by admin | Mar 29, 2019 | Local News
Local businesses are getting behind a silent auction that is being held as part of the forest fire concert on April 13. Some of the items donated so far include Richmond Mall vouchers worth $2500, a week’s campervan use provided by Discover New Zealand Motorhome...
by admin | Mar 28, 2019 | Local News
The first time Jim Carter heard the sound of a steel guitar he knew it was the instrument for him. “There was just something about it,” the Richmond man who turns 100 this week says, “there’s nothing like it.” Jim was only 17 years old at the time and he loved...
by admin | Mar 27, 2019 | Local News
Tasman Mayor Richard Kempthorne has announced he will not be seeking re-election for a fifth term in this year’s local body elections. Richard and his wife Jane announced together that he would be stepping down from his role as Mayor after this year’s election,...
by admin | Mar 26, 2019 | Local News
A former Richmond woman has attracted media attention in Australia for her work designing buildings that help to achieve better outcomes for mental health services and their patients. Stephanie Liddicoat, whose parents still live in Richmond, last month was the focus...
by admin | Mar 25, 2019 | Sport
Pete Jones Sport Tasman Luke Frame knew he had big shoes to fill when he stepped into the role of Tasman secondary schools regional sports director, but welcomes the challenge. The 24-year-old replaced long-serving former director Jeni Thornborough in...
