by Waimea Weekly | Jul 18, 2018 | Local News
Members of the Brightwater community and beyond are becoming increasingly frustrated over the apparent inept road repairs at the Clover Rd/SH6 intersection. The project was initially considered “complete” in 2017, but in April this year work resumed, for what has...
by Waimea Weekly | Jul 14, 2018 | Sport
The 43rd Heaphy Shield was hosted by Marlborough Squash Club on July 7 & 8. The Heaphy has a proud history, contested annually between Nelson Bays, Marlborough, and West Coast regions. Representing Nelson/Tasman, the mens team comprised of Mark Kerr (captain),...
by Waimea Weekly | Jul 14, 2018 | Local News
Saturday, July 14, marks 113 years since 57-year-old farmer Joseph Sewell, strapped with sticks of dynamite, blew himself up outside the Murchison Courthouse in what is widely regarded as the world’s first suicide bomb attack. Joseph had been in a long-running dispute...
by Waimea Weekly | Jul 13, 2018 | Sport
This weekend sees the fifth round of the MRF Mainland Series 2018, with the rally course both starting and finishing in Brightwater. The event will be held on Saturday, July 14, and organiser Phil Collins says it will be a day that is sure to impress, “the forecast is...
by Waimea Weekly | Jul 13, 2018 | Local News
Each year, Murchison Area School celebrate Arts Week at the end of term two. Sarah Peacock, deputy principal of Murchison Area School, says, “It’s purpose is to recognise the value of the arts and to foster the understanding that when we are creative, it grows and...
