Local filmmaker turns his lens to retiree’s

Local filmmaker turns his lens to retiree’s

Keith Hawke will be the first to tell you that he’s not retired. The Upper Moutere local has had a long, storied career in filmmaking, and is currently working hard on his next project, a documentary called ‘Retired: Now what?” The project is a series of conversations...
Water restrictions on the horizon for Tasman

Water restrictions on the horizon for Tasman

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...
Local water blasters help clean up cemeteries

Local water blasters help clean up cemeteries

It was a simple post on Facebook, seen as far away as Australia, that lead to the clean-up of the Wakapuaka Cemetery going ahead a lot faster. Local man Brian McIntyre started restoring the headstones in Wakapuaka Cemetery around four years ago. Now, joined by 12...
Sports centre back and ready for action

Sports centre back and ready for action

Devastation was the word that came to mind when Flynn Drummond, operator of Action Indoor Sports in Richmond, recalls the fire last January that gutted his facility. Fire crews were called out on Sunday, 27 January at 3:30 pm to battle a blaze that started in...