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The move comes three and a half years after the 27-year-old disappeared and one of the biggest police investigations in Marlborough.

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Speaking about the latest bid to bring Jess home, her cousin and close friend Aaron Goodwin, says the emotional toll on those who loved Jess has been huge. But he, alongside other friends and family, are asking people to help.

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It’s all family as brothers, don black Australia’s PAGE 21 Secret messages could hold the key to help bring a missing homicide victim home. Heartbroken family and friends of Jessica Boyce launched a new campaign on Saturday to help recover her body. An app where people can leave untraceable, anonymous and encrypted messages is being used in a bid to encourage people to come for ward with new information.

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Public Service Association Union members across Marl borough, Nelson and Tasman Councils are joining forces to negotiate common pay and con Theditions.move comes as disgruntled staff say council wages across the Top of the South are up to $10,000 less than in some other PSAareas.delegate and Senior Bios ecurity Officer at Marlborough District Council Rob Simons says employees at different councils doing the same jobs are not being paid the same. Good staff will continue to leave, he “Wewarns.continue to lose good staff.

If councils want to address re cruitment and retention issues, they must address low pay.” Union delegates across three councils are excited about the possibilities of what they say is a ground breaking multi-employ er collective agreement.

Council workers and PSA Union members are calling for an end to wage disparity. File photo.

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“People don’t want to leave they love living here but all the three councils fall far behind the rest of the South Island.

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My dream job was to become a surgeon. No it didn’t come true – I’m a cleaner. I’ve got the shakes now, so that dream is off the table.

“There are totally different poli cies in place across Nelson, Tas man and Marlborough but our members are doing the same job and there needs to be common terms.”

Jilly Miller I’ve never really wanted to be anything, I just take the chanc es life gives me. It’s given me some wonderful jobs.

“The union members are doing the hard lifting for the rest of staff as, in a nutshell, we want to harmonise this and make sure there’s consistency across the board. This is the first time that different council union mem bers have joined forces to fight for a common cause.” Ian says while people will be forced to make difficult deci sions if wages do not increase.

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My dream job was to be a graphic artist. My parents shifted from Auckland to the Marlborough Sounds, and art school wasn’t an option. So I did my nursing training at Wairau and worked there for 42 years.

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“Currently people doing the same job at different councils get different pay rates and con ditions of work. “That doesn’t make for a sustain able regional workforce or good worker well-being. Negotiating common pay and conditions will be a win/win for councils and union members.” With around 300 members across the Top of the South and 70 in Marlborough, Ian says any improvements made will also be passed on to non-members.

Jade Brown When I was a kid I wanted to be a chef. I did that and it didn’t really work out – I found the experience was different to a kid’s dream.

Council workers are warning unfair wages could see people forced to resign.

PSA union organiser, Ian Hoff mann says negotiating common pay and conditions will be a win-win for staff and councils.

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“I know this is a huge ask. I speak to people daily who are living with PTSD and other manifestations of trauma re sulting from the unspeakable evil that took place in March of 2019,” Aaron says. Volunteers are needed to help put up posters and access to printers, coloured ink and laminated would be greatly “Thisappreciated.willnever be over until Jess is laid to rest in a digni fied manner.” The Wickr app can be down loaded for free on Google Play and the App Store. Add username justice4jess.

Police believe the ute was deliberately dumped in a bid to mislead the investigation. Jess’s disappearance officially became a homicide case in October 2019. There is still hope that Jess will be found and laid to rest with the dignity she deserves, Aaron says. “Despite the poor initial out come we’ve had, I’m asking anyone who still has enough fight left in them to step for ward again as we renew our efforts to recover Jess.” While arrests remain a top priority, Jess’s family and friends are desperate to say goodbye properly.

“This is a call to action. “I’m asking anyone who still has enough fight left in them to step forward again as we renew our efforts to recover “IJess.know the first efforts to recover Jess took a mental, emotional, and spiritual toll on everyone that will haunt us for the rest of our lives.” Aaron says while he is not speaking directly on behalf of the family, those who knew Jess are desperate for answers. He also praised the commu nity for their support. “We didn’t get any of the an swers or results we were hop ing for, and deserve, though that certainly wasn’t due to a lack of support from the whole community. “Let me reiterate now how grateful we will always be for that support.” Jess was last seen near Ren wick, Marlborough, in her mother’s red ute on March The2019.vehicle was found three days later in the Mount Rich mond Forest Park, seemingly Jess’sabandoned.purseand mobile phone minus its sim card were found inside.

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FROM PAGE 1 “Love Tennis” returns to the Marlborough Ten nis Club on Sunday, September 11. The annual open day offers a variety of activ ities for anyone interested in giving tennis a go. Tennis equipment will be provided for free, plus there will be prizes and activities spread out throughout the day. “Love Tennis” takes place from 11am-4pm at the Pollard Park courts in Parker St. Over 20,000 people from across the country are expected to attend free Love Tennis open days across the country. “Tennis is a sport for everyone and Love Tennis Weekend is the perfect time to find out more about what your local club can offer. It’s heaps of fun, no experience is necessary and it’s 100 percent free,” said Tennis NZ CEO Julie Pater Despiteson. being affected by COVID 19 lockdowns in some areas, Love Tennis in 2021 was still a huge success with thousands of participants enjoying tennis at their local club, at what has become one of the biggest mass participation events in NZ. All attendees can enter the major prize draw for the ultimate trip for two to the ASB Classic in Auckland. To find participating clubs and for more info visit: www.lovetennis.kiwi It’s time to ‘Love Tennis’

Missing homicide victim Jessica Boyce, pictured with Aaron Goodwin, is never far from the thoughts of those who loved her. File photo.

The Whale Trail was designed to be easily accessed from a number of entry and exit points. It would combine new cross-country trails across hills, existing paths and quiet country roads. The trust would also work with iwi to de velop a cultural interpretation along the trail. Toilets would be constructed every 10 to 15km, and regular rest breaks every 5 to 10km. More than a third of the route was owned by KiwiRail, Waka Kotahi NZTA, NCTIR and the Depart ment of Conservation, but an other third would require agree ments with private landowners. About 10 per cent of the route could use existing pathways. The “shovel-ready” project has been made possible by $18m funding from the Government’s regional economic development organisation, Kānoa – RDU. The Government also paid for the technical study to identify the route, cost the project and de velop a business case. The Marl borough District Council has committed $2m for the section of the trail within Marlborough’s boundary. Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ on Air.

Whale trail from Marlborough to making tracks bridge for cycling over the Wairau River has already endured two floods. Photo: Brya Ingram/STUFF.

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The backers of the Whale Trail cycle and walkway from Picton to Kaikōura aim to make some sig nificant gains over summer. It comes after a newly finished clip-on bridge for the Marlbor ough to Kaikōura cycle trail “performed very well” through two different flood events in the Knownregion. as the Whale Trail, the 210-kilometre cycleway was float ed after the 2016 earthquake as a way to showcase the east coast as a tourism destination, rather than a Marlboroughthoroughfare. Kaikōura Trail Trust chair Luke van Velthooven and trustee Dr John Forrest pre sented an update on the trail at the Marlborough District Coun cil’s assets and services meeting last month. The pair told councillors some of the challenges the trust had faced included significant post-Covid costs increases and delays, get ting KiwiRail approval within programme timelines, restricted construction windows and the relatively complex topography. Despite an overly wet winter, van Velthooven said the clip-on bridge over the Wairau River had held up during flooding and “performed very well”, with only one tree branch getting stuck on the Meanwhile,bridge. 5.7km of the River lands to Seddon portion of the trail had been completed. The fi nal section of this leg was within a KiwiRail corridor north of the Awatere Bridge, with a goal of completing that by the end of this Theyear. trust had also developed a memorandum of understanding with Fish and Game for the Para Wetland stretch, van Velthooven Forrestsaid. said a key part of the trail development had also been establishing a relationship with Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura – which they did not have at the begin ning of the project. "Stage two, from Seddon, of course, to Kaikōura is fully in their land and control, so there are multiple examples of where we are working together,” Forrest said. “We've worked very hard to have workable relationship with them.” He told councillors a section of the trail from Clarence to Mangamaunu, about 16km north of Kaikōura, was a “gap” in the project as it was supposed to be completed by North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recov ery They(NCTIR).hadagreed to pick this up, but at present did not have the funding to complete it, Forrest said. “The Government has accepted that it wasn't in our project. It's fair to say that they have some re sponsibility to fund it ... we'll wait and see.” He said it was likely Clarence to Magamaunu would become an “alpine experience” through the valley as it could not be along the seaside route. These details were being finalised.

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Judge Ruth said Metuala's evi dence at trial was a “concocted, implausible and untrue narra tion” designed to paint the vic tim as a “desperate, intoxicated, middle-aged woman”, degraded further by the suggestion she was prepared to pay Metuala for sex. He said the jury dismissed his repeated lies, and his story that he had been influenced by alco hol, and that he had no memory of what happened. Judge Ruth said whether he was intoxicated was no defence in determining a penalty. He said the only mitigat ing factor was the time Metuala had spent on electronic bail. He had been in custody since he was charged in September 2019 until December that year, when he was granted electronic bail, up until June this year. In that time he had been free to live and work relatively un restricted, but curfewed to an Auckland address. Judge Ruth noted that he had since found a partner with whom he was expecting his first child. From a starting point of 10 years, Metuala was given limited cred it for the time on electronic bail, before he was handed an eightyear and 10-month jail sentence. Marlborough vineyard worker with 'narcissistic, entitled' attitude jailed for rape

The police summary of facts said images of them walking in the early hours of September 14 were captured by Marlborough Dis trict Council CCTV cameras. Judge Ruth said it appeared that Metuala had already decided on some sort of sexual encounter. When Metuala realised she was seeking help from the police he “took off” - not because it was raining, as he told the jury, but because he didn't want to attract police attention. He then headed towards the nearby BP Service Station, and “Whenwaited. you saw the police wer en't following, you struck, and what followed was a humiliating and degrading sexual violation,” Judge Ruth said. The police summary said shortly after the victim had left the police station, as the doors were locked at that hour, she walked towards the petrol station wanting to buy food and cigarettes. That also was Theclosed.victim then came across Met uala and she spoke with him be fore he grabbed her by the back of the neck and shoved her head towards the ground. Metuala then forcibly removed her trousers, dragging her along the ground until they came off. She tried to sit up but was once more shoved to the ground. Metuala then raped her on the fuel station forecourt. Judge Ruth said the woman, who was aged 51 at the time, has been waiting for justice ever since. Judge Ruth described her as be ing left with symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and having experienced the most horrifying feelings she'd ever felt; that she had become isolated, nervous, depressed and made to feel worthless. He said her dignity had been sto Judgelen. Ruth said additional ag gravating factors included the moderate to significant degree of vulnerability of the victim, his predatory actions and the vio lence involved. Metuala's lawyer told the court today in final sub missions before the sentencing that the defendant denied he had forced sex with the complainant. This was his belief and under standing at the time, and while he had not expressed remorse, he had expressed his sincere apol ogies and regret for the harm caused, and the effect on the Thecomplainant.Crownreiterated it did not accept the argument that the vic tim had somehow contributed to what had happened.

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In his view, the woman Melota Metuala raped was complicit – a “desperate, middle-aged woman” happy for his advances. But a jury saw it for what it was, which a judge described today as “narcissistic, entitled behaviour towards women”. The former Marlborough vine yard worker, 24, has gone to pris on for eight years and 10 months, after a jury found him guilty in June of rape, but not stran gulation for which he was also Metuala,charged. who is about to become a father, denied the charges after they were laid in September 2019. However, Judge David Ruth said in the Nelson District Court that although he had been acquitted on the strangulation charge, there was enough supporting evidence to factor it into today's sentencing as an aggravating feature. “As the presiding judge I am enti tled to reach a view on the facts, if supported by evidence.” In September 2019, Metuala, who was nearing the end of his second season working in the Marlborough vineyards before heading home to Western Samoa, was near a Blenheim nightclub when he saw the woman appear to stumble from a taxi that had dropped her at the venue. She appeared to drop something, then stoop to pick it up.Metuala made his way towards her and ingratiated himself to the group the woman had joined. He was then seen to walk her away, with his arm around her shoulder, as if leading her to a nearby street.

Twenty-four year-old Melota Metuala. Photo: Tracy Neal.

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Seven people died in the June crash - the most deadly incident on New Zealand roads since April 2019. Photo: George Heard/NZ Herald.

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A survivor of the horror Picton crash that wiped out seven mem bers of his family says he feels alone, has lost his courage and been robbed of his dreams. Pedro Clariman shuffles to the door, his head bowed low, bare foot and weary. It's just before midday at his rural Pukekohe home, which overlooks rolling hills and ploughed fields. "I like it here. It's a quiet and beautiful place." The 27-year-old is still broken and walks with a limp. He is tak ing pain medication, anti-depres sants and receiving therapy for a brain injury suffered in the crash, and ongoing mental trauma. He was forced to bury nearly his entire family, including his part ner Amber and their 6-monthold baby Mika. His younger brother Luie, also survived. The dead were farewelled at a joint funeral before being in terred together at a local ceme Thetery. soil on their graves is still fresh and the plots are adorned with flowers and the plants that Clariman's mother Diseree loved. "I'm not thinking about the future yet because I had dreams with my partner but since I lost them I lost my courage," Clariman told the "IHerald.feellike I lost everything." Clariman was in the front seat of the family's van when it crashed head-on with a truck near Picton on the morning of June 19. Eight of his family were in the van with him and were travelling home to Pukekohe after the fu neral of an elderly aunt in Gore. Police announced this week that after a 10-week investigation, no one would be charged in connec tion with the crash. It's understood Clariman's step-father Paul Brown was be hind the wheel and that the van may have crossed the centreline.

Asked about the decision not to lay charges, Clariman said, "I was expecting more", though he was still unsure what caused the crash and would therefore leave the matter to police. "I don't know about that situation because no one explained what happened."

The only other survivor was Clar iman's younger brother Luie, who remains in Auckland Hospital's spinal Clarimanunit. said it was unclear whether Luie would walk again. "They said that depends on Luie. I don't ask about that because I don't want him to be angry or “Isad.don't want to talk about things like Clarimanthat." remembers waking up among the mangled wreck age and learning that his daugh ter was dead before passing out Heagain.won't say more about the crash as the memories are still too painful. His own recovery has a long road ahead. He once worked for a building framing company in East Tamaki and hopes to return to work one day. "But not at the moment. I'd love to come back but I'm still not fit to do that job yet." Clariman tries to visit his brother in hospital once a week and pay his respects to his family at their Hegraves.isstill suffering the effects of concussion, with loss of memory and Physicalconcentration.andpsychological ther apists visit his house and attempt to help restore what has been lost. "They try to help me but I feel like I'm alone because I miss [my family] too much. Like I want to see them but I can't. Every time I think about that I feel like I lost "Ieverything.feellike I'm still looking for them. I still want them but I can't do Clarimananything."said he has had no contact with the trucking firm or driver involved in the horrific "Icrash.[keep] expecting they are going to say something. Just say, 'Hello, how are you doing?' But I haven't heard anything from them." lost my courage': survivor on the horror crash that wiped out his family

I was looking for a classic or a weekend car to enjoy. But I wanted to have a practical car that I could use to go down the river or take the dogs for a walk. A Mustang wouldn’t be able to do that. I decided on this as it fits in with what I want to do.

Where is it from?

It’s a Toyota, so it’s a Japanese vehicle. You get a lot of eyes from middle-aged men. You hear a lot of great stories, too. It seems like everyone’s dad or uncle used to use one for work, and you still see them in use today in the back country. Was it expensive to buy, and is it expensive to run? I bought it privately from a guy in Auckland, I think it was on Facebook. The value of them keep going up. It’s thirsty on petrol, and my main focus is keeping it really well maintained.

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SUV and passenger vehicle sales There were 2,557 light vehicle and 3 heavy vehicle full battery electric vehicles registered in Au gust. The top selling models were the Tesla Model 3 (745 units) fol lowed by the Tesla Model Y (581 units) and the BYD Alto 3 (448 Toyotaunits). retained the market lead for passenger and SUV regis trations with 15% market share (1,630 units) followed by Kia with 14% (1,574 units) and then Mitsubishi with 12% market share (1,265 units). Tesla came in a close fourth also with 12% share (1,326 Mitsubishiunits).retain the market share lead for passenger and SUV year to date with 15% share (11,556 units), followed by Toyo ta with 14% share (10,421 units) and then Kia with 11% share (8,381 units) The top selling passenger and SUV models for the month were the Tesla Model 3 (745 units) fol lowed by the Mitsubishi Outland er (677 units) and then the Tesla Model Y (581 units).

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Photo: Stuart Wilson. In a month of records, the car in dustry is proving strong despite rising costs of living, high fuel prices and continued vehicle sup ply Theconstraint.MotorIndustry Associa tion’s David Crawford says that 14,690 registrations of new ve hicles for the month of August is the strongest month of August on record, largely due to shipments arriving allowing back orders to be Registrationsfilled. of 10,940 passenger cars and SUV’s were up 138.6% on the same month last year (Au gust 2021 was affected by Covid Registrationslockdowns). of 3,750 new com mercial vehicles were up 73.5% (1,589 units) on August last year and registrations of light com mercial vehicles is recovering near to what it was prior to the imposition of Clean Car Dis count Overall,fees.registrations of new ve hicles were up 117.7% (7,943 units) on a Covid-impacted Au gust Year-to-date2021. the market has re covered to now be slightly ahead of this time last year, up 1.3% (1,396 Augustunits).was also noticeably a strong month for registrations of pure electric vehicles (BEVs), with 2,560 units going to new owners. Market leaders Toyota retained the overall mar ket leader with 18% market share (2,678 units), followed by Mit subishi with 12% (1,697 units) and Kia in third spot with 11% market share (1,574 units). Market share year to date, Toyota has regained the lead with 17% (18,466 units), followed by Mit subishi 16% share (16,871 units) and then Ford with 8% (8,443 units). BEVs, PHEVs and Hybrids Registrations of plug-in hybrids were steady with 627 units regis tered for the month. The top selling models were the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross (198 units) followed by the Mitsubishi Outlander (191 units) and then the MG HS (98 units). There were 1,626 hybrids reg istered in the month of August, with the top selling models being the Toyota RAV4 (342 units) fol lowed by the Kia Niro (166 units) and the Toyota Highlander (154 units).

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The Young Vit competition is open to those 30 years and younger working in viticulture, so Tahryn was determined to take out the prestigious title in his last year of competing. He originally competed in the Auckland/Northern competi tion in 2019 while working at Villa Maria in Auckland, be fore moving to Marlborough in 2020. New Zealand Winegrow ers leadership & communities manager and national coordi nator of the competition Nicky Grandorge says the competi tion is tough but comes with many rewards. “The competition helps them focus on studying and upskill ing as well as opening many doors for them," Nicky says. "It is fantastic to see the passion the Young Vits have for viticul ture and their determination to win this competition. “It’s very rewarding to see Young Vits grow and progress over the years,” she says. Katie Cameron, from Escarp ment, Wairarapa came second and Tai Nelson from Soljans Estate in Kumeu, Auckland came Laurathird.Marston and Nina Downer also excelled them selves with Laura winning the infamous Biostart Hortisports and Nina receiving an award for coming third with her Re search Project. This year the finalists had to re search and share their ideas on the following: How can we re duce tractor passes and carbon emissions in my vineyard.

Villa Maria's Tahryn Mason has been crowned as the coun try's best young viticulturist. The 30-year-old was earned 2022 Corteva Young Viticul turist of the Year title at na tional final held on Tuesday at Indevin’s Bankhouse in Marl Heborough.takes home a prize pack age which includes a Hyundai Kona for a year, an Ecotrellis travel grant, an educational visit to Australia with Corteva, tools and cash and will go on to represent the wine industry in the 2023 Young Horticulturist of the Year competition. “This competition has been the driving force and making of my career,” Tahryn says.

Tuesday 6 September 202212 News Check out www.marlboroughshow.co.nz to fill out your entry form. New dates - Now on Saturday AND SUNDAY! • REDUCED gate charge • EQUESTRIAN is back • MORE FREE family friendly entertainment • MORE art craft sections to enter - open to all • Plus enjoy all the A&P Show favourtites It’s going to be a great weekend for the whole community! Get involved and be part of the fun! Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th November 2022 2022 Marlborough A&P Show REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN TO ENTER COMPETITION SECTIONS & TRADE SITES BIGGER & BETTER THAN EVER!

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Established in 2008, Selmes Gar den Trust was set up with the idea in mind to provide employ ment opportunities for people with disabilities, while provid ing the public with excellent gardening and plant retail ser vices, within the Marlborough region. Selmes Garden Centre has grown to be the largest re tail nursery in the region and in moving with the times there has been changing of the guard, with long-time general manager Gaye Williamson stepping down from role, and passionate community business manager, Angel Cooper excited to take on the position. “Gaye was involved at the very beginning so it’s a big change. I am ecstatic to be given the op portunity to be involved with such an inspiring business; it’s why I decided to pack up and make Marlborough my home.” Angel has been in the role for two months and brings her background in business and community involvement and says Selmes is a business that employs people with disabilities first and a garden centre second. “There is a lot of new energy around Selmes which makes us excited for the future but much more energy is needed to get us moving forward. We are active ly finding ways to employ more people with disabilities and en sure that this trust continues to serve its community through advocacy, job training and sup port, education and employment opportunities.” Selmes aspires to make a significant difference in the lives of not only its employ ees but also their families and the wider community. Current ly employing seven people with disabilities, and five disabled volunteers presently gaining val uable workplace skills and train ing. Angel says they also have five non-disabled employees and seven non-disabled community volunteers invaluably contribut ing their time, energy, patience and support to the cause. “Our centre is important for our dis abled employees because it gives them a chance to have gainful employment when opportuni ties can be limited, and what a great sector to be involved in - working with plants and the Locatedcommunity!”at141 Batty’s Rd on the outskirts of Blenheim, and 9-4 team encourage the public people and of Blenheim

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RUSS Spring is tentatively in the air and af ter all the weather we have had, now is as good a time as any to spruce up the home and garden and get ready to in still some sunshine into our lives! We have put together a few ‘getting ready for warmer weather’ ideas to usher in a new season and help to rejuvenate your home. Spring cleaning is a time-hon oured way to banish winter blues and give your home a revamp. The trick is to set realistic goals, and don’t be shy to call in the professionals for a helping hand!

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Spring home maintenance check list: Check for moss that has grown over the cooler months. Moss can cause asphalt roof shingles to lift, concrete tiles to crack and iron roofs to discolour. If you are uncomfortable with getting onto your own roof to clean away the moss and algae, then call in the professionals to help out! Give Your Heat pump some attention. Remove debris from around the unit, replace filters, and clean ducts and vents. If your filters are clogged, air can’t easily pass through, and your unit must work harder to cool your home. Goodyer.

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While giving the out side of your home a wash, and the win dows a clean, take the time to check for any cracks, or repairs that may have arisen during winter.

Spring cleaning your home Bedrooms: Wash and pack away win ter bedding, and replace with fresh summer linen, and wash or replace pillows. Move your bed and air out your mattress, making sure to rotate it when you pop it back on the bed. Sort through the contents of your winter wardrobe into ‘keep’, ‘donate’, and ‘bin’ piles. Don’t be afraid to be ruthless and keep only what fits well and makes you feel great. When it comes to children’s rooms, sell, donate or recycle unused or outgrown toys and clothes and sort frequently used items into baskets or tubs to keep the floor clear of clutter.

Clogged filters can lead to lower air quality in your home and increase your energy consumption by up to 15%. Inspect any concrete and decking are as. Take a walk around your home and check for cracking along the driveway, pool deck, or walkways. Fill cracks us ing silicone caulk or concrete fillers. When inspecting your deck, look for water stains, warping or discoloration. Watch out for loose or rusty nails and perform any necessary maintenance to secure stairs and railings. If you find lifting or rotting boards, replace them. Give your deck a birthday with a sim ple clean and will have it ready for you to stain and or re-oil. Spray for pests and bugs. Spring is the time you want to get a professional in to spray your house for pesky insects including wasps, cockroaches, ants, and Makemore.itsparkle.

Kitchen: Empty and clean the fridge, defrost the freezer and clean the pan try discarding any expired foods and condiments. Wipe down all kitchen out.

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Living rooms: Wipe down heating units, clean the fireplace and consider having your carpets cleaned for a fresh er feel. Declutter the shelving, wiping down as you go, and keep only what you really use and treasure. Dust the blinds, light fittings, ceiling fans and vents, wipe down picture frames, trims and clean doorknobs and light switch es, and clear away any cobwebs. Wash soft furnishings, cushions, pillows and throws. Bathrooms: Clean grouting, and check washers in taps and toilets, replacing broken seals around the shower, basin and bath. Empty the contents of your bathroom cabinets, safely discarding any old medication and cosmetics. Spruce up the garden Take the time to weed the garden and top up your compost. Make use of pesky weeds by making a ‘weed tea’ and turn ing it into a great liquid fertiliser for use in the coming weeks. Simply pop them into a bucket with water and let steep, stirring occasionally with a stick. Feed existing plants in preparation for harvesting and add mulch for an extra bit of love. Feed, weed, patch and spike your lawn to ensure good, lush growth before Wintersummer.istough on soil, so add in lost nutrients by piling on more organic matter and mulch. This can be com post, aged manure, shredded dried leaves, chopped seaweed and chopped up spent plants. Adding on a layer of mulch will help keep those nutrients in your soil. As spring warms into sum mer, it will also help to conserve mois ture.

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Tuesday 6 September 2022 19Sport Harlequins are the 2022 Marl borough premier netball cham pions, beating Pelorus 45-38 in a gripping final at Stadium 2000 on TheSaturday.battle between the two top-performing sides in pool play was always tipped to be close, and so it Peloruswas.were shooting for their club’s first premier title but came up against a gritty opponent who stifled their attacking threat and found a variety of ways to keep their own score ticking over. Both teams made a nervy start, however Harlequins settled quicker, pushing ahead 7-3 in the early stages. Shooter Wiri Bris towe thrived on a steady flow of ball to shoot 100 percent in the first stanza, while GD Olivia Rob inson was to the fore in defence. However, it did not take long for Pelorus to find their rhythm, sparked by the potent defensive duo of Mara McCurdy and Dan ielle Moffatt and by the end of the first quarter they led by two, in fluential GS Paige Lovell landing 12 of her 15 attempts. The ladies in blue pushed further ahead at the beginning of the second period, Lovell and fellow shooter Karli Murphy thriving on accurate passes from middies Millie Wensley and Brittney Ly ons while the energetic Jordan Peipi became more and more in Harlequinsvolved. needed something to change and it came in an unfor tunate manner, Robinson taking a tumble and injuring her leg, ne cessitating the movement of Bris towe to goal keep, GK Mackenzie Baird’s shift to goal defence and the introduction of Lauren Mur ray at goal shoot. Almost immediately a different complexion came over the match. After training by four, Harlequins went on a 9-1 scoring streak, tak ing the quarter 13-7 and leading at halftime 25-21. In the only halftime change, Pe lorus introduced Lesieli Taufa for Moffatt at GD, Quins sticking with their revamped line-up. The third quarter was a scrappy affair, Harlequins’ relentless allcourt defence denying ball to the Pelorus shooters, allowing them just 11 goal attempts in 15 min Veteranutes. Bridget Gane led the way, demonstrating the superb court craft, organisation and deci sion-making skills that have seen her excel at this level for so many seasons. Her midcourt partner ship with niece Sophie Robinson and Simone Pedersen was a key part of her side’s success, plus the cool head and silky skills of the ever-reliable Kelsee Hamilton. No-one worked harder than McCurdy to try and wrest the game’s momentum away from the Quins. Her anticipation and ath leticism allowed her side to stay in the hunt as the third stanza was shared 9-9. Against such a potent attack, Harlequins’ four-goal lead at three-quarter time seemed pal try, but they were not to be de nied, boosting their lead to eight midway through the final period of play. Both sides had 14 goal at tempts in the final stanza, Quins converting 11 to their rivals’ eight as the ticking clock and defensive intensity added pressure to Pe lorus’s play. By the time the fulltime whis tle sounded Pelorus knew there was no way back and the mighty Quins were able to celebrate yet another premier title.

Harlequins 45 (Kelsee Hamilton 21/29, Lauren Murray 10/15, Wiri Bristowe 14/17) Pelorus 38 (Paige Lovell 29/40, Karli Mur phy 9/15). Quarter scores (win ning team first): 12-14, 13-7, 9-9, 11-8.

Other results from finals day: Division one: Pelorus 41 Tokoma ru 23; division two: Pelorus Revival Café 51 Pelorus Elite Excavations 34; division three: Harlequins 22 MGC 14; division four: Harlequins 27 Tokomaru 23; division five: MGC 18 Bo hally 16; division six: Harlequins 17 Legion 16; division seven: Pe lorus 24 Legion 11; social grade: Pelorus 36 Awatere 29.

Mighty Quins back on top

The Harlequins division 3 side relish that winning feeling.Katie Bradley, from the victorious division 1 Pelorus side, prepares to pass into the circle.

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The victorious Harlequins players and management, minus injured co-captain Olivia Robinson, celebrate premier final success. Photos: Peter Jones.

“It is my first time in the finals so an amazing way to end the sea son. Harlequins are just so sup portive, like a bunch of sisters.”

Bristowe, their co-captain, was thrilled with the result, especially since her side had yet to taste suc cess against Pelorus this season. “We haven’t played them with a full-strength team so far because there were always people away. “Today we were a team from the beginning. We have been pret ty tight throughout the whole competition, just getting used to everyone because there were a few new players this year. “We just believed in ourselves to day … just played with our heart and it was fun.” She also pointed to the second quarter injury-enforced switch as pivotal. “With Lauren coming into the shooting circle it meant we had two moving shooters in there, so it just confused the space a bit more and gave [the defence] less time to set up. “Also, putting me back into de fence stopped that high ball into Paige which has been very effec tive, because she is an amazing shooter and the key was to shut her down.”

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‘Storm Week’ off to flying start

Tasman got their so-called ‘Storm Week’ off to the best possible start in Palmerston North on Friday night, picking up a much-needed bonus point win as they downed the Turbos 36-26 in a match which they domi nated from the outset. Ahead 17-0 after 13 minutes Tasman took an early grip on proceedings be fore the home side forced their way back into proceedings. While Manawatu bagged two tries of their own before halftime, feeding off Tasman’s errors, the visitors scored their third to lead 24-12 at oranges. With a lop-sided penalty count in their favour, the Mako scored two more tries in the third quarter to push 24 points clear as the benches were emptied. Two converted tries in the final eight minutes inflated the home side’s scoreline and remined the Mako that they have a lot more work to do if they are to tip over some of the higher-ranked sides in the Bunnings AndNPC. they won’t have to wait long for the opportunity to do just that, hosting Wellington at Trafalgar Park on Wednesday, then Taranaki at the same venue on Sunday afternoon. Tasman’s effort on Friday was certain ly a step up from recent efforts, scor ing some superb tries and producing the sustained pace and accuracy on attack that has been absent. Head coach Gray Cornelius was hap py with the performance. “It is good to get five points in the bag,” he said, “and for the lads to gain some confidence. “We have had a bit thrown at us over the last few weeks so it is great to get what we came here for. Onwards and upwards … it is perfect timing for the week coming up too. We are pretty excited about what lies ahead for the rest of the week.” While there were plenty of heroes for Tasman, the return of skipper Quin ten Strange and All Black Leicester Fainga’anuku could not be underes “Theytimated.are our leaders and our back bone, they have been awesome this week and in camp … it showed out there with their performances to night as well,” said Gray. “I thought both were outstanding. “You can’t put a price on leadership and Anotherexperience.”toshine was open side flank er Braden Stewart who was heavily involved on both defence and attack. “He keeps on churning out those sort of performances … he’s pretty tough and going really well,” said Gray. A pivotal change for the Manawatu match saw Willie Havili come in at

Winger Macca Springer was one of the top performers for the Mako in Palmerston North on Friday.

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PETER JONES first five for Campbell Parata, with Havili taking his chances with both hands. “I’m stoked for Willie,” added Gray, “I thought he controlled the game well, especially in the 10-minute period when we had a man in the bin, and his kick game was excellent.”

This season Tasman have not had the luxury of operating behind a dominant scrum. Consequently, the penalties and momentum created at the set piece are not forthcoming. While the scrum was general ly stable in Palmerston North, except for one notable and costly tight head, this is an area of Grayconcern.labelled it “a work in pro “Whatgress”. hasn’t helped is having to use different combinations each week, especially with late changes … so we are hoping to get a bit of rhythm and combi nations working together this week, which should help in that Tasmanarea.”36 (Macca Springer 2, Leicester Fainga’anuku, Taine Robinson, Quinten Strange tries, Willie Havili 4 con, pen) Manawatu 26 (Brett Cameron, Siua Maile, Tima Fainga’anu ku, Adam Boult tries; Camer on 3 con). HT: 24-12 Tasman Funds needed As the Tasman Mako grapple with their own ‘Storm Week’ the Tasman union have chosen to support those impacted by the region’s devastating floods by donating to the Nelson Tas man Mayoral Relief Fund. For every ticket sold to Wednesday night’s Mako v Wellington match and Sun day’s Mako v Taranaki game, the TRU is donating $3 to the Relief TasmanFund.Rugby Union CEO Lyndon Bray says the donation is about showing support for the region. “As a group, our staff and play ers feel for everyone impacted by the recent weather event. We want to make a difference for those affected and contrib uting to the Nelson Tasman Mayoral Relief Fund is going to get support where it’s most Asneeded.well as heading along to the games at Trafalgar Park, members of the public can also make their own $3 donation to the Nelson Marlborough Mayoral Relief Fund by texting STORM to 3493. The $3 will show up as a charitable dona tion on your phone bill.

PETER JONES Rangers AFC winger Jack Morris breaks down the left at A&P Park on Saturday. Photo: Peter Jones.

“To both be in a black singlet to gether, it’s pretty special really,” said TheFinn.21-year-old has never been in a winning junior side against Austral ia but says the gap had been narrow ing every year since he first gained NZ “Thishonours.yearwill be interesting … we have got a lot of younger boys com ing along well. We will definitely be up for [the challenge].

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“This time they won’t let us in it be cause we are grandfather-and-grand son,” said Robbie, “I’d have thought that would be a disadvantage,” the 68-year-old chuckled.

Rangers book place in cup final

Rangers AFC eased into the final of the Price Charity Cup with a commanding 5-0 vic tory in their semi-final show down with Tahuna at A&P Park on Saturday. Next week Rangers, the Nelson division one league champi ons, will travel to Saxton Field for the knockout competition final, taking on Nelson FC, who beat Nelson Suburbs un der-23 2-1 in the other semi. Rangers will head into the decider in good spirit after putting in a complete perfor mance against Tahuna. Although they led only 1-0 at half-time they had the lion’s share of possession and created a string of chances. Their only first half success came through the boot of winger Jack Morris, Rangers’ player of the day who churned out a high work rate and set up plenty of opportuni ties for his team mates to profit Thefrom.home side wasted little time after the break doubling their advantage, Carl Con nor-McClean scoring from the penalty spot after Keagan Mor timer was felled in the box. Five minutes later it was Mor timer’s turn, slotting the ball home after a piercing run from Louie RangersPoletti.continued to push for ward, midfield maestro Bjorn Waechter battling injury to provide searching passes and stability in the centre of the park, alongside Harrison Pine and Tore Waechter. Morris bagged his second with 12 minutes remaining, taking his chance well after a strong Mortimer run, then Con nor-McClean iced their semifi nal cake with his side’s fifth and his second two minutes later, a precise pass from Bjorn Wae chter putting him through the back four defence. With all their line-up playing their roles superbly, including subs Fynn Hawes and Kane Elvy, Rangers gave Tahuna very few attacking options and created plenty of their own, a recipe they will have to repeat against the dangerous FC Nel son side if they are to do the Thedouble.Rangers AFC women’s side were defaulted to by Golden Bay this weekend. KO Cup The local Knockout Cup com petition began on Saturday, with four sides making their way directly into the champi onship Centralsemifinals.Buccaneers beat BV Masters 3-1 and they will meet Rangers Development, who downed Rangers Clubs of Marlborough 4-3 in one semi. The other play-off will feature Central Wolves, who beat Call Care Hotspurs 4-1 against Call Care Trojans, who strolled past Rangers Masters 9-1. In the Knockout Cup bowl sec tion Picton Young Guns beat Call Care Spartans 2-1 and Central Privateers overcame Call Care Youth 4-3 to join top seed Call Care Red in the Spartanssemis. and Youth will meet on Wednesday to decide the fourth semi-finalist.

The trans-Tasman test series com prises both individual and team chopping and sawing events. There are 10 competitors in the junior team and 11 in the veteran combi nation. The Sloan siblings were keen to acknowledge the support of their employers Laser Electrical and Ao tea Electric Marlborough, with their trip, plus the generous sponsorship of Trillo Metals.

“It is serious stuff … once the an thems start the talking stops,” he ex Theplained.trio will take plenty of luggage across the Tasman, including 14 ra zor-sharp axes and two saws, and hope to return with some spoils of victory. At the last trans-Tasman clash Robbie and Finn took out the father-and-son chopping title, but that feat won’t be repeated.

If Blenheim brothers Finn and Billy Sloan needed some family support when the chips started flying against their Aussie woodchopping coun terparts in Adelaide this week, they didn’t have far to look. Also donning the black singlet of New Zealand was their grandfather, Robbie Brownlee, all three being part of the Kiwi men’s wood chop ping team chosen to compete in the three-test, trans-Tasman series at the Royal Adelaide Show from Sep tember 3-11. Finn, named as captain, and Billy are representing their country in the under-21 side, while the vastly-ex perienced Robbie is captain of the NZ veterans’ combination. After a two-year COVID break in ternational woodchopping compe tition is back and the Kiwi contin gent have been training hard to get one over our closest neighbours. As Robbie points out, two years ago when the sides last met in New Zea land the home nation took the hon ours, so the Aussies will be all out for revenge on their home patch this time “Theyaround.won’t have liked that much,” said Robbie, “so it will be all on this “Choppingtime. over in Aussie is tough. They are the best so the competition is as good as you are going to get. For us to win over there is pretty big, it’s very seldom that happens. I think the vets have only beaten them over there Robbie,once.”with over 40 years in the game and a multiple NZ rep, is rapt to have his grandsons alongside him in national colours. “It’s pretty good I reckon,” said the stalwart of the Blenheim Axemen’s Club, before suggesting with a broad smile, “and if they weren’t playing that silly rugby they’d be even bet Finn,ter.” who has represented his coun try for the past five years, is also de lighted to have younger brother Bil ly alongside him for the first time in the under-21 line-up.

The MBC First XI competed in the Johnson Cup in Christchurch. They started with three defeats, losing 3-1 to Shirley BHS, 2-0 to Dunstan and 3-2 to McLeans Island, then drew 3-3 with Burn side and 1-1 with Roncalli to fin ish the event.

Netball Providing the highlight at the South Island netball champs in Timaru was the Queen Charlotte College combination, who won all their eight matches to take out the C grade title. They beat Amuri 26-14, North ern Southland 27-13, Ellesmere 28-24, Lawrence 39-14, Opihi 4414, Hornby 43-13, Oxford 48-12 in the semi-final and then Elles mere again, downing them 31-18 in the Meanwhile,final. the MGC senior A team finished ninth in A grade. They beat Marian College 4326 and St Peters 42-17 on day one, lost 28-21 to Columba Col lege then beat Rangi Ruru 2925 on day two, lost 54-37 to St Andrew’s College and 36-31 to Christchurch GHS on Wednes day, then downed Rangiora 38-28 in the play-off for 9th and 10th on Thursday. The A grade final was won by St Margaret’s who beat Christchurch GHS 48-24 in the Atfinal.the conclusion of the tourna ment, MGC’s two outstanding players, Mya Wiapo and Fiaalii Solomona were named among the A grade talented players squad while QCC’s Kayla Bishell and Giovanna Burtenshaw made the C grade squad.

Cycling The Skoda Southern Cycling Tour, based around the Seddon area, saw four MGC students and five MBC riders taking part. Showing the way for the local riders was under-16 rider Coop er Johnson, who finished third in the Tour Leader section of his grade, third in the Sprint Ace and first in the King of the Mountain category. MGC students Neve McKenzie and Paige Horne fin ished second in the under-15 King of the Mountains and third in the under-15 Sprint Ace re spectively. St Mary’s student Rory Frater came third in the Tour Leader, Sprint Ace and King of the Mountains sections.

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Rugby The MBC under-15 side won two and lost two of their matches at the SI tournament in Oamaru. They lost to Christ’s 17-12 and eventual winners Southland 4512, then came back and beat hosts Waitaki 41-8 and old rival Nelson 26-15 to end on a pleasing note.

The MBC senior team was in In vercargill and found the going tough. They lost to Christ’s 13053, Cashmere 115-55, Rangiora 87-74, Kaiapoi 76-69 and Ash burton College 85-71.

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Hockey Showing the way on the hock ey scene was the MGC First XI who finished second at the Audrey Timlin tournament in Christchurch. They forged an un beaten path to the final, beating James Hargest 3-0, Otago Girls 8-1, Middleton Grange 5-0, Ep som Grammar 2-1 in the quarter finals and McLeans Island by the same score in the semi. In the title decider they took on St Hilda’s, the Dunedin school proving too strong and prevailing 4-1. Millie Large was top scorer for MGC with six goals.

MGC footballer Katie Pugh slams the ball towards the Papanui goal at A&P Park on Thursday. Photo: Peter Jones.

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The MGC First XI claimed a meritorious third placing at the Gary Sowden tournament staged at A&P Park. MGC only lost one match over the three days, that being their semi-final against eventual runner-up Lincoln. They quickly regrouped however and went on to beat Papanui 2-1 in a thrilling play-off for third and fourth position on Thurs day. Earlier they had drawn 0-0 with Rangi Ruru, who went on to beat Lincoln 2-1 in the final, after beating Upper Hutt 2-0, Vil la Maria 2-1 and Ashburton 4-1. Top goal-scorer for MGC was Lauren Sloan while Katie Pugh was named MGC tournament TheMVP.MBC First XI, competing in the Jim Wisheart tournament in Christchurch, eventually finished sixth. After beating Rolleston 3-2 and Buller 11-0 on day one they drew 0-0 with Tawa then went down 1-0 to Hutt Valley, drop ping them out of the race for the top four positions. In their semi-final they downed Nayland College 12-11 on penalties after the game was tied 2-2 at the end tournament in Dunedin. In pool play they lost to Christ’s 4-2 and Otago 3-1 then beat Southland 3-2. In their quarterfinal they beat Otago 3-2 then went out on penalties to Kings in a semi-final penalty shootout. In the play-off for third and fourth they lost 2-1 to Christ’s.

Marlborough’s secondary stu dents have tackled a variety of sports over the past week, both at home and around the coun try, with varying levels of suc Footballcess.

The MBC second XI took part in the Galletly Cup tournament at College Park in Blenheim. Up against some very strong schools from both islands they battled hard every day, losing all their matches except their final hit-out tournament in Nelson, finishing fourth. They started with a 5349 loss to Ashburton, then beat Waimea 69-56, Hillmorton 7834 and Greymouth 55-52 to top their pool. In the play-offs the scored a 60-50 quarterfinal win over Cashmere, lost to eventu al winners Nayland 61-44 in the semis then went down 67-56 to AlsoKaiapoi.in Nelson, the MBC junior side finished eleventh at their tournament. They opened with losses to Christchurch BHS (7064) and St Andrew’s (63-51) be fore beating Nayland 79-43. In the play-offs they lost 81-45 to Hill morton then edged past Waitaki

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