The Guardian - 16 March 2022

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Motueka South School’s principal Michael Harrison and year-7 student Xavier Khan freshly shaved after their hair came off on Friday. The duo raised $2,608 between them for the Prostate Cancer Society NZ and ‘Shave for a Cure’ (leukaemia & blood cancer) respectively.

High-flying success of Aviation anniversary

The pioneering Avro 504K at its destination of Spring Grove on the afternoon of November, 11, 1921.

Organisers of the recent Nelson/Tasman 100th Aviation anniversary celebrations have hailed the event a roaring success despite pandemic and weather challenges.

The voluntary committee has evaluated all of the events that took place during November’s celebra-

tion, including vintage aircraft flights, unveiling of plaques and information panels, the drama production and celebration dinner.

“We consider that in the circumstances a most successful series of events were held to celebrate the aviation pioneers and

all they achieved.”

A key aspect of the November 2021 aviation celebrations was the professional videoing of the key events by Nelson-based Tui Video productions Ltd, and the finished video is now available on YouTube to be enjoyed by the public, by searching ‘Nelson

Aviation 100th’.

“So many people would not have been able to attend the Nelson/Tasman aviation centenary events last November due to the pandemic restrictions, so the professional video record will be of great interest to many,” says voluntary organ -

iser, Rev Dr Richard Waugh. “We continue to be most grateful to our sponsors and so many willing people who worked together so well to honour the Nelson/Tasman aviation pioneers.”

Next April the Nelson histrionics drama group will be presenting its first flight short

play as part of Nelson Council’s 22 Nelson Heritage Festival. The play is an entertaining insight about Mr Marsden’s rather negative reaction to the arrival of a new flying machine. Mr Marsden hated new-fangled things such as motor cars, he wouldn’t even answer the telephone.

The play is taking place on April 23 at Nelson’s Isel Park at 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm. Dramatists are guaranteeing a fun and informative performance suitable for the whole family and suggest bringing a picnic and if inclined dress up in period costume.

Female Financial Advisers Bridging the Gender Gap

By Elise Vollweiler

If these were the ratings for a local café or the latest blockbuster, they would definitely give you cause for concern.

An underwhelming “very low to moderate” is as good as it gets for a full 80% of Kiwi women who were surveyed about their current financial wellbeing. This has prompted calls from the financial advisory industry for more women to step into advisory roles, to help turn around these financial woes.

The report, released recently by the Financial Services Council, studied how Kiwi women approach their finances, as well as the obstacles they face in achieving financial confidence and wellbeing.

Kiwi women are up against considerable financial disparities. New Zealand’s gender wage gap is still sitting at close to 10%, and on average, women nearing retirement age are doing so with a quarter less in their KiwiSaver accounts than men.

Despite these statistics - or possibly contributing to them – is the fact that women are also about a third less likely to seek the help of a financial adviser than their male contemporaries.

This is something that needs to change, according to Castle Trust Financial Planning’s Kathryn Alborough.

“We’re extremely proud of the fact that a lot of our customers come to us through word of mouth,” she said. “In our experience, women in particular need to really trust and relate to the people they’re relying on for advice, and so we’re honoured to have those recommendations.”

Anna-May Martin, Financial Adviser at Castle Trust, agreed that their clients frequently commented on how reassuring it was to be able to deal with other women to get their professional advice.

She said that as three of their five fully qualified staff were women, they were able to offer a broad understanding of their clients’ different goals and challenges.

Indeed Anna-May, Melanie and Kathryn create a dynamic professional financial presence in Castle Trust Financial Planning.

“No matter who you are, getting personalised financial help can make all the difference between stress and security, both right now and many decades into your future.”

To tip the scales firmly in favour of your financial wellbeing, pop in to see the team at Castle Trust Financial Planning, on Motueka’s High Street.

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Abel Tasman Kaka chicks are bringing the Park’s forest to life

The Abel Tasman National Park is coming alive to the sound of young kaka following a successful breeding season for the park’s resident birds. Project Janszoon, DOC and the Abel Tasman Birdsong Trust are all celebrating the successful fledging of eight chicks from three nests in the Bark Bay and Torrent Bay areas.

The nests have been carefully monitored using cameras and regularly checked by the Project Janszoon/ DOC team. Despite intensive pest trapping around the nest sites, a fourth nest was raided by a stoat. No chicks survived from that nest but the parent birds survived unscathed and will hopefully breed again next year.

Ornithologist Ron Moorhouse says that introduced predators are an ongoing challenge to re-establishing native species.

“Three out of four nests succeeding, and the adult females surviving to continue breeding, is a very good outcome compared to the carnage that happens in the absence of predator control. Moreover, these birds have been induced to breed by the supplementary food we provide to them, rather than by infrequent beech or rimu seed crops,

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which means they should breed every year, rather than every two to three years. This means that the population should grow much faster than it otherwise would.”

Kaka were virtually extinct in the park as only a few wild male birds were known to survive there. Since 2015, Project Janszoon has released a total of 35 captive-bred birds with the last release in 2019. Most of these birds were the progeny of captive South Island kaka but about a third were captive raised from eggs or chicks collected from Nelson Lakes and Kahurangi National Parks. This was done to improve the genetic diversity of the newly established population.

This year’s chicks were all banded and fitted with a transmitter before they left their nests. They are particularly vulnerable in the period between leaving the nest and learning to fly which can take up to a week, but most are now competent flyers.

James Livingstone, Senior Ranger Biodiversity, DOC Motueka, said that getting eight kaka chicks fledged is a satisfying reward for all the hard work that’s gone into this species re-introduction effort. “There’s been a sig-

nificant amount of time and resources from all parties involved to bring these manu into the park, and we hope they will continue to breed and establish and enrich the park ecosystem.

Gill Wratt, Project Janszoon Board Chair, says that the successful breeding season was a highlight for the teams that have put so much into bringing kaka back to the Abel Tasman. “It’s been a huge project for everyone involved – getting the predator control in place and preparing for the releases and then monitoring the nesting activity. To see and hear these birds around the Bark Bay area will be a thrill for us all. And for Project

Janszoon and our partners, it’s significant step towards the transformation of the park’s ecological prospects – a great outcome in our 10th year of operations.”

Above: Kaka nests are being regularly checked by the Project Janszoon/DOC team. Top right: Young kaka are enjoying the Abel Tasman National Park following a successful breeding season.

Street Talk

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New project to improve fish diversity and abundance in our region

The Tasman District Council is excited to announce a new Jobs for Nature project to improve fish diversity and abundance in the Tasman region.

The focus of this work is to support private landowners by assessing any instream structures (such as culverts) and

completing remediation when required and within the scope of the project funding.

Currently work is being completed in Sherry River/Tadmor and beginning in Riwaka, Aorere Valley and selected areas of the Moutere as part of the start-up phase. Once the initial start-

up phase is complete, work will focus on the Golden Bay region moving systematically by catchment. Over the five-year project additional areas will be added.

Landowners with instream structures in waterways can expect to hear directly from the dedicated, trained

team from Kumanu Environmental (a division of Nelmac) who have been contracted to carry out the work.

The team will arrange a scheduled day to assess any in-structures and, if possible, will remediate on the same visit or schedule a subsequent visit to complete.

Want to learn more or have questions?

For more information or to get in touch, go to their website http:// ow.ly/q1XB50I0AYt

This work is made possible with funding provided by the Ministry for the Environment and Tasman District Council.

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Multicultural Nelson Tasman Tackles Racism Online

Tackling racialised online hate is the key focus of a project rolling out in the region next month, as Multicultural Nelson Tasman looks to train up a set of more ‘thoughtful’ keyboard warriors.

The local NGO has received funding from InternetNZ’s ondemand grant round which was created to support projects that aim to address dangerous speech online, and will subsequently host the successful 10-week “Tauiwi Tautoko” programme.

Originally started as a pilot in 2018, Tauiwi Tautoko (‘Non-Maori in support of Maori’), the programme trains and supports a network of volunteers to challenge racialised online hate; invite and facilitate more informed conversations about race and refugees and challenge and reverse negative racial stereotypes, by listening for understanding, finding common ground and offering an alternative narrative.

Multicultural Nelson Tasman Manager Anna Fyfe, says that after hosting a halfday hui on racism in the region last year (facilitated by Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tahono), it was clear that many of those who attended wanted to know what practical steps they could take.

“Racism is not going away, either in New Zealand or in our region and research has shown that racism and discrimination has actually increasingly been fuelled against some ethnic communities after the start of Covid-19”.

“People in our community want to know what they can do to help stop racism, and how they can be better allies, and can safely

have challenging conversations when they hear something racist, or see something written online - we think that the Tauiwi Tautoko approach is a good place to start”.

The programme will involve two face-toface workshops (one in April and one in June) and the rest of the work will be completed via a 10-week online training programme - where volunteers will meet together once a week with each other and Tauiwi Tautoko facilitators.

Those who can commit to the programme or are interested in find out more, can email Multicultural Nelson Tasman on info@ multiculturalnt.co.nz

AB-Health Tasman Clinic

Vincent Louys and Marie-Laure Darricarrere are two incredibly talented individuals who offer a range of treatments and services in both the Natural Health Therapy and Wellness fields to help you improve your health and your life. This talented team has recently opened their clinic, AB-Health Tasman at Phoenix House, 25 Greenwood St and locals are absolutely thrilled to have such valuable services available right here in central Motueka.

With 20 years’ experience in Osteopathy as well as being qualified in traditional Chinese Medicine, Western Acupuncture and Naturopathy, Vincent’s skill set is diverse and impressive. Using his training and knowledge Vincent assists others who may be experiencing pain or discomfort to bring about change and healing.

Marie-Laure is a Qigong Master, a Fitness and Pilates Instructor as well as a Scenar Therapist. She’s been teaching for 10 years, and loves transmitting her knowledge to help enhance the lives of others. Marie-Laure has a gift for healing and often combines her treatments with Qi Healing (energy healing) to help improve our energy conditions.

Scenar Therapy has been around for a number of decades and has recently become more mainstream. This revolutionary type of electro-therapy was originally developed to assist astronauts in diagnosis and treatment of aliments while in outer space.

A Scenar device is a small hand held unit which is applied onto your skin that generates a non-damaging and high amplitude bipolar electro-impulse, which resembles the body’s physiological bio-currents.

Scenar Therapy has been found to have a profound effect on acute and chronic physical pain that has not responded to other forms of treatment. It has been discovered to be especially beneficial for those who suffer from migraines, joint pain, stress, arthritis, sports injuries and digestive problems among other ailments.

In fact some medical studies have uncovered dramatic results with pain reduction, functional improvement and health restoration.

Find out about all the incredible services they provide including Scenar Therapy via their informative website res-source.com or give them a call.

As an opening special AB-Health Tasman are offering a large discount for Scenar Therapy, reducing their rate from $75 down to $50 if you mention this article!

Rainbow Rogaine 2022 Overall Winners & U-20

Opening Day at the new Library!

The new library at 32 Wallace Street will open at 9.30am on Saturday 19 March. We’ll be celebrating all week and look forward to seeing you at the new library.

Congratulations to Simon de Vries and Zefa Fa’avae for being first Overall and first in the Under 20 section of The Rainbow Rogaine 2022. Well Done.

Letters

Dear Editor, Congratulations on the publication of Fergus Capie’s Street Talk comment the week of March 2. How good to hear a Richmond cousin praising our town and district! Yes indeed the future lies in small communities that tolerate their differences.

Yours sincerely, Ron Sharp

Nikau, Joe, Chico & Sayla with traps they built at Ngatimoti School last year. Read more on this in our next issue.

The new library will open under the Covid Protection Framework Red setting.

Haiku Competition@Motueka Library

21 March – 30 April

Pick up your entry form from the Motueka Library. The theme is “Celebrating the new library”

Motueka Memories Take & Make Kit@Motueka Library

21 March – 30 April

Write a snippet about a “time” or “experience” you remember depicting life ‘back in the day’ in Motueka. Pick up your kit with an entry form, historical facts & a gel pen Spot prizes to be won.

Create a Miniature Diorama Take & Make Kit@Motueka Library

22 March – 9 April

Design & create your own miniature Motueka scene in a diorama. Choose from 3 kits, a beach, historical or horticultural theme. Alternatively design your own Motueka scene. Spot prizes to be won.

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Heaphy Bridge salvage starting

The first stage of work in repairing storm damage to the Heaphy Track began late last week, the Department of Conservation says.

Torrential rain during storms in early February damaged bridges and other visitor infrastructure on the Heaphy Track and across Buller district and the wider West Coast. Late last month DOC structural engineers declared the Heaphy Bridge a write-off.

Contractor Edifice Structures will salvage the Heaphy Bridge to gather parts which can be used for a new bridge and clear the site of material which cannot be reused.

“The salvage work will start late next week and take about seven days. It has to be done before any new works are started,” says DOC’s Buller

Operations Manager Suvi van Smit.

DOC engineers completed an assessment of all structural damage on the Heaphy Track last month.

“We’re now working with NIWA to make sure we’ve got a full picture of rainfall data and river flows in the Heaphy catchment,” says Suvi.

“With the increasing frequency of flooding this information is crucial to decisions about a replacement bridge over the Heaphy River, such as its location and height.

“Until we have completed the repairs, the track cannot be walked from one end to the other however it’s open from Kohaihai to Heaphy Hut and from Brown Hut to Mackay Hut for in/out tramps. These are both beautiful walks.”

Residents urged to bin batteries carefully

Binned lithium-ion batteries are suspected to have caused more than 40 fires in Nelson Tasman landfills and resource recovery centres over the past 12 months, a trend that has been dubbed “an increasing phenomenon”.

Lithium-ion batteries are in many devices including smartphones, laptops, e-bikes, scooters, e-cigarettes, smoke alarms, toys, and cars.

In an effort to keep the batteries out of waste streams Tasman District Council and Nelson City Council are providing free bat-

tery drop-off points.

Free battery dropoff points in Nelson Tasman:

•Tasman District Council service centres in Richmond, Motueka and Takaka

• Tasman resource recovery centres in Richmond, Motueka (Lower Moutere), Murchison, Takaka and Collingwood

• Weka Peckers Recycling, Lower Moutere

• Nelson Environment Centre, Tahunanui

• Waste Recovery Centre, Vivian Place, Tahunanui

Repair work on the Heaphy Track has begun, after a storm wreaked havoc in early February.

Motueka Netball Centre’s morning tea on Friday, 4 March to thank those involved with the upgrade of their courts.

Left: Steph Christoffersen and Ann Martin.

Right: Ronnie Wilkins and Brent Maru.

Left: Amy Parish and Andrew Soper.

Right: AJ Binns and Tiegan Maru.

Stuart Smith, Dave Cullen, Gage Brown, Dave Gill, Louw Bezuidenhout, Shaun Bonner, Kane Hart and Arne CJ.

New World and Pic’s Peanut Butter indulge in a hot cross bun collab this Easter

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The ‘Gooey Peanut Butter Choc Cross Bun’ was designed by the team at New World Kaikoura after winning Foodstuffs South Island annual in-house Hot Cross Bun competition - and now their winning flavour has been available in New World stores across all of Aotearoa since, Monday, 7 March.

New World stores have in-house bakeries and the fully qualified baking teams are a competitive bunch. The annual hot cross bun competition, which runs in South Island, gives the baking teams the chance to get creative, submitting their original and fun Hot Cross Bun recipes for a chance to get their buns re-

created in New World bakeries nationwide –and of course there’s the well-earned bragging rights.

New World Kaikoura’s brand-new, Gooey Peanut Butter Choc Cross Buns are made with Pic’s peanut butter, and Pic’s will be supplying peanut butter to all store bakeries in preparation for whipping up these Easter hot cross buns.

For competition winner, Steve Ogden, Bakery Manager at New World Kaikoura, it was a no brainer using Pic’s peanut butter for his delicious hot cross buns. “Pic’s is my favourite, and we’re thrilled to have played a part in bringing this special partnership

together this Easter.”

Pippa Prain, Head of New World Marketing and Customer Experience at Foodstuffs NZ says, “We’ve got so many great supplier relationships, and we’re delighted to have partnered with Pic’s Peanut Butter to bring customers a delicious new hot cross bun flavour. Every year New World sells 850,000 jars of Pic’s peanut butter, so we know our customers love it.

This Easter, we’ve ordered an additional 5,000kg of peanut butter, and our bakery teams will be working hard to bring customers freshly baked, hot cross buns.”

New World and Pic’s have a long-standing

relationship, and Pic’s have been ranged nationally in New World since 2011.

Pic Picot, Founder of Pic’s Peanut Butter says “we’re looking forward to seeing Kiwis dig into the new Hot Cross Buns at Easter.

We’ve worked closely with New World for many years and it’s great to be able to partner with them in the creation of this delicious hot cross bun that we know customers will love.”

Try out the new Gooey Peanut Butter Choc Cross Bun from today, available instore and online in participating New Worlds nationwide for a limited time only, while stocks last.

Unpleasant highway litter irking local residents

On a regular basis over the previous 2-3 months on the western side of the highway between Aporo Road and Johnstone Loop plastic bags containing faeces wrapped in newspaper appear to be regularly thrown from a vehicle.

A miffed resident says there has been 12-15 bags and counting. It is hoped this unpleasant littering behaviour will soon cease. If caught in the act, a fine from $100$400 can be issued.

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I have been away for a couple of weeks. I am now back, and we are now preparing for the launch of the Govt's Clean Car Discount program for hybrid vehicles, beginning on April 1. All hybrid vehicle, new and used that have low emissions will be eligible for a rebate. All of our hybrids (that are not currently registered) will be eligible. If you would like more information on this, please drop by and I can discuss this further. We have a great selection of Hybrid vehicles so there is nearly something for everyone. Cheers.

Steve Ogden and Pic Picot with the delicious hot cross buns.

The scene of the crime. Inset: One of the many discarded plastic bags containing faeces.

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Work on Motueka stopbanks starting

Don’t be surprised if you see a few more trucks travelling through the Motueka district in the coming weeks. There’s some important work getting underway in the coming days to help strengthen stopbanks around the Motueka River. Tasman District Council is starting phase 2 construction of its Motueka stop bank project from Monday, 14 March.

This will involve work at River Rd, Lyndhurst Drive, Parker St, Douglas Rd and Hurley Bank. Repair work will involve adding compacted earthfill to sections of the existing stopbank that need refurbishment.

Repair work will happen in priority areas to resolve two types of issues:

Raising the crest of the stopbank in areas where it is no longer high enough to provide protection from a 1-in-50 year flood event; and, Repairing the stopbank in areas where it might have weaknesses that could cause it to fail in a large flood

event.

The stopbanks serve to protect the town of Motueka and surrounding highly productive horticultural land from flooding.

In 2020 a condition assessment of the stopbanks was completed by contractors Tonkin and Taylor. It showed some areas have been worn away over time, or have settled, and a number of potential breach points were identified.

Funding of $10M has been made available for refurbishment of the stopbanks to improve their condition and to improve to provide additional climate change resilience. More intense and frequent storms are anticipated with climate change, resulting in higher flood risk.

The funding includes a $7.5M grant from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Provincial Development Unit, under the Government’s Covid19 response initiative.

The overall work is planned to occur over

three years in three stages.

Phase 1 is already complete and included work at the end of Whakarewa Street, at Blue Gums Corner and at Old Mill Rd, adjacent to the Brooklyn Stream.

This work was mostly completed in 2021 and was started under urgency to meet the directive of MBIE to ensure the Covid 19 stimulus money started to flow into the economy promptly.

Development of

the scope for Phase 3 is underway and includes partnership with iwi to identify opportunities for environmental enhancement.

The Motueka stopbanks were constructed between 1951 and

1956 by the Nelson Catchment Board to accommodate the 1 in 50 year design flood.

With the accumulation of an additional 70 years of flood data since the stop banks were built, and the prospect of future cli-

Phase one work being undertaken last year gives an accurate impression of the results we can expect to see upon completion of this next phase.

mate change effects, the levels for a 1 in 50 year flood event are now higher. The scheme consisted of 20.4 kilometres of stopbanking, channel improvements and realignment along with bank protection.

Numerous small businesses start with a great idea and skills in a specific area, but struggle knowing their numbers.

Since 2012 Carla Jehle has worked directly with passionate business owners, offering holistic bookkeeping guidance and peace-of-mind, with a strong focus on crucial details and deadlines. Ten years on, Carla has developed into a competent, caring and trusted partner to small businesses in the Top of the South and beyond.

“If you have a simple tracking system set up, it doesn’t take much time to check your numbers and put aside tax. Reviewing monthly, you become familiar with your financial data, which helps you make strategic decisions more quickly and with confidence.”

At Sound Choice, business owners are supported to develop their financial literacy skills, improve their processes and free up time to build better businesses. If you want to review your bookkeeping or outsource financial tasks get in touch with Carla today, or head to her website www.soundchoice.nz

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Andy and I have been in the Hospitality Business in Motueka for 24 years and this is, without a doubt, the worst and most trying time there has been.

are forever humbled by the ongoing support we receive from the many locals that continue to pop in weekly and

Looking After Those Who Care

A vital service that provides respite for older adults who are full-time carers is on the hunt for more volunteers . . . and you could help.

Age Concern Nelson Tasman would love some more people in the Motueka area to sign up to their Carer Relief service.

Age Concern is the agency that supports the older people in our community to live their best possible lives and they provide a range of services which help them to do this.

Its Carer Relief Service uses volunteers to provide informal at-home respite care to eligible clients. This service gives the person who is in the caring role, usually a husband, wife or adult child, the opportunity to have some time for themselves. They can continue to do the things they enjoy without the worry of who’s taking care of their loved one. The volunteer is put in place as a companion and spends time with the person ensuring their safety and wellbeing.

Susan Arrowsmith, Carer Relief Coordinator for Nelson Tasman, says the service is a hugely important one. “Being older and a full-time care giver can be hard and many people become lonely, isolated and stressed. All of the people I work with want the very best for their loved one. Having a trusted volunteer come in for a

few hours each week so they can have well deserved break can make a huge difference.”

Barry and Bev are both in their late 80s and have been using the service since the middle of last year.

Current volunteer Susan spends a morning a week with Bev while Barry uses the time to run errands and catch up with friends. They make the most of their time together and have enjoyed getting to know each other. Bev lives her life to the full and Susan says she loves hearing her stories and learns new things each time she visits.

Bev says she finds it exciting and they are always finding different things to do. Their latest project is a special one. Bev, who was a spinner and weaver, had some wool which came from the sheep she had when her and Barry lived on a lifestyle block. Susan has helped her to spin it into yarn and they are now knitting teddy bears for the great grandchildren. They both laughed, saying it might be a long project as there are a lot of great grandchildren!

All of Age Concern’s Carer Relief volunteers are carefully chosen, vetted and trained.

Ongoing support and supervision is given and the coordinator checks in regularly to ensure things are going well for both parties.

Left: Volunteer Susan with Carer Relief client Bev and her dog Jasper.

If you would like to learn more about this service, either as a potential volunteer or as a client, please get in touch: Susan Arrowsmith PH: (03) 5447624 ext 3 or email coordinator@ageconcernnt. org.nz

Debs Martin QSM to support the Kotahitanga mo te Taiao Alliance

The Kotahitanga mo te Taiao Alliance has appointed Debs Martin QSM as its new programme manager employed through The Nature Conservancy (TNC). Debs will be using her extensive conservation experience to help the Alliance drive positive change for people and nature across Te Tauihu and Buller. Debs previously held the role of Forest and Bird’s regional manager for the Top of the South Island and was awarded the Queen’s Service Medal in 2019 for her conservation efforts.

Co-Chairs of the Alliance Dave Johnston and Martin Rodd are thrilled to welcome Debs. “Debs joins us at a time when there has never before been such a need to work collectively. Backed by TNC’s global expertise, Debs will help manage the Alliance investment as one largescale collaborative programme of work across the 2.5 million hectares, further connecting community, business and philanthropists to work

Pelorus project - which seeks to enable people and nature to flourish from the mountains of the catchment to the Pelorus Sound. It is this scale of work that Debs will help replicate, building on the many extensive regenerative projects for which the region is known.

Working with local communities to tackle conservation issues facing the Top of the South is paramount to Debs. “Te Tauihu and Buller/Kawatiri are such complex landscapes with a multitude of both communities of people and ecosystems. I’m really excited to be a part of the breadth of knowledge, experience and diversity to help drive solutions to some of the most challenging conservation issues this region faces.”

The Nature Conservancy Associate Director Erik van Eyndhoven says, “We are delighted to have Debs on board as the Kotahitanga mo te Taiao programme manager. She brings to the table a deep understanding of the

As we enjoy the warmer weather of Tasman’s summer it is timely to take stock of our well-being as we head toward winter and the colder months.

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Two amazing women, Janine Gillions, Motueka Library Branch Librarian and Bridget Russon who has also held the role with one of two Greedy Cat murals in the background at our new library.

A step back in time

Let’s go back in time for a moment to discover the history of our library.

In 1857 the Motueka Public Library was founded by Edward Fearon who dedicated a quarter of an acre of land to establish a local library and reading room. The Motueka Library Institute Reading Room was built attached to the Institute Hall in High Street, where the RSA is now located. When our first library opened it was a significant event. The extensive opening programme was listed in the Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle on 16 January 1858. For the event passengers were ferried from Nelson on-board the “Tasmanian Maid”, a steamer which was chartered especially for the occasion.

Entertainment began with a performance by the Nelson Amateur Musical Society, a variety of songs were played including ‘Overture — The Caliph of Bagdad’ and ‘Gooseberry Wine’ followed by ‘God Save the Queen’. Dancing commenced at 9pm as participants enjoyed a Ball and fireworks. The steamer then departed Motueka at 3am to return to Nelson. It must have been a fabulous occasion for all involved.

Motueka Public Library was the first public library to be administrated by a trust. By 1866 there were 40 subscribers who paid two shillings and sixpence per quarter, with grants from the Provincial Council often doubling that of subscriptions. This money together with revenue from the Insitute Hall enabled the book stock to increase from the original 200 to 807, with 407 more books added in 1867.

During the period 1903 – 1919 the library was in recess when two librarians became ill and died. To date there is no information as to who the librarians were or what disease they were fatally afflicted with but it was then thought that the books may have been a means of infections. Trustees as a matter of precaution had all the books destroyed. After which the trustees recommended Motueka Borough Council take over both the site and buildings.

In 1930 when the council took over the trust land, Motueka Library was incorporated into the new Council building. This building housed a hall, reading room, public library, ladies rest room and a room for Plunket and Council offices.

By 1955 the current library space had become too limited and a new library was built adjacent to the Memorial Hall. Extensions were made in 1986 and again in 1992. Then in 1989 the Motueka Borough Council became amalgamated with other councils in our region to become the Tasman District Council. Motueka Library now came under TDC jurisdiction.

The Institute Hall, where the Motueka Library began. Photo supplied by Motueka Historical Association.

Motueka Library in 1933 - Photo supplied by Motueka Historical Association.

Motueka Library when it first opened at Pah StPhoto supplied by Motueka Historical Association.

MOTUEKA LIBRARY

It’s been an incredibly interesting journey for all involved and now a new chapter begins as our new $5 million library is completed and officially opened this Saturday.

A new chapter begins

Community is at the heart of our library, when funding was announced, members of the public were encouraged to get involved and send in their feedback. The incredible Janine Gillions, Motueka Library Branch Librarian, is an amazing lady who many of our readers will know. She is absolutely thrilled with the outcome of this important building.

“The colour scheme was designed by our community”, shares Janine with a proud smile.

“We asked people what Motueka meant to them and used that knowledge in our design. The responses included our beaches, lush green native forests, horticulture, majestic mountains and our rivers.”

It really has been a true labour of love with our community keenly following progress as our new library began to take shape on the edge of Decks Reserve. We’ve all watched this phenomenal building develop step by step and now it’s just days away from opening.

The building looks incredible, the concept design was inspired by fictional, traditional forms of rural farm buildings in the Motueka area. But wait until you step inside and prepare to be amazed it is a truly magnificent facility and if we may be so bold as to say it is the most impressive commercial building in Motueka.

Project Manager

Adam Henderson says it has been a pleasure to be involved with the project.

“Janine Gillions and Glennis Coote (TDC Libraries Manager) have been wonderful to work with. They knew what they wanted and along with the builders, contractors and architect it’s been a dream team. Any hiccups were easily ironed out and the whole project has just flowed.”

“We are extremely proud of the end result, it must be one of the few council buildings in the country that has been completed on time and on budget. This is largely due to the collaborative team work by all involved.”

Our vision is to have the library truly be a place for everyone. As well as a Community meeting room which will be available for meetings, events and workshops, there are quiet seating and study areas and a social area which provides comfortable seating and tables where people can meet up, socialise and collaborate. There are also dedicated areas for children and teens, including an outdoor deck which we envisage using for programmes.

The much larger library gives us more space to store and display our collections and it has also allowed us to expand the library collections. We’ve added an additional 5000 items to the collections in time for the opening of the new library.

I’m very grateful to everyone who has been involved with creating this new library for the Motueka community. The new building is the result of the combined efforts of architects, builders, tradespeople, council and library staff, elected members and local artists. This is a wonderful facility and we’re looking forward to welcoming the community into it.

Glennis Coote TDC Libraries Manager

TDC Project Manager Adam Henderson gives big thumbs up.

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DECKS RESERVE MOTUEKA OPENING Saturday March 19th

A whole new world of wonder

Here at The Guardian we’ve been supporting Motueka Library for years with our regular column “What’s on at the Library.” So we were thrilled to be invited over for a tour prior to the official opening. Stepping through the automatic double doors we were simply blown away. If you are a regular library user, prepare yourself, it is an emotional experience and very special.

From the moment one enters the building, what is most apparent is the atmosphere. When it comes to architecture, atmospheres are feelings poured out into a space - a building with a soul. One is enveloped with a feeling of warmth, community, culture and knowledge at our new library, this a real credit to all involved in the project.

Not only is it an incredible facility, but it is also a smart building complete with solar panels and blue tooth enabled lighting among other features.

Just inside the doors we are welcomed with some incredible artwork. One of these pieces is by local artist Natalie Kere entitled ‘Wahine Matike’ which is part of her ‘Taniko’

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Series. Natalie is a pounamu and garnet hunter. Inspired by these sacred stones she uses resin and spray cans to recreate an array of colours reflected in pounamu, manipulating her chosen mediums into shapes and the most glorious designs.

cious. On the right you’ll find the issues desk and on the left a water fountain, three public toilets and one of two well equipped meeting rooms that are able to be hired out for presentations, meetings, gatherings and the like.

Throughout the library is a very uniquely laid out floor, grey carpet is impacted by various colours in order to define different spaces. Yellow is used for social spaces, such as the meeting rooms and of course reading areas. Blue for general reading, green for children’s spaces and a deeper grey for young adults. It’s a very clever design aspect, allowing users to immediately identify where they stand.

Numerous shelves are filled with all of our favourite reading material highlighted by a diverse array of seating tionality of this space to ensure everyone is able to find a comfortable place to sit. From relaxed armchairs to office seating, bar stools, children’s seating and a large square communal couch area, there’s a type of seat to

Artwork is an integral part of our new library and visitors will be enchanted by numerous pieces. All artwork will be blessed at the end of the week before being revealed, there are some very powerful works. Out of respect to both iwi and the artists involved we won’t be taking or publishing any photo’s before the blessing takes place.

Past the entrance our new library is light, airy and spa-

Newton Survey provided a range of surveying services to help ensure this project was a success.

We are proud to be part of the team associated with the construction of this fantastic new community asset.

ers for internet access and a range of digital media such as CD’s and DVD’s lay in wait to be borrowed by library users. Just around the corner is the main meeting room which sits around 50 people. It is fully equipped with all the latest technology including projecting screens and

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Construction Project Manager Dale Hoare.

Local artist Natalie Kere.

Librarian Anne Swan is delighted with our new library.

Two sweeping decks wrap around the side of our new library with expansive views over Decks Reserve, allowing children to run around the reserve while care givers relax on the deck with a good book. Motueka Library’s dedicated children’s area lays adjacent to Kiyosato Japanese Gardens and has a very thoughtful parent’s room to help make life easier.

The children’s area theme is dedicated to iconic children’s author Joy Cowley’s Greedy Cat book series, illustrated by Robyn Belton. Two magnificent Greedy Cat illustrations adorn the walls. Janine lets us into a little secret, both Joy Cowley and Robyn Belton will be visiting Motueka Library at some stage in the near future.

Roger Golding of RGB Lighting taking care of the lighting conrol system using a state of the art bluetooth Casambi control system.

Librarians Luke Dewsnap and Carla Te Moananui soaking up the atmosphere at our new library.

Librarain Bettina Fautley has been busy stocking the bookshelves.

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March 19th

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HISTORY IN THE MAKING

We support those that support us and thank you to all who have made the new library happen!

We support and congratulate the Motueka Library on their new premises.

Currently featured at The Motueka Museum is “Parades, Promotions and Progress” High Street Motueka in conjunction with The Motueka Historical Assn Book Launch.

It’s been a real team effort putting it all together.

Left - Brendon Buletich from Office Max assembling furniture.

Above - Ross Jackett re-installing plaques along Decks Reserve.

Right - Luke Porter from Canopy Landscape Architects.

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excavation and base preparation for the new Motueka Library.

Left - Tom from Neltech installing cabling.

Below - Concrete Artisian, Darryn Gray of Graycon Concrete Solutions hard at work installing a decorative concrete overlay at the entrance of our new library.

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Making memories

We were lucky enough to bump into Bridget Russon who has been working at Motueka Library since 1986, including seven years as Branch Librarian. She had stopped in to see how work was progressing and is absolutely enchanted at the outcome. It was a delight to witness the emotion on Bridget’s face as Janine showed her around.

Our brand new Motueka Library is just days away from its grand opening, welcoming the public from 9.30am on Saturday 19 March.

Our former library premises on Pah Street is now closed, it has brought us all many memories, but now it’s time to make some new ones.

Please note that under the Covid Protection Framework Red setting, the library will need to limit the number of people who can be in the building at the same time. People may need to wait to come into the library, however the library will be celebrating their opening all week, so there’ll be plenty of opportunities to see the new setup in its first few days. Please wear a mask to help keep others safe, for the photo’s in our feature we did ask our subjects to remove their masks for the occasion.

Motueka Branch Librarian Janine Gillions would like to acknowledge everyone who has been involved in the project from contractors to local library uses for all of their input and effort in making our new library the spectacular destination it is. She would especially like to thank TDC Libraries Manager Glennis Coote for all of her support and effort in helping to make this dream a reality.

A big congratulations from us at The Guardian to all involved in the project, we are super excited for the opening!

Our new library opens on Saturday with opening festivites happening all of next week.

Success for local adventure racers

Ruby Bay adventure racing legend Nathan Fa’avae together with his team-mates Stu Lynch, Sophie Hart, and Chris Forne of team Avaya took out the 2022 Chapter 10 of GODZone on Thursday, 10 March arriving at Brighton Beach just on midday.

The champion team completed the final leg of the grueling 710km race – a 19km trek from the Taieri River Mouth to Brighton Beach - to claim the GODZone Champion Trophy after seven days of racing.

Team Avaya has had multiple back-toback successes at GODZone, winning every chapter they have raced together. This includes Chapter 1 -Milford Sound, Chapter 2 - Mt Cook, Chapter 3 - Kaikoura, Chapter 4 - Wanaka, Chapter 9 in Rotorua and Chapter 10.

Team Avaya captain Nathan Fa’avae paid credit to his team-

mates at the finish line.

“I think this team is pretty unique, and experience plays a big part as we have done a lot of racing together. We have got very good at recognising our skills and strengths and utilising that which gives you a lot of confidence as we advance.”

“There is a lot of unity in this team –we are mates who trust each other, and we have an unconditional commitment to pushing hard and getting the absolute best results for the team.”

“One of the things I think about a lot is racing intelligence and racing really smart as to how can we get from A to B in the quickest possible time. We talk about it a lot while racing and come up with plans that are robustly discussed, and then it’s fun to go out and execute it.”

He says GODZone has continued to carry the legacy of adven-

NBS Motueka Golf

Another month another Mug Medal and another big field competing!

The Mug was won by Gabriel Tijsen with an excellent nett 65 which also saw Gab win the John Sampson trophy.

A Grade

Best Gross Danny Cusiel 73

Best Nett Todd

Hamilton 70

2nd Chris McGeown 71

B Grade

Best Nett Stu Dixon 69

2nd Karl Heke 70

3rd Geoff Park 70

C Grade

Best Nett Mike

Mansfield 66

2nd Nett David Thomas 68

3rd Rudy Aldworth 72

D Grade

Best Nett Kevin Beach 72

2nd Alan McKenzie 72

3rd Ray Marsden 73

ture racing after the sport started in New Zealand back in 1989.

“New Zealand is the home of adventure racing, and what makes GODZone the best is that it is here with the unique Southern Alps, which offer amazing contrasting landscapes.”

“Kiwis have always been good at the sport, and GODZone courses are the toughest, which is why everyone wants to do them. The Southern Alps are rugged places to go, and adventure racers are people who seek out hard things to do, and GODZone delivers that.”

Further cementing our area’s reputation for producing exceptional adventure racers was Team Motueka who came in 9th, just over a day and a half after Nathan’s winning team. Making them one of just 14 teams from the 64 who were at the start line to complete the entire course.

Lower Moutere Store closest to the pin Donna Mitchell and Danny Cusiel. Nett eagles was struck by Rex Edwards on Hole 13

There were 15 twos on the day lead by David Thomas who had an incredible three two’s!

The ladies played a Four Ball Best Ball Nett.

This was won by Donna Mitchell and Sandra Ilton with a great score of 61

Second Joyce Bullock and Jacquie Martin on 65.

The Tuesday ladies also played a Four Ball Best Ball Stableford.

First Penny Brown and Barbara Simpson 41

Second Lorraine Moorhead and Dael Ray 40

Riwaka croquet

Motueka Bowling Club

Results of the Motueka Bowling Club’s Two Bowl Open Triples Tournament held on Sunday, 13 March 2022.

The tournament was generously sponsored by the Motueka Bowling Club Cards Group.

Bartlett from the Motueka Club with 4 wins, 30 ends, 55 points

3rd Peter Cromwell, Phil Maquet, Alan Wright from the Motueka club with 3 wins, 35 ends, 66 points

Once again the local croquet club has been successful in several competitions held in our region.

The National Tobacco Cup had five players in a Round Robin each playing 4 games.

The early likely winner was Nini

Wooff with Lyn Powell close behind.

However, the final result saw Nini Lyn and Mike Speak each with 3 wins.

Counting back Mike and Lyn both had a net hoop score of 7 and Nini 2. Since Lyn defeated Mike 7-5 and scored 27 hoops to Mikes 26 Lyn was

presented with the cup by club captain Mike.

Helen Waugh was successful in winning the intermediate grade of Nelson Hinemoas graded championship as she was in the Regional Terminator contest with Lyn Powell.

It was very pleasing to see a full green of bowlers (16 teams) playing bowls on a delightfully sunny day. Thanks to the Riwaka and Wakefield bowling clubs for supporting this tournament.

Results:

1st Justine Cowman, Daryl Knapp, Snow Grooby, from the Motueka club with 4 wins, 31 ends, 61 points

2nd Brian Bartlett, Bunty Ryan, Elizabeth

Our sponsors, the Motueka Bowling Club Cards have been supporting the Bowling club for many years. They meet on Friday afternoons at 1pm to play euchre.

They are always looking for more card players.

If you are interested in playing, please ring Carol Foster. Many thanks to the Cards group for supporting the Motueka Bowling Club.

Above: Nathan Fa’avae, Chris Forne, Stu Lynch, Sophie Hart Team Avaya with the GODZone Champion Trophy.

Below: Team Avaya wins GODZone Chapter 10 at Brighton Beach. (Nathan 2nd from left)

Lyn Powell being presented the trophy by Mike Speak.

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Mitre 10 continues to dominate the NZ DIY retail market through both its market share and number of stores throughout the country – and you can be part of our continuing success by joining the team at Mitre 10 Motueka.

Part of this success is the great customer service we provide, so we would be really keen to hear from you if you have our passion for ensuring our customers get the right product and an exceptional level of service every time they walk through our doors – going the extra mile will be the norm for you.

Be a pivotal member of the team at Mitre 10 Motueka, by assisting with customer enquiries, learning our range of products, and helping our local account holders get the job done right.

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2022 AGM

Grey Power Motueka would normally hold its AGM in late March. Due to the increasing number of omicron cases in the area, the committee has decided to postpone the meeting until the situation improves. The new date will likely be in June or July. We will post notices in this paper and send a mailing beforehand. We hope you all stay well and stay safe.

RSACHARITY QUIZ

Bring your friends for a fun evening.

March 22 nd 7 30pm at the RSA,Motueka

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Our golden girl’s medal haul

Our local sprinting queen, Joeline Jones received an impressive four gold medals just in time for her birthday last week, despite the competition being held in December.

It was in December the Oceania Athletics board ran a virtual Oceania competition which includes Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. With internation -

al competitions still restricted by Covid, athletes needed to enter local competitions and submit their best times/distances.

It was four from four for Jo, who was “stoked” to win gold

in all four events she entered – 100m, 200m, 400m and the triple jump for 40-44-yearold women.

“These medals are a great way to finish off a shortened but successful season,”

says Jo. “I thank my whanau for their constant support, the Motueka Recreation Centre, and my fellow competitor and friend Effie for her technical support.”

It rounds off another

year of stunning success on and off the track for Jo who also broke five South Island records, one New Zealand record and received the Nelson Masters Sportsperson of the Year.

“I am now taking a bit of time off sprinting to refocus while still doing a bit of coaching and staying fit, before getting back into it shortly as I’m hoping to compete in Australia later this year.”

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