Nelson Weekly - 3 August 2022

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Wednesday 3 August 2022

More than 4000 people have been wowed by the first Illuminate Light & Sound Experience which saw Founders Heritage Park transformed into an immersive light experience over the weekend. Glow-in-the-dark archery, a silent disco, and bouncy castles are all included in the ticket price, along with large, illuminated blow-ups of marine creatures, space exploration and toadstools. The show, which began in Christchurch last year will be an annual event says event manager Kate Radcliffe-Reid.

“We’ve had the most amazing feedback. Everyone’s having such a good time.” Tickets for this week’s shows Thurs-Sun are available at Eventbrite.co.nz Photos: Evan Barnes.

Roadworks ‘real kick’ for businesses MAX FRETHEY

Local Democracy Reporter

Businesses are already feeling the pain of roadworks on their doorstep just three weeks into a tenmonth stormwater upgrade on Rutherford St and Waimea Rd. “We had two lots of people that

came in looking for accommodation... they liked the rooms, they liked the product, the noise started and so they decided to go somewhere else,” Century Park Motor Lodge owner Stacie Warren said. “We had another one, mum and daughter from the hospital, same thing again.”

Those incidents from a single day last week cost Century Park $577.

Warren says those costs add up, especially when through-traffic is down.

“We haven’t got the drive through traffic anymore,” and her husband Rick added that they no longer get walk-ins anymore either.

The roadworks are also having an impact on the potential for future business.

“I had a locum come in the other night,” Chelsea Park Motor Lodge owner Dean Brunell said.

“He goes ‘why the hell did they put me here? I’m going to make sure we don’t come here again.’

And it’s all because of the construction.”

Locums are significant earner for Chelsea Park.

“If we lose that kind of business, we’re too small an operation and it will seriously affect us,” Brunell

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“The only thing I’ve bought recently is crypto, which has been going a bit the other way recently.”

“Cheese. I feel like it was on average $11-15, and now it’s approximately $18-20.”

“Bell peppers. Maybe it’s because they’re out of season, but I’m a vegetarian and I just want some bell peppers that aren’t $5 for one.”

“Not this week. I fill up my car every week, so I’m not filling it up that much each time, so I haven’t really noticed it.”

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said. “Through our booking system… you can definitely see the drop-off in business now.”

He said this drop-off in bookings will cost Chelsea Park thousands of dollars.

“And the longer it goes, it goes to tens of thousands of dollars.”

Nelson City Council’s group manager infrastructure, Alec Louverdis, said that council is doing “everything we can” to alleviate pressure on affected businesses which includes added signage, promoting affected businesses in Our Nelson, and including information on its social media channels.

Council has also asked the contractors that personnel from outside the region stay in the affected motels.

“I can hand-on-heart say that

Stacie Warren and Dean Brunell each own a motor lodge on Rutherford Street. The stormwater upgrade project is only three weeks in but is already having a large impact on business. Photo: Max Frethey.

I’ve not had one booking that has been associated with the project,” Warren said.

She added that costs brought onto businesses by the roadworks should be covered by council.

“Any direct costs that we have to bear, we feel that should become part of the project, not be the burden of the business.”

However, Louverdis says that while rates relief and other financial compensation are com-

mon requests when major works cause disruption, this is not an option council will explore.

“There is more than $490 million of capital projects planned over the next 10 years that will affect a significant number of businesses and residents,” he said. “Providing rates relief to everyone affected would significantly increase those costs and therefore debt to the city.”

“That’s a real kick,” Warren said.

“We’ve just come through two years of Covid, we’ve now got a year’s worth of sitting in front of this… we’re feeling the pinch.”

Louverdis asks that locals “continue to support these businesses while these works are going on.”

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‘No crew today’: Nelson station left understaffed KATE RUSSELL The Nelson Fire Station was left without a dedicated fire crew on Saturday due to staffing shortages.

The New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) took to social media saying: “First time ever, sorry Nelson, no crew today. The only ladder truck like this, responsible for protecting the Top of the South Island, has no firefighters.”

A usual team of eight, with two specialist fire trucks, was down to a team of five - that meant they could only respond one fire truck.

The incident comes as members of the union are on strike as they fight for reasonable wages and safer working conditions. Members say there is a crisis, and that Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ) is failing to employ sufficient career firefighters and 111 emergency call centre dispatchers to meet minimum staffing.

That has resulted in the closure of some stations, fire trucks being taken offline, and firefighters riding in unsafe short-crews to keep the fire trucks responding.

Firefighters say it’s not just

One of Nelson’s specialist fire trucks had no crew on Saturday due to staffing shortages. Photo: Supplied. better wages they are striking for, but they are facing burnout from working sometimes 100-hour weeks, poor working conditions, no mental health support, and driving trucks and using equipment in urgent need of repairs.

Union members began a partial strike on 13 June after 99 per cent of members rejected an offer put forward in April.

FENZ district manager Grant Haywood confirmed that on Saturday the day shift was three staff down due to sick-

ness and that he is “comfortable” with the current staffing levels in Nelson. “Like many organisations we are dealing with higher than normal levels of sick leave at the moment, which is impacting the availability of our personnel.”

However, Grant says they have contingency plans to ensure they can respond when trucks become unavailable. NZPFU was contacted but said it had a mutual agreement with FENZ not to engage with media while bargaining is under way.

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No magic bullet to alleviate pressure in hospital JENNY NICHOLSON

Evan Shallcrass and Misty next to the hole in the wall, which had to be broken down to save the 17-year-old cat after she spent over a week trapped. Photo: Jack Malcolm.

One less life after days trapped inside wall JACK MALCOLM Normally when you say your dearly departed are up there looking down over you, they’re not actually above you.

But, for one lucky family, eating a memorial feast of roast beef for their cat Misty, it turned out to be the case.

About eight days after she had gone missing, with the family having made peace with the loss of their elderly cat, Evan Shallcrass heard a meowing in the wall of their Maitai Valley home.

It took them a while to find where the noise was coming from, with Evan having to put a cup up to the wall to help locate her.

But when it became clear the cat was inside the walls, it was all hands on deck.

He says his sister, the cat’s owner, thought he was messing with her when he called with the news she’d been found.

“I said ‘the cat’s in the wall, man’. . . she raced home, came up and started ripping the GIB off the wall.”

They had to pull the 17-year-old cat out of the hole, but after a big drink and a meal, she was already making herself right back at home.

The family doesn’t know exactly how Misty made her way into the cramped space, believing she must have fallen in through the roof.

“She’s an exploring cat. She actually wanted to go back in there (the hole in the wall), which is why we’ve had to put cardboard over it,” says Evan.

The strain on Nelson Hospital is at a peak and the most extreme clinical director of surgical systems and head of ophthalmology, Dr Derek Sherwood, has seen in his long career.

He says there are multiple factors causing pressure, with the latest strain of Covid-19 contributing as well as midwinter illnesses meaning the highest numbers in hospital coinciding with the most staff away.

“With the newest [Covid] strain, the average age of those infected is rising with older people more likely to have serious illnesses,” Derek says Medical patients are taking up surgical beds, causing cancellations in planned surgeries, and a shortage of nurses in theatre and wards compounding the problem.

“Orthopaedics has probably suffered the most,” he says.

“There have been a lot of acute surgeries for people with injuries. Beds are filling with those patients and medical overflow leaving no capacity on wards for planned surgery.

“Even if theatre nursing shortages do allow for surgery, it’s hard to do hip and knee surgery as there are not beds available.”

He says they are concentrating on doing as many day surgeries as possible, where no bed is required.

Normally, medical patients taking up surgical beds is alleviated by moving people to the Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation Unit (ATRU). From there people are discharged home or to residential care. However, the ATRU is being used as a Covid-19 unit, and residential care facilities are experiencing their own staff shortages with some also having Covid-19.

The lack of beds has had a flow-on effect on the Emergency Department (ED) with a few instances where patients had to remain in ambulances as there was no room in ED. “To get to that stage is not ideal, it’s problematic,” Derek says. “It can potentially affect patient care.”

Private hospitals have in the past been contracted to help with backlogs. There was a burst of overdue elective sur-

gery contracted to the private sector in May and June, but lately private hospitals have also had issues with staff absences.

Covid-19 has also had a huge effect on the eye department.

Derek says there are some things that cannot be put off, like eye injections for macular degeneration, which have continued, however, a lot of less urgent follow-up had been put off again and again.

“Glaucoma is a worry. Patients are waiting to be assessed and with glaucoma any deterioration in vision cannot be got back”.

“Everyday I get to work wondering who will be away today,” Derek says. “We work as a team. Doctors fill in for nurses and nurses for doctors.”

Priority at the hospital is given to patients with an acute injury, cancer patients and those with the most level of discomfort and pain.

“As well as acuity, we are aware that some groups have difficulty accessing services and have poorer outcomes,” he says. “This includes Māori, Pacifica, refugees, mental

health patients and those in rural areas. We are trying to ensure priority is given to these patient groups.

“The worry is that those who are less urgent are still quite debilitated.”

A team meets daily to look at bed availability, numbers with Covid and the flu, residential care, capacity for increasing elective surgery, and whether overnight admissions mean surgeries will need to be cancelled.

“It’s a balance too of doing extra work against not burning our staff out. They are absolutely incredible and are stepping into gaps where their colleagues are away.”

He says it is easy to forget the cumulative stress and strain on all staff – medical nursing and administrative.

“Admin staff are often the meat in the sandwich. They have patients cancel and must find replacements at short notice. When doctors and nurses are away, they have to cancel clinics and rebook. It’s huge pressure.

He says there is no magic bullet. It will take ongoing work to manage the peak.

Nelson Electricity have begun urgent work to replace a section of cable that failed along one side of Rutherford St leaving some businesses on temporary power supplies. Nelson Electricity Ltd. are replacing the cable on the eastern side of Rutherford St between Bridge and Hardy Sts, expecting the work to take three to four weeks. The current cable that supplies businesses along this stretch of road has failed in multiple locations, with some businesses now on temporary power supplies. The footpath will be closed on the eastern side of the road while work is undertaken as will the Rutherford St entrance to Montgomery Carpark. Parking between the two intersections will be unavailable.

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Climate change concerns fail to stop Future Development MAX FRETHEY

Local Democracy Reporter

Climate concerns were centre stage at a joint committee meeting between the Tasman District and Nelson City Councils.

The joint committee met on Wednesday and accepted the policy decisions of the draft Future Development Strategy (FDS) the two councils are developing.

However, the policy decisions were not accepted before Nelson councillors Matt Lawrey, Rohan O’Neill-Stevens, and Rachel Sanson expressed concern that the draft FDS “lacks vision” and won’t meet climate targets.

“I do not believe that this FDS will deliver the level of change that our communities need, Lawrey said. “This strategy lacks vision at a time when bold action is needed.”

The FDS guides the future of urban development in the Nelson Tasman region over the next 30 years. Currently, the draft strategy allows for 54

Areas planned for expansion (orange) and intensification or mixed use (pink) as part of the FDS. Photo: Supplied. per cent of new developments to occur on greenfield sites with the remaining 46 per cent being allocated to intensification.

The Future Development Strategy is required by central government for local councils to achieve ‘well-functioning urban environments’.

“I do not believe that a plan that relies on 54 per cent greenfield development is going to do that,” Lawrey said, arguing greenfield developments lead to urban sprawl and a dependency on private

motor vehicles.

“It will make part of our districts less liveable.”

Both Lawrey and O’Neill-Stevens called the current draft FDS a missed opportunity to change the way urban planning is approached by the councils.

“We’ve missed the opportunity to truly change direction from the road we’ve been slowly trundling along for the past 50 years,” O’Neill-Stevens said.

“I believe that we can do better.”

He added that the climate

change and the housing crisis were issues that could be addressed simultaneously.

“We’ve lowballed our intensification,” he said. “Climate action and providing enough housing for our people are not contradictory.”

Sanson also opposed the large number of greenfield developments and thought that the underlying assumptions that informed the FDS were flawed.

“Should we be continuing to grow endlessly?” she asked.

“To me it seems like a ‘business as usual’ approach to an existential issue that we’re facing.”

However, these views were not shared by the majority of councillors across both districts.

The joint committee voted 18 to 6 in favour of accepting the subcommittee’s policy decision recommendations.

Trio accused of serious violence behind bars Three people accused of a “seriously frightening” intrusion and attack in a remote area are behind bars, for now. Shaun MacFarlane and Mihi Barton appeared in the Nelson District Court last week. A third person charged in relation to the alleged home invasion was remanded in custody by consent. The three were arrested in Atawhai after police received a report of an incident near Canvastown. A weapon was said to be involved.

Russia blacklists Nelsonians Nelson mayor Rachel Reese and councillors Matt Lawrey and Pete Rainey are three more Kiwis who have been blacklisted by Russia. Russia has published a list of 32 New Zealanders banned from entering the country, including city mayors, officials, academics, Defence Force brass, and journalists accused of forming a “Russophobic agenda”. The Russian Foreign Ministry says the move is a response to New Zealand government sanctions.

Highest rainfall on record Parts of Nelson Tasman have recorded the highest July rainfall since records began.

NIWA science communicator Nava Fedaeff says the rainfall recorded in July for Richmond - 236.5mm, along with Nelson and Marlborough, is more than double the normal rainfall in July. Appleby has experienced it’s wettest July on record, with records extending back to 1932.

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Nelson forced to fluoridate water supply SARA HOLLYMAN Nelson City Council will have to fluoridate its water supply after a direction from the Director-General of Health.

Dr Ashley Bloomfield has made directions under the Health Act to 14 local authorities to add fluoride to some or all of their water supplies. It is the first time this power has been used since the relevant legislation was amended last year to ensure a national approach to fluoridating water.

Nelson City Council, along with

13 other councils who are directed to fluoridate their water supplies will be able apply for funding from a $11.3 million fund for capital projects associated with these works.

Dr Bloomfield says fluoridation is proven to be a safe, affordable and effective method of preventing tooth decay and says fluoride in water acts like a constant repair kit for your teeth.

“Community water fluoridation benefits everyone, but especially children, Māori, Pasifika and our most vulnerable. That’s why it is

supported by the Pasifika Dental Association and Te Ao Mārama (the Māori Dental Association).

He says water fluoridation helps prevent tooth decay, along with brushing your teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, eating healthy food and avoiding sugary drinks.

“The role of fluoride in water has been well examined around the world – including in New Zealand – over the past 60 years. The Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor recently looked at new information about

water fluoridation and found there’s no evidence it causes any significant health issues at the fluoride levels used here in Aotearoa New Zealand.”

The World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health recommends adjusting fluoride levels to between 0.7 and 1.0 mg/L in drinking water as the most effective and efficient way of preventing dental decay.

“Fluoridated water is safe for everyone to drink – including babies and the elderly – and fluoride exists naturally in air, soil,

fresh water, sea water, plants and in food,” Dr Bloomfield says.

The 2009 New Zealand oral health survey showed that children and adolescents living in areas with fluoridated water have a 40 per cent lower lifetime incidence of tooth decay than those living in areas without. The Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Act 2021 shifted the decision-making authority on community water fluoridation from local authorities to the Director-General of Health on the basis it is a health-based decision.

Locals shine at first ever Showoffs The Nelson Electrix Cheersport club have finished the 2022 South Island Showoffs with four golds and one silver in the specialities and seven golds in the teams.

The first local competition saw competitors from across the country flip, jump and twirl for top spot at Saxton Field on Saturday.

Following the pair of Elsie Aitken and Elyse Karatai winning the junior level 3 duo and receiving the highest score in the category, their Nitro youth novice team also won gold and the novice division.

Electrix’s three recreational teams, the Shock, Ember and Charge, finished first, second and third respectively.

The Raze finished first in J1, the Pulse finished first in J2 and the Flash finished first in S3.

The Lyles finished first place in S4 to come runner-up in L4, while the Flare finished second in the junior novice division.

The Photons finished first in the mini novice to be tied runners-up novice champions, while Broadgreen Code Black and Waimea Intermediate

The Electrix Zap (aged 4-6 years old) performing at the South Island Showoffs last weekend. They are (from left) Beau Barber-Cooper, Cleo Simpson, Natalie Jacques (behind), Willow Edmonds, (front) Jessie Nelson and Gus Cooper.

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Watts were first and second in their intermediate school division respectively.

Event organiser and manager of Electrix Cheersport, Maxine Noar, says it was exciting to be able to host a local competition.

“We were totally blown away by the support and so proud to have an event in our own

backyard.”

She says the backing of the Nelson Regional Trust had been invaluable, with their grant a big reason why they were able to put the event on.

“People want to come to Nelson and this was a great event,” she says.

“It’s hard to single anyone out, everyone did so well.”

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Women connected to housing JENNY NICHOLSON A new initiative aiming to connect and support women to share housing has launched in Nelson this month.

HomeShare for Her is a joint initiative of Community Action Nelson (CAN) and Nelson Women’s Centre and helps women by matching those with homes to share with those who are looking for shared housing.

“Access to affordable and decent housing is a huge issue in our region and a variety of solutions are required to meet the diverse needs of our community,” says HomeShare for Her co-founder Chloe Howorth.

Chloe has a background in managing housing and urban development projects in New Zealand and Australia and is currently Habitat for Humanity Nelson’s business development manager.

“Housing in Nelson is unaffordable for many women who live alone,” Chloe says.

“There is a lack of smaller oneto-two-bedroom housing. Our demographics show that we have an older population with more people living alone, but most

new housing being built is still three-bedroom plus.”

While her own housing journey has been a privileged one, Chloe has had close friends and family who have struggled to find suitable, affordable housing.

Having shared her own home with others, she says you do need to be open to other’s ways of doing things, and tolerant at times, but it can be a great experience.

HomeShare for Her founders Chloe, Sloane Bayley, and Kindra Douglas saw there are many women living alone in Nelson who are experiencing financial hardship, loneliness and struggling to maintain a larger home, yet not ready to downsize.

The initiative came about after CAN’s ‘what is a home’ forum which highlighted that many are looking for smaller accommodation or are interested in co-housing. Chloe had seen overseas websites for matching housemates and thought they could adapt that idea.

“We decided to start with a service specifically for women,” she says.

“Originally we were planning on it being mostly web-based but after talking with potential partici-

pants, most indicated they would prefer their main contact to be through a real person.”

A point of difference with HomeShare for Her is that they have a facilitator to help women through the process.

Sloane or Catherine Wild are the first points of contact.

They undertake a detailed questionnaire with both parties and are also there for the initial meet and to help with background and reference checks.

They also check in to see how things are going after the movein.

Sloane says it’s not just about income, hating cooking or loving gardening.

They have had to add a question about views on Covid-19 as there are different philosophical points of view on vaccination. Whether there are pet allergies and if each woman needs a separate bathroom and toilet, are also considered.

They hope to hear from women who own a home and would like to share

Sloane Bayley, Catherine Wild, Kindra Douglas, and Chloe Howorth are running a new service to connect women who are looking to share housing. Photo: Jenny Nicholson.

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it with those looking to share a home, and those who would like to rent with another woman.

One participant says, “I am a single mum with a large house and needed some extra funds to help cover my everyday costs.

Through HomeShare for Her and their process, I was able to work out what kind of person I could happily share my home with, without feeling like I was being on guard and afraid to act like I normally would.”

The service is for women who are ready to contribute and engage as equals in the running of a shared

household.

It isn’t for women in crisis or those with complex support needs, but the HomeShare for Her team hope that by assisting those who don’t need a high level of support, it will free up existing services for those who do.

The initiative is starting in Nelson but may expand to other regions in the future.

HomeShare for Her is a free service for those who register interest as participating homeowners before the end of September.

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Victus Coffee & Eatery owner Nick Schryvers is paying forward coffees to those who are struggling. Photo: Kate Russell.

Paying it forward with coffee KATE RUSSELL Nelson cafe owners Nick and Beth Schryvers know just how much something as simple as a cup of coffee can brighten up someone’s day - so they have decided to pay some forward to those in need.

The couple, who own Victus Coffee & Eatery on Bridge St, say they thought about creating a loyalty coffee card when they opened in June, like most cafes do, but decided they’d rather pay forward some coffees to those who are struggling.

“We thought about how we

can be generous as a business, and we’d rather give some coffees away to people who actually need them. We want this space to be relational, not transactional,” says Beth.

“We’ve only been open about seven weeks now, but we were really clear on how we wanted to run our business and what little things we could do to help people. Even one coffee can just change someone’s day.”

Beth says they have already had lots of people from all walks of life get in touch for a coffee.

“Some who have had poor

health, others who have recently lost a job and also single parents who are studying who can’t remember the last time they had a cafe coffee.”

They’ve even called in people walking past the cafe who seemed like they needed a pick-me-up.

“I saw a lady the other day looking a bit confused, so I told her to come in and sit down and have a coffee,” says Beth.

“We are here every day so we can shout someone or if we know someone in need, we can tell them to come in. It’s been really heartwarming.”

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“Lots of people stayed away from their regular exercise classes & routines,” says Community Falls Prevention Coordinator at Nelson Bays Primary Health, Angela Baker. “While this may have kept them safe from Covid, it has had a huge impact on their physical strength and balance and increased their risk of a fall. The good news is that falls can be prevented by doing the right exercises.

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Medicinal cannabis access improves with opening of pain clinic STAFF REPORTER A medicinal cannabis company has opened a centre in Nelson for those who suffer pain to seek relief through cannabis product.

Nelson-based Medical Kiwi has opened The Pain Clinic on Bridge St. The Pain Clinic’s clinical advisor Dr Tom Mulholland opened the clinic with a plea for New Zealanders to take medicinal cannabis more seriously for its beneficial health benefits, especially in regard to pain management, and for the fact that so many Kiwis are accessing cannabis but doing so illegally and without proper clinical supervision.

“Chronic pain costs this country more than diabetes or dementia but there is not a comprehensive plan to address it,” he says, citing research undertaken for the Faculty of Pain Medicine at the Australia and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.

He says The Pain Clinic provides access to medical practitioners with the knowledge and confidence to prescribe medicinal cannabis for a range of conditions.

“It is time for everyone to take medicinal cannabis more seriously given what we know about

the side effects of opioids like morphine and tramadol and the NSAID class of medicines like voltaren and celebrex, and about the scale and complexity of pain as a health issue in general.”

The opening of the new Nelson clinic last Monday was attended by Medical Kiwi shareholder Victoria University representative Jonathan Singh, Nelson City councillors Rohan O’Neill-Stevens, Rachel Sanson and Tim Skinner, as well as Chamber of Commerce chief executive Ali Boswijk.

It follows The Pain Clinic’s national launch in March as a telehealth service that enables New Zealanders to consult online with practitioners who have particular understanding of legally available medicinal cannabis products and can prescribe for individual patients with all the clinical supervision that is necessary.

Dr Mulholland highlighted the huge problem of Kiwis choosing to “self-medicate” with cannabis to treat pain and other conditions, with all the risks that arise from taking substances that vary widely in their type and level of active ingredients.

“On latest survey results, between 11-15 per cent of adults say they have consumed cannabis in the

Clones produced in the medical cannabis facility in Christchurch.

Photo: Supplied. past 12 months, a large number of these people doing so to self-medicate without seeing a medical professional.

“That represents a significant health risk to people and also suggests that they are not accessing conventional evidence-based medicines that might well help them.”

He says taking medicinal cannabis more seriously would mean more responsible and careful use of pharmaceutical grade medicines and other regulated products, and less illegal consumption of cannabis overall.

He also sounded a warning on the need for much more research and trialling of cannabinoid

-based medicines.

“There have been intriguing results from lab experiments looking at a number of different cancers, including glioblastoma brain tumours, prostate, breast, lung and pancreatic cancers. But the big message at this stage is that different cannabinoids seem to have different effects on various cancer types, and so they are far from being a universal treatment.”

Former mayor of Nelson, Aldo Miccio, chair of Medical Kiwi Limited, emphasised his company’s role on helping develop a New Zealand industry capable of producing pharmaceutical-grade cannabis for Kiwis and for people worldwide.

Medical Kiwi – the company behind The Pain Clinic – has established a world-class cannabis cultivation and drying facility in Christchurch over the past two years.

“Today we have the most technologically advanced growing facility in New Zealand, and we are about to begin exporting pharma-grade dried flowers, initially to Australia and then to Europe.

We see a future where Kiwis benefit from a widening array of cannabinoid-based medicines,” he says.

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Chris Luxon’s day in Nelson JENNY NICHOLSON Chris Luxon’s day in Nelson on Thursday was one that saw him make appearances across the city, addressing issues as he went.

It started with breakfast at The Male Room, which he described as inspiring.

“They are doing incredible work engaging with homeless folk. Our job in government should be to get the money through to those guys so they can do their job, because they can do that job much, much better than some bureaucrats in Wellington,” he said.

His next stop was Nelson College for Girls, from which he came away enthused saying, “the next generation is going to be awesome in this world.”

However, he also heard from teachers saying they now play the role of counsellor, social worker, and bear the brunt of stressed-out parents.

“I’m not sure that’s how it should be,” Chris says. “We need to value our teachers more.”

Education is a top priority for Chris in building New Zealand into an outstanding country. He spoke of the importance of enabling teachers to teach reading and math well, and the need to reduce truancy.

The Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce was his next stop, where he spoke more generally about his concerns and plans.

He likened turning the country around to that of turning a business around.

“The first thing you have to do is face the brutal reality of where we are, and then you have hope because you have a plan to get to a better place.”

He acknowledged that inflation is partly international, but says we are not controlling what we can, and while it is a challenge, first and foremost National would ensure they were not passing on costs to small businesses.

Chris says after speaking with the

chamber and engaging with local businesspeople, the local concerns are very similar to what is being echoed across the country.

“They are struggling with massive bottlenecks around bureaucracy, around cost and compliance and very much around immigration and labour shortages. It doesn’t matter which sector or which part of the country, those are consistent themes,” Chris says.

With the current government, Chris says inflation has risen about 15 per cent and that National has a practical way of keeping money in people’s pockets.

“What National would do is take tax thresholds and lift that up by that amount to make inflation-adjusted tax thresholds which actually gives people back money to put in their pockets rather than giving it to Grant Robertson to spend.”

Asked whether the National Government would expedite the completion of the Nelson Hospital rebuild, he didn’t give a specific answer but spoke in general terms about the importance of infrastructure.

“We need serious investments in infrastructure and need to look at how we do that, and how we work with local government is really important. It’s hospitals, it’s roading, it’s port infrastructure you see particularly in this region as well.”

He says it is good that the hospital rebuild is getting closer to starting.

“As I often say, John F Kennedy said ‘let’s go to the moon’ and they had people land on the moon nine years later. Somehow in New Zealand it takes a long time to do a lot of things that should be done much quicker.

Speaking on Three Waters, Chris says the people of Nelson will have their money from water rates going to the people of Wellington.

“We believe we should keep those assets in local control with local influence,” he says.

He says he is a big believer in climate change and is committed to environmental targets.

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Opinion I’m proud to be part of a Labour Government that has worked hard to lift incomes and make life more affordable for families in Nelson Tasman. Now, more support is on the way through the Cost of Living Payment. Our new Cost of Living Payment starts from 1 August, and will support more than two million New Zealanders, including many in Nelson Tasman. You are likely to be eligible if you earned $70,000 or less over the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, and are aged 18 or older, but aren’t eligible for the Winter Energy Payment. There’s nothing you need to do to apply for the payment, and the income threshold is based on your individual income, not household income.

If you’re eligible, you will receive the payments directly from IRD. However, the IRD does need your correct information, so please take a few minutes to make sure that everything is up-to-date. This new Cost of Living Payment sits alongside our Winter Energy Payment. Together, these payments will support 81 per cent of New Zealanders aged 18 and over with their bills this year. There’s no easy fix to the current cost of living pressures, but the measures we’re putting in place will make a difference for people in Nelson Tasman and across the country.

Rachel Boyack Nelson MP Most 16 year olds go to school. They already vote for leadership positions and are taught to look at both sides of issues.

It’s an ideal environment to learn about our MMP parliamentary and Nelson City Council STV voting systems. They can be helped to register. I think they are more likely to vote and to vote as thoughtfully as anyone else. Let’s encourage them to participate. It would be good to hear what secondary school principals think.

Colin Bell I don’t agree with Smith’s opinion that the council’s problems are deep-seated. If so

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it’s partly because we’ve had a mayor who has been in her seat for too long. The last 3 years, we have finally seen some amazing things happening on many levels, thanks to a number of progressive, forward-thinking councillors. The last thing we need now, is to have a dinosaur politician at the helm. In his past positions, for instance as Climate Change minister, he has not shown that he has the ideas or the foresight to take our city to a more resilient future. Residents of Nelson, please do your research, vote wisely and don’t buy into his rhetoric and false promises!

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swapped from dollars to percentages and established an average increase of 73.5 per cent. They used the previous value as the starting point and applied a percentage to the new value. This system created a massive distortion and disadvantage for the lowest valued which must have been obvious to Council when they did it. Comparing a Muritai Street property which had a previous value of $135 000 with one on The Cliffs which had a previous value of $600 000 showed that both had an increase of $225 000 yet one has rates increase of $560 while the other has a reduction of $466.

So, when converting this to percentages compared to the average, one was 93 per cent above average, the other was 36 per cent below average yet both went up by the same amount of dollars.

Another property on The Cliffs had an increase of $560,000 which of course is well over half a million, but this amount is considered below average, so it enjoys a reduction of $54. Council have been keen to point out that it is the fault of quotable values, but it is the council and their percentages that is to blame. These increases are not just for the current year but for at least the next three years and probably every year and will be compounded by the inevitable yearly increases. Council will remind us of this every three months.

10400 (52 per cent) of properties have had rates increases, 8600 (43%) have not changed and 1000 (5 per cent) have gone down. Council tells us that they are not getting any more money from this fiasco but I am finding it difficult to see how the reductions of 1000 can cancel out the increases of 10400.

Graeme Carter

“Untenable rates increases” (Weekly, July 27) have been around in Nelson for a long time. My rates increased 350% in twelve years--more than twelve times the rate of inflation. It should come as no surprise to others now feeling the heat, when for years we have known of the cost overruns and poor financial management at council. Imagine what the new library will cost. The $44 million estimate was based on the costs of an ordinary building and without including the rapidly escalating costs of construction. Council has initiated plenty of projects that will involve huge cost overruns. Only Tim Skinner and two other councillors have each year called into question the enormous rate rises which are set to continue for another nine years.

Dan McGuire After learning we are faced with a rates increase of $560, I thought I’d look closer at why this is happening. Using the NCC website rates search to see what increase others are getting, it became obvious that it is the lowest valued properties being hit the hardest while the higher valued are receiving rates deductions. There appears to have been a general rise in property value of 2 to 3 hundred thousand, although some are much higher than that.

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Teachers need respite, staff challenges remain Teachers have just had a holiday. Should try working in health care. Worked all through lockdown. Increased workload and decreased staff levels. People constantly off sick with flu or Covid. People are leaving the sector over the workload and stress.

Christine Gabites So how did schools cope with winter illnesses all those other winters we had? If Covid is to be around for years to come, we need to start coping a bit better so this doesn’t become an ongoing issue.

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Locals reeling after ‘untenable’ rates increases It’s actually an unrealistic level for retired folk.

Susan Perry We are all at the mercy of a universal rating value system which worked well for the last 50 years but is no longer appropriate.

Sandra Zindel I wish I had objected to the increase so that QV would make a physical visit to see that the tiny bit of land I own ain’t worth what they say. Next time I will object in writing.

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This is what happens when they bring out new QV’s during a housing boom. Rvs go up which is exciting but so in turn do the rates and then the negative side is when you sell and you can’t get the gv for house!!!

Louise Sangster Nelson City Council, please provide us (transparent) with a map showing % across Nelson with lower and higher colour coded.

Jacinda Stevenson And there is nothing we can do about it, a 16.1% increase is ridiculous, what can we do Nelson? $700 year increase, that is $58 per month which is $14.58 week more, now that is atrocious is it not? So far the council has put onto their ratepayers in the last year a flood map, a slip map - now this. And what are we getting in return - zero. What can we do?

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The changing face of an intersection ROBYN PARKES A photograph frozen in time shows cattle being herded by riders on horseback on their way to the Freezing Works in Stoke. In the background is the Otterson Gum and Craig House, both now gone. Taken in 1976 it is a scene that would be laughable today.

Looking into this intersection there are some interesting stories.

Unfortunately, the sadder ones are of deaths that have occurred through vehicle accidents. There are, however, some lighter moments by today’s standards.

In April of 1918 a young man was caught driving dangerously. The charges were, “driving a motor vehicle at a speed of more than 12 miles per hour, exceeding the speed limit of six miles per hour while crossing the intersection and failing to give warning of his approach”. The defendant pleaded guilty but said that he could not

regulate to speed of the vehicle as water had got into the benzine.

He was fined five shillings, and seven shilling court costs.

Around a year later, Council were still concerned about the excessive speed of some motorists.

Police took matters into their hands to deter people from this and a number of court cases ensued. A similar case to the above saw two men charged with riding unlighted motorcycles at 10 minutes to 10pm around the corner of Queen St and Gladstone Rd. They also pleaded guilty and were fined 10 shillings with seven shillings court costs. They also admitted to exceeding the speed limit of 6 miles per hour at the same time and place and were each fined another 10s and 7s court costs.

The year 1926 saw a major clean of the ditch along the intersection where the main refuse were parts of leg bones of sheep.

Gladstone Rd and Queen St intersection, 1976. Photo: Supplied.

Flooding was a problem that occurred from time to time and the intersection saw its share.

In 1929, after yet another flood, many residents put forward their views of why it flooded and their remedies to stop it happening.

Some considered it to be positively dangerous as they were compelled to walk in the midst of “fast moving traffic.”

In 1944 the Main Highway Board met with the then Council to bring a proposal of their inten-

tion to deviate the State Highway from a point near the Freezing Works to join up with the southern end of Gladstone Rd. The meeting was attended by Mayor Mr A R Tuffnell and councillors.

The reasons given were that the corners of the intersection were dangerous as well as the intersection of Salisbury Rd and Queen St. The Highway engineer stated that it would separate local traffic and a number of street intersections and save nearly half a mile

in distance. Council weighed up the pros and cons and a resolution was carried to protest against the proposal as they considered the advantages gained far outweighed by the disadvantages. The present highway through the borough was seen to be sufficient to carry all traffic and that there were alternate routes via Oxford St and Wensley Hill.

It was thought that the danger at the corner of the intersection of Queen St and Gladstone Rd would be increased if the through traffic passed this point without having to slow down, and the perceived danger at the intersection of Queen St and Salisbury Rd would be largely eliminated when the contemplated improvements to the corner were carried out. The proposed deviation was vetoed at that time but, as we know, it did happen in the early 1970’s with the first deviation following the old proposal.

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It’s time to get those fins up again as the Tasman Mako men and women take to the field for what is billed to be another exciting season of action.

After grappling with Covid restrictions for the past two seasons, provincial rugby has been given the green, or is that orange, light in 2022, with crowds welcomed back and a full, exciting schedule to enjoy.

The Mako men, runner-up to Waikato last season, face a slightly different challenge this time around, but with the same ultimate prize.

The previous two-tier competition has been abandoned and replaced by a dual-conference format designed to give every one of the 14 provincial sides a chance of being crowned NPC champion at season’s end.

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Reece and Will Jordan on All finals, with the top two teams Black duty. Also absent this across the conferences playyear are the experienced duo ing against each other in the of inside back Tim O’Malley semis. Winners will meet in and winger Mark Telea. the NPC final.

Young guns Louie Chapman Last week, a 32-strong squad and Noah will share the nine was named for what looms jersey, while Moana Pasias a demanding campaign. fika stand-out Timoci TavataIt contains plenty of familiar vanawai is the most destrucfaces, most of whom took part tive of the outsides. in the Covid-blighted 2021 The midfield stocks are solid campaign. with NZ Maori player Alex However, there is room for a Nankivell being joined by Levi couple of players new to regAumua, who enjoyed a top ular provincial play, such as Super Rugby season with the prop Matt Graham-Williams, Pasifika crew, and Highlander outside back Tomasi Alosio Fetuli Paea. and halfback Noah Hotham.

There have also been some The team will again be capAfter 7 appearances for the Blues in Super Rugby Aotearoa, Anton Segner major changes on the coachtained by the experienced will play a key part in for the Mako in the Bunnings NPC. ing front with Gray Cornelius duo of Quinten Strange and Mitch Hunt. They will be thrown Taranaki and Northland, while and Taina Fox-Matamua is bal- and Dan Perrin assuming the coright in the deep end, with a test- they tackle Otago, North Har- anced by a powerful loose for- head coach role this season foling draw this season that will bour, Manawatu, Auckland and ward mix made up entirely of lowing the departure of Andrew Goodman and Shane Christie. see home games against South- Hawke’s Bay away. The forward current Super Rugby players. land, Canterbury, Wellington, pack, which includes former All There is a less seasoned look to However, rather than attempting Blacks Tyrel Lomax and the outside and inside back se- to recruit coaches from outside Atu Moli, appears formi- lections, especially with the likes the area, the Tasman executive dable and experienced. of Finlay Christie, David Havili, put their faith in two men who The loss of Jacob Norris Leicester Fainga’anuku, Sevu have steadily progressed through

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Top of the South film to hit NZ and US screens KATE RUSSELL A group of Top of the South film producers are taking their homegrown offering to 40 theatres across the country next month, including a red carpet event in Nelson.

They have managed to sell the US rights for their film, Northspur, to a major US film studio, who have allowed a one-month theatrical window to get the film out around New Zealand. The film will also have exclusive digital screening rights in the US. “It’s a big thing for us here in little old Nelson to get our film out to the world,” says Nelson-based screenwriter and producer Justin Eade.

Justin wrote the script, which had 32 drafts. It was directed by Marlborough-based Aaron Falvey.

“Five years ago we got this feature film off the ground with local investment, and with no help from the Film Commission we funded

The cast of Northspur, a local film that’s been picked up by a US studio. Photo: Visio Creative Studio. and produced it all off our own bat, here in Nelson and Blenheim,” he says.

“It’s a massive buzz for us after putting five years of our lives into this very low budget movie. To

think Nelson and Marlborough landscapes are going to be seen around the world is really awesome.”

Northspur is an action movie set in a post-apocalyptic New Zea-

land that involves a man’s struggle to save his wife.

“The film asks questions about love, compassion, faith, endurance, and protecting one’s family.

It’s an action film but has a lot of

dramatic moments and character interaction,” says Justin.

The film is made entirely in the Top of the South, with a local cast and crew used.

Many Nelsonians worked on the film or are starring in it, including Gayle Hay, Locky Campion, Pete Coates, Nick Kemplen, Phil McArdle, and Cameron West.

The world premiere will be held in Blenheim on 1 September, and the Nelson premiere will be at The Suter Theatre on 4 September with a red carpet event.

“After our Suter Premiere, we’ll be playing at State Cinema Nelson as well,” says Justin.

Justin says the film is making people in the film industry around New Zealand “sit up and take notice”.

“We have done this all on our own initiative, all from Nelson and Blenheim, and we hope to do many more feature films here locally after this and start a small ‘industry’ of sorts.”

Little Big Blues Fest celebrates International Blues Day SUSAN ALLEN

From left: Barry Korcheski, Jak Karaitiana, Katrina Kallil, Warren (Wozz) Houston, Stephan Gilberg and Ivan Outram will play at the Little Big Blues Festival this weekend. Photo: Sara Hollyman.

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A blues festival bringing together the country’s finest blues musicians will celebrate the tenth International Blues Day this weekend.

Nelson-based entertainer Katrina Kallil is all set to sing the blues and captivate the crowd at the ‘Little Big Blues Festival’ on Friday, 5 August. with her powerful voice and charismatic stage presence. Katrina, backed

by The Barnstormers, is part of this must-see festival being held at the Rutherford Hotel to mark the tenth anniversary of International Blues Music Day on 6 August. International Blues Day is a

global happening that celebrates the ‘ethos, attitude and music’ of a timeless musical form which has its roots in the southern states of America during the 1860’s with the African American people. A time for blues buffs worldwide to pay homage in their own authentic ways to the genre’s greats.

The line-up includes the Dayle Jellyman Band, King Leo, Chris Armour Quartet, DSG Trio, Denny Allen, Dem Blues Boys, All Time Good Time Rubber Biscuit Band and Katrina Kallil.

Tickets can be purchased online through BandAids, with some door sales available on the night.

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RACQUEL THOMAS

ANNA LOACH

What do you love most about Nelson?

The sunshine hours, so I can paint for longer or be on our boat.

What do you love most about Nelson?

Sunshine, sea, beautiful beaches, there’s nothing not to love really!

- Racquel Thomas Painting

- Simplicity Funerals

What are three words that best describe you?

Passionate, empathetic, professional.

What are three words that best describe you?

Passionate, determined, adaptable Where did the inspiration for your business come from?

I worked for a successful family owned and run business for many years and through watching them I decided that this was the dream I had for myself and I’m proud to say my first employee is my daughter.

What do you enjoy most about what you do?

I can’t pinpoint one specific, I love everything about my job.

What three people would you like to have a coffee with and why?

My nana, I miss her so much. My dad, because he’s with my nana and my fiancé, because he’s pretty amazing.

What is something people might no know?

I’m a certified diver.

What has been your biggest achievement?

My 2 children, especially watching one follow in my steps.

What is next on your wish list?

Pink rims for work van!

If you were given one million dollars what would you do with it?

Buy the pink rims, a new boat, pies for everyone on site.

SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY Racquel Thomas - Owner/Operator p. 021 722 602 e. racquelt35@gmail.com

RACQUEL THOMAS PAINTING

Where did the inspiration to be a funeral director come from?

I was introduced to the funeral industry as an administrator some seventeen plus years ago and immediately knew that I had found my niche in life with a passion.

What do you enjoy most about what you do?

Supporting and guiding people at what can be one of the most stressful times in their life.

What three people would you like to have a coffee with and why?

My mum and my sister – both in the UK, and Ricky Martin. I haven’t seen my mum and sister for over five years so would love to have a coffee with them.

And as for Ricky Martin, I reckon it would be a very lively conversation plus I love his smile.

What is something about you that people might not know?

I previously owned a greengrocer and florist business.

What has been your biggest achievement?

My family. I have been married for 35 years and have three beautiful adult children and two gorgeous granddaughters. They all make me immensely proud.

CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY Anna Loach - Funeral Director p. 03 539 0066 e. nelson@simplicity.co.nz w. nelson.simplicity.co.nz

CRAIG MILLS

STEPHANIE PHILLIPS

What do you love most about Nelson?

The friendly people within the community, everything being ‘just around the corner’ and amazing coffee!

What are three words that best describe you?

Understanding, Caring, Genuine.

Where did the inspiration for your business come from?

Locally owned for generations by the Day family, Marsden House ensures local families are provided with a professional, approachable and transparent service with dignity and respect.

What do you enjoy most about what you do?

Being able to support families through such a difficult time in their lives with compassion and genuine care.

What three people would you like to have a coffee with and why?

My mother-in-law Anne Trott – a phenomenal artist with a zest for life.

Dr Ben Carson - a leading and inspirational US neurosurgeon, and Michelle Obama - just because!

What is something about you that people might not know?

I have a passion for musical theatre and a very much hidden talent to belt out a bit of Les Mis! What has been your biggest achievement?

Marrying my best friend and sidekick in life.

What is next on your wish list?

A trip back to the United States and a cruise down the Caribbean.

What do you love most about Nelson?

Nelson city has a heart that is alive with activity and liveliness on the edge of spectacular landscapes.

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What are three words that best describe you?

Animated, passionate, creative Where did the inspiration for your business come from?

As an Architect I love working with people to create their vision to live in.

Every project is unique and reflects the people I am working with.

What do you enjoy most about what you do?

Architecture is always evolving, whether to budget constraints or more climate responsive, I am constantly refining my practice to be more responsive to this environment.

What three people would you like to have a coffee with and why?

Kate Shepard - A pioneering women's rights activist, who I would love to hear how she persevered through adversity Mahatma Gandhi - A activist who changed the world through peaceful protest, through decades of struggle.

My Mum -who passed away 25 yrs ago.

What is something people might no know?

I have been the branch chair of the NZIA Architects, School PTA, Project working groups, Arts installation groups.

What has been your biggest achievement?

Working as a professional Architect while parenting 3 fab kids through primary into secondary school.

Stephanie Phillips - Owner p. 021 677 926 e. steph@sparchitect.co.nz w. sparchitect.co.nz

Sport

Wednesday 3 August 2022

Nelson College’s rugby class - a backbone of their success

Netball FCL Nelson Men have continued their unbeaten run with a 69-38 win over Jacks OPD. In other results from the last game of the second round of the NBS Premier Netball competition, Prices Ahurei beat Prices Pango 75-20 and Richmond beat Nelson Girls College Senior A 51-48. The results see Prices Pango seeded last entering round three behind NCG.

JACK MALCOLM Nelson College’s rugby class has evolved from a concept and idea to a major part of their program in just four years.

Teaching a four pillars approach of technical skills, tactical skills, strength and conditioning and nutrition, the class has grown to accommodate almost 100 students.

Nelson College first XV coach Jono Phillips, who also helps run the program alongside James Marshall, Max Fraine and Mark Cochrane, says the idea to start the class was the brainchild of former principal Gary O’Shea and longtime Nelson College teacher and first XV mentor Peter Grigg.

Jono says the class is designed to give the young men a vision and pathway to see rugby as a career.

“It’s holistic development as well as rugby development, being aligned with their career and education.

“It’s not just rugby. It’s education, wellbeing and opportunity once they leave school.”

Jono says the class costs in excess of six figures each year, with a shared approach providing multiple benefits.

The class is almost entirely funded by the community, with several local businesses and old boys putting up significant sums to make it a reality.

“There’s been great engagement. We’re really indebted to them and their support.

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Basketball Maia Jones made her debut for the Mainland Pouakai in their 78-59 loss to the Tokomanawa Queens on Saturday evening. The 17-year-old had five points, including shooting 100 per cent from outside the arc with and made three steals in her almost 12 minutes of court time.

Rugby class students learn everything from nutrition to tactics in the classroom to set them up for a career and life in the game outside of school. Pictured are members of the senior class Storm Bolatuku, Lachie MacKay-Smith, James Pleet, Angus Robertson and Eli Fahey; (back row) Liam McKenzie, Jed Powell and Ben Rillstone. Photo: Supplied.

“The flow on has been these places of industry working with our boys and getting them apprenticeships and cadetships.

“Last year, we had 20 boys leave and 90 per cent of them when they left, they knew exactly what they were going into.”

Jono says you don’t have to be a world-class athlete to be part of the class, with participation at the core of their values.

“It’s all about participation and learning as motivation. It’s a great attitude to own your personal development and challenge yourself to be better all the time.”

Students engage with the com-

munity through coaching and refereeing courses that also count towards NCEA credits through work with local primary schools.

The local Mako team has also put their support behind the program, from opening their gym three mornings a week to engagement from their coaches, trainers and academy manager.

Jono says their support has been “wonderful” and created a two-way pathway.

“You see seven boys from our previous first 15 in there. It’s incredibly rewarding seeing the transition into the Mako, it shows we’re doing a lot of

things right.”

The class has also seen interest from schools around the country looking to replicate what they are doing.

Jono says both St Thomas of Canterbury and Wellington College have approached them for meetings about the program.

Students have also come from across the country to board at the school and take the class, he says.

There has also been international attention, with the USA Rugby Foundation looking at sponsoring a scholarship for a player, as well as talks of a player coming from Holland.

Volleyball The Nelson Pines men’s and women’s teams have qualified for division 1 of the Southern Zone after finishing their qualifying tournament in Christchurch over the weekend. The Nelson Saxton’s Storm teams did not qualify for the first division and will play off in the division 2 of the Southern Zone.

Basketball The Mike Pero Nelson Giants have their final week of regular season basketball this week with a tough road schedule. They play the Wellington Saints in a 7:30pm Tuesday match before travelling to Taranaki to play the second-placed Airs on Thursday. The Giants have already secured a top two spot for the playoffs starting next week.

Bowls Results of Richmond Bowling Club drawn triples tournament held Thursday 28 July are as follows - 1st: G Powell and David Walker 6/17/34; 2nd Lynette Cook, Barry Schultz and Pat Polglase 6/14/25, 3rd Vince Roper and Bob Foster 4/16/24.

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Young basketballers shine on national stage JACK MALCOLM Young local basketballers Hayden Jones and James Matthews have been selected for the tournament team after being instrumental in earning Nelson a third-place finish at the recent U15 basketball nationals.

The pair combined for an average of over 58 points per game, with Hayden finishing as the highest scorer across the tournament.

His 37.71 points per game eclipsed everyone else at the tournament, with the next best player averaging 30.71.

Starting with a tournament-high 52 points in their opening game against Wellington, his worst performance would see him still manage 24 points against Northland.

A double-double performance with 39 points and 18 rebounds in their semi-final loss to Waikato, 97-78, highlighted his skill at finding points from all aspects of offence. One of his skills is drawing fouls and going to the freethrow line, earning 13 points from his 17 visits in that game.

He says it’s one of his strengths, knowing that his ability to score in open play makes him a target for fouls.

“I’m a shooter, but I also get to the

Nelson’s representative team finished third at the recent Aon U15 Nationals, Back (L to R) Thomson Wright, Matthew McQuillan, Hayden Jones, Jerome Sinclair, Alex Taylor and Phill Jones (coach); Front (L to R) Tom Ladley, James Matthews, John Domingo, Lucas Guyton, Cooper Adams and Meg Matthews (manager). Photo: Basketball New Zealand (@roshysportfolio). hoop and draw fouls.”

In his second year at the U15 nationals, he says he had an expectation he would play “alright”, having been named in the tournament team the previous year.

He didn’t expect the team to do as well as they had, believing their small size was going to play more of an impact than it did on court.

Everyday, Hayden says he’s either training or practising his shooting in his driveway, saying his

sporting idol is Steph Curry.

The 15-year-old Waimea student and son of Nelson Basketball great Phill Jones, who also coached the team, says his dream is to one day play in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors, following in the footsteps of Steph.

James, who averaged 21.5 points per game, says he credits a lot of the team’s success to Phill’s coaching and Hayden’s ability.

“I knew that I was going to be the

number two guy on the team.

“Credit goes to the guy scoring 37 points per game.”

He says Hayden’s ability to draw in defenders was a large part of why he was able to find so much success, but it isn’t a game of just two players.

“One of the keys was the chemistry we have as a team.”

James will travel to America later this month to attend training camps for college baseball, saying

he’s always asked about his favourite, but can never decide.

“Right now, it’s whatever is in season. Both are on my mind 24/7.”

At 14-years-old, the Nelson College student says it was his first time attending a national level tournament for basketball. “After our performances at the qualifying tournaments, we thought we’d do well... others maybe didn’t when they saw a bunch of skinny white guys from Nelson.”

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Mako women back in the win column after long drought JACK MALCOLM The Tasman Mako FPC team have broken their winless drought with a 27-17 win over the Taranaki Whio at Trafalgar Park on Saturday.

In front of their home fans, the Mako started slowly after scor-

ing first from the tee through first five-eighth Cassie Siataga.

Big Tasman props Shayla Tuitupou and Tita Lupeituu highlighted the hard and spirited defence, with some big shots in mid-field and powerful ball running on offence.

The pair were also crucial in the

Mako’s dominance at scrum time, which only became more pronounced as the game wore on.

The Mako women would take the lead with a try on the other side of the half after trailing by two at the break, with reserve fullback Becky Davidson diving over the line.

The team would score again less than five minutes later, with a charge down getting them field position before lock Laura Bayfield sliced through the half gap to score under the posts.

They then grew their lead to 15 from a penalty kick 35 metres out with just over 20 minutes to play,

It was body-onthe-line action over the weekend as Tasman Black put in a big third period performance to beat Federal Hockey Club 4-1, retaining the P1 Whakatu Shield and holding on to the local competition’s top spot ahead of their top-of-thetable clash against their clubmates Tasman White next weekend. Photo: Barry Whitnall/ Shuttersport.

before Taranaki found one final try to close out the game.

Mako captain Hannah Kelly says she was lost for words and incredibly proud after getting back in the winning column again.

Despite the conditions, she says they were looking to play expansive rugby.

KAKA SHIELD 99th year SUNDAY 14th AUGUST at Jubilee Park Richmond

Bus for players and supporters leaves Wadsworth Motors, Tapawera at 11.30am Arrives back at Tapawera 7.30pm 1pm - Kaka Shield 2pm - Junior Shield Tapawera vs Richmond/Waimea AUCTION & MEAL from 3.30pm AFTER MATCH FUNCTION Everyone welcome, especially some older type players with a sense of humour, golden oldies rugby played in gumboots or sneekers.

Inquiries: Karen Jones 027 222 2479 Kerry Walker 027 274 6656

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Engarde for Nelson’s newest fencing club JACK MALCOLM Nelson’s fencing scene has gone from strength to strength since its newest club opened

earlier this year. With the backing of Christchurch’s Fencing Institute, the club is coached by Steve Wilbury.

Steve fenced nationally in

America through high school, getting as far as the Junior Olympics, before stepping away for two decades until he looked to get back into the

sport with the formation of the new club. It was a perfect fit.

They were looking for a coach and he was eager to get back into it, having since started an

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The club has also introduced lightsaber fencing, following the French Fencing Federation’s recognition of the blade as a weapon alongside the foil, epee and sabre.

At the end of trainings, they have open sessions where students practise their lightsaber and spar with electronically-monitored equipment.

Steve says the club has been fortunate to have the support of The Fencing Institute and their coaches. As part of starting the club, they sent coach Kate Brill to Nelson. She is a French trained Maitre d’Armes (coach), a two-time New Zealand Olympic Fencing Coach and produced New Zealand’s only Olympic Men’s Epee Finalist.

With the class growing term-on-term, Steve says it’s been exciting to see the rapid progression. “Pretty much everyone hadn’t touched a blade before. They’ve gone from being quite scared and timid to having intensive bouts.

The growth has been really cool. From zero a year ago, it’s pretty cool.”

Beginners classes are on Friday evenings, with more experienced fencers training on Thursdays. More information can be found by contacting Steve on 022 109 9749.

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PLEASE CHECK IN WITH INDIVIDUAL GROUPS REGARDING WHICH ALERT LEVEL MEETINGS WILL RESUME. MONDAY WOULD YOU LIKE A BIKE? Bike Hub Nelson accepts donations of good used bikes, fixes them up and gives them away for a small koha. Come and see us at 142 Saxton Rd Mon 5.30-7pm. For other opening times and a map check out www.facebook.com/BikeHubNelson or email BikeHubNelson@gmail.com PHILOSOPHY CLUB meet the second and fourth Mon of every month. We currently meet at Melrose House at 10am. Thoughtful conversation and insights. Newcomer’s welcome. Text Gay 027434-1841.

ACTING UP DRAMA GROUP Mondays 10.30am- 12pm, Whakatu Presbyterian Church Hall, 271 Songer St Stoke. New members welcome. Ph Anne 5380400.

TEA & TALK Mon 10-11.30am. Victory Community Centre. Come and join us for a cuppa tea and a wee treat. Meet new friends and enjoy morning tea served on vintage china with occasional entertainment and guest speakers. Ages 60+, $2 entertainment/guest speakers. Age 60+.

TUESDAY NELSON 50+ TUESDAY WALKING GROUP. Aug 2, Marsden-Panorama. Meet 10am on The Ridgeway, behind Isel Park. Ph. Gwen or Sally, 547 6127 or 021 026 946 10.

KIDS- N- KOFFEE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP Tues 9.45-11.45. All Saints crèche, 30 Vanguard St. Indoor, outdoor play areas, crafts, fun and fellowship, music sessions. Ph: Lois 0274331213 No charge.

COFFEE & CROSS Want to talk about God with no obligations, no catch - join me for coffee. I'll listen; Now at River Kitchen, 11-12 Tues. Rev. Gordon, wearing a Cross & collar.

STOKE INDOOR BOWLS CLUB meet Tues 7pm, Warnes Stadium, Songer St. New members welcome. Please wear flat-soled shoes.

Ph Lynn 547 7112.

OVER FIFTIES SOCIAL GROUP Tues 1.30-3.30pm, 238 Vanguard St. Rummikub, 500, scrabble, crafts and chat. Afternoon tea provided. Ph: Jan on 546 9057 or 027 4577 955, or Grace on 027 310 9975.

NELSON CREATIVE FIBRE GROUP Welcome you to friendly fibre craft meetings. Meetings are on the 2nd and 4th Tues monthly 9.30am in the Jaycees room Founders Park. $2 for members, $4 for non-members. Ph Lesley 576 5654.

WEDNESDAY WELLBY Talking Café: 10am–11.30, Thurs 11 Aug, Nightingale Library, Tāhunanui. Wellby Talking Cafés are about social connection and finding out about groups, activities and services. www. wellby.org.nz 03 5467681.

CENTRAL GARDEN CLUB Meet second Wed of month 1.30pm at the Methodist Church Hall, Neale Ave, Stoke. Guest Speakers and Afternoon tea. New members most welcome. Ph: Bob or Lynn, 5418468.

INDOOR BOWLS Come and join us for social indoor bowls and a cuppa every Wed and Fri afternoon 1.15 - 4pm. Beginners welcome. Trafalgar Street Hall. Ph. 547 6066 or 0274979330.

MASSAGE THERAPY Wed, 9am-12. Victory Community Centre.

Remedial massage is used to relieve tension in specific muscles that have built up due to injury or stress & may be causing pain & dysfunction. Contact us to make an appointment. Times available 9am,9.45, 10.30, 11.15am. Cost: Sliding Scale - $5 - $40.

NELSON RSA members and visitors please feel welcome to join our weekly social every Wed 4-6pm in the Greenmeadows Centre at the corner of Songer St and Main Rd Stoke.

THURSDAY GRIEF SHARE COURSE Help and encouragement after the death of a spouse, child, family member or friend. 13-week course starting Thurs 11 Aug, 7-9pm @ Side Room, Richmond New Life Church, 85

Wensley Rd, Richmond. $30 for Manual Txt or Ph: Marcia 021 127 0001.

NELSON LIONESS - Seeking new members to join our service club.

We are very social and active in our community. We meet every 1st and 3rd Thurs of the month. Contact Jillian on 027 278 2743.

ARE YOU WONDERING what the Bible really has to say? New Weekly Bible Study Night @ Victory Community Centre 7-8pm Thurs All Welcome! Contact: Pastor Janine 021 02664608.

FRIDAY WAITAKI OLD GIRLS’ SOCIAL GROUP Nelson. Pop in for a coffee and chat Fri 5 Aug, 10am onwards. Meet at Bobby Frank's, Corner of Tasman and Grove Sts, Nelson. All Oamaruians welcome. 027 673 1145.

SUPER SENIOR: Aug 19, 10.30am-12.30pm in All Saints Church foyer, 30 Vanguard St, Nelson. A Community Morning Tea and Light Lunch for the over 65's. $10 suggested koha. This month: Angela Baker (NBPH) is with us for Strength & Balance exercises. All abilities included Ph: Gillian or Lisette 5482601.

COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE Fri 9-11.30am, Victory Community Centre. Designed to make treatment affordable and accessible for all. Dress comfortably in loose fitting clothing so you can roll up your pants and sleeves. Cost: Sliding Scale - $5 - $40.

SATURDAY / SUNDAY NELSON RAILWAY Founders Park. The railcar will be running Sat & Sun 6 &7th weather permitting. Adults $5, Children 3 & over $3.

NELSON PHILATELIC SOCIETY Meeting Sun 14 Aug. Doors Open 1.30pm - meeting starts 2pm, Stoke Baptist Church. Postal History – John Dearing. Mitchener Cup – “Explorers” Ph: Robin 0275442518.

CAKE DECORATORS are meeting on Sat 6 Aug. We are creating a Bichon Dog using sugar paste. New members are welcome. Contact

Desiree 0276302359.

WAIMEA HARRIERS Dovedale Hill Race Sat 6 Aug. 11k run and walk from Wakefield to top of Dovedale Hill. Everyone and all abilities welcome. See website for details. Queries 0223729432.

HIGGINS HERITAGE PARK Open Day, Sun 7 Aug, 10am-3pm. 222 Pigeon Valley Rd, Wakefield - Museum sheds and park activities.

Wide open spaces for family picnics and enjoy the large range of vintage machinery and rural life exhibits, model trains, & jigger rides. www.higginsheritagepark.co.nz

Nelson. Improve strength & balance in friendly, safe environments.

New & returnees all welcome. Ph: Ange Baker Nelson Bays Primary Health 021 790415.

JUST COOKING Free cooking and nutrition for older people.

Four-week programme ideal for those lacking practical cooking skills or who need a boost of confidence to cook for themselves.

Ph 0211344530 about courses starting August in Nelson and Richmond.

WAKEFIELD COMMUNITY BUS: HELP NEEDED The Nelson Tasman Community Transport Trust provides affordable community public transport in areas where there’s little available. Wakefield Bus is in need of support – can you help? We’re interested in hiring a local mini-bus (6-11 seater) on a regular basis & looking for volunteer drivers, no special licence required. To ensure our bus service continues NTCTT are looking for board members with a few hours to spare. Ph: 020 4196 0553.TO BOOK A SEAT - call or text 020 4195 8866.

BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Cancer Society Nelson 102 Hardy St, if you have or have had breast cancer come along to this friendly atmosphere. Register 539 1137 or info@cancernelson. org.nz FOOD, IS IT A PROBLEM FOR YOU? Are you suffering from anorexia, bulimia, obesity and/or compulsive eating? Overeaters Anonymous works. Ph 0226730237. All welcome.

FREE FUNCTION ROOM HIRE to all community groups. Avail 7 days. Wakatu Hotel 83 Collingwood St. Craig 548-4299.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. Is alcohol causing problems for you in your life? Want to stop drinking but can't? Maybe we can help.

Support meetings every day. Call 0800aaworks 0800 229 6757.

NELSON HINEMOA CROQUET CLUB Saltwater Lane (off Halifax St, beside squash & tennis courts). Give Croquet a Go: Friendly supportive club, for competition or just fun. Coaching and equipment available. Individuals or groups catered for. Nettie 5488432 / 027 6828168 nettiebarrow@gmail.com

GENERAL GROUPS ART EXHIBITION. August there is another great display of Art Work In the ART CORNER of the Nelson Golf Club Cafe, 38 Bolt Rd, Tāhunanui. Gay Hodgetts is showing her quirky animal pictures and Marilyn Jessop her acrylic paintings. Open to the public daily.

LUNG CANCER CONNECT for those who are going through or who have gone through lung cancer Register 539 1137.

THE NELSON CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL 25 Nov to 14 Jan. Enter your tree and be part of the Christmas celebration.

Entries can be from individuals, families, community groups, businesses and schools. Email christmas@nelsoncathedral.nz for an entry form and reserve your place by Oct 31.

PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP meet 1st Thurs of month Broadgreen House 276 Nayland Rd, 1.30-3.30pm contact Bill Ph: 544 8635 or 539 1137.

ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN wanting to make a difference in the life of a child? We are looking for caring Christian people who are willing to open their home to care for a child/young person. To find out more, Ph: Mika at Open Home Foundation 027 461 0497 mika.ito@ ohf.org.nz FALLS PREVENTION: Free 2hr session for anyone who has fallen or is at risk of falling. Info shared in relaxed informal group setting and ACC Strength & Balance classes for seniors available throughout

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Across 1 An incidental benefit (4-3) 5 Bring an accusation against (7) 9 Badge made of ribbon (7) 10 In name only (7) 11 To point or aim (5) 12 A little-known contestant (4,5) 13 Controversial issue (3,6) 15 Exhausted (5) 16 Desire enviously (5) 18 Completely (3,4,2)

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