Marlborough Weekly - 27 October 2020

Tuesday 27 October 2020

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Judge praises Picton stabbing victim Paula Hulburt Editor

paula@marlboroughmedia.co.nz

A 13-year-old boy had been drinking alcohol when he stabbed a Picton pensioner in her own home it has been revealed.

The boy, who admitted a charge of assault appeared in youth court after being arrested in June, has apologised to the victim for his actions.

And the 89-year-old women has been praised by the judge for her compassion and positivity.

Overseeing a hearing at Blenheim District Court last week, Judge Russell paid tribute to the victim.

“Her positivity and recovery are absolutely amazing.

“Her world was turned upside down and her physical recovery quite remarkable, but I don’t

know how well she’s sleeping at night.”

The woman suffered severe stab wounds in the assault in the early hours of a Sunday morning.

She was taken to Wairau Hospital and then flown to Wellington Hospital.

She has since been discharged and is home again.

Judge Russell says that at an earlier appearance in court she had been keen to ensure the attacker got the help he needed.

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Hundreds of children from across Marlborough took part in the Kapa haka Taiopenga last week, displaying a wealth of tal-

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A Celebration of Māori Performing Arts, the annual festival includes both junior and

senior school students who had practiced for weeks ahead of the event, which this year took place at Marlborough Girls’ College.

Proud family and friends packed into the school hall to support the talented performers.

Witherlea Teina Junior students perform at the 2020 Celebration of Māori Performing Arts. Photo: Matt Brown.

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Accompanied in court by his mother, the boy has written letters of apology.

He is also looking at the possibility of volunteering in a bid to give back to the community.

Addressing the boy in court, Judge Russell said he was impressed with the victim’s handling of events.

“She was very compassionate and wants to make sure this never happens to anyone else ever again. She is just an amazing lady; a remarkable woman.”

Charged with wounding with intent and burglary, the teenager is being supported by family and Oranga Tamariki.

Following a Family Group Conference, plans have been put in place for the boy who has been remanded to home but can at-

A thirteen-year-old boy appeared in court over a stabbing. File photo. tend school.

A curfew is in place for the boy and there have been no breaches of bail.

The judge said he wanted to ex-

plore all avenues to understand what he [the boy] had done and mentioned the possibility of a psychiatric assessment.

Addressing the boy’s mother,

Judge Russell asked her how she was feeling.

“You are living every parents’ worst nightmare. You are key in making this plan work.”

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The new station will benefit the whole community. Graphic: Supplied.

St John’s plans for new emergency centre Paula Hulburt Editor

paula@marlboroughmedia.co.nz

Plans for a new state-of-the-art ambulance station have been unveiled as crews look to move from their current cramped headquarters.

A new purpose-built station on Alabama Road is set to replace the Seymour Street depot.

The move will help end traffic issues and provide a community asset for years to come, planners say.

Submitting a resource consent

The new base would be situated on land near the Redwood Tavern. The proposed site will in-

to Marlborough District Council, architects put forward plans which include bedrooms, study rooms, meeting and crew rooms.

“A well resourced and modern St John facility is a considerable asset to the wider community.

“The present St John’s location in Seymour Street is significantly undersized, with traffic issues as ambulances are required to back into the building,” the plans state.

St John’s have been looking for new premises for a few years and a geotechnical report was carried out on the new 5977 square metre section in 2018.

“A well resourced and modern St John facility is a considerable asset to the wider community.” clude two road frontages.

The owner of the land, Redwood Development, has applied to subdivide the land.

In figures supplied to council, St Johns say they dealt with an average of 12 call outs in 24 hours.

The station is staffed day and night, with staff doing 12-hour shifts. Under the proposal, all emergency vehicles would return to base via Allen Street.

“St John have already proven to be excellent neighbours on their present site and take community relations extremely seriously,” the report says.

Keeping near by neighbours happy is a top priority for St John.

While sirens are excluded from noise standards, they would not

be used until ambulances were leaving.

“Sirens are not normally used until going to an emergency so that the same residential properties are not affected all the time,” the submission states.

Road access and closer proximity to Wairau Hospital were advantages to the new site, the application says.

“Additional traffic will be minimal. It will provide valuable support to the community into the years ahead.”

St John have been approached for comment.

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Accompanied in court by his mother, the boy has written letters of apology.

He is also looking at the possibility of volunteering in a bid to give back to the community.

Addressing the boy in court, Judge Russell said he was impressed with the victim’s handling of events.

“She was very compassionate and wants to make sure this never happens to anyone else ever again. She is just an amazing lady; a remarkable woman.”

Charged with wounding with intent and burglary, the teenager is being supported by family and Oranga Tamariki.

Following a Family Group Conference, plans have been put in place for the boy who has been remanded to home but can at-

A thirteen-year-old boy appeared in court over a stabbing. File photo. tend school.

A curfew is in place for the boy and there have been no breaches of bail.

The judge said he wanted to ex-

plore all avenues to understand what he [the boy] had done and mentioned the possibility of a psychiatric assessment.

Addressing the boy’s mother,

Judge Russell asked her how she was feeling.

“You are living every parents’ worst nightmare. You are key in making this plan work.”

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The new station will benefit the whole community. Graphic: Supplied.

St John’s plans for new emergency centre Paula Hulburt Editor

paula@marlboroughmedia.co.nz

Plans for a new state-of-the-art ambulance station have been unveiled as crews look to move from their current cramped headquarters.

A new purpose-built station on Alabama Road is set to replace the Seymour Street depot.

The move will help end traffic issues and provide a community asset for years to come, planners say.

Submitting a resource consent

The new base would be situated on land near the Redwood Tavern. The proposed site will in-

to Marlborough District Council, architects put forward plans which include bedrooms, study rooms, meeting and crew rooms.

“A well resourced and modern St John facility is a considerable asset to the wider community.

“The present St John’s location in Seymour Street is significantly undersized, with traffic issues as ambulances are required to back into the building,” the plans state.

St John’s have been looking for new premises for a few years and a geotechnical report was carried out on the new 5977 square metre section in 2018.

“A well resourced and modern St John facility is a considerable asset to the wider community.” clude two road frontages.

The owner of the land, Redwood Development, has applied to subdivide the land.

In figures supplied to council, St Johns say they dealt with an average of 12 call outs in 24 hours.

The station is staffed day and night, with staff doing 12-hour shifts. Under the proposal, all emergency vehicles would return to base via Allen Street.

“St John have already proven to be excellent neighbours on their present site and take community relations extremely seriously,” the report says.

Keeping near by neighbours happy is a top priority for St John.

While sirens are excluded from noise standards, they would not

be used until ambulances were leaving.

“Sirens are not normally used until going to an emergency so that the same residential properties are not affected all the time,” the submission states.

Road access and closer proximity to Wairau Hospital were advantages to the new site, the application says.

“Additional traffic will be minimal. It will provide valuable support to the community into the years ahead.”

St John have been approached for comment.

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Young mum helping others overcome adversity Paula Hulburt Children from Little Red Fox homecare were treated to a trip to Seddon Fire Brigade last week to learn about fire safety first-hand. Homecare provider Leighane Barton says the visit was a wonderful experience.

A Blenheim woman who returned to the region to get back to her Māori roots is helping others overcome adversity.

Growing up in Australia, Niki Waitai was determined to bring her family home to Blenheim.

Now the inspiring young mum is helping other women, some with mental health and addiction issues, to get back on their feet.

She credits Māori health provider, Te Piki Oranga, and industry training organisation, Careerforce, for supporting her while she learned on the job.

“We wanted our kids to have a sense of belonging, their identity, a sense of who they are. I missed that, being Māori in another country,” says Niki.

Although Niki says she wasn’t great at school, it was during her time at Te Piki Oranga, where she developed a thirst for learning.

She completed the New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing Levels 2 and 3 in just one year and is keen to do more.

“It was an awesome way to study. I really enjoyed the journey.

“Careerforce helped me to rediscover my desire for learn-

Marlborough mayor John Leggett and Niki Waitai.

Photo: Supplied. ing,” Niki says.

Niki moved to the new role of Pūkenga Manaaki (Whānau Navigator) within the Blenheim-based organisation a year ago.

She provides an intensive service that helps support vulnerable hapu māmā and whānau with personalised intervention.

“I am privileged to support mums, many of whom have an addiction of some sort, and/or may have mental health issues, often parenting alone, and living in chaos.

“I am really grateful for this role, it’s very rewarding to play a part in the lives of whanau who need awhi support to get back on their feet,” she says.

Niki helps women and their whānau. from maternity through to antenatal and childhood up to three years old.

The goal is to encourage resilience and self-management to achieve their own aspirations and goals, she says.

Careerforce Workplace Advisor, Paula Cohen encouraged Niki to enrol in the NZ Diploma in Health and Wellbeing (Level 5) Applied Practice.

“I was learning and then actively practising the tools I had learnt with whānau. It was very hands on,” says Niki.

“With applied practice, I was able to acknowledge and recognise what I had learnt in the case studies and apply it.

“I learnt about reflective practice and I’ve applied it on the job.

It’s so important, it’s helped with my confidence, in working with whānau.”

Niki plans in becoming a social worker and will apply for a degree course next year.

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Wine winners After two days of tasting, judges have revealed the winners at the 2020 Marlborough Wine Show.

A panel of judges have picked 49 Marlborough wines for gold medals out of a massive 604 wines.

Chief Judge Ben Glover says the quality of the wines entered was outstanding.

“They were pretty awesome to be honest, off the back of two excellent years, 2019 and 2020.”

The largest regional wine show in New Zealand attracted 604 wines, including 10 from Nelson Marlborough students and 69 entered into the Legacy Award.

The varietal gaining the most

Gold Medals was Pinot Noir, with 12 awarded to wines produced in 2019.

“These would be some of the very best Pinots to come out of Marlborough,” Ben says.

“All very stylish and diverse, showing the true character of Marlborough and its sub-regions.

“They had a lovely nuance and subtlety and are quite refined.

Quite stunning.”

This year’s Sauvignon Blanc also excited the judges, Ben says, with nine Golds awarded.

“The Sauvignon Blancs were especially exceptional from the 2020 vintage and are a credit to the winemakers and vineyard managers that had to work

through some tough circumstances, given the Covid-19 lockdown.”

Ben says another 130 wines were given Silver Medals and 236 wines received a Bronze.

Marlborough Wine Show Varietal Trophies along with the Marlborough Museum Legacy Award and The Coterie Provenance Award will be announced at the Celebration Long Lunch, being held on 30 A team of judges spent two days picking winners.

October.

Photo: Richard Briggs/Supplied.

The Board of Wine Marlborough will also present a Lifetime Achievement Award to a member of the Marlborough wine industry for their contribution to and promotion of the region’s wine industry.

Recruits restore war graves Royal New Zealand Air Force recruits from Base Woodbourne have been working hard to restore war grave plaques at Omaka Cemetery in Blenheim.

Flight Lieutenant Emma Jones from Command and Recruit Training Squadron says the recruits were honoured to assist with the restoration project.

“Helping out the Marlborough Returned and Services Association has been a real privilege for us.

“There is a strong Air Force connection with Omaka and we are always happy to help the local community we live and work in.

“The restoration on the graves is a big job but we are committed to helping get it completed and continuing the good work previous courses have done before,” she says.

Restoration of bronze grave plaques, like the ones at Omaka, is complex and involves a 12-step process, includ-

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Dr Alex Browne, left, with Jack Flynn, at Nelson Hospital. Photos: Supplied.

Lifesaving teenage medic learns new skills Paula Hulburt

A chance meeting with an intensive care specialist is helping a talented teenage medic take his skills to the next level.

Jack Flynn, 17, from Blenheim works part time as a medic at public events around Marlborough.

When he met Dr Alex Browne from the Emergency Department at Nelson Hospital, he asked for some advice.

The head of the hospital’s Anaesthesia Department, Alex was so impressed he offered Jack the chance to join a professional resuscitation training day on Thursday Nurse educator Jess Haywood lead the training in resuscitation, resus and trauma and took Jack through his paces.

She also arranged for Jack to get special clearance to participate in the resus training.

Jack and Alex met at a recent mountain biking event in Blenheim. For the future trauma surgeon, it was a great opportunity.

The Marlborough Boys’ College student has already paid to attend a wide range of first aid courses after school and at weekends.

From basic resuscitation to working out drug calculations,

Jess Haywood, Jack Flynn and Dr Alex Browne. the courses have already helped Jack save a life.

At the end of last year, he was on a flight to Los Angeles when a woman went into cardiac arrest.

Alongside a doctor on the plane, Jack was able to help restart the passenger’s heart using a physicians’ kit on the plane.

“There were three hours to go and a lady a couple of rows in front of me collapsed.

“She was on the floor and had no radial pulse; she was in cardiac arrest. We attached a defibrillator and shocked her and got a heart output.

“We did post resuscitation care

and put an intravenous line in and monitored her blood pressure.

‘I got an email from her husband later thanking me,” Jack says.

Studying calculus, chemistry, biology, physics, English and physical education at school, Jack has a career path mapped out.

He has set his sights on studying medicine at either Auckland or Otago Universities.

His goal is to become a trauma specialist.

“I want to be one of the doctors who go out in helicopters, take the emergency department to the roadside.”

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Van fans’ bid for Bedford trophy Matt Brown Two van-mad brothers are hoping that their custom vans will once again take the top spots at a national competition.

Chris and Mike Budny road-tripped up to Tauranga in their custom vans for the 44th National Custom Van Show in Tauranga at the weekend.

If successful, Chris’ head-turning van, named Bad Medicine, will bring home it’s third national title.

“It won the ultimate prize at the last two New Zealand custom van nationals,” Chris says.

The 1977 CF Bedford started its life as a camper, until Chris’s brother, Mike, came across it on TradeMe and convinced him to buy it about ten years ago.

“On the same day, Mike bought his 1984 CF Bedford,” says Chris.

“We stripped them out and did them up again.”

Now, Chris says the two vans, Bad Medicine and Norma Jean, are the bench-

mark Bedfords to compete against.

“If this one [Bad Medicine] is not coming first, then Norma is and vice versa.”

“They have a huge wow-factor.

“There are a lot of neat vehicles out there and it’s a really tough competition to come away with any trophy.

“We’re both proud of what we’ve done and the time and effort we’ve put in it.”

Chris says the vans are built, not bought – but when they started, they were a bit green.

“The only thing we don’t do is the paint.”

1977 CF Bedford, ‘Bad Medicine’.

They both bought Holden Commodores to use as part cars for the project vans, and all up Mike reckons each van has cost about $40,000.

Bad Medicine sports a 3.8L V6, while Norma Jean has a grunty 5L V8.

Chris says it’s an honour to win Dave – the super van trophy named after veteran vanner Dave McCracken.

“Hopefully, we can bring Dave back.

“We’re getting used to it being in the garage.”

1984 CF Bedford, ‘Norma Jean’.

The tricked out interiors of Bad Medicine, above, and Norma Jean, below.

Community contributors honoured People who volunteer their time to help the wider community have been recognised for their efforts.

Marlborough’s Volunteer Community Awards were held last week.

A partnership between Volunteer Marlborough and Marlborough District Council, the awards recognise voluntary groups who make a valuable contribution to our community.

Marlborough Mayor John Leggett congratulated all of those who took part.

“Volunteer organisations do fantastic work in our community, across an amazing number of clubs, organisations and causes; these awards recognise that work,” says, Mayor Leggett.

“The judging panel had a tough task in selecting the award recipients for each of the five award categories.

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NEWS Rally for Hope: Calling all riders and drivers. Cruise from Blenheim to Lake Rotoiti on 5 December and help raise funds for a local mum diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer. $20 donation per car. Enjoy the display of bikes and cars at Waterlea Racecourse first between 9am and 12 noon. Cash donations and raffles on the day. An auction will be held prior and any items for it would be gratefully received. Contact 021 258 1213 if you can help or to register.

Looking out for the lookout: Blenheim Rotary and Rotary Blenheim South have joined forces to rejuvenate the Rotary Lookout at the Wither Hills Farm Park. The project is intended to celebrate 100 years of Rotary International in New Zealand in 2021. The first stage got underway at the weekend, getting it ready for patch work and painting.

Dog lookalikes: Marlborough Museum is looking for furry friends with a very distinctive look. Enter a photo of your dog into the Marlborough Museum Polynesian Dog Lookalike Competition. Dogs should weigh be between 6 and 11kg, have a small head, pricked ears, a terrier-like snout and a powerful jaw. Entries close 4 p.m. Tuesday 10 November 2020. Contact Marlborough Museum on 578 1712 or email jillian.trayling@marlboroughmuseum.org.nz for more details.

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Water meter test-runs in Marlborough continue to throw up eye-watering results Chloe Ranford Local Democracy Reporter

An early water meter trial in Marlborough found one house in Havelock leaking 30,000 litres a week. New results show two houses leaking that a day.

Properties in Havelock and Renwick will, from July next year, start paying for how much water they use, but the trials and test runs to get the scheme over the line continue to throw up eyewatering results.

One property in Havelock has been found using 33,000 litres of water a day, while another is going through 28,000 litres of water a day.

The test results from Renwick showed a house leaking 67,200 litres of water a day.

The council had installed meters at least 10 months before resi-

dents would be charged under the new system, so they had a chance to track their water use.

Residents were posted their first information sheet on their water consumption at the beginning of October.

A council spokeswoman says the source of Havelock’s two worst leaks had been found and were being patched up.

The council notified owners “as a courtesy” when there was evidence of a significant leak, but it was up to property owners to find and repair them, she says.

Some of the 62 properties with leaks were zoned commercial.

“If owners are concerned, they may have a leak they can check for the presence of a leak flag on the meter screen and by conducting a leak check to determine the size ...,” the spokeswoman says.

The meters were mooted as far

An aerial shot of properties in Havelock shows the differences in grass colours. Photo: MDC/ Supplied. back as 2016, with trials carried out in 2017 and 2018, as the council tried to find a solution for the towns’ ongoing water problems.

Renwick dealt with water restrictions most summers and salt water could get into Havelock’s water if demand jumped and water supplies dropped, as it had three years ago.

In the early meter trials, a house in Havelock was found to be using up to 30,000 litres of water a week. That property was not one of the two latest water wasters.

More meter information would be provided in future to provide a comparison between winter and summer use.

Under the new system, residents on water meters could be charged a flat fee of $200 for their first 200 cubic metres of water (200,000 litres). After that, Havelock residents could be charged $1.60 per 1000 litres used.

Final figures would be set at the long-term plan review.

Properties with “large” leaks of more than 72 litres a day would therefore use at least 92 per cent of their base water allocation if they continued without fixing the leak.

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Thousands of entries have come flooding in, with shoppers keen to play their part in boosting the economy.

“How wonderful that so many people have gone all out to support these businesses, many of which have been here for a long time.

“It’s one of the great things about living in Marlborough; the willingness people have to help others.”

The competition is simple, buy anything at one of the 30 participating businesses, fill in an entry form and you’re in the draw.

A second prize of $750 and a third prize of $250 is also up for grabs.

Summa says it would be great to keep the level of support up for these local businesses, especially as the festive season approaches.

“A huge thank you to all the businesses who have joined in

Mel Greenwood, Summa MacDonald and Kaleigh Mackel. and made Shop & Win such a big success.

“It’s not been the easiest time for people with Covid and lockdown and it’s great to see something so positive happening, something that’s got a bit of a buzz going.”

The winner is set to be drawn

early next week once all entries are in.

With four more days to enter, head to one of the participating businesses highlighted on page 6 of this newspaper.

A full list is also on the Marlborough App.

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Mako savage Stags in second spell Peter Jones Reporter

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A second half resurgence against Southland at Trafalgar Park eased Tasman up to second place on the Mitre 10 Cup premiership ladder on Sunday.

Waikato sit atop on 27 points with three rounds remaining before the play-offs, but the Mako and Auckland are snapping at their heels on 25 and Wellington are just a point adrift on 24. Tasman have matches against traditional provincial powerhouses Wellington, Canterbury and Otago to come.

On Sunday, they needed to get their campaign back on track after being dominated by Auckland the previous week, but found the early going tough against a Stags side intent on mounting punishing defence and breakdown pressure. Consequently the home side, who had the wind at their backs in the first half, led only

7-3 at the break, before romping away after oranges to win 47-10.

Tasman were their own worst enemy at times, spurning several clear-cut scoring opportunities, a situation they remedied in the second 40.

Co-head coach Clarke Dermody said his side were “a bit more focussed on execution” in the second spell.

“There was a lot of space [in the first half] and the boys were seeing it, but were just rushing things a bit.

“Sometimes when there is heaps of space on the field you rush to get the ball there … when we started building phases and not forcing off-loads the game started to unravel and play out like we thought it would.

“I’m pleased with how we finished and how our guys reacted after halftime.”

Ultimately Tasman bagged seven tries, six of them converted, as the hefty defensive workload required by Southland began to

take its toll late in the game.

“Southland are a good team,” said Dermody, “they weren’t going to go away, we had to try and put them away, that’s the pleasing thing.”

No 8 Taina Fox-Matamua, playing his first game for the season, was Tasman’s first half tryscorer, while skipper David Havili, centre Fetuli Paea, flanker Sione

Havili and Mitch Hunt dotted down in the second spell. Hunt landed four conversions and Tim O’Malley two.

Asked if the Mako needed a confidence boost after last week’s loss, Dermody said the side prepared “pretty much the same” each week.

“Then it just comes down to game day execution … obviously

we didn’t quite get that right in Auckland last week and there is some stuff to work on from today so we will do what we always do, pull the game apart and put it back together for Saturday [against Wellington].”

A feature of Sunday’s effort was the debut of schoolboy loose forward star Anton Segner from the bench, while it was a first outing for the season for Sam Moli and Fox-Matamua.

“Anton came on and made a real difference,” said Dermody, “and I was pleased for Sam who is coming back from long-term injury.

Stoked to see those young fellas go well.”

Tasman turned out on Sunday in brown-and-white hooped Golden Bay-Motueka jerseys to celebrate 100 years of existence for the sub-union, making it a special occasion for David Havili who represented Golden Bay Motueka in the junior grades, along with his brother, father and grandfather.

ward, and latterly a Sky Sport presenter, will be master of ceremonies. Joe will be joined on stage by Blues coach Leon MacDonald, one of this province’s most successful sportsmen, with some lively banter guaranteed.

The annual celebration of sporting prowess, which has been running continuously since 1968, will have a slightly-modified format in 2020.

The MSA organising committee have opted to stage a more “grassroots” awards evening this year, with the aim of reducing potential

costs to sports bodies, the nominees’ individual sponsors, plus the major supporters of the event.

Trophies will still be awarded across all five categories, with an overall winner announced, while the Marlborough Medal, for lengthy service to sport in the province, will again be presented.

Ticket prices for the evening have been reduced to $30 per head and can be purchased on the Marlborough Sports Awards website.

Although there will be no formal dinner there will be a light sup-

per and dessert served, plus some beverages. As usual, trophies will be presented across five categories -sportsman and sportswoman of the year, junior sportsman and sportswoman, plus team of the year. The five winners will then be eligible for the supreme award, the title of Marlborough Sportsperson of the Year.

For more information on the 2020 Marlborough Sports Awards please contact Rory.C@sporttasman.org.nz or go to the website www. marlboroughsportsawards.

Sione Havili throws up a Mako salute after scoring on Sunday.

Photo: Shuttersport.

Nominations roll in for 2020 sports awards Peter Jones

COVID may have played havoc with the sporting landscape in 2020, but there is still plenty for Marlborough’s sporting fraternity to celebrate at the annual sports awards evening on November 16.

Despite a disrupted year for many codes, nominations have flooded in for the 2020 Marlborough Sports Awards, over 30 nominees being put forward by 22 different sporting organisations.

To help celebrate, the organisers

Leon MacDonald will be guest speaker. Photo Shuttersport. have also attracted a couple of former Marlborough sporting identities to spice up proceedings. Joe Wheeler, a former Tasman Mako, Crusaders and Highlanders for-

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Primary producers: Jemimah O’Donnell, below, was the winner of the girls year 7 and 8 section at the Marlborough Primary School tennis champs on Thursday at Pollard Park. She beat Poppy Parkinson in the final. The boys 7 and 8 grade was won by Dan Clarke, who defeated Sid Yank in the decider. Josh Harris took out the boys 5 and 6 title, overcoming Kobe Hart, while Issey O’Brien beat Maisie Cornelius in the girls 5 and 6 section final. Photos: Peter Jones.

Star students: Marlborough’ Boys’ College First XV captain Monu Moli, recently selected in the New Zealand secondary schools rugby team, was named MBC Sportsman of the Year at the annual awards dinner on Thursday evening at the Clubs of Marlborough.

The college’s high-performing mountainbiking squad, who finished third overall in the country at the recent schools champs, took out the team of the year award, while Cameron Collins won the James d’Auvergne Memorial Trophy for best all-round athlete.

Having a ball: Harriet Cornelius shields the ball from defender Flynn Weaver during Tuesday’s opening night action in the Marlborough Basketball Association’s 3X3 Summer League. Based at the outdoor courts of Stadium 2000, 54 players who turned out for the opening round were split into year 5 and 6, year 7 and 8 and college/seniors grades.

The Summer League will run for six weeks with players able to turn up on the night, no registrations required. Teams are made up on the day.

Testing their endurance: MBC student Cam Clemett produced the quickest time during round one of the Marlborough Mountain Bike Club’s 2020 enduro series on October 18. Sixty eight riders, aged from 11 to 50+, tested their stamina and cycling skills on a demanding Wither Hills course during the first round of a three race series. Fastest female rider was Janelle Underwood. With 10 of the top 20 places going to riders aged under-17, it was all about keeping up with the youngsters. Photo: Supplied.

Filipino fun: Marlborough basketballer Levi de la Cerna fires a pass to a team mate under the hoop during the All Filipino Top of the South Sports Festival which was staged at Stadium 2000 on Saturday and Sunday. A Marlborough team claimed the title for the first time in the event’s three-year history, beating Nelson Speed merchant: Marlborough driver Charlie Botham turns on the speed during Saturday’s time trials at the Kartsport NZ South Island Sprint Championships in Blenheim. Charlie was competing in the Cadet Rok class.

80-51 in the championship decider.

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Renwick showing the way Peter Jones The Renwick CPR premier tennis side made it two wins from two starts when they beat Rapaura Wairau River Blanc 5-1 on Wednesday evening.

The other Wine Brokers NZ premier match was a much tighter affair, Rapaura Wairau River Noir defeating Marlborough Forrest Wines 3-3, (7-6) on a countback on sets.

Renwick’s Oscar Sandford-Jury and Dave Sandford set the tone with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Hugh Robinson and Owen Dodson in the top doubles match, although Glen Cameron and Eveline van der Linden levelled things with a straight sets win in the sec-

ond double. From there it was all Renwick, Oscar, Dave, Joseph Sandford-Jury and Meiko Kimura claiming singles wins to wrap up the tie.

The doubles were also shared in the other match, Marlborough’s Hamish Morrow and Stephen Dempster beating Hamish McRae and Blair Harvey in the top clash, while Rapaura’s Jared Bell and Ella Sowman downed Jay Geris and Amber Lyons in the second string encounter.

McRae beat Morrow in the top single, Dempster downed Harvey, Geris beat Bell and Sowman overcame Lyons to leave the tie level at 3-3, Harvey’s effort in taking his match to a super tiebreak third set proving

the difference on countback.

President’s grade results from October 20 Division 1: Grovetown Grove Tavern Top Shelf 1 Rapaura Masters 3; Rapaura Wairau River 3 Renwick Netsetters 1; Rapaura Just Move 3 MTC Chilli 1. Division 2: MTC Swallows 1 MTC Marvels 3; MTC Power 2 (30) Rapaura Pinot 2 (27); Rapaura Matadors 1 MTC Volleyeurs 3. Division 3: MTC Tennis the Menace 4 Grovetown Grove Tavern Turf & Tackle 0; Renwick Rookies 1 Renwick Rebels 3; Renwick Re-strung 0 Renwick Racketeers 4; Rapaura Chardonnay 1 Renwick Miss Hits 3. Division 4: MTC Boom Boom Time 4 Rapaura Defenders 0; Rapaura Shiraz 3 Renwick Racquets 1.

It’s time for Robbie Manson, who rowed out of the Wairau club, to look for new challenges. Photo: Rowing NZ.

Robbie Manson to take ‘indefinite’ break from rowing Peter Jones

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Brendon Price - 34/49

Peter Jones - 32/49

Jamie Norton - 32/49

Amy Vercoe - 31/49

Grant Craig - 30/49

Bridget Gane - 29/49

Mike Mitchell - 28/49

Lauren Palatchie - 27/49

Billy Oleary - 27/49

Rod Thompson - 27/49

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Canterbury vs Otago

Wellington vs Tasman

Northland vs North Harbour

Auckland vs Waikato

Manawatu vs Southland

Bay of Plenty Taranaki vs vs Hawke’s Bay Counties Manukau

Robbie Manson, twice Marlborough’s Sportsperson of the Year, has decided to take “an indefinite break” from rowing, a sport he has graced with dignity, passion, pride and power for the past 15 years.

“I’ve decided it’s time for me to take an indefinite break and experience life on the outside”, 31-year-old Robbie said last week on social media.

“I’m very proud of what I have achieved with the sport that I love, it was far more than I ever dreamt possible.

“The friends I’ve made, the places I’ve been and the experiences I’ve had are what has made this journey so special and worthwhile.

“Thank you to everyone who has helped and supported me along the way - coaches, support staff, teammates, friends and family. There are far too many of you to name everyone, but I have truly appreciated everything you have all done for me.

“I’m excited for a change of scenery and to do something different as of Monday.”

A feature of Robbie’s career has been the success he has achieved in a variety of boats.

Domestically, Robbie has achieved 20 national titles (17 premier) and remains national champion in the single scull, a position he has held for the last four years.

Robbie first represented New Zealand in 2008 with the under-21 Youth Cup team.

The following year was his breakthrough season, being selected in the under-23 men’s double sculls alongside Joe Sullivan. The duo blew their competition out of the

water, winning by an impressive four seconds at the world champs in the Czech Republic.

Robbie then joined the men’s elite quad for 2010 and stroked the boat at the Olympic Games in London 2012, where they placed seventh.

Following the Olympics Games Robbie made the switch to the elite men’s double sculls where he stayed through the next entire Olympic cycle.

His highlights during that time include winning multiple World Cups and an impressive bronze medal with Chris Harris at the 2015 world champs in France. The duo placed 11th in Rio. After returning from Rio, Robbie had his sights firmly set on the men’s single sculls, and achieved selection for this class in 2017. He set the world alight when he won gold at the 2017 World Rowing Cup II in Poznan, Poland, in a new worldbest time of 6:30.74. After remaining undefeated in the World Cup campaign, he finished fifth place in Sarasota, Florida, at the world champs.

The following domestic summer saw Robbie fighting for his spot at home and at the World Cups in 2018. Robbie dominated at the World Cups but, against a very impressive field, had to settle for fifth place at the world champs.

In 2019, Robbie returned to the single and was able to qualify the boat for the forthcoming Olympics, finishing seventh at the world champs.

He then indicated to selectors his desire to represent New Zealand at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the men’s double, and was later selected alongside Chris Harris, before the COVID-related postponement of the Games.

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Celtic, Wairau victorious Peter Jones

Celtic are frontrunners for a spot in the Marlborough 50-over cricket final with one round to go.

On Saturday they picked up their second win, beating Renwick by five wickets at Horton Park.

On the adjoining ground Wairau kept their final hopes alive by beating Wairau Valley by the same margin, leaving both Wairau and Valley with a win each and Renwick out of play-off contention.

Opting to bowl after winning the toss, Celtic made early inroads.

At 35-4 Renwick were struggling, but a 91-run partnership between top scorer Corey Bovey and Joseph Timms resurrected their innings.

However, when Bovey was caught behind off Matt McCormick’s medium pace bowling, and Timms perished from the last ball of Jerrym Lamb’s 10-over spell, the innings quickly folded for 157 in the 40th over.

Bovey finished on 38 from 64 balls, while Timms slammed 56 from just 42 deliveries. Max Brydon chipped in with 18 to bolster

the tail.

Shovak Djokovic with 3-29 from six overs was the top wicket-taker while Reuben Kepes, Josh Poole and Lamb grabbed a brace each.

In reply, Celtic lost opener John Porter early but established two handy partnerships for the second and third wickets.

Logan Robinson and Josh Poole added 46 runs, then Poole and Jack Holdaway took the score through to 97. Although Poole (65 off 47) and Holdaway (13) perished, middle order batsmen Jerrym Lamb (29 not out) and Liam Young (27 not out) ensured Celtic got the job done in the 34th over, ending at 158-5.

Griffen Carter with 2-18 from 7 overs was the most successful of the Renwick bowlers, Mike Anstis, Jacob Zillwood and Bovey picking up a scalp apiece.

In the other match, Valley were unable to set a formidable total and paid the price.

Their batting effort was disappointing, 46 from Matthew Stretch and 27 from Patrick Moran being the only significant scores against a steady Wairau

The Wairau players gather together at the fall of Bailey Andrews-Kennedy’s wicket. Photo: Peter Jones. attack who bowled Valley out for 138 in the 36th over.

Tarin Mason’s 3-21 from five overs highlighted the Wairau effort, while Nick Weaver was economic with 1-18 from six as was left arm spinner Tim Petrie with

1-20 from eight.

With a lack of specialist batsmen in their ranks Wairau needed their allrounders to step up and Mason did just that. Opening the batting the rep pace bowler scored a patient, match-winning

72, Cooper Roberts adding 15 and Weaver 25 to get Wairau home in the 45th over, scoring 140-5. Sam Boyce, 2-29 from 10, and Stretch, with 2-42 from nine, were the most successful of the Valley bowlers.

Blenheim swimmers shine at short course champs Peter Jones

Five Blenheim Swim Club members returned from the recent New Zealand short course championships in Hamilton with a capful of medals, personal bests and top 10 finishes.

Lexi Timpson, Minnette Richards, Jack Bugler, Joel Verran, Ollie Mandeno formed one of the largest BSC squads in recent memory to attend the short course champs and represented Marlborough proudly.

Jack came away with the silverware, bagging five gold medals, four silvers and setting a new national 50m freestyle in the S14 para class.

BSC coach Jenni Gane said it was an outstanding effort from the MBC student, who prefers long course swimming.

“His first swim was a bit rough,” said Jenni, “but after that there was no stopping him.

“In the 100m free he swam a sub 60 for the first time and broke the record in the 50 free. It was broken by another swimmer soon after but Jack is determined to get it back.

“The girls were right on their best

The Blenheim Swim Club members who attended the NZ short course champs. From left: Lexi Timpson, Minnette Richards, Jack Bugler, Joel Verran and Ollie Mandeno. Photo: Peter Jones. times, while the boys achieved massive PBs.

“Joel was fourth in the butterfly and missed a bronze by 0.12 of a

second.

“For him and Lexi it was their

first time at a national event … a huge learning curve.

“It was an amazing effort by them all … I knew what they could do but they didn’t … now they are beginning to build confidence and belief that they can compete against the best in the country.”

Jenni says the club is in a rebuilding phase, working toward the New Zealand age group champs in Wellington in April 2021.

“We are hoping to take a team of 8-10 swimmers [to the NAGs],” she says.

Last year the BSC were represented by three swimmers at the NAGs. She has been particularly impressed by the resilience shown by the swimmers in such an unusual and testing year.

“Programmes have been constantly changing, events cancelled … considering what has happened in 2020 it is remarkable that they have stayed so positive.”

The BSC are holding a ‘Dive Right In/Have a Go’ session on November 7 at 3pm, where kids are welcome to come along and participate in a fun 50m race, then stay on and watch an official swim meet in action.

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