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Critics of the low number of police officers stationed in Richmond will have cause to celebrate, with the region’s top cop telling Waimea Weekly that numbers are set to double. Earlier this month the Weekly reported that the Richmond station was closed when there was no uniformed staff on
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Maling told the Weekly that the low number of police officers based in Richmond and Motueka were “just not good enough”. Kit says the closure of the Richmond station due to not enough staff being present
Richmond, Wakefield, Murchison, Motueka and Takaka.” As a former cop himself, Kit says he is very l i c supportive of police officers, but feels they oun ict C istr D have got it wrong by operating all staff out an sm ww , Ta ited e at nlimand ofy tNelson city when Tasman has more ing in their communities getting to m he U m d b cil, ond gra the ortepeople n chm problems. They took know thell area and is only growing. p u i p o pro and R u C rs: is s strict rce Fu nso e i and Spothe crime problemsplbecause an man D Comm put those concerns to Nelson ownership of The Weekly k e e s f n rtW ctio cy, Ta ber o ma m al a genwe awant, itwhat h they Slive in the area. That’s g i A C nt an al d ion lopme Tasm SEE PAGE 2 reg e n people to take ownership lso the crime in the ic Dev Neof t of m e o ar th is p Econ l and eek onal nci artW Regi ty Cou m S Ci son Nel elson N
Jessie Johnston A group of around 100 angry protestors gathered at the Mapua Wharf precinct on Sunday to object to the “bullying” Tasman District Council’s plans to build an “unnecessary” and “divisive” fence next to its Shed 4 retail complex. The council has been under fire for the fence which has been partly built between Shed 4 and a neighbouring business soon to be opened by Adele Calteaux who owned Hamish’s Ice-cream Parlour which closed in 2015. Council has stated the fence is necessary to protect the interests of one tenant in Shed 4 who will be competing with Adele’s business next door, and to secure gas bottles and rubbish bins of Shed 4 tenants. “There’s no need for the fence, the community has said we don’t
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Protest organiser Roger Griffiths rallies protestors at the Mapua Wharf on Sunday. The protest was over a fence the council is building which will block the view of some businesses in the wharf precinct. Photo: Jessie Johnston.
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