Leaping into Oshkosh!
Launching out of airplanes is second nature to Richmond’s 17,000 jump veteran Stu Bean, but to do so in front of a crowd of 250,000 at what is largely regarded as the world’s most famous airshow, was nothing short of “spectacular”. Oshkosh is a premier aviation event...
Variety the spice of life
He’s a publisher, poet, world traveller, fluent in French, has a technical background in industrial insurance and now Richmond’s man of many talents, Peter Lynch, is producing quirky local-based videos on Facebook. “The fickle side of Facebook made me dig deeper. It’s...
Wakefield’s bush-man a natural Good Sort
This month’s Richmond Stihl Shop Good Sort $100 voucher winner is Doug South, from Wakefield.Doug has been nominated by Wakefield constable Jamie White, for the commitment and work he has put into the community over the years. “He does a massive amount of volunteer...
Special student missed by all
As students returned to Waimea College for the third term there was a noticeable void - the absence of special education student Falco Jim Gale Atkinson who passed away unexpectedly on the last day of the second term. “He was definitely a special child. Even though he...
Valley Stags celebrate first season
The Murchison Rugby Football Club (RFC) hosted the first Valley Stags prize-giving on Saturday, August 4. This is the first year of a partnership between Tapawera, Rangers and Murchison Football Clubs, with their collaborative team, Valley Stags. Murchison RFC awarded...
Plethora of football goals
It was goals galore on Saturday, August 4, with teams from Richmond Athletic AFC being involved in games that saw 70 goals being scored. And that included two senior games with over ten in each, after they went to extra time and penalties due to the knock out...
Retired piano’s sweet sounds may live on
While its life as a complete piano has come to an end, Andy Wallace hopes an artist will give the strings and soundboard a chance to live on. Andy’s late brother Stephen Sowman did the sign-writing on the street piano four years ago and it spent a year on the street...
Car club admits mistake
The Nelson Car Club has admitted they made a mistake with their paperwork for the MRF Mainland Series 2018 car rally race, which resulted in them incorrectly setting out their course on Saturday, July 14, and racing on unpermitted stretches of public roads. Tasman...
Waimea men take out thrilling squash final
The Nelson Bays Interclub finals were played at Waimea Squash Club last week. Spectators were treated to a thrilling night of squash, in what was arguably the closest results seen in the competition’s history. The mens final was contested between Waimea 2 and Motueka...
Old hotel has a new lease of life
The Commercial Hotel has a history that goes back longer than the township has been called Murchison. According to Murchison Museum archives, in 1873 Thomas Kerr built the first Commercial Hotel in Hampden (renamed Murchison in 1882, as there were three Hampdens in...