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Terry Holland plays the role of an offender during a taser demonstration at the Nelson Police open day on Saturday. Photo: Phillip Rollo.
Thousands of keen locals, young and old, took a rare opportunity to go behind-the-scenes at the Nelson Police Station on Saturday. Children were posing for photographs in police hats and vests, took a trip through the cellblock, watched on as a pretend offender was tasered, met the police dog, ran through an obstacle course, and were toured around the city in the back of a police car. All of those activities and more were part of a nationwide police open day, where 12 stations opened their doors to the community.
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Attempts to regain athletics track Nelson City Council is hoping it will be able to regain control of its athletic track at Saxton Field from the organisers of the Cricket World Cup. Cup organisers have an exclusivity period for the whole Saxton Oval venue, which includes the athletics track, from 21 days prior to the first match on February 16 and – bizarrely – another ten days after the final one on March 5. That means track and field athletes will be unable to use the athletics track during wheelchairs mobility scooters walkers/canes electric bed/hoists lift assist chairs bathroom solutions incontinence products daily living aids/products
the peak period of their own season, even though there are just three cricket games being held in Nelson, and they are next door at the cricket oval. When the announcement was made that the track will be out of use for nearly 50 days, running coach Greg Lautenslager said it would basically be “ruining” the sport. “Without the track you don’t have the sport, so a compromise needs to be made,” he said in February. “We understand how big the Cricket World Cup is,
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editorial@waimeaweekly.co.nz but we don’t understand why it’ll be taking that whole time. You’re not even going to play cricket on the track, it’s next door.” And a compromise could be on the cards, with the council saying they will explore the possibility of some “flexibility” with Cricket World Cup that could allow track
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and field athletes to use the Saxton Oval athletics track during the event. “We understand there may have been some communication problems within the Athletics Trust. They have recently expressed concerns to the mayor and deputy mayor,” a council spokesperson says. “There may be some flexibility and we will continue to look for an option that works.” The council says it was unaware of what the athletics track will be used for during the Cricket World Cup. Can Openers Dressing Sticks Reachers Pill Boxes Tap Turners Sock Aids Kitchen Gadgets Walking Sticks Cutlery/Scoop Plates Cushions
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