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Wednesday 5 April 2023
Moonlight’s journey home
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LIFTOUT
Success for volleyballers
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New York marathon calls Forty years after he won the New York City Marathon, Nelson-born runner Rod Dixon is back in his hometown, along with fellow running legend Lorraine Moller, to help four Nelsonians
prepare for the largest marathon in the world. In turn, Nelson mayor Nick Smith, along with Tāhunanui School principal Barbara Bowen, Saint Paul’s Cath-
olic School board chair Lester Binns and Nelson Weekly managing director Andrew Board aim to raise funds for Rod Dixon’s KiDSMARATHON, for the delivery of the programme in Nel-
son-Tasman schools. Dixon’s in-school running and nutrition educational programme, which has already been used by more than 1.8 million children worldwide, enables Full story on page 4.
From left: Andrew Board, Barbara Bowen, Rod Dixon, Lorraine Moller, Nick Smith and Lester Binns with Tāhunanui School students. Photo: Sara Hollyman.
The strategy to put a cap on congestion MAX FRETHEY,
Local Democracy Reporter
It’s been more than 15 months since the Nelson Future Access project, a plan to address congestion in the city, was approved. But what’s been done since then?
It’s no secret that Nelson has congestion problems. Getting from Richmond to Nelson’s city centre, a journey of about 14 kilometres, can take upwards of 45 minutes during rush hour. The population of the Nelson-Richmond area is predicted
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to grow by about 15,000 people in the next 25-30 years so congestion could get a lot worse. The Nelson Future Access project was developed by Nelson City Council and Waka Kotahi – New Zealand Transport Agency to keep travel times in 2048 to the
levels seen in 2018 despite the population growth. “The key to achieving this is mode shift, by improving walking and cycling options,” says Robyn Elston, Waka Kotahi’s national manager system design. The focus of the near-term work
programme – years 0-3 of the project – is on improving the network’s efficiency, connectivity, and safety of the transport network. “It has a high priority, and is
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