Marlborough Magazine - November 2019

Dazzling Marlborough

NOVEMBER 2019

MARLBOROUGH’S LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE

30 YEARS OF DELIVERING

RAISING ZOE

HEADLINE ACT

Local doctor retires to live the good life

A rare spirit to fight a rare disease

Fly My Pretties to headline Tuia 250

NOVEMBER 2019

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DELIVERING MARLBURIANS Marlborough gynaecologist and obstetrician Helen Crampton has delivered her last baby

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RAISING ZOE Teenager Zoe Tate is just one of seven people diagnosed with the rare Wolf Hirschhorn Syndrome in New Zealand, not that that stops her

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MAORI PA IN PICTON Picton’s main street is set to be transformed into a special street market as part of Tuia 250 commemorations on Nov 23

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THIRTY YEARS OF DELIVERING MARLBURIANS Words: Kat Duggan

Marlborough gynaecologist and obstetrician Helen Crampton has been able to get back into old passions, like playing the flute, since retiring last month.

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or more than three decades, Helen Crampton has been a fixture at Wairau Hospital, spending days, nights, weekends, weekdays and holidays delivering Marlborough babies.

Last month, the obstetrician and gynecologist left the maternity ward for the last time, retiring early to spend more time enjoying the Marlborough lifestyle.

At the peak of her career, as a ‘young and energetic’ specialist, Helen was delivering up to 200 babies a year.

“It’s been a very satisfying career,” she says.

Initially setting out to become a surgeon, Helen was working in the Emergency Department at Wellington Hospital when she encountered a difficult obstetrics case.

“I decided [then] to do a diploma in obstetrics and I fell in love with it from there. At the time it was very different; it was difficult to get into the training programme,” she says.

“It was a male dominated career and I was told point blank that it was far too hard for

a woman to do…so I went ahead and I got accepted into the programme and now here I am.”

Helen met her husband John on a tramping trip in the Nelson Lakes, and later made the move to Marlborough, beginning her career at Wairau Hospital in 1988.

“A highlight would be being there at the moment of delivery for a couple who had struggled with infertility … being there and sharing their joy at that special moment, that was always a very special time.”

Working in a small town for so long also meant delivering two generations of one family became inevitable.

A lover of the outdoors, Helen knew the region would be a fantastic place to raise her family; the job was the icing on the cake.

“I have delivered babies of the babies…

You always enjoy when someone comes in and says ‘mum said you delivered me’,” Helen says.

“The first thing was [figuring out] how was I going to combine my career with motherhood. I subsequently had three children, and I had a very supportive husband and you sort of make it work.”

While highly rewarding, Helen says her career has not been without stressful moments, and she is relieved to be free of the pressure that comes with it.

With John’s help, Helen balanced being on call, working late nights and weekends for 31 years. She recently made the decision to step back.

“The demands of being called out urgently at night and continuing the next day; I was certainly finding increasingly challenging; it wasn’t a problem when I was young.

“Once you hit your 60s, being on call becomes particularly challenging.”

Throughout her long career Helen has met thousands of mums and babies.

There are some she will never forget.

“You always remember the ones that cause you more worry; there are mums you never forget,” Helen says.

“There’s a commitment to get it right 100 per cent of the time, and that doesn’t always happen, so it’s extremely stressful for you, and for the person, when something hasn’t gone well,” she says.

“But that’s the nature of surgery and I am relieved to be free of that potential stress.”

Helen and John have established a B&B in their home in Springlands and have already met some wonderful people since opening for bookings.

“I’m a people person and I still want to make a difference in other people’s lives, and that’s enabling me to do that,” Helen says.

“I’m very contented in this new way of life.”

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Living with a rare condition has not stopped Zoe, 13, from enjoying life.

BRINGING UP ZOE Words: Paula Hulburt

Teenager Zoe Tate is just one of seven people diagnosed with the rare Wolf Hirschhorn Syndrome in New Zealand. Here her mother gives an insight into what it’s like for a family living life around a terminal illness.

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here is a drift of paper sitting on the table next to 13-year-old Zoe Tate. While the Blenheim teenager is seemingly absorbed in watching a cartoon on her laptop, she is also methodically tearing small strips of paper and arranging them into a pile.

Her light brown bob swings lightly as she moves to and fro; big blue eyes flicking over the screen while she fastidiously rips and arranges, rips and arranges.

Zoe was never expected to survive her first birthday, but the Bohally Intermediate School pupil displays a strength of character that belies her slender 25kg frame.

As mum Rosa says of her remarkable eldest daughter, affectionately nicknamed

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Zoflow, “she’s definitely not going anywhere.”

bottom, brush her teeth, brush her hair, wash her face.

Diagnosed when she was just 5 weeks old, after doctors discovered she was missing her soft cleft palate, Zoe has undergone both heart and reconstructive throat surgery.

“Left to Zoe, she’d put her clothes on inside out, dirty, upside down and it would be no problem,” says Rosa.

The disorder affects about one in every 50,000 people.

Features of WHS include a characteristic facial appearance, delayed growth and development, intellectual disability, low muscle tone and seizures.

Their daughter’s resilience has been a constant source of amazement to Rosa and Bob.

Zoe finds comfort in routine and repetition; from the moment she gets up to bedtime at 7.30pm she craves the familiar.

“She’s a terrible sleeper. We’ve trained Zoe quite well and I say trained because that’s what it was,” Rosa says.

For her own safety, a child gate has been put on Zoe’s door. Her cream bedroom is bare of most objects and toys at night.

“We had to put child gates on her door and remove almost everything from her room.

Time after time, she bounced back, says She’s got an obsession with constantly Rosa, but Zoe’s diagnosis also brought using her hands and will move things, unique challenges to the close-knit family unpair socks and take all her clothes out of of four; Rosa, husband Bob and their the cupboard. youngest daughter Tess.

“She thought she was very clever as she “So, she’s 13 and still a toddler. I guess over the years we’re expecting her to have developed to a certain level so she can get herself out of bed, get herself breakfast, get dressed - but those are all the things she can’t do.

“At 13, we’re still having to wipe her

could step over the gate. We moved the gate up but because she’s so tiny she was able to go underneath it but would get stuck on occasion and call for help.

“So funny, she was totally sprung. The gate is there for her safety, you’d use one for a toddler and she’s very much the same.”

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“Tess does do a lot for and with Zoe and is an awesome sister.

It’s like Tess is 11 and Zoe’s still 3 or 4.”

“The negative side of that is people can take advantage of that lovely nature and think that it’s okay to laugh at her, make jokes or exclude her.”

“Zoe has taught us a lot of patience,” she says.

Zoe loves school and shares a teacher aide who helps her navigate the specially adapted school curriculum. With typical fearlessness, Zoe throws herself wholeheartedly into a school and is thriving.

“I know Tess is an amazing sister; if the two of them are together, we can be quite confident that Tess looks out for Zoe a lot and if someone was to be mean to Tess, Zoe would be on their back.

“Tess is her BFF without a doubt.”

When it comes to friendships, the likeable teen is now looking outside her immediate family circle and enjoys playdates at home.

But away from home, without the protection and support of her family, Zoe has been teased and targeted. Situations like these, are out with their control says Rosa.

“We get very upset and there have been scenarios where Zoe’s been maybe picked on or something’s been thrown at her or kicked at her.

The careful shredding of paper has been part of her life since she was little.

“Paper ripping is massive,“ says Rosa.

“You can’t leave anything as she wants to rip and shred. She finds it calming, it’s very therapeutic for her.”

“Everyone’s tried to analyse it because there seems to be a real pattern,” Rosa says.

As Zoe starts to display some typical teenage personality traits, life in the Tate household is never dull. For Rosa and Bob, seeing their daughter display some feistiness is a mixed blessing.

“We are getting a little bit sassy and there are some teenage personality traits that have come through which is great because we want her to be able to hold her own.”

“We’re really just left in the dark a lot of the time and just have to assume that she’s okay as she can’t tell me otherwise.

“I worry about Tess, but she can come and tell me if she’s not happy with something.

I don’t think she’d [Zoe] would realise if people aren’t being nice which is heartbreaking on its own.

“She’s such a little dot and sometimes, she’s quite oblivious to it.”

“You can look at it in a good way or a negative way, that Zoe isn’t phased by a lot of things because if she is upset then clearly something’s gone on, but she very rarely is.

The love and support she is cocooned in at home are like a suit of invisible armour the teen takes with her everywhere she goes. But that’s not to say Zoe always get her own way.

“We’ve encouraged Zoe to do as much as she can all the time and we try and help her to advance as much as possible.

“But when it comes to telling her off or explaining what’s she’s done wrong, it’s just about being consistent.

“Sometimes we get really frustrated and throw out those ridiculous threats like right, no TV or stupid things like that. She still understands that she’s done something wrong. There are times that we forget that she’s disabled and has learning difficulties and is a different child”, Rosa says.

But when she falls ill, there is no chance to forget that Zoe’s needs are more complex than most other teenagers.

Her energy wanes, her colour fades and the bounce and bubbles dissipate.

“We’ve just come out of winter and winter was pretty brutal at the beginning, she’s much better than she used to be as we’re not hospital-based anymore now over the winter which is brilliant,” says Rosa.

Every two years, the family travel to specially arranged conferences to meet other families caring for Wolf Hirschhorn Syndrome children.

Running around in the grass in the family’s back garden, hair whipping across her face, Zoe is all smiles as she calls to sister, Tess Bear, as she weaves past the family’s two chickens, Ruby and Honey. Zoe’s infectious giggle is that of a much younger child, for that is the reality.

Zoe’s a fan of Peppa Pig, loves dinosaurs, swimming and is a talented horse rider.

She also has insomnia, is a picky eater and tires very easily.

Juggling Zoe’s strength and weaknesses, her likes and dislikes are now second nature for the family, especially for Tess who is adored by her older sister.

It has always been that way, says Rosa.

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Both Zoe and Tess are animal lovers and enjoy spending time with pet hen Ruby.

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The condition keeps everyone on their toes, says Rosa. After a trip to a conference in Port McQuarrie in Australia last month, an interview with a Japanese television crew is next on the cards.

worry about their children’s futures.

But what lays ahead for their “wonderful, cheeky, sassy, and brave” Zoe is less certain than the path Tess may follow.

After much heart-searching, the family agreed it could help others just starting their journey.

“You can get ahead of yourself though and we have to rein it back,” Rosa says.

“I remember back that when we found out about Zoe and how devastated I was when I looked online, it was all really doom and gloom and really negative.

“It was awful to be honest as I wasn’t expecting that at all. Over the years you come to realise that yes, it’s different but it’s not necessarily awful or bad just different from what we planned. If I can make that process for easier for someone else, then I will.”

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“When she was very young, we would be constantly worried about the next move, what would we do.

“It was pretty horrific when we first got her as to how long we would have her for. You can’t concentrate on that because that just restricts everything you do.

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bustle of noise will hit the air, mingling with a heady mix of food, redolent of both times gone by and modern day.

encounters between Māori and Pākehā and acknowledge the migration story of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Nelson business Kiwi Kai and Chatham Picton’s main street is set to be transformed Island Gourmet Seafoods will be travelling to Marlborough to provide a seafood into a special street market as part of Tuia banquet for the day, a couple of stalls 250 commemorations on November 23. will be selling fry bread, hangi and more, It is hoped Kete Kai Street Market, a Deedee says. contemporary Māori pā, will give people “That’s always a crowd pleaser,” she says. a taste of both the culture and food now present in Te Tau Ihu. “[And] seafood is quite a staple in the Organiser Deedee Bancroft Wickens says the idea behind the market is to replicate a Māori village of early days, but with a multicultural twist.

Māori diet.”

“The food is actually going to be a mix of all the different cultures that are here in TeTau Ihu o te Waka a Maui (the top of the South Island),” she says.

It is hoped the market will also attract a selection of stalls offering different cuisines from around the globe, Deedee says.

“It will be a contemporary pā kind of feel; and we’ve encouraged Māori artists, educators and carvers to participate and have stalls showcasing their work.”

“I have been in touch with the Migrant Centre to see if they could ask their membership if they want to have a stall or a few stalls to try and mix it all up and show that shared future message.”

Picton is among New Zealand centres hosting Tuia 250 commemorations; acknowledging 250 years since the arrival of Captain Cook’s Endeavour in New Zealand.

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Feast Merchants, Nellie Mae’s Food Caravan and Peter the Swiss Butcher will be among the food trucks on the day.

Marlborough District Council had been pivotal in getting the market off the ground, and will be planting flax, other native plants and grasses in the area, as well as tidying up what is already there to contribute to the pā feel, Deedee says.

She and her committee are also encouraging Picton businesses to take advantage of the crowds attracted by commemorations and to get involved with the market.

The market is one of a range of initiatives planned for the milestone day with flotilla tours, stories of a dual history and a free concert also taking place on the foreshore.

“It should be a cool day with all the activities going on,” Deedee says.

Kete Kai Street Market will be held on High Street in Picton from 3pm until 8pm.

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Marlborough mayor John Leggett won a second term in a hard-fought election last month.

He speaks to Marlborough Magazine about the campaign and keeping his job.

What is the biggest challenge you face as Mayor that perhaps people wouldn’t be aware of?

Juggling my time. Anne and I enjoy the civic responsibility that comes with the role. It is always a privilege to connect with the hosts of community groups, schools, organisations within our district. We do cherish our ‘down time’.

How did you feel at the moment you knew you had won?

Would you consider standing again?

I was delighted. It is a privilege to be in this role. It was pleasing to hear the community endorsed not only me as Mayor, but also the Council as a team. All sitting Councillors who ran were re-elected, and that is undoubtedly a strong vote of confidence in the direction we have taken for the community.

Of course. I am looking forward to meeting the responsibilities and challenges over the next three years and beyond, and will also be making sure that sitting Councillors have the opportunity to grow in their role.

Was there ever a time during the election campaign when you thought you might not win?

I didn’t think about it. My focus over the previous term was to ensure we performed well as a Council – the community were always going to decide if we had succeeded.

What was the most entertaining question you were asked by a member of the public in the run up to election?

Public events during the campaign are a great opportunity to engage with the public on a raft of topics. I cannot recall any questions in the ‘entertaining’ category.

Do you ever regret going down the local politics route?

No regrets. I am humbled to be re-elected, and as Mayor I will provide strong leadership over the current term.

Local government, especially a unitary Council, provides for a wide ranging, interesting and busy role. It is challenging and rewarding.

What would you be doing now if you weren’t Mayor?

That’s a hypothetical question I’ve not thought about at all, however I know I would be spending time with Anne and family, and I’d like to think I would be contributing to the well-being of the region in some way.

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GRAEME DINGLE EXPANDS YOUTH SUPPORT IN MARLBOROUGH

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Marlborough youth charity has managed to bridge the gap between primary school aged children and school leavers thanks to support from the community.

The Graeme Dingle Foundation Marlborough recently introduced a new programme, Stars, designed for secondary school aged children.

Regional manager Kelvin Watt says the programme will bridge the gap which currently sits between their primary school programme, Kiwi Can, and that aimed at school leavers, Career Navigator.

“It means that across the board there is the support,” he says.

“We’re pretty proud, [our programmes] now touch on young people throughout all those difficult transition points in their life.”

Half of Marlborough’s primary schoolaged kids participate in Kiwi Can programmes each week, while Career Navigator helps students transition into their chosen career paths following secondary school.

“From five years through to 18 years there’s this whole transformational journey, and we were missing that [support] in the middle,” Kelvin says.

“We’re really excited to get that going.”

Set to kick off at Marlborough Girls’ College in 2020, Stars will ensure all Year 9 students are provided with a mentor in Year 12 or Year 13.

Fifty senior students undertake training to become mentors, and will join the junior students at a 3 day Stars Camp at Outward Bound.

“It’s about building those relationships so that there is someone to talk to throughout the year,” Kelvin says.

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LISA DUNCAN The Graeme Dingle Foundation Marlborough board and regional manager Kelvin Watt celebrate winning the Community Impact Award at the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce Business Awards last month.

Moving forward, the students would meet on a weekly basis to discuss relevant issues around health and wellbeing, and for ongoing support.

of the evening, and a volunteer committee pulled it all together.

“If we can connect people, they feel connected and that is really important for wellbeing; for anxiety and all that space that seems to be getting quite prevalent.”

To add to an already successful year, the organisation also recently won the Community Impact Award at the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards.

With 99 percent of funding for Graeme Dingle Marlborough coming from within the region, 40 percent comes from local sponsorship.

The foundation recently held their major annual fundraiser, Dazzle Marlborough, featuring a fashion show, live auction and a five course degustation dinner.

Funds raised from the evening amounted to over $100,000, Kelvin says. “[That] is amazing, all of that goes into our programmes in Marlborough and the community support is really cool.”

More than 100 businesses and individuals contributed toward the smooth running

“We had an outstanding result, with some really good feedback,” Kelvin says.

It was the second consecutive year the organisation had taken out the award.

“We applied again because we are growing what we are doing,” Kelvin says.

“A lot of the businesses in that room [at the awards] are actually supporting us as well … so it was nice to have that recognition and be surrounded by people who are supportive of us.”

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VINCENT: Work, because my hours are semi flexible, I need to always be prepared!

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HEIDI: Basics are always a good idea as a wardrobe staple - they go with everything and can be mixed and match.

Do you have a style rule you always obey?

VINCENT: I like vintage and modern together, it creates a new look and recycles unwanted items.

HEIDI: Not really but look in the mirror before you leave the house, I always think ‘would my daughter curl her nose up at me in this?’

You would never catch me wearing…

VINCENT: Pink or a mullet! But I do cut a mean one!

HEIDI: Sweatpants. Unless they’re my daughters and I’m cold in the winter (not even in my garden).

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MATT BROWN

Wine Station manager Michelle Osgood is the brains behind the first Food Truck Off.

BATTLE OF THE

food trucks Words: Kat Duggan

Which is the best food truck in the top of the South? Come February we’ll know, when the first Food Truck Off comes to The Wine Station.

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he Wine Station in Blenheim will host a battle of food trucks in February in a bid to crown the best food truck of the top of the south.

Station manager Michelle Osgood says the event will also take advantage of 2020’s ‘extra Saturday’, falling on February 29.

She has been mulling over the ‘The Food Truck Off; Battle of the Whangamoas’ for around six months.

“We have had a lot of food truck events in the last two years, since we have been open, and we just wanted something that would sort of bring some different people to town,” she says.

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“We also just wanted to get people together Running from 12pm and 7pm, it is hoped the event will be appealing for both lunch and have a street event, and that was the and dinner time crowds, Michelle says. only way to do it.”

Open to food trucks based in Marlborough and Nelson, Michelle is hoping to attract around 20 to 30 operators.

A trophy is being made and donated by Havelock copper artist Tony Matthews, and attendees will be invited to vote for their favourite food truck.

“The idea is that maybe it will become a four-yearly event,” Michelle says.

It is also hoped that the event will attract more people to the region.

“I sort of envision that the food trucks will also get their followers to come along; the more of your own followers you have got, the more votes you’re going to get.”

Entry to the event will cost $10, with funds raised going to the Blenheim Rotary Club.

Volunteers from the organisation will be marshalling the event.

Attendees will be entertained by buskers, and The Wine Station will have the doors open to allow tastings of their wide array of Marlborough wines.

“It’s really cool. I’m pretty excited, and I’m overwhelmed at how excited other people are,” Michelle says.

“It’s an extra Saturday that no one knew they had.”

Those interested in entering The Food Truck Off could contact Michelle directly via The Wine Station’s Facebook page, or via email; michelle@thewinestation.co.nz.

AT HOME

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER CREATES DREAM HOME Striking a balance between entertainment and family living was at the fore when Blenheim architectural designer Jason Anderson created his dream home.

Words: Kat Duggan

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MATT CROAD

ormally tasked with bringing the dreams of others to life, the owner of Anderson Architectural Design was free to create his own brief for the 2018-19 build.

The vision was an entertainer’s home which would also provide comfortable family living, Jason says.

“The main living area is separate from the kid’s wing; we’ve basically got a wing of the house where it’s got three bedrooms and a bathroom, and a separate media room, he says.

“Then the living, dining and kitchen just flows outside to a massive deck.”

An external corner stacker door enables the kitchen and dining room to be opened right up; the partially covered deck acting as an extension of the internal space.

Here, a large pizza oven takes pride of place complete with barbecue and outdoor benchtop, alongside an outdoor lounge suite.

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The large array of windows, coupled with a range of skylights throughout the home also allow in an abundance of natural light.

The main bathroom is no exception; a large opaque window flooding light onto the modern freestanding bath, itself a standout feature.

Double glazed windows with thermally broken joinery maximise the heat from the Marlborough sunshine and are complemented with extensive underfloor heating throughout.

Polished concrete flooring adds a touch of luxury to the living spaces, flowing freely to the deck outside and meeting the American Oak staircase and charcoal carpet in the hallway.

Situated to maximise views of the stunning Richmond Ranges and the vineyards in between, the majority of the home is on the ground floor.

American oak stairs have built in LEDs to give off the impression that they are floating and lead to the upstairs quarters of the home.

Here, the master suite and home office take up an entire level, complete with walk-in wardrobe, ensuite with double shower and a private balcony.

The 370m² L-shaped home was carefully positioned on the 3000m² section to enable almost every room to cash in on the stunning northwestern views.

The grey, white and timber colour scheme of the home’s interior ties in effortlessly with the exterior of the home, finished in charcoal Rockcote and cedar cladding.

The position of the home maximises privacy, and Jason says it was crucial to maximise the space available on the large section to create a functional yet stylish home.

“We wanted to do something that hadn’t been done before, something a bit different,” he says.

“It’s a good family-sized section where you can actually raise kids and stay there for twenty or thirty years.”

Situated at the Marlborough Ridge’s Bradleigh Park, the home is surrounded by rolling hills and on a good day, views to the North Island’s south coast.

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Built by Roger Townley Construction, it received a Gold Award in the Family Favourite category of the 2019 Registered Master Builders Awards.

bring their dream homes to life; taking ideas and requirements from the client and coupling them with their knowledge and expertise.

Based in Blenheim, Jason and his team at Anderson Architectural Design pride themselves on high quality designs to suit a range of lifestyles.

Jason has completed work across the top of the South Island, as far north as the Bay of Plenty and in Christchurch and the Otago Lakes area in the south.

They enjoy working closely with their clients across the country to help them

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ON THE JOB Emma Bailey is a qualified phlebotomist, leading a team based at Wairau Hospital and across the region.

What does a phlebotomist do?

A phlebotomist performs blood tests, allergy testing and non-blood specimen collections. We also visit people out in the community who are unable to get to the collection rooms and can also visit workplaces to carry out tests as requested.

Who do you work alongside and where do you work?

I work alongside a lot of great people phlebotomists, technicians, scientists, nurses, doctors and a wide range of medical staff. I work in multiple locations which could see me doing ward rounds at Wairau Hospital, home visits, at the hospital collection rooms or at the Picton or Maxwell Road rooms.

What inspired you to train as a phlebotomist?

When I started, I thought this would be an interesting job to do. I didn’t know too much about what the job involved but once I began, I really enjoyed it. There are always new things to learn as practices and techniques change frequently.

What qualifications do you have and how hard is the training?

I am a ML-PAT Medical Laboratory pre-analytical technician. To obtain a qualification you start with getting a job in a laboratory. You have to do a minimum of two years training on the job before you sit the exam.

There is more to a phlebotomist’s job than taking blood samples; what else do you do in an average day?

So, we do a lot around the community.

We do house calls which involves going around rest homes and to other patients who are too unwell to come into the collection centres.

We could either be working in multiple sites in either Picton, Maxwell Road in

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Blenheim doing home visits or at the hospital, so we do get a bit of variety.

We also supply some medical related stock to doctors and rest homes and fill and pack those orders. Hospital ward rounds happen twice a day so that gets you out for a bit.

Best part of your job?

Having someone saying they didn’t feel a thing or be surprised that it was painless gives you a really good feeling.

What’s the worst part?

Having to take blood off little kids.

As are unsure what is going to happen it can be quite frightening for them.

Do many people faint?

You do get the odd person that faints but not very often. We always tell people to make sure they are well hydrated and to let us know that they have fainted before or they feel unwell and we would get them to lie down.

How do you help someone who is needle phobic?

This is hard one. We try to make it as easy as possible sometimes lying down and not being able to see what is happening is good.

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6 November NANOGIRL LIVE - BRING ON THE NOISE

WHAT’S ON

Nanogirl is back with a brand new action-packed adventure. This interactive show will be filled with experiments, explosions and music bringing science and engineering to life in the coolest ways possible, right before your eyes.

For full information, and a complete list of events in our region, visit www.follow-me.co.nz

ASB Theatre Marlborough 5pm–6pm

7–10 November

10 November

RAPAURA SPRINGS GARDEN MARLBOROUGH 2019

RAPAURA SPRINGS GARDEN MARLBOROUGH: STIHL SHOP GARDEN FÊTE

Marlborough’s internationally renowned garden festival showcasing the very best the region has to offer with a large selection of garden tours, workshops and social events to choose from.

The grand finale to this year’s Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough, the ever-popular garden fête promises to be bigger and better than ever. Enjoy strolling around the beautiful Pollard Park setting as you browse a multitude of artisan and garden products.

Various Marlborough locations and times

Churchill Glade, Pollard Park 9am–3pm

16 November

19 November

LIGHTS OVER MARLBOROUGH

RUSSIAN BALLET - SWAN LAKE

Whitney Street School’s annual fundraising fireworks extravaganza.

Bring the whole family for an evening of fun, food and fireworks.

The Imperial Russian Ballet Company are bringing the most loved classical ballet of them all to Blenheim. A story that crosses the world of mystical creatures with that of the real world and one where the virtues of love and forgiveness conquer evil and betrayal.

Marlborough A & P Park 6pm–10pm

ASB Theatre Marlborough 7:30pm–10pm

21–25 November

29 Nov–1 Dec

TUIA 250 KI TŌTARANUI

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG

Five day community commemoration of the first encounters between Maori and Europeans – from cultural welcomes and light installations to a free ‘Fly My Pretties’ concert and everything in between.

Picton Foreshore Various times

A family-friendly blockbuster favourite.

This show promises to be a high-flying, fun-filled adventure for the entire family with spectacular dance and musical numbers.

ASB Theatre Marlborough Various times

SPRING

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MARLBOROUGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS AWARDS

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Marlborough Convention Centre 1. John Murphy, Jessie Cowan, Hannah

and Brendon Price

2. Sherry Herrick and Mel Homer

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3. Victoria Black, Chris Black, Amy Norton

and Nikki Page

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4. Melissa Bayne and Amanda Coster

5. Tony Hope and Anna Stretton 6. Julien Stevens and Angela Bright 7. Kate and Gareth Jones 8. Rosemary Wells, Lucas Lormans and

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9. Fiona Fenwick, Jeff Fulton, Natalie Christensen 10. Julie Cadwallender, Nicky and Aaron Marshall

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SUPPLIED Fly My Pretties is a unique collective; only coming together to perform at special occasions.

A CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY

FRANCES WILSON

Fly My Pretties to headline Tuia 250 commemorations in Picton.

Words: Kat Duggan

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rganisers of Tuia 250 commemorations in Picton wanted a headline act to represent the wider community, and that is what they have got.

Fly My Pretties will head the lineup of entertainers to take the stage during commemorations at the Picton Foreshore on November 23.

Tōtaranui 250 Trust general manager Chrissy Powlesland says they identified the supergroup as being an ideal choice earlier this year.

“We definitely set our sights on Fly My Pretties, because there is such a cross section of people within that collaboration,” she says.

Based in Wellington, Fly My Pretties is an ever changing collective of some of New Zealand’s most talented musicians, both fresh and established.

The group was formed in 2004 and has a focus on sharing their talents, stories and ideas to create original music.

Central to the Tuia 250 events is a dual heritage flotilla which celebrates

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the extraordinary feats of navigation and voyaging by Māori, Polynesian and Europeans.

Fly My Pretties has taken that focus on board, Chrissy says.

“I think that they will certainly be performing within the context of our kaupapa [theme] around dual heritage and a shared future; they have really taken that on board and will be a real part of the commemorations rather than an add-on to it.”

Black Seeds frontman and Fly My Pretties co-founder Barnaby Weir will be joined

by Anna Coddington, A Girl Named Mo, Hollie Smith, LA Mitchell, Mel Parsons, Ria Hall, Aaaron Stewart, Age Pryor, Iraia Whakamoe, James Coyle, Jarney Murphy, Laughton Kora, Nigel Patterson and Ryan Prebble at the Picton event this month.

The performance is to be a special one for the collective, he says.

“We’re really excited to play [at the event].

“For us it is a special gig, it’s not an ordinary gig. The commemorations are really important to the nation and it’s really special to be asked to play,” Barnaby says.

As with the wider New Zealand community, Fly My Pretties is made up of a collective of people from very diverse backgrounds.

“We are a multicultural cast and we all come from different backgrounds and have different perspectives,” Barnby says.

“There’s a great parallel there in that [the collective] is like a mini version of a community; we are a musical community that only comes together for special occasions.”

Barnaby views Tuia 250 commemorations as an opportunity to better understand the history of New Zealand and its people for the benefit of the future.

“Being part of commemorations and understanding our past, and facing up to the truths of that and listening to different perspectives…it’s really important for moving forward as a nation; Māori, Pākehā and everyone else who lives in Aotearoa. “[Lets] plan our future together, facing some of these issues or the different stories we have been told, right or wrong, good, bad and ugly; lets face it,” he says.

As well as contributing to the narrative of

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Fly My Pretties’ Barnaby Weir.

Being part of commemorations and understanding our past, and facing up to the truths of that and listening to different perspectives…it’s really important for moving forward as a nation.

Barnaby Weir

the day, Barnaby says the collective will first and foremost be there to entertain.

“We’re going to put all our efforts into playing the best set we can play; and being ourselves,” he says.

Fly My Pretties will be preceded on stage

by H4lf Cāst, a contemporary Kiwi reggae band, as well as Rabbit Hōle, an upbeat dub/funk/soul band from Nelson.

Adding to the musical mix of the day will be kapa haka, jazz band and Vanuatunan band performances, while Interislander has sponsored a light show, Chrissy says.

“That is going to be a mesmerizing 3D light installation on the war memorial at the foreshore,” she says.

The light show will portray the story of Polynesian explorer Kupe, as well as that of Captain Cook. Footage from a pōwhiri welcoming the Tuia 250 flotilla at Ship Cove on November 21 will be shown on the stage throughout Saturday’s entertainment lineup.

During the day on both Saturday November 23, and Sunday November 24, the flotilla of vessels, which includes two waka hourua (doublehulled canoes), the HMB Endeavour replica and the Spirit of New Zealand, will be open for the public to explore.

A food and cultural market, Kete Kai Street Market, will be running in the Picton High Street on Saturday November 23 from 3pm until 8pm.

“There’s going to be something for everyone,” Chrissy says. “[The public] will hopefully all walk away with a greater sense of our history … it’s definitely a time of remembrance on the past and looking forward to a shared future.”

CHOCOLATE, FIG & HAZELNUT MERINGUE TORTE

(Gluten free)

With a crisp outer and decadent rich interior, this dessert will add definite dazzle to your Christmas table.

INGREDIENTS

METHOD

6 large free range egg whites room temp we use local Manuka Hill FR eggs

Set your oven to 180°C. Grease a 23-25cm spring form tin and line the base with baking paper.

225g caster sugar

Combine together the chopped nuts with the chocolate, figs and zest.

200g Belgian dark chocolate - min 70% (chopped or budlets) we use the Belcolade brand Finely grated zest of 1 orange 1 tsp pure vanilla essence 250gm dried figs chopped or sliced 150gm toasted local Uncle Joes or Nutt Ranch Hazelnuts - chopped (or use toasted local walnuts or almonds) 1 cup natural Greek yoghurt - we use Zany Zeus brand Date syrup, balsamic glaze or pomegranate molasses

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Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form, then add the sugar slowly while still beating.

Whisk until thick and glossy and sugar is dissolved.

Fold in nut/chocolate mix, and vanilla essence.

Spoon into prepared tin and bake until golden brown on top.

When ready to serve spread the top with yoghurt and drizzle with either date syrup, balsamic glaze or pomegranate.

Delicious served with fresh local berries in season.

If you wish to make this a dairy free dessert then serve with coconut yoghurt or coconut whipping cream (we recommend the Natures Charm brand).

WHAT’S HOT - DINING

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Harvest Restaurant

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Marlborough’s award-winning favourite casual dining destination with a fresh and wholesome cafe specialising in nourishing breakfasts, fresh Supreme coffee, tasty lunches and afternoon drinks. Pour your own Taylor Pass Honey or try an Appleby Farms A2 ice-cream waffle cone or craft beer and gin tasting in the new GMB Taproom. Open 7 days 8.30am–5pm.

Nestled amongst the beautiful gardens of The Marlborough Lodge, Harvest Restaurant has a strong focus on fresh, local and seasonal produce.

Come and experience the unforgettable flavors of Greece, with our platters bursting with flavour! First Friday of each month we are open until 8pm for Greek tapas and bubbles.

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The Head chef and his team masterfully let the hand selected ingredients speak for themselves. Paired with warm service and an idyllic setting, come and experience it for yourself. Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner.

Do you have an event that needs catering?

Enquire with us for all your catering needs.

Wanting a Christmas function different to the rest? We can host your function of up to 50 guests in our café!

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Escape to Lochmara!

You may never want to leave!

At Thai9 we provide fresh, authentic, and delicious food.

The GOODHOME. There is a place like HOME.

Enjoy our healthy and meticulously prepared dishes, served by our friendly staff while you take in the outstanding surroundings of the Marlborough Sounds.

Restaurant or beach dining options available overlooking our safe swimming beach. All dietary requests are welcome.

Lochmara is just a 15-minute boat ride from Picton.

We offer many diet options including gluten free, vegan, vegetarian and delicious Ketogenic options. We offer pre-order if you’re after a quick, keto lunch! Come in and try some of our homemade ice-cream or one of our many varieties of drinks including the famous bubble tea and Thai herb tea.

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Spaces to relax; hang with a bunch of friends or the GOOD crew from the office.

It’s about lunch with no plans for the afternoon; it’s a cocktail or two after five; an easy dinner with the family or a beer while watching the code. Open 7 days from 11.30am till late. www.goodhomebar.co.nz

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LOCHIE THE LOCHMARA DOGGIE AND THE BABY GOATS

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PENNED BY THE UNLIKELY KIWI - BRUCE ANDERSON

ochie the Lochmara doggie was upside-down. He stretched his four, fury legs up towards the blue sky and yawned loudly. Lochie liked being upsidedown and looking up at the Punga trees as they gently swayed in the wind. Lochie had

‘Goats!’ shouted Wicky the Weka. ‘There’s goats, baby goats!’ he yelled whilst puffing and panting.

‘What are you talking about?’ demanded Lochie.

‘They’re everywhere, dozens of them – small goats and they’re fast and they chase people and they do silly stuff. I had to run for fear I’d get run over,’ he muttered whilst shaking his head and straightening his feathers.

‘I think they’re just kidding around!’ laughed the Kereru.

‘I think someone should remind those goats that I’m a protected species!’ spluttered Wicky who was not at all amused.

‘If only you could fly like a Kereru,’ offered Lochie.

‘Ha! You’d need to take off fast!’ replied Wicky. ‘Run and hide, that’s my advice!’

‘Well then, I guess I had better go and investigate,’ concluded Lochie.

been asleep for almost an hour and he now felt somewhat more refreshed and relaxed. Above his head and just a little to his left was a big Manuka tree and on a slender branch sat a huge Kereru.

‘I don’t mean to trouble you or disturb you from your slumber,’ mused the Kereru, ‘but your mate Wicky Weka looks rather troubled and he’s sprinting up the hill in quite a fluster!’

‘Oh dear!’ sighed Lochie, rolling over and realising that as much as he liked it, he could no longer remain in his upsidedown world.

‘I wonder what has happened now?’ he asked.

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‘You’ll never survive! They jump up and down, spin around and climb on everything,’ warned Wicky.

‘I think I’m going to have to see this for myself,’ exclaimed the Kereru who continued to look more amused than cautious.

Wicky scarpered into the bush as Lochie casually pottered down the hill towards the beach. Much to his amazement he found two very small baby goats. It was feeding time and each goat was being fed with a bottle of warm milk. They looked very happy and drank very quickly.

‘They don’t look very dangerous to me!’ laughed Lochie.

‘I tend to agree, but just in case you need more time to confirm your opinion, I think I’ll stay up here on top of the sun umbrella,’ replied the Kereru.

Lochie slowly approached the two little goats.

‘Good morning, my name is Lochie the Lochmara doggie and I’d like to officially welcome you to…’

‘Bahhhhhhhhh!’ said one of the goats suddenly.

Lochie was a bit startled and taken aback.

He’d met baby goats before but these goats were different and rather funny. The other goat then finished drinking, ran towards the beach, jumped over a wall, landed on top of a kayak, looked up and said, ‘Bahhhhhhhhh!’

‘My goodness!’ said Lochie. ‘Perhaps Wicky the Weka was right, they are a little bit silly!’

Buying local.

THE BEST HOLIDAY GIFT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Marlborough Chamber of Commerce CEO Hans Neilson says when it comes to Christmas shopping, browse around town before you start browsing online.

T

he holiday season is upon us.

Every one of us has the option of giving the gift the entire community can celebrate. The gift of prosperity.

Every holiday dollar spent at a locally owned and operated business not only supports a local job, it actually supports several local jobs by the time that dollar circulates through the community two or three times.

By contrast, that same dollar spent on-line does not support any local jobs. Straight out of the region and up the corporate food chain. Never to be seen again.

Buying local isn’t only about dollars, it’s also about impact. The vast majority of our regions businesses are small businesses. To these businesses, even incremental increases in consumer spending can have a big impact on their ability to support jobs, and our community.

A quick thought experiment. If every Marlburian simply shifted an additional $10 in spending each month towards independent, locally owned businesses, the result is an additional $5.5 million flowing into our local economy.

That’s millions of extra dollars for our region’s economy, investing in capital, more jobs, sponsoring local initiatives.

Now consider the impact if Marlburian buyers aimed 10% of their holiday spend this year on local businesses?

The impact would be massive. You can make a real difference this Christmas.

Add your community to your shopping list and buy local. When you go in, tell them why you are buying local, I can guarantee you will make their day and spread some of that Christmas spirit.

Economists are exploring the benefits of “velocity” in the money supply. A good way to think about it is to compare the flow of money in an economy to the flow of blood through the body.

If our blood doesn’t flow quickly and freely, the body becomes sluggish and ultimately fails. Speeding up the flow of money in a local economy has the same effect as speeding up the flow of blood in your body. Every sector benefits.

The faster money circulates; the more hands it touches and the more jobs it creates. According to economists,

the velocity of money in our economy used to be a constant, but it has slowed dramatically in recent decades.

Why is this relevant? It shows that spending your money locally not only doubles or triples the local impact of your spending, it also increases the velocity; the liveliness of our local economy.

The Marlborough Chamber supports the businesses that support you. Since 1887 the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce has provided support for our regions entrepreneurs and business owners.

We have learned the value of a vibrant local economy. We have seen the positive impacts of local spending. It grows a community and generates a shared sense of wellbeing that is hard to quantify, but impossible to ignore.

I’m not suggesting readers spend every dollar locally. Instead, I am encouraging taking an informed, thoughtful approach to your spending over the holidays. In simple terms, spend with prosperity in mind, not just the lowest price. You, your neighbours, and your community will benefit.

- Hans Neilson. CEO, Marlborough Chamber of Commerce.

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TOO BUSY TO MEDITATE? MEANS TOO BUSY NOT TO! November is a busy month as we all try to squeeze in as much as we can before the end of the year, while burning the candle at both ends as our social lives rev up. The first thing to go when we get overwhelmed, is self care. Ironically, this is precisely the time when self care is most important!

When your mind is crammed with a lot to juggle, it’s like a web browser with hundreds of tabs open, and you don’t operate at peak efficiency - far from it!

You cost yourself precious time and get LESS done when you’re in a state of high stress, operating within the sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight mode). Not only is living in this state damaging to your physical and mental health, no-one can successfully run the day when they are chasing their tail.

Meditation is a scientifically proven practice to bring yourself back to a highly efficient state of flow.

“You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes every day – unless you’re too busy; then you should sit for an hour.”

Zen Proverb.

Always remember, the less time you feel you have to meditate, the more important it is THAT YOU DO. A short meditation session will help you to step back, centre yourself, then go again in a calm and composed state.

For guided relaxation and meditation you can do anytime, even at your desk, visit www.peptalkmedia.com/meditation.

SIMPLE WAYS TO INTRODUCE MEDITATION TO DAILY LIFE Set your alarm 20 minutes earlier. Arise and settle yourself into a comfortable spot. Sit for 10 - 15 minutes. Simply close your eyes, observe your breath and watch your thought stream. Concentrate on slowing the flow of thoughts and creating periods of empty space in your mind.

Take regular 5 minute meditation breaks through out the day. The sensation of adrenalin bumping through your veins and your heart or mind racing, is the sign it’s time to take five. Sit, close your eyes, and count 10 long, slow, smooth breaths. In through your nose, out through your mouth.

Nadine Hickman is a yoga teacher, avid meditation practitioner, founder of Pep Talk Media and Project ‘One million happy thoughts’ - an initiative to change the trajectory of mental health in NZ by empowering Kiwi kids and teens to become masters of their minds. Learn more at www.onemillionhappythoughts.org.nz.

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Summertime BRING ON

The warmer weather is now in sight and with it comes the weeds, pests and diseases. The focus for November is keeping these under control, and the best way to do that is to make sure your plants are well watered and well fed.

Kitchen Garden Watch out for and prevent pests. Use an environmentally friendly spray around your vegetables. Spray late in the day when the bees have gone home.

Remove weeds early - this is where pests hide, and weeds take valuable nutrients and water.

Water deeply less often, rather than a little bit every day.

Stagger planting of green salad crops like mizuna, lettuce and mesclun for continuous supply.

Plant seedlings: tomatoes, cucumbers, capsicums, eggplant, lettuce, corn, gherkins, spinach, spring onions, melons, cucumber, beetroot, celery and cabbage. In most areas’ seeds can be planted directly into the garden and now is the time to put in another round of summer crops. Beans, pumpkin, courgettes, carrots, beetroot, radish, corn, capsicum, eggplant, melons and spring onions. Scatter bait to protect seedlings from slugs and snails.

Plant a second crop of potatoes and remember to mound up soil around the foliage as they grow. Plant blueberries,

passionfruit and tamarillos. Plant annual herbs like basil and coriander, pinch out the tips for a bushier plant.

Pinch out the laterals on tomatoes.

Fertilise with a specific tomato food.

Feed and water strawberries, mulch underneath and protect from birds.

Spray copper oxychloride and spraying oil to combat verrucosis, aphids and mealy bugs, mildew and blackspot.

Garden Colour Keep on top of the weeds when they are small, use a torpedo hoe to nip them off at the roots.

Liquid feed all flowering annuals and perennials with an all-purpose fertiliser.

Plant seedlings: cosmos, petunias, lobelia, impatiens, marigolds, phlox, verbena, portulaca, petunias, impatiens, dahlias, verbena, cosmos, marigolds, nemesia and dahlias.

Sow seeds: alyssum, Californian poppy, marigolds, cosmos, nasturtium, portulaca, salvia, sunflowers and hollyhocks. They can be sown directly in to the ground.

Plant for bees: pineapple sage, bergamot, lemon balm, blue salvia, coreopsis, gaillardia alyssum, rosemary.

Spray roses with insect and fungus control products suitable for roses and feed with a rose specific fertiliser.

Remove any dead leaves and clippings from the base to reduce the risk of disease.

Feed spring bulbs with blood and bone as the foliage dies away, they use this food for next season. Lift tulip and hyacinth bulbs once the foliage has completely died away, store in a cool dry place ready for next season.

Most other bulbs can stay in the ground for a few seasons.

Use a water retention product to retain moisture in pots.

Trees and Shrubs Feed flowering shrubs with a side dressing of general fertiliser.

Keep on top of the weeds, fertilise and apply mulch around the shrub beds, trees and rose bushes. The mulch will help conserve water in the coming dry months.

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PROUD TO BE LOCA L SARAH GALLOP Aria Beauty

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What do you love most about Marlborough?

It has a great family community and the sunny weather.

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Pampered, listened to and confident.

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We communicate and listen to our clients needs; they are our top priority. We also do monthly team training sessions to ensure our skills are the very best for our clients.

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I’m a Gin Enthusiast! I love everything about it…the botanicals and the science about it and of course drinking it. If I wasn’t a Beauty Therapist, I would definitely be involved in the Gin industry some how.

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How would you describe a great day at work?

Satisfied happy clients with them walking out feeling great!

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I was born wanting to be involved in the Beauty Industry one way or the other so its always been a true passion of mine. I’ve also been fortunate enough to work for some amazing women that helped to shape and make me the Beauty Therapist I am today!

Jane Wurwand founder of Dermalogica Skin care for her knowledge and passion for the industry and the other 2 would be my old X’Foliate beauty salon co-workers Katie Ewan and Emma Gibson as we made the best team!

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Spending time with my family and friends, whilst drinking a delicious G&T.

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