The GB Weekly - 30 April 2021

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Friday 30 April 2021

Golden Bay remembers

Women from NZRAF Wooodbourne lead local firefighters, police and public from Collingwood Cenotaph to the Memorial Hall. Photo: Jo Richards. ALISTAIR HUGHES AND JO RICHARDS

In contrast to last year’s very personal acts of remembrance, Sunday saw a welcome return to the traditional Anzac Day format. Golden Bay’s commemorations began with dawn gatherings in Takaka and Collingwood and were followed by morning services. The 9am Takaka service was blessed with an abundance of both sunshine and attendees. The high numbers meant that the crowd spilled out of the seated area and onto the closed-off Commercial Street, a sharp contrast to the isolation of last year’s lockdown. The parade began at 8.50am, with the Takaka Citizens’ Band, under the direction of parade marshall Karl Adams, leading everyone through the town to Memorial Park. There, Golden Bay RSA president Noel Baigent began proceedings, and pastor Rodney Watson led the opening prayer and hymn. The wreath-laying ceremony took place, and then Ben Bickley of the Takaka Citizens’ Band performed The Last Post and Reveille. Ode to the Fallen was read in Te Reo by past GBRSA president Teri Goodall, and then in English by Noel before the guest speakers,

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Golden Bay High School head student Emma Harwood and Flight Lieutenant “Jess” Jessop, addressed the audience. The Anzac spirit was affirmed with the singing of the New Zealand and Australian National anthems before Pastor Williams led the benediction which concluded the service. The sun-bathed memorial crosses were a moving sight for attendees as they filed quietly out of the park, and the parade reformed to march to the fire station for refreshments. “Good crowds attended both locations and your presence confirms that those who paid the ultimate sacrifice are never forgotten,” said Noel afterwards. An hour later, in a spectacular act of remembrance, a RNZAF Hercules aircraft, which had been heading north from the bottom of the South Island since early morning, performed a flyover in a perfect blue sky. Later in the morning, inside Collingwood Memorial Hall, president of the Collingwood branch of the RSA Paddy Gillooly opened the township’s 106th Service of Remembrance with military precision at 11.30am sharp. Joining Paddy on the top table was the

military’s top, top brass – Rear Admiral, and commander joint forces New Zealand – Jim Gilmour, senior Government minister Damien O’Connor, plus church representative Rowan Miller, and Golden Bay Community Board member Averill Grant. Following a rendition of God Save the Queen, Paddy reminded those gathered about the significance of the venue. “The hall is a memorial hall, one of many such buildings around the country.” He introduced the traditional minute’s silence as a time for reflection. “Think of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, those who stayed behind and those who returned forever changed.” At the end of the silence, Rowan from Kahurangi Christian Fellowship took to the lectern but eschewed the traditional scripture reading, regaling instead an anecdote from the trenches of the First World War, which he said highlighted the universal need for faith. “There are no atheists in foxholes.” After the congregation had recited The Lord’s Prayer, guest speaker Damien O’Connor acknowledged those who had served during global conflicts to preserve the Kiwi way of... Continued on page 2

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TDC Environment Plan JO RICHARDS

The process to formulate Tasman District Council’s new Tasman Environment Plan is long and complex but it is now well underway. The new document will replace existing resource management plans, the Tasman Regional Policy Statement and the Tasman Resource Management Plan. A key part of the work, according to TDC, is “identifying the District’s special places and giving them extra protections to help preserve the uniqueness of the environment, the area’s history, or provide people with access to the outdoors”. Some property owners whose land is designated for additional protection are concerned about the possible implementation of additional restrictions on activities. Council, however, stresses that the project is not about stopping existing, legally established activities, but designed to safeguard valued landscapes and coast from specific future activities that could degrade “special” places. Driven by national legislation, local authorities are required to create maps identifying their outstanding natural l a n d s c a p e s, fe a t u re s a n d c o a s t a l environment. TDC has now released its draft maps, which are currently accessible via the council’s website. Now under The Landscapes and Coastal Environment Projects, the mapping process has drawn on the “Small Working Group” report from an earlier Golden Bay pilot project. The latest document lists seven outstanding natural landscapes, five of which are in Golden Bay: The Northwest coast; Parapara-Kahurangi Ranges, Golden Bay Coastal Marine; Abel Tasman, and Wainui Bay. In addition, 33 outstanding natural features have been identified, around half of which are Golden Bay, and include Farewell Spit, Te Waikoropupu Springs and The Grove. TDC is seeking input from affected landowners and has planned a series of online and in-person engagement events to check that boundaries are in the right place and that the protective controls on activity are sensitive to future aspirations. Feedback will be gathered until the end of July, but The Landscapes and Coastal Environment Projects are not expected to be completed for a few years yet. The interactive maps and full report are available at: https://environmentplan. tasman.govt.nz/landscapes-and-coastalenvironment-projects

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