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Wonder women
The Nelson Women’s Centre is celebrating 25 years of empowering women. From humble beginnings in a house on Paru Paru Road, to their own location at 44 Trafalgar Street, the Nelson Women’s Centre has been a positive resource for women and children throughout the region. Founding member Penny Molnar hopes the next 25 years will see them expand their services and reach more women.
Over the Rainbow
Conditions at Rainbow Ski Field are looking promising for the end of what has been a somewhat challenging season. With Level 2 restrictions in place skiers are encouraged to pack a picnic and use their car as their day lodge when hitting the slopes. The field plans to stay open until 10 October 2021. Sparks are igniting
The ramped-up Nelson Sparks women’s basketball team have returned and are one of three new teams to compete in the 2021 Schick 3x3 season, to be held in Invercargill this month. 16-year-old Maia Jones has been selected for the team, an extra special moment as she has grown up watching her mum Kat Jones play for the team and her dad Phill play for the Giants. You can see the Sparks fly on SkySport this month.
Bottoms up
Easing lockdowns around the world has resulted in Port Nelson’s wine and bottle exports and imports being busier than ever. After a challenging start to the year, the Port has been relieved to see a record-breaking increase in off-peak season movements of wine and bottle container ships. It seems that the world’s consumers are coming out of lockdowns with an appetite to spend. Cheers to that! Mayday
Local mariners are in safe hands with Coastguard Nelson at the helm. Our local Coastguard crew have recently won an international rescue award for a daring 14-hour rescue carried out in March last year. Coastguard Nelson president Pete Kara says “it was fantastic to receive such a special award from IMRF, which only speaks volumes about the difficulty and bravery of the volunteers’ actions during the rescue.”
Going the distance
The borders might be shut but that hasn’t stopped thousands of Eastern bar-tailed godwits arriving in the region after a marathon 12,000-kilometre flight from Alaska. Many can now be seen recovering on the Motueka sandspit, they’ll spend their time here eating and enjoying themselves before making the journey back again in March.
Things we love
In a time where our local businesses need us most we’re saying ‘We’ve Got You.’ The NRDA’s latest campaign is focused on supporting local business and helping to get that regional money-go-round spinning again. So why not start the Christmas shopping early, head out for your glass of wine, treat yourself for a trip to movies and let’s keep our towns humming.
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
Kath Bee
