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Poppy donations leaves organiser sh.. A request for handmade poppies for a display at Nelson Cathedral has had such a remarkable response the coordinator has been left "shocked". Susan Holland came up with the idea to make a giant display by hanging homemade woollen or fabric poppies in the Nelson Cathedral to commemorate 100 years since the Gallipoli landings. The idea isnt new, with other parts of New Zealand and Australia doing a Page 2

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Paintball park could close down A popular paintball park in Appleby may be forced to shut down unless it is allocated a new site within the Tasman District Councils Waimea River Park development. The Waimea River Park Management Plan was initially developed by the TDC in 2010, and includes management and development of approximately 394 hectares of land alongside the Waimea River. The four-hectare paintball operation at Challie Page 1

Flight a rough ride for passengers Passengers on an Air New Zealand flight were screaming and throwing up as they flew into Nelson on Friday. Flight NZ5270 hit severe turbulence while flying from Christchurch. Half way through the flight, passengers on board were warned by the pilot to expect turbulence due to storm conditions and that he would try his best to land the plane in Nelson, however may need to divert the flight back to Page 3

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Fight for Grey Power turns ugly The fight to control Grey Power has gotten physical, with supporters of former president Neville Male forcing their way into the associations office on Saturday and again on Monday morning. They claimed to be the rightful committee and refused to leave, as did supporters of the Kevin Gardener-led group, which includes office manager Pat Carrick and the executive committee. After the confrontation Page 1

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Murchisons hero cop does it again Murchison police constable, your mouth! Mike McDougall, seems to be making a habit of saving peoples lives. Last May, Mike was the first officer on the scene after truck driver Stephen Sowman lost control of his vehicle on State Highway 6, north of Murchison, and crashed 30 metres down a bank into the Buller River. Mike was unable to reach the truck in the fast-flowing water, but raced back to Mu Page 3

Nick wins Nelson But is it the end of the road for Maryan Street! Nelsons two MPs heading into Saturday night recorded almost exactly the same number of votes as three years earlier - but that will be of little comfort to Labours Maryan Street, who appears to have missed out on parliament all together. Nationals Nick Smith recorded 18,376 votes in Saturdays general election, up 16 votes on 2011. Maryan collect Page 3

Shut till 2016 Trafalgar Centre and School of Music closed until at least 2016. Two of Nelsons major event centres will remain closed until 2016, announced Nelson City Council on Monday. Opus has been appointed to oversee the earthquake strengthening of the Trafalgar Centre and the Nelson School of Music auditorium, with construction not due to be finished until 2016. The Trafalgar Centre was closed in December Page 4

Free food in hot demand When Martin Reading committed to renting a space at the Victory Community Centre a year ago to cook hot meals for the community, he had no idea if anyone would turn up. Twelve months on and hes expanded to Tahuna - with plans to take on the whole region. Martins Food for Families started as an idea to get left over produce from market gardeners and use it to cook healthy, hot food. He started in Page 2

Community given $10,000 in charity d.. The Car Company $10,000 Charity Drive had to step outside its brief on Friday - giving more than $10,000 and splitting the money to more than just one group. The big winners were the Stoke Community Centre, which came away with $5000, and the Nelson South Swim Club, which was given $4000 cash. But the other three finalists that gathered on Friday morning to hear the final results didnt leave empt Page 4

Part of Maitai Walkway opens A section of the Maitai Walkway was opened on Friday, but it will still be months before the entire walkway will be open. Site fencing was removed on the section between the Elma Turner Library and Saltwater Creek on Friday, but access to the pontoon is still restricted. The timing meant people walking to the Tasman Makos game on Friday night, and those taking part in the MS Ford Blue September Fa Page 2

Kiwis love to visit Nelson Nelson has been ranked as the third most popular holiday spot for Kiwis, shows a survey by travel website Wotif. The survey was released last week and shows Queenstown as the most popular domestic holiday venue, followed by Wellington, Nelson, Wanaka and Auckland. The same survey showed the beach ranked highest when it came to New Zealanders favourite place to holiday, which may explain Nelsons Page 5

Its our birthday This week Nelson Weekly celebrates its fourth birthday. The Weeklys first edition was September 7, 2010 and it has been published every Tuesday since. The community newspaper was a spin-off of the Richmond based Waimea Weekly, which has been running for nine years. Publisher and owner Steve Page says the success of the paper has been its absolute dedication to covering the community with passion Page 2

NZs best brewer brewer Martin Townshend has come a long way since he made his first beer. Last Thursday, Martins Upper Moutere-based brewery was named New Zealands Champion Brewery at the Brewers Guild of New Zealand Beer Awards in Wellington. Townshend Brewery won an incredible 12 medals, including five golds, as well as the Champion New Zealand Manufacturer trophy and the New Zealand Specific Style category Page 3

MP wants marine museum A collection of "amazing marine creatures" will be one of the big attractions at a new fishing museum and marine education centre to be established in the Plant and Food building on Rocks Road in Nelson. The marine museum is one of five projects on Nelson MP Nick Smiths to-do-list which he announced at his election campaign launch at the Boathouse last Thursday. The private collection of "hundred Page 6

PM stops by in Hope There was a sense of deja vu for Prime Minister John Key when he visited a Nelson company that has become a market leader in manufacturing concrete cutting and polishing tools. Last Wednesday, John Key told staff and guests at Holer Diamond Tools on Main Road Hope that one of his first official duties as a Member of Parliament was to "unveil a concrete mixer". Then he cemented his concrete theme b Page 3

Golden girl returns home Two weeks after winning gold at the Commonwealth Games, lawn bowler Jo Edwards has finally arrived back in Nelson - and to a very warm reception. Jo, who won the womens singles in Glasgow, was the only Nelson athlete to pick up a gold medal at the Games. To greet her at Nelson Airport on Friday night was a loud crowd of about 30 people, including members of the United Bowling Club - which produce Page 4

Games medallist back home and back t.. Last week Amy Mcilroy was standing on a podium in Glasgow with a bronze medal draped around her neck, but this week she was back at work in Richmond, standing in front of a preschool full of children. The lawn bowler, who works at Little People Early Learning Centre, has just returned from competing at her very first Commonwealth Games, where she was part of the bronze medal-winning womens fours, Page 3

Tahunas community centre expands Nelson City Council has paved the way for the Tahunanui Community Centre to expand. The centre currently occupies a building on Burrell Park, off Muritai St, but is crammed in with a preschool and has been needing more space for some time. Last week, the councils community services committee came to their aid, recommending that the council lease and then buy a building on Burrell Park which is ow Page 4

Dog jumps on learner driver, causing.. A dog jumped on to the lap of a 16 year old driver, frightening her, as she crashed into a power pole. Rosette Hailes-Paku, who has only had her learners licence for two weeks, was driving down Champion Rd to her new home with her mother, 11 year old sister and their pet dog, late on Thursday afternoon. Rosette says the dog jumped "on top of me" from the back seat, before the van hit the curb and Page 3

Scammed out of $250k A Nelson woman has been conned out of $250,000 in an online friendship that turned out to be a scam. Its the latest in the long, and increasing, line of Nelson people who are falling victim to online scammers, mainly via dating or companion websites. Age Concern Nelson manager Sue Tilby says the problem has been growing over the past year, as trusting older people get more and more computer-savvy Page 1

Shots fired on popular walkway Hearing shotguns echoing in the air, and coming across dying piglets on the track, wasnt what one Richmond man expected when he was walking his dogs last week. The man -- who didnt want to be named -- believes walkways in the Dellside Reserve, up Kingsland Forest, are attracting hunting and poaching, and he hopes it will end before someone is hurt. He says he saw a man walking with a rifle and h Page 1