Stoke bus interchange moves near Turf Hotel

MAX FRETHEY Local Democracy Reporter

The Stoke bus interchange will move to outside the Turf Hotel after businesses successfully rallied in support of the car parks outside their stores.

The interchange was originally planned to be between Songer and Putaitai Streets, but Nelson City Council listened to feedback from residents and business owners and agreed to move the super stop 100 metres back down Main Road Stoke near the Marsden Recreation Ground.

Squires café owner Kim Hall thanked the Nelson City Council for listening to the proposal she and other business owners put forward in her presentation to

Woman faces charges in relation to death

A woman has been arrested and charged in relation to the death of Canterbury man Richard Leman whose body was found in a car in April. A 38-year-old woman has been charged with accessory after the fact to the alleged murder. The woman appeared in the Nelson District Court last Thursday afternoon before Judge Garry council’s Friday hearing on the bus stop locations.

“We put a lot of time and effort into that, between running our own businesses.”

However, she did think the consultation of the proposal for the interchange had “fell apart”.

Council received more than 200 responses on the 111 new bus stops that will be built as part of the new eBus service which launches on 1 August.

Most changes proposed by residents were accepted which meant council adjusted, removed, or shifted almost a quarter of the bus stops that were originally proposed.

Deputy Mayor Rohan

O’Neill-Stevens acknowledged the community’s submissions

Barkle. Her lawyer, Emma Riddell, sought bail, which was opposed by police. The woman cried throughout the hearing. She also sought name suppression due to fears for her safety, which was granted by Judge Barkle.The woman was also granted bail, with conditions. She is next due to appear in the High Court at Christchurch on June 30. Leman’s dismembered body was

The proposal to put the interchange on Main Road Stoke between Songer and Putaitai Streets was controversial for Stoke locals.

Photo: Max Frethey.

“and the passion they’ve shown”.

“It’s implementation where we get into those more challenging conversations, especially when it becomes personal to peoples’ found in Rangiora about a week after he went missing, sparking a homicide investigation. A 46-year-old man was charged with murder earlier in June.

Dancing for a Cause raises $440k

Dancing for a Cause Charitable Trust has announced the total amount raised from the 2023 places,” they say. “I’m glad that we’ve been able to incorporate a lot of that feedback.”

At Friday’s hearing, some members of the public also expressed

NBS Dancing for a Cause has concern about the buses navigating windier roads, like Tāhunanui’s Bisley Avenue. However, council staff later confirmed that all the proposed routes had been driven using the existing 14-metre-long buses, which are longer than the new electric buses being brought in to service the network.

“shattered” all previous fundraising records. The whopping $440,000 total came from ticket sales, contestant fundraisers and collections on the evening. Dance contestant Cheryl Candish, Head of English at Nelson College for Girls, was recognised for her exceptional dedication to fundraising at the announcement last week, as she raised $85,462.87.

The bus interchange location will be reviewed within 12 months and further improvements to bus stops will take place over the next few years to take into account demand and usage.

Sport Tasman’s Ryan Edwards along with his dance partner Hazel Adcock won over the judges with their Viennese Waltz and were crowned this year’s NBS Dancing for a Cause winner. Kat Campbell and her dance partner Joel Scott won People’s Choice Award for the evening, determined through audience voting. All funds raised go towards Nelson Tasman Hospice.