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March 9, 2012
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Not GuiltyIt has been eight years since Blenheim man Jaden Knight was wrongly jailed for the 2003 arson of a Foxton Hotel, but for his parents Neroli and Peter Edwards, their fight against injustice will be ongoing. More page 2.
David Bain will be speaking.
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter will be speaking.
Lindy Chamberlain will be speaking.
Jaden Knight’s parents Peter and Neroli Edwards.
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Story and photo by Celeste LodewykFrom Page 1. Neroli and Peter are cur-
rently in Perth, Australia attending the annual Justice International Conference which runs from March 8-11.
A first for Australia, this event brings together international and national experts in justice, forensic science, law, law enforcement, criminal psychology and criminology who have been involved in both prosecutions and exonerations.
One key note speaker at this conference is New Zealand’s David Bain who is speaking publicly for the first time about his experience.
Others include Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton, whose baby daughter Azaria famously disappeared near Alice Springs, Dr Rubin ‘Hur-ricane’ Carter, an American boxer who was wrongly con-victed of a triple homicide and Betty Anne Waters, an American pub waitress who put herself through law school to exonerate her jailed brother.
Of particular interest to Neroli and Peter will be a discussion on the Criminal Case Investigation Commission in Western Australia, something they are campaigning to have introduced to NZ.
Jaden and his friend Phillip Johnston were both convicted and sentenced to six years’ jail, of which they served nine and a half months before being released on bail and granted a retrial by the Court of Appeal.
The retrial began January 6, 2006 but a mistrial was ruled after three days after the Police prosecution “found” a file of persons of interest that should have been released to the defense counsel before the first trial.
Jaden and Phillip were set separate trial dates. Phillip was acquitted and found not guilty of setting the fire in August 2006, and Jaden’s charge of aiding and abetting as party to arson was dismissed in February 2007.
Believing their son was innocent from the beginning, Neroli and Peter had fought the Justice system by car-rying out their own investigation in order to prove Jaden’s and Phillip’s innocence.
“We had to engage a private investi-gator, an expert witness on identifica-tion and source information from the fire service ourselves.
“What we found was that in the courtroom the pros-ecution do not rely on firm evidence and the truth to show guilt, they use every trick of stage management, bold theatrics and manipula-tion of any evidence to convince a jury that their version of events is the only one to believe,” Neroli said.
“We are so very sad that a justice system we naively believed in can be so flawed, and I find myself repeating; what a waste of time!
“A waste of time and money, a waste of three years in two young lives and all avoidable if some Police had just done a fair and proper job from the start,” Peter added.
Last May marked the end of Jaden’s seven and a half year battle when he was awarded compensation.
Former Justice Minister Simon Power also personally apologised to Jaden and his
family at his office in parliament, making Jaden the first in NZ to have received this form of apology.
Following the apology, Neroli and Peter discussed with the minister about having a separate commission introduced to NZ, similar to Western Australia’s Criminal Case Investigation Commission.
“We need someone outside of the justice system to deal with cases similar to Jaden’s, but Mr Power dismissed it saying he didn’t think it was the right thing to do for NZ.
“We have never been involved in criminal law before so we have had to learn so much throughout our journey with Jaden.
“This is why we are strong advocates for anyone in a similar situation and are push-ing for a commission to be introduced to NZ, a big reason for us to attend the Justice International Conference,” Neroli said.
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“We are so very sad that a justice system we naively believed in can be so flawed, and I find myself repeating; what a waste of time!”
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Jaden Knight was wrongly jailed for nine and a half months following the arson of a Foxton hotel in 2003.
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warehouse pharmacy doors still open
Negotiations are still continu-ing between management at The Warehouse Pharmacy in Blenheim. There will be a clearer picture very soon of the next step for the pharmacy, which will be closing its doors as a pharmacy under The Warehouse company.
mussel festivalThe Havelock Mussel Festival
is on next Saturday, March 17, between 10am and 6pm.
The festival includes mussel in-dustry competitions, food demon-strations, music and local wine.
Advanced tickets; from $10 to $25, children under 5 are free, family passes are $50, are available from Floorpride Civic Theatre, Havelock Info Centre, Blenheim New World, Take Note- Picton, Blenheim & Picton i-Sites, New World Nelson, Nelson i-Site.
Gate sales are $5 dearer. Buses go from Blenheim, starting
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Story and photo by Celeste Lodewyk“It’s just hair, it will grow back.”Callum (Boom) MacDonald is nervously
anticipating the Shave Marlborough event at the end of this month, as he will be shaving his head, beard and possibly his eyebrows.
“If I get enough sponsorship money I might be persuaded to lose the eyebrows, much to the annoyance of some people,” he jokes.
He began growing his hair three years ago and his beard last year.
“It was something different to do and at least I can tell my kids that their dad was cool once,” he jokes.
Callum is one of a growing number of people who are signing up to shave their heads, an event organised by local couple Leanne and
Scott Palatchie for March 31.The couple organised their first shave-off
event last year in support of the Cancer Founda-tion where Scott had his head shaved.
But Leanne says this year she won’t just be watching, she will be participating by having her own pony tail cut off after nine years of growing her hair.
Leanne will also be joined by friend Amanda who will also have her pony tail cut off.
“We have organised it in a way that it’s not as daunting for women to take part, so instead of shaving their heads they can have their pony tails cut off,” Leanne says.
The Shave Marlborough event has already been met with immense community support.
The Clubs of Marlborough have generously
donated the venue and Beyond the Fringe Hair Design is providing hair stylists.
The event will be held from 2pm-4:30pm and will be run as a fun family event with kids’ entertainment, live music and raffles on the day.
The cost is only $10 per entrant and the community is encouraged to get behind the ‘shavees’ by making a donation.
Sponsorship forms for entrants are available at Custom Copy, Secret Garden Café, Clubs of Marlborough and the Sun office.
Donation boxes will also be placed at Fair-weathers on Scott, Chantilly Café, Redwood Tavern, Custom Copy, The Fix Cafe and Secret Garden Café.
For online donations visit www.shavefora-cure.co.nz and search for Shave Marlborough.
shave and cut: scott palatchie, amanda sinclair, leanne palatchie and callum macdonald gearing up for the shave marlborough event this month.
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cbd discussionsFuture plans of Blenheim’s CBD
were discussed at a Chamber of Commerce meeting last evening.
Topics including the Urbanism Plus Plan, No 2 High Street, Christ-mas retail hours and late night shop-ping, and the dog policy review, were all discussed.
It was the Chamber’s first CBD meeting for 2012, and was attended by about 30 business and shop representatives.
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new cafe soon at mitre 10Columbus Café is coming to Mitre
10, with the grand opening on Saturday March 24.
The same staff will be running the new café at the existing site, with a fresh new look and menu.
The last day of business for Mitre 10’s current café will be this Sunday.
adventure at anakiwaThe Kathmandu Adventure Series at
Anakiwa is part of Outward Bound’s 50th anniversary celebrationns.
Former Outward Bound students and budding or serious adventure racers are being invited to take part, happening on March 31.
Competitors can team up into pairs to compete in the race which includes mountain biking, kayaking, trail running and simple navigation.
To find out more or to register, go to www.kathmanduadventure.co.nz
Blenheim business Accessman Blenheim has introduced a new piece of machinery to its range, a new generation of environmen-tally conscious work platforms that is the first of its kind in New Zealand.
Accessman and Nifty Lift are proud to announce the latest in a revolutionary line of machinery -- Hybrid Technology Self Pro-pelled Knucklebooms.
The ‘4x4 HR17 Hybrid Self Propelled Knuckleboom’ arrived in Blenheim early February and already there has been a lot of interest, say owners Colin and Jenny.
“The feedback from users has been really positive,” says Colin.
Accessibility to tall structures and tight spaces such as in the wineries and high buildings for maintenance or painting can be made quicker, easier, safer and more cost effective by using this machine.
It is specifically designed for those hard to reach spots, little in-terference to its surroundings and is also environmentally friendly.
What makes this machine ap-pealing is its ability to become ‘zero emission’, making it ideal for inside use or in any environ-ment, while offering a clean and quiet solution to your access requirements.
On Hybrid power the machine allows the electric motor to auto-matically assist the diesel engine when required (e.g. a steep slope climb) boosting the overall power available.
At all other times the electric motor channels the excess power from the diesel engine back to the batteries, storing it for when it’s needed the most.
This in turn allows the machine to work off a much smaller diesel engine, resulting in a lower fuel consumption.
Its unique SiOPS safety system and ToughCage technology is another exciting feature, prevent-ing injury if an operator is for any reason pushed against the cage controls.
“SiOPS eliminates sustained involuntary operation of the machinery by shutting itself down and stopping machine movement, which is a really important aspect of its design,” Colin says.
The new ToughCage technology is an impact resistant composite base and larger cross-section steel cage which gives extra strength and durability, protecting the operator and reducing the risk of damage to the cage.
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HiGH Lift:colin francis above from accessman shows off the new 4x4 self propelled knuckleboom.
youtHs to benefitA total of 9616 training places will be
available in 2012 for 16 and 17 year olds under the Government’s Youth Guarantee Scheme.
The Government is investing more than $100 million in the Youth Guarantee Scheme in 2012, which encompasses fees-free tertiary places at levels 1-3 for 16 and 17 year olds, and Trades Academies.
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TenanTs filling up cbdVacant premises in the Farmers
Centre Point Mall, have seen some of those tenants filling the empty shop spaces in the CBD.
Chocolate Shoppe has moved to the site next to the National Bank on High St, previously Kodak Photo Shop.
Mayflower Florist moved to Max-well Rd opposite Harvey Normans recently and Phoenix Framing moved to Urban Hair in Maxwell Rd.
Main sT projecTSources close to The Sun say the
development opposite Burger King is on again, with the initial developer.
The old Water Dynamics site has been on the drawing board for more than twelve months.
Tenants rumoured to occupy the site are a restaurant, liquor store and one other tenant.
farMers upgradeThe best kept secret in Blenheim
NOT is the Farmers upgrade.No word from the developers who
are buying up the existing leases to convert this site entirely to Farmers.
The exceptions are Manhattan Cafe and Gary Ching Locksmiths which are staying.
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The estate of Arthur Harrison has still not been resolved.Arthur Harrison was 96 when he died in a November 2009
house fire, leaving his personal wealth to the Canterbury Museum.
A distant relative is contesting the will. His wealth includes $10 million and multiple Blenheim proper-
ties, one being the old Smith City site in Scott St.The hearing is before the courts, but because of the Christchurch
earthquake it has been delayed says Public Trust spokesperson Brent Woodhead.
He and late wife June Harrison had no children.
Millionaire’s estateuncertain
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The old smith city Market building on scott st is still not occupied.
By Christina McDonaldBlenheim Toyota has scooped one
of the top awards at the New Zealand Toyota award ceremony held in Australia.
CEO Craig McDermid and his team received the New Vehicle Excellence
Cup.First presented in 1991, the award is based on all aspects of new ve-hicle sales, including selling over the al-located target and customer satisfac-tion.Every buyer of a
new Toyota is given a survey by Toyota New Zealand to let
distributors know what customers think of
each dealership. – “it means we have had high levels of customer
satisfaction.”While the award came as a big
surprise, Mr McDermid said it shows
success can be achieved in hard times.“I’m very proud of the team, it’s a
big effort, especially in a particularly hard year when stock had been hard to come by with the Japanese earthquake and stock supplies were affected by floods in Thailand.”
He said it was a great acknowledg-ment for the staff that a rural dealer-ship can achieve a national award.
Mr McDermid’s son Scott, who is Blenheim Toyota’s new and used ve-hicle sales manager, was also officially awarded his Advanced Diploma of Management.
The diploma, achieved through the Australian Institute of Management, was sponsored by Toyota Finance and took two years to complete.
Mr McDermid said his sales team were “pretty stoked” when they found out.
“Nothing happens in a new vehicle franchise until you sell a car. Every-thing hinges on selling.”
The sizeable trophy will have “pride of place” at the reception area.
Blenheim Toyota scoops top award“...it means we have had high levels of customer satisfaction.”
- Craig McDermid.
blenheim Toyota’s craig Mcdermid is all smiles after receiving the new Vehicle excellence cup at last fridays awards ceremony held in australia.The ceremony coincided with the release of Toyota’s new camry.
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Turkish cuisine has become one of the most appreciated cuisines throughout the world.
At Akbabas Kebab & Café, located in the heart of Blenheim, the team of quali-fied, experienced and traditional Turkish staff are Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food specialists.
Owned by Engin and Fatosh Akbabas, the café delivers traditional Turkish food cooked by Turkish people in an authentic, colorful and friendly at-mosphere.
The couple also own an identical café in Nelson which has been operating for 18 years by the same family.
One of their specialties is the baklava, a world-renowned Turkish dessert.
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Shirley O’Connor will be sharing a family journey of tragedy and grief, through art.
She will be expressing the aftermath of the Mt Erebus disaster of November 1979, which claimed the lives of 257 people, including Shirley’s husband Ian and brother Ron-nie, through art.
The Blenheim artist with her eldest daughter were success-ful in the ballot to participate in the commemorative visit to Mt Erebus on February 16
last year.This journey was to bring a
sense of relief and understand-ing of that tragic event of 1979.
As a pictorial record of this journey, Shirley - working from her studio in Blenheim - has painted 15 watercolours, the body of this work being this exhibition which will be held at the Saffron Gallery of Art, 300 Hilton Highway, Timaru from Friday 16th March to 20th April 2012, 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
Blenheim artist remembers Mt Erebus disaster
Above: retired korean navy commander bruce lee presents Ashwood Park resident Jim stockley with the Ambassador for Peace Medal, awarded by the korean war veterans Association of the republic of korea. Photo by Celeste Lodewyk
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It will be a memorable week for Blenheim’s Korean War Vets Association.
A number of Ambassador of Peace Medals are being presented to residents in rest homes this week, and the main presentation takes place on Sunday at the Marlborough RSA.
There are currently 19 Korean Vet members in the area this year, compared to 52 members in 1993.
By Annabelle LatzCorey Rowlings left behind a sentimental
symbol during his epic six day kayak effort in the Marlborough Sounds recently, in a bid to raise money for Marlborough St John.
He paddled into Havelock last Thursday, after five nights and six days on the water and in the bush from Anakiwa.
His third day was the most memorable, not just because it was the longest and he almost capsized twice, but also because he lost his engagement ring.
“I felt it wasn’t there that evening, and looked down and thought oh bummer!”
Corey’s partner Stella came to meet me at Titirangi Bay that evening.
“Stella said she’d rather have me standing there without the ring, than not have me standing there at all.”
That day had involved nearly nine hours on the water, paddling around Cape Jackson and Cape Lambert.
“The word capsize went through my head far too many times, I almost went under twice!”
Corey’s daily progress of the trip could
be followed on line, with the loan of a Spot Tracker, local man Ben McAlpine lent him, which Corey was very grateful for.
“It was a great personal challenge, after last February when Stella was injured when swimming in the Sounds, and St John were so good to us.”
So far Corey has raised $1550 for Marlborough St John, and his donation link will be open for another few weeks. To help Corey out, visit www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/coreyrawlings/
He said the mental preparation and recovery was just as much a challenge as the physical preparation.
“The blisters are settling down, but I’m finding out about mental recovery, and my mind keeps going back to the trip.”
He loved spending time with his camera lens and the wild life like turtles, seals, octopus, stingrays and bird life.
Corey also commented on what fantastic form the DOC huts were in, and the clean state of the beaches.
“There was hardly a spec of rubbish.”
Engagement ring lost during kayak
see no rinG: Corey rawlings lost his engage-ment ring in the water while kayaking around the Marlborough sounds .
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Dear Ed,I draw your attention to a mistake in
the front page story in The Sun of Feb 29th about the Wine and Food Festival.
The Festival has not been going for 29 years and in fact has been going for only 28 years.
This is a mistake that has been ongo-ing since an over zealous organiser way back sneaked it up from the 20th to the 21st festival because they wanted a better promotional angle.
Refer to page 226 of the Marlborough Celebrating 150 years, a second edition of which is soon to be released, for the Festival facts..
It is time that the Wine and food Com-
mittee actually got them right.It is all documented in written fact and
local accountant Bob Marks has written about it as part of the Fundraiser for the Civic Theatre.
Malcolm Aitken was also heavily involved.
I also covered the 1st festival as a photographer for the Marlborough Express and that was February 1985.
Work it out!I do so detest it when new comers to
the area try to change historical fact to suit themselves.
Good luck with the Friday Sun. Graham H. BrooksRenwick.
Dear Ed, Your story re councillors get ipads
(Wednesday 29 Feb) is interesting on two counts.
I dont object to our councillors getting ipads, otherwise we might as well go back to slate boards.
But I was taught if you want a strong local economy, always buy
within that economy.I was surpr ised to see the
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gr8 festivals!Loved the BBBQs and Wine
Fests! Had a GR8 time with many LOLs!
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Ppl shld stop driving so fast down Main St - it drives me nuts!
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Autumn prediction for Marlborough, according to the NIWA National Climate Centre:
A mature La Niña event in the tropical Pacific should be gone by Easter.
Autumn, March to May, indicates cooler than usual seas around New Zealand, and a somewhat stormy Tasman Sea.
Lower pressures than normal are expected over the Tasman Sea for March to May as a whole, resulting in more frequent northeast winds than usual.
Autumn temperatures are likely to be average or below average.
Rainfall is likely to be normal or above normal.Soil moisture levels are projected to be normal or
above normal.
Dear Ed,It still astounds me how some busi-
nesses around town do not support each other.
I take note of who supports my busi-ness and therefore support them back as much as possible.
It’s only fair and the right thing to do surely?
Wake up and keep buying locally. We all want Blenheim to thrive and
we all want to stay in business.So think about it!Grace
Let’s support each other
Weather forecast will be less than average
read the sun online!www.blenheimsun.co.nzrwww.blenheimsun.co.nzmarlborough’s truly local newspaper.
There have been complaints from locals of an increase in cockroaches.
While Marlborough District Council spokesper-son Julianna Dilrew said they have not received any calls, a caller to The Sun was worried about the bugs.
The caller said a friend had come home to find two on her couch and one on her bed.
Ms Dilrew said the roaches were probably the Gisbourne cockroach, which has been in the area for a number of years.
Have you seen this critter?
9SunThe Friday March 9, 2012 5 minutes with:mark elkington
Owner - new world supermarket
Old boat sheds in the Picton Harbour are being demolished as part of a four-stage redevelopment.
P roject s Manager for Por t Marlborough Rose Prendeville said the boat sheds were built in the mid-1960s, which makes them around 50 years old.
“It was getting to the stage where we had to stop using them; they just had to come down.”
The 38 sheds are owned by Port Marlborough and were leased to individuals, who “have been aware for a number of years that redevelopment of the marina was imminent”.
The boat sheds are not being re-placed.
The boat shed removal is part of stage two, although stage three will also see a further block of boat sheds removed.
Ms Prendeville said stage two should be finished by spring and also involves expansion of the western edge of the marina basin, realignment of the marina roadway, installation of a water-side pedestrian boardwalk and construction of three new jetties.
Port Marlborough is currently in consultation with Council, groups and neighbours regarding stage three, but some of the plans include a new toilet block, continuation of the boardwalk and a new launching ramp.
Boat sheds demolished
Saturday Bus Services
The Blenheim bus service is expanding to provide a Saturday morning service.Starting on Saturday 3 March, this new service will operate from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm over
existing Blenheim routes, as detailed in the timetable below. Copies of the new timetable can be obtained from the Council office, Marlborough District Library or directly
from the bus driver. A copy can also be downloaded from Council’s website www.marlborough.govt.nz Any enquires should be directed to David Craig at Council, Ph: 03 520 7400.
Key: MS=Monday-Saturday MF=Monday-Friday SO=Saturday Only
North Route (Springlands - Riversdale) MS MS MS SO MF MF
1 Countdown, Seymour St 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 2 Seymour Square 9.31 10.31 11.31 12.31 1.31 2.31 3 Clubs of Marlborough, Hutcheson St 9.33 10.33 11.33 12.33 1.33 2.33 4 39 Nelson St 9.35 10.35 11.35 12.35 1.35 2.35 5 35 Colemans Rd 9.37 10.37 11.37 12.37 1.37 2.37 6 29 Ward St 9.39 10.39 11.39 12.39 1.39 2.39 7 Ashwood Park, Middle Renwick Rd 9.40 10.40 11.40 12.40 1.40 2.40 8 57 McLauchlan St 9.42 10.42 11.42 12.42 1.42 2.42 9 Cnr Old Renwick Rd and Waipuna St 9.44 10.44 11.44 12.44 1.44 2.44 10 Dodson Brewery, Lansdowne St 9.46 10.46 11.46 12.46 1.46 2.46 11 43 Budge St 9.48 10.48 11.48 12.48 1.48 2.48 12 Riversdale 4 Square, 101 Budge St 9.49 10.49 11.49 12.49 1.49 2.4913 31 Lucas St 9.50 10.50 11.50 12.50 1.50 2.5014 3 Stuart St 9.55 10.55 11.55 12.55 1.55 2.5515 68 Stephenson St 9.56 10.56 11.56 12.56 1.56 2.5616 Lister Court, 16 Francis St 9.58 10.58 11.58 12.58 1.58 2.581 Countdown, Seymour St 9.59 10.59 11.59 12.59 1.59 2.59
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1 Countdown, Seymour St 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.00 1.00 2.00 2 Seymour Square 9.01 10.01 11.01 12.01 1.01 2.01 3 Clubs of Marlborough, Hutcheson St 9.02 10.02 11.02 12.02 1.02 2.02 4 151 Scott St 9.05 10.05 11.05 12.05 1.05 2.05 5 21 Ida St 9.06 10.06 11.06 12.06 1.06 2.06 6 Mitre 10 Mega, Alabama Rd 9.09 10.09 11.09 12.09 1.09 2.09 7 118 Alabama Rd 9.11 10.11 11.11 12.11 1.11 2.11 8 Countdown, Redwoodtown 9.12 10.12 11.12 12.12 1.12 2.12 9 153 Weld St 9.13 10.13 11.13 12.13 1.13 2.13 10 133 Hospital Rd 9.14 10.14 11.14 12.14 1.14 2.14 11 165 Hospital Rd 9.15 10.15 11.15 12.15 1.15 2.15 12 183 Redwood St 9.16 10.16 11.16 12.16 1.16 2.16 13 98 Wither Rd 9.17 10.17 11.17 12.17 1.17 2.17 14 54 Wither Rd 9.18 10.18 11.18 12.18 1.18 2.18 15 36 Wither Rd 9.19 10.19 11.19 12.19 1.19 2.19 16 18 Wither Rd 9.20 10.20 11.20 12.20 1.20 2.20 17 Wairau Hospital 9.21 10.21 11.21 12.21 1.21 2.21 18 90 Howick Rd 9.23 10.23 11.23 12.23 1.23 2.23 19 65 Alabama Rd 9.25 10.25 11.25 12.25 1.25 2.25 20 Bethsaida, Litchfield St 9.26 10.26 11.26 12.26 1.26 2.26 21 Guide Hall, 36 Eltham Rd 9.27 10.27 11.27 12.27 1.27 2.27 22 4 Eltham Rd 9.28 10.28 11.28 12.28 1.28 2.28
1 Countdown, Seymour St 9.29 10.29 11.29 12.29 1.29 2.29
What is your favourite food?
Pad Thai.
What makes you smile?
My kids, but they also bring me to tears!
What’s your pet hate?
A messy unorganised desk.
Who would you invite to dinner?
The team from 7 Days.
Your favourite holiday destination?
Tahuna Motor Camp.
Your favourite music group?
Can I have more than one? Pearl Jam, Black Eyed Peas, and LMFAO.
What is the one thing SUN readers would be surprised to know about you?
Having the group LMFAO as a favourite band. Check them out!
What is next on your wishlist?
The Harlequins rugby team to win this year’s rugby championship.
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Friday March 9, 201212 gardeningthis week
Story and photo by Stephanie ChoateJulie Murphy leans over a bed of snowy white and soft
pink geraniums in Pollard Park, rapidly plucking dead blossoms with deft gloved fingers.
A pile of faded blossoms, fallen leaves, and clippings fills a nearby tractor, as a group of gardeners toil in the continual task of keeping Blenheim’s parks beautiful.
Murphy has worked in the town gardens for nearly 25 years, part of the eight-person team behind the vibrant flowers and shady lawns of Seymour Square and Pollard Park.
“It’s all a team effort,” she said. “Working in a team with talented gardeners is a great
advantage.”The gardeners put more than 30,000 annuals in the
ground each year in two plantings. As winter frosts begin to claim the summer blooms in
April, they will uproot them and fill the beds with violas, calendulas, poppies and pansies.
Murphy said she likes the fresh start of a new season. “My favorite part is probably ripping out the old flowers and starting over. It’s nice to get a change,” she said.
Town gardeners brighten Blenheim
Cutting off dead blossoms and clearing debris from around plants are vital steps as the changing seasons bring cooler weather, making plants more susceptible to diseases.
Removing dead growth improves air circulation and encourages the plant to send out new blooms.
“It really helps prolong the life of our
annuals,” she said.Murphy also suggests cutting back a bit
on watering, and applying a liquid feed this time of year.
Once the gardeners finish deadheading the annual beds, they’ll move on to prun-ing the camellias and rhododendrons. Between pruning, weeding, raking and digging, there’s plenty to keep them busy.
Murphy said the parks provide a refuge where residents can come to relax and enjoy the natural surroundings.
“It’s peaceful, it’s pretty, it’s private,” she said, gazing down to the willow-lined stream at Pollard Park, where two young children were tossing bits of bread to paddling ducks.
“It’s a really good place.”
Marlborough District Council gardeners Julie Murphy (left) and Gavin Smith work in the flowerbeds at Pollard Park.
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Forget about slug bait, let me introduce…beer bait!
Simply, cut the top off an empty fizzy drink bottle, leaving approxi-mately 10cm of plastic from the lid.
Make sure the lid is tightly screwed on.
Make a hole next to your lettuces large enough for the whole bottle neck to fit into.
The open end of your plastic bottle should sit almost parallel with the soil.
Place three sticks approximately 15cm in height around your plastic bottle in the shape of a teepee.
Fill your bottle up to the halfway mark with beer (slugs aren’t fussy about the type of beer, but kids make
sure you ask your parents first!).To ensure that the beer is protected
from rain, take the discarded end of your plastic fizzy drink bottle and cut off a section approximately 5cm from the end.
Balance this section on the three sticks you staked earlier.
This will create a lid to protect the beer against rain.
Now all you have to do is sit back and wait. Overnight the slugs will slide their way into the beer.
And don’t just stop with one beer bait bottle, make several and place them around your slug susceptible veges.
You’ll be amazed by the results.
There’s not much to planting Madam Butterfly antir-rhinums, otherwise known as snapdragons.
They come in a range of colours, grow to around 75cm high and will flower in about six to eight weeks from planting.
They grow nicely with wallflowers and polyanthus because they like the same sunny, well-drained, but cold conditions.
Plant the seedlings in groups – around 20-40cm apart from each other – and the plants will support each other as they grow. Limit your watering and ensure you water the base of the plants rather than the flowers to avoid the spread of diseases.
And remember to deadhead the plants to prolong their flowering.
Stand by your snapdragon
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- weekend event guide -Friday 9 MarchFramingham harvest concert 2012Celebrate the beginning of Harvest, at 19 Conders bend Road, Renwick,Blenheim 6.30 - 11.00pm. Eastern and The Dead Parrots providing some of the entertainment
Sea Film Festival7pm at Ecoworld. A film festival show of student documentaries throughout the year, showcasing the science, conserva-tion, and love of the sea. Entry is by a gold coin donation.
The Secret GardenMusic by Frenzie
SaTurday 10 MarchMulticultural FestivalIn Pollard Park, Blenheim from 11am – 4pm. Celebrate cultural diversity and race relations awareness, Ph (03) 5796410
Millennium art Gallery10.30am – 12 noon. Free Entry Photography and film about the art of facial ta moko.Featuring entertainment for children of all ages:Music, lots of activities, special guest author/illustrators and artists
Blenheim Scottish country dancingTrial afternoon 1.30pm – 3pm – Whitney Street School Hall. All welcome
ulysses club10am for coffee and catch up at Shelly’s Café, The Vines Rapaura Road.
Boot Sale 8am – 2pm Blenheim Railway Station car park on Grove Rd
redwood Market8am – noon. Redwoodtown carpark
Taste Marlborough Saturday Market9am – 1pm in The Forum – Ethic food, local produce, arts, crafts and jewellery
Waitaria Bay (Kenepuru Sound) classic Tri PlusA fun opportunity for individuals, families and groups - 3km kayak, 4km bike, 4km run plus 50m swim. Obstacle course for kids under 14, social dance evening with spot prizes and much more, email [email protected] or ph Dianne or John on 03 5734420 to find out more
St Mary’s School Gala10am - 2pm, 3 Stephenson Street, Blenheim for more information phone Tracy 021 487903
Lenny’s irish PubHavelock - 8pm – 12am – music by The Cutting Wren
Le caféLondon Quay, Picton 8pm – music by Nikita Tu-Bryant with The Ed Zuccollo Trio
dog Point/Logan Brown classic Kiwi Picnic 12 noon at Dog Point Vineyard, $175 per person, over 18yrs only, ph 03 5728294.
Lochmara Lodge annual Fun Festival & Big SwimContact Lochmara Lodge for more infor-mation. Ph 573 4554
Vintage Farm Machinery 10am – 3pm at Brayshaw Vintage Farm. Tours available - Phone 579 4397
Sunday 11 MarchBeach clean-up in Picton 9.30am start – meet at the foreshore playground; Waikawa Bay playground; Rarangi meet at community Centre on Rarangi Rd; Wairau Bar meet at Wharf. Phone Shelly 572 9783 or register at seaweek.org.nz
rail Sail Picton Foreshore 10am – 4pm – miniature train and yachts
Sunday Market Queen Street carpark 9am – 2pm. Something for everyone. Phone 578 7918
ulysses club meet at Blenheim Railway Station 10.15am for ride to Portage for picnic lunch
Model aero clubARA Wairau Valley 9am – Phone 578 9199
Petanque 10am 65A Weld Street – Phone John 577 9789
if you have an event contact aynsley at The Sun on 5777 868
13Friday March 9, 2012 what’s onin marlborough
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The rules will change as of 5am on the 25th March.
eDrive Solutions have built an interac-tive online practice tool, which is designed to assist people to understand the rules easily, and test them-selves on the change.
It is freely available to all New Zealanders, and is supported by NZTA and ACC, as well as Bridgestone, Suzuki and BP.
Cards with more information and the URL can be picked up at any BP Connect store.
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He and his daugh-ter Nadine Isler head up the project, with a goal of making New Zealand’s roads safer for everyone.
Get ready for the weekend with our list of what’s on!
14 Friday March 9, 2012 farming
Exhibition sites are nearing full occupancy for the 44th New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays. A total of 98% of all sites at Fieldays have been acquired by agricultural related businesses, who understand the significance of exhibiting at the iconic event.
Outdoor agricultural sites are 99% occupied and the sought-after indoor Mystery Creek Pavilion is fully subscribed.
The popular Kiwi’s Best Mar-quee situated within this area is completely sold out with companies
showcasing their quality food and beverage products. In addition to these quality food sites, celebrity chefs will demonstrate delicious ways to use exhibitors’ premium products in the Kiwi’s Best Kitchen Theatre.
Other areas of interest during Fiel-days include the pioneering Ag Art Wear and Innovation competitions.
The Ag Art Wear wearable arts competition is currently seeking talented designers to construct extremely creative and unique gar-ments derived from rural products.
The Innovation Competition pow-ered by the University of Waikato, is also searching for innovative entries. The supreme Innovation award, the esteemed Golden Stand-ard, recognises backyard agricul-tural inventions or improvements which have the potential to enhance farming practices.
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By Annabelle LatzRural Marlborough has its fair
share of challenges just like the rest of rural New Zealand, but is in a good position to cope with them.
“The community I’m working with is very proactive,” said Michael Ben-nett, Federated Farmers Regional Policy Advisor for Marlborough, West Coast, Nelson, Golden Bay and North Canterbury.
He has been involved with the rural Marlborough community for three months now, a change of scene from Southland, and his first impressions of this region have been positive.
He said people are proactive, pragmatic and sensible, which comes down to strong leadership, both from local council and the farming community.
The biggest project on his agenda so far has been the Outstanding Natural Features and Landscapes, a section of the Resource Management Act which often causes confusion and heated discussions.
Michael said landscapes are con-stantly changing due to differing farming methods.
“Land use has always changed, and always will.”
He said good communication is a vital tool for land users and local bodies, so decisions can be made regarding what natural features and
landscapes need to be protected. “The ONL is extremely compli-
cated; legally, emotionally, and politically.”
The original aim of the ONL was to protect land from inappropriate development.
“There was always an assump-tion that the Government would provide clarification of this part of the RMA.”
Michael believes the Marlborough District Council is taking a consul-tative approach with land users to work through the issues involved with the ONL.
Issues involve working through property rights, managing the costs involved with work on land to help protect it, and not disrupting farm-ing practices.
“We are still in the very early stages. Conversations need to take place and I hope it is done in good faith.”
Michael works alongside groups including Forest and Bird, Fish and Game, MDC and Department of Conservation.
“My job is to try and understand the process of what happens to who.”
He is positive that as long as strong communication continues, compli-cated issues like landuse and land protection can be solved effectively.
Marlborough’s natural features and landscapes are changing
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Women wanting to promote their small rural business will need to get their entries in soon for the RWNZ Enterprising Rural Woman Award 2012.
This is the fourth year for the competition, and entries close next Friday, March 16.
Past winners have included an an-imal homeopathy business, a farm walk and home-stay enterprise, a forestry trucking company, and a children’s merino sock producer.
Last year’s supreme winner was cheese maker from The Marlborough Sounds Lisa Harper, of Sherrington Grange Limited.
The RWNZ Enterprising Rural Women Awards 2012 are open to small businesses with 10 full-time staff or less that have been
operating for at least two years. If in partnership, women must be an active partner of 50 per cent or more.
Past entrants are welcome to re-enter.
There are three award categories: the Telecom North Island Award, the Access Homehealth South Is-land Award, and new this year, the Fly Buys Online Business Award.
Each category winner will re-ceive $1000 and a trophy, and will go on to compete for the Supreme Award 2012, which will be announced at the Rural Women New Zealand national conference in Hawera on May 21.
Entry forms and further informa-tion can be found on the website www.ruralwomen.org.nz.
RWNZ Business Award; entries almost closed
The troublesome Moth Plant is in flower in Blenheim at the moment.
With toxic properties, and the natural aggression to choke nearby vegetation, bio security officers at Marlborough District Council want to destroy them now.
Bio security officer of plants Rob Simons said the officers have looked at all known sites in Blenheim, and will now carry on to the surveillance phase.
“We check down wind from known sites, where we often find new plants.”
The plant will start to produce seeds very soon, so need to be destroyed before this happens.
“We will destroy them free of charge, just ring us up and we will come around.”
If you see a moth plant on your property, please call 574 2300, and ask for a bio security officer.
Destroying the Moth Plant
Spray misuse investigatedZespri will test every kiwifruit orchard in the
country to ensure desperate growers have not misused sprays to try to save their vines from the devastating Psa-V disease.
With the kiwifruit harvest due to begin in a few weeks, Kiwifruit Growers president Neil Trebilco urged growers to voluntarily tell the industry if they had used products wrongly or without approval. Some had come forward.
Psa has mostly affected the Zespri Gold kiwifruit variety and has now contaminated about 30 per cent of the industry’s orchards, largely in the Bay of Plenty.
death noticesSTOCKDALE, Richard (Dick): On Monday March 5 2012, peacefully, at Aberleigh Village. Aged 87 years. Dearly loved husband of Ethel, much loved father and father-in-law of Liz and Mac, Angela and John and Pop to Gordon and Beryl, Owen and Raylene, Murray and Mary-Anne. A loved Grandad and Grandpop of Daniel and Nicole, Stacey and the late Phillip; Nigel and Stuart, Lisa and Erin and great grandad of Elisabeth, Gus and Rex, Quinn, Kaizer, and Megan. Messages to 2/14 Carvell St Blenheim 7201. In lieu of flowers a donation to St John would be appreciated and may be left at the service or sent to P O Box 467 Blenheim 7240. Special thanks to the staff at Aberleigh Village for their care and support of Dick. A funeral service for Dick will be held at the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson & Parker Sts , 1.30 pm Friday March 9, followed by interment at Fairhall Cemetery.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz
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By Annabelle LatzIt was food for thought earlier this week
when Marlborough’s future was the topic of a breakfast conversation.
Mayor Alistair Sowman spoke at the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday; ‘Mak-ing the most of Marlborough, rethinking the region’s future.’
He said the future is all about being crea-tive to seek out the talent and opportunities that are here, in the form of people, groups, and industry.
“It’s about building on our strengths and being innovative.”
Marlborough is made up of many small businesses, and it is key to have the ability to network together.
“It’s about value, not volume.”Quality tourism, ensuring Marlborough
is clean, safe, and affordable for young people through to ageing populations, looking after the ecosystems, holding good relationships with the primary industries, and keeping up quality education, are topics Alistair touched on.
He also talked about the importance the town’s centre played, and the importance of planning its future.
“Our quality of life is remarkable. The regional economy needs to be smart to bring everything together, with successful businesses that are helping people in the community.”
Mother Nature put a spanner in the spokes of the Iron Man competitors at last weekend’s Taupo Iron Man. Steve Smith from Blenheim never got to complete his third event, as it was cancelled due to stormy conditions.
“The organisers made the right call.” But that didn’t stop his devastation.
“It was heartbreaking, it was a real
disaster.” A half Iron Man event took place on the Sunday instead, which Steve said his heart was not really in, but he still com-pleted in a very credible time of 6hr.11min.
“It was mentally hard, after all the train-ing for the Iron Man and all the sacrifices over the past months.” He’s not sure yet whether he will train for another Iron Man, “You have to get yourself mentally right.”
Lets plan for Marlborough’s future
Taupo Iron Man cancelled Heartbreaking for Blenheim athlete
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The Wairau Community Clinic Ltd, a division of Kimi Hauora Wairau Marlborough Primary Health will open a new General Practice Clinic on 2 April 2012. The practice will enrol patients and provide a full range of general practice services. It is collocated with the Marlborough After Hours GP Service on the Wairau Hospital site. We are seeking nursing and reception staff to support the GP who will work across 5 days.The Clinical Nurse Leader role is full time and requires a NZ Registered Nurse with experience in general practice and chronic conditions management, excellent service coordination skills and the vision to establish outstanding nursing services and clinics to support and be supported by the General Practitioner. The role reports to the CEO Marlborough Primary Health Organisation and professionally to the Associate Director of Nursing (Primary Care) Marlborough PHO.The Practice Nurse position is part time across 5 days and requires a New Zealand Registered Nurse with Practice Nursing experience who would enjoy working in a new clinic providing the full range of practice nurse skills and patient support. The Practice Nurse reports to the Clinical Nurse Leader. There is an opportunity to combine this role with that of the After Hours Nurses to create an integrated nursing roster.The Receptionist position is full time but may be shared among two or more people. The role requires an experienced receptionist with the professional and interpersonal skills to carry out the reception duties of a new busy general practice. The Receptionist position also offers an opportunity for flexible hours and the development of a integrated reception roster with the Marlborough After Hours GP Service.If any of the above roles interest you please contact Sarah-Jane Morkel on 520 6200 or [email protected] for more information and a job description.
Clinical Nurse Leader Full TimePractise Nurse 0.5 FTE (20hrs per week)
Reception Staff Full Time Equivalent
Applications close Friday 16th March 2012
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We are currently seeking a well presented, competent and reliable Receptionist/ Data Entry person to provide effective front line administration support to our Civil Marlborough Division.
It is envisaged that the successful candidate will have the following attributes:
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•RAMMexperiencepreferred(butnotessential) •Theabilitytomulti-taskandprioritiseefficiently •Acurrentfullclass1driverslicence
The role requires a self-managing person with a“Can-Do”attitudewhoenjoysworking in abusy teamenvironment. You’ll be a highly capable and a lateral thinker who appreciates the importance of providing a superior level of administration.
For further information call Craig Glendinning HR Manageron0272411790orHeadOfficeon092959000atanytimeoremailacopyofyourcurrentCVtocraig.hr@heb.co.nz.
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Library hours include two evening sessions to 7pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You will supervise these sessions.
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By Celeste LodewykThe newly extended
Blenheim bus service which now runs on Sat-urday mornings is seen as a great tool for the community, says Mitre 10 Mega Marlborough general manager Brad Packham.
Last month Mitre 10 Mega Marlborough announced it had in-creased its sponsorship to $35,000 to contribute toward the extended service.
“We were hoping the service would be extended to Saturday so we were more than willing to help cover those costs as well,” he says.
Last Saturday was the beginning of the new service and de-spite the lower numbers due to bad weather, Marlborough District Council finance and
information supervisor David Craig is hoping the extended service will prove popular.
“The demand for the increased hours came from comments received over time and as we were due to re-tender, we decided to open the process to alternative tenderers outside of the existing weekday service.
“It seemed to be a logical progression, one we are hoping will prove popular,” he says.
Ritchies Transport Holdings Ltd has held the tender since the service first began in January 2005.
The service has come a long way since ex-panding from two to five days, and then in-troducing the free travel for Super Gold Card holders in November 2008.
Looking forward, Mr Craig says the Council may look at surveying public interest in further extending the service to cater for commuter traffic.
With the extended bus service comes slight changes to the timetable including a lunch break for drivers between 12noon and 1pm.
A copy of the new time-table is printed on page 9.
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By Annabelle LatzThe news of making the Olympic team
for rowing was not a surprising one for Robbie Manson.
But after a few minutes, the realisation sunk in, flooding in childhood memories of dreaming of the Olympics.
The 22 year-old Blenheim rower has made the quadruple scull, and said his body has been through a fair bit of pain to get there.
He started rowing at Marlborough Boys’ College when he was 16, and has dedicated the last four years to earning the Olympic silver fern.
Based at Lake Karapiro in the Wai-kato, he ‘sleeps, eats and rows.’
“Your body is screaming out, you go through a lot of pain in the middle of a race.”
He said techniques of rowing change with different numbers of rowers in a boat, and different conditions, but the underlying theme remains the same.
“At the end of the day you are doing the same thing; pulling on that oar as much as you can.”
Robbie was 10 when he first took a fancy to making an Olympic team one day.
He picked up the oar as a teenager, and decided that was the sport he’d use to give the dream a go.
“It was my dream, but I never thought it would actually be me, because I thought I’d have to have something so special.”
He has lived a dream throughout his training, as described when he talks about his favourite rowing spot.
“It’s Bled, in Slovenia. We were there
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Robbie had never travelled far before he started training hard at rowing, but in the last three years he has been to
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They will train hard at Lake Karapiro for 10 weeks, before heading to Europe for competitions in Lucerne and Munich mid-year.
London Olympics starts on July 27.
Joseph Sullivan and Robbie Manson training/racing together for the under 23 World Champs in 2009, which they won.
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Open to the public, people are encouraged to go along to the Series and support local riders.
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