The Guardian - 21 September 2022

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The Tasman Art Focus Group is once again “thrilled” to be hosting the annual Tasman National Art Awards, hosting artists from all over New Zealand.

“We are thrilled to have another awards exhibition that is of the highest calibre and showcasing a variety of styles, subjects

and genres,” says chair of Tasman Art Focus Group, Anna Pickersgill-Brown.

To become an exhibiting artist at the awards one must initially submit up to three images to the registrar who then passes these onto three selectors who then select from images, size and number while names

are withheld.

The artists are then informed and those selected are asked to submit their applications. They deliver/ courier their artworks to the Group who then curate the paintings. A completely independent and separate panel goes onto judge before awards are allocated and opening

night is deemed ready.

The Tasman Art Focus Group encourages everybody to head along and be wowed by this year’s exhibition.

Tasman National Art Awards

Mapua Community Hall Opening night/ awards announced;

The Tasman Art Focus Group is excited to be hosting the 2022 Tasman National Art Awards in the Mapua Hall next month.

Back from left; Glenys Forbes, Glenis Ambrose, Anna PickersgillBrown and Stephanie Buck. Front from left; Paul Nankivell, Lewis Della Bosca, Peter Copp and Paul Deacon.

1 October 7pm doors open, 7.30pm start Exhibition open; 2 October – 15 October Daily 9.30am4.30pm

All welcome All artworks are for sale (eftpos available) Free entry and catalogue (donation appreciated)

Te Kura o Pakarana/Parklands School in the top 3

Last Friday, 16 September, 80 tamariki from Te Kura o Pakarana/Parklands School travelled over to Whakatu/Nelson to compete in Te Huinga Whetuu – kapahaka competition for Te Tauihu o te Waka a Maui (the Top of the South).

A top three finish in this competition would mean a trip to the national competition. The tamariki were in two roopuu: Nga Maataatupu (the shoots) and Ngaa Koopura (the seedlings).

The roopuu are named for the growth of kapahaka at Te Kura o Pakarana: it’s always been present but is now growing into a big tree. Ngaa Koopura is made up of younger tamariki, some only starting school this year. Ngaa Maataatupu are the tuakana – the senior students.

While there have been roopuu from Motueka attend the

annual competition most years, this year is the first time since 1999 that there has been roopuu in the competitive section. Training for the competition started back in April of this year. The tamariki have put in countless hours of practice after school and weekends, learning new waiata, haka, mooteatea and poi. It all came to fruition on Friday, when Ngaa Maataatupu were the 12th and final roopuu to perform on the day.

At prize-giving, it was announced that Ngaa Maataatupu had placed third overall! This top three finish means that the roopuu will head to the National Kapahaka competiton to be held in Whakatu in 2023. For the competition, roopuu have 25 minutes on stage to perform seven different items.

Ngaa Maataatupu sung about the Motueka rohe; about the 30th anniversary

of Taumata Kahuki –the bilingual unit at Te Kura o Pakarana/ Parklands School; and acknowledged past and present kaiako and whaanau.

Earlier in the day, Ngaa Koopura performed their seven items: including waiata, haka, mooteatea and poi. They proudly represented their kura in front of a large

crowd at the Trafalger Centre.

Due to the nature of kapahaka competition, there have been no public performances by the roopuu. However, now the competition has been held, you might just catch these talented tamariki showcasing their amazing skills in Motueka. Tihei Mauri Ora!

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Ngaa Maataatupu claimed third place at Te Huinga Whetuu –kapahaka competition for Te Tauihu o te Waka a Maui (the Top of the South).

Ngaa Koopura warming up back stage.

Baroque music in Motueka

The elegant sounds of baroque delighted a full house at the Chanel Arts Centre on Monday, 5 September.

Five accomplished musicians who form the Strings Amore quintet performed compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann and Graupner.

Margaret Guldborg on cello, Sophia Acheson on viola, Rupa Maitra and Martin Riseley on violin, complemented quintet founder Donald Maurice on viola and viola d’amore.

The performers’ mastery of their instru-

ments and the enthusiasm for the compositions was contagious, lifting the spirits of the audience long after the performance.

Particular treats were the performances on the viola d’amore, a rare instrument that uses seven primary strings, and seven sympathetic strings that resonate as the primary is bowed.

These sympathetic strings add a shimmer to the sound, giving the acoustic effect of a much larger ensemble. It was a splendid evening of classical works in a beautiful performance space.

The five accomplished musicians entertain the crowd at The Chanel Arts Centre on Monday, 5 September.

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Changes coming for Motueka roundabout

Tudor Street detour (night works from 13 to 22 November)

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is making changes to the roundabout on High Street in Motueka.

From tomorrow the 22nd September 2022, work will start on the roundabout at High Street, Old Wharf Road and King Edward Street intersection.

Following a routine safety audit and feedback from the Motueka community, Waka Kotahi is making sure everyone who uses the crossings and drives through the roundabout can do so safely, says Emma Speight, Director of Regional Relationships.

“We have been monitoring the roundabout since it was built. We have identified that relocating the pedestrian crossings 12-20 metres away from the roundabout will ensure people using the crossings are more visible to people in vehicles.”

The pedestrian crossings will be on raised platforms to slow vehicles down to a safe speed. The raised platforms will also make people crossing the road more visible.

From Thursday, 22

September, until early December 2022, road closures and night works will take place at the roundabout intersection.

Resealing work will also be completed on Tudor Street, with night works from 13 to 22 November. Each night the works will run from 7pm to 6am. The exit and entry from Tudor Street onto High Street will be closed during these night works. There will also be stop/go traffic management on High Street.

“We apologise for the inconvenience this work will cause the community. The road closures and night works help us to complete the roundabout and reseal work as quickly as possible,” says Emma.

Further information for roundabout works

On Thursday, 22 September, an evening of night works will take place at this intersection. This will run from 6 pm to 6 am. State Highway 60 (High Street) will remain open during this time under stop/go traffic management.

From Tuesday, 27 September, until approximately Friday,

28 October, the Old Wharf Road entrance and exit from the High Street intersection will be closed, and a detour will be in place.

From Monday, 31 October, until approximately Friday, 25 November, King Edward Street entrance and exit from the High Street intersection will be closed, and a detour will be in place (see maps below).

They will need to complete further night works from Tuesday 15 November until Thursday 1 December. Their teams will be on the job between 6pm and 6am. High Street (SH60) will remain open during this time under Stop/Go traffic management.

Electronic signs will be used to advertise the works in advance of the site.

Access for people walking on the footpaths and across the road near the roundabout will be maintained with gates to keep people separated from the construction site. Clear signage will be in place directing people walking across the road. Please follow the signs to keep everyone safe.

Old Wharf Road detour (27 September to 28 October)

More volunteers sort for community garden

community garden.

Local gardening gurus Ron Sharp and Ellen Baldwin invited The Guardian to come for a visit.

Motueka Community Gardens were first established with support from Rob Frances who was Environmental Advisor at the TDC. Meetings began to discover how our community could learn to grow their own food in an effort to promote both good health and self-sufficiency and the Motueka Community Gardens were born.

Soil was tested, garden beds were dug and planted and organic vegetables began to flourish. Excess crops were in turn donated to various groups and people in need began to be nourished with fresh health food. Motueka Community Gardens are still providing vegetables to our community, dropping off their goodies to Community House in Decks Reserve, where those in need can pick up seasonal vegetables.

Before long the Community Garden extended and were able to provide private allotments to those who may not have room for a garden at home. It’s an incredible resource for our town and gives much pleasure both mentally and physically.

“We’ve had some wonderful community support over the years. MeNZ Shed have kindly put a roof on our shelter and repaired a number of our tools.” shares Ellen.

Have you ever wanted to learn how to grow your own food? Could you be a seasoned gardener with tips to share or a little bit of spare time up your sleeve? Perhaps you would like to give a bit back to our community, meet new people and share or gain knowledge. Maybe you are unable to grow food at your current address. We all know that organic food is part of the secret to good health, but sadly in the current climate, buying organic can be unaffordable.

Here in Motueka we’re a solutions driven community made up of an incredible group of individuals. Over the last ten years the Motueka Community Garden has generously grown and shared food with our community as all as sharing their companionship and knowledge.

Some of our newer readers maybe be unaware of this wonderful resource and others may not know that volunteers are currently being sort to be part of the Motueka Community Garden.

An enormous thank you to everyone who has been or continues to be part of the collective effort that is our

This year long term members Ron and Ellen are stepping aside but still plan to be involved. Motueka Community Gardens are currently seeking more active volunteers and would love for you to join their dedicated friendly group. Interested parties are encouraged to reach out to Shelley and check out Motueka Community Gardens Facebook to learn more.

Other ways to help include the gifting of seeds and healthy seedlings, which are always gratefully received. Do keep an eye out for their upcoming swap a plant day, which is always worth attending.

Find out more via their Facebook page where you can also discover loads of gardening tips and tricks. The Motueka Community Gardens are located opposite the Rec Centre on Old Wharf Rd.

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Ron, Alex Shelley and Ellen at the Motueka Community Garden’s

Local memoir writer launches online course

You don’t need to be the perfect speller or the next Dan Brown to write your memoir, says Takaka memoir writer Charlotte Squire, you just need to have a story to tell.

Charlotte says she comes across many people who think they need to write a perfect first draft of their story, so they don’t even start.

She’s launching a new course called Write Your Memoir, online, for people who

want to finish their life stories, histories and memoirs.

“It’s designed for people who want to record the stories of their lives or family histories, but don’t know how to organise their information, where to start, or maybe don’t feel that confident as a writer,” she says.

“The best stories come with personality and honesty. People want to read the voices of their parents and grandparents, with

Changes to NCEA & University

Entrance in response to Covid-19 disruptions

A package of changes to NCEA and University Entrance announced on Wednesday, 10 August recognise the impact Covid-19 has had on senior secondary students’ assessment towards NCEA in 2022, says Associate Minister of Education Jan Tinetti.

“We have heard from schools how significant absences of students and teachers as a result of Covid-19 have had a substantial impact on teaching, learning and assessment in the first two terms.

“These changes are designed to recognise the disruption and provide relief for students, while preserving the integrity of NCEA and the learning it represents,” says Jan.

The changes were carefully developed by MOE and NZQA in conjunction with the Minister’s Professional Advisory Group Students will be able to receive Learning Recognition Credits, with one Learning Recognition Credit awarded for every five credits earned through assessment. Students working towards NCEA Level 1 will be able to receive up to 10 additional credits, while those at Levels 2 or 3 will be eligible for up to 8 additional credits.

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all their unique ways of saying things, not someone else’s voice.”

Charlotte has been a writer for over 20 years, including as a journalist for Stuff. She has supported dozens of people to write books.

She says the course offers a roadmap for people to follow to write their stories. It includes videos with notes, templates, a Facebook support group and a one on one session with her.

Students can complete it at their own pace.

“Some people wonder if their memories even matter, but your life stories are your future generation’s history. And one day they’re going to want to know more about where and who they come from.”

Find out more about the course Write Your Memoir here: www.charlottesquire.co.nz

dents will need to earn 46 credits at Merit or Excellence level, instead of the usual 50.

The University Entrance requirement to achieve at least 14 credits in each of 3 approved subjects has also been adjusted, to 14 credits in each of 2 approved subjects and 12 credits in a third approved subject.

The dates for end of year examinations in 2022 remain unchanged.

“We strongly encourage students to take up opportunities to complete their qualifications before leaving school. We want to give senior students certainty that despite the disruption they have faced they will have a fair opportunity to gain the credits and qualifications they need for the future,” Jan says.

The Ministry of Education is considering additional support for students to do catch-up learning so they can complete their qualifications before leaving school. Where that learning extends into 2023, NZQA will facilitate students’ being awarded their qualification earlier in the year.

This means students who need additional credits can return to school for the time required to achieve those credits; and will then be awarded their qualification.

Takaka memoir writer Charlotte Squire.

Internet safety workshop offered by John Parsons

WHAT’S HAPPENING

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Wellby Talking Café

Wednesday 21 September, 10am-11.30am

Chat with others over a cuppa@Te Noninga Kumu

WHAM – Write here at Motueka

Wednesday 21 September, 12pm-2pm

Join our new Writing group, 3rd Wednesday of the month

Study Space in the Community Room for Students@Te Noninga Kumu

Friday 23rd September, 1.30pm-4pm

Make a Brooch Workshop with Chris McGuigan

Tuesday 27 September, 1pm-3pm

Please register at the library or phone (03)528 1047, $15

Mauri Te Pono Art: Believe in yourself: A night of Kupu

Wednesday 28 September, 6pm-8pm

Come and hear “readings“from artists between 13 and 25 years. Kupu, words, poetry, writing and theatre will be performed

W.F.Stubbs Author Talk: The Tasman Journey

Friday 30 September, 4pm-5pm

Books for sale $20

International Day for Older Persons

Friday 30 September 2pm-3.30pm

Enjoy a cuppa, refreshments, a music interlude and a memento to take home.

Building Bricks Club

Monday 3rd October, 3.30-5pm

Poetry Circle social group

Thursday 6 October, 10.30-12pm

Appreciating Afrikaans social group

Friday 7 October, 10am-11am

The session will provide education to help adults who use digital communication technology to maximize the potential this communication tool affords them. John works with senior citizens who are the victims of cybercrime and in some instances victims who have lost their life savings and property. John works with adults who have been, or are being, blackmailed into sending money to criminal gangs who

have targeted and manipulated a senior citizen simply because they appear vulnerable.

The main topics covered by John: How to Protect Online Identity Email Scams Cold Calling Companion Websites

What to do if you think you are the victim of a cybercrime

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Date: Wednesday, 12 October 2022 Venue: St. Thomas’ Church auditorium Time: 2pm - 4pm

This presentation is sponsored by Safe Families Motuekaso there is no cost to you for attending this event.

John Parsons invites you to attend an Internet Safety Workshop protecting your online identity.

Food to Go Launch Day

You may have noticed some changes over the past few months at the local Caltex. The Bowater family has reinvested into the property and brought in a completely new food to go o er! With lots of delicious options to choose from, they have something for everyone – a new barista co ee machine for your ca eine x or the hot and fresh gourmet Jesters pies!

Millie Organ (centre) together with her daughters from left; Elaine, Sharlene, Denise and Margaret and numerous other family members celebrated her 95th birthday on Thursday, 8 September.

“It was all family, absolutely beautiful. We had lots of food and lots of laughs.” Millie, who was born in Motueka, worked in well-known haberdashery ‘The Auckland’, before she moved to Takaka where she raised her four daughters then returning to Motueka in 1960, where she has remained since.

With ten grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren Millie who has been “very involved” with country music still drives and lives happily on her own.

“It’s a great way of living here in Motueka. We have lovely weather, good beaches and plenty to do. It’s a good lifestyle and I have nice neighbours,” says Millie.

Reports of Shoplifters, Vandalism and Burglary

Lately there has been an increase in reports of broken windows and shoplifting at local Motueka businesses, along with residential homes being burgled. People are being urged to be vigilant and support one another where they can.

Lock your doors, vehicles and valuables out of sight. It would appear that these

recent thieves are not so much opportunists, but more organised - but we can still do our upmost to protect our businesses and homes. Our Town Motueka is contacting Martin Tunley from Police Area Command to discuss concerns and any extra precautions or measures they are legally allowed to take and will keep the community informed of any updates.

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Karen Goodall enjoys a bouquet of flowers with Laura Ingram Kindergarten’s head teacher Gayle Parker as a thank-you for her 25 plus-years of volunteering at the Kindergarten.

When Karen retired from working on her parents tobacco farm she began volunteering at Laura Ingram for three mornings every week.

“She’s got a relationship with so many children over the years and it’s been so great having an extra set of hands. She pushed children on the swings and read numerous books,” says Gayle.

Karen also volunteered for a number of years at the Motueka RDA (Riding for Disabled).

“She’s amazingly community spirited.”

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Post Office Hotel Social Club meet & greet

The Post Office Hotel Motueka Social Club is hosting a ‘meet & greet’ this Sunday, 25 September from 12.30pm.

A DJ will pump out tunes and guests are asked to please bring

a plate of food for the potluck shared lunch, while the Social Club will provide a pig on the spit.

Motueka Tennis Club’s Open Day

The pig on the spit is bound to be popular.

The ‘meet and greet’ is open to all current members as well as any new members who would like to join. The membership fee

of $20 is paid annually. Organisers promise it will be an amazing day for everyone to come together and have a beer and some Kai. So head along on Sunday and join them for a great afternoon.

This Saturday, 24 September the Motueka Tennis Club is having an Open Day from 1pm.

The more than 100 year-old Club is welcoming all players to turn up and play on their courts beside the picturesque Memorial Park.

Afternoon tea platters will be provided.

The Club has junior tennis coaching available and has Club mornings on Tuesday and Thursdays from 9.30am with the possibility of a Saturday being added.

Lynne, Sam, Manu and Tony of the Post Office Hotel Motueka Social

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forward to welcoming current and new members this Sunday.

Can the Adventure Racing juggernaut regain the top spot?

Captained by our local veteran racer Nathan Fa’avae, the team including Sophie Hart, Chris Forne and Stuart Lynch, are considered to be the most successful team ever in the ultra-endurance sport, which began in New Zealand in 1989. The multi-world champions, dominated the global race series from 2012-2018, winning an unprecedented number of titles, the highlight being five consecutive victories. The World Championships were not held in 2019-2020 due to a terrorist event in Sri Lanka and then Covid. The 2021 event was held in Spain but the New Zealand borders were closed so the team were unable to defend their title. The 2021 race was won by Swedish team SAF. The number one ranked team in the sport is Estonia Ace.

While Team Avaya have been absent from the World Championships since 2018, they have continued their unbeaten record by winning the World’s Toughest Race, Eco Challenge Fiji, and victories at the iconic New Zealand expedition race GODZone, in 2021 and 2022. Their late entry into the 2022

World Championships is both exciting for Avaya and the sport.

“We’ve always been keen to race in Paraguay, but it’s been a hard winter in New Zealand with Covid and influenza. It’s been difficult to stay healthy, especially in what has been a cold and wet winter.

Added to that, Chris has been recovering from an injury, so we needed to make sure that we were able to attain a level to be competitive,” says Nathan.

The team prepared well throughout August but was struck by another setback when Sophie was training in the mountains and suffered a fall, resulting in an injury that will see her unable to compete again until 2023. With one of the core team members not able to attend the Championship race, the team had to decide if they wished to continue on their campaign, or miss another year and refocus on 2023.

“At first we weren’t keen to race without Sophie, everyone in the team is incredibly valued and the reality is that we have polished the model how we race so much

that racing together is natural and easy, in terms of how to win major events, we’ve cracked the code,” says Nathan.

Sophie though was encouraging of the team to compete and to get on the start line in Paraguay, so they looked for a substitute. Luckily, inform racer and friend of the team, Simone Maier, was willing to join the team at late notice.

“We’ll miss Sophie for sure, but we’re incredibly grateful for Simone to step in at last minute. We want to participate in the World Champs and be competitive, and with her we know we can be, it’ll be fun.”

It is shaping up to be a highly competitive and exciting race. The Swedish team will be wanting to defend their World Title from 2021, Avaya are the only other team to have won consecutive World Championships. The Estonian team will have confidence with their number one ranking, and another team that will be a contender is Brazil Multisport, who have dominated the Paraguay event as a World Series round, the competition will be significantly more as the World

Championships, but the team know how to win this race.

16-countries will be lining up for the challenge, including elite teams from USA, Canada, Czech Republic, Japan, Denmark, South Africa, Spain, and Switzerland.

Teams will have a 550km course to complete, with a winning time predicted of 120-hours. The race includes mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, navigation and rope tests.

“We’re really excited to be joining the race and representing NZ. It’s a strong field of respected teams, and we have a lot of supporters in South America so it’ll be very special to race there again. It’ll be a milestone race for me, I’m 50-years old now, it’ll be amazing to be part of another World Championships,” says Nathan.

Above Right: Local adventure racing legend Nathan Fa’avae (2nd from right) as part of Team Avaya is currently competing at the 2022 World Championships in Paraguay.

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Springing It On Springing It On

Your guide to spring cleaning

Welcome to the second part of our two week feature on spring. This week we look at how to tackle inside jobs and ensure your home is in ship shape condition before summer.

We live in a tourist destination and no doubt a number of our readers will have family and friends coming to stay during the warmer months, save on the stress and get a head start on cleaning tasks over the next few months.

While you are spring cleaning take stock of any maintenance that may be required such as touching up paint-

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ing work or other repair jobs.

How do I start spring cleaning my home? Make a plan, the details don’t matter so much, but having a rough outline of what you’ll do, whether it’s a room-by-room list of what needs to get done or a whole-house checklist of jobs, it always helps to make a rough plan.

Don’t put too much pressure on yourself to get everything done at once. Instead, after making a rough plan, work through your list over the next couple of months, you may even wish to consider getting the youngsters involved during the school holidays.

Spring cleaning is an opportunity to reset your home. It’s a chance to catch up on cleaning jobs you’ve been meaning to do. By the time spring cleaning is finished, your home will feel so fresh and clean which in turn is great for both ones physical and mental health.

Sunday, 25th September, 10am - 4pm 165 Robinson Road, Lower Moutere

This Sunday a magical fairyland awaits

It’s spring, and so that means it’s time for you to venture into a special magical land found only at Motueka Steiner School. Here, the Motueka Steiner community transforms its new school campus into a delightfully fun fair for children of all ages and children-at-heart.

The Motueka Steiner community warmly welcomes you to join them on Sunday, 25 September, from 10am to 4pm, at 165 Robinson Road, Lower Moutere, for its Spring Fair. The fair will showcase the school’s new classrooms both on the lower and upper levels of the campus.

While at this country fair, you will become mesmerised as you journey through enchanted Fairyland. The highlight is meeting the Fairy Queen. Then, you are off to chat with the clucky hen to receive a surprise, to go fishing for sea creatures, and to dig for pirate treasure.

Don’t miss out on having your face painted, and children will enjoy shopping for lovely little handmade treasures in the special Children’s Star Shop. Be sure to follow the Jester to the delightful puppet show, with shows taking place at 10:45am, 12pm, 1:15pm, 2:00pm, 2:45pm.

Kids of all ages will have fun making quality crafts to take home and enjoy. On hand will be the always-popular candle dipping and silk-streamer painting. New this year, check out the fibre stall to design and construct beautiful, natural creations. You can enjoy sowing seeds to take home, nurture, and then plant into your home garden, too.

Sunday,

September, 10am - 4pm 165 Robinson Road, Lower Moutere

food stalls surrounding the maypole. Visit the pop-up Café in the Moroccan tent for some seriously good homemade baking and cups of hot tea.

For lunch, fill up on wood-fire-baked pizzas; tasty curry and an array of nutritious vegetarian or vegan salads; sweet or savoury crepes; outstanding sausages with fried onions, sauerkraut, and homemade sauces; handmade sushi served with a smile; and the ever-popular patatas, the best hot chips around!

You will have fun playing amazing old-fashioned games. Conquer the Medieval Challenge by completing five of these fun games: slinging down outlaws, climbing Tuao Wharepapa (Mount Arthur), clashing against your Viking mate, riding your noble steed to joust against friendly foe, making your way to the dragon lair, or tossing the knight’s boots. Then go in the draw to win a prize worthy of this challenge.

A delectable selection of tasty treats awaits

Start your day at the Spring Fair with our famous made-for-you coffees or hot chocolates, and keep going with a cup of ginger beer or lemonade.

Cups of fresh water will be available for everyone. In addition, please bring your own reusable water bottles to fill up at the water fountains so you stay hydrated while enjoying the day’s activities.

When you are ready to refuel, head over to the many

New this year, you can savour a pulled pork or vegan burger, both topped with homemade coleslaw and served on a homemade bun. Finish with an irresistible ice cream topped with chocolate or berry sauce!

While indulging in tasty treats, enjoy outstanding local entertainment performed at the grand stage. Over the course of the day, 11 acts will perform for you.

What treasures will you discover?

Motueka Steiner School Spring Fair 2022 has shopping for everyone, so be sure to pack your reusable shopping bags. You’ll find a huge assortment of secondhand books and quality clothing.

Stock up with tasty goods—fresh eggs and produce, homemade preserves and bread, fresh flowers, specialty teas, honey, hazelnuts, herbs, specialty goods, and so much more—from the deli stall.

Being spring, you won’t want to miss out on the rich variety of living treasures, all ready for your garden, to be found at the fair’s plants stall. The fair’s epic silent auction in back, boasting an amazing variety of generously donated goods from vouchers for local attractions to quality desirable goods, so bid, bid, and then bid some more!

78 High St, Motueka Phone: 03 528 4640

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Join in the fun and games at Motueka Steiner School’s Spring Fair

Fairies and elves make for a magical day

A unique attraction of Motueka Steiner School fairs is the stall hosted by The Midnight Elves. The elves transport you into their beautiful world of intricately handmade felt animals, people, crowns, and so much more. Each fairy, dragon, and unicorn is made with love, to be cherished by both children and adults. Be ready to be amazed and to take home a new treasure or two.

The Spring Fair is an opportunity for the community to experience the unique character of Steiner schools, with an opportunity to view creations by Motueka Steiner kindy children and school students. Learn more by visiting the kindy-and-school display, and then join the wonderful Lindsey, Outdoor Classroom and Farm-to-Table teacher, on a campus tour.

Springtime in the country can be mucky, so pull on your gumboots. Then, dab on the sunscreen and slap on your hat, pack your reusable shopping bags and water bottles, and gather the family and some friends. The Motueka Steiner community looks forward to seeing you at its new campus, 165 Robinson Road, Lower Moutere. Although parking is free, please cycle or carpool to the event if possible. For those driving, parking will be sign posted and staffed by wardens. To help keep everyone safe, there is no parking along Robinson Road.

Tickets for Fairyland, Kids’ Crafts, and Medieval Games will be on sale out of a portable building up top and at the site of the Medieval Challenge down below. Tickets are $2 each and are sold in strips of five tickets only, with games and crafts costing one to three tickets. Food and stall items are paid with cash.

The event is low-waste, avoiding single-use dishes by serving food on and in reusable crockery and using reusable cutlery. Through grants from Tasman District Council and Motueka Community Store, the services of Waste No More - Nelson Whakatu have been hired to run a mobile dishwashing-and-sterilising station. You will be able to use reusable crockery and cutlery when enjoying all of the delicious foods and delectable drinks on offer.

Please come out and enjoy this family event, connecting the Motueka Steiner community to its wider community, while raising funds to help build an outdoor play space for school students and helping our school and kindy in general.

For fair updates, visit www.facebook.com/ MotuekaSteinerSchoolSpringFair/.

To learn more about Motueka Steiner School, visit https://www.motuekasteinerschool.nz/ and https:// www.facebook.com/Motueka.Steiner.School/.

This fair is extra special thanks to all the love and energy our community contributes to it. Thank you to the many local businesses—donating quality items to the silent auction and deli; giving the many components that when lovingly put together become the outstanding food and drinks you’ll enjoy; offering their expertise in entertainment, setup services, health-and-safety, and so much more—supporting our fair this year and many past years, too. Thanks, too, to everyone who attends the Spring Fair; your support is appreciated!

Remember to spring forward for Daylight Saving, too!

Entertainment Lineup

10.00am - Katelyn Clist - Guitar and Vocals

10.30am - Tamsin Leenhouwers and Phoebe Leenhouwers - Guitar, Violin,Vocals

11.00am - Phoebe Leenhouwers and Ruby Botica of Pluto’s Eyes - Guitar, Vocals

11.30am - Elisha Hobbs - Guitar and Vocals

12.00pm - West African Drumming

12.30pm - Tina and Greg - Guitar, Bass, Vocals

1.00pm - Annemieke Harmonie - Harp

1.30pm - Zambuko Marimba

2.30pm - Ian Simpson - Guitar, Vocals

3.00pm - West African Drumming

3.30pm - Melissa Melodious - Guitar, Vocals

Gabrielle Bell, of The Midnight Elves, architect and creator of The Tree House

Incredible raffle prizes to win

The Motueka Steiner community has been selling raffle tickets. Buy one, and you could win an amazing creation, The Tree House, lovingly felted by talented Gabrielle Bell of The Midnight Elves; a $100 voucher for a professionally made cake by wonderful Nicole Hawkins of Designer Desserts Motueka; or a fruit tree ready for your garden. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5, with a limited quantity sold.

During the fair, make your way to the stall for The Midnight Elves to see if tickets are still available. Be sure to get in quick, so you don’t miss out!

Try your hand at candle dipping

Breathe Better September is the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation’s annual campaign to raise funds and awareness to support New Zealanders with respiratory disease.

Every Kiwi knows someone with a breathing condition. In fact, 1 in 6 of us has a respiratory illness like asthma or COPD. It could be your child, your nana or your best mate. It could be you. We all know someone, who at some time, struggles to breathe.

The mission of the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ is to help 700,000 New Zealanders with a respiratory condition to breathe easier. Breathe Better September is run annually to encourage Kiwis to improve their own lung health and to support our work for those who need it most.

Step Up this September!

Step Up this September by setting yourself, your family or your team a challenge to improve your lung health. It could be as simple as climbing the stairs at lunchtime or

• Deliver stop smoking services to priority smokers by trained stop smoking coaches

• Deliver a course of individual face to face sessions

• Deliver Group programmes

• To provide access to Nicotine Replacement Therapy products at no cost

singing your favourite waiata every day. Or you could aim to master a TikTok dance or set a workout goal.

Choose a challenge that suits you. Then to help even more Kiwis breathe easier, get your friends and family to sponsor your challenge. 100% of the money you raise goes to the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ for awareness, advocacy, research and support for people living with respiratory conditions.

To find out more about how it works, visit the website breathebetterseptember.co.nz

Plenty of prizes to be won!

The foundation are teaming up with their Friends of the Foundation and other generous New Zealand businesses to offer all challengers the chance to win some fabulous prizes. This September step up to the challenge, help those struggling to breathe and be in to win!

Proudly supported by Spectrum Panel & Paint

03 528 8693 - 23 Hu am St, Motueka

Don’t be shy, a smear test may save your life

Cervical cancer is one of the easiest cancers to prevent – as long as we detect the cell changes that cause it, early.

We are fortunate in New Zealand to have one of the best cervical screening programmes in the world. Since the national screening programme started, the number of women who die of cervical cancer has dropped by nearly two thirds. But the programme only works if all women between 20 and 69 who have ever been sexually active have regular smear tests.

In New Zealand, approximately 160 people develop cervical cancer each year, and about 50 die from it. The NZ Cervical Screening Programme recommends cervical smear tests every three years from age 25 to 70

Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer is caused by some strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is a group of very common viruses that infect about four out of five people at some time in their lives, passed on by sexual contact. HPV causes cells to grow abnormally, and over time, these abnormalities can lead to cancer.

PLEASE NOTE: Just because you may have had HPV immunisation this does not mean that you are protected from developing cervical cancer. Who should have smear tests?

If are a woman or trans or non-binary person with a cervix, aged between 20 and 69 and have ever been sexually active you should have regular smear tests.

Where to go for cervical screening

It’s completely up to you who takes your screen. You can choose to go to your regular doctor or choose to go to:

You can request a female screen taker from most services. Whoever you choose, all screen takers are specially trained to make sure the test is comfortable, and meets your rights as a patient.

The National Screening Unit can help you find someone to take your cervical screen. Give them a call on freephone 0800 729 729.

Brooklyn student off to interregional cross country champs

Not only is Brooklyn year-8 student Petra Cederman speedy she’s also dedicated and that combination has resulted in her selection for the inter-regional crosscountry championships at Saxton Field on Thursday, 29 September.

No stranger to competing against the best runners of her age, Petra as a year5 student competed at Hanmer Springs where she ranked around 20th in a field of more than 50, while this year she came in 1st at the Motueka inter-schools and 3rd for the Nelson Tasman regionals.

This year’s race will see her pitted against the fastest 60 students in her age group from

all over the South Island and Wellington.

Lacing up her running shoes every day to train, she also heads over for Tasman team training sessions every Tuesday at Saxton Field.

The only student selected from Brooklyn School, Petra’s race will take her across a 3km course.

“I really love running because it’s a good feeling when you’re doing it and I really like the competitive aspect,” says Petra.

Trained under the watchful and experienced eye of Phil Croxley, whom Petra says offers varied training, with hill, long distance and speed focuses, she’s hoping for a top 20 finish later this month.

NBS Motueka Golf Club

A lovely Spring day with the course in stunning condition saw the Haig Cup competitors decide the semifinalists while the rest of the men played a Par round.

Not the writers most popular competition but probably because he never does well in it! However Mike Malone did very well winning with a score of Plus 3.

Ian Pugh and Kevin Fell followed closely with Plus 2.

Followed by two worthy adversaries, Rex Edwards and Bryan McKay on Plus 1.

Lower Moutere Store closest to the pin was won by Sharon McGeown and Justin Scott.

being successful. The ladies played a Russian Roulette Stableford in pairs. This was won by Sharon McGeown and Jacquie Martin with a whopping score of 90! Well done you two!

A distant second, 20 shots behind, were Sandra Ilton and Jocelyn Thomson on 70

Third were Alison McMillan and Evelyn Hay on 67.

The Tuesday ladies played a Stableford round and this was won by Sandy Lepine on 33

Second Jacquie Martin on 32

Brooklyn

to finish in the top 20 at this month’s inter-regional cross-country championships.

Motueka Bowling Club news

On the 10 & 11 September, we held a 2-day tournament sponsored by Lion Nathan and NBS Motueka, this tournament has proved to a very popular tournament over the last few years with it growing to its full potential this year with 2 full greens of 16 teams per green. The format for the weekend was 4’s so we had 32 teams with 4 players in each team. There were players all around the Nelson/Tasman district as well as players from Blenheim, Picton, Westport and Canterbury playing. Luckily for us the weather played its part, with keeping the rain away which created a great atmosphere with lots of banter and laughs happening throughout the weekend along with the fierce competition between teams/players.

The format for the weekend was on Saturday we played 4 games of qualification and then on Sunday the teams were divided in 4 sections of 8.

The winners at the

end of the weekend were -

Division 1:

1st – Hank Nalder, Barry Chinnery, Maurice Dodsworth & Gary Watson

2nd – Paul Mather, Chris Bullock, Bruce Varnham & Linda

Eramus (also 1st Day Winner)

3rd – Charlie Edgarton, Marty Hammond, Ty Gurr & Keith Barrett

4th – Tony Fowler, Dave Currie, Craig Fowler & Sheryl

Riordan

Division 2:

1st – David Walker, Gus Cuthbertson, Ra Walker & Peter Bartlett

2nd – Paul Baken, Graham Growcroft, Dean Wood & Mike Carter

3rd – Stu Peterson, Leslie Morris, Les Morris & Bruce Smith Division 3

1st – Heather Qwik, Dean Satherley, Christine Richardson & George Barbir

2nd – Chris Anderson, John Orbell, Mary Orbell & John Hanton

3rd – Jean McKenzie, Jan Marsden, Lyn McCausland & Cheryl Turner

Division 4

1st – Kay Hammond, Di Holland, Lyn Hawthorn, Lynda

Earlier this month the Motueka Bowling Club hosted a very popular tournament.

It was a good day for twos with 10 players

Third Jenny Van Heerden on 31

Motueka Bridge Club

Monday 12 September – Club Championships

North-South

1st Carolyn Gatenby/Kathryn Brookes 56.93%

2nd Jana Bott/Ray Cannell 56.43%

East-West

1st Ashley Mooney/Malcolm Macleod 63.58%

2nd Dawn Bensemann/Marjorie Bolt 58.33%

Tuesday 13 September – Junior Club Championships

1st Faith Jackson/Jane Zealand 68.49%

2nd Tom Fox/Glenn Anderson 60.42%

3rd Alison McMillan/Lorna Wilson 59.9%

McLay

2nd – Mike Turnball, Robin Doughty, Nora Harvey, Lorraine Arnold

3rd – John Greaney, Margaret Eames, Barbara McGregor & Kristine Greaney

Congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to the Motueka Club Members for all your hard work in making this a successful tournament.

School’s Petra Cederman is hoping

Mahe Braaksma launches over a couple of his brave mates during weekend antics.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Community Notices are free to charitable trusts, gold coin entry where any monies gained go back into a community project. No AGMs, sports notices or church notices. We regret if your community notice ad has not made this week’s column, it is due to the popularity of this column and inclusion cannot be guaranteed for free ads.

DEADLINE: 12 NOON MONDAY. 30 WORDS OR LESS BY EMAIL ONLY guardian.motueka@xtra.co.nz

AGE CONCERN TEA & TALK 24A Tudor Street, The Shed. Every Wednesday 10am. More info phone 0279214074

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. Is alcohol causing problems for you in your life? Want to stop drinking but can’t? Maybe we can help. Support meetings every day. Call 0800aaworks 0800 229 6757

BENEFICIARIES & UNWAGED WORKERS TRUST (BUWT) is available to give free advice and support if you are having problems with WINZ, ACC or IRD at Motueka Community House on Thursday mornings.

BETTER BREATHERS CLASS MOTUEKA is bck on! Breathe better, have fun and be more active! Held at the Brass Band Hall, 40 Old Wharf Road, Mondays at 11.30am – 12.30pm. $5 per class. Contact Jess at the Nelson Asthma Society 03 544 1562 or email asthma. nelson@xtra.co.nz

BLOOD CANCER SUPPORT GROUP meet monthly for more information phone Heather 027 444 4708

BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, Cancer Society Nelson 102 Hardy Street, if you have or have had breast cancer come along to this friendly atmosphere. Register 539 1137 or info@cancernelson. org.nz

COMMUNITY HOUSE Beneficiaries and Unwaged Workers Trust (BUWT) is available to give free advice and support if you are having problems with WINZ, ACC or IRD at Motueka Community House on Thursday mornings

GATEWAY TO YOURWELLBEING The Shed is a day service for anyone who needs support and meaningful activities during the day in a supportive and caring environment. Ph 0279214074 for more information or pop into 24A Tudor St Motueka

GREYPOWERMOTUEKA welcomes visitors at the Community House office, Decks Reserve, on Wallace street for ongoing service requests. Discount provider list available. Call on 528 9076. or email; greypowermot@gmail.com

HOUSIE Saturday 24th Septmember. Bring your friends for a fun afternoon followed by a cuppa. 1pm at Motueka Seniors Hub 10 Pah St. Doors open at 12:30.

Chris 021 2514 359

INDOOR BOWLS at Mapua Hall, the 3rd and last Fridays of the month. Bowls at 2pm followed by “bring a plate” afternoon tea. Beginners welcomed. $3. Mapua Friendship club. Contact, Val 03 540 3685

INDOOR BOWLS Monday & Wednesday 1.153pm. All Welcome. Contact Brian 528 5492 Motueka Seniors Hub 10 Pah St.

KNIT & NATTER Wednesdays 10:30 - 12:30 friendly group all ages includes refreshments. 10 Pah St, Motueka Seniors Hub. Chris 021 2514 359

MOT U EKA 50+ WALK I NG GRO UP www. motueka50pluswalkers.org.nz Walks every Thursday - meet 0845hrs at the Rec Centre car park Old Wharf Road for prompt 0900hrs departure except last Thursday of month – meeting 0930hrs RSA Mot. Information secretary50pluswalkers@gmail.com

MOTUEKA DISTRICT TOY LIBRARY Motueka

District Toy Library on 44 Pah st. Open 10am11:30am Tuesday and Thursday, and Saturday 10am - 12pm. Annual membership $30. Hundreds of toys for all ages

MOTUEKA COASTAL BUS service operates Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays, leaves Motueka i-SITE at 9.30am to Tasman & Mapua, then Richmond CBD & the Aquatic Centre, returns 1pm. Return fare Motueka to Richmond CBD $10. Pre-booking essential via Motueka i-SITE 03 528 6543

MOTUEKA COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB Municipal Band Hall Old Wharf Road Motueka, Sunday August 28th 1.30 - 4.30pm. Phone Chris 022 680 0988

MOTUEKA DISTRICTBRASS Join the Motueka Brass and make music and many new friends. Come along and try us out. Email motueka.brass@gmail. com or phone 021 022 33244

MOTUEKA G.R.G. Support group welcomes grandparents/kin raising/supporting grandchildren. 2nd and 4th Thursday every month 1-3pm. St Andrews lounge. 64 High Street. Join us for a confidential, relaxed and supportive time with others. Phone 021 133 7299

MOTUEKA MENZSHED make and sell predator traps. Do you want help? Join Menzshed. Email SecretaryMotMenzShed@gmail.com or just turn up at Menzshed, Marchwood Park, Wednesdays or Thursdays 9am-12pm

MOTUEKA NEWCOMERS New to Motueka? We’re a

social group, mostly retired (50+) who meet regularly and welcome newcomers. For further information about regular meet ups and social get togethers, phone Jana 528 4355

MOTUEKASENIORNET Keep up to date, safe and protected with technology and information revolution. Join Seniornet Motueka. Phone Kay on 021 109 5902 or go to www.seniornetmotueka.org.nz

MOTUEKA STEINERSCHOOL invites you to its magical Spring Fair, Sunday 25 September, 10am to 4pm, 165 Robinson Rd, Lower Moutere. There’s food, fun, and fairies for everyone! www.facebook.com/ MotuekaSteinerSchoolSpringFair

MOTUEKA TRAMPING CLUB Daywalk along Motueka Sandspit this Sunday 28th August. Members see your trip list for contact details. Not a member? www.motuekatrampingclub.org for details on how to join.

NEED A LIFT? Mapua Willing Wheels Volunteer Drivers Service, affordable transport around Mapua, Motueka, Richmond, Nelson (no airport runs). Contact 022 6822 373 to book a ride / mapuawheels@gmail. com, 24hrs notice required.

NELSON ASTHMASOCIETY Better Breathers Class Motueka is back on! Breathe better, have fun and be more active! Held at the Brass Band Hall, 40 Old Warf Road, Mondays at 11:30am - 12:30pm. $5 per class. Contact Jess at the Nelson Asthma Society 03 544 1562 or email asthma.nelson@xtra.co.nz

NELSON RAILWAY Founders Park. Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th Railcar running on demand from 11am weather permitting. Follow us on Facebook

PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP meet 1st Thursday of month Broadgreen House 276 Nayland Road 1.30 to 3.30pm contact Bill phone 544 8635 or 539 1137

RADIO CONTROLSAILING at Best Island on Wednesdays and Sundays, weather permitting, usually 1pm onwards. IOMs and Dragon Force etc. New Members welcome. Contact Peter 0275443923 for further information and times.

RED CROSSSHOP Shop open 10-2pm Mon-Fri. All welcome. Donations much appreciated.

RUMMIKUB Thursdays 1 - 4pm friendly group 50 plus includes refreshments. 10 Pah St, Motueka Seniors Hub. Chris 021 251 4359. All welcome

SENIORNET MOTUEKA Provides a fun and friendly learning environment. Join Senioret Motueka. Phone Kay on 0211095902 or go to www.seniornetmotueka. org.nz

SURVIVORS AND THRIVERS - If you have or have had cancer, supporting someone with cancer come and meet others in this friendly atmosphere Register info@cancernelson.org.nz or phone 539 1137 for details.

SUSTAINING TENANCIES Having trouble with your tenancy? Need help working things through with your landlord or tenant? Gateway Housing Trust, contact us today at housing@ght.co.nz or 035457100

THE DOCTORS MOTUEKA WALKING GROUP

Meeting on Thursdays at 9AM by the Janie Seddon Shipwreck carpark. Walking for 30 min, suitable for all fitness levels. Make your daily walk more fun and meet new people! Phone: 03 528 8358

THE MALE ROOM IN MOTUEKA Free service for male survivors. Peer support. where: 24 a Tudor Street Wednesday and Thursdays and other days by appointment. Call Carl on 0224524215 or email steppingstone4@gmail.com www.maleroom.co.nz

TOASTMASTERS MOTUEKA Toastmasters Motueka meet 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month, St John’s rooms, Jack Inglis Hospital, Courtney St, Motueka. 6.45pm start. Gain speaking confidence, friendly environment. More info, Ph Sierra 027 844 4765 or Peter 027 746 8311

WALK 4 HEALTH Every wednesday 10am, at Mot Community Garden, 30 min walk at your own pace, for any age, any fitness and size. Contact 027 930 5310 or welontrack@gmail.com

WAIMEA HARRIERS Two person relay Saturday 24th September at Washbourne Gardens. Start 2:30pm. Alll runners and walkers of all abilities welcome. See website for details. Queries 0223729432.

NELSON ORCHID SOCIETY SHOW Saturday 24th September 2022 20am - 3pm. Displays, Sales table and Raffle. Stoke Primary School Hall. Admission $2. For further information text Gaile 027 8181 458

Antiques

$$$ for your antique furniture, paintings, china, clocks and jewellery. Plus quality restoration & reproduction service. Call at Mariri Gallery, Coastal Highway, Mariri, (weekdays 9am - 4pm).

Arborist

ALLTREECARE Pruning, Trimming, Removal, Chipping, Hedge trimming. Professional insured Arborists. Ph: Al 0277 808 344 or 027 494 8028

Dentures

NE W D ENT U RES, relines, repairs. Phone Daniela at Bays Dentures 546 4455.

Death Notice

GREENEM, PHILIP DAVID (PHIL)

Peacefully on Saturday 10th

September 2022 at Jack Inglis Friendship Hospital, aged 76 years. Cherished husband of the late Linda. Beloved father and father-in-law of Jolene and Tristan, and the late Melissa. Loved Granddad of Regan, Alyssa, and Savanna. Special thanks to the staf at Jack Inglis for their care of Phil over the past two years. A memorial service will be held to celebrate Phil's life will be held at the Motueka Cemetery, Old Warf Road on Thursday 22nd September at 2pm.

Entertainment

Death notices

KNOWLES, MATTHEW

Passed into his eternal rest on September 9 2022 with his much loved wife, Jess, at his side. Friend to Cara the loving mother to his treasured daughter Rebecca and step son Ryan. Loved son of Trevor and Christine Knowles, brother and brother in law to Sam and Brig, Uncle to Oscar and Maya. Thanks to St John Ambulance for the many callouts over the years, to Nelson Hospital staff, and to Motueka Christian Fellowship for care and support. Funeral service has been held. Thanks to the many that were there in attendance and for the messages received.

Funerals

Snow services

S NO W BOARD/S KI S ERVICING Waxing, edge tuning, base repairs etc. Snowboard & Boot hire Ph Chris 027 569 8524

Trades

TA SM AN BLA STING

SERVICES See website for details: www. tasmansodablasting. co.nzor email office@ tasmansodablasting. co.nz Ph. 022 528 8159

MEAD

Elaine (Knox)

Passed away on 17/09/2022

death notice ENTERTA INM ENT! Do you have an event coming up? Let everyone know by placing an advert in the classifieds. Phone 03 528 2088, email: ads@guardian motueka.co.nz or come in and see us at 19 Wallace Street, Motueka.

Dearly loved daughter of the late Malcolm and Jean Knox. Sister of the late Andrew and her twin Brenden. Loved sister and sisin-law of Hamish and Jenny. Aunty of Kerry and Haidee.

“ Forever in our thoughts”

Stamp collectors

S TA MP AN D CO IN COLLECT I ON S Do something with your old stamps and coins collections- advice and purchases Nick 021688243

Storage

HANDYMAN Storage. Motueka's newest most secure storage unit. Security cameras. Insurance approved. 26 Huffam St, Motueka. Ph 0274 344 254. Courtesy trailer available.

S TORAGE Systems Motueka. Secure self storage available from $6 a week. Ph 528 4060.

TASMAN Storage units available from $6.20pw. Clean, dry, secure units. Insurance approved. 24/7 access. Ph 528 0071.

NEE D S TA FF ? Advertise with us in the classifieds. Phone (03) 528 2088.

Wanted to buy

CASH PAID FOR OLD WRISTWATCHES SCRAP GOLD & SILVER OLD COINS & JEWELLERY VINTAGE / QUALITY TOOLS, MILITARY & FIREARMS ITEMS GENERAL ANTIQUES ALSO BUYING ESTATE & SHED ITEMS COLLECTION & DOWNSIZING PH TIM GLADSTONE T&B VINTAGE 0800653935 OR 5485235

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BRUSHES

Rex , The

Now operating from 4 Walnut Dr (o Fearon) Motueka. Sat & Sun 9:30am-1:30pm Wet or ne bargains galore.

Grocery Assistant

We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and honest person to join our grocery team. This is a full time position .

Chilled Food Assistant x 2

We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable and honest people to join our Chilled Foods team. These are full time position

DUO HARMONICS

Piano Duo

Sunday, October 9th at 7.30pm

Tickets available from Floral Affaire and Door Sales

$25 Adults; $5 Schoolchildren

Cash for Floral Affaire, EFTPOS Door Sales at the Chanel

Presented by Motueka Music Group

Are you

Application forms are available at the Customer Service desk

Or email directly to Motueka.HR@newworld-si.co.nz

Does this sound like you ?

In association with Chamber Music New Zealand

RSACHARITY

QUIZ

Bring your friends for a fun evening. th

Tuesday September 27 7.30pm at Motueka RSA.

All proceeds for Motueka Community Patrol.

$3 entry. 6 members per team. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Great raffle prizes. Meals and bar available.

Baha’i Faith

What is prayer, attitude or word?

“Prayer is both attitude and word; it depends upon the soul-condition. Itis like a song, both words and music make a song. Sometimes the melody will move us, sometimes the words,” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá ph.035289033

Kaiteriteri Mountain Bike Park Inc AGM

Monday 3 October at 6:30pm

Kaiteriteri Recreation Reserve Conference Room (above camp o ce)

5 Kaiteriteri-Sandy Bay Road, Kaiteriteri

NEWSLINE UPDATES

Did your culvert change due to the recent ooding?

Can fish still pass through?

Time to make your voice heard

All eligible voters across Tasman will soon receive their voting pack for the triennial Council elections. Our Council and two Community Boards play a critical role in supporting the resilience and prosperity of Tasman and now is the time to choose the people who you think can best fill this role.

Now is your chance to have a say on the future of our District by choosing those you want to represent you by ticking the name of your preferred candidate.

In Tasman, we use the First Past the Post voting system which simply means you place a tick next to the names of the candidates you wish to vote for. You can vote for as many candidates as there are positions available to be filled in your ward or community board, and the candidates with the most votes win.

In the pack with your voting papers, there is also a booklet with the profiles of all those who are standing for election. These profiles are also on our website, tasman.govt.nz/candidate.

This is a postal ballot so once you’ve made your choice just slip your papers back in the supplied pre-paid envelope and drop them into a New Zealand post box or one of the secure orange wheelie bins at our service centres and libraries.

To be counted, all completed voting documents must be in the hands of the Electoral Officer by 12 noon on election day, Saturday 8 October 2022. So for some rural voters, this means returning papers a bit earlier. If you didn’t receive voting papers, you can arrange to cast a special vote.

Special votes require the completion of a statutory declaration. This is a legal requirement and protects against possible duplicate voting.

Special votes can be requested by contacting the Deputy Electoral Officer on 03 543 8400, elections@tasman.govt.nz or by visiting one of our service centres.

Voting Saturdays

We are making it even easier for you to cast your vote in Tasman. Voting Saturdays are coming to a library near you.

For the next three Saturdays at our libraries in Richmond, Motueka and Tākaka, you can call in and make a special vote, or drop your completed ballot papers into one of the big orange bins. Or if you choose to you can simply drop your completed papers back into your nearest New Zealand Post post box.

Voting in Tasman is as simple as putting a tick alongside the candidate you want to vote for, then return your papers.

Voting Saturdays are on 24 September, 1 October, and 8 October, from 9.30 until noon at your nearest library.

The heavy rainfall that occurred in August saw our rivers and streams receive much higher levels of water flowing through them. In the aftermath of the storm, there are a few things you may need to check to make sure there’s still a sufficient level of fish passage able to occur.

This checklist is also important for those looking at future installations of a culvert to ensure that any new structure allows for fish passage.

• Culvert floors must be buried in the ground by at least 25% of its diameter.

• Culvert diameter is greater than 1.3 times the average stream width in the adjoining river reaches.

• Average water speed within your culvert is less than that in all adjoining river reaches.

• The culvert must be in line with the river.

• Floods can pass safely through or over the culvert.

• Erosion protection at the inlet and outlet.

• One large single culvert, rather than several smaller ones (except for wetlands).

For more information or clarity around culvert requirements, call us on 03 543 8400.

Do you need extra assistance after the ooding?

The Nelson Tasman Mayoral Relief Fund is now over $600k! Thank you to all of the incredible individuals, organisations, and businesses who have made such generous donations.

We want this money to get into the Nelson Tasman community as soon as possible, so if you, or a business you own, has been financially impacted by the weather event please consider making an application. Financial difficulty may include things like:

• Difficulty paying for your essential living costs (such as food, medication, accommodation);

• Difficulty paying for additional costs that may not be paid for by your insurer (for example clean-up, disposal of goods).

The fund is set up to cover things such as:

• Essential items/essentials of daily life (e.g. food, accommodation, utilities) not covered by insurance or other funds (such as WINZ, EQC);

• Extra financial burden (including significant loss of income), costs due to the August 2022 flood event not covered by insurance or other funds; and Family or personal crises, support for which is not covered by insurance, another agency, or fund (such as MSD).

If your business has:

• Suffered a significant drop in income caused directly by the August 2022 weather event,

• Was viable before the event and can recover successfully,

• Is the primary source of income to the business owner,

Masks no longer required

Following the Government announcement that the traffic light system is being retired, wearing a face mask while visiting our service centres and libraries is no longer required. Please respect anyone around you who still chooses to, or needs to, wear a face mask. The clear screens on our counters will remain in place. With fewer people wearing masks, they give our front-line teams a level of protection and security. Council meetings will take place in person and via Zoom, and public forum presenters can speak in person or online without the previous requirements of mask wearing and physical distancing.

• Pays staff or yourself a wage, and The business is located in, or provides services in, the Nelson Tasman region;

Then please consider applying to the fund for support. Apply online at tasman.govt.nz/mayoral-relief-fund.

COUNCIL HUI

Meetings will take place in person and via Zoom. Public forum presenters can speak in person or online. Visit tasman.govt.nz/meetings-calendar for details and the Zoom link.

Full Council

Thursday 22 September, 9.30 am

Tasman Regional Transport Committee

Tuesday 27 September, 9.30 am. No public forum Strategy and Policy Committee

Thursday 29 September, 10.45 am

Motueka AFC encouraging female players

Commonly, girls gravitate towards playing netball, but we are seeing a steady rise in the number taking up the challenge of football. Motueka AFC has 18 girls playing within the club, 13 of which are junior and 5 youth players. Some of these girls have started in First Kicks (FK) and Fun Football (FF) at the age of 5-8 years, but the most common age for girls to join a football team is around 10-11 years of age. As the boys have generally been playing since FK and FF it is important that the girls get support and training to see them confident on the pitch. The Motueka women’s team, the Angels, play a vital role in supporting these girls. There are three coaches on the team who keep an active eye on the pathway for girls within the junior/youth teams entered in the Nelson Bays Football League. As the girl’s progress through the youth grades, they get a chance to play with the Angels in the women’s league on Saturday afternoons. Along

the developmental pathway girls read the game in a different way to boys which can cause frustration to a point girls give up. This is where it is important to give them a space to grow and continue to learn new skills, while still being able to play football with their own team

on Saturday mornings. These development sessions within the senior games teach new skills and give confidence in a nurturing environment, with other female players. March sees the football community supporting New Zealand women’s football month. Each year

there is a girl’s only football training day, generally at Saxton, where girls from all the Nelson clubs up to the age of 16, are invited to come along to learn new skills and meet other girls who play. This is run by the Suburbs football club, who also invite a celebrity football play-

er for the day. Motueka AFC provides a weekly goalkeeper training session at Goodman Park, training both girls and boys keen to learn this position. Following on from Community football, Motueka AFC women’s youth players have continued to play football in both North and South

Islands of NZ. A few of these clubs being UC University of Canterbury, Cashmere Technical and Waikato, leading into Woman’s Provincial League and the Woman’s National League.

Results from Saturday, 10

September’s games:

Motueka Angels Vs GB Wahine Toa: lost 0-1

POD: Rose

Kenning

ITM Motueka 1st XI Vs Kareni: won 4-0

POD: Piers Comins and Brady Richards

Titans Vs Suburbs: lost 0-7

POD: Santi Ward Vipers Vs Suburbs Stormers: won 3-1

POD: Lochy Shand

Stingers Vs Suburbs Eagles: won 5-2

POD: Robbie and Manouk

Wasps Vs Waimea Plains: Won 6-2

POD: Jacob Robertson

Wolves Vs Suburbs U18 girls: won 4-1

POD: Emanuel Biran

Some of the female footballers at Motueka AFC. From left; Phoebe Stewart, Nina Mitchison, Elliot Booth, Harmony Thomas, Macey Whelan, Molly Richardson and Charli Bowers.