Richmond advocates for local board

Richmond advocates for local board

A local woman has been campaigning for more representation. Robin Schiff has been advocating for a community board for Richmond, but now wants to go a step further and create a local board, to ensure that Richmond has enough representation as the population continues...
Spending up, rates stay the same

Spending up, rates stay the same

A whopping $63.7 million has been allocated for spending on capital projects in the Tasman District Council’s annual plan for 2020-2021. The figure has jumped up by $17.9million from what was planned in the Council’s Long-Term Plan, published in 2018. The annual plan...
9 new classrooms for Waimea College

9 new classrooms for Waimea College

After nearly five long years of waiting, Waimea College has finally opened its new teaching block. The school, which has experienced a swelling roll in recent years to around 1650, had to add eight temporary classrooms and convert the library and staffroom into...
New card for Richmond bus service

New card for Richmond bus service

Using the bus will soon be a whole lot easier for Richmond residents, thanks to the new Bee Card. The Bee Card is a prepay travel card that can be used on buses in Tasman and in Nelson, without needing cash. Fares will also be cheaper than paying cash. The cards will...
Charity store staff ‘gutted’ after burglary

Charity store staff ‘gutted’ after burglary

Volunteers at a local charity shop have been left ‘heartbroken’ after a burglary last week. A volunteer from the ICH charity shop in Wakatu Industrial estate, was left in shock when opening the store on Tuesday morning last week, to find a window pried open, and the...