Month of October

The return of the Moriori toki | Thursday 28 October 2010

An argyllite toki (adze) that has been in Golden Bay Museum’s collection is soon to...

25th exhibition “best Bay Art to date”  | Thursday 28 October 2010

A laminated wooden surfboard, wound wire creations, revamped beach rubbish, rusty steel stick figures, a...

Golden Bay Rose Society: 30 years  | Thursday 28 October 2010

The rose has a long history entwined with politics and passion, and is meshed within...

Letters | Thursday 28 October 2010

  Motorcycle noise The crackle of a motorcycle exhaust rings out across the paddocks occasionally...

News in brief | Thursday 28 October 2010

Rural Service Centre extension a confidence vote in the local economy “This is a major...

Pakawau Memorial Hall turns 75 | Thursday 21 October 2010

Ladies bring a plate, come along dressed in period costume, and don’t forget your dancing...

Art, books, fireworks, quilts, music, history | Thursday 21 October 2010

A little bit of spring weather shows its head and suddenly there’s plenty going on...

Hanging basket display a year-round team effort | Thursday 21 October 2010

It’s 9.30 am on an October Monday. In a purpose-built shadehouse at the Golden Bay...

Ratanui lodge offers “that little bit extra” | Thursday 21 October 2010

Steve Wakeman and Pete Willocks are passionate about quality. The pair are the proprietors of...

Mariposa expands into online trading  | Thursday 21 October 2010

Clothing and footwear company Mariposa is again expanding—this time into online sales with its new...

Letters | Thursday 21 October 2010

  Visits by Jehovah’s Witnesses My home is my sanctuary - a sanctuary where I...

Upright And Able falls prevention programme  | Thursday 14 October 2010

“My aches and pains are really disappearing with my increased movement,” says Jean Langford, a...

Election results: new councillor for the Bay | Thursday 14 October 2010

With 998 votes, Martine Bouillir has topped the contest for the Bay’s two seats at...

Collingwood Memorial Library bequest | Thursday 14 October 2010

The Collingwood Memorial Library last month benefited to the tune of $2,000, a bequest from...

Motupipi Hall loyal supporters  | Thursday 14 October 2010

In the ongoing discussion about multi-use facilities in the Bay, we’ve been told that we...

Letters | Thursday 14 October 2010

  Timeless Creations building BIG thank you to all good People of Golden Bay, all...

Low-toxicity products used by local hair salons  | Thursday 14 October 2010

Hair Revolution’s Lisa Lewis and Jenny Molloy are celebrating their move towards low toxicity colouring...

Spring Break winners plan return holiday | Thursday 14 October 2010

Sue and Brian Bell are Golden Bay’s newest self-appointed tourism ambassadors.The Blenheim couple won a...

Powelliphanta snail seekers wanted | Thursday 14 October 2010

DOC ranger Selena Brown is looking for three to five outdoorsy people “with good knees,...

Marriage celebrants help fill a social gap | Thursday 14 October 2010

Marriage celebrants in Golden Bay are a diverse group united in their desire to help...

Traction engine travels “home” | Thursday 14 October 2010

Around quarter of a century ago, a mate of Graham Balck’s casually mentioned that an...

Paynes Ford. . . or should that be Paines Ford? | Thursday 14 October 2010

Brian Petterson of Hamama, now 78, clearly remembers as a boy the sign that used...

Collingwood grower makes NZ Gardener finals | Thursday 07 October 2010

Being told by telephone late in September that she was the Nelson regional finalist for...

Frocks on Bikes  | Thursday 07 October 2010

The Bay’s latest cycling event promises to be “very sociable and lots of fun” according...

Fire destroys former library building | Thursday 07 October 2010

Takaka’s former war memorial library building burned down in the early hours of Saturday 2...

Letters | Thursday 07 October 2010

  2010 Gardener of the Year Our Robyn Jones has become the Nelson Gardener Of...

Sheep farmers “coping well” with lambing  | Thursday 07 October 2010

This wet and wild spring in Golden Bay has brought a mixed lambing season.According to...