by Jo Kent | Jun 12, 2021 | Local News
TVNZ Breakfast made a surprise visit to Brightwater Motors last week ahead of the monthly Chicks That Fix workshop they offer. Presenter Abbey Wakefield flew down from Wellington to meet the couple who run the course and have a go at changing a wheel live on...
by Jo Kent | Jun 11, 2021 | Local News
Pet and livestock owners are being urged by police to remain vigilant by after a cat was shot in the neck with a BB gun in Arrow Street, Wakefield, recently. Owner Kylee Stringer took to a community page on Facebook to reveal that her beloved cat, Ned, had returned...
by Jo Kent | Jun 6, 2021 | Local News
The popular Children’s Book Exchange which was previously located on Hebberd Place in Richmond has a new home outside Hope School. The idea is that kids can take a book or leave one and share the love of reading. Principal for the school, Freya Hogarth, says, “The...
by Jo Kent | Jun 3, 2021 | Local News
A final decision has been made to permanently chlorinate the water supplies across Richmond and the whole of the Tasman district, in a bid to provide safer drinking water for residents. It’s a controversial move that has been in the pipeline for some time, with...
by Jo Kent | May 30, 2021 | Local News
With the help of a community grant from Tasman District Council, Brightwater Playcentre have been able to cultivate a child-friendly, edible fruit and vegetable garden which the children help to maintain. “Gardening offers so many fun opportunities for children,” says...
