by Waimea Weekly | Aug 2, 2018 | Local News
Frank Witowski began designing, by his account, the first carbon fibre e-bike cruiser, 14 months ago while in his Richmond home. “I had thought ‘lets get an e-bike’ but they were really expensive and I couldn’t find what I wanted. So I thought I could design an e-bike...
by Waimea Weekly | Aug 2, 2018 | Local News
Living on the other side of the globe hasn’t prevented Lucy Lithgow from coming to the aid of her father who suffers from Parkinson’s disease. “My way of helping is raising funds for research because that goes worldwide for progressive medication,” says Lucy. On...
by Waimea Weekly | Aug 1, 2018 | Local News
Parents who walk into a café or restaurant and leave their parenting duties at the door are driving local restaurant and café staff to despair. Of particular annoyance is the trend for parents to retaliate toward establishments that have chided their children, by...
by Waimea Weekly | Aug 1, 2018 | Local News
Local hairdresser Natasha Connolly first started riding at the age of three, after a recommendation from a specialist to aid with her epilepsy. Natasha has her condition completely under control now, and has done for quite a few years, however the horse riding is...
by Waimea Weekly | Jul 28, 2018 | Local News
Richmond woman Aleisha Hart bravely embarked into unchartered territory last September when she was implanted with an embryo on a surrogacy journey for two Auckland men. “There’s always been something inside of me interested in these things,” says Aleisha. Answering a...