Will councillors take a pay cut?
Would Councillors taking pay cuts ease the burden on ratepayers?
Level 2 still hurts small operators
Smaller Airlines are worried they will struggle with the level 2 distancing requirements.
Connings cautiously optimistic for future
After being told to shut down early in level 4, Connings were allowed to reopen a fortnight later.
Family steps up to help residents
A local family has stepped up and worked together to provide safe care to residents of Oakwoods in Richmond during lockdown.
Recycling still on go-slow
While rubbish and recycling will continue to be collected as normal through during alert level 3, the Tasman District Council has confirmed that some recycling that is collected will continue to go to landfill rather than being recycled, due to the ongoing closure of...
Were one hundred kids – now only five
Hope School is looking quite different throughout level 3.
Waimea dam seeks government funding for Covid recovery
More than 120 staff have gone back to work on the Waimea Community Dam, and the project has thrown it’s name in the draw for additional Government funding.
Local charity finds a home for unwanted food
When the country moved into alert level 4, businesses around the region had to get rid of produce, fast. That’s where Kai with Love stepped in.
Important Announcement
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...
Important Announcement
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...