by admin | Mar 18, 2020 | Local News
Councillor Dana Wensley is advocating for more support for the Cancer Society, despite this year’s event being postponed due to fears that Covid-19 will spread. Dana is no stranger to battles. Last June, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Despite a family history...
by admin | Mar 14, 2020 | Local News, Sport
Waimea College’s Adam Stack smashed the over-16’s high jump record this week, beating a record that was set by James Campion in 1986. James set the record at 1.9 metres in 1986, a record he shared with Neil Gardener, Adam’s uncle. He still remembers the day in 1986....
by Waimea Weekly | Mar 13, 2020 | Local News
Elaine Valk was reading the Waimea Weekly when one of the photos in an article caught her eye. She had an identical photograph in her own family album. In an article published on 4th March, Richmond Hospice shop manager Anete Smith had contacted the paper asking for...
by admin | Mar 12, 2020 | Local News
Air New Zealand is looking at its regional pricing structure after a ‘please explain’ meeting with Nelson MP Nick Smith that sought to calm commuters’ fears about airfare hikes. And Nick says if action isn’t taken, a complaint to the Commerce Commission could be on...
by admin | Mar 11, 2020 | Local News
Acrobatics, clowns, freestyle motorbikes, and the flying trapeze are just a few of the acts that locals will have the chance to see at The Great Moscow Circus, which arrived in Richmond last week. “Most shows only have 2 or 3 big acts, with 9 acts overall. We’ve got...
