Month of May

Naked PossumTrust makes its first two grants | Thursday 28 May 2009

A trust recently formed by the late Dave Whittaker to provide financial assistance to sick...

Fresh FM radio station vibrates with new programmes | Thursday 28 May 2009

Fresh FM is a vibrant place that currently sees quite a change of programme-makers, says...

Camping and katipo for Kiwi Conservation Club | Thursday 28 May 2009

On Saturday night 21 kids and 14 adults camped at the lighthouse near the end...

Camping and katipo for Kiwi Conservation Club | Thursday 28 May 2009

On Saturday night 21 kids and 14 adults camped at the lighthouse near the end...

Wainui Bay house most energy-efficient in NZ | Thursday 28 May 2009

Lawrence and Antje MacIntyre of Wainui Bay always reckoned they had built the most energy-efficient...

Aeromodelling takes off in Collingwood | Thursday 28 May 2009

If you look to the skies over Collingwood in the near future you may see...

Letters to the Editor 29 May | Thursday 28 May 2009

Cyclists in Paradise or drivers from hell?I ask all road users of Golden Bay, do...

Obituary: Maud Gover a “very remarkable lady” | Thursday 28 May 2009

Maud was born in Auckland 96 years ago. Her dad died when she was very...

The GB Weekly to change format: tabloid and colour | Thursday 28 May 2009

The GB Weekly is getting a whole new look.Beginning with the edition of 26 June,...

LTCCP submissions continued | Thursday 28 May 2009

TDC’s Long-Term Council Community Plan attracted plenty of submissions from Golden Bay people and organisations....

New HQ for Te Whare’s Outreach programmes | Thursday 28 May 2009

Pictured above at the opening of Te Whare Mahana’s Outreach headquarters at 34 Motupipi Street,...

Local riders dominate Barrons Flat MTB Challenge | Thursday 28 May 2009

Seventeen riders took up the Barrons Flat Mountain Bike Challenge on Sunday 24 May, with...

Trash Palace's record year for donations | Friday 22 May 2009

The unsung lady heroes of Trash Palace donated an in-house record-smashing $12,000 to charities last...

Wet fuel troubles for school boiler | Friday 22 May 2009

Golden Bay High School’s new biomass boiler is producing more smoke than expected but the...

Artist and housetruck fan launches exhibition | Friday 22 May 2009

During the winter months, Luane Brauner’s sensual depictions of local characters, pets and landscapes, in...

Hill work over: Bailey bridge removed | Friday 22 May 2009

The Bailey bridge at Eureka Bend on the Takaka Hill was removed on Tuesday this...

Letters to the Editor 22 May | Friday 22 May 2009

Panto Goes WestOur family went to opening night of Panto Goes West - what a...

Business developments: Thai massage and soup | Friday 22 May 2009

Thai massage therapyHera Livingston has set up a Thai yoga massage clinic at the House...

Green New Deal tackles economy and environment | Friday 22 May 2009

Green MP Kevin Hague’s presentation on his party’s Green New Deal attracted over 30 people...

Green New Deal tackles economy and environment | Friday 22 May 2009

Green MP Kevin Hague’s presentation on his party’s Green New Deal attracted over 30 people...

LTCCP submissions summarised | Friday 22 May 2009

TDC’s Long-Term Council Community Plan attracted plenty of submissions from Golden Bay people and organisations....

Wrinklies Express: 10 yrs old and new van | Friday 22 May 2009

There’s no other service quite like it in the country. The Wrinklies Express, less commonly...

East Takaka Pioneer mural | Monday 18 May 2009

Artist Chris Finlayson checking out the Pioneer train mural at East Takaka Domain, one of...

Southdown NZ breeders visit East Takaka flock | Thursday 14 May 2009

More than 40 members of Southdown New Zealand visited Golden Bay last week as part...

Senior Citizens: fellowship and trips | Thursday 14 May 2009

Golden Bay’s well-established Senior Citizens Association is putting out an invitation for more members. The...

Business news: fresh fish and roasted coffee | Thursday 14 May 2009

Mr Fresh Fish and VegKnuckle and Raewyn Hill will soon be bringing fresh fish and...

Letters to Editor 15 May | Thursday 14 May 2009

Removal of poppies from headstones and plaquesMembers of Golden Bay Returned Services Association were saddened...

20th annual Golden Valley Country Music Awards  | Thursday 14 May 2009

The annual influx of stetsons, fringed shirts and cowboy boots is almost upon us, a...

Community board meeting 11 May 2009  | Thursday 14 May 2009

The Golden Bay Community Board met in Collingwood on Tuesday this week without either of...

Community worker has a “a heart of gold” | Thursday 14 May 2009

Caledonia you’re calling meAnd now I’m going homeIf I should become a strangerYou know that...

Council business | Thursday 14 May 2009

Engineering services committeeItems for consideration at the next meeting of the engineering services committee on...

Green deal, golf, arts | Thursday 14 May 2009

A green new deal for Aotearoa? Green Party MP Kevin Hague is hosting a “Green...

Wetland status drainage infringement | Sunday 10 May 2009

“Tidying up” and clearing drains on wet land in Glenview Road is set to cost...

Mountain biking starts in Abel Tasman National Park | Sunday 10 May 2009

From this week, Abel Tasman National Park’s Gibbs Hill Track becomes the first Nelson national...

Half of children’s car seats fitted incorrectly | Sunday 10 May 2009

Seven hundred children’s car seats were examined during a checkpoint campaign in Nelson, Takaka, Murchison,...

Mountain bike tracks and carbon sink project | Sunday 10 May 2009

After a year of significant achievements, Project Rameka held its first AGM at The Brigand...

Letters to Editor 8 May | Sunday 10 May 2009

Culling ducks and .....The Western Australians stopped slaughtering ducks some 25 years ago and left...

Panto Goes West or The Ballad of Hamster Gulch | Sunday 10 May 2009

Badman Jake McCabe has a cunning plot on the go, involving gun-running, kidnapping and an...

Swans’ role in ecosystem studied by Masters student | Sunday 10 May 2009

Collingwood resident Henry Dixon has spent the last 18 months studying the role of black...

Labour Weekend reunion for St Augustine’s students | Sunday 10 May 2009

School milk, folk dancing, and well-remembered teachers like Rev Mother Sylvester and Sister Rosa will...