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Spruce Up For Nelson Kindergarten
Thursday, 13 August 2009, 1:36 pm | Nelson Media Agency
Teachers, children and parents at Victory Square Kindergarten will benefit from improvements to the building, which have just been completed. The additions and alterations will be blessed at a ceremony on Friday. They include the expansion of the office ... More >>
Third Time Lucky For Tenor
Sunday, 9 August 2009, 2:46 pm | Nelson Media Agency
It was third time lucky for tenor Brent Read who won the annual Sealord Aria competition at the Nelson School of Music on Saturday night – his third try at the prestigious contest. Now in its sixth year, the competition had seven contenders for ... More >>
Sealord Aria Competition
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 11:38 am | Nelson Media Agency
Young musical talent flies into Nelson this weekend for the annual Sealord Aria competition on Saturday night. Now in its sixth year, the competition has drawn a strong list of seven contenders, some of whom are university music students and some more mature ... More >>
Nelson Arts Festival programme launch
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 1:20 pm | Nelson Media Agency
The Nelson Arts Festival is set to welcome the spring with twelve days of theatre, dance, music, cabaret, comedy, talks and community events. The festival is based for the second year at Founders Heritage Park, where venues will be transformed into ... More >>
Something different at the Nelson Arts Festival
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 10:00 am | Nelson Media Agency
The Nelson Arts Festival lights up the city from mid October, and this year the Manifest Sculpture Symposium has a fresh focus under a new coordinator, local artist Nic Foster. More >>
Blessing of the Fleet - Nelson
Monday, 20 July 2009, 3:28 pm | Nelson Media Agency
The annual Blessing of Nelson’s Fishing Fleet is scheduled for this Saturday (July 25), aiming to link the people of Nelson with fishing industry and pay tribute to those who have lost their lives at sea. More >>
Mozart At The Cathedral
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 3:02 pm | Nelson Media Agency
Music lovers are in for a winter treat with the Nelson Civic Choir, Viva Orchestra and guest soloists performing Mozart’s Requiem tomorrow and Saturday. (June 19 & 20) Choir conductor Pete Rainey says the Requiem Mass in D minor is a profound ... More >>
First Time Entrant Wins Nelson Rockquest Title
Sunday, 14 June 2009, 2:12 pm | Nelson Media Agency
A first time entrant to Smokefreerockquest has his chance at kiwi music success after winning this year’s Nelson title on Saturday night at the Trafalgar Centre. First place in the regional final of the nationwide youth music competition went ... More >>
David Bain Jersseys Aid Rockquest Success
Sunday, 14 June 2009, 2:09 pm | Nelson Media Agency
Two Wairarapa seventh formers say a trip to Savemart to buy ‘David Bain’ jerseys helped them to win their regional Smokefreerockquest final on Friday night at the Masterton Town Hall. First place in the regional final of the nationwide youth ... More >>
Coming Second No Bar To Success
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 10:31 am | Nelson Media Agency
The aspiring musos in this weekend’s Smokefreerockquest regional finals in Nelson and Marlborough have an example in guest band Minuit of just how far a musical career can take you. For Paul Dodge, who with bandmates Ruth Carr and Ryan Beehre makes ... More >>
Help For People Living With Dementia
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 10:35 am | Nelson Media Agency
It is estimated over 40,000 people in New Zealand have Alzheimer’s Disease or dementia, and that number is likely to double by 2026. The Nelson branch of the Alzheimer’s Society has 280 people with dementia on their books, and provides support to around ... More >>
Milestone For Proposed Wildlife Sanctuary
Thursday, 14 May 2009, 11:14 am | Nelson Media Agency
The Brook Waimarama Sanctuary’s application for resource consent to build a 14km predator-proof fence to enclose the 700ha wildlife sanctuary is about to be notified for public submissions. Brook Waimarama Sanctuary Trust Chair Dave Butler said ... More >>
Wheelchair Basketball Comes To Nelson
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 12:11 pm | Nelson Media Agency
The pace and excitement of wheelchair basketball with some of the country’s top players comes to Nelson in May, when the South Island Tournament Round One is being held here for the second time. Organiser Carol Daley says six regions, including ... More >>
Circus Oz fundraise for Theatre Royal
Wednesday, 18 March 2009, 2:38 pm | Nelson Media Agency
Circus Oz have a track record of fundraising and supporting various causes (more on this on their website www.circusoz.com) and they have decided while in Nelson to help out the Theatre Royal. They will take a collection for the theatre restoration ... More >>
Restructuring At Nelson Pine Industries
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 4:17 pm | Nelson Media Agency
Nelson Pine Industries Ltd today announced a restructuring of its production operations in response to difficult market conditions resulting from the worldwide financial crisis. More >>
Nelson Trolley Derby Defeated By Weather
Sunday, 1 March 2009, 2:11 pm | Nelson Media Agency
The wet weather defeated the best of intentions at Saturday's South Canterbury Finance Nelson Trolley Derby. More >>
Our Stories exhibition opens in Nelson
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 9:47 am | Nelson Media Agency
A multimedia exhibition that has been touring New Zealand for the past 18 months is set to get its biggest welcome yet in Nelson and Tasman. More >>
Circus Oz is Coming
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 10:36 am | Nelson Media Agency
Going by ticket sales the word is out that Circus Oz is not to be missed. More >>
Stunning Line Up Of Musicians In Nelson
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 3:49 pm | Nelson Media Agency
Nelson is more than sun, sand, ceramics and sav blanc....on Friday this week (23 Jan) the 10th Adam Chamber Music Festival is launched with a stunning line up of musicians flying in from the USA, the Czech Republic and the UK. The Adam Festival ... More >>
Chamber Music Festival in Nelson
Friday, 19 December 2008, 11:04 am | Nelson Media Agency
For chamber music fans Christmas is possibly a lesser excitement on the calendar than the approaching Adam Chamber Music Festival, scheduled to start in Nelson on January 23. Festival manager Roger Lloyd says the ticket sales are tracking well. ... More >>
