by admin | Feb 18, 2020 | Local News
One lucky reader walked away, $50 richer, just for sharing her opinions. Sarah Brooks was January’s winner for the ‘Your Voice’ competition, where readers go in the draw to win a $50 Richmond Mall voucher by commenting and sharing their views. Sarah won a $50 Richmond...
by admin | Feb 15, 2020 | Local News
The region’s biggest secondary school has some new talent in its top ranks, with two new associate principals starting this year. Fiona Crump and Gus Shirley, both long term staff members at the school, have just stepped into the leadership roles. They replace Faye...
by admin | Feb 14, 2020 | Local News
The ‘Go by bike’ event took place across Tasman this, encouraging people to ditch their car in favour of their bike to promote a different way of getting around Richmond. Tasman District Councillor Dana Wensley says that the day is a great opportunity to talk about...
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 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...
