15 april 2015

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Quilters’ donation boosts appeal coffers

By Tim O’ConnellLast week the sirens of St John ambu-

lances went about their business tend-ing to the as they have for as long as most of us can remember- approxi-mately 5 times a day in the Motueka area alone.

Locally, the enormous area which encompasses St John’s Tasman juris-diction means the need for funding is an ever-present challenge for those who run the service on the frontline or behind the scenes.

So it’s just as well an appeal week is set aside to give the public a chance to

pitch in.The organisation aims to make

headway in raising $2.4 million across New Zealand in fundraising this year, enough to put 12 ambulances on the roads.

The life of a frontline emergency vehicle is about eight years and it costs more than $200,000 to get a modern ambulance on the road.

As a vital hub for training within the Tasman District, Motueka’s St John Centre is home to two ambulances and one health shuttle, as well as facilities to provide quality first aid and medic

education to up and coming volunteers from as far south as Haast, such is the range of the designated Tasman region.

On Friday, the generosity of a local col-lective of self-proclaimed ‘Mad Quilters’ stopped by the headquarters to offer a helpful $200 contribution to the total.

The sum came from a successful recent exhibition held by the Midsummer Quilts Group at St Thomas’ Church Hall, and they felt compelled to give something back to the local community.

“We wanted to give non-quilt club mem-bers a chance to display their work, and it was a very successful exhibition,” said

member Bev Dyke.“We want to keep the money in the com-

munity because that’s where it came from.”St John Motueka Chairman and Volunteer

Shuttle Driver Fred Wassell was on hand to receive the donation from the ladies and expressed his gratitude for their financial assistance.

He reiterated that funding was always appreciated, as the services that St John provided went far beyond just ambulances with youth groups, Caring Caller and main-taining premises a constant consideration, on top of the busy training facilities.

“It’s a busy little station,” he said.

Fred Wassell of St John’s receives the cheque for $200 from the Midsummer Quilts Motueka representatives (from left:) Bev Dyke, Di Fairhall and Dianne Lovell (right). Last week was Appeal Week for the First Aid Institution, with the goal this year to raise enough to put antoher 12 Ambulances on the roads.

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50 years in family At left:Joe Funnell from Lower Moutere bought and retsored his 1951 MG in 1965. Since thebn he’s done many miles and been to lots of rallies, the latest of which was last Sunday when many cars from Nelson’s Vintage Car Club parked outside Motueka’s Museum before motoring around to the aerodrome where they barbequed. Many took 10 minute flights over Adele Island and Mapua - for $20!

Briefs...Histronix present “Gallipoli”

Histronix will present a multimedia history experi-ence “Gallipoli” at Motukea’s Museum April 21st and 22nd. Many school groups are to attend and members of the public are invit-ed, but bookings are essential. Book at the museum $8. What do you love about Motueka?

Vicki Cowling is arranging a fun day for families at Motueka’s Municipal Hall Sunday May 3rd between 10am and 3pm. And while the children are kept busy she’d like adults to have their say on what they want to see happen in our area in the future.What do you think are Motueka’s strengths, and opportunities? Vicki and Vision Motueka would love to know. There’ll be fun, games,competitions and lucky draws. Mark it on your calender now! so you don’t forget! Kiwifruit’s strong growth in 2015

The first kiwifruit charter ship for 2015 set to sail from the Port of Tauranga two weeks ago marking the start of a season, promising strong growth with volumes back to pre-Psa levels this season, Zespri’s Chief Executive Lain Jager says. Zespri has chartered 55 refrigerated ships – including five ships direct to Shanghai – and 8,000 refrigerated containers to carry the 2015 Zespri harvest to 54 countries around the world. A harvest of around 30 million trays of gold kiwifruit – 25 million of this Gold3 – surpassing the previous high of 29 million trays sold in the 2011 season. The forecast gold volume this season has nearly doubled from around 18 million trays harvested last season. “We are also looking forward to another great Green crop this year, with more than 70 million trays forecast.”

Second hand Sunday again!This coming Sunday 19 April between 10am and 3pm, rain or shine, you

may leave unwanted goods on your driveway for others, however please not faulty electrical goods, chemicals and firearms.. Register online at tas-man.govt.nz using the search phrase: Second Hand Sunday. Then you’ll be able to download and print a letterbox poster from the website. Anything left over at the end of the time remains your responsibility, so please take it back inside. Anyone looking for items will be able to download the list of households involved and take part in their very own treasure hunt. A covered pool, a hub needed?

A central community hub, a youth training centre, better-looking shops, high speed broadband and a covered swimming pool are the five main improvements wanted by locals, according to an initial sample of 40 people. The questionnaire, which ran through the month of March and consisted of 74 items to be rated from 0 to 5, was conducted by Vision Motueka as the first activity of the “Motueka 2030” programme. The interviewees were selected from a diverse range of community and busi-ness leaders. The aim was to help create a good set of questions for a big survey which will be open to anyone to take part in during May. Full results of the survey are viewable on the Motueka 2030 website www.motueka2030.nz

A night for RalphThursday 23rd there’s a special night to celebrate the life and music of

Motueka Blues legend Ralph Bennet-Eades, at Hotel Motueka. There’ll be an open mic. Just before his passing Ralph completed his last album”Sleeping Gypsy” with help from friends.

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A guided tour from our town to the battlefield

By Tim O’ConnellFor nearly all of us, con-

templating the sacrifice and the struggles endured by those who fought in World War One is not an easy undertaking, with time filtering out the ter-rible events that awaited servicemen overseas.

However, with an upcoming production at the Motueka District Museum that promises as much education as enter-tainment, we that are left behind will hopefully gain a powerful insight as to why the 25th of April is observed each year.

The Histrionics Theatre Group is bringing a timely living history extravaganza to Motueka, which will give a guided tour through World War One with a bit of light and sound to intensify the experience.

Known as The Gallipoli Centenary Programme, it seeks to recreate the realism of the historic situation it portrays without judgement or the glorification of war.

Groups are taken through four different back-drops of the Great War, starting with local men answering the call to arms from the Tasman District in 1914.

From there, they are put in the thick of the battle from a British War Council meeting right through to the initial advance on Gallipoli and the long inglorious aftermath.

After producing the award-winning Nelson ANZAC Experience at Founders Park, the team had decided to make something to commemo-rate the 100 year anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign which is focal to remembrance cel-ebrations in 2015.

For Histrionics member Sarah Jones, having the programme take place in Motueka offers an ideal location to hold the experience.

“I always go the district museums when I’m in a wee rural area because I like that personal story so it’s the right kind of place to do it, and it brings people to the museum who would’ve not normally gone along,” she said.

Location aside, immediate and extensive sup-port from both the Museum Board and Motueka Community Board regarding funding and promo-tion sealed the deal for the group, and rehears-als were underway soon after.

Research into the topic meant the team delved into the grim realities of World War One in order to provide an accurate portrayal of life at home and in the trenches.

For Sarah, the statistics themselves were harrowing enough given that approximately ten

percent of the New Zealand population -or three in five- went to war.

But most heart-breaking are the biographies and diaries that are the basis for material, which for Sarah offered that localised perspective that they hope to convey in the programme.

“It was very real, like when you read about it being the Bakers and the Bank Managers and the horticultural workers that went, and if half the men between the age of 20 and 40 from here went now, well because it’s my town then I can understand that,” she said.

“The public rhetoric was very excitable and it was a big adventure, people were proud to serve and it was going to be a short-lived jolly, I sup-pose.”

“It was only when the injured started coming back that people started to see what injured peo-ple looked like, you know, they weren’t just mildly limping, they were shattered and blown apart, and that’s why it’s so sad to read the diaries- it’s that shift from what they thought almost right up until they were in the boat and all those horrible, horrible realities.”

As is the case with many theatrical productions in provincial centres, the time and energy put in by the volunteer group to create the production beyond their regular employment and life com-mitments means that extended seasons are rarely feasible.

The Gallipoli Centenary Programme is no different and consequently the experience will be taking place for just three days, finishing on Thursday 23rd.

Schools have been extremely receptive to the programme and as a result they are completely booked out a month out with students from Collingwood to Appleby travelling to Motueka to take part in the living history experience.

Tickets are still available from the Motueka District Museum for the general public sessions.

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Street talkWith the cold snap hitting the region this week, we asked you; How are you sorted for heating your home this winter?

Peter Wairarapa“I’m not from a round here, but yes I do have my open fire all ready to go when I get home”

SebMotueka “Mate, I’ve got an oil heater and loads of blankets”

JaneMotueka “Lots of warm clothes”

Frances Motueka“We’re getting a new open fire put in, and I have a heat pump to use for quick times”

7/4 Car spray painted during the day in Vosper street with white spray paint. 48 yr old Mapua male suspended from driving for 3 months - excess demerit points 15 yr old youth breaches his bail 41 yr old male intoxicated, arrested for trespass and warned8/4 Dispute between youth at skate park 21 yr old male from Invercargill driving whilst forbidden. Car impounded9/4 2 vehicle collision on Takaka Hill, 1 driver warned for careless driving10/4 Male indecently exposes himself to a female in Motueka at 8.45am, enquiries continuing. Male Caucasian mid 30s in a goldish 4x4 vehicle Theft from roadside stall Lower Moutere Car broken into in driveway Woodland Avenue, MP3 player stolen11/4 Family argument Motueka Car failed to stop at stop sign. Driver ran off and caught by police, Drink driving 400 under 20 yrs, blew 400 limit zero also possession of cannabis. 17yr old Motueka male to court12/4 Assist a possibly suicidal male Motueka

7/4 Car spray painted during the day in Vosper street with white spray paint. 48 yr old Mapua male suspended from driving for 3 months - excess demerit points 15 yr old youth breaches his bail 41 yr old male intoxicated, arrested for trespass and warned8/4 Dispute between youth at skate park 21 yr old male from Invercargill driving whilst forbidden. Car impounded9/4 2 vehicle collision on Takaka Hill, 1 driver warned for careless driving10/4 Male indecently exposes himself to a female in Motueka at 8.45am, enquiries continuing. Male Caucasian mid 30s in a goldish 4x4 vehicle Theft from roadside stall Lower Moutere Car broken into in driveway Woodland Avenue, MP3 player stolen11/4 Family argument Motueka Car failed to stop at stop sign. Driver ran off and caught by police, Drink driving 400 under 20 yrs, blew 400 limit zero also possession of cannabis. 17yr old Motueka male to court12/4 Assist a possibly suicidal male Motueka

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By Tim O’ConnellIt’s something that we often aren’t aware of

until the symptoms start manifesting, but last week people around the region were given the opportunity to check their blood pressure to pre-vent the onset of heart disease.

The initiative was organised by Maori Health Provider Te Piki Oranga in conjunction with ANZ Bank, who allowed the use of their air-condi-tioned, lounge-like premises for several hours on Wednesday.

Registered Community Nurses administered blood pressure checks with both manual and automatic methods, while offering necessary advice to people once the readings had been completed.

The service was also being run in Nelson, Richmond and Blenheim branches of ANZ, with the incentive not only being about helping people keep tabs on their overall health but to promote the range of services that Te Piki Oranga pro-vided.

Clinical Team Leader Anne Hampton said the free checks had been well-supported by the community with many making a specific effort to pop in for a check as well as those taking the time to invest in their health while completing the banking.

“We’ve had a good variety of people in today- there was a lawyer who came in before so I hope that they went alright,” she said.

Among the smart folk through the door was local carver John Mutu, who had been invited down after pulling out some trees for his next

project.“Yeah, I’ve been hard at work all morning

and then I got roped into doing this- I don’t mind though, it’s good.”

Whanau Navigator in Mental Health Sean Delany was on hand to encourage people to take a minute for their health.

Ahead of his own check-up, he was confi-dent of a good outcome.

“The doctor’s told me I’m fit as- strong as a horse- so we’ll be right,” he said.

Sean has a strong association with the com-munity through his work at Te Awhina Marae, as well as his role with Te Piki Oranga.

The way forward, he believes, is a back to the future approach to health and diet that are just being rediscovered, through growing organic food and making use of the traditional medicines and remedies that have been in the

“We’ve learnt a lot in 100 years…Once were warriors, but we once were gardeners too.”

He appreciates the benefits of having drop-in services like the blood pressure checks available to the public.

“For Maori especially the stats are not too good, so we’re saying ‘bro, look after yourself- don’t wait for the heart to go before you do something about it.”

Good health at the heart of no pressure checks

Te Piki Oranga Health Worker Sean Delany (left) gets his blood pressure taken by Nurse Megan Spick during the free tests that were on offer last week at ANZ’s Motueka Branch.

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Whilst I was not loading or unloading I was only there for a very short time.

As I turned my engine off, a silver car parked in front of me and the older gentleman came to my open window to confront me.

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his car.I carefully manoeuvred my vehicle out of the

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Shop demo begins

Kaiteriteri Camp manager Rob Guild (Right) and former Domain Board member Jack Inglis beside the old shop which is being demolished to make way for a new and improved building as part of ongoing devel-opments to the beachfront area.

By Tim O’ConnellAfter the completion of the Administration

Block late last year, the sound of demolition crews returning to Kaiteriteri beachfront on Monday heralded the start of the next stage of redevelopment.

This time around the axe will fall on the Store which will be temporarily relocated to the car-park area beside the children’s playground and BBQ Area.

Also going are the all-important fuel pumps, which will take up a new location by the carpark.

A new updated shop will be rebuilt on the demolished site, with eight motel units planned to go on a second storey above it.

An elevated courtyard to link the store with the Shoreline Restaurant and housing some tourist services is also set to be constructed.

This complex is anticipated to wrap up in November.

Further alterations to the bar and restau-rant areas are also on the cards, however Experience Kaiteriteri Manager Rob Guild is expecting these to be ready in the early part of 2016.

Given the magnitude of the project, which Mr Guild estimates will cost ‘in the vicinity of $4 mil-lion, the long time Manager has had to abdicate some responsibilty at the camp to focus on ensuring a satisfactory completion to things.

“Obviously we don’t want to have no shop in late November, it would be awful,” he admits.

“But It hasn’t been a struggle, it just takes time.”

Costs have been met from proceeds of the camp directly, given that being on Crown land makes extra funding a tricky task.

“We’ve had to build this from cashflow, because as the saying goes, ‘the Queen doesn’t give mortgages.”

For former Kaiteriteri Domain Board member Jack Inglis, the beginning of demolition was an inevitable occurrence in progressing the area he helped build up in the early days.

Having been involved with the inital develop-ment of the Kaiteriteri Reserve and camp from the late 1960s until 1988, he has seen the growth of the area as a recreational and tour-ism hub.

“45 years ago there was no supermarket, peo-ple would come to the camp and they’d be here for two or three weeks at a time and everything went through that shop,” he recalls.

“We just could not hold the people in the shop, so we just thought we’d feed everybody out through the windows- they’d be queues out to (the footpath) with people waiting for ice cream.”

Having been on board at the camp for over 26 years now, Mr Guild has overseen a boom period in the popularity of the beach as a holiday and tourist destination.

Nonetheless, he acknowledges the efforts made to get the ball rolling in the past.

“Our forbearers have done us a wonderful job,” he said.

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Banking career gives way to a seachange retirement

By Tim O’ConnellAs Jana Bott received

her 5th beautiful bouquet of flowers from well-wishers on her last day at work, the long-time Bank of New Zealand employee admit-ted she was feeling sad-dened to bid farewell to a career that had stretched over a quarter of a century.

But despite the emotion, the excitement of what lay ahead was well-sum-marised by the slogan on her t-shirt; ‘I’m off to be a Pirate!’

One would assume that her banking experience will come in handy when counting the bounty of sunken treasure, but it will indeed be a grand old life on the sea for Jana as she embarks on a life of leisure, with sailing voyages to the Indonesian archipelago and Tonga just the start of the fun anticipated in the golden years ahead.

Also on the cards is qual-ity time with her eleven Grandchildren, refining her prowess on the local bridge playing circuit and continu-ing to grow strawberries from the comfort of her 23 acre Moutere homestead.

It’s been a long but enjoy-able journey for Jana, after beginning as a part time teller at the Stoke Branch in 1989.

From there she has spent time at Nelson and Richmond before settling for the final 11 years as a valuable member of the Motueka Branch.

Taking early retirement to

join her husband Colin who is already semi-retired has meant that a full vocational tour of the Tasman Region has been halted- not that Jana minds.

She has held almost every role possible within a bank including Mortgage Manager, Personal Advisor and briefly a Branch Manager, making a lasting connection to many customers during that time.

But not all of her customers, it seems.

“Someone threw a chair at me once over a mobile phone,” she recalls.

“I told him he couldn’t have a loan for a new one and he lost his rag.”

In her capacity as a mobile manager, the chance to meet with people in their homes and get to know their lives personally was the norm, making for many lifelong friendships extending beyond the professional divide.

“At home they feel they can unwind, so I get to know them a lot better that way- I’ve also been invited to wed-dings, funerals and the odd birth- and when big lifestyle changes occur then the first place they come to sort things out is to the bank.”

Experiences like these, she feels, have been the most satisfying part of her tenure with the company, and is a key aspect to doing the job to the best of one’s ability.

“About 60% of the job is counselling- If you’re not a people person, then forget it,” she states.

She looks forward to still engaging with customers

post-retirement through sell-ing their produce at the vari-ous markets around the dis-trict.

However, she does con-cede that ‘people don’t tend to open up as much when you’re selling strawberries.’

BNZ Motueka Store Manager Dave Moloney said last week that the departure of Jana would be a big loss to the branch.

“She’s provided some huge support in the three and a half years since I’ve been here… a real banking encyclopaedia and a hell of an asset in sup-porting the other team mem-bers,” he said.

The acknowledgment of

Jana’s service was to con-tinue after the doors closed on her last day as a Bank of New Zealand employee.

A soiree at Jellyfish was on the cards, as well as a sur-prise gift from local artist Bill Burke of a painting depicting her old family home.

The touching gift which had been sworn to secrecy amongst friends and family will now hold pride of place in the family home.

Replacing Jana at the Motueka Store is Sharon Rogers, who comes to the bank with a similar wealth of knowledge after taking some time out of the industry to raise a family.

Rebrandingcontest to collaboratewith widercommunity

By Tim O’Connell The Motueka Collaboration of Action, the

group that launched the Motueka's Good Men poster campaign last October, is holding a re-branding competition open to anyone in the Motueka community who wishes to submit an entry for a new name and associated logo for the group.

The winner will receive a $500 prize and the use of their entry as our new name and logo.

The deadline for submissions is May 1. The Collaboration’s beginnings started

from scratch financially and stemmed from a forum for networking and support among non-violence organisations in Motueka, and has since evolved into an action-based group that, with much goodwill and some funding, has collectively achieved a successful pro-gramme of initiatives over the past years with the group’s vision in mind.

“I am really excited about it as another way to generate discussion around family violence awareness in the Motueka community and get the community involved in deciding a new identity,” Collaboration of Action Project Administrator Brittany Norman said.

She added that they were hoping to gen-erate some entries from the Motueka High School students as the Collaboration recog-nises that family violence affects everyone, including youth.

“We hope to encourage youth awareness of the issues and we decided that a great way to do this, as well as generate their buy-in of the new CoA identity, was to target the competi-tion to high school students,” she said.

“This will benefit the Collaboration of Action in the long term as it will give our group a name to which the youth of our community---the future generation of change-makers---can relate.”

Ms Norman says the locally-based organi-sation has proven to be a highly-successful model, and believed this was the result of a true desire and willingness of the member agencies to work together to achieve a com-mon goal of all Motueka families living free from violence.

All projects are planned and implement-ed collaboratively, with many projects being designed with the specific purpose of further enhancing and improving collaboration and sharing of resources among member agen-cies.

Some of the member organisations include Motueka Family Service Centre, Work and Income, Women’s Support Link and Strengthening Families.

Shipping out: Jana Bott can afford to smile after decid-ing to retire after 26 years of busy service to the BNZ.

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When teaching at Golden Bay High School in the late 90s Chris Green was well known in Golden Bay theatre and music circles for leading others in school and community musical productions.

He now returns in the iconic New Zealand play with songs, Coaltown Blues to showcase his own abilities.

It is a moving and entertaining account of a young boy’s Depression and War years in a small West Coast mining town.

The intimacy of Takaka's The Playhouse provides a perfect atmosphere for Chris Green to bring his acclaimed revival of Mervyn Thompson’s play and its songs to Golden Bay in April as part of an 8 centre ‘Top of the South’ tour.

Mervyn Thompson is undoubtedly one of New Zealand’s most significant playwrights. However, thirty years on many associate his name mainly with controversy and until recently the play has been largely submerged under this controversy. Green believes whatever the truth is regarding this trau-matic series of events in which he was embroiled, this one-man musical drama is an important New Zealand work which now needs to be seen.

Word has even spread overseas with Green invited to take the revival to The Edinburgh Festival.

Coaltown Blues depicts both the tragedy, and comedy of poverty and politics,and the struggles throughout Thompson’s childhood in a West Coast mining town. It is both a lively and comical celebration and a wrench-ing lament for the working class roots from which he sprang.

Coaltown Blues resonates both for audiences who relate to the experi-ences of the play and to today’s audiences, as child poverty, the harsh realities and the resilience of life in mining towns again fill our news screens on a regular basis.One performance only.Tuesday 21st April 7.30pm: Coaltown Blues at The Playhouse.Bookings at Paradise Entertainment. $20 - Door sales at 7pm.

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Wintery weather welcome!Motueka Arts Council’s Winter Workshops soon

By Jane WellsSarah’s delighted with her new

role as the coordinator of the Motueka Arts Council’s Winter Workshop programme.

“I am absolutely thrilled to have this job, I have been involved in the arts in Motueka for a long time. I am a Potters Patch member, I belong to the Pottery Club and I paint and do hand weaving.

And ever since I moved here from the North Island in 2002 I have been attending the Winter Workshops.”

“Taking part in the workshops was a great way for me to meet like minded people, when I first arrived. It helped me feel established and a part of the town. I couldn’t believe how lucky Motueka was to have this winter programme!”

Sarah Douglas is really busy work-ing at putting this year’s line-up together and she says the distinctive yellow brochure will be ready in May. She’s still firming things up and so

far definites are work-shops in wool-craft, music, painting and h a r a k e k e . “There’ll be some old favourites and some new ones,” she promised.

So keep a look out for the brochures and when you see them don’t delay, - the workshops always fill fast! The Motueka

Arts Council’s Winter Workshops are the best reason to welcome winter’s arrival.

Pictured above is Sarah Douglas as she displays one of the Winter Workshop brochures which will be available soon.

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By Jane WellsTapawera’s Op Shop is “definitely usually open Wednesdays and

Fridays between 11am and 4pm” and it’s a beauty . If you’re addicted to op shopping you’ll not believe your eyes!

Last Wednesday Jen Hosking was behind the counter in the village hall. She’s one of a small number of volunteers who give their time for their town as all proceeds from the sale of articles goes into the town coffers. Proceeds go to the local school, the fire brigade and St Johns.

Prices are unbelievable . “Often it’s a dollar per article and for $5 you can get a bagful. A lot of young women, with the economy being the way it is today, love the shop,” said Jen “And people come from miles around from places like Murchison.”

Amongst all the treasures is a plaque declaring “Best Op Shop in Canterbury and Nelson”.

Just the best Op Shop

Above: Keri Subritzky collected a wonderful array of kids’ games and puzzles, an unusual scooter and an old desk from the Op Shop. Plenty to keep her children amused during the holidays.

Left: Jen Hosking displays the plaque which declares Tapawera’s Op “the best in N Jelson and Canterbury”Well worth a visit the shop is located in the village hall oppo-site the Four Square store.You’ll need an hour or two. It’s open twice a week.

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By Tim O’ConnellIt’s school holidays and sure enough on

a piece of rural paradise up the Riwaka Valley, the buzz of a dirt bike can be heard echoing around the hills.

This is the way 14 year olds dream of spending their leisure time, and for Daniel Trevurza he is living the dream, temporar-ily.

“I’m always out on my bike, but not com-petitively- Dad doesn’t want me to”, says the Motueka High Student.

Soon though, he will join his sister for the drive to Hampden Street Pool in Nelson as part of a routine that both have become accustomed to, but in no way weary of as they prepare for another round of competi-tion.

“Swimming- I’m training every night except for Sundays at the moment,” says 16 year old Samantha Trevurza of her school holiday exploits which means trav-elling to their Nelson South Club facility from Motueka six days a week.

To be precise, the training regime takes in Monday to Friday then Saturday morn-ings, with Daniel and Samantha some-times staying over in Nelson overnight to facilitate the morning session.

The hard work and dedication is paying off with some outstanding performances from both of them giving plenty of reason to be confident of a few good results in the coming months.

As we go to print, Sam will be taking part in the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Auckland, where she will be swimming four events in her spe-cialist backstroke and butterfly.

She will find herself up against the top New Zealand junior swimmers Gabrielle Fa’amausili and Bobbi Gichard who are both hoping to be selected for the 2015 World Junior Championships which are being held in Singapore later this year, as well as 22 year old Samantha Lee also in the backstroke.

Sam won a bronze medal in the 50m butterfly at the SNZ Short Course Age Group Champs last year along with gold medals in the 50m and 100m backstroke and 50m butterfly and silver in the 100m fly at the 2014 SNZ Secondary Schools Championships.

On top of this, she has also showed form at a local level, most notably in breaking nine records at Motueka High School’s

swimming sports in March.Ellie Rukuwai from Nelson College for

Girls and Eddie Neill from Nelson College will be also representing Nelson South at Opens this year.

“It’s a great achievement,” said Tim Loach, Head Coach for Nelson South. “These teenagers will be rubbing shoul-ders with the country’s best swimmers including NZ Olympians Lauren Boyle, Glenn Snyders, Matthew Stanley and Samantha Lee. I’m exceptionally proud of all three of them. They work hard in train-ing and their hard work has paid off. It’s immensely satisfying to coach swimmers of this calibre.”

Sam did qualify for the Open Championships last year in two events, but when she weighed the costs involved to compete for minimal involvement the decision was made to defer for 12 months.

In 2015, the enthusiasm and desire to do well looks certain to be unleashed.

“This is like the highest thing in New Zealand that you can go to, this is the highest for me and what I’ve been aiming for over the last three years,” she says emphatically.

“It’s where all the Olympians go and it’s also a qualifying event for bigger things for them.”

This will be the first time parents Cherie and Rodney haven’t gone to watch their daughter compete.

However, given the magnitude of the event the Opens will be televised live on Sky so guests at their Dehra Doon Chalet accommodation will have to bear with the Trevurzas if there is a bit of a delay in servicing rooms.

Meanwhile Daniel is gearing up for the business end of his successful season with the NZ National Age Group Champs coming up in May.

Having just turned 14 on Saturday, he will be competing in two events plus relays in the age grade up from the Under 14 level he has been swimming at before now.

But with a record which includes ten best times at the Motueka High School Swimming Sports, the form suggests he will be right at home with the bigger boys.

In contrast to most sports that are undertaken by kids of their age the com-mitment to swimming is year round in terms of training and competing.

Following the Long Course Champs, the Tasman Secondary Schools, South Island Secondary Schools, National Short Course Champs and New Zealand Secondary Schools Champs will keep them immersed in the water until at least the end of September.

Yet this is exactly how the Trevurzas prefer it- for them it’s all about maximis-ing the window of opportunity available to them while they’re young.

“My teacher was talking to his athletics kids about when they’ll be having their time off, and he asked me when I’d be taking mine, and I said that I actually don’t have any,” said Sam.

“Swimming is so different to any other sport- you can’t stop otherwise your fit-ness goes downhill real quick, but you wouldn’t want to anyway.”

“Swimming doesn’t last forever and I may as well do it while I can.”

Like most parents the efforts made

to ensure the two siblings train and com-pete to their potential is part and parcel of Cherie’s daily life.

While acknowledging the amazing sup-port given to local athletes by business-es and generous residents, she believes upgraded aquatic facilities would be a worthwhile recreational investment for the Motueka District.

“Ideally we’d like a cover on our pool here, not just for the kids but for the whole town,” she said.

Siblings swimmer’s life set to reap rewards

Making Waves: Samantha (Left) and Daniel Trevurza are already racking up a fine list of achievements in the pool locally. The next few months look promis-ing for some national recognition as a busy schedule of competition provides a chance to capitalise on their record breaking form against the country’s fin-est swimming talent.

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He knows there’s a trend towards edibles in gardens. He’ll construct and fill macracarpa and corrugated iron vegetable and flowerbeds with sustaining composted soil

“I can give advice on soil improvement. Where tobacco once grew many soils are depleted. They lack humus. Local subdivisions often have a hard pan near the top.”

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It’s Poppy Day this Friday and members of your local RSA and volun-teers will once again be selling these small replica flowers to the public, just as they have since the tradition began back in 1922.

Approximately 1.25 million have been ordered to meet demand this year, although supplying this number looked unlikely just a few days before after a machine commissioned to produce the poppies met some manufacturing difficulties.

In a tale of true ANZAC spirit however, the shortfall of 200,000 has been rapidly shipped over from Australia, meaning no one should miss out on being able to wear their poppy and give a little to help veterans and their families enjoy life in the beautiful country that their service benefited.

For Motueka RSA Secretary Manager Bernee Fransen, a bit of foresight in ordering sufficient poppies has avoided any supply dramas.

With Poppy boxes already being sent out to all parts of the region ahead of Friday’s official collection day, she is heartened with the interest shown by the public and the younger generation in particular.

“The spirit is alive and kicking and we can only envisage that it’ll keep growing, so it’s very encouraging for our older members to see.”

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A youthful spirit, a cosy atmosphere“We love being here”

Ruth Sicely and Matt Galvin, partners both in and out of “Kai Waka”, bring a youthful spirit to their cafe in Motueka’s High Street. “We absolutely love being here. “Kai Waka” is perfect for our first venture.”

Ruth and Matt hail from the North Island. Ruth grew up on Kaiwaka Road north of Whanganui. Her fam-ily’s farm is alongside the Mangawhero River that winds around the property. Hence the name, meaning “Food Canoe”.

International experienceRuth’s 10 year’s experience as a chef has included

helping a friend set up a very successful café in Whanaganui. She has international experience, having worked in Sydney, Scotland and France, and this expe-rience is reflected in the quality of her food – all good kiwi food, fresh and enhanced by herbs and flavours. It makes her food particularly delicious, and the locals and tourists love it.

A great local experienceWhen they came south Ruth and Matt had a great

local experience working in the hops for the harvest. Later she was the sous chef at Toad Hall where their ideals of fresh and tasty suited her to a ‘t’. A friend’s off the cuff comment of a local café being for sale sparked an idea that would lead to the creation of ‘Kai Waka’. The couple took over “Kai Waka “at the beginning of February.

Many regulars“People generally don’t like change, but once they’d

given us a chance they were happy. It’s going really well, with many regulars. We think it’s a good size, a great location and local businesses have given us a great reception,” said Matt. “It’s funny how life works out. We never made a conscious decision but we’ve grabbed this opportunity and we want to put our spin on Kai Waka”,

Nicole, Matt, Ruth and Mel - the Kaiwaka Team. They’re open late Friday and Saturday nights. And they’re cocktail nights too!

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Locally sourced scrumptious food Appealing decor

All the walls have been brightly painted, a banquette installed with a copy of Ruth’s tattoo embossed upon it. It gives the cafe a cosy feel. The walls have eye catch-ing art - presently from Mapua’s Betty Salter and the local Hoon Gallery. The couple intends to support local artists and will change the walls regularly.

Healthy and seasonal foodAs for the food, well Ruth will ensure that it’s all

sourced as locally as is possible with all meats and eggs free range. And she’ll make as much as she can on site to ensure that it’s healthy without extra addi-tives. “We want to change the menu frequently and our kitchen will focus on seasonal vegetables,“ said Matt “With winter coming on we’ll concentrate on comfort foods, giving them Ruth’s special twist.”

A small happy team“We have a small team that works really well.

Everyone has their own roles and we’re all getting on well together.” Speaking to the staff they express the same thoughts. They’re appreciating their new bosses.

Flight coffee’s specialKai Waka’s coffee is ‘Flight’ chosen especially as its

known for looking after its farmers by paying above the Fair Trade price for their beans. ‘Flight’ checks on its barristers occasionally. “If we make bad coffee we’re not allowed to sell it!”

Cocktails!!Look out Friday and Saturday nights! It’s cocktail

and dinner time at “Kai Waka”. Matt’s working on his repertoire, with his vast experience in hospitality. And of course there are local wines and beers a plenty. Non-alcoholic 6 Barrel Soda is a specialty. “We make our own soda with syrups so there’s no bad stuff,” said Ruth.

Kaiwaka’s hoursMonday - Thursday 8am until 4pmFriday 8am until lateSaturday 8.30 until lateSunday 8.30 until 4

“Kai Waka” comes highly recommended. Pop in and test your taste buds on their delectable fare and nestle into their inviting décor. You’ll be glad you did.

Sammy helped Ruth and Matt with the decorating and now she’s part of The Team.

Daniel, Olly and Chilali celebrate Olly’s his first ever haircut with a Kai Waka Fluffy.

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out&aboutSnapped

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Ria Knoef from Motueka and her friend Dayna Kenning of Kaiteriteri are both Parkland’s School students. They were pictured going into the $2 shop to select suitable bits and pieces for their Book Week outfits. They and another friend are to be the three fairies of The Sleeping Beauty, early in term two.

Ben Stratford, Mitchell Brooks and Kelsyn MacDonald “hanging” in Tapawera. Once they were all students at Tapawera Area School but Kelsyn has moved to Foxton. He was happy to be back to see his mates during the holi-days.

Members of the Nelson Vintage Car Club relax in the sun Sunday out-side Motueka’s Museum. Later they lunched BBQ style at the aero-drome. From left Chris Milne, Joe Funnell, and Tim Milne.

Above: Mauricio and Patricia from Chile will be seen about town for a while as they have a job for six months at Talleys.

Yvonne (Yo) Tye with her daughter, Dale MacDonald and grandson George at Tapawera’s Four Square.

Taking part in Te Piki Oranga’s free blood pressure checks at ANZ last Wednesday are (from left:) John Mutu, Clinical Team Leader Anne Hampton and Norm Waata.

Below: Martin Douglas spotted at work in the Moutere Valley with his mobile sawmill turning a large Redwood partially blown down during the Friday storm of a month ago into useable timber.

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Brain Gym® - helping you reach your potential.Barriers to learning

As a teacher Kerri Bainbridge, became interested in helping children overcome barriers to learning that arise, not from a medical condition, but from internal stressors that disrupt the ability to be receptive to learning.

Now an Educational Kinesiologist she uses a simple movement based programme called Brain Gym® to help people to reach their potential. Brain Gym and Kinesiology work well together to effectively improve the physical skills required for learning.

So what is Brain Gym®?

Brain Gym® is a programme of 26 intentional move-ments that activates the brain and body for greater pro-ductivity and learning.

Children who are stuck ask for help by their behaviour. “I work mostly with children with developmental delays such as retained primitive reflexes, learning challenges such as writing, reading and maths, dyspraxia, dyslexia, ADD, ADHD etc, physical challenges such as coordination and balance, social and emotional challenges such as fear, anxiety and anger”

So why do some children do well while

others do not?

Kerri says “some children simply don’t have the physi-cal skills needed for learning. For example, their eyes are not working together or their body posture is not strong enough to sit comfortably on the floor or at a desk. You need good neck and back support to sit for writing or reading. If you are not comfortable what do you do? You move. Some children have not yet devel-oped the systems to enable them to self-regulate their response to sensory input to such thing a sound, light, or touch. This causes them to react to everything, it is exhausting for them. This stress switches off the brain integration mechanism necessary for complete learn-ing.” The solution, she says, is whole brain learning. The Brain Gym activities enable students to access those parts of the brain previously unavailable to them, at the same time these movements strengthens the body for better movement and coordination.

Kerri works one to one with children to unlock individual challenges to learning, social, behavioural and emotional wellbeing. A movement programme is devised done as home support. She’s convinced that five minutes of targeted Brain Gym can make an incredible difference.

Kerri would love to see all schools using this pro-gramme. These simple movements can help but it needs to be done consistently. For some kids, home support is not there or not enough. “I’d like to be a part of the system and be able to work with those children already out of the system in remedial reading or writing groups. Unless these sessions are targeted a lot of time is wast-ed. Working with them after school when they are tired is not a good option.”

When working with adults Kerri mostly works with personal growth, relationship or goal setting issues. Stress causes pain and this is usually the first sign that something needs to change. Stress means there is an imbalance in your life. Educational Kinesiology and Brain Gym movements help unlock that potential.

Brain Gym® and Kinesiology work well together to effectively improve the physical skills required for learn-ing.

For more information [email protected] talk to Kerri on 540 2782 Mobile: 021 078 1336

Recognise any of the following?-stress and anxiety-burnout or low energy levels- workaholic behaviour- mood swings- difficulty expressing thoughts- ADD or ADHD - poor posture- poor co-ordination and/or balance- difficulty telling left from right- inability to sit still- clumsiness- poor memory - forgetting what has just been learned- reading over and over for meaning- poor concentration and recall- daydreaming - losing your place when reading- poor handwriting- dyslexic behaviours- autistic spectrumBrain Gym® can make a difference!

Kerri Banbridge is your local Brain Gym consultant in the Nelson/Tasman area. She’s based in Mapua with a clinic in Nelson.

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Soon the picturesque St Andrews will be habitable again. It’s undergoing an extensive strengthening pro-gramme made possible by earlier investments and people’s recent generosity. But there’s still more fund raising to be done to get the adjoining hall up to standard too. Your donation is tax deductible.

A wonderful landmark saved and enhancedA Category 2 HPT buildingDespite having thousands of dollars spent on it you’ll

hardly notice the difference from outside St Andrews Uniting Church when the work in progress is completed. This beautifully proportioned concrete building, with its Category 2 Historic Places listing, that has graced Motueka’s main street since 1917 is having the roof raised 300mm, and the walls strengthened using carbon fibre and the original timber floors replaced by concrete.

Initial sadness There was a great deal of sadness when the church

was ordered to close in July 2012 – a direct result of the Canterbury earthquakes, and a requirement by the parent churches to bring the building up to 67% of cur-rent building code. It was deemed to be an earthquake risk to anyone inside or nearby. For the last two years St Andrew’s congregation has been worshipping in the church hall, which itself is in need of strengthening and the congregation currently doesn’t have the funds to proceed with the hall.

“Over my dead body!”“It’s been there all my life. Pull it down over my dead

body!” was just one of a smattering of the comments after the closure was announced. No one wanted to see it go. Parishioners and friends of the church wondered what the future held, but with the cashing in of earlier invest-ments, the generosity of parishioners and supporters to Love Gift Sunday, the Building Fund and the Givealittle Campaign the $650,000 needed has only $80,000 to go.

Money needed for hallSoon the church will be ready for use again with the

upgrade bringing the building up to the necessary stand-ard, but the hall which has been the scene of Sunday services since St Andrews closure, needs attention too and it seems logical to do it while everyone and every-thing is on site, if the additional amount needed can be raised in the next few weeks.

Not so long ago many community groups such as Tai Chi, the Thursday Walking Group and dance classes frequented the hall.

In those daysIn 1917 the walls of the church were created using

poured concrete. Today probably tilt slab would achieve a similar effect. Much of the original concrete was prob-ably poured by winching buckets of concrete up to the height required and then tipping it into boxed up walls containing the reinforcing steel and around the windows which were already in place. Once this was completed the roof was affixed to the walls.

Some 22 years ago the front entrance was added, the roof was initially strengthened, and the iron replaced. Today carbon fibre is being used to strengthen the walls after further roof strengthening is completed.

These days.....Carbon fibre will give a similar strength to the walls as

would large concrete portals. It is understood this is the first time this technique has been used in the area and the builders refer to it as “band aids”. Once it’s complete painting will begin. Everyone hopes this upgrade will last another century.

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Spoilsport sightseersScaffolding still covers the building and no one can get

near. It was made even more inaccessible after sightse-ers were spotted on scaffolding recently. An adult and children were spotted aloft enjoying the views from up on the scaffolding in a complete contravention of all health and safety regulations. Now sadly a combination lock must keep everyone except the workers away.

Donations needed for renovation of hall

Gibbons’ foreman Darryl Callaghan and Catherine Dunkley from St Andrews Uniting church consult regularly. “We’re both go betweens,” they agreed.We let our respective parties know what’s going on.”

“On going donations are vital to finish the project

Donations can be sent to the Treasurer, June Vincent

at Box 265 Motueka

Or through Givealittle. Visit the website

and search ‘St Andrews Motueka’

All donations are tax deductible”

Catherine Dunkley, St Andrew’s Parish Secretary

Right: Darryl explains to Catherine how the 200 U.C. steel beams will be attached and bolted down. With insulation and then corrugated iron the build-ing will be much warmer than before.

Action aplenty on site at St Andrews.

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Local 4 Square - servicing the community

A local coupleLocal couple, Sharon and Murray Williams bought the

Tapawera Four Square business early November last year and they’re delighted to be given the opportunity to provide this service to locals and visitors alike.

Sharon has worked at the store previously to taking over ownership, so has an understanding of what the community is looking for.

Sharon & Murray had previously spent 15 years up north building up and running a successful Logging com-pany. Home eight years now they bought the local café, revamped it and sold it on, built a new house and are also establishing their dairy goat business. But they’d always been keen on the shop so they approached Mark and Caroline Hedworth asking to be considered if they were ever thinking of selling. When Jim retired from his Brightwater Four Square the Hedworths decided to move closer to their Richmond home and there was the Willams’ opportunity!

Making a differenceVery quickly Sharon and Murray made a noticeable

difference with the removal of the white shading from the large front windows. Soon they will be upgrading the Lotto area and looking at a new concept for the coun-ter area as well. There’s a new bank of drink fridges already installed. “We are hoping to make gradual and continual upgrades along the way which will benefit the community”.

Great staff “All our staff are really great.” We have three duty

managers, one of which is our daughter Lauren. Our other valued staff work part time hours to try and fit with their lifestyles. “With our regular staff meetings, we’re trying to create a self managing culture where everyone’s suggestions and ideas are welcome.”

Right: Duty Manager Nicky Guyton with owners, Sharon and Murray Williams, alongside Tapawera’s Four Square store. Charlie the bloke in the back-ground is Four Square’s logo, recognised every-where.

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A busy Wednesday morning but there’s always time for a chat and a joke.

Busyness = happinessThe couple are really busy now and they like it that

way. Murray spends most of his time on their property where they have 80 milking goats and other farm stock. Also he’s a trainer/assessor of unit standards in the for-estry sector. “You only get one shot at life. We’re happiest trying to achieve our goals.

A positive futureThe Williams are really positive about the future of

their town and their shop. Open seven days a week they enjoy catering for their locals as well as the increasing tourist population and general visiting public. “There’s a bright outlook with the Spooners Tunnel opening to cyclists soon, the Kohatu Park development, and the growing popularity of Quinneys Bush. Tapawera’s main road is also a popular thoroughfare for those travelling from Golden Bay to Christchurch. Long term they’re all good for our district.” Sharon and Murray agreed.

“Four Square always local”

Murray’s in charge of the alcohol section. With Steinlager Classic on special at $19.99 it’s a really competitive buy.

Sharon dis-plays a 1kg block of Edam cheese sell-ing at the very keen price of $9.99. Is it worth dash-ing all the way into Richmond? At Tapawera there’s a chance to chat with the friendly staff and meet friends as you shop.

“Always welcome, always local, always Four Square” is brand mantra so once again Tapawera Four Square fits. Throughout New Zealand Four Square stores have been a recognised part of the landscape for 90 years and there are 280 stores from the Far North to Stewart Island!

“We can keep you stocked up with a range of grocer-ies, fresh produce, meat, chilled beers and wines – and a friendly smile” says Four Square, and Sharon and Murray fulfil that promise admirably. We look after locals .

We are a New Zealand Post ShopWe are a Lotto shopWe hire a Rug DoctorWe can send your order out via the Rural MailWe do healthy school lunches

We get fresh fruit and vege deliveries 3 times/ weekWe sell local produce, Judiths Eggs, Pete’s Natural,

Honey, Berries (in season)We receive deliveries of milk and bread, 6 days

We’re open every day. Mon – Sat 8am until 7.30pm Summer,8am until 7pm Winter. Sunday 8.30am until 7.30pm Summer, 8.30am until 6.30pm Winter.

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SPORT26 WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL 2015

Kahurangi scoreless, Rangers win with buzzer beater at home

By Tim O’ConnellUnless you’re a Golden Bay or Rangers supporter-

or a Highlanders fan if we’re looking higher up- Saturday was probably a lousy day for your favourite rugby team.

Kahurangi, our sole local hope in the Tasman Trophy/ Division One Competition, suffered a shutout loss in wet conditions against Wanderers.

In Division Two Takaka beat Tapawera 43-0 and Collingwood maintained their unbeaten season by dispatching of Huia 20- 0.

Riwaka continued a poor run of form thus far to lose their fourth game in a row to Wanderers.

So it was left to the earnest side from the Moutere to salvage some pride for the Motueka & Valleys fanbase as they hosted Murchison in a match crucial for both teams’ chances of making the playoffs in the country conference.

Perhaps owing to the occasion and the slippery weather conditions, both teams came out determined for a fierce encounter yet the sensible forward-orient-ed game plan was the order of the day for the early part of the match.

Like two fighters in the ring, sporadic advances by the backs tested the defences of both teams in the hope that a lapse could lend an opportunity for points.

It was Rangers who were first to blink, allow-ing Murchison to break the long stalemate with a deserved try that gave the visitors a 5-0 lead early in the second half.

The touchdown acted as some kind of ice breaker for the rest of the match, as Rangers’ backs began to unleash a more attacking brand of football, led by their inside backs and some classic wing play of never letting the ball come to a halt while in possession.

Camped in their own 22 for the last frantic min-utes of the match, Murchison were initially up to the task of keeping their narrow lead intact .

However the small but boisterous home crowd carried their tiring players as they made patient yet gradual gains toward the try line, before the Rangers Second Five-Eighth completed what seemed an 80 minute build up to dot down near the posts.

Celebrations were muted on the field as the conversion was essayed by the Rangers number 10, although once the goal was landed to hand Rangers the win by 7-5 the joy was much more apparent.

At Brightwater’s Centennial Park Wanderers’ performance against a hapless Kahurangi side left no doubt as to their class and would surprise few if they were to meet fellow frontrunners Waimea Old Boys in a third straight Club final come July.

Two early penalties provided the first points for Wanderers, before three quick tries rattled Kahurangi’s already fragile defence to make the score 22-0 after 30 minutes.

From then on the game was merely being played for pride by the visitors.

Glimpses of what the backs are capable of mani-fested on several hopeful occasions, but thanks to an intimidating defence from Wanderers and a willingness of Kahurangi to cough up the pill too frequently through handling errors or casual play at the breakdown, these micro-chances amounted to nothing…just as it did on the scoreboard.

Next stop for Kahurangi- a Tasman Trophy encounter with defending champions Waitohi at Sportspark Motueka.Results:Car Company Division One: Wanderers 39 Kahurangi 0Car Company Div 2:Wanderers 22 Riwaka 10, Rangers 7 Murchison 5 , Collingwood 20 Huia 0, Takaka 43 Tapawera 0

GolfWomens Golf MotuekaResults for 7-4-15 Nancy McCormick

Foursomes played over 2 rounds1st: Keriana Scott / Tania Appleman

1422nd: Lesley Rowling/ Elizabeth Martin

1453rd: Trish Young/ Suk Kyung Lee 1494th :Rita Mitchell / Joy Bawtree 150

Saturday 11/4/15LGU 3SilverKeriana Scott 69Cathy Elliott 76Bronze 1Betsy Hill 79Lois Cocks 79 c/bBronze 2 & 3Jan Overall 74Evelyn Hay 81Next Week: Westrupp Salver 2Starters Avis & Keriana

Tasman Womens 18 hole Autumn & Captains Trophy 13th April winner Marita Hattersley. It was a hard fought match. 9 hole women’s Dobbie Plate winner Jill Gillan, 2nd equal Pam Robert & Raewyn Bailey.

Results for the first round of the Shaw Tankard (Stableford)

1st Rob Bloor 43 points 2nd Paul Walters 40 points 3rd Miles Chamberlayne 39 points Twos Rob Bloor Nearest Pin Bill WansboneNext week is Captain vs President

(match play)Sloan Trophy…we tried real hard…but

came second. Thanks to Derek Gray to ensure there wasn’t a complete white-wash.

The lists are on the notice board for entries for the Rush Cup Pairs and Morris trophy Individual Match play.

First Round of the Rush Cup is sched-uled for 2 May, so the draw will need to be made 25 April

DartsMotueka RSA Darts ScoresBarry 100x2 105 Dane 104f 140 121Brian 100x4 104 120 121Nathan 105b 120b x2 101b 140 121 120

125x2 137 180John 121 123 140

BridgeMotueka Bridge Club Championships

Round 1 A Room Orange Section 13-04-15 Evening

North/ SouthPatricia R England / Mary Girvin 59.58%Vicki Adnams / Mary Hamilton 57.50%Karen Logan /Barry Simpson 51.67%East/ WestJean Hodson / John Keene 60.83%Kevin Brown/ Malcolm MacLeod 59.58%Warren Keith / Chris Sutton 54.17%

Contrasting fortunes: Above- Kahurangi showed glimpses of bril-liance but not enough to get near Wanderers, Below- The conver-sion that helped Rangers snatch a stunning last minute win over Murchison.

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Celebrating its 28th season in 2015, the New Zealand String Quartet has established an inter-national reputation for its insightful interpreta-tions, compelling communication and dynamic performing style.

Much-loved by audiences, the engaging musi-cians present over eighty concerts around the world each year.

Dedicated teachers as well as performers, the group has been Quartet-in-Residence at Victoria University of Wellington, now the New Zealand School of Music, since 1991.

In April they perform as part of Chamber Music New Zealand’s 2015 Encompass Series. This concert is presented by the Motueka Music Group.

The members of the Quartet for this tour are Helene Pohl (violin), Donald Armstrong (violin), replacing Douglas Beilman, who is recovering from a finger injury, Gillian Ansell (viola) and Rolf Gjelsten (cello).

2014 saw the New Zealand String Quartet performing in the CMNZ Kaleidoscopes Season in a ground breaking project with the Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra from Beijing, with works by both Chinese and New Zealand composers and for instruments old and new.

Then, in a collaboration with international clarinettist James Campbell, they presented the masterworks for clarinet quintet. For this concert the Quartet will play pieces by Mozart, Shostakovich and Dvorak

The Quartet is known for its imaginative programming and for its powerful connection with audiences of all kinds.

This programme of works from across the centuries of the great string quartet repertoire will resonate with chamber music fans everywhere. The musicians from New Zealand’s premiere ensemble look forward to sharing their delight in these works with their audiences through performances and introductions that will invite the new listener in, as well as giving the experienced listener new insights into the beauty of the music.

The New Zealand String Quartet performs at the Chanel Arts Centre, Corner High Street and Fearon Street on Thursday, 16 April at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from Floral Affaire, High Street Motueka, phone 03 528 4726 adults $20 and high school students $5.

For more information visit www.chamber-music.co.nz

Don’t forget the New Zealand String Quartet

One week left to have your say on Tasman’s future

There is one week to go in the consultation period for Tasman District Council’s proposed Long Term Plan.

Open since 9 March, the consultation period closes 4pm Monday 20 April.

“The Long Term Plan process happens every three years and it provides the Council with the opportunity to review its strategies and work programmes taking into account the changes in the District over that time,” said Tasman Mayor Richard Kempthorne.

“Over the last three years we have made significant improvements to our strategies and these have been positively received on the whole.”

The Consultation Document focuses on the key issues facing the District; Rates affordability, Managing debt, Developing resilient com-munities (water security and hazards), Managing population growth (land and services and Development Contributions) and Maximising regional opportunities.

Each of the issues have options presented, including the option the Council favours and why.

“We put these strategies and plans out for comment to promote discussion and feedback. However, the proposed Long Term Plan is not limited to the much heralded reduced reliance on debt and focus on rates affordability; we are still delivering a wide range of services and initiatives.”

“With most consultation exercises we hear what people don’t like – this is also an important opportunity for you to tell us whether you agree with our approach.”

Pictured here is the winner of BNZ Plunket raffle Maggie Le-Long (right) and Store Manager of BNZ Motueka Dave Moloney.Known to most locals as the purveyor of fine coffee and baked goods at The Red Beret, Maggie won the hamper as part of a raffle to support Plunket, and was certainly thrilled to have Dave drop by on Wednesday to deliver the good news and the hamper consisting of all the finer things a woman could want from slippers to choco-lates and soaps to a soft toy.“I don’t win anything ever and that’s the honest truth,” said an ecstatic Maggie.She said that her main motive for entering the raffle was to obtain the soft toy for her pet dog, however the slippers were deemed a second favourite item.

A beautifully restored 1913 Rover was much admired outside the Motueka Museum on SundayThe interior was luxurious with a crystal decanter, glasses and a cosy handcrafted rug in the rear compartment.


Phone 03 528 2088 Email [email protected]

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

personals

SEPERATED/DIVORCED? Divorce Care is a sup-port group offering a recovery programme over 13 weeks. Begins Thursday 16 April 7.30pm at Hope Community Church, Ranzau Road, Hope. For more information or to register ph Ruth (03) 538 0739 or Lois (03) 543 2942.

public notices

PILATES Motueka. Group mat classes & private equipment ses-sions. New classes start April 20th. Improve your posture, lengthen mus-cles, reduce back pain and increase stamina with Onebodi Pilates. Ph Michelle Alexander 5280252 www.onebodi.co.nz

health & fitness

YOGA Motueka Term 2. Starts Monday 20th April. New beginners class 7.30pm-8.30pm at Laura Ingram Kindergarten. General classes: Thursdays 6 . 3 0 p m - 7 . 3 0 p m at Laura Ingram. Tuesdays 10am-11am at St John Ambulance Rooms. Register with Denise 027 2991 373 / [email protected]

health & beauty

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garage sales

SATURDAY 11 Saxon Street, 8am. Household items, furniture, books, gas stove, tools, bikes, tv.SATURDAY 18 April. Poole Street. Signs out 9am. Combined house-holds. Great variety of goods.SUNDAY 19 April, 9am 40 Dehra Doon Road, Riwaka. Moving to Aussie, all must go! Garden furniture, plants, building materials, qual-ity clothing.

firewood

DRY Firewood. Manuka $140m3. Eucalyptus $110m3. Birch $110m3. Supplied in bins. Free delivery in Motueka. Ph 021 228 5025.

Thu 16th - Wed 22nd AprilThe Age of AdAlineThu 6pm; fri 3.50pm; Sat 6.25pm; Sun 3.50pm; Mon 5.50pm, Tue 6.10pm; Wed 8.15pmM • 1hr 50 min

The book of lifeSat 2d 10am; Sun 3d 11.50amPG • 1hr 40min

hoMe Thu 2d 10am; fri 3d 11.50am; Sun 2d 10am • PG • 1hr 35min

Spongebob SquArepAnTS:Thu 3d 11.50am; fri 2d 10am; Sat 2d 11.50am • PG • 1hr 40min

WoMAn in goldThu 3.50pm; Sat 1.40pm; Sun 5.50pm; Mon 1.15pm; Tue 1.50pm; Wed 3.35pm M • 2hrs

fAST And furiouS 7Thu 8pm; fri 8.20pm; Sat 3.50pm; Mon 3.20pm; Wed 5.45pm • M • 2hr 25min

The longeST ridefri 5.50pm; Sat 8.20pm; Sun 8pm; Mon 7.50pm; Tue 8.10pm; Wed 1pm M • 2hr 25min

*cinderellA • G • 1hr 50minThu, fri, Sun 1.40pm; Tue 4pm *Short froZen feVer screens before Cinderella • G • 8min

entertainment

carpet cleaning

TASMAN Carpet Cleaning Services. Great deal from $25 per room, profession-al clean, eco friendly. Phone Greg 0274 300 626.

death notices

FARRINGTON Michael Lindsay Olaus (Mike). On April 5th, 2015 sud-denly at home, aged 79. Loved father and father in law of Varnya, Tracey and Rob, and Helene. Much loved Grandad of Chevve, Fallon, Jake, Ben, CJ and Great Grandad to Asha. Messages to 63 Wensley Road, Richmond 7020. Golden Bay Funeral Directors www.gbmfs.co.nz

$$$ 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).

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Phone 03 528 2088 Email [email protected]

church services

wanted to buy

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

MULTI Media Blasting. See website for details: w w w . t a s m a n s o d a blasting.co.nz or tasman [email protected] Ph. 022 528 8159.

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to let

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

situations vacant

situations vacant

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.

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CONSULTATION DOCUMENTFOR THE LONG TERM PLAN 2015–2025Make your submission online, download a submission form, or use the

pull-out submission form from the Consultation Document (available at all Council Service Centres). Tell us what you think of our proposals to address the issues we face. Are there other issues that matter to you?

WWW.TASMAN.GOVT.NZ/LTP

DON’T FORGET TO HAVE YOUR SAY BY 4.00 PM, 20 APRIL 2015…

LONG TERM PLAN 2015–2025 CONSULTATION

RoadingRoad Closures to Ordinary Vehicular Tra�cIn accordance with the Transport (Vehicle Road Closure) Regulations 1965, the public is advised that for the following roads will be closed to ordinary vehicles for the periods and times indicated below.

ANZAC Day – Services and ParadesSaturday 25 April 2015:• Queen Street, Richmond. Sundial Square to Cambridge Street, 10.30 am to 11.00 am.• Whitby Way, Wake�eld. From the intersection with Edward Street to number

14 Whitby Way, 9.00 am to 12.30 pm.• Aranui Road, Mapua. From the tennis courts to the intersection of Aranui Road and

Toru Street, 10.30am to 11.15am.

Nelson Car Club – Rally Sprint Sunday 26 April 2015, 9.30 am to 7.00 pm: • Tadmor–Glenhope Road. From 4.3km north of the intersection with Kohatu-Kawatiri

Highway (State Highway 6) to 2.7km south of the intersection with Tui Road and Kereru Road.

Council Meetings Agendas and Minutes for Council Meetings can be viewed on Council’s website at www.tasman.govt.nz

Full CouncilTasman Council Chambers, 189 Queen Street, Richmond, Thursday 16 April 2015, 9.30 am. Public forumJoint Shareholders/CDEMNelson City Council, Trafalgar Street, Nelson, Friday 17 April 2015, 1.30 pm. No public forum Environment and Planning CommitteeThursday 23 April 2015 – MEETING CANCELLEDCommercial SubcommitteeTasman Council Chambers, 189 Queen Street, Richmond, Friday 24 April 2015, 1.30 pm. No public forumEnvironment and Planning Subcommittee (Resource Consent Hearing – B King)Pohara Boat Club, Abel Tasman Drive, Takaka, Tuesday 28 April 2015, 12.30 pm. No public forumSport NZ Rural Travel Fund

Does your sports team have places to go and games to win?The Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund is aimed making it easier for young people living in rural communities to participate in team sports. The fund can help subsidise travel costs for junior teams to enable them to take part in local sports competition. It is targeted at young people aged between 5-19 years.

Who is eligible? The Rural Travel Fund is open to support rural sports clubs and rural school teams with players aged between 5-19 years.The closing date is 30 April 2015 with applications to be considered by the Tasman District Council Grants and Community Facilities Rate Subcommittee.Application forms and further information is online at www.tasman.govt.nz/council/grants-funding

Community Notices

Richmond & Districts Information CentreVolunteers are required to work three hour shifts on a weekly or fortnightly basis at the Information Centre in Gladstone Road. Successful applicants would be required to work with more experienced volunteers initially before being asked to work on their own. Although applicants should preferably have a good knowledge of the local community, this is not necessary, as the Centre has a large data base. They should be well presented and enjoy meeting and conversing with visitors from all over New Zealand and the world. The Centre is well appointed with good facilities. If you are interested in this type of work, call in to the Centre or Ph. 03 543 9521 or contact Sally Symonds, Ph. 03 542 3983 for further details.Authorised by Keith Chaplin, Volunteer co-ordinator, Ph. 03 547 3116.

ANZAC Day, 25 April 2015 – Tasman Services and ParadesTapawera: Service – 9.45 am Memorial HallRichmond: Parade – 10.45 am from Sundial Square Service – 11.00 am at War Memorial Gardens, Cambridge StreetBrightwater: Service – 9.00 am at Brightwater Memorial Hall GatesWake�eld: Service –10.00 am at the CenotaphMotueka: Parade – 6.15 am from Countdown Supermarket Service – 6.30 am at the CenotaphMurchison: Service – 11.00 am at the Memorial in Waller Street

(Murchison Sport, Recreation and Cultural Centre if wet)Mapua: Parade – 10.45 am Starts adjacent to tennis courts Service – 11.00 am at Mapua RSA Memorial Library, followed by morning

tea at the Mapua Hall. A plate would be appreciated.Upper Moutere: Service – 10.00 am at the DomainTasman: Service – 10.00 am at the MemorialRiwaka: Laying of Wreath – 9.00 am at the Riwaka MemorialNgatimoti: Laying of Wreath and Service – 10.30 am at the Ngatimoti MemorialTakaka: Dawn Service – 6.30 am at Memorial LibraryCollingwood: Dawn Parade – assemble 6.15 am Service – citizens’ service 10.30 am in the Memorial HallLake Rotoiti: Service – 10.30 am in the Lake Rotoiti Community Hall

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Relay proves long but fun day in the saddleBy Tim O’ConnellThe track counter at Kaiteriteri’s

Mountain Bike Park spiked quite considerably on Saturday as the annual Port Nelson 6 Hour Relay brought a whopping 87 team and solo entries onto the well-worn course which took in the scenic bush and beach surroundings of the area.

For the first time the event was held as a two day mountain bike festival, with a 2 hour Rogaine ride on offer to particiapants who were keen for another crack at the mountain.

While enjoyment was the key motivator for all involved, brag-ging rights were decided in the Solo Men’s, Women’s and Mixed, workplace and school teams.

Pictured: That’s the spirit!just a small sample of the boisterous competitors who descended on Kaiteriteri for the 6hour Relay on Saturday. Left: Jenny Ferrier from the Bridal Gear team manages to keep her wedding dress remarkably clean after com-pleting another lap of the 7.3km Course.Right: Bryce Goodwin (299) of the mixed ‘Teneli’ team and Luke Cunningham (250) from ‘Ridiculously Fast’ play up to the camera .

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