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Tasman claims two sun titles ANNE HARDIE Tasman officially has two of the best places in the country to enjoy the sun, finishing second and third in the sunshine stakes for 2023.

While Tekapo leapt past Richmond in the last days of the year to record 2,658 hours of sun, the Nelson region, which Niwa records at Richmond, recorded 2,639 sunny hours. Third place with 2,574 hours went to Tasman which Niwa records at Tākaka.

While Niwa may not realise Richmond is also in Tasman, it enabled the region to score two of the top three places for sunshine last year.

The region was fortunate, because 2023 was the country’s fourth cloudiest year on record while Tasman bathed in sunshine more than most.

Appleby also featured in Niwa’s 2023 report because it registered its highest mean maximum air temperature since records began in 1932. At 19.2 degrees celsius, it was 1.2 degrees above its average.

It also recorded its highest daily minimum temperature on record since 1941 with 20.9 degrees on 5 February and several other record minimums through the year. Overall, 2023 was New Zealand’s second-warmest year on record.

Chloe Goodfellow, 8, and her brother Arlo, 4, get to the river after a long, hot, sunny day in Tasman. Photo: Anne Hardie.

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LEAP OF FAITH: Motueka’s saltwater baths were barely discernible from the ocean beyond over the weekend, as a huge tide meant that the water sat well over the pool’s sides and halfway up to its surrounding handrails. Pictured is nine-year-old Archer Vann jumping from the platform into the saltwater below. Photo: Gabriel Vann.

Former Tapawera farmer, Amy Silcock, found success in breaking a world shearing record near Pahiatua early in January.

With 386 ewes shorn, 25 tonnes of sheep and 1.35 tonnes of wool, 37-year-old Amy claimed the women’s solo eight-hours strongwool ewe-shearing record with a tally of 386 at Ross Na Clonagh Farm, just off the Pahiatua track and where the temperature in the four-stand woolshed soared to about 32deg late in the afternoon.

But it could have been 388, the judges rejecting two of those shorn in the last of the four twohour runs during the record bid which started at 7am and, with breaks for morning and afternoon tea and lunch, saw the previous record of 370 passed half-an-hour before the last of the sheep was popped-through the porthole just after 5pm.

Keeping just ahead of the required pace from the start, she caught, sheared and dispatched close to 25 tonnes of sheep and added about 1.35 tonnes of wool to the national fleece, the first three runs without blemish. With 95 and 97 in the two runs before lunch and a gut-busting 101 in the first two hours after what was a light graze, she still got 93 in the last two hours.

But the record was again broken just three days later in a King Country woolshed.

Matawai’s 34-year-old mum-of-two Catherine Mullooly, regarded as one of New Zealand’s most successful female competition shearers, smashed the world record by almost 10 sheep an hour, shearing 465 ewes to claim the world title.

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Tasman gun owners urged to register firearms

Ancestry set in stone

STAFF REPORTER

John Shone, Catherine Drew and Gaile Douglas were delighted to have their ancestor’s headstone restored to its former glory. Photo: Elise Vollweiler.

ELISE VOLLWEILER When Catherine Drew saw the monument atop her great-grandfather’s Motueka gravesite last year, she was horrified.

The granite headstone had aged terribly since she had last seen it 30 years ago, with the creeping lichen threatening to obliterate the chiselled words that honoured Johan Peter Ernst Ferdinand Johansen, who had served as a doctor and surgeon in Motueka in the late 19th century.

She sprang into action, contacting Tasman Monuments and Headstones to have the pillar carefully restored to its former glory.

Catherine lives in Melbourne, where several more family members are buried.

The reconnection to her Motueka family is increasingly important to her as the years pass, and the thought

of her ancestors slipping into oblivion was something that she simply wasn’t willing to accept. Indeed, Dr Johansen is a notable figure in Motueka’s history.

Catherine has done extensive research about her ancestry and, gathering with relatives Gaile Douglas and John Shone at their shared ancestors’ gravesites, the family shared some of their findings. Catherine said that Ernst – for that was his preferred name – was born in Germany and moved to New Zealand when he was 28. He was “mad on horticulture”, advocating for tobacco to be grown before it was a crop in the area. He also imported peach species from Germany.

Ernst was most well known, however, for his services to the town as a doctor. He set up here in 1875, two doors down from Parkers Hotel, which was on Greenwoood

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Street. He wasn’t registered until the following year, but “they were desperate for a doctor…so that didn’t seem to matter”.

“Personally, I think Motueka was very lucky to have such a skilled doctor and surgeon,” Gaile said.

When the doctor died suddenly in 1895, The Colonist newspaper printed a lengthy obituary, complementing his skill, energy and enterprise.

Looking around the Motueka cemetery, Catherine lamented about the state of some of the other headstones and monuments, as their markings would also eventually be relegated to oblivion if they were not restored. The family pondered whether this was something the community could do, for the betterment of the town and the longevity of its history. However, a spokesperson for the Tasman District Council said that memorials

in cemeteries are owned by next of kin, and so permission must be sought before cleaning or restoring them.

“There are some cemeteries in Tasman, like the historic Collingwood cemetery and other generally rural facilities that are run by trusts and community organisations and they may have their own rules.”

Tasman Monuments and Headstones owner Patrick Day cautioned people against taking on amateur restorations, as the process depended on the material used for the headstones and in some cases, “they can do more harm than good”.

“People’s intentions are good, but they have to be very very careful with what they’re doing.”

He said that a professional restoration varied in price, depending on the materials involved and the process, but is typically around $200.

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Just over 7000 firearms from the Tasman District have been registered under the new Firearms Registry.

Te Tari Pūreke - Firearms Safety Authority launched the system in June last year to strengthen its management of firearms and other arms items in New Zealand after major changes were made to firearm laws in response to the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks.

The registry requires licenced gun owners to provide details such as the make, model, and serial number of their weapon and to keep an ongoing record of sales and modifications.

Executive director Angela Brazier thanked all firearms owners who have filled in the registry to date and urges the more than 19,000 firearms licence holders in Tasman to follow suit, to prevent firearms getting into the wrong hands.

7,076 firearms have been registered in Tasman todate.

“The Firearms Registry is all about preventing firearms getting into the wrong hands,” Angela says.

“Digitising the licencing system enhances our ability to detect unlawful and criminal activity.

“Along with preventing the sale and purchase of stolen firearms, the registry provides a better way for police to trace where firearms used by criminals have come from,” she says.

Angela says licenced firearms owners across the country have responded well to the Registry, with it taking just seven months to get to the 100,000th firearm recorded into the system.

“When fully rolled out, the Registry will provide a picture of all lawfully held firearms and arms items in New Zealand.”

To register your firearms head to www.firearmssafetyauthority.govt.nz or call on 0800 844 431 (Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm).

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Nurturing nature as shearwater chicks translocated to Wharariki ELISE VOLLWEILER Almost 100 fuzzy, grey, fluttering shearwater chicks were taken to their new home at the Wharariki Eco-Sanctuary last weekend, as part of a project that aims to re-establish the relict species on the mainland.

The project is run by HealthPost Nature Trust, and has resulted in the translocation of a total 198 pakahā/ fluttering shearwaters to the Golden Bay sanctuary.

This most recent group were selected from Kokomohua/ Long Island in the Marlborough Sounds by the trust’s trained and knowledgeable team.

Pakahā are small brown and white seabirds, whose burrows are very vulnerable to predation.

Their breeding colonies are now confined to offshore islands where pests have been fully eradicated.

Spokesperson for the trust Nate Wilbourne says their vision is to ‘create a wondrous nature sanctuary’, meaning that they are supporting threatened species once abundant on the mainland and now restricted to off-shore is-

Volunteers carefully place the 92 shearwater chicks in their new burrows at the Wharariki EcoSanctuary last Saturday. Photo: Supplied. lands. Their hope is that they will once again return to the safe-haven of the Wharariki Eco-Sanctuary.

“Because pakahā are a faithful bird, returning the colonies they fledged to breed, we select chicks that are two-to-three weeks away

from naturally fledging in hope that they will return to the sanctuary.”

He says that the last three trans-

locations have been a huge success, and the trust is well on the way to its goal of moving a total of 250 pakahā to the sanctuary over a course of four years.

The hope is that a sustainable population can be established, which will return to the area for its triennial breeding.

“This is what the last few years of planning, fencing, trapping, planting, and making of burrows have all been for – to reintroduce fluttering shearwater and other native species to the mainland where they can flourish in the predator-free habitat.”

The HealthPost website states that bringing seabirds back to the mainland is an important step towards restoring a whole ecosystem, as their guano (bird poo) is a powerful fish-based fertiliser that nourishes the land, encouraging vegetation to thrive which in turn creates habitat for other species.

The three-hectare sanctuary is mesh-fenced and incorporates the Cape Farewell cliffs, which act as natural predator protection as well as providing the right conditions for the young seabirds to take flight.

Stitching together memories of a beloved friend ELISE VOLLWEILER A tribute to a valued friend and long-standing group member will be on display at this week’s annual mid-summer quilt exhibition.

Diane Anderson, who had long been a member of Motueka’s quilting community, passed away last year. Her masterpiece, a gloriously coloured quilt with undulating edges that is dubbed “Butterfly” will be one of her displayed works. Pieces of fabric from Diane’s collection were shared among the quilters to craft a tribute to their friend, and these will also be on display.

Fellow quilter Bev Dyke says that Diane was a person who willingly shared her quilting expertise and was also a very active committee member.

The event will feature a guest exhibition from Hawke’s Bay Wine Country Quilts group, as well as 20 pieces from Kapiti Quilters’ 2023 “Out of the Blue” challenge. The Aotearoa Quilters’ annual colour challenge will also be represented, with red being the feature colour. These small pieces are made by quilters from throughout the country.

The exhibition is to be held at the Tasman Church, Thursday 18 January to Saturday 20 January, from 10am-4pm daily. Entry is $5. The church will have refreshments available as a fundraiser, and raffle tickets, with proceeds for the latter going towards the Cancer Society as well as Motueka St John, in memory of Diane.

Diane Anderson will be remembered in this year’s mid-summer quilt exhibition, which is to be held at the Tasman Church from Thursday. Photo: Supplied.

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Familiar scenes entrancing musuem visitors ELISE VOLLWEILER

Barbara Ingram-Monk was inspired by a timeless Mapua photograph to paint her wharf scene. It is now displayed at the Motueka Museum, as part of the Motueka Art Group exhibition. Photo: Elise Vollweiler.

The walls of Motueka Museum’s exhibition room vibrate with familiarity right now.

The local scenes – Motueka’s estuary, the Janie Seddon, and the saltwater baths, to name a few – are vibrantly displayed on the walls of the museum’s renovated exhibition room.

The museum’s visitor book is brimming with dozens of positive comments about the display, which is the work of the Motueka Art Group and is themed, “Scenes from the artist’s eye”.

The group’s vice president, Barbara Ingram-Monk, says that the venue brought out the best in the artwork, which includes prints and paintings of

various styles.

“When you put it together in an exhibition like this, it all comes alive.”

The exhibition opened before Christmas and will run until 21 January.

The group will then be moving towards their annual showcase at the St Thomas Church, which will officially open on 26 January and run for two weeks.

The Summer Art Exhibition has been running for more than 30 years, according to a rough estimate by group member Marian Painter. She says that most of the group’s 35 members will be displaying and selling artwork at the event, which will include all styles and abilities from both

hobbyists and professional artists.

The artworks will range in price from $10 to $2000, with a lot of new work available for perusal.

A unique twist to this year’s display is the apple-themed canvasses that the members have been given to put their own spin on the common theme, “The apple of Motueka’s eye”.

“It’s going to be really wacky,” Marian predicts.

All are welcome to the exhibition’s open evening at 7pm on Thursday, 25 January, with drinks and nibbles, and an opportunity to meet the artists.

It will be open daily from 10am-5pm, with the final day on Saturday, 3 February.

New Nelson plane to boost flying doctor service STAFF REPORTER

Trust chairman Dr David Bowie and trust chief executive Christine Prince. Photo: Supplied. have until 9 February to cast their vote.

Chief executive of the trust, Christine Prince, hopes locals will embrace the opportunity to name their plane.

“It will be permanently based in Nelson, on call to help the community when needed,” she says.

“With the service’s highly-trained medical and nursing staff from Nelson Hospital and specialist equipment, patients can be transferred seamlessly to Christchurch or Wellington or further afield for advanced medical treatment.”

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To the end of June 2023, the service completed 1,276 missions across New Zealand and just over 50 percent of these missions were from Nelson.

The new plane, the Beechcraft Super King Air B200, is the newest in New Zealand’s aeromedical fleet and offers a significant upgrade.

“This model of plane is ideal for aeromedical inter-hospital transfers and will be instrumental in getting patients in the Nelson and Marlborough area to the specialist or higher acuity care they need,” says Nelson base manager, Ryan O’Rourke.

Before the launch next month, the New Zealand Flying Doctor Trust is giving Nelsonians and Top of the South locals a chance to name their plane, and the lucky winner will be invited to the launch at Nelson Airport on 15 February.

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Council boss departs ‘all-consuming’ job MAX FRETHEY

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After six years in the “incredibly stimulating” role of Tasman District Council’s chief executive, Janine Dowding will leave the organisation at the end of month to let someone else “take the reins”.

“It’s an amazing role because there’s so much variety and it’s incredibly stimulating. You’re encountering different issues and topics every day.”

Janine arrived as the council was debating if it should proceed with the Waimea Community Dam. Leading a council for the first time amidst the making of that massive decision was “really tough” but also provided a great learning experience for the council’s new chief executive.

“There really wasn’t a part of council that that project didn’t touch, so it was a valuable opportunity for me to learn about council,” Janine says.

Like the dam, many of council’s major challenges during her time as chief executive provided Janine with some of the real highlights of her tenure.

The “awful” 2019 Pigeon Valley wildfire brought out “the best in people” as the community rallied

Janine Dowding has led the council through wildfires and pandemics but will be leaving the job at the end of the month. Photo: Max Frethey. around those affected, while the Covid-19 pandemic provided the council the opportunity to make some much-needed changes, enabling greater agility and flexibility.

Janine says the council’s successes are the result of the collective efforts of those within and outside the organisation and is simply “proud to have been part of the team that has made these things

happen.”

One of the council’s notable achievements during the last six years has been the development and progression of its relationship with iwi.

“We’ve got a way to go there, but there’s really deep commitment and an understanding of the value of those relationships.”

Despite enjoying the job, Janine acknowledges that it can be

“tough gig” with periods of incredibly high stress and a need for endurance.

The rising amount of abusive behaviour being directed towards council staff “takes a toll” on people’s well-being, but being chief executive is also simply an “all-consuming job”.

“I wouldn’t say I go home and stress every night, but it’s very hard to switch off because there’s

always so much happening,” she says.

Janine took the opportunity to consider her future and realities of her job as the end of her term approached, eventually deciding not to seek an extension to her contract.

After she finishes up at the council, Janine has no plans and will spend the next couple of months resetting and rebuilding her reserves.

“It just feels like a good time to let somebody else come in and take the reins.”

But it sounds like that somebody has big shoes to fill with Mayor Tim King praising Janine’s leadership during her final council meeting.

“There is no one I would have preferred to go through the last five years, and particularly the whole Covid experience, leading our organisation.”

Janine’s advice to her successor is to value and appreciate all the people both inside and outside the council who make Tasman what it is.

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The clash of the champs

There were clearly no hard feelings between Shannon McIlroy and Alfie Linn after the former world champion’s narrow victory over Alfie in their bowls match-up. Photo: Supplied.

SUE ENGLAND With Christmas close at hand, all preparations for the holiday were forgotten and a game of lawn bowls became the order of the day.

There were many spectators, families and club members, to watch table tennis medalist Alfie Linn take on Shannon McIlroy, a former lawn bowls world champion.

Hands were shaken and Sue England, the marker, explained the rules for the match.

Four bowls each, 10 ends and any killed ends would be replayed.

It was a fabulous game played in tremendous spirit with plenty of audience participation.

Some of the ends were so close that the measure had to come out to decide who had the shot.

The final result was 10 points to Shannon and 8 to Alfie.

Alfie, who has Down syndrome, is a member of Māpua Bowling Club and a very keen sportsman.

He swims, plays basketball and cricket and won two table tennis medals for New Zealand last June at the Virtus Global Games, an elite event for athletes with an intellectual impairment.

Alfie and the Club members were extremely grateful to Shannon and his wife, Amy, for coming out to Māpua to help with this fundraiser.

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Tasman’s giant wētā needs you ELOISE MARTYN

and coming out at night to feed on flowers and seeds. It is the smallest of the special group of ‘giant’ wētā – in fact, it’s a tiny giant and very cute.

Like all the giant wētā, the Mt Arthur giant wētās are wingless which makes them vulnerable to rodents, as well as climate change.

“Being an alpine specialist, the giant wētā cannot be given sanctuary on an offshore island or in a fenced enclosure, the ‘back-stop’ measures for New Zealand’s most threatened wildlife,” Sandy explains.

“The continued survival of this gorgeous critter is dependent on Aotearoa developing a mouse control tool that is effective in the massive landscapes of Kahurangi, there is currently no such tool.

“In the Bug of the Year competition, the giant wētā is an ambassador for many other vulnerable alpine lizards and invertebrates that are often overlooked. We need to appreciate our bugs more, without bugs we would not have our iconic birds such as the roroa and whio,” Sandy adds.

“We need help to shine a light on the giant wētā and the alpine fauna of Kahurangi, so please vote for Tasman’s endangered little friend.”

Friends of Flora, a community volunteer conservation group with volunteers from Tasman, Motueka, and Nelson, are championing the Mt Arthur giant wētā in the online competition ‘Bug of the Year 2024’ and they are calling for your help to vote for Tasman’s endangered wētā.

“We decided to champion the Mt Arthur giant wētā in the competition as everyone in Tasman has a special responsibility to look after this cute giant that only occurs in a few mountains in Kahurangi National Park – nowhere else in the world,” says Sandy Toy, Riwaka-based Friends of Flora chair.

“Tu Ao Wharepapa, Mt Arthur dominates the western horizon from Richmond and Waimea, we look at it every day but rarely stop to think about its’ threatened wildlife.

“There are not many bugs in the competition that are critically threatened, the Mt Arthur giant wētā is one of the only ones. Being critically threatened means that without conservation management it will become extinct and we will lose it forever, which would be devastating.”

The giant wētā is not like the wētā you find in your wood pile. This one is a gentle vegetarian, living in the tussock high above the tree line

To vote for the Mt Arthur giant wētā head to bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/ before 12 February.

The Mt Arthur giant wētā is in the running to be named 2024’s Bug of the Year. Photo: Supplied.

Blaze destroys Tākaka ITM building GORDON PREECE Thirteen crews battled a large blaze at the ITM Building Centre in Tākaka last Thursday morning.

Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ) says it was alerted to the building fire at 3am on Thursday and had contained the fire by 4:50am.

FENZ Nelson Marlborough district commander Grant Haywood says the fire is out but crews are still on the scene and a fire investigator will be on site today to determine the cause of the blaze.

“The brigades worked really well to contain it and stop it spreading,” he says. “It did spread into

the adjacent building which is the PGG Wrightson builiding but crews cut it off there.

He says at the fire’s peak there would’ve been around 40 firefighters battling the blaze from stations based in Motueka, Kaiteriteri, Tasman, Nelson, Collingwood and Tākaka.

Grant says the fire is a big deal for the community.

“For that community it is. | Boardwalk around the estuary, Motueka It’s a significant business.”

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near Buxton Lane had been closed since 3:30am due to the fire, but reopened just before 8am.

Tasman District Council (TDC) says investigations into the potential impact on neighbouring properties from run off from the fire continued late last week.

“Our environmental team is working to determine if any potentially contaminated water from the fire fighting effort may have reached groundwater that supplies household bores in the

vicinity,” a spokesperson said over the weekend. “Indications are that water flowed toward Motupipi St and collected in a field drain, which has since been pumped out. We’ve directly contacted around 30 properties on Motupipi Street and Buxton Lane to let them know about the situation – they’ve been advised not to drink water from their bores until further notice” Red dye was put into the stormwater system to show where any water had gone.

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Malaika Hollis, no stranger to music STAFF REPORTER Golden Bay’s Malaika Hollis probably sang before she could talk. “I’ve always been doing it,” she says.

The daughter of acclaimed children’s musician Levity Beet (twotime winner of Best Children’s Artist at the NZ Children’s Music Awards), she is also “super confident on guitar”, plays piano and ukelele, and, “if you needed me on the drums, I could keep a beat”.

Her latest single The Stranger is online on January 19th across all streaming platforms. The title comes from the novel of the same name by Albert Camus “and certain elements within the book”, she says.

“I wrote The Stranger to acknowledge a disconnect within my relationship at the time. There had been this big conflict between us, and my trust had been really betrayed.

“For a long time, I’d thought that if I could prove to myself that this person still wanted to be with me, I’d be content. But when we finally reconnected, I realised I simply didn’t have the same feelings for them anymore.

“Ultimately, this song came from

a place of embarrassment at having let myself be treated poorly and ashamed that I couldn’t find a good way to look after myself.”

Malaika, from Golden Bay, describes her music as Indie Pop. “That’s probably the best fit and what I’m most inspired by. Dad hooked me into Taylor Swift and she’s probably been my biggest influence. Lyrically, Phoebe Bridgers and Lorde.”

She draws inspiration from her own life and experiences.

“I go through writer’s block, but as soon as something happens to me emotionally I can just write and write and write. It’s always from my own feelings and experiences, but occasionally it will be something I’ll hear about on the news or a poem I read. But it has to be something that makes me feel an emotion in witnessing or hearing it.”

“I write the songs in my own time and then if I’m feeling extra creative or I want to have complete creative control I’ll get out Garageband and make a simple little demo on my computer.”

But with a musical father who is also an audio engineer, “most of the time I take the song to my dad, show it to him and then tell him exactly what I want to

do, what I want to add and how and where and what I want it to sound like, and then we work on it together.”

“At the moment I do all my marketing on Spotify because it’s such a big streaming platform and I haven’t set myself up on the other platforms yet.”

Malaika has two previous tracks, Keep a Hold of Me and Low Light available online.

This year marks her final year at high school, and she’s still unsure where her future lies.

“I definitely want to go to university but I’m a bit afraid to study music because I really don’t want the education to kill the passion and it become like a chore or a job, rather than what I just want to do. But I’d be really interested in studying English literature.

“As a little kid around six, I was driven by fame and wanting to be a pop star. Now I hope that when I make music, people hear it and they want to listen to what I’m saying; that it resonates with them.

“I want my gigs to be for people who are genuinely interested in my music and not the idea of me as a famous figure. I’d rather have people who understand what I’m doing.”

Malaika Hollis most likely sane before she could talk.

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Opinion

Wednesday 17 January 2024

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Have your say: sara@topsouthmedia.co.nz

Garden gates opening for fellow green thumbs

Very generous indeed!

Karen Ward

Visited this morning and I would highly recommend! A beautiful garden that is thriving with the love and attention it’s receiving.

Sarah Hargraves

Great, but how do you determine who gets it?

Ivina Smout

Hunters donate tonne of venison

This is great, thanks to all that are involved in this. There will be some happy families around our town because of you all.

Haley Nieman

WHAT’S HAPPENING

atourlibrary Te Noninga Kumu - 32 Wallace St - 03 528 1047

Caravan colouring in for all ages, during January Come and colour in a festive caravan for our Summer library display.

Toxic algae warning

That’s so cool! Well done.

Debbie Gardner

Absolute mess.

Jessica Smith

Awesome mahi.

Mark David Edwards Big shout out to Bill O’Leary who does a lot of this mahi and has been involved in Deerstalkers Assoc for what seems like a lifetime.

Irish Kelz Absolutely fabulous, well done to all involved, that’s a super impressive effort.

Gina Anderson Well done! That’s an awesome thing to do.

Willa Bannan

Pour some JD in there, that will kill it.

John A R Edwards

Amazing.

Sarah Mitchell

Get Crafty for Children, Monday 22 January,11am-12pm

Flushed phones, concrete and teddies cost Tasman $40k Is it time to put roadside billboards around the problem areas? To make sure more people get the message.

Andrea Grocott

Motueka High School student literally aims for the stars

Awesome, too much guys.

Mark Duff

Altered Book Art for all ages during January Make a work of art out of an old library book.

Pick up an old book and an entry form and have fun.

What a great role model.

Lucy Broadhurst

Escape the Sun with Lego Fun Thursdays 18, 25 January, 10am-12pm

A 40-year tale to tell

2024 Calendars to decorate Wednesday 17 and Friday 19 January, 1pm-2pm

Please pass my best wishes onto Diane.

I found our old school year book and saw that her wish for the future was to work in the library so see, dreams really do come true! Good luck for the future from Natalie Canton (nee Sulman) Natalie Canton

Mad Hatter’s Picnic on the Green Wednesday 24 January, 10am-12pm Bring your rug and picnic lunch and find a shady spot under the trees.

Enjoy activities for all ages.

Children to be accompanied by a parent or caregiver please.

If wet our Picnic will be in the Community Room.

STREET TALK Working for you

Booknic, Wednesday 24 January Bring a picnic and a Book to swap. 10am12pm

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“Castaway, with Gilbert instead of Wilson. The island looks amazing and so does the solitude.”

“Harry Potter, it’s full of magic, adventure and cool animals and their library looks incredible.”

“Star Wars, as long as I get to be either a Stormtrooper or a Jedi.”

“A Kurt Cobain documentary, I’d love to jam with him.”

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Pedalling fundraiser for those who can’t FIONA NELSON A fundraiser incorporating cycling and a three-course meal in the Baton Valley will raise money for those with a chronic illness that stops them enjoying activities such as cycling.

The Baton Bikers’ Banquet will be held on Saturday 10th February at The Baton House.

Riders can pedal part of the Great Taste Trail to the top of the Baton Valley, 16km from the Motueka River, and enjoy a three-course lunch on the lawn with entertainment at The Baton House.

The homestead, owned by the Baton Valley Trust, was built as a replica of the Baton Hotel that stood on site from the 1860s when gold was being mined in the area.

The event is a fundraiser for the Zest for Life Fund which supports people with ME/CFS (formerly known as chronic fatigue syndrome).

ME/CFS is a complex and disabling illness. Many people with severe ME/CFS are often very low-functioning and unable to enjoy such adventures such as this type of bike ride.

Zest for Life Trust was founded in memory of Zascha Mann, a young Nelson man who died as a result of a long struggle with ME/ CFS. The name ‘Zest for Life’ was cho-

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A fundraiser will see riders cycle to Baton House. Photo: Supplied. sen in recognition of Zascha’s exuberance for life as adventurer, traveller, skier, mountain climber, kayaker and rock climber. The trust provides small grants for practical help for people with ME/CFS in Nelson Tasman.

“Depending on whether you want a challenge or just a cruisy way to spend the day,” says organiser Ange Palmer. “We are suggesting three routes for a summer days

ride to the Baton House.”

Using the Great Taste Trial, the possible starting points are: The Baton Valley – start at Woodstock, slightly uphill but mostly flat, 15km; Valley to Valley - start in Tapawera, cycle up the Wangapeka Valley and finish in the Baton Valley, with a hill in between, 18km; Working for your lunch – start at Wakefield and make your

way over the Dovedale Hill to the Baton Valley, 47km, or head to the Baton via Spooners Tunnel, 50km; or perhaps ride from Motueka, 47km.

Ange is hoping that teams of bike riders will join.

“We’d love to see groups of workmates, friends or family members together. It should be a super fun day, a good bit of fitness and we would really appreciate the sup-

port.”

So, jump on your bike for this incredible opportunity to get to know Nelson’s remote Baton Valley, a hidden gem of wilderness and history.

Tickets are limited so sign up soon. Suggested donation $100 per rider.

Details, route options and registration can be found on www. thebatonhouse.nz/events

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Now stocking ammo & hunting gear

After hours fuel with eftpos/credit cards OPEN 7 DAYS 2 Commercial St • Ph 525 7305

Supporting the events that make a community

We stock a wide range of dairy equipment, chemicals, fencing gear, pipes, fittings & farm plumbing supplies.

Icebreaker, Canterbury & Stoney Creek clothing.

Gumboots, rainwear, workboots, gloves & socks.

Gardening supplies, seeds, seedlings, shrubs, trees, natives, sprays, netting, tools, composts & potting mixes.

Animal & stock feeds, pet foods, feeders & troughs.

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Surgery, x-ray, ultrasound and dental treatments.

Large animal health plans, vaccination and disease control programs, pregnancy scanning, lameness consults, calving assists, surgery, trace element testing, parasite control programs etc.

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Arts Council stage

The Vaulties

Magic & Circus

Secretary Office

Grandstand

Scott mini train

Fire Brigade First Aid

GRAND PARADE 1PM

Trade Stands – Food stalls Takaka Citizens Band

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Wolves pounce in strong performance JACK MALCOLM Despite starting with an early duck, the Wolves (Motueka/ Wanderers) have rallied to beat Wakatu in a high-scoring premier-grade cricket affair at Victory Square on Saturday.

Batting first, the Wolves’ innings was driven by Joseph O’Connor’s

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130 from 116 balls and Kyle Paki Paki’s 89, in one of the best batting performances by the team this season.

They would finish just short of 300 on 298/8 before coming home to win by 33 runs as Wakatu finished their 50 overs on 264/9.

Joseph was also influential with

Mens Veterans Wednesday 10 January

THE SUPER MARIO BROTHERS

1st John Hewitt 2nd Danny Cusiel 3rd Ken Melind 4th Andrew Fenemor

THE PORTABLE DOOR 2hrs Thur 1.00pm Fri 5.55pm Sat 2.15pm Sun 2.40pm Mon 2.40pm DOUNGENS AND DRAGONS (HONOUR AMOUNG THEIVES) 2hrs20min (M) Thur 7.50pm Fri 3.30pm Sat 11.50am & 8.45pm Sun 10.00am Mon 4.45pm Tue 8.10pm Wed 1.30pm

JOHN WICK (CHAPTER 4) 2hrs50min

Hobbs picking up three wickets, including opener Jordan Kelso and third-order batsman Jatin Sandhir for ducks to kick off the innings.

Jack White would also contribute a handy three wickets, as the pair never let Wakatu have the partnership that would have seen them provide more of a challenge

on the scoreboard.

Action continues this week as the T20 competition resumes, with the Wolves hosting Stoke-Nayland at Brightwater Domain. A return to two-day action is scheduled for this weekend, with the Wolves back playing in Brightwater against Nelson College on Saturday.

NBS Motueka Golf Club results

AIR 2hrs Wed 5.45pm 1hr40min Wed 3.55pm

the ball as he picked up two wickets in the 47th over, which turned the tides well in his team’s favour.

Wakatu had been tracking well to set up a grandstand finish but would score just 11 runs from their final three overs after losing their penultimate wicket.

And it was a position the Wolves had put them in, with Liam

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Opening Day Saturday 13 January Sunday Motueka Open Long time member John Neal opened the season with a straight drive down the 1st Tee playing a paired American Stableford

(R16)

Thur 3.00pm Fri 8.00pm Sat 4.15pm Sun 8.15pm Mon 7.30pm Tue 2.50pm Wed 7.45pm RED, WHITE AND BRASS 1hr30min

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LIVING 1hr50min (PG) Thur 11.00am Fri 11.50pm Sun 6.15pm Tue 1.00pm

1st Peter Neal and Danny Cusiel 2nd Peter Johnson and Becky Gammon 3rd Sue Park and Reinhardt Pauls 4th Grace Latimer and Bryan McKay 5th Todd Hamilton and Mark Carrington

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Lower Moutere store closest to the pin Men - Barry Riordan Ladies - Janis Webster

From left: Peter Neal, Becky Gammon and Peter Johnson - winners of the Christine Ross Trophy, and Danny Cusiel. Photo: Supplied.

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Community Notices MONDAY BETTER BREATHERS CLASS, Breath better, have fun, and be more active. Mon, 11.3012.30pm, Motueka Recreation Centre. Car park entry to the class avail. $5 per class. More info Ph: Jess 0275267675 or E: asthma.nelson@ xtra.co.nz.

MOTUEKA ELYSIUM Mon, 9.30am, Muses Café. For Widows and Widowers. Join us for coffee and chat, friendship, and support. Ph: Carol 035285027.

WOULD YOU LIKE A BIKE? Bike Hub Nelson accepts donations of good used bikes, fixes them up and gives them away for a small koha. 142 Saxton Rd. Mon, 5.30-7pm. For other opening times and a map E: bikehubnelson@gmail.com.

MAPUA FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Indoor bowls, 1st & 3rd Mon. Mapua Bowling Club rooms. 2pm, Bring a plate of afternoon tea. Lots of laughs.

Ph: Val 035403685.

TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY MOTUEKA BRASS, Tues Evenings. Discover your musical talent with us! Join our lively brass band for an unforgettable experience To join Ph: 021728168 or come along.

MOTUEKA ARTS COUNCIL office at Community House, Decks reserve. Wed, 11-3pm. Inquiries about art activities; funding for Art; Art ideas for Motueka. Ph: 0210589388.

AGE CONCERN TEA & TALK, Every Wed, 10.30am, The Shed, 24a Tudor St. More info Ph: 0279214074.

KNIT & NATTER Wed, 10-12pm, Motueka Over 50s Social Hub, 10 Pah St. Friendly group for all ages. Includes refreshments. Ph: Roz

027415636. All welcome.

WALK 4 HEALTH, Wed, 8.30m, Motueka Community Garden. 30 min walk at your own pace, for any age, any fitness and size.

Ph:0279305310 or wellontrack@gmail.com TOASTMASTERS MOTUEKA meet 1st & 3rd Wed of month. 6.45pm start, St John’s rooms, Jack Inglis Hosp, Courtney St. Gain speaking confidently, friendly environment. More Info Ph: Peter 0277468311.

THURSDAY / FRIDAY NELSON BAYS HARMONY CHORUS, (women’s choir), is seeking new members to join our happy group. Thurs evenings, Club Waimea, Richmond. Ph: Carole 0274360910.

MOTUEKA 50+ WALKING GROUP every Thurs. More info Ph: 0212640403 E: secretary50pluswalkers@gmail.com, or www.motueka50pluswalkers.co.nz.

RUMMIKUB Thurs, 1-4pm, Motueka Over 50s Social Club, 10 Pah St. Friendly group, includes refreshments. All welcome. Ph: Keith 0274516422.

THE DOCTORS MOTUEKA – Walking Group, Thurs, 9am, by the Janie Seddon Shipwreck carpark. Walking for 30 mins, suitable for all fitness levels. Make your daily walk more fun and meet new people. Ph: 035288358.

PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP meet 1st Thurs of the month, 1.30-3.30pm, Broadgreen House, 276 Nayland Rd. Ph: Bill 035448635 or 035391137.

MOTUEKA G.R.G 2nd & 4th Thurs, 1-3pm, St Andrews lounge, 64 High St. Support group welcomes grandparents/kin raising/ supporting grandchildren. Join us for a confidential

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relaxed and supportive time with others. Ph: 0211337299.

SATURDAY / SUNDAY HOUSIE – Sat, 27 Jan, 1pm, Motueka Over 50s Social Hub 10 Pah St. Bring your friends for a fun afternoon followed by a cuppa. Doors open 12.30. Ph: Jude 0273244226.

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Every Sat, 10-12pm, Motueka Library. Free services, including copy certification and witnessing signatures are available.

GENERAL GROUPS RIWAKA CROQUET CLUB, do you and a group of friends/family/workmates want to spend a fun few hours learning to play croquet?

You need a minimum of 8 players, $10 each, all equipment provided and someone from our club to help you learn the game. Full access to the clubhouse kitchen. For info Ph: 0276308910.

MOTUEKA SENIORNET Take advantage of the many interest groups offered. Join SeniorNet Motueka. To join, visit www.seniornetmotueka.org.nz, or Ph: Allan 0279711100.

MOTUEKA TRAMPING CLUB, would you like to go walking on the weekends but are not sure where to start? Start with your local club: www.motuekattrampingclub.org.

RED CROSS MOTUEKA BRANCH Fundraising shop, open Mon – Fri, 10-2pm. Community House, Decks Reserve. We sell clothing, household linen and books. Donations of sellable goods are appreciated.

SURVIVORS AND THRIVERS, if you have or

have had cancer, supporting someone with cancer, come and meet others in this friendly atmosphere. Ph: 035391137 or info@cancernelson.co.nz for info or to reg.

MULTICULTURAL MOTUEKA welcomes migrants and refugees every Tues & Fri, 8.30 -1pm, Community House, Decks Reserve. We provide connection and practical assistance for newcomers to our region as well as support for all cultural activities happening in our community. Ph 027 5286744 or sez@multiculturalnt. co.nz.

MOTUEKA TENNIS CLUB. INC. Every Tues & Thurs, 9-11.30am. Courts behind the Memorial Hall Pah St. Racquets available to borrow for new Members. All welcome.

GATEWAY TO YOUR WELLBEING, Wellbeing is important for all of us to thrive. The shed is a safe place to meet new people in a supportive and caring environment. We can connect you with other agencies for the right support needed. More info Ph: 0279214074, E: admin@ ght.co.nz or pop in 24a Tudor St, Motueka.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. Is alcohol causing problems for your life? Want to stop drinking but can’t? Maybe we can help. Support meetings every day. Ph: 0800aaworks, 08002296757.

BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, If you have or have had breast cancer, come along to this friendly atmosphere. 102 Hardy St, Nelson.

Reg: 035391137 or E: info@cancernelson.org. nz.

SUSTAINING TENANCIES Having trouble with your Tenancy? Need help working things through with your landlord or tenant? Gateway Housing Trust. Info E: housing@ght.co.nz or Ph:

035457100.

NEED A LIFT? Mapua Willing Wheels Volunteer Drivers Service, affordable transport around Mapua, Motueka, Richmond, Nelson (no airport runs). To book Ph: 0226822373 or mapuawheels@gmail.com. 24 hours’ notice required.

NELSON HOSPICE The Motueka shop needs volunteers! If you would like to volunteer for us, please enquire at the shop or Ph: 035281178.

RADIO CONTROL SAILING Wed and Sun, 1pm onwards, Best Island. Weather permitting.

IOMs and Dragon Force etc. New members welcome. More info Ph: Peter 0275443923.

MOTUEKA DISTRICT TOY LIBRARY, Tues, and Thurs, 9-11am, and Sat, 10-12pm, 44 Pah St. Annual membership $30. Hundreds of toys for all ages.

GREYPOWER MOTUEKA welcomes visitors at the Community House office, Decks Reserve on Wallace St. for ongoing service requests. Discount provider list available. Ph: 035289076 or E: greypowermot@gmail.com.

MOTUEKA DISTRICT BRASS Do you want to be part of a fun, social and competitive band, who make players welcome? E motueka. brass@gmail.com or Ph: 021728168 MOTUEKA NEWCOMERS New to Motueka?

We’re a social group, mostly retired (50+) who meet regularly and welcome newcomers. More info Ph: Jana 035284355.

INDOOR BOWLS, Mon & Wed, 1.15-3pm, Motueka Over 50s Hub, 10 Pah St. All abilities welcome. Ph: Jude 0273244226 MOTUEKA MENZSHED. Reopen mid-Jan, for more creating socialising and relaxing.

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Classifieds

Wednesday 17 January 2024

Classifieds NOTIFICATION OF IMPENDING COMMENCEMENT COBB, PARAPARA & GOULAND PREDATOR CONTROL

SITUATIONS VACANT

Vector Free Marlborough (VFM) wishes to advise landowners and other interested parties of its intention to aerially apply the toxin sodium fluoroacetate (1080) for the purpose of controlling possums, stoats, and rats in Kahurangi National Park from anytime after 7th February 2024. Non-toxic cereal prefeed baits will be applied from anytime after 2nd February 2024.

The operation is being carried out by Vector Free Marlborough (VFM) on behalf of the Department of Conservation (DOC) to protect vulnerable native species from introduced predators.

Description of Area

The Cobb, Parapara & Gouland treatment areas take in approximately 155,000 hectares of public land managed by the Department of Conservation and several other Crown agencies, as well as small areas of unformed road administered by local District Councils.

Boundaries of the treatment area extend from Kahurangi Point and Aorere Valley start point of the Heaphy Track in the north, south to Venus Hut on the Karamea River. Much of the western boundary is defined by the coastline of the Tasman Sea before turning inland and loosely following parts of the Tubman Range & Kakapo Spur. To the east, the boundary follows parts of the Arthur and Lockett Ranges then crosses the Waingaro catchment, Anatoki Range and Anatoki catchment before skirting the eastern side of Parapara Peak and joining the northern boundary.

Public Access & Recreational Facilities

Public access to the treatment area is provided by several roads, as well as a large number of back-country tracks and associated facilities managed by DOC. Huts and other back-country accommodation will generally be excluded from bait application during the application of toxic bait, although a number of very low-use sites may be over-sown subject to occupancy and consent conditions, in which case VFM field operatives will inspect for and recover toxic baits from open areas at the completion of application.

The affected sections of tracks will be restricted to public access whilst the aerial application of toxic bait takes place. While toxic bait is applied, affected facilities will have any water supplies disconnected and will be provided with alternative drinking water supplies in accordance with Public Health Permit conditions.

Toxin warning signs will be in place at all track entrances and in huts immediately prior to the application of toxic bait. Advisory signage will also be installed at key sites prior to non-toxic prefeed application.

Commencement Date

The Cobb, Parapara & Gouland treatment area spans a large geographical area and has been divided into three blocks for operational purposes. These blocks will be controlled progressively beginning from 2nd February 2024. Work in each block will begin with the aerial application of non-toxic cereal prefeed pellets. This will be followed five or more days later by the aerial application of cereal pellets containing biodegradable 1080.

All work is weather dependent and people intending to visit the affected area from 2nd February 2024 onwards are advised to check the VFM and DOC websites for the status of the operation, and/or seek up-to-date information from the DOC office in Takaka.

Bait Description

Prefeed: Non-toxic cereal-based pellet, approximately 16mm long, cinnamon-lured and non-dyed (sandy coloured).

Toxic bait: Cereal based pellet, approximately 16mm long, cinnamon-lured and dyed green with a toxic loading of 0.15% sodium fluoroacetate (1080).

A portion of the Cobb treatment area will have prefeed and 1080 bait applied containing deer repellent where consent conditions allow.

The aerial operation will use helicopters equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS) hardware and calibrated buckets to ensure accurate placement and adherence to consent conditions.

Precautions

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This pesticide is poisonous to humans and domestic animals. The public are reminded of the danger that toxic baits and possum carcasses pose, particularly to children and dogs.

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Children should be kept under strict supervision in the treatment area. Dogs should be kept under strict control at all times and not have access to, or be taken into the treatment area as they are particularly susceptible to accidental poisoning through contact with 1080 bait and poisoned carcasses. The risks of poison carcasses to dogs may extend downstream of the control area.

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Game animals should not be sold or taken for eating from within or adjacent to this area until it is declared clear of pesticides.

Warning signs will be erected at all main public entry points and the public are reminded that it is an offence to remove any of these signs. Warning signage will remain in place until monitoring indicates that bait and carcasses no longer contain pesticide residues.

Observe the following precautions whenever you see toxin warning signs present:

See web-site for details: www.tasmansoda blasting.co.nz or email office@tasman sodablasting.co.nz

Ph. 022 528 8159

STORAGE WANTED

• DO NOT touch bait • WATCH CHILDREN at all times • DO NOT EAT animals from this area or from within the “buffer zone” outside the treatment area boundary. The buffer zone is 200m for rabbits, 1km for hares, tahr, wallabies and possums, and 2 km for deer, pigs and any other animals.

• DEADLY TO DOGS, do not allow dogs access to animal carcasses

Tasman Storage units available from $6.20pw Insurance approved.24/7 access. Ph 528 0071.

If you suspect poisoning

New dentures, reliners, repairs. Phone Daniela at Bays Dentures 546 4455.

Contact your local hospital, or dial 111 National Poisons Centre 0800 POISON - 0800 764 766 In the case of a domestic animal being poisoned, contact a local veterinarian.

For further information please contact the Cobb, Parapara & Goylands operations controller: Vector Free Marlborough PO Box 5171, Springlands, Blenheim 7241 Phone: 0508 548 008 Email: communications@vectorfree.co.nz

Department of Conservation Takaka Office, 62 Commercial Street Takaka Email: takaka@doc.govt.nz

DENTURES

66 Central Road, Lower Moutere, Saturday 20th January 10.00am till 4.00pm Assorted items, books, furniture etc.

WANTED TO BUY CASH PAID for

Old Wristwatches Scrap Gold & Silver Old Coins & Jewellery Vintage/Quality Tools Military & Firearms Items General Antiques Also Buying Estate & Shed Items Collection & Downsizing Ph Tim Gladstone T&B Vintage 0800 653 935 or 548 5235

CHURCH NOTICE

Come and celebrate Pastor Francis Ghatt

10am Sunday Victory Church Corner of High St & Fearon St The little stone church with a big hear t

Classifieds

guardian.motueka@xtra.co.nz DEATH

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Passed away peacefully at his home on 13 January 2024, aged 87, surrounded by his loving family.

Loved Husband of Betty, loved Father of Gloria and Pete, David and Deb, Allan and Tracey, Tony and the late Karla and Barbara. Loved Pop to all his Grandchildren, great Grandchildren and great great Grandchildren.

Loved by all.

A celebration of Alex’s life will be held at the Motueka RSA on 18th January 2024 at 2pm. Messages to 56 Thorp Street, Motueka.

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Sport

Wednesday 17 January 2024

Webb breaks Speedway record JODY SCOTT A record straight 7th South Island in a row, Jeremy Webb has broken the record for the most consecutive Island titles in any form of Speedway in NZ history.

His 11th South Island title also puts him on top as the driver with the most SNZ overall titles. As an individual driver with 21 championships to his name, he is vying with Michael Pickens who sits on 20 titles. Both head to Ruapuna for the Midget championship over Waitangi Weekend.

Webb dominated the feature race at Milestone Top of the South Speedway on Saturday night, as he did when he won the NZ championship here back in December.

Unfazed by a couple of restarts, he left the rest vying for the minor placings - local driver John Schoester coming home in 2nd place after some good battles in the last few laps, Greymouth’s James Thompson was 3rd overall.

It was local drivers filling out the top 5: Jayden Corkill ran out of laps coming from grid 10 to briefly hold 3rd with a lap to go but had to settle for 4th place, Morgan

It was a Nelson 1-2, Eddie Frans won the Production Saloon feature race with Vaughan Cornelius in second at the 2-day NZ Super Saloon title meeting in Cromwell.

Ian Burson was stoked with a 6th placing in the NZ championship race, some major work to change the car over the past two weeks, after struggling all season with the 4-bar system that just didn’t work.

American Brenham Crouch finished 3rd in the War of the Wings feature Race in Greymouth driving the 75n sprint car, it was a good result in his first visit to the West Coast track. Connor Rangi ending in 7th after a spin late in the feature race.

Regular visitors Wade Sweeting and Harley Robb made the NZ Stock car championship final, Robb wining the first heat before both suffered flat tyres in heat 2.

Nelson driver Jack Rarity ended 7th in tier 3 with Riley Eathorne making the King of the Mountain group. Two-hundred cars turned up for the title in Stratford.

The Hydralink ‘War of the Wings’ Sprint cars series is the next meeting on Nelson Anniversary Weekend.

Meneka Rawson took out her first feature win and competitor of the night. Photo: Rebecca Connor Maling.

Frost held 2nd spot for 20 laps before falling back to claim 5th.

The Midgets ran the Nelson open Club Championship, Nelson represented by Nathan Wilkie and Jamie Brown. Wilkie had a good run in the heats but was unable to start the feature race, the championship going to Canterbury’s Ben Morgan who was also running in the T.Q.’s, Liam McCoubrey and Tom Lumsden filling the podium

in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

The Side Cars ran their Mark Thorn Memorial meeting with Canterbury’s Karl Foster and Kirstin Blumenthol taking the trophy.

Locals Harley and Rob Martin were runners-up with Paul Anderson and Mike Stevenson 3rd.

The club championship for the Youth Ministocks went to veteran Luke Higgins.

Locky Martin, backing up his 3rd

at the Canterbury champs last week, was 2nd with Toby Walker 3rd overall.

Conley Webley was top on points for the Quarter Midgets, but Meneka Rawson took out her first feature win and competitor of the night.

The Streetstocks were low-key with some final laps before their NZ title in Wellington next weekend.

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