by Jacqui Rawson | Dec 10, 2020 | Local News
Residents at Olive Estate Lifestyle Village are taking sides, with complaints the central point of division. Lawyers have been engaged to deal with complaints which have not been addressed internally between Olive Estate management and the residents. And while some...
by Jenny Nicholson | Dec 6, 2020 | Local News
Talented students from Waimea Intermediate performed for local primary schools last week. One hundred and twenty students sang, danced and performed in kapa haka, in preparation for their showcase for the community on Thursday night. Earlier this year they were the...
by Jacqui Rawson | Dec 6, 2020 | Local News
The Snowden’s Bush Trust, which is aiming to buy the frontage of the Snowden’s Bush Reserve from the Anglican Diocese, are almost on target for the $350,000 required to purchase the land. They have recently been granted funding of $50,000 from the Stout Trust, proudly...
by Jo Kent | Dec 5, 2020 | Local News
The formal consultation process over the proposed speed reductions on SH6 between Hope and Wakefield draws to a close on 18 December, so if you haven’t yet had your say and you’d like to, now’s the time to do it. The New Zealand Transport Agency is proposing that the...
by Jenny Nicholson | Dec 4, 2020 | Local News
Moteliers in the Tasman region who are providing emergency housing are not keen to be named. They are worried they would lose business if it were known they provide emergency housing. One went as far as to threaten to get lawyers involved if his name was printed. “It...
by Jenny Nicholson | Dec 3, 2020 | Local News
The building of a Countdown supermarket on the corner of Champion Road and Salisbury Road will mean temporary changes to traffic flow at the roundabout central to these roads. “We have looked at ways to manage traffic during construction,” says Tasman District...