by admin | Jun 19, 2020 | Local News
A local artist has created an abstract Covid series of sketches, which he has donated to a local charity. Richmond artist Patrick Townley has been making art his whole life. He studied fine arts in the UK before moving to New Zealand, and he’s taught art at NMIT,...
by Jacqui Rawson | Jun 19, 2020 | Local News
A wide range of native coastal birds who call the Waimea Inlet home are fighting their own land rights battle. One of these native birds, the moho pererū (Banded Rail) is the figurehead for a conservation project that has been supporting the wellbeing of these birds...
by Jacqui Rawson | Jun 18, 2020 | Local News
The Nelson Tasman Hospice is needing volunteers more now than ever. Their general source of volunteers is in an older age bracket who haven’t been able to offer their support recently because their priority has been keeping themselves safe during Covid-19. “We really...
by admin | Jun 18, 2020 | Local News
A local business owner was ‘heartbroken’ when her café was robbed overnight recently. Kirsty Nicholls, who owns ‘Duck In’ lunch bar and cafe on Cargill Place in Richmond, came into work on Thursday 6 June, only to discover a broken window and a missing till. “I’ve...
by Jacob Page | Jun 13, 2020 | Local News
Richmond painters Gavin Lambert and Troy Perry welcome the government’s decision to scrap fees for apprentices from July 1. The $320million programme aims to stave off a sharp drop in training as occurred after the global financial crisis, when trainees dipped from...
by Jacqui Rawson | Jun 12, 2020 | Local News
Fundraising is the lifeblood that keeps some organisations in our community up and running. The mechanisms that generate those funds have been shut down during coronavirus. Think basic fundraising like the reliable sausage sizzle disappearing along with the...
