Tuesday 23 July 2019
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Hospital land plan
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Paula Hulburt
The sale of land at Wairau Hospital will come under public scrutiny as the health board seeks opinion from the community. Public opinion on the sale of 6.3 hectares of land at Wairau Hospital is being sought. The move comes after Marlborough District Council approved the proposed subdivision. A spokeswoman from Nelson Marlborough Health (NMH) says the public submission process is a legislative requirement. She says all submissions will be considered before the Board makes a final decision. “NMH has been aware for some time that there’s a surplus of land at Wairau Hospital. “When the hospital was redeveloped in 2008-2010 the rebuild size confirmed the size requirement for the hospital,” she says. The proposal would see the subdivision of existing residential units and an empty building at 46 Hospital Rd. Eight new residential units could potentially be built on an empty block of land behind Marlborough Hospice. But the final decision over how the land is used would be up to the buyer. “The use of the land will ultimately be determined by a new owner. However, it will be zoned for residential use at the conclusion of the subdivision,” the spokeswoman says. A Marlborough community housing group who provide supported living for seniors declared an interest in the site earlier this year.
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Bunnings activities organiser Becks Haste, team member Rosanne Guy and merchandiser Logan Croad wore their pyjamas to work on Friday to raise funds to help foster kids achieve their dreams. Photo: Matt Brown.
PJ fundraiser goes like a dream Bunnings staff weren’t sleeping on the job on Friday, although it may have looked like it. Staff were raising funds for National Pyjama Day, a day to wear your favourite pair of PJ's to help The Pyjama Foun-
dation raise much-needed awareness and funds for children in foster care. Bunnings activities organiser Becks Haste says the team event was also for a “bit of fun”. She says she received a few
comments on her pyjamas, a cat onesie, but they were the “PG version” of what she would usually wear to bed. Money raised from National Pyjama Day helps offer learning skills to more than 1000 children, fund edu-
cational resources and helps provide stable, positive relationships. The PJ’s weren’t matched with slippers though. Steel capped boots finished off the ensemble. “Safety first,” Becks says.
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