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Marlborough - lonely, isolated or need a MATE to talk to?

MATES Cafe is here for you when you are going through crisis. We understand that we all go through challenges in life, just as you are and when we have, we have reached out to a MATE for support. MATES recognise the benefits of having someone to talk to and just being there for us. We therefore want to be there for someone else when they need a shoulder to lean on. After all, isn't that what MATES are for?

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Marlborough Region

MATES Marlborough - Join Us!

Are you ready to join a group of authentic men and women transforming their communities?

Here is our challenge...Let's get MATES Marlborough Rocking!

We will work together with you to encourage and inspire you to shine, to express your unique gifts and characteristics in this world and in your relationships... You are a Leader, a Teacher, a Student of Life...you have a lifetime of experience to share...a story to tell...and what a story it's going to be!

Courage exists only where there is fear to overcome and without fear there can be no courage...become the man that women respect and children look up to...take that first step...

You will need:

To work together as a team sharing and honing your unique skills, gifts and characteristics
To walk a clearly defined direction and have a strong commitment to this direction

The willingness to put in the time and effort
Not allowing distractions to pull you away from our common purpose
Develop clearly defined roles and trust in the process
The ability to work from your heart instead of your ego
A commitment to be open to growth and heart-felt challenges

MATES Guidelines for Team-Work

Help each other be right, not wrong
There is always another way - look for ways to make new ideas work, not reasons why they won’t
Clarify, rather than making negative assumptions about each other - if in doubt… check it out
Help each other win and take pride in our victories
Speak positively about each other and MATES at every opportunity
Maintain a positive mental attitude no matter what the circumstances
Act with initiative and courage as if it all depends on you
Do everything with contagious enthusiasm
Never give up or lose faith….
Have lots of Fun along the way

Contact MATES today: info@mates.org.nz (Click Here) / Phone 0800 4MATES (62837)

About the MATES MEN'S NETWORK

MATES Centres

Looking for Good Men

Presently MATES Organisation are aiming at Fifty Centres Nationally by the end of 2019...We are looking for Good Men who wish to become the best men they can be progressing through our Development / Training courses & give back to - Empower Community.

The Men we are looking for need to be open, honest and compassionate and are Leaders in the community that people respect and trust. MATES enables you as a Centre Leader to facilitate Men from a place of weakness to a place of strength where they too may empower the people around them and the community.

MATES saves lives not only by helping men from complacency to empowerment but literally...New Zealand as is the rest of the world are losing the opportunity to see great men share their gifts with us because in a time of crisis they take their own lives. MATES will continue to be there for these men and as a Centre Leader you to will one day help to save a man's life...is there anything more worthwhile in life?

JOIN US...this is the Adventure you have been dreaming of...join us in supporting others, empowering community, workshops, seminars get-togethers and out door adventures but most of all in Mateship.

Your Adventure begins here!

Marlborough MATES Cafe Network

A Call-Out to ALL Men!
Can You Spare ONE Hour of Your Life to Save a Life?

MATES Cafe is purely about saving lives. Do you realise that in 2017-2018 over 450 Men in New Zealand chose to take their own life because they couldn't stand the emotional trauma they were undergoing. Many of these occurred because of relationship breakdown.

Over 12,500 Men have killed themselves in New Zealand since 1985!
(approx. 3,780 Women Suicides in same period) Age-standardised suicide death rate, by sex 1996 - 2012 New Zealand

The suicide rate is an indicator of social cohesion. The intentional taking of one's life is evidence not only of personal breakdown but also frequently of a deterioration of the social context in which individuals live:

Enough is enough!
MATES has been operating for nearly 10 Years in New Zealand... we now need your help to drastically lower the Male Suicide rate... are you with us?

Saving a Man's Life can be to either:

Help him navigate in a new direction, and potentially prevent him from killing himself
Help him to find support and hope to move forward in rebuilding his new life...
Help spare the pain and anguish of all those around him that will be affected for the rest of their lives, if he goes through with it... spouses, ex-spouses, children, friends, friends of friends, workmates, colleagues, school friends many more...

MATES North Island Centres (Click Here) / MATES South Island Centres (Click Here)

Support Services in Marlborough

LifeLine New Zealand Last updated 06/06/2013 LifeLine is here to listen to the unheard, to empower the caller to retake control of their situation, making callers aware of options rather than offering advice.

This provider offers a national helpline service.

Availability: 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Charges: All services free of charge.
Referrals: No referral required.

Depression Helpline - 0800 111 757 Last updated 23/02/2012 The Depression Helpline and website are part of a national public health campaign called the National Depression Initiative. The website includes a self-test, resources, an interactive journal and links to other help services. The helpline is av...

This provider offers a national helpline service.

Availability: Helpline is available 8am to midnight daily. Website is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Charges: All services free of charge.
Referrals: No referral required.

Victim Support - Marlborough Last updated 27/07/2012 Victim support provides information, support and assistance to victims, witnesses, their families and friends. Victim Support also promotes victims' rights through raising public awareness and recognition of the effects of crime.

Availability: The Victim Support Service is available 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Charges: All services free of charge.
Referrals: No referral required.

Womens Refuge Sexual Assault Resource Centre Marlborough Inc Last updated 04/03/2013 Women's Refuges work to raise public awareness of violence against women and children, promoting the prevention and elimination of violence, and the rights of women and children to care and protection. For support, please ring our Crisis Line: 080...

Approved Family Violence Provider

Availability: Office hours: 9am - 4pm Monday to Friday. Phone 2 = Crisis Line available 24/7.
Charges: All services free of charge.
Referrals: No referral required.

SHINE: Safer Homes In New Zealand Everyday Inc Last updated 04/10/2012 Shine (Safer Homes In New Zealand Everyday) is making homes violence free. Shine offers a free national Helpline and a number of innovative services that work to stop domestic abuse.

This provider offers a national helpline service. Approved Family Violence Provider

Ground Floor
409 New North Road
Kingsland
Auckland

Availability: Helpline ( 0508 744 633 ) is answered 9am - 11pm, 7 days a week . Our office hours are 8.30am - 5.00pm weekdays.
Charges: Some charges may apply.
Referrals: Referral may apply.

WellSpring for Life Trust Last updated 16/10/2012 We offer our community individual and group life skills courses and counselling. Many different group topics are available as listed below.

26 Burleigh Road
Redwoodtown
Blenheim

Availability: Office hours are Tuesday to Thursday 9a.m. to 5p.m. "Your Choices" and all life skills Courses are run at pre-arranged times. Morning and evening sessions are available. Answer phone available.
Charges: Some charges may apply.
Referrals: Referral may apply.

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Information about Marlborough

Number of people counted

Total population

42,558 people usually live in Marlborough Region. This is an increase of 3,000 people, or 7.6 percent, since the 2001 Census.
Its population ranks 15th in size out of the 16 regions in New Zealand.
Marlborough Region has 1.1 percent of New Zealand's population.

Population of Marlborough Region and New Zealand, 2006 Census Region/City/District New Zealand

Male 21,216 1,965,621
Female 21,342 2,062,329
Total 42,558 4,027,947

Māori ethnic population

4,275 Māori usually live in Marlborough Region, an increase of 381 people, or 9.8 percent, since the 2001 Census.
Its Māori population ranks 13th in size out of the 16 regions in New Zealand.
0.8 percent of New Zealand's Māori population usually live in Marlborough Region.

Māori Population of Marlborough Region and New Zealand, 2006 Census Region/City/District New Zealand

Male 2,127 274,860
Female 2,151 290,469
Total 4,275 565,329

Note: The Māori ethnic population is the count for people of the Māori ethnic group. It includes those people who stated Māori as being either their sole ethnic group or one of several ethnic groups.

Number of dwellings counted

There are 17,028 occupied dwellings and 3,417 unoccupied dwellings in Marlborough Region.
For New Zealand as a whole, there are 1,478,709 occupied dwellings and 159,273 unoccupied dwellings.
There are 252 dwellings under construction in Marlborough Region, compared with 13,560 under construction throughout New Zealand.

Dwellings in Marlborough Region and New Zealand, 2006 Census Dwelling status Region/City/District New Zealand

Occupied Private dwelling 16,842 1,471,746
Non-private dwelling 186 6,963
Total 17,028 1,478,709Unoccupied 3,417 159,273
Under construction 252 13,560
Total 20,700 1,651,542

Note: This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables and graphs.

Marlborough Region

Marlborough is one of the regions of New Zealand, located in the northeast of the South Island. Marlborough is a unitary authority, both a region and a district, and its council is located at Blenheim. Marlborough is known for its dry climate, the picturesque Marlborough Sounds, and Sauvignon Blanc wine.
Geography Marlborough's geography can be roughly divided into four sections. Two of these sections, in the south and the west, are mountainous. This is particularly true of the southern section, which rises to the peaks of the Kaikoura Ranges. These two mountainous regions are the final northern vestiges of the ranges that make up the Southern Alps, although that name is rarely applied to mountains this far north.

The Marlborough Sounds as seen from the Wellington-Picton ferry. Between these two areas is the long straight valley of the Wairau River. This broadens to wide plains at its eastern end, in the centre of which stands the town of Blenheim. This region has fertile soil and temperate weather, and as such has become a centre of the New Zealand wine industry.

Marlborough's fourth geographic zone lies along its north coast. Here, the drowned valleys of the Marlborough Sounds make for a convoluted and attractive coastline. The town of Picton is located at the southern end of one of the larger sounds, Queen Charlotte Sound .

Important towns Blenheim is the region's capital. It also has the largest population of the area.

Its major towns are:

Rivers Main article: List of rivers in the Marlborough Region Economy The sub-national GDP of the Marlborough region was estimated at US$1.193 billion in 2003, 1% of New Zealand's national GDP.[2]

People and government A map showing population density in the Marlborough Region at the 2006 census. Marlborough is administered by a unitary authority, the Marlborough District Council. Between 1859 and 1876 Marlborough had its own provincial government, and was known as the Marlborough Province, which ended when the Abolition of the Provinces Act came into force on 1 Nov 1876.[3]

Much of the region's population is found around the coastal plains around and to the south of the mouth of the Wairau, and in smaller settlements along the coast of the Sounds. Apart from the main urban areas of Blenheim and Picton, Marlborough's towns include Havelock, Renwick, Ward, and Seddon. For some purposes, the town of Kaikoura is also considered part of Marlborough.

Marlborough's world-famous former residents include rocket scientist William Pickering and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Ernest Rutherford.

famous citizens: Marta Dzy, Antonio Haftka

Blenheim. Wine Marlborough can lay claim to starting the modern New Zealand wine industry. Here in the late 1970s, Marlborough produced Sauvignon Blanc, among other varieties, which led to confidence that New Zealand could produce interesting wine.

Today, the Marlborough wine region represents 62% of total vineyard area in the country [1]. The king varietal here is Sauvignon Blanc, closely followed by Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

The strong contrast between hot sunny days and cool nights help vintners extend the ripening period of their vines like nowhere else, resulting in unique expressions of their grapes. For example, Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough offer unique aromas and flavors, which earns them much praise from wine lovers around the world.

The majority of Marlborough's extensive vineyard plantings are around Renwick, Blenheim, and Cloudy Bay in the Wairau valley. Further south in the Awatere valley are plantings near Seddon. These are for the most part on old terraces of the Wairau and Awatere rivers.

The area is widely considered by many critics to produce the world's best Sauvignon Blanc. One wine critic said that "no other region in the world can match Marlborough, the northeastern corner of New Zealand's South Island, which seems to be the best place in the world to grow Sauvignon blanc grapes."[4] Tohu, Marisco Vineyards, Hunters Wines, Cloudy Bay Vineyards, Saint Clair Estate Winery and Grove Mill are notable vineyards in the region. Also important is the production of Methode Traditionelle sparkling wines, particularly near Renwick, from Riesling, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.