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Friday 30 July 2021

Collingwood crowned champions

Agonisingly close: Collingwood players celebrate Stevie McLellan’s “try” against Stoke on Saturday, but it was quickly ruled out by the referee. Photo: Jo Richards.

JO RICHARDS

Collingwood were crowned Nelson Bays Division 2 champions last Saturday afternoon.

Lifting the silver cup capped off a sensational run for the Black and Gold who have lost only one game all season. But they triumphed only by the narrowest of narrow margins in an extraordinary final that ended 3-3 after extra time.

With no tries, no conversions, and only one penalty kick per side during a 100-minute marathon, the statistics suggest a dull-asditchwater game. It was anything but. The

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set for a mouth-watering clash between the most potent attack and the meanest defence – the unstoppable force versus the immovable object.

The match, postponed from the previous weekend because of widespread flooding, was eagerly anticipated, and spectators looking to secure a good vantage point, started to arrive well before kick-off. Arguably the best seat in the house was the VIP three-piece suite – a sofa and two bean-bags lashed onto the roof of the covered stand.

Although the postponement had allowed

the playing surface to dry out, the going was still soft on the long grass deemed nonconducive to fast running rugby. No-one had told the players, however, who started the game at a furious pace and never let up.

Impressive ball-handling, committed tackling, solid discipline and sheer hard work by both sides created an impasse that looked unlikely to be broken – until, 25 minutes into the game, when the visitors conceded a very kickable penalty and Collingwood happily took the 3 points.

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large, vocal and naturally partisan crowd of around 600 couldn’t take their eyes of the intense gladiatorial contest for a second as the gold and red armies battled for every inch of Collingwood’s muddy field.

It was to be expected. The finalists came into the match as the division’s best teams.

Collingwood topped the round robin table amassing 44 points to the visitors’ 36 and, over the 10 fixtures, outscored them 327 to 250. On the other hand, runners-up Stoke conceded a total of only 124 points compared to Collingwood’s 138. And so the stage was

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Levity Beet demonstrates his “racket jacket” at last week’s Mohua Events holiday programme for children. Photo: Ronnie Short.

RONNIE SHORT

Children attending the Mohua Events holiday programme last week were treated to a session with renowned children’s music artist, Levity Beet.

Levity was one of several guest artists who educated and entertained youngsters during the week-long programme, which was organised by Jennifer Jackson. Other activities included Lego building, science with “bubble lady” Diana Hickey, music, and a pyjama party day.

The 16 children who attended Levity’s interactive session remained spellbound as he explained, played and sang, using all the components of his cleverly created musical instrument groupings, which he called “clusters”.

Just prior to lockdown in 2020, Levity had an application approved by Creative New Zealand to create five instrument clusters and five songs. Securing the materials he required from local sources, Levity set about creating the clusters. Although challenges arose, he persevered until he found a solution. He subsequently toured the set around early childhood centres and schools in the South Island.

“The live aspect of this recent body of work has been very satisfying to perform and worked out well in terms of generating money,” said Levity. “The developmental stage – where I dreamed up, designed and made the instruments –

was hugely rewarding.”

A metal cluster comprised recycled cans and featured a “flexiglock” made from tuned sheet steel keys in a plywood box, which was played with drumsticks.

Four gourds made up another cluster, each creating a unique sound when blown, scraped, shaken like a maraca, or beaten like a drum. The sounds represented native birds and even a dragonfly’s whirring wings.

A water cluster featured glass bottles filled to different levels, and “cow bells” dipped in buckets of water. These were struck with beaters and hands to produce a variation of tones.

An ingenious wearable “racket jacket” consisted of a lab coat adorned with whistles played using air pressure from physio ball pumps, along with aluminum chimes and a bamboo guiro (percussion instrument).

As Levity played each instrument cluster, and sang a song, he was joined by the children, who clearly enjoyed the whole session, and were keen to have a go when invited to at the end.

Levity said this was possibly his last show to feature his innovative creations, although he may yet perform at local centres and schools before deconstructing the five clusters into something more easily portable.

Levity’s creations, including five songs featuring his instruments, can be viewed on YouTube.

SLC survey seeks community input SUBMITTED

The Golden Bay Sustainable Living Centre (SLC), formerly known as Golden Bay Community Gardens, wants more families to visit, and they’re asking the community for ideas. A survey asking two questions is running at Takaka Library for the first two weeks of August.

Parent Jettie Skerten, one of the volunteers for this project, says: “My family and I love spending time at the SLC. We often start at the small playground at the front, meandering via the allotments to the back forest, te ngahare. It’s such a valuable and accessible space where our tamariki can be free to play and learn in nature. It would be great to see more families enjoy this space, hence asking our local community for ideas on how the SLC can be developed further to make it an even better community resource for families.”

The two questions are: 1. What does your and your families’ ideal community garden look like? This includes spaces, infrastructure, equipment, elements etc 2. What kinds of organised activities would bring your family into the gardens? For example bushcraft, playgroup, outdoor movies etc 2

Rosa, Jettie and Moss Skerten at the Sustainable Living Centre.

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Respondents can fill out the survey via the Community Noticeboard on Facebook, or at the library from Monday, 2 August, 10am; or post your answers to: SLC, 24 Waitapu Road,Takaka, 7110.

The survey closes at the end of August. Then the SLC team will develop a plan to action your ideas.

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Filmmaker Rob Dawson sets his sights on a new horizon during the Tour Te Waipounamu in February. Photo: Supplied.

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At the beginning of last year, acclaimed filmmaker and adventure cyclist Rob Dawson was set to embark upon an ambitious odyssey in Germany, bikepacking and filming the route of the former iron curtain.

Unfortunately, the spread of Covid-19 began another kind of cold war, suddenly putting paid to any thoughts of international adventures.

“I felt a little bit lost coming out of lockdown,” admits Rob. “But because I knew [mountainbiker and bikepacker] Brian Alder well, I got wind of his Tour Te Waipounamu project.”

That project was a punishing bikepacking event that spanned the entire length of the South Island in February this year. Rob decided that he wouldn’t participate personally, but did know that he wanted to film the race as a documentary.

Approaching Brian with this idea, he was met with the response: “Funnily enough, it had crossed my mind to ask you.”

And so Rob’s latest documentary, South: The Tour Te Waipounamu Story was born. It is already award winning and screening to sold-out sessions in Wellington and Nelson.

Being a bikepacker himself, Rob knew that exhausted competitors might not appreciate having a camera pushed into their faces at the end of a long, hard day, so he and Brian went to lengths to gain competitors’ agreement to participate first.

This gives South a wonderful balance. It is not only a stunning travelogue of lesser-seen South Island landscapes and, at times, a breathtaking glimpse of superhuman endurance, but is also

full of very personal insights.

“Seeing plenty of bikepacking films myself, I always wanted to know more about the competitors,” says Rob. “Coming up with some sort of narrative was my main consideration. I wanted find out something about their characters in interviews before the race and then follow up with them on the track.”

Another wonderful personal element is cyclist Andrew Trevelyan’s little pieces to camera at the end of each day, affectionately dubbed the “Plodder’s Posts”. Rob found these invaluable.

“You’re up with the front-runners and then you’re down in 27th place with Andrew settling for the night. It’s another little element that adds dimension.”

Speaking of front-runners, the race winner finished up to four days earlier than some other competitors did. Rob was there to capture his triumph, though he wanted his documentary to be far more encompassing.

“I didn’t want to finish with the first guy crossing the line, as is the case with a lot of films. I wanted to show that there were still people out on the course, the difference in personal levels, and what people got out of it.”

Three-hundred hours of editing has resulted in an unmissable chronicle of endurance, natural splendour and very down-to-earth personalities.

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Like many people in our community I am wondering what local government will look like under the Three Waters reform.

It was encouraging to read Councillor Chris Hill’s “Council Matters” (GBW 23/7), informing us that “there is now an opportunity to create something new, rather than focus on what we might have left and what that looks like.”

One of the most controversial developments Tasman District Council has undertaken recently has been building the Waimea dam. Under the Three Waters reform, central government could take over the Waimea dam and, in doing so, remove the debt from TDC’s books. Now that’s a plus for ratepayers.

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If we lose the right to scrutinise the actions and decisions of the people we elect, who will? What is our future in local government?

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I’d like to thank Graham Drummond for saving the town from flooding yet again.

I remember when he dug the huge water diversion on his property behind the Roots Bar and the council at the time were not very encouraging.

We’ve had some big rain events since then and the town hasn’t flooded. On Saturday 17 July you could see the volume of water being diverted away from Commercial Street.

So add that to the list of things he’s done for the community over the years. Thanks, Graham, you’re a legend.

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Community consultation is essential to planning our way forwards. The Tasman Environment Plan (TEP) will replace existing regional environment plans. This is a fantastic opportunity to ensure things are done differently. Many of us want effective monitoring and compliance measures and to see stronger bottom lines for environmental protection. Now is the time to get involved and have your say.

The extent to which the public are involved depends on the council’s perception of matters deemed to be significant or not. Such judgements are assessed through a criterion of importance, such as: decisions for a proposal or strategic asset, changes to the level of services provided by council. This includes any decision that impacts on the social, economic, environmental, or cultural well-being of the community in the present or for the future.

The development of the TEP is a prime example of a local government process that meets this criterion. The new plan will provide guidance for council to administer its powers in ways that the public see as beneficial for the environment which surrounds and sustains us. As stated by TDC, ‘’Through quality policies, we can plan for sustainable development, build greater resilience in the face of a changing climate and natural hazards, enable livelihoods, turn around biodiversity loss, retain productive rural land, and protect and restore waterways’’. Many of us are deterred by long-winded bureaucratic processes and the frustrations of not feeling heard. To manage this symptom, it’s important to seek support and work collaboratively.

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Golden Bay Search and Rescue would like to thank the organisers and all who attended the Golden Bay Charity Ball.

We have received a lovely donation from the proceeds which will be put to good use in the group which in turn will assist us in finding the lost, missing or injured.

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Copyrighting culture

Last Thursday, 22 July, I painted graffiti over a public artwork outside the Art Vault in Takaka. It was a wilful act and I’m not sorry. I got permission from the gallery, it is my original artwork anyway, and I am amused the public art spot is called “sitting on a fence”.

I basically destroyed the artwork with graffiti in order to illuminate a message for all our community to be aware of.

On the same day there was a conference up in Auckland with many iwi and government bodies to revisit again the clause

Y262 in treaty negotiations. I’m talking about our founding partnership document, the Treaty of Waitangi. Our partnership includes us. Pakeha support for Maori.

Y262 clause is about intellectual copyright over indigenous cultural flora and fauna and spritual identity. This includes us (Pakeha) born and raised here, and thank God Maori are standing up for their own, plus, in a way, it reflects on us Pakeha to support and stand up also.

Did you know that Maori uncovered that our NZ authorities sold out kumara seed, totara plus many trees, bird and fish species to China and other countries?

What do you feel about this? Maybe you don’t care and it’ s another Maori issue coming up.

I wish Pakeha will stand beside our partner. They are showing us Pakeha how to stand up for our cultural identity as one.

Christopher Finlayson

All you ever wanted to know about weka

Weka have provoked an interesting correspondence recently, which prompted me to dig out my copy of Weka, opportunist and battler by Ralph Powlesland. Ralph is a respected ornithologist who for the last 10 years has been closely monitoring the resident weka population on and around Manaroa, the property in the Marlborough Sounds where he has retired with wife Mary.

It’s a small book of 90 pages but packed with information.

Everything you ever wanted to know about weka is there, in short chapters and accessible language. The text is complemented by stunning images by the book’s photographer Agnes Takacs, Ralph and others.

I’m going to donate a copy to the Takaka library soon. I purchased mine from Fishpond for $29 but copies are also available from booksellers.

Helen Kingston

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Men’s yoga: bust myths, mend bods JO RICHARDS

We all know that exercise is good for us, but after a full day’s work, the prospect of lacing up the running shoes and pounding cold wet roads, is rather unappealing to say the least.

But there are myriad other ways of keeping fit and healthy, and many in the Bay – women in particular – do it through yoga.

Men it seems are less keen on the practice, despite its proven benefits. Maybe it’s because of a multitude of myths about yoga: that it doesn’t provide a proper workout; that it’s too touchy-feely; and you have to be super bendy to do it.

Manager of Bay Yoga Education Trust Debora O’Callaghan is on a mission to debunk these myths with her introductory therapeutic yoga class designed exclusively for men. The instructor and massage therapist explains that the one-hour sessions, which run over four consecutive weeks, aim to develop better alignment and posture, addressing specific issues around lower back, hips and shoulders. “The focus of the programme is to create a balance between different muscle groups in the body,” says Debora.

Concentrating on rejuvenating the body, not the soul, there’ll be little touchy-feely stuff going on, explains Debora.

“It’s called yoga but it’s just the physical part. There’s no dogma, no beliefs, no religious faith attached.”

She strongly believes prevention is better than cure and sees regular yoga as a way for men to challenge the stereotype and ward off unnecessary health problems.

“It’s part of male culture to endure in silence and not take care until there is pain or injury.”

Whether for tradie, farmer or office worker, Debora recommends a weekly dose of yoga to keep the man-bod in balance.

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Storm-tossed albatross takes flight after rest and recuperation JOYCE WYLLIE

How a beautiful albatross recently ended up on a gravel road near the Heaphy Track is not known, but it was most likely tired and disoriented from the storm. Fortunately the bird was picked up by a passing local. The rescuer was friendly but the bird was not, drawing blood with its long, sharp beak.

Accommodation in a warm, empty chook house for a night was followed by a car ride to a farm nearer the coast. There it enjoyed a swim in a cow trough and a clumsy wander in the paddock before settling on a towel in a calf pen for a relaxed preen and rest. An attempt to feed it sardines with chain-mail glove-protected hands was noisily resisted.

After more preening and resting came a surprise. It walked out on to the hill and stood enjoying the strong northerly “breeze”. Then it lifted off and was gone into the evening sun.

Identified as a Buller’s mollymawk, a type of albatross or toroa, these birds are deemed “near threatened”, nest on the Chatham Islands, and live south of the Cook Strait.

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Live Q & A with civil rights activist this Saturday evening SUBMITTED

Tomorrow’s screening of the movie Son of the South (see review GBW 23/7) at the Village Theatre will be followed by a very special event.

Immediately after the credits have rolled, the cinema audience will be able to participate in a live Q & A session with the author of the autobiography Son of the South, and main character in the film - Bob Zellner himself.

Mr Zellner will answer questions from the audience via a live link-up with the United States.

Made possible due largely to the fact that his stepson actually lives in Golden Bay, this promises to be an unmissable opportunity for local film-goers and anyone with an interest in recent history.

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Getting organised for the spring vegetable garden can be a little daunting for many of us. This is why I fall back on my garden plan to help schedule what needs to be done, and in what order. I also refer to sowing and planting based on the biodynamic calendar (see dates below).

Here are few of my favourite crops: Early potatoes Buy certified seed or your own saved (healthy) potato tubers.

Early varieties like Swift, Liseta and Rocket are good options for early planting. Check for diseases in tubers you plan to use as seed by cutting tubers in half. The psyllid bacterium (Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum) causes a zebra stripe or “glassy” fleshed tuber. Early blight (Alternaria) shows as a blackening inside. Common scab caused from Streptomyces bacteria and powdery scab from fungus Spongospora subterranea exhibit scabby lesions on surface. Avoid these as seed potatoes. Potatoes do best in fertile soil with lots of organic matter. Plant either by laying tubers on soil surface and mulch heavily with straw or hay, or dig a shovel-deep hole and lightly cover with soil and compost. Then add more soil and/or organic mulch as shoots grow through the surface.

Early carrots Carrots are best sown once the temperature has warmed to around 15 degrees, around the end of September. Cloching helps warm the soil and aids germination and growth. The fine carrot seeds do best in friable, light soils. Add sand if soils are heavy. Remove any mulch, lumps and weeds from the

bed. After a week, lightly surface-till any small weeds with a sharp hoe. Do this two or three times to create a clean or stale seedbed before sowing carrots in rows 30-50 centimetres apart.

You can add spring onions to the seed mix to help minimise the need for thinning and deter carrot rust fly at the same time.

Onions Transplant strong seedlings in September to October into moderately fertile beds for best results.

Direct sowing is also an option, but more care needs to be taken to minimise weeds first. Transplant, leaving 10cm between plants, with four-five rows per bed for full cover, or integrate them between carrot rows.

Cabbages Like all brassicas, cabbages prefer fertile, well-limed soils.

Add plenty of compost or rotted manure, and some fishmeal or blood and bone. Plant seedlings 45-50cm apart and deep – down to their first leaf. Firm in well.

Silverbeet or rainbow chard This versatile leafy crop likes alkaline, medium-rich soils.

It can be interplanted between cabbages too. Plant 30-40cm apart. Cloche to protect from birds and to aid seedling growth.

French beans Once the soil temperature reaches 16 degrees it is safe to sow dwarf beans. Beans prefer light, friable soil. Avoid mulch till they are established. This deters slug and snail damage. Sow seed 10cm apart in rows 50cm apart. Cloche to encourage good growth and provide protection from frost.

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Vegetable care Last chance to order seeds before main sowing in September.

Dig in green crops for September plantings of heavy feeders.

Keep garlic, brassicas, peas and broad beans mulched with seaweed/seagrass.

Stake broad beans.

Liquid feed with diluted urine or manure brews weekly.

Plant asparagus. Divide and plant globe artichokes and horseradish.

Check for vegetable bugs, slugs and snails under rocks and pots. Feed to chooks.

Hothouse Start propagating, especially heat-loving crops like capsicum and tomatoes, using heat mats. Plant young tomato plants into rich beds in the hothouse for December harvest. Clean plastic/glass for good sunlight.

For transplanting: All seeds 7 and 21 August. Leafy greens (spinach, spinach beet, lettuce, endive, spring cabbage, Chinese cabbage) also 8 and 16 August). Onions (red and brown)(also 12-14 Aug). Flowers, eg viola (also 6 and 15 Aug).

Sow direct: All seeds 7 and 21 August. Mesclun salad and spring onions (also 8 and 16 August). Broad beans and peas (also 9-10, 18-19 August). Onions (red and brown)(also 12-14 Aug). Flowers eg alyssum, candytuft, dianthus and wallflower (also 1 and 28 Aug).

Plant: Best 1-5 and 20-31 August. Salad greens, spinach beet (cover), spinach, cabbages, onions and early potatoes. Flowers eg gladioli corms.

Herb care Give the herb garden a once-over, dividing herbs, feeding with compost and replanting.

Plant new plants like rosemary and thyme.

Sow hardy herbs in trays, like parsley and summer savory.

Fruit care Plant fruit trees at correct spacing. Check drainage. Stake and mulch.

Finish winter pruning.

Complete feeding the orchard if you haven’t already.

Harvest late tamarillos, pepinos and citrus. Check stored fruit for rot.

Prepare strawberry beds and plant runners to replace old plants. Add compost and mulch with pine needles or woody mulch.

Spray all fruits with liquid seaweed for general health and copper oxychloride vs diseases before blossoming.

Spray citrus with all purpose oil or neem vs insect pests.

Protect young subtropicals from frost and wind.

Divide and transplant rhubarb.

General garden care Finish fixing and cleaning garden tools.

Organise garden equipment, such as stakes, stringlines, cloches, labels, etc.

Divide and plant herbaceous perennials like Shasta daisy.

Plant shrubs and trees. Mulch with shreddings.

Lime/dolomite lawns.

Prune ornamental trees, shrubs and roses.

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Takaka Hill suffers storm damage

NATURE DIARY

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Recent storm damage to a retaining wall at the Takaka Hill long-term roadworks. Photo: Supplied.

JO RICHARDS

For the second time in just over a week, storm damage temporarily closed the Takaka Hill Road. On Monday, the latest deluge to hit the region caused a slip at the long-term roadworks section of SH60. The road was closed to traffic from 3pm to around 10pm.

A retaining wall, part of the reinstatement construction work at the site, sustained some damage, which a Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (WKNZTA) spokesman explained would take “a week or so” to repair.

Last week, two small slip sites resulted in the road being closed between 3am and 9pm on Saturday 17 July. WKNZTA’s principal project manager for the Takaka Hill repairs Andrew Adams said that the advanced state of the reinstatement work helped to minimise the impact of the downpour.

“Having three of the five sites up to the existing road level and drainage in place was very helpful as damage and delays at these sites to the existing work programme is minimal. These sites are nearing completion allowing water to flow through, under or over them as they are designed to do.”

It’s in the winter months that the New Zealand fantail or piwakawaka is a daily visitor to my garden. Moving around outside, accompanied by their constant peep, peep, peep, they eagerly wait for me to disturb the insects. It’s at this time of year fantails can be seen on the ground searching for food. Vocal, confident, alert and agile, seeking out human company is just one of their endearing attributes.

The flying antics of fantails are exceptional. These birds use their broad tails to change their direction in flight quickly while hunting for insects. Small invertebrates such as moths, flies and beetles are their preferred prey. Many people will have experienced fantails searching under the eaves of their houses or had them entering their homes.

I always welcome them as they seek out the spiders that live on the high ceilings, knowing they will find their own way out of the house. A friend recently shared with me, that one of her friendly resident fantails alighted on her head as she sat at her computer.

The New Zealand fantail has two colour morphs, pied and black. Black fantails are rare in the North Island. In the South Island they make up less than five per cent of the population. Fantails are prolific breeders. One monitored pair reared five broods in a season totaling 15 fledglings. It is their ability to breed multiple times in a season, despite predation, that makes this bird a common sight around New Zealand.

In Maori mythology the piwakawaka is a messenger, bringing death or news of death from the gods to the people.

NEWSLINE UPDATES KE E PING YOU INFORME D ABOUT NEWS AND EVE NTS IN THE TASMAN DISTRICT

Antenno connects in storm

A fire at the Tākaka Resource Recovery Centre earlier this month has highlighted the need for people to carefully consider how they dispose of batteries from electronic appliances.

Hundreds of Tasman residents used our latest communication tool to receive and share information during the recent widespread storm. The Antenno app was used to share details about flooding, road closures and public safety, while many residents used the app to report issues back to us. But there are still many people who aren’t aware of Antenno and how useful it is.

The contents of a refuse compaction container caught alight while it was being filled prior to transportation to the landfill. The incident sparked a full emergency response with fire crews from Tākaka and the specialist Hazardous Materials Unit from Nelson.

The fire forced the closure of the centre for several hours. While the source of the fire could not be determined, it is suspected it was caused by discarded batteries from electronic equipment or a cellphone.

Lithium-ion batteries supply power to many kinds of devices, including smart phones, laptops, e-bikes, scooters, e-cigarettes, smoke alarms, toys and even cars, but if they are not disposed of correctly they can overheat, catch fire, or explode.

Dumping old batteries is an increasing problem across the region. All Tasman Resource Recovery Centres are equipped to receive batteries for correct disposal, while old cellphones can be returned to retailers.

It is vital that people think about how they get rid of electronic waste and keep batteries out of bins.

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Antenno is a free mobile app that sends you alerts and notifications about places and topics you care about, it even reminds you when your rubbish and recycling days are. There’s no need to check multiple sources of information because Antenno sends details directly to you, so in situations like those we faced recently, information was delivered straight to the phone.

You can also engage with us more easily by reporting issues, responding to surveys, and providing feedback through Antenno. Simply open Antenno, go to ‘Your reports’ and add a report to tell us about what’s happening in your neighbourhood.

Antenno is a small lightweight app that won’t take up valuable space on your phone or device. It is simple and easy to use, and it doesn’t require any personal details or even a log in. Download Antenno for free from your phones app store.

Rehome unwanted items with Second Hand Sunday Second Hand Sunday is back on 15 August! It's a fun way for Nelson and Tasman residents to declutter and re-home unwanted household goods for free – anything from chairs, books, clothing or leftover bits and pieces from building projects – and a good chance to scour the region’s streets looking for pre-loved treasures. Register online at tasman.govt.nz/shs to make sure you're on the list of addresses for the day. For those just wanting to fossick – the address list of participants will be published on our website at midday on Friday 13 August.

COUNCIL HUI For a full list of upcoming meetings visit tasman.govt.nz/meetings-calendar Golden Bay Community Board Tuesday 10 August, 9.30 am. Tākaka Service Centre, 78 Commercial Street, Tākaka. Public forum.

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Collingwood crowned champions

Black and Gold - and silver: the triumphant Collingwood squad and back-room staff pose with the John Goodman Trophy. Photos: Jo Richards.

was the level of performance across the paddock that just about every player on both sides could quite justifiably be awarded the accolade.

There could, however, only be one team winner on Saturday and Collingwood’s well-deserved reward for all their hard work was not just the precious silverware added to their trophy cabinet, but the pride and joy of winning.

Continued from page 1 But the lead didn’t last for long. While the home supporters were still celebrating, Stoke mounted a rapid counter attack and won a penalty of their own, bringing the scores level at 3-3.

The points seemed to stir the visitors and, as the clock ticked towards half-time, Collingwood were digging deep, defending fiercely and putting in some spectacular try-saving tackles as Stoke demonstrated their slick passing skills.

The second half picked up from where the first had left off – at a relentless pace and intensity. Collingwood were now turning the screw, dominating lineouts, and grinding their way towards the try line. But they couldn’t capitalise on their territory gains and, time after time, promising attacks broke down, much to the frustration of supporters and players.

The Black and Gold kept attacking, wave after wave crashing onto the Red’s solid defensive shoreline, until it seemed that the breakthrough would never come. However, around an hour into the game, Collingwood’s Stevie McLellan – along with his teammates and the home supporters – thought he had scored the elusive try when he wriggled over the line, but it was quickly ruled out be the referee.

As full time approached, the crowd started to wonder what would happen if there score remained tied. The answer was a further 10 minutes each way, and it was 20 minutes of continued full-on rugby as both sides went at each other hammer and tongs to carve out a scoring chance. Collingwood had the better of the exchanges and came within inches of

registering a try, but were thwarted by the visitors’ desperate defending. With the game well beyond the 95-minute mark, the home side were awarded a penalty inside the Stoke 22, just to the left of the posts. It was a golden opportunity to wrap up the match but the ball sailed agonisingly wide. The home crowd let out a collective groan, while the away supporters cheered.

Now the crowd were asking what would happen if the game finished 3-3 at the end of the extra period. This time the answer was, because Collingwood had beaten Stoke in a head-to-head earlier in the season, the home side would take out the trophy. So when the final whistle went it signalled the start of wild celebrations amongst the Collingwood squad and their supporters.

As players and officials gathered on the pitch it was a proud Stoke captain Jacob Curtis who paid tribute to his players. “It was one hell of a game. We can hold our heads up high.”

The victorious skipper Steven Strange responded saying it was “an awesome game” and acknowledging his teammates, and those behind the scenes. “Thanks to the club and the supporters, and to PhysEx who kept us going, and to Bay Fitness for six weeks of pre-season training…”

Understandably Collingwood coach Graeme Miller was pretty chuffed with his season’s work. “I’m ecstatic to win the trophy… The boys were outstanding, they had to be. It’s been a great season; the boys are committed and trained hard.”

It’s traditional to highlight a Most Valuable Player, but such

Skipper Stephen Strange lifts the cup.

High achievers: the Black and Gold increasingly dominated the lineouts.

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Collingwood coach Graeme Miller.

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Collingwood crowned champions

Gotcha! Collingwood’s David Miller makes a superb flying tackle.

POLICE REPORT

Ata marie whanau, So much for drying out!

• 17 July: A 49-year-old local female was charged with careless driving after crashing on Birds Hill, near Takaka.

• 20 July: Police are investigating a road rage incident which ended in a 75-year-old male being assaulted and injured. Charges are inevitable and it was all so unnecessary. If you get mad about something, take a deep breath.

• 21 July: A 48-year-old local male was arrested and charged with injuring with intent following an assault.

• 24 July: Great to see our local LandSAR volunteers being recognised for their service to our community.

Certificates of service were presented at a social event at the Mussel Inn. One was for 37 years’ service.

Outstanding.

• 26 July: A 49-year-old local female was charged with trespass relating to an incident earlier in the month.

Take care out there on the wet and windy roads. The school holidays are over; remember 20kmph past school buses and give cyclists plenty of room. Parents, please ensure your children have (and use) their bicycle helmets.

Kia pai to mutunga wiki.

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They shall not pass: William Barham stops yet another Stoke attack.

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Digging into the history of the Motupipi Estuary ANITA PETERS

Remnants of the old stone wharf that served the first coal mine built in 1842. Photo: Anita Peters.

The lime kiln at Motupipi built in 1842. Photo: Anita Peters.

The top of the lime kiln, with bricks still intact. Photo: Anita Peters.

Two of the many kumara pit indentations arranged in rows along both sides of the Motupipi pa site. Photo: Anita Peters.

the Nelson-D’Urville mineral belt, all show unusual tool designs suggestive of an earlier culture.

The pre-European kumara storage pits in the area were a great find: unusually intact, deep, steep-sided and arranged in rows. Nearby are terraces that may have been graded for house and other garden sites.

In 1848, Charles Heaphy recorded “3 small hill pa” with the main village and wharf across the Motupipi channel at Rototai.

The Motupipi coal mines began producing after good deposits were found in 1842. Coal was initially gathered from under the mud of the estuary, on the beach and in the Motupipi riverbed and swamp, then later from horizontal tunnels, only one of which is still evident but now too dangerous to enter. While the coal was ideally positioned adjacent to the water’s edge, transporting it out by barge to the waiting ships. This was always fraught with danger as the high tide channel was narrow and shallow and the estuary regularly silted up. The remains of a small wharf built close to the coal source is still evident, clearly defined by its foundation rocks, and a pile of ballast stones lie nearby, discarded from vessels taking coal on board.

The first settlers to Motupipi, the Lovells, were among those who built boats to send coal out to waiting ships. But coal was also later used locally, for winemaking, brick production, hop drying and fueling steam engines, as well as for the lime burning kiln.

There are at least 10 lime kilns around Golden Bay, but the 1842 Motupipi kiln is thought to be the oldest. Unlike other lime kilns in the Bay, it has minimal concrete, is differently shaped and burned coal rather than wood. While covered in overgrowth, it is still remarkably intact. Of special interest are the loading/unloading bays and roadway at this site.

Much of the use of the Motupipi area will forever remain a mystery, particularly during the time prior to 1842. But enough valuable information has now been gleaned to provide some answers to the rich history of this small pocket of Golden Bay.

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In 1994, an archaeological s u r ve y o f a re a s a ro u n d the Motupipi estuary was conducted for the current landowners. It uncovered various exciting and formerly unknown historic sites of human habitation.

While written reports by early European only document activities from around 1842 onward, there is evidence that Maori family groups were resident around the estuary at least 500 years ago.

Europeans had been drawn to the presence of coal and limestone, both needed for industrial purposes in the new colony, and both found here by the early surveyors. Archaeologists also found a gold prospect with quartz gravels and an old wheelbarrow wheel, although there had been no previous knowledge of gold in the area.

In one part of the coastline, a concentration of both Maori and European sites surveyed again in 2012 included a coal mine, a European house site, a Maori oven stone area and a Maori pit and terrace site.

Later, three more sites were identified: a lime-burning kiln, another European house site and a Maori occupation site.

Unfortunately, much of this historic area has been badly affected by forestry, farming practices and animals, erosion, ear thmoving machiner y and vandalism, and on the coastal areas, wave action as well. Now much of the landscape is buried under jasmine, gorse and pine trees, making further exploration impossible. The lime-burning kiln, coalmine and house sites have also suffered from souvenir hunters’ scavenging over time.

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CLASSIFIEDS SPORTS RESULTS / Hua tākaro GOLF 14 July. Stableford: W Dobbie 39, L Davidson 36, J Solly 35. Closest to pins: 3/12 and 9/18 H Hills, 4/13 M Fisher, 8/17 S Win. Twos: H Hills, S Win, D Win. Best gross: H Hills 76.

20 July. 8th LGU (nett): S Rosser 75; putts: R Reynish 29. Closest to pins: 9/18 R Reynish.

24 July. Hay Cup R2 (nett): R Heuvel 68, R Dyce 69, L Davidson 69. Club Champs finals: Senior, N Moore bt R Ansell 5/4. Junior A, R Miller bt J Thomason 2 up. Closest to pins: 3/12 R Heuvel, 4/13 and 8/17 R Davis, 9/18 R Dyce. Twos: R Heuvel (2), R Dyce, R Davis, R Miller. Happy wanderer: G Ryan. Best gross: R Dyce 78.

BRIDGE 21 July. Tukurua Pairs: N/S: P Panzeri/T Packard 58.09%, J Cooper/S Penny 55.17%, C Mead/D Sarll 50.73%; E/W: H Curtis/P Nelson 63.02%, J Kingston/J Pemberton 53.23%, S Langford/B Hall 52.05%. H/cap: N/S: P Panzeri/T Packard 54.14%, J Cooper/S Penny 52.32%, C Mead/D Sarll 49.58%; E/W: H Curtis/P Nelson 63.52%, S Langford/B Hall 52.40%, C Christiansen/W Corey 50.85%.

23 July. Relaxed Session: J Morgan/D Perreau 58.33%, J Kingston/D Sarll 56.25%, C Browning/T Packard 56.25%. H/cap: J Morgan/D Perreau 58.43%, J Kingston/D Sarll 57.05%, C Browning/T Packard 55%.

PUBLIC NOTICES / Pānui a whānui Weekly meetings, 1.30pm Monday at the Catholic Hall. All welcome. Ph 0508 425 2666.

GRANDPARENTSWITHHEART.COM needs volunteers. Ph 021 050 3582.

GB Animal Welfare Society Inc (ex-SPCA). Ph Carol Wells 525 9494, 8am-5pm weekdays.

ACCOUNTANT and tax advisor. All Inland Revenue returns filed for big and small businesses and individuals. Self-employed and rental property reports prepared. Day and evening appointments available. Ph Susan Ayton Shaw 929 7507 or email taxayton@gmail.com

TWO professional workers available for domestic fencing, stone work/gabion, landscaping, tree planting, track ‘n trail work, etc. Competitive rates. Ph 027 295 2232 or 021 0844 7957.

ACCOUNTANT. Long-standing market leader with unbeatable professional qualifications and experience. Warn & Associates, ph 525 9919.

GB WEEKLY: Stitch ‘n Sew, Takaka and Collingwood On the Spot store are our agents. Or email us: admin@gbweekly.co.nz.

Office hours are Monday-Wednesday, 9am-5pm.

APPLIANCE and whiteware repair. 12+ years’ experience servicing all brands. Ph Luke 022 602 8118.

BRICKLAYING/ blocklaying. KRW Contracting for all your masonry needs. 25 years’ experience. No job too small. Ph Ken 021 307 019.

CARS wanted. Will pick up for free (some conditions apply).

Motueka Auto Parts. Ph 03 528 9576.

Saturday 31 July

GOLDEN Bay Branch NZDA AGM, Wednesday 4 August, 7.30pm, River Inn. THE Peaceable Kin-Dom AGM, Monday 9 August, 1pm, GB Arts Council, 24 Commercial Street.

THE Pupu Hydro Society Inc AGM is to be held Thursday 12 August, 8pm at the Takaka Bowling Club, Hiawatha Lane, Takaka.

RECENT AGM / Hui ā tau - Nō nā tata nei ORGANISATIONS may have their committee members’ names printed in this column for free only if emailed to admin@ gbweekly.co.nz

PERSONAL NOTICES / Pānui ake HAVING recently taken up ice skating on a grand scale, we’d like to extend heartfelt gratitude to the many people, first responders and all emergenciy services, who attended my accident. Special acknowledgement to those who found Herb and alerted the services. To those who may wish to take up this form of ice skating, I would advise the discomfort outweighs the benefits - though a helicopter ride may or may not be in the offing. Thank you all so much, Herb and Meryll Harris.

PUBLIC NOTICES / Pānui a whānui FRESH FM needs your help. Are you willing to host a fundraising event to support local radio? Or help run one? We’re a Charitable Trust – a $30 donation on our website freshfm.net is tax deductible. Email Maureen: takaka@freshfm.net or ph 525 8779, 027 335 1395.

ALCOHOLICS Anonymous, open meeting, all welcome.

Thursdays 7pm, 94 Commercial Street. Hall behind the Catholic Church. Ph 0800 229 6757.

AL-ANON: Are you affected by someone else’s drinking?

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ARBORIST, qualified, ph Jack Stevens 021 211 5580.

BLINDS, blinds, blinds: Luxaflex have a five-year guarantee on their product offering a great solution for your windows.

Duettes, rollershades, sunscreen, lumishade, venetians and more. Ph Imagine designs today 027 440 0071. Next to GB Glass.

GB Football Club Fixtures

AGM NOTICES

Abel Tasman Accounting Limited Xero Certified, Public Practice CA. Taxation services and general business support for clients of all shapes and sizes. Available evenings and weekends.

Ph Bronwyn 027 268 4010, bronwyn@abeltasmanaccounting.co.nz

AORERE Futures Trust would like to thank the following for sponsorship and assistance over the last year: Collingwood Tavern, GB Community Board, Mitre 10 Motueka, Reece Swan Engineering, Miller’s Garage, Trash Palace.

SPORT / Hākinakina

JUNIORS: 9am: Non-travelling Juniors at Golden Bay Rec Park 10.30am: 9th grade: Golden Bay Wekas vs Mapua Rangers Stingrays at Golden Bay Rec Park 10.30am: 11th-12th grade Yellow: Motueka AFC Stingers vs Golden Bay Pumas at Goodman Reserve 10.30am: 11th-12th grade Red: Golden Bay Orcas vs Nelson Suburbs FC Lions at Golden Bay Rec Park YOUTH: 10.30am: 13th-14th Blue: Mapua Rangers vs Golden Bay Gladiators at Moutere Domain 10.45am: 13th-14th Red: Golden Bay Panthers vs Mapua Magic at Golden Bay Rec Park WOMEN: 1pm: Nelson Pine Women’s Division 2: Golden Bay Shield Maidens vs Nelson Suburbs FC Swans at Golden Bay Rec Park MEN: 3pm: Nelson Pine Mens Division 4: Sprig & Fern Tahuna 3rd XI vs Golden Bay Stingrays at Tahunanui 3pm: Nelson Pine Mens Premiership Div 1: Golden Bay Mountain Goats vs Sprig & Fern Tahuna 1st XI at Golden Bay Rec Park

TRADES AND SERVICES / Mahi a ratonga

CHIMNEY sweep. Puponga-Takaka Hill. Query or quote ph Steve 021 0810 1146.

CHIMNEY cleaning, handyman, Dennis Sage ph 027 873 0726.

Computer/Smartphone Sales and Repairs.

Supporting all Windows and Apple products.

Conveniently located on Commercial Street or available by appointment ph 03 525 8371.

D R O N E s u r v e y, 3 D m o d e l l i n g , h i g h r e s o l u t i o n orthophotography, site inspection, etc. Mohua Uenuku Surveying, ph Alexis 021 0239 1364.

ELECTRICIANS. Fuse Electrical Golden Bay. Ready to solve all your electrical needs. Ph Thomas 525 9300, 027 788 8500.

ELECTRONICS repairs: Cell phones, computers, radios, TVs, HiFi and more! Ph 027 246 2432.

Golden Bay

Dental Centre We will be closed from Friday 30 July to Monday 16 August FOR ON-CALL DENTIST IN NELSON phone 027 448 2424 IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT phone Golden Bay Community Health 525 0060

ROB the JOB Bricklayer, Jack of all trades builder looking for work in the Golden Bay area CV and references available upon request robmills1259@gmail.com | Ph 022 093 0624

LOST AND FOUND / Ngaronga/Kitenga LOST: Off the roof rack of our car last Thursday night, a large wooden ornamental garden screen. Lost between Selwyn Street, Haile Lane and Three Oaks. Please ph Judy Cullen 027 525 8632.

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FUNERAL directors, Matuku Funerals. Cremation, regular and eco-burials. Professional, caring and budget conscious with exceptional customer service. Proud member of the FDANZ. Laura and Mark Manson, East Takaka, ph 525 7399, 027 777 4738, 027 525 7399.

GARDENING services. Ph Carlos 027 751 9730.

GB CHIMNEY SWEEPING, SPIDER AND FLY SPRAYING Ph 524 8795 or 027 434 5405 GOLDEN BAY DIGGER HIRE 1.7 tonne. Ph 027 713 0684.

GOLDEN Bay Storage, Takaka. Dry, safe, secure, alarmed, insurance approved. Furniture trailer available. Ph Marg 027 222 5499, goldenbaystorage@gmail.com

Green Grass Accounting - Chartered Accountant.

MYOB Partner and Xero Certified. Local accountant providing business and personal accounting services.

Ph Robert 029 775 6459 or email robert@greengrassaccounting.co.nz.

HEAT pump installation, sales and servicing. Ph Dave McKay 027 404 4740, 525 8538.

HELPING HANDS ph 525 6226. Te Whare Mahana Supported Employment. Lawnmowing, line trimming, garden maintenance, riparian planting, scrub-cutting, gutter cleaning, recycling, pothole repair, waterblasting, window cleaning, house moves. How can we help?

LAWNMOWING. Pakawau, Bainham, Takaka to Wainui. Ph N Shaw 525 7597, 027 212 4020. niallshaw_6@hotmail.com

LAWNMOWING, www.goldenbaypropertyservices.co.nz, ph 027 690 0769.

NGANGA picture framing, Collingwood, enquiries ph 021 107 6312, 524 8660. Expert framing by a professional artist.

ORANGE Rentals have rental cars, trailers and a furniture trailer available for hire. Ph 027 337 7147.

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TRADES AND SERVICES / Mahi a ratonga PAINTER available, call Borrelli Painting for a free quote. All interior/exterior jobs. Ph Luca 022 086 1842.

PAINTING and interior, exterior plastering. Licensed qualified local tradesman. Ph CM Coatings 027 222 0507.

PENINSULA Plasterers for all your interior plastering needs.

No job too small. Quality assured. 20+ years’ experience. For a free quote ph Craig 027 472 4376.

PORTABLE SAW MILLING. High yield, low waste, bandsaw milling. Great for dimensional timber or flitches. Suitable for any log size on any site. Ph Tim 524 8997, 027 714 4232.

RURAL NEW BUILD? FAILING SEPTIC SYSTEM? Wastewater Design, Onekaka-based services. AES system specialists - no ongoing costs, 20-year guarantee.

Ph Rowena 524 8222.

SEPTIC TANKS EMPTIED. Ph Chris 027 444 5334 or John 027 647 4913.

SEWING SERVICE, NEEDLES, THREADS, WOOL, BEADS. Stitch ‘n Sew ph 525 8177.

STORAGE /container hire. Your place (anywhere) or mine (Takaka). Ph Cheryl at Orange Mechanical Ltd 525 9991.

STUMP grinding specialist. Tree care and property maintenance. Ph Carl 027 263 5353.

SURVEYING: topographical survey, construction and building set out, boundary location. Ph Alexis 021 0239 1364.

TAKAKA Garden Services, for all your lawn and garden needs.

Ph 027 525 8006 or 525 8806.

TAKAKA Self Storage, Commercial Street. Units and containers.

Secure yard with cameras. Ph 525 6181.

TILING. KRW Contracting for all your tiling needs. No job too small. Ph Ken 021 307 019.

HEALTH & WELLBEING / Hauora AROHA Health Spa. Massage: deep tissue, relaxation and clinical; structural bodywork, myofascial release, infrared sauna, spa bath, facials, holistic health and more. Open from 9.30am onwards. Closed Monday and Tuesday. 792 Abel Tasman Drive, Pohara. Ph 525 8870.

CAROLYN Simon, Craniosacral therapist, naturopath, medical herbalist. For appointments or flower essences text 027 483 5865, ph 525 8544.

COMPLETE Healthcare with NIS by Neurolink, using neuroscience principles to achieve optimum health. 2020 Masters series. Practitioner Anne Michell. Ph 525 8733 or 027 751 7970.

ERICA van Sint Annaland Physiotherapy, Golden Bay Community Health. ACC and private visits. Ph 027 776 6111.

JAN Jackson, emotional health specialist. Stress, anxiety and trauma release for lasting change. Ph 021 194 8870.

LISA Williams, registered medical herbalist, iridologist, Reiki master, reflexology, herbal apothecary. www. goldenbayiridology.com Ph 525 6150, txt 027 451 9797.

MASSAGE and Bowen therapy. Ph Thomas 022 160 9101.

MASSAGE AND REIKI. Emma Sutherland (Ameliorate).

First one-hour treatment - $35 for GB locals. www.ameliorate.nz. Ph 027 487 2639.

Providing Golden Bay with: Professional, Diagnostic, Clinical Physio & Massage Therapy services ACC registered Provider • • • • • •

Sports & Accident injuries Complex musculoskeletal conditions Clinical reviews / Second opinions Orthopaedic / Post-operative rehabilitation Postural / Biomechanical correction programmes Clinical Massage Therapy

No GP referral required Ask us about our no-cost initial Physio assessment

Call 0800 749 739 for info or an appointment today

MASSAGE: relaxation, sports, deep tissue.

Lymphatic drainage for detox, immune support, oedema.

26 years of experience. Ph Paul 027 772 7334.

NATURAL Nail Care Studio. Manicures, pedicures, specialising in natural non-toxic products, nail restoration and difficult nail conditions. Ph/txt Amy Anderson 020 4079 0646.

REFLEXOLOGY with Ariane Wyler, Tuesdays and Fridays in town. Mobile service also available. Ph 021 0260 7607.

WINDOW cleaning. Ph Willem 022 134 1726.

WINDOW cleaning, www.goldenbaypropertyservices.co.nz, ph 027 690 0769.

Chiropractor

WINTER fruit pruning, garden/property design, edible landscaping, soil testing, garden mentoring. Sol Morgan, GroWise Consultancy, ph 027 514 9112.

Inga Schmidt

MSc (Chiro), DC, MNZCA

021 180 7789

Golden Bay Health Centre, 12 Motupipi St

www.healthfocus.co.nz ACC registered

Grant Watson Manipulative Physiotherapist

FOR SALE / Hei hokohoko

Collingwood Health Centre at Collingwood Area School

COOLSTORE 2.5m x 2.5m x 2.5. $5500. Ph 027 345 8684, evenings.

HOME on a trailer, 21sqm. $42,000. Ph 020 4138 8963.

YOUNG cock pheasants, two, in nice plumage, $50 each. Ph 027 435 2402.

AVAILABLE now at Cottage Plants Onekaka: delphiniums, wallflowers, hellebores, and more. Open Wednesday-Sunday, 10am-4pm. Ph 525 9253.

SHEERS: Maurice Kain have a new product made up of old recycled water bottles, per wide width metre there is 81 recycled water bottles. Called Rejuvenate, this sheer is a linen look without the price. Have it made up on the double track on the front with a liner of your choice on the back track, creating a floor-to-ceiling elegance with the soft sheer protecting your interiors. In the evenings pull across the liner for warmth and cosiness. Ph Imagine designs today 027 440 0071.

WINDSCREENS. Replaced or repaired at Golden Bay Glass. 96 Commercial St. Ph 525 7274.

FIREWOOD: Douglas fir, beech and gum. Delivering now. Also kindling. Ph Bay Firewood 027 769 6348.

BUILDING or renovating? AES Wastewater Treatment system: No power, 20-year warranty, supplying NZ from Golden Bay. www.et.nz, ph 525 9020.

Healing with Grace

Mondays, and Thursday mornings Ph: 027 370 6472 Email: wattie18@outlook.com

Lolly Dadley-Moore RCST, PACT Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Specialising to optimise health, resolve pain, trauma and injury. Working with individuals, children and babies.

www.inbodyhealth.co.nz ꟾ info@inbodyhealth.co.nz

Ph 027 338 9504

Grace Shields 021346642 ♥ 5258106

BTSM, RMT Gift Vouchers WhatMNZ is blocking your wayAvailable forward in life?

An energy reading with Master Reader Nate will reveal choices and new potentials

021 158 2357

Reiki Master & Pranic healer

Healing with Grace &

021 346642 ♥ 525 8106

HYLINE PULLETS

FOR SALE

16 weeks old, ready to lay $28 each, free delivery

Ph/txt Trev 027 282 4014 12

Removal of ear wa Weekly Private Clinics x by micro-suction 03 525 8327 or book online: www.earhealth.co.nz

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875 Collingwood-Bainham Main Rd, Rockville

Are you considering selling?

We have over 600 registered buyers ready to buy now!

New Listing/Viewing For Sale: SET DATE OF SALE - 1pm, 12th Aug 2021 - Will not be sold prior Open Home: Saturday 31st July 11.00-11.30am A ROCKVILLE RETREAT This hectare of rural land is just two doors down from the Rockville Settlers Museum and a 10min drive from Collingwood. It's the perfect place to bring your family for a Rockville retreat, and whether you holiday here or make a permanent move is up to you! Maybe both? Secure your future today.

As you can see, the land is relatively flat and it's fenced into small paddocks. There are two wells on site. Power is not currently connected, but the lines run past the boundary. Best of all there are no restrictive building covenants and plenty of room to share this land if you chose. Imagine how well fruit trees would do here in this fertile soil and temperate climate. Offers are invited and will not be entered into until the Set Date of Sale which is 1pm, 12th August 2021

Here to Help

Billy Kerrisk 0276085606 Sam Goffriller 0273014209

18 Paradise Way, Pohara

Celebrating 11 years in Real Estate With over 400 sales so far, we continue learning and growing year on year. It takes a team to support the process these days and behind that team is a supportive community.

Thank you everyone.

Level 1, 11 Buxton Lane, Takaka | Facebook @RaywhiteGoldenbay | 03 525 7219 I 027 608 5606 | www.rwgoldenbay.co.nz | Billy Kerrisk Licensed Agent REAA 2008 PROPERTY WANTED / Rawa hiahia

SITUATIONS VACANT / Tūranga wātea

MATURE single male looking for permanent accommodation.

Have references. Ph 020 4120 0710.

EXPERIENCED BUILDER WANTED

PROPERTY AVAILABLE / Rawa watea PRIVATE sale: 120sqm home, built 1979, 926sqm section.

Three large bedrooms with built-in wardrobes. A fourth bedroom, study, toy room - your choice. Separate toilet, bathroom with bath and shower, spacious laundry. Open plan kitchen/dining through to a generous sunny lounge.

Off-street parking, garage plus workshop and carport. Fruit trees, space for children, vegetable garden and pets. All within walking distance of kindergarten, TPS and GBHS. Make this house your home. Offers over $558,000. Initial enquiries to: house4sale94@hotmail.com

We are in the process of building a 4 bay pole shed with an inbuilt office in Wainui bay on a flat site with good access road.

Power and water on site.

Human Resources Coordinator Human Resources Coordinator Part Time 25-35 hours per week

Part Time 25-35 hours per week HealthPost has an outstanding opportunity for an HealthPost has an outstanding opportunity for an experienced payroll and human resources coordinator to join experienced payroll and human resources coordinator to join our friendly our friendlyteam teamin in Collingwood.

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Experience in HR administration is an essential requirement

Do you have the answers?

Ray White Property Management 027 525 7229 - jenna.bowden@raywhite.com

EMPLOYMENT WANTED / Hiahia mahi TWO professional workers available for domestic fencing, stone work/gabion, landscaping, tree planting, track ‘n trail work, etc. Competitive rates. Ph 027 295 2232 or 021 0844 7957.

Experience in HR administration is an essential requirement for this role – as is some experience of people processes, forpayroll this role – as is some experience processes, and employment legislation.

Youof willpeople also need to be payroll and employment legislation.

You will also need to be well-organised and efficient, and have strong interpersonal well-organised and efficient, and have strong interpersonal skills, accuracy and discretion. Proven administration, skills, accuracy and discretion.

Proven administration, numeracy and computer skills are also prerequisites.

Prior experience in organisational health, safety and wellbeing numeracy and computer skills are also prerequisites.

Prior processes will be favourably considered.

References the experience in organisational health, safety and and wellbeing ability to will demonstrate success in prior roles relevant toand thisthe processes be favourably considered.

References position will be required as part of the recruitment process. ability to demonstrate success in prior roles relevant to this position will belike required as part of the recruitment process.

If you would to be considered for this opportunity then please send your application, including a current CV and cover

If you would like to be considered for this opportunity then letter to: recruitment@healthpost.co.nz please send your application, including a current CV and cover letter to: recruitment@healthpost.co.nz Applications close Friday, 13 August 2021.

Applications close Friday, 13 August 2021.

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We are looking for an experienced builder with great attention to detail to do everything from the concrete slab to finishing off the office interior.

Start time for the build would ideally be in the beginning of October but we are flexible about this.

Please contact Pia Clarke on 0211 302 398 or piarogan@mac.com if you are interested in this build.

Thank you!

Warehouse Assistants 3-4 days per week We are looking for enthusiastic, physically fit individuals to join our busy, fast paced warehouse team in Collingwood.

We run two shifts 6:30am to 3:00pm and 2:30pm to 11:00pm and we have a vacancy on both. The Warehouse Assistant role involves picking and packing orders, replenishing and receipt of stock.

Previous warehousing experience is a definite advantage, computer literacy is essential as is a team focus and good communication skills.

If this sounds like you then please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@healthpost.co.nz.

Applications close Friday 20th August 2021 13

SITUATIONS VACANT / Tūranga wātea

Registration: Registration: ackorsten@gmail.com, ackorsten@gmail.com, 021 021 343 343 260 260

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THE MUSSEL INN. Open from 11am.

TOTALLY ROASTED, Pohara. Open 5 days from 8.30am, closed Monday, Tuesday. Wood-fired pizzas on Fridays from 4 till 7pm For orders ph 525 9396.

TOTOS CAFÉ AND PIZZERIA, open Sundays, weather permitting, 10.30am-4pm, Totaranui hill, totoscafegallery@ gmail.com, ph 039 707 934.

WHOLEMEAL CAFE, open 7 days for dine-in meals and takeaways, 7.30am-3pm.

Grafting workshop LEARN TO GRAFT YOUR OWN FRUIT TREES

LEARN TO GRAFT YOUR OWN FRUIT TREES.

Dieter Proebst, Sol Morgan and Annika Korsten share their various ventures, skills and guide th he e ii r r v va ar r ii o ou us s v ve en nt tu ur re es s ,, s sk k ii ll ll s s a an nd d g gu u ii d de e t you through the process yo ou u t th hr ro ou ug gh h t th he e p pr ro oc ce es ss s y

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UPCOMING EVENTS / Mea pakiri haere SATURDAY 31 JULY MOTUPIPI HALL CASSEROLE, VEGGIE AND DESSERT luncheon, $17pp, 12.30pm. Baking, produce, raffle.

TUESDAY 3 AUGUST Warehouse Shift Co-ordinator

BADMINTON, GBHS GYM, 7-9pm. All welcome. Ph Kerry 525 7007, 027 525 7007.

We are looking for an operations supervisor to join our team Warehouse Shift Co-ordinator of Shift Co-ordinators who jointly oversee warehouse work flowsupervisor at our Collingwood Weoperations are lookingand fordaily an operations to join oursite. team

GB WEEKLY DEADLINE: noon on Tuesdays. Late fees apply until 4pm Tuesdays, if space is available. Stitch ‘n Sew and Collingwood On the Spot store are our agents. Or email us: admin@gbweekly.co.nz.

of Shift Co-ordinators who jointly oversee warehouse Youoperations will: and daily work flow at our Collingwood site.

• have operations experience •You will: enjoy supporting others •• like part ofexperience a team havebeing operations •• have a focus on achieving enjoy supporting others high service standards •• look for opportunities to improve operations like being part of a team •• have manner have aa positive, focus on calm achieving high service standards •• be a good problem-solver look for opportunities to improve operations •• be physically able have a positive, calm manner •• be comfortable using systems, reports and data be a good problem-solver

• be physically able This position would suit someone who could work on a •rotated be comfortable using systems, data to roster between 6:30am andreports 3:00pm,and Sunday Friday, 4 to 5 days per week.

This position would suit someone who could work on a

rotated rosterabetween 6:30amorand to To request job description to 3:00pm, send yourSunday application, Friday, 4 to 5 days per week. including CV and cover letter, please email: To request a recruitment@healthpost.co.nz job description or to send your application, including CV and cover letter, please email: Applications close Friday, 13 August 2021. recruitment@healthpost.co.nz Applications close Friday, 13 August 2021.

EATING OUT / Kai wahi kē

WEDNESDAY 4 AUGUST CHURCH SERVICES ON SUNDAYS GOLDEN Bay Anglican Church warmly invites you to join them each Sunday, 10am at Takaka and 4.45pm at Collingwood.

SACRED Heart Catholic faith community celebrates Mass at 4pm each Sunday. All welcome.

ST Andrews Presbyterian Church invites you to join with us for morning worship and Communion at 10am.

Kahurangi Christian Church Celebration Sunday: 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays each month,

10:30am at Anglican Hall, Haven Rd, Collingwood. Ph Robin & Lauren Swafford 524 8498.

Community Connection: 2nd & 4th Sundays in various formats & localities. Ph Rowan Miller 021 106 8461.

ANATOKI SALMON fishing and cafe. Catch your own lunch or order from the menu. Open every day from 10am. www. anatokisalmon.co.nz COLLINGWOOD TAVERN. 11am-7pm, Sunday-Thursday; 11am-late, Friday and Saturday. Live music - check out our Facebook page for details.

COURTHOUSE CAFE, Collingwood. Open 7 days, 8am-3pm.

No pizzas during winter. Ph 524 8194.

CURRY LEAF. Open 7 days, 12-8pm. Chef-made food, takeaway prices. Order online thecurryleaf.co.nz or ph 525 8481.

“You give perfect peace to him whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You’.

Isaiah 26:3

Takaka Church of Christ

All Welcome ☺

93 Commercial St, Takaka

Sunday Service 10am Pastor: Rodney Watson 027 511 4266 www.godunlimited.org Ph: 525 9265

LEARNING / Akonga / Huarahi ako/mahi

SOUP AND DESSERT LUNCHEON at Takaka Bowling Club on Hiawatha Lane, 12 noon, $12pp. Half proceeds to Menz Shed.

COSTUME HIRE, closed 4 August due to production The Raft.

Urgent hire? Ph Diane 525 8097, evenings, or Linda 525 8487.

ONEKAKA PLAYGROUP, all welcome, Wednesdays 10am12.30pm, Onekaka Hall.

THE RAFT, by Carl Nixon, 7.30pm at The Playhouse, doors open from 7pm. $15 tickets at Stitch ‘n Sew. A Takaka Drama Society production.

THURSDAY 5 AUGUST THE RAFT, by Carl Nixon, 7.30pm at The Playhouse, doors open from 7pm. $15 tickets at Stitch ‘n Sew. A Takaka Drama Society production.

DAYTIME BADMINTON, Rec Park Centre, 9-11am. All welcome. Ph Kerry 525 7007, 027 525 7007.

FRIDAY 6 AUGUST THE RAFT, by Carl Nixon, 7.30pm at The Playhouse, doors open from 7pm. $15 tickets at Stitch ‘n Sew. A Takaka Drama Society production.

LATER EVENTS PUBLIC TALK. Dr Tim Chambers, Otago University Research Fellow, on “the public health risks of nitrate contamination of drinking water in NZ”. Friday 20 August.

FINAL NIGHT - THE RAFT, by Carl Nixon, Saturday 7 August, 7.30pm at The Playhouse, doors open from 7pm. $15 tickets at Stitch ‘n Sew. A Takaka Drama Society production.

DANGEROUS KITCHEN. Closed for winter break. Re-opening Tuesday 7 September.

DE-LISH DELICATESSEN. Sumptuous, delicious food.

Lunches, catering, coffee, chocolate, cheeses and epicure items. Weekdays from 6.30am. Ph 525 7111.

OLD SCHOOL CAFE, Pakawau. Open 4pm-late Friday; 11amlate Saturday, Sunday. Closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Ph 524 8457.

O’SHA, open Tuesday-Sunday, lunch 11.30am-2.30pm and dinner 5-8.30pm. Ph 525 6117.

SAFE HEAVENLY HAVEN CAFE, Collingwood (formerly Stay Awake/MAD Cafe), 8am-2pm and 5-8pm, Wednesday-Sunday.

Bookings ph 021 107 6312.

Tākaka Library

Tuesday 10 August 6.00pm – 8.00pm Interested in seed saving for greater food resilience?

Find out how to grow, process and preserve, the seeds of various kinds of vegetables, flowers and fruits, with keen local seed saver Sol Morgan (Golden Bay Seed Savers).

Bring along any seeds you’ve saved to share and support GB Seed Savers. This is a free event.

152 High Street, Motueka Ph 027 528 7205 14

Tākaka Library 3 Junction Street, Tākaka Phone 03 525 0059

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The Mussel Inn Coming Up...

Sat 31st PICKLE DARLING - low-fi bedroom pop masters take a cosmic tour thru NZ.

$20 tickets online.

AUGUST A whole month of quiet weekends! Take the advantage – mid-winter celebrations, get-togethers or DIY parties. Save your firewood – make use of ours.

Thu 12th QUIZ, 7.30pm Thu 19th LIVE POETS/ACID ON THE MICROPHONE

- Guest poet TIM HEATH, 7.30pm, koha

UPCOMING GIGS & EVENTS...

Thu 26th POP-UP LIBRARY Thu 26th QUIZ, 7.30pm

Upper Takaka Country Club

Friday 30th July

Pig Hunt 2021

Roots & fruits birthday Special!

ALL WELCOME TO CELEBRATE 50YRS OF ALAN AKA: GALANJAH!

Saturday 7th August

Sat 31 July & Sun 1 August

DIVAS ON DECKS: the originals

Entries in by 5pm on Friday 30 July to PGG Wrightson Store or UTCC

MAMMADAFUNK // AQUAPOODLE // POOTIETANG - $5

Saturday 14th August

GOOD HABITS (LIVE)

$30 for team of two; $20 single; kids U13 free

Saturday 21st August

Weigh-in 3pm on Sunday 1st

ST Peters Thursday (live)

Hunting for the Gruff Thomason Trophy (Largest tusks) and the Ian Foskett Trophy (Biggest boar)

+ SUPPORT BANDS TBC - $10

Saturday 28th August

Plus prizes for: heaviest fallow stag, heaviest red stag, biggest sow, most pigs weighed in, 2nd and 3rd place biggest boar, kids’ most and heaviest hares, most goats and longest goat horn, plus lots more prizes

FURBALL 2021!!

ANNUAL GOLDEN BAY ANIMAL WELFARE FUNDRAISER! SOULFIRE SOUNDSYSTEM // EARL GREY // POOTIETANG LAMBI KITTY // DEEP SOUTH AUDIO + MORE TBC

Gourmet food & burgers, Open fire, Good beer, Good people

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www.rootsbar.co.nz

Programmes to listen out for Green Thumbs and Dirty Fingers Experienced gardener Philippa Foes-Lamb shares her local gardening knowledge with tips on when, where and what to plant in the top of the south. Kindly supported by Nelson Farmers’ Market, airs Tuesdays at 10:40am with a new episode every 2 weeks.

Perfect for couples, a playground for families and a paradise for hikers!

Lyrical Lounge Kawana Hemi presents some of his favorite Hip-Hop and RnB, along with other sweet tunes from the last 40 years. Airs Saturday nights at 10:00 with a new episode every 2 weeks.

30 4.00 In the Heights (PG) (Final) 7.30 Black Widow (M) Sat 31 12.00 ***Son of the South (M) (Final)*** + Live Q&A (via internet) with Bob Zellner 7.30 Dating Amber (R16) Sun 1 4.30 The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (R16) 7.30 Bye Bye Morons (M) Wed 4 4.30 Dating Amber (R16) 7.30 The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (R16) Thu 5 1.00 Matinee: Antoinette in the Cévennes (M) (Final) 7.30 ***“South” The Tour Te Waiponamu Story***

By Rob Dawson — Tickets from Soul $15 Fri 6 4.30 Dating Amber (R16) 7.30 The Justice of the Bunny King (M) Fri

John’s Media Show John Scott reviews movies and other media.

Requests for reviews can be made through Fresh FM’s Facebook page https://www.facebook. com/FreshFM.NZ/ Airs Friday afternoons at 4:00, and replays Wednesday mornings at 3:00

www.freshfm.net

1000 acres of private West Coast to explore 7 unique beaches along 3km of coastline 03 524 8711 info@tehapu.co.nz www.tehapu.co.nz

Bookings phone 525 8453 Film information may be found at www.villagetheatre.org.nz

TAKAKA FUELS & FISHING

Golden Bay weather forecast

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Valid from Friday 30 July until Tuesday 3 August Friday: Light northeasterlies. Scattered drizzly showers developing, heavier about the ranges.

Saturday: Winds tending southeast and freshening near

Farewell. Early showers clearing to a mainly fine day.

Sunday: Northerlies with some rain at first. Westerlies from midday with isolated showers.

Monday: Northerlies freshening. Rain developing for a

time. Gusty westerlies later with the rain easing.

Tuesday: Southwesterlies, tending westerly. Fine

intervals with the odd shower especially about the ranges.

Sollys Contractors are proud sponsors of this weather forecast.

Enquiries phone: 03 525 9843 Disclaimer: This forecast is a personal interpretation complied from public information provided by NZ Metservice and other public sources.

It is a local forecast and no liability is implied or accepted.

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info@goldenbayproperty.com

THE JUG WILL HEADING NEVER BE COLD!

DEVELOPMENT HEADING OPPORTUNITY

1075 TAKAKA VALLEY HIGHWAY, URUWHENUA

$475,000

92 COMMERCIAL STREET, TĀKAKA

The property is being sold by way of a ‘Tenants in Common’ structure with an Encumbrance detailing the exclusive use areas. While this parcel will not have its own freehold title, it will however, offer purchasers security of being registered on the title. Private Lifestyle Block Secure Access - 5HA of Building Site & Native Bush - Water Supply To Boundary 3600 Views - Just 10 Minutes Drive To Takaka Township. - Call me! Ref: GB3813

Paul McConnon 0275 042 872 or paul@goldenbayproperty.com

PARAPARA PARADISE!

STARTING UP OR SLOWING DOWN?

90 MATATA RD, PARAPARA

25 WADSWORTH ST, TĀKAKA

• Elevated, private & great views • Beautiful established gardens • 3bdrm/2bthrm home on 13.8ha • Completely energy self sufficient • Built in 2009, stunning property!

Ref: GBC3833 $1.4m Belinda J Barnes 021 236 2840 or belinda@goldenbayproperty.com

• 1 bedroom/1 bathroom cottage • Nearby schools & kindergarten • Short stroll to shop or Town • Quiet neighbourhood • 905sqm section - room to ‘play’ Ref: GB3846 PBN Paul McConnon 0275 042 872 or paul@goldenbayproperty.com

RURAL LIFESTYLE CALLING

LOCATION IS NUMBER ONE! 364 ABEL TASMAN DR, MOTUPIPI • Proposed 2750m2 flat section • Just 5mins to Town, & Pōhara Beach in opposite direction!

• Motupipi School a short stroll away • Cycleway at your front gate!

Ref: GB3844 O/O $420,000 Paul McConnon 0275 042 872 or paul@goldenbayproperty.com

4 WHAKAMARAMA RD, CWD

• 1.79ha block of fertile land • Less than 5km to Collingwood • Rural aspect with stunning views • Title available now • Power to be provided to boundary Ref: GB3845 $340,000 James Mackay 027 359 0892 or james@goldenbayproperty.com

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Paul McConnon Salesperson 0275 042 872

$699,000

… at 92 Commercial Street you’re sure to have lots of visitors if this was to be your next home!

Centrally located right in the hub of the CBD - so handy to Town & schools a safe walk away.

Quarter acre with loads of garaging & zoned ‘central business’. 3 bdrm/1 bthr, double garage, & plenty of room at rear. The property is currently tenanted & viewing is strictly by appointment only. Call Paul for further information. Ref: GB3847

James Mackay 027 359 0892 or james@goldenbayproperty.com

Sharon McConnon Sales Manager 0275 258 255

Ph: (03) 525 8800

James Mackay Principal/AREINZ B.Com 027 359 0892

Belinda J Barnes Agent/AREINZ 021 236 2840

Cherie Byrne Admin/ Reception 03 525 8800

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