Nelson Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
Wednesday 19 April 2023
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Luxon backs Southern Link
Jai’s ‘last rodeo’ SARA HOLLYMAN
ANDREW BOARD The Southern Link would firmly be back on the table if National is elected to government later this year, says National Party leader Chris Luxon. Luxon was in Nelson on Monday, spending the day with Nelson’s National Party candidate Blair Cameron. In a sit-down interview with Nelson Weekly, Luxon says building the Southern Link would be on the agenda for his government. “Suffice to say, we think it’s an important project.” In the lead-up to the 2017 general election, then-Prime Minister Bill English promised the road would be built if his party was re-elected. Waka Kotahi have since undertaken a strategy for the region’s roading infrastructure which does not include any addition to the existing roads. Luxon says he’d like to see hydrogen and electric-powered vehicles operating on well-maintained roads around the country
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Giants search for first win
Jade Tunnicliff puts the finishing touches on Jai Regan’s number four haircut to raise money for cancer. Photo: Sara Hollyman.
Jai Regan is no stranger to shaving her head, but at nearly 75 she says this is her “last rodeo”. Jai first shaved her hair off at the age of 16. She was newly married and when she walked out of the hairdresser her husband walked past her in the street. Last Thursday, Jai once again shaved her hair, this time to raise money for the Cancer Society. It was six and a half years of growth - roughly 60cm long, and she says this will be her last time shaving her head, although she plans to keep her hair shorter from now on. On Thursday she sat in front of her peers at Stoke Seniors at Pūtangitangi Greenmeadows Centre as Chillies Hair Studio’s thirdyear apprentice, Jade Tunnicliff, manned her clippers. It was Jade’s first time shaving someone’s hair off and although she was nervous she was excited to support the cause. Jai last shaved her hair in October 2016 – it was her first time doing it to raise funds for cancer. This time, Jai opted for a number four clipper attachment, which left her with just 13mm of hair. To donate visit cancernelson.org.nz/donate
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