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How to<br />
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By Sarah Nathan<br />
I have a complicated relationship<br />
with Joseph and his Technicolor<br />
Dreamcoat - written in the 60’s,<br />
based on the Old Testament and<br />
renowned for its long run featuring<br />
Donny Osmond.<br />
Yet it contains some of musical<br />
theatres best loved ear worms,<br />
penned by Tim Rice.<br />
If you share my hesitation, I can<br />
assure you that in BMT’s version<br />
of the production you have no need<br />
to fear. This Joseph is a joyous<br />
triumph.<br />
The story follows Joseph, who is<br />
his elderly father’s favourite son.<br />
So favourite, that it fuels deep<br />
jealousy from his 11 older brothers.<br />
They hatch a plan to dispose of him<br />
and he is whisked off into a life of<br />
slavery. You’ll have to go to see what<br />
happens next – but, spoiler alert,<br />
it involves a hilarious moment of<br />
clever puppetry.<br />
Joseph features two exceptional<br />
lead performers. The Narrator<br />
played by Iona Panoho, delivers<br />
crystal-clear vocals and an engaging<br />
persona as the curtains rise, assuring<br />
us we are in very safe hands for the<br />
journey. Spencer Kingi in the title<br />
role of Joseph, gives the perfect<br />
balance of ego and vulnerability.<br />
Kingi’s vocals are mesmerizing<br />
and if you don’t have goosebumps<br />
during ‘Close Every Door’ you need<br />
to get your pulse checked.<br />
Panoho and Kingi are supported<br />
by a very busy and talented ensemble<br />
cast. Highlights include Vita<br />
Vaka’s Elvis inspired Pharoah, the<br />
cast of 11 brothers - a lovable troupe<br />
- and of course, the heart melting<br />
children’s choir. Their angelic and<br />
accurate vocals are a delightful<br />
highlight – there will not be a dry<br />
grandad eye in the house.<br />
The cast is strongly supported<br />
by musical direction from Steve<br />
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with a wonderfully tight orchestra<br />
whose musicians have a time to<br />
shine throughout the show.<br />
This is Sam Baxter’s first time<br />
directing for BMT and she is to<br />
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production. The clever set, props<br />
and most costumes were designed<br />
and made locally by production<br />
members showcasing unique skills.<br />
She has brought a contemporary<br />
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As the temperature drops in Marlborough,<br />
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by grabbing a ticket to Joseph this<br />
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Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 8, <strong>2024</strong> 3<br />
New depot to unlock<br />
opportunities for Marlborough<br />
By Chris Valli<br />
The opening of KAM Transport’s<br />
new 6000m2 depot at 40 Waters<br />
Avenue, Burleigh will provide<br />
Marlborough food and wine producers<br />
with previously untapped<br />
import and export opportunities.<br />
KAM Transport, part of the<br />
Preston Corp Group, is a family<br />
owned and operated New Zealand<br />
Company who has been a key<br />
player in Marlborough region’s<br />
transport and logistics industry<br />
for 10 years.<br />
KAM’s modern fleet of vehicles,<br />
and well-equipped warehousing<br />
facilities sees them providing<br />
innovative and tailored distribution<br />
and storage solutions, for products<br />
ranging from meat, aquaculture,<br />
and frozen goods to fresh produce<br />
and bulk farm seed.<br />
South Island Branch Manager<br />
Jack Erasmus says the new depot<br />
will expand their services to help<br />
ease distribution out of the region<br />
for local businesses, as well as<br />
complementing the existing services<br />
and transport providers already<br />
established in the area.<br />
“We noticed there was an opportunity<br />
to help Marlborough’s<br />
successful businesses with more<br />
avenues of distribution via easy<br />
access to three of New Zealand’s<br />
key ports,” Jack says. “Marlborough<br />
can be a tricky area to move<br />
product out of. With a modern<br />
depot now based in <strong>Blenheim</strong>,<br />
backed by our highly skilled and<br />
experienced team with a proven<br />
KAM General Manager Bill Bamber, Branch Manager Jack Erasmus, <strong>May</strong>or Nadine Taylor, and Preston<br />
Corp Chief Executive Hamish Preston.<br />
track-record, this has all changed.”<br />
Jack says KAM can shift a large<br />
volume of product south and<br />
across the Cook Strait, catering<br />
to almost anything that fits in<br />
a shipping container with their<br />
multi-functional logistics hub and<br />
state of the art equipment.<br />
“We’re an MPI Registered<br />
Company and have CCA, RCS,<br />
and Transitional Facility accreditations,<br />
meaning we can provide<br />
solutions for the distribution challenges<br />
many businesses face in the<br />
Primary Sector.”<br />
With 8000m2 of yard area,<br />
KAM’s <strong>Blenheim</strong> branch will be<br />
able to efficiently handle almost<br />
any large-scale, bulk transport<br />
requirement for its diverse range<br />
of customers.<br />
A team of 15 locally based<br />
staff is excited to hit the ground<br />
running for its community and<br />
look forward to seeing what other<br />
opportunities they can provide for<br />
the local economy.<br />
“We’re excited to see what this<br />
will lead to in the Marlborough<br />
area and to explore further employment<br />
opportunities for our<br />
community as the business continues<br />
to grow.”<br />
The official launch was held last<br />
Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 1, with the depot<br />
in operation later this month.<br />
inbrief<br />
The <strong>Sun</strong><br />
Have your say<br />
Marlburians have just less than one<br />
week to have their say on Council’s<br />
planned expenditure over the next 10<br />
years. Submissions to the Long Term<br />
Plan (LTP) <strong>2024</strong>-2034 close at 5pm on<br />
13 <strong>May</strong>. The Marlborough Regional<br />
Land Transport Plan (RLTP) <strong>2024</strong>-2027<br />
also closes for public submissions at the<br />
same time.<br />
To make a submission go to:<br />
https://links.marlborough.govt.nz/<br />
haveyoursay or visit one of Council’s<br />
Customer Service Centres. Hearings<br />
are timetabled for 10 to 21 June with<br />
Council considering all submissions in<br />
the week beginning 24 June.<br />
Returning GST on rates<br />
New analysis shows returning the GST<br />
charged on rates back to councils would<br />
cost the government $1.1b. This money<br />
would then be available for councils to<br />
help fund the services and investments<br />
across the country.<br />
In 2022, central government collected<br />
around $1.1b in GST from rates. In<br />
total, 29 of the 78 councils across New<br />
Zealand would receive more than $10m<br />
if GST on rates was returned to councils.<br />
The analysis can be viewed on the<br />
Infometrics website, at https://www.<br />
infometrics.co.nz/article/<strong>2024</strong>-04-thecost-of-returninggst-from-rates-tolocal-councils<br />
Fatal crash name release<br />
Police can now release the name of the<br />
person who died following a crash on<br />
State Highway 1, Seddon, Marlborough<br />
on Wednesday 1 <strong>May</strong>.<br />
She was Yuki Nagano, 30, of <strong>Blenheim</strong>.<br />
Police extend our condolences to her<br />
family and friends at this difficult time.<br />
Enquiries into the circumstances of<br />
the crash are ongoing.<br />
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Cheese Rolls on sale again<br />
The Beavertown Lions Club is once<br />
again taking orders for their ever<br />
popular cheese rolls fundraiser which<br />
is now in its seventh year. Guaranteed<br />
to be the best cheese rolls you’ll ever<br />
have, they will be lovingly prepared<br />
by a wonderful team of volunteers<br />
from the Beavertown Lions Club.<br />
This kiwi delicacy is a must as we head<br />
into the colder months, but you’ll need<br />
to be quick and get your order in by<br />
this Friday 10th <strong>May</strong>. Text your order to<br />
Sue 027-555-6720 as soon as possible.<br />
Your order will be available to pick<br />
up on Saturday 18th <strong>May</strong>, between<br />
10am and 1pm at the Redwoodtown<br />
Community Hall.<br />
The cheese rolls are $1 each, and<br />
can be bought in packs of 5 or 10. All<br />
proceeds will go to local charities.<br />
Wheelie bin rollout<br />
passes halfway point<br />
More than 18,000 wheelie bins have<br />
been delivered across Marlborough<br />
ahead of the new kerbside collection<br />
service starting on 1 July.<br />
There are around 36,000 bins to be<br />
delivered, so if you haven’t received<br />
yours yet don’t worry.<br />
Remember the new bins will not be<br />
collected until 1 July - if you notice your<br />
neighbour has put one out, remind<br />
them the service doesn’t start until<br />
then. Collection begins at 7am so put<br />
your bins out the night before.<br />
For advice on what to put in your new<br />
bins go to www.marlborough.govt.nz/<br />
services/recycling-and-waste/changesto-waste-services-from-1-july-<strong>2024</strong><br />
Mobile Community<br />
Hub Caravan<br />
By Chris Valli<br />
Community support during<br />
emergencies and natural disasters<br />
is set to change, with a new mobile<br />
hub in Marlborough.<br />
A mobile purpose-built caravan<br />
facility is being gifted to Fire and<br />
Emergency New Zealand [FENZ]<br />
through the generosity of Air<br />
Rescue and Community Services<br />
and the Rotary Clubs in <strong>Blenheim</strong>.<br />
It will play an important role<br />
in supporting Marlburians to<br />
respond, recover and develop<br />
resilience to natural disasters and<br />
emergencies.<br />
The $130,000 purpose-built<br />
5.5m-long caravan is one of a<br />
series of mobile community hubs<br />
being funded by nine Rotary clubs<br />
and several community funding<br />
agencies for placement across the<br />
top of the South Island and the<br />
West Coast.<br />
Project manager, Whakatū Rotarian<br />
Trevor Marshall, was inspired<br />
after a talk to the club by FENZ. A<br />
prototype mobile community hub<br />
caravan proved its worth in Nelson<br />
during the flooding and landslips of<br />
August 2022.<br />
“While emergency crews are<br />
dealing with the situation at hand,<br />
they can’t be helping people directly<br />
affected by it at the time.<br />
These mobile community hub<br />
caravans can be quickly deployed<br />
by the FENZ community teams as<br />
a base for people to gather at, find<br />
guidance and support, and get up<br />
to date information,” Trevor says.<br />
They were designed to bridge<br />
the gap between the developing<br />
emergency and the arrival of other<br />
support agencies and local and<br />
central government assistance.<br />
Local Rotary Clubs <strong>Blenheim</strong><br />
Rotary and Rotary <strong>Blenheim</strong><br />
South were quick to recognise the<br />
potential. Many people caught up<br />
in emergencies, found they had<br />
limited access to live information<br />
about what was happening and<br />
where they could get help, with<br />
many small communities cut off<br />
for days at a time.<br />
The caravans, which are manufactured<br />
by Lysaght Ltd in Ashburton,<br />
will become part of the FENZ<br />
vehicle fleets, and are designed to<br />
be completely self-sufficient.<br />
A basic kitchen and built in BBQ<br />
at one end can dispense hot drink<br />
and food, while a self-contained<br />
meeting room at the other end can<br />
be used for support services to deal<br />
with traumatised people, as well<br />
as providing a base for councils<br />
and government agencies to offer<br />
information and support where<br />
needed. A pair of large side doors<br />
The <strong>Sun</strong><br />
A $130,000 mobile purpose-built caravan facility is being gifted to<br />
Fire and Emergency New Zealand [FENZ] through the generosity<br />
of Air Rescue and Community Services and the Rotary Clubs in<br />
<strong>Blenheim</strong>.<br />
open to provide a platform from<br />
which a TV screen can be viewed,<br />
showing live information from<br />
agencies such as Civil Defence.<br />
While they can be hooked up to<br />
the national grid, the eye-catching<br />
caravans also function without<br />
mains power. They are fitted with<br />
roof-top solar panels, portable<br />
generators, gas for cooking and<br />
fresh and grey water tanks. They<br />
also contain a defibrillator, first<br />
aid kit and fire extinguisher, and<br />
have a charging station for technology<br />
such as mobile phones,<br />
as well as the ability to hook into<br />
Wi Fi.<br />
Steve Trigg, Assistant Commander<br />
of the Nelson Marlborough<br />
District of Fire and<br />
Emergency New Zealand says<br />
the caravan will serve various<br />
purposes such as community support<br />
during incidents, community<br />
events like A&P shows, post-fire<br />
incidents and investigations,<br />
station open days, recruiting<br />
initiatives, and other endeavours<br />
that brigades deem fitting to<br />
support the community.<br />
The Marlborough Mobile<br />
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blessed and formally handed<br />
over to FENZ at their premises<br />
at 4 Symons Street on Monday<br />
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Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 8, <strong>2024</strong> 5<br />
Aquabots put Marlborough<br />
on world stage<br />
By Chris Valli<br />
The Marlborough community<br />
have supported a local ‘aquabot<br />
group’ of primary school children<br />
with a $2000 travel grant from<br />
the Marlborough District Youth<br />
Council<br />
Claudia Stafford, Sam Richardson,<br />
William Davis and Devon<br />
Marshall, collectively known as<br />
The BumbleBots, are a tight little<br />
team who are the Aquabot Primary<br />
School Age Group National Champions,<br />
after taking out the title in<br />
Christchurch last November.<br />
New Zealand Aquabots is the first<br />
underwater robotics programme<br />
for school children in the country.<br />
The awesome foursome will be<br />
putting Marlborough on the world<br />
stage heading to the <strong>2024</strong> SeaPerch<br />
International Challenge in Maryland,<br />
United States from <strong>May</strong> 30<br />
to June 1.<br />
The SeaPerch program is an innovative<br />
underwater robotics program<br />
which equips students, educators<br />
and parents with the resources<br />
needed to build an underwater<br />
remotely operated vehicle (ROV).<br />
The learning is integrated through<br />
STEM education (science, technology,<br />
engineering, mathematics).<br />
The awesome foursome met<br />
with <strong>May</strong>or Nadine Taylor in the<br />
council chambers last Thursday.<br />
The group have been punching<br />
above their weight and have been<br />
busily fundraising the huge dollars<br />
to make the journey.<br />
<strong>May</strong>or Taylor says she was really<br />
impressed with the group and their<br />
aquabot, ‘Emma’.<br />
“They’re clearly a tight team.<br />
Each one has their area of expertise<br />
and together they’ve created a<br />
quite remarkably manoeuvrable<br />
wee aquabot,” she says. “Their<br />
success is impressive. It’s great<br />
that four young Marlborough students<br />
have been crowned the 2023<br />
primary school champions and<br />
are now heading off to represent<br />
BumbleBots unite: <strong>May</strong>or Nadine Taylor, Claudia Stafford, Devon Marshall,<br />
Sam Richardson and William Davis at the Council Chambers last Thursday. The<br />
group met with the <strong>May</strong>or about their impending trip to the United States for<br />
the International Sea Perch competition.<br />
us in America at the International<br />
Champs.”<br />
One of the aspects <strong>May</strong>or Taylor<br />
was thrilled to see was coming<br />
from regional New Zealand was<br />
not in any way a drawback for the<br />
group.<br />
“In fact, the way they described<br />
it, it was an advantage,” says the<br />
<strong>May</strong>or.<br />
The team spoke about getting<br />
inspiration from some of Council’s<br />
marine science work. As part of<br />
the challenge, they had to design<br />
a practical application for their<br />
aquabot and used the Marlborough<br />
Sounds kina barren problem as the<br />
challenge their aquabot could assist<br />
in overcoming.<br />
“It was very cool to see that integrated<br />
science and tech thinking in<br />
our next generation. I can’t wait to<br />
catch-up with them after their <strong>May</strong><br />
trip and hear how it went for the<br />
team and for “Emma -bot” at the<br />
international competition,” <strong>May</strong>or<br />
Taylor says.<br />
A fundraising dinner and auction<br />
was held last night at the<br />
Bamboo Garden. <strong>Sun</strong> readers<br />
who wish to make a donation<br />
can at www.givealittle.co.nz/<br />
cause/help-the-bumblebots-compete-in-america<br />
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The <strong>Sun</strong><br />
Fire season changes<br />
The Marlborough South zone<br />
moved from a prohibited fire season<br />
to a restricted fire season from 8am<br />
Wednesday 1 <strong>May</strong>, until further<br />
notice. This includes all Department of<br />
Conservation land.<br />
This means no open-air fires can be<br />
legally lit unless a fire permit has been<br />
applied for and approved by Fire and<br />
Emergency New Zealand.<br />
At the same time, the Marlborough<br />
North zone moved from a restricted<br />
fire season to an open fire season from<br />
8am Wednesday 1 <strong>May</strong>, until further<br />
notice. This excludes all Department<br />
of Conservation land which, as above,<br />
remains in a restricted fire season.<br />
Future Planning Seminar<br />
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Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 8, <strong>2024</strong><br />
<strong>Sun</strong> readers have their say... with the WORD on the Street.<br />
“What’s the plan for Mother’s Day on <strong>Sun</strong>day?<br />
The <strong>Sun</strong><br />
Angela Cayford<br />
Dunedin<br />
Spending quality time with<br />
my daughter Liliana and<br />
husband Nick. No doubt<br />
with my favourite breakfast.<br />
Carla Leeksma<br />
Wellington<br />
Mothers Day – when is it?<br />
Cheryl Alderlieste<br />
<strong>Blenheim</strong><br />
Spending time with family,<br />
taking Mum out to lunch<br />
and definitely having a<br />
glass of bubbles.<br />
Linda McKinley<br />
<strong>Blenheim</strong><br />
Spending time with my elderly<br />
mother and taking her<br />
out to lunch.<br />
Lynn Hankey<br />
Spring Creek<br />
Hopefully chilling out in<br />
Paihia with perhaps a ferry<br />
over to Russell and back for<br />
the day.<br />
Adrienne Leonard<br />
Perth – formerly <strong>Blenheim</strong><br />
I’m working. My Christchurch<br />
friends are here with me at<br />
the moment so big family<br />
bbq with lots to eat, drink<br />
and time with grandchildren.<br />
Letters<br />
Letters on issues of community<br />
interest are welcomed. A maximum<br />
of 150 words please.<br />
They must be signed and a street<br />
address provided to show good<br />
faith, even when a nom de plume is<br />
provided for publication.<br />
The editor reserves the right to<br />
Keyboard warriors<br />
Dear Editor<br />
<strong>Blenheim</strong> is a top place and a gem in<br />
the Top of the South. However, like many<br />
small town communities it has its pros<br />
and cons.<br />
It’s the cons I’d like to address.<br />
What has struck me in my three years<br />
since I’ve lived here after relocating for<br />
a job via Christchurch, has been the<br />
constant chat, albeit negative, gossip<br />
- whatever you call it - from parents,<br />
caregivers about their kids’ teachers.<br />
I’ve heard it in the car park, at pick up,<br />
in the supermarket, at sports events.<br />
If there is an issue, address it and have<br />
the audacity, maturity, adultship, to talk<br />
face to face and find solutions.<br />
It’s a poor reflection when often that<br />
Rates increase<br />
to the editor<br />
abridge letters or withhold letters from<br />
publication.<br />
Email them to news@blenheimsun.<br />
co.nz or present to our office at 72<br />
High St.<br />
Please note that your name and<br />
street address MUST be provided<br />
with emails.<br />
chat is done via a medium like Marlborough<br />
Cool Cat Chat and the keyboard<br />
warriors who are gutless and need to<br />
grow a pair.<br />
It’s misinformed and defamatory to<br />
those concerned and brings down the<br />
personal and professional character of<br />
the teacher(s) who are doing something<br />
rather special from 9am - 3pm, and then<br />
some.<br />
You know who you are.<br />
If you need to chat about others when<br />
it’s not factual or has nothing to do with<br />
you, focus on your own back yard and<br />
front fence.<br />
A Symonds<br />
Waikawa<br />
College reunion<br />
Dear Editor<br />
I am aware that Marlborough Boys’ College<br />
is to hold the 125th Anniversary Reunion of<br />
the school, at Labour Weekend, <strong>2024</strong>.<br />
I am a past pupil of Marlborough College.<br />
Our extended family has a history of 5<br />
generations attending the school, from first<br />
day pupils to present day students<br />
I contacted the school and the Events<br />
Manager has told me that the committee’s<br />
decision, supported by the Principal, is to<br />
hold the event this year to celebrate the first<br />
meeting of the Board in 1899, despite the<br />
college being opened on 26th March 1900 in<br />
the hall of the Church of Nativity.<br />
TV news<br />
I am reliably informed that no consultation<br />
had taken place with organisations or individuals<br />
with strong links to Marlborough<br />
College.<br />
Despite the Events Manager’s assurances<br />
it seems this celebration is only for Marlborough<br />
Boys’ College not including pupils from<br />
the co-ed Marlborough College.<br />
There has been a paucity of publicity. I<br />
understand that it may be too late to change<br />
the date, plans being in place. I, along with<br />
others of our generation, will not be around<br />
to attend the 150th Reunion Celebrations.<br />
Margaret Hatton<br />
Christchurch<br />
Dear Editor<br />
Whatever happened to the fact-based<br />
journalists who used to assemble television<br />
news items?<br />
Regarding the recent political party poll<br />
which led to one television channel reporting,<br />
“This will rock parliament”, what a load of<br />
piffle.<br />
Anyone with two brain cells to rub together<br />
knows that almost inevitably following an<br />
election, the incoming government goes down<br />
in the polls after their initial “honeymoon”, so<br />
to state that a drop of a couple of percentage<br />
points is going to “rock” anyone suggests that<br />
the writer is unaware of political history or<br />
they have deliberately replaced factual journalism<br />
with sensationalism for its own sake.<br />
I have never voted National but after the<br />
disasters of the past six years I’m willing<br />
to wait and see if this unique attempt at a<br />
coalition government can do any better.<br />
Perhaps those masquerading as television<br />
journalists would do better to curb their<br />
desire for sensation and try a little reality for<br />
a change.<br />
It is, after all, “news” they are supposed to be<br />
reporting, not some figment of their immature<br />
imagination.<br />
Yours sincerely,<br />
David Tranter.<br />
Gore<br />
Dear Editor<br />
Thank you John Maffey for questioning<br />
Council’s proposed Rates increase.<br />
A whopping 12.5% annual increase in rates<br />
in times of hardship with increased cost of<br />
mortgage repayments, food and cost of living<br />
is unfair and is it really necessary? Is there<br />
really anyone to prudently check spending<br />
budgets before they become fait accompli? Is<br />
the sum of money being spent proportionate<br />
to the benefits gained for the majority, or a<br />
minority group?<br />
Last autumn on my regular morning walks<br />
through the park, I was appalled by the noisy<br />
operation of a leaf blower employed daily<br />
to move every leaf away. The leaf blower<br />
was again being used at the Kingwell Drive<br />
Park earlier this week. What a waste of our<br />
precious rates resources.<br />
Let the leaves fall and be part of the beautiful<br />
autumn scene. If the leaves clutter a path<br />
use a hand leaf rake which would appear far<br />
more efficient from my recent observation.<br />
Better still let the leaves wait until the end<br />
of autumn.<br />
The Council needs to set an example of best<br />
practice environmental care. Please respect<br />
the need to be frugal with our money and use<br />
it wisely only for our collective good.<br />
Please tell me the Rates Rebate margin and<br />
available discount is going to be increased<br />
by 12.5%.<br />
If not, why has this not been agreed to, and<br />
how about it?<br />
Jill Rogers<br />
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The <strong>Sun</strong><br />
Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 8, <strong>2024</strong> 7<br />
Wheelie bin rollout passes halfway point<br />
More than 18,000 wheelie bins have been<br />
delivered across Marlborough ahead of the<br />
new kerbside collection service starting on<br />
1 July.<br />
There are around 36,000 bins to be<br />
delivered, so if you haven’t received yours<br />
yet don’t worry.<br />
Remember the new bins will not be<br />
collected until 1 July - if you notice your<br />
neighbour has put one out, remind them the<br />
service doesn’t start until then.<br />
After 1 July bins should be placed on the<br />
kerb edge, facing the road and away from<br />
obstacles and overhanging trees. They<br />
need to be half a metre apart to allow trucks<br />
to lift them. Collection begins at 7am so put<br />
your bin out the night before.<br />
For advice on what to put in your new<br />
bins go to links.marlborough.govt.nz/<br />
WasteChanges<br />
Until the new service starts please keep<br />
using Council-issued rubbish bags. There’s<br />
a limited supply available at Council<br />
offices in <strong>Blenheim</strong> and Picton. You can<br />
redeem your rubbish bag voucher at<br />
Council offices or get a rebate up until 30<br />
June. From 1 July, rubbish bags will not<br />
be collected from the kerbside; however<br />
they will be accepted at transfer stations,<br />
the Waste Sorting Centre or the Resource<br />
Recovery Centre.<br />
Once all new bins have been delivered,<br />
households in the collection areas will<br />
have two bins and one crate.<br />
The red-topped wheelie bin is for waste,<br />
the yellow-topped bin for cardboard and<br />
plastic recycling and the maroon crate<br />
for glass recycling.<br />
Waste and recycling will be collected<br />
on alternate weeks - to check your<br />
collection day, see the Smart Map here:<br />
https://links.marlborough.govt.nz/rubbishsmart-map<br />
People will be notified by mid-June<br />
whether your collection area starts with<br />
the red-top or the yellow-top bin.<br />
If you have any questions, check out the<br />
frequently asked questions at: https://<br />
links.marlborough.govt.nz/Kerbside-<br />
FAQs, or contact Council; Ph: 03 520<br />
7400 or email mdc@marlborough.govt.nz<br />
One week to have<br />
your say on LTP<br />
and RLTP<br />
Marlburians have just under a week<br />
to have their say on Council’s planned<br />
expenditure over the next 10 years.<br />
Submissions to the Long Term Plan<br />
(LTP) <strong>2024</strong>-2034 close at 5pm on 13<br />
<strong>May</strong>.<br />
The Marlborough Regional Land<br />
Transport Plan (RLTP) <strong>2024</strong>-2027 also<br />
closes for public submissions at the<br />
same time.<br />
To make a submission go to: https://<br />
links.marlborough.govt.nz/haveyoursay<br />
or visit one of Council’s Customer<br />
Service Centres.<br />
Hearings are timetabled for 10 to 21<br />
June with Council considering all<br />
submissions in the week beginning 24<br />
June.<br />
Picton’s Dublin Street West reopens<br />
McLauchlan Street water works on track<br />
<strong>May</strong>or Nadine Taylor has welcomed news<br />
that the first step towards reopening<br />
Picton’s roads has been delivered on time.<br />
The west side of Dublin Street including<br />
Market Street and the side streets have<br />
now reopened after kerbing and pathways<br />
were replaced. Some additional work will<br />
be needed to reinstate a water pipe and to<br />
finalise road resurfacing over the coming<br />
weeks.<br />
Work is already underway to reopen the<br />
section east of Market Street. This is more<br />
complex as it requires design work and the<br />
reinstatement of the level crossing.<br />
<strong>May</strong>or Taylor said she was pleased to see<br />
KiwiRail, Marlborough Roads and New<br />
Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) working<br />
closely together to get the roads reopened<br />
as a matter of urgency.<br />
“Well done to everyone involved for<br />
moving as quickly as possible on the work<br />
to reopen Dublin Street West. It’s great to<br />
see the first stage of the much-anticipated<br />
reopening of all of Dublin Street has now<br />
been completed,” <strong>May</strong>or Taylor said.<br />
“Like many others in the Picton community,<br />
I am looking forward to the day that Dublin<br />
Street is fully reopened and restored to<br />
give the town its efficient east west road<br />
connection back.”<br />
iReX Programme Director David Warburton<br />
said reopening east of Market Street would<br />
take longer, as it included the reinstatement<br />
Looking east along Dublin Street . . .<br />
Picton’s Dublin Street West as far as<br />
Market Street (pictured on right) has<br />
reopened. More work is required to<br />
reinstate the level crossing beyond<br />
before the whole street reopens<br />
of the level crossing including new<br />
barrier arms and crossing management<br />
layouts to enhance safety.<br />
“We don’t have firm dates but are<br />
working to do this as quickly as<br />
possible, however it does rely on the<br />
availability of specialist equipment. We<br />
are aiming for August.”<br />
Council, Marlborough Roads and<br />
KiwiRail are working together on<br />
decisions about the roading network,<br />
including Broadway.<br />
Discussions between Kiwirail, NZTA and<br />
Marlborough Council are ongoing, and<br />
no decision has been made on the next<br />
steps for the Dublin Street overbridge.<br />
McLauchlan Street’s $1.7m water main<br />
upgrade is well on track to be finished<br />
ahead of time.<br />
Contractors Fulton Hogan installed the<br />
difficult section in front of Marlborough<br />
Girls’ College and Bohally Intermediate<br />
during the school term break to cause<br />
minimum disruption to students, parents<br />
and teachers, Council’s 3 Waters Project<br />
Engineer Graeme Jackson said.<br />
“They are currently working on installing<br />
the last 200 metres of pipework<br />
between Fulton and McCullum streets<br />
and hope to have this completed within<br />
the next two weeks,” he said<br />
The work, which began in January, is to<br />
replace the existing old and undersized<br />
water mains that run the full length of<br />
Contractors working in McLauchlan Street<br />
McLauchlan Street from Nelson Street<br />
to Old Renwick Road and extends 800<br />
metres along Old Renwick Road to the<br />
west and 200 metres to the east.<br />
There will be disruptions for residents<br />
over the coming months with a series of<br />
water shutdowns, the first is scheduled<br />
for Tuesday 7 <strong>May</strong>. All affected residents<br />
will be notified by letter drop and<br />
Antenno alerts.<br />
“After this there will be a series of minor<br />
excavation works and water shutdowns<br />
to swap over to the new pipework over<br />
the coming few months,” Mr Jackson<br />
said.<br />
“At this stage we hope to be finished by<br />
mid-August.”
8<br />
Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 8, <strong>2024</strong><br />
one on one<br />
with the <strong>Sun</strong><br />
The <strong>Sun</strong><br />
‘Even if it helped one<br />
person it was worth it’<br />
<strong>Blenheim</strong>’s Linda Holdaway wanted to tell<br />
her story, a mental-health story that had some<br />
answers yet posed many questions. Linda speaks<br />
to Chris Valli about her purpose.<br />
A brave, courageous post on<br />
Facebook recently gave an insight<br />
into Linda Holdaway’s journey.<br />
Linda has Functional Neurological<br />
Disorder, in what she says is ‘an<br />
unexplainable medical condition(s).’<br />
FND is a problem with the functioning<br />
of the nervous system and<br />
how the brain and body sends and/<br />
or receives signals, rather than a<br />
structural disease process such as<br />
multiple sclerosis or stroke. FND<br />
can encompass a wide variety of<br />
neurological symptoms, such as<br />
limb weakness or seizures.<br />
“I decided it was time to come<br />
forward and tell my story after<br />
watching Robbie Williams Netflix<br />
documentary who had ripped off<br />
his “pop star” persona and decided<br />
to tell the truth about his own story<br />
to dispel any rumours,” she infers.<br />
“I was at a real low and decided I<br />
didn’t have anything to lose because<br />
it didn’t matter what people thought<br />
of me. What was important was to<br />
make sure it didn’t take anyone else<br />
forty years to get to where I was<br />
now… even if it helped one person<br />
it was worth it.”<br />
Linda confesses ‘things weren’t<br />
quite right’ in her teens. Small<br />
incidents that didn’t seem to be<br />
normal yet was embarrassed and<br />
kept it quiet.<br />
“My first recollection of being<br />
unable to speak was straight after<br />
my UE exams. I was to leave for the<br />
United States the next day and Mum<br />
had to pack my bag because I was<br />
unable to do anything except laugh<br />
hysterically and uncontrollably for<br />
several hours and I knew something<br />
was wrong because I just couldn’t<br />
stop and there had been nothing<br />
funny to trigger it. I had no idea of<br />
what had been packed until I arrived<br />
in San Francisco.”<br />
In <strong>May</strong> 2023, Linda was diagnosed<br />
with FND after collapsing twice<br />
in two days. The second time she<br />
couldn’t walk, talk and struggled to<br />
open her eyes even a tiny amount<br />
although she was fully conscious<br />
and spent three nights in hospital.<br />
“What was<br />
important was to<br />
make sure it didn’t<br />
take anyone else<br />
forty years to get to<br />
where I was now…”<br />
“Side effects vary from person to<br />
person. Many people have extreme<br />
nerve pain, stabbing headaches,<br />
tremors and major loss of limb use,”<br />
she informs. “For me it is chronic<br />
fatigue, an unusual gait (walk),<br />
speech difficulty because my tongue<br />
feels thick and doesn’t work in sync<br />
with my jaw and sometimes loss of<br />
fine motor skills such as the ability to<br />
use a knife and fork or do two things<br />
at once such as walk and carry a cup<br />
or walk and talk at the same time.”<br />
On her worst days she is ‘very<br />
light and sound sensitive’ and even<br />
with sunglasses on outside is uncomfortable.<br />
“It is the fatigue that I find the most<br />
disabling and feel like I’m sleeping<br />
my life away.<br />
Some days having breakfast and a<br />
shower is all she can manage before<br />
needing a nap. However, on others<br />
she says she can vacuum, have<br />
visitors, cook and clean.<br />
“I have to set my goals much lower<br />
than ever before because although<br />
today may be great it could catch<br />
up with me tomorrow,” she says.<br />
“When I have a bad day my being<br />
able to have a connection with<br />
friends, family and the outside<br />
world on my iPad is a huge help. I<br />
don’t feel so alone. If I don’t have a<br />
hand tremor painting is also a nice<br />
silent past time and helps to calm my<br />
mind. I spend many hours looking<br />
out the windows at our gardens, the<br />
birds and clouds and find peace in<br />
the plants.”<br />
Linda has a team of specialists<br />
including a psychologist, psychiatrist,<br />
physiotherapist and is on the<br />
waiting list for a speech therapist.<br />
She adds ‘help’ requires a multi team<br />
approach.<br />
“It has been difficult to have consistency<br />
in seeing the same people<br />
as they are often locums and there<br />
is a long waiting list. Medical professionals<br />
don’t know what causes<br />
this and that they aren’t deliberately<br />
being unhelpful. I need to accept<br />
the condition because fighting it and<br />
becoming distressed will most likely<br />
make the symptoms worse and slow<br />
any recovery.”<br />
Many doctors she says attribute<br />
FND to past childhood or youth<br />
trauma however that’s not always<br />
the case. Holistically, she knows<br />
that she always needed more sleep<br />
than average and says she genuinely<br />
enjoys a fresh healthy range of food.<br />
“I have had a great love of music<br />
since I can ever remember and<br />
wasn’t afraid even at primary school<br />
age to express an interest in classical<br />
which wasn’t the norm for other<br />
Linda Holdaway has FND and says she needs to accept the condition<br />
as fighting it will most likely make the symptoms worse and slow<br />
any recovery.<br />
students of my age.”<br />
Her family have been her support<br />
crew for the last thirty years<br />
and many special friends along<br />
the way.<br />
“Have I lost friends because of<br />
it? Yes I know I have because<br />
I have been fluctuating in and<br />
out of depression/ confusion/<br />
frustration and been defensive<br />
for so long trying to work out if<br />
these unexplained symptoms are<br />
in fact fake or if I was crazy for<br />
so long I have worn “a mask” to<br />
cover up the cracks I felt I had in<br />
my being. Over thinking and over<br />
acting trying to appear normal.”<br />
Government funding is available<br />
for those that fit into the<br />
sickness benefit guidelines and<br />
free healthcare for anyone who<br />
is a NZ citizen. Yet since her<br />
husband works and in his income<br />
bracket there is nothing available<br />
for someone like Linda which<br />
frustrates her.<br />
“I thought I had my life planned<br />
out and had been intending to<br />
share my joy of music well into<br />
my 80’s just like my mentors<br />
had done. I now appreciate that<br />
despite what has happened I am<br />
lucky to have a loving family and<br />
group of friends and I appreciate<br />
what I am able to do and the really<br />
small things.”<br />
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Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 8, <strong>2024</strong> 9<br />
‘Damning report’<br />
for future of aged<br />
care services<br />
By Chris Valli<br />
The future of New Zealand’s aged care sector<br />
has been highlighted in a damning report released<br />
by Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora.<br />
It is the first main output of a review of funding<br />
and service models for aged care services,<br />
which Health NZ began in July last year, and<br />
includes feedback from key stakeholders.<br />
The review’s second phase has begun and is<br />
focused on developing recommendations for<br />
the sector.<br />
If historic building rates continued, there<br />
could be a shortage of almost 12,000 aged<br />
residential care beds by 2032.<br />
The <strong>Sun</strong> spoke to Metlifecare, who currently<br />
owns and operates 43 retirement villages<br />
throughout the country including Springlands<br />
Lifestyle Village in Battys Road.<br />
Asked if there was a shortage of care beds<br />
at Springlands, Lara Harrison, External<br />
Communication Specialist from Metlifecare,<br />
says they are ‘unable to provide specific<br />
figures regarding resident numbers due to their<br />
dynamic nature’, but at present, Springlands<br />
care home is ‘fully occupied’.<br />
Built and completed in 2013, the village<br />
housed 170 residents and 70 employees in<br />
September 2023. Lara says the aged residential<br />
care home currently has 56 care beds.<br />
The review says with an ageing population,<br />
its expected demand for care beds will<br />
increase, with the sector’s lack of beds and<br />
staffing for these people causing significant<br />
issues.<br />
The report showed there were a variety<br />
of levels of service in different areas of the<br />
country, for example, the waiting times for<br />
high priority individuals being admitted to an<br />
aged residential care facility ranged from 92<br />
days in MidCentral (Manawatū area) to 219<br />
days on the West Coast.<br />
High needs dementia and psychogeriatric<br />
care residents were waiting, on average,<br />
nearly six months to be admitted to an ARC<br />
facility after being assessed as high priority<br />
for moving out of a home setting.<br />
Chris Thornley, Springlands Managing<br />
Director said developing Springlands Lifestyle<br />
Village over the past 15 years had been a labour<br />
of love for all involved, adding the complex<br />
was being expanded with more units being<br />
built.<br />
The review says with an ageing population,<br />
its expected demand for these care beds will<br />
increase, with the sector’s lack of beds and<br />
staffing for these people causing significant<br />
issues.<br />
Health New Zealand ageing well director<br />
Andy Inder says it was vital they fully understood<br />
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Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 8, <strong>2024</strong><br />
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‘If I don’t talk about it, who will?’<br />
The Road to Healing is a long<br />
road, according to Sam Troth. Nobody<br />
lives and breathes this more<br />
than Sam, as a survivor of sexual<br />
abuse. In New Zealand 62 percent<br />
of males in psychiatric care are<br />
sexually abused as children and<br />
90 percent of males who suicide<br />
before age fourteen have been<br />
sexually abused.<br />
Sam spoke to Chris Valli.<br />
Sam Troth admits to making a few<br />
mistakes in life. That’s part of the<br />
journey, he infers. The 40-year old<br />
Waihi local (Waikato) grew up in<br />
Hamilton and was a methamphetamine<br />
addict for 15 years. Sam has a<br />
wife and ‘a tribe’ of seven children.<br />
He is also a sexual abuse survivor.<br />
Sam was in <strong>Blenheim</strong> last week<br />
as part of The Road to Healing<br />
campaign to raise awareness about<br />
male survivors of sexual abuse. Sam<br />
was joined on the last league of his<br />
2000kms South Island e-bike ride<br />
(Ward – <strong>Blenheim</strong>) by Lee Tepuia,<br />
of Redwoodtown’s Box on Boxing<br />
and a local mental health advocate.<br />
Yet, it’s more than awareness<br />
for Sam. It’s a passion, a cause. A<br />
purpose. To break down those two<br />
words…sexual….abuse. The abuse<br />
for Sam took place in the early 90s<br />
between the ages of 9-13.<br />
Sam’s perpetrator is serving a<br />
preventative detention. Preventative<br />
detention protects the community<br />
from those who pose a significant<br />
and ongoing risk to the safety of<br />
its members. His perpetrator got a<br />
17-year non parole but ‘not for what<br />
he did to me’, Sam says.<br />
The ‘scum’ was a work colleague<br />
of his Dad. Sam says his father<br />
often ‘worked his ass off’ to pay the<br />
mortgage and renovate the house<br />
and there wasn’t that traditional<br />
father-son relationship.<br />
“He gained my father’s trust and<br />
then inserted himself into my life,”<br />
he says.<br />
“He went on after me and perpetrated<br />
in Australia and did jail time<br />
there and was deported back to New<br />
Zealand. He perpetrated back here,<br />
did jail time and was on probation,<br />
release. He was caught doing it to<br />
three different children at the same<br />
time and online abuse material,”<br />
he says.<br />
Sam reached out to his best friend<br />
when he was 15 and told him about<br />
his trauma. However, he says as<br />
his friend ‘didn’t have the tools’<br />
albeit was sympathetic and offered<br />
support by ‘being there’ for him.<br />
When Sam was 19 he disclosed to<br />
his family and confesses he ‘didn’t<br />
get a lot back’ although he reflects<br />
that his sisters were ‘really good’.<br />
It was 2019, when at a crossroads<br />
Sam reached out to his wife.<br />
“I had fully planned my suicide<br />
and juggled things around so that<br />
everything was going to be okay<br />
when I was gone,” he concedes. “Yet<br />
I didn’t want to leave her with the<br />
what-ifs and why. I just sat down and<br />
had the most awkward conversation<br />
SPREADING THE WORD: <strong>Blenheim</strong>’s Lee Tepuia, Tricia Walsh and Sam Troth after last week’s Road to Healing<br />
campaign/ride from Ward – <strong>Blenheim</strong>. Sam says his sexual abuse story has been ‘like a full emergence into<br />
his trauma but outwards’.<br />
I’ve ever had in my life.”<br />
Sam says his wife knew firsthand<br />
the head space he was going<br />
through waking up during the night<br />
with terrors in a pool of sweat. He<br />
says he still battles with that now,<br />
although not like it used to be with<br />
‘doing the work and telling his<br />
story’.<br />
“I’m purging my trauma, I’m getting<br />
it out. I saw a psychologist for<br />
two years, a peer support worker,<br />
talked to people and started the<br />
social media platform. It’s been like<br />
a full emergence into my trauma<br />
but outwards,” he says.<br />
Throughout the interview, Sam’s<br />
rhetoric is poignant.<br />
For those who haven’t suffered<br />
trauma of being let down by the<br />
system or a trusting adult, it<br />
doesn’t make sense, or even begin<br />
to. He understands that and says,<br />
that’s why talking, listening and<br />
networking are fundamental to<br />
his purpose.<br />
So does he feel healed?<br />
“I’m a work in progress bro,” he<br />
suggests. “I’ll always be healing.<br />
I’ve been with my wife for 18 years<br />
and I still have relationship issues.<br />
I’ve got lots of work to do in other<br />
aspects of my life. I’ll never be what<br />
I would have been,” he says.<br />
Survivors of sexual abuse and<br />
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Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 8, <strong>2024</strong><br />
The <strong>Sun</strong><br />
MBC alumni<br />
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Local hunter Jeremy Everson took out the Open category in 2022 with the heaviest<br />
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An ex Marborough Boys’ College head<br />
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Stephen Hall was head student in 1982<br />
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Former MBC Head Boy Stephen Hall (1982)<br />
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treatment.<br />
However, NZNO wonders how<br />
they will be met without a full<br />
nursing workforce that is locally<br />
grown and culturally safe. NZNO<br />
Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says<br />
they are not going to achieve<br />
reduced wait times and better<br />
treatment, while hospitals and<br />
emergency departments remain<br />
clogged and Primary Health Care<br />
centres are closing.<br />
“Every day we read news reports<br />
of GP practices shutting up shop<br />
or reducing services while they<br />
lose both doctors and nurses.<br />
Nurses are increasingly looking<br />
at moving overseas, because they<br />
feel disillusioned with a health<br />
system that remains underfunded,<br />
understaffed and fundamentally<br />
unsafe,” says Kerri<br />
However, one nurse who is a<br />
shining light in the industry<br />
is Nelson nurse Shannon<br />
Norton, who works for the<br />
Cannabis Clinic as their<br />
head nurse.<br />
Shannon grew up in<br />
Nelson and completed<br />
her Bachelor of Nursing<br />
degree in 2020.<br />
She jumped straight into<br />
the DHB surgical, cardiovascular<br />
and specialist<br />
infusions unit where she was<br />
able to make special human<br />
connections as well as see a range<br />
of ailments and how best to treat<br />
them not only biomedically, but<br />
holistically too.<br />
Shannon is extremely passionate<br />
about ensuring focus on all<br />
aspects of a person’s well-being,<br />
which has led her to the unique<br />
position of helping others with<br />
the safe use of medical cannabis.<br />
Shannon believes that plant<br />
medicine when used correctly,<br />
in combination with healthy<br />
lifestyle factors, holistic healing<br />
techniques and a balanced mind<br />
can change people’s lives and<br />
Nelson nurse<br />
Shannon Norton,<br />
who works for the<br />
Cannabis Clinic as<br />
their head nurse.<br />
the trajectory of their individual<br />
health journey.<br />
Shannon says the sheer exhilaration<br />
of pushing the boundaries<br />
on what ‘conventional’ medicine<br />
should and could look like is the<br />
best part of her job. “It’s about<br />
so much more than just treating<br />
symptoms; it’s about empowering<br />
individuals to take control of their<br />
health and well-being,” she says.<br />
Outside of work, Shannon<br />
meditates daily and practises<br />
the art of yoga. She is currently<br />
completing her Reiki course - an<br />
ancient technique used for stress<br />
reduction and relaxation which<br />
has benefits for both physical and<br />
mental health.<br />
She spends a lot of time connecting<br />
and staying grounded with<br />
nature and her whanau.<br />
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Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 8, <strong>2024</strong><br />
The <strong>Sun</strong><br />
Student’s involvement –<br />
validation of programme<br />
By Chris Valli<br />
Marlborough Girls’ College<br />
students and teachers are taking<br />
the plunge to raise funds to help<br />
future students.<br />
A veritable parachute regiment<br />
from MGC are amongst the 86<br />
Marlburians tipped to take part<br />
in “Drop for Youth Marlborough<br />
<strong>2024</strong>”.<br />
Drop for Youth, they key<br />
fundraiser for local youth charity,<br />
Graeme Dingle Foundation<br />
Marlborough, sees Marlburians<br />
plummet from 10,000 feet in<br />
a breathtaking skydive – with<br />
‘Droppers’ asked to aim high and<br />
set a fundraising target of at least<br />
$1,010. All funds raised support<br />
the work of the foundation in<br />
transforming young lives within<br />
the Marlborough region.<br />
Among the 19 MGC students<br />
taking the plunge all have benefitted<br />
from the Foundation’s “Stars”<br />
programme, either as a mentee, or<br />
mentor, or both. Stars trains senior<br />
college students as mentors, and<br />
pairs them to work with incoming<br />
Year 9 students, to create an<br />
effective and positive transition to<br />
the school. The seniors deliver a<br />
wide range of resilience, life skills,<br />
wellbeing and teamwork-related<br />
Back row: Christianna Morgan (Head of Music), Gemma Rae, Margot Taylor, Chloe Pettigrew, Liv Howard, Kate Wilkes, Kandoo Kiwi, Tessa Unwin,<br />
Isla Read, Leni Manson, Chloe Jones, Emily Stenhouse (Acting Principal). Front row: Mya Blackmore, Olive Paterson, Ayla Shaw, Hazel Glover.<br />
Absent: McKenzie Haronga, Clara Watt, Audrey Xie, Baylee Murray, Addison Gousmett, and Ella Barnes.<br />
lessons – which are delivering<br />
real benefits for both juniors and<br />
peer mentors alike. So, when the<br />
opportunity to give back came up,<br />
Kate Wilkes says she jumped at<br />
the chance:<br />
“I got to be a ‘little sister’ in Stars<br />
back when I was a Year 9, and so<br />
this year I’ve stepped up to be a Peer<br />
Mentor – or ‘big sister’. Stars is great<br />
as it helps build self-confidence,<br />
stronger connections between the<br />
students and lots of helpful and<br />
relevant life skills,” she says.<br />
McKenzie Haronga was a Stars<br />
student in her Year 9 year and<br />
says it made a difference for her.<br />
“The Stars Camp really helped our<br />
whānau class become like a real<br />
whānau. We made connections<br />
that have lasted - we still have those<br />
bonds.”<br />
MGC Head of Music, Christianna<br />
Morgan says she was inspired to<br />
make the Drop because she has<br />
witnessed first-hand how much<br />
the foundation truly impacts their<br />
students positively, helping to<br />
support their learning and career<br />
pathways.<br />
While Emily Stenhouse was<br />
proud of the students resolve to<br />
help.<br />
“To see the students themselves<br />
get in behind the cause is real<br />
validation of the impact of the<br />
programme. They themselves are<br />
standing up and saying that this<br />
matters to them. We want to make<br />
sure these same opportunities are<br />
also available to all our future<br />
students too.”<br />
‘Drop Day’ is scheduled for <strong>May</strong><br />
25 at Skydive Abel Tasman at<br />
Motueka.<br />
To sponsor the Daring Droppers<br />
visit www.bit.ly/DropForYouth<strong>2024</strong>
The <strong>Sun</strong><br />
Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 8, <strong>2024</strong> 19<br />
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Different cars have different needs.<br />
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20<br />
Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 8, <strong>2024</strong><br />
The <strong>Sun</strong><br />
5 minutes with...<br />
Enny LEong<br />
Event Manager for the<br />
New Zealand<br />
Chinese<br />
Association<br />
Marlborough<br />
Branch<br />
• Are you a dog or<br />
cat person?<br />
I am a dog person. Dogs<br />
are not just companions<br />
but loyal guardians who protect<br />
their owners.<br />
• My friends would say I am…<br />
Serious, hard working and dedicated person when conducting<br />
tasks at work or for the community.<br />
• The best advice I ever received was?<br />
It’s alright to ask for help but it’s not alright not asking for help<br />
when you need it.<br />
• What would you buy if money was no object?<br />
I would like to buy a bay view holiday home in Marlborough<br />
Sounds or a winter ski view holiday home in Queenstown so I can<br />
enjoy my holiday at any time.<br />
• Local coffee haunt?<br />
Cappuccino from CBD Eatery.<br />
• Favourite takeaway?<br />
Noodle Canteen especially dish number 3 in the menu, which is<br />
my favourite dish, one of the Malaysian famous dishes.<br />
• The shop you can’t walk past is...?<br />
The Blue Penguin Gift Shop because I can’t resist myself to buy<br />
gifts for my family and friends in Malaysia.<br />
• What’s the most thoughtful gift you’ve ever received?<br />
In general, all gifts are thoughtful but the most thoughtful gift<br />
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• Where is your happy holiday place?<br />
Hot pools in Hanmer Springs.<br />
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• What’s one thing on your bucket list?<br />
Skydiving. I want to experience the feeling of floating in the sky.<br />
gardening this week<br />
Bryophytes: By Wally Richards<br />
Bryophytes is a name that you<br />
are not likely familiar with but if I<br />
was to say ‘moss’ or ‘liverwort’ you<br />
would know about them.<br />
Bryophytes is the informal group<br />
name for mosses, liverworts and<br />
hornworts.<br />
They are non-vascular plants,<br />
which means they have no roots or<br />
vascular tissue, but instead absorb<br />
water and nutrients from the air<br />
through their surface (e.g., their<br />
leaves).<br />
Mosses can be dangerous on<br />
walkways and paths making the<br />
surface slippery.<br />
Moss in lawns is not good for<br />
appearance and healthy grasses.<br />
Liverwort in gardens and soil, on<br />
fences and roofs is unsightly and<br />
will spread rapidly given moist<br />
conditions.<br />
A curse on glasshouses reducing<br />
the light from the sun.<br />
Lichens are a complex life form<br />
that is a symbiotic partnership of<br />
two separate organisms, a fungus<br />
and an alga. The dominant partner<br />
is the fungus, which gives the lichen<br />
the majority of its characteristics,<br />
from its thallus shape to its fruiting<br />
bodies.<br />
You see them on trunks of trees<br />
and other places which on trees can<br />
cause ring barking if left without<br />
taking care of it.<br />
Then there are moulds which can<br />
form on outdoor furniture and in<br />
your shower in the bathroom.<br />
In damp homes moulds become<br />
a health risk and are not good if<br />
anyone has breathing problems.<br />
Many years ago when I owned<br />
Nature Spirits Garden centre a<br />
friend in the horticulture business<br />
had secured a chemical that had<br />
been used in the medical industry<br />
for sterilising medical instruments.<br />
The chemical is Gardiquat 1450<br />
and it was found that it is very<br />
good at cleaning up Bryophytes by<br />
just spraying them and the added<br />
advantage is it does not affect plants<br />
if they are hit with it .<br />
Anyway my friend suggested that<br />
I sell the product which he called<br />
‘Surrender’.<br />
The smallest size he had available<br />
was in 1L jerry cans so that is what<br />
I promoted and sold. It soon became<br />
very popular and was well sort<br />
after to clean up those Bryophytes<br />
around the house.<br />
For Moss and Liverwort use at the<br />
rate of 25 to 50mls per litre of water.<br />
For Lichen and Algae use at 10 to<br />
20mls per litre of water.<br />
If spraying over plants rinse<br />
off with a hose 30 minutes after<br />
application.<br />
Some mosses may need further<br />
treatments.<br />
On sphagnum type moss and<br />
Liverwort, to get the best results<br />
adjust your sprayers nozzle to a bit<br />
of a jet rather than a mist.<br />
A jet forces the product into<br />
the target bryophyte where it is<br />
absorbed and kills the whole bryophyte.<br />
Unlike Sulphate of Iron used for<br />
moss control which only burns off<br />
the top of the moss and it returns<br />
fairly quickly and often requires<br />
several treatments.<br />
From my own experience with<br />
the chemical, when used correctly<br />
on moss etc more often than not<br />
there is no further problems in the<br />
treated area for some months and<br />
sometimes a year or more.<br />
It depends on how long it takes for<br />
fresh spores to colonise the area.<br />
The product can be used to clean<br />
up fish ponds as long as the fish<br />
are removed before treatment, and<br />
the pond is aerated after treatment<br />
before returning a test fish.<br />
In bird baths or in chickens water<br />
bowls put a couple of drops then<br />
agitate the water, it will remove<br />
any algae.<br />
Years ago I suggested to Yates that<br />
they should market Surrender in<br />
smaller containers such as 200mls<br />
to make it more readily available<br />
to gardeners that did not want 1L<br />
of product.<br />
Of course Yates took up my suggestion<br />
and they have it available in<br />
garden shops.<br />
Some years later I saw that the<br />
price of 200mls had got much dearer<br />
selling now days from $22.00 to<br />
$28.00 for 200mls.<br />
So with that in mind I started<br />
marketing Wallys Moss & Liverwort<br />
Control in 500mls and 1L<br />
containers to retail at $30.00 for<br />
500mils and $48.00 for 1L.<br />
A litre of Moss & Liverwort<br />
Control can go a long way; at the<br />
top rate of 50mls per litre it makes<br />
20 litres of spray.<br />
At the lessor rate of 20mls it will<br />
give you 50L of spray for $48.00.<br />
Some other products sold in 5L<br />
containers making 30L of spray<br />
costing $99.00.<br />
It makes Wallys Moss & Liverwort<br />
Control excellent value.<br />
With winter chills and frosts<br />
starting to happen don’t forget to<br />
spray your sensitive plants with Vaporgard,<br />
spray on frost protection.<br />
Place bottle into jug of hot water<br />
so it pours better when warm, and<br />
mix with warm to hot water at<br />
15mls per litre of water.<br />
Spray over the foliage of plants on<br />
a sunny day in full sunlight so the<br />
film dries quicker.<br />
Within 3 days it gives frost protection<br />
down to 3 degrees for 3 months.<br />
Works a charm for the occasional<br />
frost but if two or more frosts occur<br />
night after night then you need<br />
some frost cloth, extra protection<br />
as the plant has not fully recovered<br />
from the first frost.<br />
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Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 8, <strong>2024</strong> 21<br />
Five Buck a Duck Derby<br />
Life Education trust Marlborough held their Five buck<br />
a Duck Derby fundraiser at Pollard Park on <strong>Sun</strong>day. 650<br />
plastic ducks raced through the Pollard Park stream, and<br />
congratulations to duck numbers 358, 403, and 238 for<br />
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Sam Troth’s Road to Healing Aotearoa<br />
Harold the Giraffe meets and greets locals before the race.<br />
MORE FM Nelson’s Promotions Manager<br />
Jane Baken handing out the prizes.<br />
<strong>Blenheim</strong>’s CBD Eatery provided an opportunity for a $20 casual breakfast and chat for<br />
locals to meet with Sam. Pictured are Lee Tepuia, Mike Godsall and Sam Troth.<br />
Brendon and Angie Clemett from Cycle World <strong>Blenheim</strong>, provided an e-bike for Sam as part<br />
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Marlborough<br />
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CROSSWORD<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8<br />
9<br />
10 11<br />
347<br />
SUDOKU<br />
Every row, column and box should<br />
contain the digits 1 to 9.<br />
WordBuilder<br />
WORDBUILDER<br />
247<br />
6<br />
E L R<br />
O F D<br />
12 13<br />
14 15 16 17 18<br />
19 20 21<br />
words of three or more letters,<br />
How many words of three or more<br />
including plurals, can you make from the six<br />
letters, using each letter only once? No foreign<br />
words or words beginning with a capital are<br />
from the six letters, using each only<br />
allowed. There's at least one six-letter word.<br />
once?<br />
TODAY<br />
Good 14 Very Good 18 Excellent 24<br />
Solution 246: EXPORT, opt, ore, oxter, per, pert, pet,<br />
poet, pore, port, pot, pox, pro, rep, repot, ret, roe,<br />
word. rope, rot, rote, toe, top, tope, toper, tor, tore, trope.<br />
letters, including plurals, can you make<br />
No words beginning with a capital are<br />
allowed. There’s at least one six-letter<br />
Good 14 Very Good 18 Excellent 24<br />
22 23 24 25 26<br />
27 28<br />
29<br />
Across<br />
1. Tallboy (5,2,7)<br />
10. Tedium (5)<br />
11. Massacre (9)<br />
12. Traveller (7)<br />
13. Trade ban (7)<br />
14. Beginnings (5)<br />
16. Confident (9)<br />
19. Botanical tree garden (9)<br />
20. Sailboat (5)<br />
22. Suffering mal de mer (7)<br />
25. Equilibrium (7)<br />
27. Bargain, haggle (9)<br />
28. Burning (5)<br />
29. Rotating firework (9,5)<br />
Down<br />
2. Cellular pattern (9)<br />
3. Move in an arc (5)<br />
4. Watchful (9)<br />
5. Shroud (5)<br />
6. Verbal dispute (colloq) (4-5)<br />
7. Cross the threshold (5)<br />
8. Miser (colloq) (7)<br />
9. Central linked computer (6)<br />
15. Napkin (9)<br />
17. Whole note (music) (9)<br />
18. Performance pay (9)<br />
19. Highly poisonous element (7)<br />
21. Balance unsteadily (6)<br />
23. Feeling of anxiety (5)<br />
24. Military fabric (5)<br />
26. Dog restraint (5)<br />
Crossword<br />
Across: 1. Chest of<br />
drawers, 10. Ennui, 11.<br />
Slaughter, 12. Voyager, 13.<br />
Embargo, 14. Roots, 16.<br />
Assertive, 19. Arboretum,<br />
20. Yacht, 22. Seasick, 25.<br />
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Life Insurance<br />
At the moment we are being bombarded<br />
with adverts on TV to take out life insurance.<br />
It’s using investors money just like ten years<br />
ago when we were encouraged to invest in<br />
higher interest. Then all those companies<br />
went out of business. Watch this space it will<br />
all happen again.<br />
Re: Honesty box<br />
In regards to the honesty box on Murrays<br />
Road, my kids and I enjoyed those cheap fresh<br />
apples. Just takes a piece of #% to ruin it for<br />
others. If you got no money go get a job!<br />
Country Stuffed<br />
The country is stuffed whoever is in parliament.<br />
National is going to screw the workers<br />
and Labour will continue spending. Seems the<br />
Greens are the only prudent ones.<br />
Re: Health NZ<br />
I’d assume that you’re a champion of free<br />
speech or should we all toe the line of your<br />
own very personal and small understanding<br />
of the world?<br />
Springcreek Stop Bank<br />
Looks like everytime it rains Springcreek is<br />
going to be evacuated for ‘fear of catastrophic<br />
stop bank failure’. Perhaps the council could<br />
put the displaced people up in the lovely<br />
new library each time until the stop bank is<br />
repaired?<br />
Still Listed<br />
Looked through the new phone book the<br />
other day and was surprised to find us still<br />
listed in the White Pages. We have not had<br />
a land line for over 10 years. Takes away our<br />
anonymity a bit as still have the same address.<br />
Thoughtless Politicians<br />
Given the recent ‘conduct’ of some (not so<br />
very) Green Party Parliamentarians, it would be<br />
no surprise if this Party adopted ‘How Bizzare’<br />
as their Party ‘Theme Song’.<br />
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Bypass<br />
Re a text on the needed bypass for <strong>Blenheim</strong>, the obsession with<br />
building roundabouts in some instances not needed is misuse of<br />
public money which could’ve paid most of bypass cost.<br />
MDC CEO<br />
Can someone please explain why MDC is<br />
employing a CEO? Didn’t remember voting<br />
for 2 mayors.<br />
Food For Thought...<br />
As ‘click & collect’ Supermarket Consumers<br />
are not charged for having their shopping<br />
done for them....for $50+ spends, shouldn’t<br />
In-store Customers be eligible for a reasonable<br />
discount to compensate for the price increases<br />
to products that have been made to pay for<br />
the C & C wage costs?<br />
And, by logical extension, shouldn’t Self Serve<br />
Customers be entitled to a discount for serving<br />
themselves, thus saving on wage costs?<br />
Rates Increase<br />
Rates a real kick in the guts. All councillor’s<br />
must take a 12 and half percent pay cut do<br />
the right thing.<br />
Parenting<br />
Cycling with toddlers on the front? Poor decision.<br />
These innocent children don’t know the<br />
danger and are trusting their parents to keep<br />
them safe. Parenting seems to need improvement<br />
in a lot of areas. There’s no manual but<br />
common sense should prevail.<br />
Fine pies and mobiles<br />
Is <strong>Blenheim</strong> the pie eating capital of New<br />
Zealand, I was recently waiting for a lift to work<br />
outside a local bakery, over a period of around<br />
fifteen minutes I counted five vehicles pulling<br />
away from the bakery with the drivers male and<br />
female munching away at their pies. I assume<br />
these pie eating driver’s think there’s fat chance<br />
of them being pulled over by the police.<br />
Re Yellow Pages<br />
To the selfish person who only thinks of self<br />
when texting about Yellow Pages. We do not<br />
have a computer or online facilities so use the<br />
Telephone Book and Yellow Pages frequently.<br />
When we need the services of a business the<br />
Yellow Pages is where we look. So, the business<br />
who advertises in the Yellow Pages gets our<br />
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Re Same Old<br />
Nine years of enriching the wealthy at the<br />
expense of mainstream NZ led to the 6 years<br />
of Labour. Five months in to the new Govt and<br />
again it’s attack the most vulnerable to provide<br />
money for tax cuts. Who benefits most from<br />
tax cuts? The wealthy. It’s not rocket science.<br />
Bagging Government<br />
‘Same old’ from last week bagging the previous<br />
Govt. Labour got us through a pandemic<br />
with admiration from the rest of the world.<br />
Saved thousands of lives [ including possibly<br />
yours]. Saved thousands of jobs [including<br />
possibly yours]. Look and the chaos from this<br />
new Govt cutting services everywhere. Health,<br />
education, police, customs. Our ferries and<br />
colleges canned. No surprise the latest poll has<br />
your coalition of chaos out of Govt.<br />
Cycling safely<br />
It’s a shame to hear the disgruntlement of pedestrians<br />
on the Taylor river paths, re cycling.<br />
These paths are a major asset to the town, for<br />
commuters and children alike. The roads are<br />
completely unsafe for cycling; not because of<br />
the infrastructure, but the standard of driving.<br />
The simple solution to sharing the river paths<br />
would be to prioritise the sides. Nelson st<br />
side, priority for cycling, town side for walking<br />
and dog exercise. Not blanket banning, but<br />
compromise.<br />
Let’s not forget those pedestrians who carelessly<br />
amble along with headphones, or dog<br />
owners with no idea what their pets are doing.<br />
It’s not all the cyclists fault. We’re just trying to<br />
keep away from the cars!<br />
Taylor river walkway<br />
As someone who cycles and walks the Taylor<br />
river walkway, bell ringing and verbal cues for<br />
pedestrians to move out of the way quickly<br />
is intrusive and sets up users for conflict. The<br />
road code for cyclists using shared paths states<br />
“Pass other people with patience and care”. It<br />
is common sense for cyclists and other faster<br />
modes of transport to give way to pedestrians.<br />
The shared status needs to change. Cyclists<br />
can still use the path when clear but must go<br />
around pedestrians when passing.<br />
Re Poop<br />
Yes you see it alot in public toilets - disgusting<br />
messes. Left by fellow humans. Worse than<br />
animals.<br />
Talk of the week<br />
Thank You<br />
A big thank you to whoever<br />
found the foot plates<br />
belonging to my husbands<br />
wheelchair and handed them<br />
in to local Police station. You<br />
are an Angel.<br />
Tailgaters<br />
There is a serious problem<br />
in this town of tailgating<br />
when driving. The amount<br />
of aggressive amped up<br />
idiots following far too close<br />
is beyond a joke. The police<br />
need to crack down on it as<br />
it is so dangerous. For now I<br />
am reporting every single car.<br />
Such selfish behaviour and<br />
poor driving. Back off!!!<br />
Sad to read<br />
I don’t know about others but I<br />
am so alarmed and sickened by<br />
all the child abuse in the news in<br />
NZ. Something has to be done.<br />
Protecting these little ones<br />
must be a high priority NOW.<br />
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Marlborough<br />
Sauvignon still<br />
surprises<br />
By Chris Valli<br />
International Sauvignon Blanc Day last<br />
weekend (<strong>May</strong> 3) was an ‘opportunity to<br />
recognise the contribution of the Marlborough<br />
viticulture industry’.<br />
Wine Marlborough General Manager<br />
Marcus Pickens says Marlborough Sauvignon<br />
Blanc has earned its place on<br />
the world stage and has made a massive<br />
impact from the very first taste all those<br />
decades ago.<br />
“It sort of shocked and surprised everyone<br />
with its intensity of aromas and flavours,”<br />
Marcus says. “While Sauvignon Blanc is<br />
produced in many countries, Marlborough<br />
wine stands on its own for its purity and<br />
flavour intensity. Our Sauvignon Blanc<br />
is crisp, zesty and tropical – undeniably<br />
aromatic.”<br />
With the emergence of new and alternative<br />
styles, Sauvignon Blanc is still surprising<br />
and delighting people says Marcus.<br />
“Diversity is part of the Sauvignon Blanc<br />
success story. Growers, winemakers and<br />
the hospitality and tourism industries are<br />
exploring and innovating with the style,<br />
subregions, business models and experiences<br />
they create for both New Zealanders<br />
and international visitors.<br />
“This is a fascinating sector where we<br />
have family-owned, pioneering brands<br />
branching out in new areas, in the spirit<br />
of continuous advancement, working<br />
alongside newer corporate-owned brands.<br />
“Each is doing different things with<br />
Sauvignon Blanc, but on the whole the<br />
industry is collaborating and pushing<br />
forward,” Marcus says.<br />
Continual advancements in viticulture<br />
and winemaking have seen the emergence<br />
of alternative Sauvignon Blanc styles, says<br />
Marcus, made using different techniques<br />
such as oak-aging, barrel fermenting,<br />
wild fermenting and the creation of low or<br />
no-alcohol wines.<br />
“We are blessed with the type of climate,<br />
terroir and water purity that Sauvignon<br />
Blanc grapes thrive in, but the flavour and<br />
quality is brought to the fore by incredibly<br />
skilled viticulturalists and winemakers,”<br />
Marcus says.<br />
“In Marlborough, we have a phenomenally-skilled<br />
industry. We attract and retain<br />
International Sauvignon Blanc Day last<br />
weekend (<strong>May</strong> 3) was an ‘opportunity<br />
to recognise the contribution of the<br />
Marlborough viticulture industry’. Wine<br />
Marlborough General Manager Marcus<br />
Pickens says continual advancements in<br />
viticulture and winemaking have seen<br />
the emergence of alternative Sauvignon<br />
Blanc styles.<br />
some of the world’s best winemakers and<br />
trainees.<br />
Marcus says another reason to celebrate<br />
International Sauvignon Blanc Day is the<br />
remarkable provenance story of Marlborough<br />
wine<br />
“We have a lot to be proud of in Marlborough.<br />
Sauvignon Blanc is our signature<br />
wine that restaurants and hotels worldwide<br />
have embraced.<br />
“It is worth reflecting on the fact that in<br />
those pioneering winemaking days, few<br />
people would have predicted Marlborough’s<br />
rapid ascent to become one of New<br />
Zealand’s preeminent – and internationally<br />
renowned – wine-growing regions.<br />
“For many of our winegrowing pioneers<br />
– Frank Yukich, the Rose, Sutherland,<br />
Ibbotson, Marris and Scott families,<br />
just to name a few – it would have been<br />
gut instinct backed by climate science,”<br />
Pickens says.<br />
Marlborough viticulture has expanded<br />
from 6,831 hectares in 2003 to the nearly<br />
30,000 hectares of vineyard Marlborough<br />
boasts – about 71 percent of the national<br />
total. Annually, Marlborough produces<br />
300 million to 400 million bottles of wine.<br />
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Completion date for SH6<br />
The final stage of construction for<br />
the roundabout at the State Highway<br />
6/Bells and St Leonards Road intersection<br />
is about to begin.<br />
Work on the project has been underway<br />
since January. During the first<br />
three stages, contractors built new<br />
drains, installed new streetlights and<br />
utilities, and laid around 4,500m2 of<br />
pavement and road surfacing. That’s as<br />
well as building the new roundabout,<br />
which will make it much easier and<br />
safer for drivers to get through the<br />
intersection.<br />
The final stage is due to start this<br />
Friday, 10 <strong>May</strong>. Planned work includes<br />
landscaping, road surfacing, line<br />
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SH6 will be open in both directions<br />
with a temporary speed limit of 30<br />
km/h during this stage The intersection<br />
of SH6 and St Leonards Road will<br />
be CLOSED. Residents will need to<br />
continue to use a detour.<br />
People living on St Leonards Road<br />
who want to travel to <strong>Blenheim</strong> will<br />
need to go up Old Renwick Road and<br />
follow the detour to Colemans Road.<br />
Those heading to Renwick/Nelson<br />
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the size of a flea when<br />
it is born.<br />
BENSEMANN, Monica Valery. Passed<br />
away peacefully on Monday 29th April,<br />
<strong>2024</strong> at Maxwell Life Care, aged 96. Much<br />
loved wife of Noel (deceased). A loved<br />
mother and mother of Valerie (Brisbane),<br />
Ivan and Kathryn (Richmond), Beverley and<br />
Ross, Dawn and Norman (Brisbane), Pamela<br />
and Owen (Helensville). Loved Nana of<br />
11 precious grandchildren and loved Nana<br />
of 25 precious great grandchildren. Loved<br />
sister and sister-in-law, and Auntie of many.<br />
Thank you to the staff of Maxwell Life Care<br />
and Marlborough Hospice for their care and<br />
attention of Mum over the past 6 years. A<br />
celebration of Monica’s life has been held at<br />
Cloudy Bay Funeral Services, followed by a<br />
private cremation. A Memorial Service will<br />
be held at a later date to be advised. Messages<br />
to c/- PO Box 9 <strong>Blenheim</strong> 7240 or www.<br />
cloudybayfunerals.co.nz<br />
Cloudy Bay Funerals<br />
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DIXON, Beverly Joan “Bev”. Passed away<br />
peacefully on <strong>May</strong> 2, <strong>2024</strong>. Dearly loved<br />
wife of the late Aaron and a loved mother<br />
and mother-in-law of the late Linda and<br />
Tim McPadden, and the late Bruce. A loved<br />
Gran of Ashleigh, Jessica and Luke and<br />
also a Great Gran. A loved Aunty and Great<br />
Aunty of her nieces and nephew. Messages<br />
to c/- PO Box 9, <strong>Blenheim</strong> 7240 or www.<br />
cloudybayfunerals.co.nz In lieu of flowers<br />
donations to Hospice Marlborough would<br />
be appreciated or can be made at the service.<br />
The family wishes to thank all staff<br />
of Bethsaida Retirement Village for their<br />
care of Bev. A funeral service was held at<br />
St Andrews Presbyterian Church, on Monday,<br />
6 <strong>May</strong> followed by private cremation.<br />
This service was live streamed and can be<br />
viewed on the Cloudy Bay Funeral Services<br />
website.<br />
Cloudy Bay Funerals<br />
03 578 2004 F.D.A.N.Z.<br />
ELVY, Stanley Morriss (Stan): On Saturday<br />
April 27, <strong>2024</strong>, at his home at Springlands<br />
Lifestyle Village, <strong>Blenheim</strong>. Aged 94 years.<br />
Dearly loved husband of the late Mary and<br />
much loved dad of John and Marion, Dianne<br />
and Peter, Kevin and Bernadette, Shirley<br />
and Bryan, and David and Gaylene. Treasured<br />
and devoted grand and great-grandfather.<br />
Messages may be sent to the Elvy<br />
Family, c/- PO Box 110, <strong>Blenheim</strong> 7240. A<br />
family farewell has been held in accordance<br />
with Stan’s wishes.<br />
T: 03 578 4719<br />
E: sowmans@funerals.co.nz<br />
W: www.sowmans.co.nz<br />
MCKINNON, Ian Bruce. Passed away<br />
peacefully on 30th April <strong>2024</strong> in his 80th<br />
year, at Bethsaida Rest Home. Beloved husband<br />
and soulmate of Patricia; cherished<br />
father and father-in-law of Sheena and Raphael,<br />
Peter and Bridget, and Alexander;<br />
treasured grandpa of his four grandchildren.<br />
Sincere thanks to the staff at Bethsaida for<br />
their wonderful care and support. As Ian<br />
wished, a private family farewell and cremation<br />
has been held.<br />
Cloudy Bay Funerals<br />
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Death notices<br />
MORRISON, Barbara <strong>May</strong> (née Evans). On<br />
1 <strong>May</strong> <strong>2024</strong> peacefully at Maxwell Lifecare,<br />
aged 73 years. Much loved wife of Dennis. A<br />
loved mother and mother-in-law of Rhonda;<br />
Lindsey and Angela. Loved Nanny of Jacob;<br />
Sarah and Kate. Loved sister and sister-inlaw<br />
of Lesley Evans (dec) and Ken Yaxley,<br />
and Robert and Carol. A loved aunty to her<br />
nieces and nephews. Messages to 20 Gilbert<br />
Street, <strong>Blenheim</strong> 7201 or www.cloudybayfunerals.co.nz<br />
Thank you to all the staff at<br />
Hospice Marlborough, Maxwell Lifecare,<br />
Wairau Hospital and Dr Henderson for their<br />
love and care shown to Barbara. A celebration<br />
of Barbara’s life was held at the Springlands<br />
Chapel, Cloudy Bay Funeral Services<br />
on Monday 6 <strong>May</strong> followed by a private cremation.<br />
This service was live streamed and<br />
can be viewed on the Cloudy Bay Funeral<br />
Services website.<br />
Cloudy Bay Funerals<br />
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NAYLOR, Ann Maree. Passed away on<br />
Tuesday, 30th April, <strong>2024</strong> at Hospice Marlborough.<br />
Adored wife of Andrew and loved<br />
mother and mother-in-law of Heath and Emily,<br />
and Emma. Nana to Bronte. Daughter of<br />
the late Roland and Marie Price, sister and<br />
sister-in law to David and Annie Price, Gary<br />
and Mel Price, Tom and Liz Naylor. Loved<br />
aunty and great aunty to all her nieces and<br />
nephews. Cherished friend of so many. Special<br />
thanks to the team at Hospice Marlborough<br />
and all the health professionals for their<br />
care during Ann’s journey. Messages to The<br />
Naylor Family c/- PO Box 9 <strong>Blenheim</strong> 7240<br />
or www.cloudybayfunerals.co.nz In lieu of<br />
flowers, Ann asked for donations to be made<br />
to Hospice Marlborough (Acc. No.03 1369<br />
036520700 Ref: Naylor) A service will be<br />
held at the Springlands Chapel, Cloudy Bay<br />
Funeral Services, 15 Boyce Street, <strong>Blenheim</strong><br />
on Friday 10 <strong>May</strong> at 2.00pm.<br />
Cloudy Bay Funerals<br />
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NEVILL, Graham George. Passed away<br />
peacefully on Thursday 2nd <strong>May</strong> <strong>2024</strong>, aged<br />
82 years – now at rest with his Lord. Graham<br />
was able to remain at home until the<br />
end, as he wished. Graham was the much<br />
loved husband of Cheryl; father and fatherin-law<br />
of Craig and Kirsten, Michelle and<br />
Jonathan, and Rachel. Survived by his sister<br />
Alethea and her husband John, brother Clive<br />
and his wife Jenni, his late brother David’s<br />
wife Dawn and his late brother Colin’s children,<br />
and sister-in-law Lyn. Adored grandfather<br />
(Papa) of Annabelle, Samuel, Kate,<br />
George, Grace, Phil, and Katie; grandsonin-law<br />
Jordan and granddaughter-in-law<br />
Abby; great-grandfather of Milo, Eliza, and<br />
Robbie. Graham will be greatly missed by<br />
family and many long-term friends. Graham<br />
was a talented aircraft mechanic and his<br />
love for aircraft extended beyond his work.<br />
Throughout his life, his church involvement<br />
sustained him and he shared his love of God<br />
with all he met. He led youth groups, served<br />
as a church elder, played trumpet at church,<br />
and lived his life with Jesus as his guide.<br />
Many who met him remarked on the twinkle<br />
in his eye. His family appreciates all the<br />
support from those who cared for him during<br />
his last months. In lieu of flowers, donations<br />
may be made to Alzheimers Society, Marlborough<br />
A/c no. 02 0600 0112284-00 Ref.<br />
Nevill A celebration of Graham’s life will be<br />
held at St. Christopher’s Anglican Church,<br />
92 Weld Street, Redwoodtown, <strong>Blenheim</strong>,<br />
on Wednesday 8th <strong>May</strong> at 2pm, followed by<br />
private cremation at the Cloudy Bay Crematorium.<br />
All are welcome.<br />
Cloudy Bay Funerals<br />
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THOMAS, Lorna Evelyn (née Powell).<br />
On 2 <strong>May</strong> <strong>2024</strong>, Lorna passed away in her<br />
95th year, peacefully at Ashwood Park Retirement<br />
Village. Lorna was a much loved<br />
wife of the late Alan (Digger) Thomas. A<br />
very much loved mum and mother-in-law<br />
of Wayne and Judy, Peter and Donelle,<br />
Graham and Sue, Laurie and Angel, and<br />
Jill and Rob Ashfield. A much loved Gran<br />
of her 12 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren<br />
R.I.P Messages to 5 Puketea Place<br />
<strong>Blenheim</strong> 7201 or www.cloudybayfunerals.<br />
co.nz The family appreciate the care she received<br />
from all the staff at Ashwood Park<br />
over the many years she was in their care.<br />
A Memorial service for Lorna was held at<br />
the Springlands Chapel, Cloudy Bay Funeral<br />
Services on Tuesday 7 <strong>May</strong>. This service<br />
was live streamed and can be viewed on the<br />
Cloudy Bay Funeral Services website.<br />
Cloudy Bay Funerals<br />
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WHITE, William “Bill” Douglas. Died<br />
peacefully at Marlborough Hospice on 2nd<br />
<strong>May</strong> <strong>2024</strong>, aged 64 years. Sincere lifelong<br />
friend to the late David. Loved uncle<br />
and great-uncle to his nieces and nephews.<br />
Dearly loved friend to Delwyn and Keith.<br />
Messages to c/- PO Box 9 <strong>Blenheim</strong> 7240 or<br />
www.cloudybayfunerals.co.nz “Bill will be<br />
dearly missed by all who knew him.” Thank<br />
you for the staff at Marlborough Hospice. At<br />
Bill’s request, a private cremation has been<br />
held.<br />
Cloudy Bay Funerals<br />
03 578 2004 F.D.A.N.Z.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
HADFIELD, Robert John, 05/11/44 -<br />
06/02/24 The Family wishes to express their<br />
sincere gratitude to you all for your prayers,<br />
messages, emails, cards, phone calls, floral<br />
tributes, meals, baking, and presence at the<br />
service for Robert. Also all other expressions<br />
of concern that you have shown during<br />
our time of Bereavement. Never more than<br />
now was your kindness needed and more appreciated.<br />
Anne, Gavin, Fiona, Stacey, and<br />
Michael (Woody).<br />
WILLIAMS, Susan Mary (Sue), née Wentworth:<br />
Chris and families would like to sincerely<br />
thank work colleagues and friends<br />
for the support, cards, flowers, phone calls,<br />
baking and visits at the time of Sue’s sudden<br />
passing. Also a big thank you to Sowman’s<br />
Funerals. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement<br />
– we are forever grateful for<br />
the support, and Sue will be hugely missed.<br />
In Memoriam<br />
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office@blenheimsun.co.nz or phone 577 7868.
The <strong>Sun</strong><br />
Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 8, <strong>2024</strong> 27<br />
sport<br />
Gold for MGC water polo squad<br />
By Chris Valli<br />
The future of water polo at Marlborough<br />
Girls’ College is in good<br />
hands with the team winning gold<br />
in Division Two at the New Zealand<br />
Secondary School Tournament in<br />
Hamilton.<br />
Held in the first week of the school<br />
holidays, it was the first time the<br />
<strong>2024</strong> squad had competed in the<br />
national tournament. There were<br />
16 teams vying for the title in the<br />
division. Adding to the success was<br />
Year 10 goalie Poppy Clark winning<br />
MVP. Poppy was instrumental in the<br />
team’s success stopping many goals<br />
over the tournament and was ‘very<br />
vocal’, reading the game astutely.<br />
The squad took on strong opposition<br />
from much larger private<br />
schools, the likes of Auckland,<br />
Tauranga and Christchurch. Four<br />
Year 10 players had dispensation<br />
from NZ Waterpolo to enter.<br />
Team Manager Jo McCormick says<br />
the win was definitely a surprise.<br />
“The girls had come third in the<br />
South Island tournament a few<br />
weeks before and the three other top<br />
teams from there were also entered<br />
so we knew it would be some good<br />
competition,” she says.<br />
“We have a very young team<br />
mostly made up of year 10’s and<br />
11’s. Being a senior secondary school<br />
we were playing teams with much<br />
older players so we were nervous<br />
not knowing what the North Island<br />
school teams would be like,”<br />
Jo believes the success of the squad<br />
is they have played together for many<br />
years and are good friends in and out<br />
of the pool.<br />
“Being a smaller town our provisional<br />
Marlborough team is the<br />
same as the MGC team so they have<br />
played many tournaments together<br />
and know exactly how each other<br />
play. We have two amazing coaches<br />
who give their time to train and<br />
prepare the girls and also attend<br />
tournaments,” she says.<br />
Jo says the girls do a lot of fundraising<br />
to get to each tournament and<br />
being from <strong>Blenheim</strong> they often are<br />
the travelling team.<br />
“We have great support from<br />
<strong>Blenheim</strong> Toyota with the use of<br />
their community van and we had<br />
a grant from Redwood Trust, this<br />
tournament, to help with travel<br />
costs,” she says. “The time that the<br />
Club, coaches, support of the parents<br />
over all those years is finally paying<br />
off and exciting years ahead as they<br />
get stronger.”<br />
Next year Jo says they will hopefully<br />
have the same team and would<br />
plan to go to Division One.<br />
GOLDEN GIRLS: The Marlborough Girls’ College water polo squad won gold in Division Two at the New Zealand Secondary School Tournament in Hamilton during the recent school<br />
holidays. Pictured from back is: Jo McCormick, Manager, Mia Lindfield, Chloe Sell, Koko Wong, Lizzy Douthett, Katie Marsh, Eric Munro, Alastair Keay, coaches. Front: Libby Senior,<br />
Poppy Clarke, India Nathan, Gabby Miller and Hayley McCormick.<br />
Gus finishes 6th in Oceania<br />
By Chris Valli<br />
<strong>Blenheim</strong> triathlete Gus Marfell has<br />
done himself, the region and New Zealand<br />
proud finishing a credible sixth<br />
at the Oceania Triathlon Super-Sprint<br />
Championships at Runaway Bay on<br />
the Gold Coast.<br />
The 19-year-old made the 16 man A<br />
grade final and showcased his resilience<br />
and determination which saw a<br />
grueling event format featuring qualifiers,<br />
repechages, semi-finals, and the<br />
final. Fellow Kiwi, Aucklander James<br />
Corbett, 22, finished fourth in the final,<br />
a career-best performance considering<br />
he was ‘poorly’ in the lead up to<br />
Friday’s event. Canterbury 18-yearold<br />
Benjamin Airey also claimied a<br />
notable top 10 with 8th place.<br />
The super sprint format tested the<br />
athletes' versatility and adaptability<br />
as they progressed through multiple<br />
rounds of racing. The fast-paced<br />
nature of the event required strategic<br />
pacing, technical proficiency in transitions,<br />
and the ability to recover quickly<br />
between races.<br />
Triathletes raced the following distances<br />
Swim - 150m (pool swim), Bike<br />
- 4km (criterium track) and Run - 1km<br />
(athletics track).<br />
Australian Jayden Schofield took out<br />
the men’s final with fellow countrymen<br />
Luke Schofield and Byaden Mercer<br />
making it an Australian podium.<br />
The future looks bright for Gus who<br />
in 2022 placed second in the U19<br />
National Duathlon Champs, first in<br />
the U19 NZ Sprint Distance Triathlon<br />
and first in the Junior Elite Triathlon<br />
Cup in Taupo.<br />
<strong>Blenheim</strong> triathlete Gus Marfell finished sixth at the Oceania Triathlon Super-Sprint<br />
Championships on the Gold Coast last Friday.<br />
Golf Results<br />
Picton Golf Club<br />
Sat 27 Apl International S/F- Hiram Taylor 13; Anita McCaffrey<br />
11; Andrew <strong>Sun</strong>ley 8; Ben Blackman 6, Richard Avery 6,<br />
Ian Aldridge 6; Maria McConway 4; Brian Carver 3, Richard<br />
McLean 3; Phil Hawke 1. Tues 30 Apl S/F-Overall Winner<br />
Dido Harper 36; Julie Rosie 35; Antia McCaffrey 34, Helen<br />
McIsaac 34; Judy Jones 33, Maria McConway 33; Jenny Hart<br />
32, Margaret Frisken 32. Thurs 2 <strong>May</strong> S/F-Mike Ashworth 38,<br />
Gary Aldridge 38, Harry Schat 38; Paul Howden 36, Murray<br />
Selwyn 36, Alistair Holt 36; Jock Mannington 35, Ian Johnson<br />
35, Iain Berrie 35. Fri 3 S/F Liz Taylor 24; Mary Butler 16; Lin<br />
Stone 17; Denise Finch 15.<br />
<strong>Blenheim</strong> Golf Club<br />
April 22 9 hole Stableford John Burns 22 Mike McConnell<br />
22 Don Lamond 22 Roy Lilley 21 Barry Mosley 21 David<br />
Horrell 20 David Waters 20 Brian Brown 20 Allen Knight 18<br />
Brian Burgess 18 Alex Herd 18 Leo McKendry 18 Don March<br />
18David Dyer 18 Jill Hurcomb 24 Trees Rewi 23 Debra Nicholls<br />
20 Dawn Walker 20 Ann Walker 18 Vickie Lane 17 Jan Pegler<br />
17 Shirley Godsiff 17<br />
April 24 0-37 Ida Beets-Huchshorn 75 Leanne Stowell 75<br />
38+ Bernice Arnold 74 Jenny Evans 74 9 Holes Medal Ann<br />
Walker 30 Barbara Looker 32<br />
April 25 Par David Waters 2 Colin Pitkethley 2 Andrew<br />
Stowell 1 Graeme Parker 0 Tom Bainbridge 0 Don March 0<br />
Ladies Par Jane Ingram 1 Leanne Stowell -1 9 Hole Stableford<br />
Barry Mosley 20 Dan Crawford 18 Derek Bowman 17<br />
April 27 Stableford Hodden Holes Terry Duff 36 Alex Herd<br />
33 Mark Hoare 32 Brent Baker 31 Jim Findlay 30 Graeme<br />
Daines 30 Doug Shaw 29 A;bertus van Dyk 29 Tom Bainbridge<br />
28 Desz Campbell 27 Sam Rainbird 27 Don March 27 Ladies<br />
Racaehl Bell 33 Sue Greenstreet 28<br />
April29 9 Hole Stableford Jane Abbott 25 Jenny adams 21<br />
Dawn Walker 20 Men Ian Hatcher 22 Allen Knight 22 Brian<br />
Brown 21 Mike McConnell 20 Don March 20 David Horrell<br />
19 Chris Abbott 18 Hay Montgomery 18 Ian Clark 17 Graeme<br />
Parker 17 <strong>May</strong> 1 LGU Medal Dawn Walker 71 71 Judith Batty<br />
73 Elaine Brown 73 9 holes Medal Trees Rewi 34 Shirley<br />
Godsiff 34 Kay Ayson 34 <strong>May</strong> 2 Stableford Ezra Kahaki 36<br />
Anthony Toa 36 Desz Campbell 36 Mike Gardiner 34 Doug<br />
Shaw 34 Grant Flynn 33 Don March 33 Colin Pitkethley 33<br />
9 Holes Stableford alen Knight 18 Justin Taipana 18 <strong>May</strong> 4<br />
Medal Albertus van Dyk 66 Chris Abbott 69 Sam Rainbird 70<br />
Jim Findlay 71 Doug Shaw 72 Brian Yarrall 72 Ross Agnew<br />
72 Desz Campbell 73 Mike Gardiner 73 Gross Ezra Kahaki<br />
75 Ladies LGU Medal Bernice Arnold 78 Angelique van Dyk<br />
79 Sue Greenstreet 81
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