Month of April

Camel-herding trip for Onekaka woman “inspirational” | Friday 01 May 2009

Looking after a herd of camels in 50-degree heat may not be everyone’s idea of...

Golden Bay Open lures top players | Friday 01 May 2009

Takaka Golf Club’s annual Golden Bay Open, to be contested on 9 and 10 May,...

Letters to Editor 1 May | Friday 01 May 2009

Cycling on the Heaphy TrackThe article about the Heaphy Track being touted as part of...

Mansons make reconnections at family reunion | Friday 01 May 2009

About 60 descendants of Victor and Bertha Manson gathered at East Takaka and other parts...

At the Movies: Son of a Lion | Friday 01 May 2009

Q: What does a busy New South Wales paramedic do in his time off? Surfing...

Bee Week celebrates the productive and essential bee | Friday 01 May 2009

Bee Week, 4-8 May, kicks off with a function in Parliament’s own “Beehive” on 5...

ANZAC display commemorates local efforts | Wednesday 22 April 2009

Golden Bay Museum, in association with the Golden Bay RSA, is mounting a special ANZAC...

Multi-bin scheme? $382.22/ household in 2012 | Wednesday 22 April 2009

The Tasman District Council has signalled that it wants to “initiate a conversation” with its...

Forest and Bird hosts regional meeting  | Wednesday 22 April 2009

Local and national conservation issues were the focus of Forest and Bird’s Top of the...

Hatchery built on 3 decades of salmon farming  | Wednesday 22 April 2009

Now well into its 30th year of operation, the New Zealand King Salmon hatchery in...

Letters to Editor 24 April | Wednesday 22 April 2009

At the Movies - The Map ReaderI am the writer/director of the film The Map...

Tides programme supports young women | Wednesday 22 April 2009

Cody Millard (16) from Geraldine, reflects on her experience of the Tides “rites of passage”...

Karen Savage: “This is a truly amazing school” | Wednesday 22 April 2009

In 1968, when Karen Savage started teaching at Takaka District High School, the world was...

Tourism rate: benefits exist say some players | Wednesday 22 April 2009

Paddy Gillooly of Farewell Spit Eco Tours has been involved with regional tourism organisations, in...

Therapist offers psychodrama workshops | Wednesday 22 April 2009

Having settled back into the Bay after eight years away, psychotherapist Carol Parkinson-Jones will offer...

Heaphy Track part of national cycleway?  | Wednesday 22 April 2009

Plans for the creation of a nationwide cycle route, as advocated by Tourism Minister and...

150-year reunion for “little school on the hill” | Thursday 16 April 2009

It was the biggest celebration Collingwood has seen since the Trafalgar festivities—the 150-year reunion for...

Councillor leaves board meeting after heated debate | Thursday 16 April 2009

Tensions over CEO’s lettersCr Stuart Borlase walked out of the Golden Bay Community Board’s monthly...

Proposed targeted tourism rate meets local resistance | Thursday 16 April 2009

Many little businesses likely to be liable under the proposed targeted tourism rate won’t benefit...

Broadband expansion offers little for Golden Bay | Thursday 16 April 2009

The Government’s latest promise of improved broadband service nationwide offers little more than false hopes...

Letters to Editor 17 April | Thursday 16 April 2009

Integrated Health Services ProjectI wish to voice some of my concerns about the Integrated Health...

End-of-course fibre art exhibition | Thursday 16 April 2009

Students in the Golden Bay Work Centre’s Fibre Arts Programme held their end-of-course exhibition last...

Obituary: Dave Whittaker | Thursday 16 April 2009

The Golden Bay tourist industry and the community generally lost a dogged and determined supporter...

Local carver wins prestigious national art award | Thursday 16 April 2009

Local artist Mica, well known for his photography and carvings, has won this year’s Contemporary...

Collingwood Area School celebrates 150 years | Wednesday 08 April 2009

It was founded in 1859 during the height of the Aorere gold rush. Then it...

Te Waikoropupu management plan presented to iwi | Wednesday 08 April 2009

The final version of the Te Waikoropupu Scenic Reserve Management Plan was formally presented to...

Poet Gordon Challis rediscovers ‘the young me” | Wednesday 08 April 2009

For the last three or four years, Golden Bay has been home to a poet...

Letters 9 April 2009 | Wednesday 08 April 2009

Broadband to arrive in Ligar Bay After two petitions to Telecom we have been successful...

Bay athletes shine at national championships in Wellington | Wednesday 08 April 2009

The three athletes who represented Tasman at the New Zealand Athletics championships two weeks ago...

Sean Riordan’s travel fund boosted by local support | Wednesday 08 April 2009

Last weekend’s fundraising golf tournament and related activities will assist Takaka’s Sean Riordan to try...

Board chair’s report brings issues to monthly meeting | Wednesday 08 April 2009

Golden Bay Community Board chair Joe Bell’s monthly report will form an important part of...

Local identity Skeet Barnett’s 80th birthday | Wednesday 08 April 2009

Lawrence Arthur Barnett can’t remember the first time someone called him “Skeet” but it was...

Local women compete in Taylors Womens Triathlon | Wednesday 08 April 2009

A fine sunny day greeted 500 women for the 22nd Taylors Womens Triathlon in Nelson...

Nia: body-friendly joy of movement | Wednesday 08 April 2009

The newly introduced Nia dance movement is gathering students in growing numbers. Nia incorporates components...

Police report 9 April 2009 | Wednesday 08 April 2009

21 March: Twenty litres of Roundup herbicide and 1 litre of Silmax were reported stolen...

Takaka BMX track moves closer to completion | Wednesday 08 April 2009

BMX riders in Golden Bay are getting closer to having a top-class facility in their...

Golden Bay Mountain Bike Club rides in Milnthorpe | Wednesday 08 April 2009

BMX riders in Golden Bay are getting closer to having a top-class facility in their...

Bay moviemaker sets off the Spark of Madness  | Wednesday 08 April 2009

The seven-minute movie, Spark of Madness, is a true, 100 per cent product of the...

Students experience yachting at Tarakohe | Thursday 02 April 2009

More young people have the chance to become active sailors as a result of the...

Draft LTCCP released: submissions invited | Thursday 02 April 2009

TDC has released its draft Long Term Council Community Plan and is inviting submissions from...

Dedicated motocross riders | Thursday 02 April 2009

A small group of dedicated riders make motocross their chosen sport. Following the recent successful...

Golden Bay Tennis Club’s Junior Champions | Thursday 02 April 2009

Spurred on by a good crowd of parents, and perfect weather, nearly 60 junior tennis...

Letters Friday 3 April 2009 | Thursday 02 April 2009

The Food Bank needs your help The Community Workers would like to thank you for...

New businesses: votes of confidence in economy | Thursday 02 April 2009

Laser Electrical changing and expanding Golden Bay’s Laser Electrical franchise has changed hands. From 1...

Carriage instructor leads driving afternoon  | Thursday 02 April 2009

If the energy crisis really starts to bite, at least nine carriage drivers in Golden...

“Working class heroes” motorcycles in the Bay next week | Thursday 02 April 2009

Yorkshiremen (and women) have always been imbued with an indomitable spirit, usually demonstrating grit and...

Market plans more food and fun for third year | Thursday 02 April 2009

The Village Market is nearing the end of its second season, and its organiser and...

Varied Easter programme planned | Thursday 02 April 2009

Easter is a very important time in the Christian calendar and this year it will...

Central Takaka School receives award | Thursday 02 April 2009

Central Takaka school is now officially an Enviro-School. At a special assembly last Tuesday, TDC...

Arthritis educator offering free appointments  | Thursday 02 April 2009

If you, or someone in your family, have arthritis, information and support are only a...