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nelsonapp.co.nzLOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED Nelson Locally Owned and Operated Weekly Wednesday 17 August 2022 Affordable Excellence 03 539 www.simplicity.co.nz0066 69 Haven Road, Nelson 7010 24 Hour Service - 7 Days Trade-in’s welcome - Finance Available See our large range of mobility options instore today Cnr McGlashen Ave & Croucher St, Richmond Ph: 03 544 7717 www.accessmobility.co.nz RedpipelinedowncomingupgradesinMillionswaterthetapecutsNelson and Richmond in half KATE RUSSELL Changes to Immigration New Zealand’s (INZ) Accredited Em ployer Work Visas have left a local recruitment agency scram bling to place migrant workers into jobs in the region, while companies are left “crying out” for INZstaff.rolled out a new compulsory Employer Accreditation system in May this year, and the new Accredited Employer Work Visas (AEWV) in July. With the new system, when a mi grant seeks a new work visa, the employer must now pay $740 to apply for Employer Accreditation and $610 to apply for a Job Check for a specific job in the region to show local candidates. In addi tion to those costs, a new AEWV work visa application costs $750. If a migrant worker is employed in Nelson, they can change em ployers easily through a ‘Varia tion of Conditions’ application, as long as the role and region re main the same. The cost is $210 and the application takes a few Forweeks.a Variation of Conditions Fulton Hogan Civil tradesman Kristin Van der Linden at the Rutherford St project. Photo: Evan Barnes. MAX FRETHEY Local Democracy Reporter

Almost half a billion dollars is the current price tag attached to the up grade and maintenance of Nelson’s core “Withinfrastructure.alotofthat money going to upgrading the pipes under our feet, it’s easy to forget the work and exper tise that goes into making sure our water network works efficiently,” said Alec Louverdis, Nelson City Coun cil’s group manager infrastructure. “This is where a substantial percent age of your rates bill is spent.” The exact budgeted amount in the council’s Long Term Plan for core in frastructure is $496 million. The Rutherford Street stormwater upgrade is the most visible water in frastructure project in the city with around 40 staff on-site, including Continued on page 3. SEE PAGE 2

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MBIE immigration policy man ager, Andrew Craig, says the AEWV is designed to be a more “streamlined system” that is much simpler for employers and “Themigrants.shift to using city and re gional council boundaries is consistent with the Public Ser vice Commission’s principles for determining regional boundar ies and supports a shift to have government agencies using com mon regional boundaries.”

News2 Wednesday 17 August 2022 EXPERIENCEEFFICIENCYINTEGRITY • Residential, farm and commercial sales and purchases • Subdivision • Building contracts • Company law and business formations • Trusts • Wills and estates 92 Collingwood St, Nelson Ph: 546 8670 or 0274 312 belinda@stallardlaw.co.nz874 Belinda Clark REGISTERED LEGAL (DipLExSt)EXECUTIVE PARA RUBBER David Williams “With detours, walking through... it’s longer.” Romain Martin “Dramatically. It’s very timeconsuming... I have an ap pointment up that Street (Waimea Road) and finding a park somewhere else and walking.” Jyotika Carter “I think it can be a bit of a pain when you use the bus, getting into town as quickly as possible. It’s noisy as well, but of course it needs to be done.” Nathan Thomson “Not at all.” How have you been affected by the recent Nelson roadworks? Nelson Locally Owned and Operated Weekly Contact us News Sara Hollyman sara@topsouthmedia.co.nz Kate Russell kate@nelsonweekly.co.nz Jack Malcolm jack@topsouthmedia.co.nz Advertising Sales Lauren Rameka-iti lauren@nelsonweekly.co.nz Reuben Dudley reuben@nelsonweekly.co.nz Accounts Queries accounts@nelsonweekly.co.nz 100% locally owned and operated Distributed to over 21,000 homes and businesses in Nelson 563 Main Rd, Stoke, Nelson (03) 548 topsouthmedia.co.nz5900 Red tape cuts Nelson and Richmond in half application to succeed, the job has to be in the same region. Pre viously, regions were based on regional Work and Income offic es, which meant Nelson, Tasman and Blenheim were one region for the Labour Market Test. However, under these new changes, regional council boundaries are being used - this means Nelson, Richmond, and Blenheim are now separate re Tobiasgions. Tohill, a Licenced Immi gration Advisor serving the Nel son region, says this is a major “Thisflaw. means a restaurant in Rich mond that hires a chef working in Nelson will not be able to hire them through a quick Variation of Conditions. The employer and migrant will need to spend $2050 in application fees and wait weeks in processing time Adelays.”director of a local recruitment company, who wishes to remain anonymous, says the new system has created barriers for both em ployers and employees. “It means migrant workers are very much geographically re stricted as to where and for whom they can work. There is a much greater cost and time involved in the employment of these workers by companies who are already crying out for staff,” he “Assays.aresult of making it harder and more expensive, INZ under their new framework, are de terring companies from employ ing migrant workers at a time when they need them more than Heever.”says this, coupled with “unre alistic minimum pay rates” and a lack of communication from INZ, means that the opportunity to employ them is no longer via ble for many businesses. New work visa applicants now need to be paid $27.76 per hour. If a Variation of Conditions is possible, the migrant worker can change employer and remain on their current wages rate. He says these changes have af fected 20 - 30 migrant workers just in their business in the Nel son-Tasman region alone. “I predicted this number would be in the high hundreds, if not low thousands, across all sectors just in Nelson-Tasman.” He says it is having a huge im pact across all sectors, including construction, manufacturing, horticulture, viticulture, hospi tality, and tourism. “It has created a perfect storm, making it harder than ever for employers to employ migrant workers. This comes at a time when the need to do so is stron ger than ever and when we are finally no longer restricted by border closures.”

However, Tobias believes there needs to be recognition that Nel son and Richmond are one eco nomic zone. “It makes no sense to define Nel son as a distinct labour market from Tasman just because it is a unitary authority.” 1

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FROM PAGE 1 Pipes nearly two metres wide are being installed along Ruth erford St and Waimea Rd. Photo: Evan Barnes.

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A 17-metre-long sperm whale carcass that washed up on Moturoa/Rabbit Is land last week has been tethered in place to allow it to decompose naturally.

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A police officer talks to protestors who blocked the intersection of Trafalgar and Halifax Streets on Friday. Photo: Supplied.

Department of Conserva tion Motueka operations manager Chris Golding says the dead whale was report ed to DOC last Wednesday Itmorning.wasalready dead when it was found washed up on the “Thebeach.

Whale decomposing at Rabbit Island

17-metre-long male adult sperm whale is likely to have died of natural caus es,” he says. He says DOC Te Tau Ihu iwi representatives met to discuss options on what to do with the remains of the whale and the decision was made to allow it to decom pose in the tidal zone. This was previously done with an 18-metre-long sperm whale that beached on Moturoa in late De cember 2016. Three sperm whales that beached in Golden Bay in 2014 were similarly tethered off Fare well Spit to decompose naturally to bone and this method is also used for oth er dead whales that have stranded in Golden Bay. DOC says the whale is about 2km away from the area of beach that people mostly visit so has lower public use. “We advise people to keep away from the whale and not to touch it for health Theyreasons.”also remind people that it is an offence under the Marine Mammals Pro tection Act to remove any parts of its body without a Ngātipermit. Rārua Ātiawa Iwi Trust chair Rōpata Taylor and trustee Barney Thomas attended the stranding last Wednesday afternoon to perform a karakia and on Thursday the jawbone was removed for cultural pur poses, as agreed under DOC protocols with iwi for man agement of dead beached whales. Iwi regard sperm whale jawbone as a taonga. Karakia is the basis of tradi tional flensing as the whale is given passage to move from one life to another. DOC rangers will regularly check the whale.

A 17-metre-long sperm whale washed up at Rabbit Island last week. Photo: Supplied. The jawbone was removed for cultural purposes. Photo: Aleisha Hosie. JACK MALCOLM Extinction Rebellion pro testors closed the intersec tion of Trafalgar St and Hal ifax St in Nelson on Friday, advocating for change to the country’s democracy. Organiser Te Wehi Rata na says their action was aligned with the closing of nominations for council “Hereelections.in Whakatū, the council announced a cli mate emergency and they’ve done nothing about “Whatit. we’re advocating for is a change. . . a citizen’s as sembly based on Te Tiriti “Takingprinciples.away from the pol iticians and giving it back to the people. . . on climate, ecological and social cri Thesis’s.”two protestors who had climbed makeshift struc tures that blocked the road came down shortly before They1pm. were detained by po lice and referred to the Te Pae Oranga Iwi Communi ty Panel.

A new event aimed at inspir ing the next generation of musicians left 50 local youths feeling excited for their musi cal future at the weekend. ‘Commotion’ was an ac tion-packed two days of work shops and performances for students aged 13-20. The purpose of the event was to expose youth to content and inspiration otherwise not available, provide an oppor tunity for creative self-expres sion, and demystify pathways within the music industry. It was held at NMIT, with 16 artist tutors in attendance in cluding musicians Laughton Kora of KORA, Sam Trev ethick of Shapeshifter, Connor Jaine of Mako Road, and Joel Shadbolt of L.A.B. Organisers Emily Sanson and Scott Burnett said the event was a “complete and utter re sounding success” and hope to hold it annually. “One student summed it up as the ‘best weekend ever’,” says EmilyScott. says the idea for Com motion came about from their own musical teenagers. “We took them to a similar event in Wanaka last year and thought it would be cool to have something like it here in ThereNelson.”were 26 workshops al together with 16 different top ics covering everything from songwriting, electronic music composition, producing, sing ing, mixing and mastering, and recording a demo. The weekend finished with a showcase of 12 student perfor “Theremances.were seven demos re corded over the weekend too,” says Scott. The sold-out event was organ ised in partnership between the NCMA and NMIT and sponsored by a raft of local or ganisations, including NBS. NBS community engagement manager, Nic Foster, says they were pleased to support the “Hopefullyinitiative. these workshops will become a strong feature of our region’s musical landscape and we see the participants thrive and become our next superstar performers.”

News Wednesday 17 August 2022 5 WINTER FOOTWEAR FESTIVAL 3 CAN XSCAPE?YOU Nelson’s Premier Escape Rooms SCAPE SPACE Book Online xscapespace.co.nz or Call 021 972 221 ROOMS Standing for mayor Matt JohnNickTimRichardRohanKerryLawreyNealO’Neill-StevensOsmastonSkinnerSmithWakelin Standing for council - at large Cindy Batt Zoe TimRachelManiBrentRohanMarieMargotByrneHaleyLindayaO’Neill-StevensPahlRaiSansonSkinner Mike Ward Ian Williams Standing for council – Central Ward Matty PeterAaronPeteDaiJamesSeanCleoMurrayAndersonCameronCowdreyDavisHodgsonMitchellRaineyStallardWin Standing for council – StokeTāhunanui Ward Ian Barker Matthew Benge Trudie Brand Rhys Bromell Mel HarveyCambellHarryValmaiSarahAllanMikeLyndellCourtneyDodunskiGaneHoultMinchingtonPalatchiePearsonRolloRuru Standing for CouncilWhakatū Māori Ward Bernie Goldsmith Kahu Paki Paki KATE RUSSELL A total of 42 candidates are vying for a spot as either mayor or councillor for Nelson City Council in the up coming October election. There are seven standing for the position of mayor, eleven standing for the ‘at large’ councillor vacan cies, nine standing for the Central Ward, thirteen standing for the Stoke-Tāhunanui Ward, and two standing for the Whakatū Māori Ward. In this election, there are important changes that voters should be aware of, including the use of a mixedward system and Single Transferable Vote (STV) to elect candidates. For more information on key dates, candidates, to find out which ward you are in, how the STV system works, and candidate events go to areVoterstions-2022.shape.nelson.govt.nz/local-eleccanmakesuretheyareenrolledtovoteandthattheirdetailsuptodateatvote.nz

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Commotion students and artist-tutors explored all things music at NMIT over the weekend.

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Nelson’s Danny McCarthy was so inspired by the coun try’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic that he decided to join the New Zealand Army Reserve Force. The 27-year-old returned from a two-year stint in the United Kingdom in 2020 - in the early days of the pandem Seeingic. New Zealand’s re sponse made him proud to be a Kiwi and sparked the idea to join the NZ Army. A work colleague encouraged him to attend a 2/4 Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infan try Regiment parade night in HeNelson.also regularly attended unit training, which gave him valuable insight into what might be required for recruit Dannytraining.says the early starts weren’t hard, but his greatest challenge was fitness. “But I didn’t struggle with fit ness after attending Force Fit training which made every thing else easier.”

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Danny admits he was “half terrified” arriving at Waiouru Military Camp but also felt a real appreciation to be train ing at a location he had read so much about in history books. He says a highlight was learn ing the ‘He Taua’ chant, which inspires soldiers to be united in mind, spirit, and body so they can accomplish anything. “On corps training, we sang this at our graduation. It’s a very historical chant, it brought us together and gave us a real sense of pride as we sang Dannyit.” graduated from the New Zealand Army Reserve Force recruit training in De cember, and the day after ar riving back he was deployed to assist Westport residents when flooding hit the town. “My parents live in Westport. It was fantastic to help and re warding to be able to serve my community,” he says.

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The next Quiz night is: KATE RUSSELL Alfie Linn and Lucy McDonnell are reaching their dreams, thanks to Choices NZ - an agency ded icated to helping young people with disabilities and health find employment. “My dream is to be a cook, or a singer and dancer,” says 20-yearold Lucy, who has Down Syn Shedrome.has found employment doing cleaning in town, and at Nook, where she serves coffees and helps with other tasks such as wiping tables. Lucy has just had a job interview for a kitchen assistant role at the hospital and is now looking to move out of home. “I’m also doing an independent living course,” she says. “It’s really fun and I’m learning Alfieheaps.”has Down Syndrome and dreams of working at Bunnings, at the door meeting and greeting people, but is currently enjoying work experience at Nook and the Mapua Sprig and Fern. Alfie and Lucy are being sup ported into employment by local Choices NZ facilitator, Sophie “IWard.help with the process of find ing work, going to interviews, CV writing, job carving, and doing the in-work support,” she says. “They can tell me what work ex perience or jobs they would like to do so it’s just about approach ing those employers and seeing if it’s Sophiepossible.”saysChoices NZ also sup port people through the employ ment process, so when they are in a position to continue work, support is available to both the employee and the employer. Alfie, also 20, is currently in his last year at Waimea College and is doing the ‘transition in schools’ programme that Choices NZ of “Thisfer. supports young people who are in the last two years of school to get ready to make that leap into the adult world,” Sophie says. If you are interested in finding out more about Choices NZ, contact Sophie on 0274907241 or sophie.ward@choicesnz.org.nzemail

Danny, a chemical engineer, works at natural health prod uct manufacturing company, Alaron Products, in Nelson. “Army training teaches you how to build a team, identify strengths and weaknesses, and become more efficient. Even my team leader at Alaron no ticed an improvement in my communication towards our Dannyteam.” says he has no doubt he made the right choice in joining the NZ Reserve Force. “I had an insight to how the army operated and was struc tured, could see how their focus on discipline impacted, and how they built on your strengths as a person. “I felt extremely proud to wear the uniform and wear the lemon squeezer on recruit graduation day, and proud to enter Ngāti Tūmatauenga/the NZ Army.”

Alfie Linn and Lucy McDonnell are both gaining work experience at Nook through Choices NZ. Photo: Kate Russell.

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JENNY NICHOSLON Mark Paton has gone from a 14-year-old sweeping floors at Rangiora New World to, 30-years later, owning Raeward Fresh. He and his wife Lou have owned Atawhai Four Square for six years and are moving across town to Raeward this month. Both are excited by their new venture but know they will miss customers from their Atawhai store. Mark’s work life started when a love of motor bikes meant he needed money. From 9 years old he had a paper run until he real ised he needed more money for his bikes and started work at New World. After a bakery apprentice ship and working in the bakeries of several stores he moved into “Imanagement.enjoymanagement. There’s nothing better than teams col lectively working together,” Mark says. “That’s the sweet spot.” Lou also started working at 9 years old. Later she worked as a cardiac nurse before they both went on their OE. Returning to Christchurch not long after the earthquakes, Mark ran Fendalton New World while Lou nursed at the hospital until giving birth to Charlie, the first of their three children. “We missed the massive two earthquakes but came back to lots of shakes,” Mark says. “There were times shakes meant we shut the shop, but nurses were essen tial so Lou had to keep working.” Mark joined Damien Fernando to jointly open Rangiora Pak ‘n Save as store managers. Damien is now taking over Atawhai Four Square from the Patons on 5 Sep tember. Both Mark and Lou say their highlight from their time at Atawhai Four Square has been their customers and community. “We have felt like a hub for the community,” Lou says. “A bit like the Coronation Street pub that everyone goes to.”

Mark says they can nip into the shop for milk, and it takes 30 minutes because they get chat “It’sting.not just us,” he says. “We see customers at the front door hav ing a chat. It’s a place where peo ple just congregate.” Both love this aspect of owning a supermarket. They even say the Covid-19 lockdown time was a “Ithighlight.wasorganised chaos,” Lou says. “We had to be there for the community and spent time deliv ering to those who couldn’t get Markout.” adds that they had offers of cups of tea, which they couldn’t accept while everyone was isolat ing. There were times they would drop off items to elderly custom ers and arrive back to the shop to another request from the same person. They enjoyed the oppor tunity to support local schools and preschools and hope to con tinue that in their new position. When Lou gave birth just a cou ple of weeks after they took over the shop in Atawhai, she put Jim my into a front pack and went to work. He became a conversa tion opener which was especially good for Lou. “I worried about not having con tact with patients after I left nurs ing, but our customers have been Thegreat.”Paton family will remain liv ing in Atawhai. Mark says they love Nelson and their children are settled at Clifton Terrace School. They will happily make the 17-minute jaunt across town to Raeward Fresh.

Mark and Lou Paton love being part of the community in Atawhai and will miss their chats with customers when they move across town to Raeward Fresh. Photo: Jenny Nicholson.

+ EMPATHIC LEADERSHIP Kia ora, I’m Rohan and I’m running to be your next mayor of Whakatū Nelson. As your councillor I’ve worked hard to improve the lives of Nelsonians and tackle the big issues we’re facing as a city. As we continue to feel the impacts of the housing crisis, climate change, and the Covid-19 pandemic, we need a clear direction and competent leadership more than ever. As your mayor I’ll lead our council to invest in our communities, deliver a sustainable transport network, provide affordable housing, and unlock our economic potential, while opening up greater dialogue with residents on the future they want to see. Let’s talk, because together we can build a city for all.

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Sanson also claimed that she had sought mediation with the rele vant parties at council multiple times over the issues but that her efforts had been rebuffed. “It seems unfortunate that coun cil leadership’s position, in my experience, is to refuse to partici pate in constructive relational ap proaches to conflict resolution.”

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Nelson City Council voted to censure councillor Rachel San son following a code of conduct complaint laid against her, how ever Sanson claims this is the lat est incident of political targeting against her by council leadership. The complaint had been brought against Sanson by council’s chief executive Pat Dougherty on be half of council staff for Sanson’s public criticism of council offi cers. The code of conduct, among other requirements, oblige elected members to behave in a manner that maintains pub lic confidence in council by not questioning the impartiality or integrity of council staff or pub licly criticising staff. An indepen dent review conducted by consul tant Bruce Robertson concluded that Sanson had breached several sections of the council’s code of conduct on eight of the 10 inci dents highlighted by Dougherty. Robertson noted that nothing in his report called into question the diligence and commitment of Sanson to her work as a coun cillor. The specific complaints relate to questions raised during council meetings and Facebook posts about the council’s forest ry practices between September 2020 and October 2021. Dough erty said that filing the complaint was an “extraordinary action” and “a step of last re sort.” But he believes that Sanson was un aware of the power imbalance between staff and councillors and so had to step in to “ensure their [the staff’s] welfare and protect their reputation.” “It real ly is all about my staff,” he said. “One or two incidents could be put down to carelessness, not all 10.” Sanson contested that por trayal of events and maintained she was a victim of political targeting and has been deliber ately misrepresented. “I have an immense respect for council staff… I have never had any intent what soever to undermine council staff, or to question their person al integrity. There are instances where other members have misconstrued my mean ing, raised a point of order, and I have then not been allowed to clarify my meaning, resulting in a perception I was criticising staff.”

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Jesse Piper was born in 1836 in Hastings, Sussex, to parents Thomas and Elizabeth Piper. He went to sea as a youth and, on the outbreak of the Crime an War, Jesse joined the store ship HMS Apollo and sailed to Malta. Once there he was transferred to the express boat Banshee, and then to HMS Bri tannia, the flagship of Admiral LaterDundas.he served on the paddle steamer Cyclops, which took the 28th Regiment from Malta to Gallipoli. Piper was injured and, as such, discharged from the navy, so he re-joined the merchant service until 1860. In 1860 he married Jane Bak er. They immigrated to New Zealand on 24 July 1872 on the ship Asterope, arriving at Nel son on 19 October, 1872. They settled in Nelson where they ran the YMCA hostel on the corner or Bridge and Collingwood Sts until 1883, when he retired from that Jessebusiness.unsuccessfully stood for Parliament in the City of Nel son electorate on several occa sions. In the 1884 election, he came second to Henry Leves tam. In the 1887 election, the electorate was contested and he again came second. In 1890, Jesse was finally elected to the council. He also became a member of the Nelson Char itable Aid Board that year. In May 1890, members of the Nelson Charitable Aid Board, including Piper, made a sur prise visit to the Stoke Indus trial School. The school, also called St. Mary’s Orphanage, was a privately run, Roman Catholic, reform school. The inspectors found two boys locked in solitary confinement cells. This discovery and other matters lead to the tabling of The Royal Commission Report on Stoke Industrial School, Nelson. Piper testified under oath to the Royal Commission. On 20 December 1894, he was appointed a JP and, from this time on, became one of the ex ecutors in a host of estates. In the 1896 Parliamentary election, he again came sec ond, this time to John Graham. In April 1904 he was elected as Nelson’s 10th Mayor, however, he lost the mayoralty the fol lowing year to Henry Baigent, but stood again in 1906 and was re-elected until 1910. In the 1911 election he was de feated by Thomas Pettit. Piper was noted as a man of firm convictions and was known to speak his mind free ly when he believed his cause to be just. He was a member of the Hos pital Board for a time, a prom inent member of the Rechabite Order and interested in the temperance movement. He was a trustee of the local YMCA and a member of the Orange Lodge in Nelson. Jessie married a second time in 1904, to Isabella Robb. In 1919, Jesse and Isabella had a half share in a property at 56 Waimea Road, now the site of the Night Owl. It is not known if they ran this as a grocery or Jessenot. returned to the UK sev eral times before his demise, and he wrote a book about his experiences. He died at his Waimea Road residence in Nelson on 21 April 1920, aged 83, and was buried at Wakapuaka Cemetery. Source - Historic Stories from Nelson’s Wakapuaka Cemetery Face book. Although every effort has been made to provide complete and accurate information, the author does not guarantee the accuracy of content.

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Congratulations John! Well de served, thanks for all you do! Nelson Yacht Club Well done, John. The guys really enjoy their sailing. Denise Morrow Councillor censured Kia Kaha Rachel Sanson you are so so so valued and needed. Hold your head high and be supported by those who stand with you. Rebecca Glen I have so much respect and love for Rachel Sanson. I’ve watched all the Council meetings and she has shown so much strength and courage despite how she has been treated and spoken down to. Sophie Weenink

These are just a few pictures of one small area of the pines recently harvested in the Maitai Valley. The area will be replanted in pines, after a council decision not to stabilise the many hectares on steep slopes by planting natives. Is Nelson council friendly to the environment? How much of these slopes will erode into the Maitai River below? Dan McGuire.

Brendon Grundy So.... what do people want rates to be based on? Land value? Or land and improvements value? If rates went up an average of around 5%, then al though some have had es,hadviouslyandlittlewhothere’sincreasesbigothershavehadincrease,someobhavedecreasmaybesig nificant ones even. Land values are never constant, and certainly do not adjust uniformly - never have.

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Could QV Nelson/Marlborough Manager, Craig Russell please ad vise us ratepayers through your column, was QV aware of and took into account when revaluing properties on hillside locations the fact that shortly before the re valuations, Nelson City Council had identified some 9000 prop erties as suddenly becoming sub ject to restrictions due to “Slope Instability”. I note that many properties with this new “Insta bility” tag had substantial land value increases. Errol Millar I was horrified to read your arti cle about Moteliers being charged a further 50% for their Rates. I fully concur that they have been treated unfairly. These moteliers provide a very good service to the travelling public, working long hours, often in trying cir cumstances eg. Road works in Waimea Road. These moteliers have received the 50% rates in crease on top of a large number of other increases to their busi nesses. Wages for cleaning and servicing have increased along with the cost for electricity, gas, commercial interest rates from Banks and health and safety com pliance. Insurance costs along with building repair and mainte nance costs have also increased. All of these additional costs place moteliers in a very tenuous po sition. In addition to all of these cost increases, moteliers also face uneven competition from Air BnB’s. There are few restraints on this form of unregulated, private accommodation, unlike those for motels. In my opinion the NCC should cut the moteliers some slack. They provide travellers in NZ with a very good service. We don’t want this service industry to disappear.

Abelmarine Nelson Overfishing and low pay is the reason. It’s time to stop and let the fish stock bounce back. Stuart Cole It’s the most basic economics folks, low supply increases prices, so pay more and more people will work those jobs.

Denis Smith Have to laugh about Nikki Har risons comments about extra rubbish collection. A number of rubbish bins round Stoke have been removed, for example on the Aldinga Reserve. I also am of the view rubbish collection is a core council service. Perhaps it’s time to get spending priorities re viewed and focus on core services not luxuries.

Dave Bro Barker Simple, tie up all boats for a month, no fish, no work for truck drivers, forklift drivers, half of Port Nelson and the rest that travel home! You all honestly have no idea what the fishing in dustry brings to this port! Hayden Buick Humble, yet honoured to be name Good Sort

Dennis Goodman Fishing boats left short-staffed It’s just not fishing it’s every job; people want big money but don’t want to work for it... You want good money try working hard for it. Good money doesn’t come easy...

Brent Schouten No more sunshine hours. The rest of NZ gets paid more than those in in Nelson, lower cost of living as well in Nelson would help.

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“The more people we have living in town, the better that level of passive surveillance is.” Skinner, also a sitting councillor, believes that council has lost its way and no longer exercises due diligence in matters of public consultation and financial pru Hedence.used the recent rates increas es and the $46 million new li brary as an example of poor fi nancial management. “There are real costs of running a council, but again and again we haven’t had our priorities right,” he said. “I think what we lack around the council table is that business experience.”

“We’ve got to become a city that actually lives at night and isn’t just a place you dive into and drive out of. You have more peo ple in town, you get more activi ty,” Lawrey O’Neill-Stevenssaid. lives in the city centre and said that he has helped to break up altercations he’s seen at bars across the road from his home, showing how a more populated city centre can reduce unwanted incidents.

As mayor, Skinner said he would endeavour to do greater pub lic consultation so that council funds were put to better use.

The first contest of ideas in Nel son’s 2022 local election has concluded with five mayoral hopefuls participating in a Q&A session focused on the city’s hos pitality sector. Matt Lawrey, Kerry Neal, Rohan O’Neill-Stevens, Tim Skinner, and Nick Smith were hosted by Nelson Hospitality Association president Ian Williams at the Vic Public House where they presented themselves and their views for Nelson to a small crowd of business owners City centre parking, the pro motion of the hospitality sector, safety, and the culture in the council chamber were all topics of questioning for the wouldbe mayors who voiced differing paths on how to best govern Nel Lawreyson. and O-Neill-Stevens, both sitting councillors, agreed that a bold new direction was needed from council. “We have to be more prepared to take chanc es,” Lawrey said. “Some times you’ve got to accept that you’ll get things wrong but if you don’t try new things, nothing will change.”

all full priced boots JENNY NICHOLSON A Ministry of Inspiration phi losophy conference held last week at Waimea College saw about 85 students from across the region thinking about some big topics. Cassie Cameron’s highlight was a lecture on ‘The Oxford Question,’ a question asked as part of the interview process to attend Oxford University. Cassie hopes to attend Oxford in the future and hearing how to think through the questions was “Theyhelpful.asked us ‘can a statue move,” Cassie says. Students heard how to break down the question to look at facts and how to come up with a unique response. Ministry of Inspiration chief inspiration officer Amy Cor nelisen says students learn not to be limited by their first re Tutorsponse.Julie Arliss from Oxford University was the main lec turer at the conference. She has been coming to New Zealand to similar conferences in Wellington for about eight years, but this is the first held in CassieNelson.says it was great to hear from people from Oxford as she feels New Zealand is de tached from that part of the Nelsonworld. College for Girl’s stu dent Alice Simpson wasn’t sure conclusions were reached in lectures. “I think that might be inten tional,” Alice says. “They pre sented both for and against for issues about topics and it helped build my arguments Partfurther.”of the debating team at school, Alice plans to take the Oxford interview question to the group. “It’s a good lateral thinking ex ercise to think about ‘can stat ues Isobellemove.”Russell says when people don’t understand phil osophical discussions, a con versation can become about winning an argument. She says they were learning about seeing different points of Whileview.students didn’t interact during the lectures, Amy says there was a buzz of conversa tion during the breaks. “The students were learning how to voice their opinion, belief and thought process in an acceptable way, not getting angry,” Amy says.

Smith’s perspective on Nelson City Council is that the organi sation is fundamentally broken and needs pragmatic and effec tive “Thisleadership.ain’tworking,” he said.

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ship’. No stranger to directing, Peta says the duo are fairly adept at putting shows like these together. “We do them fairly regularly, so we are quite well-practiced! We have many years of working toward collaborating with different genres in the community. The show is quite in spirational and showcases a lot of what we do and what other contributing teachers do.” Wakatu Dance is a charitable trust that was established in 1988. “Our main objective is to encour age dance in the community regardless of age, ability or demographic. We are trying to break down the barriers to inspire and teach dance and performing arts to peo ple for whom it appeals.” “The show is entertaining for everyone,” says Jane. “There are opportu nities for a giggle, things that will touch your heart, and moments that will bring a tear to your eye. It is all about dancing. We have used the words ‘Travel, Turn and Leap’ as inspiration when choosing the music and the performanc es. It is great, because it is so broad it covers Ticketseverything.”areavailable through the Theatre Royal via www.theatreroyalnelson.co.nz or by calling 548 3840. Business Update. Adv.

Three champs and one farewell for Nelson City Brass

The Nelson City Brass Band may have won some new silverware at the recent national champs, but they have lost their favourite ac companist of 12 years. Although the full band did not attend July’s New Zealand Brass Band Championships in Welling ton, due to Covid-19, they did send a group of successful en sembles and soloists. They now boast three nation al champions - Kay Mackenzie, who placed first in Open Soprano Cornet, Mike Ford, first in Open Tenor Horn, and Ross Gerrit sen, who won the Open Baritone Horn category. Kay says she was proud of her achievement and hopes to be a role model for younger girls wanting to learn a brass instru “Iment.feel it’s important that we are represented. I’ve been in brass bands where I was the only fe Rossmale.”says, after living overseas for several years it was humbling to come back to win his category. “It does feel like a huge achieve Mikement.”and Ross also placed first in the Open Duet, and Ross, along with Daniel Wilson and Andrew Yorkstone, won the Open Ensem ble C Othersection.soloists and ensembles also had Despiteplacings.thesuccess, the band are sad to be farewelling their ac companist Pauline Boyd, who has been playing piano for their solo ists since 2000. Pauline says she has decided to retire now that she has turned 80. She has been an accompanist since 1984, starting in Auckland before moving to Nelson 12 years ago and approaching the band. “I enjoyed it. The band members were always well prepared and they were a joy to accompany,” she says. But it wasn’t always easy, and this year she was tasked with learning five major works for the national Butcompetition.thebigquestion for the band is who will accompany them now? “That’s a problem we will leave until next year,” says Ross.

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From left are Pauline Boyd, Kay Mackenzie, Mike Ford, and Ross Gerritsen with their haul of trophies from the national competition. Photo: Kate Russell.

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“The Nelson Vintage Car Club organisers do such an amazing job every year. They put a lot of effort in to ensure a fun day is had and we really appreciate all of their hard work. We have 500 clients that we support every year, and 240 are newly diagnosed in the region.

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At previous rallies, you were able to see many different types of cars on display, from Hot Rods and Jaguars through to Classic 50’s vehicles. Although there can’t be a display at this year’s event, do look out for the fabulous old and new cars which will be out on the road for the rally.

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Centre Manager for Nelson Cancer Society, Mi chelle Hunt, says the team are forever grateful for the support they receive from the event.

The funds raised help us to provide counsel ling services, rehabilitation, yoga and gym pro grammes, as well as reaching out to our clients in the rural sectors. Over half of our clients live rurally and it is important that we are able to reach those that don’t have immediate access to the care that they need.” Donations also help the team to continue supporting working families. “Around 40% of our clients are under 60 so therefore still of working age. It can be hard for them to continue to work while receiving treat ment, which puts so much extra strain on a fam ily, especially if they are the main breadwinner.

Registrations for the event cost $20 and include a route guide and two compli mentary raffle tickets. The longest route will take around an hour and a half to complete, says Ray. Vehicles will return to the Speedway grounds upon completion of their routes, where the public can view the line-up of participating vehicles for a donation. Draws for the raffle prizes will commence around 3pm. “The ral ly is divided into four parts”, says Ray, “Two short runs of 50km for the old er, slower cars and two longer runs at roughly 80kms for the faster or more modern vehicles.”

Leaving from the Speedway gates, par ticipants will head to Richmond and start spreading out across the region to Appleby, Moutere and Gardiners Valley and Redwood Valley, crossing over at various points along the routes. Fantastic raffle prizes are up for grabs with support from some very gener ous sponsors. Previous years have seen prizes ranging from spectacular gift baskets through to accommodation, dinner and activities for three nights in beautiful Golden Bay. Raffle tickets will be available to the general public at stalls throughout Nelson and Richmond in the lead up to the event and organisers wel come any new sponsors to come on board. “In past years we have seen up to 400 vehicles with around 900 people partic 1911 Overland, Lou and Evie McDowell. A Nelson car, re stored and owned by Lou. Winding their way through the Tasman region, partic ipants can opt for any of the four 50km to 80km routes during the Daffodil Rally. Supplied

ipate, raising between $8000 and $10,000 on the day. We are always of the hope this will happen again. There will be coffee carts, food stalls and music on site so public and entrants are encouraged to make a day of it - have lunch, do the rally and have a meal with like- minded people.”

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Lyubov Lawrence with some of the art to be auctioned later this month to raise money for Ukraine. Photo: Jenny Nicholson.

Along with individual contributors throughout Waimea, the Motueka art group has about 10 people donating Aartwork.member says they were motivated by one of their group who is Russian and was feeling terrible about what was happening in Ukraine. She en couraged the members to join her in giving work to the auction. Another painting is the work of An astasia Shumqova, a Ukrainian living in It’sBlenheim.justayear since she was home in Ukraine holidaying. She says at that time Covid-19 was the worry for people, but now places she visited on her trip have since been de Shestroyed.says she is pleased to have the op portunity to contribute to the auction. The auction is supported by Nelson City Council, Multicultural Nelson Tasman, Nelson Centre of Musical Arts and the Tautoko Ukraine Char itable Trust. The art will be auctioned from 6pm on 25 August at the Nelson Centre of Musical Arts.

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A group of artists from the Top of the South have donated artwork to raise funds for Ukraine. It’s personal for Tautoko Ukraine Charitable Trust chairperson Lyubov Lawrence. Her son and his family live in Odessa and Lyubov says there are sirens going off a few times every day. Lyubov has given some Ukrainian co gnac along with artwork from her late husband’s collection to the auction. Trust secretary Dmytro Romanen ko says the money raised will be di vided between three charities, with some providing medicine and medi cal supplies for those on the frontline in Ukraine. Another charity helps displaced people to find accommo dation, providing them with water, food, and clothing where necessary and helping rebuild infrastructure. The third charity provides food for people in Kharkiv. “That’s one of the most destroyed cities, and volunteers buy, cook, and provide food for people including children and the elderly,” Dmytro Thesays.trust has already raised and do nated about $30,000, with $20,000 sent to the largest children’s hospital in Ukraine. Dmytro says every dol lar donated is accounted for, with all money being used to help people and no salaries paid from donations. Local artist Marian Painter says she was happy to contribute to the exhi “Ibition.have total and utter sympathy for the people there and any opportunity to help raise funds is good,” she says.

Artists give work to raise money for Ukraine

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Mako sink in doubleheader against Otago

The teams traded another series of penalties, with Tasman down by six points and unable to create a meaningful attack. They ended the game with a wellbuilt series of phases that earnt a penalty to get them into the attacking zone, only for the line out to be mishandled and the ball kicked into touch. Mako captain Quinten Strange says they can’t play in patches and think they’ll be successful. “You can’t turn up for 10 minutes at a time in this competition and I think we have to take a good hard look at ourselves. That first 20, first 30 (minutes), we weren’t there. We just gave them oppor tunity after opportunity and I think that was the difference.”

He said when they did find their flow on attack, they were able to show what they can do with ball in hand.

In what was the story of the Mako’s afternoon as they struggled to build pressure, a fantastic 50/22 kick that gave them a 5-metre lineout out from fullback Taine Robinson was squandered as they gave up possession on the throw in.

Photo: (file) Gavin Hadfield/ Shuttersport.

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JACK MALCOLM A lacklustre Tasman Mako have been delivered their first loss of the season at the hands of Otago, On24-16.the heels of a tough 39-7 loss for the Mako Women to the Ota go Spirit, the men weren’t able to answer back in the doubleheader on Saturday afternoon. With North Harbour away on Saturday for the men and at home against the same opponents for the women, it’ll be a good chance at redemption for both teams. Both games will feature teams eager to right the wrongs of their early season after recording loss es over the weekend. The Mako had the first chance at points, with a missed penalty at tempt by Cambell Parata, before Otago made them pay with their first real attacking opportunity. Reserve back Ray Nu’u broke through a soft tackle attempt for an unconverted try before they grew their lead to eight from the boot of Cameron Millar. Cameron had a great kicking game for Otago, punishing any infraction within the Mako half with points on the board. When Tasman did have the ball and could build phases and pres sure they found success, but they struggled at times with ball re tention. They would score their first points of the game through winger Timoci Tavatavanawai, the recipient of a ranging wide ball from second five-eighth Alex Nankivell after he glided through a hole in the defensive line. Timoci then earned his team a penalty that would see them draw even from the tee with the hooter sounding before the restart. With points already on the board, the kick-off had to be made and didn’t go 10, setting the stage for a midfield scrum to end the half. A conceded penalty by the front row gave Otago the lead going into the sheds, with Cameron slotting the ball through from Thehalfway.second half saw the teams come out and build on their scores through their kickers, with Ota go scoring two while Campbell kept Tasman in touch with one of his own. Otago would stretch their lead to 11 points with sec ond-five Thomas Umanga-Jensen slicing through the tackle to score a fantastic individual try. Not to be outdone, Tasman fought their way back into the Otago 22 and saw their opposition reduced to 14 men for repeated infractions before hooker Quentin Macdon ald bulldozed it over from the back of the maul on their fourth lineout attempt.

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Almost 600 Intermediate-aged rugby players descended on Neale Park last weekend for the John Goodman Memorial Intermediate 7s. The tourna ment is hosted by Nelson Rugby Club in memory of the late John Goodman, a life member of the club and former president of Tasman Rugby. John’s wife Trish, son Andrew and daughter Jane were in attendance throughout the day and for the prize giving ceremony, with Nelson’s Blue Highlanders winning the U11, Wanderers winning U12 and Central winning U13 honours.

Home final for Nelson College

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JACK MALCOLM Nelson College’s first XV are through to the finals after beating Christchurch Boy’s High School 27-24. After top-of-the-table St Thomas of Canterbury was eliminated in their semi-fi nal against St Bede’s, the fi nal will be played in Nelson this Withweekend.Nelson College hav ing beaten St Bede’s in an away game at the end of June, 22-16, they will be confident in their abilities to do it again. After massive 60-plus point wins last weekend for both teams, they came into the game with momentum on their side and played with a venomous attack in the bluebird conditions, eager to give the ball space and Withwidth.a home crowd advan tage at their backs, Nelson College scored first through winger Callum Robertson after a patient build-up before the ball was swung wide with an overlap. Christchurch Boy’s would answer back with a try of their own, slowly building up an attack with multiple phases before they over whelmed the defensive ca pabilities with second fiveeighth Kurtis Macdonald scoring a converted try.

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Nelson College came out with intensity in the sec ond half, with hooker Blake Craddock breaking the deadlock from the back of a rolling maul after they kicked the ball to touch from a penalty. Nelson College captain Ne lesoni Malaulau says he rat ed their performance a five out of “Going10.back to the basics, the catch and pass and get ting that pass in front of the man. They didn’t have any weaknesses, we were trying to penetrate through the Hemiddle.”saysthe plan was to use their big men to clog the midfield before using their pace on the flanks.

Shannon McIlroy and Val Smith at Nelson Airport after returning home from the Commonwealth Games today. Photo: Jack Malcolm. Nelson College’s first five-eighth Harry Inch has established himself as a crucial part of his team’s attack and defence while still just a year 11 at school.

JACK MALCOLM Forget having a golden girl, Nelson’s bronze bowler returned home on Thurs day after adding two more medals to her Commonwealth games tally. Val Smith flew back into Nelson after winning two bronze medals as skip for New Zealand’s triples and fours women’s teams to add to her silver in 2010 and bronze in 2014. She was an instrumental member in beating Fiji 17-6 in the triples bronze medal match before finding success again with her fours team against the Cook Islands, 27-6 to earn her third and forth Commonwealth games medals. Returning home alongside her was Shannon McIlroy, who placed 10th in the singles and 13th in the pairs. Val, in her fifth Commonwealth Games appearance, didn’t have high expecta tions of success speaking to the Nelson App the day before she left to compete. She said the Northern Hemisphere greens were completely different, rolling much slower than New Zealand, with the team having had a series of high ly-unsuccessful games on simulation “Wegreens.got a bit of a beating. . . but I think it was the best thing that could have happened, giving us a clear idea in our “Thetraining.greens were tricky, but not any where as hard as we were expecting.” She says the bond that the team built through the lead-up and into competi tion made it her favourite games to at “Itend.enjoyed where we were, obviously our overall performance but also the NZ bowls team’s comradery and the feel within the team.” With four year gaps between games, she says it’s too early to tell what will happen come Victoria 2026. “I don’t know what’s next. I’ll allow this whole experience to sink in a bit, but it’s certainly inspired me to keep going.” She also made note of how much her teammates stepped up despite only two of them having experience in the North ern ShannonHemisphere.sayshis results weren’t what he was aiming for, despite not having “too many high expectations”. “You have to get a bit of luck with the section we’re drawn, and I was about as unlucky as you can Althoughget.not originally from Nelson, he says the reception at the airport made him feel like he was coming home. “I’m not a born and bred Nelsonian, but days like these, I’ve been her long enough I feel like I am (home).”

Photo: Evan Barnes/ Shuttersport.

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He says his birds are treated exactly the same as any other high-performance competitor. “Pigeons are athletes. The more work you put in, the better you’re going to do. “That’s the beauty of the sport, you’re totally involved. From the feeding, breeding and genetics. . . it covers the whole spectrum of “Eighty-to-ninetysubjects.” per cent of pi geon racing and being success ful is in loft management and in trapping of the birds.” He says they monitor their carbo hydrate and protein intake levels, even carbo-loading birds before a Norace.one exactly knows how pi geons find their way home, with some theories suggesting it may be due to the earth’s magnetic field. “It’s remarkable. You take them to a race point they’ve never been to before. . . they circle around for five-to-ten minutes then head off in the direction of home.”

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Ian does occasionally have birds not return home, with native fal cons providing a constant threat to the flock. He says while his pigeons are able to outmanoeuvre and outpace a falcon, they can be taken by sur prise, especially when they had just moved to the region. “I had one bird that didn’t come back one day, and then came back a year to the day later.” He says that can be one of the problems of raising pigeons, once they know where home is you can’t easily get rid of them. Just like the sport, he always seems to come back as well. His goal is to grow the Nelson club, make it more competitive and see the sport thrive. “It’s a good hobby and a good sport. . . and for kids too. It cer tainly kept me out of trouble. “You can have a stressful day at work and you go out to the birds and you forget all about it.”

“They do call them the poor man’s racehorse” laughs Ian Soult as he holds one of his 40-odd homing Whilepigeons.growing up in Derbyshire, England, he was first exposed to the sport of pigeon racing as a child by someone raising pigeons down the road. He started his own flock of birds and enjoyed the hobby, but had to get rid of them when he immi grated to New Zealand in 1978. But, he couldn’t stay away and by 1995 he was back in the fold and racing pigeons all across New “OurZealand.last race with young birds in Ashburton, they were home in about 4 and a half hours. They don’t hang around. “They fly them from Kaikōura, Blenheim and Picton over to Na pier, Hastings, Gisborne and the East “TheyCape.can do that from the East Cape in about 11-or-12 hours on a good Homingday.”pigeons are trained to fly back to their home loft and carry an electronic tag that records the time on their return. Trainers release their birds at a predetermined location and wait for them to come home, before taking the tracking data to the club where an average speed calculation is done in me tres-per-minute to find the win Ianner. says it’s amazing what the an imals can do, being able to watch them fly out of the mountains and home when they come from the south, from his deck. Having moved up from Christ church just a year ago, he says they quickly learnt how to make their way back to their new home as “Thewell.old birds who were used to homing in Christchurch, there’s different methods to settle them in, it takes a couple of months.”

The makings of a high-performance racing bird

Ian Soult with one of the pigeons he uses as a breeding pair. The birds typically lay two eggs twice a season, with the mother and father pair sharing the duties of raising their young before they are weaned.

Photo: Jack Malcolm.

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Withmatch-up.three players scoring all but eight of the Giants’ points, it wasn’t to be against the eventual competition winners as they lost 89-74. After a 15-year drought since their last NBL win, the players, staff and fans had been eager to etch their team’s name in the trophy once again. That 2007 campaign saw Mike Fitchett score 34 points in their semi-final before they beat Hawke’s Bay 96-83 in front of their home fans. Now in the head coach ing role, Mike had built a promising team of work horses, rising talent and star imports ahead of the 2022 season. After starting their season with a 88-69 win at home over the Otago Nuggets, the season got off to a hot start. Import Trey Mourn ing lit up the Trafalgar Centre with a seasonhigh 35 points, providing a clinic in scoring points from the post. After landing in Nelson just days before the game, the son of NBA All-star Alonzo Mourning had ar rived in style and it was all shaping up to be a block buster season with an ex citing cast of players. While other teams would work out Trey’s strengths and weaknesses as the season progressed, his ability to score points would keep the defence preoccupied and give space to his teammates to score. It would create the environment that would see captain Sam Dempster have what many have called the best season of his career. At 32 years old, Sam put up a game and season-high 29 points against the Auck land Tuatara, with nine three-pointers. to be naming sponsor of the Mike Pero Nelson Giants since 2014

It’s mixed emotions following another Mike Pero Nelson Giants campaign filled with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. After topping the leaderboards for much of the season and boasting an un beaten 6-0 record going into the final week of the regular season, it was looking like this might be their year to earn another national title. Having lost two straight on the road to finish their regular season, it was an antsy wait to see how the Giants would respond to the Wouldadversity.thedefeats, which included losing their competition top spot to the Taranaki Airs in a 31-point loss, be the catalyst to motivate them into the finals or was it a case of peaking too early? With a new competition format for this year, all the games were played in Auck land over four days, with the Giants play ing the Otago Nuggets in their semi-final

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. with a willingness to get in Afterthere.”Tom Ingham’s sea son was cut short before it even started, with injury - the team had to once again look to overseas tal ent to fill the big gap. In came Sam Thompson, who bolstered the team with a wealth of profes sional experience from around the world. With Jarrod and Trey around him, he was happy to take a more subdued and sup portive role in the team. His consistency was a core part of the Giants’ success, regu larly putting up respectable numbers while enabling the stars to shine bright.

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2022 was a breakout season for head coach Mike Fitchett, being named coach of the year and leading the Gi ants to the SALS NBL Finals. Jarrod West was a stand-out all season and he was rewarded with a spot in the All-Star Five.

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The Giants also trotted out the next generation of basketballers through out the season, with several of their wins seeing some young players get experience on the court. With Jarred Burnett, Corban Mason and Ernest Kerr all getting some val uable minutes in the highly competi tive five-man team. The Giants were consistent in who they used all season, having the same starting five for 14 of their 18 games after Sam Thompson missed their first four games. One of their biggest shortfalls this season was their height, with the team often struggling to get re bounds at both ends of the court. With Trey being the preferred big man backed up by Nicolas Trathen and Jordan Schwalger, the team had issues against the bigger and more physical sides, evidenced in their semi-final loss to Otago. They would make 13 fewer rebounds than their opponents in the first half of that game, with Mike saying they were getting “killed on the boards” in an interview during the game. Trey finished the season second on the offensive rebounds leaderboard, with 57, while Sam Dempster would be the only Giant to feature on the defensive rebounds leaderboard at

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10th place with 113 compared to Auckland Tuatara’s Rob Loe with 191. After having a strong offence and watching the Wellington Saints win the 2021 title with an overpow ered defence, Mike says they wanted to be better in that area this season which they achieved. The Giants al lowed the fewest points of any team in the competition, averaging just under 81 points allowed per game. “It was a big focus for me on the offseason and in those tight games your offence comes and goes, but your de fence hangs around. “It’s just about finding that right bal Heance.”says the team will spend the next few weeks decompressing and com pleting a review process before they start looking towards 2023. “We’ll have another crack and, hope fully, we can do one, no two, better.”

Bowls Results from Richmond Bowling Club drawn triples held Thursday 11th August; first Jan Marsden, Lynn McCausland and Bob Foster, 6/14/30; second Ron Field, Ian Robinson and Glenn Allan, 4/15/28; third Phil Jordan, Ra chel Field and Maureen Kennett, 4/14/27.

Hockey Semi-final action in premier hockey got un derway last weekend with Waimai United beating Tasman White 2-0 and Tasman Black beating Federal 5-1 in the P1 men’s competi tion. In P1 women’s hockey, Waimai will play Stoke in the finals after they won their games against Federal 2-0 and Tasman 4-1, respec tively. P2 will see Nelson College play Tasman Black in the men’s and Rewa play Waimai in the womens.

Rugby Age-grade rugby finals this weekend will see Nelson and Marlborough Boy’s Colleges fighting for local rugby supremacy. In the U15 final, Nelson College Kahurangi will play Marlborough College on Broads field 2 at 2pm, while simultaneously the U14 final with Nelson College Argentina is on field 1.

Basketball Tickets are on sale for the inaugural finals of the Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa women’s league to be played in Nelson. All three games of the final four will be played at the Trafalgar Centre, with a double header of semifinals on Friday 26 August before the finals on Satur day night.

Netball Prices Waimea Pango got back in the win col umn with a hardfought 51-47 win last week after failing to find success through the sec ond round of competition. In other results from NBS premier netball, Jacks OPD and Prices Waimea Ahurei continued their hotly contested rivalry with a thrilling 48-44 win to Jacks and FCL Nelson Men were too good for Nelson Girls College senior A 81-31.

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TUES LUNCHTIME MEALS are happening again at Loaves & Fishes at midday in the hall behind the church at 30 Van guard St, $3 cash or use a prepay card, two meals for $5 or five meals for $10. All welcome. Any questions? Ph: 027 297 7383 or email loavesandfishes@allsaints.co.nz

SUPER SENIOR: Aug 19, 10.30am-12.30pm in All Saints Church foyer, 30 Vanguard St, Nelson. A Community Morning Tea and Light Lunch for the over 65's. $10 suggested koha. This month: Angela Baker (NBPH) is with us for Strength & Balance exercises. All abilities included Ph: Gillian or Lisette 5482601.

WAIMEA HARRIERS Sprig + Fern Brightwater 10k run and walk Sat 20 Aug. Everyone and all abilities welcome. Walkers start 2.15, runners 2.30. See website for details. Ph:0223729432. GENERAL GROUPS NELSON HAVEN CLUB PROJECT Pinc Next Steps (cancer rehabilitation), now available Rakaia Lions Lilies. Bag of 4 Oriental Liliy Bulbs $10, 20 bag Freesias, plant now and will flower this season. email margaret.ralph.c@xtra.co.nz or Ann Law Ph: 5475661. LUNG CANCER CONNECT for those who are going through or who have gone through lung cancer Register 539 1137 DOWNSIZING OR DECLUTTERING? Vinnies in Vanguard St can collect your good quality household donations. Please just call us on 03 548 9372. GIRLGUIDING IN NELSON - Are you looking for a group where fun, friendship and adventure await? We are welcom ing new girls from ages 5 to 12 to join our Pippins, Brownies or Guides Groups. Register at www.girlguidingnz.org,nz call 027 4450 788 to organise a visit. BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Cancer Society Nelson 102 Hardy St, if you have or have had breast cancer come along to this friendly atmosphere. Register 539 1137 or info@cancernelson.org.nz NELSON WOODTURNING CLUB. Join us at our club rooms for Turning, camaraderie and sharing of knowledge. New Learn to Turn classes starting soon. Ph or txt Allan for more information 021543345. FOOD, IS IT A PROBLEM FOR YOU? Are you suffering from anorexia, bulimia, obesity and/or compulsive eating? Over eaters Anonymous works. Ph 0226730237. All welcome. FREE FUNCTION ROOM HIRE to all community groups. Avail 7 days. Wakatu Hotel 83 Collingwood St. Craig 5484299. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. Is alcohol causing problems for you in your life? Want to stop drinking but can't? Maybe we can help. Support meetings every day. Call 0800aaworks 0800 229 6757. ART EXHIBITION. August there is another great display of Art Work In the ART CORNER of the Nelson Golf Club Cafe, 38 Bolt Rd, Tāhunanui. Gay Hodgetts is showing her quirky ani mal pictures and Marilyn Jessop her acrylic paintings. Open to the public daily. THE NELSON CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL 25 Nov to 14 Jan. Enter your tree and be part of the Christmas celebration. Entries can be from individuals, families, com munity groups, businesses and schools. Email christmas@ nelsoncathedral.nz for an entry form and reserve your place by Oct 31.

THURSDAY LEGO @ Victory Community Centre. Free Event. Koha appreci ated All ages. Come and get creative, playing with Lego, the last Thurs of each month. Aug 25, 3:30-4:30pm. NELSON LIONESS - Seeking new members to join our ser vice club. We are very social and active in our community. We meet every 1st and 3rd Thurs of the month. Contact Jillian on 027 278 2743.

MONDAY PHILOSOPHY CLUB meet the second and fourth Mon of month. Meeting at Melrose House at 10am. Thoughtful con versation. Next meeting: Free Will v Determinism. Newcom ers welcome. Text Gay 0274341841. HAVEN QUILTERS Friendly group meets every Mon from 9.30am in Nelson. Bring hand or machine work. $5 per ses sion. For information Ph: Lesley 027 295 4986. STOKE SENIOR CITIZENS is a Friendship Club accepting all INDOOR BOWLING beginners and players, Mon and Fri 1:303:30pm. An annual $5 subscription and a $2 mat fee covers costs levied for the afternoon. Mats and bowls are provided by the club. Phone 5479814 or 5473052. TUESDAY NELSON 50+ TUESDAY WALKING GROUP. Aug 23, Tantra gee Saddle. Meet at 10am at Brook Street Community Hub. Ph: Haydn 027 4965724. STOKE CENTRAL COMBINED PROBUS welcomes new members. We meet every 4th Tues of the month, 10am at Stoke Methodist Church Hall, 94 Neale Ave. Interesting speakers, outings and lunches. Ph: Rosemary 03 970 6872. NELSON CENTRAL COMBINED PROBUS welcomes men and women as new members. 4th Tues of the month at 10am Stoke Methodist Church Hall, 94 Neale Ave, Stoke. Interesting speakers, outings and lunches. Ph Rosemary 03 970 6872

SATURDAY / SUNDAY STOKE METHODIST MARKET, church grounds Sat 20 Aug, 9am to noon (in hall if raining) Ph: 9276130 to book site. Supporting Nelson Hospital Chaplaincy and LifeLinc.

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WEDNESDAY SPIRITED CONVERSATIONS Wed 24 Aug. "Art is for when you have no words". Hear Annie Pokel and Katie Pascoe on the contribution of the arts and creativity to community wellbeing. Yaza cafe opens 6pm, speakers 7.30pm. Koha. Ph: 548 6241 WELLBY 1.30pm – 3pm Wed 24 Aug, Halifax Café, Nelson. Wellby Talking Cafés are about social connection and finding out about groups, activities and services. www.wellby.org.nz 03 5467681. ISEL LADIES PROBUS CLUB: Welcome to our friendly club, 4th Wed monthly, the venue is the Baptist Church, Stoke at 10am ( also coffee, lunch & book groups). Ph: Nadia 5478452 or Sue 5486062. LA LECHE LEAGUE NELSON Last Wed of the month 9.3011.30. Richmond Plunket, Oxford St. All welcome. Support and info also available by Ph:/txt: Ruth 0272433469. NELSON NEWBIES coffee morning every Wed 10.3011.30am at Deville's Cafe, 22 New St. Want to get out and meet people? Join us for coffee and chat. New people always welcome. Ph: Clive 0212054731. RADIO CONTROL MODEL PLANES at the Wakapuaka flying site on Wed and Sun from 10am to midday, weather permit ting. New members welcome. Contact Murray 021457663 for information. TASMAN TRACKIES CYCLING welcome new riders to Saxton Velodrome - Champion Rd, Richmond. Fun events every Wed 11am-12.15pm June – September. Track bikes are available free of charge. Riders at all levels and ages. Coaching avail able. Social coffee & chat after at local café - ZINK. Ph: Murray Cameron 0276450033. VOLUNTEER GARDENING at Waimarama Community Gar dens every week. Tantragee Rd, The Brook. Wed mornings 9.20 - 12. Tools provided. On the bus stop. Ph 0211709443. ALZHEIMERS NELSON TASMAN monthly Library sessions provide opportunities for information, advice and support around memory Loss. Nelson Library, every 4th Wed 9.3010.30 / Stoke Library every 4th Thurs 9.30-10.30am.

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