505 days ago

Incident near Nelson Hospital

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

There's been an incident near Nelson Hospital and the armed offenders squad are present.

What you need to know:
- Parts of Motueka St, Nelson, have been closed off as emergency services respond to a family harm incident.
- A police spokesperson said they were responding to a family harm incident on the street and it had been closed off at the intersection with Tipahi St. The spokesperson said the Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) were also present at the scene.
- Two nearby schools, including Nelson Intermediate School, and Nelson Hospital have been placed in lockdown as a precaution.
- The Nelson Mail understands Nelson College and Hampden Street School are also in lockdown.
- A reporter at the scene said there is a police officer directing traffic on Waimea Rd, where cars are being diverted away from Motueka, Tipahi and Tasman streets.
- A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said they have an ambulance, one manager and a rapid response vehicle attending the incident.

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๐ŸŽ‰ 2026 is almost here!

Weโ€™re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?

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๐ŸŒฟ n8tidy โ€“ Week #6 Garden Clean-Up Giveaway!

Fred from N8tidy - Neat by Nature. Tidy by Trade

Comment โ€œIโ€™m in!โ€ to enter โ€“ Winner drawn each Wednesday

Hi neighbours! ๐Ÿ‘‹

Welcome to Week #6 of our new community giveaway! Last one for 2025.
One lucky neighbour will win 1 hour of free gardening/yard clean-up from n8tidy this week.

How to participate

๐Ÿ’ฌ Comment โ€œIโ€™m in!โ€ below to enter
๐Ÿ“… Entries close Wednesday at 6 pm
๐ŸŽฒ Draw will take place Wednesday evening
5๏ธโƒฃ Minimum 5 participants required
๐Ÿ™… Current n8tidy customers cannot participate
๐Ÿ”„ You can join again every week!

What you can use your free hour for

- Weed removal
- Edging & trimming
- Light pruning
- Lawn/Garden tidy-up

No green waste collection

The winner will be contacted directly to arrange their free clean-up hour.

Good luck everyone โ€” and thanks for supporting local! ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ˜Š

Fred - n8tidy
www.n8tidy.co.nz...

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