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High Street set to shine bright ELISE VOLLWEILER Christmas is coming a little early to Motueka’s main street, with the replacement of the tatty and broken lights that straddle High Street.

The current lights are “donkeys’ years old”, according to Our Town Motueka coordinator Claire Hutt and she is delighted that new lights, tracks, and storage boxes are set to be installed this weekend.

Hefty traffic management costs have meant that the existing lights have been effectively stranded in place since winter, and the Our Town team was determined to find a permanent solution to utilising the lights without needing

to fork out $2,500 each time. Thanks to a $40,000 donation from NBS, as well as $10,000 each from the Motueka Community Board and New Zealand Community Trust via Hotel Motueka, the project has been funded in

full, and a permanent circumvention to the pesky traffic management cost has been found. The lights will now run along High Street, rather than across it,

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Peckham’s new owners Lois and Jody Scott with their recent awards at their Upper Moutere orchard. Photo: Kate Russell.

Peckham’s new owners doing Alex proud KATE RUSSELL Tucked into the serene Upper Moutere hills, two cider enthusiasts are carrying on the legacy of the late Alex Peckham - and they’ve already picked up an impressive stack of

awards. Jody and Lois Scott officially took over Peckham’s Cider in March this year. The fate of the business was left up in the air after founder and cider maker Alex tragically passed away in April

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ing for a winery – knew they had to take it over. “I had always admired Peckham’s and always loved what Peckham’s stood for - the orchard and the fruit,” says Jody. Continued on page 5.

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High Street set to shine bright FROM PAGE 1 bordering the shop verandas on custom-made tracks that have been crafted by Bays Engineering. This means that they can be easily attached and detached from the

roadside, and the plan is to put them up each Christmas, taking them down after the ‘silly season’ has abated. “They’ll also go up at Matariki, to offer a cheerful glow in the dark of winter. “It’s going to look fabulous,” Claire says. “I’m excited.” Bays Engineering company also made the storage boxes that will house the lights on

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the verandas when they are not in use. “They didn’t want to do it,” Claire laughs. “And I went back to them and begged them. They said yes, because it was such a big thing for the community.” NBS’s Howie Timms is also well aware of the importance of this display for the township. “We’ve always seen the lights and

the Santa parade as a really key part of the Motueka community infrastructure.” Although Howie now works in the Nelson branch as general manager – commercial, he was Motueka’s branch manager for 13 years and still lives locally. He says that Motueka is a “really significant branch” for NBS, punching well above its weight despite the size of the town.

‘We have a really good team of people in Motueka, who get to know locals, provide a great service, and I think that people in Motueka have a good sense of community.” He says that the township was well deserving of the help. “We’re excited – and in terms of funding something important to the town, that ticks the box for me.”

Stinky plant bursts into bloom ELISE VOLLWEILER The gentle spring breeze. The chirping birds. The wafting scent of … rotting flesh? At least, that’s the springtime scene when you discover a corpse plant in your garden. Two years ago, Clayton Ross was out tending to the caravan parked in his front yard in Motueka, when he got a strong whiff of something unpleasant. “I thought, I’ve run over a bird or something,” he says with a laugh. “There’s something dead here.” He searched the roadside for the unfortunate piece of roadkill, but couldn’t find the origin. Finally, next to a brick fence in his section, he noticed the slender burgundy stalk of a plant that he’d only seen once before, 20 years ago, on a mountain top in Crete. Those lilies had also been in full flower at the time, emanating the smell of decomposing flesh. The titan lily, or corpse plant, is pollinated by flies and carrion

beetles, hence the odour, and the nickname. Corpse plants are fickle blooms, only flowering every few years, and holding their blooms for just a few days before collapsing on themselves and retreating back into their corm. Clayton’s wife Delwyn had brought the tuber, unidentified and unlabelled, from her previous property on Wilkie St. Her late husband Eric was a keen garden and collected “all sorts of strange things”, Delwyn says. In total, she has had the lily for about 15 years, the last six or so at her and Clayton’s property in central Motueka. Every year, it put up lovely structural fernlike leaves, and she admired it as an unknown “little tree” in the garden. “It did that for 11, 12 years, and then we shifted it here and it flowered.” Clayton and Delwyn’s lily has put up two spikes this springtime, with a third just peeping out of the soil. The pungent blooms opened last week, and when the wind is right, the smell is akin to a flattened hedgehog that has been left to bake in the sun.

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Library turns 80-year page celebrating anniversary GORDON PREECE Local bookworms were praised for assisting one of New Zealand’s sole surviving volunteer-run library enter its 80th chapter. Māpua Community Library, which has nine committee members, 35 volunteers, and about 2000 registered members, celebrated 80 years since its prologue on Sunday with a garden party at its hub on the corner of Toru St and Aranui Rd. Treasurer Susan Butler says the library, which shelves about 1500 books, turned its first page in 1943, when local woman, Mary Robb, established a regular loan of 50 tales from a mobile library service that was sanctioned by the National Library. She says the “ticking heart of the community” had never looked back, even in tricky chapters. “In 1980, a larger space was needed to support the increasingly popular exchange of books, the

Committee members, Susan Butler, left, Belinda Caulfield, Judy Vaughan, Helen Jeffery, Irene David, Linda Palmer, Judi Salisbury and Tim David. Photo: Gordon Preece local hall society was enlarging its own facility and when approached, agreed to make a room

available for the library, the library ladies were in heaven,” she says. “In 1987, the mobile ser-

vice ceased, community libraries around the country were deemed too small and encouraged to

close, but the vision hadn’t come this far to be thwarted without a fight, “The subscribers felt the rural area of Māpua needed its own library, so they went to the top, a letter written to the Right and Honourable David Lange putting the facts before him must have impressed, because a visit from the National Library was convened.” Susan says with Richmond Library’s assistance, Māpua Community Library could continue a book lending service and the quiet gathering of books necessitated several shifts to larger locations. In 2002 its current purpose-built facility was opened by acclaimed national storyteller, Margaret Mahy. Since then, the library has hosted thousands of school-aged students, book fairs and other literature festivals and relies on donations and grants to keep it living in a fairy tale.

Cinema business yet to recover after road closure ELISE VOLLWEILER Old Wharf Rd businesses are pleased to have their street reopen at the end of last week, with the manager of Motueka’s State Cinema reporting that business has taken a big hit since the roadworks began six weeks ago. Mark Wentworth has been involved with the cinema for more than 20 years, so he is familiar with the seasonal ebbs and flows, and he says that business dropped off by as much as 90 percent. It was yet to recover, as people were out of the habit of coming, and therefore were not being attracted by trailers and the cinematic experience to return for upcoming films.

“That loss and lack of momentum over this time of the road works, and no people here to see future film trailers, has certainly affected us.” He says that the moment the signs when out, declaring the road closed 24 hours a day, was “the killer even before the road works started”. Representatives from the Tasman District Council say they have worked with Mark to try and address those perceptions. “We acknowledge that it is unfortunate that customers of the cinema were put off by the road works signs,” says TDC’s Rob O’Grady, whose role is team leader – project managers. He says that the work began on

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Monday, 6 October, and that a week later, the team was contacted by Mark who reported the drop in turnover. “I met with Mark on the evening of 14 October and he asked for signage stating that the rec centre was open as normal.” The signs, stating the Old Wharf Rd businesses were open as usual, went up the following day. After reviewing them, Rob decided they weren’t visible enough and arranged for larger electronic signs with the same message. Mark says that the other road signs should have read “No through road”, rather than “No access”, as many of his customers were confused and discouraged by the signage.

such a dramatic way. Celsius Coffee’s Stef Fry says that before the works began, she was “quite concerned” that it would impact her business, but she and her team did not register much change. “I was disappointed that it was going to take six to eight weeks to do, and I was concerned that it would impact us, but it hasn’t been noticeable,” she said last week. “Coffee still seems to be a palatable spend.” Flooring Xtra and PGG Wrightson also reported to have no change to their business, attributing that to the way that they operate, as they travel from site to see many of their customers.

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Tākaka man switches plea to guilty after fracas with police TRACY NEAL

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A man who was stopped by police in the main street of Tākaka and asked to remove bogus number plates - again, and who was then charged with failing to co-operate with police - says his behaviour was embedded in a family tragedy. Luke Thomas David Shackleton, aka Luke Orchard or “Living Man Luke”, had until last Thursday been planning to defend charges of refusing to accompany police, failing to remain stopped, and resisting police. But in the Nelson District Court on Thursday he switched his plea to guilty in a sometimes emotionally-charged speech regarding his reasoning. “I wasn’t proud of the way I acted, but I didn’t want to admit guilt,” he said of his initial stance. Shackleton, described as displaying a “sovereign citizen-type ideology”, arrived at court supported by his wife Rosy Orchard, who also acted as his McKenzie friend by guiding him through the process. After failing to have the charges dismissed and hearing that the scheduled judge-alone trial would go ahead, Shackleton changed his mind and pleaded guilty to the charges. He told the court how his actions toward police on September 16

Luke Shackleton, aka ‘Living Man Luke’ with his wife Rosy Orchard outside the Nelson District Court. Photo: Tracy Neal. last year had been partially due to a traumatic incident he and his wife had been involved in only weeks before. They told NZME outside court they had been in Northland dealing with the aftermath of the death of Orchard’s mother’s longtime partner Neville Thomson, who was mauled to death by dogs at his home in Panguru in August last year. Orchard said it had been a “horrific time”, and had influenced

not only her partner’s behaviour when they returned to Tākaka, but the stance they took after his arrest to defend the charges. They had intended to challenge a system they said “held people in perpetual poverty” and which was “often used as a weapon”. Yesterday, however, they said they had felt part of a more human approach to justice that saw Judge Jo Rielly commend Shackleton for his responsible approach, and Shackleton then apologised to

the police constable who’d arrested him, as he left the courtroom. He said he now felt comfortable, saying he was responsible for what happened but it was never his intention to refuse, resist or flee. The 37-year-old was charged after a fracas with local police in the main street of Tākaka. He said, up until then he’d had a respectful relationship with police. He’d previously had bogus number plates removed from the vehicle he was driving and was told more than once he had to get his vehicle registered, police prosecution said. On Friday, 16 September, last year, he was stopped by police again while driving through Tākaka in a vehicle that had the fake number plate he’d been asked to remove earlier. As part of the traffic stop, he was required to undergo a routine screening for alcohol impairment. Shackleton refused to comply with the mobile breath test and was asked to take a breath screening test immediately. He refused to comply and was asked to accompany the police to the station for an evidential breath or blood test, or both. Shackleton was warned he’d be arrested if he failed to accompany the officer and was then told he was under arrest. As the officer opened the driver’s

door to help Shackleton out of the vehicle, he slammed it shut and tried to start the ignition. The pair then struggled over the keys as the officer tried to reach them through the open window, grazing his hand in the process. According to the police summary of facts, Shackleton then turned on the ignition and the vehicle jumped forward before the officer was able to turn off the car. Shackleton ripped the keys from the officer’s hand and threw them on to the floor. As he was being removed from the vehicle, Shackleton began yelling to the public for help. He was taken to the police station, where an evidential breath test showed a zero-alcohol result. Shackleton told the court he reacted out of fear and a sense of needing to protect himself from the officer he had previously got along well with. Judge Rielly said police were justified in taking the action they did, and she hoped Shackleton’s relationship with the officer would heal in time. On each charge, Shackleton was fined $200. He was also disqualified from driving for a month. O P E N

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Hop Federation opens new taproom next to Riwaka Hotel In conjunction with celebrating their 10th birthday, local craft brewery Hop Federation is excited to announce the move to a bigger brewery and the opening of a new taproom next to the Riwaka Hotel, located just two minutes’ drive from their old brewery. Situated at a prime location on the Great Taste Trail, and on the way to Golden Bay and the Abel Tasman – the new site is the perfect place to pick up supplies for your holiday travels. Founded in Riwaka by Chief Brewer Simon and his wife Nicki Nicholas in 2013, Hop Federation became part of Māori business Kono in 2020. The success of the business has seen the team move into a larger facility to better cope with customer demand, says Simon. “From our perspective, it was time to make the move to a larger brewery. A bigger, better brewery calls for bigger, better brews - and some exciting new ones! Dean and I have been revamping the current range, making every brew even more hop-forward, refreshing, and delicious. The only downside of the move is saying goodbye to our much-loved taproom. And that’s where TOAD Hall and the new Riwaka Taproom came in!”

“Collaborating with some of the region’s most iconic establishments, TOAD Hall and Riwaka Hotel, is something we’re really excited about. With Angie Morris and her team managing tap rooms at both sites, we know they’re in great hands.” The TOAD Hall Taproom has been refurbished with a new look, and stocks the best of local beer, wine and ciders, including the full Hop Federation range, explains owner Angie Morris. “The Riwaka Taproom has 12 beer taps and will also showcase the full range, including any new seasonals, merchandise, Tohu wines, and a great range of deli products.” “All of the famous TOAD Hall fresh salads are available in our new Riwaka Taproom along with a fully stocked deli with cheeses, meats and freshly baked sourdough breads from TOAD Hall. We have some exciting plans in store for the summer season, including a wood-fired pizza cart. Watch this space for new developments and keep an eye on our social media for upcoming announcements!” Business Update. Adv.

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Thread, screws, wire and glue make old items work anew ELISE VOLLWEILER Horse chaps, various lamps, bicycles, a tiered cake platter and a decades-old cake mixer were among the items that were presented for fixing at the inaugural meeting of Motueka’s Repair Cafe on Saturday. The meeting, held at Te Noninga Kumu – Motueka District Library, was hosted by about a dozen repair volunteers and attended by 29 members of the public, who brought in their items for gluing, rewiring, sharpening and other various repairs. Motueka’s branch is part of the Repair Cafe Aotearoa network, which aims to “foster a culture of repair in New Zealand”. The initiative is supported by the Tasman District Council’s Waste Minimisation and Community Development scheme, and is in partnership with the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum. The cafe’s organisers dubbed the event a “very successful launch”, with 10 new potential volunteers also offering their expertise for

Barry Goodman’s scissors are thoroughly sharpened under David Barton’s expertise at the Motueka Repair Café on Saturday. Photo: Elise Vollwelier. further repair cafes. The organisers plan to make it

a regular event in the new year, with the next meeting tentatively

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Peckham’s new owners doing Alex proud FROM PAGE 1 “We knew we had to get here.” The Neudorf Rd orchard, which was established in 2004, has one of the most well-developed and diverse plantings of heritage cider apples in the country and Caroline Peckham, Alex’s widow, wanted the farm to continue producing cider. The 16.5-hectare property is currently planted with nine hectares of apples. Jody, a winemaker by trade, says although the circumstances were tragic, they saw an opportunity to carry on Alex’s legacy and continue growing the business.

“We couldn’t bear to see the operation folding or the trees being ripped out, which might have happened.” So, they decided to make the move south from Napier and have been “crazy busy” ever since, filling the boots of their trailblazing predecessor. But the long hours are paying off, as not only as has the support been “massive” but they have recently picked up an abundance of awards. Earlier this month Peckham’s was crowned New Zealand Champion Cider Producer at the 2023 New Zealand Cider Awards. They were also awarded Champi-

on Cider for the Stoke Red 2020, Best Cider with Fruit for Boysenberry, Best Specialty Cider for Roasted Apple and Best Traditional Cider for Stoke Red 2020. Stoke Red 2020 also picked up Best International Cider or Perry at the 2023 Australian Cider Awards last month. In fact, Stoke Red 2020 is so good, it has completely sold out. “We were confident we would come away with something, but we were surprised to win as much as we did,” says Jody. “It was exciting that we won across a range of styles.” They say, not only is it humbling to win the awards in Alex’s hon-

providing accommodation onsite. “We’d love to have something that people can come and visit, but we don’t know what form that would be yet - at least a tap room,” says Lois. “The opportunities here are endless.” They would also like to start exporting their award-winning cider. “We want to showcase what New Zealand cider can actually be.”

our, but it gives them confidence that Peckham’s is carrying on with its excellence. “The Peckham’s fans are so passionate and the feedback from everyone has been really positive,” says Jody. “We regularly get emails from people saying, ‘I love this cider you’ve released’ or ‘I’m so happy you are still carrying on the way it was before’,” adds Lois. The couple say they would love to expand the business and are already looking at

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Bumper weekend in Motueka’s sights ELISE VOLLWEILER Get ready, Motueka. The biggest weekend on the town’s calendar is almost upon us. December doesn’t miss a beat, with Friday 1st heralding the annual Motueka New World Starlight Christmas Parade. From 5pm til 9pm, Motuekeans will enjoy late-night shopping, as well as street entertainers, free face painting, and for those with strong nerves, the customary ferris wheel. High Street will be closed from Poole St to Whakarewa Street, with the parade floats beginning their 500-odd metre procession at 7pm. Santa will bring up the rear, with his signature lolly scramble. Get a good night’s sleep after that, because Saturday, 2 December brings with it the Motueka A&P Show.

Held annually at Marchwood Park, the town’s agricultural and pastoral show is set to be the usual explosion of flowers, crafts, preserves, baking, livestock, and all-day entertainment. Entry is $2 per person, with kids in car seats free. Committee chair Louise Bradley says that a focus for this year will be young families, offering more activities for children. There are also plenty of event sections for kids to enter, such as sand saucer, vegetable creation and decorated cupcakes, harking back to the flower-show era of yester-year. While the full show is held on Saturday, equine enthusiasts will enjoy the horse events held on Sunday. If a cruisy coastal environment is more your vibe, the Trewavas Street Art Walk is also held on Saturday 2nd, from 10am to 3pm. Now in its eighth year, the art

The Santa Parade is just one event happening in Motueka this weekend. Photo: File. walk offers paintings, hand-weaving, ceramics, metal work, steam punk, clothing, mosaic, cards, plants, and upholstery. Just follow the yellow bunting along Trewavas Street to explore the artistic offerings, clustered at thirteen homes along the way.

Local wine wins gold award FIONA NELSON Facing northwest on Kina Ridge, what was once a hectare of pines is now a vineyard producing award-winning wines. Greg Dryden has won a gold medal award for his Vista Pinot Rosé in the recent New Zealand International Wine Awards. The awards were announced on 25 September in Auckland. Winning the gold award was a surprise for Greg and for Anna Weeks, who provides technical services and manages the vineyard. “We were so pleased because it’s such a small area and it takes a while for a vineyard to establish,” says Anna. “There were lots of entries from bigger winemakers. “It’s a tough market and we were pleased to be the only Rosé out of Nelson region to win a gold medal,” she says. Greg and his wife Bridget have lived on the property for 14 years. After harvesting the pines and sweetening the soil, the vineyard was planted in 2009 with 4,000 Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris grapes. “It was June 2022 when we decided

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to grow specifically for Rosé so we changed our cropping and pruning methods,” says Greg. “Here on the Moutere clay we have a microclimate producing low yield, high quality fruit, and we are one of the first vineyards to harvest in the area.” The grapes are harvested in March on one day, and all the fruit is handpicked by a local team. The best quality goes in the bins and is taken to Moutere Hills’ winemaker Patrick Stowe. Greg’s main business is Fruition Horticulture, a consultancy business for pip fruit, hop and grape growers in the Top of the South, which he has been working at since 1997. But for Greg, the vineyard is his hobby and his passion. “It is an amazing feeling to know that we can produce a wine as good as the larger wineries.” Vista Wines do not have a cellar door but tastings are available at Rimu Wine Bar, Mapua, and Jester House, Tasman. Further information can be found at www.vistawines.co.nz

“We have a diverse range of new and returning artists offering creative solutions to the dilemma of what to give friends and family for Christmas,” says co-ordinator Abby McCall. Entry is free, and although no EFTPOS is available at the event,

many of the artists allow bank transfers. Slightly further afield, the Moutere Hill’s Country Christmas market is also on Saturday, 2 December, from 10.30am to 3pm. Boasting 80 stalls and free admission, the organisers of this indoor market reckon there is “something to please everyone”. For something a little different, there is a musical performance at the Chanel Art Centre that same evening, whereby “Madame Tragedie tells the Story of the Blues”. Titled Under a Celtic Moon, the performance features piano, bass and vocals, and meanders through acoustic roots, classic blues, jazz and Celtic soul. The performance costs $25 per adult or $5 per child from either Eventfinda or Motueka Floral Studio, with doors opening for cash sales at 7pm for a 7.30pm performance.

Photographer finds humour in rejected artwork ELISE VOLLWEILER He’s laughing about it now, but Grant Douglas was initially quite affronted when two of his three photographs were rejected by the Suter Gallery because they suspected plagiarism. His photography, much of which is taken of “found objects” using the macro lens on his digital Pentax, is deliberately vague, so that people can make their own interpretations of what they are seeing. However, when he submitted three photographs to the Nelson Suter Art Society’s Spring Exhibition, he was astonished when they flagged two as being potentially unoriginal, questioning whether he had actually taken photographs of other people’s artwork. He was outraged, but his wife Gail made a valid point– she

Grant Douglas keeps the subjects of his artworks a closely guarded secret. Photo: Elise Vollweiler. advised him to take it as a compliment, and now he certainly sees the funny side. Grant’s photographs are untitled, and he does not like to spoil the illusion by telling people exactly what the subjects are. “I want people to think, ‘What is this?’ Hopefully it sparks memories in people of things they’ve seen in the past.” He can offer teasers for the

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Cashless shop stirs up hornet’s nest ANNE HARDIE Augustine Mathews has a small business where people often pay her in cash, but last week a local shop would not accept her cash and she fears it is another step towards a cashless society. Merchant 1948 in Nelson is the latest shop to go cashless and has signage stating cashless payment only. It is not the first business to go cashless locally and is unlikely to be the last, but it did stir up a hornet’s nest about the relevance of cash and dependency on electronic payments. When Augustine posted her experience on Facebook to see what others thought, hundreds responded. She runs a small jewellery business in Māpua and acknowledges there are pressures on businesses to move away from cash payments, but says people still have cash. “I have money – actual folding stuff and I can’t use it. My money is legal tender but suddenly I can’t use it.” The term legal tender is not as simple as it sounds though and includes a lot of legal jargon. In short, The Reserve Bank of New Zealand says that if a business has signage, or there is verbal advice stating it does not accept cash before shopping begins, then it does not have to accept cash. Without that signage or advice before shopping begins, the business is obliged to accept cash. Regardless of the legalities, Augustine says the path toward a cashless society is being pushed by banks and does not take into account cyber security issues threatening electronic systems and events such as Cyclone Gabrielle, or those who rely on cash. The Reserve Bank also views cash as important. It publicly states that having cash available, accepted in store and readily deposited are key to both well-functioning local economies and communities where everyone is included. It says the closure of bank branches, fewer ATMs, reduced or removed cash services offered by banks, contribute to the falling use of cash and difficulties handling it. Merchant 1948’s head office brand and marketing manager Stephanie Coote says one of the reasons for making the decision to become cashless was its banking partner was making it increasingly difficult to deposit cash moving forward. Multiple bank branches had been closed and in some other locations banks were completely cashless and had become admin-only facilities. Another factor prompting the move to cashless stores is the 40 per cent increase in retail

crime across New Zealand in the past two years and she says keeping both their team and customers safe is a huge priority for the company. “With these two main factors contributing, we have found ourselves in the place of having to make this tough decision for our business overall. However, not all decisions are final.” She says the company appreciates feedback and it will be passed on to the relevant departments. Reserve Bank head of money and cash

Ian Woolford says that in the past six years there has been a significant drop in the number of people who sometimes pay with cash, from 96 to 63 per cent. About six percent of New Zealanders still rely on cash though and they are more likely to be older, poorer, living rurally or Māori. Age Concern Nelson Tasman’s manager Caroline Budge can understand businesses wanting to make their premises safer by removing cash and acknowledges fewer people are using cash. But she says there are still sectors of society using cash,

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Competition heats up for local ceramic finalists GORDON PREECE A duo of Nelson Tasman artists are vying for a glaze of glory at New Zealand’s prestigious ceramic awards. The annual Portage Ceramic Awards, which take shape at Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery in Auckland, celebrate Aotearoa’s dynamic contemporary ceramics. Wood fired designer, Darryl Frost, who operates Tasman gallery, Frost and Fire, says he had made artworks full-time for about 40 years, and 2023 was the first time he had entered the awards in a decade. He says his creation, named RD2 Uppermoutrie, was an “elegant and beautiful” combination of wood, bone and cow horn. “I made the work on an artist in residency programme at Driving Creek up in Coromandel where I was working with 10 other artists, I went there with no expectations and no idea to what I would make,” he says. “I started playing with the simplicity of the adzes and [the artwork is] the combination of using wood, bone and cow horn blended together into something elegant and beautiful.

Tasman Village’s Darryl Frost will be exhibiting for the first time in a decade. Photo: Gordon Preece. “It’s taken me 40 years of learning to be able to be in the position I’m in to create what I can.” Darryl says his gallery, which he’s operated for about seven years, included displays of his work and work by other artists, including

Motueka-based sculptor, Nicholas Duval-Smith. “I’ve got regular buyers that keep coming back and 99 per cent of people who come into the gallery are surprised and excited by it all,” he says. “Then they get to

see my kilns and they really start to appreciate the art of wood firing when they see the amount of work that goes into it.” Mandy Gargiulo, who has been a porcelain artist based at her Stoke home studio for about eight years,

says it was her third time entering the awards and she was awarded last year’s people’s choice. She says she was “happy” to be a finalist, but an award for her hand decorated, high fired porcelain creation named ‘Moleta’, which is inspired by Te Aumiti, the French Pass, would be “an icing on the cake”. “It portrays the harsh currents, and waves and whirlpools of the area, and relating to the experiences in the early 1900s of Angelina Moleta who was an Italian immigrant to D’Urville Island,” she says. “ The piece is on a piece of reclaimed rimu which represents her friend named, Wetekia Ruruku Elkington, they bonded over the circumstance of the harsh environment, so the rimu is her side of it, and the ceramic piece is Angelina’s part. “I was honoured to be amongst some big names in the top ceramic competition in New Zealand.” The awards are unveiled on 23 November, and artworks selected by the judges, including RD2 Uppermoutrie and Moleta, will feature at Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery until March, 2024.

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Youth combat bullying in performance FIONA NELSON Theatre is considered a positive and powerful tool to talk about social issues, and this weekend The Curious Cats will be performing ‘The Bully Plays’. These are three separate short plays around the theme of bullying. “Bullying is a theme which is relevant to everybody, and theatre is a good way to talk about issues which affect us all,” director Naomi Baker says. The Curious Cats are a local youth theatre group who meet once a week. Some of the group have been doing classes for six or more years. The group chose the pieces from a collection of plays sourced from The Play Bureau. “We wanted something with four to six characters that had relevance and relatability, and we tried to get a variety of depictions of bullying to show how it can affect people in different ways,” Naomi says. “It has been a fantastic experience working with this group of young people. The dedi-

cation, time and energy that they have put in is incredible. I think one of the greatest challenges for them was having to act ‘mean’.” Most people have experienced bullying at some point in their lives, says Naomi. “It is often brought up in my classes by students that have experienced it that day at school. I hope that this show can provide an opportunity to be open, and for families to discuss this topic and shine a light on the very real and traumatic experience of bullying. “This production would not have been possible without the generous support of The Imaginarium, Helen Mayhew, Chris Saggers and Jeff Santa Barbara.” The Curious Cats’ production of ‘The Bully Plays’ will be performed this weekend on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 November, 7pm at The Imaginarium, 1 Woodlands Ave, Motueka. Cash only door sales are $10. The production contains mature themes and parental guidance is recommended.

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Aotearoa’s soul diva coming to Motueka Aotearoa’s undisputed soul diva will take to the stage in Motueka one night only this Friday. Motueka Music Group is pleased to present Whirimako Black in partnership with Arts On Tour NZ on Friday, 24 November, at 7:30pm at the Chanel Arts Centre in Motueka. With melodies caressed into shape by the language of her ancestors, Whirimako has carved out a musical pathway leading from the mists of the Urewera to the world. She is joined on stage by the multi-instrumentalist Kim Halliday who perfectly complements her with her virtuosity, and Mahina Kaui’s out of this world Taonga Puoro sounds and vocals. Whirimako is one of New Zealand’s most distinctive singers. She has featured on numerous collaborations with some of the world’s most highly regarded musical artists, such as Donal Lunny, renowned Zimbabwean singer/ songwriter Oliver Mtukudzi, and, closer to home, Dave Dobbyn, Neil Finn, and Salmonella Dub, and collaborated with Richard Nunns

Whirimako Black will take to the stage at Motueka’s Chanel Arts Centre on Friday. Photo: Supplied. on the 2011, Album Te More. Her list of awards include Best Māori Album, Best Jazz Album, and a Silver Scroll award for Best Māori Composition. Kim Halliday was the principal writer for Pacific Curls Trio for 12 years. She has been involved in over 20 different groups, 38 recorded works, has composed for three documentary film tracks,

and awarded three commissioned projects in NZ and Fiji. Kim has toured the globe extensively performing in major festivals around the world. Kim currently performs with Gitbox and Kita Trio. Mahina Kaui is a talented recording artist, composer and accomplished player of Nga Taonga Puro (Maori instruments). She features on numerous projects and collaborations, such as, ‘Te Hau Manu’ series on Maori TV 2010 and Te Taura Whiri I te Reo (Maori Language Commission’s Cartoons with Maree Sheehan 2013 and 2017. She has presented many workshops that combine modern influences with traditional sounds and music, movement and vocals. Her music has been used in soundtracks for ‘When a city Falls’, about the Christchurch 2011 earthquake; ‘Skin Stories’, a Taamoko series, ‘Restoring the Mauri of Lake Omapere’Hokianga, ‘URU’, as well as other projects internationally. Tickets are available from Motueka Floral Studio at High St, Motueka. Cash only, and door sales are cash only at the Chanel Art Centre.

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Wednesday 22 November 2023

Opinion Why are there rules for some and not others? I took this photo of a backpacker’s car illegally parked on the disabled car park on Decks Reserve outside the library on Monday morning, reported it to the police and telephoned the council. It has an outdated rego, so no warrant as it was 18 months overdue. It was still in the same place on Tuesday, why does it take so long for our council to act? When, if we as residence of this town, pick up a parking ticket much quicker. Poor show, Tasman council, how long does it take to pick up the phone and call a tow truck and stop this person abusing our town and follow the rules like the majority of us. A concerned resident Kathleen Barton

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Nelson runners complete New York marathon Four Nelsonians have done their small bit to continue the legacy of one of Nelson’s most decorated athletes, by running that race that Rod Dixon famously won in 1983 and raising money for his charity. Rod Dixon’s KiDSMARATHON was set up by the New York City Marathon winner and has since seen around 1.5 million primary school-aged children complete their own marathon over a school term both in the United States and New Zealand. To mark 40 years since he won the iconic race, he put together a team of four Nelsonians to run the 2023-edition of the race while raising money for his programme.

Rod Dixon carries the New Zealand flag at the ‘Night of Champions’ event in New York on the eve of the New York City Marathon earlier this month.

The four Nelson runners who completed the New York City Marathon with the Big Apple behind them. They are from left; Andrew Board, Lester Binns, Kim Ngawhika and Nick Smith.

The team – backed by local sponsors and donors – raised more than $15,000 for the programme, all of which will be used for local school children in Nelson and Tasman. The four runners included Nelson mayor Nick Smith, Kim Ngawhika, Lester Binns and Nelson Weekly publisher Andrew Board. All four completed the grueling marathon (42.2km) which was held relatively mild conditions. It wasn’t without hiccups however, Kim was trapped in her hotel elevator at 4.30am on her way to the bus which was to take her to the start line. She was rescued by the New York Fire Department after 20-odd minutes before racing to catch the bus. “I was freaking out that I’d miss my bus but fortunately they got me out in time,” she says. Nick says the day was almost perfect. “The marathon was an awesome experience. I was amazed that a city of 20 million people could be so friendly and put on such a fantastic community event. It was an extra pleasure to do it with three fellow Nelsonians and to raise funds for Rod Dixon’s inspirational KiDSMARATHON programme.”

Nelson mayor Nick Smith with his finishers medal in New York.

Andrew says the highlight was the enthusiastic support from the people who came to watch in all five of the city’s boroughs – Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Manhattan. “Running through the different boroughs was incredible. Crowds of people line the streets, shouted encouragement, held hilarious signs, blasted music and one even offered runners a hit of his bong (legal in New York). It was honestly one of the best experiences of my life, it’s a massive credit to the city and its people.” Kim, who was also running to honour her brother who passed away a year earlier, says it was an amazing experience.

“I thought it was incredible, the day had so many people running and so many people watching and they were so enthusiastic. New Yorkers must love the marathon they were so supportive. I saw a few funny signs, one said ‘I moved my car for you’ and another read ‘today the rats aren’t running the city, you are’. She says her brother would have been “super proud and a bit jealous so it was perfect”. Lester, who had run one marathon before says it was a completely different experience. “It felt like a real once-in-a-lifetime experience. I found it overwhelming and incredible at the same time. I couldn’t believe the noise and support from New Yorkers. I’m really grateful to have the opportunity to be a part of it.” In total, 141 of the 51,200 runners at New York were from New Zealand. The Nelson runners were supported by Sport Tasman, former Olympic medal winner Lorraine Moller, Rod Dixon, Gibbons Holdings Ltd, Matthews Eyewear, Smith Cranes, Good Storage and Top South Media, along with dozens of individual donors. The Givealittle page is still open, so if you’d like to donate please visit givealittle.co.nz and search ‘Rod Dixon’.

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Rod waves Nelson’s flag at New York marathon Rod Dixon’s running life was put on stage on the eve of the New York City Marathon earlier this month at the ‘Night of Champions’ event in the Big Apple. Rod famously won the New York City Marathon in dramatic fashion in 1983, overtaking Englishman Geoff Smith just several hundreds metres from the finish line in the 42.2km race. The New York City Marathon is one of the world’s ‘majors’, with 50,000 runners taking part and around two million people crowding the city’s streets to watch and encourage the runners. Rod’s famous victory came 11 years after he won a bronze medal in the 1500m at the Munich Olympics. Rod, who still lives in the Tasman district, grew up in Nelson and attended Tahunanui School and then Waimea College. Forty years after his historic win, becoming the only New Zealander to win the race then and since, his life was celebrated in a packed Staton Island Athletic Club ‘Night of Champions’ function the night before the 2023 edition of the race. “It was a total shock, I didn’t expect it,” he says. “It was a ‘this is your life’-style

thing and they brought in Dave Wattle, who won the gold medal in the 1972 Olympics [where Rod won bronze], I hadn’t seen him in 50 years. They also had Geoff Smith there, it was very, very heart warming, very emotional.” In 2016 Rod was inducted into the New York Road Runners Hall of Fame and he says he continues to get a thrill out of inspiring the next generation of runners. His charity, Rod Dixon’s KiDSMARATHON has seen around 1.5 million children complete their own marathon over the course of a school term. “I was really inspired by Sir Edmund Hillary, he came to Tahunanui School to speak with us when I was a kid and it really had an impact on me. After I won the bronze medal I went to visit him and his home and told him that he inspired me, he said ‘will you inspire the next generation? I said ‘yes, I will’ and I’ve been trying to ever since.” As part of that, Rod brought four Nelson runners to New York this year to run the event while raising money so more local school children could take part in the KiDSMARATHON programme.

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The weather was kind on Monday, 13 November for the first tournament of the season at Māpua Bowling Club. It was a full house with all eight rinks in use, four home teams and twelve visitors. Two members of staff from Mike Greer Homes were also hosted at the club. Although neither had bowled before, they were given the quickest ever coaching ses-

sion and then played throughout the day. If they ever wish to take up bowling seriously, Māpua would be delighted to sign them up. Arthur Win, Bill McKinley and Sean McBride were the managers and umpires for the day. When the scores were totted up at the end of play it was a close run thing with three visiting teams taking the top three places. Prizes were sponsored by Mike Greer Homes and awarded as –

First place, Nora Harvey, Russ Downie and Bob Foster, a composite team. Second Place, Bill Gray, Ron Inglis and Alan Wright of Motueka Third Place, Al Dudley, Sam Woods and Phillippe Macquet of Motueka The club are very grateful to all the bowlers who joined them for the day and look forward to seeing everyone again at future tournaments.

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Inter-primary school athletics The sun shone brightly for the Motueka District Athletics at Lower Moutere School last week. Held over two days, students travelled from as far as Murchison to compete in their age groups in a range of running, jumping and throwing events. Photos: Elise Vollweiler.

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Former NZ Champion Jeremy Webb drew a line in the sand with a dominant display in the final Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway feature race before the NZ T.Q. title in December. A one-man team on the night with no pit crew, Webb lay down the gauntlet in front of a highclass field that included the 1nz and 2nz cars. Even a restart with a 6-lap dash wasn’t a worry for a very focused Webb, the NZ Title on 8/9 December adding the final twist to the championship build-up. Webb took out the first heat before climbing his way through the field off the back in the second heat to place 8th and place him-

Saturday night was the final feature race before the NZ T.Q title in December. Rebecca Connor Maling. Aaron Humble rounding off the podium. It was a mixed night for the return of Nelson club champion Tyler Warnock, a messy restart in the opening heat leaving the car damaged after a roll over, but a solid 4th in heat two before not starting the feature. The smaller Quarter Midgets ran their club champs, a hometown field saw Conley Webley take out the feature race with Darcy Rasmussen in 2nd and Locky Martin 3rd. It was double duty with Webley and Martin both running in the Youth Ministocks as well, Martin making his debut with three top ten finishes and an impressive 9th placing overall in a 25-car field.

self off pole for the feature. Morgan Frost, who took out the heat 2 race, was sitting beside him off the front row. It was a two-horse race as the rest of the field fell back before the caution closed the field back up again, but the result was settled, the 1nz of

NBS Motueka Golf Club Ladies 9 Holes 14 November 3BBB 1st Pauline Sutherland, Gaye Milnes and Helen Dryden on 27 points Mens Wednesday, 15 November Stableford Ray Marsden 39 1st 2nd John Hewitt 38 3rd Keith Dowie 37 4th Pim Borren 37

The Youth Ministocks numbers continue to grow, the field spilt into groups to run over four races. Conley Webley picked up two wins and Jack Burson and Luke Higgins a win a piece. The Super stocks had the two Berry lads up from Christchurch, Mitch and Jake finally getting their cars on the track for the season. Shane Harwood picked up two wins while Callum Russ secured his first win in the Super Stock class with a great second heat, a few hairy moments had cars going offline which made for some close calls. The Stock Cars ran a triples format, a good field of cars boosted by visiting drivers. It was local Jack Rarity who took out the first

two heats before Canterbury’s Wade Sweeting won the final heat. Sweeting and local Matt Inwood reignited an old feud in heat 2. The triples group of Rarity, Melissa Gifford and Kynan Robinson winning by a 3-point margin over Sweeting, James Mackel and Cruiz McCreath. It was a battle of the ages in the Production Saloon grade, the Oldies vs the Youngsters with the junior team prevailing on the night, Krissy Wolf, Nicole Carey, Richard Ross, and Vaughan Cornelious taking the honours. Current NZ champion Paul Leslie had a successful night in the Streetstocks, picking up the round win by a solitary point from Shaun Andrews and Cody Pedley. The blind triples format was run with drivers not knowing who their teammates were. The outcome, another victory for Leslie who was joined by Cory Schumacher and local Josh Atkinson. The final build-up before the Amber Court Motel NZ TQ championship in December was a statement from Jeremy Webb, the former Waimea College student keen to return the number #1 back on his car.

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Sport

Decisive games mark second round of 2-day comp JACK MALCOLM The Wolves (Wanderers/Motueka) returned to Memorial Park on Saturday to finish off their prey. After sitting in a commanding position after day one, they finished Waimea Toi Toi United off in style to lift themselves off the bottom of the competition table. After posting what they thought might have been an under-par score from their first innings, 183-10, they had WTTU on the ropes with a strong bowling performance. Despite Bradley Norris scoring 34 for WTTU, his team was bowled out for 81 and sent back in to bat. With the Wolves’ bowlers sharing the load, it was Joseph O’Connor and Alex Brogan who shone with three wickets apiece, while Hayden Ingham took two scalps while allowing only nine runs from his six overs. The second turn with the bat wasn’t much better for WTTU on day one, with the Hobbs brothers Blake and Liam working their way through the order with two and three wickets respectively, to have their opponents end the day 59-5. That performance had WTTU in a hole they could not dig themselves out of as play

Sean Neal’s 41 runs were a steadying force in the middle of the innings for the Wolves. Photo: Chris Symes/Shuttersport. started for the second day on Saturday. Despite making the trip out to Motueka, it was too much of a deficit to overcome for the visitors as the Wolves capitalised after falling victim to Stoke-Nayland in the first round of the competition. It was a weekend of decisive results from the Car Company premier grade over the weekend, with Stoke continuing their upward march with a mas-

sive win over Nelson College. Batting first at Ngawatu Park, Nelson College were skittled for just 41 runs as Dylan Eginton picked up six wickets at the cost of 10 runs, while Jared Silvester picked up the remaining four from 5.5 overs. Stoke then declared at 193-5, with a not-out 60 from Ryan du Plessis and 58 from Jonty Raxworthy, before toppling Nelson College

again for an improved 107 runs to win by an innings and 40 runs. Whakatu New World Nelson City got one over their across town rivals, NBS Athletic College Old Boys, in winning by 10 wickets. Batting first, they set a daunting 193-9 dec. before bowling out ACOB for 81 and 126, respectively, to set up a 17-run chase from their second innings. It took Whaktau just four overs

to notch up the winning runs with a leg-bye being the final act of the game. This weekend sees the final game of the opening two-day competition’s opening round, with the Wolves travelling to Victory Square to face Whakatu, WTTU looking for redemption against Nelson College and ACOB looking to get back to winning ways against Stoke-Nayland.