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By Les WhitesidePensioners living in New Zealand, who have

worked overseas for more than ten years could have problems collecting a New Zealand Uni-versal Superannuation pension.

This week Sounds resident Colin Murray had his aged pension cancelled.

Colin, a New Zealander worked in Australia for 15 years and in New Zealand for more than 35 years.

If a New Zealander works overseas for more than 10 years, that country contributes to the NZ pension.

Colin Murray says the process of filling out forms, providing bank statements via Centrelink in Australia and Work and Income in New Zealand is taking its toll on him and his wife.continued page 3.

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Flooding through a section of Jacksons Rd on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Sheila Cunningham.

More than 15 roads have been closed this week due to heavy rain and flooding throughout the region.

Marlborough Dist r ict Council staff were out early on Tuesday to monitor the f looded river levels (including the Taylor River), which, at that stage was recorded at a two-year high.

More rain was forecast for Thursday night.

Cou nc i l A sse t s a nd Services manager Mark Wheeler is warning drivers not to attempt to cross flooded fords.

Dips in the road can be deceptive and water levels in the fords can be deeper than they look, he said.

Mark also warns that, where f loodwaters a re still covering the road, it’s

impossible to know whether there has been damage to road surfaces.

The Council wants people to respect the roads even if it looks possible to get through.

A Marlborough District spokesperson said there have been a lot of events like this in the past, but in comparison, the flooding this time around has been quite isolated.

“For some reason this storm has been concentrated in the headwaters of the Omaka and Taylor rivers.”

“It’s possible there will be more rain today, and until the water goes down we won’t be able to see the extent of the damage.”

Rivers are very slowly receding, they said.

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View of the Taylor River from the Boyce St Bridge in Tuesday's wild weather.

Flooding closes roads

on Friday.”Council staff will be patrolling

overnight and inspecting the hotspots every few hours.

The latest information on road closures and flood updates can be viewed on the Council website at www.marlborough.govt.nz

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Person named from balcony fall

The police have named the 57 year old male who died when falling from the balcony of his Blackwood Bay bach in the Marlborough Sounds.

Anthony (Tony) Robb a sales representative with a seed com-pany in Chrischurch was found dead by his wife on Monday morning.

The balcony on the mezzanine level was nearly a three metre drop to the ground.

Mr Robb’s funeral will be held in Christchurch this Saturday.

HirosHima anniversaryMonday, August 6 will be the 67th

anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan, during World War Two.

Harling Park in Blenheim, home to a Japanese garden, will be host to a vigil recognising the tragedy.

From 4.30 pm, people may come along to make and release a peace lantern for a gold coin donation.

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Michelle and Bryan Gilchrist from Renwick are delighted with the community’s support their family has received for their daugh-ter Sophie’s cancer treatment in Christchurch. Five-year-old Sophie was diagnosed with leukemia last month, and they are currently at Ronald McDonald House, where she is receiving weekly chemother-apy. See The Sun next Wednesday for more fundraising ideas from the community. Please call Kelly Robertson on 021 689 280 with any fundraising ideas.

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This Sunday (5th August), the childrens television programme What Now will be broadcasting live from Giesen Sports & Events Centre, in Renwick!

We want to welcome the com-munity to come and have some fun with us in Renwick, to play some games, get gunged and meet our presenter Adam!

We would like to welcome the children of the Marlborough region to show off their beauti-ful community and to come and hang out with Adam, says

Associate Producer Martin Hale. The What Now team will be

on location as they launch What Now’s first ever Rugby Sevens Tournament!

With Marlborough being the home of New Zealand’s first competitive rugby game in 1879, what better place to launch our first tournament, but Marlborough says Adam.

So if you have children who love gunge, fun and What Now come along anytime from 7.30am onwards.

TV show ‘What Now’ at Renwick on Sunday

Continued from Page 1.Colin filled in the 45 page docu-

ment of intense questioning when applying for the pension and posted it to Work and Income, on July 17, only to have the docu-ment returned to him nine days later asking him to provide more information to questions he had answered “No” to.

Also in the same post was a letter from Work and Income cancelling his pension and the next day Colin received the complete file returned to him, less his personal financial bank statements.

Colin and his wife have been getting the NZ pension for more than ten years, and every year we go through this process of having to reapply.

Colin says if you were in your late 80’s it would be a nightmare, and the number of people in this situation will increase, because of the numbers of New Zealander’s working abroad.

Without internet access, it is

very time consuming, every time you speak to Work and Income you have to wait on the phone and you don’t get a case worker, but someone new each time you phone Colin says.

Then you have to write to Cen-trelink in Australia and fill their documents out.

When The Sun approached Work and Income, we initially experi-enced a brick wall, not allowed to pass out phone numbers or email addresses said their lady on the phone.

After further coaxing we were directed to Work and Income national media people. They were helpful, but it has taken a further four days to get a reply to Mr Murray’s plight.

They said “it is the law, pension-ers in Mr Murrays situation have to complete the form.”

Under legislation all recipients of NZ Superannuation must apply for any overseas pension which they may be entitled to receive.

As Mr Murray has previously lived in Australia for 13 years, he falls into this category.

Senior Services acknowledges the process of testing eligibility for the Australian Age Pension can be complex and involve quite a bit of paperwork says Ministry of Social Development Head of

Senior Services Iona Holsted. This can be frustrating for our

elderly clients and we want to do everything possible to help Mr Murray to complete the process so his pension can be resumed.

We may not have been as clear as we could have been in explaining what remaining information was required from Mr Murray and believe the best way forward is to meet with him in person and sort it out.

We would like to do this at his earliest possible convenience, so his pension can be resumed before he misses a payment.

We have contacted Mr Murray yesterday and offered to meet with him.

Colin has confirmed with The Sun he has a meeting with Work and Income on Monday.

A follow up story will be in Wednesdays paper.

The Sun would like to hear from other pensioners with this problem.

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AccommodAtion group celeBrAte milestone

ASURE Accommodation Group recently celebrated owning and operating their 40th property in the country after five years in business.

The company started in 2007 and the main office operates out of ASURE Sundowner Motel in Springlands, Blenheim.

secret gArden up for sAle

The Secret Garden Cafe and Wine Bar is on the market.

The bar and restaurant on Maxwell Rd was converted from a house into a garden bar following it’s purchase three years ago.

The business is up for sale until a deadline of September 6.

VAlue of residentiAl Building consents up

The value of residential building consents rose in June 2012, compared with June 2011, according to Statistics New Zealand.

The total value of residential building consents rose 27 percent to $456 million for June 2012.

The trend has increased 30 percent since April 2011.

By Robbie ParkesYou can’t go wrong with a good southern

brew.The idea of the craft beer has grown

massively over the past few decades, and Marlborough is at the forefront.

“Obviously in Blenheim we’ve got the wine industry which makes it easier for brewers to set up,” said Soren Eriksen of local brewery, 8-Wired.

“The South Island in general, seems to be ahead of the North Island when it comes to craft beer, people down here like their beer.”

Names like Renaissance, Pink Elephant, Moa and 8-Wired are well known in the brewing community, especially in one of the country’s top markets – Wellington.

Suitably all four brewers are heading to New Zealand’s annual beer festival, Beervana in August, and they are all Blenheim-based.

The Wellington festival boasts a wide range of ales, lagers, pilsners and many

more variations on the humble beer.“Punters have the opportunity to sample

hundreds of beers and decide for them-selves what they like best,” said Soren.

“This is only good for the flourishing craft beer industry.”

He said New Zealand (and some Aus-tralian) craft brewers use the event to not only promote their product, but test new recipes, experiment and generally try something new.

Soren said he and his fellow Blenheim brewers are competitors, but they are all friends and help each other out.

“It’s a very nice industry to be part of.” Beervana is held in four four-hour ses-

sions over two days from August 17 to 18.The seminar programme includes ses-

sions in beer and food matching, cheese and food matching, women and beer, sensory evaluation, and hops and malt.

The full beer list and tasting notes, programme and tickets are available at www.beervana.co.nz.

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soren eriksen of Blenheim's 8-Wired brewery is heading up to Wellington for Beervana in August. picture courtesy of Jed soane of thebeerproject.com.

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Q c o n s t r u c t i o n site manager nick murphy and his team have been working on the centrepoint mall redevelopment since late may.

By Robbie ParkesConstruction work in redeveloping the old

Centrepoint Mall is on track, but it will be a long job, said Q Construction site manager Nick Murphy.

The Kumea-based firm are contracted for the project which is expected to be completed by November 2013.

The five stage process involves gutting the old shops in the Mall on the corner of Market and High streets, as well as extensive earthquake strengthening.

The construction team are currently levelling the floors, which will take them through to until November this year.

“We’re on programme right now, but with any old building like this there are many unknowns,” said Nick.

They have come across old stormwater drains and other details of the building they did not know were there.

Nick said the earthquake strengthening, which is expected to begin in April next year, is by far the hardest stage.

“We have to put steel framing and bracing in and around the store while they’re still going.”

“The main obstacle is working around Farmers while they are continuing to trade.”

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A Labour Private Members Bill to allow same-sex couples to marry has been drawn from a ballot and will be debated by Parlia-ment soon.

There will be a conscience vote on this Bill.MP Colin King says there is a sizeable

body of support for the Bill in Parliament and the indications are that it has the num-bers to pass.

Colin says “ I had a religious upbringing and have been married to my wife Lynnette for 42 years.

I believe that what my wife and I share, by way of our marriage, cannot be equalled in any way by same sex couples.

Further, a parallel legislation to marriage already exists by way of a civil union.

On that basis I will be opposing this Bill.”

King will vote ‘No’ to same-sex couples to marry

MP Colin King.

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for dependability and efficiency.Cory has been in the drainage indus-try for eight years and after setting himself a goal of operating his own business, Cory Packham Drainworks Marlborough Ltd was launched in April of this year.“The opportunity came along very quickly and kicked off with fibre optic installations.“This was just an introduction. We are branching out further into all areas of

drainage and will be servicing the top of the south,” Cory says.

Because the business grew so quickly, Cory and Mel employed three addi-tional staff members, who themselves share the same enthusiasm and drive for the industry.“We have a great team of highly skilled drain layers who have been supportive from day one.“They are a huge asset to us which is reflected by their high standards and dedication to the job,” Mel says.In addition to commercial and resi-dential drain works, Cory Packham Drainworks Marlborough Ltd also specialises in rural drain laying, soak

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Story by Annabelle LatzA morning tea shout can be

worth a few million dollars for some Lotto shops in Marlborough.

It has been 25 years this week since Lotto began.

Figures from the Lotter-ies Commission state that 34 Marlburians have won $14,790,213.40 from Lotto division one, Strike or Pow-erball.

A first division ticket was sold at Renwick Dairy last weekend, worth $166,667, claimed this week by a South Islander.

Fresh Choice Picton has sold nine, Adventure Sports Lotto and Redwoodtown Lotto have sold six each, and Fresh Choice Springlands (now Countdown) has sold five.

These outlets are included in the top ten stores in the Upper South Island for win-

ning ticket sales. Peter Matthews from Red-

woodtown Lotto wanted to thank all his loyal customers for their continual support.

A total of $2,931,698.00 has been claimed in big winnings at his shop.

“We have been here from day one, I hope we can pay people back in more prize money in years to come.”

Peter said it is the major winners telling him of their success, rather than him having to break the news.

A morning tea shout is often a way they show their thanks.

“People are obviously ex-cited, and trying to keep calm about it.”

Peter said 20c of every dollar spent in his shop goes back to the community via grants.

Casey Smit from Fresh Choice Picton has seen Mar-lborough’s largest number of winning tickets at his shop, with a total of $3,330,232.60.

He said his trick was the location of the Lotto shop.

The lotto shop at the su-permarket has been moved three times over the years,

but its current location, where it started, is where it is now.

“It’s back in its place from 1987, because we sold heaps in those early years, and since it is back there we have done quite well again.”

Casey said the introduc-tion of Powerball helped Lotto sales, because there was a slump before it was introduced.

He said one third of win-ners at the Lotto shop would be from out of town, because of Picton being a tourist town.

“It’s usually very hush hush. Sometimes we get a morning tea shouted.”

NZ Lotteries has trans-ferred more than $3 billion in profits to the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board to help fund a wide range of com-munity projects throughout the country.

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racism in primary schools and what makes it worse is that my son is a Nz maori getting told that no one wants to play with him because he is too BLACK.

My son is too afraid to go to school. I have to force him because truancy is now on our case so what do i do.

CHAINSIn reply to arvensis, the chains

in front of the clock tower are no more dangerous than the busy road adjacent.

Kids swinging on them & hurting themselves should not be an issue. Young children should be supervised by parents and older ones should know better.

We are not a nanny state. Leave the chains.

SMILE PLEASEOn the subject of terrible customer

service, at the local dog control office i received the worst service i have ever had, the staff hardly spoke, didn’t even look up and not a single smile, as if its not painful enough paying the fee!

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SMOKING UPI’m very surprised that this town

has let there children do anything. I was going past the marlborough

girls college and i was surprised on how it was okay 4 people 2 drive by when a big crowd of young girls smoke up with no worries in the world.

Very disgusted in how people can just let that fly. Children these days!

BUSTEDHa ha. Mr Fortune “Busted with the

Buns” re your wednesday sun. And bet thats just the tip of the ice-

berg 4 him and his farmers market.

FORTUNEOVERCOOKED! who is this

Fortune guy? Celebrity chef? Free air tickets? Dodgy croissants?

Million dollar scheme? Self promoting over indulged buf-

foon I’d say! Can someone introduce him to ths

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Dear Ed,Sustain Our Sounds (SOS) appears to operate a

damaging campaign that costs everyone dearly, particularly NZ taxpayers.

SOS cites NZ King Salmon’s expenditure on independent, expert advice as a reason to solicit funds from the general public - on top of legal aid money acquired from the taxpayer.

As part of the EPA process we are required to provide huge amounts of peer reviewed, expert and independent reports to the Board of Inquiry (BOI).

It’s all available to groups such as SOS to use in their submission.

We paid for a “friend of the submitter” and the costs of facilitated meetings.

We pay all running costs of the BOI: Chairman and Commissioners, EPA staff, legal advice to the BOI, notifications and all hearing costs.

We are one of the planet’s most sustainable ways of producing animal protein and our effects are fully reversible.

I fear for the future of primary production and prosperity in New Zealand.

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Dear Ed,I have been involved in sport in Marlborough

for over sixty years and am a life member and patron of a number of sporting organizations.

Your continued publication of Michael Mooney’s alleged difficulties has become the most disappointing and unhelpful reporting of sporting news that I have experienced.

Mr. Mooney has had his ‘day in court’ and claims to have won.

That should have been enough publicity.Your recent publication of his letter as a ‘Reply

to Judy Shanahan’ was beyond the limit of propriety.

Ms Shanahan, as the voluntary president of the Marlborough Tennis Club, provided you with a simple and succinct response to Mr Mooney’s claim.

She did not deserve to be headlined on a personal basis.

It is my observation that tennis is flourishing in Marlborough again and I suggest that your newspaper would serve the community better by

reporting the successes rather than the tedium associated with an aggrieved individual.

Yours sincerely,Nigel Perry

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Dear Ed,I am absolutely amazed that on such a dreadful

day weatherwise, your delivery person still came out this morning to put this great little paper in our letterbox!

What a mammoth effort battling the wind and rain - thank you very much to whoever you are, and what conscientous couriers “The Sun” employs. Well done!

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Dear Ed,The Sun August 1st. Seems Chris Fortunes

(sic) foray into the dreams and aspirations of becoming a millionaire in 12 months have got off to a rocky start?

Now it transpires that his (?) “pain au choco-lat” has rather dubious origins and is a far cry (and distance) from “local” no matter how it’s defined.

How this chef has managed to con the district, command an audience, a newspaper column and stamp his arrogant authority on the “genuine

and honest little locals” doing their very best to adhere to the code of conduct for a Farmers Market of which Chris proclaims National Presidency is quite beyond belief.

Furthermore, the Marlborough Farmers Mar-ket received an award in last year’s Chamber of Commerce Business Awards.

It’ll be real interesting to see who picks up the “fraud award” this year!

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By Robbie ParkesInspiration taken from the natural

beauty of our surroundings has helped local artist Terence Stewart(pictured left) create some unique artworks.

Huit, meaning eight in French, is the title of his latest work, a Methuselah champagne bottle crafted out of resin and a spider’s web.

The name relates to the fact the Methuselah size is eight times the volume of a normal bottle, is French, and a spider has eight legs.

“It’s sort of my ode to the grapes and vineyards of Marlborough,” said Terence.

The concept involves molding the web into the desired shape, a complicated process that has taken him around 300 hours to complete.

He goes out col lect ing them, specifically the common garden orb type.

“Most people don’t think they are spider webs, it’s something that seems impossible but I wanted to make it possible.”

Terence said the best thing about the piece is the shadow it casts.

In the right light, the webbing spreads across the room, extending the artwork past its physical form.

Terence is a former Department of Conservation worker, and as such, familiar with the outdoors.

“I used to go running round in the scrub, and head to some really interesting places that not many people get to see.”

“To me, art is the things we see around us.”

A fall during his DOC job prevented Terence from continuing his work in the bush, so he found work with the Marlborough District Council.

However, a relapse required him to leave that role, but for the past seven years art has become his new occupation and passion.

“It started off as a pain distraction.”“Since I couldn’t go out to the bush

anymore, I would bring it to me.”Huit is currently displayed in the David

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DAYLIGHT SAVING eNDS APRIL 1Top ranking awaits

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

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

March 30, 2012Sun Weather Today 7-20 DAYLIGHT SAVING eNDS APRIL 1Top 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

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ObituaryWith a love for business,

racing, rugby, a beer and

family, Les Hope was a well

known local identity.

Brewing

magicCreating tasty beer involves

a great process, and a bit of

magic too. David Nicholls shares

a word or two about making a

brew at Moa Breweries.

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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.

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New Friday edition

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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.

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Get YOUR message to Marlborough, twice a week!

To advertise your business in the largest circulating newspaper in Marlborough*

call 5777 868 today.REMEMBER: Get your GaRaGE SalE advts in by

Thursday 3pm for the weekend!

*Source: ABC Audit 2011

10 Friday August 3, 2012 SunThe gardeningthis week

Gardening Tips

Children in the gardensend us your photosSend in your photo of your child (or grandchild) enjoying time in the garden. Include their name and age.Email your photo to: [email protected]’ll publish these on our Gardening page as space permits.

“Eat onions in March and garlic in May; Then the rest of the year, your doctor can play”.

Garlic’s resumé would read something like this.

Cholesterol lowerer, blood pressure reducer, blood sugar balancer, cancer combatant, fungus fighter, bronchitis sooth-er, cold curer, wart remover, and immune system toner.

It also could mention garlic’s potential career as an organic pesticide.

With a resumé like this, it’s no wonder garlic is such a popular herbal remedy.

This member of the lily family is one of the most extensively researched and widely used plants.

Its actions are diverse and affect nearly every body tissue and system.

Lots of people include garlic in their daily diets for health reasons, while many others eat it because they love its pungent flavour.

Uses for GarlicAs an antimicrobial, garlic

seems to have a broad action. It displays antibiotic, antifungal,

and antiviral properties and is reportedly effective against many flu viruses and herpes simplex (the virus responsible for cold sores).

You may add garlic liberally to soups, salad dressing, and casseroles during the winter months to help prevent colds, or eat garlic at the first hint of a cold, cough, or flu.

Garlic reduces congestion and may help people with bronchitis to expel mucus.

It is used to treat many types of infections including yeast infections, athlete foot and mid-dle ear infections for example.

Studies suggest that garlic may help prevent breast, bladder, skin, and stomach cancers.

Garlic lowers blood pressure by relaxing vein and artery walls. This action helps keep platelets from clumping to-gether and improves blood flow, thereby reducing the risk of stroke.

Garlic also decreases the levels of cholesterol and tri-glycerides, substances that increase the risk of cardio-vascular diseases.

The const ituents in garlic also increase in-sulin levels in the body.

The result is lower blood sugar, thus, garlic makes an excellent addition to the diet of people with diabetes.

Ga rl ic does not take the place of professional medi-cal treatment or medication, so contact your doctor or phar-macist when s e e k i n g treatment.

GARDENING TIPS• Get trays, pottles and string ready for spring seed-sowing.• Don’t plant seeds outside yet, as it’s still too cold. If you want a headstart you could plant peas and broad-beans in pottles on your windowsill where they can germinate without being troubled by frost, hail or snow!• Sow silverbeet and lettuce seeds now if you have a glasshouse. They’ll strike and grow but keep them indoors for the next few weeks, as they hate frosts.• Set out seed potatoes on a tray or box to sprout. Put in a dry corner. They need light, but not too bright.• Trim hedges. Go for narrow at the top and wider at the base.

The Healing Power of GarlicGarlic, you can love it or hate it, whatever

your feelings are for this plant it has incred-

ible healing powers.Garl ic does not take the place of professional medi-cal treatment or medication, so contact your doctor or phar-doctor or phar-doctor or pharmacist when s e e k i n g treatment.

Garlic, you can love it or hate it, whatever

your feelings are for this plant it has incred

ible healing powers.

FASCINATING GARDENING FACTS

Ingredients: 6 large garlic cloves, peeled, halved 1 Table spoon olive oil 1 Cup of extra-virgin olive oil

Directions:Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celcius.

Place garlic cloves and 1 tablespoon of

olive oil in a small ovenproof skillet.Stir to coat. Roast in oven until garlic

is just golden, shaking pan occasionally, approximately 15 minutes. Take out of oven, add extra-virgin olive oil and cool in skillet. Transfer oil and garlic to a jar. Seal tightly. Store in refrigerator.

Makes 1 cup

Roasted Garlic Oil

Fertiliser fiestaEvery year the Blenheim Lion’s Club runs

a fertiliser project where they sell a range of garden fertilisers to the local community.

The proceeds from the fertiliser sales are used to fund local community projects, including last year’s ‘patient lifter’ at the upgraded Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000 swimming pool.

Orders close August 8 and deliveries will be made from September 1 free of charge.

For more information contact Ken 578 6838 or Tony during the evenings on 579 5112.

Seaweed contains a kind of gloopy jelly stuff that helps it hold onto water. It is also very useful for all sorts of other things - the carrageenan used for thickening ice cream comes from seaweed!

SunThe 11Friday August 3, 2012 what’s onin marlborough

- weekend event guide -

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

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

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FrIdAy 3rd AugustBig Latch OnWorld Breastfeeding awareness week. Clubs of

Marlborough 10am for a 10.30am latch on. Prizes and goodie bags.

southern Jam Public PerformancesChequers 4pm – 6pm, Fairweathers 7pm – 9pm

& The Secret Garden 8pm – 10pmLondon 2012 Olympic samsung ExperienceTruck – An interactive experience for all ages.

Wear a replica Olympic gold medal or hold the Olympic Games torch, and then share the photos on Facebook. Browse iconic NZ Olympic moments using a special mobile application, check out Olym-pic memorabilia on display and more. The truck will be at Stadium 2000 from 9.00pm – 4.00pm each day and admission is free. www.sporttasman.org.nz/olympicsamsung truck or ring Chris Goodman on 03 577 8855 for more information.

sit and Be Fit with Jeanette.Free exercise for all ages at Crossroads, 2 Red-

wood Street. At 10am Phone 578 5395QuestIntermediate age youth group, 3.30pm-5pm,

Picton Baptist Church, 293 Waikawa Rd, Picton. Text Bronwyn 021 046 2434.

tango LessonsImprovers, 7pm, Basics 8.30pm. Nurses Hall,

Blenheim. Monica: 572 2667Pastel Painting Marlborough Art Society, 10am till 3pm, Prue:

578 8888tai ChiToday and Mondays. 10am, 11.30am and 1pm.

Liz 027 748 6666.tunes for totsPreschool music sessions. Morning tea. 9.30am

and 10.30am. Nativity Church Hall. $2 Family. 578 3909

KidzoneRiverside Community House, 3pm till 5pm.

sAturdAy 4th AugustMoa Bar OlympicsWe’re celebrating the opening of London 2012

by hosting our very own Olympics. Teams of 2-4 people will compete in disciplines including cotton ball shot put, paper plate discus, the egg and spoon race and darts. Prizes & medals will be awarded on the day. Phone or email Alex at the Brewery Bar to book in your team. Spaces are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. Team tickets (4 people): $20.00. Arrive around 1:30ish for registration and to limber up before a 2pm start...Email [email protected] or call 03 572 5149.

southern Jam gala ConcertWill be taking place tonight at the Marlborough

Boys College featuring the schools from the festival week who have descended on Marlborough from all over the South Island, the concert will also feature the All Stars Band as well as the Royal New Zealand Airforce Jazz Ensemble. Tickets are available from the Floor Pride Civic Theatre box office, 03 520 8558. For more information visit www.marlborough4fun.co.nz

southern Jam Public Performances Clubs of Marlborough 11.30am – 2pm & Annies

12pm – 2pmPicton Market dayA market day will be held at the Picton Com-

munity Centre in Wairau Rd. Start 9am-1pm, stall holders can book stalls for $5 each by phoning Paris 573 5006 or 021 238 8994. Head along on the day and bag a bargain, lots of stalls under one roof.

stand up Comedy NightPicton Little Theatre presents a night of 7 come-

dians in 1 night, hosted by Bruce Anderson. Show is restricted to R18+. Tickets cost $20 for members and $25 for non-members, available from Take Note Picton or Bruce 027 924 6606

Blenheim Musical theatreActing workshop for ages 18 plus. Neroli 578

3009.Marlborough harriersIs a pack run/walk up to the transmitters, Wilsons

Road, Havelock at 2:00 pm. Meet at the Havelock Police Station. Look for the ‘Harriers’ sign. Everyone is welcome to participate and there is a children’s run organised. Don’t forget to bring a plate to share for afternoon tea. Carpool leaves clubrooms 1pm.

Boot sale 8am – 2pm Blenheim Railway Station car park

on Grove Rd.redwood Market 8am-noon, Redwood Tavern car park. Plants

produce and crafts.Vintage Farm Machinery 10am till 3pm, Open every day. Brayshaw Vintage

Farm, Guided tours available, Doris 579 4357Picton Museum10am till 4pm daily, 9 London Quay. 573 8283Pelorus gallery70 Main Rd, Havelock, open daily 10.30am till

4.30pm, 574 2128Museum26 Arthur Baker Place, off New Renwick Rd,

Brayshaw Heritage Park. Daily 10am till 4pm

suNdAy 5th AugustNZArh hairdressing CompsThe Clubs of Marlborough from 12.30 onwards. A

great day out to see some of the top of the south’s best hairdressers competing, $15 door entry, $10 students & $2 for a programme.

AvantiPlus Blenheim recreational rideSunday morning ride depart 9.00 from AvantiPlus

Blenheim this ride is designed to suit all levels: - recreational riders, lots of fun.

ulysses ClubDecide destination on the day. Meet at the railway

station carpark (south end) 12.45pm ride departs 1pm. Prospective members welcome.

Pony ClubPony Club Grounds, New Renwick Rd. 10am

every 2nd Sunday of the month. Grant 578 2100 Michelle 572 8984

Kaikoura Cycling ClubWeekly from the Kaikoura West End car park.

9.00amPeople’s sunday Market New winter location 10am-1pm. Seymour Street

Carpark. Jams, Books, Plants, Crafts, produce, pears flower, vegetable plants, shrubs, wood ware, soaps, jewellery & much more.

Marlborough Farmers Market Winter Market. Charles Street Carpark - 10am to

12.30pm every Sundayrail sailPicton Foreshore 10am-4pm – Miniature trains

and yachts.Model Aero Club ARA Wairau Valley 9am. Murray 578 9199 or Tony

577 9776.Petanque 10am 65A Weld Street – Phone John 577 9789.tramping ClubMary 5728762.Buddhism for Modern Life10am, 573 5379Blenheim Bonsai2pm-4pm, 7 Hale Street. Dave 577 8679.Marlborough guild of WoodworkersBrayshaw Park, open workshop 1-4pm, Every

1st Sunday of the month. Wooden toys for sale. Malcolm: 578 8809.

riverside railwayTrain departs Brayshaw Park Station at 1.45pm

and 3pm for Beaver Station Central Blenheim. Return trip takes about one hour. Adults $8, Child $4 CASH ONLY. Chris 578 3211 or John 578 1621.

Associated Modellers societyMiniature train rides at Brayshaw Park, 1st & 3rd

Sunday each month, 1pm to 4pm. $2 per person.

Blenheim Country Music Club Inc. Presents a Fundraising Cabaret . 11th Aug 2012Tickets on sale at Ken Hams Music Works

Jayne Evans

ENDUROrace day

Saturday 4th AugustMarlborough Kart Track

R A I N O R S H I N E

Open to the public from 10am. Schedule: Tuning Run 11am, Rac-ing 12noon (2x heats), Cadets Enduro 1:30pm, Juniors Enduro 2:15pm, Seniors Enduro 3:30pm, Prize Giving 5pm

TASMAN

On Sale NOWFLOOR PRIDE CIVIC THEATRE

Purchase from the Floor Pride Civic Theatre, Blenheim New World or Take Note PictonPHONE (03) 520 8560, [email protected]

Prices include booking feeTransactions fees apply for phone and internet bookings

les ballet’s eloelle– Men In tutu’s

Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th August2012 @ 8pm

Adult $60, Child u14 $57.90

southern JaM FestIvalSaturday 4th August @ 7.30pm

Marlborough Boys CollegeAdults $35, Children(u16) & Seniors $20

one nIght oF Queenby Gary Mullen & the Works

Monday 20th August @ 7.30pmAdmit one $79 –cash, cheque, eftpos or

$81 Credit card.

Deb Webber heal anD hope tour

Wednesday 3rd OctoberAdmit one $72

beatleManIaSunday 4th Nov @ 8pm

Early Bird prices until 31 AugustAdults $46 Children (U12) $27

blenheIM & DIstrIcts pIpe banD

“Celtic Crossroads 2012” Sat 1th Sep 7.30 and Sun 2nd Sep 2pm Adults $25, Child u18 & Seniors 65+ $20

peta MathIasWednesday 21st November 2012 @ 7.00pm

The Wisheart RoomAdmit One: $52/$53 Credit Card

to advertise your business, call tanya on (03) 5777 868

Total market coverage

in Marlborough

Friday August 3, 201212 SunThe

According to Met Data summary for July 2012 for the Blenheim Meteorological sta-tion, at the Grovetown Park campus of the Marlborough Research Centre, Blenheim will find it hard to be New Zealand’s sunniest town this year.

Nelson recorded 14.7 hours more sunshine than Blenheim in July and is now 87.8 hours ahead of Blenheim for the seven months January to July.

Whakatane recorded 33.2 hours more sunshine than Blenheim in July and is now 140 hours ahead of Blenheim for the seven months January to July.

The overall picture for Blenheim for July 2012:

TemperatureDespite what some people may think, July

2012 was warmer than average. The mean temperature was 8.3°C, 1.0°C

above the 80-year long term average, and warmer compared to 2011’s mean tempera-ture of 7.8°C.

July’s relatively warm mean temperature, in comparison to recent years, was largely due to the overcast weather which led to warmer daily minimum temperatures.

The average daily maximum was 13.4°C; 0.6°C, above average of 10.9°C, and the aver-

age daily minimum was 3.2°C; 1.0°C above average of 2.2°C.

FrostsThere were 14 recorded for July 2012,

compared to 18 for July 2011, and 4 air frosts were recorded, compared to 7 air frosts in July 2011.

Average ground frost temperature was -2.2°C, compared to an average of -3.3°C in July 2011.

Average air frost temperature was -0.5°C, compared to an average of -1.0°C in July 2011.

The coldest ground frost was -3.7°C, on July 1.

SunshineHours of sunshine came to 131.1, which

was 82% of the long term average for July of 159 hours.

July 2011 recorded 176.1 hours sunshine. The lowest July total on record for Blenheim

was in 1996, with only 114.5 hours sunshine. Total sunshine hours for Blenheim for

January to July 2012 is 1315.8. The seven months January to July in the

past three years (2010, 2011 and 2012) have all recorded below average sunshine hours.

From Blenheim’s point of view, the news on the race for sunniest town in New Zealand for 2012 only continues to get worse.

Nelson recorded 14.7 hours more sunshine than Blenheim in July and is now 87.8 hours ahead of Blenheim for the seven months January to July.

Whakatane recorded 33.2 hours more sunshine than Blenheim in July and is now 140 hours ahead of Blenheim for the seven months January to July.

RainfallTotal rainfall of 73.0 mm is 111% of the long

term average for July of 66 mm, compared to July 2011 of 40.6mm.

The final two days of July recorded 24 mm rain and helped to push July’s rainfall from below to above average.

However, July 2012 was by no means a very wet month.

In Blenheim the daily rainfall totals were not particularly high – July 31 recorded the highest daily total with 20.0 mm.

Total rainfall for January to July 2012 of 339 mm was 89% of the long-term average of 382 mm.

January to July 2011 recorded 372.4 mm.WindOvernight on July 31 it was very windy,

accompanying the rain. However, the average daily wind run at 192.3 km is the lowest July total recorded for the 17 years 1996-2012.

Losing the race for sunniest town

Blenheim has fallen behind Nelson by 14.7 sunshine hours for the month of July. Whakatane is currently the sunniest place in New Zealand and is 140 sunshine hours ahead of Blenheim.

Police inbriefArrests this Week

Monday, July 30At 11.35am an 18 year old female

cleaner was arrested for Theft after she allegedly stole $1010.00 from an employee. She has been bailed to appear before the Blenheim District Court on the 6th of August 2012.

At 3.30pm a 54 year old male sales representative was arrested for Assault after he allegedly assaulted a 57 year old male at a Grovetown address on the 15th of July 2012.

He has been bailed to appear in the Blenheim District Court on the 13th of August 2012.

At 4.15pm a 17 year old unemployed male was arrested for Male Assaults Female, Common Assault and Resists Arrest after a domestic related assault at a Muller address after he allegedly assaulted his mother and his brother.

At 9.20pm two 13 year old male students and a 14 year old male student were arrested for Wilful Damage after they were allegedly observed jumping on a vehicle parked on Market Street, Blenheim. They have all been referred to the Youth Aid section.

At 12.40am this morning a 22 year old male vineyard worker was arrested for Unlawfully taking a Motor Vehicle, Possession of Cannabis, Possession of Cannabis Oil and Possession of Utensils after he and his 27 year old unemployed male associate were allegedly breaking into vehicles outside the Grovetown Country Hotel.

The 27 year old male also faces a charge of Unlawfully Taking a Motor Vehicle. Upon Police arrival the two males fled, the 22 year old was apprehended a short distance away however a Police dog unit tracked and located the second male 40 minutes after the incident on Aberharts Road, Blenheim.

They were held in Custody and will appear before the Blenheim District Court on Tuesday.

Tuesday, July 31At 7.20am a 31 year old unemployed

female was arrested on a Warrant for Arrest for Failing to Appear.

At 5.10pm a 37 year old male factory hand was arrested for Shoplifting after he allegedly stole a DVD from The Ware-house and on a Warrant for his Arrest for Failing to Appear.

At 7.30pm a 47 year old male student was arrested for Using a Document after he allegedly admitted making a false bur-glary complaint in order to use a Police form to make a false claim with DTR.

Wednesday, August 1At 2.20pm a 37 year old unemployed

male was arrested for Unlawfully on Property after he had allegedly entered a property in the Townsend area without a reasonable excuse.

At 7.40pm a 24 year old unemployed female was arrested for Driving Whilst Disqualified after being stopped on Grove Road, Blenheim.

At 10pm an 18 year old male forestry worker was arrested Breaching his Bail Conditions namely his curfew.

Story and photo by Annabelle Latz

The enthusiasm of Marlbor-ough’s youth is creating a cluster of safe hands in times of emer-gency.

A group of St John youths headed over to Nelson in June, competing against students from Nelson and Tasman.

They were assessed on emer-gency scenarios, first aid skills, written theory tests, and a parade-style drill.

The majority of the silver wear came back to Marlborough, and the students are looking forward to heading to Timaru in October for the regional competition.

Sylvia Duncan, 14, is a Corporal at St John, and the stripes on her shoulders illustrate her passion for her work.

“It’s rewarding, especially when I get to train people up for compe-

titions and they do well.”Sylvia did a ‘clean sweep’ of

prizes in Nelson in the intermedi-ate grade.

Her advice to other young people is simple.

“You should join St John, it’s a really handy life skill to have, to be able to help people.”

Her dad is a volunteer ambu-lance driver for St John, and her little sister Laurie, 12, joined up four years ago with Sylvia.

Laurie really likes the social side of St John, like meeting up every week for a 90 minute training session, and going on camps.

“It’s a great opportunity to meet new people who are passionate about the same things.”

Laurie did a near clean sweep in Nelson, winning all but one prize in her junior grade.

“And I like wearing the uni-form,” she said.

Passionate to help

sylvia Duncan, 14, and Laurie Duncan, 12, had huge success at the st Johns competition in Nelson in June.

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go organicThis course is ideal for lifestyle block owners, home gardeners and/or commercial growers and will provide key knowledge and skills required for organic growing. The overall aim is to build ecosystems, promote biodiversity and increase soil and plant health, instead of relying on artificial fertilisers and poisonous sprays. We will explore the latest trends in sustainable farming both internationally and within NZ. A practical, science-based approach is used to separate myth from fact, while exploring a wide range of organic techniques and methods. On successful completion you will be awarded a Certificate in Organic Horticulture (Level 3).

CODE: A258.2

Course cost $250. Held Wednesdays 9.30am - 3pm

Gardening enthusiasts, growers, lifestyle block owners, profes-sional gardeners, farmers and orchardists of all ages are invited to register for a popular horticul-ture course held here in Nelson and offered in partnership with Telford, a division of Lincoln University.

Scheduled to start with an in-formation meeting planned for Thursday 16th August, this eight month long day course explores the latest trends in sustainable growing.

On successful completion of the course you will be awarded a Telford Certificate in Organic Horticulture (Level 3) and a Na-tional Certificate in Horticulture (Level 2).

The overall aim is to build ecosystems, promote biodiversity, increase soil and plant health and avoid the use of artificial fertilis-

ers and sprays. A science-based approach ex-

plores a wide range of organic techniques and systems.

Topics covered include organic philosophies, certification, soil management, soil food webs, composting, companion planting, vermiculture, organic fertilisers, crop rotation, green manures, weed control, pest and disease management, plant knowledge and an introduction to perma-culture.

This knowledge can be applied not only to food crops, but to the cultivation of any plants – from suburban gardens to pastures, or-chards, shelter belts and woodlots.

Students meet weekly on a Thursday from 9.30am to 3pm during the school term.

In addition to attending tutori-als and workshops or fieldtrips, students will need to complete

practical and theory assignments in their own time to complete the Telford Certificate in Organic Horticulture (Level 3).

Having some prior knowledge of horticulture and growing plants is recommended although keen beginners are invited to apply.

Although this programme has a horticultural bias, pastoral farmers wishing to gain an un-derstanding of organic farming will also find this course of value. Networking between organic growing enthusiasts is an added bonus to joining this course.

Course Start: Thursday 16th August 2012 in Blenheim with a two hour information and enrol-ment meeting starting at 2pm. Course Cost $250.00.

For more information phone Agriculture New Zealand at 0800 4 SKILLS (0800 475 455)

Go organic and live for a better day

Telford’s popular Hor-ticulture courses are designed for garden-ing enthusiasts, pro-fessional gardeners and orchardists of all ages.

14 Friday August 3, 2012 SunThe farming

All offers and prices are valid from 1 August 2012 to 31 August 2012 or while stocks last. Prices include GST and are subject to change. Some styles, colours and sizes may not be available in all stores but may be ordered on request where available. Discount applies to stocked items only.

AquA-flex jAcketplus overtrousersNormally $308 Save $59

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Story and photos by Annabelle Latz

The weather cooperated bril-liantly for those taking part in the ploughing action last weekend in Rapaura.

The Marlborough Ploughing As-sociation & Tua Marina Vintage Machinery hosted the Vintage Qualifying Event, which saw one competitor chosen for the national competition next year.

Ash Murdoch from Omaka won the vintage section on his Case tractor, and will be heading to Lincoln next April for the New Zealand Ploughing Association Ploughing Finals.

Allan Gifford, president of the Marlborough Ploughing As-sociation, said the interest in ploughing from the public was bigger last weekend than he had ever remembered it.

“It was really good to see a good steady stream of public going along, particularly the children,” he said.

“For the first time that I can remember, ladies were coming up to me and asking about judging, and what to look for.”

Colin Drummond brought eight of his draught horses up from Erewhon Station in Canterbury for the event, which is an annual highlight because he was born and raised in the region.

Colin enjoyed the event, which had been postponed from the previous month because of bad weather.

“The ground is still quite heavy,” he said.

Despite the challenging ground conditions, Colin won the horse section.

Linda Cosgrove, from Blenheim, was ploughing with her John Deere Model 140, which her father bought when he was farm-ing at Kaituna.

Although it has about 60 years’ worth of ground work on the clock, it is still going strong.

“I’ve been driving it for a number of years,” she said, who works in Blenheim, but has always had a passion for vintage machinery.

Linda has been ploughing com-petitively for four years.

“I’m pretty new to this.”She finished second-place in the

vintage class.

Ted Hutcheson was competing on his 1950 David Brown in the vintage class.

Having moved over from Scot-land many years ago, Ted lives at Waikawa.

“I’ve been doing this all my life.”He enjoys everything about

vintage machinery and the work involved in ploughing.

“I love the smell of the earth turning over,” he said.

Ted finished in fourth-place in the vintage class.

RESULTSOpen Class 1st Bruce Cameron, 2nd Owen

Winter. Farmers Class 1st Chris Law.Horses 1st C.Drummond, 2nd Murray

Lang, 3rd V.Vliel-Vlieland, 4th P.Amberger, 5th C. Plunket, 6th E.Casey.

Vintage 1st Ash Murdoch, 2nd Linda

Cosgrove, 3rd Blair Richardson, 4th Ted Hutcheson, 5th Peter

Tester, 6th Chris Barton, (first time ploughing.)

Perfect conditions for ploughing

Above: Colin Drum-mond made the trip up from Erewhon Station in Canter-bury, to join in with the action at the ploughing event on Giffords Rd last weekend.

Left: Linda Cosgrove from Blenheim com-peted in the plough-ing event on Giffords Rd last weekend.

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A recent report by Rabobank has cautioned sheep farmers that although sheepmeat producers have been enjoying a ‘full cup’ in recent times, with strong farmgate returns, a ‘steady hand’ will be required to balance future production levels with demand uncertainty across European markets.

Report co-author Rabobank senior analyst Hayley Moynihan said global sheepmeat supplies are forecast to increase from 2013, off a low production base, although this volume growth is expected to be modest and availability will not fully recover 2010 levels until 2015.

As the governments of the EU countries seek to restore balance to their economies, policy changes are expected to place increasing pressure on con-sumer purchasing powers.

Ms Moynihan said the increased cost of living for the average EU consumer is likely to exceed any growth in income – at least for the next 12 to 24 months.

“Added to this, annual food price inflation is run-ning at 3% and has been above total inflation since November 2011,” she said.

“Meat price inflation has led the charge, averaging 4.5% year-on-year, with eastern European countries experiencing increases as high as 10% in 2011.”

The Rabobank report said retail prices will also be influenced by continued strength of competing meat

prices; the impact of lower beef production from the US and EU on global supplies; and the rising beef production costs from Brazil, China and Australia.

Ms Moynihan said by 2015, sheepmeat production from key exporting regions is expected to lift by an additional 135,000 tonnes per annum, which would bring global export supply back to 2010 levels.

Slow growth for sheep farmers in near future

Recent data collected for herds infected with TB in Marlborough revealed just one case in the Awatere area, and no cases of infection in Rich-mond, North Marlborough, Wairau, and Clarence.

Data was taken from Jul 11, 2012. TBfree Marlborough Committee stated low

levels of infected herds are expected to continue in Marlborough, however it must be remembered there is still TB known to exist in the wild animal population throughout the Marlborough high country, therefore the occasional TB breakdown in predicted until the disease in wildlife can be eradicated.

As of July 1 2012, infected herds sit at 65 nation-ally; down from 81 at the same time last year.

Low levels of TB in Marlborough

A US drought tightening global supplies may be the factor behind the price rise in Fonterra’s latest online dairy auction.

It was the first rise in two months.The GDT-TWI Price Index rose 3.5%, compared

with the last sale two weeks ago, when prices eased 0.9%.

The average winning price at Wednesday night’s sale was US$2797 (NZ$3460) per metric tonne.

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Story by Celeste LodewykForget sitting on hay bales

tapping your toes to old time country music, the up and coming Blenheim Coun-try Music Club fundraising cabaret is set to deliver so much more.

The cabaret is being held at the Clubs of Marlborough on August 11 to help fundraise for the 2013 Gourmet Para-dise Country Music Awards.

Awards convenor John Gal-loway says though people may think the cabaret will be all about country music, he promises there will be a wide range of music and entertainment on offer.

“This show won’t be about sitting on hay bales, we have some very talented enter-tainers lined up who will

be performing some great music that’s guaranteed to get people up dancing,” he says.

Guest performer will be

Jayne Evans, the 29-year-old Oamaru singer who was the overall winner of the 2012 Gourmet Paradise Country Music Awards.

“It will be fantastic to have her here and great exposure for her as well,” John says.

“Her talent, personality and stage presence makes her a huge attraction and I believe she will be very well received.”

Tickets for the cabaret cost just $17 per person and are now on sale at Ken Hams Music Works, the Clubs of Marlborough or by phoning John on 577 9111.

Door sales will also be available on the night.

The cabaret will run from 7:30pm to 11:30pm and light supper will be provided.

Guest performer at the up and coming Blenheim Country Music Club fundraising cabaret will be Jayne Evans. Photo provided.

Cabaret to be a hitThe excitement on the face of nine-year-

old Taylor Woodgate showed how thrilled she was to win a brand new Madd scooter through the Sun’s recent Kids Fun With the Sun competition.

Bike Fit Marlborough very generously do-nated a scooter for the competition, alongside participating businesses BASIS and Against All Odds Paintball who also donated prizes of a model car and a free paintball refill.

For Taylor winning the scooter couldn’t have come at a better time.

“Her old scooter was second hand to begin with and has fallen apart, so she was so excited when she found out she had won,” says mum Sally Barnett.

“Thank you to Bike Fit and the Sun News-paper for this opportunity.”

Thank you to all those who entered the competition.

Winner of the BASIS model car was Jeremy Everson, and winner of the Against All Odds Paintball prize was Dylan Hebberd.

Bike Fit Marlborough co-owner Brent Ackroyd presents Taylor Woodgate with a new Madd scooter as part of the Sun’s recent Kids Fun With the Sun competition.

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By Robbie ParkesMarlborough Girls’ College has begun

fundraising for the school’s new Visual Arts Block to be completed next year.

The school’s student-organised art exhibition, ‘Beyond the Canvas’, was the first major effort for the project.

Now, the college is hosting it’s an-nual Quiz Night on August 10, with all proceeds going towards the building.

Deputy chair of the school Board of Trustees and one of the parents organis-ing the quiz night, Ros Gibson said they are aiming to raise around $100,000 at the moment.

She said there are a number of ideas

in the pipeline, and next year will be the big push.

“We’re just trying to tap into different areas of the fundraising market.”

This is the third quiz night the school has run.

“It’s not something that’s too expensive and it’s an affordable function for people to go to.”

She said many of the students like to get quite involved, and a few girls will be helping out on the night with the set-up and entertainment.

Glenn Kirby is the quiz master on the night and the winners will be awarded the quiz night trophy.

The $1.3 million building project will be located next to the school tennis courts where the existing H Block cur-rently stands.

Construction is expected to take five months, and the building will be opened over Queen’s Birthday weekend as part of the school’s 50-year celebrations.

The new block will incorporating arts, graphics, photography and two mainstream classrooms.

Tickets for the Quiz Night are available from the school finance office for $25.

The night kicks off at 7 pm at the Marlborough Girls’ College Hall on Friday, August 10.

Fundraising for new Arts block

Marlborough Girls' College prefects Taylor Rogers and Laurel Hewetson will be helping out at the school's Quiz Night next Friday.

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In a short space of time Yealands Estate has established itself as a global leader in sustainable wine production.

Inspired to “think boldy, tread lightly and never say it can’t be done”, Yealands Estate has achieved rapid growth in the international market, exporting to over 65 countries in less than four years.

As a result of this success, we are looking to recruit a motivated individual to develop our presence further.

Working alongside our Market Managers, distributors and in-field sales teams, the Brand Manager will be responsible for developing our market presence and profitability of the Yealands Estate portfolio.

The successful applicant will have a proven track record of brand building, preferably within the wine industry. The role will be based at our CarboNZero certified winery in Seddon, and an attractive package will be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applications including CV’s should be emailed to: [email protected]. Applications close 5pm, 6 August 2012.

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By Robbie ParkesPraise of New Zealand efforts in

the Korean war has been ongoing since the conflict ended, and six Marlborough veterans have again been recognised.

The 59th anniversary of the Korean War Cease-Fire on July 27, 1953 and was commemorated last Friday with the awarding of medals from the Republic of Korea Government.

Thirty veterans, spouses, widows and guests attended a parade in the RNZRSA lounge at the Marlborough Clubs last Friday.

Among the guests were Mayor Alistair Sowman and former Repub-lic of Korea navy officer, Commander (retired) Bruce Lee.

Recipient Les Pye, said it was a great event, and the Korean people have always been grateful for what

New Z e a l a n d soldiers did over there.

Les has been back to Korea twice, once in 1995 and again in 2010.

“Each time I’m astounded by the reverence the people show to us.”

“And it’s not just Koreans at home, it’s the Koreans here appreciating us too.”

He said the big populations of Koreans in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch are very supportive of them.

Les is the current secretary and vice president of the Marlborough Branch of the Korea Veterans Association.

Each year, between 15 and 20 vet-erans are allocated to return to Korea to take part in remembrance services.

Korea Veterans recognised

Ralph Hutchinson, a prolific provider of prizes to the Korea Veteran Branch receives his medallion from Mayor Alistair Sowman. Photo supplied

19SunThe Friday August 3, 2012 sport

Super XV final Sold outThe Chiefs/Sharks Super Rugby

Final in Hamilton has sold out, with tickets going within two hours of being available to the public.

They went on sale at 8am at Waikato Stadium, with queues of fans braving the cold to secure one of the 25,100 tickets for the match.

It is the first time Hamilton has hosted the Super XV final.

oly-WhiteS loSe to Brazil

The Oly-Whites have been knocked out of the men’s Olympic football tournament following a 3-0 defeat to gold medal favourites Brazil.

The New Zealand team had to beat the South Americans to progress to the final eight, but they also needed Egypt and Belarus to draw their match.

Women’S pair take Bronze

Olympic rowers Juliette Haigh Re-becca Scown have scored our sec-ond medal of the London Games.

The women’s pair took out Bronze on Dorney Lake on Wednesday night (NZT).

They chased first place British rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, and second place was Australia.

neW zealand men through to roWing finalS

Men’s rowing pair Hamish Bond and Eric Murray, along with single sculler Mahe Drysdale have made it into the finals of their Olympic events following outstanding semi-final performances at Eton Dorney.

Bond and Murray won their race by three boat lengths in 6min 48s.

Three days earlier the pair had set a world record time of 6min 08.50s.

Drysdale came through in first at a time of 7min 18.11s.

Black StickS Beat indiaThe men’s Black Sticks hockey

team have scored a 3-1 victory over India.

The upset has secured the team their first victory at the London Olympics following a disappointing 2-0 opening loss to Korea.

The team plays world No 3, the Netherlands today at 9.45 pm (NZT).

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M a r l b o r o u g h ’s S e n i o r bad m inton t ea m recent ly returned from the South Island Pearce Cup held in Christchurch.

In the first round of finals play, Joseph Timms and Brendon Waters taking the top mens doubles and Anneka Thwaites and Zoya Timms the number two womans doubles.

Timms, Waters and John Cuttance then took out three of the singles games.

Timms with Brenna Downes won the top mixed doubles,

with the pairings of Waters and Thwaites, and Blair Timms and Claire Heng also taking out games.

Marlborough then came up against Southland, winning both mens doubles with John Cuttance and Blair Timms combining well to win a tough 3 set battle in the second mens.

Joseph Timms and Waters then claimed wins over their Southland counterparts in the singles and Waters combined with Thwaites to claim a mixed

victory. Southland eventually came out

on top 11-5.Marlborough players are in

action over the next two Sundays at the Queen Charlotte Gym with the Marlborough Senior and Junior Closed Champs.

The team was Joseph Timms, John Cuttance, Blair Timms, Jordan Thomas, Brenna Downes, A n neka T hwa it es , Cla i re Heng, Zoya Timms, Brendon Waters (player /coach) , and Andrew Neame (manager).

Update on our Olympic Rowers

South Island badminton finals

Women’s rowing pair Juliette Haigh and Rebecca Scown, coached by Marlborough’s John Robinson, have been the first kiwis to get medals on the tally from Eton Dorney.

They secured the bronze medal on Wednes-day, with Britain winning and Australia clinching the silver.

The New Zealand men’s quadruple scull, in-cluding Marlburian Robbie Manson, finished fourth in their semi-final on Wednesday, so they will race in the B final.

Local face Louise Trappitt and the women’s quad made a strong recovery after the bad luck of Trappitt’s oar breaking in their race earlier in the week, to win the B final in their event.

Everyone would have had their eyes tuned in to the rowing action last night, to watch Picton’s Joseph Sullivan and his bid to add another Olympic medal to the tally, with double scull crewmate Nathan Cohen.

Story and photo by Annabelle LatzIt was a long day yesterday for

Blenheim squash player Megan Craig.

She had no chance of going back to sleep after checking the updated world ranking list at 3am, to discover she was now rated 52 in the world on the Women’s Interna-tional Squash Playing Association ranking list.

That was the biggest jump on the table, as she improved 19 places from her previous rank of 71.

“I was just so excited, I had a massive jump.”

On the back of a recent win at the Tasmanian Open, and losing only to the eventual winners of the tournaments in Melbourne’s Victo-ria Open and Sydney’s New South Wales Open, Megan feels her new ranking is an accurate reflection of where her game is now.

“It’s catching up to where I should be,” she said.

Until now, she has been frequent-ly seeded between six and nine for competitions on the WISPA circuit, meaning she would be up against top-seeded players straight

away.“My hardest games have always

been early on. This new ranking will help my draws so much.”

Megan has been back home for a few days, but flies to New Plym-outh today where she represents both Canterbury and herself as an individual player in the National tournament.

It will be an extra special tourna-ment because her dad Grant Craig is heading up there to compete too.

“It will be really nice having my dad back traveling with me.”

Grant will also compete at Mata-mata, which Megan said is a big tournament for New Zealand because it is the first WISPA competition for a long time, worth US$35,000.

Coming up, Megan will also return to Australia for the Canberra Open, worth US$50,000.

They will be her biggest tourna-ments to date.

“I’m really excited about it all. It’s been my goal to be in the top 50 by the end of the year.”

Megan finds out her next ranking on September 2.

Moving up in the squash world

megan craig is soaring up the world rankings with her recent e f f o r t s a n d success on the i nte r n ati o n a l circuit, based in australia.

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