Temporary relief at Berryfield intersection

Temporary relief at Berryfield intersection

As the Richmond West development continues to grow, so does traffic congestion around the Berryfield intersection with Lower Queen Street, making it a difficult and sometimes dangerous road to turn into. The busy junction was scheduled to get a $2.8 million upgrade in...
Roundabout way ahead of schedule

Roundabout way ahead of schedule

The works on the Salisbury-Champion Road roundabout upgrade are over, seeing the project finish eight weeks ahead of schedule. Tasman District Council community relations manager Chris Choat said the roundabout is now fully functioning but there will be some minor...
Helping deaf children find connections

Helping deaf children find connections

By Erin Bradnock Mailis Calvert is just like any nine-year-old – she loves dancing, music and swimming – though she also happens to be deaf. When Mailis and her family moved from Dunedin to Nelson at the end of 2019, her mother Katya Blair Calvert was...
Pak’nSave staff strike as frustration boils over

Pak’nSave staff strike as frustration boils over

Frustrations after five years of failed negotiations finally boiled over on Friday last week, with Pak’nSave Richmond workers taking strike action to demonstrate their anger at the lack of progress. Five years of negotiations have failed to deliver a collective...