November 29 2016 nelson weekly 36pgs web

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Nelson Weekly Locally Owned and Operated

tuesday 29 november 2016

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Ferry to Nelson? Andrew Board

A Wellington to Nelson Interislander ferry route is being explored as a “plan B” after the Kaikoura earthquake caused damage to its Picton base earlier this month.

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Port Nelson infrastructure manager Matt McDonald says they have held preliminary discussions with Interislander about docking ferries at Port Nelson, but stressed that it was a back-up. “We’ve had queries from the Interislanders but it’s very much

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a plan B. They’re just putting a contingency plan in place in case there was damage at the Picton end that would mean they couldn’t berth there.” On its website, Interislander says damage to its Aratere berth in Picton means it will be unable to

operate that ship until at least this Sunday. Matt says there are some very serious constraints at Port Nelson for a ferry service. “We’re working with them to do what we can in the short term but if it was going to be a long term

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change then yeah, that would have major ramifications for the rest of our operation. It’s not just as simple as setting them up and putting a ship on the side of the port.”

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Model Francesca Hills in Cross & Bloom suspender shorts from local designer Lucy Fitzgerald’s Wild Flower collection. Story on page 2. Photo: Brittany Spencer.

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