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The Marlborough District Brass Band attended the National Brass Band Championships in Dunedin last week returning triumphant after winning the B grade street march and recording the second highest points over all grades in the street march.

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Marlborough’s Denis Teeling (centre) ‘Drum Major’ holding the mace in the street march up Dunedin’s George Street at the National Brass Band Champs last week. From left; Gordon Lang, Logan Ready, Cory Clemett and Dylan Pope.

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The national championships, touted this year as the Dunedin Festival of Brass, brought hundreds of musicians from 29 bands from across the country to the city from July 5 to July 8.

Marlborough was especially pleased to be bringing home the Musgrove Shield for the champion B grade marching band, named in honour of Marlburian and long-time local Drum Major Evan Musgrove.

Local Drum Major Denis Teeling and Christchurch Addington Band’s Drum Major Dave Clearwater were jointly awarded the Champion ‘B’ grade Drum Major award.

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Marlborough Band’s stage performances were also successful finishing third in the Sacred Item with Only in Sleep, and second in the set test named Journey into Freedom.

Marlborough’s rendition of The Year of the Dragon as their own choice test was moving from the powerfully arresting opening to the poignant soulful trombone interlude passionately performed by 18 year old Logan Ready, and sympathetically replied to by soprano cornet Kerry Wood. The mainly brass band enthusiast audience of around 200 were spellbound leaving barely a dry eye in the house.

The adjudicator was Welsh born Tom Davoren who is currently Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music at Benedictine College in Kansas, USA. Marlborough’s Junior Ensemble of Logan Ready, Cory Clemet, Ariel Rofe, Janet Luka, Bronson Blisset and Luka van Rensburg won their section, whilst the Senior Ensemble of Rob Randall, Graham Moseley, Logan Ready and Gordon Riach finished third. Soloists Clyde Dixon finished second in the Masters, with Kerry Wood third in open soprano cornet.

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oughly enjoyed their time in Dunedin. Friendships within the brass band community stretch back years and the championships truly had a festival atmosphere. The festival wrapped up with a composers’ workshop, which was hosted by Tom Davoren.

Next year’s national championship is scheduled for Auckland.

Marlborough Brass will next perform in Blenheim at a Cathedral Brass concert planned for Nativity Church on November 18/19. Tickets will be on sale through the ASB Theatre and on line at asbtheatre.com from October.

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Never break the chain

By Chris Valli

Fleetwood Mac’s formation in 1967, constant line-up changes, crippling addictions, and tumultuous romances threatened to derail the group’s success.

With the additions of Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac spun inner discord into gold, creating breakup songs that would resonate with multiple generations of rock fans.

Blenheim’s Gemma Amsler, grew up with the British-American rock band and was keen to do Stars in Your Eyes but not as a solo artist.

She preferred the idea of a group audition while Daniel Brunel’s father was a ‘big fan’ of Fleetwood Mac. So when Gemma and Megan Rosene approached Daniel to join the dynamic he says ‘there was a free slot within his schedule’.

The 23-year-old has had a productive theatrical year. He was involved with Blenheim Musical Theatre’s May 2022 production of Les Miserable to the BMT Frank Sinatra cabaret theatre restaurant show Blue Eyes in November. Daniel

was cast as drag queen Felicia in the recent Priscilla Queen of the Desert and will appear as Dewey Finn in next month’s combined college production of School of Rock.

Daniel will be performing as the lead vocalist Lindsey Buckingham, Megan will be Stevie Nicks and Gemma will be Christine McVie. All three were part of Priscilla and the discussion of doing Stars took fruition. Megan says the choice of the song, ‘The Chain’ is well-known and in many ways, their commitment and rehearsal schedule to five months for Priscilla where at the time ‘they were chained’ is apt indeed.

“The song shows off a nice three part harmony,” says Gemma. “It gives each person a time to shine and not just one person singing the whole thing, it’s nicely balanced.

We each know each other’s skillset and there is a trust. We blend nicely vocally.”

“We all definitely had a bond in Blue Eyes going into Priscilla and we had each other to rely on,” says Megan. “We’ve been tight since.”

On the writing of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, in 1977, Nicks’

lyrics referenced the breakup of her relationship with Buckingham, a theme of many of Nicks’ and Buckingham’s lyrics on the album.

The lyrics ‘And if you don’t love me now, You will never love me again, I can still hear you saying, You would never break the chain (never break the chain)’ is a backstory all three resonate with as they prepare to take the ASB stage.

“They’re chained together because they were Fleetwood Mac,” says Megan. “It’s about all the relationship difficulties they went through but still being the collective, as a group. You can’t break the chain.”

Daniel believes like Fleetwood Mac, all three of them have a strong conviction to each other regardless of their emotions.

“It’s easy to find that character(s) when you’re doing it with people you have strong bonds with,” he says.

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charity is the Graeme Dingle Foundation who Daniel currently works for as a Kiwi Can leader and has done for the past five years. The life skills and values programme is delivered to schools and has accrued wonderful, positive differences in Marlborough.

“There have been times where my conviction for what I have done has faded,” says Daniel. “The last year and the support I have been given with my commitment to theatre has reignited my passion for what I do and helping the youth. It was a no-brainer to give back to Graeme Dingle Foundation.”

G e m m a A m s l e r, Daniel Brunel and Megan Rosesne.

Each of these famous performers will be portrayed in the Stars in Your Eyes competition.

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Marlborough Young Viticulturist of the Year 23 Zac Howell, from Indevin is the Marlborough Young Viticulturist of the Year 2023 following the competition last Thursday. Howell, 28, will represent Marlborough in the National Final in Hawke’s Bay on August 30.

Laura Hammond from Cloudy Bay came second and Liv Bishop from Delegat came third.

Covid Update 5417 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 21 further deaths. Of the new cases, 2547 were reinfections.

The total number of deaths attributed to the virus in New Zealand is now 3159.

In addition, there were 184 cases in hospital at midnight on Sunday with three in intensive care. The seven-day rolling average of cases was 771.

Screen time Alarmed experts have sounded a warning for the mental and physical wellbeing of children after new research revealed our kids are spending about a third of after-school time on screens.

The high rate of screen time is exposing youngsters to cyberbullying, harmful sexualised content and inappropriate advertising for sectors such as alcohol and gambling. The University of Otago study says the problem has worsened since the country was plunged into Covid-19 lockdowns as family activities and schooling were thrown into disarray.

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Soft Plastic Recycling returns to Blenheim

By Chris Valli

Marlborough residents can now recycle their soft plastic following the return of the Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme (SPRS) to Blenheim and just in time for Plastic Free July.

The distinctive recycling bins can be found at five locations including Countdown Blenheim, Countdown Redwoodtown, The Warehouse Blenheim and New World Blenheim, as well as the Marlborough Hazardous Waste Centre.

All the soft plastic in the region will be collected and baled by JBL Environmental, and processed locally at Future Post’s new Blenheim plant, which is due to open later this month.

Rob Langford, CEO, The Packaging Forum, operator of the Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme (SPRS), says the return of soft plastic recycling to Blenheim and the upper South Island after five years, is an exciting expansion for the scheme.

“We have been working on restarting collections in the region for some time, and the upcoming opening of Future Post’s new plant has helped this happen,” says Rob. In the past, growth of the scheme was limited by their onshore processing capacity as they only

collected what they could process and recycle. However, Rob says Future Post expanding into the South Island has meant an increase in its production capabilities, and therefore they have been able to add more collection points.

“The Blenheim operation really is a brilliant example of a local circular economy in action and members and partners working collaboratively.

All of Blenheim’s soft plastic will be collected and processed locally, and then recycled into fence posts which will more than likely end up on local farms and vineyards and the posts themselves are 100% recyclable if they need to be replaced,” says Rob. Cottonsoft NZ, a foundation member of the SPRS, has donated and re-homed several soft plastic balers, including one to Future Post in Blenheim, as a key element of recycling infrastructure.

In the year to end March 2023 the scheme collected 589 tonnes of post-consumer soft plastic – the equivalent of 75 million bags or wrappers, and enough to be made into 50,000 Future Posts – or 250km worth of fencing.

With Blenheim joining the soft plastic collection service, an estimated 80 per cent of New Zealanders now have access to soft plastic

Rob Langford, CEO, The Packaging Forum, operator of the Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme (SPRS), says the return of soft plastic recycling to Blenheim and the upper South Island after five years, is an exciting expansion for the scheme.

recycling at over 250 public drop off recycling facilities.

Mayor Nadine Taylor says the reintroduction of soft plastic recycling in the Marlborough District after a few years is exciting, and more so

because the plastic collected will be recycled locally.

“It’s great to see the soft plastic recycling bins back in stores across the district, and even better that the plastic collected here will be

processed, and recycled into other products, right here in Blenheim – an excellent example of our local businesses working together to reduce our collective impact on the environment,” she says.

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Warehouse expands its fresh produce trial

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Nick Grayston says the Warehouse is pushing to make groceries affordable.

Blenheim consumers are not yet on the radar for The Warehouse expanding their fresh fruit and vegetable trial to the region.

Nick Grayston, CEO The Warehouse Group says they know every dollar counts so expanding their fresh fruit and vegetable offering into more stores is another important step for them. However, at this stage Blenheim does not feature on the trial expansion which began in February.

Two more South Island Warehouse stores have been added with Eastgate (Christchurch) and Dunedin South joining Riccarton, Timaru and Invercargill.

“We’re looking to trial this at more regions and more stores in the coming months, so as soon as we’re ready to expand to the ‘top of the south’ we’ll let you know,” says Nick.

Earlier this year, the company announced it would expand the trial’s range and reach if it was successful with Kiwi shoppers.

The Warehouse Group have had a strong response from customers since they launched fresh fruit and vegetables in their initial six North Island stores.

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“Grocery is an area we are working hard in but the lack of access to a wholesale supply at equitable cost prices remains our biggest barrier to doing more.

The supermarket duopoly is very comfortable with the status quo.

We’re not, and we’ll continue to push to make groceries more affordable for Kiwi families.”

“Items that are locally grown and great value are important to our customers right now and this expansion doubles our fresh offer across the Warehouse,” says Nick.

The range is reviewed weekly based on seasonal availability and currently The Warehouse is selling carrots, onions, potatoes, apples, bananas, lemons, golden kiwifruit, mandarins, avocadoes and garlic.

The trial expansion comes

after food prices appeared to peak in May’s food price index released by Stats NZ. Food prices increased 12.1 per cent in the year to May 2023, however economists suggested lower inflation on food is still a long way away.

Stats NZ says food prices in May were up 0.3 per cent on April 2023 due to rises across all the broad food categories, showing some signs that food price inflation has peaked.

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ASB THEATRE debt Great article last week, by Chris Valli re the history of the ASB Theatre and how lucky we were to have had past mayors push it through.

Surprisingly, no mention about the $4-$5K guarantee, by the council, to get it off the ground, allegedly, recently paid off rather quietly. Something I guess, we all knew would

happen eventually, so no real surprise.

Future events to look out for will be the council taking over the new Art Gallery debt.

Let’s hope we’ve sold the old library and clubs of Marlborough before further engagement in any more asset purchases.

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Demise of Family In 1973, 50 years ago, the first United Women’s Action League took place. High profile future and current women politicians were there namely Helen Clark, Margaret Wilson, Attorney General Marilyn Waring (Black Budget), Silvia Cartwright, Dame Cath Tizard and Margaret Shields. A document set out long term goals.

1. Abortion free on demand.

2. Sex education and birth control integrated into education.

3. End coercive family laws.

4. De facto marriage same status as legal marriage.

5 Social welfare and education of children to become responsibility of the State rather than

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6. Decrimination of homosexuality male and female to be outlawed.

7. Ownership of children abolished, Wards of the State parents redefined as guardians.

8. Prostitution laws to be abolished.

9. Paid maternity leave for women.

10. Government to fund free child care centres.

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The enraged outbursts at Spain and Holland appearing to “take the mickey” out of the Haka ahead of the Women’s World Cup being co-hosted in New Zealand, has left me bemused. It’s also left me wondering where New Zealand’s sense of humour has gone.

In past letters to papers, I have suggested if the Haka is allowed, then to be fair and not discriminate, that at World Cups or test matches, why not have Scotland doing the

Highland Fling, England the Morris Dance, France the Can-can, Wales the Folk Dance, Ireland the Stepdance and Australia the Bush Dance?

I almost forgot, Argentina could do the Tango. Now that would be worth seeing, far better perhaps than rugby with its muddled rules and confusing referee decisions?

The fuming reactionary outbursts at Spain’s and Holland’s sense of humour with their

parodies of the Haka, has exposed New Zealand’s lack of humour but more concerning that we are in danger of becoming too precious and pretentious.

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Marlborough’s new technology and innovation hub in Scott Street, Blenheim has received a boost from the Government’s $200 million Kānoa fund.

Do you have a view on the number of pokie machines and TAB venues in Marlborough?

Consultation on Council’s proposed Gambling Venue Policy is now open and Council wants your feedback.

Acting Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni announced the $578,000 grant at the recent naming ceremony for Te Kahu o Waipuna, Marlborough’s new library and art gallery.

Licensing Inspector Georgia Murrin said while the draft policy had been prepared in consultation with those who have an interest in the proposed review, Council wants to hear from all members of the community.

Acting Mayor David Croad said the hub, due to open later this year, aimed to foster start-ups and boost the agritech sector, increase productivity and enhance local investment opportunities for entrepreneurs.

“The region’s business ecosystem needs a place where innovative companies can meet with aspiring entrepreneurs, scientists, technologists, investors and business support providers. It’s very exciting that we’ve now reached this stage after two years of prep work.”

Mark Unwin and Dorien Vermaas from Council’s Economic Development team are the drivers behind the new tech hub

Council’s Economic Development team researched other models around New Zealand that serve as centres of innovation. The hub aims to help businesses create more value in Marlborough’s agritech sectors, support start-ups working on wellbeing and sustainability and create investment opportunity and highly-paid jobs in the region.

and develop highly paid employment in Marlborough,” she said. “The investment not only brings creative returns but also financial ones.”

Sepuloni said the establishment of the tech and innovation hub would enable Marlborough businesses to build connections.

“There is already steady interest from potential tenants and groups looking to hold events in the new space - we can’t wait to see this long planned project come to life,” he said.

“It aims to support new businesses to collaborate

The Kānoa funding will enable Council to extend the scope of the original project, enhance the fitout, add a prototyping room with additional technology facilities and increase the activation programme, Mr Croad said.

Council services on Matariki - Friday 14 July Council’s Blenheim office will be closed from 4.30pm on Thursday 13 July and will reopen on Monday 17 July at 8.30am.

Opening times for the transfer stations, Resource Recovery Centre, Greenwaste Acceptance Facility and the landfill facility on Matariki are: Transfer stations on Friday 14 July Blenheim 8am to 4.30pm Picton 8am to 4pm Havelock 8am to 2pm Rai Valley 9am to 12pm Seddon and Wairau Valley transfer stations will be closed on Friday 14 July.

Resource Recovery Centre and Greenwaste Acceptance Facility 8am to 4.30pm The Landfill will be closed on Friday 14 July.

Kerbside rubbish bag and recycling collection Rubbish bags and recycling crates normally collected on Fridays will be collected on Thursday 13 July. Please make sure your bag and crate is out on the kerbside by 7.30am.

Libraries Te Kahu o Waipuna - Marlborough Library and Art Gallery and Waitohi Whare Mātauranga, the Picton Library and Service Centre will be closed on Friday 14 July. Both facilities will reopen at 10am on Saturday 15 July.

Bus services Bus services will not operate on Friday 14 July. Weekend services will operate on Saturday 15 July and normal weekday services will resume on Monday 17 July.

“As part of this review Council must consider the social impacts of gambling on our community. That’s why it’s important that people let us know what they think,” she said.

Recent statistics show that while there was a 40 per cent decrease in venues and 33.7 per cent decrease in gaming machines in Marlborough between March 2015 and December 2022, gaming machine profits have increased by 33 per cent in the same period.

“The level of reported harm through problem gambling referrals remains low. However anecdotal evidence from the community indicates that there may be harm occurring as a result of ‘Class 4’ gambling venue pokie machines,” Ms Murrin said.

“As a result Council believes the current policy requires changes and is proposing to adopt a sinking lid policy to ensure the numbers of venues and gaming machines is managed effectively to represent the current numbers,” she said.

“Council also recommends that if two or more clubs were to merge the total number of gaming machines allowed is reduced from 30 to 18 machines. The

TAB Venue Policy will also be updated to reflect the new Racing Industry Act legislation, and align with the new format of the Gambling Venue Policy.”

Other options outlined in the Gambling Policy Review Statement of Proposal include capping the number of gaming machines to 165 or rolling over the current 2020 policy but amending the wording to allow for the new Racing Industry Act 2020.

Council’s Gambling Venue Policy provides guidance for both Class 4 gambling venues and stand-alone board venues (TABs). Council’s Class 4 Gambling Venue Policy and a Board Venue Policy is a requirement under the Gambling Act 2003 and the Racing Act 2003.

Consultation closes on Tuesday 8 August 2023. To have your say go to: www.marlborough.govt.nz/yourcouncil/have-your-say-consultations Once the submission period closes, hearings will be held if people want to speak in support of their submission.

A cuppa with your councillors Council’s Sounds-based councillors are available for a drop-in chat each month from 20 July.

Come along to the Waitohi Whare Mātauranga/Picton Library and Service Centre on a Thursday each month, from 10.00 am until midday.

The councillors can provide advice and information and help with Councilrelated issues.

Councillors Barbara Faulls, Raylene Innes and Ben Minehan are Sounds Ward councillors. Allanah Burgess is the Māori Ward councillor for Marlborough and based in Picton.

Where: Picton Library and Service Centre When: 10am to midday on Thursday 20 July; 24 August; 21 September; 26 October and 23 November 2023

Community Events Fund open now To help support the delivery of quality, innovative community events Council has established a new annual contestable fund which is now open for applications. Council recognises the importance of events, how they celebrate and showcase our region and how they act as catalysts for community well-being and civic pride.

This Fund is open year-round, or until its funds are fully allocated, to enable applicants to apply as event opportunities arise.

To be eligible, events must be held within

the Marlborough District Council boundaries, engage the community and support its cultural, social, economic and environmental well-being.

Commercial events, exhibitions, reunions, tournaments, fundraisers, conventions and trade shows are not eligible for consideration.

Applications must be completed via Council’s website go to www.marlborough.govt.nz/ recreation/events/community-events-fund Any enquiries can be directed to Regional Events Advisor, Samantha Young; Ph: 03 520 7400 or email: events@marlborough.govt.nz

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Breaking the cannabis stigma The Cannabis Clinic had a stall at the Marlborough Home & Garden Show at the weekend.

Chris Valli met and spoke with Business Development Manager Lisa Gadsby about the medicinal and holistic benefits of cannabis as a plant based medicine.

Weed, pot, reefer, grass, dope, ganja, Mary Jane and hash.

Whatever one refers to cannabis as – there is certainly a stigma to it. Native to Central or South Asia, the cannabis plant has been used as a drug for both recreational and entheogen purposes and in various traditional medicines for centuries.

In 2017, the Government introduced legislation to develop a medicinal cannabis industry in New Zealand and make products more accessible. Regulations to support that Bill came into force on 1 April 2020.

Under the new scheme, cannabis-based medicines can be prescribed by a doctor to make it easier to produce medicines in New Zealand, and to import them.

Over time, this should enable more patients to access products.

However, products remain inaccessible by the vast majority of New Zealanders who need them. The cost is excessive because products are not subsidised. Although cannabis-based medicines can now be prescribed by a doctor, many won’t prescribe due to a lack of training and understanding of prescribing protocols.

Therefore, patients suffering severe and debilitating conditions continue to use illegally sourced products and live in fear of the law.

Illegally grown plants continue to be destroyed and medicine confiscated.

Cue the Cannabis Clinic.

The Cannabis Clinic is a leading specialist clinic, and aims to improve access to medical cannabis by providing access to cannabis medicine online via telemedicine and in-clinic appointments. Founded in 2018, they have consulted with over 20, 000 Kiwis across the country – from children to palliative care patients. Their team consists of

friendly and experienced doctors, nurses, and administration staff to ensure people get the best care possible at the most affordable price.

Business Development Manager Lisa Gadsby was taking inquiries at the Home & Garden Show at the weekend. Or as she says, part of the ‘new-age travelling carnies’. Lisa averages about 36 expos or shows a year throughout New Zealand and overseas.

“Blenheim is a great show,” she says. “The reception around cannabis is good in Marlborough.” It helps she says when shows like Country Calendar are profiling hemp softening, breaking the stigma along with News hub journalist Paddy Gower who investigated the pros and cons of the plant in 2019.

“There is still a stigma around it. I’m here to break it” Lisa’s presence at the show was about creating awareness of the Cannabis Clinic and plant based alternatives to pharmaceuticals.

Those seeking medicinal cannabis treatments can book an appointment with the clinic and speak to a trained GP to find wellbeing solutions for a range of issues, from lack of sleep to chronic illness.

“Our doctors will find you the right cannabis treatment plan to suit your needs,” Lisa says. “It could be anything from a dry herb flower to CBD and/or THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive compound in cannabis) oils, gummies and rubs. You can have your cannabis medicine delivered to your door by courier.”

Lisa admits there are “a lot” of GP’s who won’t write a prescription for cannabis. She says the reason is they may not know enough about cannabis to prescribe it or are not yet confident. Through rigorous training, the Cannabis Clinic doctors ‘walk every step of the journey from consultation to follow up appointments ensuring the client is getting results and feels supported.

The soon to be open Nelson Clinic is overseen by local Dr Clare Halford who Lisa says is ‘one of her favourite humans’ and comes with a wealth of knowledge of all things medicinal cannabis.

“The reason why I have had success in what I do is that there’s a huge gap between scientifically explaining how cannabis works in the human body and then breaking it down into terms that everyone can understand,” Lisa explains.

She breaks it down by referring to the Highlanders polo I’m wearing and using rugby vernacular by giving an example of the Cannabis Clinic’s Florx sleep drops — a clinically formulated blend of cannabis-derived aromatic compounds called terpenes that’s available without a prescription.

“Terpenes are aromatic compounds that work therapeutically in the body. Cannabis has hundreds of terpenes at all different profiles and they actually coach how the cannabinoids work in your body,” she says.

“The cannabinoids (including the more well-known CBD and THC) are like the rugby team. The terpenes are like the coaching team and direct how those compounds work in your body to achieve the desirable outcome. This is important when prescribing the right product for your needs.

Lisa says her own interest in cannabis started when she was suffering from the skin condition

Cannabis Clinic Business Development Manager Lisa Gadsby was taking inquiries at the Home & Garden show at the weekend.

The soon to be open Nelson Clinic is overseen by local Dr Clare Halford (right) who Lisa says is ‘one of her favourite humans’ and comes with a wealth of knowledge of all things medicinal cannabis.

psoriasis and her prescribed treatments weren’t working. Then a friend recommended hemp oil.

“The psoriasis was stress-induced and none of the prescribed treatments had worked. The hemp oil treatment gave me instant relief and I couldn’t believe how good it was.

I was generally unwell at the time and after two weeks I felt so much better both physically and mentally.”

“I can’t go anywhere these days without bumping into anyone who has used hemp or a medicinal cannabis product. The stories have bought me to tears in a good way, like kids with neurological issues.

You can change the trajectory of their whole life and development.

Those moments are what it’s all about.”

“People do judge you when you say you work with cannabis - there is still that stigma around it. I’m here to break it,” Lisa says.

Her journey inspired her to investigate other benefits and led to the founding of NZ Hempress.

In 2021 the company launched its cosmetic line Herbeauty and has now completed a full rebrand as Kure, bringing out several new hemp wellness products.

If Sun readers have any questions regarding the benefits of medicinal cannabis get in contact with the Cannabis Clinic today on 0800 223 645 (0800 CBD OIL).

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Yealands Natalie Winemaker of the Year

By Chris Valli

Yealands Wines is celebrating the remarkable achievement of its Chief Winemaker, Natalie Christensen, who was awarded the coveted White Winemaker of the Year trophy at the International Wine Challenge (IWC) awards ceremony, held in London last week.

The IWC is one of the world’s most respected and influential wine competitions, showcasing outstanding wines and talented winemakers from all over the globe.

As a testament to Christensen’s expertise, creativity and passion for producing exceptional wine, not only did she win the individual winemaker trophy, Yealands also won 12 medals (one for every wine entered by the producer) and the New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc Trophy for the Yealands Estate Single Block S1 Sauvignon Blanc 2022 at the awards.

Christensen said the win, the first for a New Zealander since 2008, was humbling.

“The IWC is hugely competitive, and I was up against some incredible winemakers from wineries that are hundreds of years old. Yealands is so young in comparison! Marlborough is well known for its Sauvignon Blanc, but to have a range of varietals performing so well in shows is really meaningful as it shows the breadth of our winemaking ability outside of our

flagship Sauv.”

IWC Co-Chair Oz Clarke was full of compliments for Natalie’s talent.

“It’s great to see Natalie’s excellent winemaking being recognised with this prestigious award as she expands Yealands’ range.

“She has an incredible technical ability and is totally in tune with how to produce wines that give an intense sense of place.

“It’s also wonderful to see the White Winemaker of the Year award go to a female winemaker.

“This noteworthy accomplishment not only celebrates Natalie’s exceptional talent and expertise but also lays the foundation for increased recognition and expanded opportunities for female winemakers around the world,” he said.

Christensen remains committed to producing high quality wines that showcase the unique beauty and diversity of Yealands vineyards.

“We have an incredible team at Yealands and the most stunning ‘office’ you could ask for.

“We can’t wait to share our vintage 2023 wines with the world, as we think they’ll be even better!”

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One landscape which resonated and captured Mary’s creativity was Beacon Road in Riverlands where the formation, lighting and colours of the clouds ‘took her eye’.

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Visual art lovers will be wetting their paint brushes through the eyes and strokes of Marlborough’s Plein Air Group at an exhibition on now at the Marlborough Art Society.

Group spokesperson Mary Russell has a great love of art and says she always has done.

As there was no established group with the Art Society at the time, eight years ago she made the decision to ‘go outside’ and do some Plein Air painting. Plein air is a French expression meaning “in the open air”, and refers to the act of painting outdoors with the artist’s

subject in full view.

Plein air artists capture the spirit and essence of a landscape or subject by incorporating natural light, colour and movement into their works.

“I didn’t want to do it alone,” she says. “So, four friends put their hands up and said, we’ll come with you, and eight years later I have over thirty on the email list through word of mouth. They are tremendously good fun, a great group of people” They meet up at a chosen spot every Wednesday morning to paint.

Some of the locations have included the Taylor River, Havelock, and Pic-

ton. One landscape which resonated and captured Mary’s creativity was down the end of Beacon Road in Riverlands where the formation, lighting, and colours of the clouds ‘took her eye’.

“Because my group has got so big now, I have to find an area that can accommodate all the cars safely and pretty close to a café,” she laughs.

The mother of three says it was 2006 when she picked up a pencil for the first time after leaving a previous job. The decision to leave sparked a creative fuse where after getting a book out from the library on ‘how to transfer a photo onto paper by sketching’, the drawing

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“Being a photographer, I wanted to produce what I saw from the camera in my paintings. I wanted everything to look photorealism.

That was very demanding, so, I had to rethink my whole process and have loosened up quite a lot.

Landscapes are my happy place and I enjoy painting them.”

The exhibition called ‘Outside In’ will have works in watercolour, oils, acrylics and pastels and will be open daily from 10.30am until 3: 30pm until Sunday, July 23.

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Mary says she tends not to stick to one creative idea or area. Always evolving.

“It was through pictorial quilt making and trying to replicate different colours that I bought some textile paints. Just painting in the skies on fabric, so much freedom.

I enjoyed it so much that I joined a watercolour class down at the Marlborough Art Society gallery.”

Working mostly now in oils on canvas, Mary says she gets a great sense of satisfaction producing artwork that people really want to buy and says it’s amazing.

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Living her best life Marlborough Four Paws volunteers got hold of the Sun last week to inform readers that Billie's owner had read the One on One feature about MFP's being declined by the MDC after submitting a proposal for a regional management plan for the stray feline population to be included in the 2023/24 annual plan.

Billie was a dump rescue, had stress hair loss and giardia.

As the pictures clearly show, she is now in her 'furever home' and is a reflection on the postive difference and impact Marlborough Four Paws is having on stray felines in the region.

Marlborough Four Paws was established in 2017 with the goal of providing welfare to animals in need.

“With the support of our dedicated community, we aim to reduce animal suffering, protect local bird life and mitigate the spread of animal disease by preventing the birth of unwanted litters of puppies and kittens.

“We do this by rescuing, desexing and rehoming unwanted, abandoned and stray cats and kittens.

“We also offer subsidised desexing for eligible pet owners.”

Marlborough has many small businesses and start-ups looking to grow and make stronger their processes, and Angel Investors Marlborough is working to help them by offering a workshop to boost governance processes.

AIM manager Brian Dawson says the workshop, Governance for Growth, is being offered at the end of this month.

The workshop is for small to medium sized enterprises, starts-up and others that already have a governance board or are thinking of establishing one.

There is value for founders, managers, directors, and aspiring directors in learning about how growth-focused governance boards operate, and how to get the most from your board, Brian says.

“No business leader does it on their own, no matter how good they are. Boards can be extremely useful advisors and partners in boosting business growth.”

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The workshops will cover; understanding the role of the board, the process behind forming a board, an overview of the legal obligations of Directors under the Companies Act, how to successfully run efficient and effective board meetings; and common sense rules for keeping documentation.

The event is supported and heavily subsidised by Angel Association New Zealand, Callaghan Innovation and AIM. The cost of the course including lunch is only $50 plus GST for an individual or $100 plus GST for a booking of three.

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Looking for a late winter break from the work routine and wanting to escape?

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The team at Bay of Many Coves have partnered with The Spa Nomad and designed a wellness retreat of restorative practices, self-care, and wellness to delight your senses and nourish your mind, body and soul.

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Rianne says people will enjoy a carefully designed programme of restorative practices.

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After 40 plus years in their High Street location, Gary Ching Locksmith’s have relocated to the Redwoodtown Hub Co-owner Katrine Sampson says they opened their doors on Monday morning. The move to the Redwoodtown Hub comes after previously being located on High Street in the CBD since 2003. Katrine says the hub is a lively part of Blenheim with lots of people and activity.

“The business has grown and we have been on the lookout for larger premises. The availability of specialised, high tech products has increased and the customer has much more choice,” says Katrine.

“Our move to larger premises means we are able to better showcase our products. We also now have our own dedicated customer carpark at the rear of the building, as well

as being easily accessed from the many surrounding carpark areas.”

Original business owner Gary Ching worked from his home for at least 20 years before opening the High Street store.

So what keeps the local, family owned and operated locksmiths fresh after nearly 45 years?

Katrine says keeping up to date with the very latest in automotive locks and transponder keys has been paramount while specialising in the latest intruder alarms, CCTV systems, keyless and digital access locks for residential as well as commercial premises.

She says customers receive ‘great personal service regardless’ of whether you’ve lost your key for your safe or you need to reprogramme your late model vehicle.

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Operation Matariki - West Coast road policing operation

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Those travelling through the West Coast can expect to see a large presence of Police at any time on the highway network this Matariki weekend.

A significant increase in traffic on the roads is expected this long weekend as it coincides with the last days of the school holidays.

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Manager West Coast says the police within the area will be deploying their entire road policing resource to the West Coast highway network as part of a local operation – Operation Matariki - and in an effort to increase visibility and deter any risky driver behaviour over the holiday weekend.

The statistics have highlighted 73% of all fatal crashes happen on roads with a speed limit of 80kmph or higher.

In 2022, Tasman District had 22 fatal motor vehicle accidents of which 17 occurred

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Operation Matariki will commence from 7am on Thursday 13 July and conclude at 7am on Monday 17 July.

An additional six officers will be dedicated to this operation along with local staff who are focused on making the West Coast roads safer and ensuring everyone can reach their destination safely.

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My dad always told me, when in a crisis, go find a policeman. A few weeks ago, I parked my car outside the Blenheim Police Station, an upon returning found my keys in the ignition.

I went inside, explained what I had done to a very nice policeman..No worries he said, I know just the person to help you. This person appeared an unlocked my car...A HUGE BIG THANK YOU TO BOTH MEN...I now have a spare key in my purse...

Cultural Treasure Great write up on Kevin Moseley, a man respected by many including myself. Kevin has done so much for the arts in Marlborough.

Years ago as a young member of the Blenheim Municipal Band, as it was known back then, I got to know Kevin. A fantastic musician and a lot of fun on the many trips made by the band to competitions.

Texting while driving If you are wondering why there’s still a lot of cell phone use by drivers, look no further than the pathetic fine. $150. Really? How serious about this are we? In Australia the same offence carries a fine of $1000 and 4 demerit points.

Ratepayers money Supermarkets Wow! What used to be a $50 bag is now closer to $100. I can’t help wondering if the supermarkets would consider taking a ‘hit’ like the rest of us. Or are they just continually putting their prices up to maintain their margin? Would be nice if they sucked it up a bit like everyone else is having to.

Long wait I had occasion to ring NZ Transport Agency (Waka kotahi) early last week about a license matter and was put on hold for approximately 55-65 minutes! I lodged my call at 2.40pm and spoke to a person at 4.25pm for a two minute conversation. I thought I was living in a modern world - we send people to the moon and the space station crew are changed regularly but here we wait one and three quarter hours for a two minute conversation.

We are evidently back in the horse and cart days here in NZ.

See council is going to waste more of ratepayers money because they did not get the Marfels beach bike ban right like the freedom camping. How much has this cost us this time MDC?

Smashed glass Irresponsible, imbecile, idiots left a trail of several smashed vodka and lemon glass bottles in Stratford Street other night. Catch offenders and put the plonkers in stocks 48 hours in Forum and pelt them with rotten eggs!

Free to air?

How can TVNZ say their sport is free to air? To get it you need a broadband plan. There are thousands of pensioners and beneficiary’s who can’t afford this. We will just say goodbye to NZ cricket and other sports as with spark.

Out of the frying pan into the fire.

I abhor theft and violent robbery. I do not, however, have a lot of sympathy for vape businesses. The vendors are happy to rake in the profits made from juveniles yet complain when those same addicted youngsters trash their premises. Get rid of the stuff you sell end of problem! We reap what we sow.

Impatient driver I did a Defensive Driving Course over 45 years ago and remember being told that just because a driver’s blinker is indicating they are turning right, does not mean definitively that they are turning right. There are many reasons driver and blinker DO NOT co-ordinate. The whole 2 seconds I took to check both were on the same page obviously upset this ignorant driver. Go and do a DDC.

The Australian Secretary of the Department of Health, Dr Brendan Murphy, finally admitted that vaccine mandates are unjustified, just before announcing his retirement on July 6th.

He told a Parliamentary hearing that with the vaccines unable to prevent transmission, vaccine mandates cannot be justified. See cairnsnews.org.

So, why is our government continuing with mandates?

Cell phones Yes, I see lots of drivers looking down as they approach from the other direction, and sometimes when following it’s so obvious what they’re doing. They don’t care. Time to get tough.

Thank you Thanks to Stewart, MDC, who helped me out with my toby earlier this year. A friendly, helpful person. You’re a star!

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Great to see High St finished and reopened with a clear view and drive down to the beautiful new Library. Hats off to all concerned on a job well done.

As an elderly 4th generation Kiwi l see nothing wrong with the Library signage. All this hysterical talk about volcanoes in my opinion is Much Ado About Nothing.

I smell a rat. Kiri Allen seems to be a straight shooter,so if you were working for her and you weren’t doing your job, I imagine you would get a rev up.

It could be here, that we have a shiney arsed Parliamentary Services employee with a soft job who is underperforming that has copped a blast and run squealing to the Media.

Or, there could be some political skullduggery going on here too. Remember, nobody has come forward and made a formal complaint ! !

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New library I love our new library and appreciate the very helpful staff. And what a beautiful outside setting.

Bike bells I compliment the cyclists who “ding” their bell when approaching walkers from behind on the river path.

Shame on the cyclists who don’t. The MDC signage suggests cyclists do this.

Disrespectful Would the humans who allow their dogs to defecate in the sacred grounds of Picton Cemetery kindly pick the mess up and dispose of it responsibly. Have some respect not only for the dead but the living who work to maintain a high standard of care in our cemeteries.

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Yay Cadbury’s bringing back the best in their chocolate box. Sometimes sense does prevail.

Most harmful Alcohol NZ’s most harmful drug: It is time to: 1. close the Wine Research Centre, 2. remove the wine maker statue at the Blenheim airport from Council land, 3. stop issuing water permits to winery’s, 4. stop glorifying the alcohol industry also in this newspaper. I wish a local wine maker’s son all the best talking about mental health during an upcoming wine-makers conference.

Great to see our new library, beautiful name, lovely example of central govt supporting locals by paying for more than half the costs.

Great cafe Please support Chantilly Cafe! Good value, delicious food with a great variety, something for everyone - try the mac n cheese!! Wonderful, kind staff who are always happy to help, especially with some “differently abled” clients who visit every week. Thanks for everything guys!

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gardening this week Starting off the new season: By Wally Richards The daylight hours are slowly extending and soon dormant plants are going to wake up and spring will be just around the corner.

Already I have been receiving phone calls from gardeners starting off seeds on their heat pads to have young plants to plant out in a month or so - time waits for no one especially gardeners.

One gardener told me the seed raising mixes she has tried were expensive and not much good and I totally agree.

The gardener said she preferred to sieve potting mix and obtain the fines to use as a seed raising medium.

I told her to go a step further and buy a good compost such as Daltons Value Compost and sieve that for the fines.

I use either Daltons Compost or Oderings as neither of them use green waste in their compost so no herbicide residue to harm baby plants.

If preparing a seedling tray I firstly place a layer of straight compost in it to about half full; then onto that a sprinkling of Unlocking Your Soil after which I sieve more compost over that to create a nice bed of fine particles.

Then I place the seeds which I spray with Magic Botanic Liquid (MBL) mixed at 20 mils per litre of non-chlorinated water.

Once the seeds and the medium have received a good wetting I then sieve more compost over to cover, or sometimes prefer to use sharp sand as the cover.

The cover is sprayed till nice and moist then onto the heat pad. The seedling tray needs to be sprayed 2 or 3 times a day to keep the medium moist. An easier way is to use peat pots.

You first soak the pots.

The meat trays that you get from the supermarket are ideal to sit the peat pots on. Place the trays with the peat pots onto your heat pad and once a day you pour some non-chlorinated water into the dry tray. Best done each morning.

The heat pad by the way should be sitting on a thickness of polystyrene sheet so all the heat is driven upwards and not wasted downwards.

Dependent on the seed type there is quickly a show of germination and as soon as that happens out into the glasshouse on to the bench so the seedlings get overhead light and thus do not stretch and die.

Window sill is not good enough as they will stretch to the glass.

A wooden box with a sheet of glass over it is ideal to place outside for over head light.

Now you need to be very careful not to over water or to dry out completely.

Off the heat pad the seedlings likely only

need a misting once a day to keep them happy and the best time to do this is in the morning and check them late afternoon before tucking them in for the night with a little lullaby.

(Try adapting the words from: Row, row, row your boat. Gently down the stream.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily. Life is but a dream. Change to: grow, grow, grow you little seedlings, gently during the day. Merrily, merrily, merrily Life is a real great plant.)

You maybe surprised at the results! Plus comments from neighbours.

Light is so important to plants because that is what they use to make carbohydrates (sugars) which is their life blood to grow. Insufficient sunlight and plants suffer badly, they become weak, attacked by insects and diseases and likely die.

A little trick that I had forgotten about from commercial growers and in particular hydroponic growers and that is Panda Film.

Panda film is a 125mu film that is black on one side and white on the other.

The black side is laid on the soil with the white side facing upwards so it reflects light up into the plants.

This does several things - laid on soil it suppresses weeds and the white increases the amount of light the plant receives and in this case to under the leaves.

This means that the top of the leaf and the underside can both work to create energy for the plant’s growth. (You have greatly increased the energy gathering area of the leaf) Another advantage is that a number of insect pests hate the bright light from below and tend to be less a problem on your plants.

A 200mm strip would be perfect to plant strawberries into; cut X in the middle.

A problem arises with too many hazy or cloudy skies these days.

Last spring farmers had lots of grass here locally due to ample rain but found they had to buy in feed as the grass was

sorely lacking and milk production was poor.

Talking about Strawberries they are starting to wake up now so it is time to start spraying the foliage fortnightly with Mycorrcin.

This will get the plants producing fruit earlier, obtain bigger better fruit and keep them fruiting longer than otherwise.

You may also like to give them a little of Wallys Secret Strawberry Food about every two months which will give bigger berries and better flavour.

For brown rot on stone fruit a fortnightly spray after the fruit is formed using four products, Wallys Liquid Copper, Wetable Powder Sulphur WP, potassium permanganate and Raingard. Repeat till harvest.

Plum trees that have been getting a curly leaf problem for some gardeners is actually caused by an insect called the plum aphid.

It only attacks the leaves as they are emerging; you do not realise it is happening and later the leaves become distorted as they reach maturity.

Once the first sign of leaf emergence spray with Wally Super Neem Oil and Raingard and repeat every week till in full leaf.

It is also a good time to clean up trees that may have lichen on the branches.

Left too long these fungi like growths can damage your trees. Use Wallys Moss & Liverwort control at 25mls per litre of water.

Spray the lichen to obtain good coverage. Never mix any other sprays with this product.

Use it on paths for algae at 25mls per litre, on gardens and buildings for liverwort at 50mls per litre and adjust spray nozzle to make a jet and shoot it into the liverwort. Same applies for sphagnum type moss. Does not harm plants.

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Thursday 13 July Keep U Moving Gentle walking exercise in the hall for Seniors. Every Thursday 11:30am - 12:30pm at St Christopher’s Church Hall (except 4th Thursday in each month). Stay for a cuppa and chat afterwards. Cost $2. 92 Weld Street, Blenheim. For more information contact Donna Wahrlich, Eldercare Coordinator 027 385 2333 or donna@stchristophers.co.nz Social Badminton: 9am-noon: Thursday mornings. Simcox Stadium, Battys Road. $5. All adults welcome.

For more details phone Cathy 021 503 348.

Ulysses Retreads Group: 11am: Meet Brayshaw Park Thursdays. Ride to various destinations for lunch. Come by bike, tin top or magic carpet. Bring your laughing gear, a thermal to wear and a story to share.

Blenheim Rock N Roll Club Nights: 7.30-9.30pm: Top of the South Rock n Roll Club, club nights at the Blenheim Bowling Club, bring comfy shoes and water. Great music, have fun and exercise at the same time.

Library Book Club: 6.30pm-8pm: Marlborough District Library.

We meet on the last Thursday of the month.

Simply bring a book to recommend to other members, and enjoy listening to other member’s (including librarians) book picks.

To attend please wear a mask.

Picton Library Book Club: 6.30pm-8pm: Picton Library and Service Centre. Join us in meeting new people and chatting about books. We meet on the first Thursday of each month. To register please email pictonlibrary@marlborough.govt.nz.

To attend please wear a mask.

Community Choir: Thursdays 7-9pm, during school terms. St Ninian’s Hall, 1 Riley Crescent, Redwoodtown (opp church). Come and join the community choir Creative Voice. All musical abilities and new members welcome. CreativeVoice@ singforfriendship.

Older Persons Seminar: Every Thursday until 27th July at St Christopher’s Church Hall, 10am to 1pm. Speaker: Karen Delves. Entertainment: Cultural Dance.

Morning tea & a light lunch provided. Cost $5.

92 Weld Street Blenheim. Contact: Donna Wahrlich Eldercare Coordinator 027 385 2333 or donna@stchristophers.co.nz .fb St Christophers Community Eldercare.

Friday 14 July 2023 Vintage Farm Machinery: Open daily, 10am to 3pm, Brayshaw Vintage Farm. Phone John 577 7442.

Marlborough Museum: Open daily, 10am to 4pm, free entry to the museum on Saturdays. Brayshaw Heritage Park, 26 Arthur Baker Place. 03 578 1712.

Saturday 15 July Crop Swap: Saturday 15th July, 2:00-4:00pm, Crossroads - 2 Redwood Street. $2 koha to our hosts - Sharing abundance from our gardens: Fruit, vegetables, preserves, relishes, jams, herbs, recipes, eggs, flowers, seedlings, baking; - Giving generously and mindfully taking. Further details 027 372 2897 Blenheim Chess Club: Meets at Delicia Café, Scott Street, every Saturday 10am – 1pm. All welcome.

Repair Cafe: We’ll fix your small repair on site, on the day while you wait and have a cuppa. Sewing/ darning, bikes, small furniture/wooden items, toys; electronic items and mobile phones. Every 4th Saturday monthly. John’s Kitchen, 2 Redwood St. Donations for repairs accepted.

Enquiries to Gerrie 0273030762.

Sounds SeniorNet: Meet at the newly refurbished Linkwater Hall for Saturday information afternoons at 2pm. Entry free and afternoon tea provided.

Everyone is welcome.

Whitehead Park Bowing Club, Redwoodtown: Saturdays mainly tournaments from 9.30am to 3pm. All welcome. Contact John 573 9086.

Also Mondays and Wednesdays. Summer timetable starts October.

Sunday 16 July Blenheim Country Music Club Inc Are hosting a club day at the Nurse’s Hall, entry off Taylor Pass Rd, starting at 2pm. Entry is, $4 per person, non-member, $3 per person paid up member, afternoon tea provided. Musicians and singers welcome, please bring you own instrument. Our theme, is Country Music.

For further details, Contact John. 0273555209 or Nola 0277727484 Marlborough Farmers’ Market: 9am-noon. Marlborough A&P Showgrounds.

Fresh produce from your local farmers. Tasty line up of fresh and seasonal, gourmet and artisan produce and products that this region has to offer.

Picton Rail and Sail: On the Foreshore - mini train rides and mini yacht hire to sail on our pond every Sunday 11am-3pm, operating every day during school holidays. Only 20 cents per ride/yacht hire!

Blenheim Bonsai Group: Islington Gardens, Rowberry Road on the 2nd Sunday of the month 1pm-3.30pm.

Marlborough Tennis Club: 3pm to 5pm Parker St. Every Sunday– Social Tennis. Non Members $2 All welcome.

Contact: Joanna 027 578 6436 Ulysses Rides Calendar: Sunday Rides depart Railway Station carpark as listed. Thursday Rides depart Brayshaw Park carpark 11am. Every Saturday, Coffee at The Runway Café. All rides are weather or (COVID) dependent. Sunday 16th July 11am St Arnaud

Monday 17 July Marlborough Stamp Collectors Club: 34 Arthur Baker Pace. Phone 021 157 3496 for more information.

Rotary Clubs in Blenheim: Monday & Tuesday evenings at 5.30pm.

Rotary is a world-wide service club for men and women – doing great things in your community. For further phone Kevin on 0211 738 784.

Blenheim Scottish Country Dance Club: Every Monday at 7.30pm at Whitney Street School Hall, Whitney Street. Come and try it!

You don’t need a partner. For information ring Miriam 928 4479.

Blenheim Badminton Club: Every Monday: Juniors 5.30-7pm, seniors 7-9pm, St Mary’s Hall, corner Francis and Hudson Streets. Anna or Mike, email blenheimshuttlers@gmail.com.

Whitehead Park Bowling Club, Redwoodtown: Every Monday afternoon from 12.30pm to 3pm. All welcome. Contact Mike 572 4013 or John 577 5295. Summer timetable starts October.

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Ambulance: Urgent 111. Non urgent 578 0797.

After Hours Chemists: Springlands Pharmacy: Monday - Friday 8.30am 6pm. Saturday 9m - 5pm. Sunday 10am 4pm. Public Holidays 10am - 4pm. Closed Christmas Day. ph 578 2271 Community Care Pharmacy: Within the Blenheim Warehouse, open 7 days 9am8pm. Only closed Christmas Day. Lifeline Marlborough: 0800 543354, 24hr helpline.

Women’s Refuge and Sexual Violence Support Centre Marlborough: Crisis line number phone 0800 refuge or 03 5779939.

Victim Support: 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) Alcoholics Anonymous: 0800 AA WORKS - 0800 229 6757.

Citizens Advice Bureau: Free, friendly, confidential advice. Mon - Fri 9.30am 4pm. Phone 578 4272.

Wairau Hospital: Hospital Visiting Hours: Daily 2.30pm - 8pm, children under 12 may visit parents only.

Maternity Ward: 10am-noon, 4pm-7pm.

Children's Ward: Daily 10am-8pm. Visiting at all times is subject to the discretion of the nurse in charge of the ward.

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Death notices GIBBONS. Kim Mary (née Leonard): It is with a sad and heavy heart we relay the passing of our cherished mother on June 24, 2023, aged 86 years.

She is a beloved mother and mother-inlaw of Kerrie and Grant, Jenny, Lesley, Michael (England) and Maree. A loved nana of Alice, Ben, Madeleine, Emma, Silver, Lucy, James and Isabella and a thrilled Great nana of Brooklyn. In accordance with her wishes (much stated) a private cremation has taken place. Messages to 15 Lee Street Blenheim 7201 and www.cloudybayfunerals.co.nz.

The story isn’t over yet, fly high Mumsy (Isaiah 40:31).

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ALLEN: William Henry (Bill). On Tuesday 4 July 2023 at his home, surrounded by family, aged 83 years. A Funeral Service for Bill will be held at the Springlands Chapel, Cloudy Bay Funeral Services, 15 Boyce Street on Thursday 13 July at 2.00pm followed by private cremation. To view the full notice please visit the website.

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FOLSTER: Brenda Gertrude. On 9 July 2023, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family, aged 75 years. At Brenda’s request a private cremation has been held. To view the full notice please visit the website.

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HURLEY: David Leonard. On Thursday 6 July 2023, peacefully at home, aged 90 years. In accordance with David’s wishes, a private cremation has taken place. To view the full notice please visit the website.

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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.

LAMB: Gwendoline Helen ( nee Pullman).

On 8 July 2023 peacefully passed away at Ashwood Park Resthome, in her 90th year.

At Gwendoline’s request a private cremation is planned with a Memorial Service to be held later in the year. To view the full notice please visit the website.

PROCTER: Terrence Anthony (Terry). On 10 July 2023 at the Marlborough Hospice, Blenheim, aged 84 years. A Celebration of Terry’s life will be held at the Springlands Chapel, Cloudy Bay Funeral Services, 15 Boyce Street, Blenheim on Monday 17 July at 1.00pm followed by private cremation. To view the full notice please visit the website.

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SMITH, Beni Rhona (Pip): On 5 July 2023, peacefully at Hospice Marlborough, aged 81 years. Loved wife of the Late Rev. Clive Smith, treasured and loved mother of Joanne, and Keith. A special thank you to Hospice Marlborough for their wonderful care of mum. Messages may be addressed to The Family of the Late Rhona Smith, C/o PO Box 9, Blenheim 7240 or www.cloudybayfunerals.co.nz A private cremation has been held, with interment details to follow.

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Acknowledgements

Taylor, Len 12.06.1946 – 2.06.23: Diane and family wish to thank everyone who expressed their sympathy via, cards, flowers and baking. Special thanks to Hospice Blenheim and Wairau Hospital for the love and care they gave Len. Always Loved and never forgotten.

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WELLS: Muriel (née Parritt). On July 4 2023, peacefully at Maxwell Care Home surrounded by family, aged 92 years. A private service and cremation took place Saturday 8 July. To view the full notice please visit the website.

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WITHERS, Allan Morris: On Friday July 7, 2023 at his home in Blenheim. Aged 81 years. Dearly loved husband of the late Gloria and loved father of Andrew and Jo, and Adrian and Sally together with Lara. Long term partner of Elaine together with her sons Chris and Craig. Much loved grandfather to Jacob and Amber, Emma, and Kate and great grandfather to Harper. Messages may be sent to 6 Hilton Place, Blenheim 7201. A celebration of Allan’s life will be held at the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets, Blenheim at 1.00pm on Monday July 17, followed by cremation at the Sowman Crematorium. The service will be livestreamed and details may be accessed from our website www.sowmans.co.nz/upcoming-funerals

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WOLFE, Julian Merchant (Jim): On Wednesday July 5, 2023 at Hospice Marlborough. Aged 87 years. Loved husband of the late Claire, loved father of Chris and Melissa; father-in-law of Hannah and George.

Opa (Bap) to Baer, Saxon, Fionn and Eli; Ome to Rezy, Monique and Irene. Will be missed by all family and friends. A private farewell has been held.

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Seddon Shield goes to Marlborough

By Chris Valli The Marlborough under-52kg primary school rugby side won the Seddon Shield tournament in Motueka last week.

Marlborough beat West Coast 87-5 on Monday, Golden Bay Motueka 60-12 on Tuesday, and outclassed Buller 74-0 on Wednesday.

After a bye on Thursday, the Red Devils comprehensively bet Nelson on the Friday with a decisive 40-7 victory.

Player of the tournament was halfback Marshall Coles. Dad Grant Coles says Marshall just ‘did everything really’ and works hard at his game, often down at the park or back lawn kicking, passing or running.

“He is motivated to go further and studies the game on TV. He led the team as a captain, tackled hard and scored some amazing tries. Nine tries from four games and some great kicks,” says Grant.

The Marlborough team was: Fionn Heagney, Theo Large, Zavier McDonald, Thomas Andrews, Phoenix St George, Andrew Moli, Adam van Gruenen, Cooper Murray, Marshall Coles, Tom Heagney, Louis Hickman, Jade Joseph, Cyrus Prestage, Jack Wickens, Ash Murrell, Chey Wirepa, Tom Dunne, Toby Rose, Harry Robertson, Dylan Gifford. Management: Glenn Blackmore, Paddy Dowling, Kieran Hickman.

The tournament will be held in Blenheim next year.

ABOVE: Marshall Coles beating a Golden Bay defender. Marshall was instrumental in the U52’s success and was named player of the tournament and scored nine tries in the four games.

LEFT: MARLBOROUGH PROUD: Marshall Coles and Theo Large hold the Seddon Shield.

Golf Results Marlborough Golf Club Tue 4 Jul: 9 Hole Par Div.1: Pam Morris -2, June Maslin -2, Leana Gargiulo -3.

Div.2: Elizabeth Bibby 0, Leonie Savage 0, Roslyn Leov -2.

Thu 6 Jul: Men’s Stableford Div.1:

Ramon Coleman 38, Tom Kelsall 36, Ken Steel 36, Dave Knappstein 35. Div.2: Brian Chippendale 38, Colin Marsden 36, Werner Pluss 34, Ross Inder 30.

Blenheim Golf Club Mon 26 Jun: 9 holes Stableford Glen Hurcomb 17 David Waters 15 Bob Tapp 15 Doug Shaw 14 Stuart Parker 13 Mike McConnell 13 Ian Clark 13 Ladies Jenny evans 16 Elaine Brown 16 Wed 28 Jun: Medal 0-29 Sa-Nga Grupp net 84 30+ Jenny Evans 83 Thu 29 Jun: Stableford: David Dyer 41 Mike Gardiner 39 Graeme Parker 34 Don Lamond 34 Tere Poa 34 Bob Tapp 33 Graeme Daines 33 Desz Campbell 32 Buck Asplet 31 9 Holes Gen Hurcomb 17 George Addis 17 Ian Hatcher 16 Pani Swann 15 Sat 1 Jul: Monthly Medal Gross Mark Le Compte 72 Net Nigel Smith 70 Sam Rainbird 70 Trent Davies 72 Mark le Compte 72 Mike Gardiner 73 Luke Yarrall 74 Graeme Daines 74 Brian Yarrall 74 Michael Daines 75 Don Lamond 75 Ladies Rachel Bell 71 Sa-Nga Grupp 73

Mon 3 Jul: 9 hole Stableford: Stuart Parker 21 Leo Hawkins 20 David Dyer 20 Kobe Hart 20 George Addis 19 Ross Agnew 18 William McCallum 18 Dave Menzies 18 Brian Burgess 18 Bob Tapp 18 Alex Herd 17 Clarry Neame 17 Ladies Jan Pegfler 19 Colleen McLeod 16 Helen Neame 16 Wendy Avery 15 Shirley Godsiff 14 Bernice Arnold 14 Jill Hurcomb 14 Wed 5 Jul: LGU Net Medal 0-29 Elaine Brown 73 Sue Duckworth 73 30+ Bernice Arnold 70 Jenny Evans 78 9 holes medal net Yvonne Hore 38 Margaret Hamilton 38 Thu 6 Jul: Stableford Steve Anderson 37 Graeme Daines 37 Alex Herd 37 Jim Findlay 36 Desz Campbell 36 Phil Starkey 36 Don March 35 Nigel Smith 35 Mike Gardiner 34

NZ Orienteering Championships The Marlborough Orienteering Club is hosting the New Zealand Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships with three events commencing tomorrow – Saturday, July 15.

The event is held at 17 Valley Farm (Indevin) while the event taking

place on Friday is within the CBD based out of Blenheim School. Saturday is at the Wither Hills Farm Park.

Please be aware that there will be an increased number of pedestrians in the Blenheim CBD on Friday with a start and end time of the event from 10am till around 12pm.

Rarangi Golf Club Wed 5 Jul - Mens Combined Par: Allen & McLagan -1, Hill & Curgenven -1, d’Auvergne & Kirby -2, Dixon & Gibbs -3, Shutkowski & Browning -4, Mitchell & Short -5, Nichol & Ilott -6, Van Vianen & Best -7.

Thu 6 Jul - Ladies Midweek Net Medal: Denise Hodson 71, Carla Hepplethwaite 72, Maria McConway 74, Pippa Lee Minhinnick 75, Di-

anne Betts 76, Tracy Bary 77, Annie Hubert 80, Aroha Minhinnick 80, Sue Campbell 80, Anne Newman 80.

Sat 8 Jul - Stableford: Mens Hamish Holst 35, James Sutherland 30.

Sun 9 Jul - Net Medal & Stableford: Mens - Terry Lane 69, Bill Keenan 71, John Muir 71, Rob Lopez 73, Jake Nurse 74, Mark Fyfe 76, Jack Wicks 77, Ian Hale 78.

Picton Golf Club Sat 1 Jul: Monthly Mug Nett-Ian Molly 72, Jeff Pascoe 72, Nick Wright 72; Trevor Gullery 73, Phil Hawke 73; Iain Berrie 74.

Tue 4 Jul: L.G.U. Nett-Overall Winner Sue Murray 70; 0 to 18.4 Jo Prescott 76; 18.5 to 30.1 Maria McConway 73, Julie Rosie 73; 30.2 + Margaret Frisken 78, Denise Finch 80.

Thu 6 Jul S/F - Len Barlow 44; Ian Molly 37; Bill Gatrell 36, David Bunt 36; Jeff Pascoe 34, Nick Wright 34; Stefan Roguski 33.

Fri 7 Jul 9H Putts - Margaret Frisken 15, Mary Butler 15; Penny Edwards 16; Maria McConway 17; Lyn Pawson 18, Joyce McClelland 18.

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