Marlborough Weekly 26 November 2019

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Tuesday 26 November 2019

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Matt Brown Reporter

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Kingston Henry, Mia Robinson and Lucas Baker, of Ngati Apa ki te Rā Tō, took a central role in the Tōtaranui 250 ceremonies at Meretoto on Thursday welcoming the flotilla at the site of the first prolonged contact between Cook and Māori. Photo: Matt Brown.

The only residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in the top of the south is facing increasing financial pressure. St Marks Addiction Residential Treatment Centre in Blenheim is facing increasing pressure on resources as demand for help escalates. Centre bosses hope a new financially savvy trustee will help boost fundraising efforts and find urgent new revenue streams. St Marks Foundation bosses say they need more community-minded people to “put up their hand” to take on the challenge. Outgoing chairman and founding trustee Brian Moore says demand for treatment is “greater” than the facility can currently offer. “It’s one of those things that society would like to brush under the carpet but it’s there and we do what we can. “In lots of respects, it’s a pretty thankless role – but we do get amazing results and that’s what it’s about. “When they’re at rock bottom, we’re there to pick up the pieces; we’re the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff.” he says. The 16-bed centre needs a new

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