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Stanton protest over? Andrew Board Editor
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It has taken six years, several jail stints, an acid attack, a fist fight, $100,000 in parking fines, many verbal arguments and thousands
of comments on social media, but it appears Lewis Stanton has now ended his long-standing protest in Nelson’s CBD. On Saturday afternoon, Stanton, who also goes by the name Hone Ma Heke, left the footpath on Trafalgar St that he has occupied
since 2015 after reaching an “amicable agreement” with Nelson City Council. Shortly after, Stanton’s former camping site was filled with planter boxes, which were hoisted into place by council contractors. The move came on the eve of the
implementation of the Nelson City Council’s City Amenity Bylaw, which has make sleeping in the CBD a breach of the bylaw. The bylaw was introduced as a way to remove Stanton from the city centre. On Monday last week, the coun-
cil’s acting CEO David Hammond sought a meeting with Stanton and his representatives to avoid a confrontation when the bylaw come into effect on Monday morning.
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90 years of Riverside Pool Brittany Spencer
Almost 90 years later, Riverside Pool facility manager Dave McKenzie stands outside the community pool with a photo of its opening day on Saturday, November 19, 1927. Photo: Brittany Spencer.
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Locals have been swimming, frolicking, and splashing around Riverside Pool for 90 years and facility manager Dave McKenzie is keen to mark the milestone with a look back in time. This November, Riverside Pool is set to turn 90 years old while the slightly younger Nayland Pool will reach 40. To celebrate, the pools are keen to collect photographs and stories of the two facilities. “They could be memories from last week or from years ago, people who grew up here, swam here, and maybe even worked here. “There might be stories about superintendent Harry Davy who was quite a character, a funny incident or memories from one day, or there might be stories across several years. We’ve had people who learned to swim here as kids and now they’re doing aqua aerobics 60 years on.” The person with the best story or photograph will receive a season pass to Nayland Pool. Submit your stories/photographs by clicking on the History section at www.clmnz.co.nz/riverside/ or hand it in to the team at Riverside Pool before Wednesday, November 1.
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