by Waimea Weekly | Jul 6, 2018 | Local News
The successful CupCycling campaign that has been running in Motueka for the past ten months is now expanding to Richmond. The innovative programme aims to cut the number of disposable coffee cups people throw away and reduce the waste that ends up in our landfill. The...
by Waimea Weekly | Jul 5, 2018 | Local News
Karen Howieson is an accomplished woman. One of the founding members, and the community coordinator, of The Nelson ARK, previously a health promoter and lecturer, with extensive experience in youth work and counselling, with a passion for animals and their welfare....
by Waimea Weekly | Jul 5, 2018 | Local News
On Monday June 25, at Saxton Field Netball Pavillion, about seventy of us met for an Arms Act Service Delivery Group Meeting, and were welcomed by Superintendent Mike McIlraith, who stated that the purpose of the meeting was to hear from the shooting community how...
by Waimea Weekly | Jul 5, 2018 | Local News
It’s been 512 days since Richmond’s Queen St upgrade kicked off and while at times the wait for completion may have seemed arduous, the mood among retailers at Richmond Unlimited’s BBQ Business Breakfast on Monday, July 2, was buoyant. Richmond District...
by Waimea Weekly | Jul 1, 2018 | Local News
Fresh out of school at 16 Lorraine Hannah began work on her parents’ tobacco farm in Hope but, after a half-day on the end of a hoe, decided it wasn’t for her. She soon secured work at the Nelson Freezing Company, a meat processing plant, and Lorraine has remained in...
