by Jenny Nicholson | May 1, 2021 | Local News
The new legislation surrounding paid bereavement leave following miscarriage or stillbirth comes at a great time for Emma Hebberd, who is coordinating the set-up of a local Sands support group which acknowledges the grief families experience following the loss of a...
by Jenny Nicholson | Apr 30, 2021 | Local News
It is early days on what health reforms will mean for Nelson. Tasman after Labour’s Health Minister Andrew Little said a central authority ‘Health New Zealand’ will replace all District Health Boards in the near future. Nelson MP Rachel Boyack welcomes the...
by Jenny Nicholson | Apr 17, 2021 | Local News
Plans continue for group three – those over 65 and those with disabilities or underlying health conditions – to receive their vaccine from May. However, already in April, Nelson Marlborough Health has offered occasional vaccines to this group. Vaccines are...
by Jenny Nicholson | Apr 16, 2021 | Local News
With Poppy Day next Friday, the local scouts and keas met with returned servicemen to place poppies on servicemen’s graves. It’s become a tradition after 10 years, only missing last year due to lockdown. The children and their leaders were handed a map of where to...
by Jenny Nicholson | Apr 6, 2021 | Local News
John D’Rose says he was heading for a knee replacement six months ago, but joining in the Brightwater seniors’ exercise classes means he doesn’t need it now. With more muscle round the knee to support it, the pain is gone. John is just one of the people the classes...
