12 February 2014 by Waimea Weekly Archives

Waimea Weekly

Affordable Funerals By Caring Professionals We can provide every service and option, and leave you with memories of a lifetime of love. 544 4400 • www.wrfs.co.nz

Your Community Newspaper

Wednesday 12 February 2014

Cyclist can’t RUGBY be stopped

DRAW

Page 6

LIFTOUT & KEEP P16-17

Fight urged over Aussie food ban As Australian supermarkets step up their ban of New Zealand made food, there have been calls for kiwis to join the fight and boycott Aussie-owned businesses. Australia’s two major supermarket chains have caused a stir in New Zealand for banning NZ foods in a “Buy Australian Made” campaign. The move could hurt Nelson companies that export food such as the apple, seafood and frozen food industries and has sparked anger across the country with campaigns already underway to boycott Countdown supermarket, which is owned by Woolworths, one of the supermarket chains involved in taking Kiwi food off their shelves. Food and Grocery Council chief executive Katherine Rich told the New Zealand Herald over the weekend that Nelson frozen food producer Talley’s has had 40 products removed from shelves and replaced by Australian products. Suppliers also discontinued 10 Talley’s products,

despite the fact that local suppliers could not replace them. Talley’s joint managing director Michael Talley said his company had exported 900 tonnes of frozen spinach a year to Australia until it was blocked. “They no longer have items in their brand range merely because there is no Australian producer. The items for their policy of buying only Australian is being expanded by the day.” The company’s meat, fish, vegetables and shredded cheese products had been excluded. Nelson seafood company Sealord says a range of it’s products are sold in Woolworths stores across Australia. “We’re watching this issue closely as Australia is an important market for Sealord. As exporters we believe consumers in all countries should be able to choose from a variety of products from across the world,” says Alison Sykora, of Sealord. Fresh Choice Richmond owner Gary Watson says he definitely

Tasman held off

Page 22

Nelson’s Sam Laidlaw pedals around Lake Rotoiti on his water bicycle, always a crowd favourite at the NZ Antique and Classic Boat Show. Photo: Phillip Rollo.

The boats and their loveable eccentrics

“It’s not always about the boats, it’s sometimes about the personalities and the stories behind them,” organiser Pete Rainey says, as two men wearing Thunderbirds’ uniforms stroll past. As far as entrants go at the New Zealand Antique and Classic Boat Show, the Thunderbirds easily stole the show, even if their 15 foot jet boat wasn’t the oldest, most valuable or necessarily most eye-catching. But what was eye-catching was their theme, which certainly grabbed the attention of the eventgoers at the weekend’s 15th annual show at Lake Rotoiti, with many lining up to take SEE PAGE 2

SEE PAGE 2

freeview Sales & Service

Get freeview in your bedroom

• myfreeview recorders • Digital freeview aerials • Installation of new TV’s • Wall mounting FAVSAT SATELLITE & AUDIO SYSTEMS

Additional copies $1

Ph: 0274 376 019 A/H: 544 8867 www.free2view.co.nz

Don Clementson Qualified Electronic Technician

100% locally owned and operated

and link it to SKY in the lounge www.waimeaweekly.co.nz

Results that will make you smile

Tasman’s

Grant Chaney

No.1

Newspaper

Commission starting 2.95% GSTIsland Your Local Real Estate Expertfrom - No.1 Top of plus the South

Ph 541 9097 Anytime

Baldwin & Brown Richmond Ltd Licensed (REAA 2008)

Distributed to 10,000 homes in Richmond, Hope, Brightwater, Wakefield and Murchison.

Two of Australia’s biggest supermarkets have stopped selling some Kiwi products in a bid to remain loyal do their local producers. Do you think we should boycott Australian products here?

STREET TALK

This Week

2 WEDNESDAY 12 February 2014

How to contact us

Ph 544 9037 Fax 544 9038 6 Salisbury Rd, Richmond (opposite Super Liquor)

News editorial@waimeaweekly.co.nz Advertising sales@waimeaweekly.co.nz

www.waimeaweekly.co.nz

Proud to be

locally owned and operated

Vivienne Currie, Richmond.

Warren Carey, Richmond.

Wendy Cumming, Richmond.

Rob Taylor, Richmond.

“I think we should still favour local, definitely. We should support our own country, but a ban? Probably not.”

“Absolutely we should. Like for like.”

“I’m a Kiwi that also lives in Melbourne and I like to see New Zealand products over there but I also understand the desire to buy local.”

“Nah keep it normal. There’s better selection. You’d get sick of local and it keeps it fair.”

Fight urged over Aussie food ban Rotoiti’s classic boat show FROM PAGE 1

likes to support locals where he can but it’s also based on quality. “I like to support local too but I think it’s tough when they’re kicking our products just because they’re playing a marketing game, not necessarily looking after the customers. It’s more a marketing position rather than product selection by the sounds of things.” Several local business owners told Waimea Weekly locals should do the same and boycott Australian-owned businesses in Nelson – which include Bunnings, Countdown, KMart, the Nelson Mail and Leader newspapers and of course the four major banks. Hogeys Surf store owner John Hogey says he’s been following the ban with interest and says he’d jump on board and support the boycott of Nelson’s Australian-owned companies. He says the ban of Nelson brands such as Talley’s in Australia would have a negative effect here

and people would reap more benefits spending their money locally than with “Aussie chain stores”. “I think a boycott would be fantastic, it would be really cool coming into winter. It’s so true that if people spend their money locally, it does stay in the community.” A Facebook page has been set up to urge people to boycott shopping at Countdown, it has almost 1000 likes but opinion was divided among users of the Weekly Facebook page. “I think Australia is going nuts. What happened to freedom of choice! They seem very anti NZ. They will go downhill fast the way it’s going,” wrote Marie Allen. Blair Jelley said: “Dirty Ozzies worried that the kiwi food is selling better to all the expat kiwis. Best quality comes from NZ!” But others were more considered. “Boycott? No. Local over imported? Yes,” wrote James Gordon Ramsay. While Rebekah Joy wrote: “Let them be petty, we don’t need to be.”

FROM PAGE 1

photographs and others content just to chuckle away on the shore. About 120 clinkers, steam launches, classic motorboats and sailing dinghies took to the lake over the two day boat show. And while there were half a dozen faultless US-imported Chris Craft boats making most envious, the show is often known for bringing out the weird, whacky and wonderful in classic boating too. Sam Laidlaw and his water bicycle probably epitomizes all three. The Nelson man created the bicycle four years ago. “The antique part of the show sort of inspired me and I always had this thing about a water bike. I don’t know why but I just had it in my head that I wanted it to be quite Victorian,” he

says. “Getting the balance and buoyancy right was the toughest part, and you can tell there must have been a lot of trial and error and every show there are always a few unlucky riders who take a cold splash into the lake when attempting to ride it. The Jens Hansen trophy for best vessel went to the Christchurch-owned shallowbeamed skiff, Willow. Judges’ spokesman John Harris says this 16 foot plywood skiff stood out as unique. “The owner, Darryl Maffey, bought her from an elderly man last year and has done her up as a ‘blokes boat’’.” John says the boat show, now in its 15th year, draws a consistently high standard of entrants and is great motivation for people to restore old craft or build new boats on traditional designs.

This Week

Modern learning sees teachers share classes

WEDNESDAY 12 February 2014

FREE FREE

Brenda Grant

Drapemaking

Phillip Rollo Reporter

editorial@waimeaweekly.co.nz

It appears the days of having one teacher standing at the front of a classroom with 2030 kids could be soon over, as more schools jump on the Ministry of Education initiative of “modern learning environments”. Wakefield School and Tahunanui School have followed Hampden St School, which introduced a modern learning environment last year. It’s where multiple teachers can teach around 50-60 students in the one open facility. Wakefield has gone one step further than the other two though and made the entire school fit under this new teaching style, while the others have restricted the change to just Year 5 and 6 classes. “We’ve plunged in this year and made it right across the school,” says Wakefield School principal Peter Verstappen. “At the moment we have building work being done on one classroom block to make it a modern learning space but we’ve already introduced an MLE style of teaching across the school.”

Nicola Gear

In-home Colour & Design consultation

Book your appointment NOW! Conditions apply. See instore for details.

Trish Gray

Wakefield School teachers Symon Beattie, second to left, and Kathy Jessop, behind, take a combined classroom including students Michaela Sixtus, Eden Granger and Emma Davies. So what is a modern learning environment? Well, it basically gives teachers the ability to combine classes into one for team-teaching, split a class into small groups and spread them across a wider area. Modern learning environments traditionally have fewer walls, more glass and use the idea of a hub which is the central teaching space. There is also a variety of furniture now, with some children sitting on couches and bean bags instead of at desks during some subjects like reading. With the exception of the class-

room block under renovation, Wakefield has been able to implement this new teaching style within its current facility. “What we’ve done this year is break the teachers up into teams of three. What we’re saying is it’s no longer one teacher with 25-30 kids in front of me, it’s us as three teachers with 7580 kids in front of us.” Peter says a trial with one age group was considered, but the final decision was to “lets do it together as a community”. He believes feedback from parents had been of “real excitement” and “interest”.

40 Vanguard St, Nelson FREE 4 McGlashen Ave, Richmond Ph: 548 7955 Ph: 544 6613 PARKING

Relax

during summer with a fl ourishing garden

SUPERSOIL

SCREENED SOIL

Great for massive veges and flourishing flower beds

The only product to use for your new, lush lawn

Call us TODAY!

(03) 547 5300 55 Saxton Rd, Stoke (Landscape Lane)

Visit: www.wholesalelandscapes.co.nz

Beef Sausage Battered Chicken Breasts Schnitzel Meat Hoki Packets Portions (Skin on)

Shoestring

Fries

(Plain or Crumbed)

$ .49 $ .99 $ .99 $ .99 $ .99 Per Kg

Per Kg

Each

Valid: 10 February - 15 February 2014

Per Kg

41 McGlashen Avenue, Richmond PHONE 544 6137 OPEN 8am-5pm Monday-Friday, 8.00am-3.00pm Saturday. Open late Thursday night until 6.30pm

Per Packet

This Week

WEDNESDAY 12 February 2014

NEWS in brief

FATAL MOTORBIKE ACCIDENT: A 22 year old Nelson man has died after crashing a motorcycle on Wakefield Quay in Nelson on Thursday night. The crash happened about 11pm and the man died at the scene. Initial indications are that the motorcyclist was driving east on Wakefield Quay when he has struck a parked car. A serious crash investigation is under way, which will be looking at factors such as speed and any alcohol involvement. The name will be released once next of kin have been advised.

MAN CHARGED AFTER STABBING: A 27 year old Nelson man was in court yesterday charged with unlawful sexual connection, wounding with intent to injure, assaulting a child and wilful damage, following a domestic incident in which a woman suffered a stab wound at a house in the Wood early Sunday morning. LABOUR CONFIRMS MP: Maryan Street is Labour’s candidate for Nelson once more, confirmed at a lunchtime meeting of Labour Party members at Café Affair. Nominations for candidates opened last year and closed towards the end of December with no one contesting Maryan as the candidate. Maryan has been a List MP in Nelson since 2007. “I am delighted to stand for Labour again in Nelson,” she says. “And am grateful to the local party members for their support.”

Crusaders fullback Israel Dagg offloads the ball during Friday evening’s 28-15 win over the Highlanders at Sports Park Motueka. 5500 people braved the wet and cold to attend the pre-season game. Insert: Georgia Davies and Gloria O’ConnorLeys get a photo with Motueka-born Crusaders prop Owen Franks after the game. Photos: Phillip Rollo.

Crusaders thrill in the chill

They came, they saw, they got drenched. But judging from the smiles of the 5500 fans at Sportspark Motueka on Friday night, they were also thrilled. The Crusaders beat the Highlanders 2815 in a preseason Super 15 game in Motukea and a big crowd braved the rain to watch some of the world’s best players in action. Organiser Shane Drummond says he was thrilled so many people turned up to watch the game in pouring rain and believes the number of pre-sold tickets helped them attract as many people as

they did. “The walk up crowd was minimal, whereas the other games in Motueka have been massive. We were very lucky we had so many tickets presold. “The marketing succeeded in selling as many tickets as we did. The promotion worked and it was the saviour.” Crusaders captain and Nelson-born All Black Ryan Crotty says the support from the crowd in the rain was impressive. “The crowd have been awesome and we’ve had a great time up here. They’ve really looked after us and fed us well so

Heyward Realty has been helping buyers and sellers in the Nelson region for over 25 years. WANTED

WANTED

3+ bedroom, modern

3 bedroom, 2 bathroom

home, Templemore,

modern home in

Park Drive area

Stoke, up to $350,000

Phone Lydia 0274 328 532

Phone Wendy 021 567 722

WANTED

4 bedroom, single

Phone Debbie 021 462 629

Phone Claire 027 348 3699

storey, with garaging, Richmond foothills, up to $600,000

www.nelsonrealestate.co.nz

PH 544 5488 253 Queen Street, Richmond

Property insights Vendors’ obligations to agents It is now a legal requirement that vendors disclose any serious faults and defects of the property to the agent at the time of signing the listing forms. For example, if your oven is not in good functioning order, or the swimming pool pump is faulty, then you must disclose this. If there is something wrong with your property and you have told the agent not to tell the buyers then the agent will have to disengage themselves from your listing agreement.

WANTED

Still wanted: 3 bedroom, 2 car garaging, peaceful rural setting, up to $550,000

we’ve really enjoyed coming up here.” The Crusaders said before the game that a good turnout could mean two Super 15 games would come to Nelson’s Trafalgar Park in 2015 and that is still looking good says Shane. “I had a call from [Crusaders CEO] Hamish Riach and he said how well we did despite the weather. He was happy so that’s a good sign.” Nelson’s own Mitchell Drummond also made his debut for the Crusaders, coming on as a substitute with five minutes to play.

24 hours

The law states that agents must disclose all property information to a buyer and there is a serious conflict of interest if you ask them not to disclose, you are asking them to break the law.

Lydia Heyward Licensed Real Estate Agent (REAA 2008)

The law has teeth and there has been a recorded case where the judge ordered the vendors pay for substantial remedial work to rectify a serious flaw in a property that they had not disclosed. Thankfully this was not in the Nelson Region. Next Week: Building consents and building permits.

This Week

WEDNESDAY 12 February 2014

Nurse falls 10m onto animal bones When she fell down a 10m deep sinkhole and landed on the remains of dead animals, Jill Clendon’s first thoughts focused on whether she had broken any bones. After discovering a few cuts and bruises, she turned her attention to what she was sitting on. “There was definitely a small cow, so maybe a calf and a sheep and wetas and stuff like that. They were well dead, mainly just bones. It wasn’t too bad, it was just cold - really, really cold.” The Nelson nurse had been out on Takaka Hill, near the Ngarua Caves last week, checking out a course for an orienteering event when she came across the sinkhole,

Rescuers help pull Jill Clendon from the sinkhole. Photo: Tim Cuff. which was much larger than she thought. “We found this site where we were planning to put a (orienteering) control so went down to put my little tag there and, lo and behold, it turned into a bit bigger than a little depression.”

Census shows less smokers, more married

As well as being the whitest region in New Zealand, Tasman is also home to the highest proportion of people with no religion in the country, and the lowest proportion of regular smokers. The 2013 census regional summary tables – released on Monday, gives an interesting impression of the Tasman region. More than half of the residents – 51.4 per cent to be exact – marked the ‘no religion’ box. The national figure was 41.9 per cent, up from 34.6 per cent in 2006. Tasman also has the lowest proportion of people indentifying with a Christian religion – 42.0 per cent in the census, compared with 47.7 per cent nationwide. The region also had the lowest proportion of smokers in the country. Just 12.9 per cent of Tasman residents age 15 or over reported smoking regularly, down from 18.2 per cent in 2006 and lower than the national percentage of 15.1. The census figures show Tasman had the highest proportion of married people in the country with 54.7 of Tasman residents age 15 years or over saying they were legally married, compared with the 48.1 per cent nationwide. This local breakdown of census information can help communities and service providers plan for the future by forming a picture of the region and planning for the future. Tasman had the highest percentage of people who identified themselves as European and the second-lowest percentage of Maori.

Fossil Ridge Boutique Wines

Brightwater Gravels Sauvignon Blanc 2012 750ml

The 44-year-old fell suddenly and couldn’t grab anything to hold on to. “I fell straight into the hole and screamed,” she said. Jill checked herself for injuries and was amazed she wasn’t badly hurt. “I’m really lucky. I got a good bash to the head and some cuts and scrapes and bruises, but otherwise I’m all good.” Jill was carrying a personal locator beacon in her backpack and set it off, and then put on some warm clothes. And while she waited for help, she bandaged her knee. Leo Viersma was one of six cavers who came to her rescue and it took about 20 minutes to get her out.

Fresh Tegel NZ Chicken Drumsticks

99 each

99 kg

2 for

$ 99 kg

69c

each

New Season NZ Beauty Apples

Sweetcorn

$ 50 Tip Top Supersoft Bread 700g

2 for

2999

$ 00

pack

DB/Export Gold/Tui 24 x 330ml Bottles

Griffin’s Chocolate Macaroon/Wheaten/Thins/ MallowPuffs 150-200g

$ 99 each

Yoplait Delite/Regular Yoghurt 1kg

(Excludes Yoplus)

FreshChoice Community Fund

Double up Month!

This month our community donation amount will be doubled! If you wish to apply, please pick up an application form at the customer service desk or visit www.freshchoice.co.nz. Local owner operators supporting their local communities.

Café Lunches and Wine Tasting in attractive surroundings. Bookings welcome. 72 Hart Rd, Richmond Phone 03 544 9463 11am – 4.30pm Wed – Sun Closed Monday, Tuesday and Public Holidays www.fossilridge.co.nz

Prices apply from Wednesday 12th February to Sunday 16th February 2014, or while stocks last.

Trade not supplied. We reserve the right to limit quantities. All limits speciﬁed apply per customer per day. All prepared meals are serving suggestions only. Props not included. Certain products may not be available in all stores. Proprietary brands not for resale.

FCWW1202

14th February see instore for savings

FreshChoice Richmond 216 Queen Street, Richmond. Phone 544 8299.

Open 7am-9pm, 7 days.

This Week

WEDNESDAY 12 February 2014

Massive heart attack can’t stop cyclist Simon Bloomberg Winning races is nothing new for former Olympic cyclist Chris Nicholson. But last Thursday his victory in the annual Waitangi Day Lakes to Sea race was just a little bit special. It was the veteran Nelson cyclist’s first win since getting back on his bike after suffering from a potentially fatal cardiac arrest only four Chris Nicholson, left, won a cycling race four months after a heart attack. months earlier. Chris, 46, finished the 80 kilometre Avanti Plus With him is Matt Fulton who saved his life. Photo: Sinead Ogilvie. Richmond-sponsored ride from Lake Rotoiti near St Arnaud to Rabbit Island in just 1 hour 57 minutes and 44 seconds, outsprinting young riders Jason Thomsen and Cameron Ford in three-way finish. After the race he joked that he “should get the most improved rider award because I went from dead to A grade in four months”, but then quickly conceded that his cardiac arrest was no joking matter. “I was sitting at my desk at work and my heart starting going nuts. After that all I remember was waking up in hospital two days later wondering what I was doing there. “They told me that something had gone wrong The prize is a voucher equal to the value of your meal. Maximum 2 people. with the trigger system that controls the heart beat and that I had had a cardiac arrest. I found out later that there is only about a five per cent survival rate for cardiac arrest so I was very lucky.” Chris says he owes his life to his colleague Matt Fulton who administered CPR at work until McShane Road, Richmond Open 7 Days a Week 10am - 4pm St John Ambulance arrived. “Matt had been trained in CPR and he got straight on to it. The www.thegrapeescapecafe.co.nz

THE GRAPE ESCAPE CAFÉ

Treat your Valentine to a romantic lunch this Friday

All bookings go in the Draw to win your lunch for FREE!

Phone 544 4341

St John said it was the best CPR they had ever seen by a non-professional. “He gave me some sore ribs but he saved my life. I don’t think a box of chocolates cuts the mustard on that one.” Chris says he felt fine once his heart was defibrillated and that he hasn’t suffered any permanent damage. However, he needed two months to recover from the surgery to fit a defibrillator to his heart to prevent the problem re-occurring. “It took a while to recover from the surgery so I only got back riding to work at the beginning of December. Then I had a couple of races after that but didn’t go that well because I had been lying on my back for six weeks and lost a lot of fitness. It was great to win a race again although I think the only reason I managed to do it was that most of the top riders weren’t there. It was a fundraiser for the Tasman Wheelers Benchmark team so they were all out marshalling or organising the barbecue at Rabbit Island.” Chris says it has also taken some time to recover emotionally and he is still adjusting to his second chance at life. “It’s been like attending your own funeral. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and reflecting on things and I know it will take time to adjust. It’s still early days but I’m just really grateful I have a second chance.” As part of that second chance, Chris will be helping manage the Tasman Wheelers team for the upcoming Benchmark series. Although he will also be riding for the senior squad, he sees his primary role as a manager and mentor to the younger riders.

BEST TASTE, BEST PRICE DAIRY DALE MILK (2L varieties)

MINCE & VEGE PIE (Family)

NEW RED VELVET CUPCAKES (6 pack)

2 FOR $ .30

2 FOR $ .00

COMPARE OUR PRICING!

(Limit 10)

$ .50

COMPARE OUR PRICING! 10/02/14 to 16/02/14

Save

$ .98

LOAVES

(Apricot & Raisin, Banana, Coffee & Walnut, Date & Orange, Gingerbread, Lemon Delicious)

2 FOR 0 0 . $

2 FOR $ .00

COMPARE OUR PRICING!

10/02/14 to 16/02/14

Save

$ .98

10/02/14 to 16/02/14

Save

$ .98

Open 7 Days 7.00am - 6.00pm Cnr Vanguard & Hardy Sts • Ph: 03 546 6355 (Sun 9.00am - 6.00pm) 186 Queen St. Richmond • Ph: 03 544 0103

While stocks last.

BAK ER IES

This Week

WEDNESDAY 12 February 2014

Free car show Dovedale readies for fair pulls the punters The Nelson Car Show celebrated its 10th year anniversary with a successful show day held over the weekend. This year the event went back to basics with a one day show, and wiped the prize slate clean in favour of an overall winner. It was also held at a larger venue and was free for the public to view for the first time. Cars of all makes and motors parked up at the Tahunanui Reserve for the day and organisers say more than 150 cars were on display, not including those who did not register and just came along on the day. Co-organiser Karl Tompson says the group were incredibly pleased with the way the show turned out, with a perfect sunny day and free entry to the event being the highlights. “Also the grassroots, one day approach made it a very relaxed kind of show. We wanted to keep it very family friendly. It’s our hobby, we like to see people enjoying it.” The overall prize winner for the show, People’s Choice as voted by the public, was Brett Kennedy with his 1969 Dodge Charger.

The Dovedale Afffair will be held this Sunday at the domain next to the school, showcasing everything the little country town has to offer. Starting from 11am and running until 4pm, the country fair will include a great line up of live music, a wedding dress display in the church, arts and craft displays in the village hall, animal corner including sheep shearing demonstrations, a silent auction and heaps more. Entry is $2 for adults while kids go free. There will be Eftpos facilities on Donna Smithies prepares the vintage wedding dress dis- site but cash is recommended, say orplay ahead of the Dovedale Country Affair. ganisers.

High Quality Second-Hand Stock

• Furniture • Whiteware • Houseware Ph 021 548 968 Open Mon - Sat 15 McGlashen Ave and off Petrie Carpark

o t s l a h t i De w e v o l n i l l fa Canadian CluB 1l pluS 1.5l SChwEppES GinGEr alE

lakE ChaliCE

ExCludES pinoT noir

$ TE MaTa

whilE SToCkS laST

1499

1599

750ML

37.99

SMirnoff iCE douBlE BlaCk

12 x 250Ml CanS 7% alC/Vol

CoruBa & Cola

12 x 250Ml CanS 7% alC/Vol

2399 EACH

kiM Crawford

ExCludES pinoT noir & rESErVES 750Ml

Carl Doocey with Brendan Doocey, 9, of Richmond at the Nelson Car Show on Sunday. Photo: Sinead Ogilvie.

STil

GranT’S

99 $ 1 LITRE

99 1 LITRE

42 BElow purE & flaVourS

kahlua/ MaliBu 700Ml

Cody’S & Cola

99 EACH

12 x 250Ml CanS 7% alC/Vol

99 700ML

MONOPOLE FRENCH BUBBLES

SCruMpy CidEr

$ 99 1.25 LITRE

$ 99

Cindy’S

12 x 250Ml CanS 7% alC/Vol

99 EACH

EACH

l ea t icd sa n o i! rs pe fr y su r! onl

woodSToCk & Cola

12 x 250Ml CanS 7% alC/Vol

DANIEL LE BRUN

1499

99 750ML

u th

PIPER HEIDSIECK

VEUVE CLICQUOT

4999

750ML

6999

750ML

IVE

S LU EXC

STEinlaGEr ClaSSiC 18 x 330Ml BoTTlES

hEinEkEn

2999

EACH

15 x 330Ml BoTTlES

*BUBBLES VALID ThUrSDAy 13Th TO SATUrDAy 15Th FEBrUAry 2014 ONLy. LIMITS MAy APPLy. WhILE STOCKS LAST.

SpEiGhT’S, SuMMiT, waikaTo, lion rEd

24 x 330Ml BoTTlES

99 EACH

Tui, ExporT Gold & dB drauGhT 24 x 330Ml BoTTlES

3199

EACH

NELSON 114 Hardy Street, Nelson Ph 03 548 1666 Open 7 Days For store locations and more great deals go to bikebarn.co.nz Visit: www.superliquor.co.nz or call 0800 SUPERL (0800 787 375) for your local store. Over 140 stores nationwide, 100% locally owned and operated. Offer ends close of trade 23rd February 2014, while stocks last. Limits may apply at participating outlets. Trade not supplied. Terms and conditions may apply. Available 10th February - 23rd February 2014 inclusive. Please see www.superliquor.co.nz for details.

SLQ1395_1

This Week

8 WEDNESDAY 12 February 2014

Golf tournament for Ranui House

lOsing weight easy as Fitness

Meal plan

COaChing

/Curves AU NZ buycurves.com

Fitness & COaChing

30 Minutes is all it takes

STOKE RICHMOND STOKE541 RICHMOND 0710 541 0710

curves.co.nz Open yOur Own Club

More than $11,000 has already been raised for Ranui House in Christchurch, and Peter and Lynda Hanna hope the next fundraiser will be another huge success. The Hope couple have organized an Ambrose Golf Tournament at Greenacres Golf Club on Friday March 21. The entry fee is $80 per team of four, or $20 per person, and the money raised will go towards Ranui House, a housing unit for friends and family of patients at Christchurch Hospital. Last year Peter and Lynda received the news that Lynda had acute leukemia and was flown to the bone marrow transplant unit for treatment of chemotherapy. While there Peter was able to stay at Ranui House for three months, with Lynda also staying there on and off for two months between treatments and bouts of sickness. Forever grateful of the support, Peter and Lynda have gone about raising money to help Ranui House which is in need of a structural upgrade. Already two fundraisers down – which included a charity concert and a charity hangi – Lynda was thrilled with the amount raised. “We’re delight-

3 Elms St,3 Wakatu Estate, Stoke Elms St, Wakatu Estate, Stoke

* Offer valid until 28 February 2014 at participating clubs only. Applicable for minimum commitment of 12 months. Packages start as low as $18.24 a week. For full terms and conditions of this offer, ask in club or see curves.co.nz/offer. © 2014 Curves International, Inc. Weight Loss programs take time and personal commitment to be effective and require professional advice on diet, exercise and lifestyle changes. Individual Results may vary.

txt us your view 027 UR VOICE

Lynda and Peter Hanna are organising a charity golf tournament at Greenacres Golf Club next month. Photo: Phillip Rollo. ed, absolutely delighted,” she says. “We’ve made $11,000 for Ranui House already and we’re hoping to raise $25,000. The support from the community has just been great.” A keen golfer, Peter says the idea of holding a charity tournament was the first he came up with when planning the fundraising efforts. The Ambrose format enables teams of four to play 18 holes with a shotgun start, meaning all

teams start together at different holes. Each player participates, however the team chooses the best shot to continue from each time. There will also be plenty of great prizes on offer. “For just $20 they’re getting a fun round of golf and if people don’t have a team we can put them into one,” says Lynda. For more information and to register, email plhanna@ts.co. nz or call Peter on 027 611 8463.

Y ou r f re s h food pe op le. BLACK Plums

..........

.99

Chicken Thigh Cutlets

8 $ 23.99 $ .99 KG

........................

Buttercup Pumpkin

.....................

Rib Eye Steak

$ .79

Red Capsicums

.......

EACH

Red & Green $ .99 KG Grapes Australian

........

Pork Sirloin Steak

Premium Beef Mince

.............................

EACH

..............................

16.99 KG

.99 KG

All our fresh meat is 100% NZ FARMED. specials VAlid 10 FEBRUARY - 16 FEBRUARY 2014

CNR CHAMPION RD & sALISBuRY RD, rICHMOND, Nelson mon –Fri, 8AM –7PM

SAT, 8AM –6PM

sun, 9AM –6PM

WW W

.CO.NZ

This Week

WEDNESDAY 12 February 2014

Fish ponds open to public as the area around the ponds was becoming more established. It was now well suited for family visits and they would be open until March 31. But fishers must be between the ages of 6 and 16 and are only allowed to catch one fish per day. They must also have their own equipment and be supervised by adults. He says that recent fishing days had been very successful but there were still a fair number of fish remaining in the ponds and fishing conditions became

difficult towards the middle of the day as the fish tried to avoid the sunny conditions. But the mornings and evenings were very productive. “We wanted to give families the opportunity to take a picnic and go fishing in the evening,” he says. “It will also provide a good outdoor experience for kids with their parents on the weekends. People using the ponds will need to get a special licence from Fish and Game, which can be obtained by calling 544 6382.

‘

For the month of January we had a road policing operation under way called Operation Alert to coincide with the increasing numbers of holiday makers travelling in and out of the area. We wanted to make sure that drivers making long journeys were taking adequate breaks to remain alert on the road. As always with road policing, we were keeping an eye on speed and alcohol as well. Our officers were patrolling as far afield as Springs Junction and some of the driving they encountered was frightening. One driver passed a speed camera at 194 km/h. He was located by a patrol further down the road and had his licence taken off him on the spot. A number of drivers were found to be travelling in excess of 150 km/h. Those speeds are downright dangerous and any driver caught driving more than 40km/h in excess of the posted speed limit is subject to an instant roadside suspension. So, if you’re caught doing that sort of speed around Springs Junction getting to your intended destination could be a problem, because you won’t be driving anywhere. Naturally there’s a court appearance and a fairly hefty fine to go along with that. But really, that’s getting off lightly. The chances of something going wrong at those sorts of excessive speeds could leave you facing a lifetime of knowing you had taken another person’s life away. In total, officers issued more than 6000 infringement notices during this operation and the vast majority were for speed. It’s disappointing for me that the message just doesn’t seem to be getting through to slow down. Now that most people are back at work and the kids are back at school that message is more important than ever. Please, if you do one thing on the roads this year, make the commitment to slow down around schools.

Appleby’s fishing ponds are open to fish, without a guide, for just a few weeks. The trust which established the ponds in 2012 for children to learn the skills of fishing, has only allowed fishing for children on pre-arranged “fish out” days in the past year. At these “fish out” days, the trust provides fishing gear for the children and guides to help them catch fish. A spokesman for the trust says there are still fish remaining in the ponds and

re In sto is h t from nd e k wee

Pea Straw and Hay OPEN 7 DAYS Sleepers - Compost - Bark - Topsoil Crushed Shell - Landscape Rocks - Sand Fertiliser - Paving & much, much more!

Ph: 547 4777

59 Saxton Road, Stoke

www.richmondmall.co.nz

SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS

showers direct to you! • Complete Shower Units • • Shower Door Systems • • Replacement Shower Doors • • Sliding Wardrobe Doors • • Replacement Wardrobe Doors •

PRODUCTS

The Shower Door Specialists 11a Hunt St, Richmond Ph 544-8700 • Fax 544-8706

This Week

10 WEDNESDAY 12 February 2014

Out&About • A L L T H E F U N • A L L T H E PA R T I E S • A L L T H E G O O D T I M E S

Having a par ty/event/func tion? Call our photographer 544 9037 or 027 532 6461 Bruce and Fran Tunbridge with Sandra and Murray Wight at the boat show.

Woodi Moore and Pip Pattison at the NZ Classic and Antique Boat Show.

Brian and Kay Shalders at Ken’s 80th birthday party.

Wes and Chris Hayes at the classic boat show.

Steve Dawson, Nick Marer and Neil Barker at the Nelson Car Show.

Justine Ringeltaube with Janina Lochow at the car show.

Chris Shalders, Jenny Alexander, Ken Shalders and Glen Shalders celebrating Ken’s 80th birthday.

Murray and Teresa Wallis at the boat show on the lake.

Jordan Blincoe, Shanae Brown and Brad Ibbetson.

CI E P S

Catch up with us on

Ray Shalders and Gwen Brooks at Ken’s 80th birthday party on Saturday evening.

Mark and Kirk Dakers with Nicola Turilli at the Nelson Car Show on the weekend.

Scholl Electronic Foot File

Normally $74.90

Special $49.90 While stocks last.

215 Queen Street, Richmond Ph: 03 543 9034

This week we headed down to St Arnaud for the NZ Antique and Classic Boat Show on Saturday afternoon, we went to the Nelson Car Show in Tahunanui to photograph some of the event-goers, and then finished the weekend with Ken Shalders’ 80th birthday party. Do you have a party or an event coming up? Contact our photographer on 544 9037 or email editorial@ waimeaweekly.co.nz.

Your Voice

World’s best gearbox maker: Really hard worker & top dude. Renee WittyAlias.

Oh wow. Yea good on him. Success story alright, that’s brilliant. Sharon May Patterson. Fishing for wild pigs: Holy crap, well done Paul. It was him or you by the sound of it and yes, I’d be with Marion, not so much about it swimming, but that it swam the river to have a go. Dez Tinee. Not the intended menu but pure wild organic pork in the freezer, and whats better still you have the story and stitches to go with it! We also know your fishing spot. Glen Tomlinson. Wow! What a great story, that would have been scary. Best you have a large knife on you when fishing for trout next time. Nancy Holden. Bloody hell Paul, that’s crazy. Good on ya. (Via text). World Cup takes over athletics: This should never have been allowed to stop athletes using the

This Week

WEDNESDAY 12 February 2014

TXT editorial@nelsonweekly.co.nz text: 027 UR VOICE facebook.com/nelsonweekly www.nelsonweekly.co.nz

athletics track. No sport should dictate to another like that. Especially when I see kids training every day for their sport. Di Chandler.

land College they were left with no alternative. Respect for the guys who fronted up each week and the supporters. Mark French.

I was at the cricket yesterday at Saxton Oval. I took my children to the shade in the athletics track. Cricketers were smoking right next to the smokefree sign at the athletics track. This is NOT ok. They dropped their cigarette butts near athletics track. It is a smokefree facility. People were training at the track as well. I suggest athletes take photos of the smokers and send into NCC. Mark Quinn.

Was a bad decision to go into the Press Cup in the first place. Theo Moore.

What did you think of the Crusaders game? Loved it cheap seats were covered didn’t get wet at all lol. Keri Williams. Great game. Good turn out in poor weather. Julian Kett. Nayland College out of Press Cup: Not surprising, from the only high school in Nelson with a declining school role. Couldn’t field an U14 side either last year which doesn’t bode well for the future. Sadly for Nay-

It is a good decision. They do have really good sides but having one competetive side out of 5 or 6 just is not enough. Same reason they kicked the West Coast side out years ago. Too many 100-0 score lines is not good for the players or the comp. Clinton Harvey. It’s good. It will bring more parity to the Press Cup and better competition to the Nelson U18 comp. I do feel for all those that put so much effort into it though. Callum Payne.

100% locally owned and operated

Awesome! Philip Steans is here on Saturday

Waimea Weekly

50% off selected cleaners 50% off 50% off 50% off 50% off 1800w

15.6V handVac steam mops

Don’t miss the NBS $500 Draw and Export chilly bin Draw at 6pm Friday 14 Feb

plus $1500 and $1300 draws this thursday night 5.00pm - 8.00pm Discounts off normal ticket prices. offers valiD until 18th february 2014 unless solD out prior.

NelsoN Ph: 03 5467 244

345 LOWER QUEEN ST, RICHMOND P: 543 9179 www.clubwaimea.co.nz

52 Vanguard Street

Members - their guests and affiliated members all welcome

n o s a e S End of

SUMMER CLEARANCE All Tennis Racquets 30% to 50% Off

Softball Gear - 50% Off Nelson ONLY

Cricket Bats, Pads, Gloves & Bags 30% to 50% Off

Footwear & Clothing* 20% to 50% Off end of season lines

Back Packs & Team Bags 20% Off

Queen St, Richmond Ph 03 544 8290

Trafalgar St, Nelson Ph 03 548 3974 *Excludes NBA singlets, licensed gear and converse footwear.

This Week

12 WEDNESDAY 12 February 2014

Fruit growers go head to head

Canaan Balck is entering the Nelson Young Fruit Grower of the Year competition. Photo: Phillip Rollo.

New SeaSoN’S ColleCtioN arriviNg Daily

www.

.co.nz

Six young fruit growers from around the Tasman district will put their skills to the test in the annual Nelson Young Fruit Grower competition at Hoddy’s Orchard in Hope this Friday. The winner will go on to compete against three other contestants for the prestigious Young Grower of the Year title at the national competition in Christchurch on August 14-15. “This competition is a highlight of the year for us. As an industry, we’re able to support and showcase the outstanding talent of young growers with opportunities like this and see first-hand how important they are to the future of New Zealand’s horticultural industry,” says Andrew Kininmonth, co-ordinator of the competition. “We see the standard of competitors increase each year and it’s a treat to see the young fruit

growers in their element with such a fun and challenging event.” Essential skills needed to run a fruit growing business will be tested with activities ranging from irrigation and chainsaw safety to fruit quality assessment and a human resource exercise. The six competitors come from around the Tasman district and include two Waimea Plains entrants, last year’s winner Jonathan Sutton, 21, who works at Daelyn Partnership and Canaan Balck, 23, who works at Hoddys Orchard. Jonathan and Canaan will compete against Riwaka’s Steve Thomas, 25, and Mark Thomas, 27, who work at Thomas Bros and Aaron Finlay, 22, of Enzafruit NZ International’s Riwaka Orchard, as well as Motueka’s Joseph Hart, 28, of Cederman Bros.

www.facebook.com/sassysfashion

Merivale Mall • Westfield Riccarton • Barrington Mall • Richmond Mall, Nelson

COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASSES Waimea College Evening Classes Monday • Painting • Italian • Sewing [FULL] Tuesday • Woodwork [FULL] • Choir • Spanish [FULL] • Photoshop Wednesday • Digital Photography [FULL] • Beginner Ukulele • ACE Ukulele • Thai Cooking • Microsoft Excel • Tango Dancing • Shabby Chic [FULL] Thursday • Summer Fusion Cooking • Web Design

Start dates vary from 11 February – 15 March Day & Afternoon Classes Thursday • Painting – No Experience Required Saturday • Basic Bike Maintenance • Paper Making • Bread & Cheese Making • Simply Indian Cooking [FULL] • EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) • Indian Head Massage • Batik • Belly Dancing

For full course details www.waimea.school.nz (enrolments) Email: ace@waimea.school.nz Phone: 544 6099 Ext 870

Try something new this year

We welcome two new language tutors to our programme. Last year our long time Italian tutor retired and we are very pleased that Laura Bettjeman is now able to offer classes for us. Laura is Italian and has been living in NZ for seven years with her Kiwi husband and children. Noel Eichbaum has travelled and studied in Spain and South America and teaches at his language school, Spanglish. He will be teaching the Spanish classes. If you enjoy cooking, Allan AddisonSaipe has prepared a new cooking class for you. ‘Summer

Fusion Cuisine’ will fuse the traditional dishes of our Kiwi heritage with the Pacific rim ingredients we have been introduced to. Jasmine Yordsiri has returned from Thailand and is offering her popular Thai cooking classes and Savita Prasad will treat you to butter chicken in her Saturday ‘Simply Indian’ workshop. Crafty people have many to choose from including our newest workshop learning a modern version of ‘Batik’ with Philippa Winch. Popular classes fill fast so contact us as soon as you can. Business Update. Adv.

Advert

WEDNESDAY 12 February 2014

FREE Installation

SPECIALS Stock Carpet from $19 per m² Stock Vinyl from $9.90 per m²

CARPET

VINYL

• Triexta • Polyester • 100% Sdnylon • Wool

Huge selection of vinyl flooring

Interior Design FREE Colour Consultation

Mat Binding

Utilise the leftovers *Selected lines only. Ends 28/2/14.

199 Queen St Richmond

14 WEDNESDAY 12 February 2014

Feature

A NEW NAME

(formally Accessman)

03 547 4666

Proud to be associated with Mal and the team at Access-Hire for our working at height requirements.

It’s the same great team at Access Hire: Sam Talbot, Mal Lowrie and Cody Christensen.

Proud to work with Mal and the team at Access-Hire

Notice anything different? The access equipment experts at Wakatu Estate have had a name change – but you can be assured that that is the only difference you’ll see at the locally operated company. Access Hire has changed its name but is still ex-

We aim to provide you with advice when your business needs it, not just when you ask for it. Proud to support Access-Hire Ltd

03 548 1549 38 Halifax Street, Nelson

Email: info@salca.co.nz

The Team at Aimex Hydraulics continuing to support Mal at Access-Hire Hydraulic power’s changed a bit since it was first used several thousand years ago. And in 21st Century Nelson nobody knows fluid mechanics and hose fittings better than Hydralink and Aimex.

www.aimex.co.nz

actly the same company, with the same service and same staff that you are used to. Manager Mal Lowrie wants to reassure you that the well known company has changed its name simply because it sums up exactly what he and his team do. “It’s all to do with a rebrand. We are exactly the same as usual. Nothing has changed – just our name.” “When you come to see us the only difference you will notice is our name – that’s it. We are still the best place to come to for access equipment. All sizes, all heights, all equipment. You name it, Access Hire have got it. It’s as simple as that.” The team at Access Hire Wakatu Estate guarantees to deliver you with the best machine to safely and efficiently complete your job. They are experts, professional and can recommend the perfect piece of equipment to make any height easy to reach. There’s no fuss and no job that is too hard to reach with Access Hire Wakatu Estate. Just like their equipment, the team will go to any lengths to help you get the job done. No matter what the task is, they guarantee to deliver you with the best machine to safely complete your job, no matter where or what the height. They can recommend the perfect piece of equipment to make quick work of any height that is restricting you from getting the job done and as access equipment industry leaders, they will provide equipment that is not only good quality but well serviced and maintained. So what can Access Hire offer and what makes

We offer:

• Fully trained staff • Prompt diagnosis of auto electric problems • Up to date equipment

Proud to work with Mal at Access-Hire

99 Pascoe St, Tahunanui Ph 547 4292

www.mclayautoelectics.com

proud to use the services of Access-Hire for all our mobile platform requirements. Your one stop building W.o.f. provider 76A Achillies Avenue, Nelson Ph 548 2640 Email: office@ffpnelson.co.nz

Feature

WEDNESDAY 12 February 2014

Ph 544 3985 Mob: 021 361 210

21 Elms Street, Wakatu Estate, Nelson

REACH NEW HEIGHTS

Ph 544 4545 • 19 Elms Street • Nelson Proud to support a great neighbour

Access Hire’s great service includes pick up and delivery to ensure that the equipment is there when you need it and gone when you’re finished. Mal and the team experts? Whether you need a scissor lift, cherrypicker or knuckleboom; if your job site is out of reach, they have a machine perfectly suited to your needs. Choose from a selection of electric scissor lifts from six to 10 metres, rough terrain scissor lifts up to 12m, or knuckleboom electric or diesel up to 21 metres. It’s all about convenience, Mal and the team are here to make your job as easy as possible, so they make it easy to get started. Depending on your requirements, they can organise to have your equipment delivered by their own delivery fleet team, to ensure that you get the machine to site when you need it. And when you are done, just give them a call and they will come and pick it up. If you would rather pick it up yourself, some machines can be taken via trailer or towed behind suitable vehicles. Some six metre scissorlifts and cherrypickers can be towed using a suitable vehicle. Simply call ahead to arrange the best way to get your access equipment, pick it up from the branch and tow it away. You should also know that you do not need a licence to operate the equipment available from Access Hire, but you do however need to be inducted in the machines operation and

safety features. Reliable, professional, with a range of access equipment that makes your job easy to reach. Need any more reasons to visit Mal and the team at Access Hire? Here is a recent testimonial, from a customer who left Mal and the team at Access Hire feeling very satisfied. “We have hired equipment from them for several years now and we cannot say enough about the excellent service that Mal and his team provide. They are always prompt, efficient, friendly and always go out of their way to provide the best service possible. Nothing is ever a problem for this team no matter where, when or what our requirements are. The equipment is top quality and the costs are very competitive. “We highly recommend them to anyone requiring this service, you just won’t find any better.” The same gear, the same skill and the same staff. Access Hire may have a new name, but the team at Access Hire still offer the best equipment for the job, hands down. And did we mention they are still in the exact same location? You’ll find them at 21 Elm Street, Stoke. Call them 24 hours a day on (03) 544 3985.

Proud to supply Mal with all his access requirements

WE CAN DELIVER There’s no job that’s too hard to reach with Access Hire’s equipment.

Always receiving great service from Access-Hire

Ph 544 3985 21 Elms Street, Wakatu Estate, Nelson

REACH NEW HEIGHTS

LIFTOUT

16 WEDNESDAY 12 February 2014

New Owners

Rodger and Liz welcome everyone to the family friendly Bedford Bar

RUGBY

12 Steak, salad & chips $ 12 Rodgers Designer $

Pizzas

Bar snacks available at all times

2014

Day & Date

Match

Venue

Kick Off NZ Time

Week One

New Hours

Mon-Thurs 12pm - Late Fri - Sun 11am - Late

149 Main Road Hope

Ph 544 9995

Sunday 16 February

Cheetahs v Lions

Bloemfontein

04:05

Friday 21 February

Crusaders v

Sunday 16 February

Sharks v Bulls

Durban

06:10

Saturday 22 February

Cheetahs v B

BYE

Blues Brumbies Chiefs Crusaders Force Highlanders Hurricanes Rebels Red Stormers Waratahs

Saturday 22 February

Highlanders

Saturday 22 February

Brumbies v

Sunday 23 February

Sharks v Hu

Sunday 23 February

Lions v Stor

Sunday 23 February

Waratahs v

BYE

Rebels

Week Five

Friday 7 March

Hurricanes v Brumbies

Wellington