Tasman in level 2, testing ramps up

Tasman in level 2, testing ramps up

As the country shifted into Alert Level 2, Covid-19 testing has ramped up in Tasman in the last week since the community outbreak in Auckland. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Tuesday last week that the country would be moving to alert level 2 while the...
Pak’nSave workers lobby for a fair deal

Pak’nSave workers lobby for a fair deal

A group of Richmond Pak’nSave employees are lobbying for a living wage and more sick leave after working through alert level 4 and 3 lockdowns as essential workers. Pak’nSave employee and union delegate Jenny Wells has worked at the Richmond supermarket for nearly 20...
Hope restarts hangi tradition

Hope restarts hangi tradition

Hope School students, family members and members of the community gathered in the school grounds for a hangi on Friday last week, and enjoyed a meal of food cooked in the ground. The school partnered with members of local iwi and had help from several members of the...
Students aim to raise $50,000 for mental health

Students aim to raise $50,000 for mental health

A group of Nelson College students are working together to destigmatise youth suicide while aiming to raise $50,000 to go towards the Key to Life Charitable Trust. Each year students from Nelson College organise a fundraising event for a charity of choice. In the past...
Richmond advocates for local board

Richmond advocates for local board

A local woman has been campaigning for more representation. Robin Schiff has been advocating for a community board for Richmond, but now wants to go a step further and create a local board, to ensure that Richmond has enough representation as the population continues...
Spending up, rates stay the same

Spending up, rates stay the same

A whopping $63.7 million has been allocated for spending on capital projects in the Tasman District Council’s annual plan for 2020-2021. The figure has jumped up by $17.9million from what was planned in the Council’s Long-Term Plan, published in 2018. The annual plan...