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Students feel the squeeze Matt Brown Reporter

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Students at a Blenheim school have been feeling the squeeze as

overloaded classrooms struggle to cope with demand. Staff and pupils at Whitney Street School have faced a three year wait for the Ministry of Education to act.

Now education bosses have pledged funds for two new classrooms in the space-stricken school. Students will no longer have to use the school’s library as a

classroom, says Whitney Street School principal Cheryl Wadworth. “We’ve had to wait and be innovative with the space we have,” she says.

A new building housing two new classrooms is hoped to be completed by the end of the year. Zoned at the end of 2016, the

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Festival feeling The popular Marlborough Multicultural Festival gets underway on Saturday in Blenheim’s Pollard Park. Chilean-born Daniela Arcos, who has lived in Blenheim for 12 years, hopes to join in the festivities. The fun begins at 11am and admission is free. Photo: Jessica Jones/Jessica Jones Photography.

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Eltham Road school caters for pupils living in central Blenheim up to the new Omaka subdivision in the south. It’s last ERO report in 2017 noted the school was undergoing “significant roll growth.” But after zoning the 67-year-old school, the Ministry of Education realised there were not enough classrooms to cope. Cheryl says she doesn’t expect the 366-pupil school roll to increase much more. “We anticipate we should not be getting any bigger,” she says. “We want to maintain current numbers.” Ministry of Education deputy sector enablement and support Katrina Casey says the ministry will monitor roll trends and may consider an enrolment scheme

Whitney Street School principal Cheryl Wadworth with students, from left, Rylan Nicholson, Alex Wood, Alia-Rose Mackel and Celia Spencer. Photo: Matt Brown. review. accommodate students during Using other school spaces as building projects, periods of high classrooms is only ever meant to roll numbers or to allow for flexbe a temporary fix, she says. ible teaching arrangements. “Spaces such as libraries, halls “As communities change, so too and multi-purpose rooms are do the schooling needs of their sometimes used to temporarily children and young people,” Kat-

rina says. “Our job is to manage school infrastructure by planning for growth and population shifts both in the short–term and much further out as well. “To do this, we consider population projections, local council information, enrolment data and how well schools are utilised. “We regularly monitor the capacity and projected growth of the school network,” she says. Two additional classrooms were built at the school in 2017 but rezoning put the space under pressure. “The ministry looks at the roll numbers and prioritise from there” Cheryl says. “Now, we’re at capacity.” “We’ll be extremely happy to have the new learning environments.”

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Language barrier health warning

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Demand for interpreters at Wairau Hospital is set to escalate as more migrants settle in Marlborough. Health bosses are set to train extra staff over the next year to help combat potential language problems with patients. And they are calling for people who speak a second language to consider offering their help. Strategy, primary and community general manager Cathy O’Malley says Nelson Marlborough Health expects interpreter costs to rise. “The cost will increase over time as the non-English speaking community increases. “Even as people develop English language skills, they may still need interpreters for healthcare consultations. “We fully support ongoing use of interpreters for important healthcare conversations,” she says. Nelson Marlborough Health have a duty of care to communicate with all patients in a way they understand. Money has been set aside in the budget to cope with the increase in demand. Figures from the Office of Ethnic Communities show 93 per

There is an increasing need for interpreters to help foreign patients navigate their health-care journey. Photo: Supplied. cent of people living in Marlborough speak English, 2 per cent Māori and 8 per cent other languages. The expected arrival of up to 100 Columbian refugees in April will not stretch current interpretation services, Cathy says. “We are confident we will be able to manage the need for Spanish speaking interpreters.” Patients have access to interpreters, on the phone, for more than 120 languages. Face to face interpreters are available for several languages already but cost around $120 per hour. But Cathy says additional language speakers will need to be trained over the next year. “We have face to face interpreters for several languages, such as Spanish, available and will train additional language speakers as interpreters over

the year. “The demand for interpreter services will change over the next few years, so we aim to respond to demand as it changes. “Any patient who requires an interpreter can ask for one,” Cathy says Fully bilingual or multilingual hospital staff are used in some scenarios to help patients. Cathy says it is better to bring in trained and skilled interpreters so current staff aren’t pulled away from their other jobs. “Having an interpreter service on hand is also preferable to asking multilingual staff members to stop what they are doing to assist with another job.” If there are people in the community who speak a second language and would like to offer their skills, they can contact Interpreting NZ on 0508 468 377.

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Steam crew ready to flex mussels Matt Brown The region’s best mussel-shuckers will go toe-to-toe as they get ready to celebrate one of Marlborough’s most sought-after shellfish. Competitors are gearing up to take part in the Havelock Mussel and Seafood Festival ‘20. And members of community group Blenheim Round Table are getting ready for their regular mammoth mussel cooking effort. The mens’ club has been steaming mussels at the popular event for so long, no current member knows just when the tradition began - but they reckon it’s easily more than a decade. Blenheim Round Table president Mark Rea says the competition, which attracts the best mussel shuckers in the world, is an important part of the club’s fund-

raising activities. “Volunteering at these events is how we make the money we reinvest into the community,” he says. The tournament sees competitors from all the major producers in the region put their mussel-opening skills to the test in relays and one-on-one races. An even playing field is important for the speedy mussel-shuckers, so cooking the molluscs is done to strict guidelines. “We’ve got the cooking down to a fine art,” Mark says. About 50 mussels go into eight wire baskets which are then plunged into a large kettle of boiling water. “It doesn’t take long,” he says. Steam is added and about a minute-and-a-half later, the cooked mussels are delivered to

Eight wire baskets filled to the brim with Havelock’s famous mussels are pulled from a bubbling cauldron. Photo: Matt Brown. the competition table. Mark says vintage engines and tractors from Brayshaw Heritage Park have been used in the past

Logs on beach to stop motorists in their tracks Chloe Ranford Local Democracy Reporter

Fishermen have built log barricades along Marlborough’s east coast to show alternatives to a proposed vehicle ban. Craig Marfell, part of the family that gifted Marfells Beach to the Crown, is one of two people to have stacked a driftwood block. The “proactive” move is to help keep motorists from “important area” of the 9-kilometre stretch of beach, he says. Areas at and between Marfells Beach and Cape Campbell have been blocked off at the high tide mark. The Marfells Beach barricade is about 15 metres long. Craig says he hopes the move will prove that education and area restrictions were a better alternative than the proposed blanket ban put forward by Marlborough District Council. “It took us about two days of work, then a bit more to make

Fisherman Craig Marfell. Photo: Chloe Ranford. the [code of conduct] signs ... It’s educating. You can’t expect people to know this. “The open stretches of beach are not the issue when it comes to vehicles going above high tide. It’s more the corners that are the problem areas.” He says the pair had not obtained approval from the council or the Department of Conservation, who own the Marfells Beach campsite. “But we thought, ‘someone’s got to do something’,” he says. A council spokesman said on Friday afternoon the upcom-

ing consultation process would give everyone the opportunity to share their opinion. A letter sent to landowners along the east coast says vehicle traffic and environmental pressure have increased since the earthquake. “Council investigations have concluded that motor vehicles are hampering the process of recovery of the reef platforms, are a threat to indigenous vegetation species and habitats of indigenous fauna that are present along this coast,” it reads. More than 2000 people have signed a petition hoping to kill the proposal. Petition organiser and fisherman Mark Wills says the proposed ban could be avoided if the council put more stock into education and compromise. The bylaw was expected to be in place by the end of this year.

to provide the steam. “They get boiled in the water and they fire steam into the kettle to keep the temperature up,”

he says. The intercompany mussel opening competitions begin at 10 am, with the tournament taking to the main stage at 11 am. Guinness World Record holder and veteran mussel opener Angela Fredericks will again take aim at her world record for opening 100 mussels at 1.30pm – the time to beat, 1.56 minutes. Tiki Taane and the Phoenix Foundation are headlining the event with popular chefs Two Raw Sisters the main attraction in the cooking area. The Havelock and Seafood Festival ’20 opens at 10 am on Saturday 14 March at the Havelock Domain. Tickets cost $42.50 for adults and $7 for children - book them at https://havelockmusselfestival. co.nz/

Wine and music a match Two Marlburians have teamed up to combine their talents with a special concert mixing music and wine. Cellist Elgee Leung and Simon Clark from Clark Estate are hosting a chamber music concert. A selection of wines has been matched to compliment the melodies The pair hope both the music and the wines, from the Clericus range, will spark conversation. “The audience will have the opportunity to taste wines that have a story behind them that will provoke thought, emotion and conversation, much like what classical music does,” Simon says. Internationally acclaimed and award-winning pianist, Dr Michael Tsalka will also perform in the programme which features works by Beethoven, Schumann, and Brahms. Simon, who has played the trumpet since he was a child says most of his family play classical music. “For me, the cello is the most beautiful and soulful instrument in the orchestra. Cello concertos speak directly to the heart and can be very

Elgee Leung and Simon Clark Photo: Jessica Jones. powerful if you let yourself be taken on that journey.” Celebrated Hong-Kong cellist Elgee moved to Marlborough in 2018 and has been making his mark on the music scene ever since. For him the concert combines two of his favourite things - music and wine. “Sometimes a great bottle of wine reminds me of a particular piece of music, or vice versa. It’s very personal, and of course requires lots of imagination. The concert takes place on Saturday 7 March at St Andrews Presbyterian Church. Tickets are available at the door ($40 Adults, $20 Students). Door opens at 6:30pm

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Rates Rise: Keeping pace with environment rules from the Government has forced Marlborough’s council to go over its “self-imposed” rates limit - the second time in three years. Marlborough District Council agreed on a 4.86 per cent rates increase at a 202021 budget which outstripped this year’s 4.25 per cent rates limit by 0.61 per cent. Help needed: The SPCA Op shop in Blenheim urgently needs volunteers as the store struggles with staffing issues. The Grove Road store needs people to help with till sales, customer service, a handy person and someone to help sort through donations. Contact manager Suzanne O’Docherty at Suzanne.o’docherty@spca.nz if you can help.

Truck off: Hundreds of people joined in the fun at the first ever Truck Off – Battle of the Whangamoas competition on Saturday. Tu Temeke BBQ were the ultimate winners, taking home a trophy. The husband and wife team saw off competition from other entrants, with hosts at The Wine Station promising next year’s event would be bigger and better.

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Hospital in good health as it turns 25 years old Paula Hulburt Editor

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The charitable trust behind a hospital that began as a bid to help combat healthcare queues is celebrating 25 years. Churchill Private Hospital and Specialist Centre Marlborough started as a plan to attract and retain medical specialists in Marlborough. Now a quarter of a century later, the hospital’s 25 staff and 17 medical specialists are set to mark the milestone anniversary. Registered nurse Rebecca Fleming has been at Churchill for 18 years after making the move from paediatrics at Wairau Hospital. “It was a big change and here I get to concentrate on all surgical patients which I really enjoy. “We get to spend more times with our patients and the team atmosphere makes it a great place to work, we all work well together,” she says. Fourteen registered nurses look after patients in the nine-bedhospital and day-stay facility

The purpose-built facility was completed in 2013. Prior to that, the hospital has operated out of the former children’s ward within Wairau Hospital General manager Nicki Stretch says the idea has worked so well because of the determination and hard work of a closeknit team. “It’s fair to say that 25 years ago people didn’t really understand how it would work in with the public hospital. “The District Health Board can use our theatre and we can use theirs. We are an independent private hospital, and working together, both the DHB and Churchill benefit.” Just the third manager in 25 years, Nicki has a background in finance and banking. She says it is the staff who make the hospital so special. “We have a phenomenal team, and everyone shares that dedication and philosophy to be a hospital of excellence that’s vital for the community.” Registered nurse Sandy Stubbs has worked at Churchill for 10 years. Dealing solely with elective sur-

Nurse Janette Collins, general manager Nicki Stretch and nurses Rebecca Fleming and Sandy Stubbs. Photo: Paula Hulburt. gery makes it a different environment to work in than Wairau Hospital next-door, she says. “It could get a bit chaotic in inpatients but as we don’t deal with acute patients, it’s more of a controlled busyness. “We feel really appreciated here.” Relative new-comer Jeanette

Collins has been with the team for three years. The Registered Nurse, who has always worked in the private sector, says the personal touch makes it a special place. “I love the way it’s personal and that we get to spend more time with people.”

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Goodbye Witherlea Matt Brown

After 20 years of teaching, a much-loved Witherlea School staff member is bidding farewell to staff and students. Deputy principal Kirsty Stone will move on from the Witherlea school, thankful for the relationships she built with children and families over her two decades. “I will miss my family here very much,” she says. “But it’s always good to have a change and I’m excited about that too.” Kirsty vividly remembers the fire that tore through the Wither Hills in 2001, it was her introduction to the region. Moving to Marlborough to look after her sick father, she fell in love with the school and put down deep roots. A teacher for 34 years, first in Wellington then the UK, she says she is passionate not only about teaching, but learning too. “I taught right from the word go,” she says. “We’re lucky at Witherlea, we

Departing Witherlea School deputy principal Kirsty Stone. Photo: Paula Hulburt. have dedicated, passionate people. “It’s such an amazing school. While she isn’t leaving the industry, Kirsty says she believes teaching is becoming more challenging. “There’s a lot of pressure on teachers,” she says. “You have to really love teaching, otherwise you do something else.” She says she will miss the strong connections with the kids and the local community at the 400-pupil strong school. One of her proudest achievements is growing the school’s flourishing Kapa Haka group.

“Kapa Haka went from my class and one other eight years ago, about 40 students, to just under 200 today. “That would be one of my proud moments. Kirsty has also been a force for pastoral care in the community. “We identify children that might be at risk, from grief, trauma or abuse, and put in small systems and mentoring,” she says. “Wellbeing has become a special focus at our school. “To the community, I would like to say a special, personal thank you for the privilege, and it is a privilege, of teaching their children.”

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Mills Bay mussel magic Paula Hulburt A young entrepreneur has been recognised for her part in helping give mussels a reputation makeover. Maegan Blom, 19, is part of a small, passionate team working at her family business, Mills Bay Mussels in Havelock. And her bid to shine the spotlight on NZ Greenshell mussels has seen her take a top spot in the Seafood Sustainability Awards as a finalist. The creative lead behind the rebrand of her family’s business hopes to get people looking at the humble mussel in a more positive light. “There is a perception around mussels in NZ and they are often viewed as a cheap form of protein or a food to indulge in. “We believe that mussels are a delicious, healthy, sustainable superfood that with the right treatment can shine amongst all other topquality NZ produce,” she says. Maegen completed her first year of a commerce degree at Victoria University in Wellington last year. She plans to head overseas this year and take a year out before returning to her studies next year. There are a lot of people who are yet to discover how great mussels can be, she says. “Setting up Our Tasting Room & Eatery in Havelock was one of the projects I was highly involved in – this is where we educate our customers about the exciting and delicious ways mussels can be enjoyed. “Instead of growing our business through increasing volume we are finding ways for people to see mussels as a higher value food.” Maegen, who grew up in Southland on a dairy farm came to Marlborough four years ago with her family. Her parents, originally from the Netherlands, bought a small lodge

19-year-old finalist Maegan Blom. Photo: Supplied. in Nydia Bay, On the Track Lodge, and then diversified into the mussel business. She has been trusted to put some of her business ideas into practice, she says. “There are a lot of people who want to help and support me. I am still pretty young, so I am quite honoured to be recognised among the other finalists. “My dad is also a big motivator for me. He challenges me constantly to get out of my comfort zone and try new things. “He has also given me a lot of freedom within the business to try things and carry out projects.” Introducing new product offerings, using promotional marketing including ‘the best way to eat mussels’, and creating a website to increase market reach caught the judges’ attention.

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I pray this lil ray of sunshine shines brighter than ever. Kahu Tauwhare Awesome, prayers are answered. What a joyful news from the long journey. May the Lord continue to bless you dearest Manaia and your family. Marietta Tavita

Rowing action wraps up with more medals. Well done Jordan Donna Honeybone Environment plan goes public after years in the pipeline Doesn’t appear to make housing cost less. Nor facilitate housing for average income. Christine Hutchison

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Please someone explain, How do 38 houses cost $14 million.? I have failed to see why and would love to have those costs broken down to show how. Christine Hutchison

If it was the tree we have 2 of them running through power lines. Have contacted Marlborough line many times about this and they have done nothing. Vicky Burrin

It’s better than none. It’s great to see Labour doing something for the south island. Gail Burdon

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A great initiative wherever for those in very real need. Peter Chapman Let’s remember we have many refugees from Colombia on their way. Housing be for them. Fiona Power Where? Not much land suitable for housing available... Lynda Boxall Cannabis grower tip-offs help police.

Great opportunity but how about he works for the money donated ? Lots of good things to volunteer too as well ... Janine Ready

On Friday a Toyota Hilux utility was stolen from a Blenheim address. Unfortunately, the vehicle also had a .223 rifle and ammunition stored in it at the time. While the outcome was good, with police locating the vehicle later the same day at a Christchurch address, recovering the firearm and ammunition, and arresting three people, it is still disappointing that despite everything that has happened around the Christchurch Mosque attacks, some people are still not taking firearms security seriously. While in this case it is gratifying that a 29 year-old man, a 36 year-old woman and a 33 year-old woman are remanded in custody and will be appearing to face charges of unlawfully taking a motor vehicle, burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm, amongst a raft of other charges they are already facing, this could have been a very different situation. If circumstances had been slightly different, there could easily have been another dangerous firearm and ammunition in the hands of criminals, creating a further risk for both the public and the police. If you are a licensed firearms holder

Janine Ready, he’s been actively doing sausage sizzles, pie fundraises, juicie fundraises, making and selling tshirts, stacking wood for people... :) we’re making sure he’s working hard for it but it’s a lot to raise by September! Alison Dight

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Officials plan for possible coronavirus pandemic Coronavirus has impacted industry in Marlborough, officials say, but they’re looking to minimise the damage. Kaikoura MP Stuart Smith, at a meeting addressing the risks to the region from the virulent disease, says business leaders need to plan ahead to protect industry. Representatives from a bevy of groups, including Port Marlborough, Wine Marlborough, Public Health and Marlborough Civil Defence and Emergency Management gathered for the first Marlborough Pandemic Group meeting Friday morning to discuss the effect the global pandemic could have on business. “It was a good starting point to get key players in the room and talk about the risks facing Marlborough,” Stuart says. “Our primary industries are wine, seafood, forestry and tourism and they are each exposed in different ways.” “We have already seen impacts on our forestry industry and we want to make sure we plan ahead as a region, working together to protect our industries and people as best we can.” Mayor Leggett says the meeting was useful, and employers need to start thinking about contingency planning. “Having a business continuity plan is really important,” he says. “It’s important to appreciate how each part of the Marlborough economy might be affected should coro-

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New-look team to fly Tasman flag in Marlborough Peter Jones Reporter

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In line with the beginning of a new rugby season, Tasman rugby have set up a new-look administrative team to man their Marlborough office. Five people will be based at the Lansdowne Park headquarters, including three newcomers to a Blenheim-based rugby role. One face will be particularly familiar to followers of the game in this province. Graeme Taylor has given long service to the sport in this region over many years. He was chairman of the Marlborough Rugby Union from 19861990 and a councillor on the New Zealand Rugby Union from 1990-1996. He also served for nine years on the Marlborough District Council. Graeme is employed as a brand manager for Tasman Rugby and the Mako. Taylor is relishing the chance to be back in the rugby community and is looking forward to the challenges each new season bring. He sees his main role as “first and foremost looking after the sponsors we have got and trying to recruit some more”. “It’s a great opportunity for me, and for the Mako, to forge some new relationships on this side of the hill.” After thinking his time as a rugby administrator was probably over, Taylor, who has been involved in the building industry for most of his life, said he was contacted by Tasman and felt ,”if I can help, I will help”. “Things have obviously changed since I was previously involved

The Marlborough-based Tasman Rugby Union staff, from left, Graeme Taylor, Dan Monaghan, Gray Cornelius, Wendy Lindstrom and Dave Paterson, with the Mitre 10 Cup. Photo: Peter Jones. - the rugby scene has gone from being very amateur to a highclass professional outfit … I’ll give it my best shot. We have had a very favourable response in the last three weeks from the local sponsors … they are all happy to be on board.” Another newly Blenheim-based staff member who will be familiar in these parts is former Marlborough Boys’ College First XV head coach Gray Cornelius. A member of the all-conquering Mako coaching team in 2019, Gray was stationed in Nelson for the NPC season last year, but will now be based in Marlborough all year round making him more accessible to people on this side of the hill. He is still a Mako assistant coach and recently coached the successful Tasman Develop-

ment team that toured the United States. He will run the union’s High Performance programme throughout the Tasman region, working with players at high performance level, plus clubs and coaches at First XV and club levels. The third newcomer is 24-yearold Dan Monaghan, who is employed in a split role. One part of his responsibility is as a game development officer, tasked with bringing rugby to schools, plus organising tournaments, coaching courses and the like. He is also the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Mako and will assist with the High Performance programme in Marlborough, a programme which began at the start of February. Last season Dan, who will pull on the

boots for Moutere this season, played premier rugby and worked in Nelson, also in a strength and conditioning role with the Mako men and women. The longest-serving Marlborough-based staff member is Wendy Lindstrom, who will be the community rugby advisor. This will be Wendy’s fourth season at the Blenheim offices. Last, but not least, is referee education officer Dave Paterson. He is responsible for working with referees throughout the Tasman and Buller regions and brings vast experience to the role. It will be the second year in this role for the former senior rugby referee and first class cricket umpire. The Tasman Trophy season will kick off on March 14, with two

games scheduled for Marlborough. Renwick will play defending champs Waitohi at the Renwick Domain while Central will do battle with Moutere at Lansdowne Park. East Coast/ Awatere have a first round bye. Once again six Nelson-based teams will take part – Waimea Old Boys, Stoke, Nelson, Wanderers, Kahurangi and Marist. The competition will run over 11 rounds from March 14 until May 23, with semifinals on May 27 and a final on Queen’s Birthday Monday, June 1. The Tasman Trophy competition will be followed by a sub-union round, with semis scheduled for July 11 and the final on July 18. The division two competition is expected to begin on Easter Saturday, April 11.

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Robbie makes the most of time at national champs Peter Jones As personal statements go, Robbie Manson’s performances at the recent New Zealand Rowing Champs were concise and very much to the point. The 30-year-old, who rowed in Wairau club colours at Lake Karapiro, won the premier single and double sculls titles, both in emphatic fashion. In the single he came up against former double Olympic champion Mahe Drysdale, who has been vying with Robbie for the seat in the Kiwi single for the past two years, and left him trailing in his wake. In the double he paired with Chris Harris, who he rowed with at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and prevailed comfortably. As an opening gambit to a year where he has made a bold change, his efforts could not be faulted. This international season Robbie has decided to forgo the single, in which he set the world’s fastest time in 2017 but was unable to medal at the following three world championships, to team up once more with Chris in the double. They have been named in the NZ elite team to contest forthcoming World Cups II and III in Europe, with Mahe selected in the single at this stage. However, the Tokyo Olympics are everyone’s primary objective in 2020 and Robbie feels he is tracking nicely for the Games, especially after underlining his early-season form so comprehensively at Karapiro. “It went really well. It was always the plan to do both the single and the double [at the nationals].

“On a personal level I wanted to go out there and show everyone that I am still the fastest single sculler in New Zealand,” said the man who last season qualified the single for the next Olympics. “To trial for the double this year was my choice and I definitely feel as though I have made the right choice … it was nice to go out there and prove myself in the single one more time. “I haven’t been beaten domestically in the single for four years now and I haven’t been beaten in a sculling race at the nationals for four years either, so I just wanted to keep those kind of records going and I guess, for me, it’s potentially the last time I will get the opportunity to race Mahe, so I just wanted to nail it really. “The single went much better than I expected because I haven’t spent a lot of time in it over the past couple of months … and the double went really well, we were both really pleased with that.” If their selection is confirmed, Tokyo will be the third Olympic regatta for both Robbie and Chris, who finished 11th in Rio. Robbie finished seventh in the quad at the 2012 London Games, while Chris finished 11th in the four. The duo picked up a bronze medal in the double at the world champs in 2015. Robbie stresses that his decision to move from the single was not taken lightly, with the added enjoyment of being part of a crew boat a major factor. “After spending three years rowing on my own it is nice and refreshing to be in a crew boat with someone else.” And he is relishing his renewed partnership with Chris.

Wairau sculler Robbie Manson is looking forward to an exciting international season. Photo: Rowing NZ. “We are working really well together. “I feel like we are both fitter and stronger and rowing technically better than we were in 2015 and 2016. “We are a natural combination physically – we both did two second PBs on our 2km erg back at trials in January and we did exactly the same time, to 0.1 of a second. We are very evenlymatched in terms of power. “We also have a little bit of unfinished business, because we were

a really fast crew right up until Rio … now I would say that we are faster and training at a much higher level, so that’s really exciting.” However, looming over their international campaign is the potential disruption of scheduled events as coronavirus cases spread across the globe, with some media reports suggesting the 2020 Games could be adversely affected. However, Robbie said recent communication from the NZ

Olympic Committee had informed potential team members not to worry and said they were talking to the Tokyo organising committee and everything at this stage was going ahead as planned. “However the World Cup events, planned for Italy and Switzerland in May, could be more at risk but we are just training as normal and basically prepared for anything. “I’m sure this year will have a lot of curve balls, but we are just ready to take what’s thrown at us,” he added.

Mako draw announced

After securing their maiden Mitre 10 Cup title in 2019, the Tasman Mako will kick off their defence against Counties Manukau on Saturday, August 8, in Pukekohe. The 2020 draw was released late last week with Tasman hosting five games across the region. Motueka will celebrate 100 years of rugby when the Mako take on

Southland at Sports Park in September. Other home games will see Waikato and Bay of Plenty travel to Trafalgar Park while Lansdowne Park will host Northland and archrivals Canterbury. Tasman may again miss out on a shield challenge with Canterbury set to defend against Taranaki, Wellington, Waikato, Otago and Auckland.

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Hockey masters on song Peter Jones

Falcons’ batsman Tim Petrie on the drive. Photo: Peter Jones.

Falcons fly highest Peter Jones The Falcons are the Marlborough one day cricket champions after accounting for their Tasman Premier League rivals, the Dolphins, in a low-scoring encounter on Saturday. After sharing the honours in their two previous encounters this season the two Marlborough Labour Hire-sponsored sides met at Horton Park with the Grove Tavern Trophy on the line. The Dolphins won the toss and asked their rivals to bat, making early inroads. After struggling initially at 22-4 the Falcons put together a series of small partnerships as they worked their way towards a modest total of 140 before losing their final wicket in the 36th over. Nick Weaver scored 17, Harrison Boyce hit out lustily for 28 from just 20 balls, then Max Armstrong scored a valuable 15 before Bradley Horton (24 not out) and Joel Pannell (10 from 25) batted positively in an invaluable 37-run partnership for the 10th wicket. Matt McCormick was the pick of the Dolphins’ attack, bagging 4-22 from 10 overs of accurate medium pace, including dismissing four of the top six batsmen. Akhil Bhardwaj, Prabodha Arthavidu, Jack Walden and Mike Anstis also claimed wickets, with Bhardwaj being particularly economical. The Dolphins’ run chase was immediately under pressure as Falcons’ opening bowlers Nick Weaver and Matthew Stretch ripped through the top order. Left arm paceman Weaver, who finished with 3-24 from 10, including the key wicket of Arthavidu, and spinner Stretch, 3-22 from 10, combined to restrict their rivals to 6-36, from where they never recovered. McCormick, batting seven, threatened to take the game away from the Falcons with a hard-hit 27 from 33 balls, but was dismissed by spinner Tim Petrie with the score at 72-

8. A patient 18 from 66 balls from Nick Wilder kept Dolphins in the hunt but his demise, dismissed by off spinner Alex Kennedy in the 38th over, signalled the end of the match. Gillette Cup Earlier in the week the Marlborough Boys’ College First XI lost a low-scoring encounter to their Nelson College counterparts. The match was played at Saxton Oval with the top qualifying position for the Gillette Cup at stake. MBC made a strong start batting first, reaching 59 without loss after the first 17 overs, but the next 17 were a disaster, losing seven wickets for the addition of just 30 runs. MBC limped through to 113 beforea bold bowling and fielding effort saw them get back in the game. They had the home side reeling at 78-8 but were unable to seal the deal, the Nelson tail getting the job done.

The Marlborough contingent at the New Zealand masters hockey tournament staged in Christchurch last week returned with a host of podium placings. Leading the way were the Tasman women’s 40 team, a combination including Marlborough players Jo Jones, Jules Maltesen, Jo Campbell, Loren Hickin and Tash Veltman. They turned on some inspirational efforts over the course of the six-day event, remaining unbeaten to take out the gold medal. The competition was decided on a roundrobin basis, Tasman beating Waikato 2-1, Canterbury 1-0, Manawatu 2-0, Northland 1-0, North Harbour 3-2 and Auckland 5-0. Veltman, with four goals, was equal top scorer. The Tasman men’s 35 team also put up a strong performance, finishing second after beating Manawatu, Otago, North Harbour and Canterbury on

and lost two of their games. Also claiming bronze was the Otago Southland 55 women’s side, with Denise Lloyd, Rosie Lamain and Robyn Rowe on board. They won three, drew one and lost just once. Nigel Fraser, representing Tauranga 55 men, won a gold medal, his side going undefeated, while John MacKinnon, playing for Auckland men’s 45s, won five games in a row before losing their final to North Harbour and settling for silver.

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their way to the final, where they went down 2-0 in a replay against North Harbour. In that side were Marlborough players Mike and Andrew Mitchell, Andrew Nation, Andrew McCaa and Sam McConway. The Tasman 50 men’s side, including Sandy O’Connell, also picked up silver, beating North Harbour and Auckland, drawing with Wellington and Manawatu, then losing to Canterbury and Wellington (in a final shoot-out). The fourth Tasman side, the women’s 35s, finished sixth, despite losing just once in the tournament. They managed draws against Auckland, North Harbour and Malvern, beat Counties but went down 3-1 to Harbour in the play-off for 5th and sixth. Abby Scott, Sara Stocker, George Nation and Emma-Rose Allison played for the 35s. Malcolm King and Matt Hair picked up a bronze medal as part of the Wellington 45 men’s side, who won four

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Marlborough’s marathon man slowed by coronavirus scare Peter Jones Reporter

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When Paul Knight sets his sights on the finish line of a marathon it takes a lot to stop him getting there. But, the 61-year-old Marlborough athlete who has so far completed 113 marathons around the world, has been halted in his tracks. Paul, Maintenance Manager at The Vines Village and Marlborough Croquet Club lawnsman, was committed to running the 2020 Tokyo Marathon, staged in Japan on Sunday, March 1. However, after qualifying for the event, paying the entry fee and training towards race day, Paul was stymied by the world-wide coronavirus scare. In a move designed to reduce travel within Japan and prevent the spread of the viral respiratory disease, event organisers limited the race participants to elite runners and wheelchair athletes, reducing the field from around 40,000 to approximately 2000. Making the late change even more galling for Paul is the fact that if he had completed the Tokyo event he would have conquered what are known as the Abbott World Marathon Majors, the world’s top six marathons - being Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York City and Tokyo. “I have ticked them all off except Tokyo,” explained Paul. “This was my shot to finish it and I have

been waiting two years to get into the Japan race … they get so many people wanting to do it they allocate just 10 places to New Zealanders.” Paul is hoping for a refund of his entry fee and has been advised that his place in the field will carry forward to next year, but is unsure if he will be on the start line in 2021. “We’ll see. Once the disappointment disappears it will probably be ‘yes, I have to go’ but I don’t think I’ll be making it a holiday like my partner and I intended this time.” Paul was something of a slow starter on the marathon front, completing his first 42km [the Hamilton Marathon] in the mid1980s, but then there was no stopping him as he “caught the bug”. He describes his first marathon encounter. “I was in Hamilton, coming back from a night on the town, sitting drinking beer on the lawn of my house when the marathon field went past. My friend and I looked at each other, said ‘we can do that’, and we did [the race] the very next year. And I have loved it ever since.” He set a goal of completing 100 marathons before he turned 60 and knocked that target off in appropriate fashion, reaching three figures at the home of the sport, Greece, when he trod the same route that Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens to inform his army of victory over the Persians. “I figured if I was going to do 100 I would do it at the Athens Clas-

Paul Knight has run 113 marathons ... so far. Photo: Peter Jones. sic, over the original course.” Paul’s best time is 3 hours 18 minutes 24 seconds, set in Rotorua “many years ago” but now he runs at a more sedate pace, having bigger goals in mind. One of these was the Triple Seven Challenge, which involves completing seven marathons, on seven continents, in seven days. He was advised that if he wanted to attempt that rare feat he would have to aim at a finishing time around 4.5 hours, “and since then I can’t get any quicker”, adds Paul. In 2015 he took on the Triple Seven and completed it, with a minor hiccup at the end. After running consecutive marathons in Melbourne, Abu Dhabi, Paris, Tunisia, New York and Punta Arenas in Chile he set off for the final continent [Antarctica] but his

Netball action moves to Whites Bay Peter Jones Marlborough Netball made the most of the balmy summer weather to take their sport outdoors in mid-February. A beach netball tournament was played at Whites Bay, offering soft landings, plenty of fun and some serious skills. Two grades were played – competitive

and social. Beach Babes took out the competitive grade from Mixed Bunch, while Matuahakopas Iwi won the social event from Stranger Things. Marlborough Netball patron Viv Broughton and her husband Les were the chief organisers, setting up on the day and making the goal posts on the night before.

The finalists in the competitive grade, Beach Babes and Mixed Bunch, relax on the sand. Photos: Supplied.

plane was unable to land. However, he went back five days later and completed his seventh marathon, on King George Island, ticking off the seven continents in just 11 days. He lists “getting 800 metres off the ground and not being able to land in Antarctica” as his worst moment in the sport and is proud of the fact he has finished every marathon he has started. “I have crawled some, I have had torn calf muscles and hamstrings but I have never pulled out,” he added. His best moment came when he completed the Paris Marathon, one of 32 international races he has completed. “It is just such an amazing race – with the scenery, the atmosphere, the whole race was just unbelievable.” Paul has raced shorter and longer

distances but says the length of a marathon is his best. “I have done Kepler and a few 60km events and, I know it’s rude, but anything less than 42km is not worth putting your shoes on for,” he adds with a laugh. “I love the challenges associated with running 42km … there’s always that challenge to finish and sometimes you get tweaks along the way but you overcome them and it make you a lot more determined … your brain just takes over … it’s a mental race, not a physical race. “I have been very lucky with avoiding the sort of injuries that have put a lot of people out of running and figure that while I am able to [run marathons] I am going to do it … I still have a lot of goals that I need to achieve.” The Lord of the Ring team, in green, were hard to miss.

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