Nelson Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
tuesday 17 May 2016
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Local bid fails to keep motorbike collection
‘We could be deported by Friday’
Kate Russell
them two years to work it back from the brink. Gail says the business has “turned a corner”, but that it wasn’t a big enough corner. “And that’s pretty hard to hear.” Last week the Websters had their bid for a temporary visa delayed, meaning that if another last-ditch attempt for a temporary visa this week is unsuccessful then they will have to leave
A bid to keep NZ Classic Motorcycles in Nelson has failed, with the announcement that the multi-million motorbike collection has found a new permanent home in Invercargill. The Tom Sturgess-owned collection of close to 300 motorcycles has been purchased by Jocelyn and Scott O’Donnell, directors of Bill Richardson Transport World in Invercargill, and will be housed in the city’s CBD. The Haven Rd museum closed its doors to the public in April, following an announcement from Tom in February that the closure was a result of his recent illness. Adrian Curtis, manager of Tyres and More in Nelson, had been on a mission to gather support to keep the collection in Nelson, and although he says it’s a shame to see it go, he’s happy to see it stay in New Zealand. “I’m disappointed for Nelson, but you’d have to argue that it’s a great day for New Zealand to have it retained here,” he says. “We may have entered into it a bit late, but after a really good start our
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Nelson business owners Gail and Steve Webster have been told they will be deported this Friday unless a last-minute appeal is successful. Photo: Andrew Board. A family’s dream move to Nelson could have an abrupt end this Friday when they are scheduled to be deported from the country. Steve and Gail Webster moved to Nelson from the United Kingdom in 2012 with their two teenage daughters. But the “dream move” is turning into a nightmare after they invested their life savings into buying a local business and building new lives, only to be wheelchairs mobility scooters walkers/canes electric bed/hoists lift assist chairs bathroom solutions incontinence products daily living aids/products
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denied residency. “We’re a good part of the community, good-hard working people. We’re not millionaires who will build a factory and employ 1000 people – I wish I could – we’re just little people who really want to live here,” says Steve. The family were granted an interim visa last November, three years after they arrived in the country on a business visa, but had their bid for permanent
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residency turned down in early April. Among the reasons was because they hadn’t employed a full time New Zealander after three years in business and hadn’t met growth goals. The couple say the business they bought, Earthbloom, wasn’t as good as it appeared in the books and it took
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