by Waimea Weekly | Sep 9, 2018 | Local News
Members of the Wakefield community spent four days in January involved in the shoot for short film ‘Opal Valley’. “It was a major collaborative effort with a lot of talented people pitching in, plus the local Wakefield community,” says film’s writer Justin Eade. The...
by Waimea Weekly | Sep 9, 2018 | Sport
The Nelson Bays Tennis Association’s primary and intermediate ‘Have a Go’ open day takes place at tennis clubs across the region on Saturday, September 15. All schools from Tapawera to Golden Bay are invited to take part in a free hour of fun on court with their...
by Waimea Weekly | Sep 7, 2018 | Local News
One of Richmond Glass’s apprentice glaziers, Jess Foster-Lawrence, has not only finished at the top of her class for her second year of training, but she has also secured an IAG scholarship for her apprenticeship. Each year IAG New Zealand offers support to a number...
by Waimea Weekly | Sep 7, 2018 | Local News, Sport
Excitement is building ahead of the Nelson Speedway Association’s 50th anniversary celebrations set for Labour weekend. “We’re all really looking forward to it, lots of work has been going on in the background and preparations are well underway,” says secretary and...
by Waimea Weekly | Sep 6, 2018 | Local News
The problem with poaching in the Murchison area has reached new heights with three deer allegedly taken off a property in the Tutaki Valley. At around 8.30am on Saturday, September 1, the resident farmer heard a series of shots close to his house and returned from his...