by admin | Jun 25, 2020 | Local News
The Nelson and Tasman regions have joined forces to battle the economic impact of Covid-19. The Nelson Tasman Economic Response and Regeneration Plan, that was officially launched on Friday last week, outlines the economic strategy for the region for the next year....
by admin | Jun 25, 2020 | Local News
A funding boost from the government means 30 new jobs will be created across the Tasman District. The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment recently confirmed $1.5million worth of funding to redeploy locals who have lost their jobs due to Covid-19. The...
by admin | Jun 20, 2020 | Local News
‘Farm to table’ is the way to go. Local butcher Ulrich Heck would know. Not only has the German-born butcher been in the industry his whole life, but his family can even trace their butchery roots back to 1503, in Heidelberg, Germany. “It’s burned in my DNA,”...
by admin | Jun 19, 2020 | Local News
A local artist has created an abstract Covid series of sketches, which he has donated to a local charity. Richmond artist Patrick Townley has been making art his whole life. He studied fine arts in the UK before moving to New Zealand, and he’s taught art at NMIT,...
by Jacqui Rawson | Jun 19, 2020 | Local News
A wide range of native coastal birds who call the Waimea Inlet home are fighting their own land rights battle. One of these native birds, the moho pererū (Banded Rail) is the figurehead for a conservation project that has been supporting the wellbeing of these birds...
