review recommends significant reform of the sector.
The amalgamation of Nelson City and Tasman District Councils is a question that should be discussed again, Nelson’s mayor suggests, as the Future for Local Government
The five-day Te Ramaroa Light Festival in Nelson City sparked around 25,000 to 30,000 attendees during its first three nights. Organiser Michaela Blackman said this year’s event, which switched off on 4 July, had “exceeded expectations”.
“It’s gone really well, in fact it has exceeded expectations, the numbers have been really high, the weather has been really good, it’s been really well received,” she says. “I think [the public] enjoyed the community stage and they’ve really enjoyed Cathedral Hill. All the installations up there are tipped
The review panel’s findings have been described as the most significant review of local government since the 1989 reforms and the 2002 Local Government Act.
The panel believes “the struc-
ture and operation of councils will need to be renewed to ensure local government is fit for the future,” and suggests that the proposed regional boundaries outlined in the Government’s resource management reforms –in which Nelson and Tasman are
combined – should be the starting point of discussions.
Nelson Mayor Nick Smith believes any changes to Nelson City Council should only be made if residents and councils support the move, an assertation agreed on by the review panel, but thinks
the topic of amalgamation is worth discussing.
“We need to start a conversation about the future of local government in our region,” he says.
“Reform is inevitable.”
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“Something where they have mulled cider and wine, just like winter time treats… just really warm outdoors things which get people out and feeling like they’re in winter.”
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“Anything that involves the community regardless of whether it is a family fun day or a community dinner, just as long as it gets everyone together.”
“I think the light festival really ticks the boxes, I can’t think of anything else that we would need over winter.”
“At the light festival it was really good to see people out and about, I can’t think of another thing (in winter).”
Nick would prefer amalgamation over the establishment of a regional council above the two existing council as that “just adds another level of bureaucracy and cost”.
Amalgamation was last brought to the table in 2012, with almost 57 per cent, or 10,276, of Nelson voters supporting the proposal. However, an overwhelming 16,532 – 74 per cent – of Tasman voters rejected the idea in a poll. Nick suggests that resounding rejection from Tasman was in part due to the amalgamation being framed as a “Nelson takeover”.
“I’m keen to learn from that history and ensure that any discussion going forward is as inclusive and cooperative with Tasman as possible,” he says. “There are so many areas covering transport, planning, economic development, tourism, and arts where we could do so much better with a single, united council.”
He cites both the Three Waters and Resource Management Act reforms, which he thinks will result in “massive internal change” for both the Nelson and Tasman councils, affecting the viability of their current structures, and could potentially provide an opportunity for amalgamation.
“I do not subscribe to the view
that big is necessarily better, but I do have a strong view that councils do best when they match up with communities of interest” he says. “The Nelson and Tasman communities and economies are just so integrated that it makes sense for us to explore a single council.”
Nelson City Council co-operates with Tasman in many areas, including pest management, public transport, future development, and soon, resource management. They also jointly own the Saxton
Field complex, and both councils are joint stakeholders in regional assets like the port, airport, and Provincial Museum.
“I dislike the way that New Zealand has become increasingly divided in recent years, between country and town, and believe we’re much stronger together,” Nick says.
“I can only see benefits in bringing together the natural treasures, like the Abel Tasman, with the iconic institutions of Nelson, like the Suter and Cawthron, that
combined would make our region the best little corner of New Zealand.”
Tasman’s acting mayor, Stuart Bryant, agrees that Government reforms are leading the region “down the path” of amalgamation and that the topic should be considered again.
Nelson Golf Club manager Tony Watkins says 125 years of the golf course would “go up in smoke” if the Nelson Airport runway proposal went ahead. Nelson City Council has accepted a private plan change request from the airport which aims to alter existing designations and zoning in the Nelson Resource Management Plan. The changes would provide the necessary planning approvals to support Nelson Airport’s future operations - including the ability to extend the airport’s main existing runway to the north within the next 10 - 15 years.
“Our whole golf course will have to go,” Tony says. “We could reconstruct and make a nine-hole or a 12-hole course, but unfortunately that’s not even possible because of how they’ve currently applied for their application, we don’t have access to any of our land.” He says this is because the rest of the runway goes right through the middle of the course, cutting the club off from the other side of its land.
Stevenson says there will be wider ramifications from the changes that some may not be aware of and is encouraging people to do their research and make a submission before 10 July.
“I think there’s kind of a lot of unsettled feeling and concern in the process,” Jacinda says.
a “profound impact” on Tāhunanui residents.
“A lot of people think a longer runway means it’s going to be an international airport but [the airport] confirmed it’s not going to be.”
She says while a lot of the focus has been on the proposed noise overlay there are other changes people should be aware of.
“No new building will be allowed to be built in that overlay area. If you want to put a granny flat in further down the line, it will be at the airport’s discretion, so it’s going to make a difference on people in that overlay.”
Tony WatkinsAt a meeting with members of the Tāhunanui Business and Citizens Association (TBCA) last week, 23 questions were put to the airport team, including some around communication with the local community.
“They felt they had done their side of it, and that’s true, they don’t have to engage with us at all, but they are.”
She says, whilst the TBCA is aware of the regional benefits the airport brings, if implemented, the changes will have
Tony says he is concerned about the future of the club’s 700 members and the wider community.
“I think we’ve got 72 groups currently using the golf club as a place to meet. It’s important to the community that we provide the space for them, if we take the golf club away... it’s affecting the community as well.”
Tony says if the club were to close, the only championship course in the Nelson area would also be lost.
To submit on the proposed changes go to shapenelson. govt.nz before 4pm on 10 July.
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Smudge the cat has been reunited with her family after being missing for six months, all thanks to her microchip and a slice of luncheon.
The two-year-old tabby went missing on 30 December last year from Parkers Rd in Tāhunanui. It wasn’t until last month that her owner, Sammie Adair, got a call from the SPCA saying that her cat had been found at Nelson Airport.
Sammie says, when Smudge went missing they were very worried. “She is a very homely cat, always home for dinner. It was unusual for her to wander off.” They spent months putting flyers up around their neighbourhood and searching lost pet Facebook pages and websites.
“After around three months we accepted that we probably wouldn’t see her again,” she says. But on 13 June, Sammie got a phone call.
“I was on the beach with my daughter when my phone rang. It was the SPCA, and they told me
they had Smudge. I started crying when they said she was alive.”
According to staff at Nelson Airport, Smudge had been living around the airport for several months, with numerous reports from airside users of a cat in the area of the airfield. Smudge had been spotted inside the Rescue Fire Service (RFS) station, on
the main apron, and even at the southern end of the runway. After receiving another sighting, RFS set up a cage trap baited with a slice of ham and chicken luncheon, which did the trick. She was then taken to the SPCA, where she was scanned for a microchip.
SPCA Nelson Centre Manager,
Julie Jane, says when they received Smudge she was a little underweight, but overall in “pretty good condition”.
Sammie says it was a special reunion.
“When we picked her up, she knew who I was straight away, she was really smoochy.”
Julie says happy endings like
Smudge’s aren’t always the case for missing pets.
“In the last seven months we have taken in 241 stray cats and only 42 (17 per cent) were reclaimed by their owners. Some of that 17 per cent would have been due to microchipping.”
She says that if Smudge wasn’t microchipped it would have been up to her owners to be monitoring the Lost Pet website for her.
“We hold and advertise stray cats for seven days, before desexing and putting them up for adoption, so this is what would have happened if Smudge wasn’t reunited via her microchip or reclaimed from her owner seeing her on Lost Pet.”
Meanwhile, Smudge is now loving life back at home and making up for lost meals, according to Sammie.
And, it looks like she has now become very fond of the food that saved her - luncheon.
“I buy ham and chicken luncheon for my daughter and as soon as I pull the deli bag out of the fridge she comes running, no matter where she is.”
The former Whareama Rest Home and Hospital in Stoke is set to become 26 new public homes.
Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities has entered a conditional contract with Redwood Property Group to purchase the homes at 81 Neale Avenue once they are completed in January 2025. The proposed development will include eight one-bedroom units, 14 two-bedroom homes and four three-bedroom homes.
Julia Campbell, regional director for Nelson, Marlborough and the West Coast, says with 261 people in Nelson currently on the public housing
register, the development will provide much-needed housing for individuals and families.
“We’re pleased to have an agreement in place that could help us to provide more homes in a prime location, with transport routes, shops, schools and other services right on the doorstep.”
She says the developer’s plans for the site are still in the “very early stages”.
“We’ll continue to work closely with them as things progress to ensure the proposed development best meets the needs of the people who will live there, and the wider community. We’re also committed to continuing to keep residents informed as we have more information to share.”
Every person and family in Nelson deserves to live in a warm, dry, affordable home. I am absolutely delighted that Government housing provider Kāinga Ora has announced a further 26 public homes to be built in Stoke on the former Whareama site. This is in addition to 49 new public homes planned for Nelson South, and a further 16 homes to be built on Nile St in Nelson CBD. Our partnerships with community housing providers are also paying off, with 14 homes recently opened by Habitat for Humanity Nelson. The Government has financially supported Habitat for Humanity Nelson through our Progressive Home Ownership scheme, which supports people to purchase their own home.
This week Minister of Health Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall announced a historic agreement that will ensure the predominantly female nursing workforce finally receive the pay they deserve. The Government has added $1.5 billion to an interim pay equity settlement which, if accepted, will see nurses employed by Te Whatu Ora – Health NZ receive additional increases to pay rates and a $15,000 lump sum payment to address backpay issues.
The past few years have seen nurses and our whole health workforce come under enormous pressure due to COVID. The Government’s commitment to our nursing workforce does not end with pay equity, we’re focused on what more we can do to ease the pressure on nurses. This week the Minister also announced an additional 830 nurses to be trained as part of our ongoing efforts to stabilise the work force.
A reminder that most prescriptions became free on 1 July. I’ve heard from pharmacists and Nelson residents that the removal of the $5 prescription fee will make a big difference to those on low incomes, and people who require multiple prescriptions. This change will make healthcare more affordable and will help ease the pressure on our health system.
Please get in touch if you have any questions or need assistance from my office. We are here to help.
A potential new food industry will be developed from native microalgae in Nelson with government backing investigations.
The $1.5 million collaboration between Cawthron, Kernohan Engineering and biotechnology nutrition start-up NewFish, will see around 100 strains of microalgae from Cawthron’s culture collection investigated for nutritional properties.
Oceans and Fisheries Minister Rachel Brooking announced funding of $750,000 during a visit to Nelson on Friday, to help scientists and businesses look at which of hundreds of strains of microalgae might be suitable for including in foods like protein bars and shakes. “Things are already improving
for our seafood sector after a couple of hard years, with export revenue up about 8 per cent this year, to $2.1 billion,” Rachel says. “But we need to keep building for tomorrow. If we’re going to have more jobs and earn more money while protecting the environment, we’ve got to find ways of doing things differently.”
Global food demand is expected to increase by 60 per cent by 2050, and food security is threatened by issues like climate change, geopolitics and pests and diseases.
“That’s why the prospect of developing microalgae as a food source is exciting,” Rachel said. “It is a low-carbon protein which can be grown sustainably in bioreactors on
land. It doesn’t compete with other type of farming for arable land and grows really fast, some of them doubling in size every day.”
The Government is providing $750,000 through its Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund toward the $1.5 million project with the Cawthron Institute, marine engineering company Kernohan Engineering and NewFish.
The money will be used to explore Cawthron’s collection of nearly 600 strains of microalgae, as well as collect new samples from rivers, lakes and the sea. NewFish will work with Kernohan Engineering to take the best microalgae strains and grow them on a commercial scale.
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towards families, and they’ve been really enjoying their time up there.” Michaela said she will use public feedback from this year’s event to curate the next event which is planned to be held in 2025.
Bay Dreams will not be returning to Nelson next year - however, it will be replaced with another concert.
The annual music festival began in Tauranga in 2016 and expanded to Nelson in 2019, with the first edition drawing a crowd of 20,000 to Trafalgar Park - many of those from outside of the region.
From 2021, the event moved to Rutherford Park and the Trafalgar Centre.
Festival director Toby Burrows told
Nelson Weekly that a new South Island location for the event in 2024 will be announced in the coming weeks.
“It was always our intention to move it around and we felt now was a good time to take it somewhere new,” he says. “Events have cycles and we want to keep Bay Dreams fresh.”
Toby says the festival was “well-received” in Nelson.
“It was a challenge bringing such a large-scale event to a city we didn’t really know, but we worked really closely with stakeholders and the
community and put it on the map in Nelson.”
He says the festival could make a return to the Top of the South at some stage, but they will “take each year as it comes”.
“We still have Nelson firmly in our sights for Bay Dreams and other events.”
He says a new concert for Nelson is currently being finalised for next summer and will include international acts, however, it will be targeted at a different audience from Bay Dreams.
Many of Nelson’s over-65s could be missing out on a rates rebate at a time when every dollar counts.
The number of people applying for a rates rebate has remained relatively static over the past five years with 1,761 applicants in the 2022/23 financial year – about 9.4 per cent of residential ratepayers.
Nikki Harrison, Nelson City Council’s group manager corporate services, says the stagnant number of applicants is “quite surprising” given the city’s increasing population of people who are over 65, and therefore more likely to be retirees – a demographic that is generally well-positioned to take advantage of rates rebates.
Nelson’s population of over-65s was 8,400 in 2013 and is predicted to be 14,700 by 2028.
“We suspect there are a number of people who would qualify for a rates rebate who haven’t applied for one, so we would urge you to check [council’s website] to see if you or your family members may benefit from this.”
Caroline Budge, manager of Age Concern Nelson Tasman, says the high cost of living is putting “extra pressure” on pensioners, particularly those that rent, because of their lack of disposable income.
“The cost of food at the moment is re-
ally high, and then obviously it’s winter now, so people will be worrying about using their heating too much in case they get landed with a big bill,” she says. “They’ll be giving up things in order to cover other bills, I imagine, and that’s always a concern.”
While Caroline would “like to think” people knew that rates rebates were an option, she says Age Concern Nelson Tasman will probably step up their communications to make sure that older people know the rebates could be an option.
“We certainly point people in the right direction ... It’s really important that they do know they’re entitled to it.”
Older ratepayers also have the option of postponing the payment of their rates, which gives them more options and flexibility along with the opportunity to stay in their houses longer.
The maximum rates rebate this year is $750 and, depending on how much you pay in rates and your number of dependents, people earning between $30,000 and $54,000 are eligible.
You can learn more about your eligibility for a rates rebate in person, over the phone, or online. Information can also be mailed out.
Nikki adds that the number of people not paying their rates is increasing. Normally at the end of the financial year, council would have around $500,000 of unpaid rates. This year, it’s closer to $900,000.
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More than 100 Nayland College students took to the stage for the school’s annual Dance Showcase. Head of Dance Jana Polglase says the event, which featured a “diverse” range of performances, drew about 500 audience members to the college hall over two performances on 26 and 27 June. Performers included the school’s junior arts programme, NCEA dance classes, co-curricular groups and
items inspired by the international stage production, STOMP.
“The showcase is the primary avenue for assessment for senior students who performed an engaging array of pieces,” Jana says.
“The Year 11 classes presented works based on Japanese origami [paper folding], while the senior dance class choreographed and performed a piece inspired by the sorts of backyard games we all played as children [e.g. spotlight and hopscotch].
“The same class’s contemporary piece depicting a live mirror was highly engaging and demonstrated the high level of dance in the school.” Jana says solo performances by leading dancers Ella McGeady, Year 13, Maggie O’Hara, Year 12, and Samantha Gerritsen, Year 11, created “lovely” variation and they were “exemplary” in their choreography and delivery. “The performing arts are a feature of Nayland College’s diverse programmes inside and outside the classroom.”
At Nelson College, we aim to cultivate deep friendships, and foster a sense of brotherhood. Through dedicated pastoral care, we build resilience, and prepare our students for future challenges.
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As your local MP, I wanted to make sure you were aware of some of the measures the Government is taking to support you with the cost of living.
If you receive Super or a Veteran’s Pension, then you should have noticed a recent boost in your fortnightly payments. As of 1 April, these payments increased by 7.22%, to match inflation. This means that a single person living alone will now be receiving an extra $66.86 each fortnight, whilst couples aged over 65 are receiving $102.84 more each fortnight. In this time of cost of living pressures, we are ensuring that older New Zealanders incomes don’t go backwards.
The Winter Energy Payment restarted on 1 May, helping with heating costs through the colder months. Eligible single people receive more than $80 a month, while eligible couples and families receive more than $125 per month. I know this payment has made a real difference for residents here in Nelson, helping them stay warmer and healthier through winter, and I know it has been welcomed again this year.
From 1 July, you will no longer need to pay the standard $5 prescription charge at your local pharmacy. This will make medicine cheaper for over three million Kiwis, including the almost 770,000 New Zealanders over 65 who received prescription medicines in the community last year. Removing these fees will also reduce pressure on our health system.
Starting 1 August, Nelson’s bus network will see big improvements to services, with new bus routes running more frequently and to more places. The new bus routes include Brightwater, Wakefield, Motueka and Nelson Airport. Buses will run more frequently between Richmond and Nelson and a new Stoke ‘On Demand’ service will be introduced. The Government has provided extra public transport funding from Waka Kotahi and the Transport Choices package to support both Councils with these new services and improved public transport infrastructure like new bus stops.
The Government is making permanent changes to public transport fares, which will make public transport in Nelson more affordable and accessible for many people.
Children aged 5-12 years old will travel for free, and young people aged 13-24 will have permanent half-price public transport. In addition, those with a community services card and total mobility users will also have permanent half-price public transport fares. To access these new fares please purchase your ‘Bee card’ for $5 from either Nelson City Council or Tasman District Council. With new and more frequent bus routes, and cheaper fares, now is a great time to try using the bus in Nelson!
The rebuild of Nelson Hospital is a major priority for me as your local MP, having secured the first piece of funding for the rebuild in Budget 2022. Planning for our new hospital is progressing well, with the final approvals for the project going before the Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Board, then Government Ministers in the next couple of months.
I am also pleased to let you know that funding has been secured to replace the Nelson Hospital coal burner and establish a new energy centre at the hospital. This work is planned to take place during 2024 and will lead to lower emissions from Nelson hospital and improved air quality for the Nelson South community.
This Budget provides practical cost of living support across some of the core expenses facing New Zealanders – childcare, healthcare, transport and power bills. It will help to make things a bit easier for families, students and older Kiwis by reducing or removing some of the costs they currently face. Budget 2023 also includes a massive boost to our country’s infrastructure which has been tested during the recent flooding and cyclone. That’s why we’ve allocated significant funds to build back better with greater resilience, to protect communities from increasingly severe and unpredictable weather events.
My team and I are at the Nelson Market every Saturday from 8am1pm, even during the colder weather! Please pop down if you have any questions for me or need support from my office. You can also contact me via my office in Strawbridge Square, Stoke by emailing nelson@parliament.govt.nz or phoning 03 539 0480
Yours faithfully,
Rachel Boyack MP for Nelson
After three bridges have been washed out or damaged beyond repair in the last year, golfers at Waahi Taakaro in the Maitai Valley have come up with a novel new way to get across the river.
After weeks of having to wade across the frigid water, a new shuttle system has been implemented to ferry golfers back and forth on the back of a trailer.
With the car used for the shuttle donated by a club member who’s escaped the cold by travelling out of country, the whole system speaks to how the club and its members have banded together in response to the repeated devastation of their facilities.
Club manager Peter Watson says it’s the only real solution they had while they wait on plans for a new bridge from Nelson City Council, who maintain and manage the course.
“We’re trying to work with the council to make the course less vulnerable to these events.
“We’ve taken out two bunkers and we’re looking at changing the culverts by using the natural swales as run off areas.”
He says the bridge will need to be more robust and higher than previous versions, which were initially damaged in the August floods last year.
“We had to think outside of the square and set up the shuttle.
“This is very much a temporary solution; we’re making the best of what we can.”
That weather event decimated the club, with water rushing over the fairways and depos-
iting silt and rocks across the course as it took days to even get up the valley to inspect the damage.
Both bridges over the river were completely wiped out and found further down the river, and the signpost for the club’s 18th hole was found on Rabbit Island after being washed out into Tasman Bay.
Alongside the damage to the course was the near destruction of the newly-implemented pump track that had been the first stage in a wider plan to make the club a hub for mountainbiking in the region.
A pathway running alongside the course and the river, as part of that plan, was completely destroyed and had to be rebuilt, only for it to happen again months later.
In May, the rain came again and brought things back to square one.
While the rest of the city was largely spared from what eventuated to be a worse forecast than reality, Waahi Taakaro took a beating.
The water rushed back up onto the fairways, covering large
TOAD Hall in Motueka has claimed the award for Best Cafe in New Zealand at the 2023 Hospitality Awards for Excellence. Palazzo Motor Lodge in Nelson also took out the Best Motel Under 25 Rooms award. The awards were announced at an event at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland last week on the final night of the two-day Hospitality New Zealand Conference. The awards celebrate the success, achievements, and - especially in light of another tough year the industry has just experienced - the resilience of the hospitality and accommodation sector.
An iwi representative will officially join other local dignitaries on Cawthron Institute’s Trust Board under a law change that was passed by Parliament last Wednesday. It will allow for an
patches in loose river rocks and silt again, while a big concrete block was lifted up from the river’s edge and sent tumbling over the green on 18, causing significant damage.
But the biggest effect was damage to the temporary bridge, which was buckled by the water lapping at its base, requiring its removal for safety and creating no way to cross the river without getting wet.
With golfers having to hit over the water twice while playing 18 holes, the loss of the club’s last bridge has caused a significant impact and severely dropped player numbers, Peter says.
While he says they have slightly regained their player base by getting the shuttle system up and running, they are still running at about two thirds of their typical winter usage.
“It was worsened by the August floods, not all the remedial work had been finished,” he says.
“The floods are getting more frequent in the last 10 years. Droughts as well. It’s the extremes of weather.”
additional member nominated by local iwi to join the Trust Board, alongside current statutory Board Members - the MP for Nelson, the mayor of Nelson, the mayor of Tasman, and the Anglican Bishop of Nelson. Cawthron Institute Trust Board chair, John Palmer, says amending the Act to allow Te Tauihu iwi to nominate a representative is a significant step forward.
This July the Quiet Dog Gallery in Nelson is celebrating the special bond between dogs and their humans, from humorous portraits to dogs with attitude. The gallery on Wakatu Lane will be full of more than 50 artworks by a range of artists here in Nelson and some surprise artists from further afield. There will be paintings, ceramics, screen prints, woodcuts, a very limited edition book, and some special works by the five-year-olds of Appleby School. All profits will be donated to the Nelson SPCA.
A determination to stay alive to save her daughter was what kept Valeriya Horyayeva going amid the horror of the Russian invasion of her Ukranian homeland.
Valeriya, who arrived in Nelson as a refugee last year, tells host Matt Lawrey about their escape, the impact of the war on their family, and their new lives in Nelson on Episode 10 of The Nelson Pod.
Separated by the Russian attack from her husband, who was in another part of the country, Valeriya and her daughter Tereza, her grandmother and her two dogs spent the start of the invasion sheltering in the corridor of her grandmother’s apartment building in the city of Sumy. Valeriya tells Matt that central corridors are the safest part of a building in a war zone because they offer the greatest structural protection in the event of a bombing. Other strategies she employed to increase her daughter’s chances of survival included carrying Tereza on her front, in case
Valeriya was shot in the back, writing her sister in Poland’s contacts on Tereza’s arm and filling Tereza’s pockets with information about her family, in case Valeriya was killed. After two weeks hiding in the corridor, Valeriya, Tereza and Valeriya’s grandmother made a run for it. Along with the dogs, the family spent four stressful days driving to Poland. They were met at the border by people with posters saying ‘Welcome – you are safe!’ Valeriya and Tereza were able to quickly
make it to New Zealand because her mother is married to a Kiwi and lives in Stoke.
Valeriya says she is very grateful for the special work visa that allows her to work in marketing for Jens Hansen Jewellers. She says Tereza is coping well and is already speaking with a Kiwi accent.
“She has a lot of friends here. She goes to Stoke School and she is so happy,” Valeriya said.
Valeriya is grateful for the support they have received from the people of New Zealand and
Nelson.
“New Zealand has a huge heart,” she said. She is deeply concerned, however, about the spread of Russian propaganda.
“People are exhausted but it’s not just a war for Ukraine. It’s a war between democracy and totalitarianism,” she said.
“There are not two truths….we were invaded by another country.”
Watch or listen on: thenelsonpod.co.nz
I think that support staff NZ wide, if reading this, would be in total agree ment with the issues as stated. But further we could also state... why are so many experienced, qualified and excellent support workers not getting work. Many are in extremely dire finan cial straits, extremely highly stressed and more. As for other problems, they go deep and wide. Very few providers are doing much better and they tend to be Not For Profit org’s. That the ser vice is not fit for purpose is totally cor rect. Most support workers can testify of ‘breaches with client care’. Most can also testify of the endless breaches to NZ employment law, health and safety and the Guaranteed Hours Framework (what a farce). The buck stops with the Ministry of Health and MBIE... full stop. But that absolutely does not absolve the contracted providers for not meeting their contracted duties to clients... or responsibility to staff. For all of what’s wrong, Labour (as the present government) needs to step up, acknowledge all the major issues (especially where NZ law and H&S is involved) and deal with all of this... now. As far as the National Party comments go... really? Sorry Blair, you need to go back and dig into what the truth really is about National’s part in the current debacle. The only truth I see is that National was in government when the Pay Equity case was before the courts. So, no part truths... no expediency... no ‘experts’. (I must say the pay the equity situation will not solve any of the other very serious service issues which must be addressed to prevent further harm.) Go ask the people who actually know. And while you’re at it, go get at the truth about what is happening to the service in the community. Oh, by the way... staff have been leaving in droves (please don’t blame Covid for all of that... or even most of it, because that would simply not be true). We believe a
munity Support Service has become a necessity because of the seriousness. Finally, Graham - you’re 100% right, please know that. Thank you so much for speaking up. There are so many who cannot. And you are doing the seriously difficult and isolated role of caring for your lovely wife. The very least you can expect is that the contracted carers actually happen and the staff are capable.
TJ Johannson
The amazing life of Uli
Great guy! Interesting to talk to. A good community man.
Sasha KerslakeIncredible human whom I’d love to meet. And thanks Nelson Weekly for sharing some of those stories. I lived in St Pauli. Way to go Uli.
Matt GargiuloBloody knew Gandalf was a DJ.
Mobmask Bmc75!
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Local Legend: Tracey
Alexander
Great work Tracey, well deserved. Thanks for being a great community connector.
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Neon, Glow in the Dark Roller Disco
Friday, 7 July, 6.30pm
Skate Nelson
Bring your friends, your neon/glow in the dark gear, extra $$ and come down for some fun. Entry $10 per skater.
Baby & Kids Sale –by Multiples Nelson
Saturday, 8 July, 10-3pm
Founders Heritage Park
Pre-loved & new multiples gear for sale. Gold coin entry pp. Entry to Founders is free if you are a local. Raising funds to better support parents of multiples in the region.
Winter Wine Fest
Saturday, 8 July, 2-5pm
The Boathouse, 326 Wakefield Quay
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Hon Dr Nick Smith
This week we turned on the new lights along the Railway Reserve between Beatson Road and St Vincent Street, making this popular cycleway and walkway safer and more convenient.
It’s about improving transport choices. I am proud that Nelson has the highest proportion of people in NZ commuting to work by bicycle. The Railway Reserve is one of our key cycleways but in winter it is too dark early morning and late afternoon for commuters. We should provide lighting for cyclists and walkers, just as we provide lighting on main roads for vehicles.
This $530,000 Council project has been completed on budget and ahead of schedule for which thanks are due to our Council transport team and contractor Powertech. We have also secured the funding to extend this lighting along the Railway Reserve from Beatson Road past Annesbrook and Stoke to Bunnings. This 5km section will be completed over the next year.
This lighting does not just improve Nelson for cyclists. I’m struggling to find daylight hours for my training for the New York City Marathon and loved being able to train along this route at 8pm over the weekend with the new lighting. It also means there are more hours when Nelsonians can take their dog or themselves for a walk.
We have a great network of walkways and cycleways. My children, home for a midyear break from Otago Uni, commented over the weekend that they missed Nelson’s pathways as much as our sunshine. Lighting is just one of many improvements we need to continue to make to this network to ensure we stay the most active and healthy city in NZ.
Nelson’s biking reputation has been further enhanced this week with the securing of the 2024 and 2025 Enduro MTB National Championships, which attract hundreds of visitors to the region. Big thanks to the Nelson Mountain Bike Club and Cable Bay Adventure Park. This great event helps showcase our Coppermine, Great Taste, Old Ghost Road and Heaphy trails, and the Kaiteriteri and Wairoa Gorge Mountain Bike Parks for visitors.
We are proudly making our city the biking capital of NZ.
Nelson Matters Nick Smith MAYOR OF NELSONSport has always been a huge part of my life. I played and refereed rugby and football, as well as coaching and umpiring netball. In fact, my first ever trip to Nelson (I grew up in rural Canterbury) was as a 10-year-old footballer to play in the Jack McKnight 11th grade football tournament at Saxton Field. I know how important sport is for our local community and that’s why every week I can, I am out supporting our local sports clubs. All of the superstars we saw in action in the Super Rugby final last weekend started playing at a club level, and I can’t wait to see the next generation of local players killing it at a professional level like Leicester Fainga’anuku has been all year.
Interest peaked at the 80th annual Thomas Cawthron Memorial Lecture when attendees discovered Nelson’s coastal land had retreated up to 250m in just half a century.
The lecture, which was held on Tuesday, 27 June, attracted a “diverse” crowd of about 300 people, with scientists Professor Tim Naish and Professor Richard Levy discussing the climate causes of sea-level rise, and how to resolve the issue. The lecture also included presentations by Dr Anna Berthelsen and Jacqui Stuart from Cawthron Institute, who shared the organisation’s work in Antarctica to understand and find solutions to climate change.
Richard says he and Tim presented data gathered by a tool which observes earth from space to demonstrate how the earth’s system, atmosphere, ocean, and ice sheets were changing.
The data showed there had been ongoing land subsidence on the Nelson coast in the past 50 years.
“We were able to show some data around the Nelson region where actually parts of the coast had been retreating up to 250m over the past 50
years,” Richard says.
“The area around the airport has been retreating anywhere between zero and 50m over the past 50 years, so it’s not moving out into the sea, it’s actually eroding slightly,” he says.
Tim says the use of the tool is “very powerful” for planners, decision makers, and local authorities in times when coastal communities were vulnerable to land subsidence and sea-level rise.
“But with more information comes more complexity… once you see the world is more complicated than we thought… it’s more uniformed and that’s important because one size does not fit all when it comes to this.
“If you’re a developer and you want to spend $100 million building something on the coast and the council’s just going to go, ‘oh, we quite like that because it’s good for the local economy’, it’s dangerous to just do a risk assessment around that one thing.
“Because the whole region is changing and changing differently.”
Tim adds that while the data made things “more complicated” for coastal communities, it would enable them to understand the full picture and
make future plans.
“It’s quite a shock to people to suddenly have to be confronted with all of this, but the more you take on the information and discuss it, then I think the more empowered you’re going to feel about your future,” he says.
“If you already are in a [coastal] house and the family has been there for generations… then there are adaptation options.
“The easier ones are we could lift the floor up a bit, we can let a wetland regenerate so it buffers, we could have mangroves growing… and then if you’re really keen to stay put and you can’t move, then you need to consider harder engineering options.”
Tim says, while land subsidence was caused by geological processes, the biggest way individuals could reduce sea level rise was reduce fossil fuel use by way of transport. Both Tim and Richard say they were encouraged at the level of engagement during the lecture, particularly by the younger generation who were active throught the Q&A session.
Previous speakers at the lecture have included the likes of Sir Edmund Hilary and Sir Ernest Rutherford.
We are also very fortunate to have some pretty incredible Nelson teams performing at a national level. The Nelson Giants are rallying late in the season with a great win last weekend, and I can’t wait to see the Tasman Mako kick off in the NPC and Farah Palmer Cup in less than a month.
Another huge sports fan I know will be paying a visit to Nelson very soon. Just over a week ago, Christopher Luxon and I were celebrating the Crusaders win together. Though he lives in Auckland now, Chris is a Canterbury boy at heart, and he joined the National Party’s South Island team wearing Crusaders jerseys last week. Chris will be in Nelson next Tuesday, July 11, as part of his “Get NZ Back on Track” tour. This is your opportunity to meet him in person and ask any questions you want about the next National government and the results we will deliver for Nelson and Tasman.
Tuesday 11 July, 11am
Annesbrook Event Centre, 40 Saxton Road West, Stoke
After facing a 30 per cent increase on their operational costs this year, the Nelson Centre of Musical Arts (NCMA) are using New Zealand’s most popular pet to help them fundraise.
Funding and development manager Jessica St Germain says grants they normally rely on haven’t been approved this year, so they are having to get creative to make up the shortfall.
“We’re hosting a crazy cat video festival to bring people together in winter and do something fun while raising vital funds for our organisation.”
She’s hoping people will submit their own 15 to 20 second cat videos which will be added to the other clips she’s sourced online.
“I think I’ve seen every cat clip on the internet now after sorting out a showreel for this event,” Jessica says.
“But what’s even better is that people will have the chance to send in videos of their own kitties and watch them on the big screen in front of their friends and family.”
The evening will also have live entertainment from music therapist Emma Mathews, who will be performing an original song about cats that the whole audience can sing along to.
“The SPCA are coming to do a talk and guests can buy raffle tickets to win a kids’ playhouse donated by Contour Roofing.”
Feline-themed fancy dress is optional, although there will be spot prizes given out on the night.
“NCMA’s Jason Balla and Allison Cormack will sing Rossini’s Cat Duet too, and Flossie the Balloon Lady will be
making animals in the foyer, so there will be a lot going on across the evening.”
New Zealanders are among the world leaders in pet ownership and collectively own 4.6 million pets. Cats are the most popular with 44 per cent of households owning at least one, which adds up to a total of 1.1 million pet cats versus 700,000 dogs.
“We hope people send us funny clips of their own cats, then buy a ticket to come along on the night. One thing to remember is, if you are sending in a clip, film it in landscape please – so turn your phone sideways!”
To book or submit a cat clip, go to ncma.nz/event/cat-vid eo-festival.
Delivering one of the best-sounding wireless network speakers around, the new Pulse Soundbar + from Bluesound is the ultimate audiophile-grade soundbar for all your home entertainment needs. The sleek wall or shelfmounted device is available from Beggs Musicworks on Hardy St, with owner Tim Babbage saying it is ‘perfectly designed for music’. “It can be used not just for your tv, but also as your stereo. It is made for music and sounds phenomenal.”
Designed to seamlessly fit with your existing TV set-up and enhance the sound experience, the Pulse Soundbar + offers precise soundscapes that place you in the recording studio or in the middle of the action. Retailing at $2000, it can be used purely on its own or paired with a subwoofer and rear speakers for immersive Dolby Atmos surround sound. Designed like no other, the Pulse Soundbar + eight Class D powered speakers create 120 watts of powerful, moving sound with deep bass and rich detail enabling the enjoyment of every fine detail of music, movies and games with the same realism
that 8K video offers. Programmed via remote or phone app, when streaming music services, browsing music libraries or listening to favourites from your phone or device over a network or with aptX HD Bluetooth.
Boasting an all-new core-quad processor and enhanced 3D Soundscape, Bluesound’s new flagship processing system is the next evolution in the BluOS experience. Pair with other speakers by following simple and easy steps via the BluOS app, walking you through the set-up process with the ability to adjust EQ settings for crisp room-filling sound. The soundbar comes complete with wall and shelf brackets and is available in white or black. “For the month of July, when you buy a Bluesound Pulse Soundbar + Beggs it will give you $250 off any other Bluesound speaker or subwoofer to go with it.”
Talk to one of the team about Bluesound Pulse Soundbar + or take a listen for yourself at Beggs Musicworks on Hardy Street.
A project to light a section of Nelson’s Railway Reserve between Beatson Rd and St Vincent St (stage 1) has been completed on budget and ahead of schedule, with the lights now switched on.
This work was initiated after Nelson City Council received feedback that the Railway Reserve would be safer for both cyclists and pedestrians if lighting was provided.
Data shows an estimated 559 cyclists, and 139 pedestrians use the Railway Reserve between Beatson Rd and St Vincent St every day, making it a popular active travel route.
Stage one of the work to install lighting from Beatson Rd to St Vincent St began in March with a budget of $529,000. 51 per cent of which was subsided by Waka Kotahi. The newly installed lights are LED which are approved for dark sky requirements and meet the Waka Kotahi standard for light spill and glare.
The next step of the project is to continue lighting the Railway Reserve all the way to Saxton Rd near Bunnings. Funding for this will come from a mixture of Council, Waka Kotahi and Three Waters Better Off Funding.
Nelson Mayor Nick Smith says this lighting is about improving transport choices in Nelson. “We have the highest proportion of commuters biking to work in New Zealand but during winter, it is too dark morning and night. There is also a benefit for students walking, biking and scootering from after-school activities and in extending the hours when people can safely walk and run. It’s part of making Nelson the biking capital of New Zealand and the most active and healthiest city.
“Lighting the reserve means more people will feel comfortable using it during the darker winter months.”
Nelson City Council’s Annual Plan 2023/24 has been adopted by elected members at a Council meeting held on Thursday 22 June.
Nelson Mayor Nick Smith says Council made some sensible tweaks and managed to keep the lid on the rates increase at a time of economic uncertainty.
“Given that inflation is currently so high, it was prudent for us to make sure the average 7.2% rates increase was no more than the inflation rate at the time this plan was written. Nelson’s rate increase is also less than most other Councils throughout New Zealand.
“We were very mindful of how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting our community. Food is up 12%. The average Nelson mortgage interest cost is up $350 per week. Nelson rents are up an average $50 per week. Rates make up only 4% of household costs but by keeping the rate increase to no more than inflation, we are not making the problem worse. I think what we have now strikes a balance between the need for Nelson to recover and grow while considering people’s financial situations.”
The 7.2% figure is the increase in the total amount of rates that Council will receive. The actual increase experienced by individuals and businesses will vary depending on the various elements that make up a rates bill. For residential ratepayers, the rate increase is between 7.4% and 8.3%, this is largely due to the targeted rates for these properties increasing, especially the stormwater/flood protection charge which is increasing by 22.6% and the wastewater charge by 9.7%. Properties that don’t receive stormwater/flood protection or wastewater charges such as rural properties and empty residential sections will have an average increase in rates of less than 7.2%. Some commercial properties will also see an increase of less than 7.2%.
Among the key changes in this year’s Annual Plan was the impact of the severe weather event in August 2022. The cost of this is partially met by central government and insurance, but it has also added to the costs faced by Council.
“The cost of continuing with the August 2022 severe weather event recovery to ratepayers in 2023/24 is estimated to be $19.6 million, including $8 million approved by Council in May for slip remediation work. The total estimated cost for recovery is $77.1 million with 30% expected to be covered by insurance and central government contributions. The work includes fixing roads and
footpaths, slips, three waters reticulation, tracks and walkways, and parks throughout our region, a job that we have decided to complete over six years and pay for over 10 years to minimise the effect on rates.
“This struck a balance between ensuring the work is done to the best possible standard, in a timely manner, while being paid off relatively quickly compared with other capital projects.”
One of the key changes to the proposed Annual Plan was a decision to increase funding to community groups. Savings were found by not increasing the budgets of a variety of groups by the rate of inflation.
“After deliberating on the public submissions on 25 May, we opted to provide an increase in funding for community groups working with Nelson’s most vulnerable. This reflects the economic forecasts for tough times ahead.”
Other key elements of the Annual Plan that have been approved include:
• Bringing forward funding to get started on engagement and design work for the Infrastructure Acceleration Fund project Removing funding for the proposed new library project from the Annual Plan, but keeping some funding so we can reassess our options
• Infrastructure work required to enable the Maitahi Bayview development to go ahead, pending the decision of the Environment Court
Bridge Street Linear Active Transport Corridor
A total of $3m has been brought forward for feasibility work, design and community engagement for this project that will accelerate the provision of infrastructure capacity to support housing and transform Nelson’s city centre into a place where people live, as well as work and play.
“By upgrading Three Waters infrastructure and creating the Bridge Street Active Transport Corridor, we lay the groundwork for developers to create up to 1000 homes. This is anticipated to breathe new life and confidence into Nelson and build resilience to severe weather events, with positive knock-on effects for our retail and hospitality industries,” says Group Manager Infrastructure Alec Louverdis.
“We want to create a more people-focused city and space for all Nelsonians to enjoy. Strong community/business engagement is absolutely vital to this project, and we will now be able to start the conversation with our community as we work through the design stages, as well as working closely with property owners and businesses on Bridge Street. Construction is due to start in 2025, so now is the time for us to work together to make sure this change to our city centre is a project our whole community can get behind.”
The project as a whole will receive $36m of funding from central government over the next 10 years.
Reduction in spending on a new library
The Annual Plan removes $17.6m from the 2023/24 year, which was set aside to progress work on the new library development. Instead, $200,000 has been allocated for an investigation into a new location for a new community hub and library, and more engagement with the community as to what people would like this facility to offer.
“Our work on the Elma Turner Library has bought us some time,” says Mayor Nick, “but it has made it clear that a new building will be needed.
“What we need to do now is look at a more affordable project, in a central location, that will offer Nelsonians a top-class facility. Places like Blenheim have successfully built modern libraries that serve their communities well, and that’s the direction I’d like to see Nelson take as well.”
Council has set aside $606,000 for preliminary three waters upgrades and improved transport connections for the Maitahi Bayview Development.
“This money will only be spent if the Environment Court allows the development to proceed,” says Mayor Nick. “If the development does get the goahead, Council needs to have this funding in place to move forward with the work. To not have it in place would be an unreasonable delay.”
This cost will be split between Council and the developer at a rate that will be determined at a later date.
Nelson City Council has agreed to provide an additional two hours of free parking between the hours of 3-5pm, Monday to Friday, from 1 July to 31 October to help Nelson’s city centre survive a potentially tough winter season.
This effectively means parking in the city centre will be free from 2pm during this winter period because an hour’s free parking is already available and will continue throughout this temporary extension.
The idea came from retailer advocacy group Uniquely Nelson, which asked Councillors to consider the idea at the City Centre Business Forum.
In the longer term, Council recognised that a more substantial strategy for city centre retail is required in order for businesses to thrive rather than survive.
Nelson Mayor Nick Smith says winter is always a difficult time but with the national recession, sharp rise in costs and acute staff shortages, 2023 is going to be a tough time for retailers, cafes, bars and restaurants.
“We are investing big time in public transport and cycling but we need to recognise that the bulk of customers come by car and this afternoon free parking will help. There is no sense in Council having empty car parks while businesses struggle.”
Deputy Mayor Rohan O’Neill-Stevens, who chairs the City Centre Business Forum, says there’s a need to proactively enhance our city centre.
“We know there’s a need to support events and attractions within the city centre, to deliver a city centre that is a worthwhile space for Nelsonians to spend time, recreate, and enjoy. That’s why we’ve set up a $20k Winter Activation Fund for community-led events and projects. This fund will be administered by staff with the assistance of the City Centre Business Forum and Uniquely Nelson.”
“While this is a small step, and won’t stave off the economic challenges over winter, it will be a positive intervention, and through the forum we can make sure Council’s mahi aligns with what’s happening on the ground.”
When is parking free?
The temporary free winter parking means that parking is free from 3pm till 5pm – Monday to Friday, from 1 July 2023 until 31 October 2023.
Please note, parking is already free from 1pm on Saturday and all day on Sunday. Nelson City Council is also continuing the free parking for the first hour, this is in addition to the free afternoon parking.
Volunteers have helped get over 2,000 plants into the ground at both the Grampians and Tāhunanui Reserves during the first of our community winter planting events.
These yearly planting events help to protect and restore our natural environment. They’re also a lot of fun!
So, if you missed the first planting events, or if you’re keen to attend another, there are two more planting days scheduled for this
Maitai River – 1,500 plants
Saturday 22 July (Rain day 23 July) 10:00 am start.
This planting event will continue restoration efforts along the Maitai River, concentrating on an area that was badly damaged by the August 2022 severe weather. A BBQ will be provided for volunteers.
Parking: available at site, 1.2km up Maitai Valley Road from the Sunday
What
The temporary free winter parking applies to the city centre area, within the ring road formed by Collingwood, Halifax, and Rutherford Streets, and Selwyn Place.
Do normal parking time limits still apply?
Yes, for the parks with short duration parking limits such as P5 and P10. These carparks are designed for high turnover due to their proximity to certain services and we will continue to enforce these time limits.
Parking wardens will also continue to enforce other parking restrictions such as parking on yellow lines and clearways or parking without a valid warrant of fitness.
Do I still need to enter my registration number in a Pay-by-Plate meter or online?
If you are parking before 3pm please continue to register in the normal way. Meters will be turned off at 3pm so there is no need to register at the meter or online if you are parking after this time.
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Ready to take on new challenges, Shaun and Michelle Young were first attracted to the Versatile franchise for not only its integrity and recognition as a trusted brand, but also the diverse portfolio they could offer to their customers. “While most people recognise Versatile as New Zealand’s most trusted Garage and Sleepout builder, some don’t realise Versatile is also a significant house builder,” says Shaun. “We don’t churn out the numbers of the big guys but there is a reason for that. We customise every home for each customer’s requirements, ensuring the build quality will provide a secure investment for many years to come. We have a huge selection of house plans to choose from and can customise to fit every budget, site and lifestyle.”
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The couple took over Versatile Nelson, from Ged and Caroline Hammar, in April and say when the opportunity came up to discuss the business, they jumped at it. “We have always talked about owning our own business and Versatile Nelson fit our ideals. Taking the baton from a veteran of over three decades of the brand gives us the confidence to continue the legacy and we hope to do justice to what they have built up over the years. Versatile Nelson is part of a large nationwide franchise that has been operating in the New Zealand market for over 40 years. They are a 100% family-owned company underpinned by family values, honesty, integrity and a good old fashioned Kiwi way of doing business. Within the Versatile network, the Nelson franchise was runner-up ‘Franchise of the Year 2022’ and currently holds the #1 position for customer satisfaction for home builds. It is a testament to the work that Ged and Caroline have put into it.”
The couple took over Versatile Nelson, from Ged and Caroline Hammar, in April and say when the opportunity came up to discuss the business, they jumped at it. “We have always talked about owning our own business and Versatile Nelson fit our ideals. Taking the baton from a veteran of over three decades of the brand gives us the confidence to continue the legacy and we hope to do justice to what they have built up over the years. Versatile Nelson is part of a large nationwide franchise that has been operating in the New Zealand market for over 40 years. They are a 100% family-owned company underpinned by family values, honesty, integrity and a good old fashioned Kiwi way of doing business. Within the Versatile network, the Nelson franchise was runner-up ‘Franchise of the Year 2022’ and currently holds the #1 position for customer satisfaction for home builds. It is a testament to the work that Ged and Caroline have put into it.”
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“Both Michelle and I have extensive business experience covering all areas from sales and marketing to logistics, contract management and IT, and together with our analytical strengths we feel we are in a strong position to start from. We know about customer service and treat people as we would expect to be treated with a high level of attention to detail. We have not come from the building industry but have always had an
“Both Michelle and I have extensive business experience covering all areas from sales and marketing to logistics, contract management and IT, and together with our analytical strengths we feel we are in a strong position to start from. We know about customer service and treat people as we would expect to be treated with a high level of attention to detail. We have not come from the building industry but have always had an
interest through renovating our own properties, and our experience in manufacturing transfers over perfectly to this industry. We have retained the existing Versatile Nelson team members and builders, some of whom have been with the company for over twenty years and bring the same level of commitment to the business.” The ability to offer a complete package to their customers is something the couple look forward to building on. “We look forward to pushing deeper into the core market while growing the segment of affordable housing. Nelson is a growth region, particularly the Tasman district. A lot of these areas are semi-rural, and with Versatile Nelson customers can have not only their houses built, but also their sheds, garages and sleepouts. We can build tailormade homes that are individual to each customer's needs –whether that be a new home or additional housing or buildings.”
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“They offer diversity through a balanced portfolio of solutions for our customers' requirements. The brand has integrity, they stand behind every branch and, more importantly, every customer. And they are a trusted New Zealand brand having won the Reader Digest Trusted Brands award (Garages and Sleepouts) for the past seven years and is a still a familyowned company.”
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Two classic musicals are being performed by the Nelson Youth Theatre Company these school holidays, with 120 talented youth set to take the stage at the Theatre Royal. Chicago and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat both start on Monday, 10 July, and run until Saturday, 15 July.
Director Richard Carruthers says they are both musicals they have staged before, but they are always popular with young actors and audiences alike.
“Chicago is always a favourite, an exciting show with beautiful music - very toe-tapping, and it’s a little bit risqué in terms of costuming.”
The older actors of the company will be tackling the fulllength, high school edition of the musical, with around 40 youths in the cast, aged from 12 to 19.
“They are loving it, it’s a good one for them to get their teeth into,” says Richard.
“There is a lot of darkness with themes of murder, adultery, and corruption - so it’s refreshing and exciting for them.”
The storyline follows Roxie Hart, who murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband, Amos, to take the rap - until he finds out he’s been duped and turns on Roxie.
Convicted and sent to death
row, Roxie and another ‘merry murderess’, Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the American Dream - fame, fortune, and acquittal.
Richard says around 80 youths are in the cast for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, ranging in age from five years old to 16.
“They are all having a great time, the volume of sound coming from the stage is huge, they are singing their hearts out.”
Richard says it will be a busy rest of the year for the theatre company.
In September they will be per-
forming Legally Blonde, Winnie the Pooh Kids, and Aristocats.
More shows are set to follow in November with The Secret Garden and a Cinderella pantomime. In Easter 2024 they will be staging We Will Rock You.
Chicago and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat are on at the Theatre Royal from 10 - 15 July. Tickets are available from the Theatre Royal. Nelson Weekly has a double pass to give away to Chicago on Monday, 10 July at 6pm. To go in the draw, email your name and contact details to kate@ nelsonweekly.co.nz
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On 10 June 2023, the Nelson City Council publicly notified Nelson Airport’s application to alter the airport’s existing designations and zoning in the Nelson Resource Management Plan.
The application aims to provide the planning framework needed to support Nelson Airport’s future operationsincluding extending the main runway to the north within the next 10 to 15 years. Submissions on the application close on 10 July 2023.
More information about Project 2-Zero is available on our website, at nelsonairport.co.nz/project-2-zero.
You can also email us directly at enquiries@nelsonairport.co.nz to ask a question.
Q. Why is Nelson Airport extending the runway?
A. Nelson Airport has been planning to extend its existing runway for many years. At 1347m, Nelson Airport’s existing runway is among the shortest runways in the world catering for the type of aircraft currently operating at Nelson. Currently, some aircraft operating from Nelson Airport have weight restrictions limiting the number of passengers /freight that they can carry. Significant efforts are also being put into developing sustainably powered aircraft which are likely to be larger and heavier than current aircraft types, meaning a longer runway is needed to support these next generation aircraft. An extended runway at Nelson Airport will:
• Remove existing weight restrictions for aircraft using the runway.
• Ensure sufficient length for future aircraft types, including sustainably powered aircraft.
• Provide runway end safety areas (RESA) at each end of the runway, further enhancing safety at the airport.
Q. Why don’t you extend the runway to the south?
A. We have looked closely at whether a southern extension would be feasible, including commissioning geotechnical, archaeology heritage, landscape and ecological reports. Extending to the south would require reclaiming seabed and would have a range of adverse environmental effects, including on ecological values. On balance, the assessments result in a clear preference for a northern extension.
Q. Why lodge this application now when the extension is still 10 – 15 years away?
A. While the development is still 10 - 15 years away, planning needs to happen now to give the airport, its neighbours and the wider Nelson-Tasman community certainty for the future. The planning application aims to protect and provide for the runway extension by ensuring appropriate land designations and zoning are in place. It’s also important we’re open about what we’re planning so our neighbours and the wider community have certainty about what their current and future airport looks like.
Q. What height restrictions will there be on properties near the airport as a result of this planning application?
A. Our application doesn’t result in any changes to what is currently permitted in the rules applying to a site under the Nelson Resource Management Plan. When the runway is extended in the future, the airport will carry out a survey of any existing obstacles in surrounding areas that may be too high for operations on the new runway.
Q. My property used to be within the noise contours and now it’s not. What does that mean for me?
A. The existing contours were based on a different fleet of aircraft and level of activity that exists today. Updated contours are a more accurate reflection of expected future noise levels generated by the airport out to 2050 (and provide for the impacts of aircraft using an extended runway). The changes we’re proposing will result in some planning controls being placed over properties within the contours. If you are not within the noise contours, you will not be subject to these controls.
Q. Does this mean the airport is going to be generating more noise? Won’t planes be quieter in future?
A. There will be no immediate changes in the noise generated at the airport. These planning changes are to ensure the airport adequately plans for and mitigates future noise. The contours reflect the projected future noise of the reconfigured and fully operational runway out to 2050. The international noise modelling tool used to determine airport noise contours must use existing aircraft for its calculations. As travel demand grows between now and 2050, we anticipate there will be more flights to and from Nelson Airport, resulting in an increase in the average overall noise generated at the airport.
Q. What will the airport do to reduce the impact of airport noise on the community?
A. The airport will undertake annual assessments of flight activity and noise levels to understand the impacts on its neighbours. If noise reaches certain levels at a nearby property, the airport will fund mitigation measures (such as mechanical ventilation and acoustic insultation for eligible existing homes in the residential zone) to help minimise the impact of noise. The airport also has a range of obligations to monitor and manage noise, in order to reduce the impact on surrounding communities as far as practicable.
Q. Why are there fewer properties inside the proposed noise contours when noise is likely to increase over time, and when a longer runway will be built?
A. Since the current operative noise contours were developed, the types of aircraft operating at Nelson Airport have changed. The existing noise contours were based on noisier aircraft that no longer operate here. The updated noise contours have been developed using modern aircraft and projected 2050 aircraft flight activity levels. While the use of modern aircraft has resulted in a general reduction of the noise contours in some areas, the provision for an extended runway has contributed to the expansion of the noise contours in others. The overall effect is a reduction in the number of properties that sit within the contours.
Q. How have you come up with these noise contours?
A. We are required to meet the New Zealand Standard for airport noise (NZS 6805:1992). We must forecast our future activity, which is then entered into best practice, internationally accepted aircraft noise modelling software to predict noise and define noise contours.
Q. Have you taken climate change into account?
A. We are focused on making Nelson Airport as resilient as possible to the effects of all natural events including climate change, while doing our bit to support the aviation industry’s transition to a low-emissions operating model. The changes to our zoning would allow us to establish clean energy production at the airport as a permitted activity, giving us even greater opportunity to contribute to a low-emissions energy future. We’re closely following the updated science, Government and Council guidelines as they become available and these will be incorporated into our planning and decision-making as Project 2-Zero progresses.
Q. Is there someone at the airport I can talk to about how these changes might affect me?
A. Yes. We actively monitor and respond to all enquiries we receive about Project 2-Zero. You can email us at enquiries@nelsonairport.co.nz.
Big Brothers Big Sisters is a Mentoring platform to support our youth who could benefit from having a supportive, interested adult in their lives. We currently have over 150 Mentors matched with young people (Mentees) aged from of 6-12 upwards which is fabulous, but unfortunately, we have 63 young people we don’t have Mentors for. The young people are referred to us by their parents or caregivers and after our highly trained and professional Mentor Coordinators have met with the family and Mentors, work begins to find the perfect match! However, to do this we need many more available Mentors, particularly men. There are multiple ways you can be a Mentor, with different time commitments, and from all the research out there, being in a Mentoring relationship has positive outcomes for all involved, an absolute win-win!
Option 1 – Visit your Mentee at their school for an hour a week during the school term and spend some time on activities you both decide would be fun, maybe puzzles, kicking a ball, cooking – that’s where our Coordinators make their magic happen in pairing you with a Mentee with similar interests. This is School Based Mentoring.
Option 2 – Spend between 1-4 hours, once a week, doing community-based activities with your Mentee, perhaps going to the beach, watching their sports game
or visiting a park, it’s up to you guys each week! And again, our Coordinators put great care into the matches they make so you know you and your Mentee will get off to a flying start! This is Community Based Mentoring. If either of these appeal to you, we would absolutely love to hear from you and have a no-obligation chat to see if Mentoring is something you could offer to a keen young person from our region. Our goal is to operate the programme with no wait list. The young people come to us eager and ready for a Big Brother/Big Sister and it can be disheartening for them to be faced with a long wait. And if time is not on your side but you would still like to support our organisation in some way, we have…
Option 3 – Become a Match Sponsor. For our coordinators to supervise the Mentor/Mentee matches (ensuring great matches, safety and engagement), costs $2000.00 per year. We have some outstanding people and businesses who are already supporting our matches but we most definitely need more! Perhaps even join together with some friends, your neighbours or work colleagues and collectively become a Match Sponsor - there are some great friendships and bonds being built through mentoring, get amongst it any way you can! Contact us at nelson@bbbs.nz for more information.
Local speed skaters finished their 24-hour skate-a-thon in style by digging deep to break the 500km barrier.
Averaging over 21kmh, five skaters tag-teamed across the 24 hours of non-stop skating over the weekend to raise funds for 15-year-old Mikaela Macdonald as she prepares to represent New Zealand in the junior ladies’ grade at the World Inline Speed Skating Championships in Italy. Speaking at hour 20 of the marathon, coach Alan Bartlett says it hadn’t been all easy sailing, particularly through the night hours.
“It’s had its ups and downs. I’ve had one hour sleep, the kids might have managed a bit more. We’ve also had to deal with other codes coming in to use the rink.”
As he was talking, the doors opened up for the public session on Saturday, with the skat-
ers having to weave through waves of people coming out onto the rink while the music started pumping.
Throughout the night, skaters took one-hour shifts to give the others a good break, but it was also the cold that they had to contend with. Several hot water bottles and a handful of blankets were all they had to keep them warm as they circled the rink a total of 5052 times throughout the 24 hours.
“My feet were almost stuck to the floor,” Alan says. The idea to do the marathon came as they were watching the coverage of Kiwi swimmer Jono Ridler setting the new ultra-distance marathon swim record after 33 hours in the water earlier in May, Alan says.
“I thought, if an individual can do that, we can get five skaters to do 24 hours.”
It’s not the first time a 24-hour skate challenge had been done in the region, with one done in the 1980s to raise funds for
the rink’s roof and one about a decade ago to support the 40hour famine.
The fatigue of the skaters was clear to see as they pushed towards their goal of reaching 500km, which was on track by the halfway mark but started to slide in the morning hours of Saturday.
As the finish line neared, the shifts got shorter as they looked to break their target. By the end they were changing out every two laps, battling right to the end as they fought to their goal.
Alan says he was proud of how the club came together to support Mikaela, with skaters of all different abilities getting in behind the region’s top racer.
“Everyone else is here to support, to get some funding. Some of the other skaters are several grades down the ladder and for them to be here doing it is special.” Visit the Skate Nelson Facebook page to support the fundraising.
Dan Perrin is still riding the Crusaders high after being an integral part of the Super Rugby championship-winning side.
Having arrived back in town last week ahead of taking charge of the Mako as cocoach for another season, the Mad Butcher Stoke owner says he’s already looking forward to re-entering the “vortex” of high-performance sport.
“It was an awesome drive (home) yesterday. I stopped at Maruia to get a coffee and reflect on the last six months. “Being in that coaches box was unreal. The emotions from the highs and lows of that game. I’ve been in the environment for four-or-five years, but for the forward pack to be mine, that exceeded expectations, it’s always been a dream.”
Having followed a grassroots pathway into coaching after his playing career, he says it’s rewarding to see the fruits of his labour.
“I started here with Wanderers second grade team ... but I kept chipping away at my trade. Everyone has aspirations and goals and for a young coach, I want to be a great coach. I want to leave a legacy through loyalty and hard work.”
Dan says to be able to coach under future All Blacks coach Scott Robinson, who many call Razor, was a blessing.
“Razor ties it all together ... his first words to me was ‘the forward pack is all yours, I trust you’. That gave me the confidence and belief, I got to back myself. I 100 per cent definitely felt the pressure. But that pressure is a privilege that comes with the job title.”
As a hooker by trade, Dan was predictably proud of the way the Crusaders’ maul worked this season, leading the league in tries while not conceding any themselves. Having spent his time as a player for both the Crusaders and Mako, Dan says it’s exciting to now be leading the teams in the coaches box.
He says, during his last game
review as a player, Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder said he’d make a good coach and it snowballed from there. With an established pathway for both coaches and players between the Mako and Crusader outfits, it was a natural fit to give back to the teams who have given him so much.
“Tasman was the first region to give me an opportunity as a player and to give back is special.
“The Crusaders Academy does a phenomenal job setting these players up to succeed. There’s some unbelievable talent in this region.”
The next generation of schoolboy players who are set to earn their stripes and progress into the professional game is always rewarding to see, he says.
As for the upcoming Mako season, he’s excited to have another crack for the title with the team again, saying he’s already picked up some “wee nuances of the tactical aspects” from his time at the Crusaders, which he wants to implement.
Gillan Harris (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Manuhiri) says the Bachelor of Commerce at NMIT Te Pūkenga has opened up several options for him.
Originally from Christchurch, the 25-year-old has been in Nelson for a few years and is due to complete his degree this year.
After graduating, Gillan will head overseas to Colombia as a part of Te Hononga-ā-Kiwa, a programme that aims to increase business connections between Māori and other indigenous communities across Asia-Pacific. He has been working with them for the past two years.
“Because of COVID-19 restrictions, I have been unable to travel anywhere, so I’m looking forward to the opportunity,” he says.
“I am Māori-Phillipino and will also surprise some family in the Phillipines as a graduation present to myself.”
Gillan was the recipient of the Nelson Pines Scholarship and the Johnston Association Scholarship this year, reducing his course-related costs by $6000.
“I have made plenty of good friends here,” he says. “It is easy to engage in the classroom because of the smaller numbers. You can have some proper discussions and the tutors have a lot of industry experience for context.”
As part of graduating with his Bachelor of Commerce, Gillan needs to complete a research project. He is looking into how entrepreneurs in Aotearoa incorporate Māori kaupapa in their businesses.
Once he returns to New Zealand, Gillan is considering postgraduate study in International Business up north, where he can be better involved with his iwi.
“I am on a journey of reconnecting with my roots.”Enrolments are currently open for the Bachelor of Commerce programme, beginning 17 July.
Apply now: nmit.ac.nz /business
It’s back to the drawing board for Marist this week as they prepare for a winner-takes-all Tasman Trophy semi-final rematch against Kahurangi on Saturday.
After failing to find any real momentum as the home team over the weekend in a 34-5 loss, they have the cards stacked against them as they look to earn a finals spot against either Stoke or Central.
After an intriguing final round of regular season rugby last Saturday, no one has emerged as clear favourites ahead of what is set to be a series of exciting semi-finals. Marist came out strongly against Kahurangi at Trafalgar, but were blown off the park after a series of runaway tries against the run of play that took the wind completely out of their sales.
With a trip to Motueka’s Sports Park this weekend for a sudden death rematch, they will have their work cut out for them if they want to come away with a different result from last season.
They have a wealth of exciting talent and experience in their ranks to rely on, but it will require a team effort to come out on top. In saying that, there will have to be stand out performances from the likes of loose forwards Tepuoho Stephens, Simione Ofa and Max Hicks, while their backline will need to fire to get wingers and brother Nic and Timi Sauira the space to shine.
Kahurangi have made it a bit of a theme to kick into gear later in the season, and it’s no different this year as they rampaged forward from being a dark horse to topping the competition leaderboards. They welcomed back Willie Havili into fullback last weekend and
he showed his superstar potential from the outset.
They also have experience in their ranks, with lock Manu Williamson-Parkin notching up his 100th premier game for the club over the weekend, the fourth in Kahurangi’s history to reach the milestone. With playmakers throughout the squad, they provide a threat from any area of the park as evidenced by their tries over the weekend that marched Marist down the field. By stringing together win after win, they come into this years’ playoffs as favourites as they look to do one better than last year after falling just short in their 2022 final against Central.
As the only team from Blenhiem in the playoff picture again this season, Central have a hard road ahead of them if they want to keep the Tasman Trophy in their clubrooms for another year. They have a home game against Stoke and will be hoping to have improved after losing to them 3528 just three weeks ago. With that game played at Greenmeadows, it will be interesting to see how much of an impact having to travel over the Whangamoas is for Stoke, who have looked strong this season but still faced adversity in a loss to Marist and a draw with Kahurangi. They’ll be relying on some of their more experienced campaigners like front rowers Kendall Hodson and Matt Graham-Williams.
In the backline, Taine Robinson has continued to impress while taking on more of a leadership role within the team, while Caleb Coventry has been solid in the midfield. With it all still to play for with two weekends of premier rugby left for some teams, last weekend was the final game for those who haven’t made the playoffs.
Division one rugby:
Kahurangi 34 vs Marist 5; Stoke 47 vs Moutere 16; Waitohi 32 vs Nelson 31; Central 26 vs Waimea Old Boys 24.
Standings:
Kahurangi 33 points; Central 29; Stoke 28; Marist 26; Waimea Old Boys 12; Waitohi 11; Nelson 7; Moutere 5.
Division two rugby:
Marist: Saints 12 vs Huia 32; Waimea Old Boys 44 vs Murchison 8; Tapawera/Valley Stags 24 vs Stoke 52; Riwaka 19 vs Wanderers 38; Takaka 24 vs Collingwood 29; Nelson Bye.
Standings: Stoke 40 points; Collingwood 28; Huia 25; Riwaka 24; Waimea Old Boys 21; Wanderers 19; Takaka 19; Marist 14; Tapawera 13; Nelson 1; Murchison 0.
Netball:
FCL Nelson Men 64 vs Prices Waimea Pango 39; Jacks OPD 74 vs Nelson Girls College Senior A 38; Richmond F45 61 vs Prices Waimea Ahurei 58.
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EHLERS-DANLOS AND HYPERMOBILITY group meeting. Thurs, 6 Jul, 12.15pm, Kush café. Join us, Look for the Zebra table.
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