by Jenny Nicholson | Apr 16, 2021 | Local News
With Poppy Day next Friday, the local scouts and keas met with returned servicemen to place poppies on servicemen’s graves. It’s become a tradition after 10 years, only missing last year due to lockdown. The children and their leaders were handed a map of where to...
by Jacqui Rawson | Apr 15, 2021 | Local News
Jessie Leov has received a composition commission from the SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music. The result of the commission is a collaboration between Jessie and The Nelson Bays Harmony Chorus. They’ll be singing the piece written by Jessie for a cappella SSAA choir...
by Jo Kent | Apr 14, 2021 | Local News
Locals were left fuming on Saturday night after unexpected fireworks at Saxton Fields were heard as far out as Wakefield, Redwood Valley and Atawhai. Pet and livestock owners took to Facebook to try to find out what was happening, with many outraged they hadn’t been...
by Jacqui Rawson | Apr 10, 2021 | Local News
Three large Queen palms seemed to grow overnight at the Salisbury Road roundabout last week. The statuesque greenery adds a touch of nature in the middle of what has been a sea of ongoing road-layout changes over the last few months. Two of the trees came from Mitre...
by Jacqui Rawson | Apr 10, 2021 | Local News
The Positive Ageing Expo is happening on Friday 16th April with information and activities for older adults. The Expo assists older people in the community to make connections with others and with organisations there to assist them. “The Expo is a one-stop-shop for...
by Jacqui Rawson | Apr 9, 2021 | Local News
Protestors gave voice to their displeasure over the Waimea Community Dam and associated rate increases last week. Over 100 people positioned themselves outside the Tasman District Council’s offices on Queen Street, Richmond, early Thursday morning, armed with placards...
