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tuesday 10 July 2018
Light Nelson will not let the weather rain on its parade as tens of thousands have flocked to see the central city in illuminated glory. Event manager Sophie Kelly says about 20,000 people had visited last week before wild weather meant Sunday had to be cancelled. However, she says tonight promises to be a great fi-
nal showing of the biennial event which sees more than 60 artworks displayed through Queens Gardens and NMIT. “We are reminding people that there are just as many works to see in NMIT, so you can start there.” Light Nelson begins at 5.30pm. Photo: Ana Galloway.
New $70m vessel stranded Charles Anderson Editor
charles@nelsonweekly.co.nz EXCLUSIVE
The country’s largest fishing vessel that was triumphantly delivered from Norway to New Zea-
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land last month at a cost of $70 million is sitting lame in Port Nelson after the 50-year-oldcompany behind the build went into bankruptcy. This means that Simek, based out of the small Norwegian town of
Flekkefjord, cannot give its usual one-year guarantee to Sealord, the new owner of the vessel. Sealord will instead have to wear the costs of any maintenance or repairs to the 81.75 metre Tokatu. It is understood several local
contractors have been enlisted to help get the ship up to standard. The build of the Tokatu was three years in the making and it is the first ship to be added to the country’s deep-water fleet in over 20 years.
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It arrived in Nelson last month after navigating through the Panama Canal on a six-week journey. It was meant to have begun a four-week fishing expedition on
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