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Development fees triple for Golden Bay MAX FRETHEY
Local Democracy Reporter
Tasman’s new development levies have been labelled as “absolutely outrageous” by a local develop-
er who warns that the increases could stymie growth in the region. “It will be a bit of a nail in the coffin for development at pace where we need a really broad and
fairly high number of properties being developed,” says Graham Vercoe, owner of GJ Gardner’s Nelson franchise. Development contributions are levies paid to councils from new
subdivisions to help finance future infrastructure projects that will benefit the new homes. Tasman District Council has different fees for each of the three waters and transportation areas
which are determined by future projects that will benefit specific catchments in the district. Total costs across the Waimea
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‘There is room for all of us in this world’ ELISE VOLLWEILER Motueka High School has risen above the minor controversaries that occurred during its Pride Week celebrations last month, with the school standing strong in its commitment to upholding diversity. In recent years, the school has acknowledged Pride Week - this year June 17th-21st – by displaying the rainbow flag on the school’s flagpole. Senior sergeant Martin Tunley says that on the morning of Tuesday, 18 June, a 72-year-old local man took exception to the high school flying the rainbow flag and entered school grounds to remove
it. The man got the flag to ground level, and then had no way to sever the cable ties that held it in place. School staff asked him to leave, and he refused to do so. Police were eventually called, and the man accompanied them without resistance. No charges were laid, but the man was trespassed from the school. Another member of the community created a social media post that expressed support for the man’s actions, illustrating her words with a photo of a shredded rainbow flag, which was an image sourced from a 2023 American news story. The post drew
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Diversity will soon be a little more visible at Motueka High School, when Jeni Howells’ mural is painted on the walls of Te Whare Pora, a shared meeting space. Photo: Elise Vollweiler.
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