by admin | Jun 11, 2020 | Local News
The travel industry was one of the first to be hit by Covid-19, but local travel agents say that the pandemic has proven their worth. Independent travel agent Kelly Bowater, based in Richmond, says that brokers worked hard during the lockdown to get refunds for...
by admin | Jun 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Yoghurt pottles, sour cream containers and plastic sushi trays are just a few of the plastic items that will no longer be accepted throughout Tasman for recycling after July 1. The new recycling policy means that only plastics that can recycled in New Zealand will be...
by admin | Jun 11, 2020 | Local News
Councillors and members of the community have questioned the poor attendance record of Richmond Ward Councillor Mark Greening, who has missed 50 per cent of council meetings this year. Greening, who has been on the council since 2013, has the lowest attendance record...
by admin | Jun 5, 2020 | Local News
Churches have had to adapt and change throughout the Covid crisis, and that means that things are looking a little different now, with congregations around the region adapting and coming up with unique strategies to meet. Daryl Bay, lead pastor of Hope Community...
by admin | May 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
When Maureen and Graeme Crook left their jobs and lives in Reefton to fix up the old Kohatu Hotel, at the turnoff to the Motueka Valley, locals thought they were mad. The pub, which had been closed and derelict for 3 years before Graeme and Maureen bought the building...
