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Wednesday 19 August 2020
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Local candidates back election delay Charles Anderson Editor
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Nelson’s political candidates are backing a move by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to delay the election to October 17. Ardern said on Monday that
the re-emergence of Covid-19 in the community was a cause for concern during the election period. She said, while the Electoral Commission said voting could safely happen under Alert Level 2, she also had to factor in participation of voters, fairness and certainty.
Nelson Labour candidate Rachel Boyack says it is just a short delay of a month to make sure the Electoral Commission can deliver a safe election. It was previously scheduled for September 19. “It’s particularly important that people feel safe and comfortable when they go and vote.”
Rachel says there have been plenty of events cancelled under Level 2 as well as political parties generally suspending their campaigns. “[The delay] means that everyone has a fair shot and people have a chance to campaign.” Nelson MP and National
candidate Nick Smith says the focus needs to be on making sure Covid-19 does not re-emerge in the Nelson region. “It would have been a distraction to have an election occurring at the same time.”
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Breast cancer surgeon Ros Pochin with Jody Pierce, Lyn Zampese, and Julie Wotton who are following Victory Boxing’s breast cancer survivor class, led by Paul Hampton. Photo: Jonty Dine.
Women leading fight against cancer Jonty Dine After winning the fight against cancer, a group of Nelson women are donning boxing gloves and taking on their next life challenge. Julie Wotton’s journey with breast cancer started in 2010.
After her diagnosis Julie underwent a full mastectomy, and in 2017 was discharged after five years cancer-free. However, another lump was soon discovered in her reconstructed breast and Julie was forced to endure two more lots of surgery, six rounds of
chemo, five weeks of radiation and was thrown into early menopause while raising her 10-year-old son alone. After defeating the disease, fatigue was a major issue for Julie. Having been a runner prior to her cancer battle, Julie found she would tire quickly,
experience pain and, unable to sleep properly at night, frequently took afternoon naps. “It was hard, my body just felt like it’s not going to do what you want it to.” Then at the start of 2019, she discovered boxing classes for breast cancer survivors at
Victory which she says have been a godsend. “It’s a lot of fun, after surgery I had my lymph nodes removed and so your arms lose a lot of strength, now they are probably stronger than they have ever been.”
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