Nelson Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
Tuesday 1 December 2015
Opera in the Park is back
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Study into Southern Link due
The NZTA study into the road dubbed the Southern Link could be announced within the next few weeks, but councillors and NZTA are remaining tight-lipped, refusing to comment to media. NZTA said earlier this year that the study into the highlycontroversial road could be finished before Christmas. The study was initiated by the government after a Nelson City Council study in 2010 found that traffic flows didn’t justify a new arterial route. The plan is controversial because it would mean the road – which would take traffic from St Vincent St to Whakatu Drive and would become State Highway 6 – would run through the middle of Victory. There is also debate around whether there is enough traffic in the region to justify spending tens of millions of dollars on a new road.
Supporters of the link say it will take the State Highway off Rocks Rd, allowing it to be developed into a world-class promenade. Another argument in support of the road is the vulnerability of Rocks Rd as a secure arterial route to the city. In 2011, the road was washed out for months after a massive storm, leaving just one route to the city, via Waimea Rd. Nelson Weekly spoke with six councillors for their thoughts on the study and whether they supported the road. All refused to comment on the record because an email had gone out telling them to keep quiet on the issue until after the announcement. NZTA spokesman Anthony Firth also refused to comment. Dr John Moore, who heads the Guardians of Victory
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Waimea Motors Joins NPD
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Run Mahana
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Charlene Wells and Eamon Parkes with their “surprise baby” Carlo, who was born on Thursday. Charlene didn’t know she was pregnant until she went to A&E with back pains. Photo: Kate Russell.
‘I didn’t even know I was pregnant’
Imagine only having eight hours to prepare yourself for becoming a parent? That was the reality for Nelson couple Charlene Wells and Eamon Parkes, who didn’t even realise Charlene was pregnant until she went into labour on Thursday morning. Now they have a healthy 7lb 9oz baby boy named Carlo.
Kate Russell Reporter
kate@nelsonweekly.co.nz
“I had back pain on Wednesday night which got worse, so we went to A&E early on Thursday morning,” says Charlene. They ran some tests on Charlene to see what the cause of pain was.
They also suggested doing a pregnancy test – which came back positive - and then an ultrasound confirmed that she was in fact between 32 and 36 weeks pregnant. Charlene then gave birth to Carlo on Thursday after 12 hours of labour.
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