by Jenny Nicholson | Feb 12, 2021 | Local News
There will be dancing, singing, and food at Washbourn Gardens this Saturday from 4 pm to 9 pm, celebrating Asian culture in our region. This is the 5th year the fair has run. Two dance groups are confirmed, one being a Chinese Association children’s dance performance....
by Jenny Nicholson | Feb 11, 2021 | Local News
Over one hundred local residents turned out to a meeting on 1st of February to discuss the future of their paid ambulance officers after hearing that St John New Zealand is considering removing the paid positions. Simon Blakemore from Murchison and Districts Community...
by Jacqui Rawson | Feb 7, 2021 | Sport
By Peter Gibbs More than 500 swimmers raced over 3.3km in the Interislander Swim the Lighthouse race in Wellington on Sunday. Nelson swimmer Oxford Bayley and Richmond’s Abbey Smale topped the podium in the second event of this season’s Banana Boat Series, Bayley...
by Jenny Nicholson | Feb 6, 2021 | Local News
A lot of thought goes into choosing a baby’s name, and a lot are also considered by the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages in making the decision to decline some. Of the nearly 60,000 babies born in 2020, Isla was the number one girls’ name while Oliver...
by Jacqui Rawson | Feb 5, 2021 | Local News
There was an unseasonal amount of rainfall late last year, but it wasn’t enough to help this period which is officially called the ‘peak water usage period’. The impacts of not nearly enough rain mean water restrictions have kicked in, in some areas in the Tasman...
