by Waimea Weekly | May 5, 2018 | Local News, Sport
Already fatigued and with cramp setting in, the Waimea Adventure racing team of year-13 students, Maggie McLean, Cameron Jones, Mac Karalus and Luke Born dug deep on the home straight to emerge winners of the New Zealand Secondary Schools Adventure Race held in Hawkes...
by Waimea Weekly | Apr 20, 2018 | Local News, Sport
On Sunday April 15, the annual Nelson Mountain Bike Club (NMTBC) Jellybean Alley mountainbike event took place at Moturoa Rabbit Island. Now in its sixth year the hugely popular event drew 380 participants, making it now one of the biggest mountainbike events in the...
by Waimea Weekly | Apr 18, 2018 | Local News, Sport
It’s a golden trifecta for our three Waimea athletes at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The ex-Waimea College students, Kelsey Smith, Anita McLaren (nee Punt) and Trael Joass have been competing on the Gold Coast this week, representing New Zealand in field hockey and...
by Waimea Weekly | Apr 14, 2018 | Local News, Sport
Waimea and Tasman swimmers have achieved well on the national stage at recent events. Tasman Swim Club’s Maggie Goomes (14yrs) had a successful week at the Swimming New Zealand Division II competition in Rotorua winning gold in the 800m freestyle and silver in the...
by Waimea Weekly | Apr 9, 2018 | Local News, Sport
All Fonterra ‘Milk for Schools’ primary schools in New Zealand have had the opportunity to win one of four school visits by Fonterra ambassador Richie McCaw. Brightwater School applied, they built their Richie statue, made videos and posed for photos, but it...
