Waimea Weekly - 12 July 2023

Clay wheel turns again

Crash survivor faces uphill battle

SARA HOLLYMAN

A Motueka woman who was driving to Nelson to have scans undertaken following a cancer diagnosis is now facing a long uphill battle to recovery after a serious crash on the Coastal Highway last week.

Leanne Smits is described by family and friends as someone with a heart of gold who is always looking out for others, but she now faces a long recovery from her injuries before she can begin to fight her recently diagnosed cervical cancer.

Her son Josiah Smits, who runs Motueka’s The Smoking Barrel, says the last two weeks have been rough for the family.

“She found out a week and a half ago about the cancer, it was a bit of a shock to everyone,” Josiah says.

Leanne, 56, had her first set of scans in Nelson on Tuesday last week and was heading back to Nelson for further scans on Friday morning when she came across a car that had hit the side barrier.

A police spokesperson says that crash happened about five minutes before, and everyone was out of the vehicle. Swerving around the car to avoid collision, Leanne crossed the centre line, forcing her into the path of an oncoming vehicle.

A St John spokesperson says six people were injured in the four-vehicle

crash – Leanne was taken to Nelson Hospital, along with five others who all had injuries ranging from minor to serious.

Leanne fractured four ribs as well as her sternum, cervical spine and both ankles, which required surgical reconstruction.

She also suffered a punctured lung and severe bruising.

Josiah says the priority now is her recovery from the crash, after which they will begin to tackle the cancer diagnosis.

He says the reality is she will need some form of treatment going forward and would like to see the community come together to help support his mum.

“It’s hard to explain, she’s one of those people… she’s quite exceptional the way she loves and cares for people. She particularly goes out of her way to encourage, message and call people who might otherwise fall by the wayside,” he says.

“The best way I can explain it is she’s everybody’s number one supporter. She makes people feel like absolute gold.”

Leanne works fulltime as a dental assistant and Josiah says worst-case scenario is that she and his dad will end up losing their home.

“We would like to look at alternative

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cancer treatments if that’s an option, but they are often costly. They don’t own a lot… they do have their house but keeping up with mortgage repayments they may end up losing it, that’s a decision they will have to make down the line.”

Family friends have set up a givealittle page to try and assist financially.

To donate visit https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/ love-for-leanne

Liz Bentley Annesbrook

“A traffic camera on [the Lower Queen St] intersection for people that run the lights because I’ve heard a lot of people who are in rest homes up there that have been in danger by cars running the red lights.”

Athol Henry Richmond

“I would like to see the [Richmond Deviation] widened to two lanes each way.”

What are some traffic improvements you would like to see put in place in Richmond?

Leanne Smits was driving to Nelson for a scan to further understand her recently diagnosed cancer when she was involved in a head-on crash on SH60 The Coastal Highway on Friday. Photos: Supplied.

Robyn Kereru Richmond

“Because I’m new here I don’t know very much but I know that there’s a lot of traffic at all of the intersections so maybe more timing of traffic lights.”

Fishers tip competition scales

GORDON PREECE

Record breaking snapper, kingfish and trevally were hauled in at this year’s D’Urville Island Fishing Competition.

The annual event, which is hosted by the D’Urville Island Fishing Club in association with the Wilderness Resort, reeled in about 57 vessels with about 200 anglers of all ages onboard from as far away as Christchurch and the North Island hoping to catch a Marlborough monster of the deep.

Organiser Cathy George says the “very busy” competition, held over the weekend, was split into nine different categories of fish species and prizes were allocated to the heaviest, longest and average sized fish. She says, among the many weighed in, three fish tipped the competition scales. These included a 26.96lb snapper caught by Blenheim fisherman, Greg Bennett, a 35kg kingfish caught by Phillip Steel, who is also from Blenheim, and a 7.9lb trevally caught by Nelson fisherman, Patric Lorandi.

Cathy says Nelson fisherman

Shane Harwood was the overall winner having caught eight of the nine species.

“He was the lucky person who managed to catch that extra fish that got him through, and

I heard that in the last hour or so he managed to catch that [eighth] species, and he was quite jubilant about that.”

Cathy says the competition was also hooked towards keeping healthy levels of fish in the local waters with kingfish entries based on length measurements before release. She says it was also about introducing fresh anglers to the sport.

“We’re trying to encourage the comradery of fishing, we’re not trying to encourage overfishing, we want the person who’s not too experienced in fishing to be able to win a really good prize as well.”

It was the first time the event was held over three days in-

stead of the traditional two, with fishing beginning last Thursday.

“The previous year, when it was a two-day competition, we had to postpone the dates due to weather,” she says.

“Although our bay was really sheltered and it was a very safe competition because of the wind direction [this year], it was challenging for them out there with a bit of breeze with a little bit of chop in some places. But even though that had happened, there was still some record fish caught, so it goes to show that the competition and the conditions were ok.”

Cathy says $1000 was also raised for Coastguard Nelson.

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Gardening tips for July

July is the optimum month for planting barerooted trees. We have a lovely range available now, including apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches, plums and more. We also have some gorgeous ornamental flowering cherries. There is something magical about eating sunwarmed fruit, straight from your garden. Here are a few tips that will help ensure you have strong, healthy fruit trees for many years to come.

Choose a site that gets plenty of sun with shelter from very strong winds. If you are in a frost-prone area, try to find the most sheltered spot especially for stone fruit which are susceptible to late frosts.

TASMAN BAY ROSES

It is vital to ensure the roots of the trees never dry out before planting. When purchasing your trees, it is a good idea to bring a large bin liner as some root balls can be too large for our bags. If you’re not planting the tree straight away, you can ‘’heel’’ it in. A temporary spot in your vegetable garden is perfect.

If you want to incorporate some fish compost before planting, mix it through the soil thoroughly before digging the hole. Placing compost in the bottom of the hole is not a good idea as this can make your tree roots lazy. They are

less likely to go vigorously hunting for food. Dig a wide, deep hole and make a mound of soil in the centre of it to ensure there will be no gap beneath the root ball. Also ensure there is enough room width wise, so the roots are not being squashed against the edges of the hole. Bare-rooted trees are lifted by machine and this causes some root damage. Check for any ragged edges and snip them off with sharp secateurs.

Place your tree in the hole, spreading the roots out over the mound. If the root ball is sitting above the surrounding soil, make your hole deeper. When backfilling, firm the soil down as you go. This will help stop any air pockets forming around the roots.

If you are using stakes to help support your tree, place them in the hole on opposite sides then backfill. Use wide ties and make a figure of eight between the stakes and the tree. There needs to be some room for movement. Give each tree approximately 30-40 litres of water. Placing rocks around your tree will also help keep the root ball secure while it is becoming established. Getting the planting just right is the first step towards years of bountiful fruit.

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Shane Harwood with a snapper caught during the competition.

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Kidney donor says more are needed

GORDON PREECE

Relieving the “huge impact” of a family member’s dialysis treatment was the motivation for Rachel Bartlett to donate one of her kidneys.

The Best Island resident and former Nelson Hospital theatre nurse’s cousin, Ben Bartlett, who is originally from Nelson but currently resides in Brisbane, was diagnosed with microscopic polyangiitis in 2007.

Rachel says the disease has gradually caused permanent damage to his kidneys and has taken dialysis to treat since 2021.

Ben currently spends nine hours on dialysis each day, while still working five days a week.

“[Ben] came home in October and we caught up with family and he showed me his dialysis, and I thought ‘oh man, this is just no good’, so I offered to donate [one of my kidneys] to him,” Rachel says.

“If I was in that situation, I would want someone to donate to me because there’s not a lot of organs around and people don’t realise how safe it actually is [to donate]

if you meet the criteria.”

According to Kidney Health NZ there are currently around 600 people on New Zealand’s kidney donation waitlist, many of whom could remain on the list for up to five years before a transplant.

Rachel, who is a registered nurse at the Skin Institute in Richmond, says she underwent scans in October last year to determine if her kidney was suitable for donation.

“Once the scans had all been tested and done, they then went to Australia in January and they looked at all my tests, and then there was about a three or four month wait once I had been cleared from Australia’s end.

“They did the matching at the same time to see whether we were a match or not, and we are a match, but if we weren’t, there’s a process called [the Australia and New Zealand Paired Kidney Exchange Program],” she says.

Living kidney donation accounts for over a third of all kidney transplants in Australia and New Zealand. However, up to 30 per cent of living kidney donors who want to donate directly to their loved one are found to be incom-

patible.

The ANZKX program matches incompatible donor and recipient pairs with other incompatible pairs across Australia and New Zealand so they can donate to each other.

Rachel will travel to Brisbane at the end of July where medical

staff will assess whether she and Ben are in good health, before she goes under the knife at Princess Alexandra Hospital for the kidney removal on August 1. Her kidney will be implanted in Ben’s body on the same day.

“They say that with a live donor, as soon as they hook up the

blood vessels, [the kidney] starts working immediately, whereas a deceased donor could take two or three days to work,” Rachel says. She says there shouldn’t be too many long-term risks for her after losing a kidney.

“I shouldn’t be anymore prone to potential problems; it would only be trauma to the one kidney if it were an accident or something like that or if I developed an autoimmune disease attached to my kidney.

“That’s about the only risks really, which is the same risk for everybody else.”

Rachel says bodies could start rejecting a donated kidney after the procedure, so her cousin will take anti-rejection drugs for the remainder of his life to combat the risk.

“Hopefully he won’t need to do dialysis again, and hopefully he’ll get longevity out of the kidney,” she says.

“With the number of people on dialysis, [hospitals] just can’t keep up… people need kidneys big time, and it would be great if [my case] gave [the public] something to think about.”

What started off three years ago as one class once a week to get seniors more active, has now grown to five classes a week with a community of around 60 attending regularly. NZCT Senior Mobility classes celebrated its third birthday at the Wanderers Clubrooms on Friday. Lesley Sutherland attended the very first class. “There were about seven people. We managed to keep things going through Covid and it’s been really good.” She says people now come from Stoke, Richmond and Wakefield to attend. “Socially it’s really good, it gets people out and mobile.” Pictured are Ian Harper, James Cooper, Delphine Henderson, Kevin Molloy and Sue Paki

Rachel Bartlett said it was “safe” for people to donate an organ if they met the criteria. Photo: Gordon Preece.

Paki. Photo: Sara Hollyman.

Wakatu Lodge pieced back together

ANNE HARDIE

It has been eight long weeks sitting in its sawn-through parts in a muddy paddock, but last week the 128-year-old Wakatu Lodge was put back together like a jigsaw puzzle, on its new site.

Melissa and Simon Floyd say it has been a long wait to get their two-storied villa pieced back together since they carted it from its Waimea Road site in Nelson to their lifestyle block in the Moutere.

The plan had been to piece it back together immediately, but then it rained, the site turned to mud and Melissa says it was impossible for the crew to get the piles into the ground, so everything was put on hold while the ground dried out. Then last week the moving crew were back, lifting the base of the house to get a small digger underneath to dig holes for the piles and pour in the concrete the night before lifting the two sawn-

through sections back on top to make the house whole again.

“It’s absolute relief,” Melissa said as the crane lifted sections back where they belonged. “I’m not nervous at all – just excited.”

The Floyds have shifted two small cottages in the past so know the process, but the sheer size of Wakatu Lodge posed new challenges. Even after splitting the two storeys, the roof still had to be lowered to meet height restrictions on the road, and then had to be lifted again, before being lifted back onto the bottom storey.

“The house was slightly larger and more complicated, but we knew it was possible. It was on our radar that anything is possible.”

Eleven years ago the Floyds bought the villa from the then Nelson Hospital Board which had used it as a home for the aged and a rehabilitation centre. They have spent those years renovating it, before deciding to move it to the country.

Some of their renovation work is a little worse for wear after rain found its way inside during the time it sat in pieces in the paddock. But Melissa already has plans to rectify the vintage wallpaper that they sourced from the United Kingdom.

“My husband always accuses me of buying the wallpaper before the walls are built. I’m always way ahead.”

Realistically, she says it will be a year before the house will be liveable and renovations will be ongoing. Though the house is still

ragged, she already has plans for the landscaping, with a cast-iron gazebo waiting on the sidelines. The house now has a Facebook page so those interested in the lodge can follow its renovation progress. “It will have a modern twist on an old house.”

Melissa Floyd says it has been a long wait to see her beloved Wakatu Lodge put back together again.

Photo: Anne Hardie.

Vandalism costs $100,000 over past year

MAX FRETHEY Local Democracy Reporter

Vandalism across Tasman District has cost ratepayers at least $100,000 over the past year.

So far this year at the Avery Pavilion in the Saxton Field complex, which is jointly owned with Nelson City Council, there have been several windows broken by paving stones, a fire lit in a toilet cubicle, a roller door caved in from a vehicle collision, and tampering with the gas unit. Council’s reserves and facilities manager Grant Reburn says the damage is frustrating for him and his team.

“Inevitably it impacts on the regular schedule of work which means that staff have to divert their attention to repairing damage and making our reserves and facilities safe, clean and functional again. It is valuable time that is lost to this.” The $100,000 cost includes prevention measures in addition to the price of repair, but not staff

time.

Grant says the gas unit vandalism specifically was a safety concern but adds that council has since made adjustments to the cage so it is not so easily damaged in future.

Rows of seating, including the metal frame holding them together, have also been stolen from the Sports Park Motueka Grandstand. Some seats there were also burned.

While these significant incidents cost a lot, smaller-scale more frequent bouts of vehicle vandalism, graffiti, and toilet damage – which can include fittings, sinks, hand dryers, and soap dispensers being ripped off walls and smashed windows – also drive up the price tag of repairs for ratepayers.

Rural toilets and those in Richmond seem to bear the brunt of the vandalism.

Grant says Tasman is in conversations with security providers and Nelson about potentially installing CCTV cameras at

Saxton Field to try and curb the vandalism there – which is expected to cost several thousand dollars to repair.

Council staff are also investigating potential camera installation at Sports Park Motueka where the damage is similarly expected

to cost several thousands. But cameras aren’t cheap and can cost $3,000 to be installed.

Grant assures that more cost-effective alternatives – such as signage, bollards, and security gates – have and will be used elsewhere when suitable.

“These incidents were reported to police at the time,” he adds. “Where we have been able to follow up and identify offenders, we have in some instances received compensation for damage done.”

Between July 2022 and March 2023, damage to Nelson’s public toilets cost $27,000 with vandals cutting through pipes and cisterns, smashing sink basins and toilet bowls, and burning hand dryers.

This included one toilet at Saxton Field being smashed twice before it was replaced with a stainless-steel version which has not been damaged since it was installed.

However, Nelson City Council has confirmed that since March, another $12,000-worth of damage has been attributed to vandalism across the city.

From carving meat to blasting rock

A few years ago, local man Butch Schofield was more familiar with wielding a butcher’s knife than blasting rocks and working with big machinery.

But his relative newness to the quarry industry hasn’t stopped him from scooping a prestigious national industry award.

Butch spent nearly 10 years working as a butcher before deciding to change careers and join Taylors Contracting nearly four years ago.

Last week, he was awarded the Terra Cat Award at the IOQNZ (Institute of Quarrying) awards for the operator that has con-

sistently shown the most dedication and commitment to the quarrying industry. The award comes with a $3500 travel grant towards the cost of travel in New Zealand or Australia.

Butch says enjoys working as part of the Brightwater-based company’s Quarries team in the Lee Valley

A co-worker’s wife told him about Taylors four years ago, and despite having no experience as a machine operator he approached the contracting company.

“Taylors said that they would work with the right person to

Update from Rachel Boyack MP

One of my priorities as the MP for Nelson is working to ensure we have excellent local health services. That’s what our community deserves. Our Government has significantly increased the level of investment in health services, which means we can prioritise the upgrade of Nelson Hospital. Progress towards our new Hospital is tracking very well, and Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand and Government Ministers will be making important decisions about the rebuild very soon.

Last week Health Minister Ayesha Verrall announced that a new pay equity offer has been made to Te Whatu Ora nurses. Nurses are the backbone of our health system and deserve decent pay. The offer includes a lump sum of $15,000 to address backpay issues and a further increase of at least 4.5% in base pay rates. Community and GP-based nurses have recently had an increase of 8% in their base pay rates, and last week Te Whatu Ora Midwives agreed to a 15% increase in their pay. Fixing longstanding pay equity issues is complex work, and while there is more work to do, I am proud of the progress our Government is making for health workers.

We are also working hard to lift the number of people working in the health sector. Last week New Zealand’s Health Workforce Plan was released, which sets out a number of steps to lift our health workforce. Training more health workers in New Zealand is a critical part of this plan, and the Government announced a further 830 nursing student placements last week. This will help reduce waiting times for students to enrol in nursing training, so that we can train more nurses faster. If you have any questions about any of this important work, please contact my office.

train them up and that’s exactly what they have done,” he says.

“They’ve supported me to get all my tickets and training,”

Butch says he loves working outside and is enjoying being involved in a range of tasks in the quarry environment.

“I get to do a bit of everything - pulling rock, loading rock trucks, drilling, and I’ve got all my tickets for blasting. I really enjoy operating heavy machinery and blasting and the work environment is great.

“The quarries team are a really good group.”

He says that he’s keen to work

towards being a quarry manager in the future but currently, he’s enjoying operating the machinery and being a part of the wider Taylors’ team.

His manager Neil McKay says that he’d love to find more people like Butch.

“He has an eye for the job at hand and thinks ahead. What he’s been able to achieve with no previous machinery experience has been impressive. He says the quarrying industry needed to encourage young people into it and provide them recognition of what they have achieved.

A roller door was caved-in by a car at the Avery Pavillion in the Saxton Field complex. Photo: Supplied.

Butch Schofield. Photo: Supplied.

Students get a taste of the food business

ANNE HARDIE

It was a school holiday programme with a difference when a group of intermediate students got a taste of the food business by creating a product in a commercial kitchen to present to a panel of judges. The programme was instigated by The Food Factory’s general manager Olivia Martyn who wanted to inspire children to become involved in the food business. Usually, The Food Factory in Stoke is the domain of entrepreneurs in the food and beverage industry who use it to kick start their business venture. The facility was originally prompted by Pic Picot from Pic’s Peanut Butter World to give the fledgling businesses the opportunity to

hire the facilities and get advice from the voice of experience.

This was the first time that school-aged children have used the facilities to get an insight into the food business and Olivia is planning to repeat the programme during the October holidays.

Students had spent the morning at a netball holiday programme before being grouped into teams at The Food Factory, given a recipe, and told to create a product with a name, proposed packaging and costings.

“They talked about pricing and yield – because it’s important if you run a food business that you make the right amount.

They spent a lot of time calculating the margin and not

just the cost of ingredients, but labour, power and rates to see how much you pay for the end product.”

Each group was given a brand name which they had to incorporate into their product and then made a pitch to the panel of four judges including Pic Picot. In their pitch the groups needed to give a reason for why their product would be a good snack for refuelling after netball.

Olivia says the students showed how creative they could be within the limited time of one-and-a-half hours between cooking and presenting their products, coming up names such as Pop O Mallow and Pic Sin. The judges decided the overall winner was the Oatalisios Banana Bliss Balls.

Increased traffic monitoring

New sensors have been installed at two of the busiest local road intersections in the district. The two sensors from Felicity - a company owned by Spark - have been installed at both the Wensley Rd/Oxford St and Champion/Salisbury Rd intersections and will continuously monitor and record numbers and directions of pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicles (including the class of vehicle). They have been funded from the Waka Kotahi Streets for People project.

Nelson house prices fall

Nelson house prices have fallen by 1.1 per cent, according to the QV House Price Index for June 2023. The average house price in Nelson is now $779,468. Nationally, the average home decreased in value by 1.8 per cent this quarter, a smaller rate of decline from the 3.4 per cent decrease in quarterly value change back in May. The national average home value in New Zealand is now $891,585, which is 11.8 per cent lower than the same time last year and 5.6 per cent less than at the start of this year.

Tasman Matariki light competition

Households and schools around the Tasman district have been busy mak-

ing light lanterns, light sculptures and light displays which capture the essence or a component of Matariki. People can now ‘like’ the images of their favourite designs for the ‘people’s choice’ category on the Tasman District Council Facebook page. The household entry and class entry with the most likes by 12pm on Monday 17 July wins a lunch shout.

Matariki Festival

The Trafalgar Centre will host the Matariki Festival, Te Huihui-o-Matariki 2023 this Friday. The event will start with Taka Kara Tīpuna, the Regional Secondary School Kapa Haka Competitions from 9am - 3pm. The event also includes performances by local schools. The Matariki Market will open at 5pm - 9pm, offering a diverse range of food as well as Māori arts and crafts for sale.

Celebrating community heroes

Every year Tasman District Council’s Outstanding Community Service Awards officially recognise and celebrate the people who make our communities tick. Nominations are open for the Outstanding Community Service Awards until 31 August, with an awards ceremony planned for later in the year. Visit tasman. govt.nz/community-awards to submit a nomination.

Sampling their Pop O Mallow creation were Gabby Rivers (left), Taylor Orme, Hunter Nicholls and Summer McPhillips. Photo: Anne Hardie.

New homeless seek help every week

ANNE HARDIE

The cost of living is making it harder for people to find affordable accommodation and the Male Room is working with three to five new people each week who need a roof over their head.

Manager of the support centre, Louis Chapman, says there is already a waiting list for the different types of emergency accommodation and “it is tough out there” for many people. The centre is just one of many groups and agencies working with people seeking somewhere to live or in need of support.

Though the centre is primarily aimed at men, it is open each weekday for anyone who needs support, food, a kitchen to cook a meal and somewhere to have a shower if they don’t have a home. Between 25 and 40 people pass through the Male Room every day for either food or support with homelessness. Each week, between three and five of those people will be newly homeless, while others are on waiting lists for accommodation, he says.

Louis says there have been about 80 rentals on Trademe ranging in price between $450 per week through to $800, which is unaf-

fordable for the people who walk through the door seeking accommodation.

The cost of living is a relatively new reason for pushing people into homelessness, he says. Often it is an increase in rent of maybe $50 per week that is “the straw that breaks the camel’s back” and forces them into living in cars, couch surfing, on the street, or needing food which they can no longer afford.

Men are usually the face of the

homeless on the street, but he says homeless women are less visible because they are couch surfing or living in their cars.

“A lot of people do a good job of hiding their homelessness. They come here and have a shower and get dressed up. But they tend to be the recently homeless.”

He says people who never thought they would end up homeless can find themselves without a home and unable to find somewhere to live.

“Some have had a partner and kids, then the relationship breaks up and they don’t get to see the kids. That leads to drinking and that leads to drugs and that can lead to mental health. Then they end up on the street. “Then there are those who grew up in a boys’ home, always been in trouble and never really known mum or dad. A lot of us have been through tough times but have family around us for support. But not everyone has

that support.”

Louis says released prisoners often end up homeless as well. Main centres have wrap-around services to help them back into the community, but not regions such as Nelson-Tasman. He says it makes it challenging for them securing rental accommodation or going into a flatting situation, especially if they have electronic bracelets.

When someone turns up at the Male Room looking for a bed for the night, Louis says they call backpackers looking for space and get a quote for the Ministry of Social Development.

“If you get lucky you can get in the same day or if you present really poorly, they can say no. Then we give them tents and sleeping bags. Council can be really understanding if someone is in a tent and not causing trouble. Otherwise, they just become a problem somewhere else and someone will take pity on them and give them another tent.”

Louis says social housing for single people has been really lacking in the region and many of the homeless are single. For that reason, he hopes the proposed social housing development on the former Wakatu Lodge site will help.

Louis Chapman from the Male Room sees new homeless every week. Photo: Anne Hardie.

Tapawera teacher retires from classroom

GORDON PREECE

Witnessing five-year-old students develop into young adults had been top marks for Jeff Rowland in his 21 years at Tapawera Area School.

The veteran mathematics teacher, who also taught at Waimea College between 1983 and 2001, put the full stop on his teaching career on June 29.

Jeff says teaching at an area school, with a current role of 181 students, has enabled him to witness students learn from age five to 18.

“To be able to watch them grow up through all their schooling and then kind of graduate at the end as year 13 has been a real pleasure,” he says. “I’ve been a maths teacher all my life, maths is my passion… and when you’re trying to show [the students] something and then suddenly you see there’s a flash in their eyes and they say ‘oh, I get it now’, it’s that kind of thing which keeps you going.”

Jeff says he particularly highlighted teaching year 11 mathematics since it was his students’ introduction to NCEA, and it was when the subject became “serious”.

“I liked [teaching] the topic where they had to make a container to hold four golf balls and it wasn’t allowed to be a straight cylinder or a

straight box.

“They had to use their imagination to try and come up with some kind of container with four golf balls, so there’s a lot of geometry involved in that.”

Jeff says he also treasured his involvement in the school’s co-curricular activities including its theatre productions and sports, activity, and themed dressup days, including one with a Star Wars theme on May 4.

“Being an area school with the primary and the secondary, we like to have different dress up days just to break out the work and give the kids a bit of fun, and it’s always quite fun for the teachers to do that as well,” he says.

“We’ve had purple days to support cancer and a rainbow day, a wig day, crazy hat day, basically if there was a dress-up day or mufti, the money that gets raised from that goes to a certain organisation.”

The 62-year-old says he celebrated his final school day with a morning tea with his colleagues.

“There were a few teachers that were sad, a few tears, lots of hugs, and the students presented me with a lovely card as well that had been created by them with Post-It notes inside,” he says.

“I’m going to relax… and just unwind and see where life takes me.”

Jeff Rowland left his teacher’s desk after four decades, on June 29.

Photo: Supplied.

Flights

Ian MacDougall, Tony Gimson and Judith Hunter

Lynette Gulliver, Jan Blackmore and Ann Stilton

Raelene Malcolm and Karen Bradley

Rosalie Richardson, Ava McDougall, Lynne Cotteril-Hunter, Alexi (8), and Jed (9) Davies

Susan Oakden and Ray Gardner

Maddie Jones and Polly Dowling Phelan Kerby-MacDonald and Travis Fleming Oliver Reilly and Kaley Conning Ryan Clements and Anthony Jordan Paul Miles, Ashley Robertson (8) and Amber Robertson

NZCT Senior Mobility classes 3rd birthday at Wanderers Club Rooms

Saxton Storm Volleyball Showcase

Baton handover for Nelson New York City Marathon runner

One member of a four-person Nelson fundraising team set to run in the 2023 New York City Marathon is handing over the baton to a new runner.

Whakatū Marae Poutohuwhakahaere Kim Ngawhika will take the place of original team member, Tāhunanui School principal Barbara Bowen, for the event to be held on 5 November 2023. Barbara was injured in a fall from her bike on 5 November 2022 – a year to the day before the iconic US marathon – so when the opportunity arose take part in the 2023 event, it seemed like fate. “It was too exciting to turn down,” Barbara says.

However, Barbara found the training too difficult, too quickly, for her recovery from injury so she made the tough decision to pull out.

Kim will take Barbara’s place, joining Nelson Mayor Nick Smith, Saint Paul’s Catholic School Board chair Lester Binns and Top South Media Managing Director Andrew Board to run the marathon and raise funds

for the delivery of Rod Dixon’s KiDSMARATHON programme in Nelson-Tasman schools.

Rod, a Nelson-born running legend, won the New York City Marathon in 1983 in a time of 2:08:59.

His in-school running and nutrition educational programme, which has already been used by more than 1.8 million children worldwide, enables the pupils to complete a full marathon of 26.2

miles (42.2km) over 10 weeks. Together with fellow running legend Lorraine Moller, who won the Boston Marathon in 1984 in a time of 2:29:28, Dixon is helping the four Nelson runners prepare

for the 2023 event.

Kim says she has always wanted to participate in the New York City Marathon but this event would be extra special as she would be running in memory of her brother Mason who died on 7 November 2022.

“He was really fit and healthy and did a lot for his community. He died of a heart attack.”

Kim says she enjoys running for fun and fitness and has competed in events such as the Abel Tasman Coastal Classic and a couple of half-marathons, but the New York City event will be her first full marathon.

With the four-person team now confirmed, a website and Givealittle page has been set up to allow people to donate to the team. All money raised will go directly to subsidise local students taking part in Rod Dixon’s KiDSMARATHON as the participants are paying for all costs to travel and run in the New York City Marathon. To find out more, or to donate to the team, visit www. kidsmarathon.nz

Kim Ngawhika, third from left, is taking the baton from Barbara Bowen and will run in the Rod Dixon KiDSMARATHON team at this year’s New York City Marathon. They are pictured with Nelson mayor Nick Smith, left, and former New York City Marathon winner, Rod Dixon. Photo: Andrew Board.

Free swimming lessons for kids

‘The country has unfortunateIy experienced high rates of drowning, largely due to limited access to swimming education’ - disagree. Fact - males over 45 account for 75 per cent of the 93 people who drowned in 2022. When they were at school they had far greater opportunity and access to swimming education. Fact - 72 per cent of boating deaths in 2010 caused by drowning - 88 per cent of victims not wearing life jackets. Maybe an article for older men in New Zealand educating them based on statistics would be worthwhile. Fact - In 2022, 74 of the 94 deaths from drowning were men.

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Amalgamation talks resurface

No, if anything the Tasman District Council should be separated into five smaller councils. Centralization does not make local governance more efficient.

Kym Parsons

No way with the amount of stuff-ups NCC have, Tasman don’t need them.

Terry Beach

Agree, need to streamline both councils.

Kevin Thomson

Nelson Council could learn alot from TDC.

Cheryll Edwards

Feral cats under spotlight

Well, I hope these feral cats read the relevant regulations, absorb and follow said regulations. Hopefully more feral cats will pop in for microchipping also. Seriously, how about just trapping and euthanising them? If they get a domes tic cat, no problem if the owner has done the right thing and microchipped it. If not tough luck, should of.

Dave Trigg

Good job. Saw a feral cat on Rabbit Is land last month.

Alby Pahl

Court action follows Tasman couple’s refusal to pay rates

It does seem a bit mental though that there is literally no way to live off your land without owing money. You can’t breathe in this world without owing money. It makes me feel sick.

Sara van Zyl

Haha. Nice try. Now pay what you owe just like every other landowner does.

Shelley Bishop

The way the rates are going up, all should join this. Nothing really being done much with rates.

James Musso

Anyone who thinks they own their property outright needs to watch this case and learn. You actually own nothing regardless.

Ivan Posa

That’s awesome. Congratulations, Jere my.

Brigitte Murdoch

New Richmond bus depot underway

Does this mean more traffic on Lower Queen Street - a road that is already peaking and unmanageable with traffic backing up and long delays?

Trisha Strickland

I can’t believe how many people are complaining about a public transportation improvement.

Karolyne Dunn

of traffic that backs up Lower Queen Street already. The person/people should be fired. The buses won’t ease the congestion enough, it will only make it worse. They can’t even ease traffic by adding extra lanes to high congestion areas, let alone bus lanes to keep the buses running on time.

Angela Iggi

I can’t believe this is where you decided to make the depot. Makes no sense at all.

Jandel Llewellin

Well damn, I thought it was going to be a drive-in movie place.

Michelle Henderson

Winter Circus Nelson

Wednesday 12 & Thursday 13 July

Richmond Showgrounds

Featuring an array of variety acts in our little, big top tent. Juggling, aerial, contortion, theatre, unicycles, illusions, plus much more. Dress up warm and join the fun. Tickets from eventfinda.

Matariki Celebration

Thursday, 13 July, 5pm, Washbourn Gardens

Kick back and listen to the Harmony Hunters band, watch kapa haka, be enthralled by fire performances, join a special star-themed treasure hunt.

Matariki Celebration in Motueka

Friday, 14 July, 6-8pm, Decks Reserve Motueka

Celebrating Matariki with this special event at Decks Reserve in Motueka. Enjoy an abundance of family fun and activities.

Rates are government-sanctioned extortion. It’s tax upon tax.

Vanessa Hatton

When you buy a property, you agree to pay rates.

Kirsty Cole

Changing the face of the pāua industry

Great to see. It’s not just radically lower carbon emissions using grid electricity that here in the South Island is literally always 100% renewable, but also making it more attractive for more people to bus commute leading to less congestion on the roads. But also zero Nox pollution from diesel exhausts that kills more people in urban area than motor vehicles do.

Peter Olorenshaw

Whose bright idea was it to just add a fleet of buses to the ridiculous amount

Pity you can’t build a park and ride to stop the congestion coming from Tasman.

Graeme O’Brien

Waimea winners among ‘worlds best’ readers

Well done Lucy, congratulations to you and your students, all the best for the World Finals!!

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Retirement village getting arty with clay

ANNE HARDIE

Residents at the Arvida Waimea Plains retirement village can now take a lump of clay and turn it into their very own art piece under the guidance of one of their own.

Resident Wayne Price has been missing the feel of clay and has been able to set up a pottery wheel and electric kiln in the village workshop where he is now running classes for other residents.

Like Wayne, some residents have a history with pottery and have set up a display in the clubrooms of treasures they have made in the past, while others are keen to give it a go.

So far, 25 residents have expressed interest in the pottery and the first class was held during the weekend.

Only one other Arvida retirement village in the country has a pottery facility and Wayne says the local interest probably stems from the plethora of craft potters in the region during the 1960s and 1970s.

“There were potteries all over the place back then. Now there’s a resurgence in pottery, mostly retired people, but across the

board too. We had the Great Pottery Throw Down also and things like that motivate people to have a go.”

Wayne got hooked on pottery during his teacher training years,

and when he went on to teach in Murchison he started an adult education course on pottery in the town.

He based the course in a disused bakery and packed the resulting

pots into his little Volkswagen car to get them fired at a kiln in Nelson, until they were able to get their own kiln.

When he moved to Nelson, he joined Craft Potters at Ranzau

and sold pottery through its gallery as a hobby.

At Arvida, he will teach residents pottery skills, beginning with a “thumb pot”, before going on to more technical aspects using the wheel.

“A thumb pot is where you take a ball of clay and work it with your thumb.

“Then you can do slab work where you roll the clay out and make a form.”

The group has been able to acquire the contents of a former pottery studio including the wheel, kiln and other bits and pieces which Wayne says sets them up well to begin making their own pieces.

“I think I’m going to be busy - I hope so.

“I will concentrate on wheel work myself and my wife Janine has always been into hand-build pottery.

Wayne will make things like bowls, mugs, casserole dishes and teapots, which he says are a bit of a challenge.

“You have to make the spout, the handle and the lid.”

It has been a decade since he worked with clay, but Wayne says it is like riding a bike and once you get back on, “away you go”. “I’m very excited about it.”

Wayne Price gets Kevin Donaldson behind the wheel.

Photo: Anne Hardie.

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Tasman Honey abuzz with national award

GORDON PREECE

Owners of a Wakefield honey business are “stoked” after tasting sweet success in a national honey competition.

Tasman Honey combed the bronze award in the product packaging category at the 2023 Apiculture New Zealand National Honey Competition for its semi-soft honey.

Co-owner Wendy Lane says it was the first time they had entered the competition with a desire to show their sustainability focus. “We thought we had a really innovative packaging idea, and we thought we would showcase it and see what the rest of the country thought,” she says.

“It’s all made from a natural paper product and plant-based lining, so it’s replacing chemical plastics in the packaging, and it’s more sustainable, more ecological, lower footprint, and it’s what customers are starting to look towards.”

Wendy said the process to making its semi-soft honey enabled the use of its eco-friendly packaging.

“It’s a trade secret, but we have created a more unique process so [the honey] stays soft for the life

of the honey rather than crystalising hard as a lot of raw natural honeys do,” she says. “This is still raw and natural, it hasn’t been overheated but it remains soft, which is why we’re able to use it in the softer Kraft packaging.”

Wendy says the business, which

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was established in 2013, produced nine other honey products with the help of its “millions” of bees kept within about 200 hives stationed at the Nelson Lakes and other Nelson-Tasman areas.

“We’re really happy with the feedback we’ve got from the custom-

er base, and it’s great to get some recognition for what we’ve done, which has been a lot of hard work over the past few years,” she said. The awards saw some 700 delegates from the apiculture industry come together in Rotorua last month for the annual Apiculture

New Zealand Conference. The awards were announced before the conference. Head judge for the awards, Maureen Conquer, said that the quality of honey improved again this year, with very few points separating the top three entries.

In preparation for the new eBuses, alterations are having to be made to two roundabouts on Queen Street in Richmond.

To minimise disruption to traffic, the work will be done at night between 6.30 pm and 6.00 am, on weekdays from Monday 17 July –Friday 28 July.

During this time, Queen Street will be closed at the construction sites meaning there will be no through traffic while each job is done.

The affected roundabouts are at the intersection of Wensley Road and Queen Street at the entrance to Richmond Mall, and the Mcindoe Place and Queen Street intersection.

Roundabout work will begin at the Wensley Road intersection and once that’s completed our contractor will move on to the Mcindoe Place intersection.

Although the road will be closed at each site during work, detours will be available to access all Queen Street businesses that are open during these hours.

Tasman Honey owners Wendy and Andrew Lane have tasted sweet success with a national award. Photo: Supplied.

You are welcome to visit my office at 544 Waimea Road every Wednesday from 1-5pm or reach me by email anytime: blair.cameron@national.org.nz.

Over the next 3 weeks, I am hosting 15 further events where you can meet me at a café or bar near you.

Coffee Catch-Ups

Nelson

Thursday 20th July, 10-11am Zumo Coffee House, 42 Rutherford St

Friday 4th August, 10-11am Victus Coffee, 111 Bridge St

Stoke - Tāhunanui

Thursday 13th July, 10-11am Little Engine Eatery (formerly WOW café), 1 Cadillac Way

Wednesday 2nd August, 10-11am Greenmeadows Café, 491 Main Road Stoke

Richmond

Wednesday 19th July, 10-11am Vanilla Bean, Lower Queen St

Friday 21st July, 10-11am Gloria Jean’s Coffees, Richmond Mall

Thursday 27th July, 10-11am Alioke Eatery, Central Park Lane, Berryfields

Beer with Blair

Nelson

Friday 14th July, 5.30-6.30pm The Free House Pub, 95 Collingwood St

Thursday 27th July, 5.30-6.30pm Sprig + Fern Hardy St, 280 Hardy St

Stoke - Tāhunanui

Thursday 13th July, 5.30-6.30pm Turf Hotel, 228 Songer St, Stoke

Friday 28th July, 5.30-6.30pm Smugglers Pub, 8 Muritai St, Tāhunanui

Richmond

Thursday 3rd August, 5.30-6.30pm

Joe’s Garage, 405 Lower Queen St, Berryfields

Women’s Football Watch Parties

Blair is hosting watch parties for all the Football Ferns matches. Come along to meet Blair, talk football, and support our awesome New Zealand women!

Thursday 20th July - Kickoff 7pm, Turf Hotel, 228 Songer St, Stoke New Zealand vs Norway

Tuesday 25th July - Kickoff 5.30pm Star & Garter Tavern, 252 Queen St, Richmond New Zealand vs The Philippines

Sunday 30th July - Kickoff 7pm Lone Star, 90 Hardy St, Nelson New Zealand vs Switzerland

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Star clusters and blue moons come to local skies

ANNE HARDIE

Star gazers seeking the Matariki cluster in the sky need to be early risers or have a very late night, says the instigator of the Wai-Iti Dark Sky Park.

Ralph Bradley says the cluster rises into the sky in the early hours of the morning and fades as the sky lightens with the rising sun. The cluster is also referred to as the Seven Sisters because of the seven stars that can be seen by the naked eye, though he says Māori counted nine stars and through

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a telescope there are numerous stars that make up the cluster.

Matariki is visible through summer, he says, but disappears for a while until it re-emerges in winter when it marked the new year for the Māori calendar.

Ralph says it is not the only cluster lighting up the winter sky, with Scorpio and Sagittarius dominating the evening sky and, where they almost touch, lies the centre of the galaxy.

“In mid-winter when they’re’ up there early, we’re staring into the dust clouds of our galaxy,” he says.

“We don’t see them in the summer because they’re up during the daytime.” The early July full moon was

known as a full buck super moon because it was closer to earth than usual and that is why it ap-

peared so large. Then there are two full moons coming up in the one month of August, making the

Local History

second one a ‘blue moon’. Despite the term ‘once in a blue moon’, Ralph says they are not actually

The lifeblood of Richmond – Part 1

ROBYN PARKES

In mid-September 1885 a meeting of residents was called to discuss a proposed water supply for Richmond, in part after the Fire Brigade had expressed they needed a better supply with good pressure for firefighting.

Up to this point the principal source of water was from wells, tanks, and ditches, the water from which was frequently unfit to use for domestic purposes.

The suggestion was to bring water in from one of the gullies adjacent to the township. With those attending agreeing to the scheme, it was resolved to take advantage of the Town Districts Acts of 1883 in order to apply for a loan to carry out the work. Town Board minutes between September 1885 and August 1886 showed ongoing discussion, but without much progress.

In a mid-August meeting Mr Lightfoot produced a plan with estimates for a water supply at around £1750, which was thought to be manageable.

Messrs Croucher, Harkness and Molesworth had examined the stream in Higgs Gully and found that it gave double the quantity needed, and this site was rec-

ommended after carefully considering other different sources of supply, quality and altitude for a dam and reservoir.

Discussion on various points took place, including any claim for compensation by the owners of property near the site of the proposed dam and stream, but the Public Works Act provided for all such cases and the Town Board had the power to take the land, and compensation would be settled by arbitra-

tion.

The proposal was accepted.

Debentures to the amount of £2,500 were to be issued under the authority of the “Local Bodies Loan Act 1886” the security being a special rate of 6 per cent on the annual rental value of all property included in the proposed waterworks scheme, together with the ordinary rates of all property within the town district.

A man paying 6 shillings a week rent would pay 4¼

pence for water, and 8 shillings a week would pay 5 ¾. The total estimated cost, under the supervision of Mr Climie, was £2300.

The first tender accepted was that of Mr Robert Lyon for the dam’s construction.

In October 1889, as work progressed, the money was running out and the Board took steps according to the Act to raise another £600 to complete the works.

Opposition was quashed as residents were informed that if this was not accepted the money needed would be paid for by a heavy rate levy.

The stream on the ranges was around three miles from the railway station; with an altitude of roughly 330 feet above the level of the street near to the Railway Hotel.

The reservoir could store more than a million gallons of water. From this fountain-head about five miles of main pipes were laid to convey the water to the streets, which had capacity to discharge as much as 30 gallons per head per day to a population exceeding 7000. The water was supplied on the constant high-pressure system. For the purpose of firefighting, fire plugs were fixed to the main pipes at intervals along the route of from 80 to 100 yards.

The southern Milky Way graces the night skies over Wai-iti, near Wakefield - the home of New Zealand’s first Dark Sky Park. Photo: Darkskies.nz

Taking the stress out of property maintenance

The experienced team at Manor Property Services Ltd (MPS), located on Tahunanui Drive, are committed to helping make your home look as presentable as possible before going to market, but Mark Forbes says not everyone has the time to get their homes up to scratch.

“When selling a property, you want prospective buyers to see a well maintained and immaculatelooking investment. There are lots of things we can do that will give your home a great first impression. It could be as simple as a house wash or gutter clear, or the trimming of trees and shaping of shrubs to expose edges of the lawns and tidying up overgrown gardens. You want more of a wow factor than for people to say, ‘oh dear, I’m not so sure’. Having this type of work done takes away all of those objections on first impressions that we all know are so important.”

ways. It’s all to do with maintenance and protecting your investment to get the best possible price.”

A one-stop shop for property maintenance, MPS offers a wide range of services carried out by fully qualified and trained staff.

“All MPS staff go through a rigorous induction and training programme. All our painters and builders are qualified tradespeople conducting high standards of workmanship.”

Manor Property Service’s waterblasting truck has been set up with everything needed to clean your driveway, paths, house, roof, fences or anything else.

Services include house and roof washing, gutter cleaning, roof treatments for moss, lichen and mould, hedge and tree work, fencing and landscaping, general gardening, arborist work, rubbish removal, house cleaning, window and carpet cleaning, water blasting of pathways and driveways, painting and decorating, asbestos removal, cabinetry, joinery and general carpentry renovations and repairs.

During winter, moss and lichen build up which is pretty unsightly and damage the surfaces of the underlying materials, whether it’s cladding, roofing, paths or drive-

To make a booking or obtain a quote, visit www.mpsnelson.co.nz or phone 0800 677 005.

“Give us a call today and let us take the hassle and worry out of looking after your property investment.”

Chaplain retires after nearly three decades

GORDON PREECE

Seeing people overcome their personal struggles and carry their lives “in a more positive way” had been the highlight for Jim Maguire in his near 30-year career as a local chaplain.

The Motueka resident retired from the role on June 30 after 28 years serving as one of the chaplains at organisations such as Nelson Pine Industries, Nelson City Council, ITM Frame and Truss, Nelson Fire Station and Alexander Hospital.

Jim says he was working at the Work and Income (WINZ) office in Motueka when he was offered the chaplain opportunity in 1995 from Workplace Support, which is part of the Inter-Church Trade and Industry Mission.

He initially declined, but upon completing its training programme, he never looked back.

“I always had an interest in helping people from previous training that I had in various jobs and knowledge, to some degree, of how to deal with people in crisis,” he says. “It became obvious that [a chaplain] was the path I wanted to take and [WINZ] were extremely good in allowing me

to work part-time and continue working as a chaplain at the companies that I went to.

“Eventually, when I finally retired from WINZ [in 2003], I then

devoted more of my time to my work as a chaplain.”

Jim, who is also a registered marriage celebrant, says there had always been “very positive” out-

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comes for his clients who visited him at their workplaces to resolve their personal issues.

“It’s quite useful to have someone who’s there on site who they can

talk to, who’s not their husband, wife, or partner, or boss, who is quite confidential,” he says. “Sometimes they need to talk to someone who is not directly involved with them, and we found that over the years that worked extremely well.

“The success comes from the personality that you have and the ability to get on with people whoever they are, and once they get to know you, they then feel confident that they can talk to you about anything.”

Jim says his retirement as a chaplain was marked at Nelson Fire Station with the unveiling of a plaque to honour his years of service to the organisation, and a morning tea at ITM Frame and Truss in Richmond.

“There were some very positive words from some of the guys that worked there about how much they appreciated my time, and that I would be missed,” he says. The 85-year-old says, while he still has the energy to continue as a chaplain, he now wishes to spend more time with his partner and visit family in Christchurch. He will also use the time to focus on his small market garden business in Motueka.

Jim Maguire served 19 of his 28 years as a chaplain at Nelson Fire Station, but is now retiring from the role.

Photo: Gordon Preece.

The Fifeshire Foundation –Celebrating thirty years of supporting local families

A local organisation, built on supporting the community, Fifeshire Foundation will celebrate their 30th anniversary this month with a public event at Fairfield House on July 22.

Born through Fifeshire FM to assist local families and set up by Sir Wallace Rowling, Kevin Ihaia and Digby Lawley in 1993, their work continues to support people in crisis and hardship to help them make longer term changes in their lives.

Executive Officer, Shanine Hermsen, works alongside Programme Coordinator Emma Bennett and Fifeshire’s Trust Board and says the local charity has seen steady growth since its first year.

“We’ve gone from $6,600 allocated in our first year, to a current allocation over $200,000 in

grants helping around 400 local families each year, plus supporting families at Christmas with over 300 parcels estimated at a value of over $50,000.

“Over the years we have allocated over $2,800,000 in grants. That is a huge amount of support for our local community. In the early days it might have been providing support for things that a family couldn’t afford or was struggling to get help with, recently we’re more likely to cover costs of everyday items that a family can’t access due to their current situation or hardship.”

Shanine, Emma and the Board work hard to get support out to the community, as well as ensuring they have enough donations coming in to cover the growing need.

“We have a strong Trust Board

of 10 amazing trustees who drive our organisation forward strategically and back the staff to achieve our objectives. We have an amazing network of local volunteers who help us out with events like

the Big Give, helping people with their applications and at our Golf Tournament. Then there are all the agencies we work with to support local families, we have over a hundred local contacts with

agencies and social workers who come to us for support for the people they are helping.”

Providing support to locals in crisis or hardship and assisting with personal needs, household costs,

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Fifeshire Foundation's Trustees Board, November 2022. From left: Robert Grant, Sally Hetzel, Angela Ricker, Ruth Easther, Emma Ihaia, Andrew Clarke, Elizabeth Owens, Peter Verstappen (chair), and Mark Sheehan. Absent is Richard Adams. Set up in 1993, the Trust has been able to operate because of the vision and generosity of a great many local businesses, councils, grants and individual donors. They also run fundraising events and continue to look out for locals in Nelson Tasman.

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critical bills, health costs and children’s needs, Shanine says the Fifeshire Foundation have always stood by, ‘Locals Looking out for Locals’. “It really drives us to keep going. The need in the community is huge and the people we help come from all walks of life.

“We assist with several regular grant categories and get some far-fetched requests for support when people have nowhere else to go. But the demand and need out in our community is increasing and exceeds the amount of support we can give out. It’s a constant balance ensuring we have enough resources and donations to support the need.”

In celebration of the Foundations anniversary, and in recognition of their decades of hard work, the team will be setting up an Endowment Fund to ensure they can continue to do what they do. “Donations toward this would be gratefully received.

“We’re also holding a public event from 2pm-5pm, on Saturday, July 22, at Fairfield House. There will be live music from local band Sukalita Beats, Te Mana Hā and DJ

Tunesifter, a sausage sizzle, a restore fashion show, and, of course celebratory cake!

“We’ll have a raffle table and silent auction with some neat items up for grabs, donated by local businesses. It’s a family-friendly event, everyone is welcome, and entry is by koha.”

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“There are so many people and supporters to thank, it’s one big family making it happen at Fifeshire Foundation.

“We’d like to thank everyone who has donated over the years, big or small, it all goes a long way. Our wonderful team of volunteers and trustees, our sponsors and

supporters, local businesses who help out with in-kind support, our Charity Golf Day supporters, grant funders, all the local agencies who help us get the support out to those who most need it. Our key Foundation Partners keep things rolling and we couldn’t do what we do without

Mediaworks, NBS, New Zealand King Salmon, Lonestar Farms. It continues to be a privilege to make a real difference in the lives of local people in need.”

Looking to the future, Shanine says, “Long-term, our focus on a ‘hand-up’ will continue to be important for our work, as well as ensuring we continue to work closely with local agencies to meet the needs of our community and adapting to the changing landscape to support the need. I’d like to see our Endowment Fund operating successfully, allowing us to have a strategic and longterm approach.”

Donations can be made in a multitude of ways, from one-off payments and regular giving to endowment donations and bequests. “People can do fundraisers, run a mufti day, donate to the Big Give or Golf charity auction, or donate their time and help with events. They can even pay forward their winter energy payments so we can pass this on through winter grants to families needing support to stay warm over winter.”

Executive Officer for the Fifeshire Foundation, Shanine Hermsen, at Nelson’s Volunteer Expo. “It continues to be a privilege to make a real difference to the lives of local people in need.”

This means most prescriptions will now be free for you to collect.

You may still have to pay to collect some prescription items, for example for medicines prescribed by private specialists and private dentists.

Any family which pays for 20 prescription items in a year is eligible for a Prescription Subsidy Card, which means they won’t have to pay for any more prescription items until 1 February the following year. A family includes a person’s partner and dependent children aged from 14 to 18.

Collecting prescription items for children under 14 is already free.

For more information please visit www.nmhdb.govt.nz/Prescription-Subsidy-Scheme

Raising the bar for pet food, Wild HQ are the region's premium pet food provider, going to great lengths to source nature’s best bounty. Founded in March 2021, owner Blair Chapman says the company has been going from strength to strength since opening the shop in 2022. The commercial pilot says the idea first stemmed from the need to cull wild animals, and the up and down human consumption market lead to the idea of starting one of the truly pure, wild game, pet food manufacturing businesses. Market research soon identified the lack of nu-

tritional value and high number of preservatives in standard pet food. “Our core focus was to give our furry friends the best pet food in today's market as most raw petfood on the shelves is made up of mixed proteins and preservatives. We engaged with Dr Shay Rutherford, a leading animal nutritionist, to develop a complete and balanced meal to the international standard for cats and dogs. Pets need the right nutrition to be healthy and thrive.

Given the zero artificial preservatives, and single source of protein, our premium New Zealand game products work

especially well for pets with allergies.” Wild HQ sources wild goat and deer in a sustainable and ethical way through their Wild Animal Recovery Operations concession with the Department of Conservation and consents with private landowners. This ethos works in well with their dedication to bringing balance to the country’s unique biodiversity. All their ingredients are fully traceable, and the team use the freshest New Zealand grown produce, working in collaboration with leading animal nutritionists, to deliver complete nutritionally balanced products. Their

large selection is available through the online store, and easy subscription app, and ranges from dog and cat meals, treats, chews and bundles, through to gift cards. Offering free delivery to locals from Motueka to Atawhai and out to Wakefield, Blair says the company will always support their local customers. “I love looking after our locals and we will continue to have a market presence. Locals have supported us since the very beginning, and we will always be grateful for that.” New to the market are their Wild Goat Shanks. “Our NZ wild game has roamed free its whole life. So, your pets get the best cuts of

the purest meat that’s free from antibiotics, hormones, pesticides and fertilisers. The whole, air-dried, wild venison leg shank is wrapped in wild venison oesophagus and dogs love it!” Always on the hunt for premium game, Blair says becoming a supplier of deer and goats for Wild HQ is not an onerous task but does come with a few stipulations. “We cannot accept just anything. People can contact us if they are keen to have a chat, and we will put them through a set of exams to ensure the best quality is provided. It is a great way for hunters to enjoy a weekend away doing what they love and make a bit of money from it.”

Wild HQ owner Blair Chapman with the company’s unofficial taste tester, Millie. The business was founded in March 2021, and recently celebrated one year since the locally based shop opened in 2022.

Local team dominates basketball nationals

JACK MALCOLM

Nelson’s U17 boys basketball team are national champions after going undefeated last week in Wellington.

After a dominant 87-64 win in the semi-final over Waikato, Nelson were given a run for their money in a 78-71 win over Canterbury to lift the title.

Adding to the celebrations, Waimea College student Hayden Jones was named the tournament MVP, joining Kaden Bracey and Jonty Bond in the tournament team.

It was a fitting end to what had been a nearly half-decade long comradery for the team, says coach Phill Jones.

During the week, he says, they had counted nine players from their U13 squad who were still in the team for this campaign.

“We did talk about that a little bit going into the semi and the final, that this would likely be the last game this group played together in an age group tournament.

“Something we really discussed and a bit of a motivation factor for them, I think.

“It’s pretty cool for them to do something special for the group who have been working really hard.

“A good reward for everyone that’s involved to get a championship. It was a culmination of all the hard work they’ve put in.” It wasn’t all easy sailing for the Nelson team, facing adversity in the semi-final as they found themselves down by 17 going into the halftime break.

A 13-0 run at the end of the third saw them retake the lead before

a 36-15 final quarter saw them solidify their final’s spot, with Hayden picking up an impressive 33 points and 13 rebounds.

“We probably played the best half of basketball that I’ve seen a team play which I’ve coached, possibly ever,” Phill says.

“They just went out and defended like crazy.

“They put 61 points on in the second half and the way they just defended, they were unreal.”

That booked Nelson’s date with Canterbury in the final, having already played them earlier in the season in qualifying tournaments.

While they had come out on top in previous games, Phill says

their opponents had been missing a few players and were now a “different team”.

Undeterred, Nelson came out swinging as they built a 28-14 lead into the first quarter break, but slid in the second to trail by three points at the half.

Phill says he felt like they hit a bit of a wall in the second quarter, feeling the impact of a tough semi-final battle.

“They weathered the storm and then ground it out.”

He says the luxury of having such a strong group of players meant they weren’t reliant on their playmakers.

“It was really hard to narrow it down to pick 11, but all 11 got

reasonable minutes.”

Midway through the final quarter the scores had evened off at 58-apiece, setting the stage for Jonty Bond to go on a run with 18 points from the period.

He finished with 30 points, as the team capped off an impressive tournament run with a win against adversity.

“Something I’ve said to these guys for a very long time is free throws win you games, and Jonty hit two with 19 seconds left. It was the two clutchest free throws we had in the tournament, Canterbury had to score twice in 19 seconds to get back in the game.”

He was impressed with the team’s effort, saying they all stood up

at different times when the team needed them.

“Jordy Moore, who didn’t play at all in the final or much in the semi, came out in the first game and put up 21 pts. Hayden Jones was MVP of the tournament and it was well deserved, because he was tough and the best player there,” he says.

Phill also wanted to give a nod to the team’s sponsors, Nelson Pine Industries, Signature Homes and NBS, saying their support made the tournament that much easier. “At the end of the day it’s not so much about the travel, it’s about the cost, it’s a decent amount of money to outlay to send these kids on these trips.”

Nelson’s U17 boys basketball team are national champions after going undefeated last week in Wellington. Photo: Basketball New Zealand.

Saxton Storm surge in double-header

JACK MALCOLM

Saxton Storm’s men’s and women’s teams had to fight back from adversity after both teams clawed their way back to win after dropping the opening two sets.

In a showcase double-header to kick off their season against out-of-town opponents, the Storm were put in trouble early before rallying to come away with back-to-back wins.

In the first game of the evening, the Saxton women found the going tough early against the Marlborough Redbacks, dropping the first two sets 2517 and then 25-18.

Not deterred, they rallied in the third to turn the tables with a 25-16 win before sending the game to a winner-takes-all fifth set with a 25-12 win.

A 15-11 final set gave them the win, buoyed by the support of the home crowd as they finished the game in style.

The men’s game against Christchurch’s West Cosmos was a similar tale as the home side dropped the first two sets, 2125 and 23-25.

It was an even game, with both teams trading points but the visitors had been finding the

better of it at the death with their accuracy in passing and setting.

With their backs up against the wall, Saxton came out in the third and turned the tables with a massive 25-9 win that saw them get into a groove. They were able to follow that up with a 25-17 win as the Cosmos tried unsuccessfully to rally, but by then the momentum was well and truly with the home side and they finished it off with a 15-9 final set win.

Men’s coach Neil Anderson says it was an exciting way to

kick off their season, with a lot of new players in the mix.

“It was pretty much our first game together and we have three guys away at national champs.

“With us growing, we brought more to the game than last year.

“We won the first set last year then they pretty much took us apart with exactly the same guys.”

Neil says the absence of key players gave him the opportunity to test some new combinations, taking risks in a game that has no impact on their

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Mako:

Further signs of a fast approaching Mako season are obvious as the team announced they had signed outside back Will Gualter. The men’s season gets underway 21 July with a preseason match against Manawatu before starting their campaign in earnest on 4 August against Otago. The women’s season is even closer, with their season opener against Otago on 22 July.

Boxing:

Ashley Belk is a national champion after no opponent fronted in her division at this year’s New Zealand National Boxing Championships. She still had to travel with the Canterbury Boxing Association, her team, in the event an opponent could be found and says she would have preferred to get in the ring and fight for the medal.

season’s prospects.

As the game wore on, he says the local players started to find their feet and work out the Cosmos’ patterns which saw them start to get more blocks.

Once they had their positioning on the hitters and back court setters, the home team were able to put the heat on their opponents themselves.

“The older guys got better as the game went on. We’ve been talking a lot about the concepts of attack, intensity and intent.

“We also really wanted to put life into the guys on the bench,” he says.

Giants:

The NBS Nelson Giants’ 85-76 loss to the Otago Nuggets has seen the team slip to seventh on the leaderboards. With the top six going to the playoffs, there’s just one more week of the regular season for the team to fight their way back into the picture. With a game in hand over the sixthplaced Hawke’s Bay Hawks, the team has a double-header of action this week against the Taranaki Airs and Franklin Bulls as they look to secure their spot in the postseason.

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Ben Blakemore dives for a loose ball as his team, the Saxton Storm, fought back from two sets down to win over the West Cosmos from Christchurch. Photo: Barry Whitnall/Shuttersport.

Kicking the competition to the curb

JACK MALCOLM

Nelson’s S.M.A. kickboxers have continued to reach new heights after their most successful medal haul to date.

Fighting in the WAKO New Zealand National kickboxing championships, the club’s nine fighters came away with 15 gold medals, seven silvers and a bronze.

With most fighters competing in light contact, kick light and semi contact, they were having to run from one fight to another, says coach Sallie McArdle.

With kickboxing shortlisted to become an Olympic sport, the nationals have grown year-onyear with over 100 fights on the day. Sallie says the growth of the sport has given her high aspirations for the S.M.A fighters.

“There is no reason why we can’t have Olympians from this club. Every time we go up north to compete we come back with medals, learnings, and confidence.

“This club is getting stronger and stronger. We are going only two years, imagine what we can do over the next six.”

With the national championships also coming with ranking points, the local fighters fought in all three disciplines, which is uncommon.

Sallie believes it’s important to train all three, giving more options when they start progressing through the ranks.

It was also an important competition for four of the fighters who are heading to the WAKO World Championships in Portugal in November.

Aaron Thomas, Sarah Randall, Lily Sinclair and Miiguel Nunez all came away with gold medals

in what will likely be their last big event before they travel at the end of the year, with Aaron winning gold in all three sections.

The juniors in the club also had a fantastic performance, with Niyah Takao showing incredible skills against a strong fighter and joining Aaron taking gold from all three divisions back to the club.

Joseph Hill stepped up to fight and win the open U18, and Jesse

Newton fought for the first time in the under U16 open, narrowly missing out the gold in the finals to a far more experienced fighter.

Summer Puklowski had a walkover as nobody turned up in her section and as a junior, entered into the seniors. Facing off against the overall winner, Summer dug deep and displayed great technical ability but will have to beat her another time.

Proving that you can start at any

age, Lisa Johnston entered for the first time and took two golds and a silver in the veterans division in her 40s.

Sallie says she couldn’t have asked for more from her fighters, having done exactly what they set out to do.

“The medals are great but my personal sense of achievement is when I look around at them supporting each other, warming each other up, celebrating their wins

and feeling their losses together as if they were their own.

“I’m always, always proud of my team. They are respectful to officials, fighters, coaches and each other. They take their wins and their losses with integrity and humbleness.

“That’s what our club is about and that’s why we will always be successful. Everyone is on their own journeys and my job is merely to facilitate that”

Sports results

Rugby division 1

semi-finals: Kahurangi 11 - Marist 18; Central 34 - Stoke 22.

Rugby division 2: Huia 15 - Riwaka 17; Tapawera 44 - Nelson 5; Waimea Old Boys 29 - Takaka 10; Stoke 32Collingwood 12; Wanderers 29 - Murchison 0.

Netball: Jacks 103 - Prices Waimea Pango 16; Nelson Men 69Nelson Girls College 16; Prices Waimea Ahurei 67 - Richmond 45.

Football: Cancelled due to rain

They’re on the Nelson App

The S.M.A team were in top form as they crushed the competition to come away with 15 golds from nationals. They are Joseph Hill, Lily Sinclair, Sarah Randall, coach Sallie McArdle, Aaron Thomas, Niyah Takao and Lisa Johnston (absent: Miiguel Nunez, Jesse Newton and Summer Puklowski).

Photo: Jack Malcolm.

Community Notices

Community Notices

MONDAY

PHILOSOPHY GROUP Meets in Trafalgar Hall, 67 Trafalgar St., Nelson on the 2nd and 4th Monday each month at 10am. All welcome. Text Zoe: 027-974-1758

WAIMEA GARDEN GROUP St Pauls Church Hall Brightwater, Meet 2nd Monday of each month at 6:45pm Speakers.Garden Visits etc. All Welcome. Ph. Ellen 5418955 or Donna 5423754.

NELSON-WAIMEA POWERTALK Mon 17th July. 9.30-11am.

Sport Tasman/ Richmond Town Hall, Cambridge St. Theme: Microphone Methods Contact: Sandra 027 766 0347

ELYSIUM WIDOW AND WIDOWERS GROUP Meet each Monday for coffee and friendship at Oxford St Cafe at 10am. New members welcome. Phone Margaret 027 2600 748

OSTEOACTIVE Community fitness class for participants with osteoarthritis. Exercise and education. Seated and standing options. Mondays 9.30am. Holy Trinity Hall, 27 Dorset Street, Richmond. Cost: koha. Nicola 021 0788609 or nicola@bfit4ever.nz

TUESDAY

RICHMOND PIPE BAND Welcome past players and new to join us for social playing of pipes and drums. Meet Richmond Town Hall, Tuesday nights 7-9pm. Contact Margaret 0275440460

NELSON 50+ WALKING GROUP Tuesday July 18. Hope - Great Taste Trail. Meet at 9.45am at the Hope Recreation Reserve. BYO lunch. Phone Sally 021 02694610.

ASTRONOMY Nelson Astronomical Society/Nelson Science Society, joint meeting Tuesday, 18 July, 6pm, Putangitangi Greenmeadows Centre, Stoke. Dr Ryan Ridden, University of Canterbury, delivering the annual BHT Lecture. “Cosmic Cataclysms: A Dynamic and Changing Universe”. All welcome. Small koha appreciated. Dennis 0276125830.

NZ CHRISTIAN WRITERS NELSON GROUP Tuesday 2o June in Richmond Baptist Church Lounge. 1-4pm. Open to writers at all stages from wanna-be writers to published authors of all ages and whatever genre you use. For further details please contact

Kay

0275476777 or kaypeterson4@xtra.co.nz.

LUNCH ON THE HILL Come join us for hot drinks at 11am and lunch at noon on Tuesday the 18th of July. Koha welcome. 27 Dorset St, Richmond. Ph (03) 5448844

RICHMOND TENNIS CLUB - Tuesday 10 - 11.30am POP Tennis. $3 non-members Contact pop@richmondtennisclub.co.nz.

Come, enjoy and have a go. ALSO Tuesday from 6pm Social fun night. Lights and balls provided. Contact Trish 0274 872 480

‘500’ CARDS PLAYERS are invited to compete in our recently formed “No Trumps” Trophy competition. Venue: Waimea Lounge

A&P Showgrounds. Tues. & Thurs. 1.30 - 4pm. $2 entry fee covers organised games, prizes afternoon tea and spacious parking. Contact Kath ph 5445563

WELLBY TALKING CAFÉ 10am – 11.30am, Tuesday 18th July

2023, McCashins, Stoke. Wellby Talking Cafés are about social connection and finding out about groups, activities and services. www.wellby.org.nz 03 5467681.

HOPE INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Tuesday Nights 7pm at Hope Hall Main Rd Hope.Starts 7 pm. Everyone welcome. Soft soled shoes.. All bowls supplied. Great for families. Info Bill ph 5449273

STOKE INDOOR BOWLS CLUB 2023 Season has started, Warnes Stadium, Songer Street, Stoke. New members welcome. Please wear flat soled shoes. Enquiries ph Lynn 547 7112.

WEDNESDAY

FOREST & BIRD Wed 12 July. Evening talk by Paul Fisher about Fernbirds. 7.30pm Tahunanui School Hall, Muritai Stt Tahunanui.

CENTRAL GARDEN CLUB meet 2nd Wedn each month 1.30pm Stoke Methodist church hall, Neale Ave Stoke. Guest speakers & afternoon tea new members welcome .Lynn or bob 5418468

CAKE DECORATORS Meet Wednesday 19 July. We are decorating a 6 inch cake in chocolate ganache. Cake is called pigs in a mud bath. New members are welcome, contact Desiree 0276302359

U3A - Guest speakers and Study Groups keep us actively involved, challenged and stimulated. U3A is sociable, enlightening and fun. Join us at our bi-monthly open meeting at Elim Church, Main Rd,

DEADLINE: MIDDAY FRIDAY - 30 WORDS OR LESS BY EMAIL ONLYPLEASE SEND TO: events@waimeaweekly.co.nz

Stoke, 23rd August 10.00am Guest speaker: Author Emma Stevens. All welcome. www.u3anelson.org.nz

PILATES IN RICHMOND Multi-level Pilates classes, suitable for most all abilities. Term 3 $165 starts Wednesday July 19 11:30am & 5:30pm. Enrolments essential as classes fill quickly. Meetingroom, Richmond Town Hall, Cambridge St. Email sue@suewilson.

kiwi.nz or call 0292 813 735. Facebook Classical Pilates with Sue NELSON NEWBIES Coffee morning every Wednesday 10:3011.30 a.m. at Deville’s Cafe, 22 New St. Want to get out and meet people? Join us for coffee and chat. New people are always welcome. Ph: Clive 021 205 4731.

U3A - Guest speakers and Study Groups keep us actively involved, challenged and stimulated. U3A is sociable, enlightening & fun. Join us at our bi-monthly open meeting at Elim Church, Main Rd, Stoke, 23rd August 10.00am Guest speaker: Author Emma Stevens. All welcome. www.u3anelson.org.nz

THURSDAY

EHLERS-DANLOS AND HYPERMOBILITY GROUP Meet at Kush cafe 12.15 Thursday July 20. Please join us. Look for the Zebra table.

MOTUEKA LIGHTHOUSE meets the last Thursday of every month at Motueka Community House, Decks Reserve next to Red Cross. 7pm-9pm. $3 Donation Appreciated. This Thursday - EFT/ Emotional Freedom Technique. Email Angie: angel3000.h@ gmail.com

EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME AND HYPERMOBILITY coffee group meeting Thursday 6 July 12.15 Kush cafe please join us ‘500’ CARDS PLAYERS are invited to compete in our recently formed “No Trumps” Trophy competition. At Waimea Lounge A&P Showgrounds. Tues. & Thurs. 1.30 - 4pm. $2 entry fee covers organised games, prizes afternoon tea & spacious parking. Kath ph 5445563

NELSON CITY PROBUS CLUB welcome both men & women. We meet 2nd Thursday each month (Feb-November) at 10 am, The Nelson Golf Club, 38 Bolt Rd, Tahunanui. Contact the Secretary on

nelsoncitygroupgmail.com

WAIMEA COMBINED FRIENDSHIP GROUP meet monthly at 9.45am on 3rd Thursday of month in Hope Church, Ranzau Road for Friendship, Fellowship & Learning. Contact Denise on 027 765 000 or Rosalie on 027 249 1080.

TAICHI THURSDAYS 10:00-11:30 Regular, 12:00-1:00 Beginners. Stillness, breath, movement. Quiet Heart Tai Chi, Anglican Church, Dorset Street. By donation. Contact Merrick, email quiet. heart.tai.chi@gmail.com Ph 021 063 6620

RICHMOND WELCOME GROUP Want to make new friends join a friendly group for coffee & a chat.10am on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at Paragon Cafe Langdale Drive Richmond . Ansley /Phillip 5410 350 0272212943.

FRIDAY

RICHMOND TENNIS CLUB Friday 9.30 - 11.30am. Pickle ball$. $3 non-members. Contact pickleball@richmondtennisclub.co.nz Come, enjoy and have some fun.

ELYSIUM WIDOW AND WIDOWERS GROUP meeting for lunch

Friday 14th July at Headquarters Cafe and Bar, Ellis St, Brightwater at midday. Phone Margaret 027 2600748

TAI CHI QIGONG All welcome, lasses at Tahunanui Community Hub, 55 Muritai Street, Tahunanui. Every Friday until 2nd June 9.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Koha. Contact Jodie 021 259 5876.

SATURDAY

WAIMEA HARRIERS RICHMOND Sprig + Fern 10k Saturday

July 15th. Runners and walkers of all abilities welcome. See website for details. Queries 022 372 9432.

CAR BOOT MARKET Richmond Baptist Church, 123 Salisbury Road Saturday 15th July 8am-Noon, open for stall holders from 7am. Heaps of bargains, yummy food and free coffee. Facebook –“RBC Bootmarket” Contact: Mark 0224695367.

QUALITY CRAFTS NELSON at Richmond Baptist Church 123 Salibury Rd, Saturday 17 June 8am – noon. Walk through the Boot

Market to the Church Lounge to find us. We have a wide selection of quality local handmade crafts with something suitable for everyone! Contact Kay 0275476777 for further details.

SARAU WINTER SALE WEEKEND – 22-23 July from 11am –3pm. Your chance to choose a new wardrobe, enough books for a year and of course soup, or coffee. We also have a section with old books & china.

NELSON SOCIAL DANCE CLUB socialdance, July 8th, Club Waimea 7.70pm to 11pm, Paradise Band. Entry $12 members, $17 non-members, $5 students and non-dancers, all welcome. Contact Bernard 0276478827

VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT CLUB OF NELSON Concert Saturday 8 July 2pm Whakatu Presbyterian Hall Songer Street Stoke Admission $5 All Welcome Phone Ken 5474301 Robyn 5473231

RICHMOND TENNIS CLUB - Gladstone Road Social hit for members & non-members Saturday afternoons All levels of ability welcome. 1.30pm onwards. Contact 0274872480.

SUNDAY

FRIENDS OF SNOWDEN’S BUSH invites you to a public planting Meeting 9am at the Reserve . July 23rd (weather postponement 30 July) Bring your own drink, morning tea provided. Alison 027 258 6897

WAIMEA MUSIC CLUB meets at Methodist Church Hall, Neale Ave, Stoke on Sunday, 9 July at 1.15pm. All welcome. Ph Jim 5449446 or Clive 0211431138

SUNDAY MEDITATION Every Sunday 10am – 11.30am, plus free vegetarian lunch. All warmly welcome, for all ages and walks of life. Chandrakirti Meditation Centre. 289 Sunrise Valley Rd, Upper Moutere. 03 5432021

RICHMOND MARKETS Richmond A & P Showgrounds Sundays 10-2 Indoor/outdoor market in the spacious ground of Richmond Park,. Food & drink, local & exotic products, fresh fruit & veges, wellbeing practitioners & products, jumble sale, hairdresser, kid’s play equipment, picnic tables. Dogs on leads welcome.

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MEMORIAL

BRYANT

Barbara Noeleen

12 July 2017

I can’t believe it’s six years since you passed away. I miss you every day. I wish that you were still here so we could do the things that we used to do; lunch together, shopping, etc. I love you so much.

Love, Elaine

GRIMMETT

Jimu

Colourful, creative husband of Christine Weir.

Loving brother of Philip and the late Lulu.

A private cremation by Jimu’s request has taken place.

“Together we create beauty”

Msgs to christineweir@ gmail.com or Facebook Jimu Grimmett

MEMORIAL

OMLO

Shannon David

Waimea College

Waimea College

4-8-1987 16-7-2018

INFORMATION EVENING & OPEN SCHOOL

INFORMATION EVENING & OPEN SCHOOL

INFORMATION EVENING & OPEN SCHOOL

If Rose’s and Tulips grow in Heaven, please pick a bunch and place them in our Sons arms

Waimea College warmly invite Parents and Caregivers of students entering Year 9 in 2024 to attend the following events:

Waimea College warmly invite Parents and Caregivers of students entering Year 9 in 2024 to attend the following events:

Waimea College warmly invite Parents and Caregivers of students entering Year 9 in 2024 to attend the following events:

PARENTS INFORMATION EVENING

PARENTS INFORMATION EVENING

PARENTS INFORMATION EVENING

Tell him they’re from us, tell him we love and miss him

Monday 24 July 2023 at 7.00pm in the Waimea College Hall

Monday 24 July 2023 at 7.00pm in the Waimea College Hall

Monday 24 July 2023 at 7.00pm in the Waimea College Hall

And when he turns to smile place a kiss upon his cheek and hold him for a while

Come along to learn more about the opportunities Waimea College has to offer your teen. Staff are looking forward to talking with you and answering your questions.

Come along to learn more about the opportunities Waimea College has to offer your teen. Staff are looking forward to talking with you and answering your questions.

Come along to learn more about the opportunities Waimea College has to offer your teen. Staff are looking forward to talking with you and answering your questions.

OPEN SCHOOL

OPEN SCHOOL

OPEN SCHOOL

Monday 31 July 2023

Because remembering him is easy we do it everyday

Monday 31 July 2023

Monday 31 July 2023 Tours begin at 3.30pm OR 6.30pm in the Waimea College Hall

Tours begin at 3.30pm OR 6.30pm in the Waimea College Hall

Tours begin at 3.30pm OR 6.30pm in the Waimea College Hall

This is an opportunity for prospective students and their parents to have a short formal introduction to Waimea College, followed by a hands-on, interactive tour of each subject offered.

This is an opportunity for prospective students and their parents to have a short formal introduction to Waimea College, followed by a hands-on, interactive tour of each subject offered.

This is an opportunity for prospective students and their parents to have a short formal introduction to Waimea College, followed by a hands-on, interactive tour of each subject offered.

But there is an ache with our hearts that will never go away.  Its been 5yrs Son we miss you more and more everyday love you

Mum and Dad

For any enquiries: Visit our website: https://www.waimea.school.nz/enrolment -andzoning/ or email: enrolments@waimea.school.nz or phone: (03) 544 6099.

For any enquiries: Visit our website: www.waimea.school.nz/enrolment-and-zoning/ or email: enrolments@waimea.school.nz or phone: (03) 544 6099.

For any enquiries: Visit our website: https://www.waimea.school.nz/enrolment -andzoning/ or email: enrolments@waimea.school.nz or phone: (03) 544 6099.

We look forward to seeing you there.

We look forward to seeing you there.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Natasha Hitchman Acting Principal

Natasha Hitchman Acting Principal

Natasha Hitchman Acting Principal

DEATH

So, next time you open the Nelson App around, you might be surprised what you find.