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Wednesday 16 September 2015
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Fake IDs on the rise Page 7
Simon Bloomberg
Young forgery artists have been busy, with police reporting an increase in the number of under-age drinkers trying to get into bars across Nelson and Tasman with altered driver’s licences. Sergeant Mal Drummond estimates that in the last month, bar door staff around Nelson caught “about a dozen” young people who had altered the birth date on their licence to gain access into bars.
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Mal says it has always been “an ongoing problem” but it has been worse this year, possibly because teenagers born in 1998 are changing their birth year to 1996 to try and pass as 18. “It could be that bar door staff are getting better at spotting the changes, but it’s also possibly because an eight can be easily changed to a six on the birth year. It’s an obvious opportunity for anyone aged 16.” However, Mal is warning young forgers that the consequences of being caught
Some of the altered drivers licences received by Nelson Police. could be far more serious that just being fined.
“At the moment, we are just using infringement notices and sending out fines of $250. The bar staff are uplifting the altered licences and handing them to us and we are issuing instant fines. “But they could also be convicted with obtaining services by deception. That’s a criminal offence and will go on their record, and be disclosed to employers and affect their opportunities to travel - it could
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Club donates new seats for cycle trail Jessie Johnston The ladies of the Waimea Soroptimist Club have made their mark on Tasman’s Great Taste Trail, opening two seats and a bike stand on Saturday. The Nelson Tasman Soroptimist Trust was started by the late Elizabeth Stewart in 2002 and provides an annual grant to be used by one of the three local clubs for an environmental or beautification project within the region. The trust’s grant for 2014 was awarded to the club of Waimea who voted to erect two garden seats and a bike stand near the Upper Wairoa Bridge on the cycle trail. The site was offered to the club by Richard Hilton, horticulture officer for the Tasman District Council, and at the time was nothing more than weeds and blackberries. It is now a raised site overlooking the river with views to the Richmond Hills and beyond with trees behind for shade and shelter. wheelchairs mobility scooters walker/canes electric beds ands hoists lift assist chairs bathroom solutions incontinence products daily living aids/products
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On the seat are, from left, president of the Waimea Soroptimist Club Annette Greenland, project coordinator Jill Dickinson and TDC horticulture officer Richard Hilton. Other members of the Waimea Soroptimist Club are gathered behind them at the opening of their seat project on the Tasman Great Taste Trail. Photo: Jessie Johnston.
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