Wednesday 10 March 2021
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Man leaps from plane before abusing staff Erin Bradnock A drunk man who leapt from the top step of an Air New Zealand plane after ignoring the safety briefing instructions on a flight
from Christchurch to Nelson, then went on to assault flight staff before hurling racist abuse at them. Cody Levi Barbarich, 27, boarded the flight on
November 25 and became aggressive towards Air New Zealand staff after he failed to comply with safety briefing instructions. The plane was forced back to the
gate to disembark him at which point he jumped from the top step of the plane and pushed his elbow into an Air New Zealand employee. According to the police
summary of facts, the man continued to yell abuse and was aggressive throughout the entire situation.
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Stepping up for friend in need
Kate Russell
When Youth Nelson manager Maree Shalders started chemotherapy for breast cancer at the start of this year, she knew losing her brunette locks would be part of the process. Little did she know that some of her staff and good friend Kath Bee would be losing theirs too. Kath, the Youth Nelson staff and Nelson City councillor Rohan O’NeillStevens are all shaving their hair off today in support of Maree, who has been manager at the organisation for 20 years. The fundraiser will support
the Nelson Cancer Society and Youth Nelson, which is an alternative education provider for young people who have not been successful in mainstream education. “When Maree told me that losing her hair was going to be a big ordeal, I thought about it and decided to shave mine off,” says Kath, a children’s songwriter and former Youth Nelson worker. “Maree’s response was, ‘you can’t shave all those beautiful curls off ’.” It was just before Christmas when Maree found out she had breast cancer.
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Youth Nelson manager Maree Shalders with Kath Bee, who is shaving her hair off to raise money for the education centre and Nelson Cancer Society. Photo: Kate Russell.