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Manhattan sold New owner plans American diner

By Bill McElhinney “I’ll miss it. We’ll both miss it. We don’t really want to go.”

Murray and Mary Jobberns are leaving their second home, the popular Manhattan Cafe at Centrepoint Mall in Blenheim.

They have sold the business after 28 years and new owner Becky Vercoe will take over, opening an American-style diner on September 15.

Continued on page 2 Manhattan cafe owners Murray and Mary Jobberns with granddaughter Edie Maslin.

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Longtime owners pass on Manhattan cafe continued from page 1 Murray and Mary have both had health issues in recent years and the seven days a week business is taking its toll.

“It’s 7am to 4.30pm,” Mary says.

“We need a break.”

Murray says it’s the people they will miss.

“We’ve had so many regular customers.

People like the late Clem Costello, who used to come in every day. And Janet Rogers who comes in every day.

“We’re on to the third generation of customers,” Mary says.

“Regulars come back now with their grandchildren.”

Murray puts their popularity down to consistency.

“Not everyone wants change. People know what we do and they come back because that’s what they like.”

Popular items on the menu include the

mixed grill and the whitebait meals. Mary and Murray buy all their whitebait from local fishers, and it’s always in demand.

“And the scones and sausages rolls,” says Manhattan staffer Marea Budney, who has worked with Murray and Mary for the past 20 years.

“We’re famous for those and they’re all made in our kitchen.”

The business wasn’t on the market. The Jobberns had been approached a number of times in the past about selling the cafe, but hadn’t been interested.

But after the approach from Becky the couple considered their health and decided it was time to go.

They will catch their breath and take a break when they leave the business, and both have other interests to pursue.

Mary has been involved with the local tramping club, and still does their newsletters.

Murray has two vintage cars he is restoring, 1935 and 1937 Austins. “And I’d like to do a bit of part-time tractor driving,” he says. As a former farmer, shearer and fencer, Murray has had plenty of experience.

The Manhattan milk bar and cafe has been operating in Blenheim for around 60 years, and Murray says it is ‘a bit of Blenheim history’.

Becky says she and her husband Chris have visted the United States and ‘fallen in love’ with the diner way of eating out.

“We are going to do our very own version of the food we love to eat here in Blenheim...what I would describe as a boutique diner, Mrs Vercoe’s styles.”

While there will be changes, she says, she promises the milkshakes, fries, and whitebait are staying.

“So the tears need not be shed!”

MP wanted lights at Spring Creek

By Bill McElhinney Kaikoura MP Stuart Smith says he advocated for traffic lights rather than a roundabout at Spring Creek.

“I’m not a traffic engineer,” he told the Sun, “but from the outset I’ve had concerns about building a roundabout there.”

Stuart says he made his views known to the New Zealand Transport Agency and Transport Minister Simon Bridges, but the roundabout was the chosen option.

“If they had put in traffic lights they would have been working months ago,” Stuart says.

The roundabout was supposed to be finished in June, but has been subject to numerous delays, and in the meantime some Spring Creek businesses have suffered a significant downturn as a direct result of the road works.

Most affected have been the Spring Creek Service Station and the Junction Hotel.

Hotel owners Mike and Hazel Pink say they are still struggling and if business doesn’t improve they may have to close.

The couple have been heartened by the support they have had since their plight was publicised in the Sun. “More customers are arriving to support

Spring Creek business owners Hazel and Mike Pink.

us,” Mike says.

“But we’re still finding it impossible to pay all the bills. We need an upturn very soon.”

Mike has made representations to the New Zealand Transport Agency for compensation

for loss of business, but has had nothing back but a form letter.

Stuart says he has talked to Mike, and if he gets some more information from him, he will take the Pinks’ case to the minister.

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Government comes up with theatre funding inbrief The

By Cathie Bell The ASB Theatre Trust has been rewarded for its patience, Kaikoura MP Stuart Smith says, as the Government announced yesterday the trust will get $900,000 to finish a smaller theatre in the complex.

Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry says the Government will commit $900,000 to the project through the Regional Culture and Heritage Fund.

She says the theatre has ‘already drawn praise from performers and audiences alike’.

The theatre got $1 million from the Government last year, and the latest grant will enable the trust to fit out the smaller Anderson Studio Theatre, trust deputy chairman Peter Mark says. He thanked Stuart for continuing to lobby ministers for funding, saying it was ‘not an easy task’.

At a presentation ceremony yesterday, Stuart told trust members they had been ‘so patient’.

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Stomach bug out there Public health officials are warning that cryptosporidium outbreaks are still happening in Blenheim.

The Stadium 2000 pool was closed for a week after concerns, and Nelson Marlborough Public Health Service medical officer of health Dr Andrew Lindsay says cases of cryptosporidiosis continue to be confirmed in Blenheim.

27 people who swam at the pool have been confirmed with cryptosporidiosis, and Andrew says while it has been confirmed as safe, the illness could continue to spread and of particular concern is the potential spread among families and early childcare centres in Marlborough.

Kaikoura MP Stuart Smith congratulates theatre trust deputy chairman Peter Mark, with other trustees and Marlborough mayor John Leggett.

They have been ‘very persistent’ and it was hard to say no, so the Government ‘has come through’, he says.

“This is a fantastic facility, it’s exceeded everyone’s expectations.”

Peter says the small theatre is a multipurpose space, without fixed seating, so it can be set up for ‘small cushion theatre’ shows that schools or community groups might do to three-piece orchestral groups playing for 120 spectators.

It will also be used to display art or to be a break-out room for conferences at the theatre.

The $900,000 grant will get the trust ‘over the finish line’, he says, and expects the small theatre to be finished by April next year.

Cold callers out to get you

By Bill McElhinney Phone scams are on the rise and elderly residents are most vulnerable.

A spate of phone scammer calls have hit Marlborough in recent weeks.

The callers are persistent, sometimes phoning back two or three times and refusing to take no for an answer. “The scammers don’t know who they’re targeting, but elderly people are the ones most likely to be confused and misled,” Bryan Strong, chairman of SeniorNet Marlborough Sounds, says.

Bryan has some sound advice for anyone who calls and wants access to your computer.

“Imagine that you are walking down Market Street in Blenheim and a man

you don’t know comes up to you and says that he works for your bank.

“He would like you to give him your credit card and pin number so that he can verify that it works OK. “You’d be telling him where to go, and it isn’t the nearest cash machine!

“So why would you do exactly the same thing on the internet or on the phone?

“If it’s a phone call from someone saying that they are from your bank or any other organisation and wanting to ‘help’ you with a problem it’s almost certainly a scam,” Bryan says.

SeniorNet Marlborough Sounds run regular workshops and courses. The next one, August 18 at the Linkwater Memorial Hall, is on the instant messaging service WhatsApp.

Free show at The Junction Spring Creek Junction Hotel owners Mike and Hazel Pink have been heartened by the support they have had since their downturn in business was highlighted in the Sun. Spring Creek roundabout road works have blocked access to the hotel.

“People have been coming to support us from all over the place,” says Mike.

“And Winston Nicholl who plays acoustic and electric guitar is giving us a free show tonight (Friday) at 8pm.”

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Collision closes highway

Blenheim woman Kaye Kelly, who spends a lot of time writing on her computer, has had a number of scam calls.

Two women and three men were taken to Wairau Hospital Wednesday night after a car and a mini van collided at the intersection of Alabama Road and State Highway 1. St John Ambulance territory manager Murray Neal said those affected suffered mainly bumps and bruises. The incident could have been more serious considering the number of people involved, he said.

The van occupants appeared to be seasonal vineyard workers. One lane of SH1 was closed for about an hour after the 5.30pm crash as wreckage was removed.

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Business inbrief

Clinic sold The Marlborough Primary Health Organisation has sold the Wairau Community Clinic to the Cameron Family Trust on June 30.

PHO chief executive Beth Tester told the board meeting this week that the clinic was set up five years ago to improve access to primary care when doctors were short in Marlborough.

Dr Scott Cameron has been with the practice from the beginning, she says, and it is ‘fitting’ that the Cameron Family Trust had taken over ownership this month.

She declined to reveal the sale’s price, saying it was commercially sensitive.

New hairdresser salon Vamp Hair Studio are to set up a new salon in the renovated shops on the corner of Queen and Arthur Streets.

The owners, Sarah and Martin Cole, will continue to operate their salon in the Queen’s Market Mall, the arcade between Queen and Market Streets.

Marlborough harvest report Vintage 2017 delivered a smaller than predicted crop for Marlborough’s wine industry, with 302,396 tonnes of grapes harvested this year, 79 per cent of the national crop, according to the New Zealand Winegrowers Vintage Survey 2017.

NZW Chief Executive Philip Gregan says the national harvest total of 396,000 tonnes was down 9 per cent on last year, promising more ‘muted’ export volume growth in the year ahead.

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First new mussel boat for years

Final work is underway to make ready what’s believed to be the first new boat built in many years to work on top of the South mussel farms.

The Clearwater Resolution, currently berthed at Havelock, was built by Profab in Palmerston North before shipping south.

Clearwater Mussels operations manager Mike Holland says the 27m long vessel can hold 80 tonnes of mussels and is equipped to do the full range of mussel farm work from seeding to harvesting.

“Clearwater has spent a substantial amount building and fitting out this vessel,” he says.

Mike believes it is the first

purpose-built mussel boat put on the water for many years in the Marlborough/ Tasman region.

Clearwater’s Havelockbased boats are the Sounds Legend, built in 2003, the biggest, Pelorus Image, built in 1996 and the Muscat which dates back to the late 1980s.

Clearwater Resolution will be based at Port Tarakohe to work on Clearwater’s Golden Bay farms supporting the Jolly Roger, but will regularly return to the Sounds for harvesting and other duties. Wellknown Havelock identity Brian Godsiff will skipper the vessel which has a crew of three. It is expected to Clearwater Mussels’ Mike Holland on-board the new Clearwater Resolution. start work in August.

Riding the markets – pointers for investors “The outlook for NZ Investors looks solid but not without its bumps”, concludes Craigs Investment Partners Adviser Kent Winstanley.

“The NZX50 posted an exceptional 10.6% gain in the first six months of the year, the strongest first half since 2003.

However, our market was quite weak late last year, more so than others around the world so the bounce back has clawed back any decline” Kent explains.

“The March quarter GDP growth was soft, but inflation is rebounding. Globally the US and Europe seem closer to normalising monetary policy, though it may be a bumpy path ahead.”

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He korero no te Kaunihera o Wairau NEWS FROM THE MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL

Latest stage of Endeavour Park development Helping our smaller communities

Marlborough Mayor John Leggett and former Silver Ferns netballer Leana de Bruin did the honours at the official opening of the two new courts at Picton’s Endeavour Park.

Picton’s Tokomaru Netball Club members,supporters and sponsors turned out for the celebration.

The courts are the latest addition to

the Endeavour Park multisport centre which is also a venue for community events and conferences.

Declaring the courts open, Mayor Leggett thanked the Endeavour Park Pavilion Committee for its big contribution to the development of the recreation amenities for Picton and Waikawa.

Kenepuru & Central Sounds Residents Association members gathered to declare their restored boat ramp officially open.

Small projects can make a big difference to small communities, and residents of the Kenepuru are thrilled to see the restoration of their boat launching site at Portage.

It’s the first of the community projects completed in 2017 in the Council’s Small Townships Programme. Eight further projects are planned or underway this year.

Working with Council, members of the Kenepuru &

Central Sounds Residents Association and the Royal Portage Bay Boat Club spent three days restoring the old boat ramp, which had been eroded by the waves over the last 25 years.

President of Kenepuru Central Sounds Residents Association Ross Withell says the car park is packed with boat trailers over summer so the improvements will be very welcome.

Positive Ageing – Mobility scooter riders need to ride safely

America’s Cup will come to Picton Picton will be the place where Marlborough gets to celebrate our region’s part in the America’s Cup victory.

There’s no firm date yet – but Team New Zealand syndicate leader Grant Dalton says some of the team will come to Picton – although it’s likely to be at least six weeks away.

Marlborough Mayor John Leggett says Picton’s Smart & Connected group is working hard behind the scenes with others in Picton to make sure Marlborough people celebrate with the three local families whose

boys were part of the New Zealand team - Joseph Sullivan, Simon van Velthooven and Scott Fyfe.

“The invitation from Marlborough extends to all the crew – and we hope that they’ll be able to bring the Cup with them - but we especially hope these three will be able to get here,” said the Mayor.

Arrangements for the event will depend on how much time is available but the Mayor says the most important thing is that it will be a community-led celebration of the team’s success.

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Boil water notice - Awatere and Seddon Water from Council’s reticulation system in Seddon and the Awatere should be boiled. It does not currently meet the NZ Drinking Water Standard and may contain bacteria or protozoa that are harmful to human health.

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Blenheim is said to have one of the highest numbers of mobility scooters in the country – popular belief is that we’re second only to Tauranga for scooter numbers.

Mobility scooters don’t require a licence, so there’s no record of numbers in use.

However Council recently surveyed 222 people in Marlborough about mobility scooters – three quarters of respondents were over the age of 46 and almost 90% of respondents held a current drivers licence.

The survey showed 80% of respondents don’t believe training or an eyesight test should be required for scooter riders, and only 35% would like to see some kind of driving test introduced.

However, 25% know someone who has been injured by a mobility scooter and 60% know someone who has had a near miss involving a scooter, while 72% have witnessed a scooter being used in an unsafe manner.

Mobility scooter riders need to remember: • Scooters must be used on footpaths where one is readily accessible • It’s a traffic offence to use a scooter in a careless manner, or without due consideration to others using the footpath or road

• Conviction of careless or inconsiderate use of a scooter carries a fine of up to a maximum of $3,000 • Using a mobility scooter in a manner which results in injury or death carries a maximum penalty of a $4,000 fine or three months in prison • Riders of mobility scooters travelling faster than a normal walking pace of 4 km/h can be fined up to $1,000

Notification of meeting – July 2017 The following meeting is open to the public and interested persons are welcome to attend.

Copies of the agenda will be available online and at Council’s Office, 15 Seymour Street.

Planning, Finance & Community Committee Thursday, 27 July 2017 at 9.00am.

The time and date may be subject to change, please contact Nicole Chauval, Committee Secretary, Ph: (03) 520 7400 for confirmation.

New community hall to revive the heart and soul of Seddon Concept plans for the long-awaited Awatere Community Hall are ready and Council has brought the project forward in the hope that construction can begin this summer.

It’s a $3M project to bring the hall up to new building and safety code requirements – and to revamp the old building so that it meets the needs of today’s community.

Councillor Cynthia Brooks said the hall is used by almost everyone in Seddon and to have it fully refurbished will boost the heart and soul of the

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“It’s been a joy to work with the Awatere Memorial Hall Working Group members through many meetings over the last 18 months. Their community connections, thorough consultation and positivity have resulted in a great outcome.”

Once detailed design work is complete, the community will have the chance to see those designs before building begins. Tenders are likely to be called in February/March 2018, with construction underway by April.

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The Sun Congratulations Congratulations to the powers that be at the Sun newspaper for consistently producing a high quality content local newspaper.

We like the road-safe, considerate, eco-friendly (to the letter box) style of delivery.

It’s not surprising to see more and more businesses have picked up on your increasing popularity.

Roundabouts When driving through a roundabout it is law to indicate left when you reach the 9 o’clock position.

It is no longer a straight through road.

Too many Blenheim drivers are ignorant to this requirement in the road code.

No wonder there is confusion.

Cats in rubbish I spray my rubbish bags with old perfume, no problems with the cats.

Dog friendly cafe Did you know that Clubs of Marlborough have a dog friendly cafe?

You can take your cute little or big pooch up the steps and sit on the deck over looking the Taylor River enjoying your morning tea or lunch.

Just pop inside, place your order and enjoy the view.

Good on posties Thumbs up to the posties struggling out there in the wind, rain and freezing cold.

Thank you, you’re champions.

Slow vehicle keep left signs..

Response to don’t fluoride Please don’t make the responsible people who don’t drink sugary drinks and who look after their teeth pay the price for the idiots who think cheap over-sugared drinks are good for their kids, because these idiots don’t give their kids water to drink anyway.

No union Very hard to believe vineyard workers weren’t bullied or threatened into resigning from the union.

.. Should say, ‘if a car is behind you pull to the left’.

You may not think you are going slow but if someone wants to get past, be courteous.

De-fogging car To the people who don’t have the new air conditioning in their cars, on rainy and cold days when your windscreen fog-up put the driver’s window down, put your heater on cold and put it on full power.

It worked in the 50s and 60s, that was a tip the traffic cops gave us.

Please switch on Blenheim!

I was driving home this evening at 6pm and passed six separate cyclists without lights or high visibility clothing .

Most of them are young people.

Very, very dangerous.

txt talk of the week So lucky in Blenheim Just moved to town and have discovered the amazing Taylor River reserve (so dog friendly), the fantastic Wither Hills walking tracks and the adjacent mountain bike park.

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Many, many thanks to those who initiated and constructed, and those who maintain these great facilities.

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Foot paths

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90 year old teeth They have been dug up for over two years.

90 year old still having her own teeth, amazing Probably wasting our money at Spring Creek for today! roundabout.

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I suspect it’s because of her position in Parliament that some background research has resulted in her having to own up.

If Metiria had denied her crime she would have fallen on her sword. (She may still do so).

Metiria is now trying to justify her theft and in so doing encouraging others to enter into welfare fraud.

Safe and sensible driving Food for thought for parents dropping off/ picking up Witherlea School pupils.

Rather than regularly making dangerous, illegal u-turns at Weld/Morrington or Weld/ Solway, why not drop off/pick up your charges in McKenzie St? It would be far safer for everybody, plus no traffic ticket fines or car accident repair costs!

I witness too many near miss accidents.

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Weather presenters are actually making an effort to pronounce Maori place names correctly?

How stupid and hilarious.

They should just go back to the tried and trusted method of butchering Maori words!

Dogs in hotel rooms To the warped person who submitted that letter ‘wipe the dog hair out of your eyes’, dogs are animals, not humans.

I certainly wouldn’t stay in a hotel room where a dog has been.

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Friday July 21, 2017

Marlborough Primary Health Organisation board members, from back left, Guy Gardiner, Ruth Hamilton, Louise McKenzie, Greg King, chief executive Beth Tester, with front left, Helen Neame, Alistair Sowman, and Tarina MacDonald.

New board members

By Cathie Bell The three new board members who joined the Marlborough Primary Health Organisation this week say they got involved to do their part for the community.

Ruth Hamilton, Greg King, and Louise McKenzie attended their first meeting on Wednesday night, with fourth member Deon Claassens overseas.

Both Ruth and Louise have nursing experience, but had moved into other areas – Ruth into management and Louise into the law – and both have moved to Marlborough now.

Greg’s background is in accountancy and now he has retired, he wants to be more involved in the community.

Deon is a doctor at the George Street practice in Blenheim.

Chairman Alistair Sowman welcomed the new members, and thanked the previous board members for their contribution, saying they had made the organisation what it was today.

The PHO has gone from ‘fairly ordinary results’ to ‘one of the top in the country’ for delivery of services, he says.

It’s play time at Picton

By Bill McElhinney Want some live entertainment? Then flock down to the Picton Little Theatre for a double bill (pun intended!) with an avian theme.

The Picton Little Theatre folk are performing two plays on Friday and Saturday nights.

The first half of the evening is a drama, The Cage Birds, directed by Shalom Del’MonteAberhart, who teaches drama and English at Marlborough Girls’ College.

The second half of the evening is Chook Chook, directed by Haemia Foote.

Haemia has studied drama at Auckland University and was part of a female company dedicated to showcasing great roles for actresses.

“Both plays feature roles that have been written for women and in both plays the

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characters are birds,” Shalom says. “But the similarity ends there.”

The Cage Birds, by David Campton, is an English play that looks at how people build their own little worlds and how they react when those worlds are threatened.

Chook Chook by Fiona Farrell is a New Zealand comedy about some hens in a shed.

“It has a moral,” Shalom says.

“It’s about confinement – political, emotional, traditional.”

Pupils from Queen Charlotte College are among the cast of 12.

They have been rehearsing both plays since April and are ready to put on a really good show, Shalom says.

Tickets are available from Alyssums in Blenheim and Take Note in Picton.

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5 minutes with: Emma Neale Author, who will be at next week’s Marlborough Book Festival

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My ideal day is spent....

Reading, writing, running, then body surfing at Karitane beach with my husband and children and our good friends.

One of my best holidays was.....

Spent in La Grave, France over Christmas and New Year.

One thing on my bucket list is....

Conquer my fear of flying.

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If I could, I would....

Take up figure skating, but on roller skates.

What’s your favourite meal?

Salade nicoise and corn chips!

My guilty TV pleasure is .....

At the moment it’s watchIng Frankie and Grace… though I’m not sure I actually do feel guilty.

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Have you looked under the couch? Or might they still be in the door?

Who would you love to share a meal with and why?

Several old friends from the MA course I did in London - because they’re always funny, thoughtful, informed, relaxed and excellent listeners.

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Food and health

Sudhir Duppati is a curious artist.

‘Curious’ artist on show Sudhir Duppati describes himself as a “curious artist,” an installation artist, performer and painter.

Sudhir teaches visual arts at Marlborough Boys’ College and was a lecturer at the Dunedin School of Art at Otago Polytechnic.

Born in India in 1968, Sudhir says he is an artist willing to attempt to create in any form of art.

“This attitude allows me to handle any material and medium,” he says.

“I have experimented with 2D, 3D and 4D art forms (paintings/drawings, installations/ sculpture/assemblages/environmental art and performance art and poetry) and feel comfortable in any or all of the dimensions.

“Having studied painting and art criticism my quest to understand and relate myself to art is an ongoing project since I began exploring art seriously from 1994,” he says.

“I am drawn to the aspects of spirituality in art and life.

“Most of my works hint at the spiritual aspects of life, sometimes using materialist images or notions of life.”

Sudhir is running a mixed media workshop at the Yealands Estate Marlborough Art Society Gallery in High Street on August 19 and 20.

The workshop will use Sudhir’s own stencilling, print making, painting and drawing techniques.

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They learned that a condition of the lease was that the land had to be returned to the landlord in as good fertility if not better than it had been at the beginning of the lease.

To obtain a high level of fertility all manner of natural things were used, including human manure and the earth floor of their homes, which was changed every year.

The soil scientists were amazed at the rich soils they saw. Back in New Zealand there was already soil deterioration.

In more recent times I read of the changes in China and in particular how the overall health of the people had deteriorated.

Young Chinese, instead of living as their forefathers had, were leaving home to go to the cities and work in the factories.

The aging parents left behind became too old to maintain the labour-intensive natural farming they had traditionally done.

Man-made fertilisers and superphosphate were now being used.

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small amounts of chemicals and produced even bigger crops.

But it was soon found that more fertiliser had to be used to obtain similar results as soil health deteriorated.

I have seen the same happening here in New Zealand during my 70 years.

Recently I met a new business associate named Rui Jiang.

According to Rui the Chinese Government has woken up to the health problems of the people and correctly put the cause down to chemicals destroying the natural fertility of the land.

Farmers wanting to grow naturally (organic if you prefer) are given free natural materials and compost to restore the fertility of their land.

New industries are busy using what materials are available locally to make compost and products such as Bio Char.

The cost of this is offset by taxing conventional farmers that still use chemical fertiliser. It would be great to see some common sense played out in the West and more so in New Zealand, making changes to the way we grow food crops.

When crops are grown chemically they are more likely to be attacked by diseases and insect pests because they are not as strong as naturally growing plants.

To overcome this, a wide range of chemical solutions are applied, which means these chemicals can be in the food we eat.

Tests on our food are done every so often and the results published.

Reading these can be very concerning but the results are usually dismissed as being within tolerable levels.

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A R E Y O U P R E PA R E D I F

DISASTER STRIKES? Minimise food and water spoilage During an emergency you need to ensure you have the right facilities available.

Normal household appliances such as fridges and ovens may break down, and food could spoil faster.

Water supplies may also become contaminated. To avoid this happening follow these steps:

The Kaikoura earthquake that hit last November serves as a timely reminder that households need to be prepared for disasters. File photo.

Shake into action Last November’s magnitude 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake produced the strongest ground shaking ever recorded for an earthquake in New Zealand, according to new research released by GNS this year.

Na med the Ka ikou ra earthquake, scientists are describing it as a complex rupture sequence that produced ground-shaking that lasted for about two minutes and was felt throughout the country. It was centered east of Hanmer Springs at a depth of 15km.

The most severe shaking occurred about 50 seconds after the quake rupturing started, causing widespread damange and two fatalities.

With homes destroyed or severely damaged and families finding themselves cut off from services, it has served as a timely reminder that households need to have a sound emergency plan in place.

Consider planning for up to three weeks as your ability to travel or communicate with others may be affected.

Consider that you may

be confined to your home, or forced to evacuate your neighbourhood so it’s essential that you have enough supplies for all your family members and pets.

Get your family or household together and agree on a plan. A functional emergency plan helps alleviate fears about potential disasters, and can help you respond safely and quickly when a disaster happens. You can get a copy of a household emergency plan and checklist from the Marlborough District Council.

• Eat perishable foods, for example bread and meat first, as they spoil faster than non-perishable food.

• Eat canned foods last.

• Minimise food spoilage by opening the fridge or freezer only when you need to take food out.

• Do not eat vegetables or fruits that have been lying

in flood water.

• Cover all food with plastic wrap or store in waterproof containers.

• Leave bottles, drink cans and water containers in the fridge (if it’s working) to keep things cold.

• Throw out rotting or tainted food before it spoils other food.

Plan for pets If you have pets, domestic animals or livestock, include them in your emergency planning.

Attach a permanent disc to your pet’s collar that clearly states your phone number, name and address.

Microchip your pets.

Ensure you have a carry box, towel or blanket, emergency food, a lead and muzzle as part of your pet’s emergency getaway kit. Put your name, phone number and address on the box.

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Make in-case-of-evacuation arrangements with friends or relatives outside your neighbourhood or area.

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- weekend event guide Friday 21 Marlborough Music Society Presents the ‘Troubadour Quartet’ at St Andrews Presbyterian Church. All ages welcome, tickets through TicketDirect.

Answers from the Other Side.

The star of the new Sensing Murder series Sue Nicholson, presents her sensational live show at Marlborough Convention Centre 7-9.30pm, R13.

Friday Night Jazz Quench Restaurant and Bar, High St, 6-8pm. Featuring Heather Jameson and Alistair McLeod. On every Friday.

Friday Knockout Pool Tournament Open to anybody except 1st Division players. Come along learn the rules, some tactics, and maybe even improve your play. Limited to 16 people on a first come basis. Every Friday night at 7pm Clubs of Marlborough.

Hot Art in Havelock The Gallery Havelock, open 10am-4pm, seven days a week. Enjoy browsing some of the excellent art on show from talented local artists. Come and have a look in the friendly little gallery at 60 Main Road, Havelock.

The Diversion Gallery Open Fridays and Saturdays only for winter, 11am-4pm. 10 London Quay, Picton.

Phone 573 7376 or 027 440 8121 or www. thediversion.co.nz.

Marlborough Golf Club Half price green-fees after 4pm every day! 74 Paynters Rd. www.marlboroughgolf.co.nz.

The Edwin Fox Ship Visitor Centre open every day from 9am, a great all weather and family friendly activity. Come and explore the decks and the depths of the ship. Dunbar Wharf, on Picton Foreshore. For more information call Karen 573 6868.

Heritage and Whaling Museum Picton has a collection of 2000 items of Maori, whaling, maritime, heritage and textile displays. 10am-4pm daily, 9 London Quay. Phone 573 8283.

Birds of a Feather Picton Little Theatre presents a double bill –‘The Cage Birds’ & ‘Chook Chook’.

9 Dublin St Picton. Doors open 6.30pm.

Tickets $15 from Alyssums in Blenheim, Take Note in Picton, online or at the door.

Marlborough Art Society Gallery open daily from 10.30am-4.30pm.

Art Classes and Workshops available. 204 High Street. Phone 577 6784 or www. marlboroughartsociety.com.

Marlborough Museum Brayshaw Heritage Park, 26 Arthur Baker Place. Open 10am–4pm daily. Phone 5781712. Exhibitions- Red, Fashion, Flags and Fine Embroidery, in the Textiles Display area and Marlborough Modern, in the Theatre, showcases 1950s furniture.

Detour Gallery Open from Wednesday to Monday 11am-5pm weekdays and 11am-3pm Weekends. 67 Market Street. Phone 021 1201717 or 021 2542489 or info@detourgallery.co.nz.

Millennium Public Art Gallery Corner of Seymour and Alfred Street.

Exhibitions on now - ‘Picture This! and ‘Public and Private Photographs of People’ on until August 13.

Saturday 22 Opening of the Warrior Warren Boxing Club 11 Grove Road, 10.30am. Join Mayor John Leggett and the team to officially open the new boxing club, BBQ provided and a sparring exhibition will be on. All welcome.

Marlborough Artisan Market Marlborough art, crafts, food and produce. 10.30am-2.30pm at the parking building on Alfred St. Open whatever the weather.

Laura Collins and the Back Porch Blues Band Wellington-based Laura Collins and the Back Porch Blues Band are bringing their warm-hearted blues to the Boathouse Theatre, 12 Horton St, 8-10:30pm. Tickets available from Ken Ham’s Music Works or $20 at the door.

Birds of a Feather Picton Little Theatre presents a double bill –‘The Cage Birds’ & ‘Chook Chook’.

9 Dublin St Picton. Doors open 6.30pm.

Tickets $15 from Alyssums in Blenheim, Take Note in Picton, online or at the door.

American Hop Clubs of Marlborough 7.30pm-12am.

American Diner themed Hop. Live entertainment with one of the best Rock N Roll bands in Marlborough. Prizes for the best dressed in 50’s theme and supper is provided. All welcome but tickets are limited, with no door sales. Contact Sally 0212573283 or Email - mach2@ kinect.co.nz.

Enlighten You Tua Marina School, Campbell Rd, Spring Creek, 10am. A great day with many different educational workshops. Crafts, clothing, jewellery, leadlight, reiki, palmistry & astrology. All welcome.

Ice Cream Brain Freeze Competition Marlborough Museum, 26 Arthur Baker Place. Free holiday activity for children 12 years and under. On every day until July 23.

Redwood Market 8.30am-12pm, Redwood Tavern car park.

Plants, produce, cards, jewellery, flowers and hand crafts. Site fees donated to charity. Contact Alison 5785109.

Round’A’Mini Golf Picton Picton Foreshore, 9am Saturday and Sunday, 9am.

Blenheim Rotary Car Boot Sale Every Saturday 8am–12.30pm at the Railway Station car park, Grove Rd. Club meets Mondays at Clubs of Marlborough.

Phone Andy 578 2272 or 021 842 928.

Vintage Farm Machinery 10am-3pm, open every day. Brayshaw Park guided tours available, SundayThomas Tank Engine rides. Phone Doris 579 4357.

Blenheim Menz Shed 4 Dillons Point Road. Open 9am-12pm Sat and 1-4pm on Mon and Thurs.

Building relationships and sharing skills.

We welcome new members of all ages.

Phone Trevor 570 5064.

Picton Men’s Shed “Where men can do what men do best” 9am-12pm and Wednesday 9am-4pm.

Phone Rex Green 021 469 191 or Kerry Eagar 021 888 423 for more information.

5km Taylor River Fun Run Free timed 5km run along the Taylor River, meet at the Amphitheatre, corner of High and Symons Streets, 8am every Saturday. To register anyone of any age go to www.parkrun.co.nz/blenheim.

Brooklyn Croquet Club Whitehead Park off Brooklyn Drive. Play days are Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday at 1pm. Come and have a go. Phone Dale 5784427.

Sunday 23 Marlborough Kennel Association Double Ribbon Parade Clubgrounds, Aerodrome Road Omaka. Entries taken from 10.15am with judging from 11am.

All dogs recognised by NZKC welcome.

Refreshments available and public most welcome. Enquiries to Sandra. Phone 5787996.

Blenheim Country Music Club Day Redwoodtown School Hall, Cleghorn Street, 2-5pm. $3.00 with afternoon tea provided. Phone Kathy 5779659 or Brian 5736556.

Ulysses Club Ride 11am ride to Kekerengu then back to Ward for lunch.

Blenheim Riverside Railway Train Departs from Brayshaw Park as follows; 1.15pm and 3.00pm to Omaka and return, 1.45pm to Beaver Station, Riverside Park, central Blenheim and return. Adults $10 Child $5 (Omaka $6 & $3). Cash only.

Blenheim Roller Skating Club College Park, Stephenson Street. Every Sunday 1-3pm. $5 for hire of skates or $2 if you have your own. Come have a go, all ages and skill levels welcome.

Marlborough Farmers’ Market Every Sunday, 9am-noon at the A&P Showgrounds. Grab yourself a delicious brunch, lots on offer.

Picton Rail & Sail Open (subject to weather) Sundays, public holidays & everyday during school holidays. For further information contact Graham Low 573 6356 or Russell Mathews 573 8553.

Marlborough Golf Club – Community Golf Sunday afternoon play 18 holes $15 or 9 holes $10. Must be a Marlborough resident. 74 Paynters Rd. www.marlboroughgolf.co.nz.

Tramping Club We go on tramps Wednesday and Sunday, please confirm for travel. Phone Mary 572 8762 or marlboroughtrampingclub@gmail.com.

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

Petanque 10am Sunday and 1pm Wednesday, 65A Weld Street. Phone Russell 5791952.

Associated Modellers Society Model boat and yacht sailing at Brayshaw Park every Sunday afternoon, 1-4pm. Miniature steam engine rides at Brayshaw Park, 1st and 3rd Sunday each month, 1pm-4pm $2.

Marlborough Rock and Mineral Club Brayshaw Park, come and see our large rock, mineral, crystal and fossil collection, work room and books. Free admission.

Kapa haka Every Sunday at Tuamarina Hall. 1-3pm.

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Members, their guests and Affiliates Welcome P: 5781059 • www.clubsofmarlborough.org.nz

Several exciting opportunities have arisen to join Taylor Pass Honey Co, one of the largest vertically integrated honey operations in the South Island. Our multi-award winning honey is harvested by our dedicated beekeepers, extracted and packed in our state-of-the-art processing facilities and is sold throughout New Zealand, Asia and around the world. Through inspiring leadership and ambitious growth plans, Taylor Pass Honey Co is the perfect place to build your career.

We now have positions available in the following roles.

Accounts Administrator We are seeking a skilled accounts and office administrator to assist our finance department. In this role, you will be supported by our CFO and Management Accountant with the key responsibilities being: • • • • •

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Full accounts payable process, including prompt payment of accounts and liaising with creditors; Assisting with invoicing and accounts receivable control; Processing GST returns and assisting with other tax obligations; Assisting with payroll processing; Providing support with monthly management reporting.

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Be able to work as part of a small team for extended hours due to the seasonal nature of the position; Be punctual, committed to our team and willing to take every opportunity to learn; Be physically fit as heavy lifting is required.

Full training will be given with an expectation to complete an industry approved qualification during your apprenticeship.

Plant Supervisor An exciting opportunity has arisen in our honey extraction and packing departments for a hands-on supervisor with experience to join our team. To thrive in this position, you will have previous food handling experience and some experience in operating in a fast-paced production environment. The key responsibilities include: • • • • • • •

Line processing and packing; Inventory management and control; Planned factory maintenance; Reporting; Driving constant improvement and best practice; Inspiring great results from team members; Leading by example in H&S.

Taylor Pass Honey Co is driven by innovation and continuous improvement and our challenge is to deliver a brand of the highest quality to our customers whilst developing our employees and helping them achieve their career aspirations.

To apply, send your CV and a covering letter to jobs@taylorpasshoney.co.nz stating which job you wish to apply for.

Applications close 3 August 2017.

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Whanau Ora -Tongan Navigator

Barista needed to join our awesome team.

Full time position, experience required.

Email Stephane info@raupocafe.co.nz

The Marlborough Pacific Trust is currently looking for a Part Time Whanau Ora – Tongan Navigator.

You will be required to work with the Tongan families to deliver the whanau ora program by providing support for families to achieve their aspirations in education, training, economic development, health and culture.

To apply, please email: marlboroughpacifictrust@gmail.com for an application form or contact Delicia North at 0274 230 534.

Application closes on Friday, 28th July 2017.

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Births This Week FALVEY, Conor George: June 22, 2017 HELLSTRÖM, Matilda Emily: June 30, 2017 LEIATAUA, Ellie Soesa: July 5, 2017 RICHARDSON, Jack William: July 6, 2017

Looking for a change?

We are currently looking for a registered electrician or later stage apprentice to join our busy electrical firm.

We are one of Marlborough’s larger electrical firms and are locally owned and operated. Our business is well known and we have many large, loyal clients that love working with us. We are a close team and support each other to achieve their goal, tradesmen who can have a laugh and work hard.

We specialise in all things electrical, if you have a high standard of workmanship and good knowledge of current standards and regulations, if you have the right attitude, you love your work, have a great work ethic and positive attitude, want opportunities to progress then this is the right place for you.

To the right person we will offer a great remuneration package.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency.

If you are interested or just want to have a chat about the position, please contact Neil Callahan 0272288991 or email your CV to kylie@cmelectrical.co.nz

OCS Limited is a leading facilities services organisation established in 40 countries and with 26 branches nationally.

Cleaner for Supermarket – Blenheim 3am–5.30am Mon–Fri. Permanent role for experienced Cleaner – own transport preferred for this one. You will be in a team of professional Cleaners, full training given. Good hourly rate, uniform provided. We may have other work available too.

Phone Manager Kylie Hurren 021 960 453 or email kylie.hurren@ocs.co.nz

church notice LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Senior Citizens Hall, 166 High Street. Sundays 10 a.m. All welcome. 5785030

St. Christopher’s Anglican Sunday 9.00am: Traditional Sunday 4.00pm: Contemporary Wednesday 10am: Communion 92 Weld Street, Redwoodtown Phone 578 0139 www.stchristophers.co.nz

Nativity Anglican Church 76 Alfred Street, Blenheim.

All welcome to our services Sunday - 8am Traditional Eucharist Service 10am - Family Service 7pm - Nativity @ 7pm Thursday - 10am Communion Service

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Death Notices HOGG, Stephen (Steve): 8 July, 2017 LADBROOK, Ronald William: 13 July, 2017 NEWCOMBE, Noel Francis: 16 July, 2017 PAGE, Brian Murray: 15 July, 2017 STAPLES, Ron Milton: 14 July, 2017 in memoriam

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Ron Musgrove 21 July 2016 One year ago today Lovingly missed by his family, friends and especially me. Brenda.

Ph 5777 868

C R O S S W O R D Puzzle CROSSWORD 51. Indication (5) ACROSS 52. Bet takers(coll) (7) 1. Trivial (11) 53. Presses (5) 7. Weakly sentimental (7) 54. Ornamental staff (7) 11. Small candle (5) 55. Takes back property 12. & 14 ACROSS Confused (for non–payment)(11) (2,5,3,6) 13. Its capital is Katmandu (5) DOWN 14. SEE 12 ACROSS. 1. Extreme.(5) 15. Spacious (9) 2. Baggage (11) 16. Nearly (6) 18. Animal of the weasel family (7) 3. Obstinately wrong (8) 4. Harvested (6) 21. Small island (4) 5. Donkeys (5) 23. Consume (3) 6. Character (7) 25. Short sleep (3) 7. Band member (8) 27. Colour (4) 8. Sift (6) 28. In sight (7) 9. Hinders (7) 30. Barrel maker (6) 10. Punctured (5) 32. Look (3) 16. Frequents (7) 33. Snow runner (3) 17. Inns (7) 34. Closer (6) 19. Think (5) 35. Some (7) 20. Grapples with (7) 36. Ballad (4) 22. Angers (7) 37. Insect (3) 24. Bind (3) 39. Garland (3) 26. Maori dance prop (3) 41. Whirl (4) 29. Looks slyly at (5) 43. Ungenerous (7) 31. Deed holders (11) 45. Traps (6) 32. Ocean (3) 48. Funds official (9) 33. Large Indian tree (3) 49. Advocate (9)

death notices McEWAN, Gayleen Patricia (Gay): Died on July 13th NZ (12th US) 2017, tragically while on holiday with her husband and friends at St Maartin in the Caribbean.

Aged 57 years. Beloved wife of Phillip. A treasured and loving Mum of Amy, Natarsha and Kelly and son-in-law Richie. Precious Nana of Liam, Mia and Thea.

Loved and cherished daughter of Pat and the late Ozzie Bloomfield. Loved daughter-in-law of Lesley and the late Maurice McEwan.

There are no words to describe our great loss and we will forever have a piece missing in our hearts. Messages may be sent to Phill and the family c/- Knightsbridge Motel, 112 Middle Renwick Road, Springlands, Blenheim 7201.

A celebration of Gay’s life will be held at Marlborough Vintners Hotel, 190 Rapaura Road, at 1pm Wednesday July 26th, followed by private cremation at the Sowman Crematorium.

Respectfully cared for by GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

SMITH, Judith Florence (nee Conway): Suddenly at home, on Monday July 17 2017.

Aged 76 years. Loving wife of Bernie, loving mother to Nigel Smith and Nicci Dillon, mother-in-law to Sue and Geoff.

Loving grandmother of Georgia, Sam, Josh, Alexander and Amy. Loving sister to Lynda and Dick Crawshaw and Gerald Conway. Loved aunty of Rodney and Louise.

In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Royal NZ Foundation of the Blind would be appreciated and may be made at the service or sent to P O Box 2246, Stoke, Nelson 7041.

Messages may be sent to The Smith Family, c/- 28B Page Street, Blenheim 7201. A funeral service for Judith will be held in the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets, at 12.30pm on Monday July 24, followed by cremation at the Sowman Crematorium.

Respectfully cared for by GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

In Memoriam Remember your lost loved one on their anniversary.

The deadline is Monday 5.00pm.

Please contact the Sun for further details.

72 High Street, Blenheim, email office@blenheimsun.co.nz or phone 577 7868.

By Russell McQuarters 38. Dreadful (8) 40. Very quickly (2,2,4) 42. Repeat (7) 44. Zeal (7) 46. Rise (6) 47. Wakens (6) 48. Hauls (5) 49. Preen (5) 50. Chores (5)

SOLUTION Wednesday’s solutions For February 9, 2005

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sports talk Mayweather, McGregor, Money and Mayhem will share and the dance is likely to be the reality with Mayweather having rather dull, defensive fights resembling more of a dance than a sporting contest.

The duo have hurled insults at each other at a four-stop global press tour over the past week.

Racial profiling, gay slurs have all been part of it.

McGregor even had the words ‘f___ you’ pin striped into a suit he was wearing.

The pair have thrown plenty of insults towards each other but to me, it all looks a little forced.

I don’t believe either of them hate each other.

I know I couldn’t hate someone that I was making $180 million with.

Quite frankly I fully expect the duo share a wink and a nod backstage after these press conferences.

Kiwis can expect to pay north of $50 for the fight, which is actually a fraction of what Americans will have to pay to view it but is there any value?

That’s up to the individual, for a rare time in my life, I’m on the fence about watching it.

What happens once it’s over?

Mayweather beats McGregor at Mayweather’s own sport or McGregor beats a semi-retired Mayweather and then goes back to MMA. Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather is in for another money grab and people are set to cough it up in bucket loads.

Injury almost catastrophic Boxing for fitness has been ‘a saviour’ for multisport athlete Jeremy McKenzie who has been out of action for a year after an accident.

Jeremy says he was ‘out adventuring’ with his son when he jumped off a steep bank but caught his foot in a deep under runner and catapulted forward with his foot still locked in the hole.

“This small moment in time caused a catastrophic chain of events.”

The top of his tibia shattered in three places and collapsed, ligaments ruptured and his hamstring tore, leaving his leg ‘dangling in space’.

After significant surgery, his knee is ‘still untidy’ with limited flexibility, he says.

Jeremy says it is unlikely that he will run again. “I was an accomplished runner and multisporter and excelled in off-road and mountain running…The future looked pretty bleak as the small steps of recovery dragged by.”

Eight months after the accident, he saw the first adverts for the Fight For Life boxing event.

“Boxing for fitness was a saviour for me and in the early days of my injury I could sit and hit the pads at least getting my heart rate up and creating a bit of cardiovascular fitness in a body that could no longer achieve this in the traditional ways that it had in the past.

“The fact that this match was for charity Jeremy MacKenzie trains for the Fight For Life really sealed it for me. In particular that this in a full leg brace.

Jeremy McKenzie Winemaker Sponsor – The New Zealand Wine Society

Max Junior.

There is a new school’s name on the Primary/Intermediate Schools trophy, that award going this year to Havelock North’s Te Mata School/Havelock North Intermediate. The Bewley brothers, Tom and Harry won the title for their school with second spot in Cadet ROK (Tom) and 14th in Vortex Mini ROK (Harry).

This year there were 68 entries representing eight secondary schools and four primary/intermediate schools.

The 15th annual KartSport New Zealand National Schools’ Championships event was hosted this year by the KartSport Marlborough club and Marlborough Boys’ College and held in cool, but dry conditions at the club’s track, Cresswell Electrical Kart Raceway off the Wither Rd Extension, in Blenheim.

Sport Rugby finals tomorrow Tomorrow is a busy day of club rugby finals with the men’s division one and two and women’s finals all on at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim.

Renwick take on Moutere in the Motorworld division one final, and also playing on Saturday are the Moutere women’s team in their final against Marist and also the College Old Boys’ and Moutere division two lads who thrash it out in their final as well.

Black Sox win New Zealand’s Black Sox have won the world men’s softball champions for a seventh time after a 6-4 win over Australia in the final in Canada.

A key part of that team effort was relief pitcher Nik Hayes, who comes from a prominent Marlborough sporting family.

Interclub pool draw The Marlborough Pool Association draw for Tuesday: Pheonix vs Jacks at Pelorus; Hot Tips vs Pints at Redwood; 12 Oz vs Chalk It Up at Clubs of Marlborough; Stickmen vs Flamingos at Springlands; Renwick 1 vs Dads Army at Waterfront; Sharks vs Renwick 2 at Renwick Arms; Classics vs Handles at Waterfront; Fyrebyrds vs OKI at Okaramio.

Interclub pool results

charity supports children and helps teach them about health, having respect for themselves and others and helps them recognise that they too all have their own uniqueness. I have three children and on that particular day of the accident my son, who was nine, drove me out of the bush.

“I feel proud that he had the skills and resilience to cope with the situation and I hope that through funds raised for this charity many other children will gain confidence in themselves to also cope as well as he did.”

William wins his race BL CK

By Cathie Bell Last weekend’s Supreme Kart Supplies KartSport New Zealand national schools’ championships in Blenheim saw local driver William Exton bring home the victory supporters were hoping for.

The overall title was won by Palmerston North Boys High School, for a recordextending sixth time.

William, from Picton, won the junior 100cc Yamaha individual class title, which supporters had been hoping for.

Three Palmerston North Boys’ High students took out awards to defend their school’s title, with Jacob Cranston, the winner of the 125cc Rotax Max Light class, Jackson Rooney who claimed runner-up spots in both the Rotax Max Junior and Junior 100cc Yamaha classes, and Riley Jack who finished 12th in Rotax

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If ever there was a better example of why boxing is failing to draw the eyeballs it once did, the Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor circus has been all you need to see.

Mayweather, a charismatic talker, yet boringly undefeated boxer will put his undefeated 49-0 record on the line against the biggest name in mixed martial arts, in McGregor who has an equally charming way with words but can also back it up in the octagon.

The silver tongued, inked up fighter from Ireland will don the bigger boxing gloves on August 26 in Las Vegas in a bout dubbed ‘The $180 Million Dance’.

A title has more truth to it the deeper you dig.

The money value is the purse the two fighters

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Results from the Marlborough Pool Association Interclub for games played this week: Pheonix 11 vs Renwick 1 4; Hot Tips 5 vs Jacks 10; 12 Oz 5 vs Pints 10; Stickmen 12 vs Chalk It Up 3; Dads Army 9 vs Flamingos 6; Sharks 8 vs Fyrebyrds 7; Classics 10 vs Renwick 2 5; Pot Blacks 6 vs Handles 9. OKI had a bye.

8 Balls this week by Jan Kirini.

Saturday run The Marlborough Harrier Club is holding its Riverlands Loop time trial tomorrow at 2pm.

People wanting to run the five kilometre time trial should meet at the Riverlands Community Hall, on Alabama Road opposite Westmeat for a 1.45pm race-briefing.

Look for the ‘Harriers’ sign.

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