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June 1, 2012
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By Annabelle Latz This weekend marks a momentous occasion for
Queen Elizabeth II, with her Diamond Jubilee pageant kicking off on Sunday commemorating 60 years as Monarch, and Monday’s public holiday celebrating her 86th birthday.This year is certainly historic for the Queen, along
with one Marlburian, 101-year-old Blenheim man Bob Bowen who will be wishing her all the best for her Diamond Jubilee.Bob is among those who have received a congratu-
latory card from the Queen for his 100th birthday last year.The Sun spoke with Bob Bowen’s family about the
honour of receiving a card from the Queen.Continued on page 2.
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Bob Bowen (101) with his Grand daughter Chris Greenhill (left) and daughter June Bowen.
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Blue Derry passed away last Thursday aged 77.
In recent months Blue had fought his declining health with his normal ‘never give in’ attitude.
Named Mahar at birth (after Maher-shalal-hash-baz which is the longest name in the Bible), Blue’s funeral service was held at the Nativity Church in Blenheim last Monday.
Family and a large group of friends farewelled Blue in a cer-emony that he would have ap-proved of says son John.
Blue’s life was summed up by his family as bulldozers, jetboats, groceries, family and dogs, not necessarily in that order.
His first grocery shop was in the small West Coast town of Whataroa.
Most people in Blenheim will remember Blue as the grocer who grew the small Springlands Four
Square shop to a SuperValue then Fresh Choice.
The family sold the business to Countdown in 2010, and retained the property.
Robert Smith, Group Operations manager for SuperValue and Fresh
Choice referred to Blue fondly as the Godfather, he was well respected by his colleagues in the grocery industry, he said.
Blue had a love of speed, par-ticularly on rivers, he was the first person in New Zealand to reach 100 mph in a jetboat.
Although he never won the World Jetboat Championships, he was close on a number of occasions.
It was a huge thrill (so he said to his close friends) for him that his son John achieved this title twice in recent years.
Blue could be a tough bastard and grumpy, but under that tough exterior he was also kind and very giving to community projects.
John remembered his father as a man of few words, a tough guy who could be a bugger at times, but you still had to respect him.
He was close to my older sister
Susan and many a time Susan would be the peacemaker, says John.
Blue remarried last year to Deb-bie Walton.
Debbie’s close family friend Cynthia Brooks read Debbie’s eulogy at the service.
She remembered his fast boats and cars, his loyalty, his love of their pet dogs and the work they had both achieved on their prop-erty, Bedford Estate at Renwick.
Also his love of a fine whisky and a boutique beer, the good times in the sounds with family and friends.
Blue also featured in Don Grady’s book ‘Heaps More Grady’s People’ published in 2010.
Blue is survived by his wife Debbie Walton-Derry, daughters Susan and Jo and son John and their families.
Fast boats, bulldozers and groceries
Mahar (Blue) Derry8.1.1935 - 24.5.2012
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Blue Derry.
By Annabelle Latz Continued from Page 1.
His telegram arrived by post.It was in the form of a card, with the Queen
Elizabeth’s photo and a gold tassle attached, wishing Bob Bowen a Happy 100th Birthday.
Leading up to the big day last April, Bob’s friends shared their excitement of Bob receiv-ing the card.
His standard reply was ‘Well I hope she (the Queen) manages to live this long.’
“It gave us such a laugh!” said his daughter June Bowen.
Bob turned 101 in April.A resident at Waterlea Resthome, he shared
his milestone birthday last year with family and friends.
“It was a very emotional day.” Bob had never put much emphasis on reach-
ing 100. “The years just went by.”Bob’s cake was piped in by a young bagpipe
player from Renwick, who then played Happy
Birthday.“Dad actually cried, he said what have I
ever done to deserve this?“I said you have just been the best dad ever.”Bob, originally from Dunedin moved to
Blenheim when he was 92 years old to be closer to family.
Here in New Zealand, these celebrations will also be extended to individuals honoured on The Queen’s Birthday Honours List, to be announced in the Sun on Wednesday.
Bob remembers the Queen’s message
Blue Derry (seated) competing in a NZ Citizen Jetboat Marathon.
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On Wednesday, chairman of the Centre Angela Adye asked Marlborough District Council for $100,000 a year, as an ongoing grant to cover the gap between income and costs, such as paying additional staff.
It was part of a submission to the council’s long-term plan.
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A phone call on Monday night from a foreign “Microsoft service technician” rung alarm bells for Blenheim woman Jax McCabe who knew instantly she was being scammed.
Warnings have been issued over the past few years of foreign callers claiming to be from the software giant, saying they are aware of problems with individual’s computers.
The phone call came through around 8pm from an Indian-sounding man who asked for Jax by name, then went on to tell her she “had a problem with her Microsoft computer”.
Because similar phone calls had previ-ously been made to her friends and family, and thanks to recent media coverage high-lighting the scam, Jax knew to question the caller.
“What he said didn’t make a lot of sense, so I asked; ‘what Microsoft computer?’. Then he just hung up on me.
“Because I have caller ID I could see he was calling from a foreign number plus I know of other people who have had this phone call, so I knew it was a scam,” she says.
beWare: blenheim woman Jax McCabe is warning others that a ‘Microsoft computer scam’ is hitting locals after a hoax call was made to her home this week.
Scammers ring alarm bells
MCN Blenheim IT manager Craig Young says Jax’s story is one well known in his industry, where scammers try to sell people a free product and gain access to their computers.
“Most importantly, Microsoft will never phone an individual as they don’t have your contact information, so if a Microsoft technician phones to say they have noticed a virus on your computer, it’s definitely a scam.”
Craig’s advice is simple.“If they phone, simply say no and hang up. Don’t
go into any websites, install software or follow any instruction from anyone who calls out of the blue.
“Ensure you have the latest security updates for Windows and all programmes running on your PC and if you have any doubts then call a professional IT company for advice,” he says.
It has been 10 months since Miles Hunter was sucked into a Hercu-les plane engine at Woodbourne airfield.
The 51 year-old Renwick man was killed during a “routine main-tenance operation.”
At a hearing at Blenheim Dis-trict Court on Wednesday, Safe Air Limited, a subsidiary of Air New Zealand Limited, was fined $56,250, and ordered to pay repara-tion for $22,500.
It was concluded that a handrail around the edge of the platform was not a sufficient measure against the hazard, and a proper guard to prevent anyone from getting dangerously close to the engine should have been in place.
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Marlborough can expect a drier winter.The latest reports by NIWA predict the east
of the South Island to have a drier winter than usual, and rainfall to be down in Nelson and Marlborough.
NIWA has published its seasonal climate
outlook for June, July, and August, and claims winter temperatures were likely to be near average for the whole country.
Frosts and snowfalls, typical of winter, would occur from time to time.
It said sea temperatures around New Zea-
land were likely to be slightly above normal, and winter is a time of year when weather features were typically fast-moving and relatively active.
River flows were predicted to be below nor-mal for the north and east of the South Island.
Dry winter ahead for Marlborough
ASB has upgraded its mobile banking app at the same time it marks 100,000 downloads.
ASB Mobile lets customers make payments from smartphone using mobile telephone numbers and email addresses instead of a bank account number.
“ASB’s Mobile App provides a solution that puts banking straight into our customers’ hands, giving them greater control of their
money, plus faster and more convenient ways to pay,” ASB general manager brand experi-ence & digital channels Anna Curzon said.
The upgraded ASB Mobile is available on Apple and Android smartphones with a dedicated iPad version scheduled for launch later this year.
ASB Mobile has been redesigned to offer a simpler and easier mobile banking experience
with innovative new features and much more.
Now pay using only an email address or mobile number (as well as the old-fashioned bank
account number). Basically, that means you can now pay anyone you like, anywhere you are, anytime you want.
And there are plenty of other great features too. ‘Quick Balance’ lets you view a desig-nated account balance without logging in, and the optional 5-digit PIN makes logging in faster and easier than ever. There’s an ATM & Branch locator as well plus Transfers, Bill Payments and Foreign Exchange rates all from your smartphone.
To use the ASB Mobile app, you need to be registered for FastNet Classic (ASB internet banking) and NetCode.
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phone and tablet app for Budget 2012 was downloaded more than 8,600 times and was New Zealand’s most popular free-download app on Budget day.
NZ Budget, allows users to read the Budget speech and key Budget docu-ments, watch video coverage and read ministers’ public statements.
The Treasury will update the Budget app each year.
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By Robbie ParkesThe expanding Snap Fitness franchise can tick
Blenheim off their list, with a 24-hour gym on Grove Rd expected to open in July.
Korey Gibson holds exclusive New Zealand rights for the gym franchise, having opened his first Snap in February 2010.
“I just think there was a big gap in the market in people going to sports training and big box gyms.”
There was a need for smaller, ‘boutique’ gyms that were open 24/7, he said.
Ferrymead and Paraparaumu will also see their own Snap Fitness club come to town, as well as two fran-chise sites, one in Napier and the other in Gisborne.
There are already 15 Snap Fitness gyms in New Zealand and Korey expects to have the 19 open by the end of July and a total of 30 by the years end.
“Then in 2013 we’ll probably do another five or six.”He said the reception in Blenheim has been great and
the people are very friendly.“I think a lot of feedback is they don’t like being
stuck in contracts.”“They like the flexible 24 hours, seven days a week.”
The gym’s new club manager Kane Bint has been leading the charge with the local promotion.
“Any support from local businesses has been great.”
He said they have had the likes of Countdown, The Warehouse and Farm-ers behind them, letting them distribute flyers at the stores.
“It’s been really, really good to get that support.”
People of all ages have been getting
started at the new club and really like the whole concept behind it, said Kane.
“People in Blenheim want to get fit at an affordable price in their own time.”
“Twenty-four hours, no long term contracts, it’s great.”
Korey said they will continue to roll out more clubs next year until they reach their goal, with plans to launch an exciting new project that should inspire even more people to jump off the couch.
The club will be open July 7.
Korey gibson, holder of exclusive New Zealand rights for Snap Fitness has expanded the franchise into Blenheim.
SpeightS ale houSeEleven submissions have been
made to the Marlborough District Council regarding the proposed Speight’s Ale House in Blenheim.
Only three oppose the Ale House.Marlborough Roads are now in
favour of the proposed restaurant and bar.
John Derry of Derry Properties Ltd said he is confident that the issues can be addressed with those against the Ale House.
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By Annabelle LatzShe is one of the hundreds of
workers in the aged care sector who sighed a breath of relief this week.
Wishing to remain anonymous, but speaking from her perspec-tive as a Registered Nurse in Blenheim, Susan* not her real name, said the report of the inquiry ‘Caring Counts’, look-ing into the equal employment opportunity issues in the aged care workforce, released this week by Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Dr Judy McGregor, had some very valid points.
As well as the highlighted issue of wages and pay parity, Susan was pleased the report touched base on ‘staff to resident ratios.’
“It’s around the expectation of who does what, and how many staff there is.”
She said the work load is far too heavy for too few staff at aged care facilities, and when combined with challenges of high needs hospital and dementia care, it can be hard to focus properly.
“Carers aren’t educated enough about their rights, it takes a spe-cial person to take any issue on
by themselves.”Susan said the report extends to
all workers involved in aged care, but it is those in the carers role that have the biggest challenge when it comes to earning a decent living on their wage.
“It’s the carers who have to work horrendous hours to put food on the table.”
She said poor work conditions leads to high staff turnover, which leads to an unstable work environment.
She said these issues are not
new, and Susan is pleased they have finally been acknowledged.
“Thank god someone has hit the nail on the head in terms of pay equity.”
As many as 48,000 workers in New Zealand, the vast majority of them women, are involved in this sector of work.
The Human Rights Commis-sion has been gathering evidence about equal employment oppor-tunities over a 12 month period in 2011-12.
The majority of participants involved in the study wanted higher pay and more status.
The ‘Caring Counts’ report also identified respect and value, recruitment and retention, condi-tions of work, training and qualifi-cations, managerial competence, men as carers, migrant workforce and regulatory frameworks, as areas that need addressing.
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Nelson Marlborough District Health Board (NMDHB) has done well in the latest release of the national Health Targets.
The DHB is on track to achieve the target; Improved Access to Elective Surgery, with 100% completed for the three months from January 1 to March 31, 2012. This target requires the DHB to complete elective surgery for 6029 people for the year ending June 30 2012.
NMDHB has consistently reached
97% of the Shorter Stays in Emer-gency Departments (ED) target of having 95% of patients being admit-ted, discharged, or transferred from an ED within six hours.
“We continue to improve both the level and speed of delivered services to those who need them,” said Dr Sharon Kletchko, General Manager Strategy and Planning.
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O###AYou might have a personal number
plate O###A, but that does not give you the right to talk on your phone whilst driving.
It’s against the law by the way! Sort it
SNOBSThe staff in a certain upmarket
store in this town need a reality check - they are actually not better than everyone else, so you don’t need to look down your noses when customers come in.
Brush up your PR skills and a smile and a friendly greeting wouldn’t go amiss either!
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VARIETY PLEASEOne bakery round town needs
to get some variety going, and using bread for sandwiches that is not fresh? Not a good idea guys. There’s too much competition around town foodwise to do this.
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Dear Ed,My wife and I are currently renewing
our passports and were taken aback by the current charges $153.30 each.
We realize that there are costs involved, but is there any reason why our present passports could not be retained with a new photo supplied and the chip also reused.
This would mean the only major expense
for the people would be sending their present passport for confirmation etc.
This in my view would save the dept and the people millions of dollars.
At present this is just another political waste of tax payer’s money.
Regards Ron.
Dear Ed,Given the recession, the nation’s debt and
borrowing at $300 million a week, the budget just didn’t stack up.
The government in its first term of office handed out huge tax cuts to the wealthy.
Westpac bank’s head got nearly six thousand dollars a week extra in his take home pay as a result.
Most citizens on low incomes, had to pay higher GST on everything like their food, petrol and power bills.
Now in the latest budget, penny-wise and
pound foolish English and Key are going to even hit children, the paper boys, the pam-phlet deliverers, the kids who wash cars.
At the same time they turn a blind eye to the profits of the very rich – the overseas banks and the rip off merchants that exploit New Zealand.
New Zealand’s children have been target-ed for their pocket money by government. Miserable!Bah! Humbug!
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Dear Ed,My Sister in law gave me this article on
knitting beanies for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Wellington.
She is aiming to knit at least 10 (which she has nearly achieved) and I was won-dering if you would consider printing this pattern in the hope that other keen knitters might help too.
This unit is used by Marlborough Fami-
lies and it would be nice to give something back to the service.
Thank you.Beanie PatternTo view the baby beanie and other
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Life Flight Helicopters - Rescue Helicopters?Dear Ed,
Last Friday was the collection day for the Choppers. What a great service to the district.
I am of the opinion that this service is being called out many times for minor causes.
Someone falls on a walking track – sprained wrist, keep walking mate.
Johnny falls off his horse – motorbike etc, call the helicopter.
Trampers’ going into the mountains with bad weather forecast, once again the helicopter is called out.
Far too many, minor or self inflicted occasions. Helicopters don’t run on fresh air.
A fee should be charged of at least $200.00 per call out. Donator
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More than 250 businesses around New Zealand have already registered for ‘Bring A Phone To Work for Star-ship’ which is taking place throughout June.
Organisations ask staff, clients and contacts to donate as many old mobile phones as they can, and donate them to Starship.
Since the campaign launched three years ago, donated phones from around New Zealand have now helped raise more than $1.5 million for Starship.
More than 480,000 phones have been donated in that time.
The Starship Foundation partners with recycling company Folamh to refurbish and on-sell the old phones to developing economies around the world, with proceeds going directly towards funding of Starship’s National Air Ambulance Service.
Any phones beyond repair are recy-cled through the correct environmental channels.
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The Foundation is committed to providing $1.5 million annually to the service.
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Nice people with a good sense of humour !
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‘New Zealand’. The best place on earth.
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The contract for logging and cartage in Marlborough Regional Forestry’s Waikakaho For-est have been let to local firms Pelorus Contracting Ltd and CRB Transport Ltd after they submitted bids which Marlborough Regional Forestry (MRF) Chairman Francis Maher described as being very well prepared.
The one-year contracts for harvesting and cart-age of 50,000 tonnes of logs, worth almost $2M is supervised by Merrill and Ring NZ Ltd which manages MRF’s forestry estate.
By Robbie ParkesGrow Marlborough went to
Marlborough District Council on Wednesday to present their submis-sion for $100,000 for an events co-ordinator.
Grow Marlborough is the Industry Advisory Group for Destination Marlborough.
The 20 strong group consists of Marlborough industry representa-tives.
The group’s retail representative Tim Thomas went to Council on Wednesday as part of a subcom-mittee to make their submission to the long-term plan.
Along with Duncan McKenzie and Noel Noble, they formed part of the subcommittee who aimed to take their idea further.
They used statistics from Thomas’s to show how much more revenue and vistors they had during a num-
ber of events in the region.Tim said Grow Marlborough’s
main focus, even in their first meet-ing was the growth of the economy through events in the region.
He said they noted that the summer months had always brought visitors but the winter months were lacking.
The idea was to come up with a strategy that created an even spread
of events throughout the year.“It’s really seen as something we
need to put more emphasis on.”“There is an overwhelming desire
for all the industries to have an event co-ordinator to make better use of what events we do have.”
He said the $100,000 would go towards the co-ordinator’s salary and associated operational costs, as well as web development and an event economic impact report.
In the hearing, Tim made refer-ence to Nelson establishing their own regional events strategy with $480,000 going towards a co-ordinator.
This was in response to them losing the World of Wearable Arts
Festival. “It is important that we protect the
events we do have and a regional events co-ordinator will help do that”
He said the other thing they’re trying to do is make sure there’s communitcation going on.
If there’s an event happening and everyone is able to hear about it, all the businesses can cater for it.
He said there is an amount of good that events can do for the wider community through fundraising, charities and schools.
A letter from Renwick School was read to Council at the meeting sup-porting that, and further explained how they had benefited from such events.
General manager at Destination Marlborough Tracy Johnston made reference to Grow Marlborough in her own presentation to Council, backing their request.
Tracy said they acknowledged that the $100,000 will come from the taxpayer’s pocket, but at a cost of 40 cents a year, per household.
Local companies praised for high quality tenders
To advertise your business, call Katrina on (03) 5777 868
Tim Thomas of Thomas’s was part of the Grow Marlborough subcom-mittee that presented to Council on Wednesday.
Top Town Cinemas, Duncan Mac-kenzie is donating movie tickets for Neighbours day.
Co-ordinator role submission heard
SunThe 11Friday June 1, 2012
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By Annabelle LatzBigger class sizes will come at
the expense of motivated students and energetic teachers.
Renwick School principal Si-mon Heath said this could be the potential outcome of class sizes as big as 27.5.
Simon said the Government proposal to stop the technol-ogy ratio of 1:120 teaching staff would cause the investment of technology to be mothballed, compromising the curriculum.
“We have worked hard on in-vesting in technology for the school.”
Simon said it is vital to have small class sizes in the younger-aged classes, and must be filtered through into the Intermediate years.
He said bigger class sizes, on a nationwide scale, would eventu-ally mean less positive pupils caused from less help in the classroom.
“We have achieved a 1:22 ratio across the school, and the results have been significant in terms of
student achievement.”Simon said overall teachers
will get more tired with larger classes, also leading to a drop in performance.
“Classroom achievement will fall away and attitudes will change. This is our biggest fear.”
He hopes for more transparency from the Government with its decisions, and hopes for a status
quo outcome.Simon said the Government has
put the ambulance at the bottom of the hill with their cost-saving ideas.
“It will save $280million a year with this proposal, but $65 million has just been given to the prison system.”
Ernie Buutveld is principal of Havelock School.
He said the Government needs to better understand the workings of a school, and the complexities around having to have one less teacher at a school, which would be an outcome of the bigger class sizes.
“It should talk to the very people whose cloth they are cutting.”
Ernie said cutting funding for technology education would see New Zealand schools sliding down the scale of top level educa-tion worldwide.
“It is a crucial part of our schools.”
Havelock School and Renwick School are two of 17 Marlborough Schools who use the Marlborough Technology Centre.
He acknowledged that in today’s economic climate, cost cuts are happening everywhere.
“But there are smarter ways to do it.”
He said intermediate level education is a crucial part of high school preparation.
“It is short sighted, and this is putting it politely.”
Cutting technology from schools is short sighted
Ernie Buutveld principal of Have-lock School.
Simon Heath principal Renwick School.
inbriefPolice
Man cHaRgEd witH BacH aRSonSPolice have today arrested an unem-
ployed 46 year old man and charged him with the arson of a bach in the St Arnaud area on 6 May 2012 and the arson of two baches and a stand alone garage in the Marlborough Sounds on 13 May 2012.
The man was located in Christchurch by Marlborough Detectives assisted by Police staff from Christchurch.
In addition; a number of charges have been laid in relation to the bur-glary of baches in the St Arnaud and Marlborough Sounds areas during May.
The man has also been charged with unlawfully taking a green Toyota Prado motor vehicle, the unlawful conversion of a red Holden Commodore, and the unlawful possession of a firearm.
Both vehicles and the firearm have been recovered by police.
The man has been remanded in custody to appear in the Christchurch District Court on Friday 1 June 2012.
Police are asking bach owners who may be visiting their properties over the long weekend to be vigilant for signs of a break in.
Detective Sergeant Dave Woodley of the Marlborough CIB said anyone who discovers their property has been entered should call local police and leave any disturbed items untouched.
Friday June 1, 201212 gardeningthis week
SunThe
Children in the gardensend us your photosSend in your photo of your child (or grandchild) enjoying time in the garden. Include their name and age.Email your photo to: [email protected]’ll publish these on our Gardening page as space permits.
Outdoor entertaining – ah, Marlborough is made for it.There’s nothing quite like kicking back with friends
and family for drinks and/or a meal.Despite the dropping temperature as we head into
winter, it really is the ideal time to start thinking about your outdoor and garden design ideas.
Once you have your ideas ready to work with, start making contact with local businesses and contractors that can have this work completed for you in time for spring.
Here are some ideas and tips to consider.
Indoor/outdoor livingNothing defines Marlborough living more than our
glorious sunshine. Building or refurbishing an attractive room attached to
the main house gives you an outdoor space regardless of the weather.
This area could also feature strongly as a dining area, particularly if the room has bi-fold windows and doors which can be opened to reveal the outside garden area.
DeckingWhile timber decking will be the ‘choice du jour’ for
many people, the use of pavers and tiles are a fantastic op-tion when matching the interior flooring to the outdoor design.
Make a splashThe traditional kiwi backyard swimming pool was once
a luxury enjoyed during the warmer months, but as more sophisticated designs began to enter the market place, their simple functionality diversified into visual garden features.
Pools can be integrated with the home, shaped around existing decks, walkways etc and can have water features incorporated into them.
Outdoor seatingChoose seating that is flexible and can be moved around.Allowing guests to move to and from the dining and loung-
ing areas creates a more casual, intimate environment. Install speakers around your entertaining areas to add to the ambiance.
Entertaining spaceIt helps to have your outdoor space covered, just in case.Not only is this a safeguard from the occasional shower, but it
also offers shade and shelter from wind. You can have a large structure built into your design, like the one pictured, add a
shade sail or even a large outdoors umbrella.
LightingLighting is just as important in your outdoor space as it is
inside.Ambiance is great, of course, but safety should really be
the first priority when it comes to lighting around an outdoor entertaining area.
Brighten areas where cooking and other major activity will happen, light up pathways, and consider having adjustable lighting for the seated areas.
Covering your outdoor entertaining area will safeguard from the weather.
Gardening Tips
GARLIC:• It’s tradition to plant
garlic on the shortest day in winter (so start planning for June 21)!
It’s ok to plant though up until mid August.
Plant individual, un-peeled cloves up to 5cm deep and 10-15cm apart.
SHALLOTS:• These French onions
are simple to grow. Just
put the small bulbs into free-draining soil, about 15cm apart.
Leave the tops poking out of the soil a little. Seed shallots multiply over spring and summer, ready for harvest in February.
Other seeds to sow:Garlic, onions, peas, shal-
lots, silverbeet and spin-ach, broccoli, cabbages, cauliflowers.
Entertain in your garden
SOWING & PLANTING FOR JUNE
The sweet and delectable taste of home-grown strawberries is hard to beat, and in order to have a ready and ripe crop in time for spring now is the time to get your plants in.
Winter… you ask? Yes as uninviting as winter gardening may be to some people, research shows that strawberry plants that get enough hours in the ground at chilling temperatures well before flowering, have an increased vigour and produce a higher number of berries.
So get your hat, gloves and gumboots on and start preparing your strawberry patch now.
A rule of thumb is plant five strawberries for every member of the family, this should ensure you have enough berries for all to enjoy all season.
Berry nice
13SunThe Friday June 1, 2012 what’s onin marlborough
- weekend event guide - Get ready for the weekend with our list of what’s on!
If you have an event contact Aynsley at The Sun on 5777 868
FrIdAy 1st JuneWorld smoke Free dayTe Rapuora Health Services, Bohally Hall 5.30pm.
Quitting information. Education and resources, plus Zumba session. All free.
Ayla’s Angels Burlesque CircusDolce Café show start 8.30pm. Tickets $25.
Vaudeville, circus, comedy, dance and burlesque. Delicious cupcakes and best dressed prizes. 18-plus ID required.
sit and Be Fit with Jeanette.Free exercise for all ages at Crossroads, 2 Red-
wood Street. At 10am Phone 578 5395
Johns Kitchen Koha CaféOpen from 8.30am. Donation gets you break-
fast, lunch and other yummy foods. At Crossroads, 2 Redwood Street. All welcome. Phone 578 5395.
QuestIntermediate age youth group, 3.30pm-5pm,
Picton Baptist Church, 293 Waikawa Rd, Picton. Text Bronwyn 021 046 2434.
tango LessonsImprovers, 7pm, Basics 8.30pm. Nurses Hall,
Blenheim. Monica: 572 2667
Pastel Painting Marlborough Art Society, 10am till 3pm, Prue:
578 8888
tai ChiToday and Mondays. 10am, 11.30am and 1pm.
Liz 027 748 6666.
tunes for totsPreschool music sessions. Morning tea. 9.30am
and 10.30am. Nativity Church Hall. $2 Family. 578 3909
KidzoneRiverside Community House, 3pm till 5pm
sAturdAy 2nd JuneCraft Fair WeekendHavelock Town Hall, 10am till 4pm daily, free
entry, crafts for sale, knitting, sewing, handmade cards, card-making supplies, puppets, folk art, pergamano, pendants, lavender products, Jewel-lery, wooden carvings.
27th nZ sunbelt sprint ChampionshipWither road Extension, Blenheim. 7.30am gates
open. 7.45am scrutineering. 8.45am drivers’ briefing. 9am tuning. 10am race starts. Sunday racing in Nelson
Writing WorkshopsGavin Bishop and Jill Marshal presenting writing
workshops in Nelson, Blenheim and Golden Bay until June 24th, topofthesouthwriters.blogspot.co.nz
Marlborough HarriersIs a pack run/walk from the Diversion at 2:00
pm. Head towards Picton and turn right at Spring Creek. Meet on the north side of the second one-lane bridge. Run approx. 9 km along the riverbank and seafront. Return via the road. Look for the ‘Harriers’ sign. Shorter distances are available for walkers and children. Everyone is welcome to participate. Don’t forget to bring a plate to share for afternoon tea.
Boot sale 8am – 2pm Blenheim Railway Station car park
on Grove Rd.
redwood Market 8am-noon, Redwood Tavern car park. Plants
produce and crafts.
Vintage Farm Machinery 10am till 3pm, Open every day. Brayshaw Vin-
tage Farm, Guided tours available, Doris 579 4357
Picton Museum10am till 4pm daily, 9 London Quay. 573 8283
Pelorus Gallery70 Main Rd, Havelock, open daily 10.30am till
4.30pm, 574 2128
Museum26 Arthur Baker Place, off New Renwick Rd,
Brayshaw Heritage Park. Daily 10am till 4pm
sundAy 3rd Junetattoo expo at BookworldEverything you need to know about tattoos,
history, the art, changing culture and health and safety. Four Marlborough artists provide demonstrations. Charlene 578 0811.
Cooking demonstrationMarlborough chef and cookbook writer,
Robyn Martin is holding a slow cooker cooking demonstration at Giesen Sports Center, Renwick at 1pm as a fundraiser for the Renwick Marching Club. Tickets $15 from Langwoods Photo Centre, Karen 572 7977 or Beccy 572 8108
Kaikoura Cycling ClubWeekly from the Kaikoura West End car park.
9.00am
People’s sunday Market Queen Street Carpark 10am – 2pm. Space avail-
able $5 Site. Chutneys, jams, books, plants, crafts, produce, jewellery, olive oil, crepes and more.
Marlborough Farmers Market 9am till noon, A&P Park.Taste Marlborough Sunday MarketEvery Sunday in The Forum 9am – 12pm. Art,
crafts, ethnic food, and music. Fundraising for the hospice.
rail sailPicton Foreshore 10am-4pm – Miniature trains
and yachts.
ulysses ClubLunch ride to Donegal House, Kaikoura. Meet
at the Railway Station (south end) at 10.15am ride departs at 10.30am. Prospective members welcome.
Model Aero Club ARA Wairau Valley 9am. Murray 578 9199 or
Tony 577 9776.
Petanque 10am 65A Weld Street – Phone John 577 9789.
tramping ClubMary 5728762.
Blenheim Bonsai2pm-4pm, 7 Hale Street. Dave 577 8679.Association of Modellers SocietyMiniature train rides at Brayshaw Park, 1st & 3rd
Sunday each month, 1pm to 4pm. $2 per person.
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The lighting of the beacon will take place at 5.30am at the Alzhei-mers Centre on Monday morning, 5.30am.
The lighting will take place at 6am by Mayor Alistair Sowman.
The official lighting will pos-sibly be the first beacon to be lit in the Commonwealth, if not the world as all other beacons have an official lighting time of 10pm on 4th June.
The official lighting will be followed by a cooked English
Breakfast to those attending, which can be purchased for a donation to charity on the day.
The attending public should bring their own camp chair, cut-lery and plate.
For more information about the beacon ceremonies being held visit
www.diamondjubileebeacons.co.uk
Marlborough Wiltshire are also having a beacon lighting at which our whaler rowing team will be guests.
Diamond Jubilee beacon to be lit
tattoo expo, this sunday at Bookworld
Playcentre mini-Olympics The children at Spring Creek Playcen-
tre spent the morning preparing for the upcoming mini-Olympics to be held at the Renwick Domain on Wednesday 6 June.
With equipment kindly loaned by Sport Tasman the children were encour-aged to run and jump, vault, hurdle and participate in many of the disciplines of the real Olympics at a preschool level.
Come along and join us for some mini-Olympic fun on Wednesday at 9.30am.
Spring Creek Playcentre is open on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 9.30am until 12.00pm during the school term. We are not zoned and are taking enrolments from all areas now. Children at spring Creek Playcentre attempting some Olympic
events
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Yesterday the Wine Marlborough Technical Committee held an inten-sive Pruning Workshop.
Held at VB Premium Vineyard, Paynters Rd, Fairhall, it was led by the technical committee members and assisted by experienced local con-tracting proprietors and supervisors.
There were 75 attendees.They learned about Effective Su-
pervision, Health and Safety, Vine Physiology and Balance, Cane Prun-ing, Mechanical Stripping, Trimming and Wrapping, and Spur Pruning.
Featuring at the workshop was Klima, demonstrating Mechanical Stripping, a machine designed on Marlborough vineyards, and recently scooped two European viticulture awards.
During the year and differing sea-sonal requirements, seasonal workers from abroad as well as locally are employed.
New research on the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme shows it continues to have major benefits for workers, employers and the countries involved.
Immigration Minister Nathan Guy said the RSE policy was designed to keep up with labour shortages in the horticulture and viticulture industries.
“This new research by the Depart-ment of Labour shows the scheme is working well.”
About 600 RSE workers are in Marlborough currently, compared with 580 at the end of May last year, according to the Labour Department.
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Stephen Bradley presenting as part of the Wine Marlborough Technical Committee’s Pruning Workshop
A few snaps of last Tuesday’s Young Farmers evening at the Awatere Rugby Club.
It was part of the Young Country Road to the Grand Final road trip.
The ute stopped off at various rural spots across New Zealand, on its way to the National Bank Young Farmers Grand Final in Dunedin last weekend.
Seven finalists took part, with the winning title going to Murchison vet Michael Lilley, representing the Tasman region.
Supporting Young Farmers
Keralee Marshall, Tania Pringle (Seddon School Principal), Rose Harper and Kodi Wickliffe.
Ashleigh McElhinney
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Wairau River draws salmon fishing fans
T he Wa i rau R iver i n Marlborough is settling into a new role as a salmon fishing river – with the latest spawn-ing run one of the best ever.
“Counts in the Upper Wairau and Rainbow Rivers of fish (live and dead) produced a superb tally of 379 – just one away from the 2008 total of 380 fish,” says Fish & Game Officer Lawson Davey.
“We’re not completely sure why it’s improved to the extent it has.
“It’s likely there are some environmental factors at sea coming into play.”
There are probably even more salmon present than the counts have shown, partly because the area counted was
smaller than in 2008. At that time counts were
undertaken in the Wairau from the Waihopai upstream.
This year’s count was only carried out upstream from the Branch, due to discolouration from TrustPower mainte-nance works on the Branch hydro scheme intake.
“There are also more an-glers targeting salmon in the Wairau, and it’s coming under greater pressure.
The river is now gaining its own salmon fishing follow-ers, particularly with local anglers.
One or two Blenheim sports shops also reported selling out of Zed lures used for salmon this season, so the
fishery is definitely “on the radar” now for many anglers.
The count in the Upper Clarence, Acheron, Severn, and Alma rivers came to 197 live and 15 dead salmon; lower than the 2008 count but similar to the 2009 count in the Clarence.
Unlike the Wairau, the Clarence fishery is essentially a river-mouth only fishery, and the mouth was not very suitable for much of the sea-son.
Anglers who want to fish the Wairau River are reminded to check the regulations which apply on the Nelson / Marlborough regional page of Fish & Game’s website: www.fishandgame.org.nz
An aerial study has been done to assess the number of salmon running in the Wairau River, and Fish and Game staff were pleased with what they found.
Eventual fate for any spawning salmon
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By Robbie ParkesBlenheim National Bank’s Sarah
Gray will be heading to Japan in June for a week of insight into their growing agricultural industry and culture that comes with it.
Sarah is the Agri Manager at the branch and was chosen to go as part of the Jenesys Programme.
“Basically it’s getting young New Zealanders who are working in agriculture over to Japan to try and strengthen the Japan/New Zealand relationship,” she said.
It aims to get those going to think about Japan as an option for future career opportunities.
Sarah has been at the Blenheim branch for two and half years.
Stephen Doecke, commercial insur-ance broker for Crombie Lockwood in Marlborough and member of
the Japan/New Zealand Business Council asked Sarah to apply.
“He was just keen for me to put my name down.”
Having grown up on a farm up in Thames and studied a Bachelor of Applied Science at Massey Univer-sity, she was the ideal candidate.
“I basically ticked all the right boxes of being involved in agriculture but it was still quite a shock.”
Other New Zealanders in the industry will head over, including people from other banks, Fonterra and agricultural suppliers.
“It’s quite neat and we’ll get to see Japan and experience the culture but be able to connect with other people in agriculture in New Zealand.”
“It’s kind of a double whammy.”She said the schedule is fairly
stacked up but they’ll be visiting
dairy farms, horticultural businesses, livestock farms, and even a sake brewery.
It is mainly based around Tokyo.Japan is three-quarters mountain-
ous, which will be interesting to see how agriculture fits into that, said Sarah.
The programme has been going since 2009 and was modelled on previ-ous business exchange incentive.
Sarah will be head-ing to Japan on June 26 and returning July 3.
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17SunThe CLASSIFIEDS ADVERTISING PH 03 577 7868 Friday June 1, 2012
garage
SaLeS6 StratFord Street.... Books, DVDs, Clothes and lots of guy stuff. From 8am, Saturday and Sunday.
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situation vacantfor sale
heating
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PACKHOUSE GRADING WORKMid Jun start, through Oct.
Mon-Fri, dayshift, approx 35 hrs.Must be reliable,motivated,
hard-working, friendly.
Ph. 0274584670 and leave a message.
Wanted Caregivers/Nightshift If you:
• Enjoy working as a team• Love working with the elderly• Have a passion for caring
Then the Ashwood team would like to hear from you!
Please call at reception for an application form or email [email protected]
Date: 21 June 2012Time: 5.30pmWhere: St Marys' Parish Hall Maxwell Road Blenheim
AGMMarlborough Stroke ClubAnnual General Meeting
All Welcome followed by social hour
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for an electrical apprenticeship position in Havelock
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This opportunity is best suited to recent school leavers. To apply or for
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FIREWOOD• Pine 3m3 dry $160• Pine 3.4m3 dry $180• Blue gum 3m3, $210• Blue gum 3.4m3, $230• Mixed load pine/gum 3m3, $200• Mixed load pine/gum 3.4m3, $220
Free Delivery Picton/Havelock/Blenheim
Ph 021 1293070 (leave message) or
570 5599 after 5pm
2 ROOMS for rent 1 large, 1 smaller. Phone 022 041 5498
CHICKEN GIVEA-WAY. Precision Auto Centre are giving away a frozen chicken with every WOF, wheel align-ment or $100 spent. Payment must be made when vehicle is picked up. Limited to 6 chickens per customer. Phone 03 577 7783.
CRAFT FAIR. Havelock Town Hall. June 2nd, 3rd, 4th. 10am to 4pm daily. Free entry.
HOUSIE PICTON RSA. Every Tuesday 7pm. Commencing 5th June. 40 Houses. All Welcome.
PEA Straw. $10 de-livered. Please leave a message. 5722701
PICTON Equipment Centre. Lawnmowers, chainsaws, brush cutters. Sales, service and hire. 7 Devon Street Picton. 5738150
PICTON Equipment Centre. Lawnmowers, chainsaws, brush cut-ters. Sales, service and hire. 7 Devon Street Picton. 573 8150
PICTON Equipment Centre. Lawnmowers, chainsaws, brush cut-ters. Sales, service and hire. 7 Devon Street Picton. 5738150
SF MARLbOROUGH (supporting families in mental well being) For information/advocacy/support for families liv-ing with mental illness please contact Cheryl or Lyn on 577 5491 or visit us at 4 Scott Street. All Welcome
THE bLUE DOOR Two Day Half Price Sale. Everything in the store is reduced so come in and get a bargain. Tuesday 5th - Wednesday 6th June. 53 Charles Street, Blenheim. Ph 579 4353
WANTED Small Station Wagon. Must be tidy and good runner. $2,000. Ph 577 9223
vehicle wanted
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WELL insulated 2 bed-room unit in Blenheim, with heat pump and carport. Open plan liv-ing. Ideal professional or mature couple. $250 per/week. 573 8058, or 027 241 6915.
blenheim indoor sports
Simcox Stadium 50 Battys Rd
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Queens Birthday weekend from 9.30am til late
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Ph 578 4851
We are seeking expressions of interest from experienced cleaners to put in a tender for the cleaning services for the Wesley Centre.Details of the work and specifications as to
the Parishes expectations are available from the Church Office Phone 578 5796 or
email [email protected]. The expressions of interest must be lodged
by 3.00pm on 12 June 2012.The Parish reserves the right to accept or reject any tender made under terms
and conditions agreed at the time the tender is received.
Wesley Methodist Parishhenry st, BlenheiM
We require deliverers in the Picton area of Gravesend for delivery of
The Sun on Wednesday.A person with a scooter is preferred.
Please phone 577 7868
PICTON
Open Homes
Debbie Webster03 578 3760 • 021 797 454
11.15am – 17 Kensington Place MPRE21632
12.15pm – 27 Lansdowne Street MPRE22073
1.00pm – 47 Dillons Point Road MPRE21921
1.45pm – 3 Howick Road MPRE22125
2.30pm – 18 Burleigh Road MPRE22075
3.15pm – 176 Hospital Road MPRE22112
Sunday 2nd June
115m2 Three Bedroom Home; Large Laundry, Ensuite & Open Plan Living Fully Built from: $179,000
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Contact us to find out what other house plans we have or if you have any other building needs.
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situation vacant
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CHIMNEY Sweep GreyPower / Pens ion rates apply. $45. Ph 021 190 6113
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FOWLES/ROBERTS, Caelan (6lb 15oz): 14 May, 2012
HOLDAWAY, Angus Ross (7lb 9oz): 21 May, 2012
KILPATRICK, Millie Ada Hanne (7lb 7oz): 3 May, 2012
MOORE, Noah (7lb 4oz): 26 May, 2012
ALDERSON, Tarrin Kayne (Kayne): 25 May, 2012
BISHELL, Diana Mary: 28 May, 2012
CHAPMAN, Dorothy Coss (nee Roberts): 23 May, 2012
DERRY, Blue (Mahar): 24 May, 2012
MACDONALD, Valerie (Val): 26 May, 2012
NEAL, Edward John (Ted): 28 May, 2012
NICHOLLS, William James (Jim): 24 May, 2012
TREVATHAN, Richard (Jim): 22 May, 2012
PAYNE, Edward William (Ted): After a battle with cancer, Ted passed away at Hospice Marlborough on May 29, 2012. Aged 80 years. Dearly loved hus-band of Pat, father of Suzanne, Marilyn, Michael and Stephanie. Father-in-law, granddad and great-grandad. “A very special man. So much fun, so very loved, will be sadly missed”. Special thanks to the very caring doc-tors, nurses and staff at Hospice Marlborough. Messages to 60 Moana View Road, Waikawa, Picton 7220. In lieu of flowers, donations may be kindly given to Hospice Marlborough and may be left at the service or sent to PO Box 411, Blenheim 7240. A service for Ted will be held in the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets, Blenheim at 1.30pm Tuesday June 5, followed by cremation at the Sowman Crematorium.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN BLEN-HEIM FDANZ Ph 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz
MURRELL, Dianne Lee: On Tues-day May 29, 2012, at Hospice Marlborough, surrounded by her family and friends. Aged 52 years. Dearly loved mother of Nick, Kim, Brendon, Isaiah and Omoko, loved soulmate of Mike Clarke. Much loved daughter of Owen and the late Pauline. A loved sister, grandmother and friend. In lieu of flowers, a dona-tion to Hospice Marlborough would be appreciated and may be made at the service or sent to PO Box 411, Blenheim 7240. A celebration of Dianne’s life will be held at 10 Nelson Square, Picton at 1pm Friday June 1, followed by private cremation.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Ph 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz
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FRIDAY FACT:
GROUFSK Y, Maria Monica: On Wednesday May 30, 2012, peacefully, at Springlands Life-style Village Blenheim. Aged 91 years. Loved wife of the late Vince, loved and loving mother and mother-in-law of John and Sue (Hamilton), Ann and Stuart McHugh (Christchurch), Jean and Harry Griffiths (Blenheim), and the late Kevin. A loved Nana of Darryl, Melinda and Damian, Blair, Liam, Jamin and Courtney, Jacinta, Raquela and Justin. A loved Norna of her 23 great grandchildren. Special thanks to the staff at Springlands Lifestyle Village for their care and support. A funeral service for Maria will be held at the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets, Blenheim at 1.30pm Friday June 1.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN BLEN-HEIM FDANZ Ph 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz
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• Answered around three and a half million items of correspondence.
• Sent over 175,000 tel-egrams to centenarians in the UK and the Commonwealth.
• Sent almost 540,000 telegrams to couples in the UK and the Commonwealth celebrating their diamond wedding (60 years) anniver-sary.
• Sent approximately 45,000 Christmas cards with The Duke of Edinburgh.
SINCE HER REIGN BEGAN IN 1952, QUEEN ELIZABETH II HAS:
19SunThe Friday June 1, 2012
Black StickS Suffer firSt loSS
The New Zealand men’s Black Sticks have suffered their first loss in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Malaysia.
They won their first three games but lost 2-1 to top seeds Great Britain in their fourth match.
The Black Sticks remain at the top of the table after their three wins.
ryder leaveS NZ cricket
Jesse Ryder will cease employment with New Zealand Cricket on August 1, leaving his international playing future in odds.
The New Zealand batsman made himself unavailable for a national contract for 2012-13 season.
Ryder said the decision was made as he works towards a number of health and fitness-related goals.
aBercromBie out of qualifierS
Tall Black Tom Abercrombie has been ruled out of the basketball Olympic qualifying series in Venezuela from July 2-8.
He sustained an ankle injury, now worse than originally thought, in the Breakers’ third game in the Australian National Basketball League.
He joins Kirk Penney on the sidelines.
reid out with iNjuryAll White and West Ham United
Defender Winston Reid has been ruled out with injury two days prior to the Oceania World Cup football qualifying tournament.
Reid suffered the groin injury during the English Premier League, and playing in the Solomon Island tournament would risk further damage.
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CHANDLER, william George (Bill): on wednesday may 30, 2012, at wellington hospital. in his 81st year. dearly loved husband of the late elsie, much loved father and father-in-law of jeff and Sue, Barry and the late kelly. loved Grandad of Shaunn and Brad, kathryn, Stacey, rachel and tom. a loved brother, brother-in-law, uncle and friend. messages to 52 lakings road, Blenheim 7201. a funeral service for Bill will be held at the church of the Nativity, alfred Street, Blenheim 11am tuesday june 5, followed by private crema-tion at the Sowman crematorium.Geoffrey t SowmaN BleNheim f.d.a.N.Z. 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz
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Peni Sanita in action earlier in the year. the wairau taniwha faced the tahuna tigers in tahunanui last weekend, but lost 36-24. the taniwha remain steady in 3rd place on the tasman league table, with the richmond rabbits and Stoke cobras in 1st and 2nd respectively. wanderers wolves are in 4th place, and the tahuna tigers in 5th. the taniwha have a bye this weekend.
Taniwha steady on the League table
Bill Chandler
By Annabelle Latz and Robbie Parkes
Picton residents came to Coun-cil chambers en masse yesterday to support submissions being made concerning rate increases in their neck of the woods.
Fifty-eight residents living on Port Underwood Rd in Picton will see their rates go up be-tween 130% and 150% in the Marlborough District Council’s draft long-term plan.
The Council will subsidise the existing zone, the Picton Geographic Area (PGA) by increasing rates of the Picton Vi-cinity Geographic Area (PVGA) - which the residents fall under.
Port Underwood Rd properties already pay a separate levy for rubbish and do not receive all the same services those living in the PGA do.
Council Officers had told af-fected ratepayers they will not receive any additional services.
“We will be paying this extra for nothing to show for it,” said resident Gavin Bayliss.
He said it’s just the principal of paying.
“It’s a massive increase, it’s $2000 extra per year.”
Public submissions were run-ning for two weeks before a lot of residents were notified and they only had two weeks to respond.
Gavin presented to Council yesterday, along with Macalister
Mazengarb lawyer Tim Power, from Wellington, who spoke on behalf of many of the ratepayers.
Tim said in his submission that little information had been made in the draft long-term plan justifying the rate movements.
“It’s certainly not clear on what basis those movements have been calculated.”
“There’s a lack of information that will allow ratepayers to understand why Council have changed those.”
He said the Picton residents had identified a number of ratepayers who had not been notified of the changes.
“We want to ensure the Coun-cil makes a reasonable decision.”
Councillor David Dew said Council were more than happy to discuss the issues.
“We have a particularly open mind to how we do this,” he said.
Gavin in his submission to Council said he found the proce-dure “very frustrating and very undemocratic.”
He said while a number of resi-dents had not been notified, a lot of them aren’t even permanent residents.
There are nine properties on the private road he lives on and only three of them are perma-nent residents.
Mayor Alistair Sowman said Council needed to deliberate on the matter.
Picton residents make themselves heard at Council
Bill Chandler was well known in the Marlborough rowing com-munity.
Racing competitively for the Blenheim Rowing Club in the 1950’s and returning to the sport in the early 2000’s, Bill was involved
in indoor, singles, doubles, quads and eights rowing.
He helped scoop a number of medals for the club, including in last years South Island Masters Games.
He died on Wednesday.
[from left]: Brian and ross hutchison and Bill chandler after their successful outing at the South island masters Games in Nelson last year.
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