by Jacqui Rawson | Apr 10, 2021 | Local News
Three large Queen palms seemed to grow overnight at the Salisbury Road roundabout last week. The statuesque greenery adds a touch of nature in the middle of what has been a sea of ongoing road-layout changes over the last few months. Two of the trees came from Mitre...
by Jacqui Rawson | Apr 10, 2021 | Local News
The Positive Ageing Expo is happening on Friday 16th April with information and activities for older adults. The Expo assists older people in the community to make connections with others and with organisations there to assist them. “The Expo is a one-stop-shop for...
by Jacqui Rawson | Apr 9, 2021 | Local News
Protestors gave voice to their displeasure over the Waimea Community Dam and associated rate increases last week. Over 100 people positioned themselves outside the Tasman District Council’s offices on Queen Street, Richmond, early Thursday morning, armed with placards...
by Waimea Weekly | Apr 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Erin Bradnock Mailis Calvert is just like any nine-year-old – she loves dancing, music and swimming – though she also happens to be deaf. When Mailis and her family moved from Dunedin to Nelson at the end of 2019, her mother Katya Blair Calvert was...
by Jenny Nicholson | Apr 6, 2021 | Local News
John D’Rose says he was heading for a knee replacement six months ago, but joining in the Brightwater seniors’ exercise classes means he doesn’t need it now. With more muscle round the knee to support it, the pain is gone. John is just one of the people the classes...
