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Super Saturday success A team of vaccinators from a range of Marlborough health platforms took part in the successful Super Saturday vaxathon at Westwood business park. Photo: Matt Brown.

MATT BROWN AND PAULA HULBURT Marlburians gave it their best shot on Saturday, with many first timers rolling up their sleeves for

their COVID-19 vaccination. The nationwide Super Saturday initiative saw more than 3000 people in Marlborough take the opportunity to be part of the bid to boost vaccination rates across

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the region. And the move means that 90 percent of the population across Nelson Marlborough aged 12 years and over have had their first dose. Across Nelson Marlborough

1035 people got their first vaccination, 2203 their second, meaning a total of 3238, 2.4 percent of the population, took part in the event. Mum of two Stephanie Flores

received her second vaccination and brought five-year-old twins Sophia and Linda Dos Santos for a Saturday outing.

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“It’s good to get out of the house. This is much better than a medical centre,” she says. Cory Wilson received his first jab at the event, administered by registered nurse Julie Luffman. Originally from Dunedin, he took the opportunity to get vaccinated so he could continue his travels to the North Island. “The bribes work,” he says. “My uncle is a massive anti-vaxxer – but free stuff. Can’t turn that down. “And we’re travelling north, that’s why we need the vaccine.” David Lewis came to Marlborough for a birthday and got stuck. The Wellingtonian says he wasn’t too worried about Covid but thought he may as well get it done. “It was super easy – I didn’t feel

Left: Cory Wilson gets his first jab, administered by registered nurse Julie Luffman. Right: David Lewis celebrates after his vaccination with free food. Photos: Matt Brown. a thing.” Latest figures from the Ministry of Health show 85 per cent of New Zealanders have now had their first dose, up 2 per cent on

Super Saturday. Sixty five percent of the population are fully vaccinated, up 3 per cent on Super Saturday. In total across the Nelson and

Marlborough regions, 113,065 people have had their first vaccination and 94,573 their second, meaning 70 percent of people are now fully vaccinated.

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Covid scare duo ordered out of region MATT BROWN

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Two women who sparked a Covid scare in the South Island have returned to Auckland. Yongxiu Su, 49, from Henderson, and Dongyun Yang, 48 a laundry worker from East Tamaki Heights in Auckland, appeared in Blenheim District Court last week. They arrived back in Auckland on Saturday after testing negative for the highly infectious Delta variant of COVID-19. Health bosses faced an anxious wait last week as tests were carried out before the pair were given the all clear. After appearing from Blenheim Police Station via video link, the duo, believed to be sex workers,

were bailed back to Auckland. The pair are facing charges of failing to comply with an order made under section 11 of the Covid 19 Public Health Response Act 2020. Appearing separately before Judge Tony Zohrab, the pair only spoke to confirm their names, with Yang adding she has been in New Zealand for 11 years and that her English is not very good. It is understood the pair left Auckland on October 9 and were apprehended by police on Wednesday. They face a maximum penalty of six months in prison and a $4000 fine. Yang sought name suppression but was denied on the basis of public interest. Su did not apply for name suppression.

The pair faced Judge Tony Zohrab at Blenheim court on Friday. File photo. Judge Zohrab told Yang it was not in the public interest to grant suppression. “This is a public court and the public deserve to know,” he says. Su and Yang are next due in the Blenheim court 24 October.

The pair were arrested at a Blenheim motel after allegedly travelling from Auckland without any exemption. It’s alleged that the pair failed to produce a negative Covid-19 test before departing Auckland,

where the Delta variant continues to spread. Police were alerted to the women being in Blenheim on Tuesday. Officers located them at a local motel and arrested the pair. “Police and the Ministry of Health continue to investigate the women’s movements, including when and how they have managed to travel to Blenheim,” a police spokesperson says. All police staff interacting with the women wore full PPE. “The six officers who dealt with this woman were initially stood down as a precautionary measure, however following advice from health officials, police have subsequently been advised the staff are not required to isolate,” the spokesperson says.

Change of campus best medicine for student nurses MATT BROWN

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Would-be Blenheim nurses may not have to travel so far to study as NMIT bosses get set to offer the popular course closer to home. A plan to train new nurses in Marlborough is in the pipeline at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT). The training provider is investigating the possibility of delivering a Bachelor of Nurs-

ing course at their Blenheim Campus. And about twenty learners have expressed interest in the course, it has been revealed. The move would mean and end to student nurses having to head over the hill to Nelson where the popular course is currently offered. NMIT chief executive Wayne Jackson says their strategy is to invest wisely in people, delivery and, where necessary, in infrastructure to support

an expected growth in learner numbers. “To that end NMIT collaborates closely with our stakeholders, iwi partners and regional skills leadership groups to discuss future workforce skills,” he says. He says they recently called for expressions of interest from learners who would consider enrolling in the Bachelor of Nursing programme if the majority of the programme was delivered at the NMIT Marl-

borough Campus. “To date approximately 20 learners have indicated interest,” Wayne says. But he wouldn’t say if that number of learners would see the course, which has never been offered in Marlborough, proceed. “The process is ongoing. There are many factors to consider including approval, funding and staffing.” A decision is expected to be in the next couple of months.

NMIT bosses are investigating offering the Bachelor of Nursing in Blenheim.

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The spinning cone process is gentle, preserving the aroma and flavours of the Sauvignon Blanc wine as the alcohol is removed. Giesen Group general manager Kyle Skene says it took 18 months of experimentation – trialling a range of botanicals and taste testing each batch. “The winning recipe was the one that allowed the aroma and flavour to jump out of the bottle,” he says. “We tried all sorts of combinations of botanicals. In the end, we realised the Sauvignon Blanc aroma and flavour captured in the spirit tasted so good that we only needed a single botanical – juniper. “The result is a unique gin with real provenance. The fact we’ve grown the grapes and made the wine before we even think about crafting the gin means we know our spirit inside and out.”

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Birthday celebrations Hard working volunteers from the St John Blenheim store in Springlands took a well earned break to celebrate their 7th birthday. The charity shop raises vital funds for Marlborough’s local St John

service and is staffed by volunteers who donate their time to help keep the store thriving. Volunteers enjoyed a meal at the shop together to mark the birthday milestone.

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$500k scheme for flooding recovery A government scheme designed to help out after natural disasters has funded two new crews to help with the clean up following the July floods. The $500,000 contract allows for two crews, 5 workers and one supervisor in each, to work for a period of up to 12 weeks to assist the region’s recovery efforts. The Ministry for Social Development (MSD), Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Marlborough District Council, Rural Support Trust and Federated Farmers combined forces to secure the help for the rural community. Marlborough recovery manager Dean Heiford says the teams will hit the ground this week. “Between the Rural Support Trust, MPI and Federated Farmers, they will be allocated to the farms and vineyards most in need,” he says. “The Government’s Enhanced Taskforce Green scheme is designed to help in the event of an emergency that has caused significant damage, such as an earthquake or flood, to help with

clean-up and recovery.” “We have been steadily working towards this with the parties involved and are now pleased to advise that this has been fully funded by MSD to support the ongoing clean up from the flood event around Marlborough. “This is great news for our rural community who are still dealing with the aftermath of the July storm on their properties.” More support is also on the way for Kenepuru residents, workers and visitors with the council’s Subsidised Water Taxi Service now extended to include services to and from Picton to Torea and Mistletoe/Onahau Bays. “This is thanks to another great collaboration, this time with our regional tourism organisation Destination Marlborough and our local tourism operators,” says Dean. The subsidised water taxi service has been made possible with funding support from the Marlborough Mayoral Relief Fund as part of the Council’s storm recovery support programme.

Subsidised water taxi services to and from Havelock were announced last week. “It’s great to have this service expanded to include Picton water transport as this is another step towards reconnecting people and making it easier for them to access essential services or travel to and from their Sounds’ property,” he says. “I encourage residents to coordinate times with neighbours to travel together if possible. Please be mindful that this is a new service for everyone, there will be some niggles as it rolls out, so bear with us as our teams do their best to assist.” The subsidy will be in place until the end of March 2022, subject to roads reopening and the level of use. The new water taxi subsidy is separate to the existing barge service subsidy. Support around access remains high on the priority list for the Council to continue to try to ease the impact of the current road closures on isolated communities, particularly in the Marlborough Sounds.

Baskets have been taken from Selmes Garden Centre.

The case of the missing baskets A charitable garden trust has been left counting the cost of ongoing thefts. Shopping baskets donated to the trust for customer use have again been stolen from Blenheim’s Selmes Garden Centre. The news comes just a month after Z Energy donated the new baskets to staff at the popular centre to replace those previously taken. Selmes Garden Trust is a nonprofit organisation set up to provide employment to enrich the lives of people who live with spe-

cial needs and disabilities. In a social media post, staff appealed for those responsible to return the missing baskets. “It is with much sadness to have to post this again. We had just been donated these shopping baskets for our customers and in less than one month they have been taken or stolen again. “Please if you have taken these please return as we are charitable trust.” The baskets can be returned to the garden centre at 141 Battys Road.

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Study flings mud at farmers and foresters CHLOE RANFORD

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Erosion, and run-off from dairy farms and forestry blocks are sources of mud smothering the seabed in the Marlborough Sounds, scientists have found. A team of National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) scientists, led by Dr Andrew Swales, identified the sources of sediment coming down the Pelorus, Rai and Kaituna rivers and into the Te Hoiere/Pelorus Sound. The “sobering” findings would help the Marlborough District Council and its partners fight against the unnaturally high level of mud clogging the area’s ecosystems and organisms. Sedimentation has been building up in the area for years, leading the council to ask Andrew to search for the sources. His team used a vibra-corer – a device which vibrates at a high frequency to push a plastic pipe two metres into the thick mud on the seabed – to retrieve undisturbed samples. Samples of up to two metres were taken from the seabed. The samples were then x-rayed, and slices of each core were dated and fingerprinted to identify

where the mud came from, and what type of land practice caused it to come loose. Shellfish remains were then studied to see how sea life had changed over the years, and carbon dated to estimate sedimentation rates prior to human arrival in New Zealand. The samples predated the storm that caused mass flooding across the region earlier in the year, turning the waters of the Marlborough Sounds brown with dirt. The Mahakipawa arm of the Pelorus Sound alone saw 15 centimetres of sediment. Swales found that the amount of sediment washing into the Te Hoiere/Pelorus Sound had seen a 13-fold increase since humans arrived, from 0.33mm a year to up to 4.1mm a year. Worst affected were the Brown and Kaiuma arms of the catchment, both about 12.5 square kilometres in size, which have “substantially” more sediment than scientists expected. Sediment deposited over the last century or so was dated by looking for the radioisotopes lead210, which “fell from the sky”, and caesium-137, which turned up in soils around the world during atmospheric nuclear weapon tests in the 1950s.

Diving Services crew prepare a high-frequency vibra-corer sampler aboard the boat ‘Pelorus’ at Mahau Sound, in the Pelorus Sound. Photo: Andrew Swales/NIWA/Supplied. Andrew says scientists pinpointed where it came from by looking at the fatty acids sitting in the sediment – also known as “nature’s barcode”. Fatty acids are secreted by plant roots, and each plant comes from a different type of community. Most of the mud in the Te Hoiere/ Pelorus Sound (about 70 per cent) has been sitting in the water so long that it was impossible for

scientists to determine where it came from. Of the remaining sediment, about 55 per cent had fallen from the side of a stream into the water or been trickled into the catchment during a period of heavy rain or land disturbance. Dairy farming is behind 23 per cent of the mud, which Andrew and his team expected, given the amount of land that has been con-

verted to pasture in Te Hoiere/ Pelorus. Pine harvesting is responsible for another 18 per cent. His report, summarising his team’s results, was shown to councillors at an environment committee meeting last week. During the presentation, some councillors shook their heads in shock. Marlborough Sounds councillor Barbara Faulls said during question time that the report was “sobering”, which was quickly echoed by fellow ward councillor David Oddie. Marlborough Mayor John Leggett says similar reports have been landing in the laps of councillors for more than decade. “There’s nothing really new here. It’s what we’re going to do about it, and doing about it, that’s important,” he says. The findings would be used to inform a multimillion-dollar project to restore the Te Hoiere/ Pelorus catchment, spanning from the Pelorus River to the outer Pelorus Sound. The project is one of the first to be delivered under the South Kotahitanga mō te Taiao Alliance, made up of top of the south iwi, local and central government representatives.

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Postie on the move: Town-centre clothing store Postie is moving across the road. The popular shop’s lease ends in November with bosses confirming the relocation. Postie chief executive Linda Leonard says they are still in the planning phase and are yet to confirm an opening date. “Once we have this information locked in, we will be sharing this with the community, and we look forward to welcoming our loyal customers to our new store. Postie has been part of the Bleheim community for many years, and we are excited to be relocating to a new central location that better suits our needs.” Waste costs: Council have launched a new online calculator to help people work out how much they are spending on recycling and waste. The new waste calculator works out costs linked to fees, time involved and distance travelled. Solid Waste manager Alex McNeil says the results may prove surprising. “Once you have completed the questionnaire you will be sent the results of the calculation by email. The results are based on how you answered the questions.” The waste calculator is now live on the council’s website. Rural recovery: The Ministry for Social Development (MSD), Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Marlborough District Council, Rural Support Trust and Federated Farmers have combined forces to secure more help for the region’s rural community with a Marlborough contract now finalised for an Enhanced Taskforce Green workforce. The $500,000 contract allows for two crews, five workers and one supervisor in each, to work for a period of up to 12 weeks to assist the region’s recovery efforts.

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A Marlborough woman who struggled for decades to come to terms with her gender identity is finally living the life she longed for. Angela MacKenzie, 66, is 16 months into her transition journey after making the difficult decision to make the life-altering change. Now openly living as a woman, the father of three, is ready to show his true self to the world. “I’ve changed the way I see things since becoming a woman, before there was anger and frustration and now there’s kindness and love, but it wasn’t always like that. “From when I first realised that I had these feelings, I was so scared so overdid the blokeness but was always so angry. “I put such high standards on myself to prove that I was a bloke and when others didn’t meet those standards, I was quite hard on family and staff. “I really regret that.” Born Stephen MacKenzie, Angela, a successful farmer and vineyard owner, says she always knew she was a woman. But she says she kept her true self hidden in a bid to protect her family and herself from negative reactions. “At 10 years old I used to pinch my sisters’ clothes to wear, it wasn’t a choice I made, it was something I felt compelled to do but I also knew I had to keep it a secret. ‘We’re talking about a time when you could go to prison for impersonating a woman after all. “Don’t get me wrong, it was a pretty good life but fraught with frustration.” Married at just 20-years-old in a church

Angela MacKenzie is finally living the life she needed. Photo: David James. wedding the former musterer says she fell in love with her wife at first sight. It is the split from her that has caused the most heartache. “I will always love her but she cannot come on this journey with me at this time.” Admitting who she was to her wife and children has been the hardest part of the transition, Angela says. “I had waited long enough, long enough that I knew my children would be okay, that they could stand on their own two feet without me if they didn’t want me in their lives anymore. “That’s why I waited until now. “I’m not brave, it wasn’t a question of if I’d do it, but when. I lost them

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for a while [my children] as they were very close to their mum. “They saw me as the perpetrator and her as the victim. “The black dog days were definitely there then.” Being able to shop for clothes, shoes and handbags, to go out as a woman, is enough of a thrill, for now, Angela says. “I like to dress smartly and have a stylist who helps me. We sometimes have discussions about what suits me but she’s usually right.” “I have found many new friends and they have supported me enormously throughout my transition…I’m finally finding my place in the world.”

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Detective vital to case Glorifying a beast Dear Ed, Few will be saddened to hear of serial sex criminal Stewart Murray Wilson’s death. As a reporter at the Marlborough Express during his offending days and consequent court appearances I knew of his activities in detail. Your story failed to mention the untiring and dogged work carried out by detective Colin Mackay in successfully arresting and prosecuting Wilson. It was Colin’s determination that ultimately resulted in Wilson’s conviction. Colin led the criminal investigation and built the Crown case against this manipulative and persistent offender. One of the saddest aspects in the whole sorry saga is that a truly nasty man outlived a truly good one. Colin Mackay died last year. Colin Mackay was vital to the arrest and prosecution of Stewart Murray Wilson, the Beast of Blenheim. Brenda Webb

Grammar is (not are) important Dear Matt, I enjoyed reading your article 'Cancer charity win' in the Marlborough Weekly - (Tuesday 12th October 2021). The Vintage Car Club's donation was indeed very generous. I write in a kindly manner to draw attention to the first sentence of your article. You write ,"A generous club are making ..." The word club, being singular, necessitates the singular use of the compound verb. - ie "A generous club is making ...

Of course this may purely be an oversight on your part but it troubles me that there appears to be a myriad of basic grammatical mistakes by journalists these days. I am surprised that your editor did not pick up this grammatical matter or indeed your electronic spell check / grammar programme. I trust that you will take this message in good spirit. It is meant to encourage not criticize. Kind regards, Rod Tyney

Hi Rod, You are, of course, correct. I’d love to say it’s just to check whether people are paying attention, but unfortunately, in this case, it

was purely an honest mistake on my part. I do appreciate you getting in touch. I will take care to have better grammar in the future. Matt Brown

Dear Ed, How on earth could you or any of your Editorial team think your front page was in any way appropriate? Wilson’s heinous sordid record is unfortunately a matter of history, so given that, it is beyond me how you could possibly think that an al-

most full page colour photo of him on your Tuesday’s edition is anything other than totally insensitive, and unnecessary. His victims I’m sure will be as horrified as I am that your publication “glorified” him in this way. Your comment? Wayne Greenstreet.

Editors note: The death of Stewart Murray Wilson is certainly a newsworthy event and worthy of coverage. We don’t agree that our front page “glorified him” in any way, in fact I believe it was quite the opposite.

Judge orders sex workers back to Auckland Methinks it's time to isolate the S.I. - it's easy enough. .... freight only via air - and same with the ferry, with trucks minus drivers crossing the strait along with the trains, having truck crew in both Wellington and Picton waiting to drive freight 2 it's destination. Extremely limited passengers getting exemptions to cross the ditch and only then, when double vaxed. Lynn Whitlock A laundry worker “essential workers” that snuck through the Auckland ring fence what a joke this sideshow is becoming on the daily. Jacquie Bugler They should be locked up..... Completely stupid decision on their behalf! Jenny McClelland Selfish and totally disrespectful to us in South Island. Not to mention stupid! Wendy Thomas

‘Deeply hurtful’ beach bylaw runs roughshod over connection to coast – iwi It’s not just the iwi who use the beaches for not just recreation but for gathering food, it’s a part of living in marlborough for many. The council down there are a bunch of ignorant beurocrats who have no connection whatsoever with their ratepayers. The only thing they give two hoots about is how much money they can capture from out of towers who bass through or use their boats there. The sand gets some ture tracks through it, so what. The next Southerly, or Northerly, or Norwester or breeze will sort that. Marlborough District Council, think who pays the way down there... not you! Mathew Scott

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Mentoring musical talent A passionate Marlborough musician is helping a new generation of young players find their beat. Linda Holdaway is overseeing up and coming players who she hopes will one day join Marlborough District Brass Band. The idea is to get youngsters interested so there is always new talent coming up through the ranks, she says. “The idea of teaching these students came about because traditionally Blenheim loses a lot of players when they finish college and go off to university and we want to keep them coming on through the ranks in the hope that they will graduate to First Class Brass, the official junior band.” Linda says her vision was to get the kids together so they could see who else was learning at a similar level. There are four mentors involved with the group and they are Jack Banks, Logan Ready, Ariel Rolfe

and Scarlet Delve. Eight-year-old Meabh Anderson says when you get to play music, it’s ‘pretty fun’. The Riverlands School student is part of a group of predominantly primary aged children taking part in the initiative. Meabh has been playing cornet for about six months and liked the idea of joining the group after being taught drums and ukulele by her teacher at school. For nine-year-old Taylah Ruffell, a student at Redwoodtown School, playing trombone runs in the family. Her mum was in the brass band and inspired Taylah to take up trombone. Taylah says the hardest part of learning the brass instrument is learning the notes and the different finger positions. She says having Linda’s help is very nice. Linda says the mentor group were the primary schools brass band members who were taught

Taylah Ruffell and mentor Logan Ready put in some practice. Photo: Chris Valli. during school hours at various schools in Blenheim Jack Banks, 17, is a Year 12 student at Marlborough Boys’ College and sees his role as a support person for the younger tamariki

on their own musical pathway. He had his own mentor and credits former Marlborough District Brass Band alumni Kevin Mosely for his own musical development. He says watching the kids learn is

a real buzz. “If you hear them play a sound and they struggle, you encourage them to just try again. When they get it, they kind of go ‘BOP’ and pick it up, it’s pretty cool.”

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Masters Games up and running PETER JONES

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The 2021 Summerset South Island Masters Games got underway at a variety of venues around the province over the past four days. The Games began on Friday with a 5km and 10km walk/run on the Taylor River Reserve, football at A&P Park and pool at the Clubs of Marlborough. On Saturday the action spread to Lansdowne Park with netballers, touch players and softballers joining in the fun, many in brightly coloured or themed team costumes. Bright, sunny weather greeted the participants on the first two days, while Sunday’s rain failed to dampen spirits among the hardy crews.

The annual Games will run from October 15-25, with over 2000 participants, officials and supporters coming into town. The masters will spread their skills across 38 different sports at 22 different venues. Minimum ages range from 20 at swimming to 55 on the clay target range. SI Masters Games event director Simon Carter was thrilled by the enthusiasm shown by participants across all the sports and praised the fortitude and spirit shown by the folk who braved the wet conditions on Sunday. He said that during registration many of the participants had expressed their gratitude that the Games had gone ahead in such uncertain times, thus offering them a chance to take their minds off wider national issues for a few days.

One of the more interesting costumes on show at the Masters Games netball on Saturday belonged to the Christchurch-based team known as The Droopers. Photo: Peter Jones.

Basketball sides battle for various titles PETER JONES

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Woodbourne Wizards and Storm claimed the major titles when the Marlborough Basketball Association’s finals were staged at Stadium 2000 last Sunday. The Wizards came out on top of runners-up T.U.Bs 81-65 in the men’s grade, while Storm prevailed in a thrilling women’s decider, edging out Thunder 3836. Final results Men’s A – Woodbourne v T.U.Bs. Win-

ner – Woodbourne Wizards 81-65 Women’s – Thunder v Storm. Winner – Storm 38-36. Mixed Social – Kooze City Ballers v Richmond View. Winner - Kooze City Ballers 74-43. Men’s B – United v Royale. Winner – United 63-30 College Boys – QCC Charcol v MBC Lakers. Winner – QCC Charcol 36-34 College Girls – MGC Lakers v MGC Spurs. Default win to MGC Spurs Intermediate Boys 1 – Rapaura Hoops v Bohally Raptors. Winner – Bohally Raptors 37-31. Intermediate Boys 2 – Redwoodtown Stallions v St Marys. Winner - Redwoodtown Stallions 45-24 Intermediate Girls – Fairhall Girls v Bohally Bucks. Winner – Fairhall Girls 22-15. Primary Boys 1 – Rapaura Baskets v Springlands Tall Blacks. Winner – Rapaura Baskets 26-14. Primary Boys 2 – Fairhall Dunkers v Grovetown Beasts. Winner – Grovetown Beasts 18-14

Primary Boys 3 – Seddon Rhinos v Blenheim Breakers. Winner – Seddon Rhinos 22-8. Primary Boys 4B – Tua Marina Red v Springlands Slammers. Winner – Tua Marina Red 22-10. Primary Boys 4A – Whitney Spurs v Springlands Thunder. To be played on October 27. Primary Girls 1 – Renwick Eagles v Whitney Ferns. Winner – Renwick Eagles 30-22 Primary Girls 2 – Springlands Magic v Witherlea Stars. Winner - Witherlea Stars 10-8. Senior Player of the Year – Dan Page Junior Female Basketballer of the Year – Birgitta Prescott. Junior Male Basketballer of the Year – Aki Collins. Coach of the Year – Danielle Blackmore. U19 Referee Of the Year – Jake Gane. Bruce Anderson Memorial Cup for contribution to basketball – David Collins. Rookie Referee of the year – Vitale Toia.

The victorious Storm side which took out the women’s title. The victorious Storm side which took out the women’s title. From left: Danielle Blackmore, Karina MacDonald, Meighan Watson, Jamie Campbell, Karina Wachlevski and Sophie van Velthooven. Photo: Peter Jones.

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Celtic favoured to feature in cricket final PETER JONES

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Celtic staked a bold claim for a berth in the Marlborough senior 40-over final by registering their second consecutive win at Horton Park. After disposing of Wairau Valley last weekend, the defending champs took care of Wairau by five wickets on Saturday afternoon. The finalist will not be confirmed until Saturday’s final round as both Renwick and Valley could conceivably catch Celtic if they can pick up wins, plus batting and bowling bonus points next weekend. Wairau’s second loss sees them drop out of contention. As in their previous outing, Wairau were unable to put enough runs on the scoreboard to trouble the chasing side. However, they made a decent start, an opening partnership of 60 in 10 overs

between Tarin Mason (36 from 44) and Hunter Ruffell (11 from 24) setting the platform for a decent total. Then, wickets fell quickly as spinner Tom Sutherland cut a swathe through the Wairau middle order, ultimately picking up 4-18 from eight overs. Nick Weaver, with 35 from 29 balls, contributed handily to Wairau’s total but they were all out for 151 in the 37th over. Tom Sloan and Liam Young both picked up a brace of wickets. Celtic’s reply was steady, openers Joel Logan (29 from 34) and Logan Robinson 17 from 30) contributing 43 for the first wicket, before Josh Poole (42 not out from 78 balls) and Sutherland (21 from 28) ensured there would be no major hiccups on their way to the winning total. Josh Alexander, with 2-9 from four overs, was the pick of the Wairau attack. Meanwhile, Valley quickly

bounced back from an under-par effort last Saturday to comprehensively beat Renwick by seven wickets on Horton Park three. Renwick batted first and were dismissed for just 68 in the 26th over. Akhil Pant’s 18 runs was top score with no other Renwick batsman reaching double figures. Jethro Moran was the chief destroyer, grabbing 4-14 in six overs. Spin bowler Matthew Stretch picked up 2-5 from five overs while medium pacer Sukh Aulakh bagged 2-9 from four. Valley set about their lowly target in haste, Greg Stretch slamming a quickfire 19, followed by 27 from 18 balls by newcomer Aulakh, to set the tone as they raced to their winning tally in the 11th over for the loss of just three wickets. Points: Celtic 15, Valley 10, Renwick 8, Wairau 4.

Wairau Valley batsman Sukh Aulakh lofts the ball to the square leg boundary during Saturday’s match against Renwick at Horton Park. Photo: Peter Jones.

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The Saints side that played in Nelson. Photo: Supplied.

Saints softballers win opening encounters PETER JONES

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Ella Sowman gets airborne to slam a forehand return. Photo: Peter Jones.

Tennis trophy stays PETER JONES

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The Lucas Cup remains in Marlborough hands after the senior rep tennis side repelled a strong Nelson challenge in Blenheim on Sunday October 10. For the third successive season, Marlborough got the better of their close neighbour, this year’s tie being played at the Forrest Wines Tennis Centre. Once again the home side’s female contingent, led by New Zealand junior rep Jade Otway, were to the fore, winning two ladies doubles and all four singles encounters. After the first round of doubles the scores ended tied 2-2. Nelson won the men’s match-

es, top junior Harry Pugh and Oscar Symonds defeating the local duo of Oscar SandfordJury and Hugh Robinson 6-0, 6-2 while Alex Low and Johnny Cameron overcame Lee Harborne and Hamish Morrow 7-6, 6-2. The situation was reversed in the ladies doubles, Otway and Susan Heagney romping past Ruth Seeman and Suzanne Spencer 6-1, 6-0, then Ella Sowman and Donna Clark downing Mandy Beynon and Susan Rooney 6-3, 6-4. Nelson dominated the men’s singles 3-1, Hamish McRae’s 7-6, 6-1 win over Cameron the sole Marlborough success. Otway, Clark, Amber Lyon

and Sowman won their singles matches, the latter’s gutsy 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 win over Beynon a pivotal result. Holding a 7-5 lead Marlborough need two wins for the overall win and quickly put the matter beyond doubt. Morrow and Otway beat Pugh and Beynon 6-4, 7-5 then McRae and Heagney downed Low and Rooney 6-1, 6-4 to seal the deal. Robinson and Clark added a three-set win in the final mixed match to make the final score 10-6 to the home side. Otway and Clark ended the day with three wins from their three matches, while Heagney proved a doubles specialist with two victories from two.

Marlborough’s Saints softball side marked their return to senior softball ranks with a couple of comfortable victories in Nelson on Saturday October 9. Team manager Darren Aldridge suggested that two wins on opening day “was an ideal way to start”. “It was just great to see the guys back playing ball again … it’s certainly a good starting point and a confidence boost.” Saints accounted for the youthful Cardinals side first-up, winning 14-1 through the mercy rule in the fourth inning. Next up they faced a tougher assignment, against Pirates. Saints led just 2-1 in the fifth but ran hot with the bat to wrap the game up 12-1 in the sixth. Youngster Willem

Hayton pitched both games, a big step up which he handled well. The infield of Callum Hayton, first baseman Campbell Gill and Drew Roberts also impressed, along with outfielder Anaru Anderson. Sam Kenny, after a four-year break, stood out with the bat, one hit striking the centre field fence on the full, while Gill managed an in-field home run. Blake Wisdom also looked comfortable at the plate. Darren took 11 players to Saxton Field, including some youngsters, and said the side would only get better with several more senior players such as Braden Healy, Kyle Marfell and Tyler Bird expected to join the side in the forthcoming weeks. Saints are at home for their next match, a double-header against top Nelson side Eagles at Lansdowne Park on November 6.

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PTS

CANTERBURY vs OTAGO

MANAWATŪ vs TARANAKI

SOUTHLAND vs WELLINGTON

HAWKES BAY vs WAIKATO

BAY OF PLENTY vs NORTHLAND

25 Toni Robinson

25 Jamie Norton

24 Paul O’Donnell

24 Paul Fuller

23 Antony Clark

Quentin MacDonald scored Tasman’s final try at Trafalgar Park on Sunday. Photo: Shuttersport.

22 Peter Jones

22 Colin Martin

21 Rod Thompson

21 Brian Powell

21 Leon Jones

20 Brendon Price

20 Weir Broadbridge

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19 Sam Boyce

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Matthew Grigg

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Tasman Mako face tough road home PETER JONES

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The Tasman Mako have just two more competition round robin games remaining in this season’s Bunnings NPC rugby competition. Late last week the draw for the remainder of the NPC season was released, featuring the 11 provincial unions outside of the Auckland region. There are four weeks of round robin matches, with Premiership and Championship semifinals and finals scheduled for the second and third weekend of November. The Mako began what is effectively the second part of a disjointed season with a noncompetition match on Sunday against Bay of Plenty, who they beat earlier in the season, at Trafalgar Park in Nelson. Non-competition matches have been added to the draw to ensure teams don’t go two weeks without a match after Auckland, North Harbour and Counties Manukau withdrew from the competition. Following the Steamers match, the Mako have a week off before travelling south to meet Canterbury in Christchurch on Friday October 29, with a 7.05pm kick off. Their final round robin game is in Blenheim, taking on Wellington at Lansdowne Park on Saturday, November 6, the

match starting at 2.05pm. Following that, on November 12-13, semi-finals will be played in both premiership and championship sections. Both finals will take place on the weekend of November 1920. There will be no promotion or relegation for any teams this season. Tasman are currently fourth on the NPC premiership ladder and will likely require wins against Canterbury and Wellington if they are to be assured of a semi-final berth. Tasman v BoP Sunday’s match against a second-string Steamers outfit offered a chance for Tasman’s second tier of players to play a first-class match without the pressure of competing for NPC points. Unfortunately, the weather did not play ball, with constant rain, wind and a heavy track conspiring to create a messy encounter. Playing into the breeze in the first half Tasman trailed 9-0 at halftime, unable to create pressure due to a string of handling lapses and struggling to execute any sort of game plan into the wind. Fortunately for those keen to make a good impression with the selectors, the Mako came good with the wind at their backs and wound up 26-9 winners, through tries to NZ Sev-

ens star Andrew Knewstubb, plus the Central club duo of Timoci Tavatavanawai and Quentin MacDonald. Both young halfbacks impressed for Tasman, starter Louie Chapman handling the early duties solidly and Noah Hotham, on debut, showing his ability to provide a quick service. Campbell Parata also stood out, especially in the second spell, with his tidy left boot and game management, while props Matt Graham-Williams, also on debut, and Luca Inch underlined their potential. Waitohi club player Viliami Na’apa made his debut off the bench in the second half. Youngsters recognised Two Marlborough college students last week received wider rugby recognition. Cooper Roberts, a stand-out in midfield for the MBC First XV this season, took part in the Crusaders development camp and impressed sufficiently to be included in the Crusaders Junior XV that took on and beat their Highlanders counterparts on Friday. MGC player Eleri James-Sitters also achieved higher honours, the Tasman Mako fullback/ winger being chosen to attend a NZ Rugby women’s high performance development camp set up with a view to creating talent for a potential NZ under-20 side.

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