by admin | Feb 15, 2020 | Local News
The region’s biggest secondary school has some new talent in its top ranks, with two new associate principals starting this year. Fiona Crump and Gus Shirley, both long term staff members at the school, have just stepped into the leadership roles. They replace Faye...
by admin | Feb 14, 2020 | Local News
The ‘Go by bike’ event took place across Tasman this, encouraging people to ditch their car in favour of their bike to promote a different way of getting around Richmond. Tasman District Councillor Dana Wensley says that the day is a great opportunity to talk about...
by admin | Feb 13, 2020 | Local News
It was a hot, dry, cloudless day on February 5, 2019. There hadn’t been rain in weeks in the Tasman region, and temperatures were soaring above record levels. On that Tuesday it was 28 degrees. A tractor was discing a tinder-dry, stony paddock of tall grass, with warm...
by Waimea Weekly | Jan 25, 2020 | Local News
Dr Wayne Hurlow, GP at Wakefield Health Centre, has a new tool in his medical bag that he hopes will benefit not only his patients but others in the Tasman/Nelson region as well. He is a facilitator for the Complete Health Improvement Programme (CHIP), a...
by admin | Jan 24, 2020 | Local News
The council is gearing up for a busy year, Mayor Tim King says, with a range of projects on the horizon for the Tasman District. The Motueka Library redesign, upgrading Brightwater’s Town Centre, and progressing the construction of the Waimea Community Dam are just...
by admin | Jan 24, 2020 | Local News
This years Wine and Food festival has managed to lock down some local talent, in the form of 16 year old Garin College student Brooklyn Scott. The singer/songwriter has been performing since she was 6 years old. She scored her first big break at a school production at...
