Nelson Weekly Your Community Newspaper
Tuesday 31 July 2012
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Sharing will save money, say mayors Phillip Rollo
Able Chef Zane Korewha shows five year old Billie Edgley around the HMNZS Taupo in Nelson on Saturday. Photo: Rosie Thomsen.
Forget dolls, 5 year old is mad on the navy Most five year-old girls get excited at the thought of dolls and dress ups. For Billie Edgley, it was the anticipation of climbing aboard a navy ship that had her so excited she couldn’t sleep. The HMNZS Taupo was docked in
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Nelson’s coastal berth over the weekend, and although the vessel wasn’t open to the public, the bright eyed youngster was able to get a VIP tour of the captain’s cabin, sleeping quarters and engine room. The tour was organised by Jo Dix-
on, a navy recruitment officer, after young Billie had showed interest in the navy. “Every time I see her she just gets so excited, it’s great to see that sort of enthusiasm,” says Jo.
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improved local services and performance of regulatory A new agreement between functions. the three councils in the top Tasman and Nelson councils of the south will help save already share a number ratepayers money, say two of services and while Marlborough is local mayors. a party to a small Despite a bid for number of these, amalgamation being the agreement to rejected earlier this move forward will year the Tasman allow the three local District, Nelson City bodies to give a and Marlborough greater commitment District councils on-going agreed to an accord Aldo Miccio to to look at sharing more collaboration. Nelson mayor Aldo Miccio services. says it is encouraging TDC threw its that all three mayors support behind the and council chief proposed Top of the executives have been South accord last willing to see such a week, which now proposal succeed. has the agreement of “We haven’t had the mayors and chief that before so that’s executives of all Richard fantastic. At senior three councils. They say the proposal will Kempthorne management level see them use shared services there is a lot of motivation, to achieve more resilient good will and enthusiasm,” services, cost savings, good SEE PAGE 2 quality infrastructure,
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