by Waimea Weekly | May 9, 2020 | Local News
Connings Food Market’s Simon Conning is hopeful his store can make it through the Coronavirus pandemic. The family-owned and run produce store at Appleby was initially forced to shut under the level four restrictions, but was deemed an essential business a fortnight...
by Waimea Weekly | May 8, 2020 | Local News
When the announcement was made that the country was going into Level 4 lockdown Oakwoods Retirement Village went into a lockdown the Prime Minister would have been proud of. From the start, all entrances were locked bar one which is manned from 6am to 11pm, signing in...
by Waimea Weekly | Apr 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Good morning. With the ever so slight lifting of the levels the Waimea Weekly is now able to be published, and more importantly be delivered in total. After we went into Level 4 that forbade us to use any delivery service to deliver our paper. We were able to print...
by Waimea Weekly | Mar 30, 2020 | Local News
To our readers and advertisers, The Waimea Weekly community newspaper has been asked by the government not to publish over this period of lockdown. It is therefore with regret that we tell our readers and advertisers that, like many other businesses in New Zealand, we...
by Waimea Weekly | Mar 27, 2020 | Local News
On Monday afternoon Prime Minister Jacinda Arden announced that the country would move into full lockdown on Wednesday at 11:59 pm. New Zealand’s alert level rose to three on Monday afternoon, giving New Zealander’s 48 hours to prepare for level four. The country will...
