Nelson Weekly Your Community Newspaper
Tuesday 10 July 2012
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Okiwi man saves his own life
“It’s funny because when I think of how lucky I am or anything like that Just one month after Rodney Boul- I just well up with bloody tears. I ton signed off on a $3000 bill to buy can’t put words to it.” a battery for a defibrillator in Okiwi Okiwi Bay St John volunteer ChrisBay, the chair of the resitine Simpson says the dents’ association was station had an old defisaved by it. brillator but were told Rodney was in his garby St John it would give den last Wednesday afthem a brand new one if ternoon when he had the community paid for a massive heart attack. the battery, worth $2800 Two volunteers from the plus GST. local St John unit rushed The residents’ associato the scene with their tion agreed, although brand new defibrillator Rodney, chair of the and used it eight times group which represents to shock the 61 year old the 200 households, back to life. admitted raising a few Yesterday Rodney left Rodney Boulton. questions about the cost Nelson Hospital and headed home of the GST. She says the fact that it where he will celebrate his 62nd has already saved a life shows how birthday this Saturday. important the right equipment is. “I am very thankful. There’ll be plen- “It’s well worth the money isn’t it? ty of thank you things coming up,” SEE PAGE 2 he says. Andrew Board
Students at the Tahunanui Community Centre holiday programme this week are from left; Levi McGuire, 9, Lina Abu-Aysha, 8, Stella Affleck, 12, Bradey Corlett, 8, and Connor Quickfall, 9. Photo: Rosie Thomsen.
Kids on holiday buzz It’s the last week of school holidays and students over the region are squeezing in their last few days of fun before heading back to school this Monday. Holiday programmes have been busy with some at capacity.
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Attractions such as the ASB Aquatic Centre and Rainbow Skifield say they have had strong numbers of students using their facilities and Nelson’s CBD has been noticeably busier with teenagers. Nelson Weekly caught up with
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some students at the Tahunanui Community Centre’s holiday programme. They said they were having a ball. “I love it, my favourite part is getting to see all my friends here and the activities,” says Stella Affleck, 12.
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