Nelson Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
Tuesday 27 October 2015
Schools hit the stage
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Spike in failed drug tests
Andrew Board
A glut of methamphetamine in Nelson is showing, with a huge increase in the number of failed drug tests by workers. Figures released to Nelson Weekly from The Drug Detection Agency show that more people were caught with methamphetamine – otherwise known as P – in their system over the three months from July to September than in all of 2014. That spike has impacted on the general fail rates of drug tests that TDDA give to employees of various companies throughout Nelson and Tasman. In August this year, 8.2 per cent of people who took a drug test failed, compared to last year’s rate of 4.8 per cent. The national average last year was 6.1 per cent. TDDA says drug tests are
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Police have been concerned for some time about the sale and supply of methamphetamine. - Mat Arnold-Kelly.
given either as part of a preemployment check, after an on-site accident or as part of a random screening. The majority of people failing for P were during a random test. Group general manager for TDDA, Glenn Dobson, says these stats show how important drug testing is for workplace safety. “It really isn’t about trying to catch people, rather it’s about ensuring everybody gets home safely to their families at the end of
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Auckland Point School principal Sonya Hockley with some of the argillite that was found while digging fence holes at the school. The stone was part of a Maori tool that was used at the market that once occupied the school’s front playing field. Photo: Andrew Board.
Historic artefacts found at school Andrew Board
Auckland Point School’s historic playing field is proving a treasure trove for archaeologists, but somewhat frustrating for builders. Auckland Point School sits on land that was once used as a trading area for Maori and early European settlers. As a result, the school needs
to get permission to dig from all of the stakeholders, including six iwi, Wakatu Incorporation and Heritage New Zealand. The school is currently building a special access bathroom, improving the toilets of the pool area and building a perimeter fence, all of which needed a cultural impact assessment.
Principal Sonya Hockley says the work was supposed to be finished already, but the time delays due to the reports means it may be Christmas before the work is finished. “There has been challenges, because following a cultural impact assessment there is a 15 day stand down in
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