by Waimea Weekly | Feb 24, 2020 | Sport
Nelson teenager Niamh Fisher-Black sprinted her way to a national title at the Vantage National Road Cycling Championships in Cambridge while Tasman teammate George Bennett had to settle for a second placing. Fisher-Black, 19, was part of a four-strong chasing bunch...
by Waimea Weekly | Feb 23, 2020 | Sport
Youth met experience at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway last Saturday night. The ‘Racing for the Kids’ Child Cancer fundraising meeting saw the Donaldson Civil youth ministock- mania be the feature grade along with the closed super stock club title and...
by Waimea Weekly | Feb 20, 2020 | Local News
Nelsonians looking to cross the Cook Strait now have a third airline to choose from. Originair made its inaugural flight from Nelson to Wellington on Friday afternoon in response to passenger demand. Originair’s CEO Robert Inglis says the decision to reintroduce the...
by Waimea Weekly | Feb 19, 2020 | Local News
When the Cancer Society approached Alan Kissell from MenzShed for a contribution to Relay for Life next month, an idea to build a playhouse was put forward. “I visited the Shed and was amazed at the professional set-up,” says Michelle Hunt from the Cancer Society. “I...
by Waimea Weekly | Feb 16, 2020 | Local News
Members of the Top of the South history group travelled from all over New Zealand to Rabbit Island on Saturday to have a picnic and a face-to-face catch up. The group has almost 11,000 members world-wide, not bad for a group that concentrates on history in Nelson,...