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4 WEDNESDAY 14 November 2012
Ice rink here before Christmas Ice skating on Christmas Eve is usually reserved for those some distance north of the equator – not this year. Work on bringing a full-sized ice rink to Tahunanui this summer is on track and will open to the public in time for Christmas. Christchurch-based company Ice World has seven portable ice rinks in New Zealand and Australia and is bringing one to Nelson over the Christmas period, hop-
ing to cash in on the extra holiday makers in the city. Extra power for the rinks will begin to be worked on within the next fortnight, says Ice World’s managing director Gareth Webber and construction on the rink will begin just four days before its grand opening on December 15. He says they are unsure how long it will be in Nelson as it will be due to demand.
“If we’re getting good support then we will stay longer so we can’t really say at this stage when we will be pulling it out of Nelson.” Gareth says if the venture to Tahunanui is successful then they would “definitely consider” bringing it back next summer. The rinks are 525 square metres and have a giant marquee erected above them to stop the ice from melting in direct sunlight. The
rink that will come to Nelson is currently in Christchurch’s Hagley Park. The rink is like a big car radiator, says Gareth. It’s a series of aluminium piping that covers the entire surface of the ground, antifreeze is then pumped through the pipes and water poured over top. The pipes get really cold and that freezes the water and it’s kept cold by a 600 kilowatt refrigeration unit.
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Santa comes to town Santa Claus is coming to town on Sunday for the annual Pak ‘n’ Save Santa Parade. Floats were open to more of the general public this year and organisers are hoping to see an increase in participation numbers. “I think this year there is definitely a lot more local float entries and local entertainers, you know. More people from the Tasman region,” says Kim Quint of Richmond Unlimited. “A lot of those
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Pak ‘n’ Save operations manager Marc Brokenshire gears up for this Sunday’s Santa Parade. Photo: Phillip Rollo.