by Waimea Weekly | Nov 25, 2018 | Sport
It was always a dream of Tara Hope’s to represent New Zealand and now the Richmond paddle boarder is set to do just that. Tara’s selection this year in the New Zealand Standup Paddle Boarding (SUP) team was “very exciting” and will see her heading overseas for the...
by Waimea Weekly | Nov 24, 2018 | Sport
Cycling Nelson hosted one of their weekly club days on November 11, with riders from all walks of life gathering together for a bit of friendly competition and catching up. After a 4-year hiatus from Trafalgar Park, the club, which dates back to 1935, is building up...
by Waimea Weekly | Nov 24, 2018 | Sport
A battle of epic proportions is taking place on Saturday, November 24, according to spokesperson Joe Blakiston. All-important regional bragging rights are up for grabs at the first Nelson and Marlborough Corporate 8’s rowing competition, hosted this year by the...
by Waimea Weekly | Nov 17, 2018 | Sport
Take 93 nominees across 32 sports, add a new major partner and 9 committed category sponsors, plus an international sporting legend, and you have all the ingredients for Nelson’s most highly- anticipated sporting event of the year. The 51st ASB Nelson Sports Awards...
by Waimea Weekly | Nov 11, 2018 | Sport
There’s a new sport in town for women that’s all about having fun, making friends and getting fit, and welcomes women of all fitness levels and ages. Catchball has its origins in the States where it was created in the late 1800’s as a warm-up game for volleyball. In...
by Waimea Weekly | Nov 11, 2018 | Sport
He’s heading into his sixteenth consecutive winter and while that may make some of us shiver, for Richmond’s Huw Phillips there’s no place he’d rather be than skiing down a mountainside. “I’ve always loved skiing. Always been dead eager and wanted to do it,” says Huw....
