by Waimea Weekly | Sep 27, 2018 | Local News
A dead pig was found lying on the seat of a Richmond bus stop on the morning of Wednesday, September 19. Local taxi driver John Pirie came across the dead pig in the early hours of this morning. “I was just driving past doing my thing when I saw it. It looked...
by Waimea Weekly | Sep 21, 2018 | Local News, Sport
One of Nelson’s most successful cricket clubs is in crisis. For the first time since its inception in 1983, Wanderers will not field a senior side in the Nelson premier competition this season. Wanderers stalwart Hayden Ingham says it is a sad day for the club. “It’s...
by Waimea Weekly | Sep 20, 2018 | Local News
Luxury fishing accommodation Owen River Lodge has scooped a major gong at the 2018 New Zealand Tourism Awards. The Westpac Business Excellence Award, open to New Zealand tourist operators with less than $6m annual turnover, was presented to owner Felix Borenstein at a...
by Waimea Weekly | Sep 20, 2018 | Local News
Over the next two weeks the Nelson Youth Theatre Company will be taking you on a trip back in time, with their production of Grease. Richmond resident Aimee Robinson, one of the show’s choreographers, has been doing Youth Theatre since she was eight years old. “I’ve...
by Waimea Weekly | Sep 19, 2018 | Local News
As another season gets underway, the state of our native (whitebait) fishery has been making the headlines and sometimes for the wrong reasons. Although I don’t have a degree on the subject, I like to think, after 25 years of catching this white gold, I have some...
