Survivor honoured at Armistice
Commemorations for the 100-year anniversary of the Armistice signing went off with a bang as Tapawera hosted the nostalgic event near the site of a Regional Military Training Camp. People came from far and wide to attend the 3-day event which has been many months in...
Catchball craze in Richmond
There’s a new sport in town for women that’s all about having fun, making friends and getting fit, and welcomes women of all fitness levels and ages. Catchball has its origins in the States where it was created in the late 1800’s as a warm-up game for volleyball. In...
Endless winters for renowned ski instructor
He’s heading into his sixteenth consecutive winter and while that may make some of us shiver, for Richmond’s Huw Phillips there’s no place he’d rather be than skiing down a mountainside. “I’ve always loved skiing. Always been dead eager and wanted to do it,” says Huw....
More floats needed for Santa Parade
It’s almost that time of the year again to deck the halls and unpack the decorations in preparation for Christmas. To get things going, the annual Pak ‘n Save Richmond Santa Parade is set for Sunday, November 25, and Charlotte Bidlake from Richmond Unlimited is asking...
Kids get crafty with pottery
Children from Henley School had the opportunity to experience a day in a potter’s studio at Craft Potters in Hope last week. The school had arranged seven classes, each with 28 students, to visit the Ranzau Rd studio to experience first-hand the process of working...
Local World War veterans are acknowledged
Across the Tasman District fallen soldiers are remembered through the naming of streets and buildings, by the planting of trees, and through erecting individual monuments. For the 100-year anniversary of Armistice Day on Sunday, November 11, the Tasman District...
Illegal dumping costing thousands
Tasman District Council (TDC) has announced that illegal dumping in the region cost the ratepayers almost $50,000 for the last financial year. David Stephenson, asset engineer for TDC, says the $49,970 spent is similar to last year’s costing and it continues to be a...
Truffle rolling for Global Impact campaign
Each year many amazing volunteers around the country give up their time to help a wonderful and worthy cause. And this week is no different. The iconic annual Truffle Rolling Fund-raiser is taking place on Friday, November 9, at Brightwater Public Hall. The event has...
Hemisphere Health named Emerging Business of the Year
Hemisphere Health has won the Nelson/Waimea Weekly Emerging Business Award at the Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. Judges say Hemisphere Health is taking the visionary approach to occupational health and safety. “We admired the business for providing...
Special Olympic golfers enjoy their annual event
The rain may have made the course damp, but it certainly didn’t dampen the spirits of the participants in the Special Olympics Nelson Golf Ribbon Day. The golf swings were looking well-executed during the warm-up as they eagerly awaited the annual event’s kick-off at...