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Queen Charlotte College’s Charlotte Lightfoot claimed the under-18 single sculls title during the Maadi Cup regatta at Lake Ruataniwha.

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Blenheim Covid cases surpass Nelson MATT BROWN

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For the first time in the Omicron Covid wave, Blenheim has reported a higher number of new daily cases than Nelson.

New cases across the region are at the lowest level it has been for weeks, but as Nelson’s numbers wane, Blenheim’s surge.

The Nelson Tasman region still has more cases than the Marlborough region – but Blenheim’s daily cases, released by Nelson Marlborough DHB on Monday afternoon, were 10 higher than Nelson city; 109 to 99.

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come as the country prepares to lift requirements for My Vaccine Passes.

Nelson Marlborough Health reported 404 confirmed cases in the region on Monday, following a Ministry of Health figure of 364 on Sunday, the lowest number since March 14, when figures were at 373.

Since last night, there is no requirement for businesses to

use My Vaccine Pass.

Nationally there were 10,205 new cases reported on Monday.

11,663 people in the region have recovered from the virus.

4505 people in total either have or have recovered from Covid in the Marlborough region.

13 people have died bringing the national Covid death toll to 363.

GET VACCINATED AND BOOSTED Completing your primary vaccination course (for most people, this is two doses) and getting a booster if you’re eligible, is strongly encouraged, even if you’ve already had Covid-19.

Vaccination can help reduce the risk of being re-infected with COVID-19 and passing it on. It also reduces the chances of you becoming very ill and ending up in the hospital. Individuals who have been infected but not vaccinated are more likely to get re-infected than those who have been vaccinated with 2 doses.

Our main vaccination centres are open for walk-ins this weekend, location and opening hours on Healthpoint You can also visit www.BookMyVaccine.nz to find another location or time that suits you.

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Nurse Jenny to share story about UK’s Covid frontline JO KENT The Kiwi nurse who helped treat the British Prime Minister when he had Covid-19 is giving talks about her experiences as a London ICU nurse during the pandemic.

Jenny McGee, whose parents live in Redwood Valley, Richmond, is back in the country after a gruelling two years working on the frontline as an NHS nurse.

“It took me a very, very long time to get a spot in MIQ, but I’m finally home for a couple of months to spend as much time as I can with my family,” she says. “I haven’t had extended time off for a few years so it’s therapeutic being home.”

Jenny was catapulted into the media spotlight after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital where she worked.

“I looked after him with one other nurse and when he was discharged, Boris thanked us in a public address and credited us for saving his life. From that point on, my world exploded.”

Jenny says she’s been on a wild ride ever since with offers of book deals, TV appearances and sack loads of fan mail.

“I was just doing my job, but even coming back to New Zealand two years after it happened, I was asked to appear on TVNZ’s Breakfast show. It’s nuts.”

She puts the media frenzy down to the fact the world needed a feelgood story in the middle of the first wave of Covid when the world was in lockdown.

“Jacinda Ardern messaged me and thanked me personally and the whole country was just so proud that a Kiwi nurse had helped save the Prime Minister’s life. It was a positive story during such an awful time.”

But despite the media storm Jenny found herself in, the mental and physical burnout of her job had already started to take its toll.

“You won’t find anyone who was more in the thick of it than me and experiencing how hard that was. New Zealand still has a tough time understanding what that was like, but I want to describe it to people if I can, so they can appreciate how well this country has done.”

She says the main difference between New Zealand and the UK during the pandemic was the loss of life.

“It was on a whole different level. We are talking over 100,000

Jenny McGee has come back to New Zealand to visit family and recover from working as an ICU nurse in London during the pandemic. Photo: Supplied. deaths from Covid. And in London, everyone knows someone who has lost someone to Covid.

Here, no one really knows anyone who has died of it, not on that scale, and that’s the big difference. It was so dark in the UK, such dark times because of the

sheer loss of life and the sheer tragedy that was going on. It was so all consuming and a really depressing time.”

The British public didn’t start getting vaccinated until a year after Covid hit, and Jenny says that’s the number one reason why it

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was so bad in the UK. “By the time Omicron made it to New Zealand, the country had 95 per cent of their population double vaxxed, which is incredible.

The country effectively had two years to prepare for a virus that came and by the time it arrived, it was a lot milder version.”

After publicly resigning from the NHS in May last year, Jenny worked in Curaçao, in the Caribbean, for several months before returning to London to do vaccination work.

“It was incredible to be able to go to the most picturesque beaches I’ve ever seen in my life. It really helped me heal from the first and second wave of Covid because that was a dark period of my life and my career, but one that I’m immensely proud of. I’ve shown a lot of resilience and I’ve taken a lot from it. I feel very lucky to have been able to go out and do that.”

During her time in New Zealand, Jenny will be talking about her experiences to fundraise for the Waimea Soroptimists.

“My mum is an active member of the charity and I’m happy to be able to give back in any way I can. What an awesome thing to be able to do.”

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Marlborough Sounds salmon dying after hot summer SAMANTHA GEE RNZ

Salmon are dying at a faster rate than ever in the Marlborough Sounds, after a long, hot summer that saw warmer sea temperatures lead to record numbers of deaths.

Environmental watchdog group Guardians of the Sounds has obtained figures showing New Zealand King Salmon dumped close to 1300 tonnes of fish waste in landfill over the last three months.

Between December and February, trucks from Havelock and Picton made 160 trips to the Bluegums Landfill in Blenheim, dumping 1269 tonnes of dead fish and waste from New Zealand King Salmon farms.

New Zealand King Salmon chief executive Grant Rosewarne said the losses were disappointing.

“We put an amazing effort in preparing for the summer because we always know it’s going to be a difficult time for our fish and there’s a range of things we can do to try and improve the situation,”

Rosewarne said.

“We were thought we were on top of it and indeed we were, but unfortunately it was a particularly hot summer that started quite early and has continued on.”

Records show 243 tonnes of fish waste was dumped in December, followed by 394.7 tonnes in January.

In February alone 632 tonnes of fish were dumped.

New Zealand King Salmon’s farms in the Pelorus Sound, where the water is warmest, have been the most affected.

Rosewarne said several factors led to fish dying in high numbers, but the strongest correlation with fish mortality was high temperatures.

“Salmon are a cold water species and the ideal temperature is around 15 or 16 degrees Celsius, but when it gets to 18 degrees, and it’s sustained there for weeks, that’s when the problems really start.”

The salmon producer now expected its underlying profit for the current financial year to be between $6.5 million and $7.5m,

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A salmon farm in the Marlborough Sounds. down from $10.5m and $12.5m.

Rosewarne said it was one of the reasons the company had applied to establish a farm in the cooler, deeper and faster current conditions of the Cook Strait.

The resource consent application for the Blue Endeavour project, off Cape Lambert was lodged in October 2019, with a decision expected by mid-year.

Conditions in the Marlborough Sounds were perfect for salmon nine months of the year but during the summer months, the sea temperature - particularly in Pelorus Sound, was too warm, he said.

Clare Pinder of environmental watchdog group Guardians of the Sounds said the amount of dead fish being dumped was appalling.

“Something is seriously going wrong at King Salmon’s farms, it might be yet another unusual heatwave, it could be poor husbandry, it could be overstocking, it could be disease, but it’s a huge proportion of their harvest that have died this year.”

Monitoring data showed sea temperatures near the proposed Blue Endeavour site showed it’s too warm to successfully farm salmon but the company was pinning its hopes on the expectation it would be successful in the cooler waters of the Cook Strait, Pinder said.

“The problem is it’s not cooler, there have been temperatures in the range of 18 to 19 degrees this summer, well above the optimum range of 12 to 16 degrees Celsius.”

According to Marlborough District Council landfill data going back five years, there had never been as many dead salmon dumped in such a short time, she said.

“If we were driving through the countryside and we saw dead sheep or dead pigs or dead horses in the paddock, they’d be an outcry. So why is there not an outcry on king salmon trying to grow fish when the environmental conditions are not suitable for them?”

MPI said it was aware of the higher than usual death rates at King Salmon’s farms this summer.

Biosecurity New Zealand aquatic and environment health team manager Dr Michael Taylor said it was investigating the deaths, but warmer water temperatures are likely to be a contributing factor.

It has been meeting weekly with the company and says there have been no signs of exotic bacterial or viral disease infection but that Biosecurity NZ is awaiting further test results.

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Bard to transform Blenheim vineyard STAFF REPORTER A live theatre phenomenon taking New Zealand by storm is coming to Marlborough.

The Barden Party is Shakespeare like you’ve never seen it before. Fresh off winning the Excellence Award at the Dunedin Fringe Festival, the theatre company has quickly established itself as a must-see event, with bookings in private gardens, public venues, and even a castle, right across the country.

And now, on April 9 and 10, it is coming to Forrest Winery to transform its beautiful grounds into the joyful world of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ where lords, ladies, and fairy magic create mischief and laughter aplenty. This is the final chance to see the show in New Zealand before the troupe heads off to take its pocket of joy to the United States in July.

The group’s name comes from William Shakespeare’s nickname, “The Bard”, combined with a good old-fashioned garden party. It was a concept dreamed up by director Laura Irish as the accomplished actor faced down yet another show cancellation due to Covid-19.

With traditional theatres unable to operate in Level Red, Laura had another idea.

Live theatre troupe Barden Party is bringing Shakespeare to a Marlborough Winery this weekend. Photo: Joshua Martinsen.

“I was standing on my deck and thought ‘what if we just put a show on in people’s gardens.

Better yet, what if we start it in my own garden.”

From there the concept has snowballed - being performed around the country as a way for Kiwis starved for live theatre to celebrate birthdays, retirements, or just a way to share some joy with friends and family.

The Barden Party offers a truly authentic vintage theatre experience with a twist - fusing modern music throughout the show to delight fans of contemporary pop. Operating as a traveling troupe just as was done hundreds of years ago,

they also carry all of their props and set with them and are able to adapt their performance to suit almost any space.

Laura says the family-friendly show is unlike any other Shakespeare performance you may have seen in the past.

“Our priority is fun and making sure our audiences know exactly what is happening.”

The lighthearted comedy is the perfect chance for the uninitiated to dip their toes into the world of Shakespeare.

Audiences only need to bring their own blankets, chairs, cushions, picnics, and soft drinks. A selection of wine from the Forrest and Doctors range and Double Vision beers

will be available for purchase.

The event will take place outside. However, in the event that we are unable to proceed with an outdoor event, the performance will be moved to a marquee into the grounds.

The Barden Party at Forrest Wines, April 9 and 10 at 3pm.

Tickets from ASB Theatre, TEL 03 520 8558 or online at www.asbtheatre.com/events/ a-midsummer-nights-dream For more information follow The Barden Party on Facebook and Instagram. Or to support the troupe’s journey to the United States head to https://www.gofundme. com/f/Thebardenparty

SPY DOMES DISMANTLED Waihopai Valley’s iconic spy domes are no more as crews dismantled the obsolete snooping satellite dishes. GCSB director-general Andrew Hampton said less than 0.5 per cent of the GCSB’s intelligence reports were based on dish collection from Waihopai. The interception of satellite communications from Waihopai had dropped so much that “dish use is now virtually obsolete”. Hampton said the dishes had reached the end of their structural life and would have required considerable funding to stay operational. The money was being spent on other intelligence capabilities, he said.

LAST CALL FOR BIN TRIAL Calling all recyclers from the windy streets of Blenheim and Picton.

Council needs your help to trial modified recycling crates that might stop our recycling from being carried away by the wind.

Solid Waste Manager Alec McNeil says the trial involves using two different crate options for one week each and completing a survey over the phone after using each one.

Feedback from the trial will be used to inform Council and potential recycling contractors on improvements to the current recycling crate.

Trial entries close on Friday 8 April 2022.

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Marlborough’s libraries don’t censor books just because someone takes offence MAIA HART

Local Democracy Reporter

Marlborough’s libraries will not censor content just because someone takes offence to it – a warning not to judge a book by its cover.

There’s lots of different content people think shouldn’t make the shelves, Marlborough District libraries manager Glenn Webster says, but ultimately the libraries’ policy allows staff to keep them on display.

Glenn presented the Libraries Collection Policy 2022 to councillors last week.

The policy, reviewed every two years, outlined how the library planned and developed its collection – both physical and digital.

“The policy assists customers to understand the libraries’ content development, and management policies,” Glenn says.

“And on occasions it’s used to clarify the libraries’ position if a customer is unsure, or unhappy with the content of a title in our collection.”

The policy outlines the libraries’ commitment to the freedom to read and access information

within the law set out by the Films, Videos and Publications Classifications Act 1993 and the Copyright Act 1994.

It says they will not suppress nor remove material just because someone found it offensive. Furthermore, materials will not be marked or identified to show approval or disapproval of their contents, the policy says.

Glenn turned to young adult novel Into the River, by Ted Dawe as an example.

The novel, aimed at a teenage audience, is about a Māori boy from the rural East Coast who wins a scholarship to attend an exclusive boys’ school in Auckland where he is bullied. The book contains sexual activities, drug taking and offensive language.

Following a complaint in 2013 from Family First, it was reclassified from unrestricted to R14, making it illegal to distribute to children aged under 14.

In 2015 this was appealed by Auckland Libraries and eventually the novel regained its unrestricted classification.

The R14 designation was appealed because it was felt the book had value as a teaching re-

source, Glenn says.

Speaking after last week’s meeting, Webster said people always had their own “sense” about what content was appropriate for the library.

“I once had a pre-school teacher that came to me about a picture book, and she thought we should withdraw it because the driver of a car wasn’t wearing a seatbelt,” he says.

“That was really interesting. We didn’t feel we needed to [remove it].”

He says some books for young adults could be “close to the bone”, and often children with higher reading comprehension could reach for them.

“It’s important that people read what the book is about, not just judge a book by the cover,” he says.

“Some of the content of that material may not be what parents want their children to read at that age.

“That’s where we say in the policy, that it’s up to the parents or caregivers. They’re ultimately responsible for the books that their child takes home.”

He says the library reviews the

Marlborough District Council libraries manager Glenn Webster says it’s a human right to have freedom of choice, which is why they don’t censor content just because someone might be offended. Photo: Scott Hammond/STUFF. collection almost on a daily basis, and consistently look at reports to make sure its some 120,000 items are actually being taken out.

“Often we find that stock when it first comes in, obviously moves fairly quickly, so it’s in and out and in and out. It gets to a certain stage that actually it’s only going out once or twice a year, or eventually, it’s not going out at all,” he says.

“That’s where we assess the collection on how relevant it is, and how current it is. Maybe the reason it’s not going out is that it’s in really poor condition, or it’s outdated – and we’ve got new material on that sort of subject.”

He does not anticipate the size of Blenheim’s collection to grow, even with the new library expected to open later this year.

“The library is more than collections of books. It’s a meeting place, it’s a learning experience,” he says.

“We’ll just be refreshing the collection, and we’ll obviously be thinking about new books.”

While the new 2022 policy was not too different to previous ones, he thought it brought it “up-todate”.

“We also now have greater access to digital collections as well,” he says.

“So we just wanted to make sure that this policy dealt with all our visual media and our digital media.”

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The riders made it to Lake Rotoiti after hours on their 50cc motor scooters. Photo: Supplied.

Seals to Eels ride raises thousands MAX FRETHEY The Seals to Eels on Scooter Wheels event raised $15,000 for the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter Trust.

The 23 March event saw 35 riders take part in the event, riding from down to Lake Rotoiti from Tāhunanui and back on 50cc motor scooters while dressed up in ridiculous costumes.

Helicopter trust general manager Paula Muddle says she enjoyed the event.

“It was so good to be back out there putting the ‘fun’ into

fundraising.

“The organisers did an amazing job and the weather gods looked after us.”

It was organiser and participant Mike Gane’s first time doing the ride and he says he’s looking forward to next year’s event.

“Never ever have I ridden so far so slowly. Normally I’m looking ahead for things that may cause me harm, this time I was riding along watching the grass grow longer as I passed,” he says.

“It was a great day and obviously the cause was great as well.”

Paula says that it takes about

$3,500 to save a life through the helicopter, so the event raised enough money to rescue four people.

“We can probably double that for next year though,” Mike says.

It was Debbie Edwards’ first time doing the ride as well.

“It was an absolutely fantastic event, [we] had heaps of fun.”

Debbie and Craig Boyce’s team managed to raise $1,710 for the Helicopter Trust.

“Thanks to all the people who supported us,” Debbie says.

She says she is looking forward to next year’s event, earmarked for 25 March 2023.

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Minimise pain and maximise savings at the pump KIRSTY WYNN NZ Herald

There’s been a temporary reprieve - thanks to a 25c a litre tax cut - but filling up with fuel is still a pain at the pump.

The tax cut, put in place just as the price of unleaded 91 soared past $3 a litre, has given motorists a much-needed discount.

But there are a few things drivers can do to make the most of what fuel they can afford each week - and driving like you’re in Fast & Furious is not one of them.

MTA (Motor Trade Association) spokesman Ian Baggott says rapid acceleration and unnecessary braking chews through around 20 per cent more fuel than controlled driving.

“Paying attention and driving off smoothly from the lights, looking ahead and not going flat out is going to save you fuel,” Ian says.

“The biggest energy use is getting the car moving from a standstill, so being a bit more controlled is going to help.”

Finding the best local price with fuel apps is also recommended.

“You don’t want to go driving around wasting fuel to find the best price but the apps help find the best price nearby,” Ian says.

“If you use that and sign up for all of the fuel discount cards you are doing what you can to

get the best price.”

Baggott said that depending on the level of service or facility you need when buying petrol the unmanned stations offered good savings.

“If it’s just cheaper gas you are after then these are a good option, but you can’t expect the same price somewhere that has facilities like coffee, toilets and staff,” he says.

“All of those services cost money.”

Baggott’s top fuel-saving tips Use an app: Find the best price nearby through an app like Gaspy.

Get the discount: It’s free to sign up for petrol discount cards, do it and save 6c off per litre.

Service and tune your vehicle: Regular services and tune-ups could reduce your fuel consumption by up to 4 per cent.

Drive smoothly: Avoid harsh acceleration and braking as this can save up to 20 per cent on your fuel use.

Properly inflate your tyres: Under-inflated tyres are a significant contributor to increased fuel consumption.

Fill it up: When filling up, stop at the first click – if you continue beyond this, you risk overflowing the tank and wasting fuel.

Avoid prolonged idling: Modern vehicles are designed to operate efficiently from start up and don’t need to be “warmed up”.

2022 Purcell Cup results No 6 7 5 4 3 1 2

Driver Car MCC Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 Total Result Dean Cameron Starlet Y 34.4 33.38 35.57 35.56 138.91 1st Nigel Tyson Corolla Y 36.02 33.63 36 39.27 144.92 2nd Phil Parkes Starlet Y 33.64 36.57 45.1 30.95 146.26 3rd Colin Harvey CRX Y 32.22 40.25 35.09 39.27 146.83 4th Paul Woods Corolla Y 47.81 32.76 35.49 33.87 149.93 5th Allan Kermeen Mirage Y 35.26 45.25 35.62 41.41 157.54 6th Sharyn Cameron Starlet Y 52.81 36.32 38.74 38.77 166.64 7th Organiser: Paul Woods Nigel Tyson Helper: Sharyn Cameron Philip Parkes

Clean car rebate, or dirty car tax?

STAFF REPORTER A new clean car rebate on electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles has been introduced from the beginning of April.

The rebate could see new electric vehicle (EV) buyers see up to $8000, excluding GST, slashed off their next car.

But National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says it’s a tax on hardworking kiwis.

The discount on electric, hybrid and low emission vehicles is funded from a fee on higher emitting vehicles - like utes, trucks and vans.

Transport Minister Michael Wood says New Zealand is lagging behind on EV uptake, with Kiwis clean car purchase only about half that of some European countries.

“Our transport emissions are the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand so we need to start taking action now if we are going to meet our 2050 targets,” he says.

“The Clean Car Discount will make it cheaper for New Zealand-

ers to buy electric and low emission cars. It will prevent up to 9.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions and will help with the upfront cost of switching over with Kiwis getting up to $8,625 back.

“We’ve also been doing the work to ensure Kiwis have the confidence to go electric, with electric vehicle chargers now available on average every 75km along most state highways.”

Minister of Climate Change James Shaw says cutting emissions from transport is vital to addressing the climate crisis.

“Increasing the number of electric, hybrid and low-emission vehicles is a huge part of the work we are doing to build a low carbon Aotearoa in which people have clean, climate-friendly ways of getting around.”

Simeon Brown says the rebate will have a negative impact on farmers and tradies who need utes to do their jobs and contribute to our economic recovery.

“The so-called ‘Clean Car Discount’ gives a rebate for expensive

electric vehicles while imposing fees of thousands of dollars on many other vehicles. For example, buyers of [some] Toyota Hilux will face a $5175 tax when they first register the vehicle,” he says.

“This will have a negative impact on our farmers and tradies who need utes to do their jobs and contribute to our economic recovery.

“The Government is penalising farmers and tradies for their choice of vehicle despite there being no viable electric ute available.

Even Toyota had to correct the Prime Minister last year that it has no plans to bring an electric ute to New Zealand within the next two years.

“While the Government gives with one hand, by temporarily reducing fuel taxes, it takes with the other by imposing the Auckland regional fuel tax, a car tax, and is now proposing a biofuels mandate which will further increase the cost of fuel.

“All of these policies drive up the cost of living for motorists struggling to get by under rapidly rising inflation and fuel prices.”

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Starlet’s need for speed Phil Parkes has loved cars since he was a small lad playing with matchboxes in the sand pit.

The forestry manager has graduated to bigger toys, and the Marlborough Car Club allows him to test his skills against other drivers.

WHAT ARE YOU DRIVING?

1980 Toyota Starlet. I bought it in 2016, I’ve had it nearly six years and I do local club events in it.

It has a 5K engine – which is not original.

But everything is as I bought it – I’ve done very little: new suspension rods, a better diff and a bit of panel beating when it needs it.

WHAT IS IT YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT THIS VEHICLE?

It’s good cheap fun. They’re a common car for the car club, and they’re economical on fuel.

WHERE DID YOU GET IT?

I bought it off Jonathan Taylor in Rangiora.

DO YOU NEED ANY SPECIAL SKILLS TO GET INTO MOTORSPORT?

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Chicken Nuggets: Superest of Super Food CHRIS LIPPIATT Comedy Chris

We live in a world where we are inescapably influenced by media and society. We are never asked anything, but we are told everything.

How many glasses of water we need to drink every day, how to discipline our children, how to interpret the ending to any Hollywood movie no matter how straight forward they are to begin with.

Seriously, one Youtube video explaining the end to The Fast and The Furious had 132,000 views.

That’s amazing. A whole video just for the ending, where the whole film can be explained in four words: Point Break with cars.

But one thing that is never explained to us enough is the goodness of the stock standard chicken nugget.

In fact most of what I saw in researching this article was telling me to not eat them. But they have it wrong. If anything we should all eat more chicken nuggets, precisely for the very reasons they tell us not to eat them.

Do you know what chicken nuggets are made out of? Skin, feet, cartilage, and other stuff with no marketable value. If we made chicken nuggets out of prime meat more chickens would be slaughtered to fill the demand.

Eating chicken nuggets as they exist now saves chicken lives. Also if we don’t eat those parts they will just go to waste and that’s not very green of us.

All that chicken waste will just break down into greenhouse gasses in a land fill somewhere and speed along the end of life as we know it.

So, if we eat chicken nuggets we not

only save chicken lives, but all lives and the extinction of several species, by preventing global warming.

Even if we fail in preventing global warming, by eating chicken nuggets we will still be better off because the high fat content in chicken nuggets will contribute to a high fat content in us which means that we will float as the ocean levels rise.

Chicken nuggets could also save us money. Not just because they are an affordable source of protein, but also because Usain Bolt ate 1000 chicken nuggets at the Beijing Olympics.

Usain has a top running speed of 43.99 kilometres per hour. I am a large man and could probably down about 100 nuggets and move at a speed of around 4.39 kilometres per hour. Using the specious logic of the internet, that would mean that if I eat 1000 chicken nuggets, I could run as fast as Usain Bolt and wouldn’t need my car anymore.

Take that fuel prices.

Finally, the most important reason to eat chicken nuggets, for me personally at least, is the way you can put them into a very small dinner bun with some lettuce and mayo and turn it into a tiny chicken burger. I pretend it’s a regular chicken burger and I’m some kind of super giant. I eat it in one bite and laugh in a deep booming voice while everyone else at KFC looks at me funny. No matter how you look at it, you can’t lose if you eat chicken nuggets. Unless you are vegan, vegetarian, have heart disease, are on a hunger strike, are allergic to chicken, or just hate the taste of chicken nuggets. Chicken nuggets are the real superfood and they’re always in season.

Just a thought.

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We have been receiving reports for several weeks that one or more people on trailbikes have been regularly riding these at speed in public places around Blenheim.

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Charlotte Lightfoot returned Queen Charlotte College to the top of the Maadi Cup podium with a superb victory in the under-18 single sculls final at Lake Ruataniwha on Sunday.

The 17-year-old, year 13 student, who also rows for the Picton and Wairau clubs, completed a clean sweep at the annual regatta, winning her heat, quarter-final, semi-final and a thrilling title decider.

Charlotte described her achievement as “pretty cool”. ““I am so proud of myself.”

“I’m stoked with how the final went … I led from the start and just held it.

“I had a bit of a slip up around the 1km mark when the others caught up to half a boat length, but I had my heart set on winning so I had to just go hard. They came back at me in the last 250m which was pretty scary.

“But I couldn’t let them beat me … I knew I had beaten these girls before, at the South Islands, and I had raced the others all week so I knew I could beat them, I just had MARLBOROUGH-BASED CREWS WHO COMPETED IN A FINALS: Queen Charlotte College Girls under-18 single (Charlotte Lightfoot) 1st heat, 1st QF, 1st SF, 1st in A final - GOLD Marlborough Boys’ College Boys’ under-16 coxed quad (George Lindstrom, Hunter Nelson, Shane Henry, Blake Fitzgerald, Walter Wickhamcox) 1st heat, 3rd SF, 6th in A final Boys’ under-18 novice double (Luke Martella, Thomas Pitts) 2nd heat, 2nd repechage, 2nd in A final - SILVER Boys’ under-18 coxed quad (Dylan

to do it.”

And that is exactly what she did, prevailing by almost two seconds from Eleanor Baldi from Bayfield High School in Dunedin, with Elsie Talbot from Craighead Diocesan in Christchurch third.

Charlotte has been coached

by Cynthia de Joux and Kaye Surgenor, who was with her in Twizel.

“They are definitely my biggest influences,” she suggested.

Kaye added, “I am so proud of Charlotte … it has been a privilege to work with her this year”.

“It is 42 years since I was a member of a winning Queen Charlotte College under-18 girls crew, so it was a very special moment for me too.”

At last year’s Maadi Cup Charlotte also struck gold, taking out the under-17 pair alongside Jamie Cunningham.

Next up for the rising talent is a national junior team trial at the end of the month.

There was a further golden glow for Marlborough-based crews when the Marlborough Girls’ College under-17 pair of cousins Emma Flanagan and Molly Glover won their final, narrowly Locke, Zack Jenkins, Hugh Straker, Ashley-James Fitzgerald, Walter Wickham, cox) 2nd heat, 6th in A final Boys’ under-18 single (Ashley-James Fitzgerald) 1st heat, 2nd QF, 1st SF, 2nd A final - SILVER Boys’ under-17 coxless pair (Hugh Straker, Zack Jenkins) 2nd heat – 5th in A final Boys’ under-18 novice coxed quad (Luke Martella, Thomas Pitts, Tom Wilkin, Oliver Watts, Walter Wickham, cox) 1st heat – 3rd in A final - BRONZE Boys’ under-16 single (George Lindstrom) 1st heat, 2nd QF, 1st SF – 7th in

Marlborough Girls College rowers, from left, Daisy Vavasour, Lexi Timpson, Molly Glover and Emma Flanagan quinellaed the under-17 pair final. Photo: Sharron Bennett Photography. shading fellow MGC crew Lexi Timpson and Daisy Vavasour, who came home around a second behind. Coach Sean O’Neill said, “I couldn’t separate them in training or on the water. I was just hoping for a 1-2.’’

“They’ve been swapping round all season. It was only in the last couple of weeks we settled on these two.’’

The cousins were down at the start but got their nose in front after about 750m and stayed there.

Two MGC coxed four crews picked up bronze medals. Daisy Vavasour, Lexi Timpson, Emma Flanagan, Molly Glover and coxswain Elizabeth Bowron combined to finish third in the under-17 grade, while Jessica Bennet, Ella Barnes, Lilah Stallard, Hazel Glover, plus coxswain Grace McKendry bagged bronze in the under-16 final.

Marlborough Boys’ College crews also enjoyed medal success. There were silver medals to

A final Marlborough Girls’ College Girls’ under-17 coxed four (Daisy Vavasour, Lexi Timpson, Emma Flanagan, Molly Glover, Elizabeth Bowron, cox) 1st heat, 1st SF, 3rd in A final - BRONZE Girls’ under-17 coxed four (Jessica Bennet, Ella Barnes, Lilah Stallard, Hazel Glover, Grace McKendry, cox) 3rd heat, 2nd repechage, 3rd SF, 5th in A final Girls’ under-18 pair (Holly Feltham, Liv Matthews) 4th heat, 2nd repechage, 7th in A final Girls’ under-18 coxed four (Alice Paterson, Holly Feltham, Jorja Bacchus, Liv

Matthews, Olive Paterson, cox) 5th heat, 3rd repechage, 8th in A final Girls’ under-16 coxed four (Jessica Bennet, Ella Barnes, Lilah Stallard, Hazel Glover, Grace McKendry, cox) 3rd heat, 1st repechage, 4th SF, 3rd in A final BRONZE Girls’ under-17 pair (Lexi Timpson, Daisy Vavasour) 1st heat – 2nd in A final SILVER Girls under-17 pair (Emma Flanagan, Molly Glover) 1st heat, 1st in A final GOLD Girls’ under-16 double (Grace Straker, Mila van Rensberg) 3rd heat, 2nd QF,

Ashley-James Fitzgerald in the boys under-18 single, plus Luke Martella and Thomas Pitts in the under-18 novice double.

The under-18 novice coxed quad crew of Martella, Pitts, Tom Wilkin, Oliver Watts, and cox Walter Wickham also claimed bronze in their medal decider.

A total of 17 crews from the Marlborough region reached A finals in Twizel. They returned with eight medals – two gold, three silver and three bronze.

3rd SF – 7th in A final Girls’ under-18 eight (Vavasour, Glover, Flanagan, Timpson, Bacchus, Feltham, Stallard, Matthews, Bowron, cox) 2nd heat – 5th in A final.

U19 NZ Trialists: Charlotte Lightfoot (QCC), Emma Flanagan (MGC), Ashley-James Fitzgerald (MBC), Emily Bowden (Wairau), Orla Fitzgerald (Wairau), Dylan Burton (Wairau), Ed Botherway (Wairau).

South Island under-18 Trialists: Molly Glover, Daisy Vavasour, Lexi Timpson (all MGC), Hugh Straker, Zac Jenkins (MBC).

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Ryan runs away with NZ triathlon title Ryan Marfell is a national triathlon champion.

The 16-year-old Marlborough Boys’ College student swam, cycled and ran his way to a New Zealand under-19 title at the Tri Taranaki Festival in New Plymouth on March 27.

Ryan was hoping to finish “at least top 10 or perhaps top five” when he travelled north but exceeded his expectations with a clinical performance.

He exited the water ahead of his under-19 rivals following the 750m swim, then rode the

18.5km cycle leg in a pack of three with main rivals Jacob D’Ath, from Cambridge, and Reeve Dooney, from Taradale.

Then it was onto the 5km run.

“It was on the run where I actually won [the race],” Ryan explained.

“I knew I was a fairly strong runner but as I am the youngest year in the under-19 grade I thought ‘this will be interesting’ … however I managed to come away with the win.”

Ryan finished 14 seconds clear of second-placed D’Ath, and 28 seconds ahead of Dooney.

Also competing in New Plymouth was fellow MBC stu-

dent Finn Mckenzie, who came home fourth in the highly-competitive under-16 grade. He missed out on a bronze medal by just three seconds.

Next up for Ryan and Finn is a trip south to take part in the Kaikoura Adventure Race, a 12-hour teams event on April 24. They will join forces with fellow Marlburians Cam Anderson and Lachlan McNabb as they attempt to lift the South Island Secondary Schools adventure racing title which is run in conjunction with the Kaikoura event.

MEMORABLE FOOTBALL OPENING DAY Marlborough football kicked off their season in fine style under blue skies over the weekend. The inaugural John Columbus Memorial tournament at A&P Park served as a pipe-opener to the 2022 season, with six senior teams taking part over both days. The Rangers AFC side, who will play in the Nelson division one league, won all their round-robin matches to claim the trophy, which was donated by the Rangers club in memory of club stalwart John Columbus. Second was Central Buccaneers with Spartans third.

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Top class water polo on show PETER JONES Two of the country’s leading men’s provincial water polo teams turned on some high-class entertainment at Marlborough Lines Stadium over the weekend.

The Hutt Heat and the Canterbury representative side met twice at the Marlborough Aquatic Centre, firstly on Saturday evening then again the following morning. Hutt won both games, 15-8 on Saturday and 11-9 on Sunday.

The NWPL teams also participated

in training sessions with local players and went through some drills together.

They will meet again on April 23 when the first round of the men’s National Water Polo League is played.

Marlborough water polo club chairperson Marty Birch said, “Our kids got a lot out of it … so hopefully we’ll see some of them making NZ teams in the future”.

“The facilities received great feedback from both teams, so hopefully we’ll have more teams of this calibre coming here in the future.”

Canterbury player Matt Bryant lines up a shot at goal on Saturday evening. Photo: Peter Jones.

The Saints side which contested the finals day. Photo: Supplied.

Saints come close to title PETER JONES

The Marlborough Saints softballers may have ended their season with a heart-breaking loss in the final, but they finished with their heads held high.

A new-look team was cobbled together at the start of the season to take part in a top of the south senior men’s competition, with a few experienced ball players joining forces with some relative rookies to help kick-start the sport at senior level.

On Saturday, March 26, they travelled to Nelson for the competition finals. As top qualifiers they took on second-seeded Stoke Eagles first-up, the winner progressing directly to the final later in the day.

In what coach Darren Aldridge described as “probably their best game of the season” Saints pushed competition-favourites

Eagles all the way, eventually going down 4-2 after seven inning.

Drew Roberts provided the batting highlight, putting top-rated Eagles pitcher Riley Power out of the park, but ultimately the Nelson side were able to capitalise on one Saints’ error late in the piece and bring the winning runs home.

This reversal meant Saints had to play third-qualifier Cardinals for the other berth in the final and they duly prevailed 7-2, despite a slow start. Campbell Gill and Braden Healy managed hits in the fifth inning of a seven-inning match to get the job done.

Now Saints had to go “backto-back-to-back”, taking on a rested Eagles outfit once again in a decider for the post-Xmas competition title.

Saints began well with Blake Wisdom on the mound. After four innings the visitors led 3-1 before Eagles brought it back to

3-3 after the fifth.

The powerful Eagles batting roster began to find their range in the sixth, racing out to a 9-3 advantage, which Saints had clawed back to 9-9 after the top of the seventh.

Needing just one run to clinch proceedings Eagles quickly went two down in their final atbat before a runner squeezed home to hand them the title 10-9 and bring an end to a thrilling encounter.

“It went right down to the wire,” said Aldridge, “we couldn’t have done much more.”

“I am rapt with the effort they put in. They all finished up with smiles on their faces … they gave it their all.”

Aldridge labelled the side’s first season back as “a big success” with the development of several young players being particularly pleasing.

“We are planning to go again next year,” he said. “It is onwards and upwards.”

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BOXING ON Fighters from the Box on Boxing Blenheim club underlined their potential during the recent South Island Novice Champs in Christchurch. Rowin McManaway claimed gold in the under-60kg class, while Connor Anderson, in the 86kg category, and Phoenix-Jae Ave, fighting in the 63-67kg grade, picked up silver medals. Next up for the young pugilists is the national Golden Gloves event.

IN THE SWIM Blenheim Swimming Club athletes made the most of home advantage when the South Island Country & Town Championships were staged at Stadium 2000 on March 26-27.

In the first such competition since 2020, 120 swimmers from 21 clubs across the South Island competed over three sessions in the Stadium 2000 pool. The BSC was represented by a team of 18, under the guidance of coach Jenni Gane, and performed outstandingly across the weekend. Many of the local swimmers claimed top three placings, while they all recorded personal bests over the course of the weekend. Ribbon winners from the local club were Andrew Hall, Claudia Harris, Hannah Kole, Sophie Kole, Anna Love, Jessica Lovell, Katie Marsh, Isobel McLauchlan, Finn McNabb, Max Skehan. Monique Tantrum, Kyla Thorstensen, Joel Verran and Quinn Verran.

RIDING HIGH Marlborough dressage star Melissa Galloway has qualified to take on the world’s best with a hugely-impressive showing at the Sentower Dressage Festival in Belgium.

She and her mount, Windermere J’Obei W, finished fourth overall in the prestigious event with a personal best mark of 72.341 percent.

Forty-four combinations took part in the CDI4* Grand Prix test. It was the duo’s second and final qualifying score needed to compete at the forthcoming world champs.

GUS GOING WELL Marlborough triathlete Gus Marfell showed he is well up with the pace on the national multisport scene,

picking up a meritorious seventh placing in the junior men’s section of the Oceania Cup event in Mount Maunganui on Sunday.

SUPER STARTS Former Moutere utility forward Mike Curry had reason to celebrate on Tuesday evening when he made his Super Rugby debut, turning out for Moana Pasifika against the Blues at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland. The 28-yearold turned out on seven occasions for the Tasman Mako in 2018 before trying his luck overseas, plying his trade in Japan and USA. On Saturday, Moana Pasifika met the Blues again with Central and Mako excitement machine “Jim” Tavatavanawai making his Super Rugby debut.

SHOOTING STARS Marlborough smallbore shooter Jason Henry qualified for the New Zealand Men’s and NZ Open indoor target rifle teams at the weekend. His son, Dom Henry, qualified for the NZ Juniors indoor team while fellow Marlborough RSA Smallbore Rifle Club club-mate Val Wadsworth was selected in the NZ Veterans team. They competed against UK Home Counties in a postal shoot.

CAM ON TOP Mountain biker Cam Anderson recently claimed victory in the under-17 category at the 3 Peaks Enduro in Dunedin. Not only did Cam take out his age group title, his time placed him fifth overall in the event, which was contested by many of the country’s top performers.

RUGBY START Senior rugby kicks off in Marlborough this weekend. The first match-up will take place at Endeavour Park in Picton where Waitohi will host Central. With only three teams contesting this year’s Marlborough Sub-Union division one competition, the other being Renwick, there will be just one game each weekend, except Easter, until the Tasman trophy kicks off on May 7.

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