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Wednesday 5 July 2023
The Steel Rosettes quartet of Pyper Smith, Olly Bucsh, Adam Teece and Oscar Perrott, and standing, two of the Zivkovic Stix members, Cam Lukey and Jerome Sinclair. Photo: Anne Hardie.
First time to finals in 22 years ANNE HARDIE The Steel Rosettes are taking their steel-string acoustic guitars and African-inspired music to the NZCT Chamber of Music Contest finals.
When the Waimea College guitar quartet play on stage at The Piano in Christchurch on August 5, it will be the first time Nelson or Tasman musicians have made it to the finals in 22 years.
The quartet of Pyper Smith, Olly Bucsh, Adam Teece and Oscar Perrott have all been playing their guitars for years and while the three boys played in the same rock band at Waimea Intermediate, Pyper
played in another rock band at the school. This year they teamed up to win the district final in the Chamber
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Amalgamation with Nelson should be reconsidered MAX FRETHEY
Local Democracy Reporter
The amalgamation of Tasman District and Nelson City is a question that should be discussed again, suggests Tasman’s acting mayor. It comes as the Future for Local Government review recommends
significant reform of the sector. The review panel’s findings have been described as the most significant review of local government since the 1989 reforms and the 2002 Local Government Act. The panel believes “the structure and operation of councils will need to be renewed to ensure local government is fit for
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the future,” and suggests that the proposed regional boundaries outlined in the Government’s resource management reforms – in which Tasman and Nelson are combined – should be the starting point of discussions. Acting mayor Stuart Bryant believes any changes to Tasman District should only be made if
residents and councils support the move, an assertation agreed on by the review panel, but thinks the topic of amalgamation is worth discussing. “We would have to consider it at least,” he says. “The RMA reforms and the Affordable Waters are leading us down that path.” Amalgamation was last brought
to the table in 2012, when an overwhelming 16,532 - 74 per cent - of Tasman voters rejected the idea when it was voted on. However, almost 57 per cent, or 10,276, of Nelson voters had supported the proposal. Tasman District Council is a
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