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Watson said there was confusion around whether people were to contact an 0800 number to book their vaccine spot, or whether they should wait to be contacted. “We can’t bring it to anyone’s attention to get them to be a bit more compliant about it and letting people know what the story is,” he said.
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In Nelson/Marlborough, 28,130 vaccines had been administered by May 20. “It’s not as though it’s just a one off, it’s a substantial amount of people asking. We’re often the information centre, that happens quite frequently, people think we’re supposed to know.
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has set a new permanent speed limit for the stretch of state highway from Paines Ford to TÄkaka, in Golden Bay/Mohua, to improve safety for everyone who uses the road.
Waka Kotahi Director of Regional Relationships Emma Speight says the new speed limit of 80km/h from 100m south-west of Paines Ford Bridge to 270m south of Motupipi Street, will be effective from Wednesday, 5 May, 2021.
âIn 2019, members of the community approached Waka Kotahi asking to make the seasonal speed limit along this section of State Highway 60 permanent as they felt the 100km/h speed limit was too fast.
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Golden Bay resident Linda O Connor, pictured in 2019 when she and some other members of the community called for a permanent reduction in the speed limit between Tākaka and the Paines Ford bridge. O’Connor says the announcement of a drop to 80kmh is “great news for the whole community”.
The speed limit on the Golden Bay section of State Highway 60 between Paines Ford and Tākaka is to be reduced permanently to 80kmh from May 5. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says in a statement that it has lowered the speed limit from 100kmh for that stretch of the highway “to improve safety for everyone who uses the road”.
The Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter leaves Nelson Airport. (File photo)
A Golden Bay man who suffered burns to several parts of his body has been flown to hospital with serious injuries. Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter pilot Barry McAuliffe said the helicopter was returning to Nelson from a medical transfer to Christchurch Hospital when it was called to a job in Takaka around 4pm on Wednesday. A man in his 20s had an accident that resulted in burns to his legs, arms and face area. He was picked up from the Golden Bay Community Health Centre. St John communications advisor Gerard Campbell said the man was taken to Hutt Hospital with serious injuries.