by Jenny Nicholson | Jul 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Fonterra’s Brightwater employees recently took off their PPE and donned gardening gloves to help plant 400 native trees near their workplace. As part of the project to beautify the Great Taste Trail alongside the Wairoa River, they joined representatives from Nelson...
by Jenny Nicholson | Jul 10, 2021 | Local News
Trees and Bees manager Sam Doran says he may be biased but thinks manuka honey tastes better in the South Island – and now he has the proof. The Murchison-based company has just taken out the national award for best Monofloral Manuka Honey. More than 1000 delegates...
by Jenny Nicholson | Jul 5, 2021 | Local News
The hospitality skills shortage is at a crisis level according to Hospitality New Zealand, and Alexandra Unterberger from the Alpine Lodge in St Arnaud agrees. She has been unable to find the staff she needs, despite contacting Work and Income, Seek, and Trademe....
by Jenny Nicholson | Jul 2, 2021 | Local News
Countdown’s greenest store is proving a success with locals after it opened its doors last Wednesday. “This is an investment in the people of the region with over 100 staff, whether they are part time, after school, holiday or career workers,” says mayor Tim King, who...
by Jenny Nicholson | Jun 26, 2021 | Local News
Issues created by students’ social media use over weekends are keeping staff busy on Mondays at Waimea Intermediate. “One of the biggest challenges in schools is students unsupervised social media use and how that impacts on friendship groups,” says Waimea...
