by admin | Feb 13, 2020 | Local News
It was a hot, dry, cloudless day on February 5, 2019. There hadn’t been rain in weeks in the Tasman region, and temperatures were soaring above record levels. On that Tuesday it was 28 degrees. A tractor was discing a tinder-dry, stony paddock of tall grass, with warm...
by Waimea Weekly | Feb 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Locals came together over the weekend to celebrate the range of diverse flavours and cultures in our district, thanks to the 2020 Asian Food Fair. The event, in its fourth year now, saw thousands from across the district turn up to taste a variety of traditional Asian...
by admin | Feb 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Matt McCrorie It’s offical, Richmond is New Zealand’s sunniest town. Richmond has taken the crown for the most sunshine hours in 2019, coming in with a recorded total of 2859. According to a climate summary issued by NIWA, 2019 was the 4th warmest year on record in...
