Month of July

Pakawau Rural Women launch A Good Spread | Wednesday 28 July 2010

As to be expected, a fitting spread was laid out last Thursday lunchtime at the...

Whakaaro: Local Food Challenge | Wednesday 28 July 2010

As part of the 10th celebration of Ecofest this year, there is a Food Challenge—for...

New equipment and support crucial | Wednesday 28 July 2010

Plenty of Golden Bay’s key infrastructure runs on volunteer input—especially when it comes to the...

Letter 30 July 2010 | Wednesday 28 July 2010

Medical centre fees Thanks to Gerard for a fair and balanced article about medical centre...

ICONZ Extreme joins ICONZ Adventure and ICONZ 4 Girls | Wednesday 28 July 2010

Bushcraft, raft-building, ANZAC history, bonfires, education, values and fun—ICONZ has been running for almost two...

Obituary: Ralph Frederick Hope | Wednesday 28 July 2010

Ralph Hope lived all but a few of his 92 years at Waitui at Upper...

Golden Bay Housing Trust offers its fifth rental house to eligible families | Wednesday 28 July 2010

A fifth house is almost ready to be put on the rental market by the...

Correction: Bay’s ambulance service started back in 1946 | Wednesday 28 July 2010

In the article titled “St John launches local appeal for building and equipment” that appeared...

Visiting the doctor - too high a cost for some?  | Wednesday 28 July 2010

How much should a visit to your local GP cost? Too much for some, apparently....

Letters 23 July 2010 | Wednesday 28 July 2010

TDC noise rules The community board asks if motocross at Motupippi conforms to the district...

Gifted and talented students are the focus of possible new initiatives: meeting called | Wednesday 28 July 2010

New energy coming from several frustrated but motivated parents, together with new energy from some...

Collingwood RFC reunion brought home the heroes last weekend | Friday 16 July 2010

People sometimes say that the older we get, the better we were. A group of...

Where to now for the Collingwood surgery? Two proposed sites | Friday 16 July 2010

A search through the archives of local newspapers reveals that Aorere residents have always been...

Council blasted over appointment process | Friday 16 July 2010

The Tasman District Council, its mayor and CEO have come under attack for bypassing its...

Community board meeting this week | Friday 16 July 2010

State Highway 60. The designation of SH60 from Motueka to Collingwood as “high risk” under...

“Upcycling” an interesting part of local blacksmith’s art | Friday 16 July 2010

In a shed in his Motupipi backyard, blacksmith Will Blackett fashions all manner of metal...

Shared property seminar draws big crowd | Friday 16 July 2010

A seminar informing people about the options and complexities of shared property ownership attracted a...

Letters 16 July | Friday 16 July 2010

On the credit cardI find highly illuminating the titles of the books, listed in The...

Tukurua’s prize-winning poet celebrated in joint NZ-USA anthology | Friday 16 July 2010

The Guest Room of the Southern Cross bar in Wellington last Tuesday evening (12 July)...

Jamboree raises more than $14,000 for rest home  | Thursday 08 July 2010

An estimated 1,000-plus people passed through the doors of the Collingwood Memorial Hall on Sunday...

GB principals outspoken in their criticisms of national standards | Thursday 08 July 2010

The introduction of legislated national standards to measure student achievement in years one to eight...

Bountiful harvest for olive growers, despite challenges | Thursday 08 July 2010

Last year was pretty much a write-off for the Bay’s olive growers because pollination just...

Letters 9 July | Thursday 08 July 2010

Community Houses at the CobbI was delighted to read about the continuing use of the...

Woodworker’s slabwood style picked up by major sports chain | Thursday 08 July 2010

Kaituna woodworker Brian Cooper is making a national name for himself in Hunting & Fishing...

Building business box by box | Thursday 08 July 2010

A converted stone garage at 43 Rototai Road, belonging to Theo and Baden Blyth and...

Controlled liquor purchase operation | Thursday 08 July 2010

Five Golden Bay liquor outlets were caught in a recent controlled purchase operation.Two volunteers aged...

Badminton clubs are going strong | Thursday 08 July 2010

As winter drags on and fitness levels threaten to go down, badminton may be an...

Adolescent health hui attendance thrills organisers | Friday 02 July 2010

 Health professionals and others in social support professions took their skills and knowledge to Golden...

Renovation of old Collingwood Post Office | Friday 02 July 2010

Visitors to Collingwood cannot miss the hefty pipe scaffolding and bright yellow safety net now...

Letters Friday 2 July | Friday 02 July 2010

2012: Action from the Heavens We all experience the influences of the different energies from...

Focus on creative learning for TPS students | Friday 02 July 2010

Takaka Primary school is taking its role in nurturing children’s creative capabilities seriously—except on the...

Table Tennis club upholds a long tradition | Friday 02 July 2010

Above the door in the Puramahoi Hall you will find a plaque commemorating 50 years...

Golden Bay Boars return | Friday 02 July 2010

The Golden Bay Boars  returned to the field last weekend. A team made up of...