Nelson Magazine - June 2020

JUNE 2020

What is Nelson’s

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F E AT U R E S 9 ALL THE WORLD’S STAGES

Lesley Bandy pirouettes

her way to Nelson 12–13

COMEDY CLUB Locals stand up to share some laughs

15–17

POST COVID–19 What is Nelson’s new normal?

22–23

BREAKING STEREOTYPES Doing ‘dadding’ differently

15–17

22–23

26–29 LIFE IN LOCKDOWN

Locals share their experiences

REGULAR 24–25

On The Street

30–36

At Home

39 Health 41 Recipe 44–47

26–29

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Social Pages

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EDITOR’S NOTE

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he last time I wrote my editor’s note was late March, just days before lockdown was announced. It was an uncertain time for our country, we were on the cusp of something unknown.

That edition never made it to print, nor did the next one, as like many businesses we were forced to close for the duration.

As I write this we are in a much better place. We have been rewarded for the sacrifices we have made, and squashed that curve. But it has not been without loss of lives and livelihoods, and my heart goes out to those who have suffered.

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During lockdown I loved seeing people make the most of a bad situation, whether it be a business finding a new way to keep their head above water, or people coming up with creative challenges to make it onto 1 NEWS home sporting videos.

People were also trying harder to be nicer to one another. I hope this continues.

For me, bubble life felt like life was in slow motion. My days were a rotation of colouring in or hunting for teddy bears with my three-year-old, a daily walk, a bit of work, and F45 online to justify eating a plethora of new recipe creations. I found it hard to be on pause for four weeks and learned that if I had to choose, I’d pick chaos over calm.

I was so excited to get out of lockdown.

To get back to work. To be rushing again.

To see other businesses finally be able to open—because I knew their livelihoods depended on it. To get my hair done!

To just feel like things were starting to return to normal and moving in the right direction.

Above all else, I hope that Covid–19 will make future epidemics less likely.

But should another happen during our lifetime I’ve learned that if the stakes are high enough, collectively we can take on these challenges together.

Sarah Board

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YOUR SAY

What was your greatest achievement while in lockdown?

Colette Day

Hayden Bryant

Tracey Muollo

Melanie Burt

Embracing change, keeping my anxiety and fear at bay and finding the silver linings in life.

And planting my first veggie garden!

I worked most of the time, so life was pretty much as normal.

Getting my husband to come for a walk with me most days.

Running 7.5km without stopping.

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Lesley directs a ballet rehearsal in the Festival in Development project, part of last year’s Nelson Arts Festival.

BERNIE INGLIS

All the world’s stages She’s pirouetted her way through a dance career that most ballerinas could only dream of.

From the Royal Opera Ballet to big Vegas productions, Lesley Bandy has finally settled in Nelson.

Words: Britt Coker

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here’s a personally autographed photo of Sammy Davis Jr hanging in Lesley’s laundry, and she’s worked or become friends with other names you’ll have heard of; Pavarotti, Carol Channing, Sarah Brightman and Michael Buble.

Entertainers she’s met during a career that has spanned the globe and sees her now settled in Nelson.

It’s Auckland where her life began though, before leaving New Zealand as a teen to study with the Royal Opera Ballet School in London. Although her career was initially as a professional ballet dancer, SUPPLIED

eventually she added choreographer, coach, stage producer, entertainment manager and artistic director to her extensive CV. She did ok she says, for a woman who as a child was ‘tall, skinny with sticky-out teeth’. “It really was like that Chorus Line quote, ‘Everything’s beautiful at the ballet’.

I could be anyone else. I wasn’t boring old me.”

Success never comes overnight, if it happens at all. When did she know?

“When people asked me for my autograph when I was walking down the street. ‘Oh that’s the Sugar Plum Fairy’, that was very nice…I feel I was as good as I could be, being in my part of the world, doing my kind of things.”

When she turned 60 eight years ago, Lesley decided it was time to get out of Los Angeles and find a place to settle down while she was still mobile enough to make new connections. Somewhere that offered ‘arts, water and green’. She’d never been to Nelson before but this is where she now calls home and she’s been busy since she arrived, making those new connections.

Lesley adorned in feathers as principal dancer at Hong Kong’s Palace Theatre, 1976.

It didn’t take long for word of her performance background to get out. A dance piece she subsequently directed for last year’s Nelson Arts

Festival received great feedback. She’s choreographed two others in the Nelson Cathedral and is working concurrently now on several community projects that are keeping her busy.

Lesley gets up during the interview to demonstrate dance moves. She can’t stop moving she says, mentally and physically it’s in her nature to strive to do more. Probably useful as a dancer, but what qualities do you need to make a professional career out of it?

“You are goal orientated. Also, you work well with people because you’re always in class or on stage with loads of people.

Choreographers are always throwing something odd at you so if you’re willing to try new things, to jump in and make things work [that helps].” And then sometimes it’s just luck. “You have to be the type that the director is looking for. It’s got nothing to do with talent, it’s purely what they need.“ As the saying goes, all the world’s a stage, and for this ex-dancer so was all the world’s stages. Her decision to since settle in Nelson bodes well for us. Sixty eight she may be, but Lesley’s experience on stage and enthusiasm off it means the performing arts community will likely benefit from her sugar plum know-how for many more curtain calls to come.

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LOCALS MAKING LOCALS

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Nelson’s stand-up comedy scene has been finding its home at a Bridge St bar.

On the second anniversary of the gig, Charles Anderson goes in search of local laughs.

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t’s a recent Friday evening on Bridge St, pre Covid–19 lockdown. There is an awkward shuffling out the back of Liquid Bar. It has just turned 8pm and the crowd is still light.

“We’ll just wait for a few more people to turn up,” says Dave Vandy, the founder of Backroom Comedy which is marking its second birthday tonight. It’s been two years since a tight-knit group of local comedians have been coming here once a month to test their material on a live audience.

“It’s all new material so it could go badly,” says Dave. “Or it could go well, we don’t know.”

Dave is responsible for starting this event about five years ago. It has cycled through several venues, including Club Paradox just down the road, and Basement Bar in a nearby backpackers.

But Liquid has been its home for a while now and allowed a group of 10–15 aspiring performers to develop their skills.

The first time Dave tested those skills was in 2005 at a bar in Wellington.

“The first time is actually, usually, quite good because you are so scared you put in heaps of practice. The second time you are cocky.”

CHARLES ANDERSON Glen Cousins was testing out his material he would later perform at the South Island comedy finals.

That’s when things can fall apart.

Audiences can be particularly brutal, but it is all about taking the hit, and coming back again—stronger.

With writing jokes, you do it for weeks and weeks in front of nobody and it gets less and less funny to you.

But then you do it in front of a crowd and you get one laugh and you are like ‘oh my God, this just feels great’.

The Backroom Comedy gig has allowed local comedians to refine their material.

But Dave says, in Nelson, that can be tricky.

Glen says he loves comedy for that feeling—that instant feedback.

MC for the evening is Sarah O’Connell.

She tries to warm up the crowd.

“I don’t envision ever being famous.

I do this because it’s something that I really enjoy.”

“We have got a great line up tonight,” she says. “Half the room is this line up.”

“The idea is that you should be able to do the same jokes over and over and refine them, but in Nelson that’s really hard to do because there are not enough people.

People know the jokes and it stops being funny pretty quickly.

“So, I think we are pretty good at creating new material.”

Glen Cousins knows all about that.

A set earlier this year got him through to the South Island finals of a national comedy competition. That is in two days’ time, so he is taking the chance to hone his material.

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Glen Cousins

Glen has a small torch that he picks up whenever the feeling jolts him. He will think of something vaguely amusing, maybe jot down some thoughts and then, over time, he will us that torch as a fake microphone, figuring out how to take that joke off the page and into a performance.

“Sometimes it goes nowhere and sometimes it explodes. When you have that, it’s such a great feeling.”

It’s partially true. There is about 30 people dotted around the room.

The first performer up at Liquid insists that he is giving up comedy. Instead he riffs about becoming an ‘improviser’ that just happens to rehearse his jokes.

Unfortunately, he has forgotten his notes and hasn’t rehearsed that well. He also performs one line of a song he has called ‘Corona’ to the tune of Elemeno P’s ‘Verona’ on a ukulele. After his set he disappears and leaves the venue.

TRAIN

Dave Vandy is up next. He promptly picks up the ukulele and smashes it on the stage.

“Come on,” he says. “We all hated that.”

But from there, the set picks up. That Dave has been doing this for five years, shows. He too riffs on Covid-19 but has a more personal angle on it. His mother is in the audience.

She used to come to the shows and then just complain about how bad they all were. Dave told her that she can’t do that unless she does it herself.

So, she did.

Dave outlines that Nelson is probably in the wrong business in building retirement villages as all the old people will be dead soon. That includes his mother, Dianne, at the age of 63.

“63 is a pretty good high score to step off.”

Dianne chortles.

Soon Erin Parry is up. The Canadiannative’s bit is about wealthier Nelsonians’ preoccupation with how supposedly wealthy they are – owning a house in ‘Bro-ham’ St, owning a time share in Tekapo and knowing the name of the bartender at Cod and Lobster.

Erin shakes her head – where she is from, she knows people who own their own airplanes.

“I know people who own people.”

The room erupts. She has a great natural presence on stage and the crowd knows exactly what she is talking about.

She only started doing comedy after drunkenly telling a friend one New Year’s

Eve that it was her ‘dream’. So, that friend ended up pushing her into it.

“How bad could it be?” she told me after the show about her first time performing. “And it wasn’t bad. It’s a nice place to come when things are bad in everyday life.”

Erin says it softens some of that bad stuff – that at least she can stand up on stage and make people laugh.

The final act of the night is Glen, whose set blends his discomfort with having a tiny appendage to the malleability of tofu as a type of food. He is nervous, because he knows in two nights’ time this will be what he will perform in Christchurch.

But he gets through the set and manages to pull it together by the end.

A few days later Glen says that the South Island final went well.

“I didn’t win but I got a lot of laughs and people came up and told me how much they liked what I did. So, I feel pretty good about that.”

The next day he did an open mic night and the owner said Glen should move down.

The Covid–19 lock down put the comedy nights on hiatus for a while.

However, with the bar now opening back up, Dave is planning to reignite the event.

The invitation is open to anyone who wants to try it out on the first Friday of every month. Just look them up on Facebook and help grow Nelson’s not so underground comedy scene.

After all, as Glen says: “It’s ok to fail.”

CHARLES ANDERSON

Jared Bosecke was the first comedian of the night. After his set he left and did not return.

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What is Nelson’s ‘new normal’ after Covid-19?

The full impacts of the Covid–19 lockdown are yet to be realised and it will take some time to know the best way forward for Nelson. Before life returns to some semblance of ‘normal’, Charles Anderson takes the pulse of the region.

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o the untrained eye, it might have seemed like nothing had changed.

That first weekend after lockdown lifted, Nelson whirred back into life. The sun was shining over Tasman Bay. People strolled Trafalgar St. There were lines outside retail outlets. Families and friends gathered at their favourite cafes and regaled each other with their personal tales of isolation.

Sure, there were signs of difference.

Some were unclear whether to hug those long-lost friends. Workers at those retail outlets would spray hand sanitiser on people entering and then turn others away when the store got too full. Those cafes would take your name and number.

But on the streets, everyone seemed … comfortable. It was oddly familiar, almost like a dream. Was the entire country just in some form of lockdown for the better part of seven weeks?

In those first days, Nelson was a ghost town. It was eerie to see those places empty, to see playgrounds taped up and abandoned. But now? Are we back to normal? And what is ‘normal’ anyway, amid a global pandemic? The other

question is, do we want to go back to that, or is this an opportunity to do something different?

The question of normal is one that was posed by the Nelson Regional Development Agency when it commissioned a report into the impacts of Covid–19 on the region. It wanted to know what the future looked like.

Beyond the hints of returning to life as we knew it, it wanted to know what was likely to happen here at home.

The results do not make for fun reading.

“Covid–19 presents the greatest economic shock in living memory, and although the full extent of the shock is still to play out, it is clear that the economy will be irrevocably changed by this pandemic.”

Like the rest of New Zealand, it said, the four-week, Level 4 lockdown brought much of the local economy to a standstill. Consumer spending in the region declined by around 59 percent in the space of two weeks, traffic flows dwindled, and only around 55 percent of the workforce was able to operate at Level 4. At Level 3, this rose to an estimated 76 percent.

As such: “We anticipate that the economic hit to Nelson–Tasman will be substantial,” the report authors wrote.

It forecasted that the region would lose $280 million, with the transport and retail industries taking the biggest hit. One in 10 people will lose their jobs.

But amid that forecast there are things to be positive about. As supply chains were interrupted and businesses dried up, Nelsonians got their thinking caps on.

There was the local company that usually makes products for the fishing and farming industries which saved its workforce by switching to making re-usable PVC face shields.

There was the Motueka lemonade brewer that switched to making hand sanitiser, the local hospitality outlets that quickly pivoted to be able to deliver meals across the city, the corporates that reached out and offered support of all kinds to those in need.

It is that sort of sentiment that Nelson Mayor Rachel Reese hopes will linger.

“Now is the time to dig deep and draw on that resilient spirit that saw this community cope so well with lockdown,” she says.

As for the report, it really confirmed what they already knew, she says— that the people of Nelson are hurting and there is no quick fix to the financial challenges ahead for the region.

“But if we work collectively, making decisions based on the best available data then we can rise to this challenge.”

Tasman Mayor Tim King says that despite the obvious impact on tourism, there are other reasons to be more optimistic.

“The diverse economy of our region means we’re in a much stronger position,” he says. “In order to make the most of those positives, everyone needs to work together and recovering will require a collective approach and combined effort from the community, central and local government, and the private sector.”

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Tim says, “things will be different”.

“But hopefully this brings positive opportunities.” And supporting local, will be at the crux of that opportunity, he says.

“Hopefully we can show leadership at a regional level that will support national recovery across all of Aotearoa.”

business. They shut down their operations immediately and cancelled all their bookings until October. However, with the community in mind, they put out the call for anyone who needed help to get in touch. They had vans and trailers that they offered up for people to move groceries and supplies. They even offered to stack

Things will be different.

But hopefully this brings positive opportunities.

Tasman Mayor Tim King

on temporary work permits traditionally made up the shortfall in the local workforce.

“This year, we have been reaching out to other industries struggling to provide work for their staff,” says its chief operating officer Doug Paulin.

“It’s a good solution for all parties. We’re looking for keen, reliable people and offering options for businesses impacted by Covid–19 that want to hold on to their staff, but just don’t have the work for them at the moment.”

COFFEE’S BACK: Manager of Red Gallery and Café, Iona McLean, said it was great to see regulars back after five weeks not being able to serve coffee.

People across the city have already started supporting local. There was no better sign of that when Level 4 lockdown lifted, and people were able to order from their favourite restaurants again.

Eateries around the city quickly adapted to the new normal with contactless deliveries, limited menus and no in store dining, until it was time for Level 2.

Burger Culture owner Chris Williams says it was a strange feeling being busy with no customers inside. But he knew that they would recover.

“Nelson have got our back, we are super blessed to have people support us, I couldn’t thank them enough.”

Manager of Red Gallery and Café, Iona McLean, says it was great to see regulars back after five weeks out.

“There is still a lot of uncertainty, but we will get through it as a team and we have got a really good local customer base. We have seen already that they are supporting us.”

CHARLES ANDERSON

people’s firewood for winter.

“We are convinced that positives will emerge from this such as the recovery of our planet, community spirit and connection and time to reflect as individuals,” Toine says.

That reflection also led the business to become certified as Zero Carbon.

“Our canyoning trips allow us to take our participants out into the most unspoiled natural environment. We are so grateful and appreciate just how lucky we are that New Zealand still has these places to explore, and how important it is for us to safeguard it for generations to come.”

Toine says that the business realises that by ourselves we can’t change the world but “it’s a jump in the right direction”.

“By committing ourselves to sustainability we have become all the more aware that we can and must do our bit to minimise our negative impact on the environment in both our professional and personal lives.”

But for others there were more signs of struggle.

He hopes that when business returns, it will put them in good stead for the future.

Managing director of Abel Tasman Canyons, Toine Houtenbos, says that the shutdown has been hard on the

The shutdown had a big impact on local companies. Even at Sealord which was deemed an essential service, visitors

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But Nelson Airport CEO Rob Evans is bullish about the future. He had to oversee an almost entirely empty airport for four weeks, while only essential flights were permitted. But now, there are signs that travel will be back on

the cards.

Under Level 2, the airport has been operating five flights per day, with two services to Auckland, two to Wellington, and one to Christchurch. “These are the key Air New Zealand routes, so it will be good to have those up and running again.”

However, Rob says that air travel will feel quite different than what people have been used to. “Physical distancing will be key, and they can only use half the seats.”

He says, in the short term, there will be a lot of changes. People’s attitudes might be slightly different, and there are some good things that will come out of this in terms of hygiene practise and health and safety.

However, Rob says that while travel may feel different for a time being, things will eventually return to some sort of normal.

“I think mankind is always destined to travel and explore. Aviation is still an exciting way to travel, and I think people will re-engage with that. “We are hearing that there could be some great deals too.

Airlines will have to stimulate demand, so hopefully we will be seeing some really competitive fares.”

We are convinced that positives will emerge from this such as the recovery of our planet, community spirit and connection and time to reflect as individuals.

Managing Director of Abel Tasman Canyons, Toine Houtenbos.

Toine Houtenbos and Eva Maureau’s business, Abel Tasman Canyons, became certified as Zero Carbon during lockdown. Toine looks forward to seeing the positives from Covid-19 such as the recovery of our planet.

Local accommodation venues are reopening, and bookings are on the up.

If Nelsonians can’t travel easily around the country, let alone the world, perhaps there is a challenge to explore our own backyard more fully.

That’s what the NRDA’s Gisela Purcell hopes. She and her team are in the process of writing a destination management plan for the restart and recovery of the visitor sector. She says visitors have loved coming to the Nelson Tasman region but right now the whole tourism industry has come to a sudden stop.

The hope is that Nelsonians will help stimulate the local economy. “We would love to see people just have a weekend away in Golden Bay, Mapua or Murchison, there are so many places you can visit on a weekend, but stay in the region.”

The question is, will people feel comfortable enough to start splashing money around?

If the local real estate market is anything to go by, it might be hard to tell. The latest stats from the Real Estate Institute show that, while house sales plummeted during lockdown, the media house price actually went up.

Anecdotally, first home buyers are still champing at the bit to get into their first property, but it is the second tier of homes which are turning over slower.

So, it may be sooner rather than later, that we return to normal.

But do we want to?

Nelson City Councillor Matt Lawrey has been posting his ‘Post-Covid Hopes’ on Facebook each day in an effort to remind ourselves of the things we learned during lockdown.

They ranged from hoping that employers started rewarding productivity and creativity over hours spent in an office, to hoping people continued to make the most of their neighbourhood parks and reserves. There were others too.

Post-Covid Hope No.3: “More people working from home means less congestion, less pollution and more kids walking and riding to school.”

Post-Covid Hope No. 4: “We remember the power we have when we get organised, work as a team and treat each other with kindness.”

Post-Covid Hope No. 5: “Kiwis keep riding bikes and keep calling for more cycling infrastructure.”

If it’s any indication, Matt has already asked the council’s chief executive about being more flexible in allowing people to work from home. And he says that has more implications than just less people in an office.

You might have your own Post-Covid Hopes. Local environmental consultant Karen Driver says hers are that we rethink how much waste we use.

She says that the lockdown revealed the weaknesses in our recycling system.

When people had to stockpile all their plastics it showed how much can pile up.

“It’s a good opportunity for people, those who have continued to put stuff in recycling but know that it was going to go to landfill, hopefully that gives people a feel for how much is being generated.”

Perhaps this a chance to make a change, she says.

So, while the future is uncertain, and the full pain is yet to be felt, there is a chance for some sort of reset.

Locals have said how the four weeks in lockdown reminded them of a simpler time when neighbours would chat, children would play outside, the traffic was manageable, and people seemed to be a bit less on edge.

That vision on the first weekend after lockdown, of people going back to their day to day lives, is one version of normality. But there are still signs of others – of neighbours sitting out on their driveways each afternoon, socially distanced but laughing together.

There are parents who are talking to their employers about the possibility of working from home, because they have shown how productive they can be. There are closer relationships with children’s teachers because parents have seen the great work, they do up close every day, even amid great challenges. We have come together in all sorts of ways.

So, whatever the local lessons from Nelson’s pandemic experience, perhaps there is a chance not to think of it as going back to ‘normal’, but instead envisioning what our ‘new normal’ could be.

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Michael Hayes pictured with his children Penny and Olly. Michael says he feels very fortunate to spend more time with his children, and has an amazing relationship with them.

CHARLES ANDERSON

Doing ‘dadding’ differently An increasing number of Nelson dads are stepping up to be the primary caregiver when a child arrives. Charles Anderson meets two of them and sees why their families wanted to try and break stereotypes.

There’s a question that Michael Hayes rolls his eyes at.

It has happened occasionally in his several years as the primary caregiver to his two children. He will be pushing a trolly through a supermarket checkout.

The operator will have seen him with his oldest child Penny (now six years old), or youngest Ollie (four years old), or sometimes both.

They’ll smile and say: “On kid duty today?”

It’s small talk but, for someone whose life has been his children for much of the past few years, it can still grate.

So, Michael replies: “Yup, and all the other six days of the week.”

It’s given him a new appreciation of the stereotypes that exist in society and the challenges, usually mothers, face every day.

organically when he and his wife were preparing for Penny. Up until almost birth they were sure that they would end up putting her in full time care, while they both went back to full time work.

Then they started reading. They started talking to people. And soon they came to a conclusion.

“Maybe we don’t have to do it that way.”

They discovered the Playcentre model, where parents lead and facilitate a space for children to meet, play and learn.

Michael saw it as an opportunity and it ended up being an incredible parenting professional development programme, he says.

So, when Penny was old enough at six months old, his wife Nic went back to work part time after six months and full time after ten months, and Michael didn’t.

He battled the stereotypes, like maybe he should be contributing more financially.

But he settled that his contribution isn’t financial, but it is in other areas.

“Your sense of identity changes, that happens to most parents anyway.

Things change.”

“I definitely don’t stay at home.”

Which, anecdotally, is what seems to be happening in New Zealand society.

As the modern family evolves and gender pay gaps ideally close, the prospect that a father in a relationship can become the primary caregiver is a more realistic concept.

But Michael is also used to the attention.

After all, situations like his are still unusual. It is one that came about almost

So, what is known about New Zealand’s other male primary caregivers? And how many of them are there?

Oh yes, and he hates the term ‘stay at home dad’.

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The short answer is - not much and no one is really counting.

Stats NZ does not have a definition for a stay-at-home father and doesn’t collect specific information about the group.

It cites the Household Labour Force Survey which shows 3 percent of men not in the labour force listed looking after children as their main activity, compared to 19.3 percent of women.

The gender pay gap looms over the discussion of the low number of families choosing a man to be the primary caregiver.

Stats NZ figures show that of the more than 34,000 parents who took up the government’s paid-parental leave in 2016 only 447 - just over 1 percent were fathers.

And on the pay gap, the official data varies.

But, on average, women earn between 9 percent and 16 percent less than men in this country, and the gap is even wider for women with children.

Our parental leave provisions will climb to 26 weeks on July 1 next year. Fathers can currently take two weeks unpaid leave, but unless mothers transfer their maternity leave to their partners, there’s nothing else on the table.

But then Clarke Gayford became ‘first dad’. When Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke made their first public appearance, introducing new-born Neve Te Aroha, Clarke could be seen modelling a very special piece of clothing. It was no ordinary jersey.

“Clarke’s got his dad cardie on, which means he’s ready to go,” she said.

Clarke nodded solemnly: “Finally it’s come of age.”

When Neve was welcomed into the world, there was widespread excitement that not only would Jacinda continue as Prime Minister after six weeks at home, but Clarke would be stepping into his role as primary carer. It was a sign of the times—with a message that anyone can challenge gender stereotypes.

Daniel Hawke and his partner Kirsty Smith pride themselves on never really wanting to stick to the norm. So, when Kirsty asked whether Daniel felt like he wanted to stay at home with Frankie, their oldest, after six months, he thought it might be a good idea.

Kirsty had worked herself up in her career path and it allowed Daniel to take time off teaching at Youth Nelson. They felt like they wanted Frankie to hit one-year-old before putting her into day care.

when it was raining all the time.

“That was the hardest part. I was at my wits’ end after that.”

The reaction of a lot of his friends was also interesting to navigate, Daniel says.

“Lots of people gave me shit about being a slacker and not working. It’s that whole masculine thing that you want to be a provider for the family, but this is the changing nature of the world. We are really fortunate. Kirsty has worked really hard to get where she is, and I have to keep supporting her. In doing that and her doing well it has allowed me to do what I really enjoy doing. Both workplaces gave us a chance and without their support we wouldn’t be able to do that.”

Daniel and Michael both acknowledge that it’s a privilege to have been able to take up the role of primary caregiver.

“There are millions of parents who would love to,” says Daniel. “But not everyone can, so we are really lucky.”

“I didn’t know anybody doing it, but I’m quite OK doing things differently.”

Daniel recommends people give it a shot if they are thinking about a different way of structuring their parenting.

His employers were very flexible so, come six months, Kirsty went back to work, and Daniel went to full-time dadding.

“Think about how it would actually work and spend time talking to employers and

Daniel Hawke with his two daughters, Fern and Frankie.

“It was really scary to start with, just figuring out what you are doing. We don’t have family around who could just come in and help out.”

Kirsty would come home for lunches but soon he realised all the planning they had put in place did not necessarily work.

But he adapted.

He became the only man in the mums’ group, taking Frankie and later Fern to Tumble Tots and meet ups and playdates.

But in those early days there was also isolation.

“Just being with the little ones and figuring out what you can do with them…You are so used to interacting with adults.”

Every day he made sure there was something that got them out of the house.

But during winter it could get difficult,

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having a good plan and having flexibility, and knowing that plan A might not work.”

Michael says he feels “blessed”. And even when Ollie started going to kindergarten more often, he tried to be philosophical.

“I felt this was really exciting for him. Even though I felt like I lost my running mate a bit. But it was also the start of another chapter.

“I feel blessed, really blessed. I’ve got an amazing relationship with my kids. I just feel fortunate.”

Michael says he would encourage dads to take any opportunity they can to be with their kids.

“I would say even if you have the opportunity for a week, take it. If it’s a month, take it. Embrace it - if its six months, take it.”

ON THE STREET

Emma Saunders, owner of The Green Collective Describe each piece you are wearing and where each item is from.

EMMA: My jacket is Mesop from Shine, top is Monsoon from Labels. My favourite jeans are Nobody from Recycled Boutique and my shoes are Keds from Hannahs. Martin de Ruyter made my red heart brooch locally.

SUZANNE: My jacket is from Nyne, a New Zealand brand, which I bought from Palm Boutique. My T-shirt is from World. They do great stand out tees that are not a crazy price. My trousers are by Maison Scotch, also from Palm and my boots are from LK Bennett in the UK.

What is your style?

EMMA: Comfortable and colour.

Whatever makes me feel good.

SUZANNE: Hard to describe, my clothes need to be practical and easy to move in and all work together. Maybe Scandinavian minimalist would be the best description.

What is most of your wardrobe made up of?

EMMA: Contemporary, practical items.

And a hilarious mix of patterned pilates leggings for work.

SUZANNE: Classical pieces in simple colours and patterns that work well together. I invest

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in good quality garments and I expect them to last a long time. I like to wear natural fabrics like merino, silk, linen and cotton.

What are you loving at the moment?

EMMA: Ethical brands and natural fabrics. It’s getting easier to research the sustainability of different brands and the fabrics on offer which makes choices easier.

SUZANNE: Usually I wear trousers or a dress, but I do love the pleated maxi skirts that are around at the moment.

They feel elegant and comfortable.

What are you dressed for today?

EMMA: The daily multitasking shenanigans. No two days the same which I enjoy. A mix of two jobs, kid’s activities and family life.

SUZANNE: My department meeting at the hospital where I work as a urologist.

But I’d easily wear this in Wellington too, when I travel there for work. Although I would have worn flat boots if I was flying.

Where do you buy most of your clothes from?

EMMA: It’s quite the mix, from op and

and Suzanne Beuker, Consultant Urologist at Nelson Hospital. vintage shops to things I know I’ll live in from my favourite brands.

SUZANNE: Palm Boutique, although I’m totally ok with vintage shopping too and I sometimes find amazing things in Labels or online.

What is your approach to shopping?

EMMA: I’ve moved on from impulse shopping! Great fabric, and fit are important.

SUZANNE: I absolutely think things through. I go through my wardrobe every season, take out things that are worn or that I’m not wearing much and update with a couple of things from the current season.

The waste that comes from fast fashion is immense. By buying second hand or good quality clothes that will last for years we can minimise this.

What is your all-time favourite purchase?

EMMA: Oh gosh, maybe my wedding shoes?

Handmade in a small store near Borough Market. I am still wearing them many years on.

SUZANNE: The boots I’m wearing are a star item. I’ve had them re-heeled several times. Although they are high, they are super comfortable and are a testament to the fact

that you get value for money out of timeless design.

What wardrobe item should everyone invest in?

EMMA: A hat.

SUZANNE: Great jeans. You can dress them up or down. They should be the best you can afford because you will wear them for years.

Do you have a style rule you always obey?

EMMA: Pockets. I get ridiculously excited about pockets.

SUZANNE: Less is more.

If you could raid one person’s wardrobe who would it be?

EMMA: A dear friend, who is never afraid of colour and inspires me to be the same.

SUZANNE: Jacinda Arden—she has a stunning capsule wardrobe of New Zealand designers.

Finish this sentence—You would never catch me wearing…

EMMA: Anything I won’t wear more than 30 times.

SUZANNE: Sweatpants.

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Lockdown At 11:59pm on 25 March, New Zealand moved to Alert Level 4, putting the country into a nationwide lockdown for nearly four weeks to eliminate Covid–19.

We asked four locals to share their lockdown experiences.

Lockdown was “boresome” What was lockdown like through the eyes of a nine-year-old? Stoke’s Cody Dudley takes us through his world of Lego, hiding from monster attacks, an annoying baby brother and celebrating his birthday without his friends.

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f I had to describe my lockdown experience in one word, that word would be “boresome”—boring and awesome!

My bubble consisted of my mum, my dad, my three year old brother Jesse, and me!

I loved getting to spend more time with Jesse—he wasn’t as naughty as usual.

It was great having so much time to make Lego creations with Dad. I love reading so when Dad put the Libby app on my tablet, it meant I could read lots of new books which was super cool.

One of my favourite things was learning to make bread. It was harder than baking a cake but it was really delicious!

I did miss the freedom of going to my mate’s houses and them being able to come to mine. I also missed my family a lot, especially when my Aunty Julie wasn’t able to come up from Christchurch for the holiday she had planned.

My biggest lesson was learning that you can still have fun in any situation even with an annoying virus spreading around the world.

Cody Dudley mastered the skill of bread making during lockdown.

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When we got to Level 3, my mum and dad were allowed to go back to work, so that meant I had to go back to school.

I was a bit scared because it would be super weird at school. But it was ok.

Things were a bit different, for example

we had to sanitize…A LOT! There were only seven kids at the most in my class—so not a lot of kids.

My favourite memories were my 9th birthday, Dad’s birthday, and just being together. I got a new laptop for my birthday. I also got a magazine, some Lego and a lot of lollies. I was allowed my laptop early as I needed to take it to school for my school work.

I think it was awesome hanging out with Mum, Dad and Jesse (I had no choice really!) Me and Jesse loved playing in Mum and Dad’s bed. We pretended if we didn’t put the covers over our heads monsters will attack!

We froze balloons full of water and chipped away at them with hammers (well at least I did, Jesse threw his on the ground, then asked for mine) sometimes it was hard being in lockdown with a feisty three-year-old!

We all looked forward to going shopping at Level 2, it meant I could spend some of my birthday money. Level 2 also meant being able to see my grandparents again and I was able to give them a big hug!

Lockdown was crazy…but New Zealand has done a great job. Lockdown was boresome!

New life amid a pandemic A four-year-old to take care of, a business to run and a baby due in lockdown.

For Sophie Ham lockdown was about getting through challenges.

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hen the lockdown was first announced my first concern was how was our business Nelson Brows and Beauty, going to survive this. But thankfully we have an amazing government that had a plan to support businesses which made it possible for us to keep our team of five together and still employed by the end of lock down.

I’m grateful for the support from the community as we continued to get lots of new bookings through the seven weeks lockdown which I wasn’t expecting. Our team at Nelson brows and beauty made the most of all the spare time to do plenty of theory training on our products and services. We wanted to come out of this stronger and ready, rather than deflated and unmotivated.

Life at home during lock down was interesting and challenging. I learned fast to just take day by day. I also learned that having all this time off with nothing to do doesn’t mean that you will get lots

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done or do more exercise. I was surprised how demotivated one can get with so much spare time. I don’t want to use the words free time, as it felt far from freedom.

My four year old son found it hard not being able to see other family members, go to day care or venture out on the weekends and my partner missed not being able to go downhill mountain biking.

Although it wasn’t the way we planned it to be, I was 100% behind the rules put in place.

I’m thankful to everyone who followed the lockdown laws and made it possible for our homes, businesses and lives to return back to normal. We still have a long road ahead but when you see the unfortunate state many other countries are in from Covid–19, it makes you realise how fortunate we are to be where we are now.

Although there were plenty of things my family missed during this time we were also extremely excited and blessed by the arrival of our new baby girl Willow.

I had plenty of rest over the lockdown and this was great for the pregnancy.

Our little lockdown angel was born in Nelson hospital on 7 May. I was only allowed one person at the birth and no visitors. My partner had to leave soon after she was born and couldn’t return until the following afternoon.

Sophie Ham with baby Willow who was born during Level 3.

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Going above and beyond Lockdown was not a walk in the park for essential worker Angela Stringer. She has worked at Nelson City New World since it opened 13 years ago and says she has never worked a busier month in her life.

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evel 4 lockdown. Oh boy, bring it on. I didn’t know what to expect as it was announced but found myself like a lot of kiwis wanting to go out and buy more than I normally would.

However, as an essential worker my focus changed from my own needs to the needs of others as we were thrown into a new normal.

As workers on the frontline at the supermarket we were expected to wear PPE to protect ourselves and customers. This has since become a way of life. We were sanitising trolleys, checkouts, baskets and everything that could potentially carry the virus. Queues of people spaced two metres apart were longer than I had ever seen in my 13 years of working in store.

There were the occasional disagreements between staff and customers on policy and safety but, for the most part, people were kind and respectful to each other and social distancing was maintained well. For me the anger and frustration that was

shown by staff and customers some days was a true reflection of the fear and uncertainty of this virus and its impact on the world.

Here in Nelson I have an immediate family of more than 30 people, and we were suddenly cut off from each other being confined to our own little bubbles. I looked forward to hugs and kisses from my loved ones and a feed of fish and chips.

The most awesome things that happened during the lockdown were customers clapping and thanking us for working. I loved seeing kind acts of people shopping for those who couldn’t or were vulnerable, and Covid–19 has had a positive impact on the environment due to people across the world staying home to stay safe.

I feel fortunate to live in a country that has taken immediate action against Covid-19 and I hope everyone continues to stay safe.

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Essential worker at Nelson City New World, Angela Stringer worked hard throughout lockdown to keep Nelsonians supplied.

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A time to reflect Lockdown came at the worst time for James Maxwell who already had a lot on his plate, but the extra time allowed him to reassess his mental health and ask for help.

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y grandfather served in WW2 but never spoke of his experience.

My lasting memories of a much-loved man are his quiet but certain eyes and that sense of pride he exuded. He taught me many great lessons as a child, which as an adult I’d long since forgotten.

And although enjoying some successes in life I had led myself along a mostly unfulfilling path to a point where at 41 years old I was left no choice but to lament on my failures, feeling completely alone aside from the company of my 11 year old autistic daughter, Mia, and a new lockdown puppy.

Before Covid–19, I had reached a point in life where I felt totally overwhelmed with the pressures of business, family, social acceptance and mental and physical health. It felt as though the world would not stop coming to me for information and I was meant to have all the answers, but as time went on I had less and less to give and withdrew myself from the game of life, for the time being at least. I had started to break. For me lockdown was the most painful and sad experience of my life.

I had gone from being totally surrounded by people, to being completely alone with nothing but my thoughts, and responsibilities to care for Mia when I felt I was falling apart. How could a child without her own voice in this world be left solely in the care of a father who had lost his? How could this be even close to fair? What had I done to deserve this and how could I possibly get through it on my own? The answers lie in my grandfather’s lessons, and something I also learned myself is that you reap what you sow.

As much as I begrudged every minute of lockdown, I felt it was the outcome I deserved. I reached out. I shared. I tried to be positive and I did my best, but unfortunately couldn’t carry on with things as they were and put Mia into

Isolated and feeling alone, James Maxwell struggled with being in lockdown but he found positives from the situation.

respite care on a Friday morning before going to the hospital for my own mental health assessment.

Through being in isolation for four weeks I have learnt that I am strong, but fragile at the same time, and that although the light at the end of the tunnel shines brightly, I have to chase it and make it mine or risk further failures and disappointments.

I have learnt to write again with the extra time I had and one day would like to share my own life experiences through public speaking to help others at risk.

I have learnt to be patient and accepting of my situation.

In my grandfather’s time men were men and did not reach out for help. They were to be considered a rock and groomed to be staunch. These days we are encouraged to talk about mental health.

I’m glad to be at a point in my life where I’m willing to do so. I can only wish I had done so sooner but am learning through counselling to not live in the past and to plan for a brighter future.

These are the positives that I can take from my experience in lockdown and I strongly encourage you or anyone that you know that might be struggling to start the discussion now, because it’s OK to not be OK.

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PERFECT MATCH — Architectural and low maintenance Words: Joya Devine

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fter farming in Cheviot, Don and Jan Wyllie bought a lifestyle block on Seaton Valley Road in Mapua.

“The home was fairly new and needed some finishing touches when we bought it,” said Don. “We enjoyed doing the interior décor and the outside area, planting deciduous and native trees, tiling and lawn sowing.”

After eleven years, the Wyllie’s contemplated a lifestyle change and bought a section with rural views.

Having looked at different builders testimonials and their work, they decided on Russell Bruce from Bruce Design & Build and were pleased that they did.

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“Russell brought Tony Karsten from Karsten Architectural Design to visit the section and they came up with a plan we both liked. We’ve got open plan living, good indoor-outdoor flow, all day sun, and an outlook that captures the views, and with synthetic lawn there’s very little maintenance. The garden landscaping is to be done this autumn.” Jan says the new home is lovely to live in, it flows nicely, and the space has been used thoughtfully.

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The kitchen works particularly well.

It was designed by Craig Hooper of Cooper Webley, with input from Jude Porter, an interior designer from Mapua.

“Jude was great at suggesting colours and choosing the bathroom tiles, which we really love. The natural palette works well with white walls, oatmeal carpet and splashes of colour from all our bits and pieces.”

The couple also liked Russell’s recommendation to use a low maintenance aluminium cladding, Flashclad Dualboard, achieving a sharp, contemporary look that they say has really enhanced the exterior. “Our home is architecturally unique. We highly recommend Bruce Design & Build and their team. They were a pleasure to work alongside.”

showing them houses we had built,”

Russell met Don and Jan in 2018, and because it was their first build, everything was new for them. “To build up their confidence in us, I spent half a day

companies in Nelson to use Millboard.

says Russell. “Being in an existing subdivision, it was important to make a point of difference, while trying to capture the sea and mountain views.”

The home’s dark coloured Dualboard cladding complements the warm touches of cedar and millboard decking.

Bruce Design & Build is one of the first Although it looks like timber, there’s no staining or maintenance required, and all the screws are hidden.

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At Home | Koi Crescent, Mapua Before construction started, the site was built up by 800mm to maximise the views. The 220m2 three-bedroom home has many features which add character.

Floor to ceiling glass and a 2.7m stud in the living area with a raised sloping ceiling 3.3m high create a spacious feel and built-in joinery has been included throughout the home.

The kitchen features a unique angledshaped kitchen bench and to make the most of storage and space, inbuilt joinery fills the recesses. The island became an important connection and anchor point bringing the two living areas together.

Form lighting was built into the lightbox which wrapped around, giving the illusion of a floating island. Along the back wall of the kitchen, the warmth of the wood balances well against the cool greys and crisp white of the island. As a splash back, the porcelain tile became a luxury backdrop to the hob wall.

Adjacent to the kitchen and lounge sits a recessed nook/reading area. The home is energy efficient with a concrete thermally broken slab and an underfloor heating system.

Russell describes the Wyllie’s as dream clients. “Nothing was a problem. They trusted us from the beginning, which is so important for any building project.” The team finished building the Wyllie’s home in early December, enabling them to move in before Christmas.

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Bruce Design & Build is a boutique building company which create affordable, architecturally designed homes.

The construction team at Bruce Design

The company is managed by directors Russell and Alana Bruce and the site construction management coordinated by their project manager, Isaac Alder.

“The amazing feedback we’ve received

consists of experienced, qualified and licensed carpenters and apprentices who have a wealth of knowledge, shared enthusiasm and commitment for all aspects of building. about the Wyllie’s home is testament to the style of homes we create, standing out from the rest.”

For more information, visit www.brucebuilders.co.nz

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“Russell has been in the Nelson residential building market for over 20 years and after a successful 2019, achieving two gold medals at the master builders awards, sees these challenging times we are currently in as an opportunity to test how solid, safe and reliable business structures really are.”

If you want your home or project built by a quality-driven, cost-effective Master Builder, contact Bruce Design & Build for a free consultation.

KIWISAVER— NOW IS THE TIME TO TOP UP Each year the government will contribute up to $521 as a tax credit as long as you put in $1042 either through your pay as an employee or as voluntary deposits as a self-employed person. You have till the end of June to make sure you have put in enough to get the maximum benefit.

Check with your advisor if you are unsure.

It’s money for nothing, so if you can afford it, you should do it.

TAKE TIME TO REVIEW Maybe you’ll use this time as well to review your strategy as well? Whether balanced, aggressive or conservative now is a good time to check in and make sure that your strategy is correct for your timeframes and needs. A methodical and reasoned strategy will make hundreds of thousands of dollars difference to your KiwiSaver balance over a long period.

You may also take the time to review your KiwiSaver tax rate. A small change can make a large long-term difference.

HOLDING YOUR STRATEGY THROUGH VOLATILITY $1.4 billion was transferred by KiwiSaver members from aggressive and balanced funds into conservative funds in March.

Because the recovery in April could not be predicted, those people effectively banked their losses. Those that held the course participated in the share market recovery that largely saw balances return to where they were.

The next 12 months will be volatile. Get your long-term strategy correct and the short term volatility becomes largely irrelevant. You are in a marathon. Set your pace right, and don’t check your time over the first 100 meters.

Mark Sheehan is an award winning Certified Financial Planner and Authorised Advisor offering impartial advice in Nelson since 2008.

Ph 03 548 2752 www.marksheehanfinancial.co.nz Advice is of a general nature and not intended as personalised advice. Disclosure statement available on request and free of charge.

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Protect yourself from influenza this winter Influenza, commonly called the flu, can be a serious illness that is sometimes fatal.

Infection with the influenza virus may lead to a stay in hospital for any age group but particularly if you are elderly or have an ongoing medical condition.

Influenza can make an existing medical condition, such as asthma or diabetes, a lot worse. Even if you do not end up in hospital, influenza can keep you in bed for a week or more.

FLU CAN BE ANYWHERE

VACCINATION COULD BE FREE FOR YOU Vaccination against the ‘flu is FREE for:

Around one in four New Zealanders are infected with influenza each year.

Many people won’t feel sick at all, but can still pass it on to others.

Contact with the influenza virus is almost unavoidable, and while contact does not necessarily mean infection, it does mean that you are never far from the possibility of catching influenza.

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Vaccination may also be free for Maori and Pasifika people, people from a refugee background, whanau of children with a chronic condition or who are living with a pregnant woman or infant.

Why should I vaccinate for influenza when we’ve been in lockdown and there should less influenza in the community?

The influenza virus is always circulating. It is at much lower rates outside of the winter season but is still present.

Because of the Alert Level 3 and 4 lockdowns and reduced community contact for April and much of May, the rates of respiratory illness are very low currently.

ASK YOUR GP WHETHER YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A FREE FLU SHOT TODAY OR PHONE 0800 466 863 (0800 IMMUNE).

However, as people start mixing more, health professionals expect rates of respiratory illness to start to rise. The severity of the winter flu season cannot be predicted, but there will continue to be flu in our community.

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World famous in Nelson!

New Stoke restaurant open now!

We believe top quality food is best served with amazing ocean views!

We are blessed with a fantastic spot right on the water in Port Nelson, and we cannot wait to welcome you into our friendly, comfortable restaurant.

Specialising in local seafood and steaks, we also offer delectable choices for non-meat eaters, people with special dietary needs and kids!

Indian Café has now opened in Stoke, which means you can enjoy their delicious food no matter where you are.

Head in and find out why Indian Café is the favourite choice for both locals and visitors looking for the highest quality food and a memorable cuisine experience. All venues offer intimate restaurant dining and courtyard settings, as well as takeaway options.

The Indian Cafe 94 Collingwood St, Nelson | Ph: 03 548 4089 266 Queen St, Richmond | Ph: 03 544 8979 201 Songer St, Stoke | Ph: 03 547 0008

Anchor Restaurant and Bar 62 Vickerman Street, Port Nelson Ph: 03 546 6614

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Freshly brewed coffee & delicious daily fare Our relaxing atmosphere engages you as soon as you step inside. Immediately, the smell of freshly brewed coffee and the delicious daily fare sets your mouth watering.

The cafe is licensed, so whether you want a quick coffee and something sweet, brunch, lunch with friends, a business lunch or a glass of wine and a snack, it’s all here! Open every day.

Ambrosia Café 226 Queen St, Richmond | Ph: 03 544 0025

Saltwater Eating and Bar

Delicious Gourmet Pies

Kai Restaurant & Bar

Enjoy our Happy Hours

We’ve got all of your favourite pie flavours – perfect to enjoy in our homestyle bakery and cafe, or sunny courtyard.

There is no better place to enjoy Tasman’s famous local produce, wines, beers and ciders than at Kai Restaurant & Bar.

In June, tempt your taste buds with our Chicken and Camembert Pie—it’s a taste sensation!

Enjoy a delicious meal, relax on the beach-side deck with a coffee or savour a cocktail at the bar…and take in the breathtaking view. We have an extensive dinner menu, each dish showcasing the finest local produce, and offer a delicious range of breakfast, brunch and lunch options. Open 7 days. Mon–Wed 9am–2pm, Thurs–Sun 9am–late.

Kai Restaurant & Bar Kaiteriteri Beach | Ph: 03 527 8507

Our sheltered al-fresco dining area is perfect for enjoying the winter sunshine, or relax in our warm restaurant. We offer delicious snacks and meals including all day breakfasts. HOP Farm Brewery beers are on tap, along with Peckham’s Cider and a huge variety of local Nelson wines.

Take advantage of great specials at our happy hours every Tuesday to Sunday, 4.30pm–6.30pm. All meals are available for takeaway or delivery.

HOT CROSS BUNS WEEKEND We missed Easter, so we’re having a replacement weekend on June 13th.

Order now!

Mapua Village Bakery 68 Aranui Road, Mapua | Ph: 03 540 3656

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Saltwater Eating And Bar 23 Beach Rd, Tāhunanui | Ph: 03 548 6466

It’s wintertime, and we’ve been set free from lockdown. It’s getting darker earlier and slowly cooling down after an extended mild Autumn. Depressing? NO! Because any time of the year is a good pie time in New Zealand. So here we have ‘The Nelson Winter Easy As Pie’ - using the best of what is around us here in Nelson.

We challenge you to make this simple but amazing apple, pear, cranberry and feijoa pie for that gathering of friends or family on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Now, I realise that feijoa is the marmite of the fruit world, either you love it or hate it, (I personally love it) but if you use it in smaller amounts and mix it with other fruits, you can create some amazingly unique flavours. So be adventurous with your cooking, throw yourself out into uncertainty, trust me and give it a go.

– Jeff Scott Foster, Executive Chef, Rutherford Hotel Nelson.

THE NELSON WINTER ‘EASY AS PIE’ INGREDIENTS

METHOD

Sweet pastry

Preheat the oven to 200˚C.

150g icing sugar

Prepare the pastry first. This can be done in advance, so it can rest as long as possible. With a hand mixer, mix the softened butter with the icing sugar, add the eggs and flour while still mixing slowly. When it has all come together wrap it up and place it in the fridge to rest for at least an hour before rolling it out and lining the tart form of choice.

Place in the fridge again, ready for the fruity filling.

200g softened butter 400g flour 2 whole eggs

Filling 2 braeburn apples, peeled, cored, quartered and sliced 2 feijoas, peeled, quartered and sliced 2 Piqa Boo™ red pears, peeled, cored, quartered and sliced 100g demerara sugar 50g butter 30g dried cranberries, chopped ¼ tsp ground cinnamon 10 ml dark rum (optional)

Prepare the filling next. In a pan, melt the butter and when hot add the sliced fruit, sugar and cranberries. Add the cinnamon and the optional rum and cook on a low heat while turning for a couple of minutes. This stage is to get the flavours mingling and ready for the flavour party.

Cool this mixture.

Spoon the cool mixture into the lined pie form, roll out the remaining pastry and cover the mixture. Press the pastry edges firmly together to seal.

Trim away the excess pastry and crimp the edges by pinching with your fingers.

If it pleases you and you have too much time, you can roll out the trimmings and cut decorative shapes for the top of the pie and secure them on with a little water.

Cut a couple of steam holes in the pastry, ready for baking.

Bake for 25 minutes or until the pastry is golden in colour. Cut and serve while piping hot, so your guests are hypnotised by the enchanting fumes exuding from your crispy creativity.

Serve with a scoop or five of the amazing locally made Motueka creamery, Ruby Bay Sunset, passionfruit ice cream, to send your guests over the edge.

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Locals Off ers

Feel the thrill in Cable Bay Save 20% on a quad-biking adventure or skywire experience at the Cable Bay Adventure Park during winter.

Now is the time to get out and explore—to take a look at our extraordinary region through fresh eyes, and explore the incredible activities and experiences that are right here in your backyard.

Offer valid until 30th August 2020.

Open weekends, school and public holidays and by arrangement during the week. Use promo code ILOVENELSONTASMAN when booking to secure this offer. Bookings can be made over the phone (0800 157 300), via email, or via their website.

This is their way of saying thank you, for supporting them and being such a passionate advocate for Nelson Tasman over the years.

Bring two friends and you travel free

Free dessert with any a la carte main

Design your dream getaway in the Abel Tasman National Park with Wilsons Abel Tasman— cruise, kayak, walk or stay —or a combination of them all.

Savour the flavours of Nelson Tasman with a two-course dining experience on the banks of the Maitai River at The Tides Restaurant.

Offer excludes public holidays and the peak summer dates of 20th Dec 2020–7th Jan 2021. Use promo code ILOVENELSONTASMAN when booking to secure this offer. Bookings can be made over the phone (0800 223 582), via email or via their website.

Offer valid until 30th September 2020. Use promo code ILOVENELSONTASMAN when booking to secure this offer. Bookings can be made over the phone (0800 872 459), or via their website.

Stay, dine and pamper package

Dine and stay in Kaiteriteri

Relax in a cosy studio unit at Kimi Ora Eco Resort, get pampered with a massage or facial each and enjoy dinner with a view.

Book two nights in Kaiteriteri Apartments and receive a free $50 dining voucher for the Kai Restaurant & Bar. Offer valid throughout June 2020.

Use promo code ILOVENELSONTASMAN when booking to secure this offer.

Bookings can be made over the phone (03 527 8010), or via their website.

Offer expires 15th October 2020.

Dinner package available on Friday and Saturday nights. Use promo code ILOVENELSONTASMAN when booking to secure this offer. Bookings can be made over the phone (03 527 8027), via email or via their website.

Magical Mapua weekend getaway

Mohua Farewell Spit Weekender

Ride an e-bike on Tasman’s Great Taste Trail between Nelson and Mapua, stay overnight in a waterfront B&B, then cycle back the next day.

Two nights’ accommodation at Mohua Motels and a tour of Farewell Spit, Cape Farewell, Fossil Point, and the historic lighthouse.

Maximum group size 4. Offer valid until 30th November 2020. Use promo code ILOVENELSONTASMAN when booking to secure this offer.

Bookings can be made over the phone (029 777 0109), or via email.

Family Farewell Spit deals are also available—please call to discuss.

Offer expires 31st August 2020. Use promo code COUPLESBAYGETAWAY when booking to secure this offer.

Bookings can be made over the phone (0800 664 826), or via email.

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Future-proof your career in these uncertain times by gaining new skills and gaining a qualification at NMIT. The coronavirus pandemic has changed the world and New Zealand’s job market has been hit hard. But NMIT’s world-class study experience remains the same.

Many Kiwis are facing unemployment, reduced hours, and uncertainty about

the future of work. During these difficult times, it can be hard to think about upskilling or retraining.

But one of the best ways to enhance your job prospects and job security is by learning new skills that are needed in the workforce today and into the future.

If you’re worried about what might happen to your job, or you’re already looking for new opportunities, now is the time to think ahead and consider studying.

NMIT is renowned for its practical programmes that prepare you to be work and world ready. Whether you’re looking to upskill in your current industry, formalise your experience with a qualification, or change careers, NMIT has a programme for you.

micro-credentials and short courses or take a little longer from our wide range of certificate, diploma, degree and postgraduate programmes. You might also have some experience or training that we could apply recognition of prior learning to your choice of study.

NMIT adapted quickly to the lockdown, moving all of our programmes online within two weeks, allowing our students to continue their studies with minimal disruption.

That means it’s never been easier for NMIT students to learn from home and take advantage of our flexible study options.

If you want to upgrade your CV and take charge of your future, book a career conversation (15–30 minutes) today. One of our staff will get in touch to discuss your goals, study options and how to fit study around your commitments.

To book your career conversation visit nmit.ac.nz/think-ahead

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4. Julie and Grant Rosewarne 5. Winnie Feild, Brooke Stanger and Amanda Martin

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3. Bill, Tilly and Jody Knox 4. Christine and Bob Harvey

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Winter garden checklist Winter is oďŹƒcially here, but there is still plenty to do: prep for spring crops, new rose bushes, and new fruit trees to be planted and get winter crops in the ground.

Kitchen Garden Sow green crops of lupin and mustard in any empty spaces in the vegetable garden for digging into the soil for green manure.

Refresh soil for crops by adding new compost and sheep pellets.

Plant seedlings: broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, Brussels sprouts, silverbeet, spinach, onion. Protect from the cold while they are young.

Sow seeds: spinach, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, lettuce, onions, and peas. Transplant to the garden as the weather warms and when they are showing at least two sets of true leaves.

Broad beans can be planted directly in to the soil, stagger your sowing for a continuous harvest.

Plant new rhubarb then lift and divide old crowns.

Tidy up old strawberry beds and prepare for new plants.

Sprout new potatoes, stand upright in a light dry place for them to sprout ready for planting. Prepare the beds for when they are ready.

Protect your cauliflower, broccoli and Brussels sprouts by dusting them with derris dust to protect them from the white butterfly and the diamond back moth. Remember to get to the undersides of the leaves where the eggs are laid.

Get pruning of fruit trees underway as the trees become bare of leaves, remove all debris when you have finished.

Spray citrus trees, with copper oxychloride to prevent brown rot and verrucosis.

Plant seedlings: calendula, cineraria, nemesia, pansies, polyanthus, poppies, primula, snapdragon, stock, viola, wallflower. Protect while young from the cold weather.

Trees and Shrubs If your plants get hit by a frost, don’t prune off the damaged parts, as this will promote new growth that will be at risk again. Wait until all frosts are over before pruning.

Check your larger trees for any wind damage and prune and seal any larger cuts with pruning paste.

Protect seedlings from slug and snails

Hydrangeas can be pruned back after the flowers have finished. Also mulch with compost and feed blue flowers with aluminium sulphate and red flowers with lime.

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Collect autumn leaves for composting.

Keep weeds under control; attack them when they are small.

Plant lily (Lilliums) bulbs, they like a sheltered sunny position - they can be left in place for a few years.

Sow seeds: alyssum, calendula, cineraria, cornflower, primula, polyanthus, lobelia, nemesia, stock.

Transplant to the garden as the weather warms and when they are showing at least two sets of true leaves.

Cover frost tender plants with frost cloth; drape the cloth over but not so it is touching the plants. If it is too close a hard frost will freeze it to the plants.

Lawn Growth will now slow down.

Mark areas of poor drainage ready to fix when the ground is drier.

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Proud To Be Local I initially opened in the lounge, hence the name. I commute to Wellington for work in HR and dispute resolution and became busy with that, so had to put my recycled clothing business on hold for a while. The owner of the former Mapua Country Store told me about a collective space she was opening, so I transitioned there. Pre lock down, we moved to the west side of the building into a fresh new space.

What do customers love about your store?

CYNTHIA GREEP Brook Street Lounge 151 Aranui Rd, Mapua Brook Street Lounge Where did the name for Brook Street Lounge come from?

Brook Street Lounge is a recycled clothing and accessories store.

My business started in a renovated bungalow on Aranui Road in Mapua that had been transported from Brook Street in Nelson.

YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION IS YOUR

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Being more of a destination it fits in with a good old-fashioned Sunday drive. A couple of friends might be coming to Mapua from Motueka or Nelson for a catch-up wine at Jellyfish or Rimu Bar on the wharf and can stop at Brook Street Lounge on the way and make an afternoon of it. Now winter has arrived, we have been sourcing recycled merino, jackets, scarves and boots. These are fast sellers and merino walks out the door quicker than we can stock it. We have a range of natural products; French/Moroccan baskets and linen and wool scarves. Due to demand we are bringing in menswear and children’s clothing. Local fashion designers will be showcased and we

are about to go on a South Island road trip to buy second-hand stock and then hopefully source some second hand items from France next year.

Why recycled clothing?

I’ve always loved clothes since my nana sorted clothes at the Richmond Salvation Army Store. My sister and I used to buy grandfather style cardigans for 50 cents. I worked in fashion retail and management for Max, Kimberleys and Charade and as a national manager for the Hairdressing, Barbering and Beauty ITO. I love the energy and creativity people bring to retail, hospo and hairdressing. It’s important you don’t buy too much fast fashion that goes into landfill. Be mindful of the process and fabrics you invest in. Buy quality items from knowledgeable retailers like Palm and Shine and match with recycled finds. Natural fibres are always best. All recycled clothes have a bit of character.

Does your team share your passion?

I have two great people working as part of our team – they both love fashion and one of them is a master in sewing and alterations, so watch this space!

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