Month of May

Golden Babes: support for babies and parents | Friday 28 May 2010

Mothers, fathers and babies get support, encouragement and reassurance out of their monthly get-together at...

Bay presence at Wellington show should have “long-term benefits” | Friday 28 May 2010

Wellington’s Dominion Post described the Golden Bay as the “Jewel of New Zealand” after the...

Holy Fingers heads for Rockquest final | Friday 28 May 2010

Golden Bay’s combined high schools band Holy Fingers has made it through to the regional...

Inter-school chess tournament extends students | Friday 28 May 2010

Collingwood Area School hosted an interschool chess tournament on 19 May as part of the...

Letters Friday 28 May 2010 | Friday 28 May 2010

Integrated community health centre The following facts strongly disagree with the IMG’s GBW 21/5 response...

Couple keen to share heritage and wildlife | Friday 28 May 2010

It’s been two and half years since Murray (Giff) Gifford and Sally Everett purchased their...

Loggers’ contract at Pakawau moves toward completion | Friday 28 May 2010

Loggers working their way through the Pinus radiata plantation forest of Pakawau Bush have only...

Te Whare Mahana gets the big tick with Te Wana accreditation | Friday 28 May 2010

As far as health providers go, this is a big deal upgrade to get. At...

Golden Babes: support for babies and parents | Friday 28 May 2010

Mothers, fathers and babies get support, encouragement and reassurance out of their monthly get-together at...

Golden Babes: support for babies and parents | Friday 28 May 2010

Mothers, fathers and babies get support, encouragement and reassurance out of their monthly get-together at...

Te Whare Mahana gets the big tick with Te Wana accreditation | Friday 28 May 2010

As far as health providers go, this is a big deal upgrade to get. At...

Te Whare Mahana gets the big tick with Te Wana accreditation | Friday 28 May 2010

As far as health providers go, this is a big deal upgrade to get. At...

Fresh FM gives youth “a voice” in Youth Week | Saturday 22 May 2010

Fresh FM in Takaka is marking Youth Week with a special broadcast of its Fresh...

Hon Paula Bennett visits Takaka: money alone won’t solve New Zealand’s problems | Saturday 22 May 2010

Finance Minister Bill English calls his colleague Paula Bennett “New Zealand’s biggest spender”. At a...

Trusteeships “on hold”: meeting to attempt to resolve medical centre land ownership issue | Saturday 22 May 2010

As the Golden Bay Medical Centre Trust and the Tasman District Council (TDC) continue trying...

Letters Friday 21 May 2010 | Saturday 22 May 2010

Library car park I am bemused , or to be honest as an elderly curmudgeon,...

Motupipi School: extension programmes for high achievers  | Saturday 22 May 2010

Motupipi School is right into a brain-cracking term with a stimulating programme for all students,...

QEII covenants protect significant landforms | Saturday 22 May 2010

Two of the open space covenants visited last week as part of the QEII field...

Filmmaker documents work of Aorere Catchment Group  | Saturday 22 May 2010

Acclaimed New Zealand documentary maker Kathleen Gallagher spent two days in the Aorere Valley in...

Artist tenders his work in Nelson | Saturday 22 May 2010

Bainham lodge owner and artist Reg Turner is exhibiting 30 of his paintings at the...

QE2 Trust directors meet in the Bay and view local covenants | Thursday 13 May 2010

Directors and staff of New Zealand’s Queen Elizabeth II Trust came together in Golden Bay...

Rescue helicopter appeal takes off with local fundraising drive | Thursday 13 May 2010

Takaka’s Westpac staff will give the local rescue helicopter service a boost this month when...

Tourist roading, Tarakohe cliffs and waste at board meeting | Thursday 13 May 2010

The Golden Bay Community Board meeting was held on Tuesday this week.Public ForumLocal Government Bill....

News in brief | Thursday 13 May 2010

Grounding of the NV Anatoki Two separate investigations are under way into last week’s grounding...

Letters Friday 14 May 2010 | Thursday 13 May 2010

Pohara cliffs and Tarakohe quarry Three points Ms Butts made in her letter (GBW 7/5)...

Community rallies to upgrade goldfields track  | Thursday 13 May 2010

An upgrade of the vehicle track up to the Aorere Goldfields looks like becoming a...

Obituary: Whaea Te Aroha (Aunty Losa) Holmwood | Thursday 13 May 2010

Aunty Losa’s gift of aroha spanned generations, denominations and communitiesWhaea Te Aroha (Aunty Losa) Holmwood...

Sean Riordan wins GB Open again | Thursday 13 May 2010

Sean Riordan holed a four-foot putt to win the 36-hole Golden Bay Open by one...

GBHS business students sold on SELL programme | Saturday 08 May 2010

About 80 Year 10 and 11 students at Golden Bay High School took part in...

Great Mystery Ride draws almost 300 riders | Saturday 08 May 2010

Home-made lemonade, an ensemble of drummers, a one-man band playing plastic bottles attached to his...

Weight Watchers: “not about dieting; it’s about eating smarter” | Saturday 08 May 2010

Dott Strange loves her job and it shows. Dott is the leader of Weight Watchers...

Crime not anonymous and impersonal, says carless family | Saturday 08 May 2010

Martine Bouillir is a community-minded person. For example, she is the Golden Bay representative on...

Letters 7 May | Saturday 08 May 2010

Mystery bike rideI would like to thank the team who organised this amazing event that...

Integrated health project followup | Saturday 08 May 2010

The GB Weekly will continue to put your questions to the appropriate people. This week...

Wrinklies ready for integrated health changes | Saturday 08 May 2010

It’ll be business as usual for Wrinklies Express should all Golden Bay’s medical services get...

Golden Bay’s latest walkway secures public access to Lake Otuhie on the west coast | Saturday 08 May 2010

What has been, to date, confusing riparian access to Lake Otuhie has now been cleared...

Mining in our back yard? Govt proposals and private prospecting raise public concerns | Saturday 08 May 2010

With proposals to increase mining high on the public’s worry list, and with mineral prospecting...