28 october 2015

WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2015 PH 03 5282088

TIM O’CONNELLLocals looking for a pickup

from the pub or a drop off at the shops will have to look elsewhere for a ride with Motueka’s only taxi service finishing up on October 31.

Operating as Tasman Transport Services, Errol and Pat Higgs have been meeting the chaffeur-ing needs of the district for the last 15 years, taking up the reins as the primary taxi service from previous part-time providers.

It is understood the Higgs have been in regular dialogue with the Tasman District Council to try and find some way of bridging the transport need, with some more taking place this week.

Once they cease service at months end, the couple will con-tinue to maintain a New Zealand Post contract as well as the odd special job going forward.

However in terms of providing a regular taxi service, Errol says the time was right to switch the meter off from a personal point of view.

“For us, it has run it course and we just want to move on,” he says.

Both in their late 60s, Errol and Pat are ready to enjoy their golden years after working many weekends and late nights ensur-ing customers get home safely.

While one of the vans has been sold, the remaining fleet of cars are for sale, and Errol says that the business is still a worthwhile option for someone who is willing to get stuck in, especially with the level of tourists and visitors that come to the area.

“For a younger couple there is a really good opportunity to make a go of it, when you get to our age it’s a bit difficult but a bit of fresh blood may be able to promote the business further,” he says.

Errol says he has had very

few instances of trouble in his time behind the wheel, with just a handful of physical altercations between customers the biggest issue in his time.

“No one’s threatened me or anything although I’ve been called a few names, mostly by people who haven’t been able to pay their fare,” he recalls.

“It’s been pretty enjoyable, all in all.”

End of the road for Motueka’s taxis?

Celebrities have been privi-leged to enjoy Tasman Transport’s services, with Bill English and one of John Cleese’s wives two that immediately spring to mind.

Like many pubs and drinking establishments, Errol admits the changes to drinking and smok-ing laws have had an impact on business.

Host responsibility of some bars has also proved detrimental

to business, with the free or koha nature of courtesy vans an option that, while serving a positive pur-pose, is often tough to compete with.

Overall though, the couple look back with few regrets and the knowledge that they and their staff have been integral to keep-ing the roads that much safer.

“It has been tough going at times but we’ve always bounced

back,” added Pat.“We’re extremely grateful to

everyone for the support they’ve given us over the years, but it’s just time for us to move on.”

Just then, the phone goes for another pickup request. Pat excuses herself and heads off to attend to a customer who from next week may be looking for an alternative method of getting to their destination.

Pat and Errol Higgs have just a few more customers to tend to before their 15 year stint as Motueka’s only taxi service comes to an end on October 31. The couple are hoping to pass their business on to a keen buyer looking to make the most of the transport opportunities available in the district, but in the interim they are simply looking forward to enjoying their golden years.

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In briefKono plays host

Kono hosted journalists from around the world and officially welcomed them to the region at Motueka’s Te Awhina Marae last week. The group had been taking part in a world con-gress in Hamilton and this was the first day of their tour of the South Island.

Wakatu represents the interests of 4000 people. Its asset has grown from $11 million in 1977 to $250 million today. Land based assets make up 70 percent of its business and Kono 30 percent. Kono has become a premium New Zealand food and beverage company employing over 300 staff, farming 530 hectares of land and sea, and exporting to more than 25 countries. They have three sectors: Kono Beverages – wine, Kono Foods - mussels, oysters, lobster and natural fruit leathers and Kono Horticulture - apples, pears, kiwifruit and hops.

Calling all old cell phonesIts rummage time again! How about looking in your draw-

ers, and toy boxes for any old disused cell phones that may be lurking there? Take them into your local school, kindergar-ten, crèche or play centre.

It is estimated that each year up to three million phones become obsolete in NZ, and of those only 2% are recycled.

Phones collected help our education institutions gain valu-able rewards and there are environmental benefits as well as it keeps them out of our landfills. They have an array of hazardous toxic substances.

Stories in the ParkAdvance notice before your Christmas Calendar fills –

Saturday December 19th Stories in the Park comes again to Decks Reserve, Motueka. The event celebrates the year that has been with the art of story telling in many forms includ-ing music. This joyful occasion is run entirely by volunteers and they would appreciate extra help. So if you’d like to be involved please email Hans Strub at [email protected] and you can be in on the planning and implementation of the event.

‘It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.’ ‘ Franklin Roosevelt (1882-1945)

Be a part of GODZone The largest expedition adventure race in the world is coming

to Kaiteriteri and the organisers need help to make it happen. It begins April2 next year and more than 70 teams are taking part – that’s 70 teams of four people racing for seven days!

Volunteers are guaranteed an action packed week. “To be honest we can’t guarantee that you will get a lot of sleep, have easy tasks to do, or get lots of free time. However we think you will enjoy being part of a large international event and take away some great memories as well as some lasting friendships.” Media and Press Team volunteers email: [email protected],General Volunteers: email [email protected]

Think about water now!There are dire warnings of the effects of El Nino on our

weather and already we have experienced a very dry spring so its timely to treat every drop you use at home as precious.

A few tips – don’t leave the tap running while you brush you teeth. Fix leaking taps. Use a plug in sink as you rinse dishes. Reuse water you’ve washed your veges in to water pot plants. Take short showers, not baths. Wash your car on the lawn – using a bucket – then grass gets a watering too. Use mulch on gardens. Don’t mow lawns too short - shorter grass dries faster. Water gardens in the cool and only when necessary.

Shake out! More than 9000 took part in the Shakeout drill in mid October.

But whether you did or not here are three very important con-siderations 1. How would you get home? 2. Does your family have a meeting place, and does everyone know where it is? 3. Do you have an emergency kit with enough food and water to last your family, including pets for three days?

Celebrations today!The heritage listed Motueka Uniting Church has an official

opening today at 7pm to celebrate its completed major earth-quake strengthening. The church built in 1917 has had its roof lifted and strengthened and the walls have been bolstered with carbon fibre. The original timber floor has been replaced with concrete. All this has been achieved while maintaining the church’s original character.

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In November the Tasman District Council will conduct free microchipping clinics for dogs registered in the Tasman district.

Microchipping is a legal requirement for dogs born after June 2006, with the exception of dogs kept solely or principally for the herding or droving of stock. Failing to have your dog microchipped is an offence under the Dog Control Act 1996, the penalty for which is an infringement fine of $300.

Tasman District Council animal control officer John Bergman says the Council encourages owners to microchip their animals as early as possible. “Microchipping is the best tool we have for reuniting lost, stolen, or stray dogs with their owners.”

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Department of Internal Affairs.Times and locations of the free clinics:Richmond: 5, 13 and 20 November, 8am-10am, Dog Pound, 121 Beach

Rd.Motueka: 12 and 19 November, 8.30am-11am, Council Service Centre,

7 Hickmott Place.Takaka: 12 and 19 November, 12.30pm,-2.30pm, Golden Bay Recreation

Park.Tapawera: 11 and 18 November, 9am-11am, Tapawera and Valleys

Musuem (Kiwi railway station building) car park.

Free TDC microchip clinics

AMY MCEWENHundreds flocked to

the Motueka Valley for the Ngatimoti festival, with this year being a bumper year for gate sales. There has been a string of big years for the festival, usually due to good weather. In its fourteenth year, this community event seems to just keepgrowing, with the Principal of the school, Ali Turner, comment-ing on its growth.

“It’s a fantastic opportunity for the whole community to come together.” With lots to do at the fair it drew a sizable crowdwith the school receiv-ing over $40,000 in fundraising. The money earned from the day is to be spent thoughout the school. Turner comments that “we try to do one big thing and lots of

small things, such as last year we got the stationery for the kids, which usually the par-ents have to fork out for and lots of smaller things like that.” One noticeable addition to the school from last year’s fair efforts is

a small playground, which kids and lambs were playing on. One of the main projectsthe funding is going towards, Turner says, is getting a sound system though out the school, so that they can play music

to children on the ten-nis courts. With lots of events and things to do it is easy to see why the festival is popular with things for every age. There were your typical country fair activities such as wood chopping, shear-

ing and pony rides. But there were also water zorbs and cafes forthose game enough for a hot coffee in such warm weather. There was also a massive kid’s zone where chil-dren had the chance to let off some stream in a bouncy castle and have fun face paint-ing. Stalls of all kinds were there as well. So it was a good chance to get ahead with the Christmas shopping. The aim of the day is to unite the community to create a good day out for all ages, "we are trying to bring unity into the community" says Tuner on the events cause.

Pictured: taking part in a spot of crowd sawing on Sunday were Madison Saunders (facing), and Shaun Wells.

Another fine Ngatimoti festival

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Street talkWhat do you think about Motueka’s only taxi service ceasing business this weekend?

MatMotuekaI think it’s bad. It means I’ve got to drink drive again.

LynMotuekaI don’t use taxis because I’ve got my own vehicle.

TanyaMotuekaOh are they! A bit of a shame but if people aren’t using it they’re going to lose it.

MarilynMotueka I wasn’t even aware that we had a taxi service. I’ve got my own!

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Project Janszoon’s environmental work in the Abel Tasman National Park has been recognised at the international Green World Environment Awards where it was named the worldwide Gold Winner in the Conservation, Habitat and Diversity sec-tion of the Green World Environment Awards. It also won the conservation section for New Zealand as part of the Green Apple Awards.

Project Janszoon Director Devon McLean says he was delighted to receive the awards at a presentation in Christchurch.

“It is wonderful to have international recognition for a con-servation project in New Zealand. This award acknowledges the work of the Project Janszoon team and our partners, the Department of Conservation and the Abel Tasman Birdsong Trust,” he says.

Department of Conservation Director General Lou Sanson says the international recognition is well deserved.

“The Janszoon Trust is at the forefront of private-public partnerships in conservation here and is making great strides working with DOC and the community to restore nature in our most popular national park. The award puts Janszoon and New Zealand on the world stage for our col-laborative conservation work,” says Lou Sanson.

2015 has also seen Project Janszoon win both the Supreme Award and Philanthropy and Partnership cat-egory, at New Zealand’s premier environmental awards, the Green Ribbon Awards.

Project Janszoon is a privately funded trust named after explorer Abel “Janszoon” Tasman. Over a 30-year time frame it is working with DOC, the Abel Tasman Birdsong Trust, the community and iwi to reduce predator numbers and weeds, restore eco-systems, and re-intro-duce native birds, animals and plants in the Abel Tasman National Park.

Over 20 years the Green World Awards and associ-ated Green Apple Awards have become established as the UK’s major recognition for international environmental endeavour amongst countries, companies and communi-ties. Project Janszoon competed against more than 500 other nominations from countries as diverse as the United Kingdom, Poland, Malaysia and Korea.

Project Janszoon’s number one!

Director Devon McLean and aviculturist Rosemary Vander Lee releasing a kaka into the purpose built avi-ary by Wainui Hut at the top of Abel Tasman National Park last month. Photo courtesy Dave Buckton, Photo New

Waterway worriesNZ Freshwater Anglers president David Haynes said most

of Tasman's rivers were "stuffed".The TDC is seeking a 35-year consent covering all its river

works except aerial spraying and gravel extraction. Five sub-missions were received for a hearing before a commissioner earlier this month.

Tasman's increasing use of rock to stabilise river banks will cause further erosion, increase costs, see water tem-peratures rise and fish numbers plummet, says Fish and Game. "We are totally opposed to rock as the tool of choice in smaller waterways, like the Motupiko, Riwaka and Upper Motueka. A decision is expected early next year.

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TIM O’CONNELLNZ House and

Garden recently announced the win-ners of Interior Of The Year 2015 in Auckland and a property in Motueka was a final-ist for the kitchen cat-egory.

The house belongs to Riwaka resident Angela Lyall, known to many around town for her creative efforts in the world of bookbind-ing, roller derby and the ‘I Love Riwaka’ series of t-shirts.

The villa she shares with husband Craig and three kids is tes-tament to her crea-tive streak, with the house’s entire interior a combination of retro chic, upcycling and modern renovated charm.

However, it is the kitchen that has gained the attention of the NZ Home and Garden judges after Ang was prompted by a friend to enter the space back in June.

“It was a bit of a sur-prise to be told you’re a finalist- it’s been pret-ty exciting.”

“My friend said ‘you should enter just for fun’ so we wrote some hilarious blurb and for the photo shoot we had lemons polished and bagels strategi-cally placed every-where- oh, we were out of control but it was pretty funny really.”

With builder Jess Roborgh and Motueka Joinery providing the additional expertise to help realise the project, the final result is something of beauty and deserving of the accolade.

The other nominees in the category were largely drawn from specialised kitchen designers, making Ang’s achievements all the more satisfying.

“That was my win- I am not a kitchen designer by any stretch,” she says.

Black is the promi-nent colour throughout the kitchen, with steel bench tops comple-menting the scheme.

Flourishes of green on the pantry door and one of the drawers offer a nice chromatic contrast, as well as a practical solution to a common domestic dilemma.

“When you go to someone’s house how many times do you have to say ‘where’s the bin?’ and in a mainly black kitchen

how do you explain that,” Ang reasons.

Aspects of the old kitchen still exist, albeit as part of the walk-in pantry with sen-sor lights provided by Ang’s electrician father.

The pantry dou-bles as a hideaway for any clutter in the kitchen area, giving a minimalist feel to the kitchen itself and self-described chaos behind the big green door.

The more spacious

feel of the kitchen is an entertainers dream, and certainly proved invaluable for Ang’s 40th birthday celebra-tions last weekend- one of the main rea-sons she was unable to attend the awards night in Ponsonby last Thursday.

THE JUDGES SAID: “A simple, styl-ish space created on a budget. The own-ers made clever com-promises during their renovation – reusing their old bench unit

and fridge, and making a feature of industrial-style shelving – so that they could splash out where it mattered.

“We love the mixture of old treasures and new surfaces, and the quirky touch of paint-ing just one drawer bright green.”

The Supreme Award Winner was Natalie Du Bois of Du Bois Design, who wins a trophy made by Julie Collis and a $10,000 stay at The Lodge, Kauri Cliffs in Northland.

Ang’s kitchen accolade

Riwaka’s Ang Lyall stands in her family kitchen that was nominated for a prize in the 2015 NZ House and Garden Awards.

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Yes, it is time again for another concert to show off our wonder-ful Orinoco Church. Those who came last year in November to the piano concert with Claire will remember that no doubt. This year we are very fortu-nate to have “Tasman Brass Ensemble” come and play.

On the menu is some brass music that few of us would have heard before. The Tasman Brass Ensemble plays a wide variety of music, ranging from Bach to the Beatles, blending wonderfully from trum-

Tasman Brass Ensemble will be a spring treat

pet to tuba and creat-ing magic in mood and colour.

The ensemble was formed in the sum-mer of 2008, but they sound like they have been playing together for decades. Expect to hear some gems from the ensemble’s ever growing repertoire which never fails to surprise and of course entertain.

So join us for this evening on this Friday October 30th at 7.30pm in the Orinoco Church on Waiwhero Road. Admission fee is $10. Tickets will

be available from Ngatimoti School and “Floral Affaire” shop in Motueka. For safety reasons we can’t have people sitting on floor or aisles so we will have a few less tickets this year.

There will be two sessions of 40 minutes each with an interval. To ensure the enjoy-ment for everybody this concert is recom-mended for children with concert experi-ence. We are looking forward to your support to make this yet anoth-er awesome commu-nity event!

Family and friends of Tasman School are getting ready for their second fundraising art auction this Saturday 31 October 2015.

Auction organiser Mrs Julie Vlugter has gathered fabulous art-works from recognised Nelson artists Larisse Hall & Craig Potton as well as local Tasman creatives Steve Fullmer, Darryl Frost & Lance Trolle. Golden Bay artists are repre-sented by Peter Green, Johanna Ward, Kathy Reilly and Reg Turner. We are also fortunate to have talented par-ents of Tasman School Johnny Johnson and Kelly Gordon contrib-ute their work.

Over 60 lots are to

be auctioned by return-ing Bayley’s auctioneer Doug McKee. Other generous support-ers include Kina Cliffs and Blackenbrook

Vineyards, and ASB Richmond. Mrs Vlugter said the auction had been "very well-sup-ported" in the past and she hoped the same would happen this year.

Proceeds from the auction would partly go towards inviting an artist to come and work with the Tasman school children.

There has already been interest from art-ists to be involved in the ‘Artist in Residence’ Project. The idea is that an invited artist imparts their artistic knowledge and inspires the chil-dren with their creative skills.

Proceeds from the previous auction assisted Mrs Vlugter and a team of helpers in masterminding and creating the amazing ‘Steampunk’ themed costumes for the 2014 Masked Parade, resulting in Tasman

School taking out the Supreme Award.

The school is hoping to raise between $6,000 and $10,000 from this year’s auction, which is in a similar format to the 2013 one. From photog-raphy to painting, sculpture to ceram-ics, the Tasman School Art Auction has something for everyone!”

*The Tasman School Art Auction will be held at Tasman School on Sat 31 October 2015 with viewing from 4pm. The auc-tion will commence at 5pm.

Auction Catalogue available to view on the Tasman School website http://www.t a s m a n . s c h o o l .nz/. and facebook page https://www.f a c e b o o k . c o m /TasmanSchool

Tasman art auction

“An unused packhouse at the end of Whakarewa Street is to be trans-formed into a beautiful cultural hub,” said Renee Doherty of the new cul-tural group,Matariki Pacifica which formed on October 10th. “There we shall promote Pacifica arts, culture and people.”

Employer backing comes from Golden Bay Fruit and Birdhurst with them providing the premises, some funding and labour.

“ We are currently launching a recruitment drive for volunteers to assist this project. As the this job will require much more support if we are to be open for the 2016 Season.”

The Matariki Pacifica Cultural Group Committee is a dedicated to seeing this initiative gain momen-tum and see it come to fruition. The first major fundraiser was a Food & Craft Stall held last weekend at the

A safe haven for R.S.E folk

Ngatimoti Festival.The stall was sponsored by

Mondo and the food by New World. The group is busily apply-ing for funding to help complete their mission which is to provide a safe haven for our Recognised Seasonal Employees from Samoa and Vanuatu. A special hub where they can retreat.

Renee Doherty’s committee needs volunteers

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For his outstanding contribution providing access to both travel and recreational opportuni-ties for blind and vision impaired patrons, Darryl Wilson, Chief Executive of Wilsons Abel Tasman National Park Ltd is the recipient of Blind Citizens NZ’s Extra Touch Award.

Co-ordinating a group of 24 blind and vision impaired patrons to water taxi into the Abel Tasman National Park and giving the options of picnicking on the beach, cruising on board, or assisting with the planning of a weekend in Awaroa, is all part of the service offered by Darryl Wilson and his team.

“Attention to safety, detailed descriptions of the surroundings as we taxied into Abel Tasman National Park, and knowing we could participate in the range of recreational options, all contrib-uted to an exhilarating sensory experience”, said Amanda Stevens, one of the patrons and Chair of Nelson Branch of Blind Citizens NZ.

Presented at Blind Citizens NZ’s Conference Dinner on Saturday 17 October, at the Commodore Hotel, Christchurch, Adam Rossall, Daily Operations Supervisor, received the Extra Touch Award on behalf of Darryl Wilson who says, “It was very humbling to read the com-ments within the awards submission. This was clearly a team effort and we’ve been made aware of how much we take for granted in our sighted lives.”

Clive Lansink, National President of Blind Citizens NZ was impressed by the way the Wilson’s team made sure blind and vision impaired people could safely enjoy their outdoor experience. “They will all now have wonderful memories of their adventure,” he says.

The Extra Touch Award recognises a person or company who, as part of the process of cater-ing to the general public, makes an outstanding contribution towards improvement in access or service to blind and vision impaired people.

Project De-Vine held its first working bee in the East Takaka area on Saturday 17th October covering 3 properties. Owners, neighbours, Project De-Vine team members and keen weedbusting supporters spent the morn-ing dealing with over 200 banana passion or Old Man’s Beard vines.

“Eleven keen people were challenged to locate the main roots of the vines that have produced multiple heads, before spreading over the trees around them” says Emma Stevens who assessed the area and organised the working bee.

“Having to face a big infestation on steep scrubby land, as a landowner on my own is too daunting” says Bluey Powell.

Rich Turner added “having the energy of a working bee to tackle these areas near my property has given me more enthusiasm to keep dealing with occasional plants and seedlings from reseeding.”

A well earned tea break with excellent snacks was provided by Yvette Ireton.

“To date nine property owners in East Takaka have signed up with Project De-Vine to have pest vine control work done this season. This work will start to lower the reseeding on neighbouring properties.” says Chris Rowse, Project Leader.

“This is part of our push to work with landowners around the boundaries of Abel Tasman National Park. Project De-Vine will also be doing control work in Wainui this summer and on 31st October running the first working bee in Riwaka.”

Clearing the pest vines out of Golden Bay

Extra Touch Award presented

Adam Rossall, left, Daily Operations Supervisor, received the Extra Touch Award on behalf of Darryl Wilson.

Some Old Man’s Beard gets bad medicine in the form of poison as part of Project De-Vine’s efforts to rid the region of pest vines.

Oomph! Callaghan O’Brien- Bristow of Parklands School gets crunched in a dou-ble team tackle by her Waimea Intermediate opponents at last week’s sevens tournament in Motueka. Callaghan later scored a try to level the scores and send the match into golden point extra time.

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The next batch of little cooks are ready to stoke up some new recipes, but with a high level of numbers donning aprons this term the organisers of a local cooking class are hoping for a helping hand in gaining a sponsor.

The first Awesome Antics Kids in the Kitchen was initially held for six weeks in the Motueka Recreation Centre’s registered kitchen, offering the chance for youngsters to gain valuable skills in the world of food nutrition.

That pilot programme was largely funded by Sport Tasman, New World and other local businesses and this enabled the participants to enjoy the full cooking experience.

This term due to the reported success and demand for the programme, Programme Coordinator Maureen Urwin is running a begin-ners and an intermediate class.

Both of 6 week duration, Maureen is still look-ing for a small number for the beginner’s class starting on Wednesday 4th November.

To get the costs a little closer to realistic and to make it affordable for parents, Urwin has applied for and received some funding from Nelson Marlborough District Health Board but to break even she still needs some more spon-sorship.

“If there is any businesses who felt so inclined I would welcome their support hugely. Being a charitable trust, we are definitely not making money from this but do need to break even for it to be fiscally viable,” she explains.

Also continuing at the Rec Centre is Awesome Antics Afterschool Adventures which is coordi-nated by the tireless Josie Bisley.

This is a programme that gives kids some-thing awesome and affordable to do after school on a Thursday.

This term the kids are off to the ASB Aquatic Centre a few times and doing some orienteering locally also.

As with the cooking classes, pick up for this activity is also available from local schools.

‘Awesome Antics’ in kitchen

Pictured here are the kids in the kitchen from last term when they graduated with some culinary class to show off to family and friends. Co-ordinator Maureen is looking for a small number of children for the beginner’s class starting November 4th.

Godwits - Bird of the Year!

Following three weeks of competition when 13,000 people voted the bar-tailed godwits have been named the New Zealand Bird of the Year.

Famous for having the longest migratory flight of any bird, the godwits fly more than 11,000km from Alaska to reach New Zealand in under nine days.

Organisers hope the mantle of 2015 Bird of the Year will help raise awareness to the godwit’s struggles.

Habitat loss is a massive problem for these birds, especially in east Asia where most of them stop to refuel on their return journey to Alaska to breed. Numbers have reduced by 2 percent each year recently.

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School’s entry in an electric vehicle com-petition has involved months of construc-tion, troubleshooting and refining which has required hours of after school, weekend and even holiday time ded-icated to getting the most out of the vehicle.

Year 12 students Hannah Gordon and the aptly-named Kendall Spark were on hand to demonstrate the workings of their Spark Racing proto-type, completed with the help of fellow stu-dents Lawrence Carter and Dale Parry.

Mentor and teacher Peter Allan said the wheels were set in motion after an initial meeting of interested local parties in June by Bright Sparks, who run the Evolocity pro-gramme.

From there, schools who wished to enter commenced their blueprints for electric success with a stand-

TIM O‘CONNELLSaint Peter Chanel

School pupils had their eyes opened to how a blind person copes with daily life through a visit from those who know first-hand the challenges faced.

As part of a disabil-ity awareness project, seven members of the St Vincent de Paul Society’s Vinnies Youth programme had made a tactile book version of a favourite title ‘Where are my socks?’, complete with braille text and various textures and sensory components.

The book was pre-sented to three guests of honour from the blind community, who were happy to share their perspective on life

with impaired vision as well as enlighten-ing the pupils on some of the ways they are able to lead a normal life thanks to technol-ogy and small tweaks to everyday objects. Many of these, such as the contour lines on the edges of coins are noticed but the significance was not so well known.

“It’s a very spe-cial thing when you have lost your sight to still be able to read to your children- you guys must have a real sense of satisfaction from doing this,” said guest Gill Clayton to the SPC Vinnies on receiving the gift.

St Vincent de Paul’s Nelson Youth Coordinator Phillipa

Winch said the unit undertaken by St Peter Chanel was one of many commu-nity projects that the Vinnies programme engaged in throughout the region.

Although Retinitis Pigmentosa took a large portion of her sight during early adulthood, Kaye Halkett maintains a busy life through kay-aking, mountain bik-ing and most other activities, helped at times by her husband Laurie who drove the ladies over from Nelson for the occa-sion.

“We can still do the same things as every-one else, we just do it a little differently,” she says.

SPC project uses tactile approach

ardised kitset to get them underway.

Of the seven entries that will be on show at Trafalgar Park today from 5:30pm, a con-verted shopping trol-ley, a trike but mostly bikes make up the cre-ative of students being exhibited in a collabo-rative capacity.

Five challenges will be undertaken on the

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Re-Volt precedes the South Island EVolcity Challenge set to be held on November 28 at Ruapuna Motorsport Park in Christchurch.

All seven teams are able to attend this event thanks to fund-ing and sponsorship.

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TIM O’CONNELLEleven local schools and even a parents’ team

were in full innovation mode last week as the annual Schools Technology Challenge returned to the Motueka Technology Education Centre.

Thursday saw Year 5 & 6 students put through their paces in three tests during the day- a wind powered challenge, the creation of a periscope device that enabled teams to accurately describe a hidden picture, and a pre-practiced curvy-plane design navigated through a set flight path.

A quiz and physical challenge rounded off the competition.

These activities were subsequently attempted by their Year 7 & 8 peers on the Friday.

Dress up was essential this year and all schools got into the spirit of things with costumes ranging from pirates through to Mapua School’s inventors hall of fame, where the four-person team entered the building holding picture frames and wearing masks of Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, Thomas Alva Edison and Alfred Nobel.

Tasman Bay Christian School emerged as the Year 5 & 6 winners and recipients of an M-Bot Robot prize donated by event sponsors Flash Electrical.

Mahana School won the Year 7 & 8 competi-tion after a tie breaker with Mapua School.

Initially TBCS were not going to enter a team as it clashed with a simultaneous event occurring that day, but upon learning on Wednesday that the date had changed the school promptly seized upon the invitation to attend.

MoTec Associate Principal Jo Calt was ecstatic by the ongoing success of the technology chal-lenge and the lengths students go to in order to make it a positive experience.

“The engagement is so high, the kids are so well behaved and enthusiastic about the chal-lenge and it’s showing up with what is being produced here,” she said.

“It’s always been a fun event.”Formerly known as the BP Challenge until

a few years ago, a new local sponsor is being sought for the 2016 and beyond to ensure that the next batch of Tasman Einsteins have outlets to exhibit and learn.

‘Engaged enthusiastic well behaved kids’

Pictured here is Mapua School’s Year 5 & 6 team that attended the Technology Challenge last week (L-R) Cassie Cameron, Benji Mansfield, Ella Pratt and Blake Endersby.

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Motueka Police Incidents summary 1/10/2015- 15/10/2015

Police were required on 83 occasions in the mentioned fortnight to deal with 87 incidents. From these attendances, seven arrests were made Motueka summary

1 October- 1x water/sea/emergency, 2x bur-glaries, 1x theft ex car over $1000, 1x unlaw-fully in enclosed yard or area.

2 October- 1x domestic dispute, 2x mental health referrals, 1x traffic incident, 1x burglary by day, 1x shoplift under $500.

3 October- 1x theft under $500, 1x forbid-den to drive.

4 October- 1x common assault, 1x traffic incident, 1x burglary by day, 1x forbidden to drive, 2x wilful damage.

5 October- 1x shoplift under $500, 1x theft under $500, 1x DNA sample.

6 October- 1x possess offensive weapon, 1x domestic dispute, 2x unlawfully takes bicycle.

7 October- 2x car/person acting suspicious-ly, 1x other incident (attendance sufficient), 1x liquor licence vetting, 1x disorderly behaviour, 1x wilful damage, 1x forbidden to drive.

8 October- 1x car/person acting suspicious-ly, 1x theft under $500.

9 October- 1x common assault, 2x obstruct/hinder police, 1x disorderly behaviour, 1x theft under $500, 2x wilful damage, 1x wilful tres-pass, 1x forbidden to drive.

10 October-1x resist police and threatening behaviour.

11 October- 1x juvenile complaint, 1x traffic incident, 1x threatens/ attempts suicide.

12 October- 2x traffic incidents, 1x other burglary, 1x theft $500-$1000.

13 October- 1x other incident (attendance sufficient), 1x burglary by night, 1x drivers licence suspended/ revoked and vehicle impounded.

14 October- 1x speaks threateningly, 1x drivers licence suspended/ revoked and vehi-cle impounded.

15 October- 1x domestic dispute, 1x liquor licensing vetting, 1x shoplift under $500.

Motueka Valley3 October- Car/person acting suspiciously,

enquiries.4 October- Breach of wild animal control

act, enquiries.4 October- Forbidden to drive.5 October- Traffic incident, enquiries/5 October- Theft ex car (under $500),

enquiries.7 October- Wilful damage.14 October- Unlawful takes motor vehicle.

Kaiteriteri13 October- Domestic dispute reported.

Lower Moutere6 October- Threatening/ attempts suicide,

referral.8 October- Traffic incident, referral.14 October- Common assault (domestic),

enquiries.Upper Moutere

8 October- Burglary (other property), enquir-ies.Tasman

2 October- Sudden death10 October- Bail breach, arrest.11 October- Common assault (manually),

arrest.12 October- Domestic dispute, reported.

Riwaka5 October- Assaults with intent to injure,

arrest.7 October- Threaten/ attempts suicide,

referral.12 October- Vehicle collision, traffic offence

notice issued.15 October- Common assault, youth aid.15 October- Traffic incident, referral.

Marahau12 October- Cause loss by deception.14 October- Threatens/ attempts suicide.

Over 100 people gathered in Motueka’s Decks Reserve on Sunday to give a passion-ate rendition of the National Anthem along with many others who were simultaneously par-ticipating in the event around the country and overseas.Many from the nearby market found themselves compelled to join in the full version of ‘God Defend New Zealand- with a few extra folks feeling extra patriotic in the afterglow of an All Black semi-final win.Other local gathering points were established in Golden Bay, Nelson, Richmond and as far away as the United States.

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All smiles after a day of entertaining running rugby are the girls from Parklands School’s Year 7 & 8 Sevens team.

Eight year old Jake Goff from Nelson was one of the many visitors to the Ngatimoti Festival on Sunday, taking some time to check out the furry and feathered creatures in the animal zone.

Also enjoying the wildlife- and the shade- in the Ngatimoti Festival’s animal zone were Josh (left) and Harrison. What a lovely shirt you’re wearing there young man...

Originally from the North Island but currently residing in Motueka, Bryndyll and Brooklyn were photographed enjoying a day in the country at the Ngatimoti Festival.

The boy in the bubble has a name- it’s Xavier Orange and he’s having the time of his life inside of a zorb at the Ngatimoti Festival.

Josh Gardenier gets stuck into his work in the Underhand Block Wood Chopping event, also at the Ngatimoti Festival.

Haruno Fujita’s mother,Yukiko, plans to make delicious sushi for sale at the Brooklyn Fair on Saturday.

Pictured below is Debbie McDonald who has two children at Brooklyn School so she took her turn on the raffle table at New World. Here she sells Cecilia O’Connor a ticket in the “Take a Trip” raffle. For $2 you are in to win an $800 travel voucher, a $150 Abel Tasman travel voucher or a luxury weekend in the Sounds. Don’t forget the Brooklyn School Book and Country Fair this Saturday!

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Big Science Competition Distinctions & High DistinctionsTop row L-R: Isabella Cranshaw, May Takahashi, Hannah Gordon,Bottom row L-R: Jacob Bowdler, Thomas Pearson, Simon Vincent,Absent: Pamela Currie.Isabella Cranshaw (Y9) was one of the top two scorers in NZ. The top scorers achieved perfect (or almost perfect) scores by correctly answering questions which tested scientific literacy, critical thinking and problem solving skills.Hannah Gordon (Y12) will attend a fully residential Science pro-gramme conducted by Rotary and the Tertiary Institutions of Auckland, to enable the her to gain an understanding of the tertiary courses available and a fuller appreciation of science and technol-ogy in the wider community. This will be run by the University of Auckland Faculty of Engineering in January.

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St Thomas’ latest superannuitants’ seminar on Tuesday 10 November offers senior folk as well those just plainly interested to come and hear from those in the know about how the Jack Inglis Friendship Hospital operates in Motueka.

The seminar, held in St Thomas Auditorium on High Street, will be as interactive as it gets with a five-person panel comprising of senior staff at the Motueka-based facility hoping to impart as much information about the services they provide to the community and the ways in which people may need to utilise them.

St Thomas Elder Care Coordinator Rev Matt Beech has himself had involvement with the hos-pital since 2010 in chaplaincy and family capaci-ties, and sees the value of having the Friendship Hospital available for the care needs of the older population.

As with many of the other Elder Care Seminars that have proved so popular in recent months, this next topic ‘Jack Inglis Friendship Hospital- what happens if you need us?’ emerged from feedback and suggestions made by attendees about the direction in which to take for the future.

“It’s been amazing how many different topics that have emerged as queries from those in the wider community that people want addressed,” says Matt.

“These are things that come before mature people’s thinking and they wonder how they will have to deal with them.”

On this occasion, it was JIFH General Manager Tina Mills who made the suggestion to which Rev Beech was more than happy to oblige.

Further, he hopes that the seminar can give accurate information to the public regarding what is available should their services be required.

“There are a whole lot of ideas floating around about places, but really if we have folk who work there then they can say ‘this is what we actually do’,” he says.

“It’s not a case of going in and that’s it for you-some may not know that there is for example a GP bed there for assessments- a lot of people have said we are very fortunate to have a facility like this in Motueka.”

The afternoon beings with a finger food lunch at 12:15pm, before the seminar officially gets underway at 12:45pm.

Questions from the floor will be encouraged as well as hearing from various members of staff General Manager Tina Mills, Quality Assurance Manager Nicola Griffith, Clinical manager Jessie Tong and Clinical Nurse Leaders for the Dementia Unit and Rest Home wings respectively, Desiree Heywood and Joy Smith.

RSVP can be made prior to Tuesday November 3 through the Motueka Anglican Parish office on ph. 528-8825 for catering purposes.

Hospital queries answered at seniors seminar

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An expanding eventFor years Brooklyn School has held its traditional book

fair and in recent times the community decided to add to this concept – extending the book bonanza and cafe to traditional country stalls and activities, growing the event and providing options for our wider community. There are all sorts of other intriguing things happening on Saturday 31st October. The day starts at 10am and the fair is on until 2pm with the book sale continuing until 4pm.

A fun day in the countryCome and spend your day with us“Come and spend the day with us!” says Deputy

Principal Vicki Karetai “We’ve so many amazing books on offer and other great resources. It’s our major fund raiser for the year, and we would love you to share a day in the country with us!”

Hard at it since AprilA band of parents has been busily sorting and classify-

ing books since April. Finding what you want should be easy,there are so many to choose from.

Kids run activitiesEach year there are more opportunities and options.

This time students from years seven and eight have taken charge of the Kids’ Activities. “We’re having Halloween themed activities with a special Halloween tunnel. It won’t be too scary but it’ll give everyone a bit of a thrill” says Vicki

Ruby McGowan, Bridgette Drummond and Moana Humano ponder a book that will be for sale at Brooklyn School’s Book Fair. They reminisce over a book they knew when they were younger. Parents have spent hours sorting the books into easy to find categories.Bridgette always spends part of her birthday at the fair, the girls are a part of the team preparing the creepy Halloween tunnel!

“Dig if you dare!”In the sandpit the theme continues with the “Dig If You

Dare” activity. Participants need to find ice block sticks which have pumpkins, spiders and ghosts on them. And then claim their prizes!

The photo boothTechnologically minded students will run a photo booth

for selfies and in there there’ll be special Halloween masks to be held up!

Old favourites + the pool!Other exciting things for children include the bouncy

castles and the ever popular pony rides. A brand new challenge climbing wall is available for older children, and for the first time our wonderful pool will be in opera-tion for timed and supervised sessions. ( bring your togs and towel )

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A great resting pozzieMany family bakers are donating delicious food to

be sold in conjunction with Steph Fry’s café where her organic Celsius coffee and tea will be available. This’ll be a great place to rest your legs, have a natter and watch the hustle and bustle from afar.

Sausages from Michael Inwood, at the Lower Moutere Store will be available on the sausage sizzle.

Home grown music & danceEven the music will be home grown, children learning

the bass, lead guitar and drums have formed a band and they’ll present the music while two young students with beautiful voices will provide the vocals.

Another group is practicing choreographing for a dance, which will be presented on the Satruday.

Other children who are afterschool pupils of Rebecca Samli and her aerial silks “Firebird Circus” will give a lively demonstration.

Lemon Grass, and the ukelele orchestra will be on the stage for everyone to sit and enjoy during the day.

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A real community affair

Caught scheming and plotting for the fair were teachers Maria Ansell-Burnett, Kat Rayson, Lara Garrard and Bridget O’Leary. They’re all looking forward to Saturday’s fair.

Away from the entertainment stage – the back field is hoping to have vintage motorcycles and cars on display as well as the Edwards sisters racing gear on display with a demonstration ride scheduled from 11:30am. The opportunity to talk with the girls and view them ‘live’ is something to not be missed.

Wally’s warehouse“Wally’s Warehouse” run by teacher Shena Wallace

promises many interesting bargains – like luggage, crockery, trinkets and treasures. And the Preloved cloth-ing has had a descerning eye cast over it, cleaned and ready for you to recycle.

For our children“There’s so much to pick through,” said Vicki. “Staff are

taking responsibility for varying aspects of the fair, and with the support our our parent community, everything at Brooklyn will be AKO – together – for our children.

All in all a thoroughly unique wonderful day in the coun-try is promised. Pop on out and linger, you’ll be delighted you did.

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Reduce your riskThe high temperatures and busy holiday routes of

summer put extra pressure on both the car and the driver. With a little planning and preparation though you will be able to reduce the risk of breakdowns and keep stress levels to a minimum.

FatigueThe most common times for drivers with normal sleep

patterns to fall asleep at the wheel are early morning (2am – 6am) and early afternoon (2pm-4pm) These times are when the body clock reaches a natural dip, making you sleepy and less able to concentrate.

The warning signs of failing asleep include: increased difficulty concentrating: yawning, heavy eyelids; eyes starting to roll, and neck muscles relaxing, making the head droop.

Fresh air, exercise or turning up the radio may help for a short time but they are not as effective as a break. Break a journey over three hours with a 20 minute break. On longer journeys have a break every two hours or so. Frequent short stops ( of at least 20 minutes ) are bet-ter than one long stop. Avoid heavy meals and alcohol before driving. Counter sleepiness by taking a short nap or by drinking two cups of strong coffee ( or imbibing in an energy drink)

Regular servicingThe most important thing you can do to reduce the risk

of breakdown is to get your car serviced to the manufac-turers schedule and specifications.

Know the correct tyre pressures for your car. Check them at least every two weeks using a good quality gauge or garage airline..

Check tyre treads and condition – look for cuts on side-walls, don’t forget the spare.

Heat, long distance, traffic=hazards!

Hay feverHay fever is particularly bad in the summer. If you

sneeze at 70 kph you lose your vision for as much as 100 metres!

Only take medication which doesn’t cause drowsiness.Get someone else to drive if you are having a particu-

larly bad hay fever day.Ask about cabin pollen filters for your make of car.Slow down and drop back if you’re about to sneeze.Wear sunglasses to block out bright sunlight.Close car windows and air vents to reduce the pollen

grains in the car.GlareSun glare causes many accidents particularly under

clear skies at dawn and dusk.Keep a clean and unscratched pair of sunglasses

handy.Clean your windscreen regularly inside and out, to

remove smears which will catch sunlight and impair vision.

Drink driving factsDrivers with 20-50mg alcohol of blood are at least

three times more likely to die in a crash than those with no alcohol in their blood.

Drivers with a BAC of 10/100ml, well below the NZ limit, are 46% more likely to be at fault in a crash than sober drivers

Alcohol is a depressant and even small amounts affect your reaction times, judgement and co-ordina-tion. It also makes you drowsy and affects your vision and how you judge speed and distance.

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Motueka Valley multisport athletes Glenn and Billy Bathgate have turned in solid performances across the Tasman in recent days, with the father and son both competing with distinction at the 2015 ITU Duathlon World Championships in Adelaide.

Racing in the Mens 40-44 year catergory, Glenn finished 22nd out of 51 entries in a time of 2 hours 6 minutes and 32 seconds, with a strong bike section and final run cementing a spot in the top half of the field behind Belgian winner Jerome Claeys.

In the 22-strong Mens 16-19 year Sprint cat-egory, 16 year old Billy got a taste of the big time and seemed to enjoy the flavour, finishing just over nine minutes off the winning time in 1:05:57.

Bathgates impressive in Duathlon worlds.

TIM O’CONNELLTasman women’s

rugby has some fine players in develop-ment, with many first time players footing it with the regulars to make for an enter-taining showcase of Year 7 and 8 sporting prowess. A regional Intermediate sevens tournament was held at Sportspark Motueka on Wednesday, with schools from Nelson, Stoke and Richmond travel-ling across to clash with local hopes from Mapua, Ngatimoti and Parklands Schools.

Although it was the city sisters who dominated proceed-ings, many were left bruised, battered and blown away by some encouraging perform-ance of the Tasman schools.

While no doubt enjoying a day off classwork the girls from Mapua School endured a rough time on the paddock with some unfavour-able results and with one of their players taken from the venue by ambulance with a suspected dislocated shoulder.

The obligatory onsite medic was kept busy throughout the day as a steady stream of bumps and niggles required atten-tion, although none as

serious as the Mapua casualty.

E l s e w h e r e , Ngatimoti School unleashed some fierce attacks for fair reward, while Parklands used their combination of brawn and accelera-tion to power their way to fourth, losing a high scoring playoff against Waimea Intermediate 2 in golden point after Callaghan O’Brien-Bristow tied things up with a well-taken try at the end of regulation time.

The final was an all-town affair with the Jess Drummond-coached Waimea Intermediate

battling Broadgreen in a try fest that, like two other playoff matches, required golden point extra time to decide a winner.

A frantic passage of play ensued as both teams sought to find the gap in their oppo-nents defence, with the ball travelling wide through many pairs of hands as 14 sets of tired legs refused to concede defeat.

In the end, some-thing had to give and it was the green shirts of Broadgreen that pre-vailed as a side line break caught Waimea napping, allowing the

Sevens at Sportspark

Stoke-based school to go over in the corner and claim the victory.

At the closing pres-entation of the trophy, event co-ordinator Kahu Marfell from Tasman Rugby Union paid tribute to the skills shown by all who took to the field and expressed his delight that several of the stan-dout players were only picking up the oval ball for the first time.

With many girls present now heading to secondary school, here’s hoping we see some of them making their presence felt in the years ahead.

Tenesha Gibbons of Ngatimoti School gives her Nelson intermediate opponent the big ‘don’t argue’ in their playoff encounter during last week’s Year 7 and 8 Sevens tournament at Sportspark Motueka.

TIM O’CONNELLFollowing on from our recent article on Tasman’s successes at the South

Island Masters Games, the story of Motueka’s Arthur Hughes has emerged as yet another worth celebrating.

The 87 year old was another of the many winners earlier in the month, snaring four indoor rowing golds in the 75 plus category as well as a first place in the men’s 60 plus Badminton doubles with 70 year old partner Bevan Boon of Blenheim.

While his rowing feats were impressive and included a New Zealand record time for the 2000m distance to match his 2013 300m record, it was his efforts with the shuttlecock that also deserve special mention.

Although taking up the game later in life at aged 54, Arthur’s longevity means he has still been playing badminton for 33 years.

This has given him the wisdom to master the game and in the process hand out a few lessons to those in the age brackets, which is exactly what he did at the Masters.

Like fellow featured octogenarian Art Dunkley, this year’s triumphs were in stark contrast to misfortunes suffered in 2013, with an Achilles injury spelling the end of his long association with road running. Still keen to compete in some capacity, he managed to beat the deadline to enter the indoor rowing competition and before he knew it, a medal made of gold was hanging around his neck.

While his athletics endeavours are on the back burner these days, Hughes maintains his physical conditioning with three aerobics sessions a week as well as his regular Thursday night badminton fix at the Motueka Recreation Centre,he always goes for a tramp through the hills prior to his match to complement his exercise regime.

Hard to refuse story of Hughes

Motueka masters athlete Arthur Hughes (87) is another success story from the recent South Island Games with his gold medals coming from indoor rowing and badminton.

A very special and historic competi-tion - the McCarthy- Goodman trophy – takes place at Motueka’s Golf Club on Saturday and Sunday 14th and 15th November. It’s a Mixed Pairs Stableford and it’s open to members of any golf club in New Zealand.

“We are incred-ibly grateful to the Goodman family for its ongoing support of this tournament. It is one of our premium tournaments of the year. There’s a very substantial prize table, “said Club President Peter Johnson. “The Goodman family sponsor all the prizes and at their request all prizes are purchased from local business-es.”

McCarthy and

Goodman are names long associated with the Motueka Golf Club which was established in 1920. A look at the honours board shows McCarthy women were champions for four out of the first five years. And in 1922, 1924 and two years later a McCarthy was the men’s champion too.

“It could quite easily have been called the McCarthy Club. Mr G. McCarthy paid subs for five daughters and two sons and gave a $200 donation as the first year’s rent.” reported the local paper in 1920.

In April 1959 the 18 hole course was opened and Mrs Marion Goodman hit the first ball. Apparently a very straight shot, greeted by applause, was hit by Marion. She was

Sir Patrick Goodman’s mother and he is the Club Patron to this day.

“Significant planning and tree planting was undertaken at the time. The course is now a tremendous tribute to their foresight with the park like quality we have today,” said Peter.

The club now has a McCarthy Match Room. Wonderful old photos, a collection of mounted ancient golf balls, early clubs and a number of cop-ies of the newsletter “Tee Time Topics” and news clippings adorn the walls.

“It is a pleasure for the club to be able to acknowledge the con-tribution the McCarthy family has made to our club by naming the Match Room in its honour,” said Peter.

It’s time again!

Motueka Golf Club President Peter Johnson stands with some of the memorabilia contained in the McCarthy Match Room.

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SCORES & DRAWS22 WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2015

Motueka Women’s golf results 22/10/15. 18 holes plated Best Ball Stableford.Helen Dryden & Jane Adams 48Jacqui Martin & Joy Bawtree 43Irene Fell & Melva Webby 43Rhonda Heckler & Judith Garrett-Brown

42 on a c/bTwo’s Jane Adams9 holes played Round 5 Par :A Grade: 1st Vonnie Goodall all square.B Grade: 1st equal Kath Lally & Erica

McFedries 1down.Motueka Mixed VetsSponsors Abel ElectricalMen1st A Toker 42 c/b2nd N Ashby 423rd R Hopgood 424th T Harris 415th K Beach 40Ladies1st J Bullock 402nd J Patching 393rd M Harris 374th J Wilcocks 375th J Murray 37Nearest the PinMen: Nick AshbyLadies: Shona JohnsonStraightest DriveMen: Robert MurrayLadies: Jacque MartinTwos: K Beach, W Wansbone Results for Saturday 24th. Saturday saw Motueka Golf Club intro-

duce a new innovation to the course. The yellow tees, traditionally the ladies tees, have not also been rated for men and this weekend saw the men play the yellow course for the first time. Of the yellow tees the mens course becomes a par 69 with some dramatic changes to the difficulty of the holes. If the men thought they were going to play a much easier course they soon found out that they were wrong and the scores reflected this.

1st Ian Buchanan 41 Points2nd Allan Barbara 40 Points3rd Peter Johnson 40 Points4th Kevin Beach 39 Points5th Jack Armstrong 39 Points6th Kevin Armstrong 39 Points7th Kevin Fell 38 Points8th Tony Fleming 37 Points. The Ladies played a modified stabl-

eford. Joyce Bullock continued a hot run of form winning with 58 Points

2nd Tania Appelman 55 Points3rd Shona Johnson 54 Points4th Julia Armstrong 52 Points. The ladies outscored the men with

twos going to Julia Armstrong, Jocelyn Thomson and Kevin Harris.

Closest to the Pin.Ladies June PatchingMen Tema FaifuaTasman Golf ClubResults from the day’s play Saturday 24

October, 2015: Life Members’ Day, Irish Stableford:First Murray Tolmie 104 Points (yes…

that’s 104!!!)Second Ralph Meikle 95 Points, scor-

ing a very impressive 69 of the bat. Congratulations Ralph, great effort.

Third Life Member Alan Tait 90 PointsNearest the Pin Ross Beattiie. Twos: Ralph Meikle (2!), Ross Beattie

(2!), Murray Tolmie, Miles Chamberlayne, Derek Gray

Don’t forget the Nine Hole Tourney Friday morning, and our upcoming KINA OPEN, on the weekend 7/8 November. All entries and helpers very welcome.

Next weekend, there will be eight of us representing the Club at the Annual Country Clubs Tournament being held at Nelson.

9 hole women’s stablefords winners 26th October Shirley Heine & Rose Barnes, 2nd Pam Robert

Golf Bridge Motueka Bridge ClubEric Kilvington Handicap 26/10/2015North/ SouthCarolyn Gatenby & Charmaine

Satherley 60.76%Phil Donaldson & John Trotter 55.90%Patricia R England & Natalie Vonk

53.13%East/ WestJanet Howell & Chris Sutton 66.27%Richard Olykan & Diana Whitten

60.71%Ruth Field & Karen Logan 59.13%Handicap ResultsNorth/ SouthCarolyn Gatenby & Charmaine

Satherley 61.36%Phil Donaldson & John Trotter 58.97%Brian Field & Adrienne Paine 55.60%East/ WestJanet Howell & Chris Sutton 66.93%Richard Olykan & Diana Whitten

63.62%Ruth Field & Karen Logan 61.69%

MOTUEKA TOUCH INC Week 3 = Thursday 29th October 2015

Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4 Field 5 Field 6 Field 7 Field 8 Field 9 Talley’s Fisheries Mixed D1 Mixed D2

5.45pm

BYE Mini Meenies

Tradies vs

Tigers

Jnr Makos vs

Hammer Time

Mot United vs

MHS Int

Riwaka vs

Parklands 2

Waewaenuku vs

Parklands 1

REF Rochelle Keelie Connor Devon Ben J Guthrie Bowron

Mixed C1 Mixed C2 Mixed A & B Mixed C1 Creatures in Steel Mixed C2

6.20pm

Stormers vs

Team JCR

Butterfingers vs

Unidentified

Lemons vs

Turbos

Bays Boating vs

Dingos

To Be Decided vs

Baby Vikings

Mixed C1 BYE

Undecided

Fraser’s Logging vs

Wasted Knights

Blue Meenies Vs

River Rats

REF Janet Fletcher P Hana BT Karl R Sydney Rochelle Guardian Newspaper Mens C Mondo Mixed A & Whitwells Mixed B Guardian Newspaper Mens C

6.55pm

Jnr Rangers vs

Scorpians

Deez Nuts vs

Carvers

BYE Dilla

Vicious & Delicious

vs TTT

Ivan’s Vikings vs

Hagar’s Vikings

Sharks vs

Sprig n Fern

BYE YACT

Huia vs

Can’t touch this

REF Sam Cullen Kerry Brodie Andy D Vinny Hannah Motueka Packaging Masters C&J Fowler Mens A & Whitwells Mens B Motueka Sportsworld Womens Open

7.30pm

Passed It vs

Rangers

Wasted Rats vs

Vikings

BYE Twinkle Toes

Greenbacks vs

Dingos

Mondo Travel vs YFY

BYE Vikings

Vikings Youth vs

Rizzle

Rugby Girls vs

Sprigs

REF Hana Kohu/Graham Steyn/Stubby Kayla Ben T Karl R C&J Fowler Mens A & Whitwells Mens B NOTES:

* Check out our 'motueka/riwaka touch' facebook page for info updates, cancellations, etc CONTACTS: * Boss = Jess [email protected] * Draw = Rochelle [email protected] * Subs = Leah 0273375826 * Referees = Rochelle 0210539354 OR Jess 8.

05pm

Viking Chicks vs

Zulus

Footloose vs

Vikings

REF Alan F Andy D

Touch

BowlsMotueka Bowls Club.Two Bowl Triples Results.1st Rae Inglis, Jan Cole & Bill Matson.2nd Gavin Closey, Mary Orbell & Tom

Closey.3rd Larry Sutherland, Ted Overson &

Jimmy Prior.Sponsored by Motueka Bowling Club

Card Group.

The Crombie and Lockwood Insurance Brokers Motueka Dressage Competition was held on Sunday 25th October and, in typical Labour Weekend fashion, the weather turned from a bright sunny day to strong winds and a drop in temper-ate. Unfortunately the irrigation system suffered a malfunction so the all weather arena could not be irrigated, resulting in very dusty and difficult conditions for hors-es, riders, judges and possibly the wash-ing on the campers’ lines might just have had to have another wash. Another down side to this was that it was too dusty to take photos but we will endeavour to post some after our November competition.

Results Class1 Pony Beginner Test A1st Kate Dalziel2nd Isla Young3rd Lucy YoungClass 2 Test OA1st Mikaela MacDonald2nd Grace Dalziel3rd Stella HayesClass 3 Test 1A1st Mikaela MacDonald2nd Natalie Irons3rd Chloe DixionClass 4 Test 2AKerry GoldthorpeClass 6 Beginner Test B1st Kate Dalziel2nd Lucy Young3rd Isla YoungClass 7 Test OB1st Stella Hayes2nd Mikaela MacDonald3rd Grace DalzielClass 8 Test 1B1st Natalie Irons2nd Chloe Dixion3rd Maia SchenkelClass 9 Test 2B1st Kerry GoldthorpeHighest Percentage Mikaela 70.7%Encouragement Award Maia SchenkelHack ClassesClass 11 Test OA1st Julie Fraser2nd Rachel McLaren3rd Claire IllesClass 12 Test 1A1st Vanessa Baxter2nd Sam McParkland3rd Sarah SowerbyClass 13 Test 2A1st Vanessa Baxter2nd Carmen Snowden3rd Karen MossClass 16 Test OB1st =Claire Illes & Marianne Hall2nd Rachel McLaren3rd Fiona RamsayClass 16 Test 1B1st Vanessa Baxter2nd Sam McParkland3rd Taryn McMellanClass 18 Test 2B1st Carmen Snowden2nd Tedi Busch3rd Karen MossHighest Percentage: Vanessa Baxter

75.7%Encouragement Award: Pip WestOur next Dressage competition will be

held at Marchwood Park on Sunday 29th November

Dressage

The rampaging winds of last week’s meet were just a distant memory on Wednesday evening when the second Twilight event of the year kicked off. The Motueka High School Academy again ran out in force with two van loads athletes heading down the highway to Saxton Field.

The superb men’s 100m final was a mixed age race with U16 South Island Secondary schools 100m champion, Connor Bithell lining up against the 200m champ in Bailey Cotton (Richmond) and four Motueka runners competing in the U15 category. Only 0.1 of a second sepa-rated them at the tape with Bailey getting the spoils in this early season encounter. A personal best for Jacob Bryan of 12.61 seconds (0.61 sec behind Connor) gave him the win for the junior section.

Another particular highlight was the fearsome sight of champion thrower Kai Mason thundering down the track in the U19 category!

The first women’s heat was won by Jade Kenning in a really tight race with just 0.4secs covering the first five plac-ings. In the main women’s race, Amanda Fitsemanu was too strong for Izzy Neal this week but it’s plain to see this battle is not over. Izzy followed this up with a per-sonal best of 26.4secs in the 200m race.

Amanda also looked strong in the 300m hurdles setting a new Tasman record with 48.56 secs. Livia Strub finished second to Fitisemanu in 55.15sec.

The throwing events were dominated by Kai Mason taking out the discus and javelin and Eliza Harris winning the javelin. Katie Thompson from Richmond won the long jumps with Motueka High Schools Tess Haunch in second place.

Tessa Haunch gets airborne in the long jump at the latest twilight athlet-ics meet.

Athletics

Phone 03 528 2088 Email [email protected]


property wanted

NEW Dentures, relines and repairs. Phone John Turnock 528 6769.

personals

health & fitness

health & fitness

health & beauty

health

garage sales

HOUSE lot, garden tools, everything needs to go. 82 Umukuri Road, Wednesday-Thursday, other day call Lydia 528 8808.

SATURDAY 31 Oct, 4 Mountview Place, Motueka (off Trewavas St) not before 8.30am. As a result of having to downsize - furniture, gardening stuff, kitchenware, nic-nacs - heaps of stuff.

fruit & produce

for sale

LARGE fridge $200. Large freezer $300. Excellent order. Fishing rods, reels and nets etc. Cheap. Phone 528 4492.

C O L L E C T I B L E S ,stoneware & old bottles included. Homeware, Noritake dinnersets & general household items. Magazines & books. Garden Bric a Brac. Contact Carol Ph 03 528 7456 or 021 256 0053.

entertainment

$$$ for your antique furniture, paintings, china, clocks and jewellery. Plus quality restoration & reproduction service. Call at Mariri Gallery, Coastal Highway, Mariri, or telephone 027 448 4430 (week-days 9am - 4pm).

antiques

carpet cleaning

TASMAN Carpet Cleaning services. Great deal from $25 per room, professional clean, eco friendly. Phone Greg 0274 300 626.

death notices

LANGRIDGE, Lorraine Irene (nee Olsen): On Sunday 25th of October 2015, Lorraine passed away peacefully in the company of loved ones at Nelson Hospital. She was a dearly loved mum of Nic and Laura-Alice Langridge, as well as a treas-ured sister, aunty, and friend of many. She will live in our memories, and live in our hearts. Messages can be sent to: The Langridge Family, PO Box 7103, Nelson Mail Centre, Nelson 7042. In lieu of flowers donations to the Stroke Foundation would be appreciated, and these can be made at the serv-ice. The family would like to express our gratitude to the Nelson Hospital staff for the care and support that Lorraine and family received. Friends and col-leagues are welcome to join the family to celebrate Lorraine's life at Saint Andrews/Motueka Uniting Parish, 64 High Street, Motueka on Friday 30th of October 2015 at 11.00am.



public notices

ROBERT (Bob) Atkins family thank everyone for your cards, baking, phone calls and the care and comfort from you all. We thank Donna and Barb for supporting Mum and our family. Thanks again.



church services

MOTUEKA Rooms to let. $100 pw power and phone included. Long term preferred. Phone 03 527 8578 or 0274 305 051.

vehicles for sale

ALWAYS Buying and selling good tidy cars. Finance and trades welcome. Open 7 days. Motor-eka Ltd, 8 Whakarewa Street (next to McDonald's). Phone 528 8885. www.motoreka.co.nz

to let

to lease

SHOP on High Street with High Street Frontage. Excellent position, arcade next to New World carpark. Tel 527 8261.

SUNNY, modern and fully furnished 1 bed-room flat in Motueka. Grounds maintained. No smoking. No pets. $240 p/w. Phone Cliff 027 204 6591.

MODERN and spacious 3 bedroom home situ-ated in country setting in Tasman. Grounds main-tained. No smoking. No pets. $330 p/w. Phone Cliff 027 204 6591.

ONE bedroom semi furnished flat, Riwaka. Phone 528 9158.

tuition

to let

HANDYMAN Storage. Motueka's newest most secure storage unit. Security cameras. Insurance approved. 26 Huffam St, Motueka. Ph 0274 344 254. Courtesy trailer available.

TASMAN Storage units available from $5.90pw. Clean, dry, secure units. Insurance approved. 24/7 access. Phone 528 0071.

storage

STORAGE Systems Motueka. Secure self storage available from $6 a week. Ph 528 4060.

stump grinding

STUMP Grinding, tree felling. Stumps ground to mulch for ready gar-dening. Ph: Andrew 021 081 82 123, AH (03) 553 0633.

situations vacant

situations vacant

Call for Entries!Friday 4, December 2015. 7pm

Celebrate Motueka’s “Christmas Spirit”Prizes for best school, business, friends &

family and community group entries.Festive fun for everyone!

Download registration forms atwww.ourtownmotueka.co.nz/events

Or contact Julie 021 277 [email protected]

Entries close 28 November.

Starlight ParadeMotueka

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Motueka 03 528 2022Takaka 03 525 0020

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Community Development CommitteeTasman Council Chambers, 189 Queen Street, Richmond, Thursday 29 October 2015, 9.30 am. Public forum

Commercial SubcommitteeTasman Council Chambers, 189 Queen Street, Richmond, Friday 30 October 2015, 1.30 pm. No public forum

Joint Committee Nelson City Council/Tasman District CouncilNelson City Council, Trafalgar Street, Nelson, Tuesday 3 November 2015, 10.00 am. No public forum

Engineering Services CommitteeTasman Council Chambers, 189 Queen Street, Richmond, Thursday 5 November 2015, 9.30 am. Public forum

Golden Bay Community BoardTakaka Fire Station, Motupipi Street, Takaka, Tuesday 10 November 2015, 9.00 am. Public forum

Motueka Community Board Open ForumMotueka O�ce, 7 Hickmott Place, Motueka, Tuesday 10 November 2015, 6.00 pm.

Notice of Road StoppingTasman District Council is notifying its intention to stop a portion of un-named and unformed legal road which runs alongside the Anatoki River from the southern end of McCallum Road to a dead end where the legal road stops. The proposal to stop this section of unformed road is being considered pursuant to Schedule 10 of the Local Government Act 1974.The road proposed to be stopped is shown as Section 1 on SO Plan 487432. The land area is 1.6429 hectares. The road stopping application is being made by Rainbow Valley Community Ltd which owns freehold land adjacent to the road to be stopped. The road itself is 40m wide in most places. If the road stopping is approved, the public will retain the right to use a minimum of 20m of public road and other public land adjacent to the Anatoki River. If the applicant is able to acquire the land involved, it has o�ered a 10m wide esplanade strip alongside the Anatoki River where there is no legal access at present. When combined with the 10m wide esplanade strip, public access will be possible from the northern end of McCallum Road to the Southern end, alongside the river. A number of dwellings encroach onto the legal road corridor. The proposal is intended to improve legal access alongside the Anatoki River, while allowing the applicant to acquire the legal road underneath the dwellings. An unformed portion of McCallum Road is to be moved slightly to the south. The width of the road will remain the same.Plans of the proposed road stopping are available by Email: [email protected]. Plans may also be viewed at the Takaka Service Centre and Richmond O�ce of the Tasman District Council. Copies of plans, and this public notice, will also be available on the Council’s website.For further information please contact Robert Cant at Tasman District Council on Ph. 03 543 8400 or by Email: [email protected] objections to the proposed road stopping must be made in writing to the address below and must be received no later than 4.00 pm on Friday 18 December 2015. This is the �rst of the two notices required under the Local Government Act 1974. Valerie Gribble, Executive Assistant, Corporate Services DepartmentTasman District Council, Private Bag 4, Richmond 7050Email: [email protected]

Summer Irrigation Water MeteringThis message is for holders of water resource consents (water permits) in the Tasman District subject to water metering.Weekly meter readings re-commenced for the summer irrigation season from Monday 26 October 2015. If you have any queries surrounding water metering requirements, please contact the Council as soon as possible. The Council sta� members responsible for the water metering project are:Jim Trembath: Ph. 03 543 8412, Email: [email protected] Thorn: Ph. 03 543 8567, Email: [email protected]

Waka Ama RegattaBetween 2.00 pm and 7.30 pm on Friday 13 November 2015 and between 8.00 am and 5.00 pm on Saturday 14 November 2015, (back-up day 15 November 2015, 8.00 am–5.00 pm) the areas of Kaiteriteri Bay shown below are reserved for Motueka Waka Ama Club’s annual ‘Waka te Tasman’ regatta.A speed-limit uplifting is also in force between for certain vessels directly involved in the regatta, as shown within the red line on the left-hand side image below.Vessels wishing to transit through or use the reserved area during the event may do so only after consulting with the event organisers, and then may only do so if and when, and under such conditions, that the event organisers may choose to specify. Delays can be expected, but access will not be unreasonably denied.Event communications are on Channel 17 on Marine VHF radio. If in doubt, call ‘Race Control’ or consult an event Marshall (who will be wearing a high-visibility vest). Vessels entering or within the reserved area are required to comply with any direction given by the event organisers or event o�cials as if it were a direction given by the Harbourmaster.Race co-ordinator: Todd Jago, Ph. 0274 335 040.

Old cabins make way for new at Motueka campgroundThe sale of 11 60-year-old cabins from the Motueka Top 10 Holiday Park will make space for updated accommodation for holiday-makers.We are selling the old cabins in order to create room for 10 new cabins, which will increase the number of cabin beds from 33 to 50. The money from the sale will go back into the holiday park upgrade, which also includes improvements to roading and drainage.The old cabins all have Residual Current Devices (RCDs) and are fully wired so they can be powered easily on other sites.The cabins are for sale by tender, and tenders close at 4.00 pm on 13 November 2015. Purchasers will be responsible for removing the cabins from the holiday park, using an authorised removal party.To register interest and request a tender pack, contact:Rhonda Marshall, Administration O�cer – Commercial Tasman District Council, 189 Queen Street, Richmond 7050Or Email: [email protected].

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28 WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2015 Sport

TIM O’CONNELLTasman’s Judokas have made

impressive strides in raising the regions reputation with 12 golds and a handful of silver med-als at the 2015 New Zealand Judo Nationals held in Tauranga between October 17-18.

The road to Rio has started on the track for Motueka’s Mark Brewer, who returned from injury to win gold in the Senior Men’s under 90kg category.

Finn Sweetman claimed a silver in the Senior Men’s under 73kg, while Risi Pouri-Lane also won silver in both the Cadet Women’s under 70kg and Open grades, stepping up from an uncontested gold in the under 63kg category.

Denise Puha made a great start to her ascent up the judoka ranks, also claiming an uncon-tested gold in her Female Masters under 73kg category.

The Motueka efforts added to a fine display from the Central Districts squad, with Nelson-based fighters returning home with the balance of the dozen golds in the total haul.

Among them, Dave Jordan scored his first national title in taking out the Senior Men’s under 81 kg category, while Louise Kelly secured her third national title with a win in the Junior Women’s under 70kg .

Millie Hammett was the most decorated CD fighter over the

weekend, winning four golds including the under 57kg Junior, Cadet Womens and Cadets Open titles.

For Sweetman, the tournament offered a final hit out before trav-elling to Abu Dhabi for the Junior World Championships- an event that Hammett and Kelly also qualified for but did not attend due to school and other commit-ment.

Brett Grimwood from Nelson Judo said the depth of talent that exists within the Nelson and Motueka ranks is the result of not only the hard work and dedica-tion of the judoka but the coach-es and clubs who have worked together to achieve a solid level of participation.

“It’s a fantastic result and cer-tainly disproportionate to the number of people we sent away- some regions send up quite large

contingents and here’s little old Nelson and Motueka kicking their butts,” he said.

“We were pretty happy as coaches to see all our guys come away with medals.”

No doubt our local fighters will be a dominant force at the upcoming Central Districts Area Closed Championships scheduled to take place at the Nelson dojo on Sunday 8th November.

Drawing representation from Tasman, Marlborough, Kaikoura and West Coast, the event promises to be a top opportunity to see all catego-ries of judoka in fine form, start-ing at 9:30am.

Brett has been encouraged by the increase in local num-bers getting involved with Judo especially in junior ranks with a spike from 4 to 36 in recent months.

“Our senior class only has six students and four of those are national champions, so that’s really good for the kids to have that kind of experience there- how cool is it that a five year old can train with a Commonwealth Games rep?” he says.

Both the Motueka and Nelson Clubs welcome new mem-bers to the fold and training takes place most nights at the Motueka Recreation Centre and at the Wakatu Estate in Stoke.

Impressive Tasman medal haul at judo nationals

Senior Judoka John Maxwell (left) and Steffan Heinrich.

The cold crept in last Thursday for the second week of touch at Riwaka, although the action on the paddock was red hot, as evidenced by these pictures taken above and below..

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