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It’s getting bigger and brighter every year,” says Peter Tester of the Brayshaw Park Heritage Day on Wednesday.

Mr Tester, president of the park administrators who co-ordinate the day, said all the the various societies based at the park were delighted with the response.

Hundreds, both young and, flowed through the park from 10am to 4pm to catch a glimpse into yesteryear and enjoy train rides, old farm machinery, vintage cars, brass band and pipe band music, and much more.

Two grand parades of vintage cars and tractors was a highlight of the day, said Mr Tester.

“It was good to see everyone enjoying themselves.”

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PUTTERING ALONG: Graham Wiblin with passengers Charlotte, 5, left, and Kayley Hutchison, 6, of Renwick enjoying a ride on Mr Wiblin's 1909 Schacht Hi Wheeler at the annual Heritage Day at Brayshaw Heritage Park on Wednesday. Photo: Chris Tobin

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By Emily ElliottThere was a mixture of nerves and relief for the Rodger

family as they went ahead with The Big Shave on Saturday.Rachel, Mike, and Ben stuck to the promise that if they

raised $1000 they would shave their heads, as 45 people gathered at their home to watch Justine Hunter shave the first strip.

Just over two weeks ago, Rachel Rodger started a Facebook page to raise awareness and money for her best friend, Justine Hunter, who was diagnosed with cancer the same month she was made redundant.

Within two days she had passed target with $2000, and now a few weeks later, the community has raised well over $7000, exeeding all expectations.

“It’s phenomenal, it’s such a short period of time. I thought once I shaved my head that would be it, but more is still coming in for Justine,” said Rachel.

Rachel said The Big Shave, which took five minutes for her, felt weird as she couldn’t see what was happening to her head.

“I went first, Mike went next, and later on in the evening we cut Ben’s at home.”

“I was a little bit nervous, more because afterwards you can’t exactly glue it back on.”

Rachel said there are a lot of things she has learned being bald, that she wasn’t aware of before.

“Work only laughed at me for a few minutes, adults glance and look away, where as children really stare.”

Rachel joked and said that now the ‘do’ took zero seconds, car windows could remain down, and hair can remain in all weather conditions with no adverse effect.

Justine said seeing the fundrasising has been huge for her, and she is feeling incredibly overwhelmed by it all.

“Having a gorgeous friend like Rachel doing this for me is amazing.

“It’s such a scary thing to have to go through, but having that support and love has lessened that fear and anxiety I have,” said Justine.

Rachel has been keeping a spreadsheet of who gives donations with their message to Justine, so that Justine can thank everyone personally.

She believes that raising the money has been a team effort for their family, and they’ve all done their little bit.

“The $7000 hasn’t been me, but all three of us as well as the kind of person Justine is. It’s a testiment to her.”

Rachel will bring the fundraising efforts to a close in a month, by dying her hair pink when it starts to grow back.

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open day at springlands lifestyle villageSpringlands Lifestyle Village is holding an open day on Sunday, from 11am to 3pm.The public will have an opportu-nity to view apartments, villas, and studios.Refreshments will be available.The Springlands Lifestyle Village is located at 5 Battys Road.

summer concertA summer concert will be held

in Pollard Park on Sunday from 5pm to 8.00pm featuring the Marlborough District Brass Band and Paul Madsen - The Three Kings Show - performing tributes to ‘Three Kings,’ Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison (the big ‘O’) and Neil Diamond.

They will cover such well known songs as ‘The Wonder of You’, ‘Pretty Woman’ and ‘Sweet Caro-line’.

Food will be available to purchase. For more info visit www.marlbor-ough4fun.co.nz/events

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Wine and food festival tomorroW

The Marlborough Wine and Food Festival is tomorrow, at Brancott Vineyard.

Starting at 10.30am, it finishes at 6pm, with wine sales from 11am to 5.30pm.

Festival goers will sample a unique selection of wines and local foods.

Wine seminars, culinary demon-strations and fashion will feature.

Music entertainment is provided throughout the day, featuring head-line acts Avalanche City and The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra.

Tickets start at $48, plus a $2 booking fee, and can be purchased from Ticketek.

The ticket gets you into the festival, a souvenir glass, and a programme booklet

Connoisseur Tickets are $180 plus booking fee.

By Chris Tobin Grovetown could become known

as the village of twins. Three sets of twins started the

new school year at Grovetown School this week and they will be joined by another set of twins at the end of the month.

When the school roll of 42 is taken into consideration, the twin population is quite significant.

And it doesn’t end there either. “One staff member has twins

(they do not attend the school) and another staff member has two sets of siblings who are twins and twin

nephews,” school principal Selena Tonks said.

She said the twins were excellent pupils.

“They’re not double trouble,” she laughed.

The three sets of twins are Finn and Connor Bruce, 9, Tyler and

Maddison Williams, 6, and Millie and Maddie Large, 5.

They will be joined at the end of the month by Patrick and Samuel Andrew.

“The other pupils are fantastic telling them apart and treating them as individuals,” Selena said.

Twins aplenty in Grovetowndoubling up: enjoying their lunch at grovetown school on tuesday are three sets of twins, from left, finn and connor Bruce, 9, tyler and maddison Williams, 6, and millie and maddie large, 5.

Yellow ® has announced that this year’s Marlborough directory will be easier to read, thanks to a restored font size and new directory grade paper.

Chris Armistead, CEO of Yel-low® said the change is in response to feedback from members of the community who prefer the old font.

“When I became CEO in August, it has been one of my priorities to

look for ways that we can improve our print directories and our digital offering. The font and paper qual-ity are two improvements I’m pleased to announce.”

The feedback on the improved directories has been positive, with Timaru the first region to receive the new-look book in November.

“Our job at Yellow is to help Kiwis find the information they

want, wherever, whenever and however they’re searching, be that online, mobile or via a book. Some people don’t have internet access or a computer, or they simply prefer the printed book. It’s about getting the balance right, in this case for people who rely on our books,” Chris said.

The Marlborough directories will be delivered in March 2013.

Yellow pages restore font size

Warning for Boaties

Boaties I Marlborough have been warned to look out for unusual tidal movements today, following a tsunami warning caused by a mas-sive earthquake off the Solomon Islands. The magnitude 8.0 earth-quake east of the Solomon Islands on Wednesday afternoon sent two 1.5-metre waves toward the western side of Santa Cruz Island, damaging around 50 homes and properties.

couple to appear

An elderly Kaikoura couple is due to appear in the Kaikoura District Court next month charged with intentional damage and burglary. The couple, both 75, appeared in the Blenheim District Court last week after having been arrested the previ-ous night. They are alleged to have smashed the external windows of a house with a hammer and smashed the television set inside the house. The property owner was present at the time.

Story and photo by Annabelle LatzSpinal injuries can happen to any of us.The Marlborough Bunch Riders will be out

collecting for a good cause at Marlborough Wine and Food Festival tomorrow.

Jon Cunliffe and a few fellow local bunch riders will have collection buckets and informa-tion, and will be wearing ‘CatWalk’ caps and t-shirts, supporting the CatWalk Spinal Chord Injury Trust.

They will be spending the weekend riding with a group of North Island based riders visiting the region, as part of a South Island cycle tour they are doing to train for a cycling ‘The Big Cycle To The Rooftop Of The World;’ a 28 day cycle tour in the Himalayas.

Starting on June 14, two C6-7 tetraplegics, one being the founder of the Trust Catriona Williams, will complete the challenge on a handcycle, alongside friends and carers.

“Spinal chord injuries can affect anyone,” said Jon.

He said their presence at the festival tomorrow is about positive action, rather than just talking about what should be happening.

“We need a good funding source to enable research to carry on.”

Equestrian rider Catriona Williams, a former top eventer who represented New Zealand, in-jured her spine when she fell from a horse during

a cross country competition in 2002, leaving her a C6-7 tetraplegic and confined to a wheelchair.

She is very grateful to the effort taking place tomorrow, to raise funds for more spinal injury research.

CatWalk was set up in 2005.“If we keep putting money in the right direc-

tion, we will get there eventually,” she said. Penny Barnett, who lives in the Wairarapa,

spent many of her earlier years in Marlborough, and still calls the region home.

An ambassador for CatWalk, and a personal friend of Catriona’s, Penny will also be here this weekend, and is going to the Himalayas this year too.

“For our training, we thought let’s make this fun, let’s turn it into a wee roadie.”

Marlborough is just one of the many stops the group will be making along the way.

“We are cycling so others can walk,” said Penny.

Bunch rider Grant Baxter from Marlborough is a friend of Penny’s, and has helped to organise the event.

“This fundraising is for furthering medical research,” he said.

Grant said anyone is welcome to join the bunch riders on Saturday for their ride before the festival.

“Catriona want to do things, not have things,

and I think that is cool,” said Grant.Riders will gather at Stadium 2000 carpark

between 8.45am and 9am on Saturday morning.For more information visit www.catwalk.

org.nz

Spinning for spinal research at Wine and Food Festival

grant Baxter and Jon cunliffe have organised a fundraising project for the marlborough Bunch riders tomorrow at the marlborough Wine and food festival, where riders will be collecting money for the catWalk spinal cord injury trust.


BusinessinbriefBusiness

telecom upgradeTelecom New Zealand has an-

nounced that it has contracted Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade the tel-ecommunications provider’s core transport network to a converged 100Gbps Optical Transport Network (100G OTN) this calendar year.

Telecom chief technology of-ficer David Havercroft said “this investment is about squeezing more bandwidth out of the same amount of fibre.”

New jetstar BossJetstar has announced the ap-

pointment of aviation executive Grant Kerr to head its New Zealand operations.

The new Auckland-based position will oversee the airline’s operations, customer experience and stake-holder relations in New Zealand and will lead the carrier’s more than 500 New Zealand team members.

iNcreasiNg pressureNew Zealand workplaces are under

increasing pressure as employers seek to do more with less.

As a result, employees are shoul-dering more responsibility and working longer hours, and many want greater rewards.

The challenge for employers is to formally recognise and reward em-ployees for commitment, loyalty and increased workload whilst balancing the books, according to Hudson Salary & Employment Insights 2013.

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By Chris TobinThe challenge is to keep the Christch-

urch rebuild opportunities in the minds of Marlborough business people, Marlborough Chamber of Commerce Brain Dawson says.

Mr Dawson was commenting in the wake of the recent visit to Christchurch by a 25-strong Marlborough delegation of business people, including Marlborough mayor Alistair Sowman.

The visit was organised by the chamber and Marlborough District Council with input from former Christchurch Central MP and now Blenheim resident Brendan Burns.

“It’s easy to get busy again with lo-cal issues but the challenge is keeping opportunities to the forefront of those businesses which participated and a lot more businesses can be involved too,” Mr Dawson said.

He said it was good to learn which areas of the rebuild to target. Suppliers were well covered but there were vast opportunities in the rebuild of houses and commercial buildings.

“Christchurch is looking for businesses to deliver outstanding product and it’s about businesses here working together.”

Product could be manufactured in Marlborough and transported to Christchurch, said Neil Henry, council manager for strategic planning and economic development, and if products were compatible Marlborough companies could jointly freight them down.

“We had good feedback in Christchurch that they can’t cope with it (the rebuild) themselves. Next year it will really start and it’s clear that Cuddons got it,” he said referring to the opportunities available.

Blenheim company Cuddons Engineer-ing has been working in the repair of a 22-storey Christchurch building supply-ing pre-fabricated steel links.

Mr Dawson said the next stage is for the businesses which went to Christchurch to get together and present their thoughts.

“This is only the beginning.”

By Chris TobinThe historic Criterion Hotel in Market

Street, Blenheim, is receiving a new exterior look.

The building is being painted a grey-blue colour which is a change from the previous brick colour.

“We let the ladies sort that one out,” owner-operator Terry Sloan said of the new colour scheme.

Work started on Thursday last week and

it has been a DIY effort with Mr Sloan and friends taking on the task.

“It’s something we’ve had in the pipeline for some time,” he said. “She’s an iconic building and deserves it.”

The present building is the third Criterion hotel located on the site. The first was de-stroyed by fire in 1884; the second Criterion suffered the same fate in 1906. The present Criterion sustained some damage in a fire in 1951.

Last year was a big year sales-wise for Toyota and the trend was picked up in Marlborough also.

In 2012 more new and used Toyotas were bought in New Zealand than in any previous years and a record number of Toyota parts and accessories were sold as well.

Scott McDermid, new and used vehicles sales manager at Blenheim Toyota, said the national figures had returned to levels before the global eco-nomic crisis although things were a bit tougher in provincial regions.

“We’re not there yet but we

still held our new vehicle mar-ket; Marlborough’s favourite new vehicle is Toyota, thanks to our customers.”

A big seller in Marlborough is the Toyota Hilux which, along with Toyota’s Corolla, are the best selling vehicles in the country.

National figures show Toyota sold 22,110 new vehicles and 7646 used vehicles in 2012.

The year marked also 25 years in succession that Toyota had been the market leader for new car sales.

Steve Pragnell Toyota’s general manager sales and operations, said in 2012 the

new vehicle market in New Zealand grew at almost 10 times the rate of the country’s economy.

“Kiwis have been through some tough times in recent years and we’re humbled that our customers have continued to believe in our products resulting in record sales.”

In 2012 the overall new car market in New Zealand increased 19 percent from the year before and Toyota captured 22 percent of this market.

Toyota’s passenger market share was 20 percent and its commercial share 27 percent.

Colour change for Criterion

Need to keep rebuild in mind

scott mcdermid with the hot-selling toyota Hilux.

Boom sales for ToyotaMarket leader for 25 years

robbie Brownlee, left, and terry sloan hard at work.


Wither Hills Farm Park Fire Danger Very High Restricted farm park access now appliesDue to the very high fire risk, farm park users are advised that restricted access now applies within the farm park. In the event of a wild fire, the valleys and upper slopes could become a death trap. Particular care is advised during hot, windy weather. Only use the following tracks close to the boundary of the farm park: • The Forest Hills • Rotary Lookout • Rifle Range • Lower Farm • Mapp Tracks

Early mornings and evenings are the safest times for entering the farm park. It is safe practice to carry a cellphone when out exercising. Any fire spotted in the area should be reported immediately by calling 111.

Moth plant surveillance operationMoth plant has been declared a total control pest plant in the Marlborough region. It has a limited distribution and the long term goal is to eradicate this weed from the district. Sites are visited at least annually to ensure all infestations are controlled, reducing infestation size and eventually leading to their eradication. The Marlborough District Council Biosecurity section would like to advise residents of Blenheim, Picton and Have-lock that Council Biosecurity officers will be inspecting various residential sections during February and March. If you have any queries please contact the Marlborough Dis-trict Council Biosecurity section on Ph: 03 520 7400.

Public meetings – proposed Clifford Bay Ferry TerminalDiscussion on potential impact on MarlboroughCouncil is holding public meetings to discuss the impact on the Marlborough Region of the possible relocation of the ferry terminal from Picton to Clif-ford Bay.Meetings will be held at the following venues:Monday 11 February at 7.00 pm at the Queen Charlotte College Hall, PictonTuesday 12 February at 12 noon at the Awatere Memorial Hall, SeddonTuesday 12 February at 7.00 pm at the Convention Centre, BlenheimWednesday 13 February at 12 noon at the Havelock Hall, HavelockAny enquiries to Jamie Lyall Ph: 03 520 7400Please note the venue for Picton has been changed and is now at the Queen Charlotte College Hall.

Marlborough Environment Awards DinnerYou are invited to attend the presentation dinner for the Marlborough Environment Awards on Friday, 1 March 2013, Marlborough Convention Centre at 6.30 pm. Tickets are $60 per person including dinner and a glass of wine. Guest Speaker - Brian Dwyer, Environment Court judge.Enquiries/RSVP by Friday, 15 February 2013.Please contact Nicky Eade to confirm guest names and ticket reservations, Marlborough District Council, PO Box 443, Blenheim 7240, Ph: 03 520 7400, Email: [email protected] either: by cheque made out to the “Marlborough Environment Awards”, or deposit into WestpacTrust Bank account – 03 0599 0365363 00 with surname and number of guests as a reference.

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snail MailSnail mail posted a small light parcel

2 Otaki, 22nd Jan 2 was received 29th Jan shocking

equine deliGhTHi in regards to the horse man he was

polite good to children and the horse itself was awsome with kids every time i saw him at the market he always had some 1 he was taking for a ride u may need to take a page from his be polite stop being nosey the kids miss u horse man

a helpful suGGesTionWither road barkers falkland drive

yappers maybe its time to ring animal control on 5209033 cheers father

The briGhT sideNot every1 stops 4 me at pedestrian

crossings but ive also had plenty of generous people stop for me when ive been waitn 2 cross where there is no crossings. Not every person i walk past and say hello 2 smile and say hello back but plenty of other people do. I dont get great service everytime at every establishment i walk into but alot of the times i do. Lets not forget about the good thngs by dwelling and bickering over a few lil bad things. People make this town out to be such a terrible place, its not=) u get all that stuff happen in every other town.

fishy GreedAngry fisherman recently dwn the

wairau diversn 2people fishin im sur half dozen kaiwai heaps 4 a feed nt abot 40 come on leave sm 4 other people no wonder thea none wea u come frm angry fisherman

food 4 ThouGhTIf we all wrkd instead of gettin dole,

dpm, sickness & invalids benes, there wod b no ned 4 hard wrkin ova seas people 2 wrk in our country! Thy r here bcause thy will wrk lng hrs, wkends & low wages! Thy r Thank-ful 4 any job no mata wot! Mayb we shod b more happy & thankful. We r blessed 2 hav a govt tht pays 4 people 2 b lazy a blug off hard wrkin tax payers! There,s plenty jobs out there if ur not piky & willin 2 wrk.

a Kiwi leGendThe kiwi burger is leaving us

again. So now the wait until the best returns. Thanks for the memories.

Glee in whinGeinGI agree with Kelly, the text colum is

a total winge fest, i guess at the very least it makes me LAUGH! Do u think the wingers have enjoyed the week of gorgeous weather, or is it 2 hot, lol.

econoMicsin response to ‘JP‘ , with a so called

friend “stuck in Woodbourne .“ why didn‘t you stop work and go

and collect them , let‘s say you take an hour off @$18 and then drive out to the airport in your car (WOF and reg. ) plus the fuel you‘ve used ... $26 is looking pretty good, please stop and think TJ

cruelTy To childrenYoung mother made little girl

with bare feet walk on hot footpath + kiddy was crying--market st--she would be 2 yrs old --TW

unsurprisedSo the ‘bomber‘ is a ‘p‘ user and has

mental problems. Why does that not surprise me. Kahu

unsubsTanTiaTed MessaGes

I‘m with Kelly‘s ‘Irony‘ submis-sion, and while I appreciate the “no control over what readers submit“ and “maintain a policy of publishing their views.“ (a selective choice surely) you also have a social responsibility to your readers. None of which appears to be on display given the printing of some inflammatory yet unsubstanti-ated messages. Clean it up guys!

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Dear Ed I read with concern the article

‘Private files with auction items.’ While I acknowledge that sensa-

tional headlines sell papers I was disappointed to read of the woman who approached you with personal details of clients from Te Rapuora.

While not debating as to whose fault this was it seems that not only did this woman share private information with you she also saw fit to destroy private files that may have been beneficial to those who have taken over the contracts

previously held by Te Rapuora. I wonder how people must feel

who may have received help such as the client you wrote of, wonder-ing if their files were also accessed.

I really do question the ethics of this woman and only hope that she is not employed by any service involving those with mental health or addiction issues.

Let us all remember that there were many victims involved at the closure of Te Rapuora.

Max

Concern over files

Dear Ed,What’s up with some of the

owners of small dogs that let them bark for ages, the hi pitch yapping during the day gets to be a pain.

Don’t these owners give a damn

that it is a pain to a lot of people, ie shift workers, parents with babies, the old folk who like a bit of peace.

Think about your neighbours, dog control could be on the way.

Shift worker

Barking dogs

Dear Ed,This letter is in response to the

article in the Sun (Wednesday, January 30) ‘Private files with auction items.’

There is no doubt that leaving personal files in a cabinet is a serious situation and extremely unfortunate for those people whose files they belonged to.

However, what is more discern-ing is the choice that was made to destroy all files, apart from one and provide this information to the media, along with payslips.

Albeit the names etc were blacked out, the Sun newspaper allowing these documents to be photographed and personal details to be printed, I find quite appalling.

As for the woman who found the files, the more decent and responsi-ble thing to have done would have been to discreetly return the files to the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board.

In Marlborough, Mental Health, Addiction and Family Services provide necessary care and support for people seeking welllness in a safe environemnt, Te Rapuora was

one of those services. In reality it is not just about

finding misplaced files; it is the needless judgemental and dis-criminatory attitudes and actions that some people have.

Whether this attitude is ignorance or unintentional, it is detrimental to anyone who is seeking wellness.

These people deserve respect and dignity that is expected from most of us.

It is a shame that this wasn’t the case. So, in future consider compassion and kindness; may even soften those facial wrinkles.

Lara Macdonald,Mental health advocate

Ed’s reply: No person was identi-fied in the photos or article. The Te Rapuora O Te Waiharakeke Trust should have shown greater concern for their clients’ wellness by ensur-ing that all clients’ personal files were removed from the file cabinets before the cabinets went up for public auction.

This was a serious breach of their responsibilities and it was in the public interest to disclose this lack of due diligence.

Personal files in auction

More happy cusToMers

Kiwi takeaways Picton are the best ever. We have been back many times. Wal & Irene

The rippa! U silly bloke! Learn to be fair!.

If that happend to me,i would of thumpd u a good one:)

doG-Gone soluTion?To hospital rd barker. Suggest you

find address of slack dog owners and ring animal control on 5207400. The more who ring the more likely they are to do something. Your name is confidential.

don’T sufferNoisy neighbour problems?

Music, barking dogs, cars etc. If its a nuisance call ur friendly council nuisance officer. They cn sort it out for u. Dont suffer.

value 4 Money4 value 4 money take ure kids 4 a

game of mini golf @ golfers world riverlands x

seven blunTTried to find some positives with the

new prog Seven Sharp. But lame jokes! Bring back Close Up!

fish & chips The besTGR8 FOOD Mayfield takeways do

excellent GF fish‘n‘chips plus otha goodies & r a good price 2!

beauTy buT inKed.We walk at lunch times to see

those who breast, ankle, leg, back, arm/wrist ‘ink before they think‘. That wee Teddy will turn to Yogi Bear, the cute Dolphin to a Blue Whale, the little Eagle to a Chook when cellulose comes to call. Let alone the barbed wire arm band, or lovers that were hidden where the new one does not really want to find it in a moment of passion! The ex-pense of removal is only surpassed by embarrassment. They are better than fingerprints on CCTV.

doG parK!To all responsible dog owners. Are

you sick of not havin safe and secure running areas for your pooch. What no money is what where told, come on council we pay our dog reg. Stop putin in pocket parks what a waste of money,what was the forum! come on be fair where is ours!

Want to hear from dog owners, what do you think! Signed dog carer

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DAYLIGHT SAVING eNDS APRIL 1Top ranking awaits

Story and photo by Celeste LodewykShe is one of our region’s top sportswomen and on the international stage, Megan Craig is fast climbing towards her goal of being the world number one ranked women’s squash player.Helping her toward this dream

will be a fundraising dinner held on April 24 which will feature Megan’s idol and former world squash champion Dame Susan Devoy as guest speaker.Continued Page 5.

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ObituaryWith a love for business,

racing, rugby, a beer and

family, Les Hope was a well

known local identity.

Brewing

magicCreating tasty beer involves

a great process, and a bit of

magic too. David Nicholls shares

a word or two about making a

brew at Moa Breweries.

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Publishers Les and Katrina Whiteside see this

as an exciting time, to provide Marlborough

readers with a second edition as well as the

popular Wednesday paper.

Advertising support has continued to grow for

the Blenheim Sun over the last 12 months and

the demand from advertisers for a Friday paper

has been the driving force to go twice weekly.

Les says the encouragement and support from

major advertisers is just fantastic, particularly

in this economic climate.

However he believes the Marlborough public/

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paper is the main reason why it is so successful

for advertisers.

“We believe this move also shows our confi-

dence in the region,” says Les.

Last week the ABC Audit Bureau of NZ re-

leased its yearly newspaper circulation numbers.

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this compared to the Marlborough Express

8077 ANC”

“The Express suffered another sizable de-

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Les.“The new Friday Sun edition will be similar to

Wednesday, but with a few surprises,” he says.

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Q What’s your pet hate?

Uninformed newspaper letter writers

Q Your favoured holiday destination?

O u t s i d e o f t h e Marlborough Sounds, it has to be Fiji

Q What’s your favourite music?

Call me old fashioned but it has to be Leonard Cohen.

Q What is the one thing Sun readers would be surprised to know about you?

I was the first licensed embalmer in Marlborough.

Q What’s next on your wish list?

To open the new theatre.

Q A saying you like to live by?It’s what you do now that determines the future. Don’t expect something tomor-row that you haven’t invested in today.

I like a good curry My mum and dad. Lot’s to tell them

Who would you invite to dinner?

Story and photo by Annabelle LatzNo one has told Mary and Stan Elvy that

folk in their eighties cannot still garden.The couple spend time every day working

in their garden, and turning 80 last month did not change one thing for Mary.

“We try to spend at least an hour in the garden each day. It’s extremely relaxing” she said.

They moved into this Blenheim house 22 years ago, and at the time there was no garden at all.

The work they have done has been huge, and still managed to raise three welfare children and five children of their own.

Last month their garden featured in NZ Gardener Magazine.

Mary has been very involved in the local gardening scene over the years.

She has been a garden judge in Blenheim, been involved in the horticultural society, baked cakes to raise money for hospital equipment at Wairau Hospital, won garden-ing competitions, and in 1980 put together a wedding bouquet for the Duchess of Kent who visited Nelson.

“It was a posy of orchids. She was beautiful, very very natural.”

Mary and Stan grow most of their own vegetables, and grow 200 roses.

“I love gardening, I don’t care what anyone says, it’s good for you. There’s nothing nicer than growing fresh vegetables,” said Mary.

They grow more than they need, but that is all part of it.

“I love giving things away, that’s what life is about.”

Never too old to get your hands dirty

This easy sweet-and-sour pickle recipe is great served with barbecue meat.

Ingredients:3 Tb olive oil1/2 red cabbage, thinly sliced60ml red wine3 Tb brown sugar60ml balsamic vinegar35g currants35g pine nuts

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The Healthy Bastards Bush Pi lots Championships at Omaka Airfield on Satur-day were a great success and exceeded expectations, the Marlborough Aero Club says.

A total of 55 pilots took part in the championships com-peting in short take-off and landing and precision landing.

Winners were: Short take-off and landing, microlight cat-egory, Jerry Chisum (Zenair CH701); light touring section, Nigel Griffith (Piper Cub PA 18A-160); heavy touring sec-tion, Trevor Collins (Helio Courier H-250).

Precision landing: Grant Wisnewski (Stinson 108-3).

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All New Zealanders will have to fill out a census form on Tuesday, March 5.

This year there is an option to fill out the census form online, and it is a legal requirement for all people who are in New Zealand at the time of the census to participate.

The census is an official way

of recording how many people and dwellings there are in New Zealand.

Data recorded from the census helps the government decide where money will be spent within the community, for example hospitals, schools, roads, and public transport.

According to Statistics Minister,

Maurice Williamson, the 2011 Census was postponed due to the Christchurch earthquakes.

He believes that more than 7000 census collectors will visit 1.8 mil-lion homes and deliver 6.4 million census forms.

“Census collectors will visit every dwelling in New Zealand, includ-

ing cruise ships, prisons, hospitals and apartments.

“It’s a huge undertaking, but one that gives the information needed by Government and other agencies to plan for the future.”

Census collectors will start de-livering internet access codes and forms from Saturday, February 16.

Census day to be held next month

Story and photo by Annabelle Latz

Full bodied, clean and crisp, and a little bit fruity.

That is how Craig Bull likes his own beer to taste.

A year-long hobby will now be-come a tradition for Marlborough’s Home Brewer champion.

Last Saturday Craig was crowned the title at the Blues Brews and BBQ’s festival.

He made a New Zealand Pilsner, using Cascade and Willamette hops, grain, yeast and water.

“I don’t have any fancy equipment, I use pots and a plastic drum.

“To ferment it, I fill the bottles using a jug.”

The recycling aspect of home brewing, and reusing bottles, was another side of the art he loves.

“True recycling is reusing.”Making brews is not essentially

new for Craig, who is assistant wine

maker at Tohu.He knew his brew was a good one

before he entered it in the competi-tion.

“I called it P1. It was crisp and a bit fruity with some hops on the nose.”

Making a good brew is different to making a good wine.

“It’s all in the technique of the steeping of the malt,” he said.

“You can influence beer more in the making than you can in the wine.”

He has been making wine since 2009 at Tohu, and also has his own label ‘Craig Francis’, producing Pinot Noir, and more recently Cuvée Francis, with the first release of the Methode Traditionelle this year.

“I’m mad on brewing. I brew for a hobby, a job, and a business.”

He will continue brewing beer as a hobby, and keep improving.

“I’m pretty serious on Pilsner, I’ll try and perfect the style.”

Craig proves to be Pilsner perfect

Craig Bull took top place at the brewing competition at Blues Brews and BBQ's last Saturday.

10 Friday February 8, 2013 SunThe farming

We replace rechargeable batteries for; Power Tools, Vinyard Equipment, Survey, Medical and Emergency Lighting etc, etc.

Story and photo by Annabelle LatzIt may look pretty and purple, but this Purple loosestrife

causes havoc to our waterways. “It reduces fish and bird habitat, and it will displace na-

tive food sources,” said Rob Simons, biosecurity officer at Marlborough District Council.

Labelled as a ‘surveillance plant,’ Rob is encouraging people to contact the council if they have it on their property.

In rural areas farmers should be wary of the plants getting into hay paddocks, as seeds are spread as hay is carted.

Seeds can also be spread by earth moving machinery. Ring Rob and his biosecurity team on 520 7400.

Harvester and Tractor Operators for

2013 Grape Harvest

Valley Harvesting operates a modern fleet of harvesters and tractors

throughout the Marlborough District.We are currently seeking

experienced harvester and tractor operators. You will need a minimum of a Class 1 driver’s licence to operate

a tractor and Class 1 with “W” endorsement to operate a harvester.We anticipate work will commence

mid-March and finish late April. Operators must be available to work

extended hours and weekends.

Please contact Paul Sowman ph: 577 8006 or txt 027 249 7665

email: [email protected]

Story and photo by Annabelle LatzEnvironmentally friendly farming prac-

tices will see the industry in good stead in the future.

The Wadsworth family farm 413 hectares up the Northbank.

Judging is now complete for the 2013 Marlborough Environment Awards, and the 32 entrants will wait until March 1 to learn who the winner is.

Moston and Susan entered this year, and also entered in 2004.

The farm has been in the Wadsworth family for 30 years next month.

Moston and Susan, who have six children, bought the farm from Moston’s father in 1983.

Moston, also a mechanic, described their farm as a self sufficient unit.

“We do our own fencing, fertilising, spraying, ground work and hay bailing.”

There are builders in the family, and a spray painter.

Currently they are engineering their own spray unit.

“We are doing stuff all the time, we have no down time really.”

Although, they make sure they take time non farm-related activities like fishing, or riding motocross which they do on their

own track on the farm. Moston encourages other land owners to

take part in the awards.He said if you are not scared of your

operation being looked at with a set of eyes, it if very worthwhile.

“You need to pick out what is relevant to help your farming operation.”

Feedback from this year’s review process has suggested more pine trees need to be planted, as do more natives need to be planted alongside creeks that have been fenced off.

“I have run the farm on my own so some of the wood lots have not been tendered to as well as they should have been,” said Moston.

He is looking forward to working along-side one of his sons, Evan.

They built the family home in 1987, milling the pine trees Moston’s father had planted years earlier.

The neighbour’s grape posts are used for fencing, and they use recycled wire.

“We have basically reduced rubbish by one third, just by recycling glass and plas-tic. And it’s instead of filling up our landfill and contaminating the land,” said Susan.

Fencing off waterways has enabled them to graze bulls in neighbouring paddocks

because of double fencing.Shifting stock is easier too.They have seen an improved lamb

survival rate due to stock not being next to waterways.

A better fertiliser nutrient budget was also been suggested last time they entered the awards.

Gibberellic acid, a naturally occurring plant growth regulator which elongates cells to increase the amount of drymatter grown in a pasture, is used.

“It’s instead of using nitrogen. We have had some good success,” said Moston.

They farm lambs, ewes and hoggets, and finish Friesan cattle which they buy as four day-old calves.

They aim for minimal stock during winter, to look after the ground.

Pasture and planting choices are a big part of the operation, to minimise drought and add maximum nutrients to the ground.

Reducing methane output from cattle by planting high sugar grass assists them in their involvement with the Alliance Hoofprint.

“We are moving into a great phase of the next generation,” said Moston.

“You always learn from new experi-ences,” said Susan.

Looking after the future years

Susan and Moston Wadsworth farm up the North-bank, and have entered this year's Marlborough Environment Awards.

To advertise your business, call Jill on (03) 5777 868

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Story and photo by Annabelle Latz

Tony Nott is heading to the Golden Shears in Masterton at the end of the month, and this Marlborough shearer hopes more young shearers in the region will follow in years to come.

Being on the end of a hand piece for 32 years saw Tony around the world, forming amazing friendships and memories.

The 52 year-old said he would not be the quality shearer he is if he had not competed as a youngster.

“Shearing against the top guys just helps your technique,” he said.

Eight years ago he stopped full time shearing, and worked full time with his business Pump Rite Concrete Ltd.

But still heavily involved in the local shearing scene as a judge, two seasons ago he found himself on the back of a hand piece once again.

“The competition numbers were down a bit. It’s not a very big area for shearing competitions here in Marlborough.”

Next month Tony is running a shearing clinic, for anyone who

would like to give shearing a go.He said shearing is a great skill to

have, for work, travel, and competi-tion.

“Challenge yourself to be the best that you can be, like anything in life.”

Tony was sitting in fourth place in the Top of the South shearing competition just after Christmas.

He is chairman of Top of the South for Shearing Sports and will be com-peting alongside fellow Marlborough shearer Angus Moore who currently lives in Balclutha, in the All Breeds competition at the Golden Shears.

Angus, in his mid-twenties, won the All Breeds title at the Golden Shears last year, which Tony said was a remarkable confidence boost for other young shearers.

“And there are jobs available in Marlborough now too,” said Tony.

“I’m prepared to put the time and effort into getting young ones up and going with shearing.”

The four-day TETRA, 4 day course starts on March 11.

For more details, ring Norm Har-roway from TETRA on 0272924767.

Shearing some expertise

Tony Nott is encouraging young potential shearers to join him for a course next month, to learn about a trade which earns good money and takes you all over the world.

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11SunThe Friday February 8, 2013 what’s onin marlborough

- weekend event guide - Get ready for the weekend with our list of what’s on!

Friday 8 February

Wine Marlborough Market DayBlenheim CBD comes alive with the annual Wine and Food Festival Market Day. From 9am to 4pm. The centre of town is closed off to vehicles and comes alive with arts, crafts, food , clothing, entertainment and more.

Amigos & Vino’s Isabel Vineyard, 72 Hawkesbury Road, Blenheim. R18. From 6.00pm. Join us the night before the Marlborough Wine and Food Festival for an evening of live music & comedy in the vineyard starring comedians, Steve Wrigley, Jeremy Elwood and Michele A’Court. Music by Sarah Brown and Sola Rosa Sound system. Tickets $39.00 phone 0800 224 224.

Le Cafe presents Lutz Keller German Guitar Wizz from Berlin – 8.30pm Admission $10 at the Le Café, 12-14 London Quay, Picton phone 573 5588.

Dharma Bums Club Presents Delaney Davidson and Dos Hermanos. Show starts 8.00pm.

Clarence Reserve 4WD weekend Friday 8 - Sunday 10 Feb. Travel through the beautiful Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia by 4WD. Own vehicle and experience required, or ride with experienced guide and driver Karl Townsend for $75 per person. Bookings required for those without own vehicle. Cost to be confirmed for own vehicle. For more info or to book phone the Department of Conservation, South Marlborough Area Office 03 572 9100.

Stadium 2000 PoolFriday 6am – 6pm. Adult $5, Child $3, Seniors $4.50, Family $12.

The Muslim Association of Marlborough Inc. Friday (Jummah) prayers every week between 12pm - 2pm, upstairs meeting room at Marlborough Community Centre, 25 Alfred St, Blenheim.(Space for ladies also). For details contact: Br Zayd 027 644 979 or Br Fouad 021 0253 1275.

The Edwin Fox Maritime Centre, PictonOpen everyday from 9am Great wet weather day activity and child friendly. Come check out the amazing history and facts. Kids under 5 free!

Sit and Be Fit with SueFree general exercise for the not so mobile while sitting down! 1pm Monday and Friday afternoons at 131 Budge Street, plenty of parking. Phone Sue: 578 0469.

Sit and Be Fit with Jeanette.Free exercise for all ages at Crossroads, 2

Redwood Street. At 10am Phone 578 5395.

QuestIntermediate age youth group, 3.30pm-5pm, Picton Baptist Church, 293 Waikawa Rd, Picton. Text Bronwyn 021 046 2434.

Tango LessonsImprovers, 7pm, Basics 8.30pm. Nurses Hall, Blenheim. Monica: 572 2667.

Pastel Painting Marlborough Art Society, 10am till 3pm, Prue: 578 8888.

Tai ChiToday and Mondays. 10am, 11.30am and 1pm. Liz 027 748 6666.

Picton Museum10am till 4pm daily, 9 London Quay. 573 8283.

Museum26 Arthur Baker Place, off New Renwick Rd, Brayshaw Heritage Park. Daily 10am till 4pm.

The Diversion GalleryOpen 12noon-5pm Wed – Sat. 10 London Quay, Picton. 573 7376 or 027 440 8121 or www.thediversion.co.nz

Yealands Estate Marlborough Gallery Open 10.30am till 4.30pm daily, 204 High St. 577 6784 www.marlboroughartsociety.com

Clear Water GalleryLou Davidson exhibition. 11th - 27th January. www.marlboroughartsociety.com/exhibi-tions.htm

Saturday 9 February

Marlborough Wine and Food Festival This iconic event showcases the very best of Marlborough in one stunning vineyard loca-tion. With a wide array of events happening throughout the day, there is something for everyone. visit www.marlboroughwinefes-tival.co.nz

Book Sale Rock and Mineral Club Brayshaw Park 1pm - 4pm.

The Edwin Fox Ship and Visitor Centre Picton. Late evening opening, every Saturday through summer.

Stadium 2000 PoolSaturday and Sunday 8.30am – 5pm. Adult $5, Child $3, seniors $4.50, Family $12.

Pregnancy Yoga9.15am-10.15am. For information call Huia: 021 0724 107

Mini Putt & Merry-Go-RoundPicton Foreshore, 10am every day during school holidays, today and Sunday, 10am.

Redwood Market 8am-noon, Redwood Tavern car park. Plants produce and crafts.

Vintage Farm Machinery 10am till 3pm, Open every day. Brayshaw Vintage Farm, Guided tours available, Doris 579 4357.

Sunday 10 February

Summer Concert Pollard Park - 5.00pm - 7.30pm For more info visit our events page.

Boat cruise to Ship Cove and other sites visted by Captain Cook. Leaving Picton on the Beachcomer at 8.30am. It is also 100 years since the Ship Cove monument was unveiled. Bookings essential at the Marlborough Museum 578 1712. Members $50 non members $60. Guide is historian John Orchard and photos of the event will be taken by Graham Brooks. Hot drinks provided on the boat. Bring your lunch and suitable clothing. Returning about 6pm.

Ribbon Parade Held at Marlborough Kennel Association Clubgrounds. Entries from 10am, judging from 11am. All breds recognised by NZ Ken-nel Club welcome. For info phone Sharon Rennie 03 5785311.

Book Sale Rock and Mineral Club Brayshaw Park 9am - 4pm.

Riverside RailwaysTrain departs from Brayshaw Park Station for Beaver Station in centralBlenheim at 1.45, 3.00 & 4.15pm. Journey takes approximately 1hr return. Return Fares; Adults $10 Children $5 CASH ONLY.

Farmers’ MarketA and P Showgrounds, Cnr Alabama and Maxwell Roads, Blenheim.

Picton Rotary ClubCar Boot Sale. Picton RSA carpark from 9am-1pm, every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. Contact Sheira 573 7390.

Pony ClubPony Club Grounds, New Renwick Rd. 10am every 2nd Sunday of the month. Grant 578 2100 Michelle 572 8984.

If you have an event contact Aynsley at The Sun on 5777 868

People’s Sunday Market Noel Leeming Carpark. Open through the holiday season. Good quality crafts, belts and buckles, woodware, jewellery, clothing, olive oil, F/R eggs, book. Sites $5.

Rail Sail Open every day over the holiday period on the Picton Foreshore. 10am – 4pm for train rides and model yachts to sail.

Model Aero Club ARA Wairau Valley 9am. Murray 578 9199 or Tony 577 9776.

Petanque 10am 65A Weld Street – Phone John 577 9789.

Tramping ClubMary 5728762.

Buddhism for Modern Life10am, 573 5379.

Blenheim Bonsai2pm-4pm, 7 Hale Street. Dave 577 8679.

Marlborough Guild of WoodworkersBrayshaw Park, open workshop 1-4pm, Every 1st Sunday of the month. Wooden toys for sale. Malcolm: 578 8809.

Marlborough Rock and Mineral Club10am-4pm every Sunday at Brayshaw Park. Come and see our large rock, mineral, crystal and fossil collection, work room and book. Free admission.

Marlborough Modellers Association 1st and 3rd Sunday’s of each month. Brayshaw Park, 8 Arthur Baker Place.

Amigos & Vino’s starring comedians,

Steve Wrigley, Jeremy Elwood and

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A harpist from Paraguay, Eduard Klassen, will perform in Blenheim on February 17.

Klassen has presented over 3500 music concerts in 23 countries. A typical concert presentation by him includes a variety of Christian harp music from South America, North America and Europe, interspersed with personal testimony and stories of God’s work in his life, from boyhood in the wilder-ness of Paraguay to the present.

Klassen, now a resident of Canada, is coming to New Zealand as part of a three month world tour which begins here and continues to Australia, Israel and Germany. He is travelling with his wife and two sons.

The Blenheim concert will be held at St Ninian’s Presbyterian Church, 1 Riley Cres-cent, on Sunday February 17. There will be a 3.15 recital and then a performance at 7pm.

All welcome. More information from Rita Paynter 578 8637

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By Emily ElliottThe sixteen students enrolled at St Joseph’s

School in Picton started school with a new principal this week.

In January, James McMullan arrived in Picton with his wife, Tracy, nine year old daughter, Amber, and their cat, Brocolli, and immediately took a liking to the seaside town and its locals.

This year will be Mr McMullan’s first year as a school principal, having come from a Deputy principal position at St Patrick’s School in Taupo.

“I’ve wanted to be a principal for a while now, and I’m dedicated to the catholic service.

“To find a small Catholic school is rare too.”He has goals, and his first step as principal was

to upgrade the technology.“We’ve organised a lot of computers which are

arriving next week, so we’re excited about that.“There should be enough for every child to

have one.”Mr McMullan also wants to place an emphasis

on academic excellence.

He teaches for four days a week, and as a principal is allowed a certain amount of time out of class.

However, Mr McMullan is using that time to keep the junior class going.

Currently, the junior classroom happens in the mornings which are the core subjects such as Math and English, and the afternoon is an intergrated classroom for subjects like science.

“You’ve got five year olds learning the alpha-bet, and year 6 students who need a challenge.”

However the concept is not a new thing for Mr McMullan, who spent four years at a school in the UK where he taught a classroom of students ranging from Year 3-6.

The McMullan family are planning to be here for a while.

“I’d like to learn my role here, and get to know the community,” Mr McMullan said.

“We love it here.”

New principal in Picton

By Emily ElliottA full house attended the open-

ing night of Havelock Theatre’s annual show on Thursday even-ing, this year titled ‘Grand-dad’s Army’.

Directed by Rick Edmonds, the show had the whole audience laughing out loud at the modern jokes, unbelievable one liners, and eventful script.

The story line features a group of seven soldiers left on the Chetwode islands 68 years ago, who have been brought back to civilisation.

Amidst the technology of the 21st century, the soliders are able to teach today’s generation a thing or two about cooking jellyfish, cleaning a gun, and

what can really cure just about everything.

The twists towards the end cause you to sit on the edge of the seat as miscommunication be-tween the uncivilised soldiers and modern day current events cause havock, and the unexpected is to be expected throughout the show.

Captain Lawrence, played by Steve Leslie, is a strong character who keeps the other soliders in a crooked line nicely, and Corporal Cook, played by Allan Butland, is a character that is sure to make most laugh with his blunt cooking tips.

Ian Cameron plays the deaf medical and sanitation officer, Corporal Clive, who fills the show with witty one liners, fabu-

lous acting, and moments of great suspension as well as shock.

The other actors do a fantastic job, and each character is thor-oughly developed, whether they are one of the seven soldiers, part of the Havelock TV Personnel, or one of the locals.

Billy and Bab, the two simple fishermen, do a great job at enter-taining and keeping the audience hanging off their every line.

With three Acts, the plot doesn’t lack in variety, and each soldier has a turn being well featured in a scene or more.

The Havelock Theatre has put on another good show, and people can expect to sit back and enjoy the witty humour, suitable for all ages.

Havelock show produced laughs

James McMullan is the new principal for St Joseph’s School in Picton.

A public meeting will be held today in Kaikoura to hear about future proposals for deep sea oil drilling and exploration in Kaikoura waters.

The meeting is scheduled at Takahanga Marae. The Minister of Energy and Resources, Simon Bridges, and personnel from New Zea-land Petroleum and Minerals will be present. They will introduce the oil company awarded the tenders for the two closest offshore blocks, Anadarko.

Te Runanga o Kaikoura chairman, Sir Mark Solomon, will facilitate the hui.

The day will begin with a powhiri at 10.30am. Mr Bridges and general manager of the petro-

leum company, David Binnie, will be providing a New Zealand context of oil exploration and permits, and will introduce Anadarko director John Gordon, who will further elaborate on plans for the block permits.

There will be an open forum from 1pm and the meeting will close at 2pm.

Meeting to discuss oil drilling

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BARSDELL, Jett Berry: ( 6lb 130z) 31 January 2013

MILLER, Henry Douglas: (6lb 7.50z) 3 February 2013

SHADBOLT, Ashley Fay (9lb 130z) 2 February 2013

STRACHON, Jon Marcus: (7lb 10oz) 28 January 2013

ARTHUR , (McLaughlan) C h r i s t i n e M a r y Q S M : On Thursday January 24, 2013

CHAPMAN, Naomi Joan: On Saturday February 2, 2013

COWLES, Andrew Sean (Ande, Crowbar): On Saturday Febru-ary 2, 2013

D E A N , A r t h u r L e s l i e : On Tuesday February 5, 2013

KING, Jocelyn Mary (Joyce): On Monday February 4, 2013

PATCHETT, Kathryn Leslie (Kathy): On Thursday 31, Janu-ary 2013

QUIRK, Denis Joseph Nevin: On Saturday February 2, 2013

REID, Pamela QSM: On Sunday February 3, 2013

RAWLINGS, Edwin James (Nobby): On Friday January 11, 2013

SCOT T, Mavis Frances: On Sunday January 20, 2013

WHITE, Helen Sloan (Nell) nee Aitken: February 2, 2013

KING, Jocelyn Mary (Joyce): On Monday February 4 2013, peacefully, at Lakewood Home & Hospital. In her 90th year. Dearly

DEAN, Arthur Leslie: On Tuesday February 5 2013, suddenly, at Blenheim. In his 68th year. Dearly loved husband of Erica, much loved father and father-in-law of Jenny and Ian Buck and the late Tim, loved grandad of Amber, Hannah, and Hayden and a loved brother, brother-in-law and uncle. Messages to 38 Elmwood Ave Blenheim 7201. A funeral service for Arthur will be held at the Church of the Nativity, Alfred St Blenheim, at 10 am Tuesday February 12 followed by private interment at Seddon Cemetery.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

Death Noticesloved wife of the late Dick, loved mother of Richard, Earl, Fay and the late Gary and mother-in-law of Yvonne. Loved Little Nana of Michael and Tracey, and the late Jayson. Special thanks to all the staff at Lakewood for their care and support. Messages to 23 Rowan Place Blenheim 7201. By request, a private cremation has been held.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

If a statue in a park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. So, what does this statue tell us?

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Sir Richard Hadlee believes Ross Taylor may have been better to continue to front for the Black Caps than miss the recent tour of South Africa after his controversial sack-ing as captain and predicted “an uneasy time” lay ahead. New Zea-land’s greatest cricketer was widely quizzed on the hot topic when he fronted a promotion for English Sky Sport’s “year of cricket”.

Rugby jubileeThe Kaikoura Rugby Club turns

125 this year. Planning is under way for the club’s jubilee celebrations and expressions of interest are being sought. For more information on the jubilee celebration weekend, May 31 to June 2, and to register your interest, visit the club’s web-site, kaikourarugby.co.nz or their facebook page

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Former Black Cap Jesse Ryder has been picked up for $US260,000 ($NZ307,000) by the Delhi Dare-devils in the IPL player auction. Ryder, who had a base price of $US100,000 ($NZ118,000), was the 13th player to be picked up in the auction. He has not played for New Zealand for almost 12 months but has been in blistering form for Wellington in all forms of the game so far this season.

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What do you think will prove more prestigious – an Olympic gold medal or a Rugby World Cup gold medal?

Why I ask is that rugby sevens will be included in the 2016 Olympic Games and already one of the current crop of All Blacks, Liam Messam says he’s thinking about competing in what is called sport’s biggest stage.

Messam has a strong background in sevens having captained New Zealand in this branch of the sport and having won two Commonwealth Games gold medals.

There could be other All Blacks thinking along the same lines as him.

With sevens included in the Olympics means the sport will really go global and the chance to have a crack at an Olympic medal is hugely appealing.

We saw at the recent sevens tournament in Wellington how the sport is changing. Who would have thought a few years back that New Zealand would be beaten by Kenya?

Hang on a minute – isn’t that the African country that produces human greyhounds from the Rift Valley?

Not any more. The country is producing some damn fine rugby sevens players also.

This is where the appeal of sevens will surely grow. Countries you would never think would take up rugby, are lining up to play sevens.

And when the Rio Olympics start, the sport will be exposed to millions more. That means big money will begin flowing into sevens.

Rugby is already played to a small

degree in the United States and, I think, even China. Both these nations rate the Olympics highly. Will the sevens in Rio really swtich them on and will we see in the next decade or so, sevens spreading across those two massive nations?

And here in New Zealand, will we see specialist competitions for sevens? Will there be sevens competitions in secondary schools for both boys and girls? And what will the impact be on the ‘big brother’ XV game?

All in all it’s going to be interesting. On another topic now, it seems

Muhammad Ali’s brother has told a newspaper that the boxing legend is dying. This has since been denied by Ali’s daughter.

The ex-champion is 71 and has

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[email protected] suffering from Parkinsons for over 30 years. It is hard to relate the ailing Ali to the towering figure that he had been in his prime.

Few individuals transcend sport and have an impact on society. Ali did that in the 1960s.

“I am the greatest! I am the king!” he used to proclaim.

For a time there he was – and he was also probably the greatest sports figure of the 20th century.

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By Chris Tobin Cricket has produced speeded up

versions of its sport and now badminton has joined the trend with ‘Speedminton’ and it has come to Blenheim.

On Sunday, the Blenheim Central Badminton Club will hold a free dem-onstration of the speeded up sport and the public will be welcome to play.

Blenheim Central club secretary Claire Barber said Speedminton was a mixture of tennis, badminton and squash and the fastest racket sport in

the world. “We just heard about it last year when

they did a demonstration in Auckland and we thought we’d buy some sets,” Claire said.

With Speedminton there is no net in between and no prescribed playground, so it can be played on tennis courts, streets, beaches, fields or gyms.

“It’s starting to be popular and is one of those up and coming sports,” Claire said. The demonstration will be at Pol-lard Park on Sunday starting 2pm.

Buller marathon

A total of 25 runners and walkers from Blenheim have entered the Buller Gorge Marathon which will be held tomorrow.

The event comprises a full marathon, half marathon and recreational walks.

Olympic Gold meda l l ist rower Joseph Sullivan of Picton will be joined by several other Marlborough competitors in the Speight’s Coast to Coast today and tomorrow.

Sullivan is competing in the one day individual tomorrow.

Other Marlborough competitors

who have entered include Polly Taylor, 53, and Mandy Mcfarlane in the individual two-day.

Over 800 competitors are con-testing the race from Kumara Beach on the Tasman Sea to Sumner Beach on the Pacific Ocean. Over either two days (in-dividuals or two person teams)

or the one-day event (individuals only), competitors cycle 140 kms (three stages of 55km, 15 km and 70 km), run 36 km (including a 33 km mountain stage that crosses the Southern Alps) and kayak 67kms of the grade two Waimakariri River through the Waimakariri Gorge.

Marlburians in Coast to Coast

speedminton facts: In Speedminton games are to 16 and the best of five; service alternates after

three serves; every serve counts; there’s no net; speeders are used which are more compact than a shuttlecock and travel further; rackets are similar to those used in squash, they’re 58-60cm long and the material and strings are different.

Speedminton comes to Blenheim

all ready for action: Claire barber of the Central badminton Club.

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A year-long government investi-gation has found widespread use of banned drugs in Australian professional sport and links with organised crime. The Austral-ian Crime Commission has just released the findings of a 12-month investigation into the integrity of Australian sport.

Steve Rapira will captain an inex-perienced Warriors side in their first NRL pre-season trial this weekend.


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$38,995

2008 ToyoTa HiLux sR5 4wD DCab - FLaTDeCkOne local owner, serviced by our dealership from new, auto, 3 litre common rail diesel, nudge bar, bluetooth audio, an awesome package including the hard to find flat deck combination.

$165/weekly* $40,995

2009 ToyoTa HiLux sR5 4wD D/CabOne owner local Hilux with a full service record. In excellent condition and fitted with 4 brand new All terrain tyres. The previous owner also had the factory cab protector fitted which was not standard on this model.

$174/weekly*

$56,995

2012 ToyoTa HiLux sR5 4wD D/Cab - auToThis truck comes complete with a TRD 17” alloy wheel upgrade with Cooper all-terrain tyres, deck liner, towbar, flat folding tonnea cover, mats and all on-road costs.

$240/weekly*

$15,995

2001 ToyoTa RaV4 4wD 5 DooR - J eDiTionImmaculate in condition both inside and out, this car was originally sourced by us for the last owner through Toyota New Zealand and carried a full mechaincal manufacturers warranty.

$69/weekly*

$29,995

2012 ToyoTa PRius C HaTCHExperience this exceptional hybrid hatch back for yourself – easy and simple to drive with fuel costs as low as 3.9L/100km. Smart key, alloy wheels, top level safety and design this is a super affordable hybrid package.

$128/weekly*

$39,995

2012 ToyoTa RaV4 2.4 LimiTeD 5 DooRCurrently on run-out, this model is pre-registered, virtually brand new and includes all on-road costs, the balance of a factory new vehicle warranty. Travelled less than 1,000km finished in pear white and over $8,000 off retail!

$169/weekly* $27,995

2003 bmw x5 4.4 V8 nZ new - gRey LeaTHeRNZ new, grey leather, featuring the more desirable 4.4 V8 power plant – this vehicle is stunning to drive, super versatile for the Marlborough lifestyle plus a touch of luxury all at an affordable price level.

$119/weekly*

$3,995

1996 ToyoTa CoRonaRarely do we find a vehicle traded in such impeccable condition. You won’t find one in better condition, with as low mileage and as genuine as this – this is a great chance for someone to own a low cost car that will show its value time and again.

$19/weekly* $10,995

2002 ToyoTa aLLionHigh spec sedan offering a smooth, comfortable and quiet ride complete with a higher level of finish than your standard car. Excellent value motoring, test drive this car and be amazed at the ride quality.

$48/weekly* $10,995

2002 ToyoTa CamRyNZ new, low mileage 2.4 VVTi auto Camry. Renowned for its reliability, quite ride and overall value for money – this particular car is in above average condition both inside and out.

$48/weekly* $20,995

2007 ToyoTa CamRy sPoRTiVoA very nice example finished in white complete with the long list of features unique to the Sportivo model. Some of these inlclude alloy wheels, sport suspension, body moulds and spoiler, sport seating and sport pedals.

$90/weekly* $37,995

2011 kia oPTimaA stunning looking car with almost every conceivable option and feature. This car is loaded with spec you would expect to find in a much more expensive alternative.

$161/weekly*

Ex-DEmo

HIlux

SuV’S

$8,995

1998 ToyoTa CoRoLLa - nZ newFinished in RED with grey interior, this popular “Bug-Eyed” lift-back continues to set the standard for consistant trouble free motoring at an affordable price.

$40/weekly* $9,995

2001 ToyoTa ViTZAwesome looking, low mileage RS spec hatch back. 5 doors, auto, alloy wheels, upgraded interior and exterior features. With only 47,000km travelled this car is set to sell!

$44/weekly* $19,995

2007 ToyoTa CoRoLLa bLaDeThis Corolla Blade is a very nice car in sharp pearl white with dark interior and high specification. The 2.4 VVTi engine is similar to what drives the Camry and RAV4 and delivers outstanding performance with good fuel economy.

$86/weekly* $19,995

2011 ToyoTa yaRis yR ex DemoReDUCeD IN PRICe.... The first new model demonstrator Yaris of ours that has been offered for sale. This car offers excellent value along with the beneifts of the balance of the manufacturers warranty.

$86/weekly* $17,995

2011 ToyoTa yaRis yRThe very latest model Yaris YR 1.3 5 speed manual hatch. Completely new model in late 2011 featuring the highest 5 star ANCAP standard rating in indepenant safety testing along with huge improvements to driver and passenger comforts.

$77/weekly*

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