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Amalgamation fight goes to hearingsWith critical meetings regarding the is-sue of amalgamation of Nelson city and Tasman district councils scheduled amid the hectic pre-Christmas rush period and on a congested itinerary, Hands Off Tas-man architect Paul Searancke has been left shaking his head in dismay at the Local Government Commission’s (LGC) warped sense of timing.Three LGC members attended a meeting

in Murchison yesterday to listen to speak-ers they had pre-selected explain the con-tent of their submissions on the highly contentious amalgamation issue, origi-nally hatched and since hard-driven by new Nelson mayor Aldo Miccio. Ninety minutes and a quick plane flight later they were doing it all again in Nelson City.Paul says, “There are some people who would like to be at all these meetings this week to hear the full story and gain an understanding of public sentiment across

the whole region. Even a ministerial driv-er, police escort and repeat of the Helen Clark motorcade fiasco wasn’t going to be enough to get any concerned members of the public from Murchison to Nelson in time,” he says.Paul believes the issue, “which should never have been afforded credibility in the first place” has been poorly handled since day one by its advocates and every day since the LGC has been involved.“Not only opponents but proponents of

the issue asked LGC to be reasonable with regard to the timeframe of submissions in view of the local body elections and that a lot of affected folk are rural residents; many are farmers who had a busy lambing season to attend to. But they seem to have disregarded what we want and that sort of mismanagement and disregard is a big concern to me in view of importance of this matter and the fact they’re empowered to have influence in the decision making

Top teams clash at Moutere

Continued on page 2.

Craig Goodman

After three keenly contested heats at Mo-tueka, Saxton Field and Murchison over the past two months, the top 12 teams fought out the final of the Bowater Group Top Teams series at Upper Moutere on Sunday. Richmond based-Signature Homes Warri-ors were the winners of the senior section. Horrell’s Farmers of Motueka was second while the Lakers of St Arnaud who won the title last year were unable to rise to the oc-casion this time. In the junior section Lind & Franks were winners with Awesome Uni-corns being runner-up. J Dawg & Da G Unit was awarded best dressed team with Levi Norris judged best dressed individual, his pretty pink dress complementing his rugged ‘castaway’ beard.One of the organisers, Hayden Bryant of Sport Tasman, says the event, based on the tremendously popular Top Town which screened on television during the 1980s, was very well supported by participants and spectators and may be extended to include Marlborough as a Top of the South compe-tition next year.

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“Five families will combine for Christmas lunch in Rich-mond then who knows, maybe it’s all back to our place for a swim in the afternoon.”

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“I’ll have Christmas dinner at home with family including my daughter coming from Eu-rope. Maybe we’ll go to Rabbit Island later in the day.”

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on the Hands Off Tasman petition have been defined as one submission by LGC. “That means I’m speaking

on behalf of all these people at the meeting at Tasman District Council today (Wednesday). “That equates to half-a-second per person during

my half-hour time slot and there’s no time to talk for the 374 people who indicated in their submissions that they were prepared to ad-dress the LGC at such a meeting. They were misled,” says Paul.”LGC advisor Michael Coles says that while he agrees this week is par-ticularly hectic and dis-tracting with Christmas looming, business goes on and LGC doesn’t have the luxury to wind up its busy agenda a few weeks before the year’s

end. “This issue has been in people’s minds for quite some time now to consider and it’s not like it’s been sprung on them lately.” He added, “I’ve been made aware of some peo-ple (who made submissions) who should have been on the speaking schedules and we will try to accom-modate these in some of the meet-ings around the region.”Michael says on the basis of what LCG members learn at these meet-ings they will go away and decide “whether the issue is dead in the water or a draft reorganization plan should be drawn up for public con-sultation later on.”He says if the latter should occur and subsequent steps are taken in the re-view process the ultimate decision on amalgamation or otherwise will still be determined by voting polls in both areas.

Amalgamation fight goes to hearingsContinued from page 1.

* The Athletics and Cricket pavilion at Saxton Field got a massive boost this week as the Lottery Community Facili-ties Fund announced a $400,000 grant for the project. It is a welcome boost for the Nelson region, says Nelson MP Nick Smith. “This is tremendous news for cricket and athletics, for ratepayers, and for the building industry. This contribu-tion also takes the pressure off Nelson and Tasman ratepay-ers would otherwise be asked to help fund this $400,000.

* The Lee Valley Dam advanced another step towards be-coming a reality with the discussion at TDC’s meeting about who will pay for, own and manage the asset in the future. “While this necessary infrastructure development has been driven by local water users the benefit to the whole district of the project is without question,” says May-or Richard Kempthorne. As the dam will be a significant asset and its construction will require a substantial invest-ment the Council will be consulting widely as to how the dam should be funded, which in turn prompts questions of ownership and ongoing management. All these questions need to be answered before the project can progress.

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Queen St Pharmacy owners Andy and Sue Mor-ris were delighted to learn their shop window was judged best dressed to the Christmas theme. “It’s a fun time of year and bright, colourful deco-rations in the window and throughout the shop certainly lift people’s spirits, both staff and cus-tomers,” says Sue.Richmond Unlimited committee member Judene Edgar says, “There were quite a few very

attractive windows - including House of Travel, McGlashen Pharmacy, Serendipity, Baku, NBS and Richmond Mall - but probably what clinched the win for Queen St Pharmacy was that they had cleverly incorporated their products in the dis-play.Queen St Pharmacy won a $1000 advertising credit from Waimea Weekly, which put up the prize, for their effort and creativity.

Queen St Pharmacy has best Christmas window

Richmond Unlimited committee member Judene Edgar presents Queen St Pharmacy co-own-er Sue Morris with a Waimea Weekly advertising voucher worth $1000. Andy Morris, bottom left, and the team are delighted with their reward. Photo: Craig Goodman.

Mall doing a ‘roaring pre-Christmas trade’Richmond Mall manager Da-vid Hill can’t see any signs of the economic recession as busy shoppers are presently adding to a record trading year. “With the two days which are traditionally our busiest - De-cember 23 and Market Day on the 31st - we’ve already had

our best year ever.”David adds, “At 2pm today (Tuesday) we’re packed with wall to wall shoppers and there’s a real festive spirit in the air. Our calendar sent out to all local households has gone down a treat and we’ve had tremendous feedback. Services

such as free gift wrapping are really appreciated.”Meanwhile Richmond Unlim-ited chair Andrew McGlashen says Queen Street retailers seem to be in a more a bouyant mood than last year, indicating they are pleased with pre-Christmas trad-ing.


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Award-winning Richmond chef Matt Bouterey made his New Zealand television debut on Saturday in the final of the popular cooking show, New Zealand on a Plate.“I’ve been on chef shows on TV in the UK a couple of times but it’s nice to get a bit of local ex-posure here, says the owner of the central Queen Street busi-ness which has won back to back awards as ‘New Zealand’s Best Regional Smart Dining Restaurant’.The programme, which screened on TV One on Sat-urday at 5.30pm, showed Matt working with Mariri orchard-ist David Easton in his apple packing shed before cooking at his home in the evening and next day preparing a barbeque at Kaiteriteri Beach in spite of difficult wind gusts. “It was a great experience; relaxed and a lot of fun. As a final episode in the series they definitely left the best until last in coming to the Tasman district,” says Matt.The show will be repeated on Sky’s food channel in February.

Richmond chef cooks up TV gig The Maitai Lodge will not be

moved, despite vocal opposition to its current location, says Tasman District Council.Following a number of months in consultation with the community, Council has made the decision on the final location for the historic building on the Hope Reserve.The committee del-egated by the Council to make the decision on its behalf has voted by majority to leave the historic building in its current position.The Maitai Lodge became the cen-tre of a media storm in May when Council moved it to make way for new tennis courts. It’s new location angered neighbours of the reserve because it blocked their view of the mountains. But TDC says the cost of moving it again was too great to ratepayers and it would stay where it is.

“In making this decision we took into account the feedback from the wider community, the costs associ-ated with a further shift ($30-38K) and the future needs within the Reserve and ownership and use of the building itself,” says Mayor

Richard Kempthorne.“This process has been a clear dem-onstration of the subjective nature of a number of deci-sions councils have to make. The location of the hall is not go-ing to please every-

body; however, a decision had to be made. In going through this decision making process we have had to take on board the lesson in that while some decisions maybe within legal requirements we have a responsibility to ensure affected residents have the opportunity to contribute to the final outcome,” says Richard.

Maitai Lodge will stay put, decides council

Shop ‘n win into final week, $3,000 cash could be yours

Richmond chef Matt Bouterey featured on the television show New Zealand on a Plate. Photo: Craig Goodman.

Alan Mathews of Richmond enters the draw while shopping at Queen St Fruit &Veg.

It’s incredible what the incentive of winning $3,000 in cash just before Christmas does for lo-cal shoppers.According to many of the particant businesses, (see page 25 for a list of these) some customers are making special trips to their stores for the prime purpose of entering the Shop ‘n Win draw again and again.This exciting promotion between Waimea Week-ly and local retailers and service providers has gathered momentum since it began four years ago and a staggering 40,000 entries were received last year.Already indications are that number will be eclipsed as a deluge of entries are expected over the final few days before the draw is made under police supervision later next week.

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Garin College high performing cyclist Tom Ni-cholson is the winner of the 2010 McGlashen Pharmacy scholarship worth $1000.Pharmacy owner Andrew McGlashen says, “We had a lot of very impressive and worthy appli-cations but I think in the end it was Tom’s in-tended goals which tipped the balance in his favour. While he has set himself some very am-bitious targets they are realistic and achievable when you consider his achievements to date, his application to his sport and his strong desire to succeed. Tom says in a sport which involves the ongoing purchase of a lot of expensive equip-ment and costly travel to regular competitions the $1000 prize was a godsend. “I’ll use it for gear and to help me travel to the Tour of Teawamutu at Easter and National Champs in May.”With a Bronze medal at the Track Nationals in Invercargill and high placing among the NZ Un-der-19 team in the Tour of Canberra the 15 year-old is inspired by his ultimate goal; to one day compete in the glorious Tour de France.

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Andrew McGlashen, of McGlashen Pharmacy, with scholarship winner Tom Nicholson.

The festive Christmas spirit will be alive and singing at this year’s Carols by Candlelight in the serene setting of Washbourn Gardens. Scheduled for Sunday 19 December, at 7.30pm, the concert will include live per-formances from the Richmond Orchestra and Take a Chance Singers, along with special guests Bays Barbershop Chorus, Council Carolers, Manawaraiti Kapa Haka Group. Candles, hot drinks and sweet treats are avail-able to purchase on the night.

Members of the Tasman District Council carollers group rehearse at Richmond Li-brary for the Washbourn Gardens Carols by Candlelight. JK accompanies on guitar while a song called ‘Tasman’ written by Marewa Scott (centre) is sung.

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Margy Fearn celebrated her 70th birthday with family and friends, several coming from the West Coast. The claim to fame or imfamy in this family is that the old Fearn farm near Hokitika was where Stan Graham was shot dead by police in 1941 after shooting five men including two policemen.Nelson City Council staff held their annual Christmas party at Club Waimea on Friday evening, a vote of confidence in this facility as a social function centre.The final of Bowater Group Top Teams was held at Upper Moutere on Sunday with Signature Homes taking out the title.Phone me on 0275 326461 if you’re having a Christmas party or celebrating some other occasion.

Andrew Petheram and Chris Fitchett with Judith Fitchett, Margreet Hoffman and Nicky McDonald.

Glenys Kofoed and Carol Fearn (standing) with Mari-on Hickey, Margy Fearn and Peggy Anderson at Margy’s 70th.

Speedway commentator Dave Birdling and former Radio Nelson station manager Phil Gully.

Megan and Rocky Smith with Geoff, Johnny, Mat and Bill (all Thompson) at Margy Fearn’s b i r t h d a y party.

Mike Ingram, Sonny and Tania Alesana (standing) with Kathy Solly, Erika Svart and Nicola Mercer at Nelson City Council’s Christmas party.

Ron and Jack Fearn were here to wish sister- in-law Margy a happy 70th.

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Pest controller urges synchonised blitzArgentine and Darwin’s ants, which have infested specific residential blocks in Richmond I recent years, are under strategic attack by local residents.Tasman District Council pest controller Robin Van Zoe-len is encouraging residents in identified high infestation blocks to mount a concerted and simultaneous attack on the pests. “We want to maximize the baiting effort otherwise some ants may get a sub-lethal dose, move next door and so we haven’t really solved or reduced the problem,” says Robin.Accordingly council recommended residents in affected areas synchronize separate baiting attacks on both spe-cies. The Darwin ant came under concerted fire last Sat-urday and Sunday evenings but Chisnall Street residents

John and Pam Collie jumped the gun deciding it was best to nip these tiny invaders in the bud. “This is the second year we’ve had a blitz on the little blighters and as you can see there’s no trace of them around at present, says John lifting pots, rocks and other objects covering tunnel openings where they scurry away under ground.”Robin says, “We believe Darwin ants came into this area on railway sleepers from Australia; they first appeared a few years ago in the Nayland Road area and are thriving in parts of Richmond,” says Robin. “Both ant species are similar in appearance (light-brown and small), but Dar-win’s ants produce a strong smell when squashed.” Council staff say, “The ants can spoil outdoor activities in backyards, and sometimes invade households for food and water. They could also affect orchardists and viti-

culturists as they cultivate aphids and scale insects for their honey dew.Because the Argentine ants are busi-est in the January-February period a synchonized baiting programme is planned for February 19-20. Olym-pus Way / Chelsea Ave and Croucher / Doran Street areas are particularly badly affected by this species. Council says Warwick Ivory of Alpha Environmental in Richmond is a handy local supplier of the appropriate baits and will give residents sound advice.

John Collie hardly allows the inavading ants a foot in the door as he lays baits at the first sign of their pres-ence. He says if all residents in the affected block take the same swift and effective action they may be able to eliminate the pests from Richmond.

Driven is the perfect word to describe Garin College dux Claudio Cannata.Lead vocalist of a heavy metal band by the same name, Driven, Claudio struggled to name hobbies and interests outside of cur-ricular activities. Although his band and motorbike were two things he managed to find time for in his busy schedule.The 18 year-old took home distinction awards in four subjects at the Garin College senior prize giving; ICT technology, English, economics and religious studies. As well as the top award of dux for 2010. “It was a bit of a shock eh. I didn’t expect it. There was a lot of people in the running,” says Claudio. “It was pretty overwhelming.”He puts his selection down to his involved all throughout the school and not just his excellent academic capabilities. Claudio was a school captain, captain of learning, played at Smokefree Rockquest regionals, and had a significant role in the new school di-ary and magazine. Claudio says all the hard work he put in to the school had made his year a better one, and is enjoying watching Garin College grow. Next year Claudio will be studying a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Law majoring in accounting at Victoria University in Wellington.

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and enjoy the story about the baby who grew into one of us; frail vulnerable, hu-man. Apparently he couldn’t handle the jandal – well he died didn’t he. So he failed right? Well not really; we can live now, re-ally live, enjoy friend-ship with God no mat-ter how badly we stuff up. We can do that because the baby grew up and took the rap

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Christmas & New Year ClosureOur Nelson & Westport offices will both be closing at 5pm on Thurs-day 23rd Dec 2010 & reopening on Mon 17th Jan 2011 (both offices will have a skeleton staff in attendence from Mon 10th Jan 2011) Best wishes for a safe & enjoyable festive season from Lee & the team

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We’ve all heard and hopefully heeded the advice, ‘try before you buy’.Well at Richmond Saddlery co-owner Clinton Day goes a step further with commitment to product quality con-trol and customer satisfaction with his ‘I try before I sell’ policy.“As an enthusiastic and successful equestrian competitor over the past 22 years I’ve come to know the difference between reliable quality gear and sub-standard equip-ment. In fact I’d say I’ve had personal experience using about 99% of the products we stock and if it didn’t come up to scratch it certainly wouldn’t be on our shelves. Our products have passed the test of time,” says Clinton.Co-owner Athol Allan chips in, “Older folk will remem-ber that old LV Martin ad on TV in which the owner insists ‘It’s the putting right that counts.’ Well we’ve hardly ever had cause to put things right because we do things properly in the first place but if the case arises when customers aren’t entirely happy with what they’ve bought for whatever reason then we certainly do put things right. That’s our moral obligation and in a com-munity like Richmond-Waimea we rely on repeat busi-ness and positive referrals.”Both men have a lifetime involved in equestrian related interests and high achievement, serving on various club committees and being in the enviable situation of mak-

ing their passion their busi-ness. Clinton, who enjoys all equestrian disciplines with a high reputation in dressage

and showing, is still performing at the top of his game having taken out the 2009 South Island Supreme Pinto Championship while Athol’s par-ticular field of endeavour and expertise is with harness and carriage horses. “We are horsey people, we’re around them all the time and we know what they need,” says Athol.While Richmond Saddlery stocks quality gear it doesn’t come with the extravagant price tags typi-cal of some stores. “We can sell you a good horse cover for $54 or you may choose one priced at

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over $400 but in any case it will be good quality and great value for money,” says Clinton.Stacks of good stock and sound adviceRichmond Saddlery has vast and varied range of equestrian supplies but what you see in store is only the tip of an iceberg.Clinton says, “While we have a good range in store based on what locals want it’s obvious you can’t stock everything. If we don’t have a particular item a customer wants the chances are we can source and supply it quickly and at the best possible price.”Equipment is available for all levels of equestrian participation and competition, from absolute

beginners to top flight competitors. This includes saddles, bridles and covers etc, grooming gear, riders’ clothing and footwear. They have leather care products such as creams and bees waxes and also sell dog covers and rugs.Perhaps you want to buy a gift for a ‘horsey friend’ and aren’t quite sure what they want or need. Richmond Saddlery has gift vouchers, not just for Christmas but at anytime and remember all items are exchangeable with proof of purchase.The store runs a monthly draw for all customers with some very well-worthwhile prizes up for grabs.Richmond Saddlery stocks horse feed supplements as one of Athol’s particular areas of expertise is horse nutrition so he can give you good advice on how to keep your animals in peak condition.

And if you have equestrian gear which needs repairing – perhaps leather items need sewing or saddles need repacking – talk to Clinton at Richmond Saddlery. “We do some repairs ourself and can send equipment away for repair if need be.”Clinton and Athol say, “The simple fact is we’ve been running Richmond Saddlery for 10 years and have helped countless hundreds of customers during that time, whether it be supplying quality products or giving sound advice based on our extensive knowledge in the equestrian field.”Richmond Saddlery is located down the lane behind Haven Realty at 8B McGlashen Avenue, next door to Bowater Toyota. You’ll certainly be pulling the right rein by calling in to see how Clinton and Athol can help you.

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Groups all over Nelson choose Club Waimea for their functions

Clubs New Zealand have secured an arrange-ment with Shell NZ If you are a member of any Chartered Club you can apply and receive the appropriate card and receive five cents a litre off the pump price of petrol, diesel and LPG. The forms are available at any Club and we can supply any Club member with forms to apply for a Clubplus card . There is a $2. monthly fee; There is no other transaction fees; you qualify for fly buys; There are 35 credit free days; Your account with the discounts shown is payable monthly. .

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Don Bartkowiak, Stephen Gully, Susie & Mike Schruer were part of the Nelson City Council staff Christmas Party who enjoyed a night of entertainment and a delicious buffet last Friday evening

It seems the worst kept secret in Richmond and throughout the entire Nelson region is that Club Waimea is a great venue for a large group gather-ing, whether it be for business or pleasure.The Club has all the electronic facilities and fur-niture needed for a commercial group to hold a seminar or business conference with the club’s wonderful catering facilities and spacious bar being an added bonus to stay on and unwind af-ter the business is done.During the course of 2010 a wide range of groups have chosen Club Waimea for their special occa-sions and in every case patrons have gone away singing its praises.The Nelson Owners, Trainers & Breeders’ As-sociation held its annual dinner and prizegiv-ing function at Club Waimea in October with guest speaker Graham Rogerson in attendance. Graham is one of Australasia’s most success-ful and prolific thoroughbred racehorse trainers with a Melbourne Cup and several multi-million dollar prizes to his credit. He’s visited many of the world’s top function centres and said Club Waimea and its sensational buffet menu do Rich-mond and our district proud.Local businesses such as CRT choose Club Waimea for their staff parties and even Nelson City Council staff drove ‘across the border’ to treat their workers last Friday evening.During the course of the year dozens of club members and visitors who are celebrating their birthdays or anniversaries bring their families and friends to Club Waimea where the atmos-phere and people are friendly.To quote the popular American sit-com Cheers, many Club Waimea people look forward to go-ing out once in a while or on a regular basis to ‘where everyone knows your name’.

Through Clubs procurement pro-gram you can also get a 50% dis-count on all kitchenware products, special discounts on Cavalier Bremworth carpets, 20% discount

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The weekly membership draw on the November 17 was for $1300. and alas, member number 554 was not here to claim the prize. On November 25 $1400. was avail-able and again, member number 1057 was not here. On December 2 $1500. was available and you guessed it, member number 847 was AWOL and no doubt will now be gnashing their teeth to learn of a

windfall which blew away. On De-cember 9 $1600. was up for grabs (what a boost for Christmas) but member number 251 has another entry to write in their book of re-grets. On December 16, $1700. is the jackpot on offer if your num-ber is drawn and you’re in attend-ance. Surely you will learn from the mistakes of so many others; we hope so.

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Above: Children arrive by cart to see Santa at the Club Waimea Children’s Christmas Party. Below: Santana Hewison (9) meets Santa and confirms she’s been good so as to get her present

Kids thrilled to meet Santa at Club Waimea Christmas PartyClub Waimea members are family folk with children and grandchil-dren and so these young people, hopefully the next generation of club members, are catered for at every opportunity.Accordingly Club Waimea held its annual Children’s Christmas Party on Sunday and a large crowd of

children were thrilled to meet San-ta Clause and receive a gift after assuring him they had been good this year. The Board , Club management and staff wish all Club Waimea mem-bers a very merry and safe Christ-mas and a more enjoyable , pros-perous and happy next year .

A talented group of Country music singers and guests are providing outstanding entertainment at the Club. The next two gigs are this Sunday December 19 from 6pm until 9pm and the following Thurs-day, December 23 from 6.30pm until 930 pm.

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Club Waimea has a wonderful Christmas raffle. Limited to 300 tickets at $5 and with 31 prizes the odds of success are pretty good. The draw closes and is drawn on the December 23, Buy a ticket and you could collect any of the won-derful prizes on offer.

Christmas raffleThe Noel Leeming / Club Waimea Treasure Chest is valued at $2,200. this week and if not won before-hand will be drawn on New Years Eve before a new treasure chest starts in the New Year . There are some great prizes attached to this draw.

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Lance Solly & Peter Birt with Susi Solly & Kim Grindlley enjoy the opportunity to relax with Nelson City Council staff at the Christmas party last Friday evening

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By Wayne MartinFor those of you adoring fans that have been to see any of the meetings this season at the Tahuna Beach Holiday Park Speedway then you will know that you would have been treated to some full on action from all the different classes at the Landsdowne Rd track. Well race fans we have got some news for you and it’s all GOOD! Just when you thought it couldn’t possibly happen Nelsons number one attraction is about to step it up yet another gear. Just as the dust has settled after the Elf Supercup from the last meeting we head straight into the holiday season with a meeting especially for the whole family. The Xmas Xtravaganza on the 18th December will see not just the top class

racing but we will see Santa Claus who makes a guest appearance to hand out all sorts of goodies. He won’t be turning up on his sleigh but he will be turning up by way of a more unconventional method. After everyone would have recovered from the New Year’s celebrations it’s the turn of the Three Quarter Midgets as they contest

the TQ 1000. This will be a good hit out for the cars and drivers as the New Zealand TQ Champs will be contested here in Nelson later that month on the

28th and 29th of January. Also that night the Stockcars will be swapping steel and paint as they try to take out the Stockcar club champs. This trophy is held in high regard amongst these guys and girls so don’t be surprised if they put it all on the line for this meeting. This meeting the Midgets will also be competing for their club champs as well. There will something for everyone at this meeting.The 12th and 13th of January will see the first of our blue ribbon events. The

New Zealand Stockcar Grand Prix will be one of the biggest meetings of the year. With already over one hundred entries to the New Zealand title in Blenheim just a few nights before expect to see most of these cars turn out for this one as well. The qualifying night on

the first night will be wall to wall Stockcar heats as we try to find the finalists for night two. There will be no gate price increases for this or any other New Zealand title this season so it will still be one of the cheapest forms of entertainment in town. Expect to see some of the top drivers and cars from all over New Zealand for this one to.After you have been to the Stockcar Grand Prix you will probably want to go racing for yourself. Well here is your chance! Get yourself a car rip all the windows etc out and see if have what it takes in the Classic Hits Derby on the 22nd January. This will be a Derby with a difference. Not only will you get to derby your car at the end of the meeting but part way through the meeting you get to race it as well. Yes that’s right two races in one night. Will you be the next Craig Boote or Ian Burson in Nelson? Here is your chance to find out. Speaking


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side for this one or by the time you read about it in the paper on Monday it will only be good enough to wrap fish and chips into.There will be plenty more big meetings coming up after these as well including the New Zealand Sidecar Championship but we will leave that for a later edition closer to the time. We are sure that what we have coming up in the near future is enough to keep you more than satisfied until then. So get your backside trackside and see you at the greatest entertainment in Nelson.


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After three keenly contested heats at Motueka, Stoke and Murchison over the past two months, the top 12 teams fought out the final of the Bo-water Group Top Teams series at Upper Moutere on Sunday. The Signature Homes Warriors were the winners of the senior sec-tion after coming through the Stoke heat in October. One of the or-ganisers, Hayden Bryant of Sport Tasman, says the event, based on the tremendously popular Top Town which screened on television dur-ing the 1980s, was very well support-ed by participants and spectators and may be extended to include Marl-borough as a Top of the South com-petition next year.

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The Top Team, Signature Homes Warriors, are from left: Heidi Tapper (peeking), Jodie Bixley, Dom Mold (partially obscured), Simon Bixley, Julie Tasker, Andrew Allan, Tania Bouterey, Steve Tasker and Matt Bouterey. They built a tower of blocks which stayed up, a comfort to their clients. Photo: Craig Goodman.

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This week Nelson and Waimea Weekly newspa-pers have begun a partnership with the Nelson Provincial Museum with its Glass Plate Nega-tive Project. The partnership aims to bring the museum’s impressive and extensive photo-graphic collection to the newspaper’s readers.Each week two photos of the museum’s “glass plate” collection will run in both newspapers, reaching almost 30,000 homes in Nelson and Tasman. The goal of the project is to expose the photographs to more people and get some feed-back on the collection. In some cases very little is known about the images published so readers will be invited to submit any information they may have to help with identification. To help support the project you can also spon-sor three photos by donating $10 to the mu-seum. The project is one of the most extensive the museum is currently working on. It will relo-cate over 120,000 glass plates from its photo-

graphic collection into new industry standard drawers. As part of the process the plates will be digitally photographed and information about each plate electronically recorded for use in the Museum’s collection database. Information on how to send information or donate will be printed on the banners above and below the photographs each week.

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Differences of opinion used to be sorted with dueling pistols but the grocery trade in Richmond is much more civilised. Fresh Choice Richmond took on Pak ‘n’ Save in a hockey match at Sax-ton Field with Gary ‘Stick Man’ Watson’s team proving far too slick as it won 8-0. Pictured is Tyler Meikle (son of store manager Brad) crossing a ball to Gary.

Touch takes a break before intriguing playoffsBy Aleisha HartAs the close of the 2010 year approaches so does the completion of round one of the Richmond Mall Rich-mond touch module played at Jubilee Park. This module has an elements of merriment, recrea-tion and family fun. Forty teams in four different grades have engaged in high quality and lively sum-mer touch games building a strong bond between teams which are usually closely linked by family and friend connections. Wayne Bateman and I find this a rewarding competition to run. When we commence the 2011 part of the module fi-nals will be impending with several top spots up for grabs in some fairly even grades.Division one Men’s has been an intriguing contest

between the four top teams: Tasman Glass, The Smiths, Office Products Titans and Subway Johnson. Men’s Division two is dominated by El Taverna, Jennian Homes and NBS Magpies who have set the standard. In the mixed competition this year new teams have entered this grade to complement old favourites like the Orange Dog Pitbulls who are still playing top class touch and leading the competition, closely fol-lowed by Electric Avenue. Last but certainly not least our increasingly popular mixed division two grade. With a mix of results a leading contender for this grade is hard to pick. Nel Pack Wrappers, Sun City Taxi, SLC, Berkett Con-tracting & NZ Solar all battle for the lead spots.We

have also run a very successful children’s primary part of our module which was a new ven-ture for us in our evolving touch enterprise. Thanks to Richmond Mall for making this possible, to our val-ued referees and to all our teams and members.

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Brett Nicholls, on the bumper of his super stock, with his team after the South Island Championship win: from left Ben McMasters, Adam Taylor, Tony Terrill, Phil Nicholls and Tony White

Nicholls fires warning shot for NZ ChampsWith Rotorua’s speedway having a reputation as one of the tricki-est tracks in the country local Super Stock champion Brett Nicholls was keen to get a feel for the foreign dirt before the NZ Super Stock Championships on December 27.He took the opportunity to travel north at the weekend to compete in the second leg of the House of Travel series and left locals and visiting drivers, who were very familiar with the testing track, scratching their heads with admiration as the southern raider took the spoils on the night.Brett’s dad Phil says, “We were lucky enough to draw pole position for the first race and a get win straight away. We drew 13 for the next race and gained a good 4th and then a 6th from position 22 on the grid was enough for Brett to score most points and win the event on the night.”Phil says the Rotorua track, one of the smallest in the country with a nasty tight corner, isn’t a favourite with most drivers but Brett enjoyed it and was able to cope with light drizzle which threatened to postpone racing.“Because we’d travelled so far for this the club was good to us and allowed Brett to have 15 practice laps earlier on just in case the meeting got rained out.”It was on the same day last year that Brett won the South Island Super Stock Champs at Blenheim. He has left his car at Rotorua for the NZ champs on December 27.

Sprig & Fern Waimea Toi Toi United batsman Steve Binnie dur-ing his top score of 31 in the Car Company two-day final.

Waimea embarrassed in club finalThe first day of the Nelson cricket two-day final, was hardly half way through when the writing was on the wall for Waimea Toi Toi United. Batting first at Sax-ton Oval they were skittled for just 98 runs, a team total almost doubled by Stoke-Nayland and former Black Caps ODI player Mark Douglas who finished 171 not out when the match was called off early on Sunday. Binnie, Routhan and Ed-wards were the only bats-men to reach double figures.

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Art @203 Gallery203 Trafalgar Street, Nelson: till 8th Jan 2011 “Nöel@203” artworks for giving, by Alan Roberts, Bob Roderique, David Chadwick, Larisse Hall, Lisa Antonelli, Lyn Broughton, Peta Wright and Sally ReynoldsNelson Anniversary Day Galaat Washbourn Gardens.Mon 31rst January 2011.We are now taking bookings.$25 per stall.No more food stalls please.This is a Richmond Playcentre fundraiser.Ph. Tania on 544 1091 or email Wendy on wenz_t im@hotmai l .comMusic on FridayDate: 17 Dec Time 10 am Venue: St David’s Presbyterian Church Florence Street, Richmond. Carols from KingsNelson Tramping ClubDec 18-19. Kahurangi Lighthouse. Medium. $33. Jo 544 9666. Dec 18-19. Hellfire Creek track clearing. Medium. No transport cost. Share of gate key money only. Dion 5477 562Waimea Tramping ClubSun 19 Dec, Haulashore Island Christmas picnic, ph Richard 544 0348. 31 Dec to 4 Jan, Arthur’s Pass day trips, ph Robert 544 0142Art Exhibition‘Mirage’. An intriguing series of oil paintings by Fiona Lees on show at Morrison St Cafe, 244 Hardy St. Dec 12 to Jan 8. Top of the South Morris Minor Club IncSun19 Dec Christmas Lunch Stoneridge Cafe 11.30am. Interested contact Julie Ph5473316 Trevor Ph5268884 before by Tuesday 14thArt ExhibitionMore of David Kemp’s powerful blokey expressionist paintings. ‘Mainly Machinery’ - including ‘Skidder Power’, ‘Bypass Heavies’, and some rugged landscapes.

Kaimira Estate Winery, 97 Livingston Road, RD1, Brightwater. 03-5423 491 Until 31 December.”Free Vegan Cooking ShowFree vegan cooking demonstration will offer you and your family a very tasty & healthy Christmas dinner. Saturday, 11th Dec 12:00 –2:30pm, Victory Community Centre (Totara St), phone: 5391313, Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association. Tasman Talks Titles Book GroupDo you enjoy reading and talking about books? Then our Tasman Talks Titles book group might be what you’re looking for. Join us on Wed 15 December, 3.00pm – 4.00pm at Richmond Library\Live Well Stay Well” groupCome along, hear about and taste “Christmas food that is good for the waistline” at the Wakefield Village Hall, Tues Dec 14, 9.45-11am. Anyone Favorite Hymn Sing-along Christmas Carols 10am Wed 15 Dec Come along and sing some of those great Christmas Carols Starts with Christmas themed morning tea at 10am, Favorite Hymn service 10.30~ 11.10am no charge, every one welcome, bring your friends. Richmond Church of Christ corner Croucher & Darcy Streets

Stoke Seniors eventsTues Dec 21: Frank Meria (singer/pianist) Christmas concert 1.30 pm. $2 entry Weds Dec 22: The Golden Girls Variety Christmas Show 1.30 pm. $2 entryOvereaters AnonymousFOOD is it a problem for you? Overeaters Anonymous works! Ph 546 4121Way2Go WakefieldZumba Brightwater Hall Mon 6-7pm. Aqua Aerobics Wake-field School Pool Mon 6-7pm.Pilates Wakefield Village

Hall Mon 7-8pm. Badminton Brightwater Hall Tues 6-8pmSewing Group Wakefield Vil-lage Hall Wed 9-12pm. Bad-minton Brightwater Hall Wed 6-8pm Water Woggle with Bee Wakefield School Pool Wednesday 1.15-2.15pm. Aqua Aerobics Wakefield School Pool Wed 6-7pm. Zumba Wakefield Village Hall Thursday 6-7pm. Men’s Circuit Wakefield Village Hall Thursday 7.30-8.30pm.

Wakefield School PoolAqua Aerobics Mon & Wed 6pm from the 20 Nov. Aqua Aerobics Wed 2.15pm from 1 Dec

Free Night ToursSelected Businesses for their NZ flavour and atmosphere. Discounts given. Safe group tours at the Old Bank Reserve. Hardy street, Nelson. (Beside the Post Office) Runs every Tuesday 7pm- Saturday Book or just show up. E-mail: [email protected]

Nelson Canoe ClubRolling & skills practice - Tuesday night pool sessions 7 - 8:30pm at Riverside Pool. Members with no instruction $5, Members with instruction $10, Non-members with no instruction $10, Non-members with instruction provided $20. Further information or book for instruction [email protected] Wakefield ‘Music N Motion’ for pre- schoolers and parents/caregivers. Methodist Church cnr Arrow and Edward Sts, 10 am every Thurs followed by a cuppa. $2 one child, $3 two or more. All WelcomeRichmond Spinners and Weavers meet 9-30 2nd & 4 Thurs at Birch hall, Richmond Racecourse. Evening meeting on 2nd Mon of month at 7 pm All levels of skill welcome. Phone Diane ,5476517 for morning meet ings,Anne5446330 for evening meetings.

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Ride for Hope in support of Richmond Mall FoundationThe Richmond Mall Foundation will be hosting its ‘Ride for Hope’ on Saturday, 19 February 2011.Mall manager David Hill says, “There have been some great prizes donated and the entry do-nation of $10 per person includes

a registration badge, spit roast, soft drink and entry into the prize draws so all entrants are big win-ners on the basis of what they’ll get out of this fun and worthwhile community event.” David says you must be at the Hope Domain

at the end of the ride to claim a prize “as if your name is drawn out and you’re not there we will keep drawing until all prizes are claimed. All money raised through the event will be matched dollar for dollar by the mall owners for people and projects in the Nel-son/Tasman region.The full extent of the route is to Motueka and back to Hope for those wanting a longer ride but some may wish to go di-rectly from the Trafalgar centre to the Hope Do-main.Richmond Mall Foun-dation is a not for profit charity with funds be-ing distributed locally – applications will be available from the cus-tomer service desk at Richmond Mall.

New golden boy on local athletics sceneBrendon Barnett jumped a New Zealand Mens16 record of 7.13m to take gold in the senior long jump at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics Championship in Hastings.Brendon has been in outstand-ing form this season, but has failed to land legal jumps, over stepping the line in each meet.But a new run up devised last week worked wonders for the 16 year-old. His opening jump was an impressive 6.96m which put him in the lead from the get go.He knew he had a shot at medalling if he jumped a per-

sonal best, but says it still feel surreal. “It hasn’t really sunk in yet. It probably will tomor-row.”His sixth jump of the meet was the killer blow, as he literally jumped to the top of the leader board. He was nine centimeters ahead of his nearest opponent.Brendon also competed in the 100m where he made the semi finals and ran a personal best of 11.60 seconds.He now has until March to improve just two centimeters which would qualify him for the World Youth Athletics Championship in Lille, France.

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council meetingsAgendas and Minutes for Council Meetings can be viewed on Council’s website at www.tasman.govt.nzEmail [email protected]

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Tasman District Council Feel free to contact us:

Richmond189 Queen StreetPrivate Bag 4 Richmond, Nelson 7050, New ZealandPhone 03 543 8400Fax 03 543 9524

Murchison92 Fairfax StreetMurchison 7007New ZealandPhone 03 523 1013Fax 03 523 1012

Motueka 7 Hickmott PlacePO Box 123 Motueka 7143New ZealandPhone 03 528 2022Fax 03 528 9751

Takaka78 Commercial StreetPO Box 74 Takaka 7142New ZealandPhone 03 525 0020Fax 03 525 9972

Tasman Collection: books that capture and promote the events and activities in our district and document our rich and interesting history. Available from all Council offices, libraries, information centres and selected bookstores.

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Carols by Candlelight – RichmondSunday, 19 December 2010, from 7.30pm, Washbourn GardensThe festive Christmas spirit will be alive and buzzing again at this year’s Carols by Candlelight in the serene setting of Washbourn Gardens. The concert will once again include live performances from the Richmond Orchestra and Richmond Choral Group, along with special guests and surprises for the whole family to enjoy.

Hospice Trees of Remembrance15 – 22 December 2010 – Nelson, Stoke, Richmond and MotuekaThe New Zealand Hospices have had a long tradition of Christmas Trees of Remembrance. As the hectic festive season rushes towards us, these Trees offer an opportunity to support your local hospice and to also remember and honour a loved one who is no longer there to share Christmas with family and friends. Trees will be in the following locations:LoCaTioN SToRe DaTeSNelson House of Travel 15 – 22 December 2010Nelson Farmers 15 – 22 December 2010Nelson The Warehouse 15 – 22 December 2010Richmond Richmond Mall 15 – 22 December 2010Stoke New World 15 – 22 December 2010Motueka Westpac Bank 17 December 2010Motueka House of Travel 15 – 22 December 2010The Hospice is keen to have additional volunteers to help staff these Trees. Any community groups, clubs, friends or individuals who feel they can help in any way should contact Shirley, Ph. 03 548 0359 or Lisa or Sandy, Ph. 03 546 3923 for further details.The Hospice is very grateful to the management of Richmond Mall, Farmers, The Warehouse, House of Travel, New World Stoke and Nelson City Council for their contributions and assistance.

Christmas holiday opening hoursall of Council’s offices and service centres will be closed from 3.00 pm on Friday 24 December 2010 until 8.00 am on Wednesday 5 January 2011.Please remember that Council can be contacted 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year by phoning 03 543 8400. Council’s website is also perfect for finding the information you need quickly and easily: www.tasman.govt.nz

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Handy water saving tips:• Water your garden during the cool of morning or evening to minimise evaporation. • Do not leave sprinklers or hoses unattended. • Repair leaky taps, hoses or fittings.• Make sure every load in the washing machine is a full one.• Turn the tap off when brushing your teeth.• Install a dual flush toilet. By using the half flush, you can save up to 5 litres of water per flush.• Never put water down the drain when there could be another use for it, such as watering

plants or cleaning.• Create a compost bin rather than putting your food scraps down a waste disposal unit.

if you live in a rural water area, you will be supplied water from a rural scheme. To help manage your water usage:• Please ensure you keep your storage tank clean and in good condition.• Please maintain your property reticulation, stock troughs for example, and repair any

leaks promptly.• It is recommended that you fit your tank with a water level indicator, which gives you

an early warning when your water level is running low. For both rural and urban water users, please report any leaks promptly to Tasman District Council Customer Services, Ph. 03 543 8400.For more handy water saving tips visit the Tasman District Council website:www.tasman.govt.nz/services/water-and-wastewater/water-supplyTasman District

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environment and Planning CommitteeTasman Council Chambers, 189 Queen Street, Richmond, Thursday, 16 December 2010, 9.30 am. Public forum

Resource Recovery CentresCorrection to previously advertised Christmas opening HoursResource Recovery CentresMost Resource Recovery Centres are open seven days over the busy holiday period (20 December 2010 to 13 February 2011). All sites will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Richmond (Beach Road): 8.00 am to 5.00 pm, seven days a week

Mariri (Robinson Road): 9.00 am to 4.00 pm Monday to Saturday, 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm Sunday

Takaka (Scotts Road): 8.30 am to 4.00 pm Monday to Friday, 9.00 am to 4.00 pm Saturday, 1.30pm to 4.00 pm Sunday

Collingwood (Bainham-Collingwood Road): 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm, Monday to Sunday

Murchison (Matakitaki West Bank Road): 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

SolarCity Summer Movies coming to a town near you!Here are the movies that are coming to parks in the Tasman region:7 January 2011– Lili. Decks Reserve, Motueka (Amplified Picnic)9 January 2011 – Lili. Village Green, Takaka (Amplified Picnic)12 January 2011 – High Noon. Jester House, Tasman13 January 2011 – Lassie Come Home. Tapawera School (Amplified Picnic)19 January 2011 – High Noon. Village Green, TakakaThe full movie schedule is online at www.nelsonfestivals.co.nz

Creative CommunitiesCreative Communities is the local arts funding scheme to support community arts and cultural activity. There are four rounds per year. Closing dates are 10 November 2010, 10 February 2011, 10 May 2011, 10 august 2011.For further information or to apply for any of the above grant, pick up an application form from your nearest Tasman District Council office (Takaka, Murchison, Richmond or Motueka), download a copy from the website www.tasman.govt.nz or email Mike Tasman-Jones, [email protected]

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