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Tuesday 8 December 2015
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Councillors at war
A major scrap has broken out between councillors over the proposed Southern Link, with the latest move being an attempt to remove Eric Davy as chair of the regional transport committee. Five councillors, understood to be led by Luke Acland and Matt Lawrey, have signed a Notice of
Motion attempting to remove Eric from his chairmanship and replace him with deputy chair Ruth Copeland. It comes hard on the heels of Matt blasting mayor Rachel Reese and Eric for sitting on an NZTA focus group during its investigation of the Southern Link and not telling other coun-
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cillors. “Their failure to tell the rest of the council and the public of their involvement shows a lack of transparency and openness,” Matt wrote in a press release
yesterday. The Notice of Motion could be heard at the next full council meeting on December 17. Rachel says the concerns raised by Matt are wide of the mark and that the community isn’t interested in “political tantrums”.
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Online shoppers ‘getting cheeky’ Kate Russell
Richmond’s David Croy with Nelson’s John Gray, both representing Top of the South HOG at the 30th annual Ulysses Nelson Toy Run on Saturday. Photo: Jessie Johnston.
Showrooming – it’s when people ‘try out’ merchandise in store and then buy it online for a cheaper price – and Nelson retailers are saying it’s a growing problem, costing them both their time and money. Clothing, shoes and books are just a few of the items that ‘showroomers’ try out offline, before they snap it up online at bargain prices. Last month, Nelson Weekly reported that Nelsonians spend more online than buyers anywhere else in the country, so it comes as no surprise that it’s occurring in the region. Chris Kirby, owner of Cheapskates Nelson says showrooming costs his store around $500 a day. “It’s a generation thing,” he says. “People are more confident shopping online - all they need to do is click a button.” He says that they “blatantly” get
Christmas spirit motors around Nelson With a deafening roar, the annual Ulysses Nelson Toy Run got under way on Saturday, celebrating the event’s thirtieth year. The toy run sees hundreds of riders not only adorn their bikes with
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festive decorations, they also bring along toys to be distributed to the region’s children. The toy run began in Richmond, before heading through Stoke and Bishopdale, to finish at
Trafalgar Park car park. As well as the toys to be donated, this year the event issued special badges to mark the 30 year anniversary, with all proceeds also going towards the Salvation Army.
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