Nelson Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
Wednesday 4 December 2019
Joelle’s first big hit
‘Honeybowl’ hits Tahuna
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Santas come to town
Nelson had a double Christmas treat in the form of a visit from both Santa Claus and Hana Koko as part of the Santa Parade on Sunday. The two men in red suits formed part of the parade’s 20th anniversary. Thousands lined the streets to welcome in the 19 floats before children got a chance to meet Santa himself. The organisers said Nelson’s population is made up of well over 30 different cultural groups from around the world, which was an opportunity to present a rich and vibrant Christmas story that reflects who we are as a community.
Council tests waters at Delaware Bay Sara Hollyman Reporter
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Boaties planning to launch their boats at Delaware Bay this summer will need to look elsewhere after council says it will begin compliance activities in the area. The issue of access at Delaware
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Bay has been a contentious topic for 20 years and surfaced again at last week’s Nelson City Council environment committee meeting. Both recreational users and local iwi spoke to a report prepared for council, which looks at different options on how to handle future access to the estuary. The Resource Management Act
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states that vehicles cannot drive on any foreshore unless the area is subject to a resource consent; The estuary at Delaware Bay is not. However, council has not enforced these rules and over a 20-year period the estuary has become a popular spot for boaties to launch and retrieve their boats due to safety and convenience.
Spokesperson for the Delaware Bay Working Group, which represents more than 600 recreational boat users, Zane Mirfin, told councillors that if they restrict vehicle access to the estuary “someone’s going to die out there”. Zane says the Delaware Estuary is the only safe, all-weather, all-tide
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access to the sea between Port Nelson and Okiwi Bay. “We all love this estuary, we all want to protect it, we all want to enjoy it. He says the area is “everybody’s food basket” and is very valuable to all Nelson people.
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