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Wednesday 20 July 2016
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Mapua bill keeps on rising
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Simon Bloomberg The Mapua Shed 4 debacle continues to plague the Tasman District Council with a $39,480 bill the latest in a series of financial and public relations failures linked to the development. Council revealed on Tuesday that it has to pay that amount after losing a court case against Bruce and Adele Calteaux, the former owners of Hamish’s ice-cream parlour on the Mapua Wharf. Nelson District Court judge Tony Zohrab had earlier found council was in breach of an agreement when it “declined to honour” a contract terminating the lease of the business premises in 2015. The judge ruled that council had to pay the Calteauxs $20,000 plus GST but this week it was revealed that
People have been through a lot and it would be really good to see relationships on a number of levels and between a number of parties, not exclusively involving council, improve. - TDC chief executive Lindsay McKenzie.
figure has almost doubled to $39,480 after legal costs and interest were included in the final payment. The Calteauxs’ lawyer, John Fitchett of Rout Milner & Fitchett told the Waimea Weekly that council would pay all of the Calteauxs’ legal
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SKI DAY: Cheryl Young with Charlie, Ollie and Dave Keen enjoying a day on the slopes at Rainbow Ski Area on Saturday. Photo: Brittany Spencer.
Hundreds turn up for Rainbow opening Brittany Spencer Rainbow Ski Area opened it’s slopes on Saturday and with some beautiful sunshine, next to no wind and around 20cm of fresh powder, it was the perfect day. Over 300 skiers, snowboarders and tobogganers from across the country headed to the St Arnaud slopes. Skier Evie Cook says she is stoked after her first day in the snow. “It’s really exciting skiing here, I
can’t wait until there’s even more snow” The beginner and intermediate slopes are open and humming but the T bar remains closed, needing an extra 10cm dump before the masters can go crazy on the larger slope and park jumps. Rainbow Ski Area’s Matt Alcock says he is stoked the slopes are finally covered in snow and open for everyone to have fun on. “Five days ago this looked like the
middle of summer and we all came to work saying, ‘what is mother nature doing’ so when we finally got the snow it was like being a little kid at the ultimate Christmas, I kept walking around excitedly going, ‘we’ve got snow!’” The ski field is open everyday from 9am to 4pm with lessons, equipment hire, shuttles and a cafe. For more information or daily conditions update, go to www.skirainbow.co.nz
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