28 February 2018

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Innovation for cycle trail repair Judene Edgar Reporter

judene@waimeaweekly.co.nz Despite the recent storms, there is generally no better time to get out and about on your bicycle and enjoy the Great Taste Trail. The boardwalks around the Waimea Estuary and parts of Mapua foreshore and Rabbit Island were damaged by Cyclone Fehi on February 1, resulting in detours being put in place. However, landslides and flooding caused by Cyclone Gita on February 20 has resulted in the closure of the on-road section along the Motueka River between Riwaka and Tapawera. Nelson Tasman Cycle Trails Trust manager Joshua Aldridge says that the trail still has a lot of offer and that people can still enjoy a ride to Rabbit Island or Mapua. “While devastating, there is still lots to ride as well as detours in place,” he says. “A lot of people are also taking the opportunity to explore Brightwater, Wakefield and Spooners Tunnel sections of the trail, as well as areas beyond Mapua.” With repairs already well underway on some areas, Josh says that they are aiming to have most, if not all, of the damaged trail sections from Nelson to Mapua re-open by the end of March. “We are very humbled by the support being shown by businesses, volunteers, Rotary clubs

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Kay Thomson with her new hair style after shaving her hair off to raise funds for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ. Inset: Kay’s boyfriend Nick Terrell cuts off her long locks on Sunday. Photos: Steve Page.

Hair-raising experience Judene Edgar

Kay Thomson brushed her hair for the last time on Sunday morning before heading to Sundial Square where her boyfriend, Nick Terrell, greeted her with a pair of scissors. Having thought about it for a number of years, a month ago Kay committed herself to taking part in Shave for

a Cure, the major annual fund-raiser for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ. With what she thought was a fairly ambitious fundraising target of $1000, Kay is delighted to have raised over $1600 so far. “We got about $900 on the day,” Kay says. “A number of people came and shared their stories and donated on the day, which

was really cool.” Trevor Gateley from Richmond donated towards the fund-raiser. “As someone living with the blood/bone marrow cancer Multiple Myeloma, I wanted to say a big thank you to Kay Thomson along with the many others, who are shaving their heads in

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