Month of November

Golden Bay Search and Rescue’s 50th celebration a nostalgic treat | Friday 27 November 2009

Around 140 people turned up last Saturday afternoon to help celebrate 50 years of Search...

Bach B Minor Mass: “Glorious music” | Friday 27 November 2009

A recorded performance of JS Bach’s wonderful Mass in B Minor will be presented in Takaka...

Cuts end all adult community education classes run by Golden Bay’s schools | Friday 27 November 2009

Despite petitions, protests and diligent campaigns by Adult Community Education (ACE) supporters locally (and nationally),...

Loder Cup presentation | Friday 27 November 2009

Conservation Minister Tim Groser presented Pohara botanist Dr Philip Simpson with New Zealand’s premier plant...

Joe the kea has new round of fame | Friday 27 November 2009

Since his recent appearance on Jeremy Wells’ Birdland show on TV One, the Junction Hotel’s...

Hola Golden Bay! | Friday 27 November 2009

Most of you probably know by now that I’m currently participating in an AFS high-school...

Letters 27 November 2009 | Friday 27 November 2009

Integrated Community Health Centre A deed of trust will define community ownership and financial responsibilities...

Come in, Mexico City: CAS uses video link for Four Nations Project | Friday 27 November 2009

Last Thursday, years nine and ten students from Collingwood Area School participated in a video...

1080 alternatives, standpoints, issues aired after Solutions Rally in Takaka | Friday 27 November 2009

The recent Solutions Rally in Takaka gave anti-1080 proponents an opportunity to air their views...

Long service by volunteer firemen | Friday 27 November 2009

Some of the Takaka volunteer firemen who received long-service awards last week.From left, Neil Gardiner,...

Alochol: Have you been affected? | Friday 27 November 2009

Joan used to be miserable!  Constantly worried, her nerves at breaking point, she realised she...

Seven categories announced for this year’s GBCB Garden Competition | Friday 27 November 2009

The 2009 Garden Competition, run by the Golden Bay Community Board, is a chance for...

IMG highlight particular areas for feedback at Open Days next week | Friday 27 November 2009

The GB Weekly approached the IMG with questions that arose out of last week’s information...

Suspected arson destroys Motupipi Spit ecosystem and bird sanctuary  | Thursday 19 November 2009

The Takaka Golf Club’s common matey farewell of “burn her up“ came dangerously close to...

Community health centre plans released to the public | Thursday 19 November 2009

This week’s health integration group meeting selected the existing community hospital site as its preferred...

Aorere Heritage Centre goes high tech | Thursday 19 November 2009

The Aorere Heritage Centre in Collingwood took possession of their long-awaited touch-screen kiosk last Friday....

Kaituna helicopter tourism application polarises wider community | Thursday 19 November 2009

Both opposition and support are escalating over an application to establish a commercial helipad at...

Letters to Editor 20 Nov | Thursday 19 November 2009

Visitors to the BayMy husband and I found ourselves with a few free hours after...

Monumental history | Thursday 19 November 2009

One of Golden Bay’s more unusual landmarks, the Abel Tasman Memorial, is hidden from the...

Farmers vote overwhelmingly in favour | Thursday 19 November 2009

In what insiders are calling the “next step in the evolution of the co-operative”, farmer...

Shellfish warnings follow Collingwood sewage leak from previously unknown pipe  | Thursday 19 November 2009

Signs were erected at Collingwood early last week, warning residents and visitors not to take...

Collingwood Area School’s year 12 Dux | Thursday 19 November 2009

Decorated with balloons and masses of flowers, Collingwood Area School’s hall again became the venue...

Golden Bay High School Dux | Thursday 19 November 2009

A thoroughly good mix of deserved acknowledgements, imparted wisdom, entertainment items, humorous banter and the...

New art gallery opens in Takaka | Thursday 19 November 2009

Quirk, Golden Bay’s latest art gallery, opened its doors for business last Tuesday. Situated in...

Local tracks provide great training for winning mountain-bikers | Thursday 19 November 2009

Cycling of all kinds is enjoying a boom period locally, and two local mountain-bikers are...

World of Wearable Art exhibition wows museum visitors | Thursday 12 November 2009

Takaka’s museum has taken on the WOW factor. The current exhibition of Wearable Art pieces...

Speed limits and land use discussed by community board | Thursday 12 November 2009

PUBLIC FORUMHelicopter resource consent. The Naked Possum Café’s resource consent application to construct a helipad...

Tour of Southland second place for Bauer: “I want to represent New Zealand.” | Thursday 12 November 2009

Three weeks ago The GB Weekly reported on Parapara cyclist Jack Bauer’s successful season in...

Dinosaur prints confirmed: Whanganui Inlet reveals a New Zealand first  | Thursday 12 November 2009

Seventy-million-year-old dinosaur footprints found in rocks at Whanganui (Westhaven) Inlet have made national news headlines...

Letters to Editor 13 Nov | Thursday 12 November 2009

Enough is EnoughWhy is a submitted article making the front page of our Weekly? Do...

Who reads The GB Weekly online? | Thursday 12 November 2009

We had 17 responses to the last discussion/poll about the people who read The GB...

Opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives with the Foodbank raffle | Thursday 12 November 2009

“Every cent we raise this way is a cent that doesn’t have to come out...

Learning to swim and aquarobics classes are underway at the heated pool | Thursday 12 November 2009

It’s time to get wet again as swimming organisers splash out with a new calendar...

Business: The Telegraph “is back” | Thursday 12 November 2009

“The Tele is back, at least that what our customers are telling us,” said Felicity...

“Enuf is Enuf!” Solutions Rally to be held on the Village Green  | Thursday 05 November 2009

The Poison-Free New Zealand Nationwide Protest Day will be held on Sunday 15 November. This...

Paynes Ford to East Takaka cycleway makes progress | Thursday 05 November 2009

The Golden Bay Cycle and Walk Society is finally making progress on a path along...

Best Breast Forward: 84 plaster casts created | Thursday 05 November 2009

Exactly 84 plaster casts of Golden Bay women’s breasts were made in time to be...

Wholemeal launches second cookbook | Thursday 05 November 2009

The Wholemeal Café recently launched its second cookbook to an enthusiastic crowd of invited guests....

Local runner returns from Kalahari Desert marathon | Thursday 05 November 2009

Averill Turnbull surely looks like a long-distance runner. Lean, long-limbed and strong, Averill has just...

Letters to Editor 6 Nov | Thursday 05 November 2009

One rule for allAt the recent TDC tourism meeting held on 27 October, among issues...

Business, Home Economics and Technology students prove the power of learning in context | Thursday 05 November 2009

Learning in authentic contexts is known to be very powerful. Running a business, planning, cooking...

Mixtures, Magic Beans and Marigolds | Thursday 05 November 2009

Delivering a presentation to an internationally significant conference in Melbourne was an interesting highlight of...