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ing will not be tolerated this festive season.Make bad decisions, and you will get caught. Crossroads is a zero tolerance campaign, run by

Tasman police over the festive season, which includes Nelson and Marlborough regions.

Starting this Friday, December 21, and running through until January 7, anyone driving more than four kilome-tres over posted speed limit will be fined.

Based in Nelson, Inspector Jenni Richardson is road policing manager, and said the number of police on the roads will not be spared.

This is the first year the campaign is running for this length of time, as it usually runs from December 24 until January 2.

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John’s Kitchen will make the Christmas and New Year period the best it can possibly be, for the regulars he sees through his doors.

The Christmas tree at SBS bank on Market St is being surrounded with food for those who eat at John’s Kitchen, thanks to generous donations from the community.

“It’s very kind of the SBS Bank to set this up

for us.”The tree will be up until

December 31.The food will be used

next year at John’s Kitchen.

“We like to help the community, and this is one of the small ways that we can do it,” said Maria Hine, business development officer at SBS Bank.

Jo h n’s K i t c h e n’s Christmas Dinner is on this evening, and will be the final dinner of

Bringing joy to John’s Kitchen

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the year.Yvonne Dasler, convener for

John’s Kitchen, said a buffet dinner with all the Christmas trimmings, carols and music will make for a great evening.

Doors open at 5pm.“It’s a chance for newcomers to

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By Emily ElliottThe Army is an exciting prospect

for Laura Goldsworthy, who has just been selected for officer training next year.

Last week, the recently graduated Marlborough Girls’ College student found out that she is one of 60 ac-cepted into the New Zealand Army, out of 6000 applicants.

“It’s exciting. I’ve always wanted to do it. My granddad was in the military, so I grew up hearing stories and reading books.”

The teenager will begin her full year

of training on January 7, working from 5:30am-10pm every day, with one weekend off per month.

The training starts off as mainly physical, with two university papers.

“There is the possibility of going to Australia or Malaysia for some exercises,” Laura said.

“Everyone works towards going on deployment, it’s an exciting thing where you get to learn so much,” she said about the possibility of serving in Afghanistan or Timor Leste.

There are two other females in New Zealand selected with her intake, but

Laura says she is definitely in the younger group.

“My family are really proud, it’s the same thing my Granddad did.”

The Blenheim girl is ecstatic about starting training, and when others hear about what she wants to do, they are often surprised.

“People look at me like, ‘really?’, because I’m quite small and petite!”

At the moment, Laura is working hard to get ready for next year.

“All I do now is eat, train, and sleep!“You have to be really fit for next

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SunThe 3Wednesday December 19, 2012

By Chris Tobin A board of inquiry’s draft report

and decision regarding NZ King Salmon’s salmon farm proposals for the Marlborough Sounds is expected to be released this week.

NZ King Salmon’s chief executive Grant Rosewarne commented in a letter to the Sun last Friday that the decision would be made public today.

However the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) communications manager Lesley Meadows said this had not been confirmed.

“Everyone is going all out to make it available this week,” she said.

The board has considered King Salmon’s proposal for two plan changes to the Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan. Also it has looked at the company’s resource consent applications for salmon farms and salmon farming at nine locations in the Sounds.

Eight are new sites – in Pelorus Sound (four sites). Port Gore (one), Queen Charlotte Sound (two) and Tory Channel (one).

The board’s draft decision will be posted on the website once it has been released and will be open for comments from parties after which the board of inquiry will make its final report and decision.

EPA ‘going all out’

A new joint tour ism v e n t u r e b e t w e e n Marlborough Travel and New Zealand King Salmon aims to celebrate some of the region’s most renowned sights and tastes.

The Seafood Odyssea Cruise which takes attendees through the Marlborough Sounds celebrated its maiden voyage yesterday.

The three-hour cruise starts with a visit to a New Zealand King Salmon farm where guests can witness life on a salmon farm, and from the new year, hand feed the salmon.

Following that, the cruise ventures into Tory channel to visit the oyster farms with attendees able to sampling fresh produce from each.

“While we receive no direct commercial benefit from the cruises themselves we are committed to

sustainable growth for the region and we regard this as being broader than producing only salmon,” said New Zealand King Salmon CEO Grant Rosewarne.

“We also believe food tourism is an untapped resource for Marlborough and the Odyssea programme is designed to add a new dimension to what is a very popular tourist activity in Europe and globally of course,” he said.

Daily departures from Picton Marina in Queen Charlotte Sound introduce guests to local producers, to sample the fresh catch and match it with Marlborough’s finest Sauvignon Blanc.

New tourism venture launched

By Chris Tobin Workers were applying the finishing

touches to Davidson Place in central Blenheim yesterday in readiness for its official opening tomorrow afternoon.

The $477,332 pocket park on the corner of Charles and Queen streets will be opened at 4pm by Marlborough Mayor Alistair Sowman and former mayor Liz Davidson, after whom it has been named, will speak.

“It will be very informal,” Marlborough Distr ict Council

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The park has been designed to link through to the Forum area allowing a connected area for street markets and as a venue for downtown events and entertainment.

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By Emily ElliottThe annual Christmas in the Park was

a success on Sunday night, drawing the largest crowd yet.

According to chairman of the orga n ising com m it tee, Den is Humphries, approximately three and a half thousand turned up to listen to local talent at Pollard Park.

“The event was bigger than last year, it’s growing all the time.”

“We went through 700 sausages!” Mr Humphries said.

Mr Humphries said the night was festive, fun, and just like one big party.

“There is incredible talent in

Marlborough,” he said of Fella Voce, Olivia Sheat, and feature act Matt McNeily, who entertained the crowd.

“We sang about 8-9 Christmas Carols throughout the night.”

The event was made possible with the support of the local community and the council.

“We are very grateful to the community. The generosity is a major plus for

making Christmas in the Park work,” Mr Humphries said.

The organising committee of five are pleased with the outcome of the event, and are starting to work on next year’s Christmas in the Park in February.

Christmas in the Park brings festivity

For the last few weeks the foyer and front window of the Sun’s office has been awash with toys. But not now.

On Monday, two of Santa’s help-ers, Christine Campbell and Liz Fur-ness of the Open Home Foundation, visited the office to collect the toys which have been donated by people from around Marlborough.

The toys are part of the annual collection for the foundation and

will go to 70 families, most of them to foster parents, who will give them to children in their care on Christmas day.

Christine said it was the biggest collection of toys they had received in recent years.

“We want to sincerely thank the public for their generosity.”

The toys will be sorted this week in readiness for Christmas Day.

By Robbie ParkesMonths of intensive training have come to

fruition as members of the RNZAF Base Woodbourne 12/03 Recruit Course graduated and were recongised by the Minister of Defence on Friday.

The Honourable Dr Jonathan Coleman was the reviewing officer for the ceremony at Base Woodbourne, and offered the 41 graduates some key words of encouragement.

“You are joining the airforce at a very important time,” he told the audience of graduates, and their friends and families.

This year is the 75th anniversary of the RNZAF, “And that is a very proud history for our airforce to look back on,” said Dr Coleman.

“It is a great day for you as graduates, and you will remember this day for the rest of your lives.

“With that honour today comes a responsibility to represent a tradition of all those who have come before.”

Of the 41 graduates, Scott Hutchison is the only Blenheim recruit, while Patrick Tafili-Reid, a Tasman Makos Under-20 squad member is the only other Top of the South graduate, hailing from Nelson.

Scott has been a member of the Blenheim Volunteer Fire Brigade for two years, and will be pursuing the same career path in the airforce.

He will be posted at Base Woodbourne for five

months training, and will go down to Linton for a three month basic firefighting course.

Asked if he has always considered going into the airforce Scott said: “Not really, I just knew a couple of people who were doing it and enjoyed it, and I thought it would be a pretty cool career.”

He said there are some great qualifications he can achieve through the RNZAF, and is eager to get a career started.

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Some of the big crowd enjoying the carols at Pollard Park on Sunday evening.

Left: Blenheim graduate Scott Hutchison. Right: Reviewing officer Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman, Minister of Defence, gives the graduates some words of encouragement.

The graduates parade.


By Robbie Parkes

Little remains of the last of four houses to be removed on t he p roposed Speight’s Ale House site on Middle Renwick Rd.

Developer John Derry said work

to remove the last house on the site next to Spring-lands Countdown supermarket be-gan last Wednes-day.

On Thursday, half of the build-ing remained, which Mr Derry said would be gone by the week-

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A large oak tree had to be removed from a property on the corner of Max-well Road and Stephenson Street on Friday, after it was declared a danger the Marlborough District Council reports.

Arborists found a split in the tree’s trunk and, in order to minimise the risk of branches falling over the road or onto the next door property, some of its limbs were removed.

Further assessment of the tree’s future was intended but, with high wind gusts, the tree was showing so much movement that immediate removal was requested by the council.

Police and Marlborough Roads cor-doned off the area and nearby residences were evacuated while the tree was largely removed.

Aborists suggested that the tree had

been topped many years ago, which had weakened its structure and opened the trunk up to decay.

The tree, on both private and public land, is thought to be about 80 or more years old. It was not listed as a protected tree on the district council’s register although several neighbouring trees have been registered.

Dangerous oak tree removed

By Robbie ParkesIt may seem like a step

back in time, but the Brown family’s car and bike collection boasts some rare and unique vehicles.

The Marlborough Muscle Car and Bike Museum on Grove Rd opened this week, in-troducing a wide range of vehicles, including a stainless steel DeLorean DMC-12 (famously used in the Back to the future film trilogy) to the Blenheim public.

Museum manager Viv Brown, whose family owns the collection said it will be a great attrac-tion, especially for the district.

The DeLorean for in-stance, has never been on the road and has never been registered.

Viv thinks it may be the only brand new, un-driven one in the whole

world.“There were only

about 50 made in the first place.”

Some of the other spe-cial models is the two-door Ford 54’ Fairlane (“One of the only ones in the country,” accord-ing to Viv), and the 1932 Stutz Bearcat.

“Everytime we went out in it, there would be up to one hundred people staring at it.

“She’s a classic that one.”

But, it is Viv’s 1973 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray - his pride and joy - that takes the cake.

Viv said they are some of the fastest cars in the country, with a lot of them hitting the tarmac on a regular basis.

Viv’s son Terry races too, and his own car is exhibited at the mu-seum.

Plenty of classics on show

Viv Brown and his 1973 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray which is on display at the Marlborough Muscle Car and Bike Museum on Grove Rd.

start between now and Christmas.

“Very early in the new year is when the builders come in and start work,”

he said.“ I t h a s go n e

smoothly, but it’s been a long process just trying to make sure we get every-

thing right.”“It’ll be very nice

to see a builder down there with a hammer in his hand.”

“We’ll take it out to Ruapuna and places like that,” said Viv.

Viv lived and raced in Blenheim in the late 1950s, before moving down to Christchurch and testing the tracks at

Aranui and Ruapuna. “All the family have

raced out at Ruapuna.”He agreed the museum

is a testament to their family’s passion for mus-cle cars and racing, and he believes the Marlborough

public will thoroughly enjoy their collection.

“There’s some real classy cars.”

The museum is open seven days from 10am to 5pm with a special discount for seniors.

The proposal to shift the ferry terminals to Clifford Bay will be discussed tonight in Picton.

The Picton Business Group will hold a meeting for Picton and Marlborough Sounds business owners.

All business owners are welcome to attend, to learn about possible impacts

of the change. The meeting will take place at

Mercure Picton hotel in Waikawa Rd, at 6pm.

Someone from the Ministry of Transport, and some Marlborough District councillors have been invited to attend the meeting.

Staff and students from Koromiko School made the most of their final day of school on Friday after it was announced earlier that the school would close, after 139 years.

There was cake, a bouncy castle and plenty of games for the send off.

The last day of teaching was officially Friday, December 14, while the school itself closes on January 27.

Last day for Koromiko School

Ferry terminal meeting this evening in Picton

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Continued from page 1“Our emphasis will be on being out there, and

being seen.”With a predicted 30,000 more people on Tasman

roads this summer, including West Coast roads, Inspector Richardson said the aim of the zero-tolerance campaign is to get everyone to their holiday destination safely.

“It’s not really a time for police to be taking leave, it’s all hands at the pump really.”

She said people must remember to wear their seat-belts at all times, and drivers who are towing should pull over when possible to let faster traffic pass.

Close monitoring of rural roads will be another part of the Crossroads campaign.

“It’s a focus for us for this year, we want to stop more people.”

Sergeant Barrie Greenall, Highway Patrol, said rural drivers need to think of everyone’s safety when they get behind the wheel after having alcohol.

“The big fear for people in rural areas is getting caught, not the fact they might kill each other.”

He said monitoring urban areas for drink driving has been well attended by police, but there needs to be more work done in rural areas.

Drivers are sixteen times more likely to crash with 80 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath in their system.

Sergeant Greenall said communities need to work together to stop people driving drunk.

“There are families around here who haven’t got loved ones this Christmas.”

There have been five deaths on Marlborough’s roads this year, involving four crashes, two of which have been alcohol-related.

“It’s just annoying that we have this situation.”

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SunThe6 Wednesday December 19, 2012

By Chris Tobin Not many New Zealand survivors

of the historic World War II Battle of the River Plate are left but Blenheim has one.

He’s Harold Heffer and last Thursday the 96-year-old attended the 73rd anniversary of the battle at a special function organised

by the Royal New Zealand Naval Association (Marlborough branch) at Marlborough Clubs.

Mr Heffer, enjoyed a tot of rum in the traditional Up Spirits ceremony yesterday which preceded a dinner.

Naval association president Barry Rolton said only four other New Zealanders who served on HMS

Achilles at The Battle of the River Plate off the coast of Uruguay and Argentina, on December 13, 1939, were still alive.

The battle was the first major naval battle of WWII.

Mr Heffer served in the navy from 1936 to 1948 and was a leading stoker on HMS Achilles.

Historic naval battle recalled

The 82-minute battle between the pocket battleship Graf Spee and three smaller British opponents – Achilles, Ajax and Exeter – in the South Atlantic in 1939 ended with all four ships damaged.

The British ships suffered 72 fatalities (among them two New Zealanders) to the Graf

Spee’s 36. But the German

warship’s subsequent withdrawal to the neutral Uruguayan port of Montevideo, and it s d ra mat ic scuttling by its own crew on December 17, 1939, turned the Battle of the River Plate into a major British victory – and a welcome morale boost for the Allied

cause.Achilles’ role in the

battle was a special source of pride for New Zealanders, who

welcomed the ship’s crew home at huge parades in Auckland and Wellington in early 1940.

Tot of rum. Battle of the River Plate veteran Harry Heffer enjoys an 'Up Spirit" tot of rum. From left Mr Heffer's daughter Lois Freeth, husband Don Freeth and Royal NZ Naval Association president (Marlbrough branch) Barry Roulton.

Source of pride

By Chris Tobin Some of Marlborough’s

up and coming youth were encouraged to set career goals on Friday.

Speaking at the Marlbrough Lines Tertiary Study Awards, the company’s managing director Ken Forrest said that since the awards were inaugurated, in excess of 200 Marlborough youth had been recipients.

“And they’ve excelled nationally and internationally,” Mr Forrest said.

“I have every confidence you people will similarly succeed and I urge you to think of the goals you seek.”

The awards date back to the the mid-1980s when the then Marlborough Electric Power Board started them at the suggestion of the late Lawrie Duckworth, a former deputy mayor of Blenheim who passed away in September this year.

On Friday seven students were presented with the awards which were worth $18,500 and will assist with their studies.

The 2012 recipients were.- Leatham Landon-Lane,

Marlborough Boys’ College, dux (will be studying for a Bachelor of Engineering at Canterbury University); Christopher Swan, MBC, proxime accessit (Degree in Design, Massey University); R e b e c c a F o r g e s s o n , Marlborough Girls’ College, dux (Bachelor of Engineering ( H o n s ) , C a n t e r b u r y University); Sonia Ginders, MGC, proxime accessit (BA

and law, Otago University); Cheyenne Conroy-Mosdell, Queen Charlotte College, du x ( BA, Ca nt e rbu r y University); Justin Richards, QCC, proxime accessit (yet to be confirmed); and Jacques Breedt, Rai Valley Area School (pilot’s course Ardmore Aviation School, Auckland).

Set goals, school award winners advised

By Chris Tobin Cla ra van Wel

proved Blenheim is a town with talent with her recent NZ Got Talent win.

Next month other Marlbur ians wi l l have a chance to show their abilities when auditions are held for another music competition show, X Factor New Zealand.

The TV3 show will be holding auditions at Marlborough Girls’ College on January 16 from 10am to 3pm.

S t a r t i n g i n Q u e e n s t ow n o n J a n u a r y 5 a n d finishing in Kaitaia a month later, the pre-audition tour is the first stage of finding top New Zealand singing talent.

C o - e x e c u t i v e

p ro duc e r of t he X-Factor Andrew Szuste r ma n sa id the competition was about f inding the next great singer to sign with Sony Music Entertainment.

“It is a massive production with lots and lots of different layers and we’ve been working on this thing for quite some time and we’re now at the point where we’re ready to get the rest of New Zealand auditioning away to see who the next big recording artist out of this country’s going to be.”

Contestants who are successful in the pre-auditions will get to perform in front of the four judges and a live audience.

Ken Forrest, managing director of Marlborough Lines, with Leatham Landon-Lane after presenting him with his award.

Jacqui Leslie.; Rebecca Forgesson; Justin Richards; Christopher Swan; Leatham Landon-Lane; Sonia Ginders; Cheyenne Conroy-Mosdell (absent Jacques Breedt). Photo: Jacqui Leslie

X Factor coming to Blenheim

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The judges on the Cuisine tasting panel said the wine exhibits ripe herbal flavours mingled with notes of

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The Cuisine achieve-ment follows hard on the heels of other wins for the Rapaura Springs 2012 Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, which took Pure Gold in the Air New Zealand Wine awards and Gold in the In-ternational Aromatic Wine Competition.

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Q: What is on your wish list for Santa to bring you this year?

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For Christmas I would like a packet of toy cars and a stocking full of sweets.

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I hope Santa will bring me a toy motorbike this year.

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I really wish for Santa to bring me a Madd Scooter in purple.

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I wish for a pink stone, a pink teddy bear, and lots of treats in my stocking.

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This year I would like a princess book.

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the mess the Taylor River is (Sun, December 14).

The dumb council spends heaps of taxpayers’ money on making the river banks nice and tidy then hello they bugger up the river.

Back in the 60s-70 we caught a hell of a lot of trout there between the railway bridge and the gym club.

Daryl Slade caught a 15lb trout there. Malcolm Gilmour caught a

10 and an 8lber within 30mins of each other.

There are many stories like that and most of the trout were caught in the middle of the day.

Nowadays the trout are still there somewhere in the murkie shallows.

Come on council what are you doing to the river?

It sure is a good look for people when they decide to have a rest on the banks and see that dirty water.

Neil Wilson

Dear Ed,While I was getting fish and chips at a takeaway shop

on Wednesday night, an overseas lady walked in and ordered some too.

As she didn’t have enough cash she asked if they accepted a credit card.

Her bill was $30.00, give or take a few cents.The answer was yes, but there was a $2.00 charge

for this. To me it seemed a bit of a rip off especially with

someone from overseas, but they probably do this with everyone. Just seems totally unfair.

Moira

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Dear Ed Has this government gone insane? I see where a German property investor has bought

part of New Zealand’s parliamentary complex.Hamburg-based Farhad Vladi has bought Bowen

House, the building on the corner of Lambton Quay where NZ First, the Greens and the Maori Party have their offices, for $62 million.

The 22-storey block, which is linked to the Beehive by an underground travelator, also houses the Speaker’s apartment, select committee rooms, the Office of the Clerk, Parliamentary Service and Ministerial Services staff.

Under a deal signed yesterday, Vladi bought the building from AMP Capital.

The only one to speak up against it was NZ First leader Winston Peters who said “It’s incredible that we can be so stupid.”

Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei was unconcerned by the change of ownership, saying it had been in private hands for years.

How stupid. And a spokeswoman for Labour leader David

Shearer said he was not particularly concerned. “Our concern is selling land to foreigners.”

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cember 14) on a local trout angler’s concern about the state of the Taylor River - once a clear, clean flowing stream.

At the junction of the Taylor River and Doctor’s Creek, the latter is cloudy now despite days and days of sunny, rainless weather.

Downstream through town, the Taylor is murky.

The discolouration was raised prob-ably last year and was then fobbed off

and denied by the mayor and deputy mayor.

Perhaps both could walk upstream and locate the discolouration’s source?

If not get the staff out.It seems to me the Marlborough

District Council picks on farmers re state of Marlborough’s rivers but the river through town and the local Wairau due to part treated sewage are far from clean.

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Heading Council Services Holiday Hours - Christmas/New Year 2012/13

Date of Advertisement Wednesday 12 December 2012

Marlborough District Council, Blenheim office is closed from 5.00 pm Friday 21 December 2012 and reopens on Thursday 3 January 2013 at 8.00 am. Library and Transfer Station hours over the holiday period are listed on Council’s website www.marlborough.govt.nz or you can call 03 520 7400 at anytime.

Safer Communities Marlborough will be closed from 5.00 pm Thursday 20 December until 8.30 am 10 January 2013.

Libraries

Dates Marlborough District Library Picton Library & Service Centre

Saturday 22 December 2012 10.00 am to 1.00 pm 10.00 am to 1.00 pm

Sunday 23 December 2012 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm

Monday 24 December 2012 CLOSED CLOSED

Tuesday 25 December 2012 CLOSED CLOSED

Wednesday 26 December 2012 CLOSED CLOSED

Thursday 27 December 2012 9.00 am to 5.00 pm 9.00 am to 5.00 pm

Friday 28 December 2012 9.00 am to 5.00 pm 9.00 am to 5.00 pm

Saturday 29 December CLOSED CLOSED

Sunday 30 December 2012 CLOSED CLOSED

Monday 31 December 2013 CLOSED CLOSED

Tuesday 1 January 2013 CLOSED CLOSED

Wednesday 2 January 2013 CLOSED CLOSED

Thursday 3 January 2013Normal hours resume (9.00 am

to 6.00 pm) 9.00 am to 5.00 pm

Bus Service

Christmas Holiday Period

Passengers are advised that during the Christmas holiday period the Blenheim Bus Service will NOT operate on the following statutory public holidays:

• Tuesday 25 December 2012 (Boxing Day holiday)

• Wednesday 26 December 2012 (Christmas Day holiday)

• Tuesday 1 January 2013 (New Years Day holiday)

• Wednesday 2 January 2013 (day after New Years Day holiday)

Normal services will operate on all other days (Monday to Saturday).

Copies of the bus timetable can be obtained from the Marlborough District Library or from Council’s website www.marlborough.govt.nz .

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Who’d be a referee? Listening to Kelvin Deaker

reminisce of his career, you realise it takes more than a small amount of internal fortitude: The loneliest man on the field; the man whose decisions are analysed, pored over, commented upon, oftentimes rubbished in bars and homes all over the country, even the world; the man who is picked apart through video analysis by coaches and players to ascertain his strengths and weaknesses.

Who needs this? And then there are the on-field pressures of dealing with the team, with players jabbering in your ears, if you allow them that is.

Deaker (he’s not related to broadcaster Murray Deaker) says every match he refereed was a learning experience but a Super rugby encounter he did between the Brumbies and Sharks was bigger than others, courtesy of Wallaby great, George Gregan.

“The first time I refereed the Brumbies and Sharks I don’t think I blew the whistle unless he (Gregan) told me.

He had the cheek to say at the end that I had a good game.

“The next time I had Gregan I had it out with him in the changing room.

“I said actually I’d like to referee the game.

“After that he let me referee; he

was quiet. “Players take you for a ride as long

as you let them. “If you explain the situation to

them they’re accepting, if not, they’ll continue it.”

Deaker concedes that part of the role of a captain is to ‘ride the referee’; they had to be proactive and keep their team on the front foot.

Gregan and South Africa’s John Smit were of this type which according to Deaker, the All Blacks have lacked since the time of Sean Fitzpatrick.

“McCaw might be getting into it now – good captains chat to a referee all the time, a lot of it in the down time when the referee is collecting his thoughts.”

Deaker says reaching the pinnacle of refereeing as he did in 2001 when he became a professional was “like making the All Blacks.”

Like any Kiwi boy, becoming an All Black had been an aspiration for the former Southland Boys’ High School first XV mid-field back until cut down by a massive knee injury in his early 20s.

He was attending Lincoln College near Christchurch at that time.

From coaching he moved into refereeing, and progressed rapidly.

In explaining the qualities required for top level refereeing, he said while

fitness and knowing the laws were important, in order to advance other factors were needed such as being confident, having a presence and being heard out on the field.

“It’s all about handling the pressures.

“The biggest thing for a referee is to be confident.

“You can be really good but then you come up against older guys who are more experienced and bigger crowds and it’s how you handle that.”

It’s over four years now since Deaker hung up his whistle after eight years as a professional, and settled into a new job in Marlborough with his wife and young family.

That first job was with a wine bottling company and he has since moved onto Marlborough Lines where he is chief financial officer, a job he enjoys.

“It’s a great business, well established and Marlborough can be proud of the quality of power supply within the region.

“It covers all the Sounds and has gone through massive changes supplying to irrigation pumps and wineries.”

He seems not to miss the constant travel and scrutiny of being a top referee and is content with concentrating on his family life with wife Meghan, children Jessica, 14, Matthew, 12, as well as his career.

While cycling is his main relaxation these days, he does not discount the possibility of a return to refereeing.

“I’d like to re-incarnate myself and come back up the grades.

“When I started in Christchurch I had a network of international referees who passed on their knowledge.

“I should be doing that too.”

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The loneliest man at a test match


Ref recordProfessional referee 2001-8. Test matches: 23; Sup er rugby : 41 matches. A i r N Z C u p : 7 2 matches. Heartland championship: 19 matches.

Professional rugby: Money over-powers everything but without it you’re hopeless.

NZ rugby: New Zealanders will have to retain their passion for rugby or we’ll end up a feeder to UK clubs.

We don’t have enough money to keep everyone in the game here.

Video replays: We’re over analys-ing everything.

We have 25-30 cameras at a test match.

We should just cut replays out.

Analysis has led to the end of any personality or individual flair.

Referees today: They’re too far from the ball prejudicing decisions at the tackle rather than getting in there.

Rules: It’s difficult for lawmakers to find a balance.

Career highlights: Standing in front of packed out crowds at Twickenham and the Millennium Stadium, and other major grounds of France and South Africa before test matches.

Blenheim is home to a man familiar to rugby followers around the world, former referee Kelvin Deaker. Chris Tobin chatted with him last week.

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parking scheme permits has prompted CCS Disability Action to revamp them.

“Newly issued permits have been launched which will mean parking wardens can scan them to check whether they have been stolen or not,” Don Martin spokesperson for CCS Disability Action said from Wellington

The existing permits’ design have been in place since the 1970s and Mr Martin said they were in need of an upgrade.

CCS Disability Action chairman David Matthews said people had been abusing the system.

“Our branches receive a number of calls from concerned community members reporting abuse.

“While we administer the service, local councils provide and monitor public parking spaces. This means that CCS Disability Action doesn’t have any power to enforce the rules for anyone illegally parked in a mobility park.”

People with an existing permit will be able to continue using it but changes would be introduced to new permits this month.

“If a member of the public sees

someone using a space that they believe they’re not entitled to, they should write the vehicle’s registration down and give the information to the relevant parking authority,” Mr Matthews said.

He said if the space was in a private carpark such as supermarket, people should contact the property owner.

If it was on-road parking, they could contact the Marlborough District Council.

There are more than 114,000 mobil-ity parking permit holders around the country.

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By Annabelle LatzThey have been described as

masters of dub, reggae, soul and RnB, and Fat Freddys Drop will show Marlborough this talent when it performs as headline act for this summer’s seventh Classic Hits Winery Tour.

Keyboardist Iain Gordon said their third studio album Blackbird, due for release in February, brings together their collective life experi-ences and influences.

“An album is a collection of your inspirations, it is a mish-mash, a collective mix of what we are all playing.”

There is influences of electronic, African techno, and quiet tradi-tional styles.

“We play more, grow more, and hopefully that reflects in the art we create.”

“It is an extremely enjoyable thing to be doing together as a group.”

Many good feasts of whitebait fritters and tacos have seen them through hundreds of hours of playing.

They formed in 1999.“Every year it’s still fun, I look

forward to driving to the studio, and coming to play music.”

This year, Fat Freddys Drop played 19 sold-out shows and festivals in Europe in August, and spent time in Australia.

Iain said the endless avenues to explore in Europe means they could tour all year if they wanted to, but choose to limit their time abroad.

Wellington-based, the seven band members come from all over New Zealand, from Whangarei to Bluff.

“We are home boys, we love home and we have families, so we allocate a certain part of the year to touring.”

This year has seen an increase of radio play in France, and they received a great response at a music festival in Pula, Croatia.

“It was big and diverse. We are established in certain places, Europe is so enormous.”

Back on home soil, they can’t wait to be headlining the Classic Hits Winery Tour later this summer.

They will play 17 concerts in wineries around New Zealand, including Villa Maria Estate in Blenheim on Sunday February 24.

They will be joined by Anika Boh & Hollie, and a group called The Adults; a collaboration of Jon Toogood, Julia Deans and Shayne Carter.

“It’s exciting already. It will be the biggest New Zealand tour we have done.”

“We love to make people dance, that’s what we feed off - when people go crazy.”

Iain’s message to aspiring musi-cians is to play live as often as possible.

“There’s lots of ways to make music. But the key is working out how to play that live. That’s the buzz, playing live is the core, and that has stood us in good stead.”

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To enter the draw, please put your name and number on a piece of paper and drop it into the office, 72 High St.

Fat Freddies Drop inFat Freddys Drop is one of the line ups at the Classic Hits Winery Tour at Villa Maria Estate on Sunday February 24. Photo by Kerry Brown.

Nelson Marlborough health pro-fessionals are being urged to remind parents that they need to provide a consistently safe sleeping environ-ment for their infant over the holiday period.

With Christmas typically a time when families are travelling or likely to indulge with alcohol or partying behaviour, the South Island Alliance Child Services team is stressing the importance of ensuring that such celebrations do not put children’s health at risk.

Nelson Marlborough District Health Board paediatrician Dr Nick Baker explains: “When people are travelling for the holidays they still

need to make sure infants are safe where they sleep.

“While travelling, people may think that a couch, adult bed, make-shift bed or armchair are suitable places for their baby to sleep, but we know that these options put babies at a much higher risk of accidental suffocation.

Just as car seats are designed to meet the specific needs of babies, so must be their sleeping space.”

Unsafe sleep factors cause the most incidents of SUDI which is why parents need to plan to ensure their infant continues to have a safe sleeping environment wherever they plan to be.

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Maternity wear has arrived

A mother and daughter will be joining forces early next month for an art exhibition in Blenheim.

Natalie Harvey (mum) of Blenheim and daughter Louise Davidson who lives in Townsville, Australia, will hold a joint exhibition ‘Side by Side.’

Natalie’s paintings titled ‘Reflections of Me’ will be in the ClearSkies Gallery at the Yealands Estate Marlborough Gallery in High St and Louise’s photography (Billabongs: Secret Worlds) in the ClearWater Gallery.

“We’re pretty rapt we can share our works in separate galleries,” Natalie said.

“Louise arrives from Australia on Christmas Day with her bundle of works.”

The exhibition runs from January 11 to 27.

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Natalie Harvey; left; and Louise Davidson.

Saturday, December 15thAt 1.40am a 49-year-old male builder

was arrested and charged with disorderly behaviour after an incident in Scott St. He was held in custody and released with a pre charge warning.

At 2.15am a 33-year-old male gang member was arrested for disorderly behaviour in Market St. He was held in custody until sober and released with a pre charge warning.

At 2.30am a 20-year-old unemployed female was processed for drink driving after being stopped on Market St by Police.

She has been charged with driving with excess breath alcohol and appears in the Blenheim District Court on the 14/01/13.

At 4.45am a 18-year-old unemployed male was arrested on Market St for disorderly behaviour. He was held in custody until sober and released with a pre charge warning.

Sunday, December 16thAt 12.50am a 17-year-old male student

was arrested in Kinross St for breaching the liquor ban after previously being warned in September for the same thing.

He was to appear in the Blenheim District Court on the 17/12/12.

At 1.35am a 18-year-old unemployed male was arrested on Kinross St for disorderly behaviour and possession of offensive weapon. The male was observed by police punching another male and then run off.

Police located the male a short distance from where he punched the male and

when he was searched subsequent to his arrest police found he was carrying a metal knuckle duster.

He will appear in the Blenheim District Court in the New Year.

At 2am a 27-year-old French national was arrest outside the Loft on Kinross St for disorderly behaviour.

He was held in custody until sober and released with a pre charge warning.

At 2.45am a 21-year-old part time labourer was arrested for disorderly behaviour in Blenheim. He was also found to have a warrant for his arrest in regards to a breach of his community work.

He was held in custody to appear in the Blenheim District Court on the 17/12/12.

At 8.15am a 20-year-unemployed male was arrested on Hutcheson St when he was found sleeping in a vehicle that was not his.

The male was intoxicated and had urinated himself in the vehicle. He was set to appear in the Blenheim District Court on the 17/12/12 charged with unlawfully gets into a motor vehicle.

Incidents and accidents:At 1am on the 17/12/12 a Corry Crescent

resident disturbed a large caucasian male wearing baggy jeans, dark hoody and white gloves trying to get into a van parked in a driveway. The offender was last observed running out of the crescent onto Weld St and running towards Wither Rd.

A police dog unit tracked the offender but failed to locate him. Police ask residents in the area if they observed a male fitting this description hanging round during the evening or if they have had anything taken or moved on their property.

It serves as a timely reminder to ensure all vehicles and building are secured at the end of each day.

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Through informa-tion supplied by the victim of an assault in Blenheim on No-vember 24, police have produced a computer sketch of the alleged offender.

The victim was at-tacked at 5.30am in the area used as a car-park for the Boathouse Theatre, next to the Blenheim skatepark.

Two men approached the victim as he walked home from work and

demanded money be-fore one of the men assaulted him.

The offender is de-scribed as about 6’ 1” tall (182-207 cm tall), Maori or Polynesian. He appeared to be

about 20-years-old, of athletic build.

He had black hair with curls showing beneath a blue baseball cap with a yellow peak.

He was wearing a pale grey jacket with buttons down the mid-dle with a small Chi-nese collar and blue skinny legged jeans.

The second person, who is believed to have watched the assault, is described as about 5’10 (175 cm).

He also appeared to be about 20 years old and of skinny build and was Maori or Poly-nesian.

Police would like to speak to anyone who may have seen the inci-dent or know who these people may be.

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SeasonsSeasonsSeasonsGREETINGS

41 Scott St, BlenheimOpen: Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm

and Saturday 10am-4pm

Wishing all our customers a Merry Christmas and

all the best for 2013

We wish our customers a Merry Christmas and

a Happy New Year.Marlborough Trials Centre53 Grove Road, Blenheim

Ph 579 2500Opening HoursMonday - Friday: 7.00am - 6.00pmSaturday: 8.00am - 6.00pmSunday & Public Holidays: 9.00am - 6.00pm

We wish to thank all of our loyal customers. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!Our Christmas Trading Ours are: Dec 25 - ClosedDec 26, 27 - 9am-6pmDec 28, 29 - 8am-6pmJan 1st-4th - 9am-6pmNormal Hours Resume

The team at Mint Air would like to wish you a

Merry Christmasand a

Happy New Year

Ph (03) 573 5399 • Fax (03) 573 5317 • Email [email protected] go to www.mintair.co.nz

and thank you for your business over the year.

AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE TEAM AT

bm 578 0060 • 0800 578 00611 Purkiss Street • Fax BM 578 0994Email: [email protected]

Merry ChristmasMorgan Plumbing will be closed for our well earnt holiday break from midday of the 21st

December and reopen on the 7th January 2013.We would like to take this opportunity to wish

our clients a safe and happy Christmas and New Year.

We will be closed on the 24th and 25th of December, and will reopen

on the 26th of December.

Wishing all our customers a very

Merry Christmas

Deans Lifting Services will be closed from Friday 21st Dec and will be re-opening

Monday 7th January 2013

PHONE: 579 5753 I MOBILE: 027 433 4024Email: [email protected]

Marlborough owned and operated

Have a safe and restful Christmas break and a very happy New Year

Phone: 577 9971 E: [email protected]

• Administration & management • Improving business systems

• Assisting with increasing skills and knowledge bases

Let us take CARE of it

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a

Happy New Year from the team at

One of Marlborough’s Top Restaurants. A wonderful place to wine, dine and

simply enjoy world-class cuisine!simply enjoy world-class cuisine!Open every night for dinner from 6pmOpen every night for dinner from 6pm

CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY52 Queen Street, Blenheim

T. 03 577 9945 F. 03 577 9946 www.durville.com

[email protected]

24 Hour callout Phone 03 578 4900

Cnr Kinross and Opawa Streets, Blenheim

A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our clients from

the team at

Phone: 578 7801 • www.thesewingstore.co.nz • [email protected]

We wish our customers a

Merry Christmas and a

Happy New Year!

The Country TouchFor Hair

Wishing all my clients a Merry Christmas

and a safe, happy and prosperous New Year.

Thank you for your loyalty over the past

year and I look forward to seeing you in the

New Year.39 Green Lane, Omaka,

Blenheim • Phone 03 578 5271



We thank you for your custom this year

and wish you all a very Merry Christmas and

Happy New YearWe will be closed from Friday 21st December to Monday 7th January.

Any emergencies please call 577 9278

Ph 579 129169 Queen St, Blenheim

Wishing all our customers a safe and happy Christmas and a

prosperous New Year

Opposite Queen Street Service Station

®

Steve and Michele

Thanks for your support during 2012. We look forward to seeing you again in 2013.

Christmas Greetings from Classic Gates Engineering.

We wish to thank our clients for their support in 2012 and look forward

to being of assistance in 2013.www.classicgates.co.nz

R E N W I C K

Merry Christmas from the team at

May the Holiday Season bring a joyful Christmas and a Happy New Year

Closed Christmas, New Year Stats and Monday 31 December.

Normal trading from 3 January 2013.

Phone: 578 166524 George Street, Blenheim

www.theskinclinic.co.nz

MoleChecks

MoleMax or digital dermoscopy is the

analysis of high powered microscopic

images of the skin allowing early detection of

melanoma and other skin cancers.

Dermoscopy can detect melanomas before

they are obvious with the naked eye.

www.theskinclinic.co.nz

198104

Make an appointment

today to have you

and your family’s skin

checked.

Phone 578 1665

24 George St Blenheim

Merry Christmas

We will be closed over Christmas and reopen Monday 7th January.

We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable Christmas.

Phone: 0800 66 77 86email: [email protected]

GroutPro

tile & grout restoration

.co.nz

specialists

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Merry ChristmasFrom your Locally Based

Tile and Grout Restoration Specialists

GroutPro will be closed for the holidays from 22 December until 15th January

Happy New YearSee you in 2013!

79 high Street, Blenheim | T: 03 578 4229E: [email protected] | www.gascoignewicks.co.nz

The power of many. The strength of one.

Merry Christmas> The team at Gascoigne Wicks wish all clients a very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.

> We will be closing from Friday 21 December 2012, re-opening again on Thursday 10 January 2013.

Level 1, The Forum, Market St Phone: 03 579 3182

Seasons Greetings to our valued customers

Hours:Christmas Eve - Close 4pm, Christmas Day - Closed

Boxing Day 10am-late27th-30th Dec 8.30am-lateNew Years Eve 9am-4pmClosed New Years Day

Jan 2nd - 10am-late

CONSULTANTS2007 LIMITED

52 Grove Road, Blenheim • 03 5780330 www.kjconsultants.co.nz

Have a merry Christmas!From the team at K&J

We are closed for our Christmas break from

Friday 21st December and reopen Monday 7th Jan.

Off Dobson Street, Blenheim• Ph (03) 577 9942 •

We thank all of our customers and wish them a Merry Christmas and

Happy New Year.

We will be closed Monday 24th and 31st of December.

But we’ll be open 3.30pm on Saturday 22nd and 29th of December.



M

Robbie MooreLicensed Salesperson REAA 2008

Marketing ConsultantMobile 027 278 4400

Merry Christmas to all my vendors & purchasers & thank you for your support over 2012

Mark Stevenson

62 Market StreetBlenheim www.marlboroughrealestate.co.nz 578 8059

Mark Stevenson First National Real Estate Ltd. Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Merry Christmas!

Phone: 579 4445

We will be shut statutory days only 24 hour call out service available

Neil and Ian wish all their valued customers a Merry Christmas

and all the best for 2013!

Allan de ReeperChartered Accountant

212 Howick Road, BlenheimPhone: (03) 579 1173 • 027 457 8076

email: [email protected]

AdR

www.adraccounting.co.nz

We will be closing down on Friday 21st December and opening again on Monday 7th January 2013

Thank you and Merry Christmas to all our valued clients

A big thank you to all of our customers who have

supported us through 2012. We wish you all a Merry Christmas

and a Happy New Year.

FROM all the staff at A1 Drycleaning &

Laundry

FROMFROM

Seasons Greetings

Phone 579 1227

We wish all of our customers a very Merry Christmas.

Q U E E N S M A R K E T M A L L B L E N H E I M

P H 0 3 5 7 9 4 9 0 9

We wish all of our customers a We wish all of our customers a We wish all of our customers a We wish all of our customers a very Merry Christmas.very Merry Christmas.very Merry Christmas.

• New menu • Fabulous staff• Great choice of craft beer and wine

The Old Bank TavernRedwood Village, Blenheim

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM

KEg BEER OFF SAlES nOw AvAIlABlE TO TAKE AwAY

T A v E R n

Merry Christmas

Phone: 572 9413 or 0274 365 145 • Fax: 572 9406

• Email: [email protected]

a big thank you to all our loyal customers and fantastic staffWe would like to wish our

customers and clients a very Merry Christmas

and Happy safe boating New Year.

We look forward to looking after you in 2013. Closed stats and Mon 24th only.

From Richard and the Powerboat team..72 Grove Rd, Blenheim PH 578 0569

CLEARVIEW

CLEANINGCHANGING THE WAY

YOU VIEW THE WORLD

M: 0272 933196, T: 03 5728897 www.clearviewcleaning.co.nz

• Water Stain Removal Specialist

• Commercial & Domestic Window Cleaning

Clearview Cleaning would like to thank all

their customers for their continued support and wish you all a safe Christmas and

a Happy New Year.

8 Nelson Street, Blenheim

03 578 6019 or 021 400 610Fax 03 578 0885

Email: [email protected]

Would like to thank all their customers for their support during the past year and wish them a Merry Christmas and

a safe and Happy New Year

Garry, Yvonne & Staff at

Graham and Cynthia Brooks wish to thank friends

and loyal clients for their support, companionship and

patience during 2008.A peaceful Christmas and

prosperous New Year to all.

2012.



96A Middle Renwick RdPhone 578 3703

Email: [email protected]

96A Middle Renwick Rd96A Middle Renwick Rd96A Middle Renwick Rd

Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

NATIONAL GOLD AWARD WINNER

See you next yearBest wishes from the

team @ Haack Construction

Merry Christmas everyone. Have a safe and happy holiday.

Check out our website www.mcconstruction.co.nz

Phone: 0800 14 74 33 or 578 571193 Middle Renwick Road, Blenheim

Opening DaysMC Construction (2011) Ltd wish to thank their clients for their support through the year and looks forward

to working with them again next year. Also, we wish to advise that we will

be closed on Mondays 24th & 31st December plus the statutory days -

so come and see us during your time off!

MCconstruction

The team that puts Excellence into Building Merry Christmas and a safe New Year from Colin & Jenny

Closed statutory holidays only

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year in Marlborough and, for most of us, it’s a chance to take a break and relax. We’re blessed to be living in one of the loveliest

parts of the world and I hope you get the opportunity to enjoy some rest and recreation during the weeks ahead.

As the year draws to a close it’s also a time to look back and see how we’ve coped with the challenges of what has been another tough year for many. I want to pay tribute to those who have contributed to our community in any way; through voluntary work, advice or donations. We are fortunate to be part of a community of immense generosity.

Like most of you, I will be spending the season with family and friends but let us remember those who may be alone, those who have no family and those who may be many miles from home. This is the time, above all others, to be generous with our hospitality.

A warm welcome to the many visitors arriving in Marlborough in the coming weeks; loved ones returning home and holidaymakers discovering our piece of paradise. Have a safe and enjoyable visit - there is no better place to spend summer than here in Marlborough!

I hope that as we look toward 2013 that the signs of our regional recovery will continue to build and that the new year fulfils all our hopes and expectations.

My wife Thelma and I wish you all a very happy and peaceful Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.

Christmas Greetings

year in Marlborough and, for most of us, it’s a chance to take a break and relax. We’re blessed to be living in one of the loveliest

parts of the world and I hope you get the opportunity to enjoy some rest and

Noel Templeton

OPTOMETRISTS your eye care specialists

Wishing our customers a Merry Christmas and

a Happy New Year!Thank you for your

support in 2012.

gROVE ROAD, bLENHEIMpROUDLY LOCALLY OWNED AND OpERATED

Monday 24th December open 8 - 4.30pmTuesday 25th December closed Christmas DayWednesday 26th December closed Boxing DayThursday 27th December open 8 - 5pmFriday 28th December open 8 - 5pmSaturday 29th December open 8 - 4pm Sunday 30th December open 9 - 12pmMonday 31st December open 8 - 4.30pmTuesday 1st January closed New Year’s Day

Wednesday 2nd January closed Thursday 3rd January open 8 - 5pmFriday 4th January open 8 - 5pmSaturday 5th January open 8 - 4 pmSunday 6th January open 9 - 12pmMonday 7th January Normal Hours Resume

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Holiday Hours

The Management and staff of The Blenheim Sun wish you all

a Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year.

Les & Katrina Whiteside

The office will be closed from Dec 25 to Jan 3rd.

75 Market St, Ph 578 7897

Best wishes for the

festive season and 2013.

THANK YOU to all our discerning customers who chose to shop with us this year.


Come to Church this Christmas

Blenheim Methodist Parish ‘Where Church & Community Meet’

We invite you to join us for these services:

Christmas Day - 9:30am

Sunday 30 December - 10amFamily Service at Wesley

Combined Service at St. Andrews

All Welcome Rev. Ian Boddy

Ph. 578 5796 3 Henry Street

Sunday 23 December - 10amJoy to the world the Lord has come!

You are welcome to join us in the Senior Citizen’s Hall, High Street, as we celebrate the birth of Jesus in our world.

Sunday 23rd December at 10amSpeaker: Terry Terrill

“The Greatest Global Hope”

Christmas Day at 9:30amCarols and Readings

“The Father’s Gift”

A People of Life & Hope in Jesus

Christmas Day 9.00am Service & Morning Tea

Sunday Services 9.30am December - January

(No evening services - throughout January)

Feel free to join us for our Church service at 9am then stay on for our

Community Christmas Dinner at 12.00pm (Registration required for the dinner)

26 Burleigh Road, BlenheimPhone 578 9053 Email: [email protected]

Website: www.theelimcentre.com

We welcome new folk and visitors to our services at the Elim

Centre

St Mary’s Catholic Church 61 Maxwell Road

Christmas Mass Times

Monday 24 December 7pm (Family Mass)

10pm

Tuesday 25 December 9:30am

Seddon Church of the Immaculate Conception

Foster Street 25 December 8am

ANGLICAN CHURCHOur services will be held at

St Christopher’s - 92 Weld Street,Redwoodtown

(opposite Redwoodtown Countdown).

11pm Christmas Eve Contemporary Communion Service

9:30am Christmas Day - Tuesday

Ph 578 0139 or 578 4431 for more details.

‘Come Celebrate Christmas With Us’

Enjoy fellowship with family and friends this Christmas.

Looking for a Christmas Church service?

Find one here.

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PLEASE NOTEWairau Hospital Maternity Ward visiting hours are: DAILY at 10am - 12pm

and 4pm - 7pm

Twose: Brent and Rebecca and big sister Addelyn are pleased to announce the safe arrival of their second baby girl, Hayley Elizabeth (6lb 14 1/2 oz) on November 19th 2012 at 4.29am. Huge thanks to midwife Gwen and maternity staff. Photo Provided

DUNNe: Hayden and Anna are pleased to announce the safe arrival of their second baby boy, William Michael Sutherland Dunne. A little brother for Thomas. Born 12th.12th.12th. Special thanks to Gwen, Helen and all the staff.

Order your baby photos

at the Sun office:

72 High Street, Blenheim


COME AND VISIT US AT OUR SHOWROOM1 Freswick St, Blenheim

Phone (03) 578 0030

“Engage the Experts for Air Conditioning solutions to keep your bundle of joy

snug & warm all year round”

COME AND VISIT US AT OUR SHOWROOM1 Freswick St, Blenheim

Phone (03) 578 0030

“Engage the Experts for Air Conditioning solutions to keep your bundle of joy

snug & warm all year round”

DOES THIS TEDDY BEAR HAVE A HOME?Left at Outpatients about 6 weeks ago. Contact Trudy 520 6366 Wairau Hospital Outpatients.

BILsBoRoUGH: Introducing Wren, weighing in at a whopping 9lb 12oz - fighting in the blue corner, Wren Manu Bilsborough on December 14th at 3.57pm. A big little brother for Fox! Massive thanks to Cathy Middleton, theatre staff and all the beautiful girls on Maternity Ward. Merry Christmas.

CHERRY: Chris and Mel are pleased to announce the arrival of their first born, Jack Paul. 15th December at 2.35am. (7lb 9oz) at Wairau Hospital. Many thanks to all the wonderful women who cared for us, especially Shona, Carole, Janine and the lovely ladies on the Maternity Ward.

KITTO-PYE: Wendy and Chris are delighted to announce the birth of Mila Florence Pye in New Plymouth on the 6th December. Her sister Ruby, parents and grandparents welcome her with love. Photo supplied.

Congratulations to Anna Dunne this week’s lucky winner of the New World $25 voucher

to spend at New World Blenheim. Our winner is invited to bring her ID in to claim her

prize when she next visits New World Blenheim.

Tel: 03 520 9030, Fax: 03 520 9080, Email: [email protected]

MuM OF THE WEEK

“Proudly 100% locally owned and operated”

Tel: 03 520 9030, Fax: 03 520 9080, Email: [email protected]

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death noticescommunity noticesThe Communit y Noticeboard is for non-profit organisations. For $10.00 you can publish up to 25 words. No AGMS, sporting notices or special meetings. Community Notices must be pre-paid. Call into our office at 72 High Street, Blenheim.

AcknowledgementsThe Sun Newspaper now offers an acknowledgement service to its readers. You can submit acknowledgements following family bereavements. The deadline will be on Mondays at 5.00pm, with a limit of 50 words for $15.00. You can submit acknowledgements by bringing them to the Sun office at 72 High Street, or posting them to PO Box 634 Blenheim 7240. You can also email them to [email protected] include your contact details: Name, address, email and phone numbers, including your mobile number if possible.

acknowledgement

community servicesMarlborough After Hours GP Services: Wairau Hospital campus, after 6pm. Reception 5206377.Office 5209980. Ambulance: Urgent 111. Non urgent 579 4870.After Hours Chemists:

Springlands Pharmacy9am-6pm 7 days Ph 5782271.

Diabetes NZ Marlborough:

5775549, Office hours Tues,Wed,Thurs 9am-3pm.

Lifeline Marlborough: 0800 543 354, 24hr helpline. Marlborough Women's Refuge, Rape and Sexual Abuse Resource Centre: Crisis line, phone Wairau Hospital 520 9999, for Women's Refuge contact numbers.

Overeaters Anonymous:

For more information Ph 570 5137Victim Support:0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846)Alcoholics Anonymous:

Rose 5777651, Harvey 5788125Al-Anon: Help for families & friends of alcoholics. Ph Margaret 578 4690 or Cilla570 5335.

Alzheimers Society Marlborough:

577 6172, 8 Wither Rd, Mon,Wed,Fri 9am-4pm / Tue, Thurs 9.30-3pm.Hospital Visiting Hours:Wairau Hospital: Daily 11.30am-7.30pm, children under 12 may visit parents only. Maternity Ward:10am-Noon, 4pm-7pm.Children's Ward: Daily 10am-8pm. Visiting at all times is subject to the discretion of the nurse in charge of the ward.

Marlborough Family Budgeting:

Free confidential budgeting advice. Monday-Friday. Phone 578 2006.Citizens Advice Bureau Free, friendly, confidential advice. Mon - Fri 9.30am - 4pm. Phone 578 4272.

PictonDoctor: Phone weekend doctor 573 6092 or Marlborough After Hours GP Service 520 6377. Office 5209980. Ambulance: Urgent 111. Non-urgent 579 4870. Chemist:Picton Healthcare Pharmacy. Ph 573 6420 Mon -Fri 9-6pm, Sat-Sun 9-3pm, Queen Charlotte Pharmacy 573 7927 Sat 9-1pm.


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TheMarch 30, 2012

Outlook for TodayEarly cloud, then fine. Northwesterlies.

Sun Weather Today 7-20 Saturday 8-17 Sunday 9-19 Monday 8-19

call us on: 5777 868Don’t forget to put your clocks back one hour on Saturday night!

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.

March 30, 2012Sun Weather Today 7-20 Saturday 8-17DAYLIGHT SAVING eNDS APRIL 1

7-20 7-20 7-20

Top Top ranking awaitsawaits

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 Helping her toward this dream

Helping her toward this dream will be a fundraising dinner held

will be a fundraising dinner held on April 24 which will feature

on April 24 which will feature Megan’s idol and former world squash champion Dame Susan

Everyone gets The Sun

Total market coverage in MarlboroughEveryone gets The Sun

Total market coverage in Marlborough

Page 2

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.

Page 5

ANZAC Parade moves

ANZAC Day parade moves to

Blenheim School this year, as

the clock tower at Seymour

Square proves too much of an

earthquake risk.

Ask Amcal first

Springlands Pharmacy

131 Middle Renwick Road, Blenheim

Phone: 03 578 2271

your pharmacy...

OPEN 7 DAYS

9Am-6Pm

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READ ONLINE NOW

www.blenheimsun.co.nz

SunBlenheim Marlborough

The

Wednesday

February 22, 2012

New Friday edition

Sun goes

twice weekly

Outlook for Today

Periods of rain. Light winds.

Sun Weather

Today

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

17-20

15-25

13-25

11-23

The Blenheim Sun will publish twice weekly

starting on Friday March 9.

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/

readers who have continued to support the Sun

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.

“The Sun is now the number one circulated

newspaper in the region with 18701 copies,

this compared to the Marlborough Express

8077 ANC”

“The Express suffered another sizable de-

crease in circulation, similar to last year,” says

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

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

TWICE ThE READ: The Blenheim Sun Publishers Les and Katrina Whiteside.

Page 6

Ask Amcal first

Springlands Pharmacy

131 Middle Renwick Road, Blenheim

Phone: 03 578 2271

your pharmacy...

OPEN 7 DAYS

9Am-6Pm

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READ ONLINE NOW

www.blenheimsun.co.nz

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The

Sun goes

twice weekly

Get YOUR message to Marlborough, twice a week!The largest circulating newspaper in Marlborough* call 5777 868 todayREMEMBER: Get your GaRaGE SalE advts in by Thursday 3pm for the weekend!

*Source: ABC Audit 2011

CROSSWORD By Russell McQuarters

SOLUTIONFor April 20, 2005

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For December 12, 2012

Hospice discount shop Redwoodtown. NEW DISCOUNT SHOP in Redwoodtown, Cheap clothing. Nothing over $5. Bras to Boots, Tops to Trousers, Shirts to Shorts, Phone 579 4686

HousieHousie will restart 17 January 2013 Same Place and Same Time. We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. Te Rerenga o Te Ra

Mental Health Consumer Advocacy Service. Our Advocates will take up your cause to ensure your rights are respected, listen to your concerns and support you in the actions you want to take to gain resolution. Ph: 5795304 or call at Level 2, Aorere House, 54 Scott St.

Peoples Sunday marketNoel Leeming Carpark. Open through holiday season. Good quality crafts, belts and buckles, woodware, jewellery, clothing, olive oil, F/R eggs, books. Sites $5.

Sheets ‘n’ ThingsAt Bread of Life Centre will be closed from 1.00pm Friday 21st Dec & re-opening on Monday 7th Jan 2013. Have a very happy Christmas!

SF Marlborough (supporting families in mental well being) Office will be closed from 21 December to 7 January 2013. Wishing everyone a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year

Taste Marlborough Christmas Market Saturday 22nd December, 9am - 2pm The Forum Blenheim.

The Blue Door Is open Monday to Friday 9.00am - 3.30pm. Saturday 9.00am - 2pm. Item surplus to your requirements we would gladly accept. We can deliver. Phone 579 4353.

WEBB, Alan Joseph, JP: On December 13, 2012 peacefully, at Wairau Hos-pital. In his 95th year. Dearly loved husband of Norma, loved father and father-in-law of Gwen and Terry Costello, Greg and Sue, Jocelyn and Jim Cress-well, Leonie and the late Jerzy Greblicki, Michelle and Mark van Zoelen, and Neil and Kate. Loved grandad of all his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Rest in

Peace. Messages to 19 Page Street, Blenheim 7201. In lieu of flowers, a donation to Hospice Marlborough would be appreciated and may be made at the service or sent to PO Box 411, Blenheim 7240. A Requiem Mass for Alan will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Maxwell Road, at 11am Wednesday December 19, followed by private interment.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

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Boeing Flight gift vouchers available at the Aviation Heritage Centre Omaka.

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“GroutPro is the only business in New Zealand specialising in tile and grout restoration and we offer a cost effective solution to making your tiles and grout look brand new again” says Darryl and Cecilia. “It costs only a small proportion of the price to restore tiles than to replace them”.

“We are delighted to be able to offer the people of Marlborough this unique service. Our previous experience in the flooring industry combined with intensive GroutPro training has provided us with a good grounding with which to start our new venture.

One of the biggest drawcards for us was to be able to see what a huge difference our services can make to the appearance of tiled areas in a home.”

Their product range and services include a breathable, topical sealer called Colourseal, unique in New Zealand, which repels dirt, oils and water and will prevent your grout from restaining for up to 15 years. This is applied to grout lines after a deep and thorough clean with specialist products and equipment and offers a range of 89 different colours.

“It looks fantastic once it is applied, truly making your grout lines look like new again and as it repels dirt and oils – no more scrubbing!!!” If you are building a new home with tiled areas, Coloursealing the grout as part of the build finish is high recommended.

If you are selling your home and want to give all the tiled areas a like new appearance, give Darryl and Cecilia a call. Fabulous kitchens and bathrooms sell houses and the GroutProl process could increase the value of your home and help you clinch the deal!

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W H iTe C H i P &white rocks. Ideal for pebble gardens, paths, d r i v e w a y s . P h o n e Thomson 575 6885

eAR HeAlTH. Re-moval of Ear Wax using microscope & suction. Ph for an ap-pointment 5788310 at Physiotherapy Cen-tre, 11 Francis St.

DenTUReS - Ad-vanced Prosthetic Treatment. Premium Dentures. Natural looks thanks to digital precision at Blenheim Denture Studio. 71 Alfred Street. Ph 578 4344

enJoY a facial at Ericson Ultrasound for a relaxation with results. Feel more comfortable at those functions. Gift certifi-cates available. Ideal for the ladies in your life. First treatmeant $40. Ph or text Liz 0275737936 for an appointment now.

Mole checks - for a thorough skin check using dermoscopy. Call the Skin Clinic 578 1665.

ART for Christmas? Picton Art Group exhi-bition and sale of paint-ings in the Picton Mall from 22nd December to 13th January. Come and browse.

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MoWingAll commercial and domestic. Roadside m o w i n g , p a r k s , reserves, lifestyles blocks, subdivisions, c o m m e r c i a l businesses, school, (police vetted team, p r i v a t e h o m e s . Annual contrac ts available 15 years in business. Phone John 027 930 5459, a f t e r h o u r s 0 3 579 5650. Emai l : [email protected]. P O Box 110 Picton. F r e e q u o t e s , competitive pricing, customer satisfaction.

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CloWn Fun! Pom-Pom entertains with bubbles, balloons and magic. Phone 577 7393

looKing for Xmas presents:Thousands of collectables. nick knacks, crystal and china items. NZ books, estate gold and silver jewellery. Affordable f ramed p r in t s and or ig ina l a r t . JUST BROWSING, Bat tys Rd. 577 5402. OPEN THIS SATURDAY.

SPeCiAl OLYM-PIC 'S Chr is tmas Raffle Results 1st 0362 Kairo, 2nd 0780 RSM, 3rd 0804 Pat Wilson. All winners notified. Thanks very much to all.

CC Express(formerly Hebberds)

• Removals • Storage • Marlborough-wide freight

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to letlARge 4 bdrm home + sleep-out, upper Valley (25km from town), peaceful, paddock for horses, pets negotiable, after Xmas. Ph 021 431 288.

SPRinglAnDS - Modern semi - furnished self contained bed-sit with ensuite and private court-yard. $190 per week (Includes power). Phone 027 295 2902 after 7pm.

FlY in the Vintage Boeing. Gift vouchers available from Omaka Aviation Centre.

THoR goggle only $40, THH helmets o n l y $ 9 9 , G e a r bags from $120, Full body suit armour $ 16 9 B l e n h e i m , Marlborough Trials Centre, 53 Grove Rd. Ph 579 2500 or 027 230 3151.

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For that very special gift we will be open for late night

shopping until 8pm.on Friday 14th & sat 15th Dec

and Friday 21st & sat 22nd Dec

Come in and see our Unique Hand Blown Glass

also our fabulous Silver and Gold Jewellery

Check out some of our stunning pieces on Facebook.

Open 7 days a week

The critically endangered orange-fronted parakeets are thriving at Maud Island in the Marlborough Sounds, a new study has found.

A base population of 11 has jumped to nearly 100 since the birds were moved to the predator-free sanctuary five years ago. However, there are still less than 1000 birds worldwide.

The study, by Dr Luis Ortiz-Catedral and Professor Dianne Brunton from Massey University’s Institute of Natural Sciences, investigated what happened after 11 captive-bred Malherbe’s parakeets (Cyanoramphus malherbi) or kakariki karaka were moved to Maud Island in 2007.

A native New Zealand bird, the orange-fronted parakeets are listed as critically endangered on Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In 2004 it was estimated there were between 300 and 500 Malherbe’s parakeets left in the world.

In December 2005, captive-bred birds were moved to Chalky Island in Fiordland, and in 2007 transported to Maud Island began. Further populations were moved to Tuhua Island in December 2009 and Blumine Island in 2011 and this year.

With funding f rom the Department of Conservation,

Forest & Bird and the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, Dr Ortiz-Catedral surveyed the Maud Island birds. He used a simple methodology based on sightings and estimated their survival during the study period, known as “mark-resighting”.

Since March 2007, regular surveys were conducted on Maud Island to record juveniles hatched on site and others released on the island. Within two years, Dr Ortiz-Catedral estimates the population increased from 11 to a maximum of 97 birds, due to the high reproductive potential of the species, and the absence of introduced mammalian predators.

Orange-fronted parakeets remain one of the least known forest birds in New Zealand due to their rarity, and the ambiguity of their status as a separate species.

Endangered birds back from the brink

Wither Hills Farm Park Aerial Weed Control

Programme 2012

Wither Hills Farm Park users are advised that aerial spraying will not take place over the holiday period.

Spraying will cease from Wednesday, December 7 and will recommence, subject to weather, on Monday, 7 January 2012.

Inserted on behalf of Marlborough District Council by: Property and Land Management Services LtdP O Box 751Blenheim 7240Phone 03 578 1733, Fax 03 578 1797 [email protected]

Temporary stop

Wanted Activities/Diversional TherapistThis is a rewarding fulltime position for the right person.

If you• Enjoy working and learning from the elderly.• Have a fun nature and a positive outlook.• Sense of adventure and are a team player

If so I would like to hear from you!Please email [email protected]

27 Dec 8.30am - 5.30pm 9am-5pm28 Dec 8.30am - 5.30pm Closed31 Dec 8.30am - 5.30pm 9am - 5pm3 Jan 8.30am - 5.30pm 9am - 5pm4 Jan 8.30am - 5.30pm Closed

Springlands Havelock

Both centres are closed on25 & 26 December and 1 & 2 January

Opening hours over Christmas and New Year

Your after hours options are:For medical advice phone

Springlands Health 03 578 0979 and your call will transfer to the HML After Hours medical advice service.

Accident & Emergency Dept, Wairau Hospital - Open 24 hours for emergencies

Marlborough After Hours GP ServiceOpen 6pm - 10pm each night and 8am-10pm

on weekends and public holidays. (Based at Wairau Hospital)

We are open as normal on all other days. We wish you a safe and happy Xmas and New Year

SpringlandS HealtH limited & Havelock medical centre

will be serving the final community dinner for 2012 at 5.30pm TONIGHT, WEDNESDAY 19th at CROSSROADS, 2 Redwood St, Blenheim.

ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US FOR A CHRISTMAS BUFFET(No charge, but we rely on your donations)

John’s Kitchen is grateful for the financial support and practical assistance given by the people of Blenheim and surrounding districts. You have enabled us to provide in excess of

10,000 meals to needy families in our community this year.

We give special thanks to:The Blue Door, Talleys Frozen Foods Ltd, Red Top Bins, New World Supermarket, Accent Restaurant, St Andrews Church, St Mary’s Social Justice Group,Today’s People, Blenheim Sun Newspaper, Blenheim and Picton Community Foodbanks, Bee Taylor, St Christopher’s Church, Marlborough Girls’ College, Marlborough Boys’ College, Beavertown Lions, Blenheim Cancer Society, Coca Cola Distributors, Marlborough Express, Aquados (Oceania) Ltd, Drylands Winery, Bohally Intermediate, Dietmar Schnarre, Blenheim Lions Club, Pakeke Lions, Precision Auto Centre, Chris Fortune, Sounds FM, Community Probation Service, Blenheim Police, Noelene and Theo Rasmussen, Classic Hits FM, Volunteer Centre, Migrant Centre, Marlborough Boys’ and Girls’ College Leo Clubs, George and Molly Wastney, Alison Waine, Scenic Hotel, Marlborough District Council, Tamar Vineyard, Mayor Alastair Sowman, Department of Internal Affairs, Elim Church, Cloudy Bay Funeral Services, Helen Patchett, Hedgerows Hydroponics, Community Law Centre, Bread of Life, Tom and Jennifer Willis, Marlborough Christian Aid Trust, McDonald’s Family Restaurant, Springbrook Foods, Jeanette and David Rudd, St Vincent de Paul Society, Ian and Lois Lyall, Koromiko Free Range Eggs, Methodist Social Services, Blenheim Trust, John Bush, Nelson Diocese Assn Anglican Women, Guardian Trust, J and R Craighead, Estate Roma Lance, Z Springlands, United Way NZ, Kaufman Memorial Trust, S and A Vallance, Constellation NZ Ltd, Canterbury Community Trust, Leatham Landon-Lane, Richmond View School, Bookworld, Hannah MacDonald, Manuka Hill Free-Range Eggs, AJ’s Takeaway, Subway (Grove Rd), Peg Fleming, Cafe Cortado, P H Kinzetts Ltd, Greenfingers, Wine Marlborough, Traditional Country Preserves, Seymour Kindergarten, Monarch Print, St Mary’s School, Witherlea School, Whitney St School, Safer Communities, Jan Bilton, Indevin Ltd, Marlborough Nutgroves, Radich Family, de Broodbakkers, St Luke’s (Springland), Youth Council, Telephone House, Renwick School, Springlands School, JDors Enterprises 2011, Pernod Ricard NZ, Yealands Estate, BP NZ Ltd, Public Health Service, Zonta Club, Bunnings Warehouse, Joseph Sullivan, Te Renenga O Te Ra Kapa Haka Group, Sign Box Ltd, G T Sowman Funeral Directors, Rosalie Matthews.

Special thanks to all our volunteers and the many, many individuals who have made anonymous donations of foodstuffs, equipment and cash and have freely given of their time

and resources to assist us to provide this vital service to needy families in our community.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL THIS CHRISTMAS AND IN THE COMING YEAR.Our koha café and bread distribution will resume on January 28 and

our community dinners will recommence on January 30.

While our volunteers are enjoying a well-earned break, emergency assistancecan be obtained by phoning 572 8408.

John's Kitchen is another proud initiative of the Crossroads (Marlborough)Charitable Trust.

PuT some air through your hair and fly the big Boeings. Gift Vouchers available at Omaka Avia-tion Heritage Centre.

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Packing Machine Operator - Night Shift2 Permanent Positions - Marlborough BasedThis progressive and high performing mussel factory is experiencing ongoing growth and development. To meet the challenges this growth presents, the company is keen to bring on board two experienced high performing individuals to the Final pack team.Working in the Final pack area of our business the successful candidates will be responsible for the operation and TPM on the following. •IshediaWeighHeads •PropakBagMaker •Ishediametaldetector,checkweigher •MultivacThermoformingmachineThis is a great opportunity to join a fantastic team in an exciting industry. The hours of the shift are 3.30 to 1am, which allows for the spoils of Marlborough to be enjoyed.Alternatively, if you are experienced in operating finished goods packaging equipment in another food processing environment and you believe you have what it takes then we want to hear from you.

Expressions of interest and CV’s should be emailed to theKonoHumanResourceAdministrator:

[email protected] close 5pm, Friday 11 January 2013.

Story and photo by Annabelle Latz

Hairdressing looks like a successful option for Mikayla Charlton.

She was this year’s Student of the Year at Marlborough Community College, receiving the trophy at last Thursday’s end of year prize giving ceremony.

The 17 year-old decided part way through Year 11 at Marlborough Girls’ College last year that she wanted to pursue a career with a pair of scissors in her hands.

“I’ve always liked playing with hair,” she said.

It was her conscious decision from the beginning of the year to put her head down and work

hard.Mikayla said even when class

time was quiet, she would keep busy by helping her classmates.

“I would help people with their theory, and braiding.”

She thoroughly enjoyed her year at the college this year, achieving a Certificate in Hairdressing.

“It was good, it was laid-back, and the people are encouraging and helpful.”

This summer Mikayla will be getting experience at a hairdressing salon in Fairhall, and wants to start a hairdressing apprenticeship as soon as she can.

“My message to other students is to put your head down and just do your work.

Don’t muck around.”

Head start for hairdressing

Nikita Collins, Hugh Bason, Mikayla Charlton and Laura Cappi at the Marlborough Community College graduation evening last Thursday.

Duties include • welcoming visitors. • handling cash. • interest in cars will be useful. • full or part time will be considered. • age/gender no barrier. • computer literate.

Hand written application to P.O. Box 94, Blenheim.Closes 28th December.

Front desk person wanted

Ultimate Christmas

present for Dad

Buy him a ticket to explore the great

motor carsat 2 Alfred Street.

$20 (Includes a chance to

win a motorbike)

Marlborough Muscle Cars and

Motorbikes Museum

CAR FOR SALE

Advertise your car in our Public Notices column for only $20.00 + gst

Just supply a photo and wording.

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Any of our “out & about” photos can be purchased at the Sun Newspaper office.

Nita Leahy, Kyla Fransen and Abby Fransen.

Mia, Russell and Ben Lindfield.

Brothers and sisters, Brooklyn (9) birthday girl, Christina (10), and Phillip(4) Tibble at Pollard Park.

Georgia Green, Stacey Love-Nally, Nikita Nelson, and Hannah Young.

Kaea (7), and Moana (7) MacDonald.

Hamish, Karen and Liam Newman. Faron, Sean and Scott Roper.

Steve Redshaw and his grandson

Caleb Redshaw. Peter Wells and Garry Simpson. Peter Wells and Garry Simpson.


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Jack Fransen and George Wylie-Gregg. Jack Fransen and George Wylie-Gregg.

Jack Fransen and George Wylie-Gregg.

Birthday at Pollard Park

Omaka Aviation Heritage CentrePeople of all ages flocked to the Omaka Aviation Herit-age Centre on Saturday to watch classic aircraft hit the skies, including the much-anticipated Avro Anson Mk 1 twin-engined bomber.

Left: Christina Tibble, Sophie Green and Breanna O'Malley celebrating their friend's birthday at Pollard Park.

Brothers and sisters, Brooklyn (9) birthday girl, Christina (10), and

Georgia Green, Stacey Love-Nally, Nikita Nelson, and

Any of our “out & about” photos can be purchased at the

Birthday girl Brooklyn Tibble turned 9 at Pollard Park on Monday. Her family and friends helped her celebrate with good food and fun games. Some family came from Australia to be with Brooklyn on the day.

27SunThe Sun sport Wednesday December 19, 2012

By Darrell Bate The last few hours before

Friday’s ELF Supercup meeting at Eastern States Speedway proved to have a degree of uncertainty with it for Blenheim driver, Paddy North as his car neared assembly with only an hour or two to spare.

The rush to complete the Monaro Super Saloon ahead of round one of the Supercup paid dividends for North, collecting some vital points for the series.

The rebuilt Chevrolet power engine boasting increased horsepower assisted Paddy in collecting the win in heat one, making the wait for the power plant worthwhile.

As quick as fortune went his way, hopes were dashed in heat two with a puncture disabling the 46e machine forcing North to retire from the race.

Wit h a pole shu f f le determining starting positions for the 25 lap feature, North had to plan a strategy to work his way through the seven cars starting ahead of him and with

some opportunities arising managed to finish the feature in third behind the Nelson duo, Ian Burson and Shane Carey earning valuable points ahead of the second round hosted by Nelson on Saturday.

A ninth spot in heat one and a win in the second placed North in good shape for the Saturday feature again starting third and holding the spot through to the end as Christchurch’s Mark Osbourne battled Burson for first place, Osbourne taking the flag by a nose.

Not so for tunate was defending champion Josh Boulton, badly damaging his new Corvette in a collision in heat one after spinning out and being struck by another competitor in Blenheim ending his weekend.

The next round of the series will be hosted by Riverside Raceway in Invercargill on Friday January 25, 2013, followed by the South Island Super Saloon Championship on the Saturday evening.

Engine rebuild a boost for North

Paddy North’s ‘grunt machine’ brought him success last Friday evening.

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Treefellas have taken the Marlborough Volleyball Fairweathers’ Senior League crown after a dramatic upset against favourites MBC.

The president’s grade final was very closely contested despite MBC dominating throughout round-robin play of the competition played at Stadium 2000.

In the early set MBC only just held Treefellas narrowly taking first blood 24-26.

Treefellas took the second set by the same score, 26-24.

Through round-robin play the top of the table in C grade finished with just four points between the top three con-tenders.

Westmeat Geriatrics and MBC Junior A met in the final last Thursday evening, with Westmeat taking the title 3-0.

The playoff for third and fourth saw Smashed ‘Em Bro and Safe Crackers play some good rallies, with the first set going to the former 25-23.

Smashed ‘Em Bro followed

Treefellas cause upset in epic volleyball final

up with two more set wins over their opponents, 25-11, 25-13.

Desperate Housewives faced MIA, winning 3-0 and taking out fifth.

Wolf Pack took out seventh, winning by default against Fresh.

The mixed grade final saw

Indevin Thunderballs take out top spot with a 2-1 victory over Meaters.

Playschool (3rd) beat Domin8 (4th) 3-0; Silly Salmons (5th) beat The A-Team (6th) 2-1; Safe Air Social (7th) beat International (8th) 2-1.

(From left) Alvar De Castello and Stuart Hamilton from Treefellas face a spike from MBC's Hayden Burrows in the President's Grade final. Photo supplied.

Year 5/6 Section 1: St Mary’s Setters(1st) beat Grovetown Strikers(2nd) 2-1; With-erlea Red(3rd) beat Picton Blue(4th) 2-1; Springlands Spikers(5th) beat Renwick Setters(6th) 3-0. Year 5/6 Section 2:Red-woodtown All Stars(1st) beat Grovetown Spikers(2nd) 2-1; Picton Green(3rd) beat Renwick Spikers(4th) 2-0; Witherlea Blue(5th) beat Fairhall Bumblebees(6th) 2-1. Year 6: Fairhall Bops(1st) beat Picton Yellow(2nd) 2-1; St Mary’s Slammers (3rd) beat Fairhall Ninjas(4th) 2-1; Renwick Strikers (5th) beat Springlands Setters(6th) 2-1. Year 7/8: Rapaura Smashers(1st) beat Renwick Blockers (2nd) 2-0; Red-woodtown Rockets(3rd) beat Renwick Panthers(4th) 3-0; Rapaura Aces(5th) beat Bohally Bullets(6th) 3-0; Bohally Bullets beat Bohally Sporty Gals(7th) 2-0. Pre-mier Grade Div 1: St Mary’s Spikers(1st) beat Bohally Cookies and Cream(2nd) 2-0; Bohally All Stars (3rd) beat Cyborg Dreamers(4th) 2-1; Fairhall Gummy Bears(5th) beat Renwick Smashers(6th) 3-0. Premier Grade Div 2: Bohally LC’s(1st) beat Richmond View (2nd) 3-0; Bohally Epic Eight(3rd) beat Fairhall Flip Flops(3rd) 3-0; St Mary’s Blockers(5th) beat Fairhall Phoenix(6th) 3-0.

Volleyball results

On Saturday December 8 the Blenheim Pigeon Club flew its final races for the 2012 old bird Season.

Birds were released from Stewart Island 760km,(Invercargill 700km) being the third and final leg of the Triple Crown.

The Stewart Island birds went up at 6.30.The first bird reached its perch at 5.37.14pm, a

flying time of just over 11hrs.Stewart Island results: 1st C Kirkwood

17.37.14 velocity 1146.639 mpm, 2nd J McIlroy 1140.833, 3rd Morrins Hollow 1137.803,4th D Dredge 1108.724,5th J Webb 1101.577,6th S Kirkwood 1088.003, 7th Tumbledown 1047.985, 8th S Morrison 774.912.

Invercargill race results: The birds were released at 7.30am, due to rough weather the first bird got home at 8.22.36pm.

1st A Cooper 8.22.36pm Velocity 904.706, 2nd S Kirkwood 826.136, 3rd D Dredge 805.630, Next day 4th J Webb 794.256, 5th C Kirkwood 769.483, 6th Tumbledown 595.152,7th S Morrison 569.399, 8th J McIlroy 556.024, 9th MorrinsHol-low 546.405.

The Noel Web Memorial Triple Crown Race was won be Nearo Lofts from Seddon .

Pigeons’ final 2012 race


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