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SATURDAY 6TH FEBRUARY 2016 SPECTACTOR ENTRY: Adult $15, Youth 12-16yrs $5
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Children under 12yrs Free PRACTICE/QUALIFYING: from 10am-10.30am Adult $15, Youth 12-16yrs $5 EFTPOS available on the gates RACING: 12pm-4.30pm
Family Pass (2 adults, 2 youth) $30, Children under 12yrs free. EFTPOS now available on the gates.
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Adult $15, Youth 12-16yrs $5 Saturday 6th February, Baymec, King Edward St, Motueka 7.30am-9am EFTPOS available on the gates Family Pass (2 adults, 2 youth) $30, Children under 12yrs from free.10am-10.30am RACING: 12pm-4.30pm RAIN DAY: Sunday 7th February PRACTICE/QUALIFYING: EFTPOS now available on the gates. PRIZEGIVING ‘N AFTERMATCH FUNCTION: Armadillos Bar & Restaurant, Queen St, Richmond from 7.30pm.
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Top bikers take on Nelson hills
Nelson’s hills have taken a pounding over the weekend as the country’s top mountainbikers compete in the annual Giant Top Gun event. The event consists of the three main disciplines of mountainbiking over three days, finish-
ing Monday. The first day is dedicated to downhill, the second day is cross country and the third enduro. Nelson riders were doing well after the first day with local rider Reuben Olorenshaw winning the elite men’s grade
and Sam Todd the senior men. The Top Gun event is now part of the Nelson Bike Festival, which runs for the next two weeks. Full results were not available at the time of print but full details are at nelsonlive.co.nz.
New tourism figures have backed up what people are noticing on the streets of Nelson - it’s been a big year for industry. New figures from Nelson Tasman Tourism show a dramatic 7.7 per cent increase in the number of people staying the night compared to the previous year-end November statistics - exceeding the national average of 4.8 per cent. Last month, Nelson Weekly was first to report the dramatic increase of visitors to the region, with Nelson Airport recording a 23 per cent increase in the number of passengers flying in and out of the region, which has been largely fuelled by three new airlines operating to the region. Lynda Keene, chief executive of Nelson Tasman Tourism, says it’s a “great result” for the region, which has built on the steady growth that they have seen since July last year.
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Nelson’s Sam Todd navigates the Giant Top Gun downhill course on his way to winning the senior men class. Photo: Evan Barnes/Shuttersport.
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International guests staying the night were also up 6.7 per cent just pipping the national growth result of 6.6 per cent. Domestic guest nights increased 8.2 per cent, compared to the national result of 3.7 per cent growth. The region’s average length of stay also increased 6.33 per cent, which was the highest increase nationally. Lynda says, “without a doubt,” the launch of Kiwi Regional Airlines, Jetstar and Originair have contributed to visitor growth. “The region has received significant additional exposure by airlines promoting Nelson as a new destination and we’ll continue to work with them to ensure the early growth trends with increased passengers will continue over the next twelve months,” she says. Lynda says the strong performance can also be attributed to strong marketing campaigns to promote
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