15 july 2015

WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2015 PH 03 5282088

By Tim O’ConnellIt was cider, poetry, dancing

and more cider at Peckham’s Orchard in Neudorf on a chilly Saturday evening for a most unusual celebration of the con-clusion to the 2015 apple har-vest.

Wassail– translated in Old English as was hál, literally means 'be you healthy' and refers both to the salute 'Waes Hail' and to the drink of wassail,

Winter Wassail tradition toasted in Moutere

a hot mulled cider traditionally drunk as an integral part of was-sailing.

Butler for the evening’s fes-tivities and Squire of the Nelson Morris Dancing Club Roger Dunham said that the idea to hold a Wassail had been raised by orchard owner Alex Peckham for the last two or three years.

Now in conjunction with mem-bers of the Morris Dancing com-munity the desire to have such

an occasion has finally come to fruition, with a jolly albeit curious crowd of around thirty gathering around the warmth of the fire to witness the spectacle and enjoy some fine hospitality from their hosts.

Watching with his wife Caroline, Mr Peckham said after seeing how people had got into it was encouragement enough to war-rant another round of merriment.

“This is bit of a trial run, if these

guys are up for it we’ll do it on a much larger scale next year,” he said.

Although a native of the United Kingdom where the tradition originates, Mr Dunham has only been participating in the Morris Dancing for five of his six years living in New Zealand.

Of the interesting ceremonial aspects that take place in the Wassail ceremony he conceded “It is a rather bizarre ritual really,”

Also among the revellers was David Watson, best known to locals as the owner of the Moutere Inn. Although admitting that the Morris Dancing side of festivities was something he felt was best left to the profession-als, other aspects were definitely worth giving a go.

“Alex said he’d put on some cider for the event, so I thought ‘hey, why not’,” he said.

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Members of the Nelson Morris Dancing Club ‘Dark Moon Morris’ do their best to scare off the spirits who dwell on Peckham’s Orchard in Neudorf Road. The ensemble were the focal attraction on a chilly evening as the Traditional English Festival of Wassail was observed on Saturday with songs, dance, poetry and the obligatory mulled wine and cider topping off a enthralling night for those who had gathered .

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Nelson Morris prac-tices once a week on a Thursday, and so were well prepared for their big night of Wassailing.

As well as this event, they also perform regu-larly on other traditional English festivals such as Apple Festivals and St George’s Day.

The earliest record-ed commemoration of Wassail stretches back to around the 17th Century in England’s South West.

The intended effect of wassailing was to ensure a good cider apple harvest the fol-lowing year, with the

lighting of a bonfire, Morris Dancing and general noise and mer-riment aimed to drive off the evil spirits.

Toasted bread is thrown into a desig-nated Wassail tree to also scatter the spirits from it and cider is also poured on the roots of the tree in the hope of stimulating its growth for the year ahead.

The Border form of Morris Dancing was on display for the event, a variation on the usual white costumed style that most would be accustomed to with black painted faces the most notable feature.

Briefly

Motueka High School student of

the week

Congratulations to Stella Bogdanoff2015 Talent Quest - Star Prize Award

Value of volunteers, smoke alarms in Takaka fire Smoke alarms alerted a man and his elderly mother to a fire in the walls

of their Takaka house early on Sunday morning.The man had returned home and gone to bed a short time before the

alarms sounded at about 1:50am.He awoke to find smoke pouring from the wall above the fireplace and

helped his elderly mother escape outside.Fire crews from Takaka, Upper Takaka and Collingwood responded to

the fire in Commercial St and got to work with low-pressure hoses.It is understood that the small wooden weatherboard house was attached

to the new Bank of New Zealand building.The fire was contained in due course and most of the house’s interior

was spared from serious damage. Three smoke alarms in the house likely saved the occupants from

smoke inhalation or worse.Fire crews took about two hours to put the fire out and dampen down

the hot spots.The cause of the fire is still to be determined.

New School Signs for TasmanNew signs to be erected outside schools across Tasman telling drivers to

reduce speeds are a step in the right direction, schools say, but permanent reductions would be better.

After Tasman residents and schools spent years campaigning to get speeds reduced outside schools in the Tasman district, the Tasman District Council has committed to putting up 40km advisory signs outside all schools.

Signs were being ordered and expected to be put up over August and September, they will be at both ends of the road a school is on and will state 'School Zone - 40km when children are around.'

Footballers turn firefightersMembers of the Motueka Football Club rushed to the aid of their neigh-

bours after noticing a garage fire during their club meeting on Thursday night.

The Committee were gathered in the clubrooms at Motueka's Memorial Park for the meeting when a member noticed what looked like a big bonfire outside through a crack in the curtains.

When they realised the fire was on a Poole Street property, the fire bri-gade was called.

The committee returned to their meeting following the incident.

Tea Cosy Entries ClosedMotueka Arts Council’s ‘Make a Tea Cosy’ Competition has yielded a

huge number of entries, with over 100 received by the closing date of July 10. Judging is now underway with the winners to be announced at an exh-bition being held at St Thomas Church, Motueka on August 7.

The exhibition starts at 10am and runs through until 4pm, with prize giv-ing at around 3:15pm.

Convenor Shirley Wallace said she had been ‘highly delighted’ with the response, which had attracted interesting cosy designs from as far north as Rotorua and as far south as Ashburton.

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By Tim O’ConnellGolden Bay resi-

dents have reacted swiftly to the idea that the Pohara Hall may be removed from pub-lic use in the future, with many indicat-ing that the Tasman District Council could have a fight on their hands when it comes time for public consul-tation on the matter.

Fuelling further speculation about the long term fate of the venue, the Council has been approached by a community based organisation with a potential proposal for use of Pohara Hall.

According to a state-ment released by the TDC, the proposal is in its early stages of development and the organisation does not want it to be made public at this stage.

Theories have abounded online and through the ‘bush tel-egraph’ about who the said organisation that is in talks with the council - includ-ing Talley’s and an iwi related project- how-ever no firm evidence has been forthcom-ing, nor is the council willing to confirm the identity.

As one of the larger venues in the Bay with one of the better vis-tas in the region, the hall is a popular choice for weddings and annual events, as well as being a well-used recreational space for many years.

The hall was built for the Golden Bay Cement Company in 1871 and is the sec-ond hall to be built on the site.

Presently the hall is managed by TDC after the land, the hall

and other buildings on the property were exchanged as part of a reserve financial con-tribution in return for property development of the Pohara Valley settlement .

Such a contribution can be in land and facilities or in cash which is then used to purchase land or facili-ties for reserve or com-munity purposes.

Now, as individu-als and groups who have made bookings receive correspond-ence from the TDC regarding possible changes to bookings beyond March 2016, the suggestion that something may be brewing is beginning to gain traction.

While residents have already expressed a desire to be heard at the public forum of this week’s Golden Bay Community Board meeting, many have already taken to social media to express their displeasure and seek answers regarding the hall’s future.

One resident Judy Ray commented on the impact that any clo-sure could have on the Golden Valley Country Music Awards set for June next year an event that has taken place at Pohara Hall for over 20 years.

“I dont think there is another hall that will cater to our needs,” she commented.

“We have paid over $10,000 to the hire of the hall in the past 26 years,I wonder if that money was used to up keep the hall ?”

Another comment-er, Wanda Thatsme offered a more light hearted option to any potential loss of facility.

“Just do what they used to do back in the day ...out in the bike sheds for drinking”.

In response, the Tasman District Council has made a large effort to lay out the present situation to concerned residents in the hope of calming the waters for now.

While some of the scenarios raised by residents have not been entirely dis-missed the council stresses that no deci-sions have been made at this time and that an appropriate public consultation process would be implemented regarding any sale or lease.

However, conces-sions have been made that an existing hall may be sold to fund the $3 million Golden Bay Recreation Centre to be situated at the Takaka Domain.

The older Kotinga Hall has been floated by several parties as another potential venue up for sale, however age and size- with an approximate capacity of 50 people- would initially suggest that the financial return

on its sale would not be substantial.

“When such new facilities have been built in other areas of the District a nearby hall has had to be closed and sold. For example, in Murchison the Council owned RSA Hall was closed and the proceeds from that sale were used to pay off the Council loan for the new Murchison Centre,” the statement reads.

“The expectation is that an existing hall in Golden Bay will close in similar circumstanc-es. This matter has been discussed with the Golden Bay com-munity recreation facil-

ity committee.” In terms of the time-

frame for closures, the statement contin-ues that council will be consulting with the community on poten-tial hall closures clos-er to the time when the new facility will be constructed. Any funding from the sale of the existing hall will go towards offset-ting the loan that the Council will have to take out for the new facility.

Likewise the oper-ating funds currently paid to any hall closed will also go towards offsetting the operat-ing costs of the new facility.

Social storm over Pohara Hall’s future

Booked for a sale? Questions have been asked about the future of the Pohara Hall after bookings beyond March 2016 were sent letters regarding alternative venues.

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Street talkIt is extremely cold at this time of year- where would you rather be right now?

Danielle MotuekaEven though it is cold I love the snow- I’d be happy if I was up the val-ley in a cabin with a fire.

MamieMotuekaSnow in Hawaii would be cool- have you seen snow at a beach? It’s awesome

ShayneceMotuekaSomewhere with snow- Queenstown would be alright.

Halina MotuekaEurope, not so much because of the weather, but Its where I want to be- Germany per-haps?

By Tim O’ConnellIt was a big day

in Apia last week as the All Blacks came to town, and for those making a living away from the action epicen-tre the anticipation was just as keenly felt.

The 35 degree tem-peratures in the island nation’s capital would have been a nice sub-stitute for the many Samoan workers who are doing the hard yards in our horticul-tural enterprises.

Despite the single digit chilliness, the number of Samoan flags appearing around Motueka showed that ex-pats were nonethe-less warming to the occasion of the world’s top rugby side playing a test there for the first time.

In between busy times on their fork-lifts Ioane Sakaio and John Leilua were showing their support for their homeland last week, as the Samoan flag was hoisted high and prominently on the morning of the match.

Both men work for Golden Bay Fruit and had erected a make-

shift flagpole outside the packing sheds at the southern end of High Street, eager to let passing motorists know who they were backing for the historic July 8 clash.

While obligated to wear overalls for warmth and work requirements, no

health and safety regulations prevent-ed them from getting painted up in Manu Samoa colours, as well as proudly wear-ing the team’s jersey underneath, just in case a photographer stopped by to get a quick snap

Both men said they

had relatives who were going to be among the lucky 8000 attending the game at Apia Park

As for the score pre-diction, loyalty was the winner- possibly by a drop goal.

“20 to Manu Samoa, 17 to the All Blacks,” said Ioane, rather

confidently before the 2:00pm kick-off on Wednesday.

The final score was 25-16 to the All Blacks – closer than many of their Kiwi work col-leagues would have predicted.

But hey, their dedi-cation to patriotism cannot be faulted.

Support from the shed to Apia

Ioane Sakaio and John Leilua were all smiles ahead of the All Blacks versus Samoa test as they got into the spirit of the occasion at work. Their support was replicated by many around the region, joining thousandss who were relishing the New Zealand rugby teams visit to their home country.

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Snapshots help make history

The Motueka Camera Club closed their most recent pho-tographic exhibition at the District Museum by acknowledging locals who had cap-tured slices of life in our region in five diverse categories.

The competition was part of a recent exhibition held at the Museum enti-tled A Snap Shot in Time. Entrants were asked to photograph Motueka and District during the month of February this year, with the idea being to build an archive of photographs showing visual impressions of Motueka in 2015

Entrants could sub-mit photos in multiple categories and visitors to the museum were able to vote on their favourite up until the end of the exhibition on Sunday 28 June.

Chairman of the Museum Board Anne Thompson along with Board Member Heather Whittaker were on hand to present the prizes to winners Sue Beattie and Coralie Smith for their winning efforts.

Sue earned mul-tiple awards in the categories of High Street Fashions, Modern buildings and Modern Landscapes, capturing the appeal of summer berries in Brooklyn through to a candid shot of free-dom campers making the most of their time on High Street.

Coralie’s snapshots in the Coast and Waterways category were taken during a king tide over summer and involved a scene

stealing-pooch frolick-ing through the incom-ing waves.

As she explains, the photo was one of those moments of inspira-tion that was seized upon by Coralie while out near the estuary walk behind Motueka Cemetery.

“There is a seat out by the estuary where a friend and I often sit to take spoonbill pho-tos. This time we were there to look at a king tide and a dog with owner came along and because the water was so high it dashed in and stood there,” she said.

“We got wet feet going there and back it was so high. King tides aren’t that com-mon and made every-thing look so different.”

Absent on the day but applauded none-theless was Gaile Douglas who was awarded the prize in the Surviving History category.

Impressed by the high standard of pic-tures, Mrs Thompson is hopeful that the shots from this exhibi-tion and those subse-quent will become an historic resource for future generations.

“If we can get a snap-shot in time of what Motueka looks like in 2015, it might not be that important now but maybe fifty years down the track it’s amazing how much things might change,” she said

The timing of the presentations coincid-ed with the beginning of the Camera Club’s annual exhibition which began on July 7 and runs through until July 30, which Mrs

Thompson implored the public to see for themselves.

“It’s always real-ly popular and what amounts to local peo-ple with perhaps not the most expensive cameras in the world being able to produce some really fantas-tic photography so I hope people have time

to come and have a look,” she said.

This precedes the closure of the Museum for the month of August for their yearly spring clean.

Thompson said the theme for the clubs next competition will be ‘A Day in the life of’, where entrants will look to take photos of

a subject over a twenty four hour period.

Pictured: Winners of the Motueka Camera Club photo competi-ton are Sue Beattie (left) and Coralie Smith.

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By Tim O’ConnellSam Lansdown runs

her hand across the blue corrugated exte-rior of the shiny new mobile food caravan that is set to revitalise her business.

Seemingly reinvigor-ated, she offers a small soundbite which sug-gests there’s a fire in her belly as hot as the coffee she will be soon serving again from her swish new facility.

“Are you ready Motueka? Cos we’re here to stay.”

Remonikered as ‘Samaritas by the Sea’ ahead of its low key but eagerly antici-pated re-opening, the former Café located beside Talley’s on the Motueka Wharf has been conspicuous by its absence in recent days, with the smell of Seadog Sandwiches and Celsius Coffee ceasing to jostle for nostril time with the neighbouring fish processing factory.

Despite a new caravan and a name change Sam insists that the same serv-ice and standard of food will be available to locals and visitors

alike. The old, smaller

caravan was removed last Sunday, which has caused some confu-sion from the faithful who would normally flock to the wharfside venue, unsure as to where or why their beloved café had van-ished all of a sudden.

The Guardian had even received corre-spondence that almost read as an obituary to the popular spot for visitors to the water-front location last week.

“How sad to find the coffee stall on the Marina gone- the only place in Motueka where you could sit and see the sea and the views- such a shame for a town near the sea,” the letter from concerned resident Beryl Cameron read.

Fortunately for Beryl and the rest of the community, the brief hiatus has simply been to upgrade facilities, with Sam and staff thoroughly chuffed to receive delivery of the bigger and better structure from across the bay.

Included features of

the Mark Two design are a deck out the side and a canopy extend-ing beyond the service area.

Showing some addi-tional marketing nous, Sam has erected a twin marquee on the grass nearby to encourage more punt-

ers along regardless of the weather. Although she concedes there are limits to the alfres-co lifestyle in the mid-dle of winter.

“It’s going to stay there permanently, or until the wind gets to it.”

Built by Contour in

Nelson over the last few weeks and deliv-ered by trailer thanks to Lift and Shift, Sam says the process has been ‘much like wait-ing for a house to be built’ , a nervous wait in ensuring that every-thing worked and met the required standard

to operate.A 24 hour delay in

transportation proved no need for panic on Monday, as Sam and her team of help-ers instead tested the ambience of the loca-tion by having a picnic on site.

With final plumbing

and electrical tweaks finally at an end, Sam had hoped to be open and trading by today.

Pictured: Sam Lansdown is seem-ingly dwarved by her new food and cafe caravan at the Motueka Wharf.

Back to supply the caffeinated faithful

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Changing of the guard at Toastmasters: The new Motueka Toastmasters executive committee took up the reigns on 1st July, and the photo above shows immediate past pres-ident Kerri Bainbridge passing the torch to our new club president Dave Moloney. Dave will be known to many locals for his towering presence and jovial persona which will no doubt make him the ideal candidate to help those seeking spoken perfection reach their goals.Toastmasters Motueka meet every 1st and 3rd Wednesday at the St John Rooms in Courtney Street from 7pm.

Trent Presents Harakeke Development

Two perspectives of the recently-announced residential development being headed by Allan Trent. Above- the view looking west from the Kina Cliffs, with features noted. Right- a birds eye view of the development, with the Kina Cliffs and gifted Pa site at top right of diagram.

A new develop-ment proposal for a 180-hectare site between Tasman Village and Ruby Bay has been revealed, with early viewing ses-sions held at Tasman School drawing plenty of interest.

The proposal, from Harekeke 2015 Ltd, currently seeking resource consent, sets out a long-term plan for residential and commercial growth alongside new leisure and recreation oppor-tunities and compre-hensive environmental restoration.

The development is based on a native New Zealand vision and theme, and this is reflected in all aspects of the design.

The rural 3 zone land along Aporo Road is currently split between

17 different titles. Alan said: “It is an

exciting, forward-look-ing proposal that uti-lises the latest thinking on sustainable devel-opment.

“If it receives resource consent Harakeke is set to provide new leisure opportunities, housing options and potential new business and employment possibili-ties for the local area.’

The 25-year devel-opment proposal includes

130 residential building lots, mainly ranging from 4,000 to 10,000 sqm, up to 55 apartments of one to three bedrooms are planned, and up to 3,000 sqm of com-mercial space, to be developed over time dependent on local interest and need.

Potential uses could include a café, doctor’s surgery, or art gallery.

Two larger commer-cial tenures are also proposed, which could host, for example, a local winery or brew-ery.

A village plaza / lane-way and green space by the commercial hub to promote community living.

The restoration and enhancement of 3kms of streams plus native planting, bounded by walkways and cycle-ways with linkages to the wider area.

A new public rec-reation reserve along Permin Road.

A new public access route to the coast and beach, providing the opportunity for circular walks currently una-vailable due to limited beach access.

Also at the heart of considerations is the protection of a histori-cally and culturally sig-nificant Pa.

Development will be staged to progress a logical rollout and to provide some certain-ty for site neighbours about what is happen-ing when. Recreational and environmental enhancements will be tied to the first few development stages to ensure benefits are reaped earlier on.

A strict set of design controls have been produced to ensure development is in sym-pathy with the local environment and to promote a native New Zealand theme. The controls include:

Low profile buildings only, up to 6m in height

and no two storey houses.

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By Tim O’ConnellA recently released

book documenting the last 56 years of the Motueka Anglican Parish offers as much an insight into the social changes that have taken place as it is a manuscript of its legacy.

Offering a concise look through the years at just 125 pages long, ‘From Parish to Parochial and Back Again’ looks at the development of the people, buildings and activities that have contributed to the Parish legacy since 1959.

For author and Parish Secretary Sue Clark, it is the culmi-nation of 15 months’ effort to provide a writ-ten history of church and district.

Over 40 people were interviewed for the project between March and November 2014, thus allowing for a wealth of memo-ries and community resources to come to the fore.

While separate time-lines of key events and structures since 1842 are included to give readers a straight chronological order, Mrs Clark says she found herself more inclined to focus on the overall trends and fashions over facts and figures when compiling the book.

“Nobody’s interested in what happened in 1931, we’re looking

to see what has hap-pened over the years in marriages for exam-ple- there’s no longer a legal requirement to be married, it’s a religious requirement, so that’s changed the whole deal,” she said.

Funeral trends are just one of the aspects of church life that has changed over time, with Mrs Clark noting that the way in which the community at large paid their respects has altered significantly.

“Fifty years ago every house on the street would have their blinds closed on the day of the funeral, so it’s actually changed completely,” she said.

“One woman seri-ously told me that in the late 1970s, she didn’t attend a funer-al here because she didn’t have the right hat.”

The development of church grounds and memorials are thor-oughly documented in words and photos from the multi-monikered Pioneer Cemetery and the various sites and church buildings that have been home to congregations through to the outlying church-es of St Barnabas in Riwaka and St James in Ngatimoti.

The life and times of the old Whakarewa Home on College Street is afforded a chapter, however in dealing with an insti-tution that endured a chequered history with

the local population Mrs Clark has sought to address the issue as delicately as possible.

“It’s quite an emo-tive history- So I’ve quoted the Royal Commissions of enquiry and so forth so I can say ‘actually, this is fact’,” she said.

“People were fairly entrenched in their notions of the rights and wrongs with it so that’s why I spent a

whole chapter on it.”In dealing with

the respective ebb and flow of the par-ish Womens Group and Sunday School, one thing that has emerged is the way that attitudes towards how the church has responded to needs of the community in the face of high social change and turning of tradition.

“For thousands of

years religion and churches dictated to society how things were going to go- now with this revolution of turning everything around people said ‘no, we will choose whether we come to church or not and you have to react to us,” she said.

“I put it down to the Beatles in the 1960s which turned every-thing around- respect

and the place of eve-rything- that to me was a keystone.”

“Society expect-ed you to belong to a church and back then it was perfectly acceptable to go for a job interview and be asked ‘Now what’s your religious affili-ation?’ I can’t imag-ine that now- the sky would fall,” she said.

The origins of the Motueka Night Shelter on Talbot Street are also outlined in the book, and for some it may come as a surprise the circum-stances which led to its establishment.

“The shelter started right here because a guy named Phil Wratt who was the Groundsman here used to befriend the alcoholics and drug addicts making them welcome in his home.”

“One of the boys be befriended did turn his life around and was so excited that he went and told his mates and he was kicked to death.”

“A couple of months later Phil was also murdered and that’s when St Thomas’ said ‘there’s got to be a better way- a safer way- to help people in the community.”

“There’s a rose out there in our garden- a Dublin Rose- that is now called ‘Phil Wratt Rose’

On a happier note, the book also dedi-cates a section to

recall the tenures of every vicar who has overseen the flock since 1959, with details of family life, type of ministry, groups and activities taking place, church grounds through to their ministry’s end.

An interesting aspect of the par-ish is the Minister’s Fraternal, in which a strong ecumeni-cal bond was evident amongst clergy from all denominations and still continues to this day.

An example of the bond that existed was between Rev Sam Corney and the local Catholic Priest who were both farmers that often helped one another in dealing with flocks beyond their own congregations.

“They were often seen- these mates- with a couple of star-tled sheep in the back of their prefects shift-ing them,” she said.

Early appraisals of the book have been positive, with one reader giving Mrs Clark perhaps the best compliment any author can receive.

“A woman said to me she had bought a copy and thought she’d get around to reading it at some point-she said ‘I picked it and I put it down five hours later when I finished it.”

Copies can be bought from the parish office on High Street for $25.

Trends, people recounted in parish history

Motueka Anglican Parish Secretary Sue Clark holds the book she has just released which documents the last 56 years of the church family. The book serves as much a reflection of the social changes that took place during the period as it is the capturing of the parish history.

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Medical mishapheralds in RSA’s life-saving gift.

By Tim O’ConnellMembers and

Guests of the Motueka Returned Services Association can feel that little bit safer when visiting their beloved club, with the gifting of a fully functioning defibrillator by the Red Cross last week.

The top of the range device has been in the capable hands of the Motueka Volunteer Fire Brigade for the last 7 seven years, but with the recent acqui-sition of one of their own the RSA has been granted possession of it to use in the event of somebody needing resuscitation.

Equipped with the necessary items to provide first response assistance to some-one who has suffered a heart-related diffi-culty, the defibrillator delivers a therapeu-tic dose of electrical energy through a set of chest pads, much like the oft-seen television hospital sequence.

As an added fea-ture the machine has a voice function that reassuringly talks the user through each stage of the resuscita-tion procedure.

Interestingly, the defibrillator was to be officially presented to the RSA at their recent AGM however minutes after the announce-ment was made Red Cross President and donor Elaine Wilson fainted, curtailing any real pomp and cere-mony.

Fortunately a real-

time demonstration of the defibrillator was not required and on Friday morning she was on hand with Committee member Marg Tapper to finally make the transfer of the poten-tially life-saving device to RSA President Noel Tapper and Manager Bernee Fransen.

While not a life threatening situation, the incident highlight-ed that the need for urgent assistance was always a possibility.

“It was very appropri-ate, wasn’t it? Perhaps I just overheated,” said a much healthier Elaine.

In a gesture of goodwill synonymous with the organisation the Red Cross has pledged to cover the costs of maintaining the defibrillator for the lifetime of the device.

The estimated price of a new defibrilla-tor is $3000, with the associated chest pads and batteries requir-ing ongoing cost to ensure its reliability in an emergency.

“They are expensive to run, but we will sup-ply them as long we’re alive,” joked Elaine.

Mr Tapper expressed his gratitude for the donation, noting that the overall demo-graphic of the club’s membership warrant-ed having the defibril-lator on the premises.

However, he added that age did not neces-sarily determine who would need help at some point.

“On average the

population that fre-quents here are older and we are trying to bring in younger ones, but it’s always one of those occasions that you don’t know when you’ll need it,” he said.

“Then again, you hear about a younger person (suffering a heart) and you think ‘well they shouldn’t be having problems at that age’, but they don’t know until some-thing happens and it’s normally a drastic one.”

“Friday and Saturday nights we often get two to three hundred peo-ple coming through so there’s always a risk.”

Ms Fransen said that despite never having an experience requiring the use of such a machine in the club and not wishing to have such an inci-dent occur anytime soon, having some equipment on hand that could potentially keep someone alive is something that the RSA certainly appreci-ates.

“It’s an opportunity that the club will really relish- we are a com-munity-based organi-sation so it’s great to be able to offer this to the community,” she said.

The RSA will run training courses in the coming weeks to get numerous staff and committee up to speed on correct procedure should the need arise.

“It’s not to be used when you faint like I did,” joked Elaine.

The official handover of the Motueka Returned Services Association finally went ahead on Friday as the local Red Cross kindly donated a defibrillator to be used by the club. They have also agreed to fund the upkeep of the device. From left: Motueka RSA President Noel Tapper, Motueka Red Cross President Elaine Wilson, Red Cross Committee member Marg Tapper and Motueka RSA Manager Bernee Fransen.

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“Willow Creek” - free ranging in Wills

By Jane WellsIt’s less than a year since Sharon and

Buzz Macquet made the move from Richmond to their 15-hectare prop-erty in the Moutere Valley to begin their retirement dream – living in the country and providing quality free-range eggs.

For the past 19 years, in fact since they’d migrated from South Africa, they’d been busy at their urban jobs and supporting their two sons and their daughter in their chosen sports. But now it’s their turn and Sharon is delighted to again be in the business. In South Africa she had somewhere between 300 and 400 birds. Today she has 1750 Hyline Brown hens.

“I’ve always hankered to get back to country life, and I’ve missed my fresh eggs. I am appalled at the quality of free range eggs,” said Sharon.

Getting “Willow Creek Eggs” up and running has been a real family affair with their sons helping during their varsity holidays and Buzz commuting regularly to his Wellington contract-ing. (“I go back there for a rest!” Buzz whispered) Sharon is happily and very busily ensconced in Wills Road.

Her day is crammed full with an average of 1600 eggs laid daily and although she employs a local family her day usually begins around 7am as she loads the eggs for distribution. And afterwards it’s back to the farm for the processing, each egg is col-

lectedand washed by hand and all are then candled with a special light checking for blood spots, cracks or inferior shells before they’re graded by weight, packed and then stored in the chiller.

Already Sharon delivers to many regular customers both in Motueka, Richmond and Nelson. And now the word’s out a number of people call and buy directly from the farm.

Driving in it’s a great sight with hundred of hens happily fossicking about. And when Sharon ventures into their enormous pad-docks she’s immediately mobbed. The hen house is enormous and her hens are quite nonchalant about being picked up. The pris-tine laying boxes are vacuumed every day.

Excavations are already underway for a second hen house and eventually there will be three with one area always lying fal-low allowing the mixed grass and comfrey pastures to recuperate. Plans are for 1500 hens in each house.

The chickens are bred in the Wairau Valley and arrive on the point of lay at around 17 weeks. “Ideally we will keep them until their first moult at about 18 months old.

Maybe one day we will have an abattoir as so many people are asking if we sell free range chickens,” said Sharon.

“Our idea is to be as sustainable as possible,” Sharon and Buzz agree. Buzz looks forward to the day he can retire to the farm but first there’s the development to be financed. “We don’t want to make a fortune, just a living.”

Sharon is surrounded by happy hens as she heads through the paddock to the hen house. Soon there’ll be two more large houses to allow for one to always lie fallow.

Cold much? It certainly wasn’t as bad as other parts of the country, however a picturesque snowcapped vista of the Mt Arthur Range provided a nice by-product of the sub zero mornings and single digit days felt around the Tasman region. Winter is but halfway through, so we can surely expect to be donning the thermals for a wee while yet.

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LettersI'd like to reply to

the pointless com-ment posted on the top right of page 5 of the Guardian dated 8th July 2015.

The cycleway between Lower Moutere School and Riverside has been there for a couple of years. The white wooden posts have been there a few months. I'm not sure

how the Rotary Clubs efforts in erecting the posts can be classified as a waste of their time or our money because a bike has been pho-tographed riding on the road adjacent to the cycleway. The con-struction of a cycleway does not automatical-ly mean cyclists lose their rights to travel on the highway.

The photograph

It’s that time of year when most Motueka and Riwaka orchard-ists are burning their prunings.

I have no objection to a good burn-up, but I do object strongly when the fires are left to smoulder overnight, polluting the air we

clearly show the bike to be a road bike, a lightweight machine not suited to narrow gravel paths. Maybe the irate emailer needs to spend more time concentrating on their driving and less time judging innocent road users?

Best Regards,RossMotueka

Cycleway response

Inconsiderate Orchardists.

breathe. One morn-ing recently I counted 3 fires still smoulder-ing from the previous night. This is simply not a fair go to the nearby residences. The foul smelling smoke can easily trav-el many kilometres.

Please Mr.

Orchardist, think of others and put your fires out at night. I feel the Fire Brigade would be most interested in smouldering fires left burning after sunset.

Henry James.Riwaka.

Southern Route v Collingwood Karamea Link

Nick Smith’s obses-sion with a Southern Route which will have serious adverse affects for the business peo-ple of Victory Square and others plus many Nelson frims is inter-esting especially when many knowledgeable people say the route is not needed for at least another 25 years if ever.

Yet some years ago when people wanted a Collingwood- Karamea road link built Nick

Smith seemed to adopt a somewhat flippant attitude and really didn’t want to know about it. A road link which if had been built then would now be a lifeline to the West Coast and Buller and would have raised the prosperity not only there but all the towns at the top of the South Island.

I have informa-tion which states that only 1/10 of the National Park would

be required to build the link which is a mere 400ha out of the 400,000ha of the park.

I am hopeful with these regions strug-gling as they are Nick Smith and this National Government will have the vision to see the tremendous potential this road link if built in the future will have for the South Island and New Zealand.

Arch DuncanWest BankMotueka

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In full Minion Mode during the second week of School Holidays are Mike Treanor, Shelby Parkes and Bella Parkes.A big welcome to Motueka for Reverend David

Hastings, who is the interregnum Vicar for the Anglican Parish based at St Thomas until October.

Roger Dunham AKA The Butler addresses the gathered few at the Wassail Celebration on Saturday before pouring his bowl of cider onto the roots of the Wassail tree to stimulate growth for the year ahead.

John and Greg were kind enough to let us get a photo while on their lunch break. They were over from Nelson to undertake some mainte-nance work.

Above: Saffron, Sequoia and Zaria managed to squeeze onto one seat for this photo taken on the see-saw at North Street Reserve.

Right: At the other end, Victoria and Chelsea were keeping things balanced. Looks like lollipops were the order of the day.

Little Jahna takes a moment from her ice cream to sit with Dad Tamal for a quick snap while down at the North Street Reserve on Thursday.

Jahna then managed to join her mum Marina and siblings India (holding her) and brother Radha. The family had come to visit Motueka for the day from their home at Graham Downs.

Ricky Baker, who played in the U52kg Motueka Golden Bay side 40 years ago, was on the sideline supporting his son Jackson.

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By Tim O’ConnellTaking the wonder of nature to create an

intriguing collection of sensory masterpieces is the latest artist to display their works at a bur-geoning Motueka art space.

The Art Hub Gallery has sat humbly at the southern end of High Street since it opened in October last year, with the core group of eight artists using the premises to create a co-opera-tive creative experience using paintings, pastel and pencil drawings, ceramics, flax weaving and fibre sculpture.

While taking turns to man the gallery during opening hours is a duty, the ladies undertake to maintain their presence in the community the upside is that one member gets the chance to showcase their efforts each month on a rota system.

This month’s exhibition sees Taylor Pamela Wood’s ‘Arcanum’ taking centre stage, with the numerous works displaying reflections on the mystery of nature through mixed media ceramics and encaustic painting.

While answering to Pam on most occasions, Mrs Wood incorporates the name Taylor when in artist mode as a tribute to her mother who provided the encouragement and inspiration to pursue her artistic dreams but sadly died when Pam was just 16.

“It’s her maiden name- she went through some hard times and it sounds a bit quaint but she played a huge part in things,” Pam says.

Moving to Motueka from Auckland with her husband eight years ago, she has made herself at home in the arts community, and believes the region has the potential to extend on its already proud legacy for all things arty.

Textures and colour are the key features of Arcanum, with porcelain and terracotta clays as well as beeswax utilised to enhance both wall mounted and hanging sculptures, giving three of the five senses a treat.

“If you can enjoy it, then it’s working,” she states.

This abstract appreciation provides a point of difference, Pam says, in how the works should be viewed and judged as opposed to something more conventional like a framed painting.

“You can’t look at ceramics with the same eyes, because they’re not contained in a frame to focus on- this is 3D coming out at you in your face,” she explains.

“You have to stop and think about what you’re looking at and how it’s different instead of just lumping everything in with the same criteria.”

Pam also offers some advice to other up and coming artists in terms of backing their own abil-ity and belief in their work, even in the face of adverse response to their creation.

“People need to learn when they’re first start-ing out to not get put off by criticism because people often don’t understand where you’re coming from- (grasping)the intention in the work is always important,” she says.

Taylor Pamela Wood’s exhibition ‘Arcanum’ will be on show at the Art Hub Gallery, 389 High Street for the month of July. Opening hours are 10 am - 3 pm Thurs – Sun.

Pictured above: The centrepiece of Taylor Pamela Wood’s Arcanum exhibition, show-casing her talent for ceramic-based sculp-ture and showing for the month of July at the Art Hub Gallery on High Street.

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Police are appealing for the publics help in identifiying the man in the picture here. If you know who this person is please get in touch with Motueka Police or the crimestoppers hotline 0800 555 111

By Tim O’ConnellAn old postcard to

Belgium by a long lost friend is the only thread of information that a man living in the European Kingdom has to go on in re-establishing contact with a man he has not heard from for twenty years.

Details pointing to the man’s wife hail-ing from Motueka has prompted a request for assistance to the public in order to shed some light on the mini-mystery.

A letter was sent to Motueka Community Board member David Ogilvie at the end of March by a Mr Patrick Goddard who lives in Gooik, a municipality located in the province of Flemish Brabant, population 9000.

After making the acquaintance of a Kiwi living in London many years ago by the name of Christopher Brown, Mr Goddard main-tained a friendship with the New Zealander until they lost touch in 1994, with a postcard dated 22 December being the last corre-spondence between them.

Keen to find out his friend’s whereabouts nearly 21 years on, he has nonetheless offered some informa-tion in the letter that

Kiwi reconnection sought by Belgian-based buddy.

he hopes will trigger a response.

From a local per-spective, of particular interest is Chris’ wed-ding to his girlfriend Susan- surname unknown- in the gar-den of her parents’ house in the Motueka area on December 17.

Mr Goddard says Susan’s family-includ-ing a sister- came from Motueka, while not much more is given about Chris except he was thought to have a sister that lived in Auckland at the time.

The pair were

expecting a child at the time and soon left to return to England where they were living prior to the nuptials.

It is here that the trail runs cold in terms of their subsequent loca-tion and recent activity, although Mr Goddard believes their child was born in April 1995 and that they may well still reside in England.

Age-wise Chris is today understood to be in his mid-60’s, while Susan is in her late 50s or early 60s.

Mr Ogilvie says he has no idea who

the Chris and Susan referred to in the letter are and three months on is no closer to nar-rowing his search beyond the handful of details obtained through correspond-ence to date.

He hopes that by putting the details out there to readers of the Guardian, some piec-es of the mystery may be discovered and a reunion can be facili-tated.

The Guardian man-aged to contact the reunion-minded Mr Goddard, who was

able to fill in a few more gaps for us.

“We were good friends when teach-ing English in Athens, Greece, in the late 1970's. Chris must now be about 65 years old,” he says via email.

“Chris is from Watford, England. He read Classics at Cambridge.”

“When he wrote to tell me about his mar-riage he didn't give an address, and I have changed address many times since then. Hence we lost touch with each other.”

Somewhere around here? The front of the postcard at the centre of a search for a friend who has tentative link to the Tasman, with help being enlisted by Motueka locals to locate an old friend.

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Make your money workApart from supporting the main person you employ

for your job, using local tradespeople has wide reaching benefits to our community.

Your chosen tradesperson will likely be employing oth-ers, often someone you know, to help complete the work. This includes new opportunities for apprenticeships so our young people don’t have to move away to be guided by a professional and gain qualifications in their chosen trade.

The money you spend will go to local wages and pur-chase locally sourced and, wherever possible, locally produced and manufactured products. This keeps eve-ryone working and spending locally.

Your project – your wayUsing a local company gives you greater control and

flexibility over your project if you desire it. Having years of experience means our local builders

can often draw upon past jobs to offer advice on improve-ments to your project. While they are more than happy to take the reigns entirely and complete the job from start to finish so it is 100% hassle free for you, having a local onboard gives you the option of tailoring the job to your needs and having input into the process as the build progresses. Sometimes your initial thoughts can evolve along with the job or change completely and it’s comfort-ing to know you may have the ability to alter some of the details as you go along to ensure you are totally happy with the end result. After all – you have to live with it!

Backing it upOnce you have enlisted the help of a local tradesper-

son to assist with your job you will often find this connec-tion continues on past the completion of the project and can lead to further business referrals for you both.

One of the great things about this relationship is the back up service – being able to ask questions and dou-ble check details throughout the process as well as after completion and then having that person as your initial contact the next time you have a building or renovation idea.

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Tradespeople in the Motueka area are uniting as part of a new initiative to promote the wide range of profes-sional services in the building sector.

Spearheaded by local builder Tony Riordan, the group will launch a website to showcase everything from site assessment and excavation through to landscaping.

Tony says the site will initially feature around 30 trades people, all of whom he has personally spoken to about the criteria for being involved.

“To be part of the iBuild Motueka group they need to be living locally, employing locally and spending locally” he said.

“The expectation is that they will be open to allowing local guys to quote for each and every aspect of the job and be using them whenever possible.”

“These guys will be actively supporting other local businesses and spending their money in our community which has a flow on effect that will benefit everyone in a noticeable way from restaurants and cafes through to spending at local school and charity events.”

Tony says local builders, painters, decorators, electri-cians and landscapers have previously promoted them-selves individually and that this site would be an oppor-tunity to present a professional, united front.

“Each of us has our specialties, be it new builds, exten-

sions or renovations and this way the customer will get the right person for their particular job. ”

Each tradesperson will have a listing which outlines their areas of expertise so customers can search accord-ing to their needs. They will then be able to click through to that tradesperson to find out more.

He said locals had traditionally relied on word of mouth referrals and family connections for business and now needed to move towards more modern methods as peo-ples buying habits changed.

“Everyone is online now researching and getting ideas for their home. We need to make sure everyone in this community is aware that they can get everything they need taken care of by a local person”

“While we have always had these professionals in our community we are now lifting our game in terms of mar-keting to highlight the benefits of keeping it local.”

The website will give customers control of their project – they can decide which areas they would like completely taken care of and the things they may want to have more input into themselves.

Currently under construction, but with a holding page in place, the site to keep an eye on is

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Whether you go for a neutral palette with the idea of appealing to a future buyer or want to express yourself in your family home, colour choice has a huge impact on the look and feel of your house.

Trending looks can have an affect on your success if wanting to sell your home, but your own personal taste is what’s really important for rooms you are going to live in everyday.

When choosing colours for your walls, be it paint, wall-paper or a combination of the two, you might like to take into consideration the furnishing or artwork you intend to dress the room with as well as the light source in the room and the views from the windows.

With recycling and repurposing on the rise, it is often possible to use colour to reuse second hand furniture and cabinetry. It is important to get a professional finish with this, especially for cabinets used in wet areas like kitchen or bathroom.

Trawling through various websites, thumbing through magazines and gathering ideas is a great way to start but can also leave you feeling overwhelmed by choice. Your next step should be to speak to a local expert, be in a staff member at the paint shop or a qualified profes-sional painter. They can advise on colour combinations, suitable finishes and may even be able to show you examples of recently completed projects.

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One of the easiest and most satisfying ways to add value to your home and improve its overall appearance is to put some time into improving how it looks from the road.

Take some photographs from the road and try to imag-ine you are seeing your home for the first time from this angle and make a list of improvement ideas.

This can be as simple as de-cluttering your front lawn and adding some potted colour or you can go all out with an exterior repaint.

Even a fresh coat of paint on your front door or a let-terbox upgrade can give your curb appeal a boost.

Take a look at your fencing and investigate having it repaired, repainted or in some cases replaced com-pletely. Attractive, secure fencing is a bonus for those with pets and children and provides a nice backdrop for your garden.

Without proper maintenance large trees and shrubs can quickly outgrow their space so it is worth getting some professional advice when it comes to improving or creating a landscaped area for your home’s frontage. You may be surprised the difference it can make remove a large overgrown tree and have it replaced with some tasteful smaller plantings.

Outside looking inThe importance of a warm, dry home is currently a hot

topic and not without reason.As well as its adverse effects on your health, a damp

interior environment can also contributing to premature deterioration of home

If you contact a local expert they can guide you through practical solutions for common housing problems like condensation, mould, insulation and draughts and help you to avoid those large winter heating bills.

Sometimes these issues can be solved quite simply and other examples require a larger investment like the installation of insulation. Anyone who has had experi-ence with batts will tell you this is a job for a professional!

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Some of the most popular tasks undertaken by our local tradespeople are those which enhance our daily lives and add value to our homes such as bathroom ren-ovations, bedroom additions and the creation on indoor-outdoor spaces with new or extended decking areas.

Many of us feel we can save money by making a start on or completing these ourselves but in reality it always pays to speak to a professional before you pick up that hammer or paintbrush.

While it may be possible to assist in some way with the preparation stages of the project you will always get a better finished result with input from a local professional.

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Your local builder will be able to asses all aspects of the home and any outbuildings including the initial structure and any renovations. An expert eye is often needed to spot substandard workmanship and corner cutting.

This is also a great time to discuss with your builder any plans you may have for your prospective home in order to gauge the cost and feasibility of changes and extensions.

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Motueka builder Tony Riordan came up with the idea for local tradespeople to present a united front in their marketing after he realised how much greater the impact of advertising together would be and how impor-tant the online presence had become. After speaking to some like minded builders he expanded the idea to include a range of tradespeople and everyone he spoke to saw the benefits of the newly launched iBuildMotueka group.“Nobody needs to look outside our area for hard working, top class professional services and the hope is that our united front will return people’s attention to the importance and benefits of spending their money locally,” said Tony.“All we ask is for a chance at least to meet and quote on people’s projects so they can compare because as we all know every “builder needs a crack”Check out www.ibuildmotueka.co.nz for more information.

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While iBuild Motueka is still in its initial stages of form-ing and setting up to market themselves as a group, members are hoping that success of their joint venture will eventually lead to the opening of a centrally located office in Motueka.

The idea is that this office would be staffed with a suitably qualified local person who could sit down with each customer, assess their needs and refer them to the appropriate local tradesperson best suited to help them. This would complement the website as it expands and cater for those who prefer a personal consultation. The group predicts people will use the website for their initial planning stages and then move on to having a chat with this office for larger jobs or directly with the trasdesper-

son for smaller requirements.“From the initial site inspection, planning and design,

through to the actual main job and on to the finer details they would be assisted with completing a tailor-made plan for their project,” says iBuild Motueka spokesper-sonTony Riordan.

“Part of this planning process would also give custom-ers the option of dealing with their own consents and permits or, if they don’t have the confidence or the time, they can leave all of these details to the tradesperson and we can make it hassle free.”

Anyone interested in supporting or joining the iBuild-Motueka can contact Tony Riordan on 0274834585 or email [email protected]

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26 WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2015 Sport

Upset? No, we’re extremely pleased!

It was contrasting fortunes for our local rugby teams in their three semi finals on Saturday. Top: Winger Stein Schreiber dots down for Kahurangi’s first try against Waimea Old Boys at Jubilee Park. Despite being down 8-9 at half time, the Mot- based Division One side rallied to knock out the defending champs 20-19 with a last minute try to Kenny Eggers. Below: Kent Strange is about to feel the full brunt of a stifling Wanderers defence, as the Division Two encounter saw Collingwood’s season cut short, losing 22-0.

By Tim O’ConnellTrafalgar Park has had its fair share of great

winning moments at all levels, from Nelson Bays last minute wins to the Motueka -Golden Bay buzzer beater against Marlborough at the under 52kg tournament last week.

A field of dreams is taking it a bit far, but for those who have waited for the Riwaka-Huia alli-ance to come to life, a win in the Division One final this weekend would no doubt have sup-porters looking to souvenir some turf from the hallowed ground.

On Saturday, Kahurangi pulled off an incred-ible victory over Waimea Old Boys to close the lid on one of the more dominant legacies in recent club competition, winning 20-19 thanks to a last minute try to Kenny Eggers, and all important conversion from Mike Wells.

Moreover, just three years into an amalgama-tion and twenty two years since a Motueka based team has graced the big dance of the club final, Kahurangi has timed their run perfectly to face Wanderers on Saturday.

Kahurangi set the pace from kickoff and thanks to a fine try from winger Stein Schreiber, Kahurangi were soon up 8- 6 and matching their more fancied opponent in every facet.

However, Waimea were hanging on but accord-ing to Kahurangi Co-Coach Chris Binns, there was no theatrics or reason to adjust the status quo at half time, despite trailing 8-9.

“My half time speech was probably one of the simplest I’ve ever given- I just said to them ‘you’re winning the line outs and you’re winning the rucks- we’re beating them all over the park except on the scoreboard- just keep doing what you’re doing, trust in your systems and you’ll be okay,” he said.

“It probably could’ve happened a little bit soon-er instead of on minute before full time.”

Indeed, Kahurangi did leave it late to make a final stab at glory, initially letting Waimea back into the game in the second half to lead 19-13.

Binns admitted that the squad was confident of pulling off an upset ahead of the semi final clash, having run WOB close in their last encounter just three weeks ago.

Now, after the weeks first training session last night, he says the only problem is trying to hold the boys back..if that is a problem at all.

Binns agrees that the creation of a Kahurangi side has been a smart move for rugby in the district in terms of results and fostering quality players.

“The last couple of seasons the talent has

always been there, they’re young so they’ll con-tinue to get better as time goes on,” he states ominously.

While Kahurangi’s win was nothing short of heart-stoppingly awesome, the weekend was otherwise disappointing for the other local teams involved in Division Two semi final matches played earlier in the afternoon.

For Collingwood, dominance in the country competition had translated to ongoing success in the subsequent rounds, with only a couple of losses and an unbeaten run at home to show for their season up to now.

Strangely this still left them in third position for the playoffs, facing Wanderers at Brightwater who were one of the few teams to get one over the Golden Blacks in 2015.

In ideal rugby conditions the match got under-way, with opening exchanges tight and indicative of the games magnitude with no team willing to give an inch.

By halftime it was a sole penalty to Wanderers that separated the teams, and the game was at that stage still anyone’s to seize.

It was here that the wheels fell off for Collingwood, with loose passes and turnovers at the breakdown coughing up possession more than a coach would like in regular season, let alone in a sudden death playoff.

On two of these occasions Wanderers pounced on the visitors lapses to create tries against the run of play.

Although well worked and impressive to watch from a neutral perspective, they were unneces-sary points to give away.

Talismanic First Five Eighth Liam Miller did his best to orchestrate a backline resurgence as the clock ticked down. However, his usual deft touches and perceptive kicking was largely shut down by a stifling defensive line led by the Wanderers loose trio.

By the time Collingwood had found some late inspiration to chance their arm, it was too little too late and a tremendous season spluttered to an inevitable conclusion, with Wanderers holding them scoreless in a 22-0 defeat.

Takaka had finished the round robin season strongly to clinch the fourth spot at the expense of Huia.

The downside to this honour was being drawn to face the top ranked Waimea Old Boys team at Richmond and despite a large and ubiquitous presence of supporters on the sideline, the task proved too great for the Blue and Reds as they lost 38-22.

A boisterous Golden Bay presence was in force on the sidelines at Richmond and Brightwater to cheer on their teams in Division Two Semi final action on Saturday. While Collingwood and Takaka were runners up in both fixtures, losing 22-0 and 38-22 respec-tively, supporters were keen to make the most of the excursion over the hill and stayed on to watch the later games- joining their Motueka cousins to cheer Kahurangi to victory in the later game at Jubilee Park.Small pockets of WOB real estate were commandeered to erect banners such as the one pictured, which no doubt gave players a lift throughout the match.

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WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2015 27SCORES & DRAWS

Womens Golf MotuekaResults for Tuesday 7/7/15LGU Ross Trophy Eclectics & PuttsSilver & Bronze 1: 1st Barbara Simpson Nett 69 2nd Jane Adams Nett 71 3rd Pam Chapman Nett 72Bronze 2 & Bronze 3: 1st Lorraine Moorhead Nett 67 2nd Anne Lawrence c/b Nett 72 3rd Robyn Frater c/b Nett 72Putting: Lorraine Moorhead 28 puttsTwos Barbara Simpson on 7 & Amy

McHardy on 49 Hole Ladies played StablefordGroup A: Lynne Bixley 16Group B: Bev Bradley 19Motueka Women's Golf ResultsSaturday 11/7/15Stableford 5Grace Latimer 39Penny Vincent 35Astrid Tudberry 34 c/b

Golf

EquestrianA fine, chilly day with good ground con-

ditions and a very good turnout added up to another excellent day of show hunter and show jumping at Marchwood Park on 5/7/2015. Motueka Pony Club will run their next event on Sunday August 2nd.

Results: Show Jumping 40cm: 1 Davis "Arrow"2 Nicky Myers "Roger"3 Lily Hendrickson "Zephyr"4 Margie Barnes "Chico"50cm:1 Davis "Arrow"2 Taylah Moreton "Charlie"3 Kaitlyn Holmes "Jimmy"4 Diane Saunders "Custer"60cm:1 Yasmin Milliner "Malaka"2 Angela Cotton " Dustin"3 Jessica Ladley "Ida"4 Lyn Cameron "Falcon"70cm:1 Abbie Ransom "Bella"2 Maia Schinkel "Crunchie"3 Jessica Ladley "Ida"4 Jamie Rushbrook "Paddy"80cm:1 Melissa Harte-Seidel "Shara"2 Gabrielle Milne "Rinaldo"3 Abbie Ransom "Bella"4 Sophie Williams "Lily"90cm1 Yasmin Milliner "Carrot"2 Rachel Lowe "Dazzle"3 Pieta Milne "Tonka"4 Shelley Pomeroy "Bessie"1.0m1 Yasmin Milliner "Carrot"2 Ange Cotton "Becs"3 Melissa Harte Seidl "Shara"4 Sophie Williams "Lily"

RESULTS: Show Hunter40cm1 Erena Powell "Coco"50cm1 Sophie Ward "Rico"2 Sarah Sowerby "Kong"3 Paulette Stannard "Tui"4 Diane Saunders "Custer"60cm1 Sophie Ward "Rico"2 Liga Raukauska "Diesel"70cm1 Lilly Hendrickson "Ida"2 Shania Pascoe "Charlie"3 Abbie Ransom "Bella"80cm1 Gabrielle Milne "Rinaldo"2 Lilly Hendrickson "Zac"3 Shelley Pomeroy "Bessie"4 Holly Attenborough "Red"

June Patching 34Twos: Astrid Tudberry No. 11Nett Eagle: Grace Latimer No. 3Next Week: Captain v President

MatchplayTasman Golf ClubResults from the day’s play 11 July, third round Rush Cup Qualifying:Winners on the day (best ball stableford):President Derek Gray and Captain Ross Stevenson 44 pointsPete Dunn and Russell Hume 40 pointsEric Satherley and Gerald Warwick 40 pointsNearest the Pin: Johnny MalcolmTwos: NoneThe draws for upcoming events:Saturday 18 July Round 3 Morris Trophy Match PlayThe round ProperPete Dunn plays David CoelandNeil Irwin plays Eric SatherleyAlan Tait plays Jim Hunter Ralph Meikle plays Chris JonesThe FlightsBill Wansbone plays Gerald Warwick Tom Mulcahy plays Art DunkleyThose of us that do not have matches will play match play as well (good prac-tice for upcomingClub champs and Ryder Trophy (in September) Saturday 25 July Rush Cup Pairs Matchplay:Eric Satherley and Gerald Warwick Play Miles Chamberlayne and Mark LuttermanJohnny Malcolm and Gary BlairPlay Neil Irwin and Ross BeattieDavid Coeland and Wayne RobinsonPlay Mike Howell and Fraser Castle Ralph Meikle and George JamesonPlay Jim Hunter and Bill Wansbone

Saturday 1 August Club Champs (as advertised, top 8 in each grade to qualify where applicable)

Seniors David Coeland a byeRalph Meikle plays Miles Chamberlayne Phil Hyatt plays Pete Dunn Bruce Thomson a byeIntermediates Derek Gray plays Mike McGeeJohnny Malcolm plays Russell HumeRoss Stevenson plays Neil Irwin Eric Satherley plays Pete ThawleyJunior A Gary Blair plays Gerald Warwick Paul Barrett plays Bill Wansbone Mark Lutterman plays Ross BeattieGeorge Jameson plays Wayne RobinsonJunior B Only two qualify so Alan Tait and John

Gillan go straight into the final 17 OctoberWomen’s Golf18 hole womens Dodson Rosebowl win-

ner 13th July Marita Hattersley, 2nd Judi Salisbury.

BridgeMotueka Bridge Club 13-07-2015North/ SouthMaxine Harrington & John Keene

62.85% Angela Janes & Joan Lloyd 54.51%Malcolm MacLeod & Clive Thomas

52.78%East/ WestFrank Bryson & Natalie Vonk 59.13%Ann Cegarra & Geoff Tucker 56.35%Dianna Whitten & Lorna Wilson 54.76%Handicap Results - North/ SouthMaxine Harrington & John Keene

62.33%Malcolm MacLeod & Clive Thomas

56.48%Patricia R England & Barbara Wilson

53.90%Handicap Results- East/ WestFrank Bryson & Natalie Vonk 62.29%Ann Cegarra & Geoff Tucker 61.96%Dianna Whitten & Lorna Wilson 57.29%

Promising Festival showing for Mot High

By Tim O’ConnellThere was no repeat of their previous

year’s win however the performance of the Motueka High School girls rugby team showed enough promise to suggest that they are and will remain a force to be reckoned with on the national landscape.

With a squad of 26 making the trip down to the chilly North Otago town the team managed to finish third in the sevens com-petition and second in the fifteens.

Four players were named in tournament teams- with Risi Pouri- Lane, Sydney Wilkinson, and the Siaki sisters Fainga and Lyric rewarded for some fantastic rugby.

Manager Lisa Brown also paid tribute to the efforts of Tui Henry who she believes was unlucky not to gain selection after a great season.

Having just returned from a hectic trip down south, the girls are set to about turn in a weeks time to face Christchurch Girls High in the Crusaders Schools final.

A win from there will see them travel to face the winner of the Highlanders region

At this stage, Brown is envisaging a daunting clash with Southland Girls High School, who look to be one of the schools to beat not just regionally, but on the national stage.

“They’re extremely good- I’d almost put them up with Hamilton Girls, who are just

Follow me to the tryline! This great shot courtesy of Kelly Stock shows Prop Tui Henry in the fine form that saw her identified as one of the standout players of the Motueka High School side at the South Island Girls Rugby Festival, held at St Kevins College in Oamaru last week. Motueka High finished third in both the sevens and fifteen competitions but received some helpful insights into their future opponents.

awesome,” she said.Culling the squad by four players is

never an easy task yet it is a reality for the coaching staff as only 22 are allowed to travel to Christchurch.

While uncomfortable with having to tell several players they are surplus to requirements, Brown admits that it is a good position to be in, especially in con-trast to other schools that struggle to field a competitve side.

Beyond those already dizzying heights, once the weather warms up a few degrees the sevens game takes prec-edence, with the Tasman Sevens get-ting underway as an entree to the South Islands at Timaru in September to pave the road to December’s Condor Sevens.

With a few days respite before getting back into competition mode with Tasman schools, the team is looking to repay a little bit of charity afforded to them by the big boys for their big day at Trafalger Park.

“The week that we were short, sev-eral players some of the Kahurangi boys came across to be our water boys, so we’re going to try and get as many of us head ing across for the game,”

The festival was successful for another local school who attended, with Waimea College keeping Tasman’s flag flying high by winning the sevens B Grade.

Rugby18th July 2015

FINAL WEEKEND:

Car Company Nelson Bays Division 1

15:00 Wanderers V Kahurangi Trafalgar Park

Car Company Division 2 13:00 W a i m e a O B V Wanderers Trafalgar Park

Car Company Women 11:30 Town Women v Country Women Trafalgar Park

UC Championship 12:00 Waimea College v Roncalli College Waimea College

NetballCongratulations to the following players

for selection into theUnder 13 Development Representative

teamMotueka SouthLily NelmesCassidy HurreyParklandsEmma LangfordLiarna TreanorTasmanLeila CollinsLMOBodelle RowlingSPCMareikura IkinRiwakaNicole DrummondLiligail Barrier

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32 WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2015 Sport

By Tim O’ConnellGeorge Sturgeon’s twentieth

season in charge of junior rep rugby has produced a two-win, two loss record, punctuated with some epic memories and a roll-ercoaster week for all involved.

With his Motueka- Golden Bay team drawn a bye for the final day’s competition on Friday, George was able to reflect on another Seddon Shield Under 52kg Tournament at the helm of a team that he holds very dearly having been a both player and coach over the last 45 years.

After the worst possible start to the week with an 84-0 thrashing by Nelson, a last minute Zante Stone try against Marlborough saw them home 15-12 the next day.

An unfortunate reversal of for-tune against West Coast handed them a second loss 12-10 on Wednesday before finishing on a high with a 53-0 trousering of Buller on Thursday.

Finishing third behind a ram-pant Nelson and Marlborough, George is nonetheless pleased that his charges have done their best to uphold the district’s com-petitive reputation at the tourna-ment.

At the same, he was quick to acknowledge the dominance of the city boys, who went through their four games unbeaten with a for and against record of 315-0.

“We haven’t gone forward and we haven’t gone backwards, but

that Nelson team was a grade above themselves,” he said while checking out the final match of the tournament- a Coal Country derby between Buller and West Coast.

“They never had a point scored against them and their lowest score (against them) was 65...they were just too strong.”

In this landmark year, George was ably assisted by Greg Fry and Rhys Wells as well as an inter-generational link with his son Scott offering some addi-tional Sturgeon support to the players.

“To come back and beat Marlborough like we did, that’s as good as anything to beat them,” he says.

“We should have beat West Coast but the boys just didn’t bloody front, then they went mad yesterday and played well, but that’s rugby.”

The U52kg Primary Schools Seddon Shield Tournament is in its 79th year.

Alongside our local Motueka/Golden Bay side, four other teams compete annually for the title: Nelson, Marlborough, Buller and West Coast.

Many former players have fond memories of their time in the unique brown and white hooped jersey and this year’s players were rapt to be presented with their playing numbers by former Mot GB rep David Havili who is now playing for the Makos and

the Crusaders. After so many years of service

to rugby at all levels, George hints that his tenure as Under 52kg Coach is beginning to wind down, with next year’s tourna-ment in Greymouth and Hokitika touted as his swansong.

“It’s just about all over- I dare say I’ll do one more and that’ll be it, but I suppose while you’re enjoying it you keep going and try for one more win,” he states.

With seven Year 7 kids in the 2015 squad and a handful

more in the wider training roster, George is hopeful of retaining a handy talent base to atone for their losses next year.

“They’re a good bunch of kids and the younger ones will get another lick, so we’ll wait and see what happens.”

There was some acknowl-edgment of the teams perform-ance with two players from the Motueka-Golden Bay side, Joseph Roberts and Jackson Harris, were named in the tourna-ment team, while Ethan Burt was

named top tackler for the week.

Pictured: George Sturgeon (left) and his son Scott were part of the coaching setup for this year’s Under 52kg Seddon Shield rugby tourna-ment in Nelson last week. In George’s 20th season in charge the Motueka- Golden Bay team came third with two good wins against Buller and Marlborough.

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