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End of line for jandals
![Four-year-old Cooper Kent will have to shelve his jandals in favour of shoes for future rides at the Tahunanui Beach ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/g/w/2/1/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1uet6u.png/1553831890660.jpg)
Health and safety measures have hit Nelson's model railway, with jandals now off limits on the trains.
New buggy for Nelson Hospital
![Driver Colin Dawson and volunteer organiser Kathy Cuthbert in the new shuttle buggy that gives people a lift from the ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/g/o/6/j/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ugdzs.png/1553830882200.jpg)
The hospital buggy that has ferried thousands of people to the doors of Nelson Hospital has had an upgrade.
Landfill charges set to increase
![(file photo) The rubbish face at the York Valley Landfill. Nelson's landfill fees are set to increase from $141 per ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/h/3/g/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ugvlz.png/1553821248810.jpg)
Proposed fees and charges for the York Valley regional landfill facility are increasing by $22 per tonne for the 2019/2020 year.
Tasman Rugby launches first women's elite programme
![The first intake of Tasman Rugby Union's womens high-performance development programme.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/g/o/g/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ugfxh.png/1553808787658.jpg)
Mako today, Black Ferns tomorrow - the quest to make Tasman womens rugby a national powerhouse has been launched.
New mall plan for Nelson
![Faye, left, River, and Carl Wulff outside Community Arts Work which could be demolished to provide carparking if a mall ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/g/h/2/l/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ufgpy.png/1553743615209.jpg)
Plans for Nelson's first indoor mall would involve a developer buying part of an inner city carpark.
Council counts cost of fire, drought
![The early stages of the 2300ha fire, which started in Pigeon Valley on February 5.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/u/l/z/g/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ug6kj.png/1553743144151.jpg)
The financial and workload effects of the fire and drought that hit Tasman district over summer are still be assessed.
Council backs housing plan
![Community housing at the Renwick Flats on Examiner St in Nelson](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/g/i/m/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ugd42.png/1553743173065.jpg)
Nelson City councillors have thrown their weight behind a proposal to sell 142 community houses.
Road to dam begins
![Council manager Mike Drummond says Waimea Water's draft statement of intent meets all the matters covered in the ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/q/l/y/j/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ufx9k.png/1553738085979.jpg)
Waimea Water Ltd has issued its first draft statement of intent for the multimillion-dollar Waimea dam project.
Bike park transfer still 'on track'
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The Wairoa Gorge Bike Park is yet to be handed over to the Crown but it's transfer will happen, say owners.
Water restrictions lifted
![Water levels at the Maitai Dam have risen to 83 per cent, up 12 per cent from when pictured here at the beginning of March.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/g/9/j/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ug83l.png/1553726388368.jpg)
Almost all residents in Nelson and Tasman have had their water restrictions lifted.
Park hoping for water tank top-up
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Help with water tank funding will enable Higgins Park to steam through future fire troubles.
Czech mate masterpiece
The first outing of the year for the NSO was an accomplished and polished performance.
Smiling in the mud
More than a thousand adventure seekers got down and dirty at the Sport Tasman Muddy Buddy.
Czech mate masterpiece
![The Nelson Symphony Orchestra presented an ambitious programme of Dvorak masterpieces. (File photo)](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/i/2/m/3/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ui2yf.png/1554077090705.jpg)
The first outing of the year for the NSO was an accomplished and polished performance.
Record Store Day: A vinyl love affair
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An incurable vinyl addict for the past 40 years, Grant Smithies reckons we should all get excited about Record Store Day on April 13.
Motueka's winning songwriter
![Motueka High School student Lucy Summerfield has won the national Hook, Line and Sing-a-long, song writing competition, ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/f/6/1/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1uesx6.png/1553645950446.jpg)
Judges praise beauty of lyrics in Motueka teenager Lucy Summerfield's winning song.
Broods with emotion after attacks
![Broods' Georgia and Caleb Nott performed a one-off free show in support of emergency and other services that fought the ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/d/h/o/4/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1u927h.png/1553225559042.jpg)
Nelson sibling stars Broods returned to their hometown for a one-off show to support those who fought the wildfires.
End to being oblivious
![Columnist Elise Volweiller says the Christchurch shootings should mark the end of indifference, ignorance and worse ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/d/p/e/s/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ugx3i.png/1553811248153.jpg)
Columnist Elise Volweiller reflects on the messages from Christchurch, both hard and hopeful.
Rum-tastic reason to drink
![David Phillips from West Indies Spice Traders is on a mission to bring the flavours of the Caribbean to New Zealand.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/e/c/1/n/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ue9ee.png/1553465494241.jpg)
One man is on a mission to bring the flavours of the Caribbean to New Zealand.
Reflecting on ourselves
![Kaihoka misty morning - a time for reflection.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/e/j/r/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ueafj.png/1553478490541.jpg)
OPINION: There is much negative, unnecessary content online often written hiding behind silly pseudonyms.
Turning a new page
![In the good old days before the internet, anything considered offensive would have been cut off before it went out on ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/c/u/c/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ucsa6.png/1553127231862.jpg)
Companies that allow hate to be shared online have blood on their hands and should be held accountable.
Questioning why I hide myself
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OPINION: A Muslim mum on being Muslim in Christchurch after the terrorist attack: "It feels like finally being seen."
Record Store Day: A vinyl love affair
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An incurable vinyl addict for the past 40 years, Grant Smithies reckons we should all get excited about Record Store Day on April 13.
Rum-tastic reason to drink
![David Phillips from West Indies Spice Traders is on a mission to bring the flavours of the Caribbean to New Zealand.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/e/c/1/n/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ue9ee.png/1553465494241.jpg)
One man is on a mission to bring the flavours of the Caribbean to New Zealand.
Feijoas all year?
![On holiday in Italy, Ian Wastney's interest was piqued by ingenious terracing. Back home in Nelson, he began experimenting.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/s/j/h/b/b/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1shdjy.png/1552698289707.jpg)
An experiment that began in a dairy farmer's kitchen is about to take on the world.
Fabulously frozen treats
![Jon Alexander with one of his creations that he makes from his store in Hardy St, Nelson.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/6/v/p/r/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1u6vrg.png/1552246185172.jpg)
Letting you in on this little secret may burst your bubble, but there's some delicious being made in Nelson, writes Neil Hodgson.
Tale of two towns
![Tata Beach in Golden Bay - why would you want to be anywhere else?](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/n/f/0/g/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1u5i4v.png/1551928246964.jpg)
Life in the City of Sails will shred every nerve you have, but life at the end of the Golden Bay rainbow will feed your soul, writes Bob Irvine.
Cook-off for Motueka Kai Fest
![Mary Ann Wrigley, Stevie Chambers and Alysha Wrigley enjoy the taste of the 2018 Motueka Kai Fest.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/e/g/v/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1uefue.png/1553487439275.jpg)
A local celebrity cook-off is planned for the third annual Motueka Kai Fest, to be held at Decks Reserve on Sunday.
Actors to bring history alive
![Actors Caitlin Brennan, left, Matthew Edgar, Judene Edgar and Anton Bentley are set to bring stories of the Washbourn ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/7/q/z/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1u7p70.png/1552505953240.jpg)
Visitors to Washbourn Gardens in Richmond may think they have stepped back in time.
K-pop group to perform at Race Unity Day
![The Nelson College for Girls K-pop group set to perform at Race Unity Day are, from back left: Rebecca Amos, Michelle ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/6/z/3/s/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1u6vw7.png/1552342793416.jpg)
If you've never seen the sights or heard the sounds of a K-pop dance group, you're in a treat at Race Unity Day.
'Allo 'Allo! reprisal trip down memory lane
![It will be a ride down memory lane for Stephens. left, and McInerney, who played the same roles 20 years ago. McInerney ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190401153221im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/5/3/s/7/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1u3e0b.png/1551911278452.jpg)
Two actors are set to reprise their roles 20 years after they last performed in a Nelson Repertory Theatre production of 'Allo 'Allo!
The NZ band you never heard of
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They were named to support Black Sabbath on a world tour. Then it all fell apart. Now, there are hopes Christchurch band Ticket could reunite ...