13 january 2016

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Leaving on January 1st, 2016 from Picton, New Zealand and heading East counter-clockwise on foot, solo and unsupported, an endurance-defying attempt by veteran and World Record holder Christopher Neil Linton (52), aka The Earth Walk Man, to become the first person in recorded his-tory to circumambulate [walk] the entire North and South Islands of New Zealand has commenced, with the latest leg leading him to our part of the world, specifically Golden Bay.

Covering no less than 6,500km and including Stewart Island and Chatham Island, this history-mak-ing long-distance charity walk is planned to take a minimum of 11½ months of walking through unforgiving weather extremes in an anticipated 50 weeks or 350days, requiring 1,200+ walk-hours, 7,350,000 steps, and burn an estimated 1,000,000 calories.

The aim of the walk is to raise funds and bring awareness to, combatting the stigma associat-ed with 'Mood Disorders’ such as Depression and Bipolar Disorder.

In addition, it is with enthu-siastic conviction that Chris also supports our servicemen, women, and his fellow veterans who survive through the affects of ‘Stress Disorders’, especially Post Traumatic Stress Disorder..

Chris is an expat and average New Zealand-born bloke, despite spending many years away from his native country.

He is an educator, trainer, published author, and cross-cul-tural psychologist, a lifelong self described ‘survivor/ thriver’ who lives daily with the symptoms of debilitating Bipolar II Disorder and mild PTSD.

He also struggles daily with degenerative Diabetes II.

The drive to undertake his walk-ing feats started on June 16th, 2015, when Chris, on a Bipolar manic-high, accomplished his first two World Records: The first father-son team to walk across Tasmania, Australia, and The

Earth walker reaches Golden Bayfirst person in recorded history to circumambulate Tasmania, Australia, a distance of 1,400 km 300 walk-hours, over an ago-nizing snow-blizzard plagued 46-days.

Chris hopes to raise at least $250.000 for each of the organi-zations he represents: The Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand, The Green Project - Supporting the health and well-

being of our servicemen, serv-icewoman, and veterans who live with the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and a special request to support his walks with a compassionate donation to, and The Earth Walk Community Support Fund- to assist with Chris’ well-being over the course of his journey.

Chris has heaped praise on Takaka for the warm welcome

he has been given, which has helped raise his spirits while he leaves his loved ones behind to foster awareness of mental ill-ness.

“Local hospitality and support has been outstanding. What a great little town” He says of Golden Bay’s largest centre.

“My kids back home are pinning a map, keeping track of my progress - I won’t see

them for a year while I walk.Whenever I enter a town that gives me the ‘feel good factor’, they place a bright flower map pin. Takaka has received that honour.”

To support Chris with an offer of a nights accommodation, meal/s, or to schedule to walk with him for a day, a few days, a week, or more, email Chris at: [email protected].

Chris Linton sets off on another day’s walking as part of his record attempt to circumambulate New Zealand which also aims to raise awareness of mental illness. Photo supplied.

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2 WEDNESDAY 13 JANUARY 2016

In briefMotueka High School Uniform daysFor the 28th year in a row Janice Ashton will be at the school

hall on January 19th and 20th between 9am and 4pm to enable families to purchase new, and used but clean, school uni-forms. With a band of helpers Janice will oversee these busy days which she says are always great. “It’s good for first time parents and those on a budget. Our aim is to provide good clean affordable uniforms. And sometimes we sell on behalf.” Recently Janice has added to the array of clothing by washing all the lost property. “It took me a week,” she said. During school terms Janice has a uniform room at the school.

Freedom campingThere’s a fine line between being a good host and being

beset with problems that freedom camping sometimes brings so this is why the Tasman District Council has posted an “advisory” on how it can tackle the inevitable prob-lems. The advisory sets out the problems and limitations that Council faces, and suggests how citizens can best help. It also clarifies what is legal and illegal camping behaviour. Freedom camping is only allowed on Council-owned land for vehicles certified as self-contained. This means they have an installed self-contained toilet and at least three days’ storage capacity for drinking water, toilet waste and grey water. The enforcement team can find it difficult to suss hard evidence they need to take action against non-compliant campers so Council calls upon locals to help out. T o find out more go to the TDC website.

Beg your pardonIt was Sukhita and Will’s wedding pictured at the Langford

Store in Bainham on page 17 of last week’s Guardian not Carl and Jess’s as we reported. Nevertheless it is a unique setting for a special occasion and a place well worth visiting if you’re in the area over the summer as it’s only 15 minutes from Collingwood. It’s been a general store and post office since 1928. These days you can enjoy great coffee, tea and special sweet treats too as you peruse the bountiful treasures.

Riverside Freedom Festival The half day Freedom Festival being held on Saturday,

January 30th from 10.00am to 11.30pm will be “an uplift-ing gathering to celebrate local musicians, artists and some very special guests from across the ditch including Matiu Te Huki, Bob Hilary and the Massive Mellow”, says organiser Stephen Evans. “Local legends ‘The Dions’ will headline, but live music will be cranking from 10.30am.” There will be lots of free activities for kids and plenty of food options. “It’s child friendly but there’s space for the adults to party hard. The Riverside Freedom Festival will also provide mentor-ing of youth by experienced technicians in such crafts as event presentation, stage manufacture, sound production and lighting.

MPI warning on Blue Cod regulationsThe Ministry for Primary Industries is reminding recreational

fishers at the top of the South Island of the new rules for blue cod after a disappointing start to the season.

Fishery officers in Golden Bay are finding quite a few fishers aren’t aware of the rule change for the Challenger East area which stipulates that people are allowed no more than two blue cod person, per day, at a minimum size of 33cm.

For a full breakdown of the new rules fishers can visit their local MPI office, www.mpi.govt.nz or get the free NZ Fishing Rules app.

Off limitsDOC advises that landing on Tonga and Pinnacle Islands is

no longer allowed other than by permit. This is to protect the breeding colonies of New Zealand fur seals. Tonga Island has the second biggest fur seal breeding colony in the South Island and it is the midst of the breeding season. It is also important to keep your distance from the seals. DOC says to stay at least 20 metres (two kayak lengths) away.

VAST’s annual exhibitionThe Visual Arts Society of Tapawera is holding its annual

exhibition at Sherwood Hall, Main Road, Tapawera. Opening night is Friday 22nd January at 7pm. And it will be open daily between 10am and 5pm until February 1st. The exhibition showcases Tapawera and the surrounding areas in all types of media - painting, fibre metalcraft etc. Entry is free. Anne Bannock, who works from her studio in Ngatimoti is this year’s guest artist. She works in a variety of different mediums rang-ing from pen, acrylicccc, oil, watercolour, pastel, collage and mixed media.

M. M. M. dayIts Mapua Makers Market Day again this Sunday between

10am and 3pm at the Mapua Hall and it features unique contemporary crafts. Whatta a great place to buy a special holiday memento.

Sarau’s nearly here!Sunday January 31st is Sarau Festival day. Why not get

out with your camera and get some good shots for the photo-graphic competition? Categories are Life in the Moutere, Life outside the Moutere, Moutere characters, Under 15, Sarau Festival photos from previous years and Digitally enhanced. See the festival website www.saraufestival .co.nz to check out entry requirements and to whet your appetite for all the other interesting goings on of the day.

‘Journey of a Lifetime’This wonderful exhibition of fine woodwork and photography

by Phil Baker,spanning 61 years and 100 countries, begins at the Motueka Technology Centre opposite Motueka’s Library on 16th January and runs until Thursday 21st January. Don’t miss it. It will be exquisite and unique. The gold coin entry goes to the Mens’ Shed building fund.

A great Collingwood fest

Chef Michael Van de Elzen of Food Truck fame was the star attraction at Collingwood’s Summer Food Fair which was held earlier than usual this year on January 3rd. “There was no raft race this year so we thought we capture the influx of visitors here at that time,” said committee member Graeme Miller. And it worked.

There was a good cruisy crowd and music was provided by locals Phil Rogers and Julie Sharpe.

The Collingwood Rugby Club raised enough to finance the club for the next year as well as to pay for the balance of last year’s renovations.

“We were so lucky. The sun came out at 12.30 and stayed out all day. We finished up at 6pm and the rain returned at 8 o’clock that night!”

Chef Michael believes passionately that every New Zealand family can eat heathily and simply. Here he is in Collingwood passing on his passion.

Landing Deck’sA Monday afternoon emergency requiring some swift air

support saw Deck’s Reserve used as a temporary landing zone. Duty Pilot for Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter Barry McAuliffe said the landing was made to assist a gentle-man in his 60’s suffering from symptoms relating to a medical condition. Having been intially treated by St John ambulance the man was then transferred to Nelson Hospital in a serious condition.

McAuliffe said that it was not uncommon to utilise areas such as Deck’s Reserve to pick up patients given the nature of their work. Earlier in the day, the chopper was employed to transport a patient at Kaiteriteri, with further rescues in the Abel Tasman and Takaka also occurring in recent days.

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Jennifer Stebbings at Chanel Art Centre with her recent painting of the view from Nelson’s Cathedral steps. She has sold five painting in the current exhibition.

JANE WELLS“I thought everybody that gives a shit about me lives here so instead of returning annually for

Christmas I came back home for good about 18 months ago,” said Jennifer Stebbings. She’d left Motueka to have a look at the U.K. and stayed 16 years.

Now she’s home again Jennifer intends making her living painting full time and if her success at the present Motueka Art Show at the Chanel Arts Centre is anything to go by she will be successful. She’s already sold five paintings and the exhibition still has nine days to go.

“I was born painting,” admitted Jennifer, “ It’s always been my thing at the expense of everything else but in the U.K. I worked as a graphic artist in both Manchester and Reading.

“I love history so I travelled extensively and while I do feel a bit isolated here I think I’ll just pop back over in July.

“I was landlocked over there and my parents, although well, are getting on. The planets just aligned!”

Jennifer works from her Wharf Road home in Riwaka. She doesn’t have an open studio although already she has outlets at Kaiwaka, Muses, Squires in Stoke, The Office in Appleby and a perma-nent exhibition space at Nelson Airport.

While she loves painting everything, especially people, she realises that scenery will best bring her a living, consequentially she spends a lot of time in Abel Tasman.

“ It’s my Turangawaewae”, she said.

A lingering look

Bet there’s a few other back door steps that looked similar to this Upper Moutere one over the Christmas break. It’s been a busy family time for many and there are a bumper number of tourists spending time in our magical area. Motueka retailers have had very busy days, especial-ly the two wet ones of last week. Motueka i-Site manager , Lois Walker reports “Dec was the busiest we’ve had in over 40 years with about 500 more people through the i-SITE compared to last December’s 11,600.”with sales also up on last year.

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Street talkWhat is your opinion of the proposal to change the Kaiteriteri Carnival with the possible scrapping of the Mr and Miss Kaiteriteri competition?

LouiseMotuekaI quite like it and it seems to be still popular. It’s a bit of fun.

HecMotuekaI can’t understand why they want to cancel the pro-gramme. It’s a landmark of this area.

De’AnneMotuekaI haven’t had enough to do with it in recent years to have a valid opinion.

BarryMotuekaI think it should continue. It’s fun for everyone.

Warwick recycled

JANE WELLSSix months of retirement and dog walking was enough for

Warwick Burke. After a busy life as manager of the Motueka R.S.A. for

15 years and five years as a real estate agent before that, Warwick’s very happy in his new role.

For the past 18 months he’s been doing the rounds of Motueka collecting, then compacting and recycling card-board.

At first it was a small commitment but now it takes him around seven hours a day five days a week and he’s had to employ someone part time to help out. This necessitates him instituting a minor charge for his services which until now have been free, but no one seems to mind.

Before Warwick came on the scene local cardboard was either filling the landfill or being picked up by a Nelson recy-cling firm.

Nowadays Warwick collects the bulk and takes it to his country depot.

There his specially purchased compacting machine reduc-es the bulk cardboard by 90 percent.

After compaction it’s baled and Westhaul transports the bales to recyclers in Tahunanui and from there it’s exported to China for eventual reuse.

It’s developed into a quite a little business.

Warwick has two vans, around 100 customers and each day he makes an average of 30 to 40 calls.

Some firms need their cardboard collected every day ( and at this time of the year some need a twice daily pickup) while others cope with a couple of calls each week.

When he started out Warwick was amassing 12 bales a month. Now it’s 30 -40 bales.

A sideline that’s developed is helping those who’ve recently moved to dispose of their mass of boxes. It was at Brown Acre, just behind Helene and Warwick’s Wilkie Street home, that they saw folk coping with mountains of boxes post-move.

Many charitable groups, like the Lionesses, the Salvation Army, the Red Cross and the Hospice shop, are very grateful to Warwick as he takes their sorted excess magazines, old papers and raggedy books into the bulk bins at Tahunanui for no charge.

It was a ‘Good Sorts’ television programme which got Warwick started. He remembers seeing a group of small town blokes collecting cardboard. Soon he began noticing piles of cardboard around Motueka. And with the encouragement of his son Brendon, who has also seen the programme and thought “we could do that”, and his wife Helene, who didn’t want him under her feet all day, away he went.

Through the word of mouth from satisfied customers he’s rarely home before three o’clock.

Warwick loads Whitwell’s waste card-board early Monday morning after a busy holiday weekend in the shop.

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TIM O’CONNELLFor the company

tasked with bringing a stricken vessel back to a safer haven after rough seas caused it to sink at the northern end of Abel Tasman National Park, a long night of labour has brought about a sat-isfactory conclusion, despite an unfortunate end to an onshore excursion for a family of holidaymakers.

Heather Knapp, who runs Abel Tasman Sea Shuttle with hus-band Keith and a busy local crew, said they received a call for assistance from the Harbourmaster just after 12pm on January 5th.

The 10 metre, 6.5 tonne steel-hull ves-sel ‘Sounds Seeker’ went down 100 metres offshore in Anapai Bay where it had been anchored near the popular Abel Tasman Coastal Track between Totaranui and Separation Point.

After a marathon

overnight effort to resurface the launch from the sandy floor of the bay before towing it around the bay to Port Motueka, the boat arrived in the Marina just after 10am on the Wednesday morn-ing- an almost 24 hour process.

Although some dam-age was observed, there appeared to be little inflicted on the hull by the incident, there-fore making transpor-tation easier for the salvage crew.

Any risk of pollu-tion was negated by not losing any of the 300 litres of die-sel on board, which was instead pumped out onto the ATSS barge, with water also pumped out to enable the boat to surface.

Heather said the tim-ing of the call proved ideal in being available to respond quickly, with Keith having just finished a passenger drop off to Awaroa.

As well as tend-ing to the high tour-

ism demands over summer, the team is also in the process of relocating their booth to the new complex at Kaiteriteri Beach, between the Shoreline Café and the upgraded shop facilities.

“There’s no pause for us in this business and in this case it was a matter of right time, right place,” Heather said.

While the incident was all in a day’s- or night’s- work for the company, Heather said there was plenty of sympathy for the Golden Bay family of four who had briefly left the boat earlier on the Monday prior to its sinking.

When they tried to return the weather was too rough and instead opted to stay in Totaranui over-night. On their return to Anapai Bay on Tuesday morning they found that the boat had gone.

“Keith felt really sorry for the family, just see-

ing them stood help-less on the shore like that,” Heather said.

Although facilitating passengers’ journey through the National Park is the bread and butter for Abel Tasman Sea Shuttles, the sal-vage aspect of the business provides an equally vital service to boaties in the vicinity.

With an estimated 2 to 3 callouts each summer to assist with retrieving fishing or recreational vessels who have come a cropper in local waters, recent jobs under-taken include a yacht washed on rocks as well as a boat wrecked near Mutton Cove.

“There’s no mercy with the sea- it cer-tainly doesn’t take any prisoners,” says Heather.

It is understood the boat was on anchor at the time with initial reports pointing to it being swamped by sea swells which sub-sequently caused it to sink.

With three incidents over the past fortnight involving anchor ropes giving way under pres-sure, boaties have been urged to make sure that their anchor ropes are in good con-dition before heading out onto the brine.

Local company helps salvage family holiday with boat refloat

All in a nights work: Staff from Abel Tasman Sea Shuttle bring the 10m launch Sounds Seeker into the Port Motueka Marina after an overnight mission to refloat the sunken vessel last week. A Golden Bay family of four were temporarily left stranded as a result of the incident, having gone ashore the previous day, only to discover the boat vanished from sight on their return. Photo: Heather Knapp.

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Graduation gives wings to aspiring pilotsTIM O’CONNELL

For the newest group of flying aces to complete their train-ing with Motueka-based Nelson Aviation College, the runway is now clear to take off into an exciting new world of career opportunities, with one group in particular set to become trailblazers in their home country.

Nineteen of the twenty-six gradu-ates of the two-year course were present for Saturday evening’s ceremony held at Seifried’s Estate.

Among them were four women from Papua New Guinea, who have spent the last two years working hard to complete the two year programme as part of a partner-ship agreement with NAC and the Central Province Government.

Selina Kule, Marie Auka, Gail Rivu and Siolima Walo are the first graduates in what is hoped will be a long term arrangement to increase the involve-ment of women in the Pacific nation’s avia-tion industry.

The women’s fami-lies were there to see them graduate over the weekend, as was Lawrence Lahari, who had facilitated the part-nership for Central Province on behalf of Governor Kila Haoda.

While they all admit that the course had at times been challeng-ing in terms of content and with time away from home, the final

The latest batch of graduates from the Nelson Aviation College represented a diverse range of pilots now equipped with the skills to take their flying ambitions to the next level. ABOVE: Soon to be indispensable members of the flying fraternity in their native Papua New Guinea are Selina Kule, Marie Auka, Gail Rivu and Siolima Walo. RIGHT: Inaugural winner of the Kirk Samuel Dakers Memorial Scholarship 2015 Edward Lane is congratulated by President of Flying New Zealand Rob George. To Edward’s right is Joy Henderson, mother of Kirk Samuel Daker and NAC CEO Giles Witney, with Edward’s parents Susan and Rob on his left.

outcome has been well worth the toil.

Mr Lahari spoke of his satisfaction at what the quartet had achieved, not only for themselves, but for their country.

“It’s a very proud day- these girls have gone through a lot to be here today,” he said.

As for the future, Mr Lahari says that as part of a Memorandum of Understanding with the national carrier in PNG, Air Niugini, the women will go into the graduate pilot pro-gramme on their return with an eventual objec-tive of becoming fully fledged commercial airline pilots.

Meanwhile, one of the younger members of the Motueka Aero Club was honoured as the first recipient of the $3000 Kirk Samuel Daker Scholarship, with Year 12 Waimea College student Edward Lane of Upper Moutere presented with a framed certifi-cate by Kirk’s mother Joy Henderson.

Kirk Samuel Dakers started his flying career at Nelson Aviation College in 2009, work-ing his way to obtain-ing his Commercial Pilots Licence and a C Cat instructor rating before his life was cut short by the effects of cancer in 2014.

The scholarship is open to all persons who are enrolled as a Flying NZ Young Eagle, meets the Scholarship criteria and is between

the minimum age of 15 years and that per-son’s 18th birthday as at the closing date of entries in October.

For his own part in the application proc-ess, Edward was required to submit an

essay of no more than 500 words on why he deserved to be consid-ered for the scholar-ship, as well as obtain average or better in a flying aptitude test.

A confidential report from the Aero Club’s

President or Flying NZ Young Eagles Coordinator was also required to support his application. Edward says his interest in fly-ing has existed as far back as he can remem-ber , with his interest

fostered further by one of his neighbours in the Moutere being an Air New Zealand pilot.

He hopes to use the scholarship as a step-ping stone to getting his commercial pilot’s licence and a long

term aviation career. NAC CEO Giles Witney paid tribute to Edward’s enthusiasm and attitude which has led to him receiving the scholarship. “He really does deserve this hon-our,” he said.

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Reunited: (Left to Right) Alick Ambata, Stan Schroder and Noel David celebrate the establlshment of a new pipeline (Right) for Votlo village and the wider community. Alick and Noel are regulars to Motueka as RSE Workers with Birdhurst and have become close friends with Stan through Motueka’s Victory Christian Church.

Hard yards solve 40 year water dilemmaTIM O’CONNELLThrough his own

expertise and over-whelming support from the Motueka commu-nity, local man Stan Schroder has made good on an offer to build a pipeline for a community in Vanuatu with strong links to Motueka.

After a fruitful public appeal for resources and donations back in August, Stan soon found himself on a plane to Port Vila in early October, where he then coordinated the container loads of resources before trav-elling north with them by boat to Epi Island.

In completing the project late last year he has not only strengthened these links, but also put a lid on four decades of Government ambiva-lence towards improv-ing the water quality in Votlo that has until now caused sickness and occasionally death amongst villagers.

With the help of Oxfam and a labour force of motivated of local men, Stan used the tried and true Kiwi DIY approach to ena-ble a hill top spring in the village vicinity, so often contaminated in year gone by to be cleanly and efficiently transported the 2km down the incline to Votlo village.

Using descend-ing sizes of pipeline from 50mm to 25mm

in order to cope with increasing water pres-sure on its journey down, the pipeline was then split into three tapped sections to increase the ease of use for villagers.

As with all undertak-ings of this magnitude, various speedhumps and challenges pre-sented themselves at different stages of the journey, including lost bookings and logistical delays.

However, testament to Stan’s ability to get things done in spite of any obstacles that arise, these incidents were easily overcome and in hindsight make for a more interesting story.

While GPS was available to Stan and his team in some aspects of the project, surveying from hill-top to village through dense bush required some innovative plan-ning, especially when lining up the pipeline’s tracking with its final destination.

With the help of a red flag on a stick placed at the top of a coconut tree, the old-est solution proved to be the easiest in the end.

The trip also pro-vided an opportu-nity to reconnect with good friends and Noel David- who first initi-ated a request for help in mid-2015- and Alick Ambata, both of whom had returned to their families between

seasons working for Birdhurst.

The days of travel, labour and minor ill-ness that comes with conducting an infra-structural endeavour in a third world country took some physical toll

on Stan, who turned

69 last week. A minor bout of ill-

ness and a leg ulcer did its best to curtail his progress, they proved

to be minor hiccups as companion Doctor John Whitty proved invaluable in treating any ailments as well as lending a capable hand for the pipeline project. .

Stan also returned to New Zealand a streamlined speci-men after losing 12kg through raw toil and a diet of Ni-Van cui-sine consisting of taro, paw paw and ‘the odd rooster’.

His physical transfor-mation was such that even wife Gail strug-gled to pick him out, resplendently hirsute with Crusoe-esque beard, upon his return home.

“He looked like he was the main char-

acter from that movie Castaway,” she recalls.

The pipeline had the full backing of the Ni-Van population and village Chief Bob Okis, with ownership of the vital spring source agreed to remain undisputed going for-ward.

Stan remains in regular contact with his friends in Vanuatu and says the pipeline appears to be in good order last he heard.

He is hopeful of an ongoing long term rela-tionship with the peo-ple of Votlo, with more visits planned for the future.

As well as the pipe-line project, Stan and his team undertook a handful of other

deeds during his stay, from repairing Noel’s c y c l o n e - d a m a g e d house and electric fencing around vil-lage gardens to ward off wild pigs and cat-tle, through to provid-ing photovoltaic pan-els and controllers for power and charging facilities in the local church.

Naturally the grati-tude was immense from the Ni-Van com-munity from the young-est school children to the oldest villager, with tears even shed by Noel’s father at the project’s conclusion.

“After all those years and promises, it basi-cally changed them overnight, right from the day it all got turned

on,” Stan says.“On the day we

arrived there were 30-40 people at the nearby river- by the time we were getting ready to leave they were all saying ‘we’re never going back there again.”

As well as an extravagant ceremony attended by several dignitaries to acknowl-edge the new era for Votlo, gifts were bestowed upon the Kiwi contingent as a token of appreciation.

Stan received carved walking canes in the form of a pigeon with water flowing from its mouth as well as a dog and mermaid signify-ing strength and safe travels.

After all those years

and promises, it basically changed them overnight.

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The cheerful drawing by 11-year-old Georgia Abrey was chosen as the winning entry to design a logo to be used for the fundrais-ing campaign for the Motueka Community Swimming Pool.

Georgia was one of about 25 entrants in the competition, and the judges chose hers because it was sim-ple, quirky and fun. Georgia won two dou-ble passes to the State Cinema Motueka, courtesy of owner Mark Wentworth.

She was encour-aged by her Motueka South School teacher Mrs Simkin to have a go, and several of her classmates also sub-mitted entries.

The pool fundrais-ing committee said there were many good entries, some very pro-fessional and others quite intricate.

"Georgia's logo stood out for us because it was the one that best caught the eye while remaining uncomplicated," says committee chairman Fred Hickling.

"We were very pleased with the number of people who took part, and we hope the result will help us in our community fun-draising campaign to enclose and cover the high school pool for year-round use."

Year 7 pupil Georgia was thrilled with her win. "I've never won anything like this!" she says.

Since a very early age she has loved drawing and painting. Her parents, Duncan

and Anne, say she's always drawing and making cards at the dining room table. Even when watching movies she's often drawing some of the characters.

She attends and enjoys the Little Picassos art classes held in Riwaka, and several of her class paintings have been framed and hang in the family home.

Her dad says he believes she may well have a career in graphic design of art ahead of her.

Georgia's logo was hand drawn and col-oured on the entry form, so it had to be re-drawn into digital form for printing. Keeley Stebbings at Image Creators took it on as a voluntary project and the result is now being used on the pool fund-raising Facebook page and documents.

The pool campaign got off to a relative-ly quiet start late last year, but will swing into top gear through 2016 with some big events and community partici-pation being planned.

Young artist wins logo competition

Top: Georgia Abrey holds her winning entry and the cinema pass prize, while the compu-ter screen shops the final rendered versionAbove: The final logo ready for use.

Tasman water restrictions lifted Water restrictions

have been lifted on the Waimea Plains and in urban areas with immediate effect.

Dennis Bush-King, Tasman District Council’s Dry Weather Task Force convenor said the recent rain has replenished river levels and groundwater lev-els have improved.

“The Waimea River at Appleby is flowing at 6.6 cubic metres per second (cumecs), compared with just below 1 cumec just

after the New Year. This flow rate should provide a secure sup-ply to users and an ability to replenish aquifers and ground-water supply for at least a couple of weeks. Given this flow is well above the rationing triggers it is only right that all restrictions be removed.”

“Golden Bay, despite the rain it has had, is on a watch and permit holders may be mov-ing into restrictions under their conditions

of consent. But the rain has come at a good time for farmers and water users in the dis-trict.”

“While restrictions have been lifted in urban and rural areas, the situation will be monitored and further restrictions will return if dry conditions persist over summer as fore-cast.”

Mr Bush-King said it was still wise to use water carefully and conserve as much as possible.

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The opportunity to put on a mask and snorkel and find out what’s under the water near one of Tasman Bay’s marine reserves is happening again at Cable Bay on Sunday 17th January.

There are two marine reserves in Tasman Bay: Horoirangi Marine Reserve between Glenduan and Cable Bay, and Tonga Island Marine Reserve in the Abel Tasman National Park.

Experiencing Marine Reserves, Nelson Underwater Club and Whenua Iti Outdoors have come together to provide free 30 minute snorkelling tours at Cable Bay, near Horoirangi Marine Reserve, between 9am and 12pm on Sunday 17th January.

This event is sup-ported by Port Nelson and although it doesn’t fall on Sea Week (Saturday 27th February to Sunday 6th March) suit-ably reinforces this years theme “Toiora te Moana – Toiora te Tangata – Healthy Seas, Healthy People”.

Megan Wilson,

Co-ordinator of Experiencing Marine Reserves (EMR) said this is a wonderful opportunity for people to experience our local marine environment up close.

“Participating in a guided snorkel enables people to actually see what lives beneath the surface of the sea and find out more about the wonderful diverse creatures that inhabit there, which they may not do by themselves.”

“An up close marine experience will help people to develop connection with their local marine environ-ment and encourage them to become kai-taki (guardians). They will better understand and action the value of healthy seas for healthy people”.

People may bring their own gear to the free event if they have it, or bring a gold coin donation to have all equipment provided (wetsuit, mask, snorkel and fins). “You don't even need to have snorkelled before. Nelson Underwater Club is providing expe-rienced snorkelling

guides who will instruct you on how to snorkel, brief you about safety and inform you about marine life.”

Participants must be 7 years and over. Under 15 years need to be accompanied by an adult. The adult doesn't have to be in the water with them,

but must be observing from the beach. Just turn up any time from 9am to 12pm to regis-ter for a guided snor-kel. If sea conditions aren’t suitable on the 17th the event will be postponed to Sunday the 31st of January. Interested people can check for weath-

er updates on the Experiencing Marine Reserves Facebook page and find more information at itson.co.nz

A second Community Guided Snorkel Day will be held on Saturday the 5th of March at Tonga Island Marine Reserve. There

are limited places and it costs $20 per per-son for the water taxi fare. This is generous-ly subsidised by Abel Tasman Sea Shuttle. To register email [email protected]

Marine reserves are protected areas of sea and foreshore, established under

the Marine Reserves Act 1971 to preserve a variety of marine habitats in their natural state. The Department of Conservation manages marine reserves.

The public is encour-aged to visit and enjoy marine reserves, whether by diving, boating or sim-ply exploring rock pools.

Tonga Island follows Cable Bay snorkel tour

Bodelle Rowling and Experiencing Marine Reserves Coordinator Megan Wilson appear to be largely impressed with the underwater sights of their snorkel excursion to Cable Bay- another one is planned for this Sunday with another one again set down for March 5, closer to home at the Tonga Island Marine Reserve. Photo supplied.

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Sarah and Darren would like to announce the arrival of Raelynn May Knowles on December 8th 2015. She has been an amazing addition to their little family. Raelynn is just waiting on meeting her Canadian grandparents who arrive in March to cuddle and spoil her.

As the Drags roared down the quarter mile strip just over the fence, nestled in the bushier confines of Marchwood Park the Motueka Country Music Club held their annual festival, with a Friday night jam to go with Saturday’s big hoe-down once again proving popular with punters.

The event has grown

LettersHonky tonk gratitude

May I through your paper thank the Motueka Country Music Club for the fantastic entertain-ment at the festival in Marchwood Park on the weekend.

We arrived on the Friday night for the jam session and returned again for the 10am start on the Saturday. Being fans of Country Music we attend several festivals/country music get togethers.

The bands and artists along with the organi-sation was once again first class and equal to anything we have previously attended.

From the Friday night jam session to the final on Saturday night a great time was had by us all. Many of us plan to meet up again later this month at Murchison.

Motueka weather was once again at its best and the Marchwood Park site for the festival is perfect. The only thing that spoilt the weekend was the failure of the Marchwood Park commit-tee for a time not allowing some attending the festival vehicle access to the site.

We watched as many struggled to the festival site with their seating and other requirements. One family a mother and a boy of around nine or ten struggling as they were forced to carry their keyboard, keyboard stand, seating etc through and over to the the festival site and stage area.

Kindess regardsPatrick Cullum.North Canterbury.

Festival feel at country showcase

in reputation in recent years and with a hot summer’s day dawn-ing for the occasion on Saturday, a crowd in the hundreds gathered with picnic baskets and wide brimmed hats to hear some standard country classics as well as the odd original composition by local and out of town talent.

Backed by a four piece house band, the

day’s lineup included scheduled perform-ers as well as walk-ups keen to share their love for the genre.

Pictured here is duo Maiden Jeans, just one of the many acts that entertained an appreciative crowd of campers and country music fans at Marchwood Park on Saturday.

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Summer drags on at year’s first Mot meet

TIM O’CONNELLThe heat coming

off the track was just as hot as the action tearing up it at the Nelson Drag Racing Association’s Muscle Car and Hotrod event at the Motueka Dragway on Saturday.

In the first event for the club in 2016, local drivers and a few visi-tors took charge of the tarmac with some blis-tering pursuits on four wheels and two.

As usual, race fans who had travelled near and far to attend were afforded an up close

view of competitors’ vehicles throughout the day, with between-race tweaks and downtime between runs made in close proximity to pub-lic thoroughfare,

As well as the well-documented spousal derby between Roger and Leanne Brereton- where bragging rights went the way of the green Ford Mustang driven by the female of the pair- there were many other highlights to keep the spectators happy.

Testament to the efforts and expertise of

the drivers and their pit crews to create speed machines from the smallest of vehicles, fans witnessed, for example, the unusual sight of a fast-starting Anglia van taking on a Prefect whose front wheels lifted off the ground from the sheer velocity mid-race.

The next scheduled event for the Rock 94.4FM Dragway takes place on Waitangi Weekend, with the NZDRA Championship Series Southern Nationals on February 6.

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out&aboutSnapped

out

Brittney Stebbings and Mia Wealleans enjoying another afternoon together at the Motueka High School pool.

Doug and Phonda Levien from Greymouth with their grand daughters Emma, Kate and Amy. The girls are from Motueka’s Top 10 Holiday Park.

Geoff is in residence at the Hoon Gallery seven days during summer . It’s next to Liquorland in Motueka’s High Street and you’ll usually find him at work but always happy to stop for a chat. “I’m consistently selling a few paintings,” he said “Enough to keep my passion up!”

Chances are that you’ve seen John Dixon around the place, demonstrating the incred-ible sounds created by his home made hub-cap guitars. You can almost hear the Alabama chain gang chipping away...

‘There’s one!” Nine year-old Cameron Wakefield and Jordan (12) spot an eel in the pond at the Tapawera Christmas Fair, held at the Hidden Sculpture Garden.

Right: A day at the Animal Farm was just the ticket for young Cooper here, who made friends with this Jersey cow last weekend while visiting with mum Melissa, who took the photo.

At left: They’ve flown above us for the last two years, now graduating from the Nelson Aviation College on Saturday were (L- R) James Quickfall, David Saxton,Daniel McDonald, Jae Shin and Michael Gunter.

This trio above, Lachlan, Riley and Chelsea, from Brisbane went to swim in the salt water baths but opted instead for sandcastle building. Their edifice featured a double moat! They had decided that the water in the baths was too murky.

Despite occasional downpours Judy Fisher of Motueka and her friend Trevor Baines from Carey’s Bay Dunedin braved the weather and cycled around town Friday accompanied by Burt the whisk-ery dog. Here they are pictured left as they stopped for coffee at Samaritas at the Motueka Marina.

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It’s show time again!

The old and the new at last year’s great Golden Bay A and P Show. This year is the old grandstand’s last. It makes way for a new building next month.

All the fun of sideshow alley!

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At Takaka this Saturday!Just three more sleeps!Not long to go now until Golden Bay’s great A and P

Show gets underway. Just three more sleeps! It’s on this Saturday from 8am and there’s something for everyone no matter your age. Not only is the countryside on show but so too are all the attractions of a great fair day with a myriad of activities to keep you happily occupied all day. And there’ll be some interesting free new games for children.

A large crowd is expected and a fine day has been ordered.

Calling all visitors!Visitors don’t miss this great day out.

You’ll love it! It’s a show in the traditional sense and when you leave you’ll have a better understanding of Golden Bay and the folk who live there permanently.

As well as witnessing the traditional wood chopping and shearing if you’re there around 1pm you’ll see the region’s best animals parading and strutting their stuff during the Grand Parade. As usual Takaka’s Citizens Band will lead every-one out- something it’s been doing for most of its 130 plus year history.

End of an eraThis year is the final time after 119

years that the grandstand and the old booth will be used.

The old buildings are to be demolished, some ground reconstruction done and a new multi purpose shared facil-ity will be built starting early February 1st. Everything’s expected to be complete by the end of October. It’s therefore an End of Era show with bits and pieces of old time stuff dotted around the show.

The booth will have classes of cooking, floral and hand craft work that would have been popular in olden times and the winners will get a special rosette. The booth stewards will be dressed in period costumes.

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Beautifully tended animalsEarly startDid you know many animal owners are on the road on

their way to the Golden Bay A and P show as early as 5am?

How fortunate that the folk at the Rural Service Centre’s tent provide them with breakfast. What a long day for the people and their animals!

What a great place for town and city chidlren to get up close and personal with farm animals.

The Grand Parade which is held around 1pm show-cases the best of the Bay’s animals. It’s led by Takaka’s Citizens Band which has been in existence for 13 years and is always at the show. The Motueka Highland Pipe Band will be there too.

These Freisan cows appear to be quite relaxed in their shady pozzie out of the direct hot sun.

These Saanen goats delighted in all the attention being paid them at last year’s show.

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Shearing champ keenly sought

The before and after sheep with their Solly’s Transport waiting in the background. There’s always strong competition for the winner’s title.

Last year more than 2000 people flocked to the Golden Bay A and P Show at the Recreation Park in Takaka.

It is a chance for the rural community to show off their animals and skills.

Wonder who this year’s champs will be?

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Vintage cars & machinery on display

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Old style competitions There are old style competitions in the ITM tent, a hand

made butter demonstration in the Rural Service Centre tent, and a penny farthing bike in the Grand Parade.

History Display There will be a display of the history of the show

beside the booth.

Many period dressersThe trades people have been invited to either dress in

costume and /or decorate their stand as in olden times, or have placards or displays showing some history of their product or history of their connection with the show. Many of them will be participating. As is usual there’ll be many trade exhibitors. Jean’s expecting around 120 – a similar number to Nelson’s show. Seventy five per cent of these are from ‘over the hill’.

This beautifully kept Mini had a caravan of mini size too at last year’s show. It intrigued onlook-ers - especially the children.

Above right is local Keith Baty with his restored stationary engine. “Anything which we now turn on by flicking a switch was once powered by a sta-tinary engine,” said Keith.

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Superb animals in parade

The Grand ParadeThe Takaka Citizens Band, leads the Grand Parade

followed by all the prize winning horses, cattle, sheep, goats, and horses. Vintage tractors, cars, and motorcy-cles will follow. Keep an eye out for the staunch penny farthing rider too! It’s a long way to fall!

There will be a large display of collectable cars with vehicles from the Nelson Vintage Car Club, and the Ford and Chrysler clubs as well as from our many local Collectable Car enthusiasts. There will be a Peoples’ Choice winner of the collectable cars.

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Competitons - beards & all!

The horses will have a two fence challenge - an old crowd favouriteDigger competi-tion

A new and novel event which is open to digger drivers is the Digger Competition. This year a very large digger will be used as the experienced blokes stack tyres and prove their prowess in a number of ways.

Best whiskers hats There will be a ‘best whiskers’ competition for men. As Show Secretary Jean Wedderburn said “Already there are lots of whiskers in the Bay so she expects a good showing!

The ‘best hat’ for ladies competition just before the Grand Parade at about 12.30 - 1pm.

Pea growingIn springtime local schoolchil-

dren were given heritage pea seeds and a grow bag at each local school and their resulting plants will be there to be judged.

Old fashionedSome old style competitions for

kids such as egg and spoon race, sack racing and three legged rac-ing will add to the yester feel.

There’s also modern stuff for kids - climbing tower, giant snakes & ladders, giant jenga, giant con-nect 4, and a pillow fighting, and a gladiator game.

Cowpats etcElsewhere there’ll be uni cycles

to try, a cowpat competition, and a decorated bike competition.

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Amazing volunteers

Lions Club volunteers, Susan Devonshire and Stuart Borlase manned the gate for a time last year. The Lions will be there again while the Hockey Club will be providing the parking attendants.“The wonderful volunteers without whom the show would falter do a fantastic job. “ Secretary Jean says she is still amazed after 7 years as secretary to see how things she’s still not familiar with just hap-pen year after year - driven by them.“

Don’t miss.....

George’s historicmerry go round.George Sturgeon will be there with all his usual enter-

tainment but he’s also bringing his very old merry go round which was last seen at the Golden Bay show 40 years ago.

It’s Sturgeons 70th consecutive year at the Golden Bay show.

Kemp EnglishKemp is a world renowned organist who now lives in

Golden Bay. He will be playing his specially adapted portable organ at intervals over the day. Quilters, spinnersThey’ll all be there plying their crafts. Stop in to look

and chat. They welcome your interest.

It’s on at Golden Bay’s Recreation Park

Gates open 8am.

Tickets are $10 Children under 15 years free.

Free parkingis available in Dodsons Road.

Don’t miss the day!It’s altogether a real community affair!

Please remember “No dogs allowed”This rule is enforced as the Recreation Park is T.D.C. land

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MOTUEKA TOUCH INC Week 10 = Thursday 14th January 2016

Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4 Field 5 Field 6 Field 7 Field 8 Field 9 Talley’s Fisheries Mixed D1 Mixed D2

5.45pm

Without referees we cannot play the game. We have a number of new and young

referees, please remember that they are doing the best they can and treat them

with respect!!!!

Mini Meenies vs

Tigers

Jnr Makos vs

Tradies

BYE

Hammer Time

Waewaenuku vs

Riwaka

Chickens vs

MHS Int

Mot United vs

Dynamite

REF Ben J Rochelle Lynda J Devon Jess Guthrie Bowron Mixed C1 Mixed A Mixed B Mixed C1 Creatures in Steel Mixed C2

6.20pm

Butterfingersvs

Team JCR

Undecided vs

To Be Decided

Dingos vs Dilla

Sprig n Fern vs

Bays Boating

Stormers vs

Baby Vikings

Mixed C2 BYE

Blue Meenies

Wasted Knights vs

Unidentified

River Rats vs

Fraser’s Logging

REF Kayla Fletcher BT Weez Hana Rochelle Jess Guardian Newspaper Mens C Mondo Mixed A Mixed B Guardian Newspaper Mens C

6.55pm

Jnr Rangers vs

Scorpians

Deez Nuts vs

Carvers

BYE Vicious & Delicious

Sharks vs TTT

Turbos vs

Ivan’s Vikings

Hagar’s Vikings vs

Lemons

BYE YACT

Can’t touch this vs Huia

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7.30pm

Passed It vs

Wasted Rats

Vikings vs

Rangers

BYE Viking Chicks

Footloose vs

Greenbacks

Dingos vs

Mondo Travel

Vikings vs

Rugby Girls

Sprigs vs

Vikings Youth

Rizzle vs

Newbies

REF Hana Steyn/Stubby Karl R Andy D Jess Cadyn Mens B Mens A NOTES:

* Check out our 'motueka/riwaka touch' facebook page for info updates, cancellations, etc * Subs MUST be Paid in Full and Teams must be in full uniform NOW, points are being deducted!!

* Both Mens and Mixed A & B grades have now been split CONTACTS: * Boss = Jess [email protected] * Draw & Referees = Rochelle 0210539354 OR [email protected]

8.05pm

P4h Hawks vs

Zulus

Vikings vs YFY

REF Andy Rochelle

Motueka Bowls ClubRiwaka, Motueka Open Two Day Triples:

1st - M Kennedy, G Sparks, H White2nd - K Bishop, H Douglas, B Foster3rd - J Orbell, M Orbell, B Twohill4th - C Fowler, S Riordan, A Dannefaerd

PGG Wrightson Ltd Open Pairs 17/12/151st - John & Pauline Cawthra2nd - Colin Preston & Bob Foster3rd - Rae Inglis & Hugh Douglas4th - Tony Fowler & Sheryl Riordan

Open 2-4-2 Pairs Tournament 26/12/151st - Craig Fowler & Sheryl Riordan2nd - Keith Dowie & Rae Inglis3rd - Matt Thwaites & Marcia Duncan4th - Brian Bartlett & Doreen KrammerSponsored by John and Pauline Crawtha

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Results from the day’s play Saturday 9 January 2016: American Stableford: Bruce Thomson & George Jameson 75 points Gary Blair and Johnny Malcolm 65 points Twos: Bruce Thomson (2), John Fry, Ralph Meikle Nearest the Pin: Derek Gray Next week the 16th, is the next round of the Summer

Cup. Sunday 17th is the Shoot Out commencing at 9am

for those of us that are in it. The first week of March is the West Coast Challenge,

playing courses on consecutive days at Westport, Reefton, Hokitika and Greymouth. Anyone interested, please contact Chris Jones, chair of the Tasman-Golf-Club-West-Coast-Challenge-Entrants-Organising-Committee.

Results from the Summer Cup, Round two, played 2 January 2016 (Best Net):

Pete Thawley 63 Pete Dunn 67 on a count back from Paul Heathcote and Louie Lucas-Perry Twos: Paul Heathcote, Pete Thawley Nearest pin: Pete Dunn Results from Hamper Day/Don’s Mug 19 December:Best net scores:Murray Tolmie 60Louis Lucas-Perry 61David Coeland 64Neil Irwin 64Colin Rush 65Chris Jones 65 Nearest the pin: Ross Stevenson Twos: Alan Field, Bruce Thomson, Ross Stevenson

Motueka Golf ClubLadies Mug Medal Finals1st Liz Hall 682nd SukKung Lee 703rd Robyn Hawker 724th Jan Overall 735th Grace Latimer 766th Penny Vincent 777th Julia Armstrong 78 cb8th Tania Appelman 789th Keriana Scott 83.

DressageDressage Results – January 10th Arena 1 Pony ClassesClass 1 Lead Rein A1st Lucy Young Punga Jess2nd Adelaide Drummond PikeletClass 2 OA1st = Alexie Taylor Zephyr

Isla Young Tara’s Southern Belle2nd Cordelia Woodhead Just Oscar3rd Cordelia Woodhead Willowview SunshineClass 6 Lead Rein B1st Lucy Young Punga Jess2nd Adelaide Drummond PikeletClass 7 OB1st Alexie Taylor Zephyr2nd Isla Young Tara’s Southern Belle3rd Cordelia Woodhead Just OscarClass 3 Level 1A

1st Stella Hayes Summer2nd Sian Gallagher MikaClass 8 1B1st Sian Gallagher Mika2nd Stella Hayes SummerHighest Percentage 67% Lucy YoungEncouragement Award Adelaide DrummonOur thanks to Joanne Ragg (Judge) and Ros Newton

(Writer)Arena 1 Hack ClassesClass 15A Level 4A1st Sarah Davidson PatienceClass 11 Level OA1st Marianne Hall Rata2nd Sandie Burn Gilt Edged3rd Rachel McLaren RockyClass 12 Level 1A1st Kate Newton Supernatural2nd Joanne Ragg Serendipity Toroa3rd Jolene Rushbrook Persian BelleClass 13 Second Level 2A1st Sue Clark Just Oliver2nd Vanessa Baxter Coalstar3rd Wendy McLean MonkeyArena 2 HacksClass 18 Second Level 2B1st Sue Clark Just Oliver2nd Joanne Ragg Serendipity ToroaClass 16 Level OB1st= Marianne Hall Rata

Rachel McLean Rocky2nd Emily Rushbrook Sweet Chilii Chip3rd Rochelle Birks GizmoClass 19 Level 3B1st Sarah Davidson PatienceClass 17 Level 1B1st Vanessa Baxter Coalstar2nd Samantha Parklands Ricky3rd Jolene Rushbrook Persian BelleHighest Percentage : Kate Newton 79.4%Encouragement Award : Niesha Duley

Horses for courses

It was very rewarding to see so many nicely turned out horses and ponies at the Motueka Dressage Competition held at Marchwood Park on January 10th. Many of the combinations had upgraded and are working well in their new tests. The Motueka Pony Club riders rode well and almost all of them went home with a rosette. Our thanks to Joanne Ragg, Noeline Lissant Clayton and Liz Brown (judges) and writers Ros Newton, Karen Rhind and Vicky Matheson who gave up their time help out on the day.

Our next dressage competition will be held on February 7th with entries closing Monday 25th January.

The 9th and 10th of January saw the Motueka Golf Club holding its major event of the year, The NBS Motueka Open. In beautiful conditions a field in excess of 160 golfers competed over the two days . The major prizes were $600 travel vouchers supplemented by a huge array of supporting prizes.

The Club is extremely grateful to the support we receive from the Motueka business community for this event It brings a lot of visitors into our town and also gives us the opportunity to showcase our lovely course.

The Overall Gross winner was Paul Bailey on 146. Overall Mens Nett winner was Keith Dowie on 133 and overall Ladies Nett winner was Jemima Daniels on 135.

Grade prizewinners were;Mens A GradeBest Gross Craig Newman 147.Best Nett Hayden Heal 14, Nett Runner Up Joel

Daniels 142, Third Blair Bavin 143, Fourth Paul Salvador 143, Fifth Matt Watene 144, Sixth Brad Heal 144, Seventh Thomas Rush 145, Sixth Marcus Eriksson 146, Ninth Kevin Armstrong 147.

Mens B GradeBest Gross Paul Hay 166,Runner Up Gross Mike

Hay 167Best Nett Hugh Fitzgibbon 140, Nett Runner Malcolm

Scholes 141, Third Mike Malone 141, Fourth Mike Killick 141, Fifth Peter Cederman 142, Sixth John Inglis 142, Seventh Stu Dixon 143, Eighth Murray Hamilton 144, Ninth Roger Harman 145.

Mens C GradeBest Gross Peter Johnson 179, Gross Runner Up

David Thomas 180.Best Nett Rob Guild 134, Nett Runner Up Dal Janes

139, Third Peter Taylor 140, Fourth Doug Levien 142, Fifth Roar Kristofferson 143, Sixth John Frater 145, Seventh Bob Anderson 145, Eighth Daryl Beveridge 146, Ninth Murray Jewell 146

Ladies A GradeGross Winner Eve Clarks 163, Gross Runner Up

Michelle Reardon 163.Best Nett Suk Kyong Lee 142, Nett Runner Up Julia

Armstrong 147, Third Natalee Reed 147.Ladies B GradeGross Winner Jan Overall 191, Gross Runner Up Liz

Hall.Best Nett Evelyn Hay 137, Nett Runner Up June

Patching 143, Third Stiena Scholes 148.


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PATRICK William Wells passed away very peace-fully on Dec 29th. Thank you so much to all who looked after Pat these last few weeks, & your won-derful support to us both. Thank you. For all your cards, flowers, baking, thank you. And for my lovely family I couldn't have done this without all your love and support.



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32 WEDNESDAY 13 JANUARY 2016 Sport

The Tasman Skatepark Tour launched in 2016 in typical style with a heap of insane airs, flips, spins and spills on show at Mapua last Wednesday night.

The regular posse of stalwart riders were back, plus a few new faces which made for a tight contest across all the categories.

Reigning supreme in the skate categories were Alex Moreu (Junior), Nanek Jeschke (Senior) and Oliver Jonsson (Open).

Nikita Turu (Junior), Ryan McHugh (Senior) and Blake Eden (Open) dominated their respective scooter heats, with Korbyn Wilson (Junior), Tom Bassett-Eason (Senior) and Ryan Dando (Open) taking out the BMX cat-egories.

Takaka then turned up the heat on the second stop of the tour, with an afternoon of sizzling hot tricks on show much to the delight of locals and holiday makers who ascended upon the skatepark in big numbers.

Both the junior and senior sections in each of the skate, bike and scooter categories fol-lowed an identical pattern to the tour opener in Mapua, with Alex Moreu and Nanek Jeschke (skate), Nikita Turu and Ryan McHugh (scoot-er), Korbyn Wilson and Tom Bassett-Eason (bmx) victorious in their respective heats.

Blake Eden notched up another win in the open scooter heat, and also reigned supreme in the open bmx heat . Journeyman Chris Norris from England took out the Open skate category. The tour traverses down the Motueka Valley and into Tapawera for third instalment, which takes place this evening at 5pm.

The action to date is part of six rounds scheduled with more than $5000 of prizes on offer in the District’s annual extreme sport festival. The Tour caters for skate, BMX and scooter competitors in an open jam format with categories for junior grom, senior pro and open veteran categories. The Tour’s cham-pionship leaderboard format has riders across all ages and disciplines compete for points at each of the respective heats. Results can be followed on www.jamonline.co.nz. Entries for the tour events are taken on the day, with helmets a compulsory requirement for all competitors.

For more information, please contact event manager Paul McConachie by email [email protected].

Skate park tour back and rolling for 2016

Action from the Takaka round of the Tasman Skatepark Tour, which showcases the region’s cream of extreme. Left: Reggie McDonald’s kickflip wins some fans. Right:Tom Bassett-Eason gets up in the BMX section. Photos by Paul McConachie.

Both of Motueka’s Second Grade cricket teams had winning starts to the New Year on Saturday, as MCC Black and White picked up away wins against Wakefield and Nelson College respec-tively in soaring summer temperatures.Pictured: Jeremy Parata from Motueka CC Black shows some fine form.

13 january 2016

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