Nelson Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
tuesday 31 May 2016
Food bank gets a boost
Live Nelson
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New life given to old books
tasman trophy semi finalists found
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Kate Russell
Over 50,000 books are ready to go to new homes in Nelson, with the Founders Book Fair kicking off this weekend. Now in its 28th year, the nine-day long fair is the result of a year’s worth of donations of books, magazines, DVDs, CDs, vinyl records, games and puzzles. In the past few weeks, books have been coming in thick and fast, and up to 15 volunteers per day have been sorting and pricing everything. The books are sorted into more than 80 different categories, covering 150 tables, which are replenished daily by volunteers. Karen Clark, who is now in her sixth year as the book fair coordinator, says this year they have seen better quality books and more donations, and Nelson book-lovers are sure to be pleased with what they find. “The stuff you find in here is amazing,” she says.
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Founders Book Fair coordinator Karen Clark ahead of this year’s fair which starts on Saturday. Photo: Kate Russell.
What a week for Nelson sport
Andrew Board
If you’re a Nelson sports fan, chances are you’re feeling as content as Steven Adams’ bank manager right now. In the past week Nelson has secured another two years of international cricket, had its first Makos-developed All Black announced, seen our top footballer win big in South Africa, our top rally driver
win big at the national rally awards and the logo of our beloved Makos go back to what it should have been all along – a shark. That’s quite a lot of action in seven days. Here’s how it went down: Wednesday, May 25: Tasman Makos CEO Tony Lewis announces a back-flip of its logo redesign, keeping the new font but bringing back the shark which was a fan and player favourite.
Friday, May 27: New Zealand Cricket confirms Saxton Oval will host the Black Caps for four one day internationals over the next two summers. Saturday, May 28: Nelson rally driver Ben Hunt wins the Rally Founders Trophy at the NZ Motorsport Awards. Saturday, May 28: Former Richmond Athletic and Nelson Suburbs All White Jeremy Brockie scores in the final of the South Af-
rican cup final for his side SuperSport Utd, winning his first major club trophy. Sunday, May 29: Marist and Tasman Mako player Liam Squire is selected for the All Blacks, the first player to progress through local club rugby and Makos system into the world’s top rugby team. The only disappointment? That the Mike Pero Nelson Giants couldn’t win on Saturday night. I guess we can’t win them all.
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