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Tuesday 19 August 2014
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Facebook helps find stolen cars A recent spike in car thefts has police concerned, with six stolen vehicles being reported last weekend alone, but social media is playing a part in helping owners recover them. Four scooters have been stolen in the past seven days and all have been recovered. Police say scooters are becoming a “popular target” for joyriders, and they’re concerned by the recent spike, which includes various types of vehicles. A number of the thefts involved vehicles where the keys had been left in the ignition, making them easily attainable. “This current spike is certainly a concern and we would encourage everyone to lock their vehicle and remove valuable items from parked vehicles,” says sergeant Dave Prentice. “Some people are making it very easy for thieves to take their vehicles. I would recommend anything that is going to make your car a less attractive
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target - such as a steering lock or an alarm.” But not all of the thefts were of unlocked vehicles. Nelson teenager Ben McLeod’s Nissan Primera was stolen from his Curtis St home in Stoke last month. It was locked and is believed to have been taken for a joyride – which could be a popular theme, with Nelson Bays Police reporting a “very high” rate of recovery. Ben’s car was stolen in the night, around 4am, but was recovered just a week later after his mother had posted details of the car on various Facebook pages, including local online garage sales. “When I put it up so many people told me they had had their car stolen too, it just went on and on,” she says. “It wasn’t
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The Interislander ferry Kaitaki arrived in to Nelson around 7am on Sunday morning. It will remain at Port Nelson for six days as it gets an engine overhaul and undergoes other repairs. Photo: Phillip Rollo.
Interislander here for repairs About 160 engineers, painters and specialist tradespeople will be busy on the Interislander flagship Kaitaki, which arrived in Port Nelson early on Sunday for a weeklong overhaul. Port Nelson marine specialist Diverse Engineering are the prime contractors for the overhaul, and project manager Mike McDowell says they went straight to work when the Kaitaki berthed. They will be installing a new rescue boat, painting and carrying out minor repairs - the ship will also
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have a planned survey by Lloyd’s Register while in Port Nelson. “We’ve got all of our 50 staff plus subcontractors on the ship, so there’s 150 to 160 in total,” Mike says. “The painting is one of the biggest jobs and we have Nicholsons and Jennex doing that. “It’s another reasonable-sized job for us but the big thing is the time. We have to be finished on schedule
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because they want the ship back sailing, so we’ll have some painters and engineers on board 24-7.” Mike says Diverse Engineering has “been on and off ” the Interislander ships for a number of years and this week’s overhaul is a continuation of their work for KiwiRail. Diverse Engineering’s staff have worked on smaller jobs on their boats while they are sailing. Kaitaki is scheduled to sail back to Wellington this Saturday at 6.30pm and will return to service the following day.
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