June 2011 (pdf) - Port Nelson

June 2011
rePORT
Editorial .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
• From Martin Byrne
Port News.............. 3
• Open day success
SupPORT our Region. .. 4
• Haven Ahoy!
Port Progress. ......... 5
• Beacon gets planted
Around the Port .. . . . . 6/7
• Trucking through the night
Our Port Our People.. . . 8
• Comings and goings
Safe Harbour........... 9
• Lashings of safety
Meet the Client.. . . . . . . 10
• Yealands Estate Winery
Environment Update. ..11
• Noise... What noise?
Looking Back. . . . . . . . . 12
• A Pirate's Tale
OUR NEW CRANE
Port Nelson has just taken delivery of a new
Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour crane.
When Chairman Nick Patterson announced
the purchase late last year he said it
would ‘ future proof’ the port: “Given the
requirements of the shipping lines using
the port and taking into account the age
of the two existing LHM 400 cranes, it was
essential for us to take steps to ensure our
mobile plant including our harbour cranes
would continue to meet the needs of our
customers.”
(Story continues on page 12)
Photo: Martin de Ruyter

Port Nelson Limited report. June 2011. Page 2
Environmental measures
on a global scale
Earlier this year Port Nelson Limited Chief Executive Martin Byrne was appointed as the New Zealand
director on the board of the International Association of Port and Harbours (IAPH), succeeding former
Ports of Auckland CEO Jens Madsen in the position. The IAPH is a global alliance representing around
230 ports in 90 countries. Its membership collectively handles around 60 percent of the world’s sea-borne
traffic and almost 80 percent of global container traffic. It is a non-profitmaking and non-governmental
organisation with headquarters in Tokyo. The IAPH is working on a number of issues facing the maritime
industry, including the World Climate Initiative, which centres on encouraging ports to promote
environmentally sensitive behaviour. Martin attended the IAPH conference in Busan,
South Korea from 23-27 May, which he says highlighted a number of key issues facing the
maritime industry, in particular environmental issues facing port operators:
editorial
“Often when travelling internationally in our industry one can be
slightly overawed at the sheer size of port operations in the likes of
Hong Kong, Singapore and Busan, but what you generally always
find when you sit down and talk to people from those ports is that
we all face the same issues, the only thing that changes is the scale.
This was particularly brought home on the penultimate day of the
conference when the CEO of the Port of Amsterdam spoke about
port redevelopment issues that they are working through. Her key
point was that noise is the next major issue that port operators face
around the world. Given the experiences we have had here in Nelson
in recent years in terms of working through the noise issues with our
closest neighbours, it was heartening to see that our approach of
engagement with the residents and working through issues as they
arise was the one that had brought the most progress overseas.
Representatives from ports such as Rotterdam, Oakland, Melbourne
and Sydney spoke about the work they have done to interact with
their local communities around a raft of environmental issues, from
noise through to air emissions; while at the far end of the scale, in
larger ports such as LA, they have moved to having large container
vessels utilising shore power while alongside.
The two yearly IAPH conferences are an excellent opportunity for
port operators from around the world to get together and discuss a
myriad of issues across the board and to share ideas and approaches.
As I have mentioned, while the scale of the challenges may change
from port to port and country to country, in essence the core issues
remain the same and the opportunity to network with industry
peers and share ideas cannot be underestimated.
We are justifiably proud of our efforts in the environmental side of
things here at PNL, but also recognise we still have a long way to
go to build on the work done to date. We are certainly committed
to doing that and to continue punching above our weight on this
issue.”
Port Nelson Limited CEO
At this year’s IAPH conference the environmental work done within Port Nelson was recognised with our Infrastructure Manager, Matt McDonald, winning the Busan
Open Award essay competition. The competition run by IAPH was open to all member ports, and in being chosen as the winner Matt fended off competition from
Spain, South Africa, Australia, Kenya, Belgium and Iran, among others. Matt is second from left in the photo, next to President of IAPH, Gichiri Ndua from Kenya, centre.
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Port Nelson Limited report. June 2011. Page 3
Open Day success
Just on two and a half thousand people made the most of the
opportunity to see what goes on behind the security fences at Port
Nelson’s open day in February.
Chief Executive Martin Byrne said the day was a great success, with
people commenting very favourably on the displays, which ranged
from container handling to Customs’ drug dog demonstrations,
and on the helpfulness of the port staff who were on hand to show
people around. Martin said the day was made a success by such a
large number of the Port Nelson team turning out to assist.
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“It speaks volumes about the pride the team has in the port that
so many people willingly gave up their Sunday to come along and
show off what we do for the public,” Martin said. “There were a lot
of very happy kids who’d had a turn behind the steering wheels
of some big machinery – but also a lot of adults who’ve now got a
much better appreciation of the role the port plays in the regional
economy.”
A gold coin entry donation was taken for the Nelson Regional
Hospice. (Photos page 6)
Abby Challenger (5) of Nelson is all smiles behind the wheel of a fork truck, with a
fairy wand from Flossie the Balloon Lady.
Environmental Officer Thomas Marchant gives a presentation on Port Nelson’s
energy savings at a recent Sustainable Business seminar held in our visitor centre.
Sustainable Business
Network
Port Nelson has joined the Sustainable Business Network and
has become a cornerstone sponsor of the regional branch,
which is based at the Nelson Environment Centre. The network
helps businesses succeed through becoming more sustainable,
with networking opportunities, practical tools, training and
sustainability assessments. Local co-ordinator Kirsty Quickfall
says sustainable businesses are cost-efficient and productive,
attract and retain loyal customers, and offer a great place to work.
Port Nelson Environmental Officer, Thomas Marchant says the
cornerstone sponsorship sits well with the PNL philosophy: “The
integration of economic growth, social equity and environmental
management has been a focus for Port Nelson Ltd for a long time
and joining the Sustainable Business Network has formalised
our commitment to sustainability, and will help us develop a
framework to further improve our performance in these areas.”
Find out more at www.sustainable.org.nz
Apples away
The first of the Maersk ‘extra-loaders’ called in mid-March. The Nedlloyd Maxima and
the Maersk Jenaz are alternating on fortnightly visits throughout the apple export
season, to handle the volume of fruit being shipped from Nelson to Europe.

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supPORTing our region
Photo: Don PIttman
Port Nelson
Haven Ahoy!
The Nelson Provincial Museum drew over 13,000 people to the
Haven Ahoy exhibition – giving them a realistic idea of what ship
board life was like in 1842 for the early immigrants to Nelson. The
exhibition was set out like a ship, with chooks clucking, sails creaking
and interactive features such as the bunk where a whole family
would have slept. Children from St Joseph’s Primary School were
among many who donned period costume to get the feel of life in
steerage on board the Clifford.
For its first 140 days the exhibition followed the voyage of the
Clifford as it sailed from Gravesend to Nelson. On Saturday 5 March,
to mark the end of the voyage, a 45ft gaff-rigged replica French pilot
cutter, the Steadfast (above), sailed into the harbour, met by a flotilla
from the Nelson Yacht Club. On board the Steadfast was a family
representing all the brave families that migrated from England. They
were met at Wakefield Quay and travelled to the museum by horse
and cart.
On the beach
Waitangi Day saw the sun shine and the volleyballs fly
as the fifth Port Nelson Tasman Open Beach Volleyball
championships drew the experts from around
the Top of the South and their fans to Tahunanui.
Organiser Allan Brodie says the event is always a
really good day out at the beach.
“We are delighted to have Port Nelson involved and
see it as a very good fit between the beach and
water related activities,” he said.
Sleight of Hand at the Suter
Every two years The Suter steps beyond its role as a regional art
gallery to put itself at the head of contemporary art practice in New
Zealand with its biennale exhibition. We were proud to sponsor
The Port Nelson Suter Biennale, which ran from 11 December
to 27 February, featuring leading artists such as Sam Harrison,
Julia Morison and Joe Sheehan. At the opening Trust Board Chair
Craig Potton said the port company support for the Suter was
appropriate: “Both organisations are owned by the citizens of Nelson,”
he said. “While the port is a conduit for cargo, the Suter is a conduit
for ideas.”
The title Sleight of Hand for the exhibition referred to the range of
illusory effects the artists had used in their work.
Port Nelson Logistics Manager Digby Kynaston, his wife Vanessa, Suter director
Julie Catchpole, Port Nelson director Bronwyn Monopoli, and exhibition curator
Anna-Marie White.
Blokes Day Out
The sun shone on this year’s Blokes
Day Out, raced on 3 April over the
familiar course in the Maitai Valley.
Red and black were the colours of the
day as people showed their support
for Canterbury, including some
who went the extra mile dressed as
fairies or in sparkling morph suits.
Port Nelson turned out a sizeable
team of runners and walkers. Overall
line honours went to Jon Linyard,
his first Blokes Day out title; and our
first four home were Ian McDowell
(46:38), Geoff Cross 48:04, John Hart
48:46 and Thomas Marchant 49:07.
Kauri Kids
They ran the Kauri Trail up the Centre of New Zealand, climbed over
the NBS inflatable obstacle course and crawled through the nets
laid out by the Nelson Cadets, before heading to Riverside Pool to
swim two lengths. It’s a whole lot of fun, keeps kids fit and active and
provides reward for effort - all things we are right behind.
Photo: ShutterSport

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Beacon Gets Planted
The new approach beacon was successfully ‘planted’ in November by the workshop team. Finding the right day to install the beacon took
a lot of factors to be in alignment - reasonable weather, the channel clear of vessels and the tides just right. After a long wait, a start was
made but the day then deteriorated. However, under Workshop Supervisor Craig Terris’s leadership, the team persevered and got the beacon
installed. Pilots and skippers are reporting positively on the new aid to entering the port.
“It marks the exact start of the five metre contour where the channel ends and the shallows begin,” says Marine Operation Manager Dave
Duncan. “This makes it an excellent reference for a practice called ‘parallel indexing’ on radar in restricted visibility, and it clearly marks the
location where ships should start their turn onto the inner leads.”
port progress
Shiney, Big and New
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In time for the apple season two new Hysters arrived in our
cargo handling area. The Hyster 22.00XM empty container
handler is capable of lifting two empties at a time and is able to
stack to a height of seven containers, one higher than our other
machines. It is powered by a Cummins 230HP engine. The Hyster
52.00XM full container handler has a load capacity of 40,000kg,
can lift four containers high and has a Cummins 300HP engine.
Having a moment of pride with the new machines are Container Yard
team members Wayne Limmer, Andy Farmer, Jason Manak (Hyster
representative) and Graeme Kinzett.
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Barge Gets Bigger
Changes to Coastal Berth
The sea shuttle Crusader made a successful start with its summer
shuttle service from Nelson to the Abel Tasman National Park. To
make access to charter vessels easier Port Nelson Ltd will be shifting
the super yacht berth to the current location of the coastal berth,
enabling use from both sides of the pontoon.
The coastal barge took a summer holiday, coming out of the water in January for the short trip to Reliance Engineering just across the fence
in Haven Road. The barge was towed to Main Wharf South where the two Liebherr cranes managed the lift, one of their biggest to date. This
record was broken when the barge went back into the water in March, wider by an additional four metres, with a new non-skid deck and
side rails. Engineer John Hart says the extra width is needed to service the new Strait Shipping vessel Santa Regina, which has replaced the
Monte Stello on the Nelson to Wellington run. The vessel’s two ramps, one from each deck, cover the complete end of the barge.
“The barge was originally constructed in three sections, so using the same design, Reliance fabricated another section that was added onto the
side,” he said. “The project went well and we were back in the water three days ahead of our deadline, the Santa Regina’s first call on 12 March.”

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around the port...
Above: Pam & Fred Stade and John & Willy Rae were
impressed with Parke Pittar’s port tour. They commented
that they hadn’t realised what a big operation the port
was, and noted how things had changed since they
used to visit the port in their younger days.
Open Day 2011
Left: The HMNZS
Taupo was in port
and added to the
attractions of our
open day.
Sailors take on shore work
Left: Debbie
Baldick has been
a Customs’ dog
handler for four
years. She and
Jerry are based
in Wellington
covering the
airport, post
office, port
and other
places where
illegal items
may need
sniffing out.
Above: PNL Crane driver
Matt McKay’s daughters
Jazmin and Crystal find
out more about Dad’s
job at the open day.
Left: Colouring
Competition Riahannon
Garnham, Tia Raumati,
Thomas Stobie and
Hunter Lines. Thomas
won the prize for 'most
creative' - the others were
all age group winners.
A summer visit by the inshore patrol vessel HMNZS Pukaki gave the crew an
opportunity to get involved with some community work in Nelson. As well as
holding a successful open day and doing fire training with emergency services,
the ship sent out three work parties. One did some concreting and odd jobs at
Victory School, another cleaned up the RSA plots at the Wakapuaka Cemetery
and painted the Cross of Sacrifice, and a third spent the day tidying up the garden
for an elderly lady. Commanding officer, Lieutenant Alexandra Hansen said it
was a good opportunity for the crew to give something back and get a sense of
achievement. Incidentally Lieutenant Hansen is the first woman commander of a
Navy inshore patrol vessel.
Luxury Visitors
Several luxury motor yachts visited Nelson during
this year’s superyacht season, including the largest
superyacht built in New Zealand. At 58.4 metres the
Kokomo III is the third and largest yacht of the same
name, built by Auckland’s Alloy Yachts for the one
client. Launched in early 2010, the Kokomo III sleeps
12 guests in five cabins, all with ensuite, and is
classed as one of the most significant luxury sailing
yachts in the world. After a two day layover to pick
up guests, the yacht left for a week’s cruising in the
Marlborough Sounds.
Ferry ’cross the
Harbour
A new bright red Haulashore Island ferry has joined
the traffic in Nelson Haven. The Waka-to-n-fro carries
more passengers than its predecessor and now also
includes trips to The Cut and the historic lighthouse.
Owner Bruce Robertson asked Nelson school
children to come up with a name for the new ferry.
He chose ten-year-old Rohan O’Neill-Stevens’ entry
as he likes the way Waka-to-n-fro combines the
Maori name for a boat with a humorous description
of the ferry’s job.

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Trucking through the night
No-one likes sitting and waiting in the five o’clock traffic build-up around Rocks Road, even more so when the vehicle represents a
significant investment that should be earning money by making as many trips to the port each day as possible.
Traffic delays drove a decision from Nelson Pine Industries’ trucking company Mytton Transport to seek the cooperation of NPI and Port
Nelson Ltd to increase night runs, and
the new system is working well. Two
trucks now do 20 loads overnight,
between 7.30pm and 6am; with one
truck still on daytime deliveries. At
Nelson Pine, reduced truck movements
through the despatch department have
brought health and
safety gains.
...and beyond
At Port Nelson the change from receiving MDF 20 hours a day rather than 10 hours meant taking on extra staff with a split shift roster.
“NPI is a valued customer so we were pleased to accommodate them,” says Logistics Supervisor Mark Smith. “The change gives us more
flexibility during the daytime and with fewer trucks coming and going there is less congestion.”
Three heads – one division
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It’s not so long ago that TBS would be pulling in casuals for a busy day, while across the port, there was
occasional spare capacity at QuayPack or the Container Yard. There’s still a need for casuals at TBS, but
there’s now much more sharing of staff, plant and equipment across these three operations. Driving
this along day-to-day are Grant Davis from the Container Yard, Jeremy Salton at QuayPack and Tim
Loach at TBS. They say the staff sharing sits well with the weekly flow of work at the port.
“At QuayPack work builds up as we get ready for the regular shipping calls over the weekend and on
Mondays,” Jeremy explains, "early in the week we can often spare staff to help TBS work a vessel.”
Grant notes that there are different skill sets to each job, with drivers needing to know the yard, the
Jade software and the on-board computers; but says as people get familiar with these the sharing of
staff gives everyone more stability and regular hours.
“Getting together every morning for regular meetings is a big help in meeting the work flow with the
right staff,” says Tim. “When we have two container ships in and a 'loggie' we get a lot of help from
other areas to get the job done.”
Port Logistics Manager Digby Kynaston says the three supervisory staff are doing a great job by
working more closely together: “These are highly competent guys who are doing a very professional
job by bringing the operational side of the port into one division, not only for the enhancement of
the port but also for all our customers.”
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Salt mines
Since Port Marlborough doesn’t
maintain a stevedoring workforce
we have built up a relationship
where TBS takes up that role
on an ‘as needed’ basis. In early
February this saw our team
loading salt harvested from Lake
Grassmere onto a bulk carrier for
shipment to the Dominion Salt
refinery at Mount Maunganui.
Crews of four plus a supervisor
used the Tiwai Point’s cranes on
three 12 hour shifts to take the
mountain of salt from the wharf
into the hold of the bulk carrier.

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our port our people
New man at the TBS helm
With the retirement
of long-serving TBS
Manager Chris Shand,
we now have Charlie
Osmond managing our
stevedoring business. He
brings wide leadership in
logistics based companies
including a seafood
wholesaler, an Australian
transport company and
Talley’s Fisheries. Charlie
and his partner Catherine
are pleased to be back
home in Nelson from
Australia, which for
Charlie means getting
into hunting, tramping,
boating and rugby – if he
can find the time.
“Shipping is never constant so this job is always a challenge, but it’s
made easier with a very good group of people who are dedicated to
what they do,” Charlie says. “I’m hoping we can constantly improve
the service we offer… my philosophy is that even if it ain’t broke -
you can still make it better.”
Rachel Taylor joined
the HR Team at the end
of February in the parttime
role of Training
Administrator. Rachel
had been working as
Production Manager
at New Zealand King
Salmon before taking
time out to raise Madeline
(3) and Emma (2). She has
extensive experience in
working with the NZQA
training framework
and will be developing
training materials and
working closely with the
trainers to ensure that
they have the support
and resources they need,
as we continue to put our
operational training framework in place. Rachel keeps fit at the gym
or on her mountain bike. Jim Lane will continue to work on further
promoting a safety culture at the Port.
WorkChoice Day
Twenty college
students got a feel
for a career at the
port on WorkChoice
Day in late May.
Martin Byrne kicked
the day off with an
introduction to what
we do, Suzanne
Thompson gave a
run down on staff
opportunities and
other staff outlined their jobs and the training and qualifications
they required. The students had a bus tour of the port, before
breaking into smaller groups to visit different departments. They
gave us some very positive feedback on what proved to be a great
opportunity to showcase PNL as an employer.
Anne Guyatt is the new part-time TBS Financial Administrator,
coming to us from a role as Office Manager for TNL International.
Anne and her husband Brent live in Atawhai with the youngest of
their family, who attends Nelson College.
Tim Loach worked as a casual Stevedoring Foreman before
becoming Cargo Operations Supervisor. Originally from England,
Tim and Anne and their three children have been in New Zealand for
eight years, and live in Atawhai. Tim plays golf, enjoys fishing and is
a swimming coach with Nelson South Club.
Farewell to Amanda
Shipping schedules are replaced with feeding times for Amanda
Lockwood, pictured here with a basket of baby goodies, being
farewelled by Parke Pittar and Wendy Lindbom. Amanda's baby,
Elizabeth Jennifer, arrived on 3 May.
Well done Pilot Dave
When Dave Duncan joined us as Marine Opeartions
Manager at the beginning of last year, one of the
first things he did was begin training as a pilot.
Dave had plenty of seagoing experience – as
Master on the Aratere he held pilot exemptions
for Picton and Wellington so it was a natural
progression, given the nature of his role at Port
Nelson, for him to train as a shipping pilot.
With trips to the Australian Maritime College
in Launceston, many hours on the bridge of
incoming and outgoing ships, learning the chart
for Nelson ‘off by heart’, and a three hour oral
exam, Dave is now qualified to pilot ships up to
165m. With his certificate on the wall he has now
embarked on completing his training to cover
ships up to 225m.

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Lashings of Safety
The term ‘lashing’ dates back to the use of ropes to stop sails
flapping about on sailing ships. In the age of the container the
nautical term remains, but is applied to the metal bars that hold
containers in place.
“Everyone who works a container vessel is involved with lashing
and it’s one of the areas where we have a high accident rate,” says
Stevedoring Supervisor Shane King. “To improve this we have run
refresher training right across the stevedoring staff.”
Shane explains bars are used to lash containers into place and
secured with turn buckles. The main risk is bars falling on people’s
heads, shoulders or arms, though there’s also a risk of people
getting their fingers pinched.
“The focus of the training was on accident prevention, with
everyone now lashing the same way, which is also the safest way.”
safe harbour
Auditor impressed!
The three yearly safety audit carried out by ACC has just been
completed, with the excellent outcome that we retained our tertiary
accreditation. The highest level of accreditation we can achieve
under this framework. The audit determines the level of safety
standards within the PNL workplace, with the auditor spending
a day at the port, reviewing our documentation, observing work
practices and holding focus groups with our Health and Safety
reps and managers. He provided very positive feedback and was
impressed with the recent initiatives undertaken in the safety area
and the enthusiasm of the Health and Safety committee.
Stevedoring Foreman Phil McCue demonstrates the safest way to lash a
container in place.
Training for heights
If you’re working on top of a stack of containers, even the tiniest
moment of inattention can be disastrous. Stevedores have been
going through training for working at heights with Hamish Pirie
from Gearshop. The training covered the care of safety equipment
and how to use it to best effect. This included a redesigned safety
cage that has had an upper half added to increase safety for crew
loading or unloading Pacifica vessels.
No place for drugs
The PNL Drug and Alcohol Policy has been reviewed to include
random drug testing and the ability to ‘self report’. After extensive
consultation with staff the changes came in at the end of February,
and were backed up with ‘Fit for Work’ workshops. HR Advisor
Suzanne Thompson says the workshops focused on encouraging
people to make the right daily decisions about whether they
were ‘fit for work’ within our safety sensitive environment.
“The training also focused on factors such as adequate sleep, drinking
alcohol or suffering from its after effects and covered lifestyle
issues for shift workers such as sleeping habits, diet and exercise.”
Random drug testing is known to be a powerful deterrent for
people contemplating drug or alcohol misuse in the workplace,
and has a high probability of picking up chronic users who pose the
greatest risk to safety. A key aspect of the revised Drug and Alcohol
Policy is rehabilitation and support. Employees now have the ability
to self report and seek assistance if they have concerns with their
drug or alcohol use.
Harbour Master’s report
Dave Duncan reports his first full summer in this role has seen
closer ties forged between Port Nelson and the City Council, Civil
Defence, the Police, Coastguard and Search and Rescue, with
Dave now one of the coordinators for the marine side of SAR.
“Our three launch wardens worked tirelessly over the summer,
mainly in an educational role, and were very positively received
by the public,” Dave says. “However we have seen some very silly
incidents where people have been lucky not to lose their lives,
and we will soon be issuing infringement notices as a deterrent to
dangerous boating.”
Staff are lifted to the top of a
container stack for training on
working at heights.
Inset: TBS foremen Jeremy Diskin
and Kerry Downer get to grips
with the improved safety cage.
Keeping Safe
We welcome any suggestions or information to make Port Nelson a safer working environment.
If you have a name you would like added to our mailing list, please let us know.

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meet the client
Yealands Estate Winery
Few wineries in New Zealand can list plastic bottles, baby-doll sheep and
guinea pigs as part of their operating history.
These are just some of the innovations
at Marlborough’s Yealands Estate Winery,
although Marketing Assistant Hayley
McCairns says using guinea pigs to keep
the grass down between the long rows of
grapes was short-lived, as the fluffy rodents
were picked off by hawks. Undeterred,
owner and founder, Peter Yealands
imported a ancient breed of miniature
baby-doll sheep to eat the grass without
damaging the vines. Hayley says the ‘lawn
mowers’ at the estate are an example of a wider philosophy of
environmental sustainability.
Yealands Estate Winery was established by Peter and Vai Yealands
in 2002, and at over 1000 hectares is New Zealand’s largest private
family vineyard.
“Peter sees himself as a sculptor of the land - taking the ridges and
gullies and creating smooth contours,” Hayley says. “He used GPS
technology to plant grapes, in even rows stretching north to south.”
Grapes were planted in four areas: the hilly terraced Seaview
and Flaxbourne vineyards, and Grovetown and Riverland on
marshland that was drained, leaving the surrounding wetlands
and wildlife intact. The high sunshine, wind, cool nights and low
rainfall of Marlborough present challenges, but result in unique fruit
characteristics with very intense flavours.
‘An ideas man’
Peter Yealands is not your run-of-the-mill winery owner. He admits
he’s not driven by money, he’s an ideas man who is breaking new
ground on sustainability in wineries. The grass grazing sheep are
not just cute, they’re an alternative to pesticides or tractor mowing,
potentially saving over $1.3 million a year in diesel use and spraying.
There are also solar panels and wind turbines to help provide power,
recycled glass and cardboard is used in the packaging, heat energy
from refrigeration is recovered and recycled,
grape leaves and stalks are composted for
vine mulch, rainwater is harvested and
on-site wastewater is treated and reused.
As a result of these measures Yealands has
been awarded carboNZeroCert status -
one of the very first carbonzero enterprises
in New Zealand.
Export lead
Yealands export 90 percent of their branded wine. It is bottled
at Wineworks Marlborough and then transported to Port Nelson
in containers for a range of export markets. Wine is also shipped
from the winery in tanks for bottling overseas. Although Yealands
exports to about eighteen countries, wine shipped from Port
Nelson is usually bound for Australia. Last year, Yealands shipped
around 50 containers through Port Nelson, this year they are
looking to increase that to 60 to 80 containers. Hayley says
transporting their wine by sea fits well with the winery’s drive
for sustainability.
“There are only two ways to ship wine across the world, by air or by
sea. We can transport a lot more wine at one time by sea, and we can
ship to our different distributors in the country of import,” she says.
“It does take a bit of coordinating and getting the timings to match,
but the freight forwarders do a good job arranging the shipments,
and it’s a more economical way of shipping for everyone involved.”
What’s that tune?
Never short of innovative ideas, Peter Yealands told the sustainable
living website ‘Good’ that he is looking at playing music to his vines.
He’s not sure how the grapes will respond to music, but he’s been
looking in to the technology that sends sound down a laser. He also
adds that his wife thinks he’s mad and says she’ll leave him if he does
start playing music to his vines!

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Noise Management Plan in Place
Port Nelson's long-term commitment to the management of noise is now set out in the Port Noise Management Plan. This sits alongside the
Noise Mitigation Plan that lays out the port’s obligations to residents under the terms of the Port Noise Variation. Both plans have now been
ratified by the Noise Liaison Committee and the Nelson City Council, and can be viewed at the council or on our website. Environmental
Officer Thomas Marchant says meeting the objectives of the Noise Management Plan is now part of all port operations: “Noise minimisation
is now embedded in our staff training, it is considered at regular staff meetings, it’s taken into account when we are buying new plant… it is
part of everything we do here.”
environment update
Calling new members
A big thank you to Sue Thomas, Albert Hutterd and Bruce
Robertson, the three residents’ reps on the Port Nelson Noise
Liaison Committee. Over the last two years they have worked as
the contact point between the port company and residents, as the
measures of the Port Noise Variation have been put in place. Albert
Hutterd and Bruce Robertson are now joined on the committee by
the new residents' rep Raewyn Newnham.
ISO update
Our environmental measures
came under close scrutiny
in March in our annual ISO
14001 audit. Alex Daniel
(far left) from Verification
New Zealand spent a day
with Environmental Officer
Thomas Marchant, checking
out everything from training
manuals to log yard dust
control. Alex was impressed
with what he saw.
“Port Nelson has good systems
in place and these are well
maintained,” he said. “The
environmental standards are
also evolving according to
the organisation’s needs.”
The report from the auditor suggested that we shift our focus from
auditing the Codes of Practice to create and implement a systemwide
internal audit schedule, and that we update and review the
relevance of the environmental objectives and targets that we have
in place. Port Nelson remains the only ISO 14001 accredited port
in New Zealand.
Hush glass, anyone?
It’s now the turn of Stage 3 residents, those on the outer limits of the
Noise Contour Map, to be offered assistance with noise mitigation.
The terms of the Noise Variation entitle them to request technical
advice and be considered via recommendation from the Noise
Liaison Committee for financial assistance with acoustic treatment
of their homes. Property owners in the Stage 3 zone have recently
been sent a letter from the port company outlining this process.
Environment Committee
If you were born in 1994 you’d be leaving school and heading out
into the big world. Our Environmental Consultation Committee
dates back 17 years too, and has also come of age in its own way.
With port noise issues now handled by its own committee, the
Environment Committee can take a wider focus as an information
sharing group with an interest in what goes on at the port. The
committee meets quarterly, and at its first meeting for this year,
held in March, the guest speaker was long serving member Paul
Sheldon from the Nelson City Council. Paul gave a presentation
on the council’s new State of the Environment Report, covering air
quality, fresh water, biodiversity, the marine environment and the
iwi perspective.
The star in the report
is air quality, where
there has been a steady
improvement since
restrictions were imposed
on backyard burning,
open fires and older log
burners. The council is
now moving to a ‘report
card’ system that will
give more immediacy
to the information in its
reports.
RePort is Green
Nelson has come a long way on air quality
since this photo was taken in July 2001.
In line with our environmental policies RePort uses elemental chlorine free paper produced from
sustainably managed forests. RePort is printed with vegetable based inks.

Port Nelson Limited report. June 2011. Page 12
looking back
Bully Hayes bought the two masted
sailing ship Black Diamond in
Sydney in 1864, to carry coal from
Newcastle to Nelson. At least
this was the story he told
the Sydney merchant who
gave him a mortgage on
the ship. Hayes met a
cyclone on his first trip,
and docked in Auckland
to have the ship repaired,
later slipping out of the
harbour without paying
his debts for repairs
and supplies.
He set sail for Nelson and put
in at Croiselles for three weeks
while the crew caulked seams
and loaded a cargo of firewood.
While there, Hayes borrowed a large
yacht that capsized and sank in a sudden
squall, drowning his wife and baby, her brother
and a servant girl. This tragedy publicised the
whereabouts of the Black Diamond, and the
mortgagee in Sydney instructed his agents in
Nelson to seize the ship and sell her.
Ship chandler and engineer William Akersten ‘a
small man who was not afraid to undertake big
jobs’ took on the task. With five special constables
he had a whale-boat towed to Croiselles Harbour
and rowed alongside the Black Diamond under
cover of darkness. Hayes was confronted but
wouldn’t pay up. He dared the party to seize the
ship, but Akersten simply ordered his men to
man the windlass, i.e pull up the anchor.
The Black Diamond sailed into Port Nelson
where court actions were brought against
Hayes and the ship was auctioned, passed
in and later sold to John Kerr (of the family
that set up the Lake Station run at St Arnaud).
Kerr used the Black Diamond to import beef
cattle from Taranaki to supply the markets
in Nelson and on the West Coast goldfields,
A Pirate’s Tale
Ar me hearties – this be the tale of Nelson’s connection with the famous pirate of the South Seas,
Bully Hayes. Named for the way he treated his crew, Captain William Hayes caused a sensation in the
tiny settlement of Nelson in the 1860s when his brigantine Black Diamond was seized at Croiselles
Harbour and subsequently sold from her anchorage near the foot of Russell Street.
but on a trip to Wanganui with a
load of timber from Havelock
she beached and was lost in
a storm.
Before the Nelson incident
Hayes had been involved
in several audacious
maritime frauds from
Fremantle to San
Francisco. After leaving
Nelson he sailed New
Zealand waters in
various craft obtained
by fraud and deception,
until in May 1866 he
bought the Rona and, with
another wife and children
on board, became a South
Sea trader and blackbirder,
kidnapping Pacific islanders to
work on Queensland and Fijian sugar
plantations. When this ship was lost he joined an
American blackbirder, Ben Pease, in the Pioneer,
which later returned to Samoa as the Leonora
with Hayes in command. In January 1874 Louis
Becke joined the Leonora in the Marshall Islands
and for several months cruised with Hayes, later
writing of his adventures in South Sea Tales and
ensuring Bully Hayes’ name would live on. Hayes
continued in his dodgy ways until April 1877
when he was killed in a fight with a sailor on
board a yacht. His body was cast overboard and
his murderer never brought to justice.
Notorious in every Pacific port, Hayes became
a legendary figure, first in Rolf Boldrewood’s A
Modern Buccaneer (1894), based on a Louis Becke
manuscript, and later as a principal character
in many of Becke’s own Tales of the South Seas.
Although uneducated, Hayes was resourceful,
plausible and was a rogue in the grand manner.
Sources: The Black Diamond, J. N. W. Newport, Journal
of the Nelson Historical Society Volume 3, Issue 3,
September 1977; Australian Dictionary of Biography
On-line.
OUR NEW CRANE
(continued from page one)
The first LHM 400 was bought in 1996, followed by a second in 2000.
The two older cranes will be retained to guarantee continuity of
service during maintenance.
PNL CEO Martin Byrne said the $6million cost of the new crane made it
a significant investment for a regional port: “The purchase of the new
crane demonstrates the commitment the company has to ensuring we
invest in sufficient infrastructure and plant to meet the ongoing needs
of our customers, and in turn the economic health of the region.”
PNL customers endorsed the purchase, with Steve Chapman, the
General Manager of Pacifica Shipping telling the Nelson Mail the
new crane would lift transport productivity and benefit the region’s
exporters and importers.
“Providing the Nelson region with more capacity and offering more
shipping options can only be good for manufacturers and producers
seeking timely and cost-effective transport options, not just for local
markets but global markets as well,” he said.
The Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour crane is larger than the existing
cranes, which should give it a longer life with reduced maintenance.
Infrastructure Manager Matt McDonald says the crane has the same
lifting capacity of 104 tonnes, due to the winch arrangements.
The new crane features a number of technology changes and
improvements over the two LHM 400 cranes and is powered by a
MAN engine compared to the existing Mercedes engines.