22 December 2021

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wednesday 22 december 2021

Historian in training

Joseph’s journey to Japan

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Tāhunanui fights NZTA plan Kate Russell Reporter

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The Tāhunanui community is to take legal action against Waka Kotahi NZTA over its plans to

add priority lanes to its main road, citing safety concerns. The Waka Kotahi board endorsed the Nelson Future Access Project detailed business case on Thursday, which follows endorsement by the Nelson City Council in

October. The project aims to solve Nelson’s transport woes with a range of measures over the next 30 years, and part of this includes adding priority lanes down parts of Tāhunanui Drive.

However, Tāhunanui residents Jac Stevenson and Paul Matheson, along with other members of the community, have formed an organisation called Tāhunanui Village Safety Society Incorporated to fight the decision.

Edna evicted at 89

“We have engaged a solicitor and a letter was sent to NZTA [on 10 December] advising we are very unhappy with what they are planning, with the possibility of a

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Edna Rapson is losing her flat of three years at Whareama Care Centre. Photo: Jonty Dine.

Jonty Dine Partially blind and confined to a wheelchair, Edna Rapson is now facing the possibility of being homeless. The 89-year-old has lived at Whareama in Stoke for the past three years, but now that the care centre is being demolished Edna must find a new home. Edna was sent a reference from Oceania, the company that owns Whareama, stating that she is an exemplary tenant but, as the site is set for redevelopment, she would need to vacate by March 2022. “We do not have any alternative accommodation for Edna to move into when

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