by Jo Kent | May 29, 2021 | Local News
One thing this group of retirees all have in common is a love of travel and socialising. And even though Covid has stopped them from travelling overseas to stay with host members in Japan, Costa Rica and beyond, staycations have become a regular part of their...
by Jenny Nicholson | May 28, 2021 | Local News
Giving dignity to women and girls is the motivation behind a group of local women who meet twice a week to sew colourful fabrics into reusable sanitary pads. The group, led by Debra Gibbs of Richmond Rotary, have distributed 1300 kits over the two years they have been...
by Jenny Nicholson | May 27, 2021 | Local News
The owner of a light aircraft was left utterly heartbroken last week after his 60-year-old plane was completely destroyed by a fire at Malibu Park airfield in Teapot Valley, Wakefield. Jason Deer, who had owned the Cessna 185 since 2015, says, “It’s devastating. I’ve...
by Jenny Nicholson | May 23, 2021 | Local News
Nelson’s first-ever Special Olympics all-women basketball team is due to travel to a regional event in June. Twenty-two players will attend, with two mixed teams joining the women’s team. They have been helped on their way by the generosity of local sponsors, who have...
by Jo Kent | May 22, 2021 | Local News
The Waimea College Sailing Team are celebrating after qualifying to represent the country in a sailing regatta against top teams from Australia and New Zealand later this year. The team recently sailed around 40 races in the NZSS Nationals event in Auckland, where...
by Jo Kent | May 9, 2021 | Local News
As the final touches are made to Wakefield’s enormous new pump track off Pigeon Valley Road, locals can look forward to the grand opening which is on Saturday 22nd May at 1.30pm. “The asphalt is going down this week which is the final piece in a five-year-long puzzle...
