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State Highway 6, Whakatu Drive will be closed for up to 10 nights this month for resealing work.
Highway to close at nights
Maintenance work will see one of Nelson’s main routes closed for up to 10 nights this month. The section of State Highway 6, Whakatu Drive between McGlashen Avenue and the Quarantine Rd roundabout will be shut between September 17 and 29, 8pm to 5am, (except for Saturday, September 23) to allow for asphalting work on the Link Road roundabout and the Link Road extension. A detour through Main Rd Stoke will be in place. Once asphalting work is complete, road markings will be reinstated under night works with stop/go controls and a 30 km/h speed limit. Rob Service, Waka Kotahi system manager top of the south said it was essential maintenance and vital for keeping the highway up to standard for all road users.
Assault appearance
Three people involved in an assault outside a Nelson school have appeared in court.The incident, outside a school on Nayland Rd, happened around 3pm on Monday, August 21.The trio, who cannot be named, appeared in Nelson Youth Court on Wednesday afternoon. One pleaded not guilty, while two others were remanded without plea until their next court date on September 27. Due to Youth Court guidelines, and an interim suppression order, none of the three can be named.
Whooping cough case
A surge in whooping cough cases around the country last week included one case reported in Nelson-Marlborough. The others were in Taranaki, Southern district, six in Northland. Two of the cases, both infants, had been hospitalised. Monthly case numbers of the disease, New Zealand-wide, had been in single digits since April 2020, down from 231 cases in January 2019. However three infants across the country have died from whooping cough in 2023. Whooping cough vaccines are a long-standing part of the routine immunisation schedule for children and adults, and are also a critical part of the care offered in pregnancy from the second trimester onwards.
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