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Published on: 22nd March 2010 WATER CUTS PROCEED IN TASMAN WATER CUTS PROCEED IN TASMANFriday's brief rainfall in the Waimea area has had no effect on today’s planned introduction of water restrictions in Tasman district. The first stage of water rationing in the Waimea Plains is now in place. Flows in the Waimea River have now dropped to 2100 litres per second – down from 2300 litres early on Friday, which was just below the trigger for rationing, said Tasman District Council dry weather taskforce convenor Dennis Bush-King. He said the 5.5mm of rain on Friday increased the river flow to 3500 litres per second at the trigger point in the Wairoa Gorge, but it was short-lived. The affected water permit holders, which include irrigators, will have to reduce their take by 20 per cent. Rostering has also been introduced in the Riwaka water management zone and restrictions are already in place in Takaka, affecting the two salmon farms and a small number of irrigators who take water from the Takaka River. Hosing restrictions have also been introduced in Richmond, Mapua, Ruby Bay, Brightwater, Hope, Tapawera and Wakefield and the rural water supply schemes of Redwood Valley and Dovedale. (The Nelson Mail, Monday 15 March 2010) NOROVIRUS PUBLICITY BLAMED FOR CAMP CLOSUREGolden Bay Holiday Park at Tukurua, hit by a norovirus outbreak during its peak summer season, is to close. Campground owner Bob Perriam said it would finish trading on April 12 until further notice. He blamed adverse publicity surrounding the norovirus outbreak as the cause. Hundreds of campers became ill with vomiting and diarrhoea over the period from Christmas until January 27. The virus was confirmed as norovirus following an investigation by the public health authority. Mr Perriam said today that he would be examining plans for the future of the campground over the next few months and he would be looking at all forms of land use. Both the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board medical officer of health Dr Ed Kiddle and the Tasman District Council have been investigating the cause of the virus outbreak. Dye testing of the camp’s internal effluent system had cleared the campground of any fault. (The Nelson Mail, Tuesday 16 March 2010) MAPUA CHEMICAL SITE CLEAN-UP REPORT LABELLED A WHITEWASHToxic fears dog residents Families left in the dark over effects on their health Mapua residents are dissatisfied with Ministry of Health assurances that the clean-up of Mapua’s former Fruitgrowers’ Chemical Company site has not created long-term health effects. The ministry’s take on a Public Health report, released yesterday, has been slated as a whitewash. The report has left Mapua residents feeling sceptical about the risks that the clean-up of the highly toxic site posed to their health, because of ‘‘holes’’ in its information. Risks to public health are unlikely, but: - Groundwater under and south of the site is not safe for drinking. - Signs warning people against collecting shellfish to be erected. - The limited number of chemicals monitored during the clean-up limited the report. - It's unclear if the health of people living on the south side of the site is affected. - Community views will be sought over the next six weeks and submitted to the Government. - A further Labour Department report on the health impacts on site workers is due in April. (The Nelson Mail, Tuesday 16 March 2010) RED DEVILS USING CITY HOUSE AS HEADThe Red Devils, a feeder gang for the notorious Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, is using a house in Nelson as its headquarters. The gang formed a chapter in Nelson last April, with four members publicly displaying their patches during a charity ride. It was the first time the group had been seen in New Zealand. Detective Senior Sergeant Wayne McCoy of Nelson police said a property in Natalie St, in an industrial area off St Vincent St, was the members’ new base. Vehicles parked at the house are registered to the directors of Nelson Bays Motorcycle Events Ltd, which ran last weekend’s poker run in which Red Devils and Hells Angels members took part. When contacted by The Nelson Mail, the owner of the house, who lives in a nearby street, declined to comment on who was using it. (The Nelson Mail, Wednesday 17 March 2010) MUCH ADO ABOUT A GLOBE THEATRE PROPOSALOne man’s vision for a Globe Theatre overlooking Nelson’s Maitai River is probably not to be, after it drew a mixed response from Nelson city councillors and performing arts representatives. Nelson man Daniel Hall presented his concept for The Globe Theatre Nelson to the city council, as an ‘‘iconic venue’’ for artists and performers in New Zealand. It would take the form of the famous replica in London, modelled on the original built in 1599 by William Shakespeare’s playing company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. A modern reconstruction opened in 1997 near the original site. (The Nelson Mail, Thursday 18 March 2010) TALLEYS EYE NEW MEETING CENTREPlans for a performing arts and conference centre in Nelson are about to be revived by the Nelson City Council, as Rutherford Hotel Holdings – the former partner in the council’s plan – goes it alone with its own conference centre. Rutherford Hotel Holdings spokesman Andrew Talley confirmed today that work was under way on plans for a new conference centre to extend off the existing hotel in the central city. Mr Talley said last year when the council pulled the plug on the deal, following a public hearing, that the company might still go ahead and extend its conference capabilities. He said today that architectural plans were being drawn up and a feasibility study was being done with the aim of starting on foundations later this year. (The Nelson Mail, Friday 19 March 2010) THEATRE GIFT TO CITY PONDEREDThe trust that has managed the multimillion-dollar historic Theatre Royal is considering gifting it to Nelson city. Nelson Historic Theatre Trust chairman Greg Shaw told The Nelson Mail this week that the fully operating theatre might be handed over to the community. A Nelson Repertory representative on the trust, Greg McCauley, confirmed that there had been informal talks but said the option of gifting would be discussed in more detail at the society's annual meeting in April or May. Mr McCauley said any handing over would be considered under the terms of the trust deed. The 350-seat Theatre Royal is set to reopen on June 1 with a gala variety concert. It closed five years ago for a major refurbishment costing $5.9 million, which has been largely paid for with government and council grants and loans. Nelson City Council finance manager Chris Fitchett said loan funding had a minimal impact on rates. Nelson Mayor Kerry Marshall said the idea that the council should own strategic assets had been floated from time to time. Mr Marshall said there were options for different ownership models, and how the debt might be managed in order to protect ratepayers' interests. (The Nelson Mail, Saturday 20 March 2010) PROPERTY WATCHSole seven-figure sale A home at 358 Hardy St, Nelson was the only property sale in the Nelson region to hit seven figures last month, according to the Real Estate Institute's latest statistics. The four-bedroom home on a 880-square metre section sold for $1 million just a fortnight after being listed. It has a rateable value of $850,000 and last sold in 2008 for $900,000. Meanwhile, one of the more significant sales in the Richmond area was a four-bedroom home on a 5029sq m property at 20 Hillplough Heights, which sold for $713,000. It was listed in December for $690,000 and has an RV of $650,000. Big premium for property A small cottage on a large property overlooking Nelson city has sold for more than $100,000 over its RV. Listing agent Susa Guhl of Ray White advertised the two-bedroom cottage on a 3980sq m section at 46 Atmore Terrace as "built in a way that it can be moved easily once you have decided where the right spot for your dream home is". She declined to comment on its sale but official records show it has an RV of $485,000 and fetched $600,000. (The Nelson Mail, Saturday 20 March 2010) THOUGHT FOR THE WEEKOpportunity is a bald man with a beard: You can catch him coming, but you can' t catch him going. |
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