Nelson Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
tuesday 5 April 2016
Big turn out for Muddy Buddy
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Hospital says sorry to young mum
Shannon and Nicole Marr with their six-week old baby, Louie. this could have put me off breast-feeding altogether.” Nicole says it came as a surprise, particularly because other staff at the hospital were “amazing and supportive,” in regards to her breastfeeding there. “Five minutes later a surgeon went and got me an arm chair so I was more comfy – so obviously this one nurse did find it offensive.” Nicole has also expressed her
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Back at the hangar
Kate Russell A young, first-time Nelson mum says she is “absolutely shocked” after a nurse told her to cover up while breastfeeding her six-week old son in a Nelson Hospital ward. Nicole Marr, 21, was at the hospital all day visiting her husband, Shannon, who had his appendix out just over a week ago. She says she was sitting down next to his bed, breast-feeding her son Louie, when a nurse came over and told her she needed to close the partition curtain. “She said that she wasn’t offended, but the doctors, other staff and patients might be,” says Nicole. “She went on for at least a minute and was quite nasty - I didn’t know what to say. Then she just pulled the curtain on me. “As a new mum, it’s so hard. I feel like it’s my right to breast-feed anywhere, and
GodZone heads through tasman
Mike Pero Nelson Giants’ Bronson Beri, left, and Raymond Cowels III, celebrate after a game-clinching basket by Cowels late in the game. Photo: Barry Whitnall/Shuttersport. Andrew Board The Giants celebrated the reopening of their beloved “hangar” in perfect style on Saturday night. The Mike Pero Nelson Giants first home game of the National Basketball League also doubled as the reopening of the region’s largest civic building, the Trafalgar Centre. It closed in December 2013 after it was deemed a risk to those inside in the event of a major earthquake.
Debate has raged since over the decision, but last year the council decided to strengthen the parts of the building and rebuild the aging entrance area that included the Victory room, kitchen and toilet block. The $12.9 million upgrade still has months to go, but enough has been done to allow the Giants back into the stadium they’ve played at since the 1980s. It was close to a sell-out and those who were there didn’t leave disap-
pointed with the Giants holding onto a slender 88-86 lead to claim their fifth win of the season over the Taranaki Mountain Airs. The win leaves the Giants top of the table. One of the Giants best on the night, Finn Delany, says it was great to be back. “Mentally, it’s a big boost for the team and the club to get back to Trafalgar, it’s where all the history
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