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behind the closed doors of their local police station.And on Saturday, we finally got the chance to see.Crowds of young and old turned out in force for the

Blenheim Police open day, where they got to tour the station and get a closer look at police uniforms, vehicles and equipment.

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Tumoana Beamsley, 7, dressed up like a police officer at the Blenheim police open day with the help of Sergeant Mike Porter.

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Continued from page 1Children and parents alike

enjoyed stepping into the cells, having their finger-prints taken and inspecting the booze bus.

Kids got to dress up in police uniforms and try on the heavy riot squad gear.

Also on show were Armed Offenders Squad weapons, LandSAR search and rescue equipment and police dog handling demonstrations.

Sergeant Mike Porter of the Blenheim Crime Prevention Group said up to 2000 people attended the event locally.

“It was a great day, with a huge turnout and we had a lot of positive feedback,” he said.

“It was good to see a great cross-section of the com-munity there and we had a lot of young people come along, which was one of our focuses.

“Children enjoyed dressing up as police officers, handling some of the protection gear and just yakking to police.

“It was a very positive ex-perience.”

The open day was part of a national NZ Police initiative, which saw police stations across the country open their doors simultaneously.

Sgt Porter said there was already talk about making the next event bigger and better.

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By Celeste LodewykRenwick School students and staff dressed

in green yesterday in support of a very spe-cial student - five-year-old Honor Hocquard.

Honor has a rare X-linked genetic disorder called CKDL5 that results in early onset, difficult to control seizures and severe neuro-development impairment.

She also has Global Development Delay and Cortical Vision Impairment.

Honor attends Renwick School full time with the assistance of teacher aides and despite her disorder, has “the most infectious

laugh” and is a valued member of her room 7 class, teacher Sarah Tullett said.

“All Honor’s classmates love her to bits and make sure that she is included in everything so there are no barriers.

“Her beautiful smile and infectious laugh has had us all in tears of laughter, she is such a lovely girl,” she said.

This is the second year that Renwick School has ‘gone green’ for Honor and her family which coincides with CKDL5 International Awareness Month which began last year on June 17.

Renwick School student Honor Hocquard (centre) has a rare genetic disorder-CKDL5. Students and staff showed their support yesterday by dressing in green. From left: Angus Walter, Jack Powell, Nico Kenyon, Albert Nott, Sophie Huddleston and Lucy Timms. Photo by Celeste Lodewyk.

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COLLEGE CONSULTATIONStage two of the public consulta-

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A meeting will be held on Wednes-day, July 2, at 7pm at Marlborough Boys’ College Hall.

Information on the three options will be provided to the public before the meeting.

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The driver who struck a schoolgirl on Seymour Street last week has identified himself.

He made himself known to police on Thursday.

Deisha Graham, a 12-year-old Bohally School pupil, was hit at the pedestrian crossing between Countdown and the Marlborough Library last Wednesday.

She was flung onto the footpath, and treated for grazes and bruises at Wairau Hospital.

QC TO SPEAKQueens Counsel Matthew Palmer

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Mr Palmer, who represented Sustain Our Sounds in court dur-ing NZ King Salmon’s application for more salmon farms, will speak about what the decision means for Marlborough’s environment.

QUAD BIKE CRASHA Blenheim man has been dis-

charged from Nelson Hospital after flipping his quad bike on Sunday afternoon.

The man, 57, was with friends about seven kilometres inland from the Awatere Valley when he rolled the bike on steep terrain.

He was assessed and treated on the scene, before being airlifted to hospital with head and back injuries.

Clean-up work around the region is under way following last week’s storm.

Work to remove a slip blocking Port Underwood Road, at the Whatamango Hill, began on Monday.

It is expected to be at least another week before the road is reopened, but the road is open on either side of the slip.

Residents travelling from be-yond the hill back to Picton could expect at least an extra hour of travel, as they detour through Rarangi.

Efforts to remove the slip, which included several thou-

sand cubic metres of debris, were initially delayed by land instability and a large pine tree on the hillside above.

A Wellington helicopter crew

felled the tree on Saturday to allow work to begin.

Marlborough Roads Highway Manager Frank Porter said he was unsure when the job would be completed, as further testing would be required to determine whether the hillside would need to be stabilised further.

Elsewhere work begun yes-terday on a temporary bridge at Speeds Road to replace an old timber bridge washed away in the floods.

The bridge and access ramps on either end are expected to be completed later in the week, while a long-term solution,

which may be a concrete box culvert, is about three months away from being confirmed or built.

Also, damage to the ford at Ward Beach Road will be as-sessed in the near future.

Both Speeds Road and Ward Beach Road are shut until fur-ther notice.

Other closed roads include Reserve Road, Awatere Valley road at the Hodder Ford, and Foster Street in Seddon.

A no-bathing notice still ap-plies to Picton residents after the town’s sewerage system overflowed during the storm.

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By Adam Poulopoulos Questions continue to be asked

over the Taylor River rescue last week, even as life is returning to normal for those involved.

A Marlborough District Coun-cil group will meet with police tomorrow to analyse the incident, which saw Tenishya McIsaac, a 12-year-old Bohally Intermedi-ate pupil, plucked from the rushing river by MBC head boy Angus Pauley and winemaker Jeremy McKenzie.

Police also stopped by Bohally after the incident to give a talk about keeping safe around swol-len rivers.

Council assets and services manager Mark Wheeler said the meeting would help them under-stand exactly what happened.

“We’re going to meet with police on the scene, establish what happened and then discuss whether they believe changes should be made to manage flood

events, which are quite frequent.”Mr Wheeler said it was difficult

to shut off the river completely, as there are many access points, but the issue of extra signage would be examined.

“There’s not signage all the way upstream, and the police will tell us whether they think it’s worthwhile to do that.”

Bohally principal Andrew Read, who said Tenishya was doing well in class following the incident, said a lot of his pupils had to cross the river in the morning.

He said there was a disparity about where signage was placed during a flood.

“There is a lack of signposting around pedestrian access areas.

“They’ll shut the roads off but they won’t shut the pedestrian bridges.”

He said police reinforced to his pupils to use the road bridges when the Taylor River flooded.

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By Celeste LodewykBlenheim man Martin Kenny

has been described by family and friends as a true battler.

He battled a serious lung condition that saw him placed on oxygen for five years and last November began another major battle after receiving a double lung transplant at Auckland Hospital.

This battle saw him also undergo heart surgery to repair a hole in his heart.

There were many setbacks, including Martin being in an induced coma for eight weeks, going on dialysis when his kid-neys began to fail and having to learn to walk again.

He had a metal plate inserted into his chest and spent a total of four months in hospital.

To treat his kidney failure he had to travel to Nelson three times a week for dialysis which he said had been ‘financially crippling’.

After being told by specialists that dialysis would continue he turned to a family friend who offered to try Bowen Therapy.

After three weeks of therapy Martin said his kidney function improved greatly and he no

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tank, getting out with his two young sons and moving onto the next phase in his life.

“It is amazing to go from being house bound and relying on an oxygen tank to being independent, walking outdoors and watching my boys play rugby.

“It’s been a long journey but I am gradually getting my life back,” he smiled.

Martin and his mother Sharon Knight, who was at his bed-side the whole time he was in hospital wish to thank the com-munity and certain individuals for their support.

“All the donations and fun-draising that people have so kindly given have been incred-ible and helped with everything from Martin’s living costs to flying his sons to Auckland to be with their dad.

“Erica Sprosen, you have been amazing with your fund-raising, friendship and constant support and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts,” Sharon said.

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Martin Kenny is enjoying his new lease on life after receiving a double lung transplant. Photo by Celeste Lodewyk

By Adam PoulopoulosA portrait dropped off to the

St Vincent de Paul Society building has staff wondering about the journey it took before coming into their possession.

The mysterious photograph, showing a young red-headed boy in what appears to be school uniform, was dropped off on Friday by a regular customer, among other parcels and bric-a-brac.

The customer has no idea who the boy in the photo is.

The photograph has been touched up with paint and has a sticker for Picture Corner, a Blenheim business which has

been shut down for several decades, on the back.

St Vincent de Paul Society co-manager Francie Cameron said the store received pictures all the time, but this one was particularly striking.

“We’ve never had one so personal. Someone might have a look at this one and say ‘I know that person.’

“Often we get photos in and people buy them for the frames.”

She said she would be happy to hand over the painting free of charge to someone who knew who the boy was.

Photograph has staff baffled

Left: Francie Cameron with the photograph.

By Celeste LodewykThe Marlborough Art Society announced

on Sunday the winner of the Peters Doig Art Awards ‘People’s Choice Award’.

The James Picture Framing Peoples Choice Award went to Rarangi scratchboard artist Karen Neal with her entry ‘Okarito Kotuku’.

Karen was also the second place winner of the major awards which were announced last month.

In second place was Claudia Slaney with her entry ‘Sunshower’ and in third place was Jo Midgeley with her entry ‘Robin with Lichen’.

Rarangi artist Karen Neal has been named the ‘People’s Choice’ winner in the Marlborough Art Society’s Peters Doig Art Awards. Photo provided.

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Expo co-ordinator Rebecca Toms said around 800 people enjoyed what was on offer and with door takings, raffles and silent auctions, over $8000 was raised for the Marlborough Parents Centre.

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The family notified the Depart-ment of Conservation, who in turn contacted police and fire investigators.

The cause of fire is still being in-vestigated.

“We don’t yet know how the fire started or when,” said Matt Flynn, the Department of Conservation’s South Marlborough Senior Ranger.

“But it’s a good time to remind hut users to only use candle holders provided, and only ever clean out fire ashes when embers are cold.

“Put the ashes in the steel bucket provided and store the bucket outside the hut.”

Mr Flynn is asking anyone in the area last week with information that might help DOC determine the cause of the fire to contact him on 03 572 9100.

The six bunk hut in Mt Richmond

Forest Park, originally built in 1966, was only a twenty minute walk from Mill Flat campground and was a popular ‘first-time” hut experience.

Families and scout groups from around Marlborough took children to Pine Valley hut to experience their first overnight hut stay.

“It will be very disappointing for a lot of Marlborough families,” said Mr Flynn.

“Pine Valley Hut was just far enough that kids felt like they were on a real adventure, but close enough that par-ents could carry most of the gear and extra supplies needed to make a first hut stay a great memory, like pillows, stuffed animals and dessert.”

While popular among local families, Mr Flynn says overall visitor numbers may not trigger thresholds needed to justify the expense of replacing the hut. However, if there is strong local support in continuing to have a hut at the site, DOC is happy to consider community proposals.

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Pine Valley Hut before Friday's fire. Photo supplied.

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Awatere Playcentre was recently paid a visit by the Seddon Volun-teer Fire Brigade.

The children learnt about the role of lo-cal firefighters and the equipment they use, and were all highly excited to see the fire truck and hoses in action.

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Seddon residents say they are suffering chronic rash conditions and gastro-intestinal problems as a result of having water that is not up to national drinking standards.

At a public meeting last week, lo-cal residents told Labour candidate for Kaikoura, Janette Walker, and Labour spokesman for Primary Industries, Damien O’Connor, that a number of adults and children had suffered ill health as a result of the

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“There is also the question of old infrastructure and piping that will require significant upgrade to minimise contamination and risk of water-borne diseases.”

As Seddon’s water is not fully treated, there is a risk it can contain bacteria and/or protozo. Therefore, members of the community are asked to boil their water before us-ing it for drinking, food preparation or teeth cleaning.

Mr O’Connor, who spoke at the meeting, said Labour’s water policy would seek to address water issues in rural towns and that central government had a role to play in providing the necessary legislation, support and, if necessary, subsidy for towns like Seddon to have af-fordable, clean and safe drinking water.

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Marlborough women’s team coach and Marlborough Hockey chairperson since 2012, she loves the game, and has been nurturing the region’s young tal-ent since moving from Owaka in 1988.

Denise is married to Brian, aka Lloydy, and the couple farm sheep, cattle and grapes at Springdale, on Waterfalls Road.

She said they made the move to Marlborough to be closer to Lloydy’s family, who are from Gisborne. “We’ve just become locals!” She laughed.

“We’d kept an eye on Blenheim, because it was a real community. We moved to Seddon and never looked back.

“We love the rural community life. You know everybody and everyone looks out for your kids as they grow up.”

Since then, Denise has been either playing or coaching hockey in the region, and has been particularly involved with developing young players.

Earlier this year she was away with the New Zealand Senior Women’s Team, who her daughter Stacey plays for, even though it clashed with harvest.

They played in conjunction with the Black Sticks at the Six Nations tourna-ment in Hawke’s Bay.

She said her commitment to the sport has always been strong.

“I even dragged Lloydy to nationals on our honeymoon!

“He’s always been proud of what we’ve achieved. All our children were involved in sport,” she said.

Hockey, like many other sports, suf-fers at the late-teen level as students leave to study.

Denise may not be able to target that problem, but she hopes New Zealand’s newest initiative, Renegade Hockey, makes the game more accessible.

“Hope-fully it’ll j a z z i t u p . T h e r e aren’t many rules in it, and no umpires.

“It’s quite exciting, and I’m not sure where it’s going to take us.”

She added the skills learned on the pitch were easily transferable to other sports.

“Hockey’s a great game for crossover skills too. The eye-ball skills, working together as a team and the passing skills can all be transferred.”

She said the sport was continuing to grow at primary school level, as more and more kids got involved.

She said training young players was very rewarding.

“I have seen a lot of talented young players

come through the ranks during her time in Marlborough. They go on to represent other provinces and some to higher honours, and we just hope they come back in later years as some have.”

Born and bred in Owaka, Denise worked on the family’s mixed sheep and cattle farm growing up.

She then continued her farming experience, moving to a mixed sheep and beef farm in Oxford, where she was also involved in working with racehorses.

Following that she made a move to Bendigo, in Victoria, before returning home.

It was in Owaka she met Lloydy, who was working as a stock agent at the time.

The couple moved from Seaview to Waterfalls Road, and in 2006 planted their first grapes.

The couple have three grown-up chil-dren, all involved in sport and farming.

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Marlborough hockey coach Denise Lloyd is the region’s resident hockey nut. She spoke to Adam Poulopoulos about the sport she loves and life off the turf.

“I even dragged Lloydy to

nationals on our honeymoon!”

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While the new campaign is light-hearted, it does seek to highlight a real issue, one that Public Trust wants people to talk about.

Greg Coyne Public Trust’s Customer Centre Manager of Marlborough and Kaikoura explains, “A guardian is the person you choose to care for your child in the event that both parents are no longer able to do so. Naming a guardian is another valuable benefit that a Will can provide”.

A testamentary guardian (guardian named in a Will) makes the 'big decisions' when the parents can't - for instance about the child's education and care.

It is important that you should not name anyone to be guardian, without first asking if they are willing,

comfortable and accepting of the responsibility this holds.

If no guardian has been appointed then 'informal understandings' may not be adhered to and your children may be cared for by some other member of the wider family. It is important to have your say through your Will, which will speak for you when you can’t.

Greg says; “It’s important not only to have a Will, but to review it whenever your circumstances change. Not just in the case of divorce or second marriage, but as your life progresses.

Greg advises that parents and families act now and take advantage of Public Trusts special offer. Write or update your Will before the end of July, and save $50 off each will.

The days of walking into a bank and scoring a 100% loan are virtually gone.

These days, lenders want to see evidence of some genuine savings before they hand over finance to fund your first home.

So, if you want to have your own little piece of property to call home you will need to start saving.

1)Save 10% of each paycheckAn oldie but a goodie, this is a tip that always works

if you’re prepared to stick with it. Open a savings account and set up an automatic payment.

2) Sell unused/unwanted itemsOffload your unwanted household items in return

for cold hard cash! From old curtains and furniture to excess vehicles, engine parts and shed tools. This can generate hundreds or thousands of dollars in a matter of weeks.

3) Pay off your debtYou will be saving on interest payments and lenders

like to see that you have less debt. Paying off your debts will increase the amount of money you can borrow, and it will free up your cash to use towards mortgage repayments.

4) Eliminate the luxuriesEliminate or downgrade the luxuries from your life,

and then transfer these savings to a savings account.

Over a period of twelve months, you could easily save a few thousand dollars by alternating between life’s little luxuries!

5) Get a part time jobIf your serious about saving a home

deposit and your finances are already stretched to capacity, then consider looking for extra work. By working a few evenings a week you could easily add $1,000 a month to your bank account, or $12,000 over 12 months.

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Interest rates are an often publi-cised topic as the cost of finance affects a large portion of home owners and businesses with lend-ing.

With wars between banks often beginning as a fight for market share usually ends up in just a small change in market share but a great result for borrowers as they reap the benefits of the lower cost of lending.

Generally speaking interest rates are cyclical by nature so when there is a trend in one direction it tends to be long lasting.

The ultimate goal would be for you to fix at just the right times for the best length of time so that you minimise your total interest costs over the life of your home loan.

An interest rate cycle cannot be

determined by a definite time band like three to five years because rate movements are determined by a large number of factors like infla-tion levels, exchange rates, house price movements and the overseas costs of borrowing money just to name a few.

With each of these factors operat-ing in their own cycles they can all have a differing effect on interest rates depending on what each stage in their cycle they are at.

So all you can do is keep monitor-ing the situation and acting accord-ingly. Generally speaking to get the best value you would want to fix short term or float when interest rates are dropping.

When interest rates are rising then the medium to longer term options would most likely provide the best value.

Interest ratesYour fixed term is the key to better value.

Many home owners and families need to have a home loan to enable them to purchase their

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Getting your home loan right and making sure it is set up the best way possible is a key part to any financial plan. This will ensure you make the best use of your money and enable you to grow your

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One thing people love about winter - playing in the snow.

Skiing, snowboarding or build-ing a snowman are the fun part of winter, but for many Marlburians this requires a short journey to and through the snow.

Motorists need to remember that driving on snow or ice is completely different to gravel and roads.

The biggest dangers are exces-sive speed, sudden changes in direction, take off, sudden stop-ping and inadequate tyres.

The best advice is to drive

smoothly and expect the unex-pected.

Consider hiring or purchasing snow chains. Ask the supplier for a demonstration on how to fit them. Chains must be compatible with the road wheel, there are no ‘one chain fits all’ options.

A few pointers worth noting:• Be seen by others, drive with

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• Warm the engine before start-ing any travel, and use the air-conditioning to dry the interior and keep the windsceen clear.

Winter produces snow, and snow can be fun so before heading for the ski fields prepare your vehicle first.

Expect the unexpected

Winter wearThat lovely winter coat you’ve

got your eye on might look fabu-lous on, but not so good at keeping you warm.

When you’re clothes shopping, price might be the only thing that you look at on the label. But looking at the other label - the one inside the clothing - can tell you how warm it will keep you, how long it will last and even how

dangerous it is in the event of a fire. Certain fabrics will be more

successful than others at keeping the wearer sufficiently warm. Paying attention to what material your clothes are made of will go a long way to making sure you stay comfortable when spending time outside during the colder months of the year.

Wool is one of the most insulat-

ing fabrics, making it ideal for winter clothing. Some wools are tightly woven, making it a good fabric for wind resistance, and it releases moisture slowly.

Down is often thought of as a good choice for pillows or com-forters, but is also a successful fabric for winter clothing, espe-cially coats as Down feathers are a natural insulator.

1. Wood fires are designed to heat more than just a single room.2. Wood fires use one of the world's most sustainable fuels - wood!3. Wetbacks can be fitted to some wood fires, which can supply

much of the home's hot water needs.4. Wood fuel is carbon neutral.5. Running a wood fire is one of the cheapest form of heating.6. Clean air approved wood fires are affordable.7. When power cuts hit, wood fires keep on going, and going.8. Most can be used for cooking - again great during power cuts.9. Give your family the advantage of having a dry, healthy home.10. Wood fires offer great performance, styling, and make any home

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After a home is insulated, dry and draught free, a heater will do a much better job of warming it up.

- If using a log burner, dry firewood is best. Get your chimney swept annu-ally, control your fire through the size of wood you put on (bigger logs burn slower, smaller logs burn faster and hotter).

- If using a heat pump, check the filter is clean throughout winter and that the external fan unit is clear of plants, leaves and anything else that may be sitting in front of it, use the thermostat and timer so rooms aren’t being heated when you are out. Heat pumps should be serviced annually.

- If using a gas heater (fixed and flued), ensure it is dust free and get it serviced every few years to check safety, efficiency, and performance.

- If using a wood pellet burner, make

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- If using electric heating, these are great for small and medium sized rooms such as bedrooms, but keep the heat in the room by closing doors and curtains. Be careful not to overload plugboards,

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RENTOUL: Sam and Christie are pleased to announce the safe arrival of Amelia Grace (6lb 12oz) on Friday June 6, 2014 at 3:56pm at Wairau Hospital. Special thanks to midwife Sue Hudson, Dr Helen Crampton and the amazing team at Ward One.

MILLAR: Bryony and Matt are thrilled to announce the long awaited arrival of their baby boy, George Rae Millar (7lb 11oz) on June 7, 2014 at 7:26am at Wairau Hospital. Sincere thanks to Sue Hudson, Helen Crampton and all the wonderful staff at Ward One.

BEST: Phillip and Urshula are proud to announce the safe arrival of Amber-Jane (6lb 4oz) born June 12, 2014 at 9:28am at Wairau Hospital. Many thanks to midwife Adrianna, Dr Helen Crampton, the theatre team and all the staff at Ward One. Both well.

BOROSOVA- BRADLEY: Neil and Jana are pleased to announce the birth of their second beautiful daughter, Siana Antonia (3.5kg) born on a full moon, Friday June 13, 2014. A sister for Isabella. Thank you so much to our midwife Gwen Costello and the amazing team at Ward One, Wairau Hospital.

DOUGALL: Mel, Clive and proud big sister Amelia are delighted to the moon and back that Chloe Joy was born February 20, 2014 at 11:04pm weighing 6lbs14oz. We are truly blessed. A big thank you to our Midwife Gerry Lawson and Dr Helen Crampton for their superb care. We are also very grateful to the Ward One Nurses and Anaesthetists Andrew Mason and Jo Coates for their wonderful care and attention. Photo provided.

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Tim Hastie, 17, and Rosie Hastie. The Pule family - Wendy, Gabriel, 15 and Daniella, 12.

Careers Evening Young people from around Marlborough gathered at Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000 to view career options on Monday night.

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Carolyn Irwin, Catherine Gordon and Judith Hutton were taught to

felt by Christine Marks and Wendy Inder.

Nancy Taylor, Judy Bool and Win Currie at the loom.

Scarf Expo The Marlborough Creative Fibre Guild hosted their second Creative Scarf Expo on Scott Street last week.

The Craig family: Nicola,

Zara, 4, Jonty, 3, and Dave.

Nita Harris and Gwen Simpson.

Constable Paul Webber of the Armed

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Twins Hannah and Joshua Dickens, aged 10, test out

the riot gear.

Milly May, 8, and brother Liam, 9, step inside the police van.

Police Open Day Blenheim police station was opened to the public on Saturday as part of the first-ever national police open day. Members of the public enjoyed touring the station, checking out the equipment, vehicles and weapons and children

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Olivia Curtis-Gill, 3, steps into the driver’s seat.

Imogen Giles, 6, with mum Claire.

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community servicesMarlborough After Hours GP Services: Wairau Hospital campus, after 6pm. Reception 520 6377. Office 520 9980. Ambulance: Urgent 111. Non urgent 579 4870.After Hours Chemists: Springlands Pharmacy 9am-6pm, 7 days. Ph 5782271.Diabetes Marlborough Inc: 5775549, Office hours 9am-3pm, Monday - Friday Lifeline Marlborough: 0800 543354, 24hr helpline. Marlborough Women's Refuge, Rape and Sexual Abuse Resource Centre: Crisis line, phone Wairau Hospital 520 9999, for Women's Refuge contact numbers.Overeaters Anonymous: For more information. Ph 570 5137Alcoholics Anonymous: Rose 5777651, Harvey 5788125Citizens Advice Bureau - Free, friendly, confidential advice. Mon - Fri 9.30am - 4pm. Phone 578 4272.Victim Support: 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846)

Al-Anon: Help for families & friends of alcoholics. Ph Margaret 021 0260 7468 or Cilla 570 5335.Alzheimers Society Marlborough: 577 6172, 8 Wither Rd. Open Monday - Friday, 8.30 - 4.30pmHospital Visiting Hours: Wairau Hospital: Daily 11.30am-7.30pm, children under 12 may visit parents only. Maternity Ward: 10am-Noon, 4pm-7pm.Children's Ward: Daily 10am-8pm. Visiting at all times is subject to the discretion of the nurse in charge of the ward.Marlborough Family Budgeting: - Free confidential budgeting advice. Monday-Friday. Phone 578 2006.Marlborough Lupus Support: For more information phone Katrina 572 4333 or 021 502 451PICTONDoctor: Phone weekend doctor 573 6092 or Marlborough After Hours GP Service 520 6377. Office 520 9980. Ambulance: Urgent 111. Non-urgent 579 4870. Chemist:Picton Healthcare Pharmacy. Ph 573 6420 Mon -Fri 9-6pm, Sat-Sun 9-3pm, Queen Charlotte Pharmacy 573 7927 Sat 9-1pm.

Blenheim Healing Rooms - Open 1st & 3rd Saturdays every month. 11am-1pm. Stonewood Homes Office, 68 High Street. Free Christian healing prayers for anyone. Ph 578 9704.

St Lukes Church - Spring Creek Sunday 22nd June Service 9.30am and afterwards discus-sion ‘The way forward’

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to staff changes & winter hours, Age Concern Marlborough will be open 10am-1pm Mon to Fri

FINCH, Ted: Passed away, peacefully, on Sunday June 15 2014 at Hospice Marlborough. Devoted husband of Bluebell, beloved Dad of Karen and Mark du Plessis, and Jackie and Fran-çois Armstrong (Australia). Treasured Grandad of Gareth (Australia), Ashleigh; and Chelsea. A very special thanks to all the staff at Wairau Hospital and Hospice Marlborough. In lieu of flowers, a donation to Hospice Marlborough would be appreciated and may be made at the service or sent to PO Box 411, Blenheim 7240. A service for Ted will be held at the Mayfield Chapel, Cnr Hutcheson & Parker Streets at 2pm Saturday June 21, followed by cremation at the Sowman Crematorim.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

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ELSTON, Benjamin: Dear Ben, we can't believe you have gone so soon. So happy that you had come into our lives. You will always be in our hearts, never forgotten and we will cherish your memories forever. We love you Ben! May you be in peace. Love Dad, Emma, Candace, Jordyn, Hayley, Billy and the Parrant family.

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STAMP AND POSTCARD FAIRbuying and selling.

Senior Citizens Hall, 172 High Street,

Blenheim. Saturday 21st June

1pm-5pm. Phone 5737205

evenings

If you have a passion for seeing young people achieve and obtain their goals in life then this could

be the right role for you.Due to an internal role change we have a vacancy for

a Youth Advisor on our Youth Service NEETs team.You would be working with 16 and 17 year olds who are at risk of not achieving their NCEA L2. Your job would be to mentor them into staying at school or moving into tertiary education and gaining

qualifications in an area that interests them.There are no specific qualifications required for this role, however good computer skills and a passion for young people and their futures is essential to

succeed. You need to be self motivated and keen to put your energy into developing relationships with key stakeholders to ensure that all young people at risk

are identified and offered support.

If you think you would like this role then please apply through SEEK or by email to

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Youth Advisor

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kahurangi Blenheim

Kaiako Vacancy

We are looking for a Kaiako to work in 1 of our established Kōhanga Reo in Blenheim; the person we are looking for must have these following attributes,

Fluent in Te Reo Māori me ona tikanga. Passionate about working with tamariki aged

from 0-5 yrs. Competent Team Leader for kaimahi & whanau Be energetic, motivated and able to work as part of

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Specialising in practical advice for small to medium business.

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Thursday June 19: House sitting. Primary Production Select Committee

Friday June 20: In Blenheim meeting with constituents and community organisations by prior arrangement.

Monday June 23: In Blenheim meeting with constituents and community organisations by prior arrangement.

Tuesday June24 -26: House sitting.

Friday June 27: In Blenheim meeting with constituents and community organisations by prior arrangement. Meeting with Marlborough District Council.

Saturday June 28 – 29: National Party Conference in Wellington.

Monday June 30: In Blenheim meeting with constituents and community organisations by prior arrangement.

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public notice public noticehealth and beauty

RESPITE or Palliative Care available in your own home. Take a break. Hours, a week, a month. Inquiries welcome. Phone Jacqui 578 2014 or 021 150 0810.

REFLEXOLOGY, Foot, Hand and Auricular Re-flexology and Therapeutic Massage. Call to arrange a treatment. Phone 03 574 1255.

CANCER support and information. Contact The Cancer Society in the Forum. Open Mon - Fri 9.00am - 4.30pm. Ph 579 4379.

MOLE checks - for a thorough skin check us-ing dermoscopy. Call the Skin Clinic 578 1665.

EAR Health. Removal of Ear Wax using micro-scope & suction. Ph for an appointment 5788310 at Physiotherapy Centre, 11 Francis St.

COSMETIC Botulinum and Dermal Fillers. Call for your free no obligation assessment. Ph 03 548 8216

THAI MASSAGE 8a Buick St Redwoodtown Blenheim Ph 021 025 65255 or 578 3778 9am-9pm.

ART DECO and retro items, welsh dresser, sideboards, chiffoniers, blanket boxes, Victorian firemen’s helmets, old marble bottles, lots of NZ art, crystal & china JUST BROWSING Battys Rd (03) 577 5402.

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AGM Tomorrow night (Thursday) 19 June.

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MONDAY FITNESS CLASSES

AT BLENHEIM INDOOR SPORTSEvery Monday 6pm to 7pm

Instructor Daylene will be there to help you get fit.

ALSO fitness sessions everyTuesday/Thursday/Friday 9.30 to 10.30am,

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The Coathanger Car Park, off Wellington Street, Picton, will be closed to members of the public from midnight Monday 30 June 2014 and will re-open 5pm Thursday 3 July 2014 to enable the car park to be remarked. This period has been chosen to complete the work as the carpark has its lowest occupancy rates during the winter season. Alternative parking is available at the High Street Car Park. All reserved parking permit holders will be contacted nearer the time. We apologise for any inconvenience during these essential work.Requests for Proposals (RFP) close at 4.00 pm on Wednesday 28 May 2014.Request for Proposal (RFP) documents can be viewed on the Marlborough District Council website www.marlborough.govt.nz under the TENDERS section.

Temporary closure of Coathanger Car Park

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Sun sport

The Blenheim Rowing Club won six gold medals at the recent South Island Masters Rowing Championships.

The club's 17-strong contingent picked up 12 podium finishes overall at the event, while also picking up three trophies for the fastest overall crews in their events.

The haul was made more im-pressive by the fact the meet, held at Lake Dunstan near Alexandra, was abandoned at the halfway point due to high winds.

Coach Kevin 'Mouse' Taylor said he was impressed with all those racing in the novice grades, who all gained placings in their first year of rowing.

He said the club could have picked up a further four or five golds in the regatta, as the crews that did not compete were also in with medal chances.

Overall, 330 crews were due to compete in 26 events and 56 races at the regatta.

The rowers are continuing preparations for the New Zea-land Masters Championships at Lake Karapiro in September, while a crew of eight are also heading to Ballarat in Victoria for the World Masters Regatta in early October.

A good week got even better for Jeremy McKenzie over the weekend as he took out the Mt Vernon Grand Traverse in the Sunday sunshine.

Fresh from his much-publicised heroics in the Taylor River last Wednesday McKenzie took out the 18km division for the fourth consecutive time, running one hour, 15 minutes and 36 seconds.

Ollie Radford was second, and Ian Thomas third. For the second year in a row Annabelle Latz was

the first woman home, setting a new women's record of one hour, 27 minutes and 58 seconds.

She finished fifth overall in the 64-strong field. Overall, 172 runners from as far afield as Motueka,

Nelson and Masterton came to take part in either the 18km event, the 11km division or the kids' challenge.

The event was run by the Marlborough Harrier Club.

By Adam Poulopoulos Two Blenheim-raised gymnasts have been

selected for the New Zealand Common-wealth Games team to compete in Glasgow, beginning next month.

Anna Tempero and Matthew Palmer will be travelling as part of the five-strong artistic gymnastics men's and women's squads respectively.

Both Tempero, 19, and Palmer, 28 tomor-row, are the oldest in their respective teams in terms of age.

For Tempero, who moved to Christchurch at the start of the year to train with the four other members of the team, being told she had made the team was an event in itself.

"We were at training, and the first thing they said to us was they didn't want to take a team, so we were all disappointed, but then

they said they were taking a team and we'd all made it.

"If someone had taken a video, we'd all have just been told our dreams had come true and we weren't even smiling! It was pretty exciting."

She said the team had high hopes for the

Games. "All of us are really close because we train

together so much. "Our goal is to get third in the teams, but

we'll see what happens." She is unsure on which apparatuses she will

be competing on at this stage. For Palmer, this is his second Games, hav-

ing competed in the team which came fourth in Delhi four years ago.

The Marlborough Boys' College old boy said he was relieved to make the squad.

"My mum and sister had already booked their tickets over so they were pretty happy. I guess that's where the some of the relief comes from.

"There's been some good support on my Facebook page. It's been quite a shock actu-ally - people have been getting really excited."

Auckland-based Palmer, whose specialty is the rings but who will also compete on the floor and vault for the team, is in a dif-ferent situation now to his previous Games experience.

He was one of the less-experienced mem-bers of that squad, but said he wanted to step up and lead the way this time.

"Going to the last Games stood me in good stead. It's a huge competition, and we don't usually get that much media attention.

"Hopefully I can help the younger guys out this time.

"We want to bring home a medal, and that's what we've been training for."

Both Tempero and Palmer will be compet-ing at the Marlborough Gymnastics Champi-onships at Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000 this weekend.

Gymnasts off to Glasgow

McKenzie wins traverse

Jeremy McKenzie leads the field. Photo; Emily Burgess.

Masters row to six golds

Seven of the successful rowers. Back: Cynthia de Joux, Sarah Lissaman and Fiona McKay. Front: Assistant coach Geoff Boyce, Renate Paschke, coach Kevin 'Mouse' Taylor and Veronica Best.

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Anna Tempero, left and Matthew Palmer.

19SunThe Sun sport

Harriers members will mark the shortest day with a night run on Saturday.

A headlight or torch is recom-mended for the run, which de-parts from 11 Forest Park Drive at 5:30pm.

Runners are asked to meet at 5pm. The midweek run departs from the

clubrooms at 6pm tomorrow.

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The Marlborough Boys’ College first XV thrashed Rangiora High School 43-3 in their fixture on Saturday.

They play Lincoln High School at home next week.

PRESS CUP

The deadline for registrations in the Fairweathers’ Senior Social and Business-House Winter Volleyball League is later this week.

Teams have until Sunday evening to register their interest for the season, which begins on Thursday, June 26.

To enter, and for more information, contact Nicky Bain at Marlborough Volleyball.

VOLLEYBALL

The Blenheim Gymnastics Club is preparing for a busy weekend with a variety of events coming up.

Over 800 students from around Marlborough will participate at the Schools Gymnastic Festival at Stadium 2000 on Friday.

On Saturday and Sunday, the Marlborough Gymnastics Cham-pionships will be held at the same venue.

A number of New Zealand na-tional gymnasts will be attending.

GYMNASTICS

By Adam Poulopoulos Seven Marlborough water polo

players are being sent to different teams from around the country to compete in the Pan Pacific Youth Water Polo Tournament.

The players, who all play at Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000, were recruited to fill the rosters of other teams at the tournament in Auckland, which lasts from July 5-16.

Blenheim will have representa-tives in the under-14, under-16 ad under-18 grades, and will compete against teams from around New Zealand and the Pacific region.

Stadium 2000 water polo coor-dinator Graham Mitchell said a national training seminar last year helped to create a pathway for the players to be selected.

“A lot of the time it’s about word-of-mouth and through the seminar we made contacts.

Blenheim does not have its own club to send to the tournament, but Mitchell said he hoped the players heading away would help grow the game here.

“Hopefully it encourages people to play water polo.

“It’s basically about trying to get

our top players in there, but also we wanted to send them up there to enrich the players that aren’t going when they come back.

“They’re definitely very talented.

Obviously the more they play and experience they get in better competitions the better they’ll become, and that’s the focus for us in Marlborough.”

The players will use a tourna-ment involving Christchurch teams at the end of the month as preparation for the event.

Water polo players to compete in Auckland

If you want to turn back the clock and power through a six-kilometre obstacle course, the Kaikoura Warrior is the event for you.

The inaugural run-ning of the event will be on Sunday, June 29.

Race courses avail-able include the 1.5km event for kids, the 3km for those wanting a moderate test or the 6km for the ‘ultimate warrior’

Obstacles look set to include hay bales, culverts and tourist buses.

To sign up or for more information contact Sport Tasman.

New event

The seven heading to the games. Back: Joseph Davies, 16, Toni Langlois, 14, Shannon Wiffen, 15, and Toby Lloyd, 16. Front: Abbey Brown, 13, Tallara Daldorf, 14, and Stacey Mitchell, 14.

By Adam Poulopoulos At the start of the year, 23-year-

old Bailey Rogers had only been weightlifting full-time for two months.

Now, she's in the New Zealand Commonwealth Games team.

Rogers, Marlborough-born but Christchurch-based, is one of four women and 12 overall in the team heading to Glasgow next month.

The former Marlborough Girls' College pupil will compete in the 75kg weight division in both the snatch and clean and jerk.

She said there was one over-whelming emotion when she found out she had made the team last Wednesday.

"The past six months I've been in hardcore training and to know it's all been worth it has been a relief.

"It's amazing. I'm super-proud. I've had so many messages from people all over the place."

Rogers' rise into the team was made even more remarkable by how short a time she's been fully

focused on weightlifting.She played a lot of sport in col-

lege, but most of it was aerobic-based. After moving to Dun-edin for university she discovered CrossFit, which has weightlifting

elements. After meeting weightlifting

coach Jules Dempsey she decided to focus solely on weightlifting.

"He said 'do you want to give it a go?' and I stopped CrossFit in November last year.

"It's pretty unbelievable. My friends from a while back never thought I'd be going to the Com-monwealth Games for weightlift-ing."

She moved to Christchurch in March and continued to train.

She said she was looking for-ward to the whole experience.

"I just want to improve my total and improve my lift because I'm a wee way off first place at the moment."

Rogers flies out on July 17.

SWIMMING The Blenheim Masters Swimming

Club are hosting their annual swim-ming event this Sunday at Stadium 2000.

The event starts at 10am in the local pool.

In past years the event has been held at Momorangi, but there has been a change of venue this time around.

Rogers lifts into Games team

Bailey Rogers with her parents Lynn and Brian, who will be going with her to Glasgow.


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