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Wednesday 3 October 2018
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Sport Tasman to manage Saxton Stadium Nelson’s “busiest sports hub” will be in safe and familiar hands for the next six years after Sport Tasman renewed its contract to manage Saxton Stadium this winter. Sport Tasman, has managed the stadium since it was opened in October 2009, and was successful tenderers for the third time, leaving facilities general manager
Brent Maru a happy man. “We are rapt to be awarded the contract … it’s the third tender process we’ve been through, but the team are as passionate as if we had just won a brand-new tender.” “They are focussed on continuing to grow usage, looking at new ways to increase patronage by
working closely with the sports codes who hire the venue, plus adding other programmes - such as the older adult walking circuit and various community fitness and exercise classes.” Brent says his team’s enthusiasm to adapt and improve the service provided to the ever-growing Saxton Stadium community has never wa-
vered and continues to grow. “All the way through our process we look at what we are doing, where are the opportunities to expand, plus what are the insights and statistics telling us and how we can best serve that particular community. The really positive thing about Saxton Stadium is that we are pushed for space and nearly
at capacity through winter … it’s great having buildings that are so well utilised and in demand.” Sport Tasman manages three areas at Saxton Field complex, the stadium, the Saxton Oval pavilion (a popular wedding and conference venue) plus a second upstairs pavilion attached to the stadium.
Waimea College held their annual House competition on September 28 to see which house had the best singers; Hillary, Cooper, Rutherford or Sheppard House. Sheppard House won the hard-fought battle with Rutherford coming in a close second. Cooper House blew the judges away with their gift of making a donation to the charity of the judges’ choosing. Pictured: Rutherford House’s Alice Kenmare, Louis Boutle and Ella Stewart. Photo: Amy Russ.
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