by Jo Kent | Mar 11, 2021 | Local News
Local man David Smolenski has done it again and sold yet another jackpot winning Lotto ticket from his Queen Street branch of Night n Day. Dubbed the second luckiest store in New Zealand due to the sheer amount of winning tickets bought there, the first division...
by Jo Kent | Feb 27, 2021 | Local News
In a monumental move for conservation, the Tasman District Council has been given the green light to introduce two European insects, the hoverfly and wasp-nest beetle, to tackle the country’s chronic wasp problem. Tasman, with its honeydew covered beech trees, has the...
by Jo Kent | Feb 21, 2021 | Local News
The Lane family were among a group of cyclists who joined in the Go By Bike movement held across the country last week in a bid to ditch the car for a day and cycle instead. Laura, Toby, Jemima and mum Anna were rewarded for their efforts with a free breakfast and hot...
by Jo Kent | Feb 20, 2021 | Local News
The team behind Brightwater’s Snowden’s Bush Trust have just nine months to find the final $47k required of their $350k target to save land in front of Snowden’s Bush Scenic Reserve and prevent it from being turned into housing. Waimea Weekly is backing the campaign...
by Jo Kent | Jan 31, 2021 | Local News
Brightwater residents Pat Lithgow and Diane Drogemuller are among the winners of the Tasman District Council’s Outstanding Community Service Awards 2020. The awards recognise the region’s volunteer heroes whose continued dedication, generosity and kindness over the...
