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Published on: 11th January 2010 VOLUNTARY CONDITIONS MAY HELP HOPE PLAN VOLUNTARY CONDITIONS MAY HELP HOPE PLANCrematorium quandary Issues over an existing resource consent at Hope's Gardens of the World mean the applicant behind a plan to build a crematorium at the venue has been asked to volunteer to follow a series of strict consent conditions. A decision on whether Nelson funeral director Francis Day will be granted consent by the Tasman District Council to go ahead with the highly controversial plan is not likely to be released until February. A memorandum sent to the council by commissioner David Collins, who presided over the consent hearing, says the hearing panel has found itself in a "difficult position" over a resource consent which was issued for the venue in 1991. A three-day consent hearing for Mr Day's proposed development was held in November. His application seeks permission to establish a crematorium, a 25-seat chapel, a ticket kiosk and small office, as well as a memorial garden at the Hope site. People who submitted on the application are able to comment on the proposed consent restrictions. Their comments are due to be received by the council by January 22. Council officers will offer the hearing panel further advice in writing by January 29. (The Nelson Mail, Monday 4 January 2010) EROSION SPELLS END OF BACK BEACH CAR PARKA tarsealed car park at Nelson's Back Beach has been removed as coastal erosion continues at Tahunanui. Nelson City Council parks and facilities manager Paul McArthur said the erosion at the popular dog walking spot was being caused by the Blind Channel continuing its eastward movement. The council had a policy of "managed retreat", which meant moving things out of the way as the channel sweeps in that direction. Over the years, the car park at the end of the road has been getting smaller because of the erosion, and it had become too small to be functional, Mr McArthur said. The car park's surface had been crumbling away and had been ending up on the inter-tidal area, so just before Christmas the council decided to pull it up. (The Nelson Mail, Wednesday 6 January 2010) THEATRE ROYAL HISTORY IS IN THE DETAILAn important piece of history has been uncovered at Nelson's Theatre Royal. In restoring the auditorium, as part of a $4.4 million redevelopment of the theatre, workers removed a layer of paper on the ceiling to find the original 1878 embossed anaglypta paper. Project manager Andy Ferguson said the pink and blue colours on the paper had been handpainted. Yesterday Christchurch paper conservator Lynn Campbell was in Nelson to give some guidance to a team of four who will set to work restoring the old paper. (The Nelson Mail, Thursday 7 January 2010) DID YOU KNOW?Our independent valuations can be used for trusts. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEKThere are 4 Santa Claus stages: 1) When you believe in Santa. 2) When you don't believe in Santa. 3) When you are Santa. 4) When you look like Santa. |
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