Month of August

Developments planned by TDC for Tarakohe | Thursday 27 August 2009

Recreational and commercial facilities at Port Tarakohe are undergoing further development. The Tasman District Council...

Welcoming the spring with a free outdoor concert | Thursday 27 August 2009

Fresh FM is a Community Access radio station buzzing with life, and Sunday 6 September...

Shady character Mark Allinson | Thursday 27 August 2009

Mark Allinson became an upholsterer when he stopped being a teacher, but these days he...

Letters 28 August 2009 | Thursday 27 August 2009

Integrated Health Project Bravo to Dr Vic Eastman for his thoughtful initiative to promote wide...

News in Brief | Thursday 27 August 2009

St John Caring Caller scheme Do you know people who are on their own who...

Whakaaro: An inconvenient response | Thursday 27 August 2009

I have not wanted to debate the health service integration issue in the pages of...

Gillian Jackson recalls climbing adventures | Thursday 27 August 2009

“Once you’ve looked death in the face there is nothing left to be feared,” says...

Coast Care “a gentle approach" | Thursday 27 August 2009

It’s been six years now since Coast Care got started in Golden Bay. In that...

A new body of work at The Playhouse | Thursday 27 August 2009

 A dead body, a dominatrix and all manner of dodgy behaviours will feature in the...

Fun Wordfest programme for everyone | Thursday 27 August 2009

“Wordfest is hopefully inspirational. It’s all about the public’s participation, and knowing you don’t have...

10 years ago in The GB Weekly | Thursday 27 August 2009

Peace activist Kate Dewes spoke at a public meeting about New Zealand’s role in nuclear...

Keep Golden Bay Beautiful | Thursday 27 August 2009

Keep Golden Bay Beautiful (KGBB) has been in existence for over 18 years. In that...

Whakaaro: An Inconvenient Truth | Friday 21 August 2009

Who would not want a brand-new, glass-and-steel, architecturally designed, state-of-the-art, do-it-all medical and health care...

Penguin ditty wins Takaka songwriter and musician prestigious APRA award | Friday 21 August 2009

 With a captivating song about a little blue penguin, Takaka’s Levity Beet has won this...

Library Week includes The Grumble Rumble Mumbler | Friday 21 August 2009

Ruby Bay writer Melanie Drewery (Ngati Mahanga) enthralled young readers in Golden Bay last week.As...

A hive of co-operative industry: Tui Bee Balme turns 25 years old | Friday 21 August 2009

It’s 25 years since Tui Bee Balme’s humble beginnings in the Tui Community Trust’s kitchen...

Closely-contested primary school speech finals reveal high standards | Friday 21 August 2009

Audiences composed of students, teachers and families witnessed the nail-biting and closely contested finals of...

Letters to Editor 21 August | Friday 21 August 2009

Tourism targeted rateNow that TDC’s rates ‘request’ has arrived, I ask:1. During the forthcoming tourist...

Rangi Hanigan: champion of Te Ataarangi | Friday 21 August 2009

Te Tau Ihu ō Te Waka a Maui/The Top of the South lost one its...

Bay rugby stalwart selects "Dream Team" | Friday 21 August 2009

The recent publication of Pat Weir’s Golden Bay All Stars Netball team led to plenty...

Community helps high school students explore career options | Friday 21 August 2009

Work experience is one of the many exciting and beneficial programmes that Golden Bay High...

Record falls in Gibbs Hill Challenge | Thursday 13 August 2009

About 70 intrepid multi-sport athletes took up the Gibbs Hill challenge in perfect weather conditions...

Great year ends for netball club | Thursday 13 August 2009

“Netball’s a very important thing for the women of Golden Bay,” said Golden Bay Netball...

Teentheatre’s new gothic comedy | Thursday 13 August 2009

The Teentheatre group that brought Shakespeare to the Village Theatre last year now brings a...

Workcentre enterprise fund lends to businesses | Thursday 13 August 2009

In 1981, honey producer Colin Isles donated the start-up capital to the Golden Bay Workcentre...

Bay mums join World Breastfeeding Week  | Thursday 13 August 2009

Eight tiny participants latched on to their mums at the Wholemeal Café last Friday during...

Letters 14 August 2009 | Thursday 13 August 2009

Referendum Vote no. We do not want parents to be criminalised because they correct their...

Golden Bay Community Board meeting | Thursday 13 August 2009

At the meeting on Tuesday this week the following matters were discussed:Salisbury Bridge. Clem Randall...

Aerodrome development proposal | Thursday 13 August 2009

Capital Air has been flying scheduled services out of the Takaka Aerodrome since 2006, but...

Community board model studied | Thursday 13 August 2009

Hopes are high for a re-examination of TDC’s relationship with its community boards.Mayor Richard Kempthorne...

Recycling bins reduce street rubbish | Thursday 13 August 2009

Last week, the Tasman District Council launched the Recycling in Public Places initiative, establishing a...

Prestigious Loder Cup conservation award for writer Philip Simpson | Friday 07 August 2009

Local botanist and author Philip Simpson has had a very rewarding year. In June he...

50th Mini celebrations include visit to the Bay | Friday 07 August 2009

Golden Bay could be in for a Mini invasion later this month. Organisers of the...

First anniversary for “new” owners of Collingwood General Store  | Friday 07 August 2009

Before buying and taking over the Collingwood General Store and Bakery exactly one year ago...

Collingwood community celebrates Playcentre’s extension to building | Friday 07 August 2009

A year of fundraising has finally paid off for the families of Collingwood Playcentre. Last...

Letters to Editor, 7 August | Friday 07 August 2009

Old-time dance   On Saturday 12 September there will be an “Old-Time Dance”. A group of...

Eleventh Lip Sync Raises $4000 | Friday 07 August 2009

Golden Bay High School’s eleventh annual Lip Sync pulled big crowds last week.Rhys Kerr and...

Cheryl Win and Sandy Isbister build a literary monument for Collingwood school kids | Friday 07 August 2009

When Cheryl Win is not at work as a postie or out on the farm,...

Onekaka willow harvest an annual community celebration | Friday 07 August 2009

An annual ritual was held at Onekaka last Saturday when basketmaker Peter (Pete) Greer cut...

Talented primary school students gather for a special art day  | Friday 07 August 2009

Golden Bay’s primary schools have found an innovative and co-operative way to acknowledge their responsibilities...