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Cancer ball dress gets a second life Brittany Spencer A “bad decision” but “beautiful” dress worn to the Nelson Cancer Society ball was one of the many items of clothing that found a new owner at the Swap don’t Shop event on Saturday. Around 130 people crowded into the Tahunanui Community Centre on Saturday morning for the Swap don’t Shop - Clothes Swap. As part of Fashion Revolution Week, the
Anna Burns swaps out the dress she wore to the Cancer Society Ball at Saturday’s Swap don’t Shop - Clothes Swap at the Tahunanui Community Centre. Photo: Brittany Spencer.
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Boaties rescued after 11 hours Andrew Board Editor
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Two men spent 11 hours sitting on their capsized boat singing songs to keep their spirits up, before being rescued by the Nelson Coastguard on Saturday
night. The men were reported to be late from a fishing trip, by a friend of the pair, on Saturday evening. Nelson Coastguard president Wayne Harrison says volunteers were on the water at 6pm and began searching near Pepin Island at about 7.30pm. The men were
found at around 10pm, 11 hours after their boat was “swamped” by a big wave. “They were ok,” says Wayne. “They said they were glad we turned up when we did. They had run out of songs to sing and it was absolutely chucking it down.” He says the men were wearing
their lifejackets but it was their friend giving rescuers good information on where they might be that saved their lives. “We need to give a shout out to that guy. It was really good information we were getting.” One of the men was mildly hypothermic, he was treated on
site and brought back to Nelson. Wayne says the group train twice a week for that exact situation. “When it turns out like that it makes you feel really good.” Nelson Surf Lifesavers also helped in the rescue. “It was a great team effort,” says Wayne.
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