15 July 2020

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Waimea Weekly Locally Owned and Operated

Wednesday 15 July 2020

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One complaint shuts down Karts

New Showhome Grand Opening

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Raising funds for the hungry

Financial boost to restore Waimea Inlet Matt McCrorie Reporter

matt@waimeaweekly.co.nz

The internationally-significant Waimea Inlet has received a welcome funding boost from the government. Prime Minister Jacinda Arden announced last week a package of 23 projects across the country that will clean up the nation’s waterways and create over 2000 jobs. $1.6 million has been allocated across two environmental projects based in the Waimea Inlet. Tasman mayor Tim King has welcomed the funding boost to an area that has seen a lot of work in recent years. “This funding recognises what’s been achieved so far, and gives us the chance to carry that on and do even more in future.” The Waimea Inlet is the largest semi-enclosed estuary in the South Island. The Waimea Inlet Enhancement project has been given $500,000 to fund actions in an existing plan that weren’t budgeted for, which will include improving water quality of tributaries feeding into the inlet, increasing saltmarsh habitat, creating a habitat restoration strategy for the inlet, and ongoing weed control of inlet margins. The second project is The Waimea Inlet billion trees project, which has received funding of $1.1 million for another 70,000 trees to be planted and maintained, which will cover around 60-70 hectares of the Waimea Inlet margins. This funding continues planting work that was funded in 2019. Sky Davies, manager of Tasman Environmental

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Colourful new artwork for Richmond stef Naldi and Cristina Rule, art students at NMIT, created a mural in Richmond based on the thoughts and feelings of young people during lockdown. Photo: Matt McCrorie. Matt McCrorie Richmond pedestrians and cyclists will be greeted by a colourful new mural when walking and cycling under the Salisbury Road underpass.

The Tasman District Council held a youth forum throughout lockdown and encouraged young people from around the region to send in their thoughts and what they were feeling. Tasman District Council community

partnerships officer Yulia Panfylova says that youth voice is important. “Young people need to be able to speak and to be heard, that is really

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