Waimea Weekly - 3 May 2023

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Wednesday 3 May 2023

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Flood issues ‘complicated’ 10-year delay

JO KENT

It’s been a decade since a Tasman District Council report investigated the flood risk for Wakefield and Brightwater during a heavy rain event, yet recommendations to improve safety have still to be actioned.

The Brightwater-Wakefield Flood Hazard Mapping document from 2013 shows that almost all the businesses in Wakefield, including the resthome, and a large swath of houses would be right in the way of a flood from Eighty Eight Valley Stream during a high rainfall event.

Blueberry a prize budgie

ANNE HARDIE

Three years ago Jaxon Creswell won a cockatiel in a raffle at the annual Nelson Bird Show that became the first of his varied flock, and this year he won junior and novice prizes for his budgie, Blueberry.

The blue budgerigar was one of nearly 300 birds being judged at the show in Hope during the weekend, with birds travelling from as far as Taranaki and Dunedin.

For nine-year-old Jaxon from Wakefield, this year’s show was a success and he is expanding his flock which already includes budgies, ca-

naries and the original cockatiel, Cocky. The cheeky cockatiel has not learnt any words, but happily taunts the family cat with meows.

Jaxon’s 12-year-old brother Tyler was the first to become interested in breeding birds and now has six homing pigeons, one budgie and “too many chickens to count”.

“They don’t get angry like a cat, or do too much damage,” he says.

“They can peck you, but that doesn’t do much. The outside birds eat wasps which is good because I’m allergic to wasps.”

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The document, which is available on the TDC website, states: “The informal stopbank near the old railway embankment behind 58 Eighty Eight Valley Road appears to play an important role in protecting the Wakefield township during an extreme rainfall event. Consideration should be given to

strengthening or protecting and maintaining this stopbank.”

TDC’s senior infrastructure planning advisor – stormwater and river, David Arseneau, says the delay to addressing the flood issues is complicated, not least because the old railway embankment identified in the report is

not an official stopbank, despite it serving that purpose.

“It is important to note that the railway embankment is not a formal stopbank, nor any type of Tasman District Council infrastructure asset. It is a remnant

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Jaxon and Tyler Creswell with Blueberry the budgerigar at the Nelson Bird Show. Photo: Anne Hardie.

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300 birds on show in Hope

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Tyler breeds black and blue Orpington hens and sells fertile eggs.

His mother Amanda says he can not provide enough fertile eggs to fill orders since the price of eggs escalated and more people want to produce their own.

The bird show was not for the pigeons and poultry though, but rather caged birds.

Nelson Bird Club secretary

Nicole Fryer says many breeders travel to shows around the country each year with their birds and it requires skill to breed the right characteristics

Wakefield’s ‘complicated’ flood risk actions delayed for decade

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for each breed.

The mix of breeds at Hope ranged from canaries and numerous finches, including a Cuban and Gouldian finch, to parrots and even a galah.

The canary section alone had eight different breeds which were required to sing for the judges, but at Saturday morning judging most of them refused to perform.

Nicole says canaries are trained to sing and are required to sing several songs for the judges.

The judging sheet for the canaries has 13 songs that each bird has to sing, with faults deducted when their flutes and bells do not hit the mark.

of the now-decommissioned railway located on private property that also happens to divert floodwaters from the Wai-Iti River and Eighty Eight Valley Stream.

“There are other examples of these kinds of features throughout the district, such as the Richmond Deviation (SH6) and in Brightwater by the Wairoa River, with similar effects to how stormwater and river flooding behaves in those areas, and none of them are managed by council as flood protection stopbanks.

“This does not diminish the potential role of this old embankment in mitigating flood risk in Wakefield, albeit informally, but hopefully helps to clarify the situation.”

Coincidently, TDC is just launching its Brightwater-Wakefield Catchment Management Plan which looks to engage the community for feedback on localised flood issues.

“The first stage of the plan involves updating our stormwater model to better represent council’s stormwater infrastructure in both areas, which will then be followed by an identification of stormwater issues and potential solutions,” David says.

“I expect to hold public meetings starting in June-July,” he says.

“The goal of the first public meeting will be to introduce the purpose and objectives of the Catchment Management Plan, and to ask for feedback from the community on what stormwater issues they have observed and ex-

perienced.”

Follow-up public meetings later in the spring will present and solicit feedback on potential options to help resolve the stormwater issues.

Although the scope of a stormwater Catchment Management Plan does not typically include river flooding, the interaction between urban stormwater and river floodwater in Wakefield is difficult to separate, so TDC is aiming to be more expansive in how it approaches the Brightwater-Wakefield Plan.

“It will also include other important waterways through Wakefield, such as the Pitfure Stream. We hope that this approach will give us a more holistic view of the flooding issues facing the community.”

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Wakefield thefts spark CCTV fundraiser

JO KENT

A spate of burglaries in Wakefield during April has left police and the Wakefield Community Council keen to install additional CCTV cameras to help identify suspects, and they are asking for public donations.

Constable Jamie White says existing security cameras in the village helped police to establish a suspect in a series of burglaries on 1 April.

“There was a spate of burglaries and unlawful interference with dwellings and vehicles on the night of 1 April. Several reports

were made to us, but most were only discovered when I went to conduct some scene enquiries.”

After looking at CCTV footage, police were able to identify a vehicle, establish a suspect and get a search warrant for the car.

“Some of the stolen property was located and, subsequently, a male was arrested and charged in relation to the offending.”

Jamie says that while cameras won’t necessarily deter crime, they are an invaluable investigation tool.

“When I came to Wakefield around six years ago there were no cameras at all, which was frus-

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trating as there tend to be little or no witnesses in rural areas.

“I fundraised for cameras and we now have them in multiple sites, which has helped our investigations no end. The Lord Rutherford memorial statue thief was captured on CCTV which led to him being identified and the statue recovered.”

Each camera costs in the range of $3000 to set up and Jamie hopes that with the help of individuals, local businesses and funding from Tasman District Council, he can install some in the areas that were recently hit.

“This is the first time we’ve asked

the public for help to pay for more cameras, and we’ve already had some generous donations, but technology isn’t cheap.”

Jamie says every single vehicle or dwelling that was stolen from on the night of 1 April was unlocked.

“The offender simply drove around looking for insecure vehicles and dwellings to steal property.

“If a house or vehicle was locked and secure, they simply moved on to the next one. If you lock and secure your property, it significantly reduces the chance of you being the victim of dishonesty offending.”

He says that, while this particular case didn’t involve a local offender, having the cameras in place meant that after the offender was charged he was sent back to the North Island and out of the local community.

Jamie says CCTV played a huge part in that investigation and will do in many more.

“We live in changing times and leaving your property unlocked should be a thing of the past. If you’d like to donate to the CCTV fundraiser, pay into Wakefield Community Council’s account 02-0747-0044482-025, reference ‘cameras’.

Killer deals on world class brands of speakers

Beggs Musicworks massive speaker sale is the perfect opportunity to sort out your sounds for the upcoming long winter nights. With reduced prices on selected international powerhouse brands such as KEF, Klipsch, PSB, Q Acoustics, Bowers & Wilkins, SVS and DALI, owner Tim Babbage says there will be certain items on sale with quite significant reductions. “The biggest saving will be up to $4,000. We will do a deal on anything, but some deals in particular will be killer!”

Made in the UK, KEF exists to ‘fill rooms with music as it was meant to be heard’. The brand was established in 1961 by founder Raymond Cooke who was propelled by a love of music and a refusal to compromise, ensuring KEF’s position at the cutting edge of audio. Fellow Brits, Q Acoustics uses ground-breaking engineering and ingenious construction of its products to create life-like, thrillingly realistic and affordable sound. They have been designing awardwinning loudspeakers since 2006, from affordable stereos to high-end home cinema sound, and wireless audio systems. A fellow Englishman, Bowers & Wilkins founder, John Bowers, dreamt of producing the perfect loudspeaker and delivering recorded sound that is utterly

faithful to the live performance and to the artist’s original intent. The Klipsch brand was created in the USA in 1946, by audio pioneer Paul Wilbur Klipsch. A true eccentric, he gave rise to speaker technologies that would forever impact generations of music lovers. Also American-made, SVS challenges the status quo of ‘high-end’ subwoofers and speakers to bring convincing and immersive sound to the masses. Based in Ohio, the SVS mission is to re-energize people’s desire for awesome sound by bringing passion, fun and expertise back into the mix. PSB is a Canadian company founded in 1972 by someone Tim describes as ‘one of the most genius speaker designers’, Paul Barton. “There will be some really good deals on these. The T600 Premium Tower Speakers will be in the sale. Normally retailing at $15,000, there will be a huge reduction on the price tag.”

Scandinavian-made, DALI (Danish Audiophile Loudspeaker Industries) was created in 1983 to meet demands that other existing brands couldn’t offer. DALI loudspeakers offer outstanding performance and natural sound at competitive prices. Sale lasts until the end of May and only while stocks last.

Constable Jamie White says there were no security cameras when he first started around six years ago. Photo: Supplied.

Plans for less slash from forest harvest

ANNE HARDIE

The Kingsland forest harvest on the hills behind Richmond will be completed this month with the bulk of the slash removed to minimise any risk in major weather events.

PF Olsen regional manager Sam Nuske says the harvest of the Tasman District Council’s pine forest block goes beyond legal requirements in a bid to showcase good forestry practice in a high-risk area.

“We’re just making sure we’re doing the top job for everything. It’s a steep slope with moderate erosion risk, but the consequences below are extreme and if debris makes its way into a culvert in an urban area, it could flood houses and blow out roads. And every-

one is looking at us.”

To avoid the risk of forestry slash (leftover forest debris) ending up in waterways, he says the harvest management plan has included a range of methods. A fixed felling machine is being used to carefully lower trees so there are less branches lost when trees fall and all the debris can be collected at the skid site.

“That’s reducing the amount of slash on the hillside and maximising logs going out.”

All of the slash from the skid sites is being removed by local company Azwood to use as wood fuel to fire burners and also for landscaping.

“That means we don’t have big piles of slash to deal with that can combust into fires. It’s a win-win and environmentally a good out-

come. It was going to biodegrade into the atmosphere, but now it’s been burnt in boilers instead of coal.”

A helicopter grapple is being used at the end of the harvest to extract any leftover wood that may be a risk if it is washed away in heavy rain.

Once the harvest is complete, Sam says the entire hillside will be sown with grass seed to get vegetation growing quickly, which will slow the impact of raindrops on the hill.

“It will slow down the raindrops that hit the soil and as water runs off the slope, the grass will slow it down. And it will stabilise the ground to reduce sediment and reduce slips.”

Native riparian vegetation in the gullies also help capture soil and

debris that may make its way downhill.

Despite the extra steps being taken to reduce risks from the harvest, Sam says it still stacks up economically for ratepayers. Once the harvest is complete, the block will be retired from forestry and replanted in a mix of native and exotic trees. In 15 years, the last block of pine trees in the Kingsland Forest Estate will be harvested and then the entire 100ha on the Richmond Hills will be retired from forestry. He says the decision to retire the forestry block is not about economics, but rather other values that are important such as environment, visual and recreation aspects of the high-profile forest. The risk of fire and public safety during harvest are also factors.

While half of the public seem to be glad to see the end of the pine forest, Sam says the other half are sad to see the trees go because they like the shaded paths beneath them. The public should be allowed back onto the harvested hills by the end of May.

Tasman District Council communication officer Tim O’Connell says high-intensity weather events, including Cyclone Gabrielle, mean the council wishes to better understand the risk of woody debris and opportunities to reduce that risk.

He says a number of efforts have been undertaken to manage environmental risk throughout the harvest and council will continue to look at ways to mitigate the risk from forestry debris in the future.

Chook rules keep neighbours happy

ANNE HARDIE

Knowing the sex of your dayold chicks is a good way to avoid unwanted roosters waking the neighbourhood.

That is the advice from Richmond bird enthusiast Anne Fryer, who has been involved in poultry shows and breeding birds for most of her life. This is why her back yard is stocked with birdlife, including six laying hens.

Six chooks is the limit in a residential area in Tasman and roosters are not permitted – not that she wants them anyway. So, Anne buys sexed day-old chicks when it is time for replacements. She says it is a common mistake that people buy chickens and find they grow up to be roosters and require some tough decisions.

The increasing price of eggs is causing many people to install a

few hens in their garden, but each council has rules to keep both neighbours and chooks happy. While the Tasman District Council allows six hens to be kept on a residential property, Nelson City Council allows up to 12 hens – or chickens as it calls them.

In Tasman, residential chicken enclosures have to be 10 metres from dwellings on adjoining sites, as well as two metres from a boundary.

Roosters are not allowed anywhere in residential areas by either council.

TDC communication officer Tim O’Connell says the rules seem to work well and most of the incidents that arise revolve around chickens breaching the setback boundaries or escaping their enclosure.

Anne has years of advice for newbie chicken farmers in town, in-

cluding keeping the birds safe from cats or how to introduce a new bird to the flock.

“If you bring a strange bird into the pen, you have to do it in the dark and put it on the perch. Then they won’t fight because they wake up and they have slept beside the new bird.

“People don’t realise what you have to feed them to get eggs. They think they just feed them on bread and food scraps. I feed them on pellets and wheat.”

Anne says the hens usually lay eggs consistently for two years and tail off as they get older. Old chooks usually “go in the pot”.

“I’ve got one chook that walked in off the street. Something must have disturbed her and she has come in here because I had chooks. I’ve had her three years now and I still get three eggs a week from her.”

Anne Fryer has learnt a thing or two about hens over the years.

Photo: Anne Hardie.

Wood-fired BBQ’s sizzle out

SARA HOLLYMAN

Wood-fired barbeques will be a thing of the past at Moturoa/ Rabbit Island after this week.

Tasman District Council are removing all of the wood-fired barbeques on the island after council’s insurance company raised concerns about the fire risk to forestry in the area.

The 14 barbeques will be replaced with gas-powered versions, some of which are already installed around Rabbit Island.

“At this stage there will four new single and two new double cookers,” says a TDC spokesperson. They say there is potential for further installations in future

years.

The gas barbeques will be free to use.

“The advantage of moving away from wood and charcoal to gas means a reduction in fire risk posed by the cooking facilities for users and our commercial forestry.”

The new barbeques will be installed on concrete pads and shade sail posts will be driven in now, with shade sails to be fitted during spring.

All of the wood-fired barbeques will be refurbished where possible to be reused but as yet, it has not been decided how many can be repurposed, nor where they might be relocated to.

Local photographer Jack Burden captured some spectacular shots of the Aurora Australis last week at Nelson Lakes National Park. “Clouds that were lingering around Nelson most of the day started to dissipate right on sunset, revealing a sky full of stars,” Jack says. “There were plenty of people who had come out to the lakes to experience something truly magical.” The camera’s ability to capture light over 10 or 15 second exposures is hundreds of times better than our eyes, which means photos have a more intense colour. “That said, on this evening we could see vertical beams moving in the sky and a faint reddish, purplish colour. It’s an unforgettable experience.”

Man arrested in Operation Cobalt

A patched Comanchero gang member is before the courts after the Nelson Tactical Crime Unit arrested him as part of Operation Cobalt last month.

The man was arrested on 23 April following an investigation targeting unlawful conduct by members of the Comanchero gang, which included a number of search warrants. The 34-yearold man was charged with pos-

session of methamphetamine for supply. A police spokesperson says approximately 441 grams of methamphetamine and $2,600 in cash was seized during the search warrants. The street value of the methamphetamine is estimated to be about $227,000.

Detective sergeant Ian Langridge says police are continuing to make enquiries into this

type of offending and are committed to disrupting the supply of methamphetamine in our community. “These drugs have a devastating effect on our community,” he says.

“The harmful consequences of drugs are wide-reaching and go far beyond the individual user.”

The arrested man is due to appear in the Nelson District Court on 15 May.

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Photo: Jack Burden.

Wood-fired barbeques are being removed from Rabbit Island.

Photo: Supplied.

The escapades of a townie on the farm

ANNE HARDIE

Sprinting past a large bull blocking the road on an icy winter’s night was one of the memories that prompted Marg McCorkindale to write her book - ‘Being a Southern Woman’.

Marg was a self-confessed townie when she married a Southland farmer in the 1980s and was thrown into country life that involved everything from lambing a ewe and a complicated birth through to dealing with frozen plumbing.

For the past few years, Marg and her husband Norm have been residents at Olive Estate in Richmond and Marg spent 20 years teaching at Nayland College following her days on the farm.

Back in the 80s she was a teacher at rural Southland schools when she married Norm and was immersed in a rural lifestyle that predated the internet and mobile phones. Even the luxury of a supermarket was a monthly trip to Invercargill where they stocked up with a month’s worth of food.

“At lambing time I had no idea how to jump out of a truck to grab a ewe. There was always plumbing problems because

pipes would freeze. You would get leaking through the roof and one time water came up through the floor from a leak.

“Farmers had to be builders, plumbers and electricians – and you couldn’t Google it.”

She loved the lifestyle and the escapades that could be retold for a good laugh.

She hopes the 14 short stories in her book will prompt a few laughs because she feels there is not enough laughter in the world today.

Her bull escapade occurred in the middle of the night when she drove home from a late school meeting and found the road blocked by a large bull about a kilometre from home. Knowing there would be no other drivers likely to be on the road to help and no phone in those days, she had to take matters into her own hands. Especially after the car would not start again after she turned it off to see if that would entice the bull to move. She could

Nelson Tasman rentals buck the trend

The Nelson Tasman region saw a 40 per cent increase in rental supply in March, despite an overall nationwide drop in supply. Trade Me Property sales director Gavin Lloyd says nationally there was a 13 per cent decrease in listingsyear-on-year, but the regions were a “mixed bag”. Nine of the 15 regions that Trade Me monitors saw an increase in the number of rentals on offer compared with this time last year, with the Nelson Tasman region having the second highest spike behind Manawatu/Whānganui. The median weekly rent across the country remained at $600 in March - a record high which was first hit in February.

climb the fence and negotiate electric fences in the paddocks in pitch black, or she could try running past the bull. She chose to run, leaving the lights on full to keep the bull’s attention.

“I didn’t look back. I was picturing it chasing me but fortunately it was attracted by the lights.,” she says.

Marg is promoting her book at Paragon Eatery in Olive Estate on May 7 at 2.30pm.

Three-vehicle collision at Richmond Mall

One person was transported to Nelson Hospital last Wednesday afternoon with moderate injuries after a three-vehicle collision at the Richmond Mall carpark. A police spokesperson says they were notified of the crash at 1.15pm. St John responded with one ambulance and transported one patient to Nelson Hospital. A witness says they saw a silver car drive into a parked red car, which then crashed into a white van that was driving past.

Marg McCorkindale hopes readers will get a few laughs from her book. Photo: Anne Hardie.

TOTAL RAISED SO FAR

Dancing for a Cause a major fundraiser for Nelson Tasman Hospice. It sees 10 locals, with varying degrees of dancing experience, team-up with trained dancers and hit the dance floor on Saturday 27 May at Trafalgar Centre. This week Sara Hollyman talks to contestants Ben Brownie and Rosie James about preparing and their hopes for the event.

What first drew you to Dancing for a Cause?

Ben: First of all the hard-working Sarah Lindup from NBS Dancing for a Cause planted the seed to see if I would be interested......the rest was a no-brainer for me, let’s help hospice, the local community and put on a fun night together.

Rosie: A Facebook post on Sarah’s story not long after I lost a friend to cancer. I couldn’t think of a better way to channel that grief than to raise funds for hospice.

How much money are you hoping to raise?

Rosie: Still hoping to get close to $30,000. So, dig deep Nelsonians.

Ben: $40,000 + would be great.

Tell me about your previous dancing experience (or lack of).

Rosie: Terrible! My Mum pulled me out of ballet classes after one term as she said

it was a waste of money.

Ben: I would say my dance experience would revolve around Mum and Dad having parties at home as we were youngsters, they encouraged us to express ourselves on the dance floor and move our hips! Other than that...The Little Rock??

What’s been the hardest part of the process?

Rosie: The dancing! By a long shot.

Ben: Waking up with sore muscles that I haven’t used for a long time or ever. To start with asking people for money I found hard but because it is for hospice everyone is very generous.

Why is the Nelson Tasman Hospice important to you?

Ben: They have supported my family network, friends and the wider community, everyone wants this amazing service in our region, they are highly skilled and look after people so well.

Rosie: After losing a friend to cancer last year and my stepsister about 14 years ago. Hospice provides much needed care and support for the terminally ill and their families. Anybody at the end of their life deserves dignified care.

What sort of practice or preparation have you been doing?

Rosie: One session a week with my partner Olly, and one session a week with Olly and our teacher (the amazingly patient Emma!).

Ben: My dance partner Shannon and I have been having one lesson per week with the legendary Sally, one practice with Shannon each week, one practice with my wife Wendy each week &andnumerous steps made in the shower or work place.

What are you most nervous about?

Rosie: I’m not really nervous! I just hope there is still enough time to get the dance somewhat right.

Ben: Entering the dance floor on the night, by far.

Is this the craziest thing you’ve ever done? If not, what was?

Rosie: Quite possibly! I’m not really a thrill seeker but I have donated my eggs three times. Some people think that is a little crazy.

Ben: Yes, by far this will the most out-there thing I have ever done.

Has anything surprised you?

Ben: Yes, the limited amount of dance competitions/clubs now available for competitors in NZ, there are so many talented dancers in NZ. Rosie: That I can actually dance - somewhat.

What can people expect from your performance?

Rosie: Hopefully that I remember all my steps and keep in time to the music.

Ben: Fast moving, hips and hopefully two dancers standing at the end of it.

Code of Conduct adopted despite councillor’s concerns

MAX FRETHEY Local Democracy Reporter

Claims of micromanagement haven’t stopped Tasman District councillors from approving their Code of Conduct.

Richmond Ward councillor Mark Greening was the only councillor to vote against adopting the code which sets the behavioural standards elected members towards other members, council staff, the public, and the media.

“My concern is that this code is essentially attempting to micromanage councils,” Mark says.

He thinks that councils shouldn’t adopt codes that go beyond what legislation prescribes and has concerns about members’ commitments no longer being described as “interpretational aids”. Mark also specifically highlighted a clause on equitable contribution moving from the commitments section to elsewhere in the code, which he thinks could have

unexpected implications. That clause says that “members will take all reasonable steps to equitably undertake the duties, responsibilities, and workload expected of them,” which includes making “all reasonable efforts to attend meetings and workshops” so the majority of the work won’t fall on the shoulders of a small number of members.

Mark, however, wondered if an elected member could use the code against another who was

given a desired committee chair position under the pretence of the workload not being equitably distributed.

He says he engaged in correspondence with Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) about these concerns but remains unconvinced by LGNZ’s response.

LGNZ provides a Code of Conduct as a base for councils to then modify if they choose.

Council chief executive Janine Dowding was part of the email

correspondence.

Quoted by Janine, LGNZ’s Mike Reid said the clause on equitable contribution was added in an old redraft of their code as a “response to concerns of the lack of any mechanism to address cases of members who might not be pulling their weight.”

Rosie James

Ben Brownie

Nelson gets its own video podcast

The region is getting its own locally-focussed podcast with the launch of The Nelson Pod today.

A collaboration between Top South Media (publisher of Waimea Weekly), video production company Be Seen

More and journalist and former Nelson City councillor Matt Lawrey, The Nelson Pod promises to deliver compelling conversations with the

people who make the region tick and some of the inspiring but often under-the-radar characters who call Nelson home.

For Matt, The Nelson Pod is the latest in a long list of media projects and roles.

“We’re going to be talking to some really dynamic people and telling some thought-provoking stories that will hopefully get Nelsonians thinking

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about what kind of a future we want for our region,” Matt said.

Be Seen More founder Todd Star says The Nelson Pod presents an exciting opportunity to bring a high-quality video product to the region’s media mix that brings stories alive in a way that only moving pictures can.

“Podcasts are great to listen to but they’re even better to

watch. We’re doing things in an intimate way that’s really going to draw people in and give them an insight into local newsmakers and thought leaders in a way that hasn’t really been done before.”

The Nelson Pod launches today and is available to watch or listen to on You Tube, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, the Nelson App and Spotify.

One-on-one outside the ring

After 11 years of running Victory Boxing on a daily basis, founder Paul Hampton is enjoying a change of focus.

Paul has passed much of dayto-day running the operation to Victory Boxing’s recently appointed assistant manager, Harry Jenkins, and is now focussing on new ways to develop the programme. He thinks getting to work more on the future of the organisation will benefit its long-term health.

“It’s been a very, very full on, intense time and I’m very proud of what we’ve done. I’m as passionate as I was on Day 1. I’m still there all the time and it’s exciting getting to work on new initiatives, like getting a counsellor working at the gym,” he said.

“It gives me a feeling that I’m not so locked-in and I can explore some other things and share the load.”

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Paul says, in the early days Victory Boxing had no money and the plan wasn’t entirely rational, but he wanted to help young people and he just followed his gut.

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“I look back and it’s gone fast, but a lot has happened,” he said. Paul recently sat down for an in-depth chat about his life and Victory Boxing with the host of The Nelson Pod, Matt Lawrey. The podcast that is launched today covers a wide range of topics, including concerns about someone being hurt at the Fight for Victory fundraisers and the risks that can come with teach-

Over the past three weeks I've been able to spend time in Nelson as Parliament has been in recess Alongside hosting Ministers and attending Anzac Day events I've visited a number of schools throughout the Nelson Electorate

Our schools are doing a fantastic job teaching our young people, sometimes in difficult circumstances The Government has recently announced our plan to reduce class sizes in primary schools and delayed some of the NCEA changes for secondary schools to ease the pressure on teachers

I am hopeful that we will be able to resolve the outstanding collective agreement negotiations for primary and secondary teachers My thanks to the many school principals and teachers who have taken the time to meet with me so that I can ensure your voices are heard in Wellington

I am pleased that my Private Member’s Bill, the Plain Language Bill is now law The Plain Language Act requires public service departments to communicate with the public using plain language I am looking forward to seeing the Act implemented over the coming months!

I'm back at Parliament this week as we prepare for the upcoming Government budget

The focus of the budget will be supporting people with the cost of living and continuing our important focus on infrastructure and skills

ing people to fight. Paul also talks about how he keeps himself mentally healthy, the joy of ice baths and turning 50.

Matt says Paul was the perfect person to interview for the launch of The Nelson Pod.

“Paul’s a legend. He’s built a real community around Victory Boxing and, as everyone knows, he’s a lovely, solid and smart guy. He’s one of those genuinely

inspiring people that remind us of what’s possible when people follow their passions and think a bit outside the square,” Matt said.

Watch or listen on: thenelson pod.co.nz

The Nelson Pod host Matt Lawrey sits down with Victory Boxing founder Paul Hampton in the first episdoe of Nelson’s first video-first podcast.

Host Matt Lawrey talks to Victory Boxing founder Paul Hampton on The Nelson Pod, the region’s first video podcast. Photo: Be Seen More.

Todd Star, Matt Lawrey and Andrew Board are launching The Nelson Pod today.

Photo: Tess Jaine.

New facility for cancer patients

JO KENT

Cancer patients in the Nelson-Tasman region will soon be able to make use of a brand new cancer centre opening in Christchurch later this year.

The Cancer Society’s Nelson-Tasman centre is contributing $50,000 to the new facility, where it’s expected that at least 30 per cent of those using it will be from the local region.

Chairperson of the board for the Cancer Society Nelson-Tasman, Dr Stephen Neas, says the donation was reflective of the important role that the new facility would have in providing accommodation and support for people in the local community.

“While the new cancer centre is in Christchurch, over 30 per cent of those who stay in the accommodation rooms will be from Nelson-Tasman,” Dr Neas says.

The Canterbury Cancer Centre is scheduled to open mid-year and will contain 50 accommodation rooms.

“The value to our local families of having a free place to stay in Christchurch while they access specialist appointments, surgery or

radiation is immense, so it is only right that we support this facility,” he says.

The centre aims to be the first of its kind, providing integrated cancer support for patients from across the South Island.

The new and innovative building design will include the largest accommodation facility for South Island cancer patients and a new cancer hub to ensure patients have a dedicated place of support.

With one out of three people receiving a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime, 26,000 New Zealanders will learn they have cancer this year alone. This number is set to double in the next decade.

Dr Neas is calling on local businesses for support to help raise the $3.5 million needed to complete and equip the centre.

“We’re aware that many local businesses have had a challenging time over the past few years.

“However, we would encourage any organisations looking for sponsorship opportunities locally and throughout the South Island to consider supporting this new cancer centre.”

For more information, visit moreprecious.co.nz.

WAKATU LODGE ON THE MOVE: The Wakatu Lodge on Waimea Rd in Nelson is being moved, piece by piece, to a new home in the Moutere where it will be restored to its former glory by its current owners. The historic building has been in the city for 128 years and has most recently been run as a short and long-term accommodation provider. In 1972, the Nelson Hospital Board opened it as a home for the aged and a rehabilitation centre. Photo: Sara Hollyman.

Artist’s impression of the new cancer centre in Christchurch. Image: Supplied.

Pomeranian breeder used ‘toilet roll’ splint on injured dog’s leg

A pomeranian breeder has been prosecuted by the SPCA after failing to provide appropriate care for her dog’s injured leg, resulting in ongoing pain and deformity.

The woman was sentenced in Nelson District Court on Friday 28 April. She was ordered to pay a fine of $300 to SPCA as well as $1001 in reparations towards veterinary costs.

Two-year old pomeranian Joy, who had recently had puppies, was taken for a veterinary examination by the breeder after it was requested from a prospective puppy purchaser.

The veterinarian found the lower leg had a healing fracture, which the defendant said had happened while jumping off a chair three weeks earlier.

Instead of seeking instant veterinary treatment, the woman applied a ‘toilet roll’ splint to Joy’s leg.

The veterinarian provided Joy pain relief and instructions to return for re-examination two weeks later. T

he breeder did not return with Joy and a subsequent complaint was made to SPCA, which resulted in Joy being

seized following a search warrant. When interviewed, the defendant said that she thought Joy had sprained or badly bruised the bone and acknowledged that she would have been in pain. Joy had three-week-old puppies at the time of the injury, so she had been kept in her crate with her puppies. She admitted she had not sought veterinary treatment and had instead splinted Joy’s leg by putting a bandage and

toilet roll firmly around it.

“Joy’s pain and incorrect healing of the joint was completely avoidable,” says SPCA interim chief executive Robyn Kiddle.

“She was found to have lameness and an abnormal gait – likely due to the pain she was in – and a deformity at the wrist where the bone had formed a callus.”

The defendant was ordered to pay $150 contribution to SPCA legal fees. The ownership of Joy was also forfeited to SPCA.

Joy the pomeranian was seized following a complaint to the SPCA. Photo: Supplied.

Nelson at your fingertips

Local masters prepare for trans-Tasman clash

Well done guys! All awesome players!

Amy Taylor

Congratulations to you all, a great achievement!

Christine Paris

Congratulations and good luck to all this week!!

Brendon Burnett

Giant win for Wakefield couple

What they do with the pumpkins after the event?

John Jenkins

What a great story and alot of fun. Well done to the growers.

Margaret Andrews

Mini McGazzland for Brightwater

That’s a Great idea to have a zone for the smaller kid too, so they don’t get taken out by the big kids on bikes (who are also still learning).

Lavana Ramsteijn-Whyte

Anything that gets kids outdoors and active is the best. Well done to all involved.

Sharon Hewetson

Wow that’s absolutely brilliant news great for our young ones.

Luciano Piemontesi

Hope School welcomes new principal

Congratulations Kathrine, so awesome!! Close enough to come and visit me at the shop.

Lisa Martin

St Paul’s Harvest Gala

Saturday 6 May, 11-3pm, St Paul’s Catholic School – 63 Salisbury Road, Richmond

Lots of great food options, games and activities, second-hand goods. Gala will go ahead rain or shine.

Wakefield Art Group

Exhibition & Sales

Sunday 7 May, 10-2pm.Wakefield Hall

Entry donation to establish a fund for portable Art Display stands. Come and chat with Art Group & Community Members.

Higgins Heritage Park – Steam Up & Army Event Day

Sunday 7 May, 10-3pm

Higgins Heritage Park, Wakefield

Steam Up & Army Re-enactment Day & Member Sheds Open Day.

Yay for you Kathrine. You deserve this. You have worked so hard at every school you have taught at. Lots of get up and go. And a very caring person. One very lucky school.

Sharon Hedges

What’s with the comment, all female staff? At the end of the day they will employ the most suitable candidate for the position… regardless of gender. Congrats to the new principal.

Tamsin Clark

Mason a man of a thousand Last Posts

I get the impression from the article that it is only Mason who is involved locally with this community service (both Mason and myself are ex-Airforce Band members). Yes, Mason is very much involved in this, but there are back-ups. I personally have done the Richmond/Brightwater/Wakefield services for the last 18 years. Now there are two Resthomes added. (And at Wakefield this year I was asked to provide a musical reflection piece as well.) I also have done many RSA funerals or special occasions. Before Mason came on the

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scene a David Todd from the Nelson Band and myself were involved, and more recently Chris Lawton, ex Nelson and Motueka Band’s bandmaster, is regularly involved. On top of this, before my wife and I went overseas to teach English (2002) I also did the Battle of Britain services in my Airforce uniform. In my case I do it in memory of my father who was a WW1 vet (yes I got that correct), and wear his medals proudly, as well as my own Territorial medal. So there is reason for me to be actively still doing it at 74 yrs old (in fact, I have been doing the Last Post/Rouse publicly since I was 12 and in the Boys Brigade). Perhaps a correction should be made to recognise us others who also commit time to this service. Best intentions reflected here.

Barry Burgess

Great article mate, inspirational

Vern Walker

Just a thought...

PAUL MILSON

Brightwater Anglican Church

Along with a few hundred people, I attended the Brightwater Anzac Day Remembrance Service last Tuesday. It was a moving occasion. Anzac Day was first observed in 1916 – a year after the Gallipoli campaign which cost nearly 3,000 Kiwi soldiers their lives. Over 100 years later, we still gather together as communities to remember and solemnly celebrate those who have served in defence of this nation and defending the values of the free west. New Zealand soldiers have gone through an awful thing – war, death, injury, emotional scarring – so that the rest of us can have a good thing – living peacefully in a place like Tasman Bay, free of autocratic leadership. It is good and right for us to take time to honour those who have done that for us. I see a similar dynamic with Jesus. He said: “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” This was more than just words of wisdom. After speaking these words, he went on to actually lay down his life for his friends – and for his enemies. Like the Anzacs – he went through an awful thing so that many could have a good thing. He went through an awful thing – the humiliation and pain of the cross – so that many can have a good thing – those who want it can be made right with God and enjoy the peace, purpose, and a great life forever with God.

Local History

How the Owen River Hotel came to be

ROBYN PARKES

In the year 1865, John and Ann Dellow along with their child, left Nelson in a horse and dray to carve out a new home at the Owen River.

The journey took a week, travelling via Top House Road until they came to the Gripps Ford.

From there, they were taken on pack horses for the rest of the journey to the junction of the Owen and Buller rivers where their future home, a small manuka slab hut was built.

John had marked out the junction as the ideal site for an accommodation house.

However, constant flooding led him to build his first Owen River Hotel on a different site where the family lived for several years farming the property.

This place was later burned down and he rebuilt the hotel on the top

of the rise.

He later sold the property to John Oxnam who had married his eldest daughter, Mary.

In 1879, a new post office was opened at the hotel due to an increase in the number of men mining at the Owen reefs.

John and Mary lived there for some years until the family grew up and they moved to Murchison to take up a large area of farmlands there.

George Trower was the next owner of the property, however he did not live there very long and sold to Mr William McLean.

The property was described as 52 acres with a hotel of 9 rooms, dairy with water laid on, stables, barn, sheep yards and dip.

William, a South African war veteran, died in 1909, aged 29, and the following year his wife Annie married Len Newman.

Len was born in Blenheim in

1854. On the death of his mother the family moved to Owen River to take up farming.

Len was apprenticed to Balme and Co. After marrying Annie, he took over the running of the hotel and resided there until his death. He was a member of the Murchi-

EVERYTHING

son County Council for six years and sat on several boards. It was Len who built a more modern hotel on the present site. In 1925, he applied for the removal of the licence from the old hotel to the new one which was northward of the old, a distance of about 300 yards.

In 1930 a workman, Eric Rodley had been staying at the hotel while carrying out some plumbing work.

One night he went to bed and the following morning was found dead outside underneath the window to his upstairs room. Those investigating surmised that as there had been an earthquake the night he died, Rodley, when trying to get out of his room, must have mistaken the window for a door.

Years came and went and the licence for the hotel changed many times.

The old hotel, with its quaint old English gabled roof, held many memories of the old-time wagoning days, when all goods and produce coming into the district was carted by wagons and sixhorse teams from Kohatu Station, the Owen Hotel being a stopping place on a long, weary journey.

$18,800 $10,700 $15,800 $29,700 $21,400 $18,800

$14,300 $23,300 $24,700

Owen River Hotel circa 1970s. Photo: Photo News.

SUNDAY 14 MAY

Surprise Her!

Mums love small precious things. Visit our store or view the Mother’s Day Collection online and make her special day extra sweet.

JENS HANSEN

320 Trafalgar Square, Nelson. Phone 03.548.0640 www.jenshansen.co.nz

Thank Mum with an amazing massage

Jo welcomes you to send your Mum to enjoy one of her beautiful massages, be it relaxation, hot stone, pregnancy or deep tissue so that they may leave feeling refreshed and relaxed. From 22nd May she will be located at Primal Fit in Richmond.

MIND AND BODY THERAPY

Brighten her Day!

Give a gift that keep on giving with a plant from Bay Gardens and Landscapes.

Daphne is always a Mother’s Day favourite that delights the senses, or if you’d like Mum to choose something herself, grab a gift voucher.

BAY GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES

38 Artillery Place (off Sandeman Rd), Richmond. Ph 544 2076 www.baylandscapes.co.nz

Treat Mum for Mother’s day

Purchase a gift voucher to go towards some new clothes or shop our range of accessories of skincare, jewellery and more. New stock just arrived from some of our most popular brands KETZ-KE and LTB. Gift cards available online.

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Steeped in tradition and providing a sense of community and brotherhood to its members, The Forest Lodge No. 116 was established in the community in 1873. A fourth-generation member, Doug Hulleman is the current Master of the Lodge and says that in 2024 the membership will be celebrating 150 years of continual service to the region. As a financially independent club, The Forest Lodge No. 116 has been instrumental in the support of the Kirkpatrick Scholarship. Also involved

in sponsoring the Riding for the Disabled, Nelson Tasman Hospice and the local Coastguard, Doug says that a large portion of the community work they do goes unpublished. “We are a financially independent club whose projects are funded by our independent trust. The money comes out of our own pockets. For us, the society is about giving back to our community.” Its members range from ages 20 to 90 years old and the club enables its people to learn valuable life skills. Freemasonry is a

unique organisation that has been around for centuries and offers a fulfilling and rewarding experience for those seeking personal growth, community, and the opportunity to make a positive impact.

The Found directory has been around for decades. It has about 1,300 listings and many of these are clubs or other social groups. The directory has recently been extensively upgraded and this has made it more user-friendly with great search func-

tionality. If you are looking for something to do, particularly if you want to do it with others, you will probably find it in Found. One of the great things about Found is that any club or group can list their details in the directory, and it does not cost them anything. A curator goes through the listings to make sure that they are current and accurate. If you think you may need a bit of help to find what you are looking for, then why not come to a Wellby Talking Café.

Table Tennis Nelson occupies a purpose -built table tennis area adjacent to the main Saxton Stadium. There are opportunities for coaching, social and competitive play. We have a great facility with12 tables enabling up to 48 players in action at a time, and there is a full kitchen and lounge area to sit and have a chat after your game. Table tennis can be enjoyed by all ages and is a great way to exercise and have fun at the same time. The perfect game for young and old to improve hand-eye coordination and reflexes while helping to stimulate mental alertness, concentration and tactical strategy. There is a standard session fee of $5 for up to 3 hours play, with a break for a cuppa and a biscuit included. Those looking for more serious play can pay a term fee for unlimited sessions when the stadium is open.”

RURAL OUTLOOK FROM DOUBLE GLAZED, 4 BED HOME

The generous 1168m2 section backs onto 2 lifestyle properties with a long view to the hills, so you won’t feel hemmed in here! The brick home is double glazed, and faces north so gets all day sun.

The well thought out floor plan comprises 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 living areas (an open plan living dining plus a separate lounge that can be closed off if required) a separate laundry and a double garage with internal access, so it meets the requirements of most! The main bedroom includes an ensuite bathroom and a walk in wardrobe. However you prefer to keep warm, you won’t be cold here! There are 2 heatpumps, one in the living room and one in the hallway for those crisp

Address: 9A Angus Place, Wakefield

Price: $939,000

Website: welcomerealestate.co.nz

Agent: Sarah Robb

Mob 027 882 1994

winter mornings, and a gas fire in the formal lounge. The current owners missed the ambience of a fire, so have installed a pellet fire which they have enjoyed. The property also offers a handy circular drive, a separate workshop/garden shed, and raised vegetable gardens, with room for more if you wish.

With so many of the important features ticked off, it is likely the new owners may wish to update the décor for their preference, and this has been factored into the asking price. Due to a downsize for the current owner, lovely 9a Angus is now available for you. Please ring with any questions, or pop along to the open home.

sarah@welcomerealestate.co.nz

For further information about 9A Angus Place, Wakefield, contact: Sarah Robb (Licensed under the REAA 2008). Phone 027 882 1994

Enquiries Over $890,000

Sitting in pride of place for sun and views

48 Eighty Eight Valley Road, Wakefield 1117 sqm

There must be a good reason the current owners have stayed here for 35 years! The location is certainly special, so close to the village you can walk the children to school, or just wander through the beautiful Faulkners Bush reserve nearby. When you are at home in your light and bright living areas, you look across rural land and treetops, so your view is green and peaceful, adding such a relaxing feel to this well loved property. The kitchen is upgraded with a new cooktop, a Bosch wall oven, dishwasher and rangehood, and you can chose from a logburner or heatpumps to keep you cosy now that winter is around the corner. Some years ago the downstairs area has been converted to more accommodation, so there is space for all the family.

Beautifully presented, double glazed, like new!

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So many welcoming features here, you feel like you are walking into a new home. Inside the double glazed, brick exterior, you immediately notice the generous proportions of this home - a sunny and light filled kitchen dining room with doors to a covered patio fully fenced from the street, and across the wide hallway is a very large lounge with a new logburner for your winter comfort and ambience. Please note, there are also 2 heatpumps for all year round comfort. The 175m2 home offers 3 well sized bedrooms, and updated showers and flooring in both bathrooms. Other lovely upgrades include LED lighting and new carpet, and in the spacious kitchen, the chef in the family will love the new induction cooktop, and clever use of storage.

Both sellers and buyers are coming, or have come, to recognise the ‘‘new norm’’ regarding the demand-supply equation in play right now, so for sellers the critical actions remain as always: Select a great agent who you can trust and who is part of a team that has a proven track record of success. Invest in a strong marketing campaign that will attract every potential buyer in the market and then push forward strongly and positively towards your sale.

Bryan Thompson, Managing Director, Harcourts New Zealand says that the market across New Zealand has been progressing through a well-recognised period of adjustment post the sugar rush of cheap post-Covid funding.

As you move towards sale day perhaps the defining factor between success and disappointment be the work you and your agent have done to make sure you both fully understand the level of interest from a price perspective that your property has generated. If you don’t, then as a seller you are running the risk of making a poor decision.

The age-old truism that facts defy belief rings very true in real estate, so when you make the final decision to accept

or reject an offer, make sure you do so with all available facts at hand. If you don’t, then you’ll be relying on opinions and beliefs.

“In Nelson and Tasman, the market generally reflects what most New Zealander’s also face when involved in a real estate transaction. Choosing the right agent to work with you and coach you through your journey is most important to achieve a sellers end goal. Making sure your house looks its best has never been more important,” says Chris Harvey, Principal Harcourts Nelson & Richmond. Here’s some top tips to get your house sale-ready.

DE-CLUTTER

The first tip is the simplest. It’s obviously a must to clean and tidy your home before an inspection, but it’s also crucial to also get rid of clutter that could stand in the way of a prospective buyer picturing themselves in the home. That means getting rid of personal knick knacks and photographs, unnecessary furniture or furniture not designed for that type of room, for example, a bed within a space traditionally used as a living area. Even if it means putting belongings and furniture into storage until the property sells, the investment will be worth it.

REPAIR

Make any aesthetic repairs well before inspection. Things as small as a chip in the paint on an interior wall could detract from the overall feel for the home, so get these things done before your open home. You could also invest in updating features like tired curtains, older fixtures and fittings, or laying new grass if you have a patchy lawn.

STYLE

Once your home is clutter free, consider using a home stylist or staging service. The results can be dramatic. Home stylists will take a look at your space and loan you furniture that is best suited to your home. The right size and style of furniture can make spaces look bigger, more comfortable and highly desirable. Again, this will help potential buyers to picture themselves living in the space.

PHOTOGRAPH

Use a professional photographer to take quality, well-lit pictures of your home. After going to the trouble of updating, de-cluttering and staging your property, the last thing you want to do is turn people away before they’ve even inspected your home.

A professional photographer can make spaces look bigger, ensure they are well-lit and showcase your home in the best possible way.

Plus, you benefit from the experience of someone who knows exactly how to take a photo that appeals. Good photography attracts buyers looking online, scanning through ads and looking through the paper. It’s about piquing interest to attract buyers to inspect in the first place.

Your property may not need all of these tips.

It’s about looking at your home objectively from a prospective buyer’s point of view and assessing what needs to be done.

What would distract you if you were inspecting the property? What would you want to replace or update if you were thinking of making an offer?

If you were to say to yourself ‘this place is great, but…’, how would you finish that sentence?

Once you’ve made a list of all the possible things your property needs, follow the four tips above to make your home a stand-out to prospective buyers.

Mayer Crescent, Wakefield

Wendy Pearson 021 567 722 wendy@welcomerealestate.co.nz

Sarah Robb 027 882 1994 sarah@welcomerealestate.co.nz

Enquiries Over $879,000

Wendy Pearson 021 567 722 wendy@welcomerealestate.co.nz

Sarah Robb 027 882 1994 sarah@welcomerealestate.co.nz

Stoke 40 View Mount Your Own Private Retreat

The coming to the market of this beautiful, commanding original 1900s Villa gives you an opportunity to purchase a unique, sunny property on the foothills of Stoke. This is the original View Mount farmhouse, with a lot of refurbishments over the years whilst retaining the original style. Sited on just over ¾’s of an acre, close the gates and you’ve shut the world off. An incredible view, privacy and tranquillity are three of the outstanding features of this home. The huge veranda wraps around the North, West and South sides of the Villa giving you a choice of outdoor living with outstanding views. RV is $1,430,000.

3419m² 4 2 2 1

Price by Negotiation

View 11.00am Sunday 7th May harcourts.co.nz/NN25925

Struan Bennett

M 027 446 1631 P 03 548 3034 struan.bennett@harcourts.co.nz

Collingwood 1409

Wintering

We are 34HA the perfect with excellent all with open

Richmond

17 Chelsea Avenue

Parkside Living for the Whole Family Deadline

If you’re looking for an expansive family home in the perfect location, then look no further. All day sun streams into the two large living areas, with envious indoor/outdoor flow providing numerous dining options and entertaining areas. Watch the children out the window enjoying the playground and the open space of Harriet Reserve. Bring all the toys! There is plenty of off-street parking as well as an internal access double garage and a carport.

Atawhai

25 Rainbow Drive

Just a Great Home

Steve Thomas M 021 744 609 P 03 544 4441 steve.thomas@harcourts.co.nz

756m² 3 1 1 2

Price by Negotiation View 12.15pm Sunday 7th May harcourts.co.nz/NN25946

This your opportunity for to buy this beautifully presented family home in a quiet location, close to the Atawhai shops, early learning centre and Clifton Terrace primary school. This 240sqm+ (approx) home offers 3 bedrooms upstairs, modern kitchen and a spacious sunny living & dining area, which has a lovely outdoor flow onto a north facing deck. Downstairs offers double garaging, rumpus room plus a large separate workshop.

Struan Bennet M 027 446 1631 P 03 548 3034 struan.bennett@harcourts.co.nz

Home Located live in The owner with potential sunny bathroom plus upgrades heat

Collingwood

1409 Collingwood-Puponga Main Road

Wintering or prime finishing land?

We are proud to offer this productive block offering 34HA of flat easy to gentle rolling land that would be the perfect add on to an existing property. Fertile soil with sound fertiliser history, gravity fed water system, excellent 5 bay shed and old cow shed with power, all with panoramic views of the surrounding hills and open water of Tasman Bay.

43.1145Ha

Tender (No Prior Sale)

Closes 1pm Wednesday 10th May View by appointment harcourts.co.nz/RC6536

Hope

61 Bartlett Road

Home, Land and Lifestyle all in One

Toby Randall M 027 233 9170 P 03 544 4441 toby.randall@harcourts.co.nz

Tahunanui

6/50 Golf Road

Home and Income!

Located privately and securely, this is a property you can live in whilst collecting income to help pay the mortgage! The owner currently rents the 2 bedroom ground floor with living and dining area, bathroom, kitchenette, and potential office space. The upper level is a spacious and sunny with open plan dining and living areas, kitchen, bathroom with separate toilet, two double bedrooms, plus access to the balcony. You will also appreciate the upgrades which include partial double-glazing, two heat pumps, keyless entry and Alexa controlled lighting.

Deadline Sale (Unless Sold Prior)

Closes 1pm Wednesday 9th May

View by appointment harcourts.co.nz/RC6538

Matt Goodman

M 027 456 7788 P 03 544 4441 matt.goodman@harcourts.co.nz

5601m² 4 3 2 2

Price by Negotiation over $1,560,000 View by appointment harcourts.co.nz/RC6553

Discover the perfect balance of modern living and ultimate lifestyle appeal with this stunning property. Featuring spacious living areas, contemporary interiors, and established gardens, this home is perfect for families who value style and comfort. Animal lovers, families craving space and purchasers searching for the rarely found combination of town meets country will be inspired by this property. A beautifully presented home perched on a acre and a quarter block.

Toby Randall M 027 233 9170 P 03 544 4441 toby.randall@harcourts.co.nz

Sophie Haley M 021 277 9309 P 03 544 4441 sophie.haley@harcourts.co.nz

The Wood 116a Grove Street Street Smart!

A stylish architecturally designed home is cleverly designed to optimise the site without compromising interior or exterior spaces, this is a great right sizer! The spacious open plan living with hub of the home kitchen opens out to a deck ideal for alfresco dining, when not at one of the local cafes or ale houses. Ideal for those looking for a low maintenance, “lock up and leave” handy to shops and minutes of the CBD. Immediate vacant possession possible- this one’s a winner!

$799,000

View by appointment harcourts.co.nz/NN25927

Caroline Fletcher M 021 648 902 P 03 548 3034 caroline.fletcher@harcourts.co.nz

Thirty years of caring for ‘All Creatures Great & Small’

Celebrating thirty years of business, Roger Bay, director and founder of Town & Country Vet in Richmond, says that festivities are a frequent occurrence at the facility with the fifty-strong team. “We have a huge family culture which is one of our strengths and something which really sets us apart from others, it’s our superweapon!”

Setting up the business in 1993, things were a little different. After working in the region for a few years, Roger saw an opportunity to provide services across the district for all animals, large and small.

A pretty daunting prospect at the time, especially with the added challenge of providing 24/7 care, Roger says starting out on his own was a hurdle. He aligned with Combined Rural Traders, becoming CRT Vets, which gave great access to the rural community while providing vital office support. “This relationship held strong for ten years and was a good launching pad. I was very fortunate to find great people to join the team and the business grew very quickly. The three of us - including Llyn Powell and Danny Hajdu - formulated a more structured business operating in a series of smaller facilities at CRT but we needed more room. We had outgrown the space and gone beyond the original vision.”

In 2007 the business expanded, rebranded as

Town & Country Vet and the purpose-built clinic opened.

“Danny retired and Warren

‘Mitch’ Mitchell came in with his special expertise in equine services along with Joe Bennett and Todd Field.

We invest heavily in building up skill sets and adding value to the future of the business. We invest in having great support people with each veterinarian having two or three staff members around them.”

Looking back over three decades in business, Roger says it is hard to choose his favourite standout moments, however, when pressed, it is the key moments of the businesses growth that remain distinctive.

“There have been so many highlights over the years. I think the beginning of the business and realising there was an encouraging support of it was a definite highlight for me. From there it didn't take long to get things off the ground. Seeing the business become its own entity and the building of the standalone facility here in Richmond was a major milestone.

Dogwash, shampoos, crème conditions, flea treats with heated warm water and a heated blow dryer.

the K9000 DIY Dogwash is as easy as 1,2,3. The simplicity of the K9000 allows both you and your dog to enjoy the entire dog wash experience.

CRT Vet partners, Roger Bay, Danny Hajdu and Llyn Powell.

Llyn Powell.

"Witnessing the maturity of the business to employ a general manager and wrap a fully-functioning board, with independent chair, allowed us to get to where we are in our current position of having 50 souls on board and the ability to provide them with both a lifestyle and a space to express themselves and show their talents, from junior staff right through to senior members. We have such an exceptional team. Everyone is an integral cog of a business that focuses on a shared vision and an overall mission of incorporating old-fashioned care for all living creatures.

"Witnessing the maturity of the business to employ a general manager and wrap a fully-functioning board, with independent chair, allowed us to get to where we are in our current position of having 50 souls on board and the ability to provide them with both a lifestyle and a space to express themselves and show their talents, from junior staff right through to senior members. We have such an exceptional team. Everyone is an integral cog of a business that focuses on a shared vision and an overall mission of incorporating old-fashioned care for all living creatures.

"We are here to care for both animals and humans, this underpins all of our conversations and decisions.

"We are here to care for both animals and humans, this underpins all of our conversations and decisions.

"Everyone is treated with a value of caring, integrity, and instilled support. I believe this type of approach generates its own wind in its sails and develops a really strong culture within the team, flowing through to the level of service we provide.”

"Everyone is treated with a value of caring, integrity, and instilled support. I believe this type of approach generates its own wind in its sails and develops a really strong culture within the team, flowing through to the level of service we provide.”

Helping to bring people up to a level of leadership with a provision of guidance and backup,

Helping to bring people up to a level of leadership with a provision of guidance and backup,

Roger says they have reached a level where senior members can depend on a broad leadership team and take real comfort that things will run smoothly.

Roger says they have reached a level where senior members can depend on a broad leadership team and take real comfort that things will run smoothly.

“We trust they will make the right call if we were not here.”

“We trust they will make the right call if we were not here.”

Encouraging of those who are interested in entering the industry, Town & Country Vet also provide solid educational

Encouraging of those who are interested in entering the industry, Town & Country Vet also provide solid educational

support for students.

support for students.

“I love seeing the young ones shine through, it is nice to see people transition into their calling. We always, on any given day, have two or three students on the floor learning.

“I love seeing the young ones shine through, it is nice to see people transition into their calling. We always, on any given day, have two or three students on the floor learning.

"The feedback we receive is always hugely rewarding; that our business is friendly, considerate, cooperative, engaging, and that we are here to see everyone succeed and grow.”

"The feedback we receive is always hugely rewarding; that our business is friendly, considerate, cooperative, engaging, and that we are here to see everyone succeed and grow.”

There have been many advancements of technology and treatments since Roger first entered the field, but the essence of a vets role remains.

There have been many advancements of technology and treatments since Roger first entered the field, but the essence of a vets role remains.

“The advancements of animal medicine are huge. When I graduated, I was at the back end of the time the country GP era.

“The advancements of animal medicine are huge. When I graduated, I was at the back end of the time the country GP era.

"We literally had to be across

"We literally had to be across

everything, there were no specialists or referrals, and no internet.

everything, there were no specialists or referrals, and no internet.

"Now there are specialists all the way down the species line. And the quality of medicine is so much more advanced than it used to be.

"Now there are specialists all the way down the species line. And the quality of medicine is so much more advanced than it used to be.

"The industry is far more satisfying technically, but fundamentally it has stayed the same - our core values for ‘all creatures great & small’.”

Providing a vast range of services,

"The industry is far more satisfying technically, but fundamentally it has stayed the same - our core values for ‘all creatures great & small’.” Providing a vast range of services,

Town & Country Vet has a team of experienced vets, nurses and support staff to meet every animal's needs. Whether it is routine wellness checks, dental care, puppy training classes, or more advanced specialist care that is required, the team will make you feel welcome and are happy to answer any questions.

Town & Country Vet has a team of experienced vets, nurses and support staff to meet every animal's needs. Whether it is routine wellness checks, dental care, puppy training classes, or more advanced specialist care that is required, the team will make you feel welcome and are happy to answer any questions.

“We provide a lot of end-of-life treatments and home visits for farewells

“We provide a lot of end-of-life treatments and home visits for farewells

The Town & Country Vet team on the job.

The Town & Country Vet team on the job.

honor excellent Country our in their Taz, all a Anniversary. to their more

and goodbyes to pets, rehoming and adoption options, as well as Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT).

"We offer a huge scope of services across the Nelson Tasman region, and it is great to have a competent team backing us.

"Our strength is in our people, our

team, our culture and our support.”

Back thirty years ago farm animals used to be the driving force of the business, says Roger, now it is as much domestic pets, equine and lifestyle blocks.

Vets at the practice treat a huge variety of patients, small mammals, birds

It has been an absolute honour working with the excellent team at Town and Country Vet since we opened our Canine Hydrotherapy Pool in June 2022.

Miriam and Aaron with their beloved dogs, Maxie and Taz, would like to wish them all a very Happy 30th Anniversary. We look forward to supporting them and their canine clients for many more years to come.

CANINE HYDROTHERAPY POOL

canine hydrotherapy pool and swim fitness

022 327 1788 | k9swim@maxiemim.nz

AND SWIM FITNESS

Miriam and Aaron with their beloved dogs, Maxie and Taz, would like to wish them all a very Happy 30th Anniversary. We

022 327 1788

k9swim@maxiemim.nz

022 327 1788 k9swim@maxiemim.nz

(including backyard chickens), reptiles, fish and amphibians. “All these special pets have their own anatomy and physiology so treating their illnesses requires knowledge of this diversity.

"We have access to huge networks with some of the world's best specialists. We can access an international expert any time day or night, which can provide the best results and solutions, and to have that backup is huge.”

Looking to the future, Roger says there are some exciting plans in place for the next phase of the business. “We are committed to being locally owned and operated.

'When we built this facility, we

Specialist referral diagnostic imaging for your pet

Happy Anniversary to the team at Town and Country Vets. Congratulations on this milestone. Here is to many more years serving the pets and pet owners of the Nelson/Tasman region.

had ten people on board providing 24/7 care, now we have 50. We need more space. We have secured a site on Lower Queen Street to house a large,

multipurpose vet centre. Plans have been finalised, and we hope this to be completed in 18 months. I am delighted to have been part of this journey.”

Equine vet Warren ‘Mitch’ Mitchell at Stonehurst Farms.

The Town & Country Vet team on the job

More Stable More Able

A FREE Falls Prevention information session

Have you felt a bit wobbly on your feet?

Concerned about your balance?

Have your slipped, tripped or tumbled recently? Learn about the do’s & don’ts, the why & why not’s of “Falls Prevention”

• Regular appropriate exercise can prevent falls

• ACC Community Strength & Balance classes are available

• Learn about Nymbl – A FREE ACC app to keep you on your feet

To book into this session contact Ange Baker Community Falls Prevention Coordinator on 021 790415 or angela.baker@nbph.org.nz

Bay Landscapes - Your one-stop gardening destination

If you have children asking what you want for Mother’s Day, we have the perfect answer - a gift voucher from Bay Landscapes and Garden Centre! That way you can select a beautiful flower or plant that will keep on giving, and you’ll think of family each time you look at it. Perfect!

Bay Landscapes have a huge range of plants and shrubs that are flowering now, as well as a good selection of indoor plants, plus the ever popular daphne bushes that every mum loves. A selection of bulbs ready for autumn planting will see your spring garden bursting with daffodils, tulips, ranunculus, anemones and Dutch iris.

The Bay Landscapes team are enjoying their new site at 38 Artillery Place in Richmond where they have everything you could possibly want - a myriad of landscape supplies plus a fabulous range of trees, shrubs, grasses, fruit trees, perennials, vegetables, herbs, bedding plants and more. It’s well worth a visit; turn into Sandeman Road by Nelson Pine, right into Artillery Place and drive through the gates at the end – you can’t miss the huge white canopies – your perfect onestop destination. The rising cost of living is at the forefront of every-

one’s minds. Bay Landscapes have a wonderful range of vegetables in punnets year-round, ensuring they are the correct varieties for each season. If you have a small garden or a vegetable pod, the ‘Pick and Mix’ seedlings are the perfect solution - choose from the range of single seedlings and herbs, just $1. It’s also a fabulous way to stagger plantings in your vegetable garden. If garden space is an issue, talk to the team about how you can create a container garden, utilising pots and plant systems that maximise production in smaller areas. In any container garden using a good quality potting mix is crucial, and luckily Bay Landscapes have that too! And everyone raves about their fish compost – it’s perfect for topping up existing ornamental and vegetable gardens. If you are filling raised beds, the garden mix is ideal – it’s a combination of screened topsoil and fish compost. Jasmin, Bill and Lesley, and the entire team at Bay Landscapes, enjoy nothing more than a friendly chat with their customers and love it when they can offer helpful advice alongside their top quality products. Make sure you schedule a visit to check out their new location on your to – do list!

Specialists in Mobility

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KEEP WARM, STAY WELL AND BE HAPPY THIS WINTER

PREPARING YOUR HOME FOR WINTER

We all love a warm and comfortable home during the cold winter months. So before the worst of the weather arrives, go through our checklist to make sure you’re protecting your home and your family – as well as ensuring you have efficient heating. Many of these things you can do yourself to keep maintenance and utility bills down.

Your winter checklist:

• Clear your spouting of leaves, debris and plant material

• Clean out drainage channels and ensure storm drains are clear

• Weather-strip any windows or doors that are draughty

• Check that ceiling insulation is in place and close access holes

• Trim trees with overhanging branches near windows and spouting

• Cover outdoor furniture that’s not in regular use

• Secure outdoor furniture and the

Keep cosy indoors with CreativeBug and Hoopla

Winter is a great time to get crafty. CreativeBug has thousands of art and craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. It’s the number one inspirational resource for DIY, crafters, and makers. Free to use with your library card and PIN. Visit creativebug.com/ lib/tasmanlibraries for your daily dose of inspiration.

If reading or films are more your thing, Hoopla has hundreds of popular films, documentaries, TV series, music, e-books, comics, and audio books. Access all of this from the comfort of your own home. Free to use with your library card and PIN. Visit the library website to check out Hoopla’s incredible offerings today.

For a brand-new spa, or advice on how to keep yours in top condition, call Aquaflow pools.

trampoline in case of high winds

• Check your emergency supplies, including replacing any out of date food items, refreshing water supplies and ensuring torches are working.

• Get your heating system serviced.

BAY

LANDSCAPES & GARDEN CENTRE

The team at Bay Landscapes say winter is no time to hang up your gardening tools! If you start planting your vegetable seedlings now you will have a lovely crop ready for delicious winter meals. There’s nothing like eating produce that you’ve grown yourself, and with the rising cost of living it is great for your budget too. If space is limited or you want to stagger planting, their

‘Pick and Mix’ single seedlings are a great option. Planting bulbs now will ensure that springtime in your garden is fabulous! Autumn is always the best time to plant new trees, shrubs and roses, as well as to take care of lawn

maintenance. And check out their fertiliser range to make sure your garden stays in tiptop condition. Everyone raves about their fish compost – it’s perfect for topping up existing ornamental and vegetable gardens.

Our ECOseries PROMOTION of strategically selected spas will run for a limited time to generate foot traffic & enquiry for your store

Growing your own vegetables allows you to beat the rising cost of living and to have a steady supply of fresh produce.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KEEP WARM, STAY WELL AND BE HAPPY THIS WINTER

mond - turn into Sandeman Road by Nelson Pine, right into Artillery Place and drive through the gates at the end of the road.

TASMAN DISTRICT LIBRARIES

Gear up for winter and cosy times indoors. Visit the Tasman District Libraries website and discover CreativeBug, a world of amazing craft videos and tutorials which are taught by design experts. CreativeBug is where adults and children will find creative inspiration with everything from drawing, sewing and woodwork to crochet and knitting, jewellery-making, painting and more. If reading or films is more your things, you can visit Hoopla for

your entertainment needs. You can watch, read, listen, stream, or download over a million music albums, audiobooks, e-Books, comics, popular movies, and TV series. CreativeBug and Hoopla are both free to use with your library card and PIN. Visit https://www.tasmanlibraries.govt.nz/e-library/ to find out more.

AQUAFLOW

Keep your pool and spa in top condition all year round. AquaFlow Pools has been a family business since 1976. Locally owned and operated, Simon and Sarah Puklowski have a vast knowledge of the pool industry and are here to help with any requirements their customers may

need. Selling premium quality spas and hot tubs, AquaFlow Pools proudly stock Aquarius, Sapphire and True Form brands. Maintaining pools through winter is essential, says Simon, and can save money in the long run.

“Our highly skilled technicians are just a phone call away. You name it, we can do it, including service techs, pool servicing, maintenance, resurfacing, insurance claims and in-store water testing and advice.”

Solving all pool problems of any make and model from a broken pump to a leaking pool, the team also offers weekly, fortnightly and monthly servicing options. “Pools can deteriorate over time if not properly maintained. Regular servicing helps to avoid any costly repairs.”

If you are filling raised beds, their garden mix is ideal – it’s a combination of screened topsoil and fish compost.

Autumn is a great time to repair patches in existing lawns and the locally produced Trophy Lawn Seed uses grasses best suited to our area, year-round. If you’re sowing a new lawn, Lawn Mix is perfect

and helps ensure you’ll get good results, as does rolling the lawn mix first to ensure an even surface – they have rollers for hire!

There’s a great selection of plants for Mother’s Day gifts, and the ever-popular gift vouchers if you want Mum to choose her own. Call in to Bay Landscapes' new location in Artillery Place, Rich-

Put some love into your ride and book your bike in for a service at My Ride.

Photo: Paddy Anderson

Contact AquaFlow Pools on 03 544 6165 or email info@aquaflowpools. co.nz

MY RIDE

Get the most from your bike over winter. After a ‘thrasher’ of a summer season, the team at My Ride Richmond want to get the word out that now is a great time to get your bike ready for the upcoming cooler months. Offering services on any brand, make or model, My Ride Richmond can ensure your bike is cleaned up, fixed up, and ‘good to go’ for your next epic adventure. “All bikes, including E-bikes, need some love put into them,” says owner Mike Anderson. “It is not just mechanical components that need looking at, servicing is essential as well.” From beginner cyclists through to experts, the professional team are keen to help with advice, maintenance, cycling apparel, bike gear, tips, tricks, tubes and grips! They stock all your favourite brands and accessories under one roof. Bookings for servicing are essential. Visit MY RIDE RICHMOND – your trusted bike shop, at 203 Queen Street or call 5445429. www.richmond@myride.co.nz

TOTALSPAN

Continuing the tradition of innovative design and quality products.

Totalspan Nelson is now under new ownership and the team is looking forward to continuing the success of the hard-earned reputation of the previous owners.

“With a renewed and refreshed approach, we look forward to meeting with you to deliver all your steel building needs.

At Totalspan, we pride ourselves on being New Zealand’s leading customised steel building experts delivering quality, affordable buildings that are designed and built for life.”

Designed, manufactured, and built from conception to completion, their innovative Research and Development team continually provides new and improved products.

“Whether you’re looking for a garage, shed, rural or commercial steel building, we have the perfect combination of sizes, colours, and specifications. Gear up for the winter months and get your vehicles, work gear, and toys stored safely out of the weather!

We welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss a free, no-obligation quote for your preferred design.”

Andrew and Diane Crompton are the new owners of Totalspan Nelson

Football

Five different goal scorers have given Nelson Suburbs a dominant win over Coastal Spirit in the Southern Qualifying league. Jordan Yong, Ross McPhie, Alex Ridsdale, Henry Aitken and Ben Polak all found the back of the net as the home side raced out to a 5-0 win. The women’s Suburbs team had a bye in their South Island qualifying league.

MTB

Ben Odey and Louise Kelly were the big winners at the local 2023 Aore-

Di’s decades of service recognised

rugby club over the decades.

JACK MALCOLM

Diane Drogemuller says she’d have preferred to stay in the background after being awarded life membership to the Nelson Bays Rugby Union at their 89th AGM.

“I’d rather not get it at all, I’d rather be in the background,” she laughs.

Having been a crucial part of keeping the club ticking along throughout the years, her services continue to be invaluable to the culture of the club.

“The way the club got to what it is (today) is people willing to pick up the hammer.

“Heck, we used to have some good working bees. We put in the underground irrigation, we’ve built decks and it brings people together with a bit of food and some drinks after.”

Diane’s affiliation with Wanderers started when her family moved to Brightwater and she signed up to play tennis. All three of her sons were also involved with the club throughout their upbringing, often down in the club rooms as young kids before graduating to playing cricket and rugby in the Wanderers’ blue and gold uniforms.

From there, her involvement only continued to grow and she jokes that she worried her

Jack Malcolm.

husband might not be home enough to cover her time away for all of her evening meetings.

“There were anywhere between two-to-four meetings a week ... and so much stuff at home as well.

After four years as the club’s junior committee treasurer and secretary, in 1989 Diane became the committee chair. At the same time, she was the wider Nelson Bays JAB treasurer and secretary as well as sitting on the Wanderers management committee.

She’s also been the Wanderers’ delegate to the Nelson Bays council of delegates and the club’s manager and treasurer, a role that she only gave up last year.

“When I think back, I should have said no a bit more often,” she laughs. “My husband says ‘if you got paid for every hour over there, you’d be a millionaire. Sometimes I’d be working down the road and I’d answer the phone ‘Wanderers Rugby Club’.”

She says the numerous hours that she’s spent down at the club have dwindled, but she still plays an active role despite looking to step away last year.

“It just depends, but I start later and I go home earlier.”

The club did hire her parttime,but being a bar manager

saw her have some 16-hour days that ate up her payable hours.

Wanderers club president Kyle Paki Paki says he doesn’t know what the club would look like without Diane’s involvement.

“From me and our family, being so involved with Wanderers, she has been with the club the last 30 years. The club would be nowhere... it wouldn’t be the same without her.

“She goes above and beyond in her own time at all hours.”

He says, while her involvement with the club isn’t over, it was a no-brainer when Diane’s name came up for discussion for a life membership.

“She’s not necessarily had the time, but she put in the time and had the heart.”

Despite saying she would have done things slightly differently with another go around, you get the sense talking to Diane that it was inevitable that she’d dedicate so much of her life to the club. Her passion and love for Wanderers and the Brightwater community

worn on her sleeve.

“It’s been busy, but it’s been good. When you come in and you’ve got a pile of kids on the skatepark yelling ‘Hey Di!’.

“I’m onto the third generation now.”

re Enduro, winning the open men’s and women’s divisions as hundreds of riders tested their skills over the weekend. With junior racing on Saturday and seniors throughout Saturday and Sunday, there was action throughout the six stages of racing.

Rugby

Crusaders lock and Mako captain Quinten Strange notched up a big milestone as he ran out for his 50th Super Rugby game over the weekend during his team’s 34-24 loss to the Chiefs.

Junior winter sports across the Tasman region kicked off over the weekend, like at Greenmeadows where Stoke hosted the U6 and U7 Junior Festival of Rugby. Shuttersport photographer Barry Whitnall was down at Greenmeadows on Saturday to capture the action as the kids dusted off their boots and got stuck into their season-openers.

are

Diane Drogemuller says she’d be a millionaire if she’d been paid for every hour she’s donated to Wanderers

Photo:

It was a big blow for Waimea Old Boys women’s team, losing their number 8 Jess Harvie who had to leave the field with a shoulder injury.

Game ends early after injuries

JACK MALCOLM

Injuries to an already understrength Waimea Old Boy’s women’s team saw the game finish at halftime.

Although Waimea fielded 15 players, the game started at 13-aside but was stopped just before the halftime hooter, with the player’s safety at the forefront of the decision.

The game had also been played with golden oldie scrum rules, as there wasn’t enough experience in the front rows. With Kahurangi having taken a convincing lead, 29-7, the decision was unlikely to have impacted the game’s result. After 35 minutes of play, they had racked up five impressive tries that showcased their attacking prowess. Capitalising on the space of a reduced numbers game, they used their speed on the wings to great advantage while keeping the play alive with some skilful offloads. Ultimately, however, it was injuries that plagued Waimea which saw the game reach its conclusion. Waimea coach Stephen Petrie says, with four injuries they were unable to continue with a meaningful game for the second half. They had lost key playmakers in the process, with Mako represen-

tative and number 8 Jess Harvie having a potentially season-ending shoulder injury and a player requiring further medical attendance after a nasty head knock.

Stephen says they have some searching to do to post a team next weekend but still have some strength in numbers.

“We have one concussion. . . one on suspension and five overseas on holidays.

“In the next two weeks, we’ll have a full squad back to full strength.”

He says they also have some exciting new players coming into the mix in the coming weeks.

With two of the girls out on the park making their debuts today, he was proud of the way they fronted up and got stuck in.

Kahunrangi’s game plan was too good for them today, he says.

“They’re a young side trying to play it like a game of touch.”

Kahurangi’s injured captain Hannah Kelly says their width is their biggest weapon this season.

“Our interplay, we’ve focused hard on that at training.

“It’s more capitalising on the overlaps.”

She was proud of the way her team played today and supported the decision to end the game early. “Calling the game was for the longevity for the rest of the season.”

Photo (file): Chris Symes/ Shuttersport.

Community Notices

Community Notices

MONDAY

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

TUESDAY

NELSON 50+ WALKING GROUP Tuesday May 9th. Takaka Hill Walkway. Meet at 9.45am at the Summit carpark. BYO lunch. Phone Noeline 021 0591667.

WELLBY TALKING CAFÉ: 10am—11.30am, Tuesday, 9th May 2023, Tapawera Community Centre. Wellby Talking Cafés are about social connection and finding out about groups, activities, and services. www.wellby.org.nz 03 5467681. ALSO 1.30pm –3pm, Tuesday, 9th May 2023, Richmond Library. Wellby Talking Cafés are about social connection and finding out about groups, activities, and services. www.wellby.org.nz 03 5467681.

DISTRICTS HIGHLAND PIPE BAND AGM. RICHMOND: TUESDAY

30TH MAY 7PM. RICHMOND TOWN HALL.

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

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

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

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

WEDNESDAY

TASMAN TRACKIES CYCLING S axton Velodrome - Champion Road, Richmond. Track racing Wednesdays 11am – 12.30pm. May

- Mid June: Track bikes available free of charge, Road or mountain bikes can be used, Riders at all levels and ages. Social coffee & chat after at local café - ZINK. Contacts: Murray Cameron0276450033 murray.r.cameron@xtra.co.nz

COMMUNITY SING A LONG Wednesday 3 May 1.30 pm. Stoke Methodist Church 94 Neale Ave .Afternoon tea. Gold coin donation for Nelson Hospital Chaplaincy welcomed

U3A AGM 10am Wednesday 3 May at Elim Christian Centre, Main Road, Stoke. Speaker Jason Balla, conductor extraordinaire. All welcome.

CAKE DECORATORS meeting is on Wednesday 17 May, starting at 6:30pm. We are using wafer paper as a new medium. Creating an Anthurium wafer paper flower. New members are welcome. Contact Desiree 0276302359.

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

CENTRAL GARDEN CLUB meets 2nd Wednesday of each month

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

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

THURSDAY

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

A&P Showgrounds. Tues. & Thurs. 1.30 - 4pm. $2 entry fee covers

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

organised games, prizes afternoon tea and spacious parking. Contact Kath ph 5445563

MOTUEKA LIGHTHOUSE meets the last Thursday of every month at Motueka Community House, Decks Reserve next to Red Cross. 7pm-9pm. $3 Donation Appreciated. Thursday 27 AprilEmotion Code. Contact Angie 0225804938

NELSON CITY PROBUS CLUB welcome both men & women. We meet 2nd Thursday each month (Feb-November) at 10 am, The Nelson Golf Club, 38 Bolt Rd, Tahunanui. Contact the Secretary on nelsoncitygroupgmail.com

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

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

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

FRIDAY

TAI CHI Qigong All welcome, lasses at Tahunanui Community Hub, 55 Muritai Street, Tahunanui. Every Friday until 2nd June 9.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Koha. Contact Jodie 021 259 5876.

WAITAKI OLD GIRLS’ SOCIAL GROUP NELSON Friday 5 May 10am. Pop in for a coffee & chat at Headquarters, (Cafe) Ellis Street, Brightwater. All Oamaruians welcome. Queries 027 673 1145

SATURDAY

VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT CLUB of Nelson Concert Saturday

13 May 2pm. Whakatu Presbyterian Hall 271 Songer Street Stoke Admission $5 All welcome Phone Ken 5474301 Bobyn 5473231

HIGGINS HERITAGE PARK 222 Pigeon Valley Rd, WakefieldSunday 7th May, Steam up (last steam up for the season), park open day with Army Group display & museum sheds open, bus & jigger rides. A great place for a picnic 10am- 3pm www.higginsheritagepark.co.nz

RICHMOND OLD TIME DANCE, on May 6, at Richmond Town Hall, Cambridge st. 7.30 till 11 00 pm. Live music, Raffles and Prizes, Entry $ 8 00,and Supper Plate, Phone Richard, 5444 120 STOKE MONTHLY MARKET, Methodist grounds Saturday 6 May

9.00am to noon’ Ph: Alison 5472604 to book site. Supporting Nelson Hospital Chaplaincy and LifeLinc

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

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

SUNDAY

SPIRITUAL/ENERGY HEALING by donation, The first Sunday of every month 3.30pm-6.30pm. Motueka Community House, Decks Reserve next to Red Cross. Private Appointments Also Available. Contact Angie 0225804938 angel3000.h@gmail.com

NELSON PHILATELIC SOCIETY Meeting Sunday 14th May Doors

Open 1.30pm - Meeting Starts 2.00pm . At Stoke Baptist Church.

4-8 Page Display competition Mitchener Cup –Letter “A” New Dis player’s Cup Competition. Contact Robin 0275442518

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

NELSON SPIRITUALIST CHURCH weekly service Sun. 7pm8pm. Corner Tipahi & Motueka Sts. RICHMOND MARKETS at Richmond A & P Showgrounds Sundays 10-2 Indoor/outdoor market in the spacious ground of Rich-

mond Park, with food & drink, local & exotic products, fresh fruit & veges, wellbeing practitioners & products, jumble sale, hairdresser, kid’s play equipment, picnic tables. Dogs on leads welcome.

GENERAL GROUPS

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

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

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO HELP SUPPORT NELSON HOSPITAL. For info visit www.nmdhb.govt.nz and search ‘volunteering with us’. A social opportunity for people to donate their time to a 3-4 hour shift during the week in a variety of roles. Supporting our patients, visitors, whānau & staff while receiving sense of purpose. JOIN CAKE DECORATORS You don’t need any skills. Come & learn how to work with fondant, sugar paste & chocolate. Creating flowers, figurines & covering a cake. Desiree 027 630 2359.

HELP NEEDED. WAKEFIELD COMMUNITY BUS NelsonTasman Community Transport Trust dedicated to providing affordable community public transport in the areas where little is available. Contact: 020 4196 0553 Wakefield Bus is in need of some support – can you help? Contact - 020 4196 0553, marketing.ntctt@ gmail.com / www.ntctt.org TO BOOK A SEAT on the Wakefield bus- call or txt 020 4195 8866.

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Is alcohol causing problems for you in your life? Want to stop drinking but can’t? Maybe we can help. Support meetings every day. Call 0800aaworks 0800 229 6757.

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.

Groundskeeper

We are looking for a hands -on motivated individual to work alongside our other Groundskeeper to maintain our extensive campus grounds. This is a permanent, part -time position for 27.5 hours per week. These hours will be worked generally Monday -Friday from 7:30am -1:00pm or 11:30am-5:00pm.

The Groundskeeper is involved in all tasks relating to the maintenance of the school s grounds including lawn mowing, pruning, pest control, turf and swimming pool maintenance, etc.

The successful applicant will have previous grounds maintenance experience, knowledge of machinery as well as a positive collaborative approach, taking pride in their work and able to prioritise and meet deadlines.

Please visit our website for further information: www.waimea.school.nz/about -us/vacancies/

Applications are to be emailed to Nicola Cruise at nicola.cruise@waimea.school.nz.

Applications close at 4pm on Friday 12 May 2023

WANTED

Wanted fit person for odd jobs, and to sell items on TradeMe and Marketplace for 15% commission. On call painter also wanted. Tel: 022 612 0532.

THEN

We are looking for individuals or groups to deliver our award winning newspapers. Our runs can be done individually or shared amongst a group , as the famous saying goes. “Many hands make light work”

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

SITS VACANT

to clear leaves from a driveway in Richmond a couple of days a week. flexible hours and perfect for after school work. $15/ hr. For more information please call Iain 022 085 8955.

Looking

WANTED TO RENT

1 bedroom flat for older person. Fit, reliable, honest, quiet. Reasonable rent. 021 038 9192.

ART ANTIQUES

BIRTHDAY

Art/Paintings. New shop opened. Lovely selection of NZ & Overseas originals. Easy access & easy parking. Open 6 days. Sell-Buy-Value, with 30+years experience @ Souchebys Antiques, 92 Bateup Rd, Richmond (Next to MacMillans/Alchemy Pottery, formerly the HappyZ Cafe). Ph 5440723 or 021417413.

Antiques/Collectables. New shop now open. Huge stock inc fresh stock arriving from all over NZ. Easy parking & easy peaceful access at our lovely new location.Sell-buy-value,with 30+ years experience. Souchebys Antiques, 92 Bateup Rd, Richmond. (Formerly Happy Z Cafe, Next to MacMillans/Alchemy Pottery) Open 6 days. Ph 5440723 or 021417413. www.an tiquesnewzealand.co.nz

HAPPY

BIRTHDAY   BOB REYNOLDS

Was born on Mothers Day  8th MAY 1938, JOCELYN his daughter on Fathers Day. Still SWIMMING in the SEA and Playing “500” Cards

LOVES good music (The 50’s) and was a School Teacher 1960--1978 even made Board Games 1960--1988.   Married MARGARET in 1966, who is making his CAKE.

Your

RICHMOND SERVICE CENTRE UPGRADE

The Ministry of Social Development’s Work and Income Service Centre at Richmond will close for renovations for three weeks from Friday May 5th at 12pm.

The interior upgrade of the building at 275-279 Queen Street will provide a more welcoming space for visitors, improved privacy for clients working with case managers, and better security for visitors and staff alike.

Clients will still be able to access services while the centre is closed via MyMSD, the Work and Income website, or by calling 0800 559 009. Service centres in Nelson City and Motueka will also be open during normal business hours.

The Richmond Service Centre will reopen to the public at 8:30am Tuesday May 30th.