Month of January

Golden Bay affluent?  | Thursday 27 January 2011

Steve Wilkinson of Takaka regards himself as a fairly typical Golden Bay resident, juggling family...

Winds bring extra challenges for Tata’s intrepid cardboard boaties  | Thursday 27 January 2011

A flotilla of 21 cardboard boats struggled against an unfavourable cold wind to complete the...

Colgate Games success for local athletes | Thursday 27 January 2011

Six Takaka athletes travelled to the recent South Island Colgate Games in Dunedin. There was...

Fishing charter relocates to the Bay | Thursday 27 January 2011

Golden Bay has been described as an amazing holiday destination but one that can be...

Letters | Thursday 27 January 2011

  Freedom Campers The actions of one person, in his assault, on defenceless freedom campers,...

Boy racer novel by Rototai-raised writer David Jubermann | Thursday 27 January 2011

A self-published first book by David Jubermann, who grew up in Rototai and attended both...

Flutterby Butterfly – creative project with international flair | Thursday 27 January 2011

The invitation by the White Room galleristas to come along and make a winged creature...

Interim management group meeting update: project and change managers appointed | Thursday 27 January 2011

As the community health centre project progresses, the Ministry of Health has appointed two people...

Golden Bay Cultural, Food & Wine Festival | Thursday 27 January 2011

Last Sunday’s Cultural Food and Wine Festival was a success again. The festival is in...

A&P Show winner | Thursday 20 January 2011

Jim Nalder from Longsdale Farm in Motupipi was delighted to win the champion Friesian and...

Letters | Thursday 20 January 2011

  Golden Bay A&P Show The Golden Bay A&P Show Committee wish to acknowledge the...

Festivals bring fun and flavour to summer season | Thursday 20 January 2011

Golden Bay Cultural Wine and Food FestivalSunday 23 January Organisers are looking forward confidently to...

National lottery for Pohara house | Thursday 20 January 2011

The Heart Foundation will launch its next lottery, which includes the top prize of a...

Biking trial expected to bring off-season benefits  | Thursday 20 January 2011

The three-year access trial for mountain bikers on three tracks in Kahurangi National Park, as...

Life goes on after the flood | Thursday 13 January 2011

  Aorere River Repair Work Passes Test Emergency Aorere River flood protection work passed its...

Community spirit alive and well in Golden Bay  | Thursday 13 January 2011

On behalf of affected residents and farmers in the Aorere Valley, a huge thank you...

Retraining of Aorere River a big job | Thursday 13 January 2011

Recovery work following the recent floods throughout the region will continue for some months; however,...

Six golfers named for district academy squads | Thursday 13 January 2011

The Takaka Golf Club is justifiably proud of its latest crop of “young guns”, six...

Local events | Thursday 13 January 2011

Sand Sculpture Extravaganza draws crowd of 300 This year’s GB Arts Council Sand Sculpture Extravaganza...

Letters | Thursday 13 January 2011

  Dog attack I was concerned and shocked to learn of the dog attack on...

From Arctic days to heatwaves  | Thursday 13 January 2011

Nestled between the endless tundra and the MacKenzie Delta on Canada’s northern coast, 200km into...

One-in-a-150-year flood event  | Thursday 06 January 2011

The flood that followed the drought-breaking torrential rain over 27 and 28 December is being...

Flood cleanup poses challenges  | Thursday 06 January 2011

Council and various contrsactors are in recovery mode after the district’s recent floods. Work teams...

Flood: long-term economic effects forecast | Thursday 06 January 2011

As damage assessment and the cleanup began, reports from residents, farmers and visitors began to...

Lineup confirmed for a whopping Golden Bay A&P Show 2011: a rural community shows off its best | Thursday 06 January 2011

A stellar programme of events and activities at this year’s A&P Show, to be held...

Letters | Thursday 06 January 2011

  The Killers (with apologies to Hemingway) Time and again, improved cycle- and walk-ways have...

News in brief | Thursday 06 January 2011

  Movie screenings and amplified picnic on the Village Green “Classic movies under the stars...