by admin | Jan 23, 2020 | Local News
Water restrictions may be on the horizon for the Tasman region again this year, as dry and windy conditions have seen river and aquifer levels start to decline. While heavy rain before Christmas meant that there hasn’t been as much pressure this year to conserve water...
by admin | Nov 20, 2019 | Local News
Matt McCrorie The region was hit hard by drought last summer. And it doesn’t look like we’re off the hook this summer either, with the Tasman District Council Dry Weather Task Force already preparing for another dry, hot summer. Earlier this year the region saw the...
by admin | Mar 5, 2019 | Local News
Waimea residents saved around 3 million litres of water last week, much to the pleasure of the Tasman District Council. A council spokesman says water use was reduced by 25 per cent over the week, which equates to 3 million litres. That came on top of a 20 per cent...
by admin | Mar 1, 2019 | Local News
The much hoped for rain across the Waimea over the weekend never really materialised, with the water shortage still critical. Urban residents and businesses connected to the reticulated supply in Richmond, Hope, Brightwater, Wakefield Mapua, Ruby Bay and their rural...
by admin | Feb 20, 2019 | Local News
Colin Williscroft Farming and other food producing businesses across the Waimea are suffering, their owners forced into considering worst-case scenarios as hot, dry weather, exacerbated by drying winds, take its toll. While there is some hope on the horizon...
