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New school leaver programme announced The new owner of Nelson Forests OneFortyOne (OFO) has marked the settlement of its purchase with the announcement of two significant new initiatives – the establishment of a substantial fund for sedimentation research and a school leaver programme that will provide trade apprenticeships at Nelson Forests’ Kaituna Sawmill near Blenheim. Nelson Forests has committed $500,000 to its new sedimentation research fund and has already engaged with researchers at Cawthron Institute and Landcare Research, although it expects to develop collaborations with researchers at other organisations over time. Lees Seymour, Managing Director of Nelson Management Ltd, the management company for Nelson Forests, says that sedimentation research will take place in Marlborough and Nelson Tasman and will build on work that the company has already done on the issue of sedimentation. “We realise that there is a high level of interest in forestry’s role in sedimentation and that our community is looking to us to proactively address this issue. Research is crucial and will help us prevent, manage, and mitigate sedimentation.” Tim King, chair of the Tasman District Council Environment and Planning Committee, strongly supported the company for establishing the new fund. “It is excellent to see Nelson Forests engaging
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Bike track a winner First Years Richmond pre-schoolers Mikaela Watson, Eli Roozenburg, Olivia Freeman and Nate Robinson are loving the centre’s new bike track. Photo: Amy Russ. Amy Russ First Years Richmond are excited to have their new bike track up and running for the children to use. Centre manager Karina Tutty says the year-long process has paid off and the kids are absolutely loving it. “The track adds another dynamic to the grounds and what
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we have to offer here. It is a really good designated space, especially for first time riders, it’s perfect for the children to learn those safety skills.” Ngapare Jay, centre team leader, says the team have been fund-raising for the track with a quiz night, raffle tickets and calendar sales, “we have also been hugely supported with a
grant from the Rata Foundation.” Johnathon Briggs from Landscape Innovations built the track and Ngapare says he was fantastic, “Johnny was so great with the kids throughout the building process. They saw the whole track being built and were fascinated by it. Johnny would explain everything to
them and what they were doing. He was really good with the kids.” “They love the track and we use it for a number of things. To promote physical fitness, skills and coordination, safety and the proper use of bikes. We use it as part of our sustainability goal for our centre, and that is important for us.”
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