News in brief

Tāhunanui Beach Clean-Up

Close to 170 people collected about 500kgs of rubbish and 100kgs of recyclables at the Tāhunanui Beach Clean-Up event last Sunday. The event was led by the local holiday park as part of National Clean Up Week.

New road survey launched

Tasman District Council is conducting a new survey to canvas the views of people who use three major roads in Richmond.

The council aims to gauge the safety perceptions of people who live on or regularly use Champion Rd, Hill St between Champion and Queen St, and the area of Queen St between Hill St and Salisbury Rd. The survey has been launched to get a broader picture of how people currently get around and also how safe they feel on those streets.

The survey is open until Sunday 5 November and can be found at shape.tasman.govt.nz or at the Richmond Service Centre or the Richmond Library.

Hope Saddle night closures

From Sunday 1 to Thursday 5 October, Waka Kotahi will be closing SH6 through Hope Saddle to do extensive resurfacing work. It has been six years since this part of the road was resurfaced.

SH6 will be closed from 8pm to 5am between Motupiko and the intersection of SH6 and SH63 at Kawatiri Junction. A detour route will be available and is suitable and approved for use by heavy vehicles.

Fluoridation meeting planned

A community meeting to give residents a chance to ask questions about the proposed fluoridation of Nelson’s drinking water aims to share information so that people can make an informed opinion, according to its organisers.

Guest speakers will include Kane Titchener, Sue Grey and Dr Caroline Wheeler. Hosted by the Clean Water Coalition, the meeting aims to provide information on where the fluoride will be sourced as well as share scientific research on fluoride as a toxin.

The group say, no matter what you opinion is on the matter, all are welcome to attend. The meeting will be held at Victory Community Centre on Wedensday, 4 October at 7pm.