Recently added articles from The Nelson Mail:
Another tough day at the office
Jun 29, 2009; ... Reginald Perrin, aka Motueka social studies teacher Bruce Reid,walked calmly into the sea yesterday, but unlike his fictionalinspiration, the only place Mr Reid disappeared was into the showersfor the traditional post midwinter swim warm-up. He was one of 33 swimmers who took to ...
Car-racing probe after fatal crash
Jun 29, 2009; ... Police are investigating whether three cars were racing at thetime of a high-speed crash in Upper Moutere which killed a 21-year-old Nelson driver last night. A 19-year-old Stoke man who was the sole passenger of the crashedvehicle was in intensive care in a serious but improving ...
Petition builds quickly
Jun 29, 2009 ... A petition with 776 names of people who oppose the Government'sfunding cuts to adult and community education has been lodged withLabour list MP in Nelson, Maryan Street. "In just three weeks nearly800 people in Nelson have felt moved to sign their names to apetition which covers only the ...
Potton elected vice-president
Jun 29, 2009 ... Forest and Bird Nelson branch chairman Craig Potton has beenelected the organisation's national vice-president. Mr Potton, alandscape and wildlife photographer and founder of Craig ...
Snow closes Takaka hill road
Jun 29, 2009 ... Snow closed State Highway 60 over the Takaka hill between Riwakaand Upper Takaka from 6.30am today. The NZ ...
Port watch
Jun 29, 2009 ... Marina-city link A roadworks project designed to help link theNelson Marina to the central city is nearing completion. The changesto the layout of Akersten St have been finished for some time, andwork on a cul- de-sac and service road have recently concluded.Nelson City Council project ...
Takaka wins appeal; Building back on again
Jun 29, 2009; ... New homes can be now be built in the Takaka township as long asthe flood risk is mitigated, following a successful appeal to theEnvironment Court by town residents. The council's policy on variation 57 of the Tasman ResourceManagement Plan, released last November, sought to ensure ...
Tuxes and corsets take the night
Jun 29, 2009; ... There was a sea of corsets as The Granary in Founders Park wastransformed into a French nightclub on Saturday night. Nearly 400 people attended the mid-winter Moulin Rouge-themedparty, which was organised by Nelson event organiser Club Hacienda. Nelson band Road and DJ Funk n ...
Scallop harvest cut sought
Jun 29, 2009; ... The company that manages the Nelson- Marlborough region's scallopfishery is proposing to lower the maximum harvest for the upcomingseason to ensure the long- term health of the fishery. Last season there was a maximum limit of 186.5 tonnes of scallopsallowed to be taken, with a ...
Dune planting plan
Jun 29, 2009 ... The Nelson City Council has secured a $30,000 New ZealandLotteries grant to fund a comprehensive dune planting programme atthe western end of Tahunanui Beach. It will advance the plantingwork already done in the area. Council parks operations co-ordinator Lindsay Barber said the aim was ...
Ark secures funding
Jun 29, 2009 ... The Nelson Ark has received three new funding sources that willhelp to cover the costs of running the charitable trust. TheMinistry of Social Development has granted the trust $46,218 thoughits Enterprising Communities programme. The funding will go towardsstaffing, marketing, overheads ...
Councils plan awards
Jun 29, 2009 ... The Nelson and Tasman councils are to revive a regional awardsprogramme, with a ceremony planned for October. The Nelson CityCouncil last week agreed to staff organising an awards programmewith the Tasman District Council, focusing on heritage and theenvironment, after an approach was ...
Scooter slips in wet
Jun 29, 2009 ... A 48-year-old Nelson woman was taken to Nelson Hospital byambulance this morning with neck ...
Police roundup
Jun 29, 2009 ... Two 14-year-old Nelson boys were arrested on Saturday and chargedwith unlawfully taking a Suzuki Alto car. Senior Constable PhilWylie of Nelson police said one of the boys was also charged withbreaching bail and the other one was charged with escaping custody. A 35-year-old Nelson ...
Voyce overcomes handicap to snatch cash
Jun 29, 2009 ... It's a tough way to earn $100, but that didn't stop 15 multisportathletes from having a go during Saturday's Cable Bay Classic Dashfor Cash from central Nelson to Cable Bay. Trevor Voyce won the event, sponsored by AR Page, in 2hr 5min22sec, ahead of Dan Busch in 2hr 8min 20sec ....
Treatment urged for `chip on shoulder' disorder
Jun 29, 2009 ... Sir, Your columnist Teresa O'Connor (Focus, Nelson Mail, June 23)should present to the new Motueka Hospital to see if she can behelped to rid her of the unfashionable "socialist chip on theshoulder disease''. This nasty illness manifests itself in deluding the patient ...
Wairau revisited
Jun 29, 2009 ... Sir, The Prow (Nelson Mail, June 13) recounts the 1843 Wairauslaying. Whether wounded or surrendered, settlers were still slain,even mutilated. Rangihaeta was also anxious to annihilate the white inhabitantsof Port Underwood. The Nelson settlement had been progressing ...
Debt set to double
Jun 29, 2009 ... Sir, Nelson is sleepwalking into a very deep economic hole thatwill hurt all of us and the Nelson City Council is already asleep.The NCC admits that with its current plans the city's debt levelswill more than double over the next few years, and at a time whenmost of us are spending ...
Smokefree hikoi
Jun 29, 2009 ... Sir, On behalf of the smokefree project team, we would like tothank all those who supported the World Smoke Free Day Hikoi,especially members of the public. Thank you to Nelson Mayor Kerry Marshall, the Nelson Police, DrJill Sherwood (Nelson Public Health), CEO Tony Gray ...
Conscription plugged
Jun 29, 2009 ... Sir, Why is it that the youth of today feel compelled to keep mefrom my sleep every night with their devilish, speeding death traps? Why is it that so much of us good citizens' hard earned money isinvested on an education system that today's selfish youth fail toappreciate and use? ...