Tasman Report

Episode 04

Tasman Report

Show Notes

This episode features highlights from the Wednesday, 17 March, Information Forum Meeting and the presentation of the Environmental Policy Quarterly Review Report. We hear discussion about Plan Changes 81 and 84, anticipated growth projections, and the Motueka Master Plan.

The Port Nelson 125th Anniversary Open Day on Sunday, 22 March, showcases the Legends of Mohua Aorere exhibition, which tells the story of the Golden Bay–Tasman ports, wharves, and coastal shipping from the 1800s to the mid-1900s. We also talk with Antarctic and marine artist Sean Garwood about his painting Felicity and the Blind Bay Hookers, featured in the Legends exhibition — a work that transports the viewer back to a golden age of coastal trade

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