Nelson Magazine - July 2021

JULY 2021

OVER THE

RAINBOW Preaching positivity out of tragedy

2021 Nelson/ Marlborough Architecture Awards

PLUS: Boy’s don’t cry, but men do | New spin on Light Festival

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July 2021

Contents Features 11–13

Preaching positivity out of tragedy

19–21

Over the Rainbow

25–27

Periodically challenging

31–33

Boys don’t cry, but men do

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New spin on Light Festival

31-33

60–93 Architecture Awards

Regular 15

A Day in the Life of…

36–39

Fashion – winter romance

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On the Street

46–47

Letters to life by

51–53

My Home

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36-39

94–95 Health 99

What’s On

101–107 Social Pages 108 Recipe 110

Gardening

111–114 Harcourts Real Estate

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Editor’s Note

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Would you love to wear shorts again?

As I look over these pages in electronic form, I sit in wonder at how we are publishing the July magazine already, and in two days’ time we will begin working on the August edition. The months seem to be flying by like weeks, so it is a privilege to publish a magazine which allows people to take some time out and to sit down and enjoy the moment.

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COMPLIMENTARY, NO OBLIGATION DOCTOR’S VEIN ASSESSMENT & SCAN

Thanks to the people in this magazine who create stories for others to be inspired by.

Like Simon Rieter, who after recovering from a life-threatening car accident is now sharing his passion for mental health with ANZ leadership teams around the country, and Stephanie Malcolmson who at the age of 40 bought her first house, and the shy

but iridescent, Nicky Schultz who reluctantly agreed to be photographed for On the Street.

It’s also a privilege to be able to celebrate the success of local architects who won awards at the 2021 Nelson and Marlborough Architecture Awards. We take a closer look at some of their innovative and exciting builds in a special feature on pages 60 – 94.

As I write this it’s 8pm the night before print and I’m enjoying a cider with two of the other Nelson Magazine team members, working late to ensure this magazine makes it to print on time. It’s our biggest edition yet.

I hope you enjoy flicking through the pages as much as we have loved putting them together.

Sarah Board

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Simon Rieter is grateful to be able to cuddle his children again after recovering from a road accident.

Preaching positivity out of tragedy Almost four years ago Simon Rieter was close to death after a terrible road accident. Charles Anderson catches up with him now to see how his journey of positivity since then has been a life saver.

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t still makes him sweat. Just the thought of talking about that night, almost four years ago, makes Simon Rieter’s heart beat a little faster and perspiration start to appear.

It was the night when a truck tried to overtake a car and collided head on with the van he was in while travelling on a social work trip from Nelson to Hanmer Springs.

The trauma was such that it took two surgeons four hours to stich up Simon’s face with 86 staples. Among a larger list of injuries, he was left with a burst lung and kidney, broken skull, pallet, nose and four vertebrae. His shoulder blade was shattered along with this pelvis and hip joint. He has metal plates and screws throughout his body.

The collision killed one of his work colleagues and injured four more. The impact left Simon with a face that was broken open. He was in a critical condition purely from his facial wounds. His left eye was out of its socket, his left ear was torn off and his scalp had been ripped off. A retired nurse who was travelling in the vehicle the truck tried to overtake literally held his face together in her bare hands, talking to him, while waiting for emergency services to arrive.

“I was smashed,” he says. “Proper smashed.”

So, yea, talking about the night he should have died makes him sweat. Doctors say it’s a fight or flight mechanism. But these days, Simon doesn’t shy away from the story – he uses it to help others. Because this story is not about the night he should have died, it’s about what happened after.

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“The message I want to share is one of mental not physical – though the physical was immense it’s such a minor part of what happens next.”

He found that worry built in him and that everyone around him was giving worst case scenarios about his recovery. But Simon started to think otherwise.

He thought he was dreaming. Simon was put into a coma for two days while doctors worked out how to start treating him.

But he could hear. He could remember the voice of the retired nurse. He could remember the voices of people who came to visit him. He would drift in and out of deep unconsciousness and not know whether he was awake or asleep.

“I had survived this far. I was being told over and over again that it was a miracle I had survived.”

But what he thought about during that time, wasn’t the stresses of everyday life – about money or the bad times or anxious moments in life. It was the simple joyful things.

“I thought about happy memories. About playing at the beach, cooking sausages by the river, camping trips. In that time, I learned a little about what made my brain happy.”

He would go on to have five major surgeries in 10 days and endured some of the most intense pain imaginable as doctors went about repairing his shattered body. But Simon knew he could cope with that. It wasn’t the physical that hurt him the most in those days. It was words.

“Words that came from a three-year-old. ‘Daddy can’t pick me up, daddy can’t throw me in the sky, daddy can’t cuddle me’. Those words stay.”

As time passed over many lonely nights in the hospital what dawned on him was not fear of pain, it was the fear of missing out on life.

“Missing out was about being in the moment, it didn’t matter what the moment was, it was about being there.”

So, he leaned into that optimism and realised that it was his brain that he had to train – to build back up like a bone to make it heal and grow.

“We all get knocked down, whether it’s mental or physical but we can heal,” he says. “I learned that if the mind was good then that will overcome the rest.”

So, when you see photos of Simon in those days, he is smiling. His face is bruised and battered; he is confined to a bed, but he is smiling.

“I was happy to just have made it. I knew how lucky I was.”

Simon was told that it would be two years before he was physically active and a year before he would be back at work.

The list of complications he would have ran to two pages.

“It was getting drummed into me, day in and day out.

Everything seemed to be about the worst-case scenario.”

The line he hated most was: “Simon, you have to accept.”

Everyday he was being told what he was going to feel. He was told he was going to be tired, that he was going to have headaches. Instead of buying into it, he decided to smile.

“It’s a change of lenses, negative vs positive. One’s easy. The other takes some work but it’s a choice, your choice.”

Worry breeds worry. I don’t want to be Simon from the accident. I don’t want to be the guy with the titanium elbow and hip. I don’t want that to be the defining feature of my life.

I want to be remembered as a really positive person.

Simon was put into a coma for two days while doctors figured out how to fix his shattered body. Photo: Supplied

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We all get knocked down, whether it’s mental or physical but we can heal. I learned that if the mind was good then that will overcome the rest.

After just 16 weeks of training, Simon took out the Performance Category at the Wellington NABBA-WFF body building championships in 2018. Photos: Supplied

Simon was back at work the following March – seven months early. Six months after getting out of a wheelchair, he won a body building competition. He didn’t tell anyone he was doing it because he didn’t want anyone to tell him he couldn’t.

Almost four years on, Simon shares his story with ANZ teams around the country. It still makes him sweat, but he is passionate about mental health and resilience. Other than those settings he rarely talks about his ongoing health issues.

“Worry breeds worry. I don’t want to be Simon from the accident. I don’t want to be the guy with the titanium elbow and hip. I don’t want that to be the defining feature of my life.

I want to be remembered as a really positive person.”

He still thinks there is work to do with how people approach mental health issues.

“If you had a heart murmur, no workplace would think twice about allowing you time off to recover. But if you needed a week to get your mental health in the right place - there is still some stigma around that.”

When he talks to ANZ leadership teams around the region he challenges them to ask if they are really looking after themselves. Because there is no use being a champion for wellbeing, if you aren’t walking the walk.

“You have to do it yourself first.”

Simon now is on his local school board and has managed to secure budget to give teachers mental health and wellbeing training. He is also a coach of his kid’s rugby team where he focuses on coaching a positive mindset. There is plenty he is unable to take part in – like driving sprint cars or riding horses, which he used to love to do. But he is taking enjoyment from the simple things in life.

He cuddles his children. He can throw them in the air, though not quite as high.

“So many things were taken away from me but if I dwelled on that I would get frustrated, but there are so many things I can do so live for that.”

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A Day in the Life of Lyndon Bray

12.15pm 1.15pm 2pm

A quick drive out to Stoke and a meeting with Scott and Janelle from The Turf Hotel to map out the key events that Tasman Rugby will embrace at the Turf Hotel, during the Mako season.

Catch up with our chair of the Tasman Rugby Board and discuss all things rugby (NZR, Tasman, community and clubs).

3.00pm

A quick one on one with one of our staff (I always try to ensure I hold at least one ‘one on one’ each day, so that I am consistently connecting with each person over each fortnigh. Simple mantra for me is that ‘relationships is all there is’ (He tangata, he tangata, he tangata).

Back to the office for a really stimulating meeting with the high performance coaches, working through our final Contracting Model for the Mako 2021 season, as well as planning for the future.

I spend two hours finalising a document that the staff of Tasman Rugby worked on for our aligned purpose and what we call our ‘Game Changers.’ We focus on what we can make happen over the next six months, that will help us create some game changing outcomes for rugby in Tasman. Exciting new purpose ‘inspiring and connecting our community, by nurturing a life-long love of the game’.

5.00pm

I meet with the Tasman Rugby Maori board chairman, Barney Thomas. This is a very important meeting for me, as I work through how I ensure I collaborate with the Maori board and do everything I can to uphold the cultural purpose, vision and emblems of our Tasman Maori heritage.

I have lunch with Maico at Morrisons and we discuss his strategic approach as an international artist coming into the region. He has built a successful profile selling his artwork in South Africa, Europe and Australia over the last couple of years. Please visit maicocamilo.com to connect with his work. Lunch is the Nashville Hot Chicken, with the bang spice! Love it…

Time for a beer with friends and then dinner at the Indian Café on Collingwood St, with Carol and Brian from Havelock. This couple do some fantastic work for the Havelock Lions and it is truly a pleasure to meet them and look to help in any way we can with their fundraising initiatives.

8.30pm

6am 7.15am 8.30am

Today I’m off to Richmond to meet and greet with the Nelson Building Society CEO and GM. NBS is a critical partner and sponsor of Tasman Rugby and we discuss the symmetry between our two organisations.

10am

Fuelled with the coffee and scone, it is time to check my emails and have my early morning chat with Les Edwards, our commercial guru. Les and I always take time to work out the critical things I need to know, being new to the seat.

11am

Coffee and cheese scone to start the day from The Little Dove Café (Andrew is right when he says he has the best cheese scones).

11.30am

My husband Maico Camilo, and I walk our Pomeranian dog, Harry on the Nelson waterfront (OK, it is still a virtual walk at the moment, as we are desperately waiting for Harry to arrive from South Africa and get out of quarantine).

7.30am

Lyndon Bray is used to being the man in the middle after a long career as an international rugby referee but he is now the man at the top, having taken up the role as CEO of the Tasman Rugby Union. Lyndon and his husband are settling into life in Nelson but he’s already found a couple of local gems, as he tells Nelson Magazine.

Time in front of the television, watching ‘The Fall’ on TV on Demand. Great story! Zoning out to a television series is a great way for me to move the work from my brain (with a very good Rimu Grove Chardonnay).

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aryn Beattie has evolved Hubbers into a strong design focused business with her team of experienced and enthusiastic staff.

Part of what drives Taryn as a business woman is her ability to be able to support many community initiatives and charities, more recently creating The MET for Mental Health Charity Gala.

An annual fundraising event which aims to raise $100,000 for mental health resources within the Nelson and Tasman region.

What motivated you to do this event?

I have lived with bipolar & battled mental health myself for years and when I needed help the resources were not there. Sadly, the situation has not improved in our region or country. It’s difficult to access help in a timely and cost-effective way. My motivation to do something positive, to make changes is the number of people close to me and my staff who have been affected by suicide recently. That is how this event came about.

When I started talking to people, I realised how widespread this problem is and I think that is why there has been so much support from local businesses. I mentioned the initiative to GJ Gardner Homes when the concept was just in ‘dream stage’, and they immediately jumped in to support it and to become the principal sponsor..

What should people expect from the evening?

The theme for the evening is ‘A Night at the Met” affectionately referred to as “fashions biggest night out” encapsulating the spirit of individualism, selfexpression, and self-confidence. We encourage people to have fun and go wild with your fashion.

Fabulous entertainment from Shaun Preston & Michelle A’court and beautiful food created with International and local Chefs, it will be a fun and fabulous night out.

All the money that is raised is going to the I AM HOPE charity and comes directly back into our region, making free counselling instantly available to help the youth of our region. It’s all about having the help when it is needed at no charge. We can all collectively make a difference.

The Met for Mental Health Charity Gala will be held on 4 September. hubbersflooring.co.nz/metgala “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.”

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Over the Rainbow

A lack of snow last year led to the Top of the South’s shortest ski season on record. Those in charge of the Rainbow Ski Area have been praying since March for snow clouds to gather.

This year, they might get their wish, with a season opening planned for 10 July. Tracy Neal reports.

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he St Arnaud mountain range marks the apex of the Golden Triangle that is Te Tauihu - Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough.

“We also look at the ground temperature, which has been colder for us up at Rainbow and we’ve had a couple of dustings of snow, but ground temperature is really important.

Among the peaks and valleys of its eastern slopes lies Rainbow Ski Area. It is flanked by the Nelson Lakes National Park; is technically within Marlborough but is close enough to Tasman District that all sides like to stake a claim.

“If it remains cold the snow will hold, and that will make it easier for snow making.”

For years, families and individuals have rugged up and trundled up the icy shingle road to the ski field, via the same road that leads to Rainbow Station. But it was different last year - a warm winter cut the number of days the ski field was open from an average of 72, to 23 days.

Rainbow Ski Area committee chair Mark Unwin says they’re not hoping for a repeat, which meant dipping into reserve funds to cover last season’s costs.

As this article was being drafted, mountain manager Tom Harry was driving two snow makers to Rainbow from down south. He says they are key pieces of machinery that will allow the field to open as planned for the July school holidays.

“It’s a very big investment but we’re pretty excited about what it will mean for us to open on time.”

Tom says boosting their snow-making capability will mean snow cover for Rainbow’s entire central run.

He is counting on science, and luck to help them this time.

“Snow making has become more frequent over the past years. We’re lucky we can do that; it guarantees cover, and all fields are doing it.”

“We use a couple of indicators to predict our season. We look at the NIWA long-range forecast and what is happening in the Northern Hemisphere, which had a great winter season.

Rainbow is run as a commercial operation, but the club owns the assets on the field, and has a licence to operate from the Department of Conservation.

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“We’re a club operation that runs a commercial field and with the support of our members and our partners, we’re good to open.

“Christmas pre-sales and support were good, and we’ve had new customers sign up for season passes.”

The club has about 150 members, and Mark credits last season’s dedicated beginners for helping it through by signing up to learn to ski.

“Rainbow’s smallness makes it nice in lots of ways and also the number of sunny days there.”

Nic says it is also significant that for many of us, we have a ski slope just over an hour’s drive from the ocean.

“There are certain places where you can go up and over the ridge and you can see the Abel Tasman National Park from there.

“If you put that in perspective you are driving from Nelson or Marlborough, hiking to the top of a mountain, looking down the valley and you can see the ocean, which is actually incredible.”

For a place of such grandeur and beauty, the name Rainbow does conjure images of gently rolling land steeped in milk and honey.

Its name is linked to the Rainbow high country station, which a former lease holder Tom Sturgess says is named after the Rainbow River, which joins the Wairau just past Hell’s Gate, near the border with Molesworth.

There is also a mythical connection. The tallest mountain in New Zealand outside the Southern Alps is head and shoulders above the cluster of peaks in the north-east corner of the South Island.

Tapuae-o-Uenuku, formerly Mount Tapuaenuku, translates as "footprint of the rainbow", and is clearly visible east from the ridgeline above the ski area.

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Rainbow Ski Area has recently created a commemorative history to mark its 40th year. The origins of the name span what researchers Helen Rance and Katherine Vadura describe

“We had a lot more beginners because it was a lesser product, so we did cheaper deals and got a lot of new people interested in skiing and snow board riding. That has translated into sales this year.”

Rainbow is classed as a small ski field, and while it caters to intermediate and advanced skiers and board riders, its strength is its base for novices, Tasman tourism and hospitality business owner Nic Roland is one of the ski area’s biggest fans.

Nic and his wife Manuela Fuhrimann run The Playhouse in Mapua.

“Rainbow is my happy place. I love going up there and it’s where I met my wife.”

Nic says Rainbow has a “good family vibe”, and if you can get there on a good powder day during the week, he says it’s probably one of the best ski fields in the country because there’s no one there.

“During the week you pretty much have the place to yourself.

Anywhere else in the country, by 10am the whole place is tracked out – you can’t find any fresh snow anywhere.

“At Rainbow you can still find fresh snow at 3 o’clock in the afternoon.”

Nic, a keen snowboarder who learned the art on the slopes of Cardrona, says neither are there any queues for the lift or tow at Rainbow, except at the weekends but they are nothing like those on fields elsewhere.

“Try going to Tūroa (Mt Ruapehu) on a Saturday. It’s like, oh my God, downtown Auckland traffic.

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Rainbow Ski Area committee chair Mark Unwin is hoping for a great winter season.

A snowboarder relaxes with a view at Rainbow Ski Area.

as urban myths, including that the valley was named after a shepherd called Rainbow (ref: Footprints JNW Newport) to the origins of the early explorers and their Māori guides.

Travers, Lock, Maling and Oldham wrote a description of their journey during an 1855 exploration of the Upper Wairau. With the guidance of local Māori, they wrote “Te Kopi o Uenuku (the Rainbow River) had its source in the mountains above Lake Rotoroa”.

Rainbow’s smallness makes it nice in lots of ways and also the number of sunny days there.

Mark Unwin says Rainbow is like all other ski fields, including those in the deep south, in that it is planning for a future on the mountain with less natural snow.

“We want to do more to create access to the mountain, year-round. We have been working with the Department of Conservation to try and open or provide different products so more people can use the mountain. It would be good to get school groups there, to do things like mountain safety training.”

"It's absolutely something we need to look at - that, and our investment in snow-making are the two key things for Rainbow, long-term.”

He says diversity is needed to support maintenance of the huts and other gear.

In the meantime, Mark says they’re looking forward to a white winter, and to welcoming more people on to the slopes.

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Different Don, different ute I

t was 1978 when Donald McConochie bought his first ute. It was a different world back then and Donald was a different man.

Over the years he has worked in civil construction and road transport but now is back helping on the family farm in St Arnaud. Since those earlier days, he has also had back surgery which means a commute to and from Nelson city to Nelson Lakes can take its toll.

On a recent Thursday, Donald picked up the 2021 Nissan Navara, which is a different breed of ute from the 1970’s.

“It was actually pretty cool,” Donald says. “I’ll be sad to give it back actually.”

While he usually drives a similar vehicle, the Navara “punched above its weight”.

Donald likes driving a ute for its versatility – they aren’t the perfect family car or the perfect work wagon. “But they can double as both.

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The Navara also has a bit of horsepower with 450Nm of torque. That’s where the grunt comes from and Donald says it just makes the vehicle easy to drive.

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More than all that, Donald says he appreciates the simpler details.

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Periodically challenging Menopause. Half of us don’t think about it until it’s upon us, the other half don’t figure we have to worry at all. But it can be a very difficult time for many women and deserves a little understanding.

Words: Britt Coker

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y the time a woman gets to her late forties, she has spent a long time working in a world designed for men. The gender pay gap and sexist jokes aren’t accepted now but it’s well documented that alongside full-time work, a woman still does a larger share of the housework. So it’s logical that a multitasking woman who spends decades trying to do everything for everyone, sooner or later, is going to run out of steam. Or more accurately, hormones.

A fluctuation in levels of oestrogen and progesterone is a challenging experience but suddenly, we may tolerate less and demand more for ourselves. Arguably, we should have done that all along but an innate desire to nurture is part of the survival of the human race. The same motivation that sees the baby fed seeps into other facets of our lives making us overly responsible for things we don’t need to take on.

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any advice for her younger self. She replied, “It’d be to say ‘F**k off more and stop being so bloody polite.” Now that’s a bumper sticker I’d buy.

As I reflect on the apparent normalcy of every woman I know over sixty, I wonder how bad can menopause be? Or more accurately, how good are we at hiding how bad it is?

Because it turns out to be quite an ordeal for a lot of us. The hot flushes are well known and regularly parodied on the big screen, but you can add night sweats, weight gain, joint pain, anxiety, insomnia, forgetfulness, depression, heavy/ continuous periods, heart palpitations and lower sex drive.

The list is actually longer but I want you to keep reading. If a woman experiences hot flushes at night that contribute to a lack of sleep, then the tiredness from this alone could trigger daytime irritability, forgetfulness, depression, and exhaustion. How do women manage to endure these for months or years on end? And what does this do to close relationships? Our desire or necessity to continue with our lives means medication or surgery have become logical answers for some.

Nikki Ryan (49) started having heavy periods a year ago. She didn’t realise at first that it was perimenopause until it was confirmed by her doctor. Her mother and sister had both had hysterectomies at an early age and like many of us, she thought menopause was all about hot flushes (which

Nikki doesn’t experience) so the diagnosis was a surprise.

Conversations with her female friends have revealed the commonality of the experience but talk doesn’t extend much beyond the sisterhood.

“It’s not well publicised or well supported. I guess we’re all unique but some women have gone to great lengths i.e surgery, so they don’t have to experience it. I’d consider that a last resort.” Nikki reluctantly took prescribed drugs to ease heavy periods but had a reaction with her ankles becoming so swollen she could barely walk for three weeks. Initially the idea of the medication causing this side effect was rejected by her GP though when she went to see him, “he was gobsmacked about how bad my ankles were”. Nikki stopped the medication and was given a strong course of steroids to reduce the swelling. Although she’s adverse to the idea of a hysterectomy herself, she’s not going back on medication either. She’s currently looking into more natural alternatives but will endure the heavy, regular periods and exhaustion in the meantime. She feels fortunate to have a supportive family.

“My husband is amazing so I’m really lucky. He’ll say to the kids (21 and 17 year old males), ‘Mum’s not having the best of times at the moment so if she’s a bit snappy you need to go a bit easy on her”.

If it’s a tribulation, we don’t advertise it. Women talk amongst themselves, to their mothers and their partners.

It’s not well publicised or well supported. I guess we’re all unique but some women have gone to great lengths i.e surgery, so they don’t have to experience it. I’d consider that a last resort.

Nikki Ryan

Nikki Ryan speaks opening about experiencing perimenopause for over a year, but says the subject isn't well publicised.

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The hot flushes are well known and regularly parodied on the big screen, but you can add night sweats, weight gain, joint pain, anxiety, insomnia, forgetfulness, depression, heavy/ continuous periods, heart palpitations and lower sex drive.

But their boss might not know or correlate mental/ emotional symptoms with challenges at work. I spoke to a woman who temporarily forgot how to drive a car. Others describe being in a fog, or forgetting what they’re saying mid-sentence, losing confidence, feeling anxious. In less complicated times, a woman could have stopped being so polite, and left the tribe to head into the woods to have some time alone. Now, we are forced to stay where we are, grit our teeth and keep going, in stressful, overloaded worlds driven by deadlines and never-ending lists. We’ve fallen into a patriarchal system in this respect. If the men are going to show up for work every day ready to take on the world, then we have to as well. We can’t ask for exemptions or talk about ‘women’s problems’ when we’ve only just managed to get out of the 1950’s kitchen duties. Even calling them ‘women’s problems’ puts the responsibility solely on us to work around.

The other challenge with the ‘change in life’ (which sounds naff but describes it exactly) is that a reduction of hormones can have an effect on your youthful exterior. We all know it’s coming but expecting something and experiencing it is not the same thing. The laughter lines start early for all of us, but the wrinkly necks and liver spots can come as quite a surprise if you still feel 20-something on the inside. The good news is that even if aging never ends, menopausal symptoms eventually do.

For some women, the change of life is bigger than her. Adult children, and sometimes partners, leave home. She may have packed their bags for them. Career aspirations shift into a different gear (up or down) and her opinion in the workplace may not matter so much. But none of us have to be the same person that we have always been. This choice is true for everyone at every age, but sometimes it takes the constraints of long held beliefs or boring daily rituals (and the woman in the mirror starting to look like your mother) before a ‘change of life’ becomes less of a cliché and more of a mission statement. Are they hot flushes, or power surges?

In the 1987 movie Shirley Valentine, aged 42, was described as middle aged and talked to her kitchen wall. For a while I have been talking to my bed. I suspect this is unrelated to hormones but directly related to generally not giving a f**k. I refuse to consider it a sign of madness until I start hearing Bed talk back. My constancy in following Helen Mirren’s advice is still a bit patchy but it’s certainly a lot easier to emulate than it would have been a few years ago. (If you are thinking of doing the same, - stop the presses - Bed just said, go for it).

*during perimenopause a woman still gets her period, alongside other symptoms. Menopause kicks in when the ovaries produce so little oestrogen that eggs are no longer released, but other symptoms continue. I use the two terms interchangeably here.

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As a proud Nelson local, Jackie is thrilled to be able to step into a role that allows her to be a part of her community.

And drawing on 25 years of experience in Aged Care, it’s a profession that she truly has a passion for. “It’s about meeting our people when they are probably at their most vulnerable, and with the skill and kindness of my team, watching them start to relax and gain confidence.”

Jackie believes that great care means relaxed residents and families, and a team of staff that are engaged and happy. It’s that belief in the human side of care that drew Jackie to Green Gables. “Our clinical care is excellent, but we believe in going beyond the standard medical model to cater to the holistic needs of our residents, so it’s all about the lifestyle - the beautiful environment, dining experience and adding all the extra touches. That, I believe, is what sets us apart,” she says.

The best way to guarantee the success of something is to make sure the people behind it are passionate. When she

gets chatting about her vision for Green Gables, it’s clear passion is something Jackie has in spades. “I want there to be laughter and life, hustle and bustle...a place where families are greeted warmly and my team and I are attentive and responsive,” she says. For Jackie, how the residents feel is her number one priority, “My vision for Green Gables is one of easy, comfortable living where our residents are secure and confident in the knowledge that they have a skilled and wellled team taking care of them.”

After her own mother’s experience with dementia, Jackie feels privileged to walk side-by-side with residents and their family members as they navigate changing needs. “Now I consider my mum’s journey into care as a gift - giving me raw insight into what our residents and families are going through as they traverse theirs.”

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Rich Naughton has been using his own experiences to help other men share their stories.

Boys don’t cry, but men do A Nelson dad is calling for the police and courts to be more careful when delivering protection orders to estranged parents.

Local tradesman Rich Naughton has gone as far as setting up a men’s wellness group, to help him deal with the aftermath of his own experience. He told our reporter Tracy Neal the police were simply doing their job when they knocked on his door, but it’s left him scarred.

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side from the experience of his own separation, it was a West Australian mining worker who prompted Rich Naughton’s move into men’s wellbeing.

on a Southland farm. He was raised by a stepfather, after distancing himself from his biological father, who went to prison on criminal charges.

“In the mines I knew a man, a 45-year-old, with two kids and a wife at home. He came to work one day and said he didn’t know his role at home, only on the rig.

On completion of his final year at school in Canada, Rich then joined the New Zealand Defence Force. He trained with the army as a field engineer before a stint with the UN peacekeeping force in East Timor.

“He was spending too much time away and he didn’t know how to be a dad; he didn’t know how to be a partner.”

Rich, a Nelson plumber and gas fitter is a long way from where he planned to be growing up as one of eight children

Afterwards he moved to Western Australia where he spent two years working in the mining industry, and then on to Melbourne where he began an apprenticeship as a fabricator

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A lot of men coming in here bear the scars of physical abuse at the hands of wives or partners. This is the side of things that’s not spoken about very much, and while we’re still not at the table when it comes to family violence, I am seeing a change in the agencies working together better.

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building refrigerated trailers. He and his former wife then moved to Nelson, to be closer to family, with the arrival of their first daughter.

Now separated, and the father of two young girls, the 33-year-old has joined the league of solo dads fighting for support and recognition. He has started a programme for men, EnRiched Wellness, which he describes as a safe place for men to meet, share their stories, feelings and experiences.

Founder of the Male Room in Nelson, Phillip Chapman.

“It would be hard to come up with a system that fits everyone.”

Nelson lawyer Steven Zindel believes that men are getting better parenting arrangements but shift work or remote work gets in the way at times.

“In these instances, solo parents of either gender can become isolated and depressed.”

Rich also points out the heightened risk of suicide among men going through a separation.

The format, which includes a men’s circle to encourage safe and non-judgmental discussion, also draws on Rich’s experiences and observations while in the army.

Coronial Services statistics show the suicide rate among men in general is more than twice that of women. In the year to June 2020, 471 males took their own lives, and 183 females did too.

“I’ve seen men break and the only way we’d deal with it was when we were drinking.

Rich links the failure of his own relationship to a lack of communication, pressures he faced on a low wage, and helping to raise a young family while renovating a home.

“It was only then that we ended up telling each other how we actually felt. We’d bottle things up and there was no real outlet, except sport that addressed the physical outlet, but there was no emotional release.”

Rich says the programme is non-commercial, but attendance fees cover the cost of room hire in Tahunanui, and the cacao drink he hands out to encourage conversation. He structures the programme based on his yoga teacher training, and breath work he learned doing yin yoga.

On his programme right now, there is one 19-year-old, while others are aged 50 and above.

“I’ve seen men so damaged they struggle to even speak to a woman. It’s sad to see.”

He says some in the group are dads who want to be with their kids, and who struggle to get access. He knows that in some instances women face the same difficulties, but most men would say the system is biased against them.

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“We agreed to separate, sell the house and buy separate homes to have some space and to be able to co-parent.

“We were young when we met and maybe I didn’t know how to be in a relationship, but things just snowballed.”

He now sees his daughters five nights a fortnight, after attending a non-violent communication course, to help him find ways to better communicate with his former wife in a non-confrontational way. He also spent thousands of dollars on legal bills to address access requirements brought by the protection order handed to him.

An order is issued by the Family Court, upon application by one party. Most of the orders are made without notice, meaning the respondent is often unaware of it, until a bailiff and the police knock on the door.

“I had the police knock on my door and hand me a protection order. I felt like I was a criminal.

“I remember leaving the house, panic-stricken, thinking that I was about to be arrested. I felt there should have been a counsellor with the police checking I was okay. I felt I was guilty without the chance to answer any questions. I felt like there was no support.”

Rich says it’s a myth that men don’t cry.

SVS-Living Safe provides support and education services to families throughout the region, including non-violence programmes, as well as programmes for new fathers.

General manager in Nelson, Dee Cresswell says men need a lot of support in understanding the processes around the issue of protection orders. She says that is not about excusing any behaviour but acknowledges that support is needed for the whole family.

Rich says being handed the order added huge stress to his days working fulltime, so went to his doctor who prescribed anti-depressants.

“I started taking them but soon stopped as the medication was super horrible. I had no emotion and felt like I didn’t care about much.”

Nelson MP Rachel Boyack, a former board member at the Nelson Women’s Refuge says stopping family violence is an area of particular interest.

“I’ve also seen first-hand the need for support for men so that they can safely work to improve their behaviour in a supportive and safe environment.”

Rachel says she is very keen to meet with Rich and his group, and pass feedback on to the Minister of Police and local Area Commander Paul Borrell, who she meets with regularly.

Rich has also attended counselling at The Male Room in Nelson, which supports men (and women) in crisis and connects them with the right support services.

Founder Phillip Chapman has been working in men’s health for a quarter of a century. He says while there has been much progress in identifying the needs of men, there are still as many gaps.

“When I started this work, it was difficult because speaking up for men puts you in a position that you didn’t like women, and once you’re labelled, those labels stick – labels like bully or misogynist, and it can be quite damaging.”

Phillip works with men who have been abused, physically and sexually, including by women.

“A lot of men coming in here bear the scars of physical abuse at the hands of wives or partners. This is the side of things that’s not spoken about very much, and while we’re still not at the table when it comes to family violence, I am seeing a change in the agencies working together better.”

I remember leaving the house, panic-stricken, thinking that I was about to be arrested. I felt there should have been a counsellor with the police checking I was okay. I felt I was guilty without the chance to answer any questions. I felt like there was no support.

“We are well served in Nelson with experienced and highly capable people working in the area of family harm, and I am always interested in finding new and better ways to provide support to all people affected.”

Rachel says that following Covid, the Government gave extra funding to agencies like SVS-Living Safe and Women’s Refuge, so that they could provide support and services including counselling to women, men and children who were experiencing family harm.

Phillip says men and women need to work together to help turn around a few myths. He says men are soft underneath, once they feel safe.

“Men are never going to say publicly that they’re victims too, whereas women are very good at expressing this. The MeToo movement has been massive, but men are not going to get the same traction because people don’t see us as victims.”

Rich says he’d like to further his training, to inspire more men to build a brotherhood that can communicate effectively.

“I want to share my experiences, which I’m still working through myself.

“I don’t want to live a life of conflict – I want to live peacefully, because life is short.”

Help is on hand: The Male Room, Ph 03 548 0403 or SVS-Living Safe 03 548 3850.

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eople will often tell you that it can take years to feel like a local, but for Chloe Loftus, Nelson felt like home from the moment she arrived. Born in Italy, she spent her teenage years in New Zealand, and upon returning after 15 years studying and working in the UK, she says that she felt drawn to Nelson.

Despite this, the dancer, choreographer and mass movement director who specialises in aerial and outdoor work, has spent the last four and a half years as a professional nomad. Living in her house truck, she toured her work around the country but is delighted to have finally put down roots in Nelson.

“Living such a minimalistic and nomadic lifestyle has taught me a lot and I’m grateful for the experience, but it’s also exciting to finally have earth beneath my feet.”

On top of shifting into her new home, she’s also been busy preparing for Te Ramaroa (Nelson’s Light Festival).

Collaborating with multi-award-winning dancer Rodney Bell, they will be performing their mesmerising outdoor illuminated aerial dance spectacle ‘The Air Between Us’ in the Upper Trafalgar Street performance precinct.

features contemporary and contact dance, as they soar above the crowds, inverting and spinning.

“Like planets encircling around each other, we are magnetically and gravitationally pulled by each other’s energy,” says Chloe.

“It is such an honour to work with Rodney as he has a deeply embedded connection to nature.”

Chloe first performed in Nelson in the 2018 Light Festival debuting her piece ‘Arboreal Aerialist’ high up in the trees in Albion Square. Te Ramaroa project manager Sophie Kelly is delighted to have Chloe back again for this year’s festival.

Sophie says that the performance pieces and installations magnify the significance of what the festival is all about.

“Our new name, Te Ramaroa, reflects the concept of a beacon that honours the past, celebrates the present, and holds a light to a bright and positive future,” says Sophie.

In addition to ‘The Air Between Us’, Chloe is also directing ‘Out of the Blue’, an illuminated roaming community dance performance that speaks to our connection to our oceans.

Suspended between trees, ‘The Air Between Us’ explores how, through curiosity, openness and play, we have the innate capacity to live in symbiotic harmony with each other and the land.

Te Ramaroa will feature more than 30 light installations and projections as well as designated precincts for food and live music. There will also be roving entertainment, including some new (lampshade-y) characters created especially for the event.

Spiralling into the air, with a counterweighted rigging system specially designed by Tym Miller-White for Chloe and Rodney, who is a wheelchair user, this aerial harness performance

Te Ramaroa is a free community event which runs 9 - 13 July, 5.30pm – 9.30pm. Sign up on their website teramaroa.nz for updates or follow their Facebook page.

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What are you wearing?

Italian linen dress from Beacon Hill, Minx boots from Whitwells in Motueka and stripey socks from the market. My handbag is from a shop in Takaka.

Someone gave me the scarf which I dyed and my glasses are Trelise Cooper from Pre Loved Style.

What is your style?

A mix. Anything goes. I decide when I get up if something works, and whether it looks good, or not.

What suits me today might not suit me tomorrow.

What is most of your wardrobe made up of?

Colour. Natural fibres, good texture. I don’t go for acrylic things, and prefer to stick with natural materials if I can.

What are you loving at the moment?

Wearing scarves, and accessories. Accessories make an outfit. I’ve got two holes in one ear and three in the other, so I’m a mismatch. I’ve got a few pairs of different glasses, and I love frames which have colour and make a statement.

Where do you buy most of your clothes from?

I shop local, only because I don’t get away much.

I never buy online. Stacey’s, Beacon Hill, Shine, Whitwells, Smile in Motueka, and Taylors for shoes are my local favourites. I also mix new clothes with second hand and have a dress maker who I have so much fun with.

What is your all-time favourite purchase?

I haven’t got an all-time favourite. I’ve got some pieces I’ve had for many years, like a pair of bright red boots which cost the earth but are still going. I’ll aim to buy quality but on a hell of a good special.

Do you have a style rule you always obey?

No. There are times I’ve thought ‘I’ll wear that today,’ but then think it won’t work. But then other times it does. My handbag has to be a bright colour. I will often match it to earrings, or my socks, or nothing at all.

If you could raid one person’s wardrobe, who would it be?

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Letters to live by Nelson retail manager Stephanie Malcolmson had lived in a rented home all her adult life. Just before her 40th birthday in June she celebrated a month in the first home she has owned - a tidy, twobedroom unit in The Brook she bought with her husband, Adrian.

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er advice to others: Don’t give up the dream and get a good mortgage broker.

It’s been a hard road to get these four walls. I didn’t think owning a home was ever going to happen. We’ve always had struggles with money, or some event that prevented my husband working, such as health problems that required surgery, and then an accident at work that meant he was off work, and then he lost his job during Covid lockdown.

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We’ve been on one income for a long time.

So many things have pushed it back and back, but Adrian’s mum sold her home and moved into something smaller. She gifted money to all her children, which we used to repay debt, and there was a little bit left over to help with a deposit.

We now have a tear-jerker of a mortgage, but we’re still better off each week than in our last rental. It was costing us $550 a week, but now we pay the mortgage, rates and insurance, and we’re still about $50 a week better off.

It’s been a hard road to get these four walls. I didn’t think owning a home was ever going to happen.

I’ve been in Nelson since 1995. I followed my parents when they moved here from down south. The first place we lived was in a caravan, oddly enough, here in The Brook. By then I was in a relationship with someone, and then became a young mum. I was 17 and had to go back to work so got a job at a green grocer’s here in Nelson.

Looking back; I can’t remember all the steps, but I do remember working at Fresh Choice in Stoke as a checkout person…woohoo!

It was awesome, I enjoyed it. Then I progressed to the Lotto counter, and in recent years I’ve worked in furniture retail.

By then I was a single parent and moved back to my parents to live in a caravan. The Nelson Tasman Housing Trust was created, and I became one of the first recipients of a brandnew home through the Trust.

My daughter and I were there for a good few years and then I met Adrian. My girlfriend and I would sometimes go out for a night, and then end up at the petrol station where I knew he worked. I’d buy a Coke and a Moro Bar, just to see the cashier, but I was too shy to talk to him. My friend walked in, gave him my number and he sent me a message.

I have now moved nine times. I hated renting. It was all the inspections that drove me nuts. In some places, not even 110 per cent was good enough. Once I was told the shower was dirty and that I had to use a toothbrush to clean it.

If I had guests around for a wine, I was continuously watching them to make sure nothing was spilled. You’re forever on guard in case you damage something.

Buying a home for the first time is quite scary. We started looking as soon as our mortgage was pre-approved – the broker did all the work on securing the finance. I didn’t have any Kiwisaver, so the deposit we had was all because of Adrian’s Kiwisaver and the remainder of the money from his mother.

We saw this place and put in an initial offer of $455,000 and thought we were so close. It meant so much to us. Then we had a competitor bidding and we thought we’d lost it. We went to $465,000 and I cried when Kat (Campbell) said we were the successful offer because the owner wanted it sold to a family..

The mortgage is now down to $420,965…I’m watching it, every week.

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We had Sophia together, and then we married.

My niece was living with us and she had also had a child, so we decided to move out. The Trust was happy for us to remain, but we outgrew it. At times there were six of us living in a little two-bedroom house.

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Making good leaders great E

leanor Roosevelt once said, “Good leaders inspire people to have confidence in their leader. Great leaders inspire people to have confidence in themselves.”

If you’ve never left a job because you had a terrible boss, you’ll know people that have. The Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce was established in 1858 to support local businesses as they navigate their way through the many challenges of making a living. The organisation runs all kinds of events and projects, and this includes helping good leaders become great leaders through their Intepeople Leadership Academy (ILA). An eight week course for small groups, the ILA engages some of the region’s best leaders and leadership consultants to teach participants the special skills required to manage well.

Course attendee, Hannah Norton (see photo, third from left) is Regional Development and Attraction Manager at the NRDA. She realised she’d got to a stage in her career which she needed to develop her leadership skills and this started with a recognition that being a boss ain’t what you think it is.

“It’s not just delegating people to do things. It’s more around how you can provide the environment to empower your

team and your organisation to achieve the goals you want to achieve. It’s around the way we do things, and how we act or lead can create that environment. People generally realise this but through the course we’ve learned some of the practical ‘how to’-s that are required to action that.”

“Most of the sessions you’re learning new techniques but it’s also making you question your purpose and your approach.

Why you are doing it, how do your actions impact others and what do you think of yourself as a person and therefore, you as a leader.”

Female managers make up two-thirds of the current course intake, which would have been unusual not so long ago but is recognition now of the contributions women make at a management level. However, Eleanor Roosevelt’s comment runs true regardless of gender, and the NTCC’s commitment to making great leaders is a win not just for their respective employees, but our region as a whole.

Discover the benefits of a chamber membership at commerce.org.nz

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home TESS JAINE

Becks and Craig (Shep) Shepard’s whare has been designed for family and comfort. With comfortable furnishings, open spaces and plenty of sun, it’s a home that keeps this busy family relaxed and happy.

Who lives here?

Tell us about your space

Our family of five, including Nāla our one-year-old labrador.

We live in Ōmaio (Stoke) in a whare we moved into four days before lockdown. We had been living with whanau while we built with Homes by Orange, so it was amazing for us all to get in and have seven weeks to unpack.

We love that our home has a natural, welcoming look and is large enough to host a good whānau party, yet still be cosy.

We haven't quite finished decorating yet but it serves us well.

It's all about creating a home, and we are continually working towards that.

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What inspired this look?

This was our first new whare so at the top of our list was to ensure it was a place where our whānau felt they could come in and relax. We love visitors to feel welcome, so we kept things pretty simple with wooden look floors in the living area, comfortable furnishings and open spaces with heaps of light from the 3x3metre stacker sliding doors.

What’s your favourite spot in the house?

Wherever the sun is. We designed the house for all day sun and tend to move around the whare following the sun throughout the day. A crowd favourite however is our hanging egg chair which is great to fall asleep in.

What’s your decorating style?

English country/Scandinavian. Quite a different mix but it seems to work for us!

What’s next on your interiors list?

A corner couch for the living area or a new bed as ours has well and truly gone longer than the recommended age. Oh, I would also love a rug under the dining table.

When it comes to homeware, do you save or splurge?

We are terrible at saving, so I’d have to say splurge!

What’s your favourite room?

Our dark blue lounge in winter and outside on the deck in summer.

What should every home have?

A comfy couch for those Sunday arvo naps.

Top left: Becks picked the Toi Toi with her kids from her in laws garden and hair sprayed them before arranging them in the dining room.

Above: Nāla enjoys soaking up the sun. Becks and Sheps' kids artwork hangs on the wall behind her.

Middle: The dark blue lounge is a favourite room in the house. Becks says she would like to bring more colour into the house with more feature walls.

Right: Their simple and stylish 13-year old daughters bedroom

Best budget tip?

When building a home, you don’t have to splurge on upgrading in all areas. We upgraded with some soft carpet and a stone bench top in the kitchen, however everything else was the standard option and we believe it is just as beautiful as any upgrade.

Do you have any tips on how to keep your living area orderly?

We always get the kitchen spotless before we go to bed. It’s so much nicer getting up in the morning to a clear bench.

Keep things minimal. Any items that you don’t love or aren’t serving a purpose give away. Have a spot for thing … a place for bags, a place for shoes, hidden storage for blankets etc.

Best money spent?

Adding on the second lounge which is awesome when you have five teenagers staying as you can shut the noise away.

If you had a day to refresh your home, what would you do?

Pop in a few feature walls of colour. I would love a forest green wall in the bathroom.

Did any of your purchases cause a debate?

I wouldn’t say ‘a debate’ but they definitely created discussions. After being together for 20 years you learn to pick your battles.

What do you love about the neighbourhood where you live?

We are so blessed to live in a great spot where the kids can walk to kura (school), sport practices, and friends’ houses. I love the local walks where there are many spots we can let our dog off the lead and enjoy creeks and mountain walks.

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- Adding Value -

Trish and John Gray from Guthrie Bowron in Richmond.

New home, new curtains When is the best time to buy window coverings and blinds for your new home? Much sooner than you think!

Believe it or not, the very best time to start thinking about curtains, blinds and shutters for your new home is early in the planning process and getting a free quote from your plans is a no brainer.

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uilding and renovating your home is an exciting time and you will be eager to make your new living space uniquely yours. There are countless decisions to be made through the journey of planning and construction before you can move in and enjoy your new home, and Trish and John Gray from Guthrie Bowron in Richmond can advise on what options will work best and guide you through the selection process to ensure that it will be the beautiful haven you imagined.

“So many people leave their interior design decisions until later than they should and by the time they start to think about curtains and window coverings, they are just ‘over it’,” says Trish. “They are often tired of making decisions, tired of things not going right and frustrated with the whole process.” And that is why she recommends coming in early in the process, when excitement and enthusiasm reigns high.

That way you can be relaxed and enjoy selecting the fabrics and styles you like, and then closer to your finishing dates, you can revisit your plans to make sure you are happy with your choices. Final measurements are made, and everything will be installed so that when you are ready to move in, you actually are ready to move in.

The practicalities of organising window coverings early in the build process are numerous. Consideration can be made for extra timber mounting, wiring for any motorised options can be hidden away before the walls go up, and aesthetics considered to ensure colour schemes and fabrics match perfectly with building products and special features of your

home. It also allows for curtains to be made, and paint and wallpaper to be ordered in plenty of time. Incorporating your interior design wish list into your budget early is also important and ensures that you won’t have to make any lastminute sacrifices.

When you are juggling busy lives, family commitments or working full time, having expert advice and someone to help with design choices and decision making can make it all so much easier. That’s when you need to call in Trish and her consultants. Highly trained and with extensive backgrounds in the decorating industry, they work with colour, texture and design to enhance each decorating project. Their range of quality products includes top brands like Luxaflex blinds, Dulux paints and the very best range of designer curtain fabrics.

The award-winning team at Guthrie Bowron take pride in creating individual concepts from planning to completion.

“It’s not just all about creating beautiful homes though,” says Trish. “It’s about building relationships, and having people trust us to help them. And the ultimate compliment is when they recommend us to their friends or come back and see us the next time they build or renovate.”

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A family affair: Jenny, Bill, Jessica and Troy Liddell of Russells.

Local style nationwide

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ver the last 90 years, Russells Curtains and Blinds has built a reputation for quality in home interiors.

You can now find their custom-made window furnishings in homes all around New Zealand - from Cape Reinga to Bluff.

Despite this growth, Russells are still proud to call Nelson home. Owner Bill Liddell says; “It means a lot to us to be part of this community and to employ over 100 local people who call Nelson home and another 51 around New Zealand.”

Over the last 90 years the business has shifted from being a furniture merchant to a curtain and blind specialist, Bill says it has always been about creating a home you love.

A history of quality products and service Russells was originally founded in 1929 by George P Russell.

It was a furniture business back then, located on Bridge Street. But over time the focus of the business shifted to window furnishings. Shops were opened in Blenheim and Richmond and in 1991 Russells won the Nelson Chamber of Commerce retail excellence award. By the mid-1990s, the business was beginning to expand across the South Island.

Today there are no shopfronts but a fleet of mobile style consultants all over the country who visit people in their homes to help them select their curtains, blinds and shutters.

The manufacturing of the curtains, tracks and blinds takes place at their three modern factories in Nelson.

The Russells difference “Window furnishings can make or break the look and feel of a room and that’s where we can help,” says Bill. “Our consultants

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know their products and will help a customer decide which is the right solution for each room – whether you need to block out light, stay warm or cool, or a combination of things.”

Some customers are wanting to achieve a certain look and Russells have the answer to that too. “We have such a huge collection of fabrics, materials and products for people to choose from. Some come from well known designers like James Dunlop, Charles Parsons and Maurice Kain. But we also have a handpicked Russells Designer Range – lots of colours and weights we know are popular in New Zealand homes.”

These fabrics are all well stocked which Bill says is a bonus as other supplies can be a little hard to come by with the turmoil currently caused by Covid.

Crafted with care here in Nelson Russells make all their curtains using a full suite of the very best and latest Eisenkolb sewing technology. Russells also use the latest blind cutting and making technology to make the majority of their blind range here in Nelson. In the sewing room, the fabric is first checked to ensure it matches the sample selected by the customer and that there are no inconsistencies before carefully measuring, cutting and sewing. That same meticulousness happens in their blind factory, where precise hand skills and technology combine to create the Russells Premium Range of blinds.

Because Russells offer a complete end-to-end service, once made, the curtains and blinds are transported to their install units and then installed by their own specialist install teams based around the country.

Russells employ more than 150 people around New Zealand, two thirds of them here in Nelson.

It means a lot to us to be part of this community and to employ over 100 local people who call Nelson home and another 51 around New Zealand.

Top tips from New Zealand’s curtain and blind specialists •

Curtains can be made in just about any style, colour, pattern or layering that you need; from thick and lined for warmth to sheer and dreamy for controlling light, glare and privacy during the day.

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Veri Shades® are an innovative new product also known as ‘the walk through curtain’; they’re ideal for sliding and bifold doors/living areas that lead outside.

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Roller blinds take up minimal space and are cost effective.

Blockout and double rollers are good for bedrooms and living spaces; sunscreen rollers suit rooms used during the day; and light filtering roller blinds reduce glare but maintain privacy in very sunny rooms. These blinds are also available motorised and can be intrgrated into a home automation system.

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Venetian blinds are great for light and privacy control; choose moisture resistant aluminium or faux wood for bathrooms, kitchens and laundries; timber for a timeless warm look and feel.

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Honeycomb blinds are amazing insulators; available in blockout, day/night, light filtering and sunscreen for daytime.

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Romans are an enduring style of blind that offer the ease of functionality with fabric flair.

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Shutters are gaining in popularity as they’re highly functional (great for light control and temperature regulation) and very stylish; add value to your home with shutters in bedrooms and living spaces.

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Vertical blinds create height and are ideal over sliding and bi-fold doors or on an unusual window shape.

To have a Russells style consultant visit your home, book a free consultation at Russellscurtains.co.nz.

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Falcon Brae Villa. Photo: Jason Mann

TE KAHUI WHAIHANGA NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (NZIA)

LOCAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDS Words: Adrienne Matthews

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ccolades beamed down recently onto a number of Top of the South architectural projects chosen to receive coveted regional Te Kahui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) Local Architecture Awards.

Established in 1905, the NZIA represents over four thousand members and these awards are an opportunity to throw a spotlight on some of the most innovative and exciting designs. Entries come from the country’s eight regional branches and are peer-reviewed by a jury, members of which visit and appraise each design meticulously.

This year the Nelson/Marlborough region continued its tradition of contributing a diverse range of buildings to the winner’s stand. Of fifteen projects shortlisted, twelve winners were chosen.

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Among them were three residential houses to win Housing Awards and another, a Housing- Alterations and Additions Award.

Jerram Tocker Barron Architect’s design, The Collingwood Street House, a three-storey home constructed on a very small and difficult section by the Grampians, was much feted by the jury who commented, “in response to their client’s request for ‘a box with a pool’, the architects have delivered exactly that, albeit a skilfully executed box that rises above the constraints imposed by its steep and challenging site.”

Irving Smith Architects won a Housing Award for Feather House and a Housing – Alterations and Additions Award for Tahunanui House. The former is a moderately sized home, on a spectacular site overlooking Nelson. The jury was taken with the design that offers “a choice between expansive views and cosy retreat.”

PIVOT HOUSE – Housing Borrmeister Architects Photo Sarah Rowlands Photography

MAYFAIR ARTS AND CULTURE CENTRE – Public Architecture Irving Smith Architects Photo Andrew Spencer

TAHUNANUI HOUSE – Housing Alterations and Additions Irving Smith Architects Photo Patrick Reynolds

CIVIC HOUSE – Enduring Architecture Ministry of Works and Athfield Architects Photo Virginia Woolf

FEATHER HOUSE – Housing Irving Smith Architects Photo Patrick Reynolds

KAIKOURA HIGHWAY TOILETS – Small Project Architecture WSP Architecture Photo NZTIR/WSP

CPR HQ CAFÉ – Hospitality Rural Workshop Architecture Photo Matt Croad

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The latter was the result of a twelve year project that involved the reconfiguration of the home to create a warm, light-filled and inspiring place. “This is a clever, beautiful response which reflects the close relationship between architect and client,” said the jury.

Pivot House in Blenheim by Borrmeister Architects draws its title from the manner in which the rooms pivot around the open kitchen, maximising the light and ventilation that fills the rooms as the natural sunlight shifts position throughout the day.

Jerram Tocker Barron Architect’s Bragato Research Winery design in Blenheim won a Commercial Architecture Award.

The way in which temperature controls and running costs were made an integral part of the design was mentioned by the jury along with the important consideration given to the environmental impacts of the building.

Irving Smith Architects were honoured with a Public Architecture win for their Nelson Hospice design. The jury noted, “the building is the culmination of huge collaboration between the clients, architects, consultants, contractors and sub-contractors.” The result, a building that sits comfortably within its urban environment and meets very well the needs of the many Nelson families who come through its doors.

Another Public Architecture Award was bestowed on Irving Smith Architects for the Kaikoura Mayfair Community Arts and Culture, an earthquake damaged building that has been cleverly reinvented as a multi-purpose cinema, gallery, theatre and conference venue. It was the first of the public buildings in Kaikoura to be brought back to life post-earthquake, affirming and encouraging to both the clients and public.

Two further Public Architecture Awards went to Jerram Tocker Barron Architecture for the Tahunanui Lions Toilet Block and WSP for their Kaikoura Highway Public Amenities.

A café in Blenheim, CPR HQ, was one of two buildings to receive a Hospitality Award. Rural Workshop Architecture created the “vibrant coffee roastery and café” on a limited budget that had to include seismic strengthening. The jury was impressed with the way the architects have allowed light to penetrate deep into the building and how the project created a new public gathering space and a lively interface with the street.

Falcon Brae Villa in the Motueka Valley was the other Hospitality Award winner. Jerram Tocker Barron Architecture designed the luxury retreat which was described by the jury as an elegant addition to New Zealand’s luxury lodge offer.

Built to an extremely high standard, it blends harmoniously into its natural environment.

Either loved or loathed, Civic House, constructed by Ministry of Works (architect John Rowe) and Athfield Architects in association, is an architectural style very much of its time and was the recipient this year of the Enduring Architecture Award. The jury says, “the robustness of its late Brutalist forms may not win universal appeal, but there is an integrity in its materiality that reveals a higher level of architectural consideration.”

Simon Hall of Jerram Tocker Barron says, “the awards are a celebration of architecture and a good opportunity to discuss projects with your peers.” Andrew Irving expressed the general feedback received from those architectural firms who entered saying, “the award is a way for us to self-select our best work and see how it compares with that of other architects all around the country. It is great to think that the work we are doing is relevant both locally and nationally.

THIS YEAR’S MAJOR AWARD WINNERS

COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE Bragato Research Winery by Jerram Tocker Barron Architects.

PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE Nelson Hospice by Irving Smith Architects.

ENDURING ARCHITECTURE Civic House (1983) by Ministry of Works (architect John Rowe) and Athfield Architects in association.

Mayfair Arts and Culture Centre by Irving Smith Architects

HOSPITALITY Falcon Brae Villa by Jerram Tocker Barron Architects.

CPR HQ by Rural Workshop Architecture.

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SMALL PROJECT ARCHITECTURE Tahunanui Lions Toilet Block by Jerram Tocker Barron Architects.

Kaikōura Highway Public Amenities by WSP Architecture.

HOUSING Pivot House by Borrmeister Architects.

Feather House by Irving Smith Architects.

Collingwood Street House by Jerram Tocker Barron Architects.

HOUSING - ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS Tahunanui House by Irving Smith Architects.

TAHUNANUI LIONS TOILET PARK – Small Project Architecture Jerram Tocker Barron Architects Photo Virginia Woolf

BRAGATO RESEARCH WINERY – Commercial Architecture Jerram Tocker Barron Architects Photo Jessica Jones

FALCON BRAE VILLA – Hospitality Jerram Tocker Barron Architects Photo Jason Mann

COLLINGWOOD STREET HOUSE – Housing Jerram Tocker Barron Architects Photo Jason Mann

NELSON HOSPICE – Public Architecture Irving Smith Architects Photo Patrick Reynolds

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FALCON BRAE VILLA

BY JERRAM TOCKER BARRON ARCHITECTS

Words: Adrienne Matthews Photos: Jason Mann Photography

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alcon Brae Villa, a luxurious and secluded retreat in the Motueka River valley, was a winner in the NZIA Nelson/ Marlborough 2021 Awards. Named for the New Zealand falcons that swoop and glide through the skies above, it rests comfortably on its site providing guests with 360 degree views of the surrounding hills and the Motueka River winding below.

What began its design life as a holiday home for a couple living overseas, gradually transformed into a more substantial project as the owners realised they wanted others to be able to enjoy the villa when they themselves were abroad. The result is a substantial residence designed by architects Jerram Tocker Barron, 720sq metres in size and with a plethora of amenities that sing “luxury”.

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NZIA judges were impressed with the way the buildings blend into the landscape. The roofline echoes the surrounding hills, its sweeping, architecturally complex curves merging harmoniously with the greyed cedar cladding.

The immediate surrounds have been landscaped to create emerging garden rooms and won Nelson based Canopy Landscape Architects a gold award at the 2021 Landscape Distinction Awards. The previously neglected 140 hectares that make up the property are already a third of the way to being planted with manuka, a regeneration project that will blend the villa even further into the environment.

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Architect Simon Hall says, “there were certainly challenges with the site as the project evolved, not least of which was designing the complex structure of the roofs so they would be sympathetic to the landscape.” There were also a large number of additional amenities that had to be included in a cohesive way. Amongst these, secluded hot tubs, a fire pit, spa and pool, media room, cabana, games den with high tech gym, multiple bathrooms, and fireplaces.

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“Although it was a large residential project, it included a great many fine details.” Examples of these can be found in the fivemetre-high central lounge area with its arched timber ceiling, sunken bar, dining spaces, media room and commercial kitchen. As elsewhere in the dwelling there is a rich tapestry of timber used here, including red cedar and oak which provides a warm and welcoming ambience. “When you are dealing with a large space like this it can be easy to make it overwhelming,” Simon explains. “It was important in this case to keep a homely feel so that guests would feel very comfortable despite the overall scale of the building.”

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Each of the three suites have floor to ceiling windows that show off the spectacular views and include their own cocktail bars, along with a substantial living area, luxurious bedrooms and bathrooms.

Notable throughout the property is the use of stone to bring a sense of the surrounding landscape inside.

The large stone fire surrounds are a work of art in themselves, constructed from local stone from the Lee Valley.

It was important to the villa’s owners to make Falcon Brae as self-sufficient and as sustainable as possible. To that end it has a large ground based solar array, utilises a local water source for everyday use, and has its own wastewater system.

Underfloor heating, sensor operated floor lighting and high spec sound systems were other features that required considerable planning but add substantially to the overall ambience.

Falcon Brae was constructed by Gardner Building Contractors and took twenty months to build, such a substantial project that on some occasions there were up to twenty builders on site.

As jury convener William Samuels says: “This is a building that acknowledges and meets the high standards set for it, with function, landscape and architecture each finding fullest expression at this luxurious secluded retreat”.

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COLLINGWOOD STREET HOUSE

BY JERRAM TOCKER BARRON ARCHITECTS

Words: Adrienne Matthews Photos: Jason Mann Photography and Virginia Woolf

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aking waves in the residential design world is a house in Collingwood Street that defies the difficulties of its minute 331m2 section on the flank of the Grampians and rises three stories to give the owners a house with every amenity they required, including a lift and swimming pool as well as privacy and views to Tasman Bay. The street view suggests a compact dwelling but looks deceive. With three bedrooms, two car garaging, basement and outdoor living area, it is surprisingly expansive on the inside.

Photos on this page by Jason Mann Photography

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Despite the challenges of such a small site, the architects, Jerram Tocker Barron, were excited to be involved in the project. Architect Simon Hall says, “many of our cities are seeing greater levels of intensification and infill housing and it was a good opportunity to show an example of what can be achieved to ensure privacy, all the amenities a family requires and comfortable urban living in such a space.”

The jury concurred and saw this as a great strength of the design, their convenor William Samuels saying, “in a design reminiscent of infill housing in cities of greater density than Nelson, the Collingwood Street House provides an example of a typology that is rarely seen but sorely needed in the region.”

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The base of the building is essentially a highly engineered, pre-cast, shuttered concrete bunker. The owner’s much desired swimming pool had to be lifted into position during the first few weeks of construction due to its position snug against this basement, with all subsequent construction taking place over it, not a common scenario.

The second and third stories consist of a timber framed structure clad in Colorsteel. They are cantilevered over the pool area.

A major feature of the home is the geometric, origamilike screens constructed from perforated powder coated aluminium on the exterior that faces the street. This is a development that follows on from one of Jerram Tocker Barron’s previous projects. Not only do they form a striking aesthetic element but as Simon explains, “they aren’t just there for looks. They work incredibly hard providing shade, privacy from the street and internal fall protection.”

Consequently, no balustrades or curtaining are required.

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Congratulations to the team at Jerram Tocker Barron Architects for their win at the Architecture Awards for the stunning Collingwood Street residence.

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Thanks to the innovative application of this design element, every room has a lovely aspect, giving the impression that it is a secluded home in the bush.

The ground floor consists of a bedroom, double garage, laundry and lift. The lift was insisted on by the owners as they wanted to “future proof” their home to enable them to remain in it during their latter years.

The second floor has two bedroom suites including a large master that has spectacular views east, over verdant green space filled with trees to Tasman Bay. The other suite opens to the adjacent pool. On the top floor is the living area including a kitchen and outdoor zone.

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Photos on this page by Jason Mann Photography The home’s interior, with its combination of dark timbers and deep, sonorous tones is a reflection of the exterior. It has a contemporary, industrial feel, softened by the introduction of timber such as charred oak.

Taking fifteen months to build, it was a home worth waiting for. “The owners had a strong design aesthetic,” says Simon. “We were able to bring elements from the outside to the inside, such as the mesh perforated screens on the internal stair balustrades. It made for continuity in the design throughout.”

This house has a dynamism and vibrancy that resonates with the mature bush around it. It is a fine example of how a small city site can be transformed into a unique home that is a pleasure in which to live.

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TAHUNANUI LIONS TOILET BLOCK

BY JERRAM TOCKER BARRON ARCHITECTS

Words: Adrienne Matthews | Photos: Virginia Woolf

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here are few places more loved in Nelson than the Tahunanui Lions playground. Now updated with a spectacular new fort it still contains the much loved whale, concrete train and tortoises played on by generations of children since it was originally built in 1963. Not so upgraded until recently was the dilapidated Lions toilet block which had well passed its use-by date.

Thanks to the award-winning contemporary design by local architects Jerram Tocker Barron Architects, the old has been flushed out and the Nelson public and hordes of visitors who descend on Tahuna Beach each year can enjoy a much more pleasant experience when they visit the loo. It is in the same familiar place as the old toilet block, beneath the tall Norfolk pine.

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We wanted our design to respect the history of the area and have given it bi-cultural references to the sails of early waka ships through to kites in the low-sling sail type roof and the roof structure itself which is a diagonal grid reflective of a kupenga (fishing net) and pattern.

Designing public toilet facilities is not a simple procedure.

One guide to the process offered 106 pages with mind boggling considerations to take into account from “looscaping” to “influencing good toilet behaviour”.

Certainly a very different exercise than designing one’s bathroom at home.

As architect Simon Hall explains, “we wanted our design to respect the history of the area and have given it bi-cultural references to the sails of early waka ships through to kites in the low-sling sail type roof and the roof structure itself which is a diagonal grid reflective of a kupenga (fishing net) and pattern.”

In addition to the practical considerations at this site, there were cultural considerations. This is an archaeological area for Maori, having occupied the area pre-European settlement. They would camp in the sand dunes and harvest kaimoana from the inlet and out into Tasman Bay.

Durability and robustness were key components of the design. Due to the harsh sea environment, timber was used as much as possible, particularly in the main roof structure, being sustainable, robust, and durable. The toilets are also cloaked in a driftwood type timber cladding to reflect the building’s proximity to the beach.

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There are now six unisex toilets, including one that is wheelchair accessible, and three family changing rooms, so the queues won’t be quite as long as they used to be come summer. There are also three external showers and a foot-wash for sandy feet along with a drinking fountain that comes complete with bottle filler. The 100m2 of covered area provides shelter from the prevailing winds.

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The toilets are prefabricated by the award winning NZ company Exeloo who were named ‘Best Restroom in America” in 2020. “They came complete with a servicing room for easy and ongoing maintenance of the plumbing and electrical systems,” Simon says. Their design makes them hard wearing and easy to maintain. The overall design is open with good visibility from all angles to help prevent criminal activity around it.

The architects partnered with Coman Construction to complete the build and it was landscape designed by Canopy Landscape Architects.

Attention to detailing delighted the judges of the NZIA Award with jury convenor William Samuels saying: “The Tahunanui Lions Toilet Block strikes a perfect balance between function, shelter, amenity and accessibility.”

Locals agree. “It is fantastic to have really nice facilities for changing in, a huge improvement on the past,” comments one and, another, “I didn’t know a toilet block could look so good. We Nelsonians should be really proud of this.”

It is often said you can tell something of the quality of a town by its public toilets. It is not uncommon to hear tourists rank their “toilet experiences” as they travel throughout the country. Now at last Tahunanui has a fresh and modern example that sets it apart with one of the finest public toilet blocks in the country.

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NELSON TASMAN HOSPICE

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n immense collaboration between architect, client, contractors and consultants, the design and construction of the award-winning Nelson Tasman Hospice building was a significantly humbling experience for all involved.

Irving Smith Architects were awarded the Public Architecture Award for the complex at the recent 2021 Nelson Marlborough Architecture Awards. Architect Andrew Irving, co-director of Irving Smith Architects along with Jeremy Smith, has been with the hospice build since its conception in 2015. Andrew has more than 25 years’ experience in the industry and says it was important to create a simple and welcoming building that sat well within its residential surroundings.

“Underneath it all lies a lot of complexity, in terms of privacy, security, building services and clinical needs. We did some significant research into hospices and the provision of hospice space, looked carefully at recently constructed New Zealand examples, and worked closely with hospice staff to understand what they needed in a new facility.”

“This is a large complex and it packs a lot in. It was important to us that it sat comfortably with the residential neighbours that now surround it.”

Conceived as a single-level complex of residential forms and designed as a series of small timber clad blocks interconnected by glazed bridges and walkways, Andrew says the thoughtfully considered structure invokes feelings of being in a calm and familiar environment. “The key finding from our research was that hospice should feel like a large, welcoming home, and avoid being a small hospital.

For me, the fact that this still feels like a welcoming open

place, and those considerations are hidden, is one of the greatest successes.”

Completed in 2019, Andrew says their inspiration was drawn from natural materials. “We love working with timber as a material. Here we use it extensively internally and externally, adding warmth and texture. The opportunity of the new site in Suffolk Road was to integrate large areas of landscaping with the built project. The space on site allows for each patient’s room to have its own deck, and for a large garden dedicated to people using the hospice and their whanau.

Canopy Landscape Architects have done a great job in connecting the indoors to the outdoors, making spaces that are inclusive, beautiful, and we think healing also.”

Designed and constructed extensively in timber, the use of steel is minimised and construction techniques and detailing are straightforward and simply expressed. “This enables extensive use of locally sourced timber product, and technology. The hospice was constructed using readily available local trades, skills, and technology.”

Incorporating patient units, the ability to provide an exceptional level of palliative care, a community center for training and education needs as well as pastoral care, the jurors for Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) Awards - William Samuels of William Samuels Architects, Rachel Dodd of Arthouse Architects, Sally Ogle of Patchwork Architecture and Myles Montgomery - says the architects have succeeded in creating a place that is, ‘inviting, uplifting, and healing, and a huge asset for the region.

Andrew says a key feature is that the hospice is selfsustaining. It includes a large solar array that generates its

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There was a strong feeling of teamwork between us, builders and the hospice. People took ownership to deliver the best outcome they could. power needs during the day. It stores and reuses rainwater for everyday use, and as an emergency water supply. “Focus was on a light and passively controlled environment, where integration with the landscaping the site allows was carefully considered. Internal courtyards allow the size of building elements to be reduced and reassembled, assisting with wayfinding, daylighting, and ventilation, and bringing the landscape to the interior of the building.”

Providing an uplifting and healing space were just some of the key components for the clients and Andrew and his team certainly managed to fit that brief. They have created a seamless line of bringing the outdoors in with the strong wood paneling, huge glass walls and ceilings and open indoor spaces while still providing the all-important need for visitors and their families and, more importantly, those in hospice care.

Incorporating the external space as a meditative and healing environment was an important component of the palliative care provided by the facility and the design and the integration of architecture and landscape was an underlying principle for the client. The team consulted with local iwi and artist Robin Slow was commissioned to create Kowhaiwhai and Manu specifically for hospice. “These have been used throughout as decorative or applied elements, contributing to our attempts to express this building as a familiar and welcoming environment for all users and whanau.”

Gibbons Construction were part of the sub-committee, originally nominating Irving Smith Architects, and were involved with the build before the site was even selected.

“Gibbons Construction brought together a remarkable

and committed group of local contractors to complete this project. There was a strong feeling of teamwork between us, builders and the hospice. People took ownership to deliver the best outcome they could,” says Andrew.

Gibbons COO, Shane Trench, says they were given a design guide that they had to absorb prior to design and that the functionality and designing the center around ‘end of life’ care was a key feature.

“It had to have a residential feel as opposed to clinical, that was really important for the center. From planning the private rooms to face nature and the mountains, having the services area and nurses' station in the center of the facility, to the community services available at the front of the build.”

Shane says contractors, sub-contractors and people within the Gibbons team were more than happy to ensure it all came in under budget. “People even donated their own time. The Gibbons family were also very forthcoming with their support.”

“It was an exceptionally rewarding project and process to be involved in, and really important that we all understood the function of the build and how the whole center would work.

It was a very sobering, enriching, and poignant experience to go through and to have everyone around the table with that common goal was extremely rewarding.”

Andrew agrees, saying, “many of the subs on site made a contribution or donation in kind to this process, it was incredibly humbling to be part of that process, and deliver this important community building significantly below budget for hospice.”

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Stay well over

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You wake at 3am with a splitting headache, then hear your young child coughing... Do you dread the onset of cold weather? Feel like you and your family are constantly sick? Wondering what you can do to boost your immunity and avoid all those winter illnesses?

Words Dr Marissa Kelaher

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s a family doctor, one of the most common questions I am asked this time of year is ‘why am I always getting sick?’

and dark green vegetables - try including these regularly on a daily basis if possible.

Unfortunately, there is a massive amount of misinformation around - from supplements to ‘boost’ immunity, to promised cures to stop illnesses - despite the fact that often these are just a clever marketing angle for expensive products.

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Wholegrains, legumes, and fermented foods (kefir, live yoghurt, kombucha, miso, tempeh etc) help gut health - 80% of your immune cells are in your gut, so a healthy digestive system is crucial.

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Limiting refined carbohydrates (white flour and rice, processed foods, added sugars), saturated fats, alcohol, animal protein, and red meat also improves immune function and reduces inflammation.

The good news is, there are many evidence backed ways to help your immune system (and most of them are virtually free!)

The immune system is highly complex and doesn’t have an ‘on/off’ switch as many people think. It does rely on having the right environment to function in, and the following factors help: •

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Research consistently backs a whole food Mediterranean style diet for health. This diet is high in plant-based fibre, fruit and vegetables, whole grains, legumes and Omega 3.

Iron, zinc, selenium, Omega 3, and vitamins C, A, D, B and E are also all important for optimal immunity - deficiency in these can lead to recurrent infections Eating a variety of whole, mostly plantbased foods, is a great way to meet all your nutritional needs. You don’t have to be vegan, just aim for around 80% of your diet to be whole plant foods.

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Plant foods are also rich in polyphenols, which help immunity and reduce inflammation. The more plants the better!

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Particular foods that can help immunity include turmeric, garlic/onion, ginger, cinnamon, berries, nuts and seeds, green tea, flaxseed,

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EXERCISE: Studies have shown that regular moderate exercise can reduce your chance of catching a cold by up to 50%.

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DIET: A healthy diet does several things - maintains gut health (crucial for a healthy immune system), helps control inflammation, and provides the nutrients your immune cells need.

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Boosts levels of immune cells and antiinflammatory cytokines.

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There is little evidence that most supplements help immunity if you are not deficient, despite all the marketing.

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Vitamin D is important, and deficiency is consistently linked to reduced immune function. It is best to get this from sensible sun exposure, but if you are at higher risk of deficiency (darker skin, mostly indoors, covered skin) then supplementing at recommended doses is sensible.

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Zinc can be toxic in high doses though, so ensure you follow instructions on the bottle and do not take high doses for a long period.

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Hormetic stress is a controlled exposure to small stressors, with the aim of creating a positive reaction in the body - stimulating immune function, healing, and longevity.

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Things like cold water immersion (ice bathing, winter swims), exercise, and fasting, all work as hormetic stresses.

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There is some evidence that they can help to improve immune function - I personally find brief cold water showers and time restricted eating (a type of fasting) work well to keep illnesses at bay.

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Eat a rainbow of colorful, mostly plant based foods, with adequate iron, zinc, Vitamin C and Omega 3.

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Remember to smile. Happiness boosts immunity too!

Check out Marissa’s blogs and health and wellness tips on Facebook and Instagram @thesimplicitydoctor

Dr Marissa Kelaher is a Nelson based GP who runs lifestyle, nutritional medicine and plant-based health clinics. She is based at Nelson Family Medicine.

Roisin King has recently opened Purpose Gallery with her partner Stu Fleming.

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former corporate high-flyer is among many for whom Covid-19 has forced a re-think of how to live the best life possible.

She says it was a time in her life that forced her to analyse and question how to deliver value in any transaction, which she says comes down to people first.

For Roisin King, and her partner Stu Fleming, that meant a move from Wellington to a place near the sea in Māpua. What they hadn’t imagined when buying the property, was owning, and running an art gallery.

She says Purpose Gallery exists foremost for the artists. It will soon launch a new service using their advisers to help art buyers make the best choices possible.

The couple has just opened Purpose Gallery, in the Iwa Street property that once housed the Kereru Gallery.

“We looked at it and wondered how we might take our business and personal values to this type of business, never having run an art gallery before.

The intention is to showcase top national and overseas talent in the fine arts gallery.

Golden Bay artist Robin Slow helped to open the gallery at a special event in late June, with a talk on the Artist’s Purpose, alongside Christchurch artist Nina Cook, who talked about fulfilment through art, and following a purpose.

Each artist ships their work globally, therefore carries a message about not only their work, but also about New Zealand.

“We want to help our buyers choose art, so they know they’ve made the right decision.”

Roisin says art is about emotion, and while it’s great that some people choose to buy it to fit a particular space, sometimes art in the wrong place can dilute its power and potential.

“What if you focused on the emotion that art in your home creates, so you feel that emotion every time you pass it.

“If it’s in the wrong place then the emotion isn’t quite right.”

Purpose Gallery currently features more than 100 pieces of work from about 30 different artists, including former gallery owners Karen and Mike Walters.

There are plans to have exhibitions featuring three to five artists from a variety of mediums, including ceramics and 3D, and the public can book private visits to the gallery.

“While tourists are not able to come to New Zealand, we can share our artists with the world, so part of our purpose is to build awareness and ship art to art lovers, and those who have fallen in love with New Zealand.”

Purpose Gallery 5 Iwa St, Mapua | Ph 021 198 9291 www.purpose.gallery

Roisin was born in Dublin, raised in a small Irish community, and moved to London when she left school. It was the beginning of a long career in sales and marketing, business ownership and involvement in the corporate world.

Winter hours Open to the public Fri - Sun, 11am - 4pm.

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Gallery Showcase

Chocolate Dog Studio

| Our region’s best creative talent

Nelson Classic Car Museum

ATELIER Studio | Gallery 021 166 8327

Book illustration and commissioned art

329 Trafalgar Square

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Höglund Art Glass Studio & Gallery

Hawk’s Valley Sculpture Gallery

Purpose Gallery

52 Lansdowne Road, Appleby, Nelson 03 544 6500

190 Williams Road, Tasman Open most days. A call is appreciated.

021 267 1127

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Nelson City Framers & The Gallery

The Artist Goldsmith

Michael MacMillan Sculptor & Country Homeware

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42a Halifax St, Nelson Mon 8.30 – 4pm, Tues – Fri 8.30 – 5pm.

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Lynette Graham Fabric Design + Artist

The Suter Art Gallery

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Heiko and Susanne Rieber are offering a 14 week art course.

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tough time during Covid and missing loved ones in Europe, Heiko and Susanne Rieber know how important it is to stay connected with people and do something enjoyable, which is their reason for recently taking over the business, Season’s Art Class.

“We are very happy to be able to offer these classes for people to uncover their hidden talents in a fun supportive environment. Perhaps you have never picked up a brush since your school days, even if you are completely new to art, we welcome that, very much. We will look after you and teach step-by-step techniques,” Susanne says.

The Seasons method of teaching takes you from the very basics up to an intermediate level. Everyone is encouraged to follow their own style of expression. They also make sure students have time to settle into their creative mode through their well organised classes which are three hours long, running over 14 morning or afternoon sessions (evening classes are also planned for the future). Refreshments and art supplies are provided so that students can really take time to explore their newfound skills.

Over the three month course students will explore four different media - drawing, painting with watercolour, acrylics, and oil pastels.

Discover how to paint faces, figures, friends, family and stunning landscapes. You’ll also learn to create beautiful pieces of original art. Imagine the delight when you present your loved ones with personal portraits, or the pleasure of capturing your own pet’s image on canvas. In the last week of the course there will be an exhibition for friends and family.

Susanne says one of the fantastic things about the course is that you get to meet others who share the same interest. “It doesn’t take long for people to form bonds with each other.

We have had students who have previously organised to complete assignments together or have a social trip out to art galleries.”

From small beginnings back in 2009, this step-by-step art class for beginners has become incredibly popular and has grown to over 150 branches in the UK and teaches over 6,000 new artists every week.

Heiko and Susanne believe the success is down to the professional quality of the curriculum. Nothing has been left to chance and the students get real value, as well as a great experience.

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“There is now a worldwide acknowledgement that taking time out to learn new skills, while being in a supportive environment is vital for wellbeing. Art classes are an ideal past-time which stimulates healthy mental agility.”

The Season’s Art Class Fairfield House, 48 Van Diemen Street Starts 7 July 2021 9.30am-11.30am or 1pm – 4pm Ph 021 278 1280 seasonsart-tasman-nelson.com

JULY | 21

2 – 18 July MAURI TAU A Matariki world premiere.

A playful audio experience, weaving the magic of theatre and Matariki. Grab your headphones for a journey through the stars. For tickets, visit silotheatre.co.nz

WHAT’S ON For updated information visit itson.co.nz

Streaming online

4 July

3 July MATARIKI FESTIVAL

TACTIX V PULSE

Celebrate Matariki with Maori arts, crafts and kai, kapa haka and entertainment, live performance by Sianne Dougherty and a fireworks display. 4pm – 8pm.

Watch The Good Oil Tactix take on Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse in Round 12 of the 2021 ANZ Premiership! Get there early to see the Marlborough Revival U18 team vs Russell’s Curtains and Blinds Nelson U18 team in the curtain raiser match at 4.15pm.

Founders Heritage Park

Photo: Melissa Banks

Trafalgar Centre

9 July

12 – 16 July

LOUIS BAKER

WINTER ART WORKSHOPS

Louis Baker returns to Nelson with a brand new record ‘Love Levitates’, and a full six piece band. Louis will bring his signature brand of modern-soul fused with heartfelt lyrics to the Theatre Royal for one night only.

Art and You offers week-long practical art workshops guided by experienced tutors. Discover or recover your artistic powers to create works that are meaningful and fulfilling. Heighten your well being through art making by experiencing the satisfaction and excitement that comes from creating art. Some places still available. artandyou.co.nz

Tickets: theatreroyalnelson.co.nz or at Box Office 03 548 3840

Nayland College

Theatre Royal

24 July

31 July

GRAWLIXES

THE CHOPIN PROJECT

‘Love You To Death’ Album Release Tour. Grawlixes are an existential folk-pop band from Wellington, who will sear themselves in your brain with raw, wry and infectious songs about doomed relationships, not being invited to parties, and wanting to murder each other. Entry $10 on the door. No pre-sales.

As part of their regular Celebration Series, Nelson Centre of Musical Arts welcomes concert pianists Matteo Napoli and Flavio Villani presenting The Chopin Project - a delightful evening of preludes and polonaises. 7.30pm. Tickets $25 - $35 from ncma.nz (booking fees apply).

Mussel Inn, Takaka

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John Palmer and Gaile Noonan

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Charlie Eason and Lennox Love

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Ian Paterson, Jack Burden and Sam Kendal

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Crunchy jacket-baked potatoes I eat potatoes all year round – steamed, mashed, pan-fried, sautéed, roasted – but come winter, all I want is jacket-baked potatoes, but baked just so.

Yes, I’m fussy. I recommend cooking more than you need because there are plenty of things you can do with the leftovers… should there be any!

Ingredients • Floury potatoes • Flaky sea salt

Method Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F). The potatoes must be a floury variety (I use Agria). I give the potatoes a good scrub and prick them all over with a skewer so they don’t explode as they cook. Pour some flaky sea salt onto a paper towel and roll the wet potatoes in the salt.

Put potatoes straight onto an oven rack.

I put a baking tray on the bottom of the oven because some salt will flake off and make a mess on the oven floor. To get crusty skins bake potatoes for 1¼ to 1½ hours. The potatoes will be tender after around 50 minutes, but it is the extra cooking which turns the skins into crunchy gorgeousness.

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oven, transfer them to a wooden board — which will keep them warm — and cut them open immediately with a sharp knife. Don’t dither for even a minute, because it is at this point that it can all go drastically wrong. Once removed from the dry heat of the oven — it keeps the skins crunchy — the potatoes will start steaming on the inside and the skin will soften very quickly. Believe me.

What you do with the potatoes at this point is up to you: Slather them with butter; drizzle with golden olive oil; shower with grated cheese; top with an egg, drizzled with garlic or chilli butter; or add a dollop of chilli beans, a spoonful of sour cream and a smattering of chopped coriander. Then there’s bolognese sauce and parmesan. That’s a beauty, and well worth the deviation from its standard pasta base.

While jacket-baked potatoes are really useful beds for tasty tidbits — you can go one step further and carefully scoop out the potato pulp, mash it with hot milk and

seasonings, or shallot and celery softened in butter, then top with grated cheese and grill until golden. And for a supreme dinner, stuff with softened spring onions, diced tomato, parsley, paprika and smoked fish. Smother with grated cheddar and grill until golden.

Another great thing about jacket-baked potatoes is the little time it takes to prepare them, and you can eat the skin — it’s the best part, and nutritious — and as the potatoes are not cooked in water, all their water-soluble Vitamin C is intact.

Shared Kitchen: Real food from scratch by Julie and Ilaria Biuso, photography by Manja Wachsmuth, published by Bateman Books, RRP $39.99, Available now.

Dining

Anchor Restaurant and Bar

Ambrosia Café

Taste of Delhi

Top quality food is best served with amazing ocean views! Blessed with a fantastic spot on the water, you will feel welcomed and won’t want to leave.

As soon as you step inside, the smell of freshly brewed coffee and the delicious daily fare sets your mouth watering.

After working more than 15 years in the hospitality industry and cooking traditional Indian cuisine, owner and chef Deepchand has opened Nelson’s newest restaurant representing authentic flavours from different parts of India.

Specialising in local seafood and steaks, there are also delectable choices for non-meat eaters, people with special dietary needs and kids.

Ambrosia Café is licensed, so whether you want a quick coffee and something sweet, brunch, lunch with friends, a business lunch or a glass of wine and a snack, it’s all here. Open every day.

62 Vickerman St, Port Nelson 03 546 6614 anchorrestaurant.co.nz

226 Queen St, Richmond 03 544 0025 ambrosiacafe.co.nz

89 Hardy Street, Nelson 03 922 9599 tasteofdelhi.co.nz

Mapua Village Bakery

The Indian Café

McCashin’s Tap Room

Come and experience their warm, friendly atmosphere with the delightful aromas of a homestyle bakery in the cosy and warm café.

With three great locations you can enjoy Indian Cafe’s delicious food no matter where you are. Head in and find out why Indian Café is the favourite choice for anyone looking for the highest quality food and a memorable cuisine experience.

Calling all steak lovers! We’ve extended our menu to share the very best and most flavoursome beef steaks.

Try their gluten free frittas, delicious winter soup served with artisan bread, an all-day breakfast or this month’s gourmet pie flavour, chicken and brie.

And top it all off with a cup of supreme coffee which will add a bounce to your day.

68 Aranui Rd, Mapua 03 540 3656 mapuavillagebakery.co.nz

All venues offer intimate restaurant dining and courtyard settings and takeaway options.

94 Collingwood St, Nelson | 03 548 4089 266 Queen St, Richmond | 03 544 8979 201 Songer St, Stoke | 03 547 0008 theindiancafe.co.nz

Choose from dry aged Angus sirloin, T bone, ribeye or sirloin served with your choice of four delectable sauces and your favourite sides. Best served alongside one of our own locally made brews. Open breakfast until late 7 days.

660 Main Rd, Stoke 03 547 0329 mccashins.co.nz

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Gardening help with Daltons We all need a bit of help in the garden sometimes and our Daltons gardening experts are here to help. Send us your gardening question and you could win a Daltons gardening prize pack.

Deadheading roses in autumn Congratulations to Mary Anderson with her winning question about deadheading roses.

I have been growing roses for years and a lady I have recently met said you were not supposed to deadhead roses in mid-autumn, in order for rosehips to develop and set flowers for next year. Is this correct please?

With rose species and varieties that have significant and attractive rose hips, allow the hips to develop fully and enjoy the sight of them over the winter months.

By late May, most roses have stopped blooming, except for a few like Iceberg and Graham Thomas. During this time, a light ‘tidy up’ prune can include deadheading and will not impact their flowering in spring. The major winter prune occurs from mid-June to July when the roses are completely dormant.

Top rose tip: It is important to maintain a good layer of mulch around your rose bushes throughout the year – especially during the hot summer months. We recommend the application of Daltons Premium Rose Fertiliser in early spring and again once the first flowers begin to open. You may also find it helpful to read the free How to Grow Roses Guide for more advice: daltons.co.nz/how-to-guides.

WIN AN $80 DALTONS FRUIT TREE CARE AND PLANTING PACK It can take two to three years before your fruit tree (depending on variety) is well established, so it won’t be laden with fruit immediately. But the beauty of fruit trees is that with a little love and care, they bear fruit for many, many years! We have a Daltons fruit tree care and planting prize pack up for grabs with everything you need to plant a new tree or nurture existing ones. To enter, email your gardening question to nelsonmag@daltons.co.nz with Daltons prize pack in the subject heading. Giveaway entries must be received by Friday 23 July 2021.

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Platinum Blue

2.1287ha Dovedale 105 Thorn Road

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In a market where prices are going through the roof, perhaps you’re thinking to yourself the dream is getting further and further away from you...here is your chance to secure, a modern warm spacious, private home with elevated views like no other.

Open plan living complete with wood burner and an expansive covered kwilla deck that provides shade and the perfect spot to soak in those views.

There is plenty of space for a few horses or some stock, without it being too much of a burden, it’s an easy care lifestyle as you will find. If this sounds like you, give us a call now.

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233 Westdale Road Toby Randall M 027 233 9170

toby.randall@harcourts.co.nz

Sharyn Miller M 021 377 930

Our vendors dream when they started out with this bare land block, was to create a dream property, including a spacious modern family home and setting up the land specifically for their equestrian needs. The 90m2 barn offers 3 loose boxes, tack and feed areas and even a mezzanine floor. The six horse friendly paddocks are fenced with post and rail and there is a full size arena.

Water for the house and for stock is via the Redwood Valley scheme and is two units per day.

For your private viewing, contact us now.

Toby Randall M 027 233 9170

toby.randall@harcourts.co.nz

Sharyn Miller M 021 377 930

sharyn.miller@harcourts.co.nz

Deadline Sale closes 1pm Wed 7th July (no prior sale) View by appointment www.harcourts.co.nz/NN24969

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Deadline Sale closes 1pm Thurs 1st July (no prior sale) View by appointment www.harcourts.co.nz/NN24959

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575m2 Richmond 4 Stedyl Crescent

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After less than one week on the market my Vendor’s circumstances had changed as they had found their new home, so my instructions were clear… sell NOW! Adjusting the marketing strategy Matt Goodman to Auction allowed my Vendor’s dream to come true. An acceptable pre-auction offer brought the M 027 456 7788 matt.goodman@harcourts.co.nz auction forward, and multiple bids on the day achieved a fantastic result. If you are looking for an exceptional sales person who delivers outstanding results don’t hesitate, call Matt Goodman now.

www.harcourts.co.nz/RC5822 Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Platinum Blue

50.3691ha Thorpe Orinoco 1544 Dovedale Road

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If you are looking for the quiet life of the country, then you will find it here...

This eco-friendly home, bathing in all day sun, is perched on an elevated site providing superb Michael Mokhtar views of the surrounding hills and country.

M 027 443 2703 michael.mokhtar@harcourts.co.nz The home features 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a rimu kitchen, underfloor heating, huge open plan living and you can step out onto the quiet private patio where you’ll be surrounded by 50ha of flat pastures (hay producing) and sloping country, while basking in that all day sunshine!

www.mortgage-express.co.nz

Steve Holbrook gives financial advice through Nelson Mortgage Services Limited that trades as Mortgage Express

Price by Negotiation View by appointment

www.harcourts.co.nz/RC5726 Licensed Agent REAA 2008

MARKET UPDATE

REINZ Sales Data for Nelson and Richmond MAY 2021

Residential Sales

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$880,000

Nelson Richmond

We are now well into the start of the winter months, a time when the market traditionally starts to show signs of slowing down after the frantic summer months. With the full-on market, there has been pressure felt across the country. Additionally, there has been added scrutiny from the Government and measures introduced to curb price growth on property. As a result, there has been even more media scrutiny on the market and the messages in the marketplace have been mixed and vague at times, adding to the pressure. Talking with buyers, it would seem that when a commentator suggests ‘price growth is slowing’, their interpretation or hope is that this means prices might be/are dropping.

However, as the market continues and rolls into winter, it looks increasingly like this will not be happening for a while. In fact, the most recent headlines we are seeing are, “House prices grow by a record-breaking 17% in one year” (Scoop Business, 8th June).

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The issue for every buyer, the industry and the Government is the fact that there is an all-time low level of stock available for sale. While there is this massive shortage of availability, we can expect to see huge pressure maintained on sale prices.

The real issue is not investors, or even people buying extra houses, it is quite simply that we have more people wanting a roof over their head than we have houses available.

Over the coming months I have no doubt we will see fewer and fewer homes available for sale. This will mean, in number terms, that we will likely see the volume of sales decrease, but I fully expect that just as sales volumes decrease, sale prices will continue to lift. If you are thinking of selling in this current market you need a company who will achieve the best possible price the market is prepared to pay. This market is not going away in the short term and we can’t control it or slow it, so I suggest to you, if you are going to sell you might as well sell with the company that is likely to get you the best result.

Chris Harvey, Principal

Harcourts Nelson and Richmond Platinum Blue Limited Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Platinum Blue

Nelson South 483m2 13 Scotland Street

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Simply fabulous in so many ways! This classic bungalow has been renovated inside and out over the years and offers cosy comfortable living for couples or a young family! The location is superb Caroline Fletcher within easy walking distance to Central and M 027 453 5885 St Joseph’s schools, Polytech and CBD along caroline.fletcher@harcourts.co.nz Riverside walkway. City walks and cycle trails are at your doorstep. The property is fully fenced flanked by its signature iron gates. Outside there is a single garage, garden shed, parking and a spacious backyard. The roof has been recently replaced and the house has been painted outside.

Deadline Sale closes 1pm Wednesday 7th July (unless sold prior) View by appointment www.harcourts.co.nz/NN24967

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Brightwater 97 Livingston Road They say lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but here we have not one but two freehold titles of productive irrigated land in the highly sought after Waimea Plains. If you are looking for prime land in this location you will be aware of its rarity, and we are open to discussing and looking into various potential buying options. The total area is approximately 20 hectares and is made up of two 10ha blocks. Buildings include the winery, consisting of insulated chiller space, winery/tank storage space, indoor and covered storage space, offices, staff facilities, tasting room.

Toby Randall M 027 233 9170

toby.randall@harcourts.co.nz

Sharyn Miller M 021 377 930

sharyn.miller@harcourts.co.nz

Tender closes 1pm Thursday 15th July (no prior sale) View by appointment www.harcourts.co.nz/NN24965

Mapua 3 Jessie Street

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This exceptional family residence is situated in the lovely lifestyle village of Mapua. The elevated location alone is enough to show the value in this property to any prospective purchasers, and with so many features you will not be disappointed.

- Amazing Indoor/Outdoor Entertaining Area - Views and Privacy - Extended Family Living Studio Apartment - Underfloor Heating throughout - Office (Fibre Connection) The Vendors are moving to a country lifestyle so don’t miss your opportunity to purchase.

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M 027 249 1701

wendy.perry@harcourts.co.nz

Price by Negotiation View by appointment

www.harcourts.co.nz/RC5796 Licensed Agent REAA 2008

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