The GB Weekly - 28 October 2022

SHORT

The iconic Bay Art exhibition opened hot on the heels of the Young@Art celebration last Friday.

Upcoming young artists and their families intermingled with established artists and appreciators, all enjoying the variety of entries exhibited in the Golden Bay High School hall.

The copious hours contributed by many volunteers, plus a total of $11,000 donated by sponsors and local businesses, helped to make the event happen.

Perhaps the hardest-working person throughout the event’s preparation and production has been arts worker Claire French. Artistically dressed and with bubbly enthusiasm, she took to the mic to acknowledge all helpers as well as those who contributed the 104 Bay Art entries.

Those entries – paintings, 2D and 3D

sculptures and other creations – Claire explained, were curated and arranged by Kathy Reilly and Murray Hedwig, together with Emma Lay and Marg Braggins.

Claire acknowledged the three key people who ran Young@Art – Sarah Thomas, Beryl Hughes and Nerissa Cottle, who together set up the dispaly of the 70+ entries on the stage. She also thanked the art-lovers panel – Amalie Macready, Hahna Read and Elvira van der Waay – who provided feedback to the Young@Art contenders.

Appreciation for those volunteers was endorsed with bouquets created by Earth Gems Flowers and Garden and chocolates from Choco Loco.

Claire also paid tribute to Olie Body and Elvira who ran workshops for youth during school holidays, which increased submissions for Young@Art.

Towards the end of the address Claire singled out Grant Knowles for his longstanding commitment to the GB Arts Council before a making her concluding remark.

“I really couldn’t have done it without Marg Braggins and Kathy Reilly…thank you so much.”

Marg and Kathy who formed the organising committee with Claire, later reciprocated.

“Claire was a really positive force for Bay Art this year. She works really hard to ensure it all goes well – thank goodness, because it’s a big event to plan. And she thinks of little touches that make it special – like decorations, thanking helpers and dressing up for the opening.”

GB Arts Council chair Anna Dean said she and the three judges “were moved to tears” by the calibre of the artworks presented. Among their comments were for Professional Section...

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Co-governance Part 2

In an attempt to simplify and explain co-governance we are publishing a series of articles around its origins – from the Treaty of Waitangi and Treaty settlements through to He Puapua and other policies.

This week we publish the second in the series.

The term co-governance has excited some politicians fearing it was an erosion of the narrow view of New Zealand’s democracy.

Most have been able to accept the Waikato River Authority version, with its 50:50 governance set up by Treaty Settlement legislation, along with substantial funding to help achieve the common objectives for the management of the river.

There were some issues with the multitribal settlement for 14 of Auckland’s volcanic cones. Auckland Council is responsible for managing the maunga under the direction of the Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority, and is a cogovernance entity.

The issues were around the decision to remove some exotic trees and replace those with indigenous/native trees. The Authority brought together 13 Auckland tribes in 2012 – a significant feat in itself – and it would recognise 14 tūpuna maunga. The tree issue went to the Court of Appeal, which said the Authority had not consulted the community properly to replace 345 exotic trees with 13,000 native trees and shrubs.

Another issue related to co-governance settlement is that for what was Te Urewera National Park, which was originally taken from Tūhoe, who had title to it. However, through various mechanisms the Government gained ownership of the land. The shift of control over the land from Tūhoe to an explicitly governmentcontrolled national park forcibly altered their relationship with the land as tangata whenua. Seeking to amend this, the Te Urewera Act 2014 granted the land legal personhood and the area ceased to be a national park. The Act established a cogovernance agreement with the values of conservation and co-operation in mind. The relationship with the Department of Conservation and Tūhoe is developing. The changes have not been welcomed by all; however, visitors must respect Tūhoe values and tikanga.

There are a small number of other co-governance or similar agreements negotiated through Treaty settlements...

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A selection of Bay Art 2022 winners, from left, Sage Taylor, Hesta Macready, Brian Cooper (Supreme Art Award), Jay Pollard, Simone Gibbs, Georgina West, Chris Watson, Rosy Orchard, Genie, Beate Franke. Photo: Ronnie Short.

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JO RICHARDS

Golden Bay’s artisan chocolatiers are savouring the sweet taste of success after scooping several prestigious prizes.

Tākaka-based Choco Loco entered six of their bespoke creations into the biennial New Zealand Chocolate Awards and emerged with three golds and a silver.

The local choc-makers chased off some serious competition. Around 150 NZ-made chocolates from 31 producers spread across the country were judged in Auckland earlier this month.

Choco Loco owners Gay Hamilton and Kath Craw are understandably “very rapt” with their awards. “It’s great to see our name up there,” says Gay.

It’s not the first time their name has been up on the winners podium; since they started crafting hand-made chocolates five years ago, the duo have now entered the competition three times, on each occasion taking home at least one top award.

This year’s successful entries are as characterful as their names suggest: Fruit & Root; Sesame Sweet; Diddly Puds; and Itty Bitty Chrissy Cake.

Each prize-winning piece of confectionery started with an idea which the makers confected into reality using a dollop of expert knowledge, a dash of chocolatier’s instinct and a heap of trial and error.

The idea for Fruit & Root, Kath says, sprouted from the desire to create a “really good vegan chocolate”. The substitution of dairy product with coconut cream in the caramel, however, proved tricky. “It took a lot of shots to get the right consistency.”

Choco Loco’s third chocolatier Alarna Hill devised the titular combination using tamarind and ginger to spice up the caramel before coating it in milk chocolate to create the optimum balance of sweet and sour. The judges agreed, commenting that the product had “amazing flavour” and “a real wow factor”.

Sesame Sweet’s blend of buttery caramel, toasted sesame

biscuit and dark chocolate was judged “Elegant, beautifully assembled”. Kath adds a more graphic description. “It just pops right at the end.”

The other gold-winner Diddly Puds is an artisanal twist on a classic Christmas theme, incorporating apricots soaked in brandy, dark grenache and spices to produce what the judges called “the complete package” exhibiting “great flavour, texture, crunch”.

The second yuletide offering, Itty Bitty Chrissy Cake, just missed out on a top award but judges recognised its potential, noting: “With a little tweaking this product could be quite exceptional.”

The Choco Loco partners believe their latest haul of awards is a vindication of their approach to the craft. “We try to be as ethically sustainable as possible,” says Gay. “We don’t use preservatives and use local ingredients such as citrus and tangelos.”

The business is also strongly connected to its community. “This time we had a tasting committee of 10 and we’ve involved people in the development of flavours,” says Kath. “We’ve had some great feedback. It’s been a lot of fun.”

Looking back to when they began, Gay says they took a leap of faith. “We had no idea how it would work. It’s been an interesting little rollercoaster.”

Kath, who reckons she’s dipped “about half-a-million chocolates over five years”, says she is grateful for all the help and encouragement they have received during that time. “I’ve really appreciated the support through the ups and downs.”

Given the time, effort and expertise that goes into each individual chocolate, the makers could be forgiven for wanting to protect their creations from being devoured by consumers, but it’s the exact opposite, says Gay. “I love seeing people eat them.”

Golden girls: Choco Loco’s winning chocolatiers, from left, Gay Hamilton, Alarna Hill and Kath Craw.

Photo: Anita Peters.

LETTERS

Masking intentions

To the fully-masked grandparents and parents pushing the young child in the pram on the empty Milnthorpe Beach the other Monday: please disregard the comments made by Bruce Dooley (GBW, 21/10), and keep on doing what you are comfortable doing. No one knows whether you or your young charge are immunocompromised, or any other personal circumstances. I will happily mask-up in solidarity.

Tragedy of the commons

Jon Pawley

Regarding “Black mark for whitebaiters” (GBW, 21/10), note an old ditty:

The law doth punish man or woman who steals the goose from off the common

But lets the greater felon loose

Who would steal the common from off the goose

Here we have the tragedy of the commons. Traditionally every family deserves a seasonal feed of whitebait, tragically these are now endangered species.

Greed rules, while DOC blathers about more research, and our native fish disappear. DOC also has the obligation under new rules to set aside breeding grounds free from whitebaiting (perhaps for research?) which they have failed miserably to do anywhere in Golden Bay.

Meanwhile our precious biodiversity is lost.

Highway not in a sorry state

Heather Wallace

Jo Richards wrote about the “Sorry state of SH60” in last week’s paper (GBW, 21/10).

To be sure I’ve travelled Richmond to Collingwood a number of times in the last fortnight.

Much of SH60 is being resealed between Richmond and Collingwood with patches being also sealed and repaired on Tākaka Hill.

Yes, there’s more to be done, and Birds Hill does require attention, however the wait at the lights is relatively short and there’s still access. Unlike the situation for those living in the Rai Valley which, to be sure, has suddenly gained greater priority for WKNZTA system than Birds Hill, so be patient a while longer and consider the enormous progress that has been made on restoring the Tākaka Hill to its current two-lane access.

Compliments/complaints/suggestions may become the order of our day rather than merely registering dissatisfaction all round.

Unethical shaming

Genie Em

In response to last week’s letter from Bruce Dooley (GBW, 21/10), I find it totally unacceptable that someone would feel justified in commenting, in a local paper, trying to shame/guilt a family, whose situation they know nothing about.

It’s also worth noting that a Registered Health Practitioner should not be professionally comfortable, ethically, with this kind of behaviour in a public forum.

Aaron Marshall, NZRPT

Venue for GB Community Board meetings

As advertised TDC has made the decision to move the Golden Bay Community Board meetings back to the Tākaka Service Centre.

During the pandemic and its associated lockdowns the council invested in technology giving a greater number of people the opportunity to take part in the community board meetings, albeit remotely. The installation of the technology was limited to buildings the council owns or has full control over.

The recent repeal of the majority of the pandemic conditions and regulations allowed the council to review the current community board meeting arrangements. It has become clear that the increased use of technology has improved access to the meetings, enabled a greater transparency and provided a sustainable and cost-effective means of people from throughout the region attending and informing the meeting.

It is not that the fire station is no longer available, it is the fact that holding meetings in the Tākaka Service Centre is the most transparent, effective and economic means of doing so.

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THE ROAD TO CO-GOVERNANCE

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These include Te Waihora Co-Governance Agreement (Lake Ellesmere, Canterbury); Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Strategy Group; Ngā Poutiriao o Mauao (Tauranga); Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust (Waikato); Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board; and Parakai Recreation Reserve Board.

Of these, the Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Strategy Group probably covers the largest area of the Rotorua Lakes and their catchments. This is a joint committee of the councils involved, with equal council and iwi members as a part of the Treaty settlement. It is longstanding and has worked well.

Settlements of historical Treaty of Waitangi claims from where these arrangements have originated are now coming to a conclusion and cannot be revisited. Many of these settlements also include funding that helps to implement them, often providing a boost to local economies. Iwi members elected or appointed to the co-governance bodies come from the wider iwi population, and in many cases from groups of iwi, such as in the Auckland maunga case.

Next time we will look at other co-governance arrangements that have been proposed, and where these arrangements might have been used. This includes the issue of Māori claims to fresh water and their rangatiratanga over “their” water.

NATURE DIARY

Giant kōkopu can grow up to 50 centimetres in length.

SUBMITTED BY CYNTHIA McCONVILLE

The term “whitebait” was a term that was used in Britain and brought here by the early settlers. They used it to describe the little fish they found in such abundance in our rivers and streams. Journals of early immigrants referred to shoals of whitebait swimming upstream, darkening the water. There were reports of cartloads being caught and the excess being used as garden manure or poultry feed.

But what are whitebait? Whitebait are the juvenile form of five species of our native fish family Galaxiidae. The most common is inanga. Inanga comprise 90 per cent of the whitebait catch in Golden Bay. The other species also present in the run are banded kōkopu, giant kōkopu, kōaro and shortjaw kōkopu.

The whitebait season is coming to a close in Golden Bay but are we aware that whitebait are in decline, that every year there are fewer whitebait in our streams and rivers? What are the actions we can take to preserve this traditional fishery?

Whitebaiters can complete the Department of Conservation survey at https://bit.ly/3VxpZjp to help gather baseline data on whitebait. You can keep your whitebait catch small and take only what you need. Inanga cannot climb. If you see fish climbing the side of the whitebait bucket, return them to the water and help the chances of survival for the other four species.

Become involved in a community project to fence and plant local streams. The river restoration project and wetland reconstruction on the Reilly farm at Motupipi (GBW 14/10) is a wonderful example of how we can give our whitebait a hand by creating and protecting habitat.

DOWN TO EARTH: Spring planting

SOL MORGAN

Labour Weekend marks the time that sensitive summer crops can be planted to avoid the chance of frost damage. Being too flippant, however, can lead to unhappy plants. Here are some tips to ensure crops thrive.

Planning: Having a good map/plan of what you want to plant, where, and in what combination is invaluable in managing the amount of work necessary now. A plan also determines the number of seedlings of various crops you can actually fit into the space available. Suss out spacings required to be sure. Timing: The sowing and planting guide below is there to help with best timing in terms of the moon and other celestial spheres (planets). Planting is best on a descending phase. However, sometimes the weather, your availability or state of the seedlings determines the right time to plant. Just before a light rain or evening time are ideal for planting. Seedlings that get stressed in their pots are often not worth planting. This is definitely the case with the Brassica family, which bolts under stress. It is best also to acclimatise seedlings outside before transplanting.

Combinations: My experience is that a diversity of crops and other support plants like herbs and flowers is the best approach. Around main crops, in gaps or on edges, flowers like alyssum, calendula, marigolds, zinnia, candytuft and even weeds like speedwell and henbit provide valuable nectar for beneficial insects. Herbs like coriander, chives and marjoram also add diversity and support crops in various ways. While main crops like zucchinis are

small, why not plant fast-growing catch crops such as lettuces in the spaces. Before the main crop has matured, the catch crop is harvested. Extra nutrition may be necessary. Stacking is another technique whereby you create vertical space by erecting temporary fence netting, 665 mesh or bamboo poles for tall-growing or climbing crops to grow up, leaving more room underneath for other plants, especially those preferring more shade, like rocket and coriander.

Care: Sensitive crops such as capsicums and eggplants grow much better early on if they are under cloches. Black weed mat may also be employed to add extra heat, improving fruit production. Best put irrigation underneath

the mat prior to planting. Water plants in the morning rather than the evening to avoid potential disease eruptions. Supplementary feeding can be achieved with your own liquid fertilisers, urine, cow manure, seaweed and comfrey juice. Maintaining good airflow helps avoid pest infestations (eg, aphids). Homemade or bought organic sprays can limit their proliferation, but they are indicating that something is not quite right (often water stress).

Taking time to observe your garden from the soil up, tuning into each plant, will help you stay on top of things. All the best with spring planting, and with good care your crops will flourish.

SOL’S GARDEN JOBS FOR NOVEMBER

Vegetable care

Plant kūmara into fertile raised beds.

Keep sowing/planting salads, roots etc for continuous supply.

Deter soil pests like cutworms with light tilling, or add

Nemestar biocontrol.

Keep weeding and seek out vegetable bugs, slugs and snails.

Feed to chickens or ducks.

Spray Bt on summer Brassicas.

Stake and tie broad beans. Tip to encourage fruiting.

Keep mounding potatoes and yams, or mulch. Cover potatoes with insect cloth vs psyllids.

Sow summer green crops into vacant beds.

Feed asparagus with compost and mulch. Stake fronds.

Spray pest infestations (eg, young vegetable bugs) with garlic and pyrethrum or chilli oil spray.

Hothouse: Keep propagating. Add shadecloth as it gets hotter. Remove bottom leaves on tomatoes and cucumbers and train up. Keep ventilated and watered.

For transplanting: All seeds 3 and 15 November. Leeks, spring onions and leafy greens (celery, spinach, spinach beet, silverbeet, lettuce, endive, cabbages, kale, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts) (also 24-25 Nov). Flowers, eg sunflowers(13 and 23 Nov).

Sow direct: All seeds 3 and 15 November. Salads, spring onions (24-25 Nov). Corn, zucchini, pumpkin/squash and cucumbers, French and climbing beans and peas (16-18 Nov). Carrots, beetroot, radish, parsnip (19-21 Nov). Flowers eg calendula(13 and 23 Nov).

Plant: Best 10 - 23 November. Salad greens, spinach, cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, eggplants, zucchini, pumpkins, yams, kūmara and main potatoes. Flowers eg, cornflowers. Rhubarb.

Herb care

Harvest for drying, eg marjoram.

Plant herbs into well-weeded beds. Combine with vegetables and fruits.

Direct-sow herbs like basil and coriander.

Fruit care

Plant subtropicals, eg avocados.

Harvest citrus; prune and mulch all subtropicals.

Water young trees if dry.

Divide and plant comfrey root around the borders or fruittree drip lines.

Prune grapes back to five leaves after fruit bunches.

Spray citrus with neem oil for insect pests, copper oxychloride vs scab.

Spray garlic and pyrethrum and/or neem oil on apples, feijoas etc vs bronze beetle and woolly apple aphid.

Get trichodowels for silverleaf fungus and trichoderma powder vs phytophthora.

General garden care

Lime/dolomite lawn and mulch-mow.

Make and turn lots of compost.

Deadhead perennial flowers.

Prune perennials and shrubs after flowering, eg camellia.

Collect rainwater for drier periods. Check irrigation system.

Part of a garden prepared and partially planted, waiting on tomatoes in bed number two. Beds are planted with with garlic and other herbs alongside vegetable companions. Photo: Sol Morgan.

since back in the day

2010: Golden Bay tree planting begins

With

support, we’re regenerating native

in our beautiful backyard.

We kick off our team regeneration efforts in 2010 by planting rimu ‘Round the Mountain’ in Milnthorpe Park. Since then, we’ve planted more than 15,000 native trees around Mohua Golden Bay, from Motupipu Sand Spit and Payne’s Ford to Mangarākau Swamp, Wharariki Stream and Farewell Spit.

2014: Our own local carbon forest

We purchase a 10.6 hectare block of regenerating indigenous forest in the  Bainham Valley, just 15 minutes from our solar-panelled warehouse. This land is government-registered and protected as a permanent forest sink and contributes to our carbon offsetting.

2017: HealthPost Nature Trust is born

With a vision to create an ecosanctuary for native species to thrive, we work to regenerate nature at Wharariki-Farewell Spit - planting thousands of trees over and above our carbon offsetting.

2020: Zero Carbon certified with Ekos We become officially Zero Carbon certified business operations with Ekos who develop new best practice methodology for measuring emissions on our parcel deliveries.

2022: Kahiwi Carbon Forest

Connecting with our neighbouring land in the Marlborough Sounds,  we begin investing in the Kahiwi Carbon Farm – a premium indigenous forest project on Arapaoa Island with strong benefits for biodiversity.

What’s next: Blue Carbon for climate action

Onetahua Farewell Spit has an estimated 25% of the total seagrass meadows in Aotearoa, so we’re supporting the Tasman Environmental Trust to explore this area’s carbon storage potential.

We are super excited to have our Colour Centre extension 99% complete. We now offer you a destination store for all of your paint and colour needs. Flooded with natural light makes for a very pleasant shopping experience.

The final part of the new counter is soon to be installed. So we are celebrating with a day of specials in store on the 2nd November. We will have spot prizes, treats etc throughout the day plus some in-store specials all under $5.

Call in and say hi. Plus don’t forget we offer free in-home colour consults to help you choose that right colour for your home. Dulux rep will be in store.

ITM

WE’LL SEE YOU RIGHT

colour store

healthpost.co.nz

Bay Art opening

Bay Art and Young@Art

Opening night at Bay

...winner Hesta Macready: “A depiction or rendering of a commonly employed topic...the craftmanship outstanding.” And on Supreme Award winner Brian Cooper’s Zombie Hunter exhibit: “Funny, sinister and topical…we absolutely loved it.”

Art is open 10am-4pm daily until Sunday 30 October. Gold coin or koha entry. The announcement of the People’s Choice Award and closing ceremony is at 4pm on Sunday

October.

is welcome.

Winners: Simone Gibbs – 1st place, Youth Section, 2D miniature; Anita Peters – 1st, 3D miniature; Jay Pollard – 3D; Fiona Whiting – Digital; Sage Taylor – Fibre; Georgina West –2D; Fiona Weeting-Whip –Photography; Hesta Macready – Winner Professional Section; Brian Cooper – Supreme Award. Highly Commended: Rosy Orchard; Jeanie; Kathy Reilly; Beate Franke; Sara Macready; Pat Baker; Chris Watson; Fiona Weeting-Whip.

Claire would also like to thank TDC, Creative Communities, Project Mohua, Matuku Funerals (who sponsored the Professional Section this year in memory of Judith Hoch), NBS, Trash Palace, HealthPost, Mussel Inn, GB Community Board, Pohutukawa Gallery, MONZA, Sollys Freight, Farewell Spit Tours, FreshChoice, Zentec Computing Solutions, ITM Tākaka, Art Vault, GB Promotion Assn, De-Lish for the platters, The Dangerous Kitchen for pizzas, ULC, the Wholemeal, Hi Tākaka, Living Light Candles, Choco Loco, Impressions, NSN, Hammer Hardware, Paper Scissors Rock, Fay from Earth Gems, Aroha Health Spa, Waitapu Springs, The Youth Habitat youth workers, GBWCT and The GB Weekly

2022.

Ronnie Short.

GB Arts Council worker Claire French. Photo: Jo Richards.

Planning for unexpected outages

The significant flooding we recently experienced was a harsh reminder that unpredictable weather can cause unexpected power and communication outages.

With a little planning, you can prepare for unplanned outages caused by natural disasters like floods or earthquakes. Here are some useful things you might want to have in your emergency kit to help manage an unexpected outage:

z A torch for each member of your household and extra batteries.

z A battery operated radio.

z A fully charged battery bank to keep your mobile phone going until the power comes back on.

z A supply of water that isn’t dependent on an electric pump.

z

A safe means of cooking that doesn’t rely on electricity eg a BBQ or gas cooker.

If a member of your household is medically dependent on electricity, you should also have:

z An established network of people you can call on for help and their contact details.

z Knowledge of your medical equipment:

» Does it have an audible “no power” alarm that will alert you to a power failure?

» Does it have battery back-up or a standby source of power and for how long?

» Do you know how to use the backup or standby equipment and are you confident that you could operate the equipment in an emergency?

If you have an electric garage door, security gates or electronic locks, make sure you are familiar with how these can be operated manually. Have a practice run with the power switched off and keep written instructions handy for everyone in your household.

If you have to leave your house during a power outage, it is important to turn off machines or appliances that you don’t want to unexpectedly start-up when the power is restored.

As an essential service, Network Tasman is committed to ensuring our network is as resilient as possible to natural disasters. We are prepared to respond and restore power to our communities as quickly as possible should a natural disaster damage our electricity network.

Remember that the power can be restored at any time after any unexpected outage, so treat all lines, electrical installations and wiring as live.

Visit: www.getready.govt.nz/prepared for more information about how to prepare for an emergency.

To report a power outage, damage to the power network, or a public safety issue on the network phone 0800 508 100

Kia ora koutou e te whānau

• 6 October: Police called to assist male from Christchurch who had fallen out of his kayak at Tata Beach. Male managed to self rescue prior to marine SAR assets being deployed.

• 9 October: A 27-year-old local male was charged with driving whilst disqualified – third and subsequent. He appears in court 7 November.

• 9 October: A 69-year-old local male fell asleep at the wheel, crashing on the Tākaka Hill. Thankfully nobody was seriously injured.

• 12 October: Two local youths (16 and 17) have been referred to youth aid following disorder and threatening behaviour at the Pōhara campground. Police organised for their parents to uplift them which I’m sure was pretty sobering for them.

• 14 October: A 22-year-old local male was trespassed from Roots Bar for two years after behaving badly.

• 16 October: A 23-year-old local male was charged with careless driving after losing control on SH60 near Hamama in the early hours of the morning. Conveniently his car jettisoned its number plate before he departed the scene!

• Two drivers are $150 poorer after ignoring the Tākaka Hill road closure signage and choosing to drive through. This is idiotic and puts the road workers at great risk. Police still waiting on one of the drivers to come and uplift his car battery which we took to stop further silliness. Looking forward to a chat.

• 21 October: Two 19-year-old teenagers from Tasman were airlifted by rescue helicopter from Turamawiwi with serious injuries after riding their quad bike off a three-metre sand dune cliff that they had failed to see in the middle of the night. Both were subsequently flown to Christchurch for further treatment, one with facial injuries and one with a broken back and punctured lung.

• For some time Police and locals have been emploring these motorbike enthusiasts to change their behaviours and not mix alcohol with off-road motorcycling so as to lessen the frequency of such horrific injuries and the inevitable fatalities which I truly believe are just a matter of time. It is clear that this has fallen on deaf ears and the numbers are increasing, the alcohol is still flowing and the helicopters are still flying.

• The day after the crash mentioned above we executed Operation Turamawiwi. Over the holiday weekend Police led a long-planned, two-day, joint operation with MPI and DOC; targeting drink driving, fishery violations and dogs/quad bikes unlawfully in the National Park. Education/prevention was a big part of this deployment.

Eight staff were deployed utilising 4WDs and ATVs to access this remote beach area on the west coast of Golden Bay.

I’d love to say that everybody was doing the right thing after seeing their buddies get injured the night before but this was not the case. Police processed three individuals (two local, one Nelsonian) for excess breath alcohol between midnight and 4am despite us having been amongst the motorcyclists all day spreading the word and attempting to educate.

Tickets were issued for no helmets, no seatbelts and other road safety infringements. A number of whitebaiting offences were dealt with as well as undersized paua returned to the sea.

All in all it was a successful operation with over 200 persons spoken to. About 100 motorcyclists, all but one (yes, I know who you are!) breath tested, often more than once. Hopefully they get the message and start moderating their behaviours and demanding that their peers do the same. We will be back.

If you have any suggestions about how else we, as a community, can tackle this issue I am keen to hear them. Drop us a line or pop in at the Takaka Police Station. One such suggestion is to ask council to designate the area a liquor-free zone.

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Quilters flood hall with colour

For three days over Labour Weekend the Golden Bay Patchwork and Quilters Guild flooded Collingwood Memorial Hall with their kaleidoscopic creations.

Stepping into the airy exhibition space on Sunday morning was to be dazzled by the colour, beauty and sheer size of the quilts displayed around the hall. The variety of palettes, patterns and shapes, was admired by a steady stream of visitors who invariably took in the big picture before taking a closer look at the intricate stitching required to create these works of art.

While they were admiring the expert handiwork, the same visitors had the opportunity to acquire one of the exhibits –simply by purchasing a $2 raffle ticket. The winner was promised a very special piece of patchwork. Titled “Woodsmoke”, the kingsized quilt was stitched together over a series of workshops by the craftswomen of the Guild. “Cutting out takes a long time,” explained vice-chair Jenny Treloar. “Then we had to put it all

The lucky ticket holder won’t be the only winner; all proceeds from the raffle are being donated to Mohua MenzShed.

Complementing the collection of quilts, other craftwork items on display ranged from hand-made trugs to pieces of intricate embroidery.

The event also attracted quilting suppliers from Westport and Nelson, as well as a sewing machine repair specialist from Motueka who had brought a selection of appliances including a hand-powered antique 1898 Singer and a state-of-the-art electronic Pfaff gizmo.

However, regardless of how they may have been stitched together, the traditional patchworks proved to be the main attraction over the three-day exhibition.

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Jenny Treloar with the raffle prize “Woodsmoke”.

Photos: Jo Richards.

A visitor admires “Stars” by Collingwood quilter Bridget Miller. together.”

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‘Palliative care’ is the provision of specialist care for people of all ages facing a life-limiting condition supporting them, their whānau and carers, through illness, death, and bereavement. Palliative care is provided wherever the person is, whether that is in the home, in aged residential care, in hospital or in hospice inpatient care.

Palliative care in Golden Bay is provided via a professional collaboration between Golden Bay Community Health and Nelson Tasman Hospice that ensures patients living in Golden Bay receive the best care possible.

The team at Golden Bay Community Health are the lead provider, providing experienced care co-ordination for patients coping with life-limiting illness. Nelson Tasman Hospice’s level of involvement is based on the needs of the patient and their family, we are often involved right from diagnosis. The Nelson Tasman Hospice team works collaboratively with the Golden Bay Community Health team (District Nurses, In-patient nurses, and GPs) and their patients providing clinical oversight, direct specialist care and professional development.

The clinical oversight includes weekly zoom meetings with Senior Medical Officer Dr Juliet Fleming or Medical Director and Palliative Medicine Consultant Dr Jodie Battley where they provide specialist clinical oversight for palliative care patients in Golden Bay. Dr Juliet travels to Golden Bay monthly where she meets with patients alongside the Golden Bay Community Health District Nurses and the in-patient team at GBCH. The District Nurses, in-patient nurses and GPs at Golden Bay Community Health have 24/7 specialist support provided by Nelson Tasman Hospice via phone or video consultation. In addition, one of our Nurse Educators is regularly in Golden Bay working with the District Nurses, the nurses in the Aged Care Facility and patients to upskill and support the team in providing excellent palliative care.

Golden Bay patients can also access our Specialist Palliative Care Unit at the Hospice in Nelson when required. Family/ whānau can access our onsite accommodation unit Kowhai House, which is situated on-site and available to whānau/ families who have travelled to support a loved one admitted to the inpatient unit.

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Bensemann reflects; “In the last 12 months we have had a number of complex patients that we were caring for. Dr Juliet had been involved in their care throughout and due to complexity, the decision was made to move them to the Specialist Palliative Care Unit at Nelson Tasman Hospice.

Because the patient and their whānau already knew Dr Juliet, it was a seamless transition for them and the feedback from the care and support was amazing. As someone from Golden Bay it means everything to me that we, with the clinical specialist oversight and services of Nelson Tasman Hospice, can care for our Golden Bay community, and often means that they can die in their homes, where they want to be.”

Nelson Tasman Hospice also provides education and professional development, including monthly breakfast sessions provided by the experienced Nurse Educators from the Nelson Tasman Hospice Education Team as well as bi-annual Palliative Care for Rural District Nurses Workshops which brings together all rural District Nurses and provides an opportunity to explore challenges of palliative care in rural context.

Another service that is provided is the use of specialist equipment for people to use in their homes. This includes equipment such as specialist beds, syringe drivers and MultiC-Air Chair pressure cushions.

All these services are provided to the community free of charge; however, it does cost to provide them. At present we receive 52% of our annual operating costs from Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand, Nelson Marlborough; the remaining 48% must be fundraised every year. We could not continue providing these services without the generosity of our community, without support from businesses, grants and vitally, our Hospice Shops. 100% of Hospice fundraising in Nelson Tasman supports hospice services in our community and stays in Nelson Tasman.

A Special Workshop with Robert Simmons

Author of The Book of Stones, The Alchemy of Stones & the upcoming Book of Moldavite

Transcendence, Transformation and Ascension are the states of awareness we will aim for at this event, with the help of the stones and the support of one another. Transcen dence takes place when something occurs that causes one to take a quantum leap into a new consciousness, a new world view. Transformation is what happens to our whole way of living as a result of the new transcendent awareness. Ascension is the stage in which one’s new center of selfhood rises, deepens, expands, and unites with the Divine spark. Ascension is a true revolution of consciousness, and with it comes joy, healing, love, and the manifestation of our true potential.

We will aim for transcendence of the old materialistic world view through direct experiences of many different stones. We will open the central channel of our energy systems with the currents of Tibetan Tektites. We will activate our awakened hearts with the loving vibrations of Rosophia and Danburite. We will open ourselves to the inner Light with the aid of Azeztulite and Moldavite. And we will engage with the energies of many powerful stones in a variety of healing and awakening processes. In doing this, we can experience a transformation of our relationship to the stones, the world and one another. The result of this is what I have called Vibrational Ascension, in which we experi ence reality from the heart-based perspective of the Deep Self.

This will be very much a hands-on Intensive Workshop. Each participant will receive a Stone Bag to work with during the event. This kit will include over thirty different stones to be used during the four days. (Those who wish to keep their Stone Bags after the Intensive will be able to purchase them at a deeply discounted price.) We’ll also be setting up a large display of special crystals, gemstone and jewellery pieces, for show and sale. In addition, in the spirit of generosity, all participants will receive several valuable crystal gifts, courtesy of Heaven and Earth Crystals Ltd.

8:30 am and ending after lunch on Mon. Dec. 5th. Optional Yoga session: Each morning with Charlotte from 9:00 to 9:45. Dec. 2 - 4: Morning session from 10:00 to 1:00. Lunch Break 1:00 to 3:30. Afternoon session from 3:30 to 6:30. Dec. 5: Final session 10:00 to 2:00. Lunch 2:00.

Dr Juliet Fleming with some of the Golden Bay Community Health Team

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Masters serves up football festival

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JO RICHARDS

Tākaka served up a festival of football at the Rec Park over Labour Weekend.

The 2022 Golden Bay Association Football Club Mussel Inn Masters attracted half-a-dozen entries including five teams from the Nelson Bays region plus one squad that had travelled all the way up from Christchurch.

The first of Saturday’s eight fixtures kicked off at 9am and saw Golden Bay’s Masters in action against FC Nelson – a contest the home side won 3-0 to get them off to a flying start. The footie action continued virtually non-stop throughout the day with each team playing three 50-minute matches.

Around lunchtime, having already played and lost two of their matches, the Christchurch High School Old Boys squad remained in high spirits. “Our aim was to score a goal; we’ve done that, so we have nothing left to prove,” said Darrin Mitchell, adding that the trip wasn’t just about the football. “There’s no place better to come for a long weekend this time of year.”

Like Darrin, many masters players are approaching middle age – the lower age limit for this tournament was 40 – but their maturity and experience ensures some quality football. Tired legs and injuries, however, can take their toll on older frames and there were a few casualties before the end of the day.

Rested and refreshed the teams returned to the pitch on Sunday morning to complete the round-robin schedule, with each side playing a further two matches. When the final whistle signalled the conclusion of the tournament, the points tally showed Tahuna and Locomotive tied for top spot with Golden Bay runners up, followed by FC Nelson, Richmond and HSOB.

GBAFC president Phil Smith, who organised the tournament and played in goal for the home side, was delighted by his team’s performance. “Everyone in the GB Masters team played magnificently and our great coach Richard Price gave us the tactics and pep talks… winning two, drawing two and losing one, we had a great time. Our last game against FC Locomotive was probably the best game of the tournament with a 2-2 draw – at half time we were down 2-0.”

He was equally pleased with the way the event had turned out. “For GBAFC this event was a huge success with loads of fun had by all those who came.”

And he expressed the club’s gratitude to everyone who had helped to make the tournament a success. “We’d especially

GBAFC president Phil Smith keeps goal for the home side in last weekend’s masters tournament.

Photos: Jo Richards.

Chris von Roy on the attack against Richmond.

Christchurch High School Old Boys relax in between matches.

Fun Day Sunday at Rockville Museum

Festival of sensory delights

Rockville Museum’s Fun Day Sunday lived up to its billing at Labour Weekend.

In the “spooky” Pioneer Kitchen, event organiser Di-ana Win got into the Halloween spirit sporting her witch’s hat while serving up sausage rolls, scones and a selection of drinks.

Outside in the dazzling sunshine, the bouncy slide proved to be the kids’ favourite, with the vintage tractors lined up on the lawn coming a close second. One young tractor fan, threeand-half-year-old Leo Batten, seemed particularly taken with an antiquated David Brown 850, aka “The Pink Panther”, and was determined to get to grips with the large steering wheel despite having to stretch his arms to the max.

For those who preferred something a bit less stretching, a picnic on the grass was the order of the day.

Back inside, visitors continued to discover the hidden haunts and unexpected treasures that lurk in the rooms and corners of Rockville’s labyrinthine museum.

Buyers seek bargains at market

Spring has sprung, and the Sustainable Living Centre (SLC) invites community members to an afternoon and evening festival of sensory delights. These encompass taste, touch, sight, smell, and most importantly, sound.

The new festival will take place on the SLC grounds on Saturday 5 November from midday till 8pm.

“The festival draws inspiration from Beltane, an ancient Celtic festival,” says organiser and SLC community engagement manager, Martine Baanvinger. In Celtic tradition, Beltane (Irish: Lá Bealtaine; Scottish Gaelic: Latha Bealltainn; Manx Gaelic: Laa Boaltinn/Boaldyn; Welsh: Calan Mai) is the peak of spring, and a celebration of fertility and new beginnings.

Festivalgoers are invited to dress up and enter the Best Dressed Spring Competition – the meaning of which is open to interpretation by entrants.

What should you expect on the day? Firstly, visitors will arrive to the grand sight of a maypole and spring decorations. There will be maypole dancing to troubadour-style music – with pole dance “calling” instruction provided by Celtic expert Kevin Durkan. There also will be roving musicians and entertainers.

“There is not a set format to the day,” says Martine, “it will be flowing and organic like the gardens.”

The acoustic and visual line-up includes the band String Merrimen, local musicians, a roaming story-teller, town crier and traditional “mummers plays”. These are short verse sketches performed at Christmas and other festivals, and taken round pubs and private houses in return for cash and refreshments. The plays will be written and performed by a local troupe, with “participants invited to join on the fly as they would like.”

Crafts and games will be set up for all ages, with hot competition expected in the iconic games such as tug-of-war, nail in a bottle, Koekhappen (eating cake off a suspended string), stilt-walking and sack races. The craft area will be setup for Mayflower crown creation and the printing of plant and flower patterns on cards.

Expect locally sourced seasonal food offerings, with the café open for lunch and Wild Wheat pesto pizza available in the evening.

Martine tells The GB Weekly that the Spring Festival will be incorporated into the regular calendar of events at SLC. “SLC is playing a part in holding that space on a seasonal basis. Winter and summer events are still pending.

“For me it’s all about community connection and creating awareness about what each season brings. Celebrating the land, honouring the season where we are at in the year.”

See you there.

Pakawau Hall hosted a garage sale flea market over Labour Weekend.

On Saturday and Sunday buyers and sellers arrived early to set out their stalls and snap up bargains.

Just outside the hall Kayla and Claire Rose had set up a small petting zoo populated by friendly hens and rabbits, plus the family goat Billy the Kid.

Inside the hall rows of long tables displayed everything from clothes and crockery to books and reading lamps – and even

original works by local artists.

With cash and collectibles constantly changing hands the saying “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure” was never more appropriate.

Market organiserJules Kelsall said she was pleased with the “good turnout” and noted “the food was going well”.

She explained that while it took a lot of effort to organise the fair, it “all comes together” and she plans to establish the Labour Weekend market on Golden Bay’s events calendar.

“I want to make it an annual thing.”

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Leo Batten gets to grips with the Pink Panther at Rockville Museum’s Fun Day. Photo: Jo Richards.

Di-ana Win gets into the spirit in the spooky kitchen. Photo: Jo Richards.

Kayla and Claire rose at their petting zoo. Photo: Jo Richards.

Browsing the goods at the market. Photo: Jo Richards

Festivalgoers will be able to dance around the maypole.

Celebrating Rural Women’s Day

JOYCE WYLLIE

Golden Bay was part of International Rural Women’s day again this year, with a lunch gathering at Collingwood Tavern. Guest speaker Pam Henson shared with listeners her experiences in Shimshal, a remote village in the mountains of Northern Pakistan near the Chinese border.

Pam’s connection with Shimshal began in 2000 when, after years teaching with the Correspondence School, she accepted an offer to live in the isolated Muslim village as a volunteer teacher. Thirteen hundred people live in the wider Shimshal area, a cold desert 3000 metres above sea level in the Karakoram Mountains, cut off from the rest of the region by a long deep, dangerous gorge.

Pam and her friend walked for three days from the road end. They met the challenge of adjusting to life in freezing cold, with no running water, cracked hands and continual snotty noses. With no vegetation, the landscape was bare, and snow-covered peaks surrounded their temporary home. Cooking was done over a fire; meals were made up from two basic foods, potato and flour. Men spoke English but women did not. Communication wasn’t easy, but despite difficulties, Pam loved her stay in the village and enjoyed the children who “were avid and grateful students”.

From March the weather warmed and Pam loved watching “the awakening of the landscape after winter”. The women wore new brightly coloured clothes, and blades of grass grew, brightly coloured birds flew in, roses bloomed and crops were planted. Wheat, barley, peas and potatoes grow only because of irrigation from small streams, which also provide hydroelectricity during summer. With no fences, and vital crops requiring protection, animals need to be moved away. So the older and young women and small children take the sheep, goats and dzos (a cross between yak and cow) to high summer pastures, a three-day walk away. School-age children and families stay in the village. The five-month stay in “pamir” camps on the high mountain pastures mean living in basic communal camps with smoky, yak dung fires. The women make cheese and butter from the milk and enjoy the wildflower meadows and freedom from routine demands. Men often join foreign climbing teams over summer to boost the family income.

Since her first visit, Pam has returned to Shimshal many times to visit, reconnect and work in the schools again. Over these years, the road to the village has been pushed through along the steep scree slopes of the gorge. The drive is dangerous, with

From left, Ngaire Sharpe, president of Nelson Federation of Women’s Institute; Liz Thomas, Shimshal trustee; Pam Hoyte, Nelson WI; Pam Henson, speaker and Shimshal trustee.

drop-offs into the river, but it has made a huge difference for the villagers enabling more contact with relatives and access to supplies. Village economy is changing from subsistence to markets, as produce like potatoes can be sold, clothing can be bought instead of homespun, guest houses built and tourists arriving.

With other partners, Pam set up The Shimshal Trust to support scholarships for teachers and students to further their education. Profits from two books Pam has written, cards and other fundraising continue to support the work of the trust. One Trust aim is to promote awareness in NZ of Pakistan and its culture.

Rural women in our corner of the world have learned and understand more about rural women in far away Shimshal village. Proceeds from raffles and donations have gone from our rural community to support theirs.

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Golden Bay Rural Women gathered at Collingwood Tavern to celebrate International Rural Women’s Day. Photos: Joyce Wyllie.

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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

The 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 Motivated vendor, must view! For full information call Billy today

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Pohara Sunsets and Seclusion

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

TRIALS bike, 2010 Beta Evo 290. $3700 ono. Ph 021 0243 5822.

LAWNMOWER, in excellent condition, petrol, Honda, easy start

EATING OUT / Kai wahi kē

ANATOKI SALMON fishing and café. Catch your own lunch or order from the menu. Open every day from 9am-5pm. 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 CAFÉ, Collingwood. Open 7 days, 8am-3pm. Saturday nights are pizza nights, 5-7.30pm, 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.

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

OCTOBER HOURS

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CHURCH SERVICES ON SUNDAYS

GOLDEN Bay Anglican Church warmly invites you to join them on Sunday, 10am at Tākaka or 4.45pm at Collingwood (starting with a cuppa). Fellowship gatherings (fellowship, songs, prayer and bible study) held fortnightly - 9 and 23 October; traditional services (with a speaker) held on alternate fortnights – 2, 16 and 30 October.

SACRED Heart Catholic faith community celebrate Mass at 5pm Sundays. Masks preferred. NO service at St Andrews.

model. $250. Ph 525 9298.

BLINDS, blind, blinds. Luxaflex® has been adding style and sophistication to New Zealand windows since the 1950’s.

PROPERTY WANTED / Rawa hiahia

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.

MATURE single male looking for permanent accommodation. Have references. Ph 020 4120 0710.

LONG-TIME GB resident needs peaceful healthy home by December, one-two bedrooms. Responsible, ecoconscious, local references. Ph Redwood 027 359 4522.

3 Bedroom Beach House

Wanted to rent by local retired couple for 1 year while our home is being renovated.

Ideally near Rangihaeata however, Parapara, Paton’s Rock, Pohara, Ligar Bay and Tata will all be considered.

Save yourself the effort of short-term seasonal rental, cleaning and laundry costs for a similar return.

Phone Alan on 0274 515 271 or email alan.bernice@xtra.co.nz

UPCOMING EVENTS / Mea pakiri haere

SATURDAY 29 OCTOBER

MOTUEKA GARDEN TRAIL, 29 and 30 October, 18 amazing gardens, including old favourites and spectacular new additions. Tickets $20 from Earth Gems (cash only please).

TUESDAY 1 NOVEMBER

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

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. Check out the paper online on our website: www.gbweekly.co.nz

WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER

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 3 NOVEMBER

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

LATER EVENTS

DHARMA TALK WITH TIBETAN MONK Geshe Jampa Tharchin, “The Wheel of Life”. Saturday 5 November, 3pm to 4.30pm at the Sandcastle, Haile Lane, Pōhara. By donation. All warmly welcome. www.chandrakirti.co.nz

Programmes to listen out for:

Selector

FreshFM.NZ

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10.30am.

The Mussel Inn Coming Up...

Sat 29th GRETA O’LEARY & LALDY - alt folk/new folk. 8pm, $10 door.

NOVEMBER

Sat 5th LOOKING FOR ALSAKA. 8pm, $15 tickets @ eventfinda.

Thu 10th QUIZ, 7.30pm, all welcome.

Sat 12th CIDERFEST – NELSON. We’ll be there!

Thu 17th ACID ON THE MICROPHONE. 7.30pm, $5 koha. All welcome.

Sat 19th GRANT HAUA - AWA BLUES. 8pm, $15 door.

Wed 23rd FIONA PEARS TRIO. 8pm, $25 tickets @ eventfinda.

Sat 26th ARTHUR AHBEZ. 8pm, $15 tickets @ ticketfairy.

Wed 30th RENNIE PEARSON. $15. for more details see www.musselinn.co.nz

Friday: Northerlies,

strong later along exposed coasts. A few showers turning to heavier rain later in the day.

Saturday: Strong northerlies tend northwest and easing somewhat. Rain at first, some thunder likely early afternoon then showers and increasing fine breaks.

Sunday: Northwesterlies tending westerly later. Showers, more frequent about midday then clearing away from the ranges.

Monday: Light westerlies. Any early showers soon

to a fine day.

Ref: GB3883