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Published on: 27th September 2008 ON TRACK FOR ANOTHER HALF CENTURY ON TRACK FOR ANOTHER HALF CENTURYA group that has chugged along for decades celebrated its 50-year anniversary at the weekend with all the bells and whistles. Model train enthusiasts from around the South Island flocked to Tahunanui on Saturday for the Nelson Society of Modellers’ 50th birthday. The Nelson society had raised between $40,000 and $50,000 through sponsorship and fundraising to improve the area in Tahunanui and extend the model train tracks to what was now a total of about 2.5km. “It’s been a two-year project leading up to this,” Mr Gibbs said. The Nelson Mail, Monday 22 September 2008 CHILDCARE CENTRE PLANNEDA Rai Valley man behind two existing childcare developments in the Nelson region is proposing another one catering for up to 75 children in a small, residential street near Nelson’s Botanical Reserve. The idea has alarmed some neighbouring property owners, who have called a meeting this Thursday to discuss the plans. SVS Land has applied to Nelson City Council for resource consent to construct the centre on 1346sq m of land on the corner of Hardy St East and Pitt St, a property that currently contains a fire-damaged villa. The Nelson Mail, Tuesday 23 September 2008 DRAG-RACERS SOOTHE OTHER AIRPORT USERSThe drags may yet roar at Motueka Aerodrome this summer. The Nelson Drag Racing Association and a group of airport users signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday that sets out terms under which the airport users will not oppose the association’s application to the Tasman District Council to renew its licence to hold races at the airstrip. The Nelson Mail, Tuesday 23 September 2008 SPLIT OVER LAKE MATIRI HYDRO PLANA Motueka-based company’s application to build a hydroelectric scheme on Lake Matiri near Murchison has attracted 255 submissions, most of which support the scheme, although kayakers and environmentalists remain critical of the proposal. New Zealand Energy Ltd has applied to the Tasman District Council to build a 4.6kw power scheme at the lake, which is on conservation land at the southern entrance to Kahurangi National Park. The scheme would generate enough electricity to supply Murchison. The scheme would see a weir – built at one of the lake’s outlets – divert up to 6.3 cubic metres of water a second into a 2.2km pipe to a powerhouse, form where it would be returned to the river. The Nelson Mail, Wednesday 24 September 2008 COURTHOUSE UPGRADE BACK ON TRACKPrime Minister Helen Clark was expected to announce today that a major expansion of Nelson’s cramped courthouse was back on track, with the Government committing more than $10 million for the project. Plans for a $10.3 million refurbishment were originally unveiled by Minister of Courts Rick Barker in September last year. But in April, the Justice Ministry announced it was putting the project on hold, giving priority to three other courthouse upgrades instead. With the project now back on track, tenders would be called for the main contract, with work due to begin next March, Mr Barker said. It was expected to be completed by late 2010. The Nelson Mail, Thursday 25 September 2008 CYBER AND CAFÉ CHURCHES THE WAY OF THE FUTUREThe Anglican Church hopes to build a visitor’s centre at Nelson’s Christ Church Cathedral and needs to consider making radical changes, such as creating churches on the Internet and in cafes, to ensure its future, says the Bishop of Nelson. The Rt Rev Richard Ellena yesterday spoke of his ideas at the Anglican Diocese of Nelson Synod, and also told the Nelson Mail of Plans for a new development at the cathedral. He said that while Nelson had the second-most-visited cathedral in New Zealand after Christchurch, it lacked a visitors’ centre where people could gather for information, company or simply “a cup of tea”. The project was still in its early stages and no fundraising plan had been formed, but the cathedral was working with iwi on its plans and hoped to be in a position to launch the project early next year. The Nelson Mail, Friday 26 September 2008 DAYCARE CENTRE PLAN CAUSES UPSETThe Rai Valley man behind a proposed childcare centre that has alarmed some Nelson east residents says the last thing he wants to do is upset the local community. Chris Thornley is a director of SVS Land, which has sought resource consent to establish a purpose-built centre catering for up to 75 children on the corner of Hardy St East and Pitt St, near the Nelson Botanical Reserve. Concerned neighbours held a meeting on Thursday night to discuss the development. The Nelson Mail, Saturday 27 September 2008 PROPERTY WATCHReality starts to bite
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