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Russell Jackson is a self-confessed story teller and history buff, so when he found himself unem-ployed last year he decided to put those skills to good use.Now Russell proudly owns his own business, taking historical walking tours of Nelson, of which the posi-tive spin-offs include giving him a job. He started the tour this summer and encourages people to come along on the tour by chatting to them from his posse at 1901 Square, where he stands dressed from the era of which Nelson was first inhabited by Europeans, 1841. The two-hour tour takes tourists to key historical places while Rus-sell tells their tales as they go. He says his cliental so far has mainly been tourists from out of town but he would also like locals to give the tour a go. “It’s amazing, some of the stories there are about Nel-son that people don’t know, it has a fascinating history.”The tour includes a stop at Bishops School on Nile St, the first school in New Zealand and a visit to the original fort on church hill, before the cathedral was built there.Russell says his idea of a walking tour started last year after travel-ling the world and seeing how popular walking tours are. He be-lieves it is the best way to see the city and says it is all done at a lei-surely pace. “It’s good fun and it gives people a chance to see Nelson from a differ-ent perspective.” For more information on the tour give Russell a call on 021 330 925.

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WALKIE TALKIE MAN: Russell Jackson has started a walking historical tour of Nelson after he found himself unemployed last year. Photo: Andrew Board.

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A Nelson woman says her family’s Golden Bay dream is ruined after a Rottweiler attacked her and her pug dog while walking on Pakawau Beach.The pug, named Ping, was mauled despite be-ing in Caren Neeson’s jacket on the beach and is now p a r t i a l l y paralyzed. Caren also sustained cuts to her hands where she tried to pry the at-tackers’ mouth open as it sunk its teeth into the 10 year-old pug. Her and her husband Mark had been build-ing their dream home on the beach front, a project three years in the mak-ing, working weekends while living and working in Nelson.Caren says the attack was

the most traumatic thing she has ever experienced and is fearful of a return to the town because the Rottweiler is still alive. “I think if a vicious dog attacks another like that, especially when one is so defenceless, it should be put down. Now it has

a taste for blood you can’t tell me it won’t do it again.”The Rot-tweiler was designated dangerous by Tasman D i s t r i c t Council.

The attack happened on December 8, when Caren was walking Ping, who is blind and virtually deaf, on the beach. She first sensed trouble when she saw her neigh-bours Rottweiler run to-wards them.“I just knew straight away, so I picked up Ping

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• The Phat Club has closed, according to its owner Dave White’s Facebook page. On Saturday Dave annoucned that the Soundwavez music concert has been can-celled, due to lack of interest in the gig. But on Monday afternoon news came through that the nightclub on Nelson’s Bridge St, would close its doors after eight years of business. Dave annoucned it on his Facebook page where he wrote: “Phat is officially over, THANKS to all of you phat whanau who have supported us & partied with us over the years, arohanui, Dave & Selena.”

• The inaugural T-Day, last Saturday, was a roaring success according to organisers of the Robertson’s Trolley Derby. More than six old trolleys and many other parts were dropped off and have already been taken up by families needing parts for their trolleys for this year’s Derby. If peo-ple still want to clean out their garages and drop off their old trolleys and wheels they can contact Tim Bayley through the website www.derby.co.nz.

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and tried to hide him under my jacket but it didn’t stop it, it just jumped up on me, knocked me down and then it just went for Ping.”While sad, Control Services officer Phil Bergman says dog-on-dog attacks are fairly common and despite the horror for the owners, the designa-tion as a dangerous dog was enough in this case.“I really feel for her but if we took eve-ry case like this to court it would not be practical, we’d have dogs being put down all over town.”The attack lasted “around 15 min-utes” on the desert-ed beach according to Caren, until the neighbours chil-dren heard her screams and alert-ed their mother who rushed out to grab the dog. Caren says Ping was a mess. “There was blood everywhere and I didn’t know if he was alive or dead, he had a massive wound on his neck and his groin was completely ripped out, it was just awful.”Caren then rushed Ping to a vet in Takaka who could not operate until the next day due to Ping’s shock, but took photos for dog control and gave the pooch painkillers to get him through the

night. Caren says the dog should be put down and feels it is only a matter of time before it strikes again. “I’m worried, not just for myself but for oth-er dogs and even small children that go to the beach. Sure there are restrictions on the dog but I doubt the owner will worry too much about that.

The rules should be stricter for dogs that attack like that.”Caeen says she wanted to speak out after seeing another Rottweiler attack a woman with her dog on a beach in Kaitaia just days after her experience. “I can’t believe a dog can be so vi-cious and so hell bent on killing an-other animal and still be allowed to live.”She says since the attack the neigh-bour has verbally abused her because of the restrictions that come with be-ing a dangerous dog, including re-quiring it to be on a lead and muzzled every time it leaves

a secure fenced area. Caren says that Takaka vet Peter Howard told her it was one of the worst attacks he had seen, however he could not be contacted when Nelson Weekly called for comment.

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Nelson’s Caren Neeson with her dog Ping after it was attacked by a Rottweiler on a Golden Bay beach last month. Photo: Andrew Board.

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Stoke teen wins seat at prestigious poker compBrendan Rhodes still isn’t sure if begin-ners luck played a role, but the 18 year-old says if it was he hopes it continues as he gets set to face some of the world’s best poker players after winning an on-line competition.Brendan, of Stoke, only started playing on-line poker in November, shortly after his eighteenth birthday, but has beaten an estimated 10,000 people from Aus-tralasia in an on-line competition to win a US$16,000 prize pack. The pack includes entry to the prestigious Aussie Millions Poker Championships in Melbourne this month, where the win-ner will walk away with $2million. He will also collect 11 nights accommodation at the Metropol Hotel, where the tourna-ment is being held, a VIP golf or wine tour day and apparel.The shock of beating so many players is still evident as Brendan spoke of his win and he says he was shaking after the tour-nament last Sunday. “I couldn’t believe it, the guy who I faced off against at the end had a really weak

hand and after I beat him with a straight I had about a million chips to his 8,000, so it was pretty much over then.”Now, Brendan will face some of the world’s biggest names at the largest poker tourna-ment in the Southern Hemisphere, some-thing that isn’t lost on him. “Some of the top guys are profession-als and that’s all they do, play poker. I’ve watched them on TV so it will be really weird to be playing against them.”Brendan started playing poker for fun with his brother and friends a few years ago but after the on-line win has decided to up the ante on his preparations for the Aussie Millions. “I’ve been going to all the poker nights in Nelson trying to get more experience and get better, but I haven’t been doing too well,” he joked.A little more than 700 people will compete for the Aussie Millions title but Brendan has realistic hopes. “It would be awesome to win, but I would just like to learn a bit and see them in ac-tion. It will be an amazing experience.”Brendan leaves for the tournament on January 20.

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HOLIDAY HELPERS: University students Alison Nankivell, Tim Millar, Kelly Smith and Liana Keane, all of Nelson, working at the Tahunanui Beach Holiday Park over the summer to save for the upcoming semester. Photo: Phillip Rollo.

Summer holidays aren’t quite what they used to be for some college and university students in Nelson – spending the day at work, instead of on the beach.As tourists flock to the city for sum-mer, some businesses snap up the students to help over the busy pe-riod and the Tahuna Beach Holiday Park is one that takes full advantage of students back home for the break.This summer 15 university students are working at the park and man-ager Ann Cumpston says it is a win-win situation for the holiday park and students, with 2500 campers in the ground the demand for holiday work also increases. “They need to earn money, they come during our busy time and when they leave it starts to slack off a bit. It suits us, it suits them,” says Ann.Alison Nankivell and Tim Millar, currently studying at Otago Univer-

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Aldo Mic-cio, Mike Coggan and Ross Butler after the Canterbury Utd game.

Barry Rowe, John Sauer and Clive Beaumont, all of Nelson Bays Football.

Steve and Brenda Gray at Kevin’s 50th birthday on Saturday.

Graeme and Lyn McNaughton enjoying a drink at the Honest Lawyer.

Westmeat manager Kevin Krammer at his 50th birthday party at Honest Lawyer. With

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Kite festival to celebrate 20 years this weekend

FLYING HIGH: Ted Howard preparing for the 20th Nelson Kite Festival. Photo: Andrew Board.

For two decades the Nelson Kite Fes-tival has been a major part of summer fun in Nelson and organisers are hop-ing for a bumper crowd to help cel-ebrate its 20th birthday this weekend.The festival is the longest-running in the country and attracts kite-makers and flyers from all over New Zealand and even some internationals.Ted Howard, of the Nelson Kite Club, says the day is a cheap, fun day out for the entire family and he encourages

people to come along to check out the kites or to bring their own to fly.The festival runs for three days this weekend with the public day on Sun-day from 12noon until 5pm.There will also be food and drink stalls, a stall where people can buy kites and various displays.The festival is being held at Neale Park says Ted. “We are hoping for a big day, people keep telling us how much they love the festival. It’s a great day out.”

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There was a boat extravaganza at Monaco on the weekend with punters hoping to net a catch of cheap sales at the Monaco Boat Club Car Boot Sale.There was a huge range of boating and fishing equipment including Peter Murton’s restored vintage boats, one on display was a welsh whaler based on the old navy whalers but instead used as a sail training vessel. Peter collects and restores old boats and has been doing so since he was a boy, studying wood work at Mana College. “We find them all over the country. A lot of people buy them for us and we restore them and sell them on or we work with them,” Peter says.The look of the boats is what has kept Peter’s pas-sion alive and he currently has six of his own col-lection that he keeps. The rest he sells on and finds a good home for them.Some of the boats will take 500 hours to restore or even build from scratch depending on the size. His latest project is a 1895 fantail steam launch which had been sitting in a garden as an ornament for over 25 years.Peter says there was plenty of good feedback on the weekend. “It’s excellent, there should be more of these days around.”The day was a huge success with hundreds of peo-ple flooding through the grounds on Saturday.

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Community patrol provides extra set of eyes

KEEPING AN EYE ON NELSON: Members of the Nelson Community Patrol, a volunteer group, Kelly Barker and Nick Lambie out on the streets of Nelson last Saturday night. Photo: Andrew Board.

Every Friday and Saturday night just as Nelson’s party animals kick into high gear, another group of people are also gearing up for a big night – but from a very differ-ent point-of-view.The Nelson Community Patrol is a volunteer group that works alongside Nelson Police and the Nelson City Council to promote safe communities within Nelson and this Friday will celebrate 17 years of continued service to the city. The patrol was established after the death of Kevin O’Laughlin in Montgomery Square in 1993. A public meeting was called by then-mayor Phillip Woollaston after no one was convicted of the murder and the idea of a commu-nity patrol was mooted.The patrol was dubbed “roving eye” and has undergone several changes until it joined with the national body, Community Pa-trols New Zealand, in 2002.For two nights each week, from 10pm until 3am, the patrol sends two members onto the streets of Nelson, Tahunanui and Stoke to act as an extra set of “eyes and ears” for police.They travel in a council car and with a police radio and train-

ing and look for any unusual or suspicious behavior, they then pass any information onto po-lice. Community Patrol members also monitor the CCTV cameras installed around Nelson, from within the Nelson Police Station.Coordinator Suzy Robinson says the patrol is made up of a diverse

mix of volunteers of all ages, all who have the same goal of mak-ing Nelson as safe a place as pos-sible. “Most members patrol once every 4 - 6 weeks and new members are always welcome. Nelson Com-munity Patrol team has team meetings every six weeks.”

If you want more information or wish to apply to be a member of the patrol please contact Suzy on 022 699 0981. She will send out application forms to complete then they are forwarded to the Police station for vetting. Currently the patrol has around 40 members.

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Nelson Opera in the Park will end with its usual spectacular fireworks display thanks to the support of two local businesses.The fireworks element of the event was in doubt after the loss of BioPaints as a spon-sor, but John Ivanof from Combat Pyro-technic wasn’t taking that lying down. “I’ve been involved with the fireworks for Opera in the Park for several years and I know how people look forward to it,” he says. “Fireworks are part of all the big out-door musical events around the country

and we couldn’t see Nelson let down.”John says he looked around for a ‘good hon-est local businessman and came up with Pic Picot of Pic’s Real Peanut Butter. “Pic is putting up the cash, I’m giving my time and my crew are working for nothing - between us we can make this happen.” Nelson City Council Festival Producer So-phie Kelly says the sponsorship is wonder-ful news. “Nelson Opera in the Park is a big part of our summer – it’s a great night out for opera lovers and for those who just

enjoy the music and the atmosphere,” she says. “There are still other aspects of the event we’d love to find sponsors for, such as the big screens that let everyone see the onstage action, so I’m hoping Pic and John’s example will trigger some more generosity.”Nelson Opera in the Park is on 26 Febru-ary 2011, at Trafalgar Park, gates open 5.30, event starts 7.30pm. Adults $15, children 5-15 $5, children under five free. Tickets at Everyman – no booking fee thanks to Everyman in Hardy St.

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• Five container vessels, a fertiliser ship, ce-ment ship, eight arrivals of large fishing ves-sels and several other smaller ones, evidenced plenty of activity at the port.• The harbour master vessels were active a lot on the water this week and we enjoyed the in-teraction with several recreational boat users. Many thanks to you who were willing to stop and just confirm your safety equipment and knowledge of the regulations.• I would just like to remind some that there is a legal requirement to always have an extra lookout onboard the boat when towing a skier, or biscuit, or board, whatever it may be. The lookout is also required to be greater than 10 years old. Jet skiers must also carry an extra lookout as well when towing.• Five knots is mandatory when within 200m of the shore. Between Haulashore Island and Rocks Rd is a compulsory 5 knot zone. Please slow down from the Safe Water mark when heading toward the marina and ensure you are 5 knots by the next beacon. Outbound don’t speed up until you reach the safe water beacon. (The one with the big red ball on top).• To all the visitors to the region a thank you for safe boating and a reminder that if you are involved in an incident you should report it to the Harbour Master.

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New look Cobb & CoNew look Cobb & CoNew Zealand’s longest running restaurant chain has an all new look in Nelson making Cobb & Co not only value for money, but with quality food and service.After more than three decades of success-fully operating in its original décor, the busi-ness, owned and operated by the Monopoli family, decided it was time for a spruce up says manager Ricky Monopoli.“Cobb & Co is a really successful model and you only have to talk to people in Nelson to see that, almost everyone came here when they were a kid. So we decided to do it up and make it even more welcoming.”The restaurant, in the Wakatu Hotel on the corner of Bridge and Collingwood St’s, now features a brand new entrance, service area, paint work and carpet. Ricky says he is thrilled with the new look and staff have

been fielding compliments since it reopened.“Customers are enjoying it and so are the staff, it’s nicer for them to work in and it’s not just been the refurb that’s been getting compliments. The food is really popular.”He says Cobb & Co has always been a fa-vourite with families and senior citizens in Nelson but he is happy to see a bigger cross-section of people using the restaurant. “I think Cobb & Co is looking great and tast-ing great too, hopefully Nelson people will be keen to come and have a look and check out the new look. We encourage all book-ings and welcome anyone walking up.”Cobb & Co is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner and provides home-style fare at affordable prices. For more informa-tion or to book a table, call the team on 548-4299.

Cobb & Co waitress Sadie Hughes delivering meals in the newly-renovated Cobb & Co in the Wakatu Hotel.

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HOLDING ON: Nelson’s Ella Cole competes in the local sheep ride at the Richmond Mall Rodeo on Saturday. Photo: Teresa Hattan.

A record number passed through the gates at this year’s Richmond Mall Rodeo, creating a great atmos-phere for both the cowboys and cowgirls and the paying public.Richmond Rodeo Club secretary Tina Angus-Phyn says Saturday was the highest gate takings the club had ever seen, with around 2,500 people packing into the viewing areas.“The whole day was fantastic. Every-one was well behaved and the enter-tainment was great. It was so nice to have the celebrity ride.”There were so many children want-ing to participate in the local calf and sheep rides that the club say they could’ve run this section all day

if there had been enough time.By putting up good prize money, the rodeo saw cowboys and cowgirls venture from all parts of the country.“We host the rodeo for the rest of the country but as there weren’t many entrants from Nelson, most of them travelled down from the North on their way home,” says Tina.The club say they are certainly look-ing forward to next year’s event, where 50 years of rodeo in Rich-mond will be celebrated.“We’re going to start planning now, we hope to make the rodeo bigger and better than ever and there has even been talk of making it into a two-day event,” says Tina.

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was a bit of a market leader. The staff were all from around here and that helped it to maintain the small local feel while delivering meats and specials well up with the best. Business was good and they continued to grow under the steer of the local manager Kevin Krammer. Famous for his eloquence he and his team worked very hard and at the end of 2009 it was decided and also very apparent that Westmeat had yet again

in McGlashen Ave it started serving the needs of not only the locals but provodoring as well. They quickly established a name for themselves as the honest guys. Legend has it the Russian fleet was always getting less than they paid for until they started dealing with Westmeat. And from that day on they got what they ordered and what they paid for on time and good quality. Roll on 10 years and it became no secret that Westmeat Richmond

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sensibility to absolute chaos of billing, payments and ordering. Down in the shop serving the customers in the retail area are the ladies from the front counters.An area where Westmeat would have to boast the most experience is the butchery. Here we have manager Kevin Krammer and his right hand man Ron Tasker who between them have nearly 50 years of butchery experience.As the fresh whole animals are delivered in the early hours of the morning these are the guys who process them into the cuts of meat that you and I buy. They also are in charge of processing the orders from the restaurants and commercial clients. Some of the restaurants are very fussy, for instance one specifies the weight of each piece of steak. That means a butcher has to cut, weigh and then pack exactly what is required. “And that” according to Kevin “is just how we do it. We have a number of speciality orders and we have made a good name for ourselves in being able to consistently deliver at a high level. And don’t forget we will do special orders or request for the public. From a dinner party to a function. No order is too small or too big. All you have to do is ask”As part of the new shift the retail section of Westmeat has made some changes too. More fridges and a bigger selection of meats are now available to customers. Along with a just bigger shop it offers two big till areas to help stop those long queues and Kevin and his team have also extended the hours of the new shop. Open now 9am to 4 pm on Saturday and open until 6.30 for a late night on Thursday mean that customers can more suit themselves when they pop in. Also obvious to customers is the new look paint and signage. Depicting a “look and feel of pure New Zealand” Westmeat is now set to meet the challenges of the next 20 years, looking after the butchery needs of our region. Look out for the

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outgrown its premises. Parking was a real issue and although the building itself had served the company well it was getting past its use by date for this type of business. It took a bit of looking but it was decided to occupy the building originally occupied by CRT. According To Kevin Krammer it was the logical choice “Some of the other sites we looked at were still in town but further away and we always had it in our mind that part of our success was our accessibility and we had to maintain that. When the CRT building came up we grabbed it. We could

upgrade to the latest in machinery and we basically could start from scratch with a new retail shop as well as more room for our staff in the factory. Also we put in the latest in hygiene and cleaning technology” he said. Also on Kevin’s hitlist was the parking. From about 6 or 7 spaces on the old site to well over 20 close to the new shop means the whole experience of shopping at Westmeat just

got easier. Westmeat also supply to most of the regions restaurant trade as well as rest homes and hotels.The staff have always been pivotal in the success of Westmeat and first in line are the accounts folk. On the front desk are Lorraine Hannah, Val Gaul and Sue Colley. These ladies handle all of the important stuff and bring

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Linda Lucre of the Cancer Society Nelson is urging people to enjoy our beautiful region however not at the expense of sunburn. Each year around 350 people die from skin cancer that is largely preventable. The deadliest form of the disease is melanoma. We have the highest melanoma rate in the world, higher than Australia.Let’s enjoy our region be brighter than the sun.

For further information on our shade loan scheme for community groups and support services please contact Nelson Cancer Society ph 539 3662 or email [email protected]. www.cancersoc.org.nz

The strain of breathing while snoring can cause the person snoring to wake feeling less refreshed, or to feel tired during the day. But snoring

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Contributed by Alan TurleyIt is a story which has often been told before and it will not hurt to tell it again. She was called the “Grace Darling of New Zealand” and there is no doubt that to this day she is the most celebrated woman in the his-tory of Nelson.Huria Matenga, also known as Ju-lia Martin was a chieftainess of the Ngatiawa, Ngatitama and Ngatitoa tribes. On 4 September 1863, at around 8.40am, Huria then aged 24, and four other Maori, Hemi her husband , Hapata her brother, together with Eraia and Kerei were responsible for rescuing the crew of the stricken vessel Delaware from stormy seas at a spot now known as Delaware Bay at Wakapuaka, north of Nelson. The Delaware, a small 241 ton brigantine had discharged cargo in Nelson and was enroute to Napier. Now just over 14 hours after leaving port the Delaware was being storm tossed by a violent gail on submerged rocks, only 100 me-tres from a high cliff at Wakapuaka. To the men on board it seemed as if they were lost, when suddenly they saw a party of five Maori running along the beach. A leadline was thrown from the ship with a rope attached. The five Maori all plunged into the turbulent sea. They were swimming into a raging incoming tide. Huria who was probably the strongest swimmer was the first to reach the line. Together the Maori strug-gled to get the line ashore where they finally managed to attach it firmly to a large rock. The crew pulled themselves along the rope above the raging sea until each exhausted

man was seized by the five Maori and pulled ashore. Eleven of the crew were rescued over a two hour period, the Captain being the last to reach the rocky beach before the rope broke. An hour later as they sat exhausted on the beach a figure appeared on the deck of the stricken vessel. It was the first mate Henry Squirrel. They were horrified as they watched a huge wave pick him up and toss

him overboard.Soon after the Delaware began to break up. There was much specu-lation later as to why the first mate had not taken the opportunity to be rescued along with the crew.The next day the Captain reported that but for “the bold and unwea-ried exertions of the rescuers,” none of the crew would have survived. The citizens of Nelson subscribed to a fund for a presentation to the group. The presentations were made to the heroic Maori, by pro-vincial superintendent John Rob-inson on 14 November, before a packed audience at the Provincial Hall in Nelson. Huria received a gold watch and chain while each of the men received a silver watch and chain. The sum of 50 pounds was also presented by the provin-cial government to each of the five rescuers. The superintendent said of Huria “Your name and your deed will find a place in local history - - - Your brave act was one of which a queen might be proud and we present you with a watch, whereon your children and their successors

may read with pleasure - - -.”Huria Matenga lived a happy and fulfilling life. She died on 24 April 1909 aged 70. The brave deeds of Huria Matenga, the Grace Darling of New Zealand and her compatri-ots are now part of Nelson folklore. A mag-nificent coloured oil painting of Huria by noted artist Lindauer, hangs in the perma-nent display at the Suter Art Gallery.

Huria Matenga - the Grace Darling of New Zealand

Painting of Huria Matenga, the grace darling of NZ.

Luminate – the earth friendly mu-sic, art, dance, creativity and sus-tainability festival – is back for 2011 at Canaan Downs, on the Takaka Hill.Returning for its fourth year, Lumi-nate is renowned for delivering an impressive program of music, per-formance, inspirational workshops, cultural activities, community en-gagement, and groundbreaking en-vironmental initiatives in resource conservation and waste minimiza-tion.This family-friendly event is be-coming a highlight of the Tasman summer, where people can escape from the busyness of their everyday lives, and enjoy an affordable fun packed holiday with their friends and family in a beautiful natural setting. Taking place over Nelson anniver-sary weekend, the five-day event is organised by Luminate Festival Ed-ucational and Spiritual Trust, which is registered with the charities com-mission. A line up of international and home-grown acts has been an-nounced for the festival including bands from the United States, Is-rael, Canada and the United King-dom, as well as local acts.Luminate celebrates the ancient summer harvest festival of Lugh-nasadgh. Being exactly mid way between the summer solstice and autumn equinox, when there is usu-ally an abundance of crops, this was traditionally a joyous time for peo-ple to gather together, share food, music, stories, information and send gratitude to the earth mother for looking after them. More information on the festival can be found at www.luminatefes-tival.co.nz.

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“Quad Bikes Friend of Foe?”Over the last few years their have been a number of high profile accidents involving quad bikes. This has just highlighted a common occurrence with this type of vehicle. Quad bikes have a high power to weight ratio. This means they can accelerate briskly across most terrains. The rider can also greatly affect the stability of the machine as the rider can be about one third of the gross weight of the quad bike.

Agribusiness Trainings’ aim is to give the rider the skills to use these versatile tools efficiently and safely thus reducing the risk or accidents. This is achieved by covering active riding on flat and undulating terrain, carrying a load, towing a trailer as well as basic maintenance of the equipment.Training in the safe use of powered machinery is important. It doesn’t matter if you are a vineyard manager, small block owner or a farm labourer, training is the best way to minimise the risk of injury. As a user you will be the most

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Don’t Miss our Aqua Fitness New Year…. New start...New way to Health & FitnessThe motivation to maintain that fitness plan gets easier. Look out for “Fitness February” at the Aquatic Centre. It’s a wonderful opportunity to really make fitness and health your focus.Aqua Fitness is W.E.T... Water Exercise Training. An excellent way to lose weight, shape n’ tone, improve endurance performance and assist mobility. Take part in a fabulous cardiovascular full body workout. Get fitter, not fatter. Join us for Fitness February.Nelson Technical Institute is a private training establishment with over 20 years experience, who operate out of a purpose built training venue in the heart of the Wakatu Industrial Estate. The team at Nelson Technical Institute have a strong knowledge base and a wealth of industry experience to equip learners with the skills and qualifications they require for the future. On the automotive course you will develop practical skills that are essential for anyone entering the Motor Industry. An emphasis is placed on each learner developing a fundamental work ethics’ and persona; time management attributes. Students remain debt-free while working towards

an NZQA approved qualification in a learner friendly environment. The Commercial Road Transport course provides learners with the skills, knowledge and industry exposure necessary to gain employment in the Road Transport and allied industries. Learners can work towards a National Certificate in Goods Service (Core Skills) with strands in Forklift and Dangerous Goods, while also remaining debt-free. Our ‘Say Wot?’ course provides youth the opportunity to gain credits to complete their NCEA. The programme structure enables learners to follow their chosen career path, gain employment skills, or move into further training all while working towards

a National Certificate in Employment Skills. Nelson Technical Institute also offers a wide range of industry training, including Forklift, Classes 2, 4, 3 and 5, Wheels, Tracks and Rollers, Dangerous Goods, Workplace First Aid and Fire Safety and Warden training and more. Industry courses are approved NZTA courses and run with approved Industry Training Organisation (ITO) AssessorsSo whether you’re looking for a career change or just starting out, Nelson Technical Institute is the sure road to follow.

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Do you recognise the people? The setting? The event? Can you tell us more? Please contact: [email protected] or phone 03 5489588

You can support this project with a $10 donation, to find out more visit www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/collection or contact: [email protected]

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Letters to the editorDear Sir,

On behalf of Nelson Region Hospice Trust, I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the Trees of Remembrance at Christmas. Nelson City Council, Farmers, the Warehouse, House of Travel Nelson, New World Stoke, Richmond Mall, Westpac Bank and the House of Travel Mo-tueka for allowing us to use their premises. Also to all the volunteers who manned the stands and everyone who placed stars in memory of loved ones and made such generous donation. Over-all, the Trees of Remembrance project in Nelson, Stoke, Richmond and Motueka raised $7579.40, which was a substantial increase on 2010, so a big thank to everyone for their generosity in these recessionary times.

This money will be used for continuing Nelson Hospice services to the community.Hospice is not just for cancer patients it is avail-able for people with any terminal illness, giving them a chance to end their life with dignity, sur-rounded by professionals specially trained to help them and family.The Hospice always need volunteers to help out with this worthwhile project, particularly in Nel-son and Stoke, everyone who does help always finds it to be an uplifting experience. It is only for two hours and if you would like to help us next Christmas, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please give your name to the Trust Office, 548 3923 or [email protected].

Many thanks,Shirley Dunne, Coordinator Trees of Remembrance.

Each week two photos of the muse-um’s “glass plate” collection will run in Nelson Weekly with the goal of expos-ing the photographs to more people and get some feedback on the collec-tion. In some cases very little is known about the images published so readers are invited to submit any information they may have to help with identifica-tion. Right: Mrs Moor. Moor Mrs, Nelson Provincial Museum, Bloch Collec-tion: 3477.Below: Motorcycle Racing Contest-ants, Nelson Provincial Museum, F N Jones Collection: half 197.Can you tell us more about these photos? Email details to [email protected] or phone 548 9588.

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$8,980 PeuGeot 306 ConVertAble 2000 The ideal toy for the xmas holidays and those long hot summer days. This is the upmarket model with leather. It has a peppy 2000cc engine and is automatic. The interior is in very good condition. It has 2 lady owners since being imported from Japan. It also has an electrical roof, ABS brakes, air conditioning, 2 airbags, electric windows and mirrors and factory alloy wheels. It had the cambelt replaced at 102km. The paintwork is also in very good condition for its year and mileage.

$7,980nissAn MAxiMA si 2004 An ever popular model in NZ. If its interior space to fit the family then take a good look at this as it compares to any Falcon or Commodore for interior room. It has a grunty 3500cc engine and is automatic. It also has factory alloy wheels, towbar, 2 airbags, CD, air conditioning, remote locking and ABS brakes.

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Nelson hockey star keen to give backHOCKEY HERO: New Zealand Black Stick Anita Punt, of Nelson, with her silver medal she won the the Commonwealth Games last year. Anita was back in Nelson for Christmas with her family. Photo: Andrew Board.

Scored against Chelsea, here to play in Nelson

Anita Punt has had quite a 2010. From the heartbreak of the Black Sticks epic Commenwealth Games gold medal loss to playing at the prestigious Hockey World Cup.But the 23 year-old Nelson star has still found time to coach young local players while back in town on holiday, and says she wants to help local hockey as much as she can. Although, looking over the new water turf and pavilion at Saxton Field, the Black Sticks hockey player admits the sport has come a long way since her playing days in Nelson. “When I was here there was only the sand turf that I used to scrape my knees on,” she says.Anita has been back to play on the wa-ter turf though, in her first game with

the Black Sticks at Saxton Field in 2009. While she loved the home-town sup-port, including that of her family and friends, she says it added to the nerv-ousness of playing her first game for her country. “When we came in the bus I couldn’t believe how many people were here to watch a hockey game, I’ve never seen anything like it in Nelson.”When Anita played in Nelson she played for the Richmond club from about the age of eight until she moved to Wellington to play in the national league once finishing school.Since making her debut in the national setup the speedy forward has become a mainstay in the Black Sticks side, clock-ing up 39 test caps over the past two years. She says Nelson will always be home for her but Auckland is where she needs

to be for her sport. “I’ve achieved a lot already but I never take my spot in the [Black Sticks] team for granted so I will be working really hard and making sure I hang around because I really want to play in the London Olympics.”Seeing more international games come to Nelson is also something Anita would like to see more of and is lobby-ing her employers to get more games in her home town. She is also keen to help young local players so she isn’t the only hockey star to hail from Nelson.“It would be great to see more players come from here and whenever I’m back I’m keen to help out and pass on any ad-vice or tips I’ve learnt over the past few years.”Anita left for Auckland last week to pre-pare for an international series against Korea and Japan.

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He’s scored against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, but now it will be the back of nets in Nelson where Ben Wright is hoping to put the ball this season.The blockbuster signing for Richmond Athletic is likely to send chills down the spines of Nelson’s top football players and is a major indication that Richmond want to return to the Mainland Pre-mier League for 2012.Ben is a hulking centre forward at 1.93m, and has an impressive footballing CV that has seen him play professionally in England and Norway. The 30 year-old is just one year out of a stint at League Two club Macclesfield Town, before de-ciding to join good friend Joe Green in Nelson.His career is highlighted by an injury time goal for Viking FK against Chelsea in the UEFA Cup first leg at Stamford Bridge.Ben then spent five seasons at Norwegian club IK Start, finishing leading goal scorer in 2003 to help the Kristiansand based side gain promotion to the Norwegian Tippeligaen, before going on to join Lincoln City, where he was again top scorer, and Macclesfield Town in the lower leagues of English football. “He is a fairly prolific goal scorer and we are very excited to have somebody like that here,” says club president Stu Reid. “There are 31 year-olds in this country playing in the A-League, and if Ben’s as good as we think he is, he could probably play in that league pretty easily.”Another UK targetman, Sam Mason-Smith, has signed on with Richmond. The 19 year-old reached the final of the Nike Soccer Search which was screened on television in England and played conference league football with Histon. “We’ll put them both up front and see what they can do.”While Ben is unlikely to pursue playing at a high level, Sam certainly is and will look at what op-tions are available when the season concludes.The impressive additions arrived in Nelson last week and will join all returning players from last season.

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Fans flock to football at Trafalgar Park

NELSON’S STAR STRIKER: Gagame Feni uses his fleeting footwork for Canterbury United on Sunday. The Nayland College star scored Canterbury’s only goal in the match. Photos: Phillip Rollo.

NEXT GENERATION: Sol Van Helden, 7, of Metro playing against Tahunanui at half time of the National League game at Trafalgar Park.

A staggering 2500 supporters turned up to wit-ness Canterbury United’s ASB Premiership loss against Team Wellington at Trafalgar Park on Sunday, the highest national league attendance anywhere in the country for more than five years.The crowd, rather than the 2-1 score-line, will be the talk of the country even surpassing premier-ship heavyweights Waitakere United’s match against Auckland City, which 1500 people at-tended on the same day.While the record crowd was hoping for excit-ing football, the match was a scrappy affair with Wellington getting the better of the opposition and an early goal, until home-town hero Gagame Feni entered the fray.The Nayland College product nailed a superb goal off his left foot into the bottom right hand corner after some individual brilliance. His cel-ebration was dedicated to his adoring fans, a capital S was created with his hands symbolizing ‘Stoke it up.’ A celebration made famous by for-

mer, Tasman Mako and Crusaders rugby player Kahn Fotuali’i. “It was an awesome feeling hav-ing the crowd cheer for me, I was just loving it,” says Gagame.While he was disappointed he did not get to start, Gagame created some much needed life in to a slow Canterbury team when he came on and his goal sent the crowd in to raptures.With a high attendance, Nelson has over-whelmed all expectations and now seems certain to host a game annually, much to the delight of the Solomon Islander. “One or two games would be helpful here for the atmosphere and kids en-joying themselves.”All White Aaron Clapham was a notable absence on the pitch for Canterbury after pinching a nerve in his back during weight training.Team Wellington coach Stu Jacobs was also pleased with the crowd. During his post-game speech he highlighted the huge fan base that turned up to the match and was slightly envious of Nelson’s effort. “Now we are off home to play in front of 50 people,” he says.

DEDICATED: Canterbury football fans Mitchell Ross, Ben Alder, Alex Davies and Zeb Lovell, all of Nelson, at Trafalgar Park for the Canterbury v Team Wellington match. Photo: Phillip Rollo.

Phillip Rollohorses are a selection of crossbred ponies and hacks making them a temperament desirable for a riding school.At Stonehurst Farm students learn in a fun, safe, environment and on safe, reliable horses and ponies. Group or private lessons are available for students, with safe and comfortable viewing areas for parents and spectators. It is

important to note that for your first lesson you must make sure to wear sturdy footwear. Track pants or long trousers are needed to prevent pinching from the stirrup leathers.For more information, visit the centre’s website, www.stonehurstfarm.co.nz/ridingschool or by phoning 03 542 4108 or emailing [email protected]

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Basketballers take on Oz

Several young Nelson basketballers headed to Australia last week to compete for New Zea-land in the Australian Country Junior Basket-ball Cup.The tournament is being held in Albury, in southern New South Wales.Representing Nelson and New Zealand in the under 14 girls’ team is Holly Chandler of Stoke and Charlotte Delany of Nelson. In the under 14 boys’ team are Liam Staal and Cameron Ait-ken, both of Stoke. In the under 15 boys’ team is Gus Riley from Stoke and Justin Wehner from Richmond.In the under 17’s team is Brodie Sidwell from Richmond and Lauren Kennedy from Mapua.Brodie believes the tournament will provide

good development for young basketballers.“We hope to come back with a medal, all the teams are very good,” he says.Under 14s player Cameron says everyone’s hard work has finally paid off by being selected in the teams. “We’re all looking forward to the trip,” he says. “It’ll be fun meeting new people,” added under 14 player Holly.The players for each age group team were se-lected from throughout New Zealand and a good delegation from Nelson shows the high calibre of local players. “This is also a reflection of the area’s great coaches,” said parent Diane Chandler.The players had an intensive three day training camp last week before the week long tourna-ment which started on Monday.

AUSSIE TOURNAMENT: Nelson basketballers from left: Justin Wehner, 14, Cameron Aitken, 12, Gus Riley, 14, Holly Chandler, 12, Liam Staal, 12, Charlotte Delany, 12, Brodie Sidwell, 15, and Lauren Kennedy, 16, are currently across the ditch competing in the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup. Photo: Teresa Hattan.

rUgbY Three young and talented Nelson rugby players have been named in the NZ under 17 development squad. Mitchell Drummond and Fletcher Smith, members of the Nelson College 1st XV, and Steve Soper of the Waimea College 1st XV were all members of the Nelson Bays South Island Championship winning Under 16 team and have been named in an elite squad of 86 players. Peter Barr, chief executive of the Tas-man Rugby Union, says this reward was a result of dedication and hard work by the boys and was a testament to development systems and good coaching within the union.

KiDS SporTS Nelson Hockey, in conjunction with Sport Tasman, will be running a holiday programme this week. The programme is for anyone who wants to just have fun with the Sport Tasman Activities trailer on site at the hockey turfs, kids can just come along and have fun with heaps of different games. Some of the games included are: badminton, football, bowls, netball, 3-legged races, hi hoppers, catch tails, balloon ball races, tee-ball, mini tennis, agility climbers and cup catch races. Cost is $8 for a 2 and a half hour session.

IN BRIEF

DEFEATED: Johnny Skeggs looks down at the broken stumps as Wakatu lost the T/20 cricket final to Waimea Toi Toi United at Saxton Oval on Saturday. Photo: Phillip Rollo.

A rare five-run extra was the only highlight as Wakatu slumped to a forgettable 36-run loss to Waimea Toi Toi United in the Twenty20 fi-nal on Saturday.As the ball smashed into Sprig & Fern WTTU wicketkeeper Ricky Edwards’ helmet, which was left on the ground behind him, the umpire signaled for an extra five runs. Something stand-in captain Campbell McLean had never seen in local cricket. “I haven’t seen it live, no, but I have seen it on TV once. It certainly was different,” Campbell says.Mark Allsopp top scored with 42 runs on a pretty good Saxton Oval

wicket, but the match was lost both in the field and in Wakatu’s opening five overs with the bat.Catches win matches, and dropped balls certainly cost Wakatu dearly late in the innings as they allowed WTTU to reach a strong total of 149/9. An explosive start was on the cards for Wakatu but a com-plete collapse from the top order had them at a meager 9/4 off just four overs. Mark’s score gave them some credibility, but nothing was going right. Wakatu reached 113. “I think we had a pretty good cam-paign all and all, but we played our worst game in the final,” says Campbell.

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Nelson South Swimming Club hosted the annual Swimming Nel-son Marlborough Country and Town championship at the Hamp-den St pool on Saturday with 92 swimmers representing all the clubs from Nelson and Marlbor-ough. The Country and Town champs offers trophies for the top country club and top country swimmer, calculated by a points scoring sys-tem that awards 16 points for a first place finish down to 1 point for finishing tenth. For many swim-mers the meet presented a further opportunity to qualify for national events later in the summer. The 15 and over boys section saw some close racing involving Ryan Cheyne and Kaiori McGuinniety from Nelson South, and Nick Ker-ry and Kavanagh from Blenheim, with Ryan taking overall honours in terms of placings. However Nick, by virtue of the number of

events he entered, scored higher individual points.The honours were shared in the 15 and over girls section, with a number of good results and times achieved with Grace Woodall scor-ing the highest individual points in this section.Toby Lloyd from Blenheim domi-nated the boys’ 13 and 14 years age group, though Fraser Neill and William Borrell from Nelson re-corded some good times. The 13 and 14 years girls group saw Sally McMath score the highest individ-ual points, but Ellie Rukuwai, Kea McGuinniety, Libby Gray, Caitlin Abbott and Jess Roper from Nelson South, and Cara Pearson and Amy Coulton from Nelson could all feel pleased with their efforts.The next meet on the local calen-dar is the Nelson-Marlborough age group championships, being held at the Aquatic Centre on 12 and 13 February.

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Back in 1998 Stu Cottam ran exactly to his prediction in the NBS Nelson Striders Half Marathon and yesterday he took home the Boar’s Jaw (aka Tre-vor Ruffell Tusk Trophy) for the second time by finishing seven seconds under his 1hour 30minute estimate.A field of 141 took part in the run or walk along the Maitai Valley Rd which included a 10km run. All got to witness the lean legs of Phil Costley ‘cruising’ past to the Maitai Dam and return, re-cording 1:12:14 in his first hit out for 2011. Colette Read’s 1:36:01 earned her the fastest woman while Wendy Healey cemented herself as top of the crop in the ‘heal and toe’ brigade with a powerful 2:13:27 walk in what is not really an easy course. The Striders return to the Maitai Val-ley on Tuesday night for the second of their Sprig and Fern Summer Se-ries – another 3km starting from Waahi Taakaro Golf Course at 6.00pm. Watches will not be allowed as all con-tinue the no timepiece theme to tread to Branford Park, the closest to their estimate taking home a Turkey.

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20th Annual Nelson Summer Kite FestivalSunday, January 23 at 12:00pm - 5:00pm at Neale Park, Nelson NZ. Kite stall, food and drink stalls, face painting, buggy rides. Gold coin donation. Come along to a day of family fun at the longest running, self funded kite festival in New Zealand. Organised by the Nelson Kite Club. Ph 548 8707Relating Well in New Zealand’ a free pro-gramme providing migrants with knowledge and skills for settling successfully in New Zealand. Sat 12 February 2011 9-4pm. 142 Collingwood Street, Nelson. To register, please phone Relationship Ser-vices on 548 0904 or email [email protected] by 5 February 2011.PAM’S TAPDANCING FOR FUN welcomes you to its 2011 classes. Special, fun class, Tuesday morn-ings for pre-schoolers and Home Schooled children, now being offered. Ph. Pam 545-1557 to enrol.Volunteer with Refugees Attend Refugee Services’ weekend training course February 11-13 to learn how you can assist the resettlement of refugees to Nelson. Free Course with NZQA certi-fication. Great opportunity to learn about other cultures while making new friends and helping others. Phone (03)548-4978 or email [email protected] RAILWAY SOCIETY: the train or railcar will be running daily from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm, beginning on Boxing Day December 26 until Sun-day January 30 weather permitting.Pottery Classes with Ross Richards at Nelson Community Potters. 10 week course starting Tues-day Feb 8th; 7- 9 pm.$120.00 for non-members, $110.00 for members. Phone 5475252 to book your place.The NZ Summer School Choir will give two Cathedral concerts - Thursday 27 January 7.30pm and Friday 28 January at 2pm. Two major works by Durufle and Gounod - Requiem and Mass. The original bass voice in The King’s Singers, Brian Kay, with accompanist Alan Gray (organ). Tel: 545 2259.VETERANS BADMINTON Every Thursday night 7.30 to 9.30pm at the Stoke Memorial Hall. Must be 30yrs or over. Starting January 20th 2011 Ph Janette 547 2366 (Treasurer) for info.SOCIAL BADMINTON Social every Monday night 7.30 to 9.30pm at the Stoke Memorial Hall. All ages and abilities welcome. Starting January 17th 2011. Ph Janette 547 2366 for info.Nelson Tramping Club Jan 23. Maitai circuit via Cleveland Tce and Tantragee Saddle. Return down the Maitai walkway and over the Centre of NZ. Easy. $0. Brenda 545 1611. Jan 29 Saturday. Cable Bay walkway. Easy. $3. Ross 538 0064. Jan 29-31. Mt Travers. Fit. $18. Pat 539 1340. Fun Run/Walk Monaco - Come along every Monday night till the end of daylight savings and Run or Walk around the picturesque Mo-naco Peninsula. Entry at The Honest Lawyer just $5 from 5.30pm. Walkers off at 6.00pm, Runners at 6.15pm. Prize giving at The Honest Lawyer

from 7.30pm. Entry Fee includes 1 free drink and spot prize eligibility. Make it your regular Monday Nighta. Look forward to seeing you there. Nelson Community Potters on Rutherford St. has well equipped club rooms with wheels, tools, kilns etc. Phone 547 5252 to join the creative fun. Breast Cancer Support Group Next meeting Tuesday 8 February from 1.00pm to 3.00pm, Nick Smith’s Rooms, Quarantine Road, Stoke. Phone Valda 03 547 4905 for further information.Lymphoedema Support Group Next meeting Monday 21 February from 10.00am to 11.30am, 29 Monaco View, Stoke. Phone Cheryl 03 547 3590 for further information.Partners and Carers of Cancer Patients Sup-port Group Commencing Tuesday 8 February at 7.30pm. This is a free six week facilitated course. Please register with the Cancer Society Nelson, phone 539 3662.Prostate Cancer Support Group Next meet-ing Thursday 3 February from 1.30pm to 3.30pm, Broadgreen House, Nayland Road, Stoke. Phone Ian 03 547 3373 for further information.Track Cycling All Go for 2011Track cycling is back on track at Trafalgar Park for 2011 with the race meets into full swing every Wednesday staring at 5.30pm. Many cyclists have just completed the strenuous Tour de Vineyards and Tour de Femme so are now rested and ready to come to the track to help lift their speed.Cycling Tasman Academy has set up an exciting weekly series with up to $500 in prizes with weekly spot draws for club competitors. The series runs for 6 weeks and will ensure some pretty enthralling racing each week. The Academy has track bikes and special track shoes to loan out to new riders. The highlights for the track season are coming very soon with the Nelson –Marlborough Centre Championships to be held in Blenheim on January 29 with the NZ age group and elite track champs in Invercargill just a few weeks later. There are already a developing group of sharp young riders training hard under the watchful eye of the Centre coach ,Jason Craig and are on target for some top finishes at the National age group champs. Traditional Maori net and rope making wa-nanga, run by Tiakina te Taiao. January 22 -- 23 at Puketawai, Riwaka. All welcome. Email Dean [email protected] or phone 546 9412 for further information.‘Relating Well in New Zealand’ a free pro-gramme providing migrants with knowledge and skills for settling successfully in New Zealand. Sat 12 February 2011, 9-4pm. 142 Collingwood Street, Nelson. To register, please phone Relationship Ser-vices on 548 0904 or email [email protected] by 5 February 2011. Nelson Horticultural Society Summer Show Saturday 22nd January 1–4pm Sunday 23rd Janu-ray 10–4pm at Memorial Hall, Main Road, Stoke. Gladioli and dahlias including cut flowers, roses,

vegetables, fuchias, sales table. We look forward to your entries which close Thursday 20th January. Exhibitors phone M Hart on 547 2999 or email: [email protected] cares – feeling lonely? Need some-one to talk over your hassles with? Phone Lifeline 546 8899 or toll free 0800 543 354 Counselling – LifeLine Nelson – Face to Face individual counselling. Free up to 10 sessions. Phone 546 8899 TOP OF THE SOUTH MORRIS MINOR CLUB Sunday 23 January 11.30am for Picnic Lunch at Cable Bay picnic area. Interested contact Julie Ph035473316 or Trevor Ph035268884. ZENDA BellyDance Summer Sessionswith Gretchen and friends. Thursday nights Jan 6th -Feb 3rd, St John’s Church Hall Hardy St 6pm - 7pm, $7.00, all levels welcome. Ph: 548 8707REGULAR EVENTSThe Lighthouse Spiritual Centre meets every Monday night 7.30 - 8.30pm at the Age Concern Hall, Trafalgar St. (opp Trailways). Weekly speakers and light workers. All welcome.YOGA ON THE BEACH. Saturdays 8am Wednes-days 7.45am Tahunanui main beach. No experi-ence needed. Bring a mat or towel. $5. Phone 5464670 / 0276221878.Nelson Newcomers Network Mike and Milli hosting a fortnightly coffee group at the Alchemy Café Bateup Rd Richmond alternate Thursday mornings from 10am. Contact Mike or Milli Gree-navalt at 544 7906. All newcomers welcome.McCashins Brewery Summer Saturday Market “It’s all happening in Stoke ... Live music, food stalls, fresh produce, crafts, car boot stalls, bouncy castle, and cold beer, lemonade and cider in our new beer garden.”Free bouncy castle every Wednesday at Mc-Cashins Brewery and Cafe, 660 Main Road, Stoke with a child friendly play area”.A Night for Blokes in Nelson. Man’s night is held every 2nd Tuesday of the month - no charge All welcome for a relaxed informal evening with other local men of Nelson discussing important is-sues and subjects not usually raised openly among men such as children, health, women, personal growth, self improvement and advice. Beach League Volleyball Summer beach se-ries - join the fun with a team of four. Every Weds at 5.30pm. Double league every Sunday 4pm. Walkin’s for day welcome. Only $34 season fee per player. Call Jace 5451122 or 0210511666.Waimarama Community Gardens, Brook Valley – “Give a hand and learn a lot!” Experienced gardeners & volunteers meet every Friday 4 to 6 pm. Composting with Adrian – “Help & Learn!”, every second Thursday from 9.30 am. Small amounts of compost available for those who help make it, please bring bag or container. All ses-sions are free, just turn up! Enquiries 548 4575 or [email protected]

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