Month of December

Sukhita brings new ideas to The Langford Store | Wednesday 31 December 2008

The very name The Langford Store conjures up an image of unchanging retail timelessness. So...

Once, long ago, in the days before café culture….  | Wednesday 31 December 2008

Last month was the 30th anniversary of the establishment of one of Nelson province's longest-serving...

Athletics Christmas breakup egg-cellent fun | Wednesday 31 December 2008

Stacey Johnson concentrates hard on the egg on her spoon at the Takaka Athletics Club...

More aquaculture area confirmed in Ministry decision  | Wednesday 31 December 2008

After a protracted, nine-year series of applications and enquiries to determine the future of aquaculture...

No fires on the beach at midnight this New Year’s Eve | Wednesday 31 December 2008

George Duff, Takaka's rural fire officer, says that at midnight this new Year's Eve it...

Artist’s continuing development: Te Ao Marama | Wednesday 31 December 2008

Local artist and school teacher Robin Slow's latest work is being exhibited in Golden Bay...

A community of shoebox apartment blocks  | Wednesday 31 December 2008

Two of the early submissions in the Boxing Day community art project. The dinosaur box...

Lorna Langford leaves well-loved Bainham | Wednesday 31 December 2008

We revisit some of the year's favourite and significant stories at this time of the...

February is Mardi Gras time again  | Wednesday 31 December 2008

Takaka's midsummer street-gathering spectacle, now well established as the annual Mardi Gras, has been going...

Golden Bay still “doing the recycling thing well” | Wednesday 31 December 2008

Recycling continues to attract plenty of support in Golden Bay but there are ways to...

Down to Earth: Raised bed gardening  | Wednesday 31 December 2008

With all this rain we're having you will notice how well your garden beds drain....

Varied, personal and vivid: the banners are back  | Wednesday 31 December 2008

Four of the 40-odd banners that now grace the streets of Takaka and Collingwood are...

Get2Go team competes in Great Barrier finals | Monday 22 December 2008

In October The GB Weekly reported that Golden Bay High School's Get2Go team earned the...

Takaka Hill’s Bailey bridge replacement to begin in new year  | Monday 22 December 2008

The Bailey bridge on the Takaka Hill is scheduled to be replaced this summer. The...

In Good Taste: Have a cracker Christmas  | Monday 22 December 2008

It must be Christmas; there are as many sightings of Santa on a simple trip...

Pakawau sax player has “bright future”  | Monday 22 December 2008

Pakawau saxophonist Jake Baxendale is annoyed by the word "talent"."You hear it bandied around a...

Letters to Editor 19 December 2008 | Monday 22 December 2008

School bus tenderingFergus O'Connor in raising the question of school bus tendering (GBW 12/12), unwittingly...

Athletes excel at national level | Monday 22 December 2008

Two Golden Bay athletes acquitted themselves with distinction on the national scene last week.Chris Line...

Boat Race focuses on Most Dramatic Sinking | Monday 22 December 2008

It's on again! For the eleventh year running, in fact. The Tata Titanic Cardboard Boat...

Cautionary calls follow Tasman Bay shellfish collapse  | Monday 22 December 2008

The scallop and oyster fisheries in Tasman Bay have collapsed. Despite the area's closure to...

Kayak-hugging dolphin makes home in the Bay  | Monday 22 December 2008

A friendly bottle-nose dolphin has been seen around Golden Bay. It is often seen between...

At the Movies: Mongol  | Monday 22 December 2008

Word of the week: hagiography.An acquaintance with new (and even dubious) words isn't that unusual...

Extra workers and tracks for mountainbiking  | Thursday 11 December 2008

Just six months after its formation, the GB Mountainbike Club is on a roll. It...

Borlase: Flood stopbanks more costly than Variation 57  | Thursday 11 December 2008

Councillor Stuart Borlase has spoken out about Takaka's recent flood and future protection."The Takaka township...

Seaside vineyard launches Copperlake Wines  | Thursday 11 December 2008

Sue Lindsay and Peter Jones launched Copperlake Wines at their vineyard in Rototai this week....

Letters to the editor 12 December 2008 | Thursday 11 December 2008

School bus tenderingI wish to refer to the recently disputed matter of the tendering for...

Medals and Santa at RDA break-up  | Thursday 11 December 2008

Wednesday is Maggie Duff's favourite day. That is the day when she goes to Kotinga...

Tourism business season showing early promise  | Thursday 11 December 2008

You can tell the tourist season is upon us when the number of campervans starts...

Down to Earth: Codling moth in pipfruit | Thursday 11 December 2008

As summer unfolds many of us will now be enjoying the first fruits of the...

Willie Butler’s seat home after aquatic escapade  | Thursday 11 December 2008

The Willie Butler memorial seat has been to sea.The wooden seat was commissioned at the...

Skills and confidence for design students  | Thursday 11 December 2008

Graduating students at the Golden Bay Workcentre mounted a diverse and interesting exhibition of art...

GB Community board meeting: Tuesday 9 December | Thursday 11 December 2008

Light pollution. Board members have received a letter and request from Dr Vic Eastman, who...

At the Movies: Burn After Reading  | Thursday 11 December 2008

If you're a fan of the Coen brothers' memorable characterisations, dark humour and violence, then...

Story in a china cup – from women for women  | Sunday 07 December 2008

Denim-blue skies provided a dazzling backdrop to Jane Bellerby's exuberant flower garden at the Women's...

Summer art workshops: sculpture, painting and mosaics  | Sunday 07 December 2008

Golden Bay's perennially popular Summertimes Festival in January will feature three workshops designed to appeal...

In Good Taste: Herbal Berbal  | Sunday 07 December 2008

Warts and dropsy must have been rife in the olden days, due to the variety...

Takaka homeowners fear Variation 57 will devalue town  | Sunday 07 December 2008

More than a few Takaka township residents are up in arms at TDC's passing of...

Letters to editor 5 December 2008 | Sunday 07 December 2008

Men stand up against violenceWhat an awesome community we live in. Tuesday 25th was White...

Promotions Visitor Guide launched this week  | Sunday 07 December 2008

The Golden Bay Promotion Association launched its new brochure this week. Members and guests met...

Get2go just about gone | Sunday 07 December 2008

Members of Golden Bay High School's Get2Go team looking relaxed in the week before taking...

Swimming club is busy | Sunday 07 December 2008

The Takaka Swimming Club is conducting busy training sessions every Tuesday afternoon and evening."We sort...

Industrial history: Remembering the Cobb asbestos quarry  | Sunday 07 December 2008

Now that the Golden Bay Cement Company reunion is over, it's timely to reflect on...

Tasman Environment Awards recognise Bay projects  | Sunday 07 December 2008

Golden Bay's reputation for environmental awareness and activism was further enhanced at the recent Tasman...

Christmas trees for sale | Saturday 06 December 2008

Jack Hargreaves loves Christmas trees, as the photo shows. He is a spokesman for the...