Students epic experience in China
Six students from around the region were given the opportunity to experience life as a student in one of Nelsons sister cities, Yangjiang, in Guangdong Province, China. A few weeks ago the weary travellers flew home, after spending 10 days absorbing themselves in the...
Youth turn dreams into reality
The ‘Young and Inspired’ free event on Friday, May 25, will celebrate the amazing achievements of eight young people from the area who are living out their dreams in the real world, including Roman Birch and Christiane Leaper from Richmond. Delivered through live...
Upgrade digs up memories
The sight of Richmond’s Queen St being dug up brings back many memories for local man Doug Wilson. Doug finished Waimea College in 1960 and immediately took up employment with his father’s contracting firm, E.D Wilson Construction. That same year, his father Ted...
Islands of Tonga to get much-needed supplies for rebuilding
The Waimea RSE (Recognised Seasonal Employer) Consortium, which consists of Wai-West Horticulture, Heartland Group and Freshco Nelson, in conjunction with ITM Nelson and Freeman Roofing, will be sending a container load of building materials to the islands of Tonga to...
Mighty tree felled for safety
It’s graced the neighbourhood longer than any of the residents, but on Wednesday, May 16, the mighty oak’s reign at 113 Queen St came to an end. Looming large on Leslie Quinn’s property it is believed the Quercus palustris (Pin Oak) tree was originally planted by a...
Nail biter ends in draw
House of Travel Nelson Netball Centre Premier game: Richmond F45 vs Stoke NBS, played at Saxton Stadium, 44-44. Stoke scored on their first centre pass and then Richmond F45 put their foot down for the next two quarters. Great pressure from Richmond’s defence Kat...
Rainbow ready to roll
Rainbow Ski Area is scheduled to open on July 7, and plans are afoot to turn it into the “best small ski field in the country”. A quiet revolution has begun at the Nelson Lakes-based snow sports amenity, which has been in operation since the early 1980s. After years...
Concern over home-made bombs
The detonation of home-made pipe bombs has Richmond police concerned. Five pipe bombs have been set off since March 31, all in the vicinity of Bateup Rd, St James Ave and Paton Rd with the first four occurring around 3.30am. The most recent was on Sunday, May 13, at...
Stepping up to the challenge
Six Richmond firefighters will join hundreds of their counterparts on Saturday, May 19, as they ascend the 1103 steps of Auckland’s iconic Sky Tower to raise money for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer (LBC) New Zealand. Wearing their full kit weighing around 25 kilograms,...
Teen leads the whole way
Luke Clatworthy led from the start and went on to win the long event of seven stages in the Shoe Clinic Brooks Duathlon at Conifer Park, Rabbit Island, on Sunday. In a mass start, competitors in three different distances started together, 15-year-old Luke leading the...