The Nelson Mail back issues from October 1998:
Firm fails to stop rival
Oct 01, 1998 ... Nelson business Private Property Pool failed in its bid yesterdayto get a court injunction restraining a rival business fromoperating. In a hearing in the Nelson District Court Judge John Dalmerdismissed an application for an interim injunction against PropertyDirect and its ...
Ambulance decision
Oct 02, 1998 ... Sir, The ambulance service of this region functions as the firstline of care for the victims of trauma. The early management ofthese patients is absolutely critical in determining their outcome,whether it be the prevention of death or the avoidance of permanentinjury. The skills to carry ...
Mr McGuire's letters
Oct 02, 1998 ... Sir, Tui France's inferences concerning Dan McGuire's letters tothe editor are absolute nonsense. I have not ``manipulated'' DanMcGuire in any way and I have not written letters which he hassignedon my behalf. I am quite capable of writing my own letters, as I ...
Fight in bar leads to fine
Oct 03, 1998 ... Fighting over a seat in a Nelson bar has cost a Nelson man $100. Shaun Jon Jordan, 29, unemployed, admitted fighting in a publicplace when he appeared in the Nelson District Court yesterday. Sergeant Graeme Wilkes said Jordan and the complainant, MarkDonald Saunders, began ...
Poison surprises judge
Oct 03, 1998 ... A judge asked if he had heard right yesterday when told a Nelsonwoman was arrested for stealing a bottle of Poison perfume. LeighMichelle Drumm, 24, a polytechnic student, admitted stealing a 100mlbottle of perfume valued at $225 when she appeared in the NelsonDistrict ...
Driver over limit
Oct 03, 1998 ... A Nelson man was yesterday fined $600 and disqualified fromdriving for six months after admitting driving while over the legalalcohol limit. Corey Neil Thomason, 22, appeared before ...
Asleep at wheel
Oct 03, 1998 ... A Marlborough man fell asleep and crashed while driving with morethan the legal alcohol limit, the Nelson District Court heardyesterday. Joha Rhubin Parteau Waaka, of Pelorus Sound, admitteddriving dangerously while his breath alcohol level was 640mic. Thelegal limit is 400mic. Judge ...
Birthday not celebrated wisely
Oct 03, 1998 ... A 33-year-old shearer who was arrested on his birthday obviouslycelebrated well but not wisely, a judge said in the Nelson DistrictCourt yesterday. Frank Terrance Te Whare, of Nelson, admitted unlawfully gettinginto a police car on September 29. Judge John Dalmer said he ...
Youth denied bail
Oct 03, 1998 ... A 17-year-old Richmond youth who admitted seven charges wasdeniedbail when he appeared in the Nelson District Court yesterday. Jason Luke Whitley, unemployed of Richmond, admitted dangerousdriving, failing to stop when being followed by a police car withflashing lights, ...
Nelson: Tuscany of the Pacific
Oct 03, 1998; ... Provence, Tuscany, Nelson ... Nelson? Yes, according to Nelson people who spoke at the symposium inNelson last week on cultural tourism, it is possible to establish aregional identity for Nelson with much the same appeal and resonanceas have Provence in France and Tuscany in Italy ...
Economic package a fair response to challenge
Oct 03, 1998; ... New Zealand has been hard hit by the international economicrecession. Economies like Japan Russia, Korea, Indonesia andMalaysia are facing bank failures, currency collapse and spiralingunemployment. The flow-on to our own economy is unavoidable and theGovernment has had to ...
Water supply filtration
Oct 03, 1998 ... Sir, During the city election campaign I have become concerned atthe rates implication of the proposed improvement to the Maitaiwatersupply. Apparently the low health classification is because chlorinecannot cope when high floods discolour all the dam water, andbecausethe public has ...
Fairness and rates
Oct 03, 1998 ... Sir, Frank Saxton writes (Nelson Mail, September 30) that thoughcitizens tend to use municipal services rather evenly, the ratingsystem charges some citizens ``outrageously more''. There's a principle whereby those who can most afford to pay doinfact pay more than those who can ...
Candidates' meeting
Oct 03, 1998 ... Sir, The effectiveness and integrity of the three incorporatedsocieties which organised the Richmond meet-the-candidates meetingwas questioned by Mr Green, as was the lack of attendance and age ofaudience. This was the biggest Richmond candidates' meeting ever,and how can one group of ...
Rabbit Island damage
Oct 03, 1998 ... Sir, Last weekend I took a walk along Rabbit Island beach. I wasvery disturbed to discover what a sorry state this popularrecreationspot is now in. The beachfront is still littered with logs and treesthrown up from a storm over a year ago. There has been no attempt toclear this up nor ...
Port shares
Oct 03, 1998 ... Sir, The front page lead story of the September 30 issue makesyetanother reference to ``Mr Woollaston's suggestion of selling somePort Nelson shares''. As you are now aware, I have certainly not talked about sellingany part of Port Nelson to outside interests. I have always ...
Name change idea
Oct 03, 1998 ... Sir, I thought I was hearing things when the radio informed me ofNick Smith's idea of renaming the South Island and, what's more, itwas a passing thought. What would happen to the pronunciation of TeWai Pounamu by the MP himself? He may like to recall a discussion he had with me at ...
Mapua School
Oct 03, 1998 ... Sir, The report on Mapua School, A matter of Principal (NelsonMail, September 26), compels me to make a stand in support of MrsGreenwood. I see from this ongoing saga that Mrs Greenwood is beingharassed out of her job, because some people do not agree with theway she is trying to do it ....
Canadian loaf
Oct 05, 1998 ... The Living page on Monday, September 21 and featuring People andPlants, gave a recipe for Canadian Loaf with the wrong amount ofground cloves. The recipe should read as follows; Canadian Loaf (makes two)500gms sultanas or raisins, or mix of half and half2 cups sugar2 cups ...
A life of freedom in NZ
Oct 05, 1998 ... Sok jo ember kis helyen is elfer -- a Hungarian proverb meaning``many good people can find room in a small place''. Immigrating to New Zealand can be a bit like Lotto. Hold yourtongue right, cross your fingers and you may come up with the rightnumber of points to be accepted as a ...
Druids `as relevant as ever'
Oct 05, 1998 ... Without his ceremonial white robe and dord (sacred horn), you'dnever pick Philip Carr-Gomm for a druid. As he's been told plenty of times in the past, he doesn't lookoldenough and doesn't have the long white beard -- the stereotypicalimages most people conjure up when they think ...
Save the Children Fund loses stalwart
Oct 05, 1998 ... Ernest (Ernie) Marriott, known best to Nelsonians for hiscompassion and commitment to the Save the Children Fund, died lastweek in Nelson aged 83. Known to a generation of Nelson schoolchildren as ``the man fromSave the Children'', he worked tirelessly to raise awareness andmoney ...
A pathway to Howard's end?
Oct 05, 1998 ... The Liberal-National coalition victory in the Australianelectionson Saturday would seem to be a pyrrhic one for party leader JohnHoward. While he might savour the fruits of victory from Saturdaynight and maintain that the result has given him the mandate hesought to introduce a goods ...
Deregulation
Oct 05, 1998 ... C.D. Strong's letter (September 3) casts an image of a man whosereligion is the National Party. The National Party's religion iscapitalism with diminishing communal responsibilities. Government claims it cannot fund good education, healthcare orsuper because the money cupboard is ...
Fruit protest
Oct 05, 1998 ... Sir, 1 thought your editorial (September 28) regarding theprotestmarch by the fruitgrowers was fair and balanced. I think it would bea reasonable assumption that the Government has taken on board themessage that was delivered by the protest. One aspect of the protest that was ...
Council rates
Oct 05, 1998 ... Sir, The ratepayers of Nelson are greatly concerned with thecouncil's performance on the increasingly heavy load put onratepayers. Rates increased 15 percent in 1996-97 and 3.91 percentin each of the following two years. Of course no mention was made ofthe huge revaluations of properties ...
Millennium Trust
Oct 05, 1998 ... It is obvious from Mr Malone's reply (Mailbox, October 1) to myletter (Mailbox, September 28) that he has missed the point. I am not asking for money but pointing out that it is entirelyinappropriate for Mr Malone to use his position as a member of theCommunity Trust as a platform ...
TDC election
Oct 05, 1998 ... Sir, We are aware of the arrogance many of the present TasmanDistrict Council councillors have shown by trying to push theirresource management plan down our throats. They seem to be unwillingto listen to the concerns of the public and it is doubtful that theywould change if re-elected ....
Real estate dispute
Oct 05, 1998 ... Sir, In his press release of October 1, Mr Ian Barker is boastingabout the court decision which prevented the immediate closure ofhiscompany Property Direct as a ``victory''. The full court hearing in which the Private Property Pool will beseeking permanent injunction to effect ...
DOC's foreshore plan
Oct 05, 1998 ... Sir, In his reply to Barry Jenkins' letter on the Department ofConservation's Abel Tasman National Park foreshore investigation(Mailbox, September 30), DOC community relations manager Alan Whiteinvites people who ``have concerns and possible solutions on this,orother issues, to make ...
Trustees are proud to be `dreamers'
Oct 05, 1998 ... Peter Malone's comment (reported by both newspaper and radio)thatthe Millennium Trust is made up of ``a bunch of dreamers'' asregardsthe funding and viability of the auditorium project is accurate.However, while Mr Malone uses ``dreamer'' as a pejorative statement,we on the trust ...
Big field for golf tournament
Oct 05, 1998 ... Over 140 golfers from as far away as Auckland and Christchurchteed off in the 29th Tobacco Industry Golf Tournament which was heldin Motueka over the weekend. The two-day tournament is unique in that players are paired forits duration, but don't play with their partner, or even ...
College ready for opening
Oct 05, 1998 ... It will be chocks away on Friday when the new Nelson AviationCollege opens the doors to its new building. The building, which has accommodation facilities for up to 24students, will be officially opened by Nelson MP Nick Smith. Owner Andy Smith said the new building would give ...
Recycling operation urged for Motueka
Oct 05, 1998; ... Waste is a human issue not found in nature and communities shouldfollow its example and reuse and recycle to reduce waste tolandfill,Zero Waste New Zealand manager Gerard Gillespie told a group ofmainly Tasman local body candidates last week. Mr Gillespie was invited to talk to ...
Scrub fire spreads to historic house
Oct 05, 1998 ... A scrub fire in Havelock yesterday afternoon sparked a house firein which an historic home in Cook St was badly damaged. Deputy Chief Fire Officer Dave Farrant of the Havelock VolunteerFire Service said it was not clear how the scrub fire started, butstrong winds fanned it closer ...
Justice?
Oct 03, 1998 ... Sir, The person who attacked the America's Cup was jailed. Theone who attacked the Virgin in a Condom was ...
For someone young and smart `vote Densie'
Oct 03, 1998 ... Sir, I was astounded to learn on Friday that my christian namehasbeen misspelt on the ballot papers. Despite fact that the ballot wasproof-read up to 20 times, this outrageous error has been posted toelectors in ...
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Angus extended for drill
Oct 03, 1998 ... Nelson firefighters completed four rescues yesterday from theroofof the Nelson Mail building, but luckily it was just a drill. Firefighters in the green watch of the Fire Service at Nelsonpractised their rescue skills by carrying fellow firefighters downthe extendable ladder ...
Five years for man who robbed Richmond bank while on parole
Oct 03, 1998 ... A 20-year-old man who robbed a Richmond bank while on parole wassent back to prison for five years yesterday, after a High Courtjudge said bank robberies seemed to be at epidemic proportions inNewZealand. Aaron Leslie Robertson, unemployed of Christchurch, was foundguilty by a ...
Nelmac profit increase sees large payout
Oct 03, 1998; ... Nelson City Council has received an $800,000 payout from itscontracting company Nelmac, following the company's strongperformance. A 27.6 percent increase in profits has seen Nelmac's ordinarydividend payout to the council rise from $310,000 last year to$400,000 for ...
Pair win over Australian home crowd
Oct 03, 1998 ... The star of Nelson ballroom dancers Harley Baas and SamanthaHitchcock has continued its rise following their performance at theSouth Pacific Dance Sport Championships last week. The teenage pair came away from the Sydney competition with byfarthe best showing of any New Zealand ...
iMac proves popular
Oct 03, 1998 ... Schools in Nelson and Blenheim have been quick to snap up thelatest computer sensation, the Apple iMac, its distributor says. Locally-owned Advanced Communications, the only stockists of thenew computer in the area, sold 93 of the new computers during theweek following its ...
House fire sparked by car hitting pole
Oct 03, 1998 ... An electricity surge caused a fire in a house and parts of Takakawere without power for some hours after a car smashed into a powerpole early today. All four occupants of the Waitapu Rd house were safely evacuatedand it is understood the driver of the car also escaped ...
Incident led to high-speed chase
Oct 03, 1998 ... A 26-year-old Motueka man is facing numerous charges after adomestic incident led to a high-speed chase through the town earlythis morning, police said. Police were called after a woman was allegedly assaulted by theman and then pursued by him when she caught a taxi to leave ...
Candidate has bags of signs
Oct 03, 1998 ... A Tasman District Council election candidate has created a novelelection sign because of an aversion to traditional billboards andtomake a bit of a point over council regulations. Colin Garnett has used clear plastic bags to spell out his nameina paddock on his Redwoods Valley ...
Council candidate `stunned' by racial attacks
Oct 03, 1998 ... A Nelson City Council candidate has revealed she has beensubjected to racist phone calls and had one of her signs vandalisedin an apparently racially motivated attack. Peta Spooner, a Maori woman, received a series of phone callslastweek from people she believed were older women, ...
Adventure tourism set to put Murchison on the map
Oct 03, 1998 ... Increased adventure tourism in the Murchison area could be justthe boost the town needs, say local business people. Next February Murchison will be one of four locations for theWildwater Kayaking World Cup, expected to draw up to 300 overseascompetitors. New Zealand Kayaking ...
Council wants billboard to go
Oct 03, 1998 ... Motorists travelling across Nelson's Bishopdale hill should soonhave one less sign telling them who to vote for in the local bodyelections, following a complaint that the billboard breaks therules.The sign promoting Nelson mayoral candidate Paul Matheson was onthe hillside near ...
Mayoral campaigns don't come cheap
Oct 03, 1998; ... Nelson and Tasman mayoral candidates have generally spent between$3000 and $7500 each on their election campaigns, although twocandidates won't reveal their budgets. Not surprisingly, spending has been higher in the Tasman camp,where six candidates are vying for the top seat ...
Lower power bills on way
Oct 03, 1998 ... Tasman Energy customers can expect lower power bills following anannouncement that the company has sold its electricity supplybusiness to state-owned power generator Contact Energy. Tasman Energy board chairman Ian Kearney announced yesterday thatthe sale would be effective from ...
Majority opposed to theatre project
Oct 03, 1998; ... The promoters of a $16 million theatre and conference centre incentral Nelson have a long way to go to convince the region'sratepayers that the project should go ahead, according to a NelsonMail opinion poll. Ratepayers in the Tasman district and -- to a lesser extent -- inNelson ...
Caught short?
Oct 03, 1998 ... Patrons at licensed premises in Nelson will find they lose anhour's socialising time early tomorrow morning because of daylightsaving. Nelson police liquor licensing officer Sergeant Trevor Walkersaidbecause clocks would go forward ...
More than skating on mind
Oct 03, 1998 ... Nelson's figure skating queen, Monique Hippolite, will have morethan just the other competitors to contend with at next month'sWorldArtistic Rollerskating Skating Champs in Colombia. For Hippolite it will be her second trip to Colombia for a worldchampionship. ``Last time ...
O'Connor stands for Alliance
Oct 05, 1998 ... The Alliance has selected Mary Ellen O'Connor as its candidate tocontest the Nelson electorate in the next general election. Ms O'Connor is an English language tutor at Nelson Polytechnic. She is married to David Wickham, an organiser with the ServiceandFood Workers Union and ...
Spring festival awakens people to natural ideas
Oct 05, 1998 ... If you wanted to learn how to make furniture from driftwood, whipup some adobe bricks, create a didgeridoo, weave with flax, or learnthe secrets of no-dig gardening, Nelson's Waimarama CommunityOrganicGardens was the place to be on Saturday. The gardens hosted the Awakening 2 ...
Decision on community boards left to new council
Oct 05, 1998; ... The Tasman District Council has opted to leave it up to the newcouncil elected after next weekend to decide how to handle aproposalto axe its two community boards and replace them with eight to 14newcommunity organisations. Councillors agreed on Thursday that the proposal ...
Friends find fragments of memorial plaque
Oct 05, 1998 ... A memorial plaque for a Nelson woman who died last year has beenfound in fragments by her friends, but the identity of the personwhodestroyed it remains a mystery. Friends of Joanna Burgoyne, 18, had fixed a stone plaque on atreestump on Best Island after her body was found on ...
Improving city water quality top priority
Oct 05, 1998; ... Improving Nelson city's water quality is a top priority amongresidents, according to a Nelson Mail opinion poll. Almost 70 percent of 300 city people polled a week ago, onSeptember 27, said the council should make an improved watertreatment system a high priority. A further ...
Patient release changes welcomed
Oct 05, 1998 ... A Nelson woman has applauded government moves to introducelegislation to ensure victims of psychiatric patients are told oftheir release or escape. Mary Thornton called for law changes in April after discoveringbychance that a man who violently attacked her ...
Spat-catching consent denied
Oct 05, 1998; ... A proposal to set up a mussel spat-catching operation off theGolden Bay coast has been turned down by the Tasman DistrictCouncil's environment and planning committee. The proposal by Waitapu-Wainui Farming partnership to catch spatover a 43ha area off Onekaka was opposed by 43 ...
Labrador staff face uncertain future
Oct 05, 1998 ... Twenty-six Nelson-based fishers face an uncertain future with thesale of the Sealord-chartered fishing vessel, the Labrador. The Labrador finished its service with Sealord on September 30andwas headed for the Northern Hemisphere to its new owners, Sealordcompany secretary Terry ...
Hospital announces money saving plan
Oct 05, 1998 ... Nelson-Marlborough Health Services plans to focus on providingacute secondary hospital services and to stop providing otherservices to become financially viable, according to its statement ofintent for 1998-1999. It states the focus until 2001 is on providing acute ...
Clark backs orchardists
Oct 05, 1998 ... Labour leader Helen Clark has lauded the recent orchardists'protest march in Nelson and said last week's Hikoi of Hope hadrevealed that discontent existed through all layers of New Zealandsociety. Ms Clark, who was in Motueka on Saturday, also criticised NelsonMP Nick Smith and ...
Local waka damaged, may have broken up
Oct 05, 1998; ... The top of the south waka Te Awatea Hou has been damaged and isbelieved to have broken up while under tow from Nelson to its baseatWaikawa, near Picton. The waka, which has notched up a number of notable voyages,including a circumnavigation of the North Island and a crossing ...