Marlborough Weekly - 8 February 2022

TUESDAY 8 February 2022

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MP claims DHB bully cover up

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PAULA HULBURT

paula@marlboroughmedia.co.nz

Tyler, Diane and Charlotte Payton, with Lyn Spice, entered the Brayshaw Park Heritage Day Steampunk Competition on Sunday. Photo: Matt Brown.

Kaikōura MP Stuart Smith is accusing district health bosses of consistently concealing bullying behaviour.

Management at Nelson Marlborough Health have come under fire from angry staff who allege ongoing problems with one staff member are being ignored.

An investigation into the behaviour of the senior nurse did not go far enough, say staff who claim the bullying, both at Wairau and Nelson Hospitals, continues.

Stuart says he believes management are not taking the situation seriously enough.

“I believe management are playing games in terms of having their own agenda.

“I’m well aware of the situation and I’ve had constituents come to me with concerns about it and

I’m encouraging them to speak up, with both the DHB and the media.

“I have concerns about the management of DHB. I’ve written to the DHB but they just trot out soothing words.”

In 2021, an investigation into the nurse’s behaviour was carried out and she was stood down with pay for four and a half months.

But Stuart says despite years of complaints, only issues from the last two years were included in the inquiry last year.

If that is the case, it is “appalling”, Stuart says.

“One of the things I’ve been told, and I can’t say if it’s true or not, is that when the investigation was carried out, nothing was looked at beyond two years ago. If that was the case that’s appalling and limiting it [the investigation].

“It’s alleged that any complaints

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happening more than two years ago were not taken into consideration, why?”

Following the investigation, actions were put in place to improve the working environment.

But staff say they were told not to talk about the issue with anyone and to let it drop.

“This is what bullies rely on, people being afraid to speak and that’s what we’re seeing here which is a great pity as people need to speak up,” Stuart says.

“A delegation of current and former staff came to see me officially and I’ve heard from others in a social setting. Many of them I know personally, and they are people I trust.

“There are always two sides to every story but the people who have come forward to me, I’m confident they’re not making it

Kaikōura MP Stuart Smith is calling for health bosses to address ongoing allegations of bullying.

File photo. up. One possible explanation is that the management group she is part of have each other’s backs.

I am surprised they do not investigate this properly to the nth degree.”

Nelson Marlborough Health’s general manager people and capability, Trish Casey, confirmed, as a result of the investigation, actions were taken to improve the working environment.

“There has been a process of looking into some concerns in relation to that employee. There have been recommendations, actions and suggestions which are being implemented.”

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Radiology boost brings wait times down PAULA HULBURT Growing demand for after-hours radiology has seen the service extended to 24 hours a day.

Extra Medical Imaging Technologist (MIT) staff have been drafted in to help tackle patient wait times at Wairau Hospital.

The move has been so successful that staff are also able to enjoy a better work life balance, health bosses say.

Nelson Marlborough Health chief executive Lexie O’Shea says initial coverage was a result on an increase in demand.

“Our response was driven by increasing demand for after-hours radiology.

“Also, we found there were staff on call but actually spending much of that time in the hospital. This had an impact on our ability to provide services the following day, especially in terms of staff availability.”

Coverage was initially extended to 11pm every night, but Lexi says the arrival of COVID lockdowns meant this was not

A demand in services offered by radiology at Wairau Hospital saw the service switch to 24 hours a day. File photo. enough.

The new 24 hour a day service began in September and is proving popular with both patients and staff.

There are now 20 MITs employed, and all participate in the roster to cover the department across all shifts.

“Switching to 24-hour coverage provides two key benefits: It helps minimise delays and often means a patient doesn’t

face the inconvenience of returning the next day for follow-up imaging,” Lexi says.

“It also has a positive effect on workload management. We can provide the service to patients in a timely manner and do some of the routine work (machine testing, etc) when there are less patients.

“It is also provides staff with a better work / life balance.

The radiology department at

Wairau Hospital offers a range of services covering radiography, ultrasound, CT, nuclear medicine, mammograms, and MRIs. People are grateful for the increased level of service, Lexi says.

“We’ve had a number of anecdotal comments when people are getting their X-rays, which have been positive and appreciative.”

NEWS Breast cancer: The Breast Cancer Foundation NZ’s iconic pink caravan, ‘Pinkie’, is in Marlborough. Specialist breast nurses will be available to chat. Emilie Petitdemange, Breast Cancer Foundation NZ’s Pink Caravan Coordinator says it’s a great chance to talk about mammograms, get advice about checking your breasts, and learn how you can reduce your breast cancer risk.” About 120 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the Nelson Marlborough DHB area every year.

Pinkie will be at the following sites between 9am-2:30pm each day: • Fresh Choice Picton on Tuesday 8 February • PAK’nSAVE Blenheim on Wednesday 9 February • Countdown Redwoodtown on Thursday 10 February Fire danger: Marlborough Council is asking people to take care when using the Wither Hills Farm Park as the fire danger continues to grow. Parks and Open Spaces Manager Jane Tito says although all of the farm park’s tracks remain open the current high fire risk means walkers, runners and mountain bikers are advised to exercise in the morning before 10.00 am when the fire risk is lower and stick to the lower tracks if it’s windy.

“Given the mixture of dry fuels, elevated fire danger and slope, if a fire does start it has the potential to spread very quickly placing park users at risk,” she says.

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Deluge deals blow to Rai residents SARA HOLLYMAN

Property owners have been devastated by flooding that hit small pockets of the region over the weekend, with some saying it’s the worst they’ve seen in 20 years.

Heavy rain began to hit the region on Thursday, closing State Highway 6 at Rai Valley, the main route to Nelson.

Whangamoa property owner Jess Patterson says her property is a mess.

Jess and her family live on a five-hectare property on Kokorua Rd with cows, sheep, chickens, dogs and a horse.

“The chickens all died, I took a photo of the water, and they were there, the water wasn’t near them, five minutes later and they were gone, it’s really sad.

“We just can’t make sense of how fast the water levels came up; you can’t even imagine.”

She says the entire property needs refencing, after water and debris either completely flattened or smashed almost every one of them.

“The current was so strong, it’s pulled out our pool fencing, which was concreted in, it’s taken baleage three paddocks over, ripping the fences on the way, and those are really heavy bales.”

She says on Thursday, while both

her and her husband were at work, the rain started.

“Thankfully at about 12pm our neighbours thought the water was getting a bit high so locked the horse and sheep in the top paddock.

“We thought Thursday night was the worst of it, but then at 6pm on Friday it started again, we had just got to our neighbours to check on them so stayed about an hour.”

She says by 9pm the water level had reached the house and around 2am Saturday morning, coinciding with high-tide, began flooding the kitchen.

“That’s when we called Civil Defence.”

Jess’ neighbour, who has lived in the area for more than 20 years, told her they had never seen flooding like it there before.

Jess says the water reached the top of the doors, flooding the stables, and was also knee-deep in the garage.

“My car, the fridges, everything in the garage, the floor in the kitchen, the damage is just extensive to the whole property.”

They were waiting for the insurance company to reopen on Tuesday to get someone out to assess the damage so the clean-up can begin.

“It’s a bit frustrating that we can’t

Flood damage at a Whangamoa property. Photo: Supplied. get straight into it, there’s so much to do.”

Jess says the community will rally to help each other.

“We’ve pretty much decided we will get together and go property by property to fix the fences.”

She says first, they will have to pull together thousands of dollars to pay for the posts, wire, tractors and diggers that will be required to complete the job, as insurance doesn’t cover fencing.

“We’re doing what we can.”

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Park, Richard Ussher, says more than 300mm of rain fell over a two-and-a-half-day period.

“We got pretty hammered,” he says.

Richard has a rain gauge capable of holding up to 150mm, which he emptied twice during the event.

“It was overflowing both mornings, so we definitely got more than 300mm.

He says damage to the property included quite a few slips and a main culvert which suffered “quite a bit” of damage.

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Cleanup on the state highway began on Sunday with 15 different sites having slips and/or road damage between Rai Valley and Hira. The road reopened on Sunday evening but Waka Kotahi journey manager Tresca Forrester says everyone needs to take care driving given the recent flooding and slip clearances.

“People should expect to see single lanes and traffic management on SH6 and other parts of the network.”

Remediation work was expected to begin after the long weekend.

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Opinion: It’s Red not Lockdown PETE COLDWELL

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Marlborough Vintage Car Club members Don Laing and Bill Nicholas welcome people to their club rooms at Brayshaw Park for the Heritage Day at the weekend. Photo: Matt Brown.

Owners and managers of businesses right across Marlborough continue to be faced with more uncertainly as the country entered the Red level for the first time and now even more so with the news that we have cases of Covid isolating in Marlborough.

Unfortunately, customers seem even more uncertain. Early on last week the car parks were close to empty, the coffee shops were quiet and there were fewer people on the streets of all of our towns. At the end of the week it seemed to pick up a bit, but we need it to pick up a lot more.

We’ve seen a number of businesses in the region start to work remotely, to ensure their business continuity, but that’s taken more people out of the town centres. The result of that is fewer people to buy a coffee, or a meal, or to get their hair or nails done.

I spent some time just walking around town and talking to business owners and the message coming from them was the same, they need people to get out and to continue to support them.

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A Marlborough business leader is calling for people to shop local. File photo.

It’s crucial to remember that the Red level isn’t Lockdown, people hunkering down and staying at home is understandable but it’s also hurting your favourite local businesses.

Supporting your local coffee shops, hairdressers, nail bars, retailers, bars and restaurants is so important so that they can continue to trade and employ their staff.

We’ve all found it hard over the last two years, but at least during lockdown there was some Government support for many of the hardest hit businesses.

The Government should be doing something to support these businesses in the Red level,

otherwise many will not make it through. Despite the cases in Marlborough we can and should get out, and safely enjoy our province.

So to ensure that you still get your favourite flat white, or the perfect cheese scone, or to be able to relax whilst you have your nails done, please do get out around the towns of Marlborough and support your favourite businesses. That’s what will allow them to continue serving you and your family and friends in the future.

Let’s support them, not lose them. Please shop local, let’s make sure they are all here to look after us next year.

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Takeaway book service a Residents new chapter for libraries fed up with Bookworms wanting to browse library shelves in person will now need a vaccine pass.

Marlborough District Council has revealed details of its new COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for its employees.

The move means that under the red traffic light system those aged over 12 years old without a pass will have to rely on a new takeaway style service.

Chief Executive Mark Wheeler says council is committed to keeping its workers, and other people with whom workers come into contact, healthy and safe.

Visitors aged 12 and over will be asked to show their vaccine pass at Marlborough’s two library facilities on arrival from next Tuesday.

“The feedback from our library staff was strongly in favour of My Vaccine Pass as an additional control,” Mark says.

“We’re requiring it because we must look after our staff, customers and visitors, contractors and volunteers. Our

priority is keeping everyone safe.”

“I’d like to thank all our staff for helping manage our work environment, which is challenging under the Red alert level.”

A customer can make a request for library items via an online form or by calling.

Collection will be arranged and kerbside collection is also am option.

“Our libraries team are preparing a ‘takeaway’ service for those who are unable to access the library buildings,” Mark says.

“This service is for all customers who cannot or do not want to come into the libraries but would still like to access our physical collections.”

A Vaccine Pass will not be needed at the Blenheim Customer Service Centre, Mark says as its risk profile is not as high mas at the libraries.

“The Blenheim Customer Service Centre also has additional control measures which decrease the risk of COVID-19 transmission.”

fruit thieves MATT BROWN

People without a vaccine pass will have to use a new takeaway service at Picton Library. File photo.

“It does mean anyone in the Picton area who uses the Customer Service Centre there and is unvaccinated will need to conduct their business with us online at www.marlborough.govt.nz, via phone on 03 520 7400, or by visiting the Council front desk in Blenheim.”

The changes mean a My Vaccine Pass is now required at: Marlborough District Libraries (Blenheim and Picton) at the Red setting (from Tuesday 8 February).

All programming at both li-

braries at the Orange setting.

The Emergency Operations Centre during an emergency, at the Orange and Red settings.

For events and gatherings >25 at the Red setting (max limit 100 people).

For events and gatherings >50 at the Orange setting.

For events and gatherings >100 at the Green setting.

Full details of the takeaway service will be available soon on the Marlborough District Libraries website at www. marlboroughlibraries.govt.nz

Fruit trees are being stripped in Renwick, and residents are fed up.

About 40kg of plums and ten apple trees were stripped of fruit on two separate Renwick properties by mystery thieves.

One resident, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, says it’s not the first time it has happened.

“I came out one day to pick some, and they were all gone. They didn’t take a few fruit – they took the lot.”

They don’t reckon its birds either.

“We keep an eye around town and on stalls, but we haven’t seen anything.”

The fruit trees were hidden at the back of properties bordering vineyards. The most puzzling thing, they say, is the fruit wasn’t even ripe.

“You probably could have eaten them, but it wouldn’t have been pleasant.”

Another resident says there is no evidence – no footprints, squashed or pecked fruit.

“You’d have to be organised with bags to take away the fruit,” they say.

Now they’re out of pocket and out of fruit.

“Now there’s not a bit of fruit anywhere.”

They say they would have been happy to give the fruit away, if they were asked. Now they don’t have that option. “Bugger off – it’s theft and trespassing. The fruit we lose, then we have to go bloody buy it.”

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Glasshouses, birds and salsa verde She has two green thumbs and soil in her blood. Expert gardener Nicola kicks of our new gardening column.

Glasshouse.

I can barely say the word. It is brimming with produce, but the birds - oh the birds.

It is so hot that I cannot leave the door shut and despite wire netting across all the windows, openings and trellis at the entrance, the blasted birds are still beating me to the tomatoes.

I am a newbie to this glasshouse gardening. Being fruiting, it was significant others responsibility.

I inherited a bug that each season went up one or two tomatoes trunks and killed them right in full production.

My first task last year was to find some Jeyes fluid and sterilise the outfit.

I changed the planting design and filled it up with compost and added Neem Tree granules to the soil, which is a natural steriliser.

I gave the outer a moss spray for aesthetics and the glass was whitewashed.

I am very proud to say, year two - no bug up any tomatoes jacksie now.

I plant Tomatoes ‘Black Krim’, ‘Taupo’ and Sweet 100’s. Chillies, Capsicums and Egg plants.

Last year I planted six Tomatillo plants. That was a big mistake. They nearly pulled the glass house down. One plant would have sufficed.

I had to take a ute load of Tomatillo laden plants to work where it was compulsory that all staff made Salsa Verde.

This glasshouse is planted with lots of Basil. Because of this, no white fly resides…

The eggplant ‘Black Moon’ plants I grow in pots.

This year I continued that, but trialled one grafted eggplant in the actual ground.

Results to date: grafted plant nil and non-grafted plant in a pot – 2kg of Brinjal Kasundi made.

I will be saving my money next season.

I have trialled growing the Eggplant’ Dok F1’ outside in the open ground. I did get a lot of fruit, but found the skin to be quite tough. Maybe I’ll trial next season in the tunnel or give more water.

Anyway, I am not expecting a lot of tomato sauce to be made this season.

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I am very proud to say, year two - no bug up any tomatoes’ jacksie now.

Nicola is a victim of success, her glasshouse veges proving popular with birds. Photo: Supplied.

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Opinion: Bin the traffic light system COMEDY CHRIS

Comedian Chris Lippiatt

I had friends that did an OE to Europe a few years back, hit Holland and experienced Amsterdam.

When they returned they all raved about the amazing, exotic, astounding red light district, and how I have never experienced anything like it.

Well, Jacinda saved me a plane ticket and now I live in a red light district.

I got to say, it’s not that great. I’ve never experienced anything like it but it’s not that great. I’m not sure what all the hype was about.

Perhaps it’s because marijuana is still illegal here, or no one is speaking Dutch.

Who knows?

But what I do know is that they could have named this thing better, red light district jokes aside.

I get that we were moving away from the numbered level system and they thought a traffic light would be easy to understand.

But I personally think it would have been better to name it the ‘Roundabout’ system.

Not just for us in Blenheim, the roundabout capital of New Zealand where road works that use temporary traffic lights have a little sign before them saying ‘Stop on Red Light’ to teach us how this hi-tech, futuristic traffic management system works.

No, the whole country should be in the roundabout system.

The reason being that traffic lights are too straight forward.

We all know what the lights mean. Red means stop. Green means go. Yellow means go really fast while muttering ‘don’t go red, don’t go red, don’t go red’. There’s no real argument about it.

The Covid traffic light system operates differently, with no one being quite sure what’s going on and having varying interpretations as to what the rules mean.

Just like a roundabout.

You know what you’re doing, you’re pretty sure nobody else knows what they’re doing, and

Marlborough comedian Chris Lippiatt. Photo: Supplied. you give a wide berth to any blatant rule breakers because they might just kill us all.

We have indicators to tell people where we are going, just like the tracer app, and also like the tracer app, people don’t use them enough, or correctly, and sometimes not at all.

It’s scary, it’s dangerous and your main goal is to just get through it without something terrible happening, kind of like Covid.

Now you could argue that traf-

fic lights count as levels while roundabouts don’t because there will be only one level.

To this I argue that we can have levels.

We can start with the simple four exit model instead of Green light.

Take it easy, and be cautious that not everyone understands or follows the rules.

Amber would be the more tricky five exit model. Be extra slow, stay alert and remember that indicators will mean different

things to different people.

Finally, the Red light would be modelled after our own five exit roundabout with a train track running through it.

Don’t think about how it works; just accept that it exists. Be extra cautious, give everyone heaps of space and hopefully we’ll all make it out alive.

If we make the change to the ‘Roundabout’ Covid system then, as a bonus, it might highlight the average drivers ignorance as to how a roundabout works.

I personally blame the lack of slogans. We’ve had ‘If you drink and drive, you’re a bloody idiot’, ‘The faster you go, the bigger the mess’ and other great slogans that may or may not help, but are memorable.

My suggestion is “Even when you’re going straight, learn to bloody indicate!” I’ve emailed it to NZTA but they haven’t responded. Probably, because they are all talking about how awesome it is.

Just a thought.

NMIT has pushed me to be better and do better.

Chris Studying Bachelor of Sport and Recreation

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Moana Pasifika v Blues Waratahs v Fijian Drua Chiefs v Highlanders Crusaders v Hurricanes Reds v Rebels Brumbies v Force

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Blues v Highlanders Rebels v Brumbies Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika Crusaders v Chiefs Reds v Fijian Drua Waratahs v Force

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Highlanders v Moana Pasifika Brumbies v Reds Fijian Drua v Force Hurricanes v Chiefs Waratahs v Rebels Crusaders v Blues

7.05pm 9.45pm 4.35pm 7.05pm 9.45pm 3.35pm

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Moana Pasifika v Chiefs Rebels v Reds Highlanders v Hurricanes Force v Waratahs Blues, Crusaders, Brumbies, Fijian Drua

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Sounds like a plan…

PETER JONES

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Marlborough is the starting point for an exciting new bike packing journey.

At the beginning of March, the inaugural Sounds 2 Sound brevet will begin from Ship Cove in the Marlborough Sounds.

Around 140 bikers have already signed up for the event, which will take them on a predominantly off-road 1500km route down the South Island, finishing at Fiordland’s Milford Sound.

Organiser Jonathan Kennett who, along with brothers Paul and Simon, has spent many years instigating mountain biking routes throughout the country, launched the new venture last week and says the Sounds 2 Sound is the third leg of the siblings’ bike packing “trilogy”.

“Tour Aotearoa, from Cape Reinga to Bluff, and Kopiko Aotearoa, which goes from East Cape to Cape Egmont, are the other two,” Jonathan explained.

“Essentially what we have been doing over the last few years is developing these bike packing routes to encourage economic development and for people to explore New Zealand in a way that you can really get to know [the country] well.

“Our technique is three-fold.

First, we will organise a route and design it to meet NZ cycle design guide criteria. Then we will launch it with a non-commercial event, such as the Sounds 2 Sound … then we also write about it afterwards in guidebooks.”

He was excited about the potential of their latest innovation.

“It’s really inspirational for people looking for a longer holiday or a challenge in New Zealand.

Tour Aotearoa has grown from 250 [riders] in the first year to 1000 in the third … and I think the Sounds 2 Sound route will be equally popular.”

He has seen a significant upsurge in interest in trail riding in recent times.

“Since COVID there has been an annual 13-14 percent average growth on cycle trails around New Zealand. You would have thought it would have gone in the opposite direction but actually the number of New Zealanders going out and doing these trails now since they can’t get overseas is more than compensating for the international tourist market

Spectacular Sounds scenery awaits riders in the inaugural Sounds 2 Sound event. Photo: Supplied. having been gutted.”

Like many good ideas, the Sounds 2 Sound concept has been on the backburner for a while.

“Tour Aotearoa riders traditionally have headed down the West Coast after arriving in Marlborough, but in 2018 there were some significant storms which blocked that route,” explained Jonathan.

“We realised then that we needed an east-of-the-divide option and that got us thinking … maybe it could be more than just an alternative route for the TA. “We felt that going from Sounds to Sounds could be quite inspirational.

“In future there will be two types of riders that use [this route] … those that just want to do the Sounds 2 Sound, plus those that are coming from Cape Reinga, then get to Picton, look at the weather and make a call whether they go east or west of the main divide.”

Jonathan stresses that the Sounds 2 Sound is not a race, but a brevet.

Brevet is a term coined by Tour de France organisers in 1904. It describes an event for riders who had finished their competitive racing careers but still want to go out and test themselves against various challenges. A brevet follows a set course, via a series of photo checkpoints, which must be completed within specified

time restraints.

“It is an event in which you can’t go too fast, and you can’t go too slow,” explained Jonathan. “You have to ride within specified time brackets – if you go too fast [quicker than five days] you will be disqualified, if you go to slow you will be disqualified. That ensures you can have a wider range of people able to take part in a challenge such as this.

Among the riders will be the organiser, who plans to ride a tandem with his partner.

“I wouldn’t organise it if I wasn’t taking part,” he says with a chuckle.

The event will begin on two waves, to comply with COVID protocol, the first wave leaving Ship Cove on March 1, the second on March 4.

They will ride along the Queen Charlotte Track, then to Havelock, Renwick and Blenheim.

Crossing the Taylor Pass they will carry on up the Awatere Valley, through Molesworth to Hanmer Springs.

All riders will have GPS trackers so their progress can be followed as they make their way further south.

Entrants can ride in groups and, while e-bikes are permitted, Jonathan doesn’t expect any to be seen on the inaugural ride.

Entry is through a donation, which goes to charity and helps to

A map of the route. Numbers refer to page numbers in the organiser’s guidebook, Classic NZ Cycle Trails, where information on various sections can be found. offset the carbon emissions from travel to the event.

While Jonathan and his creative siblings are all about planning and running the event at this stage, the bigger picture is clear.

“The idea of the event is that

it just consolidates the route,” said Jonathan, “then the route is opened to the public and can be done at any time later on.

“The majority of people in future will do this independently of any event.”

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T20 finalists found Red-hot scoring at

Rarangi Spectacular

PETER JONES

The finalists in this season’s Marlborough senior Twenty20 cricket competition have been decided after the penultimate qualifying round was played at Horton Park on Wednesday.

Wairau and Celtic have ended up tied on points at the top of the table and will contest the February 11 final.

Celtic clinched their place with a relatively-comfortable three wicket win over Renwick on the number one ground.

Wairau Valley and Marlborough Boys’ College met in the other match, Wairau having the night off with a bye.

Valley prevailed by 37 runs against the winless MBC side, but are too far behind the top teams with just one round remaining to play a part in the decider.

They had to rely on a man-of-thematch performance from veteran Greg Stretch to get them home against the students. After some early batting woes saw Valley struggling at 27-5, Stretch and Sam Boyce resurrected the innings, allowing Valley to post a competitive 127/6.

Stretch ended unbeaten on 66 from 57 balls, while Boyce scored 22.

Griffin Carter, 3-17 from four, and Joel Pannell, 2-27 from four, were the most successful MBC bowlers.

Cooper Roberts, with 26 from 19 balls, ensured MBC made a solid start to their chase, but there was little resistance to follow, the school side being dismissed for 90 in the 19th over.

Jethro Moran claimed 4-22 from four overs, while Stretch chipped in with 2-10, the same figures as his son Matthew.

Renwick batted first against Celtic

PETER JONES

Renwick batsman Keiran Gaudin plays to the leg side during Wednesday’s action at Horton Park. Photo: Peter Jones. and stuttered their way to 84/9. Former Canterbury player Wade Cornelius, batting at eight, top-scored with 15 as the Green Machine battled to get any sort of partnership established. Fergus Dodson, with 4-15 from four overs, and Matt McCormick, 2-13, were the pick of the Celtic attack.

Celtic’s run chase stuttered throughout, until Jerrym Lamb came to the wicket at 65-6. His composed, unbeaten 26 from from 18 balls saw Celtic safely home in the 14th over.

Eden Pettigrew bagged a brace of wickets at the top of the innings while young Archie Cornelius picked up 2-22, figures the late Richie Benaud would have been proud of.

The final round will be played on Wednesday, February 9 with the final two days later.

Points: Wairau 22, Celtic 22, Wairau Valley 14, Renwick 14, MBC 0.

Some spectacular scoring marked the milestone staging of the Rarangi Golf Club’s iconic tournament.

The 40th edition of the popular Rarangi Spectacular, played on January 29-30, saw the course record equalled as the leading players went on a birdie blitz.

The men’s title was taken out by Kerry Fyfe and Ray Meaclem who shot a score of 202, one stroke lower than runners-up Steve McCaa and Jason Giblin, the latter equalling the course record that has stood for 10 years with a 66 net on the second day.

The women’s title was taken out by Jane Ingram and Di McCarthy with 201. Jane had

The men’s and women’s winners of the Rarangi Spectacular - Ray Meaclem, Kerry Fyfe, Jane Ingram and Di McCarthy flanked by sponsors Patrick and Jamie Norton. Photo: Supplied the distinction of being the sister of the inaugural winner in 1982.

Leading scores: Ladies: 1st Jane Ingram & Di McCarthy 201, 2nd Derryn Hedges & Evelyn Hay 208 3rd

Margaret McLeod & Pat Olliver 209.

Men: 1st Kerry Fyfe & Ray Meaclem 202, 2nd Steve McCaa & Jason Giblin 203, 3rd David Price & Ray Morris 208.

Glover first home in Hipkins Cup PETER JONES

George Glover led all the way to take top honours in the annual Hipkins Cup Sea Swim.

Hosted by the Rarangi Surf Life Saving Club on January 30, in near perfect conditions, the event saw swimmers hit the water on Rarangi beach and swim approximately 2.5km to Whites Bay. With warm water, under sunny skies and in reasonably calm waters, 19 swimmers donned togs and goggles. The field comprised a wide age range, spanning more than 55

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years from youngest to oldest, and included seasoned ocean swimmers as well as first-timers. A front group of four separated themselves from the field early in the race and were not going to be caught. Glover, who had previously demonstrated his long-distance swimming prowess on the Queen Charlotte Sound “Black Dog Swim” in January 2020, showed the way to finish strongly in a time of 31:52.

Hot on his tail, just 30 seconds behind the winner, was 2021 champion Mark Grammer, while nipping at his toes in

third was youngster Lachlan McNabb who narrowly beat fellow 15-year-old Finn McKenzie by seven seconds. The top four swimmers were separated by only 50 seconds.

In sixth place was the first female home, Tara Smith one of only a few to do without a wetsuit. Seven seconds adrift in seventh place was the youngest swimmer, Sophie Kole, one of four 14-year-olds in the field.

Phillip Jeffs returned after a couple of years of absence to regain the oldest competitor crown, finishing in a respectable time of 44:20.

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Mako coach embraces NPC format changes PETER JONES Rugby’s National Provincial Championship will trot out yet another format for the 2022 season.

The new format means that any of the nation’s 14 top provincial unions can be crowned NPC champion at season’s end.

Instead of the NPC being split into premiership and championship divisions, this year it will be divided into two conferences, with all 14 teams now competing for the same title.

The conferences will be based on the previous season’s standings, with teams playing all six conference rivals, as well as four cross-conference games.

The top four teams in each conference will play off for semifinal spots, with the top two teams across the conferences playing against each other in the semis. Winners will meet in the NPC final.

Tasman have drawn a tough pool, courtesy of their second-place finish last season, ending up alongside Canterbury, Auckland and Taranaki, the form side in 2021.

Tasman co-head coach Gray Cornelius said it was good to have the new draw out, giving the Mako certainty about who they would be playing in 2022.

He said that despite the change from a divisional to a conference system, the bottom line remained the same.

“We are just going to have to play well in our 10 games … I have always felt that there has been very little between the [premiership and championship] teams over the last few years … it has always been tough

going, no matter who you came up against.”

Taking on such powerhouses at Canterbury, Auckland and Taranaki in their conference will put more pressure on Tasman but, as Gray points out, they would have been playing those sides under the previous format.

“We are actually looking forward to it,” he added. “We haven’t played Taranaki for a long time … so it will be great to have a crack at them.”

New Zealand Rugby bosses said a review of the NPC format had taken place and a wide range of options was considered before settling on the latest variation.

The NPC will be played over 12 weeks from August 5, with the inclusion of a mid-week round.

The Ranfurly Shield remains unchanged and is automatically contested when the holder of the shield plays at home in any round, excluding quarterfinals, semi-finals, and finals.

Waikato won the Premiership title in 2021 beating Tasman in the final, while Taranaki went unbeaten for the season to win the Championship crown.

The pools and seedings for the 2022 NPC are as follows: Conference A (Odds): (1) Waikato, (3) Hawke’s Bay, (5) Bay of Plenty, (7) Wellington, (9) Otago, (11) Southland, (13) Counties Manukau.

Conference B (Evens): (2) Tasman, (4) Canterbury, (6) Auckland, (8) Taranaki, (10) Manawatū, (12) North Harbour, (14) Northland.

Last year’s placing in brackets.

Eden Pettigrew was named to captain the first-ever women’s rep team. Photo: Peter Jones.

History-seeking women cricketers foiled by rain PETER JONES Marlborough cricket was set to break new ground on Sunday – then the rain came.

For the first time in the province’s 128-year history, a Marlborough senior women’s team was chosen to play a fully-fledged representative fixture.

The opposition, fittingly, were Nelson with the 40-over white ball match scheduled for an 11am start on the Horton Park No1 wicket.

However, the weather gods had the last say, the weekend’s inclement weather resulting in the game’s cancellation.

However, the female rep side has two more fixtures pencilled in. On February 19 they will open their account with a trip to Cheviot to take on a Christchurch club side, then, on March 6, they venture across the hill for a fixture with Nelson.

Momentum has been growing in recent seasons for the formation of a women’s representative team, with the Wednesday evening social league

rapidly growing in popularity, alongside the various women’s social tournaments.

Eden Pettigrew, the Marlborough Cricket Association’s community cricket development manager, is one of the driving forces behind both the social league and the rep team.

She said numbers had rapidly escalated in the social league, with 10 teams now taking part in the 12-over matches. Four rounds were played before Christmas, with four more planned over the next two months.

“It has proved really popular,” said Eden, “we are getting new teams wanting to become involved every few weeks.”

The resulting upsurge in interest has meant there has been no shortage of players willing to give rep cricket a try.

“We have had quite a lot of players [in the social grade] who are keen to take [the game] more seriously,” explained Eden.

Eden and co-coach Wade Cornelius, a former first-class player, had good numbers to choose from when they decided on a playing 12 for the

ground-breaking match.

A large rep squad has been training once a week for the past eight weeks and, according to Eden, couldn’t wait to hit the park.

The Marlborough team to play Nelson was: Eden Pettigrew (capt), Nadine Rarity, Caroline Aberhart, Jody Klempel, Carly Englefield, Maddy Winstanley, Stella Cornelius, Lisa Gregg, Simone Zillwood, Anna Morris, Sarah McFadden, Courtney Bowen.

Eden views this season as a “building phase”, getting players used to hard ball cricket and taking small steps towards forming a competitive rep unit.

“The social scene has been growing and growing so we need to find a place for those who want to play more [higher level] cricket.

“This is a good, sustainable player base because they are mostly all adults who are settled here, so we can only grow from here.”

The Marlborough team’s major backer is the Churchill Private Hospital Trust, who sponsor women’s cricket in the region.

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