Hello Maitai Valley supporters,

We have lots of news for you in our latest newsletter which you should have received by email today 01 April.  If you didn’t get it, please check your spam folder - Gmail in particular will often send bulk mailouts to spam.  Anyone who’d like to receive the The Maitai Matters email newsletter can contact us at savethemaitai (@) gmail.com  The newsletter is the most direct way for us to keep you updated.

WHAT'S NEXT ?  .  .  .  Nelson City Council’s ‘Long Term Plan’
The Long Term Plan 2021-2031 is the guiding document for Council projects and budgets for the next 10 years. Consultation on the Long Term Plan is open now and closes on 21 April.
Please tell Council that you object to residential subdivision in the Maitai Valley!  It is easy and takes just a few minutes!  
The newsletter has details about how to make a submission, which you can do here: https://shape.nelson.govt.nz/long-term-plan-2021-2031 - Submissionform (or go to NCC’s main website and find the link to the Long Term Plan consultation).

FUNDRAISING SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY

Two #savethemaitai supporters in the community have organised fundraising activities:
Couch Stories; Tales of a Pandemic, is a Save the Maitai benefit show
(Tickets at https://ncma.nz/event/tales-of-a-pandemic/) 

Ross Whitlock a Maitai Valley resident, has very kindly offered to produce on a regular ongoing basis, original Maitai Valley paintings for auction on Trademe, with 50% of the proceeds being donated to #savethemaitai.  (Image attached shows current auction).

Please see the full email newsletter for more news and ways you can help. Email us at savethemaitai (@) gmail.com if you'd like to sign up to receive future issues.