The GB Weekly - 14 October 2022

Smooth sailing at Open Day

Local election results

With the vast majority of votes counted, election returns reveal a largely apathetic electorate opting for a combination of change and continuity in Tasman District.

There are five new faces around the council table but, as far as Golden Bay is concerned, it’s business as usual after both its ward councillors, and the incumbent district mayor, were re-elected with large majorities (see Table 1, page 5).

A last-minute rush to the polls in some wards boosted returns, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the lowest turnout for over a decade. According to data taken from the electionz.com website on Tuesday this week, only 18,184 (44 per cent) of Tasman District’s 41,549 registered electors cast their vote – almost eight per cent down on the previous local body election held in 2019.

Figures from the same source also show that, over the final two days of the election, a mere 21 votes were cast by Golden Bay electors, leaving the local turnout at just under 41 per cent. Consequently, in the space of four days, the Bay went from a leading rate of return to languishing near the bottom of the pile (see Table 2, page 5). In total, 2,676 of the Bay’s 4,357 electors declined the opportunity have their say, although some took the trouble to deposit blank voting papers.

Calm seas and light winds created perfect conditions for Pōhara Boat Club’s Open Day last Sunday morning.

Shortly after 9.30am, in the safe waters of Tarakohe Harbour, a fleet of small dinghies was gliding serenely across the shimmering surface, under the watchful eye of club commodore Tom Lake in the safety boat.

On shore, parents and supporters looked on, while committee members were busy preparing the barbeque, welcoming visitors, and overseeing the launch and recovery of the club’s Optimists and O’pen Bics.

Standing at the bottom of the boat ramp, committee member Chris Ray summarised the purpose of the Open Day. “It’s all about the kids – giving it a go, having fun on the water and being safe.”

Those “giving it a go” were clearly having fun, with the more experienced youngsters trying every trick in the book to generate speed in the morning’s zephyr-like conditions, including waggling the tiller, leaning out over the gunwale, and gently rocking the boat.

In addition to the seasoned junior sailors, the Open Day also attracted several

newcomers. Jackie Batten, a member of the Golden Bay Waka Ama Club, had brought along her three-and-half-year-old son Leo for his initiation into the art of sailing. “It’s his first time on the water,” said Jackie who joined Leo in the tiny Optimist dinghy.

Then it was time for a bigger boat. In a sign of the new spirit of co-operation at the club, a waka ama crew took to the water for a paddle around the harbour.

It’s one of many encouraging developments at the club. With a secure lease in place, a refreshed committee, and a sense of optimism, a new chapter is being written in the club’s history – a story that began over 70 years ago.

By fortunate happenstance, the author of the very first page of that story was present at Tarakohe on Sunday morning. Over a cup of tea and a muffin veteran sailor Jack Park recounted how he, along with two fellow yachties, founded the club in 1949. “The three of us had our own boats and sailed together.”

After drumming up sufficient interest from employees at the nearby cement works, the trio launched their venture. “We decided to form a club, and away we went.”

Jack was cheered to see the next generation

of sailors taking the helm, having seen his own children come through the club and achieve at the highest level. “My daughter sailed in the national championships.”

Reflecting on the Open Day, Tom said he was pleased with the interest generated. “It went really well. The big thing was to open it up to the public.” He acknowledged the contributions that helped to make it a success. “I’d like to thank FreshChoice for the sausage sizzle, the committee members, and all those who came down and showed their support.”

The opening up of the club is continuing with regular Sunday morning sailing from now on. “It’s open to juniors and adults, and is free for members,” said Tom. “Casuals are welcome to have a free taster before they sign up.”

In addition to the regular sessions, starting next month and running for five weeks, Tom is organising a weekly after-school club for 8- to 18-year-olds. “It’s $5 a session for members, $10 for non-members.”

Tom advises anyone interested in joining PBC to send an email to the club. “We’ll send membership forms and answer any questions.”

Email: admin@poharaboatclub.org

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In the district’s other wards, percentage voter turnout was as follows: LakesMurchison (48); Moutere-Waimea (46); Richmond (44); and Motueka (40).

Golden Bay councillor Chris Hill said she was delighted with her emphatic victory.

“It’s a really pleasing result. I find it motivating; it gives me confidence in the role that I have such solid support.”

Chris’s fellow ward councillor was equally happy with the outcome.

“I’m very pleased it’s all over. It takes the uncertainty away,” said Celia Butler, who is looking forward to the next three years. “I’m hoping we can make progress on some policy issues and don’t get completely taken up responding to government legislation.”

The re-elected mayor, Tim King, said his large winning margin came as “quite a surprise” and represented “a fairly solid result” in what had been a different type of election.

“A lot of the focus was about central government issues.” Tim added that he was looking forward to tackling the “difficult and significant issues” with what...

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Young sailors learn the ropes at Pōhara Boat Club’s Open Day last Sunday. Photo: Jo Richards.

Volunteers needed for spadework

Last weekend’s planting session on the Paines Ford to East Tākaka Walkway was a little thin on volunteers.

“Last year we had about 15 people on both days, and it was awesome. We got a huge amount of work done,” said Phil Castle of the GB Cycle and Walkways Society.

That effort resulted in about half a paddock along the track being well planted, though it has suffered no fewer than five floods this year and needed remedial work. The main problem area was about 700 metres from the East Tākaka end. Around two metres of water had overflowed into the planted area, washing away all the shelters.

“We thought it would be perfectly alright to plant there because it [didn’t] get flooded very often,” said Phil.

In other parts of the track the plants are well established, but they need at least a year or two to become strong enough to look after themselves.

On the Saturday, a small handful of people managed to plant 250 of the 700 new plants ready to go alongside the track. Seven people made another effort on Sunday morning.

The approximately four-kilometre track is mostly finished, but maintenance is ongoing.

“We’ve got someone mowing the grass, but every time there’s a flood the track gets damaged and needs work to fix,” explained Phil. “The bridges are holding up, except they get covered in mud. In the last floods there was water popping up in all sorts of places.”

There will be one more planting day this weekend to complete the work on this section. Volunteers will be warmly welcomed. Please contact Wouter de Maat for weather updates (phone 0274 146 621), otherwise turn up on Saturday with a spade and drink.

Planting at East Tākaka walkway, 9.30am on Saturday 15 October at the East Tākaka end of the track.

Collaboration

In celebration of World Rivers Day on 25 September, Tākaka Library hosted a talk on the habitat restoration work on the Motupipi River. Two complementary perspectives outlined the progress.

Claire Webster, the education and partnerships officer for Tasman District Council, spoke about her role co-ordinating and liaising with various council departments, organisations and landowners.

The river restoration idea was initiated by TDC resource scientist Trevor James in 2007 after finding the Motupipi was the most polluted river in the Tasman District. Choked by willows, one area, known as “Fish Paradise” between Fonterra and Sunbelt Crescent was so degraded by sediment that it had become toxic, with high levels of nitrate, phosphate and E.coli

The project needed at least a five-year commitment to poison and remove the cracked willow, stablilise the sediment with screens, haybales, core matting and grass seed, then restructure the river. Holding ponds were created where thousands of eels, kokopu and other native fish were netted, counted, measured then released upstream, where they were held back by screens. Regular water quality samples monitored excess sediment from digger work.

Diggers placed artificial structures using trees, pine poles and hay bales to create temporary fish habitats and wetlands until trees could become established.

Recontouring attempted to recreate the cobbly bottomed stream and habitat varieties of the past. In places, the creek was restructured to be deep and swift and have sharp corners and steep banks to recreate natural diversity. Many community planting days followed.

Sediment in the river comes from a catchment of 2700 hectares. Kathy and Tony Reilly’s farm, in the Reilly family since 1853, encompasses the lower reaches of the Motupipi out to the estuary. Kathy was the second speaker of the day, providing a farming perspective.

“We have three dairy farmers on the river today, a pretty small number responsible for the land management,” says Kathy. “Generally speaking, the dairy farmers are intergenerational family farms. There’s no intensive corporate farming; we’re all very wedded to our land and our heritage.”

For the past 16 years, the Reillys have been planting the waterways that run through their land. When Streamcare, a branch of Forest and Bird, encouraged farmers to fence their margins, offering free trees, planters and people releasers plus knowledge on riparian planting, the Reillys keenly accepted the offer. The creation of new waterways, bridges and culverts, however, decreased their productive land.

In the past, the Catchment Board had also advised

straightening farm creeks to maximise pasture size, a directive now reversed under the restructuring project. Kathy credits Project De- Vine for their massive planting support and wetland restoration work. Native trees, including pukatea, are now growing robustly and contributing a valuable seed source, and native birds are returning.

The Motupipi River Willow Eradication Riparian Planting Project has involved many council departments and other organisations contributing significant funds, resources and expertise. These include Catchment Enhancement, Wetland Restoration under Jobs for Nature funding, Landcare Trust, Habitat Restoration, Project Mohua under Tasman Environment Trust, Manawhenua ki Mohua, Tākaka Primary School, Project De-Vine, TG Contracting and Fonterra.

“What an amazing collaboration of people,” concluded Claire.

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Representatives must think like their community

It is clear the representatives of Golden Bay have been given a stamp of approval. They have another three years to serve us. The democracy of our system is the freedom to choose. I hope they will listen to us with greater action, will not vote opposing each other, and will hold public meetings frequently as a team to show they care for the mood of ratepayers and willingness to serve them. This is to communicate the thoughts and wants of Golden Bay ratepayers and residents, regarding the benefits of their future, and not necessarily that of Tasman District Council.

This is their challenge. They need to discern the difference and definition of “thinking like their community”.

There are two “communities“: the community of Golden Bay ward; and the community of the Tasman District, made up of many wards. These are all individual communities of differing needs. To which one do they owe “their thinking priority“ when conflict occurs? How do they choose when they do not talk to us or ask us for our input? At the council table they represent us and our ward. They must be seen to do this.

Reg Turner

fund”. I have read that Tasman District Council will be getting a portion of that fund and that it is being suggested to spend it on anything but upgrading the essential infrastructure.

On such an important change of ownership/control, should this change be by way of referendum? And should funding be locked into water services upgrades?

There seems to be a complete derailing of the initial discussion going on. I think we need some clarification. The operative word in my mind is priorities.

Gary Carter

Flower power

Citizens! It’s that time of year again – spring.

All the flower baskets for Tākaka and Collingwood need to be planted with flowers which will include many new species this year.

It’s a fun community-focused morning and you’ll get to see your baskets bloom throughout the summer. If you can spare a couple of hours to help, the planting is on Monday 17 October, 8.30am onward, at the Sustainable Living Centre (Community Gardens). Please head to the back propagation shed.

Thank you for your support

Thank you for the support and encouragement shown to me in the election results for another term representing Golden Bay/Mōhua on Tasman District Council. The result is both gratifying and motivating. I’m looking forward to continuing to work positively and constructively and bringing fresh approaches to the myriad of issues facing Council.

The coming term will likely be as dynamic as the last one given the fundamental changes coming for local government. My hope is that as a community we find our way through the challenging issues and projects that are no doubt ahead of us with our respect for each other intact. Let’s make sure as wide a voice as possible is heard and represented through this next term and that we are aware of what’s actually going well and celebrating that.

Particular thanks to all those who voted for me, to the landowners who allowed signs on their places and to Anja and Eric for their labours in helping with those. Please feel free to contact me to let me know your views on particular issues, concerns you have, and of course any constructive ideas or solutions.

You can follow me on Facebook, phone 022 364 6745 or email chrisp.hill@tasman.govt.nz

Chris Hill, GB ward councillor

Texting me on 027 509 1414, or a DM on messenger, would be helpful as I may even do morning tea.

See you there.

Thanks for the ride – and more

Duncan Cavaye

Thank you to all the people who kindly gave me a ride when I was without wheels, I now have wheels.

Near me is a blackbird with stripes on its body. I was going to ask what caused it, but thanks to Cynthia McConville I now know.

Motorists: when approaching a pedestrian after dark, could you please dip your lights? You blind us.

Finally. At the beginning of Three Oaks Straight there is a thorn hedge; would it be possible for the owner to sweep the prunings off the path? They can’t be good for tyres and they’re hell on bare feet.

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Three Waters anomalies

Correct me if I’m wrong somebody, but I thought when the Ardern government raised the idea that New Zealand’s water infrastructure needed a significant capital injection to fix local council underfunding of maintenance etc, then under the three waters/co-governance model, central government funding would be available to do just that.

Now it seems that this has morphed into “the better off

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...he believed would be a “solid team” of councillors. “I’m confident we can take a pragmatic and practical approach to issues as they arise.”

Part of that “solid team”, along with Chris and Celia, are six other re-elected councillors: Stuart Bryant (LakesMurchison); Christeen Mackenzie (Moutere-Waimea); Trindy Walker (Motueka); Barry Dowler (Motueka); Kit Maling (Richmond); and Mark Greening (Richmond).

They are joined by five new colleagues: Jo Ellis (Richmond); Glen Daikee (Richmond); Dan Shallcrass (Moutere-Waimea); Mike Kininmonth (Moutere-Waimea); and Brent Maru (Motueka).

The newly elected councillors replace the following erstwhile representatives: David Ogilvie, Anne Turley and Trevor Tuffnell, all of whom did not seek re-election; Dana Wensley, who resigned in May; and Dean McNamara, who was unsuccessful in his bid to oust Stuart Bryant in the Lakes-Murchison ward.

The mayor and councillors begin their triennial term by being sworn in on Thursday 27 October. The refreshed council will then tackle a number of complex and controversial issues, including the ongoing construction of the Waimea Dam, Three Waters reform, and the Tasman Environment Plan, which means new members will need to get up to speed quickly.

Table 2: Voter turnout by ward. (Data from electionz.com)

Table 1: Incumbent candidates were elected with large majorities. (Data from

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DOWN TO EARTH: The spring orchard

In spring, many fruits are at varying stages of their life cycle, though most flower now. Management to produce healthy abundant fruit for consumption varies somewhat with each fruit type.

General care

Encouraging a variety of understorey species or a herbal ley has many benefits for the orchard. Because most fruits are flowering, attracting beneficial insects for pollination at this time can make the difference between a good yield or not. Herbaceous perennials like cow parsley, goldenrod, everlasting daisy, tansy and angelica provide additional flowers that bring in bees, wasps and other pollinators. Annual flowerers, such as alyssum, buckwheat, parsnip, parsley, borage and nasturtiums on the other hand, offer nectar later in the year if sown now, and attract beneficial predatory and parasitic insects like wasps and hoverflies. If you sowed phacelia last late summer/autumn, this will start flowering now. Many of these annuals will self-seed.

In addition to flowery understorey mixes, there are other plants that aid soil nutrition and therefore benefit the fruit crops too. These include nitrogen-fixing plant species like crimson clover, red clover, vetch, and even perennial white clover or lucerne. Deep-rooting species such as comfrey bring nutrients up from the subsoil and surrounds and deposit them on the surface as a mulch in winter. Transplant comfrey now using root cuttings with a dollop of manure around the drip line of fruit trees. With strategic cutting of understory plants you will add valuable mulch throughout the growing season, especially important in the drier summer months. Many of the flowering herbaceous perennials like cow parsley are best cut down as mulch before they set too many seeds as these can “take over” if left unattended.

Problems with fruiting can often be related to stress, whether water stress or nutritional. Soil tests are recommended as we often lack a number of crucial nutrients that influence fruiting, like calcium and boron. Spraying regularly with liquid seaweed adds valuable trace minerals. Mulching and irrigation may be required when trees are young.

Pipfruit

Apples, pears, nashi, quince and persimmon tolerate cooler situations and have deeper root systems, so they do well with a good herbal understory managed well. Apples, pears and nashi are susceptible to moth larvae damage, especially from codling and light brown apple moths. Having pheromone traps out now helps limit the impact these hungry caterpillars have on the developing fruit. There is also MADEX, a biological insecticide containing Cydia pomonella granulovirus as the active ingredient, which is a naturally occurring pathogen of the codling moth. Using monitoring with pheromone traps and a simple calculation based on night-time temperatures,

regular Madex application will significantly reduce codlin moth damage to fruit.

Once fruit has set, a tree’s health and size determines the amount of fruit it can maintain. Generally, it is best to thin fruit around November to early December to two fruit per spur and one on the end. Pick off the worst fruit, the shaded damaged ones, then the smaller ones. By making sure soil moisture is maintained and the trees are well fed then chances are you’ll end up with a good crop.

Stonefruit / Mediterranean fruits

Plums, peaches, nectarines, almonds, olives, grapes and figs all like full sun and hot conditions. Trim shelterbelts to improve sunlight now. Stonefruit have deep taproots that access the water table, along with surface-feeding roots, so mulching with woody material is best (especially peaches and nectarines). Manures, seaweed, and a herbal ley also greatly improve their performance.

As with pipfruit, fruit thinning is also recommended from November onwards or once fruit has set. Figs, in particular, do better for nipping off the tips and removing smaller fruit, resulting in much bigger, riper remaining fruit. These fruits like Mediterranean herbs as companions: artemisias, lavender, rosemary, and salvias that can still be planted now.

Subtropicals

This includes citrus, feijoas, guavas, avocados, tamarillos, paw paws, sapotes, and bananas. Being forest plants, they like a deep mulch layer. Some herbaceous perennials like comfrey and good shelter. Include trees like tagasaste that can be strategically trimmed and chipped, providing ongoing valuable food as mulch. Spring is the main planting time for subtropicals as the weather is warmer. It is also the best time to prune subtropicals. Older trees do best with a hard prune, opening up the middle to encourage new growth lower down. It’s best also to paste the wounds, as with citrus the lemon tree borer can burrow in after December, when it’s active. Bronze beetle emerges after its time as a grass grub in October to late summer, causing significant damage to leaves of many shrubs, especially feijoas. Diatomaceous earth is a natural insecticide that can be sprayed to limit bronze beetle damage; poultry in the orchard will eat these and other flying critters. Timely mowing can also be effective.

Berryfruit

Ensure they are well mulched with woody material. Erect frames to help contain raspberries, and tie up boysenberries and blackberries. Organise netting for summer raspberries. With this work done it will soon be time to enjoy your first summer fruits.

SOL MORGAN, GROWISE CONSULTANCY

Blossoming apple, plum and grapefruit trees with a herbaceous understory. Photo: Sol Morgan.

RURAL VIEWS: Rearing lambs

JOYCE WYLLIE

Rearing lambs can be fun and rewarding, but it is also demanding. After 25 seasons at Kaihoka and rearing dozens of lambs, I’m still learning.

Over time, sheep farmers have focused on becoming more efficient, producing more lambs per ewe. As lambing percentages rise, numbers of twins and triplets increases, with occasional quads. This results in more stray lambs, as not all mothers can rear multiples, for various reasons.

Much research has been done on raising orphan lambs successfully, and I now follow a programme developed by Poukawa Research Station, Hawkes Bay. Some farms rear hundreds of lambs. The most I hand-fed in a season is 88, and there are 34 lambs in my department so far this spring. Here follows a brief outline of the Wyllie way of rearing lambs.

Jock does the daily round of ewes, and transports orphans home in the yellow plastic “lambulance” box. He finds lambs “lost”, hungry because a few ewes get mastitis, or some lambs simply attach themselves to a rush bush. At home, lambs either go into the “intensive care” ward in the lounge by the fire, or a wooden box in the garage, depending how lively they are. A carefully administered sterile injection of dextrose can almost miraculously bring cold, near-dead bodies back to life. Their instinct to suck is amazing, and it’s wonderful how lambs latch on to a rubber teat easily. Cow colostrum is given to newborns, or milk from our house cow, with feeds of 150mls every four hours for first few days. My enthusiasm for night feeding soon wears off.

From the boxes inside, lambs graduate to the bike shed for a few days, and then groups are moved to small paddocks with sheds for shelter. Fresh water is always available as lambs don’t just drink milk. The powder we use when needed is whey, as it mixes easily and is less likely to cause abomasal bloat. The abomasum is the fourth stomach, and a special groove closes when lambs suck to bypass stomachs one, two and three. If a particular bacteria gets into the gut it causes rapid bloating, and deaths are so disappointing.

Small lambs start on bottles, and we have wooden feeders that fit 10 bottles in a row. When a group is about a fortnight old they are changed to feeding with pink five-teat sucker bars, which hook over a rail. I find that easier than filling and washing bottles, but some lambs are reluctant about a different teat.

The feed regime is then 250mls three times a day for 10 days, 400mls twice a day for 10 days, 700mls once daily for 10 days, and then weaned. The chart on the blackboard in our kitchen keeps track of dates, and it’s good reassurance for me when I feel bogged down that there is an end to the routine. Providing troughs with lamb muesli or pellets is important for lamb heath and growth. As milk feeds decrease, lambs increase their intake of muesli and eat more grass, which is vital for developing their rumen, the first stomach. Also important is watching for health issues like scours and lameness, with prompt treatment. It’s a good feeling to be greeted by friendly bleats. A mob

of woollies running in response to my voice brings joy (even when they are big sheep), and there’s satisfaction in seeing lambs that didn’t have a bright future in the paddock growing strong and healthy under my care.

So when I seem to go missing in spring I am enjoying (mostly) being a milk-and-muesli maid, watching the watch till next mealtime.

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Allied Health Professions Day

This Friday we will be celebrating Allied Health Professions Day, a chance to recognise the people working across more than 50 professions that make up the Allied Health workforce in Aotearoa and to show our appreciation for how these professions contribute to our health and disability sector.

What is Allied Health?

If you or your whānau have used the health system in Aotearoa, it’s likely you will have come into contact with our Allied Health team. This remarkable group includes a diverse range of roles covering more than 50 different professions, making up roughly a third of our health and disability workforce. Quite often, they’ll be the first point of contact for patients or others using our health system. Some examples of Allied Health professions include:

Physiotherapists

Occupational therapists

Social workers

Speech and language therapists

Dietetics

Audiologists

Step into Spring

Promoting the benefits of walking for wellbeing

Throughout the Nelson Tasman region during October, a monthlong collection of safe, guided walks will take place covering a range of themes and purposes for a variety of audiences. Walking is easy and fun! We hope Step into Spring will spark interest, foster community spirit, and support people in developing meaningful connections. Events and activities will be hosted by community groups, organisations and individual experts. We want to make it easy for the community to get involved, so there will be a variety of activities for various activity levels, durations, and in various places. Find out how to get involved at www.stepoutnelsontasman.co.nz

Psychologists

Dental and oral health therapists

Hauora Māori workers (Māori Health workers)

Pharmacists

Medical imaging technologists (radiographers)

Anaesthetic technicians

Physiologists

Medical laboratory technicians

Phlebotomists

Orthotists

Vision and hearing testers

Health and community support workers

We encourage you to take a moment this Friday to say thank you to your Allied Health Professional for all they do to support the health and wellbeing of our community.

Body Speak to empower young women

Two Golden Bay women, Abha Dod and Lucia Berlato, are offering a dynamic new course for young women aged 12-16 years. Body Speak will run for eight consecutive weeks at Golden Bay’s Community Centre on Thursdays from 4pm5.30pm, starting 27 October.

Defining Body Speak as “body-based self-exploration”, Abha and Lucia also facilitate the use of other forms of creative expression. The course explores physical, mental and spiritual health, using journalling, art, conversation and movement.

The focus throughout the course is on working through the body “as the most tangible aspect of self” – with the aim of gaining confidence and self-acceptance.

Abha is a psychologist with a background in holistic mental health, and worked in that field when living in Auckland. She has worked with young people aged 8-18 – “and even younger now in Golden Bay” – and is trained in Expressive Arts Therapy.

Lucia also studied art, and has taught it to children. She explains the structure of the course sessions:

“[Beginning with] an opening circle, talking about the theme for the day – and having a journalling session. Then a group activity that brings in movement. There are other forms of expression as well.”

Local youth counsellors will be on hand should any further professional support be needed for anyone attending the course.

As Lucia says: “Going from childhood to adulthood is a big step. It’s hard to reach for support and hard to trust. So it’s about opening the space…And it’s a breaker to isolation.”

Abha adds: “I see it as providing a space where connections can be formed and topics can be discussed…normalising conversations about mental health – how we feel about our bodies, how we feel in our bodies.”

Supporting the Youth Hub is also important to Abha. “We are aligning with them and looking to establish ongoing, consistent support for young women.”

Despite little funding to date, Abha and Lucia are committed to offering the course. They welcome any donations. Body Speak is free to those eligible and who will commit to this unique opportunity to develop inner strength and positivity.

Check it out at library Open Day

Collingwood’s Memorial Library volunteers are inviting the public to visit the library on Saturday 22 October. The Open Day will provide an opportunity to visit this hidden treasure, pick up a bargain from the book sale, and sign up for free membership. Visitors are welcome to pop in to acquaint themselves with the service and purchase a bargain.

The library is housed in a light, airy room to the right of the Collingwood Memorial Hall entrance.

It is run by a committee headed by chair Angus Scotland, with secretary Kate Heal. Angus is also treasurer.

“The library building was a Plunket room in the early days,” says Angus. “We can trace back to 1965 when books have been issued, but the library books may have been housed in another building.”

Initially, there was a paid librarian; however, it is now run by volunteer members who open the library on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 11am-1pm.

Membership is free, as are children’s book loans, but there are small fees to borrow other books: 50 cents for a new book and twenty cents for others. Younger people and children are encouraged to join the 150-strong membership.

It is an asset appreciated and well supported by the community. Marion Corby has volunteered in the library for several years and loves the space.

“Some days it’s pretty quiet, and some days you’re busy as,” she says.

There are books to cater for all tastes, plus a selection of large-print books, which Angus takes over to Richmond Library to exchange for new ones every two or three months. New books are purchased on a monthly basis.

Tasman District Council grants, plus funds from book loans and sales keep the library going. Angus says, “Without TDC funding, we wouldn’t survive.”

Volunteering definitely has its rewards, according to Marion and Angus.

“I like to promote reading...I love reading myself and I love books, and like to be in that environment and talk to other readers,” says Marion.

Angus adds, “I just enjoy helping the community - that’s my main purpose.”

Body Speak facilitators, from left, Lucia Berlato and Abha Dod are passionate about empowering young women. Photo: Ronnie Short.

Volunteer member Marion Corby and chairperson Angus Scotland in the Collingwood Memorial Library. Photo: Ronnie Short.

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Legendary travel documentarian Michael Palin once explained why what he had seen of the world and its many cultures gave him hope for the future.

“I just go out there and enjoy the differences in the world –you’ll find that all the similarities actually come welling up from underneath. People have families, like I have a family. Everyone is interested in doing the best for their children.”

Palin’s observation seems apt as we join an Iranian family in a borrowed car as they cross their country towards the Turkish border, not least because some of the humour in Hit the Road definitely verges on Pythonesque.

A comedy road movie seems an unlikely product of the Middle East, although as you join this dysfunctional but close-knit clan you will quickly find that travel and humour are universal levellers.

Hassan Madjooni is the belligerent but soft-hearted father, apparently recovering from a broken leg of dubious origin and authenticity. He is perpetually scrambled across by his youngest son, played by six-year-old Rayan Sarlak, who’s physical restlessness is only matched by his constantly questioning mind. But, oddly, this ever-moving and talking child also seems to have found better answers for himself than most adults ever do. A riotous scene between the two of them as they envisage elder brother and driver (Amin Simiar) borrowing the Batmobile only to return it scratched to its tearful owner has them both helplessly convulsed with laughter. Not unusually for this film, their hilarity is contagious.

And, in quiet command, we have Pantea Panahiha as the matriarch, perpetually frustrated with the immature males surrounding her, but endlessly devoted to the wellbeing of the family.

We gradually realise that the stated reason for their journey, the marriage of the eldest son, is a cover story. Although not overtly stated, the audience is given enough clues to divine their true purpose and the extent of the sacrifices they have all made.

Their vehicle is nothing special, but when juxtaposed against the harsh beauty of the Iranian desert every shot suddenly looks like an expensive car commercial.

Unexpected vegetation begins to emerge as the road climbs towards the border, and the last part of the film takes place amidst misty green hillsides. The photography once again comes into its own here. One scene on a hilltop at dusk plays out like shadow puppet theatre, with the silhouettes of our cast easily identifiable. The youngest child has been tethered to a tree to temporarily keep him out of the way, but hollers ceaselessly in protest like some hyperactive cartoon character.

Obviously, a cultural gulf between audience and characters is unavoidable, but the magic of film has a way of uniting nations. A shared language wouldn’t enhance the genuinely affecting subplot involving the family’s ailing pet dog, silently riding in the boot. Or their near-calamitous but extremely funny encounter with a less-than-honest cyclist, bringing extra meaning to the film’s title.

No road movie would be complete without a lip-synced singalong, and there are plenty on offer here, the songs apparently all by artists who have long since fled Iran. Identifying our pointof-view character is difficult, as the film pulls off the trick of allowing us to view the journey through all four travellers’ eyes. Given the surreal and deliberately hidden nature of the adventure, perhaps we are all encouraged to share “monkey the second’s (the youngest son’s)” experience the most.

Hit the Road has been acclaimed throughout the world, with film review aggregators Rotten Tomatoes and Meta-critic awarding scores in the nineties.

Like Michael Palin, it allows an audience to understand that we really aren’t all that different despite where we come from. But at the same time there are unique sights and interactions to be enjoyed which are highly unlikely to be found anywhere else.

“WHANAU FRIENDLY”(PG) FINAL

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (M)

Sun 16 12:30 MetOpera: Lucia Di Lammermoor (Donizetti) $35/$30 (M)

5:00 Everything Went Fine (Subtitles) (R13)

Once Only

8:00 Hit the Road (Subtitles) (M) FINAL

Tue 18 8:00 Muru (M) Treat Tuesday $12 ENCORE

Wed 19 5:30 Where the Crawdads Sing (M) Mid-week special $12 ENCORE

Thu 20 1:00 The Railway Children Return (PG) ENCORE

8:00 Ticket to Paradise (M)

Fri 21 5:00 Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (PG) (F)

SATURDAYS

Family Fun Films:

the whole family along on a Saturday afternoon for our Family Fun Films. Adults only pay $12! Check schedule for more details.

Fri 21 8:00 Moonage Daydream (M) ENCORE

Sat 22 5:00 DC League of Super Pets (PG) FAMILY FUN FILM! ENCORE

8:00 Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (M)

Sun 23 5:00 Ngati (PG) NZ Sunday Classic Film FINAL

8:00 Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song (G) ENCORE

Tue 25 8:00 Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (M) Treat Tuesday $12

Wed 26 5:30 Ticket to Paradise (M) Mid-week special $12

Thu 27 1:00 Mrs Harris Goes to Paris (PG)

The Good Boss (Subtitles) (M)

Fri 28 5:00 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (PG) FINAL

Halloween Ends (R16) Once Only

Sat 29 5:00 Little Monsters (PG) FAMILY FUN FILM! Dress up/spot prizes/fun

Ticket to Paradise (M)

SPECIAL EVENTS HAPPENING IN OUR NEW PROGRAMME:

23 OCT

Classic Sunday Film:

Sunday 23 October we are screening our last Classic film, a NZ drama. Ngati is the story of a Māori community. Filmed in 1987, this is a real gem. Don’t miss it!

Halloween Themed Films: Friday brings us the final instalment of Halloween Ends for the adults and on Saturday we have Little Monsters for the kids. Come along for a fright filled fun evening!

LAST CHANCE

Encore Screenings: Very last chance to see some of our most popular films to date. Something for everyone. Check the programme for more details.

Treat Tuesdays at 7.30 and Mid-Week Early Bird films on Wednesdays at 5.30 continue - both just $12

Soprano Nadine Sierra takes on one of the repertory’s most formidable and storied roles, the haunted heroine of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, in an electrifying new staging.

Oscar-nominees Lesley Manville and Isabelle Huppert star in this new adaptation about a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London who gambles everything to chase her dream of owning a couture Dior dress.

Screening Schedule - October Movie Descriptions

NGATI NZ Classic Film 1987 (PG) 1hr30m

in 1948, Ngati follows three narratives: Ropata, is dying of leukaemia; the return of a young Australian doctor and his discovery that he has Māori heritage; and the fight to keep the local freezing works open.

A corporate comedy following the owner of an industrial scales manufacturing business as he tries to resolve any problems from his workers before a visit by a committee that could give his company an award for excellence.

HALLOWEEN ENDS (R16) Horror 1hr50m

Four years after the traumatic events of Halloween 2018, the nightmare ends as Laurie Strode comes face to face with Michael Myers, once and for all.

LANCASTER (G) (Documentary) 1hr50m

The story of the iconic WW2 bomber told through the words of the last surviving crew members, re-mastered archive material, and extraordinary aerial footage of the RAF’s last airworthy Lancaster.

JEEPERS CREEPERS: REBORN (R16) Horror 1hr30m

Twenty years on from the cultfavourite horror, this new film follows a horror festival in Louisiana and a young woman who experiences a sudden and horrifying premonition that something unearthly has been summoned.

Family animated film set in a world where tiny little creatures secretly inhabit the human world and care for homes.

PUNCH (R16) NZ Drama/Sport/Romance 1hr40m

Tim Roth (Pulp Fiction) leads this New Zealand smalltown sports drama as the demanding coach and notorious alcoholic father of a teenage boxer preparing for his first professional fight.

This riveting contemporary masterpiece arrives at the Met, with Neil Armfield, who directed the work’s premiere, bringing his acclaimed staging to New York.

Buy

METOPERA: HAMLET (Brett Dean) (M) 3hr30m

LITTLE MONSTERS (PG) Kids/Family Animation 1hr30m

THE GOOD BOSS (M) (Subtitles) Comedy 2hrs

METOPERA: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR (Donizetti) (M) 3hr40m

BRIGHT FUTURE FOR VILLAGE THEATRE

John Crocker, the chair of the Village Theatre committee, would be the first to agree as this year began that Golden Bay’s cinema has faced more than its fair share of challenges.

Last summer’s vaccine mandates caused not only a drop in audience numbers but a loss of staff and committee members. Resulting lower attendances were exacerbated by atrocious weather in February, prematurely ending the tourist season, while one of the wettest winters on record has sometimes prevented the Bay’s film-goers from even getting to the cinema.

However, a staff and committee reshuffle at the beginning of the year has resulted in an injection of enthusiasm and new ideas, while longer-serving members learned new skills and took on extra responsibilities to keep the Village Theatre afloat.

“I think the morale in the theatre is now back to being as good as it’s ever been, and the members of the committee are all playing to their strengths,” says John. Dedicated subcommittees now organise film selection for upcoming programmes and fundraising events.

As movie production across the world has quickly returned to pre-pandemic volumes, the variety of movies and number of screening sessions the Village Theatre has been able to offer has also increased. Local film-goers appear to be responding favourably.

“Attendance numbers are up and we seem to be hitting a wider demographic,” John notes.

“Based on current figures, now that relative normality is returning, the theatre may very well be returning to its peak attendance figure of 12 to 14,000 per annum. If we have a good Christmas and few more really popular movies, we could do it.”

A popular new development pitched towards a younger audience has been the “Friday Night Horrors”, aimed at teens who might have missed “Family Friendly Frights” like the acclaimed The Conjuring series, when first released.

The wider community is showing its support in other ways, too. This was epitomised by a popular raffle the theatre held recently, with high ticket sales and generous sponsorship from Golden Bay Air and World of Wearable Arts.

“Even as a result of the recent members night, an anonymous four-figure donation has just come in,” adds John, “which is very gratefully received. So there’s been very strong financial and moral support, which I think are of equal importance, really.”

He mentions that revamping is on the agenda, not just the of business plan but the theatre itself. “We are looking to do some refurbishment, refreshing without affecting the unique character of the theatre.”

Perhaps the biggest development this year is a new sponsorship deal with the Nelson Building Society, recently revealed to wide approval from theatre members.

Dean Lund, NBS Tākaka branch manager, announced: “Our wonderful Tākaka Village Theatre is an iconic Golden Bay institution. For years it has been much loved by locals and visitors to the region. NBS are very proud to get alongside the theatre, which will now be known as the NBS Village Theatre. I believe that investing in the NBS Village Theatre will futureproof the theatre operations and provide so much enjoyment for years to come.”

This arrangement will be a great financial help to the continued running of the Village Theatre, and John is keen to mention that strong testimonials from Celia Butler and Abbie Langford helped greatly during the process.

Like the third act of a crowd-pleasing movie, the heroes appear to be winning again and the future looks bright for the Village Theatre. There has never been a better time to become a member, with fees currently offered at $40, a one-fifth reduction that will last until March next year.

For more information, go to the Village Theatre website at: https://www.villagetheatre.org.nz/

ALISTAIR HUGHES

Avian flu a threat to local seabirds

JOYCE WYLLIE

A virus spreading across the world is causing disease and destruction. This time it’s avian flu among bird populations.

Chris Petyt, a local ornithologist and author of three books, including Farewell Spit, A Changing Landscape, has been following the progress of the virus with concern.

Avian flu, also known as bird flu or H5N1, has always been about in birds, but a new highly pathogenic strain is causing illness and rapid death. Chris first heard of the current epidemic amongst barnacle geese, which nest in the Arctic, wintering in the Solway Firth. Fifty per cent of the colony died over winter. The following summer, colonies of gannets around Britain were reduced by half, including the world’s largest colony of 150,000 birds on Bass Rock. Eider ducks were affected, and all guillemot chicks in one colony died. A population of bonxie, a species of scavenging skua on the Shetland Islands, also lost 50 per cent. Many other seabird species were affected in Britain.

Seabirds nest in dense colonies, which makes them vulnerable to the disease and resulting devastation.

Domestic birds are affected as well. A duck farm in Yorkshire eliminated all birds to control infection, and free-range egg production has decreased in Britain because outdoor chickens are more vulnerable. It is not clear whether poultry spread the virus to wildlife or the other way around.

There have been bird flu scares before, but not spreading this far or this fast. Avian flu has travelled from Britain, Scandinavia, across the Atlantic to the East Coast of America and now Alaska over one summer season, and also been identified in South Africa in penguins and poultry.

Chris says there is no cause for panic, but “a worry that godwits heading south to feeding grounds, skuas and arctic terns following food, and sooty shearwaters returning to nest in Southern Oceans may bring the disease closer. New Zealand is isolated, but not for birds.”

In seabird colonies it is “easier to see the gaps” and dead bodies washed up, but it will be harder to know if bush birds are affected.

David Melville, who worked for the World Wildlife Fund in Hong Kong , agrees that avian flu is of concern but says that it although “it is difficult to make particular projections, the sky is not falling in”. The H5N1 virus is usually found in birds like swans, geese and ducks living on ponds where they eat and poo in the same water. The issue is that this new strain is now in seabirds that travel long distances. One theory is that infected birds might be too ill to make the migratory journey, but the incubation period is about 14 days, and the birds could possibly arrive in that time.

Thousands of birds die every year from storms, exhaustion, starvation and other causes, but both Chris and David agree that it is important to be aware, be alert and to contact the Department of Conservation (DOC) if over five dead birds are found on any beach. To reduce risk, take photos but don’t touch the dead bodies.

DOC monitors the international effects of bird flu and “currently consider the risk of the virus reaching NZ to be very low due to NZ being isolated from other land masses and having good border security.” Strict biosecurity laws prevent importation of live birds, but smuggling does occur. Ornithologists do have baseline data on wildlife populations, so will recognise spikes in mortality. DOC science advisor and vet

Kate McInnes reports in a media release that Biosecurity NZ , as part of the Ministry of Primary Industries, undertakes regular surveillance for avian influenza to provide early detection. MPI already has contingency plans to reduce or prevent disease spread.

Chris said that he “got into bird watching while still at school in Bradford,” and hitched with a friend every weekend to follow his hobby. He studied zoology, and through his life has kept up his interest in ornithology. While working as a fisheries observer for years he saw albatross and many types of seabirds. He has concerns about the likely arrival of this new strain of avian flu and the subsequent impact on Southern Ocean wildlife. His message to Golden Bay people is to be aware.

you find sick or dying birds, or more than five carcasses on any beach contact the Department of Conservation or Biosecurity NZ

0800 809 966.

Local ornithologist Chris Petyt. Photo: Joyce Wyllie.

Walking netball gets off to fast start

Motueka players’ introduction to the sport of walking netball proved popular with Golden Bay participants last Saturday morning.

Golden Bay Rec Park community organiser Tom Lake was beaming with the same infectious enthusiasm of those who attended. He explained that the game was played on the indoor court because “It’s a sprung floor – it’s a lot easier and kinder on the joints.”

Motueka Netball administrator Steph Christoffersen facilitates the town’s walking netball club voluntarily.

“We started in May 2021. I’m there to encourage, coach, umpire, reinforce the rules – basically just make sure they all have fun. I also then provide morning tea as well, for the socialisation afterwards, because that’s part and parcel of it... It was great to see such a good turnout here.”

Former Golden Bay resident Ann Martin is a participant in the Motueka group and loves the sport.

“It’s good because I’m no longer able to play, ever since I wrecked my knee. But being able to do walking netball, I can participate and get some exercise each week. And have a whole heap of fun with a neat group of people.”

Tākaka-based physiotherapist Aaron Marshall said “I think it’s a great option because no matter what your level’s at – whether you’ve got injuries or not – you can play at that level…without any major risk – and have so much fun.”

Amanda Tait was also enthusastic about the sport. “It was fantastic.” She has taken on organising a Tākaka walking netball club, which will meet on Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Rec Park Centre.

Walking netball starts Wednesday 19 October at 10.30am, $2.50 per session. Everyone welcome – just turn up.

Slow-mo variant of beautiful game

RESULTS AND EVENTS

GOLF

27 September. 3rd Woods - Stableford: R Reynish 34, B Miller 34. Closest to pin: 3/12 B Miller. Two: B Miller.

5 October. Stableford: G Allen 36, C Hadler 34. Closest to pin: 3/12 and 9/18 M Dixon, 4/13 R Young, 8/17 R Dyce.

7 October. Wendt Trophy R1 (Malkeys): G Allen +12, W Dobbie +8, J Garner +5. Closest to pin: 3/12 and 4/13 R Dyce, 8/17 W Collie, 9/18 J Crocker. Twos: J Garner, J Crocker. Happy wanderer: B Scmuke. Best gross: W Collie.

BRIDGE

5 October. Upper Takaka Hi/Lo Session 1: R McDonald/J Pemberton 65%; J Cooper/C Christiansen 55%; S Van Wijngaarden/P Nelson 52.5%; H Curtis/C Mead 52.5%. H/cap: R McDonald/J Pemberton 63%; J Cooper/C Christiansen 54%; S Van Wijngaarden/P Nelson 50%.

7 October. Relaxed Session 10: D Perreau 59.38%; T Packard 56.25%; K Van Der Struys 56.25%.

athletes who gave

look forward to regrouping again for the

of the new season ahead.

Public swimming at

Golden Bay High School is readying its pool for the season. Those who would like to swim in the pool this summer need to get their keys now.

For generations the high school has made its pool available for swimming lessons by the Golden Bay Swimming Club and for public use.

Continuing last weekend’s weekend theme of walking sports, a more sedate version of the beautiful game, was showcased at the Rec Park Centre on Sunday.

In the first fixture of its type to be held in Tākaka, a walking football team from Nelson took on a group of rookies from Golden Bay. “It is believed to be the first such inter-region match ever held in New Zealand,” said walking football novice, and president of Golden Bay Association Football Club, Phil Smith.

“More importantly it was just great fun.”

Just because you’re walking doesn’t mean you’re not

working up a sweat. “It was way harder doing walking football and I’d assume it’s like that for any walking sport,” said Phil, adding that it also requires total concentration. “It takes a load of discipline to not run.”

Phil is already planning for a return match. “We’d love to get a team together to take over and smash the Nelson walking football team. It was an absolute honour to have them here.”

But before working on his plans, he was mindful to credit those who had helped to make a small piece of history on Sunday. “Huge thanks to Tom [Lake] and the Rec Park Centre for hosting this event and we look forward to doing it again.”

The pool now has a new lighter insulated pool cover which will do a much better job of maintaining temperature and an automated testing system which means that volunteers are now only needed to open and close the pool, with a single test daily.

To those interested in obtaining a key for this season, the next keyholder meetings will be held on Tuesday 18 October 5.30pm, Thursday 20 October 5.30pm, and Wednesday 26 October 5.30pm at the GBHS library.

For more information on costs and pool opening timetables, email: lisa.sheppard@goldenbayair.co.nz

A friendly introduction to walking netball was enjoyed by many participants at the Rec Park Centre last Saturday. Photo: Supplied.

Members of the Nelson walking football team with a group of rookies from Golden Bay Photo: Supplied.

AGM NOTICES

TE Whare Mahana Trust AGM, 20 October, 4.30pm at Mohua Social Services, Community Hall.

RSVP by 17 October, ph: 525 7647 or email: twm@twm.org.nz

GOLDEN Bay Community Arts Council AGM, Wednesday 9 November, 12.30pm, Senior Citizens’ Clubrooms. All welcome, any questions email Claire at gbartsnz@gmail.com.

PUBLIC NOTICES / Pānui a whānui

SHARED Faith Gathering: as part of the Week of Prayer for World Peace, 16 – 23 October 2022, a shared faith gathering will be held in the Catholic church (behind the stone church in Commercial Street, Tākaka) on Wednesday 19 October at 5pm. This is a warm invitation to people of any faith or none. Leaflets for the whole week with daily readings and prayers from different faiths are available. Masks optional. Koha for conflict relief. Inserted by Golden Bay Quakers, contact Helen Kingston ph 525 9596.

CURIOUS about Quakers? Come and check us out. Ph Jude 524 8291. <www.quakers.nz>

THE Kitchen Garden Project at GBCH thanks and appreciates the following businesses and organisations for their ongoing generous support over the last year. We couldn’t do it without you. COGS; Trash Palace; RSC; Sollys.

TĀKAKA Volunteer Fire Brigade thank Trash Palace for your recent donation. Your support is greatly appreciated.

GOLDEN Bay High School is open for public swimming from 27 October. Get your pool key now! Pool key issue meetings will be on Tuesday 18 October 5.30pm, Thursday 20 October 5.30pm and Wednesday 26 October 5.30pm at the Golden Bay High School library. For more information email lisa.sheppard@goldenbayair.co.nz

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

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? Weekly meetings, 1.30pm Monday at the Catholic Hall. All welcome. Ph 0508 425 2666.

FRESH FM needs your help. Are you willing to host a fundraising event to support local radio?

Or help run one? Check out our website freshfm.net.

Rockville Museum

Weekend’ Fun Day!

Kitchen:

/Sausage Rolls/Cake

cater for gluten free

Drinks (Sugar free) and Water.

Halloween

and get some treats

see the new Appliance Room and

the new Pioneer Kitchen.

SHOW DAY - TUES 25 OCTOBER

analysis, reiki master, reflexology. www. goldenbayiridology.com Ph 525 6150, 027 451 9797.

REDWOOD Reider, biodynamic craniosacral therapy. Reset the nervous system, release stress and tension, restore healthy structure and movement. http://redwoodhealth.net, ph 027 359 4522.

Massage

Reiki

Chiropractor

now and place your order 027 758 1138 or online www.

goldenbayflowers.co.nz. Teresa Brough Designer Florist.

FREEVIEW TV, radio, HiFi, WiFi, electronics. Ph 027 246 2432.

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 Roofing, all roofing services. Ph 027 395 0037, email: goldenbayroofing@yahoo.com

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

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?

KRW Contracting. Tiling, Ardex licensed waterproofing applicator, blocklaying and bricklaying. Ph Ken 021 307 019.

No job too big, no job too small.

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

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

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

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 BANDSAW MILLING. Ph Tim 524 8997, 027 714 4232.

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 (Tākaka). Ph Cheryl at Orange Mechanical Ltd 525 9991. TĀKAKA Garden Services, for all your lawn and garden needs. Ph 027 525 8006 or 525 8806.

TRADES AND SERVICES / Mahi a ratonga

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

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

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

ARBORIST, qualified, ph Jack Stevens 021 211 5580.

CARS wanted. Will pick up for free (some conditions apply). Motueka Auto Parts. Ph 03 528 9576.

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

CHIMNEY SWEEP

Query or booking, ph Steve 021 0810 1146.

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

CURTAINS custom made for a luxe floor-to-ceiling finish, velvets, linens, cottons, and more. Imagine designs, in the Z truck stop. Ph Tracey 027 440 0071 for a free measure and quote.

ELEMENTAL Design and Build: New builds, renos, refits, alterations. Environmentally-conscious builders specialising in natural builds. www.elementalbuild.nz, ph 022 087 6396, hello@elementalbuild.nz

FLORIST, local florist for flowers for all occasions, call

TILER. Wayne Robinson Tiling. Tiling new bathrooms, kitchens, etc. Ph 027 576 1620.

TRACKS, curtain. Super important to have good quality tracks for your curtains and sheers. Imagine designs, 96b Commercial St, Tākaka.

WATERWORK.NZ: Design for on-site wastewater and storm water management. Building consents, resource consents and renewal, assessments for subdivision, existing system inspection. Specialist designs for minimal impact sustainable systems such as AES and constructed wetlands. info@ waterwork.nz, ph 524 8222.

WINDOW cleaning. Ph Willem 022 134 1726.

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

GARAGE sale. Labour Weekend Sunday morning, Ligar Bay. Household items, chairs, kitchen items, tennis rackets, baskets, collectables. Ideal for baches and beach houses. Details in next week’s GB Weekly

BLINDS, blind, blinds. Luxaflex® has been adding style and sophistication to New Zealand windows since the 1950’s. Market-leaders in daylight regulation and solar heat control solutions. Call into Imagine designs and view our Luxaflex® blind stand or ph Tracey for a free measure and quote 027 440 0071.

RIFLE, Ruger M77 Mark 2 30-06, stainless, laminate stock, scoped and suppressed sub MOA. Reluctant sale. Ph Hobie 027 413 2444. Firearms license to be sighted.

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

FIREWOOD. Delivering now for next year. Ph Bay Firewood 027 769 6348.

SITUATIONS VACANT / Tūranga wātea

Pakawau Hall Fundraiser

Caregiver wanted

• 2/3 mornings per week

• 9am to 12pm

• Experience not needed

• Please contact me before 12 or after 6pm

• Ph 03 525 8890

Kitchen Assistant (Casual)

Golden Bay Community Health is an integrated health facility that includes a wide range of primary, secondary and community care with 24 aged residential beds, 5 acute beds, maternity, general practice, urgent care, rural nursing and Allied Health.

If you enjoy working with people, are friendly, organised and can stay calm under pressure we would love to hear from you. Training is provided. For a job description and to complete the online application form go to: www.nbph.org.nz/careers

For more information, please contact Sally Howell, Kitchen Manager/Chef on 03 525 0109 or 027 345 0902 or email sally.howell@nbph.org.nz.

Vacancy open until filled.

Please note you must -

1. be eligible to work in NZ (NZ residency or valid NZ work permit)

2. receive a satisfactory police check

3. be fully vaccinated (including a booster) for COVID-19 as per the Health Order to apply for this role

TO GIVE AWAY / Koha

VHS tape recordings of classic TV shows such as Downton Abbey, Wild at Heart, etc. Free. Ph 525 6179.

Registered Health Nurse

Applications open until filled

Drive in position, located in Rockville 4km from Collingwood

Morning and Evening Milkings every second weekend (days negotiable)

Contact Ashley Riley

kriley@outlook

Youth Support Worker

PPT

Te Whare Mahana Community Mental Health

The prospective recruit will:

• Demonstrate

•

relevant

• Utilise

• Have a

• Be computer

The successful candidate

For more information,

Application close: OPEN until filled!

Consent for Police Vetting

Coach & Support Worker

HOURS PER

Bay Community Health

to

CLEANER - 0.7 FTE (28 HOURS PER WEEK)

join our busy Support Services Team. This position will provide an efficient and effective household service for the residents/patients and health practitioners/staff of the facility.

About you: We are looking for a reliable enthusiastic person who can provide a high standard level of cleaning services across different areas of the facility. For further information please contact HR@nbph.org.nz and complete an online application via our website at www.nbph.org.nz.

Vacancy open until filled. Please note you must -

1. be eligible to work in NZ (NZ residency or valid NZ work permit)

2. receive a satisfactory police check

3. be fully vaccinated (including a booster) for COVID-19 as per the Health Order to apply for this role

Mental Health Support Worker

PPT & on call (days and hours negotiable)

Te Whare Mahana Community Mental Health Service (CMHS) is seeking a therapeutic mental health support worker to work on a permanent basis

We are seeking a dynamic support worker to deliver focused based, recovery orientated interventions to service users as part of a multidisciplinary team

This individual should demonstrate excellent communication and problem solving skills, utilise initiative, and have relevant mental health specific experience The successful candidate will maintain a caseload, participate in a mental health crisis on call

Applications

15 McDonald Place, Collingwood

29b Washington Street, Collingwood

Sunday 16th October

15 Arapeta Place, Rototai

52 Matenga Road, Ligar Bay

12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm

12:00pm 12:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm

Ligar Living

If you are lucky, and quick enough, you just might be the one who gets the chance to build here! Sitting right at the back of the subdivision and backing onto rural residential land this 655sqm section has all services up to the boundary and is ready for it's final transformation into your dream property Whether it is your new Golden Bay home or just your holiday bach it offers the perfect spot for you to relax and enjoy your surroundings, with gorgeous views down Matenga Road to the sea, and the golden sands of Ligar Bay Beach

15 McDonald Place, Collingwood || Asking Price $499,000

Deisgned for Families of all Ages and Stages

Overlooking farmland and equidistant between the beach and shops, this 10 yr old family home has a carefully considered 194 sqm floor plan showcasing separation and space for the whole family to enjoy their own private moments The master suite features a walk in robe & bathroom

You Need

75sqm, is spacious, tidy, and spo

Formerly an a parking ample boat Artful la environment an which to enjoy bush clad rang Billy today

adjacent bedroom is currently formal dining, the remaining two bedrooms and study are located beyond the open plan living space which has a stylish kitchen to be envied Positioned for maximum sun this is an exceptional homebase for families of all ages and stages and anyone who values lifestyle and location Must view!

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Every once in a while an opportunity comes along to own something truly special This secret haven high above the inlet in Collingwood is just that The iconic views of Mt Burnett are animated by swooping Kereru and accompanied by raucous Tui The tiered gardens, cloaked in native bush, provide absolute privacy Elegant lighting, 1930's doors and the luster of timber are just some of the special features of this 10 year old home which incorporates passive solar design and thoughtful use of non toxic building products to provide economic and environmental benefits, and create a super warm, dry, and delightful living space For full information contact Billy today

N E W L I S T I N G

Collingwoods Secret Haven

Daniel Bruning

Specialising

COLLINGWOOD TAVERN. 11am-7pm, Sunday-Thursday; 11am-late, Friday

Saturday. Live

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COURTHOUSE CAFÉ , Collingwood. Open Monday and Tuesday, 8am-12pm; Wednesday-Sunday, 8am-3pm. Saturday nights are pizza nights, dine in or takeaway. Ph 524 8194.

DANGEROUS KITCHEN. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-8pm. For bookings and takeaways ph 525 8686.

DE-LISH DELICATESSEN . Sumptuous, delicious food. Lunches, catering, coffee, chocolate, cheeses and epicure items. Weekdays from 6.30am. Ph 525 7111.

OLD SCHOOL CAFÉ. Open 4pm till late Friday and 11am till late Saturday, Sunday.

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

THE MUSSEL INN. Open 7 days from 11am.

TOTOS CAFÉ & PIZZERIA. Now open Sundays, weather permitting, 10.30am-4pm. Ph 03 970 7934. Tōtaranui hill.

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

SACRED

Term 4 Swimming Lessons

For Children aged from 2 years old at the heated

Motupipi Primary School Pool

Group and Private lessons

Spaces are limited and filling up fast so book now by emailing

swim. mohua@gmail.com

LABOUR WEEKEND EVENTS

MOTUPIPI HALL LABOUR WEEKEND BOOK FAIR, Saturday

22 October, 10am - 2pm. Produce, baking, books.

ROCKVILLE MUSEUM OPEN DAY, Sunday 23 October. See advert on page 14 for details.

Pakawau

UPCOMING EVENTS / Mea pakiri haere

TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER

BADMINTON, REC PARK CENTRE, 7-9pm. All welcome. Ph Kerry 525 7007.

WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER

SHARED FAITH GATHERING: As part of the Week of Prayer for World Peace, a shared faith gathering will be held at 5pm in the Catholic church (behind the stone church in Commercial Street, Tākaka). This is a warm invitation to people of any faith or none. Contact Helen Kingston, Golden Bay Quakers, ph 525 9596.

COSTUME HIRE, The Playhouse, Park Ave. Now by appointment only, to book ph Diane 525 8097 (evenings please).

Ō NEKAK Ā PLAYGROUP, all welcome, Wednesdays 10am12.30pm, Onekaka Hall.

THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER

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

LATER EVENTS

AIKIDO CLASSES FOR KIDS. Some spaces available for term four. From seven years and up. Wednesdays 4-5pm. Ph 027 355 2909 for information.

RURAL WOMEN’S DAY

Thursday 20 October

11.30am: Collingwood Tavern

All Golden Bay women are warmly invited to join us for lunch and to hear guest speaker Pam Henson speak about her time teaching in a small Pakistani village near the Chinese border. She has written two books and founded a Trust to help village students attend further education. Lunch is $30, please contact Barbara McKay by Tues 18th: 524 8337, bmnbjmckay@gmail.com

Join us celebrating our lives as women who live rurally. Carolyn McLellan, President Golden Bay Provincial Rural Women NZ

The Mussel Inn Coming Up...

Sat 15th ADAM HATTAWAY AND THE HAUNTERS - excellent alt rock ‘n roll. $10

Thu 20th ACID ON THE MICROPHONE - Guest poet NZ Poetry slam champion DAN GOODWIN. 7.30pm, $5 koha, all welcome.

Sat 22nd CRASH BANDIHOOT - 9-piece New Orleans-style horn band supported by ACOUSTIC SANDPIT. $15

Wed 26th ERIC BOGLE with PETE TICHENER and EMMA LUKER. 8pm, $25 tickets online.

Thu 27th QUIZ, 7.30pm, all welcome.

Sat 29th GRETA O’LEARY & LALDY – alt and contemporary folk. $10 for more details see www.musselinn.co.nz

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Programmes to listen out for:

Healthy Options

Golden Hour

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