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Tuesday 4 November 2014
Getting a close up look at SPCA’s animals
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Downhill mountainbikers go big
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Movember is back
Andrew Board Movember – possibly the ugliest, yet most effective, awareness campaign is back. Movember is now an international hit, with men all over the world growing a mo for the month of November, to raise money and aware-
ness for men’s health. In Nelson, three local businesses have teamed up to raise money and hope they will encourage men to get a health check-up and, of course, grow a mo. Stormy’s Man Cave Barber Shop, the Vic Brew Bar and Morrison St Cafe
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Giving kids fizzy is ‘neglect’ Giving sugary drinks to children should be classed as neglect, says the head of the region’s district health board. Chris Fleming, the chief executive of the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board, made the comments in an email to leaders of government departments and other organisations to encourage them to introduce a ban on sugar-free drinks. Nelson City Council and the DHB have
already introduced a policy banning the sale of sugary drinks at events they run and premises they manage, and Chris says he’d like to see other organisations adopt a similar policy. “The damage that sugar-sweetened beverages is doing to our children, from both an oral health and an obesity perspective, is simply unacceptable,” wrote Chris. “Personally, I think that providing our children
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andrew@nelsonweekly.co.nz with access to these products should be seen as neglect.” The email was sent to those in various organisations, including Sport Tasman, Tasman District Council, Police, Department
of Conservation, Primary Health Organisation, Ministry of Education, Department of Internal Affairs, Work and Income, NMIT, IRD and several others. He says that he’d like to see local schools also adopt the policy and stood by his statements when questioned by Nelson Weekly.
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