Word: blenheim
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...walks of life, TIME found that while many are fed up with her government, nearly all concede a grudging respect for Clark. "She hasn't dropped a pass," says Stuart Wright, a sheep and potato farmer in Sheffield, west of Christchurch. Like Wright, Ken Arthur, a winegrower in Blenheim at the top of the South Island, wants Labour ousted. But he respects the P.M. as a straight talker. In 2003, Clark declined to involve New Zealand in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. "I would have to say she did well there," says Arthur, who served for 30 years...
...Arms - you wouldn't even know it was a pub now - it closed two years ago. Up from there's the Australian - that's been turned into apartments. Opposite, the Shaftsbury Arms is now a Baker and Spice [bakery chain] underneath and flats above. Around the corner is the Blenheim Arms, which is closed - that's going to be bulldozed. My pub, the Man in the Moon is gone; it's now a Chinese cocktail bar. The Phene Arms which is a famous George Best local, is gone. [Best was a legendary soccer star and party animal.] The Surprise, which...