Month of March

Biomass boiler delivery to the Bay | Friday 27 March 2009

High tech, environmentally-friendly heating will make its presence felt in Golden Bay this winter.Last Monday,...

Optimism in Bay’s building industry | Friday 27 March 2009

If you think you’ve noticed plenty of recent activity in the local building industry, you’re...

Need to be "innovative...if you want to thrive" | Friday 27 March 2009

Parked outside Pipeworx in Buxton Lane you’d normally expect to see the odd plumbing van,...

Collingwood Area School - thriving at 150 | Friday 27 March 2009

With its 150th year “Sesqui” celebrations coming up over Easter, Collingwood Area School (CAS) lays...

Letters 27 March 2009 | Friday 27 March 2009

Tourism-related businesses To anyone involved in any way with tourism in a TDC-controlled area: Are...

Regional selectors impressed with Bay’s young athletes | Friday 27 March 2009

When the Takaka Amateur Athletics Club came out of recess three seasons ago, a new...

Funding recommendations follow fire-fighting water submissions | Friday 27 March 2009

The way Takaka’s fire-fighting water supply is funded may change as a result of submissions...

Bay’s best golfer to try his talents in Europe | Friday 27 March 2009

 Golden Bay’s Sean Riordan, now the third-ranked amateur golfer in New Zealand, is planning to...

Mountain bikers feature in premiere event | Friday 27 March 2009

Last Saturday saw eight members of the Golden Bay Mountain Bike Club, take on Nelson’s...

Police report 27 March 2009 | Friday 27 March 2009

11 March: No complaint was forthcoming after police were called to an alleged assault at...

Golden Bay writer wins NZ Society of Authors residency  | Friday 27 March 2009

The Top of the South branch of the New Zealand Society of Authors has chosen...

Mussel and dairy farmers meet | Thursday 19 March 2009

Mussel and dairy farmers met at sea last Friday to mark the continuing success of...

Reusable and recyclable materials available to the public | Thursday 19 March 2009

Tasman District Council has further reviewed details of how recyclable and reusable materials will be...

Couple celebrates Bay’s third civil union | Thursday 19 March 2009

Golden Bay’s third civil union was performed last Saturday when Peter Finlayson and Pete Banham...

Letters, 20 March 2009 | Thursday 19 March 2009

Freedom camping Regarding Jeff Woodward’s letter (GBW 13/3). Most of the sites mentioned by Mr...

Naked Bike Ride a loud call for cycleways | Thursday 19 March 2009

More than 40 cyclists joined Golden Bay’s Naked Bike Ride last Saturday.“It’s a fun event,”...

Dynamic library sculpture installed | Thursday 19 March 2009

Last Saturday, Takaka Memorial Library’s imposing new sculpture, Ngā Hau e Whā, was blessed by...

Retired seaman recalls a colourful working life  | Thursday 19 March 2009

Living up the Waitui Valley off the Upper Takaka-Cobb Road, 81-year-old Jeffrey (Jeff) Williams couldn’t...

Support group and information for mental health carers | Thursday 19 March 2009

Anyone who is caring for or supporting someone with a major mental illness is being...

Firefighters train with new equipment | Thursday 19 March 2009

Collingwood and Takaka volunteer firefighters have had expert training in the use of their recently...

Motupipi School’s hands-on learning | Thursday 19 March 2009

At Motupipi, the school day finishes with ear-piercing squeals as the two black school piglets...

Kahurangi Function Centre a busy venue | Thursday 12 March 2009

It’s been nearly two years since Roger and Aynsley Langford bought the spacious Kahurangi Lodge...

Didymo spreads to Cobb Lake, Anatoki and Waingaro | Thursday 12 March 2009

Didymo, initially identified only in the Takaka River, is now present in the Anatoki River,...

Rangihaeata man completes South Island Traverse | Thursday 12 March 2009

Wilderness tramper Paul Kilgour of Rangihaeata has seen much of New Zealand’s most rugged backcountry....

Naked Bike Ride: controversial protest gains legitimacy  | Thursday 12 March 2009

Golden Bay’s sixth Naked Bike Ride takes off from Tarakohe tomorrow (March 14) at 3pm,...

Onekaka petition presented to NZ Transport Agency | Thursday 12 March 2009

Onekaka residents last Wednesday presented their 748-signature petition to representatives of the New Zealand Transport...

Letters to Editor 13 Mar | Thursday 12 March 2009

Targeted tourism rateYour report (GBW 6/3) about a targeted tourism rate raises a series of...

Efforts under way to improve stream access for fish  | Thursday 12 March 2009

Work is proceeding to allow fish to find their way up the Bay’s streams again....

New baby: Lily Adams | Thursday 12 March 2009

Parents Justin Adams and Regina Forstner with their new baby Lily Perrine Adams, who was...

Falls Prevention Tai Chi gives strength, balance, flexibility  | Thursday 12 March 2009

The numbers give it away—Tai Chi is the latest craze among the wiser generation in...

Community board:scallop beds, tourism rate, Gibbs Road, agendas | Thursday 12 March 2009

The tense relationship between the Golden Bay Community Board and its parent body lay just...

Happy reunion | Thursday 12 March 2009

When Collingwood resident Maureen Scotland took a booking from the UK for the bed and...

Takaka Primary School has a settled start | Tuesday 10 March 2009

Schools are back into the swing of another studious and fun year. Takaka Primary School...

Free broadband in public library | Tuesday 10 March 2009

It’s been just over four months since the introduction of free broadband and wireless internet...

Board chair’s report recommends action on several issues | Tuesday 10 March 2009

Golden Bay Community Board chair Joe Bell has made recommendations regarding council charges, the Takaka...

Tourism businesses likely to face new targeted rate | Tuesday 10 March 2009

Businesses aimed at the tourist market will pay an extra targeted rate if the Tasman...

In Good Taste: It’s a wrap! | Tuesday 10 March 2009

Not a lot of people can grow really good bananas around here, yet many have...

Letters to Editor 6 March 2009 | Tuesday 10 March 2009

Make Golden Bay roads safer Please join the campaign to make Golden Bay roads safer....

At the Movies: Frost/Nixon | Tuesday 10 March 2009

You’re checking the Village Theatre timetable and the uninspiringly titled Frost/Nixon is screening on a...

Upgraded GB Health Centre in Takaka | Monday 09 March 2009

A freshly refurbished and extended Golden Bay Health Centre now provides more comfort and services...

February rainfall figures | Monday 09 March 2009

rainfall:    raindays:        heaviest fall:Te Hapu      106mm    11    38mm on the 19th.Upper Takaka    ...

Sports clubs busy as winter season approaches | Monday 09 March 2009

Football competition introduced this season The Golden Bay Association Football club is catering for its...