Waimea Weekly - 19 April 2023

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Wednesday 19 April 2023

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Tornado trees ‘become missiles’

MAX FRETHEY

Local Democracy Reporter

Clean-ups and repairs are on the mind of affected residents after a tornado tore across the Moutere Hills on Easter Monday.

The tornado – which is reckoned to have formed somewhere in Gardener Valley – knocked out

power by throwing a shed into a power line before it wreaked havoc along Petra Way, just off Old Coach Road.

Cathie and Andrew Gould have an olive orchard along Petra Way where about 200 trees – just six weeks from harvest – were uprooted, with many thrown dozens of metres away and some

Giant win for Wakefield couple

JO KENT

A bit of spousal rivalry has paid off for one local couple after they took first and second place in the annual Wakefield Smashing Pumpkins competition.

Phil Lovegrove won with his 121.5kg entry, while wife Robyn placed second with hers weighing 68.5kg.

“It’s funny because she beat me last year, even though my pumpkin was bigger, hers was heavier,” Phil says.

“I really wanted to beat her this time and was so pleased I came first. I even set a new record as mine weighed 10kg than last year’s winner.” The competition is in its second year after being set up over drinks at the Wakefield Hotel, where all the members meet once a month to discuss the progress of their pumpkins.

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even landing on roofs. “They just became missiles,” Cathie says.

Since last Tuesday the couple have been working hard with the help of many of their friends, on the advice of an arborist friend, to save as many of the trees as they can by pruning the branches to conserve their water and replant-

ing those without major root damage as quickly as possible.

“That’s the plan to try and rescue them,” Cathie says. “They’ve been in the ground 15-18 years, so we don’t want to lose them.”

During the clean-up, Andrew says he’s found “the oddest things” in the debris which he suspects came from someone’s

garage: screwdrivers, sprinklers, a bicycle, a kayak paddle, and, unfortunately, many birds which had been caught in the vortex. A ride-on lawn mower was also thrown around in the tornado and one of their trees caught a neighbour’s mangled trampoline.

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Phil Lovegrove with his 121.5kg winning pumpkin and trophy. Photo: Jo Kent.

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“It’s all a bit tongue in cheek as if your pumpkin dies before weighin, you have to write an essay titled, ‘How I managed to kill my pumpkin’. This year, one grower lost three of his pumpkins to his pigs, and another one completely rotted just before weigh-in day.”

The weigh-in day itself is a much-anticipated event with each member hosting food and drinks at their house before moving on to the next.

“Each pumpkin is so heavy it has to be loaded on to a trailer. We all start off at the first house, have some refreshments and then

move on to the next until we get to the final house – which is ours – where we weigh them all and have a BBQ to celebrate.”

Each house puts on a spread, with pumpkin and bourbon pies and pumpkin cupcakes on the menu.

“It’s a lot of fun. We had a great day. We’ve even had two new members join since last year.”

His giant pumpkin came from a seed from the previous winning entry and the seeds from Phil’s will be distributed among the group for next year’s competition.

“Nothing goes to waste. All the pumpkins are headed out to a cattle farm soon and my chickens have had a good peck of them.”

“Plenty of warm clothes and some food.”

“Water, because you need water to survive.”

What is one thing that you keep with you, or in your home in case of emergency?

Samantha

“A bucket you can put on your head for protection and also if you need to go to bathroom.”

Three Waters changes offer benefits at a cost

FRETHEY Local Democracy Reporter

The Top of the South will have its own water services entity, rather than being combined with Wellington and the North Island’s east coast, the Government announced last week alongside other changes to its Three Waters reform.

“It’s key purpose, which we’ve always supported, is making [water infrastructure] more affordable for smaller communities over time,” Mayor Tim King says.

However, without the region being grouped with a major city, like Wellington or Christchurch, Tim says Tasman fac-

es savings lower than what had originally been posed.

“Under the four-entity model we saw the benefits of aggregation with a greater number of people sharing the costs of essential infrastructure,” he says. “We’re disappointed from that standpoint that it makes it more expensive for us.”

Tim says he believes the best model for Tasman is a united South Island water services entity.

He adds that pushing the reform’s implementation out until 1 July 2026 also presents some challenges.

“We have been working closely with the National Tran-

sition Unit for some time now preparing for the previous model’s implementation in 2024, and it has created much uncertainty. How these changes affect us within the extended timeframe has just pushed that uncertainty out further.”

However, Tim acknowledges benefits the Te Tauihu entity provides with far greater opportunity for local input and decision-making. “There is more of a direct link to the community and how it operates.”

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Lawnmowers, screwdrivers, trees and birds among clean-up after Moutere tornado

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They also found the extremely localised damage from the tornado interesting to see firsthand.

“You’ve got houses right next to all this [damage] completely untouched,” Andrew says.

Kenny Cripps’ house, however, was not so lucky. No one was home when the tornado came by Kenny’s house, though that might have been fortunate.

The tornado tore up the tarseal on the road outside which then battered his house and cars with the chunks of rock, smashing windows and leaving damage that he describes as similar to that left by machine gun fire.

The house has been yellow-stickered – the tree that went through the roof is to blame for that, Kenny says. Fixing it was his first priority the day after the tornado hit. “Luckily that’s what I do for a living.”

He also had a timber gazebo that was concreted to the ground, which has disappeared.

“I don’t know where it is at this stage,” he says. “Can’t find it, even the bits of it.”

After tearing through Petra Way, the tornado made its way down to the Coastal Highway/ State Highway 60 where it threw some larges pines across the road before it hit Westdale Road.

Glenys Robertson lives on the northern end of Westdale Road. She saw the tornado come down through her garden, though it left her house alone.

“I didn’t know what to think,” she says. “I was just sort of watching it thinking ‘what’s going to happen next?’”

The answer to that question was a lightning strike which hit her driveway.

“It was like a big fireball.”

Luckily, the lightning didn’t damage anything, but the tornado knocked over dozens of trees in her garden and destroyed her pump shed, which temporarily left her without water.

“And my bridge that goes across my pond, all the trees have come down on that as well,” she says. “I’m disappointed, our trees all looked so nice.”

She left the cleaning up until after Friday, when her partner got back from down south and her son got his chainsaw fixed to help deal with the trees that came down across her driveway and around her property.

The tornado, which struck around 1.20pm during Easter Monday’s extreme weather event, affected about 50 properties, according to Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ).

FENZ also reports that a tree had fallen onto a car with a person inside in Māpua, but they escaped the vehicle without requiring assistance and reported only minor abrasions. No other serious injuries have been reported.

“We are extremely lucky that no one was hurt as a result of this incident,” agrees Paul Manson, FENZ’s assist commander for Nelson Marlborough.

He says the damage is “quite

significant.”

Several roofs were partially or fully lifted by the tornado and two houses have since been red-stickered, while six received a yellow sticker. Despite the damage caused, Paul says the community has demonstrated its resilience and rallied together. “The emergency services have supported where they can, but actually the neighbours getting in and helping throughout –we just can’t ask for better. It’s a real humbling feeling to be able to support them.”

Kenny Cripps’s house and cars were battered by chunks of tarseal which the tornado ripped up from the road outside. Photo: Max Frethey.

Andrew and Cathie Gould have been working hard to try and save around 200 olive trees that were ripped up by the tornado. Photo: Max Frethey.

Services and Parades

Tuesday 25 April 2023

Richmond

Parade – 10.45 am from Sundial Square.

Service – 11.00 am at War Memorial Gardens, Cambridge Street.

Brightwater

Service – 9.00 am at ANZAC Memorial Gates, Wanderers car park.

Wakefield

Service – 10.00 am at the Wakefield Cenotaph, Whitby Way (Wakefield Village Hall if wet).

Motueka

Parade – 6.25 am from the Motueka Bowling Club car park, Pah Street. Service – 6.30 am at Motueka War Memorial, Pah Street.

Murchison

Service – 11.00 am at the Memorial in Waller Street (Murchison Sport, Recreation and Cultural Centre if wet).

Māpua

Parade – 10.45 am, by the tennis courts.

Service – 11.00 am at Māpua RSA Memorial Library, followed by morning tea at the Māpua Hall. A plate would be appreciated.

Upper Moutere

Service – 10.00 am at the Memorial.

Riwaka

Service – 9.00 am at the Memorial Gates, intersection of School Road and SH60.

Tākaka

Dawn Service – 6.30 am at the Tākaka Memorial Reserve, Commercial Street.

Parade – 8.45 am, leaves from outside Golden Bay Pharmacy. Civic Service – 9.00 am service at the Tākaka Memorial Reserve, Commercial Street.

Ngātīmoti

Laying of Wreath and Service – 10.30 am at St James Church, Waiwhero Road.

Tapawera

No service, but the community is welcome to lay wreaths.

Tasman Service – 10.00 am at the Memorial.

Collingwood 100th anniversary

Dawn Service – 6.30 am at the Cenotaph. Civic Service – 11.30 am at the Collingwood Memorial Hall.

Lake Rotoiti Flag Ceremony – 10.30 am at the Lake Rotoiti Community Hall.

Dumped rubbish means costly clean ups

ANNE HARDIE

In just one day the Tasman District Council received five calls about illegal dumping, with one job needing a digger and a crew to clean it up.

Council’s communications officer Tim O’Connell says crew had to clean up human waste along with a pile of whiteware and recyclable items that do not cost anything for disposal at a refuse centre.

One of the loads was too big of a job for a regular two man patrol and required a crew with a digger, as the rubbish cascaded down the hill, and there was also human waste to contend with. One pile had a large number of bottles that could have been recycled and another pile even had a Warehouse shopping trolley.

“While we absolutely appreciate that the cost of living is affecting us all – we don’t

believe this is a valid excuse for people to dump rubbish and waste on roadsides or any public place that requires others to clean up after them.”

He says the cost of sending staff and contractors to clean up the illegal rubbish dumping falls on ratepayers and it is higher than it would be if everyone took individual responsibility to dispose of their own rubbish and recycling.

Earlier this year the council said the clean-up of illegal rubbish dumping added up to tens of thousands of dollars each year.

Tim says Tasman’s rubbish disposal costs are very affordable compared with other councils around the country.

A load of general/mixed refuse costs $266.80 per tonne at the Richmond Recovery Centre - which means $26.68 for 100kg and $2.66

for 10kg.

That cost is increasing in July to $282.90 to cover the New Zealand Waste Disposal Levy increasing from $20 to $30 per tonne, additional capital costs for upgrading the landfill, plus additional interest and depreciation costs.

From July, it will cost $40 per tonne to dispose of whiteware and Tim says one item of whiteware will be a fraction of that.

He says it is an offence to deposit litter in a public place and an infringement can be issued for $400.00.

To issue an infringement notice, the council requires the date, time and location of the offence and photographic evidence.

It also needs to be able to establish the name and address of the person carrying out the offence.

If culprits can be identified, he says the council can prosecute them.

Waimea Kindergarten was all aflutter when teacher aide Kate Martyn brightened up their garden with a mural of a monarch butterfly. “I sketched it out by hand and then used paints donated to us by Mitre 10 to complete it,” Kate says. The project took two days from start to finish and involved an early start. “My daughter and I came here in the dark one morning to shine an overhead projector on to the fence so I could outline the design. Four-year-old Mila Ryder, pictured with Kate, says she thinks it’s really pretty. Photo: Jo Kent.

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A shopping trolley, whiteware and recyclables have all been illegally dumped in Tasman. Photo: Supplied.

Taine’s catch makes dreams come true

SARA HOLLYMAN

Taine Iorns dreams to be captain of the All Blacks, but an even bigger dream was to make the Nelson Tasman Fishing Facebook page, and thanks to some skilled spearing, his dream has now come true.

At 11-years-old, Taine had already landed three John Dory in his short lifetime, but last week he managed to nab a fourth.

Spending the holidays at a family home in Squally Cove in the Marlborough Sounds, his stepsisters were out mucking around in the shallows when Taine suddenly heard them screaming.

“They were yelling that they were standing on flounder but I thought they might just be close to a stingray,” he says.

“I grabbed the spear and ran down just in case.”

He says, while he missed the flounder, he soon

caught an unusual sight of a John Dory swimming in the shallows.

So, he began to slowly follow it.

Two failed attempts at sinking the spear saw the fish swim closer to his stepsisters, who also seemed to distract the fish.

“It was kind of just staring at her and then it turned over on its side to show me it’s fake eye, so I thought that was my best time to have another crack,” he recalls.

He managed to get one prong into its side, but when he picked it up to put it in his bucket, it fell back into the water.

Taine was quick and managed to secure it with the spear.

When he got back to the house, he was straight on the phone to the rest of his competitive fishing family to share his exploits.

“I rang my aunty just to annoy her because she’s only

caught two before. I think Uncle John’s blessed me, he’s called John and he’s caught 10,” he says.

Taine’s mum Jenna Soane is quick to point out, tonguein-cheek, that her John Dory record is still bigger than Taine’s best.

He says it has always been a dream to make the Nelson Tasman Fishing Facebook page.

“I always see big 20lb snappers on there, I figured you don’t really hear stories about people spearing fish, so I thought this might be my chance.”

Taine says it’s a bigger dream than being an All Blacks captain.

“To be a captain you kind of have to play forward and I like playing half-back.”

Taine says he will continue to head out fishing in the hopes of landing more fish over the school holidays. His next aspiration – to make it onto an ITM Fishing Show episode.

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Taine Iorns with the John Dory he speared in the shallows of the Marlborough Sounds.

Photo: Supplied.

Historic homes open doors for cancer fundraiser

JO KENT

Seven privately-owned historic houses in the region will be opening their doors to the public next weekend as part of the Historical Homes Tour 2023, which showcases the beautiful architecture of days gone by and celebrates their history.

One of the featured homes on Ellis Street in Brightwater dates back to 1856, making it one of the oldest, still inhabitable cottages in the area.

Owners Andy and Simone Cardwell bought ‘Longfield’ cob cottage in 2018 after moving from Auckland to Nelson with three of their children.

“We saw the property on TradeMe and flew down from Auckland to view it. The minute we walked through the door, I knew it was for us. We adore old homes and it’s such a beautiful property to own. It was an honour to be asked to be included on the tour.”

Centre manager at Cancer Society Nelson Tasman, Michelle Hunt, who is organising the tour, says it’s a popular annual fundraiser that coincides with Nelson Heritage Month.

“It’s a lovely day out for people and, as well as our Brightwater cottage, we have one house in

Appleby, one in Stoke and four in Nelson for ticket holders to look around.”

Included in the ticket price is a Devonshire tea at Broadgreen House in Stoke, which is the eighth historic house on the tour.

“It’s a self-drive tour, so people can decide which house they visit and when to enjoy their tea.”

As well as each building’s architecture, tour goers will also learn the history behind each house.

Simone says Longfield was orig-

inally built by Peter Kerr, son of John Kerr, who ploughed the first furrow in Nelson.

“Peter immigrated to New Zealand from Scotland as a young man with his family in 1842 and lived in the cottage with his wife

Ann and their large family until 1868 when he sold it to another family member.”

Subsequently, the cottage was eventually sold out of the family and has been home to many different families since.

“The house began as a fourroomed, two-storey dwelling, with dormer windows and a shingle roof which was later replaced by iron. The original kitchen was housed in what is now one of the downstairs bedrooms.”

Mrs William Jones, the fourth owner of Longfield in 1874, used to cook her dinners in a camp oven over the open fire and often invited children from the school across the road to watch. There have been two alterations during its lifespan. In 1975, the cottage, which was starting to deteriorate, was bought by the McGlashen family and was lovingly restored over a period of three years.

Simone says she sees herself as a caretaker of Longfield and is currently writing a book about the history of the cottage, which she calls her forever home.

Tickets cost $60 each and can be purchased from the Cancer Society Nelson Tasman office at 102 Hardy Street or online at cancer nelson.org.nz.

Horse trek raises money for rescue helicopter

Thunder and lightning did not deter the annual Murchison horse trek which raised $3,800 for the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter Trust. Organiser Becky Dodsworth says 43 riders took part in the three-day trek through the Glenroy and Matakitaki valleys in March, and though the trek began in thunder and lightning, it ended in sunny weather.

The annual trek attracted riders from both the North and South Islands who got cooked breakfasts, packed lunches and roast dinners cooked up in the camp oven by the Murchison Golden Oldies. She says it was great scenery and a good chance for riders to enjoy a stress-free time away with their equine buddy. Each year the trek fundraises for a different organisation and this year Becky chose the rescue helicopter. Local businesses donated items for raffles which were combined with the ride’s entry

fee to result in the $3,800 donation for the rescue helicopter.

“The helicopter is an amazing asset to have in our small rural community,” she says.

“We’re very fortunate to have such a quick, reliable, professional, life-saving team available to us.”

Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter Trust general manager Paula Muddle says the trust is always blown away by members of the community

organising fundraising events for the trust.

“We’re extremely grateful when people go off on their own fundraising effort and out of the blue put the money in the bank.”

The trust had 39 callouts across the region during March, including six winch missions and eight missions needing vision goggles. At the end of March, the helicopter had carried out 160 missions for the year.

Simone Cardwell’s 167-year-old cottage in Brightwater is part of the Cancer Society’s Historical Homes Tour next weekend. Photo: Jo Kent.

ANNE HARDIE

Forty-three riders took part in the Murchison horse trek. Photo: Anne Hardie.

New app used to rescue leftover food

ANNE HARDIE

Leftover food at Greenmeadows Café in Stoke is now going on the food rescue app Foodprint, at discounted prices to reduce food waste and benefit the community.

The app has been launched in the Nelson Tasman region as part of its expansion around the country and about 20 local eateries have already partnered with it to sell surplus food that would otherwise be wasted. Customers ‘rescue’ food by purchasing it within the app at discounted prices and collect it from the eatery, with the goal of reducing food waste and its associated emissions when it ends up in landfill.

Greenmeadows Café owner Lynley Gilchrist says she has already had a good response from customers who want to champion the cause to help the environment and also those

wanting to save money due to the cost of living.

She says the launch of the app in the region is timely, given the rising cost of living. Many of those using the app are young families, which is partly because they are app savvy and early adopters, but also financing larger mortgages. Some of the food is destined for customers’ freezers and she says a lot of it is for lunches to reduce costs. Though the café does not have a lot of waste at the end of the day, Lynley says it is good to find a home for any that is leftover such as fresh baking that cannot be sold the next day, as well as some of the cabinet food.

“I just see it as a community effort – the community working together. It’s food that is local and it saves people buying something else. It stops cost leakage for everyone.

“Plus, it’s a way of giving back

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to our regulars and they get the benefit rather than throwing it in the bin.”

Each day, the café lists leftover food on the app with its discounted prices which is usually at least 50 per cent off its usual price.

“The aim of the game is less waste.”

Finding a home for food that would otherwise end up as waste is also helping to reduce carbon emissions and Lynley says the app shows her how much is being saved. On one day, if 8kg of food waste is saved, that reduces carbon emissions by 22kg.

The app makers say cafes, restaurants and supermarkets waste almost 50,000 tonnes of food each year and more than half of that is still edible. When it ends up in the landfill, it emits the greenhouse gas methane, making it a huge contributor to climate crisis.

Last week we announced major changes to our affordable water reforms, to deliver big cost savings to Nelson households while also making sure that the work is now led and delivered at a regional level

Every New Zealander deserves safe, reliable and affordable water services that keep families and our environment healthy But after years of neglect our water services – our drinking water wastewater and stormwater networks – are facing a crisis

Without reform, households will face rates rising by over $4,000 - $9,000 per year in the future Our plan will save families across the Top of the South thousands of dollars with projected savings of around $1,520 - $5,780 a year by 2054

The Top of the South will now have its own publicly owned, locally led water entity That means our councils and our local community will have a say over how our local water services entity is governed and operated

These are once in a generation reforms and it’s so important that we strike the right balance Our plan strengthens the links between the water entities and the local communities they serve, while also making sure that New Zealanders, no matter where they live, can access safe, reliable and affordable drinking water now, and into the future

Toxic algae warning lifted

Tasman District Council has removed the last toxic algae warning sign they had in place on the lower Wai-iti River, which has been there since January. The recent rain has caused the rivers to rise enough to flush the algae through, reducing the coverage levels within the river to much safer levels. Although the warning has been lifted, and toxic algae is most prevalent from spring to autumn, the algae can sometimes remain present in small quantities.

Whooping cough case

A case of whooping cough has been confirmed in the Nelson Marlborough region, and health officials are warning of community trans-

mission. Te Whatu Ora Nelson and Marlborough announced the case via social media on Friday evening. “Although there is only one case confirmed, this case has caught the illness from another case, and it is therefore very likely to be spreading in the community and it is crucial for people to be vigilant,” the post stated.

Magic at mall

A magic show and bubble bonanza is coming to the Richmond Mall this week. There are two magic shows on Friday, at 11am and 12.30pm. The bubble bonanza is happening on Thursday at 11am and 12.30pm. The shows will take place in the old McDonald’s store in the food court.

Greenmeadows Café owner Lynley Gilchrist is selling leftover food on the Foodprint app. Photo: Anne Hardie.

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Tasman’s penguins need rehab

It’s been a busy few months for the Tasman Bay Blue Penguin Trust as they’ve been inundated with underweight penguins needing emergency care.

Trustee Linda Jenkins says they’ve experienced more penguins which are in need of rehab than ever before.

“The penguins we’ve rescued have been severely underweight and we’ve found it’s because they are struggling with current environmental issues and being able to get sufficient amounts of food.”

The beginning of the year is when fledging chicks head out to sea to forage for food for the first time, which has exasperated the issue.

“We are finding the feeding conditions are harder for them because of increased sea temperatures. The fish they’d normally dive for, like sardines and sprats, are going deeper to the cooler water, so the penguins are having to use more energy to dive deeper and that’s impacting on their size.”

Healthy adults normally weigh between 1kg-1.2kg, but the ones they have been rescuing are around half of that size at 500 grams.

Linda says the little blues have been washing up in random places and found by members of the public, who then report their findings to the Department of Conservation before

they are passed to the trust for rehabilitation.

DOC’s status for the world’s smallest penguin is ‘at risk and declining’, making conservation efforts particularly important to ensure their local habitat around Tasman remains as penguin-friendly as possible.

“We’ve just produced an information leaflet to increase awareness and knowledge about these protected native species and hope that schools, scouts and other community groups will use them as a talking point during conservation conversations.”

She says the trust are very

mindful that penguins are not necessarily at the forefront of people’s minds when visiting local beaches.

“They’re not visible during the day when they are ashore, so it’s easy to be unaware of their presence and inadvertently disturb their burrows. The purpose of the leaflet is to help shine a light on the challenges the little penguins face around our local bays and beaches.”

Little blues nest around Port Nelson as well as Port Motueka , into the Abel Tasman National Park and the bays in between. Along the Nelson Tasman coastline, penguins nest underneath bushes or rocks at ground level and one of the biggest risks to their survival comes from dogs and walkers who may inadvertently trample burrows, crushing those inside.

“Dogs must be kept on leads as they can scamper away into the dunes or vegetation, grab and kill a penguin with a single shake in seconds without the owner even knowing – even well-trained, mild-mannered dogs have done it.”

“These penguins have an average life span of eight to 10 years, but can live as long as 20 years if they are able. So the more we can spread the word on how to keep our little penguins safe, the better it will be for future generations.”

Isherwood Le Gros Law extends reach throughout South Island

The team at Isherwood Le Gros Law is excited to announce that we have merged with Tavendale and Partners, a Canterbury-based law firm that takes the same practical and peoplefocused approach to law as us.

Tavendale and Partners was founded 22 years ago with a vision to challenge the legal sector by doing things differently. The firm has since grown to a team of 75 and evolved to become a leading firm within the South Island, highly regarded for it’s understanding of New Zealand’s primary sector.

“It’s an exciting new chapter for both Tavendale and Partners and Isherwood Le Gros as we come together as one team,” explains Nelson based Partner, Alexandra Isherwood.

“With the growth of our practice, Tavendale and Partners are the ideal firm to merge with, due to their wide range of expertise and complimentary areas of legal practice including commercial, construction, employment, agribusiness, forestry and resource management.”

From Tavendale and Partners’ perspective, CEO Gemma Wragg says that Isherwood Le Gros “…have the same people-focused approach and commitment to doing law differently. With an unrivalled understanding of the Tasman region and offering top quality le-

gal advice, we are delighted to have them join the Tavendale and Partners team.”

From the 1st of April, Isherwood Le Gros will operate under the Tavendale and Partners’ name. However, for existing clients, it’s business as usual, and the Nelson team at our Harley Street office will still be your first port of call. You may also see some new faces visiting from Christchurch or Ashburton, with our lawyers committed to operating as one team and travelling as necessary to meet our clients’ needs.

Going forward, we will continue working with existing and new clients to navigate challenges, find solutions, and create opportunities within the Nelson region. To us, building a relationship with our clients means understanding what matters to them, their family and their business. Our priority is your success.

If you would like to know more about the merging of our firms, or if one of our legal experts can assist you, please do not hesitate to get in touch. You + Us.

P. 03 546 9995

E. you+us@tp.co.nz

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Linda Jenkins from the Tasman Bay Blue Penguin Trust with the newlylaunched leaflets designed to increase awareness of our local population of blue penguins. Photo: Supplied.

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Quiet electric vehicles a safety problem

Gordon Oldfield relies on his guide dog and his ears to cross the road, but quiet electric vehicles make no noise and he wants them all fitted with sound-emitting devices. He has profound vision impairment and needs his guide dog Ernie to cross the road.

He says the quietness of electric vehicles and hybrids leads to confusion because his dog sees the car and stops.

But Gordon cannot hear the car and is left guessing at why Ernie will not cross.

“The increasing number of electric vehicles is really good for the climate and one of the distinct advantages is it’s a much quieter vehicle. But for those of us who live with profound vision impairment, it does pose a challenge,” Gordon says.

“We rely on our ears. We hear vehicles slowing down, but with electric vehicles it’s a different story.

“It can make you very nervous about crossing roads. I find you have to be very cautious and you can never lower your guard.”

He says there was an understanding among those with vision impairment that all electric vehicles would be fitted with sound-emitting devices, but that has not happened yet.

“I think electric vehicles have grown quicker in the last year or two than anticipated and the safety issue has not caught up with them.”

Gordon is also concerned that if someone with impairment has a near miss with a quiet vehicle, they

could lose confidence to go out into the community, which could lead to isolation and loneliness.

Head of Blind Low Vision New Zealand Guide Dog Services, Jessica Nelipovich, lives in the Tasman region and she says the best thing drivers can do to make it safer for vision-impaired people to cross the road is to stop and wait at pedestrian crossings.

“Modern electric vehicles are silent, so for a dog handler crossing the street, there’s no sound. If the dog refuses to cross, the handler doesn’t know why.

“Often drivers slow down for pedestrians and the driver makes eye contact in a non-verbal agreement. But obviously if you can’t see, you can’t enter into a non-verbal agreement and the dog doesn’t know what is happening. I would like to see drivers come to a complete stop to give way to pedestrians crossing the road.”

Blind Low Vision NZ says the low level of noise from hybrid and electric ‘quiet’ vehicles presents a significant safety problem for people who are blind or have low vision.

A spokesperson for the organisation says people who are blind or have low vision rely on sound as an essential aid to independent mobility and safety when crossing roads and negotiating traffic.

Quiet vehicles make that difficult and sometimes impossible.

The organisation wants appropriate noise-making devises in quiet vehicles and its preference is for the alert sound to mimic the noise of a motor vehicle to distinguish it from other sources.

ANNE HARDIE

Gordon Oldfield and his guide dog Ernie find electric vehicles a challenge.

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Local History

Enemy cleared from Waimea plains

The Waimea Plains was the scene of heavy fighting in early February 1943 between a New Zealand army divisional formation and the ‘Japanese invaders’.

The purpose was to carry out army manoeuvres, giving a chance to prepare and practice in the event of an enemy coming to our shores. For Home Defence troops this was the nearest approach to reality. The men got to know their place and duties in the scheme of battle and gained experience in the handling of their vehicles and weapons. For the troops, generally the manoeuvres provided practice as near as possible to actual war. These manoeuvres, which had started in Marlborough on 25 January, continued into the Nelson region with an enemy landing. The army moved to defend via Tophouse and Kohatu and the defence of Spooners Range, completed by one battalion and a flank attack. Initially, little news of the progress made by the New Zealand forces was available for several days until it became known that an outstanding success was achieved in the battle of Richmond.

The army division formation had contacted the ‘enemy’ near Belgrove and pushed them back past Foxhill to the hills east of Wakefield. The invaders provided fierce opposition, using anti-tank guns, mortars and machine guns. Under cover of darkness, the New Zealand Force changed the disposition of its troops and launched another attack. Enemy planes were active, bombing and strafing continuously, but due to effective camouflage and the efficiency of training, the defenders’ casualties were light. There were exciting dogfights all over the skies between planes of the two forces. During the battle, a battalion of New Zealand infantry made a sharp thrust with tank and artillery support. Armoured

fighting vehicles protected the flanks and carried out useful patrol work. The infantry in this advance pushed the enemy back through Spring Grove to Brightwater, which was occupied, before a line along the Wairoa River was consolidated. The New Zealand force was able to establish a definite line extending from the hills near Wakefield in the east across to the Motueka river valley in the west.

Later, the order was ‘Richmond or bust’ and the capture of the township in a heavily concentrated attack was one of the highlight features of the battle. The invaders who were reduced in numbers showed great skill, but after fierce resistance they collapsed under the pressure of street fighting in the township. Each side practised covet operations in an effort to win. In this particular engagement, the enemy was dislodged from an important forward base and their prospects of retaining any foothold in the district had been reduced to being very slender. They were forced back to the Stoke area and the New Zealand forces took up a line between the foothills and the sea on the Nelson side of Richmond.

The wait is over, Kimchi & Wasabi have opened their long awaited doors in Sundial Square. Offering a huge array of tasty sushi and treats this is a must visit next time you’re in town. Grab a plate and take a seat inside or outside in the new seating area or grab a tray and get it takeaway! Open Tuesday – Sunday.

DO YOU NEED BUSINESS ASSISTANCE?

Along with Business Assist, Richmond Unlimited is planning on hosting a FREE consultation day based in Richmond whereby businesses can make an appointment with Business Advisor, Gael Gordon, to discuss any aspect of your business or plans for starting a business. Please contact Richmond Unlimited on: info@richmondunlimited. co.nz if this is something you would like to book your slot.

REST & RECHARGE IN RICHMOND:

You can now rest and recharge your phone and surf the web for free whilst shopping up a storm in Richmond! Tasman District Council have installed a smart bench in Wesley Garden on the corner of Queen Street and Wensley Road. It uses solar-powered green technology to provide both free WiFi data access and free charging facilities – both wireless and cabled.

International Department

Is your family interested in hosting a Short or Long-term International Student?

Hosting an international student is a fantastic opportunity to bring genuine culture and diversity into your own home.

It enables your family to meet and connect with a family from another country and is an opportunity for your child to have a host sibling from abroad.

If you are a caring, supportive and understanding family who would like to share your home with a young person from a different culture, we would love to hear from you.

Please contact Waimea College International Department for further information email: intl.homestay@waimea.school.nz or phone: 027 544 7927

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What’s On!

Riverside Community Music and Market Day

Saturday 22 April, 11 – 6pm

Riverside Community Oval

Join us for a day of autumnal celebration with live music and local food. Cost: Adults $15 | Families $35 (Families 2 adults & 2 teens).

Nelson Dance Along

Saturday 22nd April, 7.30-11pm.

Richmond Town Hall

Plate for supper, Music by Warren Fenemor, Everyone welcome. Contact Rosalie Winter. Phone 035380133. Cost $6 per person

The NBS Kaiteriteri BIG BIKE WEEKENDER 2023

Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April, 10-4pm

Kaiteriteri Mountain Bike Park

Take on the 6-hour event solo or join a team of up to 4 riders. Fancy dress is highly encouraged. Great for spectators.

Luigi the cat burglar

Look at his gorgeous face! And that cute moustache.

Janine Sargent

Oh my, he even has a mischievous moustache which makes him look deviously dashing.

Jemma Cook

Best story ever... What a beautiful boy.. So much personality, I love it.

Teressa Obrien

Appropriate undercover moustache for his activities.

Jess Szentpeteri

Named and shamed, haha.

Clint Warwood

Omg, we were Luigi’s/Magnum’s owners when you adopted him! Lovely to see he is happy and healthy, even though a bit naughty. So funny, thanks for sharing.

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Less spent on food as costs bite

Every time I go to the supermarket, and am only buying for myself, my heart

sinks thinking of how expensive food, necessities are and how are families affording to feed their children, pay mortgages, rent, power. The struggle is real.

Michelle Ashby

We were in Australia recently and you don’t pay GST on fruit and vegetables and basic dairy products but you pay higher tax on thing like fizzy drinks and chips.

Brilliant thinking because at least with

higher mortgage, rates, power etc. you know that at the very least you’re eating proper food, not processed crap. It is so hard for a lot of people. We saw a lady walk out of the supermarket with a full trolley of groceries the other week, didn’t pay. She wasn’t running out - she calmly just walked past everyone and then off she went.

Yes, people are desperate and need to have food, the struggle for many is very real.

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Recognised for contribution to wine industry

SARA HOLLYMAN

When Judy Finn thinks back on her 45 years of making wine she is proud of what the family have achieved.

Judy and Tim Finn were inducted into the Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame at the Nelson Pine Industry Business Awards earlier this year.

The couple have owned and run Neudorf Vineyards since they first bought the Moutere land in 1978.

Judy says Tim knew he wanted to be growing on north-facing clay soil, so when they block came up for sale, they knew they had found their spot.

“It was a commune in the 70s and it was just what we wanted,” Judy says. “It was a traditional mid-European farm, there were pigs and cows - it was fabulous. We just wanted the land for grapes so there was a lot to clean out.”

Fast-forward to 2023 and the couple’s daughter Rosie is now running the business alongside general manager Todd Stevens.

“We are very lucky to have a family who wants to take

over,” Judy says. Rosie says she has the full weight of her parent’s support.

“Tim and Jude are extremely self-deprecating and very understanding of Todd and I. There’s no point in giving someone an opportunity and then micro-managing that, infact that’s worse,” Rosie says. “When you’re giving that trust to somebody in your business, the fact that they follow through on it is awesome.”

Judy simply says: “If you’re not using the brains of younger people you’re a fool.”

She also says being open-minded about change is very important.

“Everyone who works here leaves a footprint behind.” She says retirement doesn’t mean very much; the days are still busy.

“Over vintage, I’m the dump basket who comes down to help when they need something, which actually isn’t bad. We’ve also got far too much garden as we get older.”

She says they are most proud of what the winery has produced, and even though they

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Tim and Judy Finn were inducted into the region’s business Hall of Fame earlier this year. Photo: Tim Cuff.

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Tasman young farmer of the year competition

ELOISE MARTYN

Members from the Tasman Valley Young Farmers Club have had a blast competing in the Tasman Young Farmer of the Year competition, held at Amuri A&P Showgrounds in Rotherham.

The competition saw contestants from Tasman, Canterbury and the West Coast go head-tohead and battle it out for a place in the Grand Final.

The competition showcases the level of skill and knowledge of young people in our food and fibre sector. The contestants competed in a range of theoretical and practical challenges, yet the two head-to-head contests were a major highlight. The first head-to-head saw contestants work side-by-side with only thirty minutes on the clock to

install a strainer post, identify six native plants, strop down a large truck load of hay and complete it all by blowing up a balloon and then popping it. The second, and last, head-to-head involved making your own wooden sheep gate and hanging it. Contestants were given the timber to measure and cut, the nails, nuts and bolts plus a picture of the gate with measurements. The gates were judged on how close to completed they were in the thirty-minute time frame, as well as the workmanship.

“It was full on, and not many gates were completed,” explains

Blair Anglesey, a sheep farmer from the Sherry River and committee member of the Young Farmer contest. “It was great fun and awesome to have all the clubs come together, which doesn’t happen often.”

Last year Blair was a contestant, this year he was on the committee.

“It was really interesting to be on the other side of it, I really enjoyed it.”

The contestants had a range of other tests such as a primary industries quiz, modules such as bee keeping, butchery and tractor driving.

Bryce Winn, a young sheep farmer from Dovedale, picked

up 4th place and says “the Tasman region put on a great contest. Everyone was competitive but at the end of the day we all had fun, I loved being part of it and hope to return next year.”

Amelia Marsden, a nutrient specialist for Balance Agri-Nutrients from Mapua, took 5th place as well as the award for being the highest-scoring female in the regional contest.

“It was a great day with a wide variety of challenges that tested us all,” Amelia says. “My favourite part of the day was the butchery module where we boned out a piece of pork, something I had never done before.”

Nick O’Connor, who grew up on a dairy farm in Westport, was the overall winner for the Tasman region. He will compete in the Grand Final, being held in Timaru in July.

Neudorf Vineyard owners recognised for contribution to wine industry

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no longer enter competitions, they have amassed a host of awards over the years and

still feature regularly in lists of the country’s top drops.

“We are also proud of our persistence and probably the ethos of bringing certain principles to what we do.

“We’re organic and we don’t irrigate and we use all wild yeast. They’re not the easiest decisions to make because you’ve got little in your arsenal if there’s a problem when you’re organic,” Judy says.

The company continues to do most things by hand, rather than by machine.

“It’s all hand-pruned and picked, it’s pretty intensive. Our vineyard labour bill would shock any conventional farmer, I think.”

One of the things Neudorf is known for is consistency.

“But also, you’ve got to be different every year. With climate change we finish picking now before we even used to start.

“There’s been such terrible weather in

the rest of the country we were steeling ourselves for difficulty, but the fruit this year is fabulous.

On receiving the award, Judy is humble. “It was really nice that they did the awards together with Agnes and Hermann Seifried. You’re recognizing two important parts of the industry, the little ones and the big ones. And the fact that we all know each other and have grown up together, it was really lovely. “There’s so many people you need to make the whole industry work – little guys, big guys and the outliers doing really wacky stuff – they’re all part of the same industry. In Nelson we’ve got a really nice breadth of those people who are satisfying all the little niches in the market.

She says the community have been supportive of the industry on the whole.

“We’re lucky in Nelson because all the restaurants have been incredibly supported, you just don’t ever take it for granted.” As for the future, Judy is optimistic. “The future looks pretty good, I’ll get back to the garden.”

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The team tasked with helping our Tasman fish

ELOISE MARTYN

About 70 per cent of our native fish are threatened or at risk. Our waterways need to be carefully managed so native fish can access the habitats they need to thrive, so, a team of freshwater fish experts have been put to work. New Zealand has more than 50 species of native freshwater fish and 20 of those are present in Tasman.

Of the 20 in the region, 11 are classified as ‘in decline’. Many of these species, like whitebait and eels, need to move between freshwater and the sea to complete their lifecycles. Some also ‘pass’ upstream and down-

stream between different habitats in waterways. If their movement is delayed or blocked completely, fish may not be able to get to the habitats they need to complete their lifecycle. Their numbers can then reduce, or they may be completely lost from a waterway.

The ability for fish and organisms such as koura (freshwater crayfish) and aquatic invertebrates to move through a waterway and complete their lifecycle is referred to as “fish passage”.

A team of fish passage experts from Tasman Jobs for Nature, Kūmanū Environmental, are visiting private land to help connect waterways. The work is free to

landowners and simple to carry out.

“The team looks at in-stream structures, like culverts, to see if fish can pass through. If they can’t, or are unlikely to, they try and ‘fix’ that by adding materials that reduce water speed and create surfaces for fish to swim or climb over, within and through a structure,” explains project manager Kerry South.

Soon landowners of Waimea and Tākaka can expect to see the distinctive fish passage ute, kotuku white with native fish on the sides, making the rounds to help freshwater fish.

Bill Booth, a sheep farmer from the Sherry River,

had the team come to his farm around 16 months ago.

“When they came here they did quite a lot of work, a few rope ladders were installed which has helped the eels and fish. The fact that we have fish indicates that our streams here are healthy,” Bill says.

“Freshwater crayfish were around over Christmas and they don’t like polluted water, so if they are here then it’s a good sign.”

With support of landowners across the district, the project aims to complete 4,350 assess-

ments and 1,655 “fixes” between July 2021 and June 2026.

“The fish passage team can only carry out the work with the support from the landowner, it really is a team effort, luckily we find farmers are just as passionate about freshwater fish as we are,” Kerry says.

While not quite at the end of year two, the project is about to arrive at 2000 assessments. This work is part of a Tasman Jobs for Nature Project which is funded by Ministry for the Environment and Tasman District Council.

Ellie and Reann, part of the Tasman Jobs for Nature Fish Passage Project, finish up a culvert remediation. Photo: Supplied.

‘Kiwis Backing Farmers’ campaign

ELOISE MARTYN

A new campaign has been launched calling for Kiwis to back farmers so that they can continue to produce the world’s best beef and lamb, and they need your help.

A campaign called Kiwis Backing Farmers has been launched by Beef + Lamb New Zealand Ltd, a farmer-owned, industry organisation representing New Zealand’s sheep and beef farmers, and 50 Shades of Green, a group of volunteers concerned about the future of New Zealand’s food and natural fibre security.

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The main purpose of the campaign is to raise awareness around the impact of the Government’s environment policies on sheep and beef farmers that will negatively impact our economy, the environment and the livelihoods of everyday Kiwis. The campaign highlights that farmers are up for change, but the scale and pace of what farmers are currently facing is too much.

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A hot topic in the campaign is carbon-farming. As the carbon price increases, more and more productive farms are being sold and converted into carbon farms so fossil fuel emitters can offset

their emissions rather than reduce them in the first place. The campaign suggests that the Government urgently needs to curb the out-of-control conversion of sheep and beef farms into carbon.

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“Farmers are not anti-forestry, many of us already have trees on our farms and are planting more,” explains Tarsh Newport, a sheep

of Choice.

“But we believe in the right tree, right place, right purpose. The land being sold off will have a direct impact to our primary sector and a very damaging continuous effect to our entire nation.”

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generating around $11 billion in export revenue a year. The meat industry is also the nation’s largest manufacturing sector, providing jobs for around 25,000 people at more than 60 locations throughout the country.

“It’s in everyone’s best interests to advocate against prime agriculture land parcels being sold off for

carbon anywhere in the country,” Tarsh says. “Please get amongst the Kiwis Backing Farmers campaign, go to our website and educate yourself so that our country has a strong meat future and export.”

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On April 25, 1915, New Zealand and Australian troops stood side by side as allies set out to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, during the First World War. Their aim was to secure the Dardanelles, the gateway to the Bosphorus and the Black Sea. These volunteer troops proudly became known as ANZACS –Australian New Zealand Army Corps –and the soldiers who fought during the campaign were known throughout the army camps as courageous and brave comrades, with goodhumoured and honourable souls. The date marks the anniversary of the Gallipoli landings but we, as a nation,

commemorate the contributions of all those who have served in the armed forces, those who were injured in combat, and those who sacrificed their lives for our country.

ANZAC Day ceremonies are held at war memorials both nationwide and overseas and continue to be steeped in tradition and rituals ‘befitting a military funeral’. The first Dawn Service was held in 1923 and the ‘Last Post’, which was typically played during the war to signal the soldiers that the day’s fighting had come to an end, is now played at memorial services to indicate their duty is fulfilled and they can rest in peace.

An important part of remembering our armed service people is to ensure ongoing care and support for those who are still involved with the organisations today. Over 100 years since the Poppy appeal first began, this year the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Associations

(RSA) hope it will be their biggest campaign yet. The red Flanders Poppy was one of the first flowers to grow in the mud of the World War 1 battlefields in Flanders, Belgium. This poppy became a symbol of regeneration and growth in a landscape of blood and destruction

APRIL 25, SCHEDULING FOR PUBLIC

RICHMOND-WAIMEA RSA ANZAC SERVICES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

RICHMOND: 10:45 Parade from Sundial Square.

11:00 Service at War Memorial Gardens, Cambridge St.

BRIGHTWATER: 9:00 ANZAC Memorial Gates, Wanderers car park.

WAKEFIELD: 10:00 Service at Wakefield Cenotaph, Whitby Way. Wet weather venue is the Wakefield Hall.

TAPAWERA: No Service, but community and Richmond/Waimea RSA will lay wreaths at the memorial

MURCHISON: 11:00 Service at the Memorial in Waller Street (Murchison Sport, Recreation and Cultural Centre if wet).

LAKE ROTOITI: 10:30 Flag ceremony at the Lake Rotoiti Community Hall, 22 Main Road St Arnaud. and is now an international emblem of war remembrance that in New Zealand is usually worn on ANZAC Day, the 25th of April each year. In France, 1920, ‘The Poppy Lady of France’ Madame Guérin conceived the idea of ‘Inter-Allied Poppy Day’ to remember the fallen. She approached veterans’ groups in other countries, urging them to take up the practice. However, the shipment of over 375,000 handmade poppies did not arrive in time for the NZ Armistice celebrations and the NZRSA decided to incorporate the significant gesture on ANZAC Day 1922, where it has remained a tradition ever since. The Flanders Poppy became an international symbol of remembrance.

RICHMOND-WAIMEA RSA

The secretary-treasurer John D’Rose has helped John Llewellin coordinate the RWRSA ANZAC Day and Poppy Days for the last few years. “We are very fortunate to have an excellent relationship with the Tasman District

Council. They have been fantastic every year, where they provide traffic management for the parade, printing of the Order of Service, providing seating and sound system and ensuring the gardens are looking immaculate for the service.”

RWRSA president, John Llewellin, says on Poppy Day, Friday April, 21st, “Richmond will see tables set up all throughout the Richmond Mall, outside Taylors Footwear and Tasman District Library along Queen St, in front of Kmart, Countdown on Champion Road and by Raeward’s, for people wishing to make contributions and purchase their poppy in time for ANZAC Day”. Tables will also be setup in Brightwater, Wakefield and Lake Rotoiti communities. Local businesses throughout the district from Richmond up the valley to Brightwater, Wakefield, Tapawera and St Arnaud allow the RWRSA to have collection boxes on their counters, along with poppies so customers can pick up a poppy and donate either with cash

or by making a bank transfer. These collection boxes will be available until after ANZAC Day.

The question often asked at this time of the year is, ‘What happens to the Poppy money collected?’ John says the money raised from Poppy Day and ANZAC Day goes into the RWRSA Welfare Bank Account and is dispersed to Veteran and Service members to assist with the cost of their medical bills. “The money raised in the April 2022 Poppy Appeal has been dispensed to over one hundred members across three branches.”

John says the Richmond Scout Group have been a part of the ANZAC commemorations in Richmond on many occasions and will again be contributing this year. “It is wonderful for them to be a part of it and learn about our history and the stories of these veterans. It is a good bit of education for them.”

Poppy Trust account RichmondWaimea RSA: 03 0751 018 3119 02 LEST

New Horizons for former Knapps’ Partners

On 1 May 2023 Atkinson Crehan Law will commence operating. Our new firm will combine the expertise of former Partners from Knapps Lawyers, Jacintha Atkinson-Manson and Amanda Crehan, with the ongoing expertise of Christine Allison, Kirsty Goodall, Nick Moore, Merv Huston, Marie Austin, Alison Macbeth, and Sarah Clements. We will continue to be situated at 22 Oxford Street, Richmond. We will also continue our presence in Motueka with the expertise of Hamish Kennedy (former Partner of Knapps and Kennedy & Associates), leading the team out there. It’s a privilege to maintain our working relationship with our legal and office staff, to continue to offer a great level of service to our clients, existing and new.

We will continue to offer the following services: Wills, Power of Attorney, Estate Administration, Buying & Selling Residential,

Commercial, Rural or Industrial Property, Family Trusts & Asset Planning, Relationship Contracting Out Agreements, Buying & Selling Businesses, Developments & Subdivisions and Business.

What will you get with Atkinson Crehan?

We believe in making your experience with us as easy as possible. You'll get expert, friendly advice from our qualified legal staff who know what they are doing. We are in the business of Law because we love what we do, we enjoy helping our clients, and we believe in making a positive difference. Atkinson Crehan Law - Where expertise and empathy go hand in hand.

Here’s a little bit about our Partners:

Amanda Crehan Estates & Trusts Team

Amanda emigrated to Nelson in 2014 after 15 years as a partner

in a large regional law firm in the UK and is qualified to practice both in the UK and New Zealand. She has successfully crossed the bridge from Litigator to Advisor and is able to resolve disputes as well as give pragmatic advice designed to avoid them. As head of our large Trusts and Estates practice, Amanda routinely advises clients on Inheritance Planning, complex Estate Administration, capacity issues, validity of Wills and all aspects of Elder Law, including Retirement Villages purchases in which she is an expert along with Jacintha Atkinson-Manson. She and Jacintha frequently give talks to community groups on this very topical issue. She also manages disputes under the Family Protection and Testamentary Promises Acts.

Jacintha Atkinson Property Team

Jacintha graduated in Decem-

ber 2009 from the University of Otago having completed a double degree in Law and Arts (majoring in Psychology). She then landed her very first legal position as a solicitor with Bannerman’s Lawyers, a local firm in Gore. After 4 years gaining a raft of general legal experience, Jacintha followed the sunshine to the Top of the South, relocating to sunny Nelson in 2013 to work locally.

Jacintha manages our property team and has a fast-growing reputation as the person to see to advise on occupational right agreements for all of the Retirement & Lifestyle Villages located across the region.

Jacintha is also very familiar with all the new property development happening in the region and enjoys assisting clients with the purchase of land and subsequent building of their new homes. Keep an eye out for our new website which will go live on 1 May 2023.

You’ll find on there useful information about current topics along with who you can talk to should you need our help. We look forward to seeing you.

Amanda Crehan Jacintha Atkinson

Creative specialises in creating brands for

building websites, copywriting, photography, graphic design and launching marketing campaigns across digital and print.

Fight for

Randall Dixon is looking forward to giving local talent a chance to box in front of a

Fight for Rangatahi brings boxing events back to Top of the South

SARA HOLLYMAN

Young boxers will have a chance to show what they’ve got in front of a home crowd at Nelson’s first large-scale boxing event in four years.

Fight for Rangatahi, organised by Dixon’s Boxing, will see 24 mainly local boxers match up for both amateur and corporate fights.

Organiser Randall Dixon says, after running a successful Legends of Boxing event in 2019, he originally planned for it to be a yearly event, but Covid had other plans. Now that the environment is returning to normal for large events, Randall says it’s the right time to bring the event back to the region.

“There’s so many more people and kids who want a chance to compete in their hometown. When I set up Dixon’s Boxing, it was all about creating opportuni-

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ties, so I’ve got to start giving some of these kids an opportunity to compete, that’s why we’re bringing it back.”

He says nominations flowed in, and with pairings in the initial stages match-ups will be finalised early next month.

“I’ve always known that the talent’s here, it’s left, right and centre, but they haven’t really had a good opportunity,” Randall says. While there are other events around the country, a lot don’t have the means to travel to compete. He says it’s a mammoth task putting on an event of this scale so has teamed up with Hotel Motueka’s Vince Clayton to make it happen.

Randall hopes to see it become an annual event on the Top of the South calendar.

Fight for Rangatahi will be a night of entertainment for those who attend, with 12 fights throughout the eve-

The 2023 New Zealand Baseball Festival was held in Nelson over the weekend, with the best young players in town showcasing their skills at Saxton Fields. The inaugural festival is Baseball New Zealand’s largest national tournament, bringing together all the youth playing grades, 12U, 13U, 14U & 16U. Auckland walked away champions after beating Wellington in the final.

ning – six corporate and six amateur fights.

Corporate tables are available for those who want to increase the entertainment, with a three-course meal and beverages provided.

Randall says the live environment of a boxing event is unlike anything else.

“There’s good music between fights, a good meal, you’re sitting down with friends and family, it’s just a cool atmosphere when you’re there, it gets deafening sometimes, it’s crazy.”

He says a lot of work goes into putting on an event of this scale.

“It’s a great pathway. After our last event - Legends of Nelson - a couple of the locals went on to win Golden Gloves and NZ titles after debuting at that event.

“We have one who just went over to world champs in India, she debuted in our event.

Gymnastics

Gymnastics Nelson’s Top of the South Gymnastics Competition at the Trafalgar Centre is this weekend, with over five hundred athletes competing from as far north as Auckland and as far south as Invercargill.

With over 90 local athletes in the mix, the competition is the largest it has

“Another boy went on to become a pro, he’s in Australia, heading over to the US to compete.

“Off the top of my head I can see five or six boys and girls from this region who will go on to do what those other two have done.”

The NZ Professional Boxing Association and NZ Amateur Boxing Association will each be sending judges for the event.

“This is not just about Dixon’s, this is about boxing in the Top of the South, there’s so much talent here, I’m looking forward to giving some of these boxers a chance to show their hometown what they can do.”

Fight for Rangatahi is on Saturday 5 August at the Motueka Recreation Centre.

To buy tickets or enquire about sponsorship visit the Dixon’s Boxing Facebook page.

been in many years, with action kicking off from 3pm on Friday. Tickets can be bought at the door, $5 for adults and $2 for children.

Netball

Simon

Rangatahi organiser

home-crowd. Photo: Sara Hollyman.

Duncan has been named as the coach for Nelson Netball’s U16 mixed representative team.

Strong second half not enough for WOB

JACK MALCOLM

Waimea Old Boys showed resolve to fight back in the second half against a strong Marist side in a 55-33 loss at Jubilee Park. It was a similar story for the WOB women, who started their season with a 27-12 loss to Marist, while TRS Wairau Wahine (Moutere and Renwick combined) made their debut with a 62-15 loss to Kahurangi, whose men weren’t able to make it an unbeaten weekend at Greenmeadows as Stoke kicked off their season with a 22-19 win. After a dominating first half by Marist, the visitors allowed WOB back into the game through the help of their big forward pack, but it was too little, too late. WOB are still in search of their first win of the season, unable to overcome the early damage as Marist closed out the game with a try to winger Timoci Sauira after the hooter.

The first half performance from Marist was ruthless, scoring at nearly a point a minute, with some impressive tries. Several well-worked set piece moves put players into space and they were clinical in their finishing

to take a 38-12 lead into the sheds at half time.

WOB were left to pick up the scraps, capitalising on good field position for their first try on the back of several Marist penalties, before mauling over their second try to end the half.

Marist would come out in the second forty and get stuck straight back into their work, with halfback Wil Thornalley taking just two minutes to make an addition to the scoreboard.

A try two-minutes later to big flanker Netani Baleisomosomo sealed WOB’s fate, with Marist seemingly taking their feet off the throttle.

After scoring just 12 points in the first half, WOB were able to muster up 21 unanswered points as they showed signs of fight in the final half hour.

Unfortunately, the damage had been done and they were left to lick their wounds after two first-up losses to start their season. With three more rounds of subunion rugby before the Tasman Trophy gets underway on May 13, WOB will have time to refine their combinations ahead of the big show.

Waimea Old Boys and second five-eighth Joshua Sproul were starved of the ball in the first half, but when they did have possession they looked to give it space. Photo: Chris Symes/Shuttersport.

Community Notices

Community Notices

MONDAY

ELYSIUM WIDOW AND WIDOWERS GROUP meet each Monday for coffee and friendship at Oxford St Cafe at 10am. New members welcome. Phone Margaret 027 2600 748

NELSON WAIMEA POWERTALK: Mon 17April 9.30-11am Richmond Town Hall. Giving & Receiving Evaluations - interactive workshop. Contact: Sandra 027 7660347

TUESDAY

NELSON 50+ WALKING GROUP Tuesday April 25. City Memorial Circuit. Meet at 9.45am at Trafalgar Centre. BYO lunch. Phone Gwen 022 1638714.

NELSON MALE VOICE CHOIR are holding an ANZAC concert at Nelson Cathedral on Tuesday 25th April 2023 at 2:30pm. Adults $25 under 18s $5; tickets www.ncma.nz or cash/ EFTPOS at the door

‘500’ CARDS Players are invited to compete in our recently formed “No Trumps” Trophy competition. Venue: Waimea Lounge A&P Showgrounds. Tues. & Thurs. 1.30 - 4pm. $2 entry fee covers organised games, prizes afternoon tea and spacious parking. Contact Kath ph 5445563

COMPLETE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME (CHIP)

A lifestyle medicine programme focused on exercise, eating, stress, rest & sleep. To find out more come to the free information sessions at Putangitangi (Greenmeadows Centre) cnr Main Rd & Songer St, Stoke. 2 Sessions available Sunday 30th April 2023 at 7pm or Tuesday 2nd May at 7pm

HOPE INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Tuesday Nights 7pm at Hope Hall Main Rd Hope.Starts 7 pm. Everyone welcome. Soft soled shoes.. All bowls supplied. Great for families. Info Bill ph 5449273

STOKE INDOOR BOWLS CLUB 2023 season has started, Warnes Stadium, Songer Street, Stoke. New members welcome. Please wear flat soled shoes. Enquiries ph Lynn 547 7112.

NELSON CIVIC CHOIR rehearses 6.45-9.00pm Tuesdays at NCMA, Nile Street, Nelson. Preparing to perform Mozart’s Coronation Mass in May. No auditions. Call 021 102 4436.

WEDNESDAY

WELLBY TALKING CAFÉ: 1.30pm– 3.00pm, Wednesday, 26th April 2023, Halifax Café, Nelson. Wellby Talking Cafés are about social connection and finding out about groups, activities, and services. www.wellby.org.nz 03 5467681.

PILATES IN RICHMOND Multi-level Pilates classes, suitable for most all abilities. Term 2 $135 starts Wednesday May 10, 11:30am & 5:30pm. Enrolments essential as classes fill quickly. Meetingroom, Richmond Town Hall, Cambridge St. Email sue@suewilson. kiwi.nz or call 0292 813 735. Facebook Classical Pilates with Sue.

SPIRITED CONVERSATIONS Wed 26 April. Hannah Banks, Associate Principal, Nayland College. Hear from an expert working at the chalk-face! “What’s working & what’s not working in New Zealand high schools.” Yaza Cafe opens 6pm. Speaker 7.30pm. Koha. Ph 5486241

CAKE DECORATORS meeting is on Wednesday 19 April. We are creating bees, bee hive, honey pot and mini flowers using sugar paste. All are welcome to join. Contact Desiree 0276302359

CENTRAL GARDEN CLUB meets 2nd Wednesday of each month

1.30pm at stoke methodist church hall, Neale Ave Stoke. Guest speakers and afternoon tea new members most welcome contact Lynn or bob 5418468

NELSON NEWBIES, coffee morning every Wednesday 10:3011.30 a.m. at Deville’s Cafe, 22 New St. Want to get out and meet people? Join us for coffee and chat. New people are always welcome. Ph: Clive 021 205 4731.

THURSDAY

‘500’ CARDS Players are invited to compete in our recently formed “No Trumps” Trophy competition. Venue: Waimea Lounge

A&P Showgrounds. Tues. & Thurs. 1.30 - 4pm. $2 entry fee covers organised games, prizes afternoon tea and spacious parking. Contact Kath ph 5445563

NELSON CITY PROBUS CLUB welcome both men & women. We

DEADLINE:

meet 2nd Thursday each month (Feb-November) at 10 am, The Nelson Golf Club, 38 Bolt Rd, Tahunanui. Contact the Secretary on nelsoncitygroupgmail.com

WAIMEA COMBINED FRIENDSHIP GROUP meet monthly at 9.45am on 3rd Thursday of month in Hope Church, Ranzau Road for Friendship, Fellowship & Learning. Contact Denise on 027 765 000 or Rosalie on 027 249 1080.

TAICHI Thursdays 12:00-1:00pm. Beginners class starting 27 April. Stillness, breath, movement. Quiet Heart Tai Chi, Anglican Church, Dorset Street. Donation. Contact Merrick, email quiet. heart.tai.chi@gmail.com Ph 021 063 6620

RICHMOND WELCOME GROUP: Want to make new friends join a friendly group for coffee & a chat.10am on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at Paragon Cafe Langdale Drive Richmond . Ansley /Phillip 5410 350 0272212943.

SATURDAY

WAIMEA HARRIERS running and walking Club Winter season. Events every Saturday. We welcome everyone and of all ages and abilities. See website for details. Ph 022 372 9432

RICHMOND TENNIS CLUB - Gladstone Road Social hit for members & non-members Saturday afternoons All levels of ability welcome. 1.30pm onwards. Contact 0274872480.

SUNDAY

COMPLETE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME (CHIP)

A lifestyle medicine programme focused on exercise, eating, stress, rest & sleep. To find out more come to the free information sessions at Putangitangi (Greenmeadows Centre) cnr Main Rd & Songer St, Stoke. 2 Sessions available Sunday 30th April 2023 at 7pm or Tuesday 2nd May at 7pm

SUNDAY MEDITATION – every Sunday 10am – 11.30am, plus free vegetarian lunch. All warmly welcome, for all ages and walks of life. Chandrakirti Meditation Centre. 289 Sunrise Valley Rd, Upper Moutere. 03 5432021

TO: events@waimeaweekly.co.nz

NELSON SPIRITUALIST CHURCH weekly service Sun. 7pm-8pm. CornerTipahi&MotuekaSts.

RICHMOND MARKETS: at Richmond A & P Showgrounds Sundays 10-2 Indoor/outdoor market in the spacious ground of Richmond Park, with food & drink, local & exotic products, fresh fruit & veges, wellbeing practitioners & products, jumble sale, hairdresser, kid’s play equipment, picnic tables. Dogs on leads welcome.

GENERAL GROUPS

POPPY DAY 2023 on Fri 21 April. The Nelson RSA would appreciate some help in manning our collection tables on the day. Poppies both red & purple will be supplied for kind donations. People wear the poppy to remember those who died serving their country. If you can assist call into the office at Stoke Community Centre betw 9am & 12noon Mon. to Thurs. or call 03 265 6513.

WAIMEA MENZSHED - catering for the interests, health and well-being of men since 2010. The shed is open Monday - Friday at Richmond Park, 384 Lower Queen St. Inquiries: mens.shed. waimea@gmail.com 027 282 0185.

SENIOR MOBILITY CLASSES Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays from 10.30am at the Wanderers Community Gym 12 Charlotte Lane, Brightwater. $2 donation. Improving balance, mobility & independence among our aging populations (55+).Contact James Cooper for info: 021 044 1526.

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO HELP SUPPORT NELSON HOSPITAL. For info visit www.nmdhb.govt.nz and search ‘volunteering with us’. A social opportunity for people to donate their time to a 3-4 hour shift during the week in a variety of roles. Supporting our patients, visitors, whānau & staff while receiving sense of purpose.

JOIN CAKE DECORATORS You don’t need any skills. Come & learn how to work with fondant, sugar paste & chocolate. Creating flowers, figurines & covering a cake. Desiree 027 630 2359.

HELP NEEDED. WAKEFIELD COMMUNITY BUS Nelson Tasman Community Transport Trust dedicated to providing affordable community public transport in the areas where little is available.

Contact: 020 4196 0553 Wakefield Bus is in need of some sup-

port – can you help? Contact - 020 4196 0553, marketing.ntctt@ gmail.com / www.ntctt.org TO BOOK A SEAT on the Wakefield buscall or txt 020 4195 8866.

FEELING SAD, STRESSED, DEPRESSED, OR STUCK? Identify & explore new ways to move forward with a Life Linc Counsellor. Up to 10 face to face counselling sessions available now for individuals & couples. 548 2400 lifelinc.co.nz

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.

ASTHMA? COPD?Nelson Asthma Society offers Pulmonary Rehab Courses can help you improve your respiratory self-management skills & shortness of breath. Phone your medical centre for a “Pulmonary Rehab course referral” or contact asthma.nelson@ xtra.co.nz

CANCER SOCIETY SUPPORT GROUPS for info on all groups call 539 1137 or email info@cancernelson.org.nz

AGED CONCERN EVENTS & CLASSES at 62 Oxford St. Conact Miriam on 5447624 ext 6 or support@ageconcernnt.org.nz for a schedule of up and coming events.

BLOOD CANCER SUPPORT GROUP meet monthly for more inforation call Heather ph: 0274444708

GROW needing help Use a Program and Method. We are here for your mental health. Ph 03 547 6120

FREE FUNCTION ROOM HIRE for all community groups. 7 days per week. Wakatu Hotel 83 Collingwood St pH: 03 5484 299

FALLS PREVENTION. Free 2 hours sessions for anyone who has fallen or at risk of falling. Relaxed and infomal sessions. Book at Nelson Bays Primary Health ph: Ange 021 790 415

NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS supports families of refugees as they settle into a new life in Nelson. We need volunteers to be part of our team and make a real difference in someboy’s life. Full training provided and the time committment is very flexible. Text John 027 2235 972 or email migration.voluneers@redcross.org.nz

Community Notices are free to community groups, schools, churches, gold coin donation events and fundraising. Due to the popularity of this column,while every effort will be made, inclusion cannot be guaranteed for free ads. If you want to place a business advert or want to advertise a course you are running, please call classified ads and public notices on 544 9037.

MIDDAY FRIDAY - 30 WORDS OR LESS BY EMAIL ONLYPLEASE SEND

Three garages for rent on Lower Queen Street (suitable for storage) Width 2750mm. Length 7200mm. Height 3000mm approx. $60/ week with $120 up front as bond. Contact Janette office@lqshealth.co.nz

GARAGE SALE Ron Sharp

Retired Professor of English Literature, recently settled with wife in Richmond, seeking a good place to hunt ducks, geese, and parries. Happy to share bag, and read to you passages from my books, or the works of Milton and Shakespeare.

Dr. Bill 021 779 665

Here at Genia, we take care of our employees too. There are plenty of additional perks, such as:

• A positive team culture – including sausage roll shouts, a peer recognition scheme for teammates to appreciate and thank each other, and quarterly meetings with lunch provided

Staff discounts

• Monthly profit share scheme

Ready to work for a great employer with an even better team culture? Genia is currently looking for Machine Operators and Trainee Machine Operators. We create quality timber products for interior and exterior spaces. You don’t need specific timber industry experience (although if you’ve got that, great), because we provide plenty of on-the-job training. What we ask is that you bring enthusiasm, commitment and an eagerness to learn. You might have come from a previous machinerelated industry, or have experience in horticulture, agriculture, or maintenance related work. Or maybe you’ve just got a technical mind and a bit of curiosity for basic troubleshooting – this will go a long way.

If you’re ambitious, Genia is the place for you. We offer development and training to help you achieve your goals and build skills, knowledge and capabilities.

• Service recognition programme

• Free firewood and rejects Additional support for employees going through difficult times

For further details please email: deliveries@thedeliveryguy.co.nz

With aroha we announce the passing of Ron Sharp at the accomplished age of 87 years old. A loved and ever giving presence within the Motueka community he was surrounded by family at his time of passing. We invite those wishing to offer their presence and celebrate his life to attend a memorial service at 412 Main Road Riwaka on the 22nd of April at 10am. Please bring your favourite mug, and a plate of food to share for afterwards.

DEATH

BLINCOE

Raymond Noel

25.05.38 - 07.04.2023

Passed away peacefully at home. Loved husband of Noelyn Blincoe (Milson) and treasured father of Dayle Thomas (Qld). Michelle Johnson and Tony Blincoe (Nelson). Leanne Lindner (Qld). Grandad and Great Grandad of Nathan and Ryan Thomas, Alana Johnson and Jackson Lewis. Kurt Johnson, Jemaja and Khalim Lindner. William Boyd, Maia and Mason Lewis. At Ray’s request a funeral service will not be held.

NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE NELSON RSA SUNDAY 7th MAY 2023, AT 10AM, AT THE GREENMEADOWS CENTRE, STOKE.

2. Adoption of Annual Financial Report

3. Other Reports

4.

DENTURES

New dentures, relines, repairs. Phone Daniela at Bays Dentures 546 4455.

ANTIQUES

ANTIQUES / COLLECTABLES. Closing shop sale bargains of all sorts, sizes, shapes & makes. Open Wed, Thurs, Fri 9 to 5pm, Sat 10 to 4pm & Mon 9 to 5pm & that’s it here @ Souchebys Antiques, The Castle, 75 Gladstone Rd, Richmond (ph 5440723).

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