Month of October

St Augustine’s reunion a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” | Thursday 29 October 2009

More than 100 former students of St Augustine’s Primary School gathered in Takaka last weekend...

Battle against varroa mite boosted by fungal development | Thursday 29 October 2009

Help may be in sight at last for New Zealand beekeepers battling varroa mite infestations....

Council committed to Enviroschools in the Bay | Thursday 29 October 2009

The withdrawal of Government funding for the Enviroschools Foundation has sent shockwaves through the educational...

Retrospective quilting exhibition attracts interest and praise | Thursday 29 October 2009

“Simply overwhelming” was an example of the general comments from people coming out of the...

Sealord Fireworks thrill again  | Thursday 29 October 2009

Hundreds of cars and an estimated 2,000 people crammed into vantage points all around Collingwood’s...

Rockville Museum Steam-Up Day | Thursday 29 October 2009

Diddley Squat was once again one of the excellent reasons to be at the Rockville...

Letters to Editor 30 October 2009 | Thursday 29 October 2009

Readers of The GB Weekly online Where are you and what is your connection to...

Bay Art “healthy art scene that wasn’t scared of pushing the boundaries” | Thursday 29 October 2009

Fibre, photos, 2D, 3D and miniature 3D were again the main categories for the twenty-fourth...

Volunteers rewarded for long service | Thursday 29 October 2009

The Golden Bay branch of St John hosted a regional awards ceremony a fortnight ago...

10 years ago in The GB Weekly | Thursday 29 October 2009

Issues of interest in The GB Weekly during October 1999 included “squabbling” amongst community board...

Eureka Bend reinstatement project wins national award | Saturday 24 October 2009

The Eureka Bend Reinstatement Project on the Takaka Hill, completed by the Golden Bay branch...

Film festival puts on glitz and glamour | Saturday 24 October 2009

Golden Bay's allshorts short film and music video festival is now in its fourth year...

Mac Harwood: Upper Takaka historian and rock-hound | Saturday 24 October 2009

The latest project for history buff Mac Harwood of Upper Takaka has been collating the...

Letters to Editor 23 Oct | Saturday 24 October 2009

Joan Whiting Rest HomeI’d like to update the community  on  the situation concerning the Joan...

Stranded Minke whale refloated by rescue team last weekend | Saturday 24 October 2009

In appalling weather conditions last weekend, whale rescuers struggled to keep a 5.3metre-long Minke whale...

Abel Tasman a special focus for Live Poets in November | Saturday 24 October 2009

Live Poets will focus on special Tasman District commemorations during our November gathering at the...

Arts exhibitions: Bay Art, quilts, wearable art and Journeys | Saturday 24 October 2009

BAY ART Golden Bay High School’s hall will again bulge with a wide variety of...

New astroturf tennis courts in Park Avenue | Saturday 24 October 2009

Last Saturday’s wet weather did not deter throngs of Golden Bay’s tennis players from turning...

Computers for kids: Youth group receives donated and rebuilt PCs  | Wednesday 07 October 2009

Thanks to the generosity of two local businesspeople, the Impact Youth Trust now has seven...

Joan Whiting trustees hear expand-and-survive proposal | Wednesday 07 October 2009

Joan Whiting Rest Home trustees met a “Save the Joan Whiting” group last Monday evening...

Golden Bay Community Workers notice higher case-loads: figures give partial picture of pressure | Wednesday 07 October 2009

 “Even though you hear people saying: ‘Recession? What recession?’ the community workers have noticed that...

Businesses challenged: first big donation to Collingwood project | Wednesday 07 October 2009

The Golden Bay business community has been quick to respond to the Collingwood Volunteer Fire...

Letters to Editor 9 October | Wednesday 07 October 2009

Integrated health servicesWe are concerned about the correspondence and comments that have been aired recently...

Abbeyfield: “I like the homely touches” | Wednesday 07 October 2009

Takaka’s Abbeyfield house, on the shores of Lake Killarney, is nearly three years old and...

NgAng’s new exhibition: The Natural Beauty of America | Wednesday 07 October 2009

“People tend to forget that we are part of nature too. These works are intended...

Computers for kids: Youth group receives donated and rebuilt PCs  | Wednesday 07 October 2009

Thanks to the generosity of two local businesspeople, the Impact Youth Trust now has seven...

Community pest-trapping projects on the increase along the coast | Saturday 03 October 2009

Golden Bay community pest-trapping projects continue to expand with a new line linking trapping clusters...

Two civil defence bases, new gear for Collingwood | Saturday 03 October 2009

The Collingwood Volunteer Fire Brigade hopes to raise $5000 from the community to assist with...

Twenty years and 10,000 trades: H.A.N.D.S. will celebrate with community and cake | Saturday 03 October 2009

It’s been exactly two decades since Green Dollars were started in Golden Bay, and H.A.N.D.S....

Strong youth and children’s entries draw praise at Bay Lit | Saturday 03 October 2009

Facets of human relationships featured strongly in the award-winning entries in this year’s Bay Lit,...

Louise and her cow keep family cheese-making traditions alive | Saturday 03 October 2009

Genetics, temperament and opportunity have combined to make Clifton resident Louise Amitrano as self-sufficient as...

Letters to Editor 2 October | Saturday 03 October 2009

Integrated health servicesContrary to the view of your correspondent Jackie McGrath (GBW 25/9), the integrated...

One hundred years without a break for the Aorere Flower Show  | Saturday 03 October 2009

Wet weather leading up the Aorere Flower and Produce Society’s spring show last Saturday neither...

Seven Bay women take on the Spring Challenge endurance event at Lake Rotoiti | Saturday 03 October 2009

Seven Golden Bay women took part in the gruelling multi-discipline endurance event called the Spring...