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Wednesday 27 December 2023

Summer holidays arrive Eight-year-old Elliott Hinton kicked off the summer break with a real fruit ice cream in Motueka last week. While 2023 has seen a return to a more normal pace of life for many, with events and travel back on track, many are looking forward to a well-deserved break to see out the year. Top South Media wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday period. Photo: Elise Vollweiler.

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Campgrounds set for bumper summer KATE RUSSELL Camping hotspots around the region are set to be brimming with guests this summer, with some campgrounds being booked out earlier than usual.

Bookings at Mārahau Beach Camp so far this season are up by 32 per cent compared to the same time last year, and forward bookings are also looking strong.

Brendan Alborn, commercial director of Alborn Enterprises, a family business which includes the camp, says their busiest period is from a few days before Christmas up until the end of January.

“The average stay is two nights. A lot of people base themselves in Mārahau and then do day trips into the Abel Tasman, either using our water taxis or doing a kayaking trip.”

Across the year, the average split between domestic and international visitors is almost exactly 50 per cent, according to Brendan.

“In November and December, the split is around 60 per cent internationals and 40 per cent locals,” he says.

“Then in January, during school holidays, we have more Kiwis than internationals, but this is reversed from early February when a lot of Kiwis go back to work

and school while another wave of international visitors from the northern hemisphere come to New Zealand when it is still winter in their own countries.”

Brendan says the number of overseas visitors so far this season is almost back to pre-Covid levels.

“While we do have a good base of locals who return to the camp year after year, most of the campers are from other parts of Aotearoa or other parts of the world, and they are in the region to experience the Abel Tasman.

“Over the last couple of years, we have had a lot more domestic visitors ‘wintering-over’ in the area, so that has helped increase occu-

pancy during the winter months.”

Mārahau Beach Camp has 55 powered sites, seven non-powered sites, five cabins, and a backpacker lodge that sleeps 15 people.

“We completely renovated the camp facilities and the backpacker lodge in 2016, so everything is still looking pretty sharp,” says Brendan.

Quinney’s Bush Camp, south of Nelson, is also looking to be busy this summer, with some exciting new additions to delight guests.

“Our bookings are definitely up this year, as we were booked out for New Year’s about two months earlier than previous years,” says

operations manager, Andrew Quinney. Recently, the campground has completed two new BBQ kitchen areas, as well as a new river swimming hole complete with a new river slide.

Andrew says between Christmas and New Year is their busiest time, but they also see a significant number of bookings for Nelson Anniversary and Waitangi weekends. International bookings are also on the rise for the campground.

“We mostly get bookings from fellow Kiwis, travelling from all over the country. However, this year we have seen an increase in international guests.”

Mārahau Beach Camp has been busier than usual this summer season. Photo: Supplied.

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Alyssa Burt’s head for maths and passion for aerospace led to the top academic achievement at Motueka High School. Photo: Elise Vollweiler.

Motueka High School Dux literally aims for the stars ELISE VOLLWEILER Do the maths here. Take a life-long love of Star Wars, add a talent for physics and multiply it by the logic of calculus. What does that equate to?

Answer: One Motueka High School Dux, who is setting her sights on working for satellite and space-craft manufacturer Rocket Lab. Alyssa Burt was “lost for words” to be announced as Dux in last month’s prize-giving. In a rare double-feature, she was also announced as the top all-round student, which is an accolade that takes into account students’ extra-curricular activities as well as their academic achievements.

The biggest challenge of high school was the “pressure and anxiety of getting good grades”. She balanced this by holding onto her extra-curricular activities, which included band, librarian, breakfast club and theatre sports.

“It becomes part of your routine,” she says.

The 17-year-old had her eye on getting Dux in previous years, and although she knew she was a contender, 2023 has been all about just getting though the year.

Alyssa paced her study, with some inevitable last-minute sprints to cram for assessments.

The “real world applications” of physics and the logic of mathematics hold a fascination that she is taking through to her University of Canterbury journey next

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This opens doors for employment in the likes of NASA, SpaceX or the coveted Rocket Lab, where she made the shortlist this year for an internship. She says she was one of the three final candidates, making it through two rounds of interviews, so her foot is already in that door, if only by a crack.

Her family also proudly represents the Star Wars franchise at the Motueka Starlight Christmas Parade (“My family are the Star Wars nerds,” is how Alyssa words it).

Her scout trooper suit is too small for her now, so she’s dabbling with the possibilities of donning the red robes of an Imperial Praetorian Guard.

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Wednesday 27 December 2023

Nelson Tasman a ‘little island’ of sunshine ANNE HARDIE If you think the sea has been warmer so far this summer, you are right - it’s up to two degrees celsius warmer in some places around the Top of the South due to a long run of warm, sunny days through spring and early summer.

NIWA meteorologist and forecaster Ben Noll says the Top of the South has been a localised hot spot in the last part of the year, and swimmers and surfers have benefited with sea temperatures warming up earlier to 18 degrees by mid-December, and even up to 19 degrees in some bays.

“You seem to have been in your own little island in the Top of the South with your warm weather,” he says.

“Compared with other regions, you’ve had some pretty good weather.”

Ben says Nelson is tracking well to claim the title for the sunniest region in the country again, after losing the title for a couple of years. Though, the year is not quite over yet.

While many other parts of the country have been tormented by dismal weather and storms through the year, the Top of the South has enjoyed a benign climate – apart from a tornado in April. It was the only blip in the weather this year, ripping a destructive path through the

Luca Langley (5) from Richmond enjoying the warmer sea temperatures at Rabbit Island. Photo: Anne Hardie.

Moutere hills during a weather event that also delivered thunderstorms across the region.

Autumn ended up wetter than usual, but winter was drier and warmer. The region’s winter rainfall was between 50 and 79 per cent lower than normal and temperatures were above average.

That continued through spring with between 60 and 80 per cent of the region’s normal rainfall, and again, slightly higher-than-average temperatures.

The result is drier soils, where the soil deficit is running between 20 and 50mm lower than normal through December, which is “a pretty substantial deficit”, with the bulk of summer still ahead for the region.

Southwest winds through December played a part as they swept down from the hills to lift temperatures across the region, leading to higher evaporation rates in the soil.

Ben says the region is drier earlier, but a drought is not a given. He says the region has been on “borrowed time” with its low rainfall and sunny weather through the year, as the forecasting shows there “could be the opportunity for some bigger rainfalls” in the early to mid-part of 2024.

It is too early to determine what that will look like, he says, but there may be relief on the horizon for farmers and growers.

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Recycle bins will be fuller than usual during the holiday period, so here’s how to cope with the excess. Photo: Elise Vollweiler.

Tackling the summer recycling surge ELISE VOLLWEILER Christmas is well known as a time of excess. An abundance of food is eaten, extra beers are consumed, a plethora of toys and gadgets flow into households – and out flows the excess packaging.

David Stephenson, Tasman District Council’s team leader for stormwater, rivers and waste, says that at this time of year there is a higher “put out” rate for recycling, with paper, plastic and glass streams all increasing in volume.

He says that the collection trucks need to empty more often, and the staff also have to navigate the complication of busier roads and kerbsides.

“Extra visitor vehicles sometimes [make] bin access and vehicle movements more difficult for the collection drivers.”

He describes a perfect yellow-lidded bin as containing only paper, cans and plastics stamped with 1, 2 or 5. The containers must be rinsed clean, and it helps if dimpled meat trays from those summer barbeques are given a tap to

remove extra water.

Paper, if it can be easily torn, is fine to go into the recycling bin, including wrapping paper that has the same texture as a brochure.

David says that toy and present packaging is often an unlabelled plastic, PVC or EPS (expanded polystyrene), none of which is kerbside-recyclable.

“It’s especially important to rinse your milk and cream bottles at this time of the year, and to make sure your pizza box is scraped free of any remaining cheese or sauce.”

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the roadside recycling scheme as they get caught in the machinery and need to go in the bin. He also has a plea for caffeine lovers.

“Please don’t put your coffee cup or any compostable packaging into your bins – we can’t recycle these!”

A special request is made to the region’s flood of Canterbury visitors, who David wishes to remind that we have a separate crate for glass and that it does not go in the yellow-top bin as they do in Christchurch.

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glass bins, don’t fill them above the line, lest the contents spill onto the ground and break.

“Our contractors are lifting up to 800 bins a day,” David says.

Either keep some bottles aside for next time, purchase a second bin, or head directly to a Resource Recovery Centre (RRC) to drop them off, free of charge. They are open every day except Christmas and New Year’s Day. Batteries are a no-no in both recycling and rubbish bins, due to fire risk. Again, an RRC is the place for these, and there is no charge.

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Wednesday 27 December 2023

Flushed phones,concrete, teddies cost Tasman $40k MAX FRETHEY

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Cellphones, concrete, and teddy bears are just some of the items that Tasman residents have flushed down the toilet this year.

There have been at least 125 wastewater pump station blockages in Tasman this year, costing ratepayers more than $39,000 to clear.

Every blockage was caused by items that shouldn’t be flushed down the toilet, including jeans, towels, t-shirts, socks, cellphones, mop heads, timber, lumps of concrete, rocks, plastic, cable ties, string, wire, sanitary products, and a teddy bear.

However, the most common blockers of the pumps are disposable wipes.

Only the three Ps – paper, pee, and poo – should be flushed.

Once blocked, the pumps must be craned out, pulled apart, cleared, reassembled, and then reinstalled.

About one third of the pump station blockages, 40, have occurred at the Jenkins pump station in Riwaka which only services around 50 properties.

In contrast, the Brightwater Main pump station, which serves both the towns of Brightwater and Wakefield, had the next highest number of blockages at 18.

In third place is the Puketutu pump

station, which covers large portions of Motueka, with 15 blockages.

Tasman District Council has also historically had problems with clothing frequently blocking the Aranui-Higgs pump station in Māpua.

In most cases, letter drops bring about a sharp decline in the number of blockages in the region’s pump stations, except for one.

“Jenkins pump station catchment is the only catchment where publicity and letter drops have not worked long term,” says council’s waters and waste manager Mike Schruer.

A letter drop to the Riwaka properties serviced by the station in December 2022 only stopped blockages for about 3 months.

Flushing items that shouldn’t be flushed has the potential to damage the pumps, in addition to blocking them.

Recently, a piece of timber too large for a typical private drain got stuck in the Goodman pump station, the largest in Tasman’s wastewater network.

The Goodman station’s two pumps serve 95 per cent of Motueka.

“It is critical both pumps are operational, especially during wet weather,” Mike says.

“We don’t think the pump was damaged in this instance, but if it was, it would cost thousands of dollars to repair.”

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Tasman residents have flushed all manner of items down the toilet including jeans, t-shirts, cellphones, concrete, and a teddy bear. Photos: Tasman District Council.

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Hato Hone St John says it responded to almost 200 water incidents nationwide between December 2022 and February this year and several were fatal.

It had also responded to 14 per cent more water incidents in 2022.

Nelson Marlborough area ambulance manager, Anne-Maree Harris, urged the public to take care around the region’s “beautiful lakes and waterways”.

“We just want people to take care around the water, and that’s including boating, wearing lifejackets correctly, and ensuring that when they swim around beaches and rivers that children are supervised at all times,” she says.

“Make sure that you’re swimming within your ability and, if you get tired, just have a break and go back to shore.

“So, definitely the drowning would be something that we would really like to work towards to have nothing happen in that area.”

Anne-Maree says Golden Bay had been a hotspot for St John response in previous summer holiday periods, and it would like to see a reduction.

“Golden Bay has a large influx of people going through in that summer period, there’s one road in and a lot of traffic on that road, so we do see an increase in motor vehicle accidents during that time,” she says.

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“In Golden Bay there’s lots of things to do, we have lots of outdoor activities that could cause traumatic injuries, so it’s again around making sure you’ve got the right footwear on, the right gear… and if an incident happens, be aware of where you are so we can come and find you.”

Anne-Maree says “good planning” was also required for local New Year’s celebrations.

“If you’re going to be going out and enjoying the new year, if you’re celebrating New Year’s Eve keep yourself hydrated, keep yourself safe, If you’re with a group of people look after your friends and be aware of where you are,” she says.

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Homegrown Tapawera girl awarded Dux Enjoy your summer and stay safe around electricity Whether you are planning a holiday, hosting guests at your home, or tackling some DIY projects, taking some simple precautions can help ensure a safe and enjoyable summer.

If you are expecting a full house when the family comes to visit, avoid running additional multi-plugs and extension cords, and plug any unused outlets with safety covers if small children are coming to stay.

If you must use extension cords, always use an RCD (Residual Current Device), inspect the cords regularly, and make sure the leads are rated for outdoor use if using them outside. It is important to keep electronics and electrical leads far away from sprinklers and pools. Water and electricity don’t mix, so be sure to keep them apart. It is also important to remember that extension cords should not be used for a long-term or permanent solution.

If you plan to refresh your outdoor area or garden, be mindful of overhead power lines when working with contact. If you are digging or planting, take a moment to consider where underground power cables are located, and avoid planting large trees near overhead power lines.

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GORDON PREECE Rosa Cameron has lived in Tapawera’s rural surrounds all her life, and she was “very grateful and excited” to receive the local school’s highest honour.

The 17-year-old says her strong connection with Tapawera Area School’s teachers and peers since she was five, combined with her drive to succeed, made receiving the accolade special.

“I was very grateful and excited, it’s a huge thing for me to achieve [Dux] in my last year.”

“I think having the right people around you is really important for getting there, but having a personal internal drive to put the effort in is also very important.

“I really enjoy the rural community… and that lifelong connection I’ve had with some people is one of the best parts about Tapawera.”

Rosa says she’d achieved an NCEA Level 3 excellence endorsement, and had achieved first at Tapawera in English, maths, biology, and physical education.

She has a slew of additional awards for her school services, including her striking volleyball performance on the national court, and representing her fellow students on the Board of Trustees.

Rosa was also awarded the $6000 University of Otago Dux Scholarship, which she says will financially boost her

Rosa Cameron dedicated her Dux award to her teachers and peers at Tapawera Area School. Photo: Supplied. sport and exercise science studies in the Edinburgh of the South next year.

“As a first step I would like to gain my [Bachelor of Science], and after that I am not sure.

I think it’s likely that I will continue studying for longer, but I can’t say right now,” she says.

“I think the courses [at the University of Otago] were what I wanted to do, I have a sister already there [Hazel Cameron] which is helpful for familiarity, and ultimately, it’s experiencing something new, as [Dunedin’s] quite a different region to where I’ve grown up.”

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Tasman Police crack down on drink driving GORDON PREECE A high volume of drink drivers is something the local police force want decreased this summer.

Tasman road policing manager, Hamish Chapman, says minor accidents involving alcohol and a high number of drink drivers were processed in the 2022-2023 summer holiday period in the Tasman area, and a series of local checkpoints will be operating in the lead-up to clamp down the risk.

“One is one too many because the evidence shows us that once you have a number of drinks, you’re impaired, you don’t make good decisions on the road, and therefore if we take those drivers off the road, it makes it safer for everyone,” he says. “A big aim of [the checkpoints] is prevention-messaging to the public that we will be out and about over Christmas New Year, we will be testing you for alcohol.

“So please, when you go out and about, feel free to enjoy a beer or a wine…but we actually want you starting to think about how

CRACKDOWN ON DRINK DRIVING AHEAD OF SUMMER: Tasman road policing manager, Hamish Chapman, says a high volume of drink drivers were processed last summer. Photo: Gordon Preece. you’re getting home with that sober driver that’s well rested, hasn’t had any alcohol, and is going to get everyone in the vehicle or at the party home safely.”

Hamish says his team will be conducting checkpoints around the region during the holiday period

at different times of day.

“If [drivers are] out [late afternoon], they’re often heading to a barbecue or a function and think ‘oh, the cops are out tonight’, so it actually forces them to do their planning now, how are they getting home... you could be ex-

pected to be stopped [by police], so think about your journey,” he says.

“We’re also looking for things like network coverage and the dosage or the intensity of the enforcement, so we might do short and sharp things and move on so we’re all over the place, and the public can’t predict where we might be. If we take away any patterns in our behaviour, the public don’t get used to that pattern of behaviour, so therefore they have to expect this anywhere, anytime.”

The official 2023 Christmas New Year holiday period begins on 22 December at 4pm, and ends on 3 January at 6am.

Hamish also says being a respon-

sible event host in summer and planning for New Year celebrations was paramount.

“If you’re somewhere and you see someone you think or you know are going to go and drive, have the conversation with them, ‘you’re not in a state to drive, you’ve been drinking’, and see if you can suggest another way home… so it takes away that temptation,” he says. “[For New Year] if you do that planning at the start and follow it, you and the people you’re with are going to go out and have a good time and get home safely, and you’re going to wake up in the morning having enjoyed your night, and there’s no consequences for poor decision making in the previous evening.”

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Holiday workers keep the wheels turning ANNE HARDIE The Christmas holiday period is time to sit back and relax for many Kiwis, but no-one told babies it was a holiday and Vicky Chamberlayne is one of the midwives working through the festive season.

After 33 years as a midwife and even longer as a nurse, Vicky has been there for a few Christmas babies and she says it is always exciting when babies are delivered on the day.

“It’s always very festive on the wards and it may be quiet or incredibly busy. It’s an unknown.”

When she was 20 and a student nurse she was rostered to work on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in the emergency department and the sister initially declined her request to have some days off.

“I cried because I wouldn’t see my family and in the end she relented and gave me a couple of days off,” Viky says.

She enjoyed nursing, but after having her first child decided she wanted to move into midwifery and look after women in labour.

“A lot of people think it’s about the baby, but actually it’s more about supporting

the woman.”

She estimates she has delivered thousands of babies over the years and still remembers the mothers who gave birth.

“I meet people who say ‘do you remember delivering my baby?’ and I almost always do.”

After more than three decades delivering babies, she is beginning to deliver babies from women she delivered many years ago.

“I absolutely love midwifery.”

Retirement looms, and though she is looking forward to it, Vicky says she will also miss being with women in labour.

Births can also feature during the festive season for Alisha Langford, but it is more likely to be an animal baby.

As a vet nurse for Town and Country Vet in Richmond, being on call through the Christmas holiday means triaging animals and contacting a vet if needed.

The clinic is usually empty of animals recovering from surgery through the holiday period, but the unexpected can always happen.

“We’ve had dogs with heat stroke on Christmas Day and it’s the time of year you don’t want your dogs eating anything they shouldn’t.

“It’s all those emergency things and people don’t call you unless they have to.”

Alisha grew up on a farm and was always around animals, so it was a natural progression to vet nurse where she says no two days are the same and the Christmas holiday period is no exception.

Though the majority of people have a holiday on Christmas Day, Stats NZ figures show that about 23 per cent of employed people in the country worked on the public holiday between 2018 and 2022.

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Some of the industries with the highest proportions of Christmas workers were in agriculture, forestry and fishing at 43 per cent; accommodation and food services 39 per cent; transport, postal and warehousing 32 per cent and retail trade 29 per cent.

Meanwhile, those working in the education and training industry were least likely to work Christmas Day, at just nine per cent.

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All still to play for in local cricket

All-rounder Joseph O’Connor has been in scintillating form with the bat for Wolves (Wanderers/ Motueka), with the second-best average in the competition at 85.6. Photo (File): Chris Symes/ Shuttersport.

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As premier cricket takes a break for Christmas, some front runners have been found.

Stoke-Nayland are the team to beat, despite a loss in the final round before the break, with Jonty Raxworthy in hot form with the bat.

Averaging 47.33 with the bat, Jonty has amassed 284 runs over six innings to be one of the leading run scorers in the competition.

But, the current crown for best batsman lies with Stoke-Nayland’s Ryan du Plessis, who, with three not-outs and a high score of 141*, boasts a massive 92.8 run average at a strike rate of 99.36.

Nipping at his heels is Wolves’ (Wanderers/ Motueka) Joseph O’Connor, who has steadily notched up an 85.6 average with five not-outs from his 10 innings.

Wakatu’s Jatin Sandhir and Waimea Toi Toi United’s Ryan Flowers round out the top five batsmen with averages of 45 and 39.5, respectively.

Joseph has also impressed with the ball, picking up the most wickets of anyone in the competition with 27 and a best of 5-66.

His Wolves teammate Alex Brogan falls in just behind with 23 wickets, while Stoke-Nayland’s Jared Silvester has 19.

The best bowling performance of the season to date came from Stoke-Nayland’s Cameron Neame, who picked up an impressive seven wickets for just 33 runs.

Athletic College Old Boy’s Nick Chalmers has the season’s best bowling average, taking just eight runs to take a wicket. But with almost five times as many deliveries, Stoke-Nayland’s Ryan Edwards is just behind on a handy average of nine.

Behind the wickets, Wolves’ Kyle Paki Paki is tied for the current leader with an impressive 13 catches and one stumping, while Wakatu’s Dustin Emms-Healey has 11 catches and three stumpings.

With 10 rounds still to play in the New Year before three sets of finals for T20, one-day and two-day competitions, there’s still a lot of time for movement on the leaderboards.