The Trafalgar Centre will be pumping with excitement on June 26, as student teams jump on stage in New Zealands new music, dance and drama event, Showquest. The event is a collaboration between Rockquest Promotions and local performing arts group BreakOut, and with...

Richmond’s Sinful Coffee has come up with a great way to beat the winter blues. Every Saturday from 1pm-3pm the café hosts live acoustic music duo S.A.M. The pair perform a number of popular songs from a wide-range of genres. “The acoustics in the building are...

Tasman Mayor Richard Kempthorne says every person and business who applied for financial aid following ex-Cyclones Fehi and Gita will receive a grant. The ex-cyclones delivered severe weather which brought significant rainfall to the Tasman region and many homes and...

For nearly sixty years the event has been marked on calendars in and around Brightwater and this year the date is Sunday, June 24, for the school’s popular winter gala and silent auction. The vibrant primary school has been an integral part of the community since it...

Tasman Homes builder, Tom Ashley, took out third place in the 2018 New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Apprentice Challenge held in Rotorua, in April. The NZCB challenge is held in partnership with the Industry Training Association Building (ITAB). The 25-year-old...

For the last few months, Richmond’s Margaret Ewers has been spending her working time manning a gate on the Queen St upgrade. With ample opportunity to observe the upgrade in its many stages, Margaret put pen to paper and created the following poem to document the...

Even the staunchest pedal-powered cyclists have become converted by the lure of e-bikes and now Ian Robinson of Morley Motorcycle and Marine is joining the dealers. “They’re seriously cool. I was very skeptical of e-bikes previously but then I rode one and decided...