by Waimea Weekly | Dec 6, 2018 | Local News
Council confirmed on Friday, November 30, the Waimea Community Dam will be built, with councillors voting 9-5 in favour of the project. The Tasman District Council (TDC) made its final decision to green light the controversial build. They have stated it will be built...
by Waimea Weekly | Dec 2, 2018 | Sport
A warm, sunny evening saw over 80 athletes at the recent Waimea Harrier Club Wednesday evening 5km series from the Eddyline in Richmond. Competition was fierce among the top contenders with the first 4 runners, Cameron Jones, Joel Bowater, Chris Sharland and Matt...
by Waimea Weekly | Dec 2, 2018 | Sport
Two records were broken at Waimea Intermediate School’s annual athletics day this year. Shannan Delany jumped 5m in the year-8 girls long-jump to break the record of 4.90 set by Hayley Bond in 2016. Ben Walker beat the year-8 boys high-jump record by more than 10cm,...
by Waimea Weekly | Dec 1, 2018 | Local News
The Big Give is back for Christmas and the Fifeshire Foundation has one key message for supporters: please donate gift cards because they give families choices about how to celebrate Christmas. The Big Give is the Fifeshire Foundation’s highest profile fund-raiser....
by Waimea Weekly | Nov 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
A breakfast fund-raiser for Life Education Trust was held at the Nelson Suburbs Football Club on Thursday, November 22. One of the key organisers, Michelle Fitzgerald, says they had a great turnout with 80 people attending the event. “Norm Hewitt, ex-All Black and...
