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The Sun
Wednesday June 4, 2014
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Queen’s Birthday Honours 2014 Three Marlburians have been recognised in the 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours list. The list acknowledges a wide range of people who serve their communities and recognises those who have achieved something special.
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Katrina Whiteside
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Alistair Boyce, of Waikawa, for services to education
Ian Cameron, of Havelock, for services to the community
John Orchard, of Blenheim, for services to heritage preservation
Mr Alistair Boyce has contributed services to education, particularly in the Picton community, for more than 38 years. He became a teacher in 1972 and retired as Deputy Principal at Queen Charlotte College in Picton in 2013. He was a participant in 1982 in the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation’s Pacific Circle Project presentation in 1982. Highly regarded for his caring and professional attitude, he has had an impact on Picton and the wider community for his teaching, mentoring and encouragement of students. He was an advocate of the children’s whanau and a support to staff in need. He has been heavily involved in the school’s extra-curricular events, supervising every social event as the Social Club Chair and the swimming pool each lunchtime. He has run extra tutorials for students, provided crisis support for students or their family members and is associated with the local marae. He has also coached and managed rugby teams, junior girls’ hockey, learn to swim programmes, rowing crews, water polo and girls’ netball. Mr Boyce acted as Examiner for Royal Lifesaving Awards, and worked as property manager for the school drama and musical productions among many other supervisory activities.
Ian Cameron is involved with a number of community organisations in the Marlborough area. Mr Cameron, as Registrar of the Blenheim District Court, promoted the idea of a Community Law Centre and initiated public meetings in 1993 that led to the establishment of the Marlborough Community Law Centre (MCLC) in 1996. He was appointed to the MCLC Board in 2010 and served as Secretary for two years. He has served as Chairman of the Board since 2012. He is a member of the Marlborough Justices of the Peace Association’s Council. He serves on the Committee for the Community Organisations Grants Scheme for the upper South Island. He is Secretary and Treasurer of the Havelock Lions Club and is on the Board of Trustees for the Lions Earthquake Committee. He was on the steering committee for the Havelock Community Gardens Scheme and has managed the Gardens since inception, organising volunteers and distributing produce to the community. He is Secretary of Havelock Theatre Inc and is on the Committee of the Havelock Museum. He has been involved with St Marks Alcohol and Drug Residential Treatment Centre for 15 years as a Board member, and former Chairperson of St Marks Society.
John Orchard has contributed to the preservation of Marlborough District heritage for more than 30 years. Mr Orchard has been Head Teacher for the Marlborough Heritage Education Unit for the past fourteen years. He has run historical tours for the Department of Conservation, the Marlborough Historical Society and the Historic Places Trust. He has been a member of the Marlborough Historical Society for more than 30 years. He has helped restore historic buildings throughout the district, including the Molesworth Cottage and the Cob Cottage at Riverlands. He is a committee member of the Edwin Fox Society and the Marlborough Historic Places Trust. He organised the construction of replica bunks and stowage areas for the Edwin Fox to provide visitors an interactive experience of life on a cramped immigrant ship. He has served 29 years as President of the Blenheim Riverside Railway Society, helping to build the railway from Brayshaw Heritage Park to central Blenheim and Omaka. Mr Orchard has also served as President of Brayshaw Heritage Park Administrators and provided outdoor education and on-site history courses for Marlborough Boys’ College. AWARDS Marlborough District Council Award, 2005
US camps a good option for graduates Continued from page 1 “It was a very thorough process,” explained Paula, who applied online, filled out numerous forms and went through several interview stages before being declared successful. “We had to have Skype interviews with the directors and had to make videos of ourselves, but it was a lot of fun,” she said. Paula, 18, is heading to Florida
for 10 weeks to be a counsellor at a day camp, where she will conduct a range of sporting activities for children aged six to 12. Meanwhile Hannah, also 18, is off to a scout camp in Colorado where she will lead six to 17-year-olds on activites like tramping, ropes courses and archery. The teenagers paid their application fees and flights but will get free food
and accommodation plus an allowance during their work placements. Both were nervous prior to leaving, as they had not done any solo international travel. But they were looking forward to the experience and to the 30 days they each get to explore the US once their placement is over. Paula says the experience is something other teenagers should consider
if they are looking to do something meaningful during their gap year. CCUSA New Zealand director Liz Andrews encouraged more Marlburians to apply. “Participants from Blenheim always seem to have the perfect skill set for us, usually having grown up doing the skills camps are hiring for and being acquainted with the ‘outdoorsy’ lifestyle,” she said.
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