Marlborough Weekly - 30 June 2020

Tuesday 30 June 2020

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Health bosses battle measles threat Paula Hulburt Editor

paula@marlboroughmedia.co.nz

Hundreds of young people at risk of a potentially deadly disease are being given a second chance to protect themselves.

Nelson Marlborough District Health is set to launch a $200,000 Measles Catch Up campaign in a bid to cut the number of people not immunised.

And health bosses hope the move will reduce the risk of a community outbreak.

In the wake of a national outbreak last year, the government announced a $23 million bid to vaccinate those aged between 15 and 29 years old across New Zealand. General manager strategy, primary and community, Nelson Marlborough Health Cathy

O’Malley says the focus is on those who may have missed out.

“Ministry is now focusing on the immunity gap in adolescents and young adults aged between 15and 30-years old, a cohort born before the National Immunisation Register (NIR) was estab-

lished.

“This gap primarily affects Māori and Pasifika peoples in this age group who we want to reach by removing barriers to accessing immunisation and raising awareness,SEE ” shePAGE says. 2

Recipe for a caring community Some of the region’s finest chefs, including Saulo Camillo, have teamed up to organise a community picnic and BBQ with the aim of fostering a strong and empathetic community after lockdown.

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awareness,” she says.

The cost of the campaign includes two part-time fixed-term positions, advertising, public health nursing (school outreach), community immunisation clinics and outreach to Maori and Pasifika people in that age group.

General Practitioners will start contacting patients in the middle of next month as the campaign gets underway.

The move will help reduce the risk of future measles outbreaks, Cathy says.

Ministry of Health figures for the year up to 31 March 2020 show the number of eligible children who have had all their age appropriate immunisations is at 79.9 per cent across Nelson and Marlborough.

In Nelson Marlborough there

were 1485 eligible babies, of which 1186 were vaccinated.

“MMR is the best protection against these serious diseases – measles, mumps and rubella.

“We can’t yet immunise against COVID-19, but we can protect against other serious diseases,” Cathy says.

Staff will try to determine whether a person is unvaccinated and eligible for other vaccines and administer them at the same time, with the person’s consent.

But anyone who is eligible need not wait, she says.

“We encourage any young person in this age group to get their free immunisation at any time – they don’t have to wait for the campaign to start.

“You can get immunised for free by your family doctor (GP), at an after-hours medical centre or at a participating pharmacy.

Cathy O’Malley wants to see people who have missed out on their MMR be vaccinated. Photo: Supplied.

“Nationally as well as locally we need to encourage this group to get vaccinated in order to reduce the risk of future measles outbreaks.”

Immunisation coverage at 6 months old in Nelson Marlborough for the 12-month period ending 31 March 2020.

NZ European: 84.9% Maori: 66.9% Pacific: 78.4% Asian: 88% Other: 71.4% Figures from Ministry of Health Nelson Marlborough Health will offer free immunisation through: • proactive GP outreach (GP recall) • a short-term school-based MMR immunisation programme • immunisation from participating pharmacies • employers, via occupational health providers

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Covid tests no longer a must for common cold symptoms Paula Hulburt People with coughs and colds will no longer be automatically tested for Covid-19.

Ministry of Health staff have revealed new testing guidelines geared to focussing on higher risk patients.

The move comes in the wake of a spike in the number of people being tested in Marlborough as cold and flu season starts to strike.

Previous guidelines saw anybody with a runny nose, among other symptoms, automatically tested for the virus.

People with cold or flu symptoms can still be tested but it will not be a requirement.

The move is expected to put an end to the huge demand for tests in some areas over the past week.

New guidelines mean efforts will now be focused on those who fall into high risk categories including, overseas travellers, direct contact or those working at an airport or isolation facility.

There are no new cases in Nelson Marlborough but community surveillance continues.

Tests are still be carried out at Urgent Care and on some emergency department patients at Wairau Hospital.

“Testing in the community will continue, and as part of our broader surveillance anyone with res-

Marlborough Electric Power Trust at the Marlborough Lines annual general meeting, former trustee Malcolm Aitken (inset) has had to resign. Photo: Supplied.

Health woes force resignation Poor health has forced a long serving Marlborough Trust committee member to resign.

Marlborough Electric Power Trust has revealed trustee Malcolm Aitken is standing down at the end of the month.

The former air force employee will be replaced by candidate, Cathie Bell, who was the highest-polling candidate not elected to the board.

Trust chairman Ian Martella says Malcolm’s contributed over the past few years has been valuable.

“Malcolm has been on the trust

since September 2014, and we have really valued his input.

“He is a long-time Marlburian, moving here in 1960 with the air force, and then running a highly-successful restaurant business for 22 years, as well as being part of many community organisations.”

Malcolm Aitken was re-elected to the trust in the election held in February 2020.

Ian says Malcom had resigned because of health reasons and that the Trust wishes him all the best.

Cathie Bell is a communica-

tions specialist, having worked in journalism, public relations, and in local and central government roles. She now owns her own communications business.

“Cathie has followed the Trust’s work actively, attending all our public meetings and asking questions and we look forward to welcoming her to the team,” Ian says.

The Marlborough Electric Power Trust holds all the shares of lines company Marlborough Lines and administers them on behalf of the power users of Marlborough.

Tests for COVID-19 will be carried out on high-risk groups. piratory symptoms should contact Healthline or their general practice to get advice around getting a test,” a spokesperson says.

“The updated approach continues to rely on clinical judgement which has been an essential part of the testing approach since the outset and ensures that people who might be at higher risk are tested and managed appropriately.

“This is reflected in our high testing rates in the community, including 10,436 tests yesterday.”

Higher risk categories • Had contact with an infected person • Been overseas • Had direct contact with someone who had been overseas • Worked on an international aircraft of ship • Worked at an airport or isolation facility Anyone with respiratory symptoms should contact Healthline free on 0800 611 116 or their general practice to get advice around getting a test.

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Scientists’ mussel seabed solution Matt Brown

New Pay by Park metres have been installed on Scott Street.

Photo: Paula Hulburt.

Free parking boost Free parking is helping bring people back into town centres, prompting council to extend it until the end of September.

Pay by Plate figures show vehicle visits to both Blenheim and Picton towns centres is almost back to pre Covid-19 levels.

Parking portfolio holder councillor Brian Dawson says the move has helped encourage shoppers back to town centres.

“The information we’ve received shows that this approach has been effective. Pay by Plate data reports vehicle visits to the CBD are starting to return to pre-COVID levels,” he says. “This is a great result and shows that Marlburians are getting out and supporting local shops and

hospitality businesses.

“Pay by Plate makes paying for parking in Blenheim and Picton easy, he says.

The last lollipop style metres were replaced last week meaning drivers must now switch to Pay by Plate.

“Alternatively, people can remotely pay for parking by using the PayMyPark phone app once their two hour free time has expired,” Brian says.

The Alfred Street car park is included in the two hours free initiative.

However, all day tariffs for the car park building and all-day car parks remain at $4 per day.

Drivers must put their registration plate numbers into the Pay by Plate machines so parking wardens can keep track.

Hopes to bring wild mussels back to the Sounds and boost marine diversity have moved a step closer.

An international team of experts are calling for Marlborough District Council to approve plans to create two new mussel beds in the Pelorus Sound.

And marine scientists hope the Marlborough project could spark mussel bed restoration initiatives in other parts of New Zealand.

The move comes after three years of investigation into the best way to create new seabed habitats.

Large areas of mussel beds were destroyed last century as land clearance and ongoing run off from farmland altered the nature of the seabed.

A report prepared for council by marine scientist Dr Andrew Jeffs says dropping clean shells to create a habitat for two new mussel beds in the Pelorus Sound could stop further deterioration.

Dr Andrew Jeffs.

Staff at Witherlea School have finally had the chance to say goodbye and good luck to three friends and teachers.

Rachel Pottinger, Kirstie Stone and Nes Flood have left

the school for pastures new.

But lockdown meant the trio never got the chance to enjoy an official farewell.

About 50 school staff and Board of Trustees gathered at

“For a number of years there has been concern, including from MDC, about the decline of wild shellfish beds in areas of the Marlborough Sounds.

“Studies in other areas have shown that mussel beds are extremely productive, support high biodiversity, act as nurseries for fin-fish species, and help to remove suspended sediment from the water column and stabilise the seabed,” the report says.

Scientists plan to drop clean shells to act as anchors for live mussels in a bid to test whether coarser seabed substrate will prove a better habitat than silt.

The multi-million-dollar project has attracted significant co-funding and specialist technical support from an overseas environmental NGO, The Nature Conservancy.

“One possibility for the lack of natural recovery of wild mussel populations in the Marlborough Sounds is the inability of mussels to re-establish naturally on this changed seabed substrate,” Andrew says.

“Mussels require sediment particles of at least 2 mm in diameter in order to attach their anchoring threads which hold them upright on the seafloor so they can feed,” he says.

The shell material and live mussels will be actively monitored by researchers.

The Marine Farming Association worked with other community groups, the University of Auckland and NIWA to develop the research plan.

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Fairweather’s on Thursday afternoon to wish them well and thank them for their work at the school.

Photo: Paula Hulburt.

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News Picton power crash: A Picton driver who crashed into a power pole, cutting power to about 550 homes, is “unlikely” to be charged a police spokeswoman says.

The driver is understood to have suffered a medical event prior to the accident.

New service at AA: People who need their photo taken and documents checked and scanned to verify their RealMe® identity can now visit the AA Centre to complete the process.

A RealMe® verified identity is a secure way of proving your identity online.

AA Marlborough district manager Sally Coleman says the centre team is thrilled to offer the RealMe® identity verification service to the local community.

Awatere hub: Seed specialists Osgro are helping raise money for the Early Childhood Education Hub in Seddon.

For every usable pallet (treated or untreated) given to them, they will donate $25 to the hub.

Pallets must be at least 1.2m x 1.5m and access to a tractor for loading needs to be available.

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Chef cooks up big BBQ idea Matt Brown Reporter

matt@marlboroughmedia.co.nz

A group of big-hearted restauranteurs are banding together to give people a boost - with a huge community barbecue.

Some of Marlborough’s finest chefs have joined forces to organise a community picnic and BBQ to help bring people back together after lockdown.

The brainchild of Gramado’s owner Saulo Camillo, the idea has been inspired by his father who died at just 38 years old.

“He was the inspiration for my whole life, he was a big-hearted man.

“During lockdown I knew that it was going to be tough, so I had to find something to do that I love.

“For me, that’s Brazilian BBQ; It reminds me of my family.

“Our idea is in these desperate times to bring to families that have been having financial problems, that haven’t been able to take the kids out in a while,” he says.

Straight after lockdown, Saulo donated food to 38 families who had been nominated for a culinary treat.

Nominations flooded in and Sau-

The Gramado’s team dishing up BBQ at their first event following the lockdown. Photo: Supplied. lo was encouraged to organise a larger event for 500 people.

It grew so large he has reached out to fellow foodies to help.

Karaka Cuisine, Arbor and Feast Merchants are all on board.

“I couldn’t cater 500 people by myself, so I asked for help,” he says.

Suppliers jumped on board too, Saulo says. Westmeat, Te Mana, Bidfood and Meaters are providing ingredients.

“I had to ask for help, and it’s ok to ask for help; That’s why we have a community.

“We have a region that looks after each other.”

He says the event is for families and individuals that could have had it rough during these “desperate” times.

“It could be people that are lonely or couldn’t see their family during quarantine.

“Our idea is to have fun.

“We’re going to have fun with whoever is coming.”

He says he understands some families don’t want to show that they are in need, and so plans to have a central pick up area in

town for takeaways too.

“A lot of families probably won’t come, they don’t want to seem in need,” Saulo says.

“But it’s better to be together with someone who can lift you up.”

He says he hopes the event will continue and get bigger.

“In the last three weeks I’ve had more emails from people wanting to help.

“If you can give a little – not even money, but time, you’re going to inspire more people to help.

“Together we can make Marlborough better.”

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With a focus on paving, sales and installation, Conpavers diversified into civil construction work. Total Tactilez was next to join in April 2010 followed closely by MC Construction in September 2011.

With all three companies growing rapidly the next logical step was to amalgamate all three companies to form the “CMT Group” brand in April 2018.

The group purchased a larger office and yard space at 12 Taylor Pass Road next door to Conpavers and since then there has been no holding back on the expansion of the business.

CMT Group has been involved with small, medium and large scale projects both in the commercial and residential sectors for many years now.

Paving many parts of the Picton and Blenheim CBD pedestrian areas such as the Beaver Quays viewing platform, the raised and paved areas of the Forum and creating concreted civil pathways such as the Taylor River cycle footpath.

From civil to construction, CMT Group has been involved in the fit-out of Blackwoods Fasteners, Wadsco Motorworld Wash bay and KFC restaurant to name a few.

Not only are CMT Group involved in civil, landscaping and

CMT Group helped NPD construct the new Springcreek station, one of eight builds they have played a key role in bulding.

Photo: Supplied. construction they also manufacture, import, supply and install a vast range of visual safety products including pavers, tactile indicators and stair nosing, making life safer for many people with mobility disabilities.

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Phil Chandler is a keen supporter of Queen Charlotte Yacht Club. Photo: Supplied.

The king of Queen Charlotte Yacht Club

It was appropriate Phil Chandler was found applying a lick of paint to the club’s six-pound cannon because it’s the sort of thing he’s been doing for the last 63 years.

Michael Brown Yachting New Zealand Phil joined the Queen Charlotte Yacht Club as a 17-yearold and, although he stopped sailing a few years ago, is still heavily involved as he approaches his 80th birthday.

“I was never much of a sailor,” he says on a break from working on the cannon, but few could rival his commitment to the club. “I look back on my time with the club with pride and a lot of smiles. I guess I love people and it’s been so much fun.”

Phil has worn many different hats over his time with Queen Charlotte (formerly Picton Sailing Club), from commodore (twice) and club captain to race officer and handyman, and recently built the dinghy racks in the new clubhouse.

It wasn’t his only involvement in the latest rebuild, having put up his hand to be on the re-

The old Picton swimming pool. Photo: Supplied. build committee.

The club’s latest rebuild is an impressive structure - “we will have the most brilliant site in Picton which everyone will want to come to” - but it was a quite different process to previous undertakings.

In the early 1960s, the old swimming pool area, which is now the club’s hard stand, was filled in. With no road access, it was a major operation and everything required to drill and blast the hillside was brought in by boat and the rocks wheelbarrowed to fill the hole.

A decade later, Phil was also front and centre for the club’s ‘rebuild’ of their clubhouse

with old army huts.

“We ran into some trouble with the authorities, so thought we would ‘renovate’ the buildings instead,” he says “We did half of that one winter and the other half the next. We didn’t tell them what we were doing.

“We were paid for doing it back then; a jug of beer a day in wages.”

It helped Phil worked for the harbour board, so could access equipment for work on the club, and was also a carpenter and joiner by trade.

He gave up sailing his Paper Tiger about 15 years ago but was still running the green fleet racing for the Interislander Regatta up to a couple of years ago.

“I still go around there but mainly to have a beer and keep abreast with what is going on “I help out where I can and will continue to do that for as long as I can,” he says.

The Picton School Pasifika Production group has opened its doors to the wider Picton community. Since it was launched last year, the group has grown more popular with new members coming on board to learn about Pasifika culture from leader Susana Doris Evalu-Tyrell. Read more about the group in next week’s Marlborough Weekly.

Early rain gave way to perfect flying conditions for the Omaka Wings and Wheels event on Sunday.

Hundreds of Marlburians descended on the Omaka airfield for the free plane and vehicle show.

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Opinion

Opinion

Weekly poll: Blenheim seems to be getting busier. Do we need traffic lights to help keep us moving?

Head to the Marlborough Media Facebook page for next week's poll.

More roundabouts, especially with trains running through the middle of them. really spice things up a bit more. Actually, more bikes would be better.

Chris Lang Maybe there’s too many round abouts which are holding up traffic?

Lights would make it worse.

Shahn Mackel No to traffic lights. If you want to slow the traffic, put in lights. Just learn to use the roundabouts prop-

erly.

Sharyn Simpson

No lights! Place is too small unlike Christchurch and Dunedin.

Christchurch has so many damn lights in one street and doesn’t give the speedo time to move.

Steve Bee They had their chance with a bypass.

They blew it.

Murray Charlton Maybe we need a bypass. Vickerman Street comes out by the Sand Dunes.

I’ll be happy to pay the toll.

Richard Andrell YMCA shelved as funding falls over Thats a real shame..it sounded such a great idea.

Louise Hide

Traffic lights stop traffic. Roundabouts keep the flow going.. if people use them properly. Our streets are too short for lights. They would need to change every 30 seconds to stop the traffic banking up too much and going through the next intersection causing a bottleneck.

Tina Bate A small town like Oamaru has a heap of lights - their traffic so well behaved.

Lyn McKay Traffic lights suck. Nelson’s traffic congestion has been worsened, not improved, by traffic lights. Stick with roundabouts and learn to use them correctly (remember the basic rule - indicate LEFT to LEAVE) Duncan Davidson Love roundabouts ... if they’re used correctly. Which is hardly ever here unfortunately lol Tehya Henare-Toka I’d say no but not yes to more roundabouts haha.

James McKenzie-Wiley

Calls to pull down Cardiff ’s Picton statue

If we choose to forget the past we are destined to make the same mistakes.

We need to teach everyone about our history. It’s not who we are today as a country but it is There will sadly be more deferrals like this our history. Some colonists abused their powers. as the lockdown bites for many months to The Maori hunted, killed and forced the Moriori come. to extinction. Its history.

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Covid tests no longer a must for common cold symptoms.

We don’t know who has been in contact with travellers. We are in supermarkets and cafes and other places full of people. And confidence is low.

PHO needs to open testing at Horton park at least 2 hrs each day.This seems like budget more than safety.

GP clinics are too busy to do the testing and full.of vulnerable patients.

Christine Hutchison I literally had this done two days ago lol one up my nose was awful Haylee Burgess

Really? Just came back from there, really just wanted to see a doctor, didn’t want a test done, didn’t have a reason to have a test done and was told that if I don’t I will have to be in self isolation for 10 days... interesting...

Barbora Veselá When will the community testing facility be reestablished?

Peter Chapman Finally.

Jo Bond-Cameron

An extraordinary meeting has been called for Tuesday amid claims of mismanagement and bullying.

It’s ironic that probably most of the ones at this meeting never probably go to an AGM and offer to put themselves forward for a position on the committee! And it seems all these letters are coming from people who have only been in Marlborough for such a short time?

Sally Smith Picton pensioner stabbed in home invasion.

How horrifying for the lady. Wishing her a speedy recovery, although the truth is she may be traumatised forever, while the youth will get a warning or a charge that will insult their gross actions. I don’t know how this sort of behaviour is going to cease in NZ as it’s been going on for years.

Donella Mitchell Harris Absolutely appalling what is the world coming too. People need to show a little bit more respect and caring.

Michelle Fox This is awful, hope the lady has plenty of support around her.

Wendy Lindstrom

Poor lady would have been so terrified...we don’t expect this type of thing to happen in Picton to elderly residents at all. I hope she recovers from her injuries and has family and friends to help her.

Louise Hide

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CELEBRATING LOCAL FORESTRY AND LOGGING Experts in their field - and in the forest

Picton’s Waimahara port ships tonnes of logs from the region. over time.

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Sitting down for long periods during lockdown was not recommended, but it certainly paid dividends for one of the province’s crop of promising young triathletes.

Sixteen-year-old Gus Marfell, not one to let the grass grow beneath his feet, or in this case his wheels, decided to use the enforced stayat-home period to sharpen his competitive edge.

Tri NZ, in conjunction with virtual training platform Zwift, created a six-week race series called the Saturday Race League, the best four races counting towards the overall results.

So, every Saturday, Gus hopped on his bike and trainer and hooked into a virtual race.

While the virtual series was initially aimed at triathletes it was open to whoever wanted to take part so attracted a huge variety of athletes. Each race attracted an average of 500-600 entrants from all over the world, with a special Anzac edition including 850 riders.

Six different courses were raced, distances ranging from 25-40km.

This equated to between 30 and 50 minutes on the bike and Gus showed amazing consistency to finish in the top 30 in each race, his best placing being fifth in the first event.

After points were totalled he had won the under-19 category and finished fifth overall in the Elite A+ section, despite being up against illustrious names in the

Gus Marfell works out at home on his cycle trainer. Photo: Peter Jones. triathlon world.

Although he was shaded by Kiwi Hayden Wilde, a rising star on the international tri scene with a world ranking of 13, Gus managed to place ahead of senior national reps Taylor Reid and Ryan Sissons, ranked 57 and 61 respectively. The modest Marlborough Boys’ College student decided to enter the virtual race series, as “there wasn’t much else going on during lockdown”.

Although he opted to continue his running training outdoors during the enforced break, he preferred to concentrate his cycling preparation on the indoor trainer.

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ence on his trainer, he initially found the Saturday Race League demanding.

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“In virtual racing if you drop the wheel in front that’s a good 10kph you slow down … there’s a big drafting effect and there’s no way you’ll get back on [to the bunch].

“So, you try to stay with the bunch the whole time … and you can’t really go off the front either because you lose that drafting effect

and just get swallowed up again.

In most races the bunch stayed close together with a sprint at the end,” he said.

Now lockdown restrictions have lifted it is back into full multisport mode for Gus, who is part of a group of young tri-ers under the guidance of local trainer Mark Grammer that is preparing in all three disciplines.

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on the national cross-country running championships in Dunedin on August 29, where he will contest the under-19 grade, then later in the year he plans to participate in a newly-organised Triathlon NZ series, contesting triathlon and duathlon events based in the South Island.

While many sportspeople cursed COVID-19 and the ensuing lockdown, Gus saw a silver lining.

“It was tough not being able to swim or race, but I probably gained quite a bit with my cycling because I spent a lot more hours on the trainer than I usually would have,” he explained.

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Blues back with a vengeance Peter Jones

Central announced their return to premier rugby, post lockdown, with a convincing 38-14 victory over Waitohi at Picton’s Endeavour Park on Saturday afternoon.

The match was a replay of last year’s Marlborough sub-union division one final, but this time with a different result as the Blues, who had a bye last week when rugby resumed, gained revenge for last year’s defeat.

They led 18-6 at halftime through tries to prop Lockie McCormick and exciting midfielder Timoci Tavatavanawai, plus two penalties and a conversion to Mitch Smith, then added three more touchdowns in the second spell, a contentious penalty try augmenting touchdowns by flanker Braden Stewart and utility back Ra Tamati.

Central No 8 Matt McCormick and Waitohi prop Losi Malimali were red carded near the end of the second half for fighting, on an afternoon when plenty of cards were dished out by referee Vaughan Warburton during a scrappy, stop-start encounter.

The home side picked up a try to hard-working lock Dylan Burns and lost a couple of

key players through injuries.

However, they would have few reasons to quibble over the final result as they relinquished their hold on the John Goodman Challenge Trophy after just one week.

Tavatavanawai and fellow midfielder Nigel Satherley were heavily involved on both attack and defence for the Blues, who were well served by the cool head and ability to clear pressure of utility back Mitch Smith.

Stewart, plus fellow loosie Matt McCormick, impressed up front, along with Jesse MacDonald, who was tireless on defence, plus lock Jone Lasaganibau.

Taine Cragg-Love showed the way for the Tohis, along with fellow loosie Burns, lock Andre Hebberd and hooker Taimi Fangatua.

No 10 Tim O’Malley, until leaving the field injured early in the second spell, dictated play well for the home side, while fullback Gannon Karena and halfback Karlos Tautari did their best to provide spark.

Meanwhile, at the Renwick Domain, the home side continued their unbeaten run with a 21-10 victory over Awatere, leaving the Green Machine and Central as the only unbeaten

sides.

Renwick led 7-5 at the break, two further converted tries in the second half propelling them to victory against a committed Awatere outfit, who scored their second try late in the match and finished stronger than the home side.

Renwick coach Glenn Blackmore described this encounter as his side’s toughest game of the season.

Blackmore said Kyle Marfell, Thomas, replacements Daniel Jones and Jayden Lister, plus skipper Josh Holdaway and Tuineau were the pick of the home side’s performers.

Central midfielder Nigel Satherley spies a hole in the Waitohi defence in Awatere’s best were midfielder Picton on Saturday. Photo: Peter Jones.

Vea, Will Chaffey and Jake Collins.

Scores: Central 38 (Lockie McCormick, Timoci Tavatavanawai, Braden Stewart, Ra Tamati tries, Mitch Smith 3 pen, con, penalty try) Waitohi 14 (Dylan Burns try, Tim O’Malley 2 pen, Dylan McManaway pen). HT 18-6.

Renwick 21 (Josh Thomas, Cody Weir, George Tuineau tries, Michael Dillon 3 con) Awatere 12 (Sione Vea 2 tries, Franco Quinones con). HT 7-5 MSU standings after three rounds: Renwick 14, Central 10, Waitohi 6, Moutere 1, Awatere 0.

Tasman women’s competition Moutere 50 Central 0; Riwaka 17 Wanderers 10.

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Mako fixtures confirmed Peter Jones

The Tasman Mako were handed home games against Northland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Southland and Canterbury when the revised Mitre 10 Cup provincial rugby draw was released today.

The defending champs will meet Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Southland at Trafalgar Park in Nelson, while fixtures against Northland and Canterbury at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim will bookend their home fixture list. The Southland showdown was originally pencilled in for Motueka, but is now scheduled for Trafalgar Park. The Mitre 10 Cup will start on September 11 and run for 12 weeks, it was confirmed

by NZ Rugby today.

With NZ Rugby deciding against Thursday matches this year, seven games will be squeezed into three days. One

match will be played Friday, then three on both Saturday and Sunday. Two games will be played at 2.05pm each Sunday.

The semifinals are set down for November 20-21, with the finals a week later on November 27-28.

North Harbour will host Canterbury in the competition opener, with the Mako kicking off against Counties Manukau at 7.05pm in Pukekohe the following day to open their campaign.

NZR said that Sky TV were committed to broadcasting two matches a week free-to-air on Prime, but did not say whether they would be live or delayed.

The Ranfurly Shield will officially go on the line in August with holders Canterbury defending against Heartland side North Otago on August 28.

Should Canterbury win, they are scheduled to put the shield on the line against Taranaki,

Wellington, Waikato, Otago and Auckland in their home NPC games.

Tasman Mako 2020 fixtures Saturday, September 12 v Counties Manukau, Pukekohe 7.05pm Friday September 18 v Northland, Lansdowne Park 7.05pm Saturday September 26 v Waikato, Trafalgar Park 2.05pm Sunday October 4 v North Harbour, North Harbour 2.05pm Sunday, October 11 v Bay of Plenty, Trafalgar Park 2.05pm Saturday, October 17 v Auckland, Auckland 4.35pm Sunday, October 25 v Southland, Trafalgar Park 2.05pm Saturday October 31 v Wellington, TBC 2.05pm Saturday November 7, v Canterbury, Lansdowne Park 7.05pm Saturday November 14 v Otago, Dunedin 4.35pm.

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Rangers do enough, Bullets hit target Peter Jones Rangers AFC were unable to replicate their prolific goal-scoring feats of the first two rounds, but still got the job done against a tenacious Tahuna team in Nelson on Saturday.

The Marlborough-based outfit prevailed 1-0, maintaining their winning run and keeping them clear at the top of the standings.

Without skipper Jordy Columbus and Sam Pearson, plus player/ coach Tore Waechter, who is injured but sat on the bench, they were down in numbers, and experience, but were good value for their win.

The scores were locked 0-0 at halftime, Rangers having spurned a couple of clear chances. The home side, whose busy goalkeeper was in fine form, took heart from the fact they were still in the contest but were unable to stop the decisive goal, which came midway through the second spell. A curling free kick into the area from Ollie Baker was tucked

away by the prolific Adam Rose.

Rangers were denied what seemed a legitimate second goal late in the match, the referee signalling a goal then reversing his decision.

However, the home side were on the wrong side of a contentious penalty call for hand ball in the box in the final minutes, which Waechter suggested could have gone either way.

Best of the Rangers side was Carl Connor-McClean, who ran hard up front, centre midfielder Scott Belsham, a fomer Tahuna player, skipper-for-the-day Liam Sluiter, Harrison Pine, in an unfamiliar left centre back role, plus midfielder Julian Delgado.

Next week Rangers are away gain, this time to Nelson College.

Women’s league The second Marlborough-based side in a Nelson league, the Liquid Action BV Bullets, also prevailed, but much more comfortably.

Rangers Kiwis striker Hugo Escalle and Blenheim Valley Bayern keeper Josh Garrett converge on the ball during their 12th grade encounter at Oliver Park on Saturday morning. Photo: Peter Jones.

They met Nelson College at Little Wembley in Nelson and won 8-0.

The visitors scored regularly, first half doubles to Lauren Sloan and Riley Preece, plus goals to Abby Owen and Destiny Aires setting up a 6-0 halftime lead.

Barely 90 seconds into the second spell, a string of well-weighted passes helped McKenzie Adkins add to BV’s tally.

Two solid strikes from BV player

of the day Williams were denied by the College keeper, but she was unable to keep out an unstoppable third strike for Bullets’ final goal.

Coach Ian Thomas credited the midfield and wings with creating multiple scoring opportunities and recognised an outstanding effort from the defence to close out Nelson opportunities.

On home soil, the Mayfield Motorworld division one and two competitions resumed after last week was washed out.

In divison one, Central Wolves notched a 4-1 win over Rangers Clubs of Marlborough, Richie Marsden, Paddy Stephens, Steve McCaa and Scott Wilkinson scoring Central’s goals. Matt Millar replied for Clubs.

BV Masters and Central Buccaneers fought out a 2-2 draw, Ben Clarke and Michael Jay scoring for Masters, a strike by J Ashman and an own goal grabbing a share of the spoils for Central.

The third game saw a 4-3 win

by BV Cobras over Call Care Trojans. Paul Newport, Gustavo Cruz and Jack Morris scored for Trojans, while Nick Kerry, 2, A Aitken and Lincoln Ellsworth got on the scoreboard for the victors.

In division two, Rangers Development downed Trojans Dribbles 9-1, Call Care Spartans went down 1-4 to Picton Crow Tavern and Redwood Masters beat Central Privateers 3-1.

Netball returns to stadium Peter Jones Premier netball is back - seven weeks later than usual but with traditional enthusiasm and similar scorelines.

The favoured teams took out Tuesday night’s late encounters at Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000 by comfortable margins, after the opening match became something of an arm wrestle.

Defending champions Tokomaru were too good for Awatere, prevailing 68-37, while last season’s other finalist, Pelorus, accounted for a young Marlborough Girls’ College side, 52-34.

However the evening’s first match was considerably more closelyfought, Harlequins eventually getting the better of long-standing rivals SMOG, 50-45.

After the first three quarters SMOG held a narrow 38-35 advantage, despite having established several handy leads during the first 45 minutes only to see Quins string a run of goals together to close up the scoreline.

Quins, with defenders Olivia Robinson and Jackson McLaren lifting their intensity, restricted their rivals to just 14 goal attempts in the final quarter, while

putting up 26 themselves.

SMOG welcomed back experienced hands Cara Wiapo, Karli Murphy, Serena MacDougall and Anna Thomas while introducing new recruits Anna Gardiner, Isabella Rohloff and Ella Donald, all former MGC standouts.

Quins opened with Stacey Hopkins, better known on the basketball scene, under the attacking hoop, and welcomed back the versatile Simone Pedersen. Katie Cunningham, formerly with SMOG, joined Olivia and Sophie Robinson as other new faces in the Quins’ camp this year.

In the late game on the main court Tokomaru began sedately against a new-look Awatere combination but increased the intensity through the first three quarters, before taking their foot off the gas in the final 15 minutes.

Toko marksman Haze Tepuia landed a stellar 40 goals from 42 attempts, while his partnership with goal attack Gemma Hika clicked smoothly back into gear.

The three Wilson sisters in midcourt, Hana, Kayla and Dana, ensured Tepuia and Hika had plenty of ball to play with, while Michaela Boaz anchored the defensive end, along with the ener-

Oriana Houra and Courtney Avery appealed as an effective defensive duo.

The College side relied on goal defence Mya Wiapo for much of their momentum and she delivered. Promising newcomers such as Mele Moli, Fiaalii Solomona and Aniuka Moetaua received an early indication of the pace of premier netball, while Taila Town and Oakley Tepuia showed the value of having a season behind them.

Tokomaru mid courter Kayla Wilson claims possession on Tuesday.

Photo: Peter Jones. getic Chloe Devir.

Awatere got good value from skipper Nicole Witterick in midcourt, along with newcomer Kim Andrews. Hannah McCabe looked comfortable in the attacking circle, alongside the versatile Ashley Childs. Defenders Harriet Ryan and Dee Teddy had their work cut out, but never gave up, helping their side to a moraleboosting final quarter win.

The Pelorus side had a familiar look to it, with quality in all areas,

but took some time to find their feet against a willing MGC unit.

At haftime Pelorus held a slender 24-22 lead but they quickly ensured there would be no first night boil over by taking out the third 17-6 to put the game out of reach.

Their slick midcourt combination of Jenna Seabrook, Laura Murphy and Kelsie Fitzpatrick eventually shook off the rust and ensured shooter Paige Lovell and Olivia Pinkerton were kept busy.

Scores: Harlequins Radich Law 50 (Lauren Murray 17/31, Stacey Hopkins 14/25, Simone Pedersen 19/31) SMOG Good Home 45 (Kate Gaudin 15/22, Anna Gardiner 30/47). Quarter scores (winning team first): 13-12, 10-16, 12-10, 15-7.

Tokomaru Crafar Crouch Picton 68 (Haze Tepuia 40/42, Gemma Hika 25/31, Dana Wilson 3/7) Awatere 37 (Hannah McCabe 17/28, Ashley Childs 20/30). Quarter scores: 17-11, 17-8, 236, 11-12.

Pelorus Edridge Contracting 52 (Paige Lovell 30/49, Olivia Pinkerton 14/25, Laura Murphy 8/14) Marlborough Girls’ College NZ King Salmon 34 (Taila Town 11/20, Fiaalii Solomona 16/24, Naia Lawrence 7/11). Quarter scores: 12-10, 12-12, 17-6, 11-6.

Standings: Tokomaru 3, Pelorus 3, Harlequins 3, SMOG 1, MGC 0, Awatere 0.

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