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Despite wet weather warnings Sunday dawned fine and warm and by 9.30 there was a sizable crowd of youngsters and their adults, fish-ing on Talley’s platform at Port Motueka. It was the annual ‘Take a Kid Fishing’ event organised by the R.S.A. Fishing Club.

Most youngsters caught a herring of two, a few snagged their neighbours and some were troubled by the inordinate amount of

Surelytwo year old Jaime Shutt was the young-est fish-erpersonduringSunday’s‘Take a Kid fFishing’outing on Talleys platformat Port Motueka?Others like JessicaWood of Riwaka-said sheloved the chance to spend time fishingwith her dad, but 11 year old Sophie was disap-pointedthat her catch was going to be her gran-dad’s bait.

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JANE WELLSIt was a beautiful setting on a deli-

ciously warm spring Sunday when a good crowd of around 200 gath-ered to celebrate the godwits of our Motueka Estuary.

“It was the first time we’ve had the support of local Iwi,” said organiser, Dana Wensley, “It’s a crucial step forward. It’s brought the community together to broaden our understand-ing of the kuaka. The words spoken added a richness and meaning to the event.”

“The godwits are a great example to us,” said Ngarangi, form the local Iwi, “They transcend barriers and travel here as a family.” He also told of how his ancestors in the Pacific watched the kuaka and recognised that their annual flight was a sign that there was land further south.

He also paid tribute to the late Pauline Samways whose inspira-tional work created this event for the first time four years ago. “It takes one person to start a journey for us all to follow.” His words were sup-ported by a karakia from the local Maori people.

David Melville of Birds New Zealand spoke about how important the health of the estuary is. “As the tide draws out the godwits feed on the kai Moana. It is important to keep the estuary healthy – for the birds and ourselves. Healthy mud-flats mean healthy birds and healthy people.”

“China is not so good at look-ing after the godwits’ habitat. In New Zealand we need to show the Chinese that we care and we need to encourage them. This event has more than national significance.”

Afterwards many people lingered to take tea and cakes, to peruse the Department of Conservation’s display of shore birds and to look at the art and poems from St Peter Chanel School’s pupils. Copies of the scjhool’s book “ The Never Ending Summer” sold well.

sea lettuce they fished up instead. One enterprising mother col-lected her family’s haul and was planning on taking it home for her asparagus patch. Club members were on hand to help out and sprinkle about the occasional handful of fishmeal. On-shore free sausages and juice were available and at 11am President Linda Glew presented every child with a prize and icecream.

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In brief‘Hot fashion for a hot planet’This fashion show with a difference is aimed to mobilise

creativity while delivering an important political message. It’s an opportunity to have a response to the unsettling prospect of climate change using wearable art. The fashion show takes place at The Boatshed on 24th November and a number of local artists have entered. Amongst them is the MoTEC staff with ‘Ocean Leather Bikini”, Yvonne Hammond with an incredible flax fibre hat creation and Stella Bogdanoff and her “Mephitic Toxica” “We are calling on all government leaders to take bold action to reduce carbon pollution in order to stabilise the climate.” said the organisers.

The United Nations Climate Change conference is on in Paris from November 30th until December 11th with its aim to achieve a legally binding global agreement on climate from all the nations of the world. To find out more go to www.cleanenergyactionz.org

Want to know about Solar technology?Ulrich von Werder worked as a smart grid architect at General

Electric in Germany and he’ll lead tomorrow night’s discussion (19th November) about the implementing of viable solar sys-tems for those wanting to go solar. He’ll also speak about the future of this technology and there’ll be talk of customer interests, economic viability and more. All at the Riverside centre from 7pm. Please register with Tanya on [email protected]

Logo design competition for swimming poolSubmit a winning design for a logo to be used in fund-

raising for the Motueka Community Swimming Pool and you’ll receive two double State Cinema movie passes. The logo needs to include the title “Motueka Community Swimming Pool” and be simple and able to stand out in black and white. For more info contact Maree at [email protected], or visit Motueka Floral Studio in High Street. Submit your entry by Sunday 13th December.

Young Mums lunchHave you wondered where to go to get help with parent-

ing and any health concerns for you and your children? There is a chance for young mums to get together over lunch at Community House at Deck’s Reserve on Friday 20th November at 10.30am. “Come and join us for a yummy lunch.”

It’s happeningA small but intrepid group of enthusiasts is working hard

to establish a base which will cater for the RSE workers who

live near Motueka during the horticultural season. .“The Matariki Pacifica Development Project is going from strength to strength planning and organising what will be the new Cultural Hub,” said instigator Renee Doherty recently. “Our building at the end of Whakarewa Street is being painted and I have managed to attract a unique artist Jonathan Muzacz , who is on a working holiday.”“Our facebook page is Matariki Pacifica Project and I’m just setting up an online Give a little page. We are only a handful of people networking within the community in order to see this project come to light so we need community assistance.”

Law for Lunch at library All sorts of questions about getting your affairs in order will be answered at Motueka Library on Tuesday 24th

November between 12.19pm and 1pm by Simon Jones of the Nelson Bays Community Law Service.Bring your lunch and your questions – like - Wills, Power of Attorneys and Family Trusts. Why do I need a will and P.O.A.? How do I get one? Is a Family Trust a good idea? It’s free!

On Saturday 28th November, in conjunction with the Food Forest folk as part of an international day of action on Climate Change, the Community Garden is holding its annual sunflower and swan plant plantings and seed swap. Everyone’s invited and your help with clearing the gorse for the Food Forest behind the gar-den would be welcomed. It’s from 1pm.

Vince O’Possum and Sue Walker at work in the Community Garden’s tun-nel house.

As we were saying last week when rudely interrupted...”If you’re going cross country ski-ing pick a small one.”

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TIM O’CONNELLTestament to the

wide array of recrea-tional activities avail-able these days and the willingness of chil-dren to try something new, aerial perform-ance has emerged as a popular way to pro-mote agility and instill self-confidence with local youngsters.

Firebird Circus has been giving local chil-dren an opportunity to learn the skills asso-ciated with the acro-batic and aerial side of performance, from silk routines to double aerial hoop for three years now.

Its roots can be traced back to Brooklyn School, where initial after school lessons saw ropes and silks hung over trees as kids took their first steps in aerial mastery.

Today 32 prima-ry school children

receive tuition in acro-batic dynamics and have been making appearances at many local events includ-ing both the Ngatimoti and Brooklyn Fairs in recent weeks.

Having been essen-tially handed the reins to come up with their own routines the latest group of aerial aces will show what they have produced in a one off performance at Motueka’s Memorial, Hall starting at 6pm on Friday 20th November.

For teacher and cho-reographer Beck Finn - a Circus Arts graduate and former performer with Circus Aotearoa- the opportunities that exist in learning such a physically demanding pursuit go far beyond mere entertainment.

“The scope is huge- it’s all about increasing fitness and spirit which is so important these

days when more and more people are sitting still,” she said.

“Better still, it and it gives the kids a chance to be expressive and create something

amazing to show their friends and parents.”

Tickets for next Friday’s show are available on the door- $2 for kids $5 for adults and $10 for a family.

Kids take flight in circus

Eight year old Lily Mae Kennard- Kohey shows what she has learnt as part of her classes with Firebird Circus.

Puffin’ ‘Passchendaele’Photo by Mary Shee

Nine Motueka locals took time out recently to travel by steam train from Greymouth through the Buller Gorge to Westport and to as far north as Ngakawau before returning to Otira on a very special old steam locomotive - the Ab 608 named Passchendaele. It was a memorable journey with Steam Incorporated which has its headquarters at Paekakariki in the North Island. Here it struggles up the Reefton Incline.

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Street talkWe asked a few of the guests to our region whether they planned to be in New Zealand for Christmas and if so, where?

NickCalifornia I’ll be in Raglan- that’s where my dad lives.

McKennaNew YorkI’ll be in Raglan also- if we still like each other by then!

BerengereParisI’m here for a year so I’ll be staying in NZ- maybe some-where south but I don’t know yet.

EmileMotueka Valley Nowhere- I moved here a year ago and I just love it this time of the year, especially up the valley.

Positive behaviour initiative back on the cards for Motueka

Businesses in town are being urged to be on the lookout for kids behaving nicely and to let them have it- by stamping a card so they can be duly rewarded.

Positive Behaviour for Learning, or PB4L for short, has been a community ini-tiative undertaken by Motueka South School along with Parklands and Motueka High School for some time now.

Lower Moutere was previously involved with the group but are currently taking a break while their new principal settles in.

Motueka South School Deputy Principal Linda Beatson says PB4L is an effective approach to behaviour manage-ment in schools and finds that it effectively supports a ‘Keys to Success’ strategy of bringing out the posi-tive in students to help them grow into good citizens.

“As part of the pro-gramme, each of our schools has just three simple rules or expectations, which cover all eventuali-ties- For example at Motueka South, ours are M-Manage Self, S- Show Respect and S- Strive to Learn,” she explains.

A few years ago, our local PB4L ‘Coaches’ group intro-duced an initiative called ‘Community C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s Cards’.

The idea is that we provide little cards for businesses and organisations around town, to distribute for positive behaviour and good manners to any school-age student from anywhere.

The businesses only need to stamp their name on the back of each card and give them out to encourage positive behaviour on their premises.

Students can then take the card back to their own school to be

exchanged for whatev-er token is used there.

Mrs Beatson says the ‘Community Gotcha’ scheme started well with the initial feed-back being very posi-tive, especially from the Library, doctors surger-ies and some shops.

However she admits it has fizzled a bit late-

ly, and so they are reintroducing card supplies to sup-portive businesses around town this week.

“We won’t be vis-iting all premises because some didn’t use the cards we supplied previ-ously and we don’t

have time to waste- but businesses who don’t have cards or who have run out and would like to be part of this positive initiative are most welcome to phone any of the three schools for more sup-plies and we will hap-pily pop them around,” she says.

Motueka South School pupils Saumaki Saumaki (left) and Luke Inglis (right) were helping to delivery the latest Community ‘Gotcha (being good) Cards’ recently. This picture was taken at the Motueka Recreation Centre with Maureen Urwin on hand to be a part of the initiative.

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Swimming club backs pool project with big donation

An indoor swimming pool in Motueka means so much to young com-petitive swimmers and learners that their club has donated $5,000 to help start the fundrais-ing effort.

Aspiring Motueka swimmers and their parents will really appreciate having a local facility, rather than having to travel to Richmond or Nelson for training, says Motueka Swimming Club treasurer Philippa Thain, handing over the donation.

"This will be a won-derful facility not only for our own club mem-bers but also for heaps of Motueka people who love swimming and want to be able to do it regularly without hav-ing to travel so far.

"We want a pool that we, and the whole Motueka communi-ty, can use for more than just the summer months."

A committee of Good Sports Motueka has finalised plans to build a community pool by upgrading the existing Motueka High School pool, and has begun a campaign to raise the $1 million that will allow the pool to be thermally enclosed.

That will make it usable for much of the year rather than the four months (if you're lucky) that it can be open now. New chang-

Philippa Thain hands over the $5,000 cheque to Fred Hickling, while young swimming club members Ethan Martin, Alex Thain and Zarrie Martin look on.

ing rooms for the pub-lic and a warm-down pool will also be made.

The fundraising campaign will swing into full gear early next year, but already dona-tions have taken the fund well into the tens of thousands of dol-lars. The pool com-mittee chairman Fred Hickling says that these early donations and pledges show that the community is seri-ous about getting this done after years of dis-appointments.

"Having the swim-ming club donate $5,000 is a wonderful effort and shows they are right behind the project."

Lisa Martin, who is on the Swimming Club committee, is now also working on the pool fundraising team and is committed to mak-ing it happen. Her son Ethan wants to swim in the Deaf Olympics in three years, but they cannot afford the travel

to Richmond for daily training.

She says there are at present five Motueka club mem-bers who are doing well at national level competitions, but two have given up recently because of the lack of adequate training facilities in Motueka.

The club has about 15 to 20 members who are training at some sort of competitive level, and at least 30 to 40 others who are learning to swim bet-ter. Many others are keen to swim regularly but are not members of the swimming club.

Quite a few others belong to swimming clubs in Richmond and Nelson because of their facilities.

The next pool fund-raising activity will be a booth at the Motueka A & P Show where visitors can learn more about the project and make their own dona-tions.

Letters

Whilst numbers were down somewhat (30 folk attended), nev-ertheless those who came were treated to a very useful, informa-tive and helpful panel presentation from Tina Mills, (General Manager at our local Jack Inglis’ Friend-ship Hospital), plus the Clinical Management team. And the informa-tion and pens, as gifts for those who came.

Useful questions were asked of the panel, with helpful answers.

As with previous Seminars, the ‘feed-back ’ has provided a

number of good sug-gestions for next year’s seminars.

As usual, thanks to all who helped make this Seminar worthwhile and to ‘run’ smoothly. To our panel from Jack Inglis’ Hospital; Sue, our Parish adminis-trator; to Sandy who operated the sound system; to the deli and bakery staff at New World who always ‘come up trumps’ with the lunch; to our team of A.A.W. ladies who served the same; The Guardian staff for these press releases,and of course folk from the Parish and the wider

Motueka community who came… A few months’ rest now until the 1st Seminar in 2016, so as usual, re-member to ‘watch this space…’

Kindest regards and blessings,

(Revd.) Matt. BeechParish/Community

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Our latest Seminar for Seniors held Tuesday November 10th.

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Gibbons Construction folk – Aaron Kennaway, Stephen Harrison and Gary McGregor were pictured at the new ‘Precinct Diner’ on the corner of Pah and High Streets Motueka Friday. Soon all will be

These women were all a part of Motueka’s Altrusa Club which existed between 1981 and 2000 and was responsible for getting Motueka’s Recreation Centre started. They were welcomed to the Rec Centre and given a tour by manag-ers Brent and Jodi Maru during a reunion last week. Special mention was made of Pamela Holyoake who coordinat-ed the project through until the opening in 1987. The group raised $11,000 at the district’s inaugural wine and food festival and the first Sports Award dinners. Such fundraising involved many people. “These days money is raised largely by applying for grants and community involvement has been lost to a large extent,” commented Brent.Altrusa donated money to many causes during its 20 years. The sponsorship of young women for sporting, educa-tional and career opportunities and older women returning to the workforce was a special focus.

Movers and shakers behind our Rec Centre

‘All about apples’

A band of keen volunteers has been hidden away in Eileen Stewart’s garage busily constructing colourful back drops for the “All about apples” exhibition which opens on 7th December. at Motueka’s Museum.

“ “We ‘ve done loads of research. One thing we’ve discovered is how much trees have changed over the years. Early trees were big and vase shaped, then later they were refined and had a central leader, but now espaliered trees are in,” said Secretary Treasurer of the Museum commit-tee, Jen Calder.

“Earlier exhibitions have featured the horticultural industry but this is the first to feature apples alone, “ said Eileen, the Historical Association’s representative on the committee. “We are all very grateful for the assist-ance in goods and information that we’ve received from local businesses and individuals. “

So anything you want to know about the development of the apple indus-try in Motueka Tasman area you’re sure to find the answers soon!

Pictured above are Eileen Stewart, Carolle Oram and Jen Calder hard at work in Eileen’s garage. The team has been busy for some weeks now and looks forward to the opening of the exhibiton on December 7th

Ruby was firstRuby Aberhart was the Motueka Ladies

Probus group’s first president and last week it was she who cut the 26th birthday cake during a special morning tea. Eileen Stewart spoke about godwits and afterwards the Ukulele Crazee ‘s played for a joyous sing along.

The group meets on the second Friday of every month in the Motueka Brass Band rooms and committee member Miriam Gratton says new women are most welcome to come along as guests and that she’ll arrange to have them picked up.

Probus is for women of 50 and over and it’s a chance to socialize with other women. “We have quite a few offshoot groups too like a craft group and volunteers for different things. We are non political,” said Miriam.

Next month there’ll be a Christmas special at The Playhouse and the group has arranged bus transport for everyone. Miriam is happy to hear from you if you’d like to come along. Contact her on [email protected]

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TIM O’CONNELLMotueka’s newest street name- Assaf Way-

has been in place in its physical form for some years already, however with bollards in place, an official sign erected and businesses on either side buying in to the plan, one of the three thor-oughfares linking High Street with the Deck’s Reserve carpark is now officially free of vehicle access.

Peter Assaf, who owns the properties sur-rounding the access way and has been instru-mental in seeing this project come to fruition, says the plan to close off vehicle access has been on the cards for some time now with public and council having expressed a wish to have a safer area for pedestrians to move efficiently between the shops and their car.

He added that having a mutual agreement from various sectors of the community was a helpful aspect in ensuring things went ahead as envisaged.

“Everybody has wanted it to be pedestrian, and now we are happy to make it so,” he said.

“It’s only the shortest route and located in the middle of the carpark, frequented by many and people have to move the shortest way- the most pleasant way- it will be nice for them to pass with no hindrance,” he says.

Safety, not convenience, has been the primary reason for making Assaf Way a purely pedes-trian zone, with just a three metre gap between the walls of Paper Plus and Astrolabe Fashions offering little space to accommodate both shop-pers and the various forms of transport using the side alleys.

While no cars will pass through that particular section from now on there are still two similar thoroughfares nearby to provide access to vehi-cles from the carpark to Motueka’s main street within a 200m distance.

Given this, Mr Assaf believes that having one section set aside purely for those on foot presents no real burden to those who still require vehicle access between High Street and Deck’s Reserve.

Peter said it was fitting and nice to have the thoroughfare named in honour of his family, with the Assaf name associated with the local com-munity since his father Joe began business on the High Street premises in 1948.

Assaf Way a pleasing passage

Rylee Sue BloomfieldBorn 17.10.15 at 3am 8lb 2ozLittle baby sister to proud big sister Isla Jean Bloomfield.Nicola and Ryan thank mid wife Clare Spratt and the wonderful team at Motueka Maternity Unit.

This way to a safer short cut: Assaf Way between High Street and Deck’s Reserve is now vehicle-free.

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There will be warmth, glimpses of that harsh morning light and maybe a cardigan or two when Lindsay Pope stands behind the mic as the guest poet at Golden Bay Live Poets Society’s November gathering at the Mussel Inn on Thursday evening 26 November.

Pope was born in Dunedin and has lived in the Nelson region for the majority of years since 1978. During this time he has been predominantly employed as a teacher of mathematics as well as dabbling in writing poetry, feature articles and professional pub-lications.

In 2009 he complet-ed a masters in crea-tive writing at Victoria University. His poetry has appeared in many New Zealand and international publica-tions and online literary journals.

Headwinds, his first book of poetry, pub-lished last year, had one reviewer com-

ment, “Lindsay Pope straddles the Beaufort Scale with his poetry, shifting between gentle breeze and storm.

Pope is at one with his poems, plucking each word from the heart and weaving them into a tapestry of emotion. Form and feeling are dance part-ners in Pope’s writing; together they glide and turn on stage and leave you in no doubt that the man and his words are one.

Adding to the fare of fine words and rhyme

GB Poets returningwill be the evening’s featured musician, Los Phoenix who will perfom a 15 minute set of original words and music to kick the evening off.

Los Phoenix is a 21-year-old poet and wordsmith from Golden Bay who is currently working on his debut album with UK composer and pro-ducer Matt Coldrick. A release tour of New Zealand and Australia is planned for April 2016. Open mic par-ticipants – poets and singers - can register on the night.

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Building a new future

The first intake of MHS’ Construction Industry Trades Academy.Vito Lammers, Ardie Cummings, Eden Beech, Jack Fry and Jesse Charles. Behind them are representatives from the building compa-nies who will take the boys on next year.

TIM O’CONNELLThe continuing

acknowledgment of a real need for trades-based education within the school cur-riculum was reinforced last week as Motueka High School launched their brand new Construction Industry Trades Academy on Friday.

The event was Hosted by Motueka ITM, who have acted as a key sponsor in getting this second major academy off the ground.

The Construction Academy extends on the progressive nature of the Primary

Industries Trades Academy already in place at the school.

Teacher in charge of the Construction Trades Academy Peter Allan has been instrumental in the establishment of the academy and gave an overview of the vision hoped for training and keeping students locally.

Guest speakers included Principal John Prestidge, Mayor Richard Kempthorne , MP Hon Nick Smith, Minister for Building and Housing & Minister for the Environment and West Coast Tasman

MP Damien O’Connor, as well as local busi-ness and iwi repre-sentatives.

The programme fac-tors in school based-learning with one day a week of on site learn-ing under the mentor-ship of a local builder.

Coastline Estate, Roger Kenning Builders, Kahurangi Homes, TR Builders, Total Design and Build Ltd, Jason Frater Builders and Talley’s Builders have been enlisted to provide this experience for the first six inductees starting in 2016.

While pleased that the academy could

provide such skills to students for their future career, Mr Allan also made the point that there needed to be a steady flow of new technical teachers trained in the years ahead to meet any additional demand.

“Hopefully the Building Association can put some pressure on to bring carpenters back to schools,” he said.

Principal John Prestidge also expressed hope that any upcoming educa-tional reviews allowed for the trade- based demand in todays workforce.

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MHS Student of the weekCEO settles in the sand

TIM O’CONNELLAs the transition period into his new job con-

tinues, Kaiteriteri Recreation Reserve Board Chief Executive David Ross believes that he has in his own words ‘started to get (his) feet under the table’. An accomplished choice for the role with a background in strategic business in key offshore markets, Mr Ross has visions to make the most of what he sees as untapped potential in marketing the iconic beach as an international destination, particularly in the off season.

His vision for the future revolves around a people friendly environment in operational and recreational aspects with a focus on health and safety as the present stage of construction begins to wind down. Leadership, culture and strategic partnerships are also words he uses in outlining the way forward .

Plenty of attention been given to the redevel-opment from a public who have a long-standing love affair with Kaiteriteri.

With the new summer season almost upon them, work on the complex is beginning to wind up, with some facilities ready in time for the peak season, although it is thought the new motels have a March ready date.

Mr Ross accepts that anything new is rarely universally accepted, but is nonetheless confi-dent of creating a long term winner during his tenure.

“There is a lot of change, and there’ll be peo-ple who are uncomfortable with it and there’’ll be those who embrace it- I think as things move forward the number of people who embrace will grow and those who don’t will shrink,” he says.

Having seen the complex up close and from a distance, Mr Ross personally gives the redevel-opment the big aesthetic tick.

“I was looking down from the top of the Mountain Bike Park earlier and you couldn’t notice it- you can see it but it blends in quite well with the environment,” he says.

“I’d argue that some of the houses around here stand out more than (the development).”

New Kaiteriteri Recreation Reserve Board Chief Executive David Ross aims to strike a bal-ance between maintaining the beach’s appeal and providing for the increase in visitor numbers as its global repu-tation expands.

Congratulations

Carl & Jess who won the ‘Face behind the Mask’ on line competition had just been married by The DreamMaker Terri Everett at the historic Bainham Store. Here Jess is sending a post card to her parents in the UK as they couldn’t attend the wedding.

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TIM O’CONNELL Trivago’s 2015 New

Zealand Reputation Ranking is out and painting Motueka in a very sunny light, with one long-established local accommodation provider in the mix as one of the nation’s best.

Based on aver-age user ratings and reviews compiled from over 250 online book-ing sites, the ranking system offers many small businesses and boutique providers the chance to be meas-ured fairly in the proc-ess.

Motueka has been well represented in the report, named among the best rated destina-tions for online hotel reputation placing 3rd in the South Island and 7th New Zealand, just above the alpine resort of Hanmer Springs.

I n d i v i d u a l l y , Equestrian Lodge Motel is the best rated hotel in town as well as the Tasman region with a rating of 94.67, which ranks them 6th

in the South Island and 8th in New Zealand.

For owners Alan and Lisa Mellors the accolade means find-ing more space on their wall, with a bevy of plaques and certifi-cates already adorning the walls of the office and reception.

A minor inconven-ience however, as such a wealth of rec-ognition shows that the couple appear to be doing all the right things in the business they’ve run for the last seven years.

“We do get a lot of regulars- you just try to treat everyone like family and have a good laugh with them some have been com-ing back for the whole time we’ve been here,” Alan says.

“You do get your good reviews and all that but when people keep coming back then you know you’re doing something right.”

Both natives of Nottingham in England, the affable couple have always

held an ambition to get into the accommoda-tion industry, so it could be suggested that they are indeed living the dream after first com-ing to New Zealand on their honeymoon 16 years ago.

The couple have endeavoured to main-tain a high standard throughout the 15 units spread across two and a quarter acres dur-

ing their time in charge and now appear to have found their happy place in one of Motueka’s oldest accommodation pro-viders.

“This is our baby,” says Lisa.

Both admit there are interesting days in the job, but given their passion for what they do they take every-thing in their stride.

“It does feel like Fawlty Towers some days- I’m often out practicing my silly walks,” says Alan, cross-referencing the genius behind the clas-sic TV series about a chaotic English Hotel.

Although ensuring guests’ comfort is a round the clock exist-ence, Alan, Lisa and nine year old son Jake have reached the point

in their tenure where they can now enjoy other people’s hospi-tality by taking holidays of their own.

“For the first three years here we never took a break, but we also had a three year old child at the time so we already had no idea what a holiday was,” Alan recalls.

“Now we just go to the Gold Coast in June or July, mainly because it’s warmer and Jake just loves the theme parks.”

The most common question posed by guests, naturally, is where the Equestrian aspect of the Lodge’s name comes from, as it will be clear discov-er that despite ample space for a pony or two on site, there is a noticeable lack of anything equine at all upon arrival.

As it turns out, this is as much to do with economics as it does with familiarity.

“We wanted to change the name, but we couldn’t afford to

when we first started and couldn’t think of what we were going to call it instead- by the time we got our act together everything we were doing pretty well off the original name with everything shifting to the internet,” Alan explains.

“The guy who built the motel actually stayed with us a while back, and the first thing we asked him was why he called it Equestrian Lodge.”

“He used to own a lot of land around here and his wife and daughter used to run an equestrian centre here- when they fin-ished up they sold the land to developers who built some houses and of course the motels- they just decided to call it what it was rather than what it is.”

With the tourist sea-son approaching and many out of towners flocking to Tasman, it seems not even wild horses could prevent another bumper year ahead for the Mellors.

Equestrian Lodge increases its reputation

Equestrian Lodge owners Lisa and Alan Mellors have once again been acknowledged for the fine job they do of running their accom-modation business, named as one of the nations best by Trivago.

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Gibbons Construction folk – Aaron Kennaway, Stephen Harrison and Gary McGregor were pictured at the new ‘Precinct Diner’ on the corner of Pah and High Streets Motueka Friday. Soon all will be revealed!

Zac Walker and his dad David were out early trying their luck. The night before they’d been out in their dinghy and caught two snapper and a kawahai!

Lisa and Selina from Germany worked four hours a day in the Moutere Valley under the helpx scheme in return for their board and lodging. So happy were they that they presented their hosts with cider ( as a reminder of their visit to the Moutere Inn where they partook of some Peckhams Cider) and flowers to remind them of all the weeds they pulled! Now they’re exploring Golden Bay before driving down the West Coast to Queenstown.

Margaret and Neli Handscomb fished with their mum on Sunday but sea lettuce was their biggest haul ! They enjoyed their sau-sages. Anna Ashton with daughter Dylan sons

Dallas and Jazz at the Gypsy Fair at Marchwood Park, Motueka Sunday. Anna began the popular pole dancing studio in town but she has sold to Phobe Guthrie-Riordan as she, her partner and family have decided to join the Gypsy Fair folk and are already on the move with them.

Megan Gordon’s new business, ‘Emily Brooke Accessorise Life’ had been opened less than an hour when she was pho-tographed in Motueka’s High Street next to Muses Café. Megan imports fashion accessories, is involved in Chemwash Nelson and farms as well. A busy woman.

Dylan ‘s family has just joined the Gypsy Fair. Here she is with one of her two pet rats.

Anne and Rex McDonald had no luck as they fished at Port Motueka Sunday. They are travelling the South Island as they await the completion of their new home in the Bay of Plenty. They reckon if they see somewhere else they fancy more they’ll just sell it!

Payton Cropp speaks with Vicky Pattinson from Animal Farm as she pats a young kid at the All About Kids Expo at Motueka’s Memorial Hall last Sunday.

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Once a month volunteer ambulance officer, Richard Knight gets a paid day off work and spends it volunteering on an ambulance.

Richard, a Project Manager/Installer for Design Windows in Stoke, began volunteering with St John five years ago. He usually works three weekend shifts each month, based at Motueka Station.

About a year ago Richard recognised there was a need for volunteers to work on week-day shifts. He approached his Manager, Peter Walker, with the idea of “donating” some of Richards’s time to volunteer.

Peter explains “When Richard approached us we were quite flattered and it was an easy decision for us to support him. Although we lose Richard for a day each month, it is a small price to pay. In the big picture it is very worthwhile and Design Windows is proud to support Richard and St John”.

“We are very grateful to Peter for supporting this initiative, but also humbled that a business of this size is prepared to support St John by giving staff time. This sort of contribution is very significant as our ambulance service is only 72% crown funded, say Matt Wilkinson, Nelson Bays Territory Manager.

“Volunteers are the lifeblood of St John; they bring a wide range of life experiences and skills, which are valuable to our service, and signifi-cantly increase our capacity to provide the best ambulance service for our community”, says Matt.

For Richard, a qualified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), who is also a St John first responder in the Kaiteriteri and Marahau region, volunteering for St John is his way of support-ing his local community along with learning new skills and gaining knowledge.

Richard is one of 100 ambulance volunteers who work on ambulance with permanent staff and provide ambulance cover at rural stations. Volunteers often work 3 – 4 shifts a month on the frontline ambulance and also support the St John Events team.

St John acknowledges the gift of time

Dual Roles: Richard Knight (pictured) has been allowed to increase his services as a St John volunteer by his employee, Design Windows in Stoke.Richard already works three weekend shifts a month from Motueka and is a St John First Responder for Kaiteriteri and Marahau.

End of yearrevolution

The fruits and achievements of a busy year’s dancing will be celebrated on Saturday November 28th as Revolution Dance Studio prepare to showcase their efforts in two shows, at 2pm and a further one at 6pm.

Things will be going down at Motueka’s Memorial Hall and tickets are on sale now from [email protected] and can also be brought from Stirling Sports Motueka 201 High Street Motueka.

This is a end of year dance showcase called "Show Off" with sixty students involved ranging in age from 3 years to 16 years, performing a range of Jazz,Tap,Contemporary, Ballet and Hip-Hop.

Founder Sarah-Jane Sauer says all 60 stu-dents have been working extremely hard this term putting together this show for next week. After a year of competing around the South Island with a number a top 3 placing at every competition. Pictured: Lucy Johnston competition at Showcase Regional Dance competition is Christchurch in October.

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The White Ribbon Toolbox has tips on how to build better relationships – the alternative to violence towards women. It gives practical tips on how to treat women equally, communicate respectfully and have a respectful sexual relationship too. Why not have a look?

www.whiteribbon/toolboxA few useful tips!

The strongest of respectful relation-ships are based on equality. Respect that your partner is her own person and make decisions with her, not for her.

Let go of the feeling you have to be in charge

Treat women as you like to be treated

Make fair decisions together

Really listen to women

Treat women the same in private as you do in public

Realise that most men don’t use violence!

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“I love a challenge! ................

I’ll go anywhere Byron’s business, Dr Dig Limited, is based at his home

in Waiwhero Road where he lives on 27.5 hectares with his wife Leonie and their two children aged three and six.

But he’s happy to go anywhere across the top of the south. “Recently I’ve been from Nelson, to Pigeon Valley and across to Golden Bay.”

The big and the smallWith his four and a half tonne digger and his larger 20

tonne digger Byron is able to cater for just about every situation.

Byron’s busyByron really enjoys his job and when he’s not needed

elsewhere he has plenty to occupy him at home base. When the family moved in the whole property was infest-ed with gorse but gradually he’s clearing it and in the process discovering old forestry roads. Already he has enough clear land for the grazing of his ever expanding herd of highland cattle and by the time another year has passed Byron’s goal is to be gorse free.

Byron’s experiencedByron’s experienced. “I’ve been at it every day for 10

years with 6 years in Canterbury as well. I am good at what I do.”

“I love a challenge. Anything you can do with a digger I’ll do,” said Byron McEnroe. That’s his smaller 4 and a 1/2 tonne digger pictured above, on his Waiwhero property.

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Versatile and experienced Over time Byron’s performed innumerable tasks with

his machinery. He’s able to work to plans and has wide experience He’s competent in ....

Clearing land,Cleaning ditchesLandscaping for gardensUndertaking farm work,Digging offal pits,Preparing sites and foundations for builders,Assisting plumbers and drain layers,Digging trenches for power cablesCreating swimming pool holesMulcher mowingCreating retaining wallsHole boring

“Anything you can do with a digger!”

A handy resourceGeologically Byron and Leonie’s property is interest-

ing. One half has underlying Moutere clay while the rest is granite. Where the two meet there’s a useful source of gravel. They await a Resource Consent.

Estimates and quotes“I am happy giving on site consultations and written

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P.L.B.’s = no business“If everyone who went into the wilds had a personal

locator beacon we’d have no business!” said Senior Constable Gerry Tonkin President of Motueka’s Search and Rescue team. But that’s not the way it is.

Investigado et Extracto Search and Rescue

After last week’s training exercise with a drone is the Motueka Search and Rescue team. From left Mel Whiting, Denis Silcock, Mike French, Tony Nikkel, Gerry Tonkin, Mel Hansen, Daryl Shalden, and Nicky Black ( from Nelson SAR) Front: Anthony Oakly and Tania Jones. This dedicated group of Search and Rescue volunteers meet twice monthly, once for training and the second time for a formal meet-ing. Once a year there’s big exercise with other Top of the South teams. It’ll be held over a December weekend in the Matai Valley this year.

Abel Tasman the busiest With Abel Tasman New Zealand’s busiest national

park and Kahaurangi the second largest there are many and varied calls on the local team.

Once upon a timeOnce upon a time search headquarters was in the field

close to the search centre but these days everything is on a more professional basis with local headquarters based behind the Motueka Police Station.

Volunteers & funds unchangedThe only thing that seems to be the same is the volun-

teer status of the searchers and the need to fund raise for any essential equipment.

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S.A.R. an essential community serviceThe teams The Incident Management Team based at the SAR building coordinates

what happens out in the field. Teams are organised, an administrative log is kept, and liaison with families is coordinated.

Many searches over the yearsOver the years Motueka Search and Rescue has been involved in many

searches.

Log book clueMany will remember Operation Webster in October 2014, a five day

search for the helicopter that left Karamea en route to Nelson and disap-peared. That involved more than 100 volunteers and five helicopters in the most ‘appalling weather’ “It was a page from the log book in the tree canopy that eventually alerted a pilot to the whereabouts of the wreck, “ said Gerry. “It was three kilometres from its flight path.”

Eating cheeseIn appalling weather, with rising rivers, a frightened person camping out

on Canaan set off his personal locator beacon. In the early hours of the morning the person was found tucked up in his cosy sleeping bag, in his tent eating a one kilogram block of cheese! “He was safe but his rescuers risked their lives in looking for him.”

Move over tramper!A Swiss tramper went missing and Operation Sandro was launched.

The man had taken a short cut which turns into an enormously long trek and he’d given up. “He’d taken three photos saying goodbye to his family. He had to move out of the way for the helicopter to land!”

A sad searchThe search of the Wharariki Beach area in March this year, for the miss-

ing Dutch tourist was fruitless and it was very sad, but not unexpected when his remains were found much later on Farewell Spit.

Caver MikeAnother rescue with a happier ending was Operation Brewer. Caver

Mike Brewer had been injured by an unexpected rock fall in the Middle Earth cave. That was a four day rescue with another day bringing out everyone involved.

An excellent manual“Lost Person Behaviour. A Search and Rescue Guide. Where to look

– for land, air and water” is the SAR bible. Written by American Robert Koester with input from experienced New Zealanders like Barbara Adcock a teacher from Motueka High it contains excellent advice.

The manual is accompanied by an at –a- glance wheel which gives immediate information and shows the way to the detailed chapters.

Useful theoriesAt headquarters the lost person’s possible whereabouts is determined. The detailed map is con-

sulted and probable decision points are marked – where the person may have chosen another route. Once the L.K.P. (last known point) is ascertained that 300 metre wide area is thoroughly searched for clues. Searchers then fan out. Twenty five per cent of people are found within a 1km radius, 50% within a three kilometre radius of the L.K.P. “It’s based on statistics from the U.S.A., Canada and New Zealand. And everyone agrees the behaviour of trampers in those countries is similar, but New Zealand hunters are different.”

Volunteers always sought“We’re always on the look out for volunteers,” said Gerry “You have to be able to look after yourself

in the bush and be available at 11pm Sundays. It’s always hard to find volunteers at that time of night!” He jests.

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MOTUEKA GOLF CLUB This week saw the club hosting the McCarthy

Goodman Tournament. This is one of our long-est running events and is kindly supported by the Goodman family. The format is a combined stableford pairs event run over two days. Once again the weather was kind to us and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the event.

The tournament was won by Penny and Robert Vincent with a combined score of 153.

2nd Steina and Malcolm Scholes 1513rd Liz and Roger Hall 1484th Shona and Peter Johnson 1485th Joyce and Robert Murray 1486th Robyn and John Frater 1467th Keriana Scott and Rob Guild 1458th Irene and Kevin Fell 1449th Jan Overall and Ian Rowling 14410th Jocelyn and Brent Thomson 14211th Shirley Wisnewski and Derek McKay 14112th Tania Appelman and Mike Inwood 14013th Jan Wilcocks and Peter Wakelin 13914th Grace Latimer and Tema Faifua 13915th Evelyn Hay and Paul Hay 13916th Helen James and Ian Buchanan 13917th Shirley and Bob Winter 13818th Avis Kemp and Allan Barbara 13519th Joyce and Richard Bullock 13420th Jane and Strachan Adams 13421st Donna Mitchell and Doug Anderson 13422nd Derrryn and Bernie Hedges 132 Closest to the Pins over the two days.No 4 Joyce Murray, Malcolm Scholes, Jocelyn

Thomson and Bob WinterNo 14 Donna Mitchell, Mike Inwood, Joyce

Bullock and Ian Buchanan Woman’s Golf Motueka results for 10/11/2015. 18 hole played 3BBB Stableford.1st equal was Suk Kyung, Judith Garrett-

Brown, Helen Dryden 82 with Barbara Simpson, Gaele Wilson, Irene Fell 82.

3rd : Sarah Rush , Lisa Harkness , Melva Webby 79 on a C/B.

Closest to the pin & twos : Shona Johnson. 9 Hole played 3BBB stableford with pink ball.The team ( Pink Tulips ) won with 20 stabl-

efords.Team was Lynne Bixley, Carol Butler, Dawn

Bensemann.Tasman Golf ClubResults from the day’s play Saturday 14

November: Backwards Best gross: Eric Satherley and Bruce Thomson

85.Best Net: Eric Satherley 72Second: Miles Chamberlayne 73Third: Colin Rush 73Nearest Pin: Mike McGeeTwos: Colin Rush, John FryNext week the 21st, we are back to normal,

with the fifth and final round of the Captain’s Trophy (Best Net).

The following week on the 28th, we have clos-ing day, the Lizburn Best Ball Stableford (mixed) and the Ward Trophy Best Ball Stableford (men’s).

Golf

BowlsMotueka Bowling ClubResults of the Ernest Rutherford Triples1st Tom Closey, Margaret Eames & Nick

Riordan.2nd Barbara McGregor, Moana Cross &

Yvonne Closey.3rd Bruce Smith, Peter Sisterson & Linda

Sisterson.4th John Cawthra, Pauline Cawthra & Cedric

Watson.

DartsMotueka RSA DartsDane 120B 121 140X3 Barry O 126Nathan 112B 125X2 135 104F

Shirley 102Mel 100X2 123X2Clare 101 102 102BJulie 115X2Most Improved: Barry O’NeillMens Singles Winner: Dane R/UP NathanWomens Singles Winner: Mel R/UP Julie

BridgeMotueka Bridge Club Championships Round 4 16-11-2015North/ SouthCarolyn Gatenby & Malcolm MacLeod 59.23%Phil Donaldson & John Trotter 58.33%Joan Lloyd & Charmaine Satherley 54.46%East/ WestAnn Cegarra & Mary McCallum 58.04%Vicki Adnams & Mary Hamilton 57.74%Bet Glengarry & Lynette Paul 55.95%

MOTUEKA TOUCH INC Week 6 = Thursday 19th November 2015

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Turbos vs Dilla

Undecided vs

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River Rats

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Wasted Knights vs

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Lemons vs

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Sharks vs

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Vicious & Delicious

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Viking Chicks

Mondo Travel vs

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BYE Sprigs

Rizzle vs

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Rugby Girls vs

Vikings Youth

REF Hana Caleb Steyn/Stubby Andy D Kohu/Graham Karl R C&J Fowler Mens A & Whitwells Mens B NOTES:

* Check out our 'motueka/riwaka touch' facebook page for info updates, cancellations, etc * Subs MUST be Paid in Full and Teams must be in full uniform This Week,

points will be deducted!! CONTACTS: * Boss = Jess [email protected] * Draw = Rochelle [email protected] * Subs = Leah 0273375826 * Referees = Rochelle 0210539354

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Touch

Motueka’s strong pool of Judo talent made sure it didn’t all go the way of the city folk at the Central Districts Closed Champs held recently.

Jai Winsloe was the best performing judoka from the Motueka Club, winning both the Under 32kg and Open (Light) junior boys categories, while Jotham Cocker did well to overcome Nelson’s Zac Fitzsimmons in the under/ over 45kg combined division. Pictured are Blaine Buckland and Alex Cocker in an all-Mot battle.

TIM O’CONNELLThe season of acknowledging success continues for the region’s senior

athletes as the Nelson Tasman Sports Awards draw nigh on Friday 27 November at Annesbrook Church, Stoke.

Riwaka’s Jess Drummond has been nominated for Sportswoman of the Year for her achievements in Touch, attending another World Cup as a member of the New Zealand open women’s team.

Sprinter Amanda Fitisemanu has been deservedly named on the short-list for Junior Sportswoman of the Year after a progression of excellence, capped off with an Oceania Champs gold medal in May followed by an appearance in the 400m final of the Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia.

Joining her in the same category is athlete Eliza Harris, who has con-tinued a path to greater things with national and regional titles in javelin, building on several years of dominance in her sport.

In the Junior Sportsman category, Kai Mason will fly the flag for Motueka’s athletics fraternity, while Judoka Finn Sweetman makes an appearance on the back of attending the World Championships in Abu Dhabi.

MHS Academy Coach Tony Aikenhead has been recognised for his work in helping his charges to national titles and international success, while Motueka Motocross legend Josh Coppins has also been included in the shortlist for Coach of the Year.

All nominees are eligible for the People’s Choice Award which is voted for by the public online.

Earlier, Motueka High School students received deserved plaudits in their respective codes but it was the Tapawera and Golden Bay contingent that found themselves amongst the major prize winners at last Sunday’s Tasman Secondary School Sports Awards held at the Theatre Royal in Nelson.

Golden Bay High School's Mitchell Winter was presented with the serv-ice to school sport award in recognition of his efforts as a player coach and mentor.

A member of the school's sport council for the past three years, Winter was captain of the Golden Bay High School First XI football team, taking on the training of the team while the coach was incapacitated by injury.

He also helped coach and referee junior matches on the weekend and travelled across to Nelson once a week during term one to help with the Federation Talent Centre.

The T&G area schools sportsperson of the year award went to versatile Tapawera Area School athlete Maia Radloff who represented Tapawera at the top of the south area schools tournament and was subsequently selected in the top of the south and South Island team in both football and volleyball.

She was also named in the New Zealand area schools tournament team at the conclusion of the national competition.

In the Overall Sportsperson Code Awards, Kai Mason won for athletics, Ayla Walker took home the Equestrian award while Scott Dixon won in motocross.

Motueka features in sports awards

Phone 03 528 2088 Email [email protected]


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GARAGE Sale 15 High St Motueka, Saturday 21st 9am-12pm.

ATKINS St 9am-12pm. Moving out, fridge, books, music, assorted bargains.

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MONSTER Garage Sale on all this week at Motu Idea Services, 55A High St between 9-4pm.

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28 WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2015 Sport

TIM O’CONNELLFrom Te Awhina Marae and

the National Tobacco Building to its current location at the rear of the Recreation Centre, the Motueka Judo Club has certainly seen the interiors of a few local halls and sheds in its 54 years of existence in its quest for a permanent home.

Taking a look at the numerous photos on the Dojo walls, you can see that the martial art has also played a significant part in the lives of many Motuekans, with familiar surnames and prominent community members donning the traditional gi at some point.

With the club’s Golden Jubilee scheduled for the weekend of January 15th-17, 2016, it is antic-ipated that plenty of past and present judoka will be keen to reconnect with some old col-leagues and memories.

President and Patron Richard Horrell, who can claim close involvement for over 40 years of the club’s existence is one of those charged with bringing this reunion to fruition in the New Year.

While coordinating such events can be a challenging task, the Jubilee Committee is fortunate to have many long-standing mem-bers on hand to assist with plan-ning and piecing together histori-cal details regarding the chronol-ogy of Motueka Judo Club.

Local hairdresser Francis Overend is the man credited with

starting the club half a century ago, providing a place for the district’s martial arts enthusiasts to demonstrate and develop their skills.

Since then, numerous national titles and notable performances have seen Motueka punch well above their weight, making them the envy of many dojos across the country.

Now in his 70s, Overend still remains active in the club although his time on the mat is minimal, leaving the teaching side of things to Horrell and fel-low Instructors Stefan Heinrich and Carl Beech.

In Mark Brewer and Finn Sweetman, the club has had two judoka representing New Zealand on the international stage with-

in the last 12 months, at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and World Championships respectively.

Horrell says it is difficult to give a firm figure of the total number of people to have been affiliated to Motueka Judo Club since its establishment in the early 1960s, especially with a solid quantity of add-on members and supporters

Chop chop! it’s Motueka Judo’s gold jubilee

A 1968 archival photo from Motueka Judo Club. Top Row (L-R) P. Darwin, M. Gibbons, P Burnaby, B Fraser, D Stebbings, Malcolm Taylor, Paul Noe. Middle: G. Bradley, Ian Evendon, Francis Overend, Richard Horrell, P Maclean, Ross Satherley. Front Row: Unknown, W. Sturgeon, R. Hay, unknown, Tony Bishop.

throughout the years.What is known is that the

present state of the club is extremely healthy with close to 35 people taking to the mat each week, and the idea of erecting a grandstand structure to accom-modate the ever-increasing number of parents and support-ers.

As a sport, Horrell emphasises that Judo offers a great outlet for personal development and the ability to cope with everything life can throw at you.

“I tell parents that they won’t know just how much their kids have learnt until they encounter a crisis or situation where all that training just kicks in- it becomes ingrained but also inherently teaches confidence in daily life,” he says.

The venue for the Jubilee celebrations will definitely be in the Motueka area but remains undecided until offi-cial numbers are confirmed.

Registrations for the Jubilee are open from now and up until January 7th, however to avoid a late fee of $10, potential attendees are asked to get their name into the committee

The committee is also keen to hear whatever old stories are out there, along with pho-tos highlighting the history of Judo in the district. Persons looking to register their inter-est for this weekend can email Richard at [email protected].