Category Archives: This is Nelson

How did a part-time cleaner find herself running a 400-person volunteering effort to help people affected by the Nelson fire?

Posted on 16 February, 2019 by jb

Like most of Nelson, Saxton Field is a dustbowl. The vast sports fields look not just depleted, but angry. The grass is an aggressive orange hue; loose, dry grass and dirt whips along when hit with a strong gust, and … Continue reading →

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How cool

Posted on 21 November, 2013 by jb

We rent a small unit at Storage World in Nelson. Full of stuff ready to be moved into the cottage when it’s finished next year. Massive rain event in April last year – close to 120mm in an hour in … Continue reading →

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Laughed for a good 5 minutes

Posted on 5 November, 2013 by jb

Hairdresser in Buxton Square, Nelson

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Reception committee @NSN

Posted on 27 October, 2013 by jb
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Excellent!

Posted on 20 August, 2012 by jb

Seen in Nelson

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Matters of State

Posted on 18 July, 2012 by jb
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Mapua Portrait: Portrait Mapua

Posted on 28 February, 2012 by jb

2 men in hi-vis jackets installing something on the roof of the shed next to the Appleshed Café. Today’s post on Portrait Mapua maybe. (If it’s blurred, put it down to a couple of glasses of Blackenbrook’s Sauvignon Blanc at … Continue reading →

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Local interest

Posted on 20 February, 2012 by jb

Put “Kiwi” or “Nelson” on the cover of a book and it’ll sell like hotcakes around here. (“Can I have my money back, please? This book’s all about South AFRICA, not NELSON…”)

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Poetry in “The Listener”

Posted on 20 February, 2012 by jb

Tony Jackson is my cousin Shirley’s husband. He wasn’t joking. This was the 360˚ view from the top of what used to be their garden. What he doesn’t say is that a) the hillside stopped at his backdoor, with a … Continue reading →

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The Nelson Mail is confused….

Posted on 12 January, 2012 by jb

Shurely shum mishtake?

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