helpful young man - as are all the staff there. Thanks guys.

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Holiday Morals? Disappointed, Govt aren’t anti-morals, since when did churches have morals?

Cycleway! At $9 million, by klm that’s almost the same as building the massive road from Clyde to Cromwell-astonishing! 1.1 for consultants - the MDC has design staff. 300K for which clients? Give us a bulldozer, roller & tip truck with gravel-done by xmas with some $300K volunteers or unemployed at weekends. Maybe a part sponsor. Something not up to the ‘mark’ here-gr(ip)(ap) e! It’s not a 4 lane rort science, it’s for all of us. As the ad says: “try it, you’ll ride it!”

Let driving distract you from your phone

Thief Thanks very much to the thief that between Wednesday and Thursday morning the 28th May, stole my iron rod that holds my gate in place in Lansdowne Street. What a lousy thing to do, I hope bad luck follows you everywhere, you must of really wanted it because you would of had to wiggle it out.

Amusing that people are so keen to have Queens Birthday off. Haven’t y’all just had a holiday? I realise not everyone can afford it.

Difference? A fair enough question. What’s the difference between a beneficiary before the virus and after?

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Bus tickets Went to buy a bus ticket Blenheim to Christchurch $69 one way, normally between $25-$35 or even a $1, what a RIP, will be taking my car instead.

Thank you Thank you to our library and librarians for wonderful job selecting and delivering books during lockup. All with a smile too.

Brawl Rugby has become just a brawl. Nothing to aspire to The AB’s are wannabe movie stars who put more effort into hakas than rugby and whinge about the ref.

Seymour Square I am new to Blenheim and found Seymour Square to be a really nice place to have your lunch or a tea break; until that god forsaken clock starts its Bing Bong racket! Sorry to say I won’t be going back there unless someone can mute the noise.

Affordable housing Lack of affordable housing especially in the Maori community. WHY? The amount of Iwi land worth millions on the Waikawa Road covered in scrub should be covered in homes for their Whanau.

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Rivers cleanup! Now, synthetic chemicals killed the natural algae that cleaned Seddon water, but, as most of local rivers, are affected, but, not primarily used by dairy farmers will Stuart Smith, vineyard owner, leading light of many wine organisations be stepping up to the plate to play their part. Oh, also an MP! Not a clean glass of water darling?

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Emma’s winning t-shirt design By Frances Chin

“Are you kidding me? You’re joking,” was Emma Flanagan’s first thought after learning she was the winner of Radio New Zealand’s Lockdown T-shirt competition. The Year 10 student’s artwork depicting life under Lockdown was selected alongside three others as the winners of the nationwide competition. Their prize? Their designs printed on t-shirts and sold, with the proceeds going to charities of the winners’ choice. Emma and her family were still in Lockdown when she learnt of the competition. Due to only having five days to submit her entry Emma spent a full day working on her design. “I love doing art, I love it as a hobby,” Emma says. “When coming up with my design, I looked at images for ideas, then I freehanded it.” As she was limited to a three colour palette, Emma worked at creating a “simple but complex” idea. The facemask Emma chose because of its simple, clear message. The flowers brought to mind positive experiences like receiving gifts, anniversaries, and weddings. Emma’s design also has hidden drawings of a teddy bear, a butterfly, and toilet paper; all adding an extra dimension and representing Emma’s own Lockdown experience. “With Lockdown, everyone was more focussed on the bad times. I wanted to focus on the good times,” Emma says. “I wanted to do my own thing, my own spin on it.” After learning of her win, Emma was given the task of choosing a charity of her choice to donate the proceeds of her t-shirt sales. At the urging of her aunt she decided to choose a local charity; the Graeme Dingle Foundation. As Emma’s mother Sal is a teacher at Redwoodtown

School Emma knows of Kiwi Can; an initiative run by the Graeme Dingle Foundation that teaches primary school children about resilience, respect, integrity, and positive relationships. Additionally, the Graeme Dingle Foundation runs the “Stars” programme and the “Career Navigator” programme at Marlborough Girls College; supporting mentoring between Year 12/13 and Year Nine students and helping senior students find career or study pathways. For every t-shirt purchased with Emma’s design, $5 goes towards the Graeme Dingle Foundation with the remainder given to the t-shirt manufacturers in Kolkata. The enormity of her win still hasn’t entirely hit Emma yet. “It has hit, but it also hasn’t. I’m just excited.” “My friends have been telling me, ‘don’t forget us when you’re famous.’” Emma plans to continue with art, and hopes to one day become an artist; although she knows it’s a difficult profession to break into. To any young people considering entering a design competition; Emma has the following advice. “Stick with your design. Back your design. If you look at it and go, ‘it’s bad,’ it won’t boost you. Do something you want to do, and make it your thing. Do something you’re proud of, so you can look back and say ‘I’m proud of it.’”

Emma Flanagan is one of four winners of Radio New Zealand’s Lockdown T-shirt competition.

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A milestone “we’re proud of” There’s no science behind cleaning windows; it comes down to having good technique and a willingness to go above and beyond for the client, something that Clearview Cleaning is well known for. It’s a business which has been servicing Marlborough for nearly three decades and has left a squeaky clean trail of happy clients over the years. Local couple, Christian and Linda Fletcher-Firks purchased Clearview Cleaning in 2010 and on June 1, were thrilled to celebrate their 10th year in business. For them it’s been “a good journey” with ups and downs like any other business, but they have stayed true to their core business and focused on providing a consistent service to their clients. “It’s be en a n enjoyable 10-years,” Linda says. “We purchased the business right in the middle of a recession and have weathered the challenges along the way, including this COVID pandemic. “But it has been great and we have no regrets. We have a great relationship with our clients and our plan going forward is to carry on doing what we do best.” From the beginning Clearview Cleaning focused solely on window cleaning but when Christian and Linda took it over

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they expanded on the services and grew their team. “Initially we only had two staff and Christian when we bought the business,” Linda says. “In 2012 we had some of our commercial clients asking about office cleaning so we expanded into that area, then two years later we took on hot water pressure washing. “It was an existing business that came up for sale and we felt it would be a great addition to Clearview Cleaning. “We have had up to 21 staff

at one point but we decided to downsize slightly to make it more manageable so now we currently have nine staff as well as Christian, and myself in the office fulltime,” Linda says. With over 2000 clients on the books, including large scale commercial businesses such as supermarkets, hardware stores and wineries through to residential homes, Christian and Linda credit their team for maintaining a consistent level of service. “They often get called cleaning fairies and angels,” Christian

laughs. “Even I do too!” “We all work well together as a team and we often have clients report back to us after a job has been completed to tell us our staff were polite and went above and beyond for them,” Linda says. “Nothing is a problem and we appreciate that they trust us to do a good job and leave their property the way they left it. “We are very proud to be here 10 years on and providing the same great service that our clients enjoy.”

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Omaka Aerodrome is a hidden gem in Marlborough, but is well known on the world stage. With its grassy runways, wide open spaces, world class restoration projects on classic aircraft, and one-of-a-kind aeroplanes, it’s a buzzing community. For aviation enthusiasts, you can’t beat the ideal flying weather that the region offers. With facilities like this, it’s no surprise that a small town like Blenheim has individuals from all over the globe coming to check out its heritage. For Classic Aero Machinery Service’s Tony Wytenburg, the Omaka Aerodrome location is essential to his aircraft restoration work. The several grass runways provide ideal conditions for the many classic aircraft which are built and tested by Tony and

his team. “It hasn’t just got one runway, so classic aircraft can take off into the wind,” Tony says. Omaka has become a bit of a hub for aircraft restoration, Tony says. Paul and Pip Hally from PMH Aviation Limited collect aircraft that have a rich history with the region. They’ve brought back to Marlborough a De Havilland Foxmoth from 1947, one of only seven in the world. With two other parties, they are rebuilding a Waco aircraft, which is the only one of its type in the world, and was previously owned by Marlborough Aero Club in 1936. “Whether you like aviation or not these aircraft are very significant to the region,” Pip says.

Graham Orphan has been publishing the Classic Wings Magazine for 25 years out of Omaka. Having lived in three different countries and travelled many more, Graham chooses to live in Marlborough specifically for the airfield. “I can’t think of a place I’ve lived in or visited, or another community with the richness and ability to work together for the greater good than Omaka,” Graham says. From the world-class Omaka Airshow to the Aviation Heritage Museum and everything else in between, the buzz around Omaka still grows. “People from all over the world are drawn to the positive energy and great activities here. “The community is absolutely remarkable,” Graham says.

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Chief pilot of Fighter Flights, Graeme Frew, and Jay McIntyre of JEM Aviation, have taken a restored Yak 3 Russian World War II bomber across the world for the last two years. The Yak 3, which is typically used for scenic joy rides was taken apart, shipped to the Reno Championship Air Race in America, and pieced back together in an open-air pit there for the public to see. “It was known as a Yak in a Box,” pilot Graeme laughs. Jay, Graeme and their team were the first New Zealand team to enter the competition. “Americans were blown away with what we were doing. “We might have even taught them a few things,” Jay says. Last year, they went back for another go and had great success. They even got on the local news.

“It was great, we were really promoting Marlborough and our destination. It really raised the profile,” Graeme says. The Yak 3 was imported to Marlborough in 2004, was restored, and began its first flights in 2012 and has been flying ever since. “Every time I fly I always see around 30 people having a look,” Graeme says. The Yak 3 scenic flights offer a view of Marlborough you wouldn’t usually get to experience, especially at top speeds of 500 kilometres per hour. Omaka holds a soft spot for Graeme because it was the place he did his first flying lessons. For Jay, Omaka has been the home of JEM Aviation since 2006. “Omaka is a real communi- Pilot Graeme ty of people doing what they Limited beforeFrew and chief engineer Jay McIntyre from JEM Aviation they take the restored Russian WWII bomber Yak3 love,” Jay says. out for a spin. Photo provided

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Change urgently needed to address fish depletion Restoring abundance to New Zealand’s coastal fisheries and stimulating regional economies are two objectives of the ‘Rescue Fish’ policy reform launched last week by public awareness group LegaSea and the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council. The groups say change is needed urgently to address fish depletion and biodiversity loss. LegaSea spokesperson, Sam Woolford, says the Rescue Fish policy seeks to ensure the supply of kai moana for future generations of Kiwis while providing much needed income and jobs for regional New Zealanders. The reform challenges several elements of the government’s existing fishery policy; a policy that has allowed New Zealand’s coastal fisheries to decline over the past 30 years, some to crisis levels. “The Rescue Fish policy is an alternative to the current Quota

Management System (QMS), which has failed in its intended purpose. Quota is now largely owned by a handful of corporate entities, while returns have been minimised for those doing the fishing. “Simply put, Rescue Fish means more fish in the sea. After three decades of QMS depletion, our fisheries are in crisis. Change is needed to prioritise and protect our coastal fisheries.” The New Zealand Sport Fishing Council President, Bob Gutsell, says the Council commissioned the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) to assess the current QMS and the proposed Rescue Fish policy alternative. “NZIER concluded that the current regime has not produced the promised results. The incentives on individual fishers are not aligned to the stewardship of the sea. And after 30 years’ application of the QMS, some fisheries are under

considerable pressure. Fishing is having clear impacts on other parts of the environment and bycatch is not resolved.” The Rescue Fish policy and recommendations have been developed over several years by a team of local and internationally renowned marine scientists, social science experts, economists and fisheries management specialists. The recommendations presented to Government include: • The Crown to buy back all existing rights to fish at fair value. • A new independent Authority to be established to set catch limits based on independent scientific research. • Māori and the Crown to share governance. • A new Fisheries Act be established. • Catch limits to be reset at a lower level to ensure fish stocks can recover.

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news Plans to upskill Kiwis for pruning and youth for tourism By Chloe Ranford, Local Democracy Reporter

To keep employment up in the region and fill workforce gaps, The Economic Action Marlborough (TEAM) group hopes to train Kiwis to prune grapevines and Marlborough rangatahi (youth) to work in the tourism industry, after border closures meant experienced winter pruners and summer tourism workers did not come to Marlborough. TEAM member and Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau general manager, Nick Chin, says rangatahi tourism training would provide international travellers with more authentic experiences in the future. “A lot of tourists notice if they turn up at a resort ... that a lot of times it’s staffed by people from Europe or elsewhere,” he said. “We would like to work with the tourism industry to put Māori into roles where they’re interacting with tourists from overseas, as they know the stories that will make their experience more relevant.” TEAM would also chase the Government for visa flexibility, so “skilled and trained” international workers let go by one employer could be picked up by another, not stranded by visa conditions. Despite farming being one of the “best positioned” in

the region to bounce back from coronavirus, having continued during lockdown, sheep and beef farmers had been hit hard by another drought. Federation Farmers Marlborough president, Phillip Neal, says this had caused farmers to dish out their winter feed, and he understood some could not support their workers, so might let them go. To help them secure animal food and farm labour, TEAM promised to get feed transport subsidies from the Government and subsidise labour redeployment for farm repairs and tasks. “TEAM has recognised the drought has affected them,” Phillip says. The council had submitted 16 of its 60 projects to the Government’s ‘shovel ready’ initiative, which TEAM member and councillor Mark Peters said if successful would bolster the council’s budget and allow it to get projects up and running faster. Projects that weren’t successful would likely still go ahead regardless. “We hope we will get a carrot for these projects,” Peters said. Plans by KiwiRail, the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA), Port Marlborough, and the council to upgrade Picton’s ferry terminal and build back-up berths were also submitted to the initi-

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The seasonal leaf fall helps the plant retain water that would otherwise be lost by transpiration from the leaves.

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gardening this week Leaves: By Wally Richards As we well know; that a plants leaves are the means of converting sunlight into energy called carbohydrates or sugars. It is these sugars that aid in plant growth and health. Deciduous trees and plants lose their leaves going into winter (or apparently in some cases in summer in dry arid places.) I suddenly had a thought which is; why do deciduous trees (deciduous means fall off) shed their leaves? So onto the Internet and found these answers: deciduous: Describing plants in which all the leaves are shed at the end of each growing season, usually the autumn in temperate regions or at the beginning of a dry season in the tropics. This seasonal leaf fall helps the plant retain water that would otherwise be lost by transpiration from the leaves. A good sensible answer and we also know; that in summer plants transpire water from their leaves as protection from been burnt by hot sunlight. It also produces a cooling effect as well, hence not only do we get under the shade of trees on a hot sunny day but it is also a cooler zone as the tree transpires moisture. Water evaporation drops the temperature which is why we wet the concrete floor of a glasshouse on a hot summers day when the temperature gets too high in the glasshouse. Some readers may remember those small concrete boxes with a concrete door that we used to put

water into a porous area on top of the box and place butter or milk inside as it was a natural fridge due to the evaporation of the water. That was before we had electric fridges. This time of the year we see a lot of falling leaves blocking street drains, gutters and down pipes on our homes and all over the gardens and lawns. These leaves are both valuable and a nuisance, depending on where they are and what we do with them. Onto the roof and down into the spouting creates a problem which needs to be cleared out to allow rain to flow out to the stormwater. There are products that you can put in the guttering to prevent leaves blocking. For this I use the small square plastic netting cut into widths about 15cm and slotted into the spouting curving up in the middle. Inexpensive and works a treat. The leaves then blow elsewhere in the wind rather than into the guttering. Gardeners of the past reconised that leaves were very valuable and can be turned into leaf mould for using in potting mixes and gardens. The old way was to make a hammock under the trees using small square wire netting and placing the leaves into it to break down. A long and slow process. My modern way is to stuff them into black plastic rubbish bags tied off and a lot of small holes punched

into the bag so it can breathe. The bags then placed out of sight in a sunny spot and turned over every so often. After about six months or a year you have a nice pile of leaf mould. If you shred the leaves by running over them with a rotary lawn mower and collecting the grass/ leaves in the catcher then the break down will be much faster. Also using a bit of garden lime or hydrated lime, Thatch Busta, Ammonium Sulphamate over the layers of leaves will also speed up the breakdown. Then there is another solution and for the leaves that fall into gardens you can spray them with Thatch Busta which will speed up their breakdown where they are, without harming your plants. In fact the plants will also benefit from the Thatch Busta. I had a reader this week asking about using seaweed to turn into liquid seaweed (compost tea) and what can be added to make it even better. (Seaweed into a drum of water, stir occasionally) I have recently heard of a product which we will have available in the near future as a spray on bird repellent which will be ideal when fruit is ripening, for spraying over lawn you have just sown and to stop them kicking your bark gardens onto path and lawns. Always finding new ways to solve gardening problems. Problems, ring me at 0800 466464.

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Free parking fines cancelled by Council By Chloe Ranford, Local Democracy Reporter

A Marlborough couple wants the council to communicate better after a “misunderstanding” caused them and 20 others to be fined during a free parking scheme. Rick and Trish Rawlings left their vehicle at Blenheim’s Kinross Street carpark to go shopping last Monday, only to return 25 minutes later to a $40 ticket for “failing to pay the required parking fee”. The incident came a week after the Marlborough District Council announced it would roll out two hours of free parking in Blenheim and Picton from May 18 to June 30, in a bid to boost business as the region moved through Covid-19 alert levels. A parking warden told the pair that drivers were fined if they had not put their vehicle registration into a parking machine, as the council was unable to tell if they had already “claimed” their two hours. “We said to her, ‘But where does it say that?’ All the advertising we’ve seen for it says parking is free in Blenheim, not to put our registration into the parking machine,” Rick Rawlings said. Public notices in local newspapers and on the council’s website did not state drivers

needed to put their registration into a machine to claim the two-hours free parking. “We said, ‘Obviously we don’t want to pay this [fee],” Rawlings said. “Our day started out very happy, as we haven’t been outside our property in two weeks. This stuffed the day though, absolutely. “As a public body, the council departments need to communicate better with each other, and say what the real rules are to people.” A council spokesman said last Wednesday while drivers did need to “activate” a parking meter, the ticket was part of a larger “misunderstanding” by Armourguard, who provided the wardens. Armourguard was told it would still cost $4 a day to park in ‘all day’ parking zones, located at Kinross St and Wynen St. “Unfortunately, this was interpreted as ‘two hours free does not apply to anyone parking in the all-day car parks’.” A total of 22 fines were issued “in error” on Monday. All fines were cancelled, the spokesperson said. Rawlings said the council cancelled their infringement notice on Tuesday morning after they complained, but did not state why. About 27 people had been fined for overstaying their free two hours since the start of the six-week initiative, bringing in a total

Koromiko man Rick Rawlings was surprised to find a parking ticket after 25 minutes when the Marlborough District Council told the public it was starting two hours free parking. Photo by Chloe Ranford Local Democracy Reporter.

of $1080. The spokesman said parkers who wanted to stay for more than two hours needed to make a payment at a parking meter, or use the PayMyPark smartphone app after their free time had expired. “People who are parking need to activate the meters by providing their number plate, even if they plan to park less than two hours.” Council property and community facilities

manager Jamie Lyall said earlier this month residents would still be unable to park in 10-minute and 30-minute spots for two hours during the venture. A report he headed said it would cost about $2500 to change the pay-by-plate parking times to include the two hours free, and about $2500 to change it back. This did not include the $300 needed to modify the council’s Alfred St parking building times.

Plan for region to ‘get back on its feet’ By Chloe Ranford, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Mahi tahi. Teamwork.’ It’s the catchphrase behind The Economic Action Marlborough (TEAM) group’s four-stage plan to restore the region’s economy — a plan that kicked off recently with the first ‘recovery’ phase. Here’s how Marlborough’s “team of 50,000” will get back on its feet. Four phases Tackling Marlborough’s economic comeback has been broken down into four phases — ‘recovery’ (phase one), ‘resilience’ (phase two), ‘return’ (phase three), and ‘reimagination’ (phase four).

The first phase, which will run from May to July, looks to kick-start 60 projects or works needed for the region’s “survival”. The second phase, set to run for between three and six months from September, will focus on maintaining cash flows and jobs after the Government’s wage subsidy scheme ended. A TEAM report outlined how the council could help: by maintaining jobs; developing new job opportunities through training or new infrastructure projects; and redeploying workers not needed by their company into a similar role, like in the primary industries. “Many businesses [would be]

hunkering down to survive, some will exit, some will prosper — how do we help them?” the report asked. TEAM hoped to see the region’s economy return to normal under the third stage, about a year after lockdown started, but said it would be an “uncertain time” without a vaccine or controls. This would be followed by the final ‘reimagination’ phase, which would look at how lessons learnt during the coronavirus recovery, like environmental benefits, could be integrated into a ‘new normal’. This phase would run over the next two to three years. Another new project involved attracting people into Picton and

Take care at roundabouts Cycling and motorcycling is a cost-efficient, fun and convenient mode of transport. For many people it’s their only way of getting to work or school, and as a community we must do all we can to ensure they can commute safely. Motorcyclists and cyclists are exposed to unique challenges and risks on our roads and are much more at risk of injury or death than other road users. Research by AA shows cyclists are 10 times more likely to be killed or seriously injured when involved in a crash compared to car drivers. There are so many reasons we should have more people cycling, but this increased level of risk puts many people off. In total, about 64% of all motorcycle injury crashes occur on urban roads and 90% of reported cyclist casualties are on urban roads. Intersections in urban areas are particularly

dangerous for cyclists and motorcyclists, because they are much harder to see than other vehicles, and they have a much lower level of protection. In many collisions between a vehicle and a cyclist, the vehicle drivers are found to have primary responsibility. Drivers need to be more observant at intersections - particularly at roundabouts - and approach them with less speed. Slower speeds give drivers more time to look properly, double check their blind spots, and stop if needed. Cyclists are encouraged to wear light coloured clothing and use lights in dark or dull light to make them more visible. Motorcyclists should wear high visibility gear and ride proactively, especially around intersections. Look well ahead when riding to pick up potentially dangerous situations before it’s too late. PBA.

Blenheim’s town centres by prioritising events like food truck markets and ‘Eat Street’, which was a street of food stalls. Other phase-one projects included trying to get the budget and timelines on the co-location of Marlborough’s college campuses sooner, and lobbying the Government around the release and purchase of land east of the Wairau Hospital, near Blenheim. The new Summerset retirement village in Blenheim was also put forward for the ‘shovel ready’ initiative. The village would almost double Marlborough’s retirement capacity, with 146 units, 76 serviced and memory care units, and a 43-

bed care facility. Retirement Villages Association executive director, John Collyns, says on average, 250-unit villages created about 160 long-term jobs, and put about $22m into an economy during construction and about $63m through indirect impacts, like furniture supply. “It’s a very smart investment for the Government to make when looking for shovel ready projects ... It’s a significant contribution.” The council had also agreed to inject an extra $1.2 million into community facilities and groups, keep this year’s rates increase to below 2.2 per cent, and waive late fees on its June 10 rates bill.

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Kerbside rubbish thrown away By Chloe Ranford, Local Democracy Reporter

About 360 tonnes of recycling has been diverted to landfill over the last eight weeks in Marlborough, saving the council money. Recycling picked up from kerbside collection in Blenheim and Picton has not been sorted since Alert Level 4 to protect staff from the threat of Coronavirus, meaning waste than would normally be recycled has been thrown away instead. It has cost the Marlborough District Council about $72,000 to collect and landfill kerbside recyclables since March 25 — cheaper than the $144,000 it would have cost to recycle it. Council solid waste manager Alec McNeil said another $8000 worth of “non-recyclable” plastic — including coloured bottles and mixed plastics — were also sent to landfill over lockdown. The plastics were previously recyclable, but a downturn in market demand meant landfill was the only remaining option. Staff had stockpiled the plastics in the hopes of a market change, but

decided during lockdown to “clear the decks” of about 40 tonnes worth of plastic and “start again”, he says. It cost about $200 a tonne to landfill waste. “The [Bluegums] landfill has not been materially impacted by this additional tonnage as it is offset against other materials that have reduced, for example general waste.” About 555 tonnes of general waste was thrown away in April, a third less than the 925 tonnes chucked in April last year. McNeil said overall, Marlborough had not lost much recycling. Rural recycling bins, transfer stations, and Blenheim’s resource recovery centre had continued to sort recycling during the lockdown, resulting in 216 tonnes being recycled in April. This was a drop from 401 tonnes in April 2019. McNeil said recycling could still be processed at the facilities as staff could social distance and didn’t need to handle waste. But truckloads of kerbside recycling would continue to be landfilled under Alert Level 2, as staff did not meet the Government’s

social distancing requirements while sorting. Kerbside recycling would be reviewed when the nation moved to Alert Level 1, set to occur when new cases in were low. But despite residents being told early on that kerbside recycling would be landfilled, he was not worried about residents throwing away recyclables once it switched back. “People ... are invested in the recycling process,” he says. Earlier this year the council considered delaying its kerbside recycling roll-out to Renwick by a year to keep this year’s rates increase as low as possible to help with economic recovery. But the proposal still went out for public feedback in this year’s annual plan, which closed last month, and saw 33 submissions in support of the kerbside expansion and 11 against. WHAT’S OPEN UNDER ALERT LEVEL 2 Kerbside recycling — landfilled Transfer stations — open Resource recovery centre — open Blenheim’s reuse centre — open Rural recycling containers — open

Widening path helpful but speed must slow In response to the Sun article published last week, Blenheim resident Peter Watts says while sharing the Taylor River walkway is important, he is also concerned with the speed that cyclists go along the path. “The cyclists go so fast, you’ve got no time to move over. If you do a survey of the bikes, very few of them have bells, or any warning devices. It is a very dangerous situation. We’re based at the Springlands lifestyle village, you do feel quite threatened. I’ve got no idea what the speed limit is meant to be. “If they do widen the path that would be great. There are so many pedestrians, and so many cyclists, it is like an accident waiting to happen.”

Peter says that he and his wife are afraid to walk along the path after school finishes, as students often ride two abreast, and don’t warn people when they approach. Instead, they walk along the opposite bank where there is no footpath; meaning no near misses. Peter feels the every bike should have a Warrent of Fitness and a bell. “A bell is just loose change. They could start off with all the kids at school, and make sure that every bike ridden by each student has a bell. That would start to make a huge difference.” If you have a response to this issue, write a letter to the editor, and submit it to news@ blenheimsun.co.nz.

Kerbside rubbish and general waste from Blenheim is tipped into the back of a collection truck. Photo by Scott Hammond; Local Democracy Reporting

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Seddon in the news, 10 October, 1902. Acting Premier, Sir Joseph Ward, is on hand to declare the Picton-Christchurch railway open. It went as far South as the threeyear-old township of Seddon. By cutting the ribbon, Ward was also officially opening the new double-decker road-rail bridge over the Awatere River. Lumber lies about, as several railway buildings still await completion. Until 1899, Starborough Station’s woolshed, and yards, was located in the area between the nearer locomotive and the crowd.

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Home & Window Cleaning Services With a ladies touch of clean We can help you Over 30 years experience Around Marlborough & Picton Areas Rebecca 027 398 1774

ClOthing AlteRAtiOns & DRessmAking Ready 3 - 7 days Will pick up and deliver Phone Robyn 573 7257 OR 0223172948

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING at 5.30pm on Sat 13th June 2020 at Cloudy Bay Funeral Services (cnr Middle Renwick/Boyce St)

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Wednesday June 3, 2020 Public Notices

Custom made garden Boxes/beds. Any size Call Neil 02102739755 or checkout on Straightlines Mowing Service on Facebook. Cookes Tree Services for tree removal, trimming, thinning, line clearance, stump grinding, hedge trimming, mulch supplies. Fully insured. Free quotes. Call Lance 021-361-912 or 578-0083

Wanted HANDYMAN to line small garage. Phone 5787221

Personal GENUINE Male would like to meet non smoking female 60-65 years. Text name and number to 0276986335.

Death notices BANKS, Maud Maidie Marion: Born April 27, 1937. Died March 31, 2020. Dearly loved wife of the late Allan (Porky) Banks, loved mother of Linda and Bruce Horton, Gillian and Viv Bruning, and Maureen and Bryan Davey. A cherished mother, nana, great nana and sister. Her ashes will be interred at Seddon Cemetery, at 10.30am on Saturday June 6. In the event of rain the alternative venue will be The Cosy Corner, Main Road, Seddon. You are welcome to attend and support Maidie’s family in her farewell.

GREEN, Emily Frances: Passed away on Saturday May 30, 2020. In her 77th year. Dearly loved wife of the late Richard, much loved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great grandmother. Messages may be sent to 24 Cashmere Grove, Witherlea, Blenheim 7201. At Emily’s wishes, a private family farewell has been held. Respectfully cared for by GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719

Respectfully cared for by GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719

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Newman/Bloy Mort would like to thank those who sent cards and the many phone calls

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OLD NZ postcards & NZ books, fountain pens, military items, scrap gold or damaged jewellery, advertising signs, NZ Maori / whaling & historical items, antiques, collectibles & the UNUSUAL. Free quotes. Please phone Phil on (03)5775402 (JUST BROWSING)

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The Blenheim Healing Rooms Open 1st & 3rd Saturdays every month. 11am-12.30pm. Salvation Army HQ, Henry Street, Blenheim. Sign out. Free Christian healing prayer available to anyone. Phone 578 9704.

Marlborough Community Housie Society INC

CLOUDY BAY FUNERAL SERVICES BLENHEIM F.D.A.N.Z.

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Picton: Ambulance: Urgent 111. Non-urgent 579 4870. Chemist: Picton Healthcare Pharmacy. Ph 573 6420 Mon -Fri 8.30-5.30pm, Sat 9-2pm. Medical Centre Pharmacy, Ph 928 4265, Mon-Fri 8am-5.30pm

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URGENT services Urgent Care Centre: Wairau Hospital Grounds. Entry off Hospital Rd, Blenheim, 8am-8pm daily. Phone (03) 520 6377. Ambulance: Urgent 111. Non urgent 579 4870. After Hours Chemists: Springlands Pharmacy: Monday - Friday 8.30am - 6pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am - 5pm, Public Holidays 10am - 5pm. Closed Christmas Day. Ph 578 2271. Community Care Pharmacy: Within the Blenheim Warehouse, open 7 days 9am8pm. Only closed Christmas Day. Lifeline Marlborough: 0800 543354, 24hr helpline. Women’s Refuge and Sexual Violence Support Centre Marlborough: Crisis line number phone 0800 refuge or 03 5779939 . Citizens Advice Bureau: Free, friendly, confidential advice. Mon - Fri 9.30am 4pm. Phone 578 4272. Victim Support: 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) Wairau Hospital: Hospital Visiting Hours: Daily 11.30am-7.30pm, children under 12 may visit parents only. Maternity Ward: 10am-noon, 4pm-7pm. Children's Ward: Daily 10am-8pm. Visiting at all times is subject to the discretion of the nurse in charge of the ward.

WARD, Victor James Stewart (Vic) Passed away peacefully on 19 April 2020 at the Marlborough Hospice, aged 90 years. Family and friends are welcome to gather for a Memorial Service to pay tribute to a life well lived. This will be held at the Springlands Chapel, Cloudy Bay Funeral Services, 15 Boyce Street, Blenheim on Monday 8 June at 1.30pm. Messages to 9 Herbert Street, Blenheim 7201 or www.cloudybayfunerals. co.nz. “Gone from our sight but never forgotten”

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Thursday night at Blenheim Bowling Club Tickets on sale at 5pm. Must have correct money. No eftpos available. No children during Level 2. Light food available. If your not well, stay at home.

Vanilla beans are the product of the world’s only fruit-producing orchid, the Vanilla planifolia.

Respectfully cared for by GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719

STEWART: John Dean (Stewie) Passed away peacefully at home with his loved ones beside him on 1 June 2020. Dearly loved Dad of Terry, Anna and Gabrielle, loved Grandfather of Joshua and Erin. Much loved partner of Pam who was his constant companion and fellow motorbike enthusiast. Loved baby brother of Helen (deceased), Margaret, Anne and Jean and extended family. Now at peace with his late parents, Dean and Elsie Stewart. Messages to 28 Waipuna Street, Blenheim 7201 or www.cloudybayfunerals.co.nz A private family service for Stewie will be held.

Personal JEWELLERY – Many 9ct & 18ct gold with diamond, ruby, amethyst & sapphire rings, gold necklaces & bracelets. NZ books, original NZ art and prints, crystal, china etc. Many 1960’s wind up & battery tin toys, collectables, gift vouchers. JUST BROWSING Battys Rd. Monday to Saturday. (03) 5775402

DICKSON, John Stephen: On Wednesday May 27, 2020, peacefully at Wairau Hospital. Aged 55 years. Dearly loved son of Euphemia and the late Richard. Dearly loved soulmate of Rachael (Bgirl), loved Dad of Renea, Terry-Jack, Gary-George, Chanelle, Kane and Sam. Loved Pops of Reece. Loved brother of Richard, Janette, Cathy, Terry and Robin. Messages may be sent to 32 Meehan Street, Blenheim 7201. A private family farewell has been held.

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Wednesday June 3, 2020

sports talk With Jacob Page

Warriors must build on early promise A new era of rugby league produced a scarcely believable performance from the Warriors. The much maligned NRL franchise produced a gutsy performance against the St George Illawarra Dragons on Saturday to record an 18-0 win. Stephen Kearney’s side have always been known as a team who are

their own worst enemies at times, mixing stellar plays with the utterly stupid. However, the performance last weekend was out character. It was workman-like, gritty and relentless. They completed their first 44 sets of six, a competition record. The team deserves a lot of credit

but excitement and expectation levels must be tempered. The Dragons are a club in turmoil which will battle it out for the wooden spoon this year. They have no attacking threats, have zero team chemistry and no last tackle options. They are a club with no identity and are simply imploding from

within. With that in mind, I do not expect the Warriors to be title contenders. While the performance had many positive signs, the lack of a quality opposition must be factored in when assessing the team’s 2020 aspirations. The Warriors have the makings of a decent side.

Tackling the winter season By Frances Chin

Soccer players young and old alike can rejoice as winter football in Marlborough moves ahead; with Juniors, Youth, Women’s, and Senior Men’s football starting Saturday June 13. “Everyone is starting on the same date, but the Senior Men’s league goes through to Saturday September 26,” says Marlborough Football General Manager and Game Development Officer, Andrea Smith-Scott. “Everyone’s really excited,” During Level 4 and Level 3, the chances of being allowed a winter season were slim due to Covid restrictions. To keep players involved and fit, Marlborough Football sent them videos of drills they could do in their gardens. For Tasman United Academy members, they were involved with weekly tasks and team challenges. “We did what we could, and tried to keep in touch with the kids.” When Level 2 was announced and sport restrictions were lifted; it was immediately go for Marlborough Football. “We were doing daily zoom calls with everyone deciding what we could do. Suddenly, within 24 hours it was changed and we could do a full winter season. And it’s all go.”

If their discipline remains and they are able to add a couple more players with class, particularly in the forwards over the coming years, they could be genuine title contenders. There is certainly enough Kiwi talent out there and if they can find the balance they need, it could be another interesting chapter in their 25-year career.

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Wairau Valley Golf Results May 23, 2020 Medal: Ladies: Lyn Johnston 70, Maureen McKenzie 71, Dianne Marsh 72, Frances Price 72. Mens A: Drew Ellis 72, Pete Way & Mike Collins 73. Mens B: Alan Johnston (c/b) 70, Tim Pupich & Mike McKenzie 70. May 26, 2020: Ladies Day Stableford: Jeannine Paul 38, Ann Walker 35, Dianne Marsh 31.

Awatere Golf Club results 31 players. Men played a Par Agg: 1st Keith Doonan +5, 2nd Richard Ronaki +4, 3rd Brett Solly +4, 4th Chris Ryan +4, 5th Gerald Johnson +1, 6th Euan McLauchlan +1. Women played an Electic: 1st Polly Marfell 34, 2nd Dawn Marfell 35, Closet Pin 9&18 John Billingsley.

Marlborough Harrier Club Marlborough Football’s winter season commences on Saturday June 13, 2020.

“All of our teams have been confirmed. We haven’t taken a big drop of our numbers at all. We lost a couple of players, just due to teams being a little bit light.

We even gained an extra senior team. Everyone is being really cooperative.” Despite the South Island Reps being cancelled, Marlborough

Football has organised a Tasman Championships for the September and October holidays. “We want all footballers to save the date.”

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May 27, Men’s Midweek Medal, Net: Allan Ryder 70, Gordon Lang 70, John Jones 71, John Cootes 72, Alan Hogg 73, Peter Browning 73, Len Barlow 74, David Holdaway 74, Tony Nichol 74, John Fowke 74, Murray Ingram 75, Malcolm Dixon 75, Ron Warnes 75, Ezra Kahaki 75. May 28, Ladies Stableford, Best over the field: Rete Kydd 38, Susan Godsiff 36, Joy Brehaut 35, Rachael Bell 33, Dale McCrindle 33. May 30, Artie Stretch Tournament, Men, Net: Terry Grant 69, Phil D’Auvergne

May 26, Women’s 9 hole Net Medal. Neryl Savage 37, Bobbie Glennie 38, Pam Morris 39, Vivienne Boyle 39. May 27, Women’s Net Medal Div.1: Lizzie Turnbull 73, Jane Anderson-Bay 75, Julie Nicolle 75. Div.2: Marion Tripe 72, Mary Skilton 75. Div.3: Gloria Rodgers 71, Lynn Dowler 83, Vivienne Boyle 84. Div.4: Di Lofthouse 76, Pat O’Brien 76. May 28, Men’s Stableford. Div.1: Julian Terry 36, Ian Newport 35, Hugh Bay 34, Terry Shagin 33, Jock Glennie 33, Scott Allen 32, Arthur Dovey 32. Div.2: Rod Lofthouse 43, Alastair Boyle 40, Tony Arm-

72, Peter Browning 73, Shane Weaver 74. Gross: Paul Silke 76 on c/b Ezra Kahaki. Stableford: Gordon Lang 36, Glen Kirby 35, Dennis Wye 35, Brian Gill 34. Ladies, Net, Joanne Rainbird 69, Sue Lang 75. Gross: Tracy Bary 79. Stableford: Denise Hodson 33, Margaret York 33. May 31, Men & Ladies, Combined Net: Tony Nichol/ Jerome January 148, Ezra Kahaki/Paul Silk 152, Owen. Gibbs/Clarry Neame 155 on c/b from Sue Lang/Tony Nichol.

strong 35, Robert Hille 35, Don Elley 32, Richard Anderson 31, Werner Pluss 31, John Davis 31. May 30, Women’s Stableford Div.1: Cherry Wilson 39, Tina Marfell 32, Lizzie Turnbull 30. Div.2: Vivienne Boyle 37, Annette Mason 36, Elaine Porter 33, Heather Stenhouse 30. Men’s Stableford Div.1: Denis Tocker 37, Nick Robinson 37, Malcolm Pettigrew 34, Allan Parker 34, Terry Shagin 33, Yuichi Ando 33, Stephen Harvey 33, William Harrison 33. Div.2: Joshua Abrahams 40, Mark Mason 40, Ravi Johl 35, Scott Allen 35, Mike Ponder 34, Callum Cassell 34, Terry Loomis 34.

Thursday, June 4 – 5.45pm for a 6pm start: Outside Redwood Community Hall, Oliver Park: Please report into Allister Leach to record you name etc as attending. Everyone is welcome to participate. For further enquiries contact Allister Leach 021 159 0678 Redwood Community Hall is closed so we shall be meeting at Oliver Park under the veranda. Saturday, June 6 - 2pm Taylor Dam: All meet 1.30pm onwards to record your attendance. The fun run/walk will be over a set course and you elect to do 1, 2 or 3 laps but give us, prior to starting, your estimated time for the 1, 2 or 3 laps you will be doing. See how close you get to your pre-determined time. You undertake to participate under the Covid 19 rules: Each must maintain the 2 metre distancing rule at all times. Bring along sanitiser so you can sanitise before and after. Bring along your own water for hydration and do not share. There will be no shared afternoon tea afterwards. All meet at 1:30pm onwards for a 2pm start. Please report into Allister Leach to record you name etc as attending. Everyone is welcome to participate. For further enquiries contact Allister Leach 021 159 0678. Keep yourself and the community safe by obeying the rules under Covid 19.

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