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Wednesday 25 October 2023
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Gold snag in the bag
Half-a-million ‘band-aid’ for Stoke Library MAX FRETHEY
Local Democracy Reporter
More than half-a-million dollars will be spent on repairs for Stoke Library, the latest in a string of quick fixes for Nelson’s crumbling libraries. On Thursday, Nelson City Coun-
cil approved $581,000 of spending for a leaky roof fix, skylight alteration, and new roof cladding. Weather-tightness and structural remedial work was undertaken in 2019 to make the library building structurally safe and address leaks. The 2019 repairs were only de-
signed to maintain the building for about five years as major renovations were planned for the period 2018-2028. But as the library redevelopment hasn’t occurred, its temporary building consent is about to expire. The additional repairs must be
made to extend the temporary building consent and allow the library to continue to operate. There was unanimous support for the decision from elected members. Councillor Campbell Rollo described the library as a “place of thriving opportunity” for locals,
Molly Banks rides her team’s wheelchair kart named Barney. Photo: Anton Meyer.
while councillor Tim Skinner said it was important to keep the building open as Stoke has lost other services in recent years. And while acting mayor Rohan O’Neill-Stevens supported the decision, they say the council
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Finding a spark of inspiration JACK MALCOLM Every year, dozens of students around the region come together to share their weird and wonderful electrical contraptions. Focusing on learning through hands-on activity, students design and build their own karts which they ran through their paces recently at KartSport Nelson’s track. At the start of the year, EVolocity provides contributing students with a standard motor kit, which they transform into a creation of their own making. Highlighting the students’ ingenuity were the all-girls team ‘Wahine on Wheels’ from Nelson
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