Month of February

Takaka fire fleet boosted | Thursday 23 February 2012

The Takaka Fire Brigade has made its volunteers more mobile, with the help of its...

DOC welcomes Totaranui roadworks | Thursday 23 February 2012

Work has begun on the restoration of the road to Totaranui.The New Zealand Transport Authority...

Upper Takaka Country Club | Thursday 23 February 2012

The historic Upper Takaka Hall has had a facelift, and locals are looking forward to...

St John: Loyal supporters help | Thursday 23 February 2012

It’s all go for the Golden Bay Area Committee of St John. Committee chairman Stu...

Sewerage pond open day | Thursday 23 February 2012

An open day at Takaka’s wastewater treatment plant off Haldane Road last Friday (17 Feb)...

Remembering 1642 and the meeting of two worlds (Part 1) | Thursday 23 February 2012

The first in a series of monthly columns sponsored by The GB Weekly. They will...

News in brief 24 February part 2 | Thursday 23 February 2012

  First line of rescue for stranded whales Project Jonah is appealing to the experience...

News in brief 24 February part 1 | Thursday 23 February 2012

Golden Bay Integration Family Health Centre - progress report   Fundraising efforts now underway A...

Letters 24 February 2012 | Thursday 23 February 2012

  Road Courtesy on Ligar Bay Hill To promote road courtesy, could Seargent Haewera please...

Luminate Festival 2012 | Thursday 16 February 2012

Luminate Festival 2012 welcomed our little family into her arms on Feb 2 for fun...

TDC Recovery Team Newsletter Issue 1 | Thursday 16 February 2012

The aim of this weekly newsletter is to keep you informed of what is happening...

Union of Nelson City and Tasman District | Thursday 16 February 2012

  Details of scheme The Local Government Commission has issued a reorganisation scheme for the...

Community Board targets targeted rates, aerodrome, driver licences and Pupu signage | Thursday 16 February 2012

Nearly 20 people filled the public gallery at this month’s Community Board meeting, held in...

Totaranui by sea shuttle | Thursday 16 February 2012

Keith Knapp, skipper of Abel Tasman Sea Shuttles and regular visitor to ntarakohe this summer,...

Artists Sage Cox and Geoffrey Heath exhibition at the Suter  | Thursday 16 February 2012

Two Golden Bay artists, Sage Cox and Geoffrey Heath, are once again holding a combined...

News in brief 17 February | Thursday 16 February 2012

  Green Paper for Vulnerable Children The Government has launched a discussion paper the Green...

Letters 17 February 2012 | Thursday 16 February 2012

  Cycle/Walkway track Pohara to Takaka Petitions have been placed on generous shop and cafe...

Record hay and baleage crops | Thursday 09 February 2012

This summer season has seen agricultural contractors and farmers struggling to bring in some of...

GBHS 150th Reunion “a real quality event” | Thursday 09 February 2012

Kevin Miles (1955-1967), a Taranaki farmer happily married for 39 years, was looking for an...

Golden Bay’s Mardi Gras | Thursday 09 February 2012

Dance, music, fun and a parade.

Te Whare Mahana farewells John Gawith | Thursday 09 February 2012

Te Whare Mahana recently bade farewell to John Gawith, its clinical director and advisor for...

Remembering 1642 and the meeting of two worlds | Thursday 09 February 2012

Imagine a fine summer’s day. Stratocumulus clouds float above your head in one direction; a...

Video artist turns production designer | Thursday 09 February 2012

From the artist who brought washed up TVs into focus and abstract video distortion to...

Up-and-comers at Old Thumpers | Thursday 09 February 2012

Local riders again had the chance to compete alongside some of the best scramble, speedway...

Sport in brief | Thursday 09 February 2012

Local placed in National Champs held in Nelson Reece Potter placed second in the U19...

Letters 10 February 2012 | Thursday 09 February 2012

  Takaka Amateur Athletic Club History The Takaka Amateur Athletic Club CD, containing the history...

Farmy Army rumbles into Wainui Bay | Thursday 02 February 2012

Golden Bay’s own version of the Farmy Army turned out in force last week to...

Businesses call for Totaranui road repair as local economy suffers | Thursday 02 February 2012

Businesspeople in Golden Bay say that the closure of the road to Totaranui has had...

Gold mine stamper preserved in situ  | Thursday 02 February 2012

A fascinating piece of Golden Bay’s industrial heritage has been preserved, thanks to the extraordinary...

Collingwood Food Fair | Thursday 02 February 2012

Near perfect conditions for the Collingwood Summer Food Fair last Sunday saw over 700 people...

News in brief 3 February | Thursday 02 February 2012

  Nelson-Tasman reorganisation scheme approved by Local Government Commission A new local government structure for...

Letters 3 February 2012 | Thursday 02 February 2012

  The flood Thank you to all those wonderful people who have helped us sort...