The Nelson Mail back issues from October 2008:
Tax cuts put $15.7m a year back locally
Oct 01, 2008; ... TAX CUTS IN NELSON Number of workers Income Weekly tax cut 14,420up to $40,000 $12 5140 $40K to $70K $16.50 1620 over $70K $28 -------------------- Today's tax cuts will put an extra $300,000 a week inNelson workers' pay. That makes a $15.7 million a year boost for the region ....
Truck accident blocks highway
Oct 01, 2008; ... An out-of-control truck and trailer rolled, blocking the statehighway between Nelson and Rai Valley yesterday. Two following drivers, oblivious to electrical wires wrappedaround the truck, climbed on to the cab to rescue the Freightlinesdriver. Shocked and with a cut above ...
Tasman rugby boss resigns
Oct 01, 2008; ... Tasman Rugby Union chairman Max Spence has resigned in a bid toease tensions between the Nelson Bays and Marlborough sub-unions andkeep the Makos in the Air New Zealand Cup. Mr Spence advised board members of his decision yesterday andsaid he would formally step aside as chairman ...
Parents secretly filmed music teacher
Oct 01, 2008 ... A Richmond music teacher who was secretly filmed by the parentsof a young student he was accused of indecently assaulting says heis seriously considering whether he will ever teach children again. Warren Bruce Fenemor, 52, was discharged on two counts ofindecently assaulting a ...
New baby inspires winning haiku
Oct 01, 2008; ... The challenge of coping with a newborn baby was the inspirationfor Nelson writer Erika Galpin's award-winning haiku. Held Breath picked up the Jeanette Stace Memorial Prize forwinning the haiku section in the New Zealand Poetry Society's 2008International Poetry and Haiku ...
Wine festival tickets
Oct 01, 2008 ... Tickets for the 26th Wine Marlborough Festival went on saletoday. Event and promotions manager Sarah Booker said entrance to theFebruary 14 festival would be limited to 8000 people. New Zealandbands The Black Seeds and The Phoenix ...
Real estate recruitment
Oct 01, 2008 ... Nelson's Bayleys agency is on a recruitment drive, looking to addup to four more staff to its existing team of about six salespeople.General manager Richard Hill said the initiative was sparked by oneof its promising agents, Yvonne Adams, heading to Australia, and theopportunity to ...
DIY night a fundraiser
Oct 01, 2008 ... Bunnings Warehouse Nelson will hold a ladies DIY night on October15 from 7.30-9.30pm to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Foundation.Entry to the DIY session is free, but participants will beencouraged to buy a $3 wristband to raise money for the ...
French ship to visit
Oct 01, 2008 ... The French Navy patrol ship La Moqueuse will visit Nelson fromFriday until Sunday. The 55m-long ship is coming to New Zealand aspart of routine patrols of the exclusive economic zones in the SouthPacific. Weighing 440 tonnes, the ...
Police roundup
Oct 01, 2008 ... Assault charges have been laid against a 17-year-old Nelson youthin relation to an incident in Neale Park on Saturday morning. SeniorConstable Vaughan Joyce, of Nelson, said the youth had been chargedwith two counts of assault with a weapon and two of assault. MrJoyce had no information ...
Rise in violence 'reflects reporting'
Oct 01, 2008; ... Violent crime in the Nelson region has jumped by a massive 25percent, but police say the rise reflects another increase inreporting of family violence. Crime statistics released today show that while the total numberof crimes remained fairly static, violent and drug crime both ...
UK seller offers bay artefact to locals
Oct 01, 2008 ... A piece of Golden Bay history, thought to have been lost forever,has turned up in Britain. The original 120-year-old nameplate of the Takaka tram Pioneerhas been offered for sale to the Golden Bay community by a Britishseller for several thousand dollars. The Golden Bay ...
Postponement offer snubbed
Oct 01, 2008; ... Only one Nelsonian has taken up the Nelson City Council's offerto postpone their rates. The scheme for over-65-year-olds wasinitiated in January last year. It allows people who are asset-rich but cash-poor to postponepaying all or part of their rates until they sell their property ...
Little star a winner at karaoke contest
Oct 01, 2008 ... It wasn't quite New Zealand Idol but a group of young songsterswere still out to win at the under-eight heats of the Tasman KaraokeSuperstar competition at the Richmond Mall. The first round of heats for this year's competition started lastFriday at the Moutere Hill Community ...
Intersection contract let
Oct 01, 2008 ... Fulton Hogan has been awarded the $3.5 million contract toupgrade three major Richmond intersections at McGlashen Ave, Queenand Oxford Sts. Wellington regional manager Graham Taylor said the upgrade wouldimprove safety and support the Tasman District Council's plans toupgrade ...
Promotional spend under microscope
Oct 01, 2008; ... The lack of a "robust system" for marketing Nelson's festivalsand events is forcing a rethink on how the city council fundsregional promotion and economic development. uestions raised at the public forum of a recent council meetinghave prompted moves to rein in what the council ...
Wahanga pursues difficult subdivision
Oct 01, 2008 ... The company behind a seven-section subdivision in Hill St,Richmond, is determined to pursue its plans despite finding theprocess more complicated and costly than it had envisaged. Wakatu Incorporation's subsidiary property company, Wahanga Ltd,has applied for resource consent to ...
Drop points for old bulbs
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Nelson City Council is setting up a new collection system forrecycling compact fluorescent light bulbs. Household use of the low-energy bulbs will increase as olderincandescent bulbs are phased out, so the council is going intopartnership with some Nelson retailers to make it ...
Simple recipes for holiday fun
Oct 01, 2008 ... Young chefs satisfied their Mediterranean food cravings at akids' cooking class yesterday. The class was hosted by the Mediterranean Food Warehouse as partof its one-year celebrations and school holiday programme. Nine children aged between eight and 13 learned the art ...
Electricity reform - time for a rethink
Oct 01, 2008 ... Whether the electricity industry revamp powered up under Nationaland Max Bradford in the mid- 1980s has been a qualified success oran unmitigated disaster is a matter of perspective. To theGovernment and the private shareholders with a stake in thedisassembled generation and distribution ...
Houses as homes, not commodities
Oct 01, 2008 ... Sir, Houses in France are basically homes and shelter, while inNew Zealand they are more likely status and a means of speculation. A hefty capital gains tax and 10 percent purchase tax and feesensure that houses are not treated as commodities to be bought andsold. There are ...
`Lack of understanding' over park proposal
Oct 01, 2008 ... Sir, Trish Witt's opposition to the Trafalgar Park upgrade isprobably well intended; however, there is a lack of understanding inthis community of what provides economic/social benefit and the needto invest. Martin Snedden's encouragement for people to get behind theupgrade of ...
`Lack of understanding' over park proposal
Oct 01, 2008 ... Sir, Cr Aldo Miccio suspects "an orchestrated campaign'' and is"very concerned about the misinformation being put into the publicarena'' on the Trafalgar Park upgrade proposal (Nelson Mail,September 27). What is Hands Up but "an orchestrated campaign'' - his words?What is the ...
Apologies
Oct 01, 2008 ... Sir, In the Nelson Mail of September 24, an article on page twoquotes Nick Smith as saying Helen Clark owes him an apology becauseshe noted during a debate that "Dr Smith had declared only aninterest in a legal trust but not the debt and who had paid it''.Evidently this was true, and ...
`Lack of understanding' over park proposal
Oct 01, 2008 ... Sir, What exactly does Trish Witt see happening to Trafalgar Parkif this (or any) upgrade doesn't take place? The park is ashistorically and emotively important to Nelson as Eden Park is toAuckland or Wembley Stadium is to London and it needs to beutilised. These latter ...
Trafalgar Centre
Oct 01, 2008 ... Sir, Maybe Mr Marshall would like to take Errol Millar, myselfand a few others who have written letters expressing confusion overwhat is going on at the Trafalgar Centre, on a personally guidedtour to show us properly what is what. That way, we ...
Information appreciated
Oct 01, 2008 ... Sir, Thank you for your coverage of ACT's candidate for Nelson,Paul Hufflett, on September 2. I really appreciated it, as I am anACT supporter but have in the past been reluctant to give the partymy electoral vote due to not having enough information about ...
Being smart in the summer sun
Oct 01, 2008 ... Sir, With summer on the way, the Cancer Society Nelson would liketo remind our community about the importance of being sunsmart. Sadly, New Zealand has one of the highest rates of skin cancer inthe world, and it is estimated that the cost to treat the disease isnearly $33 million ...
Cigarette displays 'doublespeak'
Oct 01, 2008 ... Sir, It was announced on Radio New Zealand National news at 5pmon Monday (September 29) that a parliamentary health committee hadrecommended that cigarettes be banned from display in retail stores. The National Party members of the committee opposed the ban,saying there was no ...
Birthday cake escort
Oct 01, 2008 ... Sir, Re. "City takes the cake after 150 years'' (Nelson Mail,September 29) - your readers might like to know that the massivebirthday cake was not in fact escorted in by 150 Clifton TerraceSchool pupils at all. What really happened was that the massive cake was surrounded by150 ...
A nation grapples with the bottle
Oct 01, 2008; ... Last week I read the sad story of a young man, a horticulturestudent at the Eastern Institution of Technology in Hawke's Bay, wholiterally drank himself to death as the result of a drinkingcompetition with his flatmates. The same morning that story appeared, Radio New Zealand's ...
Sound of Music comes alive
Oct 01, 2008; ... After four months of performances in an empty hall, tonight theSound of Music will be heard by an audience of more than 300.Charles Anderson reports. -------------------- One of the world'sbest- loved musical has been brought to life by the Nelson YouthTheatre Company, but it's not quite ...
Catch up online
Oct 01, 2008 ... Did you miss seeing the review of a concert, play or exhibitionin the pages of the Nelson Mail? Now you can catch up online at theArt of Nelson. Just click on the logo on the front page of ourwebsite www.nelsonmail.co.nz. Also on the site, you'll find extra reviews that can't be ...
The beautiful bach
Oct 01, 2008 ... Nelson artist Jeannette Marlow says she has a fascination withtones of lights and shades "on uniquely Kiwi constructions", withold houses, letterboxes and baches as favourite subjects. Inspiredby a trip to Lake Clearwater, she laments the decline of the classicKiwi ...
Every picture tells two varied stories
Oct 01, 2008; ... They say a picture is worth a thousand words but a majorexhibition at the Suter proves words can paint vastly differentpictures. Te Huringa/Turning Points: Pakeha Colonisation and MaoriEmpowerment is a gathering of Maori and Pakeha paintings that datefrom 1826 to the modern day, ...
Scandinavian comedy wry, understated
Oct 01, 2008 ... Tomorrow night the Nelson Film Society resumes after the festivalto present Man Without A Past, from Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki. This sweet, amiable 2002 comedy will please fans of Scandinavianfilm with its wonderful deadpan dialogue, subtle performances andwry understatement ...
Exhibition honours late quilting mentor
Oct 01, 2008 ... An upcoming exhibition by the Nelson Quilters Guild is especiallypoignant, including a tribute to one of its founding members, whodied last year. Show committee co-convener Lyn Trolove described Anne Crampton, afoundation member of the guild, who died about a year ago, as a"very ...
Embroidery shows threads of history
Oct 01, 2008 ... A pair of beaded dragonflies with gossamer wings, traditionalJapanese embroidery, petit point, hardanger and crewel embroideryare just some of the styles of stitching and textile art on displayat the Nelson Provincial Museum. Nelson Embroiderers' Guild spokeswoman Donna Kennedy ...
Legend returns to tour Nelson region
Oct 01, 2008 ... Described as Monty Python, Edna Everage, Hinge and Bracket, andVictor Borge all rolled into one, The Legend Returns is coming backto Nelson. It is also described as a "heart-warming and wickedly funny lookat a fading opera diva and her long-suffering accompanist", inpublicity ...
Male choirs join forces for weekend fest
Oct 01, 2008 ... Nelson fans of choral music will have a great opportunity toindulge their passion when three male choirs combine at LabourWeekend. The Nelson Male Voice Choir is playing host to the Sydney andWellington male choirs in a joint festival at the Nelson School ofMusic. The ...
Musicians and singers bridge the gulf of time
Oct 01, 2008 ... Music that could have been heard in the 16th century is coming toNelson, thanks in part to a New Zealander being found who is capableof playing the necessary antique instruments. Baroque Voices and Phantastic Spirits is a collaboration of agroup of soprano, alto, tenor and bass ...
Plot-perfect thriller
Oct 01, 2008; ... Robert Crais delivers an expertly paced thriller in ChasingDarkness (Hachette Livre, 273 pages, $38.99) that should keep fansof his characters Elvis Cole and Joe Pike satisfied. Bush fires areraging in the hills of Los Angeles and the fire department moves toevacuate inhabitants. Going ...
Evocative, powerful
Oct 01, 2008; ... From the first pages, The Outlander (Gil Adamson, Allen andUnwin, 387 pages, $35) grabs hold and keeps its grip. It is a taleof retribution and revenge tempered with guilt and passion, about ayoung woman's escape from capture in 1903. Mary Boulton, desperate,half-mad and a widow by her ...
Story deadline nears
Oct 01, 2008 ... The deadline for entries in the Page and Blackmore Short StorySandwich competition is near. Two prominent New Zealand writers havesupplied the opening and closing sentences - the outer layers of the"sandwich" - and the story (the filling) must include reference toan "iconic Kiwi food" ....
Turkish trip entices
Oct 01, 2008; ... Train journeys with Marcus Lush really did it for me. I think itwas his left-field observations on the human condition that I foundso entertaining. Brendan Shanahan has a similar effect, guiding methrough Turkey in his latest book, In Turkey I Am Beautiful (HarperCollins. $34.99) ....
How Kiwis look at themselves via art
Oct 01, 2008; ... New Zealand Portraits, by Richard Wolfe. Viking/Penguin, 240pages, $80 (hardback). Reviewed by Julie Catchpole. -------------------- This is without doubt a very handsome book. Lavishly illustratedthroughout, it covers the history of painted portraiture from SydneyParkinson's ...
All aboard for a fascinating ride
Oct 01, 2008 ... Great New Zealand Railway Journeys, by Graham Hutchins. ExislePublishing, 176 pages, $59.99. Reviewed by Bernard Naughton. -------------------- Graham Hutchins is a well-known rail enthusiast and writer whohas written many books on New Zealand railways, as well as othertopics ....
Information overload in Major's cricket history
Oct 01, 2008; ... More Than a Game: The Story of Cricket's Early Years, by JohnMajor. Harper Perennial, 433 pages, $27.99. Reviewed by John Ewan. -------------------- Cricket is so much a part of everyday life thatit is easy to think it has been around forever. As a family game at the beach, a ...
History on Tasman's side in netball finals opener
Oct 01, 2008; ... Opus Tasman will embark on its Perry Foundation national netballchampionship finals campaign when it meets Counties Manukau inRotorua tomorrow. On last year's seedings, Tasman and Counties Manukau sit 11th and12th respectively, with Tasman having defeated Counties Manukautwice ....
Nelson pipped by southerners in football final
Oct 01, 2008 ... Nelson White had to settle for second place after losing 1-0 toDunedin Tech in yesterday's 10th grade boys' final at the BowaterToyota Junior Football Festival at Saxton Field. Nelson White was the only local team to reach a final at thethree-day tournament, with Nelson Blue ...
Nelson women rise to adventure race challenge
Oct 01, 2008 ... Over 30 Nelson women competed in the Macpac Spring Challengebased in Kaikoura at the weekend. Nelson teams almost walked away with the two main categories asTeam Tineli and Daniell-Smith Law Team led most of the way in the 6-hour and 12-hour events respectively. Both events ...
Nelson picks up the pace
Oct 01, 2008 ... Nelson recovered from its frustrating opening day draw againstTauranga-Bay of Plenty to beat Wellington 3-0 in yesterday's secondround of the division two women's national hockey tournament inAlbany. Nelson pressured Wellington's defence from the outset but somelucky saves and ...
Garin student wins gold
Oct 01, 2008 ... Garin College's Joel McManus won gold and Tom Nicholson a bronzeat the recent national secondary schools road cycling championships. McManus took maximum points to win the under-14 boys' criteriumheld around the Manfeild race track in Palmerston North. He rode offthe front after ...
Skiers compete in tough conditions
Oct 01, 2008 ... A small bunch of ski racers took to the slopes on Saturday forthe Rainbow club championships, completing two races in mostlyblizzard conditions. Rachel Hay comfortably won the women's slalom from MaureenClinton-Baker but there was a much narrower margin in the giantslalom ...
New plant will secure hospital power supply
Oct 02, 2008; ... All of Nelson Hospital will soon be able to function during ageneral power cut after its health board agreed to spend $1.8million on two new generators, replacing an ailing emergency system. A full Nelson Marlborough District Health Board meeting last weekagreed to replace the ...
Handler off to Crufts again
Oct 02, 2008 ... Nelson teenager Amy-Lee Trainor is off to compete at Crufts, theworld's biggest dog show. Her success is doubly impressive because it is the second timeshe has won the opportunity to represent New Zealand at the show inBirmingham, England. Two years ago, when she was 15, ...
Smith challenges tax cut figures
Oct 02, 2008; ... Nelson MP Nick Smith says Labour shouldn't "brag" that its taxcuts will put an extra $15.7 million into the Nelson economy eachyear, as the region now pays $320 million more a year in taxes thanit did in 1999, when Labour came to power. "The total tax take from the Nelson region ...
Gift of youthful enthusiasm outshines flaws
Oct 02, 2008; ... The Sound of Music, performed by the Nelson Youth TheatreCompany, cast A. Nelson School of Music, last night. Reviewed byAndrea Campkin. -------------------- Surprisingly captivating! YoungNelsonians giving up their holiday to be involved in this type ofactivity was the captivating ...
Low-waste options for conferences
Oct 02, 2008; ... Nelson conference providers are being encouraged to offer agreener alternative for organisations wanting to host events in theregion. Nelson Tasman Tourism chief executive Paul Davis said"sustainable conferences" were in line with the region's SustainableTourism Charter, which ...
Nelson up in tourism
Oct 02, 2008 ... Nelson is becoming a more popular visitor destination. It is now ranked New Zealand's eighth most stayed in destination,according to the latest Tourism Leading Indicators Monitor. The monitor, released this week, shows Nelson is the fourthfastest growing visitor destination ...
Merged boat firm flexes mussel
Oct 02, 2008; ... The first vessel built by the recently merged companies ofReliance Engineering and Challenge Marine in Nelson will soon be onits way to the Coromandel. The 30m aluminium mussel harvester will leave for the Coromandelearly in the new year to begin work. Yesterday the wheelhouse ...
Ministry ignores Ombudsman
Oct 02, 2008 ... Health Minister David Cunliffe's office appears to have snubbed arequest by the Ombudsman to review its procedures, after a rulingthat it breached the Official Information Act in its dealings withthe Nelson Mail. On July 1, the Nelson Mail officially requested allcorrespondence ...
Criminal damage bill heavy
Oct 02, 2008 ... A Nelson man who went on a $24,000 crime spree that includedstealing diesel from former employers ended the fling withcheesecake and chips. Joshua Cain McKinnon, 21, unemployed, appeared in the NelsonDistrict Court yesterday and admitted one charge of falsely using afuel card ...
Waimea girls in quarterfinals
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Waimea College girls' team scored contrasting wins inreaching the quarterfinals on day two of the national secondaryschools' basketball tournament in Palmerston North yesterday. Waimea comfortably beat Cambridge HS 83-48 but survived a one-point scare against Avondale College ...
A title nearly every year
Oct 01, 2008 ... Bev Win's list of credits just keeps getting longer - and shereckons she's not done yet. The former Tasman representative player bagged the latest of her30 senior women's Takaka Golf Club titles when she beat Joan Forsyth5 and 4 in their scheduled 36-hole final just over a week ...