by admin | Mar 2, 2019 | Local News
Just under 320kg of rubbish was collected from Waimea Estuary last weekend, much of it plastic and polystyrene. It was part of a nationwide effort co-ordinated by the Green Party, with the estuary clean-up starting near The Honest Lawyer in Monaco and working its way...
by admin | Mar 1, 2019 | Local News
The much hoped for rain across the Waimea over the weekend never really materialised, with the water shortage still critical. Urban residents and businesses connected to the reticulated supply in Richmond, Hope, Brightwater, Wakefield Mapua, Ruby Bay and their rural...
by admin | Feb 28, 2019 | Local News
Applications opened on Monday for people affected by the recent forest fires who want to access money from the Mayoral Relief Fund The fund was set up to support individuals and families with essential costs of daily life not covered by insurance or other funds....
by admin | Feb 27, 2019 | Local News
Matt McCrorie One of the companies really feeling the heat of the Pigeon Valley fires is Tasman Pine. The company owns 60 per cent of the plantations lost in the Pigeon valley forest fires, which is roughly 1400 hectares out of the 2343ha burnt. Chief operating...
by admin | Feb 26, 2019 | Local News
Matt McCrorie Members of the Stoke/Tahunanui Inner Wheel group were a part of the community effort to give back and help those evacuated from their homes due to the Pigeon Valley fire. Gathered in Richmond at the home of Ruth Bagnall, members made and filled toilet...
