by Waimea Weekly | Oct 11, 2018 | Local News
On a mantlepiece in Wakefield a statue stands proudly in recognition of the dedication to beard growing its recipient, Shane Thompson, has displayed. Shane was crowned national champion at the New Zealand Beard and Moustache competition in Auckland on Thursday,...
by Waimea Weekly | Oct 7, 2018 | Local News, Sport
More than 200 local children embraced the local baseball programme on Wednesday, September 26, in a schools’ tee ball tournament. Held at the region’s baseball diamonds at Champion Green in Stoke, the tournament saw 22 teams enter from schools around Tasman and...
by Waimea Weekly | Oct 7, 2018 | Local News, Sport
Ruby Andrew and her pony Pickles, shows off her 1st and 5th placing ribbons she won in her two dressage tests at the Murchison Dressage and Showjumping Day, held on September 30. Colette Barrow, Murchison Pony Club organiser, says entries had doubled from their last...
by Waimea Weekly | Oct 6, 2018 | Local News, Sport
Tapawera Area School’s Clay Morgan was the first student from his school to make the Combined Waimea College First Fifteen and had such a successful season he was selected for the New Zealand Area Schools Rugby Team. Preseason training for the Waimea team kicked off...
by Waimea Weekly | Oct 6, 2018 | Local News, Sport
Murchison librarian of 25 years and volunteer ambulance officer, Janne Falkner, has just come back from competing at the World Triathlon Age-Group Championships on the Gold Coast. After training for a year and overcoming a fear of water, Janne was pleased with her...
