by Waimea Weekly | Jan 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Rain earlier this week will have no affect on water restrictions put in place by the Tasman District Council. The council’s Dry Weather Taskforce convenor, Dennis Bush-King, says the rain on Sunday night was barely enough to make a dent in soil moisture levels on the...
by Waimea Weekly | Jan 11, 2019 | Local News, Uncategorized
Kirsty Tough, of Place for Plants, is thrilled to be promoting Shop ’n’ Win to their customers. “It would be amazing for one of our customers to win, $5000 would do an entire garden.” The competition is running from December 27 to January 22, 2019. Enter at any...
by Waimea Weekly | Jan 10, 2019 | Local News, Uncategorized
It was hot, it was loud, and it was sweaty, but it was undeniably a success. The sold-out Bay Dreams festival brought 20,000 music lovers to Trafalgar Park on Friday and promoters say they are hoping to be back in 2020. With international acts such as Cardi B and Tash...
by Waimea Weekly | Jan 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
The widening of Bateup Road has continued over Christmas and into the new year. The contract was awarded to Higgins Construction who started in 2018, with project manager Graham Rimmer saying at the end of November that the council was really pleased with the progress...
by Waimea Weekly | Nov 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
A breakfast fund-raiser for Life Education Trust was held at the Nelson Suburbs Football Club on Thursday, November 22. One of the key organisers, Michelle Fitzgerald, says they had a great turnout with 80 people attending the event. “Norm Hewitt, ex-All Black and...
by Waimea Weekly | Oct 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
The future of recreational freshwater fishing in New Zealand is looking grim if new legislation passes as currently proposed, says a South Island angler. The stated aim of the Green Party’s Freshwater Fish Amendment Bill, currently at select committee stage, is to...
