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Wednesday 23 December 2020
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Phill wins ‘Cash for Xmas’ Charles Anderson
Street Food owner Ben Smith with Cash for Christmas winner Phill Kemp, Nelson Weekly’s Christine Hatton and Street Food’s Bridget Smith. Photo: Charles Anderson.
Phill Kemp was just going for his morning coffee at Street Food on Washington when he thought he may as well enter the ‘Cash for Christmas’ competition. “I just thought ‘why not’. You have got to be in to win.” The competition, run by Nelson Weekly and Uniquely Nelson, gave shoppers at 32 retailers around the city the chance to win hundreds of dollars in vouchers every week and also put them in the draw for a grand prize of $5000 cash. Phill was busy in his day job painting houses when he got the call from the Nelson Weekly saying he was the winner of that prize. “It was amazing. It’s great for Christmas. We have the family coming so we will have no problem spending it.” The money was loosely already earmarked for presents and general holiday spending. The whole experience made Phill an even bigger fan of Street Food on Washington, which opened in October. “It’s a good place here. Great food.”
Health board investigated for workplace breaches
EXCLUSIVE Paula Hulbert and Jonty Dine
Senior health board management have come under fire over staff workload pressures, bullying and mental distress, a Nelson Weekly investigation has found. Government body WorkSafe New Zealand is demanding
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improvements from the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board’s (NMDHB) alcohol and drug addiction services department, saying it has likely breached the law. WorkSafe last week issued two ‘Improvement Notices’ to Jane Kinsey – the DHB’s general manager of mental health, addictions and disability
support services. The notices, which have gone on display for staff, say that the DHB have, or are likely to have, contravened the Health and Safety Act 2015. The WorkSafe inspector who led the investigation says that mental health concerns are not being addressed properly. “There are risks around
workload fatigue and stress that are not being effectively controlled and there is no evidence of effective processes for case load management and balancing workloads,” the inspector wrote. They say that staff need to develop appropriate training around bullying, harassment and discrimination.
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Public Service Association organiser Mike Cunliffe says the situation in the department has been untenable for several years and the organisation has “significant and longstanding concerns for the health, safety and wellbeing of staff ”.
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