Waimea Weekly - 2 November 2022

Waimea Weekly

24 hours on a bike ‘a stupid idea’

Tasman grows as Nelson shrinks

JENNY NICHOLSON

Tasman’s population is one of the fastest growing in the country, while less people now live in Nel son compared with 2021, accord ing to recently released data.

Statistics NZ data show that Tas man and Bay of Plenty were sec ond equal in highest population growth percentage (1.1 per cent), with Northland taking out top

growth rate (1.3 per cent) in the country in the year to June 2022.

Provisional estimates showed most areas had slower population growth than the year ended June 2021, with five of the 16 regions, including Nelson, having a popu lation decrease.

Tasman is now home to 600 more residents than the previous year, growing from 58,100 to 58,700 in the year to June.

Tasman locals say the major draws to the region are climate and the beauty of the area, as well as the lack of traffic.

Melissa Muirhead and her family recently moved to Nelson from Amsterdam. Having made the decision to return to New Zea land, they asked whether they could face returning to Auckland and realised the answer was no. Having had a senior role in a large

company, Melissa looked forward to a less stressful role and design ing a more balanced life.

Her family were drawn to Tas man by nature. Realising it would be difficult to rent, they bought a house sight unseen. While she had been here before, her hus band had never been to the re gion, and she says it was a ‘leap of faith’ for him.

“There are beautiful beaches,

beautiful lakes and mountains all close by,” Melissa says. “It doesn’t take long to get anywhere.”

She enjoys the people in Tasman, saying they seem more present, and those in schools and custom er service have all been very nice.

“You can get a carpark, and traf fic is nothing here even if people think it is.”

ANDREW BOARD

Glen Martin admits his Gumboot Friday fundraiser is a “stupid idea” but he’s not letting that hold him back.

The Richmond gym-owner and electrician is planning to ride an exercise bike for 24 hours to raise

money for Gumboot Friday, the main fund raiser for the I Am Hope Charity. I Am Hope works with young people’s mental health around New Zealand. Glen’s epic ride will start at Tasman

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Did you have a favourite superhero when you were young?

A Japanese cartoon cat called Doraemon. It’s famous in Asia and is strong and nice and teaches how to live in a family. It has a magic pocket and can pull out whatever is needed.

Not a superhero, but I loved Pipi Longstockings. Her horse and her crazy house which she lived in without adults.

I don’t think I did. I wasn’t much into books which is a bit strange because Mum’s a librarian. We did use to love Rugrats on television.

Joe 90 and The Thunderbirds. I used to go to the picture the atre every weekend to see an episode of The Lone Ranger.

Tasman grows as Nelson shrinks

Covid-19 on international migra tion,” she says.

She says that when she goes to Auckland now it is horrifying and she hates it, mostly because of the driving.

“There isn’t a deep sense of ur gency and pressure here in Tas man that you have in the big cities. It doesn’t matter where I work, I can work remotely or eas ily fly places.

“We are loving it and have no re grets.”

Stats NZ population estimates and projections acting manager, Rebekah Hennessey, says Auck land, Wellington, West Coast, Southland and Nelson all saw population decline in the past year.

“Slowing regional growth reflects what is happening nationally, particularly annual net migration loss, partly due to the impact of

“This net migration loss was combined with the lowest natural increase since World War II.”

Susan Eden is still unpacking af ter shifting from Canterbury to Richmond recently.

She, too, says it definitely feels good to be back, but as a returnee notices there are a lot more peo ple than when she lived here 22 years ago.

She enjoys the feel of living close to everything, while still being surrounded by hills.

Liz and Craig Holmes have been here since May after shifting from Dunedin.

The warmer weather, cycle paths, and access to places to kayak and swim drew them here.

“We got to the stage we needed to downsize, and didn’t find any thing to suit us in Dunedin,” Liz

says. They both say they haven’t re gretted leaving Dunedin to move

here. “We are gradually working our way around the region.”

While men have slightly out numbered women in Tasman in both 1996 and 2022, the opposite is true in Nelson where women slightly outnumber men.

In 1996 Nelson’s population was slightly higher than Tasman, but that has reversed with 58,700 liv ing in Tasman in 2022 and 54,500 in Nelson.

Richard Nojel also shifted from the United Kingdom, arriving in Brightwater after 15 years over seas.

Climate was the number one consideration for he and his wife.

“A lot of people told us there would be a readjustment time af ter returning to New Zealand, but it took me about three minutes. I haven’t been disappointed at all.”

Three quarters of the regions experienced lower population growth compared with the June 2021 year.

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Liz and Craig Holmes are pleased with their shift to Richmond, enjoying the opportunities the region has to offer. Photo: Jenny Nicholson.

A day for the dead

It’s the eighth year Claudia Forts Fortaleza has turned her house on Templemore Drive into a Halloween extravagan za, but this time round it was more of a celebration of life rather than death.

“I said last year would be the final time I did it because I’ve lost so many family members in recent years, and it’s been tough on me.

“But so many local people, both young and old, rely on me decorating the house. They come knocking on the door in the weeks leading up to Hal loween asking if I’m going to do it, so I did.”

Because of all the deaths in the family, Claudia decided to include them in the display to make it a memorial to days gone by as Halloween was al ways big event for them.

“I lost my brother, uncle and cousin this year and last year my mum, grandma and gran dad J, along with my stepdad in 2020 and my dad before that. It’s been constant, so this year I’ve decided to make them the stars of the show and it’s helping to lift my ‘spirits’.”

She themed her skeleton dis play to each of the lost fami ly members, with her ‘mum’ propped up by the spooky Christmas tree.

“She loved Christmas, so I’ve put her with my stepdad and dad in that section, while my brother who loved Hawaii is surfing next to my uncle and cousin, who are wearing leis and painted with fake tan as they are on the beach. I know that’s where they will be, all to gether, so it’s really fitting.”

And while previous years have just been for fun, Claudia used her haunted house to fundraise for Nelson Tasman Hospice this time.

“I wanted to give back the amazing support I received when my family were sick, so what better way than this?”

Along with her family of skel etons, she has an autopsy table complete with severed limbs, maggots and blood.

“It’s been a mission to decorate this year because I’d set it all up and then the wind and rain ru ined it, so I had to do a lot of it again.”

She says a neighbour’s dog even came on to the property and made away with one of the skeletons.

“He must have thought it was a real bone and wanted to have a chew on it. It was really funny.”

On the day itself, Claudia in vited friends over to have a BBQ and hold a wake for her loved ones.

“I never got to go to the funer als because some of them died during Covid and some were abroad, so we celebrated them on Halloween.

“They would have loved that,” she says.

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Claudia Forts Fortaleza wanted Halloween to be a celebration of life for lost loved ones and made her family the stars of the show. Photo: Jo Kent.

Whakatu Dr to close on weekend

Whakatu Drive will close complete ly for three nights from Friday for major resurfacing work, according to Waka Kotahi.

The closure will be between Annes brook Roundabout and the Salis bury Link Rd/Raeward Round about, Richmond.

Waka Kotahi’s Mark Owen says the State Highway will close from 8pm on Friday 4 November.

It will reopen at 5.30am, Monday 7 November with speed restrictions, but will then have night closures be tween 8pm and 5.30am until Thurs day 10 November.

Mark says the “substantial” resurfac ing work will be done in two parts and every effort is being made to minimise disruption.

The full closure will allow the road to be resurfaced and the following night closures will enable the road to be swept and new road markings put down.

Mark says the weekend closure is so the resurfacing work can be done when traffic numbers are at their lowest.

“A full closure also means road crews can get the job done in the shortest possible time. If we did this during the day with the road open

SPRING IS

under traffic management, this work would take us around three weeks to complete.”

While the work is underway, Main Road Stoke has been temporarily approved for all vehicles for the du ration of the closure.

Mark says temporary speed restric tions will be in place on Whakatu Drive State Highway 6 while it is open to traffic during the day.

However, he says it’s vital for the safety of both drivers and road crews that they are obeyed as there may be loose chip on the road.

“We realise roadworks can be a has sle for road users. However, main taining roads helps prevent costlier, longer, and more inconvenient re pairs later on.

“Please be patient and bear with us while we get this essential work done.”

Waka Kotahi says it has also been in touch with the organisers of the Nel son Half Marathon scheduled for Sunday, 6 November.

Mark says the planned roadworks will not affect this event. The shared path as part of the course will re main open, and sealing will be car ried out on the far side of the road during the event.

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Bee vigilant of swarms

JO KENT

Swarm season has started across the region and the ad vice is not to panic, but pick up the phone instead.

Acting-president for the Nel son Beekeepers Club, Jason Smith, says when bees are on the move in swarms, they are generally not aggressive at that point in time.

“They are more concerned about looking after themselves and keeping together.”

He says that there can be any where between 5,000 and

10,000 bees in one swarm.

“A normal hive can contain up to 50,000 bees, so when they relocate they often split up so there are smaller numbers, but that can still look pretty daunt ing to the general public.”

Depending on the weather conditions, if the bees are hap py in their swarm spot, they could stay several days.

“But if they aren’t overly happy and are just resting, combined with fine and sunny weather conditions, they could disap pear in the next half hour.”

If you find a swarm either on

your property or public place, it’s best to call a swarm col lector who will come and take them away safely.

“As soon as you see a swarm, ring a collector to come and gather them up. Bees don’t fly at night, so if you see one near ing the end of the day, it’s like ly to be there in the morning. They are quite visual so need daylight to move around.”

You can find a list of swarm collectors at nelsonbeekeepers. org.nz/swarm-collection and on the Tasman District Coun cil website.

Nelson Beekeepers Club member Scott Williamson with a local swarm. Photo: Supplied.

St Paul’s students were inspired by anything with ‘paws’ for their book parade. While ‘Cat in the Hat’, and ‘It’s Raining Cats and Dogs’ were popular choices, there was a huge variety of animal costumes. Anastasia Nusantara, 10, came as the Pokémon Skiddy, Ben Squires, 11, as a hotdog, Anahira Scott, 10, as a dog from 101 Dalmatians, Emme Monk as Clifford the Big Red Dog, and Addison Wheeler as ‘It’s raining cats and dogs’. Classes took turns walking around the court, with Addison leading Anahira, who stayed in character by crawling through the parade.

Photo: Jenny Nicholson.

Tasman councillors sworn in at marae

MAX FRETHEY Local Democracy Reporter

The new Tasman District Council was sworn in on Thursday with returning mayor Tim King say ing this triennium should bring the community together after a divisive past three years.

The ceremony took place at Te Āwhina Marae in Motueka, the first time the event was held in its entirety on the marae.

Marae trustee and Ngāti Rārua Ātiawa Iwi Trust deputy chair, Barney Thomas, said having the event at the marae was an exam ple of co-governance and some thing he was pleased to have seen happen.

“I have been bleating on for a number of years that you should be here [at Te Āwhina Marae], and so I never ever thought in my lifetime I would experience this.” Elected members were welcomed onto the marae alongside their family, friends, and council staff in a pōwhiri before taking their oaths.

Tim King was sworn in once again as Tasman’s mayor and wished the new councillors good luck with coming years’ work. Newcomers to the council cham ber are Glen Daikee and Jo Ellis

for the Richmond Ward, Mike Kininmonth and Dan Shallcrass for the Moutere-Waimea Ward, and Brent Maru for the Motueka Ward.

“It’s a big job, you’ll learn a lot,” Tim said. “It’s about taking a strength-based approach and recognising that we all bring dif ferent things to offer to the table.”

Returning to the council along side King are Kit Maling and Mark Greening for the Richmond

Ward, Christeen Mackenzie for the Moutere-Waimea Ward, Bar ry Dowler and Trindi Walker for the Motueka Ward, Celia Butler and Chris Hill for the Golden Bay Ward, and Stuart Bryant for the Lakes-Murchison Ward.

Tim said the last three years were defined by many experiences that created division in the commu nity, but hoped that atmosphere was in the past.

“Hopefully, these three years will

really have a focus on improv ing our community cohesion,” he said. “Working with all of our community to make Tasman a better place than it already is.”

Members elected to the district’s community boards were also sworn in at the ceremony. David Armstrong, Nick Hughes, Claire Hutt, and Terina Graham will represent Motueka, while Henry Dixon, Robert Hewison, Grant Knowles, and Abbey Langford

will sit on Golden Bay’s board. King adjourned the meeting to reconvene on Tuesday 1 Novem ber at which Tasman’s deputy mayor will be named.

The first ordinary meeting of the new Tasman District Council is slated for Thursday 3 November.

Bike ride ‘a stupid idea’

“So I thought, oh well, why not give it a crack,” says Glen.

Bay Crossfit gym in Richmond this Friday at 2pm and he says he’s rather nervous.

“The long and the short of it is that it’s a stupid idea and I’ve had a few people tell me not to do it but it kind of adds to the fire.”

The idea started when a gym member asked Glen if Tasman Bay Crossfit could do a fund raiser for Gumboot Friday, he said he was keen to support the charity and joked that he could ride the bike for 24 hours.

The member he was speaking to said “would you do that?”

Car crashes into Richmond School

He has since recruited two others to join him on the ride, Dave Orme and Johnny Ar buckle.

The gym’s usually classes will still run as normal and there will be a food cart and band playing on Friday night with a bouncy castle set up on Satur day morning.

Glen says boredom will be one of the big obstacles so is encouraging people to come down and “tell me a joke”.

The longest amount of time Glen has spent on a bike before this challenge was a two and

a half hour ride from Nelson Lakes to Richmond.

He says he’s expecting to be “walking like a cowboy” at the end of it.

While the ride is for 24 hours,

Glen says they will have a ten minute break every two hours to be able to go to the toilet.

He says he’s hoping the ride will raise as much as possible for Gumboot Friday.

Everyone is welcome to come down to Tasman Bay Crossfit to watch the ride and donate or you can donate, to the Givealit tle page set up at givealittle. co.nz/fundraiser/24hr-bik ing-for-our-tamariki

In the early hours of Sunday morning, a car smashed through a fence at Richmond School on Oxford Street. The driver fled the scene at 2.23am and police were called shortly after. A police spokesperson says they are continuing with their enquiries.

New toilet for Taste Trail

Users of the Great Taste Trail will now have access to a newly-installed public toilet on the route between Richmond and Rabbit Island.

The facilities cost around $55,000 to build and are just off the official route on a side track at the top of Estuary Place.

Wakefield Community pool opens

The summer season at Wakefield community pool kicked off on Sunday.

Solar heating keeps the pool at a comfortable 28 degrees and the upgrade to the stairs in the shallow end means safer entry and exit for ev eryone.

Users need to buy membership to swim at the pool, but everyone is welcome.

Upcoming Talking Cafés:

Tues 8th Nov, 10am 11 30am Burning Edge Ca Tapawera

Tues 8th Nov 1 30pm 3pm Richmond Library

Thurs 10th Nov 10am 11 30am The Nightingale Library, Tāhunanui

Tues 15th Nov 10am 11 30am McCashins, Stoke

Wed 16th Nov 10am 11 30am Motueka Library

Wed 23rd Nov 1 30pm 3pm Halifax Café, Nelson

phone (03) 546 7681

The new Tasman District Council was sworn in at Te Āwhina Marae. Photo: Max Frethey.

Nelson’s Chris Rodley puts spotlight on modern slavery

JENNY NICHOLSON

Technological solutions to mod ern slavery will be in the spotlight when Chris Rodley speaks on Saturday at TEDx Nelson 2022. Chris is one of 12 speakers from the Nelson Tasman region pre senting talks around the theme of connectedness. With TEDx talks having over 36 million subscrib ers, Chris knows this is an incred ible opportunity. He says one of the reasons TEDx talks are great is that ideas can come from plac es like Nelson.

“This is a way for Nelson to tell our stories on connectedness,” Chris says. “Different stories that are really valuable but not nor mally told. We have gold here, with visionary people with crazy ideas.”

TEDx Nelson licensee Kara Fielding contacted Chris and his company, Snap Information Technologies (SnapIT), to speak about sponsorship for tomor row’s event.

They talked about how to con nect producers and consumers in a way they haven’t been for a long time. During their discussion, Kara realised Chris was a poten tial speaker and asked him to ap ply for one of the speaking roles.

The title of Chris’s talk is ‘Radical

Transparency: An Antidote to Modern Slavery.’

“We believe the adoption of transparency technology, shining the light on food supply chains, can significantly impact modern slavery,” Chris says.

SnapIT develops cameras and AI hardware that tracks and manag es video footage for various in dustries, including fisheries.

He says there are many people in the food industry around the world who are bonded, inden tured and sold.

There are others who are offered roles on fishing boats, and there have been some horrific stories on how people are treated.

“There was one ship where a 25-year-old died,” Chris says.

“Two others died on that one trip.

The reason it came to light is be cause it was captured with cam era on the boat and went viral.”

Chris believes utilising technol ogy works for the betterment of fisheries.

In his work, he has become aware of ‘dark vessels’, which are ships at sea engaging in illegal fisher ies, smuggling, human and drug trafficking.

These boats turn off their beacons and rendezvous at sea with oth er vessels to move fish, people, or drugs. Xerra Earth Observa

tion Institute, a company SnapIT works closely with, has created a tracking system that can locate and track almost every boat in the ocean.

This, combined with SnapIT tracking and camera technology, is a powerful tool to combat slav ery at sea and illegal fishing.

“If we continue with the use of cameras, governments can come to ensure the bad guys don’t thrive,” Chris says.

“A tonne of damage is done by a

relatively small number of ves sels.”

SnapIT has cameras on fleets around the world. Part of the ex tension of what they are doing now is to question what other benefits their technology can provide.

“We are asking if it is possible to significantly decrease modern slavery at sea,” Chris says.

“As consumers, we don’t want to buy fish caught on a ship where conditions are such that three

people have died.”

Chris sees the technology they are developing as shining a light in a dark place.

“No-one wants to be connected to that type of incredible evil,” he says. “When it is exposed, it becomes something that cannot survive.”

Another advantage of tracking technology on boats is it reveals their carbon footprint.

“There are some fish caught in Alaska, shipped to China for packaging, and returned to Alas ka,” Chris says. “Very few people want that.”

Chris says he looks for problems to solve and says the best ones are those that will change people’s lives.

“When I practiced my TEDx talk I got quite emotional,” Chris says. “This has become part of my sto ry. I care about those who go to sea and take huge risks. Fishing is by far the most dangerous occu pation in the world.”

Chris and eleven others will pres ent their TEDx Nelson talks at Annesbrook Church, 40 Saxton Road, from 9.30am to 4.15 pm this Saturday 5 November. Spac es at the event are limited to 100 people. For more information or to purchase a ticket go to tedxnel son.com

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Chris Rodley holding tracking and camera gear made by SnapIT and used in various industries, including fisheries. Photo: Jenny Nicholson.

Pet pantry offers community support

JO KENT

A new pet pantry has been set up in Richmond to support families in the region who may be struggling with the rising

of food, toys and bedding for their furry friends.

Mum-of-three Jess Brougham says that since creating the Facebook page in August, she’s been given a lot of donations to distribute within the communi ty, including pet food, jackets, bedding, toys and collars.

“It can be hard for people to ask for help when they are strug gling, they’re not proud of it.”

She currently acts as a support system to the local community, which includes families as far out as Nelson.

But her food supply which she stockpiles in her shed is con stantly running low.

“We can never have too many donations, and with Christmas coming up I really want to put together some festive parcels for local rescue groups to help them out, too.”

Volunteer organisations Tabby’s Kitten Rescues, Jets Rainbow Rescue, Second Chance Dog Rescue and the Nelson and Tas man pounds will be the lucky recipients.

“They give so much of their time looking after these ani mals and rehoming them, the least we can do is support them with a little help over the silly season.”

And she hopes the Christmas food and toy drive will contin ue long after the festive season ends.

“I also restock the Helping Hands pantry with donated pet food each week, where people can take up to four items at a time.”

Canned and dry food for cats

and dogs are always in demand, along with pet treats and toys for the Christmas parcels.

“But the pound team don’t want to be sweeping fluff out of blocked drains, so bore dom-buster toys that are hard to get through are great.”

She says that while Work and Income supports families, it doesn’t make provisions for pets.

“If people have a tight month with an unexpected bill, pets are usually the first to go with out as you feed your kids first.

Knowing there is a place for pet supplies to get them through the week is a lifeline to some.”

Jess has always had an affinity with animals having helped re home them over the years, and knew that many pet owners would be “doing it hard” with rising living costs.

“I love working with animals, so helping people to look after their pets when they are finding things tough is why I do this.”

If you want to donate to The Pet Pantry Nelson Tasman, go to their Facebook page.

Rescue Helicopter Push-up Campaign a success

People from Japan to the Australian Outback, and all over Te Tau Ihu have been posting videos of themselves do ing 10 push-ups on social media in support of the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter.

The 10 for 10 Push-up challenge, launched on 10 October, has raised $10k for the Rescue Helicopter Trust. NBS donated $10 for every video pub lished.

NBS chief executive Tony Cadigan says that the campaign was a great success, with widespread support.

“We know there is huge support for the Nelson Marlborough Rescue He licopter but the response to the NBS 10 for 10 Challenge exceeded our ex pectations.

“People got creative with their videos, and it was a lot of fun watching them coming in.

“The campaign created a real buzz, raising awareness of the appeal. We thank everyone who took part and posted a video,” Tony says.

Paula Muddle, General Manager of the Nelson Marlborough Rescue He licopter Trust echoed Tony’s com ments. “Thank you to everyone who took part in the NBS 10 for 10 Chal lenge,” she says.

Seeing so many people supporting the rescue helicopter crew in this way is really heartening.”

Jess Brougham with her puppy Ralphie in her storage shed. Photo: Jo Kent.

Raeward patties pick up prizes

KATE RUSSELL

A flair for big flavours has seen two Nelson butchers win med als in the 2022 Great New Zea land Sausage Competition.

Raeward Fresh butchers Jef frey O’Neill and Pierre Laurent Marquet picked up silver for their pork, bok choy and wasa bi burger patty and bronze for their beef, jalapeno and ched dar burger patty.

The burger patty category is a recent addition to the competi tion, which has now been run ning for 25 years.

Over 530 entries were received from 93 producers across the board, with the burger patty and meatball categories seeing

over 50 entries submitted from butchers around the country.

After winning gold for their sausages in previous compe titions, Jeffrey says they were inspired to get creative with the humble burger patty.

“I think that category is grow ing and it’s more interesting than a sausage. We’re quite a creative team and it gives us a bit of operational freedom,” he says.

“It can be a job where it can get a bit mundane but we’re all foodies - we talk food all the time and not just meat. It mo tivates the whole industry as well.”

Pierre says they aim to enter the competition every year

with ideas for flavour combina tions usually just “popping into their heads”.

Raeward Fresh owner Mark Paton says burger patties are growing in sales.

“They are getting trendier. They are not just a big fatty burger anymore.”

Jeffrey says to watch this space for next year.

“We’re probably going to enter more.

“It is always a bit last minute, but we could certainly rock a few more flavours for sure.”

You can now try the award-win ning burger patties with both available at Raeward Fresh on the corner of Champion and Salisbury Rd, Richmond.

Waimea Intermediate join in national ShakeOut

JENNY NICHOLSON

Waimea Intermediate School stu dents took part in the national ShakeOut on Thursday partici pating in a school wide exercise in earthquake preparedness.

Minister of Emergency Manage ment Kieran McAnulty joined stu dents for the earthquake drill and tsunami hikoi.

Students were part of a drill in the hall, before moving to the field for a second drill.

The purpose of having two drills was to remind students there is often more than one shake with a larger earthquake with the exer cise focussing on drop, cover and roll principles.

The back field at Waimea Interme diate School is the central point for their school.

Waimea College and Henley School held a ‘Drop Cover and Roll’ on the field at the same time.

Twelve-year-old Kody Hogarth says she hasn’t ever felt an earth quake and doesn’t remember the Kaikōura or Christchurch ones.

Statistics New Zealand data re

leased last week shows only 21 per cent of New Zealand households met the requirements for basic emergency preparations.

Basic preparations are enough wa ter for three days and a household emergency plan in case of a natu ral disaster.

The Stats NZ data showed most households had enough food, but only about half had enough water.

In the event of a disaster, house holds should have at least nine li tres for each person.

The data showed many house holds had food and water, but no emergency plan.

Just 13 per cent of those living in rental homes had basic emergen cy preparations and homeowners were considerably more likely to have a plan.

Following the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, more households were prepared for an emergency, but 10 years later pre paredness has dropped from 40 to 25 per cent.

According to the data, rural New Zealand and Wellington show the highest preparedness.

Kody Hogarth along with all other students at Waimea Intermediate School joined in the national earthquake drill on Thursday. Photo: Jenny Nicholson.

Raeward Fresh butchers Jeffrey O’Neill and Pierre Laurent Marquet with their award-winning burger patties. Photo: Kate Russell.

Shoes-for-kids charity raises almost $30k

A fundraising auction for the Walk With Us charity raised close to $30,000 last week.

Walk with Us is a local charity which gives brand new school or sports shoes to students in the Nelson Tasman region.

Applications are made via teach ers at local schools and a voucher is then given to the student to buy a pair of shoes from participating local businesses.

The auction was held last Tuesday night at the Waimea Old Boys clu brooms in Richmond.

Guest speaker, and former All Black, Wyatt Crockett owns Stir ling Sports in Nelson and Rich mond, he said he sees the delight on the faces of children who come in to buy their new shoes with vouchers given to them by Walk With Us.

“It’s a really good thing that this charity does.”

A little over $27,000 was raised on the night and board member Jen ny Bates says the whole board was “overwhelmed” with its success.

Steve Sullivan with Wyatt Crockett’s All Black jersey which he won at a charity auction last Tuesday night. Photo: Steve Page.

“We’d like to say a big thank you to those local businesses that donat ed so freely. Businesses of all siz es donated and it really has made such a big difference.”

Jenny says the amount raised will mean the charity will have enough to buy new shoes for the next two years.

Daryl and Liz Woodward

Jasmine and Laverne Hodges

Kathy Ktori and Ange Holland

Shay Nixon, Catherine MacDonald and Mechelle Doughty

Sheila Scott, Emma Kain and Madeline Viviers

Elanor Herd and Mary Palmer

Helen Lynch,

Leonard and Anna Lillicoe

Lynne Ehau, Jenny Tyne and Sally Ussher

Nicky Cooke, Bev Hamilton and Chrissy Downing

Tracey Lyall, Jess Shrimpton and Kate Hislop

Opinion

With thanks Dear Editor, I’d like to thank all the kind and thoughtful people who voted for me and the propos al of a money free, Resource Based Economy as a possible solution to our multiple cri ses. I take my hat off to the other candidates around the top of the south who give so much of their time, resourc es and energy to the conven tional cause. They sincerely offer themselves up, lambs to the slaughter, essentially guaranteed to fail. They re ceive my utmost respect. No wonder they look a bit doubt ful. Imagine publicly defend ing, indeed promoting, cap italism today. The very best of luck with that. I received 1433 votes. My ongoing roll er-coaster of conclusions is both tragic and triumphant. Not all the votes, but most of the integrity, ethics and common-sense high ground. IMHO lol. Examining every trend over the last thirty-plus years, it’s hard to see much to suggest our society is on the

right track. Yet. With a candidate in Hamilton West, by elections and a gen eral election next year, Money Free Party New Zealand stays busy. Unless of course there’s any better suggestions? Con testing whilst holding all the Aces makes for an intoxicat ing paradox of dismay and delight. Misery and joy. How could I not do it? Thank you all for the respect and atten tion. We’ll get there.

Richard Osmaston

Whakatu Drive to close this weekend

So how many of the people whining about the state of our roads in the district are the exact same people now whining about the road being fixed Karen Kearney

Great thinking just when it will get the extra traffic hav ing to go through St Arnaud from closing state highway 6 nelson to Blenheim.

Paul Muncaster

Brilliant plan. Do it once, do it right. Leaving it closed once done means it can settle and dry. Perhaps, once done, it’ll last longer.

Karen Elizabeth

About time...Those shotty as phalt repairs are getting dan gerous.

David Chamberlain

Waka Kotahi is the enemy within. Shear arrogance.

Sandra Zindel

Question - when was reseal ing last done on this road? As I’m sure there’s been ei ther partial or full resealing since I returned to Nelson to live (early 2016). Can Waka Kotahi please get it right so no further maintenance and closures are needed over the next decade?

Dennis Goodman

Magic serves up the right medicine

Magic is amazing, often in the cold she could be found

in our office! No names men tioned..... bless her, she makes a wonderful therapy cat.

Wendy Thomas

I’ve seen Magic. What a purr rrrrfect idea to keep Magic there. Could have been cata strophic if they didn’t.

Joy Mather

I work at the hospital and love seeing her! She’s always up for a pat and a chat.

Victoria Thomas Ashcroft

Can confirm Magic helped my boy when we went in... the receptionist didn’t know where he was, called him and he was sleeping on a wheel chair!

Rachel Yerbury-Wilson

I have known Magic since she was a kitten, she is a cool cat, her family were gutted when she decided to leave for the medical centre, but we love the fact she brings joy to so many who need it.

Jaynie Holmes

Have your say: sara@topsouthmedia.co.nz

Just a thought...

ZANE ELLIOTT Vicar of Richmond (Holy Trinity & St Alban’s)

I’ve been watching the unfolding political cha os in England in disbelief.

A new Monarch, a new Prime Minister; scratch that, two new Prime Ministers and a population understandably shaken with the lack of leadership and political upheaval. The whole UK is living in a time of uncertainty as a result.

The world around us is always shifting and changing, the political landscape is just an example of that age old truth that there is nothing certain in life but death and taxes!

One of the wonder ful things about being a follower of Jesus is that in times of great uncertainty and change there is a truth which gives a quiet confidence be yond the everyday turmoil of living in a cha otic world.

A first century letter written to scattered Chris tians who were from a Jewish background re minded them ‘Jesus Christ is the same yester day and today and forever’ This is found in the bible in Hebrews 13:8.

He is a place of absolute, and unchanging se curity. He remains the same. His love never changes, or the hope he holds out to people who trust in him.

Paddlefest Nelson 2022 Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 November, from 8am, Tahunanui beach

The 4th annual Paddlefest weekend full of events on and off the water. Run by Nelson SUP Club, come along and support the var ious races or take part by following instruc tions on their Facebook page.

Wakefield School Twilight Gala

Saturday 5 November, 3pm-6.30pm

Wakefield School, Edward Street

Family fun fundraiser. Bouncy castle, haunted house, pony rides, music, kapa haka, silent auction and way more.

Coca-Cola Fireworks

Saturday 5 November, 6pm

Nelson Speedway, Lansdowne Road

The action on the track can be just as ex plosive as the night time explosions above it. Fundraising night for the Child Cancer Foundation. Gates open 5pm.

That offers a quiet confidence and peace in the anxiety of life’s storms whether we are vacating Number 10 Downing Street, or facing a chal lenge a little closer to home.

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Join our birthday morning tea tour

Summerset has been bringing the best of life to our residents since 1997, which makes us 25 years young. To help celebrate, here at Summerset Richmond Ranges, we’re planning a month of birthday cake and tea, and you’re invited!

Just pop along any Thursday in November and get a taste of the Summerset life that our residents love so much. After all, we’ve had 25 years to get it right.

And what’s a birthday without a gift, so when you drop by, you’ll have a chance to enter into the draw to win an Air New Zealand Luxury Mystery Weekend for two*.

Love the life you choose

Birthday Morning Teas

Every Thursday in November, 10am – 12pm

Summerset Richmond Ranges 1 Hill Street North, Richmond 03 744 3432 | richmond.sales@summerset.co.nz

Helping you to achieve your goals in life, Health and Nutrition Coach, Tess Wood, brings her years of teaching and healthcare experiences to support positive changes in her clients’ health.

Helping you to achieve your goals in life, Health and Nutrition Coach, Tess Wood, brings her years of teaching and healthcare experiences to support positive changes in her clients’ health.

After navigating her own cancer diagnosis, Tess be came passionate about supporting others in their journey to improve their health.

After navigating her own cancer diagnosis, Tess be came passionate about supporting others in their journey to improve their health.

Forming a partnership on trust and confidentiality, Tess will help you formulate goals and develop a plan leading to sustainable change for long term health and well-being.

Forming a partnership on trust and confidentiality, Tess will help you formulate goals and develop a plan leading to sustainable change for long term health and well-being.

“Often, we try to make positive changes in our lives to address health issues but struggle to sustain them in the long term.

“Often, we try to make positive changes in our lives to address health issues but struggle to sustain them in the long term.

I help clients maintain focus and reach their goals. Being accountable to a coach keeps them on task to achieve their results”.

I help clients maintain focus and reach their goals. Being accountable to a coach keeps them on task to achieve their results”.

“Covering a wide range of health conditions through my medical centre role, I also support private clients at Align Functional Fit ness Studio and Health & Herbs on Queen Street. Free initial consult.

“Covering a wide range of health conditions through my medical centre role, I also support private clients at Align Functional Fit ness Studio and Health & Herbs on Queen Street. Free initial consult.

Estate Planning – have you done yours?

Estate Planning – have you done yours?

Estate planning allows you to plan what is to happen when you die or if you lose mental capacity, and then recording that plan in legally enforceable documentation. Ques tions to consider are:

Estate planning allows you to plan what is to happen when you die or if you lose mental capacity, and then recording that plan in legally enforceable documentation. Ques tions to consider are:

• Who do you trust to make deci sions for you in relation to your personal care and welfare and your property if you are unable to make those decisions yourself?

• Who do you trust to make deci sions for you in relation to your personal care and welfare and your property if you are unable to make those decisions yourself?

• Who should benefit from or re ceive your assets when you die?

• Who should benefit from or re ceive your assets when you die?

• If you have established a family trust and you are a trustee, who should replace you as a trustee if you lose mental capacity or die?

• If you have established a family trust and you are a trustee, who should replace you as a trustee if you lose mental capacity or die?

• Do you wish to record in ad

• Do you wish to record in ad

vance how you should be medi cally looked after if you become seriously unwell but are unable to communicate your wishes?

vance how you should be medi cally looked after if you become seriously unwell but are unable to communicate your wishes?

Pitt and Moore can provide accu rate and practical advice and offer assistance in preparation of all estate planning documentation, including attending to family trust require ments, providing peace of mind by ensuring that you have Enduring Powers of Attorney and an up-todate will in place.

Pitt and Moore can provide accu rate and practical advice and offer assistance in preparation of all estate planning documentation, including attending to family trust require ments, providing peace of mind by ensuring that you have Enduring Powers of Attorney and an up-todate will in place.

We are committed to promote positive ageing, creating connections and offering support and information for our region’s older people.

We are committed to promote positive ageing, creating connections and offering support and information for our region’s older people. With a staff of 10 based in Richmond, we also have a Nelson office open 3 days a week and offer a wide range of services across the region. These include Elder Abuse Response, a volunteer visiting service, carer respite and a number of projects aimed at promoting social connection.

We have fun weekly activities in both hubsSpinPoi, singing and Tea & Talk. We also have regular driving workshops and courses, and our newest service - Care & Repair.

Find out more at: www.ageconcernnt.org.nz Phone 03 544 7624

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KIWISKIN - Mapua Skin Clinic - NZ Mela noma Rates Highest in the World!

KIWISKIN - Mapua Skin Clinic - NZ Mela noma Rates Highest in the World!

As we age, sun exposure from our younger years can start to catch up with us. Melanoma rates in New Zealand are the highest in the world with annual deaths from melanoma in New Zealand now overtak ing the road toll. It doesn’t have to be this way – deaths from melanoma are preventable with sun protection and early detection.

As we age, sun exposure from our younger years can start to catch up with us. Melanoma rates in New Zealand are the highest in the world with annual deaths from melanoma in New Zealand now overtak ing the road toll. It doesn’t have to be this way – deaths from melanoma are preventable with sun protection and early detection.

Sun protection at any age can make a differ ence in the development of skin cancer whilst early detection of melanomas allows for treatment before having the chance to threat en lives.

Sun protection at any age can make a differ ence in the development of skin cancer whilst early detection of melanomas allows for treatment before having the chance to threat en lives.

It is essential that everyone, especially those over the age of 50, with fair skin or a history of sun damage, regularly check their own skin and seek medical review if they notice any new, different, changing or growing spots on their skin (of any colour).

It is essential that everyone, especially those over the age of 50, with fair skin or a history of sun damage, regularly check their own skin and seek medical review if they notice any new, different, changing or growing spots on their skin (of any colour).

For even greater peace of mind, see a medical professional trained in the early detection of skin cancers, by dermatoscopy, for a wholebody skin check. There are some great clini cians in the Nelson/Tasman region.

For even greater peace of mind, see a medical professional trained in the early detection of skin cancers, by dermatoscopy, for a wholebody skin check. There are some great clini cians in the Nelson/Tasman region.

Need expert advice on dentures? Nelsonbased Wilson Denture Design is a denture clinic which is run by two brothers – Majd and Nibras Issa. Both are NZ registered and quali fied Clinical Dental Technicians with years

Need expert advice on dentures? Nelsonbased Wilson Denture Design is a denture clinic which is run by two brothers – Majd and Nibras Issa. Both are NZ registered and quali fied Clinical Dental Technicians with years

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of experience in the industry. Their aim is to use and apply the latest in formation in the world of dentures to provide high quality and afford able dentures to their patients.

Wilson Denture Design offer an ex tensive range of handcrafted dental prosthesis and services on site that will fulfil your needs and budgets. They can provide their patients with complete denture, partial denture, immediate denture, and reline, re

pair and denture cleaning. At Wilson Denture Design, their philosophy is simple: “We create more than a denture – we create a quality-of-life fix and the ultimate patient experience.” The team at Wilson Denture Design will help you find the dental solution that’s right for you. For a free, no-obliga tion consultation, call Wilson Den ture Design on 546 8551. Visit www.wdenturedesign.co.nz.

The gift of giving

JO KENT

Tis’ the season to be jolly al ready at Helping Families as they prepare to match hun dreds of children across the region to donated shoeboxes filled with gifts for Christmas Day.

Board member for the or ganisation, Vanessa Conwell, says they’ve introduced a new system this year for people who want to give a shoebox, where children and donors are matched before the box is filled.

“Sometimes it’s easier for peo ple to buy for kids the same age as their own as they al ready know what sort of things are liked.

“The bonus of the online sys tem means the children who

receive a box have told us their interests beforehand, so we can tell the donor to buy things tailored to them, such as arts and crafts supplies or unicorn-themed things.”

In the first year, 245 boxes were donated, followed by 324 last year.

“We are fully expecting more boxes to be given this year because everyone appreciates how hard it’s been for those families who are struggling, and no one wants to see kids miss out at Christmas.”

The online system asks peo ple how many kids they want to buy for, along with an age group and sex.

“Once you have registered online, we’ll email to let you know what types of things to buy for your match. If you

don’t specify who you want to buy for, we’ll pick a match for you and let you know what to get.”

Shoeboxes can be picked up from Taylors We Love Shoes on Queen Street, Richmond, or Trafalgar Street, Nelson, and returned there by 1 De cember.

“If people aren’t internet sav vy, they can still join in by dropping off a shoebox by the closing date. But we hope the new system makes it easier for people as they’ll have a clear idea of what to buy and know it will make a real difference to one of the 8000 kids who live below the poverty line in our region.”

If you’d like to donate, register at hfn-christmas-appeal.raise ly.com.

Founder of Helping Families Kristy Fielding says this year will be busier than ever with more demand for boxes. Photo: Jo Kent.

Alyce Graf tees off in the Findex charity golf tournament at Nelson Golf Club last weekend. Drawing a total of 92 players, the tournament raised more than $17,000 for charities such as the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter, Nelson Tasman Region Hospice, and national organisations including Outward Bound, Ronald McDonald House NZ, Hato Hone St John and KidsCan. The big prize of the day – a car valued at

from Bowater Motor Group for a hole-in-one on 15 – went unwon despite some

calls.

Photo: Evan Barnes/Shuttersport.

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PetMart

Birthday

If you are a proud pet owner, you’ll be pleased to know that PetMart Nelson and Richmond are having a birth day sale to celebrate their 30th An niversary on Wednesday to Sunday this week. “We’ll have lots of store wide discounts, deals and specials throughout both stores,” says owner Graeme Lewis.

“We will also have our clearance con tainer and many pallets that are full of half price deals, plus storewide dis counts like; 50% off dog coats and life jackets, 50% off selected cat and dog collars and leads, 40% off all cat and dog bedding, and 20% off most pet food brands, plus many more deals.

Some T&Cs apply.”

PetMart has all your essential needs and luxury products for all kinds of pets. Whether you have fish, cats,

dogs, birds, rats, mice, rabbits or chickens, the well-stocked stores have all the food and supplies you need to take care of your beloved animals.

From premium pet food, pet accessories, bed ding and pet care products to collars, leads, har nesses, pet doors, kennels, cages, grooming gear and much more.

“Come along to the 30th birthday sale, happen

ing this week (2nd – 6th November) and pur chase products at bargain prices!”

30 years of History

Established 30 years ago, PetMart is now a wellknown local company. The business originally started as Riverlea Animal Care in 1992 in a small shop in Appleby, just outside Nelson, and today it is the largest retailer of pet accessories in the Top of the South.

Two years ago, PetMart Nelson and PetMart Richmond changed hands and are now owned by Graeme and Shanla Lewis. “We have got over 20 years’ experience in the pet industry, so pet store ownership is not new to us, and I’ve had a passion for pet nutrition for a very long time” says Graeme.

“If you haven’t been in for a while, come and see the changes PetMart has made in store. Cus tomers are commenting every day how won derful the stores are looking, with great displays and the easiness to find everything now, and our staff are all friendly and helpful”

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Local, friendly and knowledgeable team

As well as coming in for pet food and sup plies, people also come to the stores for the best knowledge and advice. Graeme says staff at both stores are very knowledgeable and love to assist their customers. “We have a great team. We all have a passion for animals and a desire to help people with their pets.”

The friendly and experienced team at both the Pascoe Street and Queen Street stores are a bunch of animal-mad superstars who really know their stuff, provide excellent customer service, share a wealth of experience in animal health and nutrition, and are happy to help with any product enquiries. Pop in and have a chat to one of the staff about your pet care needs!

“If you are a new pet owner or needing a little help, talk to the friendly, experienced team at PetMart Nelson and Richmond. They can offer you all the advice you need to start you on thew exciting journey of pet ownership.”

“We are local staff helping locals.”

PetMart Nelson is in a very central location between Nelson city and Richmond, in Annes brook. The premises is located on Pascoe Street. PetMart Richmond is on the corner of the De viation and Queen Street, with the carpark en trance off Mcindoe Place.

There’s plenty of easy onsite parking available at both stores.

The best brands in town

From pet food to essential pet accessories, you’ll find top-quality, well-known pet brands at PetMart. This includes Phoenix, Black Hawk, Addiction, Royal Canin, Nutrience, Ziwi Peak,

Orijen and Acana that satisfy the taste buds of the most discerning of pets. These products are ideal for customers who value premium pet food for their pets.

Petmart have a huge range of natural cat and dog treats, along with many other great toy brands like Kongs, Nylabone, Chuckit, Rogz, Mog & Bone, and for the birds there is Westons and Topflite available instore and online. Both stores have a big aquatic presence and have plenty of aquatic products available – tanks, or naments, gravel, plants, filters, heaters, as well as live tropical and coldwater fish.

PetMart Nelson is located at 74 Pascoe Street, Annesbrook. Shop hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Closed on Saturday and Sunday and public holidays. Phone 03 546 5682

PetMart Richmond is located at 332 Queen Street, Richmond. Shop hours are 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday. Closed Public Holidays. Phone 03 544 1880.

To find out more, visit www.petmart.co.nz Don’t forget the 30th birthday sale happening

this week at PetMart. Storewide discounts! ½ price container clearance and pallet deals! The sale takes place on Wednesday 2nd to Sunday 6th November.

Team Pascoe Street, Kate Waide and Lana Kemp, are happy to help with all of your pet supply needs.

Operations manager James Ashton oversees both the Pascoe St and Richmond PetMart stores.

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When free dental care came to Nelson’s children

ROBYN PARKES

The results were swift when, in September 1920, the government of the day established a system of free dental treatment for school children nationwide.

Within a few short months the move helped remedy the de plorable dental conditions that existed in the public schools of the Nelson region. At first, many parents were suspicious and the children apprehensive. In some cases, a few teachers feared that the dental treatment would in terfere with schoolwork. In com bination with dental treatment, a diet that would exercise and strengthen the jaws and leave teeth clean was recommended.

By 1923, regular visits by dentists were occurring for Richmond School pupils, however some ar rangements had to be made.

The School Committee were able to use the YMCA building for the

dental officer to examine the chil dren’s teeth, but this came with a small cost to the parents with some unable to afford the fees.

In October of 1923 it was deter mined that unless parents paid the fee their children would not receive any treatment.

This arrangement worked well until 1928 when the council con verted the building into the lo cal library, which left Richmond School without a suitable clinic.

To get over this difficulty, a room was hired in Queen Street at a rental of 25 shillings per week.

As it took nine weeks to fit out the room, the expenses went over budget, meaning parents faced accounts of £23. A levy was struck amounting to 4 shillings for each child treated.

While the dentistry was free, the rent of rooms, bus fares, and lunches for the dentist were all paid for by the parents.

The obvious solution was to build

a clinic on the school grounds but first estimates for the build ing and equipment were put at around £340, an amount that could not be realised. The school committee wrote to the Educa tion Board asking them to submit a plan for a clinic to be erected on the grounds, also asking if they could subsidise any money

raised for the same. The Educa tion Board agreed to subsidise any money raised at the rate of £2 to £1, also that a building costing £105 would be suitable for requirements. Furniture and equipment would cost anoth er £15. When all added up the school determined that the figure they would need to raise was £50.

In an aim to get some support, householders in the district were canvassed to help with the cost and fundraising events organ ised, such as the Brightwater Concert Party delivering a show with admittance fees donated to the school.

By June 1930 the clinic was al most completed, with plans to have it in use in time for the next dentist visit. Requests were made from Redwood Valley and Apple by Schools to be granted access to the clinic for their students. Re quest was granted as long as the schools contributed towards the cost.

By 1936, the clinic was record ing some great results with over 150 children being treated at each dental nurse visit. Dental health and education continued to improve, which was lauded as a tribute to the work being done in caring for the dental health of the children.

Dental nurses in training, 1921. Imager: Te Ara.

Ditch the shoes and don the boots this Friday in show of your support for Gumboot Fri day on November 4. Founded by Mike King, I AM HOPE is a mental health charity which first launched the fundraising initia tive in 2019 to raise money and awareness for children’s mental health. Gumboots symbolise the feeling of trudging through mud every day, a common feeling for people suffering from depression. Gumboot Friday enables the

health journey. Organisers say when they started ‘It’s Cool to Korero’, they quickly learned that some kids needed more than just a chat. “As our budget for spon soring kid’s counselling blew up, we knew something had to change. From this, Gumboot Fri day was born.” Since its inception, Gumboot Friday has spent over 3 million dollars on counselling for over 10,000 children, and it’s only getting bigger. “Our dream is that one day soon any child in

our youth struggle with distress ing self-talk and overthinking, leaving them feeling isolated and alone. When we show them these thoughts are universal, we can give our kids a better life.”

“While Government agencies are doing their best, some young people are stuck waiting up to six months to receive the counselling they so urgently need.” Mike’s or ganisation, I AM HOPE, say the fundraiser is a fun way for Kiwis to join in the mental health con versation, while raising money to provide free counselling for kids in need, with all of the money do

nated in Nelson Tasman staying in the region to help our youth reach registered health profes sionals. Support our kids by checking out local events online,

make a donation, join the Gum boot Army, buy some cool mer chandise or don the boots and take a walk in their shoes, just for one day. #gumbootupnz!

Mental health charity I AM HOPE and its founder - Mike Kingfirst launched the initiative to raise money and awareness for kids' mental health. Photo / I AM HOPE

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Waimea’s YES winning streak continues

JO KENT

Team Olivae from Waimea College have been named Regional Cham pions in the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) competition - mak ing it the third year in a row that the college has won.

YES coordinator Trina Zimmer man says the group of determined young women created an innova tive business that is “simply a class act”.

“The girls stood out from the start of the year with their olive leaf tea products and consistently demon strated the ability to face chal lenges head on and go above and beyond. They have produced a de licious product and a business that is profitable and scalable.”

The team also won the Best An nual Review Award, scoring 95 per cent, which nationally is “out standing”.

Marketing manager for Olivae, Lilyrose Phorn, says when they heard ‘Olivae’ get announced as the winner, they were all in disbe lief.

“It didn’t feel real. We are so happy that our hard work has been re warded and are currently trying to

prepare and fund for the costs of getting to the national final in Wel lington in a few weeks.

“Getting ready for the regional fi nals was quite stressful for us in the midst of preparing for exams. “ Since we first started out, we were hoping to get compete in the na tionals, so it felt like a dream come true when we were announced as the winners.”

Waimea College principal Scott Haines says he’s very proud of the team and the college’s business studies department which sup ports and mentors all the students.

“Olivae have worked consistently hard throughout the year, so it was a proud moment watching them present their pitch to the judges yesterday and go on to win,” he says.

Olivae took home a trophy and each student in the team was awarded $1000 Massey Universi ty scholarships, as well as bagging a $5000 scholarship for Waimea College as part of the NMIT/Te Pukenga Winning School Award. The team will now go to Welling ton in December to represent the Top of the South in the YES Na tional Final.

Lilyrose Phorn, Lily-Anne Watts, Jessica York, Esther Gould, Alysha Mutch and Lani Adamson with their winners’ trophy. Photo: Jo Kent.

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Nelson’s premier fireworks show returns to Nel son Speedway this Saturday night, supported by the 14n Martin Racing team in association with Coca-Cola - the annual fireworks display is a crowd favourite for all kids, big and small.

The November 5th show is all about the kids and the “Bike Race” is happening once again, a chance for boys and girls of all ages to do a lap on the clay oval in front of family and friends. To register head to the club Facebook page or web site for details.

Nelson Speedway also support the Child Can cer Foundation with buckets going around the track throughout the night, the club has had a long history supporting such a worthy cause and every little bit helps.

The club has both youth grades racing, the Minis tocks have been an inte gral part of the Nelson club, boys and girls aged

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between 12 and 16 can race in the grade, many of our star drivers started in the youth class.

Former NZ Stock car champion Ben Smith was one who pedalled a Ministock before moving to the Stock cars, after a year off he returns to the track this season in one of the most impressive Super Stocks in the country, a new car built by Brendon “Hurricane” Higgins with input from Tony Frost and the Smith family, it’s a real head-turner.

It has the potential to be as iconic as Craig Boote’s legendary champion ship-winning car. They both have the same en gine builder and while Ben’s car is only one meeting old, its future looks bright.

The Quarter Midgets have only been rac ing at the club for three years but numbers have quickly grown. Kids from as young as eight can race in the class,

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that provides a range of activities throughout the race season. The race programme has a pull-out poster inside and a lucky number for a chance to win an adult pass for the following meeting.

There's plenty of food available around the track or you’re welcome to bring your own, so sit back and relax with family and friends as the night sky lights up with Nelson’s #1 fireworks display.

with the exit age at 15 as they race at a variety of tracks including Christchurch and Greymouth. There are several family members competing in the grade, brothers Locky and Taylor Martin, Kohen and Lakyn Thompson and brother/sister

combo of Meneka and Mack Rawson. Conley Webley travelled to Western Springs in Auck land last year for a podium placing in the grade and has a Youth Ministock, so does double duty on race nights.

The gates open at 5pm with racing starting at 6pm, entry tickets can now be purchased online via the Facebook page and website. The fire works normally start just after 9pm, depending on darkness and airport flight clearance. There is an opportunity to go into the pits prior to racing and after, once the pits are safe.

There is a track shop to purchase a variety of items and the club has a Junior Members Club

Proud sponsor of Superstock 87N and Ministock 81N

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Waimea Old Boy’s women’s Bethan Manners in full stride as she looks to spread the ball wide during their successful campaign in the Tasman Club 7s at Motueka’s Sports Park on Saturday. The WOB women avenged their finals loss to Marist in the 15s season by overcoming a defiant Kahurangi in the women’s final 31-26 after an exciting back-and-forth affair with both teams having winning chances. In the men’s final, Kahurangi beat Nelson 52-0.

Big boots to fill for Sport Tasman CEO

JACK MALCOLM

Sport Tasman’s CEO has a lot to be thankful for as he looks back on a successful tenure, leading the region through some of its biggest sporting changes.

Nigel Muir has spent almost 14 years at the helm of the organi sation, coming into the top role in a time of massive change for the organisation; who were in the midst of completing the 65-hectare Saxton Field sports park development, which he now calls a “crown jewel for the sports sector”.

Within his first six months, the team had also completed a re structure to secure their finan cial stability, which included the amalgamation of the var ious sporting bodies around the region like Sport Marlbor ough, Kaikoura, Nelson and Buller.

The team were also hard at work creating their Sports House, which would go on to be their office space in Saxton Stadium as well as hosting the offices of nine local sporting codes under one roof.

Nigel says the direction of Sport Tasman had changed over time into wanting to be a “lighthouse brand” rather than a series of smaller groups. “Why do we exist, and what’s it all about? We want a healthy, vibrant community and we use the tools of play, recreation

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and sport.”

Sport Tasman’s role, says Nigel, is to “push the bus” by focusing their approach with their lim ited resources.

“Our work now is about young people.”

He says the organisation has a focus on delivering equitable opportunities to everyone in the community.

“We’re a charitable trust, we never have enough resources to do all we want to do.

“There’s not enough resourc es, so it’s about who’s missing out. . . There’s a lot of areas that need more work to bring them up to a level playing field.”

Their work in the rangita hi space has also seen them start up multiple initiatives that have since gone nation wide, like surveys of sport in school - which they identified as a missing building block in their understanding of how to better serve their community.

Nigel calls the drop off in par ticipation from school leavers the “Achilles heel” of the sports sector.

“We needed new thinking and new insights.”

The data found that only 20 per cent of physical activity for youth was done in ‘traditional’ sports and they needed an up dated approach.

“(This) helped guide where you’re putting your effort and energy.”

Through Nigel’s time at the

helm, he’s steered the organisa tion through some of the high est of highs and lowest of lows.

The flooding of 2013 that de stroyed the floor of Saxton’s stadium, sticks out as one of the most adverse events in his recent memory.

Over the years, the building has also doubled as a commu nity hub, with the fires in 2019 and the recent weather in Au gust event seeing the building converted into a fit-for-use fa cility for the displaced.

Nigel says the community coming together over the trag edy of the fire is something he’ll never forget, particularly when representatives from the Myanmar refugee communi ty handed over an envelope packed with cash.

“It was thousands of dollars and these are refugees who have nothing but gave so much. . . I don’t think there was a dry eye in there.”

On Nigel’s upcoming agenda are “legacy projects,” which are near to his heart, splitting his time between project manag ing the new Picton to Kaikoura cycle project and a restoration project on a 500-acre block of land with his partner, Mish Clark.

“We’ll be doing that work (on the restoration project), get ting youth involved and help ing other landowners and community organisations,” he says.

Photo: Barry Whitnall/Shuttersport.

Mako aplenty in Super sides

The two South Island fran chises have snapped up the majority of the Tas man players included in the New Zealand-based 2023 Super Rugby Pacific squads.

Nine Mako players have picked up full contracts with the champion Cru saders, while eight players from the top of the south NPC province will turn

out for the Highlanders. So far, with the Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua squads still to be finalised, 22 Tasman players will be involved in Super Rugby next year.

Newcomers to the compe tition include winger Mac ca Springer and halfback Noah Hotham, who are with the Crusaders, plus prop Luca Inch who gets his chance with the High landers.

Fishing News

Getting back in the paddlers seat

YOLANDE JEFFARES

Between a new grandson arriv ing a month early, Cable Bay Road being closed, work and highly variable weather condi tions, it was starting to feel like I would never get back out on the water.

When they announced that the state highway would be closed in November for repairs between Hira and Rai Valley it prompted a spur of the mo ment booking at O’Kiwi Bay Holiday Park for Labour Week end, despite being advised the fishing was still patchy. As long as I could get on the water, I would chance it.

I had been given a set of Kave man Tackle softbaits to trial and, being a wee bit excited to be back in the paddlers seat, I started towing one behind me

in less than a metre of water. A couple of minutes later, I had picked up my first kahawhai, followed by another, then an other.

I decided it was time to move on after several catch-and-re leases, it’s a long way to the is lands. With a headwind against us it was a slow paddle up but worth it.

After being taunted by blue cod, I finally got a good hook up – and my first John Dory of the season (okay, my second ever).

With the wind getting up, the water was getting very sloppy and I was getting wet so it was time to drift back, but first a decent gurnard. My livebait got Coutta’d and I picked up an other gurnard before landing and showing off my JD to the boaties at the ramp.

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Halfback Noah Hotham’s top showing in the NPC has been rewarded with a call-up to the Crusaders. Photo Gavin Hadfield/Shuttersport.

Tasman players in NZ Super Rugby sides

CRUSADERS: Quinten Strange, Ethan Blackadder, Sione Havili Talitui, Noah Hotham, David Havili, Leicester Fainga’anuku, Macca Springer, Sevu Reece, Will Jordan

HIGHLANDERS: Andrew Makalio, Max Hicks, Hugh Renton, Shannon Frizell, Mitch Hunt, Pari Pari Parkinson, Fetuli Paea, Luca Inch

CHIEFS: Atu Moli, Alex Nankivell

HURRICANES: Tyrel Lomax BLUES: Anton Segner, Finlay Christie

Community Notices

MONDAYS

FRESH FOCUS NELSON Series 2: Flying High. 7 November: Diana Clark. Appo Hocton, Life of NZ’s first naturalised Chinese migrant. Born (1823) he was the first recorded naturalised Chinese immi grant to NZ, arriving Nelson in 1842. Diana is his great grand-daughter. At the Elim Christian Centre. email: ffnelson2021@gmail.com

LIGHTHOUSE SPIRITUAL AWARENESS CEN TRE. Monday 14 and 28 November. 7.30pm.Trafal gar St Hall. Ph Carolyn 5474613

TUESDAYS

NELSON 50+ TUESDAY WALKING GROUP Nov 8. Great Taste Trail from Wai-Iti Domain. Meet at 10am at the Domain off Highway 6 between Wakefield and Belgrove. Phone Sally 022 4714064.

WELLBYTALKING CAFÉ::1.30pm–3pm,Tuesday 8th November, Richmond Library. Wellby Talking Cafés are about social connection and finding out about groups, activities and services. www.wellby. org.nz 03 5467681.

RICHMOND TENNIS CLUB - Gladstone Road so cial hit for members and non-members Tuesday evenings. All levels of ability welcome. 6.30pm on wards. Contact 0274872480

WEDNESDAYS

BEGINNERS MEDITATION CLASS Wedn morn ings 9.30 to 11pm Beginners Meditation Class Chandrakirti Centre Sunrise Rd, Upper Moutere 035432021 or meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz

WAIMEA HARRIERS Sharland Cycles 5k fun run and walk from Club Waimea, Richmond. Starting

Wednesday 2nd November for 8 weeks. Everyone and all abilities welcome. Start time 6pm. See web site for details. Queries 0223729432.

NELSON NEWBIES, COFFEE MORNING every Wednesday 10:30 - 11.30 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 wel come. Phone Clive 021 205 4731

SPIRITED CONVERSATIONS Wednesday 26 Oc tober ‘That’s MYNT!’ Don’t miss Multicultural Youth Nelson Tasman on their projects, and mission to empower young people. Yaza Cafe opens 6pm, speakers 7.30 pm. Come early and try Yaza’s new ‘Spirited Conversations’menu! Koha. Ph 5486241.

POSITIVE AGEING SOCIAL AND ACTIVITY GROUPS in Stoke. Could you volunteer to help on aWednesday? Please phoneTrish 2655224

CENTRAL GARDEN CLUB Meets second Wednesday of each month 1.30pm at the Meth odist Church Hall, Neale Ave STOKE. Guest Speakers and Afternoon tea. New Members Most Welcome. Contact Bob or Lynn ph;5418468 mem

THURSDAYS

WELLBY TALKING CAFÉ: 10am -11.30am, Thursday 10th November, Nightingale Library Tāhunanui. Wellby Talking Cafés are about social connection and finding out about groups, activi ties and services. www.wellby.org.nz 03 5467681.

NELSON GREYPOWER COFFEE & CHAT Last one for the year so come along & hear Bobbie Hutton. Director of Nursing for Nelson Bays Pri mary Health & responsible for professionally sup porting nurses working in primary & community health services. 20 Oct.‘22. 33 Putaitai St, Stoke

DEADLINE: MIDDAY FRIDAY - 30 WORDS OR LESS BY EMAIL ONLYPLEASE SEND TO: events@waimeaweekly.co.nz

WAKEFIELD ART GROUP All levels of interest welcome. Meet Thursdays at Wakefield Com munity Hall, Supper Room. 10 Whitby Way, Wakefield. 9.30 – 12.00, $4 session tea/coffee provided contact Alison 5418822

NELSON BAYS HARMONY CHORUS – we are a friendly group of women singers who en joy barbershop style harmonies. Enjoy singing? Why not visit one of our rehearsals? We meet every Thursday evening at Club Waimea. Check out our website www.nelsonharmony.org.nz and/or phone Carole, 027 436 0910.

RICHMOND LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB: meet monthly 9.45am on the 1st Thurs. of month at Church of Christ, Croucher St. Wel come to all ladies looking for friendship, fun & fel lowship with other women. Cafe lunch optional for chance to chat. Interesting guest speakers & outings Ph Marion 544 4833 or Joan 544 1854.

TAICHI IN RICHMOND: Thursdays 10am-11:30. Stillness, breath, movement. Quiet Heart Tai Chi, Holy Trinity Church, Dorset Street. Donation. Contact Julie, email grannyjulie11@gmail.com Ph 027 646 3066. All welcome

WAIMEA COMBINED FRIENDSHIP CLUB: 3rd Thursday each month, Hope Community Church Hall, Ranzau Road, 9.45am providing interesting speakers and social opportunities for friendship through its special interest groups. Contact Margaret 022 010 6850.

RICHMOND WELCOME GROUP Want to make new friends join a friendly group of people for coffee & a chat.10am on the 1st and 3rdThurs day of each month at Paragon Cafe Langdale

Drive Richmond Ansley/Phillip 5410 350

RICHMOND CREATIVE FIBRE Meets at Birch wood Hall, Richmond Showgrounds. 9.30am 2nd, 3rd & 4th Thursdays of the month. Come & meet others who enjoy working with fibre. Phone 5443315 (Sandra).

FRIDAYS

WAITAKI OLD GIRLS’ SOCIAL GROUP. Pop in for a coffee & chat Friday 4 Nov. from 10 am. Ven ue Dress up Box, 149 Main Rd, Hope. Some park ing around the back. Entrance of Whites Road. All Oamaruians welcome. Queries 027 673 1145

SATURDAYS

RICHMOND OLD TIME DANCE, November 5th, at RichmondTown Hall, Cambridge st, Richmond. 7 30 to 11 00 pm. Live music, Raffles and prizes.. Entry $8 00 and Supper plate please. Ph Richard 5444 120

CHRISTMAS CRAFT MARKET FUNDRAISERHandmade Crafts&Gifts, Tea&Cake and Sausage sizzle. Come along and support this fundraiser. November 26th 9am-1pm, Whakatu Presbyterian Church, 271 Songer Street Stoke.

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

SUNDAYS

HIGGINS HERITAGE PARK 222 Pigeon Valley Rd, Wakefield - Sunday 6 Nov. Steam - up & museum sheds & park activities open day 10am-3pm.- model

trains,&jiggerrides.www.higginsheritagepark.co.nz MOTUEKA COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB. Municipal Band Hall Old Wharf Road Motueka Sunday 6 Nov. 1.30pm - 4.30pm. Ph: Chris 022 680 0988

IN GENERAL

NELSON RAILWAY Founders Park. The Railcar will be running Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th No vember between 11am & 4pm, weather per mitting. Updates on Facebook & Website

WAIMEA MENZSHED - catering for the inter ests, 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.

LATIN AMERICAN & SPANISH FILM FESTI VAL 1 Oct - 12 Nov, Free entry online booking at www.eventbrite.co.nz Search LASFF Nelson‘22 ARE YOU GAME? Want to play games with out technology? Real games and real people. Contact Genie text only 0212141270 or email magicdancer54@ gmail.com

NELSON HAVEN CLUB PROJECT PINC Next Steps (cancer rehabilitation), now available Rakaia Lions Lilies. Bag of 4 Oriental Liliy Bulbs $10, bag of 20 Freesias $5 plant now & will flow er this season.Available until end November. Email margaret.ralph.c@xtra.co.nz or Ann Law ph 5475661 Margaret Ching ph 5476571

MENZSHED WAIMEA - catering for the inter ests, health & well-being of men since 2010. Shed open Monday - Friday at Richmond Park, 384 Lower Queen St.

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.

NEWSLINE UPDATES

Second Hand Sunday

Sunday 13 November, 9.00 am 2.00 pm.

Love our region and our lifestyle?

The Tasman region is a special place to live. Why it’s special and what we need to do to keep it that way in the future is different for each of us.

As we plan for our future, now is the time for you to share what’s important to you.

We’d like to hear your thoughts on our diverse and delicate environments; beautiful mountains, streams and coastal areas; vibrant towns and growing communities; productive rural areas; and innovative business and industrial zones.

Our next round of community engagement is about to begin as we prepare to draft Aorere ki uta, Aorere ki tai – Tasman Environment Plan (TEP).

Between now and 12 December, there are many ways you can discuss the TEP and provide your input. Share your feedback in a way that best suits you. This could be through one of our local community events, webinars, over the phone, online, email, by post or by dropping in for a chat.

Community in person events include:

• Wakefield – Wakefield School Gala, Saturday 5 November, 3.00 pm 6.30 pm.

Murchison – Drop-in session, Rivers Café, Wednesday 9 November, 11.00 am 1.00 pm.

• Richmond – A&P Show, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 November, 9.00 am 4.00 pm.

• Brightwater – Village green (by Four Square), Thursday 24 November, 1.30 pm 3.30 pm.

St Arnaud – Lake Rotoiti Community Hall (outside), 29 November, 10.00 am 12.00 pm.

• Tapawera – Four Square (outside), Thursday 1 December, 10.00 am 12.00 pm.

Webinars are also scheduled for:

Wednesday 16 November, 12.30 pm.

• Thursday 17 November, 7.00 pm.

To get more information on the above events including webinar links, and to find discussion documents on key aspects of the plan as well as feedback forms, please visit our website, shape.tasman.govt.nz/environmentplan.

Last call for arts funding applications!

Our Creative Communities Scheme has funding available for groups and individuals to run arts projects in Tasman, but get in quick as applications close on Thursday 10 November.

Creative Communities provides funding to support community involvement in the arts – whether it’s music, theatre, festivals, mural painting, outdoor sculptures, art in public spaces, kapa haka, singing, art workshops or something else.

For more information and to complete an application form visit tasman.govt.nz/creative-communities.

Second Hand Sunday is a fun way for Nelson and Tasman residents to declutter and re-home unwanted household goods for free. If you have items you want to give away, simply register online before 10.00 am Friday 11 November to be included on the list of participating addresses.

Print off a poster to put on your mailbox and put your items on your driveway at 9.00 am on the day. A list and map of participating addresses will be available to download from 12.00 pm Friday 11 November. Check out the map to plan your fossicking route and pick up some free second-hand items!

For more information and to sign up, go to tasman.govt.nz/shs.

Salisbury Road water main and pedestrian crossings upgrade now complete

The road cones are gone from Salisbury Road and Richmond now has a new and improved water supply pipeline, plus two new safer pedestrian crossings. The upgrade and installation of the new water main on Salisbury Road that started earlier this year was completed on time and under budget by the end of July.

The old pipe was fragile and unreliable so to minimise the risk of breakages and water supply disruptions it was replaced.

We also took the opportunity to improve pedestrian safety by installing two new raised pedestrian crossings which were designed in conjunction with input from the adjacent schools.

That was where Mother Nature stepped in and created headaches for the construction teams when we were presented with one of the wettest months on record.

Summer’s nearly here – so it’s time to sort your winter firewood!

It’s time to think about buying your firewood for next winter and this year we can help cover some of the cost with our ‘Good Wood’ discount promotion.

We have joined Nelson City Council and will provide a $25 discount off the price of firewood per household.

The promotion runs until Friday 23 December 2022, or until fully distributed, whichever comes first.

The smallest load of wood size is three cubic metres to qualify for a discount.

Our chosen Good Wood suppliers are committed to supplying dry, seasoned firewood, suitable for immediate use, so that’s wood that has a moisture content of less than 25% dry weight. This wood can be stored away immediately.

Or you can go green. Green, unseasoned firewood is delivered sufficiently far in advance of winter so that when properly stored by the user, it will be seasoned for use the following winter. You will need to allow this wood to dry before storing it away.

When discussing your firewood requirements with your Good Wood supplier, make it clear whether you are happy to receive green wood to dry over summer, or if you are planning to store it away immediately that you need dry wood.

Head to tasman.govt.nz/good-wood for full details about how you can save $25 with our Good Wood promotion. And remember, just like your car, your wood burner needs regular servicing too!

Not only did the bad weather delay the pouring of concrete for the crossings, but staff had to be pulled off the job to aid with the flood cleanup across the region. But the good news is the new pedestrian crossings were fully operational for the beginning of the fourth school term.

We’d like to thank you for your patience and understanding while we carried out this major infrastructure upgrade.

COUNCIL HUI

Meetings will take place in person and via Zoom. Visit tasman.govt.nz/meetings-calendar for details and the Zoom link. Unless otherwise stated, all meetings will be held at Council Chambers, 189 Queen Street, Richmond.

Full Council

Thursday 3 November, 9.30 am

Golden Bay Community Board

Tuesday 8 November, 9.30 am, Golden Bay Service Centre, 78 Commercial Street, Tākaka

Motueka Community Board

Tuesday 15 November, 4.00 pm, Motueka Library, 32 Wallace Street, Motueka

Office Administrator

FULL TIME POSITION

Seifried Estate is a medium sized, family owned Nelson winery making world class, award winning Nelson wines which are sold throughout New Zealand and exported to more than 25 export markets.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented office administrator, who has an eye for detail, enjoys a challenging and high paced role and takes pride in maintaining a high standard of accuracy.

The position is part of a job share arrangement where every three months the role will swap from being creditor/payroll focused to stock/debtors focused. It requires someone who can work well in a team, but who can take accountability for their own work as well.

The main tasks in this key position include:

• Payroll (IMS)

• Sales orders/debtors/stock control

• Creditors

• Reconciliations

• General office duties

• Preparing employment agreements and working with Immigration NZ regarding employment of foreign labour. Additionally, assistance with:

• Word processing

• Data input and spread sheeting

• Telephone/Office Reception

• Our RSE processes, travel & visa applications

The successful applicant will be experienced and confident in all office practices. They will be highly organised with an eye for detail, a great team player, comfortable working under pressure, and who enjoys a challenge. They will show initiative, be a logical thinker who can prioritise, and see the bigger operational picture.

This is a full-time role based at our Appleby winery.

Please email your letter of application and CV (including referees and their contact details) to anna@seifried.co.nz

Applications close 5pm on Monday 7 November 2022.

FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR

Saxton Stadium/Richmond Town Hall Part-Time Permanent (Up to 32hrs per week)

Have you got a can-do attitude and looking to join a team that is dedicated to ensuring Saxton Field facilities are the region’s busiest and most friendly.

The successful applicant will be well organised, a quick learner, have amazing customer service skills, and have an eye for detail. Computer literacy is essential, with knowledge of booking systems an advantage. Most of all you need to be a team player, able to think on your feet and adapt quickly.

Training will be provided, including first aid, but having empathy and passion for helping people, both young and the more mature, succeed and enjoy being physically active, is a trait we will certainly favour.

Application form and position description available at: www.sporttasman.org.nz

Application form, CV and covering letter to be received by Wednesday 23rd November 2022 to: Facility Administrator, Sport Tasman P.O. Box 3197, Richmond, 7050 Or email to: admin@sporttasman.org.nz

FIREWOOD

Delivering now for fire wood. Douglas, beech, gum, Lawson Cypress. Good Wood supplier Bay Firewood 027 769 6348.

GARAGE SALE

53 Chelsea Ave, Rich mond. Womens Clothes and accessorie, house hold effects, books, cds, dvds. Too many items to list. Sat 5th and Sun 6th. 9am - 2pm.

FOR SALE

Port-a-cot, near new with bedding. $70. 544 6813.

PUBLIC

GREENFIELD

KEVIN

Diane & family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to those who made contact and shared their thoughts, memories and condolences.

Also, a big thank you to everyone who sent cards, flowers and baking, phone calls and texts. It was wonderful to see all those who came to Kevin’s funeral service despite the bad weather. Kevin would have been truly amazed.

Many thanks to Nelson VCC, Nelson Ford Club, Hospice for the care and support.

Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement of our gratitude to you all.

ANNIVERSARY

To my darling daughter Magan Oliver and my awesome son in law, on your 14th Wedding Anniversary on the 8th November. All our love Reichana, Charlie and Mia

WANTED TO BUY

ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLES

Are you sorting or cleaning out. SEE US FIRST $$$$$$$$$$ We would love to look at anything

Military

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China, Gold & Silver RICHMOND ANTIQUES 2 Salisbury Road Richmond, Phone 03 544 7675.

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Hand Tools Old/ New. Fishing & Boating Gear. Oil & Petrol Signs/ Bottles. Vintage num ber plates. Kiwiana & NZ items. Old shipping items. Tobacco Tins, Signs etc. Any old Adver tising Pieces. Brassware and Copper items Coins / Banknotes. Vin tage Ornaments. Estate & Downsizing Specialist. Steve ph 027 538 0020 or 03 538 0020.

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paid for old wrist watches. Scrap gold & Silver. Old coins & Jew ellery. Vintage / quality tools. Military & Firearms items. General antiques. Also buying estate & shed items. Collection & downsizing. Ph Tim Gladstone. T&B Vintage 0800 653 935

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