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| Club | Time | (4 to score) | Pts | |||
| Under 10 girls | 1 | Lily Hospers | N | 4.28 | NELSON | 14 |
| 1k | 2 | Sarah Reidie | N | 4.36 | ||
| 3 | Hannah Shepherd | W | 4.42 | |||
| 4 | Melissa Kerslake | W | 4.53 | |||
| 5 | Talia Merrin | W | 4.59 | |||
| 6 | Jacinta Dempster | N | 5.00 | |||
| 7 | Breanna Dempster | N | 5.25 | |||
| Under 10 boys | 1 | Callum Toll | N | 3.51 | NELSON | 18 |
| 1k | 2 | Mitchell Hunt | N | 4.01 | ||
| 3 | Bradley Read | M | 4.11 | |||
| 4 | Amohia Busby | W | 4.53 | |||
| 5 | Jamie Machen | W | 4.58 | |||
| 6 | Daniel Henson | M | 5.00 | |||
| 7 | Dougal Hilson | N | 5.15 | |||
| 8 | Brady Machen | n/r | 5.39 | |||
| 9 | Jamie Shaw | N | 8.55 | |||
| Under 12 girls | 1 | Lara Malcolm | N | 7.59 | NELSON | 16 |
| 2k | 2 | Anne Hospers | N | 8.09 | WAIMEA | 26 |
| 3 | Sascha Miller | N | 8.31 | |||
| 4 | Jade Barnes | W | 8.37 | |||
| 5 | Savannah Gee | M | 9.13 | |||
| 6 | Lucy Just | W | 9.19 | |||
| 7 | Courtney Staples | W | 9.20 | |||
| 8 | Nicole Payne | M | 9.29 | |||
| 9 | Nicole Machen | W | 9.39 | |||
| 10 | Rebecca Reidie | N | 9.53 | |||
| 11 | Claire Cadwallader | W | 10.13 | |||
| Under 12 boys | 1 | Callum Bolitho | N | 8.20 | NELSON | 6 |
| 2k | 2 | Jack Thornton | N | 8.28 | ||
| 3 | Douglas Hilson | N | 9.17 | |||
| 4 | Connor Brown | n/r | 11.57 | |||
| Under 14 boys | 1 | Donald Hilson | N | 11.34 | NELSON | 12 |
| 3k | 2 | Jay Martin | N | 11.36 | ||
| 3 | Ben Payne | M | 11.59 | |||
| 4 | Kendall Martin | N | 12.10 | |||
| 5 | Joe Thornton | N | 12.52 | |||
| 6 | Jesse Barnes | W | 12.57 | |||
| Under 16 girls | 1 | Petra Bolitho | N | 15.06 | ||
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| Under 16 boys | 1 | Dallas Bowden | W | 13.29 | NELSON | 18 |
| 4k | 2 | Jules Riley | W | 13.54 | ||
| 3 | Harry Dixon | N | 14.54 | |||
| 4 | Chris Max | N | 15.29 | |||
| 5 | Hamish Upton | N | 17.14 | |||
| 6 | Ben Reidie | N | 19.13 | |||
| 7 | Adam Nisbett | N | 19.27 |
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Saturday - Welcome to winter![]()
Athletics Nelson invites you to celebrate the start of Winter with a new undulating run around and over The Centre of New Zealand - 2.30pm start. Plenty of options to suit everyone, it will be a 1, 2 or 3 lap (2km approx per lap) undulating event, juniors and walkers especially welcome. Meet at the Botanics, Milton Street Nelson, 2.30pm start (mass start) please arrive early and let us know how many laps. A great fun low key event to start off the Winter programme, everyone is very welcome.![]()
Support running in Nelson and join the club, several options available especially for junior runners and also a Family discount is available. Click the link to join Athletics Nelson the only winter club affiliated to Athletics New Zealand in the top of the South Island athleticsnelson.co.nz/athletics-nelson-registration![]()
always easier to run with a group of like minded people then by yourself, especially during winter
Nelson Schools Cross Country League 2024![]()
Let the fun begin, the very popular free three race cross-country series organised by Athletics Nelson with the annual schools trophies up for grabs.![]()
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Saturday 11th May – Saxton Fields - race start 3.15pm![]()
Saturday 18th May – Branford Park - race start 3.15pm![]()
Saturday 01st June – Miyazu Gardens – race start 3.15pm![]()
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Years 0-3 1km![]()
Years 4-6 2km![]()
Years 7-2km![]()
Year 8-2km![]()
College - 3km![]()
Parents of runners must pre-register using this link to webscorer www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=349542![]()
Note this is a new series with new grades so everyone must re-register for these events using Webscorer, to speed up registration on the day please pre-register before arriving at the start line, you only have to register once for all races. Happy for parents to run with their children. Get your squad together and have some fun on the run! Don't delay get the kids registered today.
Runners and Walkers take note of the closed areas from Wednesday 1 May until Saturday 18 May📣 Annual front and back country cull begins in May ![]()
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Nelson City Council, Ngāti Koata and Tasman Pine Forests Ltd (TPFL) have contracted a team of professional hunters, Trap and Trigger Ltd, to carry out a cull of wild goats, pigs and deer across our front and back country reserves. ![]()
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👉 This year’s cull will take place Wednesday 1 May to Saturday 18 May and will require the full closure of reserves. ![]()
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🚫 Front country hunting will take place in Eureka Park and the Atmore, Tantragee (including Codgers), Brook Conservation, and Marsden Valley reserves. Hunting will also occur on nearby Ngāti Koata land around Fringed Hill, Groom Creek, and Codgers. These reserves and areas will be fully closed during the week but reopen to all users during weekends from midnight Friday till 11:59pm Sunday. ![]()
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🚫 Back country hunting will take place in the Maitai and Roding Water reserves. These reserves will be fully closed during the cull. However, the Coppermine Trail will be open on weekends. ![]()
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Warning signs and/or barriers will be in place at entry points for each reserve. ![]()
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Hunters will use suppressed (silenced) rifles with subsonic (quiet) ammunition in areas closer to residential zones. They’ll also use dogs, thermal imaging, drones, and helicopters to complete their work. ![]()
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This will be the fifth year Council has conducted a cull in these reserves, which helps protect our native flora and fauna from pests. ![]()
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Recent reports of deer, goats and pigs near tracks and households indicate numbers are increasing again to the point where a cull is required. ![]()
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Meat will be retrieved from the hunt in coordination with Ngāti Koata hunters, who will work alongside Trap and Trigger Ltd to retrieve carcasses that are easily accessible.