by Matt McCrorie | Feb 8, 2019 | Local News
Colin Williscroft After about 20 years delivering newspapers around Richmond, Terry Beach has decided to call it a day. Terry, who has become known by many during that time, first started after the Honda assembly plant in Nelson closed in 1998. That meant he lost his...
by Matt McCrorie | Feb 7, 2019 | Local News
Matt McCrorie New Zealand is currently in the middle of what is being called a ‘dire teacher shortage,’ however the Tasman region is yet to feel the effects. In October last year, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced an extra $10.5 million in funding, on top of...
by Matt McCrorie | Feb 6, 2019 | Local News
Matt McCrorie Shop and Win has been won again by someone who has only put forward one entry. Even after being handed the cheque at Village Cycles Richmond, Lev Gimelfarb, originally from the Ukraine, couldn’t believe that he had won. “I only came in to buy a seat and...
by Matt McCrorie | Feb 4, 2019 | Local News
Matt McCrorie It’s a busy time on the roads at this time of the year, especially with kids heading back to school this week. With that in mind, the New Zealand Police and the Tasman District Council want to remind parents about keeping kids safe around the road. The...
by Matt McCrorie | Feb 3, 2019 | Local News
Matt McCrorie The Nelson Tasman area is now experiencing a prohibited fire season, with a total ban on all open air fires. This follows high temperatures, high wind and lack of rain throughout the region. The increasing heat is a big factor in fire risk at this time...
by Waimea Weekly | Jan 11, 2019 | Local News, Uncategorized
Kirsty Tough, of Place for Plants, is thrilled to be promoting Shop ’n’ Win to their customers. “It would be amazing for one of our customers to win, $5000 would do an entire garden.” The competition is running from December 27 to January 22, 2019. Enter at any...
