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Wednesday 27 March 2024
Turning clay into art
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Fundraised target locks in head shave vow GORDON PREECE Michelle Hunt kept her word but lost her hair on Monday after honouring a Relay for Life promise. The Cancer Society Nelson Tasman centre manager promised she would shave her locks if this year’s Relay for Life raised more than $200,000. This was the equivalent from its inaugural event in 2004, which was $202,000. As of Monday, more than $208,000 has been raised, with donations still open until the end of April. Michelle says 14 people had braved the clippers and scissors at Relay for Life, which took place at Richmond A&P Showgrounds between 16 and 17 March, to boost their fundraising efforts. “Like those other 14 brave souls who shaved their hair at [Relay for Life] to support those with cancer in our community, I too will join you… it’s not just about the hair, it’s about solidarity of standing by those affected by cancer in our community,” she says. “I’ve seen firsthand, the resilience and the strength of many people out there in our community that have to lose their hair due to treatment…I had a client two weeks ago, a young mother, and [a head shave] was a big deal for her. “She had beautiful long hair but with her treatment it was falling out and it was patchy, so she decided to own
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Lake’s final loop
Stopbank cycleway will cause ‘havoc’ MAX FRETHEY
Local Democracy Reporter
Cancer Society manager Michelle Hunt promised to shave her head when this year’s Relay for Life fundraiser hit $200,000. Insert: Michelle before her head shave. Photos: Gordon Preece
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A planned new cycleway along the top of a Waimea River stopbank would cause “bloody havoc” for the dairy farm that the stopbank runs through, the farmers claim. The Waimea River stopbank runs through the land the O’Connor farm leases for its dairying operations. Cows can be driven over the stopbank in a mob up to three times a day during the spring calving season. The stopbanks themselves aren’t leased and are public land. A cycleway along the stop of the bank has long been signalled as part of Tasman District Council’s plans for the river and is now drawing
closer after years of “not very constructive” discussions. Martin O’Connor says putting a cycleway on top of the 5-metre-tall stopbank is a health and safety issue. “To bring a mob [of cows] all along there and then a cyclist appears above, it just creates bloody havoc.” The key problem for Martin is the height element. “Someone’s up on the skyline, that’s where the issue really is.” Having someone appear suddenly above the cows while they’re being herded in a mob can scare the animals, creating a dangerous environment for farm workers, he says. “You can get run over. We’ve already had incidents down
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