The Sun
Friday May 4, 2012
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Scholarships recognise more than just hardwork By Robbie Parkes The Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology awarded a number of scholarships yesterday, celebrating some of their hardest working students including a young mother looking to further herself. Sohee Bae received the Zonta Marlborough Scholarship award because of her situation and how she has worked through it. The $750 scholarship recognises women who have a real need to improve their education and financial situation. “My case, I have one toddler and I study full time,” she said. Her husband works full time, longer than usual hours and trying to take care of her 19 month old daughter, Hannah doesn’t help. “It’s not easy to live in New Zealand with one person’s income,” she said. “The thing is we don’t get the benefit or Working for Families tax credit.” She has a business management degree from her home country of Korea, but
found coming to work here, she would need more than that. “I found that working in New Zealand, you need a New Zealand qualification.” “Thought it would be a good idea to upskill.” “Got married, had a baby, had time off, it’s not easy going back to work.” She came to New Zealand in 2005 on a working holiday, working in the vineyards, and would return to live and work here at the end of 2005. She began her Diploma in Viticulture Wine Production earlier this year and decided to apply for a number of scholarships. She found out she won about three weeks ago. “I was very, very happy,” she said. “It gives me motivation that I need to work hard.” She said the scholarship meant a lot, especially because they didn’t just judge students by grades and booksmarts. “Maybe they’re not smarter than others
NMIT Zonta Marlborough Scholarship recipient Sohee Bae is very happy to have received the award.
but they work hard, they have the passion.” Sohee said that she wants to share the knowledge she has gained through her study with more people. The other scholarship recipients were: Kylie Gibson, Safeair Miles Hunter Scholarship; Susanne Harradence, Nelson Marlborough Freemasons Charity Scholarship; Melissa Withers, Blenheim Lions Scholarship; Tania
Walker-Meechang, George Martin Scholarship; Natasja Hartzer, Nelson Pine Scholarship; Mary Richmond, Wine Marlborough Scholarship; Chris Williams, Wither Hills Scholarship; Tanisha McDonald and Christopher Andrew, Marlborough Employment Enterprise Trust Scholarships; Baden Cowley and Jarrad Waldon, NMIT Youth Plus Scholarships.
long-term average of 15.0°C. The 1996/1997 growing season was very similar to the current growing season, with an average temperature of 14.5°C. The growing season has been cool with low sunshine over summer, which has caused the grape harvest to be much later than average. How-
ever, the months of March and April produced some good weather leading up to harvest. There were few periods of wetness which can cause botrytis bunch rot and as a consequence grapes in Marlborough have generally been harvested in very good condition.
Blenheim weather data collected from Grovetown This is the weather data collected from the Blenheim Meteorological station, at Grovetown Park, for April 2012. It was very sunny in contrast to the lack of sunshine over the summer; below average rainfall and rain days; average temperature with warm days and cool nights. April 2012: recorded 228.6 hours sunshine, was the sunniest since April since 1994, recorded 68.8 hours more sunshine than April 2011 (2.29 extra hours per day). The April 2012 sunshine total was in stark contrast to the sunshine totals recorded in December, February and March which were all well below average. Rainfall total of 35.0 mm is 66% of the long-term average for April of 53 mm, compared to 67.6 mm in April 2011 and 7.2mm in April 2010. The 35.0 mm rain received during April 2012 was almost all recorded on three days (11th 20.8 mm, 26th 8.0mm and 29th 5.0mm), i.e. there were only three days with greater than 1.0mm rain during April, which is half the average number. Mean temperature of 13.6°C was 0.2°C above the long-term average temperature for April of 13.4°C. April 2011 mean temperature was 12.7°C.
April 2010 mean temperature was 14.9°C. The average daily maximum temperature for April was 19.4°C; 0.5°C above the long-term average. The average daily minimum temperature for April was 7.7°C; 0.2°C below the long-term average. i.e. the days were warmer than average and the nights were cooler than average Frosts No ground or air frosts were recorded in April. Over the past 26 years (1986-2011) Blenheim has averaged 1.3 ground frosts in April. The 22nd and 25th April came close with ground temperatures of -0.3°C and -0.2°C respectively. The temperature has to be -1.0°C or below to record a ground frost. Wind Run April 2012 recorded average daily wind run of 213.1 km compared to the longterm average of 228 km. Soil temperatures Soil temperatures were close to average for April. Growing season The growing season (September to April) is the coolest for the past 15 years. The average temperature September 2011 to April 2012 is 14.6°C; 0.4° below the
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