Nelson Magazine - December 2020

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December 2020

Contents Features 11–13

Our Christmas angels

15–17

Opportunity in adversity

19–22

Nelson women lead the way

26–29

Ready, set, summer fashion

32–33

Body building, goal making

42–47

Indonesian-inspired Nelson townhouse

11–13

19–22

Regular 24–25

On the Street

35

A Day in the Life of…

40–41

Sporting moments revisited

53–57

At Home

15–17

62 Recipe 63

What’s On

64–69

Social Pages

32–33

24–25

70 Health 71–74

Harcourts Real Estate

53–57

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Editor’s Note

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s the year draws to a close, here at Nelson Magazine we’ve been reflecting on 2020, the people we’ve met, and what a privilege it’s been to share their stories with our readers.

In my job I see a lot of selfless people making a difference in our community by putting other people’s needs above their own. This month we spoke to three of those people, who throughout the year have given their time and energy, and at Christmas time do their part to help organisations who need it most.

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Reading their stories and the difference they make made me even more grateful to be asked to be a part of next year’s Dancing for a Cause event which sees eight contestants paired up with people who can actually dance, to raise money for the Nelson Tasman Hospice. Dancing isn’t something I’ve done much of, nor have I had the opportunity to raise money for the hospice. But I’m excited to do both.

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If you would like to donate to this very worthy cause visit dancingforacause.co.nz then click on ‘contestants’ to support your favourite.

This month we also interview newly elected MP Rachel Boyack, the first woman elected to represent Nelson in the role. Her appointment means she joins Mayor Rachel Reese and Deputy Mayor Judene Edgar, making our city’s three highest political leaders all women.

We also speak with Sophia Malthus who was left paralysed four years ago, but hasn’t let that hold her back.

And because it is the silly season, we’ve got some tips to survive your busy social schedule, along with a couple of recipes to try — a refreshing summer pineapple mojito and a seafood entrée, that’s sure to impress your guests.

Happy holidays.

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Our Christmas Nelson is blessed with thousands of volunteers helping groups throughout the year, but as it’s Christmas, Judene Edgar tracked down three people who give up their time to make the festive season a little more special for local families.

Pat Curry doesn’t think of herself as a volunteer, she just likes “giving back”.

It all started when she was studying nursing in Nelson at age 17 and the local branch of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation was looking for a student representative.

“I saw the need for student voices to be represented,” she says.

Giving a voice to others is a key theme behind much of Pat’s volunteering, whether it’s for children, parents, patients, families, or older people.

role of coordinator of the annual Hospice Community Trees of Remembrance project alongside Adrienne Hill, and continued to do so until this year, despite leaving the CE role eight years ago.

“My husband died as a patient of Hospice which is why I’ve wanted to keep involved,” she says.

“While I’ve passed on the organising mantle after 20 years, I love working alongside all of the amazing volunteers.”

This year a team of 136, ranging from 20 to 89 years of age, have volunteered.

The volunteers are rostered on at the three community tree locations — Richmond Mall, Stoke New World and Nelson Hospice Shop — from Friday 4 December to Friday 11 December between 10am and 4pm daily.

Pat says that each year she continues to be overwhelmed by the support and generosity of the volunteers.

“I love working with the volunteers and chatting to them and getting to know them,” she says.

I think that everyone should do some volunteering.

It helps you think about other people and it’s so rewarding.

“There are some incredibly special people.”

People can leave messages of love and remembrance for family and friends on the trees with all money raised going towards providing support at home, care facilities and in-patient hospice care.

“It’s not just the ability to place a tribute card on the tree, but for many people it’s the opportunity to talk to the volunteers,” she says.

“People expect you to have stopped grieving and moved on, but it’s not that simple. This is an opportunity for people to share, remember and grieve.”

She says that it’s also a great opportunity for people to find out more about what Hospice does, in particular that it isn’t just about cancer or older people — it’s all about family.

“I think that everyone should do some volunteering,” she says.

“It helps you think about other people and it’s so rewarding.”

When her eldest child joined Stoke Kindergarten, she set up the kindergarten’s first parent committee.

As her children grew, her volunteering extended. She joined the Tahunanui Primary School Board of Trustees and then Broadgreen Intermediate Board of Trustees.

A key project that she fondly remembers being involved with was cycle safety.

“Safety of kids is foremost,” she says.

“We ran education sessions at Tahunanui School and Nayland College with the Police and campaigned to make helmets compulsory for school kids.”

She has also gone on to be a trustee of Nelson Bays Primary Health, and on the committees of Abbeyfield Nelson and Abbeyfield Mata Close.

In 1998 Pat became the Chief Executive of Nelson Tasman Hospice. In addition to this, in 2000 she took on the voluntary

For the last 20 years, Pat Curry and voluntarily worked as coordinator of the annual Hospice Community Trees of Remembrance.

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Marie Lindaya says paying it forward and giving back to the community helped her settle in Nelson after moving from the Philippines.

Shifting to Nelson from the Philippines in 1991, Marie Lindaya knows the importance of a sense of community and belonging firsthand, but also the value of being a contributing member of the community.

Having worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Philippines during the Marcos regime (leading up to the ‘People Power’ coup d’etat) helping with emergency management, Marie was quick to put these skills to use in her new home.

A passionate advocate for ethnic migrants and ‘resettled’ (former refugees) communities, her first volunteering in Nelson was with Nelson ESOL as a Volunteer Support and English Tutor to a Vietnamese refugee family, helping them to integrate and resettle into their new community. She then went on to help establish the Nelson Ethnic Council (now Multicultural Nelson Tasman), later becoming chairperson.

“Paying it forward, giving back to the community, helped me to settle,” she says.

“Being able to help others in need and looking after their interests and wellbeing is such a blessing.”

Marie is a familiar volunteer face at Multicultural Nelson Tasman’s Asian Night Food Fair in Richmond and the

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International Kai Festival. Along with her daughter Corina, Marie can also be found every Sunday volunteering for Giving Aroha in ANZAC Park, providing meals for the homeless.

Marie is no stranger to providing meals and aroha to those in need. She was on the organising committee for the Nelson Mayor’s Christmas Dinner for 15 years and has continued as a volunteer helper for the past two years.

She has also volunteered for the Richmond Community Christmas Lunch for two years, preparing and serving food and treats on the day, and volunteered at the inaugural Victory Christmas Lunch last year.

“I love getting to talk to our senior diners, listening to their stories, and seeing the smiles on their faces,” she says.

“Their ‘thank you’ and appreciation of the good time they had are the rewards of volunteering.”

Her volunteering ethos is also driven by her faith, which is why volunteering at Christmas time is especially important to Marie.

“It is the true spirit of Christmas, and in my Christian faith, what God is about — selflessness, people, giving time, helping and connecting,” she says.

“It is in giving that we receive.”

Their ‘thank you’ and appreciation of the good time they had are the rewards of volunteering.

If those infamous words from St Francis of Asisi are true, then Marie is a very rich woman indeed.

While she likes to roll her sleeves up and do some good old-fashioned hard work, she is also on a number of committee and boards.

Between cooking and serving and organising events and supporting migrant families, Marie is also on the Red Cross Nelson board and is the Red Cross Tasman Area Council chairperson and is on the boards of Multicultural Nelson Tasman, Volunteer Nelson, and the InterFaith Council Nelson Tasman.

“I know the importance of meetings and strategic planning but I am more about the doing and putting words into action,” she says.

“It’s a great way to get to know the community and keep connected.”

From the moment 11-year-old Tim Nicholls joined Nelson Youth Theatre he was hooked. It was 2006 and he’d been dared to audition for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

While he enjoyed being part of the cast, before too long his real passion became volunteering backstage, helping out with sound, lighting and crewing.

He has gone on to volunteer for over 100 Nelson Youth Theatre shows, supporting thousands of young people and helping bring joy to tens of thousands of audience members over the past 14 years.

“I like seeing all the families working together and the kids growing up,” he says.

“They start with small roles or in the chorus and then move up to major parts, and then some even move into professional roles.”

For Tim, volunteering is all about bringing joy to people, but he is quick to add that it also brings him a lot of joy to be able to help people.

He has also been involved with bringing joy to people for the past five years at the Nelson Mayor’s Christmas Dinner and the Nelson Santa Parade. While never far from the sound or lighting, at the Mayor’s Christmas Dinner Tim was also part of the choir singing Christmas carols for the elderly attendants. At the Santa Parade he’s been part of a crew of clowns, entertaining the crowd and handing out balloons and lollies to eager children while they wait to see Santa.

“I was brought up to think of other people, not just yourself,” he says.

“And it makes you feel good to make other people’s lives more enjoyable.”

His most memorable experience was being a founding member of the inaugural Dancing for a Cause fundraiser for the Nelson Tasman Hospice in 2018.

Tim Nicholls has volunteered his time working backstage at over 100 Nelson Youth Theatre Shows, at the Mayor’s Christmas Dinner, at the Santa Parade and was a founding member of Dancing for a Cause.

Tim helped with in-kind sponsorships and the live and silent auctions, which in themselves raised $30,000 towards the grand total of $111,040.47 that was given to Hospice for their new building.

The organising committee then went on to win the Trustpower Supreme Community Award for Nelson in 2018 for their incredible achievement and Tim, along with his father Mark, represented the region at the National Trustpower awards in Tauranga.

Tim was inspired to raise more money for the new Hospice by shaving off his massive beard which he’d grown for 10 months.

And while Christmas is a wind-down time for many, Tim is busy volunteering at the Nelson Santa Parade once again this year as well as helping organise a quiz night for the Nelson Youth Theatre.

He is also supporting next year’s Dancing

I was brought up to think of other people, not just yourself.

for a Cause, which was postponed due to COVID-19, and despite initial concerns, Tim says that people are once again being incredibly generous.

“We’ve already got people giving us stuff before we even ask them,” he says.

He’s also supporting the next generation of community volunteers, training Youth Theatre members in sound and lighting.

“There are so many opportunities for people to volunteer, especially at Christmas time, and it’s just good to make people happy.”

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Sophia’s fight for an accessible New Zealand It’s been four years since former Nelson College for Girls student Sophia Malthus was thrown from her horse and left paralyzed. But, as she tells Charles Anderson, she has now found purpose in fighting for more representation for young people with disabilities.

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he can remember her last steps on ground. She remembers walking into the South Auckland stables.

She remembers seeing the horse she was about to mount. Sophia Malthus remembers the last 10 minutes of being able to walk.

That was four years ago last month.

The November 29 anniversary is not emotional for Nelson-raised Sophia.

She knows it is for her mother. She knows that her mum sees it is as the day her daughter became disabled. But for Sophia, it is the day she could have died, but didn’t.

“For people with spinal cord injuries, we call it our ‘life day’.”

In 2016, the former Nelson College for Girls student was an aspiring jockey when her horse spooked while on a training run at work. It threw her and she suffered a C5 spinal cord injury leaving her with minimal movement below the neck.

When the accident first happened, 23-year-old Sophia and her family were adamant that she would walk again, even when the medical prognosis was not positive. She is 87 per cent paralysed.

“When someone has a spinal injury, everything is about walking again,” she says. “After a few years of trying to walk you need to accept that it’s time to move on.”

But Sophia says moving on has afforded her different types of opportunities that she would never have had as an ablebodied person.

Last year, she acted in a web series playing a mean girl in a wheelchair.

She had never done anything dramatic before, but knew the producers were auditioning people for the role who did not have a disability.

“I didn’t want them casting someone who didn’t actually know what it was like.”

They were casting for a 16-year-old paraplegic girl and Sophia is 23 and quadriplegic. Despite that, they wanted to audition her.

“I’m very dramatic but I’m not an actress,” Sophia says.

She was to play an ‘Insta-famous YouTube personality” who was really rather mean.

Before even hearing back from her audition, she offered up her first-hand knowledge to whomever got the role.

She said she was also be happy to advise on the show to make sure that the performance of the actor and the script was as authentic as possible.

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Sophia was a finalist in the health, body and wellness category for the Miss FQ 2019 Influence Awards. She is pictured at the event with her mum Flick Davies.

I’ve been swarmed with all these opportunities and they are all related to disability. I’ve developed a passion for young people with disabilities because we are so overlooked.

“I acknowledged I didn’t have any skills, but I didn’t mind… But I got the part, so it didn’t matter.”

‘MEME’ is a black comedy about social status and fame through the eyes of a teen entering her last term of high school and is streaming on TVNZ On Demand.

“It was really cool to be a real character with a disability instead of an able-bodied person in a chair,” Sophia says.

Last year, she made her catwalk debut at New Zealand Fashion Week, as part of All is for All — an inclusive fashion website.

Sophia says that project was especially important in breaking down ideals of what sort of people can be featured in that industry.

“People with disabilities are not really included in the idea of fashion. To be able to be involved in making it more directed to people with disabilities is really important.”

She was one of 11 others who were the first disabled models in fashion week’s history.

“I think a lot of girls in wheelchairs think they might not be able to be models.

found it so hard to navigate their disability without that.

“It is really hard to go back and maintain a healthy body and be independent.

Each day, for people with spinal cord injuries there are hours of emptying bladders and bowels, stretching of muscles to stop joints freezing up.

Standing is one of the most important things for her. All her physios have told her that people in wheelchairs who are the healthiest are the ones who stand the most. She swivels from her chair into the standing frame. Sometimes her legs will spasm, but Sophia finds that the more she moves, the less those happen. Standing regularly means her bones become denser and staves off osteoporosis.

“Everything takes me longer. It impacts every part of your life. It all adds up in the day.”

Above: Smashing barriers — Sophia modelling at New Zealand Fashion Week last year.

Insert: Sophia with her friend Georgie Ferris from Nelson.

But then they can look to me and think, maybe they can.”

She assumed that I wasn’t because I was young.”

Sophia also filmed an adventure tourism documentary around the country for a Taiwanese production company.

That attitude has partly inspired Sophia to study business and law at AUT. While her life has been dominated with dealings with ACC, she now wants to be a lawyer who advocates for those just like her.

That’s because she believes that the government agency is not set up to help people with disabilities thrive. She also is not aware of any lawyer who works in the field who is actually disabled.

She went to Kaikoura and did kayaking, she came back to Nelson and did waka ama in the Abel Tasman, went to Murchison and did white water rafting and went to Fox Glacier and did skydiving.

“I definitely didn’t have any of those on my radar, even before the accident.”

The experience has made her want to pursue adventure tourism more and work to make it more accessible for people with disabilities.

“If I can help make it more accessible for everyone there is a huge part of the population that would benefit.”

That word, accessible, is something that means a lot to Sophia.

“Accessibility means inclusion and intention.”

She says that is especially difficult to achieve for young people with disabilities.

Sophia tells a story of turning up to one of her physiotherapy appointments and an older woman seeing her park in her car in a disabled spot.

“She went off at me saying I wasn’t allowed to park there, even though I had my permit on display. I told her that I was disabled.

“ACC holds you down. They make it hard for you to return back to studying or work. There are all these commitments to meet and there is no incentive.”

Sophia is only allowed to study part time towards her qualifications.

She says many of her friends have “fallen into holes” where they get 80 per cent of their wage before the injury, so they are not motivated to get back into work because it can be a very difficult transition. Sophia also knows the impact of having a supportive family. She has friends in similar situations who have

On top of study, Sophia is working one day a week at Eden Park as a corporate receptionist. In that role she has worked for increased accessibility and helping promote concerts being held at the Auckland stadium, partly because she says it is easier for disabled people to attend events there than anywhere else in the city.

“I’ve been swarmed with all these opportunities and they are all related to disability.

I’ve developed a passion for young people with disabilities because we are so overlooked.”

Sophia says she wants to promote the inclusion of young people with disabilities.

I really enjoy making a difference in people’s lives. I’m definitely noticing that all of my opportunities are going towards normalising the lives of young people with disabilities.”

Since her accident, she has been in a relationship, and while they broke up, it taught her a valuable lesson — that she is loveable. Sophia has confidence now that the future in that realm is looking positive.

“Because of my disability, now I’m in a better space to help people,” she says.

“It’s really important that I take advantage of opportunities that are given to me because I really want to represent this cause…I feel like it’s what I’m supposed to do with my life.”

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Women

at the top For the first time Nelson has three women in the top positions of political power. Charles Anderson reports.

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ith the passing of the Electoral Act 1893, women became eligible to vote and be elected as councillors and mayors. However, it was not until 51 years later that the first woman councillor was elected in Nelson.

It wasn’t until the 1970s, however, that women began to be elected in any sizeable numbers. Now, they are in the majority at Nelson City Council. However, it took the city until 2020 for it to elect a woman to represent the region in Parliament.

We speak to Mayor Rachel Reese, Nelson MP Rachel Boyack and Deputy Mayor Judene Edgar about what that journey means for the city and how much more we must do to ensure gender equality.

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When Rachel Reese first ran for mayor in 2010, she narrowly lost. Soon after, at an event at Christ Church Cathedral, a parishioner came up to her and suggested that her loss was not such a bad thing.

Rachel says that when you look at the private sector, where women are still in a large minority in positions of leadership, research suggests that having women at the table is good for business and is good for the community.

“They said that at least I would get to spend more time with my family,” Rachel recalls.

“Going first in women’s leadership can have its challenges.

There are questions raised about capability that you just wouldn’t have if it was a male leader.”

It’s a comment she certainly can’t imagine being made to a male political candidate.

“It was a reminder to me why we need to continue to work on gender equality and we shouldn’t take it as a given.”

When she first ran only a decade ago, Rachel remembers there was still a thinking that Nelsonians might not be ready for a woman mayor. Three years later, in 2013, the city proved that it was.

Rachel says, as a mother of a daughter in the legal profession, she knows that her chances of becoming a partner in a firm, or having the same earning level is minimised, solely because of her gender.

“Those conversations show that we still have work to do.”

She says the value of having women in local leadership is that you can see your sister or mother in the role.

“It then becomes real for others.”

I think we have seen significant change in the region over the last decade and I think that is a very positive outcome for all Nelsonians.

Rachel Reese

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Rachel says she hopes we soon reach the point where we no longer need to talk about women in leadership as an aspirational goal. But until then, she says we need to call out comments like that parishioner’s all those years ago.

“I’m more inclined to call those out now. I am confident in who I am and my capability in the role. It can be little things. Those underlying comments. We have to push back at those.”

Several years ago, when Rachel Boyack was an organiser campaigning against the National-led Government’s asset sales, an older man came up to her and questioned her understanding of the issue.

He told her that she needed to study economics.

“I found it amusing because I had studied economics at university,” Rachel says.

The man was with his high school-aged daughter who was incredibly embarrassed, but Rachel had the sense that he wanted to put a young woman in her place.

What has been really encouraging is the number of young women who have been following along and can see that a woman has won the seat and they can do that too.

Rachel Boyack

“I pushed back because I think it’s important for a young woman to see another standing up for herself.”

Later, whenever Rachel would see that man around Nelson, he would always look a bit embarrassed.

“Parliament should look like New Zealand. Absolutely we

“I like to think that maybe he had thought about his actions.”

been really encouraging is the number of young women

Nelson is the only electorate in the country that has continuously existed since the first Parliament in 1853.

who have been following along and can see that a woman

But in all that time, it never had a woman MP until Rachel was elected this year.

Rachel says the role that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has

“That’s not why I put my name forward, but it is a happy coincidence for me because I’ve always been supportive of women in leadership.”

“Having a woman under the age of 40 and achieving so

When Rachel was campaigning, she saw the number of young women who could now see someone like them shooting for a top role in New Zealand politics.

“That's important for all young people regardless of their gender.”

Rachel is quick to point out that it needs to be the same for ethnicity.

“I’m a pakeha woman, obviously, and I’d like to see in the future that we could not have a pakeha woman representing Nelson.

should have the skill set needed to do the job but what has

has won the seat and they can do that too.”

played in changing attitudes cannot be underestimated.

well and on the world stage has really contributed to that.

I get a sense that a lot of people admire her empathy and resilience."

"She is steely under that empathy and incredibly skilled around policy and implementation. I think that people have really observed that.”

Rachel says while there is always a place for older and wise heads in top positions, it is important that young people can see a place for themselves.

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When Judene Edgar was growing up, the only female leader she ever saw was UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

In New Zealand, all she saw was Robert Muldoon.

Then in 2007, during a candidates’ meeting when she was campaigning to become a Tasman District councillor, she was the only prospect who was asked this question: “How will you juggle your children and would council be your number one priority.”

Judene looked to her fellow candidate immediately next to her.

Judene has two children. The other candidate had four.

The other candidate was a man.

Young people need to see people they can relate to. They need to see that they could do it. None of them bat an eyelid about women in leadership. They have grown up seeing it. They won’t care about it, and that is wonderful.

Judene Edgar

But still, Judene took a breath and told the questioner that “no, council would not be her number one priority”.

“And maybe you should reconsider whether you should vote for people whose family isn’t their number one priority.”

The audience applauded. It was an encouraging sign.

Judene was 38-years-old when she was elected, and that was considered young for the TDC. She would walk into Local Government New Zealand conferences and everyone else would be over 60 and in a grey suit. Mostly, they thought she was a staff member, not an elected councillor.

“I don’t have to explain myself in places anymore.”

Judene says that is encouraging but there is still a long way to go, especially if you measure from the time that women got the right to vote in 1893.

“That was a long time ago, but we still don’t have pay equality even though legally we should. Legislation does not drive this change, people do – standing up for people’s rights.

Standing up when you see sexist behaviour or racist behaviour and calling it out.”

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Judene says that when she looks at some of the television shows she used to watch when she was younger, she is horrified by their attitudes towards women.

“That was not that long ago, but those attitudes are still there, and you can see how they are formed.”

She says that there is still work to be done to ensure better diversity in age and race in positions of authority.

“Young people need to see people they can relate to.

They need to see that they could do it.”

But Judene says there is cause for encouragement in the younger generation. As the parent of young male sons, including a teenager, she gets to speak to a lot of their friends.

“None of them bat an eyelid about women in leadership.

They have grown up seeing it. They won’t care about it, and that is wonderful.”

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ON THE STREET

Gary Lingard, co-owner, The Barbers On Nile Street Describe each piece you are wearing and where each item is from.

GARY: I have on a pair of Torento brogues from NZ Sale, Studio W pants bought on Trade Me. My white Moschino shirt and Ben Sherman waistcoat are both also from NZ Sale. Baker-boy cap is from Banggood and my denim jacket is from Just Jeans.

MICHELLE: My dress is from The Rock Box, black lace pants are from Millers, shoes are from Taylors. I made and designed my pounamu ring. I’m wearing native bird feather earrings. My silver flower ring was made by Kay Van Dyke and my sunglasses are from Gizmos.

What is your style?

GARY: My style is definitely a mixed bag, but more classic than flamboyant.

MICHELLE: Bright and beautiful clothing, flowers and frills, recycled clothes, leather and lace, lots of accessories and jewellery with sunglasses and lipstick to complete the look.

What is most of your wardrobe made up of?

GARY: Oh dear, nearly everything is blue or white or grey. Everything kind of goes with everything else, so I can mix it up a bit.

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MICHELLE: Bright clothes from South Auckland, recycled coats from Bardi Ivory, Trelise Cooper jackets from Karen Jordan Style, recycled jackets from Cathy James and pieces from V Designs.

What are you loving at the moment?

GARY: Hats and shoes. I can’t go too long without buying one or the other.

MICHELLE: Bright leather jackets covered

in flowers.

What are you dressed for today?

GARY: I’m dressed for working in a barbershop.

MICHELLE: My best friend Mariana passed away yesterday of cancer. We thought of ourselves as fashion queens, so I’m dressed in our favourite colours, pink and black, in memory of her.

Where do you buy most of your clothes from?

GARY: I like a bargain, so online sale sites like NZ Sale and Onceit. I use Trade Me a fair bit; and I do pick pieces up in the sales around Nelson.

MICHELLE: Nelson has amazing shops, so I love to buy local. I love shopping at op shops, especially the fabulous

and Michelle Ashby, hairdresser.

MICHELLE: I look for unique clothing, so if I see something that’s unique, I’ll buy it.

My best friend Mariana passed away yesterday of cancer. We thought of ourselves as fashion queens, so I’m dressed in our favourite colours, pink and black, in memory of her.

Michelle Ashby

What is your all-time favourite purchase?

GARY: I’ve got a pair of brown Sendra boots that I bought 20 years ago, they’ve lasted the distance.

MICHELLE: I love all my purchases, but recently it would be my yellow leather jacket covered in embroidered flowers.

What wardrobe item should everyone invest in?

GARY: Clothing that makes you feel good.

MICHELLE: A black dress.

Is there a style rule you always obey?

GARY: Most of my stuff is in neutral colours, they all work with each other.

SPCA shop and I enjoyed visiting South Auckland shops with Mariana.

What is your approach to shopping?

GARY: I like to buy good quality items

that will last and I don’t really follow fashion too much. I know what I like and what works for me. I rarely ever buy outfits either, generally just pieces.

I have had a few Trade Me fails buying on impulse, though.

MICHELLE: Bright is beautiful.

If you could raid one person’s wardrobe who would it be?

GARY: Possibly Robert Downey Jr. MICHELLE: Definitely Trelise Cooper.

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Cass in her happy place — at the gym.

Body building, goal making When Cass Poulson tells people she is a bodybuilder, their eyebrows raise. But as the Nelson personal trainer tells Charles Anderson, the sport is based on a lot of misconceptions and Arnold Schwarzenegger is partly to blame.

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s soon as the competition ended, there was ice cream. And a donut.

And more ice cream.

It had been almost 20 weeks since Cass Poulson started the process known as ‘cutting’. This is when you put your body into severe calorie deficit, meaning you’re burning a lot more energy than you are consuming in the form of food.

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The idea is to effectively shed as much body fat as possible while maintaining her painstakingly-built muscle. Cass calls it her “zombie mode”.

“You get pretty foggy. Really, your body isn’t made to go through that kind of intensity. It can do funny things to you.”

But that pain was all in service of a goal — to compete at the Tournament of Champions bodybuilding competition in Palmerston North.

And the very beginnings of that goal started in 2016 when Cass’ sister dragged her along to a fitness bootcamp. She had done sports at school but was never competitive. However, there was something about putting her body through intense stress that appealed.

She started working out and fell in love with the process. Then, four years ago, someone suggested she try bodybuilding.

“When people hear that, they think Arnold.

But it’s not like that,” says Cass.

“The draw factor was the idea of continually improving.”

Looking back through old photos, Cass can see that improvement in a very tangible form — her body is her measure.

“I had never been around bodybuilders before. It was new to me, but I had an inkling it would bind well to my personality type.”

That type, she says, thrives on routine and structure.

“I’m a creature of habit. I like it when I have things very well organised and very clear.”

She found that the more she worked out, the more she found it a space just for herself.

“It’s almost a meditation for me. It’s a time of day where I solely focus on one thing.

It’s relaxing.”

Well, usually it is. When Nelson Magazine speaks to her, she is a week out from her competition, where she is due to take part

in the ‘Bikini’ section. She is 17 weeks into her ‘cut’ and she is tired and hungry.

The structure required for a bodybuilding competition involves setting plans and having a goal. She wakes up and weighs out her food. For breakfast it is egg whites and oats. Then she will have three personal training clients, go to her work at F45, then have a gap to eat some more carefully measured food — chicken and rice is a staple — and then do some cardio, eat some more food and then back to the gym. Food intake is low to make sure her body looks at it’s most sculpted. Fifteen weeks into her calorie deficit Cass thought that egg plant coated in curry powder tasted amazing.

“This part is hard. You barely have any energy and you are doing a lot, but you are so close that giving up is not an option. You are in a different zone now. You are doing the things you need to survive.”

It has also taken a strain on her personal life. Before the comp, she hadn’t gone out for a meal in four months. She has had to decline invitations to socialise over dinner or a drink.

It’s just lucky that her partner is also a personal trainer who knows what is required to ensure she is at her peak physical performance.

“It would be pretty hard if you were with someone who wasn’t in this world,” Cass says.

It’s almost a meditation for me. It’s a time of day where I solely focus on one thing. It’s relaxing.

Cass Poulson

The section she competes in is all about accentuating the female form but carving it out of muscle. So, working on certain muscle groups matters, as does making sure your poses accentuate those muscles.

Eighteen weeks and it all came down to

“I don’t do bicep curls,” she stresses.

“It’s based on proportions and symmetry and having a specific shape.”

and a 3rd place in the Open Bikini class.

It also means that she has to embellish her own bikini by hand.

“That was also therapeutic. I’m not very crafty but, when life is busy, it’s nice to do it to unwind.”

15 seconds. The lights were on her. She struck her poses, flexed her muscles and, when it was all finished, Cass came away with a 2nd place in the Novice Bikini class

“This has been the most perfect few days filled with so much love, laughter and some special memories made,” she said after the competition.

Cass wanted to thank everyone who had helped her on her journey.

On a weekday in November she arrived in Palmerston North. On the day before the competition she got her base tan done, then on the morning of the show she had her topcoat done. That’s to ensure that when she is on stage she is not washed out by the lights.

“It means more to me than I can explain.

She wasn’t going in with any expectations.

lights came down and the tan was wiped

“There’s a lot of things you can’t control because its highly subjective.”

off, it was time for ice cream, and a donut.

LINDASHOOTZ

Cass on stage after placing 2nd in the Novice Bikini class and 3rd in the Open Bikini class.

It’s been a journey over the last 18 weeks with some crazy highs and lows, so every word really touches my heart.”

There would be time to reflect on that journey in due course. But, as soon as the

And maybe some more ice cream.

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After 18 weeks of chicken and egg whites, Cass enjoys a post-competition donut with a fellow competitor.

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December 2020

A Day in the Life of Ana Stevenson

10am 1pm 2pm

Pop into Resene to finalise colours for a house exterior I’m working on. My social media manager photographs the stage, I pack up the van. Ta da!

2:45pm

Check in with Lennox. He’ll be on his way home after school by now. Some days big brother is home to greet him. If not, his cats are very pleased he’s back.

3:30pm

Back to the retail store, check in with the manager and progress of final details of the interior fit out.

My vision is slowly coming together.

5pm

I hit the traffic on the way back to Mapua. Some days I blink and I’m home — not today. Plenty of traffic, so time to make a few hands-free calls.

6:30pm

Mia and Tara, my staging staff, arrive to unload the van out at Mapua, then pick and pack for this morning’s stage from our warehouse that magically fits multiple households worth of stock — today a totally renovated, fabulous cottage in Elliot Street (swoon)

Catch up on emails, then off to quote another job.

I’ll often swing past the supermarket and grab some kai for me and the girls for a lunch on the go (and coffee!)

Dinner time and banter with Lennox. He’s showing off his new photoshop skills he learned at school and perfecting his newly acquired Russian accent.

Pretty spot on. Make sure I’ve heard all the headlines.

8pm

Catch up on text messages and check my business’s social media activity, then run Lennox to school because it’s pouring down with rain!

9am

Shower, get dressed. We are staging this morning, so very practical work wear today.

Pop into the retail store to check in on new stock that’s arrived. Asses its progress, check in on the tradies.

Then call into Classic Car Museum to check on the exclusive board room for hire I’m styling.

The Queen’s Gambit is this week’s Netflix pick.

9:30pm

5:30am

I whip up a school lunch for Lennox, say goodbye to the apple that will surely make its way back home in six hours. Feed the dog, cats and chooks — also collect the eggs. Breakfast is always the same — paleo, with fresh eggs and greens from the garden.

7:30am

Yoga/stretching. Talk to husband who is currently in isolation. He will be home in 10 days…yay, I get my support back. Check the schedule for the day which is always weather dependent. I’m often having to change things along the way. Most days are a mix of home staging, interior styling and consulting.

8:30am

6:30am

Cats greet me wanting a feed. Check in on invoicing and bill paying. I rely on Xero’s software and a great partnership with my accountant. I believe in using experts in things I’m not strong in (or dislike).

7am

Birds wake me up. I’m a creature of habit in the mornings. Always starting with a double espresso from our faithful, Rocket E61. Check emails and a quick whiz around Facebook and Insta.

6am

Ana Stevenson works as an interior stylist, owns home staging business Open Home Ready, and has recently opened Pablo Home, an interiors store. She lives in Mapua on a small lifestyle block, where she enjoys relaxing after her busy and ever changing days.

Bed… phew...ready to do it all again tomorrow.

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Thinking through her hands Christine Boswijk relies on her hands more than most as a renowned ceramist, turned full-time gardener. As she describes her clay works, she has to keep her hands free to adequately articulate what went into sculpting the more sizable sculptures soon to be on display at The Suter Art Gallery.

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hinking Through My Hands: a Retrospective Exhibition will feature 40 works spanning across Christine’s 40-year career as a ceramicist.

The exhibition title Thinking Through My Hands stems from Christine’s philosophical approach to her work. From an early age, Christine has been happiest when she’s working with her hands and clay itself presented an instant attraction.

She describes clay as the piece of the jigsaw that was once missing from her life.

Clay is the mother of everything. I see clay as a metaphor for life, we go through the fire and we overcome things so that hopefully by the end of your life you represent something more from when you started out.

Christine Boswijk

Christine is a highly respected and celebrated New Zealand ceramicist, having represented New Zealand as one of 14 artists in the 1992 Universal Exposition of Seville and was named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2004. Her work has been given as state gifts, is currently on show at Te Papa and is even a part of the National Collection in Taiwan.

Christine has never been one to chase accolades and doesn’t tolerate an ego. She says The Suter Art Gallery is a natural fit for a retrospective exhibition as they have long been supporters of her career. The Nelsonian has held two major installations there already and says her relationship with The Suter is more important to her than any other gallery in the country.

“Nelson is my community and The Suter is my gallery,” she says.

Christine retired from pottery in 2017 but is continuing to work with soil. She says she has found great purpose giving back to the earth, by way of gardening.

“What I’m doing now is the most major installation of my life,” she says, as her anxieties regarding climate change and the future of our planet deepen with age.

For Christine and Suter curator Sarah McClintock, this exhibition has been a labour of love. As a long-time admirer of Christine’s, Sarah knew before she stepped into her role at the gallery four years ago that they needed a retrospective exhibition of Christine’s work. The exhibition celebrates her contribution to Nelson’s and New Zealand’s art scene.

“The way we’ve approached Christine’s exhibition is that we’re not interested in creating a chronology. We’re really interested in telling the broader story of Christine as a maker and how that’s been shaped in the last 40 years,” says Sarah.

Thinking Through My Hands: a Retrospective Exhibition The Suter Art Gallery 5 December–28 February 2021.

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Tips to surviving the silly season It’s been a testing year for everyone, so we deserve to let our hair down. The silly season is fast approaching, and it comes with more eating, drinking and frivolity.

Here are some simple tips to help you survive and get the most out of the holidays.

Drink (water) It is recommended we drink at least 6-8 glasses of water a day, even more when the weather’s warmer. H20 is your best friend during the festive season. So, fill that water bottle up and keep it nearby at all times.

Keep moving Staying active will give you energy, reduce stress and help mitigate some of the extra calories you may be consuming.

Bike rides, backyard cricket, swimming at the beach or a walk up the hills. We are spoilt for choice in Nelson with plenty of enjoyable options to keep us active.

Halt the hangover The increase in social functions means it’s more likely we’ll be drinking more. For a refreshing and healthy non-alcoholic summer drink add lemon slices and mint leaves to a glass of soda water.

Fast food is good food It’s easy to over indulge during the holidays, but if you don’t want to feel more stuffed than the turkey, here’s a quick and healthy salad recipe that will be a hit at any barbecue you’re heading to this summer. Throw together spinach leaves, pine nuts, roast pumpkin and crumbled feta and drizzle a balsamic dressing over the top.

Take time out “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” But also a time when stress levels can soar. Christmas shopping can be hard work but taking a break can help you get through that list. If you’re in town on a Friday, grab something to eat and head up to the Cathedral grounds for the Nibbles & Notes free musical performances taking place every Friday between 12.30–1.30pm, until 18 December.

Listen to your body If you are tired, take a break. Pick a book and head to the beach or have an afternoon nap. It is the holiday season after all.

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Sporting moments revisited

When the Giants broke its hoodoo The Giants have grown to be one of the most popular sports teams in Nelson. Over its 40 year tenure, the Giants have claimed three national titles, the first of which came in 1994. Jonty Dine catches up with one of the younger members of that squad, NBL veteran Phill Jones.

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fresh faced twenty-year-old not long out of Nelson College, Phill Jones was delighted to sign his first Giants contract for $100 a week.

The young man form Reefton had made the move to the big city to live out his basketball dreams.

Phill had shown plenty of promise at college and soon went from filling water bottles for the Giants to training with the team.

After an inauspicious rookie season in which the Giants finished seventh, a number of changes were made at the franchise.

These included importing American players Darryl Johnson and Kenny Perkins as well as introducing notorious fitness task master, Eddie Saxton.

The Americans were in for a rude awakening if they thought their season in Nelson was going to be easy.

It wasn’t long until Eddie had them in tears, throwing up and begging to go home.

“It was brutal, but if you didn’t like it, tough,” Phill recalls.

Father and son, Trevor and Brent Wright, brought an old school coaching style.

Phill Jones was in only his second season with the Nelson Giants when the franchise won its first NZ NBL title.

“I think those two, with Nenad Vucinic as player coach, changed the culture of the

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group and created that belief in us that we could win a title.”

Phill says there was a strong core of local players including Nick Costley, Carlo Varricchio, Tim Johnson, Brendon Bailey and Ricky Blackburn.

The side had gone reasonably close in previous years, including some heartbreaking, buzzer beater defeats.

However, the new additions and new training regime paid dividends as Nelson would go through the regular season with an impressive record of 18 wins and just four losses.

In the play-offs, Nelson upset a highly favoured Auckland side to book its spot in the final.

The big dance was to take place in New Plymouth as the Giants would meet South Island rivals the Canterbury Rams, a side featuring stars Kenny Stone, Dan Marley and Chris Tupu.

“Being involved in a finals weekend as a young guy was pretty exciting.”

Phill had limited game time in the final but vividly recalls the atmosphere inside the stadium.

“It was jam packed. I played bugger-all, maybe five minutes, and I missed every shot I took. I had a good warm up though,” he jokes.

Hordes of Giants fans made the trip north to watch the final.

However, at halftime it looked as though they would be made to wait a little longer for their inaugural title as Nelson trailed by 20 points.

“They were pumping us.”

However, the Giants rallied in the second and managed to close the gap.

I don’t remember what was said in the locker room, but it must have worked, we managed to get it back to a tight game.

Phill Jones

“We came down and scored off the next play and it put us on top.”

As the buzzer finally sounded with the Giants ahead 67-66, Nelson fans invaded the court and cut down the net as a permanent piece of memorabilia from the historic occasion.

“It was an amazing feeling.”

“I don’t remember what was said in the locker room, but it must have worked, we managed to get it back to a tight game.”

Phill was given the honour of walking into the Nelson Airport with the trophy in hand.

The Giant’s resurgence was led by a young Tim Johnson who was only called into the starting line-up through injury.

“Kids and olds, everyone was there.

When I think about the Giants back then, the support was on another level.

We would play games at Trafalgar where people would be hanging off the walls.”

“Tim played out of his skin, one of those games where everything just went right for him.”

Phill recalls a crucial play with two minutes remaining on the clock.

“Chris Tupu made a breakaway and went to lay it up, but on the final bounce he fumbled it and the ball went out of bounds.”

The Nelson Giants team poster from its 1994 championship season.

He says this was the catalyst for a swing in momentum.

“There were a few after parties from memory, and a few sore heads the next morning.”

Phill says basketball in New Zealand was still a working man’s game, and they lived by the philosophy of play hard, party hard.

“Professionalism hadn’t really kicked in yet, Thursday trainings were usually followed by shots of vodka at the local pub.”

The Giants have gone on to win two more titles but ’94 will always hold special significance for Phil.

“1998 was more of an achievement because I had a lot more input, but ’94 was the Giants first title and it’s always nice to be involved in the first of something.”

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After 62 years of marriage, John and Shirley Thomas are in their ‘forever home’.

Indonesian-inspired Nelson townhouse Words: Victoria Clark

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ntent on spending time with their Perth-based son Matt, between leisurely road-tripping through the

vast countryside, they had told their Nelson friends

When Nelsonians, John and Shirley Thomas decided to semi-retire in 1992, they sold their home and businesses and flew to Perth, bought a sturdy station wagon complete with roo-bars and set out to explore Western Australia.

they’d be back “to retire properly” in three months’ time.

But, a road-sign, far too intriguing for Shirley to ignore, completely changed the road-trippers’ well-laid plans.

“John and I were heading south to Margaret River when I saw a sign which said something like ‘Furniture and Wildlife Park.’ I quickly said to John: “Stop! That looks really interesting.”

“I thought it was a rather strange mix — furniture and a zoo.”

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“He explained he was bringing container-loads of these wonderful treasures to Western Australia. It was fascinating.

I knew immediately what I wanted to do,” Shirley remembers.

“I tend to have sudden bursts of what I fondly call ‘my enthusiasms’ or my ‘want-to-do’ moments,” Shirley laughs.

“I told him I loved everything in the shop — all of it!

“He offered to introduce us to an ex-pat American who was living in Java and sourcing the furniture for him. I made the decision right then and there — I was going to set up my own shop back in Perth.

“I guess, unbeknown to me at the time, I was looking for something — a project, something new and exciting to do.”

Shirley and John returned to Perth to find shop-space large enough to stock the typically large and handsome Indonesian furniture, which included whole walls of intricately carved panels, weighty teak rice coffers, decorative wooden pillars and bench seats, huge tables, colourfully-painted cupboards and cabinets and beautiful hand-dyed Batik cottons and silks.

Setting up shop in the main street of Fremantle alongside cafes constantly bustling with tourists, the Thomas’s new venture, ‘Batavia Traders’ (the original name for Jakarta) was an immediate success - and so popular, Matt joined his parents in the venture.

French iron chair.

“We drove down into the property and there was a café and a lovely little wildlife park with crocodiles,” Shirley remembers.

“But what really caught my attention was the furniture shop.

It was huge and filled with the most amazing furniture, artifacts, bronze and iron sculpture, pottery and trinkets. We’d never seen anything like it. We didn’t even know what country it had all come from.”

A casual chat with the store’s owner soon became an hourlong mini history lesson about Indonesia and its rich past of trading with the Chinese, Indian, Arab and Dutch communities.

Over hundreds of years, traders arrived in Indonesia, bringing with them a multitude of artifacts which later became highly collectable cultural and religious items, and furniture which became incredibly popular with Australia’s interior design market.

Lauro Blunyou Indonesian carved marriage figures.

“The stock would be delivered to the shop at six o’clock in the morning before the crowds came to town. There was a lot of lifting and shifting and I was the shop designer and window-dresser,” says Shirley. “Eventually, we decided we’d go to Java ourselves and choose the items. John and I always got tummy-bugs in Indonesia, but it was wonderful to visit all the little villages to find the antiques and see the locals making reproduction pieces with timber salvaged from old structures such as bridges, which had been replaced with concrete and steel.”

The couple’s three-month leisurely holiday steadily evolved into two years of running a vibrant business, and many ‘only-inAustralia’ memories were made.

An enormous blue-tongue lizard which resided beneath the shop was a particularly memorable character for the Thomases and their customers. The impressive prehistoric-looking beastie happily feasted on meaty scraps from the neighbouring butcher.

“Most of our customers were fascinated, though one or two, including one of our staff members, were terrified and kept their distance.

Treasures collected over the years by the Thomas’s.

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“On hot days we’d open all the doors to allow the famous ‘Fremantle Doctor’ breeze to cool us. On those days the lizard loved to bask in the afternoon sun just inside our back door.

He was always reluctant to leave at closing time, so Matt would gently coax him outside with an old tennis racquet.”

Notable customers included the staff from one of the Sultan of Brunei’s boats which was undergoing a re-fit in Fremantle.

Destined for sale once they returned to Brunei, the shopping spree in Batavia Traders was the Thomas’s biggest individual sale.

“Another time, the entire American Navy fleet came into port for shore leave after the Desert Storm military mission in Iraq.

The Admiral bought a big load of furniture and took it by helicopter to his aircraft carrier, then he organised a tour of his ship for Matt.”

Matt eventually took over the Fremantle business when Shirley and John decided it was time to return to Nelson in 2002, but there was no talk of retirement.

Instead, they brought a full container-load of Indonesian furniture and collectables with them and opened a Nelson version of ‘Batavia Traders.’ Customers came from all over the region to buy an imported ‘treasure’ or two for themselves.

Ten years later, John and Shirley were finally ready for the gentler pace that comes with retirement.

“We had a big sale, closed the shop, sold our house in Nelson and moved out to Richmond, but it wasn’t long before we realised, we really missed living in the inner city.”

Having seen the couple’s furnishings, treasured collections and Shirley’s instinctive flair for interior design, their real estate agent began knocking on doors of homes he thought might suit the Thomas’s. Wonderful serendipity took him to the front door of a two-bedroom house, owned by a woman who just happened to be planning a new build on the city’s edge.

The little townhouse had “quite the Indonesian feel,” with traditional basketweave woven sisal flooring, crisp white timber shutters at every window and a lofty, white tongue and groove ceiling in the living area.

Shirley in her front garden.

More accustomed to the generous proportions of Victorian villas and four-bedroom family homes, Shirley says she cautiously eyed the two-bedroom townhouse, realising immediately she would have to reluctantly let go of much of her beloved Indonesian furniture.

“We both really liked it as soon as we walked in,” John remembers.

“The owner had converted the garage into a master bedroom and turned the original workshop into a big dressing room.

Then, she’d had a wall removed in the original master bedroom to make the living area longer and much more spacious. Part of the lounge ceiling had been raised, which made the whole room feel light and open. We really like that.”

As avid readers, John and Shirley were also impressed with the ample floor-to-ceiling shelving in the dining area — though nowadays the shelves mostly house intriguing collections of antique curios, pottery and beautiful glassware, rather than books.

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Shirley’s shopping bag collection.

Shirley’s photograph blown up from her return to hometown England.

It was as though the property was made for us at just the right time in our lives Shirley Thomas

The gardens were a novelty for the Thomas’s, who had spent many decades establishing and maintaining expansive gardens and “acres of lawns” where-ever they lived. This is the first home the couple have owned, in 62 years of marriage, that has absolutely no lawns to mow.

“It was as though the property was made for us at just the right time in our lives,” Shirley says.

“I must admit, it was a bit difficult letting go of some of our beautiful furniture, though.

“In the days when we used to go on our buying trips in Java, we’d sometimes find things we just had to take home and keep, instead of selling them in the shop. I absolutely loved and wanted so many furniture finds, but they were usually just too big. I still managed to determinedly crush a lot of things into our houses over the years,” Shirley laughs.

Paintings adorn every wall; most were painted by Shirley.

“I’d always wanted to paint, so I took myself off to art classes with local artist and art teacher, Jo Tyson. I sketched and I painted quite a lot when we first retired, but I was too embarrassed to sign any of it with my own name, so I used to sign everything with a pseudonym.

“Enough people encouraged me and said nice things about my work, after a while I started signing my real name.”

The bronze gorilla which is a favourite of both Shirley and John.

Shirley’s love of olde world gardens is evident in many of her paintings, though there is one bold artwork which is quite the conversation-starter for first-time visitors.

Painted in loving memory of the family’s cat, who lived to the impressive age of 21, ‘Daisy Boy’ is depicted as a larger-thanlife black and white cat with an upright, almost human stature.

His huge green eyes steadily gaze from the artwork, which is appropriately positioned on a kitchen wall facing the refrigerator.

Not so long ago, Shirley had “had enough of painting,” so she gathered up her paints, brushes and even a couple of easels, and placed them just outside the gate.

“It wasn’t long before a young girl appeared and took them all away.

“I did the same thing with my sewing machine. One day I decided I didn’t want to take up another hem ever again, so the Bernina went out to the front gate, too,” Shirley laughs.

Though the Thomas’s retirement find is compact (it’s just 130 sqm), every room houses an eclectic but easy mix of furnishings, antiques and much-loved treasures, each with its own memorable history or story. Choosing a favourite is much too difficult, but Shirley and John agree; the ‘must-save’ item in an emergency would be their bronze sculpture of a serene-faced gorilla.

“I’ve never really been drawn to monkeys and chimpanzees, but we found this gorilla in Java and just loved his calm and benign expression,” Shirley says. “I had to bring him home.”

With a bemused smile, John admits: “We’re both very fond of him.”

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At Home

Architect’s modern, minimalist family home Words: Joya Devine

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n the slopes of the Grampians, facing northwest for maximum sun and views, stands a beautiful energyefficient house which local architect Peter Marment proudly designed for his own family.

“I have worked on many high-end houses in my career, but the reality is, most families can’t afford those sorts of homes,” says Peter, who is a designer/ director at Design Base Architecture in Nelson.

“I was keen to create something that was striking, warm and high-performing but which was also cost-effective and suits the family.”

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Peter used this as an opportunity to have a play with ideas and materials he had been wanting to use. The project went smoothly for Peter and his wife Christie.

They purchased their section last year, the build started in August and the family had moved in by February. “We kept the design relatively simple. We tried to spend a bit of extra money on things we felt were important or were a great design or performance feature” Peter describes their house as “modern, minimalist and natural,” using materials like locally sourced macrocarpa for the decking and cladding, and a big exposed concrete slab in the dining-kitchen area.

They have also incorporated passive solar design to capture as much winter sun as possible to keep it warm and reduce their energy bill.

“We have a black feature wall and part of the exterior has black cladding which carries through past our massive sliding doors into the kitchen-dining area – that’s probably my favourite feature, with a few plants in front of it and some nice artwork my grandad did.”

Peter chose Big Bad Wolf Carpentry to build his family’s house, and Simon McGuire who co-owns Big Bad Wolf with Chris de Cesare, says it was “pretty exciting” to be asked to do the work.

“My favourite thing is all the natural The Marments opted to place their dining table right by their sliding doors which can be opened up, extending their living space onto the deck. Outside, there is a large lawn for their young children to play in and the rear of the property has been planted out with fruit trees.

a laundry, a master ensuite and second

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bathroom.

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Some people are too afraid to call an architect because they think they only deliver massively over-budget houses like you see on Grand Designs. The reality is, there are architects like myself who build practical, good quality housing and we - Peter Marment respect people’s budgets.

The home’s kitchen is smart with a mix of complementary natural materials. The kitchen island features a maple timber top with engineered stone used elsewhere, and there is a great butler’s pantry that can be closed off. “The high ceilings in the living area are pretty cool and the house looks quite striking from the outside with its unique roof profile, and black and light timber slats.”

Simon says the home was straightforward and economic to build. “Our team really enjoyed the project. It was great having an architect specify us to build his house and put trust in us to build it.”

“Everyone that has come onboard since we started has stayed with us which shows we’re a good company to be a part of.”

With Big Bad Wolf, there are no hidden costs. “People know the cost before the build gets underway. It means we always have happy clients at the end of the day.”

Design Base Architecture is taking on an increased number of builds that are around the $500,000 to $600,000 mark.

“We are focussing on making them sustainable, high-performing, with better insulation and better passive solar design so homes stay warm.

Some people are too afraid to call an architect because they think they only deliver massively over-budget houses like you see on Grand Designs. The reality is, there are architects like myself who build practical, good quality housing and we respect people’s budgets. Anyone can come and talk to us about their project and it’s totally obligation-free.”

To find out more, visit www.designbase.co.nz and www.bigbadwolf.co.nz

Big Bad Wolf has built houses designed by Peter before, including a stunning home at Cable Bay. “We’ve always worked well together,” he says.

If you are contemplating building, own a section or if your home needs renovating, talk to Simon and the team. “You can come to us with plans already drawn up and we will make sure you are happy before we start. If you are wanting ideas, we work through the design and pricing with Peter. With Chris and I running the company, I can offer clients a lot of attention and advice and that’s where we go above and beyond.” Simon says they are proud of their team who are either family or have become good friends.

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Pineapple Mojitos A Mojito is particularly impressive and almost too drinkable when it’s made well. Add pineapple to this classic cocktail recipe for a crisp fruity drink which is perfect for parties and is refreshing on hot summer days. And the best part — it’s ready to drink in just five minutes!

Ingredients 1 cup fresh mint leaves ½ cup sugar ½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice 2 ½ cups pineapple juice 2 cups white rum 2 cups soda water Ice Muddle the mint leaves with the sugar in a mortar and pestle Mix the mint and sugar with the white rum, lime juice and pineapple juice in a large jug.

Top with soda water and pour into glasses with plenty of ice.

Tip: Replace the rum with extra soda water for a drink the whole family can enjoy.

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As soon as you step inside, the smell of freshly brewed coffee and the delicious daily fare sets your mouth watering.

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Come and experience our warm friendly atmosphere with the delightful aromas of a homestyle bakery and cafe.

Our cafe is licensed, so whether you want a quick coffee and something sweet, brunch, lunch with friends, a business lunch or a glass of wine and a snack, it’s all here. Open every day.

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Bring the kids, have your meeting or just indulge in one of our many delightful food options. Try our gourmet pies, artisan breads or lavish cakes. We serve supreme coffee which will add a bounce to your day.

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Scampi and prawns with chilli lime dressing Coated in a delicious chilli lime dressing, this recipe, shared by Solander Gourmet Seafood, can be made as an entrée or for a great addition to a summer platter.

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Ingredients

Directions

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180g butter, cut into cubes

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1 long red chilli, deseeded, finely chopped

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1 small red chilli, deseeded, finely chopped

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1 bunch coriander, leaves and roots only, finely chopped

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4 large limes

Place butter into a saucepan over a low heat. Allow to melt gently. Skim froth from top of butter. Pour clear melted butter into a bowl, leaving sediment in pan. Discard milk solids. Add chopped chillies and coriander to melted butter.

Finely grate the rind of two limes and juice. Add rind and juice to butter. Season with salt and white pepper. Stir until well combined. Put aside to set.

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white pepper

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12 scampi

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12 large green prawns

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sea salt flakes, to serve

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If frozen, thaw scampi and prawns overnight in the refrigerator on a tray on paper towels. Halve scampi and prawns lengthways, taking care not to cut completely through.

Clean heads of scampi and prawns.

Devein. Place on a tray lined with a paper towel, shell side up to dry flesh.

Preheat a grill on high. Spread butter mixture onto seafood flesh. Reserve any remaining mixture in a bowl. Add seafood to grill, flesh side down and cook for two minutes. Turn and cook for two minutes or until heated through. Cut cheeks from remaining limes.

Serve on a platter with lime cheeks, sea salt and reserved chilli herb mixture.

Serves 6

DECEMBER | 20

1–31 December CRAIG POTTON GALLERY SUMMER EXHIBITION

WHAT’S ON

Stunning artworks from Craig Potton, Max Gimblett, Dick Frizzell, Tony Lane and more! Exhibiting until 31 March.

Exquisite new jewellery from Neil Adcock, Hannah Sheehan and Claire McSweeney. Gifts, books, cards and homewares also available.

For updated information visit www.itson.co.nz

www.craigpottongallery.co.nz Craig Potton Gallery + Store, 255 Hardy St, Nelson

1–31 December

3–5 December

NELSON CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Nelson Musical Theatre presents this iconic and cult classic musical.

Join Audrey and Seymour as they battle it out for love and the future of planet earth! You will laugh, cry and feel a tiny bit scared about the existence of singing plants.

Tickets at www.iticket.co.nz

Open daily 9am–6pm until 12 January.

Mini musical concerts featuring local musicians are held 1–1.30pm weekdays until 23 December.

Nelson Musical Theatre

Christ Church Cathedral

6 December

14–15 December

CHRISTMAS GARDEN MARKET

CINDERELLA Join us to witness the rags to royalty journey of Cinderella as she dances and transforms with the help of her Fairy Godmother with dazzling costumes, love, laughter, an array of creatures, characters, magic and ballet.

Produced by Ballet Nelson director, Adriana Vegas, with guest performers from Footnote Dance Company and NZ School of Dance. Tickets at www.eventafinda.co.nz.

A market to find something special for your someone special.

Come along and enjoy the beautiful gardens while you shop. 10am–2pm.

Free entry on the day of the market, however, donations to help pay for the upkeep of the garden would be appreciated.

Gardens of the World, 95 Clover Rd East, Hope

The Suter Theatre

12 December

30 December

DRAG UP YOUR LIFE

RICHMOND MARKET DAY

Are you ready to Drag up your Life once again?! Kelly Fornia is bringing back her drag lip-sync extravaganza to Nelson with a brand new cast and an even better show! Tickets from Theatre Royal and TicketDirect.

Shopping, fun, music and entertainment for all at the most diverse market in the Top of the South. With an outstanding array of food options, fresh summer produce, local artisan products plus free activities for the kids, it’s all there! 9am–3pm. www.richmondunlimited.co.nz

Theatre Royal, Nelson

Queen St & Sundial Square, Richmond

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Kismet

1. Michael Bruhn and Ashley Birchfield 2. Annalise Appleby, Katie Wolicki

and Kathryn Deane

3. Harriet Reith and Ariana Manning 4. Matthew Calder and Jozette Welgemoed

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5. Kathryn Willcocks and Simon Wenham

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6. Ro-Charlle Pitout and Laura Guilford 7. Zek Brown and Catherine Voller 8. Amy Bennetts, Katie Mead and

Colleen Luisetti

9. Lou-anne Botha, Alex Lubransky

and Holly Wardell

10. Amanda Burggraff and Ro-Charlle Pitout AIMEE CANE

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MUNRO DENTAL OPENING

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1. Pat Neilson, Julie Rosewarne and Tim Dunnill 2. Florence, Melissa, Alex and Evie Munro 3. Pete and Renee DeGroot, Taylor Tekawa 4. Gerry Quin and Andrew Cautley

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5. Eileen and Jock Bruce

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6. Detlef Baun and Veronica Fitzgerald 7. Craig Langham and Tristan Fish 8. Andrew Lush and Dan McGettigan 9. Melissa Munro, Gabrielle Quin,

Joan McGettigan and Karen McLean

10. Richard Newson and Jenny Bush-King

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EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW OF Pร BLO HOME

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1. Kelsey Chapman and Mia Domenica 2. Ross Strawbridge, Ana Stevenson

and Anissa Bain

3. Helen Hodgkinson, Rosemary Evatt

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4. Anna Wilcox and Maree Boyce 5. Esther and Amy Taylor 6. Julie Ambrose and Michelle Sowman 7. Kate Alexander and Lonnie Pomeroy 8. Tara Gale and Anissa Bain 9. Nikki Cooper, Karen Jordan and Rose Pinker 10. Tony Karsten and Ana Stevenson AIMEE CANE

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Founders Park, Nelson

1. Emma Eyles and Emma Smith 2. Colin, Hamish, Carol and Laura Cadigan 3. Rob Shaw and Scott Thomas 4. Holly Summer and Lucy Barron

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Hayden Eady and Justin Frost

10. Racheal and Neil Scott

JONTY DINE

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Michelle Sowman 021 622 626

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year

michelle.sowman@bayleys.co.nz VINING REALTY GROUP LTD, BAYLEYS LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Suter Art Gallery

1. Bob Geddes and Travis Cooper 2. Ross, Renee and Helen Hollis 3. Max Quinn and Craig Potton 4. Helena Austen and Martha Philips

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REGISTERED MASTER BUILDERS HOUSE OF THE YEAR AWARDS

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Waimea Old Boys Club Rooms

1. Scott Eathorne and James Lash 2. Ben Malthus, Trevor Lineham, Richelle Mehrtens

and James Peterson

3. Brad Welch, Paul Brockie and Steve Tasker

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and Trevor Salter

9. Jason Gardiner, Ben Curnow,

David Orme and Emma Kain

10. Tara Stewart, Loretta Gearry and Jenny Ohlson

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Health

Be sensible in the sun It's the most common cancer in New Zealand — approximately 500 Kiwis die of skin cancer every year.

Over 90% of all cases are attributed to excess sun exposure, so be SunSmart this summer and ‘slip, slop, slap and wrap.’

Causes of skin cancer

Steps to being SunSmart

The most common cause of skin cancer is too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun.

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Slip – into shade where possible.

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Slip – on some sun protective clothing, i.e. a shirt with a collar and long sleeves and trousers or long-legged shorts.

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Slop – on broad-spectrum sunscreen that has a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 30. Apply 20 minutes before you go outside.

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Slap – on a hat that protects your face, head, neck and ears.

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Wrap – on some close fitting sunglasses.

Those at a higher risk are people who have: •

fair skin and red or fair hair

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used sunbeds, particularly at a young age

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a family history of melanoma

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large, irregularly shaped and unevenly coloured moles

Symptoms and diagnosis of skin cancer

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a large number of moles

Most of us have spots on our skin. That’s quite normal.

It is important to get to know your skin so that you can notice any changes. Finding skin cancer as early as possible is the key to successful treatment.

Skin cancer rates in New Zealand New Zealand’s skin cancer rates are among the highest in the world and are due to: •

high levels of UV radiation in New Zealand during daylight savings months;

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low ozone levels over New Zealand;

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our outdoor lifestyle and tendency to ‘seek the sun’; and,

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Speak to your health professional if you have a mole, freckle or spot that: •

is new or changing

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that looks different from others around it

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has changed in size, thickness, shape, colour or has started to bleed.

When local man David Blunt died last February, he generously left a bequest to the Cancer Society allowing them to provide 1000 $75 vouchers to go towards a skin check from your local GP or skin care professional.

For more information or to get your voucher, contact Nelson Cancer Society on 03 539 1137

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Platinum Blue

Wakefield

12.7787ha

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367 Wakefield-Kohatu Highway Located just outside Wakefield and set on predominantly flat to easy contoured land, this property is currently being run as a horse breeding facility. The cosy cottage offers a partially renovated and modernised 1900s home. There is a total of some 28 paddocks on the property, most being powered and watered. Other facilities include a large 3 bay hayshed with three phase power, a vet room with kitchen facilities, two loose boxes and a 20 metre round pen and an all-weather arena of 60 metres x 40 metres.

Graham Cook M 027 454 6229

graham.cook@harcourts.co.nz

Price by negotiation over $1,300,000 plus GST (if any) View by appointment www.harcourts.co.nz/NN24667

Tennyson Inlet 868m2 3 195 Duncan Bay Road

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Idyllic Duncan Bay at the head of Tennyson Inlet in the Marlborough Sounds is where you will find a beautiful backdrop of native beech forest and giant Rimu. This fully renovated 3 Sarah Archer bedroom 2 bathroom property is one to be M 027 362 8985 seen to be appreciated. Double glazing, fully sarah.archer@harcourts.co.nz insulated, modern log burner and heat pump will ensure that you’re never cold again.

A beautiful sea view allows you to keep an eye on the boat while out on it’s mooring. Along with the glorious long sunshine hours Duncan Bay is renowned for, you will fall in love with this one.

Behind the prominent Red Robin (Photinia) hedge, you will find a delightful family attraction, featuring spacious living areas, large bedrooms, office, combined kitchen/dining, opening out Michael Mokhtar onto a spectacular sun soaked deck, designed M 027 443 2703 to optimise private, outdoor living in the quiet michael.mokhtar@harcourts.co.nz of Dovedale country, only broken by the splash of water from the swimming pool! The teenagers would monopolise the self contained sleep out, while the men folk would put the huge 200m2 of shed space to good use. Wow! Come on, come out and see for yourselves.

Price by negotiation over $849,000 View by appointment

Deadline Sale closes Friday 11th December at 4:00pm (unless sold prior) View by appointment

www.harcourts.co.nz/NN24662

www.harcourts.co.nz/RC5655

Licensed Agent REAA 2008

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Redwood Valley 4 Te Mara Way

1.1736ha

How perfect is this‌ A wonderful country home with water views and close to the shores of the Waimea Estuary on a boutique size land area that is planted with Pinot Gris grape vines.

Located in one of the Tasman’s most sought-after locations close to Richmond and Nelson yet far enough away to be your own private slice of paradise. The architecturally designed home has been built to a high standard with a separate wing in mind that can cater for extended families to visit, Air BnB or perfectly suited for a large family to spread out in the 3 bedrooms, large loft area that can be utilised as a fourth bedroom or office, two living areas and two bathrooms. The outdoor entertaining options which are numerous and include an inground saltwater pool, all of this surrounded by established garden and trees. Currently the vineyard operations are being managed by an outside company who maintain the vines and land. This agreement can be continued by the new owner, or they could have a more hands on role next season. Strict New Zealand border policies due to Covid 19, necessitate our vendor to sell this great property to be able to reunite with family overseas.

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toby.randall@harcourts.co.nz

Sharyn Miller M 021 377 930

sharyn.miller@harcourts.co.nz

Deadline Sale closes Thursday 3rd December at 1:00pm (no prior sale) View by appointment www.harcourts.co.nz/NN24677

Riwaka

2.0234ha

84 Dehra Doon Road Nestled in the microclimate of Dehra Doon, Riwaka is a fantastic opportunity for someone to take this growing business to a new level whilst still having the lifestyle you want. This is the first time this exceptional business has been on the market for 25 years as the founder is moving on with other business interests. With just over 2ha of freehold land containing over 3,000sqm of greenhouse covered crops grown hydroponically meaning 90% less water use than an outdoor equivalent. This outstanding business currently runs independently from the owner with a General Manager and all staff in place. There is a big opportunity here for someone to take this to the next stage and look at bringing in new technology, reducing costs and growing the sales volumes. With a reputation for the highest quality, Tasman Bay Herbs supplies discerning supermarkets from Auckland to Queenstown with over 20 varieties of culinary herbs and fresh salads - this business really could evolve into something much bigger.

Check out their website - https://tasmanbayherbs.co.nz/contact.html For a full information memorandum or to organise a private viewing please get in touch. With the way the world is heading, a business that grows large volumes of food in a small area using ecofriendly practices, has to be a good move.

Toby Randall M 027 233 9170

toby.randall@harcourts.co.nz

Sharyn Miller M 021 377 930

sharyn.miller@harcourts.co.nz

Deadline Sale closes Wednesday 16th December at 1:00pm (no prior sale) View by appointment www.harcourts.co.nz/NN24724

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Platinum Blue

Britannia Heights 57 The Cliffs

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When the view is paramount, then this is your new home! The uncompromising outlook is expansive yet intimate, sweeping from the Waimea’s to the Boulder Bank and everything Caroline Fletcher in between! A fantastic view arguably without M 027 453 5885 compare. The property is private from the road caroline.fletcher@harcourts.co.nz with mature landscaping, drive on access into integral garaging with the ability to live completely on the entry level if you wish to retain the lower level for visiting family and friends. You can do it all here on ‘The Cliffs’ whilst enjoying the fantastic view.

Positioned proudly on the corner of Nile Street and Trafalgar Square, adjacent to Nelson’s Cathedral, this double bay villa has had an eclectic mix of owners over the years, each realising the charm and beauty this house Caroline Fletcher M 027 453 5885 brings to the neighbourhood and enhancing caroline.fletcher@harcourts.co.nz their lives whilst living here. The private verdant Balinese style courtyard off the living is a haven from the hustle and bustle at the end of the day.

If you love character and have a passion for the Villa, then this beauty delivers. This could be your golden opportunity to work and play in the city!

Deadline Sale closes Tuesday 8th December at 1:00pm (unless sold prior) View by appointment

Price by negotiation over $1,050,000 View by appointment

www.harcourts.co.nz/NN24692

www.harcourts.co.nz/NN24698

Market Comment

With the release of the latest REINZ property market data for the month of October, it is likely the comments I will make around the report will come as no surprise to anyone. The current buoyant state of the property market is a hot topic across all media outlets and there is no doubt our market has reacted quite differently from what was expected and predicted by the commentators just six months ago. But with the underlying strength and the hype that is developing around our market now, there are very few commentators who would pick it is going to change much in the foreseeable future.

In a nutshell, property is in huge demand right around the country with almost every region experiencing either a record median price increase, a record number of sales or a record minimum days on market figure.

Looking first at the national monthly results, the median sale price is recorded at $725,000 for October 2020, in comparison to a recorded median of $605,000 in October 2019.

The total number of sales recorded across the country in October this year is the largest October result recorded for 14 years and the highest monthly total in the last 53 months. The recorded days on market has dropped nationally to 29 days which is the lowest recorded figure in 17 years.

When we look at all this, there can be no doubt in anyone’s mind that there is huge pressure on our housing situation across New Zealand.

Here in Nelson 101 sales were recorded at a median sale price of $641,000 and in Richmond 27 with a median sale price of $725,000. Median days on the market in Nelson was 28 and Richmond 26, both slightly under the national average.

It is reported that close to a quarter of all property sold in NZ was sold by auction in October. Love them or hate them, there is no doubt that auction is the simplest and fairest way to sell property in a market like this.

When there is so much buyer interest in the marketplace, the ability for someone to transparently see who they are bidding against is clear and it gives a buyer the ability to make a conscious decision as to whether they are prepared to offer more than the last bid. We have lots of feedback from happy clients who say this method of sale is better than the ’smoke and mirrors’ perception of other marketing methods.

Chris

Chris Harvey Principal Licensed Agent REAA 2008

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Clients & Customers and wish you all

Happy and Safe

s y a d i l o H Our offices will be closed for the festive season on 23rd December 12pm, reopening on the 11th January at 8:30am

Kekerengu 9 Sunrise Place

1085m2

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Located in a quiet little pocket of Brightwater, this sun-drenched flat has a nice laid-back feel.

Situated at the rear of the two flats, there is some great privacy and a backyard to enjoy. This is the Matt Goodman perfect place for a family to make their own, someone wanting to downsize to a smaller easy M 027 456 7788 matt.goodman@harcourts.co.nz care section, or even an investment opportunity.

With three good sized bedrooms, there is a comfortable amount of space topped off with open plan living. You have everything at your fingertips with local shops and Brightwater Primary School a short stroll away, as well as a handy Sprig and Fern.

www.harcourts.co.nz/RC5666

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Deadline Sale closes Tuesday 8th December at 2:00pm (no prior sale) View by appointment

Situated halfway between Blenheim & Kaikoura (approx.40min drive from each) Coastal Lodge BnB is in the delightful seaside settlement of Kekerengu overlooking the East Coast, and Mike Rollo across the road from 'The Store' CafĂŠ. The M 027 435 2927 impressive two storeyed residence is positioned mike.rollo@harcourts.co.nz to capture ocean views. Coastal Lodge provides potential for additional income to enhance your lifestyle and subsidise your living expenses. Bookings can be easily managed, and you are in full control as to how busy you want to be. There is an extensive list of quality chattels & furniture which will be sold with the house.

www.harcourts.co.nz/NN24728

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