by admin | Mar 26, 2020 | Local News
Churches across the region are changing the way they do Chruch, now that the country has been moved into a complete lockdown. Peter Sommerville, pastor of Grace Church, speaking from self-isolation due to recent overseas travel, said that the Church has teams working...
by admin | Mar 25, 2020 | Local News
A group of local businesses have teamed up for a good cause – to fight child cancer. A fundraising campaign that was started by local business ‘Homes by Orange’ has gathered the support of more than 20 different businesses, including other local businesses and some...
by Waimea Weekly | Mar 20, 2020 | Local News, Sport
Hundreds turned out on Sunday for the Muddy Buddy challenge fundraiser for Tasman School. The weather was perfect, and the crowd was in good form. It was Gaynor Fisher’s first time, but it won’t be her last. “This is brilliant, you can’t help trying to stay clean at...
by admin | Mar 18, 2020 | Local News
Councillor Dana Wensley is advocating for more support for the Cancer Society, despite this year’s event being postponed due to fears that Covid-19 will spread. Dana is no stranger to battles. Last June, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Despite a family history...
by admin | Mar 14, 2020 | Local News, Sport
Waimea College’s Adam Stack smashed the over-16’s high jump record this week, beating a record that was set by James Campion in 1986. James set the record at 1.9 metres in 1986, a record he shared with Neil Gardener, Adam’s uncle. He still remembers the day in 1986....
by Waimea Weekly | Mar 13, 2020 | Local News
Elaine Valk was reading the Waimea Weekly when one of the photos in an article caught her eye. She had an identical photograph in her own family album. In an article published on 4th March, Richmond Hospice shop manager Anete Smith had contacted the paper asking for...
