by editor | Sep 18, 2019 | Local News
Next Sunday you will have an excellent reason to take your bike out of the garage and head to Wakefield for the opening of Tasman’s Great Taste Trail from Wakefield to Hoult Valley. This new section of trail is 3.8km long and follows the Wai-iti River from Pigeon...
by editor | Sep 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Alex Hinchliffe is a 14-year old local musician whose dream is playing at the Trinity College of London Rock & Pop exams. For that he needs money. That’s why he decided to start busking in Richmond. But he has a problem! “I started playing guitar when I was 11...
by editor | Sep 12, 2019 | Local News
A Richmond family is devasted by the Government’s decision to decline their affordable subdivision proposal. Jason and Ange Mudgway are the directors of Mudgway Construction. In June 2019 they decided to turn their lifestyle block into an affordable housing area, as a...
by editor | Sep 11, 2019 | Local News
The newly renovated Gilbert Lodge, which has been used by local scouts for more than three decades, is facing financial ruin after funding fell through leading to it owing $40,000 to a local building company. The renovations of the lodge, situated up the Wairoa Valley...
by editor | Sep 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
More than showing how things were in the past, Willow Bank Heritage Village in Wakefield allows it’s visitors to be part of the history presented there. “Willow Bank is a big stage where everyone can be part of the play. The play changes every time. Every open day is...
