Month of June

Boredom Busters | Thursday 30 June 2011

Carving, flying, painting, shooting, playing,........... “I promote the whole business of having a really good...

Cobb Mitigation group looks at grant contenders | Thursday 30 June 2011

The Cobb Mitigation Fund Advisory panel met recently to consider the latest round of applications...

Upcoming pre-vote meeting to explore council union proposal | Thursday 30 June 2011

A public meeting is being organised so residents can hear detailed information before they decide...

Motorcycle course reinforces skills | Thursday 30 June 2011

Participants and organisers expressed great satisfaction with a motorcycle skills course organised in Takaka recently.Four...

From babies up – Playcentre is the place to be | Thursday 30 June 2011

Many first skills are acquired in the safe learning environment of the Playcentre, says its...

Letters 1 July 2011 | Thursday 30 June 2011

  Hands Across The Sands Sorry Mr Wilkinson (GBW Letters 24/6), I could not bring...

Protecting bees in your garden and on the farm | Thursday 30 June 2011

Thanks to beekeepers, honeybees aren’t in danger of disappearing completely, even with the added problems...

Banana passion vine retreats as community actions advance | Thursday 30 June 2011

Banana passion vine is taking a hammering in Golden Bay. In the first year of...

News in brief | Thursday 30 June 2011

  Society looks at route for Pohara to Takaka cycleway A route for a new...

Council amalgamation proposal  | Thursday 23 June 2011

The Local Government Commission’s (LGC) proposal for the union of Nelson City with the Tasman...

Reece Potter’s Winter Warmer | Thursday 23 June 2011

It’s an expensive business representing your country.Reece Potter is off to the world mountain bike...

New tourism CEO visits the Bay | Thursday 23 June 2011

Nelson Tasman Tourism’s (NTT) new CEO Lynda Keene says she wants to try and engage...

Sisters to run in New York City marathon | Thursday 23 June 2011

Two Golden Bay sisters, Gayle Bennett of Takaka and Sharon King of Rockville, are in...

Clothing shop commissioning local sewing | Thursday 23 June 2011

Though she normally sources stock from Asia for her shop, Sarah Manson of Amika is...

Letters 24 June 2011 | Thursday 23 June 2011

  Multipurpose facility No matter how well-intentioned the desire for an additional new recreation facility...

New Boxing club | Thursday 16 June 2011

Kas Muller trains boxers for seven hours a week. His classes attract men and women...

East Takaka’s stories meticulously preserved | Thursday 16 June 2011

East Takaka would have much forgotten history if not for the efforts and well-recorded memories...

Work of historical fiction from first-time author  | Thursday 16 June 2011

A work of historical fiction that tells the moving story of a Māori woman and...

New shows and presenters for Fresh FM | Thursday 16 June 2011

Fresh FM has had a dynamic start to 2011, and is offering an expanding programme...

Letters 17 June 2011 | Thursday 16 June 2011

  Mining in the Bay In response to Peter Woods’ sadness (GBW Letters 10/6) that...

News in brief | Thursday 16 June 2011

IMG update: staff transition progressing Staff at the community hospital, Joan Whiting Rest Home and...

NZ Symphony Orchestra members perform | Thursday 09 June 2011

Residents, staff and locals alike packed the Joan Whiting Rest Home lounge on 2 June...

Multiple birth club well supported | Thursday 09 June 2011

Parents, grandparents and supporters of twins took time out from their busy days to attend...

Tash Batten: Catering with style | Thursday 09 June 2011

Tash Batten offers an extensive mouth-watering menu for fine food aficionados and caters for “any...

Three Little Birds take off | Thursday 09 June 2011

Caterers Debbie Haldane and Moana Christensen are Three Little Birds – go figure.“We wanted a...

Brigand’s new lessee is a familiar face | Thursday 09 June 2011

There’s a new face at the Brigand Café and bar – but it’s a well-known...

News in brief | Thursday 09 June 2011

  Country Music Awards Laura Mae Parker won the Novice 10-17 section and was highly...

Real Art Roadshow | Thursday 09 June 2011

It was Collingwood Area School’s turn to host the Real Art Roadshow on Thursday 2...

Letters 10 June 2011 | Thursday 09 June 2011

  Free Trade Agreement At the meeting addressed in Takaka on 1 June by Murray...

Veteran campaigner socks it to multinationals  | Thursday 09 June 2011

No doubt stirred up by the spurious Greywolf debacle, around 60 locals turned up to...

World record-holder chops at pig hunt events | Thursday 09 June 2011

The annual contest, hosted by the Telegraph Hotel, saw 13 pigs captured as well as...

Shady Rest undergoes extensive renovation | Thursday 02 June 2011

The Shady Rest, a former doctor’s residence and private hospital at 139 Commercial St, is...

IMG refines plans after open days | Thursday 02 June 2011

The design consultants are further refining plans for the Integrated Family Health Centre following a...

Second Breakfast Book Quiz | Thursday 02 June 2011

Golden Bay’s keenest and most retentive young readers took part in the second annual Breakfast...

Heartbreaker | Thursday 02 June 2011

Heartbreaker is quite a cunning piece of light entertainment from promising new director Pascal Chaumeil....

Tarakohe’s penguin housing project extended by volunteers | Thursday 02 June 2011

Last Sunday, volunteers of all ages worked on another phase of the penguin housing project...

New video installation stars a runaway TV | Thursday 02 June 2011

Derivative, the new video installation hosted at the White Room in Takaka, invites the viewer...

Freedom Painting workshop | Thursday 02 June 2011

A two-day Freedom Painting workshop last weekend gave 12 aspiring and established local artists the...

News in brief | Thursday 02 June 2011

  After-school Japanese language and culture class proves popular Ryoko Takahashi’s new after-school Japanese language...

Letters 3 June 2011 | Thursday 02 June 2011

  Young talent impresses Friday night I was coaxed away from a quiet evening at...