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Wednesday 6 March 2024
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Confusion muddies housing submissions MAX FRETHEY
Local Democracy Reporter
As the deadline approaches for people to have a further say on Nelson City Council’s housing density proposal, confusion surrounds who exactly can
submit again. The contentious proposal, named Plan Change 29, would rezone swathes of the city to enable greater housing density by making buildings up to 6-storeys tall easier to build. The plan change has already been
publicly notified and now further submissions are being sought before the 5pm, Friday 8 March deadline. However, some residents are confused about who can make a further submission. Concerned Tāhunanui resident
Harry Pearson highlights that the council has said that original submitters can make a further submission in other plan changes. That criterion, however, is missing for Plan Change 29, where the council says that further submitters must either represent “a rele-
After falling just short of winning his maiden national enduro title last year, Blenheim-born but Nelson-based Shannon Hewetson earned his redemption over the weekend. He took out the top spot of the elite men’s podium on Sunday ahead of fellow local rider Brady Stone, winning by 8.28 seconds. Last year’s national champion, Christchurch-based Charlie Murray, rounded out the podium, having had some extra hands-on experience of the Cable Bay tracks after running a coach-
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Zoe Trolove tackles the course on her way to a fourth-place finish in the U21 division of the Enduro MTB National Championships. Photo: Dominic Blissett.
Locals dominate Enduro National Championships JACK MALCOLM
vant aspect of the public interest” or have an interest in the proposed plan “greater than the interest that the general public has”. “I just don’t understand why the council can’t have the same
ing camp at the Adventure Park at the end of last year. Topping the Cable Bay Enduro Elite Women’s division, which is run alongside the national championship, was Rae Morrison. She finished almost two minutes ahead of second place, France’s Julie Duvert, and more than two-and-a-half minutes ahead of fellow local racer Louise Kelly, who rounded out the podium place-getters. . But Rae was unable to defend her national championship title from
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