Vigilante attacks bike tracks A vigilante who is wrecking mountainbike tracks in the Richmond Hills as revenge for blocking a small section of walking track, is putting riders at risk and needs to stop before there is a serious injury. The damage started after Easter and has continued since then with jumps and ramps being destroyed and logs being placed across tracks creating serious hazards for mountainbikers. Nelson Mountain Page 1

Local greenie designs sustainable s.. Ross Mathews is a joiner and a greenie so it made sense that, when he decided to design and build a motorised scooter, it would be powered by electricity and made from wood. And the new eco-friendly design seems to be catching on, with Ross receiving a lot of interest in the custom-made scooters which he has just started producing in his workshop in Nelson. Ross has only made "just over a dozen" o Page 4

Truck driver lucky to survive crash.. Police say a log truck driver was lucky to survive a crash in which his vehicle ended up in the Buller River on Friday. Sergeant Rob Crawford says the truck was travelling south towards Murchison when it failed to take a right hand bend, went through a fence, across a paddock and over a 30 metre bank into the river. The driver was stuck in the cab, which was partially submerged, for two hours befo Page 2

Man escapes house fire A 73 year old man lost his home after it caught fire on Monday evening, but he managed to escape with just minor injuries. The man was found in the backyard of his Main Rd Stoke home by an off duty paramedic and was taken to hospital where he was treated for minor burns and the smoke inhalation. He also had singed hair. It is unknown how the fire started, but a full investigation was to begin yest Page 3

Businesses behind lungs for Dad Raising $100,000 may seem like an impossible task, but bit-bybit the Corkill family are getting closer to "dads new lungs". Since Waimea Weekly reported the plight of Mike and his family, the community has jumped in behind the family and already raised more than $6000, with plenty more fundraisers in the pipeline. Mike, his wife Julie-Ann, and their five children, have been selling raffle tickets Page 3

Compromise for cycle trail funding A compromise could provide the solution to securing funding for the next stage of the Tasman Great Taste Trail. Tasman district councillors have this month been listening to public submissions on the 2014-2015 draft annual plan and funding cuts to the cycle trail and Nelson-Tasman Tourism tourism have been two of the main items on the agenda. Cycle trail supporters are objecting to councils propo Page 3

Cycle trail funding-cut attracts 80 .. The Tasman Great Taste Trail will be a hot topic at this Fridays annual plan hearings in Richmond, with the Tasman District Council receiving 80 submissions objecting to their proposal to cut $600,000 spending from the cycle trails budget next year. Council is holding public hearings around the district on its 2014-2015 draft annual plan and many of the people who made written submissions will b Page 6

Wind leaves family home in ruins The Hobbs family werent home when a massive heritage tree crashed through their Collingwood St home on Thursday so didnt see its incredible fall - but thanks to the video-skills of Derek Sivers, hundreds of thousands around the world did. The massive tree was one of hundreds that were ripped out of the ground during high winds last Thursday and Friday. The tree falling was captured by Derek and Page 3

Mall to beef-up security following r.. security after burglars climbed onto the roof of the mall and cut through the ceiling, before stealing from two retailers last Tuesday night. Richmond Mall manager Belinda de Clercq says the offenders only got away with the money that was in the tills of [email protected] and The Body Shop, which totalled $800. "It looks like theyve gone through the air-con vent. Who would think someone would go on to th Page 3

Shark attack Nelson man Adam Gudsel was the victim of a shark attack on Saturday. A Nelson man was counting his lucky stars on Saturday after he was attacked by a shark while spear fishing off The Glen. The two-metre bronze whaler came "in the blink of an eye" to swim right at Adam Gudsel, who had just speared a kingfish a few minutes earlier and was still reeling it in. Adam says the incident happened "in a f Page 3

Builders keen to get hands on more l.. Builders and developers are welcoming a decision by the Tasman District Council to review the districts land development requirements, including the way it processes resource and building consents. The Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce last year presented a paper outlining its priorities for helping the regions businesses. TDC chief executive Lindsay McKenzie says they have also been aware of th Page 3

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Skull washes up from estuary A human skull was found on the edge of the Waimea Estuary on Sunday night, by two "curious" fishermen. But the skull isnt expected to be from anything suspicious, most likely an ancient grave. Mackenzie Rose and her partner went to the estuary, behind Nelson Airport to fish, when they spotted the skull. "We were just walking along the estuary when we saw it. We didnt know if it was real or not b Page 2

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