by Waimea Weekly | Oct 25, 2018 | Sport
The sun shone on Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway as they celebrated their 50th anniversary over Labour Weekend. The opening meeting of the season highlighted a few former NZ champions making the start line, local Shane Harwood and Kihikihi’s Jared Wade...
by Waimea Weekly | Oct 14, 2018 | Local News, Sport
Three packs of runners and walkers took to the Richmond Hills on Saturday, October 6, to enjoy the many and varied tracks in the area. There was a lot of positive feedback after the run and athletes found it great to explore new territory with like-minded people. The...
by Waimea Weekly | Oct 14, 2018 | Local News, Sport
Some of the country’s top multisport athletes mixed it with weekend warriors at Sunday’s Kayak HQ Multisport Triathlon, organised by the Nelson Triathlon Club at Greenslade Park on the inlet at Rabbit Island. Cameron Jones led the way on the run to the kayaks, but...
by Waimea Weekly | Oct 13, 2018 | Local News, Sport
The brand new Yamaha YZ65 has not been on the market for very long, but the impact felt at the weekend’s New Zealand Mini Motocross Championships near Porirua was massive, and Richmond’s Wills Harvey was among the competition, coming a close second. It was a Yamaha...
by Waimea Weekly | Oct 7, 2018 | Local News, Sport
More than 200 local children embraced the local baseball programme on Wednesday, September 26, in a schools’ tee ball tournament. Held at the region’s baseball diamonds at Champion Green in Stoke, the tournament saw 22 teams enter from schools around Tasman and...
by Waimea Weekly | Oct 7, 2018 | Local News, Sport
Ruby Andrew and her pony Pickles, shows off her 1st and 5th placing ribbons she won in her two dressage tests at the Murchison Dressage and Showjumping Day, held on September 30. Colette Barrow, Murchison Pony Club organiser, says entries had doubled from their last...