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Compromise key for dog access to beaches MAX FRETHEY
Local Democracy Reporter
Writing a set of rules that pleases both dog owners and conservationists was always going to be
a challenge, but Tasman District Council is optimistic it’s struck the right balance. Last Wednesday, a panel of councillors considered the hundreds of submissions to the district’s
draft dog control bylaw and a final version has been drawn up for consideration by the full council in December. Councillor Brent Maru said that councillors and staff have listened
to the wide range of, at times, conflicting views from the community and have decided as best they could. “Where we’ve landed is a compromise that may not be some-
thing that everybody celebrates but actually … the community had an absolute opportunity to help drive this and steer this and
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Strings in harmony ELISE VOLLWEILER If there was ever an indicator of dedication, it would look like delicately wedging four string instruments and five people into a vehicle to traverse the Takaka Hill for weekly orchestra practises. It’s not the easiest of undertakings – especially when two of the instruments are cellos – but Golden Bay’s Ortiz Minguez family are making it work. The four children – 15-year-old Antonia, her 13-yearold twin sisters Carla and Chloe, and their 11-year-old brother Leonardo, are all members of the Schola Musica, which is a youth string chamber orchestra from the Nelson Centre of Musical Arts.
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Golden Bay’s Ortiz Minguez family is readying their bows for this week’s Schola Musica string chamber orchestra performances. From left are Leonardo, Chloe, Carla and Antonia. Photo: Supplied.
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