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Wine and food fest is back The Brightwater Wine and Food Festival is returning after an “overwhelming” response from the public encouraged the Rotary Club of Richmond to revive their iconic fundraising event.

Rotary had organised the festival nine times raising around $230,000 for charities, schools and volunteer organisations

Richmond Rotary’s Kevin Gear, right, and Peter Glue, second right, with Middle-Earth Vineyard’s Ryan and Kylie O’Connell at Middle-Earth Vineyard on Bryant Road Winery where the Brightwater Wine and Food Festival will be held on February 16. Photo: Simon Bloomberg.

around the district. The club canned the festival last year so it could reassess its future after a making a loss in 2012 but now it’s back with the 10th edition to be held at the same venue at Middle-Earth Vineyard on Bryant Rd in Brightwater SEE PAGE 2

More big events to be local More of the region’s big events are eyeing up Saxton Stadium after the closure of two earthquake prone venues in Nelson city has left event organisers scrambling to secure alternative locations.

The city’s main events venue, the Trafalgar Centre, was closed by Nelson City Council in early December due to a high chance of loss of life should a moderate earthquake occur while it was in use. The Nelson School of Music has since suffered a similar fate, closing to public use until

earthquake-strengthening work has been completed. With both venues out of action, full calendars of pre booked events are now out in the cold and that’s putting pressure on other locations.

Stu Dalton, Theatre Royal marketing and box office manager, says they’ve already come to the rescue of two events but that he doubted many more would be so lucky.

“Because we have such a high community usage, we are quite full and we only have a few dates available. Luckily for the pro-

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reporter@nelsonweekly.co.nz moters who were booked at those two venues we had it available, but only by chance and luck.”

Sports Tasman facility manager Brent Maru says they are working “flat out” with the council to see how they can accommodate events that were booked at the

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Trafalgar Centre. “We’re all of a sudden faced with a whole lot of bookings that are foreign to us. We’re working really hard on how this can work.”

Two of those events currently in talks with the council over moving their events to the stadium are the Canterbury Tactix netball team and the Fight 4 Victory charity boxing event. The Tactix were booked in for an ANZ Championship SEE PAGE 2

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Brightwater wine and food fest is back FROM PAGE 1 on Sunday February 16. “The public response has been overwhelming,” member of the festival organising committee Kevin Gear says. “Everyone has been asking ‘why it wasn’t held last year’ and ‘when will it be on again’ so that encouraged us to go ahead.

“It’s also been a wonderful fundraiser for the community. Rotary has raised around $230,000 from the festival and spread it around the community so we wanted to do that as well.”

Money raised from this year’s festival will go to Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter, Wanderers Sports Club, Brightwater Rural Fire Force and the Richmond Volunteer Fire Brigade.

However, Kevin and organising committee chairman Pete Glue say they needed to change the focus of the festival to make it

a success. Pete says the crowds stayed away in 2012 because people were reluctant to pay $50 for a ticket so the emphasis this year is providing quality local wine, beer, food and entertainment at affordable prices. “The public have told us to go back to the basics so we have gone for all local entertainment and put the ticket prices back to $15 which is what they were three years ago,” Pete says.

Kevin says the response to the back to basics approach has been “fantastic” with the public, stall holders and sponsors all keen to support the festival. He says Rotary is also in debt to the landowner Rob Grey and Middle-Earth’s managers Ryan and Kylie O’Connell for allowing the festival to be held at the vineyard. “We have a whole lot of new sponsors and we’ve also had good support from the region’s wine, craft beer and food community - there’s going to be at least 40 stalls.”

The festival’s sponsors are Fertilizer NZ Ltd, Goldpine, Colourplus, Knapps Lawyers, Middle-Earth Winery and Nelson More FM. Kevin says the committee is delighted with line up of entertainers that includes the Paul Madsen’s Superstar Show, The Saints, Kramit, Antoni Neal, The Neal Brothers x Three, Timeless, Urban and the winners of More FM’s Who’s Got Talent contest.

Buses will be running to and from the festival from Nelson, Stoke and Richmond.

Tickets to the the Brightwater Wine and Food Festival cost $15 and can be purchased from Colourplus Nelson, Colourplus Richmond, Haven Realty offices in Nelson and Richmond, Everyman Records in Nelson, Village Cycles in Richmond, Avanti Plus Richmond, Specsavers in the Richmond Mall and the Brightwater Mobil Garage.

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Events look at Saxton Stadium FROM PAGE 1 clash against the Central Pulse.

Netball Mainland CEO Brigit Hearn, who was in Nelson yesterday to attend a meeting with the council, says she was hopeful Nelson would still host the game. “We are very keen and eager to work collaboratively with the council in terms of making that happen and Saxton is an option we are exploring.”

Paul Hampden, one of the organisers of the Fight 4 Victory boxing event says they are still looking at alternative venues for it, along with the Joseph Parker fight that was originally scheduled for late March. “We had a date for end of March but the closure makes it difficult to stick to that date. But we still feel positive that it will go ahead.”

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Moutere Hills back in use The Moutere Hills Community Centre is almost good as new after being devastated by two fires last year and the community is hoping that it will be bigger and better than ever with plans to add a new fitness centre to the facility.

A $804,000 rebuild of the eightyear-old centre is almost completed after a fire ravaged the building on April 12 last year.

It was the second time in a year that the Tasman District Council-owned centre had been hit by fire after a blaze caused extensive damage in January.

But now, after four months of hard work by contractors IMB and the community, the centre is almost fully rebuilt and centre manager Katrina McLean says they can’t wait for it to re-open. The centre has already been used for a wedding on December 28 and will be ready to accommodate the last two weeks of the community’s school holiday programme starting on January 20.

“Contractors have worked really hard to finish the Woollaston Estate Function Room, Hyatt Room, kitchen, bar, community room, office and foyer,” Katrina says. “We had a wedding there after Christmas and it was so exciting - it was nice to see that the end was in sight.”

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Moutere Hills Community Centre manager Katrina McLean in the centre’s NBS Sports Hall which is being rebuilt by IMB. Photo: Simon Bloomberg. at Upper Moutere School since the fires. “Upper Moutere School has been fantastic. The whole community has been really supportive.”

Contractors are presently working on the NBS Sports Hall which is the final stage of the rebuild and due to be completed by the end of February.

Katrina says the rebuild also featured a number of upgrades including installing sound insulation and air conditioning and extending the office thanks to support from the Canterbury Community Trust, Sarau Trust, Tasman District Council and the Moutere community.

The council’s property manager Jim Frater says they are delighted with the rebuild’s progress which was paid for by insurance cover for the centre.

Although the fires were caused

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A downlight exploded and ignited building paper in January and a faulty switch caused the April fire.

“It was just really bad luck with two faulty electrical components but the electricians and electrical inspectors are still double checking everything.”

Katrina says plans were underway to add a fitness centre to the facility with public submissions being considered by the council. “We have had good feedback from the community on it. The next step is the submissions hearing this Friday.”

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NEWS in brief

SPENDING STRONG AGAIN: Nelson enjoyed a 5.9 per cent growth in spending for the month of December, compared with the year before according to the latest figures released by eftpos provider Paymark.

The figures showed the amount of money spent through the network in the month was $102.9 million POLICE HAND OUT CHOCOLATE: Drivers are being handed free chocolate from police in an effort to raise awareness about driving safely. Police across Tasman District launched a road policing operation targeting travellers on the State Highways last week.

Senior Sergeant Grant Andrews says police would be conducting high visibility patrols and checkpoints on a range of State Highways from Kaikoura to Haast. As an incentive to take a break officers will be handing out chocolate bars to drivers. All drivers stopped can also expect to be breath tested and have their licence checked. The 4kmh speed tolerance is also being enforced.

CHARITY HANGI: A hangi fundraiser for Ranui House in Christchurch will be held at Wanderers clubrooms in Brightwater on January 25 at 5pm. Tickets are available from Brightwater Motors.

A century of motoring at the lake Phillip Rollo Reporter

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The distance from Nelson to Lake Rotoiti is 88.4km and according to Google Maps it takes drivers about 117 minutes to make the journey.

But in 1913 when Mr and Mrs C H Coote drove their Model T Ford to the lake it took the entire day, which probably highlights how difficult the very first car ride was.

Many tyres were changed and some hills were negotiated in reverse too.

Photos of the historic trip have been kept and show a horse pulling the Ford through the Motupiko River, and this weekend’s annual St Arnaud Festival the local history group will be commemorating 100 years of motoring to the lake.

“One of our members is a direct descendant of the people that drove the first car,” says history group member Chris Richards.

“It just seems an appropriate time to recognize what was a very difficult journey.”

The history group has invited

Tony and Marie Hansen prepare their 1939 Chevrolet Businessman’s Coupe Photo: Phillip Rollo. Insert: A bullock pulls Mr and Mrs C H Coote’s Model T Ford through the Motupiko River. owners of vintage cars from Nelson, Murchison and Blenheim to gather at Lake Rotoiti this Sunday to celebrate 100 years of motoring at St Arnaud.

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Boaties ‘should be’ licenced Boaties should have to get a licence before taking to the water says the region’s harbour master, or he warns we’re likely to see a death on our waters.

Dave Duncan says “stupid decisions” are putting people’s lives at risk in Nelson and he’d be in favour of a licencing system requiring skippers to undergo a simple course and test before they’re allowed to take to the water. “My 18 year old son could go and buy himself a 60 foot launch without any official or formal training and take it to Wellington and we see that happening and some people are just getting back by the grace of God and luck.”

So far this summer Dave says he and his staff have been called several times to rescue stranded boaties and while there’s been an improvement in the number of people wearing lifejackets there is still the “careless few” that concern him.

“Once again I think we’ve been very lucky we haven’t had a fatality this year, we’ve had people rescued in stupid situations and saved only by their lifejackets or good fortune of other boaties being around.”

He believes a “simple course” aimed at personal safety and boat handling would be a good idea but doubts it will take off due to the cost of setting it up and the considera-

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andrew@nelsonweekly.co.nz ble resources that would be needed to get it started. He says there are boat safety courses available in Nelson and urges locals to seek one out. “The water is a pioneer still, it’s a place people can go for adventure but we just want them to be safe in their adventures.”

Fisherman Dave Younghusband who was at the marina on Saturday, says he supports the idea of boaties taking a course

or obtaining a licence. “There are a lot of idiots out there and if you break down on the road you’re on land and it’s okay but if you break down out there you don’t have a lot of help if you don’t know what you’re doing.”

Shaun Kingston, another fisherman at the marina on Saturday, hinted that a licence would be a good idea, but the logistics and cost might rule that out. “I’ve actually been looking into doing a course just in case something goes wrong,” he says. “But people scrape up enough money to buy a boat and spending more money to go through a course would probably put people off.”

Airport sets new record

People flying to and from Nelson have set a new record during December, with more than 70,000 taking off or landing at the region’s airport.

Nelson Airport Ltd announced that December 2013 was a record month, for 71,523 passengers, up more than 4000 on the same month the year before. The airport’s chief executive Kaye McNabb says annual passenger numbers now eclipse those of Rotorua, Blenheim and Hamilton combined. “Passenger numbers are a good barometer of the performance of the local economy so it’s pleasing to be able to report such great results this month,” she says.

“With the growing confidence in New Zealand’s economic performance the airport company is expecting the growth to continue and more records to be broken over the coming year.

Kaye says the airport was “bursting at the seams” during the month and commended the work of the airlines and Nelson Tasman Tourism in helping bring people to the region.

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Tourism turnaround a ‘big sigh of relief’

The sun is shining, the weather is sweet, and now is the perfect time to come stay in Nelson. That is the cry of Motel Association branch administration officer John Gilbertson who is “hoping like hell” bookings will pick back up after an extremely busy period between Christmas and the start of the New Year.

Ever since the Christchurch earthquake and a global recession, the visitor numbers

from Canterbury – Nelson’s biggest visitor market – have dropped considerably. This year could be the turning point though, with more coming back, and Nelson Tasman Tourism CEO Lynda Keene says there was an “air of optimism” with an influx of international visitors to the region as well.

“The past three summers have been really tough but that tide is turning a wee bit now regarding our UK visitors who are coming

back, the US, Japanese, Indian and from China as well,” she says. “There’s a big sigh of relief. We needed this to be a really good summer and it’s certainly performing.”

But John believes some guests haven’t stayed long enough and commented that there are 190 rooms within the association that are still waiting to be snapped up this week. “The motels up until the fourth and fifth of January, which was the statu-

tory holiday period, most of them were extremely busy. However, as is the normal case, that drops off and this year we’ve seen quite a quick drop off in people staying,” he says. “Usually we get a second wave of people about now but it’ll be interesting to see whether that happens to the same extent.”

With the forecast now suggesting finer weather, John is hoping it will spark an increase in visitors.

Museum open again after strengthening The museum’s research facility reopened to the public yesterday, almost a year to the week that it was forced to close due to earthquake risk.

The Nelson Provincial Museum’s building in Isel Park, Stoke failed earthquake testing last year due to two mezzanine floors at either end of the building, which were used to store parts of its collection.

One of the mezzanines has been strengthened with steel braces and the other has been cleared of the filing cabinets that were held there. Other work in the building has seen braces added as well as an upgrade of the fire alarm system and electrics.

Museum chief executive Peter Millward says in a funny way the floods that threatened parts of the collection and earthquake risk has meant the collection

is now safer than it has ever been. “I can say, hand on heart, that the collection has never been as well protected as it is right now and I guess that’s the up side of this whole situation.”

The building will reopen today after it was granted a certificate of public use before Christmas.

Peter says people visiting the building won’t notice too much of a difference unless they walk around the back of the building. The work has also meant a big reshuffle of the collection in the building and “countless” staff hours spent on the work during the past year. The work was completed for less than $150,000 and the building now has an earthquake rating of 40 per cent. The hours of the research facility are from 12.30-4.30pm from Tuesday to Friday.

Nelson Provincial Museum chief executive Peter Millward under some of the earthquake strengthening at the museum’s research and collections facility in Isel Park, Stoke. The building has reopened to the public one year after it closed due to it failing an earthquake test. Photo: Andrew Board.

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Mini raffle tally surpasses $75,000 Phillip Rollo

When the “Wakefield caffeine crew” originally thought of restoring a Mini and raffling it off for charity, it was because another group had topped their tally at the Relay for Life, raising $6000 for the Cancer Society. With just two weeks left in their own raffle mission across the region, the group of four friends behind the BMG Mini Project have already surpassed the $75,000

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The winner of the raffle, which will be drawn on January 30, will get the fully restored 1975 Morris Mini Mk 3, while there

are other prizes on offer including a whopping $18,000 worth of travel from House of Travel.

Bob Croy says the Mini has travelled right across the region to numerous events in the hope of selling as many raffles as possible. “We started out to make $10,000 and now we’ve got $75,000 in the bank,” he says. “We’re trying to do a real big push

over the next few weeks and we’re going to do a big push in camping grounds and we’re going to go to Pohara after the show on Saturday.”

Raffle tickets are selling for $10 each and they can be purchased from Bowater Motor Group or by finding the travelling Mini. The Mini will be in the Richmond Mall until Friday.

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Having a par ty/event/func tion? Call our photographer 544 9037 or 027 532 6461 Sophie Lines, Mishaela Martin and Nina Garland at Lana Hannah’s hens party at the Abbey.

Stan and Allison Heywood at Allison’s 50th.

Dave King with Craig Ayers at the Route 6 Motorcycle Club.

Emma Dyke and Samantha Dyke at the Reid’s anniversary.

Mark Nicholls, Samuel Nicholls and Tim Nicholls celebrating the Reid’s anniversary on Saturday.

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Lisa, Pauline and Trina at the Route 6 party on Saturday evening.

Jenny and Malcolm Reid, celebrating 50 years of marriage on Saturday.

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Joss Reid, Craig Reid and Sharyn Gibbons celebrating Jenny and Malcolm’s anniversary on Saturday.

Hannah Martin and Hayley Gibbs at Lana Hannah’s hens party at the Abbey.

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Top chef turns up in the kitchen What beats being waited on hand and foot by one of Nelson’s best chefs? When your meal is on the house of course.

Mike Jukes won a competition to have a meal prepared especially for him by renowned chef Stu Cliffin from Relish Waterfront Dining.

The competition, organised by Brightwater Vineyards, saw Mike dining in style on Saturday night with his best friends, who all got to experience the five course meal with him. With a tailored menu and Brightwater Vineyards wine for the evening matched to each course, Mike says the night was “absolutely fabulous.”

“It was an amazing night, you couldn’t ask for more really. Being able to sit down and have a

night with really good friends and not have to choose the meals or the wine, no worries, it was all really fantastic.”

Mike says he entered the competition after sampling a Brightwater Vineyards wine at the supermarket. “I’d gone in to buy a bottle of wine and tasted it, really liked it and so I bought a bottle. I noticed the competition and entered it. The funny thing was at the time I entered there was a similar experience on Grabone and we were all saying how neat that would be. I said ‘don’t worry guys, I’m going to win this competition’ and I did.”

Gary Neale of Brightwater Vineyards says he was “so pleased” that Mike enjoyed the evening and that his competition has proven very popular.

Eileen Allen, Mike Jukes, Toni Crichton and Sharon Jukes were treated to a five course meal by Relish Waterfront Dining chef Stu Cliffin on Saturday night. Photo: Sinead Ogilvie.

r e p ! e Su m i t r e m m u S “Chairs.”

This week I’d like to throw a bouquet to the people of the Nelson region and the visitors who have been here over the holiday season.

For the police, this has been a fantastic holiday season. I know if you’ve been camping you may have a slightly different perspective given the inclement weather we’ve had.

However, the people out socialising and celebrating have, on the whole, been extremely well behaved and we have had very few serious issues to deal with. What my staff are seeing is a more responsible approach to alcohol consumption and the end result of that is less disorder, fewer victims and safer roads.

We’ve worked closely with those in the hospitality business and in my view the way licensees are running their businesses is also having a very positive impact for the wider community.

Police officers are now issuing instant infringement notices for breaches of the liquor ban and young people should take note that we will also issue an infringement notice to anyone caught using fake ID. That will cost $250 - an expensive night out!

Out on the roads, we’ve had no serious road crashes over the holiday period and a fairly small number of people who were found to be driving with excess breath alcohol. With the likely reduction in the acceptable alcohol level for driver coming up we will be doing some more work in the months ahead to educate drivers.

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Your Voice

Service could be better: In reference to the txt ‘ letter’, printed on Jan 8, headed “Customer Service could be better”, I would have to agree wholeheartedly with the writer’s comments. Too often one walks into some Nelson area shops, and is ignored by staff.

This is not just coffee shops etc but quite a few retailers in general. Surely the owners must realise that business should (and can) be better—and take steps to train staff?

Maybe even use the services of professional “mystery shoppers” to show where service could be improved—and therefore profits! It’s not that hard.

David, Richmond, Nelson.

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Cricket volunteers: As one of the volunteers (ex Rugby World Cup) at last weeks NZ v West Indies inaugural International Cricket Match at Saxton Oval, I would like to have recognised the outstanding efforts put in by Event Manager Neville Male and his loyal volunteers from Rugby World Cup who once again offered their time , this time for cricket.

Neville’s experienced through his involvement in every super rugby game in Nelson since the establishment of super rugby in 1996, with his Nelson Spectator Services team for RWC 2011 being highly commended by RWC Officials as one of the most efficient throughout the tournament.

Last weekend over 40 ex RWC volunteers assisted at the cricket International. For a first ever event at Saxton Oval it went exceptionally well with very few “hiccups”. A great learning curve for what’s to come in 2015 (that’s only next year). Well done Nelson, we can only get better and when it all happens in 2015, we will be ready.

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What a wonderful Granny! Kimberly Martin.

Thanks for the help: On behalf of the Waimea College Get2Go team we would like to thank you for sponsoring us on our trip to Great Barrier Island. Overall we got fourth out of 12.

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This lady is awesome and she wears so many rings. Tessa Thompson.

She’s an awesome cake maker to be so talented. Bex Wiren.

Go Joan! What an admirable granny. Just goes to show, don’t stereotype us just because we’re inked. We are still good sorts. Janelle Thorpe.

Bruce McLaren car restored: Hats off to you guys for yet another superlative Nelsonian restoration - and it’s not a shock to see Des Plummer hiding in amongst this group!

Paul Fleming.

Swim photos shared from our website to the world: San Diego, California is very appreciative of the photos you share.

Without these pictures we would not be able to share in the joy you bring to the youth of your area.

Tourist season: Just wanted to say how great it is to have so many tourists in town and spending money here. I was at Tahuna beach on Saturday and heard so many accents. I also helped several people with directions. I told them all “thanks for coming”. (Via text).

Demand for homemade tennis machine: How cool was that guy who made his own tennis ball machine. I’d love to have one of those so stole a shopping trolley over the weekend. Unfortunately I had to return it as I had no idea how to get the balls out. Can you ask him if he can make me one? (Via text).

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Pedal power Richmond’s Jason King, left, and Sam Guo are have built their own pedal-powered fishing boats. Photo: Simon Bloomberg.

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Richmond marine engineer, Jason King, has found a novel way to combine two of his favourite hobbies, fishing and biking.

Jason and his workmate at Reliance Engineering in Port Nelson, Sam Guo, have designed and built two pedal-powered fishing boats and they are proving to be incredibly successful. Not only are the boats super-stable and cheap to run, they are quiet and that means they are perfect to catching wary snapper.

“We go all over the place with them,” Jason says. “We mostly fish here off Tahuna but we’ve also been to French Pass, Kaiteriteri and even the West Coast.

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people were out surfing but we were fine which shows how stable the boats are. On a bad day we might get a wet backside but that’s all.

“We’re catching heaps. I don’t know what it is but they are quiet which doesn’t scare the fish “I’ve got a five metre fizz boat but I leave it behind and use this now. It’s cheaper to run and I’m catching more fish on it.”

Sam says the twin-hulled boats are made of aluminium and take about 100 hours to build.

They only weigh 40 kilograms and include a seat, two rod holders, a fish finder and a

mount for a small outboard motor which they sometimes use for longer fishing trips.

Sam says the pedals and chain drive are from old recycled bike parts and are connected to the propeller through a drive shaft from an old outboard motor.

“You have to get the ratio right,” Sam says. “It takes one revolution of the pedals to spin the prop seven times - it can cruise at 7.5 kilometres an hour.”

Jason says the two boats are the mark three and four versions and they are thinking about marketing their unique design.

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Graham Douglas and David Birdling getting ready to do the Club Waimea members draw.

Members draw results During the last members draw for 2013 which was held on December 19, member No.367 was not present and was not able to claim the $1500 prize. Member No.1403 was also not present and was not able to claim the $700 prize.

The first draw of the new year was held on January 9 and the $1500 prize went unclaimed by member No.799 who was not there to claim it. Member No.1093 was not present either and an $800 prize went unclaimed.

Your chance to win The Nelson Building Society $500 Elizabeth Catering loyalty voucher draw will be drawn on Friday February 14 at 6pm.

Richmond Branch Manager Toni Lane will be there to draw the winner out and because it is Valentines Day, Toni really wants to make someone very, very, happy.

All you have to do to win is to have used the loyalty vouchers that are available when you purchase a

meal, it’s that simple.

When the card is full you add your name and membership number which will be placed into the container from which Toni will draw the winning prize.

Please note you have to be in to win and you must be present at the club to claim the prize. If you are not it will transfer to a member who is.

Good luck to all of those who have dined since August 1, 2013.

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Brand new chef for Barnicoat Bistro Barnicoat Bistro has a new head chef. And he’s cooking up a storm.

Brent Walker grew up in Christchurch, before relocating to Australia where he served his apprenticeship and became qualified. This was nine years ago and ever since he’s travelled, working here and there wherever work was available.

He’s recently come back to New Zealand to live and luckily for Club Waimea, has chosen to base himself here in Nelson.

Brent works for Elizabeth Caterers and is the new head chef in the Barnicoat Bistro at Club Waimea,

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Club Waimea has a new head chef. Catch Brent Walker cooking up a storm at Barnicoat Bistro.

Super 15 rugby tipping comp On the bar at Club Waimea are the envelopes with the registration, rules and first draw of the 2014 Super 15 tipping competition.

This is very popular amongst the patrons of the club and cost just $5 to join the Rugby Section and a

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When you have filled in your tipping envelope please give it to Ivan Reed or pass it to the bar staff and they will pass it on Ivan.

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Mobile Blood Donation Service The Mobile Blood Donation Service will be at Club Waimea on Tuesday February 18 from 9.30am

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He is extremely consistent, very fussy, very clean and he enjoys having happy, content and satisfied customers. Nothing is ever a nuisance or a bother to him, because he is a self confessed perfectionist.

Brent says that even a cheaper meal can be extremely tasty and filling. “With a little effort it can be made a very memorable experience.”

If you want an enjoyable, tasty and affordable experience call in and test him out.

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Young rodeo rider Harrison Buckland of Upper Moutere will be competing in the steer riding at the Richmond Rodeo this Saturday. Photo: Simon Bloomberg.

Eight seconds is not long but this Saturday at the Richmond A and P Showgrounds it will seem like an eternity for Upper Moutere parents Simon and Bobbye Buckland.

That’s because they will be watching their 12-year-son Harrison jump on an angry steer and then try to hang on for dear life to complete the magic eight second ride at the Richmond Rodeo. Although Harrison has been riding steers at rodeos for four years, Bobbye admits she gets nervous everytime her son dons his cowboy hat, chaps and safety vest and strides up to the mounting pen.

“I do get horribly nervous, I can’t help it,” Bobbye says. “But he loves doing it so we can’t stop him.”

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It is also in Harrison’s genes with his grandfather riding bulls around the Texas rodeo circuit and his great grandfather being a rodeo clown. Bobbye, who is from the Lone Star state, was also a pretty handy calf roper although didn’t compete in rodeos.

Harrison has been riding in rodeos since he was three starting with sheep and calf riding in Texas before moving to New Zealand with his family in 2006 and graduating to steers.

“I just do it for fun,” Harrison says. “It’s really cool and exciting. My aim is to last the eight seconds - I’ve stayed on for six so far. And then I want to step up to second division bulls.”

Harrison will be in good company on Saturday with some of the country’s top cowboys and cowgirls entered in the Richmond Rodeo. Richmond

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Rodeo Association secretary Tina Angus-Phyn says the national champion team roping combination of Patrick McCarthy and his sister Kate Haugh of Canterbury, national champion saddle bronc rider Paul Robinson of Southland and national champion steer wrestler Chris Hood of Canterbury head a star-studded line-up.

There will be 11 cowboys in this year’s open bull riding which Tina says is always a highlight. The

second division bull riders will also be in action and have the extra incentive of riding for prize money in the Parkes Livestock Top Six Shootout.

Aspiring young cowboys and girls will have a chance to ride their own bucking broncos in the sheep riding competition.

The rodeo starts at 11.30am and admission costs $15 for adults, $5 for under-16s with under-fives free.

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Wakefield village will say goodbye to a familiar face about town. Linda Kenny, vet assistant at the Town and Country Vet in Wakefield is set to retire after 16 years on the job.

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Wakefield is set to retire after 16 years on the job.

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She says a highlight of working at the Town and Country Vet has been seeing the village change over the years.

“It’s been really fun looking at the kids going back and forward from school each day, watching them eventually go off to college and then walking past with their own kids. It’s been very, very nice.”

Based out in Belgrove on a farm with her husband, Linda will still spend a considerable amount of her now spare time with her horses. Most people in the area know Linda spent many years as an endurance rider, which took her all over the country and she is still passionate about it despite no longer competing.

“Endurance riding has allowed me to see some amazing, beautiful sights around New Zealand as a competitive rider. I still ride and have a young girl that I’m helping along on the endurance scene. She competed in her first 40km ride last year.”

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If you haven’t already, you simply must pop into the The Treasure Box collective and take a look around.

The brainchild of local artist Rose Shepard, the Treasure Box Collective allows craftspeople in and around the Wakefield area an opportunity to showcase their skills and sell their work. From hand crafted art, craft and design, Visit the Treasure Box Collective on there’s something special for Whitby Rd. everyone at the Treasure Box Collective.

Wakefield Garage, in the old WakeSituated on the main road in field Traders building.

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Teen agricultural comp Calling all young farmers, the TeenAg competition has arrived.

TeenAg, an agricultural skills based contest that caters for all, will take place in Murchison next month.

Entry is now open to youth, whether you are a teenager that has grown up on a sheep farm right through to someone who’s barely stepped foot on a farm before.

The event is run by New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF) and is modelled off the ANZ Young Farmer Contest. Students compete in teams of two to complete a range of fun and educational modules that are based on real life scenarios.

Runners get ready to roast Runners - get ready to roast. As part of the Summer Pub Run series, Waimea Harriers are set to host their annual Wakefield Roaster.

The 10km race is held annually and this year’s event is set to happen this Saturday.

The course will see both runners and walkers travel up part of 88 Valley, Totara View - known as a gutbuster - down Treeton Place and through the Village to finish at Faulkners Bush.

Now somewhat of a tradition, because the weather gods usually turn on a hot day the event has earned it’s name “roaster”, but it could also have something to do with the fact that there are roast chickens as spot prizes too.

Entry is now open for this event and all are welcome.

Entry cost $5 and both walkers and runners can enter. Walkers will start at 3.45pm and runners at 4pm.

For more information visit www.waimeaharriersnelson.org.nz.

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The modules educate a variety of agricultural practices and are designed to test knowledge in a competitive and fun format.

The top seven teams on the day progress through to the ‘Race-Off ’ where they will battle it out to complete a sequence of activities in an agriculturally themed obstacle course.

Entry for the Tasman leg of the competition is open for teams of two people aged 14 to 18, with the chance to compete at the grand final TeenAg competition in Christchurch up for grabs.

TeenAg will be held Saturday February 15 at the Murchison A&P Showgrounds. Enter your team at www.teenag.co.nz.

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Just a thought...

You may remember that a couple of not to blame for his being born in weeks ago there was some discus- a shelter for animals and nor were sion in the media about the scan- Joseph and Mary. dal of child poverty in NZ. While Rather, it was the requirements of not of the same scale or gravity as the state that uprooted the family is the desperate and life-threaten- without thought or provision being destitution sometimes found ing made to alleviate the hardship in the developing world, poverty this would cause for the thousands nevertheless impacts harmfully on required to go to the place of birth the lives of hundreds of thousands of the father to be registered for the of children in our census.

But, as is so often the own land. Some of case in life, God was the discussion cenable to transform the tred on blaming parsuffering and hardents or families for unwise choices they ship into something had made that led or positive, something of God. lead to the children For the suffering and in their care sufferhardship experienced ing want. Wiser comby Joseph, Mary and mentators though the infant Jesus has focused though on David Gruschow, also resonated powthe children who, of course, are not to Our Lady of Perpetual erfully for millions Help Parish. of people in the 2000 blame at all.

Strategies were proposed that might years since. It offered them in their assist these children to grow and de- own poverty comfort and hope, and velop to their potential, unhindered has supported their faith and trust by lack of food, clothes, shoes, shel- in God and in God’s goodness and ter, and health and educational is- providence. sues. We live in hope that progress Perhaps in the opening days of this will be made.

New Year 2014 each of us might The parallel between these children usefully ponder on how we might and the circumstances surrounding this year change the suffering and the birth of Jesus we have recently hardship of an individual or family celebrated at Christmas seems into something positive, something striking. The infant Jesus was also of God.

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Each week photos from the Nelson Provincial Museum’s “glass plate” collection will run in Nelson Weekly and Waimea Weekly in the hope that more can be found out about them.

Right: Miss Mackay. Tyree Studio Collection: 38661. Below: Jones & Intemann, Saddler.

Tyree Studio Collection: 37325.

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out the range of tees which have been designed and made exclusively for Made for Men. They include their top selling tee featuring Nelson’s iconic lighthouse.

Formal wear and suit hire is available. Don’t forget to drop your dry cleaning in as Made for Men are the agent for Master Valet Drycleaners and Laundry. Get dressed for summer with one on one service at Made for Men on Queen St.

Red Cross Shop - Support your local community and visit the Red Cross Shop on Lower Queen St. Call in to see the volunteers and you’ll be pleasantly surprised at what’s in store. Browse through their ever changing collection of fabulous new and pre-loved clothing all at affordable prices.

Seasonal clothing, accessories, footwear and more is on display at great prices. And the best part? Every dollar you spend goes to support vulnerable people in our community.

If you can’t get into the store, you can still donate unwanted items from your wardrobe to the cause. Pick through your surplus good quality items and drop them into the shop. Phone Gail on 544 4956 for more information.

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Resene is the paint that professionals use, and in store you will find a range of high quality decorating products, from paints to brushes, rollers to sandpaper and everything else you need for that perfect finish.

For a limited time only, Resene on lower Queen St has a fantastic offer. You’ll pay no GST on their premium paint, wallpaper and decorating accessories, ColorShop Card holders can get the ColorShop Card discount off the sale price up until 29 January 2014.

Call in to see the team at Resene and find out why for two years running they have been voted as New Zealand’s most trusted brand by Readers Digest.

Eastern Cuisine is the perfect place to enjoy a delicious Chinese meal whether you are planning to have dinner for two, feed the family or entertain a crowd. They offer a fantastic variety of dishes in their ready to eat smorgasbord takeaway, or can freshly prepare takeaways from their extensive menu. Their fully licensed restaurant fits anywhere from 60 to 80 people. Owners Bill and Michelle Lam have recently revamped their restaurant menu adding exciting new options while keeping all of the old favourites, so they now total nearly 90 different meal options. Eastern Cuisine offers a loyalty card to their regular customers with generous discounts. Pop in and see them for a quick takeaway lunch or dinner, or enjoy a relaxing meal in the restaurant.

Richmond Auto Court – When it comes to purchasing your next vehicle, make lower Queen St’s Richmond Auto Court your first stop and talk to Lawrie Wilson. He’s established a solid reputation for great service and with 20 years sales experience he is no newbie when it comes to finding the right vehicle, at the right price, for each and every customer.

There is always a wide range of quality used cars on site from family cars through to first cars and everything in between. If you can’t see it there – talk to Lawrie and he will find it for you. Call in to see him at the Richmond Auto Court for sound advice on your next vehicle purchase and ask about his extensive warranties and individualised vehicle finance to suit you.

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Chai Yo Restaurant - The meaning of “Chai-Yo” is “Cheers! At Chai Yo you will find the finest of Thai cuisine, authentic in taste and prepared with passion and precision. Owner, Bu-nga Krataitong invites you to their warm and welcoming restaurant where you can relax and enjoy the great service and delicious food. Chai Yo offers dine in or takeaway options at both lunchtime and dinnertime and are open Monday to Friday for lunches and 7 days for dinner. Chai-Yo Thai Restaurant has been created as the place where the people of Nelson can come and enjoy celebrations together and is hugely popular with locals for being the only Nelson eatery to serve various unique dishes like Crunchy chicken with creamy coconut sauce, and Crunchy chicken with sweet soya sauce. Celebrate your special occasion in Chai-Yo’s warm and friendly atmosphere.

Fully Licensed, plus BYO/wine only.

Tasman District Library – it’s your library and it’s about so much more than books! Your local community library opens up a whole world to Richmond locals with ideas, inspiration and imagination. Take time out to read, relax and meet friends in a warm, friendly and inviting atmosphere.

The Tasman District Library has meeting rooms available for community and commercial groups.

Meeting rooms can be booked at very low cost and are available after hours. If you are looking for a conveniently situated meeting space with plenty of parking available give the library a call.

Also well worth checking out is the research room which houses the Waimea South Historical Society collection and our local history collection. Pay a visit to your library and discover the treasures that lie within!

First National Property Management - When it comes to your home, Mark and Zoe will treat it as if it was their own. They believe your investment should work for you and find huge satisfaction in getting the best results for each client. When it comes to property management it all comes down to the quality of care and Mark and Zoe will make protecting your investment their number one priority. Professional and reliable, they make it their mission to form great relationships with all of their

property owners and believe that personal service makes all the difference. With 24 hour availability you won’t find a better team. Ask Mark and Zoe today about their professional property management services.

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CINEMA IN THE PARK: Sophie Ennor, Jana Polglase, Shenae Muirhead, Laura Barnes and Eilish Reilly enjoying an outdoor screening of West Side Story at Fairfield Park on Saturday night. The screening was part of the Summer Movies Al Fresco programme which showcases classic movies at different park venues around Nelson and Tasman until the end of January. “Dr No”, the first film adaptation of Ian Fleming’s books about the famous secret agent James Bond, will screen at Washbourn at 9pm on Thursday night. Cost is $2 for an adult and $1 for a child. For a full schedule list, visit www.nelsonfestivals.co.nz. Photo: Sinead Ogilvie.

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This is particularly so with the new garden that I am making. Some areas have been mulched, others not, and it is quite evident which plants are happy, against those that are not. So every time we go home, a little more attention is made towards the unhappy lot.

• The garden area that is receiving treatment is given a thorough soaking for two hours, and may I say it really enjoys that. This makes weeding a lot easier too. No, I don’t get bogged down in wet soil, because I only do a small patch at a time. [Maturity has taught me to pace myself!]

• If the weeds are young and not the offensive kind, like couch or clover, and if they are not setting seed, they are left to decompose under the new mulch. Next comes wads of very wet newspaper, which has been soaking in an old copper for two hours, kept for just that purpose.

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more paper overlapping the edges. Hopefully there is no air space for cheeky weeds to attempt to grow!

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• Now it is time to mow the lawn, and all of the lawn clippings should be spread to cover the compost. Last of all, you walk away and have a look in a week’s time. You will be pleased with your efforts.

• All this seems a lot of work, but it isn’t, because the trick is to do a small area at a time, Which leaves heaps of time for golf, cafe-ing picnics, swimming, shopping, reading, or sitting in the garden in the evenings with a glass of wine at hand, and surveying a splendid result.

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Slowly, year by year, things just keep getting better for Ian Burson. Nelson’s top super saloon driver went into the weekend’s New Zealand Championship as 3NZ, and thanks to some late gains in the final heat, the “baby faced assassin” left Auckland as 2NZ. Christchurch’s Mark Osborne was too good yet again and successfully defended his title to be named 1NZ, with Napier’s Steve Flynn – who won the championship in Nelson two years ago – third place after a run off following the final heat.

While there are talks Mark might retire at the end of the season, Ian says the aim for next year will definitely be to take the 1NZ title for the first time, but

he wants to do it by beating the twotime champion. “We’re always gunning for 1NZ but Mark is just about impossible to beat,” says Ian. “I don’t really want to win it like that just because he’s retired, I’d rather win it because we had the better car.”

The Wakefield man says considering the calibre of drivers, second place was a career highlight. “It’s probably the biggest entry list they’ve had in the last 10 years. There were 44 cars entered so to be 2NZ is really good. We had to work so hard for it.”

The new 2NZ will now turn his attention to the six round ELF Super Cup Series which he came agonisingly close to winning last year.

SPORT Briefs FOOTBALL: New Zealand King Salmon Nelson Marlborough Falcons got their season off the perfect start on Sunday. Thanks to goals by Omar Guardiola and rookie Josh Lis, the Falcons managed to beat last year’s ASB Youth League finalists Southern United 2-0 in Dunedin. The Falcons now take on Heartland Wairarapa in Blenheim this weekend.

RUGBY SEVENS: The Turf Hotel Tasman Sevens squad had a tough weekend in Rotorua at the Bayleys National Sevens Championship. Tasman lost all of its games on the first day to be placed in the bottom section of the tournament. Things didn’t get much

Ian Burson has finished second place at the New Zealand Super Saloon Championship in Auckland over the weekend, beating his third placing last year. Photos: Phillip Rollo.

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150 competitors finished the 20th anniversary run or walk along the Maitai Valley Road. Iwao Fujii had the honours in the 10km only two seconds astray while Jennifer Jones-Shuttleworth and Andrew Calverley were within five. Jason Wright took a big step into his running career, dipping under 1hour 25minutes for fastest time in the Half as did Robyn Deane, surprising herself in ideal conditions by going close to 1 hour 30minutes.

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Mitchell Drummond is still coming to grips with the fact he’s now a Crusader. The All Blacks haven’t arrived back for training just yet but there are still plenty of big names alongside him. In a few weeks time Richie McCaw will be his captain, IRB Player of the Year Kieran Read will be his team mate and so will another nearly 20 past or present All Blacks.

The 19 year old, who attended Nayland College in Stoke before shifting to Nelson College where he led the first XV in the Press Cup, will be the youngest player in the Crusaders Super Rugby squad. While he admits he still has to “pinch himself ” when asked how it feels to be a Crusader, Mitchell is hoping a pre-season match against the Highlanders in Motueka will give him an early chance to prove he’s up to the standard – and what better way than in front of friends and family in the town his dad grew up in.

Former Nelson College first XV captain Mitchell Drummond could make an appearance for the Crusaders in their pre-season match in Motueka against the Highlanders.

“That will be pretty special.

Obviously my old man was born and raised in Mot so going back there for my first game will be a pretty special day,” he says.

Mitchell compared the first day of being a Crusader to Christmas Day, highlighting the amount of free Adidas and Crusaders kit that is distributed to each player. “Day one you get a couple of bags and a whole heap of footwear which was cool. You open your bag

and it’s crazy the amount of stuff in there. This is the stuff I used to buy from the shops but now you’re part of a group that’s doing it. I still have to pinch myself and some days I still can’t believe I’m here doing this.”

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BIG AIR: Lee Nuttall in action during the Richmond leg of last year’s Tasman Skatepark Tour. Photo: Phillip Rollo.

Tasman tour off to a flier

The Tasman Skatepark Tour started with “a hiss and a roar” in Mapua last week, and already two legs down, event spokesperson Paul McConachie is predicting another successful tour.

After Mapua, the tour hit Takaka on Saturday and will be in Tapawera tomorrow before reaching Motueka, Brightwater and Richmond in the coming weeks.

Put on by Tasman District Council with the help of funding from the Canterbury Community Trust and sponsorship from Village Cycles and Cheapskates, the Tasman Skatepark Tour runs through summer each year giving BMX, skateboard and scooter riders the chance to compete for $7000 worth of hot prizes.

The leader board returns this year, enabling the top competitor in each of the three disciplines to win a BMX bike, skateboard or scooter depending on what they competed in. The bike is donated by Village Cycles with the scooter and skateboard provided by Cheapskates.

The Tasman Skatepark Tour will not be held in Wakefield this year while Nelson is also a notable absentee. A “resource” decision meant the tour was scaled back this year, which spelled the removal of the Wakefield event, which was based around a mobile skate park. Nelson City Council did not want to fund an event at the Neale Park skate park.

The Motueka comp will be held at the skate park on Old Wharf Rd on Saturday from 2pm before the Brightwater Skate Park on Wednesday January 22 from 5pm, and then the Richmond competition on Saturday 25 from 2pm.

Challenge Wanaka may not be the longest race that champion Nelson multisport athlete Richard Ussher will contest this year but he knows it will certainly one of the toughest.

Richard is lining up in this Saturday’s 3.8 kilometre swim, 180km cycle and 42.2km run around Wanaka for the second time after winning the race in 2010 in a record time of eight hours 34 minutes 41 seconds. That’s only a fraction of the time it takes Richard to win most of his expedition races but he says that doesn’t mean there won’t be any pain and suffering.

“Physically, the ironman races are the toughest because they are so intense and one dimensional. You are sitting on the red line all day which is different from the Coast to Coast where you get a long kayak to break it up or an expedition race which is more of a mental game.”

Although Richard is happy with his lengthy build up to Saturday’s race he is still expecting to battle in the last 10 to 15 kilometres of the run. After a 3.8km swim in Lake Wanaka and 180km cycle that takes in Glendhu Bay and Lake Hawea, he says the final stage of the 42.2km marathon is always a big challenge.

“I haven’t done an ironman for a long time but I’ve had a very good build up to this one. My training has been very specific and it hasn’t got me down - it’s been very balanced.

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Fri 17, Sat 18 Sun 19 Jan 2014 Weigh in Sunday 19 January 1.00pm - 3.00pm Motueka RSA Car Park Auction and Prizegiving to follow • $2,000 for heaviest snapper over 9.06kg • Seven adult categories, five junior categories

Ruby-Lou Stuart, 11, of the Waimea Swim Club competes at the Country & Town Meet at Hampden St Pool on Saturday morning. Photo: Phillip Rollo.

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Sunscreen and sunhats were de rigueur at the Swimming Nelson Marlborough Country & Town Meet on Saturday, and it wasn’t just the weather that was sizzling as spectators were treated to an outstanding day of swimming.

Eighty-seven competitors from around the region and as far away as Christchurch and Westport competed for age-group and club honours at Hampden St Pool.

The Country & Town Meet recognises the region’s country clubs, with trophies for top country club and top country club swimmer.

Charlie Thain of Motueka Swimming Club won the Life Members Cup for top country club swimmer, winning all eight events that she entered and notching up seven personal bests.

This secured her a double gold for top overall 11-12 year old girl as well as top country club swimmer in her age group.

BBQ, bouncy castle, refreshments, fish hat competition, and pig in the barrow and other raffles at Weigh In. Fish auction proceeds go to Nelson Marine Radio.

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Daniel Trevurza of Motueka also won double gold for top overall and top country and swimmer for 11-12 year old boys. Completing the swimming trifecta for Motueka, Joshua Aymes, was a convincing double gold winner in the 10 and under boys category.

However, the meet did not go all Motueka’s way.

Waimea Swim Club put in many strong performances to claim the Crest Cup for top country club, just pipping Motueka who had won it the previous five years.

Many of the region’s swimmers are heading to Wellington next week to test themselves against some of New Zealand’s top clubs as they move into the main competition season.

The town clubs will get their chance at top honours and trophies at the next big regional meet, the Swimming Nelson Marlborough Age Group Champs in Blenheim on 1-2 February.

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Community Events Keeping you in touch

Resource Based Economy workshop & conference. H.E.R.B.E. Victory Community Centre 9am Feb 1 & 2. Koha. All welcome. Guest speakers.

Details Richard 0211591590 & Facebook Events RBE Fundamentals - The Basics. Beyond belief, politics, poverty & war.

Nelson Diabetes Support Group will meet on Fri, 31 Jan, 1.30 till 3pm at Nick Smith’s Rooms, 544 Waimea Rd, Annesbrook. Speaker, afternoon tea.

Gold coin donation. Ph Joan 5486263.

Dynamic Buddha Cultivating A Heart Of Wisdom In A Troubled World Bonni Ross is an inspirational teacher. Come and hear her speak. You will have the opportunity to ask questions. Tues Jan 28 & Tues Feb 4. Nelson Buddhist Centre 87 Nile St East. 7.15pm. Entry by donation.

Furies and Muses A weekeknd workshop to explore emotional healing in a fun and creative way.

Led by Bonni Ross--an inspirational teacher. Feb 7 to 9. Contact Ramona for more details 5452559 ramonaclarknelson@gmail.com Pottery classes with Erika Aupperle start Wed. 5 February 10 am at Craft Potters, 202 Ranzau Road Hope. 8 week course. For enquiries ph. 5418953 ev. or craftpotters@ts.co.nz Social Table Tennis at Saxton stadium Wed 7pm 9pm on now! Mon & Fri 9am – noon will resume 27 Jan All Welcome. For details ph Karen 5473005.

Kickstart Green prescription programme starts Tues 28 Jan. Riverside Pool Tues 10.15am or ASB Aquatic Centre Tues 7.15pm. $2. Join us and get your kickstart for healthy changes. Phone 0800228483 for more info.

Top Of The South Morris Minor Club Inc Meeting at 11.30am Sun 26 Jan Rabbit Island. BYO lunch & drinks. All welcome. Ph. Julie on 5473316 or Trevor 5268884.

Art On Halifax Sunday Arts market in the beautiful surroundings of the Refinery Artspace sculpture garden:10am till 2pm. 3 Halifax St. Artists Ph

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Murchison Stables Market Traveling through Murchison? Stop in and check out our local market Sundays at the Historical Commercial Stables from 9-2. Crafts, produce, plants, soaps, preserves, baked goods and more. Inquires 523 9895 Washbourn Gardens Fair Mon 3rd Feb 9am to 3pm Come and check out the stalls and entertainment. Various food vendors, Flossie the Balloon Lady, Bouncy Castle Family fun day out! If wet: Thurs 6 Feb. Richmond Playcentre fundraiser.

Pilates Classes in Richmond Mon 12.30pm or Wed 9.15am at Richmond Recreation Hall, Cambridge St. Positively Change Your Body in 2014.

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Nelson Diabetes Support Group will meet on Fri, 31 Jan, 1.30 till 3pm at Nick Smith’s Rooms, 544 Waimea Road, Annesbrook. Speaker, afternoon tea. Gold coin donation. Ph Joan 5486263.

Festival Nelson Lakes Sat 18/Sun 19 Jan. Kerr Bay, Lake Rotoiti. Free Entry! Stalls, entertainment, games, workshops, art/craft market, classic vehicle displays and more! Stunning venue. Sat. evening classic movie “Heidi” under the stars - bring a rug. Bring/buy lunch, stay overnight - have a great time! Local fundraiser. festivalnelsonlakes.co.nz.

Summer Creative Workshops at NMIT, 3-5 day workshops offered in Painting, Life Drawing, Photoshop, Creative Writing, Ceramics. 21st-31st January. Contact Caroline Jones on 5433733 or email oils4us@gmail.com Divorced? Separated? You don’t have to go through it alone. Find Help, Discover Hope, Experience Healing. Divorce Care. 13 week DVD Course. $5 per week includes workbook and refreshments. Commences Monday 24th February 7:30pm to 9:30pm. Victory Anglican Church, Vanguard St, Nelson. Information email DivorceCare@gmail.com. Cell/Text 0274193035.

Baldwin & Brown (Richmond) Ltd Licensed (REAA 2008)

Mum4Mum Breastfeeding support meets the last Wed of every month 10am-11.30am at the Ecomoon Collective Building, 120 Bridge St, Nelson. All welcome Ph Tara 0212772098 or mum4mum@nbph.org.nz Are you tongue-tied when speaking in public?

Let us motivate & encourage you to step outside your comfort zone & gain the skills you need. Join POWERtalk International, Waimea Club, twice monthly in Annesbrook in a friendly environment. Pls ph Peggy 5390477 or Yvonne, 5446350.

Have you celebrated a recent birth, engagement or anniversary? Share it with the rest of Nelson for FREE. Email to sales@nelsonweekly.co.nz Scottish Dancing every Tues in Stoke, 7.30pm to 9.30pm, St Andrew’s Church Hall, Songer St, Stoke. Ph Margaret 5473913 for info. No partner needed. Soft flat shoes essential.

Richmond Joggers. Meet weekly, entry level walkers grp wanting to learn to jog & Richmond Walkers Entry level grp, social focus & enjoyment,, not speed. No Charge. Ease in2 Cycling Cycle Skills Training. No Charge Wed’s 1-3pm Social cling, gain confidence. Ph: Sarah Sport Tasman 9232313 or Sarah.H@sporttasman.org.nz Nelson Canoe Club Pool & rolling training each Wed night 7.30–8.45pm at Riverside Pool. Pool & coaching fees apply, pooltraining@nelsonkayakers.co.nz or 5475017. Check our website for trips & events.

Space welcomes first time parents & their babies aged 0–3mnoths - weekly sessions are opportunities to meet other parents, discussions on child development & parenting, music & activities. Marie Lenihan 5452017 or lenihans@xtra.co.nz Have you celebrated a recent birth, engagement or anniversary? Share it with the rest of Nelson for FREE. Email to sales@nelsonweekly.co.nz Bass Singers wanted to join our 45 voice, women’s barbershop choir. Nelson Bays Harmony rehears-

es every Thursday evening in Richmond. Carpools from Atawhai, Stoke, Nelson and Motueka.

Ph Jenny 0275444121, a/h 5474354 or visit nelsonharmony.org.nz Enner Glynn Playcentre come and enjoy quality early childhood education for children 0-6 years, Monday-Friday 9.15-11.45 am. 8 Enner Glynn Rd. Your first three visits are free! Ph 5474007 Free Advanced Business Programme Want to grow your business? Get help from a one-on-one mentor? Pip 5476138 or visit barbicantc.com Community Life Centre Stoke, Life Centre connecting community by offering activities includ: different styles of yoga, meditation, massage, workshops, film & discussion. We also have therapy, workshop & presentation rooms available for hire. thelifecentre.co.nz or Brian P: 5478468.

Angie’s AquaFitness Exhilarating & Motivating Aqua Class. Superb way to get back into activity in warm water pool. All abilities shapes & sizes welcome. Tues 10.45-11.45am, Thurs 6-7pm, $7, Ngawhatu Pool , Stoke Angie 5470198 Sit & Be Fit with Marnie Brown Mon, except public holiday at 10am. $4 Saxton Pavilion.Fun, simple, seated exercises to great music that will help improve your flexibility, strength, balance and muscle tone as well as your memory. Marnie 5410015 Speak With Confidence: Come along to POWERtalk Waimea and gain the skills you need in a friendly, relaxed environment. We meet twice monthly on Wednesdays in Annesbrook, 7-9pm.

Please phone Linda, 5447823 or Yvonne, 5446350. powertalknelson1.wordpress.com Murchison Stables Market Travelling through Murchison? Stop in & check out our local market every Sunday during summer at the Historical Commercial Stables from 9-2. Crafts, produce, plants, soaps, preserves, baked goods and more.

Stop in & visit across from the Mobil. Inquires 5239895.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

SPOONERS RAIL TUNNEL OPEN DAY

J A I L

H O U S E

141 Bridge St, Nelson

Immediate start in Nelson All professional equipment provided For more information contact

10am-2pm | $2 Entry

Good torches and footwear are essential.

Turnoff foot of Spooners Kohatu side, follow signs.

Nelson College uniform for sale: Blazer, hardly worn, size 116cm for $250. School jersey, hardly worn, size 45cm for $50. Blue polo shirts, 2x large, 2x XL. Shorts size 96cm for $10. Ph 021 256 2964 or 542 3335.

T H E

APPLE REPAIRS iPhone - iPad Screen Repairs

027 548 8000 PUBLIC NOTICE

Apple Computer Repairs

YARD/SALESPERSON Local landscaping supplier requires an additional person to compliment the team.

Must be available to work weekends.

Flexibility, can-do attitude and customer focus required.

Class 2,(required) loader and forklift licence an advantage.

Please send CV to: 55 Pascoe Street, Annesbrook, Nelson 7011 SITUATIONS VACANT

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Vacancy for Café worker with Barista experience, short term.

Middle Feb to end March, daily Wed – Sunday, 10am to 4.30pm.

LOST Walking Stick.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

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WEDNESDAY 15 January 2014

Notice to all Advertisers

Classified Advertising Deadline 5pm Monday

By placing your advertisement to be run you agree with the terms and conditions of the Waimea Weekly. Namely, payment by the 20th of the following month, or in the event of non payment, the recovery of any debt and its costs will be on charged to the customer. This includes all costs and commissions paid to a debt recovery service.

Should you require any further information please phone the newspaper on 544 9037.

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1/2 hr $40 1 hr $60 1½ hrs $80 2 hrs $100 Mobile extra $20

Ph 022 307 3986 or 539 0953

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POWERTALK

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ELECTRICIAN

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Phone 03 544 2266

SEWING

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Call Tony Baker

544 3977

• 24 Years Horticulture Experience • Landscaping • Pruning • Hedge Trimming • Tidying • Weeding • Lawn Care

PAINTER

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027 232 1550 AH/Fax: 544 3177

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• Growsafe & Approved Handler Certification • Chainsaw • Tree Felling • Quad Bike • Tractor • WTR Endorsements

Secure storage Staff on site Inside Car Storage

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Phone orders welcome

74 Gladstone Rd, Richmond

544 0203

Ph 544 4306

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Registered Trainer, Assessor & EPA Test Certifier

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(opp Westpac)

GARDENING

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TA S M A N S TO R AG E

155 Trafalgar St

www.enviro.co.nz

Your solar specialists Specialising in supply & installation of Solar Systems for:

269 Queen St Richmond. Ph 544 6603

SUIT HIRE Weddings, Black Tie,

24/7 phone: 03 548 2831 nelson@enviro.co.nz

Painter Decorator

SALES - SERVICE - RENTALS

SUIT HIRE

Hot water extraction carpet cleaning IICRC internationally qualified

QUENTIN EARLE

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Bridal Formal

Phone Wayne 021 751 633

MOBILITY 4 YOU

Sew for U

Liz McLean

Phone: 03 541 9747 powertalknelson@gmail.com

FLOOR SANDING

Carpet, rugs & vinyl Carpet stains Upholstery Mould Pest control

• Car Grooming • Wash & Wax • Full Grooming • Engine Bays

Kitchens Bathrooms Decks Pagodas Fencing Maintenance

New Buildings Alterations

• Holiday Homes • Bush Cabins • Renovation

AVON

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Sundial Square Richmond Open 7 Days 11am - Late

For course dates see www.harristraining.co.nz

Ph: 544 4062

Mob: 0274 574 775

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Parts and Service for ALL makes and ALL models

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24HR - PH: 544 5723

LOCALLY OWNED

CLEANING Specialising in

MAIN ROAD APPLEBY

DIGGERS

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68 Gladstone Road, Richmond

• Registered Drainlayers (residential & commercial) • Sewage Treatment (design,supply, install & service) • Blocked Drains • Video Camera & Drain Inspection • Waterblasting • Excavator & Truck Hire to suit job

www.h-hconcrete.co.nz

Phone 543 8243

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Quick Drying All Year Round All General Cleaning Professional Service

Stephen Oliver proprietor

Phone now on

• Driveways • Floors • Decorative Surfacing • Commercial • Residential

Fully Trained, Security Screened

Quick - Efficient Professional

Ph (03) 544 9418

GAS STAYS

HAIRDRESSER

GAS STAY SPECIALISTS

Grace Hairdresser

HANDYMAN

INTERIOR SEWING

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(offRichmond Beach Road)

547 1500

PAINTER

PANEL BEATER

15 +gst

544 9037 PLUMBER

PLUMBER

PLUMBING & GAS

Adam Brumwell

Painting - Exterior/Interior - Airless Spraying - Waterblasting - New & Old Work - Fully Qualified Tradesman - Obligation Free Quote

Call Adam

027 671 8417 or 544 9415

All Insurance Claims Panelbeating Chassis Straightening Repaints 2-pack Touch Ups

Biblical Christ-Centred Worship Services:

Sunday 10:30 am & 5 pm We are located at:

(no access off Waimea or Ridgeway) Contact: (03) 547 - 6056

www.rcnzonline.com/nelson

Holy Trinity Anglican Church 27 Dorset St, Richmond Phone 544-8844

Sunday Services 19 January 9.00am Morning Worship 10.30am Holy Communion Theme: The Challenge of the Old Testament All Welcome Wednesday 10.00am Holy Communion

Call Tony Johnston 90 VANGUARD ST NELSON PH: 548 3954 027 548 3954

• Renovations • Kitchens • Bathrooms 4 Coach Pl, Brightwater

0275 423 343 A/H: 542 3343

Honest Reliable Master Master Honest Reliable Plumbers and Gasfitters Plumbers and Gasfitters Since 1915 Since 1915

• • • • • •

Maintenance Blocked Drains Domestic Work New Housing Industrial Properties Leaking Taps & Pipes

Small Small • Leaking taps & pipes Jobs • KitchensJobs & Welcome bathrooms Welcome • Solar • Drainage Kevin Harris Kevin Harris

WATCH REPAIRS

WINDOW CLEANING WINDOW CLEANING

Work Place First Aid Courses

Watch and Clock Repairs

Rise & shine

GST Holiday Jan 2014

9, 16, 24, 25, 31 11, 13, 20, 21, 22 4, 20, 27, 28, 29 3, 5, 10, 15, 29

Ph 544 9180 Corporate Rates Available

Rod Clark

Window Cleaning

qualified watchmaker

Overhauls ● Repairs ● All watches and clocks

●

At Benjamin Black Goldsmiths 176 Bridge Street, Nelson (opposite Graham’s Trading Post)

03 546 9137

www.benjaminblack.co.nz

10am Sundays

Specialising in Windows Over 10yrs professional experience Residential or Commercial Call Brandon 022 0984 167 windowcleaningriseandshine@gmail.com

Marks Off

Window Cleaning Professional Window Cleaning Gutter Cleaning Oven Cleaning Walls, Bathrooms House Washing

541 0008 027 650 5605

10.00am Worship Celebration Warring Carpark (Behind No.1 Shoes) 243 Queen St Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Parish, Richmond

Weekend Mass Times Saturday Vigil 7.00pm Richmond Church 35 William Street Sunday 8.00am St Joseph’s Pitfire Road, Wakefield 9.30am Richmond Church

All welcome

5.00pm Last Sunday of every month St’s Peter & Paul Moutere Highway

Cnr Darcy & Croucher Streets Ph 544 5415

All Welcome!

Ph 544 8987 www.richmondcatholic.co.nz

8090 544 8059 Ph: 543 Ph: 543 8090

TRAINING

Jan: Feb: Mar: Apr:

Contact Dean 544 5784

Richmond Church of Christ

Specialising in small jobs and maintenance plumbing

Ellis St, Brightwater

We’d love to see you there

www.holytrinityrichmond.org.nz

• • • • • •

Meeting Sunday 10.30am (Plunket Rooms, next to Petrol Station)

per week

Coupon required for discount 10 Kebal Place, Stoke

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WEDNESDAY 15 January 2014

ST DAVID’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

11 Florence Street, Richmond Worship Services This Sunday: 9.30am Combined Worship @ Wesley Methodist Church 4 Wensley Road, Richmond

www.stdavidschurch.co.nz Phone 544 8387

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36 WEDNESDAY 15 January 2014

Bring in the New Year with these fantastic deals

FROM CAMBRIDGE AUDIO

AMPLIFY YOUR SOUND WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY

A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR BIG SOUND

GREAT DEAL

DEMO INSTORE

Cambridge Audio’s DacMagic XS USB Headphone Amp

Cambridge Audio Minx TV

The DacMagic XS delivers exceptional quality from a wide variety of sources. It’s an instant upgrade to any computer’s sound output.

The Minx TV delivers exceptional quality from practically any source.

It can play all of your music, wherever it is – smartphone, tablet or on a computer.

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It instantly connects to any computer, headphone or amplifier

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Connects quickly and easily to your computer’s USB port

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It offers big sound for your big screen

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Outputs 10 times more power than a typical computer

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Bluetooth streaming

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Loud and clear enough to overcome background noise

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Supports digital and analogue audio inputs

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Smaller than a box of matches

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A built-in 6.5 inch subwoofer

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Voice sound mode

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Four different sound modes

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Can support up to 30kgs in weight

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$2 3 9

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$5 2 9

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HOME THEATRE RECEIVERS FOR ALL THE FAMILY

FANTASTI C OFFERS

Cambridge Azur 351R Entry Level Receiver The 351R is a 5.1 AV receiver that delivers superb quality $ surround sound for an amazing value.

1099

Cambridge Azur 551R Receiver The 551R will give you great room-shaking movie effects and deliver incredible high quality music. It’s an amazing $ home cinema receiver designed to deliver superb audio for music and movies alike.

1599

Cambridge Azur 651R Home Cinema Receiver With stunning power, audio reproduction and amplifiers, $ the 651R is perfect if you want the best in home cinema sound and visuals with a built-in second zone.

PLAY YOUR MUSIC ANYWHERE - SMALL AND POWERFUL

Minx Go Using the latest Bluetooth technology the Minx Go instantly streams music from your smart phone, tablet or computer. This portable wireless music system has a high performance battery that lasts up to 18 hours while you’re on the go.

Minx Air 100

2699

Cambridge Azur 751R High End Receiver -

The Minx Air 100 is both an AirPlay WiFi speaker and a Bluetooth speaker, so whatever device you use, Minx Air is your perfect partner.

3499

The 751R is a premium 7.1 AV receiver with a built-in $ Minx Air 200 second zone deigned to make your music sound as great as your movies and it’s also The same features as the Minx Air 100, one of the most powerful AV receivers in its but with BIGGER and BOLDER sound for class. The 751R takes things a step further with larger spaces and more definition.

Cambridge’s ATF audio upsampling technology and a USB audio connection for your computer.

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