by Waimea Weekly | Aug 16, 2018 | Local News
The Tasman District Council will continue to work on options for closing a funding gap of $26 million for the Waimea Community Dam, after receiving an update on the project at its meeting on Thursday, August 9. Chief Executive Janine Dowding outlined progress on the...
by Waimea Weekly | Aug 15, 2018 | Local News
After almost two years in negotiation Harley Davidson are coming to Nelson. The American bike manufacturer has appointed its newest distributor with Filco Motorcycles now an official dealer. Dealer principle Dave Filer says he was absolutely wrapt and is aiming at...
by Waimea Weekly | Aug 15, 2018 | Local News
Residents of the district have taken to social media, to vent frustration over illegal hunters. Amber Terrill recently spoke out on a Murchison Community page. She says on numerous occasions poachers have trespassed and wounded animals on her family’s property. “It’s...
by Waimea Weekly | Aug 11, 2018 | Local News, Sport
Launching out of airplanes is second nature to Richmond’s 17,000 jump veteran Stu Bean, but to do so in front of a crowd of 250,000 at what is largely regarded as the world’s most famous airshow, was nothing short of “spectacular”. Oshkosh is a premier aviation event...
by Waimea Weekly | Aug 11, 2018 | Local News
He’s a publisher, poet, world traveller, fluent in French, has a technical background in industrial insurance and now Richmond’s man of many talents, Peter Lynch, is producing quirky local-based videos on Facebook. “The fickle side of Facebook made me dig deeper. It’s...
