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Wednesday November 3, 2010
Sun readers have their say... Q: Who do you admire and why?
Waylon Basher Blenheim “My mum, Elise Basher, because she’s a lovely natured woman who loves to help everyone.�
Elizabeth Coster Blenheim “My nana, Merline Giles, because she puts everyone elses needs before her own and always thinks of others first.�
Chris Fredericks Blenheim “My wife, Anita Fredericks. I’ve been sick for a long time, she’s always stuck by me, through thick and thin. If it wasn’t for her unselfish dedication I’d be a lot worse off today.�
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What’s in a name? A brief history: Redwood Street With Mark Stevenson First National
Thomas Redwood JP was an early Marlborough colonist and it is for him that the name Redwoodtown, and the Redwood Pass are named. For some years Thomas was a member of the Provincial Council Executive, one of the first governing bodies of the district, and was a member of the Wairau Licensing Committee. A key date for the borough is recorded by A. Beverly in ‘The First One Hundred’ when, we are told, in March 1885 Thomas Redwood subdivided 325 acres in Redwoodtown. Thomas was the son of Henry, an even more well-known pioneer whose knowledge of horses and breeding saw him labelled “Father of the New Zealand Turf “ (The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. 1966) Thomas was 20 when the family arrived in Nelson and soon after, his father Henry imported seven thoroughbred stallions, including the famous sire Sir Hercules, and 20 brood mares. The encyclopedia entry says: ‘Horses carrying his colours of black jacket and red cap won many trophies and it is said that New Zealand owes to him the importation of some of its best racing strains.’ Proudly sponsored by...
Mark Stevenson 62 Market Street, ph 578 8059 www.marlboroughrealestate.co.nz Mark Stevenson First National Real Estate Limited Licensed Agent REAA 2008
Megan Coster Blenheim “My mum, Debbie Coster, because she’s caring and always puts other people’s opinions first.�
Sandy Weusten Blenheim “Nelson Mandela. That’s the first name that comes to mind but I admire anybody who can overcome adversity and keep positive in a life filled with challenges.�
Tami Lewer Blenheim “Sir Edmund Hillary, because he was brave enough to try something people said was impossible.�
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More of the same Dear Ed It was good to see the great turnout of the general public at the first full meeting of the council. Full marks to deposed councillors Tom Harrison and Liz Davidson for turning up to show their continuing interest in the work of the council. However, it soon went downhill, with the new council going into public-excluded private conflab after the deputy mayor and committees
were sorted out. Not that it took much sorting – not one councillor made any comment on the Mayor’s recommendations. Were all those promises about “increased transparency� just hot air? Are they all going to “get in behind� like the last lot? It already looks dangerously like more of the “same old same old�. Argus
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NCEA results goes on-line More than 143,000 candidates are preparing for this year’s NCEA exams, being held from November 15 to December 1, 2010. For the first time, NCEA results will be available to students online before hard-copy results are delivered by mail in the first half of January. In previous years, students have received their hard-copy results at the same time as online results were made available. In a new improved service, students will be able to order certificates and other results documents online and receive them in late January. The first copy of each document is available free to students. In previous years, certificates and documents such as the Record of Achievement and School Results Summary have been mailed out in April. Once results are finalised and released in January, students can order results documents, including certificates, online through the secure part of the NZQA website. To access online results and certificates, students must first register at the NZQA log-in page. Documents available to students include awarded NCEA certificates, the Record of Achievement, and for school leavers, a School Results Summary. In January, students without internet access can order their result documents by contacting NZQA on Free Call: 0800 697 296.